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This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. EDWIN Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, president: E.C. Uei NEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice gresldeiit: W.M. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. ;katty. Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The lUh annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa.. August, 1895. CONTENTS. Fungus diseases of ornamental plants .... 629 Roses-Cuttings 6S0 —Rose Belle Stebrecht (with colored plate) , . 631 Carnations— Notes 6;il — Long Inland growers . . . 632 Retail trade— Decorations at Washmgtou . .632 — A wedding decoration (illus.) . . 6.S2 — Adverlisiug for the retailer 683 When to sow seeds 633 A few good geraniums 633 Correction . . ... 633 Propagating Japan snowball 6li} About the Rew lectures 633 Potting palms . 614 New York 631 Boston . . 634 Philadelphia ... 635 Group members New York Florists' Club(illus.)635 Buffalo 035 Chicago 636 Worcester, Mass. 636 Cincinnati 636 News notes . . 636 Denver 638 Catalogues received 610 Obituary— Wm. Thomson 610 The seed trade 612 St. Louis . 614 St. Paul, Minn 616 Pittsburg 648 News notes 650 Barre, Mass. — A new hothouse 60x20 has been recently erected by Geo. R. Simonds. CONNERSVILLE, Ind. -C. A. Rieman ha8 added two new houses 12x40 for pansies and violets. Grand Rapids, Mich.— Mr. C. Chad- wick lost a house of fine carnations re- cently, from fire burning one end of the house, which was 20x150. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress for one yearfor $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Fungoui Diseases of Ornamental Plants. BY PROF. BTRON D. HALSTED. \Read before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society January 26.] One hundred and sixty-five kinds of fun- gous diseases ofthe rose are recorded in the books. The black spot (Aciinonema rosts, Fr.) is the most widespread of all. First described in 1826, it is common and familiar, soon develops dark circular spots on the leaves, or causes them to turn pale and fall to the ground. The result is fewer blooms and of inferior quality. After the spot has spread a little small specks are seen upon its surface. These are spore-bearing places from which multitudesof •pores,ornew germs, are produced; each of these spores, lodg- ing upon a healthv leaf, can produce a new black spot. Glancing around in a rose house, we see foliage more or less covered with a powdery substance I'ke dust from a flouring mill. These leaves arc often misshaped. Thii powdery sub- stance coniists largely of spores of the rose powdery mildew {Sphcerotheca pan- woja. Wallr.) It is a surface feeder, and spreads rapidly. Peronospora sparsa (Berk.) ii another rose mildew, but of the downy mildew class. It penetrates and permeates the entire substance of the leaves, and after- wards throws up from the surface the downy growth. It is related to that of the grape, the onion, the greenhouse let- tuce and several others. We observe a rose plant deloliated, and find its canes are covered with small pimples, each of which abounds in spores. These micro- scopic germs ooze from the pimples, germ- inate quickly and spread the disease. This is the rose anthracnose(C/Q?o.s/or/?(»« rosce, Hals.), and is related to the bitter or ripe-rot in apples, grapes, etc. (Glceo- sporium fructigeinittm. Berk.), and the raspberry an thracnose {G.veiietumspag'). The rose is most likely attacked by spores falling upon leaves or succulent canes, which, by girdling the latter, kill them. This is one of the most contagious fun- gous diseases ofthe rose. Some rose-house plants have foliage badly marked with gray spots. II exam- ined with a lens these spots are found to be dotted with minute lalack specks — the spore bearing organs of Spharella rosi- genu (Ell). The common name proposed tor this fungus is rose leaf blight. The peculiar discoloration, called bronzing, of the leaves of La France rose plants is not of fungous origin, but is probably due to a structural weakness permitting the skin to become scalded by too great sun ex- posure. Carnation rust ( Uromyces Caryophylli- nus, Schr. ) is the leading fungous enemy of carnations to-day. It appearsin plump gray blisters upon the leaves and stems, and after the epidermis is broken the rusty- brown spores escape in great numbers. It then appears much like rust of grains and grasses. The carnation leaf spot (Sepioria Dianthi, Desm.) appears in light brown sometimes reddish patches, chiefly be- tween joints of the stem, but often on any other part of the plant. The spore? — pro- duced in minuteblack, flask-shaped bodies upon the brown patches — are long needle- shaped, and are immersed in a viscid sub- stance which soon dries, and they float away upon the first light breeze, or a stream of water will carry them to new localities. Most rust spores can be scat- tered broad by syringing. The carnation anthracnose consists of microscopic, sharp-pointed black hairs arranged in rosettes. The spores are borne on the tips of radicating threads inter- mingled with the hairs. Thisfunguslikes moisture; is most often near the ground surface, destroying whole branches by aflfecting the lowest joints. The leaf mould (Heterosporium Echinu- laium, Berk.) forms circular spots on leaves, ash color at first and covered with a dense mould. The spores appear upon the branches of this mould, and as tbey mature, the color changes to a dark brown. The last fungous disease of the carnation mentioned is of bacterial origin. The affected plant at first shows a lack of vigor, and failure in amount of bloom. This is occasioned by the swarming of these bacteria in all of the cells of the leaves, destroying the chlorophyll. The violet leaf spot ( Cercospora Viola Sacc.) is distinguished from several other leaf spots by the dark center, due to the multitude of spore-bearing threads that are brown-colored. Another SDOtting of the violet leaves caused by PhylloiHcta Viola (Desm.) has no dark central area, but scattered over the whole brown spot are dark specks, in which spores are borne. Similar to these are other violet parasites, asMarsonia Viola (Sacc.) Also fungi which cause blotching ofthe leaves; an anthracnose (Glasosporium) and a bac- terial enemy. The fungus Phylloslicla Maailicola (Hals.) produces small, brown, angular spots in the leaves of Cordyline termi- nalis and they finally show spore bearing pimples, Dracjena fragrans is often dis- figured by leaf tip blight. This may be due to the longer adherence of water to that part as, if any spores have fallen upon the leaf, some may be carried there during syringing, and remaining there, adhere and develop before another syring- ing carries them away. The palm grower is far from exempt from troubles due to fungous growths. While the tip blight is not uncommon, it is not verv unusual to find circular spots in the body of a leaf that are caused by the same associating fungus. This fungus is an anthracnose ( Colletotrichurn Kenlia, Hals.), a deep-feeding parasite, which practically ruins the plant attacked. 'C Among orchids, the sobralias are killed outright by Glceosporium cinciutn (B. & 3 The American Florist. Feb. 2, C ) working in the foliage. The large, tender leaves of the bletias suffer from several blights, and thepseudo-bulbs often have large pits of decay due to one or more fungi. Occasionally the large and otherwise superb flowers of various orchids are spotted with brown, often the work of micro-ore-anisDis. of which the gray mould (Botrytis vulgaris) is the most common. As a rule, nlants variegated with white are more subject to fungous diseases than entire green-leaved nlants of the same species, on account of the lack of chloro- phyll. Picus elastica variegata, Funkia variegata. Aspidistra elatior variegata, etc., are frequentlv much disfigured by fungous Wiehts. Under the eeneral term of "damping off" are included most of the failures of seedlings in their early stapes of growth. This trouble arises chiefly from the microscopic (unpi of the eenus Pvthium of which the Pythiunt De Bar- yianuni (Hes'^e.) is the most common. In structure the Pvthiums are similar to the deep-=eafed mildew, and near'y related to the Phytophthora infesta)ts(Vie By.) which causes the potato rot. Seedlingsare sub- ject also to the whole list of parastic enemies, which attack the host in its later life. Cuttings, like seedlings, are su>iject to the attacks of all fungi that affect established plants of the same varieties. Concerning remedies, no oneappreciates the lack of information on this subject more than he who wishes to instruct. The preventive means are, first, to start new plants from healthy stock, either from seeds, or from slips free from disease; secondly, to prevent the germs of decav from entering the healthy plants; and thirdiv, if such are present to check their growth as much as possible. Germs of decay enter from thesoil, the air, or both. Care must be exercised that the seed-bed and the cutting-bench be germ-free, and to this end all the woodwork of green- houses should be cleaned and fumigated as frequently and thoroughly as possible. As the soil is areadvreceptacleforspores, and soon gets charged with them, a fre- quent change of soil is important. But after these preventive measures have been carried out, it will be neccessary to provide funeicides for occasional use in the greenhouse, as well as in the orchard and garden. Some germ destroyers, when properly used, have paid handsomely. For roses, the mildewmay becontrolled by sulphur, either dusted upon the foliage or heated upon the greenhouse pipes. The black spot has been checked bv Bordeaux mixture, and the ammoniacal solution of carbonate of copper. The formula for Bordeaux mixture is five pounds of lime and five pounds of sulphate of copper in fifty gallons of water; each may be pre- pared and kept in stock, to be mixed as needed for spraving. The formula for ammoniacal solution of the carbonate of copper is. five ounces of carbonate of cop- per dissolved in three quarts of strong (4F) ammonia, to be afterward added to fifty gallons of water. These two funeri- cides are the chief compounds that can be recommended for fungous diseases in the greenhouse. A solution of potassic sul- phide (1/2 ounce of sulphide to one gallon of water) has proved a successful remedy in carnation diseases. Good results have followed the use of Bordeaux mixture for fungi on violets and manv other plants would doubtless be benefited bv its use. The work against injurious fungi must be preventive instead of curative, and the old adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is nowhere more applicable. It is often true that the fungous enemy gets so far along with its destruc- tive work that it is the part of wisdom to destroy the plants instead of trying to save them; much IcJs should one propa- gate from them. Fungicides are most useful at the time of attack by the fungi, and therefore often need to be used before the fatal parasites show themselves. It is most likelv that greenhouse plantsgen- erallv wou'd profit by a spraying now and then, and a more general use of fun- gicides is to be looked for by growers of ornamental plants. The man who keeps his plants in the best way, observing the proper conditions of seed bed, soil, air, and food supply; the one who has all things neat and clean will also be the one who sprays. He will not delay until the plants are sick through and through, but will use the fungicide as a shield for plants still healthy. Sucha one will have the greatest pleasure in his plants, and be most largely rewarded by them for his watchful care. Rose Cuttings. What is the right temperature for a propagating bed in which to strike rose cuttings' What is the best soil for potting them, and how should it be mixed? Subscriber. I have rooted cuttings successfully in a temperature varying from 50° to 65° at night, but to obtain the best results a mean temperature between these two is certainly desirable. That which we have found for some years to give us the best results is between 55° and 58° at night, according to the outside influences; we very rarely even in the very coldest weather allow the general temperature of the propagating house to fall below 55° and try to prevent it ever going above 58° impossible. This with a slight rise of 5° or 6° during the day when cloudy, and if the sun is bright a rise of 10° to 15° in midwinter will not be detri- mental. Formerly many growersthought additional bottom heat almost essential, but while it will admit of rooting the cut- tings possibly three or four days quicker it will be at the expense of the strength and vitality of the future plant. A plant rooted in an even temperature as low as is consistent with keeping the same healthy and free from disease will have a much better constitution and give much better results. In such a temperature as described above the cuttings usually take from 30 to 36 days to root; some varieties root more quickly than others. Much of this of course depends upon the general conditions of treatment, and as I am often asked for details on this point I will give our method as practiced here. All our propagating houses are built on the north side of the larger houses and joined thereto about 6 feet 3 or 4 inches wide inside measure; in this we construct a bench about 4 feet wide and 4 inches deep, placing a 10-inch wide board on edge next to the north side. This pro- jects 6 inches above the top of the sard, which prevents the heat rising at this point from striking direct on the cuttings. At this place a space between the bench and the siding is left, 6 inches wide, to allow the free circulation of the heat from the pipes, which are placed under the bench. The sides next the walk are left open, that is to say the space all below the bottom of the bench is not confined in any way. In putting the boards for the bottom of the bench we use 6-inch boards placed at about half an inch apart, to allow ample drainage. These cracks are covered with a little moss or excelsior, just enough to prevent the crocking placed on it fallingthrough. The coarser crocking is used on the bottom, with a coat of finer on top, making the whole about two inches thick. These should be levelled over evenly and beaten down firmly — if no crocking is available cinder.": can be used in the same way. After this is made level and firm select good coarse grit sand and fill the bench level full, beat ing it quite firm. Give the whole a good watering and it is ready for the cuttings. The mode of making these has been so often described that it's hardiv necessary to describe it in detail here, but bear in mind that the better the wood made into cuttings so much better will the plants be. In putting the cuttingsinto the sand have a straight edged lath or piece of thin board planed smooth, about 21/2 inches wide, then with an old knife draw a line across the sand about 1 or 1V4 inches deep. In this p'ace the cuttings, pressing them firmly down to the bottom of the cut. When the row is full press the sand firmly against them and with a fine rose wateriner pot eive them a good wat- ering; this will settle the sand level. Re- peat this as fast as the cuttings are put in, and do not make too many at once, so that the cut at the base becomes dry before putting it in the sand, as much of the success depends on this. For after treatment should it be necessary to keep strong fire heat on the house to maintain the desired temperature the cuttings should be syringed overhead at least once each day, and if the sand shows the least indication of becoming dry give another good watering, but as these con- ditions vary so much it's very hard to give a correct method of treatment. A little careful watching combined with a liberal amount of common sense will soon tell the operator what is required. If reasonable care is bestowed upon them the easier rooting kinds such as Bride, etc.. will have started out roots from % to 1 inch long in about thirty-two or thirty-three days. As soon as they have done so they should be carefully lifted out of the sand and potted into 2-inch clean pots. Before starting to do this the soil should be brought into a warm shed or similar place to get as nearly as possible to the same temperature as the sand in which the cuttings have been growing. The best soil to put young roses into is a fresh loam in which no plant of the same nature has been ffrowincr. For the first potting it should have but very little manure in it, and if of a heavy nature a liberal proportion of sand should be added, the whole turned over several times to thoroughly incorporate the whole (this is much better done in the fall before frost sets in). Screen it throif^h a halt-inch mesh screen or sieve and it is all ready for use. In potting the plants be very careful not to break the voung tender roots. Fill the pots about level full of soil and press fairly firm with tbe thumbs. When potted place them on a bench with a few ashes or sand under them; water only lightly for a few days with a fine rose watering pot, but should the weather be warm and bright sun- C applemept: to ■ . ■ ■ . T\)e f\n\er\Q3r} plorist, FEBRUARY 2, 1 895. < I k w m 'i v*>^ ^. "K^^ ^♦s^ Belle Siebrecht. ih t.) CROSS BETWEEN LA FRANCE AND LADY xfARY FITZWILLIAM. i8g5. The American Florist. 631 DECORATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' OLUB. shine with it give them a good syringing overhead at least twice each day and shade them from direct sunshine for a tew hours during the middle ot the day for about a week. Afcer that they will stand all the light and air reasonable to give them. Sucn plants makegood sturdy vigorous stock il kept growing steadily. They should not be allowed to become badly pot-bound at any time, but should be shitied on into larger pots as required. The soil for later potting may be a little richer than that for first potting. The young plants should be grown in a tem- perature as nearly as can he to that of the propagating house. I forgot to mention that the floor of the propagating house should be kipt moist all the time to produce a nice moist atmosphere in the house. As the cuttings have to depend upon the stored-up vital- ity in the leaves and wood for the first three weeks at least that they are in the sand a dry atmosphere will cause them to shrivel instead ot making roots. Summit, N.J. John N. May. Rose Belle Siebrecht. With tbe present issue of the Florist we present a colored plate of this superb new ruse. Tne picture shows its features of form and color truthfully, and there- fore much better than we can describe it in words. The petals are of heavy text- ure, the flowers seem to be excellent keepers, the foliage is thick and leathery, and the plants appear singularly free from deformed or discolored blooms. As seen at the rose houses of its introducers, Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley, who have had it under cultivation for over two years, it gives evidence of being a strong grower and constant and abundant bloomer. Wherever it has been shown it has received high honors, including the gold medal of the National Rose Society of England. To PREVENT Rust. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of coppef in two quarts ol ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart of ammonia and stir well. [The liquid can be kept in this form for some time and used as needed.] Add a pint of this solution to a barrel of water and syringe the plants with a force-pump every two weeks. And don't let the time for spraying pass without attending to the operation. Carnation Notes. Several growers not many miles Irom here have deemed it advisable to caution me against following out the plan which I have advocated in this column concern- ing benching cuttings, as it isnot the way they have always grown them, therefore it inust be wrong. Now if this matter had only been mentioned by one man I would have thought nothing of it, but when five or six g» for me 1 thought it advisable to prepare somekind of defense, so I went to see my friends with a few questions in mind. They denounce the bench system simply because they have lost a great many nice young plants by damping off, and the grower who lost the most was a fair sample of all the others. Their great mistake was in using soil four and five inches deep, whi.h had previously been used for several months with blooming plants, and rather than remove half ot the soil, properly sitting and manuring the balance, they just smoothed off the surface and planted the young stock, expecting them to thrive; and so it goes; we are always in a hurry about this time of the year and the cut- tings are thrown in any how, any way to get through with the work. Another grower used flats that had no holes in the bottom, and so he condemns flats and has gone back to pots as the only proper way to handle young stock. Pots are all right if you will repot as soon as needed, but there is the trouble; the plants are allowed to become pot-bound, then follows a check from which theplant seldom if ever recovers. I am obliged at times for want of proper bench room to use flats, and then we are very careful to see that they are not over twoinchesdeep and the bottom full of holes, or made of slats two inches wide; this secures good drainage and the plants thrive. My McGowan for next season's use are now" benched and have started to make a strong growth. Is this the case with you who are growing this sort? It not you want to hustle and get them started. I received a communication to-day from a party who wishes plants that will bloom in April and May. Now, I have 632 The American Florist. Feb. 2. just such stock, but the most of it has been blooming all winter in my houses, where they will continue to bloom until August, and altaough they do not bring very high prices it must be remembered that good carnations at that time are called lor and every penny received during the summer months is so much gained. Never throw plants out of your benches so long as they are bringing a fair price, and 1 consider 50 cents per hundred dur- ing June and July as a fair price. Lust lall 1 saved all the small plants in the lot after filling my houses and planted them closely in a cold Irame, where they are now in tine shape, and will do to plant out on the first of April, this ol course in beds highly manured. This practice I have seen followed to the great advantage of the grower, for if properly treated and cared lor the plants will pro- duce a great quantity of fine flowers. Charles H. Allen. Long Island Carnation Growers. The annual "rooted cutting" campaign of the carnation men is about to be inaugurated, and the Long Island grow- ers are deeply in it. C. W. Ward hassome 60,0U0 cuttings in the benches, of which a number are novelties now offered for the first time. Meteor as seen growing here is a grand addition to the crimson flow- ered section; it is ot tine habit and the stems and fiuwers are all that could be desired. Bridesmaid also shows up well; the color is deeper than that oi Wm. Scott, and the petals tmcker and more waxy than in that lavorite variety. Scott itsell is superb and is loaded with bloom. Storm King is grand every way and bids fair to take a high place among the whites. Mictiigan, in some respects the loveliest ot all wnite carnations, is ot little value, apparently from lack ot con- stitution. Uucie |uhu is uncertain, and with sucti a variety as Storm King avail- able, there is really not much room for it. AfDertini IS tiere, as everywhere, a noble grower, but irregular in color and coarse m texture. The tituart is big and strong but tne petals are badly discolored, and it IS unquestionably doomed. Cnas. H. Alien isnaviug lotsof fun with Scott and McGowan. Tucse are his two leaders ana the dollars are sticking right out all over itie bencnes. Here also tne propagating house is paved withcuttings rooLing anu rooted. Tne greatest show perhaps in this vicinity is a nouse ol Day- breaks at Wm. Bell's, in Bayside. It is douutlul if Its equal has ever been seen, and It IS well worth a long trip to see. Scott, McGowan and Daybreak are ap- parently tae money makers par excellence up to dale, lor tie New York market. Daillcdouze Bros, are "in it" up to the ears, and are ever ready to dilate upon the good or the bad cnaracterisiies dis- played by the different varieLies. Tliey will inlorm ttie interested inquirer that they hud that pretty Helen Keller will not stand abuse and that to be suucesstui it must be taken in early, so as to make roots, hence is not desirable as a "second crop" carnation, i. e., to follow a crop of chrysanthemums; that Annie Pixley, altnough ot a lovely color, is too small a flower lor the present demands; that Emily Pierson is a lavorite late crop variety with them; that Puritan is "no good," and Edna Craig has "gone all to pieces;" that Jacqueminot is altogether too slow to come on, and that Daybreak and Scott are great "trotters." They have adopted an improved torm of Mr. Lonsdale's "unobtrusive and cficctive" device tor supporting carnations and like it exceedingly well. A house full of longi- florum lilies, Bermuda grown from Dutch stock, looks very promising and shows but little trace of the prevalent disease. Sweet peas fill another house, and are already showing bud. Emily Henderson, Butterfly, Queen of England and Blanche Ferry are the varieties grown. Suydam & Co., the latest additicn to the Flatbush carnation community are, as is frequently the case under similar circumstances, well in the lead, and if there is not good money in the way car- nations are being done here, it would be useless to try further. Portia, Tidal Wave, Daybreak, McGowan, Scott and Mangold are all at their best; splendid plants, and a perfect forest of buds. Adelaide Kresken, which gave satisfac- tory results on first crop, is now on second crop all bursted, and unfit to market. Louis Dupuy, at Whitestone, is one of the most thrifty growers in this section, and a valuable lesson might be learned from him by some of ourgrowers. Not a foot of idle space is to be found in his establishment from January to December. Houses now stocked with Hinze's White carnations will be cleared two weeks hence, and filled with potted plants for Easter sales, and the pots of sweet peas which will in turn occupy the vacant benches on the day after Easter Sunday, are already well under way. Ericas are looking finely, and a lot of Acacia armata, small plants imported last May, are now magnificent specimens; they are thickly set with buds, and good for $8 plants at Easter, Mr. Dupuy has added a Hitch- ings iron frame house to his range, and judging from the general appearance of his place, he will be able to add a couple more the coming season, without deplet- ing his bank account. THE RETJIL TREE. Decorations at Washington. The President and Mrs. Cleveland en- tertained the Diplomatic Corps January 24 at the largest dinner ever spread at the White House. To represent each embassy and legation required a spread of 66 covers, and as this was beyond the accommodations afforded by the state dining room the table was laid in the main corridor. The table was 60 feet long by 7 feet wide, there were 30 covers at each side and 3 at each end. In the center of the table was a lowcircularplat two and one-half feet in diameter of maidenhair fern thickly studded with scarlet carnations. Not far from this on either side was a gold vase filled with the same flower, further on was a square plat of maidenhair fern, having for a center a large specimen of variegated pine apple, surrounded by six smaller specimens of the same plant. Beyond this were two silver dishes filled with fruit; further on another circular plat of maidenhair and scarlet carnations, next to this was an- other gold vase of scarlet carnations and maidenhair; then came another square of maidenhair fern with a center of Cyano- phyllum magnificum, surrounded byeight small plants of variegated pine apple, these squares were 5 feet long. Next to this was a silver dish filled with Iruit, then another circular plat of scarlet car- nations. At equal distances were placed silver candlesticks, each supporting five red tapers burning under red shades. Three thousand scarlet carnations were used on the table. The chandeliers were draped with gar- lands of smilax studded with scarlet car- nations. Garlands of the same were draped from the chandeliers to the wall. On one side of the room were fine speci- men rubbers, while the niches on the other side were filled with palms, pandanus and ferns, with orange trees in Iruit. The transom over the stained glass partition and the mirrors were draped with gar- lands oi smilax. The East Room was decorated as usual. The large east win- dow and the north and south windows were banked with foliage plants. Fine specimens of variegated althea were used in this decoration, probably the first time in this city. Mr. G. H. Brown is quite pleased with the fine effect of this plant, and considers it quite an addition to his list of decorative plants. Mr. C. F. Hale had a very rich decora- tion last Saturday night at the Russian Legation, the occasion being a dinner given by the Russian minister; covers were laid for twenty-four. The center- piece was a handsome imported cut glass oval two feet long, which sets in a solid silver tray handsomely carved. This was filled with long stemmed Beauties and Farlejense. On each of the four corners was a small oval of cut glass filled same as center. Fronds of Farleyense were strewn over the cloth. The mantel was banked with white azaleas in full flower, with a cut glass vase filled with Beautit s for a center. The windows were banked with azaleas in flower. Valley was used in the finger bowls. The minister has selected American Beauties for all his decorations. He expects to give two dinners each week the remainder of the season. Reynolds. A Wedding Decoration. At the chrysanthemum show held last fall by Aug. S. Swanson, St. Paul, Minn., several pretty decorations were shown, among them the wedding arrangement which forms the subject of our illustra- tion. The picture does not quite cover the whole ot it; on the left side, a little in the foreground, was a tall mirror trimmed with white chrysanthemums. On the right side, by the tall seatorthia, was a clump of Kioto chrysanthemums, grown as standards, with a vase of The Queen just in front of them. The canopy was wholly of asparagus supported by smilax. A wreath ol white chrysanthemums four feet in diameter was suspended below the canopy, being tied to it with pink ribbons, which were carried to the cornice at the back, each end being fastened to a large bunch of pink chrysanthemums. To the left was a magnificent plant of Areca lutescens fully 15 feet high (the large palm at right was nearly 10 feet taller). The table bore a lamp with rose colored shade. Noticing that we have been endeavor- ing to give prices of decorations as a guide to estimates, Mr. Swanson kindly gives approximate figures at which such a decoration could be produced at that time of year (November): Use of plants $25, 20 strings asparagus $10, three dozen specimen chrysanthemums $9, (our dozen smaller chrysanthemums $8, 100 chrvsanthemums in wreath $6, ribbon $3.50, hire of table, lamp and vases $10. These latter were all very beautilul, the large vase on right being valued at $100. This made a total of $71.50, and Mr. Swanson observes that it certainly could not be arranged for less than $100, while at the rate ot profit usuallyallowed $125 to $140 would be considered a lair price considering the excellence of the material. iS93. The American Florist. 633 A WEDDING DECORATION Advertising for the Retailer, Mr. J. C. Rennison, Sioux Citv, la., sends us samples of a blotter he is dis- tributing among possible retail buyers in his city. It is very neatly printed in two colors and gives "special prices on cut flowers for February and March, 1895." As it may be of interest to retailers in other cities of similar size, we give the price-list herewith. Roses, select, all colors, per dozen .... 81.50 Carnations, standard varieties, all colors per doz _ _ 50 Carnations, fancy and new varieties, per doz .... . ■ .75 Violets, double English, per bunch of 2.5 . . 50 Lily of the Valley, per doz . . 1.25 Roman Hyacinths, white, per doz 1.00 Daflfodils, yellow, after Feb. 1. per doz . . . 1.25 Freesia, very fragrant, per doz . . . 1.00 Smilax, 25 cents per yard. Per string .-10 Ferns, Maidenhair or coarse ferns, per doz .25 "Special attention to mail and telegraph orders" appears as a catch line in the upper left hand corner. Then follows a bold line: "Rennison's roses are cele- brated for their size, perfume and lasting qualities." Another display line reads "Artistic floral emblems on short notice." In the lower right hand corner is an engraving of an attractive young lady with some roses in her hand and opposite is the following jingle: ROSES. For the lack of a thought The Rose was not bought; For the lack of a Rose The maid was not caught; But another young man To Rennison's sent. And ordered the Roses That won her consent. "Place a standing order for a $1.00, $2.00 or $3.00 box of cut flowers, deliv- ered once a week. Extra value given." This is a bold line across the bottom. opinion is right for each kind, beginning at the first of the season. Cyclamen persicum, from October to January. Centaurea candidissima, October, not later. Centaurea gymnocarpa, early in Jan- uary. Verbena, Pjrethrum aureum, lobelia, smilax, daisies, February 1. Asters, from March 1 to end of April for succession. Phlox and balsam, middle of March. Primula and cineraria, early in May for winter flowering, early in September for spring blooming. Pansies should be sown in August for selling in the spring, but can be sown in February and grown along in flats in the greenhouse, and although later and smaller plants than those wintered over will be quite satisfactory for planting out. Wm. Scott. When to Sow Seeds. A subscriber wants to know from a "brother florist" when several different kinds of seeds should be sown. Nearly all of these seeds have been mentioned and time of sowing given in your col- umns several times. Without copying his list 1 will give the time which in my A Few Good Geraniums. A subscriber from Junction City, Kas., wants the names of a dozen or fifteen good geraniums for the retail trade in a small town. The semi-double varieties are very much infavornow,and justlyso. They are as free flowering, the flower lasts longer, and is not destroyed by a rain storm as much as the single ones. Some of the geraniums that make the most satisfactory flower beds are not the varieties that are best adapted for selling as pot plants in early spring. Here is a list of twelve that will give all the variety of color and have a good consti- tution, which is a great point in a bed- ding geraniums: F. L. Raspail, semi-double bright scar- let, good for all purposes. La Fortune, semi-double, pure white, a grand variety. Emile de Girardin, semi-double, pink, an early and continuous bloomer. Ernest Lauth, semi-double, crimson magenta, a great bedder. Prokop Daubeck, semi-double, light scarlet, a robust grower and of the best for vases. Wilhelm Plitzer, semi-double, light sal- mon, very fine. Mrs. E. G. Hill, Bruant type, a magnifi- cent salmon. Comtesss d'Arlincourt, semi-double, carmine rose. W. P. Simmons, semidouble, dark red, orange shading, one of the most valuable of all. Louis Pages, semi-double, orange scar- let. Tour Eiffel, semidouble, bright scarlet. Athlete, single, immense trusses of large round flowers of a vivid scarlet. There is one old scarlet geranium that must not be forgotten, viz., the single variety Genl. Grant. Although it has been propagated for 30years it still holds its vigor, and for large beds or where masses of color are wanted it is still un- surpassed for effect. The color of the leaf is a pure green without any of those dark shades which nearly all the zonals have, and as scarlet is the complement of green, hence the brilliant effect of a bed of old Genl. Grant. For vases or for single plants it is not desirable. I cannot recommend any particular firm; get cata- logues of those who make a specialty of that class of plants. Wm. Scott. Correction. In my miscellaneous seasonable hints of January 26 I am made to say that Vick's branching aster is several weeks "earlier" than Truffauts, etc. I meant to say later, which it is by several weeks. Wm. Scott. Propagating Japan Snowball. In propagating the Japan snowball is the old or new wood the best? We have poor success with it. M. Viburnum plicatum (Japan snowball) is not easily increased by hard wood cut- tings, but is propagated without diffi- culty by cuttings of the young wood under glass in June from outdoor grown plants or during the winter from plants taken in and forced into growth. It is best to take the cuttings off' before the wood becomes too hard. Late struck cuttings do not winter well unless kept at a temperature above freezing. Most nurserymen who have a fair stock plant out a row or two for stock plants and layer the branches. This gives good strong plants much sooner. If layered early in the spring they are well rooted by autumn. When possible it is best to leave them on the parent plants until spring, when they may be planted in the nursery rows in good soil and will make good salable plants the following year. Jackson Dawson. About the Kew Lectures. Please allow another Kewite a word. How it may have been during Mr. Mac- Pherson's time, more than thirty years ago, I cannot tell, but during mine ('76- "78), all the lectures, with no exceptions, were of a distinctly scientific character. Barring W. B. Hemsley, who lectured on geographical botany, none of the lec- turers had ever practiced the art of gar- dening. The lectures during my timecom- prised the studies of botany divided into structural and morphological, economic, physiological, microscopic, cryptogamic and geographical. We had also, lectures on chemistry and acoustics — light and heat, as applied to horticulture, and meteorology. There were a few essays, read by the young men in the library on 634 The American Florist. Feb. 2. practical subjects, which comprised all we had of that character. As stated, most of the young men were gardeners when they went there, and further, what attracted the majority was the lectures and opportunity for study of a scientific character. T. D. Hatfield. Potting Palms. As the days lengthen the various pot- ting operations are brought to mind, and where decorative plants are made a feat- ure the repotting of the palm stock is an item of some importance. Some species may be repotted at almost any period of the year, providing the plants are well rooted and healthy, but as a rule it is advisable to do little potting between November 1 and January 15, for during that time the root action of most palms is very slow, and with careless watering the soil is very likely to become sodden before the plants become established in it. The ordinary species of palms, such as are in general trade use, are not very fastidious in the matter of soil, though by this I do not wish to be understood that anything is good enough for the purpose, but rather that ordinarily good compost of such consistency as would be expected to grow good roses will answer for arecas, latanias, phoenix and rhapis, but for kentias I prefer a somewhat lighter soil, and in order to grow on young stock rapidly the addition of from one-fourth to one-third in bulk of peat, and also a little sand will be found bene- ficial. Good drainage is needed in the pots, and in this particular it should be remembered that quantity is not the essential point, for one fragment of crock so placed that the drainage hole in the pot is kept clear is of more use than a handful that are jumbled in the pot in a promiscuous manner. The old drainage material at the base of the plant to be repotted should also be removed, at least as much as can be gotten out without breaking the roots, but when the plants in question are very much root-bound it is preferable to leave the old drainage in the ball rather than to spoil the best roots in the removal. Do not give too large a shift at any time, for instance a plant in a 3-inch pot can go in a 4-inch, or from a 4 to a 6-inch, or 6 to an 8-inch pot. This practice is best for the plants, and will also avoid some of the difficulties that so often arise in fitting a certain plant into a certain jardiniere. Palms in general should be potted firmly, and to accomplish this a potting stick or rammer is a portion of the necessary out- fit for this operation when any larger sized pots than 4-inch are to be used, and it is also a good rule to follow that the base of the stem of the plant operated on, should be brought down to the surface of the soil, or just below, this being a good guide for the depth to which the plant should be potted. Made-up plants of various species of palms have been more or less fashionable of late years, and at the spring potting period is a good time to arrange any such specimens as may be required. By this method very bushy plants are secured in a short time, and Areca lutescens in par- ticular seems adapted to the plan, owing to its natural habit of branching from the base, and small plants of Seaforthia ele- gans and Caryotaurenscan also be made upsatisfactoriIy,butlatanias and kentias are not a striking success under such con- ■ditions. A light shading is beneficial to the palms at this season, and especially when repotted, the thin prepared muslin or tobacco cloth being an admirable mate- rial for the purpose, though not quite enough during the summer. Kentias especially are benefited by the shading at this early date, these being shade-loving plants, and will much sooner regain their color under such conditions. It is also advisable to keep the palm house a little closer after the plants are repotted, until they begin to root freely, and to syringe regularly and well. Any necessary spong- ing for the removal of insects had better be done before potting, as the plants are liable to become loosened in their pots by careless handling during the cleaning operation. As to fertilizers in the soil for palms, it may be safest for one unfamiliar with the action of strong, concentrated manures to stick to the old material in the form of well rotted stable manure, this seldom doing anv injury to these plants when used in reasonable quantity, the manure from a spent hotbed being generally in first rate condition for the purpose, while guano, soot, bone dust and various pre- pared fertilizers may all be used with proper care, and in rather small quan- tities. W. H. Taplin. New York. The illustrations of the floral decora- tions at the annual dinner of the New York Florists' Club which we present in this issue, show in a striking manner the present tendencies in such work and also a good reason therefor. There were but two attempts at "made up work" on the whole table. On being asked the reason for this Mr. Warendorf replied: "Why, it would be a sin to cut up such flowers as those. We had to use them in vases just as they were. Those flowers were too good to put in baskets." There is no doubt that the improvement in quality of the roses and carnations grown for the florist trade and the attention given now- adays to producing finestems and foliage as well as fine blossoms has had much to do with the disuse of baskets, bouquets, and other design work, which in former times furnished such a convenient means of using up inferior stock. Mr. J- N. May's invitation to the New York Florist' Club to visit his place at Summit on Wednesday, January 30, met with an astonishing response, no less than ninety gentlemen participating. Special accommodations on train and conveyance from the station to the green- houses had been generously provided and a nicely served luncheon put the visitors in the proper frame of mind for the full enjoyment and appreciation of the big floral treat which awaited them. Seldom has a new rose captured the growers so thoroughly and at once as this lucky Mrs. Pierpont Morgan appears to have done. That it has been found necessary to limit to two hundred and fifty the number of plants which will be sold to any one person is sufficient proof of this. After strolling through the well kept houses, which have never been in better condition than they are to-day, most of the visitors repaired to the bowling alley. The carnation enthusiasts finding it difficult to tear themselves away from the houses where Dean Hole, Maud Dean and several other beautiful novelties attested the high perfection which the divine flower has attained at Summit. Altogether it was not only a delightful but a profitable afternoon. In a previous communication reference was made to Mr. Wm. Plumb as having been in charge of the West View Floral Co. for the past two years. Mr. Plumb informs us that he severed his connection with that establishment last March, also that in expressing his preference for northern conditions and surroundings over those which he found in the south he did not mean to reflect on the warm hearted and kind friends whom he met down there and whom he will always hold in the highest esteem. It is expected that the party from New York and Philadelphia going to the car- nation convention at Boston will travel via the Fall River Line on boat leaving New York at 5 p. m. on Wednesday, February 20. All those desiring to ac- companying this party should so inform M. Eugene Dailledouze, Flatbush, who will see that good state room accommo- dations are provided for all who apply. Boston. While a fair amount of trade is going on and there is no great over supply of anything in the cut flower line coming in, yet it is unquestionably true that business is not what it should be if it is to compare favorably in the end with past seasons. The bustle and rush we have been accus- tomed to see in the large retail stores during January and February is not there, and the store people show it in their faces even if they do not always acknowledge it, while the growers are plainly disappointed at the absence of the old fashioned scramblefor theirgoods which they have in the past depended upon to average up for the depressing times of the early fall. Any decided re- vival in trade would be quickly felt by the growers, as there is really but a lim- ited supply of first-class stock coming in. Good roses and carnations of all colors are well cleaned up every day, but the call is not sufficient to tide the poorstock through with the good. Lily of the valley has been in rather short supply, but this may be attributed to the timidity of the growers rather than to any excessive de- mand. Tulips, if white, sell fairly well, but if red there is no show for them what- ever. Violets are, if anything, too abund- ant and fancy prices are out of the ques- tion. On Saturday, January 26, among the exhibits at Horticultural Hall was a noble specimen of Angrtecum sesquipedale from the Harvard Botanic Garden, which was pronounced by experts to be the healthiest and best bloomed plant of this species thev had ever seen. The lecture by Prof. Halsted on fungous diseases of orna- mental plants which took place at the same time, and which we print in full in another column, will be found to contain a large amount of valuable information on this vital topic. Warren E well is never so happy a s when entertaining his friends. Warren's latch- string was away out on the evening of January 24, and the cosy home in Dor- chester resounded with merriment, laugh- ter and song. A "tulip supper" he called it, and a large representation of the craft, with their ladies, were present and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Ewell with the most profuse hospitality. Mantels, mirrors and tables were resplendent with masses of brilliant tulips, freesias, nar- cissus and lily of thevalley,andeachguest was decorated with boutonnicre or cor- sage bouquet of the same material. A rare good time it was and one long to be remembered. It is announced that at the next meet- ing of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, which will take place at Horticultural iSoj. The a ai eric ax Florist. 635 MEMBERS OP THE NEW YORK PLORfSPS' CLUB AT SIEBRBCHT & WADLEYS TO INSPECT THE NEW ROSE BELLE SIEBRECHT. Hall on Tuesday evening, February 5, Judge Hoitt will be the speaker. This is equivalent to saying that the meeting will be a large and enthusiastic one, for the Judge is popular and always enter- taining, and is certain to have a good audience. Philadelphia. For the season of the year every one seems satisfied with the state of trade. All good stock moves lively at fair prices, while the extra choice is grabbed up quickly at the grower's price. All the large teas sell for $8 to $10, the extras bringing $12 to $15. Brunners and Laings sell for $35 to $50. The smaller varieties bring $4 to $5. Beauties and Belles command $50 for the first choice, and from that down to $1 per dozen, which is low. All the roses save Beauties can be bought much lower in quantity. Violets are plentiful such as they are, and sell for from 60 cents to $1.50 per hun- dred. Carnations are about equal to the demand, and bring from $1.50 to $3, according to quality; $4 is asked for a few extras. All kinds of bulbous stock is plentiful, hyacinths sell for $1 to $3, valley $4, tulips $4 to $5. Freesia is in full supply. The stores are beginning to brighten up considerably with plants in bloom, azaleas, Harrisii lilies, cyclamens and cinerarias and genistas. W. K. Harris has some fine azaleas and genistas. Mr. Harris makes a specialty of these two plants and always has a fine stock on hand. Jacob Becker also has a good stock of azaleas. Mr. Harris has a good stock of tulips, cut and in boxes; he plants them in flats, 50 bulbs of a kind to a flat. When in bud about ready to cut they are delivered and keep in this condition for quite a while, making a nice show. The new valley is now becoming quite plenti- ful but $4 is still the price for good stock. Trumpet major and double Von Sion are to be seen in small quantities and sell for $6. The orchids are creeping into popu- larity. Cattleyas are now kept in stock by all the prominent stores; there are not enough raised about here to supply the demand, notwithstanding that Messrs. Lonsdale, Burton and Evans grow quite a quantity (f these aristocrats. The best cattleyas bring $50, the common cypri- pediums sell for $15, and Lawrenceanum $25. Mr. Lonsdale has a tine seedling carna- tion, a cross between Daybreak and Nancy Hanks; it is a very large flower on a strong stout stem and in color is deep pink. Myers & Santman have also a new pink like Delia Fox, but a somewhat larger flower. The shipping trade has been very good the past few days and S. S. Pennock says he has to buy largely to supply the de- mand. Z. De Forest Ely also reports an increased business out of town. H. H. Bayersdorfer &Co. report a very good business for this season and have everybody hustling to get orders out on time. Hot house tomatoes are becoming scarcer and good stock finds ready sale at 50 cents per pound. Mushrooms are more plentilul and bring from 40 to 50 cents per pound in regular channels. Some parties, however, having a few to sell take them around to hotels and res- taurants and offer them for almost any- thing, as low as 25 cents per pound. Such business methods as these are demoraliz- ing and very annoying to men who are trying to handle mushrooms with a little profit all around. If mushrooms will not net the grower at least 40 cents per pound then he had better try his hand at some- thing else. Real estate in the neighborhood of 50th and Market is now enjoy- ing a boom. This part of the city has been dormant for a long time, but the advent of the trolley cars has wrought a wonderful change and prices are climbing at a great rate. Jacob Becker of 52nd and Market, who some two years ago acquired title to some three acres of ground partly for investment and also to extend his place, has been off^ered $20,000 for his bargain. Robert Craig of 49th and Market has been asked to put a price on his place, greenhouses and all, but is not likely to move his 35 houses for some time to come. H. H. Battles' wagon loaded with plants was struck by a trolley car one day last week. There was not much damage done to wagon or driver, but there was a little boom in pots, in conse- quence as nearly all were broken. Robert Craig has a very fine batch of cyclamen seedlings, some 10,000 of them, coming on; they are in fine healthy condi- tion and he says will be he thinksin flower some three weeks earlier next season than he had them this. They are now grow- ing in boxes containing about 100 plants each and most all of them have their sec- ond leaf. The seed was sown the early part of September. John Walker, Mr. Craig's foreman, who has been ill for so long, is now on the mend and is able to attend to light duties about the place. Jacob Eisele, foreman at H. A. Dreer's nursery, has been abroad the past month taking a rest; he is expected back about the middle of February. K. Buffalo. Since New Years the weather has been too severe for general business or for the production of flowers either. Fathoms of snow, blizzards at 60 miles an hour and zero temperature has been the bill of fare for many a day. The supply of flow- ers of all kinds has shortened up consid- erably under these conditions. Roses that are coming in are of fine quality, but they might be a little more plentiful 63G The American Florist. Feb. 2, Carnations are not in over supply. Vio- lets just about enough and none tospare. Daffodils and tulips are now offered in fine quality, but the demand is light for them as yet. Business must be called rather dull, except in spots. You see the notice of halt a dozen weddings in one day where decorations were used, but the whole lot does not amount to one good old fashioned sort of three years ago. A very scarce article for some weeks past has been maidenhair fern. There seems a good opening for the growing of this uni- versal favorite. Mr. Harry Millatt, Mr. Grove P. Raw- son's designer, favored us with a call this week. Mr. David Scott of Fredonia, N. Y.,has rented the establishment of Mr. Wolbcr of that village, a neat compact place of five good houses, and has called to his help his son A. J. Scott, who has been for the past 8 years with bis uncle "W. S." After the rush of the holidays was over we received a polite invitation to play the Rochester men a game of bowls, ten or twelve on a side, and we are to have the advantage of Peter Crowe and Wra. Mathews of Utica on our side, Mr. E. I. Mepsted has charge of organizing the team and all willing or anxious togo will please report to lim at once. The young element is not so desirable for this sort of atrip as the "old uns." We want the stolid Palmer, graceful Cowell, method- ical Long, "elegant" Christenson, sure shot Mepsted, sedate Keitch, neat-gaited Belsey, modest Milley and spare player Scott, and others of like ilk. These qual- ities add tone to atcam even it thev don't run up gigantic scores. W. S. Chicago. The continuously severe cold weather of the past week has not helped the sup- ply of stock. The scarcity is unabated and promises fair to last until the weather moderates. Of course all the shortcom- ings of stock, quantity, quality, colorand what not are attributed to the weather. Insuifieient heating apparatus and inju- dicious saving on coal bills are generally not taken much into account. There is no doubt, however, that with the advent of warmer weather and bright skies the daily output will be doubled. Many of the rose houses are just coming into full crop and promise a heavy cut in the near future. At present, however, the supply of roses, more particular pink and white, is insuiBcient to meet the demand. The quality is nothing to boast of either. Beauties, take them as a lot, are poor. There are a few really good flowers that might be picked out of the great bulk of crippled stuff, but it is only a drop in the bucket. Bridesmaid is the only pink that averages good in quality. Poehlman Bros., Chas. Naslund, Chas. Hartwigand one or two others are cutting some fine stock of this variety. For every 100 roses, however, there are a dozen cus- tomers who stand ready totightforthem. The few Testouts that are sent in are also good, but the amount is so small that it cuts no figure. Mermets and La France are poor. Brides are of average fair quality; the demand for them is far in excess of supply and first quality has advanced to 8. Perles are (as they have been pretty much all theseason) mediocre. Meteor is less called for at present than the lighter shades and is about the only variety in sufficient supply. Violets are fairly plenty. The demand is still fluctuating, and is generally the lightest in extreme cold weather. This is doubtless owing to the fact that on pleas- ant days many bunches of these flowers are bought for street wear and the cold weather keeps the would-be buyer in- doors. Carnations are of good quality and the supply in most varieties is about equal to demand, first quality whites being the only brand that is short. Bulbous stock is still short in supply. Really good valley, of which there is but little, biings 5 to 6, the best price for vears at this date. Romans still hold at 3 to 4, and there are none too many. Daffs (Von Sion) are coming in more frtely and sell quite readily at 5 to 6. Tulips have not improved much; a few La Reine and Yellow Prince are fair but most of them are too short stemmed. Dutch hyacinths have made their appear- ance but move slowly. A few lots of fine lilac are coming in. It brings $2 to $3 a dozen. The commission men are not resting on a bed of roses these days. Country deal- ers know the difference between a Brides- maid and a Mermet just as well as their city brethren, and when these latter are substituted for the former there is a suc- cession of kicks that makes the wholesale dealers weary. But as our friend Kenni- cott remarks, "There isnothirglike being used to it. We have to suffer for the sins of omission and commission of others, and if the growers strike us on the right cheek we meekly turn the left to the dealer, at his pleasure." Stillthey prosper. Worcester, Mass. Although nothing of unusual interest has occurred t he past week, trade has been brisk in all departments. There has been no glut of anything worthy of mention and no particular shortage; ideal condi- tions we like to see and fair prices. Not much is heard from the department store that commenced selling cut flowers and plants about a month ago and created some excitement among the flo- rists. We shall probably hear more when stuff is more plentiful and prices lower; as yet the trade has not been injured to any extent. A few Scotts are brought in that are immense; if the stems were a little stronger they would be nearlv perfect. They are grown on a shallow bench and were planted from 2-inch pots in the house about the middle of June and are now strong healthy plants, without a suspicion of rust or disease of any kind. This variety will undoubtedly supersede Grace Wilder, heretofore the best of its color in this vicinity, but which has proved very unsatisfactory this season. A small bench of Albertini treated the same way has not given such good results, but have not had a fair trial, through what flowers do come are splendid. Tulips and Dutch Romans are in. A. H. L. Cincinnati. The Florists' Society held their annual meeting January 26 with 26 members present. The board of directors elected for the ensuing vear were John Fries, C. C. Murphy, R. Murphy, E. Gillett and B. George. Tulips of very fine quality are plentiful in the florists' windows with only a lim- ited demand for them. Carnations are in full supply and do not move very rap- idly. They range from $1 to $1.50, with fancies such as Daybreak and Wm. Scott at $2. Portia is the only scarlet seen in any quantity. Brides, Mermets, La France and Bridesmaid sell at $4 to $5 per hundred, and there has been an in- crease in the demand for light colored roses recently, owing perhaps to extra funeral work. Meteors, however, still hold their own and sell at 7 to 10. Perles, Niphetos and other small roses sell at $2 to $3. Bulb stuff moves very slowly as a rule. Violets hold their popularity and range from $1 to $2. Smilax seems to be going a little better than it did and is a little scarce. Complaints of dull business are general, both shipping and local trade suffering alike. R. Witterstaetter showed some very fine seedling carnations at our last meet- ing. P. Reco^S riol"e. North Andover,Mass. — Walter Angus has recently started into the florist busi- ness here. Kansas City, Kas. — Mrs. Charlotte D. Mann has sold her florist business here to Mrs. L. C. Dana. New Bedford, Mass.— Robt. Taber, the treasurer of the Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club of New Bedford, died on Jan> 17, at the age of 64 years. Louisville, Ky. — The Hatcher Floral Co. succeeds A. Lauer at 1218 E. Broad- way, where they will conduct a general florist and nursery business. Rush, N. Y. — Miss May Martin, who has been growing outdoor flowers for the Rochester market, has now built houses for raisingcarnations and smilax. Kingston, R. I. — The main building of the R. \. Agricultural College which cost to build $32,000 was destroyed by fire on the forenoon of January 27. There was no insurance. New Orleans, La. — The New Orleans Hort. Society will hold a spring show in April and a chrysanthemum show in No- vember. The secretary of the society is Mr. Paul Abele, Joseph and Laurelstreets. Lenox, Mass. — The first annual ball of the Lenox Horticultural Society took place at Sedgwick Hall on the evening of January 29. ' When the Lenox contingent undertakes anything it goes. This was superlatively true of the ball which was a pronounced success. There were quite a number of invited guests present. Thompsonville. Conn.— The estate of the late Robt. McCrone has been settled, and will pay about 8 cents on the dollar to the creditors. At the time of the big blizzard a few years ago Mr. McCrone's greenhouses were practically ruined, and he was never able to recover from the financial strait in which he was thus placed. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Situation WANTK1)-By n cood Karlls. Minn. TUATION VVANTK1>-Hyn younL- man. asc III. as assistant In coniniirclal place: has had .'» years' experience. Can furnish best of ivfcrenccs. Aildress .loiix CLAliK, Clllltt. O. s iSgs- The American Florist. 637 NEW ROSE MRS. PIERPONT MOReAN. On account of the unprecedented demand for this magnificent Rose I cannot accept any more orders for more than TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY^250) plants from any one person. THE PRICES ARE FOR 12 PLAMTS. 2 inch, $7.50 2i4 inch, 8.25 3-inch, 9.00 SO PLANTS. S20.00 22 50 25. OO lOO PLANTS. $35. OO 40.00 45.00 2SO PLANTS. $80.00 92. OO 105.00 These prices are net tor cash only, and cancels all discounts whatever for any number. Orders will be tilled strictly in rotation as long as the stock lasts. Speak at once if you want any, as this adv. will not appear again. February 1, 1895. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, Ncw Jersey. NEW YELLOW CARNATION Dean Hole. The most brilliant color of any in this class, and a fine bold flower, with fine stiff stem, a very strong, sturdy grower. Flowers of this A^ariety have sold all through this season in New York at $8.00 per 100. strong transplanted, well-rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. Beady March 1st. JOHN N. MAY. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR 1895. DEAN HOLE — Very large incurved massive flower witli broad pet- als of exquisite form; white with beautiful soft shaae of pink on outer side, with extra good stem and foliage. Certificate Amer- ican Chrysanthemum Society in Philadelpnia. NEMESIS — Very early, almost identical in color to Daybreak car- nation and an ideal flower; dwarf, sturdy grower. OLYMPUS— Very bold, round tlower, T4 inches through by 7 inches deep; white with clear pink on outside of petals. SUNRISE— By far the best very early red; very fine color and lorm; average 7 to 8 inches througti with fine stem and hand- some foliage. TRILBY— Very clear white and superior to Niveus in eveiy way. Very late and a good keeper. ZULINDA — Very late silvery pink, of fine build, with good stem and foliage. SUNRISE. S3 50 per dozen ; $25.00 per lOO. DEAN HOI.E, NEMESIS, OLYMFUS. TS.ILBY, ZITI.INDA. $6 OO per dozen; $35. OO per 100. JOHN N. MAY. SITUATION WANTKD— By experienced rose grower, forcer and reliable propaeator. ns foreman : com- petent to take full charge: East or south preferred; Teferences. X Y Z. care Am. Klorist. SITUATION WANTKI)-By a elnt-'Ie man, age 2S, strictly sober four years' experience throwing roses, ■carnations, general beddmc and v-'getable plants, also design work, with some good florist: wages low E, Cltm. iJover, N.J. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman In commercial place; tboroughly understands the business in all Its branches: roses, caruailona and the forcing of all kinds of bulbs and plants. Address F. McKknzie. 53 Landls St.. Cleveland, O. SITUATION WANTED-By practical gardener and florist: trioroughly understands the gmwlng of flowers, fruit and vegetables under class; single, ex- cellent references: private place preferred Address A ti, '6bi< Cumberland St., Brooklyn. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED^By April 1st bv a rose grower to take full charge of a medium sized plant where roses are made a specialty : understands his business, privateer commercial. For full particulars address "Wahxek.' box 741. Nyack, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By thoroughly experienced propagator and rose grower; tiioroushly familiar f rowing all popular cut flowers and plants: references rom leading ruse growers: single. 2S years; open Feb. 15. Address Gakue.ver, Germantown P. O.. Germantown, Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By a first-class florist and landscape gardener, Swiss In a private place with greenhouse Maich first; 4 years' experience in Europe and i years In large private place In th's country: best ■of references. Aidress F. Bchkhak'-t. li;iS Noule Ave . Lake View. Chicago. SITUATK tN WANTKii— By orchid grower, commer- cial or private, t .' vears' experience In several of the moat Imiiortant tiiirserles In Holland. Frunce and Belgium: also very successful growcrol other exotic plants: Dutch nationality Address ROSLix CoNSEHVA'] OKIES. So Franilngliam. Mass. SITUATION WANTED— Gennan :x,i years old. mar- ried, wiio lias been loreman In Inrue commercial places In this country for the last elirht years, wants situation as such, after the I'.'th of February. Have had seven years' Europpan and 12 years' American experience. Chas. .Tohnson care Henry Tlmner. 804 Communlpaw Ave., .lersey City. N. J. SITUATION WANTKD— By practical plantsman. fully posted on the general requisites of commer- ■clal places. Including cut flowers, roses, carnations. etc.; general propagation, items of the nurseries, ex- ecutive ability In the general management of inside, ■outside: best recommendations For more particulars Address Plantsman, care American Florist. ANTED— A young well recommended florist for retail store H. F. Ualle, 548 W. Madison St., Chicago. W ANTED— To buy small florist business of about 5 to tj thousand feet of Klass. Address Indiana, care American Florist. W ANTED— At once, catalogues and price lis s of greenhouse material of all kinds THE Thatcheu Flouai, CO.. Loulsville. Ky. W WANTED— A good man for palms, ferns and gen- eral greenhouse stock, single; must be well rec- ommended, H. F Uaile, 5^8 W. Madison St., Chicago. WANTED— Good rose and cut flower grower, one who understands the busluess thorouahly; must be sober, energetic and reli'ible Ckabb & llL'NTEK, Grand Kaplds. Mlcli. WANTED— A man competent to act is general fore- man of a large ornamental nursery: must be well informed In all the details, especially regarding novelties, their propagation and growth. Correspond- ence requested. Address Nursery, cure American Florist. 1^011 SALE CHEAP— Rooted coleus cuttings, li var , ' Including Golden Redder, by mall postpaid. 75c per lull; Allernantheras. 4 var., tlUc per lOU, Also 1 Fur- man No. S otehm boiler cheap. Cash with order, Gruh.mann BROS , Saginaw, E.S., Mich. Foil SALE— Cottage house 7 rooms, with flrst-class repair, acre of prime land, center of lively town. lU.UlR) inhabitants, four railroads, 28 miles from Bos- ton; flrtt-class opening for a florist of moderate means, no competition. Address Michaet, Ryan, 22 BoylatonSt,. Brockton, Mass. FOR SALE— Nursery 200-600 feet good land. 4 small ureenhouses, also latlihouses, many thousands standard roses, leading varieties also tools, horse and wag >n; long lease: nursery near the cemetery; elec- tric Ciirs pass the place: will sell for ^H) cash. Ad- dress H. REI.SS, 2.')7 12th St , Oakland, Cat. FOliSALE CHEAP— Greenhouse, flfteen ncresland. lease to run about three years (and can be re newedi. a nice slock of berries of all kinds: green- house extra well stocked. Fl'teen hundred feet hotr bod sash and all necessary Implements. Inquire J. D. Little. Agent for Mrs. E. Wilson, Springfield. O. FOR SALE CHEAP-I w 11 sell my Maple Heights and Marion (Jn'cnlioiist-s lor planti. consisting of 2>,0:iO!-qiune leet ol l'Iuum; hrMti'd with sU'atu and nat- ural gas. sloi-ked wll li the U'iKlini.' vjiiK-i lew of roses, c.irniittons. yeraniuuis. pahuf- siuihtx etc.. etc.. with foviracresof ground under cultivation; a cottage on the place and about forty fruit trees of thu standard varieties of cherries pears plums, etc : we are on three r.dlroads with a direct line to the be^t flower mamets In the west: only one competitor and a town of 2iJ,Ij00 Inhabitants. Ill health the caus^ of wanting to sell. A great bargain t & Floral Co . W. E tlfc A, B. MdChlin Props.. 24 S. :Jd St.. barrlsburg. Pa, A CHANGE IN A LIFE TIME. The leading busi- ness of a citv of H2.000 inhabitants, doingaflne busi- ness established ten years. 4 new and modern green- houses built last September location In the heart of the cltv. salesroom In one ot the most prominent local- i les. situated In the entrance of one of the most prom inent Hotels salesrooms one-half block from green- houses Greenhouses stocked, complete new and mod- ern system of heating: expense not considered when constructing greenhouses. Store handsomely fltted with modern coolers, cases and massive mirror, tireen- house con-^tructed on the eastern plan, large double strength glass Anyone meaning business for further p irliculars address Charles M. Treanor. South Bend, Ind. For Sale or Rent. Mv yreenliouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. T^e place consists of 48 lota or ^W feet front on Belmont Ave. by 7iM' ft. deep, i cottages, two two-stury frame houses '-'2 greenhouses from IiO to 21W fept in length and from 12 to 2)i feet In width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can alfO be dWlded.24 lots with the greenhouses on it. and 24 lots with tiie other improvements on it. The place Is In good order, and a large stock Is on hand , is one of the lar est of the kind In Chicago. A good chance tor some voung man with some means, or for a c rpora tlon: and iiH 1 wish to retire from business. It can be hart reasonahlt^ and on easy tsrms. If rented, a Iodip lease can be given. ISelmont and Weflt»*'-n Ave«.. Chioagro. When writing to anyof the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 638 The American Florist. Feb 2. Denver. Trade is rather quiet, but looking up. Mr. Ernest Thornton has taken charge of the houses of the Denver Floral Co. at Westminster, succeeding Mr. Peter Hud- dart, who has retired from the company. A tour of the various establishments shows active preparation for the spring trade. More attention seems to be paid to quality than quantity this season, which seems to be a move in the right direction. Mr. E. A. Beach, who has been in charge of Mrs. R. MaufTs Harman houses, has taken a like position with the Park Floral Co. Mr. Al. Mauff will manage the Har- man houses this year. The Denver Floiists' Society he'd its second annual smoker January 19 at their rooms in the Electric Building. A very enjoyable time was had and a pleas- ant evening was spent in speaking, sing- ing and fighting over again the battles of the past year. Over thirty members attended and the occasion only lacked the familiar features of our absent presi- dent to make the enjovment perftct. Verv Rev. Dean Hole lectures in this city January 28 and 29; the florists of this city will tender him an informal supper. The Park Floral Co. have completed two new houses, each 11x100. Smith & Son closed their store in the Mack Block January 1. Some of your correspondents who are interested in "sinjle pipe" steam heating should visit this city and inspect the svs- tem of the Denver Steam Heating Co. This company furnish steam to heat many of our business blocks. Their plant wrhere the heat is generated is a mile from the center of the city. The steam is gen- erated by a large battery of boilers and flows through a 14iach main to the farthest point of the svstem from the boilers, being led to side streets by smaller branch mains. In piping a building a single main is led into the building, rais- ing continually from the main to the farthest point of the lead and all radiators are attached to this one lead. No return is provided for condensed steam; the usual air cocks are attached to the radi- ators; but the water must find its way back to the boilers by gravity. The sys- tem has been in operation for over ten years and apparently gives satisfaction, as over one hundred large buildings are heated by it. This is probably the largest application of the sinele pipe system in the United States. The steam pressure carried at the power station ranges from 15 to 40 pounds, according to weather. Denver florists are groaning over the fact that the coal dealers have formed a trust and have raised the price of steam coal twenty five cents per ton. With ex- penses going up and prices going down the poor florist is having a hard time of it. C. R. Gallup and Harrison H. Given report that spring plant and seed trade shows signsof beginning, a few straggling orders are coming in. Mr. Chas. W. Johnson, who has been in charge of the Red Leaf Conservatories for the past season, leaves February 15 to accept a position in Chicago. The decorations at the inausrural recep- tion and ball at the Brown Palace Hotel and the Broadway Theater were verv complete and were very much admired. Mrs. C. R. Gallup decorated the theater and the Park Floral Company the supper room of the hotel. Nevig. ROSES, g ROSES, i perior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. udded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend. on their reaching you in first-class condi- on. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doul>- the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — li'tn. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Spleutlid Assortment of leading varieties. Also Kxtra fine stock of ioiiowiug will b» oilered at very low rates while surplus lasts: TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII-Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMIATIS— Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES. SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., %^y^k'\S^n^^l PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. Rooted Rose Cuttings. After February 5th, 1895, we shall be prepared to furnish first-class rooted rose cuttings of American Beauties, at |2.30 per lOO. Brides, Bridesmaids, Perles and Meteors, at $l.50 per 100. After March 1st we shall have a fine lot of rose plants from 2 and 3-inch pots at hard times prices. Orders received now, and shipped when wanted. i5^:vssi4i5'r'r .s: ■vx''^^SH:^ui-eiv, Mix-»scaciie, iii. AMERICAN BEAUTY, AMERI- ^^ ^^ ^^ ^™ ^^ CATH. MERMET, CUSIN„ CAN BELLE. TESTOUT, ME- h^ I 1 ^^ ^ ^^ PERLE DES JARDINS. TEOR. BRIDESMAID, BRIDE, I 1 ^i^ ^^ ^^ ^^ IVIME. HOSTE, NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE, WOOTTON, MME. DE WATTEVILLE AND KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Hooted « uttings. . . . Cash with order Address for i|Uoti)tioiis VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES, T. W. Stemmler, MADISON, N. J. PALMS. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QfQRQE VVITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Mnnettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, bluoiuing freely and giving plenty of cutllDfiB for propnuatln^i quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston), MASS. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest Btralns, at 25 and 50 cte. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. HorticulttarEstabllshment. S°"TH ORANGE. N. J. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. 1 00,000 Roses strong 2-inch pot plants. $25 per 1000: $3 per 10 i in toMowing sorts and many ottiers. Beauty Inconstante, American Perfection, Mer- met. Bride Perle, Meteor, Gloire de Dijon, Devon- ieusis. Ctsse. du Paic. Etoile de Lyon, Cels. La- niarque, S Ifaterre, Niel, Souvenir Therese Levet» White La France. Estelle Pradel, Ctsse de La- barthe, Ed. Leittaye, Mme Olga, Mme. Merrier, Mrae. Cusin, Queen, Papa Gontier, Mme. Jos. Schwartz, H.M Stanley Reved'Or, W. A. Richard- son, Mme. Jessie Fremont and many others. TRIPLE YOUR MONEY by buying now, and culti- vate for spring sales Write for Wholesale and Retail Catalogue for special sorts at special prices^ ROSES IN ALL SIZES OUR SPECIALTY. Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE, KY. Well Rooted Rose Cuttings of MKHMETS. BRIDES, PERLKS. Etc., at JIS.OU' per imxi. 2,V'nch TEAS at J2o.OO per 1000. BRinBSMAinS. at UOM per LOOO. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO.. r OS I I I Q.,RE"EDYIo Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust, Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlto, 25 1b8 $2 110. BellcHTB. fs.W, ChbIi « llli iirder. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip. New rork. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. jSgS' The A mer i ca x F l orist. V^?.'^ NEW BLOOD IN ROSES. DISTINCT IN EVERY WAY. AN ENTIRELY NEW STRMN. The Greaiesi Rose ot ilie I9ili Geniury BELLE SIEBRECHT. The Rose to Grow for Money. GREATEST BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS ITS COLOR, SIZE, FRAGRANCE AND SHAPE. More brilliant, deep pink than any other Rose. As large as the best American Beauty. Fragrance like old La France (one of its parents). Freedom of bloom like old Bon Silene — a single plant producing from 50 to 60 blooms during the season. Strength, vigor and constitution of plants all that could possibljr be desired. Never Mildews. Keeps Fresh from New York to Chicago and back again without falling. Fades a beautiful light rose pink when old. This Rose is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, being a Seedling, the result of a cross between the grand old Rose La France and that strong and vigorous Rose Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Many of the leading Rose growers who have seen the Rose growing at our Nurseries have ordered from 500 to 2000 plants. Orders booked now and will be filled in strict rotation. STRONG PLANTS REflDY FOR DELIVERY APRIL 15111. FBICE, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. The colored plate and what the Artists say about it: It dees not do full justice to the Rose in its magnitlcent intensity of peculiar deep pink, which is one of its strik- ing characteristics, nature only can produce this, but we have approached as near to it as the limits of art will permit. SIEBRECHT (& WADLEY, New Rochelle, N. Y., U. S. A. 640 The American Florist Feb. 2, f iHllE 2ALilgiy!@/4Lli; LF|L@L@(!@1F Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the AMERICAN Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-hallincli space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. We have received from Chas. H. Rick- secker, Linville, N. C, some excellent samples of galax leaves, the bronze being very richly colored, and the green very clean and bright. Lady Campbell Violet. — We have re- ceived from Mr. C. S. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa., a bunch of superb blooms of this violet. They certainly left very little to be desired in size, color, fragrance and foliage. Catalogues Received. J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., whole- sale list plants; H. F. Michell, Philadel- phia, seeds; The Lovett Co., Little Silver, N. J., seeds, plants and nursery stock; Syracuse Pottery Co., Syracuse, N. ¥., standard flower pots; Schlegel & Fottler, Boston, Mass., seeds, plants and nursery stock; Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, O., plants; T. H. Spaulding, Orange, N. J., chrysanthemums; J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., seeds and plants; Lischy Nurseries, Nashville, Tenn., plants and nursery stock; John N. May, Summit, N. J., roses and other plants; H. A. Dreer, Philadel- phia, seeds, plants and bulbs; G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Ind., plants, shrubs and seeds; Chas. Schwake, New York, seeds, bulbs and plants; Wood Bros., Fishkill, N. Y., trade list plants and rooted cuttings; Sunset Seed and Plant Co., San Francisco, seeds and plants, Jos. Breck & Sons, Boston, seeds and plants; Fred Dorner & Sons, Lafayette, Ind., trade list carnations and chrysanthe- mums; Huntington Seed Co., Indianap- olis, Ind., seeds; W. W. Wilmore, Denver, Colo., dahlias. Wm. Thomson, whose treatise on the vine is still one of the best of its kind, died at Clovenfords, near Galashiels, Scotland, January 12, in his 81st year. Mr. Thomson was born in Scotland in 1814 and was widely known as an expert gardener in all classes, but his specialty was the cultivation of hot house grapes. He was theoriginator of several fine varieties, the best known being Duke ofBuccleuch and Duchess of Buccleuch. He was a notable figure in British horti- culture and horticultural literature, and his death is deeply regretted. BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN GALAX LEAVES I'Or I)KC*>KATIN<; and FLORISTS' I'SK. BRILLIANT GREEN AND BRONZE. LAKOE and SMALL SIZKS. A new heart shaped Kvcrcrecn leaf wlHi lonK pliant stems. Makeup splendlfliv ami sell well l>v tin' tmnch at a lafKO proHt. Each sl/.i- anil cnlor tlni Hi-paralrl v In bundles of 2.; leaven, will kci-i) lor innnlMs In nil.l Storage or other cool places ami arc vurv popular wherever known. VVrito lor price and Bnnipic by mall tree to florists only. CHAS. H. RICKSECKER, Linville, Mitchell Co., N. C. /" "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for thesegoods, and made so as to resist moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its shape. :r w hen setupforuse. ^ We make them in a sutticient number of sizes, includinii; for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. jjj^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. The boxes as tbey New York Salesroom 132 & 134 Franklin Street Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM IMOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING fm'POilRIE'mOINE FLOWER f^A'. MPAPER FDR CUT fLOWERS. ^RQXES for CUT Flowers. Made fn.m \Viitrr-i.P'<>tc'l. Ix.iiible Manilla lined, Strawbuard. Shlppud Hat. packed lUU In a cmte. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson at Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE Main 4718. Z.D6For6SlBlii&Go., WHOl-ESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carnations, <'hrys;iiitlieunnns, Valley, \'iolets. etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16lh STREET, JE*lxllck,cl.elpliJ.Ck.y JE*A. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE. WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILA.. PA. TuDeroiiS Beoonla Seed. First Prize on plants and tlowera. Mass. Hurt. Society. Sept l' and T. Flowers 4 to 6 Inches In diameter, white, yelloifr. pink and crimson of every possible shade and endless com- hlnatliniM (if tints pi-iicUoil edges, etc. Carefully hy- bridized Hi'L'd. sfpariite miurw ur mixed, 5CU seeds. oOe. LAItV TAMPHKLL VldLET, from orlRlnal stock, II. ;u per lUO: $r~'.OU per \vm. C. K. WELIJ, Koslindale, ISoston. Mnss. TRv DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER. FhUadelphia, Fa. Cycas Leaves. ''^75''"^ H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '' Chicago, Cut Strings, S to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLES/lLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florlgts' Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photograplis. Catalopuea. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STREET, ^ U St. IlvOt;i.lfi», Ado* (.Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), iJE^ WHOLESALERS*^ 1122 fiitk; ste,ee;t, eBllnu* The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON. MASS. CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., ^Sg, The American Florist. 641 E. H. HUNT, WholesslbPlorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BULBS AND AI.I. FI.ORISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34- <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. If you want First-Class FJowers. properly packetland delivered on time, send me your orders and you will get wdat you want. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone MiiN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, SI WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. C»IC.A.CiO, Onr Roses best tliem all, in quality. Heaaq"arters for fine American BeantieSj WM. E. LYNCH, (SllCCL'SSor to N'lLES CKNTElt KluKALCo \ WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... ai^i.c: j^OrO. SHIPPING TKADE OUR SPKCIALTY. Give U8 your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL GO.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, .^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with first-class flowers. Give ua a trial order. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. Michael A. Hart, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Mention the American Florist when writing to adverti'^ers on this page. ®VVHofe*Qfe MarfeeU. Cut Flowers. New York. Jan. 29 Roses. Bon Sllene, Nlphetos 2.uo@ 3.00 Perle 2 00® 4.00 Mermet. Hoste. Custn 2.009 6.00 Bride. Wattevllle. Bridesmaid 4.00® 8.00 La Krance 6. 00012.00 Testout 6 OOaia 00 Meteor O.OOaiu.liO Beauty 50.noei.75. 00 " seconds 5 OQ«o25.oO Hvbrlds 10.00(3.25 00 Carnations 75® l.OU fancy .. 1.60® 3.00 Violets 50® 1 00 Valley 3.00® 4.00 Narcissus 3 00® 4 00 Tulips 2.U0® 4.0O Hyacinths 1.00® 2.00 HarrlsU lilies 6 00@1C.OO Mignonette B. 00825. 00 Catlleyas 36.00® 10. 00 Cyprlpedlums lii.00®12.00 Smllax 12 00@'JO.OO Boston.. Ian 20. Roses, extra selected 10,00015.00 Mermets. Brides 6.0(1®10 00 Nlphetos. Perle 4.00® 6 00 Bon Sllene. Gontler 2.00® 3 00 Brtdesmald, Testout 6.00®12.0o Meteor 6.0O®12.00 Beauty 2S.OO@75.00 Hybrids 15 00®60.00 Carnations 1 00® 1.50 fancy 2.00® 3.00 Valley 2.00® 4. 00 Hyacinths, freesla 1.00® ".00 Narcissus 4 00® 5 00 Tulips 2 0(r® 4.00 HarrlsU. callas 10.00®12.00 Violets 7.5® 1.00 PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2S. Roses, small 4.00® 5 00 lartte teas H.IKI® .^.00 extra select lO.OOclSOO Beauties 35.00(a50.00 Brunners 50 00 Lalng 25 00 Carnations 1.50(3 2 00 extra 2.50® 3.00 Asparagus 35 Oo®SO.OO Violets, double 60® 1.25 single, per 100 bunches $2.60@W Valley 4.00 Cattleyas 40.00@50.00 Cyprlpedlums 15.00(i2'l.li0 8mllax 15 00(5.18.00 Tulips 4 00® 5.00 CHICAGO. Jan. 31. Roses. Beauty, selected 25 0ii(34o.0O Testout. Bridesmaids 6.00® 8.00 " Meteor. La France. Albany 5.U0® 7.00 Bride. Mermets 5.00® 11. 00 Perle. Nlphetos. Gontler 3.0O® 4.00 MLited 4.00® 5.00 Carnations, long common i 50® 2. no ■■ fancy 2.00® 4.00 short 1.00 Valley 3.00® 1.00 Romans 3.00® 4.00 Violets 1.00® 1 60 HarrlMl 12.00@18.00 Orchids, cattleyas 50.00 cyprlpedlums 25.00 Smllax 12.0O®15.0O Freesla 3.00® 4.00 Paper White, tulips 3 00® 4 LO BUFFALO. Jan. 30 Roses, Beauties 16.00®25.00 Mermet. Bride. Bridesmaid 0.00® 8.00 Meteor 8 00® 10. 00 Perle. Hoste. Cusln 5.00® 6.00 Callas. HarrlsU 12 00@15.00 Carnations, long 1.50® 2.00 short 1.00 Daybreak 2 00 Violets 1.00® 1 2"i Valley 4.00 Tulips 4.00 Narcissus. Romans 3.00 GEORGE fl SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METS, ^^'^~ — ^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^T'vr-^ VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICOLTUKAL AOCTIOEEES, THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 West 281b St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE, 43 W. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to alt points. Price list on applicatioik Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE • FLORIST. . Shipplngr to all parts of the Fnce list on application. country. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers , 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 2(Sth St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WCST 30th street, NEW YORK GIT'S EstabllBhed 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. KSTAULISHKI) 1884. 642 The American Florist. le/i. 2, URe ic|e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. 1. BUBHNELL. St. IjOuIs, president; S. E. BRlons Toronto, l8t vlce-preBldent; A. L. lion, 114 Chambers street. New York, aecretarr and treasurer. Wholesale prices of seeds are weak on nearly the whole line; January business has been so light generally as to make the former discouraging outlook even more gloomy. Santa Clara, Cal., January 26.— We are now enjoying a few days of sunshine after eight long weeks of continued wet weather which seriously interfered with all farm work. We do not know that any damage has resulted though some districts were flooded and everything too wet. It cannot be told until they begin to start if onions have been hurt. L. To Continue Distribution of Seeds. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25.— The bill making appropriations for the support of the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year 1896, as completed by the House Agricultural committee, carries $3,282,150, an increase of $81,586 over the appropriation for the current year. Secretary Morton submitted no estimate for an appropriation to purchase seeds for distribution through Congressional agencies, which has been in vogue so many years, but instead asked for $50,000 to publish and distribute farm- ers' bulletins of interest to that class of people. The committee, however, thought it desirable that the seed distribution should be continued and have provided an appropriation of $180,000 for that purpose and reduced the estimate for farmers' bulletins to %2Q,C)Q0.— Chicago Tribtine. Making a Good Impression. Tom is so very punctilious, and in this case was especially anxious about pro- ducing a good impression. But the flori-t made the mistake of sending with the roses the card that bore the inscription: "Do the best you can for $2." — Life. After the Funeral. She. — "Yes. I noticed the flowers; they were su- perb, but whatever induced you to send Jacque- minot roses to a funeral?" He. — "Why, didn't you notice that the design was a gridiron?" — Life. Coatesville, Pa.— a. N. Greenfield has sold his business to Phillips & Goodwin and has removed to CoUingdale, Pa. Ottumwa, Ia.— Thos. Kemp, formerly of the Kemble Floral Co., Oskaloosa, la., has entered into partnership with F. M. Teter of this city, and the business will be continued under the name Ottumwa Floral Co, The new company will build four houses 20x64 for roses. Trade is good. Winona, Minn.— W. E. Smith is prepar- ing to erect a new house 25x150. Chahlotte, Mich. — Mrs. Emma J. Church succeeds Mrs. E. T. Church. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkc-H, Chnlk'ntrt'. KiillU lie. MiH. mil. Mrw. I,l|.|.lnL-nit . Im- BonniilToii, Vi'Ilow (.Uiuun. luivb Grny. Ik-uii Il of VI plants each iitidiT tlm liuiul "Novellles. ' Older vjiilrtlr . Inter ( leeun. Mrs. Ill, .Muiiml J^'rlend, . (MtehiT ,*c Mandii, ittiein, SiiJd in wets j| ■ ^perhiltleH" Jiud 'l<-<-tN ot 1S1I3." Hi plants and the ■(Utl (iimrd Set" uf pri/e winners. 18 plants eaeh Priee, S^l.iiU t»)r each set pluiUB by mall, postat'e paUl liy ine. Send fur catalogue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N. Y. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO. MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, I'^ITCHI^UICG, JVIA.SS. SETS, SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦ ♦ ♦ New York: ♦j 26 Barclay Street, CHICAGO: U6-48W.Was!llIlgt01lSt. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS, GAFM5EN TOOLS, ETC. HIGH GRADE Mixed and Seedling WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL Aud Society of AMERICAN FLORISTS' CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. Tell us what you want and we will give you prices. GUSHMflN GLADIOLUS CO.. EUCLID. OHIO. GoxSeed&PlantCo. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers 11 NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application Florists' Seeds In the choicest strains, and Spring bulbs quo- ted in our new Trade List for 1895, now ready and mailed free on application. Address August Riilker & Sons, p. 0. station E. NEW YORK. when writing nipntUin the AMKHICAN Kl.ORlRT Gardiner's Celebrated ' English Mushroom Spawn. Fresli til Bo:iiUe. $7 fier 100 U.S. Special price on larger quantitiem, John Gardiner &. Co., !> rhilndelphla, Ta. f - ^ -V X ■■■ You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CROP att Flower SeedStt Just Received. is the Time to Sow I Now ^ MICHELL'S a'LlJ Special Strain^ ♦ MAMMOTH VERBtNASSEtO. || T This mixture can not be surpassed for Immense T T Blzeot tluvverand brilliancy of colors; It is mmle T X of 4U per cent scarlets, M per cent, pinks, "ii' per, J ♦ cent, blue anil purples. lOper cent, striped Each W ♦ tluret Is larger iban a sliver qviarter and hflt«a[^ ^ large showy eye. \Ve have secured the whule^ A crop of a Verbena fpec'allst. Per trade packet/^ T contatnlnK75U seeds. 5lic ; per Ji oz iUPe ; peroz.lX Jfs.lJU Order at once as this stock Is limited. I J ♦ verbenas grown from seed are prefemblp to ▼ ♦ those grown from cuttings, as they are free,J ^ from rust. [W ^ SMILAX SEED-New crop, 50c. per oz.; ▲ t^ 4 oz. for fl 5U. t^ Send for our Wholesale I iat of *^ ^ Flower Streds now ready |^ ♦ HENRY F. MICHELL, Seedsman, ♦ :^ 1018 Market Street, Philadelphia. 'J ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ NOW'^Sir VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs. And make a t-Tand sensation; 'Tls the kind ibnt .-^iianw t'le silver half And niakeN nm^^rcf^wlve Klnrista laugh, And saves tliem much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed offered Will produce some grand novelties- We've had florets tVi Inches ncross- First Premium at Mt. Holly Fair tlils year }.« oz i;Uc: >4 oz Jl: tilal pkt. 10c. Hand hvbrldized Poubie Petunias. Dreer's; none better. oiX) seeds tile; llWl seeds 9\ .UO. Single fringed. Dreer's and California Giant blended, 8 'ved from the most mngnlflcent showy varieties In cultivation. .500 seeds SUc; lUllti seeds 5Uc. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spi hig sales. Trade pki. 2oc. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade pkt. 25c. Lots of other good things. Novelty price list, free to til. Cash with order please Address d. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY, N. J. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the iiskins- Write now for it. .■!,w,™ JOHNSON & STOKES, .SVcf/iw^w, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Jno. F. Croom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose^Caladium Growers MAGNOLIA. N. C. .Jobbers otdy please ccr to eoiitrncts. espund with us In regard iTlces rtgbl. VERBENAS. Good assort nient. Clean and healthy. STUCK n,\Nl-- ?^;t IKtper lOU; yr>.UOper lUOO- Hooi'i';i» CI I'l i\i;s . su •* s ou ■■ CAKNA'I'IOS'. K'M.tcd Cuttings of lending kinds, ¥2M) to }■:; itit jicr ]V0: s■^'u and ¥2:t per HHiil. VIOI^K.TS-Mitrle Louise, strong from 2-lnch pote. no disease. J4.0U per IM. Terms cath. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE, III. iS95. The Am eric ax Florist. 643 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ IGREVILLEA ROBUSTA.: ♦ I FRESH SEED; CROP '94. <)Z. $1.00; PKT. .ioe. Largely used for verauda boxes and cen- ♦ ters of vases. A very useful plant and easily ♦ raised from seed. Grows rapidly; will stand ♦ a lot of rough usage, and often takes the ♦ place of a valuable palm as a pot plant. ♦ I make a specialty ot choice Flower Seeds ♦ for Florists. 18 vears' experience. Send ♦ for list. ' ♦ ♦ G. C. WATSON, ♦ J Wholesale Seed & Bulb Merchant, f ♦ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CHOICE? FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS Ovxr" !Si3^oi£»lty. Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. |3^Prlce List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, ^J3 EAST 34^TH Street, Near Long Island Ferry. NEW YORK. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms. Ktc. FKOM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees. Etc. Orders tMji.'lied up to Dec. 1 for Cycaa Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting CutaloKue 'IM-'Wo. H. H. BERGER &. CO.. (Established 1878 ) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American FIorinf, QEEDC ■ ^H Of ail kinds, trae to D^me and fresh. ^1 ■ ^^^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^j^F 1110 N. Third St.. and Gravois and Oregon Ave., Send formj New Catalogue. FREE. St. Louis, Mo. Mention .Anerl:an Florist. Last year a prominent Violet crower of Pennsylvania received privately 25 plants ol THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET, and has thoroughly tested growing them for profit. His experience is they grow as healthy and strong in Pennsylvania as in California under exactly the same treatment as given to the Marie Louise, and he considers them by far the most profitable and satisfactory violet to grow. They have bloomed profusely with him since last September, with every prospect of con- tinuing to bloom until late spring, as when recently seen his plants had an average of at least fifty buds and flowers on each. His plants have produced violets as large as grown in California, on upright, stiff stems, 10 to 12 inches long. He will plant them very largely the coming season. We have advices from California that we are to receive the first eastern shipment made of the Violets, which will probably arrive during the next ten days, and we shall be pleased to receive orders forimmediate or later shipment, as may be preferred. In a nutshell it has been demonstrated that THE CALIFORITIA VIOLET grows equally well in the east as in California, and every claim made for it in Califor- nia has been realized in Pennsvlvania. CULTURE: THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET is hardy, and should be grown exactly the same as Marie Louise or other Violets, either in cold frames or Violet houses; or if planted in the open ground will bloom in the early fall and spring. DESCRIPTION. Plant vigorous and absolutely free from disease; flowers single, immense in size, covering a silver dollar; color violf t purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; flowers borne on strong stems 10 to 14 inches in length. Last season several hundred flow- ers were picked from a single plant. Delivery of plants will begin in March, 1895. PRICE. As the Eastern Agents for this NEW VIOLET we are enabled to ofier the plants at the same price as charged by the introducer in California. We quote for quantities less than 100. 15 cts. each; $10 per hundred; $70 per thousand; 500 at thousand rate. Orders filled strictly in rotation. PITCHER & MANOi, ,l .Mrtiiirolcl, deep crimson .. 2.5U is of this grand acquisition to the list of white carnations at this moment. Suffice it to say it far exceeds my expectations; the character of the flower and the features of the plant place it beyond all question in the very front ranks of all existing whites. Y'ours very truly, L. L. L^MBORN. Price of Rooted Cuttings- delivery Marrh 15, *3 per do/.; %\% per lOO; *90 per 1000. Address MILLER & SONS, BRACONDAI.I:, OMT. CARNATIONS Are the most profitable. Per 100 Per 1000 KOHINOOR— New white, large, free . $12.00 $100.00 ROSE QUEEN— New, fine commercial pink . 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75.00 ALASKA— New, white, large, product- ive . . . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . . . 10.00 80.00 WIW. SCOTT— Clear piuk, very Iree. . S.OO ^S.ro GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. . . . 5.f0 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine . ... 2.00 1500 We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is coiuplele. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN. MICH. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. WUltak"! rders until Apr!' Iwt. Helen Keller Boulon it( )r $ .i.OO per lOO Will. ScuU. AUiiTilnl Mrs UoviinklB. 'iO 00 per 1000 Dnybreiik WiihHsJi. Kli-lniinnil 1'. Wl per 1000 Mc(ii>\viin. Purlttui. r..TlUi. i; Wlldi-r ]■_> UU per lOOO Tidal Wave. S, Spniy, Wlilte WHik.i . 10.00 per lOUO ji. T. a'.A.c:;H.8c:>3V. stain. II X. CHICAGO. VERBENA SEED. This liiiiirovt'il Htnilii ol Miiiiniiiith Voriit'miM t'lvos nerlt.'<'t ^*lttl^l^n■1lllT1 to iiiv iiimiv ciistdintTS. iiiul Is Juwllv i-!iihtu'il ilu- tiiu-f-l hi cultlviitUiri ; tli.rt'l.s iiii hicli III dlHii'cttT III f.vlni l!lr^'0 trusHrw, r.t riin_wt colnrw. Kiu^li per tr;ulL' pkt '.i.'.*-; a pklN. a)c: t; i>kts- Jl (HI. 1 will here tlimik my titirlst frlcniis for tlio iiiiiny let- ters of cnnimcrKlalloii rt'culved clnrliiK thi.- piiHt vt'iir. .lUHN F. KUPI*. Slitremiiii8t«>wn. I'a. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. $10.00 876.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 7.5.00 STORM KING, show while .. .10 00 75.00 Keady April 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated . . . . 500 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Miilbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; E'ma O'Farrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each, 85.00 per doz., 835.00 per 100. Keady March 1st. 18H5. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— SLOG per doz., 88 00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON, CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. TrfXTXTTSTCXf^Tt Large full white on ^\fSX.XJXVf\J^»l strong erect stems. The bef-t white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING ^L^^ie-^-pfo-' ductive and very showy. My stock ol standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations and c.vclu surly forcuttiugs and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per IIH) Per 1000 \Vm Pcott and Mine Diaz Albertlal...K.50 KO.OO Diiybrenk and Tidal Wave 2.U0 16.00 Lizzie Mcliowan. Wilder and Portia.. . 1.60 10.00 Buttercup 3.50 30.00 C S"CBHh with order. 10c. per 100 extra when shipped by mull. FERNS— Choice varieties, from 2-ln. pots 13.110 per 100 PETUNIAS— Double Fringed, choice va- rieties, from 2^-lnch pots 3.00 per lOO GEKAN'IIIIVIS— Fine Double and Single varieties, from 2>i Inch pots 3.60 per 100 J^^"Ca8li wltli order. Price list on appllcatloii. JAMES HORAN & SON, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. When yoLi write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper ;;lease say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. iSgs- The Americax Florist. 645 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white "^~^~ ever offered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See fiill page illustrated advertisement of above in American Florist December Ist and Ktli. FOR DESCRfPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ADDRESS H. E. GHITTY. .i^ PATERS ON, N. J. WANTED! A good, free blooming, healthy, vigor- ous Yellow Carnation. Flowers must be perfect, of fair size and borne on long, stiff stems. There must be plenty of pips, and these easily rooted. AND HERE IT IS-Any one of the follow- ing will fill the bill: ELDORADO — Pure yellow ground edged with light pink. Picotee marking. KITTY CLOVER— Light yellow striped red with a little white. EULALIE — Yellow ground penciled with pink. We also ott'er this year PRINCESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink Tarlega- d^ ted flower of large size; and DAISY KELI —A white, variegated similar to Chester Pride, but very much larger flower. Send for general price list of both Carnations and Coleus. W. R. SBELMIRE, AVONDALE, Chester Co.. PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. GARNATIONS-ROOTED CUTTINGS S9.00 to 8^25.00 per 1(100. COT^EUS— Rooted Cuttings, 75 varieties, my selec- tions, m 40 or 5u varieties, $4.50 per 1000 by express: 70c. per 100 by mall. GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, 70c. per 100; 16 00 per 1000. L,AL)Y CAMPELL VIOLET, $1.25 per 100; HO.OO per 11X10. NO RCST. XO FrNC.r.S. NO ME.ALY BUG. WM. H. SEARCH, Avondale. Chester Co., PA. Carnation Mrs. Fisher IMPROVED. Strong Rooted Cuttings, free from disease, |2 00 per 100; J15.00 per lOOO. CHARLES EVERDING, Branford, Conn. Oo^r»iaa^tion.«. NOW READY. WM. SCOTT, from sand $3 per 100; $25 per 1000 LIZZIE McGOWJIN, from sand 2.50 " 20 " The above varieties are from "specially selected stock." Do not be misled by cheap offers. Poor stock is dear at any price. Plants Irom soil will be ready February loth. Please sfnd C.\ftH with order. r^iL^oi«-A.Xv fvViei-c:, iv. Per lOu Per lOOU Per 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT. Rooted Cuttings ja.UO t2a.U0 DAYBREAK. Rooted Cuttings $^3 50 $20.00 LIZZIE Mc(;(>WA.\. Rooted Cuttings.. 2.50 20. UO ALBERTINI. Rooted Cuttings 3 00 25.00 TIIJAL WAVE, K.xite.i CiUtlngB 2.50 20.00 BOUrON D'OR. Rooted Cuillngs S.UO 70.00' Of tlie fibuve lot we are Ltooalng orders for early delivery. We have some \Vm. Scott now ready. We call parilculiir attention to our stuck of Wm Scott, which Is extra fine. Lizzie McGowan. the best we have ever seen. 'Ildal Wave does pHrtlculurly well with us and Is remark -'blv good. The other varieties we offer are also In Qne condition. As we have the control of JEROME A. SUVDAM & GO'S su^ck. together wlih our own, It will compare favorably with any yet offered. Special prices on 10,000 lots. Cash with all oudeks. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN. N. Y. CARNATIONS READY NOW. Rooted Cuttings, tliat are guaranteed well rooted and pcrtectly healthy. If they are not you can shio them back and have your money returned. Write for pi ices, stating how many you will want of each variety and w hen they are to be delivered, 1 think we can make a satis- factory deal together. Li.st of varieties on appliration. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. Booking Orders NOW OPHELIA. I DON^T THINK. On this subject. It requires only an ordinary gang- lloD to disclose the fact that OAKNATIOIsS make stronger, healthier stock when grown cool— on ground beds— and In a new house. K|i>l' has never visited us (barring Mr. David Rust of the "E.vchanee"), and clean, vigorous stock of ih& following list wUl be at your disposal on and after Feb. Ist. ISW. i-er luO I'er luOO Ophelia, new. large, medium pink SlO.uO S80.0O Sweetbrler, pink 5.00 45.00 Wm. Scott, pink 3 UO 25.00 Daybreak, pink 2.50 20.0^ Thos. L'artledge, carmine, scarlet at night 2.00 15.00 Puritan, white 2.00 15.0» Lamborn. white 2.00 15.00- McJowan. white 1.60 12.50 Mrs. Fisher, white 1.50 12.60 Portia, scarlet 1.50 12.50 ( itber standard varieties If def Ired. Exc'llent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. "THE SLOPE." C. S. SWAYNE, KKXN ETT .SQU A KE, Cliester Co., PA, WILLIAM SCOTT, Per 100 Per 1000 $3.00 $25.00 n.Stroue HEAT.THV plants FROM THE SOIL for early SPRING DELIVERY. UDC CICUCD ^ox Summer Blooming ninOi rioiILn, Beady HOW. Per 100, $2.00. Per 1000, $15.00. Send for price list of other NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS. FISHER & AIRD, Norfolk Co. ELLIS, MASS. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLD VARIETIES. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1S95. Rooted CuttingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS, COLEUS. ETC. Write for price list. E. J. CLOUD. Ai/ondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ^ Per ino Per UtOO HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttings J4.00 SviJj.OU Out of :3i^-inch pots . . 7 00 Rooted cuttings of the following vartetles 2 51) 20.00 Daybreak. >nver Spray. Kdna Craig. Lizzie Mc- Gowan. Tidal Wave and Portia. Also a full line of Florists Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Gush with order. E. HIPPARD. Youngstown, O. Garnaiion Win. Sgou. Tlie best and ruont profitable Carnation. It Is the most producilve. It Is the strongest and heathlest grower. In size It ranks with the best. The flowers bring the hlgliest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FKEE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cuttings. No disease. Stocli true to name. Sample Free. Daybreak. Tidal Wave K.UO per 1(X); $]« (0 per lOOO Silver Spray. McGowan l.T.i per IIJO; K.OU per 1000 Helen Keller 8.00 per lOU; SU.UOperlOOO READY NOW. LAKE GENEVA FLORAL CO.. LAKii GENEVA, WIS. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Sc 'tt. Winner of Craig cup for best needling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at 810.00 per lUO; $80 00 per 1000. .»"Those wishing to list it please write. MOST LEADING VARIETIES READY AT SAME TIME. MRS. FISHER. (For summer blooming), now ready, from soil, at 812.50 per lOUO.. LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per lOOO. EDW. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price Li.st. p. O. Box 2-_'S. KENNETT SOUARE, PA, CARNATIONS I VIOLETS PerlOOO 5000 D.WBREAK glo.OO 5000 SILVER SPRAY lO.OO 5000 LIZZIE McGOWAN 12.50 LADY CAMPBELL VIOLETS, well rooted runners lO.OO *^Immediate delivery for cash. JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville. Chester Co., Pa. Rooted Cuttings. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Last year's noveltiu8 Finest standard sorts. . . CARNATIONS. Per 100 S5.0O .$2.00 to S.UO Sliver Sprav. McGowan. Wilder, Portia, Tidal Wave. Dayhreak 2.0O Wm. Scott. Albertuil. Stuart 3.U0 BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield. III. GreviUea Robusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. ,646 The American Florist. Feb. 2, St. Paul, Minn. The past week has witnessed a great scarcity of white flowers, roses and car- nations especially. This can be attributed to cold, dark weather, off crop "season with the growers and a number of funerals of prominent people. Trade has shown quite a decided increase and both growers and store men rfjoice alike. We recently visited the Mendenhall greenhouses in Minneapolis and found much to please and edify. His range of houses, or series of ranges, is so extensive and his stock so large and varied, that one-ball cannot be seen or described in an afternoon visit. Just at present his roses are nearly all "off crop" but the plants are looking well and promise good resultsfor the future. His experiment with roses and violets in solid beds is proving highly satisfactory, the roses being superior, while the violets are decidedly better than those planted in benches. In carnations he has a large number of varieties some of them looking well, while others are badly affected by rust, which is being fought quite successfully. We noted some very fine blooms of Uncle John, The Stuart, Bouton d'Or and other promising varieties. In ferns, palms, dracsenas, crotons, etc., he has several large houses. His stock of these plants is by far the largest and finest in the twin cities. His orchid house is a mass of bloom. One of the latest firms in the business here is Hougen & Nelson, whose place was built in the summer of '93. Their houses, five in number, are built in a tavored sunny location on the slope of a hillside facing the south. Their stock of cyclamen is one of the finest ever seen in the city, while their violets are hard to beat anywhere. A spring on the hillside furnishes them with an abundance of fresh water the year round. Their trade is principally wholesale. Felix. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, aud the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. KerltlOPerlUOO Golden Oueen cS: C Verschaffeltll, rooted cuttlnps ? .75 $6 00 Coleus In varietv (iO fi. 00 Geraniums in flats ■ l.TS 15 03 Geranium Mme. Sallerol 1.25 10.00 Geranium, Rose 1-75 Feverfew 1.25 10.00 Ageratums, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .T5 Palvlaa 1.00 Heliotrope, four varieties, l.UO Petunias, Dreer's strain 1 . 50 Vlncas. varlesated and green 1.50 Alternantheras 50 Casli must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Rooted Cuttings. VERBENA — A large collection of fine brij;ht colors, all robust growers, at $7.50 per 1000. COLEUS— Twenty best bedders, plenty of red and yellow, $6.00 per 1000. CANNA— Mme. Crozy, strong bulbs, at |6.00 per 100. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Tuberous Begonias " (iriflin'.s Strain) Medal awarded World's Fair. Finest Strain In the World. SEED, choicest Blnple & donlile 50c& Jl each trade pkt. BULBS, slUKle varieties, from W UU per lOU. double ■' •• lU. 00 per 100. Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive Illustrated Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO., Woodbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. See what F. R. PIERSON has to say about our new Cannas. "COIiUMBIA is an entirely new type in every way, and one of the most dis- tinct of any of the recent introductions. We are highly pleased with the flower, confirming our previous good opinion of it. It is certainly a very fine variety and if it is anything like as valuable out- doors as it seems to indicate from test under glass, we would consider it one of the very finest novelties that has been in- troduced in a long time. Unlike any other seedling it shows a new type of habit and cliaracter, and if it will stand the wind and rain as you have stated and as it would seem to indicate by the length of time flowers hold on under glass it cer- '\ tainly will prove a very desirable addition •^ to our list of cannas." price $1.00 each. "FRiniA is a good canna; it has more red on the flower than Eldo- rado but otherwise is, so far as a few plants would show, substantially the same. Has a good flower about in- termediate between Eldorado and Flor- ence Vaughan." Price 60c each, $6 per doz. Orders booked for 3Iarch 15tU delivery. Owing to limited stock of Columbia, we ■withdraw price by the dozen and offer only at 81.00 each, net, regardless of quantity, on and after February 1st, 1895. I.N. KRAMER & SON, CBDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. t Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. We have the largest stock in the States of this plant, and are prepared to supply 100,000 rooted cuttings on or after March i. PRICE, $4 per 100, or $35 per 1000. 2-inch, $6 per 100; 3-inch, $8 per 100; 4-inch, $!0 per 100. «S-WRITE US FOR TESTIMONIALS. AND OUR SPECIAL RATES FOR 1000 LOTS. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, PHILA.. PA. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Uur plauls caunot be surpassed. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. A/bans, England. As fine a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. &c. Send for list of prices of Coleus and Carnations. •w. K.. sx3::Bi:j3ii:ifi.E:, AVONDALK, Chester Co., PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts, tlflc per doz.; $4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years, 36c per doz.; *2 per lUU. lU'iulv for dcllviMV Kcli. Ibt, Also CYCLAMEN perBli-UTii tlfaiiliMiiii, [i'.An. fll Ul |iiT 100. GENISTAS, .Vlnch ij.itfi, line |. hints, »r; In tir, iht luo. SMILA.V, :;!,2-lncli puis. f:;.liO per lUO; *16.UU per 1000. Address .J. G. UllKKOW, Fishkill, N. Y. When writiner to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. GUrysanilieniuiiis. . . . Rooted Cuttings. Mailed for $1.00 per 100. THE FOLLOWING KINDS: E. G. HILL, MRS. SCHUCHARDT, LOUIS BOEHMER, WM. FALCONER, ROHALLION, JOHN LANE. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Itux 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Rooted Cuttings. ^ ^ Per 100 GERANIUMS, single and double mixed «.00 CUPHEA 75 roi.Eis 60 VKKItK.N'AS 60 lli:i,liirU(lPB. from 2-Inch pots 1.60 (JEKAiNIUM Mnio. Sallerol. from 2-lncli pots.... 1.60 fASH w rrii niniiH. HEN RY OOHANN. COLLINSVILLE. ILL. PAL11S AKK INCREASING IN FAVOR with the people but they need couxlnj: to buy. Our prices are "f oaxlnt;" so vonr.s o:in he. Send us $li for 1? ;i ..t 4-lu., or $A fur :il *• Maulcata aurea Fuchsias, best varieties 3 Heliotropes. 10 kinds 3. Croton Macuiatum. strong plants Crotons. assorted, strons plants Plumbat'oea. Lady Lapents, Capensls and Capenslsalba Hibiscus, double and single i-lnch and 2-lnch, K.OU per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished bo.ic. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: A. Rolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 26 N. 4th Street. Philadelphia. Pa.; F. B. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St.. N. Y.; H. Baversdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. Xi Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O. ; B. H. Hunt. 7il Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower E.xchange. 131 Mason St.. MMkwaukee. Wis.; U. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sta.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, filh and Marshall Sts. Richmond, Va.; Jas. VIck's Sons. Rochester. N. Y-; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis. Mo.; Huni^ Ington Seed Co.. Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., lOai Market St., Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland. Oregon; A. Herrman, 416 E.:i4th St.. New York; Geo. A.Sutherland. 117 Brom- tleld St . Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton; N.F. .McCarthy* Co.. I Music Hall Place, Boston; The Ilenrv PhlUpps Seed and Implement Co . Toledo, (>.. Bert Cokely & Co., 234 Church St.. Phlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter 4 Co.. Providence. B. I.; L. J. Kresliuver. Iit3 Greenwich St., New York; J. C. Vaughan. 2i> Barclay St.. New York. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Onl., Agent for Canada. IVI. RICE & CO., Florists' SUDDI16S. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ^°*'''"""'' ^^rri Mention American Florist. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. ■argeet and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. John Conley & Son, Miiiiufjirtiirers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET. TO U A f^f*t\ P^r 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs |1.00; .^**V/\^\/ 50 ll« 81. ,W; 100 lbs K.SO. DUST. Extra fine, per 100 lbs. J5. pie *^Saiuple Freb Vaughan's Seed Store, ^^ Chicago. Mention American Florist. iSgs. The American Florist. 649 WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House,Carden, Stock or any other Durpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE DeLAMATER-RIDERano DeLAMATER-ERICSSON Pun^piNC ENGINE. Their operation is eo eini;i!e and safe that a chiM can run them They will pump water from shallow streams or any k.ud of well. Thev can be arranged for anv kind of fuel Capacity 1.600 to 30.000 gallons off water a day, according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 8/ 5outn Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y HOT-AIR ENGINE. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination.* Plant Stakes. '4, 5-16, Yi, yi, ji, }(, and ^-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. THE ACME AJUSTABLE FANCY Metal Fot Label. "Patent applied for." Manufactured from decorated tin and brasB. of neat appearance, will last for years; holds removable card board f " r name of plant- al w ays lejrl ble. protected from mcjlsture by transparent Mica. ^\iQ.b% Inches lonjr. 1 Inch wide Send for deseriptlTe elrculur. Tin Labels, price per 100 $1.75. Tin Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 3iic. Brass Labels, price per lOu, IS3.35. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rolker, 218 Fulton St., NEW YORK. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturer* «/ • CYPRESS • Greeiilifliise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated CataloEfnes. HOME RflTTflN GO., 483 Wells St., CHicago. YICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate ot Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at tlie St Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform t,^ 100 foot houses Pt new device. Send for Catalogue and -^ timates. Standard Flower Pots. OUR POTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write U8 before placing: your orders elsewliere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO.. Covington. Ky. 13 66. MANUFACTURED BY N. 5TEFFENS ^35 EAST 2IS.T ST. NEW YORK. BOXES! BOXES! BOXES! Three-Piece Wood Mailing Boxes. The neatest and strongest box in the market. Send 15 cents in stamps for sample nest. We also make Cut Flower and Express Boxes. Thin Lumber sawed to order for packing:. ADDRESS W. E. »1MITH, KENTON, H«rdin Co., O. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. WOOD LABELS, of Superior Quality, for NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS. Best pattern of 2J4-inch, printed and wired. "Highly commended" at Convention American Florists at Atlantic City. ADDRESS BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 650 The American Florist. Feb. ^eco^ ^oteiS. South Framingh AM, Mass. — A. Herbert has opened a florist store at 13 Irving Square. Colorado Springs, Colo.— Mr. William Clark is spending his winter vacation in California. Barre, Vt. — Sanders & Sias have suc- ceeded to the business formerly run by Wm. Clark. Pawtucket, R. I.— Wm. Hoffman has opened a flower store on the corner of Bast avenue and Main street. Cambridge, Mass. — The Shady Hill Nursery Co. is about to locate its central office at 102 State street, Boston. Newbern, N. C. — The semi-annual meet- ing of the North Carolina Florists' Asso- ciation will be held in this city February 20 to 24. Nashua, N. H.— The New Hampshire Horticultural Society has been incorpor- ated. The incorporators are W. D. Baker of Rumney, G. A. Wason of New Boston, W. H. Stinson of Mont Vernon, Alonzo Towle of Freedom, and John W. Farr of Littleton. Belvidere, III.— L. E. Coleman has opened a retail floral store at 420 South State street, where he will also carry a line of seeds. Stock in his greenhouses is looking well, a house of McGowan carna- tions being particularly good. C. H. Maynard, formerly with E. H. Hunt, Chicago, is in charge. AsHEViLLE, N. C— On Thursday, Jan- uary 24, there was a large and enthusi- astic gathering of four florists in this city who proceeded to form the Asheville Flo- rists' and Gardeners' Club with the fol- lowing officers: Robert Bottomly, presi- dent; R. G. Milford, vice-president; J. W. C. Deake, secretary; C.Zbinden, treasurer. We intend to have a chrysanthemum show here this year that will surprise the natives. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST I Aren't you tired polnp through your houses two or three times a day year after year and llfiiu^,' your ven- illatlng sash one at a tlote and propping' them up with sticks or pots, with a chance ot havlnjj saeh blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We ha ('^'()t]u'JI tl]( ihlnt.' \ou nied thoNKAVhsT and 151 SI thliiK out ' J he New Departure for about h iM tin' (ont of the old Bt>!e. Jeud for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention American Florist. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Hackensack, N. J., Nov. 5, 1894. I.OCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. Gentlemen. — We are well pleased with the material purchased of you for our last house. The quality was excellent, measure generous and price very reasonable. Shall probablj' place more orders with vou in the Spring. Yours truly, CAPT. JOHN J. PHELPS. |Green\Housev Raftf.rVJ lNO.R,UTTxY ^ REpUlf^ED, ^\-\^ Green-House Material. The finest CL£AS CYPRESS used. P'or circulars and eatlmates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. rvOC»£:ivA.ivr>, o. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, T^Zy T^^iT^l^ 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.> Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long: Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopflel & Co., and to introduce to tht trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopflel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in tht belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list ana samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., FLOWER POTS. We Manufacture all kliidH of Flower Pots, etc. Makliifi !i Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send for price list and samples twhlcli will be sent free), and we know you will give us your order. J. b, oWAHN SONS, MlnneapoUs, 'mIud. When wrltlnK mention the American Florist. EVANS' IMPROVED Challengce Ventilating Apparatus Write for llIiiBtrni-ed Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stock OD band ot good strung puts. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. 19i-lncli 2 3 K 6 pots, per 1000 S 3.00 3.36 3.60 4.U0 6.00 7.26 11.00 13.80 Hnch pots, per 1000 J22.00 7 •• ■• 35.00 8 ■■ •• 60.00 9 ■• ■• 76.00 10 '• perlOO lO.UO 11 ■■ ■• 16.00 12 •' •• 20.00 14 •• " lU.OO IB " •• 76.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. V. AuKUBt Rolker A Sons, 131; \ l:iS VV. -Mth St., New Vork City, New Vork Axent^. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Fh> RiST when writing to advertisers. i8g5- The American Florist. 651 Every florist, market »;ardener. owner of lawn, ffraes- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied fori for applying liquid manure, funplcldes and Insectlcldee to plants. 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Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. lEATTY, Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1896. CONTENTS. Hardy plants and shrubs 653 Retail tr?ae— Orchid arrangements (4 illus.) 654 — Floral fashions in New York B.V) Carnations— Notes 656 — Am Carnation Society . . . . .... 656 — Chester County Society 656 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 6i7 Rosf s— Fertilizers 658 New York 658 Boston 659 Chicago 659 Montreal 660 St. Louis . . 660 Society of Indiana Florists 661 Society of American Florists 661 S. A. F. charter 661 Philadelphia 662 The seed trade 666 Catalogues received 666 The black calla 667 News notes 668 Cincinnati 670 Springfield. Mass 670 Louisville, Ky, . . • .... 670 Toronto 67;! San Francisco 674 Waterbury, Conn. — W. J. Snow's greenhouses were burned February 7. Loss $8,000. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter beads or enclose your business card. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress for one year for $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find snch a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a list of trade organiza- tions, both national and local, with names and addresses of principal officers, tiiEe and place of meetings and other informa- tion? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Hardy Plants and Shrubs and Their Ar- rangement. BY .1. WILKINSON' ELLIOTT. {Read before the Mass. Horticultural Society February 2.\ The almost universal practice of using tender or half hardy bedding plants in ornamental gardening in preference to the hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs is open to criticism. Is it true that the people really prefer the short lived bril- liancy of the tender sorts, followed by a long period of dreariness, to the ever- changing attractiveness of grounds judi- ciously planted with well selected flower- ing or otherwise ornamental hardy plants, which, even during the winter months, aff'ord a pleasing variety to the garden view? It is my belief that people do not have a choice in this matter; they do not read gardening papers; and in the city parks and gardens, as a rule, they find the tender bedding plants are the chief reliance for the decoration of the grounds and therefore they buy what the local florist oSers for their purpose. But these bedding plants are a yearly expense, while the hardy plants and shrubs, when once placed, are permanent, and furnish a fresh growth of beauty each succeeding year, with no further expense except for care and culture (which are alwavs neces- sary for the tender plants in addition to annual purchase money). The tender plants endure but three or four months, but the well selected and properly planted hardy plant will open its display in early spring with snowdrops which are in bloom with the first pleasant days, even in March. They are quickly followed by scillas and crocus. Next come the tulips and narcissi, for a month; and beforethey are past the early flowering herbaceous plants are showing bloom, and the flow- ering shrubs have begun a display that will end only with the autumn. By May the creeping phlox, columbines, doroni- cums. Oriental poppies, German and Siberian irises; and of shrubs the lilacs, spiraeas, Japan quince, magnolias, mollis and Ghent azaleas; of climbers the cle- matis, in its splendid varieties, open a season that will cover six months. June brings out rhododendrons, kalmias, roses, Lilium candidum and L. elegans. July ushers in Japanese irises and lilies in vari- eties that will show flowers until frost comes. During that period the tall phloxes, yuccas, rudbeckias, gaillardias, tiger lilies, hollyhocks, single and double, campanulas, rugose roses, day lilies, altheas, hydrangeas, tamarix, hardysun- flowers, and a host of other good things will also add their floral tribute. When the autumn opens the Japanese anemones and the old fashioned and hardy chrysanthemums come on and will bloom through early frosts and even early snow storms. But the skillful gardener will find a I place for many tender plants, especially for the gladioli, dahlias and tuberous be- gonias, which can be easily stored in the dwelling house over winter. A place can also be found for the large flowered cannas, not in isolated groups on the lawn, but in small groups in the margin of a shrubbery where their stifi'ness will be concealed, yet their fine colors will be useful. Phlox Drummondi, sweet peas, asters, calliopsis and tallnasturtiumscan also be added. The most impottant thing we have to consider in gardening with hardy plants and shrubs is their arrangement. We must study to produce a pleasing efiiect at all seasons — to have a succession of bloom, that thegarden shall never be dull or uninteresting. As hardy plants are usuallyputin where they will remain for years it is well to make a liberal preparation of the soil before planting. I usually specify that the borders should have two feet of good, friable soil, mixed with one-fourth its bulk of rotted stable manure. Borders should be prepared in late summer or fall, and the planting be done in the following spring. Fall planting is recommended by some, but my experience is that many fall planted trees and shrubs are winter-killed that would have proved quite hardy if planted in the spring, so as to have the benefit of a growing season to establish themselves. A border three feet wide In front of a house was planted with Eulalia gracil- lima, erianthus, Funkia Sieboldiana and F. subcordata; the last two in front of the first two. As these were selected for form and foliage they were efiiective through- out the season, and as a contrast a group of tuberous begoniaswas introduced, and these have to be planted every spring. The porch of this house was shaded by Halliana and golden honeysuckles, Cle- matis Jackmanni, C. Henryii and C. pan- iculata. A border at one side of the house was much shaded, and was planted with shade loving plants, such as native ferns, native cypripediums. trilliums, lily of the valley andtiarellas and a groupof Lilinm lancifolium at the point of most light. Another border, in front of a hedge of California privet, has first a line of hardy roses; among these gladioli are planted each season. In front of this line is one of narcissi, of sorts. The rest of the bor- der is filled with hardy herbaceous plants, includingcolumbines, Japanese anemones, iris and lilies, pjeonies, German iris, Heli- anthus la;tiflorus. Coreosis lanceolata, gaillardias, Rudbeckia hirta , hardy asters, campanulas, phloxes, delphiniums and Heuchera sanguinea. These are grouped in selections to secure a constant succes- sion of bloom. In front of these is a line of tulips, narcissi. millas,etc., sweet peas. Phlox Drummondi and nasturtiums are added where space is found. The brick walls of the house are covered bv Ampe- lopsis Veitchii. A single stem of Chinese wistaria is trained upon a wire to the 654 The American Florist. Feb. eaves of the house, along which it forms a fringe. Crocus, scillas and snowdrops are put into the earth all over the lawn, and their bloom is a highly prized feature of the estate. Upon a lot two hundred feet deep by one hundred and fiftv feet front, with an eastern exposure, the house should be placed nearly midway from front to rear of the lot, and only far enough from the northern boundary to permit a screen of plantingtobemade. The entire southern, western and a portion of the eastern boundary should be occupied by a border, varying in width from five or six feet to twenty, with a curved outline on the lawn. This should beplanted principally with shruhs arranged in group?; but a few trees, such as birches, magnolias and JuHas trees, and a few evergreens, such as retinosonras, should be used; also ever- green shrubs in quantity. Where a great variety of hardv plants is desired the entire margin might be filled with them, but a more effective arrangement is to plant them in bold grouns, one variety in a group, and alternate them with groups of shrubs. Someof the stronger growing plants, such as the sunflowers, foxgloves and single hollyhoclfs, might be placed in the middle or baclc part of the border, and the Japanese Lilium auratum, L. rubrum and L. album and our American sp'^esLsuoerbum can always beplanted with advantage in groups of rhododen- drons and azaleas. A'^ter such a border is fullv planted with trees, shrubs and hardv plants there will be manv oppor- tunities to introduce spring flowering bulbs — tulips, narcissi, etc. This border should be kept in cultivated condition, free from weeds or grass, and mulched with manure everv year. The lawn should be kept quite free from trees, shrubs or flower beds, or, at most, have only a fewchoice specimens planted on it. In 'arger places, vyhere a vegetable gar- den is included, the latter should be con- cealed from the houPe bv a lartre growing hedge, even including trees. These larger places permit thenlantingof hardvshrubs and plants in masses, as if they were growing wild. Naturalizinghardv mate- rial does not mean attempts to imitate thickets or woods on our lawns, but rather taking advantage of a brookside for iris, narcissi, hardv ferns, etc., that will thrive in such places; planting native rhododendrons, azaleas, Valmias by roueh banks or ledges; the planting of climbing plants so as to hide uncouth or unsightlv trees, or old shrubberv, trans- forms the spot into a thing of beautv. Climbing plants of the hardyclass should be used much more freelv and with great advantage. Do not try to train them in stiff', formal wavs, thev will always pro- duce beautiful effects if allowed to grow naturallv. There is nothing morecharm- ing in nature than the combination of shrub or tree with wild vines. LIST OF PLANTS. Hvbrid perpetual roses, asPaulNevron> U'rich Brunner, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Gen. Jacqueminot. Anna de Diesbach, Magna Charta, Baroness Rothschild, Cant. Christy and Mabel Morrison. Herbaceous plants — Anemone japonica allia, single hollvhocks, Japanese iris, Lilium auratum, Rudbeckia hirta, aquil- egias in variety. Yucca filamentosa, her- baceous paeonies, both single and double varipties, Lilium speciosum, Hetianthus laetiflorus, foxgloves, tall perennial phlox in variety, delphiniums in varietv. Aster nova-anglijE rubra, the old fashioned hardy chrysanthemum, Iberis semper- v'rens, the lilies superbum and Cana- dense. Phlox subulata and P. subulata alba. Pyrethrum uliginosum.Sedum spec- tabile, Doronicum plantagineum excel- sum. gaillardias, oriental poppies, Eulalia gracillima, Funkia Sieboldiana and sub- cordata, Arundo donax. Hibiscus mos- cheutos, Heuchera sanguinea, Pyrethrum roseum. single and double. Spiraea palm- ata and filipendula, Tiarella cordifolia, Myosotis palustris semperflorens, Heli- anthus rigidum. Campanula turbinata, and Mariesii, Viola cornuta, Cypripe- dium spectabile and native ferns in va- riety. Spring flowering bulbs — ^Narcissus bi- color Horsfeldi, N. poeticus, N. Emperor, N. Von Sion, N. alba pleno odorata, N. Golden Spur and N. Trumpet Major; tulips, both early and late flowering, single, and Gesneriana; Milla uniflora, crocus in variety, Scilla siberica, single snowdrops. Climbers — Clematis paniculata.C. Hen- rvii, C. Jackmanni, C. Virginiana and C. flammula; Ampelopsis Veitchii, Chinese wistaria, purple, trumpet creeper, golden Japan honeysuckle and Halliana honey- suckle. Shrub'— Kalmia latifolia, rhododen- drons, Catawbiense hybrids. Azalea cal- endulacea and arborescens, Ghent and mollis azaleas, Spirasa Van Houttei, Weigela Candida, Magnolia stellata; Japan maple — sanguineum, aureum and atropurpureum di«sectum; tree paeonies. Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Japan snowball, Cornus Spathii, and C. ele- gantissima sanguinea, lilacs in variety, Tamarix tetrandra and chinense, Ber- beris Thunbergii, Forsvthia suspensa, Exochorda grandifl'^ra, Desmodium pen- duliflorum, Sniraea Lindleyana, S.Reeves- iana and S. R. fl. pi., S. Anthonv Waterer, S. BumaHa. S. Thunbergii and S. oruni- f ilia fl. pi.; Rosa rugosa; althaea? — dwarf single white. Bu'st's variegated and double varieties; Japan quince. Deutzia crenata, fl. pi., D. gracilis. Hvdrangea paniculata, H. quercifolia, Philadelphus coronariuB, Weigela rosea and W. rosea nana variegata, Forsythia Fortunei, golden elder. Rhododendron maximum, Andromeda jaoonica, A. flnribunda, E'aeagnus loncipes; snowberries. both white and red, Prunus Pissardi, Hyperi- cum aureum, Ligustrum Ibota and up- right honeysuckles. THE RETBIL TRJDE. The Arrangement of Flowers, xvra. ORCHIDS. The orchid is rapidly coming to the front as a commercial flower. In our large cities at least it is no longer a rarity to see orchid blooms displayed in our flo- rists' windows, in fact the flower is now quite an important factor in high class decorations and arrangements of various descriptions. That this flower has plenty of admirers among all classes is plainly evidenced by the crowds that are at- tracted by a window display of these flowers. There is a fascination about the orchid to the passer-by that no other flower possesses. Though still high in price, when we consider the length of time that these flowers last in good condition, they are not so very expensive in the end. Many flower buyers are beginning to find this out. We know of several instances this season where two receptions were given within three or four days at the same house and one lot of orchids served a useful purpose for both occasions. After the first reception was over the flowers were taken down and cared for by the florist and then re-arranged again a few days later, the only additional expense being the extra labor and perhaps a few hundred fresh adiantum. Of all flowers there is none that lends itself to better purpose in a decoration than the orchid. The arrangement is at once easy and diflicult. Easy to him with natural taste and difficult to the mechan- ical worker. We have often spoken of the danger of overcrowding; no flower is more impatient of such treatment than the orchid; its value is lost when it loses its individuality by crowding. Then again we must understand somewhat the nature of the flower. Take for instancea mantel or mirrordecoration, we wouldn't take such terrestrial species as cypripe- diums and tie them up among the vines. We ought to know at least so much of their habit that the proper place forthem is at the base. And the epiphytal sorts, which embrace the larger part of the orchid family, will only show their real beauty when placed in their natural position. One of the most useful adjuncts in or- chid decorations is corkbark. We prefer this to any other kind of bark for the reason that it is very light, and it is soft and spongv so that you can press a pin into it easily with vour thumb. The bark can be had at the dealers in florists' sup- plies at a moderate cost. It comes in pieces 5 to 8 inches in width and 2 to 3 feet long and can be cut into any desir- able shape. Our first illustrationshows an arrange- ment of 14 cattleva blooms on a piece of bark about 6x24 inches. For ereen we used a string of Asparagus plumosus, which was first draped around the bark, held into the desired position bv running a small double pointed tack over the stem into the bark. In order to keep the flowers from wilting tie a little green moss (thoroughly soaked with water) around the stem and then arrange these on the bark by the same process as above sta^ed. Such an arrangement will dis- plavthe orchid flower to good advantage and suggests the idea of the flower grow- ing in its natural element. There is only the foliapeof the plant lacking; this.hoyy- ever, is difficult to obtain unless you are fortunate enough to have a suitable piece of the growing plant which might be fastened to the bark; still in a general wav for a decorative purpose the aspar- agus will answer very well and is per- haps the best vine we can use. as it does not wilt in a warm room. The cost of such a piece would be about $8, 14 cat- tlevas at 50 cents each, string asparagus 50 cents, and bark say 50 cents. The second illustration is put up in a similar manner with the same number of cattlevas andthe additionof a few sprays of lalia and dendrobium, wl^ich add to the cost: 4 sprays of l.-elias (10 blooms) $2 50, 3 sprav= dendrobium at 75 cents $2 25, total $12.75. Such pieces are very useful in a first-class decoration and might be suspended in a group of plants or in any other suitable position with fine effect. There are manv other wavs in which the bark might be employed to good ad- vantage, as for instance in banking a mantel. Here we may use in addition to asparagus some growing ferns tipped out of their pots if necessary and placed be- tween the pieces of bark in a growing position, then trail your vines over the pieces of bark in a rustic fashion and iSgS- The American Florist. 655 ARRANQEMBNT OF ORCHIDS ON CORK BARK NO. 1. fasten the orchids on these. Cypripe- diums can be used to fine eflfcct in a bank of this Isind, arranged in groups in the crevices between the bark and ferns. Orchids in baskets are also very effective but wherever possible the green (and there should be a good deal of it) should be suitable growing plants, as the cut fronds of ferns wilt too quickly. We prefer the airy fronds of A. gracilliraum to any other, or if the basket is a large one A. princeps is also fine. If these are not to be had other species of a similar character will answer. We present an illustration of a basket exhibited at the Chicago show where a plant of A. graciUimum is used. The plant is tipped out of an 8-inch pot and bedded in sphagnum moss with a layer of green sheet moss on top. Around and through the fronds are arranged 50 Cyp- ripedium Lawrenceanum, with A. Far- leyense around the edge, a spray of on- cidium being tied to the handle. The expense would be: 50 cypripediums at 20 cents (you can often buy them for much less) $10, 1 spray of oncidium 75 cents, 1 fern $1.50, basket and moss $1.25, Far- leyense fronds $1.50, total $15. The last illustration is that of an oval handle basket of medium size, filled with orchids in variety. For green, which is liberally used, we have A. Farleyense and A. princeps. The handle is draped with Asparagus plumosus, into which are tied a couple of sprays of oncidium. The cost would be about as follows: orchids of various sorts $15, Farleyense $2, A. princeps $1, basket and moss $1.50, 1 string asparagus 50 cents, total $20. Floral Fashions in New York. The custom of sending bouquets to debutantes at their "coming out" re- ception is more generally observed in New York the present season than ever before. These bouquets, which are round and of good size, are laid on a table along side the lady who is receiving herfriends, and each bunch is in turn held in the hand for a short time, so that no slight or undue favor may appear to be shown to any giver. To wear corsage bunchesor other floral adornment about the person which would harmonize with any and all of these gifts would be impossible, so none are ever used on the dress at these affairs. Baskets ol flowers are very seldom bi.eu on such occasions, and promiscuously mixed bouquets never. In making the fashionable bunch the combination is as a rule confined to one or two varieties of flowers loosely and gracefully arranged and tied with a broad satin ribbon, which is sometimes wound so as to cover the entire stems, but is oitener merely knotted once around the stems, these being exposed withtheirown foliage below the bow. Natural stems only are admissible and such things as tinfoil, wires or stuffing of any kind are never used under any circumstances. The flowers composing these bouquets are as various as the tastes of those who order them, or the fancy of the florist whose ad- vice may be sought. A bunch made up of lilacs with one fine hybrid or American Beauty rose; or a single cattleya bloom in one corner, and loops of narrow rib- bon of color to match attached to the rose or orchid, is a favorite combination with one of the most lashionable florists. Care must be taken that the flowers used combine gracefully in foim as well as in color. For instance, stiff mignonette with orchids set in between is ancxample of bad arrangement. This combination, which can never be made to look easy and graceful, may be made still worse by the use of dark green ribbon, which will add a gloomy appearance to it. The effect of ribbon should be, as a general rule, to lighten up the design and not to tone it down, hence it should, in most cases, correspond in tint with the bright- est and most cheerful color used in the combination. The best florists never send a bouquet out now without ribbon, and the selection of the proper color for each order requires the exeicise of much good judgment. The kind used is double raced satin, three to four inches wide. The rib- bon bill is quite a formidable item in a florist's expense account. In the case of one New York establishment it amounted to fifteen hundred dollars for the one month of December last. This large demand has encouraged the production ol new tints and shades, and the manu- facturers are now prepared to furnish ribbon to order, to match any flower specified. One of the latest and most novel crea- tions for a debutante, which was made by Mr. Geo. Stumpp and was much ad- mired, consisted ol a garland of orchids to hang over the arm. The orchid blooms were fastened in among the foliage of Asparagus plumosus, liitle knots and strands of baby ribbon being daintily woven into it. This was madeinresponse to a call for something novel. Herein is indicated the great secret of the success of some of the big New York florists. People in tbe best society are constantly demanding something new — copying they detest. And the florist who expects to cater to these people must be able to sug- gest new ideas and novel combinations. The first qmstion asked by a lady about to give a dinner or reception, is "what have you that is new, something that nobody else has had?" If the reply is "nothing," the customer is disappointed and is convinced that tbe florist is behind the times. Even though his suggestion is not accepted, his ability to make it stamps him as a man of ideas, and he has gained a big point. Do you WANT Mr. Scott's seasonable hints for the year in book form, so that yon can refer readily to his suggestions for any week in the year? You will find them in this form in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $a.OO. 656 The American Florist. feb. p, To Prevent Rdst. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts of ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart of ammonia and stir well. [The liquid can be kept in this form for some time and used as needed.] Add a pint of this solution to a barrel of water ana syringe the plants with a force-pump every two weeks. And don't let the time for spraying pass without attending to the operation. Carnation Notes. The statement has often been made in these columns and the idea has become thoroughly established in many sections that cuttings should be taken only from plants that have been grown solely for that purpose rather than tor the very finest flowers. The bearingof Al flowers seems in the minds of some to unfit the plant for propagation in that the cut- tings are weakened, and that too much of the vitality necessary for producing a healthy plant for the following season has been impaired. From results ob- tained during the past I am justified in contradicting this fallacy, for such I be- lieve it to be. Strong healthy parents, as a rule, in every form of life produce healthy, strong offspring. I believe the carnation is no exception to this rule. For any grower to state that a plant must be grown slowly or in an impov- erished condition seems very strange to me. Now it must be admitted that to obtain a flower three inches in diameter requires a very robust stem, in fact the plant must be in a state of perfect health. Why then should not this plant be the very best for reproduction? Is not this the course adopted by every grower of any note in every other branch of our trade? I sometimes think that growers have been led to denounce the custom of using stock which has been grown for very fine flowers because flowers of Al quality have not been produced in their houses. They often state that these large blooms are not good keepers; if this were the fact would the leading retailers of New York buy this stock as they do in preference to the smaller at any price? The very culture that is needed to pro- duce a large flower makes it a good keeper, for if this were not the fact the flower would go to sleep or shrivel before opening. Ifthe plant is forced with too much artificial heat the stems grow weak and slim and will not mature other than a weak flower. Lots of manure com- bined with judicious watering and ven- tilatiog are the requisites for the produc- tion ot first-class bloom, and the plant which furnishes this will give the best cuttings. If these advocates of growing for cut- tings only would advise resting the plants during November and December in a cold frame and then bringing into the houses, starting the plants then into a strong growth for cuttings we mig"ht give them some attention, but as it stands to-day we can look upon their advice merely as a dodge to catch trade for their stock. A grower of some prominence who called upon me to-day stated that he had tried stock from one who claims to grow and furnish cuttings only from plants grown quite cool and for cuttings only and that the plants never did as well as those which he purchased from stock grown for all it was worth. This is only one case of very many. I have investigated this matter quite thoroughly and feel justi- fied in making these statements quite emphatic. The New York Florists' Club was in- vited to Mr. John N. May's establish- ment last week to examine the new rose Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, and the visitors found that not only had Mr. May a treasure in his rose but that he also had several carnations that were simply grand. Dean Hole, a new yellow of the Buttercup type, is in fine condition at present. The foliage resembles Buttercup as does the flower, but the tendency which the latter has to die off in the bench is lacking and the plant in most soils makes fine root growth. The flower is very large and well formed. Maud Dean is one of themost beautiful flowers I have ever seen; it is perfection in form and the color white ground shading to the center withcarmine, which gradually disappears as the flower develops. This shading may seem to some who have not seen the flower to be a detriment, but the retailers, a number of whom were with us, were delighted with this novelty and, ob! how they would all like to handle the entire crop. Probably the most striking carna- tion which Mr. May has at present is one which he calls Lily Dean; this is a varie- gated sort similar to Helen Keller, but the markings are not as dark. Thepetals are larger, with a smooth edgt.and when fully developed the bloom is quite flat on the underside but well built up in the center. Mr. May has but a few plants of this variety and he is taking good care of it, from present appearances it will be a winner. Helen Keller is doing finely with Mr. May this year, although Helen has not done well in many places I am con- vinced that it is from a lack of knowledge as to the best way to handle it. 1 under- stand that a fine display will be made by Mr. May at the convention in Boston this month. Charles H. Allen. The American Carnation Society. The annual meeting of the American Carnation Society will beheld in the halls of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- ety on Tremont street, Boston, Mass., February 21 and 22. The large upper hall will be devoted to the exhibition, to which all carnation growers are invited to contribute, and which will be undoubt- edly the grandest display of the Divine Flower ever seen in America. Flowers and plants intended for the exhibition should be sent, carefully packed, prepaid, in care of Mr. A. H. Fewkes, Horticult- ural Hall, Boston, Mass.; they will be staged on the morning of Thursday, Feb- ruary 21. An exhibition of the diseases of carna- tions with specimens will constitute an interesting feature, and diseased speci- mens are solicited. Prof. Byron D. Hal- sted of the New Jersey Experiment Sta- tion, New Brunswick, N.J. , will be pres- ent and assist in this department. Following is the schedule of premiums: Class A. — Vases containing 100 blooms each as follows: 1st. 2d. 8d. White 810.00 $7.00 $5.00 Pink (lisht), not to be darker than Wm. Scott . " " Pink (dark), not to ije lighter than Tidal Wave " Scarlet "• Crimson " " " Yellow Variegated " Class B. — Vases containing 50 blooms each as follows: 1st. 2d. 3d. White »5.00 S4.00 $8.00 Pink (light), not to be darker than Wm. Scott " " Pink (dark), not to be lighter than Tidal Wave . . " " " Scarlet " " " Crimson a ■ • " " " Yellow T • Variegated " " " Class C. — Vasts containing 12 bloon.s each as follows. First premium only, no second or third. $2.00. WHITE. Lizzie McGowan, Silver Spray, Mrs. Fisher. Puritan, Uncle John, Any other white. PINK (light). Grace Wilder, Wm. Scott, Diaz Albertini, Edna Craig, Daybreak, Adelaide Kresken, Sweetbrier, Ada Byron, Nicholson, Annie Pixley, Any other light pink. PINK (DARK). Tidal Wave, Richmond, Thomas Cartledge, Mrs. Hitt, Any other dark pink. SCARLET. Portia, Stuart, Hector, E G. Hill, Fred Dorner, Garfield, Any other scarlet. crimson. Jacoueminot, Anna Webb, Ferdinand Mangold, Creole, Wabash, Crimson Coronet, Pride of Kennett, Any other ci imson. VARIEGATED. J. J. Harrisou, Helen Keller, Chester Pride, American Flag. Nellie Lewis, E. A. Wood, Stanley, Oiange Blossom, Western Pride, Dr. Smart, Any other variegated. YELLOW. Buttercup, Boulond'Or, Goldfinch, Golden Triumph, Any other yellow. Class D. — Pot plants, tl e pots not to exceed seven inches in Hiameier and one plant in a pot. First $5.00; 2d $4.00. White Best six plants. Pink (light) Pink (dark) Scarlet. Crimson " Variegated " Yellow . . . . - " Twelve distinct varieties.— 1st $10, 2d 88, 3d $6. Twenty-five distinct varieties.— 1st $20, 2d $15, 3d $10. Special premium offered by the Florists' Exchange \or the vase of blooms show- ing best culture, $25. Certificates of merit will be awarded all new varieties of distinct merit. The American Carnation Society v^ill hold two sessions each day in lower Hor- ticultural Hall, at which the following papers will be read and discussed: Car- nation plants for winter blooming, J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Carnations trom the cutting to the field, Wm. Snayne, Kennett Square, Pa.; Review of carna- tions the past decade, Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Pa.; The care of carna- tions during winter, W. B. Du Rie, Rah- way, N. J.; What are the advantages of disbudding carnations? C. H. Allen, Flo- ral Park, N. Y.; Why is the carnation a popular flower? E. G. Gillett, Cincinnati, 0.; How to distinguish the diseases of carnations. Prof, Byron D. Halsted, New Brunswick, N. J. The New York and Philadelphiadelega- tions will leave New York by Fall River Line steamer at 5 p. m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. All those who can conveniently do so are invited to join this party, and Mr. Eugene Dailledonze will, upon request, be pleased to securestate-rooms and arrange otherwise for the comfortof thoscattend- ing. For further information address Eugene Dailledouze, president, Flatbush, N. Y., or C. J. Pennock, secretary, Ken- nett Square, Pa. Chestter County Carnation Society. The regular meeting of the society was held in Kennett Square, Pa., Saturday, February 2, and despite the stormy j893. The American Florist. 657 ARRANGEMENT OP ORCHIDS ON CORK BARK NO. 2 weather there was an unusually large attendance. The subject discussed was the dying of leaves on some varieties after lifting. Wtn. Swayne thought it due to dry weather followed by late growth in fall. C. J. Pennock gave a brief ex- planation of difference in appearance between simply a dying of leaves and the destruction of tissue from bacterial disease. E. Swayne thought it always advisable to clean off dead leaves to insure a quicker and healthier growth. Louis Eastburn found that in a lot of Portia plants where some were cleaned and others not the former gave better flow- ers throughout the season but he thought no more. , Joseph Renard had tried vaporizing and use of tobacco dust to destroy aphis, but had found neither effective and re- turned to use of tobacco stems dampened and burned. Wm. Swayne said he began smoking to kill aphis at once after lifting plants in fall, making use of it twice a week lightly and found it entirely effective. Pres. Ladley called attention to the coming meeting of the American Carna- tion Society, which was to be, bethought, the best meeting ever held under the auspices of the national society. The particular feature of the meeting was the flower exhibition and the exhibi- tion of diseases of the carnation under charge of Prof. Halsted of New Bruns- wick, N. J. Among thecutflowersshowB were seedlings from Hicks & Son, two fine pinks; Louis Eastburn showed good reds and C, P. Barnard some dark ones. A bunch of about 25 seedlings in great variety of colorcame by express Irom Han- cock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich., as the meeting opened, and while showing the effects of travel, many of them were ex- tremely promising. A bunch of Ruth (white shaded pink) from P.M. Pennock, Charleston, W. Va., came by way of a Phila. commission house, and considering the time en route, were very good, stems stiff, flowers fine form and quite fragrant. Theo. Whitson had found some trouble with Daybreak not opening well and showing a stained appearance on budsas they were opening. Wm.Swaynethought the bottom of bench might be found dry. E. Swayne gave notice of his attempt to keep some flowers of his seedling Jack Frost for the Boston meeting; flowersare now out and will be held three weeks for the exhibition. C. J. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. Pelargoniums that you want in flower for Easter (the old cut down plants are most useful for this) should now receive their last shift and be given more heat than they have had since last November. Always give them a light house with plenty of air round them. Remember to pot firmly, using a good strong loam with a fourth or fifth of some well rotted manure. While you are at the old plants select some of the stronger of the young plants that are now in 3 or 4-inch pots, and shift into 5-inch, in which they will flower. You will then have a succession. 1 found last spring that these beautiful flowers paid to cut as well as they did to sell in pots. Two varieties especially suited for cutting are Mrs. R. Sandiford, a beautiful white, and Mme. Thibaut, a lovely soft pink. The greatest enemy to the show pelargoniums is aphis, which will work sad havoc with them if allowed to attack them. So a constant regular fumigating must be kept up. The Easter batch of cinerarias should now be in their flowering pots. A 5 or 6-inch cineraria will take a very rich soil. They like rotten cow manure, but don't let the soil be sifted fine; it is better coarse. It drains better and the roots thrive in it better. Some good English gardener said the sieve was the curse of the potting bench, and in a large sense he was right. The cineraria is a cheap plant, but if well grown will sell well at Easter. It must have a low temperature, plenty of light and plenty of room. Spread tobacco stems among the pots, and renew them every three or four weeks; it will help much to keep down the troublesome greenfly. This plan is particularly good for calceolarias, for while sure to be troubled with fly they don't like strong tobacco smoke, and their broad thick hairy leaves secure a good shelter for the aphis. Ifyou cut your second crop of smilax at the holidays, which you should have done, and the young growth is up a foot or two, now is a good time to apply a top dressing to the bed, for most likely many roots are showing on the surface. Cow manure that is not too fresh mixed with an equal portion of loam will do well for the purpose. If that is not to be had any manure that is not too fresh will do. Any manure used as a mulch when too fresh is liable to do much harm. The ammonia arising from it on bright days when it is too cold to give air hae many times been the cause of trouble. You have not been giving chrysanthe 658 The American Florist. Feb. mtiiiis much thought of late possibly. The old plants have been or should have been in come lightcool corner or in milder latitudes in a cold frame. Perhaps you have some cuttings potted off and grow- ing. There is no better plan to increase your stock of any variety than the method recommended by Mr. Elmer D. Smith last year, viz., when the cuttings are well rooted plant them out a foot or 15 inches apart in 3 or 4 inches of good soil on a bench. You will get ten times more cut- tings than if grown on in pots, with a fourth of the labor, and the cuttings will always be brittle, and in that state a chrysanthemum cutting must be if you expect a good plant. I believe such sorts as are liable to come blind, notably that still grand variety Mrs. Bullock, would if propagated this way be far less liable to come so often blind. From these y oung plants put now on the bench youcan con- tinue to take cuttings till June. Select only the most vigorous plants for the purpose. Wm. Scott. Fertilizers for Roses. Many think that because the rose is a strong, vigorous growing plant it will take liberal and strong fertilizing. There is no greater mistake made than this, so far as greenhouse culture is concerned at least. A correspondent sent me a sample of the leaves from his plants after having watered them with a solution of nitrate of soda, one pound to 50 gallons of water, and the effect was certainly very apparent; the edges of the leaves looked as if they had been scorched with fire and he says many of the young shoots are shrivelling up and turning black at the points and I am not surprised that they do after his having used this powerful salt in such proportion. I have tried many experiments with nitrate of soda and with me it has never been safe to use over half a pound to 50 gallons of water and even then should not be repeated too often. We have found once in twenty- five days often enough. And while on this subject it might be well to mention that for ordinary purposes the same law applies to all liquid manures, except in quite old plants where they have been growing two or three years in the same soil and the whole is a mass of roots; in such cases they will take it a little oftener particularly as the days get longer and the sun brighter. More plants are destroyed by over-feeding than by any other cause. A much safer method to fol- low is to feed lightly, or, to be more exact, make the liquid 25 to 50% weaker than is usually considered the right pro- portion, then when the plants are in proper condition to apply it give them a good soaking; furthermore, any liquid manure should be clear enough to see through it. In this condition the roots can utilize it at once and the plants will feel the eSect almostimmediately. Many think if a little is good more is better, but the sad effect of this doctrine is brought very prominently before us in every day life. John. N. May. New York. The fashionable mid-winter season is fairly on now. A brisk demand is experi- enced all along the line and it is felt espe- cially in the choicer grades of roses and carnations, prices of which are ma intained easily at figures which ought to be satis- factory to both buyers and growers. More than ever the good stock is on top; only after that has been cleaned up is there a living chance for the poorly grown orcarelessly handled, and the prices of the latter bear no comparison to those received for the former. Next to roses violets and carnations, orchids seem to have the call, and since the wholesale market price of cattleyas fell to $3 and $4 per dozen the consumption of these splen- did dowers has increased amazingly. Oc- casionlly there is a sudden special call tor something which ordinarily counts for but little in the flower market. Such was the case recently when the death of Miss Marguerite Shepard, youngest daughter of the late Col. Elliott F. Saepard caused a demand for marguerites to be used in funeral tributes, which was satisfied with great difficulty. Among the novelties which attract attention are Japan quince, crab apple and forsythia blooms and flowering plants of Azalea mollis and double flowered almond. Geo. Stumpp's window is filled with this class of stock and it is much admired. There are some very handsome ericas and azaleas coming in at present. Ribbons and crepe tissue paper are used to hide the flower pot or to add brilliancy to the plant, and in this form they have a large sale in the leading stores. The general sentiment which seems to prevail is that the flower busi- ness is iu as prosperous a condition as usual at this season. The echoes of the fake story about Mr. Astor's extravagant order for flowers to be placed on his wife's grave have not yet ceased. The country papers are still harp- ing upon "perishable pomp," "scornful rebukes," "wasteful extravagance," and "melancholy satisfaction," and are work- ing themselves into a perspiration, alter- nately discussing the more excellent uses to which the money might have been put and calling each other down for their censorious faultfinding, and the New York journals which first gave currency to the miserable yarn, have not yet been honorable enough to contradict it or to acknowledge that the tawdry looking contrivance which they pictorially repre- sented under the name of a princely floral mantle, never had any existence outside the imagination of their inventive sketch artist, although abundant proof has been given them of the utter falsity of the whole matter from beginning to end. As near as can be estimated, all the flowers used at the funeral in question did not exceed $200, and none have been placed on the grave since then, nor have any orders to that effect been given. The indignation among those having regard for the best interests of the florist trade has not subsided but rather increased as the fact gradually comes to light that the story had its source in the old combina- tion of a conscienceless florist and a gulli- ble reporter. It is hard to understand how any florist can be so blind to the injury such misrepresentations are bound to work upon the business in which he is engaged, or wherein it can afford him satisfaction or prospective personal ad- vantage. The general condemnation which prevails in the present instance is a warning which should be heeded by those who are inclined to indulgeinthesetricks. The funeral services over the remains of the late Ward McAllister took place at Grace Church on February 4. There wa» a great profusion of floral offerings. It is said that the announcement by this- gentleman that no lady would wear any flowers but violets to the horse show last fall was primarily the cause of the tre- mendous rush on violets, which took place in New York at that time and forced the prices up to such an unprecedented point. Be that as it may, it is still a fact that the noted society leader made no- attempt to pose as a dictator as to floral fashions, and was never regarded as an especially eminent authority in such mat- ters. On account of the intimate rela- tions, however, which he enjoyed for some years with high society, his favor was at one time much sought after by florists who aspired to the patronage of this- class of flower buyers, and in this direc- tion he undoubtedly exercised a consider- able influence. He was, naturally, well known to the leadingflorists,allof whom speak of him as a courteous gentleman,, genial and unassuming in manner,infact, anything but the dude which popular fancy has pictured him. The New York Florists' Bowling Club- met the Flatbush aggregation in a friendly game of bowling on the afternoon of Monday, February 4, and vanquished them by a score of 1232 to 979. There was quite a large number present, and everything went off pleasantly, all being in the best of spirits and bent upon hav- ing a good time. Arrangements are being made lor a return match to be played in Flatbush in the near future. The follow- ing are the scores made at Monday's game: NEW YORK. FI.ATBCSH. Keppler, 223 Mellis, 147 Hafner, 127 Rielly, 108- P. O'Mara, 145 P. Dailledouze, 158- Burns, 155 H. Dailledouze, 13» C. H. Allen, 142 Burnett, 102 J. Young; 125 Schmutz, 88- Horan, 159 Zeller, 120 Leuly, 156 Bergmann, 123 Total 1232 Total 979' The members of the North Hudson County Florists' Club had an elegant time at their dinner at WestHoboken, on the evening of January 23. The tables were beautifully decorated, and some fifty of the members and their friends attended. Mr. Chas, Dielz, the president of the club, presided and extended a hearty welcome to the guests, after which speeches were made by quite a number of those present, and music was rendered by some professional musicians, assisted by amateur talent. The meeting broke up at an early hour on the morning ot January 24. Julius Lang, who has been for a num- ber of years with Theodore Roehrs, has taken the store recently vacated by Mr. John Young, at 53 West 30th street, thus adding one more to the list of wholesale commission florists in thiscity. Mr. Lang has made many friends in the trade, and will no doubt succeed in establishing a profitable business for himself, Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley have just completed a new iron rose house, 20x240, which is to be devoted at once to the young stock of the rose Belle Siebrecht. The house will accommodate 80,000- young plants. Mr. A. F. Brabant, the dealerin florists' pins, has received an invoice of about 1,000.000 pins with heads of a new and very effective shade of violet. D. H. Roberts has moved his glass establishment to 132 and 134 South 5th avenue, where he will have a much finer j8qs. The American Florist. 659 4;^a^ FIRST PRIZE ORCHID BASKET AT LAST CHICAGO SHOW. ARRANGED BY P. J HAUSWIRTH. location and largely increased floor space. Thos. W. Weathered 's Sons have moved their office to 139, 141 and 14-3 Centre street. The establishment of Isidore Kaufman, 984 9th avenue, was damaged bv fire to the extent of $1,000, on February 2. Mrs. Spencer, Conwav street, Brook- lyn, has sold out to W. H. Hall. The wife of J. M. Hodgson died of pneu- monia on January 24. Boston. Thermometer below zero and wind blowing a hurricane are not the condi- tions most conducive to a large attend- ance at a florists' club meeting. It is therefore worthy of record that the ses- sion of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club on Tuesday, February 5, the coldest night of the season, was one of the best attended meetings for many months, and there is no question that those who were there felt well repaid. Judge Hoitt's masterly address was listened to with closest at- tention and the discussion which fol- lowed, Messrs. Foster, Crowley, Ewell and Finlayson participating, showed that the audience were in full accord with the sentiments expressed by the essayist. Much pleasure was also derived from the entertainment kindly furnished by Mr. Augustus Zirngiebel, who played some beautiful solos on the cornet and created much enthusiasm by a novel musical per- formance upon a collection of ordinary flower pots. Oa the table were exhibited blooms of the two new roses Belle Siebrecht and Mrs. Pierpont Morgan and carnation Dean Hole, which had been sent by Mr. John N. May and Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley for the inspection of the members. It was announced that the banquet to be tendered by the club to the American Carnation Society would take place on the evening of February 21 at the Hotel Brunswick. Galvin's greenhouses on Belmont street, Cambridge, were damaged by fire to the amount of $500 on the night of Feb- ruary 5. The exhibition at Horticultural Hall on Saturday, February 2, was surprisingly good, surpassing any before seen at this season of the year. It was prize day for orchids, violets, carnations and camellias. There was a beautiful display of orchids, plants and cut blooms by Mrs. F. L. Ames. Specially noticeable were two hybrid cypripediums, one named Mrs. F. L. Ames, a cross between C. Tonsum and Fairieanum, and another called C. Bal- lantine, a cross between C. purpureum and Fairieanum. On violets the compe- tition was brisk, and the prizes were awarded to W. N. Craig, N. T. Kidder and H. S. Rand, as first, second and third. Marie Louise, as shown by David Nevins, was superb. Wm. Nicholson, W. N. Craig, Sewall Fisher and Fisher & Aird were represented by numerous fine carna- tions, among which were several seedlings of much promise. As usual, F. B. Hayes had it all his own way with camellias, of which he showed a large collection. There was a big audience present to hear Mr. J. W. Elliott's paper on hardy plants and shrubs. The cut flower trade is going along at an easy jog, there being just about enough stock received to supply the steady de- mand, with no very great scarcity or overstock in any line. Colored carna- tions sell at outside prices as soon as re- ceived; white ones go more slowly. Roses, if extra good, bring as high as $2 per dozen, but there are a good manv roses sold for a very much lower figure. Of hvbrids there are none coming in yet ex- cepting Magna Charta, although later on there will be a supply of many of the best varieties from several large growers. Bulbous stock is in fair supply with light demand. Double daffodils, as usual, sell better than single unless the latter are extra large and fancy. In tulips the only sorts that sell well are the light pink tinted varieties. Harrisii lilies are short- ening up in supply. The first receipts of longiflorums have appeared at Geo. A. Sutherland's and they bring on an aver- age 25 per cent better prices than Har- risii. Smilax is decidedly scarce; this is an unusual occurrence so early in the sea- son. Asparagus is also pretty well cut out and the prospects are that it will ad- vance in price. Mignonette is very plenty and sells slowly. Mrs. Louis Sanderof Falmouth, Mass., who was lost in the Elbe disaster, was the sister-in-law of Mr. Chas. Sander, gardener to Prof. C.S. Sargent at Brook- line. Frank Becker has been seriously ill with bronchitis since January 1. James Com- ley is confined to his home suffering with the grip. Chicago. Market conditions remain about the same as last week. There is no let up in the weather, in fact the temperature dropped several degrees lower than had been recorded previously. It is no won- der therefore that the supply keeps at low ebb. Bulbous stock, which isn't so much subject to weather conditions, is offered somewhat more freely but is not by any means too plenty. Tulips are much im- proved. At Kennicott Bros, we note some very good Keiserkroon and Yellow Prince. The Klehm Nursery is sending in some of their famous La Reine erown as usual with a rich pink color. Von Sion are fairly plenty, but move rather slowly at 5. Valley is still very short in supply and there is no trouble in obtaining 5 for good stock. Dutch hya- cinths are coming in of fairly good quality but there seems little call lor them at present. Owingtothescarcity of whitein every line Romans are in great demand. There is no change in the price of roses. Good Bridesmaid, Meteor and Te?tout bring 8, Mermets, La France and Woot- ton 6 to 7, Perles and Gontiers 4 to 6.- Jacqs have make their appearance. T. J. Corbrey is handling some very good blooms grown by F. Stielow. These sell at $2- per dozen. The same grower has three houses of hybrids which will be in crop in a week or two. This stock prom- ises very fine this year. Poehlman Bros., of Morton Grove, had an accident to their heating apparatus which caused a serious loss. The place is heated by hot water with two of the 660 The American Florist. Feb. largest size tubular boilers. These boilers are of ample capacity to heat the exten- sive range of houses, but for some reason trouble was experienced in securing a proper circulation of water through the pipes, affecting a section of 9 houses. The trouble kept growing worse and couldn't be located until Sunday night, when Mr. Mailander oi Niles Center who is quite an expert in heating apparatus, was called in. Then it was found that the flow pipe extending from the boiler for about 30 feet was clogged up with a deposit of lime and iron which had formed a thick coating inside the pipe, which left in some parts barely an inch in diameter for the water to pass through. To take down the pipe, clean it, and put back in position took only three hours, but as the water had to be turned off during that time and with a temperature outside of 15° below zero (Sunday, February 3) it was impossible to keep the frost out. All the oil stoves that could beobtained were placed near the pipes to keep the water from freezing. About 50 of these little heaters were placed in the 9 houses but in spite of them the temperature dropped to 20° to 24°, which of course ruined the contents of the houses. Four of these are in violets, which, having been covered with paper and matting, may recover somewhat by spring. Three houses of carnations are badly frozen. One smilax house had just been cut out and the loss on that is small. The last house was used for forcing bulbous stock. As this was all in portable shape, being grown in boxes, the stuff was quickly removed to saie quarters and was nearly all saved. Speaking of this accident Mr. Mailander is of the opinion that the cause is in the system of piping and that it may occur again so long as only one feed pipe is attached to the boiler, especially if the water, as is the case here, is largely im- pregnated with iron and lime. The water while passing through this single pipe is of such a high temperature that it dissolves these small particles of iron, lime, etc., which form a coating inside the pipes. He thinks that if three teed pipes (for which the boiler is made) are used there will be no trouble. The unfortunate experience of the Messrs. Poehlman should be a warning to others who have similar con- ditions to deal with. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Horticultural Society of Chicago held last Saturday a premium list for the chrysanthemum show of 1895 was adopted and ordered printed. The dates decided upon are November 5 to 9 inclu- sive, making a five-day show. Owing to the crowded condition of the hall at the last show it was decided to this year en- gage both the armories, connecting the two together, as has been done recently for other large exhibitions. This will surely give abundant room. The organization of the Chicago Flo- rists' Bowling Club has been perfected. The officers are as follows: J. S. Wilson, Pres.; Robert Schenk, Sec'y; Chas. Held, Treas. It is proposed to have practice games every other Thursday. Montreal. The Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club at their annual meeting January 28, elected the following officers for the year 1895: President, John Eddy, re-elected; first vice-president, John Walsh; second vice-president, George Robinson; treas- urer, A. C. Wilsbire; recording secretary, Fred Bennett, re-elected; assistant secre- tary, Frank Bennett; corresponding secretary, Jonathan Bland. Committee, James McKenna, Joseph Bennett, Wm. Whiting, John Pcrrm, George Pasco, Walter Wilshire remaining in office as ex-president. The secretary's report for the year was very satisfactory. There were 77 paid-up members at the end of the year, an increase of about ten over 1893. The various social events of the year were very successful, viz., annual dinner, winter games, field sports, July picnic. The chrysanthemum show was far ahead of any previous year in point of excellence of exhibits and number of entries, the door receipts being in excess of any previous year, but not sufficient to pay the prizes in full, the absence of special subscriptions towards prize list last year contributing to the above result, but there is consolation in the fact that the flower show of which enough money was taken at the door to pay all expenses has not been neld in Montreal yet. The annual dinner took place im- mediately after the election of officers, in the club room, the election having taken place in the library of the Institute. The decoration committee with the use of an abundance of evergreen wreathing and Chinese lanterns succeeded in giving the room a very rich appearance. The table was T shape, and was a mass of rich bloom. Down the center were numerous fine specimen azaleas, cvclamens, Spiraea japonica and pans of daffodils and tulips, also several thousand cut fljwers, such as daffodils, tulips, freesia, carnations, Roman hyacinths and roses, in glass bowls and vases. Forty-eight members sat down. The bill of fare waseverything that could be desired. After full justice was done to the good things provided the chairman called for order while he proposed the first toast "Our Queen," after which came a number of others intermixed with songs and recitations. Wm. Graham of the firm of Wm. Ewing & Co. responded eloquently for seedsmen, J. McKenna of P. McKenna & Sons and Walter Wilshire for the growers, Alfred Wilshire for the store keepers, Wm. Whit- ing for the private gardeners, George Trussell for the S. A. F., John Doyle for the Montreal Horticultural Society, Secretary Bennett for the ladies, while "The press" was responded to bv repre- sentatives of the Star and Witness. At 2 a. m. Auld Lang Syne was sung and a very happy jolly party broke up. Echoes — The singing of the "Dear little shamrock" by Graham was a graceful compliment to Charley McHugh's rendi- tion of "Scotland yet." Our "weather prophet" says he will have a new song for the next annual dinner. The "Red white, and blue" takes better with the boys than "Cushing." Lot of better things have come over the water than "London's latest comic song." Bill Wil- shire can always be depended on for something good whether it be an orchid at the show or a song at the dinner. Jonathan kicked against having a dinner and I believe he has occupied his leisure time since in kicking himself for having missed it. The boys never seem to tire of Tom McHugh's "Opening time." A. Martin has opened a new store oppo- site his old stand on St. Catherine street, it will be run by his son. It is reported that Girdwood intends to move on to St. Catherine street in the spring. There are nine florists on that street at present. There has been a glut of Roman hya- cinths all winter. Paper whites have been in better demand this winter that last. Daffodils are beginning to come in now in quantity with a good demand so far. Dutch hyacinths with from 3 to 6 bulbs in shallow pots from 6 to 8 -inches wide and 4- inches deep are all the rage here. Azaleas are nearlj- all grown in the shal- low pots also this winter, they are better for table plants than in the old style pot. Considerable complaints are heard about carnations this winter, the want of a good white is badly felt. Walter Wilshire is cutting some excellent roses just now, Walter made a good hit on azaleas for Christmas this winter. Mush- rooms are a drug this winter, fifty cents a pound is the ruling price just now. P. McKenna & Son have a very pretty pink sport from President Cleveland bou- vardia. Beayer. St. Louis. Trade for the month of January has been very good, more especially for the latter half of it. The continued severe cold weather has kept stock rathershort, while the numerous society events in progress have necessitated the placing of orders out of town for stock in several instances. About the largest decoration of the sea- son was recently arranged by the C. Young & Sons Co., the occasion being a ball given by Mr. Pierce. The entrance hall was decorated with Beauty roses, a large vase containing 36 being placed in the center of the apartment. The mantel was covered with valley, two vases of Beauties standing on the ends, the fire- place being filled and banked with plants. A specimen plantof cattleya covered with flowers was suspended from the ceiling, attracting the attention of all. The re- ception room was finished in orchids and valley, baskets filled with them being placed on mantel and tables. Vases filled with valley were scattered throughout the room. Numerous pieces of barkupon which orchids were worked were sus- pended against the walls, giving a novel effect. The parlors were in pink and white, Mermet roses and hyacinths being used. Baskets of silk matching the color of the walls were filled with Mermets and hyacinths, trimmed with white ribbon and suspended against the walls from the side chandeliers. The mantel was also in Mermets and hyacinths, the lower part being banked with plants. Vases of Mermets were placed wherever oppor- tunity presented, 500 roses being used in this room alone. The library was in yellow, Perle being the only flower used. Three large baskets were placed onmantel and table, while roses were in evidence everywhere. Several fine specimen plants of palms occupied pedestals, giving the room a very graceful appearance. Speci- men plants were used in all the rooms where opportunity offered, and gave a graceful finished appearance to the whole. The central table in the dining room held a large vase of Beauties. The sideboard and tables held large bunches of Meteor roses. Plants were also used liberally. The ballroom was finished in cattlevas and Mermet roses. Hat baskets of Mer- mets and cattleyas trimmed with white were suspended around the walls from the chandeliers. The central chandelier was covered with smilax, while a screen of the same material was drawn across one end of the hall concealing the musi- cians. Specimen plants were placed around the sides of the room. All the upper rooms were adorned with vases of roses, the ladies' room being in white, valley and Romans being principally used, several vases of Cusins being the only colorallowed. The gentlemen'sroomwas in red carnations. The decoration as a whole was most effective and well carried out. R. F. T. iSgs- The American Florist. 661 SECOND PRIZE ORCHID BASKET AT LAST CHICAGO SHOW. ARRANGED BY W J. SMYTH. Society of Indiana Florists. The aanaal meeting of this society was held in Indianapolis February 4. The cold snap probably prevented the attend- ance of some of the members; however, a j^^oodly crowd was before President Coles when he opened the meeting at 3 p. m. The president pointed out the fact that notwithstanding the unfavorable weather during the exhibition last fall there was but a small deficit. He stated that the society was never in a more prosperous condition, and recommended that great care should be exercised in awarding pre- miums and certificates. The minutes andsecretary'sreport were read and approved. The treasurer's re- port stowed a balance of $217.68 in the treasury. A committee was appointed to go over the excellent flowers brought for exhibi- tion, being instructed to use discretion in awarding the society's certificate to new and rare flowers. Mr. Dorner was called on to read a paper on florists' clubs and how to make them more successful, but excused himself by saying that alter long study he could not suggest any more than had been already done by our society at least. We have given splendid exhibitions, held the members together by social entertain. men;s, and invited the profession in gen. eral to visit our state and otir meetings. He thought that in many places fl irists did not appreciate the importance of clubs and societies. The discussion that followed was participated in by many of those present. The paper read by Mr. E. G. Hill was a review of exhibitions that he visited last fall. He gave his experience, and also made note ol the principal items of inter- est. He remarked that while many shows were not so successful as anticipated on account of miserable weather most of them would try again the coming season. The discussion on this paper brouyht up the question of saving in decoraiion and placing higher premiums, but this being matter for recommendation to the new exhibition committee the discussion was voted closed. After the adjournment of the afternoon session an inf >rm;il supper was served. Of course witty speeches were in order after the appetite was satisfied. At the evening session the question of holding another show was brought up, and occasioned a lively discussion. VV' i'e some favored caution in going ahead this year the general sentiment was in lavor of another show, and it was so decided. E. G. Hill, J. S. Stuart and F. Dirner were appointed as an exhibition com- mittee. The election of rflicers resulted as fol lows: President, W. W. Coles, Kokomo vice-president, H-nry Michel, Marion;- secretary, Robt. McKeaud, Indianapolis; assistant secretary, J. S. Stuart, Ander- son; treasurer, J. T. Huntington. Indian- apolis. Auditin); committee: A.Wiegand, Henry Rieman. John Bertermann. Thecommitteeon awards reported that the best pink carnation shown was Mr. Dorner's Bridesmaid. Having received a certificate last fall it was given special mention. The same exhibitor received honorable mention for Mrs.C. H.Duhme, Uncle John, Storm King and Meteor. In addition to these Mr. Dorner showed some fine Stuarts, a fancy variety which was an improvement on Helen Keller, and a fine feathery whiteof peculiarform. Hill & Co. received honorable mention for a pink seedling (in improved Wm. Sjott) and for A. M. Hcrr, and a certifi- cate for the best red, the variety being Jubilee. Henry Michel displayed some fine seedling carnations, among them a yellow, which received honorable men- tion, and two very good pinks. The M. A. Hunt Estate sent Peachbloom, a fine rose pink. Whitney roses were shown by Hill & Co., Meteor, Bride, Bridesmaid and Niphetnsby M. A. Hunt Estate, Brides- maid, Testout. Kaiserin and Perles by J. S. Stuart. Bertermann Bros, showed some cinerarias that would be hard to beat, and a fine box of Russian lilv of the valley. W. B. Society of American Florists. The annual session of the Executive Committee of the Society of American Florists will be held at Pittshnrg, Pn., hegitming on Tuesday, March 12, 1895. An important duty devolving upon these gentlemen at this time will be the selec- tion ot su' jects t o be treated on by essay- ists at *^he convention in August rext. To do this to the general satisfaction of the members becomes etch year a more d.ffi- cu't task. Many of the members of the society no doubt have ideas as to sufjects which could be with profit embodied in the pro- gram for next summer's convention or could stisgest to the executive committee plans ol improvement or advancement in the society's work. Now is the time to bring such matters to the attention of the executive committee that they may receive careful consideration. Criticising the committee's work afterwards is an easy matter. Much better, however, if the critics would assist the committee with suggestions beforehand. Pertinent suggestions from any member of the society aie always gladly welcomed and will receive due and courteous consider- ation. Communications should be addressed to the secretary, Wm. J. Stewart, 67 B'omfield street, Boston, not later than March 9. S. A. F. Charter. The committee having in charge the S. A F. charterpending in Congress, Messrs. Smith and Durtee, made a bold strikelast Tuesday to get the bill through the Senate. It having passed the House dur- the extra session last summer they thought they had but an easy thing to get it through the Senate and then it would only require the President's signa- ture to become a law. But they ran neainst an unexpected snag when Senator Proctorasked unanimous consent for the pre sfnr cons-deration of the bill known as H. R. 5740, to incorporate the Society 662 The American Florist. Feb. of American Florists, Mr. Gray of Dela- \yare, asked the question if this intended corporation is to b." a corporation in the District of Columbia or isit intended that it shall bloom in all the states of the union. This provoked a discussion which ■was enteied iato by Senators Proctor, Gray, Frye, Chandler, Hunter, Hill, Bate and Harris on the coostitutionalitv which was fully brought to a close by Senator Hunter offeriner an amendment striking out the words 'And such otherestates as may be domted or bequeathed in any state or territory," which was agreed to. Sanator Gray was anxious that the entire matter be referred to the Judiciary committee, but our friends were on the alert and the motion was lost. With this amendment the bill was read a third time and passed. The amendment as it now stands will prevent the society from own- jne real estate outside of the District of Co'umbia. Senator Proctor, who is a warm friend of the bill, asked that the Senate request a conference with the House of R.-presentatives on the bill and amendment, which was agreed to, and Senators Ransom, Pcfifer and Proctor were aopointed. The matter CHme up in the House last Friday, and Mr. Hitch, Chairman Committee on Agriculture, from which committee the bill was reported, moved a nonconcurrence in the Senate amendment, and asked for a committee to con'er with the Senatrcom- mittee which wasogranted. Mr. Hitch, Mr. Forman and ne other whose name I could not learn were appointed. The bill is now in conference with five out of the six members friendly to the bill. Both Mr. Smith and Mr. Durfee have no doubt that the bill will pass some day this week, and will be all signed and ready by the mee'ing of the Executive Commit- tee of the S. A. F. at Pittsburg, when those interested will have anopoortunity to discuss the matter. Reynolds. Philadelphia. The demand for flowers the past week has been good and stock of all kinds has been moving lively. G )od hybrids have the call, Brunners particularly being in demand. All good flowers sell readily for 50, seconds, and there are very few that are not considered first class, go for 30. Heacock, Burton, Anderson and Smith & Whiteley are the hvbrid men. Lyings are cut out just forthe present. Beauties and Belles are also in demand, $5 per dozen now being top price except for extra long ones. All the large teas aie in good shape and range in price from $6 to $10, with a very few extras bringing $12 to $15. Smaller roses sell for $4 to $5. Carnations sell very well and the great mfjoritv of the stock seems pegged at $2, extra'choice bring $2 50 to $3. Valley is p'entiful at $4. Tulips bring $4 to $5. D )uble dafTidils have taken a tumb'e and are now $4-. D juble dafTidils used to be a profitable crop according to one of the growers a few years "go, but of late there is little profit in them. It w^as a poor bulb that did not produce two flowers a few years ago and very often thrte and four were cut from one plant, but now 125 flowers from 100 bulbs is about what to expect. D )uble violets continue in fairdemand and range in price from 75 cents to $1.50 per hun- dred. Single are row sold at $2 to $3 per hundred bunches, 20 fl )wers to a bunch. There seems to he quite a good deal of interest taken in v o'ets this j'ear and it looks as if there would be a better supply of this flower in Piiiladclphia next season. The meeting of the Florists' Club last Tuesday evening was well attended despite the weather, which was very cold. The members met in the club room, Hor- ticultural Hall. Robert Craig made a report on the newclubroom, which prom- ises to be a grand affair and all that the club could wish for. A very interesting paper on "Double violets as a profitable crop," written by Wm. Swayne of Kennett Square, was read bv Robert Craig. In the discussion which followed it was shown that the path of the violet grower was not a very flowery one and that he had much to contend with. Wm. Baker was asked to give the cnmmission man's side of the question. He said that doub'e violets were an excellent flower to handle when nobodv else had them; then he could sell lots of them and get a good price. At this time he could sell white carnations better than violets, which sold very slow. He raised a great laugh by say- ing he had violets in his ice box for two weeks, which some thought might explain his inability to sell thim. Mr. Craig spoke of violets that Mr. Har- ris had raised in solid btds in low houses years ago which were very fine, but at that time he could only get 50 cents per hundred for them even at Christmas, and as thev did not pay at that he gave them up. He grew Marie Louise. This kind Mr. Craig said on account of the violet disease, had been very troublesome to grow. The variety Lady Campbell seemed to be entirely free of this trouble and was doing very well with most growers who were growing it. Mr. Cartledge had been handling Mr. Swavne's violets, all Lady Campbell, this winter and said they were alwavs very good and exceptionally sweet. He said it was bard to keep the fragrance about double violets any length of time. Hehad found the best place to keep them was in a protected box outside in the open air; here they would keep fresh and fragrant for several days He had f)uiid the Camp- bell violet to sell better than thcdark one the past season. Mention was made of the new violet from California. Mr. Eisenhart of Holmesburg was said to be growing it and some thought it was the old Wilson varietv, as it resembled that variety very much. Some growers said that the flowers of plants that were af- fected with spot wouldsmellof it andsoon lose all fragrance. Mr. Westeott said that good violets could rot be grown near a large city as they were sure to get dis- eased. K. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under tills he.'nt will be iiiMerteri at ttie rate of 10 cents u line (seven words) each inser linn Ciisli must accompany order, t lant advs not admitted under this liead, SITIHTION WANTED— By fl^^l-clns8 gardener and tiuri t; one who understands about every cultiva- tion. Address M I', care wnerlcan Florist. SITUATION WAN'l'KD— By a >ountr man. nee I'.i. as assistant in coram" rciai place; lias liad o vears experience. Can f arnisli best of i-eferet-ees Address JouN Cl-Altlv. Taila. O. SITUATION WANTED -By younu tlorist (ietman. as assl-tant In Kuod pilvate pla e: trood refer- ences. Address INipK. Simpson Esliite, Westchester Ave . N. V. City. SITUATION W A NTKD— By experienced rose grower, forcer and reliable prupauator. as foreman; com- petent to take full charge; Kast or south prefe-red; references. \ Y Z. care Am. Fioiist. SITUATION VVANTEI)-By a lirsl class gardener or Iloi 1st. age 22: K \cars' experience, sober and reli- able; best of refe'erices. Address Gakdk.neh, 710 Central Ave.. Dover, N. U. SITUATION WANTKD-By a single man. ago L'S, strictly sober four years' experience growing rosi-s carnations, gerieral bedding and v gt table plants, also design worlc. Willi souie good tioiisl; wages Itiw K. Cl-l'.M. Dover, N.J. SITUATION WANTED— By a married man. German I-, years" experience In growing roses and all kind* of cut tiowers. cumpetent to take charge of a private or commeiclal place. Address A B care American Florist. SITUATION WANTKD-By practical gardener and florist; t'loronghly understands the gr^iwlng of flowers, trnlt and vegetables under glass: single, ex- cellent references; private place preferred Athing wished: perma- nent place required; married, no cliildren. English; best refertuce Gakdener. box I7-, Kenosha, Wis. SITUATION WANTED- Young man. 58. would like a position In retail place as general man for mak- ing up and outside decoration ; no objection to extreme west; familiar wltii Boston and New Y'ork styles; American and single Address DECOKATUK, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a first-class florist and landscape gardener, Swiss. In a private place with greenhouse March first; 4 years' experience in Europe and ;> years in large private place in this country: best of references. A-'dress F. BrRKHAioiT. 14:i8 Noole Ave., Lake View. Chicago, QITUATION WANTED-German.K years old, mar- O ried. who has been foreman In large commercial places In this country for the last eight years, wants situation as such, after the i'-'th of February. Have had seven jears' European and 12 years' American experience. Chas. .Iohnson. care Henry Tiraner. 804 Communipaw Ave., Jersey tity. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By practical planlsman, fully posted on llie general requisites of commeP- clal places. Including cut flowers, roses, carnations, etc.; general propagation, items of the nurseries, ex- ecutive ability in the general management of Inside, outside; best recommendations. For more particulars address Fi.ants.max, care American Florist, ANTED— Cat a logiif sand price lists of greenhouse material ot all ki ds. F. MESEXlirRG, St. Cloud. Minn. w w ANT?' D— To buy small florlBt business of about 5 to C. tLuusuiifi feet of ylass Address INDIANA, core Amfncan Florist. WANTED— A yourg well recommended florist for retiiM store. H V Halle, 5JSW. Madison St.. Chicago. ANTKI>— At once, catali'jznes and price Usis of jLTfenliouse O'lilerlal of nil kinds. 'I"HE Hatcher FLtntAL Co.. Louisville. Ky. W W ANTKD— A joung landscape f^ardener; must be tflrony :ind sober C. PPrNU. Madison M near Home Ave.. Oak Park, III. WANTKl)— A yodtl man for palms terns and gen- eral greenhouae stuck tingle; must be well rec- ommended. T^. F. Hai.le. 54S W. Madison St.. Chicago. WANTKD— A good man acquainted with all branches f'f the business: Blnule; must be good propagator and handv with telephont;: references. Central Fi.oual Co., Grand Rai Ids. Mich. WANTED— By a practical florist, a small place to rent or buy on easy terms; Iuu^t be a bargain and convenient lo New York City. Addre>8 KELiABLic. cure Am Florist. (17 Brumtleld St.. Boston. TXrANTKD— Gardener for private place: must t>e Yt well up in Ills profejsslon in all Its branches and details: a niarrleii man ami willing m hnard his men. Addr- ss with ri-ferences ;in'i wages wiinted ,)OHN 1). lUVING. 2; VVlllliim St . New York City. II^OU SAI-E CMEAP-Rooted coleuscuttlnas. t; var., ' Including (iolden Bedder. by mull postpaid. 75c per lU); Alternantheras. \ var.. (H'c per Ido. AI(-o 1 Fur- man No. 8 stenm boiler cheap. Cash with order. GROHMANX BROS , Saginaw. K S., Mich. FOR SAl.K-*^'uttHi:e house 7 rooms, with tlr-^t-claBS repair, acre of pilme Innd. cenier of lively town. lO.Oitl) Inhabitants, four rallro:inn. ".N uiUes from Bos- {■•n; tiri-t-clas8 opening for a florist of moderate means, no competition. Addre'*s Michael Uvan. 'I'l BoylstonSt.. Brockton. Mass. FOK SAI,K CUFAI'-I \v.|l sell my Maple Helchts and MailiiTi i ;rfcr'liiiuseB lor plinitK i-on^lstlng of 2i.n[0Miuaie K'L't ut gliiss; heated with steam and nat- ural gas, stocked with the leading varieties of roses, carnations, geraniums, palm-*, srallax. etc.. etc.. with four acres or LTOund. under cultlvutlon : a c ittaKe on tile jibu'i' anil ith'iut forty frulr trees of the stjindard varhtle^* oi iIu'itIi's pears phniis, etn : we are on three r l|['>;iiU with a direct lino to the best flower marnetfln thf \vi_'.>*t; onlvcme competitor and a town of .IiM LI) inhabitants. HI health the cans? of wanting to sell. A great bargain to the right one. Address MltS. t I'l N— Very bold, round flower. T^o Inches throunh by 7 Inches deep; white with clear pink on outside of petals. :SUNKISE— By far the best very early red: very fine color and form ; average 7 t » S Inches through with fine stem and handsome fnllage. TKILBV— Very clear white, and superlorto Nlveus In everv way. Very late and a pood keeper. ZULINDA— Very la'e silvery pink, ot fine build with good stem and foliage. Sunrise. »i3.50 per dozen; »25 per 100. Dean Huie» -^ emesis, Olympus. Triiby, Zu- liuda, S6 per dozen; »i35 per 100. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Well Rooted Rose Cuttings of MERMETS, BRIDES, PERLES, Etc., at $15.00 per IWKJ. 2!u-lnch TEAS, at $25.00 per lOOO. BRIDESMAIDS, at $^0.00 per 1000. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., FOSTITE,«= Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 2olbs $2-i'0. Bellows. J:i.,'i('. Caeh with order. Sold by all dt^alers ari-d by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, Ne\iiiYork. E.G. HILL & CO., Wiioiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. ROSES. B ROSES. I uperior forcing stock. Strong field-grown, udded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says; "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without do«4> the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — Wm. FaJrnuer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In SpleniU.i AsMortineut of leading varieties. Also Kxtra fine stocit of following will be ottered at very low rates wtiile surplus lasts: TREE ROSES — HollanJ grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII-Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS — Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities ivanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 41st YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HftRRlSON GO., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES BELLES, TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS, METEOR, HOSTE, LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA. order. Address lor quotations. T. W. STEMMLER, MADISON. N. J. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 664 The American Florist. Feb. % Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 limes, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please to remember It. Orders for less tiian one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Flowers from Peoria. We recently received a box oi cut flowers from Chas. Loveridge, maoager for J. C. Murray of Peoria, which reflected great credit on the grower, and wou'd stand comparison ■with the m-HJority of stock now coming in. CarnMtions were represented by Day- break, Wilder, Silver Spray and Tidal Wave, all very good, though Mr. Love- ridge says the small size of Wilder injures its sale; the color, however, was excellent. S )me Wootton roses, cut from two-year old plants, were fine, and the same may be said of some valley, Romans, and violets. Mr. Murray's establishment is not that of a specialist, but is devoted to a miscellaneous retail business. A NEW YELLOW CARNATION. — We have received from Mr. A. Duebcndorfer, Man- chester, Vt., blooms of a j'ellow seedlin? carnation originating with him, and of ■which he asks our opinion. We think, candidly, that it possesses uncommon tnerit. The color is clear sulphur yellow ■without the slightest stain of red. The flower is of good size, with strong and perfect calyx, and the length and firmness of tlie stems recalls Tidal Wave. As far as we could judge from these blooms it ■was the best pure yellow carnation to date, and we anticipate a prominent place for it. Violets from Colorado. — We received a fine hunch of violets from H. F. Winter, Colorado Springs; the flowers were very large and well colored, wii h good stems. Mr. Wmter grows them in a cold frame and has been picking ever sirce October 10 jvith good prospects for a continued crop. The anni'al report of the American Carnation Society, recently received, con- tains a full report of the meeting at Indianapolis, with theessays, discussions, and miscellaneous business. It does not contain a list of carnations. Ellis & Foil worth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWtR GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supolies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Soarlet Carnntlon '"LIZZIE GILBERT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, M II W.\IIKKE, AVI.S. Box T5. Phone f!7:f. BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN GALAX LEAVES For DKfOKATINf; and FLOKtSiTS' I'SK. BRILLIANT GREEN AND BRONZE. I,AU«;K and ^ \l A M, SIZK^. A new hetirt t»hnpoci Kvergrfen lewf with long pliant Btcrns Make nn t*plenrildiy iinrl sell well by the bunch at ft lar«e profit Eneh pl/.e und color tied BPpnrately Sn bnnf he-* of '?.'> leaves. Will keep for niontlin In - old Btorase or other cool places and are very popular wherever known Write for price and sample by uiall tre>*' to tlorist"- only. CHAS. H. RiCKSECKER, LinviPe, Mitchell Co., N. C. Mention American Florist. The We make requirements. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its- shape. boxes as they appear when set up for use. them in a sufficient number of S'zes, including for violets, to meet all necessary- THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., NEW York Salesroom: 13a & 134 Frauklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN^ Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING fm'PRAm'FaLDiNE noKR fffJcjsPAPER fOR CUT FLOWERS. gff nQXES for GUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson Se Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHOXE MATX 471S. IDeForesiEm&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carmtions. Chrysanthemums, Vall.-y, N'iolets. et<-. 1024 Market Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. SAMUEi S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Pnces on application. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill, PHILA., PA. TuDerous Beoonla Seed. First Prize on plants and rtowers, Mass. Hort. Society. Sept t'. and 7. Flowers 4 to 5 Inches In dlamfter. white, yellow, pink and crimson of every possible shade and endless com- blnatl'insof tints penciled ednes. etc. Carefully hy- bridized seed, separate colors or mixed, iitO 8ee. Koslinda^e. llogton, Mass. TRY DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List la- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. UREER, PtaUadelphla, Fa. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut streets, Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Cabefullt attended to. OTHER SFECIAXTIES: Florists' Supplies. Wire Desigrns* Bolbi^ Long's Florists Pliotographs. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON. WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies xvxxie: I3£:sx<3-rffs. I402 PINE STREET. Cycas Leaves, '"'^.^fh" VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^ ' CUT 75c. '■ Chicago. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, ItZZ PINE STREET, .0^ —ST. LOUIS, MO. iW\ <-i>iii|iletf line of Wire Designs The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and. ship Trade orders tor Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. " Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St , BOSTON. MASS. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly wilh THEO. ROEHRS.l Dealer WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. iSgs- The American Florist. 6G5 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. Bni.BS AND AIiI. FI.ORISTS' SUFPI.IES. Western Asent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE QUT FLOWERS, and FI.ORISTS' SUPPLIES. SA oN. 114 Chambers ■treet, New York, secretary and treasurer. BiNGHAMTON, N.Y.— J. J. Bell, the seeds- man of Flowers, N. Y., has moved his business to Ferry street in this town. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 5. — R. M. Craig & Co., dealers in seeds and agricultural implements, made a partial assignment to-day, naming L. McFarland as assignee. Their assets are estimated at $100,000 and liabilities $65,000, of which about $14,000 is prelerred. The creditor? are, in the main, northern seed and ai^ricult- ural implement houses. The firm has been in business thirty-five years. Bad collections are said to have been the cause of the assignment. Catalogues Received. Weeber & D )n, New Y irk, seeds, plants and bulbs; Johnson & S okts. Pbiladcl- phia, seeds and plants; J C. Viughan, Chicago, seeds, plants and bulbs; Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal., fruit novel- ties; Vilmorin-Andritux & Co., Paris, France, seeds, bulbs and plants; W. Bay- lor Hartland, Cork, Ireland, seeds, bull s and plants; John Gardiner & Co., Phila- delphia, seeds; Mrs. Tneodosia B. Shep- herd, Ventura, Cal., plants, seeds and bulbs; Vick & Hdl, R .Chester, N. Y., plants; J. J. Crusman. Clarksville, Tenn,, plants; The Lovett Co., Ltile Silver, N. J., seeds, plants and nursery stock; D. Landreth & S )ns; Philadelphia, seeds; Fisher & Aird, Ellis, Mass., carnations; V. Fournier, MfxicoCity, Mexican plants; The Good & Reese Co., Surinafidd O., plants and seeds; Griffith Turner & C'l., Baltimore, seeds and impltm;nts; E. G. Hdl & Co., Richmond, lad., trade list plants. Mr. L. C. Bobbink, of the Horticult- ural C> mpany, of B lland, is in America stopping at the Meters Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. We have watched with interest the iocreasmg use of the half tone engraving (such as used in the Flokist) in illustrat- ing catalogues. In many cases such en- gravings, owing generally to the neces- sity for cheap paper in catalogues, have not been very satisfactory though an occasional excellent one has shown the great value of the process. It requires a special combination of well etched plates, good paper, careful press-work and the right kind of ink to produce the right results. Messrs. Jijhnson & Stokes, Phila- delphia, seem to have fotind the charmed combinatioi and their 1895 catalogue attests the great value of such plates cor- rectly used. It is a distinct advance in this line and we extend our congratula- tions. NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. STBOBII.A.NTaES DYEBIANUS This is the most valuable novelty whicli has been in- troduced for years. For beddingissuperior toUie finest coleus. Withstands hot sun and dry weather better. Spi'ji-u ■ Anthony Waterer." Howers rich crlmaon. Lcnl ri'ii/iiiuL'w New llyliri i'l.tr;;oiiiiiiii.s— All theflncsi Kuropuan noveltlea. OltCll ll>>>.— A very extenwlvo etock: Eiiat Indian, Mexican. Central and Soiitii American, etc. KAKK Ax|> KKAII nniL, KVEKtiREENS* Ornamental Trees Shrubs, etc. F.'KONIKS —A h.rgeccllectlonof theflnest Incul- tlvallon llarrly t'ereinlals. IMuoxes. .lupanese Iris. Roses. Clematis, etc New and Standard Frulta. etc. J:;^ rata log lies on application JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. |gi^ SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦j New York: ♦ 26 Barclay Street. CHICAGO: U6-48W.wasiiiiigtoiist. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS, GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. Wholesale Bulb Growers, OF THE URM HEEMSTEDE, HOLLAND, Is at present making a tour o' the United States. Up to Arril I5 all communications directed to G. van der Horst & Co. or N. Dames, care of Knauth, Nachod &, Kuhne, 5 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and caretui attention. Mention American Florist. HIGH GRADE Mixed and Seedling WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL And Societj' of AMERICAN FLORISTS' CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. Tell us what you want and we will give you prices. GUSttMflN GLADIOLUS CO., EUCLID, OHIO. Cox Seed & Plant Co. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application Florists' Seeds in the choicest strains, and Spring bulbs quo- ted in our new Trade List for IS95, now ready and milled free on application. Address August Rolker & Sons, p. 0. station E. NEW YORK. Gardiner's Celebrated J English \ Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and Eeliable. $7 per 100 U.S. Special price on larger quantitiet. John Gardiner & Co., , I'hiladeli.hia, Pa. ,> tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWE.R SEEDS. List trrc ell ;t|>|iticilt)oil. FRED. ROEMER. SEED GROWER, •JUEDLINHUKU, GKKMANV. choice; FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. BS^Prlce List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry. NEW YORK. FKO>f JAPAN.- Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palius, Etc. FKOH AUSTRALIA.-Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds. Etc. FROH CALIFORMA. -BxilbB, Seeds, Trt-es. Etc. Orders huoKed up to Dec. I for CycaB Revoluta Stems. Send for our new und lotereBlIng: Catiilofiue 'yj-'Bo. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878 ) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENQLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention Am«ricnn ^'|ori«t EDC trae tu name and fresh. ^1 ^1 Dickmann, ^^^ Of allkiuds.trQe Jos. F. 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois and Oregon 4v«., Send for mj Hew Calalogne, FREE. St. Louis , Mo. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be liad for tlie askins. Write now for it. Addrfii JOHNSON & STOKES, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Jno. F. Groom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tiiberose.#*Cala(iium Growers MA&NOLIA, X. C. ,I(ibt)iTS onlv plfiisL' correspimd with us In regard tu coiitriu-ts. lilces rlylii. VERBENAS. Good assort luent. Clean and healthy. SToi'K PLANTS a^lUU perlUU; S'-Jo IH' perlUUO ii(ioi"Ki> cirrriNtiS mi " s iw CAKN-ViIO*^* Kuuted Cuttlnt;s of loadlpR klndB, i-3.:>Ci to S^y CI (HT lnu: *",it luui f.'j per litiii. VIOI.I- 'r^--.Miirk' lAinlne. nironc troiii 2-lnch pota. no dlH^'Hse. i^4,i'ii per 1 U. Terins CH^h JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE, ILL. jSgs- The American Florist. 667 The "Black Calla." Can you tell me how to make the black calla bloom? I rest in summer and every winter it makes a good show and forms offsets but never blooms. ]. F. H. To get Arum sanctum to bloom it is necessary to secure good bnlbs, which should be planted in a rich soil. As soon as they root through repot them into larger pots, just deep enough so that the top of the bulb is well covered with soil; keep them well watered, as this prevents offstoots. If a bulb has once given off shoots it is of no use to trouble any more ■with the old bulb. Keep in a warm Tiouse, where there is plenty of lieht. Black callas treated in this way have always given me best results. LuDwiG Schiller. Business Troubles. The executors of the late E. E. Egbert of New Britain, Conn., are asking concessions from his creditors in settling up the estate. Mc- C'unie Bros, of Harlford. Conn., are ask- ing their creditors to compromise on a hasis of 25 cents. Geo. W. Marshall of Everett, Mass., is endeavoring to effect a similar settlement. H. H. L. — New methods of propagation have been patented, and wesee no reason ■why you should not be able to obtain a patent for yours if of a character that can be protected by pitent. This could be determined only by making application for a patent and having the system passed ■upon by the ofBcial examiners. As to Price. "Though it is not the season ■When in this rigforous clime, The roses flourish just the same They have a high old time " — Dftrnit Frie Press. By the dozen?— TViTc York World. f Whenever you want anything per- tainiiig to the trade, and do not find it offered in our advertising columns, write to us and we will take pleasure in assist- ing you to find what vou want. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. Tuberous Begonias "■(liriHin's Strain) Medal awarded World's Fair, li'lnest Strain In the World. ^-"-ff_ "-^.'.'.'"^^L'^sr^-'JL^ ■SEED, choicest slnyie .i double 500 &?1 each trade pkt. BULBS, Binsle varieties, from $4 UO per lUU. double •■ •* 10 OUperlUO. Special prlce-t on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive Illustrated Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO . Woodbury Station. L. I., N. Y. Marie Louise Violets. ROOTED RUNNERS. Wealthy, strong plants BETTER can not be hjd any,vhere. ANDREW WASHBURN & SON, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. VERBENA SEED. This Improved strain of Mammoth Verbenas plves perfect satisfaction to mv many euBtoraers. and Is Justly claimed the Hnest In cultivation: tlorets an Inch m diameter In extra large trut^ses of finest colors. Each pur trude pkt i'lp; ;i pltis. HUc: H pkts.*! UO. 1 will here thank nay florist friends for tne many let- iitera of commendation received during the pastyear. JOHN F. KUFF, Shlremaustown. Pa, BURPEE'S SEEDS ?^^ BEST ^^ B H I Bn ■■ ^0 For Florists and Market Gardeners. WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List m.iiled Free on .application, tosether vith "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and unique, of interest 'o all planters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow -■ W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FOR A GOOD HARVEST \ If you plant Gregory's Seed;^. These Seeds, famous through many years, I have turned the tide of success toward a great many sowers. Perhaps they are all that you lack. The whole story about GREGORY'S SEEDS _ Is told in Greuory'M Cntalogiie for 1895— a book that helps solve all • the prohltMtiM of planiirii^: sets you rif^ht when in doubt; Rivea in detail the hest farmini; knowled;,'e rii^ht up to date. It's free. Ask for it. J. J. H. C;RKG0K Y & SON, Seed Growers, Marblehead, 3Iass.| ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ^OFFICE OF X i G.G. WATSON, I 1025 Arch St., Philadelphia. Feb 7tli, 1895. f Gentlemen: — My new cunsi^" ment \ make. ♦ ed, and* \ I can till all oidsrs en shortest noti.e \ ♦ of Clay's London Fertilizer, isyi ♦ fie>h jnd btroni;, has no* arrive ^1 can till all oidsrs en shortest i .. ^ ♦ II you have never used this Fertilizer, I ♦ J soiicit a trial order. Once u^ed you T ^ will never be without it Famous 'he a 1 pound bags $6.00. Yours for better T ^ DloiSonib ana more of them. ^ X G. C. WATSON. X ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi, iu 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias. Paeonies. Tree Ferns. Raphis. Etc. Araucaria exceUa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. GAL. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., WHIMLI Floms. ST. LOUIS, MO. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and i.weet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 ChamherH Street. NKW YOKK. NOW '^Sr VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs, And malie a grand sensation: 'TIs the kind timt spanc the silver half And makes protjresi^lve Florists laugh. And saves them much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed offered WilJ produce some grand novelties. We've had florets IVi Indies across. First Premium at Mt. Uolly Fair this year. }-ji oz fWc; »4 oz Jl; t.1^1 pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer'a; none better. 5U0 seeds Hlc: loUU seeds $I.UO. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, B ved from the most magnificent showy varieties In cultivation. 5U(l seeds oUc: lUUO seeds 50c. Dwarf French Gtild striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spi lug sales. Trade pkt. 2.ic. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade pkt. 2f)C. Lots of other good things Novelty price list, free to .11. Cash with order please Address J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY. N. 0. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1,000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist'suse, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalogue 25 cts. (deducted from$l order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA. PA. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Write lor Trade List of best imported and domes- tic Slower and Vegetable Seeds. The imported seeds have been personally; selected during our trip in Europe. li. CHAS. SCHWAKE, . 404 E. 34th St.. New York. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. IU. THORBURN & CO.S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists Hnd Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I., N. Y. 6G8 The American Florist. Feb. ^ecoe scale IT New England, died January 26, aged 72 years. Waterbury, Conn. — A boiler in the greenhouse of W. J. Snow exploded on the nia:ht of February 3, causing a heavy loss, but fortunately injuring nobody. Grand Rapids, Mich.— F. M. Strong has sold his interest in the Grand Rapids Floral Co. to Hannah & Cunningham who will continue the business under the old title. Elgin, III.— The Elgin Nursery, Seed and Bulb Company has been incorpor- ated. Capital $10,000. Incorporators: Divid Hill, George Souster and Frank Harvey. Erie, Pa.— The title of the Schlurafi' Floral and Sded Co. has been changed to SchluraflT Floral Co., the seed department having been sold to Mr. E. Neubergtr of this city. Rochester, N. Y.— Mr. Robt. C. Brown, of the firm of Brown Bros., nurservraen, was married on January 23 to Miss Helen Mae French. The bouquets were violets for the bride, and white and pink roses for the bridesmaids. Lenox, Mass.— The members of the Lenox Horticultural Society feel very proud over the success and popularity of their first ball, and are unanimous that an annual ball will hereafter be a promi- nent feature with the society. This soci- ety was organized on January 29, 1894-, by twelve gardeners, since which time it has grown to a membership of 90, with a very flourishing treasury. ALL THE NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS «z»xj«. saE»:Ec3iy».iji'ir. Send for price Hat and estimates on large quantities. Large Btock of \VM. SCO I'T. ELLIS, NOKFOI-K Co.. MASS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenaa. tS varieties SOc. per lOU; $7 OU per lOUO Heliotropes. Fuchblas nnd Mums per doz. 20c New (Jlanl Alyssum and Ijopezla '• 2>'c Cuphea IJavie and Ctuar i'lunt " 2((c Salvias anfi Marguerite " 2tlc Mexican Primroses and Ageratum . " 2(ic CoIeuB per UK! "he " Vic POBtage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send for catalogue. I. L. Plllsbury, Galesburg. Ill Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. CARNATIONS. I OFFER TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE A SEEDLING WHITE The choice from over 400 varieties |/^|||^|0^n 1 Mpuntain"* after three years' triaL It is the best white I have ever grown. Plants robust, stems long, stiff and erect, flowers full, deeply fr nged and extremely attractive, measuring 2?^ to 3-inches. acro-^s without any forcing OT disbuddmg. Comes quickly into BLOOM and CONTINUES PROLIFIC THROUGHOUr THE SEASON.,;^ r» Flowers 2^^ to 3 inches across, ou stiflf ei ect stems 2J^ to 3 feet long, of the habit of iMcGowan but much more prolific; a striking and attract- ive shade of pure purple, a novelty in c ilor, very taking, -and entirely distinct from the purple maroons- and so called purples. Price on the above varieties. $12.00 per 100: $100. per 1000. My stock of Standard and New varieties has never been better than at present, and includes: KGHINOORrxi ;tive, measuring 2'- and CONTINUE^ PURPLE KING. Sweetbrier, Stuart. Wm. Scott, Daybreak, Buttercup, Blizzard, Thos. Carlledge, Caesar, Brutus. Anna Webb, Ferd. Mangold. Mrs. Fisher. TUK PINES. All at moderate prices, with regular discounts. I grow nothing but Carnations, and EXCLUSIVELY for Cuttings and Plants My stock is rooted cool and is> unusually healthy and vigorous. I**spection and correspondence solicited. Price List on application. C. J. PENNOCK, KENNETT SQUAKE, PA. Chester fo. TWO POINTS FOR CARNATION BUYERS. GET THE BEST. Here's a quartette of money-makers: WH. 5COTT, finest pink of solid color, and most profitable: ALBERTINI, unapproachable in form, hue, size and texture; DAYBREAK, unrivalled in its- delicate flesh tones; McGOWAN, the white of whites, and the most productive. (j^^ TH EA'Y GOOD. ^^^ grow them cool, root them cool, and take our cut- * tings from blooming stems only, carefully selected, carefully rooted, and carefully packed for shipment- Our stock is in fine health and vigor. Our prices are 83,C0 per 100 for Srott and Alberiiui: »2.50 for Daybreak, and «2.00 for McGowau, For quantities above 600. write us. Terms cash. ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. '-^^^^^7^2^ OPHKT-TA.— A fine large tlower a little darker than ?cott Took Cniii,' eup lur .lest seediintrof any cotor at PhtladelDhia. Kiowers bioutiht JSUU per hundred whitiesiile aJl latt winter excepting at Chiistmue. when they reHChed $.} UU. Kuoted cuttings JKj.Uu per luu; i^uuiper liwa Ei.U' 'KAUt K— (Shelmire). Introd'tcer's description and stfpck A ye' low of tree blooming habit and the other neceHSiry qualliles of a yood carnation has long been a defcldt-ralura. In Eld.irMClo we have a strong vigorous plant healthy fo'iage and finely formed Howfrt. The cuttlngH are ea«y to rout and the plant It* very prc^llflcln buth blooms and cuttings. I>igbt yellow or. pt-rhiipB. nearer a I'UIT. imd tree from all white inarntngs Petals edged with a nar- row bind ot Uiflit plnd. being almost a plc<»tee in marking The ncjwers look ytllow by aUltlclal light and not while, as many yellows do. %-i per dozen; $12 per luU; $1UU per loou. KOH IN4MI' .-(mountain of llght).(Pennocki. In- tntducerVdes' ripi ton and Block. The ciio'ce of over 4IHI varieties Hfter 3 yearu' trial. It Is the beat white 1 have evec grown. Piunts robust, stems long, btltl and erect Flowers full, deeply t Inged. occasionally touched with piik bin- h. and extremely attractive, measnring 'c% to A inch« s mctosh *» Itbout any forcing or dlebuadlig. Comes quickiy with bloom and con- tinues prolific throughout the seaHon. EI'Z'.A.J^B Z>,A.£1.X>. 100. }5UU 1000 $4U.U0 Sweet brier Helen Keller " Uncle John " Stuart " " Buttercup 4 00 3.'i 00 Hcoit . 3.00 -i^.tU Das break 2.6U 2lt Oil Citrtledge 2 00 16.0U Portia 1.50 ia.5U McGowan " FlBher (from soil for Summer) " " L.\I>Y TA >IPI«KI I. \ lOLET, rooted runners, $2.0(1 per UKI; Jl.n.lHl per lOuO. Walter K ClItTe. of (;ermantown. Pa . has been the first In this lociillty to appreciate the virtues of >v\aliiHinm <>aleKHoli:i .\tl>ii. He IntH an entire house ul It iind the i..-i. iitll iil pen like I'low^nins h icked by it- fcjitliery pl[iii:it.' I. lu.^'i- luive. Iieeliilnis. paid him better than am tlitng dee lie ha gruwii this Win- ter, U e are enabled t(M)lTer In.'* Block al «4 lO per lOU; ^■.\}t CO per lUOO for rooted euiilngs: »t;.uo per lUU 'i\i pots. Heady Keb. Ifith. I'ALMS ARK 1\' UKAS1N(J I.N KAVOKwlth Uie people but tliey need coaxing to buv oar prices are '■. oaxlng ■ Hu youTH can b ■ Serin us JUt for 17 ;i Si. 4-ln.. or Jf) toi- ;tlof assurted vnrlell h snrh aw Ltititntn. Ken- lla. Klegan, Excelsa. etc Shipped siitely Sliw. Cata- logue frte. WILLIAMS & SUNS CO.. Batavia. III. NEW CARNATIONS. periOOperlOflO BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. SlO.nil ST.i.OO- METEOR, deep brilliaut erim. scarlet lil.CO 7.5.00 STORM KING, show-while .. . 10 00-75.0(> Kcacly April 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white ."i.OO 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00- E. A. WOOD, variegated . . . 5 INI 40.00 GOLDFINCH, vellow-edged piuk . . .5.00 WM. SCOTT, p'iilk 3.00 DI.AZ ALBERTINI, pink 3(0 DAYBREAK, pink 3 00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. 40.00. 25.0» 2.5.00 25.00 New Chrysanthemums. E- M. Bigelow. deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T^ Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elma O'Farrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., 835.00 per 100. Keiidy AlMroh 1st, 18m5. MAJOR BONNAFFON, ye'low— SlOO per doz.^ 88-00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON, CARNATIOIVS READY NOW. Rooted Cuttings.— 20,000 Daybreak; 50,000 more March 1st. Other varieties in proportion — McGowan, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, Stuart, Btitiercup, lago, Scott, Alberiini, Cartledge, Aurora, Portia, Dorner and others. write for prices, statiner how many you wil want of each variety. The price will be rea- sonable and the slock warranted well roote0 20M M.-C. , Willi. I'lirltan. I'l.rtln l.M lO.UO <;. Wilder. S. ,'pr,ay. MoGowan 1.75 per 100; 13.00perl000 llelen Keller 6.00 per 100; 60.00 per 1000 READY NOW. LAKE GENEVA FLORAL CO.. LAKE GENEVA, WIS. I DON'T THINK. On this subject. It requires onlv an ordinary gang- lh)n to disclose ihe tact that CA'KN ATIU>8 make stronger, healthier stock when grown cool— on ground beds— and In a new house. Kll.sr rias never visited us (barring Mr. David Rust of the "Bxchanee"), and clean, vigorous stock of the following list will be at your disposal on and after Feb. 1st. 18;t.i. f er lUO Per luOO Ouhella, new. large, medium pink JIO.UO $80 00 Sweetbrler. pink .■> OO 45 00 Wm. Scott, pink 3 m 25!oO Daybreak, pink 2.50 20 00 Thos. Cartledge, carmine, Bcarlet at night 2.00 15.00 Puritan, white 2.00 15 UO Lam born, white 2.00 15.00 Mc iowan, white 1.50 12,50 Mrs. J-'lsher. white 1.50 12 50 Portia, scarlet 1.50 12.50 other standard varieties If deptred. Excellent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. "THE SLOPE." C. S. SWAYNE. KKNyETT SQUARE, Ch ester Co., PA. CARNATIONS. 2-lncli Sand Pots. S6.00 6.00 4.00 2.60 NOW READY. Ilelen Keller, Ada Byron $4,50 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 50 Buttorcup, Daybreak 2. 00 McGowan, Portia, Wilder 1.50 ROSES. READY FEB. 15. Bride, Meteor * 3.0O Bridesmaid, Perle 3.00 Healthy stock, gpeolal 1000 rates. Ferns on application— flats, 2-lnch pots. etc. GENISTAS, 2-lnch pots $6.00 per 100 LADY THOMPSON STRAWBERRY PLANTS, and others on application at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSI DE, PENNA. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. .Semi for Price List. p. O. Box 220. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS J VIOLETS ppr innn 5000 DAYBREAK SloOO 5000 SILVER SPRAY " ' lOflO 5000 LIZZIE McGOWAN LJBO LADY CAMPBELL VIOLETS, well rooted runners ifl.OO *g^Irainediate delivery for cash. JOSEPH RENARD. Unionwille. Chester Co., Pa. Booted Cuttingfs. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Per loo Last year's novelties.... f5 00 Finest standard sorts !$2'66'to 3 00 CARNATIONS. Sliver Spray, McGowan, Wilder. Portia, Tidal Wave. Daybreak 2 00 Wni. Scott. Albertlnl, Stuart '.'.'." 300 BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield . III. Carnation Cuttings EDNA CRAIG ''iS'^'^J'^ DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVE 2 50 20 00 (iRAlE WILDEli, SILVER SPRAY... 1.60 12 60 McGOWAN. HKOTOR 2 00 15 00 SWEETBKIEIi 5.00 Jo.OO Grown cool, and only healthy, selected stock taken. BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. 670 The American Florist. Feb. g^ Cincinnati. Since last week we have been treated to a taste of genuine winter weather, the mercury reaching to 1 above zero. The eflect of the cold wave is seen in the mar- ket, violets being unattainable, the grow- ers being unable to get at their frames, and to make matters worse, there seems to be a run on violets. The cold weather has shortened up the supply of roses, which are already off crop and rather scarce, and has caused stock sent in to go with a celerity. Carnations are not plen- tiful; and are going well. D lybreak and Scott sell at $2 and $2.50, with some extra blooms at $3. These two varieties are about the only fancies coming in. Scarlets are not plentiful, and what are sent in are of poor quality. In bulb stock Romans are as dull and plentiful as ever. Roses are scarce, particularly first-class grades. Mr. T.Jackson has returned from New York after a stay of over a month. P. Springfield, Mass. An interesting meeting of the Amateur Horticultural Society was held February 1, when Dr. Swazey read a very practical paper on "Elms." D. A. White read a brief paper on roses, and closed his re- marks with a general review of the work of the society during the past year and the outlook for 1895. The Holyoke Horticultural Society held its annual meeting February 1, and elected the following officers: President, Rev. E. A. Reed; vice-president, Mrs. C. W. Ranlet; secretary, G. R. Hicks; treas- urer, C. E. Mackintosh. The society has 335 members and a balance in the treas- ury of $121. Three exhibitions have been held during the past year, all of which have been successful. F. W. J. Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Society of Florists have determined to give a spring exhibition for two days in the first week of April, at which time the society will also give small chrysanthemum plants to children wish- ing to cultivate same for competition at our next chrysanthemum exhibition. By this means the society expects to make friends and associate members. N. "WHIRLWIND." The new h.ardr double white ANEMONE. Strong. fleid-;;rown rnnts, fS.OOpcrlOO. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. S. CONOVKR. the best BAKLY BLOOMING- laree yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. W.UO per 100. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, SIO.OO to 825.00 per lOUO. VERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEAS, GENISTA CANARIENSIS and AZALEAS for Easter blooming. Prices on application. tm-WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 5 to 7 feet fS.OO per 100 4 to 5 feet 600 per 100 1 to 2 feet 3 00 per 100 CHART^K^ X LII-Af!. grown less than two feet high, from three to Ave branches, all well budded, at $25.1)0 per hundred. Klehm's Nurseries, Arlington Heights, III. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Swainsona Galegifolia Alba, Vi/e have the largest stock in the States of this plant, and are prepared to supply 100,000 rooted cuttings on or after March i . PRICE, $4 p«r 100, or $3S per 1000. 2-inch, $6 per 100; 3-inch, $S per 100; 4-inch, S'O per 100. jn-WRITE us FOR TESTIMONIALS, AND OUR SPECIAL RATES FOR tOOO LOTS WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, PHILA.. PA. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT. AND SATISrACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the L,ars*'8t (irowers of Verbeuafl in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. iv. r>ii^ivO:N^, :Bioo**asi3tirg:, r»^. 11.000.000 TREES Ovi-r l.imu \:irietit'S. l-'ruit anU Ornamental Slirulis, Vines and Hoses. AH Htaiulard and special varieties. Send for illus. Catalogue. W.S.f.ITTIiE&CO.Korlie«iter,N.Y. or 52 Exchange Place, N.Y.City. Rooted Cuttings Ready Now and Prepaid. This Is splendid ettick. Most of It has been trans- planted Intij soil. Order now and get the cream, as this ad. win nut be continued. Per lOU Alyt-sum. ulant double; Heliotrope, purple JI.OU Miirtruerite (i'arls Daisj ) I.ftI Achyrantlies, yellow and red 1 OU Double Petunias S Hue varieties 1,.'0 Ivy Geranium, pink and white 1.25 Fut^hsl'i mixed, best doubles and singles l.ltO Ayeratum dwarf blue and white 80 Verbena, \'i Kfand varieties 80 Feverfew "Tilitle Gem ' 1.50 Pllea (Artillery Plant) l.UO Carnation Davbreak ... 1.75 CarnatlonB. Lizzie McGowan and Silver Spray... 1.35 Geranium, sweet scented, H kinds 1.25 Geraniums, best double and single mixed, scar- lets predoratnatuiK 1.25 Chrysanthemums. Klorists' Collection of 20 stan- daul kinds. Inclucilntr early and late varieties, one plant uf each fur tJUc. $6 00 5.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 Plants by Express, Purchaser's Expexse. Geraniums, best double and single, my selection, labeled. 2k'-lDCh 2. fiO Begonia, best Howerlng kinds, my selection, ::-ln.. i lO Geranium Madame Sallerol.2inch 2,00 Nepeta G'echoma. fine basket plant, 2-lnch 2.00 English Ivies, ij tot; feet high 20.00 Clnernrla. tine plants. 41ucn 12.00 Smllax. tine two year old. ^i^ Inch 2.00 Twelve cuttings or plants at UlO rate, but no order filled for less than 6Uc. H- C70IjC3rjOXJC5-H, West End Greenhouses, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the origiuators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. eer 100 Per 1000 Golden Queen & C. VerschaffeltU, rooted cuttings ....$ .75 Coleus In variety 60 Geraniums In flats 1.75 Geranium Mrae. Sallerol 1.25 Geranium, Rose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 Ageratums, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias 1. 00 Heliotrope, four varieties l.UO Petunias, Dreers strain 1 . 50 Vlncas. variegated and green 1.50 AltemantherBS — 50 (^ash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Rooted Cuttings. VERBENA — A large collection of fine bright colors, all robust growers, at $7.50 per 1000. COLEUS— Twenty best bedders, plenty of red and yellow, $6.00 per 1000. CANNA— Mfne. Crozy, strong bulbs, at f6.00 per 100. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. ROSES, GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A complete i;eneral line of stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. Gliriisanilieiiioiiis. . . . Rooted Cuttings. Mailed for $(.00 per (GO. TUE FOLLOWING KINIJS: E. G. HILL, MRS. SCHUCHARDT. LOUIS BOEHMER, WM. FALCONER, ROHALLION, JOHN LANE. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Rooted Cuttings. ** Per lOO GERANIUMS, single and double mixed Sl.OO CUPHEA 75- COLEUS 60 VKKBBNAS W HELIOTROPE, from 'i-lnch pots 1.6» GEKANIUM Mme. Sallerol. from 2-lnch pots.... l.f* C.\SH WITH OKIIER. HENRY JOHANN, COLLINSVILLE. ILL. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants., A prand selection for Stove, Greentiouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. A/bans, England. As tine a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, &c. Send for list of prices of Coleus and Caraations.- AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSftNTHEMUMS All the beet new market sorts. Wc per doz, ; $4 per lUO. Best market sorts of prevltnis years. il.Sc per doz.: ¥i per lUU. Ueadv fur delivery Feb. let. Also CYCLAMEN perslcuiii Bluiiiiteum, liVln. ftilK) per lUO. GENISTAS. Wiich pots, tine plants. JI2 to Sl.'i per HKJ. SiMILAX, 2H-lnch pots. K.UO per lUO; *15.U0 per IIKIO. Address J. G. HIIKROW, Fislikill, N. Y. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. Noil"'^Z,y. The best marketing variety ever Introduced. conie» Into bloom early In March: no collection complete wlihoutlt. Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants ficnn Mni'li iiiit», *I .Mi per do/,., fS ,Mi per lUU. I!l;i:ilMA llll>hi, In.iu ■.'■..In p,,ls. J'.i iier IIW. tiKK.XMIMl-. AliirBhiil M. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SOUTEIPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Dahlias, Asparagus, &c. A full line Of NURSERY STOCK. Our new trade list for 1S9.S now ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morris ville, Pa. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS. Large cut blooms with long sterna and nice foliage, bunched, J'l.OU per lOU: tS.UO per lUUO. Cash with order. ROBERT MANN, Lansing, Mich. HoLMESBURG, Pa., Feb. 2, 1895. Messrs. PITCHER & MANDA, Short Hills, N. J. Gentlemen: — Last year I came into possession of 25 plants of the California Violet and planted them for trial. I sm pleased to say that they have been a great success with me. I have grown them exactly the same as Marie Louise and Russian, at a temperature of 35° to 40°, and have iound them far more proHtabk. They began blooming in September and have blocmcd profusely ever since, and the plants are novsr heavily set with flowers and buds, with every indication that the blooming will con- tinue through the spring. They are strong, vigorous growers, making plants 10orl2' inches in diameter and about the same in height, without any sign of disease. The flowers are large, often attaining the size of a silver dollar, borne on erect stems lO inches and upwards long. The Violets have a delightful fragrance. From my experience with this Violet I should say they grow equally as well here as they do in California, and are destined to be grown in immense quantities. Very truly yours, RODMAN M. EISENHART. How to Grow Cut Flowers. THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM. And other Flowering Plants for Also, Greenhouse Construction, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. New Chrysanthemum, PHILADELPHIA. The great prize winner. Orders boolted now for delivery March 15tb. 5U cents each: IHi.lO per dozen; ni.Uti per liO. UNCl.B JOHN, white; THE STUAItr. scarlet SWEETBRIER, pink; SAMBO, crimson; H.UO per dozen; *5.1X) per IIX), EDNA CKAIG, WM. SCOTT, 4iic. per dozen; IfS.OU per lUI. NEW YELLOW DAl.SY (Ktoile d"Or), plants from ;i-inch pots, $1110 per dozen; JG.OO per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. SWAINSONA GALtGlFOLIA ALBA, from 2M>-in. pots, ;,')C. per doz.. ito.ttl per 100. NEW CARNATIONS C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Sounds like .T dry goods ])ricf, but it isn't. It is our Special "Cash-with-the-Order " price for i.ooo Envelopes and Letterheads (thee.xtra two cents will buy the stamp), ruled or unruled (if you want the letteiheads for typewriter use say so), of a grade good enough for anybody (better than most people use), printed in our peerless style, with a neat cut in addition to your cai'd.'if you want it. When stationery that is up to date can be had at such prices, there is absolutely no e.xcuse for using anything that is of low quality or carelessly and poorly printed. Send a check (money order will do), sa\' what you want on the goods, and they will go forward to you promptly by freight, uii less otherwise ordered. If you want a Catalogue, Billheads, Red- leaf Labels, Ctiltnro Leaflets— anything that good printei's can make — write us. J. HORACE McFARLAND CO., Ml. Pleasant Prtnlery, P. O. Box 655. HAQRISBURG, PA. *SEBlfi lE^-fic £5. HTAi. A SEMERHL ?SV, C JEliYME ALVAD05 ,auAL£B ^"CMASAPI"-^, ^i RICES YeRT low- P OR U.S.America5 CO.P.0.B0 1"^ WA4 .or saving device."— W. N. Htjdd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asbo.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— G. E. Weld. Rosllndale. Mass. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by S«adsm«N. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River. N. J, 672 The American Florist. Feb. Toronto. What is the matter with Toronto? Oh! she is all right. There has been no car- nival here, only a little snow storm that appears to have buried your correspond- ent's memory, which was not dug out until too late to post his last week 's notes. The church spires are still visible, but another storm or two like the last and we shall like Baron Munchausen be able to tie our horses up to the topmost orna- ments. The weather too has been very cold and florists and gardeners have had an anxious time in endeavoring to keep the frost out of their greenhouses. I have only heard of one or two comparatively unimportantinstances. The strongwind along with the cold was so trying. I can not report that trade has been very flourishing this last two weeks, the wholesale men appear to be cutting their stock pretty close all the time, but most of it goes out of the city. At a ball the other night very few flowers were worn although all the elite were present. They do say that many people have given up buying flowers in order to be able to give more for charitable purposes. I noticed, however, in the reports of the ball next day that nobody appeared to have econ- omized in the matter of dress. That is a horse of another color altogether. The weather does not suit the plant trade which is very quiet. There are two fine examples of white Cattleya Trianse here, one at the Central Prison, which I saw to-day, and another at Reservoir Park, which I hope to see to-morrow. It is a lovely thing with large, substantial pure white petals, a slight tinge of yellow in the throat. A petition is beingcirculated and I hear largely signed by the trade generally all over the province to change the Electoral District societies in cities and horticult- ural societies in towns and villages at present dependent on the Electoral Dis- trict societies to horticultural societies pure and simple, and that they be given a grant as a right directly from the gov- ernment and not through the favor of the Electoral District societies. Forms of petition have been sent to all the secre- taries of all the country horticultural societies and to those interested in cities. It is hoped that every one in any way engaged in the industry will attach his autograph to this petition; the time is short as the legislature meets on the 21st inst., and the forms must be returned by thel4th,but the advantages to be secured are worthy of a grand hustle. E. (( ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. Kolker & Sons, N. Y. State Depot, 136 & 133 W aith St.. New Vorlc. N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar. It; So. Market St.. Boston, Mass. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Plilladelphla. Pa. Edw. Schmid, 712 12th St., N. W., WashinBton, D. C. F. Maerae. ll;tS Smith St., Providence, R. 1. B. H. Hunt. (H Lake St.. ChlcUKO. 111. C. A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo. r»o THAT YOn CAN OBT 20 GANE STAKES FOR 1 GENT A foot in leng^th by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. 304 W. Madison St.. BALTIMORE. MD. Mention American Flortat. DimeiisioiisortliisBoi; 26 inches Iohk by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hlKh. Two sections. This wooden box made In two sections* one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Manmactnrt THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizei t^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent lattener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. TH. T. McCarthy, I Addre. • 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addreti all corretpondence to t Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTKNER which we oonfllder a decided saccess. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so wlthont additional cost by writing us. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varniHlied, 18x30zi;3* given away witli iiret order of 600 letters. .A.<3r.«sirs 'X'8 • A. Kolker & SonR, New Vorlt. M. Klce & Co., 25 N. 4tli St., Ptilla., Pa. F. K. McAllister, 22 Uey St., New york. A. D. Perry it Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L. J. Kresliove , 193 Gieenwicli St., N. Y. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. K>-ndal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Siuiuiers, Toronto, 4>nt., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, III. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, <>. T. W. Wood « Sons, 6th and MarshaU Sts., Kichmoud, Va. Jas. Viek'H Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1 132 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo. 1>. 15. Long, ISullalo, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. l»e poreHt Kly & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 K. 34th St., New York. ^, 2, 2ii. 3. 3!^. 4. 5. 6 Inches. 60c. 760. $1.00, $1.26, $1.60, $1.76, J2.0O, $2.60, $3.UU per 1000 A Flrst-CIasa Certificate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUG. F. BRABANT, Manutacturer. 54. 56. 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. 183 fAoKRpe 5ti?pet- .••CHIC3VOO' • • Mention American Florist. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt., an Amity street. rLUSHlNO. Uoeeni Co., N.T. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. H. BAYEESDORFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, a& 'Pi. -^.trx S-tree-t, FHII.ADELFHIA, FA. Our ne^ Oatalocrne Is now out* free upon ftppUcatloD. M. RICE & CO., Fiorlsis' SuDDiies, 23 & 25 N. 4th St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ^gfging^ip ^^ Mention American Klorlat. WHITE DOVES FOR FLOR/STS. Largest and finest stock In the United Statee. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 MontgomerySt..Jersey City, N.J. John Conley & Son, Maiiuftictiirors of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, ^ A f*i^f\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lt>s 11.00; DJX\j\j\f 60 lbs gl.eO; 100 IbsmO. ^^TTfS'P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. (5. J^ W O X . i»-Sampie Frke. VaughaD's Seed Store, "e^^ Chicago. MoutloD Amertcan Flartat. TO /%. The American Florist. e'Ts Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. j^l^Tstakes. j X. 5-16, Y%, Yi, ^, }i, and ^-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stalces and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmili Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the element.-^ for Its power; hydrauli' rams also depend upon fa\ orableconditionsand wast- aa much water as they se cure. Steam pumpsrequir< skill and hand pumps de mand labor and time. The DE LAHATER-RIDER OR DE LflMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of welL They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fueL Sendfor illustraiedcatalogue to The DEUMilER (HON WORKS 87 souin Firtn av., NEW YORK, N. Y. THE ACME AJUSTABLE FANCY Metal Pot Label. Valuable for Conservatories, Exhibitions. Florists Store Windows. Seed Pans. etc. Manufactured from decorated tin and brass, of neat appearance, will last fcr years; bolds removable card board fi rnameof plant, always legible, protected from moisture by transparent Mica. blze. h% Inches long, 1 Inch wide Send for descriptive circular Tin Labels, price per lUU *1. 75. Tin Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 3*ic. Brass Labels, price per 100. !ft;i.S5. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rolker, 218 Fulton St., NEW YORK. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertise rs. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS f PLANTS. (CONSIGNMENTS OF FLOWERS SOLICITED.) f> nrJLl nXirVklC 22,000 WM. SCOTT, the best pink, also GOLD- IvnfT^I'n I IliNN FINCH, best yellow; LIZZIE GILBERT, scarlet; V/i llVl 11 1 1 IV/llC/i KOHINOOR, PURPLE KING, and the others. Stock complete, quality good, prices reasonable. CINERARIA — Good plants for show window, at 25 cts. SWEET PEA and other Seeds, choice and low prices Tuberose Bulbs, Auralum and Speciosum Lilies. OUR NEW PLANT TUB. Price less than half of any other tub on the market. Florists having large plants should not be without it. Dealers issuing catalogues cannot afford to be without it. It supplies a long felt want for some- thing neat, durable and cheap. It has steel wire hoops (three times as strong as the flat iron hoop) with welded joints (not riveted as in common ware). These wire hoops are at intervals in- dented and pressed into the wood, these indentations in hoops, besides preventing thfmfrom falling under all circumstances, act also as a spring, expanding or con- tracting, always in accord with thecondi- tionof the wood in the tub, so that burst- ing is impossible. We quote you following prices on "Our New Plant Tub" in four sizes, painted green. Net F. 0. B. Mi'waukee. Jobbers prices on application. No. 1 " 2 " 3 " 4 HigrheHt Award at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. , width of top 191/2 in, depth l+Uin per doz. $10.50 17 in., " 14. in " 9.00 15 in., " 121/-. in " 8.00 14 in., " 12 in " 6.70 WISCONSIN PLOWER EXGtiflNGE, Milwaukee, Wis. Standard Flower Pots. OUK POTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing: your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG, CO,, CovliigtDn, Ky. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS It LOUISVILLE. KY. WOOD LABELS, of Superior Quality, for NURSERYMEN and FI,ORISTS. Best pattern of 25^-inch, printed and wired. "Highly commended" at Convention Americau Florists at Atlantic City. ADDRESS BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. PATENTC I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^h ■ I GHftNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.C/ ELECTUICAL AND MECHANICAL KXPERTS. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Building, WASHINGTON. D. C. 674 The American Florist. Feb. p, San Francisco. The California State Floral Society will hold a rose show early in April. The chrysanthemum business was very much injured the past season by Chinese and Italians who raised them by the acre and sold the flowers to retail dealers at from 2V2 to 10 cents a dozen. Duringthe months of October, November and early in December fairly good blooms of Lincoln and ordinary whites were sold on the streets by boys at 10 cents a dozen. As a result legitimate growers got but poor returns for their stock. Christmas and New Years was about the only time growers received anything worth men- tioning for their flowers. Good flowers then brought $2 to $2.50 a dozen. But only those grown under glass brought good prices. Inferior flowers retailed at 75 cents to $1 a dozen. The weather during December wasverv hard on outdoor stock. It rained 20 day s out of the month. Yoshiike's new chrysanthemum Capt. J. C. Ainsworth promises to be a good thing. The drooping petals are some- times 6 inches long and look like silken floss. The variety Mrs. J. Geo. lis is too weak in the stem to be a good trade flower. W. S. D. The people of the state of Maine have recorded by a popular vote their choice of the pine cone and tassel as the state emblem. Maine Associations from Cali- fornia to Washington joined in the ballot. It is expected that the choice of the peo- ple will be ratified by the State Legis- lature. Fortunes in Flowers was the title of an article recently published in the Chi- cago Record, in which women were told how easy it was to make barrels of money in the florist business. The picture of a lovely maiden in the get-up of a stage chambermaid, picking roses ofi" potted standards with the aid of a triangular trowel, convinced the reader that there are many glittering possibilities still con- cealed in the flower trade. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST I Aren't you tired going through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and Dropping them up with BtlckB or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for 1 If jou are We ha egotjust the thlijf: >4)u need, the NKWKST and IJfiST thing out. *'The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. 3end for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention AmerloaD tlorUt. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Lexington, Ky,, Nov. 8, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Loctland, Ohio. Gentlemen: — We have been much pleased with the Cypress green- house material purchased of you last September. The lumber is clear and you have filled our order so liberally that after Snishing our house we have still a considerable amount of material left over. The carpenters who have done the work upon it report the lumber as belugas fine stock as they ever saw. We shall take pleasure in recommending your firm to others needing greenhouse material. Yours very truly. C W. MATHEWS. (Of Ky. Agl. Experiment Station.) Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS nsed. A^w For clrculiirs and estimates AI>DR£SS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave* and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long: Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution o! the finn of Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuaQce of your patronage In the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. ^Ve will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., FLOWER POTS. We Manufacture all binds of Flower Pots. etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send for price list aud Buiiipies iwhlcli will be sent free), and we know you will (ilve us your order. Ji Oi oWAHN SONS, Alinneitp'ons, ' Minn. When writing mention the American Florist. EVANS* IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated CatalOKue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Rlcluuoud, Ind. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on larpe orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good stroug POt«. PRICE LIST OF STANOARO FLOWER POTS. I«-lno h pots, per 1000 1 3.(10 6-lnota pots, perl(not22.UO 3.26 7 " " 35.00 3.60 8 •• " M.OO 4.00 9 ■• ■• 76.00 6.00 10 '■ per 100 10.00 7.26 11 ■• •• 15.00 11.00 12 •■ ■■ 20.00 13.80 14 " •• 40.00 IB " " 76.00 3 3« 4 6 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolkor & Sons, 131! & 138 W. 24th St., New Fork City, New York Agents. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs- The American Florist. 675 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, (i. t t J I IC r I ST., WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS, • • • CHIC3A.OO. Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenliouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAQO. ' Boilers made of the best of material, shell, firebox Bbeets and beads uf steel, water spiice all around (front, sides and back), wnte for information. wliieli is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRiCES, Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed. REED GLASS CO.. r 102 South 5th Avenue. NEW YORK CITY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. TVKITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflU GflS Mffi fi LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! Tl-eonly Certificate ot Werit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform li 100 foot houses. -A new device. Send for Catalogue ana ^. ti mates. BJ. HlI*F»A.ier>, 'X'otna.grsto-wrx, Olxlo. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, - ^f'Ei'S^V '^OieiC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC., ETC. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS. g Honicuiiorai flrcmtects and Hot Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. 13©, 1-il, l-i3 Center St., 90, '91 :PfEJW ^VORJ4 Allen CH l»» American Boiler Co.. ..(176 AnclioraKe Roae Co — tJ 3 BallerF A 671 Bayeredorfer H & Co. De I^mater Iron Wks in\ Devlne's Boiler Wks.. .67.5 DlckmanJosF M'y> Dillon J L. 670 Domer Fred & Son 668 Dreer H A 664 Edgewood Gr'nhou8e8.669 BlceleC 671 Blllott W H 661 Ellison Wm 6IH BI11S& Pollworth 661 Ely Z De Korest&Co . . .(61 Essex Heights Flo'l Co67l EverdlngChas 6t611 Felthousen J B 670 Fishers Alrd 66S Gardiner John & Co...6t'6 Gibson JC 667 Gonzalez F & Co 667 Goold HE 662 Gregory J J H & Son... 66 Gurney Heater Co. .. .6 6 Hall AsB'n 671 Hammond Benj 671 Hancock & Son 669 Hart Michael A 66i Hartford H B 661 Helnl Joseph....'. 6(«i Herr Albert M 66S 670 Herrmann's Seed Store6fJ6 Hews A U &Co 674 Hllflnger Bros 671 HIllBQ&Co 66S Hlppard E 660 675 Hltchlngs&Co 676 Hooker H M Co 675 Horan Edw C 66i Horan Jas ii, Son 660 Hose Connection Co. . 6.71 Hulsebosch Bros 6t;6 Hunt BU W> Hunt M A Estate 671 Jackson AT 66S Jennings B B 671 Johann Henry 67'' Johnson & Stokes 666 Joosten C H I'6;i Kennlcott Bros Co OJS Keppler M 667 KlehmsNurserles 670 Kroeschell Bros Co 67.i Knehn C A 664 Lang Julius 664 LiMke Geueva Floral Cot"69 Little W Si Co 670 LiOCkland Lumber Co. . 6;3 674 Long Dan'l B 6i;4 Lonsdale Edwin 6.61 Lord & Burnham Co. .676 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 672 Lynch W B (63 McBrtde Alex 668 McCarthy N F&C0....665 McFarland J H Co 671 Manda W A 667 Mann R 671 Manz J&Co 672 May Jno N Oa Michel Pit & Bulb Co.667 Mlllang Frank 665 Mlllbr.>ok Lea Green- houses 671 Miller Bell IJffl Monlnger Jno C 676 Moon Wra U Co 671 Natl Folding Box Co.. 661 National Plant Co (170 Ntfl LI 67U Oasis Nursery Co 667 Paddock EJ 669 ParmenterMfg Co 674 PennockCJ 6{S Pennock Sam'l S 661 PlllsburylL 6(S Pitcher & Manda 671 Purdy Jas Crtij QuakerCltyMchW'k8.674 Heed Glass Co 675 RelnbergBros 6*5 Renard Jos 669 Kloe MA Co 672 RlcksfckerC H 661 Roberts l)H 675 Roehrs Theo ('6) Roeraer Fred 6"6 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .66) Rolker A &SonB 6f6 Rolker Herman 67:s Rupp John F 667 RUBsellS J 672 Sander A Co 670 Saul John 666 SchwRkeChas 667 Search Wm H 669 SeWre P& Sons. . .671 Shelmlre W R 669 670 Sheridan W F 66) Slebrecht & Wadley. . .66! Situations, wants, etc. ,662 Siemmler T W... (yi:i Storrs & Harrison Co. .(J6;i Streby SO 670 Struck J N&Bro 67.S Sunderbruch H L 664 Sutherland Geo A 665 SwahnsSons J G 674 SwayneCB 669 Swayne Bdw 668 SwayneWm 669 Syracuse Pottery Co. ..674 Vlck AHIll OVO Vaughan J C IJil 666 672 675 Washburn A 017 Waierbury Rubber Co. 675 Watson G C 667 Weathereds Sons T W.675 Weeber & Don tiu Welch Bros 66j WeldCB (fA Whllldln Pot Co 674 WllksMfgCo 675 Williams & SonsCo....66S Wisconsin Flower Bx.673 Wlttbold Geo 667 Wood Bros 671 WolftLMfg Co 675 Young Jno 665 Young ThosJr 665 FOre e n h u s e "^ js^OO/ i1,W^TnORf|Ey\\/E.,CniCAOO.lLL^ ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. ■,»=■,^.,„.(,,■,,^^,~-.^.•r.-.:^ii.•^V^?^^uN care Nlssen 2iU Division St.. N. Y. City. SITUATION WANTED-As florist or gardener in commercial or flrst-class private placi'. Scotch- man; i! years American e.xpenence. Urst-class testl- monialH from former employers. Cnminntilcatlon solicited. Address .1. L. rA-MEu<)N. care Wm. Scott, Buffalo, N. Y. QITUATION WANTED-By flrst-class florist; 12 tj years' American experience in commercial out flowers, palms, floral woik, bedding plants, etc.; man- agement of private or commercial establishment; English, age 31; total abstainer; best references. Florist, 72 Wilson St., Waterbury, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— German. 33 years Old, mar- kj ried, who has been foreman In large commercial places In this country for the last eight years, wants situation as such, after the 12th of February. Have had seven years' European and 13 years' American experience. Chas. .loiiNSffN, care Henry TImner. 804 Communlpaw Ave., Jersey City, N. J. WANTED— Wholesale and retail catalogues of plants, seeds and novelties. Address B. F. Vandekvate, Galena, III. WANTED— Partner with ^500 In florist business In a good town In Kansas. Address H W, care Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago. WANTED— Two flrst class experienced rose growers, single men. Address, wltn references and wages expected, Bassett & Washhitrn. Hinsdale, ill. WANTED— A flrst-class rose grower, as working foreman on a commercial place; send reference from last place and wages expected. Address W. H. Thaesi>lv. 271 Slxih Ave., New York. FOR SALE CHEAP— Four greenhouses nearly new ana dwelling. 4 lots 2uUxi;«. fine soil, within 100 miles from Chicago. For particulars write C. Hokansox. Sibley. 111. FOR SALE OR KENT-In center of the city, s.li o feet of glass with store, and tlrst-class stock: cause, sickness. Address .John :^cHNEI]tEK. '.r2i "^ Walnut St., Kansas City. Mo FOR SALE CHEAP-I will sell my Maple Heights and Marion Grecnliousfs (or plant), consisting of 2^^.UUU 8<4uare leet nt ulnsw; licatcd with steam and nat- ural gas, stocked with tilt- Iradlng varieties of roses, carnations, geraniums, palms, smilax. etc., etc.. with four acres ot ground, under cultivation; a cottage on the place and about forty fruit trees of the standard varieties of cherries, pears, plums, etc.: we are on three railroads with a direct line to the best flower markets In the west; only one competitor and a town of 2U.UtlO Inhabitants- III health the cause of wanting to sell. A great bargain to the right one. Address MRS. Geo. R. Fravell. 3'22 Washington St., Marion, Ind. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, strong healthy blooming size surplus stock of Agapanthus Alba. Tritoma Nobile, finest double Dahlias, Amaryllis; offers at once. Sussex. N. Km Canada. On N. Western Ave., 2 blocks from Lincoln Ave. Electric Road. Chicago; 3 greenhouses 20x210, one 12x210, stocted with roses and carnations; lot 75x280. The ground on which the houses stand is valuable and will double in ten years. 86,000 takes it-$2,000 down, balance on ten (10) years' time. A. T. JACKSON. Station X. Chicago. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tbe place cnuslsts of 48 lots or 296 feet fronton Belmont Ave. by 70U ft. deep, .i cottages, two two-story frame houses. 22 greenhouses from 110 to 200 feet in length and from 12 to 20 feet In width. The whole place can be bc: ^ pkts. fJJc; 6 pkts. $1.00. I will here thank my florist friends for the many let- ters of commendation received during the past year. JOHN F. KUFF, Shiremanstown, Pa. G86 The American Florist. Feb i6. Worcester, Mass. We haveexperienced thecoldest weather of the season this last two weeks, the thermometer ranging from 2° to 12° below zero at night, and the way the coal pile grew beautifully less was a caution to those who think the florist business is all profit. I have heard of no one getting frozen up, but some tall firing was done to keep out Jack Frost. The dark days have not been conducive to bringing out flowers, consequently we were a little short on roses and carnations, but the supply is fully adequate now. Trade has been exceptionally good, in fact it is sur- prising to see how the trade holds good when all other kinds of business are com- plaining. The decoration business has fallen off considerably, but several fair jobs are looked for this month. The Horticultural Society has held weekly meetings, which were open to the public, thoughout the winter, but up to February 7 talks on pomology and travels have occupied the time. On Feb- ruary 7 the subject was floricultural talks, and it proved very interesting. 0. B. Had wen presided andF. A. Blake gave a little talk on fibrous and tuberous begonias. H. B. Watts told us all about gladioli and Willard F. Pond spoke on sweet peas and cannas, after which informal discussion was in order. A. H. L. Prepare your advs. now for our spe- cial spring number to be issued March 16, and send in as early as possible. ^^ICTOE-I-ft. E-EG-IA.. Victoria . . Regia Egyptian Lotus. Ws-isT Lilies in all Colors. Hardy Ornamental Plants, Grasses, etc., and everything pertaining to the water gar- den . TRICKER &, CO., CLIFTON, N. J. THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE ii Crimson Rambler." "300 BLOOMS ON ONE SHOOT." Fine plants from 3-inch pots now ready. We shall also have nice plants from 2 1-2 inch pots ready April ist. DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR AND HANDSOME COLORED PLATE FREE. ELLW ANGER 8^ BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mention Ainericau Florist. OIX^EJ ITS A. TI«IA.rv •C.C. POLLWORTM- euo^ ROSES CARNATIONS, NARCISSUS Paper White, VIOLETS, NARCISSUS Daffodils, HARRISII, ROMANS, CALLAS, HYACINTHS, FREESIAS, TULIPS. GALAX LEAVES, SMILAX, ASPARAGUS, ADIANTUMS, COMMON FERNS, ETC., ETC. SuDerlor StocR. ^^ Superior Fackino. ^>^ Donvercfl on Twm. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Box 75. Phone 1273. ELLIS & POLLWORTH, 38() Broadway, MILWAUKI-.E, WIS. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. "f/TD'DrXT A C Transplanted Cuttings Y iLrid^I>lM.O<8 per 1000; 81 per 100. Rooted, SB per lOOO. Plants, $a per 100. All clean aud true to color. Satisfactiou guaranteed, and safe arrival. W. B. WOODRUFF, Florlat. Westliehl, N. J. Cl.KI\l AXIS.— Lnrue t1t)«t'rliii: ■.'>enrs. In variety $;j.00 per tlo/en: *.'■.'. iiO per IIIO. homo yrown. luiportod. Hiinil 1 \eius U m per dozen UOIIISI.K. D.VISIKS. Snow. nut, M: |.er do/.en. liongfellow and SnowUnke. In hhiuni. Jli.UO iter lllO, F. -V. lt.\I.I.ER, liloiHiilngtou. 111. 1895. The American Florist. 687 BELLE SIEBRECHT , Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. It has proved a strong, vigorous and healthy grower, and remarkably free flowering, while its very large flowers retain that beautiful clear deep pink color that is entirely its own, and the bud being so very long and pointed iu shape there is no possibility ol its bullheading or hooding over in dull weather, which is the case with so many other roses of this class. On the whole we are so pleased with it that we intend to plant very largely of it for Boston market. ALEX MONTGOMERY, Natick, Mass. It is certainly a beautiful rose, but what impressed me most was first its very fine texture and substance of the foliage, which I am sure is not ex- celled in this feature by that of any rose in the market, and, second, the very evident indications of the free blooming habit of the plants. With these important characteristics I feel certain that the Belle Sie- brecht will prove a valuable addition to our list of forcing roses. S. C. NASH, Clifton, N. J. The new rose, "Belle Siebrecht.** I believe is the best rose of recent in- troduction. First, because of its fine color, which recommends it, there bein;(<>KATIN> Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING 'm'pmm'moiNEnomR ^^^.aPAPER fop EUT FwmRS. 'boxes for CUT Flowers. Made from Water- proofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed lOU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. TELEPHOXE MAIX 4718. Z.D6For6Sl)E.lii&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Koses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums. Valley, Violets, etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, f*l3.ilct.d,elf>lxiay X'a. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORGHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill, PHILA., PA. TuDerous Beoonia Seed. First Prize on plantw ami tiowors. MasM. Hort. Society. Sept r> niui 7. Flowers 4 to 6 inches In diameter, white, yellow, plnic and crimson <)f every posslhle shade and endless com- blnatiouB of tints, penciled edyee, etc. Carefuiiy hy- bridized seed, separate colors or mixed. 5C0 seeds. 50c. LADY CAMI'B?][J. VIOLET, from original stock, $1.60 per 100; $12.00 per lOUO. C. K. \VKM>, Koslindale. ISoston. I\Tass. TRv DREER'S GftRDEN SEE.DS, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed fre« to the trade only. HKNKY A. DRKER. FhUadelphia, Fa. Cycas Leaves. '"'^Ll^s''"^ H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, Cl£i.oi33.ia.£t^tl, O* VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SFECIAI^TIKS : Florists' Supplies, Wire Deslgrns, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies "WXfLf: x^fisxo^rrs. t4-02 PINE STREET, ■ )H S-t. IvOlAlS, Ado. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, j-m— ST. LOUIS, MO. dir'A complete line ol Wiro Designs. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER, Flower Market, Park St., BOSTON, MASS. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly wilti THEO. ROEHRS.^ Dealer WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. iSgs- The American Florist. 689 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUIiBS Ain> ALI. FLOKISTS' STTFFI,IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and TLOBISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOAOO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave,, CHICAGO. If you want Flrat-Class Flowers, properly packed and delivered on lime, send lue your orders and you will Ket what you want. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone M»in 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. C«ICA.GrO. Onr Boses best them all. in qnality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties, WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to N*[LE.s Centlu Flokai. d'.) WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... C7X3:XC7.A.<^0. SHIPPING TKADK OUR SPJSCIAXTY. Give us your orrters. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, .^^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill vnur orders with first-class dowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, SJearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. Michael A. Hart, Mali ConlsslOD Florist. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 3Sth St. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©\VRoPeAafe MarfteC*. Cut Flowers. New York. Feb. I?. Boses, Nlphetos 2.00® 3.00 Perle. Hoste 2 00® 4.00 Mermet. Cusin 2.0O@ fl.OO Bride, Wattevllle. Bridesmaid 2.00® S.OO Ijl France 4.0O@12.0O Testout 6.00012 00 Meteor 3.00®1U.OO Beauty 50.00@-5.00 '• seconds 5.0O@2.t.oO n.vbrlds I0.00®25.00 Jacqs lO.ODCil.i.tO Carnations 75® 1.00 fancy 1.60® 3.U0 Violets 60® I.UO Valley 2.011® .S.OO Narcissus 1 00® 2 00 Dnitoillls 3.00(«i 4 l«l hreeslii 1.00® 2.IM Tulips 2.00® 4.00 Hyacinths 1.00® 2.00 Harrlsll lilies _ 8.00<§1C.00 Mignonette ii.OU@26.0O Cattlevas 26.00@3;i.00 Smliax 12.Uia20.00 BOSTON. Feb. 12. Roses, extra selected io.OO@i.t.OO Mermets, Brides ti.0U®lfl.0O NMphetOB. Perle 4.00® tj. 00 Bon Sllene. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Bridesmaid, Testout t..00®13.0il Meteor i;.00®13.00 Beauty - 25.W@76.00 Hybrids 16 00® 311. 00 Caroallons 100® 2.00 fancy 2.00® 4.00 Valley 3.00® 4.00 Hyacinths, Jreesla 1.00® ".00 Narcissus, single 3 00® :i.00 double 3.00® 4 I'll Tulips 2 00® 4.00 Harrlsll. callas 10 ao®12.00 Violets 50® .76 Smilax 15.00®2".L0 PHEUtDBLPHlA. Feb. 12. Koses, small 4.00® 5.0 large teas tl.uo® 3.00 e.-stra select 10.00®15 00 Beauties 35.OOa60.00 Brunners 50.00 Lalng 25.00 Camutlons 1.50® 3.00 extra 3.60® 3.00 ABparagns 35 Ou®50.00 Violets, double 50® 1.25 single, perlOO bunches $2.60®M Valley 4.00 Cattleyas 4(1.00®60.00 Cypripedlums 15 00®2il.00 Smilax , 16 00® 18. 00 Tulips 4 00® 6.0U CHICAGO, Fet>. 14. Roses. Beauty, selected 25.00@60.00 " Testout, Bridesmaid, Meteor 6.00® 8.00 I.a trance. Bride. Albany 0.00® ti.OO Mermets, Wootton ti.OO® S.OO Perle. Nlphetos. Uontler. 3.00® 5.0O .lacqs 16.00@W.OO Carnations, long common 3.00® 3.50 •• fancy. 3.00® 4.00 short 1.00 VaUey 4.00® 5.00 Paper White, Romans, Freesla 3.00® 4 10 Tulips 3.00® 5.00 Italludlls . 4.UC® 6 OU Dutch hyacinths e.l'li® 8 OU Harrltll 8.00@1..(IO Violets 1.00® 1 5U Smilax 15.00®18.00 BUFFALO, Feb 13. Roses. Beauties 15.00@30.00 Mermet. Bride. Bridesmaid 7.00® S.OO Meteor ei 00® S.OO Perle. Cusln 4.00® 5 00 Callas. Harrlsll 10,OU@15.00 Carnations, long 1.75® 3.00 short l.OUffl 1.2.) Daybreak 3.00® 3.50 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agentlor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METS, "^^^^^^ ^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^C'^^X VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCTIONEERS, THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 West 281b St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE, 43 W. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . WHOLESALE . 32 West 30th Street. MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WHOLESALE ♦ FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. JAMES FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut « F lowers , 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. KSTABLISHKD 1884. 690 The American Florist. Feb. i6, HRe ^eeil ©Irac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BrsHNELL, St. Louis, president; S. B. BRIGOS Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. L. uoN, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. A Testing Station Proposed. The American Florist:— Would it not be a good all-round thing for the Ameri- can Seed Trade Association to establish and maintain what might be called "A Testing Station" where an official test of seeds could be made, and a record of the same be kept to settle dispute as to their growingqualitv between buyer and seller. Everyone Ihinks they can test seeds, but very few can properly, and a great many of the methods now used for testing are, to say the least, very questionable, and the position the buyer frequently takes, if the same seeds can be bought for less money later in the season, is still more questionable. If the buyer does not want to keep the seeds, from any reason what- ever, he will frequently return them on the pretext of poor vitality, sometimes after the season for selling them is over, or refuse to pay for them when the account is due. In all such cases it seems to me it would be good to have an official test, the result of which would be binding on both parties. Will give you a case of the kind to be prevented if possible: We sold some seeds last November that then tested 90 to 94%; have tested the seed since with about the same result. The seeds have depreciated on the market 15 to 20 per cent in value since the sale was made. The buyer writes on December 21 that the seeds grow only 40% and will not answer for his trade, which is very critical (?), etc., etc. He writes again January 26 that they grow only 50%; again writes February 1 that they grow only 60%. We wrote him that if he would keep on testing he would soon get 90%, all we claimed for the seed. But now the same seedscan be bought for less, and he is bound to return them. Now, if there was an official station where both the buyer and the seller could send a sample and have the seeds tested by a disinterested party, and his decision to be final and settle the matter, it would be well for the seed trade. Seeds returned to anyone under such circumstances are not worth the freight charges. No one wants seeds sent to them that have been returned by another party as of poor vitality. No one wants seeds returned to them that have been through the hands of any party who would take that course because it was (as he thought) his inter- est to do so. The buyer says he is right. We say he is wrong, but it cannot be set- tled; the seeds are returned and lost. We had a few seeds that were not sold returned to us late in the season nearly a year ago because they did not grow satisfactorily. The amount was deducted from the bill and check sent reading "to balance account in full in to date" on the face of the check. When the seeds arrived we paid charges on them, tested them again and found them all of very strong growth; one lettuce showed 100%. But we had no appeal and de- stroyed the seeds as of no value coming from a man who would take that course. He might have returned the seeds he got of us and he might not; we gave him the benefit of the doubt. Cannot there be some remedy suggested for this difficulty, which is on the increase we are sorry to say, and practiced by parties who would be considered above such methods. After an official testif the seller if found to be at fault let the seeds be condemned and destroyed; if the buyer is at fault make him keep the seerts and pay for them like a man and a seedsman. Sufficient charge might be made for each sample submitted to the station for test to make the thing self supporting, and prevent any one party flooding the sta- tion with samples. "I'll no say men are villains a'; The real, hardened wicked Wha' hae nae check but human law Are to a few restricted. But. och! mankind are unco' weak, And little to be trusted. If self the wavering balance shake It's rarely right adjusted." A Member of the A. S. T. Ass'n. American Seeds Abroad. To The American Florist; Referring to your article headed "American seeds Abroad" in your issue of January 19, you must remember that the notice published in our papers was based on the results of a very exhaustive investigation made by the Ontario Agricultural Station and in the United States. Assuming these re- ports to be true, it, it does show that there should be more care taken in the cleaning of American seed, and although Messrs. Dickinson & Co., of Chicago, are specially careful to send out seeds of Al quality, it is quite necessary to warn our dealers that there are uascrupulous mer- chants in America, as well as in other countries. Seed merchants of Great Britain do buy by sample, but the immense numbers of arbitration cases that take place in Lon- don, are sufficient to show that the deliveries are in many cases not equal to the sale sample. If American seed is to take a prominent position in the trade of thiscountry,your own Experiment Station must give us better results of their investigations. London. The committee on agriculture have turned down the Secretary's recommenda- tion with reference to discontinuing the distribution of seeds by Senators and Members of Congress by a vote of 12 to 2 and have reported the annual appropri- ation for the Agricultural Department without making any reference to the Secretary's recommendations, or chang- ing it in any except in the amount of money to be appropriated. Mr. Latimer introduced a bill January 9 relating to the distribution of seeds, bulbs and so forth, by the Department of Agriculture, which has been referred tothe CommitKe on Agriculture and I am informed by good authority that this bill will be reported to the House this week, with a recom- mendation that it be laid on the table. The following is Mr. Latimer's bill: Be it enacted bv the Situate and Home of Rejne- setitatives o/ the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That all seeds, trees, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants purchased and propa- gated by the Secretary of Agriculture, as required by law, shall be distributed to the agricultural ex- periment stations and colleges in the several States and Territories, and all seeds, trees, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants propagated by the agricultural stations and colleges in the several States and Territories of the United States shall be distributed to such persons as shall engas c to make full test of the same under the direction of the stations, and furnish written reports of these tests on blanks to be provided by the Secre tary of Agriculture, and the sura of five thousand dollars shall be allotted to each State and Terri tory, to be paid to the agricultural stations and colleges for the purpose of growing, and purchas- ing seeds, trees, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants for distribution as aforesaid, and to pay tlie expenses of such distribution. Sec. 2. That the seeds, trees, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants distributed by the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural stations and colleges under the provisions of this Act shall be transmitted in the mails of the United States free of charge for postage. Sec S. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsist- ent with this are hereby repealed. Reynolds. Notice of Dissolution Notice is nereby given that the partnership com- posed of F. W. Ritter, Jr., and Lewis Harley, do- ing business in the city of Dayton, Ohio, under the firm name of F. W. Ritter & Co , has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, the said Lewis Har- ley retiring from said business. The said F. W. Ritter assumes and is to pay and satisfj^ all claims and debts of said firm, and he is authorized to col- lect and settle all claims and accounts in favor of said firm. F. W. Ritter, Jr., Lewis Harley. Dayton, O., Feb. 6, 1895. Mr. W. Atlee Burpee is in Florida. Visited Chicago: Frank T. Emerson, Henry A. Salzer, Geo. Salzer, E. M. Parmalee. Mail business generally the second week in February is more encouraging, the trade prior to that time since January 1 having been disappointing. Mr. H. W. Buckbee, of Rockford, sug- gests that it would be a good plan to refer to the Department of Agriculture Nebraska applications for free seeds from persons who have never been customers of the firm they apply to; thinks the foreign seed contracts placed by the Department in France and England ought to supply them with a full hand. NEW CROP.o.pkt Alyssum. Sweet J .2U tO-06 Candytuft. White Rocket 11) Canna. Crozy's Hybrid 25 • Centaurea, Candldlaslma, 1000 seed. 50c ' Ice plant 25 I Maurandla 1 'U , Matricaria capensls 30 , Lobelia speclosa 1 00 ("rystal Palace (^ompacta 3 00 ' Mlfjnonette. Machet 50 * Mlmulus. Mo8ch»tU8 Nasturtium, tall ml.\ed Ib.S1.20 .'5 Separate colors 20 Dwarf mixed 2U Prize panales. leading shades l.OO Giant French ml.ved .. . Vfi oz.. fiOc Barnard's Florlat mixture. Hi oz.. Jl.OO Petunia lartie flowering, extra choice. . Lame flowering, f rl nged Pyretlirum Aureum (Golden Feather) . .60 Smllax 40 Stocke. I'ge fl'g, ten weeks, Sep. col* ra. . Soowflake Lb. 05 .10 .35 .O^ .20 .05 .10 .25 .10 .10 .'5 .05 .05 .2f .25 .25 .25 .51 .10 .10 .2'i .25 Oz. .10 .10 .10 .15 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 Pkt. 10 Sweet peas. Alba Magnlflca Ill) Apple Blossom (JO Blancbe Ferry .. 1^0 Emily Henderson 1.25 Mrs. Sankey 50 Nellln Janes .W Oueen of England ."iO Boreatton 50 Orange Prince 6- Scarlet Invincible ■ 60 Oz. Thunbergla. mixed 25 Verbena. Hybrlda mammoth mixed — 2.00 .25 Defiance 2.00 .'it c'andldlsslma 2.00 .2.1 Purple 1.60 .25 MII.IM5lIKetter. SOU seeds (JUc; lUIXi seeds %\ .UU. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, saved from the most magntncent showy varieties In cultivation. 5UU seeds 3(Jc ; 11)00 seeds 50c. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spring sales. Trade pki. 25c. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade i)kt. -5c. Lots of other good things. Novelty price list, free to all. Cash with order please. Address J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY^ N. J. Leave Doubtful .Seeds alone. The best are easy to get, ami cost no more. Ask vour dealer for FERRY'S Always tlie best, Kno^n I everywhere. Ferry's Seed Annual for 1805 tells you ^what, how, and when to plant. ' Sent Free. Ciet it. Addrr D. M.FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. M. KEPPLER. Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. 'S HIGH GLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists and Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I.. N. Y. Michel Plant and Bulb Go,, W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS, MO. t999«9»»«««0«»«»««e««e999O WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and (irowers, 114 Chambers Street, NKW YORK. VERBENAS. Good assortment Clean and healthy STUCK PLANTS $3.(10 pur lUU; RJllOperlUuU lil.lOTKI) CLTTI-NUS . »U ■• S UD CARNATIONS— Rooted CuttlnBs of leading kinds. »2.60 to J3 00 per 100; KO and K.'i per 10(M. VIOLKTS— Marie Louise, strong from 2-lnch pots no disease. $4.UU per I'JU. Terms faah. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE. III. URPEE'S SEEDS ?h"^ BEST ^^ B ■ B mU ^H ^W For Florists and Market Gardener.';. WARRANTED; " Few EqualNone Better." Special Wholesale Price List nmilcd Free on application, tofietlier «ith "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS,"novtl and uni(iue, of iutere.st "o all jilanters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. Seed Growers. PHILADELPHIA. PA. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, OHOICE> FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. lyPrlce List fur tlurlsts free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, 8eedg, Trees, Palms, Etc. FKOM AUSTRALIA. - Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds, Etc. FKOM CALIFORNIA. -Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. 8end for our new and Interesting Catalogue '91-"9o. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Venlton Amerlpan Fiorlat QEEOC ■ ^H Of all kinds, trae to name and fresh. ^1 H ^^^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^l^ 1110 N. Third St.. and Gravois and Oregon kit., Send for mj New Catalogue, FREE. St . Louis , Mo. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now for it .4dd,,ss JOHNSON &. STOKES, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Jno. F. Groom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose#Caladiuni Growers MAGNOLIA. N. C. .Ttibbers only pleiise cnrrettpond with us in regard to contriictM. I'rlces riylit. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. HIGH GRADE Mixed and Seedling WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL And Society of AMERICAN FLORISTS' CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. Tell us what you want and we will give you prices. GUSflMflN GLADIOLUS CO.. EUCLID. OHIO. CoxSeed&PlantCo. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers 11 NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application Florists' Seeds in the choicest strains, and Spring bulbs quo- ted in our new Trade List for 1S95, now ready and mailed freeon application. Address August Rolker & Sons, p. 0. Station E. NEW YORK. Gardiner's Celebrated ' English t Mushroom Spawn. , Fresh ind BeliaUt. * 87 per 100 Ills. * Special price on lurger . quantitiea. John Gardiner & Co., i Philadelphia, Pa. / Mention Amerlran Klnrlat. ■x.'v-vw ■* 692 The American Florist. Feb. i6. Baltimore. The ground bog could not have seen his shadow on the second of February with the best pair of spectacles he could pro- cure in the whole county, and popular opinion has it that as that knowing animal always comes out of his winter's hibernation on the second, he judges the weather by theamountof sunshinevisibie on emerging from his hole, and if there is enough to cast a shadow, prudently re- tires for anotherprolonged snooze. If any of the florist craft were inveigled by this belief into less watchfulness, they are regretting it now, for worse weather than followed has not been seen herein twenty- five years; and all that extreme frost, high wind and snow could do to break down the courage and test the skill of our flower growers seemed to be done in the ensuing seven days. For frost we had from four to nine degrees below zero, for snow we had gigantic drifts that blocked all the roads out of town so thoroughly that some of them are open not yet, and for wind we had howling gales that made it almost impossible to get about at all, and filled the air with snow dust that filtered through tiniest crevices, and as fast as a road or path was opened, filled it up again worse than before. For all this we have been pretty fortunate, as a class, and there seems to be no serious casualities to report. No doubt most if not all have had losses, but they have been the usual accidents that might occur during any winter. The state of the retail trade can be imagined, during the continuance of such weather, among a people occustomed to mild winters, and in a state where fre- quently for several years no natural ice can be had for filling the ice houses. The retail trade simply ceased to exist, save in a spasmodic and very feeble way, and the grower had the satisfaction, at least, of knowing that, if his expenses were up, and his output down, he could still pro- duce enough to supply the demand. Prices are much the same as before the storm, and both demand and supply are daily improving. Two new firms are going into rose growing in the county, Messrs. Hogarth & Sons, who have leased the old Wiedey property from Brackenridge & Co., and Madsen & Anderson, who are located on Gittings avenue near Govanstown. Mr. Madsen has been in business here some time and Mr. Anders Anderson, who was for several years gardener to Mr. E. G. Miller and has extensive experience, joins him. The senior member of Hogarth & Sons, Mr. John Hogarth, after experience in commercial growing in England took a position with Miss Mary Garrett as head gardener, where he remained until the collection was given up and disposed of. His sons, who are associated with him are young men of experience and ability, and the prospect for them as well as for Madsen & Anderson is very bright indeed. A stroll through Mr. Robert Garrett's conservatories showed a number of the seedling orchids, in which Mr. Hornick takes so much delight doing finely and several in bloom, of which more anon. Mack. Carnations # Violets. Well rooted Ciittltigs. and perl'ectlv heiiltliv. Pit lUU I'er 1000 IjIZ/.IK McGOWAN %\ -iit till 00 POKTIA 1.25 10 00 i,ady oampbkll violets, well- rootctl runners \ 'i;t 10 00 CliHli wltli oriler, PETER BROWN. FLORIST, LANCASTKK, PA. Two Points. FOR CARNATION BUYERS. QpT ThP Best Here's a quartette of them: Wn. SCOTT, 6uest pink of .' solid color; ALBERTINI, peerless, in all qualities; DAY- BREAK, unrivalled in its delicate flesh toues; McOOWAN, the white of whites. Get Them Qood.- Our prices are 83.00 per 100 for Scott and Albertini; 82.50 for Daybreak, and 8'2.00 for McGowan. For quantities above 500, write us. Terms cash. -We grow them cool, root them cool, and take our cut- tings from blooming stems only, carefully selected, carefully rooted, and carefully packed for shipment. Our stock is in fine health and vigor. ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. New Chrysanlhemum, PHILADELPHIA. The great prize winner. Orders booked now for delivery March 15th. 60 cents each; Si.OO per dozen; S35.00 per luO. ATTj^TST' r< a T?\T a rTTrWfC! UNCLE JOHN, white; THE STUART, scarlet SWEETBKIER. pink; iMli VV L( ArtIM A 1 lUIM O sambo, crimson; Jl.OO per dozen; K.OO per lOO. EDNA CRAIG, WM. SCOTT, 40c. per dozen; fe.OO per 100. NEW YELLOW DAISY (Kloile d'Or), plants from 3-lnch pots, Jl.OO per dozen; KJ.OO per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. •SWAINSGNA OALtGIFOLlA ALHA, from 2.H.-lii. pots. 75c. per doz., *6.00 per 100. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION Mrs. Maiiander. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Flowers large, ealy.x perfect, a fine keeper and large producer. Having tried it e.xten- sively for three years we can recommend it as the best paying sort ever introduced. Our stock is strong and vigorous, and we guarantee it free from disease. Per 100 Per 1000 We offer them, 2j^-!n. pots...j6.oo |Sooo Lizzie McGowan, rooted cut- ting 10.00 ROSES— Btidesmaid, 2^-inch pots 3 00 25.00 Brides, 2V2-inch pots 3.00 25.00 Orders booked for delivery April I. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. OTTO MAILANDER, NILES CENTER, ILI.. NEW YELLOW CARNATION DEAN HOLE. The most brilliant color of any in this class and a fine bold flower, with fine, stiff stem, a very stront:, sturdy prower. Flowers of this variety have sold all through this season In New York at $8.00 per 100. Strong transplanted, well-rooted cutilngs, SiO.UO per lOU; JTj.OU iier 1000. Ready March 1st. I have now ready tor delivery e.vtra fine stock of Per 100 Per 1000 Bouton d'Or K.OO Helen Keller 5.00 Mme. Albertini and Wm. Scott 3.fO .liicqueininot, Sweetbrler, The Stuart . 4 OO Daybreak, lago 2.50 Edna CraiK 2.00 Lizzie McGowan. Portia. Puritan. Tidal JTO.OO 4U-00 25 10 30 00 20 00 15.00 Wave. , JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. CARIVATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. Tr/\TTTWftrtTJ Large full white on i^wilJLXH V/\/JE»» strong erect stems. The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING ^Lr^ie ?- diictive and very showy. My stock of standard aud new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations aud ('. I lV/i- a/7 r/f for cuttings and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co,. PA. LOCK THE DOOR BEKORE THE HORSK IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER. Sec'y, F, H. A., Saddle River, N. J. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink, 810.00 $75.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 7.5,00 STORM KING, show vthile ... , 10 00 75,00 Ready AprU 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 •10.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 5 00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.0» DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3,00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. HAIL New Chrysanthemums. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W, Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; MiUbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elraa O'Farrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each, 85.00 per doz., «35.00 per 100. Keady March 1st, 1895. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., 88.00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRE.D. DORNER & SON. CARNATIONS READY NOW. Rooted Cuttings 20,000 Daybreak; 50,000 more March 1st. Other varieties in proportion — McGowan, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Scott, Albertini, Cartledge, Aurora, Portia, Dorner and others. AVrite for prices, stating how many you wil want of each variety. The price will be rea- sonable and the stock warranted well rooted and healthy, with the privilege of not accept- ing it if found otherwise. A few Lancaster Beauty Verbena ready at iS2.00 per 100, This is a real good thing and a money maker. ALBERT M. HERR, L, B, 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS. Healthy, well-rooted Cuttings now ready. (ASH WITH oubEK. I'er 100 Per 10(10 Davbrenk, Tliliil Wave if.!. 00 Jl,5,00 Will Srnit. Mnie. Din/ Albertlnl Mrs. KeviH.l.ls 2.50 20,00 MeCuwan. Puritan. I'lirlla l.fiO 10.00 <;. Wilder. S. Spniv, White WhicB., 1.611 lO.OO Helen Keller, Houton d'Or r,.00 XAL WAVE 1.50 15.0 DAYBRKAK 2.00 16. ON PORTIA. 15,0U0 SILVER SPKAY... 1.25 1.5.100 AURORA 1.50 .W.OIOwell rooted runnersof LADY CAMP- BELL Violets L25 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co. Carnation Cuttings EDNA CRAIG $3.00 DAYBREAK. TIDAL WAVE 2..'iO (iRAOK WILDER. SILVER SPRAT... 1.50 McOOWAN. HECTOR 2.00 SWEKTBRIER 6.00 Per 100 Per 1000 $25.00 20.00 12.60 15.00 to .00 Grown cool, and only healthy, selected stock taken. BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. 694 The American Florist. Feb. 1 6. Orange, N. J. The New Jersey Floricultural Society held its regular monthly meeting in Decker Hall on the evening of February 4, President Robt. M. Grey in the chair. After the routine business had been dis- posed of, the reading of an essay on the cultivation of carnations and the discus- sion that followed was the principal feature of the meeting. The paper was prepared and read by Mr. Geo. Van Qualin. He entered into all the little details from starting the cuttings up to carrying the plants through the winter. He advocated care in planting in spring not to plant too deep, giving attention during dry weather in summer to provide a liberal supply of water, specially in the case of such a variety as Lizzie McGo wan. Preference was given to lifting plants in the fall with a little soil to the roots, care being advised in planting on benches that the plants should be set no deeper than they are grown out of doors, that the soil be pressed firmly about the roots, us- ing soil the same as for roses, only chopped up a little finer, and avoiding the use of old rose soil or soil that has been used before. He advocated feeding at this time of the year with liquid manure or mulching with light manure, and giving plenty of air on every availa- ble opportunity. He regarded syringing in the short days of winterasa detriment rather than a benefit. The bunch of flow- ers which Mr. Van Qualin exhibited, as grown under his treatment, was evidence that he understood his subject, for the blooms were simply superb. An interest- ing discussion followed, participated in by many of the gentlemen present. Vice- President MacArthur exhibited a vase of fine specimen carnations in variety, and Mr. Taplin showed, on behalf of Siebrecht & Wadley, a bunch of the new rose Belle Siebrecht, which made a good impression and was favorably commented upon as a promising rose for either private or com- mercial use. This society meets on the first Monday evening of each month. At the next meet- ing Mr. R. Mclnnis of Montclair, N. J., will read an essay on violets. It is possi- ble that the club may give an exhibition next fall; this matter will also be dis- cussed at the coming meeting. S. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QE0R6E WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO RAUI lA^ Au inimeuse slock of the best sorts UHnLlnui of the various classes. Prices low. CANNAS ■" 'j"^* ""'> ASPARAGUS ROOTS. ZZl.'^^c^h and Palmetto; sjiecial prices on large lots Fine for potting spring sales. for HONEYSUGKLbS. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII ^^■^^' CLEMATIS PANICULATA ^S^t^XS^. TDCPQ Deciduous. Evergreen. Fruit and Orna- InLLu) mental. Also Flowering Shrubs and Vines in variety. Send for Trade I.ist. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morrisville. Pa You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. February Specialties. We offer until sold, the following DESIRABLE STOCK. For early delivery ORDER J^OX'V. Our quarterly trade list has been posted to all patrons in the trade. If you have not received a copy we will forward on receipt of request, with business card. ASPIDISTRA LURIDA, 4 and 6-inch pots. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 2-inch pots. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 3-inch pots. CARYOTA URENS, 4-inch pots, lli to 14 inches high. CARYOTA URENS, 4-inch pots, 1.5 to IS inches high. CARVOTA URENS, .5-inch pots, 20 to 24 inches high. DRACiKNA RUBRA DISCOLOR, one of the most useful for jardinieres, 4-inch pots, S to 10 inches high. DRACitNA DLADSTONEI, 5-inch pots, 14 to 111 inches high. DRAC^NA IMPERIALIS, 5-inch pots, 12 to 14 inches high. DRACjENA DeSMETIANA, 5-inch pots, 14 to l(i inches high. DRACj«;NA SHEPHERDII, 5-inch pols, 18 to 20 inches high. DRACiENA TERMINALIS, 4-inch pots, 14 to IC inches high. DRACjENA TERMINALIS, 6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high. DRACiENA TERMINALIS, 5-inch pots, 24 to 28 inches high. FICUS ELASTICA, extra fine plants, 4-inch pots, 12 to 15 inches high. FICUS ELASTICA, extra fine plants, .5-inch pots, 16 to 20 inches high. FICUS ELASTICA, extra fine plants, ll-inch pots, 20 to 24 inches high. CVCAS REVOLUTA, an extra fine lot, well leaved. LATANIA BORBONICA, 2-inch pots. ARECA LUTESCENS, 2-inch pots. KENTIA BELMOREANA, 2-inch pots. PITCHER & MANDA (mo Short Hills, N.J. GflNNflS.-VflUGttflN'S-GflNNflS. DO YOU OBSERVE They still hive ' a yellow carina better than Florence Vaughan"? Where did they come out last year on that claim? Did they make that statement purposely to deceive the public jury or not? We hope not. But to-day the question is, where will they come out this year on the same claim. Write for our Book for Florists, now ready, and we think you will find a list of cannas ' that did what we ciaimed for them last year, and a list of fig^NEW CANNAS which will do all we claim for them this year-'tga NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 146-148 W. Washington St. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- §ervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. As tine a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. &c. Send for list of prices of Coleus and Carnatious. AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS Al! tlio i'l'Mt new market sorts. iWe per doz.; J4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years, 'ibc per doz.; J2 per lUU. Ueudy for delivery Feb. 1st. Also CYCLAM KN perslcum glganteum. %-!"■ *•' W Per 100 UENISTAS. 6-lnch pots, ane plants, *12 to $15 per 11)0. S.V11LA.\. 2!^-lnch pots, *2.UU per 100; $15.00 per 1000. Address J. ;illU'. BonniilTuri, Voltow ".HifiMi, Duvi! Gray. Beau Iileul. Brainlmll, ami of 12 plants each untU-r Un.- lit'iMl Inter (tcean. Mrs. Ill, MvLtuHJ Friend. . I'Ucher .V Marida. ithfr». Suld Ip sets •Specialties" and Novelties." Older varlrtiet* ■Selerts of 1SH3," lU plants, and the "Old <;uar(t Sel" of prize winners. 18 plants each. Price, Jl.lU for each set plants by mall, postage paid by me. Send for eatalonue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS, N. Y. Kieffer and Bartlett Pears (2 years). Abundance and Burbank Plums. Japanese Persimmons (i and 2 years) Scuppernong. Thomas and Flowers Grapes (i and 2 years). Extra tine stock at j^^reatly reduced prices. GLEN ST. MARY NURSERIES, G. I.. Taber, GLEN ST. MARY. FLORIDA. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the ouly all round good yellow coleus. Per UK) Per OJO Golden Queen & C. Verse haff el til, rooted cuttings J .75 J G 00 Coleus In variety m 5.00 Geraniums In flats 1.75 15. OJ Geranium Mme. Sallerol 1.25 10.00 Geranium. Rose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 10 tJO AKeratums, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias 1.00 Heliotrope, four varieties 1. 00 Petunias. Dreer's strain 1.60 Vlncas. varlcKated and green 1.60 Altemantheras 50 Cash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Rooted Cuttings. COLEUS — Twenty best tedders, plenty of red and yellow, $6 per 1000; 75c per too. VERBENAS — Am pressed for room; they must i;o and will at $6 per 1000, for im- mediate orders. You can not do better anywiiere for quality. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Tuberous Begonias ^tirillin's Strain) Viedal awarded World's Fair. Klnest Strain In the World. ■iKKI). choicest single A double SUc&Ssi each trade pkl. KULBS. single varieties, from au 00 per 100. double " •' 10.00 per 100. Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive lllustriited Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. PLANTS. ROSES. CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Varieties new antl ol. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 West Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. V/e have the largest stock in the States of this plant, and are prepared to supply 100,000 rooted cuttings on or after March i . PRICE, $4 per 100, or $35 per 1000. 2-inch, $6 per 100; 3-inch, $8 per 100; 4-inch, $10 per 100. «9-WRITE US FOR TESTIMONIALS, AND OUR SPECIAL RATES FOR 1000 LOTS WALTER R. CLIFFE. Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, PHILA.. PA. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISp-ACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of A'erbeuas lit the country. Our plants cannot l>e surpassed. J. I-,. i:>IXvIvOIV, :Bloo*xast»t»rg:, I»£». 1.000.000 TREES 0\fr l.imii vjirietie.s. Fruit and Ornamental Shrubs. Vines and Roses. AH standani and speciiil \';irieties. Sen^ imii Nntf lli'inis. I'lijier, 'I'wliie uiKl Supplies- our l'lilNTKI> I'OT I.A- ISKLS siiveiot^ol lime nmi w riling', Our price list 1.4 reiKlv- St) lire the lahuls iiml Niiiiiples. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III l''l(>rists hikI I..ul>el Muii'l'i's. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 (ireen Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Halt Place. Manillacturc TKE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes 1^-lnch and 3-Inch. fi.UU per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 50l> letters we ^rlve away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. agents: a. Rolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St., N. T.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. ;w Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; E. H. Hunt. 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. VAX Mason St.. Mllkwaukee, Wis.; U. Sunderbruch. 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood it Sons. t;th and Marshall Sts. Kichmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Uochester, N. Y.; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo. N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis. Mo.; Iluntr Ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. l)e Forest Ely & Co., 1U24 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2Dd St., Portland. Oregon; A. llerrman, 415 E.;i4thSt..New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. tiT Brom- Heid St . Boston; Welch Bros.. No. 1 A Beacon St.. Boa- ton; N.F. McCarthy & Co,. 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; The llenry I'hlllpps Seed and Implement Co , Toledo, O., Bert Cokely & Co.. 234 Church St.. Phlladephla. Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence, R. I.; L. J. Kreshover. 193 Greenwich St.. New York; J. C. Vaughan, 2tJ Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHII.ADELFHIA. FA. Our new Oatalocrne is now oat. free apoD Application. M. RICE & C0.3 FlOrlSlS' SUDDI16§. 23 & 25 N. 4th St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue, ^^^^^i^^^l. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the Unlt^il States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N.J. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, TO Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1.00; 50 lbs $1.60; 100 lbs 82.50. BACCO T\TTe»P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. »-S. mJ U » X . O-Sampie Freb. Vaughan's Seed Store, is? Chicago. FLORISTS' PINS. GLASS HEADS, Im BLACK, WHITE AND VIOLET. 54, 5ti Hi 58 Wiirreli Ave., New York. /Sgs. The American Florist. 697 LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist Should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price List. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSKINa, Queens, Co., N. Y. Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. %, 5-16, y%, ]^, }i, }(, and ^^-inch square cut to Jengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. THE ACME AJUSTABLE FANCY Metal Pot Label. Valuable for Conservatories, Exhibitions, Florists Store Windows. Seed Pans. etc. Manufactured from decorated tin :ind brass, of neat appearance, will last for years: holds removable card lx)ard f^rname of plant, always legible, protected from moisture by transparent Mica. Size, M.^ Inches long, 1 Inch wide Send for descriptive circular. Tin Labels, price perlOO SI. 75. Tin Labels. sample dozen, postpaid, 30c. Brass Labels, price per lOU, 3$3.25. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rolker, 218 Fulton St., NEW YORK. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week •21C2 Axtell St., Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12, IS9I. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland, Ohio. Dear Sirs;~l\i reply to >-oiirs of the 31st, we would state that the Cypress lumber furnished us by you is in every way satisfactory. We would gladly recommend anybody couteniplatingbuilding to use it and no other. Yours Resy.. PHILIPS & BURGKR. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. i:vOCi-civA.ivi>, o. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Z' Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalog-nes, HOME RflTTflN 60., 483 Wells Si., GDlcaflO. ESTABLISHED IS 66. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFENS ^35 CAST 2|3J 5T. NEW YQRl (SHIP SHIPPING BOXES FOB CUT FLOWERS. Have you (irdered some of tljese yet ' Tlie best anti cheHp- est bo.Y OD the market. Also the liuhtest and slron^est- ■■welt-'liH about 4. airon« as 40 pounds." "Saves Its cost in a week on reduced express rates; we call it 'The ferfeetlon," and thats what It is." I'riees wonderfully low. Send for ilriulurat once. G. C. WATSON. I'hilactelpllia. Sectis, liulbs and Plants (Wholesale only) 102.J Arch St. \\y) iS^,iist'r\"atori«'s, Ktc, Klo. f\\ JICC ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Seudfor VJLllO^. Estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. 103 South 5th Avenue, NKW YORK CITY. Mention American Florist. ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KV,, U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. Rolker & Sons, N. Y. State Depot. 13U & Vii W 24th St.. New York. N. Y". R. & J. Farquhar. Pi So. Market St.. Boston, Mass. H. A. Dreer. 714 Chestnut St., Pldladelphiii, Pa. Edw. Schmld. 712 12th St., N. W.. Washington, D. C. F. Macrae, lliis Smith St.. Providence. R. I. K. H. Hunt, lis Lake St.. ChlcaKO. III. 0. A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo. Mention American Florist. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. ggqiifi^ Sold by Saedsman. Mention American Florist. 698 The American Florist. Feb. i6. Toronto. The bad weather is the sole topic of conversation these days, business is sim- ply frozen up, the thermometer descended to 21° below zero on Tuesday and it could not get above zero until the Satur- day after. On Friday it stood at 10° below with a howling wind blowing, this was a terrible day for florists and I can hardly see how some can have escaped being bitten, reports will come in this week no doubt. At this date (11th) the air feels comparatively balmy with IS degrees of frost. It is perhaps a little consolation to know that we have not been served worse than our neighbors, in many instances not so badly. Luckily too there is a great deal ot snow on the ground, which will prevent plants not quite hardy in this locality from being killed altogether. For a wonder the coal merchants did not put up prices this time, and we were able to warm our houses at a reasonable figure. But it did take a lot of coal! economy was not to be thought of. E. American Pomological Society. At the biennial meeting of the American Pomological Societv held recently in Sacramento, Cal., officers for the ensuing term were elected as follows: P. J. Berck- mans, Augusta, Ga., president; C. L. Watrous, DesMoines, la., first vice presi- dent; G. C. Brackett. Lawrence, Kans., secretary; Benj. G. Smith, Cambridge, Mass., treasurer. The society was very hospitably entertained by the citizens of Sacramento. Neponset Flower Pots of Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Tenna— Net casb with order. If ordered shipped by freight, add 50 cents cartage. Packed In Gross Weight Size Crutes_ of per 1000 pots Perioq Per 1000 2H Inch l.UOO about ao lbs JO 25 3 4 5 .1.000 .1,0011 .1.000 . .'JOO . 600 . 500 23 34 46 70 liO 160 30 35 60 IX) 90 1 60 J2 00 2 30 2 80 4 00 5 00 8 30 13 36 Standard Pot Measure. Less quantities than full crates at 100 rates. F. W. ]SIKI> &, SO^.S, Manufacturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker&Sons 136 W. 24th St., NEW YORK. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on larae orders. We carry a large stock on band of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. IJi-lnch pota, per 1000 « 3.00 B-lnch pots, per 1000 122.00 •« :: 6 3.60 8 4.00 9 6.00 10 7.26 11 11.00 2 13.80 4 t; 60.00 76.00 per 100 lO.UU 15.00 20.00 40.00 76.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AuBUst Rolker & Sons. 13ti & Iffl W. 24th St., New York City. New York Agents. FLOWER POTS. We Manufacture all kinds of Flower Pots. etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Seful for price list and Huiiiples (which will bt; sent free), and we know you will give us your order, Ji Gi SWAHN S SONS, MiimeapuHs, Minu. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. PtlAPtKIMRHOTWATER BOILERS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. \A/RITE US. Russel Wheeler dllD oOll) i-mmm Utica, N. Y. I FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 7i3> 7^5>7i7& 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long; Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the finnof Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwertn. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you ■with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., ^ r -\ — r i3i«ooi'CfME:ivi3, ivi^vss. Standard Flower Pots. OUK POTS AKE OF THE;:BEST yUALITV. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Wrltt^ for I'rire List. Atldrcss PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. iSgs- The American Florist. 699 HOT-AIR WATER For Your CREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue de lamatIr-rider and pumping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON r^pmr- puMPiNc ENGINE. ■ ENGINE. Their operation is po simple and safe tbat a child can run them They will pump water frniii shallow „ streams oranvk.udnf well. They ^ can be arrantred for anv kind of fuel £ Capacity 1.600 1o 30,000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron WorkSi 87 South Fiffh Avenue. MEW YORK, N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ^ BollerwniiiU 1 til 1 1 St t n lilt n l pheH. firebox sheets ami h iuIm ot "tn I u itt r m] u e all around (iTODt, sides and back) Wr'tp t(.ir inlormallon WOOD LABELS, of Superior Quality, for NDRSERYMBN and FLORISTS. Best pattern of 2^^ incli, printed and wired. "Higlily commended" at Convention American Florists at Atlantic City. ADDRESS BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. PATENTQ I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ I GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.C/ Electuical anu Mecuanicai. Experts. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON, D. C. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. 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HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. ~J<'4 'W^ -'"&iS5 THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLDS FAIR FOR HORTirULTURAL ARCHITECTURE, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street, NEW YORK. LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT ;WATER ENGINEERS. It^ Plans and estimates furnished on application. Largest builders of Greenhouse structnnes. Six liighest Awards at World's Fair. SENa FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM GO./rS!S:i:fs^'"'New York City. FACTORY; IRVINGTON-ON-HCDSON, N. Y. Gupney Hot Water Heaters m Steam Boilers. l^^Ml "Guriiey" .■?ieiiiii 15oi!er. UNEXCELLED POR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhouse Catalog'ne. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. congress). BOSTON. MASS. WESTERN Selling agents: A. A. GRIFFING IRON CO.. 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. J?(, fl GOOD GREENHOUSE. Warmer — The "Spence" Hot Water Heater! The "Spence" is a MONEY SAVER! IT REQUIRES BUT LITTLE FUEL TO "KEEP IT A-GOING." It utilizes every particle of fuel to the BEST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE. J^mer/ca/t ^oi/er Company THE "SPENCE.' NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. fimehna is "the Prow at the UbsseI; thBrs may be mare camfnrt Rmidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknowa Seas," \fol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 23. 1895. No. 351 f iHiiE ^mMmwm fmmsi Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, Published every Satukday by THE American florist Company. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, (2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfield St., Boston. This paper iB a member of the ABSoctated Trade Press and the Chlcaeo Trade PreBs ABBOClatlon. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale, ChcBtnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; E.C. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary: n. B. Beatty, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1896. CONTENTS. Carnations— Meeting of A. C. S. at Boston . . 701 — A wide carnation house (2 illus ) 704 —Notes 701 — Watering— Buds blasting 704 — Carnation troubles 705 — Pres. Garfield and Emily Pierson 705 — Two new carnations 705 Educational factors in the business 705 New York 706 Chicago 706 Philadelphia 707 Buffalo 707 St. Louis 707 Washington 708 Worcester, Mass " 708 Frozen chrysanthemums 708 News notes . . 708 Kaiserin turning black 709 Chrysanthemum seed 709 Baltimore 710 Sted trade — Report special agent 714 — The Bermuda bulb combine 714 Cleveland 716 Measuring glass surface 716 Cincinnati 718 St. Paul 720 Toronto 722 Poughkeepsie, N. V 722 Exports and Imports. Statistics recently issued by the Treas- ury Department at Washington show that during the last fiscal year the ex- ports of plants and nursery stock were valued at $140,415, and of cut flowers $1,588, going principally to the Do- minion of Canada. The imoorts of plants and nursery stock were valued at $124,143. principally from France, England, Holland and Canada. Whenever you want anything per- taining to the trade, and do not find it offered in our advertising columns, write to us and we will take pleasure in assist- ing you to find what you want. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Meeting of the American Carnation So- ciety at Boston. Horticultural Hall was a busy spot very early on the morning of Thursday, the opening day of the Carnation Society's meeting. The visitors had arrived on time, and with boxes and crates had taken possession of the upper hall. It did not take long to realize from the quantity and quality of the flowers as they were unpacked that the display was going to be far in excess of what anyone had looked for and the first car- nation exhibition in America worthy of the name was about to be inaugurated. The opening session of the society took place at 11:30 a. m. when the audience, which nearly filled the lower hall, was called to order by President N.T. Kidder, of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety, who briefly extended to the Ameri- can Carnation Society a cordial welcome to Boston and to the halls of the Massa- chusetts Society. He congratulated the young oiganization on its prosperity and secure establishment, and assured them that the old Massachusetts organization looks kindly upon the prosperity of these young offspring. Mr. C. W. Ward re- sponded on behalf of the Carnation So- ciety. He said it was indeed a pleasure to perform this duty, and that be knew of no city in the Union to which the Car- nation Society would go with greater pleasure for an annual meeting than to Boston. He paid a pleasant tribute to Boston's world-wide reputation for hos- pitality, and asserted that the welcome' extended to them and the preparations made for the society's reception here ex- ceeded anything in their past experience. Mr. A. M. Herr was elected secretary to succeed Mr. C. J. Pennock, who sent a letter declining to serve another year. President Dailledouze then read his annual address as follow: '"Ladies and gentlemen, and members of the American Carnation Society: Your president will only make a few brief remarks on carna- tions, which have suggested themselves alter travelling through some parts of the carnation centers, and learning the feelings of our carnation growers, partic- ularly as regards new varieties. We find to-day that we are face to face with the fourth annual meeting of the American Carnation Society, and I venture to pre- dict that it will surpass all others in at- tendance, exhibits and last, but not least, in securing pew irienjbers. That the majority of our members are in search of new varieties there can be no doubt. We all want carnations superior to the kinds we are growing, and thisfact has become the tie that binds our society together. How then are we to know the merits of these new varieties other than their exhi- bition values? I beg to submit a plan for your consideration, discussion, and I hope, action. In my opinion, we should follow the practice pursued by the Ameri- can Chrysanthemum Society, in having judges in all the carnation centers; mem- bers who, without favor or prejudice will pass on the merits of new varieties as far as practicable. The plants should be seen growing not lessthan twicein the season, so that the judges may be able to report fully the particulars of each variety at our annual meetings. There are many fine kinds fit for exhibition purposes. One thing I would call attention to. I would ask thejudges (if any are appointed) to be careful to give the weak points of all varieties, as well as the good ones. I do not believe any judge or judges can givea carnation its full merits on the exhiljition table, except for exhibition purposes. I would also suggest that we offer gold and silver medals for new varieties. I do not think it matters whether the value of the medal be five dollars or one hundred dol- lars; its bestowal would simply show the inherent worth of the variety to which it was awarded in the judges estimation. In my opinion no variety of carnation should be awarded a medal until it had been tested in five or six distinct localities, and reported on at our annual meeting. This report would be all that was neces- sary to decide the medal problem . Those who do not care to have their varieties tested would require to be satisfied with certificates of merit. It would be well to have the florists testing new varieties to give descriptions of the houses the plants were grown in, composition of soil, and as near as possible, the kinds the new- comers resemble. It does not hold be- cause a variety fails in one section of the country that it is altogether useless. We have many examples to-day that contra- dict that theory, such as Mrs. Fisher, Lizzie McGowan and Tidal Wave. I sin- cerely hope, gentlemen, you will take some action on these remarks. If the plan I have outlined be carried out suc- cessfully we would have for our meeting the most interesting paper our members ever listened to, besides, it would obviate the necessity of anyone writing a review of new carnations. I cannot say that I am in favor of showing only six blooms of a new variety in competion for prizes, We should have at least fifty blooms. One can sometimes show six and take the honors, whereas if the number called for was fifty, the result would be quite differ- ent. This point would create a vast dif- ference on general effect, stem and calyx. None of us to-day would think of disseni- 702 The American Florist. Feb. 2^, inating a new yariety without having a thousand plants of it, and if fifty blooms cannot be shown the variety would not be worthy of being put in commerce. I would also advocate the showing of a plant or twoof new varieties. This would give us a chance to see their habit and character of growth. It has been ad- vanced by some of our members that car- nation growing for cutflowers and for cuttings should be two distinct things. I cannot agree with that statement. I claim you must have a carnation in the best possible condition to produce the best flowers; hence the cuttings taken from this stock should be the best we can secure. There is no science displayed in growing carnations for cuttings, but lots of it in producing the best flowers. This fact may be illustrated as follows: any grower desiring to change his stock of any variety would naturally first look at the quality of the blooms the stock was producing, before dispensing with it; there would be little satisfaction in secur- ing stock that was not superior to that which he was growing. If you follow up a man's flowers you can readily conclude what his stock is like; no poor, half- grown plant ever grows first-class flow- ers. Before concluding I should like to ask our members to take some action on the exhibition of new varieties for honors that have been grown under glass all summer. This method changes thecharac- ter of stems and flowers and a poor variety invariably producesgood flowers. This is a misleading method as plants grown otherwise act in many cases quite differently." After the reading of the secretary's and treasurer's reports acommunicationfrom the nomenclature committee was given. The following judges on the exhibition wereappointed: On seedlings, Edwin Lons- dale, C. H. AUtn and H. K. Southworth; on cut flowers, John D. Twombley, Robt. Craig and E. G. Gillette; on Florist Ex- change special premium John D. Twomb- ley, Robt. Craig and E. G. Hill. A pro- position from the A. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Co. to publish for the use of the society a full report of its proceedings in return for the control of advertising privileges in same and other considerations, same to be com- plete by February 23, was accepted. Mr. Wm. Swayne then read his paper upon "Carnations from thecutting tothe field." Mr. Swayne in the course of his essay said that the most essential point for success with carnations was to begin with good healthy stock. In preparing the cutting bed the first thing to be done was to thoroughly clean and whitewash the boards. His practice then was to put an inch or two of soil in the bed over which an inch or more of sand was spread. He advocated the taking of cut- tings during the early part of the day, when the plants are in their liveliest con- dition. A thorough watering as soon as placed in the cutting bed, shading for a week or ten days, and then exposure to the full sun. The plants he said would require no more water until they were ready to take out, and he would advise that spraying be not indulged in. With bottom heat the young plants would be ready within 30 days and without bot- tom heat it would take 45 days. Some varieties, such as Buttercup and Wilder, gave much better results with bottom heat than without. He urged necessity of taking at once out of the bench as soon as ready, and as a further guard against fungus he advised low temperature and plenty of fresh air. The future crop of flowers he maintained depended largely on the care given the plants in their early stages. The discussion that followed was quite animated, and was participated in by Messrs. Ward, Lombard and others. Mr. Ward did not believe in the plan of bed- ding soil under the sand on the cutting bench. He had tried it and got fungusas a result. He believed in shfoding the cut- tings and syringing on every bright day, and thought that the same houses with the same light and temperature as given to the growing plants was best adapted for the rooting of cuttings. Mr. Lom- bard's experience was that a bottom temperature of 60° to 65° and top tem- perature of from 45° to 50° was about right. His propagating bench was on the north side, where the sun never reached, and he found that the cuttings required watering every other day. This he thought more in accordance with nature than putting in sunny houses and provid- ing shading. Speaking of fungus in the cutting bench Mr. Dailledouze said that the best protective was to replace fre- quently with new boards. Mr. Lombard thought that the fungus was more apt to appear when the sand was too deep, and that two inches of sand was sufficient. Mr. Chitty's theory was that the use of sand a second time was a prolific cause of fungus, and advocated a new batch of sand for each lot of cuttings. Mr. Ward claimed that a thorough drenching with water in which a few drops of carbolic acid had been mixed, the sand being then allowed to dry out thoroughly, removed all liability to fungous contagion, and that under this method sand could be used several times with impunity. Mr. Chitty favored a temperature not exceeding 45° in the cutting bench at any time, as liable to make more sturdy plants. This was disputed by Mr. Hill, who thought such a temperature would result in alowstate of vitality. His belief was that cuttings should be kept in a temperature corre- sponding with that in which the plants from which they were taken had been grown. He found no trouble in using sand a second time in the early part of the season, but from the present time on the liability to fungous growth was much greater. It was then announced that the com- mittees would defer action on theexhibits until 2 p. m. in order to give late arrivals an opportunity to stage their flowers. The meeting then adjourned to 2:30 p.m. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The first business at the afternoon ses- sion was an essay by Mr. J. L. Dillon on carnation plants for winter blooming. Mr. Dillon emphasized the necessity of •beginning with good stock, strong cut- tings, no matter from what part of the plants they come, being the first consider- ation. His method is to dip cuttings in a solution of copperdine, or any of the other compounds of like nature, before inserting in the sand, syringing once a week with the same solution after root- ing and throughout the season. He cau- tioned against setting plants in the field too deep and advised thorough cultiva- tion between the rows. He advocated hard pinching to prevent blooming and strengthen the stock, a process required more by the earlv varieties than by the late bloomers. He had tried irrigation and saw little benefit to be derived from it, and much danger in a season inclined to be wet. He preferred planting in ridges in the field, plants six inches apart by three feet in the rows, thus leaving free passage for the cultivator and securing more fibrous roots, Mr. W. B. DuRie then read an interest- ing paper on the care of carnations dur- ing the winter. He gave much practical advice from the beginning to the end of the process, laying special stress upon the value of starting right. Cultivation in the field, soil trenching, watering, transplanting, housing and all other pro- cesses were carefully gone over, he making the truthful assertion that it is necessary to have every link in the chain secure, as one mistake may mean success or failure. He favored the short-span-to-thc -south system in building, advocating overhead heating and condemning bottom heating for both plants and cutting benches. The report of the seedling committee was then read and certificates cf merit were awarded as follows: To Maud Dean, Lena Saling and Dean Hole, exhib- ited by John N. May; Storm King and Meteor, by Cottage Gardens; Armszinda and Triumph, by E. G. Hill; and Delia Fox, by Myers & Santman. The com- mittee commended the action of Myers & Santman in having sent a plant of Delia Fox for exhibition, which gives those who are interested an opportunity to judge of its manner of growth, flowering qualities, etc. It also recommended that the American Carnation Society insist upon at least one plant of all seedlings in competition for certificates of merit or medals, accompanying the flowers, and that not less than fifty flowers constitute an exhibit. Mr. C.H.Allen gave a short talk on the advantages of disbudding, of which the following is an abstract: This question can be answered in one sentence. We get a better price for our carnations, it cer- tainly makes a better flower, the same as a chrysanthemum and a rose when it is disbudded. I came to that conclusion some time ago although a great many say that it does not pay to disbud when there is call for the flowers for fun- eral work. If they could dispose of all their flowers in that way it would not pay to disbud. A part of the growers in the neighborhood of New York have said that it does not pay for them even in the New York market to disbud, you must educate your customers up to the better flowers, and even to paying a little more for their flowers for the sake of having the better ones. I notice that when the price goes down at all the poor ones are the very first to suffer. A reputation for fine stock brings you a better price right through the year. THE BANQUET. The banquet given by the Gardeners' and Florists' Club in honor of the Ameri- can Carnation Societv was the most bril- liantly successful affair of the kind ever done in Boston. The grand banquet hall at the Brunswick was indescribably beau- tiful; the floral decorations contributed with profuse liberality from the many rich private collections and the leading commercial establishments of Boston and arranged under the skillful supervision of the industrious decoration committee were of a character rarely if ever equalled on any similar occasion. One hundred and twenty five gentlemen participated, and the speaking, music and other feat- ures of the evening were fully worthy of the occasion. The last course having been disposed of President Stewart opened the after-dinner exercises by a few words of welcome. He said: "I now becomes my pleasant duty to extend to you on behalf of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston a hearty welcome. The brave struggle for high position which the carnation has he^q i8g5. The American Florist. 703 MR. C S SWAYNE'S 50-FOOT WIDE HOUSE. [SEE Page 704] making in recent years we all recognize, and I think no one will question that the measure of success already achieved is largely due to this young society, the secret of whose vitality lies in the fact that her members are all enthusiasts and are in it not alone for the profit it yields but because they love the divine flower for its own sake. Amongour guests here I see the faces of many gentlemen high in our profession; men whose names are linked with the grandest achievements in American horticulture, by whose presence here we do feel highly honored. Some of you have come a long distance; you have brought your choicest treasures, the pro- ductsof your skilland devotion, and have spread before our eyes a marvelous feast. This meeting and this exhibition will, I believe, go down into horticultural his- tory as marking the beginning of almost a new era in carnation culture, and in the distant future as they tell of these times and your accomplishments they may well say 'There were giants in those days.' But I will not detain you longer as I know you are all impatient to hear from the many eloquent speakers who will entertain us this evening. Our only re- gret is that you are obliged to meet at a season when we can not show you the parks and gardens, the lovely suburban environs which are the glory and the beauty of Boston. That you will make yourselves at home while here, that your stay may be one of uninterrupted enjoy- ment, that your proceedings may be pro- ductive of much good and that when you go away it may be with the feeling that you are glad you came and a resolve to come again, and often, is our heart-felt wish." He then introduced as the toastmaster of the evening Mr. Lawrence Cotter, vice- president of the club. Mr. Cotter received a grand ovation. His first call was upon President Dailledouze of the American Carnation Society, who responded for that society briefly, pleading inability to express the feelings which animated him and his gratitude at the reception ac- corded his society. A letter from Presi- dent Kidder of the Mass. Horticultural Society was then read, after which Secre- tary Manning of that organization was called upon to respond. Mr. Manning told of the society's honorable record duringthe sixty-five yearsof its existence, and related hosv some sixty years ago one individual had exhibited in their hall thirty varieties of carnations. He spoke in complimentary terms of the American Carnation Society's great exhibition. The next toast was the Society of Ameri- can Florists, President Lonsdale re- sponding. He referred to the approach- ing meeting at Pittsburg, which he pre- dicted would be an occasion of great enjoyment, and urged a full attendance. The decorations on the banquet tables and the whole entertainment now in progress he praised in the highest terms and claimed that had it not been for the Society of American Florists this occasion would not have taken place. President Chas. H. Allen of the New York Florists' Club was next called upon to respond for "Our Sister Clubs." He made a particu- larly bright, and at times, humorous speech, which gave much pleasure. He advised every florist not yet a member of a florist's club to get intoone at onceand let it be one as near like the Boston club as possible. The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- ica came next, and Vice-president E. G. Hill responded in a grand speech. He ap- plauded the general good fellowship ex- hibited on this occasion, which he said gladdened his heart and filled his soul with joy. He told of the beneficent influ- ence of the Chrysanthemum Society and the good effects of the popular exhibitions, and had a good word to say f jr all the horticultural interests. His address was replete with anecdotes told in his inimit- able style. The American Rose Society was repre- sented by its president, Robert Craig. Mr. Craig's speech was one of his best efforts. He praised the supreme good fel- lowship of the gardeners of Boston and of America, declaring that never before in the world had such an exhibition been staged as they had seen in Horticultural Hall to-day, and nowhere outside of America was such a show possible. We do not claim enough for our profession, he said. It stands higher than high art, and the workers in the soil are gradually coming to be entitled more and more to honor and respect throughout the world. The time is fast coming when gardening will get its just due. The toast "Our rivals the rose growers" was assigned to Mr. J. N. May, who quoted from Dean Hole's eloquent introduction to his book on roses, and told of that renowned gen- tleman's tribute to American roses as he bad seen them during his visit here, in which he said they were a revelation to him, and unmatched elsewhere in the world. Prof. B. M. Watson was next called upon to speak on behalf of the horticult- ural schools. He characterized thespeak- ing on this occasion, and the grand exhi- bition in Horticultural Hall as indicating the best kind of horticultural education. He said you cannot turn out a gardener in any school ever made. Tney can teach the a' B C, but all the schools in Chris- 704 The American Florist. Feb. 3j, tendom could not make a show like this. What we know we learn from the past experience of gardeners. He described how the boys at the Bussey Institute are required to work, and claimed that all they could expect to do is to give the boys a good start in the right direction. H. L. Sunderbruch, the Adonis of the society, was called upon to respond for the wholesale trade, but having left early his townsman E. G. Gillett spoke briefly in his stead. The wholesale men got full credit from Mr. QiHett for their usefulness. The seedling industry was responded to by Fred Dorner, the rooted cutting indus- try by A. M. Herr, and the carnation of the future by C. W. Ward, who made a facetious prediction as to the immense size and disproportionate price the carna- tion would soon reach at its present rate of progress, and predicted increasing pop- ularity for this flower. Other toasts were the ladies, responded to by Major Bonaf- fon, the carnation belt, by Wm. Swayne, and the horticultural press by D.B.Long. Mr. Long thought that the horticultural press was well able to take care of itself, and was fast becoming a necessity to the trade. He did not forget to say a good word incidentally too, for Buffalo and her eloquent orator Great Scott. W. K. Harris was introduced as thesuccessorof Tenny- son, a great tragedian as well as poet, and gave a characteristic talk ending up with a witty rhyme. H. E. Chitty said that the Boston people had received the carnation society as though they were a delegation of angels from paradise, and that he would remember this experience as one of the pleasantest episodes of his_ life. Judge Hoitt carried the house with" him as he paid his respects to the toast- master. Major Bonnaffon and others of his friends as he alone can do it. Speak- ing of the exhibition, which he character- ized as the supreme effort of the Carna- tion Society, he said that nothing in the way of an example of skill in culture and art had ever been shown in Boston equal to this. A few more such experiences and he would get the fever on and go into the flower business again. J. H. Woodford, fohn Galvin, Ed. Hatch, P. Welch, Jack- son Dawson, M. H. Norton, E. M. Wood and several others of the local fraternity made brief and entertaining addresses. Mr. Wood quoted Shakespeare, Burns and several other famous authorities with such readiness as to exciteenvy in several of the experts in this special line. An orchestra furnished fine music, and songs were rendered by Wm. Plumb, Alex Wal- lace and Charles J. Dawson, the latter singing an original composition specially applied to this occasion. Lawrence Tur- ley set the audience fairly wild by his dramatic recitations, but met a serious rival in Warren Ewell, who outdid him- self in one of his grand specialties. The concluding speech was made by Charles Seeller, after which Annie Laurie was sung by Mr. Craig, and at one o'clock, on Washington's Birthday, the party reluctantly broke up after a rousing vote of thanks to the toastmaster of the even- ing, who had covered himself with glory by his witty and pertinent introductions. Carnation Notes. By the time these notes reach the read- ers of the Florist the American Carna- tion Society will have held its annual convention. What will be done? What gained? Will the grower who has put a new variety upon the market give to the trade all the faults as well as all the virtues of his novelty? Will the grower who has found a sure and reliable cure for rust, bacteria, purple joint, give his remedy unreservedly to the public? Will he who knows positively from actual experience how to check the ravages of the red spider give to the sufferers from this pest his method of treatment? Will all those who have been troubled with any of the blights or other ailments to which the carnation is subject, send to the question box a little slip requestinginformationon the subject? It is granted by all that the carnation society is composed of many of the best growers in the country and at no time could questions be answered better than during the convention. Manylosesight of this fact and regret when too late that they had not taken advantage of the chance or what is better still, attended themeetings and there and then conversed with those who have been troubled with the same failures. Some will say, "we could not spare the time," or it was too expensive, forgetting that they could have acquired information which might possibly save them far more than the cost of going to Boston. I am well aware that the old idea of secrecy concerning many points in the cultivation of all classes of plants is still held by some of the best growers, for this point has come very forcibly to my atten- tion lately. Fortunately this custom is gradually passing away , for it must be con- ceded that it is a very selfish motive that will allow a man to see his neighbor los- ing a large quantity of stock from any cause when he has a power to remedy the evil. This is one great object of the car- nation society, to so instill intotheminds of its members the fact that any informa- tion which will be of benefit to another should be freely given. A vast amount of good has been accomplished in this line and probably among no class of growers will be found the desire to impart knowl- edg concerning the plants he is handling more than among the growers of the car- nation, and to this fact may be ascribed to a great extent the present standing of the society. Many growers do not become members of the society nor lend their aid financially to the success of the same simply because they get a full report of the essays and proceedings in the trade papers. You may not this year, so it will pay you to send two dollars to the treasurer and thus get a full report of the convention in a form to which you can refer when and as you like. The florist as a rule is not aware that reports of such meetings are of great value in later years historically, for to them he can turn for points of in- formation to be had from no othersource. Charles H. Allen. Watering — Buds Blasting. Is water from a cistern at 40° too cold to use on carnations? My carnations come to bud and then dry up. What is the trouble? A. H. W. I do not believe in using water at 40°, for it is apt to produce a check upon the system of a plant the same as upon a man. Many experiments have been made on this point by some of our most prac- tical growers, and I believe it is now considered unwise to use water at a lower temperature than 50°. I would not think of using water at 40° on carnations. Without a fuller description of the trouble with the buds I can come to no definite conclusion, but this trouble often comes from lack of drainage. Charles H. Allen. A Greenhouse Fifty Feet \A^ide. As I have received numerous letters of enquiry in regard to the plan of my new greenhouse, which is seemingly unique, and because it is my wish that the knowledge of what may be of value in its construction should be the property of the trade, I feel induced to submit to these columns a brief description. I may say at the outset, that the original concep- tion is that of my brother Edward Swayne, but that he advised its applica- tion only to ground having a much greater slope to the south, say ten or fif- teen feet in fifty. Last winter, having become convinced that the customary thirty-two feet of rafter and glass is more than is required to roof atwentv-fivefoot wide house, and also that gutters, espe- cially of wood are an unnecessary abomi- nation, I became captured by the plan. After working up all the detail to my satisfaction I resolved to apply it to my only available piece of ground, which slopes but three feet in fifty, to the south. In the minds of those whom I consulted for suggestions and advice in the matter the plan found unanimous disapproval, but somehow that seemed only another incentive to vigorous effort to test, in substance, its practicality. With the help of the accompanying cut I can illustrate more clearly the salient points. The ventilators, which are continuous, (100 feet) at lower and upper sides promise to be adequate. Method of heat- ing, hot water under the pressure of the town stand pipe. Heating pipes (2,000 feet of 1^/4 and l%inch) are all overhead, with present arrangement the house is about 15° cooler at lower, than at upper side. The boiler is homemade. 9 feet long, of 16 21/2 inch pipes in two separate circu- lations. Grate surface 3 feet 10 inches by 4 feet. Will not exceed 16 tons (long) egg coal per year. Flue 140 feet long, rise of 15 feet, excellent draft. Snow slips off the roof with inside temperature of 50°. Sash bars cypress 2x3 inches, two feet apart. Supports of second hand 1-inch pipe (Hi inches outside), perpendi- culars, intervals of 10 feet in length of house 7 feet in length of rafter, capped by tees (T) into which the purlin of like material are screwed and run the length of the house. The roof, which slopes 914 feet in 51 foot bar, is light and durable. The paths are cement lined, 1 foot wide, 7 in number running the length of the house and 3 running across the house, one in the mid- dle and one at each end. So we find 5100 square feet of roof covering 5000 square feet of ground, with 4050 feet of bed. The carnations, which are the principal product, seem to be in their element, asdo also the Lady Campbell violets on the lower two beds. I was especially anxious that the building might give the environ- ments best suited to rooted stock, using for that end 16x24 glass, ample ventila- tion and ground beds. The structure seems to impress all who have seen it, with the beauty of its sim- plicity, and no less for its proven intrinsic merits. Already, three houses of this plan are in prospect next spring, and a half dozen more men are considering it. I append the cost in full and if I have forgotten anything or if anyone wishes more information in connection with the house I would be pleased to furnish it. Material $888.87 Hired labor 144.88 Total $1,033.75 And this is not the minimum. Kennett Square, Pa. C. S. Swayne. i8g5' The American Florist. 705 Ve"' Slope. 0/ Groimi Level SECTION OF MR. C. S. SWAYNB'S WIDE HOUSE. Carnation Troubles. I have a house (18x96) of carnations which have done finely until very recently. Now the Fisher are splitting the calyx badly and the steins are showing signs of decreasing in strength. Plants and flow- ers grow large and rapidly. Tempera- ture in daytime 65° to 70°, at night about 50°. All well tied up. Houses sunny and clean. We ventilate on pleas- ant days, but whether enough or not am not sure. Can you suggest the cause of the trouble? W. You probably keep your house too warm during cloudy davs. Keep the temperature at 55° or 60°, never higher during dark weather, shut off all heat on bright days and let the temperature goto 70°, then ventilate but keep the thermome- ter above 70°, and it will do no harm if it goes to 75° or 80°. If you are not using manure water begin at once. Charles H. Allen. Pres. Garfield and Emily Pierson. "F. B." finds the above carnations the same thing and thinks perhaps he did not get the latter true to name. They are not the same. Garfield is a sport of another scarlet and originated in Detroit about 1881 or 1882. Erailv Pierson was raised by Mr. Pierson in 1893. It is dif- ferent in habit from Garfield. Both varie- ries are about gone out of commerce. Wm. Scott. Two NEW CARNATIONS — Two new car- nations were recently received from the estate of M. A. Hunt, Ttrre Haute, Ind. One of them, Peachblow, a charming soft pink ol the shade suggested by its name, seemed to us distinctly promising. It is a good-sized flower with long stem and good calyx, and the color seems both charming and distinct. The other, named M. A. Hunt, is white edged and flaked with carmine. Peachblow is to be sent out this year, the other not for a year to come. Educational Factors in the Business. BV S. U. DYSIXGER. [Abstract of a paper read before the Society of Minnesota Florists ,St. Paul, Febrtmry S.\ Toe speaker remarked in opening, that this subjfct was one of vital importance to the craft: he described an educated man as one who had thoroughly mastered his business, knowing all its requirements. He continued: There is no knowledge so beneficial as that gained by experience. And yet many a man passes through life, works at the florist business every day, draws his salary every Saturday night, if he islucky enough to get it, and after years of what should be rich experience, cannot satis- factorily grow a coleus orgeranium. And why is this? Because he lacks or fails to employ the power of observation, fails to concentrate his mind upon his work. When you do anything do itfor a reason, or find out why if you have none. Use your brains with your hands, and your work will constantly grow lighter. If any knotty points come up which you are unable to solve, do not despair. Never give up. Be it blight or bug, disease or disaster, rust or ruin, earth or air, soil or water, light or heat, root or top, branch or cion, plant or cutting, bud orblossom, that is not as it should be, find out the remedy somehow or somewhere, or if you can't find one adopt one, and nine times out of ten you will win in the end and have had a rich experience beside. We should also acquire knowledge by read- ing. There are valuable books on flori- culture, books recording the experience of other men who have traveled the same road and met with the same difiiculties. They did not know all the business, neither can you expect to, but the experi- ence of two men along the same line is better than that of one. If you do not possess a library of such books, start one at once; buy some good book, read it thoroughly, and when through, buy another and so on until you have a small library all your own. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the value of the other branch of florist's literature; viz. the trade papers. I be- lieve they are worth many times their cost to every man in the business. In- stead of the life time experience of the one man, you get the daily and weekly ex- perience of hundreds and thousands. You are kept in touch and sympathy with hundreds who are working, and experi- menting, as you are, if you are anxious to succeed. By reading trade papers you are also keeping up with the times, and keeping yourself informed as to new varieties, newmethodsof culture and new ideas in general. In the next place our knowledge is increased by florists' societies. These should be organized and supported wher- ever two or three florists are gathered together. Young and old, employer and employee, professional and amateur, in fact everyone who loves flowers, orgrows them, should be included in the member- ship. Monthly or semi-monthly meetings should be held, practical subjects dis- cussed, and every one come prepared to ask a question or give advice as the op- portunity suggests. We can gain noth- ing by keeping our knowledge to ourselves; we may do a world of good by telling it to others. Let florists' societies be for growers of flowers, whether in the private dwelling house, the conservatory, or on the lawn. Let the professional who grows plants by the million, the amateur who grows for pleasure, and the woman who gives the best window in the house to them, because she loves them, get together, confide their secrets and disap- pointments to each other and tell the. world what they know about floriculture, and our trade will receive an impetus such as years of boom times would not produce. It would be the biggest kind of a boom in itself. In this connection would suggest frequent interchange of visits with other florists in your vicinity. You will nearly always see something from which a new idea is gained, besides pro- moting and cultivating a kindly feeling. Mr. Dysinger urged those who possess some special knowledge to give their ex- perience freely to others. Hespoke of the readiness of the well-known leaders in the craft to impart their knowledge. He urged employers to give their experience freely to those under them, making them interested in their work. He considered the crying need of the trade today to be more intelligence and brain work, less ignorance and and manual labor. This brings us to the other side of the question; viz., the education of the peo- ple. While we may learn to grow stock to perfection, it will avail us nothing un- less we have a market for it. For many years fldrists have only been supplying people with what they have wanted. The time has now come when florists must tell people what they want, and create a desire for their goods; in short must edu- cate the masses to care for and be inter- ested in their stock. Fifty years ago, peo- ple didn't buy flowers as they do to-day. They had not learned their value. To be sure, not many had the means to indulge in luxuries, ard even thosewho hadcared but little for flowers. Many persons of moderate means living in cities never had a plant or flower in their houses, from one year to another. Now. however, the poorest hut in the land is often graced by the loveliest of God's creations, flowers. What has produced this wonderful change? People have been educated to it, just as they have been educated so to speak to take a daily paper or ride in the street cars. They see the products of the florists' art continually, and seeing them continually become interested in them. It is the florist's province, nay, it is his duty to interest the people in his products. One of the factors in promotingthisinter- est is the floricultural papers and the floriculture departments of family papers. They spread the knowledge far and wide, and sow the good seed that result in the florist's harvest. Their value will never be known. A third great educational factor is found in advertising. Keeping your goods constantly before the people T06 The American Florist. Feb. pj, makes them buyers. A constant, persist- ent judicious use of printer's ink will bring customers some time. In this connection let me say, that the annual flooding of the country with flashy, attractive catalogues is a great big advertisement of the best possible kind, not only to the ones who issue them, but to the trade in general. An- other way of advertising is to make and keep your place of business attractive. If you have no store, keep your greenhouses neat and inviting. Have a small show room if possible, and keep everything in it arranged in a neat and attractive man- ner. You cannot expect to interest cus- tomers in your goods it you are not inter- ested enough in them to keep them look- ing attractive. The secret of a successful salesman is in presenting his goods in an attractive manner. Many rare and beau- tiful plants are never sold because they are not shown to advantage. If you have a store, no matter how small, make the window attractive. Change it weekly or oftener. Make it suggestive as well as attractive, and you will instruct and please people and in the end capturethem or their purse. Better have dirty floors, poor flowers, poor clerks and an uninvit- ing interior than a poorly arranged and poorly kept window. Vourshow window is a standing advertisement of your busi- ness, and if attractive is a constant reminder that flowers are "A thing of beauty, and a joy forever." The next but by no means the least im- portant educator is the floral exhibition, chrysanthemum, rose and carnation shows. Their value is manifold, their influence far reaching. They attact the people and instruct them. The many varieties cause numberless questions to be asked and answered. Lastly, we shouldall impartour knowl- edge of plants, flowers, etc., as freely as possible. The more knowledge given, the more interest will be manifested in what you have to sell. Once convince a woman that she can grow a flower and you have made a life time customer. If you can successfully grow a plant, tell how you did it as clearly and concisely as you can. Many a lady who loves plants would buy if she was sure of making them live. How often do we hear it "I would like this plant, but I don't know how to takecare ofit." If some plants will not do well outside of a conservatory, do not hesitate to tell your customers so. I know there are those who think that for every plant that dies for a customer another can be sold in its stead. While this is true in some instances, is it not equally truethat for every plant that lives for a customer you can sell two? Do not hesitate to tell all you know about a plant or flower. The more the masses know about plants and flowers, the better customers they will become. In conclusion the speakei said he con- sidered the trade still in its infancy. Every year shows increased interest. He thought that we must encourage this increase by efforts to produce a higher grade of stock; every florist should strive to elevate his calling by his own indi- vidual efforts, and also to foster the taste for flowers and plants among the general public, with this point in view the future of the trade seemed secure. Some good Marie Louise violets, grown by Mr. W. V. Duryee of Mattituck, N. Y., were recently received at this office. They were grown on benches in a carnation house, and certainly compared favorably with most of the stock grown. New York. The past week has been a mostdiscour- aging experience for growers and dealers. The cut flower market seems to have gone to pieces completely. Never before in the height of the season has the demor- alization been so sudden and so complete. A breakdown of this character is always expected after Lent comes in, but with Lent two weeks off it is almost unac- countable. No doubt the heavy produc- tion of flowers aggravates the existing unfortunate conditions. Warm sunny weather has prevailed and the plants which had been standing still during the very severe snap which preceeded the pleasant weather, have been in condition to produce almost a double crop. As to prices: It is almost impossible to quote figures that will convey any reliable in- formation. As one wholesale dealer ex- presses it, the prices charged just now depend upon how much money the buyer is willing to pay. The main thing is to sell the goods at all. Many roses of fair average quality have been sold as low as $4 to $10 per thousand within the past two days, and carnations do not bring more than $1 per hundred unless of extra quality or variety. Bulbous stock is badly in the dumps, and does not average more than $1 and $2 per hundred through- out the list. No finer tulips have ever been seen in this market than are now coming in from some growers, but it is out of the question to get more than $2 per hundred for them, and even then they are seldom wanted. The retail dealers are at least fortunate in one respect, that they can get goods at their own price, especially those who have cash constantly at hand. The street men, however, are now out in full force, the weather beins; such as to permit them to expose their flowers on the streets, something they have not been able to do for many weeks, and no doubt a good large proportion of the stock being cut at present will neces- sarily find its outlet through these chan- nels, as the retail stores are totally unable to handle it. There are a few hybrid roses coming in, some of them being of excellent quality. Brunner is particularly good as to qual- ity, but the prices obtained are not what they used to be. Hvbrid roses as a win- ter crop pay only in connection with chrysanthemums; where a crop of chrvs- anthemums has been taken off a house, and hybrids are put in to follow them, a careful grower by a combination of the two specialties may manage to get a fair result, but there is no money in hybrids otherwise. The business has changed greatly in this respect within the past few years, American Beauties continue to come in in widely varying grades; the very best of them will bring not over $50 per hundred. This price is as good, how- ever, as was obtainable at this sametime last year; very fancy figures on American Beauties are out of the question after hybrid roses begin to appear. From all appearances the principal work of the dealers will be for some tiine to come to get rid of the stock; that will be the first consideration, the price will be only a secondary matter. Smilax and asparagus are both very scarce, and a grower who has a crop of either of these vines will have no trouble in finding a good marketforit, and he can make his own price and get it too. The New York Florists' Club will give their first "at home" on Monday evening, 25th, at 8 o'clock, and the committee, consisting of Messrs. Lawrence Ilafner and John Young, will not leave a stone unturned to make the evening a pleasant one. One of the largest orders during the past week was one for the funeral of Mr. Polhemus, which was executed by Mr. Weir of Brooklyn, 21,000 violets being used to cover the ccffin. Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club there was an interesting discussion upon flowers not now grown in quantity but which would sell well if placed upon the market. Mr. E. Wienhoeber presented a brief paper on the suVject in which he mentioned the finer varieties of single anemones, ixias. Primula officinalis, P. spectabilis. Coreopsis lanceolata, heaths, Browallia elata, and various sorts of yellow daisies. Other speakers mentioned the bouvardia and the cyclamen as desir- able additions. There was quite a debate as to whetherthecyclamencouldbeprofit- ably grown for cut flowers. It was held that fine blooms of the improved giant strains would bring from $2.50 to $3 a 100 at wholesale and that they ought to pay at that rate, but some of the growers disagreed. It was noted that it would be useless to attempt to market short stemmed bouvardia, and that to secure a market for it the flowers should be cut with long stems, bunched, and each bunch wrapped carefully so that the flowers could be handled without injury. After adjournment the members retired to an adjoining club room where an ex- cellent lunch was waiting, and which was duly disposed of. The bowling alley next claimed attention and some truly wonderful and fearful scores were made. The weather is all that could be desired and stock of all kinds is coming in with increasing quantity, nevertheless the sup- ply is still short of demand. The season has so far been remarkable for the stead- iness with which prices have been main- tained all along the line. Although prices for good stock have not been extraordi- narily high still the figures ought to be satisfactory to the grower. Not a really good flower of any description has been left unsold. Quality is also improving. While many of the Beauties are rather short in the stem the blooms are very good, and often the blooms that lack in stem are better than those with longer stems. Hybrids are still hanging back, the few that are sent in are rather poor. Jacqs are com- ing in better, but the number is very lim- ited and unless of good quality go rather slow at $1.50 to $2 a dozen. Maids, Brides, Testouts and a few Kaiserins are very good on the average, and Mermet with a fewgro wers is showingupin color such as hasn't been seen before this win- ter and finds a ready market at only one point less than Bridesmaid, 7 being the top price at present. Perles continue coming in in increasing quantities of very good quality and hold their own at 4 to 5 for select. La France, which has kept a back seat so far, is also showing up much better. Though the demand is rather limited still it goes at fair prices if no other pink can be had. Carnations are grand; no such average good stock was ever before seen in our market as that which is coming in now in large quantities. Daybreak leads with Tidal Wave a close second; both are ex- ceptionally fine. Whites are extremely scarce; although a few lots are very good the bulk is onlv fair, there being actually no Al stock. Red is rather weak also. One grower is sending in a few Emily iSo'i. The American Florist. 707 Pierson which are superb; if this variety can always be grown in as fine shape it is all right. The few Scotts, Albertini and Helen Keller that are offered are extra good. Violets are very plentiful and have weakened considerably, the best quality rarely goes above $1. There is no change in bulbous stock, the market being still short in most lines, particularly Romans, which are very hard to obtain; prices re- main stationary at top figures. How to supply the demand lor smilax has been a conundrum the commission men have tried in vain to solve. The scarcity is apparently not only local but extends all over the country. Adiantum is much the same and under pressure of demand much of the stuff sent in is alto- gether too soft. Sjme very fine lilac is now coming in and brings $1.50 to $2 a dozen. Good quality mignonette is selling fairly well, but there is no demand for the small stuff. Local trade is much improved and the shipping demand is heavy. The Mardi- Gras season is now on at New Orleans and the demand from that city is quite heavy, which calls for the best select stock. Philadelphia. Brunners are now plentiful; the best still sell for 50 cents, with all sorts of prices for seconds. There is a great dif- tierence in the quality of this rose, as the different growers' products are compared. Some get it with a long stem, plenty of foliage, but a rather small flower with not much substance, and generally poor color; others have it a medium to short length, but a good strong petalled flower, large and full, and a beautiful rich color. These latter keep much better than the others. Laings do not seem to be as good as formerly. Some three or four yearsago John Burton sent insomegrand Laings; they were magnificent in size and a perfect color. What's the matter in Chestnut Hill? Wake up, Isaac. All the best Laings will bring now is $25 per hundred. Beauties and Belles are fairly good, but few can be called first-class; the best bring $5 per dozen, and from that down to $1.50. Mcrmets, Brides, Brides- maids and others of this class sell for from $6 to $10, with a few extras from $10 to $15. Heacock has some extra tine Brides and Bridesmaids; Burton, Bridesmaids and Testouts, and Anderson good La France and Kaiserin. The smaller teas bring 4 to 6 and are in fairly good demand. Some really fine carnations are now offered, the best varieties being Daybreak, Sweetbrier, Ophelia, Grace Battles, Grace Wilder and Scott in pink; McGowan, Fisher and Hinze's White in white; Portia in red. Some excellent flowers of Tidal Wave and Thos.Cartledge,and a monster pink of the Malmaison type measuring 5 inches across, together with a host of new varieties of more or less merit, make up the list. The best bring $3, very good $2.50. and the majority $2 per hundred with $1.50 in sight. Myers & Santman continue to bring out seedlings of merit; their latest trio is a deep pink, a fine white and a large mottled variety, white and pink like Dresden china. Mr. Santman says that the report that alL his good ones came from one pod of seed is not true. Sleepy carnations have not made their appearance this season as yet. Smi- lax is scarce, that is, good smilax, and readily brings 20 cents. Bulbous stock is quite plentiful, especially valley and daffodils. Valley sells for $3 and $4, and daffodils about the same. Tulips move slowly at $4- to $5. Violets are very plen- tiful and sell slowly at $1 for the best. The snow is piled high in the streets, but the fakir holds forth on the sidewalks, and very good stock of all kinds is offered at much less than wholesale prices; truly, the fakir has a pull. The exhibition held in connection with the February meeting of the Horticult- ural Society was not large but very. fine. The committee commended the exhibits of Messrs. Heacock and Anderson, and said that such fine roses had never been exhibited in this city before; they were certainly grand. The varieties were Brunner, Kaiserin, La France and Mer- met by Anderson, and Brunner, Bride, Mermet and Wootton by Heacock. There was also a very choice exhibit of orchids in flower by E.Lonsdale, which attracted a great deal of attention, as these flowers always do. The paper read on "Some- thing about vegetables" by Col. Barrett Landreth was the most carefully pre- pared essav of any ever offered before the society. The history of all the most pop- ular and valued vegetables was traced from their discovery up to the present date. All branches of the business of veg- etable growing were touched upon and the intricacies of the business pointed out and commented on. It was a paper of great historic value and exceedingly rich in information even to men who thought they were well up in the business. Dur- ing the reading of the paper, which occu- pied two hours, the audience listened with the closest attention, showing their great interest in the subject. In answer to a question Mr. Landreth said that he thought the "Stone" was the best all round tomato. Mr. Morris said as late as 1862 the tomato was not eaten in Paris, being considered not fit for food. K. Buffalo. Moderately cool weather with bright and cheerful sun has improved every- body's temper, and to some extent busi- ness. It has also increased the supply of flowers. Carnations are coming in in larger quantities, and so are roses. Bulb- ous stuff is now at its best, and the gen- eral opinion is that tulips and daffodils are selling quite as well and a little bet- ter than last year. A fierce little fire on Monday, February IS, cleaned out the store of S. A. Ander- son, our enterprising young florist at 302 Main street. Mr. Anderson occupied the north side of the store, while the south side was a fashionable candy store. The destruction was about complete. Mr. Anderson lost in furniture and stock about $1,500, but fortunately was in- sured. Several of the craft offered him counter room until he could get located, so he will soon be on his feet again. I regret very much to announce the serious sickness of Mr. W. J. Palmer Sr., inflammatory rheumatism is the trouble. At last accounts he was better, and we all wish him a speedy recovery. He is the patriarch of the trade here, and we all reverence him on that account. From the serious to the frivolous is rather sudden, but I can't resist a few words about our visit to Rochester on Friday last, where a game of nine pins was the primary attraction. The Roch- ester boys were as usual more than great in their hospitality, and to detail all they did to make the visitors hapny would take too much of your space. One of the features, and a very pleasant one, was a ride in a very spacious sleigh behind two horses, each weighing a ton. The sleigh was large enough to take in the whole crowd, Peter Crowe and all. We drove through the beautiful residence part of Rochester, and made a halt at the green- houses of Salter Bros., where we found everything in first-class shape, roses in particular looking fine. Our driver was a humane and refined gentleman, and never forgot at proper opportunities to give his team a drink. You know that in keen frosty weather horses do get very thirsty. After the drive came an elab- orate and much enjoyed banquet, and then came the game. They beat us, but they did not quite wipe the alleys with us, for it was 3 to 2 in favor of the home party, 12 men on each side. For those who are not acquainted with this ancient game of nine pins I can say that it is no more like ten pins than billiards. The alley is purposely rounding and as long as a rope walk. The balls are very small and so are the pins and wide apart. There is no denying that there is plenty of science in it, but hardly as cheerful a game as the one played annually by our national society. In conclusion, all those Buffalo men who stopped at home missed a great afternoon and evening, and we all say now as we did then, well done, Rochester. W. S. St. Louis. The regular meeting of the Florists' Club was held on the 14th, with a fair attendance present. The principal inter- est centered in the appearance of the gen- tleman who is expected to manage the show. He appeared and gave a short talk in regard to the matter, but at this early day could state nothing positive; a committee of three was appointed to give him whatever assistance may be neces- sary in coming to an approximate esti- mate in regard to expenses, receipts, pre- miums to be offered, special prizes, and the like. Despite the unfavorable show- ing made last year the sentiment of indi- viduals is strongly in favor of a show, and it will be strange if one is not given. The committee having in charge the in- dorsement of a candidate for the office of Superintendent of Parks, did not report, owing to the chairman being awav; it was continued and a communication from the present Superintendent of Parks, ask- ing for an expression in regard to the manner in which he had filled his ofEce. was also referred to it, with a request that they report at the next meeting. The resolution changing the time of meeting from afternoon to evening was read a second time and laid over until next meeting, at which time it will be acted upon. Quite a show was made at the meeting with carnations and roses brought by the members. Emil Schray showed fine Albertini, Daybreak, Buttercup and Sweetbrier. The old Garfield was in fine shape and wasjust as large and fine as any of the newer varieties. Tidal Wave also as shown was a surprise, they being fine. F.J. Fillmore also showed a vase with exceptionally fine Helen Keller and Uncle John; Davbreak and Albertini were also in his collection. A vase of roses containing the standard varieties. Bride, Bridesmaid and Mermet, with a few Kaiserin, was shown by R. F. Tessonand was much admired. Cut flower trade has been on the jump lately, stock being scarcer than at almost any time during the season. Shipping orders have increased, and many go out only partially filled. The plant trade, which commences in January with ex- 708 The American Florist. Feb. 2, treme southern points, has been snowed under, there being practically nothing doing in that line, although preparations are being made in expectation of a heavy demand as soon as it opens. Mention has lately been made of the name of J. M. Jordan, ex-president of the S. A. F., for the office of park commis- sioner. The Michel Plant and Bulb Co. has assumed control of the greenhouse plant formerly operated by A. Berdan at Old Orchard. R. P. T. Washington. The cold weather of the past two weeks has been unusually hard on greenhouse men, compelling them to lose a great deal of rest and burn an enormous quan- tity of coal to keep out the frost. All the florists have driven their boilers to their fullest capacity, but so far no mishaps have been reported. The cold weather, together with the snow, has kept home grown violets out of the market almost entirely, no one daring to uncover their frames. Transient trade fell off considtr- ably during the cold snap. Flowers are retailing as follows. Beauties $3 to $9 per dozen (Beauties as a rule are small and short stemmed), La France $2 to $3 (good ones are scarce; they seem to be ofl crop with the growers about Washington), Brides $1.50 to $2, Mermets $2 to $3, Wootton $2, Gontiers 75 cents. Meteors $1.50 and $2, Perle $1. Golden Gate with C. Strauss & Co. are simply perfect and they go fast at $3. They are also cutting very fine Scott carnations. Bridesmaid bring $3 and some excellent ones are on the market at present. The supply of roses has been a little more than the demand. Tulips are plentiful and excellent, the Gude Bros, having an abundance of the finest I have ever seen. They are bringing from 50 to 75 cents per dozen. Dutch hyacinths do not seem to be as good as usual. There is a demand for6 inch pans containing from 3 to 6 spikes, which retail for 50 cents and $1. Valley is not over plentiful nor is it extra good, selling for 75 cents. Carnationscontinue plenti- ful (except the fancy varieties, which seem to be a scarce article about Washington) retailing from 50 to 75 cents per dozen. There is still ready sale for azaleas in flower. Sotne are complaining of their coming blind this season. Jonquils have made their appearance and are very fine. The Belle Siebrecht rose wasintroduced into society at the last statedinner of the season given last week by the Presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland to the judiciary. The table was spread in the state dming room, and was unusually attractive, it being decorated entirely with this new rose. The center was a large square of Adiantum studded with the Belle. On either side was a circularplat of fernsand roses. Between the circular pieces and the center urn handsome gold fruit bas- kets filled with fruit, then came a flat oval of the Belles. At equal distances were gold candelabra with pink tapers burning under pink shades. On each of the four corners of the tables (which was in the form of a Roman I) wasa small oval bas- ket of adiantum and the Belle. Corsage bouquets and boutonnieres completed the brilliant floral effect. The new rose was generally admired. The east room was decorated as usual with plants and the chandeliers draped with smilax. The large mirror-rests were banked with carnations, roses, azaleas, Romans and tulips through which peeped small plants of the graceful Cocos Wed- I deliana. The blue, green and red rooms were bright with flowering and foliage plants. The Cinerarias at theWhiteHouseCon- servatory are unusually fine this season. Although Mr. Pfister has always had a good strain of this very showy plant, and has always grown them well, this season he seems to have had a very superior strain not onlv in size but in color as well, some of the flowers measuring 3 inches and having a double row of petals. Mr. P. usually selects the best of these and puts them aside forseeding, whilethe others are used for decorating the main conservatory and the rooms in the man- sion. Mr. P. says he gets the best results from seed two years old. The zero weather of the past week made hard work, and lots of it for the florists, not only in keeping their houses above freezing, but it was only with the great- est care that flowers or plants could be delivered without being frozen. It has been many years since Washington was visited by such a severe spell of weather. Reynolds. Worcester, Mass. We have had an unusual abundance of funeral work the past week, some of the designs being very large, using quantities of white stuff, the result being a tempo- rary shortage of light flowers, which won't last long if old Sol is at all lenient. The regular trade still keeps up its satis- factory firmness, and prices are normal; bulbous stuff is selling very well, and very nice valley is brought in in fair quantiti- ties. The popular demand for carnations does not abate a particle, and the people are willing to pay good prices for good flowers, realizing that a dozen two and a half inch flowers that will keep four or five days are worth a dollar. A good scarlet is greatly in demand here, as E. G. Hill, which we used to swear by, seems to have run out. Hector is not entirely sat- isfactory. Portia is worthless, Emily Pierson has a poor color, and Florence has too weak a stem. It remains to be seen which of the new ones will prove the best, A better white could be used to good advantage als:'. Small azaleas are selling well: some of the most popular kinds are Deutsche Perle, Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Vervasneana and Oswald de Kerchove. The fad of wearing artificial violets has struck the town, the millinery windows displaying them in quantities. The vio- let sales do not seem to be injured to any extent, however, as the natural product is good enough for the best people. Lange has a nice little lot of white lilac in bloom. We are experiencing warmer weather and bright days. A. H. L. Frozen Chrysanthemums. "F. B." says his stock chrysanthemums "are frozen down to top of pot, and will they shoot out again so that good cuttings can be got fromthem?" It is quite possi- ble if not frozen too badly at the roots that the plants may send up shoots that can be used for late propagation. They would, however, be late, and likely to be weak, and I would certainlv advise "F. B." to buy some fresh stock. It is too late perhaps to buy stock plants, but there is any number of good firms both in the east and west where rooted cuttings can be bought at a very moderate charge and you can have your choice of all the standard varieties. Wm. Scott. Recoil ^oteA, CoLUMiiiA, Pa.— Mr. Wm. Aherne suf- fered a loss of over $500 by the freezing up of one of his greenhouses during the recent cold spell. Marhlehead, Mass.— Fire destroyed the greenhouse owned by Mrs. Grace Oliver on the morning of the 11th inst. Loss on plants about'$500. Norwich, Conn— Gustave Geduldig, a well known florist, and a member of the S. A. F., committed suicide by taking poison the morning of February 20. New Orleans, La.— Bouquey & Col- longues have dissolved partnership. Francois Collongues will continue busi- ness at corner of Valence and St. Patrick streets. PiTTSFiELD, Mass —At the meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club on the evening of the 14th inst. it was voted to hold another chrysanthemum show the coming autumn. Chatham, N. J.— Mr. D. Falconer has embarked in the florist business here, having purchased the establishment of Mr. R. S. Perrin. The place consists of 2 acres of land and 425 running feet of greenhouses devoted to roses and mign- onette. Needham, Mass —Mr. Jas. Smith, an old time gardener formerly in the employ of Mr. Skinner of Newton, and lately in charge of the estate of Gen. S. M. Weld, Dedham, died here on Sunday, February 17. He left considerable property, com- prising mostly real estate in Newton. Albany, N. Y.— Mr. Samuel Goldring, formerly of Eyres & Goldring, and his brother Mr. Frederick Goldring have formed a co-partnership under the firm name of Goldring Bros., and will open a fine store at No. 18 North Pearl street about the first of March, which will be run in connection with their greenhouses at Slingerlands. Waterbury, Conn.— The damage by fire to the greenhouses of W. J. Snow amounted to $1,000, covered by insur- ance of $5,000. But a result ot the fire was a very serious damage to all his stock of plants by frost. He had no in- surance upon the plants and the loss on these will reach $15,000. The fire orig- inated in the boiler room, but just how is not known. Hartford, Conn.— The Hartford County Horticultural Society has elected Mr. Henry R. Hayden of East Hartford president m place of Mr. N. F. Peck, who was elected at the annual meeting, but declined to serve. The society has peti- tioned the General Assembly to change its title to the Connecticut Horticultural Society. A spring show to take place on April 10 is talked of. Prepare your advs. now for our spe- cial spring number to beissued March 16, and send in as early as possible. Do vou WANT a list of trade organiza- tions, both national and local, with names and addresses of principal officers, time and place of meetings and other informa- tion? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs. The American Florist. 709 Kaisenn Turning Black. In reply to your correspondent T. K., who complains that the buds of his Kai- senn Victoria roses are black on the inside 1 suspect from what I can infer from it that he has been fumigating the same. This will not only discolor white roses but colored roses also unless it is very carefully done. Except in very ex- perienced bands it is dangerous business to attempt to fumigate with tobacco, at the present time. This is largely due to the adulteration of the tobacco in curing and has been growing steadily worse for the last twenty years in my experience. Pre- vious to that time we could fumigate houses with roses in full bloom without doing much damage, but since that we have found it very risky business. The more moisture there is in a house at the time of fumigating the more it affects the flowers. If your correspondent will trace back theoperationsof his house I think he will find that this is largely the trouble that he now complains of. John N. May. Chrysanthemum Seed. Replying to an inquiry by one of our readers a leading chrysanthemum grower says that generally speaking he would not care to sow Sfed purchased from others. But if obliged to purchase he would much prefer to buy American hand cross fertilized seed than any other. Seed procured by insect fertilization is hardly worth spending the time over; the single varieties are much more profuse with their pollen and consequently a very large percentage of seedlings will he single. H.J. Jones' Chrysanthemum Guide is an excellent catalogue from the Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, England. It ismore than a mere catalogue, being a handy manual of chrysanthemum culture, giv- ing instructions by various specialists on selection, cultivation and preparing forex- hibition, in addition to a descriptive list of varieties, and contains a number of illus- trations. The hints on "dressing" flow- ers for exhibition will be new to many American growers, our styleof exhibiting being so different. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Artvertisciiienta under this ^le.^^i will be Inserted at the nite ^lng. as I do. over IH years of practi- cal experience with some of the leading Arms ()f Ger- many, France. Holland and the United States. 1 have acquired thorough familiarity in all details of the nur- sery buj>lne88. An expert In pmpagathm. graltlfg by several Improved metlmds. and the — Flrst-class rose acd chrysanthemum grawer to take charge of eleven houses near Chicago. Good pay to the right man. Poehlmann Bros . Morton Grove. Cook Co.. 111. WANTED— Good rose and cut flower grower, one who understands the buslneBs thoroughly: must be sober, energetic and reliable: about 20,000 feet of glass. Aildress with references and wages expected. Chrlst Hansen, iHJ4 Dale St , St. Paul, Minn. WANTED— By a thorough, practical man. a posi- tion as headgardener on a gentleman's place, or manager of a large commercial plant. Thoroughly understands the growing of all plants for market or private use. Hoses, violets, carnations and mums a specialty. Aged 40 years, married, two children grown. English ; IS years in present position ; reason for leav- ing, death of employer. Flrst-class references from England and this country. Open for engagement March 1st. Those not requiring the services of a flrst- class man need not apply. Address A B, No. .1 IJvery St.. Watorbury, Conn. lOR SALE. RENT OR SHARES-Greenhouse and celery garden, no competition ; bargain. W. J. Olds. Union City, Pa. F IjiOR RENT— A fine stand of ateam heated green- ' houses with an acre or more of land for a term of years. Apply to J. H. Allen. N. 59th St , Station X, Chicago. FOR SALE OR RENT-In center of the city, 8,0 feet of glass with store, and flrst-class stock; cause, sickness. Address .Johx Schneiker. 921^s Walnut St.. Kansas City, Mo. FOR SALE CHEAP-I will sell my Maple Heights and Marlon Greenhouses (or plant), consisting of 2.5.0C0 S"iuare feet of glass: heated with steam and nat- ural gas. stocked with the leading varieties of roses, carnatlcms. geraniums, palms, smllax, etc., etc.. with fouraoresot ground, under cultivation; a cottage on the place and about forty fruit trees of the standard varieties of cherries, pears, plums, etc.: we are on three railroads with a direct line to the best flower markets in the west; only one competitor and a town of 20,000 Inhabitants. Ill health the cause of wanting to sell. A great bargain to the right one. Address Mrs. Geo. R. Fravell. 322 Washington St.. Marlon, Ind. VERBENA SEED. This Improved strain of Mammoth Verbenas gives perfect satisfaction to my many customers, and Is Justly claimed the finest In cultivation: tiorets an Inch in diameter Per trade pkt. 26c ; 3 pkis. tiOc ; 6 pkts. $1.00. JOHN F. KUPF, ShlremanBtuwn. Fa. GYCAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum. Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris KeBfTipferi. in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa. choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mention American Floiisl. NOW 'CILT^ VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs, And make a grand sensation; 'Tls the kind that spans the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh, And saves tiiem much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed offered. Will produce some grand novelties. We've had florets 1!^ inches across- First Premium at Mt. Holly Fair this year. \4i oi KOc: M oz. $1; trial pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias. Dreer's; none better. 500 seeds t;oc : lOOU seeds $1 .00. Single fringed, Ureer's and California Giant blended, sived from the most magnificent showy varieties in cultivation. 500 seeds iiUc; 1000 seeds 50c. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spring sales. Trade pkt. 25c. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade pkt. 25c. Lots of other good things. Novelty price list, free to all. Cash with order please. Address 0. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY, N. J. Mention American Florist. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send for trade lists, mailed free on application vpith business card. Address Augusl RolkeF & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street, NEW YORK. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. Horticult''u'ralTst"bl!shment. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. SURPLUS STOCK. Last OHer. Dracjwnn Iniilvlsa ami (irevlllea robusta, y'^.-ln. ready for .•)-lncli. K UO per II 0. Our New Seeilllng Uellotrope "Emma Heath," Kl. 00 per dozen ; 120.00 per 100. Rooted CutllnKS of following ; Chrysanthemums, standard var.: (ieranlums. ass't: tMchsias, Fever- few, Gazanlas. Marguerite Daisy, Heliotrope. Sal- via. Vinca var.. Wc per 100. Alyasum. Alt«rnanthera. Lobelia. 50c. per 100. t'ASn WITH OKDER. THE OAKS GREENHOUSE CO.. Jackson, Mich. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Dahlias, Asparagus, &c. A full line of NURSERY STOCK. Our new trade list for 181*5 now ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morrisville. Fa. 20,000 ROOTED ROSE CUTTINGS Hy express, ready now, I'erle. (.iontler, Hermosa. La Kniiice Meteor iier lOOO, $12.60 Bride. Mernie'. Nlphetos " 10 00 Transplanted Carnations, Wilder. McOowan, I'ortla, Spray, per ll«l.»l.!0; by mall add 10c. perlOO. CASH WYVn ORDER. J. d. LAMPERT, N.King St., Xenia, O. 710 The American Florist, Feb. 2 J, Baltimore. As the cold decreases business seems to increase; slowly, to be sure, but none the less surely. The advent of grand opera and several funerals in high places have helped the demand for flowers, but the weather is the chief factor in the improve- ment after all, for it may be questioned whether even grand opera would draw people out in such weather as we had a week ago. Carnations are coming in freely and of very good quality at two cents. There is also a good supply of fine Jack roses at ten cents. Smilax is not so plentiful, and there is nothing like an oversupply even in bulb flowers, but the market is easy; if anything roses are in rather short supply, almost everything else, including violets, being plentiful. In speaking of Mr. Hornicke's seedling notice of another valuable novelty orig- inated by him was omitted. It is a San- seviera Zeylanica of the same habit as the type, but having leaves, or blades, of richer, darker green, beautifully lined and striped longitudinally with creamy white. The markings vary from hair lines to broad bands, almost taking up the whole blade, and where both sides of the leaf are marked the translucent effect when seen against the light is very striking. Some leaves show in addition markings of pale green across the green part of the leaf. The variegation is so free that the plant, which was in an 8-inch pot, and about four feet high, with twenty or thirty leaves, looked more yellow than green, and was really a beautiful and striking object. Attendance at the club meetings seems to have fallen off somewhat of late. It would be a good thing if we had a small committee of prudent and sagacious members to act as an executive commit- tee, with special charge of maintaining harmony among the members. We have already lost men that might have been held, and such a committee if carefully selected and upheld might save us from future losses, and even win back and hold past ones. Mack. NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. STBOBILANTHES DYEBIANUS. This is the most valuable novelty which has been in- troduced for years. For bedding is superior to the finest coleus. Withstands hot sun and dry weather better. Spirjf a "Anthony Waterer." flowers rich crimson. Lord I'enzance'8 New Hybrid Sweet Itriar. l^elargoniuuis— All theflnest European noveltiCB. OKCHIUS.— A very extensive slock; East Indian, Mexican, Central and South American, etc. KAKK ANU BKALTl PUl. KVEKGREENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. P^KONI ES.— A largecoUectlonof theflnest In cul- tivation. Hardy I'ereiinials, H'hioxes. Japanese Iris, Rosea. Clematis, etc. New and standard Fruits, etc. IS^Catalofjues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington. D. C. Gardiner's Celebrated English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and Belialle. gTper 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantities. John Gardiner &, Co., Philadelphia, Pa. •^^■y^^ -V -V -v -v-v-v Mention American Florist. Bulfts tor Sprino Trade. We have now on hand for immediate and future delivery specially large, select bulbs of the following kinds, which are offered subject to being unsold upon receipt of order at the following low prices. 6 AT DOZ. RATES; 25 AT 100 RATES; 250 AT 1,000 RATES. LILIUM AURATUM: 11 to 12 inches in circumference LILIUM 8PECI0SUM LILIUM SPEGIOSUM per doz. 7 to 9 inches in circumference, specially fiue .....$ .75 9 toll ** " 1.00 monster bulbs 1.75 7 to 9 inches in circumference 75 9 to 11 " " .... 1.25 7 to 9 " " .... 1.25 9 to II " " .... 1.75 RUBRUM: ALBUM: per 100 per lOOO I 4.50 $ 40 00 8.00 75.00 12.00 5.50 8.00 S50 11.00 50.00 75.00 80 CO 1(0.00 BEGONIAS, TUBEROUS ROOTED: '"l^:^ ^'^z:^:^'>nie. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III ROOTED CUTTINGS CHRYSANTHEMUMS $1.00 per Hundred. V. II. HALLOCK, W. H. LINCOLN, IVORY, QI'Ul'N, MRS. GOV. FIFER. OTTO HANSEN, Mont Clare, Chicago. i8g5. The American Florist. 711 BELLE SIEBRECHT , Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. It has proved a strong, vigorous and healthy grower, and remarkably free flowering, while its very large flowers retain that beantiful clear deep pink color that is entirely its own. and the bud being so very long and pointed in shape there is no possibility of its bullheading or hooding over in dull weather, which is the case with so many other roses of this class. On the whole we are so pleased with it that we intend to plant very largely of it for Boston market. ALEX MONTGOMKRY, Natick, Mass. It is certainly a beautiful rose, but what impressed me most was first its very fine texture and substance of the foliage, which I am sure is not ex- celled in this feal\ire by that of any rose in the market, and, second, the very evident indications of the free blooming habit of the plants. With these important characteristics I feel certain that the Belle Sie- brecht will prove a valuable addition to our list of forcing roses. S. C. NASH, Clifton, N. J. The new rose, "Belle Siebrecht." I believe is the best rose of recent in- troduction. First, because of its fine color, which recommends it, there being no other rose of that brilliat t shade. Second, its great keeping quality; after being cut three days its brilliant shade is just as pleasing as when first cut. Third, it seems to require less skill to grow it to perfection than auv other rose I know of. I believe it is going to be the rose for the million.' ALEXANDER BURNS. Of Burns & Raynor, Wholesale Florists, N. Y. This Rose is not a mere SPORT, but is of a distinctly new strain, being a SEEDLING, the result of a cross between the grand old La France and that strong and vigorous Rose, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Many of the leading rose growers who have seen this Rose growing at our nurseries have ordered from 500 to 2000 Plants. Orders booked now and will be filled in strict rotation. Strong plants ready for delivery April 15th. PRICE, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. NEW JAPANESE ROSE CHARLES TURNER who introduced this extraordinary Rose, is prepared to ship to the United States, very fine plants, 10 to 12 ft long, at $9 per doz,; or $72 per lob. Cash with order. Packing free. The Royal Nurseries. SLOUGH. ENGLAND. POST lit, REMEDYfo Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 2olbs. B.M. Bellows. KL.'iO, Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, flew York. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND, INDIANA. Marie Louise Violeis. ROOTED RUNNERS. Healthy, strong plants. BETTER can not be had anywhere. ANDREW WASHBURN & SON, BLOOMINGTON. ILL. ROSES. ! ROSES, i Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown, udded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world," "The finest and cheapest I ever fought." — ll'm. Fakoncr. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid AsHortinent of leading; varieties. Also Kxtra tine stock of following: wUl be ottered at very low rates while surplus lasts : TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII-Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 41st YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORRS & HARRISON 60., ?H:c*E°Lfs"T^lRE''E° P AINES VILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. BEAUTIES, MERWETS, CUSINS, PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES BELLES. TESTOUTS. NIPHETOS. METEOR. HOSTE, LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. order. Address for quotations. W. STEMMLEB, MADISON. N. d. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Always mention the American RisT when writing to advertisers. Flo- ■^^,-' .,_ 712 The American Florist Feb. 2 J Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlBlnK Department of the A.MERICAN Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines OXLT. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion In the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. D. B. Long, Buffalo, cut flowers, bulbs, plants and florists' supplies; Ben Hains, New Albany, Ind., flowerseeds, bulhsand plants; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., quarterly trade catalogue of palms, ferns, orchids, plants, bardv perennials, seeds and bulbs; Henry Nungesser & Co., New York, wholesale price list of grass and clover seeds; Rogers Nursery Co., Moorestown, N. J., money in fruit; Gral- lert & Co., Colma Station, Cal., whole- sale list of carnations, chrysanthemums, pelargoniums and cannas; Edw. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa., trade list carna- tions; D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich., seed annual; J. A. Eyerett, Indianapolis, Ind., retail seed list; same, wholesale seed list; same farm and garden tools; Cush- man Gladiolus Co., Euclid, 0., gladiolus; H. F. Michell, Philadelphia, wholesale list seeds and bulbs; Plant Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo., flower and vegetable seeds; H. G. Faust & Co., Philadelphia, garden, field and flower seeds; Gatinon & Nichol- son, Dallas, Texas, seeds and plants; I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III., wholesale price list o( rooted cuttings; Peter Henderson & Co., New York, manual of everything for the garden; John Smellie, Bushy, near Glasgow, Scotland, pansies. violas, car- nations; W. Piercy, Forest Hill, London, chrysanthemums; W. A. Manda, Sjuth Orange, N. J., seeds, plants, orchids, trees and garden requisites; Williams & S )ns Co., Batavia, III., retail plant list; E. H. Hunt, Chicago, seeds; J. C. McCullough, Cincinnati, O.. seeds, bulbs, plants and implements; Wm. Parry, Parry, N. J , fruits and ornamental trees and shrubs; Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., supplementary catalogue of rare trees, shrubs and plants, Ermanno Bredemeier, Pallanza, Italy, seeds and decorative plants. The Crematory of Buffalo, N. Y., should be omitted from the list of ceme- teries in the directory, as there are no grounds connected with it and catalogues sent to same are wasted. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. GflLflX LEAVES For DKCOKATlNCi and FLORISTS' VSE. BRILLIANT GREEN AND BRONZE. I,.\l{-o. SHIPPING TRADE OUR SPECIALTY. Give us your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL GO.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. -^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with first-class flowers. Give ub a trial order. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. Michael A. Hart, Wsale Conissii Florist, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©yv'RofeAaPa Marftct*. Cut Flowers. New York. Feb. in. ROBes, NIphetos 1 6'J@ 2 50 Perle. Hoste ir>l(ai3.00 Merrnet. Cusln 1.5J® 5 00 Bride. WatteTlUe. Brldeamald 1 6iJ® 11.00 LaFrance :l 00® '.lOO Testout 5 am '.I 00 Meteor , 2.000 7.60 Beauty 3o.0025 00 Jacqs.- 4.00(»;0-00 Carnations "b& 1-00 fancy 1 t*m 3.00 Violets 5«® 1 00 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Narcissus - 1 00® 2 00 DallodllB l.doei 3 00 Kreesia 1. 00(9 2.0(1 Tulips 2.00® 4.0O Hyacinths 1.00® 2. OO HarrlsU lilies S 00®10.00 Mignonette ti.ooaas.iio Cattleyas 26.00a:«.00 Smllai 16 UK(i:«.00 Boston. Feb. lo. Roses, extra selected 10.00®I6.00 Mermeta, Brides 0.00® 10 00 NIphetos. Perle 4.00® 00 Bon Sllene. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 " Bridesmaid. Testout r..00®12.0ii Meteor i; oo®i2,o0 Beauty 25.00®75.00 Hybrids 15 00®30.00 Carnations 1.00® 3. CO fancy 2.0U® 4.00 Valley 2. 00® 4.00 Hyacinths, freesla 1.00® ''.00 Narcissus, single 2 00@ ;s.0O double 3.00® 4 00 Tulips.. 2.00® 4.00 Harrisll. callas 10 00®12.00 Violets 50® ..75 Smilax I5.00®2".UI PHIT.ADELPHIA. Feb. 111. Roses, small 4.00® J.O large teas lioo® 8.0" extra select 10.00.v .si>N,!^ced a It : for it. Ask rowers, I>larbletaead, Mn.ss. p X/OS A CO Sassenheim, Holland, *' V Vi^^J \^t V^V^ I| GROWERS OF HyacinlhSjTulips, Crocuses, Narcissus,elc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Cox Seed & Plant Co. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application SCHWAKEO EEDO 40^ EAST 34 ST. NEW YORK. OUR SEEDS HAVE BttN PERSONALLY SELECTED IN EUROPE WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 ChainberB Street, NKW YORK. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. S HIGH GLASS SEEDS AND BULBS, Florists Hiid Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorta Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L I.. N. Y. FOR SPECIAL OFFER OF By the tliousand or ten tlioiisand. o^]^■ of one variety, from J. SCHILPZAND & SONS. Hillegom, Holland, apply to their agent: C. RAOUX, P.O. Box 2938, New York City. FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. IS^Prtce List for tlorists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention Amertcnn Klorlst. FKOM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds. Trees, Palme, Ktc. FKOM AUSTRALIA.- Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds. Etc. FKOM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue 'H4-"95. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878 ) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD. N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American Kloriat. CEEDG M ^H Of all kiuds, trae to aame and &esh. ^^ ■ ^^^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^^ 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois aad Oregon Ave., Send for my New Catalogue. FREE. St. Louis, Mo. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to beiiad for tlie aslcing. Write now forit. Add.rs, JOHNSON & STOKES, ^f^fl'.vwm, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 716 The American Florist. Feb. 2 Cleveland. Wamelink Bros, will close theircity store the last of this month and retire from the retail business. They will wholesale cut flowers from their Woodland Hills green- houses. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gasser, and Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Beaumont left for New Orleans this week to be present at the Mardi-Gras. They will be gone several weeks, visiting in several southern cities. All the down-town florists report trade as fair, with an occasional spurt. Brides and Bridesmaid are coming in exception- ally fine just now. Beauties have been ofl-crop ever since Christmas. Gasser will begin cutting his first hybrids and Brunners this week. Charles Erhart is remodelling, painting and burnishing the inside of his store. He now has one of the neatest florist stores in the city. L. F. D. Measuring Glass Surface. Replying to I. G. S., "square feet of glass in a greenhouse" refers to the num- ber of square feet of glass roof. In the case of your 11-foot house which has a 6-foot sash on each side the glass surface would be 12 feet in width on that house. No, the laps are not considered. But as the measurement is intended to give an idea ol the size of the house, and as roofs vary in pitch, it has always seemed to us that a better way is to give the square feet of ground surface covered by the house. Our Annual Spring Number. Our annual special spring number will be issued March 16. We have some splendid special features in preparation for this number and it will be a decided advance, both in value of matter and beauty of illustrations, on any of our previous special numbers. What more can he said? CARNATIONS READY NOW. Rooted Cullings.~20,000 Daybreak; 50,000 more March 1st. Other varieties in proportion — McGowan, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Scott, Albertini, Cartledge, Aurora, Portia, Dorner and others. Write for prices, statiue how many you wil want of each variety. The price will be rea- sonable and the stock warranted well rooted and healthy, with the privilege of not accept- ing it if found otherwise. A few Lancaster Beauty Verbena ready at $2.00 per 100. This is a real good thing and a money maker. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. BOOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS SI.OO per Hundred. SIIss without any forcing or disbudding. Comes quickly with bloom and con- tinues prolific throughout the season. ^a^.A.rff 33 .A.X1. X>. 100. 1000 fjQ.OO Sweetbrier J5.U0 Helen Keller " Uncle John " Stuart " Buttercup 4 00 35 00 Scott 3.00 25.C0 Daybreak 2.50 20.00 Cartledge 2 00 15.00 Portia 1.50 12.50 McGowan " Fisher (from soli for Summer) " LADY CAMPHEM. VIOLET, rooted runners. S2.00 per lOU; Jlo.OO per lOOO. Walter R. ('llffe. of Germantown, Pa., has been the first In this locality to appreciate the virtues of SwaiiiHoiiH iialegifolia Alba. He has an entire house of It. and the beautiful pea like blossoms lucked by Its feathery pinnate tolliige. have, he claims, paid him better than anything else he ha* grown this Win- ter. We are enabled to offer his stock at $4.00 per 100; 'ms 00 per 1000 for rooted catlings; JG.OO per 100 2M pots. Ready Feb. 15th. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. KOHINOOB. Large full white on strong erect stems. The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING ^'^^ >"^''' ductive and very showy. purple, pro- My stock ol standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations and twclushrly for cuttings aud plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the America!) Florist. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS, ETC. NEW SEEDLINGS 1895. I>oz. 100. 1000. Kldoradd. yellow. edtied plnk.stuL-krt'dK.UU Kitty Clover, n frayriint yellow var l..'iO 8 00 7.5 00 Eulalie. yellow and pink var 1.50 S.OU 75.00 Princess Bonnie, pink var 1.50 S.UO 75.00 Dr. Warder, crimson 1.50 8.00 75 10 I^alsy Bell. var. similar to H. Keller. . 1.50 8 00 75.00 Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.50 8 OO 75 OO Ophelia, pink 150 10.00 80.10 The above varieties are all bringing the top price In the Philadelphia market. GENERAL COLLECTION. Sweetbrier. pink JO Helen Keller, variegated Purple tiem. njagenta Wm, Scott pink Mme. lHa/ Alhertlnl pink Butlercnp. yt'llow varlegatetl Stanley, terra cotta variegated I>ay break. Iluht pink Thos. Cartledge, dark pink Brutus, red Ciesar, variegated, red and white Chebter Pride, variegated J. R. Freeman, maroon Puritan, while Tidal Wave, dark pink Ij. Ij. Lam iKirn. white E. G. Hill, scarlet Will F. Dreer. dark pink Nellie BIy, v;irieg:ited red and white.. Crace Wilder, pluk Ll//le Mctjowan, white Portia, scarlet Mrs. Fisher, white Annie Plxiey. pink Lois Haettel, white fringed Hawa 1. yellow variegated Angelus, plDk 75 S5.00 75 5.110 ,40 3.00 ■10 :t OO 40 :i.oo .75 4 (Ml 75 4 OO 40 2.50 .^5 2.00 ,35 2 00 3.5 2.U0 36 '2.00 :« 2 (0 35 2.00 .:« 2.0O 35 2 10 ■X> 2.00 1-10 25 1.60 25 1 50 ,25 1.50 25 1 50 ,25 1 60 40 3 01) ,35 2 CO 35 2 00 35 2.0O W5.0O 46.00 26.00 25.00 25.00 30 00 30.00 20 00 15.00 15.00 15,00 15 ro 16.00 15.00 16.00 15.00 15.00 12 50 VI 50 12.50 12.60 12.50 12.60 25.00 15.00 15 00 16.00 8 00 8 00 15.10 8.00 Marie Louise Violets 20 1.00 hwanlev White 20 1.00 Lady Campbell 36 2.00 Giant Double Alyssum 20 1.00 Coleus. r,'Dew kinds by mall 2 00 SetoflS ma General list Coleus. by mall 1.00 Bye.\pre88 6.50 Red and yellow Verschaflfeltll and other yellows 8 00 Stock plants general list 3.00 Verschaffeltil and yellows 4.00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. NEW YELLOW CARNATION DEAN HOLE. The most brilliant color of any in tids class and a flue bold tlower, with tine, stiff stem, a very strong, sturdy grower. Flowers of this variety have sold all through this .leason In New York at $8.00 per lOO. Strong transplanted, well-rooted cut Ings. $:0.00 per 100; J75.lju per IllOO. Heaisr^. Per 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT. Rooted CuttlnKS K.OO t21i.(X) I.IZZIK McGOWAN. Rooted Cuttings.. 2.50 20.00 TIDAL WAVE, Booted CuttlnKS 2.,50 20.00 DAYBREAK, Rooted Cuttings K.SO ALBERTINI. Rooted Cuttings 3,00 BOUrON D'OR. Rooted Cuttings a. 00 Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Lizzie McGowan now ready, in any quantity, from "choicest stock." Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN. N. J2O.0O 25.00 70.00 CARNATIONS Are the most profitable. Per 100 Per 1000 KOHINOOR— New white, large, free . $12.tO 8100 00 ROSE QUEEN— New, fine commercial pink 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75.00 ALASKA— New, white, large, product- ive .. . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . ... . . 10.00 80.00 WM. SCOTT-CIear pink, very free. . 3.00 2,5.00 GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. . . , 5.C0 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine . . . . 2.00 15 00 We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is complete. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN. MICH. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Mme Diaz Albertlnl...$2.50 120.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2.00 16.00 Lizzie McGowan, Wilder and Portia,.. 1.60 10.00 Buttercup 3.50 30.00 B:&~Cash with order. 10c. per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FERNS-Cholce varieties. from2-ln. pots S3. 00 per 100 PETUXI AS— Double Krlnged, choice va- rieties, from 2l.j-lnca pots S.OOperlOO GER*NH.T]»IS-Klne Double and Single varieties, from 2,^ Inch pots 3.50 per 100 t;^"Ca8h with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLD VAKIETIEI*. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1S95. Rooted CutlingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS, COLEUS, ETC. Write for price list. f. J. CLOUD. Avondale, Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS Per 100 Per lUUO HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttlDsa fl,00 Svio.yu Out of 2?^-lDCh pots . . 7 UO Rooted cuttings of the following varieties 2 Sfi 20.00 Daybreak. ^lIve^ Spray. Edna Craig, Lizzie Mc- Gowan. Tidal Wave and Portia. Also a full line of Morlsts Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Cash with order. E. HIPPARD. Youngstown, O. Garnaiion Win. Scou. The best and most profitable Carnation, most productive It Is the strongest and heathlest It Is the eathlest The flowers gruwer. In size It ranks with the best, bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100: $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. ALL THE NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS Send for price list and estimates on large qua.ntltlos. Large stock of WM. SCOTT. ELLIS, NonroLK Co.. MASS. I DON^T THINK. On this subject. It requires only an ordinary ganjr- llon to disclose the fact that CARNATIONS make stronger, healthier stock when grown cool— on ground beds— and In a new house. KlI.sT has never visited us (barring Mr. David Rust of the "Exchange"), and clean, vigorous stock of the following list will be at your disposal on and after Feb. Ist. IS!t.5. Per 100 Per lUOO Ophelia, new. large, medium pink $10.00 880 00 Sweetbrler. pink 5.00 45.00 Wm. Scott, pink 300 25.00 Daybreak, pink 2.50 20.00 Thos. Cartledge. carmine, scarlet at Dlght 2.00 15.00 Puritan, white 2.00 15.00 Lam born, white 2.0U 15.00 Mc Jowan, white 1.50 12.50 Mrs. Fisher, white , 1.50 12 50 Portia, scarlet 1.50 12.50 Other standard varieties If desired. Exc- llent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. "THE SLOPE." C. S. SWAYNE. KKNNETT SQUAKE* CIie.ster Co., PA. CARNATIONS. 2-Inch Sand Pots. NOW KEAUY. Helen Keller, Ada Byron M.60 ts.tlO Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 50 6.00 Buttercup, Daybreak 2.(10 4.00 McGowan, Portia, Wilder 1.50 2.50 ROSES. READY FEB 15. Bride, Meteor 3.00 Bridesmaid. Perle.. .' 3. 00 Healthy stock. Special 1000 rates. Ferns on application— fiats, 2-lnch pots. etc. GENISTAS, 2-lnehpots J6.00 per 100 LADY THOMPSON STRAVVBRRHY PLANTS, and others on application at low rates. ED6EW00D GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List. P.O.BOX326. KENNETr SQUARE, PA. NEW CflRNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush pink. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms seat free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind. CA.ier«f A.TIOIVJS. strong and healthy rooted cutlluKs of the following ready now: per luo per IIKIO KM SW 00 6,000 BUTTERCUP lii.OUO MZZIB MrGOWAN lO.nUU TIDAL WAVB 1,V0 II DAYRUKAK IS. in I'dKTlA. 16,000 SILVER SPKAY. I.'..||J0 Al KdltA ;'>0.U(0wcll ruotedrunnersof LADYC.-iMl- BKI.L Violets. 1 60 1 60 2.00 1 26 I 60 1.25 12. UO 12.00 15-10 lU.OI 12 UO lO.OO JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. Carnation Cuttings EUNACBAm ''l5r''%S DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVB 2 SO 20 00 GRACE WILDER, SILVER SPRAY,.. 1.60 12 .'.'i Mc(iO\VAN. UECTOB 2 CO 1600 SWBETBRIBR 6.0O dO'.UO Grown cool, and only healthy, selected stock taken BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. 718 The American Florist. Feb. 23^ Cincinnati. While a fair amount of trade is going on and there is no great oversupply of anything in the cut flower line coming in, yet it is unquestionably true t hat business is not what it should be if it is to com- pare favorably in the end with past sea- sons. The bustle and rush we have been accustomed to see in large retail stores during January and February is not the e, and the store people show it in their faces even if they do not always acknowledge it, while the growers are plainly disHp- pointed at theabsenceof thcold fashiontd scramble for their goods which they ha ve in the past depended upon to average up for the depressing times of the early fall. Any decided revival in the trade would be quickly felt by the growers, as there is really but a limited supply of first-class stuff coming in. Good roses and carna- tions of all colors are well cleaned up every day, but the call is not sufficient to tide the poor stock through with the good. Lilv of the valley has been rathtr short supply, but this may be attributed to the timidity of the growers rather than to any ixcessive demand. Tulips, if white, sell fairly well, but if red there is no show for them whatever. Violets are scarce. Prices are good here at present. Good Bridesmaids are brineing $8. Perles $4 to $6, violets $1 to $1.50 a 100, callas $1 a dozen, tulips $3 to $5, Roman hyacinths $3 to $4,carnations$l to$1.50l'or white and red $2 to $3 for Wm. Scott and D,iy- break. Harrisii lilies are scarce and bring $15 per 100; other stock in proportion. The greenhouses and placeof the Hunts- man Floral Co. will be sold at sheriffs sale February 20. The houses are almost new, and cost between $8,000 and $9 000 to build. The greenhouses of Magrie & George were partly destroyed by fire last week, damaging the stock to the amount of $100. Tfe houses were insured. Cause of fire unknown. Mr. Tom Jackson of Covington is on the sick list. Mr. Peterson of 4th street has a fine collection of azaleas in his show window. P. Our special spring number will beissued March 16 and will be a beauty. When wrltlnK mention the AMERICAN Klokist. VFRRFNA^ '^"" of ^^'"^ ^""^ vigor, from robust VLnDLllHO; seedlings of Maininoth grown, sutumer of ill. A selection of very best bright colors. Strong rooted cuttings, Sb.OO per ItHlO; 75cts. per 100. COLEUS, -f distinct best bedders, plenty red and yellow, SB.llO per 1000; 75 cts, per 100. CAN N A Mnie. Crozy, dormant bulbs, 7-')c. per 111. ALBERT M. HERR, L. 8.496, LANCASTER, PA. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that il will please all whti purchase it. Jt originated with me. has been tested on my giounds for the past three years, and has been verv highly spoken of by all who have seen it The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim son color; they are by lar the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 8J.^ to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer il for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready after March 15, 1895), 75c. each; $7.00 perdoz. N. B.— All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Bo.x 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co , N. Y. Watch this Space FOR A Special Offer OF SWAINSONA BY Walter R. Cliffe, GERMANTOWN, FHILA.. FA. The Great World's Fair Success "LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS ARE THE CHIEF CLORY."— AMKIUCAX Fl.olilST, Aug. ir, IS'.ia. 01 ADini no LEMOINEI AND ULAUIULUO NANCEIANUS. 150 first-<-IaPS n^inied varieties otVered at low i>ri<'*'S I>y V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY. FRANCE. Xew pin Ills a Specialt.v. Catalotrue free. Rooted Cuttings. •^ Per 100 IIKLKITIIOPE »1.00 CUPHKA 75 COLEUS . .60 VKKBENAS 60 11 EWOTUOPB, from 2-Inch pots 1.60 CASH WITH ORDER. HENRY JOHANN, COLLINSVILLE. ILL. Ampelopsis Veitchii. Per 100 Per 1000 5 to 7 feet |8.00 J70.00 4 to 5 feet 6.00 50.C0 t to 2 feet 3 00 25.00 Prairie Queen Rose... 7 oo Klehm's Nurseries, Arlington Heights, III. 2000 Centaurea Candidissima, 2;4:-incli. 500 Othonna Crassifolia, 2;4 inch. 500 Musl< Plants, 2 V inch. 500 Lobelia gracilis, for baskets and vases, 2^-im.h. This stock is well growu and ready for larger pots, at 8;l 00 per 100. or J2,5.00 per 1000. LOGAN AVE. GREENHOUSES, IIANVII.I.K, IM,. You will benefit the American Flo- rist By mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Sounds like a drv goods price, but it isn't It IS our .Special "Cash-with-tlie-Order " price for 1,000 Envelopes and Letterheads (thee.xtra two cents will buy the stamp) ruled or unruled (if you want the letterheads for typewriter use say so), of a grade good enough for anybody (better than most people use), printed in our peerless style, with a neat cut in addition to your card.'if you want it. When stationery that is up to dale can be had at such prices, there is absolutely no excuse for using anything that is of 'low quality or carelessly and poorly printed. Send a check (money order will do), say what you want on the goods, and they will go forward to you promptly by freight, un- less otherwise ordered. If you want a Catalogue, Billheads. Ked- leaf Labels, Cnlture Leaflets— anything that good printers can make— write us. J. HORACE McFARLAND CO., Mt. Pleasant Printery, P. O. Box 655. HARRISBURG, PA. "WHIRLWIND/' The new hardv double white AXKMOXE. Strong. tield-yruwii ruutw, JS.OQ per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. .S. rONOVEK, the best EAKLV BLOOMING. larue yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. ifti.UU per luO. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.C0 to 825.00 per 1000. VERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, $1.00 per 100; 88.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEAS, GENISTA CANARIENSIS and AZALEAS for liaster blooming. Prices on application. eSrWRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the ouly all round good yellow coleus. ferlOOrer OJO Golden Queen & C. Verechaffeltll, rooted cuttings 1.75 $ (i 00 Coleus In variety W 5.00 Geraniums In tluts l.TS 15 03 (Jerunluni Mine. Sallerol 1.25 10.00 Geranium. Kose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 10 00 Ageratums, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias l.OU Heliotrope, four varieties l.liO Petunias. Dreer's strain 1.50 VIncaa. viirlegated and green l.WJ Altemantheras .. 50 Cash must accompany all orders, J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va. rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Tuberous Begonias (Urilliu'9 .Strain) Medal awarded World's Kalr. Mnest Strain In the World. SEED, choicest single & double 50c &$1 each trade pkt. BULBS, single varieties, from W uo per lUU. double ■■ ■• 10.00 per 100. Speclnl prli'eson large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive llhistriited Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. 5000 CANNA BULBS. Two shades of the best tall old dark bronzed sorts, single eyes, dry bulbs, extra good and sound, ff:^ 00 per hundred. Cash with order. JOHN RALPH. Florist, Saratoga Springs. N. Y. i8g3. The American Florist. 719 PLANTS. Our selection, all good, well grown, named vari- eties. 10 at 100 rate. Per 100 Begonias. 20 varieties ^4.00 & *t;.(XI Rex. eoud assortment (i.00& s ixi '• Manioata aurea 10 UU Fuchsias, best varieties a.OOA 4.(10 Heliotropes. 10 kinds 3.00& 4.00 Croton Maculatmu. strong plants 8.00 Crotons. assorted, strong plants 8 00 Plunibaeoes. I-.ady Lapent's. Capenals and Capenslsalba 4.00 Hibiscus, double and sinple 4.00 Geraniums, double and single, bronze and sliver 3 00& 4.00 Abuttlons, assorted 4.00 Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 1.0U 1.00 .50 1.60 1.50 1.00 Heliotrope, best new and old Colons, mixed, 60c; tine named Fucbslas Altemantberas, 4klndB Begonias Geraniums, bronze and silver Ageratum, Briehton Beauty Ageratum, White Cap and Cope's Pet Cash with order. If to be sent by mail, add for postage lOc. per 100 for Alternantheras; 20c. per 100 for Coleus, Heliotropes, Fuchsias and Ager- atums; 30c. per 100 for Begonias and Geraniums. ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99. KANSAS CITY, MO. Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES. West Whiteland P. O. cheater County, Pa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICE I.IST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. J. L. MATJLL. Proprietor. Richard Jones, Manager. Whitford Station, P. R. R. Send for Circular and price list. PANS1ES. The JennlntTB strain of Larpe Flowering and Fancy Pansles. Heki-grown, nice stocky little plants— cold frame size. THK FINEST STRAIN Is what every tlorlst wants. I think you will And mine as good as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders filled any time. lO'J by mall W) cts; 1000 by express *6 00; 5000 f,'0. finest mixed seed of above Pansles. pkt.. 2500 seeds, 11; peroz. Jtl. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Ixiek Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. SPECIALTIES Al.L IN TUB BEST VAIUETIBS. ROSES. CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted CuttlnKS and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL. N. Y. ROSES^ GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A cuiiiplete ijeneral line of stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., CLEMATIS.— Lartie lowering, 2 years, in variety 5!;10U per tlnzen: J22.50 per 100. home thrown. Iniportt'd, iiHii'l ^ Years $4 00 per dozen DOlIlil.K DAISIK.S. -Snowdrift. .SOc. per dozen. ].iOnKfello\v and Snowtlake, In bloom, 5a. 00 per 100. F. A. UALLER, Blooiulugton. 111. GflNNflS.-VflUGf1flN'S-GflNNflS. DO YOU OBSERVE They still have "a yellow canna better than Florence Vaughan".' Where did they come out last year on that claim? Did they make that statement purposely to deceive the public jury or not? We hope not. But to-day the question is, where will they come out this year on the same claim. Write for our Book for Florists, now ready, and we think you will find a list of cannas ! that did what we claimed for them last year, and a list of 8@"NEW CANNAS which will do all we claim for them this year.lBa NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 146-148 W. Washington St. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000, Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SENO FOR CIRCULAR. We are the l.arg:est Growers of Verbenas in tlie country. Our plants CHiniot be surpasseil. ASK FOR IT If it does not reach you in a day or two. WHAT? OUB, CATALOGUE OF N Chrysanthemums, E Carnations Wand Roses, TO ALL APPLICANTS .... FREE. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN, MICH. Mention American Florist. "ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET -LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO.,- UOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BT A. Rolker& Sons. N. Y. state Depot. 13i; & 133 W 24tli St.. New York. N. Y. K. & J. t':irquli:ir, lii So. Market St.. Boston. Mass. H. A. Dreer. TItCliestrutSt., Phlladelplna, I'a. Kdw. Sclinild. 71'; l-'tli St., N. W., Washington, D. C. F. Macrae. IKiH Smith St.. Providence, R. 1. E. H. Hunt, lis Lake St.. ChlcaKO. III. (' A. Kuehn, II2J I'lne St., St. Loulx. Mo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 41^ Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grfuid Betectlon for Stove, QreeDhouae and Con- Bervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. ^ol^'S.Z.iy. The best imirketlng variety ever Introduced: coineH Inlu bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots, it>1.5li per doz., $S 51) per lUU. 15K<;OMA Olbia, from 2^-!n. pots. J!l per 101). GERANIUMS, Marshal MOIahon. Happy Thought, Sliver <'or a lawn creen the whole vear Tut up In <-lotli l.d(.soI 5, 20, 50 und 100 lbs. each. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. Put up exprcsly for nil kinds of \'egetables In cloth bays of 5, 20, 50 ana 100 lbs. each. AVAXTEI>— Responsible Agents In every City to sell my Ai^me Spi clal Fertilizers which are put up by experienced men. Send for price list. Discount to Atlflits. HERMANN ROLKER, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. PLANTS. ROSES. CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Varieties new and old, ) Receive careful Orders large and small, j" attention. Complete quotations mailed on application. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, .... MILW.VIKKK, WIS ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTflEMUMS All the beet new market sorts. llUc per doz.; J4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years. 35c per doz.; J2 per luu. Ready for delivery Feb. Isl. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum glBunteum. 3lo-ln. ffiOOper 100. GENISTAS. 6-lnch pots, tine plants. $12 to $15 per 100. SMILAX. 2)^-lnch pots, fS.UO per 100; $15.00 per 1000. Address .1. G. BUKROW, Fislikill, N. V. Kieffer and Barllett Pears (2 years). Abundance and Burbank Plums. Japanese Persimmons (l and 2 years). Scuppernong, Thomas and Flowers Grapes (l and 2 years). Extra tine stock at greatly reduced prices. GLEN ST. MARY NURSERIES, G. L. TAiiER, GLEN ST. MARY, FLORID'. 720 The American Florist. Feb. 23, St. Paul, Minn. In common with the rest of the country we experienced the cold wave. But un- like the rest of the country it was not accompanied by snow and blizzards. The ice formed so thick on most glass that it afforded a protection to the plants inside, by keeping the wind out. Bright warm weather now prevails and everything is looking better. On account of the weather the cut has not been up to the average, and for the same reason sales have been lighter. There has, however, been an unusual demand since New Years for fun- eral flowers, and as a consequence all white flowers, roses and carnations especially, have been very scarce. The sale of plants has been unusually quiet and scarcely any have been disposed of. Bulbous flowers are plentiful but sales are light. L. L. May & Co. have an ex- ceptionally fine lot of Dutch hyacinths, mostly Norma, which they are selling at 10 cents each or 3 for 25 cents. This is a pretty low figure but attracts people to the store and helps sales on other things as well. Besides, there is money in them even at that price. The monthly meeting of the Florists' State Society was held the Sthinst. in L. L. May & Co. 's offices on Como ave- nue. There was a good attendance and an enjoyable meeting. Several members provided music and as the superintendent, Mr. Souden,had decorated the room with palms the meeting evoked a sociable feel- ing in all present. The resignation of the secretary was tendered and accepted. Mr. Dy singer read a paper on Eiucational Factors in the Florist Business, which was warmly received and commended by all present. The speaker emphasized the importance oi thinking as weW as working, pointed out the several ways in which the busi- ness would be benefited by education, and paid a compliment to several of the prominent writers for the American Florist who are doing good work in that line. The Harrisii disease and its remedy were informally discussed, as also the wisdom of renting palms for decorative purposes at $5 per dozen. A rising vote of thanks was tendered the retiring secretary for his attention to business, also to Mr. L. L. May for the use of the room in which the meeting was held. A committeeon entertainment was named for the next meeting to be held in Minneapolis. Simple blooms of the new carnation Rose Queen were exhibited, inspected and criticised. The mostfavorable comments were made regarding its color, etc., though one of the prominent local grow- ers predicted its early abandonment owing he said to its short calyx. Either it would burst badly or the bloom would be small. Mr. Cary I. Warren, proprietor of War- rendale greenhouses, has just returned from a trip to Kentucky, where he has taken his family to reside permanently. He will, however, retain his business in this citv. Mr. Robert A. Currie,for the past three years superintendent of the Warrendale greenhouses, has accepted a similar posi- tion with the State Hospital at Colum- bus, Ohio, and has removed himself and family to that city. His many friends in this section regret his departure and wish him success in his new location. F. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. Dimensiois or ttiis Boi : 26 Inchea long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hlsb. Two sections. This wooden box made In two sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. lailfactlirt THE BEST LETTERS IN TIE MARKET. Sizes 1M-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent lattener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St.. Xreas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided Buccess. Any cnstomers having old style rastenera which they wish to exchange, can do so wlthOQt additional cost by writing as. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x13, given away with first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker & SonH, New York. M. Klce & Co., 25 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 32 IJey St., New ¥ork. A. I>. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracose, New York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L. J. Kreshover, 193 Greenwich St., N. T. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Uant, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. U. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. Wood &, Sons, 6th and MarshaU Sts., Klchniond, Va. Jas. Vick's .Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. U. Long, Huttalo, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind. Z. Ue Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Pliiladelphla, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Oeo. A. Sutherland. 67 Kromfield.St., Boston. Welch Bros.* No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Masic HaU Place, Boston. The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o: Bert Cokely & Co., 234 Chnrch St., Phila- delphia, Fa. ^Valter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 36 Barclay St., New York. Florists' Tins. GLASS HEADS. VIOLET, AND FTilOISSs 1 Ih. 2. 2!t,. 3. ii^j. 4. 5. (ilnchea. 60c 76c. Jl.UU, S1.25, S1.60, $1.76, »^.0O, $2.50, t3.U) per 1000 A First-ClasH Certificate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUG. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer. 64. 56. 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. ^^(^Eg _ The best and safest <^)0^:^4. Destroyer v. Rosllndale. Mass. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmi!) la unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements ibr i\s power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditioDs and waste as much water aa they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RIDER [R DE LAMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from flballow streams or any kind of well. They are simple, safe and reliable, reqxiire no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Send/or illustTatedcatalogueto TheDEUMUER PON WORKS, 87 South Finb At., NEW YORK, N. Y. American Florist. TO ■R A r*r*f% Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1.00; ■^■i^\J\jVf 50 lbs 81.60; 100 lbs$2.50. T>TTQfp Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. ** W » X . «S-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 20, 1894. I.OCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. Dear Sirs:~I have completed my third house of Cypress lumber and if I were building a hundred more would use nothing but Cypress mpterial in their constructions, as it comes in the right lengths and is spot clear, straight and light; holds paint well and costs no more than the best White Pine, and will outlast Pine twice over I am told by an old Lumberman. I like the way you get it out and also your way of doing business. Yours Respy., GEO. A. RACKHAM. Green-House Material. The finest CIiEAR CTFBESS used. For circulars and egtliuateg ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, IKE^'W "YOmC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES, ETC.. ETC. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDkc OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, Pat. 1882, '8s, '86, "■". '90. '91- ^!^)!^fl!!j ARMORED And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, J^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable >nii>in oTcci nsiu>Hi7rn~«BXiai^^p- Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- 8HllHBaiEELBALVW(a£D:mU#i WM j^^g jg ^^ infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO, Sole MI'rs and Owners of all the Sf hinder Grip Armored Hose Patents. 49 Warren Street, New It"'' .1. C. VAUGhAn. Aeent. CHICAGO. I SHIPPING BOXES FOB CUT FIiOWEBS. Have you ordered some of tlie.se yet? The best and cheap- est box on the market. Also tlie lightest and stronuest— "weighs about 4. sirons as4U pounds." "Saves its cost in a weelt on reduced express rates; we cail it 'Tlie Perfection." and that 8 what It 1m." I'rices wonderfully low. Send for circular at once. G. C. WATSON, Philadelphia. Seeds, Bulbs and Plants (Wholesale only) 1025 Arch St. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITOTE FOR GL*.SS on Hot- beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three (grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners, ett., inva uabl« for Tobacco Growers. Protects froir frost. Promotes hardy, viRorous growth and keeps beds warm; will not shrink cr mildew. For sale by the leading Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen, Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO., 27 South Street, - - NEW YOBK. .A.gesits W anted. NOW IS THE BEST TIME To order your spring supplies of Labels. Malllnf,'. Ex- press and Transplanting Boxes, Thin lumberany size cuttoorder. Printed Thj^^s an. f Note UeaiiN. i'aper. Twine and Supi.Iiew. Oiir I'K1NTEI> POT I.A- UKI.S Have lot.s 1.1 tlirie ami wrltint,' Our i»r!ce list Is ready su are llie labels and samples. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III Florists and Lahel Maii'fis Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 183 MONRPE 3TREET-A •••CMIC3VOO- •• Mention American Florlfll. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Sa«dsni«N. 722 The American Florist. Feb. 23, Toronto. The weather during last week was a decided improvement on the previous one and the contents of florists' stores have again become visible through the front window. In spite of the abnormal dip of the thermometer no serious damage ap- pears to have been done to florists' stock, the snow materially assisted in keeping out the cold, in fact in the greenhouses under my charge I had less trouble in keeping up the heat than at other times when the thermometer was not so low outside. The sunshine of last week has made flowers considerably more plentiful, and there are some fine displays in the store windows; business, however, though bet- ter is not by any means rushing. Con- siderable design work is reported by some of the florists in the residence parts of the city. A good deal of important business will come up at the regular meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association this week, which promises to be an interesting one and largely attended. It is time to be getting the chrysanthemum show of 1895 under way now and the ways and means will have to be discussed and a committee struck. The "Horticultural Society committee" will report progress, and this report will also make food for lots of talk. The printed financial state- ments of the chrysanthemum show of 1894 and the general association will also be given out. E. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The second meeting of the Dutchess County Horticultural Society was held here February 6, there being a very good attendance. The constitution and by- laws submitted by the committee ap- pointed to draft and prepare them was approved and unanimously adopted. Committees were appointed to arrange preliminaries for an autumn exhibition, to award certificates of merit to worthy exhibits at the regular monthly meetings, and one on essays and publication, same to have charge of the question box and entertainment. Mr. P. O'Mara of New York was pres- ent and gave much acceptable assistance by his practical suggestions. The next meeting will be held March 6 at 1:30 p. m. W. Gomersall. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off (or cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stock on Band of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l«-lnch pots, per 1000 » 3.00 B-lnch pots, per 1000 r22.ll0 2 " •• 3.26 7 " " 2U " " 3.60 8 22 ■■ " 4.00 9 3'* •• ■• 6.00 10 '• per 100 3« " " 7.26 11 4 .. .. si.OO 13 5 " " 13.80 14 IB Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons. 13B & 138 W. 24th St., New York City, New York Agents. FLOWER POTS. We Manufacture all kinds of Flower Pots. etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Senil turiirlcc n»t iinil suiupleB l«liU:li will be sent free), and wu know yuu will give us your order. J. G. SWAHN'S SONS, Minneapolis, ' Minn. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 36.00 60.00 76.U0 lO.OU 16.00 20.00 40.00 75.00 PALACE KIMC HOT VHTEB BOILERS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution ol the firm of Sipfle Dopflfel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopflfel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is neeaed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., ^M 1^ "I "T :^i«ooK:FME:z^r>, jvi^vss. Standard Flower Pots. ouK POTS AKE OF the;:hest quality. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freiglit rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing: your orders elsewhere. ..... CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. AVrlttt for Pri<'e LiMt. Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. i8g5. The American Florist, 723 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-iuch pipe. Send for New I^ist. FRANK DAN RUSH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 561h & WALLACE STREETS, -■^ OHIOA.GO. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Bollere made of the best of material, shell, firebox Bheeta and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.vL/ Electrical and Mechanical Experts, Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON, D. C. THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For particulars, see next vreek. R. W. CARMAN, Gen'l Act., 91 AiplW street. FLU8BINQ Qvt^otCo.. H f. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- bouses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOB ILLUSTRATKD CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflL 6flS Mffi fi LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^?Vrit^ *or l^-test prloeis,-^.-^-" VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate ot Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. ■»•, ^ i 4 y I &■ \ X ^ ^ M II No repairs for 5 years, no chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform en 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and US' timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, IlTCOE.I=OIl.A.TEr). HorilGuiturai flrciiiieciis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, eurlonin); 4 cents ill stanipg. 13i), 1^1, 1^3 Center St., IVEJW ^"OieK:. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS LOUISVILLE. KY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers, GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalojrue and price list. whii'li is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed. REED GLASS CO.. 102 South 5th Avenue. NEW YORK CITY. Mention the American Florist wheq writing to advertisers on this page, 724 The American Florist. Feb 23^ Index to Advertisers. AbelCCiCo 710 Adv. rates, etc 712 AllenCH 717 American Boiler Co.. . .724 BallerFA 719 Bayersdorfer H & Co. 720 BergerH H & Co 71.i Blanc A 718 Boston Flower Market 712 Boston Letter Co 72u Brabant Auk F 720 Brown Peter 7111 Brown R 8 & Sons 7111 Burns & Baynor 713 Burpee W Atlee 7i5 BuiTOwJG 719 Cambridge Tile MfgCo722 Carman H W 723 Chandlee & Chandlee. .72;-i Ch'go Folding Box Co 713 ChlltyHB 717 Cllffe Walter R 718 Cloud B J 717 Con ley John & Son 720 Corbrey T J 7IH Cottage Gardens 717 Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 715 ("room .li.lin F & Bro .710 UalUedouze Bros 717 Deamud J B & Co 713 De Lamater iron Wks.721 Devlne's Boiler Wks.. .723 Dlckman Jos F 71.'> liletsch A &Co.... 721 Dillon JL 719 Domer Fred & Son 717 Dreer H A 712 Edgewood Gr"nhou8e8.717 ElseleC 71U Elliott WH 712 Ellison Wm 712 Ellis & Pollworth 712 EtlwimKer & Barry — 710 Ely Z De ForestiCo ... 712 Essex Heights Flol Co719 Evenden Bros ..710 Everding Chas 717 Felthousen JE 718 FIsberA Alrd 717 Gardiner John & Co. ..710 Gibson JC 709 Glen St Mary Nur8errs719 Gonzalez F & Co 709 Gregory J J H & Son. ..*!;") Gumey Healer Co '24 Hall Assn 720 Hammond Ben] 721 Hancock & Son 717 Hansen Otto 710 716 Hart Michael A 713 Hartford HE 712 Herr Albert M 716 718 Herrmann's Seed Store71 "> Hews AH&Co 722 HIlflngerBros 722 HlllBG&Co 711 HlppardE 717 72:) HItchlngB 4. Co 724 Hooker H M Co 72:) Horan Edw C 713 Horan Jas & Son 717 Hose Connection Co. . 721 Hnlsebosch Bros 715 HuntEH 713 HuntM AEstate 717 Jackson AT 716 Jennings BB 719 Johann Henry 718 Johnson & Stokes 715 Joosten C H 711 Kennlcott Bros Co 713 Keppler M 715 Klehms Nurseries 718 Kroeschell Bros Co 723 Kuehn C A 713 I.Ang Julius 713 Lampert.l J 709 LemolneV&Son 718 U)Ckland Lum Co. .721 722 Logan Ave Greenh's.. 718 LongDan'lB 712 Lonsdale Edwin 712 Lord & Bumham Co. .731 Louisville Tobacco Co. 719 Lynch W B 713 McBride Alex 716 McCarthy N K&C0....713 McFarland J II Co 718 Mallander Otto 716 Manda W A 709 Manz J&Co 721 May Jno N 716 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 719 Mlllang Frank 713 MlUbrook Lea Green- houses 719 Miller Bell 717 Montnger Jno C 724 Moon Wm H Co 709 Nafl Folding Box Co.. 713 National Plant Co 719 National Fibre Co 721 Neff LI 719 Oaks (ireenhouses The7i.9 Oasis Nursery Co 718 Paddock B J 717 Parmenter Mfg Co 722 PennockCJ 716 Pennock Sam'l 8 712 PlllsburylL 7IU Pitcher & Manda 710 Pittsburg Clay MfgCo.722 Purdy Jas 713 Quaker City Mc hW'k8.733 Raoux C 71.") Ralph John 718 ReedGlassCo 723 Keed & Keller 730 RelnbergBros 713 Renard Job 717 Rice M&Co 720 Blcksf cker C H 712 RobertsDH 721 Roehrs Theo 713 Roemer Fred 715 Rogers Pk Floral Co.. 713 Rolker A & Sons.... 709 720 Rolker Herman 719 Royal Nurseries 711 Rupp John F 7i9 RussellS J 730 Sander & Co 719 Saul John 710 Schwake Chas 715 Search Wm H 717 Seawanhaka Greenh's 71R Shelmlre WR 716 Sheridan WF 713 Slebrecht & Wadley. ..711 Smith Nath & Son 719 StemmlerTW 711 Storrs & Harrison Co.. 711 StrebySO 719 Struck J N& Bro 723 Sunderbruch H L 712 Sutherland Geo A 713 SwahneSonsJ G 722 SwayneCS 717 Swayne Edw 716 Swayne Wm 717 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .722 Vaughan J C. . . .712 719 731 Vlck&HIll 718 VosP&Co 715 Washburn A 711 Waterbury Rubber Co. 731 Watson G C 7'21 WeatheredsSons T W.733 Weeber & Don 715 Welch Bros 713 Wheeler Kussel & Son. 723 Whllldln Pot Co 722 WllksMfgCo 723 Williams & Sons Co.. . .721 Wis. Flower Ex 719 WlttboldGeo 718 Wolff L Mfg Co 739 Wood Bros 719 Young Jno 713 Young Thos Jr. . . 713 f^ Ore enhouse "^ M "Gurney" Hot Water Heater. Series 300. HitolxiMg::^ i& Co. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR FOR HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTURE, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street, NEW YOBK. LORD & BURNHAM CO., Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. l7*Plans and estimates furnished on application. I^argest builders of Greenhouse Strnctureg. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTKATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM CO., Arcmtectiral Office, I60 Fifth Ave., COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., FACTORY: IRVINGTON-ON-HCD.SON, N. Y. New York City. Ourneu Hot Water Heaters Steam Boilers. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhonse Catalogne. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. congress), BOSTON. MASS. WESTERN Selling agents: A. A. GRIFFING IRON CO., 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. fl GOOD GREENHOUSE \A^armer — The "Spence" Hot Water Heater! The "Spence" is a MONEY SAVER! IT REQUIRES BUT LITTLE FUEL TO "KEEP IT A-GOING." It utilizes every partic/e of fuel to the BEST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE. American ^oi/er Company HVH YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St, dmBrica is "the Praw af ths I/bsseI; therE may bs more comfort Rmidships, hut m/e ars ths i pooi f} lau/n Be as. Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 2, 1895. No. 352 tTLHiii ffkms!m§m Wmrn^ Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAKY. 383 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfield St., Itoston. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade and the ChlcaEO Trade Press Association. SOCIETY Of AMERICAN FLORISTS. Bdwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; E.C. REiNEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. J. Stewakt, Boston, secretary; U. B. BEATTY. Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Carnations — Am. Carnation Society 725 —Notes . . . . "-6 — Seedlings at Boston (illus ) . . . . . .727 — "A dodge to catch trade" 728 —Vase of 100 blooms at Boston (illus.) 729 "Stimulants" 728 Winter flowers 729 Dracaena fragrans .... 730 Adenocalymna comosum 730 Some vegetable products of Bermuda 7.30 A useful begonia (illus.) 731 Orchids in January 731 Tuberoses . . 731 Orchid center piece for buffet table (illus.) . . 732 Floral fashions in New York 732 Wages of florists 732 The S. A. F. charter 732 New York 732 Boston 733 Buffalo 733 Philadelphia 734 Chicago 734 St. Louis 734 Washington ... 731, 748 Obituary— John Peattie 734 St. Paul ... 736 Catalogues received 738 The seed trade . . 740 — Half-tone engravings (illus.) 740 —Obituary— R. A. Robbins . 740 —Philadelphia notes 740 Cincinnati 742 Worcester, Mass 744 Toronto 716 Baltimore 746 Kansas City. . . 748 Patents recently granted . . . . 750 Richland Center, Wis. — S. I. Free- born, the nurseryman, died February 5. Berlin. N. J. — The greenhouses of Joshua Barton were destroyed by fire February 18. Worcester, Mass. — Wm. Cruick- shanks, well known to the old gardeners and florists of Boston and vicinity, died February 18, aged 74 years. Paris, France. — Mr. Al. Pillaud, form- erly owner of the Fafayette Floral Co., Salt Lake City, is now connected with the firm of y. Floucaud of this city. The American Carnation Society. The attendance at the sessions of the second day of the Boston convention was not quite as large as at those of the open- ing day. The first business in order was the reading of reports on awards. It was announced that the special premium of $25.00 ofiered by the Florists' Exchange lor the vase of flowers showing best cult- ure had been awarded to Edwin Lons- dale for a vase of Helen Keller. A communication was read inviting the society to visit the Ware collection of glass flowers at Harvard, after which the address of President Dailledouzedclivered yesterday, was reread, and its recom- mendation in regard to sectional commit- tees to examine and report on new varie- ties of carnations was discussed at some length. Mr. Chas. H. Allen stated that theNew York Florists' Club had adopted a plan of having a permanent local committee on awards, and he favored the adoption of a similar plan by the various florists' clubs in the country for the special pur- pose of examining new varieties of carna- tions and awarding certificates where such are deserved and advised that the executive committeeof the society request the different clubs to take action on this matter. Mr. J. N. May said he thought the ap- pointment of such committees would result in great benefit to the different sec- tions, and that this work of the society ought to be something more than child's play. Exhibitions of new varieties brought 1500 miles from where they were grown were often in no condition to be judged. Committees nearby could decide much more intelligently on their merits. It was important, however, that proper men be selected for the committees, as it was too often thecase that partiality had been shown on such occasions, and only men that could be relied on for fair judg- ment should be placed on the committee. Mr. Lonsdale approved of the idea, but was of the opinion that it would require a great deal of thought to put it into successful operation and he believed it would be best to have it referred to a special committee or to the executive board. To examine varieties as they are growing would certainly be a great ad- vantage and specially valuable as regards novelties. New varietiesshould be tested in the different parts of the country and these committees should examine them at 'east twice a year. When this Carnation S ociety was formed that idea had been advanced at the opening meeting. All florists know that buying novelties is a lottery under the present methods. The matter was referred to the executive com- mittee with power to act. Mr. E. G. GiUett then read a short paper entitled "Why is the Carnation a Popular Flower." The following is an abstract : ' Why is the young lady just blossoming into womanhood, who always has a smile and a kind word for everyone, whose disposition is faultless, why is she popular? For the same reasons the car- nation is popular. As it is grown to-day it is a thing of beauty, its smileis lasting, it has all the good features of form, color and keeping qualities. It is used in all classes ol society. It can be found in any circle from the lowest to the highest, and it matters not in what company it may be, it is always at home. It is reasona- ble in price and beautiful in appearance. It graces all social gatherings. It has reached such a degree of perlection that it takes a back seat for no other flower. This advancement has been made within the last few years; it has taken care, time and money to bring it about, and tci dav there is no other flower so universallv popular as the carnation. It occupies a seat in the front row, and it holds a check for that seat. It is a money maker for the florist and it has come to stay. Allow me to congratulate the growers who have brought the divine flower so near perfection; I say so near perfection because there is no knowing what you will do in the future. You always have surprised us, and we are always ready to be surprised. Mr. Edwin Lonsdale then read a paper on "Carnations that I have seen," which proved to be a most valuable historical and critical review. He gave a concise description of all the leading varieties, taking them alphabetically from Albertini to White Dove, and noting their origin, their weaknesses and their elements of strength. He referred to several which had remained in favor long enough to discredit the prevailing impression that the carnation is a short lived plant and must be constantly growing new varie- ties to take the place of those which die out. He spoke of his experience with varieties which did not succeed in his hands at first, but finally proved valua- ble, and to others which won in competi- tions, but soon sank into oblivion, and advised his hearers to be lenient in their judgment and to go slowly in condemn- ing or strongly endorsing new sorts. We select the following from among the most interesting points noted in his ess^y. President DeGraw and La Purite were my first acquaintances in carnations. I was surprised to find that La Purite was red, as I thought from its name that it NiV 72G The American Florist. Mar. 2, ought to be white, and thename DeGraw might as appropriately be applied to the red variety as the white. I am not quite sure that I didn't change the labels. I never felt quite satisfied that the names hadn't got mixed somehow. Madame Diaz Albertini has great vigor and size of stem and flower, but the color is not so cheerful as it might be. Andalusia was one of the parents of Cassar. This led me to expect that Caesar would be specially prolific in yellow progeny. In this I was disappointed. La Belle was a novelty introduced in the seventies, and its virtues were loudly proclaimed. It was represented in the cuts as trained on a big balloon trellis, and the price was $1 a plant. The advance in quality and price and the popular appreciation of modern grown carnations have not made carna- tion growing any more profitable than under the old conditions. When from a table 6 feet by 80, fifty thousand short stemmed blooms could be cut in a year there was as much money in it as there is now. I never had any success with Buttercup until I got stock from New York parties and kept it under glass all summer; then I got grand results. I believe that in future many of the choicest varieties will have to be grown underglass alt summer. I have often thought that a self colored yellow sport from Bouton d'Or would be a decided acquisition. Daybreak is the best variety ever dis- seminated, taken all in all. Under certain conditions any and all varieties will take rust. For summer blooming Mrs. Fisber has no equal. Maud Dean is vastly superior to Dawn, which it entirely supersedes. Hector, from which great things were expected, proved a disapointment in many ways. Results with it vary greatly. Helen Keller I hesitate to say much about. But it sold for more money in Philadelphia the past season than any variety that had ever been oflFered there. The notion that a carnation is no good unless of solid color is an old idea which is fast breaking down and giving way to more rational views. I have seen old La Purite with one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty flowers and buds on a plant at one time. I questioa if any variety can beat that in these times of « progressive horticulture. The flower of the French variety Miss Moore is the most perfect in form of all carnations. Spot has checked the career of more seedlings than any other cause. Mrs. Carnegie was one of theparentsof Helen Keller. We are still looking for the scarlet car- nation which has all the best characteris- tics of Portia but is twice as large. If Mr. Dorner never did anything else but raise Wm. Scott he has done enough to win the gratitude of the trade all over the country. The winners of trophies do not always in the long run prove to be the best varieties. In the discussion that followed, Mr. Albert Herr gave his experience with The Stuart, which he succeeded well with by starting it early and growing it in solid beds with plenty of manure at a tempera- ture of 60°. Mr. Dorner was also inclined to favor solid beds for this variety and Mr. Hill's opinion was that it required heat to bring out the bloom. Mr. Eugene Dailledouze in replv to an inquiry as to how to propagate Bouton d'Or successfully, advised early propaga- tion. With late propagation not more than 30 or 40 per cent, of the cuttings will strike. Mr. Dailledouze extended an invitation on behalf of the New York Florists' Club for the American Carnation Society to hold its next meeting at New York City, and the vote resulted in the unanimous selection of New York accordingly. The nomination of officers being now in order, the following nominations were made: For president, Fred Dorner, La- fayette, Ind.; vice-president, J. N. May, Summit, N. J ; secretary, A. M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa ; treasurer, Chas. H. Allen, Floral Park, N. Y. The afternoon session opened with the reading of a paper by Prof. Byron D. Halsted, of New Brunswick, N. J., telling how to distinguish the fungous diseases which attack carnations. He remarked that what he could say would be in sub- stance a repetition of his paper read be- fore the society two years ago. Themain example to which he wished to call their attention was in the exhibition hall up stairs, where the five principal carnation pests might be seen under the microscope. He said that poor plants might be the result of unsuitable soil, nr an unconge- nial atmosphere or weak parentage. But outside of these causes, there were five principal sorts of fungoid growth which seriously afifect them. Tnese are carna- tion rust, leaf spot, black speck, ring mould and bactertosis. He had endeavored to hang their pictures in the rogues' gallery, so that they could easily be detected. Other diseases may sometimes attack carnations, but these five are the ones to be expected. He advised growers to have by them a good descriotion of each, to examine the plants with the hand lens, and finally to add the compound micro- scope to their apparatus. Replying to questions Prof. Halsted said that, when a plant gets thoroughly sick,itisn't of much account and had bet- ter be thrown away. That Bordeaux mixture stands at the head of all fungi- cides to-day and that sulphide of potas- sium is also of the greatest value. That fungous disease is not spontaneous; that neglect will not cause it, but will be one of the conditions favoring its spread. That he knows of no variety absolutely proof against rust. That bacteriosismay enter a plant through the pores of the leaf, and that as the texture of the epider- ,mis may be difiFerent in various varieties it maybe possible by miscroscopic exami- nation to determine whether a specified variety is very susceptible or not. Mr. E. G. Hill asserted that bacteriosis is to be dreaded fifty times more than the rust. A hearty vote of thanks was then given Prof. Halsted for his paper and his kind services in providing the interesting and valuable microscopic exhibit. The annual election was then held and resulted in the unanimous choiceof all the gentlemen previously nominated. District vice-presidents were chosen as follows: New England states, William Nicholson; middle states, W. R. Shelmire; western states, Richard Witterstaetter; southern states, Benjamin Durfee; northwestern states, W. E. Kemble; Pacific states, F. Edward Gray; Canada, J. A. Miller. A committee consisting of the secretary of the society and Messrs. Robert Craig and Edwin Lonsdale was appointed to revise the list of carnations, strike out the names of varieties no longer grown and prepare a new working list. The secre- tary was instructed to request the execu- tive committee to devise a method (or securing promptly the names of new varieties. After passing votes of thanks to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the use of its halls, to the Boston Garden- ers' and Florists' Club for its hospitality, to the committee of arrangements and to the press, the society adjourned until next February. Notes. The most successful convention our so- ciety has ever held, is the verdict of all who went to Boston last week. Why? Simply that there were more growers in attendance who were thoroughly inter- ested in the higher cultivation of the car- nation and who wished to get every pos- sible point thatthe essays and discussions brought out, also to see the new seedlings which are to be disseminated this or fol- lowing years. The exhibition was far ahead of all previous shows in quantity and quality, both in new and old varie- ties. Probably the greatest interest was shown in the seedling class, comprising a majority of the novelties of this year. E. G. Hill & Co. of Richmond, Ind., showed several very fine sorts, two of which, Armazinda and Triumph, received the society's certificate of merit. The former is a magnificent flower of very fine form, pure white ground delicately pen- ciled vtith a deep crimson, but so faint are the markings that it could readily be used for any work where a white flower is needed, at the same time it is a distinct variegation. Triumph is a seedling from Wm. Scott, and in my opinion is an im- provement over its parent; its form is bolder and stronger; the color is better than Scott, because it is a yellow pink, while the Scott is a purplish pink. This distinction is not generally understood, but if my readers will compare Scott and Albertini they will readily see whylmake the distinction, and all growers of seed- lings should watch this point very closely. Hill & Co. had several other seedlings of great merit; the committee did not deem them worthy of the society's certificate, however, as they were lacking in several points. Jubilee is a very finely formed scarlet that drew much attention owing to its stiflf stem and good keeping qual- ities, but the color was a trifledull, which would kill it in the New York market, but might not aflect it in some other localities. John N. May carried off three certifi- cates for Maud Dean, Dean Hole and Lena Saling. The Maud Dean is a finely formed, good keeping creamy white tinged with crimson in the center upon first opening, but which gradually disappears as the flower matures. Dean Hole can scarcely be told from Buttercup, it has, however, a brighter appearance. Lena Saling is a dark pink resembling verv much in color and form Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, intro- duced some time ago by Dorner; its color, however, is brighter and more pleasing. The Cottage Gardens captured two cer- tificates, one for Meteor, which is proba- bly the finest maroon (some would say crimson) ever shown. Its form is perfect and the coloring is grand. Storm King, which was also certificated, was in the opinion of the committee the only white entitled to the honor of a special card. This variety is certainly a grand acquisi- tion, being almost perfect in form, verv large and a good keeper, and having a very good stem. Delia Fox, shown by Meyers & Sant- man of Chestnut Hill, Pa., is a very fine flower, similar to Daybreak in many re- spects, but is darker in color and is not so apt to fade as theolder sort. I believe iSgs. The American Florist. 727 PARTIAL VIEW OF THE TABLE OF SEEDLINGS AT THE BOSTON EXHIBITION OF THE AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. that Delia will eventually supplant Day- break, for the same reasons that the Bridesmaid rose has supplanted the Mermet. The Bride of Erlescourt, a new variety .from Canada, was shown infine form and drew much praise from the members. It has good form and keeping qualities, and judging from the plant shown is prolific, but as the plant had been grown in a pot its qualities in this respect could not be seen as well as if a plant had been taken from the bench. The flowers when massed did not present as pure and clean white as is now required, especially when we compare it with Storm King. Jos. Tailby &Son showed Ellen Shaefer, a white, in form and substance too much like Lamborn. Their new yellow is the best clear yellow (for it showed no mark- ings whatever) 1 have ever seen, but it is too small and when compared with some of the Buttercups on exhibition was out- classed. Bettina, a seedling of '93 by Lothrop Wight, is a very fine maroon, as was also Crimson Sport shown by J. L. Dillon; but why does he call it crimson when it is amaroon? Custom, I suppose, but a poor custom. Sewall Fisher also had a good maroon, its only fault being a weak stem; his seedling white No. 162 and Crystal were in poor form and had no show. H. E. Chitty's Alaska and Corsair were in good form. The former is undoubtedly a fine white, but as shown was not up to size; its form and substance of petals are all that could be desired, the stem is good. Corsair is a good shape, but its color is too much on the brick color; in this respect it can not compare with Portia. W. R. Shelmire had some of his novel- ties in good shape, among them being Kitty Clover and Eldorado, both yellows of good form, but hardly large enough to compete with Buttercup, but they may make up in quantity what they lack in size; we understand they are quite pro- lific. Eulalia, a variegated, is a yellow ground heavily marked, and so much so that it will hardly become popular. Peachblow from the M. A. Hunt estate did not arrive until Friday p. m. This is to be regretted, as it is a beauty. Its name describes it probably better than I can, however, it is a lively rich pink different from any other variety shown, and I believe is worthy of a certificate. The exhibits in Class A, vases of 100 each, drew out quite a competition and some grand flowers were shown and re- ceived premiums as follows: Whites, first, H. E. Chitty, Alaska; second, Wm. Nicholson, a seedling; third, Dailledouze Bros.. Lizzie McGowan. Pink (light), first, Dailledouze Bros., Wm. Scott; sec- ond, Fisher & Aird, Wm. Scott; third, R. Witterstaetter, Miss Emma Wocher, new. In this class Wm. Nicholson entered Day- break and Nicholson, and L. H. Foster Daybreak, which were fine. Pink (dark), only one entry, Dailledouze Bros, with Tidal Wave, thiswas well grown. Crim- son, Wm. Nicholson first with Ferdinand Mangold. Scarlet, first, E. G. Hill & Co., Jubilee; second, Wm. Nicholson, Hector. Yellow, first, H. K. Southworth, Butter- cup; second, R. Witterstaetter, Buttercup; third, Dailledouze Bros., Bouton d'Or. Variegated, first, H. E. Chitty, Minnie Cook; second, Dailledouze Bros., Helen Keller. Class B, 50 blooms. Whites: First, C. W. Ward, Storm King; second, Daille- douze Bros., Lizzie McGowan; third, Fisher & Aird, seedling. Pink: First, Dailledouze Bros.; second, Fisher & Aird; third, Wm. Nicholson. Wm. Scott was the winner of all three prizes. Pink (dark): Dailledouze Bros, were the only exhibitors in this class with a fine vase of Tidal Wave. Scarlet: First, E. G. Hill & Co., Jubilee; second, Fred Dorner, seed- ling; third, R. Witterstaetter, The Stuart. Crimson: First, Fred Dorner, Meteor. Yellow: First, Dailledouze Bros., Bouton d'Or; second, J. L. Dillon, Buttercup. Variegated: First, Edwin Lonsdale, Helen Keller. Class C, 12 blooms. White: Lizzie McGowan, Dailledouze Bros.; Silver Spray, Nathan D. Pierce; Mrs. Fisher, W. B. King; Uncle John, C. W. Ward. Pink, light: Grace Wilder, Geo. Smith; Alber- tini, Annie Pixlty and Daybreak, Daille- douze Bros.; Sweetbrier, Fisher & Aird; Nicholson. G. N. Hyer. Pink, dark: Tidal Wave and Richmond, H. Weber. Scarlet: The Stuart and any other scar- let, Dailledouze Bros.; Hector, H. Weber; E. G. Hill, M. R. Gushing. Crimson: Jacqueminot, Dailledouze Bros. Varie- gated: J. J. Harrison and Chester Pride, H. Weber; Helen Keller, J. N. May. Yel- low: Buttercup, Edwin Lonsdale; Bouton d'Or, Dailledouze Bros.; Goldfinch, Fisher & Aird; any other yellow, J. N. May. As far as the prizes were concerned the greatest interest of the exhibitors was centered in the Florists' Exchatige prize offered for the vase of bloom showing the highest culture, and a prouder man you never saw than the genial Lonsdale when he was made aware that his exhibit of Helen Keller was the winner, and no wonder, for they are grand, and go to prove that this variety can be grown in great shape notwithstanding the fact that many growers have failed with it. Moral, you should have gone to the con- vention and found out how to grow it. Suflshine, a new yellow, was shown in Class A. This sort while of good form and fair size is too light in color. The Buttercups shown by H. K. Southworth were pronounced asfine as ever seen;they kept remarkably well. But how does Nicholson grow Hector to such perfec- tion. If someof the growers aroundNew York would duplicate Nicholson's work in this particular they would reap a rich 728 The a mer i ca 'at Fl orist. Mar 2. harvest. The Bride of Erlescourt found great favor in the eyes of many. Mr. Nicholson had a seedling white that for size and form of flower was immense, but the stem was a little weak, just the same it came in second in Class A. One of the most interesting and in- structive features of the convention was the exhibit by Prof. Halsted of fungus disease to which the carnation is subject. This in connection with the lecture of the professor during the last session drew a large attendance and was listened to with marked attention. Five difierent cases of diseased plants were carefully mounted on cards and also on glass, the latter being shown through the micros- cope. This is a feature that has never been undertaken at any time or place in connection with horticultural or floricult- ural work, and Prof. Halsted toldmethat thousands used the microscope and that a large proportion of his audience asked questions relative to the objects. The ex- hibit was made in this way to show all interested how to determine one disease from another, and the discussion follow- ing the professor's lecture brought out points that have previously been misun- derstood. The halls of the Mass. Horticultural Society were at the disposal of the Car- nation Society, and the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston did all in their power to make everything pleasant for the "carnation cranks, "as some call them. How well we were treated can be imag- ined by all who have met those hospit- able, generous and wholesouled florists of Boston. Charles H. Allen. "A Dodge to Catch Trade." Ed. Am. Florist: — Yourcorrespondent, under "Carnation notes" in the issue of February 9, has madesome startling and damaging charges against certain grow- ers of carnation cuttings, that would seem to require a reply. The particular points at issue are: (1). "The bearing of Al flowers seems in the minds of some to unfit the plant for propagation, in that the cuttings are weakened, etc." (2). "For any grower to state that a plant must be grown slowly or in an impoverished condition seems very strange to me." (3). "They often state that these large blooms are not good keepers." The readers of the American Florist are concerned particularly with the manner of growing and propagating carnations by those from whom they are intending to purchase stock, and it is to this class of growers to whom your cor- respondent above quoted leads us to refer. I have before me the price lists of twenty of the leadingcarnation specialists of the United States and Canada, and have carefully examined the advertise- ments of a great many more; and in none of them is there anything that would lead me to infer any of the statements above quoted. Certainly points 1 and 3 are not in themost remotedegree referred to. Point 2 might be evolved from one or more of these lists or advertisements, where the growers state their plants "have never been forced in culture," etc., a statement of very great importance to purchasers of young stock in the face of repeated complaints against seedlings sent out during the past few years that failed almost universally, and the general verdict was "overforcing of stock." One grower, after giving the measure- ments of a flower states that it was made on plants grown "withoutspecial manur- ing." Certainly no writer of^such a state- ment would expect his readers to infer that the soil producing the plant and flowers referred to was "impoverished." The custom, sometimes practiced, of j>^f«5^ feeding of the plant, whereby extra large flowers are surely produced, other conditions being right, has undoubtedly been the source of bitter disappointment to purchasers of young seedling stock. When growers for the cut flower trade have realized, asyourcorrespondentdoes, the increased results from increased enrichment of the soil it will be unneces- sary for a grower to state that a 3-inch flower was produced "without special manuring." I have seengrowing, within a month, several lots of a seedling dis- seminated last year, the flowers of which as shown at the Indianapolis meeting of the A. C. S., would lead me to expect remarkable results. As Isaw them grown under the same conditions as the older varieties they were almost worthless. Is there not a reason then for calling atten- tion to the fact that plants are not "forced in culture"? Your correspondent further states that "If these advocates of growing for cut- tings only would adviserestingtheplants during November and December in a cold frame, and then bringing into the houses, starting the plants then into a strong growth for cuttings, we might give them some attention." Will he kindly give us a reason for such a statement? Such plants would surely require decided forc- ing to bring in much profit. He further calls attention to the complaint of a grower who had bought stock from "one who claims to grow and furnish cuttings only from plants grown quite cool for cuttings only . " Does the purchaser claim that he never had a failure from plants bought of growers who do not make such a claim, or is there one extensive grower who has not found complaint of at least one lot of cuttings sent out, despite the utmost care to have it right? He further states that "lots of manure, combined with judicious watering are the requisites for the production of first-class blooms, and the plant which furnishes this will give the best cuttings." This is certainly the key note of successful cult- ure, whether for flowers or cuttings. But the latter clause is, in the opinion of the writer, misleading. Will not a plant grown under favorable conditions of soil, water, and air, and topped back before blooms appear, make as good cuttings as if the flowers were marketed? More flower shoots are sent up and more cut- tings are produced on the flower stems by such treatment than where flowers are marketed, and I believe every grower is agreed that cuttings from the flower stems are the most desirable. After the quotation referred to about resting plants during November and December your correspondent goes on to say "but as it stands to-day we can look upon their advice merely as a dodge to catch trade for their stock." The infer- ence is evident that he believes the class of growers to whom he refers are making false claims to deceive purchasers. As one of such growers I insist upon know- ing through your columns wherein any such false claims are setup? That claims are made to"catch trade" is certain; why do we advertise? To catch trade, surely. Why does he, in the very issue of Feb- ruary 9, advertise cuttings from "spe- cially selected stock," and advise his readers "Do not be misled by cheap offers," if it is not to "catch trade:" He says "Poor stock is dear at any price." Docs he not hope to "catch trade" by such a statement? In conclusion I also "feel justified in mak- ing these statements quite emphatic." I do not court a newspapercontro versy , but consider I have ajust cause of complaint. Unfortunately your correspondent makes it seem expedient for the writer to with- hold his name, or make himself liable to a charge of an attempt to "catch trade." To avoid the cloak of writing anony- mously, however, I authorize the editor to furnish his correspondent with my name. P. "Stimulants." BV CHAS. H. KEITSCH. [Abstract of a paper read be/ore the Buffalo Flo- rists' Club February 12.] The essayist opened his paper by re- marking that the S. A. F. was one of the most powerful stimulating agents; it not only brought the trade together, increas- ing their appreciation of one another, but it also elevated them in the eyes of the public. Next in importance he placed the local florists' club. What the S. A. F. does in a general way the local organiza- tion does more accurately and carries out in detail, for here it is where a suggestion often leads to discussion and discussion to action. The closer communication be- tween members of the profession creates a better feeling and often tends to make a better man of one, who, if he was left alone, would soon become boorish and ill-natured. The local club too can in many ways often accomplish what the larger organization, owing to its size, can not very well do in bringing to public notice features that are of incalculable value to the flower grower and seller. As for instance, flower shows. As the two aforesaid factors may be said to be the strongest stimulants in an indirect way, flower shows certainly are the best direct measure for enlarging the florist's pocketbook and enabling him to spread out his glass area. Here the public comes in direct contact with the florist and his charges, and he has the best chance to set his best foot forward; if he avails himself of theopportunity and conducts the show as it should be done he can accomplish the most salient and necessary object of his profession, and that is educate the people. For only through education can that love for nature's gems be brought out and increased, and certainly the more we have of this love the better for the florist. Next to flower shows he thought the printing press can be called a stimulant of great force, for through no other medium can the public be so well reached as through our papers and periodicals. It is not only the horticultural journals, through which florists should communi- cate with the public, but also through the columns of the daily press should the influence of our calling be brought to bear on the public. A well worded advertise- ment in a leading daily will well repay itself, and a dollar spent in this way will soon return in company with many others. But not only the advertising columns should be taken advantage of, but also everv part inside a paper's bor- der should afford room for flower lore, which wekno w many members of t be craft can prepare in palatable style. The essayist next turned his attention to the florist's establishment. He ad- vised that no matter whether the florist does business in a store or at a green- house he should see that his place is always kept faultlessly clean, neat and tidy, and have a place for everything and everything in its place. Even a rubbish heap can be made a thing of beauty if kept in proper shape in the right locality. If help is employed let it be the best of i8g5. The American Florist. 729 VASES OF 100 BLOOMS EACH AT THE BOSTON EXHIBITION OF THE AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. their kind, and insist on their wearing clothes to suit theiravocations. If clerks are kept hire only good men, and men only. Women have nothing to do in greenhouse walks, and less behind a flower store counter; 99 out of every 100 female flower buyers (and it is the gentle sex who are our best and most frequent customers) would rather take curt and short answers from a man behind the counter than the most pensive reply from a woman, and such who only patronize a flower store to be waited on by a woman are not worth catering to. If a woman is needed in the store put herat the books in the ofiice, for if a woman is wanted to exercise her gentle influence over the men in the establishment the office is the proper place for her. But be sure she is good looking and bright, for it also makes it much easier for gentlemen cus- tomers to pay a bill (such as$2 perdozen for carnations) to a pretty girl behind the window than to the most suave and courteous man behind the counter. But keep women from behind the counter, they are out of place there. Flower girls are all right at carnivals, fancy dress balls, or even to garnish up a comic opera, but I do not think a woman of fair experience gives as much satisfaction as a clerk, than a man of similar experi- ence does. Put men behind the counters who are well posted on everything per- taining to floriculture, but be scrupulous with them. See that they are always neat and clean about their person, have agreeable ways and good manners; let them eschew tobacco and avoid going out during business hours. Of course what applies to the employes applies to the employer also, only in a larger measure. The writer next touched upon abuses in the trade. He said that of all practices which tend to injure the trade in flowers there's none so pernicious and despicable as the one which is carried on by theman who counts on the guUibilitvof the public and offers all sorts of "novelties" for sale, often of the most fantastic description and name. This individual generally chooses ladies' and family magazines for his stamping ground, and to judge from the amount of advertising he does, must do a smashing business. But contem- plate the resultmg disappointments; how many fair dealing and honest florists have suflered in consequence is hard to tell. It seems that the S. A. F. should take up this matter and send a nomenclature committee after this kind of florist with power to land him where all such people are safe from doing harm. There is another class of men, who although perfectly honest intheirdealings generally, and with no evident dishonest purpose, should be protested against. And that is the dry goods man, the man who sells anything and everything, as long as he can put such figures as 59, 17, 98, etc., on his wares. These men gen- erally buy florist's stuff the best way they can, in most cases of course from unrelia- ble houses and persons; the stuff is then put on a "bargain counter." In nearly all cases a clerk who knows littleor noth- ing of such things is ordered to sell them, and he sells them the best way he knows. What wonder if people who buy get fooled, and in their disgust quit buying flowers altogether? The street fakir is a near relative to the above, but with a more elastic conscience. A sharp outlook should always be kept for him, for where he is not yet domes- ticated he is sure to bob up sooner or later; thanks to the vigilance of some of our members of the club he has been kept off our streets so long. Another one who does more harm than good is the fellow in the trade who undersells his neighbor merely to spite him. This one is pretty hard to deal with; he eventually gets to the end of his rope, but often gets the rope tangled up into better men's legs and trips them up also. If you are going to sell below the regular market value it is no more than just and fair to give the public at least some plausible reason for so doing; the proper informing of the public about the extreme fluctuations of prices of flowers should bemore generally practiced, say for instance at holiday occasions. If this was done one would hear less complaint of outrageous over- charges. Our special spring number will be issued March 16 and will be a beauty. Winter Flowers. February over all the northernmost parts of our country is one of the most treacherous months of the year. The Sun God is making slow but sure prog- ress towards us, but the forces arrayed in his path are full of frigidity, and the blizzard, fiercest in its suddenness. Far away to the south, and under glass with us, nature is making progress, the buds swell, and clothe themselves with silver fur, but only a few of the ill advised foreigners venture to show their faces outdoors. Jasminum nudiflorum, and further south, Chinese magnolias and wistarias are more than likely to pay the penalty for being premature. And every florist can tell tales of the watchfulness the season entails upon him. But with a heating apparatus equal to the de- mands upon it, the very reserve of force makes progress in growth certain, and under glass spring is already here with a host of reminders. Bulbous plants are now well to the front, and it is certainly a fact that very much more of novelty and beauty exists in this direction. Ixias, sparaiis, tri- tonias, iris, mo; a;a, the South American species of sisyrinchium, babiana, the common jonquils, hippeastrums, urceo- lina, and many others are but seldom seen, nor does the florist seem to care for the superb ranunculus, although the chances are even that few things would surprise his customers more than they. A bed of them prepared in a chrys- sanchemum house ought to be worth try- ing by some one. They do not seem to me desirable as pot plants, but only for those who are on the lookout for a show of a startling kind. There are very few things more gorgeous, and few less com- monly seen in perfection. I have previously spoken of the desira- bility of some kind of a show bouse for the city grower whose place can be reached by the people. To keep a large house of this kind furnished is out of the question for the majority, but everjone may have a place — it only a bay-window extension, into which the choicest of his products may be drafted (or inspection — and he can hardly have a more effective 730 The American Florist. Mar. 2, advertisement, whether constant or oc- casional. A comoaratively dry, some- what cooler and more shady treatment than the growing bouses — whether stove or greenhouse — receive, is the thing to aim at for such a house, both for the plants' preservation and the comfort of visitors. Some special feature in rare plants may nearly always be compassed by the grower, for it is within the experi- ence of every gardener that some plantor other will do better on his place than anywhere in his locality. In the tropical house Alpinia allugahs; Bilbergias clavata, pyramidalis; Brun- felsias, clerodendrons, Justicias caly- tricha, coccinea, secunda, speciosa, nodosa, and thrysiflora, Musa coccinea, Phrynium sanguineum, scutellarias, Smeathmannia laevigata and pubescens, strelitzias, strophanthus and many others offer a range of comparative novelty, and often require but a single plant to produce it. The greenhouse plants and forced flow- ers are, however, still more abundant and useful to the florist, and a m3st astonish- ing number of them are rarely if ever seen to-day. So true is this that 1 almost hesitate to quote the month of blooming for some of them, for I have never seen them flower in America. Perhaps you may think I haven't looked for them, but I assure you I have, in very high sound- ing places. I will only mention a lew of the genera which ought to flower at this season of the year, and I hope some of your correspondents will be able to tell you of their species flowering better and more frequently than I. Banksias are scarcely ever seen. Burchellia capensis rarely. Epacris maxima, grandiflora, nivalis, purpurascens and varieties are if ever seen. The same may be said of hakeas, andhoveas. Jacobinia as a genus includes libonias, sericographis, and cyr- tanthera, these are fairly common; so also is lopezia. Mesembryanthemums how- ever are known in but very few species, Ornithogalums and oxalis are familiar in two orthreespeciesonly. Primula dentic- ulata and its allies, dainty as they are, are but little seen. And so with a large number of Australian and cape plants; they have entirely disappeared, yet no one can pretend that good plants in flower would not pay a florist better as an advertisement than either a card or a circular. There is no good reason why there should be any limit to the hits of the swainsona kind, and I have no doubt but the next century will see a number of them. In window and basket gardening par- ticularly there is a vast field of research open to the florist. I remember that years ago the chielanthes and notho- chlcena were deemed very miffy ferns by one of the most eminent fern growers then living, the late W. H. Gower. Yetit will surely be found that with ordinary care they in some of their species are among the very best of basket plants, for they naturally stand and receive more "drying ofT' than most ferns, and will surely reclothe themselves when they get a soaking. Just how much you can dry them, and at what temperature is the point to ascertain. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Dracaena Fragrans. Draroena fragrans is again in flower at the Botanic Garden at Washington. There are two large specimens, one meas- uring 15 feet 6 inches high, the other 14 feet 6 inches, with a base circumference of 14 inches each. They are planted out in the large conservatory. One has six spikes of flowers, the other five. These old plants flower every year at this sea- son, and are admired by hundreds of vis- itors. Plants three feet high in pots are also flowering. Its varieties D. Lindenii and Massangeana flower at the same time. Native of Guinea and S'erra Leone. Experiments are being tried at the Botanic Garden with Dracaena Knerkiana as to how it will stand cool treatment; hitherto it has been grown as a tropical house plant, its native country being un- known. It is planted out side by side with D. fragrans in the Australian end of the large conservatory, and up to date it is looking remarkably well. Its true name is D.arborea. Dracaena Knerkiana of C. Koch is called D. Aletris arborea.by Wildenow and is the D. arboreaofDr. Kegel in his revision of the eenus Dra- ca;aa as published in the Gardenior May, 1872. Reynolds. Adenocalymna Comosum. The plant of Adenocalymna comosum received from Kew some years ago is flowering abundantly this season at the Botanic Garden. Mr. Nicholson, in his Dictionary of Gardening, mentions three varieties, A. longeracemosum and A. niti- dura, and the above named. Comosum flowers with us in mid-winter, but instead of being 10 feet as Mr. Nicholson says the plant is at least 50 feet long. It is a free bloomer, flowers beingof a lemon yellow. It is an excellent thing when it has plenty head room and I think would prove use- ful to florists doing a local business who have an opportunity to plant it out. Unfortunately it will not stand shipping. It is a strong grower and has flowered profusely in mid-winter with us for a number of years. This plant gets its name from Aden, a gland and calymna, a covering; referring to the conspicuous glands on the leaves and floral coverings. It belongs to the order Bignoniacea. Flowers trumpet shaped. It requires a hot moist temperature to grow it suc- cessfully and thrives best in good loam and peat. Cuttings root freely in sand with bottom heat from wood about half ripe. Reynolds. Some Vegetables Products of Bermuda. Preceding the earliest garden crops of our Florida, Georgia and Carolina truck- ers, and that by a maturity of six to twelve weeks in advanceof these sections, the Bermuda commerce in earliest vegeta- ble begins, and while it lasts constitutes an important trafii; with the United States, Canada, and strange as it may seem, the West Indies. As far as shipment to our states is con- cerned this continues until our southern section begins to supply the later demand from northern markets. As are the ad- vantages in earliness and higher prices of our southern products over those of the northern market gardener, so are the crops of Bermuda more profitable than the shipments from the Gulf and Atlantic States of our country. The limited area available for production in Bermuda precludes excessive supply, and it seems that the lot of planters there is not so affected by the fluctuations of markets when fed by the rather extensive truck regions of the south. Bermuda onions are well known and the Islands shipped of these in the season of 1894 a total of 177,160 boxes of one bushel each at an average net price of $1.50 per box, or a gross sum of $265,749. This much ex- ceeds the average value per bushel of the crop raised in this country, but in Ber- muda it is more expensively produced, the ground beingmostly hand dug instead of plowed, and the seedling onions grown in beds are transplanted instead of the expeditious method of growing directly from the seed sown by the drill, and otherwise more cheaply raised in this country. The seed used on the Islands is grown in Teneriffe and our Connecticut and California seed is of no value fortheir planting. The crop is planted in Decem- ber, begins to ripen in latter part of March through April and May for the successive plantings, and should all be harvested by the last of May. Next in importance of the vegetable crops is the potato, the Triumph is the variety chiefly planted, and here again the expensive process of preparation of the ground by hand digging is largely practiced. But a few places are plowed, the small areas of the fields or rather plots, making horse labor less available accounts for this. A great deal of the planting is done by using a line and dibbling in the eyes, and in slowness of operation is almost ludicrous when com- pared with our more rapid planting by horse machines, indeed by our methods ten acres of this crop could be planted while the Bermudian could hardly do his one. The planting seasons are in October for earliest and up to January for latest. The earliest plantings are marketed a few in January and February with the bulk of the crop in March and April, and is wound up in May. The crop of 1894, according to list of shipments by the Quebec S. S. Co., was 20,110 barrels, which sold at an average price of $4.50 or a total of $90,495. The crop was about 5,000 barrels short of the usual output, owing to drouth and blight lessening the yield much below usual seasons. Tomatoes and beets formed items of some considerable value in the year's shipments, egg plants, lettuce and cucum- bers were among the minor exports, and with expert methods of using frames and irrigation there is a profitable field for growing this latter class of crops. The soil of Bermuda is dry, and is almost instantly drained after rains by percolation through the porous coral rock underlying the thin soil. There are no good wells, the watersupply isdepend- ent upon rainfall collected by "water catches" on the hillsides and stored in cisterns, and irrigation is an important problem, which, however can be solved and no doubt Bermuda will be heard from more entensively in this line. Its arrow root has a world-wide repu- tation, though in recent years thecheaper corn starch has largely superseded this preparation, and the industry haswaned. This crop grows best in the deeper red soil. Portions of therhizomes are planted in April, the white flowers appearin pairs aboutSeptember, and the crop is ready in February. Thetubersare washed, scraped and ground by a gratingmachine and the starch cleaned by repeated washing and decantation,the moisture pressed out and the snow white cake broken up and sun- dried. The appliances used are of a most primitive description, homemade in the strictest sense, but the product is excel- lent. Cassava (Janipha Manihot) the starch of which is tapioca, is prepared by wash- ing and baking. The cassava is grown from slips planted in Januarj-, and take nearly the whole year to produce full- sized tubers. It is a smooth shrubby plant three to four feet high, the leaves being cut nearly to the base into five or i8g5. The American Florist. 731 A USEFUL BEGONIA. seven lanceolate acute entire segments, and a plantation of this is an interesting sight. The total estimated value of the agri- cultural products such as above noted, and including the lilium bulbs mentioned in anearlier article amounts to about 115.- 000 pounds sterling or over one half mil- lion dollars of our money. At first glance an inconsiderable sum for a country's agricultural products, but when wereflect on the limited size of Bermuda with its population of only about 15,000 people this sum divided among the planting class allows them each a "pretty penny." Burt Eddy. A Useful Begonia. The handsome pan of begonia shown in the accompanying engraving was grown by Mr. Joseph Bennett of Mon- treal, who gives these valuable hints about its culture: "We find it one of the most profitable plants we have. In order to keep the plants dwarf I find it neces- sary to root them as late as possible, about June, and keep them well pinched until end of September. The pan shown is 8 inches across, 4 inches deep, and con- tained 4 plants. When photographed it was 18 inches high and 27 inches across, and was sold for $4. We find pans of 6, 7 or 8 inches in diameter suit the plant better than pots; we generally put 3 plants in a pan. Single plants we grow in 41/2 and 5 inch low pots, and they sell at 50 cents to $1 each." The pan shown is certainly wellgrown, and at the price it sold for m^st profita- ble; even at half the price it would be fully as profitable as many crops we handle, for it has occupied much valuable space only during October, November and De- cember. I have often had occasion to refer to this plant as a valuable acquisi- tion to our winter blooming plants, par- ticularly at the holidays, for, treat it as you will, it is bound to be at its best at that particular time. Mr. Bennett says he got it under the name of carnea or incarnata. In this city we call it incar- nata grandiflora, but of the accuracy of this name I am not certain, for a sage of Franklin, Pa., who never asserts any- thing unless he is positive about it, has an entirely diflferent name for it. What- ever its name may be, it is a very valuable plant, and indispensable both as a pot plant and for cutting at Christmas time. There is no secret in its cultivation, but a few points must be observed. A mod- erately enriched loam will suit it best. I say moderately rich because if too rich the plants would be too rank and soft for use. For large sized pot plants it should be rooted as early as March; for smaller plants it will root just as readily in May, June or July without any bottom heat. It must not have a heavy shade at any time; to keep it healthy during the sum- merit must have plenty ofsunlight. I have seen many a batch ruined during thesum- mer months with a rust, very similar to what attacks verbenas and heliotrope. In November and December, when they are covering themselves with buds and flowers, a night temperature of 55° is suf- ficient. A high temperature will make the flowers light in shade, while a low temperature produces flowers of good substance and a bright pink co'or about .the shade, as Mr. Bennett says, of Edna Craig carnation. Keep a few old plants for stock, and don't shove them under the the benches where they will make a soft limp growth, but give them a good light corner of your house. Wm. Scott. Orchids in January. January ushers in very many of the finest of the florist's flowers, and they need no reminder of them. There are a few orchids, which those who like them and have time to attend to them may have in flower during the time the snow flies. One of themost remarkable of these and easily grown in a warm house, is Angra?cum sesquipedale. It grows on from March to November, but the root action is almost nothing until June or July — ceasing in October. Itisqueerhow much more free this species is than A. eburtieum, seeing that both are some- times found upon the same tree in Mada- gascar, but this is only one of the many queer difierences existing between a hot- house climate and a natural one. Calanthes still continue, especially C. Regnierii in several varieties; it is one of the best of growers, but scarcely a flo- rists' flower, in comparison with Veitchii. Several cypripediums and cym- bidiums flower during January, and it is just possible that the yellowish green flowers of Cymbidium Lowii might pay for producing for some kinds of work. Dendrobiums begin to show up in force, such as crassinode. aureum. Ainsworthii, fimbriatum oculatum, Findlayanum, Leechianum, luteolum, nobile varieties, primulinum, and Wardianum. For the best results Wardianum and crassinode should be renewed from freshly imported stock now and again, but all the rest may be maintained in a satisfactory state of vigor by dividing and increasing them at home. Phajus grandifolium and Wallichianum give an account of themselves about this time. The latter is slower to increase than the common one, but every detached bulb, or even the section of a bulb, will make a new lead , especially if given a brisk bottom heat. Some florists will hardly conceive the idea of bottom heat for an orchid perhaps, but many of the terres- trial ones root much more freely if they get it. Cattleya Trians is in full force during January. So are several sweet smelling epidendrums. Laelia anceps and Lycaste Skinnerii give good account of themselves. Odontoglossum Harryanum blooms very well during this month. I should not like to call it a florist's orchid how- ever. Oncidium flexuosum is one of the easiest orchids to propagate, every bulb will make a lead, and the leads will soon gain strength too, of course more rapidly and stronglv with two bulbs behindthem than one. It throws dainty sprays of little yellow flowers three or four times a year, if you have enough stock, and attend to it. Besides these are a number of orchids such as burlingtonias, odonto- glossums, oncidiums, sophronites, aeran- thus, phalaenopsis and so on, which flower at this season, but which for various reasons it would scarcely be well for a florist to touch very heavily. Trenton, N. J. James MacPhekson. Tuberoses. What time should tuberose bulbs be potted and in what kind of soil? Which is the smallest size of pot in which they can be grown? E. M. H. Twenty yearsago every florist thought it absolutely necessary to have tuberoses and lots of them. not only durirg summer and autumn, but if possible the entire year, and if you had double primroses, a few tuberoses, and some rose geranium leaves for the edge, you had all the essen- tials for the making of a first-class funeral emblem. This may seem to those who were entirely ignorant of the business 20 years ago an absurditv, but to those who were in the business 25 years ago it will appear as the truth. Since then what a change! The tuberose has taken a gradual but terrib'e fall, and instead of being an essential in our business it is easily dispensable. There has been several reasons for these sweet gems going out of fashion, all of which are well known to your readers, and chief among them was 732 The American Florist. Mar. the fad "Please don't use any tuberoses, tbey make methink somuchof afuneral." The bulbs are generally received by the florist in February or March. For early crop put them in flats in 3 inches of sand; a box 2 feet long by 12 inches wide will hold about 40 bulbs. In 3 or 4 weeks they will be well rooted and can then be potted into 4 inch pots, in which they are sold in May and June for mixed borders, etc., or if not sold will flower very well in these pots. If very fine spikes are wanted and the bulbs were very fine give them a shift in May into a 5-inch. For a later crop store the bulbs in a warm shed, and start in May and June, as space on the benches is not so valuable in the latter months. You can start these in 3-inch pots and shift into 4 or 5-inch when well rooted. A light loam well enriched with rotten manure is the soil they need. The last potted will flower in September and October. When the early crop is put into boxes of sand place the boxes on the pipes; they will start at once, whereas potted and stood on the benches in the ordinary way they take a long time to start. Wm. Scott. Orchid Center-piece for Buffet Table. The arrangement of orchids shown in the accompanying illustration was the work of Joseph Curran, and was used as a center-piece for a buffettable at a recent Chicago reception at which orchids formed the principal parts of the decora- tion. The illustration doesn't do justice to this really fine piece of work, as the figured back ground of a flower design makes the arrangementappearindistinct, the photograph being taken at the resi- dence, where proper facilities for obtain- ing good results were lacking. The salient features of the arrangement, how- ever, are shown fairly plain. The design is an oblong plateau about three feet long, this being mossed up to a fair height. On the top of this were arranged in a rustic fashion pieces of cork bark, over which trailed vines of Asparagus plumosus. The orchids, of such varieties as cattleyas, Iselias, oncidiums, dendro- biums, etc., were fastened onto the bark in a natural position by means of double pointed tacks. The base was finished with a fringe of ferns with clumps of cypripediums of various sorts peeping out between the crevices of the bark. The design stood about three feet in height, and made a very striking appearance. Floral Fashions in New York. The custom once so much in fashion of presenting hand bouquets to ladies to carry at dancing parties is no longer ob- served. The discomfort attending the carrying about, through an entire even- ing, of an awkward arm load of heavy bouquets, as well as the excess to which the fashion was carried, furnished a very good excuse for its abandonment. Hand bouquets are quite fashionablefortheatre parties, however. The form which first came into general use last season, under the name of "shower bouquet" or "Eng- glish spray bunch" is the most popular and is well adapted to its purpose, as the flowers are arranged to face all to one side, and the bunch may be laid down without injury to the flowers as would be the case with a round bouquet. Theform is not unlike that of the old fashioned "flat bouquet" only the bunchis consider- ably longer and there is no "backing," "stuffing" or "wiring," the flowers being loosely arranged with their own foliage, with studied carelessness, as though just gathered from the garden. Around the stems a ribbon from 8 to 10 inches wide, of a color which will blend with that pre- dominating in the flowers used, is tied in the manner known as a French bow. Ribbon is indispensable, yet too much display of it is considered vulgar, so the ends are left only moderately long and are frequently partially hidden by sprays of lilac or lily of the valley pinned onto them. Lilacs make up beautifully in these bunches, either by themselves or in asso- ciation with a few roses. White roses and lily of the valley are a favorite com- bination. More novel and very rich in effect are acacia and Bridesmaid roses. Bridesmaid, Meteor or Testout roses are used sometimes alone. In this case it takes about three dozen roses to make the bunch properly. When used with lilac or acacia one dozen roses will be sufficient. Bridesmaid is the most popu- lar rose in the market for such purposes the present season. Wages of Florists. The editor refers to me the following question "would you please inform me as to what wages a man should receive to take charge of a small greenhouse?" The question is so entirely out of the usual order of things that I would not dare to offer an opinion were it not that I believe some good may come from a discussion of the subject. The correspondent does not say whether this is a private or com- mercial place and only says "a small greenhouse." That isindefinite. Objects are large or small, long or short, hot or cold, good or bad, relatively only. The man who had 10,000 feet of glass 30 years ago had a large place; to-day with the same amount he has a very small place. Before attempting to give any figures there are many things to be con- sidered. To attempt to review these would fill a small volume, and could be made mighty interesting reading for the thinking mind. I can only mention here briefly a few of the most important con- ditions that would help determine a flo- rist's wages. The man who is merely a worker in a florist establishment and has only to obey the orders of a boss without any responsibility even were he gifted with all the skill necessary to accomplish the many operations required of him is merely a mechanic. But can you call the man a mechanic only who has charge of a num- ber of houses, or perhaps the whole place; who has on his shoulders the responsibil- ity of everything going right and the crops being productive and profitable? If that man is a success a very small oor- tion of his ability is mechanical. It is nearly all mental. I have often heard it argued many years ago whether garden- ing was a trade or profession. I should decidedly say it is much more of a profes- sion than a trade. A bricklayer, tailor, type setter, barber or even bookkeeper is a true mechanic. As soon as the bookkeeper is found to be able to correspond cleverly and negotiate business for his employer he is in a diff'erent sphere, and is rewarded accordingly. Our business has been much elevated in many respects during thepast 20 years, and to some extent the em- ployer has mutually benefitted by it, still I hear and know of large establish- ments where the employeeis treated more like the field hands in the days of Uncle Tom than as an intelligent workman in a refined business. A large barn or out- building is their sleeping place, and a horn or bell calls them at sunrise to a coarse meal in the boss's kitchen, and so it goes on from sunrise to sunset, and then you expect to turn out bright intelligent young men who will take an interest in the busi- ness and study horticultural literature in in their leisure hours. The very wealing apparel of the help in some of the large establishments is a disgrace to the busi- ness. But I am not drawing a picture of the average place, I trust only the poorest from the workman's point of view. Now I must come to business and answer the question. If it's a greenhouse run for profit and the best results are wanted (which they always are, regardless of pay) and the greenhouse or houses is a really small affair, then I would say $10 per week would be the proper wages to pay. I am not asked to answer further, but trust this may give rise to a discus- sion, when I shall be glad of the oppor- tunity to add a little more on the subject, and I shall be on the side of the employee, for I see him in too many places treated as a piece of cheap machinery. Wm. Scott. The S. A. F. Charter. The president has vetoed the bill to incorporate the Society of American Flo- rists. The veto message is as follows: No sufficient reason is apparent for incorpora- tion of this organization vmder Federal laws. There is not the least difHculty in the way of the acconiplishtnent under State laws, by the incor- porators named in the bill, of every purpose which can leeitimately belong to their corporate exist- ence. The creation of such a corporation by a spe- cial act of Congress establishes a vexatious and troublesome precedent. There appears to be uo limit in the bill to the value of the real and per- sonal pr perty which the proposed corporation may hold, if acquired by donation or bequest. The limit of S-50.000 applies only to property acquired by purchase. A conclusive objection to tne bill is found in the fact that it fails to carry out the pur- pose and objects of those interested in its passage. The promoters of the bill are florists, who un- doubtedlv seek to advance floriculture. The de- clared object of the proposed incorporation is. however, stated in the bill to be the elevation and advancement of horticulture in all its branches, to increase and diffuse the knowledge thereof, and for kindred purposes in the interest of horti- cultvire. It is entirely clear that the interests of fiorists would be badly served by a corporation confined to the furtherance of garden culture. The message was read in the House of Representatives, and the matter was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, of which Mr. Hatch, a friend of the bill, is chairman. There will be a meeting of the committee soon toconsider the advis- ability of attempting to pass the bill over the president's veto. Reynolds. New York. The cut flower trade has, if anything, improved somewhat over last week. Any change was necessarily for the better, as it could hardly be worse than it was. Lent has arrived, however, and it is not probable that there will be any perma- nent improvement for some time. Wash- ington's birthday was dull as possible; New York's patriotism does not find ex- pression in thisdirection. Altogether the month of February has been quite a dis- appointment all round and the volume of business much less that might reasonably have been expected. The decorations at Mrs. Dinsmore's ball at Sherry's on February 25 were re- markably fine. Her own private green- houses contributed largely tothe display, as well as the establishment of Siebrecht & Wadley, who had charge of the decora- tions. All the rooms and halls were heavily festooned with smilax, and large numbers of palms and bay trees were grouped in the corners and recesses. A fine effect was produced by the introduc- tion of electric light among the foliage of i8p3. The American Florist. 733 ORCHID CENTER PrECE FOR BUFFET TABLE. the trees. The mantels were handsomely massed with orchids, one being composed entirely of Dendrobium nobile, another of Coelogyne cristata, and the other of roses and orchids in variety. The nine tables in the dining hall were decorated each with a silver bowl about 15 inches in diameter, one filled with Wm. Scott car- nations, one with phalanopsis and Far- leyense, one with cattleyas, one with American Beauty, etc., and around each of these large bowls were set half a dozen smaller ones in which were placed flowers of corresponding variety, which were afterwards used as corsage flowers by the ladies. The first "At Home" of the New York Florists' Club was a pronounced success. The crowd, while not aslarge as had been expected, evidently came with the inten- tion of enjoying itself to the utmost, and long before the regular program was commenced the smoke was so thick that the ventilators made but little impression on it. The musical and dramatic portion of the entertainment was under the im- mediate direction of Mr. John M. Turner. The special attractions were Messrs. L. Fialkowski, who could imitate any kind of a noise from that of a young parrot up to that made by a display of fireworks, T. Ballantvne, ventriloquist and dialect artist, L. Katzenstein, pianist, and Victor Kuzdo, violinist, and last but not least Mr. Turner himseli with his superb banjo playing. Mr. Turner had serious diffi- culty in pronouncing the names of the above aggregation, but once heard they needed no farther introduction, for each was a king in his own specialty. Messrs. John Young, C. B. Weathered, W. A. Manda and John Raynor handled the trays like protessionals, and no ore had any opportunity to complain of either hunger or thirst. Messrs. Young and Hafner proved themselves the right com- mittee in the right place, and those foolish members of the club who failed to attend missed the greatest opportunity of their lives to enjoy themselves. Thorley has been making elaborate al- terations in his store. He has taken out the plant window and placed therein a beautiful marble top table which is to be used to show examples of fine dinner table decorations, etc. The idea is a good one and is sure to be copied. Mr. Thorley says that a party named Delmuth who is soliciting trade in Boston claiming to have been "for the past ten years designer for Thorley" is an imposter and that he knows of no such person. Messrs. A. & F. Rolker have taken new quarters at 106 and 108 Liberty street, corner Church, where they will continue the plant auction business formerly con- ducted by A. Rolker & Sons. Seward Baker has been appointed re- ceiver in supplementary proceedings for George A. Schnaufer, florist on King's Bridge Road, nearKirkside avenue, Ford- ham, on the application of John H. Luther, a creditor. Mr. Schnaufer trans- ferred the business, which he valued at $2,000, to his wife in December last until he could get out of his difficulties. Boston. While advices from other markets indi- cate low prices and stagnation Boston florists are busy as bees and the growers are getting top prices for their products. Roses are holding up well and bring good returns, but it is the carnation men who have especial cause to smile. To what extent the carnation exhibition last week was responsible for the prices obtained no one can say, but it helped, beyond a doubt. The very poorest white carnations have brought $3 per hundred, while the col- ored varieties have sold quickly at prices ranging from $4 to $6, and even $8 has been paid for exhibition blooms. If the carnation men can guarantee such results as this wherever they go it will not be long before their conventions will be in big demand. Quite a few of the convention visitors remained over a day after the close of the meeting, the rose men making Waban Conservatories their Mtcca, and the car- nation enthusiasts favoring Mr. Nichol- son with a visit. A few of the stragglers were captured by a delegation of the "old reliables," and a littlegood-bye sym- posium was the result. The next meeting of (he Gardeners' and Florists' Club will be a notable one from the fact that for the first time the ladies will be invited; also from the fact that Elmira's entertainingspeaker will address the club, his subject being "The Ins and Outs of the Trade." Gifted members of the local fraternity will contribute vocal and instrumental music, and it is ex- pected that the opportunity for pleasant social intercourse as well as the other attractions will draw an audience worthy of the occasion. The appearance of the hall at the time of the carnation exhibition was very greatly improved by a splendid group of palms contributed by Mr. N. T. Kidder, which occupied the stage, a fine collection of orchids from Mr. John L. Gardner, and an exhibit of cyclamens grown by Geo. M. Anderson, the quality of which was a revelation to the visitors. \. N. May's new rose Mrs. Pierpont Morgan and Siebrecht & Wadley's Belle Siebrecht were also on exhibition, and Wm. Nichol- son contributed a row of handsome cin- erarias, which were displayed on thestage in the audience ball. Three vases of Antirrhinum majus from Mrs. A.D.Wood were much admired, as were also the mammoth mienonette from Dailledouze Bros, and W. W. Edgar. Buffalo. The closing of what should have been a gay season was not marked by special features. The Shrine ball which occurred last week in the Music Hall had some elaborate palm decorations which were well taken care of by W. A. Adams. A rather unusual demand for funeral flow- ers has used up closely everything suita- ble for that purpose. Violets are getting very plentiful and probably when Lent comes will be in over supply. All other flowers in about right quantity, except smilax, which is very scarce. It usually happens so about this time, and this is worth remembering. Glad to report that- W. J. Palmer Sr. is greatly recovered, and will soon be able to cut his Meteors himself. Mr. Ander- son got over his scorch so quickly that in less than a week he was doing business again at the same old stand. Joseph H. Rebstock has returned from Florida, where he says he had a fine time. We don't doubt it, for he looks as clean cut and sparkling as a youngcurate. He has the usual fish story, something about a red snapper he caught in Lake Worth weighing 49 pounds. He promised to show me the photograph of the fish and him. You know photographers at such places keep specimens of all sizes to suit the size of the man and his conscience. Mr. Miller and son of Toronto passed through on their way to the Hub to attend the carnation convention. I ex- pect to hear good accounts of Mr. Miller's 734 The American Florist. Mar. 2, fine white carnation, which he exhibited there. The Dutchmen have begun to arrive; the first installment made his appearance last week. He was, however, a fine spec- imen. Time was when these gentlemen used to call on us about the middle of May, but each year they are advancing. I suppose they are all impressed with that old homely saying that the early bird gathers the worm. It looks to be now as if the worms would be all gath- ered in before our own poor robins get up from the south. " W. S. Philadelphia. The past week has been a brisk and busy one for the florists; there have been many entertainments and social gather- ings at which flowers were special feat- ures, and all good stock was sold at fair prices, in fact some days it was diSicult to get enough ol some kinds to fill orders. Prices however did not advance, and re- main the sameas last week. Brunnerssold well, tbev were to be had in quantity. Messrs. Heacock and Ely & Co.,carrKd the bulk ot the stock. The Brunner is an expensive rose and of course some are better than others; they are classed as firsts and seconds, but separated by a very flexible line. Turning a box upside down to get at the seconds (?) makes quite a difference in price sometimes with- out seeming to change the quality, that is if a man is not anxious to buy. Carnations sell well, and although quantities of fine flowers are coming the price holds up very well, the prevailing price for good stock being $2, with a few extra bringing $2.50 and $3. Isaac Pass- more of Oxford is sending some very fine Tidal Wave to S. S. Pennock; it would almost seem to be another variety, it is so fine. There is a tidal wave of daffodils and they are to be had for almost any reasonable figure; quantities have changed hands at $2 per hundred. The large single variety grown by Craig and Harris bring $6. Tulips sell for $4 to $5; white hyacinths are scarcer and bring $3 and $4. Violets are very plentiful; good ones from cold frames, a little short in s em but fine flowers, sell for 50 to 75 cents per hundred. Mr. Eisenhart of Holmesburg has sent his stock of the California violet to Pitcher & Manda. He speaks very highly of this variety andseems very well pleased with his expel ience with it this winter. The Philadelphia contingent has re- turned from the Carnation Society meet- ing in Boston, and speaks very highly of the Boston boys and their hospitality. Mr. Craig said the decorations at the banquet were most elaborate and beauti- ful. The exhibition of carnations was very much finer than any previous ones, and showed gredt progressin the cultiva- tion of this flower. Philadelphia received three premiums, two going to Mr. Lons- dale for vases of Helen Keller and Butter- cup, and Messrs. Myers & Santman a cer- tificate of merit for Delia Fox, their new pink. The growers are busy now preparing Easter stock. Lilies are looking well, and while some disease is to be seen it does not seem as bad as in former years, orat least no worse. J. Becker of 53d and Market has a fine lot of longiflorum; his other stock also looks very well. Ot aza- leas he has a finelot; he says that azileas kept over a year hold their flowers longer than freshly imported plants when in bloom. He finds it harder to winter the Jacqueminot than most of the hybrids; it is also a difficult rose to import, as it often arrives with the wood dried and shrivelled. Mr. Craig has also a large stock of lilies, and they are looking well, with not very much evidence of the disease; proba- bly 10% would cover the infected plants, and many were only slightly affected. Mr. Craig is loud in his praises of lemon oil as an insecticide; hesays it has cleaned a lot of coleus that were badly infected with mealy bug without injury to the plants, and thinks it will prove invalua- ble to the trade. Mr. Z. De Forest Ely has decided to dis- continue the wholesale cut flower depart- ment of his business. Mr. Reed, who has managed this department so successfully, will continuethebusinessinhisownname. Messrs. Z. De Forest Ely & Co. made an assignment on February 26. Mr. Ely states that his embarrassment is only temporary, and that he hopes to resume payments in a short time. K. Chicago. The first two days of Lent have already given a different aspect to the business. There is no longer a continuous rush at the wholesale dealers. Local demand is very light and the shipping trade also has slackened considerably. Speaking about the shipping demand there has never been a busier season than the closing week be- fore Lent. It was almost impossible to fill orders complete in spite of the fact that owing to extremely fine weather the cut was constantly increasing. Oa the other hand in local retail circles the clos- ing days are reported as very quiet indeed. What the market is apt to be for thecom- ing week is hard to say. Prices of course are easier and if the present soft weather should continue there is likely to be a drop all alone the line. Violets have already suffered severely, shipments are coming in by the tens of thousands, and with a drizzling rain with which Lent was ushered in, the demand is next to nothing. There is leally no standard price to quote; a few extra fine still bring $1, butthe bulk goes at 50 to 75 cents and less. First quality Beauties are still held at 40 to 50, and as there are no hybrids as yet to compete with them there is no reason to anticipate much of a change for awhile. Bridesmaid and Testout are also held stiff at 7 to 8. Brides have dropped a point, the best selected being held at 7 and fair to medium at 5 to 6. In carnations the medium grades now go at $1.50, but the best whites still com- mand $2, and fancy are firm at $2.50 to $3 for the choicest. Bulbous stock is much more plentiful except Romans which are still rather scarce. Valley has to be superfine to fetch 4, thelargest part going at 3. Tulips arecoming in fineapd so are Dutch hyacinths and Von S;on. Trumpet Major goes very slow. Com- mon wood ferns are still very scarce and have advanced to 35 cents per 100. Smilax holds stiff at 20, and extra heavy 25 to 30. St. Louis. Trade still continues to be excellent, while stock of most kinds is increasing in abundance the demand keeps fully up with it. Shipping orders call for the most of it and promise to continue for some time to come. Violets are a little more plentiful but still short. Shipping trade in plants has opened up at last, but not in any great quantity; it is expected that it will not be up to the average for some time. Mr. J. W. Dunford is cutting some ex- cellent stock from his rose house, the Brides, Bridesmaids and Mermets being of fine shape and substance. Wootton also are doing extremely well, resembling Beauties more than anything else. The stock is a little short stemmed, but the flowers can hardly be surpassed. Wm. Trillow, late foreman for R. F. Tesson, and formerly with John Taylor of Bayside, has purchased of the Michel Plant and Bulb Co. the plant recently assumed by them at Old Orchard, which was formerly operated by Mr. Berdan, and has embarked in business for himself. He expects to grow for the wholesale market, and his many friends wish him success in his undertaking. The bowling club has passed a rule compelling all members to pay an assess- ment ot fifty cents for every series of 12 games rolled, whether the member par- ticipates or pot. Mr. A. Y. Ellison is in the south, cover- ing that territory with florists' supplies in the interest of Wm. Ellison of this city. R. F. T.' Washington. A novel table decoration executed by Small & Sons was at a dinner given by Atlornej -General Olney to the President and Cabinet and justices of the Supreme Court. The center piece was a circular plat of Farleyense. A large silver pitcher formed the center, filled with a profusion of American Beauties. Around the ferns was a fringe of mignonette and down the table a spiral figure of this fragrant flower, beginning at the center, graduat- ing in size to the end, formed an entirely new and striking effect of decoration. At a recent dinner given by the Secre- tary of the Navy to the President and Mrs. Cleveland the table decorations were also of an artistic character. This decoration consisted of three stars, the center one the largest formed of white carnations, each point tipped with a smaller star in red and white. These stars were imbedded in red carnations fringed with maidenhair and tied with red. white and blue ribbons; at each end was a corresponding desigti, each sur- rounded with tricolored ribbons. There were four large candelabra with red tapers burning beneath scarlet shades, and at each plate was placed a red taper in a silver candlestick. As the dinner began the gas was extinguished and the tapers lighted. Reynolds. Ed. Am. Florist: Your issue of Feb- ruary 16 records the death of John Peat- tie at Newburg, February 6. In the passing away of Mr. Peattie the gardening world has lost a man of excep- tionally fine qualities as a landscape gar- dener, plantsman and fruit grower. He was a native of Scotland, came to this country when quite a young man. When in the employ of Judge Kent and later when he was head gardener to the late Mr. Kelly at Ellerslie (now owned by Gov. Morton) he brought fruitgrowing to great perfection. He was shrewd and far seeing, intensely practical in his meth- ods, and occupying the position he did at Ellerslie he ranked amongst the foremost gardeners of his time. To the young men who served under him, of whom I was one, he was at once a help and source of inspiration, always pleased to explain and give of his experience. It was a pleasant task to serve under him. He leaves four boys and one daughter to mourn his loss. j. fl. i8g5. The American Florist. 735 E. G. HILL & CO., Richmond, Indiana, offer to the trade the finest stocks of Chrysanthemums, both old and new, ever presented. Our plants have never had a touch of the dread disease which has worked such havoc in many places. We send out healthy stock, propagated from outdoor grown stools which will produce just such blooms as we exhibited last autumn. EARLY FLOWERING SORTS. -Mme. Bergmann.YellowQueen, Mrs. E. G. Hill, and Mrs. Whilldin, all at $4.00 per lUO, or 500 for »15.00. COMMERCIAL CUT FLOWER VARIETIES. Per 100- Dailledouze. 84, 00; Bonnaffon, 55 00; Judee Benedict. 84X0; C. Chalfant, »4 00; G. W. Childs. $5 00; Inter Ocean. ».i CO; Ivorv. 84.00; Jessica, 83.00; L'Enfant. 84 00; Malmaison, 86.00; Minerva, $5.00; Mutual Friend, $4.00; Niveus, 84 00; yueen. 83 00. An immense stock of the above. Varieties like Amoor, Judge Benedict, Minerva, Charlotte, etc . are suited for single stem plants. We will be glad to make selections for this purpose at verj- lowest living rates. Will also gladly make selections for large pot specimens. EXHIBITION BLOOMS.— Keep abreast of the times. You need the introductions of last j-ear if you would have the best results. We can make you a splendid selection. CALVAT'S celebrated Novelties have won first honorsat all the English shows; we can send you his set of 33 varieties for 87.00. THE NEW ENGLISH SORTS of last year contain varieties of exceptional merit. If you want the finest Eshit.ition sorts you will have to include many of these; yon can tell which from the descriptions. The full set of 37 sorts for $5.00. We have made our prices to suit the times. Did AMERICAN NOVELTIES OF 1895.— We wouldlike to select and send you the best Vl for So (XI, to include Philadelphia and 11 otheis from our own. May's, Spaulding's. P. & M.'s, Smith's, Dorner's. GENERAL ASSORTMENT. We will send 1000 choice Chrjsanthemums, our selection, for $25.00. This would include a complete outfit of varieties, suited for all purposes. Send for our Trade List if you have not yet received it. We have a very fine line of Novelties all the way through. The new GERANIUMS are mag- nificent; Mme. J. Chretien, Deuil de Miribel. and Juliet will delight you. The new English and French are fiue improvements— 19 varieties for $6.00, 1*2 of them fine double sorts. 1*2 grand new Ivy Geraniums for $3.00. Two fine new Acalyphas. Two grand Abutilons, S. de Bonne and Fleur de Neiye. An elegant line of best Cannes. The new Dracaena Sanderiana. Helianthus, Solell (i'Or. Hy- drangea Otaksa Monstrosa. A very fine collection of strong sturdy growing Double Petunias, large, finely fringed, at 83 50 per 100. We have a very large stock of them. FORCING ROSES— Carefully grown— Perle, Sunset, Bride, Cusin, lA France, Meteor, Wootton, Walteville, Albany, Gontier, at from 83.00 to $4 00 per 100, according to variety. An immense stock of clean, healthy American Beauty, ready now, at 8tj,00 per 100. you get our list? If not, we will be glad to send it. E. G. HILL 8z: CO., Richmond, Indiana. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me, has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by all who have seen it. The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 3^^ to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer it for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready after March 15, 1895), 75c. each; S7.00 perdoz. N. B.— AH orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES. P.O.Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N.Y. Mention American Florist. Watch this Space FOR A Special Offer OF SWAINSONA BY Walter R. Cliffe, GERMANTOWN, FHILA., FA. THE WATER GARDENS. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI. NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM (Egyptian Lotus); WATER LILIES, Hardy and Tropical in all colors, day and night blooming varieties. CATALOGUES FREE. WM. TRICKER & CO., CLIFTON, N. J. NEW TlEW MIGNONETTE Miss Helen M.Gould. NEW MYOSOTIS Star of America. Per Packet 50 cents. Complete description in our Florists Price List. 404 E. 34th Street, CHAS. SCHWAKE LOW RATES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and April 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent. City Ticket Otlice C. & E. 1. R. R., 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. 1. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. "WHIRLWIND." The new hardr double white ANEMONE. Strong, fleid-grown roots, 18.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. S. CONOVEK. the best EARLY BLOOMING, large yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants, Si.UO per 100. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 to 825.00 per 1000. VERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, 81.00 per lOO; 88.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEAS, GENISTA CANARIENSIS and AZALEAS for Easter blooming. Prices on application. SS'VURITE FOR OUR CATALOSUE. VIGK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORQE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. HaUted St., CHICAGO. Please mention the American Florist every time you -write to an advertiser. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. ' ^ " eer 100 Per 1000 Golden Queen & C. Verschafleltll, rooted cuttings f 'i »6"U Coleus In variety ■»> ,»•"" Oeraulum Mine. Sallerol 1.36 lO.OU Geranium, Rose j-'J Feverfew ^....,...1.25 10.00 Ageratums, blue and white Tom Thumb., . ,5 Salvias IW Heliotrope, four varieties 1 .00 Petunias. Dreer's strain l-aO Vlncas. variegated and green 1.60 Altemantheras ■.■ .50 Cash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN. 370 Van V ranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes. Challenge. l):illleiiouze. Inter Ocean. Mrs. lis. Mrs. em. Mrs. LIpplncutt. Dean. Mutual Friend, Bonnaffon. Vellow yueen. Davis. Pitcher & Manda, Gray Beau Ideal, Bramhall. and others, ^old In sets of 12 plants each under the head of -Specialties and "Novelties. ' Older varieties "Selects of lt«)J. lb plants, and the "Old Guard Set" of prize winners, 18 plants each. Price, Jl.tO for each set plants by mall, postage paid by mo. Send for catalogue. MEREDIT H B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N.Y. Rooted Cuttings.^^^,^ HELIOTROPE 'I'M CDPHEA '* COLEUS • -^ VERBENAS ^0 HELIOTROPE, from 2-lneh pots L60 CASH WITH ORDER. HENRY JOHANN. COLLINSVILLE. ILL. 736 The American pLokiST. Mar 2, St. Paul. August S. Swanson's place at Merriam Park, this city, consists of a well built range of six houses containing 12,000 to 15,000 feet of glass and stocked with a general line of florists' plants. His store in the Endicott Arcade is one of the neat- est and most attractive in the city while his trade is one of the best. Mrs. Swan- son attends to the store while he person- ally looks after the greenhouses and to floral decorations, in which line he is one of the neatest and most artistic parties in the city. Felix. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress for one year for $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1 894. Price $2.00. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted ut the rate of 10 cents a line iseven words) each Inser tlon. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this heau. SITUATION WANTED-By a flrst-cluMH florist of all branches, HI years' experience, slntrle; good refer- ence. K. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By young man. 'XI, In flower or seed store; good worker, 5 years' experience re- tall florist. R. Umfrid. 137 N. 4th St.. Phlla , Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By flrst-claBS gardener In private place; married, no children; wife would accept jilace In family. Address H R, fvtU Langley Ave.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By a young, married man- Dane, as head gardener In private place, park or cemetery; y years experience; good recommendation. H. Miller. 276 W.Ohio St.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by flrst-class rose and carnation grower. IT years' experience, 5 years tn present place; age 36. married. W H. SI Washington St.. West Plttston. Pa. SITUATION WANTED-Ry a practical gardenerand ij florist, 2u years' experience tn all branches; strictly temperate married man; private place preferred; best uf references (iAUDENKR. Batclielder Bros.. 71 Lake Ave.. Cleveland, Ohio. SITUATION WANTED-By a practical florist, mar- ried. Genuan. middle aged; experienced propa- gator and grower of roacB. carnations, palms and gen- eral stock ; best of references. GusTAV I-ltEYTAG.SIlf; Cambridge Ave., Totcdo, O. QITUATION WANTED-lQ private place, assistant \3 or general man In commercial; not afraid of work; married, no children; honest, reliable, 11 years" experi- ence; permanent place wanted; Englisli; good refer- ence. Gakdenek. box I7M. Kenosha, Wis. VJITUATION WANTED-By a fi^8^cla8S all round O florist who Is expert at rose growing, and could act as bookkeeper If necessary; can furnish good refer- ences, and would prefer the western or southern states. Artuith H. Buol, 71 East State St.. Ithaca. N. V. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman In large com- mercial place to take full charge; lit years experi- ence In growing roses, carnations, violets, chrysanthe- mums and the forcing (if all kinds of bulbs and plants. Has been foreman the last 8 years; bestof references: German; ?,% years old, married. Cii AS. Johnson, 40 Forest St.. Jersey City, N. J. SITUATION WANTED-By April 1st, by an ener- getic flrsl-class nurseryman (32 years of age. un- married), as general foreman of a large ornamental nursery. Possessing, us I do, over ]t; vearsof practi- cal experience with Nome of the leading flrms of Ger- many, France. Holland and the I'nlted States. I have acquired thorough taiiillhii it\ in all details of the nur- sery business. An f-xniTl tn iinpjjagatlun. grafting by several improved niethoilw. and itic (.■uliivation of the higher class of nnrsery slock and all noveltleH, accom- plfshed by a system producing large quantities in the ahorlest time possible. Address Pkofagatok, care American Florist. ANTED— A quick. reliable young man for the mall plant busltieas in the west, H It. care American Florist, W WANTaD-Imraedlately, good rose grower; single man preferred ; state references and wages. Ap- ply C. S. FoOTE Downer's Grove, III. ANTED— Partner with fSOO In florist business In a good town In Kansas, Address H W. care Vaughan's Seed Store, Clilcago. WANTED— Vegetable plant grower; state experi- ence; must give good reference; write quick. Box 783, Columbus, Ohio tcare of Llvingaton's Sons). W WANTED— Young florist with commercial experi- ence, one who Is not afraid to work; must speak Engllsli ; state wages and references. G M, care American Florist. WANTED— A good asalstant; must be well up In general greenhouse work; single German pre- ferred; references; state wagea expected. Address J. A. BissiNGEK, Lansing. Mich. "IT/'ANTED — A good man acquainted with all TT branches of the business; single: must be good l»ropagator and handy with telephone. References. Central Floral Co , Grand Ilaplds. Mich. WANTED— A flrst class truck gardener on ehares; will furnish everything but board and labor, and divide equally; within one mile of city of Paducah, 25- UiK) Inhabitants; references furnished and required. Address immediately Dr. W. H. Sanders, Paducah, Ky. WANTED— In commercial place, young man; must be experienced general plantsmun. and good on designs and other floral work: also young man to take charge of lawns on private places; must be com- petent to do planting ol beds and change grade of lawns; only honest, sober and good workers wanted who are willing and try to hold permanent place and work for fair wagea. Address with references and ad- dresa of former employers Asslstance, care Welch Bros., 2 Beacon St., Boston. Mass. WANTED-By a thorough, practical man. a posi- tion as headgardener on a gentleman's place, or manager of a large commercial plant. Thorouglily understands the growing of all plants for market or private use. Roses, violets, carnations and mums a specialty. Aged 40 years, married, two children grown. English: IS years in present position; reason for leav- ing, death of employer. Flrst-cIass references from England and this country. Open for engagement March 1st. Those not requiring the services of a flrat- class man need not apply. Address A B, No. ■•> Livery St.. Waterbury, Conn. lOR SALE, RENT OR SUARES-Greenhouae and celery garden, no competition: bargain. W. J. Olrs. Union City. Pa. F TiiOR RENT— A fine stand of flteam heated green- J: houses with an acre or more of land for a term of years. Apply to J.H.Allen, N. S'.Hh St . Station X. Chicago. FOR SALE OR RENT-ln center of the city, 8.0 feet (It glass with store, and flrat-class stock; cause, sickneaa. Address John Schneii>er. 'J21^ Walnut St., Kansas City. Mo. FOR S 4LE— Two-story houae with store and green- house at rear. 70 feet long by 2 \ wide, 42(i Cist St . good location; also store on Wentworth Ave., doing good business, with a reasonable rent Address or In- qidreb'217 Wentworth Ave.. Englewood. Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— On account of 111 health I must sell my place, containing 1 acre land worth JtiOO; nice 7-room house almost new. cost JiXIO; i greenhouse 11x115 stocked with bedding and house plants; about 40 hotbed sash: small barn. good horse, 2 wagons, florists' top wagon almost new. and all other tools: nice fruit on place. Will sell the whole forJl.HUU; altuated In Jefferson, county seat of Ashtabula Co.. Ohio, For further information address H. J. Levenhagen. Jefferson. Ohio. FOR SALE CHEAP— I will sell my Maple Heights and Marion Greenhouses (or plant), consisting of 25,000 square feet of glass; heated with steam and nat- ural gas, stocked with the leading varieties of rosea, carnations, geraniums, palms, smiiax, etc.. etc., with four acres of ground, under cultivation; a cottjige on the place and about forty fruit trees of the standard varieties of cherries, pears, plums, etc.; we are on three railroads with a direct line to the best flower markets In the west; only one competitor and a town of 20.000 inhabitants. Ill health the cause of wanting to sell. A great bargain to the right one. Address Mils. GEO. R. FRAVELL. 322 Washington St.. Marlon, Ind. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. ON LONG ISLAND. Eight greenhouses, 16x100 feet each, well stocked with plants and cut flowers. Mhed, 25x128; fine large dwelling house, modern improvements, with land to suit, all frontage, all in best condition and tunning order. Within 3 miles, 12 minutes, of 3Ith street, N. Y. market; adjoining trolley and steam R. R. No finer situation for convenience and busi uess anywhere. A rare opportunity. Answer W. A. B., care American Florist. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouaeesljihllsliiucnt on Helmont Ave. near Western Ave. T^i- phi(e(_'oiisIsis.if ts lots or 296 feet fronton Belmont Ave. by 7UU It. deep, ;i cottages, two two-story frame bouaes. 22 greenhouses from iT'U to 200 feet In length and from 12 to 20 feet In width. The whole place can be txmght or rented. Can also be divided, 24 lots witli the gieetihouses on it. and 24 lota with the other Improvements on It, Tlie place Is In good order and a large stock Is on hand; Is one of the largest uf the kind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or fur a corpora tlon: and as I wish to retire from business. It can be had reasutuible, and on easy tarms. If rented, a long lease can be given. Helmout and WeBt«rn Aves., Cliloag:o. Do vou WANT Mr. Scott's seasonable hints for the year in book form, so that you can refer readily to his suggestions for any week in the year? You will find them in this form in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Cox Seed & Plant Go. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application. CHOICE! FLOWER SEEDS FLR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. ^P~Prlce List for flnrlBtB free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4-13 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American FlorlBt. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees. Palms, Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds, £tc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs^ Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and interestltiK CatalORue ■94-'y6. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. Gardiner's Celebrated ' English } Mushroom Spawn, f Frtih ud Sellibla. i $7 per 100 lbs. J Special price on larger ^ quantltlee. j John Gardiner & Co., > Philadelphia, Pa. } SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be liad for the aslcing. Write now for it. .4J,/,,« JOHNSON & STOKES, Sfedsmen. 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saadsman. tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWE.R SEEDS. List free on applleiitloii. FRED. ROEMER. SEED GROWER. 4JUEI>LINHIIRG, GERMANY. Well Rooted Runners MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS. Now Ready, $6.00 per thousand. CASH WITH OUKKH GEO. N. SAYLES. 40 Bradley St., Watertown. N. Y. iSgS- The American Florist. 73? Serxd for I*rioe Ivlst. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. .^'.i^^^.f^ •j.L-yA^Jt^'tHJ^ AK -W^/^^l-^i-. fe "^-e-W h. E LLI & • -»~— V .: ~ CC. POLLWORTrt- Cut Flowers. IF YOU WANT Send us your Orders. Box 75. Phone 1273. SUPERIOR STOCK. WELL PACKED. DELIVERED ON TIME. ELLIS & POLLWORTH, 380 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, WIS. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1,000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalogue 25 cts. {deducted from 81 order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now, fine plants. SI. 00 each; *10.00 per dozen. Also fiOO for Easter. Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P O. bo.T -,'<. C OLLECE POINT. L. I., N. Y. Double Petunias. 10 VARIETIES DREER'S STRAIN. Fine plants from 2"4 -inch pots, $4 00 per 100. No order for less than 50 desired. Cash with order. MARKEY BROS., Fort Wayne, Ind. =»(Grimn-9 Strain) '^^'iW-A ^ Medal awarded World's Fair. •^Tir i l jLi'g . tiiy W * tlnCHt Strain In the World. .•-.'•= --— -t^.s-e-..^ SEED, choicest single & double 50c & ?L each trade pkl. BULBS, single varieties, from W 00 per luu. double •■ ■• 10.00 per 100. Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive Illustrated Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Westbury Station, L, I., N. Y. We Pay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUtiNOTS superb blotched | CAS-ilKH'S superb giant OOc. per 100. ODIBK'S superb giant I S4.6U perlOIO. TRlM.\KllEAr superb giant 1 $2U.O0 per 50UO GOLDK.V HHONZE superb giant I -MAMMdTll VERBENAS In best colors, 70c. perlOO: B.50 per 100 i. S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists, 9-11 Roberts St.. UTICA, N. Y. Rooted Cuttings. PREPAID. CARNATIONS— Helen Keller, fine . . VERBENAS— flight colors mixed . . MUMS — oueen, V. Moiel, Fifer etc. CUPHEA— (Cigar and Basket Plants) Per 100 . . Si.m . . M . . 1.00 .80 LETTUCE PLANTS- 3 best forcing sorts 50 B. A. McFHERON, Xitchfield, 111. lij.OOO plants in cold frames uf mv X.\.\ strain. gl..=JO per 1000. Cash with order. W. J. ENCLE, Box 211, DAYTON, O. GYCAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaeippferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Psonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American HorlBt. NOW '^Sr VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs. And make a grand sensation; "Tls the kind that spans the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh. And saves them much vexation. New crop nqw ready. None but the best X'XX seed offered. Will produce some grand novelties. We've had tlorets IJ-i Inches across. First Premium at Mt. Uolly Fair this year. J.^oz,r.Oc; »4 oz. 5=1; trial pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. iiOU seeds 6Uc; lUlX) seeds $1.U0. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, saved from the most magnificent showy varieties In cultivation. 51X1 seeds 30c; lUOO seeds 50c. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spring sales. Trade pkt. 35c. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade pkt. 25c. Lots of other good things. Novelty price list, free to all. t'ash with order please. Address J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY. N. J. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send fur trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rollicr & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street, NEW YORK. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesale F lorists, ST. LOUIS, MO. -W. A.. Iki:A.]Vi:>A., Merchant. Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SPECIALTY. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. soo CAN N AS. 50 named kinds, 10 of each, $1 5.00; but three lots left. Speak quick if wanted. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. ROSE CUTTINGS. Well Rooted of Per lO' METEOR, 2 and 3 eyes, at Jits 00 Mermeis. Brides. Perles. etc., at )5.U0 ■JVlnch Teas, at 25.00 Bridesmaids, at ;iO 00 We are specialists for Violet blooms, cuttings and clumps—Marie Louise and Lady Campbell. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE. KY. DAHLIAS. W. W, WILMORE, Dahlia Specialist, Bulbs, 17.00 to $10 00 per 100. Descriptive Catalo,L,aie. Box 382, DENVER, COLO. ORCHIDS and OTHER CHOICE FLOWERS constantly on hand. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, ISox .S7. MILWAl'KKK, WIS. PLANTS. CARNATIONS. ROSES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CANNAS, VIOLETS. The New Dwarf Dahlia, New Geraniums, &c. We can supply all your wants, and take almost anything in payment. Wiite us. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, uox ST. milwai;kek, wis. GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARBISBUKG, PA "\7T'D'DrKT A O Transplanted Cuttings Y iLnOHrV M.O J8 per 1000; SI per 100. Rooted, 86 per 1000. Plants, $2 per 100. All clean and true to color. Satisfaction guaranteed, and safe arrival. W. 15. WOOUKIJFF, Florist. W<>8tlielh:iv, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, .^mm^ ST. LOUIS, MO. XWX complete line of "Wire Designs. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly C.\sh. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER, Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON. MASS. IjOnK DlBtaiiee 'l\'leplu.ine ""I layiimrkf t ivls." JULIUS I.ANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Dealer WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. iSgs- The American Florist. 780 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.!! FI.OSISTS' SUPPLIES. (Vestem Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. S4 . SHIPPING TRADE OUR SPECIALTY. Give 119 your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, .^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to flU your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, iVO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Michael A. Hart, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. TeleptioneCall 1307 38th St. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©yRofe*afa MarfteC*. Cut Flowers. Nbw York. Feb. 26. Roses, Nlphetos l.OUe 2 lu Perle. Iloste i Oil® 2.0U Mermet. Cusln, WattevlUe 2UJ*4C0 Bride. Bridesmaid 3 lij® R.OU IjiFrance 4.tJU® sOO •■ Testout 4 1)0® s 00 Meteor J. 00® soo Beauty 20,00050.00 '■ seconds 6 oo®i5.00 Hybrids 10.1lO®26.00 Jacqs 2.0J® HOO CarnatlonB Wl9 1.00 fancy 160® 2.51 Violets 50® .(iO Valley 1-!>'J@ 2.60 Narcissus 1 00® 2 OO DaHodllB l.fO® 2 50 Kreesla 100 Tulips ;. CO® 2.00 Harrlsll lilies 00® 8.00 MIsnonctte 4.00®15.li0 Cattleyas 26.00(83.5,00 Bmllax 15.U0B36 no Adiantums -OJ BUSTUN. Feb 20. Boses, extra selected 10 lio@l5 OO Mermeta, Brides 4,00t4 8 (X) Nlphetos. Perie loO® o oo Bon Sllene. Gentler 2.00(«i 3 (W Bridesmaid, Testout 4,00(gilu,0' Meteor 4 00<*lli 00 Beauty 25.00(!i50,00 Hybrids J 6 00® 30. 00 Carnations 1 00® 2 to fancy 2.00® 4.00 Valley 2.00® 4 00 Ilyaclnlhs, freesla.... 1. 00® ".00 Narcissus, single 2 00® ;i.00 double 3.00® 4 CO Tulips 2 Oo® 4.0O Harrisll. callas ... 10 00® 12. 00 Violets 50® .75 Smlla.\ I5.liOe2''.IO PHILA1>JCU>H1A Feb. 20. Uoses. small 4.00® 5 10 large teas 0.00® 8. OO e.ttra select lo.00®16 U) Beauties 36.u0«5O 00 Brunners 5'). 00 Laing 2o 00 Caruallons 1.50® 2 00 extra 2.50® 3.00 Asparagus 36 Uj®5o.oo Violets, double 50® 1.25 single, per 100 bunches S2.60@H Valley.... 4.M Cattleyas -...40 00®60.00 Cyprlpedlums 15 00®2i,00 Sillax 15 00@18.00 Tulips 4,00® 5.0O CHICAGO. Feo. 28. Roses. Beauty, selected 40 oo®5(i.oO " Testout. Bridesmaid. Meteor 7.00® 8.00 " La France. Bride. Albany o 00'* i.oo Mermets, VVootton 0.00® 8.00 Perle. Nlphetos. Gontler 3.00® 5.00 •■ Jacqs ]5.00@18.00 Camatlonfl. long common 1 oO® 2.00 •• fancy 2.60® 3.00 short 1.00 Valley 3 00® 4.00 Paper White, Romans. Freesla 3 00® 4 10 Tulips... 3.00® 6.00 Daffodils 4.UI® 6 00 Dutch hyacinths 6 i 0® 8 00 Harrlsll 8.00®1 .00 Violets .W® 1 00 Smilax 20UOr5;«.00 BUPFAI.0, Feb 27. Boses. Brunners 15.00@20 00 Beauties 15.00®25 00 Mermet. Bride. Bridesmaid 0.00® 8.00 Meteor o 00® 8.00 Perle. Iloste. Cusln 5,00® 00 Callas. Uarrisll -..10 00®12 no Carnations, long. 1 6.® 2 00 short - 1.00 Daybreak 2 00® 2.60 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies ■VVMOI^ESA-r^B. 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, IHI ASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, METS, ^^ — -^ FLORISTS- BRIDES, ^^ «-- ^^ V*SES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HOETICDLTDRAL ADCTIONEERS, THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout. And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 W est 28tb St., MEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers, WHOLESALE, 43W. 28tllSt., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN. . WHOLESALE . 32 West 30th Street NEW YOUK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESfiLE » FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Prfoe list on applicatiou. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut • F lowers , 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. USTABLISUKU 1884. 740 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Hfte ^eeel Uracje. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHNELL, St. Louis, president; S. E. BRIOOS Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. L. UON, 114 Cbambers ■treet. New York, secretarr and treasurer. Half-tone Engravings. Am. Florist: — Have just read your article referring to halftone photo- engravings contained in your issue of February 9. I am very glad to see that you consider the subject vyorthy of special mention and that you so freely give honor where honor is due. I not only fully con- cur with you in all that you have pub- lished regarding the matter but will say further that in my humble opinion the time will soon arrive in the history of the seed trade when sensational and ridicu- lously over-drawn electrotypes and wood years been one of the leading men in the seed trade. At the first general gathering of Ameri- can seedsmen held in New York Cit\', June 12, 1883, some thirty-five leading firms being represented. Deacon Robbins was chosen as the first president of the American Seed Trade Association. He has since that time always been a leading spirit in the association, and his influence in the councils of that body at their annual conventions has ever been in the line of wise and safe counsel and hadmucb to do with shaping the policy of the organization. A friend in the trade who has known him for over twenty years says, he was most upright and honorable in every way. I never knew the Deacon to make a mis- statement, his opinion on values and market conditions was generally based on intelligent shrewdness and the experi- ence of many years and seldom wrong. perous days, and for the last two years with W. Atlee Burpee & Co., has opened an office in the Betz Building, Philadel- phia, as an agency for advertising and printing. Some firms report the worst February in 15 years. That cheap sacaline seed seems to have run out. Italian onion seed is notquite as plenti- ful and good prices are spoken of. We miss the full page ad vs. in the Ladies^ Home Journal and other maga- zines. The days of two full pages in the Century with two square inches of adv. matter are gone. Strict economy seems to be the rule. Mr. Charles Henderson passed through Philadelphia while on his way to New York from Florida. Mr. Alfred Henderson is stajing in Philadelphia under a celebrated doctor's care. PUMPKINS GROWN AS A SEED CROP IN NEBRASKA cuts will become a feature of the forgotten past and half-tone engravings from nature only will be utilized in the con- structions of our seed catalogues of the future. Any school boy can throw adjectives together proclaiming every known and uaknown possible and impossible mer- itorious quality in connection with veg- etables, fruits, etc., to be imagined by the most fertile brain; but it must remain for the art of the half-tone engraving process to substantiate before the eyes of the seed buyer, at least in part, some of the strong claims contained in the seed cata- logues of to-day, and which we have no reason to believe will be at all restricted in the catalogues of the years to come; in proof of which I herewith submit a photo of a field of King of the Mammoth pump- kins grown especially as a seed crop by the Western Seed and Irrigation Co., Waterloo, Neb., this past season of 1894. Frank T. Emerson. Obituary. Mr. K. a. Robbins, of the well known seed house of Johnson, Robbins & Co., Wethersfield, Conn., died at his home in that place on Tuesday, February 26, of pneumonia after an illness of only three days. Deacon Robbins, as he was famil- iarly known, has for more than thirty The Deacon has for years made person- ally one or more annual trips through the country, this he did even the present season, coming as far west as Chicago in D:cembei last. He was a genial com- panion, one who made close confidential friends and who never violated such con- fidences. His death leaves a gap in the ranks of the old line wheel horses which cannot be filled. Philadelphia Notes. Z. De Forest Ely, trading as Z. De For- est Ely & Co., made an assignment for the benefit of creditors February 27 to Chas. W. Sparhawk. The immediate cause of the assignment is said to be the impossibility of making collections from southern customers with whom Mr. Ely dealt almost exclusively. Mr. Ely was greatly esteemed by the trade; his gentle- manly amiable manners made him many friends who greatly sympathize with him in his troubles, which it is hoped are only temporary. Some claim that close sales, keen competition and excessively high store rent are responsible for the failure. The starting of a cut flower business was also considered an unwise move for the firm's location. The heaviest losers will be Dutch bulb growers. Giles Leahy, who was with the Dingee & Conard Co. during their most pros- The Dutch bulb agents seem to be on the warpath this season even earlierthan usual. Reports from France indicate that owing to the severe weather French bulb prices will be higher. An advanceof 15 to 20 per cent, over 1893 and 189-1 prices is intimated. George Taber, of Cooper, Taber & Co., died recently aged 76 years. He was well known to many in the American seed trade. As the firm is a joint stock company it will in no way be affected by Mr. Taber's death. Report from Erfurt, Germany, Feb- ruary 11, says, for eight days the ther- mometer registered as low as 22 to 25 degrees (centigrade), the hardest winter they have had there for many years. There is, however, a great deal of snow on the ground and that may save the pansies and other stock planted last fall. The mail trade is still unsatisfactory and is generally reported east and west as behind 1894 though most firms are still hopeful that with the coming of brighter spring weather business will come strong yet; the evident scarcity of money as indicated by the small early orders is however a factor not to be overlooked. iSpj. The American Florist. 741 THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE Wholesale Garden Seed Establishment in the WEST. Our annual price list is now ready. Please write us for a copy. It will save you money. We handle nothing but the Choicest Stocks. NORTHRUP, BRASLAN, GOODWIN CO., 55, 57 & 59 North Jefferson Street, ^ CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. WE SELL BULBS TULIPS, all leading market sorts at from 20 to 40 per cent, lower again. HYACINTHS, all the best varieties for forcing. Small, pure white and other colors to succeed the Romans. DOUBLE YELLOW DAFFODILS (Van Sion) in any quantity. NARCISSUS, Horstieldii, Sir Watkin, Trumpet major, Albus plenus odor- atus, and other sorts. SPIRAEA compacta grandiflora, and Spir;ea astilboides. GLADIOLUS The Bride, for forcing, in any quantity, at a fair price. White Spanish Iris, like orchids. Lilies and other bulbs and bulbous roots for forcing and cut flowers. Send list ol what you need before ordering elsewhere. SEGERS & C0.3 BULB GKOWERS, LISSE, near Haarlem, Holland, Europe. Registered cable address SEGERSCO. Lisse. Holland. KST.VIVI.ISIIED. 1S74. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER <&. DON. Seed MerclinntH and Growers. 114 ClmmberH Street, NKW YORK. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. HI. THORBURN & CO. S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. FloriHtH anil Gardeners trade a Spei'ialty. '2.') years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The bewt strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg, L. I.. N. Y. WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List m.ailed Free on application, together with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and unique, of interest "o all planters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow URPEE'S SEEDS -BEST ^^ B ■ B 1^1 Bi ^W For Florists and Market Gardeners. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, Special Growing of FRENCH BULBS ROMAN HYACINTHS-WhIte, Rose. Blue. NARCISSUS— VOD Slon, early: Paper White: Gran- Ultlura tutus albus. LILIUM CANDIDUM. IMMORTELLES, In all colors Cablk Address: ROCHE, OLLIOULES. FREESIA REFRACTA. ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM. TRUMPET MAJOR, real. And many others good for forcing. Send for catalot^ue. A. ROCHE, Ollioules, var, France. p \/QS A, CO Sassenheim, Holland, * * V^^J \*» V^V^ »| GROWERS OF Hyacinlhs,Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention Araerlcan Plortut QEEDG Of all kinds, true tu name and fresh. Jos. F. Dickmann, 1110 N. Third St.. and Grayois and Oregon Ave., Send for my New Calalogne, FREE. St. Luuis, Mo. You Can Get Ferr.v's Seeds at your dealers ', as fresh and fertile as thougti you trot them direct from Ferry's " Seed Farms. !ff RRYi: ^EEDS] are known and planted every- Mheiv, and are always tlie best. Ferry's Seeil Aiiuuul tor 1S95 tells all iiboul them, — Free. D. M. Ferry &. Co. Detroit,Mlch. Mention American Florist. 742 The American Florist. ^fc ar. 2, Cincinnati, Trade this week has been fairly active. Although it may not be quite uo to for- mer years, still there is a more cheerful view taken by most of the dealers. Cora- mission men report an increased shipping demand. Orders of this kind were usu- ally heavy, and greatly helped to clear up the stock. Roses in most all classes are plentiful and of improved quality; there is no ap- parent glut of any variety. In large roses there is still a decided shortage. Beauties are scarce, with brisk demand, and very few long stemmed flowers are seen. Good long stemmed stock sells readily at $3 CO $+ a dozen, but the great bulk is short stuff, selling at from 50 cents to $1. Hybrids are still scarce. A few good Brunners are seen, but are mostly shipped in from out- side points. The flowers are not up to the standard in size, but are of good firm and color, and with fine long stems. They bring from $3 to $4 a dozen for the best. Jacques are improving. Most of the flow- ers shipped in now are fromplantsgrown in solid beds, and are much firmer and of better quality than those noted before. These bring $1.50. Bridesmaid and Bride find a ready market at $7 to $8. Mermets are coming in very fine and of uniformly good color. La France is hardly up to the standard, though here and there a good lot may be seen; $4 is the ruling price for good stock. Woot- tons. Pedes, Gontiers and Niphetos go at $3 to $4. Meteor is of much better color, but rathersmall; good stock finds a ready sale at from $5 to $6. Carnations are plenty and of fairly good quality. Very few of the common sorts go over $1.50. Infancy Daybreak sells at $2; a few extra good bring $2 50, Scott about the same. Bulb stuff of almost every variety is very slow. Daf- fodils are a perfect drug on the market and can be hardly given away. In Dutch hyacinths nnly the light lavender shades are in fair demand. Valley can be bought of very good quality at $1.50 to $2. Romans are about the same. Tulips are very slow. Pink grown La Reine and Kaiser Kroon are the only two varieties called for. The former brings $5, and the latter $4. Most of the other sorts go at $3 and less. Violets still hold their own, although the stock that isoflered at pres- ent is notof verygood color. Thesupply is about equal to the demand. Quotation on extra choice (very scarce) is $1.50. The bulk of the stock is selling at $ L to $1.25. Harrisii are not quite as plenti- ful. Some extra good bring $12, though most of the stock is disposed of at from $6 to $8. Callas are plenty and in fair demand. There is some very fine mign- onette sent in now, mostly of giant varieties and Machet. Good spikes of these find ready sale at $2 50. Smilax is extremely scarce and sells at $15. Aspar- agus plumosus is in good demand. Adian- tum is in fair demand at $1.25 to $1 50. Mr. W. Murphy of Delhi lost one house and a lot of fine plants by fire this week. Mr. W. Weiland of Avondale also had a similar unfortunate experience. No in- surance at either place. Corbett & Wilson are bringing in some fine cyclamens in 6 inch pots with 30 to 40 blossoms on a plant. P. Cheek. Client— "That little house you sent me to see yesterday is in a scandalous condition. It is so damp that moss positively grows on the waltsl" Agent— "Well, isn't moss good enough for you? What do you expect at the rent — orchids?" LiKA JOKO. In all the best standard varieties, suitable for forcing and bedding out, at prices to suit the times. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, New Jersey. The Wonderful NEW ROSE- CRIMSON RAMBLER The most remarkable ROSE introduced in many years. "300 blooms on one shoot." " The iiem tunimp the noveltift(."—\MSTyoti (Eng.) Times. Circiilur tjivint; iiill description and price, with handsome colored plate Tree. ELI*WA><;EK *&: BAUKY, (\%AQ— Mount Hope Nurseries— \mh), Rochester, N. ¥• New Chrysanthemum, PHILADELPHIA. The great prize winner. Orders booked now for delivery March l.'jth. •M cents each; Jtl.llO per diizen; $35.00 ner HO. MIPTIIT' r< A T>1VT A rpT/iMU UNCl.E JOHN, white; THE STUARr. scarlet SWEBTBRIER. pink; IMJliVV L/A-ttilAliUiNlO sambo, crimson: tl.OO per dozen; JS.UU penUO, BDNA CRAIG, WM. SCOTT, 4Uc. per dozen; fa.OU per lOU. NEW YELLOW DAISY (Flolle d'Or), plants from Wneh pots. $1 I'O per dozen; n 00 per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on appttcutlon. SWAINSONA OALtUlFOLIA ALBA, from 2^2-ln. pots, 75c. per duz., *i.UO perlOO. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. PLANTS. Our selection, all good, well grown, named vari- eties. 10 at 100 rate. Per 100 Begonias. 20 varieties $4.00 & $0.00 Rex. pood asBortment 6.00 & 8.00 " Manlcata aurea lU 00 Fuchsias, best vartetles 3.00& 4.00 Heliotropes, 10 kinds 3.00& 4.00 Croton Maculatum, Btrontr plants 8.00 Crotons. assorted, strong plants 8 00 Plumbapoes. Lady Lapent's, Oapensls and Capensla alba 4.00 Hibiscus, double and single 4.00 Gleranlums, double and single, bronze and silver 300& 4.00 Abutllona, assorted 4.00 Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.50 1.50 1.00 .75 Heliotrope, best new and old CoIeuB. mixed, 50c; fine named Fuchsias Altemantheras, 4 kinds Begonias Geraniums, bronze and silver Ageratum, Brighton Beauty Ageratum, White Cap and Cope's Pet Cash with order. If to be sent by mail, add for postage 10c. per 100 for Altemantheras; 20c. per 100 for Coleus, Heliotropes, Fuchsias and Ager- atums; 30c. per 100 for Begonias and Geraniums. ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS Box 99. ) KANSAS CITY, MO. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. SPECIALTIES ALL IN TUB BEST VAHIETIBS. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttlnes and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N. Y. ROSES^ GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A complete i;eneral line ol stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. CLKMATIS.— Large tlowerlriK 'J yiMir.'*. In vnrltny ^i 00 per dozen: ^i2.m per lUi'. Iitmie urown Imported, a and 4 veiire $l Wi per dozen DOUJJI.K UAIslKS. -Snowdrift. .We. p^r rtu/.en. IjOngfellow and Snowtlftke. In bloom, Ki. 00 per lOii. F. A. BALL.£K, Kluomlugton. Ill HIGH GRADE Mixed and Seedling WORLDS FAIR MEDAL And Society of AMERICAN FLORISTS' CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. Tell us what you want and we will give you prices. GUSHMflN GLflDIOUUS GO., EUCLID. OHIO. PANSIES. The Jennings -strain of Jjirge Flowering and Fancy PanBlec. fleld-grown. nice stocky little plants— cold THE FINKST STRAIN Is whnt every tlortst wants. I think you will find mine aa good as the best. Stock carried in cold frames, and orders filled any time. 10.1 by malir.()cts: 1000 by express J6 00; 5000 KJO. Finest mixed seed of above I'anBles. pkt.. 2500 seeds. $1; per oz. 3W. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT. CONN. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the fiorlst. blooming freely andglvlng plenty of cuttings for propagattng gulckly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOUO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston), MASS. Rooted Cuttings of CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. COLEUS. Our new Catalofitie of rontcd cuttings. CHiiuas, Gerauiuin.s. ko-es. etc , uow ready, aiid wiU be mailed on anttlication. EVENDEN BROS.. Williamsport. Pa. You will benetlt the American Flo- rist by mentionine; it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. [895- The American Florist. 743 BELLE SIEBRECHT - Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. MORE TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT ROSE GROWERS: Deak Siks:— The new Rose. "Helle Siebrecht." is a verj' valuable rose for winter forcing. The form is exquisite, the foliage handsome, the color charming, rich.briaht. and of an entirely distinct new shade; it is also very healthy in growth and a constant and very free bloomer. Please book my order fur 1. 000. Vours trulv, ROBERT CRAIG. West Philadelphia. Pa. It atTords me much pleasure to express to you my thanks for the bunch of Belle Siebrecht roses you had the kindness to send to me. After having graced the tables of the N. Y. Florist Club annual dinner two days ago I tind it to be a remarkable good keeper, having kept it for three days longer with- out its losing any of its brilliant color, and it appears as fresh now. after be- ing out five days, as if just cut. As seen growing at your place I shall pro- nounce it after a careful examination a remarkable "free bloomer, healthy grower, and one that is not easily attacked by mildew, and a welcome addi- tion to our list of forcing roses. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. Washington. Dec. 5th, 1894. MESSRS. SIEBRECHT .\: W^A^DLEY. New Rochelle. X. Y.: Gentlemen:— We have received your circular letter together with price list of your new Rose, Belle Siebrecht. which we inspected" in your houses some time ago. Please book our order for 3,000 plants, to be delivered April 15th next. Yours very trulv, STRAUSS lV CO. This rose is the result of years of patient work by one of the best rosarians in the world. It is not sent out to be ^'tried." We have subjected it to the most severe tests, and are now fully satisfied that it is the best florists* rose in existence. It is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, the result of a cross between La France and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Its pedigree is all right. Orders booked now and will be filled in strict rotation. Strong plants ready for delivery April 15th. FBICE, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. NEW JAPANESE ROSE "Tmer's Crisi Bailer." CHARLES TURNER who introduced this extraordinary Rose, is prepared to ship to the United States, very fine plants, 10 to t2 ft long, at $9 per d'^z ; or $72 per 100. Cash with order. Packing free. The Royal Nurseries. SLOUGH. ENGLAND. POST I I t , REMEDY to Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte. 35 1b8 fS-IX). Bellows. J3. 50, fash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip. New York. E.G. HILL & CO., vyi]oi6§ai6Fiori§t§ RICHMOND, INDIANA. Marie Louise Violets. ROOTED RUNNERS. Healthy, strong plants. BETTER can not be had anywhere. ANDREW WASHBURN & SON, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — li'm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splen. Introducer's description and stock. A yelknv of free blooming habit and the other necessHry qualities of a good carnation has long been a desideratum. In Eldorado we have a strong vlg<.trous plant, healthy foliage and finely formed flowers. The cuttings are easy to root and the plant Is very prolific In both blooms and cuttings. Light yellow, or. perhaps, nearer a buff, and free from all while marslngs. Petals edged with a nar- row band of light pink, being almost a plcotee In marking. The flowers look yellow by artificial light and not white, as many yellows do. $2 per dozen; $12 per ICO; $luO per 1000. KOHINOOK.-(raountaln of light) (Pennock>. In- troducer'sdesorlption and stock. The choice of over 400 varieties after li years' trial. It Is the best white I have ever grown. Plants robust, stems long, stltT and erect. Flowers full, deeply ftlnged. occasionally touched with pink blueh, and extremely attractive, measuring 2-\ to ;i inches across without any forcing or disbudding. Comes quickly with bloom and con- tinues prolific throughout the season. S ■X'.A. IV X> .A.fl. X> . 100. 1000 {40.00 Sweetbrier f5.00 Helen Keller " Uncle John " Stuart '* " Buttercup 4.00 35 GO Scott 3.00 25.00 Daybreak 2.5U 20.00 Cartledge 2.00 15.00 Portia 1.50 12.50 McGowan " Fisher (from soil for Summer) " LADYCAMPISEr.t.. VIOLET, rooted runners. %'l.m per 100; 115.00 per 1000. Walter R. CHfle. ot Germantown. Pa., has been the first In this locality to appreciate the virtues of s\vaui8ona Galegifolia Alba. He has an entire house of It. and the beautiful pea like blossoms backed by lt« feathery ptnniite foliage, have, he claims, paid him better than anything else he ha« grown this Win- ter. We are enabled to offer his stock at $4.00 per 100; Vii 00 per 1000 for rooted cuttings; IC.OO per 100 1% pots. Ready Feb. 15th. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. KOHINOOB, ^t?or/eLT''i[l.n°s'' The best white I have ever prown. PURPLE KING ^!frp,e'7- ductive and very showy. My stock ot standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations and exchisi-rcly for cuttings and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS, ETC. NEW SEEDLINGS 1895. D'iz. UK). IIKJU. Eldoriifln. yellow. ed«e(l pink. stockrt"(lJ'2.UU KIttv Clover, u Iraiiriint yellow rar,... l.fiU 8 (10 ;.'> 0(1 Kuliilie, yellow and pink var 1.50 HOD 7.^00 Princess Bonnie, pink var 1 .^0 k.IjO 7.5. OO Dr. Warder, crimson l.-W .s.(0 7.7(0 Daisy Hell. var. similar toll. Keller. . I..i0 8 (JO 7.^00 Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.50 8 00 7.S fw (Iphella. pink 1 60 IJ.OU 80. to The atwve varieties are all brimzlng the top price In the Philadelphia market. GENERAL COLLECTION. Sweetbrier. pink. «) 75 Jl'i.OO JJ5.0O Helen Keller, variegated 75 5.10 l.'t.OO Purple Gem. magenta 4t> :i-00 iT.OO Wm. Scott pink. JO .10(1 2.'i-lK) Mme. Dla/ Albertini pink .40 o.OO 25.00 Buttercup, yellow varleilHted 75 4 00 ;«) 00 Stanley, terra cotta varletiated 75 4 00 yj.OO Daybreak, llu'ht pink 40 2.50 20 00 Thos. Cartledge. dark pink Il') 2.00 15. CO Brutus, red :i5 2 00 15.00 Cajsar, variegated, red and white a'l 2.10 l.j.oo Chester Pride, vailegaled 35 2.00 15 10 J. R. Freeman, maroon :s5 2(0 15.00 Puritan, white .'. 36 2.0O 15.(10 Tidal Wave, dark pink :i5 2.00 15.00 L. L.Lambom. white 35 2(0 15.00 E.G. Hill, scarlet 36 2.00 15.00 Wm K. Dreer, dark pink 26 l.iO 12.50 Nellie Bly, variegated red and white,. 25 1.60 12 60 Grace Wilder, pink 25 150 12.50 Lizzie Mcciowan, white 25 1.50 12.511 Portia, scarlet 25 150 12. .50 Mrs, Fisher, white 25 1.60 12.50 Annie Plxley, pink 40 3 00 25.00 Lois Haettel. white fringed te 2 (X) 16.00 Hawa 1. yellow variegated 36 2.00 15.00 Angelas, pink 35 2.00 15.00 Marie Louise Violets 20 1.00 8 00 SwanleyWhite 20 l.OO 8 OO LadvCampbell 35 2.00 16. tO Giant Double Alyssum 20 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 12 new kinds by mall 2 00 Set of 12 .50c General list Coleus, by mall l.OO By express 0.50 Red and yellow A^erschaffeltll and other yellows 8.00 Stock plants general list 3.00 VerschalTellll and yellows 4.00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES, West WMteland P. O. Chester County, Pa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICE LIST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. J. L. MAITLL. Proprietor. RICHAHI) JONES, Manager. Whitford Station, P. R. R. Send for Circular and price list. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per lOO Per 10(10 We offer them, 2hi-lnch pots $i; ui f50.00 Lizzie McGowan, rooted cuttings. 10.00 ROSES HrldesmaldB,2H. Inch pots.... 3.00 25.00 Brides. 2W-lnch pots 3 CO 25.110 JS^orders booked for Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. CARNATIONS. Healthy, well-rooted Cuttings now ready. c-ASH WITH OKDEU. I'lT 100 Per 1000 Daybreak. Tidal Wave J2.U0 »15.00 Writ. Scott. Mme. Diaz Albertini Mrs. Uevii,.l.lB 2.,50 20.00 Mii;n\vaii. Puritan, Portia 1..50 10.00 G. Wilder, s. Spray, White Wings 1.50 lO.OO Helen Keller, Itouton d'Or 4.00 te.OO A. T, JACKSON. Station X, Bowmanville. Ill, Mention American Florist. i8g5- The American Florist. 745 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever offered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J.J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated ~''^^^^~~~ sort. See fnU page lllustratecl advertiHemeut of above in Auierican Florist December 1st aiKi Sth. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — H.E.6HITTY, .-^ PATERSON, N. J. NEW CARNATIONS. perlOOperlOOO BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. $10.00 $75.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 7.5.00 STORM KING, show while ... . 10.00 75.00 Keady AprU 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 5 00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. H- M. Bigelow. deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra colta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 60c. each, 85.00 per doz.. $;io.00 per 100. Keady March Ist. 1895. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., 88.00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRE.D. DORNER & SON. Mention American FlorlBt. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, l^ueens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATIONS-ROOTED CUTTINGS S9.00 to S35.00 per Id 00. COI.EUS— Kooted CuttlngB. 76 varieties, my selec- tions, in 40 or 50 varieties, $4 50 per lUOO by express; 7Uc. per 100 by mall. «IANT DOUBLK ALYSSUM, 70c. per 100; IB 00 per lOOO. „ LADY CAMPELL VIOLET, $1.25 per lOO; $10.00 per liXX). NO BLTST. X(l FUNtil'S. Nt> ME.^LY BCG. WM. H. SEARCH, Avondale, Chester Co., PA. Carnation Mrs. Fisher IMPROVED. Strong Rooted Cuttings, free from disease, J2 00 per 100; S15.00 per lOOO. CHARLES EVERDING, Branford, Cona. Oo^r-rio-tioia^^s. now ready. WM. SCOTT, from sand $3 per 100; $25 per 10OO LIZZIE McGOWAN, from sand 2.50 '* 20 " The above varieties are from "specially selected stock." Do not be misled by cheap offers. Poor stock is dear at any price. Plants from soil will be ready February 15th. rLK.'\SE SEND CASH WITH ORDER. F^XwOi^^^rv r»A.i«i-c, IV. 'Trt4^ ci:/^FRi^j=^Tric3r^^. Per 100 Per lOUO W,\l. SCOTT. Kooted CattlDKS ..$3.00 $25.00 LIZZIE McGOWAN. Rooted Cuttings. . 2.5U 20.00 TIDAL W.\VE, Booted Cuttings 2.50 20.00 DAYBREAK. Booted Cuttings ALBERTINI. Rooted Cuttings . BOUTON D'OK. Rooted Cuttings Per 100 Per 1000 , $-.>,6o ejo.oo , 3 00 2.5.00 , 8.00 70.00 Wm. Cash with all orders. Scott and Lizzie McGowan now ready, in any quantity, from "choicest stock." DAILLEDOUZE BROS., FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN, N. Y. CARNATIONS Per 1000 8100.00 100.00 75.00 .\re tin- nu*st prolitable. Per 100 K0H1N00R— New white, large, free . $12.10 ROSE OUEEN— New, fine commercial pink 12.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 ALASKA— New, white, large, product- ive . . . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . . . 10.00 80.00 WM. SCOTT-Clear pink, very free. . 3.00 25.00 GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. . . . 5.00 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine. ... 2.00 1500 We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is complete. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scotland Mme Diaz AlbertlDl. ..$2.50 $20.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2.00 15.00 Lizzie McGowan, Wilder and Portia ... 1 .60 10. 00 Buttercup 3.50 30.00 ff^^Cash with order. 10c. per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FERNS— Choice varieties, from 2-ln. pots $3.00 per 100 PETITNIAS— Double Fringed, choice va- rieties, from 21.,-lnoh pot« 3.00 per 100 GERANIUMS— Fine Double and Single varieties, from 2Ji Inch pots 3.60 per 100 B^~Ca8h with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLD VARIETIES. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1895. Rooted CuttingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS. COLEUS. ETC. Write for price list. £. J. CLOUD. Afondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ^ Per 100 Per lOOO HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttings W.OO $3.5.00 Out of 2W-lnch pots . . 7 OO Booted cuttings of the following varieties 2. .50 20.00 Daybreak. Mlver Spray. Edna Craig. Lizzie Mc- Gowan. Tldiil Wave ttnd Portia. Also a full line of Florists Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Cash with order. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, O. Garnaiion Win. 8gou. The beet and most profitable Carnation. It Is the must productive. It Is the strongest and heathlest grower. In size It ranks with the best. The flowers bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUAKANTEED FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. ALL THE NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS Send for price list and estimates on large quantities. Large stock of WBI. SCOTT. ELLIS, NoRr'OLK Co.. MASS. I DON^T THINK. On this subject. It requires only an ordinary gang- lion to disclose the fact that CARNATIONS make stronger, healthier stock when grown cool— on ground beds— and in a new house. KIlsT has never visited us (barring Mr. David Rust of the "E.YChange"). and clean, vigorous stock of the follow'ng list will be at vour disposal on and after Feb. 1st. 1SU5. Per lUO Per 1000 Ophelia, new. large, medium pink $10.00 $80.00 Sweetbrler. pink .5.00 45.00 Wm. Scott, pink 3 110 26.00 Daybreak, pink 2.60 20.00 ThoB. Cartledge, carmine, scarlet at night 2.00 15.00 Puritan, white 2.00 15.t0 Lamborn, white 2.00 15.00 McQowan. white 1.60 12.60 Mrs. Usher, white 1.50 12.60 Portia, scarlet 1.50 12.60 Other standard varieties If desired. Excellent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. '■THE SLOPE." C. S. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUAKE. Chester Co., PA. CARNATIONS. NOW READY. Sand Helen Keller. Ada Byron $4.60 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4.60 Buttercup, Daybreak 2.00 McGowan. Porthi, Wilder 1.50 2-Inch Pots. $6.00 6.00 4.00 2.60 ROSES. READl'FEB 15. 3.00 3.00 Bride. Meteor Bridesmaid, Perle. . Healthy stock. Special 1000 rates. Ferns on application— flats. 2.|nch pots. etc. GENISTAS, 2-lnchpots $6.00 per 100 LADY THOMPSON STRAWBERRY PLANTS, and others on application at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES GLENSIDE. PENNA. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. Seutl for Price Li^t. p. O. Bo.\ 226. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. NEW CARNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush pink. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100: $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now: per 100 per IWiO 5.U00 BUTTERCUP $3.50 J;«l 00 111,000 LIZZIB MlGOWAN 160 12.10 lIMiOU Tl UAL WAVE 160 12.00 15.0 DAYBREAK 2.00 1510 15,' 0(1 PORTIA. 15.000 SIL\T;R SPRAY... 1.26 10 01 1.5,100 AURORA 1.60 12 UO ,50.01 well rooted runners of LADY CAMP- BELL Violets 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. Carnation Cuttings , Per 100 Per 1000 EDNA CRAIG fi 110 $».0() DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVE 2..50 20.00 (illACE WILDER. SILVER SPRAY... 1.60 12.6(1 McCOWAN. HECTOR 2 00 16.00 SWBETBRIBR 6.00 40.00 Grown cool, and only healthy, selected stock taken. BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. 746 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Toronto. Enquiry amongst a few o( the florists reveals the fact that trade has been pretty good this last week; one gentleman told me that he had really been verv busy. A large quantity of bulbous stuff is coming in now, the price of which not being high it goes off quickly. At the regular meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association last Tuesday a good deal of business was done. The ex- ecutivecommittee was instructed to go ahead with a chrysanthemum show prizj list; three new members were elected and four proposed; an oyster supper was decided on at the Liederkranz Club rooms, the date to be fixed for the day when the delegates from the various cities and towns come to Toronto to interview the Provitcial Government concerning the formation of horticultural societies; motions and amendments came thick and fast on other matters of minor importance, and thoughthere wasdane^r of the chairman's gavel getting red hot sometimes the chairman himself (Mr. W. Muston) kept a cool head and acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of all present. Mr. J. H. Dunlap brought down some fine spicimtns of various kinds of carna- tions, some of his own seedlingsandsome of the later introductions of other grow- ers. The Stuart was in remarkably fine form. E. Baltimore. Trade seems picking updaily. Nodoubt Lent will make a difference as it usually does, but it can not make matters much worse than they have been up to the last week or two. The demand for carnations seems insatiable, all that come being snapped up at fair prices. Our neighbor- ing village, Washington, has the advan- tage of us in this flower as a recent walk through C. Strauss & Co. 's hundred thou- sand Scotts and Fishers demonstrated, but we will get there yet, as far as pro- ducing is concerned. A notable thing in Washington is the way E. Pierson seemed to thrive, and the huge blooms it pro- duced. There was an unnamed seedling there too that was while first class in every other respect in color the exact counterpart of the velvety richness of a Camille de Rohan rose. Mrs. Davis, 801 Madison avenue, has quit and shut up her store. Smilax seems rather scarce. Violets plentiful. Roses in fair supply. Mack. Rooted Cuttings. VERBENAS, flncBt brlnht colors, mammoth, vigorous, stronc. »ti 00 per lliUU. GERANIUMS, special best double and single; all labelled. $12 l«i per 11)00. COLKUS. 'l\ distinct flnest. plenty red and yellow, *t; 00 per II 00. SEEItLINii VEttBENAS, my own select mammoth. trnnsplanied. *5.00 per lUOO. PLANTS. Uellotropea and Scarlet Snfie new com- pacta. Jl.75per 100. CANNA Mnie. Crozv. 75c. per dozen. !pf My stock can be sent wUh any from A. M. Herr DANIEL K. HERR, Ryder Ave . Lancaster, Pa. Mention American Florlet. 10.000 Berberls Tbunbori^ll, \M, to 2 ft. yo.U' " red berried. 'I to \\M ft. lf..00O ■' purple leaved, a to i.Vx ft. 20.000 Buckthorn. 2 to 4 ft. wi.iKjO rnllrnrnlu Privet. 2 to \\ ft. 10.0'0IIvIl,OJV, :BloojranLst»».urg;, !»£». ASK FOR IT If it does not reach you in a day or two. WHAT? OUR CATALOGUE OF N Chrysanthemums, £ Carnations Wand Roses,^— . TO ALL AFFLICANTS .... FREE. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN, MICH. Mention American Klorlet. U ROSE LEAF' EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., • UOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SA1,B BY A. Rolker& Sons. N. Y. state Depot. i;)ti & 133 W 24th St.. New York. N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar. Iti So. Market St.. Boston. Masu. HA, Dreer. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa. Edw Schmld. 7W 12th St., N. W.. Washington, D. C. K. Macrae. 1I.S8 Smith St.. Providence. R. 1. K. II. Hunt. 118 Lake St.. ChloaKO. III. C A. Kuehn )m Pine St.. St. Luul«. Mo. Wisconsin Flower E-xcliange, 41*8 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A Krand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. N„a»^L"iy. The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. I*rIco. extra strong plHntB from 2-lnch pots, *1 Ml per do/.. JS .M) per lUU. l£l<:(;OMA Olhia, from -J'.. In pott*, *'.i per HKt. GKRANIt'^l'^. niarHhiil ^l<-.\l:il)on, llHppy ThoiiRlit, Silver <'or per 100. CuBh with order. Special price on larj^e quantities. LINCOLN I. NKFF, Florist, 4010 Butler Street, FUtsburg;!!, Pa. Giirosanineiiioms. . . . Rooted Cuttings. Mailed for $1.00 per 100. THE FOLLOWING KINDS: E. G. HILL, MRS. SCHUCHARDT, LOUIS BOEHMER, WM. FALCONER, ROHALLION, JOHN LANE. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. ACME PLANT FOOD. A Special and Complete Fertilizer for all kinds of Fruits. Vines. Plants. Flowers and greenhouse use. Put up In boxes of |, 2^4 and 5 lbs. each. ACME Special Grass or Lawn Food. will keep a lawn creen the whole year. Put up In cloth bH>£Sof 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. Pnt up expre'^sly for nil kinds of Vegetables In cloth ba^s of 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. WANT KD— Responsible Agents In every City to sell my Acme Sp* clal Fertilizers which are put up by experienced men. Send for pr.ce list. Discount to Agents. HERMANN ROLKER, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. 2000 Centaurea Candidissima, 2%-\ach. 500 Othonna Crassifolia, 2>iinch. 500 Musk Plants, 2 '4 -inch. 500 Lobelia gracilis, for baskets and vases, 214-in1.l1. This stock is well grown and ready for larger pots, at 83 00 per 100, or 825.00 per lOOU LOGAN AVE. GREENHOUSES. U.VNVILLK. ILL. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. t'Mc per doz. : f4 per 100. Best market sorts of previous years. 36c per doz.; *2 per lllu. Heady for delivery Feb. 1st. Also CYCLAMEN perslcura nlKanteum. SV'n- *''-l)U Per 100. GENISTAS. 6lnch pots, tine plants, $12 to *1,^ per 100. SMILAX. 2>i-lnch pots. K.WJ per 100: *15.00 per 1000. Address .1. G. KUKKOW, Fishlflll, N. Y. Kieffer and Barlfelt Pears (2 years). Abundance and Burbank Plum*. Japanese Persimmons (l and 2 years). Scuppernong, Thomas and Flowers Grapes (l and 2 years). Extra tine stock at greatly reduced prices. GLEN ST. MARY NURSERIES, G, I,. Taber, glen ST. MARY, FLORIDA. i895- The American Florist. 747 THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET. "THE CALIFORNIA is the largest, most fragrant, and most beautifully colored of all the Violets." "THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET is a New Flower and the Fairest and Sweetest Blossom in the World." "THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET is the most prolific bloomer. Its flowering season lasts seven months. The average yield is about 350 flowers to a plant." "THE CALIFORNIA, the Queen of all the Violets." "The wonderful CALIFORNIA VIOLET has frequently twin flowers on a single stem." "The coming fashionable tlower, THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET, will prove the most profitable to grow." "The sweetest flower that grows, THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET. Our patrons are continually increasing the size of their orders for them." "The greatest Floral Novelty of the century, THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET." "THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET, immeasurably superior in every respect to other varieties." "The exquisite CALIFORNIA VIOLET is the Floral Novelty of the United States. No other Violet is of such extraordinary size and beauty." "THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET, with its clearly outlined petals, is the embodiment of graceful beauty. A single plant will produce several hLUidred tlowers of immense size and exquisite fragrance, on stems 10 to 14 inches long. The color is a clear violet-purple, and does not fade." "The beautiful CALIFORNIA VIOLET, excelling all in the richness and purity of its color, the fragrance of its perfume and the delicacy of its form." — The Examiner, San Francisco, Jan. 30th, 1895. We have 100,000 CALIFORNIA VIOLETS on the way, none too many for our orders. The order for the insertion of the Cahfornia advertisement of THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET in the Florist's Exchange, Novelty Edi- tion, had been given before our appointment as Eastern Agents of THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET had been made. J9@°'A11 correspondence in reference to THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET east of the Kockies should be addressed to PITCHER & MANDA^inc, EASTERN AGENTS, Short Hills, N. J. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. T. Mention American Florlet. RAUI lAQ An immense stuck of the best sorts UnnLIAOi of the various classes. Prices low. CANNAS in quantity. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. ^Zot.^'^^o^^:'^ and I'almetto; special prices on large lots. HONEYSUCKLES. ^ AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII CLEMATIS PANICULATA ^'^r^. Tpf CO Deciduous, Evergreen. Fruit and Orna- I nLLO) mental. Also FlowerJnq Shrubs and Vines in variety. Send for Trade List. THE WM. H. MOON CO , Morrisville. Pa. Mention American Klonm. for Fine for potting spring sales. from 3-inch pots S.'jO.OO per lUOO. TO TX A rr^rk per lO Ibs 50c; 25 lbs Jl.OO; OJA.\j\/\t 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs$2.60. TITTCtT Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. ^J U W X . ^i-Sampie Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^^. Chicago. FLORISTS' FINS. GLASS HEADS, In BLACK. WHITE AND VIOLET. 04, 56 & 58 Warren Ave., New York, ESTABLISHED 18 66. N. Has EAST 21= MANUFACTURED STEFFENS ^ ST. NEW YORK, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Ureen street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. iannlactare THE BEST LETTERS U THE MARKET. sizes I'.i-lnch anil 2-lnch. K.OU per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 5U0 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is bandied by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: A. Rolfcer & Sons, New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street. Philadelphia. Pa.; F. B. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St.. N. T.; H. Bayersdorfer &, Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. M Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O. ; B. U. Uunt, T9 Lake St., Chicago ; Wisconsin Flower Bxchange, V.M Mason St., Mllkwaukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, Hth and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va. ; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Dan'l B. Ijong, Buffalo, N. v.: C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis, Mo.; Huntr lngtx>n Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., U134 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd St.. Portland, Oregon; A. Uerrman. 415 B.;i4th St.. New Vork; Geo. A. Sutherland, (i7 Brom- Held St , Boston; Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton; N.F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; The llenry PhlUpps Seed and Implement Co , Toledo, O., Bert Cokely & Co., 234 Church St.. Phlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. R. I.; L. J. Kreshover. YM Greenwich St.. New York; J. C. Vaughan, 2t^ Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. Neponset Flower Pots of Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Terms— Net cash with order. If ordered shipped by freight, add 5U cents cartage. Packed In Gross Weight Size Crates of p' r lUUd pots Per 100 Per lOOO 2Mlnch \.\m about 201b8 JO 25 f2 UO 2)^ •■ 1.000 ■■ 23 ■■ ... . 3U 23U 3 •• 1.001 •' 34 ■• 35 2 80 ■6% " l.OUO ■• 45" 60 4 00 4 '• 500 " 71) ■• tX) 5 UU 5 " 600 '■ liO ■• 90 8 30 6 " 600 . •• 150 " .... 1 50 13 35 Standard Pot Measure. Less quantities than full crates at 100 rates. F. W. I51KD & SONS, .Manufacturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker&Sons 136 W. 24lh St., NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, so 97. ^tlri street:, fhHiAselfhia, fa. Our ne^ Oataloifae \s ntyw oat, free ixpon •ppUcation. M. RICE & C0.3 Florists' SUDDli6S. 23 & 25 N. 4th SU PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for Catalogue. _^_^^^^^^, WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and flneat stock tn the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A.. Saddle River. N. J. Mention the Ameriran Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 748 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Kansas City, Mo. Our club met again at R. S. Brown & Sons with quite a good attendance, and another brother joined our ranks. The essays were not forthcoming, but your correspondent firmly believes that most of them had them in their inside pocket: it was simply who should start first? However, we had a good warm discus- sion regarding the taking of dying palms back to keep and restore to health. This I believe to be one of the worst features in the business of the retail florist. The plant is invariably too far gone when brought to the florist to restore, and of course dies. Then he is told it was not possible for it to die so soon, and in some cases that he actually destroyed it in order to compel them to buy another, etc., or that he used it to decorate with. How many of us get paid the value of the room taken up by such rubbish, not figuring on the bad effect it has on our own stock? Business has been extra good the past week, but stock — especially roses and violets — has been very scarce. There has been a splendid demand for hyacinths, cyclamens, begonias and cinerarias. In fact the demand for cinerarias has never been so good, and the plants are much superior to any seen here before. It dem- onstrates that good plants will always sell, and would be better for us all to grow less and have them good. Arthur Newell, while out with his fast trotter, was caught in a storm, contract- ing a severe cold and has been confined to his bed for several days, but we learn that he is able to be out a little when the sun is out and warm, although he is by no means well yet. S. M. Washington. The florists of Washington as a rule are kept quite busy during the last week or two of the gay season, as there is gener- ally a crowding of teas, luncheons, din- ners and weddings into the last few days. For this reason several of them will be kept on the jump for the few remaining hours before Lent begins. Our florists have had nocause tocomplain of business the past week, as the weather has been all that could be desired and flowers of all kinds have been plentiful and up to the standard of quality. Reynolds. "If It Could Only Bark." "An' that's a chrysanthemum." said Mr. Dolan, deeply interested. '"It is," replied his wife, who had been indulging in some floral purchase. "Well, a wonderful flower it is; if the t'iog cu'd only bark, it'ud be as foine a Skye terrier ez ye'd want to see!" Prepare your advs. now for our spe- cial spring number to beissued March 16, and send in as early as possible. iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — .\N1) — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these y:oods in the world. We issue a large ■10-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Mention American Florist. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week CllAKLESTON, W. VA., NOV. 27, 1891. LOCKI.AND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. Genllenien : — The material for my new greenhouse arrived in good condition, and the lumber was of the best quality, and I had much more than I ordered. When wanting more lumber I shall certainly give you a call. Yours truly, J. R. SHAVKR. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. VoT clrcularg and egtlmateg ADDRES.S LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. i^ocicrvA-isrii, o. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME RflTTflN GO., 483 Wells St., Cllicago. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Aienie, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. SHIPPING BOXES POB CUT FLOWERS. Have you ordered some of these yet? The best and cheap- est box on the market. Also the lightest and strongest— "welshs about 4. strong as 41) pounds." "Saves Its cost la a week on re, Rosllndale. Mass. Always mention the American Flo KiST when writing to advertisers. PLANT BED CLOTH. CIIKAV SUBSTITCTE FOR GL*SS on Hot- beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by FlorUtH, ilardeiierH, et^-., Inva uable for Tol>acci> tirnwerM. I'rotecT.rt fron' Irost. Promotes hardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds warm; will not shrink or mildew. For sale by the leading Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen, Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO.. 27 South Street, - - NEW TOBK. .A.gex&t« w exited. THC EMERSON IfilENISiml Price postpaid 75 CENTS. I Address [ American Florist Co. CHICAGO. ^PPca^ff the ^nii (Cop' 'V«/GX raBbT iSgs- The American Florist. 740 §P&6lflL SPRING NUMBER WILL BE ISSUED It will be as usual a very large nitmber, full of valuable matter specially prepared for it, and lavishly illustrated from photographs prepared specially for it. It will be a decided advance upon any previous special number, and will reach every buying florist in the United States and Canada. No Increase in Advertising Rates. Send advs. early so we may have time to set them up in our best style. P. O. Box 164. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. Plant Stakes. ; C 5-16, Yi, yi, iyi, )^, and %-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. When writing mention the Araerlcnn Klorlel. 163 A\ONRpE ATRPET ••• CHICAGO- • • Mention American Flortet. LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. tT'Plans and estimates furnished on application. Largest bulldprs of Greenlionse Structures. Six lilghest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILI-USTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM GO./^*r]*U:L™^*^^Ne^ York City. FACTORY; IKVINGTON-ON-HUUSON, N. Y. Gypney Hot Water Heaters ^ Steam Boilers. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for G-reeuhoase Catalog'uts. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. congress), BOSTON. MASS. Western Selling Agents: A. A. GRIPPING IRON CO., 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. 750 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Patents Recently Granted. Lawn sprinkler, Thos. Mayer, Cleve- land. O.; Grass-catcher for lawn-mowers, Jos. A. Bubier, Boston, Mass.; Flower- box, Albert Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Attachment for lawn-mowers, Cbas. W. Wheeler, Claremont, N. H.; Lawn-sprink- ler, Jno. H. Melavin, Cambridge, Mass.; Lawn-mower, Thos. and W. H. Caldwell, Newburg, N. Y.; Spraying-nozzle, Jno. F. Dornfeld, Chicago; Transplanter, Otto F. Mulhaupt, Shreveport, La.; Hose-sup- port, Geo. E. Byrkit, Toledo, O.; Spray attachment for nozzles, Jos. McDoyle, Oakland, Cal.; Fumigator for plants, Joel W. Hendrix and Hiram Houghton, Pal- metto, Fla.; Seeding-machine, Frank R. Packham, Springfield, ; Attachment for hand-rakes, Wm. Ashby, Lafayette, Ind.; Weeding and root-pulling imple- ment, Thos. L. Smith, Milwaukee, Wis.; Pruning-knife, Lewis C. Bosley and Berj. Bosley, Spickard, Mo.; Case for powder, seeds or the like, Daniel C. McNaughton, Jersey City, N. J.; Strawberry-runner cut- ter, Chas. D. Carter, Spring arbor, Mich.; Transplanter, Henry P. Meetze, Pendle- ton, S. C. Frost on the Glass. An Ohio florist had his violet house glazed with frosted glass to insure pro- tection of the plants from the sun and to prevent sudden rises of temperature on sunny days. A new man was recently placed in charge of this house and the day following the proprietor was amazed to find the temperature up to 85°. When the new man was called to account he ex- plained that he was trying to get up enough heat to get the frost off of the glass. r G reenhousc 1 M JQ7 H^W'thorHe /1\/e.,Chicaoo. IllJ FLOWER POTS. We Manufacture all klndH of Flower Pots, etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send fur price list ninl Hiiiiipli-H (« liloli will be 8ent free), nnd we know yim will ^Ive usyour order. Ji Gi SWAHN S SONS, Minneapolis, 'Minn. Mention American Florist. You will benefit the American Flo- rist liy mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. PALACE tflMPHOTWATERBOILEIIS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, yilOi Utica, N. Y. ■ FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 713. 7151 7^7 & 719 ^Vharton St., Philadelphia, Pa, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, M. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. T. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopfiel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuance of your patronage in the belief ihat we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will g^ve us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., if«=SSr Standard Flower Pots. OUR POTS ARE OF THK;.IiKST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freigiit rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing; your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. ^S9- The American Florist. 751 HOT-AIR WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House, Garden, Stock or any other Durpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue or THE delamater-rider and pumping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON c..,pm_ puMPiNc ENGINE. ■ ENGINE. Their operation is eo simple and gafethatactiildcanninthem Tliev will pump water from shallow streams or any k.ud of well. Thev can be arranged for any kind of fuel Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons ol water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fiffh Avenue, NEW YORK, N.Y Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. ' Boilers made of the best of material. BhoH, flreboi sheets and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and bacfc). Write for information. NOW IS THE BEST TIME To order your sprint; supplies <*i I>nliels. Mailing, Ex- press and TransplantlnkT Boxes Tliitt lunjberany size cuttoorder. ['rlnteil Ta^s and Ni-te Heads. Paper. Twine and Supplies. Our PKINTEU I'OT LA- BELS save lots of time and wrltnii:. Our price list Is ready— so are the labels and samples. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. Florists and Lahel ManTis PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights. Etc. ^^^ I GHftNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.vI/ Electrical and Mechanical experts. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON. D. C. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES . 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The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Carnations I have seen 753 Carnation notes 758 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 759 Vegetation in Costa Rica (3 illus.) 759 A Flatbush incident 760 Boston 760 Philadelphia 761 New York 761 Montreal 762 Buffalo 764 Toronto 761 Our special spring number 766 The seed trade . . 768 Catalogues received 768 American versus foreign glass 770 News notes 772 Cincinnati 774 Baltimore 776 Worcester, Mass 776 New greenhouses 778 We SHALL issue our special spritig num- ber March 23 instead of March 16 as pre- viously announced. Lafayette, Ind. — The mother of Mrs. F. Dorner Sr. died February 28, and the father of Mrs. F. E. Dorner Jr. Febru- ary 27. Send advs. now for our special spring number. It will be a beauty and will reach every buyer in the U.S. and Canada. No increase in adv. rates. Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Florists' Club has been organized with an initial membership of seventeen and the following officers: Henry Smith, president; Wm. Cunningham, vice-presi- dent; L. N. Renwick, secretary; N. B. Stover, treasurer; J. A. Creelman, press reporter; Wm. Scott, custodian. Pink was adopted as the club color and the carnation as the emblem of the organiza- tion. Meetings will beheld semi-monthly, the next one on March 19, at which a ■committee will submit a draft of consti- i:ution and by-laws for action. Carnations That I Have Seen. BY ElJWlX LOXSDALE. \Read before the American Carnation Society at BostOJt, February 22.\ I prefer to give this paper that title rather than the one selected by the execu- tive committee. It will answer the pur- pose for which it was intended, I think, and at tie same time will giveme a some- what wider scope; yet not too wide, I trust, to test your patience. If I were to confine my remarks to carnations of the past decade I would of necessity have to omit some good varieties. For instance Buttercup. That variety has been in cul- tivation nearer two decades than one. It is pleasant to talk about the old varieties that stood by us twenty years ago. Though I do not intend to make this an elaborate paper, nothing like the gradual unfolding of the carnation, as one might expect that such a subject would suggest, but just to have a little chat about car- nations that I have seen, and the impres- sions formed of them. The first carnations that I became acquainted with were President Degraw and La Purite. Of each of these kinds I had a few cuttings given to me. It must have been about the year 1871. These cuttings rooted and in due time bloomed; but I was very much disappointed to find that La Purite had dark pink flowers, whereas the Degraws were white. I felt certain that either I or the person who gave me the cuttings had made amistake, as I thought La Purite was so named be- cause it bore pure white flowers. And the President Degraw— there was nothing descriptive in its name, and the dark pink flowers could easily have been named after that good patron of horticulture, who, if my memory serves me correctly, was at one time president of the Brook- lyn, N. Y., Horticultural Sjciety. I am not quite sure, but I am half inclined to think that when I found the colors of the flowers were as indicated, I changed the labels until I could find out positively whether a mistake had beenmade or not. In those days there were not so many carnation growers as there are now, and where Qarnations were grown was in establishments where a general florist's business consisted principally of growing bedding plants for spring sales. Strange as it may seem, when it was found that I was wrong in my suppositions I dis- liked very much to gjve up the idea that a mistake had not been made; and even to-day sometimes I feel that an error has been made in the namingof the carnation La Purite. It is not my intention to treat upon varieties in the order of the time of intro- duction, or as regards their merit, think- ing perhaps it would be better if I dealt with them alphabetically, or nearly so; in that way new and old sorts will be mixed in about equal proportions. Mme. Diaz Albertini is one that is a favorite with quite a number of growers. Its large size and stout stems are its princi- pal good points. Its color, though it might be classed with the Wilder pinks, is not as cheerful as it might be. It has more or less of a faded look, and under ordinary treatment it is rather a late bloomer. This, however, may to some extent perhaps be obviated by early prop- agating, and taking care not to pinch back too late in summer. Alegatiere has had its day. It is grown in very limited quantities in these days, Portia having superseded it, on account of its being a brighter color and a freer bloomer. The American Flag is a striped variety. This, as is generally known, is a sport from Portia. It neverattained the popu- larity that was predicted for it. It is, however, very distinct, and where striped varieties are appreciated it is a good one to grow. Andalusia is a French variety; this is very nearly out of date. It is a yellow, and is distinguished now, principally, as being one of the parents of Shelmire's Caesar. On this account I expected great things from Csesar as a producer ot yel- low seedlings, feeling that we had good reason to expect golden flowers through its pedigree; but I regret to say that my anticipations were not realized, as the coloring lacked life or brightness. Mr. Shelmire, I believe, has been more suc- cessful. Chas. Sumner I remember fourteen or fifteen years ago. It was sent out as Bock's seedling, having been disseminated by Mr. Bock of Cambridge, Mass.; and after it had been out for a while it was given the name as indicated. This same variety was cultivated around Chicago as Anthony's Pink. I believe it was mixed among another kind, and those having it in their possession, not know- ing the correct name, it was called An- thony's Pink, until its true name was made known. As I remember it, it pro- duced pink flowers something after the color of Grace Wilder, or perhaps a trifle lighter in color. It was a dwarf sturdy grower, butfor some reasonorotherwith me it failed to come up to the standard of those days, not being a sufficiently tree bloomer I believe was its principal fault. Most everybody, I think, in those days either grew or tried to grow Astoria. It was a very beautiful variety, but wasiiot sufficiently free blooming to warrant us in growing it in large quantities. This 5*5 tf" 754 The American Florist. M ar. 9> Whiii it wass tirbt tcut lut bv Mr. C. T. Starr I secured a t'e-w plants of it. but it proved a miserable failure. The plants took on the brown dead leaves that we dreaded in those days as much as we do now, and seemed really to have a hard struggle for existence. Tne plants were very little larger when they were taken up in the fallthan they were when planted out in the spring. Toey rarely occupied the space in the greenhousts long after being lifted; space was too valuable for sickly Buttercups to occupy. Ojt they would have to go, with a resolution never to try them again, until I would take a trip to Chester county and see them flourishing in all their go'den glory. I remember with a great deal of pleasure on one occasion I happened to visit Ken- nett Square and Avondale, when all the carnation growers appeartdtobe holding their crops of Buttercup, which had been ordered for a Buffalo golden wedding. Those houses, many of them filled with Buttercup, presented a sight I shall never forget. I was so impressed with the va- riety that I had to try it again, with the same results as just recorded; and every time that I tried it it was always a fail- ure until three years ago. About that time I had some orders that I could not fill for field grown plants of this variety, and not being able to get as many as I wanted from Pennsylvania 1 found it necessary to secure some from another state (New York) to complete the order. The plants were so superior from New York that I had hopes I could grow them as successfully as they were grown, as they looked much better than I had been able to grow them myself, or had seen them at any other place. I ordered a few more for the purpose of trying them alongside the ones that I had received from Pennsylvania, and although the re- sult was not a great success it was suffi- ciently so to encourage me to persevere further in the experiment. During this time I had had some experience in com- bating the disease in carnations known as "rust," by growing them under glass all summer. I determined tosecureyoung plants in the coming spring from New York state, where the better plants came from. They were grown under glass all summer, and were very much better than I had ever grown or seen them before. This year I grew them under the same conditions from cuttings taken from the plants which had been growing continu- ously or nearly so under glass, and to-day I defy any person to show a better lot of Buttercups than these are. They are large healthy plants, fine foliage, and with very few discolored leaves on them; full of buds, and the flowers are as good as many of the novelties that are being offered to-day. Mr. Wm. Swayne of Kennett Square called to see me a few days ago, and he pronounced them the finest that be had ever seen. Now I wish to dwell a little on this point, because we are led to believe by some carnation growers that the carna- tion is naturally a short lived plant, that it only has a short time to live, and that it is absolutely necessary that we should be raising seedlings continuously for the purpose of taking the place of the varie- ties that must die out, after being in cul- tivation only a very few years. I think our friend Fred Dorner made that state- ment at the convention of the S. A. F. which was held at Toronto. Mr. W. R. Shelmire proved to the contrary of this in his able essay at Buffalo before the Carnation Society a few years ago. And another point: twenty years ago we were led to understand by someof the oldmas- alsd has ihc diatinciii n ol being one ot the parents of a noted variety, namely, Buttercup, which is one of the popular varieties of to-day. Aurora is a more recent introduction than any of those hitherto mentioned, excepting Albertini. Some growersspeak very highly of Aurora and grow it in large quantities; but with me it did not prove successful, having a disposition to be affected with the disease known as "spot." Beauty of Oxford is another one I tried to grow, but this also was affected with the same trouble, and never produced a flower with me that was salable. Much was expected from the variety Ben Hur, but we rarely hear of it being mentioned in these days. Blanche came out highly recommended, but it was troubled so much with bacteria that it al way s had a very limp, unhealthy look; and I question whether there is any of this variety grown at the present time, and it is not a very old variety either. Blizzard is one of Mr. Starr's, I think, a more recent introduction than Butter- cup. Buttercup, though, is muchsuperior to this variety in color.that is to say, the yellow in Buttercup has more life in it than the yellow in the Blizzard. There is one claim for it, however, that it is more easily propagated than Buttercup. La Belle brings up many memories. It was in the early seventies when there was so much furor both in England and in America about this variety. The illus- trations that were used in those days were importations, and showed this va- riety to be trained on, apparently, a bal- loon trellis. It was described as being a tree carnation . Tree carnations, so called , were grown in England year after year, in fact, as long as they presented a re- spectable appearance and were what was considered profitable. The method of cultivation in England is entirely different from ours, that is to say, it was in the days when this variety was in the heyday of its youth. It was advertised very ex- tensively, and if I remember rightly, plants of it were sold at one dollar each. The establishment on which I was en- gaged at that time secured one plant. Though it was tried in the same way as we grew carnations in those days and to-day, it was too tall a grower and flowered too sparsely to be of any value. The flower was of good lorm and size. Boule de Neige — I do not know whether this variety was introduced from France or not, judging from its name one would think that it was an importation. How- ever, be that as it may, the varieties known as Edwardsii, Peerless and Boule de Neige appeared to be so nearly alike that they have been pronounced identical. These were all popular in the seventies, and long since that time they have been cultivated under one name or the other; very excellent flowers we have cut from them, and they were very prolific. Very seldom indeed in those days were flowers cut with long stems. I am inclined to think that carnations paid just as well then as they do now, even at the higher prices they are now bringing. I cut 50,000 flowers from these sorts in one year, two-thirds were white and one- third were of the old La Purite, off a table six feet wide and eighty feet long; but we seldom cut a long stem to a car- nation then, unless perchance there were no other buds to be seen. Buttercup. I have an apology to make to this variety. I have abused it in sea- son and out of season, more I think than all the rest of the carnations put together. ttrs in horiicuituiethat it was absolutely necessary, in order tokeepplantshealthy, to put them out of doors in the summer; that it was more natural for them to be out of doors in the summer than it was for them to be under glass. Apparently this seems true, and in some cases it may be so, but not as regards carnations, we think. To make use of an expression made by a young enthusiast who saw the Buttercups in our greenhouses last week that, under our treatment, "they were rejuvenated." Many of us are apt to jump to conclu- sions. It was by the merest accident that I undertook to grow carnations under glass all summer. As to how it was brought about: I at one time had a seedling which I purposed disseminating the following spring; and in order to get up as large a stock as possible I kept on rooting the cuttings until quite late in the spring or earlv summer. It was so late in fact, and the weaiher so dry, that those plants remained in thumb pots all summer. After the general collection of carnations had been lifted in the fall this particular seedling showed unmistakable evidences of being affected with the much dreaded rust. As soon as possible all the affected leaves were picked off and de- stroyed; but when the job was completed the plants appeared to be planted too far apart, and in order to fill up the spaces we made use of the small plants which were rooted late and had remained in thumb pots underglass all summer. They were planted between the rows or lines of the affected plants, and strange as it may appear, the unaffected little plants on each side of thfm were never affected by the rust during the whole season. At that time the rust had not created quite such a profound impression upon the growers as itdid later. I introduced this point here in order to show how it came that I decided to try Buttercup under glass all summer. I reasoned in this way, that if one disease could be combated by this treatment, why could not other dis- eases becombated by the sametreatment, and I am pleased to be able to say that the results have been eminently satisfac- tory. And to speak further, I believe that we will find that some of our choice vari- eties, if we wish to get the very best re- sults from them, will have to be grown underglass all summer. Suppose a rose grower was to attempt to grow roses in the way that we have been growing car- nations. Just fancy American Beauty being planted out all summer; what kind of a plant would we have to lift in the fall? It would be very little larger than when planted in the spring. Nearly every leaf would be affected by "black 'spot;" jet Hermosa and some other varieties of roses would flourish under that treat- ment and be happy. The same with chrysanthemums; if chrysanthemums weie planted outof doors all suramerand lifted in the fall we would not have the grand blooms we are now getting in No- vember. Excuse this digression, but 1 wanted to impress these points upon my hearers, and to advise that all of us be quite lenient towards new varieties in carnations as well as other novelties; be- cause it is possible that the treatment we have been giving the subject is not con- genial; and if the variety is meritorions it is worthv of some intelligent experi- menting before it is unceremoniously con- demned. To return to carnations that I have seen, Brutns is a red sport from Casar. In this connection I remember very well some years ago making an address on carnations before the Florists' Club of iSgs. The American Florist. 755 COSTA RIOA TROPIC VEGETATION AND PLANTATION BUILDINGS. Philadelphia. I had invited all those who had new or meritorious varieties of car- nations from all over the country to for- ward them to me, so that I could use them to illustrate that address. I well remember how I held up Ctesar and pro- nounced it the best variety that was sent to me for that occasion, insomuch as it showed an advancement over all others in respect to the fine form of flower and a stout stem. It was the stout stem that took my fancy, and for that reason I pronounced it the best variety. C;E5ar and Brutus are identical, I think, as re- gards growth, etc., excepting in the color of the flowers. Caesar is a salmon color or very light red, striped with a darker shade; and Brutus is a self colored red. Unfortunately the coloring lacks bril- liancy, being a very dull shade of red. This was a cross between the variety Andalusia, before referred to, and E. G. Hill, but which was the pollen parent or seed parent I really forget. Bouton d'Or. — The nomenclature com- mittee must please excuse me for referring to this variety as Bouton d'Or, if I recol- lect rightly, it should be Baron Roths- child. It is of French origin, and was first introduced to carnation growers in America by Mr. Denys Zirngiebel, Need- ham, Mass., who disseminated it only in very small quantities, and for some rea- son it did not flourish to any great ex- tent, excepting in the hands of the Daille- douze Brothers, Flatbush,N. Y. Tothem belongs the credit of saving it to cultiva- tion. It is a very distinct variety, very pretty in form, and faintly dashed with crimson. I have often thought that a self colored sport from this variety would be a decided acquisition. The dark mark- ings, small though they be, take a little life out of the coloring, according to my fancy; though it is a very good variety and it is spoken of very highly by people who are giving it a trial this winter for the first time. Daybreak, which was sent out by Sim- mons & Co., Geneva, Ohio, is, taking it altogether, I think, the best variety that was ever disseminated. It seems to do well generally, very seldom do we see it under any other conditions than that of giving entire satisfaction. It is true that Missjoliffe, an old variety imported from Europe, is somewhat similar in color, but the flower is not nearly so well formed nor is the plant so strong a grower as Daybreak. Respecting rust proof varie- ties, with me. Daybreak has always been without rust, but I regret to have to say that I have grown several varieties which were not rust proof; and I also regret to have to say that I have seen rust on Day- break on other places. And I am of the opinion that under certain conditions all and every carnation will take rust, no matter how carefully the breeder may lay his plans. The variety Fred Dorner for a while promised well, on account of its large size and erect stem, but it is gradually going out of cultivation. It had a bad ten- dency to burst, and its coloring was not sufficiently brilliant to satisfy the flower buvers. The variety Wm. F. Dreer is a very large flower, and, if I recollect right, is the result of a cross between Century and Buttercup. This variety I have used in many of my operations in trying to pro- duce a yellow flower, thinking that its pedigree might have an influence on the progeny; but I regret to have to say that there were no satisfactory results. Edelweiss is a sport from Chester Pride, and like its parent was inclined to be a late bloomer. It never became very widely disseminated, as it is seldom or never seen in the advertised lists of carna- tions to-day. With me the flower came very much larger than its striped parent, but owing to its shy blooming character we had to discard it. Grace Pardon for a while was quite popular, on account of its light pink col- ored flowers, but its diminutive size was its great drawback. Mrs. Fisher was a sad failure for a long time about Philadelphia. It has never really got a strong foothold in the imme- diate vicinity of that city; but in some parts of Chester county it is largely used for summer blooming, and for that pur- pose it had no equal, so far as I know. But in and around Boston it is the most profitable white variety grown, I am told. It is also spoken of very highly in several other cities. J. R. Freeman for a while promised well for a crimson, but its stem was so weak and it had such a tendency to the spot disease that nowadays it is seldom or never seen. The variety Dawn was always very interesting to me on account of its un- usually distinctive and very pretty shad- ings. It has been a fancy variety for a long time. It is now being superseded •756 The American Florist. Mar 9- by the Maud Dean; though similar in its colorings this is vastly superior to theold variety in every way possible. Of the novelties sent out last year, Goldfinch has some good points. It has stout erect stems, and it is a free bloomer; but it has the fault of not being bright enough in color, according to the fancy of flower buyers. The variety named Lois J. Haettel has made many friends on account of its free blooming qualities, its deeply fringed petals and exquisite fragrance. It, how- ever, failed to grow freely for me, and I had to discard it. The variety Nancy Hanks has some good points. It is similar to Edna Craig in some respects, and like that variety is not constant in its coloring. It lacks that delicate touch of color which is so essential in these light pink varieties. The J. J. Harrison, on account of its delicate markings, has held its popularity for a long time. Its tendency to split its calyx is its one great fault, and has been the cause of fewer of that variety being grown the past year than formerly. Great things were expected from Hec- tor. We were told when it was first sent out that it was not only the best scarlet carnation, but was pronounced one of the very best carnations ever raised. We naturally expected great things from that variety. But alas! it had its faults. The flowers failed to open; it had a sleepy shriveled look, and the majority of the flowers were not salable, so that it had to go. But our good friend Elijah A. Wood prevailed on me to give it one more trial. I shook my head in doubt, but could not resist our friend's enthusiasm, and in due time a hundred very fine young plants of Hector were received. They were planted in due course, attended to as the rest of the carnations are in the field, and were lifted inthefall; andto-day they are as finea lookinglotof carnations as any person wishes to see. Now what is the cause of this difference? The flow- ers, for the most part, open well; itis of a good form, and has quite a long stem, and the plants are vigorous and thrifty growers. A very, very few of the flowers show the same tendency which they had the first and second year that I tried it. Everybody who grewcarnationstwelve or fourteen years ago remembers the va- riety Peter Henderson, which was dis- seminated from Louisville, Ky. It was raised by a florist in Rochester, N. Y., who obtained the seed from Alegatiere, France. Hinsdale is another old variety that most of us remember. If I am not mis- taken it was said to have been a sport from Degraw. It had certainly the habits of Degraw in some degree; but the flower was faintly tinted; so also was Degraw at some seasons of the year. Hinsdale was a great favorite in New York for some years, but rarely seen in these days. [Mr. C. H. Allen, with whom Hinsdale originated, stated during the discussion which followed the reading of the paper that it was a sport from Peerless.] Old Hinze's White is still grown to a limited extent, and it has been productive of quite a number of seedlings. It has as good a constitution as any variety that we have to-day. I have seen this variety rot off very badly, though, in the field in the summer; especially was this the case if the season happened to be damp and the situation low, and the soil of a stiff clayey nature. I have seen as good flowers cut from this variety as anv vari- ety that we now have, but it fails to flower earlyenoughin the season, making it too late to be profitable. lago is a very pretty crimson flower, but am afraid it is rather undersized. Jacqueminot was terribly afiected with rust, and although it is a very pretty color and flowered freely enough in the early part of the season, it hardly flowers free enough under the treatment which I am giving it at present to be profitable. Will try it again next yearunder different treatment. Helen Keller. I hesitate to say much about this novelty of last year. I can, however, say for it, that it has sold for more money, I think, for a variety that is in general cultivation, this past Christ- mas, than any other variety that has gone before. (This statement refers, of course, to Philadelphia). We ourselves sold six hundred of it at eight dollars per hundred. Some growers have difficulty with this, I hear. I have received some complaints, and I have also received many pronounced compliments regarding it. My plants look fairly well; but Mr. Tot- ten of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., states that his plants aredoublethe sizeof mine. I would certainly like to see them and learn the secret of his success. I do not hesitate to say that Helen Keller is the best formed flower of any that is in com- merce, and it is also performing a mission. It is breaking down that old and preju- diced notion that a carnation to be pop- ular must be a solid color. That notion originated when very few other kinds than white carnations were used, and then only in funeral work and made up floral pieces. Whoever objected to But- tercup because it had stripes in it? I never heard any objections; and the longer we grow carnations the more these old ideas will give place to more rational ones. Adelaide Kresken promised very well. I have seen some magnificent flowers of this variety, and it certainly is worthy a trial. The white variety Lizzie McGowan, I believe, is more largely grown than all the restof the whites put together, though this variety fails to give entire satisfac- tion around Boston it is said, and so far as I could learn the Silver Spray is better appreciated in the west than is Lizzie Mc- Gowan. But the number that is grown about Philadelphia and New York cer- tainly testifies to its value as one of the most profitable varieties that can be grown. We have some of us had a great deal to say about Lady Emma, which was sent out a great many years ago by Mr. Chas. T. Starr. How that variety could have been mixed up with Portia I can not understand. No two varieties could be more distinct than were those two. I do not believe it is possible to find a true plant of Starr's Lady Emma in existence to-day. The foliage was more green than any other carnation that I remember, whereas Portia has a pronounced bluish cast. Ladv Emma was more dwarf in its growth than Portia. The flower stems did not rise up from the plant in the same way as they do from Portia. It was shortlivedon accountof its tendency to spot. The white varieties L. L. Lamborn and Wm. Swayne have been favorites with both growers (especially the first named variety) and persons who bought flow- ers, for quite a while, but it is not every florist who can grow them successfully. Old La Purite has gone, but its memory is still dear. 1 have counted on plants of that variety from one hundred and t wenty to one hundred and fifty flowers and buds on it at one time; this was many years ago. I question whether any variety can beat that in these times of progressive horticulture. There are a great many varieties now in cultivation that can not even approach that number. Ferdinand Mangold for along time has puzzled me. When I first saw that vari- ety ten years ago— I suppose — it was a flower that appeared to be very full of petals, so much so that they generally burst the calyx. The next time I saw it, five or six years afterwards, I could hardly distinguish it from Anna Webb. I sometimes think that there has a mixture taken place here, and that Ferdinand Mangold is lost, and Anna Webb and Ferdinand Mangold as seen to-day are one and the same thing. I do not hear any more of May Queen. It at one time was a great favorite in New York. Beautiful rose colored flow- ers, long stout stem, and a good shaped flower, choice blooms of which would sell very readily to-day. I see, however, that it is still being offered by some catalogue men under the name of Fred Johnson. This is unfortunate; Fred Johnson is a red variety. I question whether the tn e Fred Johnson can be found in cultivation to-day. Strange as it may seem, three distinct varieties of carnations have been named Meteor. One is being disseminated the present season. The first Meteor that I recollect was in the early seventies. I am not quite sure who raised and dissem- inated it. but I am inclined to think that it was the old veteran Mr. Chas. Zeller. It was a good sized flower, though hardly pretty in color, as on close examination the flower appeared as though it was streaked with a pale shade of red, some- thing similar to a more recent varietv called Lulu. The next variety was a Philadelphia seedling, though it did not get very far under the name of Meteor, as it was discovered to be identical with one named Philadelphia. Philadelphia was allowed to take precedence; and the name of Meteor was dropped. The Meteor of to-day, of course, we can not say any- thing about, as it has not yet been dis- seminated. It appears to be a very prom- ising crimson variety. I forgot to say in passing that from the same seed pod from which Buttercup was raised one by the name of Venus and an- other by the nameof Duke of Orange also came. Buttercup, however, is the better varietj; the Duke of Orange was much smaller and not as good a yellow, and not as many petals in the flower, and the markings were more inclined to be crim- son than scarlet, rendering it less bright and attractive. Why I wish to embrace Duke of Orange in this class is because when 1 grew it many years ago I never found any pollen in its flowers. I hunted for several hours one day over a bed of it without finding enough to use for pollen- izing one flower. This brings me to an improvement over the Duke of Orange, the Myrtle. The flowers are larger, there are more petals, and it is in every wa3' of better form. 1 believe it was raised by Isaac Larkin of Chester county. Nicholson, another of last year's nov- elties, promises to be a useful variety. It is a strong grower, and a large flower, and comes close to the useful pinks in color. The same may be said of Ada liyron, both of which are seedlings raised by Wm. Nicholson. Some few years ago Mr. Zirngiebel dis- tributed a white French variety by the nameof Miss Moore. It appears to me that the flower of MissMoore is themost perfcf t in form of any variety that we rS95' The American Florist. 757 COSTA RICA. COFFEE TREE IN BLOOM. now have, and it certainly would be an excellent one for seed saving purposes. It is so beautiful in form, which is one of the essentials that we are striving for in our better class of flowers, especially as we are endeavoring to raise carnations up to the verv first class. I incidentally mentioned Chester Pride, and I wish to add that I believe this va- riety has been in cultivation as long, if not longer, than any other variety now grown. It speaks well for its constitu- tion, and forthat reasonitought tomake a good one for seed bearing or pollen pro- ducing purposes. I referred above to Edna Craig. This variety certainly was disseminated under very auspicious circumstances. It was advertised thoroughly and well, and promised to be just the pink variety that we were all looking for; but it also took upon itself a disease which has not to my knowledge been identified. We do not know whether it was bacteria or spot; but whatever it may have been, it was a great misfortune, as it promised well. It is seldom seen now, though a diyor two ago a grower informed me lliat it was doing better for him this year than it had ever done before. Another delicate pink variety that promised well a year or two ago was Fred Creighton. It was rather a tall grower, a fine flower, though it was rather late coming into bloom. The crops cut from it averaged fair, but it seems to have entirely dropped out of cultivation. It is very seldom offered for sale, to my knowl- edge, at the present time, excepting in California. Crimson Coronet also promised well. It is a variety that could be planted close together, because it makes very little grass. The stems are stout and erect, but it has recently taken on a tendency to become streaked, which spoils all col- ored carnations. The flowers are not now of good color, and are altogether too small for present requirements. In the efforts of the seedling raiser to bring out a variety to supersede Grace Wilder there has been more delicate pink varieties raised, I think, than all the rest of the colors put together. This brings me to another Chester county seedling, by name Grace Darling. It certainly promised well, the flower was of a cheerful though delicate color. It was of good size and good form, but it became stricken with the spot, which I fear has checked the career of more prom- ising seedling carnations than all the rest of the causes put together. I certainly ought to have spoken of Grace Wilder before Grace Darling because I am inclined to think that Grace Wilder has been more largely grown than any other variety that we have had. It is a color that is popular, and the variety has done fairly well, generally. Its flowers, of course, will come streaked; but I am afraid that we shall never be able to raise a pink or any other colored carnation that will not take on that streaky ap- pearance, until we improve our methods of culture. The variety Grace Battles was raised with the object in view of tryingtosuper- sede Grace Wilder. For a few years it produced flowers that were uniform in color, and I am free to say that it was the most beautiful color, at its best, ofall pinks. It, also, produces some streaky flowers in these days. This is the variety before referred to that was afflicted so badly with rust, and it was this variety that taught me that it is necessary, if we wish to attain the best results with some sorts of carnations, that we must grow them under glass all summer; for this rea- son, if for no other, I shall always hold it in grateful remembrance. No carnation produces more flowers, I believe, from a given space than this variety does. Mr. John Burton has two houses almost entirely filled with it. They are just one mass of buds and bloom the whole winter season. They were grown under glass all summer. A variety called Old Gold was sent out a tew years ago, and I admired its color, because it was very much like that of the old Safrano and the Sunset roses. It, however, failed to flower sufficiently free, and it had to be discarded. I tried it for seed raising purposes, but did not get anything from it worth holding over for further trial even. Orange Blossom is being grown a little more now than I think it wasa fewyears ago. We are getting good reports from it from different parts of the country. It is white, shaded in thecentre withsalmon pink. It is distinct from either Maud Dian [or Dawn, inasmuch as the petals are fringed, whereas, in the two varieties before named they are not. Philadelphia I have already referred to. In habit of growth it is very similar to what we now have as Portia, but the flower was not nearly so bright a scarlet as Portia is to-day. It would appear almost that their origin was similar, as they had some points in common, habit of growth and so forth. There was also another Philadelphia. Mr. Starr had one which was variegated. It was dwarf in habit, and free blooming, but met with little sale, as its advent was in the seven- ties, when variegated flowers were not popular. Mrs. Carnegie has a great tendency to burst its calyx. It is considered a good pot plant. By the way, Mrs. Carnegie was one of the parents of Helen Keller, and Peter Henderson or Hinze's White was the other, I forget which. Emily Pjerson is a valuable red variety where it succeeds, but it does not do universally well in all places. It has the appearance of being closely related to General Garfleld. Louise Porsch, yellow striped with red, came out about the same time as Lizzie McGowan, but owing to its tendency to one of the bacterial diseases, it never cut much of a figure in the cut flower world. I have already referred to Portia inci- dentally on two or three occasions through these notes; and it is hardly worth while to mention it again, only to say that we are still looking for a scarlet carnation which has all the best charac- 758 The American Florist, Mar. 9. teristics of the present Portia, with a flower twice or even four times as large. Puritan found favor with many growers for a while, but it is not as free a bloomer as Lizzie McGowan, being more inclined to be late. The origin of these two varie- ties is very similar; if I mistake not, they are both seedlings from Hinze's White, and according to the recorded pedigree of Alaska, these two are parents of that variety, which is to be sent out this year. Some raisers of seedlings would not use varieties so closely related as these two appear to be for seedling raising pur- poses. One of the most popular varieties that we have is Wm. Scott. This is the one that all seedling raisers were looking for to supersede Grace Wilder. Under artifi- cial light it is a beautiful variety. It is popular with the flower buyers and the retailers, and also with the growers. If Mr. Dorner had not done anything else except to raise Wm. Scott, he has earned the gratitude of every carnation grower in the country. There may be some among you who have not heard of a variety by the name ofSeagull. It was a novelty raised by Fred. Dorner and owned by E. G. Hill & Co. It was brought on to New York on one occasion to compete for a silver tro- phy, and it was awarded the prize, win- ning it after a very hard race over Lizzie McGowan. There wereotherscompeting, but Lizzie McGowan and Seagull were the last two in the home stretch, the others being distanced early; I forget now how many there were in competition, something like twenty-five or thirty varieties, I am sure. But Seagull has hardly been heard of since. If I mistake not, a catalogue man bought it as being suitable for his trade. It was decided that the variety was of no value to the grower of cut flowers; not being suffi- ciently free. This goes to prove that the winners of trophies are not always the best varieties; but Seagull at that exhibi- tion was certainly the best flower of the whole lot. Lizzie McGowan had been groomed and trained in great shape for this race, paper collars were arranged about the blooms while growing, and the petals stood out straight. We do not see Lizzie McGowan in that form to-day, because nobody goes to the trouble to train her for exhibition purposes. Mrs. Henry M. Stanley is a sport from Buttercup. It is very distinct from its parent. The coloring is more of a fawn and scarlet than is the old variety, and the flecks or markings are larger; and one very distinguishing characteristic is that the Mrs. Stanley is fragrant, where- as Buttercup is not. It has always been a surprise to me that Starlight was never grown more plentifully than it is. It is a sport from Hinze's White. It is a delicate shade of yellow, and I have never yet seen any streaks of pink, which are so character- istic in the coloring of the parent variety. I am also inclined to think that Star- ight is an earlier and a freer bloomer than Hinze's White; but perhaps the flow- ers of the former are scarcely as large as are those of the latter. Everybody has heard of the winner of the Gold Medal atlndianapoHs last year. Tbe Stuart carried off that coveted prize. The flowers exhibited on that occasion were certainly fine. They were bright in color, of good size, and on stout and erect stems; but very few of us have been able to duplicate that vase as exhibited by the originator. I tried a few of this vat iety under glass all summer, and what few flowers I am cutting now are equally as good as those which took the medal at Indianapolis last year;butitisscarcely a free enough bloomer to make it profit- able the way I grow it. However, it will be given another trial. Sweetbrier, a novelty of last year, has not given very general satisfaction. It, however, I think, will be given another trial by most carnation growers on ac- count of its delicate coloring. Tidal Wave was the successor to Cen- tury. It is similar in color to the old La Purite. It is a great favorite in the west. I tried Uncle John under two methods of treatment, the one batch have been thrown out long ago as worthless, being affected with bacteria so much that there was no profit in it, as the flowers were so poor. The batch that I planted under glass all summer have produced some ex- cellent flowers, and I shall continue to grow it under that plan on a much larger scale next year. White Dove is an improvement on old Degraw, and I find it very useful, as being a free bloomer, though the stems are not as stout as they ought to be. The flower is prettily fringed and very fine in form. Thomas Cartledge in its line of color, one difficult to decribe, but similar though darker than La Purite, I think, is one of the most free blooming in cultivation. It is one of Edward Swayne's productions in his early efforts at raising seedlings. Annie Pixlev is of beautiful form, and a very delicate pink in color, but it is hardly Iree enough in blooming, nor is it large enough in size. Carnation Notes. The address of President Dailledouzeat the convention was full of excellent sug- gestions, which if adopted by carnation growers and disseminators would be greatly to the advantage of the trade in general. One feature that attracted my attention more than all the rest touched upon a phaseofcarnationculture wherein I had failed to obtain satisfactory results, that is the growing of the plants inside all summer. Mr. Dailledouze is of the opinion that inferior sorts, those un- worthy of dissemination, even very poor varieties, can be made to produce very fine flowers if grown inside during the summer, and forthat reason a distinction (as I understand it) should be made be- tween those grown inside and those grown outside, unless the former should have been sent (as suggested at the meet- ings) to different sections of the country for trial before being placed upon the market. I agree with the president in so far as seedlings are concerned, for no seedling should receive a certificate that is not going to succeed in a majority of localities, and rules governing this point should certainly be adopted before the next convention. If thestatement of Mr. Dailledouze is based on actual experience, and it has been proven that comparatively poor sorts will thrive and become remuner- ative when grown wholly under glass, then must we admit that a change in the culture of carnations is bound to come, and that as in the case of the rose and "mum" field culture is in the near future to be done away with. The Buttercups shown at Boston demonstrated fully the fact this sort is much better growninside. There are a number of other sorts which make roots similar to Buttercup, and which receive so great acheck when lifted from the field for planting inside, that many of the plants die, and the balance produce but poor results until late in the winter. Possibly this is the reason why Albertini and The Stuart have failed with most of us. Would it not be well to give them a trial inside during the summer? I grew Albertini one season inside and failed, but that is no reason why others should also fail, and if this sort can be made to produce flowers early in the fall it would be a very profitable sort to grow. It seems to me that a test of this matter (inside culture) should be thor- oughly made by every grower to fully bring out the facts. Mr. Lonsdale has proven that an old variety which many have discarded can be well grown in the manner stated. Many prominent grow- ers have asserted that certain varieties have lost their vitality and are no longer fit to grow; possibly this is a mistake. If one old sort can be rejuvenated why not others. I do not think that any discrimination should be made in awarding prizes to any class but seedlings, for the reason that if a grower is smart enough to take an old sort and by a higher cultivation produce flowers that will outshine new and sup- posed better sorts he should receive not only the prize offered, but he is also entitled to a special mention ol what he has been capable of doing. Many a man has been obliged to give up growing car- nations simply because he had no fields to grow his plants in; if he was aware of the success obtained by several growers dur- ing the past season with inside culture he would be able to go at it again. It is pos- sible that the advantage of inside grow- ing may be confined to such habits of growth as that of Buttercup; this point can only be demonstrated by a general test all over the country. The quicker growing sorts, such as Scott and Day- break, may not thrive as well inside, but I will state here that I had a magnificent growth on Scott when I grew it inside; the only trouble was the blooms came late. Some claim that Daybreak will be troubled with red spider if grown inside; this is a mistake, for during the summer you can get all the moisture you want in- side. Can you get the same results out- side? I guess not. The greatest draw- back to this new method is that good flowers bring fair prices until late injune, and to get the best results the benches should be replanted inearly June. I have stated several times that I would not ad- vise inside growing, and mainly for the drawback stated; if I have made a mis- take I am more than willing to be cor- rected, and will be one of the first to adopt methods which others have proved or may prove better than mine. Charles H. Allen. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. It is time now to start your big lot of cannas. You can cut the roots up into small pieces, being sure that you have one eye or lead to each piece. You need not pot them right off, but can put them in flats with 3 or 4 inches of soil, or on the bench in a few inches of soil. If in flats place the flats on the pipes where the heat is not too fierce; if on the benches pipes should be beneath it, and they will start much quicker. Saudis just as good and better than soil for starting them. By this means you save a great deal of room, which is now very valuable. When they have grown 5 or 6 itches and are well rooted they can be put into the pots in which they are sold, a ■! or 5-inch. Caladium esculentum does not want to be started yet; the end of the month will do for that, but the same treatment is the most economical way to start them. They will, if put into pots in soil and stood on an ordinary bench, remain sometimes for weeks without iSgs- The American Florist. 759 COSTA RICA. CACTUS ON A HOOF. starting, but in warm sand they jump at once. You are sure to be very crowded now with Easter stufl, and will get very little relief before the i4th of April. Yet you must be propagating, and lose no chance to increase your stock of coleus, achyran- thes, heliotrope, and many other bedding plants that will be wanted in May. About the middle of the month be pre- pared to sow asters, Phlox Drummondii, ten week stocks, and other annuals for summer flowering. You always want some Cobsea scandensforacheap summer climber. Sow it within a week or two. You can raise Ampelopsis Veitchii quite as easily from seed as from cuttings. Seed sown now or even a month later will make the best of plants for planting next September. There will always be a de- mand for this beautiful hardy plant, for although almost overdone in some cities, notably Boston, in many smaller cities it is little known. Tree peddlers sell it to your customers for $leach. There is lots of money in it for the florist at one-third the price. Mignonette should now be sown for spring sales; it is a difficult plant to transplant, and is best sown a few seeds in a 2-inch pot, and when up thin out to one, two, or three plants as you wish. In April they can be shifted into a 3 or 4-inch pot, and there is no place like a mild hot- bed for growing them. What is uppermost in the mind of most florists just at the present time is how to get his Easter crops in at the right time. Easter Sunday is the 14th of April, about three weeks later than last year. Many things have to be taken into considera- tion in timing your crops for this impor- tant occasion. The two weeks we will have in April this year will very probably be worth four weeks of March in bringing many things into flower. Particularly is this the case with bulbous stuff, which is an important item at Easter time. The winter has been very severe, freezing down through the ordinary covering of litter and soil with which the bulbs have been covered, and keeping them in a perfectly dormant state. I remember well about 9 or 10 years ago that Easter came as late as the 24th of April. The tulips and other bulbs were almost ready to flower when taken from the beds about April 1, and I had great difficulty in keeping them back till they were wanted. The next year Easter was three weeks earlier, and only allowed about 16 days from outside to time of flowering; the consequence was I was about three days behind time. Since that I have learned to consider the season and reason accordingly. This year I would say allow from 21 to 24 days for the single tulips, afewdaysmore for the early double tulips, and a few days less for daffodils. If you have them in the houses thawed out 21 days before Easter you will have them under control. It is not desirable to use much heat in forcing tulips, etc., at this date, and three weeks will bring them along very naturally in a night temperature of 55°. Dutch hya- cinths, if they have been kept from grow- ing by frost, will come along nicely in three weeks. If they have been kept from freezing they will have made progress towards flowering, and should only be brought into the greenhouse two weeks before Easter. Of late years the Dutch hyacinth has been an important plant at Easter, cheap but in great demand. You can use more than one device in forward- ing or retarding your Easter crop of bulbs. Plentv of heat will quickly ad- vance them if you are late, and if too early place the flats under the cooler benches. Direct sunlight adds quicklv to their age. Don't get late with your Eas- ter crop of valley; it will keep cut a week should you be a little early. Tberetor allow four weeks from time you put it in the boxes. Hydrangeas alwajs want pushing along for Easter. Never let them suffer from dryness, and a dose of liquid manure twice a week will greatly benefit them, for these pots are now one mass of roots. Spiraeas should now be showing their flowers above their foliage, and will come along in plenty of time in a night temperature of 50°. Perhaps this is an unprofitable plant; it most assuredly takes up a great lot of room, but the pub- lic like it, and after all it's soon grown and gone. You must give it room; copious watering, and no tobacco smoke is all that is needed. I remarked once this winter that lilac took about six weeks to force; that was when I gaveit a night temperature of 65°. Six weeks will do with a less heat, be- cause we are approaching its natural time of flowering; alas, this beautiful shrub is not as fashionable as it once was, but good bushy plantscovered with flowers must sell, and they can now be bought prepared for forcing, and will force as easy as a deutzia. I am a little late reminding you of this, but five weeks in a good rose house temperature will get them all right. Cvtisus is inclined to be a little early for Easter this year, and is showing its bright yellow flowers. It will stand any- thing but a freeze, so you can manage perhaps to keep it very cool to within two weeks of Easter. Of late years the azaleas have cut a big figure at Easter. An azalea that will sell for $2 to-day will easily sell for $3 on Easter week, and larger plants at the same ratio. Unless kept in a frame where heat can be turned on when actually necessary just to keep out the frost, it is hard work to keep some of the best varieties back for Easter. And nearly all varieties will want a very cool house. The queen of azaleas, Mme. Van der Cruyssen, all things considered, will be about right, while the beautiful variegated blush pink and white Vervas- neana is too early. Never mind the variety ; you can judge for yourself by the condi- tion of the buds whether they will be too early or not. Remember the azalea will thrive at least for a timein atemperature just above the freezing point. You may have a cold frame sufficiently protected that no frost would enter; that would do, or you could do as I have done, put them under a cool light bench. It will make just sufficient difference to their time of flowering that you will get them in when everybody wants them. I have often be- fore recommended this use of the space beneath the bench, and will say now that if the bench is not too low and a fair amount of light gets there an azalea will thrive as well there for a few weeks as it would on top of the bench, especially in a cool house. The azalea is a truly hard- wooded plant, and the above treatment will not hurt it in the least, while a soft wooded plant such asgeranium, cineraria or primula would be simply ruined in a few days under such conditions. And now wecome to the most important plant of all the Easter trade, the Lilium longiflorum and Harrisii. Many are jnst in the quandary that the writer is and not sure about anything in particular. It very largely depends on the weather. I would like to see the buds (at the time you see these notes) showing themselves distinctly, and each bud about an inch long, or the largest of the group that size; then I would be sure that whatever weather came I would have them under control. If vou want all your lilies to be in sight at Easter you can do it, provid- ing you have houses of different degreesof heat, but it will be at the expense of lots of moving, and don't think that incessant moving is too much labor, for you will get twice the money for the plant at Eas- ter that you will two days after. Wm. Scott. Vegetation m Costa Rica. We present in this issue a number of in- teresting views of plant life in Costa Rica from photographs kindly supplied us by 760 The American Florist. Mar. Mr. W. N. Rudd of Mt. Greenwood. HI., who bas a relative living in that Central American republic. The pictures tell their own story of vegetable life in that trop- ical region. A Flatbush Incident. "Are you going to Flatbush Thursday afternoon"? ''What's going on"? "Bowling. New York and Flatbush. The Flatbush boys have invited us over to Bantle's alleys. You'd better come along; we'll have a good time." "Guess I'll go with you." And they went and they did have a good time. The New Yorkers got there first and indulged in a little practice game to get the "lay" of the alleys. There were Kep- pler, the great spare maker, Leuly, who always carries his own special ball with him, Burns, who can tell everybody else how to do it, Dihm, the human foghorn, WuUie Elliott who came "just to look on, you know," Happy Hafner and several others of equal renown. About five o'clock the Flatbush aggregation trooped in and after a few minutes of social intercourse the teams were chalked up and the pins began to fly. And when they had con- cluded, this was the score: NEW YORK. FLATBUSH. Keppler 181 Mellis 180 Roehrs 155 Bennett 156 Dihm 132 Dailledouze,P. 104 Stewart 94 Riley 159 Hafner 152 Dailedouze, H. 99 Plumb 116 Shaw 121 Storm 113 Zeller, A. 166 Burns 145 Dailledouze,E. 134 Leuly 133 Keller 100 1221 1219 The score was tied at the end of the eighth frame and from that time excite- ment ran high until it was finally an- nounced that New York had won by two pins, whereupon Flatbush gave cheer upon cheer for the victors, who in turn responded with equal enthusiasm, and it was pronounced the hottest game on record . Supper was the next thing in order and soon the company was seated at a well laden table, the New Yorkers on one side, their hosts on the other, and at the head, Flatbush's honored president Charles Zeller, who said "I am always glad when I see a long family before me, tor I have always bten used to it," and extended a kindly welcome to the visitors, compli- menting the fraternal feeling which found expression io such gatherings, without which a man might as well be in the deserts of Africa. Alex Burns responded on behalf of the guests, paying a high compliment to the Flatbush florists, whom he had known for twenty-five years, and the longer he knew them the better he liked them. J. Austin Shaw be- ing then called upon for his customary contribution proceeded to read the follow- ing original verses: I ilreanit ;l funny dre;im the other night; 'Twas Thursduy night, when I came home from bowling. Perchance 'twas caused by merry balls a rolling. Or possibly a gaunt and ghostly sprite, Or goblin grim, that o'er my bedroom hovered; Or was it the effect of banquet rich? Of salad, bam, tongue, beer and milk, and "sich" That all my senses 'thralled, ray eyelids covered? I cannot tell; but this I know full well, I slept aii'l dri'iuned thelivelong night away. I rially lb(ni;^litrd left this eartli to stay. Trans|)oi-u-d wns I sure, to Heaven or— well; Which country 'twas I leave jj'om to decide After I've told you all ray wondrous story. And taken you with me for a pleasure ride Adown thefragrant, verdant streets of glory. It seemed, at least one hundred years from now: When these tired boijes of ours had turned to soil We'd laid aside the shovel, hoe and plough, And rested all, from every kind of toil. No lf>iigcr sat we up through dreary night Til f»M'd the greedy furnaces with coal; Nn h;ul. no cyclones did we have to fight. No yf;irly n-ckonings found us, "in a hole." I nskcd Mic man called Peter, at the gate! W'lien I arri\ I'd up yonder, somewhat late. If hr Witukl kindly." quickly K-ad the way, 'J'o whtTe tin- l-'lalliush llnrisi bnwlers stay. At once witli plunii'd win-^is. ami willing feet. We ran and flew adown the golden street. And in the suburbs, where the (lowers bloom, Aqd where, he said, "there's always lotsof room," There, in the very work they loved the best, I'p in the region "of eternal rest, I found them all, from Papa Zeller down, Endeavoring, as on earth to "paint the town;" liy this of course, I mean to beautify Their well won heritage up in the sky! *'Peter." said I, "whose lovely spot is this? "What splendid trees, and vines, and pansies rare, "And oranges for all, and some to spare; "This family must be having lots of bliss!" "Ah yes!" he said, "this is Pop Zeller's place; "You'll know him by his gentle, patient face, •And that that thin angel there's his good boy Alf.. "The fat one is Emile, too fat, by half. "We're trying to melt him down, so he can fly. "I fear we'll have to send hira down to fry. "What brilliant farm is this?" said I to Pete, As wf Mew over miles and miles of bloom All I'lanted out by rule, so straight and neat, "These fellows surely asked for lots of room" "Yes," Peter said, "those cusses ar^ ambitious; "They kicked because we couldn't give 'em all, "I thought at first they acted rather vicious, "Kut still, you see the plat they've got 's not small ^ "And then they grow sph-ndid looking 'mums,' "Sui-h It-nuthy mi^^nonettf. and tn-avenly Beauties, "And w hen they are around, all Ijusiin'ss hums, "And they attend so strictly to tlieir duties, "That we" concluded at our last big fair, "After a good deal of deliberation, "For flowers tremendousdarge, and rich, and rare, "The finest in all our heavenly nation; "To give them twenty prizes, more or less, "And after this we'll 7nanage them 1 guess." "As to their names, why ask, and what's the use? "All heaven knows the brothers Dailledouze I" Still further flew we, till aroma sweet, Caused us to settle down, and at our feet. Full fifty thousand, thousand, tliousjind pinks. And fields on fields of l<)\rly niai. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SODTHPORT. CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. Rooted Cuttings of CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS, COLEUS. Our new Catalogue of rooted cuttings, Cannas, Geraniums, Roses, etc., now ready, and will be mailed on application. EVENDEN BROS.* Williamsport, Pa. i*rv.A. Ivors. Geraniums. 2^>-in.. ready for 3Vb. Heteranth, Tour Eiffel, Grand Chancellor. Mrs. A. Blanc. Wm. I*fltzer. Mnie. Lindsay. Athlete. Sotiv. de Mlrande and Mme. A. Uume. J3.UU, our selection. 10 at lUU rates. Rex Begonias. '^Vlnch. fo.CO. Heliotrope, 2!«-lnch. J3.C0. Vi nca Major and Harrlsonl. 2".^ and 4-ln. f-'.50 & So.lXJ. CASH WITH ORDER. C. S. BATTIN, So. Charleston, 0. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orclilds, Etc. 106 (S 108 Liberty St.. NEW YORK. Apply before consl^lng. to offer In proper shape and torm Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on c:ish basis only. Mention American Florist. FLOWER SEED FOR TRIAL. Deslrlnfi every reader of the A>i. Florist to test the choice quality of my improved strains of flower seed, 1 will send a trial package of each of the following 4 varieties for 10 cts.: Howard's Royal Splendor Ver- bena. Howard's Improved L lllput Zinnia. Howards Striped Petunia. Aster. Florist White. Comet. Pa'ony. etc. In Florists' Mixture. All High Grade 8eeds of my own raising. A. B. HOWARD, Seed Grower and Florist. Belchertown, Mass. Mention Am. b'lorlst when ordering. Carnations and Violets. Well Rooted Cuttings and perfectly healthy; if they are not you can ship them back and have your mouev returned. Per 100 Per lOlW LlZZlK'.McGOWAN $1.2.'. JIO UU HdliTIA 1.26 lO.OU I.ADY CA.MPBELL VIOLETS, rooted runners 1.25 lO.OO CASH WITH UKIIER. PETER BROWN. F.orist. Lancaster. Pa. VERBENA- ROOTED CUTTINGS free irom rust and mildew, fine varieties. 80c. per KO. $7 per 1000. 'Mums, Heliotropes, F chsias, 20c. perdoz.; the best market varieties. SI 25 per 100. Coleus in varieties T5c. per 100. WRITE FOR CATALOGtJE. PILLSBURY &. LENCENFELDER, SSexid for gl Oor>y T RADE n iREGTORy AND REFERENCE BOOK. I=E,ICE $2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. STROBIIiAKTHES DYERIANUS. This is the most valuable novelty which has been in- troduced for years. For bedding is superior to the finest coleus. Withstands hot sun and dry weather better. Spiraea "Anthony Waterer.'* flowers rich crimson. Lord Penzunces New Hybrid Sweet Briar. Pelargoniums— All the finest European novelties. <> KC H I US.— A very extensive stock ; East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. KAKE AND BKAUTJ FUL E VEKGREENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. K.tON I ES.— A large collection of the finest in cul- tivation. Hardy Perennials, Phloxes. Japanese Iris, Roses Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. j:y"Catalogue8 on application. JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1.000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 80c. and upwards. Price of Catalogue 2.5 cts. (deducted from 81 order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Gardiner's Celebrated English Mushroom Spawn, Fresh ud BeliaUe. 87 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitiee. John Gardiner & Co,, <> Philadelphia, Pa. ^ SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Hooted Cuttlntis and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILl, n. Y. roses; GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A complete general line of stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., ROSE CUTTINGS. Wel I Kooted of Per lOco METEOR, 2and3eyes.at $1S OO Merinets. Brides. Perles. etc.. at 15.00 '.'io-lncli Teas, at 3.i.00 Bfidesmairts, at 30 00 We are specialists for Violet blooms, cuttloffs and clumps— Marie Louise and Lady Campbell. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE, KY. DAHLIAS. W, W, WILMORE, Dahlia Specialist. Bulbs, |7.00 to $10 00 per 100. Descriptive Catalogue. Box 382, DENVER, COLO. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants. A frrand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Cod- aervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. NOVELTIES in ORNAMENTALS and FRUITS. These articles are still without names and have never been offered for sale. Hugo Lilienthal. 31 New Union St.. Rochester, N. Y. Here is a Bargain in SWfllNSONA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to } ou as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN. Phila., PA. ROSES strong, healthy plants from 2, 2J4 air~ 3 inch pots, «3, U and S6 per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride. Merraet. Niplietos, Perle, Sun- set, Wootton, Meteor, Albany, La France, Tes- tout. Victoria. M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, The Queen. Mme. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami, &c. UCDDEMAC Good assortment clean, healthy V LnDCIlHO plants from 2 inch pots. $2.50 per II 0. »2U per lOOO. Rooted Cuttings, lie. per 100, S7 per 1000. l/ini CTC Marie Louise and Swanley White, V IULL I strong plants from 2 inch pots, 83 per I(K). S2.T per 1000; no diseas-e. PADWATinW^ Leading kinds from 2-inch uAnllAI lUllO pots. S2 oO to 55 per lUO PELARGONIUMS ?ri^rra;''d°3";^crprs! 7.5c and %l per doz. Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE. III. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holeskle F lorists . ST. LOUIS, MO. Merch.^nt, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants,Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. Hort icul.ta"ltta"ishment. SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now, fine plants. lil.OO each; $10.00 per dozen. Also 600 for Easter. Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P.O. bo.lTS. COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. V. Double Petunias. 10 VARIETIES DREERS STRAIN. Fine plants from 2".^-inch pots, S4 00 per 100. No order for less than 50 desired. Cash with order. MARKEY BROS., Fort Wayne, Ind. Tuberous Begonias *=^(Orit«n's Strain) Medal awarded World's Fair. Finest Strain In the World. SEED, choicest single & double 50c & Jl eaeh trade pkt. BULBS, single yarletles, from ii 00 per 100. double •■ ■• 10.00 per 100. Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive lUuatriited Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO., Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUGNOT'S superb blotched CASHIER'S superb giant I iMc. per 100. ODIKKS superb giant ■ $4.50 per lofO THIM.VUDEAU superb giant KO.OO per 6000 (;iil.liKN HKONZE superb giant 1 .MAMMOTH VEHBKNAS In best colors, 70c. per 100 $.^1.60 per 1000. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists. U-11 Roberts St. CTICA N. Y. 764 The American Florist. Mar. g, Buffalo. Nothing particularly new in town this week, not even in weather. The only variation in the latter is that two days in succession we have it 10 above zero and for a change the third daj it is 2 below. Very like the Irishman's dinners, one day potatoes and salt and forchange potatoes without salt. But "the sun is shining brightly, and somewhere children laugh and shout," and although it's not in Mudville we believe a good time is coming, and that very soon. Violets are now very plentiful and selling at truly popular prices. The terrible freeze pre- vented some of the growers from getting in their bulb stock for two weeks, and in at least one establishment there was a dearth. Carnations are now in good supply. W. J. Palmer is sending in some great Daybreak; this is yet the popular variety, and without doubt will be for some time to come. W. Scott is growing a small benchof Helen Kellerat hishouses at Corfu, and last week a view of them convinced him that this variety was and is all that is claimed for it. It is one of the largest if not the largest carnation in cultivation, a perfect flower, and has only to be offered to the public in good form to meet immediate sale. He says his plants, although received in the best of shape, and grown on had the misfortune to lay under an apple tree eighteen days of continuous rain, and then planted very late and followed by three months' drouth. He thinks with good fair treat- ment it is one at least of the four leading carnations of the day. Mr. Simmons of Geneva, 0., was in town introducing his new carnation Rose Queen. He does not show us any of the flowers, but as we know that Mr. Sim- mons raised Daybreak, Silver Spray, Portia, Harrison, Tidal Wave, and sev- eral others, we have only to bow and be polite and believe him when he says that Rose Queen beats thtm all. President Adams has joined a West Side aristocratic bowling club, and was immediately made permanent captain of the same; his average for the first two weeks was 102 or 202, I forget which. W. S. Toronto. Another snowstorm is now raging, with the thermometer in the vicinity of zero, obstructing the course of all trades more or less, but especially the florists' trade. What with storm and fire (three big fires within two months), this city is getting lots of excitement, but the price comes a little high. Lent is upon us again, but it does not appear to have so much eflect upon the consumption of cut flowers as of yore; last week, although business was not exactly what one could call lively, it could scarely be called dull either. The new conservatories at the Horti- cultural containing the collection of plants presented to the city by Sir David Macphcrson, were formally opened by Alderman Hallam, chairman of the Parks and Gardens Committee, on Tuesday evening last. A great crowd of people were present, who are reported to have enjoyed the evening immensely, but whether through a mistake or otherwise, very few of the gardeners or florists ap- pear to have received invitations. The conservatory is a decided improvement on the old one, and in time as it gets filled up should be worth going into. Some more houses aie wanted now to grow flowering plants to kf ep it gay and attractive, but Park Superintendent John Chambers finds it hard squeezing money out of the city council for horticultural purposes, and I suppose we must be thankful for what we do get and wait patiently for more. E. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under ttils head will be Inseiled at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words! each inser tlon. Cash must accompany order, l^lant advs not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED— In a retail store by a young man of 20: best of references. Address New York, care American Florist. SITDATION WANTBD-By a first-class Horlst of all branches, Ifj years' experience, single: tiood refer- ence. K. care American Florist. SI rU ATION W ANTKD-To learn the trade by young American, 21; gt)Ofi woraer: does not care about high wages: would work by the year. Addrei^s Carl Hirsch. Hillsdale. Mich. SITUATION WANTBD-By young man of some ex- perlencelngreeuhouses; northwest prelerred; ref- erences. Nels Peterson. lull Ist Ave.. S.. Minneapolis. Minn. SITUATIO.N WANTBD-By young man. age 22: steady, honest and reliable; t; years' experience In general greenhouse work; best of references. Address RELIABLE. Care American iilorlst. SITUATION WANTED— German, U years' experl- lO ence; good rose, palm and general stock grower, single: references from large establishments. Address Florist, li.; Hickory St.. Orange, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by flrst-class rose and carnation grower. 17 years' experience, 5 years In present place: age 'ib, married. W H. 34 Washington St., West IMttston. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman: thoroughly understands the growing of roses, carnations, vio- lets and all kinds of fiorists' stock. Thos. Mckenzie, 53 LlnduaSt., Cleveland, Ohio. SITUATION WANTBD-Iiy young man. age 28. sln- O tie, as gardener In private place: 14 years' experi- ence; good grower— llowers and vegetjibles Good references. Loih'at. care Am. Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTBD-By young man of 2 who wishes to get acquainted with Chicago seed, plant and flower trade: been In the business fj years, and has first-class California references. Address B C, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTKD— By a practical Horlst, mar' rled, Gernum. middle aged; experienced propa" gator and grower of roses, carnations, palms and gen' eral stock ; best of references. GlTSTAV FREYTAG, 3111) Cambridge Ave,, Toledo, O. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman: American, single, where rose growing Is a specialty, and where only first quality roses are wanted: Pennsylvania or South prelerred: struggling parties please not answer. Address Foke3ian. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTBD-By a practical gardener and Hoilstof executive ability as 8upt. or manager of large establishment either private or commercial; un- derstands his business thoroughly, and is well known in the trade. Meteor, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED— As manager or foreman In O a large commercial place by a practical grower of roses, carnations, violets, chrysanthemums, palms, ferns, etc., forcing of all kinds of bulbs; over 2U years' experience, single, references. Address D. P. N.. 283 E. 43d St., Chicago, SITUATION WANTBD-By competent man as packer of cut flowers and plants: also competent for packing for lorelgr. countries; thoroughly under- standssteam and otherflttlngsand general greenhouse work: commercial place prelerred. Address B B B, 12 South Sltli St.. Richmond, Ind. QITUATION VVANTED-Planlsman of practical ex- Vj perlence, posted on all requisites of commercial places, general propagation, cut fiowers. roses, carna- tions, etc . Items of the nurseries, desirable specialty and novelty; executive ability In all branches Inside, outside; best references. For particulars address PlantSMAN, care American Florist, SITUATION WANTED— By a capable, energetic man as foreman: specialist in rose and cut fiower growing: practically experiericed in all leading brancbes of the business: German, single; open for engagement at any time desired; only firsi-class place waited: best of references: when answering give par- ticulars. Address MS, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By man of executive abll ity as foreman or manager in commercial or pri- vate estal)llshment: German age 44. inariled. fandly, strictly temperate and indiisirious: 2i >caTs' evpci'i- ence in growlngof roses, carnations, violcis and a gen- eral line of cut fiowers for the market; drst-ciass ref- erences as to ability and character from former em- ployers; 7 years in last place; correspondents p. ease stale particulars. Address FLORIST, box 141), Elmwood Place, Ohio. QITUATION WANTED-By April Ist. by an ener O getic first-class nurseryman (;12 years of age. un- married), as general hirenian of a large orniiinentai nursery. Posset-slng. as 1 do. over ii; years of practi- cal experience witli some of tlie leading linns ol Ger- many. I'rani-e. Holland and the I'nitcd States. I have acquired tlioiougli lam 1 1 la lily in all del id Is of the nur- sery business. An expert In propagiitlon. grafting by several linpinved inetlioilH, and the culllvation of the higher ciiis.s i.l nursery slock and ail novelties, aecom- pllslied hv a syHlciii producing large quantities In the siiortest tliiie possible. Address Propagator, care American Florist. w ANTED— A quick, reliable yoimg man for the mall plant bUBlneas In the west. It R, care American Florist. w ANTED— Address of Emit I,efevre for Important purpose; will he plense write or call. BitANT & NoE. Forest Glen. III. ANTED— Assistant for ts'eneral greenhouse work, not over21. slnyle; references; ^tate waties. H. J. L.ONG. Box 1. Peioskey, Mich. ANTED— Partner with $500 In florist business In a good town In Kansas. Address II W, care VauKhan's Seed Store. Chicago. WANTED—Man that understands the trrowlng of roees anil mums; state waees and ruferences. Address Box ,"jT7. Peoria, 111. WANTED— At opee. a sober. Industrious y« ung man to assist In general greenhouse work: must come well recommended. Rush, care American Florist. WANTED— Good assistant, well up In general green- house work, roses especially; German. referdDce; state wages expected, with board; good at tioral work. Box 8"_*4, Spencer. Mass WANTED— Young man with some experience, as assistant In commercial greenhouses. With board. State wajzes. Address BRKiGS CONSEiivATUKiES. Taunton, Mass. WANTED— In commercial place, young man; must be e.xperlenced general plantsman. and good on designs and other floral work; also young man to take charge of lawns on private places: must be com- petent to do planting of beds and change grade of lawns; only honest, sober and good workers wanted who are willing and try to hold permanent place and work for fair waues. Address with references and ad- dress of former employers Assi.sta.nce, care Welch Bros., 2 Beacon St , Boston. Mass. WANTED-By a thorough, practical man. a posi- tion as headgardener on a gentleman's place, or manager of a large commercial plant. Thoroughly understands the growing of all plants for market or prlv«te use. Hoses, violets, carnations and mums a specialty. Aged 4U years, married, two children grown, English; IS years in present position; reason for leav- ing, death of employer. Flrst-class references from England and this country. Open for engagement March Ist. Those not requiring the services of a flrstr class man need not apply. Address A B. No. -I Livery St.. Waterbury, Conn. OR SALE. RENT OR SHARES- Greenhouse and celery garden, no competition: bargain. W. J. Olks. Union City, Pa. F FOR SALE OR RENT-Greenhouse. stocked. .2.000 square feet glass; a eood chance for a practical florist. For particulars Inquire of Theo. Noehle, Green Bay, Wis, FOR SALE OR RENT-In center of the city, S.O fett of glass with store, and flrst-class stock; cause, sickness. Address -John Schneider, y21>^ Walnut St., Kansas City. Mo. FOR S 4LB— Two-story house with store and green- house at rear. 7U feet lont,' by 2' wide. 42ii f.ist St . good location: also store on Wentworth Ave., doing good business, with a reasonable rent Address or In- quire H217 Wentworth Ave., Englewood. Chicago. FOR SALE— 5 nearly new greenhouses containing 5.000 feet of glass, large workshop, heated with a Tlfrt steam br)iler; houses fliled with carnations- sral- lax and bedding iilanls. with elegant dwellng, one acre land, city water; one minute irom railroad depot; cheap, particulars. Box 4ii4, Sprlngvllle. N. Y. FOR SALE CHEAP-I will sell my Maple Heights and Marlon Greenhouses (or plant), consisting of 26,0CO square feet of glass; heated with steam and nat- ural gas, stocked with the leading varieties of roses, carnations, geraniums, palms, smllax. etc.. etc.. with four acres oi ground, under cultlvailon; a cottage on the place and about forty fruit trees of the standard varieties of cherries, pears, plums, etc.; we are on three railroads with a direct line to the best Hower markets In the west; only one competitor and a town of 2U.100 Inhabitants. HI health the cause of wanting to sell. A great bargain to the right one. Address Mils. GEO. R. Fhavell, :i'J2 Washington St., Marlon. Ind. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. A FINE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. The Woodburv greenhouses are for rent, Itioa*ed oppo.Hlte station In the centur of tiie city ol Woodbury, healed w th steam, two liouses wlih steam and hot water; city water, otline. parking and polling rooms and sheds all connected. To the right party with Uttle capital, pati»- factory anancements can be made; Kood local trade; largeterrltorv to worn up: :iU minutes to Phlla. by W J. R K., 2U trains dally; trolley car every IS minutes: rented only on account ot 111 health. One who means business address J. H. LUPTON. box 576, Woodbury. N. J. ^S,SOOO. BARGAIN FLORIST STORE, flne location. Chicago main business street, esiiibllshed l.S years; jjoiid pa\lng l>uslness; owner L'oinif to Europe; slock consists of tl\luivs. needs, artltlclul llnwcrs and rt(.>rist supplies, horses and wa^-nns etc. Also to lease on long tim-. low rental. de»lrtborned acacia, and all Kver^rreen Hedge plants. Priced catalogue to any address. :^. jVI. Old Colony Nurseries. PLYMOUTH. MASS. Well Rooted Runners MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, Now Ready, S6.00 per thousand. r.ASU WIIH OKIIKH GEO. N. SAYLES. 40 Bradley St., Watertown. N. Y. When writing to any (if the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. . . . OU^I^ . . . Soeeiai SPRING Mm WILL BE ISSUED instead of March i6 as previously announced. Send advs. now for this great number. No in- crease in adv. rates. miMm FLORIST GO., P.O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100: $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbeuas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. r»£i. New Chrysanthemum, PHILADELPHIA. The great prize winner. Orders booked now for delivery March loth , 5(1 cents each: J»1.(I0 per dozen; K5-(X1 per lUO. mil »» V^/lAti^ .a. ± XVil O SAMBO, crlmBOn; Jl.UO per dozen; $6.00 per 100, EDNA CRAIG WM SCOTT. 4{JC. per dozen; fe. 00 per 100. «,■,■». NEW YELLOW DAISY (F.toile d'Or), plants from 3-lnch pots. SI.OO per dozen; {6.00 per 100. ,..-,.....„ . Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA, from 2Vln. pots. T5c. per doz., J5.00 per lOO. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE. WYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill, PHILA., PA. TRY DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, Philadelphia, Fa. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by SaadsmcH. 25,000 planLs in cold frames, of my XXX strain, 81. -50 per 1000. Cash with order. W. J. ENCLE, Box 211, DAYTON, O. The Great World's Fair Success "LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS ARE THE CHIEF GLORY."— AMEKic.\.\ Florist. Aug. 17, isiy. LEMOINEI AND NANCEIANUS. GLADIOLUS ]50 first-class named varieties offered at low prices hy V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY. FRANCE. New plants a Specialty. Catalogue free. LOW PRICE (Not Gheap) STOCK. Rooted Cutting of the following: Mme. Salleroi and other Geraniums. Fuchsias, Feverfews. Gazanias, Marguerite Daisy, Helio- trope old var.. Salvias, viuca var., etc. ilOc. per 100. Alyssum dbl., Alternanthera var., Ground Ivy, Pansy plants, etc., etc., 60c. per 100. C-\SII WITH ORDER. THE OAKS GREENHOUSE CO., Jaclcson. Mich. Marie Louise Violets. -*- -*- KOOTED RUNNERS. Healthy, strong plants. BETTER can not be had anywhere. ANDREW WASHBURN &, SON, BLOOMINGTON. ILL. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 766 The American Florist Mar. g Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnK Department of the American FLORIST le for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for less tlian one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Our Special Spring Number. We have decided to change the date of our special spring number from March 16 to March 23. This will be the most elaborate special number we have ever issued. Ifyou have not already sent an adv. for it please send by early mail. No increase in adv. rates. Your Spring Trade List. Your spring trade list printed on a page of the special spring number of the Amer- ican Florist will go to every trade buyer in the United States and Canada (over 8,000) and will cost you only $42. To mail a list of your own to the same num- ber would cost you $80 for postage alone, to say nothing of the printing, envelopes, addressing, etc. And the handsome spe- cial numbers of the American Florist are always preserved, while your list (among the great mass of others with which the trade is deluged) might not be so lucky. We can save you money as well as giving you better service. Think it over — and give it a trial this year. We have received a copy of the printed annual financial statement of the secre- tary and treasurer of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association of Toronto. It is a model, making, everything connected with the finances of the organization perfectly clear. We commend the prac- tice of preparing and printing such a statement, so that each member may have a copy to study at his leisure. We have no doubt that secretaries of other clubs mav obtain a copy by addressing Mr. A. H.Ewing, Normal School Gardens, Toronto, Ont. GALAX LEAVES For DKCORATING AND FLOKISTS' USK. BRILLIANT GREEN AND BRONZE. LAKGK AND SMALL SIZE.S. Wholesale Florists generally, but if your jobber does not handle them write for prices and further information to CHAS. H. RICKSECKER. Linville, Mitchell Co . N. C. Ellis & Pollworth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation '"LIZZIE GILBERT." Send for prices. 386 IJroadway, MILWAUKEE, WI.S. Box 75. Phone \IT.\. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, JE>IillcidelpIila, X><». WHOLESALE Accomodation FOR GROWER OR STORE KEEPER. CUT FLOWERS, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, Plant Tubs, Wire Work, Labels, Boxes, Sheep Manure, Boilers, Pipe, Glass, Putty, Printing, Flower Pots, &c. WE SELL. WE PURCHASE. WE EXCHANGE. Our office is one of the most economical points for distribution or collection in the northwest. We make your interests ours and study them. Make out a list of your requirements and send them to us for estimates, information or advice. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, Milwaukee, Wis. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist J moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ^j^^^ers fresh, and the box holding its — — _ -- - ^5^P^ shape. The boxes as they appear when set up for use. ^ We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. j,|£ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO. , New York Salesroom; 13'.i Si 134 Franklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, 'Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. m 'PWURIE'FBLDING nOKR fDR CUT/iOWERS. iFtmR Box.m yERS. M FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. r-prouiea, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. PLlpped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Michael A. Hart, It, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 3Sth St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) °"n"Cttt Flowers, WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market, Park St., BOSTON, MASS. Lone DlsUince TeIephone"l!aymarket();iH," Cycas Leaves, "ead.^ys'c"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. H. L. SUNDERBRUCH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut streets, Cixioinn.d'tl, O* Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighlon, Mass. DAN"L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefltllt attexdbd to. OTHKR SFECIAXTIES : Florists* Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long^'s Florists Photographs. CataloKues, Llets. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE ut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -WXftJE: ZSESSXO-IVS. lAOZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, -^— ST. LOUIS, MO. t7~A complete line of Wire Designs. iSgs- The American Florist. 1 1) ( E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AJSTD AI,I. 7I.OBISTS' SUFFIiIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 F lowers . 57 W. 30lh St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. fiSTABLJSHED 1884. 768 The American Florist. Mar. g. URe ^eei Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BU8HNELL, St. Ijoula, president; S. E. BRTGG8 Toronto. Ist vlce-preeldent; A. L. uoN. 114 Chambers ■treet. New York, secretary and treasurer. California advices of February 28 indicate fine weather and excellent condi- tions for seed crops. Don't forget that our special spring number will reachevery buyerin the trade in North America, and several hundred abroad too. No increase in adv. rates. Catalogues Received. Robt. Evans & Co., Hamilton, Canada, garden and farm seeds; J. M. Philips' Sons. Mercersburg, Pa., seeds; Chas. Schwake, New York, German seed list; Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, Ohio, seeds; A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellville, Va., greenhouse and bedding plants; Jos. Bancroft, Cedar Falls, Iowa, seeds and plants; Jos. Wagner, Beaver Dam, Wis., seeds and plants; Sander & Co., St. Albans, England, new orchids; Williams & Sons Co., Batavia, III., tree and plant labels, packingmaterials; same, plants; E. E. Allen, Brattlehoro, Vt., seeds and plants; U. S. Seed Co., Kala- mazoo, Mich., vegetable seeds: J. F. Wil- cox, Council Bluffs, la., trade list plants. Camille Bernardin, whose name is familiar to rose growers, died during the past winter at Brie-Comte-Robert, France, in his 64th year. M. Bernardin was one of the founders, and the first editor ot the Jo urn a I des Roses, and con- tributed freely to the horticultural press. He was an ardent flower lover, doing much for the advancement of horticulture generally, and was a valued officer of numerous horticultural societies. M. Bernardin was a lawyer by profession, and prominent politically, being three times elected a member of the Conseil General of his district. Bone Dust for Dahlias and Gladiolus. "W." wants to know if "bone dust is good to apply as a fertilizer for dahlias, gladiolus and other flowering bulbs." The term "other flowering bullis" is very indefinite, and let me remind "W." that a dahlia is by no means a flowering bulb, merely enlarged roots and a most gross feeder. I know of nothing scarcely that a farmer or a florist grows but what is greatly benefitted by bone dust as a fertil- izer. Only last week I heard a gentleman (who certainly ought to know) say that bone dust was no good for carnations. Now contrary to his opinion I know manv practical carnation growers who use bone dust liberally and grow fine flowers. The dahlia delights in plenty of animal manure, no plant more so, and the gladiolus also thrives best in a well manured piece of soil, but if you cannot get animal manure then don't be afraid to use bone dust. W. S. Pink Swainsona. I understand from old gardeners that there is a pink swainsona, which I be- lieve would make a beautiful companion to the white, but I do not find it listed in any of the catalogues. Can someone tell me where it may be had? C. E. Weld. IV. i>a.:me>s. OF THE FIRM ' G.vander Horst&Co., BULB GROWERS, Heemstede, Holland, Is on his round trip in America. Up to April I5th all lelters and commiinications directed to G. van der Horst &, Co., care of Knaut, Nachod & Kuline, 13 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and careful atten- tion. Our prices are reasonable. Our Motto — E.xcel- lent stulT makes cheap prices. Up to now we have not one claim— everyone who deals with us is satisfied. i:/^' FOR A GOOD HARVEST "I If you plant Gregory's Seeds. These Seeds, famous throu^'h many years, F have turned the tide of success toward a threat many sowers. Perhaps tfaey are all that you lack. The whole story ahout GREGORY'S SEEDS l9 told in N Catalogue for 1S95— a book that h^lps solve all '• the problems uf pluniin;;; seta you ritiht when in doubt; tiives in detail the best farming knowledge ri^ht up to date. It's //re. Ask for it. J. J. H. GREGORY & SON, Seed Growers, lYlarblehcad, 3Inss. 1.000.000 TREES OVf 1 l.m.if \ anelk-s. 1- ruit and Ornunieiiliil Shruhs, Vines and Roses. All standard and special varieties. Send for iUus. Catalogue. W.S.I.ITTLE&CO.RocliPMtor.N.Y. or 52 Exchange Place. N.^ .City. GYCAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut oflF; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. tst to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lit. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonles, Tree Ferns. Raphis. Etc. Araucaria excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 3)2 Wayne SI.. SAN FRANCISCO, C»L. NOW '^Slr VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs. And make a grand sensation; 'Tis the kind that spans the silver half And makes urogresslve Florists laugh, And saves tliem much ve-xation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed offered, Will produce some grand novelties. We've had florets IJ^ Inches BcrosB. First Premium at Mt. Holly Fair this year. !^ oz (JOc; M oz SI; tilal pkt. lUc. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. 50U seeds tjlc: liUU seeds Jl.UO. Single fringed. Dreer's and California Giant blended. BHved from the most raagnlticent showy varieties In cultivation. 500 seeds ;sUc; lUOO seeds 5Uc. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spring sales. Trade pki. 2Je. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double liowers. Trade pkt. 'Ibc. LotH of other good things. Novelty price list, free to ill. Cash with order please. Address J. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY, N. J. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send for trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rolker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street. NEW YORK. CLKMATLS.— I.artie tlowerliiK 2 years. In variety *H 00 i>er (In/en: *i".i.511 pur 100. huiuu ^rowii, Impurted. ;ian(N years — $1 00 per (to/en OOIIISI.K l>AI-iIK.S. -Snowdrift. .Sic. p=r dozen. LonKfuUow and Snowtlake. In bloom. $2.00 per 100, V. A. HAI.I.FR. niooniliicton. Ill Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Cox Seed & Plant Go. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers MD NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application FOR SPECIAL OFFER OF By the thousand or ten thousand, ouW of one variety, from J. SCHILPZAND & SONS. Hillegom. Holland, apply to their agent: C. RAOUX, po Box 2938. New York City, Jno. F. Croom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose:#Caladium Growers MAGXOLIA. N. C. Jobbers only please ct)rref pond with us In regard tocontrjicts I'rlces right. GflTflUOGUE, PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . , UAKKISBUKG. PA T/TDDC XI AC Transplanted Cuttings Y JL n D t. j\ W O 88 per UHIO; $1 per 100. Rooted, $6 per 1000. Plants, fc per lOO. .Ml clean and true to color. Satisfaction guaranteed, and safe arrival. W. U. \VOOI>KrFF. Klorlat ^Vestlielil, N. ,1. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgS- The American Florist. 769 THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE Wholesale Garden Seed Establlsiiment in the WEST. Our annual price list is now ready. Please write us for a copy. It will save you money. We handle nothing but the Choicest Stocks. NORTHRUP, BRASLAN, GOODWIN CO., 55, 57 & 59 North Jefferson Street, Mention American Florist. ^ ^ H I C AG O . WE BULBS TULIPS, all leading market sorts at from 20 to 40 per cent, lower again. HYACINTHS, all the best varieties for forcing. Small, pure white and other colors to succeed the Romans. DOUBLE YELLOW DAFFODILS (Van Sion) in any quantity. NARCISSUS, Horstleldii, Sir Watkin, Trumpet major, Albus plenus odor- atus, and other sorts. SPIRAEA compacta grandiflora, and Spinea astilboides. GLADIOLUS The Bride, for forcing, in any quantity, at a fair price. White Spanish Iris, like orchids. Lilies and other bulbs and bulbous roots for forcing and cut flowers. Send list of what you need before ordering elsewtiere SEGERS & CO., BULB GROWEB,S, LISSE, near Haarlem, Holland, Europe. Registered cable address SEGERSCO. Lisse. Holland. KSTAHLISHKD. 1K74. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER &. DON. Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chamherft Street, NEW YORK. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO.S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists and Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience- 7 sorts Cyctaiueii Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send fur prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg, L. I.. N. Y. ••••e«ooooe«o««o«««e««««««9««o»««e««9«oo«o«»«edeo«o«9 URPEE'S SEEDS ?h"^ BEST ^^ B B ■ I^H ■■ \0 For Florists and Market Gardeners. Bl WARRANTED ;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special VViiolesale Price List nmileil Free on application, topietlier ■with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and unique, of interest "o all planters nlio desire the BEST SEEDS tliat Grow .^— ^^^ W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA. PA. p \/OS iSl CO Sassenheim, Holland, * * ^^^^^ ^*» X^V^ «| GROWERS OF HyacinlhSjTulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. Special Growing of FRENCH BULBS ROMAN HYACINTHS-Whlte. Rose. Blue. NARCISSUS-Voo Slon, early; Paper White; Gran- diflora tolus albus. LILIUM CANDIDUM. FREESIA REFRACTA. ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM. TRUMPET MAJOR, real. And many othera good for forcing. Cable Address: ROCHE, OLLIOULES MMORTELLES, In all colors. Send for catalosue. A. ROCHE, Ollioules, var, France. FKOM JAPAN. -Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Ktc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds, Etc. Bulbs, FKOM CALTFOKXIA. Seedi*. Trees, Etc. Orders hooked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue 'y4-'yo. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. ~ Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD. N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. CEEDG ■ ^H Of all kinds, trae to name and fresh. ■ ■ ^^^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^^p 1110 N. Third St., and GraYois and Oregon Ave., Seed for my New Catalogue, FREE. St . Louis , Mo. CHOrOEJ FLOWER SEEDS FLR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Swe.'t Peas just received. jy" Price List for florists free on appUcatloii. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Flortst. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now for it. Addn-ss JOHNSON & STOKES, Seedsmen. 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa. tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWLR SEEDS. List free »ni ;ippU(-:ttiuii. FRED. ROEMER, SEED GROWER, yUEULINlSURU, GKK-UANY. 770 The American Florist. Mar. g, American Versus Foreign Class. I have read with interest the abstract of Mr. H. W. Gibbons' paper on the con- struction of glass houses which appeared in the American Florist February 16. Evidently Mr. Gibbons understands his subject thoroughly, with one exception, which to my mind (perhaps a prejudiced one) is very important. He advocates the use of French or Belgian glass, double thick second quality, for the construction of rose houses, as allowing a more ready passage of the pure light, but for all other construction he believes American glass well suited. If Mr. Gibbons had given the question of glass a trifle more attention I do not think he would have made this state- ment. If, as he states, American glass is well suited for ordinary greenhouses and conservatories I fail to see wherein it is not well suited for rose houses. I do not think that Mr. Gibbons intended to con- vey the idea that there were no good roses grown under American glass in this country, as I am sure he knows to the contrary. One has only to walk up Broadway on an afternoon to see the finest roses in the world, and it is a gen- erally known fact that for the past eight years they have not been grown under French or Belgian glass, but under Amer- ican glass. I have been in the glass business for the past twenty-five years, sixteen of which were passed in the importing business handling French and Belgian glass, and the last nine years in the manufacture and sale of American glass. I have made greenhouse glass a study, and as a result of that study am now interested in the extensive works of the Chambers & Mc- Kee Glass Co. at Jeannette, Pa., where is produced the finest glass made either in this country or in Europe. The elegant conservatories in the Allegheny City Park which were given to theCity of Allegheny by Mr. Phipps, and which were built by Thos. W. Weathered 's Sons, were glazed with this glass. The conservatories at Schenley Park, Pittsburg, given to the City of Pittsburg by Mr. Phipps, and which were built by the Lord & Burn- ham Co., were also glazed with our American glass, and I could enumerate an extensive list of both public and pri- vate conservatories of which the same is true. With all due respect to Mr. Gibbons I must take issue with him. There is no necessity for anybody going to Europe for glass, either for their conservatories, rose houses or commercial greenhouses. I claim that to-day we make in America the finest glass in the world, under which the finest flowers in the world aregrown, with the aid of the bright sun of Heaven which shines on the finest country on earth. D. H. Egberts. If you have anything to sell to the trade you ought to have a strong adv. in our special spring number to be issued March 23. Kieffer and Barllelt Pears (2 years). Abundance and Burbank Plum*. Japanese Persimmons (l and 2 years) Scuppernong. Thomas and Flowers Grapes (i and 2 years). E.xtra line stock at sjreatly reduced prices. GLEN ST. MARY NURSERIES, G. L. Taber, glen ST. MARY, FLORIDA. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. THE GflLIFORNIfl VIOLET. We have received our first installment of THE CALIFORNIA VIOLET in splendid condition. The Violet is meeting with great favor from the principal growers throughout the country, and those who began ordering from 100 to 500 plants have raised their orders to 1000 and 5000 plants. This course we recommend to all growers, as those who make their plant- ings early will probably get from each plant an average of 300 to 400 flowers during the coming autumn and following winter. Considering the low price at which the plants are sold growers can make more money from the sale of cut flowers of THE CALIFORiMA VIOLET next season than frr^m any other variety. Those who do not order in large quantities will find their mistake when too late. Orders booked now are for April delivery only, to be filled strictly in rotation. PRICE, $10.00 PER 100; $70.00 PER 1000. 500 AT THOUSAND RATE. PITCHER & MANDA, i.... Short Hills, N. J. GflNNflS.-VflUGftflN'S-GflNNflS. DO YOU OBSERVE They still have "a yellow canna better than Florence Vaughan"? Where did they come out last year on that claim? Did they make that statement purposely to deceive the public jury or not? We hope not. But to-day the question is, where will they come out this year on the same claim. Write for our Book for Florists, now ready, and we think you will find a list of cannas that did what we claimed for them last year, and a list of B@°NEW CANNAS which will do all we claim for them this year.° NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE CHICAGO: ) 146-148 W. Washington St. In all the best standard varieties, suitable for forcing and bedding out, at prices to suit the times. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, New Jersey. The Wonderful mm^^^mm NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER I'll one shoo(.' The most remarkable ROSK introiiuced in iiKiiiy yfiirs. '■''.•lOO bluun ''The pern among the )irti'f//iV.s-.'*— London (Ene.t Timks. Cirfular tiiviny full description and price, with handsome colored plate free. KI.IAVAXJER A: BARKY, (1840— 7V/.wn? H(>]>e Nursfr\e.t-\^^^) , RoelieNter N. Y. ROSES From 2;4-in.pots, now ready to ship, in splendid condition. AiMERICAN BEAUTY, $6 per tOO. BRIDES, BRIDESMAID and PERLE. $3.00 per '"" ^ BASSETT & WASHBURN, Hinsdale, III. u ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHtET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. RolkerA Sons, N. Y. State Depot, lljli A 133 W '.nth St.. New Yiirk. N. \. It. & J. Kiiruutmr. Iti So. Market St.. Boston. Mass. H. A. Drt'cr. Ttt ClieBtnul St., Phtladolphla, I'a. Kdw. SchiiiUI, 7r; lUtli St., N. W,. WuahlnKton. I). C. K. Macrae. li:w Smith St., ITuvlileiire, U. 1. B. n. Hunt, (W Lake St.. (lileayo. 111. i: A. Knehn. W:i I'IneSt., St. l.niila. .Mo. WlBCopHlii Flower E-xcliange, 41W .Mllwawkee St., Milwaukee, Wis. 2000 JACK ROSE PLANTS on their own roots, well branched, 2^ to 3 feet high, |10 per iro. 3 to 4 feet high, $15 per 100 Sample of S tor ft. 00. JORDAN FLORAL CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. 50,000 Now KeHcly. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. The best iimrketlntr variety ever Introduced: comes hito blnoni early hi .Miireh; no ei>llectli>ii oimiplete wUliinit h, Si-riil for rlirular I'rue, e.xirii wtruiiK pluiitH IroTii ■,■-1(1. -h poiH, fl ..II |.et do/., S^S.iU per lOU. I5^:<:OMA Olhirt. Iroiii L'l. Ill pot.^. »V per IlW. GKKANIUMS, MiirHhiil '^leMjihon. Happy Thought. Silver i'Ord. strmiK' plants, from -'-In.. $:t.2f> per 100. Cnsh with order. Special price on lar^e quantities. LINCOLN 1. NKFK. Florist, 4010 Butler Street, Pittsburifh, F». i895' The American Florist. 771 BELLE SIEBRECHT . Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. MORE TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT ROSE GROWERS: Dear Sirs:— The new Rose, "Belle Siebrecht." is a very valuable rose for winter forcing. The form is exi[uisite. the foliage haudsome, the color charming, rich, bright, and of an entirely distinct new shade: it is also very healthy in growth and a constant and very free bloomer. Please book my order for 1 ,000. Yours truly, ROBERT CR.VIG, West Philadelphia, Pa. It affords nie much pleasure to express to you my thanks for the bunch of Belle Siebrecht rosi's you had the kindness io send to me. After having graced the t.-ihles c.l tlie N, Y, Florist Club annual dinner two days ago I fiml it to be a riMn:irk:ilili' ;;ond keeper, having kept it for three days longer with- out its losing any of its Itrilliant color, and itap[M'ars ns fresh now, after be- ing out five days, as if just cut. As, seen growing at your place I shall pro- nounce it after a careful examination a remarkable free bloomer, healthy grower, and one that is not easily attacked by mildew, and a welcome addi- tion to our list of forcing roses. ERXST ASMUS, West Hoboken. N. .T. Washington, Dec. 5th, 1894. MESSRS. SIEBRECHT A WADLEY, New Rochelle. N. Y.: Gentlemen:— We have received your circular letter together with price list of your new Rose, Belle Siebrecht, which we inspected in your houses some time ago. Please book our order for :i,000 plants, to be drliveriHl .Vpril 15th next. Yours very truly, STRAUSS .V ro. This rose is the result of years of patient work by one of the best rosarians in the world. It is not sent out to be "tried." We have subjected it to the most severe tests, and are now fully satisfied that it is the best florists' rose in existence. It is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, the result of a cross between La France and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Its pedigree is all right. Orders booked now and will be filled in strict rotation. Strong plants ready for delivery April 15th. PRICE, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. NEW JAPANESE ROSE (I CHARLES TURNER who introduced this e.xtraordinary Rose, is prepared to ship to the United States, very fine plants, 10 to 12 ft long, at $9 per doz.; or 372 per 100, Cash with order. Packing free. The Royal Nurseries, SLOUGH, ENGLAND. r OS I I T E , REMEDY 10 Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out, Fostlte, Klbs- J2.00. Bellows, 13.60, Casli with ordet. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip. New York. E.G. HILL & CO.. wnoiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. SEHD FOR A COPY ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^_^^^^^^_^__ Honorable mention. E. V, Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doujb the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — Wm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendiom, white K.G, mil, scarlet Wm F. Dreer, dark pink Nellie Bly. variegated red and white.. (irace Wilder, pink Ll/zie McGowan, white Portia, scarlet Mrs, Fisher, white Annie Pl.xley, pink I.Ola Haettel, white fringed Hawa 1, yellow variegated AngeluB. pink 76 $5,00 ,75 6,00 ,41) 3,00 40 3 00 .40 3.00 ,76 4 00 75 4 00 40 3,60 35 2,00 .35 2 00 .35 2.00 36 2.00 35 2 10 36 2,00 ,35 2,00 35 2 (0 35 2,00 26 l,tO 25 1,60 25 1 50 25 1.50 25 1 6U 26 1 60 40 3 01) X, 2 CM 35 2 00 35 2,00 Marie Louise Violets swanley Wbite Lady Campbell Giant Double Alyesum Coleus. Vz new kinds by mall Set of 13 fiOo General list Coleus. by mall By e.Ypress Red and yellow VerschafTeltU and other yellows Stock plants general list VerBchaffellU and yellows 1,00 1,00 2.00 1,00 2 00 1 00 $46,00 46,00 26,00 26,00 25.00 SDOO .30.00 20 00 16.00 16.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 1.6.00 15.00 15.00 12 50 12 50 12.60 12.60 12.50 12.60 25.00 15,00 15 00 15,00 800 800 I5.ro 8.00 3.00 4,00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES. West Whiteland P. O. Chester County, Pa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICE I.IST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. J. L. MAITLL, Proprietor, Richard Jones, Manager, Whitford Station, P. R. R. Send for Circular and price list, THE NEW WHITE CARNATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per 100 Per 1000 We offer them, 2Vlnch pots Ji; oil J50.00 Lizzie McGowan, rooted cuttings, 10.00 ROSES— Hrlde8makls,2',» Inch pots..,, 3.00 26.00 Brides, 2W-lnch pots 3 I'U 26.00 tS^Orders booked for Delivery April 1, Terms cash with onler, OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. CARNATIONS. Healthy, well-rooled Cuttings now ready. Per 1011 Per 1000 Helen Keller, from 2Mi-ln pots Jo (0 ScotI, Albertlnl 2,50 Davbrcak, Tidal WHve 2,00 McCowan, Porlla, Wilder, S. Spray ,.. l.,60 Roses, In 2Sj-lnch pots, Hrldes. Brides- maid Cash with all orders, A. T. JACKSON, Station X. Bowmanville, Chicago, III Mention American Florist. S20.00 15,00 10,00 30,00 iSgs. The American Florist. 773 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever otTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full page illustrated advertisement of above in American Florist December 1st and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ™ H.L6HITTy, -PATERSON, N. J. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. $10.00 875.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10 00 76.00 STORM KING, show while ... . 10.00 75.00 Keady AprU 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 -10.00 THE STU*RT, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 5 00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25,00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crirasou; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elraa O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 50c. each, 85.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Keady March Ist. 1895. MAJOR BONNAFFON. yellow— ffl.OO per doz., 88.00 per 100. Send for Trice List. FRED. DORNER & SON, Mention American Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATIONS-ROOTED CUTTINGS »9.00 to SaS.OO per inOO. COf.EU.S— Rooted Cuttlncs. 7.S varieties, my selec- tloDS. In 40 or 50 varieties. 14 o^l per lUOU by express; 7Uc. per 100 bv mHlI. GIANT DOUBLE ALTS.SUM, 70o. per 100; SB 00 per 1000. LADY CAMPELL VIOLET, »1.:5 per 100; tlO.OO per inoo. NO KLTST. NO FUNGI'S. NO SIEALY BU(5. WM. H. SEARCH. Avondale. Chester Co., PA. Carnation Cuttings Per 100 Per 1000 DAYBREAK. TIDAL WAVE ■-' llO l.i 00 GRA( E WILHEK. SILVER SPRAY... 1.60 12 Oil McGOVVAN. HECTOR I 60 12.00 SWEETBRIER 6.01) 40.00 Carnations a apeclnlty, Krown cool, no disease, and only selected stock used. BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. CARNATIONS. I OFFER TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE A SEEDLING WHITE The choice from over 100 varieties l/nill^innn (Mountain") after three years' trial. KIIHIIUIIIlK'' of It is the best white I have ever grown. Plants robust, stems long, stiff and erect, flowers full, deeply )r nged and exiremely attractive, measuring 'i^j to 3-inches across without any forcing or disbudding. Comes quick. y into BLOOM and CONTINUES PROLIFIC THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. Flowers 23^ to 3 inches across, on stiflfeiect stems 25^ to 3 feet long, of the habit of ."VIcGowan but much more prolific; a striking and attract- ive shade oi pure purple, a novelty in color, very taking, and entirely distinct from the purple maroons and so called purples. Price on the above varieties, $12 00 per 100; $100. per 1000. My stock of Standard and New varieties has never been better '"lan at present, and includes: KOHINOORrsn PURPLE KING. Sweetbrier, Stuart. Win. Scott, Daybreak, Buttercup, Blizzard, Thos. Cartledge, Cfesar. Brutus. Auna Webb, Ferd. Mangold, Mrs. Fisher. All at moderate prices, with regular discounts. I grow nothing but Carnations, and tXCLUSIVELY for Cuttings and Plants My stock is rooted cool and is unusually healthy and vigorous. I"spection and correspondence solicited. Price List on application. TlIK PINES. C. J. PENNOCK, KENNETT .SOUARE, Cliester Co. V\. -r¥^^ ci:/\FRisr.A.TricDisr^.' Per 100 Per UKIO WM. SCOTT. Rooted Cuttlnes $3.00 J20.00 LIZZIE .MctJDWAN. Rooted Cuttings.. 2.60 '20.00 TIDAL WAVE, Rooted CuttloBS 2.60 20.00 Per 100 Per lOOO DAYBREAK, Rooted Cuttings t2,60 J30 00 ALBKRTINI. Rooted CuttlnKS 3 00 '25 00 BOUl'O.V DOR. Rooted Cuttings 8.00 70 00 Wm. Scott and Lizzie McGowan now ready, in any quantity, from "choicest stock." Cash with all orders. DA1LLEDOUZE BROS., FLATBUSH. BROOKLYN, N. Y. THIS I3EJST CARNATIONS .Vre the most prolitable. Per 100 Per UKIO KOHINOOR-New white, large, free . $12.10 $100.00 ROSE QUEEN— New, fine commercial pink 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 7.5.00 ALASKA— New, white, large, product- ive. . . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . ... . . 10.00 80.00 WM. SCOTT-Clear pink, very free. . 3.00 '25.00 GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. . . . 5.00 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine. ... 2.00 1500 We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is complete. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN. MICH. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Mme Diaz AlbertlDl...Ki.50 J2U.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2 00 16.00 Lizzie McGowan, Wilder and Portia... 1.60 10.00 Buttercup 3.60 30.00 BS^Cash with order. lOc- per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FERNS— Choice varieties. from2-ln. pots JS.OO per 100 PETUNIAS— Double Fringed, choice va- rieties, from 2!.a-lnch pots 3.00 per 100 GEK*NIUIVIS-Flne Double and Single varieties, from 2H Inch pots 3. .60 per 100 tt:^"Ca8h with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLD VARIETIES. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1S95. Rooted CuttingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, COLEUS, ETC. Write for price list. £. J. CLOUD. Ai/ondale, Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS Per iro Per lUUU HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttings $4.00 $30.00 Out of 2»-2-lnch pots . . 7 UO Rooted cuttings of the following varieties 2.5*) 20,00 Daybreak, ^llve^ Spray, Edna Craig, Lizzie Mc- Gowan. Tidal Wave and Portia. Also a full line of t-'lorlsts Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Cash with order. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, O. Carnation Wm. Scou. The best and most profitable Carnation. It Is the most productive. It Is the strongest and heathtest grower. In size It ranks with the beat. The Howers bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED KitEE KlKiM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. Mention American Florist. I DON^T THINK. On this subject, It requires only an ordinary gang- lit m to disclose the fact that CAKN ATlUWs make stronger, healthier stock when grown cool— on ground beds — and In a new house. KUs r Has never visited us (barring Mr. David Rust of the "Exchange"), and clean, vigorous stock of the following list will be at y»ur disposal on and after Feb. 1st. ISDo. t'er IbU Per loOO Ophelia, new. large, medium pink JIO.OO $80 00 Sweetbrier. pink 5.00 43 00 Wm . Scott, pink 3 OO 25.00 Daybreak, pink 2.50 20 00 ThoB. Cartledge. carmine, scarlet at , "'Kht 2.00 15.00 Puritan, white 2.00 15 bO Lamtwrn. white 2. 00 15 00 McQowan, white 1 50 12 50 Mrs. Fisher, white 1.50 1250 Portia, scarlet 1.50 12 50 other standard varieties If desired. Kxc llent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. '•THE SLOPE." C. S. SWAYNE. KENNETT SQUAKE. Chester Co., PA. CARNATIONS. NOW KEADV. 2-lDch Sand Pots. SB. 00 Helen Keller. Ada Byron $4,50 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 50 6.00 Buttercup, Daybreak 2.00 4.0O McGowan. Portia, Wilder 1.50 2.50 ROSES. READl^FEB 15. Bride. Meteor 3_(jq Bridesmaid. Perle 3, 00 Healthy stock. Special 1000 rates. Ferns on application— flats, 2-Inch pots, etc. GENISTAS, 2-lnch pots $6.00 per 100 LAWY THO.MHSON STRAVVBRKRY PLANTS, and others on application at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. Mention American Klorlet. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooteJ Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. Seud for l*rioe Li.st. P.O. Box 226. KENNKTr SOITAKE, V.K. NEW CflRNMION. PEACHBLOW. Dark hhish pink Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute. Ind. CA.I«JVA.TIO?«:s. strong and healthy rooted cultlnKS of the following ready now : per 100 per lUio 6.000 BUTTERrUP .$:( .W Jnu 00 lii.lUO 1.17.Z1K MrGOWAN 150 12 UO IIMillu TIiiAl. WAVE 1 6(1 Wm 15.11 llAVKREAK 2.00 \iM 15. 0" roKTlA. i5,0Ull SILVER SPKAY... 1.26 10 01) 15,IWI AlHtdRA 1.5U 1200 5ll,l)l(lwcil rnotod runners of LADY CAMl'- BKI.I, Xlulets 1.26 10 fO JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. 774 The American Florist. Mar. g, Cincinnati. The past week has been a brisk and busy one for the florists. There have been many entertainments and social gather- ings and lots of funeral work, and all good stock was sold at fair prices, in fact some days it was difiicult to get enough of some kinds to fill orders. Prices, how- ever, did not advance, and remain about the same as last week. Carnations sell well, and although quantities of fine flowers are coming in the price holds up well, the prevailing price for good stock being $2, with a few extra, such as Daybreak and Scott, being $2.50 and $3. Violets threaten to be- come a glut. This stock is very fine at present and the demand is still heavy, but the cut is so large that it is difficult to dispose of the whole. The finest stock can be bought for$l and very fine quality at Irom 50 to 75 cents. Callas are over- stocked and are often sold at a sacrifice. Harrisiis are holding their own this sea- son; with a liberal cut every flower was marketed at a good price. Last year at this season you could hardly give them away. We hope to see no such glut again, but Easter is very late this year, and a number of batches which are in- tended for Easter trade will surely come in several weeks too soon. Bulbous stock is "much more plentiful, except Romans and valley , which are still rather scarce. Tulips are coming in fine and so are Dutch hyacinths and VonSion; Trumpet Major goes very slow. Common wood ferns are still very scarce and sell at 25 cents per 100. Smilax holds stifi" at 20, and extra heavy at 25. In roses supply and demand are about equal. Perle, Bride, Bridesmaid and Mermet are about the most plentiful va- rieties and are generally good. Some fine Neyrons are in, and also Brunners. Good Tacqs are scarce. There is not a great supply of Beauties. The Hofi'meister Floral Co. are cutting about the best. It is not expected that there will be any scarcity of flowers at Easter. Although a good trade is anticipated it is likely that there will be plenty of flowers to fill all demands. The sale of the property and green- houses of the Huntsman Floral Co. was postponed for three weeks. P. Print your spring trade list in our special spring number to be issued March 23. We can save you money and give you better service too. Send aclvs. now for our Special Spring Num- ber to be issued March 23. No increase in rates. (iEO. n. ('HANI)LEK. 11. C. CilANin.EE. P ATENT Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE,| 'atents and Patent Causes. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EXPERTS. rolack BuildiiiK, Atlantic ISuildini;, s VOUli, I'A. WASHlN(iT()N, ]>.(\ mi^iur A ip/\ WOODBURY'S Cross Bred JL v XTLaX X \/b Peach, six fine new vari- elif-"^ iiix'i Some growing '6 in. in diani. Pk,t. 10c. ^3 A TCTCS^^ Fine.st (ierraan mixed. Finest jrJX,Vi O X ■ French mixed. Price, 5,000 seeds, ^1; oz. S3. 60 Ask for list and testimonials. DAVID B. WOODBURY. Originator. Paris. Maine. CHRYSANTHEMUMS rOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. We offer the following varieties in good strong plants. NOVELTIES. OUR OWN SET. Ka.-h. J. H. TROY, white 50c J. E. LACER, yellow SQc W. B. DINSMORE, colden yellow 50c MRS. W. A. BRYANT, chrome-yellow 50c F. L. ATKINS, white 50c MRS. HENRY ROBINSON, white 50c MISS CEORCIANA PITCHER, yellow 50c I'er l»oz. $5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 r 00 Per tOD Mrs. E. G. Hill, pink $=3 00 Mrs. Geo. West, rosy pink 5 00 Mrs. Jerome Jones, white 5 00 Mrs. Marshall Crane, white 6 00 Mile. Therese Rey, while 5 00 Mutual Friend, white 6 OO Major Bonnaflfon, yellow . 6 00 Marie Louise, white 5 00 Niveus, white 4 00 Pitcher & Manda, yel. center, white margin 5 00 The Queen, white 4 00 W. H. Lincoln, yellow 4(0 Wm. Seward, crimson 4 00 Viviand Morel, pink 4 00 Yellow Queen, yellow 4 00 ORDER NOW, BEFORE STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. Pitcher & Manda, «"-) Short Hills, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Standard Commercial Varieties CHEAP. write foriis.. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, Cincinnati, 0. THE "PHILADELPHIA »f Will undoubtedly be the leading vari- ety for the cut flower or exhibi- tion the coming season. If you have not ordered yet, do so promptly. It will pay you. HUGH GRAHAM, 1204 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. The greatest Prize Winner ever raised. 50c. EACH; $35. OO PER 100: $100.00 PER 500. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Dahlias, Asparagus, &c. A full Ilnout NURSERY STOCK. Our now triide llBt fur IS'.Id now ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. SfforTisville. Fa. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on 4his page. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. Mention American Horlat. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMiUMS All the best new market eorts. 60c per doz. ; H per 100. Best market sorts of previous years. 35c per doz.; $2 per 100. Ready for delivery Feb. let. Also SMILAX, 2^-lnch pots, S3.00 per 100; J16.00 per 1000. Address J. G. BURROW, FlshkiU* N. Y. When writing mention the American Florist. Send advs. NOW for our Special Spring Number to be issued March 23. No increase in rates. VOLUME IX AMERICAN FLORIST BOUND iu Half Leather. A valuable reference book of 1276 pages, bound iu style uniform with preceding volumes. PRICE $3.50 by Express not prepaid. AMti^iCAN Fix:)Risr Co., P.O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. i8g5- The American Florist. 775 E. G. HILL & CO., Riclimond, Indiana J Offer to the trade the finest stocks of Chrysanthemums, both old and new, ever presented. Our plants have never had a touch of the dread disease which has worked such havoc in many places. We send out healthy stock, propagated from outdoor grown stools which will produce just such blooms as we exhibited last autumn. EARLY FLOWERING SORTS.-Mme. Bergmann, YellowQueen, Mrs. E. G. Hill, and Mrs. Whilldin, all at $4.00 per 100. or 600 for J15.00. COMMERCIAL CUT FLOWER VARIETIES. Per 100- Dailledouze, 84.00; Bonnaffon, 85 00; Judge Benedict, 84 tO; C. Chalfant, 84 00; G. W. Childs, 85.00; Inter Ocean. 85 CO; Ivory, $4.00; Jessica, 83.00; L'Enfant, $4.00; Malmaison, 86.00; Minerva, 85.00; Mutual Friend, $4.00; Niveus, $4 00; Queen, 83 00. An immense stock of the above. Varieties like Amoor. Judge Benedict. Minerva, Charlotte, etc , are suited for single stem plants. We will be glad to make selections for this purpose at very lowest living rates. Will also gladly make selections for large pot specimens. EXHIBITION BLOOMS.— Keep abreast of the times. You need the introductions of last year if you would have the best results. We can make you a splendid selection. CALVAT'S celebrated Novelties have won first honorsat all the English shows; we can send you his set of 33 varieties for 87.00. THE NEW ENGLISH SORTS of last year contain varieties of exceptional merit. If you want the finest EstiiMtion sorts you will have to include many of these; yon can tell which from the descriptions. The full set of 37 sorts for $5.00. We have made our prices to suit the times. Did AMERICAN NOVELTIES OF 18 95. -We would like to select and send you the best 12 for $.5 IK), to include Philadelphia and II otheis from our own. May's. Spaulding's. P. & M 's. Smith's, Dorner's. GENERAL aSSORTMENT. We will send 1000 choice Chrjsanlhemums, our selection, for 825. fO. This would include a complete outfit of varieties, suited for all purposes. Send for our Trade List if you have uot yet received it. We have a very fine lineof Novelties all the way through. The new GERANIUMS are mag- nificent; Mme. J. Chretiei. Deuil de Miribel, and Juliet will delight you. The new English and French are fine improvements — lit varieties' for $6.00, 12 of them fine double sorts. I'J grand new Ivy Geraniums for 83.00. Two fine nevv Acalyphas. Two grand Abutilons. s. de Bonne and Fleur de Neiue. An elesant line of best Cannas. Ttie new Dracaena Sanderiana. Hellanthus, Scpiell d or Hy- drangea Otaksa Monstrosa. A very fine collection of strong sturdy growing Double Petunias, large, finely fringed, at 83.50 per 100. We have a very large stock of them. FORCING ROSES— Carefully grown— Perle, Sunset, Bride, Cusin, La France. Meteor, Wootton. Watteville, Albany, Gontier, at from 83. 00 to 84 00 per 100, according to variety. An immense stock of clean, healthy American Beauty, ready now, at 86 CO per 100. you get our list? If not, we will be glad to send it. E. G. HILL & CO., Richmond, Indiana. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me, has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by alt who have seen it. The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 3J^ to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer it for the first time. Price for started plants froiu pots (ready after March 15, 1895), 75c. each;:$7.00 per doz. N. B.— All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O.Bo.\34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N.Y. Mention American FlorlBt. ACME PLANT FOOD. A Special and Complete Fertilizer for alt kinds of KruItB. Vines. Plants. Flowere and ^eenhouse use. I'vit up In iMj.xes nf l, 2'4 and 5 lbs. each. ACME Special Grass or Lawn Food. Will keep a lawn green the whole year. Put up In cloth bans of 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. Put up exprcfsly fur all kinds of Vegetables In cloth bags of 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. WANTKD— ResponBlblc Agents In every City to sell my Acme Special Fertilizers wlilcb are put up by experienced men. Send for price list. Discount to Agents. HERMANN ROLKER, Manfrs. Sole Agent. 218 Fult on Street, NEW YORK. LOW RA.TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and April 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent, City Ticket Office C. & E. 1. R. R., 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. I. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. THE WATER GftRDENS. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI. NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM (Egyptian Lotus); WATER LILIES, Hardy and Tropical in all colors, day and night blooming varieties. CATALOGUES FREE. WM. TRICKER & CO., CLIFTON, N. J. MIGNONETTE Miss Helen M.Gould. NEW MYOSOTIS Star of America. I*er Packet 50 rents. Complete description in our Florists Price List, CHAS. SCHWAKE, ^°* ^- ^*^" ^^""- IV EW 'V'OFil-C. NEW NEW "WHIRLWIND." The new hardy double white ANEMONK, Strong, tield-grown roots, f8.00perIOO. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. S. CUNOVEK, the best BAiiLV Blooming. large yellow. Nothing like it on the marltet. Strong plants. Ri.OO per lOU. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, 810.00 to $25.00 per 1000. VERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, $1.00 per 100; 88.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEAS, GENISTA CANARIENSIS and AZALEAS for Easter blooming. Prices on application. «S-WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QfORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St.. CHICAGO. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, aud the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. eerlUO Per 1000 Golden Queen & C. Verschaffeltll, rooted cuttings ¥ .75 $ t> 00 Coleus In variety tHi 5.00 Ueranlum Mme. Sallerol 1.25 10.00 Geranium, Rose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 10.00 Ageratume, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias 1.00 Heliotrope, four varlettea.. l.UO Petunias. Dreer's strain 1 . 50 Vlncas. variegated and green l.W) Altemantheras 50 Cash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. BEGONIAS. Tuberous Rooted. The best iu America. Separate colors, brilliant red, dark red, rose, pink, orange, yellow, white and mixed. S^5 00 per 100. If wanted, order at once. Stock limited and goine: fast. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. Rooted Cuttings. *™ Per llio HKI.KiTKOPE JI.UU CUPUKA 75 COLEUS 6U VERBENAS M IIKI.IOTKOPE. from 2-Inch pota 1.50 CA.su WITH OltltKK. HENRY JOHANN, COLLINSVILLE. ILL. 776 The American Florist. Mar 9> Baltimore. We haven't had any Gould weddingnor any extra elaborate affairs floral of any other kind here, but still, somehow or other, the coal pile is replenished and other little incidentals provided for. There is not the slightest suspicion of a glut of any kind of flowers, unless, possi- bly, violets, which have adecidedly down- ward tendency in price and are becoming very, verv plentiful. Fine ones can be had at 35 cents, and now and then a lot of very good ones at 25 cents a hundred. Whether we have the present trade or not we have great expectations; for, be it known to all men, we will have the great- est exposition of the century here in two short years. The site, one of the most beautiful and suitable of the many sur- rounding our city, has been selected, and in 1897 we will expect all our brother flo- rists to come around and see what we can do in landscape and architectural effects. Carnations are coming in freely, of very fair quality, for one cent, and fine for one and a half. Smilax is quite scarce. Roses are bringing good prices still, and are bought up as fast as offered. Romans and bulbous stuff generally shows a marked falling oft in quantity from last year. Some very fine azaleas are shown in the windows of Charles street florists, notably Mrs. Thomas' and Feast's. The weather has been extraordinary; one day, the firstof March, would have passed muster as a warm day in May, but by the fifth the mercury was again trying to get inside of itself, a trick it is getting a habit of this winter. Mack. Worcester, Mass. Thus far Lent has caused no noticeable decrease in demand, and prices remain regular, with but few fluctuations. Good bulbousstuff is plentiful, but the quantity of tulips coming in seems to diminish yearly. Good roses are in fair supply, and very fine carnations are cut in large quantities, with the exception of scarlet, and are bringing extra good prices. Vio- letsare plentiful, wholesaling for75 cents; smilax and asparagus rather short. Burton W. Potter read an interesting paper on "The preservation of our flo- rists." A. H. L. Send advs. now for our Special Spring num- ber to be issued Mar. 23. No increase in rates. Mentlun American Florist a general assortment; =«.J. CALVADOS. F«^„^ , Mention Anierlcan Klorlat. Dimensioiis of ihis Boi : iDchee lonK by ISlnches wioe and 12 Inches hlffb. Two BeCtlOHB. This wooden box made In tw^o sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. MajUlactnre THE BEST LETTERS 111 THE MARKET. Sizes IM-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener witli eacli letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. MoCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided Baceeaa. Any castomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exctaaoKe. can do so wUhoQt additional cost by writing na. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnlehed, 18x30x12' griven away with first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker &, Sons, New York. M. KIce & Co., 36 N. 4th St., Phlla., Pa. F. K. McAllister, 32 Dey St., New York. A. 1). Ferry <& Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L,. J. Kreshovei, 193 Greenwich St., N. \. H. ISayersdorfer & Co., PhUadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Siuimers, Toronto, <)nt.. Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wiscuusln Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wi». H. .Suuderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Clii- ciimati, (). T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and MarshaU Sts., Kichnioud, Va. Jas. X'ick'H Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1132 Pino St., St. Lonis, Mo. D. 1$. Long, ISuH'alo, New Y'ork. Huntington Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. Ue Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., I'liiladrlphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Hronilield St., Boston. Welch Kros., No. 1 A Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, ISoston. The Henry I'hUipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o: Bert Cokely & Co., 234 Church St., Phila- delphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 26 Barclay St., New York. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. { PlanFstakes. } X. 5-16, Yi, y^, %, %, and ^-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stalces and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. When wrlilriK menilon the American Fh>rlst. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, TO "H A f*f*t\ P'^f lO "« ^^^- '■i'> It's fl.OU; .^^Kr\j\J fill Ihs 81.;>0; 100 ll>s$2.5U. T\TTC!T Kxtra fine, per 100 lbs. $.S. ■MJXtajLm »if-Sanipre Fkbk. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1 liu. Fiorisis' nns. GLASS HEADS. VIOLET, AND 2H- a. Sii. 4. 5. (i Inches. 60c. 75c. ll.UO, »1.2o, n.60, S1.76, J2.U0, ja.5U. aS.OU per lUUU A Flrst-Class Certificate of Alerit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUG. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer. 54. 5G. 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. H. BAYEfiSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Our ne^ Oataloene Is now out, free npoc •ppllcatlon. M. RICE & CO.. Florists' SuDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for rntalnpip — -^^ WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and Hneat stock In the United Stjites. Write" for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. iSgs. The American Florist. in^i TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES !A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the element,^ for Ita power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orable conditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and tune. The DE LAMATER-RIDER CR DE UMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially desijfned for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of well. They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Send/oritlustratedcatalogueto The DE LiMtTER IHON WORKS, 87 South Firth Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn, ^ass- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet ana hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for appiylHE liquid manure. funKicldes and Insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, slmplect and most sclentlflc spraylnj; pump in use. Sent pre- paid for $2.5u— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $300- Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 29 Klngstons tn the U.S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing. " "A very valuable labor saving device."— VV. N. Rltdd. Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso., 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention 1 ever used."— C. E. WEr,n RoBMnrtMlP Mh-jb PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEA*' SUBSTITOTE FOR GL » SS on Hotr beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists. UurdenerH, etc., inva uable for Tobacco tirowern. I'rotect.H frtm' frost. Promotes hardy, vigorous gn;)wth and beeps bed? warm; will not shrink rr mildew For sale by the leading Drv Goods houses. Seedsmen, Flori.sts, etc- Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO.. 27 South Street, - - NEW YORE. EMERSON PimBimi ""'.ciS?''- price postpaid 75 CKNTS. I Address [ American Florist Co CHICAGO. ^m, Every Ish, itie '""'"> Flo, """scribe, Orist. "ouia bar , o. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, »rE;'%^7' ^V'OISIC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC., ETC. Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory STOCK UP TO DATE. P. 0. Address: 490 Howard street, Detroit, Mich. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIIte^ OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, J4-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Pat. 1882, '85, '86, '90, '91. ARMORED SfHlMQ STEEL GAUlMdZtS Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO.^ Sole MI'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grtp Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yo'"- .1. Cf. VAUGhAN. Aeent- CHICAGO. SHIPPING BOXES POK CUT FLOWERS. Hjive yon nniured some of tlicye yet? The best and cheap- eHt ho,\ on tlie nuirkct. Also tlie lightest and elronf.'est— "wel;:hs al'oiit 4. suont: as -III pounds." "Saves its cost in a week on reduced express rates; we call It 'The Perfection," and tliats what It Is.' I'rlces wonderfully low. Send for . Ircnlarat once. G. t'. WATSON, I'liiladelphiu, Si-cds, Bulbs and Plants (Wholesale only) 10'2.") Arch St. 183 MONROE .5TRECT ■ CMICXGO- ■ Always mention the American Flo RlST when writing to advertisers. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by McDONftLD BROS.. Columbus, 0. Tlie largest niamifacturers of these poods in the world We issue a laige 40-pa}:;e illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 778 The American Florist. Mai 9' New Greenhouses. High Ridge, III. — Chas. Meyer, one 25x100; J. P. Jaeger.six 25x120 each; M. Winandy, two 27x170. Havelock, III. (Rose Hill). — Becker Bros., four short-span-to-south 25x120 each; Rose Hill Cemetery Co., one short- span-to-south 18x100. NiLES Center, III. — Blameuser Bros., two short-span-to-south 18x118 each; one ditto 11x118. Dayton, 0. — Geo. Broadrup, one 14x86. Indianapolis, Ind. — B. A. Fohl, one 26x104. BovvMANViLLE, III. — Brautigam & Son, one 23x120. Quincv.Ill. — Ernest Maap.one 10x75. Lincoln, III. — GuUett & Sons, propa- gating house 10x150. Peoria, III.— James C. Murrav, one 10x100. Fi>RT Wayne, Ind. — W. J.&M.S. Vesey, four short-span-to-south 20x125 each. WiLMETTE, III. — Felke & Miller, three short-span to-south 20x100 each, one ditto 18x100, two ditto 20x120 each, one ditto 12x120, one gable roof 18x114. Hinsdale, III. — Bassett & Washburn, three short-span-to-south 16x125. Disappointed. The American Carnation Society is a daisy, but how happens it, with all the interesting talk on the culture of that lovely flower, not a syllable was said about that Oscar Wilde fin de siecle pro- duction, a "Green Carnation?" Every other carnation, with varied tintings and markings, was exhibited at this exhibi- tion but the green, and thus one of the greatest opportunities of the society to achieve fame has been lost! What Bos- ton wished to see'was a really, truly green carnation, and it is disappointed, of course. — Boston Herald. P Green house ^ FLOWER POTS. Wc Miinufacture all klnc1n of Flower Pots, etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send for price list and sjiraples (which will be aent free), and we know you will Klve us your order. J. G> SWAHN S SONS, Mlnneupoli'g, 'nUnn. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. PALACE KIMR HOT VHTEB BOILERS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Ryssel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. FLOWERPOTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 7i3> 7i5>7i7&7i9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jaokaon Ave. and Fearaon St., Long Island City, N. Y, STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firmof Sipfie Dopfiel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth, The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring Sou of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the elief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., Standard Flower Pots. OUR POTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write UB before placing your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Addre.ss PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. iSpj. The Am eric ax Florist. T79 ESTABLISHED 1854. Oevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for Nkw I.ist. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS, 56ih & WALLACE STREETS. •1^ c; H I o .V o t> . Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CEdCAOO. ^ Boilers made of the best of material. Bhell. firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all arotmd (front, sides and back). Writt* for information. NOW IS THE BEST TIME To order your spring Bupplles of iJibelB. Mailing, Ex- press and Transplantlne Boxes. Thin lumberany size cut to order. IMntert Taps and Note Heads. Paper. Twtne and Supplies. Our PKINTEU POT LA- BELS save lots of time and wrlllnjr. Our price list Is ready— g'O are the labels and samples. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. Florists and Lat»el MHiiTrn. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particular*, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Aot.. W Amity street, FLC8B1MU yoeeD.Co., N T. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings, Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to anj' of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority. will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITK lOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, GNIGA60. H mmi Gm Mm fi ifiss. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY ! VICTORY ! VICTORY I The only Certificate ol Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATII^G MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for S years-, no chain s to break- as is the result witb- others. Opens Sash uniform ct 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and £.- ti mates. E;. HIPP.A.I2I>, 'Vovi.Xl.SiS^o-w-Xl., Olilo. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, I3srCOE,yOIl-A.TEI3. Horticyitural f\M\im and Hoi Water Enolneers Send for Catalogrue. enclosing; 4 cents in stamps. 130, 1^1, l-iS Center St., I^fEJW ^^OHK^. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot ' CYPRESS • LOUISVILLE. KY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. GREEN-HOUSE^ HEATING, MYERS &Ca 1518 & 1520 8. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalotnie and price Met. wliioh is absoltitelv i>erf<'<-t for modern^ jjreenhouse cODAtrui-tloii. ROCK BOTTOM fKICES. Send for EstlmateB. SallBfactlon Guaranteedt REED GLASS CO.. 102 South 5th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. Always mention the American Flo* RIST when writing to advertisers. 780 The a merican F l oris t. Mai 9. Index to Advertisers. AbelCCiCo 77ii Adv. rates, etc 7(16 American Boiler Co.. . .780 Anchorage KoBe Co — 7(J3 BallerFA V» Bassett & Washburn. .77U Battln CS 7113 Bayersdorf er H & Co. 77t> Berger H H & Co 7(iS Blanc A 7ra Boston Flower Market 7ii(> Boston Letter Co 77ti Brabant AugF 77« Brown I'eter Tti3 Burns & Baynor 7U7 Burpee WAtlee 7tS BurrowJO in Cambridge Tile Mf g Co7T8 Carman U W 779 Chandlee * Chandlee..Ti4 Chlcngo i E I Ry Co. . .775 Ch'go Folding BoxCo.7(X) Cbltty HE 773 CllUe Walter R 763 ClOUdB J 773 Conley John & Son T7(i Corbrey T J 765 76" Cottage Gardens 773 Coi Seed & Plant Co. .768 Croom John F* Ero .768 DatUedouze Bros 773 Deamud J B & Co 767 De Lamater Iron Wks 777 Detroit Flower I>otMfg7T7 Devlnes Boiler Wk8...77'.i Dlckman Jos F 71 !) DIetsch A iS Co.... 777 Dillon J L 766 Domer Fred 4 Son 773 DreerH A 766 Edgewood Gr'nhouses.773 BlseleC 765 Elliott WH 766 Ellison Wm 766 Ellis & Pollworth 766 EUwanger & Barry... 770 EngleWJ 766 Essex Heights Flo'l Co763 iEvenden Bros 7ti3 (Felthousen J E 775 FlsherA Alrd 772 Gardiner John & Co. ..763 •Gibson JC 7tW ■Glen St Mary Nur8errs77U Gonzalez F A Co 7f>8 •Graham liugb 774 •Gregory J J H & Son.. .',68 Gumey Heater Co. . . .780 Hatl Ass'n 777 'Hammond Ben] 7t>5 ■Hancock & Son 772 773 Hart Michael A 766 Hartford U E 766 Helnl Joseph 763 Herr Albert M "66 HerrDnn'l K 766 Herrmann's Seed StoreT6£t .HewsAH&CO 778 :H111'BG&Co 771 776 IHJppard E 773 77!l IHltchlngs ACo 780 'Hooker H M Co 779 Horan Edw C 767 Hoian Jas & Son 773 Hose Connection Co. . 777 ■Howaril A B 763 Hughes Horace R 761 Hulsebosch Bros 769 HuntEH 767 HuntM A Estate 773 'Huntsman & Co 774 Jackson AT 773 Jennings E B 7ta -Johann Henry 776 Johnson & Stokes 769 Joosten r H 771 Jordan Floral Co 770 Kennlcott Bros Co 767 ^Keppler M 769 Kroescbell Bros Co 779 Ruebn C A 7ip6 T.ianK Julius 76i6 Lemolne V & Son 76 "LlllenthalH ... 763 Little WSJtCo 7(S Lockland Lum Co. .776 '.77 LongDan'lB 766 Lonsdale Kdwln 765 Lord & Burnham Co. .780 Louisville Tobacco Co. 770 Lynch W E 767 WcBrldeAlex 773 McCarthy N F&C0....767 McDonahl Bros 777 McFarland J H Co 768 Mallander Otto 773 Manda W A 763 ManzJ&Co 777 Markev Bros . 763 May JnoN 770 Michel Pl't & Bulb Co. "63 Mlllang Frank 767 Mlllbrook Lea Green- houses 772 Miller Bell 773 Monlnger JnoC 778 Moon Wm H Co 774 Myers k Co 779 Nat'l Folding Box Co.. 766 National PlantCo 7l'i3 National Fibre Co 777 Nefl LI 770 NortbrupBrasIanGood- wln Co 769 Oaks Greenhouses 'rbe765 Oasis Nursery Co. Paddock E J 7V3 Pannenter Mfg Co 778 Pennock C J 773 Pennock Sam'l 8 766 Pill8buryALengfelder..763 Pitcher & Manda.. .77U 174 Pittsburg Clay Mfg Co.778 Purdy Jas 767 Randall A L 767 Raou.\ C 768 Reed Glass Co 779 Rced& Keller 776 RelnbergBros 767 Renard Jos 773 Rice M & Co 776 Rlcksrcker C H 766 RobertsDH 777 Roche Alplionse 769 Roehrs Theo "67 Roemer Fred 769 R jgers Pk Floral Co. .767 R>lkerA4Sons 768 Rolker A i F 7ia Rolker Herman 775 Roval Nurseries 771 Russell S J 776 Sander& Co 763 Saul John 763 Sayles Geo N 765 Schultbles Anton 763 Schwake Chaa 776 Search Wm H 773 Seawanliaka Greenh's 775 Segers&Co 769 Sbelmlre WR 772 Sheridan W F ...767 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .771 Situations, wants. etc.-7(U Smith Nath & Son 774 SpaulillngTH 776 Stemmler T W 771 Storrs & Harrison Co.. 771 StrebySO 765 Struck J N&Bro 779 Sunderbruch H L 766 Sutherland Geo A 767 SwahnsSonsJG 778 Swayne C S 773 Swayne Edw 773 Swayne Wm "73 Syracuse Pottery Co... 778 Trlcker Wm ,4 Co ... 77 ■ Van der Uorst G "68 Vaughan J C. . . .766 770 776 Vlck&HIll 775 Vos P&Co 769 Washburn A 765 Waterbury Rubber Co. "77 Watson BM 766 Watson G C 777 Weathereds Sons T W.719 Wee ber & Don 769 Welch Bros , .767 Wheeler Kussel & Son 778 Whllldln Pot Co.... .. 778 Whltton S& Sons 763 WllksMfgCo 779 Williams & Sons Co.. . .779 Wilmore W W 763 Wis. Flower Ex 766 Wtttbold Geo 775 Wolff L Mfg Co 779 Wood Bros 763 Woodbury D B 774 Woodruff W B 768 Young Jno 767 Young ThosJr 767 March 23 will be the date for our spe- cial spring number. HoLLis L. I., N. Y —Richard Loeben is just starling in the business here, having built four three-quarter span houfes, 18x100 for growingcarnations and bulbs. Dixon, III. — Davis & Baird are prepar- ■inp to build next month three short-span- to-thc-south houffs. one 16x100, one 18x100 and one 20x100. Mischief in Tobacco Stems.— There 'has been more or less complaint among growers the past season of it jury result- ing from the use of tobacco stems which bad apparently been treated with chemi- cals. 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Pttblished every Satcrday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAHY. 383 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfield St., lioaton. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Clilcago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, president; B.C. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- gresldeut; WM. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. ;batty. on City. Pa., treasurer. The Ilth annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. S. A. F. Ex. Com. meeting 781 Budding and grafting ... .... 782 Bi-sulphid of carbon insecticide (illus.) .... 783 Carnation notes 784 — Mr. Swayne's wide house (illus.) 784 — Raising carnations from seed 78.5 Costa Rica, dwarf coflfee in bloom (illus.). . .78,5 Roses— Club root 786 — Millipede worms 786 Costa Rica, Bread fruit tree (illus.) 787 Aphorisms .... 787 New York 787 Boston 788 Philadelphia 788 Chicago 789 Buffalo 789 Baltimore 789 Toronto 792 Kansas City 792 The seed trade . . , 796 Worcester. Mass 798 Washington 798 Cincinnati 800 ■Cleveland 802 St. Paul, Minn 801 St. Louis .... 806 If you have not already sent an adver- •tiseraent for our special spring number mail it at once on receipt of this issue. East Hartford, Conn. — Wm. Atkins has added a 70 foot extension to his car- nation houses. Montpelier, Vt. — H. J. Curtis has taken possession of the greenhouses form- erly run by T. Percival. Galesburg, III. — P. B. Allison and C. L. Algren of Ottawa, recently purchased 10 acres of land here upon which they intend to build a range of greenhouses and grow cut flowers. Do YOD want a complete alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in America, with name of introducer, date of intro- duction and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Society of American Florists. executive committee meeting at pittsuurg. The usual session of the executive com- mittee to formulate a program and take other preliminary steps in anticipation of the annual conventim next August, which was held at Hotel Anderson, Pittsburg, on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13, wasmade the occasion tf a delightful entertainment in the form of a reception and banquet tendered by the Pittsburg and Allegheny Gardeners' and Florists' Club on Tuesday evening. The tables were profusely decorated with baskets of flowers contributed by the big- hearted members of the local frattraity, and the mantels banktd with rich masses of cyclamens, cinerarias and other showy plants. There were about sixty partici- pants, and the usual good feeling pre vailed, the whole proceedings being replete with kindly greetings to the visitors, and promise of cordial co-operation in the plans for a grand reunion next August. Mr. A. W. Bennett, president of the local organization, presided, and on his right and left were seated toastmaster A. C. Robertson, Mayor McKenna, of Pittsburg, Mayor Kennedy, of Allegheny, and several other high officials of the sister cities, alternated with the visiting guests. The toastmaster proved to be of the silver-tongued sort, a perfect ideal, quick, witty and happy. In his opening remarks he confessed that although a lawyer by profession he was a florist at heart. The florists, he said, are engaged in the propagation of species and specie, their interest in the former depending somewhat upon their success with the latter, but nevertheless they have done a great and noble work for the masses of humanity. He knew of nothing so human- izing as a bouquet of flowers.and bestowed high praise on floriculture as an occupa- tion. President Lonsdale responded for the Society of American Florists. He voiced in -a f.eling manner the appreciation and thanks of the visitors for the hospitality they were enjoying, and predicted a great success forthecomingconvention. Mayor Kennedy, of Allegheny, was the next speaker, and he spoke eloquently of the re6ning and elevatinginfluenceof flowers, and warmly seconded the words of welcome spoken by the chairman and toastmaster. The auxiliary societies had a spokes- man in Mr. Patrick O'Mara, of New York. He gave a brief account of the origin and growth of these organizations, and advocated a closer union between them and the parent society, as calculated to bring prestige to them and strength to the S. A. F. Mayor McKenna, of Pitts- burg, was then introduced as the "star of the evening," an oflicial who "had never yet put a veto on anything per- taining to our interests." He promised to do allinhispowertomakethe welcome to Pittsburg next August a notable one. He would extend the freedom of the city to the visitors, and assured them that no city in the Union is prouder to receive the florists of the United S ;ates than is Pitts- burg. "A delegate from the city where the winds do blow," was the introduction which brought Mr. W. N. Rudd, of Chicago, to his feet. Mr. Rudd said that he was afflicted with a grievance, and cut to the htart by a conversation he had overheard an hour or two previously in which the toastmaster had said: "I'll guarantee Rudd can't make a speech, so we can save time by calling on him," and amid much merriment he assured the toastmaster that he would fall in with his wishes and attempt no speech. "The usefulness of florists' societies," was the subject assigned to Secretary Stewart, who made a characteristic re- sponse, and in closing said that had President Cleveland erjoyed a better knowledge of these organizations and their noble mission he would never have vetoed that florists' charter. Mr. Harry Ford,- chairman of the Select Councils of Pittsburg, then spoke of the relations of municipal bodies to park improvements. He spoke in high praise of Mr. E. M. Bigelow, director of public works, who was unavoidably absent from this ban- quet, without whose untiring energy the park system of Pittsburg would never have existed. He also told of the noble gifts of Henry Phipps, and congratulated the city on having secured Mr. A. W. Bennett as the head of its park improve- ments, whose efforts and work were worthy of the highest praise. He also extended an invitation for the visitors to inspect the new Carnegie Library. Mr. E. A. Wood then sang, "Jingle Bells" with characteristic spirit, and fol- lowed it up with a speech which was the shining event of the evening. His witty sallies at the good-natured toastmaster put the whole crowd in a condition bor- dering on hysterics. Speaking of the abuse of flowers, he asserted that the fashions in flowers to-day are set by the florists, and that if they are abused and good taste oflended the florists are alone to blame. He was followed by Mr. W. C. Connelly, who represented the asso- ciated press, and promised that its full share would be done to make the August meeting a success. The following resolution was then offered by Mr. Patrick O'Mara and un- animously adopted. Whereas, The Executive Committee of the Society of American Florists and the Pittsburg and Allegheny Gardeners' and Florists' Club, in joint session, be- lieve it is eminently meet that they should ve expression to their high appreciation 782 The American Florist. Mar. i6. of the noble gifts of Mr. Henry Phipps to horticulture; therefore be it Resolved, That we tender to him on our own behalf and on behalf of the Society of American Florists, their sincere thanks, and beg to assure him that they will use their best endeavors to second him in his noble efforts to advance and ennob'.e horticulture. It was ordered that a copy of this reso- lution be properly engrossed and pre- sented to Mr. Phipps. A vote of thanks to the jolly toastmaster and for the invi- tation to the Carnegie Library was then passed, and it now being past two o'clock a. m. adjournment was made to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." There were in attendance at the meet- ing the following gentlemen: President EdwinLonsdale,S:cretary W. J. Stewart, Treasurer H. B. Beatty and Messrs. Patrick O'Mara, W. N.Rudd, J. C. Renni- son, Elijah A. Wood, Jackson Dawson, Grove P. Rawson, H. H. Battles, John Burton, E. G. Hill and Geo. C. Watson. S.'veral lots of handsome flowers were sent in to adorn the committee room, among which were the rose Mrs. Pier- pont Morgan and carnations Dean Hole and Maud Dean from J. N. May, rose Belle Siebrecht from Siebrecht & Wadley, carnation Jubilee from E. G. Hill & Co., Antirrhinum majus album from W. K. Wood, and carnations Uncle John and Daybreak from Chas. M. Pick. On Wednesday afternoon the visitors were escorted to Scbenley Park, where they viewed with delight the splendid green- houses and their contents, and also the almost completed building of the Carnegie Library. Buddmg and Grafting. BY JACKSOX BAWSOX. \Abstract of a paper read before the Mass. Horti- cultural Society, March q.] The object ot the grafting processes, Mr. Dawson said, is to perpetuate, and to multiply in the shortest time possible, choice fruit, ornamental or otherwise use- ful trees and shrubs, which do not repro- duce themselves by seed, or only by very slow growth. By this art, old and worthless fruit trees can. in a very few years, be made to produce an abundance of superior fruit, and strong seedling stocks can be brought to fruitfu'ness in half the time that choice seedlings or rooted cuttings would require to reach the same result. The art involves certain physiological principles which must be observed to secure success. There must ex st an affinity between the stock and the scion, or there can be no perfect union. While the stock should be more vigorous than the scion, it should not only furnish sap that the scion leaves can successfully elaborate, but only to such amount as those leaves can properly convert into wood and fruit material; failure in either office will result in the death of the scion. This is why evergreens do not succeed on deciduous stocks, and vice versa. A stock suited to one temperature cannot sustain a scion adapted to either a higher or lower temperature. Again, where a stock and a scion naturally start into growth at different times of the year, they cannot thrive together. Thus, the law of affinity is absolute. The test seasonforgraftingoutof doors is in the spring, when thesap is in motion — from March to June. Under glass the best time is from August to the end of September; the same time if half-ripened wood is used but with dormant wood from December to the end of March. Midsummer grafting is rarely successful. In all grafting it is better to have the stock in a little more forward stage of growth that the scion. It is not safe to use scions that have startedinto growth, in outdoor grafting, unless each can be well shaded until union with the stock has been accomplished. The stone fruit trees should be grafted first in the spring; afterwards the pear and apple trees. The tools are a saw, a pruning knife, a grafting iron or wedge; a budding knife, a pair of good pruning shears, a whetstone for the knives, a bunch of raffia, bast, or waxed cloth for tying scions in place after they are set; some kind of grafting wax, to cover wounds and protect them from drying, from water, or other injury. This wax may be composed of four parts common resin, two parts beeswax, and two parts mutton tallow, melted together. When cold it can b; applied by hand, or if melted, laid on witn a brush. The wax, melted, is also spread on cloth, which, when cold, is cut or torn into nar- row strips and usedtotiethesmall stocks after the scions are set. Prepared wax can be bought — Trowbridge's grafting wax is very good. Scions from hardy trees should be cut while in a dormant state, from January to the middle of March. But those from slender-stemmed plants, whose wood is liable to injury by freezing, should be cut in early autumn, and heeled in, either in loam, sand or moss, in a moist pit or cel- lar, but the wood of such scions should be healthy, of medium or fine texture, and thoroughly ripe. Except in case of old and scarce or new and rare varieties, never use fiuit buds for budding, as they produced relatively unsatisfactory shoots. On the other hand, stock trees should be carefully pruned in order to produce good scions, and also good wood in which to set the scions. Budding consists in takmg from one tree or plant a bud, with a portion of bark attached to it, and inserting it in some other part of thesametree or plant, or in some other one. The best buds to use are those near themiddleof theshoot. These are neither too weaknor too gross. The blades of the leaves should be cut away at once. The operation includes making a longitudinal incision through the bark of the stock, and at the upper end of this incision a cross cut is made, thus: T- This is done when the sap is most active, and the corners of the cut bark can be readily separated from the wood, and raised far enough to allow the insertion of the bark attached to the pre- pared bud. The raffia, bast, or waxed cloth bandage is then wound upon the stock, both above and below the bud. The abundance of sap furnished by the stock, affords the nourishment the bud requires, and its growth is almost a cer- tainty, unless the bud is allowed to be- come dried before being inserted. Shield budding differs from the above in making four cuts in the bark, above, below, and on either side of the bud. The bark iscut upon the stock in the same manner and size, and removed, then the bud is lifted from its bed, with the surrounding bark and quickly set upon thestock and bound there with bast or waxed cloth. These bindings on set buds should be examined within a few days to see that they are not strangling the stock. Methods of graftingare numerous; each propagator has a favorite one, but skill- ful propagators use the best methods, which may be summed up as foilows: Inarching — grafting bv approach — was originallv a work of nature, copied and improved upon by man; and was a com- mon practice in the first half of this century, especially with azaleas and camellias. For out-door work the early growing season is the best; under glass all seasons serve. The method involves the removal of a strip of bark and cam- bium from both stock an I scion, bringing the cut surfaces together, so as to fit ex- actly, and binding them firmly with bast. Cover the wounds with grafting wax. Sometimes only an incision is made in the two stems and the wounds brought to- gether, bound and waxed. Sometimes the stock is cut off, a V cut out, and the scion plant stem fitted into it; thus are weeping plants inarched upon high standards. Side grafting. In this process the scion is prepared with a long splice, cut smooth to the bark. From the stock a thin slice of bark and wood is taken, of the size to match the cut of the scion, which is then set in place and firmly bound there. An- other case is where the scion is cut wedge- shaped on one side. Thestock is cut into on one side to the cambium, and thescion is thrust into the incision so as to adjust the cambium of each to the other, then bound as in other cases. This can be done with either woody or herbaceous plants under glass. Clefc grafting. Tiiis term is applied when a branch is sawed off, the stock made smooth with a knife and split a lit- tle way with a chisel, and the scions, after being cut wedge-shaped, inserted in the cleft, carefully adjusting the cambium of the scion to that of thestock. Gener- ally a scion is set in both extremities of the cleft, and if the stock is rather large, two clefts are made and two scions set into each. If the pinch of the cleft is too- strong for the scions a short wedge is inserted to correct that fault, then the wound is coated with the grafting wax. Crown grafting. In this operation the stock is first headed down some weeks previous to grafting. When the work is to be done the scion is prepared by a flat sloping cut on one side. The stock is treated as in budding by a longitudinal cut through the bark, the latter raised on each side and the scion thrust down under the bark, then cirefuUy tied. Another method is to cut half-through the scion, just below a bud, and remove the wood. From the stock remove a portion of the bark, adjust the scion upon the top of the stock, coat with wax, and bind with wax cloth. Saddle grafting. The stock is cut on both sides into wedge shape, and the scion is cut as an inverted V. This re- quires skill and time, to secure proper ad- j ustment of t he parts; but it is used mostly in grafting rhododendrons, which make it worthwhile. Tongue, or whipgrafting. In nurseries where stocks of seedlings one to three vears old are use! this method is most practised. Tne stock and scion are of nearly the same size; each is cut with a long, smooth slope, then a split is make in each about halt'-waj' on the cut; the tongue of each is thrust into the cleft ot the other, forming a tongue, or splice- graft, which is bound in waxed cloth. The trees are then heeled in boxes, in sand or sifted loam, and stored in a moist cel- lar until spring. They are then brought into a warm place, and on showing signs of growth are planted in nursery-rows covering the graft to the first eye. Root grafting. Plants that are difficult to grow from cuttings, can be successfully grafted upon pieces of their own roots or those of some other plants. Any of the above methods can be adopted in this work. In cutting the roots to be used, be careful to keep the neck-end (that nearest iSps- The American Florist. 783 BOX FOR FUMIGATING PLANTS WITH CARBON BISOLPHID. the root-crown) up for use. The pfeony, bignonia, wistaria, rose, hydrangea, clematis, chestnut, plum, pear, apple, dahlia, magnolia, and others succeed well by this method. When a new plant is received, if it will not readily propagate in usual ways, try it on its own roots, "I have succeeded in this way," said Mr. Dawson, "after many failures by other methods." Veneer grafting. This is one of the best means of propagating hard wooded plants under glass. It can be practiced from November to April , and from August to October. Plantsshould be established in pots. Seedling plants are best. They should be potted in early spring, plunged in frames, or a sheltered place, watering and pruning them until wanted for use. In grafting, select a smooth portion of the stem of the stock; with a sharp knife make a crosscut, downwards, cutting through the bark and slightlv into the wood. From a point two inches above cut a thin slice of bark downto the cross- cut. The scion is to be cut in the same way to the lower end; then fitted to the stock, having the two cambiums meet, and securely tied in its place. Put them in close frames in thegreenhouse, sprinkle them overhead, when necessary, to keep a moist atmosphere. .As soon as they be- gin to knit together, air can be given morning and evening; alter a week or two more air can be kept on all day. Tiie time to effect union varies much with the different kinds of plants. Two to four weeks after the scions have united, the plants can be taken out of frames, but remain in the greenhouse a month or more before planting out, or put into winter quarters. When sure the scions are set, transplant them from pots to boxes, as closely as possible. When established, put them in a sheltered place outside to harden them off. When no double frames are at hand, the plants are placed in a bed of sphagnum moss three to four inches deep. All conifirous plants are much more easily propagated by veneer graftingthan by any other method. Their treatment after grafting is similar to that of other plants. The Treatment of Greenhouse Plants With Bi-Sulphid of Carbon for the Destruction of Red Spider and Aphides. From the fact that some field experi- ments with bi-sulphid of carbon, have yielded encouraging results in the treat- ment of Cucurbs for the destruction of aphides, it appeared not improbable that the same agent might be employed for a similar purpose in the greenhouse. Since the red spider, Telranychus telarius, is perhaps, one of the most difficult to con- trol, especially where sub-irrigation is practiced, and thedrenchingof the plants, heretofore the chief means of control, be- comes impracticable, ourfirst experiments were directed towards this pest. The infested plants were, in this case, green- house violets, but later on further experi- ments were made with lettuce and chrys- anthemums infested with the aphides common to these plants. The possible effect of carbon bi-sulphid upon the plants under treatment was an important consideration, as an excess of the insecticide might result in injuries equal to those caused by the insects. The physiological effects upon both plants and insects are dependent upon two factors, viz., the density of the vapor and the length of time during which both arc subjected to its influence. Hence, it is to be understood that the notes cover the results in respect to both plants and insects. The apparatus was designed to be used to cover plants in benches or to enclose moderately large potted plants. It ci n- sisted of a box having an upper and lower part, as shown in the accompany- ing figure. Each section of this box had a cubic capacity of about .S feet; the upper section was provided with two glass sides, the lower edges be- ing grooved so as to admit a correspond- ing tongue on the upper edgeof the lower section. The carbon was introduced through a stationary glass tube inserted in a hole in the top of the box, the lower end of this tube being provided with a sponge to retain the carbon while it was evaporating, the upper end being closed with a cork stopper in order to retain the fumes. In all of the foregoingexperiments the upper portion was used exclusively in applying the insecticide, while the lower portion was employed in isolating with- out confining the plants after treatment. We began by applying one-half drachm, and removing the box at the end ol two hours; spiders were at first stupefied, but no other effect was apparent, and extend- ing the time to sixteen hours, the result did not differ from the first. One drachm was next tried for two hours without injury to the plants, and with favorable effects upon young spiders and such as were unprotected by the position of the lower leaves. The same amount for four hours left very fewr living spiders, even when examined several hours alter the removal of the box, being chiefly on plants in close proximity to others un- treated. The next trial was with one drachm, followed at the end of an hour by one-half drachm additional. Result after sixteen hours did not differ from that previously secured; but one of the plants thus treated was immediately covered for three hours longer with a bell glass, after which it showed injury to lower leaves. On the following day the injury to the leaves was still more appar- ent, while the number of living spiders present plainly indicated that the experi- ment had failed to destroy them. The amount was then increased to three drachms, applied in two equal parts at intervals of an hour, and the box allowed to remain over the plants nine and one- half hours. After twelve hours, during which the plants were left uncovered but enclosed by the opensection, examination revealed no preceivable injury to plants and no living spider. Nine hours later a few of the leaves showed slight injury, but live spiders were still absent, which was true also forty hours later. A day later there were a few living spiders on the plants, which were apparently unin- jured. These conditions after three days remained unchanged. Since the practical limits appeared to have been reached, it was not advisable to carry the experi- ments further, with the red spider. Let- tuce plants growing in benches in green- house were similarly treated, and while the insects were readily killed, it was not found possible to do this without injury to the edges of the leaves, thereby render- ing the plants unsalable. With pelargoniums infested by aphides, one-half drachm carbon bi-sulphid, for three hours, was found to be thoroughly effective in destroying theinsects without injury to the plants. Chrysanthemums infested with the ordinary brown aphis so common on these plants, were treated 784 The American Florist. Mar. i6, with one drachm for two hours, this destroyed the insects without affecting the plants, which were in this case tender shoots brought directly from the cellar in which they were being wintered, and would therefor probably be more suscept- ible to injury. Cinerarias were treated in precisely the same manner, also for aphides, and with both these and the chrysanthemums, the experiment seemed an unqualified success. The accompanying illustration shows the complete box as used to enclose large potted plants. It would seem that this method of treatment admits ot applica- tion to a greater or lessdegree, according to circumstances. The results indicate very little danger to ordinary greenhouse plants trom the useofthevaporof carbon bi-sulphid. We were assistedin theseex- periments by Mr. W. A. Porter, and the tests were made in the greenhouses of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. F. M. Weiister, Entomologist, Aug. D Selby, Botanist. Wooster, Ohio, Maich 1, 1895. To Prevent Rust. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts of ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart of ammonia and stir well. [The liquid can be kept in this form for some time and used as needed.! Add a pint of this solution to a barrel of water and syringe the plants with a force-pump every two weeks. And don't let the time for spraying pass without attending to the operation. Carnation Notes. In reply to the criticism of Mr. P. in the issue of March 2 on my article of Feb. 9, I will state that he evidently im- agines that I was criticising the adver- tisements appearing in the Florist. This is a mistake, for I do not consider it my place to question any advertisement which the publishers of this paper con- sider it advisable to print in their col- umns; in fact, I was not aware that Mr. P. had an advertisement in these col- umns, and that he wasgrowing his plants for cuttings only. I do not consider that Mr. P. has any cause for an explanation from me at all, as I was not referring in any way to advertisers of cuttings from plants grown for cuttings only. If Mr. P. had been at the convention at Boston he would have heard something corrobor- ative of my statements (which he ques- tions so strongly) in the address ot the president, who fully bears out every pnint in my article of Feb. 9. As Presi- dent Dailledouze is considered by all in the vicinity of New York as one of the best authorities on, and one of the best -rowers of carnations in this country, I consider hiscorroborationof my opinions as fully covering the point at issue. There may besome.like Mr. P., who do not understand my reference to keeping plants for stock in a cold frame during November and December. The reason of this is that the plants get a rest by this treatment, and I believe are much better for stock purposes. There are many advocates of this system to-day, not only for the carnation, but for the rose and "mum." The forcing or growing of any plant of the nature of the carnation to grow and bloom at all seasons of the year is, I believe, a mistake, and eventually results in destroying the vitality of any stock. Resting a few stock plants in cold frames during the fall months will keep the carnation in much better health, and many less cases of failure will be found if this method is adopted. Mr. Fred Dorner has given this plan a thorough trial, and when at his place in February, '94, I saw plants which were yielding him the finest cuttings I ever saw. The plants had not gone to flower, if I remember right, but the new growths or terminals were used as cuttings. These plants, however, had been selected on account of their strength of growth anri their disposition to throw a quantify of blooming stems. I trust no other advertiser in this paper has made the mistake of Mr. P. in thinking that I wish to cast any slur upon their advertisement, or in any way to take ad- vantage in this column by drawing the attention of buyers from their goods. To change the subject, I wish to call attention to one point brought out by Mr. Hill in the discussion on the essay of Prof. Halsted at the convention, that in the opinion of the professor the bacterial disease so common among carnations is liable to spread quite rapidly. This phase of the trouble I have watched with con- siderable interest during the time since the convention, and I have found that this disease is quite noticeable in different sections of the houses, and that it seems to spread just as the professor has stated, also that removing a plant as soon as it is found to be troubled with bacteria is the best way to rid the stock of the evil. It maybe that the plant adjoining the affected plant will in time show the same trouble; this remains to be seen. When- ever this disease appears I at once apply my old remedy, a stimulant, using strong manure water with a little nitrate of soda, one half pint to fifty gallons manure water. I bf lieve it is the general opinion that bacterial diseases are very apt to show themselves at this time of the year; this I believe is due to the exhaustion in in the soil, and by using manure water more often at this season we can keep the plants in much better health. It will also be found that the carnation will now throw off much stronger stems than dur- ing the colder months, following out the natural course of all thisclass of plants and if large well-formed flowers are to be had they must receive additional nourish- ment. Charles H. Allen. Further Details About Mr. Swayne's Wide House. Ed. Am. Florist: — I find myself com- pelled to ask you to publish another de- scription and diagram, this time of my boiler, in response to the numerous in- quiries addressed to me since the publica- tion of my former article. The accompanying diagram will mate- rially assist in making clear "how the boiler is put together and set up." When I lemove the iron front this is the appearance. First the foundation A. A. is built. Then the iron bands B. B. are placed; these are three in number, one at each end and one just front of the bridge wall, and are of 3 by ">,-inch iron. Place upon these the bands C. C, 3xVL>inch stuff, and bolt each pair fast to a bolt built in the side walls, D. D. Then the boiler, which is of 2V2inch pipe, may be slipped in and screwed together, one end of each pipe having a left hand thread screwed into corresponding return bends. The lowest pipe of each side of boiler and also the two upper pipes are ten feet long in order to extend beyond the back wall. The rest are all nine feet with the exception of the four marked E., which extend only to the bridge wall four feet from the front. This wall (F)is ISinches high above the grate, leaving a space of a foot between it and the arch, which is built of common brick, on awooden frame of 1-inch stuff which burns out. Behind the bridge wall is a space 5 feet long ex- tending below the grate line, for the com- bustion of gases, terminating in the flue at the top. J.J. is a bolt through the arch at each band, perhaps unnecessary. H. are the liuinch returns. I. I. the -'i-inch cold water connection from borough stand pipe, giving the pressure " and ■ allowing expansion and contraction, which is slight at most. K. spigots for draining the circulations. You see each side of boiler is a complete circulation, each separate from the other. The flows and returns each connect with the back of furnace. The return bends are made so that when touching one an- other the tubes are spread apart a trifle, allowing the water always to rise in the boiler, which is therefore built level. I believe this boiler with its 15' :i square feet grate surface and 140 foot flue with a rise of about 18 feet will heat a house similar to mine, 50x100 with 1,600 feet of iy2-inch pipe if placed properly. I hope this explanation is clear. Second question: Do I advise this plan of constructing a house on level ground? By all means. In about this shape with heating pipe confined to lower half of house. Theodore Whitson of Atglen, Pa., will follow this plan on level. This (about 10 feet in 50) slope of rafter is undoubtedly sufficient to shed the ele- ments. And if supported right will be substantial, and be a success, 50 feet or more wide, with indefinite width accord- ing to slope of ground. Third: Cost of heating material and was it included in cost of house? Every- thing was included in cost of house except mv labor, freight and tools. Pipe, 21 n, 2, 1VL> and lU inch $170 Brick 20 Iron 5 Flue (10-inch) 30 $225 Fourth: Cost of iron pipe for construc- tion, and lumber. Pipe $49, cut and threaded to order from second-hand pipe, 3 cents per foot. Lumber — cypress, roof- drip bar I's by S'/i, 2,400 feet lineal, end and ventilator bar Ii4x2-?t 400 feet. Con- tinuous ventilators, one 2V'i feet, the other 41/2 feet. $1.28. Fifth: "If you built again what changes would you make?" Very few. First, if I wanted the house to be the same temperature throughout I would put the boiler sit the south side of house iSgs- The American Florist. 785 OOSTA RICA. DWARF COFFEE IN BLOOM either at one end or at middle, and all the pipes at the bottom, if the ground sloped considerably. Second, with l~s by 3Vi bar I would run the purlins 8 feet apart instead of 7, and make the posts 8 feet apart instead of 10, if linch stuff is used, obviating a slight sag. I believe that is all. Sixth: How is the glass put on? Did not bed it in putty, but applied liquid putty on top. Lapped slightly on roof and butted on sides, belly down. Seventh: How do I prepare beds and what is soil? Carnations make better growth in a baking soil (somewhat clayey) but lift poorly. Oursis too much this way, therefore we endeavor to make it more loamy by cultivation, in order to lift successfully, whereas, in the house pre- fer it of heavier substance, and to that end I lean toward burying the fertilizer, principally manure, or top dressing in- stead of digging it in. Eight: What is average cut from 1000 plants per week? My cut per week is nothing unusual, and about as follows: No. of plants. Variety. Cut per week. 1,600 Sweetbrier, 800 800 Daybreak, 600 400 Thos. Cartledge, 300 400 Ophelia, 300 1,600 McGowan, 800 1 800 Lamborn, 800 1,600 Puritan, 200 Puritan will soon quadruple this. It is very prolific but late. Some other varie- ties I am using for stock alone. From 1,700 plants of Lady Campbell violets I cut 3,000 per week. Christmas week I cut 4 000 carnations and 3,000 violets from this house, bringing $160. I will be pleased to answer any further inquiries. C. S. SwAYNE. Kennett Square, Pa. maroon, but we regard it as a true crim- son, touched with maroon shadows towards the edges of the petals. The color is very fiery towards the heart, ex- quisitely velvety on both the inside and outside of the petals, recalling the heart of a Marie Baumannrose. Bridesmaid is a warm peach blossom pink with a satiny lustre; Storm King dazzling white. Ail three are large, robust and well built, with splendid stems. As we see them we cannot wonder that in spite of the multi- plicity of new carnations these varieties should excite such general admiration. Three New Carnations. We recently received from Fred Dorner & Son blooms of the new carnations Meteor, Storm King, and Bridesmaid. The first named has been described as a Raising Carnations from Seed. BY C. \V. WARD. Read be/ore the New York Florists^ Club March ii. In treating of the raising of carnations from seeds, I shall confine myself to the methods employed under glass, and in order that all may understand the subject will briefly describe the reproductive organs of a carnation flower. We first have the ovule or embryo seed pod, from which extend the two pistils. This embryo seed pod is situated in the centre of the flower, and is surrounded by the petals, and protected by the calyx. Between the ovule and the petals are situ- ated the stamens, each having upon its point the anther, containing the pollen. The method of fertilizing the flower is as follows: The pistil grows out of the calyx until it extends beyond the fold of the petals, and when ready for the reception of the pollen it becomes covered with a viscid, gummy substance. When the pol- len is ripe, the anthers burst, and the pollen is scattered through the air in the form of a minute dry powder, and in this condition floats about and is caught by the gummy substance on the pistils, and the union of the pollen with the pistil completes the fertilization of the seed. It may be proper hereto observethat gener- ally the anthers of a flower burst before the pistils are ready for the reception of pollen in the same flower, and that this pollen floats away and fertilizes some other flower, and thus nature favors a constant cross fertilization in raising plants from seed. The method which we use in the green- house to seed plants, is tu carefully prepare the flower from which we wish to raise seed by cutting away or pulling out a large proportion of the petals, which gives the pistil a better chance to grow out. It also throws the full strength of the flower into the pistil, and produces a bet- ter and stronger development of that organ. We also carefully remove all of the anthers before they have any chance to ripen and throw the pollen. This is done to guard against the chance of self- fertilization, as the best results are secured from a pure cross fertilization. As soon as the pistils are in proper condi- tion to receive the pollen, we select a flower of the variety with which we desire to fertilize, in which the pollen has become ripened, and take this flower to the seedling plant, and there apply the pollen direct to the pistil, either by means of a camel's hair brush, or by carefully shaking the pollen out of the flower on to the pistil. This is done on a clear day (if it is slightly overcast the pollen takes better) as by experience we have found that the pistils are then in the most receptive condition, and that the pollen also is in the best condition for fertiliza- tion. It is essential to have the pollen perfectly dry, so that it will fly about like fine dust, and it is essential that the pistil be well covered with this gummy substance, as only when that occurs for the full length of the pistil do we get a perfect seed pod. If the pollen is applied to simply one portion of the pistil, or to only one pistil, we get an imperfect seed pod, that is, one not thoroughly filled with seed. In some cases there is but one pistil. Most generally there are two, often there are three and in two or three cases I have seen four, however, a flower with two well developed pistils is prefer- able, as from such flowers I have usually the best pods of seed. Within 24 hours after the flower has been fertilized, if the process has been suc- cessful, the petals will close together and commence to wither away, and in the course of two or three days the pistils will commence to wither at the point and finally die out, and the ovule commence to swell. As soon as the ovule has in- creased two or three times its natural size, it will become necessary to split the calyx down and carry the split portions back so as to admit of the seed pods draining thoroughly, as it is often fatal to the successful growth of the pod, if water gathers in the calyx and stands around the base of the youngpod. If the conditions are favorable, this seed pod will continue to grow until it has reached its full size, and it will then ripen. This takes from six to ten weeks during the winter time. When the seed pod has ripened, it will get dry and hard on the top and turn a light brown, and when it is thoroughly ripe it will begin to wither slightly. At this period the entire stem should be plucked and the seed pod, stem and «ill, laid in some sheltered place in the sun and allowed to dry. When dried the pod should be broken open, and the seeds carefully put away in an envelope, in a safe place, or immediately sown. The proper time to sow seeds is from the months of February to May. It is desirable to get the first flowers on the plant outdoors, and I prefer early sown seeds. By doing this you avoid bringing in a lot of single flowered plants; as when the singles bloom outdoors, they can be pulled up and destroyed. 786 The American Florist. Mar. 16. We sow the seeds in clean 4-iuch pots, using very light, friable soil, a mixture of leaf mold, loam, and veryold, well rotted manure. The soil is made perfectly level, and the seeds are sprinkled on the surface and lightly covered with less than a quar- ter of an inch of soil. After the seeds are covered, the surface of the soil is very lightly pressed, and xhea it is given a syringing with luke-warm water, and the pots are set in a warm place where they get some benefit from the sun, and lightly shaded on very bright days; the night temperature being maintained at about 56° to 60°, and the day temperature 10° or 15° higher. The seeds generally germi- nate within 10 to 14 days from the time they are planted, and sometimes sooner. As soon as the seedlings have made the first leaves, they are pricked out into flats as below described, the plants being set 2 inches apart each way. These flats are made of coarse lumber, are 1 foot wide, 2 leet long, 2 inchesdeep, and made with slatted bottoms. Over the bottom a half inch of sphagnum moss is lightly packed, andupon this moss the soil is put. In these flats they remain until they have made 5 or 6 additional leaves. They are then potted up into 1% inch pots, and allowed to grow on in the pots until they have made good balls of roots, and then the plants are turned out of these pots, and packed away in flats and set in a cold frame to harden, and from the end of April to the 20th of May these seedlings can be planted out in the open ground, where they are allowed to grow and flower. The object of growing plants from seed is to get new varieties, and when these seedling plants flower in the fall each plant is carefully watched as it comes into bloom, and if it shows an undesira- ble color, or if it is a single flower, or if it bursts its calyx, or if its habit is such that we can foresee that it will be value- less for greenhouse use, the plant is im- mediately pulled out of the ground and destroyed. It usually happens that out of 1000 seedling plants so grown, we sel- dom take more than 75 to 100 into the greenhouses for test, after blooming out- doors, as in order to grow flowers for commercial purposes it is necessary always to select the best and most pro- ductive varieties, of such pleasing colors as will sell upon the markets, and it is a constant study and a strugglewith origi- nators of seedlings to produce something that is better than any of the existing sorts. We have before us here tonight some samples of work that is being done in the line of raising seedling carnations. This vase contains Scott, Albertini, and Day- break, three of the leading pink carna- tions which have an established place upon the market, and which are in demand for commercial purposes. In the second vase, we have a lot of seedlines that have been selected as being suffi- ciently promising either to introduce or to grow on a second or third year with a view of introduction, and we have in the third vase another lot nt seedlings, which have b.-en selected as worthy of a second year's trial. Now the introducer of a new seedling must take into considerati >n that in bringing out a pink carnation he will have to compete with Scott ;ind Albertini and Diybreak, as shown here tonight, for these are not specimen flowers, nor are they specially well grown, but they are the class of stock that a great many com- mercial florists are shipping on to the New York market to-day, and they are no better nor any worse than the average selected stock ihit we ourselves ship upon the market. There are a number of things to be considered in the introduc- tion of new seedlings. It not only must be distinct and sufficiently pleasing to sell, but it must have a great many excel- lent qualities. It must propagate easily, it must not be liable to take disease, it must be an early bloomer, and it must be prolific and a good keeper. The stem must be strong, the calyx must not un- duly burst; it must be a large flower, and it certainly ought to be fragrant. Now if a great many in sizing up the merits of a seedling would get a good bunch of well grown flowers of the existing varieties of the same class and compare them it is possible that they would form a much better judgment of the merits of their new varieties. There are many splendid exhibition varieties that may not prove of very much value as commercial sorts, and some of the very best commercial sorts would play but a sorry figure on the exhibition table, when judged by a scale of points. A BOX OF FLOWERS recently received from Nathan Smith & Son showed some extra well grown roses and carnations. Our old frirrd Buttercup showed up in a form not often seen in the west, and there was an unnamed seedling carnation, a soft yet clear salmon pink, that seems to oiTer unusual promise. The color is ex- cellent, the flower large and very full. E. A. Wood was also among these flowers, and proved very attractive, as did some of the more familiar varieties. Alaska and Minnie Cook. — Blooms of these carnations were recently received at this oflice from Mr. H. E. Chitty, Paterson, N. J. They bore the long journey well, and are certainlv very fine blooms. Alaska is very well shaped and so purely white that it makes a strong impression, and Minnie Cook is of fine size andattractivemarkings. Theflowers gave evidence of excellent culture. A SEEDLING carnation sent us by F. P. Dilger of Milwaukee, Wis., was a strong, stiff stemmed bloom, in color a deep car- mine. It is large and double, suggesting Albertini in the form of its center petals, but the growth and shape of bud is like Daybreak. It seems worthy of further test. Club Root. Replying to your correspondent E. D. E. the sample of club root received show a very aggravated form of it. It iscaused in the first place by an abrasion of the bark of the plant when being planted probably, or some time during the opera- tion of handling it. This gives the eel worm an opportunity to get started, and once they get started in it they keep on growing and multiply ing it. For the benefit of your correspondent I would say that I took a piece of the club — so to term it — about the size of one-half a sweet pea seed, dissected it, and under the microscope I found from 25 to 35 live worms varying in size. I also found sev- eral clusters of eggs. In one piece I counted over 60 eggs, so that your corre- spondent can sec the number there would be in the entire piece il it were possible to get them all out alive. Many people doubt there being eel worms in the soil to affect the plants. Could they see what we investigate sometimes in this matter I think their doubts would be forever banished. These little animals are to a more or less extent present in almost all classes of soil. It is only by producing the conditions of growth necessary to keep them in check and enable the plants to grow away from them, that prevents their doing very much damage. In this particular case your correspondent says it has not apparently injured the plant, but while the plant, being a strong vig- orous grower, may have kept ahead of it to some extent, still it will more or less impair the vitality of the plant or plants so affected. If your correspondent finds any more I should advise him to take them very carefully off with a knife as clean as he can and be sure to burn them all. Scientists tell us that this little animal will live an almost indefinite time and in any climate — frost and snow has no ap- parent effect upon them, neither has dry weather. In all that I have been able to trace up regarding their habits, etc., such has been the general opinion of all the authorities that I have consulted, and there is no question about their being on the increase in almost every section of the country. Ten or twelve years ago it was a rare thing to hear any complaint about them in the north or northwestern sec- tion of the country; since that time, and particularly within the last four or five years, I have made it my business in every section I have been to search for it, and I am free to confess that I can hardly find a place in the country where they are not present in a greater or less degree. By carefully examining clover roots growing in the open fields in the summer these can often be found adhering to them in the shape of small nodules or lumps, and oftentimes not larger than a small pin's head. In each of these small nodules will be found numerous nematoids, which are only waiting to develop and effect other plants besides clover roots. John N. May. Millipede Worms. A correspondent writes me that his place is very much infested with a peculiar kind of worm (as he terms it), but it is not a worm at all; the samples received are of the ordinary millipede family; and while not particularly destructive to growing plants still they are not desirable, as when their tood gets scarce they are very apt to attack the roots. The best way that I have found to eradicate these littleanimals is to take some kind of vegetable, such as carrot or apple, or anv other sweet tasted vege- table — lettuce leaves will do if nothing better — but probably the best and sim- plest means is to take good-sized carrots, slice them up, and lay them over the bed in different positions. Go through these each morning carefully and lift them up, having a can of kerosene when you. Scrape each millipede off into thecan and replace the carrots. By following this up care- fully for eight or ten days I think thev will be almost exterminated. Of course later batches developing may produce some more, but if they are found the same thing can be followed on till all are exter- minated. Any good bright boy can do this if he is instructed how to do it, and set at it as soon as it begins to get day- light in the morning. John N. May. i895- The American Florist. 187 COSTA RICA. BREAD FRUIT TREE. Shading. This enquiry comes from a subscriber: "What is the best material to use for the above purpose?" I have bad occasion before to recommend as the best cheap shading a mixture of white lead and naptha. Use the ordinary white lead; as Tou buy it in kegs, there is a small quan- tity^ of oil left in the lead, but not enough to make the mixture too adhesive. Be sure and don't out linseed oil in the mix- ture, or you will have great difficulty in getting it off in the tall. You can make this mixture of lead and naphtha as thick or thin as you choose, to suit the degree of shade you desire. It looks cleaner and gives a better appearancealtogetherthan whitewash made of common quicklime, although it is more expensive than the latter. If some shade is needed tempora- rily, say for a batch of azileas or some such crop between now and Easter the quickest and least expensive plan is to syringe it on, which will answer very well, but when put on lor the summer it is much better to apply it with a white- wash brush. It will cost more in labor to put it on with a brush, but you will save much in material. Another advantageof the brush is that in April say, a dense shade is not needed, but just subdued light and heat. Then you can shade every alternate run of lights, and leave the others clear. That is sometimes all the shade that is required till the fierce ravs of the sun pour down in May, or if the glass is broad a streak the width of the brush down the center of each light will be all you need in the early months. W. Scott. Aphorisms. [Snatihes from Mr. Grove P. Rau'son's talk to the Gardeners^ and Florists^ Club of Boston March 5, 'S9S.\ The trouble with the flower business to-day is that there are too many pieces and not enough dozens. We florists have pudding — plum pud- ding — at Christmas, and the rest of the year it is plain pie. Look to superior management as an antidote for dull business. Don't place too much dependence on market quotations; your bills will tell a different story. The ladies know the difi'erence between cut glass and the cheap imitation, but why in thunder do they wear artificial violets on the street? Apropos of church fairs and charity concerts; the dear ladies grumble at the high prices of flowers, but they never seem to realize that they cost the florist anything. "We won't go home till morning" has frozen many a house that might have gladdened the heart of a dealer. Have a specialty if you choose, but don't be so stuck on your own specialty that you lose sight of what the market calls for; don't stick so tight to a hobby that you can't get ofi". The plant business makes millionaires tired who start into it to double their money. Because you send your son to a horti- cultural college it will not necessarily make him a howling success. Your experience adapted to local condi- tions is what makes success. It is a queer fact that you always ex- pect cash from responsible parties, but Messrs. Brass & Cheek get all the credit they want on clear nerve. What beats me is how all those eel worms get into the roses. It is entirely unnecessary to be too much of a stickler for mere dignity. If you want to keep on the right side of the world don't rub its fur the wrong way. I shouldn't be surprised if the rose and carnation had a set-to yet for honors. New York. The regular monthly meeting of the New York Florists' Club was held Mon- day evening, March 11, President Allen in the chair. The increased interest in the meetings was shown by the large at- tendance. A committee of award was appointed consisting of Messrs. O'Mara, Ernst Asmus, May, Anderson, Weber, Paul Dailledouze and Julius Roehrs. These gentlemen are to meet and formu- late rules governing all exhibits brought before the club at their regular meetings, and will also investigate anv novelty which growers in the vicinity of New York may intend to place on the market. Action was taken by the club upon a re- flection on one of its members which had appeared in .-i Bermuda paper concerning the views advanced by that member in regard to the disease in Lilium Harrisii. Messrs. E. G. Hill & Co., of Richmond, Ind., exhibited a vase of their new carna- tion Jubilee; this variety was shown in Boston, but was off color on account of the long journey, and for this reason did not receive a certificate, but as seen here it is a very fine color and in every way worthy of a trial. It attracted much attention. Wm. K. Wood, of West Newton, Mass., sent on a few stems of Antirrhinum majus album, which werethe source of great interest. Mr. Wood will not be the only grower of antirrhinums next season. TheF. R.Pierson Company had a fine display of their new cannas Oriole, Sunshine, Eldorado and F. R. Pierson, all indicating great improvement on existing varieties; they also had bloom of KcEnigin Charlotte and Columbia. These exhibitors received the hearty thanks of the club. Mr. F. C. Stewart, of the New York Experimental Station, gave a synopsis of the investigations he is now making upon the Harrisii disease, which was listened to with marked at- tention. Mr. Stewart advised the club to refer the matter of this disease to the government authorities at Washington. This would come under the care of Prof. Galloway, who, by the way, is to lecture before the club at its next regular meet- ing in April. Mr. C. W.Ward, of Queens, then gave an illustrated lecture on carna- tions which was highly interesting, and for which the club, through the president, tendered him a vote of thanks. Mr. Barron, of ^»«m«r(2« Gardening, brought to the meeting a chart showing the com- 788 The American Florist. Mar. 6, parative development of the carnation since 1597. This was quite a revelation to most of the members. Prominent visitors present were: Mr. J. F. Huss, of Lenox, and Messrs. Sirene and Stewart, of the Experimental Station annex at Jamaica, L. I. Four new members were elected. Some of the boys are of the opinion that if the attendance keeps on increasing as it has donefor the past two meetings larger quarters will have to be procured. A. & F. Rolker held their first auction sale at their new salesrooms, 106-108 Liberty street, on Tuesday, March 12. It consisted of dormant roses, hydran- geas, azaleas, lily bulbsand miscellaneous hardy shrubs and forcing stock; prices realized were satisfactory. Half a dozen rose and carnation growers from Boston are going the rounds of the crack establishments in New Jersey and Long Island. Visitors in town: A. Outram and A. Ingram, of London, England; Grove P. Rawson, of Elmira.and Jackson Dawson, Arnold Arboretum, Boston. Boston. The cut flower trade in Boston seems to feel the effects of Lent but little. In the retail stores there appears to be fully as much activity as before Lent came in, and at the wholesale establishments the stock does not accumulate, although the weather has been spring-like and the cut of flowers large in consequence. Prices in general are fully up to the mark of previ- ous seasons. The presence of the opera has no doubt helped the trade here at this time, for the call has been quite large for flowers for this event. The market has never been better supplied as to qual- ity and variety. Roses in all popular sorts are abundant, carnations have reached a perfection never before attained, bulbous stock is excellent, although in rather light demand, violets are better than at any previous time this season, and lilies are also unusually fine. The ap- proach of spring is suggested by the quantities of yellow primroses, pansies, daisies and forget-me-nots with which the florists' windows are filled. Azalea plants of all the popular kinds are shown in great profusion, and they excel in quality any ever seen before in this market. The showing of lilies for Easter at C. V. Whitten's is verv promising, and Mr. Cotter pronounces the plants to be the best he has ever had. They are all longi- florums, and were purchased from several dealers. Those from one source showed thirty-three per cent badly diseased; in the lot from another party there is scarcely a trace of disease. Mr. Cotter's experience shows that the size or appear- ance of the bulbs makes no difference as to later results, for the best looking lot of bulbs received was the lot which proved to be worst affected with the disease. He thinks that carelessness and lack of judg- ment on the part of bulb growers in dic- ing bulbs before they are property ripened is partly responsible for the trouble. He has thrown away all those badly aflected, and theloss sustained offsets all the profit which his houses might have yielded. Wm. Edgar has about four thousand fine lilies, all longiflorums, of which he estimates that about five hundred were diseased. Those most seriously affected were dumped as soon as their condition was known. Mr. Edgar's mignonette is very handsome this season. He has one plant which will undoubtedly prove a valuable novelty. The receptacle in each flower, commonly green, is much enlarged and bright orange in color, thus giving to the whole inflorescence a decided orange tint. Jackson Dawson in his talk before the Mass. Horticultural Society on March 9 made use of a large number of instructive drawings, and was also provided with a promiscuous selection of young grafted shrubs in pots, to illustrate the different methods of grafting. After the lecture he was surrounded by a big crowd, who plied him with questions for half an hour or more. It proved to be one of the most entertaining and useful papers which the society has listened to for a long time. At Horticultural Hall on March 9 James Comley showed a splendid collec- tion of hybrid roses, azaleas and camel- lias. David Nevins had several vases of superb specimens of Magna Charta, Gabriel Luizet and Jacqueminot, and from the Bussey Institution came a col- lection of Roman anemones in pots, in a beautiful variety of colors. H. S. Rand showed seven varieties of violets, and C. W. Ward Storm King carnations. Crim- son Rambler, the new climbing rose, was shown in bloom for the first time here by W. H. Spooner, and was awarded a first- class certificate of merit. The flower committee of the Mass. Hor- ticultural Society made a visit of inspec- tion to the carnation houses of Wm. Nicholson at Framingham, on Monday. Jackson Dawson and Wm. J. Stewart have gone to Pittsburg, Pa., to attend the meeting of the executive committee of the Society of American Florists. Visiting Boston: P. Vos and L. C. Bfibbink, Haarlem, Holland; W. Mott, Philadelphia; A. T. Boddington, Short Hills, N.J. Thomas Motley, A. M., Instructor of Farming at the Bussey Institution and an eminent patron of horticulture, died at his home in Jamaica Plain on March 9, at the age of 83. Philadelphia. The violet market has busted, and prices are away down; 50 cents per hun- dred is now the figure for the best, and from that down to $3 per thousand for job lots, and not particular about a handful of bunches over, is the condition of affairs for this favorite flower. Many lots sent in are hardly worth anything, and the grower of these should spend his time at something more useful than gathering and bunching such rubbish, as for instance reading a treatise on "How to grow violets." Although business the past week has not been very brisk there has not been an over supply of stock, and flowers of all kinds, with the exceptions of carnations and hybrid roses have sold well at the same prices they have brought for the past few weeks. Carnations are down a little, but good common stock still brings $1.50 and anything a little better ,$2, with a few extras at $3 and even $4 is asked for some. The hybrids go slowly at $5 to $6 per dozen for the best, seconds bringing $3 to $4. Good Brides, Mermets, and Bridesmaids are scarce, as the crops all seem to be ofl; the best ordi- nary stock sells for $8, smaller at $6 and extra choice $10 to 12. Daffodils were very plentiful a week ago, but are now scarce and there is not much demand for wha*: there are, the common bring .$3 and the large single. Golden Spur, sell tor $6 per hundred. There are a few tulips, $4 to $5 is the price. A grower thinks tulips will be retailed in the stores next year at 50 cents per dozen instead of 75 and $1 as now, for said he, "I am being offered some good bulbs for $3 per thousand and can put them on the market next winter for $20 to $25 per thousand." Smilax is very scarce and 20 to 25 cents is the mar- ket price for it. Adiantum is also getting scarcer. President Lonsdale is proud of his new carnation Helen Keller, having beaten everything it came in competition with and winning three prizes at the Boston show. James Cole of 55th and Market, an Englishman by birth, came to this coun- try some thirty-five years ago, but only took out papers and assumed citizenship a month ago. James and his sons are master hands in growing bedding stock and now that he intends to settle down and stay with us no doubt something wonderlul may be looked for. Mr. J. C. Eisele of H. A. Dreer's estab- lishment at Riverton has returned from his European journey much improved in health. He reports having had a very pleasant trip; he found the stock of palms in many places very much reduced, and saw but few novelties of any merit. W. K. Harris has been sending in a few very fine azaleas. With a little fine brass wire the outer branches of the ordinary close headed plants have been brought down almost to the pot, and the plants made to present a much prettier shape. The Florists' Gun Club of Philadelphia was organized last week. John Bur- ton was elected president and A. B. Cart- ledge secretary and treasurer. Grounds are to be selected, and as soon as the weather opens practice will commence. The initiation fee is to be five dollars and the annual dues three dollars a year. When one thinks of the prizes won with- out an organization, what will the result be when this shall get into working order? George Anderson has been cutting some extra fine La France and Kaiserin the past winter. A look through his houses now shows plants to be in fine healthy condition but not over grown; in fact many do not seem to have foliage in pro- portion to the branches, and yet these plants send up very stout shoots from the bottom and strong wood that produce extra large flowers. He says that roses seem to stand any amount of pruning if they can be kept in a healthy, vigorous, growing condition, and by cutting them back well the thick brush does not get a chance to start, as the bottom eyes gen- erally make strong growths. Some of the Philadelphia palm growers are much exercised on the foreign palm question, and complain bitterly of this competition, which they say has had a great deal to do with cheapening palms the past few years. A tariff of 30 to 40 percent would enable them to keep out the men who only pay their men 25 to 50 cents per day, and work them eleven hours at that. Perhaps there may be some truth in their complaint but how about Areca lutcscens, which is most largely grown in this country and rarely imported; it seems to us that it never was as cheap as at present. A meeting to perfect the organization and elect officers of the National Dahlia Society is called for March 20, at the Hotel Hanover, 12th and Arch at S p. m. Those who would like to join the society should send their names and addresses, together with $3, the annual dues, to L. K. Pcacjck, Atco, New Jersey, the tem- porary secretary and treasurer. President Lonsdale, and Secretary Stew- art together with Messrs. Dawson and /So'i. The American Florist. 789 Battles of the executive committee, and Messrs. Burton and Watson, members of the national society, left Philadelphia Monday evening to attend the executive committee meeting in Pittsburg. D. D. L. Parson is about again after a two week's illness. K. Chicago. The opening of the grand opera season this week has helped to sustain the mar- ket, particularly as regards the better grades of stock. The increased demand in this line, however, was not as notice- able as was anticipated, and of course affects more largely only the dealers in the down town district and those located in the fashionable residence districts. The demand in this line is almost exclusively for the best grades of roses, violets, and perhaps orchids, which latter maybe had in limited quantities. First-class Beau- ties have been in great demand, also hybrids, of which there are but \ ^ry few. Jacqs, which have been rather slow up to the present time, are in quite lively de- mand. This rose nowadays seems to be appreciated only on account of its fra- grance when used as a hand bunch. For purely decorative purposes Meteor has almost entirely usurped its place, and many flower buyers seem to prefer the lattei' to the former for its lasting qual- ities, even if both are offered at the same price. Bridesmaid, for the first time this season, is not of such average good qual- ity as we have been accustomed to see; there are still some very fine flowers to be seen, but many of the blooms are of inferior size. The same might be said of Brides, which run very uneven. J. Meyer of Niles Center is, however, cutting at present some Brides and Mermets from 3 and 4 year old plants grown in solid beds that are hard to beat; these plants have not produced very many blooms this winter, but the quality has always beea very fine. Testout runs uniformly good in quality, but as this rose is in- clined to be what is termed a cropper the supply can not always be depended on when you want it. Kaiserin, fairly good all winter, is improving in quantity and ciuality, also Meleor, the color of which is much better on the average. Of Woot- ton we don't hear much nowadays, it having been discarded by many of the growers. Still when we see Wootton such as are grown at George Reinberg's place this winter one wishes there were more of them; for size and length of stem these are but little inferior to a fair sized Beauty, in color also nothing better could be desired The Meteors also at this establishment have been exceedingly fine, and are a great credit to the grower, Mr. Otto Benthey, who is in charge of this section of houses. Carnations are coming in better than ever; the fancies and all the better grades of the commons are finding a ready mar- ket, but the poorer grades are at times a little overstocked. Whites are decidedly more plenty, and prices on these have weakened. Hopp & Lemke, Paul P. 0., Mich., are sending in to our market some splendid seedling carnati n blooms, whether any of these have been named we are unable to say. There is one red variety that is simply magnificent. The color is probably as" true a red as may be found in a carnation; you may call it a dark scarlet or a light crimson. The flower is nicely fringed and of enormous size, borne on long stout stems, which show a robust growth. A bunch of fifty, which was recently received by T.J. Cor- brey, created quite a sensation among the growers and dealers who saw it, few of the flowers measured less than 3 inches across, and several of them 3V4 and 4 inches over the top. Now these flowers were not selected as a show bunch, the flowers having been sent in a consign- ment to be sold. Another seedling is a very fine pink of the style and color of Sweet brier. A. V.Jackson of Bowmanville has been sending in some very fine carnations; he grows Puritan for white, which with him has proved very satisfactory both in yield and quality of bloom. It is here we saw the yellow variety Bouton d'Or, which, if it may be judged by the small batch as grown here, is the very best yellow yet tried in this section. The plants are handicapped by occupying the poorest location on the benches, nevertheless these seem to thrive well, and have bloomed freely all winter. At present the plants are covered with buds and bloom of good quality, though not as bright and pleas- ing a color as Buttercup. As seen here this variety shows no tendency to burst the calyx, as a matter of fact we couldn't find a single flower affected that way. Violets have shortened up again, and in consequence the market is somewhat firmer. Strange to say that even yet when we are nearing towards the middle of Lent bulbous stock of all kinds, with exception of perhaps valley, is not at all plentiful. Some growers seem to be in- clined to think that the demand for this kind of stuff is again increasing, and talk oflayingina larger supply next season. All well and good, brethren, but don't overdo it. The present season has proved that a demand stillexists fora reasonable amount of this stock, and prices certainly must have been satisfactory also, but a glut will in all probability bring back the same conditions existing for some years back. H. Boettner, a retail florist doing busi- ness on North Clark street, has committed suicide by shooting himself. Recent visitors: E. A. Wood. Denver; H. A. Bunyard, representing Pitcher & Manda; Daniel McRorie, representing W. A. Manda; Geo. Souster, Elgin, III.; W. J. Stewart, Boston; J. C. Rennison, Sioux City, la. Buffalo. The usual quietness which is supposed to prevail during Lent is not particularly noticeable j ust no w , for there was nothing very gay before, but plants are selling fairly well, and flowers of best quality can be purchased at a very moderate price, which induces increased sales. Bright days and very cold nights still seem the order of the weather bureau. Some of the growers here are scheming to keep their crops for Easter. There will be more of that this year than any need to resort to much forcing. The chief matter of interest to the great majority of our florists this week was the annual election and banquet, which took place at the Tifft House on Wednesday. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Charles H. Keitch; vice-president, Wm. B. Milley; recording secretary, Wm. Legg; financial secretary, W. F. Kasting; treasurer, Edw. I. Mepsted. Executive committee, J. F. Cowell, W. A. Adams, D. B. Long, S. A. Anderson, Wm. Scott. The report of the financial secretary and treasurer showed the club to be in a most sound financial condition. The com- mittee on entertainment had done their duty grandly, and after the business meeting was over they conducted us to the private dining room of the Tifft House, where a long table most lavishly decorated was spread for our admiration and realization. Retiring President Adams presided, and with some pleasant introductory remark got most everybody on their feet in turn. D. B. Long gave us a long and interesting talk about "Our club." Mr. Keitch, in his usual dignified and classical style, responded for our officers. W. Scott made a rambling harange of some length about "specialties in the business" and finished up with eleven verses of original rhyme, but the rhyme had little reference to the toast, no more than it had to theosophy. Our professor, J. F. Cowell, gave a real sensible talk on "Our parks." "Relations of retailer and grower" was well handled by S. A. Anderson. "Gatherings and pastimes" was cleverly responded to by George Asmus, who did not forget the significant fact that Jt was at the pas- times of the club you always got the best attendance. Mr. Mansfield of Lockport responded to "old members." This did not infer that he was an old man, only that he had been long a member of the club. Mr. Wise of East Aurora very wittily replied to "Our visitors." "New members" was responded to by Louis H. Neubeck, who has lately wonderfully ex- panded in oratorical powers. "The trade in Buffalo" was handled by Mr. Wm. Legg, who gave an optimistic view of it, truly we trust. Mr. Keitch gracefully took care of the ladies. The retiring president, Mr. Adams, gave us a fatherly talk. Billy Kasting told of the pleasures of calling on the boys for their back dues, and old man Mepsted very fittingly wound up the formal proceedings with one of his sensible talks about nothing in in particular and everything in general. A friend of the club, a Mr. Morse, added greatly to the pleasure of the evening with his sweet voice and tuneful banjo; be- sides Mr. M. nur own Steve Rebstock sang two or three songs inmostexquisite voice and taste. No fooling about this; his cultivated flexible six octave piping is a treat. Altogether it was a most en- joyable evening. The two or three bushels of flowers that had adorned the tables were ordered sent to the leading hospitals, and everybody went home happy. Vis- itors from out of town were Mr. F. B. Lewis and Thomas Mansfield of Lock- port, Mr. Wise of E. Aurora and Wm. C. Stroh of Attica. The next meeting of the club will be. at 21 Balcora street, the home of W. S. Baltimore. The event of the week in florist circles was the annual election of officers by the Gardeners' Club. Owing to a principle of rotation in office which prevails and an oppressing sense of their own un worthi- ness of the high honor on the part of the members the nomination was declined by the first four to whom it was offered. Mr. Wm. A. Ekas positively refused to consider it, although urged to do so by many of the members. Mr. Robt. L. Graham was equallv positive he could not serve, then Mr. E. A. Seidiwitz was nominated, but would not run; Mr. N. F. Flitton was next, but declined on the ground of being on a private place, the office he thought ought to be filled by a commercial man. The available presi- dential timber having thus unexpectedly come to an end the boys were nonplussed, and but for the prompt action of Presi- dent Burger in giving them a five min- utes' recess to do a little electioneering they might have staid there all night without making an election. There was some highly interesting wire pulling and fancy political work during the recess. 790 The American Florist. Mar. 1 6, and when it was over Mr. Graham con- sented to withdraw his refusal and was unanimoasly elected. After this the rest of the officers were speedily elfcted as follows; Ed. Kress, vice-president; Wm. A. Ekas, financial secretary; Jas. G. Rod- gers, recording secretary; Chas. M. Wag- ner, librarian; Wm. B. Sands, treasurer. After the election and auditing the books of the treasurer and financial secretary not much time was left, so consideration of a motion to hold an international hor- ticultural show during the exposition of 1897 was deferred to next meeting, so was the further consideration of the chrysanthemum show program. The question box was opened and a number of questions discussed, among which were "Why do those who grow plants vote for such radical changes in the premium list?" Mr. GrahanJ did not know, but wished some would make radical changes in growing. "Will single eye American Beauty cut- tings make as good plants as two or more eyes?" Mr. W. Ekas thought single eye cuttings of anything would make as good plants as longer ones, the only ques- tion was whether th«y would I'ave vital- ity enough to make roots. "How much hard coal should be used to keep a house 50 by 12 feet to 55° at night? House isolated and heated with water." Mr. Ekas thought about nine tons, others could do it with as little as seven tons. "How often replant smilax?" Attention was called to a bed at S. Feast & Sons', which is said to have been plan ted twenty- five years. "Who were the members alluded to as having been lost, acd what was the lack of harmony mentioned in a tradepaper?" The correspondent replied to this referring theclub to remarks made by nominees this evening for the one and to their own memories for the other. Trade has been rather dull, still there seems to be sale for all material offered at fair prices. There has been but one event of any consideral magnitude demanding flowers, the funeral of a popular priest, but flowers are worn on the streets in profusion, violets particularly. Mr. Wm. Eraser has been laid up with a severe attack of the grip. Mack. Nashville, Tenn.—G W. Currey&Co. made an assignment March 12. Malta, O— Fire did about $100 dam- age to the greenhouses of W. C. Scovil March 1. Decorah, Iowa.— W. T. Symonds lost two greenhouses and about $800 worth of plants by fire March 6. He had $500 insurance on the houses but none on plants. Newark, N.J —Chas. Voight suffered serious damage to his greenhouses and stock by the bursting of a water main in front of his place. The water undermined the walls of his greenhouses, put out his fires and many of his plants froze in con- sequence. He estimates his loss at $5,000. He will attempt to recover damages from the city. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertiaementB under this head will be inBerted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser tlon. Cash must accompany order. I'lant advB not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTBD-By a ArBtKjIaBB florist of all branches. It; years' experience slntjle; pood refer- ence. K. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By pnictlcal pardener and Horlst, Blnple. 2l) years' e-xperlence. Address W G. ciire American Florist. SITUATION WANTBI)-By slniile manas tlorlstand gardener; life experience; private pieferred. Ad- dress W N, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By practical all-round flo- rist and pardener on private or commercial place: age '.J5; references. Address .IS, care Am Florist. SITUATION WANTEI)-By florist, German, age 25, single. 11 years' experience In general greenhouse work; Chicago or vicinity preferred. C. N.. 'iW W. North Ave. SITUATION WANTED-IIead gardener's place by first-class grower: \h years' experience, European and American: German, married. FLOHisT, care M. Knoll, 407 W. 3Cth St.. New vork SITUATION WANTED-By young man, age 28. sln- O gle, as gardener In private place; 14 years' experi- ence; good grower— flowers and vegetables. Good references. Lo— Second-hand liot water heater for SixSO house. TOU feetulaew; ^Ive particulars. Box s:i,. Brldtreport. Conn. ANTED— A quick. reliable young man forthe mall plant buslnesB In the west. K R, care American Florist, W ANTED— All catalogues, nurserymen. Horlsts, seedsmen. Dr. Altked E. Baker, Westchester. Pa. ANTED— Partner with J5U0 In florist business in a good town in Kansas. Address 11 W. care Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago. WANTED— Slnifle man for enuill place witli '3 to 5 years' experience and good character; send refer- ence. Geo. V. Ai>Ei.MAN, Assignee. Kranklln. Pa. WANTED— Good assistant, well up in (.'cncral green- liouBGwork. roses esperliilly; < li-i tnun. reference; state wages expected, wltli bonni : t'm"! »t tlmal work. Box '6'1\, Spencer. Mass. FOR SALE OR RENT-Greenhouse. stocked, 2.000 square feet glass; a good chance for a practical florist. For particulars inquire of TUEO. NoEHi.E, Green Bay. Wis. WANTED— By an eastern firm, an experienced as- sistant packer, experienced In fl] ling mall orders. Address with references and wayes desired Paikek, care American Florist. WANTED— Assistant, one who has had practice In cutting roses and has wonted In rose housea; wages J25 and board to rl«ht man, Address PuEHLMAXx Bros.. Monon Grove. Hi. WANTED AT ONCE-A good reliable young man (German preferred), not over',»u years. Apply, stating wages, Grs A. Thielk. Annapolis Junction. Md. WANTED— Young man with some experience, as assistant in commercial greenhoustB. With board. State wages, Addres" BKIGGS CONSEliVATORIES. TaUDtOO. MbBS. TX^ANTK D— Voung assistant for private plac >. single. TT one who Is not afraid tu work: must speak Eng- lish: stale wages and reference. Adrlress J. GiENTflEU, care Dr. J. H. Voje. Ocoi omowoc. Wis. WANTED— A foreman for herbaceous department, who has a thorough knowledge of herbaceous plants and of their propagation, cultivation and pack- ing fur shipment; permanent place for the right party- Adoress Shai»v tJii.L Ni'RSERv Co, . Hi2 State St.. Boston. WANTED— A man with means enough to build the rooms, and me furnls-h the grounds and take *^ interest In greenhouse: no better location anvwh^ie; none in twenty mile> in anv direction: a town of 2.(N10 inhabitants; there are seveial hundred dollars' worth shipped In every season. Address S. W. Cox. Bement. Piatt Co., 111. WANTED— On halves Immediately, married man, with special practical knowledee of mushrooms, tomatoes, hot and cold gmperles. forcing and propa- gating flowers, especially carnations, violets, bulo?. adlantuni ; established six year^. best trade, constantly increasing: ?ildp direct from houses: telephone con- nection; plant handy, complete: fuel to door l)y rail. Dr. Alfked E. Baker. Westchester, l*a. FOR SALE— Greenhouses and nursery, living water; choice location and rare bargam. For full partic- ulars address AfiENT, P. O. box 55. Denver. Colo. TO KENT- A w.'ili'stMhn^)iLMit]orist business. twenty years' ttandln;:, Pj u, res of land with :.MKKI feet under tilass In ;; bouses hcnted bv hot water: heart of city, with 2 acres of land one mile distant; stock ot carnations, roses, palms and hydrangeas; cheap. For I)artlcular8 addrtss Mrs. Seth L. Cole. Gloucester. Mass. Three p:reenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM, SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. BARGAIN-FLORIST STORE, fine location, Chicago main business street, esiablishetl 13 years: good pa^lng business; owner goln^r to Europe; stock consists of fixtures, seeds, artificial flowers and florist supplies, horses and wagons etc. Aleo to lease on long tim-. low rental. desir-.bly located ciiy lots on business* street, tor greenhouse purposes; excellent opening for retail plant buslne.-s. Investigate before starting in business. HORACE R. HUGHES. Room 4. 66 Wabash Ave. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tiie place consists of 18 lota or ^nii! feet fronton Belmont Ave. by Tuci ft. deep, .i cottages, two two-story frame houses. T2 greenhouses from u to 2U0 feet In length and from 1.' to 2U feet In width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can also be divided. :i4 lots with the greenhouses on it. and 24 lots with the other Impioveiuents on it, The place Is In good order, and a large stock Is on hand; Is one of the hiraest of the kind In Chicago. A good chance lor et.ime young man with some means, or for a oorpora tlon; and as 1 wish to retire from business. It can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a long lease can be given. -A.xjC3rXJS*i» x>ft.£:sE:x«y ISeluiont and AVeHtern Aves.. Cliioagro. DAHLIAS. W. W, WILMORE, Dahlia SpECialist, Bulbs, 17.00 to $\om per 100. Descriptive Catalogue. Box 382, DENVER, COLO. Mention American Florist ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A Kraiid selection for Stove, Qreenbouse and Con- serviitory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Mention American Fiorlat. i8g5^ The American Florist. 791 GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set. you'll not reeret Wben you see the beauties blooming. And (Ion t forpet the be^t thine yet, They'll set your business boomlog. Stock all clean, healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offeretl; the set of 15 kinds fur tyj cents from 2!^-ln. pots and tlats. f"2.^u per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. White Plume, the ma^'nlflcent new pink. Georpeanna. with the tinest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreers). 2 In . ¥2 511: ;Mn. f*: 4 in.. iT per hundred All healthy and in tine shape; full of cui- tlnes. The beautiful Snow Crest l>alsy. all in bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen : j:i 5U per hundred. New double plok daisy. J^ady .Johnson (scarce). 5 for 5U cents. Variegated Vine is U'errywlnklei from flats. Fi: 2H-ln.. fa; 3-In.. very tine. 15 per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, sempertlorens, tn three colors, the most satlpfactoryand proH table plant we ever handled, 2H 111.. J2.M); :Mii.. Jii .'iu per hundred. New yellow dalsv. Autliemltf Tlnotnria (slnelei. -'H-in., »;i per hundred. Anthemts Oorunarla (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-flowered, double, from fiats. $2 50: 2^^ in.. Jy .50 per hundred. Nasturtiums selected stock from cuttings, fine colors. $2 50 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest mUed. Including Welkin, the fine new white Jersey (jueen. light purple Vert Valley, d ini, 2'-.3-in. $.i p^rhaadrel. Getu feverfew, flats. $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man. 2^-ln.. GO cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata. strong roots. HO cents per do/en. New hardy double white pink. Her Majesty, 2>^ and 3-ln.. %\ per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scablosa Snowball, sweet Alvs^um. tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. To'renla fou'nierl. Tradescanlla parlor Ivy. Lobelia trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from liats. mostly seedlings. $2 per hundred. Eulalia. two kinds. ■Iln. size. $;i: C-in . $.5 per hundred dormant roots: Eulalia plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet %i per thousand, sample HiU post Iree for :j,") cents. Mad. Crozy canuas, dry roots. J3 per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings. very tine. ¥i per hundred; selected dwarf P'rench yellow bedding cannas. *"2 5m per hundred. Many of the foregoing plin s can be tarnished rooted at from t;ij cents to fl 50 per hundred. Koroiher novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Atdress cash with order please. J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. J. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansles, field-grown, nice stocky little plants— cold THE FIXKST STRAIN Is what every fiorlat wants. I think you wU! find mine as good as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders filled any time. lOJ by mall iWcts: 1000 by e.x press f5 00; 5000 J20. Finest mixed seed of above I'ansies. pkt.. 2500 seeds, II; per oz. $t:l. Yellow same price. Caen with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. Rooted Cuttings of CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUIVIS. VERBENAS, COLEUS. Our new Catalogue of rooted cuttings. Cannas, Geraniums. Roses, etc., now ready, and will be mailed on aoplication. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. Geraniums* 2ViQ- ready for 3^. Ileterantb. Tour E iTel, Grand Chancellor. Mrs. A. Blanc. Wm. Pfltzer, Mme Lindcay. Athlete. 8ouv. de MIrande and Mme. A. Hume, ys.uo. our selection. 10 at 100 rates. Rex Begonias, ^^.dnch, fS.rO. Heliotrope, 2i^-Inch.f3.C0. Vinca Major and Harrlsonl. V^ and 4-ln. $-'.50 & S5.00- CASH WITH OKUEK. C. S. BATTIN, So. Charleston, 0. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 8l 108 Liberty St, NEW YORK. Apply before consigning, to offer tn proper shape and form Prospective buyers, out of town, will send lo their bids on cash basis only. NOVELTIES in ORNAMENTALS and FRUITS. These articles are *.tiU without names and have never been offeied fur sale. Hugo Lilienthal. 31 New Union St., Rochester, N. Y. Antirrhinum Majus Alba. SOMETHING NEW FOR FLORISTS" USE. I offer to the trade well established plants, prop- agated 'rom cuttings, of this beautiful acquisition to our florists' flowers, which should be in every commercial house, wholesale or retail. It is ol the easiest culture and produces an abund- ance of spikes three feet or more in length. Everyone aam.res it. Wonderfully taking witli the Retail Trade. It possesses marvellous keeping qualities. Grown on benches, ten inches apart, in rich soil; in a cool house it is wonderfully productive and exceedingly profitable. I advise growing on benches, where it is to remain next winter, though it could be grown in the field or pots and run in the benches after the chrysanthemuras come out with perhaps greater profit. Our exhibit of Antirrhinum Majus was greatly admired by the experts at the Carnation Conven- tion in Boston. No Retail Florist can afford to be without it. I am booking orders for delivery this spring. April and May. at the following prices for well established plants. Per Hundred $6.00 Per Thousand S40.00 •i or mure at 1000 rate. WILLIAM K. WOOD, WBST NEWTON, MASS, Get ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS ALBA, While it is new. ■ ■'^y^s^-iSi. gi FsFmeply will) the OJnyee & Conard fo. ^ latf w:lh W. A/Ipp SvPpee i.- Co. g) ,\ow iff busmess as sn ''S^-^ -, A GEi\rr FOR ,. _ kDVEHTISINC ^"'PRINTING 'Sendapostdl fbrfu/Ipurticulars/oroom Zoo Bfi^i Building, Pbi/gdelphio. Gardiner's Celebrated { English } Mushroom Spawn. ^ Fresti iBl BeUabl9. S7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitiee, John Gardiner & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list, WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N. Y. ROSES^ GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A complete general line of stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. ROSE CUTTINGS. Well Routed of Per IIH METEOR, 2 and :i eyes, at (K 00 Mermets. Ilrides. Perles, etc,, at 15,00 2io-lnch Teas, at 25,00 BfldesnmUls, at :10 00 We are specialists for Violet blooms, cuttlnjis and clumps— Marie Louise and Lady (amplieil. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE. KY. Mention American Florist, w MAMMOTH EW VIOLET '^llMf'^': CALIPORIilA nmense Jn S'ze; Sterrij 12 inches long; Intensely Fragrant; Color Pure Violet Purple. A STERLING NOVELTY. IT HAS CAPTURED THE SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. Last year a few thousand Hower'^ were uttered in ^an Francisco, and they were sold for Ten Tnn sthe Pr*re of Marie Louise and Russian. Plant vigorous and ab- solutely free from disease. Does not fade out. Last season several hundred flowers were picked from a single plant. For full particulars and frice^ ADDRESS COX SEED & PLANT COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American Florist. Here is a Bargain in 8WA1N80NA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to you as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, Phila., PA. strong, healthy plants from, 2. 1% ani 3 inch pots. S3, 84 and $6 per 100. Am. Beauty. Bride, Mermet. Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set, Woottou, Meteor, Albany, La France. Tes- tout. Victoria, M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, Tlie Queen. Mrae. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami. &c. WCDDCMAC Good assortment clean, healthy VLnDLIlMO plants from 2 inch pots. $2.50 per li U, 820 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, 87 per 1000. Uini CTQ Marie Louise and Swanley White, f lULC I W strong plants from2inch pots, $3 per 100. 82o per 1000; no disease. PADMATinMC Leading kinds from 2-inch U A n II A I I U n p pots. 82.50 to 85 per 100. ROSES uniiim I IUI1U pots PELARGONIUMS X'rY;l°°3rr„^c'h'^irs! 75c. and $1 per doz. Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE. ILL. Michel Plant and Bulb Go., W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now, fine plants. «1.00 each; »«10.00 per dozen. Also 1)00 for Easter. Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P.O.lJOlTS, COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. Y. 792 The American Florist. Mar i6. Toronto. Those florists who attend the market have been anxiously waiting for a mild Saturday in order to unload some of their surplus stock of bulbous stuff, both potted and cut, but somehow although there have been many mild days lately they never happened to come on Satur- day, which is very annoying, not to say trying to the temper, and 1 regret tore- port that I heard one of the said florists indulging in some exceedingly unparlia- mentary language on the subject. This was not wise, but the provocation being great I forgave him. So he said he would not do it any more unless it occurred again. The executive committee of the Garden- ers' and Florists' Association met in the Park Commissioner's ofiice last Wednes- day and arranged a prize list (without the prizes) for the next chrysanthemum show. Some few improvements were made and a few sections were added, but taken altogether there will not be much difference when compared with last year's list. Violets are very plentiful now. Mr. A. Gilchrist says that Lady Campbell has done well with him this year, better than Marie Louise. Carnations are coming in from all quarters very fine, likewise roses. We could furnish the flowers for a Gould-Castellane wedding nicely just now. The boys are anxiously waiting to hear the date of that oyster supper. E. Kansas City, Mo. The past week trade in cut flowers and decorations has been very quiet, and the mild weather has made stock somewhat more plentiful, especially violets, which are being brought in in quantity. Pot plants, especially cinerarias and hya- cinths, sell very well. Greenhouse men are feeling very much better just now, as the mild weather is bringing them lots of visitors, and most of them invariably leave a few dimes, much to the delight of the needy florist who has been giving all he made to the coal man, and some to the water man. It is really distressing to see a man with 7,000 feet of glass having to buy water by the barrel. Those who do a shipping trade report business extra good. The Probst Floral Company is grow- ing a house of H. P.'s in pots and boxes which are looking fine. This is the first time Kansas City has had a house of these. It is an experiment and risky, but it is to be hoped they will sell well. They also show a house of L. Harrisii which will just make it for Easter, something over 2,000. Also 1,000 Hydrangea hor- tensis and 500 Thos. Hogg. Easter is the best time in all the year to sell cut flowers and plants in bloom. In fact, we all look forward to Easter as our har- vest. It has steadily increased for the past five years, and the outlook this year is just as good, and we all hope a little better. S. Murray. We Pay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUGNOTS (juiierli blotched | CAS-ilKllS Buporl. Kliiiit (10c. per 100. ODIKUS NiiinTb Khuit J4.5U per 10(0 TKLM A It I IKA II superb Klant KO.OO per 6000 GOLliK.N liUdNZK Buperb Klimt I MAMMU'I II VKKBENAS In best colors, 70c. per 10 J.^.60 per lOUli. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists, !>— 11 Kolierts Nt. I'TICA N. V. Hatniltoa Sash Lifters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON, No. 5 Sydney St., Dorchester. Mass. Canna Chicago • Positively the best new red Canna of the year. Its record at the World's • Fair, on our grounds and in our greenhouses bear out the statement • and the best canna judges in the coun- try support the statement. • Our Book for Florists tells you all about it. The record rf our Canna • Novelties of the past seasons, we be- lieve, entitles us to your confidence in • the statement we make above. Price of this grand Novelty only 75 cts. OTHER DESIRABLE STOCK. CANNAS^i^ueen Chnrlotte each-Jilcts. —Florence Vuughan per 1IK1$7..'(I. CALLA-KIllott'B Little Uem. 'J-In. Jti.lX); 2J^-ln. JW.IK) CHRYSANTHEMUMS-MrB. W. H. Hand . . 5)1 Mrs. MoBes.). Wentworth .3-'> CryBtallna 35 Burt Eddy 35 Jayne .Si CARNATIONS Strong: plants from flatP. $4 per UMI Swt'etbrler. Thos. Cnrtledge, The Stuart. Daybreak. Albertlnl. Per IIW ROSES— Crimson Uambler. ,Ji-t>-lnoh pots, floe large plants. In bud and flower $15.00 — Hermosa. "^J-^-lnch pots (dormant stock cutback) (;.(KI —Hermoafi, dormant 5.IKI H. R. Roses Hiukifd. fine, clean. 2 yearold HK.ck'if ill! theloadlntr varietieB. at. . Ul.Ul PELARGONIUM Mrae. Vlbert (new) strouK plants. ;i-in.ii. xvlli tlower thlw spring, per doz. $2..^0 PELARGONIUM -Mrs. Robt. Sandlford, 3-lDch. PIT -ill/ *J. ■.;.')- STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS, strong plants trom ^Vlnch. per duz. ay. 00; »! ».llil per UHl. (TS^ Large stocks of Bedding Plants of all kinds: Palms, Araucarias, Dracaenas, Rub- bers, Ferns, Pandanus, etc. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, 26 Barclay St. Box 688. HIGH \ m ^ GRADE Mixed and Seedling m WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL Aud Society of AMERICAN FLORISTS' CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. Tell us what you want and we will give you prices. GUSHMflN GLADIOLUS CO., EUCLID. OHIO. Mention Americfln KIoHrI lO.OOO Berberls ThunbersU, I"., to 2 ft. I'O.Ooo •• red berried. 2 To :ii4 ft U.mi ■' purple leaved, 2 to 3« ft. 20,0tX) Buckthorn. 2 to 4 ft. SU.OtIO CllUfornIa Privet. 2 to 3 ft. 10,0110 ("unimon I'rlvet. 3 to 6 ft. {>.UIIO Mtronu Mnltltliirii and Sweet Briar roses. A\t*i> Altliea. Snnwberry. Splraja. Viburnum. Cornus. Wblte I jl lac. 3-th(jrned acacia, and all Evert;reen Hedpe plants. Priced catalogue to any address. Old Colony Nurseries. PLYMOUTH. MASS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Carnations McGouan. Portia. Freeman. Cart- ledge. Auinra per 1000 49.UU, per 100 ll .;.0 Albertlnl. Sweelbrler. PLvIey.. " l.OO Daybreak ■ •• 2.50 Chrysanthemums— Whllldln, Brown, Ivory. Nlveus. Bulaley, etc " l.OO (.lueen " •>.Q0 ColeuH. Heliotrope. Ajjeratuin. etc , nt popular prU-eH. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mention American Fturtai Cycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared for us with the most artistic skill. They look like fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for monihs. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40o, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. Address August RolkerSi. Sons, 136 & 138 IV. 24th St., P. 0. Station E. New York. CARNATIONS READY NOW. 50,000 each of McGowan and Day break, other varieties in proportion, Mrs. Fisiier, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, Stuart, But- tercup, lago. Jacqueminot, Scott, Cartledge, Aurora, Portia and Dorner. Write for prices, statinpr tiow many you will want of each variety. The price will be rea- sonable and the stock warranted well rooted and healthy, with the privilege of not accept- ing it if fonnd otherwise. MARIE LOUISE, Pansies from cold-frames will soon be in order; they are the same strain as those I sell in the fall, and are cheap at Si. 75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000 (in bud and bloom). ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. Per 100 Per 1000 .f $1.00 $6.00 This stock has been selected from the best grower, whose cut of blooms we have handled this season, the same having been superfine the entire season. There has not been a trace of disease at any time in the plants, and we rec- ommend them in every particular as the very BEST STOCK on the market. Plants ready for Shipment March 15th. SEND YOUR ORDERS TO T. J. CORBREY. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternanthera p. major and Aurea nana, 50c. per 100 by mail; |4.00 per ICOO by express. Coleus, 60c. per lOO by mail. Ageratum White Cap and a good blue, 50c. per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY. Luck Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. iSgs- The American Florist. 793 Fresh Asparagus plumosus nanus Seed, GROWN AND FOR SALE BY RUDOLPH ASMUS, New Durham, N. J. Fer 100 Seeds, $1.50. Per 1000 Seeds, $10.00. C^VSM -WITH Oiei>EJI«. THE "PHILADELPHIA" Will undoubtedly be the leading- vari- ety for the cut flower or exhibi- tion the coming season. If you have not ordered yet, do so promptly. It will pay you. HUGH GRAHAM, 1204 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. 1 he greatest Prize Winner ever raised. 50c. EACH; $35.00 PER 100; $100.00 PER 500. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. Tlie best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NUHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, IMich. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. Wc per doz.; $4 per 100. Best market sorts of previous years. 35c per doz.; . *"2 per 100. Ready for delivery Feb. Ittt. Also 8M1LAX. 2!^-lnch pots. $2.00 per 100; ¥15.00 per 1000. Address J. G. ItUKKOW. Fishkill. N. Y. When writing mention the AMERICAN FT,ORl8T. Marie Louise Vloleis. -^^ -^^ ROOTED RUNNERS. Healthy, strong plants. BETTER can not be had anywhere. ANDREW WASHBURN & SON, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants, S2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. ivo leusT OJEe jmii^ijisw. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATIS/FACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. B»£l. New Chrysanthemum, PHILADELPHIA. The great prize winner. Orders booked now for delivery March 13th. 60 cents each; »;.II0 per dozen; $35. UO per luO. IVTIi'TSr n A T>\T A rPT/'kXrC! UNCLE JOHN, white; THE STUAKT. scarlet SWBBTBRIER, pink; i\l!iVV LyAxtiNAllUi^iO SAMBO, crimson; fl.UO per dozen; »5.1J0 perllX), EDNA CRAIG, WM. SCOTT, 41JC. per dozen; $3.(JU per 10(1. NEW YELLOW DAISY (Ktoile d'Or), plants from ;Hnch pots, Jl.OO per dozen; $0.00 per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. SWAINSONA GALKGIFOLIA ALUA, from 2Mn. pots, 75c. per doz., J6.00 per 100. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Standard. Commercial Varieties CHEAP. write lor list. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, Cincinnati, 0. 104Z7. 75 cts. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARRISBURC. PA (;E0. II. (.'HA-NDLEE. II. C. CHANDLEE. ATENTQ P ■ Trade-llAarks, Caveats. Etc. I CHANDLEE & CHANOLEE,! M Patents and Patent Causes. ^^^ ELECTKICAI. AND MECHANICAL E.Yl'EIiTS, I'olHck KiilldinK, .\tlantii' liulldhiK, YOHK. I'A. .\tlanti U ASIII.\(;TU.V. ]),('. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertise rs. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send for trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rblker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street, NEW YORK. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS QRCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILA., PA. TRY DREER'S GftRDtN Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed fre« to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, PhUadelpliia, Pa. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Sttodsmsii. CI-K>I .\TIS.- Lart-'f Huwerlnt 2 years. In variety, J:; iKi p.T ilii/iTi; }:j-' 5U per lOU. home trrown. Iiiip'irtt.i, :;aiui J venrs ¥4 UO per dozen DOflSl.K l>AI*ilkS —Snowdrift. 5"c. per dozen. Longfellow and sjnowtlake, In bloom, f2. 00 per lUU. F* A. liALLEK, Bloomlugton. lU. 794 The American Florist Mar. 1 6 Subscription $i.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslDK Department of the j>.>iebican Flohist Is for Floriste, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please it remember It. Orders for less tlian one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. "A POPULAR TREATISE on the physiology of plants" is thetitleof abookby Dr. Paul Soraiier of Silesia, translated into English by F. E. Weiss. It is designed for the use of gardeners and horticultural students, and will be found very valuable to any one interested in structural botany. It is not merely a scientific treatise dealing with abstractions, but while describing organs and their usesit treats the matter horticulturally as well as botanically. The chapters on roots, their nutrition and treatment, the stem and its func- tions, the leat, and the treatment of leaves, and the theory of watering, are most valuable, and will be appreciated by florists; it is rarely we find a book of this class which considers their point of view. The book is freely illustrated, well bound and well printed. (Longmans, Green & Co., New York, publishers.) Some fine cineraria blooms were re- cently received from Mr. J. Smith, Cleve- land, 0. The blooms were very richly colored, and measured 314, to 4 inches across. Mr. Smith writes us that he has a batch of between seven and eight hun- dred olants in 5 inch pots, and it would be difficult to find any three alike in color. This is the last call for advertisements in our special spring number to be issued next week. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday morning, the 20th inst., at the latest. Subscriber will find full answer to his inquiry about sow bugs on page 696 of our issue for March 10, 1892. Our specialspringnumberwill be issued next week. GALAX LEAVES For I)KCOKATINkks carefully attended to. OTH£B SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies, Wire DesignSt Balba, Long's Florists PliotograpliH. C&taloKUeB. Lists, Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies l^'OZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, ^ ST. LOUIS, MO. t^A comiilete line of Wire DeNlgiiH. iSqs. The American Florist. ■05 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale piiORisT 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I, FI.OBISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 84- >^-iuches in circumference 50 (ito.S " •' 75 8 to 10 " " 1.00 10 to 12 " " monster bulbs 1.60 TUBEROSES: Double Excelsior Pearl. 4 to f) inches in circumference ... 15 8 to 4 " '■ all flowering bulbs . . Tall double, 4 to 6 inches in circumference 15 GLOXINIAS: Mixed extra large bulbs, some measuring as much as i " second size bulbs, all flowering bulbs White, large bulbs HYACINTHUS CANDICANS inches in circ. .75 60 1.25 .50 5.50 8.00 8.50 4..50 4.(0 12.00 12.00 8.00 1.00 1.25 4.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 1.00 .50 1.00 6.00 4.00 9.00 3.00 50.00 75.00 80.00 40.00 35.00 8.00 10.00 30.00 18.00 25.00 45.00 75.00 9.U0 4.00 9.0O 16.00 Florists and dealers wishing to secure their supplies for spring delivery when weattier opens, can do so by placing their orders now. PITCHER & MANDA, .no., Short Hills, N. J. Mention American Florist. IV. I3.A.IVIE>®, OF THE FIRM (G.vander Horst&Co., BULB GROWERS, lieemstede. Holland, s on his round trip in America. Up to April iStli all letters and communications directed to G. van der Horst & Co., care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuline, 13 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and careful atten- tion. Our prices are reasonable. Our Motto — Excel- lent stuff makes cheap prices. Up to now we have not one claim — everyone who deals with us is satisfied. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, Meutiou American Florist. 11.000.000 TREES l)\(i- 1,0110 varieties, fruit ainlOrninuenUil Shnihs, Vines and Koses. AH stainluri1 and .spiM-uil viirieliu.s. Send fortllits. I'lUa'i'Kue. W.S.IJTTLK A'CO.Korh. ■.t.r.N.V. tir ."i'J Kxt'imnge I'Iftc*', N ^ t'H>. Jno. P. Croom & Bro., for special offer of WHOLESALE OrXJIVII^S, E^tO. Tuberose^Caiadium Growers MAGNOLIA, N. C. JobbyrB (tnly |ileam> corrowpond with un In roKftrd to contfftcts. I'rleeu rlKht. By the thousand or ten thoiismul. only .s."— l.r)NDON (Ene.) Times, Circular trivinsj; full description and price, with handsome colored plate fi-ee. .F,I,I,WA>'(iEK <&: BARKY, <1840— .Voiiiii /fo/)e JVurseries— 1S9.5), Itoche-itel'. N. Y. From 2'/i-\n. pots, now ready to ship, in splendid condition, f AMERICAN BEAUTY, $6 per 100. f BRIDES, and BRIDESMAID, $3.00 I per JOG _^^M. J BASSETT & WASHBURN, Hinsdale. III. f ROSES ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BT A. Rolker& Sons. N. Y. iState Depot. L'Ji; & 133 W 24tli St.. New York. N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar. Pi So. Market St.. Boston, Mass. H. A. Dreer. 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia, I'a. Bdw, Schmld. 'VI 12th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. F. Macrae. Ii:l8 Smith St.. Providence. R. 1. E. II. Hunt. US Lake St.. ChloaKO. Ill, C A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., SL Louis. Mo. Wlscmsln Flower K.\ctaanKe, 4(i8 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. VIOLETS MY SPECIALTY Ready for Delivery April Ist. Runners ff Mnrlt- l^uulae, wurrantfd free and clear of (Mst'iiBtf. Miirle I.oiilBe. Jl.OO perlUOU. SUMMER MUSHROOM < Afjarlcus BubnifeBcenst the tienulne spawn, easily raised by all. Price reduced: ^ lbs. SS.HO; 2j lbs $S.(X}; lOJ lbs. JiU.OU Willi printed dlrecilons. (anil with al! onU'rs. FRED. BOULON, Sea Cliff, N. Y. Prices Greatly Reduced. GAPE COD PINK POND LILY. For price lists, Plants and Cut Flowers address the original cultivators, CHIPMAN BROS.. SANDWICH, (Cjhk- Cod), MASS. Per ilX) Hydrangea Thos, Hogg, 2Vln. pots W.OO Pansies, froru L'uld frame, transplanted (>J Roses, iijonthlles. 2 year, suitable for 4 and :,-\nrli pots 5.00 Roses, 'i year, suitable for 3H and 4lnch pots, 11 I'-andMoss G.OO Petunias, dbl tine strain, ass'rf d. 2-ln., strong 2.50 Chrysanthemums, splendid asstmt. lUOU. f20 2 50 Pa I m Washlny tonla Kl llfera, 2 Vln 4 .00 Cliaa-HTups K,\celsa 4.00 Geraniums, Zonal, 2'i.-ln. pots, good assort- ment, none but the best varieties lOCH'. a''26. 3.00 Geraniums, Ivy, Klorens. Jean d'Arc, Galilee. S.OO llappyThought.JiU); Mrs. Pollock 5.nu Sanseveira Zeylanica, strong 401) Lemon Verbena, stronjr y.UU Ampelopsis Veitchii, 1>^ to3 feet, dormant. 4.'.0 P^Casli or satlafat'tnry reference required. THOS. A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. 2000 JACK ROSE PLANTS on their own roots, well branched, 2'/i to 3 feet high, |10 per UO. 3 to 4 feet high, JlS per 100. Sample of 8 tor |l. 00. JORDAN FLOBAI. CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. N„a".^Z,y. The be»t murkt'tlni: v:irloty ever Introduced: coiiiea Into bloum enr!y In March: nt.i collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, e.xlrii strong plants from 'Mnch pots. *l :'i(l per doz.. S^s oil per lUO. ltKNI.\ Olhia, rrom'J',,-ln pots. Rl per IIK). UKKANIIIMS, Murshal McUalioii, Happy Tliouilflit. Silver l'<»r lor 1 vv (ieranluni. »'.' IW per ItlO. These are all tine, lar^'e. well rooted, and will please. Cash with order. Add Uc, per nm hv uiall. J. J. LAMPERT, Xenia, O. i8g5' The American Florist. 799 Orixo I^ojse^ for* tho :Million ! ! BELLE SIEBRECHT . Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. MORE TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT ROSE GROWERS: Dear Sirs: — The new Rose, "Helle Siebrecht." is a v»ry valuable rose for winter forcing. 1 he form is exquisite, the foliage handsome, the color chamiins, rich, bright, and of an entirely distinct new shade: it is also very healthy in growth and a constant and very free bloomer. Please book my order for 1.000. Yours trulv. ROBERT CRAIG, West Philadelphia. Pa. It affords me much pleasure to express to you my thanks for the bunch of Belle Siebrecht roses you had the kindness io send to rae. .\fter having graced the tables of the S'. Y. Florist Club annual dinner two days agol find it to be a remarkable good keeper, having kept it for three days longer with- out its losing any of its brilliant color, and it appears as fresh now, after be- ing out five days, as if just cut. As seen growing at your place I shall pro- nounce it after a careful examination a remarkable "free bloomer, healthy grower, and one that is not easily attacked by mildew, and a welcome addi- tion to our list of forcing roses. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. .J. Washington, Deo. 5th, 1894. MESSRS. SIEBRECHT A- WADLEY, New Roohelle. N. Y.: Gentlemen:— We have received your circular letter together with price list of your new Rose. Belle Siebrecht, which we inspected in your houses some time ago. Please book our order for 2,000 plants, to be delivered April 15th next. Yours very truly, STRAUSS iVi CO. This rose is the result of years of patient work by one of the best rosarians in the world. It is not sent out to be "tried." We have subjected it to the most severe tests, and are now fully satisfied that it is the best florists' rose in existence. It is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, the result of a cross between La France and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Its pedigiee is all right. Orders booked now and will be filled in strict rotation. Strong plants ready for delivery April 15th. PRICE, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. Roses # Plants. TREES, SEEDS, ETC. We have NOW READY in our Greenhouses Over Two Million ROSES, PLANTS, TREES, &c. And are prepared to fill any order at once. Send in your list and we will give you figures by return of mail. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. Address NAN2 & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE. KY. A PERFECT REMEDY fo FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out Fostlte, 2olbB J2-II0. Bellows. Ivi.. "ill. Cash with ordei. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, New York. E.G. HILL & CO., Wiioiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist. blu<)mliiK freely and giving plenty of cuttlngB for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUO. at low rates. Price Lists to appllcantB. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston). MASS. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world." '"The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— It'/n. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid Assortiuent of leading; varieties. Also Extra fine stocit of following: will be ottered at very low rates while surplus lasts: TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII-Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS — Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALAOIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HftRRISON GO., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. BEAUTIES. MERMETS. CUSINS. PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES T. W. BELLES. TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS, METEOR. HOSTE, LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. order. Address for quotations. STEMMLER, MADISON. N. d. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Always mention the American Flo RIST when writing to advertisers. 800 The American Florist. Mar, Cincinnati. The March meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' Society was held at the society's rooms in the flower market, Saturday eve, March 9. Business has been good during the past week and compares very favorably with that of other years at this same time. Larger orders have been conspicuous by their absence, for there were but few par- ties, receptions, etc., during the early part of Lent. Flowers of all kinds have been plenty among the retailers, butthe whole- sale men still cry for more and better roses. The same thing holds here as else- where, good stuff sells well and at good prices, but poor stuff is hard to dispose of at any price. The few days of sunny weather in the early part of the week brought out the roses some. Sunshine has been a scarce article with us for some time, and we were looking forward to a continuation of such profitable weather when the unlooked for windy and very severe cold snap came freezing up unpro- tected violets, and most of the Florists' Club members to their homes and fur- naces on last Saturday eve, for they were not at the meeting. Bulbous stuff is extremely plentiful, and much of it goes slowly, except freesia and valley. Harrisii and tulips are almost a glut. Violets are in fair demand, but there is a greater quantity coming in. Among roses some good Brunners are now coming in from local growers, also Neyrons and a very few Rothschilds. Roses generally sell very well. There are some fine cinerarias in the market just now, Mr. Popp of Covington and Mr. Linfoot of College Hill have some prize winners. P. Neat week you will receive our special spring number. Carnations, Rooted Cuttings. Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, Jacqueminot, The Stuart, Goldfinch, $5.00 PER HUNDRED. Buttercup, sa.OO per Hundred. Wm. Scott, $25.00 Per Thousand, Daybreak, Elizabeth Reynolds Richmond. S200 Per Hundred. SI5.00 Per Thousand. Portia, Tidal Wave, McGowan, J. J. Harrison. Nellie Lewis, Puritan, Golden Gate, Anna Webb. Dawn, 81.25 per hundred, $10.00 per thousand. Well rooted and healthy stock. Cash with order. C. B. HUMPHREY, Rome. N. Y. CARNATIONS BOOTED CUTTINGS. WIdTI'. KKJ.I.KK, SWKKTBIUER, DAYBREAK, chIIysanthemums ^^^^'^^mky, Dailledouze, yueen. BonnafFon, Niveus, Pres. Smith, Mutual Friend, etc. Complete price list on application. SAMUEL J. BUNTING, Elmwood Ave. & 58th St,. PniLADEi.i'iiiA. 1'a. Win.ScouandGoidtincli CleBn. healthy, well rooted cuttings now ready. Wm. Fcotl Ih the most productive and the most profltahle pink carnation grown. Free from rust. Jii.lH) per lUU; *2;">.U0 pT lUUO. (ioldtlnch Is like Wm. Scott except In color which Is a beautiful vellow. Free from rust. ifo.UO per lUU; 340.111 per luuu. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. CARNATIONS. UnuU-.l lUlth.Ks .Miii-rl.'uTi Hlim, «i-il crcjaB. Hrurt DoiinT SllvtT Spniv, (iulili'ii (;;il.-. .Mth I'ImIiit. 'I'l.lal Wiin'. L1//IC .Mi-i;nwiiii, (;mi'i' U'lMiT, I'ren liiillicUI. Hluzcb VVIille. uill n.cjti'd uiid IjfHiUiy. i'lT lll'l, fl.aa; 11)00, *]ll.l)U. THOS. A. McBETH. Springfield. Ohio. Two Points FOR CARNATION BUYERS. Get The Best.- -Here's a quartette of them: Wfl. SCOTT, finest pink of solid color; ALBERTINI, peerless, in all qualities; DAY- BREAK, unrivalled in its delicate flesh tones; McGOWAN, the white of whites. Get Them Qood.- Our prices are 83.00 per 100 for Scott and Albertini; 82.50 for Daybreak, and 82.00 for McGowan. For quantities above 500, write us. Terras cash. -We grow them cool, root them cool, and take our cut- tings trom blooming stems only, carefully selected, carefully rooted, and carefully packed for shipment. Our stock is in fine health and \ngor. ALEX. McBRlDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. OPHKLIA.— A fine large flower a little darker than Scott. Took Craig cup tor best seedling of any color at PhiladelDlita. Flowers brought K^.UO per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at ChristmaB. when they reached KOU. Rooted cuttings JIO.OO per 100; I8U.0O per 1000. ST.A.rff i> .a-n. i>. 100. lOOO $6.00 WO.OO Sweetbrier Helen Keller •• Unclclohn " Stuart " " Buttercup 4.00 35 00 Scott 3.00 25.00 Daybreak 2.60 20.00 Cartledge 2.00 16.00 Portia 1.60 12.60 McGowan " " Fisher (from soil for Summer) " I,ADY CAMPBELL VIOLKT, rooted runners, *2.0Operl0O; JI5.00 per 1000. LAST CALL FOR ADVS. FOR OUR SPECIAL SPRING NUMBER. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. -©«>""Scnd for price list. ELLtS. Norfolk Co.. MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ETC. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS NEW SEEDLINGS 1895. Doz. 100 KIdurart", yellow. edged plnk-atii(?krfrtf2. (JO Kitty Clover, a fragrant vellow var.... 1.. 50 8.00 75.00 Kulalle. yellow and pink var 1.50 S.OO 75.00 Princess Bonnie, pink var 150 8.U0 76.00 Dr. Warder, crimson 1..50 8.00 Daisy Bell. var.. similar to H. Keller. . 1 ..50 S 00 Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.50 8 00 Ophelia, pink 1,60 10.00 The above varieties are all bringing the top price In the Philadelphia market. 1000. 75.00 75.00 75 00 80.(0 GENERAL COLLECTION Sweetbrier. pink «0 Helen Keller, variegated Purple Gem. nmgenta Wm. 8c<.>tt pink. Mme. Diaz Albertini. pink Buttercup, yellow variegated Stanley, terra cotta variegated Daybreak, light pink Thoa. Cartledge, dark pink Brutus, red Caesar, variegated, red and white Chester Pride, variegated J. R. Freeman, maroon Puritan, white Tidal Wave, dark pink I.. L. Lam born, white E.G. Hill, scarlet Wm F. Dreer, dark pink Nellie Bly, variegated red and white. Grace Wilder, pink Lizzie McGowan, white Portia, scarlet Mrs. Fisher, white Annie I'lxley. pink Lois Haettel. white fringed Hawad, yellow variegated Angelus, pink ■5 J.i.00 S46.0O .76 5.00 46.00 .40 3.00 25.00 .40 3 00 25.00 .40 3.00 .76 4 00 .75 4 00 .40 2.50 .ai 2.00 .35 2 UO .35 2.00 .35 2.00 .35 2 10 ,36 2.00 ..35 2.00 .35 2 (0 2.00 l.fO 1.60 25.00 :iU,00 30.00 20 00 16.00 15.00 IJ.OO 15 110 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12 50 12 50 1 50 12.50 I. .50 12.,50 1 50 1 50 3 OO 2 CO 2.00 2.00 12.50 12.60 25.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Marie Louise Violets 20 1.00 8.00 Swanlev White 20 I.OO 8 00 LadyCampbell 35 2.00 15.00 Giant Double AlysBum 20 1.00 8.00 (I^oleuB. 12 new kinds by mall 2 OO Setofl2 .lOc General list Coieus, by mall 1.00 By express 6.50 Red and yellow Verschaffeltll and other yellows 8.00 Stock plants general list.. . 3.00 Verschafleltll and yellows 4 . 00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. Miilbrook Lea GREENHOUSES. West Whiteland P. O. Chertter County, Pa. SFKIN.G TRADE 1895 FBICi: I.IST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. J, L. MAlTLL, Proprietor. Richard Jones, Manager. Whitford Station, F. B. B. Send for Circular and price list. THE NEW WHITE CABNATIONT MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. I'er lUU Per 1000 We offer them, -'Vlncli pots SU.OO S50.00 Lizzie McGowan, rooted cuttings. 10.00 ROSES-Brldesmnlds.aii; Inch pots.... 3.00 25.00 Brides. 2>^-lnch pots 3 10 25.00 J^"Orders booked tor Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. CARNATIONS. Hea thy. well-rooted Cuttings now ready. I Per 100 I'er 1000 Helen Keller, froin 2h;-ln pots. ..If5(i0 Scotl. AlheiU'il 'i M KO (10 Daybreak. TIdiil W-ive 2.00 McGowan, l*orllu. Wilder. S. Spray l.;">0 Roses, In 2?.(i-lnch pots. Brides, Brldes- iiuild Ciisli with all ..idors. A. T. JACKSON, Slatiun X. Bowmanville, Chicago. III. .Mention Amerlcnii Kiorist. 15.(10 10.00 30.00 i8g5' The American Florist. 801 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever otTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full page illustrated advertisenaent of above in American Florist December 1st and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. L GHiny, .- PATERSON, N. J. NEW CARNATIONS. per 1 00 per lOOO BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. 810.00 $7.5.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, show white ... . 10.00 75.00 Ready AprU 1st, 1895. ADDRESS UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 6.0O GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.0O NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 25.00 2.5.00 25.00 New Chrysanthemums. E. M. Bigelow. deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 60c. each, 85.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Keady March 1st, 1895. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON, Mention American Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Ishnd, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATIONS-ROOTED CUTTINGS »9.00 to StSS.OO per lOOO. COI^EUS— Rooted Cuttlnfj8. 75 varieties, my selec- tlons, m 40 or 50 varletleB, WM per lUM by express; 7UC. per 100 by mall. GIANT DOUBLK ALTSSUM, 70c. per 100; $t> 00 per 1000. LAUY C.4.1IPELI, VIOLET, J1.25 per 100; flO.OO per 1000. .VO RUST. NO FUNGUS. NO MEALT BUG. WM. H. SEARCH, Avondale, Chester Co.. PA. Carnation Cuttings Per lOO Per 1000 DAYBKEAK, TIDAL WAVE ;; 00 GUAUE WILDER. SILVER SPKAY... 1.111 McCnWAN. HECroU I .=,0 SWEETBKIEK fiOU Cariiatlun.'^ a Hpecltilly. erown cool.no dlse;it only selected stock used. l.'i 00 12.0'P l-'.OO 40.00 ^ and BELL MILLER, Springfield, III. Tofterous B60onla§ GRIFFIN'S STRAIN Let us figure on your needs in Tuberous Begonias (doubles espe- cially), we can do so better than any firm in this country. The bulbs are the finest we have ever grown. OASIS NURSERY CO., THos. GRIFFIN, Manager. Westbufy Statjon, Long Isiapd, N. Y. "Tt^E: C=:.A.FRlSIJ^TriCDl^^. Per UK) Per 1000 WM. SCOTT. Rooted CuttlnBS 8B.00 $26.00 Ll/.ZIE McGOWAN. Hooted Cuttings.. 2.5U 20.00 TIDAL WAVE, Rooted CintlnsB 2.50 20.08 DAVBUEAK, Hooted Cuttings f.'.SO ALBERTINI. Rooted Cuttings .■! 00 BOUTON DOR. Rooted Cuttings S.OO Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Lizzie McGowan now ready, in any quantity, from "choicest stock." Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN, N. KO.OO 25.00 70.00 CARNATIONS ,Vre the most profitable. PerlOOPerlOOO KOHINOOR-New white, large, free . $12.C0 8100.00 ROSE QUEEN— New, fine commercial pink 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75.00 ALASKA— New, white, large, product- ive. . . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . . . . . 10.00 80.00 WM. SCOTT-CIear pink, very (ree. . 3.00 25.00 GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. . . . 5.00 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine .... 2.00 15 00 "We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is complete. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per lOO Per 1000 Wm. Soott and Mme Diaz Albertlnl. ..K.50 J30.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2.00 15.00 Lizzie McGowan. Wilder and Portia... 1.60 10.00 Buttercup 3.50 30.00 t2'"Cash with order. 10c. per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FERNS— Choice varieties, from 2-ln. pots JS.OO per 100 PETUNIA.S— Double tYlnged. choice va- rieties, from 2J^-lnch pots 3.00 per 100 GERANIUIWS-Flne Double and Single varieties, from 2% Inch pots 3.50 per lOO f?i*"Cash with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLU VARIETIEti. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1S95. Rooted CuttingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS, COLEUS. ETC. Write for price list. E. J. CLOUD. Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS Per IdU Per lOOU HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttings 14.00 $35.00 Out of 2k-lncti pots .. TOO Rooted cuttings of the following varieties 2.50 20.00 Daybreak, sliver Spray, Edna Craig. Lizzie Mc- Gowan, Tidal Wave and Portia. Also a full line of Florists Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Cash with order. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, O. Carnation Win. Scou. The best and most proiltable Carnation. _ _ it Is the strongest and heathlest it Is the leathlest The flowers most productive. grower. In size It ranlts with the best, bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100: $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FKEE FIU»M HUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. KOHINOOR I-trr/^i'ecT-it'ln^': 1 hf best \\ hite I have ever grown. PURPLE KING ^' rp,e!1fr'o! ductive and very showy. My stock of standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations and e-vclu lively for cuttings and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. CARNATIONS. NOW KKADY. 2-tnch Sand Pota. ' " $6.00 Helen Keller, Ada Byron $4.50 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 50 6.00 Buttercup, Daybreak 2.00 4.00 McGowan. Portia. Wilder 1.50 2.50 ROSES. READY FEB. 15. Bride. Meteor 3.00 Bridesmaid, Perle 3.00 Healthy stock. Special 1000 rates. Ferns on application— flats, 2-Inch pots, etc. GENISTAS. 2-lnchpots $6.00 per 100 LADY THOMPSON STRAWBERRr PLANTS, and others on application at low rates EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE, PENNA. Mention American Florist. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. .Send for I'rice List, p. O. B0.1C 226. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. NEW CARNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush piuk. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100: $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute. Ind. strong and healthy rooted cuttlnss of the following ready now: per luOper lOOU Ki,60 SBO 00 ,5,000 BUTTERCUP lU.OOO LIZZIE MoiOWAN lO.DOO TIDAL WAVE 15,11 DAYBREAK 15,1 («i PORTIA. 1.5,000 SILVER SPKAV.. 15.l'00 AURORA.. fiO.OOOwell rooted runnersof LADV CA.Mi BELL Violets. 1-50 12.00 1.50 12.00 2.00 IS.tO 1.25 10.00 1.50 12.00 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co.. Pa. 802 The American Florist. Mar. 1 6, Cleveland. Considering the season business has been good since the beginning of Lent. Flowers are retailing as follows: Day- break, Scott and fancy carnations 50 cents per dozen, assorted colors 40 cents per dozen. Brides and Bridesmaids $2, choice selected stock $2.50 per dozen, Jacques $2 and $3, Brunners and Beau- ties $4 and $5 per dozen. There are some very fine cattleyas coming in now that being from $6 to $9 per dozen. Orchids are coming into more general use for funerals, and when well arranged with a few other choice flowers, say valley and mignonette, there is nothing more desira- ble. At a funeral recently where there was a lavish display of all the choicer kinds of flowers the handsomest piece there was a wreath of cattleyas, and the cost was very low considering the size of the piece, being only $25. C. M. Wagner, who has had charge of the Wamelink Bros, store ever since the above firm has been in business, has started in business for himself, and is cosily located on Erie street. On his opening day he was rushed with business, having several funeral orders and a deco- ration to attend to. There are now four florist's stores on Erie street practically next door to each other. J. C. Gooding was in town recently buying up roses and carnations to help him out in a large order. He reports the outlook for trade good in Elyria and ex- pects business to boom in the near future with the building up of Lorain, from which town they are but a few miles dis- tant and connected by electric road. Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmitt of Glenville celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding on March 1. A goodly number of friends called to pay their respects and a pleasant evening was spent. L. F. D. LAST CALL FOR ADVS. IN OUR SPECIAL SPRING NUMBER TO BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK. Advs. must be received by March 20 to be in time. Rooted Cuttings In assorted colors colors ouiy. VERBENAS, finest brltrlit colors, mammoth, vigorous strong. 7i'c. per lOU; ii". UO per llXH). GERANIUMS, special best double and slnnle; all labelled. $1.3.-) per ion. 4;i2.((0perl()00. COI^EUS. 24 distinct tloest, plenty yellow. 70c. per mo. jt; ou per iiJ(io. SEKDLlNii VEKBENAS, Select mammoth, trans planted, fine plants Wc per lUO. $5.UU per llKiO. PLANTS, Heliotropes and Scarlet Siitie new cnm- pacta. Sl.To per lUU. CANNA Mine. Crozv. 75c. per dn/.en. Please remit cash wltb order. DANIEL K. HERR, Ryder Ave . Lancaster. Pa. Mention American Klorlnt. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes. ("Imllenee. |)iillledoii/.c. InU-r (k-ean. Mrs. lis Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Mpplncolt. Iii-an, Miitvnil Krleiid. Bonnafftin, Vellow t^iueen. Duvlw. IMuher ct Mandn, Gray Beau Ideal. Branihall. and other^. Sold In wets of 12 plants each under the head uf •■Specialties" and "Novelties, ' Older varieties ■Selecu of IS'.ia."' 10 plants and the "Old Guard Set" of prize winners. IH plants each. [*rlce, 11.00 for each set plants by mall, postage paid by me. Send for catalogue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N. Y. Mention American Florlet. ORCHIDS. IT is a significant fact that European firms are ordering large quantities of Orchids from us on account of the high quality of the stock which we fur- nish, and our prices the lowest known. While the stock lasts we shall be pleased to supply American customers at the same rates as we charge for export. At the prices oflfered these plants will double in value within a year. Many of our Orchids are of an exceptionally fine strain, and in the best possi- ble condition. We offer, among others, several hundred varieties of rare hybrids. It is a well known fact that Orchids thrive the best in this country, and many of our plants are showing stronger growths than originally produced in their native habitat at the time we collected them. The stock we offer is one of the largest and most complete in commerce. Picase write us lor offers. PITCHER & MANDA. (Incorporated) Slxort Hills, IV. J. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive— multiply it by "ooo and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium ist. Jobir» \Vi,ri.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Stroug Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees. SUrnbs. Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rliotlodeiidroiis a Mipeclalty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. C^iestniit Hill, PlilladelpUla, Pa. nilll lAP An iniraeuse stock of the best sorts UnnLIAui of the various classes. Prices low. CANNAS i° 1"^°"'^ ASPARAGUS ROOTS. lVi:^:lh'^if^i.\ ami rahnctto; spt^cial prices on large lots. HONEYSUCKLtS. l^^^^J°^''^ '°' AMPELOPSIS VEITGHII ^-Sj^p'eTte'^ CLEMATIS PANICULATA '^"^'^r^^: TpCpC Deciduous, Evergreen, Fruit and Orna* I nLLO) mental. Also Flowering Shrubs and Vines in variety. Send for Trade List. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morrisville, Pa. Mention American Florlel. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St.. CHICAOO Rooted Cuttings. Carnations, Mums, Lobelia, Al>ssuiii, foli- age Geraniums, Heliotrope, Cala. Pink, Tradescantia, Mam. Verbena, etc. 15e. per d«z.: ISI.OO per 100. DENVER CITY NURSERIES, F. A. Haenselmann, Prop. Box L'liI, S. DENVER, COL. 20, OOOStrongTransplanted Verbenas Every one will grow; 300 scarlets, 150 whites, 200 pinks, 50 blue, 100 purples, 100_ reds, 100 stripes to the 1000, all for je.CO Rooted cuttings $S 00 per 1000; potted plants f2.00 per 100. Pansjes in Bud from Cold Frames $2.00 per 100, |15.00 per 1000, fine colors. Safe arrival guaranteed. Order from this ad., as it will not appear again. W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, . . . WESTFIELD. N. J. Amaryllis Atamasco, Large bulbs per 1000 86.00 Delivery early in April. Canna Flaccida, Florida's native Canna, rich golden yellow. very strong roots per 100 82,00 Started plants " 3.00 Cash with order. THOMAS C. WAUCH, San Antonio, Fla. Mention American Klorist Onr lS!)i Palm Colleclioiis are better than ever, andconsistot I73to^ in forff3, or .'il forjo; I04and 6 inch Palms for $.i 50. or 20 for ?6; « ti-in. Palms for S), all the best varieties. Our Assorted Plant Collections for florists are selected from the best stock and are bargains. Send for lh95 Illustrated I.ist showing quantities and pi ices. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. 1895. The American Florist. 803 E. G. HILL & CO., Richmond, Indiana, Offer to the trade the finest stocks of Chrysanthemum?, both old and new, ever presented. Our plants have never had a touch of the dread disease which has worked such havoc in many places. We send out healthy stock, propagated from outdoor grown stools which will produce just such blooms as we exhibited last autumn. EARLY FLOWERING SORTS. -Mme. Bergmann. Yellow Queen. Mrs. K. G. Hill, and Mrs. Whilldiu, all at S4.00 per 100, or 600 for IflS.OO. COMMERCIAL CUT FLOWER VARIETIES. Per 100- Dailledouze, S4.0I1; Bonnaffon, «5 00; Judge Benedict, 84 00; C. Chalfant, 84 00; G. W. Childs. 85 00; Inter Ocean. 8.3 CO; Ivory, 84.00; Jessica. 83.00; L'Enfant. 84 00; Malmaison, 86.00; Minerva. 85.00; Mutual Friend. 84.00; Niveus. 84 00; Queen, 83.00. An immense stock of the above. Varieties like Amoor. Judge Benedict, Minerva, Charlotte, etc . are suited for single stem plants. We will be glad to make selections for this purpose at very lowest living rates. Will also gladly make selections for large pot specimens. EXHIBITION BLOOMS.— Keep abreast of the times. You need the introductions of last year if you would have the best results. We can make aou a splendid selection. CALVAT'S celebrated Novelties have won first honors at all the English shows; we can send you his set of 33 varieties for S7.00. THE NEW ENGLISH SORTS of last year contain varieties of exceptional merit. If you want the finest Exhibition sorts you will have to include many of these; yon can tell which from the descriptions. The full set of 37 sorts for 8'^.00. We have made our prices to suit the times. Did AMERICAN NOVELTIES OF 1895.— We would like to select and send you the best 12 for 81 Ot), to include Philadelphia and 11 otheis from our own. May's. Spauldmg's. P. & M 's, Smith's, Dorner's. GENERAL. ASSORTMENT. We will send 1000 choice Chrysanthemums, our selection, for 825X0. This would include a complete outfit of varieties, suited for all purposes. Send for our Trade I^ist if you have not yet received it. \W have a very fine line of Novelties all the way through. The new HERANIUMS are mag nificent; Mme. J. Chretie*', Deuil de Miribel. and Juliet will delight you. The new English and French are fine improvements— 19 varieties for 86.00, 12 of them fine double sorts. 12 grand new Ivy Geraniums for 83 00. Two fine new Acalyphas. Two grand Abutilons, S. de Bonne and Kleur de Nelt:e. An eleeant line of best Cannas. The new Dracaena Sandenana. Helianthus, Sniell d'ur. Hy- drangea Otaksa Monstrosa. A very fine collection of strong sturdy growing Double Petunias, large, finely frmged, at 83 50 per 100. We have a very large stock of them. FORCING ROSES— Carefully grown — Perle. Sunset, Bride, Cusin, La France, Mcttror, Wootton, Watteville, Albany, Gontier, at from 88,00 to $4 00 per 100. according to variety. An immense stock of clean, healthy American Beauty, ready now, at St»-00 per 100. you get our list? If not, we will be glad to send it. E. G. HILL 8z: CO., Richmond, Indiana. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in oflfering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me. has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by all who have seen it The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about SJ^ to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer it for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready after March 15, IS9o), 75c. each; S7.00 per doz. N. B.— All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, P.O.Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N.Y. Mention American FlorlBt. ACME PLANT FOOD. A Speclu! acd Complete Fertilizer for all kinds of l-'rults. \'lne8. Plants. Flowers and greenhouse use. l*ut up In Iwxesof I, 2'-i and 5 lbs. each. ACME Special Grass or Lawn Food. will keep a lawn ifreen the whole Tear. I'lit up In cloth haKMOl' 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. eitch. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. I'ut up exprepsly for all kinds of Vegetables In cloth baps of 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. WANTED— Responsible Agents in every City to sell my Acme Special Fertilizers which are put up by experienced men. Send for price list. Discount to Agents. HERMANN ROLKER, ftlanfrs. Sole Agent. 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. LOW R&TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and April 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent, City Ticket Office C. & E. 1. R. R , 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. 1. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. lictoi-iii Kegia in the Water i;ar cents. Complete description in our Florists Price List. CHAS. SCHWAKE, ^°^ ^-^U^x^^l^Sk.,.. NEW NEW DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the origrinators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. Her 1 UO Per U)00 Golden Queen & C. Verachaffeltll, rooted cuttings $ .75 $ G 00 Coleus In variety tw 5.00 Ueranlum Mme. Sallerol 1.25 10.00 Geranium. Rose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 10 00 Ageratuma, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias 1.00 Heliotrope, four varieties. 1.00 Petunias. Dreer's strain 1.50 Vlncas. varlesated and green l.fiO Alternantheras . 50 Cash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties SOc. per 100; 17,00 per 1000 Heliotropes. F'uchslas and Mums per doz. 20c New Giant Alyssum and Lopezta " 20c Cuphea Ijlava? and Claar Plant " 20c Salvias aud Marguerite " 20c Mexican Primroses and Ageratum " 20c Coleus per 100 75c " 12c Postage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send fur catalogue. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg^ III When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. "WHIRLWIND/' The Dew hardy double white ANKiVlONK, Strong, fleld-^rown roots, JS.OO per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM GKO. S. CONOVEK, the best EAKLy BLOOMING, large yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. IB.UU per lUO. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 to 825 00 per 1000. VERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, 81.00 per 100; 88.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEAS, GENISTA CANARIENSrS and AZALEAS for Easter blooming. Prices on application. ^S-WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. Mention American Florist. IiOiSt Caill for advs. in our Special Spring Number to be issued next week. Advs. must be received by March 20 to be in time. 804 The American Florist. Ma J St. Paul, Minn. Trade showed a marked improvement the last week preceding Lent. Since the beginning of the Lenten season it is more quiet, but is by no means discouraging. While there has been a decreased sale of cut flowers, plant sales have increased, owing to the milder weather. The out- look is very encouraging. Prices have weakened a little, though the best flow- ers are retailing at the old prices. Roses range in price from $1 to $1.50 perdozen; carnations from 40 to 75 cents, Romans, paper white, valky, daffodils and tulips 75 to $1. Violets are retailed at 50cents per bunch, and the demand for them is increasing daily. This seems strange when from all over the country the cry is raised that artificial violets are injuring the florist's business. In potted plants, hyacinths and cinera- rias are the best sellers. Azaleas by the way are not selling as well this year, owing no doubt to the many inferior plants being offered. Many will have to be carried over till another season, owing to the buds dampingoff and blasting. The florist'sclubmetMarche, at Wash- ington Hall, Minneapolis. The attendance was the largest of the year. Mr. Gray of Minneapolis read a paper on Polygonum sachalinense, giving his experience with plants of the same. He exhibited two plants of thesame showingentirely differ- ent form, habit of growth, etc., one of which he pronounced the common dock. Several present, however declared it to be a true polygonum. The chrysanthemum committee were instructed to prepare a premium list for the proposed exhibition, to be presented at the next meeting of the club. After adjournment the society was entertained by a musical program, fol- lowed by refreshments and dancing. Felix. Dr. Emil Holub. of Vienna, the distin- guished African explorer, has been lectur- ing in New York and expects to stay in Americaabout three months longer, visit- ing a number of the larger cities. Dr. Holub is a most genial and companiona- ble gentleman, and relates his strange ex- periences in a manner which fascinates and absorbs attention. He has made three exploring touts in southern Africa, on the last of which he was accompanied by his wife, and has collected much valua- ble information regarding the botany, mineralogy and natural history of that country. A considerable portion of the records of the last journey wereunfortun- ately destroyed during a conflict with the natives. The large collection of speci- mens which he brought home from this trip number over 13,000, which took over tour and one-half years to prepare and mount, and were valued at $350,000. These he has distributed in part among the different European museums. The botanical collection includes seeds, bulbs, fruits, ferns, fungi, algffi and typcal plants from the most important districts traversed. H. BAYERSBORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, OO PJ. .»t»i street:, FHILADELFHIA, FA. Oar new natalosrne Is now oat, free upon application. LOCK the; door before THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F H. A., Saddle River, N. J, HAIL LAST CALL FOR ADVS. _^^^ FOR OUR SPECIAL SPRING NUMBER TO BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK. Advs. must be received by us by Wednesday, March 20, to be in time. mmm florist go.. P.O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. Neponset Flowerpots of Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Terras— Net casb with order. If ordered shipped by freight, add 5U cents ciirtage. Packed In Gross Weight Crates of per lOUO pots Per 100 Per 1000 l.UOO alwuf-'Olbs JO 25 *2 OU Size 2M Inch 2^ •• . 3 3!^ '■ .1.000.. .1,1X11).. .1.000 . . 600.. ,. 600 . ,. 500 23 34 15 7i; liO 160 3U 36 60 m 90 1 6(1 2 30 2 80 4 OO 500 8 30 13 35 Standard Pot Measure. IjCss quantities than full crates at lOU rates. F. \V. niRl) * SONS, Manufacturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker&Sons 136 W. 24th St., NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Ureen Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. lanulactait THE BEST LETTERS III THE MARKET. sizes l^i-lnch and 2-lnch, J2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for .'lOO letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston . agents: a. Kolker & Sons. New Vork; M. Rice & Co.. 26 N.lth Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. B. Mc- Allister, 32 Dey St., N. Y.; II. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., :« Warren St.. Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; E. U. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chlcai-'o; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St.. Mllkwnukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, t.lh and Marshall Sts. itlchmond. Va.; ,Ias. Vlck's Sons, Kochester, N. Y.; Dan 1 B, Ix)ng. Buffalo, N. y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. I/Ouls. Mo.; lluntr Ingtun Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; '/,. lie Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd St.. Portland, Oregon; A. Ilerrman, 415 B.lMth St.. New York; Geo. A.Sulherhinil.ilT Hrom- Beld St . Boston; Welch Bros., No. lA Bea(».ii St.. Bos ton; N.F. McCarthy* Co., 1 Music Hall Place, liosUm; The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Impleuient Co , Toledo, O.. Bert Cokely i Co., 234 Church St.. Phlladephia, Pa.; Walter A. Potter i Co.. Providence, K. 1.; L. .1. Kreshover, r.i3 Greenwich St., New \ork; J. C. Vaughan, 20 Barclay St., New York. , „ , J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent tor Canada. Paper Pots. Made from the famous "NEPONSET" Walcrproot heavy fabric. Used in immense quantities by leading groweis. 1000 o inch pots weigh only 34 lbs HANDSOME. LIGHT. VERY CHEAP. 2"i-inch, per 1000, $2 00: per 100. $ .25 a>4 3 .30 .35 .50 2.30; Z.80: 4.00: 5.00; 8.3 •: " M 13.35: " 1 .W USED ONCE, USED ALWAYS. Address orders to the Sole N. V., Agents R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., SEEDSMEN, <4c., 16 and 19 South Market Sireet. BOSTON. MASS. t^"Now ready, our Florl.sts' List aid Large Seed Catalogue for IS'.t.'). Write for them. M. RICE & CO., Fiorlsis' SuDDiies, 23 & 25 N. 4th SL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue.^^__^^^Mk. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and flnest stock In the United Statee. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. iSgs. The American Florist. 805 Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn.Krass- plat or flower-bed, In fact everyone who has a faucet and hoee should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure, funtdcldes and Insecticides txj plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using llqLld manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for$2.f)0- spraying valve attachment .SOc. Pump complete KlOO- Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 21) Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Rudd, Secy Mt. Greenwood (.'•©raetery Abso.. IJl. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, RosUndale. Mass. Cut Flower^*^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. { Plant Stakes. } X, 5-16, 3/i, yi, yi, }^, and J^-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. LITTLE'S MTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooiy Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Bend for Circulars and Price I,ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHIXG. Queens, Co., N. T. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week RiDGEWOOD. N. J., Feb. 1. 1.SIJ.5. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. r,>»j//cwf)(.— Cypress lumber received to-day all O. K. I am very much pleased with it, and as soon as I need some more I will send you the order. Enclosed find check for amount of bill. Thanking you foi your promptness, etc., I remain Yours truly, A. V. D. SNYDER. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS nsed. For clrcularg and estimates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. ivOCK;rvA.ii«r>, o. ESTABLISHED MANUFACTURED BV N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2P^T ST. NEW YORIC Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory STOCK UP TO DATE. P.O. Address: 490 Howard street, Detroit, Mi ch. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. SHIPPING BOXES FOB CUT FIiOWEBS. Have you uriK'rocl sume of these \et? The best nnrt an- estbiixonlhe tiuirkt't Also the HtJhteet and Mn.ii^T.--t "welt-'hs about 4. ^iroiiti as .10 pounds." "Saves it-. ,■, ist In a week on reduced c.vpress rates; we call It 'The I'erfe.tlon ' and that H wliat it is." Prices wonderfully lt)w. Send for clniiliirntoneo. G. <■. W.VTSON. riiilartelphiM, Seeds, Bulbs and Plants( Wholesale only) lOa Arch St. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEA" SUBSTITCTfi FOR GL » SS on Hot- beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three cradea. Used by FlorUtN, Gardeners, etc., inva uable for Tobacco lirowerw. Protects froiu frost. Promotes hardy, vigorous growth and keeps bedp warm; will not shrinli fr mildew For sale by the leading Dry uoods houses. Seedsmen, Florists, etc- Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO., 27 Sonth Street, - - TSfEVT TOBK. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of Sheep Manure. n[>\^^ l^Ollv PULVERIZED. 100 ft)S. $1.50; 1000 Its. $13.00; ton $25.00. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, Bo:i 87, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Mention the Ameriran Florist when writing to advertiseri on this page. 183 /AONRPE Street- •••CHIC3VGO- ■ • TO ■R A C*r*t\ P^f '0 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1.00; *»^^\j\j\t SO lbs 81.60; 100 lbs 82.50. T^TTCJ»p Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. ** ** »^ * • ^Sample Frkk. Vaughan's Seed Store, Ig Chicago. 133 & I.S4 South Fifth Ave.. NEW YORK. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for Kose Houses, Conscrvat'TU's, KICm Etc. 806 The American Florist. Mar. /6, St. Louis. Trade has improved since the opening of Lent, the first week of which was rather slow; stock has been used up clean right along, there being very little waste. Just at present violets are suffering from the heavy southern shipments; they are as popular as ever, but too many are received for the market to carry. Jon- quils have commenced to appear from the south, the single varieties, and will go well until, like violets, they are overdone. Home grown Harrisiis are in plentiful supply, and move rather slow. AH other stock is short, roses especially. Four hundred cyclamen flowers were secured one day last week from California by a commission house; they arrived in good condition, considering the length of time they must have been on the road. Earlier in the season they would have sold well, but from now on, except prob- ably at Easter, they would go rather slow, and the chances are the express charges would amount to more than they would sell for. The spring plant trade has opened, sev- eral firms having taken possession of the usual stalls in Union Market, and show the general run of flowering plants. Trade with them has been somewhat slow, not coming up to expectations. Outside work is improving, considerable of it being done; it promises to be un- usually active in the "West end," where considerable building has recently been completed. The tree agent is aware of the fact, and is abroad in the land. Sev- eral of them hailing from Rochester have been actively canvassing the best class of residence property, andselling the follow- ing roses. Empire State, Dollv Madison, Marmontel, LaFayette, New York Beauty and De Ferriol, at the wonder- fully cheap price of $10 per dozen. Un- heard of trees and shrubs unknown to the trade are sold at corresponding prices. The circular used promises anything, simply plant the bushes and the roses will appear. A foot note informs readers that wherever the above roses have been exhibited thev won the highest honors. Which can be literally true. R. F. T. Yankton, S D. — Fire destroved the warehouse of C. W. Gurney & Son, nur- serymen. Loss $5,000; insurance $1,000. PALACE nmc HOTwmBoiLERs ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FDR 6REENHDUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. t FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 7i3> 7i5>7i7& 7J19 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St.» Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. T. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle DopSel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Saiina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., Standard Flower Pots. ODK POTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing your orders elsewliere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Writo for I'rire \A»t. 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D — Max and Otto Ouffner have starteci in the florist busi- ness here. Elgln, III — Otto Bach, foreman for is Illustration No. 2. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. desirable in a basket of this kind not to hide the shape by too heavy a fringe of green; a few fronds of adiantum set lightly around the edge are all light, although if the natural foliage can be ob- tained this is still more desirable. The expense of this arrangement is very moderate as to cost of material; the ex- pense will depend largely on the value of the basket, whichin thiscase ismorethan the flowers. Cost of basket, $3 50; 250 pansies. at $1, $2.50; adiantum and moss, 25 cents; total $6.25. Illustration No. 4 is a small round plateau suitable for a small luncheon or dinner table. During the Lenten season many of these little dinners, teas or luncheons are given where a simple and unostentatious table decoration is desired. This arrangement consists of 3 dozen valley, forming a band of irregular outline across the center, with clumps of violets set between Adiantum cuneatum, which also forms the edging. Such a lit- tle center piece is an inexpensive affair and would come within the reach of many: Say 3 dozen valley, $1.50; 200 violets, $2; 50 adiantum, 50 cents, form and moss, 50 cents, total, $5.50. No. 5 is a simple arrangement of yellow tulips also in a flat plateau and suitable for the same purpose as No. 4. It is of a still less expensive nature and can easily be duplicated at a cost of about $3. Say J>0 tulips at 4, $2; planteau, moss and a few wood ferns, not to exceed $1. Tulips a re best wired to match sticks or skewers, as a pick is insufficient to hold them in position. The True Color of a Flower. The question of the true color of a flower, must be continuously in the mind of the florist; the multitudinous shades and tints of one color are, to say the least, distracting; and when so many hues with their near and distant rela- tives are constantly before us. we are not a little disturbed and unsettled in the effect to locate one of the simple primaries. "A clear idea at least of the primary hues is what we want." That is the desire of a great many florists, and I can answer the request with only a few members of Flora's large family. The trouble is, flowers do not often present pureunmixed color; but they do present mfxed color in such a pure way, that no paints can imitate the purity! When I say pure un- mixed color, it must be understood that I refer to the primaries, red, yellow, green and blue. The flowers which nearly ap- proach these hues are, red carnations (the Portia will do, or any other variety like it but brighter), yellow evening prim- roses, or better, sweet sultans (Centaurea moschata, var. suaveolens), and blue gentians (G. verna and G. alpina, of the Alps and Pyrenees) and forget-me-nots, including the variety Myosotis alpestris of the Alps. There are excellent ap- proaches to blue in our own gentians (G. Andrewsii and G. crinita), in the blue bachelor's buttons, and in chicory (C. Itybus): also, the beautiful Delphinium peregrinum of the Pyrenees approaches blue through violet. But these flowers are all violet-blue,'and I am compelled to i8g5' The American Florist. 813 ILLUSTRATION NO. 3. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. say that there is really no true bine flower. I must except the forget-me-not from any connection with violet, as that flower shows a fairly good blue (of a weak character) sometimes slightly tinctured with green. But the color of the forget-me- not is entirely too pale to be called a true blue. There is an excellent pure red phlox (Drummondii) and balsam which seeds- men mistakenly call scarlet in their cata- logues; but there is no scarlet blood in either family. Although the aster is sup- posed to present blue in various tones, as a matter of fact it does not approach the true color nearer than dilute violet. The so-called blue violet, but pale or medium (as the case may be) violet-color. If a specimen of the flower could be found which was true blue, it would create a sensation among the florists! As true green is nearest like the paint called emerald-green, a metallic-looking color in common use by artists, it would be pretty hard work to match it in nature, at least in Flora's world. Neither leaves nor flowers ever present this color; it occurs in efiects only, and thus in a im- pressionistic way. The rose shows crimson, yellowish crimson-red, pale magenta-crimson, ma- genta-pink, and pure pink;it rarely shows a pure red, and never scarlet; there is no scarlet blood in this family. The canary- bird flower (Tropaolum peregrinum) is a good yellow, but this color is not pre- sented by any nasturtium; the latter flower is rich in ^o/rffn yellows, and the Pearl shows an extreme reduction of the gold tone with white. Compare a bit of sulphur with the Pearl, and the sulphur will show how difierent the Pearl would be if the nasturtiums had pure yellow blood in their veins, i. e., a very whitish sulphur-color. The chrysanthemums do not show pure red, blue, purple, or violet. They do occasionally show a true yellow. Even the pure red flower is rather rare in polychromatic flower families, and the tulip, hyacinth, centaurea, aster, sweet pea, larkspur and pansy never present a flower of the true red; butstrange to say, excepting the tulip, these are all particu- larly strong in violet-purple. One of the most remarkable instances of the varied presentation of red, is the carnation family; here we have the color in its purest and most brilliant tones. But of carnations I will have something to say later. F. Schuyler Mathews. Plants in the Store Trade. In discussing plants for the retail trade, that is more particularly the store trade, we have a subject that has come to be of great importance to the florist. No store is complete without a stock of plants; in many cities the sale of them is of as much importance as cut flowers. When renting a store one of the great considerations is, the convenience of handling the plant department, and we have now reached that stage that to be in the front ranks one has to look out for a store so located that a small conservatory or show house can be built at the rear end of it. This, when practicable, is of great value to the florist, as it enables him not only to show his plants to better advantage, but allows him to give much better care in the way of light, heat, and water, and to a certain extent does away with the great trouble that store men have to contend with in keeping plants in good health, for there are some plants that it has seemed to be impossible to keep in good shape under ordinary store treatment. The strides that this branch of the business has made in the last few years we hardly realize. So rapid has this increase been that at the present time growers make it one of their specialties to grow houses of the different varieties, not only for the holi- day trade but for every day trade. When a large trade is carried on in this business it necessitates in an establish- ment at least one clerk who is also a good plant man, as the losses from plants go- ing wrong is in many cases due to the unskillful handling of them in the store, and as we all know many plants that we handle are not at all times good house plants. This means that the purchaser will return to the store to know what is the trouble with the plant that she bought, it has lost its leaves or they are turning yellow, etc. The clerk who has some knowledge of the business combined with good tact can usually satisfy such visitors. Holiday times of course are the great days for plant sales, and one of the most noticeable demands on these occasions in the last two years has been for palms of all sizes. At Christmas and Easteritseems as if one can hardly get enough of the sala- ble sizes. Good kentias, latanias, arauca- rias, and rubbers seem to be thefavorites, and at the prices that they can be bought at the present time a very handsome profit is realized, often putting the profit on cut flowers in the shade. Palms are also getting to be used more generally at small affairs, I do not mean weddings, receptions, etc., but when from 2 to 12 are used, and also at business openings, where palms are now used generally. This is where the conservatory comes In so useful, for it not only helps to rent the palms, but is so handy to fill small decor- ations from without having to go to the greenhouses, which may be at some dis- tance away. This renting out part of the business is not looked upon by all florists as the most profitable business, because what with imperfect packing in winter, careless watering at the houses where they may be sent, and effects of gas and heat on them we are apt to say when we find occasionally a plant comes back ruined, "There is no money in it." But do not believe yourself when you say it, for in my opinion with good care, skillful packing, and above all judicious selection of hardy varieties for the purpose, it is one of the best paying transactions. Of course one should always get a fairly good price, and especially for flowering plants, and they generally suffer the most. With regard to the sale of plants I would say avoid one thing, and that is do not introduce to the public plants that you know are not going to be a success as house plants, at least not without stating the same, for people easily get disheartened and they fight shy of buying other plants. Of course we want novel- ties, but unless they are good we are better without them, and the pleasure that a salesman has in selling what he knows as a rule will turn out good com- pensates for the tired feeling he may have at not being able to offer his cus- tomers a novelty. I will now give a list of what I grow and handle at my own store, beginning at Christmas, palms, dracsenas, rubbers, ferns, and other foliage plants as above mentioned. The poinsettia, this I find the ideal Christmas plant when well grown and can be sold to a large extent. The only drawbacks to it are the trouble of delivering and the short time before the green leaves are gone, but all this the regular buyer of poinsettia understands. Begonias are one of the most salable, only do not keep them too long in the store, as the flowers soon drop. Lilies, callas and Bermuda, are always useful for filling in a gap. Then theearly white azalea Deutsche Perle, which can now be easily forced for that date, is very salable and brings very profitable prices. Good prim- roses and cyclamens always give satisfac- tion, and I consider the cyclamen one of the very best house plants, and should be 814 The American Florist. Mar. 2 ?. much more largely grown than it is. Lilacs in limited quantities. Linum trigy- num, a plant introduced in this locality this year, is very taking when covered with its yellow flowers. There is one form of growing bulbs that I will introduce here, as at Christmas it first puts in an appearance; it is pan cult- ure of bulbous plants, etc. The shallow pans 6. 8, or 10 inch in diameter, planted with lily of the valley, Roman hyacinths, tulips, etc., make one of the best selling articles that we handle, when covered with colored paper tastefully put on they are very attractive, and whether as a present for table decorations or in the place of cut flowers give general satisfac- tion, and at this time can be sold in large quantities, especially of valley and Roman hyacinths, it being rather early for good tulips. Having passed Christmas and New Year's the general trade in plants is brisk, as everyone begins to think that spring is coming, and long for a reminder in the way of a plant. For the next three months, that is until Easter, pans of every variety of bulbs are in season. Tulips in their many colors, valley and miniature hyacinths, the latter one of the best for selling. At this season we get two of our best all around winter plants, first the Dutch hyacinth, which is always popular and when good sells in larger quantities than any other pot plant. I would say here that I think many of us make a great mistake in buying a good part of our stock of a cheap grade; by paying 2 or 3 cents more we can certainly command more at retail. The cost of raising is the same and the credit given us for having fine flowers enough to add another five cents. Buy the best bulbs. The other plant is the azalea, which I consider the best of all plants that we sell; its variety in color, pretty shape, lasting qualities, as a house plant, com- bined with the good legitimate profit one is able to make on it, give both seller and buyer satisfaction. Only be sure and tell your customers to give them lots of water when in flower. Another favorite plant in most parts of the country is the cineraria, and when good seed is bought and plants are well grown, and the same is delivered without any greenfly on it is fairly satisfactory. Lilacs and lilies should be grown in judicious quantities, as they are always salable. AH through the winter months a few orchid plants can be sold at a good profit, one of the most satisfactory being cypripediums. As Easter and spring ap- proaches so do flowering plants become more plentiful, and also the demand for them. Of all Easter plants the lity is the one. The increase in the sales of this plant is marvellous; every year you will hear the grower say he is overstocked, but when Easter morn comes what maneuvering there is to fillthelastorders. It almost seems wrong to bring lilies in before this time, for they seem especially Easter flowers. Whenthey aregrown well they are very profitable, such a contrast to some of the cut flowers at this season. A very suitable form of lilies is 4 or 5 longiflorums in a large pot, they sell at once. I think that the sale of lilies at Easter will increase year by year. A pretty Easter plant is the cytisus, which is very attractive although it is a sketch of imagination to call it a good house plant, as the pretty little leaves will fall. Azaleas that have been kept back for this season are more than brilliant and therefore very salable. Now comesthe grand old summer plant hydrangea, with its large heads of flowers that seem good enough to eat. They sell on sight. Pans of bulbous stuff are at their best, the double ones being now an attractive feature of our plant display. I must not forget that useful plant, the spirsea, cheap and profitable, satisfactory, only give lots of water. We have now also to keep up the sup- ply with the demand to bring in good specimens of summer plants in the shape of geraniums in full flower, heliotrope, etc., but only for these few days, as this class of plants does not like the confine- ment of our stores. Leaving Easter be- hind, spring and early summer is with us, and we have some plants that are very salable as an everyday article of com- merce. First I wi"l mention Liliums lanci- folium album, roseum, and rubrum, also the grand old L. auratum, which bring good prices. Hybrid roses are now most attractive, and tempt buyers as only a rose can. Gloxinias, one of the very best summer indoor plants, when well grown make our windows look very gay when we have no showy cut flowers to do so. Two or three years ago tuberous rooted begonias had a run, but as a house plant it was a failure. Besides those above mentioned we have few plants for sale; fortunately all have a show in their gardens at this season. Fall comes and with it the most attractive, gaudy, coarseandyetfascinat- ing of all, the chrysanthemum. This is truly a salable plant as outside plants are dead or so shabby that they make everybody feel the want of something brighter, and all they can get is the chrysanthemums, so they sell well for medium well grown plants and they pay. Now although I have not mentioned nearly all the plants exhibited in our store windows yet I have given the most profitable and satisfactory, and will close my remarks by saying that one of the most useful and free selling forms in which plants are grown all the year round are the pretty plated jardinieres filled with ferns, small palms, etc., and my advice to a retailer is that, however small your business is always make some provision to handle a few plants, as to say the least they help to keep your customers and on dull days of Lent and early sum- mer help to swell up the amount in the cash register. Wm. Scott. Flowering and Foliage Plants for House Decoration in Philadelphia. Ten years ago the trade in this class of plants was very limited; the demand was light and so also was the supply. It is not very long since azaleas in flower were a novelty at Christmas. Now the dealer can get his orders filled without trouble. While some varieties of plants do not sell as well as formerly it is because they are superseded by others rather than on acr count of any falling oil in the demand. The sale of all kinds of plants for house decoration has grown wonderfully; par- ticularly is this the case with palms and ornamental foliage plants. Whole estab- lishments are now given up to this class, and still the supply is not ahead of the de- mand, although there are ten palms grown and sold now to one ten years ago. There are also many more ferns used, and the growing of these beautiful and useful plants willsoonbein the hands of specialists. Other attractive plants that sold well in this market the past winter, particularly for the holiday trade, were solanums or Jerusalem cherries and ardisias. These latter will pay any grower who can place well berried plants on the market at a reasonable figure. The ardisia will command a really profit- able price if well grown, as its bright red berries make it essentially a Christmas plant. Says Wm. K.Harris: "The taste seems to be changing, and is now more for foliage than for blooming plants, and as we try to keep the public supplied with what they like our stock is now princi- pally made up of this class, although of course we grow largely of chrysanthe- mums in the fall, genistas, azaleas and lilies in the winter, and these latter together with hydrangeas, deutzias and spiraea (or Easter. Years ago we sold a great many carnations in pots, and begonias of various kinds were also good sellers. Libonias we grew largely for some years, having the bulk of the stock about the holidays, when it could be cut or sold in pots. Chinese primroses were also a staple plant with us. We still grow a few stevia to follow chrysanthe- mums. We have grown a few dwarf lilacs in pots the past season and find a demand for them. Hyacinths in pots and other bulbous stock have not sold as readily the past few years and the demand for all kinds except lily of the valley seems to be falling off. Plants grown in from 6 to S-inch pots we find to make the most salable stock; thereis a demand for extra sized plants, but it is very limited." Speak- ing of profits he said that the very lowest price a plant grown in a 6 inch pot should net the grower is $3 per dozen. "If it belongs to that class that requires plenty of room and special treatment to flower nicely it should bring $4. Such plants as cyclamen, if well grown in sixes, should bring $6 to $9 per dozen. There are many things to be considered in growing pot plants for profit; the grower should select such kinds as there is a good or reasonable demand for, grow them with the idea of quality rather than quantity, exercise care in staking and put thtm on the market in the best salable condition. Then above all things have them on time. If for the Christmas trade, they have at that time a special value and will not bring nearly as much if not ready until the week after. The same applies to Easter stock, lilies for instance, so much in demand the week before, being almost worthless the week after this festival. Some will say, 'everybody knows this,' and so they may, but the fact remains that belated crops are to be seen every year in too many places after these holi- day events which might have been placed on the market and sold had a little more care and forethought been given them. A clean pot is another feature of the up-to- date market plant, and one that has come to stay." J. W. Colflesh says in answer to the question, "Which are the most salable pot plants?": "That all depends on the quantities of this or that variety in the market. The demand lor this class of plants is not so great as it ought to be, and the market is soon overstocked. Well grown begonias, carnations and bouvardias sell fairly well during the winter months, and later on heliotrope, mignonette, geraniums and fuchsias. Bulbous stock, such as daffodils and hyacinths, sell well in pots provided the market is not too full. Azaleas help to make up an assortment, and shapely plants of fine colors are good sellers." Mr. W. W. Meckv is a large grower of plants formarket. Forthe winter months he finds well-flowered marguerites, ciner- arias, begonias and poinsettias to be his best stock. For the Easter trade he grows largely of hydrangeas, azaleas and pot roses. His stock of roses is probably the largest in this city; he having over iSgs. The American Florist, 815 Illustration no 4 Illustration No 5. arramgemeht of flowers. 25,000 plants in from 5 to S-inch pots. His varieties are Hermosa, Brunner, Jac- queminot and Magna Charta. These are potted during November from the open field, being plants entirely of his own raising and all on their own roots. They are pruned at the time of potting and the refuse wood made into cuttings for next year's stock. In potting, the soil, of a good sod compost, is very firmly pressed about the roots, and a water space of one and one-half inches from the top of the pot is left; this space seems more than is the practice with most growers, butis here considered necessary. The roses are set close together on tables in very light houses, and are without heat of any kind the entire winter, those for Easter sales being removed to a higher temperature. The rose cuttings are put in boxes of micaceous sand rather than in a bed, so that they can be moved about if necessary. Mr. Mecky confines himself to the hardy class of roses as he finds that teas do not do well with the same treatment. In raising cuttings of bedding out stock, of which he handles principally lantanas, coleus, fuchsias and geraniums, he useslarge pot saucers filled with micaceous sand; these saucers when full of rooted cuttings can be moved into a cool house ifnot convenient to pot them oflf when rooted, Robert Craig has been a large grower of pot plants for house decoration, and finds the taste changing from blooming plants to those with ornamental foliage. The demand for araucarias, crotons, rub- bers and the various popular kinds of palms is increasing, but the public at the same time are becoming more critical, and will be satisfied with nothing short of a perfect plant. He makes a specialty of cyclamens, and while he had them fine this season he expects to have something very choice for next year. He says; "Crotons make desirable house plants and they must also be acknowl- edged asoneofthecoming bedding plants; they are rapidly growing in favor. They can be propagated very rapidly by taking the top of a thrifty young plant and putting into a3-inch potwithlight sandy soil; in bottom heat they will be rooted in about two weeks, and then grow rapidly and soon assume the shape of a Harris rubber, with broad leaves from the pot up, while the plants from which the cuttings were taken develop into fine specimens. Crotons like plenty of heat and moisture; the walks and floor of the house being damped down every night. Lilies and azaleas will continue to be the popular Easter flowers." Mr. Craig's stock of lilies is immense; three large houses 150 feet long being filled with plants of all sizes, from pots con- taining one plant to those with five and six. Two-thiids of the lot are longi- florum. In order to keep them short con- siderable clay was introduced into the soil, and the efiect is easily seen in the short stockv growth. Many 9-inch pots with 5 to 6 bulbs are expected to carry from 35 to 50 flowers. A new hydrangea is on trial, H. Otaksa monstrosum, said to produce a flower two feet in diameter, similar to Otaksa but much larger. It is a European novelty. Astilbe compacta is being forced exclusively, beingmach better than the old variety. Swainsona Mr. Craig re- gards as a coming florists' cut flower; to obtain the best results after cutting it should be soaked a day and night in water before being offered for sale. After this treatment it lasts much longer. Bulb- ous stock for sale at Easter should be planted in pans, a quantity together; in this way they are very effective and salable. Some of Mr. Saunders' new coleus are very fine, and quite different from our old varieties. Empress of India and Princess May are both striking novelties and will be sure to attract attention. Roses, particularly hybrids in pots, make fine Easter plants. Brunners on their own roots are considered better than bedded stock. Clothilde Soupert is considered a much better rose for Easter than Mme. Plantier, as it holds its blos- soms much longer. The Crozy type of cannas are destined to play a most im- portant part in lawn decoration in the future. The list of good new varieties is growing rapidly. A partial list of the best comprises Eldorado, Columbia, Florence Vaughan, J. D. Cabos, Charles Henderson, Sophia Buchner. Mme. Crozy, Egandale, Chicago, Queen Charlotte and Alphonse Bouvier. Sanchezia nobilis is a plant coming rapidly to the front as a fine bedding requisite; its broad green foliage with yellow stripes gives it a striking appear- ance. It is easily propagated. K. 816 The American Florist. Mar. 23> Made-Up Work. "Give me some loose flowers, please, I do not want any 'set pieces,' they are so stiff and formal looking." •'Yes, but— my dear customer — that de- pends very much on how they are put together and for what purpose intended." "O, I like naturalness and simplicity as always preferable to the florists' art." "And I p|refer to look at nature rather than her pictures; but all the same I do not decry artistic paintings — nor do you! What is the relation of masterpieces to mere daubs?" Because many floral designs are excres- cences is it proven that all of the florists' work belongs to the same category? I have heard ladies say "I simply can not endure 'set' piecesof flowers"— and I have noted that their own houses, supposably criterions of good taste, contained artifi- cial palms in jardinieres and artificial roses on the buffet. Deliver me from all this sort of thing, and artificial flowers of every description — whether wax, paper or cloth. Is this not the reason, I wonder, why man "kicks" so over millinery bills? I am glad I have no wife to "frowzle" her head with bits or huge bunches of parti-col- ored cloth flowers(?) and deem it a "love of a bonnet." The vase or urn of cut flowers illus- trated nerewith is nothing at all remark- able or even original, and yet at the same time is particularly useful for certain occasions. Make the base itself of Bea- consfield pansies, one shade of carnations or the like, and the base of ivy leaves; while the bouquet part affords excellent opportunity for the display of good taste and can be made strikingly attractive. A standard ship-shape anchor of Eng- lish ivy with violet chains and a pendant loose wreath of roses is a beautiful piece of art when well done — still I wouldn't want it on a "dinner table" exactly — its proper place — is somewhere else. Ivy is a superior groundwork and its leaves are susceptible of an effective pol- ish by rubbing with a woolen cloth lightly saturated with olive oil. Bronze and green galax leaves possess a natural gloss and are more and more used by flo- rists generally. I consider them a valua- ble addition to our stock in trade. Hardy wood ferns are also an interesting factor, especially so in design and basket work for covering moss and tin foil. Wire, match sticks or toothpicks should never be at all prominent, or the work of ar- rangement in evidence to the ordinary observer. To him it ought to have the natural effect of being almost thrown together. Someone has said "It is needless to say there must be labor in any work of art, but the spectator must not see nor share in that labor; the effect upon him must be spontaneous." I expect we will have more along this line in a paper or address before the com- ing meeting of the S. A. F. in August at Pittsburg. Grove P. Rawson. Decoration for a Sniall Banquet. We present in this issue an illustration of the decorations at the recent annual banquet of the Chicago Trade Press Asso- ciation. The table was set in the shape of a T and covers laid for 35. Two small dining rooms being connected with wide sliding doors were used. The upper part of the T formed the head of the table, being set in one room, while the leg of the T ran through into the next room. ARRANGEMENT BY MR. GROVE P. RAWSON. Our illustration shows the upper part of the table, the group of decorative plants in the large window recess back of it, and part of the table extending into the second room, with a group of palms at either side at the foot. The main part of this decoration was made of Jacqueminot roses and single yellow daffodils (Trumpet Major). Two round plateaus of Jacqs were placed one at the head and the other at the foot ot the table, the one at the head being placed at the upper center of the T, flanked on either side by a cut glass vase filled with daffodils. Outside of these again stood two cut glass rose bowls which contained Jacqs. Down the leg of the T Jacqs in rose bowls and daffs in vases were placed alternately. A vase of superb carnations sent by Fred Dorner & Son of Lafayette, Ind., were quite a feature at the lower end of the table, although these had not been intended originally as part of the decoration. Wood ferns were laid on the cloth, dotted here and there with Jacqs and daffodils. The effect of this decora- tion was quite striking. On the whole perhaps it is a little more elaborate and expensive than would be called for in the majority of cases for an occasion of the kind, as the estimated cost would be about $1.00 per plate. Figuring the roses at the low price of 8, say 200, $16; 150 daffodils at 3, $4.50; wood ferns $1; adiantum $1; add to this a load of decorative plants as adjuncts at a cost of $10. Not figuring the vase of carnations, nor the frames of the plateaus, use of cut glass vases, etc., we have as first cost $32.50, which would certainly warrant a retail price of $60 to $65. Spring Plants in Boston. In Boston the bedding plant trade has not increased to any extent for the past few years. This branch of the business has been steadily drifting into the hands of the smaller growers, those whose houses are not adapted for anything else, or who from their proximity to the ceme- teries or for similar reasons find their best profit in bedding-plant growing. Competi- tion in thecheap grades of goods produced by these establishments, and the resulting low prices, have injured the business for the large growers, who with the adoption of modern methods of utilizing space in greenhouses for roses, carnations, chrys- anthemums and Easter specialties, either continuously or consecutively, find under prevailing conditionsbut little encourage- ment to bother with bedding plants. That those who grow them do so at a general profit is evident, but it would be a difficult matter to arrive at any reliable figures as to what varieties yield a profit at present figures, or what varieties are i8g5. The American Florist. 817 DECORATIOJMS FOR A SMALL BANQUET l35 COVERS). grown at a loss. The general assortment of geraniums, petunias, verbenas, pansies, daisies, coleus, achyranthes, etc., are propagated and sold, year after year, by a class of growers to whom, in the great majority, business methods and careful management are unknown. There are a number of large growers also, who run their houses for bulbs in winter or other- wise arrange to have vacant space in spring time, which they devote to grow- ing bedding plants in large quantities for the spring auction sales, but these grow- ers take little account of the returns from one or another variety, as auction prices are erratic and unreliable, and their only interest is to assure themselves of a good net profit from the whole deal. As to demand, flowering plants are far ahead of mere foliage plants. Coleus, alternanthera, achyranthes, centaurea, etc., have all seen their best days. Pan- sies are desirable at any and all times, and they know no fluctuations of popular fancy. Of the regular list of summer flowering bedding plants the double and semi-double geraniums stand at the head, and while the new sorts all sell well yet the old so-called double General Grant leads them all. Single geraniums are far behind the double in popularity. Of gera- niums it is true as of all flowering plants that a plant with a bloom on it will sell for twice or three times as much as one without, although the latter may be the better plant. Like the geraniums, petu- nias sell best in doubles, although the reason for this fancy is not so apparent, as a double petunia will stand bad weather no better and is not so brilliant or free flowering as its single fellow. Verbenas are not as much in demand as formerly. Salvias have a field to them- selves, and are notlikely to besuperseded. A plant which deserves to be more gener- ally grown and which is peerless as a con- tinuous bloomer for baskets, lawn vases and gardens is Gaura Lindheimeri. Subtropical bedding seems to berapidly gaining a foothold. Grasses, musas, cala- diums, ricinus, nicotianaand, most of all, the flowering cannas and tuberous bego- nias, are largely used for ornamental beds on lawns, where a few years ago geo- metrical designs in alternantheras, echeveras, golden feather, etc., had exclu- sive posession. In the cemeteries, which still furnish much of the demand for the general assortment of geraniums, helio- tropes, Iantanas,vincas, salvias, etc., the tendency to introduce subtropical effects by the use of large foliaged plants is also on the increase. Acalypha is one of the most recent as wellas mosteSective intro- ductions in foliage plants, and much is expected from the latest novelty, Strobi- lanthes Dyerianus. Crotons do not suc- ceed here as a rule. The night tempera- ture is too cool for them. The most prominent feature at present in connection with the plant trade in this neighborhood is the strong indication of returning popularity in herbaceous peren- nial plants. This is coeval with a greatly increased demand for ornamental flower- ing shrubs and hardy low growing native and foreign evergreens, which are planted in beds or as single specimens. As the people advance in wealth, education and refinement, and own their own homes, the decoration of their grounds claims more and more of their attention, and the tendency to suburban life is a strong factor in this tendency. Dealers in hardy plants report a large increase in the de- mand for those varieties which are not weedy in habit and which afford a suc- cession of bloom, most particularly for those plants which flower in spring and early summer and late fall, possibly be- cause families are away from home during the summer months and early fall. Aquilegias, poppies, irises, pasonies, campanulas, doronicums, delphiniums, gaillardias, phloxes, lychnis, anemones, asters and those grandest of all recent introductions, the hardy pyrethrums, all show a rapidly increasing demand. Lilies are eagerly sought for, but many fail with them on account of location or ignorance of their requirements. Hardy perennials would advance still more in favor if it were not that when grown their necessi- ties are too often neglected; special loca- tions and care and studv of their habit 818 The American Florist. Mar. 2j^ and wants will give surprising results, and it is only under such circumstances that their utility is fully demonstrated. The prevalent custom with many plant growers of selling imported plants, such as palms and azaleas, without first get- ting them thoroughly established, should be vigorously condemned. Plants just shovelled into pots on the day they are received and then sold in a day or two to customers, or sent to the auction rooms, are sure to die, for it is impossible for them to live under such treatment. Such a practice works great injury to the trade and brings discredit on all connected with it. Confessions of an Amateur. I have often thought the florists' trade one really worthy the attention of a gen- tleman — thereis somethingrefining about it, to say nothing of the immense profits. I have thought, too, that a man of my calibre might elevate the business; I men- tioned this to a rose grower of my ac- quaintance, but he seemed to think I was more likely to depress it — in fact he said something unpleasant about running it into the ground. Strange to observe the narrowness of some minds. I did not, however, make up my mind suddenly to embark in this business. My own inter- ests (Sharps, Flattes & Co., real estate and loans,) were quite absorbing, but I spent my leisurein my garden , and gleaned much information from the horticultural departments of the daily papers. When I read of the lady who made $17,000 from violets one winter (all grown in frames, which she attended to in her leisure mo- ments) I was fired with emulation, and the description of the De Billion wedding, which called for 143,000 roses, 11,000 lilies and 44,000 yards of smilax, using the entire crop from Boston to Denver, made me feel that there was still room for a really conscientious grower. I began, about this time, to visit all the commer- cial growers I could, note-book in hand, and I must own they were very willing to impart information, only, unfortunately, they used such very singular language that I found great difficulty in under- standing them. For example, I went into a carnation house one day, and noticing it was excessively hot I asked Mr. Cut- tings, the proprietor, whether it was the usual temperature. He said: "Oh, no, it's just about time I put a crack of air on." I said: "On what?" and he an- swered, with some surprise, "On the house, of course." Well, I watched him, for what a crack of air was I couldn't imagine, it sounded like a nautical term, and I assure you, upon my word, he didn't do a thing except wind up a very stiff wheel at one end of the house! I found the same difficulty in their plant descriptions. I am (or rather, I was) much interested in chrysanthemums, feel- ing sure they would be very remunerative, for all you have to do is to cut a plant up into slips, stick them into dirt and grow them on. The greatest trouble I had with them was to train them to one stalk, which Mr. Cuttings said was the way to produce the finest flowers. He told me to stop the buds, and as the only means of stopping them, so far as I knew, was to remove them entirely, I cut the tops off all my plants. One would think this was sufficient stop for any plant, but those miserable chrysanthemums, instead of re- stricting themselves to one big flo jver on top, immediately began to throw out weak little branches all down the stem, and before I realized what had happened my single stem plants were all bushes. \^\]i\\ H^ ^'^^S' This was discouraging, so I gave up any idea of prize chrysanthemums that year, and determined to study them closely at the November shows. Mr. Cuttings and his friends were very kind here, but their manner of imparting information was very singular. I was making notes on an immense sandy hued blossom which had attracted my wife's attention, chiefly from its strong resemblance to Herr Ruffanthumpski, the distinguished pian- ist, when Mr. Cuttings remarked, abruptly, "Mrs. Lafayette Smithkins is too leggy for me, and weak in the neck, too." This seemed really insulting, par- ticularly as Mrs. Smithkins is one of our society leaders, and I was simply amazed when Mr. Grafts, another florist, re- marked contemptuously, "None of that Smithkins type has any constitution, and they're eat up with rust. When do you strike Smithkins?" I said indignantly, "Gentlemen, what would you strike Smithkins for?" and they answered in chorus "Why, for exhibition blooms only — no earthly use for anything else." It gradually dawned upon me that they were speaking of the flower, not the indi- vidual, but until I became familiar with plant names I had several similar shocks. What was I to think when Mr. Cuttings informed me that Miss Tompkins was a heavy feeder, that Mrs. Smith needed bone, that Colonel Jinks was liable to be crooked, and that Dr. Fourthly had a tendency to go blind? I can not help thinking this styleof naming is overdone, though of course there are occasions where it seems advisable, as in the case of my new set, to be sent out next year (J. Rob- inson Sharps, Mrs. J. Robinson Sharps, Miss lanthe Sharps and Master Beddge- lert Sharps). My studies among the trade resulted in the building of a block of modern houses, and the selection of a staff of employees. My greatest difficulty was in securing a foreman — of course I intended to super- vise the entire place myself, but still a working foreman seemed a necessity. The first man selected for the place only staid two days, owing to an unfortunate difficulty with Mrs. Robinson Sharps and the cook. It was the opinion oi the latter that the foreman, not being expected to work as steadily as the other men, might very well attend to the vegetables and other errands for the house, and of course Mrs. Sharps coincided with the cook. The foreman, however, didn't; in fact he was really unpleasant, and asserting that he was no scullery maid, and wouldn't be bossed by petticoats anyway, he left on the very next train. It was annoying, for I was anxious to get my roses planted as soon as possible, as Mr. Cuttings had informed me that I was already late for such work, it being the end of October. However, by abundance of manure and plenty of heat I had no doubt of soon catching up. I had selected American Beauty as my chief crop, having noticed that Lhey always command such a high price, and I calculated that even at the conservative estimateof one flower a day for each plant I should pay for my entire establishment that winter, and have enough left for a European trip besides. I must confess, however, that my hopes were not realized; every kind of bug and worm known to floriculture appeared to make itself at home in my houses, and by the time I had conquered the insect world there wasn't anything left of those unfor- tunate Beauties except bare sticks. How- ever, they were not entirely valueless, as I planted the houses with English cucum- bers, and trained the vines over the dead rose bushes; the effect was really unique, and I noticed that even Mr. Cuttings was evidently surprised when I took him in to look at them. I had given some attention to the ques- tion of bulbs, as a very intelligent gentle- iSgS- The American Florist. 819 A LOVELY GROTTO. [SEE PAGE 820], man from Holland had given me a lot of information on the subject, and the bulbs were so remarkably cheap that it was im- possible to lose much by them, even if they didn't all bloom freely. My tulips were rather disappointing, however, as they failed to produce a succession of flowers; after cutting one crop all my efforts to start them blooming again were a failure, and I had the same trouble with hyacinths. I suppose they were not really strong bulbs. My Bermuda lilies didn't bloom at all. I had a difference of opinion concerning them with my second foreman. He was potting them in very rich earth, with an abundance of manure. I knew that couldn't be right, as I had seen lily of the valley forced in nothing but pure sand, and there seemed no rea- son why Bermuda lilies should be treated differently from any other lilies. My fore- man objected strongly to this, he was opinionated, like most Scotchmen, and he simply pulled oft' his burlap apron, and remarking "Do as ye like, mon, but I'll no be a pairty to starving yon puir bulbs," he left me. I thought McCulloch acted in a very hasty manner, but Mr. Cuttings has since informed me that none of the florists grow Bermuda lilies in pure sand. I must own that I found a good deal of difficulty in securing adequate help that really met my views. As I had entered the business with the firm intention o. elevating it I did not desire the type of gardener I have so often seen about com- mercial establishments, who seem to have no idea of the refinement of their occupa- tion. I tried to give my views to my third foreman, but though a most re- spectable young man and well recom- mended, he didn't seem to sympathize. He said, with unnecessary vigor, "Well, sir, if you want a lot of bloomin' livin' pictures around this place you can get 'em, but I'm looking for men that can work, and if my men are shy on culture you can bet they'll hustle when it comes down to work." His views, though crudely expressed, seemed to work ad- mirably in actual practice, and I have always regretted that circumstances caused him to leave me. My experience (I have certainly had ex- perience) leads me to disagree with those who regard the carnation as a money- making flower. I decided to grow carna- tions quite heavily, as I noticed by the daily papers they brought from $2 to $4 a dozen, and didn't require any artificial heat except in very severe weather. I had some idea of growing them in frames, the same as violets, but my violet experi- ence was so discouraging that I gave up the idea. Instead of growing my violets faded away like a vision; first they be- came afflicted with an eruptive skin dis- ease uncommonly like vegetable measles, and then they absolutely melted. I have heard of an ice plant, but I am quite sure the ice plant couldn'tmelt anylasterthan my violets did. When I named the mat- ter to Mr. Cuttings he simply told me my violets had "the disease," and I had bet- ter burn whatever was left of them, and not replant till the next season. So my violet frames were empty and useless until my foreman planted them with spring onions, radishes, etc., which was well enough, only that my wife had christened our place "Violetsholme," and it was embarrassing to acknowledge that the violets were chiefly onions. But to return to the carnations. My foreman dissuaded me from growing them without any heat, and I was amazed to find that they needed as much attention as roses. How- ever, I picked a few flowers in November, and sent my first consignment of 400 to Mr. Addem, the commission dealer, with a good deal of pride. I was rather shocked when my consignment slip came back, crediting me with 97 cents. I im- mediately went to interview Mr. Addem, and was very pleasantly received by that gentleman, but when I mentioned my carnations he told me in a genial manner that he didn't expect to sell them at all, only he had met with a man who didn't know carnations when he saw them. It appears, from what he told me, that com- mission men have a prejudice against consignments of long and short stemmed carnations of all colors, packed loosely 820 The American Floris r. Mar. ^J. together in the box, and I found that it I expected to sell my flowers they must all have long stems, and be packed as ten- derly as Sevres china. This must diminish the profits very seriously, although Mr. Addem tried to persuade me that there is more monev in selling 100 flovyers at $2.50 than 300 at 50 cents. But I was not obliged to puzzle long over the ques- tion of selling flowers; as the politicians say, I was soon confronted by a condi- tion, not a theory. If my violets ap- peared to suffer from measles, my carna- tions undoubtedly had small-pox; most objectionable pustules appeared all over the leaves, and gouty looking swellings at every joint. My foreman said they had "the disease," but this was so very indefinite that I consulted Mr. Cuttings. He pronounced it a combination of rust and purple joint. I asked him what to do, and he told me genially that I might use Bordeaux mixture for a time, if I wished — then I could throw the plants out and burn them, and be sure that the place was properly disinfected before I planted carnations there again. This mention of disinfecting gave me an idea of antiseptic treatment, so 1 painted all the steam pipes with tar and then burned pans of sulphur through the houses, but this utterly tailed, and the plants never rallied. I have since learned that the sul- phur treatment was unwise, and that nothing will ever grow in those houses so long as there is any tar left on the pipes. This is embarrassing; it seems that my only resource is to buy a lot of incubators and turn my carnation houses into a chicken run. I hope chickens don't mind coal tar. So my first season left my rose houses filled with cucumbers, carnation houses full of chicken coops, and violet frame full of onions — to say nothing of my experience. I think I shall try orchids next— it is absurd to think that an expe- rienced man of business can not master the details of such a simple profession in time — that is, if his money holds out— although at times I doubt whether the profits are as great as the newspapers lead us to believe. I think I shall try raising new roses and chrysanthemums — the process is not difficult, and the re- muneration very large; otherwise my outlay, so far, must be charged to profit and loss. J. Robinson Sharps. The three chuius sat lu the po( ting shed enjoying the dignified ease that follows a good day's work. Davy Boyle leaned back on what was described as the lounge, an erection of delivery boxes artistically draped in burlap, his serious Scotch face bent on the piece of copper wire with which he was giving addi- tional backbone to the article mentioned by Uncle JoshWhitcomb as galluses. The little sharp faced Englishman, derisively styled "His 'Ighness" around the place, chiefly because his misguided sponsors had burdened him with the name of Reg- inald, was fitting a new collar on a very solemn setter, varying the proceedings by shying an occasional lump of putty at Dutch Otto, who sat in silence on the top of the peat barrel, puffing vast clouds from a deep-bowled pipe. "Ain't you afraid you'll break a blood vessel some night. Otto, with yer bloomin' lively ways?" inquired "His 'Ighness" with deep sarcasm. "S'elp me if you've said a blessed word since you eat yer supper, and this bloomin' old Scotchman is so took up with mendin' 'is braces that 'e's about as cheerful as two Hegyptian sphynxes. It's 'ard on a bloke wot's formed for refined society, like me." "We're no henderin' ye talkin', mon, if it's society you want," said Davy. "But after bendin' over the cuttin' bench all day I'm no in the humor for claverin' — it's a wonder my back's not fair broke the noo." "Now don't you get talkin' about breakin' yer back over yer work," said the Englishman in a tone of disgust. "It puts me in mind of a Dutchman wot worked with me in Toledo — leastways 'e didn't work, for 'e was a lazy devil — not meanin' no ofiense to you. Otto, for I'd whop any bloomin' toff that said you was lazy. But this fellow Gus, 'e 'ad somethink the matter with 'is back, and it was a mysterious bailment too, halways ketchin' 'im w'en least expected. H'I've seen that bloke took sudden with 'is back w'en we was on the roofs glazin' in July, and 'im 'elpless, and as limp as a little faded flower (which 'e didn't re- semble, weighin' up'ards of twelve stone) and me and another chap 'ad to lift 'im down tothegutter, with'is 'eels a-tappin' 'oles in the glass hevery move, and the hold man down below prunin' 'ybrids. Wich you know prunin' two-year hold 'ybrids in July aint wot you might call a soothin' job, and the hold man 'ad quite a flow of language — Lor', 'ow 'e did cuss w'en 'e feel the glass go down 'is collar — it was enough to turn a self-respectin' laylock sky blue. An' w'en we gets Gus down on the gutter we 'as to slide a glazin' ladder hunder 'im, like 'e was a bloomin' corpse, w'ich I wish 'e was, and the hold man gettin' more hactionable in 'is language w'en 'e see the 'oles in the roof, and we 'as to slide 'im down on the floor in the pottin' shed, and stick a pillerofCape flowers with "Rest" on it in purple immortelles hunder 'is 'ead, w'ich was the only time the bloomin' thing was hever a bit o' use, bein' mostly chucked up on a shelf, along of a lot o' scaly hold bouquet 'olders. There we 'as to rub 'is pore back, and give 'im a good stiff drink to bring 'im round, and 'e say 'e honly need a bit o' rest, and 'e lay down hon a 'cap o' moss hunder one o' the benches. I 'ope 'e rest a bit, honly some bloomin' hockerd cove as was 'elpin' carry a 'and-barrer o' wet soil through the 'ouse managed to trip just a passin' 'im, and the barrer and w'ot was hon it gets bloomin' well spilled hover pore Gus." "Bet id vos you," remarked Otto with a chuckle. "Well, it might be as I was took bad in my wrist and let the barrer slip just as we pass Gus. But then I seed 'im took bad with 'is back before. It wos one day w'en we wos doin' the hannual spring cleanin' (w'ich came around about once in five years), and we was movin' a precious lot of bloomin' hold rubbitch w'ich the hold man 'ad stowed away, sayin' it would come in 'andy some day. There was hempty boxes, hold plant tubs, rotten moss,rustv wire, wire shapes wot 'ad got smashed flat, and assorted 'orticultural brickerbrack — we never knowed wot we'd strike next. Gus, 'e was workin' like a 'oss, makin' a bloom- in' record for 'isself, w'en 'e ketches 'old of a barrel filled with wet moss and gives it a 'eft. 'E just gives one groan, and falls back like a bloomin' corpse. We see wot hailed 'im — the barrel wos too much for 'is streu'th, and 'e'd just about done for 'isself. We just laid 'im hout, and brought 'im round, and a precious lot o' rubbin' it took, and the hold man, 'e sez, 'Go 'ome and take a rest,' 'e sez, 'and 'ere's somethink to buy a plaster,' 'e sez, and gives 'im a couple o' dollars. 'E wasn't stingy, though 'e was such a bloomin' Tartar." "D'ye ken what was in the barrel?" asked Davy. "Well, me and another chap, after Gus went 'ome, we thinks we'd move that barrel, honly we didn't want to break hour backs too, so we went at 'im cau- tious like, just bracin' hourselves for the shock. We says 'one, two, three, and hup he goes.' It did hup, like a gas bal- loon, and me and theother chapsprawled on the floor with the shock. S'elp me gracious, if that bloomin' hold barrel wot 'ad broke Gus's back wam't filled with nothin' but paper, and a two-year hold could 'ave lifted it in one 'and!" A Lovely Grotto. Our illustration represents a corner in the beautiful grotto at the conservatories of Mrs. F. L. Ames, North Easton, Mass. It is especially valuable as a suggestion as to the possibilities of beautifying show houses. Its simplicity is one of its chief charms. There is no greenhouse so small or so limited in resource that some little exercise of artistic taste on the lines here indicated may not be indulged in, and depend upon it, your customers will ap- preciate it at its full value. The Florist and the Press. Just how far the florist is responsible for the many inaccurate statements con- cerning his business which one sees con- stantly in the daily press, is a matter very seldom considered. The fact that the papers publish such items shows that some interest is felt in the trade — and isn't it natural to imagine that they would prefer accuracy, if such were obtainable? But apparently it is not. A reporter, who knows as much about floriculture as he does about the cuneiform tablets of Ninevah, interviews some one in the trade. He may receive genuine information, which his own ignorance prevents him from applying, or he may meet with one who, unfortunately, thinks it legitimate to tell him most extravagant fiction, under the mistaken impression that he is advertising his business thereby. In either case thetradesuffers, but especially from the exaggeration. It is our belief that the attempt to do away with funeral flowers is largely the result of newspaper exaggeration; people look upon them, not as an expression of the faith which robs death of its terrors, but as an evi- dence of extravagance and ostentation. We all remember a recent story of this kind; it was commented on from Maine to California, and the burden of the com- i8g5- The American Florist. 821 VIEWS AT PITCHER ^ MANDA'S, SHORT HILLS. N J. 822 The American Florist. Mar. 5j>, ment was that florists minister only to the luxury of the rich, and that funeral flowers have become such an extrava- gance thatrightminded people should set their faces rigidly against them. This was certainly advertising the trade, but in the wrong direction, for the florists re- ceived quite as much public reprobation as the unfortunate millionaire who didn't order the flowers. Of course the story was finally denied, but the refutation would never attain the publicity of the first story, which is probably still in cir- culation among the patent insides. How are we to improve matters in this line? To begin with, every man in the trade should feel it his duty to quietly correct a misstatement wherever he meets it; few of thebigdailies wiltnot find room for a short and impartial communication pointing out a glaring error. We had a little experience in this line lately, when one of the Chicago dailies published a very glowing article telling how any woman could easily find health, wealth and happiness in growing flowers for market, without the expenditure of much labor or capital. It told of a big demand and high prices, and was entirely silent as to the hard work, constant watchfulness and keen insight needed in the business. A communication written from the florists' standpoint was sent to the paper publishing the article mentioned above; following is an extract: But, seriously, all this newspaper advice about makiliK a fortune in the flower trade would be absurdly comic if it were not so often pathetic. A woman certainly can manage a florist's place. Hut even with brains and capital (and both are needed) it is absurd to talk as if anv woman could do all the work of the greenhouse '(except firing) and find health therein. Of course she can cut, bunch and pack flowers for market, disbud roses or carnations (your correspondent appears to con- found disbudding with removing shoots for cut- tings) ; she may pot plants and thereby reduce her hands to the condition of deep-brown nutmeg graters, but she certainly cannot empty .and fill benches, mix the compos't or do the watering un- less she combines muscular ability with bicycle bloomers. There are women florists in the country- some very successful— but none of them imagines she can run a place without the aid of tyrant man. if only for his muscle, and a good many of them only succeed in making a bare living. Indeed, though I know many florists in comfortable cir- cumstances, I can scarcely recall one who has made enough money from Mowers alone to retire on a comiietency. The information that roses, if well grown, are always salable at high prices will be received as a startling item by many a florist around Chicago. .Just noNv all flowers are bringing a good price, because of the weather man's conspiracy against the growers, bnt as soon as the mercurv'begins to climb there will be a glut, and proli'ts will be below zero. And the idea that there is no trouble in carnation growing will appeal with startling force to the men who have wrestled successively with rust, botrytis, anthracnose, rosette, bacteria, and a few other aristocratic ailments with which the "divine flower" is afllicted. The value of the fumigating pot as a cure for rose bug will be viewed with doubt by those who have put their trust in hand-picking and baked soil, but evi- dently the writer alludes to green-fly (aphis), which doesn't like smoke. The real rose bug is a horrible little flend, which grows fat on poison, and regards smoke with perfect indifference. As regards the work of the decorative or store florist, I believe it an excellent Held for women. Strangely enough there are comparatively few so engaged in this country, particularly in a promi- nent position. But, though I know there are women making a success of growing flowers, I must say, emphatically, that your correspondent gave a v('ry misleading idea of the trade, and one likely to do harm. Competition in the business is already very keen, and, in the neighborhood of a great city particularly, the untrained beginner is likely to receive many a. shock. Flo\\(^rs are marketed quite as uiis\'tiip;it}M-t trnilv-as caliliages and their sale throut:h i hr w holisMle tnuli' ilui-Tu- ati's like that of au>- oIIjit jicrj.sliable romnii>dit\-. This was promptly published, and without doubt did much to counteract the efi"ect of the inaccurate screed first printed. Now, why not bear this in mind, and lend your aid, not only in cor- recting misstatements, but also in sup- plying reliable information. There is great need for this at all flower shows. At the Chicago shows a typewritten list of the leading events and premiums awarded is prepared every day, and fur- nished to all the daily papers in the city, a convenience which is highly appreciated. This system should be carried out at all flower shows, and an efficient press com- mittee should be on hand to see that the reporters notice the most remarkable features, and obtain reliable information thereon. If this duty was attended to properly we should not see so many ab- surdities in show reports. As to the value of these reports from an advertising standpoint there can be no doubt. In the case of florists in small towns there is a much better chance to educate the public. Local papers are usually very ready to use local matter, and there is no reason why the farm and garden department, usually composed of more or less antique clippings, should not be revised and brought up to date by the florist. Of course he would not expect to be paid for it, but his name would appear there, and he would find it a great ad- vantage to be looked upon as an authority in his craft. He will give people plenty of ideas— it is surprising how ignorant the average man or woman is concerning trade matters— and he will benefit the trade at large, as well as his own im- mediate section of it. We certainly may thank the newspapers for much of the increase in decorating for weddings and receptions. If it was not for the publicity given to these entertain- ments people remote from the great cen- ters would have very little idea of the display made; as it is, the simplest village function tries to make some show in this line. But, like funeral flowers, these decorations will suffer too from mis- statements and exaggerations. Some of the old New Yorkers tell of a famous en- tertainment given during the latter days of Boss Tweed to a large company of the most disreputable notabilities ol the city; the rooms were most lavishly decorated with camellias, and the newspaper re- ports, sarcastic and condemnatory, gave that waxen flower an ill-repute that seems to have killed it in theeves of flower buyers forever. Easter Plants at Chicago. The demand for blooming plants at Easter time has been growing steadily for a number of years, until it has become a very important feature of the plant trade. It isasource of revenue tomany growers, and if handled in an intelligent manner has proved quite profitable. There is a condition, however, upon which hinges to a large extent the success of the Easter plant trade, which is entirely beyond the control of the grower, andthatis thecon- dition of the weather just at the critical time of marketing the plants. This has been forcibly illustrated at various sea- sons, when owing to extremely unfavora- ble weather the demand for this class of plants was seriously reduced and much of the stock thatcouldhave beendisposed of at good prices if the weather had been fine was left on the hands of either the dealer or grower. But such are not by any means a total loss to the grower, since the flowers of the majority are mar- ketable as cut blooms, although if disposed of in this way the profit will be reduced to a considerable extent. A visit to various establishments around the city shows that as Easter flowers Harrisii lilies easily lead the list. The great bulk of these however, are intended as cut blooms, but many thou- sand also find a ready market as pot plants, and are grown and treated for this purpose. How to manage both of these plants so as to have them in bloom at just the proper time is an absorbing question and one that can not be easily answered. The date of Easter varies nearly 4 weeks, much depends on weather and then again the forcing quality of the bulb varies also. This present season the reports are nearly unanimous that the bulbs force quicker and more readily than last season. Easter coming at a late date this year the problem with many will be not how to bring them into bloom early enough but how to keep them back. Per- haps this is not a very difficult matter where proper house room and other facili- ties are had. Mr. August Dressel, who grows several thousand of these for the wholesale plant trade says in regard to this question: "I do not care to be quoted as to laying down rules and regulations fortreatment or the time of starting the bulbs into growth in order to obtain a desired re- sult. Experience and a certain amount of sound 'horse sense' is the most necessary thing to success, providing of course that your stock of bulbs to start with is a sound one. Now right here I might say that much of the blame as regards dis- eased plants in Harrisii is laid to the so- called bulb disease. I do not mean to say that it does not exist, but in mv opinion much of this crippled condition of portions of the stock is due to either neglect or mismanagement by the grower. Here is a house of lilies that show more or less of this blight, but I am inclined to think it is as much my own fault as that of the bulbs. It is my opinion that I kept them too dry in the fall after being potted up, and then again there is danger of over- watering before the plants have fairly started into growth, which in my opinion gives the same result. Here is another batch in another house which is entirely healthy. No, I don't think it is a great trick to bring the plants into bloom at a given time. I don't mean that this should apply to very early forcing as I never attempted that yet, but at Easter time. I prefer to give the plants intended for pot sales plenty of time to develop slowly as this make stronger and sturdier stock. It is not difficult to control the growth as this depends on the temperature of the house you grow them in. If I find the plants advance too rapidly I keep them colder, on the other hand if I find them moving too slow I provide more heat. I think it is preferable of course to have them in bloom just in time, as this avoids the extra handling of the plants which is necessary if the crop comes in a week or ten davs early. In that case the plants should be removed to a cool shed with light but little sun, where the plants will keep in good condition for a sufficient length of time, in fact theplants arehard- ened in this way and are as a rule more satisfactory than those taken right out of the warm houses. It is at any rate better than to be obliged to put on extra heat in order to have them on time, and so on the whole I would rather have my stock too early by one week than too late. I generally grow 7 to 9 bulbs, mostly in 6-inch pots, whichthisyearaverage prob- ably 5 blooms to the bulb. The average wholesale price is $5 per dozen; a few of the best bring $6 and if extra good a lit- tle more, and those with but 2 or 3 flow- ers will bring $4. While the profit to the grower is not large at these figures, it in- sures at the sametimeareasonableprofit. "Callas arc not much in demand for Easter, or for that matter at any other time, still I grow a bench of them every year. These of course give a good many i895' The American Florist. 823 DISPLAY OF ORCHIDS IN THE CONSERVATORY OP MR. JOHN L^ GARDNER. BROOKLINB, MASS. flowers during the winter which are cut and marketed . I grow them in6 inch pots and sell the plants at Easter for $30 per 100. "Spirtea or Astilbejaponicaisindemand at Easter, but is grown by many as much for the cut flower trade as for the plant market. Plants in 6-inch pots bring $4 per dozen, which is considered profitable by the grower." Staphylea colchica, which impressed Mr. Dresel last season as a valuable thing for forcing, is grown here this year on a little larger scale. Here is the grower's opinion of it: "I find this shrub can be forced into bloom without much troubleand as soon as sufficiently known to the flower buyer will be sought by them. At present but few of the retail dealers and forthat mat- ter growers either are acquainted with it at all, but 1 find it sells well as a cut- bloom, for which purpose I have grown the larger portion of the 300 plants im- ported this season. As to the wholesale price of the blooms at this season of the year I should say that less that $1 per doztn would not pay. A strong plant will give about one dozen heads of bloom. These plants cost me abroad 28 cents each; adding freight, which on account of the heavy balls of the roots is quite an item, the expenseof handling and potting, the total cost of the plants will stand the grower about 50 cents. My experience in carrying over the one plant I had for trial last season has not been satisfactory. This plant made a good growth but has matured but one single flower spike this year; but of course this experience with a single plant doesn't prove much. I am trying a couple of doztn plants this year to sell in pots at Easter, and think they ought to go well. "Azaleas? Yes, I grow a good many of them and intend the great bulk lor the Easter trade. I select no special varieties for this purpose and I really think it makes little difference. You can have Madame Vander Cruyssen one of the ear- liest if you desire, and you may have this same variety as late as any other; it de- pends altogether on your mode of grow- ing them. If I desire a certain lot to come in bloom as nearly as may be possible at a given time, I keep a close watch on them, removing those that show an incli- nation to push ahead intocoolerquarters and others that don't come fast enough to suit me are taken to a warmer house. A late Easter, desirable as a whole for the plant trade, is not just the thing for azaleas. After the 1st of April the azalea is very apt to do about what it pleases; you can hold it back just so long and no longer; it will come into bloom in .«pite of all your tflTorts to hold it back. I find that plants which can be sold at wholesale at from $9 to $18 per dozen go the best. There is little demand in my line of trade for more expensive stock. "Here is a small batch of hydrangeas. I don't go heavy on them for Easter, as the demand with me at least is but small. Yes, I am in quite heavy again on pot roses. The stock is of my own raising, as I import but litt'e. Although I sell a good many of them at Easter still the bulk of the stock is not grown for this purpose. Here is a nice little batch of Hermosa which I expect to bring in at Easter. A plant in a 5-inch pot will bring $20 per 100, and in 6-inch $30. This lot of hy- brids, which also includes some American Beauties and La France, are intended for Easter. These are grown in 6-inch pots and will average $5 to $6 per dozen; the price of course depends on the number of flowers and buds to the plant; some of the best will fetch 75 cents to $1 each." Mr. Samuel Pearce alsogrowsconsider- able stuff for the wholesale market and has several houses of Harrisii intended for Easter. These are well grown plants in 5 and 6-inch pots; 5 to 7-inch bulbsin 5 inch pots, and 7 to 9-inch bulbsin 6 inch pots. Most of these are for the plant trade, but Mr. Pearce says all of the plants are not always fit to be sold in the pots. A plant in order to be suitable for this purpose must be well furnished with clean foliage from the pot up, and the plants that are lacking in this respect are useful only in supplying cut flowers. Here we saw an exceptionally fine batch of Dutch hyacinths in lull bloom. Speak- ing ot these says Mr. Pearce: "Here you see in this lot an illustration of the extent the weatherconditions operate in the sale of pot plants. These plants wouldn't be here if the weather was warmer and more pleasant. As it is the store men don't 824 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, care to handle them audi shall be obliged to cut the blooms of many, but the best price to be obtained for these is but 75 cents per dozen, while the plants in pots would bring $1.50, which is the whole- sale price of well grown and popular sorts, though a good many are sold at $1.25. Yes, I grow several thousand of them for Easter and I find they go well." It is here we saw a splendid batch of Beauties, which make an admirable pot plant. These are treated just like hybrids, having been kept dormant. Mr. P. ex- pects to realize $9 to $12 per dozen for them, being grown in 6inch pots and covered with buds. A fine lot of azaleas and spiraea is also grown for Easter. Mr. Aug. Jurgens grows Harrisii lilies for the plant trade and has an admirable looking lot of plants. These are grown in 6-inch pots, some of the stock being 5 to 7 and the balance 7 to 9 bulbs. The lat- ter will average 6 to 7 flowers and are expected to bring $9 per dozen. Mr. Jur- gens has discarded growing azaleas for the market, not finding it profitable, but is as usual quite heavy in bulbous stock. Dutch hyacinths, the stock of which is fine, will be grown in large quantities for Easter, and also tulips, daftbdils, etc., in flats, being sold in this shape to the dealers. E. Wienhoeber & Co. grow a large amount of Easter plants for their exten- sive retail business. Azaleas are handled in considerable numbers and are always in good demand for Easter. Here we find that a large number of the larger and more expensive plants are readily dis- posed of, plants that bring at retail $5 to $10 each, though by far the largest num- ber are of a size that sell for $2 to $4 each. Harrisiis are sold in large numbers at retail prices ranging from 75 cents to $2 each, according to the number of blooms to tbe plants. Dutch hyacinths sell well and bring 25 to 35 cents each. Chinese primroses sell well, most of these go at 25 cents, a few of the finest plants bringing a little higher figure. Rhododendrons, here as elsewhere, are reported as going rather slow, and are not considered a profitable investment. Cinerarias, of which there is an excellent stock of finely flowered plants, are much in demand at Easter and are profitable stock to handle. Thepublic seems to take to cyclamens more than ever, but as these commence flowering in midwinter most of them are already disposed of, hence a few only, and these not of the best, will be left by Easter. Here we saw narcissus of various kinds and Dutch hyacinths, 6 to 7 bulbs grown in pans. Mr. Gregson, the foreman of the plant department, reports an excellent demand for these; says he: "Last year was the first time we grew the bulbs for the plant trade in this way and the demand was such that this year, in anticipation of an increasing de- mand, we have planted a much larger number. We have an entire house filled with them which are intended for the Easter trade." Mr. John Kidwell, on the south side, is an extensive grower of Easter stuff, which is largely disposed of at retail on the premises. Mr. Kidwell is always quite heavy on Harrisii; this year he is growing some 5,000 plants, about 1,000 of these being intended as pot plants for the Easter demand. Unfortunately Mr. Kidwell was not at home when we called for the purpose of gleaning someinforma- tion as to how to do it. That he knew how to do it, and do it well too, there is no question; this is evidenced further by the fnct that bis absence is explained by the foreman, who informs us that John has gone to Lafayette, Ind., to inspect the new farm recently purchased. Well, the lilies are lookingfine although a certain percentage is here, as elsewhere, affected by the blight. The foreman in charge is strongly of the opinion that tbe chief trouble is a diseased bulb and not the fault of the grower at all. It is his opinion further, which is shared by a dozen or more of other growers to which we spoke on the subject, that unless this disease can be checked there will be no profit left to the grower, some of whom report fully 25% of stock thus affected, which of course is quite a serious item. Dutch hyacinths are grown in quite large quantities and so are cinerarias, primu- las, callas, etc. In one of the houses we find a fine bench of Begonia Vernon nicely in bloom. These are in mostly 5-inch pots and of these the foreman says: "We find this variety quite a profitable thing to handle. The plants are in bloom all the time and sell readily. Quite a quantity is disposed of at Easter, but we also find it quite satisfactory as a bedder. We select a few of the best plants from which to ob- tain the seed. This is sownabout the 1st of January and by planting out time we have nice little plants in 3-inch pots." "What about genista? Youhaveafew plants, but haveseen very few elsewhere?" "Genista is a beautiful thing and is greatly admired by many, but it gives no satisfaction to the buyer." This seems to be the universal opinion of all the growers. Mr. Hilmers, of the Art Floral Co., who had as fine a lot of these plants last sea- son as probably were ever grown here found the demand for them not as good as was expected, and he says: "It is a thing that you cannot conscientiously recommend. The grower knows full well it is hardly lasts a day after being taken out of the greenhouse. It has caused more dissatisfaction to the buyer than any other plant I know of." It is for this reason that we see but few of these plants this season. The above are but few of a large num- ber of growers who handle or grow Eas- ter plants. Most of these grow sufficient stock, mostly of varieties mentioned, for their own home demand, and all are agreed that the demand for this kind of stock is rapidly increasing, the percent- age of increase in the Easter trade as a whole being far larger in plants than in cut flowers. Japanese Flower Seller. The perambulating florist in our illus- tration offers quite a contrast to our ideas, with his flowering branches stand- ing in bamboo jars. The Japanese are great flower lovers, and the flower vender is a familiar sight in the streets of their cities. They are very fond of flowering shrubs, cut sprays being much used in decoration. But their ideas of floral ar- rangement are very different from ours, and our choicest decoration would be coarse and inartistic in their eyes. All their floral arrangements have an under- lying symbolism which we find difficultv in comprehending, though we can recog- nize the main principle, that of fidelity to nature. A single branch of cherry blos- soms, standing in a bamboo flower holder, will be the result of as much thought as we give to an elaborate arrangement, and a mixture of incongruous bloom is never seen, being absolutely repugnant to them. The idea that a single rose, thoughtfully placed so that stem and foliage, as well as bloom, show to advantage, is suffi- cient decoration for a table, an opinion offered recently by a lady of much taste, is certainly a move toward the Japanese ideal. Spring Plant Trade. Many florists throughout the country are looking forward to their spring sales of plants and the filling of flower beds, vases, veianda boxes, etc., to lift them out of what has been a dull and hard winter. It is now late to begin to pre- pare for the spring trade, yet a few hints at this date may help some that are less experienced than the writer,, if such there be. Easter will have disposed of great amounts of stock. At Easter will go the great bulk of lilies, azaleas, cytisus, lilac, rhododendrons, spiraea and many other batches of stuff grown especially for that occasion. There are, however, a few of the above which it is by no means desir- able that the whole stock be exhausted at Easter time. There is always a notice- able awakening of business after Easter and the fort}' days of fasting are past, and May and June are good florist months, exclusive of the usual outside plant business. You should have a few late azaleas coming on at intervals until the middle of May; they not only sell well, but are most useful for decorating at weddings, etc. Liliiim longiflorum, which can be had in succession till almost time for the out- side crop, is indispensable. They are used now so largely for church decorations, and for several other occasions, as we all know. It is not necessary either to rush all yourtulips and hyacinths in for Easter. The four or five weeks that intervene this year bet ween the 1-lth of April and the first of the outside bulbous stuff is a lively time, and I have always found tulips, nar- cissus, etc. sell well then. The sun is strong then, and the frost and snow should be gone, and people wend their way to the cemeteries, and the call for flowers in the aggregate is fourfold what it is at this writing. Spir^as sell well at Easter, but thej- are an unprofitable plant, for they take up too much room if grown well. A batch of them should never be forgotten for Decoration Day. You will perhaps have noticed that about the end of Maj', instead of flowers being most plentiful, as is usually sup- posed by the public, there is a sad dearth, in this city immense quantities of cheap flowering plants are asked for on that occasion, and abushv well flowered spiraea will fill the bill finel.v. But all this is not to the text; spring plant trade is the theme. Before I enter on what is generally known as bedding plants something should be said about a large class of plants that enter largely into our sales, and yet are not bedding plants. These are moderate sized flower- ing plants of a familiar and very varied character, bought by people who would not dream of purchasing a plant from November to March. Spring has had its inspiring influence on these poor people; perhaps the sight of a familiar flower has awakened some long past recollections of their childhood's home in a far away land. Whatever the reason it's a com- mon sight in our public markets during May and June to see poor women by the dozen struggling home under a load of the coarsest vegetables and most inferior meat, yet finding a place in their arms for a pelargonium, fuchsia or geranium. Chief among the plants that sell at sight is a rose, and yet how lew are offered, at least that I have seen. This scarcitj', .a'niost absence, in some localities, of a nice rose in a pot in the month of May is mere carelessness on the florist's part. A i8qs. The American Florist. 825 A JAPANESE FLOWER SELLER. young and thrifty plant of an H. P. rose irom a 2Vi or 3-inch pot, planted out in May in a good fresh loam, stopped once to produce 3 or 4 shoots, lifted in Novem- ber or late October, potted into 5 or 6- inch pots and then placed in a cold frame plunged in some suitable material, can rest there without any expense to you till March, when it must be brought into a cool house and gradualh' grown along. Don't bother with the imported long legged dried up stuff, but grow j'our own loses, and on their own roots. You can buy the young plants from many reputa- ble firms in this country. Hj'drangeas sell well and at a good paying price. The3' occupy but a short time really valuable space. Struck in March or April, planted out end of May in rich soil, or what I prefer, r spare benchwhere the hose has control of them, lifted and potted in October, beneath the bench or even cold frame thoroughly pro- tected is all they want till March comes. From that on a cool house, plenty of water, and plenty of room, and you have in May a plant worth $2. Hydrangeas are used now largely as a veranda plant, stood in a fancy pot. The show pelar- gonium is a plant fast coming back to popular favor. Hints on their culture have often appeared in these columns. They can be had as an Easter plant easy enough, but there are other plants more in favor for that occasion, and the pelar- gonium is better not forced. In May they sell and are a very satisfactory win- dow plant. A limited quantity of the show\' calceolarias should always be grovv'n. There is aUvays somebody fas- cinated with their gorgeous colors They are easy to grow; seed sown in September will produce plants to flower in April and May. Cool temperature, no greenfly, and careful watering are the essentials to make a nice calceolaria. Fuchsias are used but sparingh- planted out, but vast quantities are sold singh' on the markets. For a long time the fuchsia had a fictitious price. K fuchsia in a 4~inch pot should not be worth more tban a geranium in the similar sized pots. In fact not as much, for they have occu- pied the benches for a much shorter time, yet they used to fetch double the price. The\' are so easily grown and now raised in such large quantities that the3' have found their level. A few old plants that have been rested in September will, if shortened back a little, and given a start in October, yield all the cuttings you want from November till Februarj-. The earlier struck ones can be flowered in 6- inch pots; more will sell in 5-inch, and the later struck ones in 4inch. Years ago fuchsias were never pinched, but allowed to run straight up. Some varieties, such as old Him City, made a beautiful plant grown this way, a perfect pyramid, but nowadavs it's the fashion to pinch out the leading shoot when the plant is a few inches high, inducing a much bushier plant, and for the varieties now grown this is much the best way. Fuchsias want the richest of soil. A few good va- rieties of fine habit are .\valanche. Black Prince ( a perfect habit), Cervantes, Ernest Kenan and M. Thibaut. The common zonal geranium, besides being the universal favorite for a bedding plant, is sold by the thousand singly as a pot plant, particularly are they bought by people whose humble sphere and cir- cumstances do not allow them to aspire to a flower garden, ever so small. The doubles sell much the best. Good 3-inch plants selected in early March and shifted into 4 or 4i2-inch pots will in Ma}' be fine bushy little plants with two or three fine trusses of flowers; they sell readily at 20 cents each, and there is money at that. Some varieties that are best suited for this purpose are the %vell known scarlet F. S. Raspail, the reliable pink Emile de Girardin, Beaute Poitevine, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Tour Eiffel, W. P. Simmons, and for a white there is none better than La Favorite. The beautiful glo.\inias should not be forgotten. The bulbs are very cheap and can be started in March, and need not get their last shift, a 5 or 6-inch, till the rush of Mavis over and your bench room is much less valuable. Heliotrope, al- though essentially a bedding plant, is sold in large qviantities in 4 inch pots in .\pril and May. They can't be called a good house plant, yet who can resist 826 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, buying a fine plant for 20 or 25 cents? Every one knows its unrivalled odor, and buy it on that account. Another common plant, the petunia, sells well in spring. If raised from seed sown in February, in April the doubles can be selected by any practiced eye and potted up into i-inch, the best strains of the doubles are very fine, and meet a ready sale. They deserve good ti'eatment and a stick to support them, and will often bring 50% more than a geranium, and have occupied the bench one-third o( the time. Well grown and well flowered plants of ivy geranium meet with a ready sale. Many of the later introduced vari- eties are almost as fine as the regal pelar- goniums. They, however, have a fault; when planted out or put where the roots have lots of room they flower but spar- ingly after the big burst of bloom in May and June, and are generally more satis- factory when the roots are confined to 4 or 5-inch pots. Although a midsummer and fall flower don't let us forget the beautiful Japan lilies, auratum, roseum and album. They would be sadly missed now in the mid- summer. Of the latter 3 bulbs in a 7-inch pot sells well. Well-to-do people buy them for their verandas, and for your own use in July, August and September they are a necessity. They occupy little room before April. They are hurt by being ever out of the soil and should be potted when received in their flowering pots, but not watered. Stood under a bench in the coolest house they will make little growth before March and April, and will not till then want bench room. The price of these has much come down within a few years. Last but by no means least is the universal favorite, the carnation. Where do we m^w see a good lot of carnations in 5 or 6-inch pots in good thrifty condition? and in flower next to the rose nothing sells better. To lift plants from the bench in April and sell them is not fair, sort of a fraud for they will never be satisfactory. I only know one way, and that I have seen practiced very success- fully many times. Lift good bushy medium-sized plants from the field in September. Any flower shoots or even long growths should be picked off. Pot them firmly and plunge in a deep cold frame. They will be well-rooted long before severe weather comes, and if the sides of the frame are protected and double sash used in the winter months they will come out in March or April as fresh and green as those you have on your benches. Brought into the houses by the middle of March, in two months they will be fine plants in full bloom, and every one of your customers will want one. I am afraid to recommend any varieties for this purpose. I know what used to do grandly under this treatment, but the}' are gone; that was old La Purite and President Degraw. Since their day I have grown Garfield in that style most satisfactorly. Judging from their habit I should not be afraid to recom- mend Portia, Silver Spray, T. Cartledge, Tidal Wave, and above all Scott, for this purpose. XnA now for bedding plants proper, in- cluding those that are used in vases, veranda boxes, etc. It is very evident to me that a changehascomeoverthe public taste or fashion within a few years. Carpet bedding ten yeai's ago was all the rage, although at that time it was de- cidedly on the wane in Europe, where it has had its day. The carpet beds were expensive, very expensive, if well carried out, and people are tired of their stiff formality. A bed of scarlet geraniums with some suitable edging, or a bed of Coleus Verschaffeltii with an edging of Golden Redder, or still better, a mass of pink Emile de Girardin geraniums with an edge of Mt. of Snow will satisfy most people. Of course these can't be repeated where there are a number of beds on one lawn, but there is plenty of varieties of this style. The sub-tropical bed has for years been in favor with many people, and for particular places, but since the introduction of the French cannas, now generally known as the Crozy type, there is more of it than ever. Whole beds of different varieties of the new cannas are seen on everv hand, and few beds can be more effective. .The vaiietj'in the heights of the plant, forms of the leaf and shades of the flower, a sight that eye never wearies to rest on during the whole summer. In many cities, notably our own, the sumrrier gardening largely takes the shape of veranda boxes, some fine residences having as much as 100 lineal feet of this sort of decoration. This is not hiding their light under a bushel, for as the happy owners sit on their verandas they see but little of the beauty of these flowers themselves, but to the beauty of the street or avenue they are an adorn- ment of the greatest value, and make for pedestrians, equestrians, or the lucky ownei's of a carriage, a most delightful ride or stroll through the residence streets. It would be tedious and uncalled for were I to attempt to enumerate all the plants used in summer gardening. The great object of a florist should be to pro- duce a plant as quickly as possible and as large a plant as possible in the smallest pot consistent with its well being. The great bulk of our bedding and summer decorative plants should occupy but ittle room till Easter is over. Now let 'us look at the state of a greenhouse or houses, where the bulk of the space is occupied at the present moment with 500 spira;as, 2,000 Easter lilies, 300 or 400 azaleas, several hundred cytisus, 100 lilac, 300 or 400 cinerarias, a large batch of roses in pots for Easter, GOO square feet of bench filled (or will be in two or three days) with flats and pans of tulips, narcissus and hyacinths, 200 pelargon- iums for Easter. Now this actually exists in a greenhouse I am well acquainted with. In walking through the houses you don't notice much of the spring stuff', but of course it'sthere, and not under the benches either. It is simply kept in as economical space as possible. I notice 3,000 Crozy cannas a few inches high, all in flats, 60 in a flat 2x1 foot, in three inches of sand. They will have to stop there until after Piaster. I notice 20,000 geraniums mostly in 3-inch pots, but standing very close together, kept cool and dry to prevent growth, for they can't get more room or bigger pots till Easter is gone. Flats of sand are filled with caladiums, and standing on some 4-inch pipes along the edge of the rose and carnation benches are abutilons, the trailing variegated species, with vincas and other drooping plants. A good- sized batch of cOiCus and achy ranthes in 3inch pots are occupying considerable room, and that can't be helped. Flats of echeveria are on a shelf just as they were put there last October. Flats of alter- nanthera are also on a shelf just as they were put in the flats last August; in April they will be potted off and go into a hotbed, the only place to grow them in the spring. Nowlookatthe propagating bed; it is full of a lot of cheaj) stuff that will come in verv useful bv and bv. Coleus, achyranthes, senecio, lophosper- mum, lobelia, etc. I don't mean to say I have mentioned a tithe of the plants tliat we use, but I want to convey the idea that you must husband all the room you possibly can till Easteris over, then there comes a great change. Strive to raise a plant as quickly as you can and let it occupy your benches as short a time as possible. The late Mr. Peter Henderson told me that the most profitable plant he grew was Coleus Verschaffeltii, and no doubt he knew, for he was a keen ob- server. Of course that means that from the time the cutting was put in the sand till it was an established plant in a 2-inch pot fit to sell was shorter than with any other plant. Minor considera- tions were that it was easy to handle as a cutting, the easiest of all plants for a boy to pot, and easy to grow, but the chief cause of its profitableness was the rapidity with whichcrops could be turned out, and that should be what controls price in all our products unless it be with our new and scarce varieties and species. There are several expedients which florists have to resort to when crowded; some of these will occur to you. I hate hanging shelves; they are an abomina- tion, but till you have the relief of the hot beds they are very useful, and many plants do finely on them. The hot beds are a great relief to the congested greenhouse after the first of April, and should be largely used. Many plants, such as heliotrope, alternanthera, the variegated and bronze geraniums, sweet alyssum, lemon verbena, mignonette, and in fact almost all our bedding plants, do admir- ably in them, and make better plants than on a bench where the house is shaded, and perhaps no fire heat. Never let vourbeddingplants be inanexhausted condition when selling time comes, or poor results will follow and your custo- mers will remembt r. A good customer who has faith in you will believe you when j'ou tell him that a ger.-mium, helio- trope, ageratum or a canna is better not to be in full bloom when planted. I thought of giving some figures about mj' estimate of the cost of raising manv plants I have mentioned. I find that is about impossible, and perhaps of doubt- ful value. Adaptability of houses, ability at the business, price of wages and fuel in yovir location, would all bear on this and make great differences. W.M. Scott. The Greeks. "What would we do without the Greeks" inquired a New York wholesale dealer the other day. The weather was spring-like; a couple of sunny days had opened the roses and carnations by tens of thousands. The stock came into the wholesale marts by wagon loads. The retailers' demands would make little im- pression on the vast accumulation; itwas out of the question to use up even oue- tenth of it. But the Greeks were on hand, or rather under foot, wherever you went; they fairly swarmed at the Ferry Market and in the commission establish- ments where heavy invoices of roses are handled. They lounged about in groups gesticulating and chattering among them- selves in their unintelligible lingo, they trotted up and down the store at the heels of the salesman, bargaining and protesting; they disdainfully handled and turned over the stock, called attention to its imperfections, and jingled their money in proof of their wilhngness to buy the alleged rubbish at a price. "And did they get it?" Well, yes. iS^S- The a mer i ca n Florist. 827 GYMNOGRAMME SCHIZOPHYLLA GLORIOSA. The Greeks are a New York institution. They tried Philadelphia, but it took too long to strike a bargain with a Philadel- phian. They tried Boston, but that prime necessity of a Greek's career, a sur- plus, has no permanent existence there, and Boston would not do; so they all came back to New York, and here they thrive. With the exception of a very few from Cephalonia, these Greeks are all peasants from the mountain districts of Sparta. Tired of their sheep herding they come here for an easy life. There are between six and seven hundred of them engaged in fl )wer peddling, and these look down ■with disdain upon their fruit peddling countrymen, whom they consider their inferiors. It is less than ten years since their first onslaught on the cut flower in- dustry. The first comers made lots of money, and it was not long before others found it out. By their frugal living they maiage to make money where an Ameri- can would starve. They mix with Eng- lish speaking peo pie very little, and seldom learn the English language, although quite a few of them are married to Irish and German wives, there being not over ten Greek women all told in New York. They are very ignorant, and few of them can write or even speak their own lao- gnage correctly. After a stay here of a few years they manage to accumulate what in their home amounts to an inde- pendent fortune, and then back they go to enjoy it. The greenhorns, on their first arrival, are taken in hand by theold settlers, who get their services in exchange for board and instruction in the art of selling. The dinner provided by these worthies for their apprentices consists of something like five pounds of the cheapest kind of meat boiled two or three hours and a pound of rice adde.1; this with bread con stitutes the principal meal, and is ex- pected to feed fifteen or twenty; if there be not enoughforall somewater isadded. After an apprentice has learned how to sell he is then taken into "partnership." Quite a number of the older and more ambitious ones have opened small stores in various sections of the city, and there are several that run quite pretentious establishments, where they pay good rents and claim to do better than on the street. When the weatheris too cold or market conditions are unfavorable to their voca- tion the street horde has a favorite loafing place in Roosevelt street, where they lounge about and take life easy. Not- withstanding their evident laziness, in trading these Greeks are extremely shrewd. Jews are nowhere alongside of thfm in driving abargain. Their peculiar dialect is understood by no one but them- selves, and unless one of their numbercan be induced to "squeal" they can go ahead right under the dealer's nose and plan tricks and combinations of which he is to be the victim. They do not want to bother with small lots. A sweeping pur- chase by one individual to be divided up among the crowd afterwards is their favorite method, and a slaughter compe- tition amongthe commission men iswhat they are constantly longing for. And Mr. Retail Dealer, what are you going to do about it? I can tell you what Mr. Grower is going to do about it: he will build some more houses, and then the supply will be larger and the Greeks can buy still cheaper. "What would we do without the Greeks?" ■Cia^ a'(.ycb''ia^ fre, recep- tions and funerals being plentiful. Since L-nt commenced, however, things seem to have quieted down on bith. Tulips and hyacinths are selling well, also daffodils, while carnations are havirg the biggest salf, they are in fine condition, no better floivers could be found throughout the land to comnare with Daybreaks and Albertinis raised here. Hunt's "Peach- blow" fiils the demand for a good rich pink. We have been free in this city of the so- called "crape hunters," those tellowsthat attempt to ca'l at houses jvhere funerals occur and press their demands for orders. We have, however, now a firm that does this small business; it degrades our trade, when people appreciate flowers they will call soon enough. Many bouquets were sent to the legis- lature on their closing day, March 11; they would also deserve a floral pillow inscribed "At Rest." During the coldest spell of the season a lot of hardy roses sent by freight to a firm here by an Ohio house proved a total loss. With many years' experience it seems strange that such firms would ship without proper precaution or advising to have shipped by express, to avoid any possibility of loss. Similarity in names of carnations and roses is unfortunate, but in telegrams no confusion could occur if roses are always considered to be on the list first. How- ever, it would be best not to name both roses and carnations the same name. The advance guard of bulb agents from Holland are appearing. Saiilax is a very scarce article at pres- ent, but experience has shown that later on it will again be plentiful and the market glutted. Sime beautiful flowers were seen at the funeral of Minister Gray; flowers sent from Mexico were all faded, nothing special was seen, except that many im- mortelles were used in constructing the designs, mixed with freshflowers; thelast being faded made them all look bad. The Huntington Seed Co. report their trade opening up wonderfully, their mail as well as the wholesale trade. At the recent great carnival great quan- tities of wild smilax,palm leaves and dec orative plants were used; Tomlinson Hall never Ic.oked more beautiful, except of course during some of the shows. W. B. Kewanee, III — Wm. M. Parker suc- ceeds T. Z. Magarrell (Illinois Floral Company) here. The place has about 5,000 feet of glass. WiNCHENDOM, Mass.— James Suther- land Jr. has sold out his business to his son James B. Sutherland and H. P. Whit- temore. The new firm will take posses- sion April 1. under the title of Sutherland & Whittemore. Mr. James Sutherland Jr. contemplates erectinga rangeof green- houses in Athol. Do you WANT Mr. Scott's seasonable hints for the year in book form, so that you can refer readily to his suggestions for any week in the year? You will find them in this form in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. In the land of flowers is the title of a little volume of Florida sketches by Mr. Walter N. Pike, published by Pike & Ells- worth, Jessamine, Fla. It gives a very attractive picture of southern life, and will be found specially interestingto those desirous of studying Florida vegetation. The Rosarian's year-i!00k for 1895, edited by Rev. H. H. D' Ombrain, secre- tary of the National Rose Society of Eng- land, is a very attractive little volume recently received by us. It is a very instructive little volume, containing a variety of rose lore from various pens, all verv agreeably written. It is illustrated with a Dhoto2raph of Mr. Ed w. Mawley, who, with Mr. D' Ombrain, shares the honors of the secretaryship to the society of which D"an Hole is president. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertif^ements under this heart will be Inserted at the riite of 10 cents a line (neven words) each Inser lion Cash must accompany order. Plant adv8 not admitted under this head. CJITUATION WANTED-By a good gardener, mar- O rled; life experlei ce; good references. A R. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a first-class florist of all branches, u; years" experience slnele; pood refer- ence. K. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a youna; man, age 18, In a greenhouse: brintrs best of references. H N 45 Highland Ave.. Danbury. Conn. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by a well expe- rienced grower of roses, carnatkms and "mums." FLORIST care Henry Vullmer, BowmanvIUe. III. SITUATION WANTED-In commercial or private place: 7 years' pxoerlenee. age -'1 : references. Ad- dress E S, 101'.:^ W. Market St., Louisville. Ky. SITUATION WANTED-By young man, 22. In flower orseedstor^; good wnrker. .'» years' experience re- tall florist. R. UMFKin. i;^T N. -ith St.. Phlla,. Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By fern raiser and grower; well up In all branchen. 11 years' experience In England and America. Address F C, Weldon. Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By flor"st German aee 25, single; 11 years' experience In general greenhouse work; Chicago or vicinity preferred. C N. 243 W. North Ave.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By young man. flrst-clat-s prower; 9 years German and 2 yenrs" American experience; commerclnl or private; steady wages. W W. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-Bva young man. single, as assistant In ennuuen-ial iihue; Iscauable of taking charye: Massachuyytts prefern d; best of reference. Address K, Box tWl Nyack, N, Y. SITUATION VVANTED-Ab foreman: thoroughly . ^^ndp^^^tilnd^^ tlic yrnwlng of roses, carnations, vio- lets anil Jill kitid-^ -it H(ir!-ts' stock Tuos MrKKN/ii:. ;":U. Indus St . Cleveland. Ohio. SITUATION WANTKI)-By young man as Improver in large commercial establishment; roses and car- nations principally: 4 years e.xperlence: a«e '.(i; state wages. iSiPKiiVER. care American Florist SITUATION WANTED-By prnetlcid florist and gar- _ dener, single, age I-Hi: able tn inanaue grrtMiliDuses. either private or commercial; I'l-^t ret i- rein is: .ui flow- ers specialty. F O. '2I1MI N. AmIiI md Avr., Clilr; Icayo SITUATION WANTED-By young man 20 years of age, who has 5 years" experience In the greenhouse and cut flower business; can do designing and deco- rating, also planting. Address P. care American Florist, SITUATION WANTED— By young man. age 22, as salesman or slilpplng clerk: H years' experience In general horticulture, with best of references: good paclvor for the mall trade. Address B B, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, a practical grower of roses, carnations violets, olirysanthe- mumH. palms, ferns, etc.; the fore ng of bulbs, making up: single, 22 years' experience*. Address Flohist. 2*) E, UA St.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman: American, single, where rosegniwlnglsa specialty, and where only first quality roses are wanted; Pennsylvania or South prelerred; struygllng parties please not answer. Address Fohe.man. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By tingle Englishman; 2» yeara* experience In private and commercial pliicee; well up in orchids, stove, greenhuuse and flow- ering planls, fruits and veget.bles. laying out grounds, floral decorations, etc.: could take entire charge of all-round place: slate wayea, A. t;7 Bromheld St. Boston, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-Piantsman of practical ex- O perlence. posted on all requisites of commercial rliices. general propagation, cut flowers, roses, carna- tions, etc , Items of ilie nurseries, desirable specialty and novelty; ex^-'cutiv*: ability In all brandies Inside, outside; best references For particulars address Plants.man. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a capable, energetic O man as foreman; specialist In rose ard cut flower growing; pract'catly experienced In all leading brancbes of the boslnef-s: German, single: open for engagement at any time desired; only firsi-class place wa' ted ; best of references ; when answering give par- ticulars. Address MS, care Am. Florist. WANTED— Wholesale florist and nurservmen's cat- alogues. J T. (JooDLiVE, U. B 1135. Kosevllle, O- ^^ WANTED— Second-hand hot water heater for 9x50 house. tOU feet glaes: give particulars Box m;^;, Bridgeport. Conn. W ANTED— A quick, reliable young man for the mall plant business In the west. U R, care American Florist. W ANTED— At once, an assistant for general green- housework; state wages wl'h board. Address M L. HIT Grand River Ave., DHrolt. Mich. W ANTED- Partner with ?5t'0 In florist business In a good town In Kansas Address II W, c ire Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago. WANTE D— A single man that has some experience In growing "mums"; states wages with board. Address Cole Bros.. Peoria. III. TO NURSERYMEN-WANTED-JUI Hemlock, good young stock: ^tate size and price. N. Slocomke. Farmlngton. Conn. WANTED— You^-g man who understands growing roses, carnations and "mums'"; good wages for the right man. Alfred Pahi'D. Indianapolis. Ind. WANTED— Good assistant, well up in general green- house work, roses especially; German, reference; state wages expected, with board: eood at fioral work. Box 82-1, Spencer, ^lass. V\7ANTED— A florist for small commercial place to T T grow carnations, "mums." violets, etc : must be eober and Industrious. L M.Cottle. 622 Ridgeland Ave.. Oak Park, 111. WANTEI^) — By an eastern firm, an e.xperlenced as- sistant packer, experienced In filling mall orders. Address with references and wages desired Packer, care American Florist. WANTED— A flrst-class orchid grower; only thor- oughly experienced man need apply; state wagts and give references. Orchid, care Am. Florist. Boston OfiSce. WANTED— Young man with some experience, as assistant In commercial greenhouses. With board. State wages Addres" Briggs Coxsekvatories. Taunton, Mass. WANTED-All florists who wish to place beforeihe state of Kentucky any of their products at our spring exhibition April 5th and tlth. kindly Inform The Kenttckv Society of Florists. H NANz.Sec'y. WANTED— At once, a sober. Industrious florist, well up In gpnerut greenhouse work, roses espe- cially; able to assist In packing: state references and wages expected with board Address Box 15 , Whitehall. III. WANTED— A first-clBFs rose grower, relerence re- quired; a permanent place and ^'ootl money to the man who knows his business: no other need an- swer. Address E. W Behcstho^i, Highland Park. 1) 8 Moines. Iowa. WANTED — Foreman thoroughly understanding rose and carnation growlnc on large commercial place In Chicago; a successful grower from this vicin- ity preferred ; references; wages Address Ro.-^ES. care American Florist. WANTED— An experienced, sober working foreman to take charge of my coronierclal greenhouses; must be a Protestant and know how to grow best qual- ity of roses, carnations and "mums": state wages re- quired. Address R M. Walker Oxford. Ohio. WANTED— A man with means enoupli to build the rooms, and me furnish the grounds and take ^ Interest In greenhouse: no better location anywhere; none In twcnt^ nille.-* in any direction: a town of 2,(11)0 Inhabliant^'; there are several hundred dollars' worth shipped In every season. Address S. W. COX. Bemeut, Piatt Co.. III. WANTED— An expert celery grower, sinirle man, who thoroughly understands his business to go South; situation percnanent atid gotul opportunity with one of the largest truck growing firms In the United Statex; state salary expected and lt>rmerexpj rlence and employers. Address Hackbi'RS & WiLLKTS. New Berne. N.Carolina. WANTED— On halves Immediately, tuarried man, with special practical knowledge of mushrooms, tomatoes, hot and cold graperies, forcing and propa- gating flowers, especially carnations, violets, bulits, adlantum; established six years, i>est irade constantly increasing; ship direct from liouycs: teleidione con- nection; plant handy, complete; fuel to door by rail. DK. ALFRED E. Bakbh. West Chesttr, Pa. iSgs. The American Florist. 83L WANTED— In commercial piece young man: must be experienced uenernl pinntsman. and good on designs and other Ooral work: niso young man to take charge of fawns on private places: must be < om- fteteni to do plHniIng of beds and change grade of awns: only bones-t. sober and good worke's wanted who are willing and try to liold permanent place and work for fair wages. Address with references and ad- dress of former emp'oyers. Assistance. care Welch Bros.. 2 Beacon St.. Boston. Mass. FOR SALE— Greenhouses and nursery, living water; choice location and rare bargain. For full partic- ulars address Agent. P. O. box 55. Denver. Colo. FOR SALE OR REXT-Greenbouse. stocked 2.000 square feet glass: a good chance for a practical florist. For particulars Inquire of The*). Noehle. Green Bay. Wis. FOR SALE— Retail store In Lake View; four green- houses attached; good locality; reason for selling death In the family. I-or full particulars address Mhs. H. Boettichek. IWT N. Clark St. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. f^C:>1^ 8.A.UX3 p. Gonnley otlerB his florist and nursery business for sale.orwould let fora term.conslstlnifof aboulS.lltH)feet of glass and ahout 2 acres of land. Mil It front on street, electric cars pass every ISiii'nutes: a chance of a life- time: estab Ished L'o years: all In thorough condition; there Is a foriune In the place: g0(j.lJLtO feet of glass, steam and hot water heat* large dwelling, good stable 5acre8ormore of land: full e^iock of young plant-^: g_tod will of well established business: present owner leaves on account of 111 health. Tlie above located at Attica. Wyoming Co., New York, For lurther particulars address owner, F. C. STEVENS. 1415 G St., Washington. D. C. My greenhouse plant and business In Shreveport La., a city of l-lU'Mj Inhabitants; a good chance for a florist to make a fortune: can sell ah the plants, ruses, etc.. that can be propagated; will tell on easy terras, or sell a half Interest, Address Ii. £ CARTEft. Shreveport, Iia. Four greenhouses ^5x.S."i. one propagating hou8eSx3'>. all heated by Hltchlngs . and tilled with Roses. Carna- tions, Violets, etc.: a large supplyof bedding and veg- etable plants for sprmt: tratie: Iti.iimi rooted Carna- tions, roses etc. One cold house Sx4o. large Violet pit. over UHi sashes, several Iraines. po s, farm and gaiden tools. - fine horses, several wagons. 1 cow. large h< use. bam, sheds, chicken hou-^e etc.: 15 acres good ground, well stocked with fruit: living stream supplies liouses by means of hot air pump: ■-i) miles from New York and 5 minutes walk from depot, school, churches stores and pos^toffice. Greenhouses all new; cause of selling having another place. Address J W, care Aiu. Florist. Rooted Cuttings or 'J-inch pot plants of MT. OF SNOW, MME. SALLEROI and CLOTH OF GOLD GERANIUMS. Also .mi GLOXINIA ERECTA BULBS, bloom- ing size. L. L. MAY & CO., Ft. Pau>, Minn. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove. Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 7S cents per hundred; S5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. 10.100 Berbeiis Thunbergll. lis to 2 ft. 20.0CU ■■ red berried. 2 lo m ft. W.OW ■' purple leaved, 2 to a}4 ft. 20.CIU0 Buckthorn. 2 to 4 ft. au.'XO California Privet. 3 -o 3 ft. 10.0 '0 Common Privet. 3 to ti ft 5.U00 strone Mullltlura and Sweet Briar roses. Also Altliea. Snowberry. Splrjea. Viburnum. Conius, White Lilac. 3-thorned acacia, and all Evergreen Hedge plants. Priced catalogue to any address. SPECIAL OFFER IN BULBS. :^. ivr. Old Colony Nurseries. PLYMOUTH. MASS. 6 at dozen rates: 25 at hundred rates: 250 at thousand rales DW.VRF FRENCH C.VNX.V Madame Crozv ' | .75 Capt P. De Suzzoni ■ 1.00 Alphonse liouvier 85 " " " Fluroin-e \';iuuhan 1,25 Paul .Manpiant 75 •' " " Cha.s. HfiiilHrson , 1.00 " •• " Paul Bruant 85 " '* " yellow varieties mixed ... .40 '■ " " red and crimson varieties mi.xed ... . . ,40 salmon varieties mixed . . 40 orange varieties mixed 40 1.10 60 90 20 25 35 per doz. [ii-r liK) i.f r 1000 CAL.VDirM. fancy leaved Esculentura . . . C.\LL.\ LILY, spotted . . GLADIOLUS, finest mixed . . ■' superfine mixed \^llite shades '■ pinic shades ... reil and scarlet shades .... yellow shades . striped and variegated . . . .... Lemoine's finest mixed BEGONI.VS. single tuberous rooted, finest mixed double ■" ■' GLO.XINI.VS. finest mixed, selected bulbs . . . . I). \ II LI-VS. double, separate colors, large roots . . . 1.20 cINN.VMdN VINF,. larae roots . .' 40 LILIU-M AUR.iTUM. 7 to 9 inches in circumference . ... 60 .30 .20 .35 .30 .25 .60 1.60 70 9 to 11 12 to 13 Spec, .\lbum. 7 to 9 9 to II ■' Rubrum.7to 9 9 to 11 •• 12 to 15 Melpomene, 7 to 9 IIYACINTHUS CANDICANS . 70 1.20 100 1.20 .70 .85 1.25 .{5.00 ~m 6.00 9.00 5.00 7.i0 6,00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 800 4.00 7.00 1.25 1.50 2.25 1.75 1.25 2.25 2 00 1 60 4.00 12.1X1 4..50 8.50 2.50 3.50 5.00 8.50 700 8.25 4 75 6.00 9.00 5.50 2.00 1.00 1 .r»:i 10 o» 12..')0 20.00 16 00 10.00 20.00 18.00 14,00 35.00 40,00 80.00 32.(0 4500 80.00 65.00 77.50 44.00 65.00 52.00 16.00 7.1X) S..'iO TUBEROSES. Double Excelsior Pearl. 4 to 6 inches in circumference 15 LILY-OF-THE-VALLEV. best 3 year old pips . , 15 Wholesale Price List free on application. JOHN GARDINER & CO., Seedsmen, 631 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. flZflLEfliiOR&flSTER. HENRY A. DREER. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. We can still furnish a fine lot of Azaleas in prime condition for Easter forcing. ORDER NOW while the buds are not too far advanced as they will reach you in much better condition now than later in the season. 'We offer beautiful specimen plants in two sizes, grand stock in every way. CROWNS, 24 inches in diameter, S3. 00 each; S35.00 per dozen. CROWNS, 18 inches in diameter, $2.50 each; S30.00 per dozen. A fine lot of 1210 15 inch Crowns, well set. at $9.00 per dozen: $70.00 per 'C, Also a lot of smalt plan's with crowns about 8 inches in diameter, at $3.50 per dozen: $25.00 per 100. EDWARD HATCH, Plant Salesroom will be at store Nos. 80 to 86 Pearl Street, ^ BOSTON. MASS. SALES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY at 10 A. M. THROUGHOUT THE SPRING. IF-CATAXOGDES OX APPLIC.\TIOX Do YOU WANT a complete alphabetical list of chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class, and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a Ust in oor trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a copy of the rulings of the express companies about rates on shipments of plants and nursery stock? You will find fuUinformationin our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. 832 The American Florist. Mar. 2j. Kansas City, Mo. Our club met on the 15th inst. at the greenhousesof the Heite Floral Company, 712 East 32ad street, and notwithstand- ing it was a very cold, bleak night there ■was a very good attendance, and much to the delight of all present, our m )St re- spected president was in the chair. It is now a fact that the Kansas City Florist Club, although newly born and still a babe, will give next autumn a chrysanthemum show; and at our last meeting a schedule of prizes was adopted. All the boys are in great hopes that much good will result therefrom. It was really amusing to see a few of the boys going around Mr. Heite's with a lamp seeing how his stock of "mums" were looking, and what novelties he had been buying. May the good energy and ambition goon among us all and when the time arrives (which soon it will) may success crown our eflf jrts. After our meeting adjourned Mr. E. S. Heite intormed us that the ladies desired to see us, and he leading the way we were ushered into his parlor, and after being introduced to his wife and charming daughters, were by them invited into the dining room, all of us sitting down to a table laden with fruits and flowers, and a splendid repast was enjoyed by all. In fact, cur meetingon thelSth is one wh'ch will long be remembered by those who were so lucky as to be there. Business in town has been very fair — quite a number of good funeral orders. With greenhouse men the past week has been a bad one, as the sun has not shown himself all week. As a consequence flow- ers are scarce, especially roses, and those that do come are not up to the mark. In town the past week were J. H. Weeks of Liberty, Mo., and J. M. Gasser of Cleveland, 0., who gave us a call on his way home from the south. S. M. Carnations, Rooted Cuttings. Helen Keller, Sweelbrier, Jacqueminot, The Sluarl, Goldfinch $5.00 PER HUNDRED. Buttercup, SS.OO per Hundred. Wm. Scott, S25. 00 Per Thousand. Daybreak, Elizabeth Reynolds Richmond 3200 Per Hundred. $15.00 Per Thousand. Portia, Tidal Wave, McGowan, J. J. Harrison, Nellie Lewis, Puritan, Golden Gate, Anna Webb, Dawn, 81.25 per hundred, 810.00 per thousand. Well rooted and healthy stock. Cash with order, C. B. HUMPHREY, Rome. N. Y. VIOLETS MY SPECIALTY Ready for Delivery April 1st. Runners <'f Murle Louise, warranted free and clear of disease. Marie liOulse. $4.00 per 1000. SUMMER MUSHROOM (Agarlcus subriifeBcena) the t^enulne spawn, easily raised by all. Price reduced: ^ lbs. $2.'I0: 2. lbs $8.00; lOJ lbs. JiiO.OO with printed directions. Cash with all orders. FRED. BOULON, Sea Cliff, N. Y. Prices Greatly Reduced. CAPE GOD PINK POND LILY. For price lis's, Plants and Cut Flowers address the original cultivators, CHIPMAN BROS., SANKWICH. (C'Hpc Colli, MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^_ Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doUb the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — iVm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid ABBOrtment of leading: varieties. AIbo Kxtra tine stock of following will be ottered at very low rates wtiile surplus lasts : TREE ROSES— Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Lo\v prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., t^liklf^n^^i. PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very choice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. Per too. AMERICAN BEAUTIES, METEORS, Best Red Rose, MME. C. TESTOUT, KAISERIN A. VICTORIA, LA FRANCE, D. OF ALBANY, CARNATIONS, strong Rooted Cuttings. $5 00 3 00 6 00 6 00 3 00 3 00 BRIDES. MERMETS, BRIOESMAIDS, PERLE9, WOOTTONS, Per uo. 3 00 3 00 3 50 3 00 3 00 f 1 TIDAL WAVE DAYBREAK PER 1000 WM. SCOTT , SILVER SPRAY " The above stock is very strong and healthy, and propagated from selected wood We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simply to sell. REINBERG BROS S10.00 23. OO 10.00 10.00 ■J SI '^^Ta^toasti A.^ve. OHIO^VOO. The Wonderful NEW ROSE- CRIMSON RAMBLER one i^lioot.' Tilt' most rPiiiarknhU' ROSE intro.lucr'.i in many years. *SJOO l>l"(nn; '•The f/em a/nonp the iwi'eUiex/' — ].i*SDON (Kng.) Timks. Circular givinti full description and price, with handsome colored plate free. ELLWANGER & BARRY, (IMO—Mourit Hope Nurseries— lS9d) , Kocliei^ter, N. ¥• ROSES From 2 1^- in. pots, now ready to ship, in splendid condition. AMERICAN BEAUTY, $6 per 100. BRIDES, per I00._ and BRIDESMAID, $3.00 BASSETT & WASHBURN, BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS. BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES T. W. BELLES. TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS, METEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. order. Address for quotations. STEMMLER, MADISON. N. J. y^95 The American Florist. 833 T>1^G> I^o^e^ f oi- the :M:illioi^ I I BELLE SIEBRECHT . Always in bloom. An iron constitution. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. MORE TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT ROSE GROWERS: Dear Sirs; — The new Rose. "lielle Siebrecht." is a v«ry valuable rose for winter forcing. The form is exquisite, the foliage handsome, the color charming, rich.brisht. and of an entirely distinct new shade; it is also very healthy in grow th and a constant and very free bloomer. Please book ray order for 1. 000. Yours truly. ROBERT CRAIG. West Philadelphia. Pa. It affords me much pleasure to express to you my thanks for the bunch of Bell»* Sifltrf'-ht roses you had the kindness to send to me. After having graced tln' t:il.li's of the N. Y. Florist Club annual dinner two days ago I fini' Ji n-niarkable good keeper, having kept it for three days longer with- out its losing any of its brilliant color, and it appears as fresh now, after be- ing out five days, as if just cut. As seen growing at your place I shall pro- nouDce it after a careful examination a r«?markable free bloomer, healthy grower, and one that is not easily attacked by mildew, and a welcome addi- tion to our list of forcing roses. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken. N. J. Washington, Dec. 5th, 1894. MESSRS. SIEBRECHT ^ to 3 feet high, $10 per ICO. 3 to 4 feet high, |15 per 100. Sample of 8 for $1.00. JORDAN FLORAL CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. I5*IBfEJ r»IvA.lVTSS OI^ BRIDESMAID and VICTORIA Will be ready early in April. Also a full line of all the best forcing roses. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and CARNATIONS. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terra Haute, Ind. POST I I L , REMEDY lo Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte. 2olh8 J2.1I0. Bellows. RS. 60. Cash with ordei . Sold by alt dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip. New York. E.G. HILL & CO.. wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. 834 The American Florist. Mar. 2j^ Philadelphia The past week has been the quietest since the holidays, it seems as it" the wretched weathtr experienced every day except Saturday was to blame for this, as Saturday found everybody busy and cleaned out of stock by night. Prices re- main much tl e same, all g lod teas bring $8 with a few extras at $10 to $12, smaller stock $4 to $5. Beauties $3 to $5 per dozen. Hybrids do not sell well, probably not more than half are sold; this is more trueof Brunners than Laings and Baroness, the onl\' other varieties in the market, for this aristocrat the grow- ers all expect to get $5 to $6 perdozen or take it home. This policy may be all right, but it seems to us it would be bet- ter to lower the price a bit and give the retailer a chance; other ros s have come down with the season and why not the Brunner? A house will turn out twice as many buds now as six weeks ago, and there are at least six times as manj- in the market, but the price asked is the same. Laings and Baroness bring $3 to $4 per dozen. Burton is sending in some fine specimens of these varieties. Carna- nations are still in good supply, but with- out the glut of last season at this time, $1.50 to $2 is the price for good stock, with $2.50 to $3 for selected. Double violets are plentiful but small, the best bring fifty cents. The Lady Campbell is not now as good a seller as the Marie Louise, the sun seeming to bleach the color out of it. Single violets are getting very small and will soon be done Sweet peas are seen in limited quantities, some good, some poor, from $1.50 to $3 per hundred is the price. Pennock Bros, had their window fixed up in fine style the past week. Vases of all the prominent varieties of roses with the names of each kind neatly' printed and attached entirely filled the window. It was a horticultural exhibit on a small scale and attracted considerable atten- tion. The exhibition of cut flowers at the March meeting of the Horticultural So- ciety was confined to Cdrnations from Hugh Graham, who had some fine Keller, Stuart, Scott and Albertinis; some tulips from Robert Craig, and a few choice azal a plants and a specimen genista from Mr. W, K. Harris. There was the best attendance since meetings have been held in the Drawing Room, and it would seem as if people cared more for milk, the subject of the evening, than for flowers. The topics for discussion are t iking a wide range, and perhaps it is best, more people will be attracted to the meeting and the society will no doubt thus gain in membership. Purity of the milk sup- ply, sources of milk, uses of milk and sterilization, were all treated bj' different speakers, who make these subjects their specialty. Their remarks were very much appreciated by the large audience present. A paper on the life history of the earlv agricuituial and horticultural societies of the world was read by the societ}''s historian, Col. Burnet Laudreth, showing the "P'.iila Society for the Promotion of Agriculture" organized in 1785, to have been the mother of this horticultural society organized xinder its auspices in 1828, and of every other agricultural and horticultural society on this continent. The first certificate of merit issued for tomatoes was shown, and will be on ex- hibition for a week in H A. Dreer's win- dow. E Lonsdale acted as secretary in the absence of Mr. Parson at the funeral of a relative. K. Easier SDecialiies. # 1.^ Harrisii and Longiflorum Lilies, Fancy Carnations, Mignonette, All the Roses ^ EDWARD C. HORAN, 8^ W. SOtla street, IVe^v l^oi-ln. NOTICE. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : J. K. AIiIiEN announces with pleasure that his pol cy of fair and square dealing with consignors and customers having brought him continuous prosperity, his business has outgrown the restricted quarters which he has occupied for the past eight years at io6 West 24th street and that he will remove about April ist to the commodious and centrally located store, 57 WEST 28th STREET, Where he will have unexcelled facilities for the recep- tion and disposal of Choice Cut Flowers. Growers and buyers are assured that their interests will receive most careful attention. SHIFFIK6 TBADE A SPECIALTY. Price lists on application. J. k:. ai^juejiv, 57 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY. VAN HEEMSTRA & CO., BULB GROWERS, JSA^SSKiVHEIJVI, near Haarlem, MOUI^A-IVID, LOWEST QUOTATIONS FOR LARGE OUANTITHS. ASK FOR PRICES. AMERICAN ADDRESS UNTIL MAY 15TH W. WflRNflftR, 790 Broadwaij. fllbanij, N. Y. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100: $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT. AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the I.Hij^t-Bt iirtiwers of \'erbeuua in llie ctiuiitry. Our plHiilH CHiiiiot be MurpHSHecl. J. r^. liirvivOiv, :Biooi:3:nst>t.«re:» i*^. iSgs- The American Florist. 835 GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set. you'll not rci..'r(.a When you see the hesiutles blooming. And don t forget the best thlny yet. They'll set your business booming. Stock all clean, healthy anil thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered; theset of Ifiklndsfor ixtcents. from 2!^-in. pots and flats. J2..SU per hundred, Including the beautiful new white. White Plume, the maunlflcent new pink. Georgeanna. with the tlnest scarlets, pur- plea, striped and Intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreer's), 2 In , y.'oUiUln, f4; 4in.. $7 per hundred. All healthy and In flue sliape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful 8now Crest Kalsy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen ; ili.SU per hundred. New double pink daisy. Lady Johnson (scarce). 5 for 5U cents, variegated Vine is (Perry winkle) from flats, ri; '-iVln.. U\ Mn.. very flne %h per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, semperflorens, In three colors, the most satlsfactorvand profltitble plant we ever handled, 2?.tln.. *2.5U; yin., J:i 'lU per hundred. New yellow daisy. Anthemls Tinctona (single). i^M; In , i\\ per hundred. Anthemls Coronaria (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-flowered, double, from flats. $2.50; 2^ In.. $^50 per hundred. Nasturtiums selected stock from cuttings, flne colors. f2 5(1 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest ml^ed. Including Welkin, the flne new white Jersey Queen, light purple Vert Valley. dark,2Vii. $f p^rhuudrel. Gera fevertew. tlats, $2 per hunilred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, '.Ji^-ln., fW cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata, strong roots. 60 cents per dozen. New hardv double white pink. Her Majet'ty. 2>ij and 3-ln.. %\ per huntlred. Calendula P. of Orange. Scwblosa SnoArball. sweet Alys'^um. tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. Torenla foutnierl. Tradescantla parlor Ivy. Lobelia trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from tiats, mostly seedlings, $2 per hundred. Eulalla. two kinds. 4-In. size. $;i: t>-ln . $.5 per hundred dormant roots: Eulalla plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet ?.' per thousan> ght.if4C0; Mrs. Pollo. k .S.iX) Sanseveira Zeylanica, strong. 4.00 Lemon Verbena, sirti-iif ;j.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii, li^to^ feet, f'ormant. 4..0 I^~Ca8h or satWfactiiry reference required. THOS A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. GflTflLOGUB PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARKISBUKG. VA GEO. H. CHANDLEE. H. C. CIIAM>LEE. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Caveats, Etc. ^^^ I CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE,^! M Patents and Patent Causes, ^^^r Klecthical and Mechanical experts. rolaik ISuildini;, Atlantic Building, TOUK, PA. -WASIIINGTON. D.C. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. CPEGIfll OFFER ^ % Ficus Elastica. — Magnificent plants well furnished with long leaves down to the pot. We offer two sizes, ist size, 33 lo 36 inches high, 6 inch pots, $75 per 100. 2d size, 28 to 30 inches high, 6 inch pots, j^6o per 100. G-enista Raceinosa and extra choice varieties. Well shaped specimens for Easter flowering, $3 50, $5 and $7 each. Also smaller sizes of which prices will be furnished on appli- cation. Fancy Leaved Caladiums.— FOR THIS WEEK ONLY we offer a large assortment of varieties. Dormmt bulbs, $1.50 per dozen, $12 per 100. Tuberoses, Excelsior Pearl.— Large second , all flowering bulbs, suitable for out-door planting. In barrels con- taining 1500, $5 per barrel. Lilmm Auratum Bulbs.— 7 to 9 inches in circum- ference; 150 in a box, $5,50 per box. Two boxes for $10.50 HARDY PERENNIALS. We offer of this popular and desirable class of plants one of the largest and most complete stocks in commerce, and can supply small plan;s or large clumps in any quantity. Our stock includes all the best strains, and ^he newest as well as the oldest ^ arieties of tried and sterling merit. Those especially re- quiring large quantities will find it advantageous to submit iheir lists to us for quotations. ORCHIDS. To make room for the increase of growth of our Orchids, we offer FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS, or until the surplus is sold, all the leading varieties at export prices. Our stock, the quality of which is unequalled in vigor of growth and desirable var'eties, is one of the largest in commerce, and prices below any other market. Florists in the principal cities report the demand for cut Orchid flowers the largest they have ever known, it being probably ICO per cent increase over pre- vious seasons. This has stimulated the growing of Orchids for commercial cut flower trade, and at the prices at which we otter Orhids lo-day they are probably the most protitable flowering plants to be grown by pr^^g essive Florists. An examina'ion of our stock solicited. Quotations upon applxation. PITCHER & MANDA, (Incorporated) -Short Hills, IV. J. BURPEE'S SEEDS ?h"^ BEST ^^ B B 1 Hi ■■ ^0 For Florists and Market Gardeners. WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List mailed Free on application, together with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and uni(|ue, of interest "o all planters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow • W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Please mention the American Florist I Always mention the American Flo- every time you write to an advertiser. RisT when writing to advertisers. 83G The American Florist Alar. 2j. Boston. Trade in general at the wholesale and retail establishments maintains the de- gree of activity noted in last report; for the Lenten season it is surprisingly good, not spasmodically but steadily day after day. White carnations are decidedly scarce, and colored varieties none too plenty. All stock coming in, of whatever varieties, is worked off readily provided it is of acceptable quality, with the excep- tion of lilies and callas, which show some indications of overloading. Asparagus, which was very scarce for a time, is now obtainable in splendid quality, and will probably have a larger sale for Easter decorations than ever before. Geo. Wil- son has been making a record with his Brunners recently, and has an enormous crop in sight, which are of unexcelled quality. The troublesome maggot which ruined so many buds in these houses last year has not put in an appearance this season. Mr. Wilson believes that in starting the houses three weeks earlier he got ahead of the pests. Messrs. Norton, Cotter, Edgar, Nichol- son, Ewell and Fisher spent a few days in New York city and vicinity the past week, visiting a number of the most noted rose and carnation growing concerns. They never tire of telling of the prircely reception and generous treatment they enjoyed at the hands of the New York brethren, and they all feel richly repaid for the time spent in inspecting those prosperous establishments. Mr. Michael Welch, father of the Welch Bros., wholesale florists, died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Dorchester on March 17, aged 68. The funeral took place on Tuesday, 19th, and was at- tended by quite a number of gentlemen identified with the florist trade. Visited Boston: Chas. Pynaert, Ghent, Belgium; W. Warnaar, representing Van Hiemstra & Co., Sassenheim, Holland, and H. J. Goemans, representing K. J. Kuyk, Hillegom, Holland. MAMMOTH EW VIOLET '.MV. LORAL ER . . . THE n CALiFORIiiA Immense in S'ze; Stem, \1 tnches long; Intensely Fragrant; Color Pure Violet Purple. A STERLING NOVELTY. IT HAS CAPTURED THE SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. Last year a few thousand flower'^ wert; nffered in San Francisco, and they were sold for Ten Times the Price of Marie Louise and Russian. Plant, vigorous and ab- solutely free from disease. Does not fade out. Last season several hundred flowers were picked from a single plant. For full pa rticu la rs a rtd price, ADDRESS COX SEED & PLANT COOIPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American Florist. Rooted Cuttings. Carnations, Mums, Lobelia, Alyssuni, foli- age Geraniums, Heliotrope, Gala. Pink, Tradescantia, Mam. Verbena, etc. 15c. peF ilo7..; Al.OO per 100. DENVER CITY NURSERIES, F. A. Haenselmann. Prop. Box 201, S. DENVER, COL. Mention American Florlat, Buy Boston Flowers. #> They will keep longer and Carry farther than any other Flowers grown. QUALITY THE FIRST CONSIDERATION. The usual L Easter Stock OFl» Lilies, Daffodils, Valley, Roses, Carnations, Spiraea, Heath, Asparagus, Violets, WILI, BE OFFERED BY CD. IK. L-TTTF^ e: fr i_.A.isr ZD, Successor to Wm. J. STEWART, SEND FOR QUOTATIONS. \ ii-toria Ut-gia in the Water iiardeii. Victoria . . Regia Egyptian Lotus. Water Lilies in all Colors. Hardy Ornamental Grasses, etc., and everything per- taining to the water garden. . TRICKER & CO., CLIFTON, N. J. Tuberous Begonias GRIFFIN'S STRAIN. Let us figure on your needs in Tuberous Begonias (doubles espe- cially), we can do so better than any firm in this country. The bulbs are the finest "we have ever grown. OASIS NURSERY CO., THos. GRIFFIN, Manager. Westbury StatJon, Long Island, N. Y. Water Lilies. All the standard hardy and tender Water Lilies and Aquatics and many Water Lily Novelties never before offered. Send for illus- trated catalogue and trade list. PerlOO Egyptian Lotus $25.00toKi5,tK) Nymphaea superba 50.00 "■ alba candidissima 40. CO *' odorata 10.00 "" '" gigantea 10-00 "■ flava 12.50 ** zanzibarensis varieties 37.50 Typha latifolia 8.50 Water Hyacinth ; 5.00 *' Poppy y.&O GEO. B. MOULDER, Lily Park. SMITH'S CROVE, KY. ROSES, GERANIUMS, BEGONIAS, MUMS, CARNATIONS, and A complete general line of stock. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. ROSE CUTTINGS. Well Uouted of Per lOHO METEOR, 2 and H eyes, at f IS 00 Menuets. Brides, Terles, etc., at 15.00 :*V'nch TettB. at 26.00 BrideBiiittldB, at 30 00 We are BpeclallBta for Violet blooms, cutttngB and clunips-Marle LtuilBo and Lady rniiipbell. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE. KY. iSgs- The American Florist. 837 Antirrhinum Majus Alba, SOMETHING NEW FOR FLORISTS' USE. I offer to the trade well established plants, ^irop- agated 'rom cuttings, of this beautiful acc[uisitioa to our florists' flowers, which should be in every commercial house, wholesale or retail. It is ot the easiest culture and produces an abund- ance of spikes three feet or more in length. Everyone admires it. Wonderfully taking with the Retail Trade. It possesses marvellous keeping qualities. Grown on benches, ten inchesapart, in richsoil; in a cool house it is wonderfully productive and exceedingly profitable. I advise growing on benches, where it is to remain next winter, though it could be grown in the field or pots and run in the benches after the chrysanthemums come out with perhaps greater profit. Our exhibit of Antirrhinum Majus was greatly admired by the experts at the Carnation Conven- tion in Boston. No Retail Florist can aflTord to be without it. I am booking orders for delivery this spring, April and May. at the following prices for well established plants. Per Hundred $6.00 Per Thousand $40.00 20 or more at 1000 mte. WILLIAM K. WOOD, yNESr NEWTON, MASS. Cet ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS ALBA, While it is new. Easter Lilies, Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils, And all Bulbous , FOR THE ^aSTER T^?lt)E. Orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Address: SCOTTWOOO GREENHOUSE, DAVIS &. MACEE, Propr's, Scottwood Ave. &, Bancroft St.. TOLEDO, 0. Per 100 Per ItOO Ohmer Bl ckberry. root cuttings In fine condition ....10,(XX) for foli. $1.00 $ tl.OO Achillea "The Pearl," stronK field plants.. .3. a) cuttingB, well rooted 1 Ul 7.00 Coreopsis Lanceolata, field prown 3. 00 well rooted plants. 1 00 7.00 Hibiscus. Crimson Eye. 2 years, blooming sizes - 4.00 Iris Kaempferl mixed from named sorts. tncludlugtbe flntst. will bloom this year ,^.00 Double Tiger Lily No. 1 3.i)0 2t).C0 CannaB. very fine mixed from named Eorts. both Kreen and dark foliage, good roots. 2.00 IS. 00 Lemolne's Hybrid Gladiolus, all from named sorts, no seedlings, choice 1.2o !».00 Ipomoea I'almata or Mexicana. field roots 4.0J 35.00 Oxatls for bedding, four distinct colors mixed, per mall 25 1.00 E. T. TEAS. Manag-er, (Near Indianapolis) IRVINGTON, IND. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. FLOWER ^ BUYERS wiLLjiND AT ,: ^ ^^ 28th street, Roses, unexcelled quality and variety. Carnations, qM and new sorts. The Best Violets and Bulbous Stock. Fair Prices, Considerate Treatment. ^^^^^^fiie Best Equipped Wholesale ^^^^^^"^ Establisbment in the Country. IMMENSE STOCK FOR EASTER. 51 West 28th St., New York City.Glose to Sixth Ave. Elevated R. R. Station. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. THEO. ROEHRS, wiioi6§aie Fiorisi. HYBRIDS, LILACS, ORCHIDS, BULBOUS STOCK. All Staple and Fancy varieties of CUT FLOWERS. Special Shipping Stock received Fresh every afternoon. Ill West 30th Street, - NEW YORK. F^CDFR Fine lot of Double Petunias, Pink Beauty, sells at sight. 2", in. Pot Plants, $3 00 per 100; 200 for S5.0O. Also ten other varieties at same price. Rooted cutting of same, 81.2-3 per 100, free by mail. Mme. Salleioi Geranium, 2^ in. Pots, 82 00 per 100. (iOO for SIO.OO, in fine shape. Rcoted cuttings $1.00 per 100. Iberis Sempervivens, hardy candytuft, 2% in. pots, S'i 00 per UK); 200 for 85 00. Rooted cutting, Jl.OO per iro, Achillea, The Pearl. Rooted cuttingsSI.OO per 100. Anthemis Tinctoria; hardy yellow everbloom- ing Daisies. Strong plants. 83 00 per 1(0; 200 for J.5.00. Rooted cuttings $1.00 per 100. Hardy Phlox, the Pearl, and others. Strong plants; 8».00 per 100. Gazania Spendens and Variegated; 3 in. Pot Plants in Buds, $4.00 per 100. Rooted cuttings, $1.50 per 100. Cash with order. C Gt. IVA.IV«, 1007 Walnut Street, OWENSBORO, KY. An extra early yellow chrysanthemum, ten days ahead ol Gloriosum. Terms on application. Alsoall the leading varieties, from 3c. to 5c. each. For particulars apply to F. E. SELMAN, BooDeville, Miss. Gardiner's Celebrated \ English \ Mushroom Spawn. ^ Frtsh isl SelUUe. ^ 87 per 100 lbs. ^ Special price on larger quantitlee. John Gardiner ( Philadelphii titlee. f Iner & Co., > phia, Pa. > SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VABIBTIBS. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILl. n. Y. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 838 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, New Yoik. Trade in general is fearlully dull in New York, Occasionally there comes unex- pectedly a day when business picks up suddenly, and hopes are raised onl_v to be dashed to the ground again inside of twenty-four hours. The weather has been quite wintry for several days past, and this is apparently the only barrier that prevents a complete smash-up on prices. The qualitj' of stock coming in averages poor and the prices obtained for the small proportion of selected blooms bear not the least relation to the net results for the entire receipts Even the Greeks are exacting and hard to suit, and wherever they can get their hands into a box of roses they tumble and paw them over in a manner that makes the dealers sick at heart. This matter of pickingoverand rejecting stock that is not up to exact ideal in quality is not confined to any class of buyers; it is general, and is getting to be one of the hardest problem the dealers have to en- counter. It may yet have to come to iron gratings with the stock on one side and the buyers on theotherside of ihe barrier. American Beauty is received in first class shape from but few of the growers at present. In most cases there is no trouble about the stems, there being more wood than flower. A bud scarcely larger than a Gontier with four or five feet of heavy stem attached to it is somewhat ill- balanced. The best Beauties, however, are no match for the shapely Brunncrs, which are no i be ng received at their best, and while this lasts Beauty must take a rear seat. Siebrecht & Wadlev have just sent a new species of dendrobium to Kew for identification. It made its appearance in a recent importation from the East Indies. Henry Butler and wife h ve gone to Florida for a short period of recreation. Ed Janseii and wife are making a visit to Germany and France, and will not return for some weeks. Visitors in New York: J. F. Huss and Geo. Thompson, of Lenox, Mass. GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album, Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns, Raphis, Etc Araucaria excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Per 100 Geraniums, cream of ttaestandards. lOnamed kinds, all No. 1 K.ttI Rex Begonias. SVlnch and J-lnch... $5. lOand 8.00 Heliotrope, -'!i.-lrch 3X0 Vinca Majorand Harilsonl. 2!^ and 4-1 '. J.'.SU & 5 00 10 at 100 rate. If our selection. CASH WITH (HlDEll. C. S. BATTIN, So. Charleston, 0. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUGNOT'S superb blotched i CASSIER'S superb Klant tlOc. perlOO, ODlEliS Huperh flant M. 50 per 10(0 TRIMAltllKAi: Buperb Klant J20,00 per 6000 GOLI>K.N limi.N/.K superb Klant I MAMMOTU VEltBENAS In best colors, 70c per 10 K.50 per 1000. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists, 9-11 Roberts St. LTICA N. Y. THOMAS YOUNG, Jr. OFFERS Xhe usual extensive stock of Desirable Flowers from the Leading Growers For EASTER. Daily Receipts Largest in New York. ALL THE NOVELTIES. ^JHOAJIA.® ^^OXJiVO, Jr. 43 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY. OLD RELIABLE-^-^ The longest established Cut Flower commission house in New York. For Fresh Stock, carefully packed, fair prices and equitable dealing^s, send to JAMES HART, Wholesale Florist, 117 West 30lh Street, NEW YOKK. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me, has been tested on ray grounds for the past three years, and has been verv highly spoken of by all who have seen it The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by 'ar the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf and its average height is about 3J^ to k feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer il for the fit st time. Price for started plauls from pots (ready after March 15, 189o), 75c. each; $7.00 per doz. N. B.— All orders will be filled stiictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Bo.x 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co , N, Y. Mention Amertc»n b'lorlsi. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. me & 108 Liberty St.. NEW YORK. Apply bef<^»re conslRnlng. to offer In proper shape and luriu Prospecttve buyers, out of town, will send Id their bids on ciiBh basis only. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. ToDerous.". "." Beoonias. THEY MUST GO. I have several thousand Single Begonias that I do not wish to grow another sea- son, and if low prices will sell them, they will be sold The bulbs are the finest and fir me; t yi u ever saw and the blossom? will bt as fine as you can get from any bul ^s, as they are from gilt-edge English strains. Per IW prepaid. Single, 1st size to color $3 W " " raised 2 50 2d size. ■• will b'oom this3ear, 2 00 Write for prices per 1 1X10. CANNAS AT LOW PRICES. Best named varieties. $.5 00 per hundred prepaid. Cash must come with the order. FRED. KAFFERTY. Wholesale Bulb Grower, Hermosa Gardens. SANTA ANA, CAL. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now. fine plants. iSl.OU e»rh: «IO.O0 per dozen. Also fiOO for Easter. Also all kinds of Raster plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS. P.O. boxT.t. COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. V. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. iS95- The American Florist. 839 A NEW ESTABLISHMENT, which offers the benefits of long experience, thorough knowledge of the New York market, and every facility for handling and disposing of FRESH CUT FLOWERS. TEE ATTENTION OF FLOWER GROWERS IS INVITED. Consignments of First-Class Stocl( received. Inferior grades not wanted. Spec al price lists to the trade on application __i. JULIUS LANG, wnoiGsaic Goiiiiiiission Fiorisi, 53 West 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. Seasonable Offers. ROSES CLEAN, FORCING STOCK. Per 100. Per 100(1. American Beauties |6 00 $oO 00 Meteor 4 00 3i 00 La France .... 4 00 35 00 Perle 4 00 3i 00 Niphetos .... 400 3500 Ch. De None . . 4 00 35 00 Watteville 4 00 35 00 Maman Cochet . 6 00 .W 00 Bridesmaid 6 OO .50 00 The Bride 3 .50 Papa Gontier 3 50 30 00 Cloth. Soupert 3 50 30 00 Cath. Mermet . . 3 50 30 00 MUMS-FINE POT GROWN PLANTS. Per Il«l Per latO. Eugene Dailledouze $5 ItO Mrs. E. G. Hill 4 00 Mrs. C. Lippincott 4 00 Niveus 3 00 W. G. Newilt ^ ... 3 00 H. Balsley 3 00 Mrs, K. Brown 2 50 C. Kruger 2 50 Dr. Convert Mrs. R. Craig L. B. Bird . . . C. H. McCormick ... Miss Colgate Mrs. E. Day E. T. Ewing Kioto, etc . . The Queen . 3 00 1 Sio 00 35 00 35 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 20 00 20 00 25 00 }■ 2 50 20 00 J I jl 25 per 100 [■jlOOOperlOOO 3 1X1 25 00 CARNATIONS OUT OP PLATS. Portia Silver Spray Tidal Wave Lizzie McGowan Grace Darling Fred. Dorner J PALM SEEDLINGS, Out of 2 inch pots; fine stock for growing on. Latania Borbonica . per 100, Jl 00 per 1000, $.35 00 Phoenix reclinata . . " 4 00 " 35 00 Kentia Belmoreana . " 5 00 " 45 00 Swainsona gal. plba, " 4 00 " 35 00 Cash mnst accompany everv order. Samples on application. J. B.HEISS, DAYTON, O. The Best White Aster IS ZIRNGIEBELS DOUBLE WHITE. It will produce more flowers than any other. It is of good size, perfectly double and pure whi e and is the finest of all white varieties tor fljrists' use. 1 have been grow- ing it for many years and now have the best strain of 't in the country. Price, trade packet, 50 cts ; '4 oz., fl.OO; V2 oz., $1.75; 1 oz., #3 00 Cash with order. L. W. GOODELL, Flower Seed Grower, PANSY PARK, OWIG HT, MASS. The Great World's Fair Success "LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS ARE THE CHIEF CLORY."— AMERIC.4X Florist, Aug. IT, l*,i3. GLADIOLUS LEMOINEI AND NANCEIANUS. 150 flr.st-class named varieties oftered at low prices by V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY, FRANCE. Kew plants a Specialty. Catalogue free. W. F. SHERIDAN, Wholesale Florist. CHOICE ROSES. CARNATIONS, LILIES, VIOLETS, MIGNONETTE. Everything In the Market. Send for trade list. 32 W. 30tli Street, NEW YORK. Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up! Get on your glasss and see what Felthouseu. the Coleus Specialist, has to say lor himself. We are now booking orders for Coleus, C. Vers-haf. feltii; 20 best bedding varieties, and last, but not least, Golden Queen, th- queen of all yellows, out of 2u in. pots, at $o per 1000; 500 at 10()0 rates ROOTED CUTTINGS. per 100 per 1000 Coleus, C. Verschaffeltii and Golden Queen . $ .75 $ G 00 Coleus. 20 best varieties 60 5.00 Feverfew, fine plants from flats . . . 1.25 10.00 Ageratums. blue and white .... .75 6 00 Salvia Splendens . . . 1.00 Heliotrope, -1 varieties 1 00 Fuchsias, assorted 1.00 Alternanthera . 50 5.00 CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ALL ORDERS. J. E. FELTHOUSEN. 370 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY. N. Y. I=iC^I^' The Jennings Btrain of Large Flowerine and Farcy ]*ansleB In bud and bloom, ready April Ist. The Finest Strain is what every Kloiist wants. Plants grown tn cold frames, firm and stockv. by express, per lUO.fi.UO: 5;i5.00 per 1000. Small plants. prepaM by mall, t'lO cents per hundred. All colors mixed. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Cash with order. Lock Box 254,S0UTHP0Rr, CONN. When writing mention the American Florist. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Chrysanthemums, lOO in ten varieties, mailed for |1.00. Coleus, l2best bedding varieties, 60c per 100. Ageratum, 50c per lOO. pot plants |l. 50 per 100 by Exp. Ivy Geranium Jeanne d'Arc mailed for Ji.50 per 100. GASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77t UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Mention American Florist. *»»•- I Formerly w/fi Ihe Bin§ee & Canard fo. la/p w//fi W. A//pf Bvppee x- Co. Sow //> i>c/s//>ess as an AgE/WT FOR ^. AD VEHTISINC ""'PRINTING ^e/)d a postal for full /»p/icu)3Fs/o room .aw Bpt:i Building, pbiladelpliia. 840 The American Florist. Mar. 23. %m> ^iHilBIS^IN iFlL@fll!8T Copyright 1895, by American Florijt Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. PITBUSHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE American florist Company. 32S Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office: 67 Bromfield St.. Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut H1U, Philadelphia, president; E.C. Rein'eman. Allegheny City, Pa., vlce- g resident; Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. EATTY, Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The lltb annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa.. August, ltKl5. CONTENTS. Our title page 811 Spring flower arrangrements (5 illus.) . . . .811 The true color of a flower 812 Plants in the store trade 813 Plants in Philadelphia 814 Made up work {illus ) ..... .... 816 Decoration for a small banquet (illus.) . . . .816 Spring plants in Boston . . . . .... 816 Confessions of an amateur (illus.) 818 A lovely grotto (illus.) . . 819 Idylsof the potting shed (illus.) .... 820 Theflorist and the press 820 Views at Pitcher & Mauda's (illus.) 821 Easter plants at Chicago 82li Display of orchids (illus.) . 82i Japanese flower seller (illus.) 821 Spring plant trade 824 The Greeks . . . K.'H Gymnogramme schizophylla gloriosa lillus 1 827 Plant trade in New York 827 Carnation notes 828 Society of American Florists 828 Chicago 82y Indianapolis 829 Kansas City, Mo 832 Philadelphia 834 Boston 836 New York 838 The seed trade . . 842 Worce-.ter, Mass 844 Baltimore 846 Decorations at Washington .... . .818 Toronto , . . ... 850 Lilies for Easter— Carnation cuttings 8i2 Catalogues received 852 Pennisetum !ong stylum 854 A China aster (illus.) . . 856 Crawfish and aquatics . . 856 Plant notes 856 Shading 858 Manure from poultry yard 858 Chrysanthemum troubles HbO Cycas revoluta 862 Pink swainsona ..... 862 Cincinnati 864 Soot 866 Iron and sUle , . , 868 New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. No^'^^^dy. The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March; no collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots, Jil.oU per do/... $8.51) per 100. BKfiOMA OlhiH. from 2Vln. puts. JH per UtO. GERANJUMW. Marshal [VIcMahon, Happy Thought. Silver Cord, strong plants, from :;-fn., f t.25 per 100. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN I. NEFF, Florist, 4010 Butler Street, Pittsburgh. Pa. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. ConBlnniuents of Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Otjit PMo^w^er* -*- Finest quality stock of everything in season. Our HYBRIDS and JACQS are extra fine, and our CARNATIONS are unsurpassed. Order a trial lot and be convinced. Easter is close at hand, send in your order early. T. J. Wholesale and Commission Florist, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its The boxes as tbey appeur when set up fur use. *" We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. New Yohk Salesroom 13,J & 134 Franklin Street THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. fm'P/lAiaE'FaLDINErLDKR BOX. fOR CUT flOV/ERS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for GUT Flowers. Made from Water-nroofed, I)ouble Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 !n a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. Telephone Main 4718. Michael A. Hart, lesale Coraissii Flml, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) ■ Dealer In WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER, Flower Market. Park St.. BOSTON. MASS. lX)n(i Distance Telephone "Ilaymiirketthiw." Cycas Leaves, ^^.^^h^fc"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '- Chicago, H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carkfullt Attbnded to. OTHER SPECIAJLTIES : Florists' Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long:*s Florists Fhotog^raphs. Gat&lORues. Llsta. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies "WxxijB x3E:sxo.rffs. I^OZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, t^ ST. LOUIS, MO. S^'A complete line of Wire Designs. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. #S*Send for price list. ELLIS, /VO(?rOJ.K Co.. MASS. iSps- The American Florist. 8A1 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS titTD AI.I. FI.OSISTS' SUFFIiIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. S4 i£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA-OO. A. L. BANDALL, wnoiesaie Florist, 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. JUrent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&.CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONK MilN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHICA.GrO. Our Roses best tliem all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeantleSi WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to NiLES Center Floral Co.) WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... c:;xnc;.A.Gto. SHIPPING TK.4UE OUR SPECIALTY. (ilve us your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. ^^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst^laas flowera. Give ua a trial order. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 4r Wabash Avenue, Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. Consignments solicited. Promptattentlon to all orders. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremontSt.. B OSTOM. MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ofaAafa Mar^eL*. Cut Flowers. NEW TORK. Mar. 19. Roses, Nlphetos i.uio 2 Ou Perle. Uoste 1000 2.00 Mermet. Cusln, Wattevllle 2 000 4.00 Bride, Bridesmaid 3 000 6.00 La trance 4.00® 6.00 Testout 4 OOO 6 00 Meteor 4.00O c.OO Beauty 20.00040.00 ' seconds 6.00O15.00 Hvbrlds 10.UUO25.00 Brunners eitra 25.00 «60.ai Jacqs 4.0U@12.00 Carnations 750 1.50 fancy 2 OJO 2.5J Violets 40O .."iO Valley l.OOO 2.0J Narcissus. Hyacinths 1 OOO 2 00 DulTodlli!. Tulips l.OO® 2 00 UarrisU Miles 6 00® 8.00 MlBnonette 4.0O@15.0O Catlleyas 26.00@3o.00 SiuUa.v I5.(.0S25 UO Adlantum 1.00 Lilac per bunch 1,00 BOSTON. Mar. 19. Roses, extra selected 8.00®10.00 Memiets, Brides 4.00® B.OU Nlphetos. Perle 4.00® 6 OO Bon Sllene. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Bridesmaid, Testout 4.00@10.0i) Meteor 4.00®10-O0 Beauty B. 00023.00 ,lacqs 6.00® .S.OO Hybrids 8 00O25.00 Brunners extra 60.00 Carnations 1 50® 2 .5) fancy 2,00® 4.00 Valley 2 l*l@ 4.00 Tulips 2 GO® 4.00 Hyacinths, freesla 1.00® 2.00 Narcissus 2.00® a, 00 HarrlBll, callus 10.0O®12.00 Violets 50® .76 Smllax - 12.00016. in Asparaerus 60 IK) Dutch hyacluths 4,(03 6.110 Pansles .50 .Mlmonetie 2.00® 4.00 .Mioaotls l.OO Aslllbe 3.00 PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 19. Roses, small 4.00® J.OO large teas 6.00® 3.00 extra select 10.00®15 00 Beauties 35. 00060. 00 Brunners 60.00 Lalng 25 00 Carnations 1.50® 2.00 extra 2.50® 3.00 AsparafTOB 35 0O@5O.UO Violets, double 60® .75 single. perlOO bunches S2.60OM Valley 4.00 DaBodllB 3.(10 Cattleyas 25.00@35.00 Cyprlpedlums 16 00®20.00 Smllax 15.00@18.00 Tulips 4.00® 6. Ou CHICAGO. Mar 21. Roses. Beauties, selected ii uo@50.00 seconds 8.00020 00 Hybrids lO.OOiii.llll " Testout Brides. Bridesmaid 6.00® 7.00 " La France. Wootton. Mermets, 4.00® 6.00 Perle. Nlphetos. Uontler 2.00@ 4.00 Jacqs 600@12.00 Carnations, common 1 OOO 1.50 fancy 2.00® 3.00 Valley 3.00O 4.00 Paper White. Romans, Freesla 3.00® 4 (0 Tulips 3,000 4.00 DaBodlls 3.01 @ 4 OO Dutch hyacinths 4.10® 8 00 Uarrlsll, Callas 6.00@ 8.00 Violets .SO® 7i Smllax 18.0U3ai.IO GEORGE f\. SUTttERLflND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTDEAL ADCTIOSEERS, JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. THE LEADING FAVORITES ; American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 West 28tb St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE, 43 W. 28ttl St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. StiERIDflN, . WHOLESALE . 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on applicatioii Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WHOLESALE ♦ FLORIST. Carefol Shipping to all parts of the conntr} Price list on application. JAMES FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut • F lowers . S7 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHBS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Streot, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABUSHED 1884. 81:2 The American Florist. Mar. -J. HRe ^zibk Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BcrSHNEt.L, St. liOUls. president; S. E. BHIGQ8 Toronto, Ist plce-presldent: A. L. UON, in Chambers itreet. New York, secretary and treasurer. Visiting Boston. — .Vug. Rhotert, New York, representing Vilmorin & Co. F. HowcROFT of London will sail for America April 10 on the Majestic, his health is much improved. The mail trade h is been so |)oor this season that fewevenof the largest houses have succeeded in building upeven a fairly respectable "Kick Department." Visiting New York: E. B. Clark and A. N. Clark, Milford, Conn.; W. Lang- bridge, representing Jerom ■ B. Rice & Co., Camljridge, N. Y."; and S. E. Wood- ruff, Orange, Conn. Seed and Trade Notes. The mail trade is booming now in Phil- adelphia. Mr. Burpte has returned from the south and everything is smiling. Don't ask us when or where he is going next, some seedsmen are like royalty — they like to travel incognito. The Djtch have taken Philadelphia — five of them at a time. Mr. Pynaert van Geert of Ghent, to- gether with his able representative, August Rhotert, are calling on eastern fl irists. Mr. W. F. Grissinger, representing the well known house of Louis Van Houtte of Ghent, also spent a week in Phila- d Iphia. E. V. Hallock, always genial but in a hurry, was heard talking in a Phila. oiSce the other day until 2 a. m. Hemay turn up in Paris or Mexico next week for all we know — more about him when per- mitted. "Tiie boys" went to Pittsburg last week. While there they had a good time. Mr. W. }. Stewart of Boston stopped on his way. He is also one of the bjys — tho' never full of spirits as "Nix" insinuates about the others; he leaves a trail of good hum )r wherever he passes. Vandegrift & Co. of New York are out again with offers of Easter lily b'ooms. Tnere is more demand for Lathyrus svlvestris than was expected after Mr. B.'s criticism. An )ther horticultural trade paper is spoken "f. Aren't there tn lugh of them alreadv? The Farm is the title of another farm and garden paper, to be issued from Wil- Hamsport, Pa. Tnere does not seem to be anything pirticularly striking in Mr. Crozy's new cannas for 1895 excepting the price of "Pap I Canna"— $4 per root — naii c'est comme-ca Monsieur — fools and their money, etc. H >w have the mightv fallen? Paul Sigrist last } ear so'd at $2 50— now $6 per 100! Canna Mme. J )anni Sallitr grows 12 feet high in one season and has fine blooms. Now, really, which is the best yellow canna? As a red Flamingo is going to be heard from. Isn't snme one booming a new forage plani? Well, if big fish are biting at the bait why not let the small fry have a nibble without throwing stones at them. But then who would have thoueht there were so many big fish in that little pool. A. B. oKN^M ^. RHo.DODEndron,'^^ "^ L^uRUSN0BILIS,et Pomari >and DuiGh Nys^ciothS, ^|Pdpep whit(Z5, paffodils sind o+her hJareisSL'S, JulipS, Treesia. Spires. Crocus, ^^. Lliium," — Happi§ii, LongiflorurTL. /luratum. (s^lla. Lily of tb^Vdley. TEF?MS AND ESTIMATES OH .APPLICATION y^»A H ^ (5^^^R^5S "D [jTtcrS'- Station E- EiS'Z<.A.:]BUxsx3:f:i3 isso. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoN, Mirvt,Kooivi, Xj^x-e^fi)* <3rro-w-»»-s of HOUvI^A-IVIi, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. Wtiolesals Importers shotald -write us for Prices p \/OS 8l CO Sassenheim, Holland, ' ' * ^^^^ ^^ V^Vyai GROWERS OF Hyacialhs,Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Atldress all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. Special Growing of FRENCH BULBS ROMAN HYACINTHS-VVhIte. Rose. Blue. NARCISSUS -Von Slon. early; Paper White; Gran- dlUora totua alhus. LILIUM CANOIDUM. IMMORTELLES, In all colors. Cable Address; ROCHE. 0LL10ULES. FREESIA REFRACTA. ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM. TRUMPET MAJOR, real. And maii.v others wood for forcing. Send for e:italonue. A. ROCHE, Ollioules, var, France. M. KEPPLER3 Dealer in J. M. THORBURIfl & CO. S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florints hikI iiHrdeiiers trade a Spe<'ialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. MFTROPni rTUN P 0. Fasf Williamsburg. L. r.. N. Y. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER <&, DON. Seed MerchantB and Growers, 114 Chainbera Street, NKW YORK. 25, 0(H) plants in cold (ranies, of my XXX strain, %AJ-^) per 1000. Cash with order. W. J. ENCLE, Box 211, DAYTON, O. Mention Amerlcun Florist. Always mention the American Flo rist when writing to advertisers. i8g5. The American Florist. 843 »BGKI^» LISSE, Near Haarlem, HOLLAND, GROWERS OF STRONG AND HEALTHY BULBS FOR FORCING OHOICIiJ FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. |y Price List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34rH Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. FROM JAPAN. Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Ktc. FKOM AUSTRALIA. - Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds, Etc. FKOM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders twoked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue '91-'95. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. QEEDC H ^H Of all kinds, trae to Dame aod b'esh.^^ ^M ^B^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^|^ 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois and Oregon Ave., S«nd for mj Kew Catalogne. FREE. St . Lonis , Mo. Mention American Florist. OF THE FIRM i G.vancler Horst&Co, \ BULB GROWERS^ Heemstede, - Holland, Is on his round trip in America. Up to April l5th all letters and communications directed to G. van der Horst & Co., care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, 13 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and careful atten- tion. Our prices are reasonable. OlR Motto— Excel- lent stuff makes cheap prices. Up to now we have not one claim— everyone who deals with us is satisfied. Mention American Florist. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, Mention American Florist. TRY^Y^ 7 oNN^vELD B ros & Co/s Hyacinths, Tulips, SASSENHEIM, HOLLAND. * Crocus, Daffodils, They are strictly first-class and cheap. and other Bulbs. Special quotations for Wholesale Importers. Address all correspondence until May 1st, to our JACK WEZELENBURG, care J. W. HAMPTON. Jr. & CO. 41 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWE.R SEEDS. List free on Hppliratiou. FRED. ROEMER, SEED GROWER. QUEULINBURO, GERBIANY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 844 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, Worcester, Mass. We are experiencing very good business in all branches of the trade; bulbous stuff, with the exception of Von Sions and Trumpet major, is going rather slowly, the demand for carnations is better than ever. Brides, Mermets and Perles are selling well at from $1.50 to $4 perdozen. Valley is in good demand, retailing at 75 cents to $1 per dozen, and violets are popular at $1 per hundred; other stuff is fairlv plentiful and regular prices are the rule." Nice bright weather is helping us get our stuff in for Easter, and judging From the quantity of Harrisii that are being forced lilies won't be very short. The show windows are very bright just now with azaleas and pans of tulips, hvacinths and narcissus; nice little plants of azaleas readily bring $2 and $3, but bulbous stuff goes very much slower. Mr. A. A. Hixon, librarian and treas- urer of the Horticultural Society, was presented with a silver service on his 52d birthday by the Mignonette Club. Prof. E. Harlow Russel of the State Normal School was the lecturer at the meeting of the Horticultural Society March 14. A. H. L. Eau Claire, Wis.— Mr. H. Bluedorn states that the report that he has sold his business is erroneous. He says he is at the old place and intends to stay. Sharon, Pa.— John Murchie has leased the greenhouses belonging to the Boyce estate where he has had charge for many years, and will engage in the florist business. NvACK, N. Y.— W. R. Davison has secured a fine plot of ground to which he will remove and rebuild. He contem- plates erecting five houses 11x135 to be devoted to violet growing exclusively. Whenever you want anything per taining to the trade, and do not find it offered in our advertising columns, write to us and we will take pleasure in assist- ing you to find what you want. Dill DO We expect by this week's steamer a KIJI K\ large consignment of Begonias, single, wliite, rose Dill DO Pluk. yellow, in separate uULDu <■"'"" P*'' l""' *s.oo Heernnlas, double, same. Dill DO colors per 100,13.00 nljl Du Gloxinia erecta granditl. uwkww ,„j^ed colors per 100, 7.00 HOME GROWN: Dahlia iinbricataalba, best while dwarf for summer HowerlDg and pots, strong plants per do/.. 2.60 Gladiolus, ml.ted per 1000,12 00 named, from #30 to »45 per 1000. La&t year when over in Europe we made a special contract with one of the most reliable Dutch bulb growers and will quote special prices on application. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th St. NEW YORK. Mention Amerlcnn Florist. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send for trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rolker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street. NEW YORK. Jno. F. Groom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose#Cala(liuni Growers MAGNOLIA. N. C. Jobbers only please correspond with us In reKard to contriJCtB. I'rlces rl^bt. Van Zanten & Co. Formerly Trading under the style of C. V. Van Zanten & Co. HILLEGOM. NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. Largest growers of HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS More than 50 Acres in Cultivation. HYACINTHS, CROCUS, TULIPS. LILIUMS, NARCISSUS, AND SPIRAEAS -M-OUie SF'EJCIAr^T'V'.-K- Kinest Quality at Lowest Prices Ask for our Wholesale Price List, JVe-vv 'VovVs. .A^ddi-esis: which will be mailed free o«l loomru ni on application. ^^ Garc S. Aschcr, 16 & 18 Exchange Place, Mention Amerloaii li'lorlst. WE SELL BULBS TULIPS, all leading market sorts at from 20 to 40 per cent, lower again. HYACINTHS, all the best varieties for forcing. Small, pure white and other colors to succeed the Romans. DOUBLE YELLOW DAFFODILS (Van Sion) in any quantity. NARCISSUS, Horstieldii, Sir Watkin, Trumpet major, Albus plenus odor- atus, and other sorts. SPIRAEA compacta grandiflora, and Spir.xa astilboides. GLADIOLUS The Bride, for forcing, in any quantity, at a fair price. White Spanish Iris, like orchids. Lilies and other bulbs and bulbous roots for forcing and cut flowers. Send list ol what you need before ordering elsewhere SEGERS & CO., BULB GROWERS, LISSE, near Haarlem, Holland, EurODC. Registered cable address SEGERSCO. Lisse. Holland. GaUfornlaGrownjLii FLOWER SEED. K.STAHI.ISHKD, 1K74. Extra strong Roots of Clematis Crispa, 5").00 per KXI H. STEINHAITZ.. Raleish, N. C. F. EDWARD GRAY. Prop r, ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. I have yet on hand a surplus of the fol- lowing Seeds, crop 1894: Sweet Peas, best varieties; Cosmos, Car- nation, Marguerite and Remontant. Chrys- anthemum, Petunia — single and double. Verbena, Mammoth and Mignonette in varieties. All seed true to name and brimming over with vitality. Send for prices. Order quick before stock is exhausted. Am ready to contract for '95 growing. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs. The American Florist. 845 A Wedding Without It NOW A DAYS, IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. The new crop is now ready. It is long and handsome; grown especially for fine decorative work. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus has no equal, and he has it all the year round. The Asparagus used at the GOULD-CASTELLANE WEDDING came from this establishment. ••••••••• OF«D13I«S ri»OI« A.IWI> -ARE BEING BOOKED NOW. Price, $r50 per hundred strings, 8 to 12 feet long. W. H. ELLIOTT. Brighton. Mass. Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared for us with the most artistic skill. They look like fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 6Gc, 75c and $1 each. Address August R(jlker& Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St., P. Station E. NCW YOfk. 200,000 ^;^;;;^^^^*3paragus ILI,UIIU ' 'iyear. No. 1. Large stock of ALL KINDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WiLLOWDALE, CHESTER CO. PA. LOW PRICE STOCK, ivr kxi Several hundred Draciena Indfvlsa from 3?^-tnch. I)Ot!«. ready for5-lncli IS 00 Worth double from 214-loch 3 .00 Basket placts from ^i^-lnch pots 2.25 Cuttings of Basket Plants. 12 var.. 75 Pansy piiints. good stock £0 Marie Ixmlse violets, pot plants, 2>4-lnch 2.25 cuttlntis 1.00 Lots of other good things equally cheap. THE OAKS GREENHOUSE CO., Jacksou, Mich. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by 000 and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (Su Johns Won.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectl)- hardy in this country. Fine, Strong' Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hard^ Trees, Shrnbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rliododeudrous a Specialty.) Andorra Nu rseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Cbestnut Hill, PUlladelpUla, Pa. Florists' Seeds, PLANTS AND BULBS SEND FOR OUR TRADE LIST. Sweet Pea Seed, BestVarietics Strong Chrysanthemum Plants from FLATS; the best of 1891 Novelties and Standard Varieties, $2.00 to $1.00 per 100. Fine Carnations from FLATS, $2.00 to $4.00 per 100. Gladiolus, Cannas, L. Auratum and Speciosum, Caladiums, Tuberoses, &c. BROWN &CANFIELD, Springfield, III. Do YOU WANT a list of firms in the trade that issue catalogues, with key showing proportion of space given each branch of the trade in same? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. GREAT REDUCTION. $60.00 Worth for $40:00. Must be sold or tranwplunted. We prefer the former. 1000 Flowering Shrubs for $40.00. choice, finely rooted, well branched, clean, thrifty stock, including .\1.T11K.\S. six varieties, 3 to 3 feet. l)ICl'T/.I.\s, siSL varieties, 2;s to 4 feet. I'OKSVTHIAS. four varieties, 2;.s to 4 5eet. II YI)H.\NGE.V PANICDLATA, 2 to 3 feet. lIONl'.YSl'i'KLE, red and white Tartarian, 1 to ■.' f.-.'t. IMlll.AliKl.l'HlS (Mock Orange), 4 varieties, 2':. to 4 fert. KLDKK. Golden Leaf, 2 to 3 feet. SPIR.EAS, 10 varieties, 2 to 3 feet. SNDUUERKV. red and white. 2 to 3 feet, Also a largti stock of SUAUt: TREES, VINES and E VEKtiKEKXS. Send list of wants for us to i)rice, THE WM. H. MOON CO., Do YOU WANT a complete alphabetital list of carnations incommercein America, with name of introducer, date of intro- duction and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. 846 The American Florist. Ma '■• 23, Baltimore. It is Lent to be sure, but tlie sackcloth and ashes of the penitential season are not as apparentas they might be. In fact, since the beginning of a season theoreti- cally of fasting and prayer, the good peo- ple of the four hundred seem to have taken a fresh start and made up their minds to get what pleasure can be afforded by grand opera, lectures, con- certs and theatricals of their own getting up. All of which makes work for the flo- rist, and assists him to a little brightness, at a time when, whatever the condition of others, he is usually in anything but a light or frivolous stateof mind. Flowers are selling very well for Lent, and proba- blj' about as well as they would were it only plain ordinary every day business. Violets can be bought at from 25 to 40 cents per hundred for common to choice, but prices of other things hold their own. Jonquils seem to be about the only bulb- ous flower in any great quantity. Some very good Dutch hyacinths were on the stands at Lexington market last Satur- day, retailing at twenty cents. The weather continues bad on the whole, though now and then a break of two or three fine days almost persuades one that winter is over. The succeeding ones are either hard freezing, or snow or sleet, and out-door work is consequently at a stand- still. ' Mack. Bellevue, O.— James Lunn, the florist, died March 8, of paralysis, aged 60 years. He was born in England, coming to this country in 1S71. He first settled in Cleveland, O., removing to this place in 1887. Cocoanut Fibre Refuse Per Bushel, SI.OO. Fine Mixed, 25c per lb. E-xtra Mi.\ed, 60c per lb. White, 50c " Blanche Ferry ,40c Aster Victoria, white, trade packet, 50c Doz. $-1.00 " Branching " " 50c " 4.00 '* Queen of Market, wht. " 20c " .75 Complete slock of seed for Florists" use. Trade Catalogue mailed upon application. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 54 & 56 Dey St. New York. G ARDEN TOOLS! We are Headquarters on all. HBRE ARE SAMPLES OF OUR PRICES. Planet Jr. Tools at IVholtwalr Pines. Planet Jr. Combined Drill, only $ 7 50 Planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoe, only 5 25 Planet Jr. Hill Dropping Drill, only ■ 8 00 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe, only 4 00 Planet Jr. No 2 Drill, only - - 5 50 Planet Jr. Hill Drop and Fertilizer Drill, only 12 00 ALSO HIGH CI.A3S [>o/HlG.h ^f^f^H «i for hotljfds :in.J grt'uiih.aiscs r\"Ul3ll vJttVJ :3 V AUGHAN'S SI:H1) STORK NEW YORK 88 State St., CHICAGO. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. CON. COLOSSAL, 2 yr. large .ind strong, $2.00 per 10(«J. PALMETTO, 1 yr. $2.00 per 1000, 2 " 2.75 ■' 1000. Write for prices on large lots. Address, JOS. HARRIS CO. Moreton Farm P. 0. Monroe Co. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We have ready for immediate delivery the following rooted cuttings. Per 100 Major Bonnaflfon Jj.OO Kugene Dallledouze 4.00 Mrs. .lerome Jones 4.00 Thevueen 4.U0 lUumlnator a. (10 Nlveus 3-00 .Malmalson 3.00 Vf.U Lincoln 2 00 Mrs .l.G VVhllldln.. 2.00 Miss Sue T. I'nce ... 2.00 E.G.nill 2.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock or hominHtlon 2.U1 Per 100 Mutual Krlend 4.00 Mrs .1 (ieo. lis 4.IHJ Mile- Therebe Key ... 4.0u Mrs. K.G. mil 4.00 Ada H. Lerov 3.U1 Ermlnllda. 3 ml Col. W. B. Smith 2.10 .). H Taylor 2.00 .los. 11. White 2.(j0 Ivory 2.00 Harry Balsley 2.00 Princess of rhrysai.themums 2.00 Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. GET YOUR .STOCK FKOM HEADQUAKTFKS. Fine yount; plaiilH SCOO per 1 OO. ARECA LUTESCENS, 3 ft.' ft hl«h.5if2 (H) per dozen. 4 feet il in iilah. splendid specimens, tS.UU each. ti teet hlt,'li. from !)=T.f)il to $ U HI each, j-ecirolntr to tlie Hpecltnens. 7 toS feet hltih. Kfand specimens. fl.> IH) to J2ii,U0each. KENTIA BELMOREANA, '6 ieet high, very fine value for the money, J;15U to $j. 00 each, according to the condition of the specimens. We have some pretty little specimens In £-lncli pots at *1 B(i each. These cannot lall to prove satlsfaclory CARNATIONS -Rooted Cuttings. Per Mill PerlOOU I.lzzle Gilbert Slll.OO »ro.00 Helen Keller .i.oo 4(1.00 Sweetbrler 6.00 40.00 lEKO 6,00 40 00 AdiBvTOn 6.00 40.00 Uncle.Tohn 5.0(1 4U.C0 Wm. Scott 3 00 25.110 Lulu 3.00 25 00 Daybreak 3.0n 2.i.00 Mrs. Reynolds 3.110 26.00 IJzzie McQowan 2.50 20.00 Silver Spray 2.(10 16.00 Per 100 Per 1000 BoutondOr J8.00 »70.(JO Go'dflnch it.ini .ln< quemlnot 6(0 The StURit 5.00 Annie Plxley 6.00 Buttercup 4 00 .Mnd. D. Albertlnl 3.00 Hector 3 00 Nicholson 3. (XI Grace Battles 2.60 Portia 2.00 White Dove 2.00 40. OC 4(1.111) JO. 00 40.00 35. (JO 26.00 26 CO 26 CO 20 00 16.00 15(0 Our slock la In excellent conA., Merchant, Grovvkr, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. H.rticuilta"l"Est"bllshn.ent. SOUTH ORANGE. N. ). You will benefit the Americ;tn Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS, ROOTED CUTTINGS, Twenty First-Class Varieties, five of eacfi Icind. for $2.00 by mail. Niveus, Ivory, Harvest Queen, Kate Brown, Mclnnes, Mrs. Robt. Craig, Tuxedo, G. F. Mose- man. Empress of Japan, Old Homestead. Wana- maker, Joe H. White, Sue T. Price, White Gem, Wooten, Pres. W. R. Smith, Harry May, Lillian B. Bird, Harry Balsley. Prices tor Plants of the following prize winners given on application; Cullingfordii, H. L. Sun- derbruch, Mrs. Craige Lippincott. Domination, Queen, Maud Dean, Mutual Friend, Yellow Queen, Mrs. Chas. Lanier, Eugene Dailledouze, Major Bonnaffon, Joey Hill, W. H. Lincoln, Good Gracious, Challenge, Pitcher and Manda, Minerva, Hicks Arnold, Mrs. L. C. Maderia, Kiota, Puritan. JOHN J. ARNOLD, HOMER. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Struct,' 2-lDCh. nune IjL'tter. Ivorv perUJii. *;i.im W. B. Lincoln The Oueen 3 UU V. H. Hallock *» 60 Minnie Wnnaniaker PROBST BROS. 1017 Broatlw FLORAL ly, KaiisitH CO., I ity, Mo, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Rooted Cuttings SI. 50 per hundred. K. G. Hill, V. H. Hallock. Whetrler, Pres. W. R.Smiih, Wideuer, Viviaud Morel. Mis. J. Jcues. Lincoln, Co!. Smith, Golden Wedding. CuMingfordii, Ivory, Miles Wheeler. MARSHALL & ANDERSON, 159 East River St., HYDE PARK, MASS. EASTER CARNATION. UnclnrBe bushy plnuts, tlllL'd with liudt, ana bluuniM. Mc(iowan. SUvtT Spray. Daybreak. Nellie Lewis ami *iartteld8 3=1-*: si'coiui sl/e jut per 1(H). Alttu stiiui' varieties hne tor early sprliii: blooming: nuistly Itlleil with buds no\v, at Js per IIKI plants. All orilers retel\'e prompt attention. Adilre.,is GHXl. STAKKl.lNCEK, Klorlst, Sprlnuvllle, N. V. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1895. The American Florist. 847 TSTETW^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS. "MRS POTTER PALMER" (seedling of Fred S. Walz, originator of "Ihe One n" and "H. L. Sunderbruch"). — Winner of Columbian Medal, Chicago, 1893, for best pink seedling; Cer- tificate at Indianapolis, 1S94-. I claim it to be the best pink, commercially, for cut flowers, and as valuable as "The Queen." Flowers large, full to the center, outer petals reflexed to stem with in- curved tips, inner petals interlace and incurve to a fine globular form; color rosy pink, reverse silver, stem stifi', growth vigorous, unexcelKd keeper. PRICE: »5 00 per doxen; « at dozen rate. «30 00 per 100: 50 at 100 rate. Ready now. Orders filled strli-tly ID rotation. "FRED WALZ" (Seedling of Theo. Bock). — Wmner of the National Certificate of Merit, 1S94-. Flower incurved full to the center, making a perfect ball, medium size, clear lilac pink, reverse silver, petals boat shaped. Plants short, better grower than "Ivory" for cutflowers, market or specimen. Stem stiff, foliage dark green, close up to flower. ''''°i;!S„"'""*' OTIIKK Decorative Plan.s At Greatly Reduced Prices. Stock larte and In fine con- dition. Senii fnr Wholesale list. Spueliil iitlrrs on laru'e orders. Send In ll.sl nf vuur wantB. W. ,1. IIKSSKK, I'htttBuiouth, Neb. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. NEW CARNATIONS. Per 100 Per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink $10.00 .$75.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crimson scarlet 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, snow white 10.00 73. Oo READY APRIL 1ST. 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E, A. WOOD, variegated 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pii:k 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3.00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. Certificates and Special Mention awarded to all. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excel- 1 nt variety); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, salmon red; Elmg, O'F.arrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. FRED. DORNER 8z: SON, DREER'S DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. We can still furnish a fine lot of our superb Double Petunias, strong 3 inch pot plants, in 15 distinct fringed varieties, at $1.00 per dozen; $S.00 per 100; the set of PETUNIA, SINGLE, (Hand Hybridized.) DREERS LARGE FLOWERING AND FRINGED MIXED. Greatcare has been taken inselecting this largefloweringstrain of beautiful, mottled, striped and fringed Petunias. Trade pkt. 50 cts.; ijs oz. $2.50; \i oz. $4,50. PETUNIA, DOUBLE. DREER'S LARGE FLOWERING AND FRINGED. Carefullj' hybridized and saved from our own unrivalled collection, well known to be the fin st "in the country. Per 500 seeds, 75 cts.; 1000 seeds, $1.50. Trade pkt. Per doz. Petunia, Dwarf Inimitable. Star Petunia, cherry red, with white center, 50 2 00 Pure White, Single 15 50 Striped and Blotched, Mixed 25 1 00 Fine Mixed 15 50 ONIONt SETS J Vaughan's Seed Store, T 26 Barclay Street, 14ti-8 W. Washington Street, f NHWVORK. CHICAGO. EARLIEST SPRING ONIONS $200.00 profit on an acre. NEW WHITE MULTIPLIERS :irf llii- l.est. Sam|.les I'" [ler III Free. Hull - 32 poimija, ^,J,.'il). • WE KEEP ALL KINDS OF ONION SETS. Kooted Cuttings V'EK'lENAS. tiiit'st hritilil<'o!4-inch pots $4 00 per 100. Send f,,r I'rioe List before orderin:; eiseuhere. s;*\e money. 50,000 ROOTED RUNNERS, Lady Campbell Violets. WM. SWAYNE, Carnation Specialist, P. 0. Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. THINK OF THIS, AT YOUR DOOR POSTPAID! S\V.\INSON.\ .VLIS.V. flnp |.l.er rices on large quanti- ties l>v exi^ress. L, TEMPLIN&SONS, Calla. Ohio. Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, S20.00 per 1000. ;iiii at thousand late. HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. Special Bargains. lli'liynthu.s .MuitilUirus . . .... . per Uuzt-n $ .75 Tritoma Uvaria ... . . •■ i.OO Double Rose scented pa-ony .... ■■ sioo Rosette ■'".... ■• 2.00 English Uuttercups •■ 2.fO DalUias. assorted kinds ■' ]..io Mountain Fleece ,75 Lyclinis Viscaria ■■ i.oo Jacob's Ladder . . . . . [75 Infant's Breath . . .... ■ 75 White Ash Tre^. 13 feet, fine . . •• 4 00 GrH<*nboiise and bedding plants, send for list, GEORGE L. MAHONEY, SACO, ME. 2i««l \y\ HE.MTIES in 2(2 and 3-inch, n-adv tor 4-incli pots now. 2lK)(l HELEN KELLER in 2-inch. 2000 .ME'IEORS in 2i..-inch pots. IIHHHI CEK.VNIIMS in Sand 4-incl). Write for I'rices. GEO. A. KUHL. Fekin. III. 850 The American Florist. Mar. 23, Toronto. In potting sheds, both private and com- mercial, signs of spring may now be seen. The signs outside don't amount to much yet, and it is necessary to exercise one's faith to a considerable extent to believe that in about a couple of months we shall be straddling and perspiring over flower beds or begging the retailer to take our roses at any price. The cut flower trade during last week has been spasmodic and generally dull; flowers are plentiful, but prices have not declined much. The plant trade is gradually improving, but the changeable weather keeps it back, Satur- day being another cold day prevented anything being done on the market. The trustees of the Fleming estate have decided to shut down their greenhouses and store on Yonge street about June next, or as soon as they can sell out the stock either by private sale or auction. The greenhouses themselves will either be sold or rented as they stand. This is the oldest establishment of the kind in Toronto, Mr. James Fleming having started it away back in the thirties, I believe, and he made lots of money out of it too, but since his death the place was rented for a year to a man who let the business down considerably, and lately it has been ably managed by Mr. j. Stevens, but as the present proprietor took very little interest in it he has been working at a disadvantage. There is « good stock of palms, ferns, orchids, bed- ding and miscellaneous plants. E. Mr. J. Horace McFarland has. with- out severing in any way his connection with the "Mount Pleasant Printery," at Harrisburg, Pa., become manager of the Coloritype Co., of New York, which is introducing a new process of color print- ing that will be specially adapted to the accurate reproduction in color of plants and flowers. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS, ETC. NEW SEEDLINGS 1895. Itaz. 100. 1000. Eldorado, yellow. ed tied pink. stock rt'd $2. 00 Kitty Clover, n freiirant yellow var.... I.."i0 8.00 75.00 Kiilalle. yellow and pink var I. SO S.OO 75.00 Hrlncess Bonnie, pink var 1.50 S.OO 75.00 Dr. Warder, crimson 1.50 S.OO 75.10 Daisy Bell, var, similar to U. Keller. . 1.50 8.00 76.00 Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.50 8.00 75.00 Ophelia, pink 1 60 10.00 8O.L0 The above varieties are all brtneing the top price In the Philadelphia market. GENERAL COLLECTION. Sweetbrler, pink. «J.75 JS.OO S46.0I) Helen Keller, variegated 75 5.00 45.00 Purple Gem. magenta 40 3.00 25.00 Wm. Scott lilnk. 40 :i 00 25.00 Mme. Diaz Aibertlnl pink .40 3.00 25.00 Buttercup, yellow variegated 75 4 00 30,00 Stanley, terra cotta variegated — 75 4 00 3U.00 Davbreak, light pink 40 2.50 20 00 Thos. Cartledge, dark pink 35 2,00 15.00 Brutus.red , .36 2.00 16.00 Csesar, variegated, red and white., . .35 2.00 Ij.OO Che-ter Pride, variegated 35 2.00 16 110 .1. K. Kreeman, maroon 35 2. CO 15.00 Puritan, white 36 2.00 15.00 Tidal Wave, dark pink .35 2.00 1,6.00 L, I,, Ijimbom. while 36 2 00 15,00 E,(i, Hill, scarlet ,M 2.00 15.00 Wm F. Dreer, dark pink 25 1 fO 12 50 Nellie Bly, variegated red and white . .25 1.60 12 50 Grace Wilder, pink 26 150 12.50 Uz/.ie Mctiowan, white 25 1,60 12.,'iO Portia, scarlet 25 160 12.60 Mrs, Fisher, white 25 1.60 12.50 Annie Pixley, pink 40 3 00 26,00 I.ols Ilnettel, white fringed 36 2-CO 15,00 Uawa i, yellow variegated .., .:15 2 00 16 00 AngeluB.pInk 36 2,00 15,00 .Marie I/)uise Violets 20 1,00 8 00 Swanley White 20 1.00 8 00 Lady Camplwii 36 2.00 16. nO Giant Double Aiyssum 20 l.U) 8.00 Coleus. 12 new kinds by mall 2,00 Set of 12 fiOc General list ColeuB, by mall! ! ! . . ! 1 . 00 Byexpress ti.60 Red and yellow Verschafreitil and other yellows 8,00 Stock plants general list 3.00 VerschatTeltil and yellows 4,00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale. Pa. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. C. J. PENNOCK, tme: i=>ii^] ICE^JVIVE^^O^ JSOXJA^I^K, r»E:iVJV. Seedlings for 1895: KOHINOOR. White, occasionaUy tinged \vith pink. Large full flower on strong erect stem; an early and free bloomer. Plants of clean strong growth. The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING. A bright and attractive shade of light purple; Flowers large and well formed on long stiff stems. A strong grower and very productive. Price List of other SEEDLINGS and STANDARD VARIETIES on application. All free from rust and well rooted. Personal inspection solicited. A F^IO* l^im °^ Scolt, Daybreak and McGowan, ^ ^ Carnations — the three money-makers; strictly first-class rooted cuttings, $3 per 100; $25 per 1000 for Scott; $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1000 for Daybreak; $2 per 100; $15 per 1000 for McGowan. Portia, Orange Blossom, Ameri- can Flag, $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1000 Satisfaction guaranteed. ALEX. HcBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. '^n/Uy{77^lJ^ OPHELIA.— a tine large flower a little darker than Scott. Took Craig cup tor best seedling of any color at Philadelphia. Flowers brought SS, 00 per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Christmas, when they reached *6.00, Kooted cuttings tlO.OO per 100; fSO.UO per 1000. S1<.A.rSX3.A.X1.33. 100. 115.00 lOOO 140,00 35 00 25,00 20,00 16,00 12,60 Sweetbrler Helen Keller " UncleJohn " Stuart " Buttercup 4.00 Scott 3,00 Daybreak 2,60 Cartledge 2,00 Portia 1.60 McGowan - " Fisher (from soil for Summer) " LAUYCAMPKEI.t, VIOLET, rooted ru »2,00 per 100; J16,IK) per lOUl, Carnations and Violets. Well Rooted Cuttings and perfectly healthy; If they are not you can ship them back and have your money returned, _ _ per KM, per lum LIZZIE MCGOWAN *l,-,!6 I'oltTIA 1,25 I.ADV CAMPBELI, VIOLETS, rooted runners 1,25 CASH wriu OHI>Klt, tULim 10,l«l PETER BROWN. Florist, Lancaster. Pa. DON'T MISS W. p. SIMMONS &CO.'S NEW PINK CARNATION, '^^ QUEEN COLOR-Similar to Albertini, but much brighler and more attractive. FLOWER- Large and full, perfectly formed and borne on long strong stems. HABIT- Wonderfully free blooming and grow- ing, and one equal to our best. Price, $1 *J.l)0 per IW; $1(K).IK) per I(X)0. From two inch pots. NO ROOTED CUTTINGS. Many other novelties and fine plants. W. p. SIMMONS & CO. GENEVA. OHIO. CARNATIONS Rooted I Cuttings. Extra strong, transplanted and from sand. Per ion Per IIHKI Uncle John, Wm. Scott, Buttercup. %Am SJ.'i.UII Da>'break, McGowan, Silver Spray, 2.50 i'ortia. Tidal Wave, Mrs, Reynolds W, Dove , . 2 00 20 (XI 1.5,(10 MRS. E, MILLER, Ironton, 0. "jide:l_i_.a. ^-cd>c." NEW CARNATION. Replying lo many inquiries, we hep to say that we willuot have sufficieut miinbt r of plants of 111 is sterling uovelty to warrant us in oftering it for sale belore the spring of isin; MYERS & SAMTMAN. Wyndmoor. Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. Please mention the American Floris*^ every time you write to an advertiser. iSgs. The American Florist. 851 ADDRESS CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever olTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See faU page illustrated advertUement of above in American Florist December Ist aDd 8tb. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. L GHITTY, PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS Are the most prolitilble. Per 100 Per lllOO KOHINOOR— New white, large, free . $12X0 SIOO.OO ROSE QUEEN— New, fine commercial pink . 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan . .. 10 00 75.00 ALASKA — New, white, large, product- ive. . . 10.00 75.00 LIZZIE GILBERT— New, brilliant scar- let . . 10.00 80.00 WM. SCOTT— Clear pink, very (ree. . S.OO 25.00 GOLDFINCH— The best yellow. .. . 5.C0 40.00 DAYBREAK— Light pink, fine . . . . 2.00 15.00 We have also all the standard varieties. Order at once while stock is complete. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Heallhy well rooted cuttings now ready. Per 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Mme Diaz Albcrtml...*3.50 i20.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2.U0 15.00 Lizzie McGowan, Wilder and Portia.. . 1.60 lU.OO Buttercup 3.50 30.00 I^"CaBh with order. 10c. per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FERNS— Choice varieties. from2-ln. pots J3.00 pel 100 PETUNIAS- Double Fringed, choice va- rieties, from i^-lnch pots 3.00 per 100 GER\NIUM.S-Klne Double and Single varieties, from 2^ Inch pots 3.60 per 100 I^~Ca8h with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAN & SON, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLD VARIETIES. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1S95. Rooted Cuttings GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS, COLEUS, ETC. Write for price list. E. J. CLOUD. Arondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS „ Per 100 Per lUOO HELEN KELLER, rooted cuttlnpa J4.00 Svio-UU Out of L*>«-lnch pota . . T.iX) Rooted ciittlnns of the following varieties 2.50 20.00 Daybreak, silver 8pray, Edna Craig. Lizzie Mc- Gowan. Tidal Wave and Portia. Also a full line of Florists Seed, all Imported, at low prices. Terms Cash with order. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, O. Mention American FIorlBt. Daybreak Carnation, THE PINK OF PINKS. The Acknowledged Money Maker of To-Day. (while unsold) of Strong and Healthy Rooted Cuttings At Only $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Our Handsome Illustrated 12 page Catalogue names 35 Other Carnations offered at lowest piices, and contains up-to-date descriptions of the novelties, [-ree on application. Rooted Cuttings of Coleus, VerschafTeltii and Golden Bedder, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per ICOO. LILIUMS, GLADIOLI, TUBEROSES, CALADIUMS. List Free. DAN'L B. LONG, Wholesale Florist and Growers' Agent. CARNATIONS. NOW KEADV. 2-inch Sand Pots. Helen Keller. Ada Byron W.50 S6.U0 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4.50 6.00 Buttercup, Daybreak 2.00 4.00 McGowan, Portia, Wilder 1.50 3.60 ROSES. READY FEB 15. Bride, Meteor 3.00 Bridesmaid. Perle 3.00 Healthy stock. Special 1000 rates. Ferns on application— flats, 2-lnch pots, etc. GENISTAS, 2-lnch pots Sti.OO per 100 LADT THOMPSON STRAWBERRY PLANTS, and others on application at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. Mention American Florist. ~ Garnaiion Win. Scou. The best and most profitable Carnation. It Is the most productive. It is the strwogest and heathlest prower. In size It ranks with the best. The flowers bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Statloiv F, Cleveland, 0. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now : per lUO per lOOU .1.0(10 BUTTERCITP » 60 S« 00 lu.OOfJ LIZZIE MrGOWAN 150 lll.i Uu 'I'lDAL W.WE 1.50 15.0 DAYBREAK 2.00 ]i. 01 PORTIA, 15.000 SILVER SPKAY... 1.25 l.'i.l 00 AURORA 1.50 5(1.0(10 wel 1 rooted runners of LADY CAMP- BELL Violets 1.25 JOSEPH RENARO. Unionvilie. Chester Co 2.00 12.00 15.t0 10.00 12.00 10.00 Pa. Rooted Cuttfngs of CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS, COLEUS. Our new Catalogue of rooted cuttings. Cannas, Geraniums, Roses, etc., now ready, and will be mailed on application. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. CARNATIONS READY NOW. McGowan in any quantity, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, The Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Cartledge, Portia, Dorner, and 25,000 Daybreak. write for prices, stating how jnany you will want of each variety. The prices will be rea- sonable and cuttings well rooted and healthy. Panaies from cold-frames, the same strain 1 sold in the fall, and a bargain at $1.75 per 100; |15.00 per 1000 (in bud and bloom). ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA, Otioioe {Stoolc. Wni. Scott, $3.00 per 100, $2S 00 per lOOO L. McGowan, 2.50 " 20.00 " DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Florists. P. O. Box 78, FLATBUSH, N. Y. Wni.SGouandGoidilncii Clean, liealtli.v. well rooted cuttlnfcis now ready. Wm. Scott la the most productive and the most profitable pink carnation grown. FveQ from rust. jB.OO per 100; SaVOO per 1000. Golddnch Is like Wm, Scott except In color, which Is a beautiful yellow. (Yee from rust. S5.00 per 100; S4O.0O per luOO. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning- it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. $52 The American Florist. Mar 2j^ Lilies for Easter — Carnation Cuttings. "F. M." wants to know bow to force Harrisii lilies for Easter. F. M. says they have been in a temperature of45° at night all winter and now they are in a niEht temperature of 70° at night and 90° in day time. On the 11th of this month they were not showing bud. They were kept too cool all winter. If they had been in a night temperature of 55° to 60° for the past two months they would have been in quite a different condition. If they were not showing buds at all on the 11th of this month it will be hard work to get them in flower for Easter. However, F. M. is doing all that can be done now; any higher temperature than 70° at night would be undesirable, as many of the small buds would be liableto shrivel up. The same subscriber asks the question: "What is the best place to plant my car- nation cuttings, light or heavy soil, and do they require to be placed where thev will get thefull bene6tof the sunallday?" Light soil by all means for several rea- sons; chief is they lift in the fall without losing a fibre and without a lump of earth hanging to the roots. They should be entirely exposed to the full rays of the sun every hour in the day. W. S. Catalogues Received. Wm. Tricker & Co., Clifton, N. J., aquatics, subtropical and other orna- mental plants; Wm. Krumm & Sons, St. Joseph, Mo., trade list plants; E. E. Brown, Asheville, N. C, plants; Hoopes Bros. & Thomas, West Chester, Pa., trade list nursery stock; J. M. Lamb, Fayette- ville, N. C., trees, shrubs and plants; Memphis Floral Co., Memphis, Tenn., plants; F. W. Kelsey, New York, hardy trees and shrubs; Seawanhaka Green- houses, Oyster Bay, N. Y., plants and seeds; J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, seeds and plants. Bronsonhurst— As you are living out in the suburbs, I wish you would tell me something about chickens. What kind of food do they like best? Howson Lott— Mine seem to prefer the flower seeds my wife planted in the garden. — fudge. NEW CARNATIONS. ALASKA, the best white; CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan; MAGNET, beautiful magenta rose, and MINNIE COOK, superb variegated. Rooted cuttings at S9.00 per IIKI. lOUO PORTIA Carnations at 115.00 per 1000. All strong, healthy plants, free from rust or disease of any kind. Also fine strong youngplants of BRIDESMAID, at $6.00 per hundred and 850 IXI per IIIOO; from iy^- inch pots. TERMS C.VSH WITH ORDER. Address, JOSEPH TOWELL, P. O. 15ox a!)S, PATEKSON, N. J. DnCCC strong, healthy plants from 2, 2>4 aci llUOCO 3 inch pots, S3, 84 and 86 per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride, Mermet, Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set, Woottou, Meteor. Albany, La France. Tes- tout, Victoria, M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, The Queen. Mrae. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami. &c. \ICDDlMAC Good assortment clean, healthy V LnDLIlAo plants from 2 inch pots. $2.50 per ICO 820 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, 7oc. per 100, $7 per lOOO. Uini CTQ Marie Louise and Swauley White, V IULL I O strong plants from2-inch pots, 83 per 100, sa.'i per 1000; no disease. PADMATiriMC Leading kinds from 2-inch UAnilAIIUIlO pots, 82.50 to 85 per 100. DCI ADPnUlllU? Victor.FredDorner.plants rtLAnUUNIUIVIO from 2 and 3-inch pots, 75c. and $1 per doz. Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE. III. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. •'■^^^^it FOUND AT LAST. K ARNATION UTTINGS for ASH. me Tiir66 Greai Qoeen Garnaiions. Per ion. fine plants out of pots, $12.00 10.00 very heavily rooted, out of sand, 12.00 10.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 2.50 1.50 Bride of Erlescourt, Wliite Queen, Lizzie Gilbert, the Scarlet Queen, - Rose Queen, Pink Queen, .... Dean Hole, the Great Yellow, - Alaska, White, Wm. Scott, The Pink Money Maker, Uncle John, E. A. Wood, Sweetbrier, - - - ■• Daybreak, Tidal Wave and E. Pierson, - - " Lizzie McGowan and Portia, Mrs. Fisher, the best old whites, A few 1000 Krysanthemums, tine, out of pots, cheap; Mrs. E. G. Hill, Dailledouze, Yellow Queen, Major BonnatTon, Bouquet Fait, Bergman, Wanamaker, Niveus, Queen, W. H. Lincoln, Kate Brown, Whilldin V Morel, Rudd, Ivory, Pandanus Veitchii, a fine large stock, nice plants, at 50c, 75c, $1 03, |;i.25, f 1.50. The Great California Violet, $10 a hundred, $35 for five hundred, $70 a thousand. I study to please all and pack every order myself. I guarantee entire satisfaction and big value for the money. CHAS. T. SIEBERT, Station B, Pittsburgh, Pa. Springfield, O., 3 6, 1895. Chas. T. Sieeert: Dear Sir— Carnations W. Scott received yesterday in fine condition, just as nice as when lifted from the sand. I am well pleased with them. They are the best rooted cuttings that I ever bought. Accept thanks for your liberal count. Yours truly, GEO. A. MEAD. ss,ooo cz:.A.F=?rsr.A.'ricDi^^ Rooted Cuttings Now Ready. Per 100 per 1.0(«]. Per 100 5,000 Fisher, 81.50 812.00 2,000 Daybreak. 82.25 3,000 Puritan, 1.50 1,000 N, Lewis Harrison, 2 00 4,000 Wilder, 1.25 10.00 2,000 Buttercup, 3.00 1.000 McGowan, L50 12.00 1,000 Scotts, 3.00 2 000 Portia, 1.50 12 00 3,000 Assorted, 2.00 1 000 Aurora, 1.50 12.00 20,000 CarDations, rooted, same varieties ready 15thto2ith of April at same price. 2 000 Echeverias, Rosea and Metallica, $2.00 per 100. C. E. ALLEN, Brattleboro, Vt. Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES. "West Whiteland P. O. Chester County, Fa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICI! LIST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAJNSONA. J. L. Maull. Proprietor. Richard Jones, Manager. Whitford Station, P. R. B. Send for Circular and price list. NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. STROBII.AITTHES DYEBIANUS. This is the most valuable novelty which has been in- troduced for years. For beading is superior to the finest coleus. Withstands hot sun and dry weather better. Spira'a "Anthony Waterer," flowers rich crimson. Lord Penzance's New Hybrid .Sweet Briar. ^elarj^oniuuis— AH the finest European oovelties. OKCHIUS.— A very extenBlve stock: East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. KAKF ANDBK.VUTJFirLKVEKGKEENS, OrnamcTituI Trees. Shrubs, etc. I'.KONI KS. -A hirtre collection of the finest Incul- tivallOQ. Hardy I'erennlals, Phloxes, Japanese Iris, Roses Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. pr"Catalogue8 on application. JOHN SAUL. Washington. D. C. WHITE CARNATION MAILANDER. THE NEW MRS. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per lOll Per 11X10 We offer them, liVliich pots *ii l»i nm.m Lizzie Mc Co wan, rooted cuttlnns. lO.lXl ROSES Hriilesiiiiiltls. 2V5 Inch pots 3.(10 a;>.UO liildeH, '.iVc-liu-li IX'ts ■■ ■' "0 '-^flO l^dnlers bonked lor Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. CARNATION MRS. FISHER, By a careful selection of propagating stock for over four years, I have succeeded in removing the objectionable points that are hovering over this grand Carnation. It is a vigorous grower, a profuse bloomer, bears large, pure white single flowers on long, stiff stems. Is an e.xcellent summer bloomer, and with me has always been free from disease. Am growing it e.xclusively, with the exception of Grace Wilder. Rooted Cuttings of Mrs. Fisher. $2 00 per tOO. Grace Wilder, 80c. per 100. Packages by Express sent prepaid to any part of the country. Charles Everding, Branford, Conn. CARNATIONS SCdT'I'. KKI.l.EH ghIysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS. 'T'l'. KKI.l.EK. SWEE'l'hiKlEK. I1AYBREAK, McCdWA.N, eb-. PHILADELPHIA, Mrs. W. H. Hurley, Dailledouze, Queen, Bonuaffon, Niveus, Pres. Smith, Mutual Friend, etc. Complete price list on application, SAMUEL J. BUNTING, Eimwood Ave. & .'vSth St., PHii.Aini:i,rni.\, P. iSgs- The Am eric ax Florist. 853 PTEI'W SESEJZSJljXrffCBr C.A.Xrt.XV.A.'Z'XO^ IBM<«JX«.3^ ZLXIVO-. New Seedling. AWARDED— American CHrnatiou Society's Certificate of Merit at Hoston; First Pi e- miuni for best \vhi»e at IfoAton: New York Florists* ClubCertiticate(»f3Ierit at Grand Central Pal>*ce ('hrysanthemuin iCxhibi- tion, November, 1S93. A grand white flower, mafmlflcent In size, ns white as the driven snow with no trace of coloring whatever. Very chaste and fragrant, and unequalled as a keeper. Brings the hluliest price of any white carnation In New York wholesale market. The best keeper we have ever grown. Plant a moderate grower and good bloomer, and re- sembles Llz/Je McGowan very mucn In constitution, having the same wiry habit, but ^tows much taller and produces a longer and stronger stem; when well grown the flower attains magnlhcent proportions, | ranging from 2*^ to li'-^ In , wltli stems from Ki to 50 In. long. Blooms are exceptionally flue in form and are all salable. The cuttings root as freely as Lizzie Mc- Gowan and are produced as abundantly as McGowan cuttings. Price for Strong Selected Cuttings. 50 at 3tti5; lOO at «iiO; 1000 at )gl75. New Pink Seedling. A clear briglit pink. The most pleasing shade yet shown. Fine, large well shaped flowers, ranging 1% to 3'^ Inches and even more, on fine strong stems. Growth unusually healthy and strong. A moderately free bloomer. Flowers bring the highest prices on N- Y. Market. Pronounced by retail dealers the grandest pink carnation they have ever handled. Com p. Notice by Massachusetts Horti- cultural Society. Per 50 at !»5: lOO at «10.00; 1000 at »75. In ordering Novelties dont forget that we have a grand stock of SCOTT, ALBERTINI, STUART, DAYBREAK, McCOWAN, UNCLE JOHN and Other standard sorts. New Crimson Seedling. AWARDEt^-American Carnation Society's Certilieatc nf Merit at Boston; First Pre- uiiuni for best Crimson at lioston; Massa- chusetiB Horticultural Society, Couip. Notice. A magnificent variety, of a rich brilliant crimson scarlet color, magnlflcent full blooms 2% to 3J^ In. with perfect calyces on Hi to 20 Inch stems of unusual firm- ness and strength. The plant resembles Portia In vigor of growth and \Vm. Scott In habit, but Is a ranker grower than Scott. A very free bloomer. Stock, Is exceptionally healthy. Color holds well and Is the best keeper of all tke dark sorts. This Is the only dark carnation that we have ever thought worth growing at the Cottage Gardens. Stock limited. Per doz. $2; per 50 at 95; 100 at «10. We prepay all Express charges where cash is sent with order. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, L. I., N. Y. 854 The American Florist. Mar. 2J, Pennisetum Longistylum. This is the name of a very ornamental grass with narrow gracefully arching leaves, forming a compact densely fur- nished tuft 12 to 18 inches high and of the same width. The feathery inflorescence is four to six inches long, standing well above the foliage, andisexceedinglyorna- mental. The spikes are covered with a feathery down, purplish in color, and are produced continuously from spring until frost. They will last for months on the plants, and are also useful for drying to mix with gynerium, eulalia and other grasses for vases, etc. The plant is not hardy here in the north, but is surely one of the best to use as a border for large beds of cannas, caladiums, etc., or as a clump in the lawn. It is not a new plant for I have known it when a boy, but we seldom see it around nowadays, and like so many good old things it ought to come to the front. The clumps may be kept alive during winter either in a pro- tected frame or in a cellar until spring, when they should be divided and started in pots or boxes so as to have them in leaf in time for planting out in the bed or border. It also may be used as a center plant for lawn vases and for verandah boxes. We have used it for that purpose for a number of years, and always with the best results, but thesemust be started into growth somewhat earlier in the greenhouse, so as to have shapely plants of some size with the feathery spikes showing by the end of May, the usual time for filling vases and boxes. You can start them in any corner of the green- house, or even along the walk, until the weather permits placing them in a pre- pared frame, where they will grow very fast into good sized plants. Rochester, N. Y. J. B. Keller. A Slight Misconception. "Dear Sir: Those '9-11' Harrisii bulbs weren't up to standard. Quite a number bore less than 9 flowers." ACME PLANT FOOD. A Special and Complete Fertilizer for all kinds of Fruits. Vines, Plants, Flowers and preenhouae use. Put up In boxes of I, 2'4 and 5 lbs. each. ACME Special Grass or Lawn Food. Will keep II Iflwii trreeii the whole rear. Put up In flotli batHof 5, 20, 50 and |00 lbs. each. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. Put up exprepsly for nil kinds of Vegetables In cloth bates of 5, 20, 50 and 100 lbs. each. WANTED— Responsible Agents In every City to sell my Acme Bptclal Fertilizers which are put up by experienced men. Send for price list. Discount to Agents. HERMANN ROLKER, Miinfrs. Sole Agent. 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. TODaCCO S1.6I11S. FINE FRESH STEMS rsoTeMoo'r TOBACCO DUST, Genuine anfl the best quality guaranteed. 10 lbs. for 60 cents; lOUlbs. W.60. Louisville la the Tobacco Market ot the World. F. WALKER &, CO. 644 Fourth Ave. LOUISVILLE, KY. Always mention the American Flo RiST when writing to advertisers. WHAT PAYS These dull times.' Carefully select and plant only the best will pay YOU CHRYSANTHEMUMS can not be dispensed with; they are too popular. Only a few short months and your customers will be asking for them, so have plenty of the Try Varieties at your disposal by planting time. There is no time equal to tiie present for PROFIT to the buyer, as a few strong plants benched ^ow will afford ample stock. Md. F. Bergman for early white and follow with Ivory, Mar e Louise, Mutual Friend, and The Queen. For late Niveus, Mrs. Jerome Jones, and Mrs. J. Geo. Ils. Marion Henderson, for early yellow and Yellow Queen, Geo. S. Conover, Clin- ton Chalfant and Mai. Bonnaffon will follow. Then Golden Wedding, A. H. Fewkes and Eugene Dailledouze with W. H. Lincoln for late. October Beauty for early pink. It sells well Oct. 1st to lOth Follow with Mrs. E.g. Hill, (crown bud for early) and plenty of Lady Playfair, nearly as early and better quality. Then comes Harry Balsley, Erminilda and Maud Dean. A.g^^ln, if you want other fcolors for Exhibition or Novelties of the present year, let us send you a list of the most desirable. It will cost you nothing and nuj be PROFITABLE. Five each of the foregoing varieties, 115 plants, fS.OO. As white is the most salable color, we will send seven plants of each of the whites and four each nf the yellow and pink, 116 plants, for jSS.OO, or twice this quantity for J9.00. In connection with CHRYSANTHEMUMS We are offering the best of the Novelties for '95, AND The Leading Standard Varieties in CARNATIONS At reasonable prices. NATHAN SIVIITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. it's M as Easy- ^J To grow choice Chrysanthemums as it is to grow poor ones if you START RIGHT By buying strong, healthy, well established stock. Avoid rooted cuttings— poor sickly things, hardly able to stand the journey from distributor to your place. Don't for an instant imagine it's economy to save 50c or $1.00 per 100 at the start and lose at flowering time So, 00. Buy now/ liny . Shea, dark Golden Dawn, yellow Freedom, white .T. Benedict, yellow Lady Playfair, pink Major llonnatTon. yelluw Mrs. H. T. Spauldlnfi, wtilte OraPf-'f (iem. vellnw \V. <;. Newtit, white Rofier Williams, bright red Kob Roy. pink T. H. Brown, early pink ril and M.-iyshonlil purchase onr started I i>. The> arc iii'W rri.ni six to ten inches high, ALPHONSE BOUVIER. MADAME CROZY. CHARLES HENDERSON. PAUL MARQUANr. Prices, dorniani routs, $),(Hi p.-rldd; $:ia,(io |»r l.lHHl s(ar(ed ruuls, $(i (Ml ]»'r lOd; $.^(1 (Id i«-r 1 ,(H1(I Order early, as (he aliuve pric-es onl,\ last while our stuck is unsold, .\ddress, ROBERT SCOTT & SON, I9th & Catherine Sts., Philadelphia, Pa- .=. 00 5 OU 2 m 1 (X) tl (10 1 00 1 00 6 OU 1 50 10 00 New and Rare Plants. Price Price per doz. per 100 New Chrysanthemum. Philadel- phia .... 5(;«; «iOO l3o UO New Pink Carnation. Rose Queen; pliiiitH irutn :^>-lnch puts 2 00 12 00 New Carnations. Uncle John. laryu white; ilie Stuart large scarlet L"...-lncli put8 1 00 Sweetbrier, pink. Sambo; crimson. 1 00 Monthly Carnations. Souvenir i>E Mai.maison; Itirue blush Souvenir de Malrualsun (Mrd. Warrogue) large red New Abutilon. Souvenir i»e Bonn: tollaj;e larue and handsomely margined white; flowers lart-'e; orange Kc New Chrysanthemum. Etoile Doit: (single yellow l>al8v:) S-lnch pots New Clematis. Mad. Bahon Veii^ LAKII This variety may be considered the best Clematis adopted to our climate; a very robust grower; profuse bloomer; per- fectly hardy, tlowers large size; color delicate rosv pink New Forget-me-not. Jewel; this in a greatly Improved variety; large umbels of »kv blue dowers New Lobelia. Goldei^e; flowers single blue; foliage yellow; this variety Is well adapted for bordering flower beds Swainsona Calegifolia Alba New hanly or border Carnation. Mits. Revnoi.i>s Hole. (This Is a true Carvophyllus) of English origin, large welt built tlowers: color terracotta 2 00 New liiant Violet California 2 00 10 00 New Hardy Pink. Her Ma.iesty: well establlsticil plants: will surety bloom in Spring "6 5 INI New Dahlias • Marguerite Bruant. Very choice variety ; tine large pure white flowers Of the most jjerfect form Nymphae. New Cactus Dahlia; flowers large, very jileaslng shade of pink. Keudy April. The ;i varieties 7^ 6 (M) New Canna. queen Chaulotte. Site 6 00 New Fuchsia Little Beauty l.Sc 1 5ti Carnations— Standard Varieties. White-Silver Spray. Flowers large and lull; stiff long stems -Mrs. Fisher. This variety is well adapted for Summer bloora- 1 00 tl 00 500 5 (10 ing . Pink. 2 EO 2 60 3 CO Hinze's White. Creamy white; late variety but ver>' pro- ductive ■ -Lizzie McCowan. Large and very proMHc — ,— Daybreak. Very delicate sal- mon pink; large full flower on long stiff stems — -Fred Creighton. We may call this an Improved Grace Wider, verv tiurllerous _y^/jT,. Scott. This isundoubt- edlv the flneht pink CHmatlon In cultivation; a most perfect large flower on a very strong stem; ex- ceedingly tree flowering. — " -Thos. Cartledge. Very deep pink or cariulne; tinwers large and fuP. the best of its color Scarlet. -Portia. Howers medium size; bright scnrlet — Alegatiere. Brllilaiit scarlet circular round shaped tlowers, ... -Fred Dorner. Very large, rleeplv fringed, tleep scarlet Variegated. -Caesar, very robust grower; flowers large, pink and red ••-. -Buttercup. Yellow striped scarlet - —American Flag. Flowers medium size; variegated red and white Transplanted rooted cuttings of the above S2.00 per 100, except where noted. Chrysanthemums ^;; •;;■:• White. Thd <,)ueen and Miss Kate Brown Mrs. F. Bergman. Jessica, Ivory. Minnie Wanamaker. I.,. CHuning, mow Yellow. Eugene Dallledouze. Major Bunnaffon. Golden Wedding. Mrs. Cralge IJpplncott. W. U. Lincoln 11. E. Wldener. J.G- Whllldm. Glorlo- suni Pink. Mrs. E.G. Hill. Interocean. Mrs. J. T. Anthony — Advance. Louis Boehmer. Mrs. Irving Clark. Harry Balsley. Violet Rose Koslyn Verbenas. A large variety of the best colors, red, white, blue and variegated. ifl.Odper 100: ifs.ooper :.i)oo. Geraniums Mt. of Snow Mrs. Parker, double pink variegated foliage Golden Harry, sgl.; dazzling scarlet flowers; golden bron/e leaves; for bor- dering far superior to any other dwarf variety Plumbago. Capensls and Alba Daisy. Snowrtake. from cold trauie — Coleus and Althernantheras. Iteii'ly Mav 1st Lychnis. Flos cucuU seniperflorens. . . Clematis, a large stock of the best leading varieties; 2-year-old plants from i\ and H-lnch pots 1-vear-old plants ^,. ^ Clematis. FlHuimula Seedlings from flats, H.iH) per ll)(l; »S.THI per 4 (K) •A 00 4 00 300 400 300 T5 5 INI \i 5 lU :ii 4 mi 4 IKI ■i III 'A ■2 .'II .'i W 111 HI (Kl I PIT l,l«lll. nth & Jefferson Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA. iSgs. The American Florist. 857 Specialties fo r Flnfists.^* *^^^""^ fiiii M ii ■■■■■■ M m,\3m MaJ tj^J^ P-firOC New Rose Crimson Rambler. The sensation of the century. Received gold medal at Antwerp Exhibition for the best new plant introilucetl in IfSlCJ. Gold medal from National Rose Society. Gold medal at Earls Court Exhibitiou, as well as numerous first- class certificates. This IS THE UOSK forevery Florist in America. PLANTS ONE YEAR OLD WILL PRODUCE 300 BLOOMS ON ONE BRANCH. Crimson Rambler isa vigorous grower, attaining a height of 12 feet in one season, producing enormous bunches of deep crimson flowers, remain- ing in perfection longer than auy other Rose known. For full description and illustration see our Catalogue of Novelties. ('oIohmI Plates, \K\ cents. Price of Plants, 2^^ inch pots, immediate delivery, $2.50 per 12; §12 per 10(». From 4 incli pots, $20 per 100. New Glirysantlienium PtiiladelpHia. New ftbutilon Souvenir de Bonn. Elegant Maple like foliage, widely :nargined with white; large, golden yellow flowers, marbled with scarlet. $1 per 12; $0 per 100. flilamanda Williamsii. ^°Ji;\^fth™Zses of yellow flowers, 3 to 5 inches, deliciously scented and produced in greatest abundance. $3 per 12: $15 per 100. New BouQainvillea Sanderiana. The most usetul and brilliant flowering plant known, of easiest culture, producing its mag- nificent rosy crimson bracts and yellow flowers, under all conditions in the greatest abundance and amazing profusion. (Sander & CoJ Still sold in England for $2S $:U(» per 12; $J0 per 100. Colored plate lOe. New GaryoDteris Mastacaniha. (lilue SpirLL-a), one of the very best novelties from China; blooms first year from seed or cuttings; grows 2 to 3 feet high; highly scented foliage: a mass of sky blue flowers until De- cember; vigorous and hardy; excellent bee plant. $1.60 per 18; $S per 100. Colored plate 10c* New Clematis Mme. Edward flndre. This is the new Crimson Clematis first exhib- ited at the World's Fair in French section. The flowers are very large, most vivid crim- son in color; rapid grower, hardy and prolific bloomer. $:{.r)0 per 12;' $25 per 100. Mni,\ Baton I'eiilard, similar in every re- spect to Mine Andre, but flowers a delicate pink, very distinct. §2.50 per 12; $15 per 100. The greatest prize winner of all Chrysanthemums has been so fully described lately every one must know all about it. $y.50 per 12: !52o per 100. that New Pink Clematis. Carmine Fountain. (Thyrsacanthus.) Drooping branches, 20 inches long, of deep carmine flowers. Nothing more beautiful. $2 per 12: $lo per 100. All plants 50 at 100 rates; 25 at dozen rates. Strobilanllies Dyerlanus. The most beautiful leaftd bedding plant ever introduced. A brilliant metallic purple, shading into light rose. Stands the sun re- markably well— very useful and decorative plant, or for garnishing jardinieres. Sold last year lor 52. Price. 30 cents eaih. $2.r)0 per 12: %m per 100, Mr. Grozu's Cannas of 1894. Thecompietesetof 20 sorts Price, 60c. each; set of 20 for $10. New Ganna Queen Charlotte. l^^iZ^ltttlnl'^ZtuTo dtjubt hold its place as such for a long time to come. Sent out last year at $2.50 each, yet it found ready sale. Those who will grow it in quantiiv will reap the golden harvest. Fine plants that are ready to bloom at $4 per 12: $7 per 25; $25 per 100. Order nou. New Spiraea flnthonu Waterer. Although only sent out by Mr. Anthony Waterer, in November, 1894. at $2 each, we are already in the market with it at popular prices. Mr. Goldring of the Royal Kew Gar- dens speaks oi it as follows; "It is one of those rare novelties that occur at rare inter- vals. It outshines all other Spiraeas in bril- liancy ot color (a bright crimson); it is also dwarfer and denser in growth, more proiuse and more persistent in flower and is not out 0/ bloom during summer and autumn — a rare gem — it IV ill be extensively gi-oivn for market, as it is THE IDEAL OP A POT PLANT FOR FLORISTS. On September 1st I saw a large number in full bloom; some plants not more than 15 inches high had 20 flower clusters open at one time, and had been producing blooms in like manner since June! It has been awarded a first-class certificate last July." Nice joiingpInnt8$5per 12; $s per 25:$:tO per 100 Colored plate, 10c. RnN;il r.nlPII. Oxalis, 25c. per 100 Tigridias, $1.50 per loo. PAEON IKS, 3f>7 per 100. DAHLIAS. 400 sorts, all the newer ones. D/lhli/l ^'''*" I*P«*"t' Pur*' White Cactus, $2.i per 100; $:5.60 per 12. Dahlia Delicata, tPink Nymphea), $20 per 100; $3 per 12. Dahlia Nymphea, $10 L/GIIIIG per 100; f 1.50 per 12. The above in green plant. Mixed Dahlias, field roots, $7 per 100. 1 ilium Auratum, S x 9, §4 per 100. L- Speciosum Roseum, 8 x 9, $4.50 per 100. L. Speciosum Album, 8 x 9, §5, L. Alexandraea new white auratiim. $30 per 100. Lilies. Tuberoses. Excelsior Dwarf Pearl. 4x6, %6 per i^m. Variegated leaved, $6 per loon. SEND FOR WHOLESALE TRADE CATALOGUE OF BULBS AND NOVELTIES. A Blanc is Co 314-316 North 11th Street. Philadelphia. Jardinieres and Flower Pols; a^ssonrenTL'rcomu'nTnl at lower prices than can be cinoted elsewhere. Direct importation. Send for Catalogue. EngravinQs and tlecirotuoes. '^^i::S:i^^vfut^?^, Vegetables, Ornaments for use in Florist or Seedsmen's priuting. List of Extensive Catalogues mailed free. 858 The American Florist. Mar. ^j", Shading. Our friend Scott, in the last number of the Florist, recommends a mixture of white lead and naphtha for shading green- houses. I used this method for several years, until I found a cheaper and in every way better one. In using white lead I was never quite sure that I would not be compelled to use lye to remove it in the fall, which would be liable to take the paint off the rafters as well as the shading from the glass. My method is to use common whiling. Mix it with boiled linseed oil if the shad- ing is to stay on all summer; make the mixture so that it will run from the pot, or a little thinner than ordinary putty. For a shorter period use less oil. This mixture I use mixed with naphtha so that it can be put on with a syringe or a brush as recommended by Mr. Scott. I have never had any trouble with this shading, either to have it stay on as long as required or toremoveit when I wished to do so. For show houses it is well to add a little cheap green to the whiting so as to make the shading a light apple green. This makes a very pleasing light in the house andshowsplantsand flowers to good efiect. J. T. Anthony. Manure from Poultry Yard. "A. W." inquires whether hen manure is used as a liquid manure, and if so what strength. The above is a very strong manure and must be used very carefully. It is often used with good results if not carelessly applied. One quart of the manure in thirty-two gallons of water is strong enough. If used other than in a liquid state still more care is necessary. I have seen two very dissimilar crops spoiled by it; one was a bed of seedling cabbage, the other was a bench of roses. If used in the ordinary way mixed with the soil it should be mixed with some dry soil first, being quite decomposed, and then run through a fine seive. It must be used very sparingly. W. S. Wait For Me! .j^'*^^ I am Coming wiTa %. VAUGHAN'S BULBS AND SEEDS. Down Weight. Full Count. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. ^ A f*r*f\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs {1.00; JiJX\^\^\I 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs«2.80. T^TTCini Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. Xf \JOA.m ;«-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. TO OF- Seasonable Plants, Bulbs, Etc. BULBS AND TUBERS. Per KMI Achlmenes. ti distinct foiora $ 4. HO Amuryllls FormoslsBima 4.01) ■Johnaoni, HtroDg 25.00 BeKonla. Tuberous Hooted. Our stock of these 1b very fine both uh to size of bulb and flower. Choice single mixed 3.50 •■ in separate colors 4.50 ■' doublemlxed 12.0 to 8 in. hifeh . 10. Ul PhiEUlx Kuplcoia, 2'4-inch pots. (3 in. high lu.OO Pluentx Recllnata. 2!4-lnch pots. Sin. high H.OU 3-luch pots, 12 in. high 12.00 Chamaerops Excelsa. 2!4-inch pots Oln. high K.OO Corypha Australia. '^!4-inch pots. 6 in. high t! 00 Cocos Plumosus. 3-lnch pots, 10 in. high 10.00 HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. Anthemls Tlnctorla, ■.'•4-lncli pots 4 fO Kelwayii, ;;' 4-lnch pots 8.0 1 Anemone Japonlca Alba and Kosea 8.10 Whirlwind, strong, J- Inch pots 8 00 Aqullegia ('uerulea, true, rf-lnch pots 8.0O Arundo Douax SO* Varlegata 15.U0 Coreopsis Lanceolata. 1 year old clumps 8 00 " " 2V4-inch pots 4 00 Dlelytra Speotabllls. strong clumps 6.0U Galilardia Arista ta (irandltlora.liJi-lnch pots 4 OJ HelianthusMultltlorus 8.00 Maxlmilllana ti.OO Iris German lea, 10 choice vara 6.00 Iris Kiempferi. 12 " 10.0't Pseonlas. 12 choice vara 15)0 Hardy Pink Her Majesty, strong clumps 8 00 '^i4-Inch pots 4 to Trltoma Uvaria GrandlHora. strong clumps 12.00 Euiaila Japonica Zebriua, strong 8.(0 A'arlegaia, " 8 l)J Gracllllma I'nivltata. strong 8 Oj For a full line of seasonable stock aee our new Quet- terly Trade List which will be atatrlbuted early In April. HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. ]3i_J^br CDF^ -tp^e: IS^/\>JI_J] Received the Highest Award at the Exhibition in Atlantic City. Herriiianii's Metal Floral Desions stock and Variety unlimited. Special Designs made to order. All ^^nn <| J\ |V||V| MANUFACTURER OF METAL DESIGNS , ri t ririlVI^AlNIMj ,\iicl Wholesait) Dealer in all Floiials' Supplies. 404-412 E. 34th Street, New York, Near Ferry. rvTi^TTi Home Grov»n. • wn Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. ■J vu.ir P l«l per iloz. Ki.M per l(«l :)vuuv J.uo ■■ 30 ou ■■ liiu n F Koscp, piipularlilnds.ownrootBand in 4 In puts. Strung lienltliv nxvck. Sl.itl per do/,.; *l».(«i per ll«l. I)tti»lt;i8. mi.xed sorts, whole roots 5.IKI DiLlBleB.duuUle.cliolceniiujed varieties. '.'lO F. A. BALLER, Blootnington, III. Our Ifeflo Palm Collections are better than ever, and consist ol 17 3 to 4 in for $3, or 3 1 for $5; 10 4 and & inch Palms for S3.60, or 20 for 8B; Oli in. Palms for J), all the best varieties. Our Assorted Plant Collections for florists are selected from the best stock and are bargains. Send for lb95 Illustrated List showing quantities and piices. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. PELARGONIUM, "THE BRIDE." For beauty, piuhiaiou of bloom aud dwarf, shapely habit of growth— the best Pelargonium iu existence. Color, upper pt-tals, pnik; lower, white. Price plants in bud or blossom. $i) (X) per hundred; by mail postpaid, $1.00 per dozen. Farfugium Grande, fine plants, S7.lX> per UKl; by mail postpaid. Jl.OO per dozen. TILTON BROS. No. 222 Crove Street, AURORA, ILLS. Ateiillon American b'loritn. Marie Louise Violets, Rooted Runners, ready for delivery. Apiil 1st. at !§.a KH> I'll' lOOO. HENRY HESS, Florist, COCKEYSVILLE, BALTIMORE CO. MO. iS95. The American Florist. 859 ROSES! ROSES! In all the best standard varieties suitable for forcing and bedding out. My stock of these js now in fine condition, read}^ for immediate shipping, at prices to suit the times. As my stock of MRS. J. PIERPONT MORGAN has sold in such an unpre- cedentedly quick time I regret that I can now only offer it in lots of 12 plants to give all who wib-h to try it an opportunity to do so. Those who want it should speak at once or it may be too late. CARNATION DEAN HOLE. NEW YELLOW, a great improvement on Buttercup. This variety won tlie lirst prize for best yellow, also a Certificate of mert at the Boston Carnation Show just past. Extra fine stock now ready. $10.00 per 100: $75.00 per 1000. Also 1 have now ready for delivery extra fine stock of Bouton d'Or |8 00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Helen Keller 5.00 " 40.00 Mme Albertini 3 00 " 25.00 Wm Scott 3.00 " 25.CO Jacqueminot 4.C0 " 30.00 " Sweetbrier 4. " 30.00 " The Stuart 4 00 " 30.00 Daybreak 2.50 " 20.00 " lago 2 50 " 20 00 Edna Craig 2 00 " 15.00 Lizzie McGowan 1.50 " 12.00 Portia 1.50 " 12.00 Puritan 150 " 12.00 " Tidal Wave 1.50 " 12.00 Transplanted stock from flats. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The following set for this season are all of sterling merit: SEAN HOLE— Very large, incurved, massive flower with broad petals of exquisite form; white, with beautiful soft shade ot pink on outer side, with extra good st m and foliage Certif- icate American Chrysanthemum Society in Philadelphia. NEMESIS— Very early, almost identical in color to Daybreak carnation, and an ideal flower: dwarf, sturdy grower. OLYMPUS— Very bold, round flower, 7>^ inches through by 7 inches deep, white, with clear pirk on outside ot petals. SUNRISE— By far the best very early red; very fine color and form, average 7 to 8 inches through, with fine stem and hand- some foliage. TBILBY — Very clear white, and superior to Niveus in every way. Very late and a good keeper. ZULINDA — Very late, silvery pink of fine build, with good stem and foliage SUNRISE. $3.50 per dozen; $35 00 per 100. DEAN HOI.E. NEMESIS. OI.YMPUS, TKII.BY, ZUI.INDA, $6.00 per dozen; $25.00 per 100. CANNAS. CANNAS. 12 New Varieties for 1S95. These have been selected from many thousands of choice seedlings and are very distinct from others, and all of sterling merit. AMERICAN FLAG— Very much superior to Queen Charlotte Price, SI. 50 each; SI 5.00 per dozen CRIMSON KING— Intensely bright clear crimson without a trace of yellow in it, i^l.OO each, S9.00 per doz., $50 per 100 DIRECTUM— Soft orange scarlet with c'ear broad band of yellow, very dwarf ^1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen GOLDEN QUEEN — Very larg*', bold flower and spike; much superior to Florence Vaughan in every way. ^1.5o ea., $15 doz. HENRY IRVING — ^ very fine, bold flower, clear orange scarlet with bright orange border SI. 00 each, S9.00 per dozen MRS. JAMES DEAN— Bright clear scarlet with yellow ihroat $1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen ORIOLE Dwarf, clear yellow with only faint marking of red at base of upper petals, 60c. each, $5 per doz , $25 per 100 PRINCESS BONNIE— Vivid scarlet with broad band of gold, very distinct Sl.OO each, $9.00 per dozen ROSALIND— A decided shade of rose pink predominating all through the flower ;?1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen SALMON QUEEN— Clear salmon, solid color; an exceedingly fine thing $1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen SCARLET GEM -Intens; bright cardinal red with narrow band of gold $1.00 each, S9.00 per dozen SUNSET GLOW- -Bright salmon with irregular band of pale yellow; quite distinct $1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen One of each of the collection for $8, or two of each for $15. Good, strong plants from 4-inch pots. ALSO A VERT FINE STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING DRY BULBS Per doz. Per 100 Per 1000 Alphonse Bonvier 81.50 |10.00 $90.00 Doyen Jos Sisley 1.50 10 00 90 00 Florence Vaughan 2.00 15 CO 125.00 , Liberal discounts for large orders. Per doz. Per 100 Per 1000 J D. Cabos $1.75 $12.00 $110.00 Miss S. Hill 1.25 7.50 60.00 Mme. Crozy 100 6.00 50.00 Also all the other best varieties. JOHN N. MAY. Summit, N.J 8G0 The a mer i l a x F l or/ s t. Mar. 23, Chrysanthemum Troubles. "Constant Reader" writes as follows: "Would like to know what is the best remedy for black fly on the "mums," as smoking does not seem to have much effect, and also the best remedy for mil- dew on them. What temperature is best for them at thistimeof year? And should chrysanthemums be syringed now?" Taking the questions as they are put, would say that fumigating with tobacco smoke will kill the black fly; if followed up three nights in succession it will most assuredly kill them. In the summer time, when you have to give lots of air, and more than likely there are several lights of glass out, tobacco water syringed on the plants willkeepthe fly down. Others depend on tobacco dust thrown over the plants every week, but neither of the two latter methods kills them so effectually as the smoke. Mildew is not oitcn seen on the voung plants at this time of year. In the fall, at flowering time, it frequently is, and mostly where the house is cold, damp and draughty. An increased tem- perature will start the plants growing, and you should not be troubled with mildew. A night temperature of 50° with a rise of 10° or 15° in daytime will keep them in a healthy growing state, at which they will grow fast enough to give you the means of increasing your stock. The usual waterings is moisture enough for the leaves. There is no occasion for syringing, but adusting with the hose on bright days could do them no harm. The greatest trouble with chrysanthemums when struck early is that they must be kept shifted on, and not allowed to get starved in small pots; if they do they get drawn up, hard-wooded things, and are then only fit to take a cutting off the top and throw the plants away. W. S. A rampant free-flowerinp: vine, coverinK quickly, porch, wall ur tFL-llis, It lias f^ruwii two inches in 24 honrs, anil when in hlooni, Ijears 2.3 to .Ot) of the immense odd sliapeii flowers, shown ahove at one time. These when open, measure 12 hy 18 inches, not including the tail-like appendage2 1-2 feet long. This remarkahle plantattract- ed thousands of people at Washington Park last summer. Mr. F. Kanst, head gardener of that Park says; "It should grow out-doors as readily as a pumpkin. The only trouble would be that when it liegins to Moom in a higji wind the geese will begin to fly." Good Plants, each. 50c. f^E^FiAL BARGAINS for 25 cts. No. 1.- 6 Good Roses, 26c. No, 2.- 4 New ChryBanthemums. 2&c. No. 3. -IB pkts. Flower Seeds, assorted, 25c. No. 4. -10 Spring Bulbs, all different, 25c. niir Big BARGAIN CATALOGUE i.v \^\A ;i littl-. lut ii.tt.-r tli.ni sMii... nilins WE SELL MOST KINDS OF SEEDS AT 3 CENTS PER PACKET, liiill pnr, nt hiImt... \ Our (■;it;iln,L'ii.f l.s i-\|»jii.^ivi-, l.iil wl- mail iI free with I every order. Writu d.-day. east or west, |iruiiijit serviui; from tilt; two great centers. \V\; surely anve yii money- I VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ' NEW YORK, 26 Barclay St, 88 State St.. CHICAGO. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Dahlias, Asparagus, &c. A full line of NURSERY STOCK. ( mr now trade llBt for IS'.l.i now ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Uorrisville Pa. Mention the American Florist wiien writing to advertisers on this page. Simensiois ol tMs Bsi ; 2tj Inctaes long by 18 Inches wide and 12 locbes hlgb. Two sectlonfl. This w^ooden box made In two sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Mmlactwe THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizei \yi-\n. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. ODR HKW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCarthy, I Addrew 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. I Boston, Slass. Addreii all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided saccesB. Any cnstomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing ns. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers in Boston. nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x12 ^Iven away with first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker & Sons, New York. M. Klce &, Co., 25 N. 4th .St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 23 Uey St., New Tork. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L. J. Kreshovei, 193 Greenwich St., N. Y. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philae Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A.Sutherland, 67 Hromtield St., Boston. Welch Ifros., No. lA Beacon .St., Boston. N. F McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley Street, Boston. The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o: Bert Cokely & Co., 234 Church St., Phila- delphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 36 Barclay St., New York. EVERGREENS for LANDSCAPE PLANTING FINE THRIFTY STOCK; OF COOD COLOR; STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS. Austrian Pines, 2-3 a $10.00 per 100 | Scotch Pines, 2.3 ft S9 00 per 100 " 1S.24 in S.OO " " •' 18 24 in 7.00 Norway Spruce, l.S 24 In 6.00 " | Norway Spruce, 12-18 in 5.00 " The Pines are on leased land that must be cleared. No reasonable offer for large quantity refused. BcfSEND FOB SURPLUS LIST OF OTHEK OKNA 'MENTALS, ETC. JACKSON & PERKINS, NEWARK, Wayne Co., NEW YORK. MILLER RED RASPBERRY. Is the coming market variety, Early, Large and Productive as any. Perfectly hardy, and the best shipper ever sent to New Yoric and Philadelphia markets. Fxill Ivine of K't;«rse'i'>'- Stoob:. Oii-ot-ils»i-is l^rt?t». MEYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. I HAVE A FINE STOCK OF Pears, Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Quinces, Plums, Apricots, Etc, lliiu Elms. 14 to 18 ft., m to 3'/.j Inch diameter. 4I)UI Kims, extra tine, 8 to 14 feet. i)Clllj Sut:nr Maples. 1 to 10 feet. ridim Norway .Maples. 11 1 9 feet. 2(HHl SUKar Maples. l'^.> to 2 Inch diameter. ."■ilKKI Scarlet Maples, '.i to 12 feet. 4l)tHI Llndors s to U feet. 4(10 (ioldiMi (ink line. 7 to 9 feet. 12(10 I'arple imil ('opper Beech. 3 toSfeet. •)jO While Ki liiKe. XX, 3 to 8 feet. 5U0 Blood-leaved Maple. 5 to 8 feet. 2(10 Horse Chestnats. to 9 feet. IlKKI EverKreens, ;i to 1(1 feet. 3 (II Blue Sprune. 2 to li feet. 2l)(jn UctlnoHpoia Aurea and Phimoaa, 2 to (I feet. KKKIO Shnili.i. .V ?^A2 ■■ ■■ 2 .( ; •• .Sil A •• •■ i 8'i; '■ ..i-T SJ^ ■■ ■■ 4,t0; •• Hi 4 •■ '■ 5. CO: '■ .wi .5 8.3 : l«l (i ■ 1J35: ■■ l.-o USED ONCE, USED ALWAYS. Adtlre?s orders to the Sole N. K. Agents R. &. J. FARQUHAR & CO., SEEaSMEK, £c , 16 and 19 South Market S'reet. BOSTON. MASS. tSJ-N. w r, ml: Cutukij:tie tor l.s our I'lorlsts" l.lst ul »l l.iirfie Seed r.. Write for tliem. USE OUR PATENT Sash Litter and Hinges it you care to save money. Send tor prices and references. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydney Street. Dorchester. Mass. iSgs. The a mer i ca n Fl grist. 863 ONLY Sll.^'? For a Dozen First Quality AND AN 8xio . ALBUM, CONTAINING 15 FLORAL DESIGNS SIMILAR TO THIS It Will Pay You to Have One OF THESE ALBUMS ON YOUR COUNTER TO SHOW CUSTOMERS. Album Without Doves, $2.00. S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. Every florist, market Rardener. owner of lawn, praas- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- f)lled fort for applying liquid manure. fuuKlctdes and nsectlcides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.50— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complet« Ki.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 2y Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing. ' "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Kudd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Assc. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."- C. E. Weld. Rosllndale. Mass. Mention American Florist. Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory FT^erML or* :B\ilt3 I^ans. STOCK UP TO DATE. P.O. Address: 490 Howard street, Detroit, Mich. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEA" SUBSTITDTE FOR GL > SS on Hot beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners, etc., Inva*uable for Tobacco Growers. Protecrg from frost. Promotes hardy, vigorous growth and beeps bed? warm; will notshrini or mildew. For sale by the leading Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen, Florists, etc Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO.. 36 South Street. - - NEW YOBE. Mention the Ameririn Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — .^ND — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BI^OS., Goliimbiis, 0. The lareest niaaufacturers of these goods iu the wotkl We i^sue a laige 40- page illustrated cata- logue, which will be seut free on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 864 The American Florist. Mar. 2^. Cincinnati. Although business the past week has not been very brisk there has not been an over supply of stock, and flowers of all kinds, with the exception of carnations and hybrid roses, have sold well at the same prices they have brought for the past few weeks. Carnations are down a little, but good common stock still brings $1.50 and anything a little better $2, with a few extras at $3, and even $4 is asked for some. The hybrids go slowly at $5 to $6 per dozen for the best, seconds bring- ing $3 and $4-. Good Brides, Merraets and Bridesmaids are scarce, as the crops all seem to be off, the best ordinary stock sells for $8, smaller $6 and extra choice $10 to $12. Daffodils were verj' plentiful a week ago, but are now scarce and there is not much demand for what there are. The common brings $3 and the large single (lolden Spur $5 per hundred. Tulips are getting more plentiful, $3 to $4 is the price. A grower thinks tulips will be retailed in the stores next year at 50 cents per dozen instead of 75 cents and $1 as now. He said "I am being offered some good bulbs at $3 per 1000 and can put them on the market next winter for $20 to $25 per 1000." The violet market has broken and prices are down to 50 cents a 100 for the best, and from that down to $3 per 1000 for the job lots. P. Halifax, Mass — W. E. Fullerton has purchased the Halifax Nurseries formerly run by the Old Colony R. R. It com- prises twenty-two acres of ground on which are commodious greenhouses, about fifty thousand herbaceous plants and a large variety of nursery stock. New Orleans.— Mr. Chas. Eble is ask- ing extensions of one and two years from his creditors. ^^W.C.KRIGK'S Florists' Letters, Etc. Medal Awarded at the World's Fair. And Highest Award Wherever Exhibited. These Letters and Designs are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal frames, having holes drilled In them to in- sert toothpicks, by which tliey are fast- ened In the desltrn. (iive them a trial. You will andtheseguodsto be superior to any in the marltet. •Much Letters, $3.60 per lUO. \ Postage, 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of I^etters, Emblems and Designs, send for catalogue and free sample. W.C.KRICK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. GREAT BARGAINS. 400 Nests of Baskets 50 Gross Italian Bouquet Papers lOOOMetallicDesigns 400 Fancy Baskets Etc., Etc , Etc. All goods iu first class condition. "SPECIAL" EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS SEED. This is the very finest mixture of Grass Seeds that can be made, and should always be used where a fine lawn is wanted. We have given much thought and made many experiments to determine the itinds of grasses most suitable to form a beautiful lawn In our elltiiaie. Our experience has taujiht uh that Kentucky Blue Grass and Ithude Itlnnd Bern are ilie two kinds that ouyht tn predominate In a lawn mixture. These, with the addi- tion of Sweet Vernal. KIne-leaved and Hard h'efcui.'H. rresled Do^stall. Knyliah Hye>irass.anii one or two others in smaller proportion, elve In addition t(i a velvety I. awn In summer an early firowlh In Spring arid a late growth In Kali, and also add a permanent character to the Lawn and a hardiness to withstand walking over-us in Tennisor Croquet-not otherwise attainable. This "Special" mixture is prepared on these principles, and will give the best possible results. ^ DEALKK S rHICES 189j.— In bulk, per bush. (U lbs. I, Jl 40; retail. Si. CO. In quart packages, per lUO. $8,00; retail, ^0 cents. In pint packages, per 100. J5IKJ; retail. lU cents. CLAY'S LONDON FERTILIZER PLANT FOOD A highlv concentrated Plant Food, manufactured in England. It Is entirely different f rt m all chemlca manures whatever, being composed of concentrated animal matter and expresf-iy prepared to promote the growth and beauty of plants and containing all the necessary elements f' r their healthy and perfect develop- ment- It quickly changes the leaves to a dark green, develops and Increases the size ami number of the blossoms, and will, in a short time, change weak and stunted plants to thriving and vigorous ones It Is In powdered form, free from rank odor, and hence especially adapted for use on greenhouse plants as well as for all outdoor and indoor crups. whether tlower. fruit or veKetable. As a developer of large and fine bioseome this Kertill/er 1b famous the world over and is in constant use by amateur and professional gardeners every- where. Alter one trial nu nne will be without It. WHOLKSALE RATES lS95.-ln ll:i lb. bags. Jf..00 per bag. In pound packages, (for retalllngi.'f 10.00 per 100. 'M CLAY'S FERTILIZER. BIRD •71 SEED. Wholesale Seedsman and Commission Merchant, iporter of BULBS FOR FLORISTS, FANCY CRASS SEEDS, FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS, FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS 1025 ARCH ST. Philadelphia.Pa.,U.S.A. IM "TABASCO" WATER HEATER. ALL STEEL. SELF-FEEDER. GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES And all places requiring hot water for HEATING AND GENERAL USE. Kewanete 5^il&r Company 96 Lake Street, CHICAGO. KEWANEE, ILL. ERNST KAUFMANN, Agent, U3 N. 4th ST., PHILADELPHIA. PA Hoyt's System ^ Hit Water Cinlalira, A NEW DEPARTURE. PATKNT API'LIEIt FUK. DISCOUNTS ALL KNOWN METHODS OF GKEKNHOUSE HKATING. Gotten up by a florist, after years of ex- perience, for tlie use of florists, and meets all the requirements as does no otlier method. No more to be compared with the gravity system, either open tank or pressure, than a street car is with an ox-team. Is far more rapid, hotter, cheaper in both the heater and piping; quicker in action, and more easily controlled tnan gravity, and no florist will ever want the slow, expensive and unsat- isfactory gravity after seeing this new system. Catalogue will be out soon. Send ior one. (No stamp), and no cast-iron business; yclept "a heater" to sell. A. T. HOYT, WARREN, OHIO. Do YOU WANT a list of trade organiza- tions, both national and local, with names and addresses of principal officers, time and place of meetings and other informa- tion? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1804 Price $2.00. Are You Thinking OF BUILDING MORE HOUSES THIS YEAR? Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints are the best thing ever used in Greenhouse construction. Saves glass, saves breakage, saves fuel, makes a roof air and water tight. Write for circular and samples. J. M. GASSER, Florist, Buclid Ave, Cleveland, 0, LOW RA.TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and Aoril 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Jurnrtion, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent. City Ticket Ottice C. & E. 1 R. R , 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. I. R. R . St. Paul, Minn. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. jSp3- The Am eric ax Florist. 865 CHALLENGE ROLLER BEARING VENTILATING APPARATUS. Still leads them all in ease of operation. Self-oiling. Roller bearing overcomes that grinding friction usual where weight bears on. A trial will convince you that you want only the Challenge. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE ON APPLICATION. QUAKER CITY MACHINE COMPANY, RICHMOND^ IND. flueiiiion^ florists! It will 1)8 to your advantage to look into the merits of the Scollay "Invincilile" Hot Water Boiler. It is all that its name im- plies and don't forget it. Cuts and full information mailed on application. JOHN A, SCOLLAY, 89 & 91 Centre St. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave. NEW YORK. BROOKLYN, N. Y, 866 The American Florist. Mar 2 J, Soot. A subscriber wants to know if soot "put into a barrel of water and used as a liquid is of any benefit to carnations or other blooming plants, and is it good for any kind of plants? How strong can it be used, and is there any danger in it?" The soot of soft (bituminous) coal con- tains considerable carbon and ammonia, and other propertifs, none of which are hurtful to plant life if not overdone. It is considered so valuable in Great Britain that a ton of it used to be worth $20 to $25. In agriculture it is used largely, not only as a fertilizer to cereal crops, but also as a destroyer or preventive of slugs and many other plant pests. The illus- trious divine who has lately visited our shores. Canon Hole, says in one of his works on the rose that soot is better than sulphur for keeping down mildew on outside roses. The chief benefit it affords to our florists' flowers is that it increases the density of the chlorophyl, and hence intensifies the color of both the flower and foliage. In field crops it is ot course used dry. In floriculture it is used as a liquid manure, and there are few plants we grow that will not be benefited by its use. The trouble is it is often diffi- cult to procure. One gallon of the dry soot in 32 gallons of water is perfectly safe, and for carnations and chrysanthe- mums two gallons would do no harm. If you want to try it put the soot in a coarse bag and sink to the bottom of the barrel. If thrown in loosely it will re- main on the surface and smudge up every- thing where used. The soot from our anthracite or hard coal would not only be useless, but very deleterious. Use only the soot of the soft or bituminous coal. Wm. Scott. Incrustation of Boiler and Pipes. Referring to the recent mishap to the heating apparatus of an Illinois florist due to incrustation of heating pipes, Mr. W. A. Harkett of Dubuque, la., writes that he also is obliged to use water im- pregnated with lime, etc., and had con- siderable trouble from scale until of late years, during which he has used Tri- sodium phosphate in the water toprevtnt the formation of scale and its dissolution when formed. He says this phosphate costs, in small lots, about 18 cents a pound. From 2 ounces to a pound to each 1,000 gallons of water is about right, depending upon the amount of scale already formed, and it lasts a long time in a hot water boiler as the waste is very little. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Neponset Paper Flower Pots Manufactured Solely by F. W. BIRD & SON. FROM THEIR CELEBRATED NEPONSET WATERPROOF FABRICS. For shipping of plants in pots, with intact root balls, they have no equal. For a pot cover in decorations, they are unsurpassed in cheap- ness. Bulbs and all soft-wooded plants which do not shun water agree well with this pot. Cabbage, Tomato and Strawberry plants have been grown with success in these pots. Paper pots retainthe moisturein the soillonger than earthen pots. We are agents for F. W. Bird & Son, and always carry a limited stock at our store. If pots are ordered to be shipped by freight, 50 cts. cartage must be added for each shif ment. The Neponset Pots are manu- factured of waterproof paper, are unbreakable, handsome, light, cheap and terra cotta color. These pots come packed in light crates of always even contents as stated hereaftei : Prices are net spot cash, delivered at Factory, East Walpole, Mass, or from stock in New York (at our option). Less quantities than original crates are charge 1 at 100 rales. size. crates hold of 1000 pots. Original Gross weight 2ijinch 1.000 ibout 20 lb? $0 25 21.. 3 3V2 4- 1 000 1,000 1 000 500 500 500 Sample dozens, postage paid, by mail. 21/4 2% 3 31/4 4 For 10c. lie. 14c. 17c. 22c. 23 " 30 3J. " 35 45 " 50 76 " .fiO 100 " nn 150 " 1.50 Per 100 Per 1000. Price. $2.00 2.30 2 80 4.00 5.00 S30 13 35 40c. 6inch pots. 60e. per doz n. Only full dozans of one size sent at above prices. ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO August Rolker & Sons, p. O. STATION E. 136 and 138 West 24th Street. VICTORY ! VICTORY ! VICTORY ! The only Certificate o( Merit awarded for ventilating ap. paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform •-•> 100 foot houses -o new device. Send for Catalogue ano /. ti mates. BJ. mF»I*AI«r>, TTo^iaa.grsto-^'VMi, Olxio. FIRST-CLASS Sphagnum Moss, $100 PER BALE. 10 BALES $8.50. ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. Swamp Peat $i.oo per Barrel. Above always in stock. Give us a trial order. Z. K. JEWETT £ CO. f-PARTA, Wis. Mi'ialoii Aiiierlcun l I to $o each . J First Prize at ? tlic American ■ Florist Con- vention, 1894 Send for Catalogue . ThOS. WOOIIASON 0o^-.-o- 1) St. Phihid.-.., Pi* Always mention the American RisT when writing to advertisers. Flo i8g5' The Americax Florist. 867 (The I'oet Dropped Dead, Strangled by tUe Last Word.) Spring, Spring, blustering spring, Baddest season of the year, Has come again, witli wind and rain, And rivers of mud to smear The ladies' feet that trips the strtet In search of fashion's latest gear. Frosi and slush, shade and shine, Sudden changes ever near, Now sun, alas, shines through the glass. Fit to boil a keg of beer. With the "New Depaiture" you can stop the torture. And regulate the atmosphere. Or 1:l:Lis, tis -will V>^st stjiit tla^ ooo£isioriS When plants you wish to propagate, You will need to ventilate, When the sun doth percolate. Through your glass too ardently. The "New Departure" will regulate The temperature and cultivate A pleasant air to stimulate The growth of flowers so healthfully. T his is the -»\ New Departure, THE NEW DEPARTURE ON DUTY. It is the CHEAPEST and BEST appliance ever put on the market. Send for a Catalogue and get a new idea on Greenhouse Construction. J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. THisjsTHE AMERICAN CHAMPION WATER HEATER. ^-^ FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING BY HOT WATER SYSTEM. It is made by a FLORIST especially for Florists' use. It can be enlarged at any time more heat is needed, and it burns soft coal without clogging. J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. Eroescliell Bros. Co. iMaE>n.o-v:EX> Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ^ Ki>lhT~ tiKKl.' Mt \\\<- [.."-t nf material, ebell, firebox Bht'ftt* niMi Ihu'I^ ni ^tiM-l, water space all around (front, staes and backi. Write for Information. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars* gee next nreek. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt.. m Amity ijtreet. rLDSHJtNQ. OneenaCk).. N.T. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflL GfiS Mffi fl LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES. ■Wjrlte ±o-e latest prloes.-^-^-^'" GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalojfne and price list You will benefit the American FIo- list by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the Dotted States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 868 The American Florist. Mar. Iron and Slate. The tollowingquestion is referred to me from "E. H.": "Can roses and carna- tions be successfully raised in iron houses and iron benches with slate bottoms? The slate is one-half inch thick, and is very tight fitting, and seems to affjrd very little drainage." The fact of the houses being built of iron would have nothingto do with the success ortailure of the crops. We would all have iron frame houses if we could afford it, and some of the most successful growers of roses in the country have iron frame houses. I have not ytt seen a bouse ia this country with iron bars, but in Europe the iron bar is largely used. The uprights and cross- pieces of the benches, if of iron, are all the better, and all whocan afford it are using that material for the frame of the benches. Now comes the part that really affects the well-being of the plants. S ates for the bottom of the benches are only desir- able when the plants are grown in pots. They have a neat, clean appeararee, and for such plants as palms, ferns, orchids, and many other plants in pots, are just the thing. But where the pi mts are 'bedded in soil, as roses and carnations are invariably now, slate should never be Tised, particularly where the soil is -shallow; better to have to renew the boards every jear than to use slate. When the root 5 get down to the slates, -which they will do in a few inches of soil, before they have been planted many ■months, there is nothing in the slate they like. They are repelled by it, whereas ■they will creep along a board and thrive. Again, "E. H." says, the slates are very tight-fitting; that makes it doubly bad. Even if the boards were closely fitting it would be uphill work to grow roses and carnat'ons on such a bench. All growers mow-a-days realize the great importance ■of having a space of at least three-quarters •of an inch between the boards or planks, and these should not be more than six inches wide. Good drainage is half the •battle with growing these flowers in the dark days of winter. I can assure "E. TI." that under the conditions he has described he would be a wonder if he pro- •duced satisfactory crops of these two Jeading articles. Wm. Scott. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS LOUISVILLE, KY. The best and sales! Destroyer of all kinds of Insects and i*(irn8lt€B tnfest- \Cy •"K Plants and Trees, I .J whetlier at tlie roots I -J or f<.>llatfe /£? Excellent Wash /^ for Plants, \)ons. Ca',- f/fy tie. I'uiiliry. etc.. In- " ' teuiied for show. Price JI. GO tlie quart tln.$;i.2.Ttheealluniln. Sold by the Seedsmen, or at the Mfr'M iJeneral Depot for Ainerh-a. August Rolker & Sons, New York. PALACE KIWC HOTWATEBBOILEliS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. irg Russel Wheeler and Son, Mfil-" Utica, N. Y. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 7^31 7i5>7i7& 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. T. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle DopSel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business wUl be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. OIMMOAl 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., Standard Flower Pots. OUK I'OTS AKE OF THE BKST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing: your orders elsewliere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for I'rice lAst. Adiiress PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. i8g5' The American Florist. 869 JOHN C. MONINGER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Cypress = Building = Material FOR 1 CLEAR # # .# \'":r j> # We furnish material cui and fitted ready to put up. Also plans and details enabling you to build your own bouse. \ BARS ^" ANY SHAPES SIZE. WE CARRY CONSTANTLY A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF CHOICEST LOUISIANA CYPRESS LUMBER AND CAN FILL ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY. 297 to 307 Hawthorne Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL. iStsiicl ft>i' Illnstriit^tl Ctitdlostit?. ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. t^lR:ni Capacity from 3.50 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New I.ist. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS, which is absoltitely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for EBtlmates. Sallsftictlon Guaranteed. REED GLASS CO., 102 South 5th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. LOCK THB DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. iOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOB ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. Pat. 1832, '8s, '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACID»c -88, >, '91 OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, J^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealeror user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO^ Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armorfd Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yo*!/ -T. C. %^AUGhAN, Aeent CHICAGO. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, HoniGolturai nrciiit6Gt.s and Hot, Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. 130, 1^1, 1^3 Cei:iter St., JVE^W "5rOI«K:. WJUNS STEEL GALVANIZED: ARMORED 870 The American Florist. Mar. ^i, Index to Advertisers. ..852 .041 .835 84' AbelCC&Co MS Alien.) K 834 Allen C E 8f'2 American Boiler Co.. . .8TU Anchoraiie Rose Co. . . 831; Andorni Nurseries. . 845 Anjold .Ino.1 84h ABinusR 84< BallerFA 8^8 Bassett 4 Washburn. .832 Battln CS 8:i8 Bayersdorfer H S Co 8 Hi BerKerHH&Co S4.> Boston Flower Market 81(1 Boston Letter Co 8i;(i Boulon Kreil ■■■ 8;W Brown Bag Killing Ma- chine Co 843 Brown l"eter..... 850 Rrown ACanHeld 84^ Bunting Sam'lJ... Bums « Baynor.. Burpee W Atlee. . . Burrow J G .-.v ^ ., .„ Cambridge Tile Mfg COW.S Carman 11 W h<'l 81,1 Carni.i'ly J 1> ■•■ ™" Chandlee & Chandlee. .8.i.i ClilcoguiF,IRy Deamud J B & Co^. . • 841 Oe Lamater Iron Wks 8 ;J Denver <'Hv Nureerles.8.«. Detroit Flower PotMfg8l;3 Devlnes Boiler Wks.. .81.11 Dlckman Jos F .84;i Dletsch A &Co.... SM Dillon J L...... 834 Domer Fred &8on.... 848 Dreer HA 847 848 81)8 Bdgewood Gr'nhouses .^^ EiseieC..'.'.'.'..' 'f!l Elliott WH 845 Elliott Wm & sons.... 840 BlllsonWm 841 Ellis & Pollworth 8W Ellis Bros „„„ Ellwanger'& Barry... 8.a Bngle W J „ -wA-^lt Essex Heights Flo'l COM Bvenden Bros 80I EverdlngChas 8w Farquhiir R& .1 81)2 Feltnousen JB W Fisher & Alrd 840 Frost Jas 85t) Gardiner John & Co831 8.i7 Gardner JnoG 854 Gasser Wm 864 QlbsonJC 835 Gonzalez F & Co affl GoodellL W 8o» Gumey Heater Co . . .87u Hall Ass'n 869 Hamilton 862 Hammond Ben] 84 1 Hancock & Son 851 Barman Burr & Co — 849 Harris Jos Co 846 HartJas 838 Hart Michael A 8<0 Hartford U B 8J0 Hatch Kilw 831 Helnl Joseph 852 HelssJ 1! 8,39 Henderson John Co — 833 Herr Albert M 851 HerrDanIK .,, 818 Herrmann A 8.')8 Herrmann's Seed Store843 Hess Henry 8.58 Hesser W J 848 HewBAH&Co 868 HllIBG&Co 833 Hlli David nil HIppard B 851 8li() Hltchlngs&Co I- TO Hooker H .M Co... .80" Horan Bdw C 834 841 Horan Jas A Son 851 Hose Connection Co. . 8(^3 Hovt AT 804 Huiaeboscb Bros 843 Humphrey CB 832 Hunt BH 841 HuntM A Estate 833 Hurtpnian&Co 817 Inplestde Nurseries... 844 Jackson i Fcrklns ... SOI Jennings RB 8.39 Jewelt V. K .\: Co 800 Joosten C U StS Jordan Floral Co 833 KautTrann P^rnst. 804 Kclsev Fred W. 861 Kennicotl Bros Co 841 KepplerM 842 Kewanee B"ller Co — 1-04 Knappi.r Albert 848 Krlik WC 804 | Kroescheii Bros Co 807 Kuehr C A .840 Kuhl lieo A 849 l,nmb.Iii8M 8,^4 Lane Julius 839 840 I^ahyiilles 8:v.i Lemolne V * Son 839 L)OCkland Lum Co 802 Long Uan'l B 840 851 Ijonsdale Kdwln S40 Lord A Burnham Co. .'i70 Louisville Tobacco Co 833 Lynch W E 841 McBethThosA Sij McBrlde Alex 850 Mc('arthy N F&C0....S41 Mcflonald Bros 803 McFarlandJ H Co 835 Mali()ncy(;coL 849 MallanderOtto - 852 Manda W A 840 ManzJ&Co 802 Marshall & Anderson .H40 May JnoN 1-59 Mov LI. 4 Co 8.31 Mever \ Son 800 Mli-liell 11 F 801 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.840 Mlllang Frank 841 Miller Mrs K 8 Milibrook Lea Green- houses 'i'fl MonlngerJnoC 809 Moon Wm H Co .. 645 800 Mnulderlieo B 830 Mueller ChasP 801 Myers & f'o 807 Mvers h Samtman 850 Naiz CG 8;)7 Nafl Folding Box Co. 840 National PlantCo.... 8:10 National Fibre Co 80:1 NeffLl 840 840 Niednagel Julius 801 Oaks Greenhouses The845 Oasis Nursery Co 8;o Paddock B J 8.'il Parmenter Mfg Co 808 PennockCJ 8:0 PennockSam'lS 8)0 Peters John .1 .. 802 Plerson F RCo.... 872 PlIlsburyctLengfelder 801 Pitcher & .Manda. . .S: 5 Pittsburg Clay MfgCo.SOS Prince A G & Co 841 Probst Bros Floral Co.840 Pullen Ale.x- 800 Purdyjas 841 yuakerClty Me hWks. 805 807 RalTerty Fred K38 Unkestraw & Pylc 845 Handall A L 841 KeedUlBRsCo 809 Ueedi Keller 802 KelnbergBrOB. ... .832 841 Itenard Jos 851 Klce M &Co 802 KlcksfCkerCH SOI RobertsDU 871 Koche Aiphonse 842 Roehrs Theo ^T, 841 Roemer Fred 843 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .841 Roiker A & Sons 842 844 846 800 8'S Roiker A & F 8;« Roiker Herman ... .854 801 Russell S J 803 Sander&Co Stt Saul John 852 Schultliles Anton 8:18 SchwakeCbas 844 Senwnnliaka Greenh's 8H8 Scollav .Ino A 80. Scott Robt & Son 850 Scottwood tirhouses.. .837 Seblre P&Sons 803 Segers&Co 844 Se;:er8 Bri s 843 Shelmlre W R 860 Sheridan W F 839 841 Slebert CItasT S62 Slebrechi & Wadley. . ,«2 SlTiimon.s W P& Co.. .860 Situations, wants, etc. 810 Smith Nath * Son.... S.^4 SpauOllnKT H 854 Staltiliis:er i;eo 840 StemmjerTW 8.32 Stelnnietz H 844 StorrsA Harrison Co.. 6:12 StrebySO.. - 8:19 Struck J N& Bro ... .868 Sunderbruch H L. . 840 Sutherland Geo A 8:10 841 Swayne Bdw 8.'0 Swayne Wm ai9 Syracuse Pottery Co.. 80s TeasE Y .837 Templln L &Son.... 849 Thompson (Jeo S Son .849 Tlltun Bros .S.W Towell Jos 852 Trlcker Wm & Co ... 8:10 UlbrichtFJ .... 801 Van der HorstQ 843 Vander Sclioot It .*Son842 Van Heemstra & Co. ..834 Van Zonneveid Bros. .843 A'an/anteu L^ Co 844 Vaughanj C ...'40 8(6 848 865 858 860 Vlck&HUl ^50 VosP&Co 842 Walker F& Son 8.)4 Walz Fred ■< 847 Washburn A&Son... 817 Waterbury RubberCo.809 Watson BM 8:il Watson G C 804 WeatheredsSonsT W .8i9 Weclier k Hon .842 Weleh Bros 841 Wheeler Hilssel & Son 808 Wlillldln Pot Co 868 Whitl..ri S A sons .8,38 Wllks .Vlfgt^o 800 WllJliiMi8,>i Sons Co.... 858 \Viniliiilller& Sons....8i:0 Wis !■ lower Bx . 840 802 WIttbold Geo 8 8 Woltr 1, Mfg Co 86f Wood Bros 83T Wood Wm K &37 Woiiduaon Thoa 800 VoungJno 8:17 841 Young Thos Jr... .8:18 811 Hitolningjs & Co. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMU FACTU RERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR FOR HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTURE. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street, NEW YORK. LORD & BURNHAM CO., Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. BS^Plans and estimates furQlshed on application. r^argest builders of Greenhouse Structures. SLx tiig:lie8t Awards at World's Fair. SEND FQUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD &, BURNHAM CO., AtcMtecmrai rmce, I60 Fifth Ave., COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., FACTORY; IRVINGTON-ON-HCDSON, N. Y. New York City. THE HEALTH OF YOUR PLANTS is largely dependent upon the air they breathe. Our scien- tifically constructed Hot Water and Steam Heaters produce a heat which is conducive to the healthy growth of greenhouse vegetation. American ^oi/er Company THE SPENCE NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam BoHers. "Gurnev Hot Water Heater Seres 300. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for Oreenhonse Catalognts. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress). BOSTON. MASS. WKSIKIIN SEI.I.INO AOENTS: A. A. GRIFFING IRON CO.. 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago, IIL finiErioa is "the Praw of the UesseU thEre may be mars comfort Rmidships, but u/e are the first ta touch Unknowa Seas," ¥ol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. MARCH 30, 1895. No. 356 f LHlii ^lllilil!©Mi (FlL@l§D@T Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfield St., Boston. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; E. C. Ueineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vlce- g resident; Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. lEATTY, Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Bedding and pot plants around Chicago . . . 873 Packing Easter plants (illus ) .... 874 Easter preparations 875 Cost of maintaiuing a small place . . . . .876 Orchids— Orchids for March 876 Palm notes . 877 Mr. Davison's violet house (illus.) . 877 Carnations- -Notes . 87.S — Am. Caruation Society 878 —Carnation Crimson Sport 878 Soot .878 Swainsonas . . 879 Spring show Mass. Hort. Society 879 Abutilon Souvenir de Bonn 879 New York 8S0 Buffalo 880 Chicago 880 Philadelphia 881 "She" 881 Evolution among plants 881 A seedsman's qualifications 882 Slop the leaks 881 Provideuce, R.I 886 The seed trade . . 888 Insuring greenhouses 890 Rochester, N. Y 892 Worcester, Mass 894 Toronto . . 896 Chester county notes 896 St. I,ouis 898 Plainville, Conn. — The greenhouses of Mrs. W. Scott have been sold to Frederick Spencer. MoNTPELiER, Vt. — The greenhouses of H. J. Curtis have been purchased by W. L. Draper of Berlin. New Bedford, Mass.— Lord & Burn- ham have contracted to build a green- house for H. A. Holcomb 16x48. Newcastle, Del. — The greenhouses of Samuel Landers were damaged bv fire to the extent of $1500 on March 21.' Lowell, Mass.— John Chapman, re- cently with E. Sheppard & Son, will open a florists's store on Bridge street April 1. Bethlehem, Pa.— Two greenhouses on the truck farm of H. M. Riehl, with valu- able contents, were destroyed by fire; no insurance. Bedding and Pot Plants Around Chicago Preparations are now actively in prog- ressfor thecomingbeddingseason. Where a business of growing both plants and cut flowers is carried on, and there are many such, we find a bench of violets here and one of carnations or roses there that has already made room for geraniums and other pot plants. From now on until May and June every inch of room counts and will have to be made the most of, so part of the benches given to cut flowers of kinds that have either done their duty already or else won't pay tor the room they occupy, are thrown out. Hotbeds are being prepared for bringing forward a variety of stuff now m the courseof prop- agation. Some ot these are ready to receive the pansies. There is quite a difference of opinion among our local growers asthe best way of growing pansies. Mr. Dresel advo- cates sowing the seed about January 1. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle these are pricked off into flats, and in spring, as soon as hotbeds can be safely managed, the young plants are set out in these and grown to marketable size. Mr. D. claims that plants grown in this way make finer and more shapely plants than those sown in August and wintered over in cold frames; the former giving much more satisfaction, flowering much longer and giving larger and better blooms than the latter, which are apt to draw up tall and lanky and produce much smaller flowers. Mr. S. Pearce also grows his annual stock of many thousands under the same treatment with good results. On the other hand E. Wienhoeber & Co. prefer their plants grown in the fall, and Mr. Gregson, the foreman in the city depart- ment, who has charge of the planting out, is decidedly of opinion that the best results are obtained by this mode of culture. J. P. Kid well also grew his stock in this way last fall, but the foreman informs us that this season's result is not very satis- factory, as many of the plants when un- covered appear in bad shape, but he accounts for this in a measure by the fact that the plants were set in the cold frames too late and were overtaken by the early frosts before being thoroughly rooted in their winter quarters. "Next fall," the foreman tells us, "we shall grow them different; we shall sow the seed broadcast rather thinly in cold frames late in the season so as not to have them too large, and then winter them over in that shape, transplant into hotbeds in spring and grew them into marketable size." Pansies are in good demand for early spring sales; enormous quantities are dis- posed cf every season, but it is only for about two months (May and June) that these can be depended on to give good results. With the advent of July and hot weather the flowers grew small and smaller and generally make way for some- thing else. What strain of pansies sells the best on the market is also a question on which there is a variety of opinion. This of course depends on the fancy of the buyer. Some of these prefer the strain of large flowered varieties such as the Giant Trimardeau, although we have not that variety of coloring in these as in some others. As a rule the buyer is better pleased with fancy colors than extreme large sized flowers; unfortunately the two do not always go together, but take a strain that will produce good medium sized flowers, where in a batch of 50 you will not find two exactly alike, these in the majority of cases will suit the buyer the best. A. Dresel, C. Held, W. Palinsky, S. Pearce,and a numberof others who grow them largely for the wholesale market, give $2.50 per 100 as the price for good plants, although at times good stock is sold at $2, and in large quantities at even less. These are sold at retail at from 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The geranium easily leads the list of bedding plants, and these may be found at the present season in all stages of growth; thousands are still in the sand, while vast numbers are seen growing in 2, 3 and 4- inch pots. Those in 4 inch now will receive another shift into fives and a few into sixes, most of the tall growing varieties being intended for the filling of large vases and stands. The bulk of the stock is sold in 4-inch pots. Very few growers carry over any of their old stock plants, if at all it is more for the reason that a few come in handy where extra large plants are needed for vases, etc. The stock is of course propa- gated in fall and the young rooted cut- tings are tucked away into the smallest possible shape until the proper time arrives for growing them into marketable sizes. How this is done in the vfry best manner we refer the reader to the author of "Seasonable hints" which regularly appear in this paper, in which he fully covers the ground. It is, however, pain- fully apparent that a number of our growers have not been as careful readers of these "hints" as they should be, or at least have given little heed to the subject matter as pertains to the growing of geraniums. "How not to do it" is illus- trated far too frequently in the shape of drawn and lanky specimens, pot-bound and crowded together until the very life is choked out of them. This is some of the stuff that will make its appearanceon the market in due season, destined to grace the bargain counter of some dealer and offered at perhaps 5 cents each, a plant a foot tall in a 3-inch pot. Such stufl does an infinite amount of harm to the trade, as it never can and never does give satisfaction. 874 The American Florist. Mar. JO, As to varieties? Well, here we strike a snag. Some growers, mostly those who grow for the wholesale market, don't pretend to keep named sorts at all, not even trying to keep the colors separate. Mr. Dresel grows large quantities, almost entirely of the semi-double varieties, but • without name. Says Mr. Dresel: "The largest share of my stock is grown for the store trade where the plants are re- tailed singly or in small lots to people who buy a half dozen plants and wantas many varieties, and don't care for solid colors such as are desirable for massing for bedding purposes. I find that double or semi-double are the best for my pur- pose, as the flower will last longer than the single flowered varieties, and this is an important point where you cater to the store trade, as a plant for this pur- pose is valueless unless you can show it with good bloom." Most all of theother growers for the wholesale market report nearly the same. Although the grower may be able to point out certain varieties by name there is no efl'ort made to grow the sorts separate. Plants in 4-inch pots are the standard size. The price of these averages about $8 per 100; extra fine lots will bring $9 to $10, but the bulk is sold at the former figure, which is considered fairly profitable when the stock is grown in large quantities. Those who grow more especially for the bedding trade have to be more careful as to varieties, since large numbers are required in given shades of color. Few of the newer varieties are found among com- mercial growers. Those that are ob- tained, often through the medium of the parks, where any number of cuttings might be had in the fall ot the year for the mere trouble of going alter them, are generally lost as regardsname among the general collection. At Kid well's we find araongothers such sorts as Gen. Grant, Queen of the West, Souvenir de Maynard, Clifton, Ernest Lauth and Bishop Wood. The leading pink variety is old Master Christine, and for white, of which few are sold. La Fav- orite. A few of the fancy leaved varieties are grown, mostly as pot plants. Mme. Salleroi is in good demand for bordering. August Jurgens, who grows for the wholesale market, gives us a few names such as S. A. Nutt, Lfon Simon, Ernest Lauth and Mme. Messenier, which he grows largely. E. Wienhoeber & Co. grow but two varieties. Queen of the West and Atkinson, but moscof the stock that is required for their extensive bed- ding trade is bought from wholesale growers, of such colors as the trade de- mands, the bright scarlets leading all others. The retail price of geraniums in 4-inch pots is $2 per dozen, at which figure the dealer is generally expected to set the plants in the beds or borders. Heliotrope is not greatly in demand as a bedder, but is quite a favorite as a pot plant. When planted out it generally goes into the border where a variety of such other plants as pyrethrums, rose geraniums, lemon verbenas, ageratum, etc. are grown. This class of plants is offered to the trade at about the same price as geraniums, $8 per 100, in 4-inch pots, and at retail will bring $1.50 to $2 per dozen. Fuchsias are in demand only as pot plants, but as such are grown quite ex- tensively. Both single and double sell equally well. The wholesale price of these also, which are generally grown in4-incb, is from $8 to $10 per 100. But dealers who grow for their own retail trade find it profitable to grow a few into 5 and 6- inch, which will sell at retail for from 25 to 50 cents each, extra well grown speci- mens of course bringicgeven better prices. Coleus is grown simply as a bedder, there being little demand for it as a pot plant, as the mealy bug scon renders this plant unfit for an ornament in the house. Comparatively few plants are grown by the wholesale dealers, particularly those who cater to the store trade, as little de- mand exists for them in this line. On the other hand growers for the bedding market are working up quite a stock in anticipation of a good demand which has been increasing year by year. Cannas of the fancy large flowered va- rieties are in constantly growing demand and a grower's list is not complete without them. These have almost entirely super- seded the old varieties that were grown for the foliage; there is practically no de- mand at the present for the latter. One would naturally think that the de- mand for plants suitable for carpet bed- ding would be stimulated by the fine dis- plays made at our public parks. Such, however, does not seem to be the case. Most of the dealers, and those too who cater to the best trade, report the demand for such plants as alternantheras, eche- verias, etc., as extremely light. This may in a measure be accounted for by the fact that the public at large may enjoy these displays at the parks without cost. On the other hand such plants that may be used for bordering a bed of geraniums and such like, as for instance golden pyre- thrum, centaureas and Cineraria mari- tima are sold quite readily. Verbenas and petunias are generally treated as annuals by most of the grow- ers; that is the plants are grown from seed. The former is so much subject to rust if carried through the winter that few growers will bother with it, although the plants grown from cuttines will bloom earlier than seedlings. The de- mand for verbenas seems to have fallen off to some extent, which may in part be accounted for by the fact that a large number of former buyers raise their own stock from seed. Petunias are much the same. There is but a very limited de- mand for the double varieties, most of those sold being cf the single flowered strains. A few growers give some attention to growing such other scedliog annuals as asters, ten week stocks, Centaurea cyanus, marigolds, cockscombs, Phlox Drummondi, etc., for which there is a growing demand. Mr. Kidwell has grown forthe last two seasons some very fine pot plants of cal- ceolaria. The first season these plants sold readily at good prices, but last year the stock went very slow. Of these Mr. K.'s foreman says: "The trouble with these plants appears to be that the buyer apparently gets little satisfaction with his purchase. In the first place a well grown plant is necessarily quite expen- sive, and soon after the plant is taken into the room it is infested with mealy bugs that soon destroy it. Therefore few people that buy it once will want it again. At the present writing this house is starting up some gloxinia bulbs, for which there is a growing demand. We have found nobody in the commercial growing line who has experimented with tuberous rooted begonias, but several are going to give them a trial this season. The pelargonium is coming right to the front as a pot plant and is grown more extensively every year. The plant always gives satisfaction to the buyer, and for that reason isgetting more popular every year. It is grown quite largely for the wholesale market. A. Jurgens has about 5,000 very fine plants, and other growers are into it quite heavily. At wholesale these plants bring from $1.50 to $2 per dozen in 4 inch, and $2 50 to $3 in 5-incb pots. These retail at 25 cents each and upward, a few extra we"l grown plants grown to larger size bringing 75 cents to $1 each. A large amount of stuff is used for win- dow boxes, rustic stands and vases. In connection with the latter quite a number of palms, principally chamjerops and coryphas.and Dracjena indivisa are used. It is for these also that vines and trailing plants are greatly in demand, such as vincas.both the common green and varie- gated, ivys, matirandias, lobelias, etc. Packing Easter Plants. Every plant grower has his own fav- orite method, simple or elaborate, for packing plants for shipment or delivery, which in his opinion is the best system in existence. At such a time as Easter, when an enormous amount of work must be crowded into a brief space of time, ex- pedients simple and rapid, yet thorough and effective, become a first necessity. The methods herewith illustrated are those in use at the establishment of Mr. James Dean, Bay Ridge, N. Y., who is well known as one of the largest and most successful growers of flowering plants for Easter sales in this country. As will be seen the processes are extremely simple, and after a brief experience an employee of ordinary intelligence can put iS93. The American Florist. 875 through a large number of plants in an incredibly short space of time. Figure A represents aHarrisii lily ready for packing, a stake being inserted in the pot and tied up close to the plant. The buds and flowers are first drawn up to- gether and a piece of twisted tissue paper passed around them and knotted, as shown in figure B. Tissue paper is used here fjr tying in preference to string, which would be apt to cut the flowers. A sheet of tissue paper is then wrapped around the bunch of fiowers as in figure C, tied at the base and either twisted or tied at the top, and the plant is ready tor delivery in the city. For shipment to a distance a wrapping of heavier paper covering the whole plant as in figure D is added. With azaleas, hydrangeas, etc., the pro- cess is similar. The azalea shown in figure E looks as it appears in figure F after being tied up close, and after paper- ing as shown in figure G is complete. In figure H is seen a hydrangea also ready for shipment. Araucarias are prepared as indicated in figure I, each tier of branches being tied up separately beginning at the topmost tier and completing the work as shown in figure J, after which a complete wrap- ping of paper is added as with the plants previously noted. It is necessary that the foliage and flowers should be dry be- fore papering, and where a large number are to be packed paper of suitable sizes and strings of necessary lengths should be ready cut. In packing plants for ex- press shipment they should be set upright and a little hay, excelsior or other mate- rial stuiTed around the sides, so as to draw the tops well together. In cold weather a complete envelope of thick paper is provided, to which a covering of cheese cloth is sometimes added, as it is then less likely to be torn. Some growers still adhere to the old method of wrapping each individual flower on a lily in cotton or paper sepa- rately. This Mr. Dean does not regard as necessary, the principal object in view being merely to confine the flowers so as to prevent chafing. One advantage of his simpler method is that the dealers can unpack and expose the flowers with but a second's work, whereas under the old method it took considerable time to un- pack and to dispose of the litter after- wards. A precaution which should always be observed in preparing Easter plants, or in fact any plants, for the market is to properly harden them oflf. As soon as buds are ready to expand, which should be two or three weeks before Easter, the plants should be placed in a cool temper- ature and kept there until wanted. After going through this treatment they will stand better and give much greater satis- faction to customers than if taken direct from the forcing houses. Easter Preparations. The bustle of Easter preparation is now in the air. Wherever we go we are forci- bly reminded of the fact. Call on a grower. his first act will be to usher you into his lily house, where if he has the make up of a true gardener in him, the plants will be all carefully graded as to size, the tallest in the middle of the bed, the shortest on the margin, and then willcometheinquiry "Do you think I can hold them back till Easter?" or ''What do you think is the prospect for my getting them in for Easter?" Ifthe grower bought wisely last sum- mer his lilies are mainly lougiflorums this time, for when Easter is late, as it is this year, longiflorum is thelily par excellence. Then, too, it makes the neatest pot plant; and it is tough in texture and will stand much more knocking about without bruising than will the true Harrisii. This characteristic ability to bearrough hand- ling is more of an item at such a time than would appear at first thought. The plant that will not stand shaking and jarring, that requires a tender touch and a hood of cotton, is lacking in the first requisites of an Easter plant, where time is money and every minute counts. The cost of packing and delivering of some plants amounts to almost as much as the cost of growing them. This free delivery of goods becomes a serious burden upon a florist at such times. This thought calls to mind a big "department store" advertisement of a year ago, in which Easter lilies were offered at about fifcy per cent, less than florists' prices. But there was a big nig- ger in the wood pile, for at the bottom of the advertisement appeared this warning, "Buyers must carry away their own pur- chases. We do not deliver plants." Itis not difficult to imagine the appearance of those Harrisii blossoms on the morning following purchase. But there is a new crop of fools provided for every Easter. Many florists are too careless about the appearance of the plants they send out. A florist who will deliver plants in un- washed and slimy pots forgets the cardi- nal principles of his business. Cleanliness, cleanliness, above all things should be the first consideration. Flowers and filth make a bad combination. If you want your customers to respect you and your business, if you want to hold their trade, aim high, observe neatness in every detail, and insist upon it in your em- ployees. And don't trj^ to do too much. A flo- rist who undertakes to do more than can be done well makes a grave mistake. Customers cannot and will not try to comprehend why their orders are not filled with the same care at Easter as at other times; noexcuses willsufEceifgoods are not delivered on time; and no apolo- gies will atone for misbehavior on the part of extra help hired just for the occa- sion. There is such a thing as having too much to do, and that means a loss every time. Better let "the other fellow" have the surplus. Do not fail to fix up some hyacinths, tulips and daffodils in pans, six, eight or ten to the pan. They are easily handled, and best of all, they are sure to sell. Tie about the stems a piece of satin ribbon of a color corresponding with the flowers, and charge for it. If this does not tempt your customers, nothing will. Antirrhinum majus album.— Spikes of this old but recentlv revived favorite were received from W. K.Wood, West Newton, Mass. It is certainly a very handsome thing; the bold spikes of white flowers, touched with yellow on the lip, form a fine contrast with the clear green stalk, and suggests itself as a fine thing to work into a white and gold table decoration. 87G The Am eric ax Florist. Mar. JO, This seems likely to be a very useful flo- rists' flower, and no doubt will be as great a hit as the swainsona. Cost of Maintaining a Small Place. In the Florist of March 2, under the head of "wages for florists," amongother good points I see the writer says that a man having 10,000 feet of glass 30 years ago had a large place, while to-day ■with the same amount of glass he has a very small place. The following is what I should like to know through the Florist: Can 2 men make their living from three houses each 18x80 feet, which would give about 3200 square feet of benches, one house to be all carnations, one for palms and other decorating plants, one for dif- ferent plants, so as to have plants ready for the trade all the time? The roofs of these houses are about 10 feet high, which would give about 4,800 feet of glass. The expense connected with this small place seems to be almost too great, so it seems to mc! Expense per year would be as follows: Interest on capital and stock 6% $ 800 Wages of 2 men at $10 aweek 1,01-0 Fuel 90 Keeping of horse (shoeing and feeding) 100 Taxes, city and county 105 Rent of stall on market 75 Help, tending above stall $3 per week ISCi Water 25 Bulbs, pots, seed, etc 250 $2,6+1 On these premises, besides the 3 green- houses, are the living house, barn and a lot about 38x100 feet on which to grow all kinds of flowers during the smnmcr. The above to be a retail business. If these houses could be arranged to more advan- tage would be pleased to have suggestions. At the above rate of expense it seems to me that it would be necessary to grow and sell about $1 worth of plants to every square foot of bench in the house, is this possible? Buffalo. The above communication is from my own town, but I have no idea who the inquirer is. Some of the items seem to me quite fair and reasonable, among these, expenses of horse fuel, water, wages, bulbs, pots, seed, etc. Other items I don't agree with at all. These three small houses could certainly be well built com- plete in every respect for $3,000. The interest on that amount would be at 6'/o $180. That would leave in round figures $600 for interest on the real estate invest- ment, which would represent a lot worth $10,000. Now everybody knows that that would be altogether too expensive a lot for such a small amount of glass and the small piece of land adjoining. I pre- sume that the parties makingthis inquiry are the owners of the lot, and it must be in a good part of the city or it would not be so valuable. There are several florists here whose greenhouses are on very valu able property. They are paying some interest and heavy taxes, and large sums for local improvements, and if they were to charge to their cxpcn.se account the amount of 6% on the value of their prop- erty the balance would be considerably on the wrong side. But they don't, they only charge on the expense side what the lot IS worth for such a purpose. Thev knowfull wellthateverv year their land is greatly increasingin value, and ifthey hold on another ten years they will get well ])aid for the loss of interest on the land invest- ment. I believe more florists have be- come comfortably well ofi" (few rich) by the rise in value of their property than by any profits on what they have grown. Every one knows that vou can raise roses, carnations, palms and anything else as well (and even better) on land worth $100 per acre as you can on that worth $30,000 per acre. But if you want to dabble in a general business and deal directly with the public you must be where the public do congregate. If "Buffalo" owns a lot worth $10,000 it mustbein a good locality, and there isno need of that stall on the market. You surely can sell the produce of those houses without either store or stall. About what amount of money can be raised on each square foot of bench sur- face will depend on whaterops you grow, but in the end, when expenses are all figured out, you will find that the profits are about the same supposing the same amount of ability is at work. For in- stance, if a man had 6,000 feet of bench room on cheap land all devoted to carna- tions and he produced 50 cents per foot he would be doing fairly well, for one attentive man with a boy could run the whole business excepting a week or two in spring and fall, while the same amount of bench room devoted to a general busi- ness, such a "mums" in thefall, followed by lilies and Jien bedding plants of all kinds, besides all the flowering and deco- rative plants in season, would require 5 times as much labor and other expenses. Then $1.50, or even more, per square foot would not be too much. To answer "Buffalo" sfiuarely I would say, with the class of business they are doing and their supposed location they certainly ought to produce at least $1 per square fool of bench. Wm. Scott. Orchids for March. March is deemed one of the most prolific flowering months of the year by many growers, and it is no doubt true that the increase of light and heat does stimulate and even concentrate the flowering of very many species during this time. Very many of the East Indian kinds, which would naturally flowersomewhatearlier, have been retarded by more continuous low temperatures than their native ones. Others again are stimulated to flower by water, at a season earlier by a good deal than that of the rains. As a rule there must be no resting after the flowering of eastern orchids. The hot growing season advances in the east much as it does with us, but more constantly and surely. April and May are often the hottest months of the year, and also the period of gentle rains; it is not until nearly June that the deluge of the monsoon rains occur, and continue with an occasional break, for three or four months perhaps. This is the time for the roots of most of these plants to get in the work of absorp- tion — to build for future development. This is a general statement of the case, for there are districts which are dry to a degree, when others are wet, yet, most of the Asiatic orchids follow the sun, and so I imagine do the American ones. But our climate and cultural conditions favor the Asiatics better than the South Americans, and do less violence to their proclivities. ^-E rides HouUetianum begins to form its buds in the autumn, corresponding with the northeast monsoon. It does not flower with us until March, nor com- mence growth until May; then it keeps right on growing and rooting amazingly until its flower buds appear about November. It is rather dingy in color, but remarkably fragrant, and unique (so far as I know) in its mode of growth, which is horizontal, curving upwards at the ends a little like a sickle, under glass. Angrsecum citralum and A. Sanderianum are two dainty orchids, flowering at this season, but of little use to the florist. Coelogyne cristata, and the green flow- ered C. Parishii give good returns in the way of flowers. Cymbidium eburneum also is a most useful orchid, with large fine white flowers, sometimes more or less spotted with color, fragrant, and enduring if care be taken to keep them dry and unbruised. Cypripediums are in plenty, C. Boxallii, chloroneurum, Leeanumand the vaiieties of villosum are piobably as useful to a florist, however, as many others which captivate certain buyers who dearly love to have the dollar sign associated with their name. Dendrobiums are in great force, among the best are albo sanguineum, Brymerianum, ehrysotoxum, Dalhousea- num, densiflorum, Devonianum, lituiflo- rum and its remarkable varieties, Free- manii, nobile and Pierardii, both in many varieties, superbum in varieties, tortiU , and thrysiflorum. The latter species, how- ever, is quite variable in its period of bloom. Several phatenopsis are in good flower at this season, but they are not florists' orchids. Vandas alsosuch asthe Amesiana, the remarkable Cathcartii, suavis and tricolor varieties will be in good flower for those who care to furnish them with room, fuel, and attention. Among cattleyas, Trians still holds the fort, for bigness, and the fair certainty of a paying crop of bloom from an importa- tion. Some of the yellow throated varie- ties of C. marginata are dainty little things, which continue flowering from November until March. The finest varie- ties of these I have seen were sent to the country in a little haphazard parcel some years ago. C. Schilleriana Regnellii varie- ties are also superb if you can flower them. They prefer to grow during win- ter, but often make a spring growth also. The flowering growth is from November to March. The rooting quite irregular in some seasons, but fairly continuous from May to July in others. Chrysis and epidendrums of various kinds flower at this time. So also does Laelia harpo- phylla, and some others of less merit. Lycaste Skinnerii in a number of shades of color is an easily grown, easily propa- gated, useful and cheap orchid. Some of the miltonias are also good, such as can- d da, spectabilis, etc. Odontoglossumsare beautiful no doubt, but I would not sink a year's profits in them if I were you. Some varieties of Peseatorei said to be from Venezuelan territory were among the finest of the crispum breed I have ever seen, and they seemed hardier in constitution too than those from further south, but there, you can never find out anything really definite about those Siuth American orchid stations. The governments don't keep "Faimer IHin's"intheirback woods. O. Roezlii alba is a fine thing, and easy to keep in a waim house. Among occidiums few can surpass sarcodes; it must be fre- quently imported, however, and you are iSgs. The Americax Florist. 877 MR W, R DAVISON'S VIOLET HOUSE, NYACK, N. Y. apt to get pubes in among it at that, it indeed the plants don't bear both species of flowers. How is that, my botanical fiiends? Pilumna i'ragrans is a good lit- tle orchid, and so is Trichopileasuavis. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Palm Notes. The season of active growth for most plants of this very useful family has now begun, though the time for its beginning varies considerably with the different species, and also in accordance with the conditions under which the plants are grown. For while the usual list of trade palms do not require absolutely exact conditions of temperature, light, and moisture in order to obtain reasonably good results, yet it is quite evident that where a few dozens of assorted palms are grown in company with ageneral assort- ment of retail florists' stock, the condi- tions are not just as favorable for their best development as when an entire house can be devoted to this line. It will also be understood that when speaking of the lack of growth in palms during winter, it will only mean in a comparative sense, for most young palms can be induced to grow some what even in the dullest season , though the forcing of growth at that time cannot be highly commended. Young latanias are, however, somewhat ob- durate in this respect, and when forced too muc'.i will become very spindly and weak, and later in the season will form quite a contrast to those that have had a reasonable rest during the winter, and followed by proper encouragement to grow in the shape of a shift and liberal treatment during the summer. In fact in the experience of the writer, there seems to be little or nothing gained by potting Latania borbonica between November 1 and February 1, and quite a little risk to be taken in the possibility of overwater- ing and consequent souring of the soil. The same rule applies to Arecalutescens, which is if anything more tender about the roots than the latania, but kentias, Seaforthia elegans, and phoenix of the stronger growing species, if much pot- bound, may be shifted during the winter to advantage, for either of these when allowed to get yellow from starvation takes a considerable time to recover its proper color. Cocos Weddeliana being a rather light rooting species does not need a large pot at anytime, but will preserve its deep color much better when given a light shading even in the winter, and also requires thorough syringing to prevent red spider from getting a foothold, for once established on a cocos this little pest is very hard to dislodge and will soon play havoc with the foliage. This species also does not enjoy repotting in the win- ter, its root action being rather slow at that period. Rhapis flabelliformis and R. humilis, both of which are admirable house plants, the first named being almost as tough as an aspidistra, do not make much prog- ress during the winter, and in fact are not rapid growers at any time, and in addition to this it is an unfortunate fact that we have to depend on division of the growths of these palms in order to increase the stock. This process being too slow for the average American florisc almost the entire stock of rhapis are im- ported, and these various difficulties naturally tend to keep the price of good specimens rather above the popular level. Kentia Canterburyana is among the handsomest and most serviceable of its genus when well-grown, but this also has the fault of extremely slow growth, and consequently is not likely to become a popular palm, for to be a paying plantto grow K. Canterburyana should bring treble the price of K. Forsteriana. Ken- tia McArthurii had a small boom a few years ago, but isseldom seen now, though a meritorious species, and of reasonably rapid growth. It is a pinnate leaved species, with gracefully arched leaves, the tips of which are rather blunt and toothed, bright green in color with the under side much lighter. Warm house treatment, such as would be suitable for Areca lutescens, is most satisfactory for Kentia McArthurii, and an abundance of water is one of the requisites to success in its culture. The new crop of palm seeds will now begin to arrive, Cocos Weddeliana being among the first to appear, and it may be well to repeat theinjunction thatimmedi- ate sowing is the best method to adopt 878 The American Florist. Mar JO, for these seeds, and that it is always ad- visable to give them a little bottom heat to assist germination. For the benefit of beginners in this line of work it may also be remarked that a variation in the size of seeds of Cocos Weddeliana as received from the seedsman need not cause any alarm, for such aconditiondoesnotprove any foreign admixture among the seeds, the nuts of this cocos varying from the size of a pea up to three quarters of an inch in diameter. The period of germina- tion also varies considerably with cocos, in some instances being only about a month, while in others it may occupy three or four times as long. W. H. Taplin. Carnation Notes. I have received several inquiries from intending builders during the past week as to the best style of house for carna- tions. If I were to put up a new house it would be exactly like the last one built for the F. R. Pierson Co. at their Scar- borough place. This in my opinion is an ideal rose house, which means that it is an ideal carnation house. But in making this statement I do not wish it to be understood that I condemn the short span to the south or the full span, or the house running north and south, or a house made of small light sash, for I am a firm believer in the old saying that "It lies more with the man than with the house." One grower asks me if it is ad- visable to connect three houses. To him I would say, no. I have had experience in this matter and I do not like it; better have ten feet between the houses, and twenty feet is better still. Pierson 'slatest house has no plate on the south side, nothing but a one inch angle iron, there- fore the south bench is as good as any in the house. The glass on the roof runs over the edge, and glass on south side butts up under tberoof glass, very simple. Paul Pierson had hard work to convince the builders that the required strength could be obtained in building on this line, but Paul was right, and he has the most complete and best arranged house for roses or carnations which I have ever seen. Of course this house is expensive, as it is what is termed an iron house. Now to any who intend building two or more houses I would simply say that the best way to get points on building is to go and see this house or one built on the same plan. As to heating, I am using steam, but this does not mean that it is the best; for a small place hot water is preferable, as it does not require the at- tention that steam does. If I should adopt hot water I would get a hoiizontal tubular steel boilerand use two-inch pipes —hot water under pressure. Uncle John again to front! so many would say if they could walk into the house filled with this variety that I saw yesterdav. It has rust on it, has had it all winter, quite bad too, but grand flow- ers are now being cut, and I find that quite a number of growers who threw out Uncle John in the late fall because of the rust, and who have seen other lots that have been bearing well all winter, are now kicking themselves for their mis- take, I did it along with the rest, and what few plants were left don't show a particle of rust now and are doing well. Try it again. Alaska did not get a certificate at Bos- ton, but as I saw it at Chitty's the other day it was fine. Nicholson, Fisher and I thought enough of it to bring some cut- tings away with us. Somehow it seems to make but a medium size plant, but we noticed that plants that would be called small had eleven to fifteen stems where flowers had been, and the foreman for Chitty did not dare tell us how many had been cut from the larger plants — said we would not believe him. I believe Alaska is all right. There will be a host of new ones next year. Dailledouze Bros, have got one, another pink, light color, fine form and such a keepei ! ten days in my office, then I threw it out because it wasn't mine. The shade of this pink is peculiar; when fresh it might be termed flesh color; it is different from any pink yet on the mar- ket, and will be given a good trial next winter and that will tell the story, for if it is a good bloomer and sells well it is all right, as the stem, form and make-up of the flower are all that could be asked. One month more and we will begin planting outside; in beds for hand culti- vation or in rows two to three feet apart and let a horse do mostof the work? that is the question. I planted last year and have always planted in the latter way; this year I shall try both, so that if we have a dry season the windmill can be kept busy flooding the beds. The past two seasons have been very dry here, and the plants have suffered in consequence. I don't intend to have Mr. Drouth get hold of mj' stock again. Charles H. Allen. American Carnation Society. The American Carnation Society has addressed the following letter to all the Florist Clubs whose addresses it could secure: It was proposed at the last meeting of the Amer- icau Carnatiou Society held at Boston, February 21 and 22, 1895, that the laisers of seedlings and disseminators of novelties, when they believe Ihej' have secured one or more varieties of meiit and worthy of distribution, be requested to forward not less than twelve plants ot each variety to some of the most expert and reliable growers in differ- ent parts of America, and that each Florists' or Gardeners' Club be invited to appoint a commit- tee of three, to be composed of two growers and one retailer. These plants to be examined at in- tervals during the season, and said committee also be requested lo inspect on invitation any new vari- eties originating and growing in the vicinity where a club is in operation. Thiscommittee to make a full report concerning the soil, position and style of house in which they may be growing, night and day temperature, and in fact, all points of interest which are likely to be of benefit to the trade at large. Said report to be read at the next annual meeting of the American Carnation Society. Any club who has not received one is requested to communicate with Mr. Albert M. Herr, secretary pro. tern., Lancaster, Pa. the paper a standard chart of colors, pre- pared expressly for florists' use by Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews. It hopes to have the matter ready for the convention num- ber next August. We anticipate that this chart will do much to establish uniform- ity in color descriptions. Carnation Crimson Sport. In a recent issue of the Florist Mr. Allen questions the propriety ot calling "Crimson Sport" by that name, stating that it is a "maroon." It is e ften diffi- cult to exactly determine the color of a fl jwer unless it is com pared by some stan- dard. We have Brainard & Armstrong's standard colors, and by this guide it cer- tainly is not maroon, crimson being the nearest we can get to it. J. L. Dillon. The American Florist is planning to present to the trade as a supplement to Seedling carnations seem plentiful, but improvements still continue. We recently received two new varieties from R. Witterstaetter, Sedamsville, O. One was a clear yellow, faintly marked with pale carmine at the edge. It was a large flower, coarsely fringed and extremely double, high built in the center. We were strongly impressed by this; it was dis- tinct and promising. The other was flesh pink, delicate yet full of life, the flower smooth edged and even in shape. This was also very full and high built; both were robust in stem and growth. We believe neither are yet named. Some seedling carnations recently re- ceived from Hopp & Lemke, East Grand Rapids, Mich., were remarkable both for size and beauty of color. Among them was the beautiful red recently mentioned in the Chicago market reports, which for size and brilliance excels any other now coming into our market. It is not a scarlet, but an intense red, and the eager- ness with which it is purchased speaks well for its commercial value. We believe it is as yet unnamed. Soot. In the last issue of the Florist our friend Scott answers "Subscriber's" question as to whether soot used as a liquid is of any benefit to carnationsor other bloom- ing plants. I have had fifteen years' ex- perierce with soot as a fertilizer, and have used it in large cjuantities on a very large range of plants, both dissolved and in the dry state mixed with the soil. For most plants I prefer to have the soot mixed with the soil; as to how much would be beneficial to any plants would depend largely on the condition of your soil and the color of the flower of the plant to which you wish to apply it. A plant with a scarlet or white flower will absorb a large quantity, while some va- rieties of pink will stand but very little. Fourteen years ago I had two houses of carnations which I treated to a very lib- eral mixture of soot in the soil (about one-seventh part of soot). This does not include the large amount of soil taken up with the plants, which had large balls. Two such productive houses I have never seen before or since. I had at that time quite a large number of varieties in the .two houses. All but two were greatly benefited by the soot treatment. The two exceptions were both pink; one of them Chas. Sumner, the other one that I grew for a dtzen years or more, which was af.erwards called Chas. Sumner by parties who never saw the two together. The growth that these plants made was phenomenal, and the colcr put on them by the soot wonderful. Chas. Sumner had the appearanceof having been dipped in a solution of pulverized bricks; the color was changed from a very pleasing shade of pink to a mixture of light and brick red. The other pink variety was changed to a clear brick red. Neither one would sell. I tried the effect of soot on a lot of carnations last year. Daybreak is the only pink variety that was benefited by this treat- ment. No one would ever know the Wm. Scott carnation after being treated to a liberal dose of soot. I would advise every one intending to use soot on pink carna- i8g5' The American Florist. 879 tions (except Daybreak) to go slow till you see what effect it produces on the color. I have tried the method of dis- solving soot by putting it in a sack and putting the sack in a barrel of water; after letting stand a day or two I found the soot as dry as ever. My method is to take about two-thirds of a barrel of soot, then get a water pail full of fresh lime, put it in the bottom of the barrel, then pour in about ten gallons of hot water. This will about fill the barrel. Cover the top of the barrel with several thicknesses of old sacks, let it stand till cold, then fill the barrel with water. Use two pails of this mixture to a barrel of water. J. T. Anthony. Swainsonas. Young plants of this now popular plant will give you more bloom if grown in medium sized pots; when planted out in a bench, especially if allowed a rather deep soil, they will at first grow too rank and produce their flowers very sparingly while in pots, with roots confined, they make harder wood and bloom more freely. After the first year's growth in pots the plants will be fit to be planted in benches or even in solid beds, where they can have plenty of head room, and will there pro- duce flowers more abundantly than the first season. They may be left in the same beds for some years and will im- prove by age, all they require is an occa- sional top dressing when the soil is ex- hausted and a severe pruning once in a year. Before pruning be sure that the bed is dried ofi.and let the young growth be well started before giving any water. As growth gets stronger apply more moisture, and in six or eight weeks the first flowers will show up and continue to come for many months. Swainsonas require a very light position to do their best, and absolutely refuse to bloom in a darker corner. I have noticed a number of places lately where the owners have experimented on a small scale with them, planted on a side bench, which was rather shaded, and the result was disappoint- ment; had they allowed them an end bench in a rose house with no obstruction of light the bed would have been a success. While in Europe a few summers ago in one of the watering places I noticed a frame about 200 feet long, all planted with old stocks of white and rose colored swainsona that had evidently not been disturbed for some years, and on inquiry found that in late fall, after hard frost had cut down the plants some, the whole frame would be filled with dry leaves to the depth of 12 or 15 inches and then boards or shutters laid over the whole frame to keep snow and water out. In spring, after uncovering, the plants would be cut down to the ground and soon growth would begin. I think for many localities this' plan would be successful in this country, and especially would it be desirable in establishments where quan- tities of such flowers are wanted during summer or fall months, for these plants do not stop blooming until severe frost. It was at that time I purchased plants of both the rose and the white variety, and have grown them ever since, but as we only have a local trade never grew them in quantity. The colored variety we found to be more free in producing its flowers, the plant being shorter jointed and more compact in growth. The indi- vidual flowers are a trifle smaller than the white, but desirable in every respect. We also found that cuttings of it will root more freely than the white. Rochester, N. Y. J. B. Keller. Spring Exhibition of the Mass. Horticult- ural Society. The spring exhibition, which was held on March 25-28, was in some respects a notable one. The display of tulips and hyacinths at these spring shows has been decreasing in extent each year. Azaleas, a few years ago, formed a leading feature of the display, but these too have cometo occupy a minor place. There was no vacant space, however, for the hall was well filled with displays more promiscu- ous in character and possibly more inter- esting to the average visitor. Cut blooms of roses and carnations were on this occasion in larger quantity than for some time past, there were more contributors, and a distinct advance in quality was noted in carnations particu- larly. Cyclamens occupied a prominent place and cinerarias were uniformly excel- lent. The arrangement of the exhibits was exceedingly effective, the bold mass- ing of dazzling colors making a picture brilliant in the extreme. Well grown hyacinths and tulips of the leading varieties in pots and pans were shown by D. F. Roy, gardener to E. S. Converse, Kenneth Finlayson, gardener to Dr. C. G. Weld, and Chas. J. Dawson, gardener at the Bussey Institution. The leading feature, however, in the bulbous section was the collection of fancy nar- cissi in the general display of W. S. Ewell & Son. It is several years since a group of these so excellent has been seen here. Lily of the valley was also well shown by Thos. Butterworth, grower for C. J. Power. The cyclamens made a sensation. They were shown by Geo. M. Anderson, Dr. C. G. Weld and John Barr, Mrs. B. P. Cheeney's gardener, and in the whole lot there was not one that might be called even an ordinary plant. Mrs. Cheeney's plants, of which there were about forty in 10 inch pots, were remarkably regular and showed a widediversity incolor. Mr. Anderson's, too, were large specimens more heavily bloomed than those from Mrs. Cheeney, but less uniform in size. Mr. Finlayson's were smaller plants but well nigh perfect in form and in abund- ance of bloom. Enormous cinerarias were also shown in brilliant array by these ex- these exhibitors and by John L. Gardner and James Garthlev. Hardy primroses were shown by several parties, but with the exception of those from J, L. Gardner there were none that equalled former dis- plays of these favorite plants. Dr. Weld's auriculas were of a quality not seen here since the palmy days when David Allan used to set the pace. Tritonias of unu- sual excellence were also in Dr. Weld's group. One of the most comprehensive exhibits was that shown by the Bussey Institu- tion. There were philadelphus, lilacs, rhododendrons, kalmias, spir^as, for- sythias, viburnums, Indian, mollis, and Ghent azaleas, ericas, ranunculuses, longi- florum lilies, polyanthuses and bulbous stock in great profusion. Three plants of Primula obconica from David Nevins were pronounced the finest ever seen here. There were two magnificent stands of orchids. One from Wm. Robinson, gar- dener to Mrs. F. L. Ames, was especially rich in Odontoglossum crispums in rarest forms, masdevalleas, cattleyas and mil- t'oniopsis and could not be duplicated elsewhere in thiscountrv. Oneof the gems here was Cypripedium Rothschildsianum bearing three spikes of three blooms each. The display from John L. Gardener's comprised a fine collection beautifully arranged, in which dendrobiums in variety and coelogynes predominated. Edward Butler again demonstrated his ability by staging a specimen Dendro- biums nobile bearing over nine hundred expanded flowers. There were several other smaller groups, among which was a collection of rare dendrobiums from David Allan, RoUison's variety of D. nobile nobilius shining out resplendent. Ouvirandra fecestralis from E. S. Con- verse was domiciled in a tank at one end of the hall, but this once prime attraction has apparently lost its potency and re- ceived but little attention. Arranged with great taste in the centre of the lower hall was a miniature forest of specimen acacias, genistas, chorozemas , boronias, eriostemons, diosmasand pvra- midal azaleas, contributed bv N. T. Kid- der, J. L. Gardner. Dr. Weld and Edw. Butler, the central figure of which was a ten footstandard Acacia pubescens with a broad symmetrical head forming a perfect fountain of yellow bloom. Taking a look at the cut flower depart- ment we find a big exhibit of superb hybrid perpetual roses from David Nevins; from James Comley an extensive collec- tion of hybrid perpetual and a promiscu- ous lot of choice bloom, including a clematis from seed collected by him in Japan, a very rapid grower said to be hardy, and bearing a profusion of white flowers of medium size; from W. H. Elliott, C. V. Whitten, J. P. Spaulding, Thos. Aleade and the F. R. Pierson Co., Bride, Mermet, Bridesmaid, Meteor and Kais- erin Augusta roses with stems both stout and long; from the F. R. Pierson Co., a group ot cannas, includingtwo handsome seedlings named F. R. Pierson and Sun- shine; from H. S. Rand, D. Nevins, N. T. Kidder and others, violets of finest quality; from the Harvard Botanic Gar- den an interesting collection of sarracenia blooms; from R. S. Fay, fancy pansies of unsurpassed size, form and color, and from W. H. Elliott a graceful festooning of Asparagus plumosus over the stage. The carnation men were out in force and made amostcreditable showing of all the standard market varieties. The principal contributors were Wm. Nicholson, Jos. H. White, F.O.Blake, Mrs. E.M Gill,Sewall Fisher, and A. H. Fewkes. The specialties ■were a lovely pink seedling from J. H. White, whiteseedling and enormous Hec- tors from Wm. Nicholson, and the new white Crystal, for which Sewall Fisher was awarded a certificate of merit. List of prizes awarded will appear in our next week's issue. Prominent visitors to the exhibition were Louis Menand, Albany, J. S. Taplin, New York, J. F. Huss, Lenox, E.O.Orpet, Lancaster, and A. Ingram, London. Mr. F. L. Harris of Wellesley was greatly missed, he being confined to his home by an attack of grip. Mr. Wm. E. Doyle will address the Gardeners' and Florists' Club at its next meeting, Tuesday evening, April 2. Abutilon Souvenir de Bonn. This is of German origin, and the proper name is Andenken an Bonn, but we have it here under the first mentioned name, and I suppose it will stick to it. We have grown it for three years now, and can recommend it in every respect. It is better as a pot plant than any other abutilon, growing more compact and bushy, and may be used as a foliage or a flowering plant. When planted out on the lawn it resembles a dwarf variegated maple, and produces a splendid effect when mixed in with subtropical plants, either in a border or in beds. The plant is good all around. As a decorative plant in pots 880 The American Florist. Mar. JO, for fall and winter decoration, I think it will be used extensively, especially at Christmas and New Years. We can grow them to any required size in one season, merely by constantliberalrepottingwhen required for the larger specimens, or by keeping them in smaller pots for the dwarfer plants. The habit of the plant naturally is very branchy, and by a little judicious pinching in summer we may have perfectly compact round plants, but if left alone and allowed plenty of room all around a perfect pyramid will surely be the result. Takesraall plants anytime in June and July and plant at once into 6-inch pots, sinking the pots in the open ground to the rim, allowing plenty of space between each for the tops to de- velop, part of the plants may be pinched back if some short, compact plants are wanted. In a short time the pots will be filled with roots and an occasional dose of manure water will then be beneficial. About September 1, they may be potted into 7 or 8-inch pots, and placed in a cool airy house until they are sold. About potting such small plants into 6-inch pots at once, I had a good many controversies with florists, who think it is against the rule. Certainly it would be against the rule if it was done in the houses in fall or winter, when room is scarce and when plants grow but slowly, but I consider it an advantage for out- door culture, for so-called softstufl in sum- mer, when eveiy part of a plant is in full action. If nothing else is gained wesurely save the labor of several repottings and the replunging and handling over the pots a few more times, and I find that many soft plants will do better for us when treated in the beginning of summer to a liberal repotting than the same stock would do if only an ordinary shift, accord- ing to the so-called rules, was allowed them, even if repeated at exactly theright time, for the plant will be disturbed more or less at every repotting no matter how carefully the operation may be performed. This however is only a personal fancy, and it may be leit to everybody as he thinks best; it you prefer to repot from size to to size, well and good, but you will not in my opinion gain anvthing by it. Rochester, N. Y. J.' B. Keller. New York. There is at present an enormous over- supply of cut flowers in thismarket. This applies to roses especially, which are be- ing heaped in by wagon loads from all the rose producing districts, and includes the high class American Beauties and hybrids, as well as those of more humble type. Some idea of the abundance ot roses may he formed from the fact that from one town alone, Madison, N. J,, there were shipped to New York wholesalers on Monday no less than 184 boxes of roses. The buyers, from the proudest store down to the humblest peddler, all seem to be actuated by one impulse just now, and that is to make life a burden to the w hole- saler by hammering to pieces the prices which had already been hammered out of all reason. Between the tormenting by the growers in the fall and the buyers in the spring it is a wonder that the poor wholesaler has any lifeleft in him. Over at James Dean's the usual prepar- ations are being made for a big Easter business. As compared with last year the most noticeable point is the small pro- portion of genistas being grown. Lilies have not proved as satisfactory for Mr. Dean as in former years, for he got more than his fair share of diseased stock. He estimates that he lost not far from 40 per cent, of his bulbs from this cause, and it is not surprising that he is outspoken in his wrath. Who wouldn't be, under the same circumstances? He will have some magnificent ericas and rhododen- drons in for Easter, and among the novel- ties being grown for this market for the first time are a quantity of neat little plants of Boronia heterophylla covered with their pink blooms, also a nice lot of Bougainvillea Sanderiana. It is about settled that Mr. Dean will have to move this year, as the route of the new shore drive-way lies directly through his estab- lishment. A training school in practical horticult- ture for deaf mutes is to be established under the auspices of the New York insti- tution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. It is said that a well equipped set of small greenhouses covering a space 60 by 142 is to be erected for this purpose by the Lord & Burnham Co. at 165th street and Fort Washington avenue. George Stumpp's new retail store op- posite the 5th avenue and 57th street entrance to Central Park is at last ready for occupancy, after many vexatious delays caused by strikes in the building trades. The store is a magnificent one, but as George has expressed his intention of having a grand opening within a few days a detailed account of the establish- ment is deferred until that time. J. K. Allen, who has been in business on 24th street for a number of years, as a wholesale commission dealer, has joined the procession, and taken a commodious store at 57 West 28th street, where he will open business about April first. As we have remarked before, 28th street is "getting there" rapidly. Buffalo. A few beautiful spring days have made us all feel better, and like other hibernat- ing animals the poor florist is feeling quite frisky when the thermometer goes up to 40° in the shade. How varied and perplexing are our individual interests, all in the same individual too. You walk into a house and look at a lot of azaleas almost in full bloom. Will they keep? Yes, if we have dull weather. Then you strut into a house filled with lilies. They look backward, hardly be in unless we get bright warm weather, and then you begin to think about the azaleas, and then it dawns on you that you don't know much, and that invariable tired feeling comes over the whole business. Such is the experience of many of us at the pres- ent time. I am going to have a look at the different establishments this week, and can then report how they look. Flowers are quite plentiful now, yet not in any such quantity that many are go- ing to waste. The bright days of late have helped roses greatly. Palmer & Son are cuttinga heavy cropof short stemmed American Beauties just now and selling them at very popular prices. A walk through the model private establishment of Mr. G. H. Lewis, where Mr. Fitzgerald is gardener, revealed to us a well kept place, everything in order and thriving, and considering the time this fine range was completed (October last) remarkably well advanced. We hear that Mr. Lewis contemplates the erection of a grand con- servatory very close to his residence. We trust it will materialize, for that is what is sadly lacking in our progressive city. The more thoroughly well kept private places there are the more will the love and education in flowers be spread among the community. A sad incident of the week for some of the frivolously inclined was the two days' visit of Peter Crowe of Utica. He seemed to have no particular business except to show some of the would-be bowlers how to bowl; 56 inches around the chest. No. 9 hat. No. 11 shoe, and tips the scales at 298 pounds. He is truly a wonderful man, but with all his marvellous physical advantages "poodles" are the result of his efforts on the alleys. We were busy moving lilies all the time he was here, but we could hear the noise of the roll-call here in July. We are willing to give him a few lessons on the curves. W. S. Chicago. Stock is decidedly more plenty, and although as yet no actual glut may be said to exist still the supply in some lines is more than can be disposed of in the regular channels of trade. As a conse- quence the fakir, as well as a number of department stores in this and other cities, are once more coming to the front. Some of these are quite heavy buyers and as a rule clean out a lot of stuff not otherwise salable. 01 course underthese conditions theie is more or less cutting of prices, which latter have on the whole been bet- ter sustained than might be expected. The regular quotations on first interest in greenhouse; no better location anywhere: none In twenty miles In any direction; a town of 2,()(XI Inhabitants; there are several hundred dollars' worth shipped in every season. Address S. W. cox. Bement. Piatt Co.. III. WANTED On halves immediately, married man, with Hpei'lal practical knowledge of mushrooms, tomatoes. Imi aiul cold graperies, forcing and propa- gating flowers, especially carnations, violets, bulns. adlanium; established six years, best trade, constantly Increasing: ship direct from houses; telephone con- nection; plant handy, complete; fuel to door by rail. Dr. Alfred E. Baker. West Chester. Pa. FOK SALE— Four greenhouses, six thousand feet glass, one block and six roomed cottage, well stocked In good lively town; will sell clieap on account of health. J. J. Schtmacher. Sioux Falls. So. Dak. FOR SALE— On time or rent; 4 greenhouses, boiler, natural gas. targe lot 12i^txlS;t feel; nice .vroom house almost in center of Indianapolis. A splendid ciiance for the right man. Address Joseph Becker. 401 North Delaware St., Indianapolis. Ind. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. p. Gormley offers his florist and nursery business for sale.or would let for a term, consisting ot about 8.000 feet of glass and about 2 acres of land.ijDilft front on street. electric ears pass every 15m*nutes: a chance of a llle- tlme: established 2,'» years; all in thorougli condition; there Is a foriune in the place: good reasons for sell- ing. Address P. Gormley, 2(:0 Main St.. Worcester. Mass. FOR RENT OR SALE. Nine greeniionses, 20.0U0 feetof glass, steam and hot water heal: large dwelling, good stable. 5 acres or more of land; full stock of young plants; good will of well established business; presentowner leaves on account of III health. Tlie above located at Attica. Wyoming Co., New York. For lurther particulars address owner, F. C. STEVENS, 1415 G St., Washington, D. C. Four greenhouses ISxS^'j. one propagating house 8x;>5. all heated by Uitciilngs", and fliied with Koses. Carna- tions. Violets, etc.: a large supply of bedding and veg- etable plants for spring trade: ir>,ii(Hi ri;)uted Carna- tions, roses, etc. One cold house 8x4.5. large \'iolet pit. over H.IU sashes, several frames, po's. farm and garden tools. 2 flne horses, several wagons, 1 cow. large hoiise, barn, sheds, chicken house etc.; 15 acres good ground, well stocked with fruit; living stream supplies houses by means of hot air pump; 2U miles from New York nnd o minutes' walk from depot, school, churches, stores and postotfice. Greenhouses all new; cause of selling having another place. Address J AV, care Am. Florist. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tl^e place consists of 48 lots or 2!»t) feet fronton Belmont Ave. by 7tW ft, deep, ;i cottages, two two-story frame houses. 22 greenhouses from U'O to 200 feet In length and from 12 to 20 feet in width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can also be divided. 24 lots with the greenhouses on It, and 24 lots with the other Improvements on It. The place Is In good order, and a large stock is on hand ; is one of the largest of the kind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a ourpora tlon; and as 1 wish to retire from business. It can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a long lease can be given. ISelinont and Western Aves., ('liicapo. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. 810.00 $75.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim.scariet 10.00 75,00 STORM KING, show white ... . 10.00 75.00 Keady April 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.08 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink .3 00 2.5.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. E. M. BigelovF, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink {an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; Elma O'Farrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each. »5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Keady March 1st, 1896. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz.. 88.00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON, Mention American Florist. DON'T FORGET That we are the headquarters for Coleus, and the originators of the Goldeu Queen Coleus, the only all round good yellow coleus. PerlOOPerlOOO Golden Queen & C. Verschaffeltii, rooted cuttings $ .75 $ 6 00 Coleus In variety 60 5.00 (Jeranlum Mrae. Salleroi 1.25 10.00 Geranium, Rose 1.75 Feverfew 1.25 10.00 Ageratume, blue and white Tom Thumb.. .75 Salvias 1.00 Heliotrope, four varieties l.OU Petunias. Dreer's strain 1.50 VIncas. variegated and green 1.50 Alternantheras 50 Cash must accompany all orders. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY. N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties SOc. per lOU; J7.00perl000 Heliotropes. Fuchsias and Mums per doz. 20c New Giant Alyssum and IjOpezla " 20c Cuphea Llavse and Cigar Plant " 20c Salvias and Marguerite " 20c Mexican Primroses and Ageratum " 20c Coleus perl0075c " 12c Postage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send for catalogue. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List, p. O. Bo.v 236. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. Carnations and Violets. Well Rooteil Cuttings and perfectly healtby: If they are not you can ship them back and have your money returned. per 11X1. per lOtlO. LIZZIE McGOWAN *1.25 JIO.OO FOltTIA 1.35 lU.OO L/VDV CAMPBELL VIOLETS, rooted runners 1.36 10.00 CASH WITH ORDEIl. PETER BROWN, Florist, Lancaster, Pa. Prices Greatly Reduced. GAPE COD PINK POND LILY. For price lists, Plants and Cut Flowers address the original cultivators, CHIPMAN BROS., S.VNDWini, (C'ap«- Cod), MASS. EASTER CARNATION. Klne large bushy plants nlled with buds iind blooms. Mctiowan, Silver Spray, Daybreak. Nellie Lewis and Gartlelds $Vi: second size $10 per IIXI. Also same varieties tine for early spring blooming; mostly tilled wltii buds now, at S\S per lOO plants. All orders receive prompt attention. Address «EO. STAFFLINUEK. Florist. Sprlngvllle, N. Y. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 884 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Stop the Leaks. In the present condition of the florist trade, when from various causes net profits are cut down to a very small margin, a strict watch over the smallest details of business becomes a necessity. The free and easy methods which pre- vailed a few years ago, before customers learned to be critical and before over-pro- duction and sharp competition began to make themselves felt, are no longer safe. In the greenhouses every square foot of bench room must be kept constantly at work and made to yield its percentage of profit, and here the possible margin is so narrow that he who undertakes to run his business in a haphazard way without sharp scrutiny of every item of outlay, and close calculation of comparative re- sults from different varieties under culti- vation, will be apt to wake up some morning and find himself face to face with an insurmountable balance on the wrong side of his books. This applies as well to the retailer who depends exclusively upon his store trade. Rent, help, lighting and the thousand and one smaller items which have always gone to make up the appalling total of store expenses are now increased by the many luxuriant accessories which modern methods impose, not to mention the mischief worked by the ubiquitous street peddler. It is all important then that every expense be closely guarded, and wasteful methods avoided. In a business which deals in perishable commodities there is bound to be more or less unavoidable lossconstantlygoing on. It is impossible for the producer or the dealer in such goods as these to so handle his stock that none goes to loss on his hands, but it is possible to reduce this drain very materially by close at- tention. It has been asserted that the loss from avoidable waste in some estab- lishments amounts to nearly or quite as much as the rent, and there is little question of the correctness of this as- sumption. Empty room in the green- house or space that is unremunerative on account of the condition of the stock oc- cupying it, but which comes in for its full share of the cost of heating, wasteful handling of coal, defective methods in the care of stock after it has been cut, these all make sad inroads on the surplus. But how about the store? Here the carelessness or pure cussedness of em- ployees is responsible for many a leak. Try the experiment of turning over the rubbish box some morning before it is carted away, and see what you will find. Whole handfuls of flowers thrown away to save the trouble of picking over, bunches of stemming wire which have been allowed to lie in the water and get rusty, tangles of snarled twine and enough good paper for a whole day's needs, wire designs that have been walked on, paper boxes that have been sat upon, broken vases and pots, and do not be surprised should you light upon that missing pair of shears or Scollay sprinkler. Extravagance in making up designs is another big item in the profit and loss account. A large proportion of this work as executed by the average florist is over-crowded, and far more stock is used up than is necessary. There is no qualifi- cation moretobedesired in design-making than the ability to produce the maximum effect from the minimum quantity of ma- terial, and where there is any large quantity of such work constantly going on an artistic workman can easily save the difference in salary over one that is incompetent and wasteful. There is such a thing as having too much business. Orders for very large decorations are un- certain as to profit, the chances for waste in handling stock by inexperienced extra help added to the impossibility of giving personal attention to every detail make such jobs of doubtful advantage. It is safest to limit one's business to what can be done welland personally watched, and remember the old proverb that "A penny saved is a penny earned." FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now, fine plants. Sil.OO each; HIO.OO per dozen. Also 600 for Easter. Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS. P.O. IJOXTS, COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. Y. WHOLESALE GROWER OF Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums and Cannas. All of which are now ready. SUMMIT. NEW JERSEY. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. 4®^Send for price list. ELLiS, Norfolk Co.. MASS. When writing mention the American Florist. 50,000 Now Ready. The best marketing variety ever Introduced; comes Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots. $1.5U per doz., $8.50 per 100. BKGOMA <)U>i», from 2L,.-ln, pots. Jii per 100. GERANIUMS, Marshal 'McMahon. Happy Thought, Silver Cord, strong plants, from 'J-ln.. |i.25perl00. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN I. NEFF, Florist, 4010 Butler Street. Pittsburgh, Pa. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. EXTRA FINE REX BEGGNlflS. Per ICO Stroug^ plants, 2J^-inch pots, assorted . . 81.00 Strong plants, ^i^^-inch pots, assorted . . 5.00 Also Immense line of Roses. Carnations and a gen- eral slock. Send for quotations. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. The Jennings strain of Larue Flowering and Fancy T^ansles In imd and bloom, ready April Ist. The Finest Strain Is wliat every Florist wants. Plants grown In (.-nld frames. Arm and stocky, by express, per 100, a^^.OO: J15.00 per 1000. Small plants, prepaid by mall. GO cents per hundred. All colors mixed. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale r:iiisy (Jrower, Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPOR f, CONN. GEO. H. CUANULEE. H. C. CHANDLEE. ATENTC P ■ Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. I CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE,! M Patents and Patent Causes. ^^^ Electrical and Mechanical Experts. Polark ISuildlng, Atlantir HuUding, VORK, i'A. W'ASniMiTOX, I).C. 20.000 ROOTED ROSE CUTTINGS. BrliK-w MiTutfts. NI|)hL'ti.s.S;il.(J(l per HNm. La KYauce. Mi'trur, I'lTlf. (JnntUT. Hcriii.iNa, *i:ilHl per lOOtl. Tr;il iiik' Varh-ualtMl Vlnoiis. Jl INI per KUl. Four vjirlt'tit'M AlteiTiJUitlierH, *l (JO per ItH). Souv. Clias. Taylor Ivy Ocrunhnn, ^iXV per lOU. These are all fine, large, welt mDted. and will please. Cash with order. Add 10c. per HKI bv mall. J. J. LAMPERT, Xenia, O. Extra strong: Roots of Clematis Crispa, $5.00 per KXI H. STEINMITZ, Raleigh, N. C. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CEICAaO. Here is a Bargain in 8WA1N80NA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to you as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson StreetSi, GERMANTOWN. Phila., PA. PerlOO Hydrangea Thos. Hogg, 2^-ln. pots $4.00 Pansies, from cold frame, transplanted (H) RoseSf monthlies, 2 year, suitable for 4 and 5-lncli pots 5.00 Roses, - year, suitable for 3?^ and 4-Inch pots. II. P. and Moss tl.OO Petunias, dbl, fine strain, ass'rt' d. 2-ln., strong 2.50 Chrysanthemums, splendid ass'tm'l. lUOO, m 2.50 Palm Washlngtonla Flllfera, 2i^-ln 4.00 Chan itTops Excelsa 4.00 Wistaria Chi nense, one year, strong 2.50 Geraniums, Ivy, Florens. Jean d'Arc. Galilee. 3.00 IlappyThought.$4.G0; Mrs. Pollock 5.00 Sanseveira Zeylanica, atrong. 4.00 Lemon Verbena, strung 3.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii, l>fi to 3 feet, dormant. 4.t0 S^Tash or satisfactory reference required. THOS. A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for FloristSi Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to A. Horaca McFarland Co. . . . HARRISBURG. PA Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W HOLESfliE F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. "W. A.. JMA.T«X>A., Merchant, Grower. Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. Horticu!l'':r3l"Si.hment. S°"TH ORANGE. N.J. SPECIALTIES ALJ> IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttln^ta and Plants. Send f^>r price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. ROOTED LAYERS Marie Louise Violets, Sl.OU per 100. t'uwh with order. Kree from disease. lUt'ts. extra by mull. C7XX.A.8. EI. f*.A.:El.XILEIS«, Parker Av*».» Worcester, Mnss. iSgs. The Americax Florist. SR^i Two Good Things. Scarce this Year. BOSTON STOCK. The favorite variety among the Boston growers; pure white, large spikes; comes * large percentage double. TRUE STOCK, saved by an expert Boston grower. Trade pkt. 50c.; oz. $4.00. BOSTON ASTER. Pure white, early and tree. My seed of this is also saved by an expert in the vicin- I ity of Boston. Trade pkt. 25c. : oz. $3.00. G. C. WATSON. Wholesale Seedsman, 1025 Arch St., PHILADELPH A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me, has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by all who have seen it. The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 3J4 to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer it for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready after March 15, 1896), 75c. each; $7.00 perdoz. N. B. — All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, P.O.Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co.,N. Y. GREAT REDUCTION. S60.00 Worth for S40.00. Must be sold or transplanted. We preter the former. 1000 Flowering Shrubs for S40.00, choice. tlnely rooted, well branched, clean, thrifty stock. including ALTHEAS. six varieties, 2 to 3 feet. DEDTZIAS, six varieties, ZM to 4 feet. FORSYTHIAS, four varieties. 2V4 to 4 5eet. HYDRANGEA PANICDLATA, 2 to 3 feet. HONEYSUCKLE, red and white Tartarian, 1 to 2 feet, PHILADELPHUS (Mocli Orange), 4 varieties, 2V4 to 4 fert. ELDER. Golden Leaf, 2 to 3 feet. SPIR.EAS. 10 varieties. 2 to 3 feet. SNOWBERRY. red and white. 2 to 3 feet. AlRo a largo stock of SHADE TREES, VINES and EVEKGREENS. Send list of wants fur us to price. THE WM. H. MOON CO., A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St., NEW YORK. Apply before conslpnInK. to offer Id proper shape and lorm Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids od cash basis only. 200,000 ^'^"^^'^""aIparagus 10,000 CURRANTS, ,^^^^^„ ^ Large stock of ALL KINDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WILLOWDALE. CHESTER CO. PA. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by loco and j-ou will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (Su Johns Wort.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Strong Plants, $7.60 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Shmbs, Plants, Roses, and Fmlt. (Rhododendrous a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut HUI, PhUadelpUla, Pa. MAMMOTH lEW VIOLET i,ro^. LORAL ER . . . THE CALIFORIIIA Immense In Size; Stem, 12 inches long; Intensely Fragrant; Color Pure Violet Purple, A STERLING NOVELTY. IT HAS CAPTURED THE SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. Last year a few thousand flowers were offered in San Francisco, and they were sold for Ten Times the Price of Marie Louise and Russian. Plant vigonms and ab- solutely free from disease. Does not fade out. Last season several hundred flowers were picked from a single plant. For full particulars and price ^ COX SEED & PLANT COfllPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut otT; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies. Tree Ferns. Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa, choice' cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock In the World. New &, Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A ^and selection for Stove, GreenliouBe and Con- iervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. A rampant free-flowering vine, covering quickly, porch, | wall or trellis. It ha3 grown two inches in 24 hours, and , when in bloom, bears 2o to 50 of the immense odd shaped 5 flowers, shown above at one time. These when open, m measure 12 by 18 inches, not including the tail-like J appendage 2 1-2 feet lotfg. This remarkable plantattract- • ed thousands of people at Washington Park last summer. A Mr. F. Kanst. head gardener of tliat Park says: "It J should grow out-doors as readily as a pumpkin. Tiieonly ■ trouble would be that when it begins t.. bl n in a hich J wind thegeese will begin to fly." Good Plants, each, BOc. ^ *^^^^ BARGAINS for 25 cts.l 25c. 1 26c. T 25c. i 25c. T little bit" SPECIAL No. 1.. 6 Good Roses, No. 2-4 New ChryEanthemamB, No. 3-15 pkta. Flower Seeds, assorted. No. 4.-10 Spring Bulbs, all diflerent, Our Big BARGAIN CATALGGHE is jost a lietter thau some others. WE SELL MOST KINDS OF f SEEDS AT 3 CENTS PER PACKET, halt price of others. T Our Citalogiie is exiiensive. but we mail it free with • every order. ^\'rite ti.-,iay. east or west, proinpteerviee J fr..u» the two great centers. Wit surely save yuu money. " VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. J NEW YORK, 26 Barclay St. 88 State St. ^CHICAGO, f Direct lmp(.n-t. Iresli uualitv. just arrived. PerlimPerUKIll Areca lutescens fl.ni J 7 i»i rubra 1.00 7.00 Cocos Weddeliana 1.50 12.00 Ceonoma gracilis 2.00 13 Oi) We further e-xpect In the course ol next month l.=i|l Ibt*. Latania borbonlca. 60 lbs. Chamj^rops In illtlerent varieties. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. Per 100 Geraniums, cream of the standards, 10 named kinds, all No. 1 13.00 Rex Begonias. 2H-lhch and 4-lnch...f5.00and 8.00 Heliotrope, 2H-lnch 3.C0 Vinca Majorand Harrlsonl. 2>^ andWo. J2.50& SOU 10 at lllO rate. If our selection. CASH WITH OKDEH. C. S. BATTIN, So. Charleston, 0. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BrtiNt^T S superb blotched j CAS-ilKRS superb giant »50c. per 100. OOIKKS superb Klant > J4.50 perlOCO THlM.\KI>EAr superb trlaiit KO.OO per 6000 GOI.DKN' HKO.\/,E superb ylunt I MAMMOTH VKUBK.N'AS Iti Itest colore, 70c. per 10 J.i.50 per IDUti. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists, 9-11 Koberts St. CTICA N. Y. 886 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 51.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlBlnp Department of the American Florist la for Fiorists, Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please t » remember It. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Providence, R. I. The first carnation exhibition of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society was held on the afternoon and evening of March 20. There was a very fine display of blooms. N. D.Pierce Jr., John Macrea, W. B. Chappell and A. O. Miles were among the largest exhibitors. Nathan Smith & Son of Adrian, Mich., were rep- resented by an interesting collection. Harrisburg, Pa.— L. N. Stein, the flo- rist, died February 24, after a week's illness. Appleton, Wis. — Two new greenhouses are soon to be built at Riverside ceme- tery. The new houses will be 20x108 each. Xenia, 0.— Jacob Lambert, the florist, and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a boy. As they have five girls the boy is "a great acquisition." Fertility, Pa. — Mr. Martin H. Weaver is starting in business here and is building two houses 18x120 for carnations and one 18x64 for violets. Salt Lake City.Utah.— Last January James Dwyer, the florist, had his leg "broken one night by falling down an em- bankment through the street being left in an unsafe condition, and he has now sued the city for $15,000 damages. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 41 Wabash Avenue, Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. CoualirnmentssoUclted. Promptattentlon to all orders, Ellis & Pollworth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Worl<. IntroducerB of tlie new Scarlet Carnation "LIZZIE GILBERT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, iVIILWAUKEE, WIS. Box 75. Phone 12T3. SAMDEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. I6II1 STREET, Otjit I^lo^w^er* Finest quality stock of everything in season. Our HYBRIDS and JACQS are extra fine, and our CARNATIONS are unsurpassed. Order a trial lot and be convinced. Easter is close at hand, send in your order early. T. J. Wholesale and Commission Florist, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for thesegoods, and made so as to resist - moisture, thereby keeping the flow- _^^ ers fresh, and the box holding its -- shape. boxea as they appear when set up for use. * thein in a sufticient number of sizes, including; for violets, to meet all necessary The We make requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: 13,i * 134 Franklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. w^ Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUIill MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON 'me 'PRAIRIE' FOLDINE nOHER fOR CUT /LOWERS. BOX.M FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed. Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE MAIN 4718. Michael A. Hart, Msale Goiiissii Florist. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113W. 30thSt., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) °'-""Cttt Flowers, WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly. Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON, MASS. Long Dlatimce 'J'elepliotie"Hayiniirkett.o.s." Cycas Leaves, •^"fs^s'c"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ''^'^''^ Chicago. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orj^ers carefflly attended to. OTHICK SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies, Wire Desigrns, Bolbs, Long's Florists Photograplis. CalalOffues. Lists. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies t40Z PINE STREET, o. A.. k:xje>hiv, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, ^ ST. LOUIS, MO. tWA complete line of Wire Designs. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. CoiiMljiniiK'nts of Cvit Fkiwcrs sdik-ltoil. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. iSgs. The American Florist. 887 E. H. HUNT. Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUFPI,IES. Wegtern Aerent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 84 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STffEET, CHIOA.OO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. If you want First-Class Flowers, properly packed and delivered on time, send me your orders and you wlli get what you want. A. L. RANDALL, wnoiesaie Florist., 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Acent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONE M4IN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OHICA.GrO. Our Boses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeantieSj WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to Niles Center Ki.(irai. ro.i WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE. .... <=:i3:xc:;.A.<3'<=>. SHIPPING TRADE OUR .SPECIALTY. Give U8 your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. '^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst-clasa flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, yVO. Z BEACON STREET, (JearTremontSt., BOSTON. MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ofeAafa Marftetii. Cut Flowers. NEW York. Mar. ai. RoeeB, NIpbetos 1.00® 2 UO rerle. Hoste 1000 2.00 Mermet. Ciisin, Watteyllle 2 u,i® J.OO Bride. Bridesmaid 3.00@ 0.00 I..a France 4.00® 00 Testout 4 00® i; 00 Meteor 4.00® e.OO Beauty 20.00@40.00 • seconda 5 00®l!>.00 Hybrids I0.00®25 00 Hrunners eitra 25.OOd50.00 Jacqs 4.OU@I2.00 CamatlonB 75® 1.50 fancy 2 00® 2.6j Violets 40® f)0 Valley l.aj® 2 OJ Narcissus, Hyacinths 1 ()0@ 2 00 IlMir.KllIs, Tulips 1.110(5,2 00 Ilarrlsll lilies C. OOcaJ 8.00 .Mignonette 4.00@I5.00 Cattleyas 25.0ii®:i1.0o Sinilax I5.iO(s2a 00 Adlantura 1,00 I.llac per bunch 1,00 Boston. Mar. 20. Roses, extra selected S.oO®iO 00 Mermeta. Brides 4.00® 00 NIpbetos, Perle 4,00® 00 Bon Sllene, Gontler 2,00® 3,1X1 Bridesmaid, Testout 4,00®10,0o Meteor 4.0O®l0.00 Beauty ti.00®2j,00 Jacqs O.HO® 8,00 Hybrids... 8 00&25,00 Brunncrs extra 50,00 CamatiODB 1 50® 2 50 fancy 2.00® 4,00 Valley 2.00® 4 00 Tulips 2.00® 4,00 Hyacinths, freesia 1,00® 2.00 Narcissus 2 00® ;s.00 Harrisii, catlas 10 00@12.00 Violets 50® .75 Smilax K.OOSie.in Asparainis 50 00 Dutch hyacinths 4.(03 0. no Pansles .SO Mignonette 2.00® 4.IKI M)080tl8 1. 00 Astllbe :^.oo PHII.ASBLPHIA Mar. 20. Roses, small 4,00® 5 00 larpe teas O.OO® 8,00 extra select 10,00@15 00 Beauties 20 iio®:i5,00 Brunnera 20.00640 CO Lalng 25 00 Camatlona 1.50® 2 00 extra 2.60® s.oo AsparaKUs 35 Ou®50.00 Violets, double 3j® 50 single, per 100 bunches K,50®^ Valley ... 3,00 DafTodlls 3,10 Cattleyas 25 00(535.(10 Sweet peas 2,00® 3.Ul .MlBnonutte I 103 3 10 iJmllax 15,00@I8,00 Tulips 4 00® 5,00 CHICAGO. Mar, 28. Koses. Beauties, selected :io oo^3i,00 seconds s.(in(a2o 00 Hybrids 10.00.i;2i.OO '* Testoul, Brides. Bridesmaid 4,00® .) 00 La France. Wootton. Mennets 4.00® 6.00 Perle. NIpbetos. Uontler 2.00® 3.60 Jacqs (1 00(912.00 Camatlona. common 1 ou® 1 50 fancy 2.00 Valley 3 00® 4.OO Paper White, Romans, Freesia 3.00® 4 (0 Tulips... 3.00® 4.00 Daffodils 3.01® 4 00 Dutch hyacinths 4."'(i@ 8 00 Uarrlsll, Callas 6.00® 8.00 Violets .Ml® 75 Smilax Ig.lKljau.OJ GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTDEAL AUCTIONEERS, JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 West 281b St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE. 43 W. 28tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street NEW YORK. WHOLESJLE • FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. JAMES PUB.DY, WHOLESALE DEALER IH C ut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th STREET, Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 888 The American Florist. Mar. JO, ¥fte ^eeel ©Traces. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BU8HNELL, St. IxiulB. prealdent; 8. E. BRI008 Toronto. iBt vice-president; A. L. l>on, 114 Cbambers itreet. New York, eecretarv and treasurer. Sweet Peas are said to be stlling in lots of 2,500 pounds. Visited New York: Wm. Meggatt, Wethersfield, Conn., Mr. Carson, repre- senting H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. C. C. Morse, of Santa Clara, Cal., sailed from New York for Europe on Sat- urday, March 23. The Wernich Seed Company has been incorporated at Milwaukee withacapital stock of $15,000 by W. Wernich, C. Weulffing and C. C. Mass, Jr. The supply of Red Wethersfield onion seed in the west is said to be quite limited and price has stiffened, but eastern dealers still seem inclined to cut the price wher- ever an opportunity is given. A Santa Clara, Cal., paper is enthu- siastic over "A dwarf sweet pea novelty named Cupid, growing in a 12-inch pot less than one foot high, and covered with perfect white blossoms of the usual size, with stems about the length of those of the pansy." Vadghan's seed stores at Chicago, both wholesale and retail, will after May 1 be located in the double stores 84 and 86 Randolph street. The building is being thoroughly overhauled and refitted with modern front and new elevator and other repairs especially adapted to the use of the firm. Seed from Washington. Huron. S. D., March ffl.— Between 35,000 and 40.000 packages of garden seeds will soon be sent from the department of agriculture to the state agricultural college at Brookings, for free distrib- ution to farmers and others in tiouth Dakota de- siring them. — Minywapolis Journal. Relief Commission. Every mail is bringing to the state relief com- mission requests for garden seeds. Yesterday a letter was received from Banner county, signed by the county commissioners and attested by the county clerk, stating that there are about 3.50 farm- ers in need of garden see 1. This is the first de- mand that has been made by Banner county, and no provision has been made by the commission for that locality. The citizens recently held a mass meeting and adopted resolutions to the effect that as the farmers of Banner county are entirely without means to hny seed for planting the spring crop the county commissioners be requested to lay the matter before the state relief commission and petition for seed, grain and feed for horses. In compliance with the demand thus made upon them the county commissioners have made the appeal. The state relief commission has set aside in the neighborhood of $5,000 for garden seed, and the order for shipment of the same has been placed. This amount will come out of the state appropria- tion of 85O.O0O, and will thus cause a corresponding decrease in the food and coal supply furnished by the commission. The congressmen of the country promised to send the state relief commission 9,iO,000 packages of seed. Of that amount there have been received to date only about it.UOO packages. Some of the latter contain grass seed, which is of no practical value to the farmers of Nebraska. Proposals and samples of seed grain are now be- ing received by the commission, and when the bids are all in it is expected that the commission will be in financial condition to let contracts tor seed grain without loss of time. — Lincoln (Vieh.) /out nul. To try to cover his misdeeds The Congressman mails garden seeds. — / *// 1 la drlpk ia Inqtt irer. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. :iv. I3A.:ivi:e^s, OF THE FIRM G.vancler Horst&Co., BULB GROWERS, Heemstede, Holland, Is on his round trip in America. Up to April l5th all letters and communications directed to G. van der Horst & Co., care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuline, 13 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and careful atten- tion. Our prices are reasonable. OUR Motto — Excel- lent stuff makes cheap prices. Up to now we have not one claim — everyone who deals with us is satisfied. Mention American Florist. ^''\ Van Z onnelveld B ros & Co/s Hyacinths, Tulips, SASSENHEIM, HOLLAND. * Crocus, Daffodils, They are strictly first-class and cheap. and other Bulbs Special quotations tor Wholesale Importers. Address all correspondence until May 1st, to our JACK WEZELENBURG. care J. W. HAMPTON. Jr. & CO. 47 BROIi.D\NA.y, NEW YORK. inb Uilbll WlVnill! FLORAL WONDER OF THE CENTURY. Blooms cover a silver dollar; stems 12 to 14 inches \ou)i\ color deep violet-purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; several hundred flowers from a single plant; blooms during seven months in the year. Price, SIO per 100; $70 per 1000. 500 at ICOO rate. PITCHER & WIANDA. Inc., SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY. When writing mention the American Florist. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set, youll not recret When you see the beauties blooming. And don t forKet the best thing yet. They'll set your bualness booming. Stock all clean, healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered: the set of 15 kinds for tW cents, from 21^-1 n. pots and flats. $2.fHJ per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. White Plume, the magnificent new pink, (ieorgeanna. with the finest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and Intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreer's), 2 In.. $2.50: ain.. $4: 4-ln.. $7 per hundred All healthy and In fine shape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen; J3.50 per hundred. New double pink daisy. I^ady Johnson (sc:irce). 6 for 50 cents. Variegated Vlncas (Perrywlnklei from fiats. tZ; 2Vlri.. J3; 3-ln., very fine, $5 per hundred Be- gonia" Vernon, sempertiorens. In three colors, the most satlsfactoryand profitable plant we ever handled. 2H in., $2.50; 'A-\n., 33-50 per hundred. New yellow datBV. Anthemls Tlnctona (single). 2Vln.. %'A per hundred. Anthemls Coronarla (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-flowered, double, from fiats. $2 50; 2Lt. In..f3 50 per hundred. NaaturtUuns. selected stock from cuttings, fine colors. 52 50 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest mined. Including Welkin, the fine new white Jersey Queen, light purple Vert Valley. dark,2L..-in. %i per hundred. Gem feverfew, flats. $2 per Imfidred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Hed- man, 2H-ln.. tX) cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata, strong roots. (>J cents per dozen. New hardy duuble white pink. Her Majesty. 2^. and 3-ln.. $4 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange. Scablosa Snowball, sweet Alys^um. tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette, Torenia fournlerl. Tradescantla parlor Ivy. Ix)bella trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from flats, mostly seedlings, 3=2 per hundred, Eulalia. two kinds, 4-ln. size. $3; e-ln. $.'» per hundred dormant roots; Eulalia plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet $.' per thousand, sarajde lUO post free for 35 cents. Mad. Crozy cannas. dry roots. J3 per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings, very fine. St per hundred; selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas. $2 50 per hundred. Many of the foregoing planis can be furnished rooted at from til) cents to Jl 50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Acdress cash with order please. J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury. N. J. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing overl, 000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalog^ie 25 cts. {deducted from 81 order). The Great World's Fair Success *'LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS ARE THE CHIEF GLORY."— AMERICAN FLORIST, Aug. IT. 1893. GLADIOLUS NANCEIANUs! J 50 lir.st-rlns.s named varieties oHtered at low pri<-«'8 by V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY, FRANCE. New plants a Specialty. Catalogue tree. Gardiner's Celebrated \ English i Mushroom Spawn. / Fresli ind Sellatla. ^ 87 per 100 lbs, < Speeial price on targtr \ quantltiet, . John Gardiner &. Co,, ( Philadelphia, Pa, ,» ,»^^^ ».-%.-..-,.-,. -v-v-,.-v-v -v* Ion American Florist. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO.S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists aud Gardeners trade a Specialty. 26 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I.. N. Y, A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, S^ » PHILADELPHIA, PA. FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale rrices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, Englewood, N.J. LILIUM HARRISIl. Orlflnnl iin.l liiruest sruwi-ra ol this ImportJint bulb. True St^)Ck, Lowest Prices, Best (.)iiallt,v, F. R. PIERSON CO., TAllKYTOWN-ON-UUUSON, NKW YOKK. iS95' The American Florist. 889 WE SELL BULBS TULIPS, all leading market sorts at from 20 to 40 per cent, lower again. HYACINTHS, all the best varieties for forcing. Small, pure white and other colors to succeed the Romans. DOUBLE YELLOW DAFFODILS (Van Sion) in any quantity. NARCISSUS, Horsfieldii, Sir Watkin, Trumpet major, Albus plenus odor- atus, and other sorts. SPIRAEA compacta grandiflora, and Spirjea astilboides. GLADIOLUS The Bride, for forcing, in any quantity, at a fair price. White Spanish Iris, like orchids. Lilies and other bulbs and bulbous roots for forcing and cut flowers. Send list of what you need before ordering elsewliere SEGERS & CO., BULB GROWERS, LISSE, near Haarlem, Holland, Europe. Registered cable address SEGERSCO, Lisse, Holland. ESTABLISHED, 1874. CHOICE? FLOWER SEEDS FLR FLORISTS Ovir* Sjseol^lty. Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. |y Price List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 E»sr 3A-TH Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. FROM JAPAN. — Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms. Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders Iwoked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue "yt-'^S. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established t878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send for trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rolker & Sons, 136 & t38 W. 24th Street. NEW YORK. Juo. F. Groom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose#Cala(lium Growers MAQNOLIA, N. C. Jobbers only please correspond with us In regard to contracts. Prices right. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. DREER'S DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. We can stil] furnish a fine lot of our superb Double Petunias, strong 3 inch pot plants, in 15 distinct fringed varieties, at $1.00 per dozen; $S.OO per 100; the set oi PETUNIA. SINGLE, (Hand Hybridized.) DREER'S LARGE FUOWERING AND FRINGED MIXED. dreatcare has been taken in selecting this large flowering strain of beautiful, mottled, striped and fringed Petunias. Trade pkt. 50 cts.; 's oz. $2.50; Vi oz. $4,50. PETUNIA, DOUBLE. DREER'S LARGE FLOWERING AND FRINGED. Carefully hybridized and saved from our own unrivalled collection, well known to be the fin "st "in the countiy. Per 500 seeds, 75 cts.; 1000 seeds, $1.50. Trade pkt. Per doz. Petunia, Dwarf Inimitable. Star Petunia, cherry red, with white center, 50 2 00 Pure White, Single ' 15 50 Striped and Blotched, Mixed 25 1 00 Fine Mixed 15 50 ^0 III ^H ■■ ^^ For Florists and Market Gardeners. WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List mailed Free on application, together with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and unique, of interest "o all planters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow ■ W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. EIS'X'.A.^XjZ1SRCE333 1830. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoW, Horvi^AJvr*, Xjckx^cos* Grr>o'vtrex*s cyf HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR/EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. ■Wlnolesal-s Importers should ■write us for Pricesi P \/OS A, CO Sassenheim, Holland, * * V ^^^^ V*» X^V^ Bj GROWERS OF HyacinlhSjTulips, I recuses, Narcishu>, tic. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address ail Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. Special Growing of FRENCH BULBS ROMAN HYACINTHS-WhIte. Rose, Blue. NARCISSUS— Von Slon, early; Paper White; Gran- dltldra totus albus. LILIUM CANDIDUM. IMMORTELLES, In all colors. '"■'rochT^Sllioules. a. ROCHE, Ollioules, var, France. FREESIA REFRACTA. ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM. TRUMPET MAJOR, real. And many others good for forcing. Send for catalogue. SEEDC ■ ^H Of all kinds, true to name and fresh. H^ ■ ^^1^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^^^ 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois and Oregon Ato., Send for mj New Catalogne, FREE. St . Louis , Mo. Mention American Florist. tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWE.R SEEDS. LiHt free on application. FRED. ROEMER. SEED GROWER, UUEDLINBDKG, GERMANY. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER d, DON. Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. T* A C*C*t\ P<:r 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs fl.OU; OJX\jKt\f 50 lbs 81.80; 100 lbs 82.60. ■r|TTC!»P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. J6. MJ U » X . .^-Sample Frke. Vaugtian's Seed Store, m. Chicago. TO 890 The American Florist. Mar JO Insuring Greenhouses. It seems as if the insurance companies hesitate over taking greenhouse risks, at least down our way. Why we can't imagine, nor can the companies' agents give satisfactory reasons, only that the order comes from headquarters. Now this subject has been broached several times through your paper, and not hav- ing seen any comments of late on same, would like to know if any steps have been taken on this subject. The plan men- tioned by your correspondent, I believe from the east, was to form a mutual insurance company like the hail associa- tion. I believe at no distant day green- house property, located outside of city limits at least will be barred altogether, and there is no question but what the flo- rists will have to protect themselves in some manner against fire losses. Not having any figures to go by, but from what has been reported through the various journals and papers, the losses have been trifling compared with the amount of risks. From our own experi- ence would say, we have paid thousands and thousands of doUarsthe past twenty years and have had only $200 losses. We are located three miles from city. Now there are just hundreds of such cases, but still the insurance companies refuse the risks. Kindly mention these facts and see what our brother florists have to say on this subject. Nakz & Neuner. Louisville, Ky. There is no doubt that our correspon- dent has good grounds for complaint. The experience above given is that of greenhouse owners all over the country, and the Society of American Florists should have the support and co-operation of every florist in its efforts to secure for greenhouses equitable insurance rates. We understand that the committee in charge of this matter has been active, and with the hearty support which we understand has been accorded them by the officers of the society there is every prospect that in a short time this difficult problem will have been solved and a classified rate ac- ceptable to everybody finally secured. In the page advertisement of Mr. J. N. May in our last issue the prices ot his chrysanthemums were not correctly given. They should have been as follows: Sun- rise $3 50 per d zen, $.?5 per loo; Dean Hole, Nemesis, Olympus, Trilby, Zulinda $6 per dozen, $jj/fr /oo The transpo- sition of the rate per 100 was probably an error on the part of Mr. May's sten- ographer in preparing the copy for the ad v. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the MiinettI Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist. bloimiliiK freely and plvlDg plenty of cuttln^'8 fur prui)UK»tlriK quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. ROSE CUTTINGS. Well Knoiedi.l Per in II METEOR, '.' and 3 eyes, HI *c» OU MeriiiiMs. lijldes, Perlea, etc., at 16.(I0 ZVIiicli 'I'l-'iLB, at 2.i.00 Brldenmnlds, at :« IPO We are Bpeclallsts for Violet blooms. cultlnEs and clumps— Marie l.oulse and Lady Campbell. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE. KY. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ROSES. ROSES, i Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Vour field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — ll'ni. Falcutter. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. Ill Spleudid Assortment of leae],imih. 1'a. CARNATIONS. I have a few thousand Rooted Cuttings of my namesake. Strong and absolutely free of all disease S3.00 per Hundred; S25.00 per Thousand. Don't all speak at once. WILLIAM SCOTT, 479 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. It's Safer to buy growers Carnation stock from those who give their entire attention to its production. We grow nothing but Carnations, and ship only the best quality of rooted cuttings. There are no finer McGowans anywhere than ours, and they are cheap at $2 per lOo; $15 per 1000, while our Scotts and Albertinis at $3 and $25, and Daybreaks at $2.50 and $20, are Ai in every respect. How many do you want? ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS, ETC. NEW SEEDLINGS I89S. Uoz. 100. Eldorado, yellow.edtied plnk.stock rt"d*2.00 Kitty Clover, a fragrant yellow var.... 1.50 8.00 Eulalle, yellow and pink var l.fO 8.00 Princess Bonnie, pink var ■■■]^ SSx Dr Warder, crimson l.oo 8.00 Daisy Bell, var, similar to H. Keller. . 1.60 8.0O Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.60 8.00 Onhella. pink 1-60 lU.OO The above varieties are all bringing the top price In the Philadelphia market. GENERAL COLLECTION. Sweetbrler. pink w Helen Keller, variegated Purple Gem, magenta Wm. Scott pink. Mme. Diaz. Albertlnl. pink Buttercup, yellow variegated Stanley, terra cotta variegated Daybreak, light pink Thos. Cartledge, dark pink Brutus, red y'yL,. Ciesar, variegated, red and white (^hester Pride, variegated J. K, Freeman, maroon Puritan, white Tidal Wave, dark pink L. I.. Lara bom. white E. (i. UUI. scarlet.... Wm F. Dreer, dark pink..... ... ...... Nellie Bly, variegated red and white.. (irace wilder, pink I.lzzle Mcliowan, white Portia, scarlet Mrs, Fisher, white Annie Plxley, pink.......... Lois Haettel, white fringed Uawall, yellow variegated AngeluB, pink Marie Louise Violets gj Swanley White ^ Lady Campbell « Ulant Double Alyssum -"0 Coleus, I'i new kinds by mall., . Setof 12 60o Oeneral list Coleus, by mall By express ■ •.■ ■ Red and yellow VerschaffeltU and other yellows Stock plants general list VerschaffeltU and yellows 76 J6.00 76 6.00 40 3.00 40 3 00 40 3.0O .75 4 00 75 4 OO ,40 2.60 35 2.00 .35 2.0O .36 2.00 35 2.00 ,35 2. CO .35 2.00 .35 2.00 .36 2 00 35 2.00 25 1.60 1.60 I 50 1.60 1.60 1.60 3 00 2.C0 2.00 2.00 1.00 1. 00 2.00 1.00 2.0O 1.00 3.00 4.00 1000. 76.00 76.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 76.00 80.00 M6.00 46.00 26.00 26.00 25.00 30,00 30.00 20 00 16.00 15.00 13.00 16,00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 12 60 12 50 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.50 25.00 16.00 15.00 16.00 8.00 8 00 15.00 8.00 '^l^:i/Uy<77aJ^ ^^zo'i^ c^y^t^/^. /^ W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. Mention American FlorlBt. OPHELIA.— A fine larjse flower a little darker than Scott. Took Craig cup tor best seedling of any color at Philadelphia. Flowers brought SS. 00 per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Christmas, when they reached K.OO. Rooted cuttings JIO.OO per 100; $80.00 per 1000. S'X-.A.r? X3 .A.fI.X3. 100. 16.00 1000 {40.00 Sweetbrler Helen Keller UncleJohn " Stuart '* " Buttercup 4.00 35 00 Scott 3.00 25.00 Daybreak 2.60 20.00 Cartledge 2.00 15.00 Portia... I. .60 12.50 McGowan " Fisher (from soil for Summer) " '" LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, rooted runners, 12.00 per 100; S16.00 per 1000. Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, S20.00 per 1000. Mm at thousand rate. HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. •'°° "c.r.;,.*r."r "" DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FLATBUSH, N. Y. i8g5. The American Florist. 893 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever otTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full p.age Illustrated advertiseiueut of above in American FloriHt December l8t and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — H. E. GHITTY, .- PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS READY NOW. McGowan in any quantity, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, The Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Cartledge, Portia and Dorner. Write for prices, stating how many you will want of each variety. The prices will be rea- sonable and cuttings well rooted and healthy. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings ol Per 100 Per 1000 Lizzie McGowan, Silver Spray, Puritan, Grace Wilder %l.m 110.00 Daybreak 2.00 16.00 Portia. American Flag 1.50 10.00 Tidal Wave and Orange Blossom .2.00 1.5 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Klnest white and trlnt'ed varU'tk's. %\ .'M jier 11*0. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest wlilte, pink and yelliiw varieties. »2.(H) per IIHI. COLEUS— tied and vellnw and mi.xed varletv. Jl.OO per li«i; jy.lHl per unhi Heliotrope, Ageratum and German Ivy, tl.(«l per lljl. jar-CnBh with .irdcr. JAMES HORAN & SON, BRIDGBPORT, CONN. Carnation Cuttings JiKW ANU OLD VAKIETIKS. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1895. Rooted CutlingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, COLEUS, ETC. Write for price list. E. J. CLOUD. Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS. 2,nch Sand Pots. Helen Keller. Ada Byron $4.50 $6.00 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4.50 6.00 McGowan. Portia, Wilder 1.50 2.50 Very struny cuttings— no rust. LADY TUOMf SON STKAWKKRRV E'T.ANTS, and others at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. Daybreak Carnation. THE PINK OF PINKS. The Acknowledged Money Maker of To-Day. (while unsold) of Strong and Healthy Rooted Cuttings At Only $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate. r»ortia. $1.50 per too, $12.00 per 1000. Our Handsome Illustrated 12 page Catalogue names 35 Other Carnations otTered at lowest prices, and contains up-to-aale descriptions of the novelties. Free on application. Rooted Cuttings of Coleus, Verschaffeltii and Golden Bedder, $1.00 per 100, *S 00 per ICOO. LILIUMS. GLADIOLI, TUBEROSES, CALADIUMS. DAN'L B. LONG, rrscr '" List Free. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. KOHINOOB, a':recT"it'l.°s*: The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING '^i ">"s" ductive and very showy. My stock of standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Carnations and <:-.r,7/(jziW>' for cuttings and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. purple, pro- The Pines. C. J. PENNOCK, KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Carnation Wm. Scou. The beet and moat profitable Carnation. It Is tbe most productive. It Is the strongest and heathlest prower. In size It ranks with the best. The tlowers bring the highest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now: perluOperlOUO .Ki.SO jao DO 12.00 12.00 W-IO 10. OU 13,00 lO.OO Pa. 6.000 BUTTERCUP Ki.60 lO.OUO LI/.ZIE M(i;oWAN ISO lO.UOU TIDAL WAVE 1.60 16.00 DAYBREAK 2.00 IS.imi PORTIA. l.'i.OOO SILVBE SPKAY... 1.26 LS.nuO AURORA 1.6U ,60.000 well rooted runners of LADr CAMP- BELL Violets 1.25 JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville. Chester Co.. Rooted Cuttings of CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS, COLEUS. Our new Catalogue of rooted cuttings, Cannas, Geraniums, Roses, etc., now ready, and will be mailed on application. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. BEST CARNATIONS of the new and old kinds. We quote you prices on a few of them. Strong, well rooted !,tock for cash . Per 100 Per 10( KOHINOOR, new white, large, free . . $12.00 8100.00 ROSE QUEEN, new, fine variety . . . 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75 00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10.00 7.5 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75 00 STORM KING, large, pure white . . . 10.00 75.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . . . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 WM. SCOTT, free, clean pink 3.00 25.00 GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART, E. A. WOOD, S.5.00 per 100: 840.00 per 1000. DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVE, PORTIA, SILVER SPRAY, LIZ2I E McGOWAN, 82 per 100; 815 per 1000. 0*Send for complete list. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. THE NEW WHITE CABXATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per 100 Per 1000 We offer them, 2h-lncli pots »1.00 Si50.00 Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttings. 10.00 ROSES— Bridesmaids, 2l(! Inch pots.... 3.00 25.00 Brides, 2><-lnch pots.... 8 00 26.00 jafOrders booked for Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. NEW CARNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush pink. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A, HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind. 894 The American Florist. Mar 30 Worcester, Mass. March came in like the proverbial lamb and as yet has shown no symptoms of discarding its innocent gambols for the more disagreeable antics of the lion. Warm bright days, with an occasional light rain, have forced outside bulbous stuff through the covering of leaves, etc., and although the coal pile does not diminish quite as rapidly, if we should experience the hard frosts of last spring the price of the stuff ruined would dis- count the decrease in the coal bill. For several weeks there has been no percepti- ble change; trade remains steady and the supply very even, with an occasional shortage in some especial color. The result of the two days convention of the state fruit growers was a perma- nent organization with the following ofiicers: President, James Draper of Worcester: vice-president, Samuel Hart- well of Lincoln; secretary, Prof. S. T. Maynard of Amherst; treasurer, E. W. Wood of West Newton; auditor, Calvin L. Hartshorn of Worcester. The annual reunion and banquet of the Horticultural Society was held March 21, and about four hundred people at- tended; President H. L. Parker was the toastmaster, and in his usual happy man- ner introduced the following speakers: Mavor Henry A. Marsh, Hon. Wm. R. Sessions, President French of the Bay State Society, C. F. Dodge, E. W. Wood, C. F. Carroll, Rev. F. F. Emerson and others. After the various toasts had been responded to the party adjourned to the lower hall, where dancing was in order. A.. H. L. In our last issue an unfortunate typo- graphical error made the John Henderson Co. offer roses at $4 per "1000" when it should have read 100. The adv. is cor- rect in this issue. ROOTED GUTTING8. Chrysanthemums, 100 in ten varieties, mailed for f 1.00. Coleus, 12 best bedding varieties, 60c per 100. Ageratum, 50c per 100. pot plants |1. 50 per 100 by Exp. Ivy Geranium Jeanne d'Arc mailed for |1.50 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. DnOCC strong, healthy plants from 2, 2^ aiii nlloLO 3 inch pots, »3, 84 and $B per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride. Mermet. Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set, Wootton, Meteor, Albany, La France, Te.s- tout. Victoria. M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, The Oiieen, Mme. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami, &c. I/CDDCMAC Good assortment clean, healthy VtnDLllAO plants from 2 inch pots, $2.50 per II »2II per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, (t? per lOOU. \/ini ETC Marie Louise and Swanley White, VIULL I U strong plants from 2-inch pots, J3 per 100 S'J.'> per 1000; no disease. CARNATIONS '^^ll^^^^.^m. '-""''' PELARGONIUMS ?;ir2'';^r°3Tnl'in^ot 7.")C. and $1 per doz. Terms Cash. JOSEPH H EINL. JACKSONVILLE. III. PELARGONIUM. "THE BRIDE." Kor beauty, pTofusiou of bloom and dwarf, shapely habit of growth— the best Pelargonium in existence. Color, upper petals, pink; lower, white. Price plants in bud or blossom, $6.03 per hundred; by mail postpaid, $1.00 per dozen. Farfugium Grande, fine plants, ?7.00 per 100; by mail postpaid, $1.00 per dozen. TILTON BROS. No. 222 Crove Street, AURORA, ILLS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. \A^e have ready for immediate delivery the following rooted cuttings. Per 100 Mnjur BonnafTon $.10 EUKene Dallledouze 4 00 Mrs. .lerome .lones 4.1>I 'rhe(,»iieen 4 IJO lllumlnutor . NlveuB MalmalBOn W. U Lincoln Mrs .I.G, Whilldin MlB8 Sue T. Price E.G. Hill Mrs. Geo. Bullock or Domination. , a. (JO . 3 ui 3.1 U 2 DO . 2 10 . 2.10 . 2.00 . 2 (10 Per ll«l Mutual Krlend 4-IKI Mrs .1 Geo. lis 4.(») Mile Therese Rey 4-OU Mrs. K. G. Hill 4.tO Ada H. Leroy 3.(li) Ermlnllda sen Col. W. B. Smith 2 (10 J. U Taylor 2.0(1 Jos IL White 2.10 Ivory 2.(jU Harry Ralaley 2.00 PrlntepK of Ctirysanlliemums 2.00 Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. GET YOUB STOCK FROM HEADQUAKTKKS. Fioe young plants «6.00 per 100. ARECA LUTESCENS, 4 feet fJ In. hlah. Hplemild sifeclmenw, *5.ih) each. *> feet hltth. from Sr~JM to $iU.t.(l each, Hccordlnp tu the BpeclmenB. 7 to 8 feet btgh, grand specimens, fly. (Hi to $2(1. UO each. KENTIA BELMOREANA, 3 feet higli. very fine value for the money,fa.50 to $5.00 each, according to the condition of the specimens. We liave some preity little specimens in 5-iDCh pots at J1.£U each. These cannot fall to prove satisfactory. CARNATIONS-Rooted Cuttings. Per 1(10 Per lonu Lizzie Gilbert SIO.IIO J« 00 Helen Keller 6 Oil 40 00 Sweetbiler 6.(0 40 00 lam 5.00 4010 AdiByron 6 OO 40 OO Unc'e.Icihn 6.00 40.(0 Wm, Scott S 00 25.01) Lulu 3.00 26 00 lHiybre«k H.O" 2.i (10 Mrs. Bevnolrts 3 00 S.'i.OO I,lzz.le Mciiowan 2.50 20 oO Silver Spray 2.(0 15. OJ Bout on d Or Goldfinch .Tacquemlnot The Stuart .... Annie PIxley Buttercup Mad. D. Albertlnl. Hector Nicholson Grace Battles Portia White liove. Per lull Per 1000 Our stock Is In e-xcellent condition. Inspection Invited. S8.00 5 CO 5 (0 5 00 6.00 4 00 3.00 3 ro 3.0O 2.60 2.00 2.U0 $70. ( 40.00 ^I.OI 40.00 40.00 35.00 26.00 25 to 25 ( (I 20 00 15.00 16.10 , MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION 'H, Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 100,000 VERBENAS. IME CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants caniiut be surpassed. Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES, West Whiteland P. O. Chester County, Pa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICE LIST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. .1. L. Maui.i.. (Proprietor. RiCHAKii Jones. Manager. Whitford Station, P. R. R. Send for Circular and price list. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. Tlie best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. StronK 2-lnch, none better. Ivorv per UM.*;^.mi Jessica " 2. Ml W. H. Lincoln "' i^-IHI The Queen " 3.UU V. H. llttllock •' 2.£U (ilorlosum " ytn* A, H. Fewkea " puliir kinds.own roots and In 4 In. pots, StronK hcalthv Block, SI.EU per doz.; Illlim per 100. Dahlias, iiil.vtMl sorts, whole roots 5.1)11 Ilalsles. double. clioli'L' named varieties. 2.(d F. A. BALLER, Bloomington. III. Our ISJI.'i Palm Collections are better than ever and con-sist ol 17;ito4 in for $3, or :> I for $5; I04and .■i inch Palms for $3 50. or 20 for $6; (i li in. Palms for Sj, all the best varieties. Our Assorted Plant Collections for florists are selected from the best stock and are bargains. Send for Ihilo Illustrated List showing quantities and piices. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. 1893. The American Florist. 895 in[e:w^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. POTTER PALMER" (seedling of Fred S. Walz, originator ot " The Queen" and "H. L. Sunderbruch"). — Winner of Columbian Medal, Chicago, 1893, for best pink seedling; Cer- tificate at Indianapolis, 1S94. I claim it to be the best pink, commercially, for cut flowers, and as valuable as "The Queen." Flowers large, full to the center, outer petals reflexed to stem with in- curved tips, inner petals interlace and incurve to a fine globular form; color rosy pink, reverse silver, stem stiff', growth vigorous, unexcell.d keeper. PKICE: »5 00 per dozen; 6 at dozen rate. S30 00 per 100; 50 at 100 rate. Keady now. Orders fliled strictly in rotation. "FRED WALZ" (Seedling of Theo. Bock). — Winner of the National Certificate of Merit, 1894. Flower incurved full to the center, making a perfect ball, medium size, clear lilac pink, reverse silver, petals boat shaped. Plants short, better gi'ower than "Ivory" for cutflowers, market or specimen. Stem stiff", foliage dark green, close up to flower. StoI5I«. •^"v DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, PhUadelpiila, Fa. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes. Challenge, Dallledouze. Inter Ocean. Mrs. lis. Mrs. HUI. Mrs. Llpplncott. Dean. Mutual Friend. Bonnnffon. Vellow V"een. Davis. Pitcher & Manda, Gray. Beau Ideal. Bramhall, and others. Sold In sets uf Vi plants each under the head of "Specialties" and "Novelties. ' older varieties ■Selects of IS'JS,' It; plants, and the "Old (iuard Set" of prize winners. 18 plants each. Price, Jl.UU for each set plants by mall, pOBtaf^e paid hy me. Send for catalogue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS F-ALLS, N. Y. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertise .'s. New Chrysanthemum, PHILADELPHIA. The ereat prize winner. 50 cents each; j^l.OO per dozen; $3.S.UU per 11)11. ROSE QUEEN, from 2!»i-lnch pots, per dozen, ii.m: per UK), »U-(«)- lVrir"W P A T?\r A TTl klVTQ UNCLE JOHN, white; THE STUAKT. scarlet; SWEBTBRIBR. pink; iXjliVr L'iiXlililXlUl^O SAMBO, crimson; SI. 00 per dozen; K>.On per 1110. KDNA CRAIO, 4UC. per dozen; fS.OO per 100. BUTTBKCl'l'. U.m per llli. SWAIN.SONA OAI.EGIFOLIA ALKA, niee tuiali.v plants from 2^(j-ln. pots, »6.10 per 100, Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Rooted Cuttings SI. 50 per hundred. E. G. Hill, V. H. Hallock, Wheeler. Pies. W. R. Smith, Widener, Viviand Morel, Mr.s. J. J( nes, Lincoln. Col. Smith, Golden Wedding, CuUingfordii, Ivory. Miles Wheeler, MARSHALL & ANDERSON, 159 East River St., HYDE PARK, MASS. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Amkri- CAN Florist. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts, t'lOc per doz. ; 54 per lOL. Best market sorts of previous years, 3oc per doz.; J2 per 100. Ready for delivery Feb. Ist. Also SMILAX, 2>^-lnch pots, SS.OU per lOO; J15.U0 per lOOU. Address J. G. I5URKOW. Fishkill, N. Y. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 896 The American Florist. Ma) 30, Toronto. There is little change to note in the state of trade since last week. The weather has been very bright and sunny, and roses are coming in in large quan- tities, but I don't hear that the scaven- gers are getting any of them yet. The snow has nearly all disappeared now, and the general public may soon ht expected to show the first signs of interest in gar- dening matters. Times have been grad- ually getting better, and an improvement in the plant trade over last year may be expected. A delegation of gardeners and florists from here and other cities and towns in Ontario will wait on the ministers of the Provincial Government on Wednesday (27th inst.) with reference to the forma- tion and financial assistance to horticult- ural societies. At the present time the prospects for success are favorable, but like the S. A. F. charter, the project has a good deal to go through with before it finally becomes law. "There's many a slip, etc." The long talked-of annual jollification of the Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Association will take place on the same evening in order that the country delegates may be duly entertained at the same time. The affair will be less formal than it has usually been. The yellow calla has again been bloom- ing at Reservoir Park, it is really a beau- tiful thingand apparently asfree growing as the common white, the flowers are of a clear allamanda yellow, nothin? dull about it. E. Chester County Notes. Prospects for building in "The Belt" are very promising. Wm. Swayne con- templates adding three houses 20x100 feet. E. Swayne, on account of the sale of part of the ground on which his houses stand, will tear down one house and probably erect one or more new ones. C. S. Swayne at "The Slope" will build a violet house 12x100 feet. C. J. Pennock will build one house 20x100 feet, a cool house 12x100 feet, and put in new heating apparatus. The Prospect Greenhouses will add at least one house 20x100 feet. Jos. C. Chambers, formerly of Chambers Bros., Toughkenamon, has purchased a dwelling and lot in Kennett Square, ad- joining Edward Swayne's establishment, and will build several greenhouses. The following persons have decided or are contemplating the erection of houses for growing carnations, all in or near Kennett Square: J. M. Palmer, Wm. Taylor, John Balderston, M. Yeatman, and a son of the veteran grower I. Larkin. W. B. DuRie of Rahway, N. J., and F. M. Pennock, Charlestown, W. Va., have recently visited Kennett Square and the growers of that vicinity. P. a-MANZ &^ COMPANY- WOOD CNCOAVINO / IC ETCMINO'iH. \ COPPtH ETCHING ^ 3fc WAX [ ELICTWOTVPINC Hammond's Cottage Colors, FOR ALL STRUCTURAL PURPOSES. This Faint is absolutely pure. Its combination is Linseed Oil, Lead, Zinc, and Fine Pig- ments for colors, and is as durable as paint can be made, being entirely free from any impoverished material. I WILL PAY $100 FORFEIT FOR ANY ADULTERANT FOUND IN ITS COMPOSITION. August, 1894 BENJAIVim HAMMOND. NET TRADE PRICES, Delivered at your R. R. Station in 5 gallon lots or over. Mr HAWmoND: Please give me price for the paint like the enclosed sample. I could get It here, but your paint wears so well that I prefer to get It from you. Very respecl/u/ly, March liHIi, 1S9.5. JOSEPH DUNBAR, Dot)bs Ferry, N. Y. HAMMOND'S (Established IS7j.) PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS. FISHKILL-ON-THE-HUDSON. N. Y. 163 nONRPE .3TRECT ••• CHICAGO' •■ BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Ureen Street, BOSTONj MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. lanUfaclUrB THE BEST LETTERS I» THE MARKET. sizes l>6-lnch and 2-inch, $2.0U per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: A. Kolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street. Philadelphia, Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister, 32 Dey St.. N. Y.; U. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. 33 Warren St., Syracuse. N. Y.; A. C Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, C; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., ChlcaEO; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St., Mljkwaukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, tllh and Marshall Sts. Klchmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Danl B. Ijonp, Buffalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn, St. Ix)uiB, Mo.; Hunt- ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa. ; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd St.. Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 415 B.;i4th St., New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. ti7 Brom- aeld St.. Boston: Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton; N. F. McCarthy A Co.. 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; The Henry PhlUpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O., Bert Cokely & ('o., 234 Church St.. Phlladephln. Pa.; Walter A Potter & Co.. Providence. R. 1.; L, J Kreshnver, lit;! Greenwich St . New York; .1. C VauKhan, 2tJ Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. H. BAYERSDORFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Onr ne^v f^ataloeue Ih now oat* free upon Application. M. RICE & CO., Florists' &UDDii6S. 23 & 25 N. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA. PA Send for fntainpi^ — -^^ Mentlnn Amerlcnn ^'lnriHt WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS, Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J . Inseof Irlrte I.>«iniw
  • «- •»pr»T«-rs t.ir house, i^ar- yOODA_5 0N-S,;;.-^l^.„ :m.l lid,l. : 5,1 to $0 e;u:li : First Prize at ] ihe American Florist Con- vention, 1894 S,'V(f/orCatalrgue. ThoS. Woni.ASON WORLD'S FAIR "^^ ~A^^^^^^*^S5^-^ 2goo-02 1) St. NEST AWARD 5\».; "^^ Philada..?:' ..oil wriiinif iiiwiuUjn the AMKKu^an r i.vitirx Neponset Flower Pots of Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Terms— Net cash with order. If ordered shipped by freight, add 5U cents cartage. Packed in Gross Weight Size Crates of ppr 1000 pots Per 100 PerlOOO 2«lnch... ...l.UOU... ...about 20 lbs... ...JO 25 J2 0O 2« •• ... ...1.000... ... ■• 23 ■■ .. . 31 2 :«) 3 " ... ...l.UUIl.... ... ■' 34 •• ... ... 35 •i m 3!^ " ... ...I.IKJO .. . . ■• 46 ■• ... . . m 4 UO 4 ■■ ... ... 50U.... ... •• 7li '• ... ... m 5UU 5 " ... ... HM .. ... " IiO ■• ... ... 90 8 m " .. ... bOO •• 150 •• ... . . 1 50 13 36 Standard Pot Measure. Less quantities than full crates at 100 rates. F. W. 15IKI> & .SON.S. Manufatturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker&Sons 136 W. 24lh St., NEW YORK. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB, For Glazing Sash. Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkle* For sale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for Iftl.OO. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogrne, Mffiliuii r-mennin Flunsl PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEA** SUBSTITUTE FOR GL*SS on Hot- beds. Cold FraaiBs, etc. Three grades. Used by FlorUis, (luraciu'rH. etr., inva'uable for Tobacco (ilrower?*. I'rotcctrt fron' frost. Promotes hardy, vinoruus growth and keeps bed," warm; will not shrink < r mildew For sale by the )ead^n^( Dry Uoods houses. Seedsmen. Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and samples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO., 36 South Street, - - NEW TOBK. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, iSgs- The American Florist. 897 Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn.trraBS- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet ana hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure, funjilcldes and Insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest. slrapleBt and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid f(ir$~*r>ij -wpraylng valve attachment .'JOc. Pump complete j:i.UO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only '.39 Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving devlce/'—W. N. Kudd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. B. WELD. RosUndale. Mass. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. fpj^Fstakes. j %, 5-16, Yi, Yi, %, }(, and %-inch square cut to lengths wanted. HOT-AIR When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House.Carden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE de lamater-ridlR and pumping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON r«p,yr PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is so simple and Bsfe that a child can run thetn Tiiey "Will pump "water from shallow etreanis or any k.ud of well, Thev can be arranged for any kind of fuel Capacity 1.500 to 30,000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 Soulh Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. Hamilton Sash Lifters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydnpy St . Dorchester. Mass. Please mentionthe American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week SoMERViLLE, N. J., Feb. 112, 180.'). LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland. Ohio. (^,ntlit>ii» .-—The. lumber we received of you last summer was en- tirely satisfactory, clear, straig^ht and smooth, we might say perfectjou in such material; and possibly the best way we can show our appie- ciatioo of it is bv giving another order as above. Please consider this as an unsolicited good word. Respectfully yours. DKMARAY & NORTON. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. 'or circulars and esttiuatea ADDK£SS NX' LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. r^ocK:ivA.]vi>, o. Pat. Plant Tulis. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME RftTTflN CO., 483 Wells St., GUlcagO. COEEDGATED HOLD FAST GLAZING POINTS. PATENT A I'I'l.lKli FOR, Made from brass, never rust; no rlKbts or li'li.s: siiillnK of k'oss impoBslble; no special tools required. Price 50 fents ner box uf Kim ruin ts. By mail for k cents In addition. For sale by all leadlnp Seedsmi'ii and Dealers in Florists' trupplles. Surpass AM Others yet Introduced for Glazing Greenhouses. HERMAN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 FULTON ST., NEW YORK. General Af^ent lor Ainerit-a and Kurope. ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. MANUFACTURED BV N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 21^' ST. HEW YORIC Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these jjoods in the world. We issue a large -iO-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilatmg Apparatus Write for lllustm led Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Klchmond, Ind. Mention American Florist. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STA fE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooiy Aphis and insect Pesis of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water iji any proportion, it is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Bend for Circulars and Price Iilst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLTTSHINO, Queens, Co., N. Y. 898 The American Florist. Mar 30, St. Louis. Trade still continues good; the retailers say they have felt no diminution on ac- count of Lent, with the exception of the first, week, at which time there was a decided quietude. Stock lately has been somewhat below the usual standard, owing to several weeks extremely dull weather the first part of the month. Car- nations have not suffered as much as roses, and are of a somewhat better quality. Shipping still continues active, and promises to be heavier than usual for Easter. Plant trade is steadily improv- ing, but it could stand a considerable in- crease in volume without rushing things. At the last club meeting the committee having in charge the chrvsanthemum show reported and submitted a list of prizes which it recommended the club to offer, the principal innovations being the calling for vases of chrysanthemums and carnations under name. All the changes recommended were adopted, and thecom- mittce continued. A final vote was at last taken on the proposed amendment to the by-laws of the club, changing the time of meeting from afternoon to evening, and it was carried. Mr. Arthur Ellison reportsafter return- ing from a southern trip that business has been and still is good in most all points visited, many curious experiences are reported by the southerners in the endeavor to keep things warm duringthe severe and protracted cold waves that visited that section with unusual per- sistency this winter. Several partiesfroze out entirely, while one place reports being froze out twice. Mr. Joe. Rolker was in town on his annual trip; also Mr. Wulze, introducing Belle Siebrecht. Miss Oster- tag is having a "greenhouse store," if such a term is proper, built on Grand avenue but two doors from Geo. Wald- bart's. Geo. Waldbart and Fred. C. Weber have been notified to close their places on Sunday, as a result of consider- able agitation made lately by a Sunday closing society of some kind. If the com- mand is to be enforced it will work con- siderable hardship, especially at Easter. Rannell Bros., who were operating the place built by R. Hausperger & Sons, have dissolved partnership, the eldest continuing the business. R. F. T. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers 0I •CYPRESS- Hreeiouse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. 1.0 W RA.TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and April 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent, City Ticket Office C. & E. 1. R. R., 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. 1. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. PtHrPtflMR HOT W«TEB BOMS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 7^31 7iS>7^7& 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.. Jersey Olty, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firmofSipfle Dopflfel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co.. which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the gfrowing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and will fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., Standard Flower Pots. OUK POTS ARE OF THE BEST yUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWFR POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Frice Ust. A, "Voianesto-w-ia^, oixio. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS3 Horticultural flrcUltecis and Hot Water Engineers Send for Catalogvie. enclosing; 4 <'eiits in stamps. 130, 1-il, 1^3 Cei:itei- St., J Asmus R S'.'j BallerFA 8M Bassett & Washburn. .8110 Battln CS .. . 885 Bayersdorf er H & Co. S9fj Berger H H & Co 889 Blanc A 888 Boston Flower Market 885 Boston Letter Co 8% Brown Peter 86a Bunting Sain'lJ 892 Bums & Ravnor 887 Burpee W Atlee 8811 BurrowJG 811.5 Cambridge Tile Mfg Coins Carman R W 8117 Chandlee & Chandlee. .884 Chicago & E I RyCo...SHS Ch'go Folding Box Co f.St; Chlpman Bros 88;^ ChlttyHB SIB CUfle Walter R 884 CloudB J 893 Conley John &9on 891) CorbreyTJ 88(1 887 Cottage Gardens .892 Cox Seed & Plant Co. ..S8S Croom John F& Bro .889 DalUedouze Bros 832 Deamud J B & Co 887 De Lamater Iron Wka 897 Detroit Flower PotMfg.899 Dlckman Jos F 889 Dletsch A itCo.... 899 Dillon JL 894 Domer Fred & Son ... . 883 DreerH A 38i; 890 895 Dresel Aug 883 Bdgewood Gr'nhouses. 893 Bl'seieC 393 BUlottWH 886 EUlsonWm f8(i Ellis & Pollworth 886 Bssex Heights Flo'l Coa85 Bvenden Bros 893 Felthousen J B 883 Fisher & Alrd 881 Gardiner John & Co. . . .888 GlbsonJC 888 Gonzalez F & Co 885 Gumey Heater Co .. .910 Hall Aas'n 899 Hamilton 897 Hammond Ben] 896 Hancock* Son 893 Hummn Burr & Co. . . .893 Hart Michael A 886 Hartford 11 B 886 Helnl Joseph 894 Henderson John Co... .891 Herr Albert M 893 HerrDan'lK 892 Herrmanns Seed Store889 Hews AH*Co 898 HlllBG&Co 891 HlppardB 899 eitchlngs&Co 9C0 Home Rattan Co 897 Hooker H M Co 8S9 HoranEdw C 887 Hoian Jas&Son 893 Hose Connection Co. . 897 Hulsebosch Bros £88 HuntEH 887 Bunt M A Estate 893 Jennings B B .881 JoostenCU S91 Jordan Floral Co 891 Kennlcott Bros Co 887 KepplerM 888 Kroeschell Bros Co 899 Kuehn CA 886 Lampert J J 884 Lang Julius 886 Lemolne V & Son 888 Little M B 89.'i Irfickland Lum Co 897 LongDan'l B 886 893 Lonsdale Edwin 891 Lords Bumham Co. 9)0 Louisville Tobacco Co, 894 Lynch WE 887 McBeth Th08 A 884 .881 .898 ,.893 ,.886 . 888 ,.883 .888 McBrlde Alex 8ir3 McCarthy N F&C0....S87 McDonald Bros 81)7 McFarlandJ H Co 884 Mallander Otto 893 Manda W A 884 Manz J &Co 896 Marshall & Anderson. 895 May Jno N 884 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.S.St Mlllang h-rank 8ST MUlbrook Lea Green- houses 894 Monlnger Jno C 899 Moc.n Win H Co 8,85 Naf 1 F"]dliig Box Co. 886 Natl'inal Plant Co 841 National Fibre Co 896 Nell LI 884 Oasis Nursery Co 891 Paddock E J Parker Chas B Parmenter Mfg Co, Pennock C J Pennock Sam'lS... Plerson F R Co.... Plllsbury 1 L Pitcher & Manda. Pittsburg Clay MtgCo.898 Prince A i: & Co 886 Pnilist ISnw Floral Co. .S94 Piirdyjas 887 QuakerCltyMc hW'k8.897 Randall A I, 887 Rakestraw & Pyle 835 Reed Glass Co 899 Ri-lmers Chas W 890 Keln berg Bros 887 Renard Jos .893 Rice M&Co 896 RobertsDH 9 Roche Alplionse 889 Roehrs Theo 887 Roemer Fred 889 Rogers Pk Floral Co. ..SST Rolker A & Sons. . .889 81:6 Rolker A& F 885 Rolker Hermann 887 Russell S J 896 Sander& Co 885 Schulthles Anton 884 Schwake Chas 8,85 ScoUay Jno A 896 Scott Wm 892 Seawanhaka Greenh's 885 Segers& Co -889 Shelmlre W R 892 Sheridan W F 887 Slebrecbt & Wadley...s9l Situations, wants, etc.. 883 Smith Nath & Son 894 SpoonerWmH 8!)U Staiainger Geo 683 SteHens N 897 SiemmlerT W 8111) Steinmetz H 884 Storrs & Harrison Co. .SH) Streby SO 894 StruckJN&Bro 898 Sunderbruch H L 886 Sutherland Geo A,... 887 Swayne Bdw 892 Swayne Wm 883 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .898 TUton Bros .894 Va'n der Uorst G 888 Vander Schnot B &Son889 Van Zonneveld Bros ..888 VaughanJ C...tS5 886 889 Vlck,t Hill '91 Vo9P,t Co 889 Wal/, Fred S 895 Watson G C 885 WeatheredsSons T W.899 Weeber & Don 889 Welch Bros 887 Wheeler Russel &Son 898 Whllldln Pot Co 693 Whltton S & Sons 885 WllksMfgCo 899 Williams & Sons Co.. . .891 Wis. Flower Ex 886 Wlttbold Geo 884 Wolff L Mfg Co 899 Wood Bros 884 Woodason Thos 896 roung Jno 887 Young Thos Jr 887 Crawfordsville, Ind.— McDonald & Steele are bui'ding two short-span-to- south houses 20x100. Passaic, N. J.— Wm. P. Kesteloo has purchased the greenhouses and nurseries of Mr. A. Van Leuwen at Garfield, N. J., and has opened a second store in this city. Trade is much improved lately. The annual report of the Fruit Grow- ers' Association of Ontario, recently re- ceived at this office, contains account of their annual meeting, essays, discussions, etc., alto reports of affiliated societies. Our trade directory and reference book for 1894 contains 270 pages of informa- tion of real practical value to every one in the trade. Price $2.00. 132 & 134 South Fifth Ave.. NEW YOKK. NATURAL CAS MADE GLASS, for Kose Houses, CoiiservutorieH, Ktc, Etc. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLDS FAIR FOR HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTURE, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street, NEW YORK. LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEARR AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. B^^Flans and estimates furDished on application. Largest builders of Greenlioose Structures. SLt liighest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM GO. ArcMtectmal rice, I60 Fifth Ave., COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., FACTORY: IRVINGTON-ON-BCDSON, N. Y. New York City. IN GREENHOUSE 6UETURE depends more upon judicious heating and ventilation than upon anything else. You are displaying good judg- ment when you select your Hot Water or Steam Heater from our extensive assortment. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES FREE. American ^oi/er Company NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. Gypney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for Qreenhonse Catalog'aes. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress). BOSTON. MASS. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Westeun Selling aoknt.s: A. A. GRIFFING IRON CO.. 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago. III. irx>i!ii l^mmmM tlriL@LiBOiir rlmerica is "the Prow of the I/essel; there may be mare cDm/jri iships, but we are the first to touch Unknawa Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. APRIL 6, 1895. No. 357 f iHiiE Skm&m^m JFiL@isi!ST Oopyrieht 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAMY. 333 Dearborn Street, Cliicago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromiield St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade ^KBB and tbe Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Kdwin Loxsdale. Chestnut HUl. Philadelphia, president; E. C. REixEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president: WM. .1, Stewart, Boston, secretary; 11. B. Bkattv. on City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annua] meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, ISiiS. CONTENTS. Effect of novelties on floriculture 901 Carnations- Notes . 1103 — Three new carnations 002 Orchids at Toronto (illus.) MS Roses— Blind wood 901 —Club root . 901 —Leaves becoming sticky 901 Attention to leaks 901 About those leaks ... 90.5 Awards spring show Mass. Hort. Society. . . .90.5 Easter flowers at Chicago 906 Fire insarance 90f) Boston 90t) Obituary— Ignatius Forsternian . 907 — Thomas Baines . .907 — Charles Truffaut 907 Chicago 908 Philadelphia 908 New York . . 909 Buffalo 909 Worcester, Mass 910 Toronto 912 The seed trade . . 916 Rochester. N. Y 918 Cincinnati ... 920 St. Paul, Minn 922 Denver, Col. 924 Floating straws 926 A serious oversight 92t) Hyde Park, Mass.— Walter Butler of Rearlville has opened a flower store here at 3 Neponset Block. Schenectady, N. Y.— Mr. J. E. Felt- housen is attending to business again, after a nine weeks' illness with typhoid pneumonia. Pink Swainsona.— Messrs. I/. Templin & Sons, Calla, 0., send us some sprajs of the pink swainsona. It certainly is a very attractive thing as grown by them. The Society of Indiana Florists has issued the advance premium list for the ninth annual chrysanthemum show, to be held at Indianapolis, November 6 to 9 next. Copies may be had on application to the secretary, Mr. R. A. McKeand, Garfield Park, Indianapolis, Ind. — ^^ Novelties and Their Effect on Floriculture. BY .JOHN N. 3I,\y. \^Rt'ad before the I-lorists* Club of Philadelphia, April 2.] How very frequently we hear this remark made: "What is the use of buy- ing novelties? It is only throwing good money away! " And invariably these remarks emanate from men who ought to know better, and I am often uncharitable fiiough to think that they do know better and only use above remark as a subter- fuge. Possibly I misjudge them, if so I trust I may be able to show them in the remarks which follow that they are mis- taken in the policy they follow— or profess to follow. No one, I think, will deny that the unfortunate introduction of inflated or very much overestimated novelties have a very detrimental efl'ect on our bus- iness generally, and no one deplores that fact more than I do personally. Yet even this must be occasionally expected from the fact that from the multitude of annual introductions presented for our choice they will not all come up to the ideal standard of excellence with every one. The reasons for this a re man v and varied; treatment may be very different in one instance over another with disastrous nsultsfor the new candidate; dozens of other causes may and do occur. Anew plant or flower may be a gem in its original home under the right treatment, but when it gets into other hands with indifferent treatment, soils, etc. may not be as good and at first cause some dis- credit to its introducer, but which, when better understood, may prove equally valuable in its new home. I am afraid many of us are inclined to condemn in such cases too hastily. But, passing on to the influence of novelties in our business in the broad sense, it may be well for us to consider the fame from various standpoints: first, then, what would our business be to-day if we had nothing better in carnations than the old Preside nt Dcgraw and its compeers of 25 years ago? or who is there among us bold enough to say that Lizzie McGowan was not fully worth all the price ever paid first as a novelty to the grower, the retailer and consumer alike? The same may be said of all the other good varieties introduced of late years. Could we ever have asked or obtained $8 per 100 blooms for the old varieties? Would the flower-loving public at large ever have become enthusiastic over them? Would the widespread and greatly in- creasing interest in this lovely flower ever have been dreamt of without the steading advancement in the novelties which are being j-early placed upon the market? And if we had never bought any of the novelties what would our business of to-day be? Simply ret rogradingl Who can look at a fine bunch of Daybreak with its beautiful delicate tint of flesh pink and say it has not been worth its weight in gold as an elevator and in- structor for the advancement of floricult- ure? All other good carnations havethe.r respective places in the drama; true, they cannot all be stars, but they play their parts well and we cannot overlook their merits, though some of them may have to be rejected after a trial, yet they all have some merits and help to increase the general interest in floriculture, thereby helping our business in a general way all along the line. There is another factor to consider, and no one knows better than the retail flo- rist how much the general public, or that portion of it at least who buy flowers, are influenced by new varieties. I amtold by many who are in a position to study this point in various ways that many of the iiest flower buyers get tired of the same variety continually and often ask for something new. In all such cases when a new variety is presented to them with distinctive characteristics it is sure to find many admirers, and the very fact that ''Mr. So and So has something new for sale" brings new inquiries for the same, which opens up new avenues for the ever increasing product of our green- houses. Gentlemen, are these considerations worth anything to us in these days of sharp competition? If we are true to our- selves I think we must agree that it is a very material help, and this too, comes direct from the introduction of novelties. But you will think that I have said enough on the subject of the "Divine F/ower." Please remember, though, thatthisflower is only a comparatively small portion of our wide range of business. The chrysanthemum and its devotees cut a very small figure in our business fif- teen years ago. Would it ever have attained the popularity of to-day if no novelties had ever been introduced? Would the hundreds, yes, thousands of work people it now gives considerable employment to have the same benefit from them as now? Would the magnifi- cent shows dedicated to the "Queen of Autumn" as they now are, ever even have had an existence without the novelties continually being introduced to give re- newed and increasing interest in the same? I know there are many who do not like the chrysanthemum because it monopo- lizes the flower market generally for the short time it is in season, but, in spite of that it is a considerable factor in the floricultural world, and although it may not be as much sought after by some as. it was a year or two ago yet they have undoubtedly come to stay and will find plenty of admirers, particularly as new forms, new colors and new types are in- troduced, and the quicker we realize this fact and apply ourselves to the same the better it will be for all concerned. In this family the introduction of novelties is of 902 The American Florist. April 6, the greatest importance, as many of the older forms, once the leading varieties, are continually deteriorating; this comes from the high pressure we run them at. But there are plenty of other varieties of plants and flowers of equal or greater Importance to our business in which the introduction of sterling novelties plays a very important part for the advancement of floriculture: How many among us to-day are there who would like to go back to the old varieties of roses of twenty years ago, and if he did where could he find a market for them? Such varieties as Safrano, Bon Silene, Isabella Sprunt and others of the same class. Just imagine, if you can, any grower bringing or sending such varieties and only such to any store in this city, and the result! well, I presume you will agree with me that he would not have to hire help to carry back the proceeds of his sales! Possibly he might sometimes realize enough to pay his railroad fare back home, that is if he did not live over twenty miles from Philadelphia. And yet, without the novelties in this family we should still have to grow such and in that case 1 would never have made money enough to pay my fare here, which undoubtedly would have been a good thing, as it would have saved you the trouble of listening to the disagreeable things I am saying to you now. But, as 1 am here, in spite of all objections, I can- not help saying that it is novelties and their influence on horticulture that has brought me here to-night, yes, and many times previously also. If we wish to keep abreast of the times (and who does not?) we must certainly encourage the intro- duction of all the sterling novelties. I do not wish to be understood by this that we are to try everything that is oflfered under the head of new things, as very many of them are no advancement over existing varieties, but, when a genuine novelty is offered it is to our benefit if we take advantage of it. If you wish to find out the importance of new things go into the designing rooms of any of our large dry goods manufac- tories; there you will find many of the best designers in the country constantly employed getting up new and improved patterns which the market and the gen- eral public demand. Ask the dry goods merchant if he can sell the same patterns year after year and the answer will quickly come: "No; we must have new designs and that in large numbers every year." These are gotten up to meet the taste of exactly the same class of buyers that we in the florist business have to cater to, hence the reason for our con- stantly trying to get new and improved varieties. I am fully aware that many are deterred from buying new things be- cause they find it very difiicult to get at the facts regarding their merit; this I think we can largely overcome; if we can not go to the place where a certain nov- elty, for instance, a new rose, is growing preparatory to introducing it, we cer- tainly can or ought to be able to obtain the desired information through our Flo- rists' Club, and if the proposed plan of appointing a committee to examine and pass upon the merits of new plants and flowers that may be brought to their notice is put in operation I think we shall be making a strong point for every mem- ber of such clubs and also put a strong check upon anything which is not a de- cided improvement upon older varieties, as such a committee will have ample opportunities to examine anything within reasonable distance from their own club, cot only as sample cut blooms or a speci- men plant, but as it is growing, where its habit, free flowering qualities, etc., etc., can all be carefully noted; under such con- ditions the endorsement of a committee of practical and competent men should be sufficient guarantee for anyone, and if the plan is universally adopted by all the clubs in the country each club could be a bureau of information for its members. This is not applicable to foreign varieties, as climate and differences in treatment renders any opinion of a variety subject to many modifications coming from there; and while we have to thank the European rosarians for many sterling thingsin new roses yet the good ones are only a small, yes, very small percentage of those sent to us. Possibly in the near future we shall not need to send there for all the new and improved varieties suitable for our business, but this is digressing from the subject, which I hope you will excuse. Many of us, from our constant and every day contact with them, regard flowers somewhat as the man does stones who is always engaged in crushing them to repair roads. With him it becomes natural to think that the only use for stones is to be broken up and walked upon, quite overlooking the fact that from the very same material many, very many, of the most beautiful temples, churches and all other classes of buildings are erected. The only difference is that greater skill is brought to bear upon the original material, and we see all around us what magnificent results are thereby produced. And we, with the most beau- tiful of all Nature's creations (flowers), are very apt to see only one feature con- nected with them, viz.: the money we can make out of them, overlooking the fact that they are destined for a higher and nobler end, namely to lift up and elevate mankind, and the more beautiful and attractive we can produce them the more will they appeal to all who behold them, hence all the greater reason for us to per- severe in the production of improved va- rieties. Perfection in all points is not easily or often obtained, but when the clear yellow rose is produced which is a fit companion for that queen of all tea roses, Catherine Mermet and her daugh- ters, then it will be a golden gem which we shall all prize, the alpha and omega of all our hopes and fears. All honor to the man who can produce it and mav every success attend its footsteps. "Upward and Onward" is the motto we should all try to emulate, and we must do so if we wish to keep the vanguard. The florists of the "Citv of Brotherly Love" have in the past always been in the front rank, long may they retain the honor they have won is the earnest wish of yours fraternally. Carnation Notes. An inquiry came to me dur'ng the past week as to when and how top'antvoung stock outside. \Vh le ver^' willing to give my experience to my fellow tradesmen, yet I have not the time to answer the numer- ous questions that arc sent me except it be through this column. Outside plant- ing nitist be done thoroughly and well, and many failures have been made through a lack of practical experience and the use of a Uttle common sense. I have checked the grow th of fine young stock by planting according to the usual cus- tom, that is just after a heavy rain, when the ground is in a verj- wet condition. This I believe is wrong, because the soil which has been pressed around the young plant is verj' apt to become baked; this is especially so in a heavv soil, as the drop- ping and setting of the plants lequites considerable walking between ihe rows (when not planted in narrow beds) the result of which is a packing of the soil which can not be remedied during the whole summer. I am therefore of the opinion that it is much better to wait until the surplus mo'sture in the soil has been allowed to drain off before the ground is even marked out. Some may say that if this plan is adopted and a drouih or even a short spell of very hot weather follows the planting, many plants will die, to this I would reply that the best success I have ever had in plant- ing not onh' carnations, but even su h tender plants as balsams, was when the ground was as dry as ever I have seen it. This was accomplished by simply "wet- ting" the plants in, a term applied to the process of pouring a little water into the hole in which the plant is set at once, and the roots covered as soon as possible, and the surface of the ground around the plant covered with dry sail. But to go back to the s'arting point. I plow the ground, everything being favor- able. May 1, hairow wtll, mark the ground with a Darnell marker, horse power, then if the ground is fairlj- moist the plants a'e taken from bench or flat as the case may be, the roots thoroughly wet and plants set eight 1o ten inches apart in ttie row. If the ground is quite dry we wet them in, and by wetting in we can p'ant at anytime, to matter how hot the weatVer may be. If any one is skeptical on this point, let him try it with a few p'ants. One great advantage in planting in ber's is the fact that by using narrow beds no walking on the soil is necessary. Carnations make most of their roots near the surface, and where horsecultiva- tion is used the teeth of the cultivatorare sure to disturb and cut off many young roots, thus checking the growth of the plants. It is abso'utely necessary to keep the soil loose on the surface; this can easilj' be accomplished in beds by the use of a narrow iron rake, which by the way is a tool that is far more serviceable as a weed killer than a hoe if used in time, and the man who leaves weeds to be killed after they show above ground does not understand his work. Of course there are times when, if a man has a great amount of land to work, the weeds will be apt to get ahead a little, but the time to kill wef d is before thej' are seen. I would not make this statement if I had not had a tough experience in earlier life by follow- ing out the old plan, waiting until the ground was green with weeds before hoeing. Young stock that has been hardened of)" in a cold frame C3n be planted as early as April 15, but I would not advise putting out stock from the houses until after Maj' 1. Chas. H. Allen. Three New Carnations. Mr. E. G. Hill of Richmond, Ind., re- cently brought specimen bunches of his new carnations, Triumph, Jubilee and Armazinda,tous for inspection. Triumph is a very fine pink in the way of .\lbertini, but possessing several advantages over iSgs- The American Florist. 903 ORCHIDS AT RESERVOIR PARK. TORONTO. ONT. that variety. Jubilee is an excellent very bright scarlet that will undoubtedly be heard from later. The color is very bril- liant and attracts immediate attention. The stem is long and stout, and if the variety is as productive as seems likely, it will surely be an important trade sort. Armazinda is a white, very lightly striped with carmine; it is undoubtedly a very pretty flower and is borne on good stout stems. The three varieties attracted con- siderable attention while here, but nearly all the growers who saw them seemed to think that Jubilee was the most valuable one of the three. Triumph was also very warmly commended. Orchids at Toronto. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph taken February 4 last in the conservatory at Reservoir Park, Toronto, Ont. At the upper center and in the upper right hand corner are specimens of the white formof CattleyaTrianas, to the right of the center is Phaius grandifolius, while in the central lower part of the picture areCoelogyneflaccida,C. cristata, Calanthes Veitchii and vestita, etc. Do YOU WANT the census statistics re- garding the florist, nursery and seed trades? You will find them in our trade directory and reference book lor 1894. Price $2.00. 004 The American Florist. April 6, Blind Wood on Tea Roses. What causesour roses (Brides and Mer- mets) to run so much to blind wood, especially around the bottom of plant, and should -that be cut awaj? We find usually one or two good stout stems growing up and a lot of blind wood at base. If we cut away the latter all subsequent blooms must come from side shoots of former, and the question arises with us, does that give bearing wood enough to be profitable? Kansas. Many other correspondents complain that Mermets and Brides produce consid- erable blind wood this season; of my own personal observation I have not seen any with more blind growths than usual, as this family always produced considerable short-jointed, small shoots which are not strong enough to produce flowers. Some ask if it would not be better to cut this blind wood away. To all such I would say that the leaves are the lungs of all plants and the more healthy breathing surface you can keep on your plants the better they will grow and the finer the flowers they will produce. Just in the same relative proportion that healthy lungs are to the animal kingdom so are clean healthy leaves to plants; therefore, if we wish to keep the latter in the best possible health and productiveness we must keep all the clean, healthy foliage on them possible. One reason why the plants of "Kansas" and others are not producing as many blooms as they might possibly is because they are not furnished with the proper amount of food necessary to produce strong shoots. If I have been rightly in- formed (as I understand it) the soil of Kansas, or that portion of it at least where the inquiry comes from, has a superabundance of alkaline matter in its composition. This in too large a propor- tion is not conducive to the highest de- velopment of rose plants. To counteract this there is nothing that I have ever found better than well decomposed cow manure, which in such soil can be used more liberally than is generally consid- ered sufficient. Possibly at the present time, if "Kansas" has such at his com- mand a mulching of the same, broken up fine and covering the whole surface with it from % to 1 inch thick will materially help his plants to produce stronger wood, which means a much better crop of flow- ers. In all such soils any fertilizer made from bone in any form will hardly be de- sirable, as their nature is somewhat dry- ing to the soils, while the natural soil requires something more in the form of a sedative. The same rule applies to very light sandy or gravelly soils in the main, though of course there are always excep- tions, which can only be determined by the grower in actual trials and tests of materials most suitable for his particular soil. No rule can be laid down suitable for all alike. While the general principles should govern us in such matters ttie smaller details of treatment must be worked out by each to suit our own par- ticular requirements, hence I can only offer suggestions, not knowing what par- ticular soils, their composition, etc., my correspondents have to deal with, but hope the above suggestion may be of some assistance to them and possibly to others. John N. May. Summit, N.J. Club Root. In reading Mr. May's interesting arti- cle in the Florist of March 16 upon club root I find he speaks of examining clover roots and as having found upon them small nodules, containing numerous "nematoids." Has he not mistaken these nodules for the ordinary nitrifying tuber- cles which develop upon the roots of all species of the Leguminosa, and are not only harmless, but absolutely necessary for the normal development of the plant, whether it be clover, pea, bean, vetch, etc. The presence of microbes in the soil occasions the formation of peculiar tuber- osities or swellings on the roots of these plants, and these tuberosities, which are not formed in "sterile" soil,arefound tobe remarkably rich in nitrogen and swarm- ing with bacteria. The benefit resulting from these micro-organisms in legumi- nous crops, by the enriching of soils in nit- rogen, is now an established fact. How- ever, I do not wish to question the falla- bility of Mr. May's statements, unduly, but have not known eel worm {Hetero- dera radicola) to be in clover, although have always found the nitrifying tuber- cles and filled with vibrating bacteria. Of course it is absolutely certain that eel worm is thecauseof clubrootonroses, and these small galls appear at times very much like those on the clover. It is surprisingto find how the eel worm is gaining a foothold, but such seems to be the case. I find that in a number of establishments Mme. Cusin seems to be the variety most susceptible to its det- rimental influence. Strange to state, I found recently, when throwing out some apparently strong and vigorous Bride bushes (4 to 6 feet high and some 7 feet) that the roots were infested with galls (eel worms). I can corroborate Mr. May's statement in regard to this little pest being in all soils, or so far as I have observed, especially so in manures. In regard to "millipedes" I might state that tobacco stems, or any form of it (tobacco), spread over the benches will quickly kill these Myriopods, if they are the Polfdesmus,a.s I suppose they are. Lansdowne, Pa. A.J. Pennock. Rose Leaves Becoming Sticky. What is the matter with my roses? The leaves look healthy but they are sticky and look as though they had been oiled. H. J. R. Replying to your correspondent "H. J. R.," from the description given I think the sticky substance on the rose leaves comes from allowing the young shoots to get covered with aphis (greenfly); the sample leaf sent at any rate shows traces of it; where greenfly is allowed to become at all numerous the leaves will invariably become covered with a substance similar to that described. If I am right in guess- ing at this, the first thing to do is to get rid of the greenfly, and then two or three good syringings will clean the leaves off, leaving them bright and fresh; but the quality of the flowers certainly suffers from the effects, and thewhole healthand well-being of the plant is certainly injured by allowing these troublesome little insects to get established, and as they multiply so very fast it takes only a few days after the first ones put in an ap- pearance before the whole house will be well stocked. Far better adopt the rule of "Prevention better than cure" with them. If kept constantly checked they never give much trouble, but if they are allowed to become numerousthenittakes considerable trouble to clearthem out, be- sides doing much injury to the plants • generally. John N. May. Attention to Leaks. In your issue of March 30 is an article without signature under the title "Slop the leaks." Whoever the writer was he knew the business most thoroughly, as well as possessing the facility of putting his experience into mojtconciselanguage. It pleased me so much that I ordered a dozen extra copies to distribute among my friends in the trade, where I thought it would do the most good. It was written I should say, by an employer, and if the attention of an employee be drawn to this article with the remark "Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest" he (the employee) will most likely ins:nuate, politely of course, that the old man had better curtail some of his peculiarities. But really that is not to the point, be- cause the old man must have had econom- ical habits and thrift, or he never could have had employees to hand this most practical article to. To review the whole of the many good things would take up too much of your valuable space; from beginning to end it is good. Paragraph number four is particularly commended to second assistants. This is the ash barrel or rubbish box paragraph, and is a gem of purest ray serene. Of all five of these valuable lessons this one struck me most acutely, because I am a victim. To any one who runs a store and has to trust to the artistic (?) taste of his clerks the logic and truth of this paragraph must be most impressive. Now seriously, what has the art or rather method, of design making evolved or rather degener- ated into? We are all too well aware that competition has by no means raised the price of ordinary designs; on the contrary, compared with the pricesof 10 yearsago, there is easily a drop of 30 per cent, or to be plain in size and price we now make as large a wreathorcrossforthreedollars as we did for five dollars 10 years ago. Admitting that a great improvement has taken place in all our designs, not only in funeral designs, but in baskets, bunches, and general decorations, hofi many are there at the business who show any really original taste? It is simph-a game of follow the leader. We all remember the wreath or cross of 20 years ago, whose outline resembled Mary's little lamb, relieved on!y by a tuberose or Safrano bud here and there, just to show that the lamb had excrescences. A few bright lights in the business broke away from that, and by degrees (not aVi at once) we are where we are to-day, and where is that? It is wbereyou can't make up designs and compete with your neigh- bors, pay fair prices (or your flowers and pay expenses, and why is this? Simply because nine out of ten men and perhaps women who make up designs, exercise no taste, but make up for a lack of taste in an almost vulgaruseof expensiveflowers. If a customer orders a wreath, pillow, or any other design to be made of lily of the valley, there is usually a remunerative price charged for it, the same as a basket of Jacq roses, but those orders are the ex- ception, and particularly in the funeral business the great majority of orders is iSgs. The American Florist. 905 left to the taste of the florist. "It shall be perfectly satisfactory, ma'am." "I'll make it rich" etc., and rich itis, if a great amount of expensive flowers jammed in without a particle of taste can be called rich. How true those words from the article referred to: "There is no qualifica- tion more to be desired m design making that the ability to produce the maximum eff'ect from the minimum quantity of material." Every clerk in a flower store that I have ever had the honor of meeting considered he was an adept, in fact an artist, in designing, while he could not handle a corn broom to sweep out a store expertly. Give him 20 carnations, 30 Bride roses, 27 Mermetsand 33 lily of the valley with some smilax, and he will make you an "elegant" fourdoUar design. An absurd laviihness, almost vulgarity, has taken the place of any attempt of skill or taste, much less art. Real artists in our profession there are, and I hope many of them, but the great majority of our "makersup" are nomoreartiststhan those men who follow the useful trade of "putting down" sauer kraut in the fall. W. S. About Those Leaks. In your last issue I read with care and pleasure the article on stopping the leaks, and must say that it is good, as it opens up to liberal and unprejudiced thinking men the different channels in which profits melt away. At the same time I would like to comment on each clause, and object where my judgment says it ought to. The opening remark is really a "chest- nut," as any business man knows that looking after the small details is of most vital importance where profit is consid- ered. Larger items, from their magni- tude, must command thought, and as a rule, without criminal negligence, they will take care of themselves. In the free and easy methods of a few years ago small details were not of the same conse- quence as at present. Take one of them, like paper, then old newspapers at 25 cents a 100 filled the bill, and if not old second-hand grocery paper — anything was good enough forflowers. Shoe boxes were almost given away; at least the only pay demanded was a few plants for a wagon load of them. Nowadays we must keep up with the times; we older members must fall in with the fashion of the day or get left. Competition is sharper than ever. The florist of a few years back had no opposition as com- pared with to-day; he could deliver goods the next day if he chose, and wrap them in any kind of paper. Now close compe- tition compels him to conform to fashion, and deliver by a messenger. Now, with regard to greenhouses gen- erally the first clause, as I call it, is espe- cially to the point, for if the grower wants to make his business pay he must utilize every foot of space at his com- mand, and also every minute of his em- ployee's time. As!we all know, the mar- gin of profit is small, not only in the flo- rists' business, but in all others. The man who wants to gather in the produce must be on hand both early and late to see it produced. Do not depend on others; don't, when disappointments come, blame some employee, but say "I am to blame for not attending to busi- ness," and if you do not attend to this early morning and late at night you must expect, at the end of the year, to find profits cut down. A man who employs 8 or 10 men can easily make a good liv- ing by attending to this part of his busi- ness, by seeing that his men are kept employed. The same principle applies to the retail trade, for store clerks want supervision equally as much as greenhouse men. The necessity of light, paper, boxes, messen- gers and telephones is now recognized, and forms a part of the business. Yet if the "boss" is there it will make his clerks think twice before using too much paper, string, flowers or messenger service. Yet this supervision must not be carried too far; he must not imagine that he is living in the days of his grandfathers. Horse cars are out of date, and trolleys are in fashion. Customers, when they want flowers, will not wait the convenience of the seller, but wish them sent at once. Fashion and the general way of doing business now must be adhered to if one expects to reach "affluence." Our goods are, we know, perishable, and there must necessarily be some loss, but that loss can be reduced to a mini- mum, and that depends wholly on the buyer, let him be proprietor or head clerk. Even if he ever overbuys himself, which all are capable of doing once in a while, still the principle holds good, for with ordinary skillful management he will in these isolated cases at least come out even. As for the suggestion that in some establishments loss amounts to the rent, it certainly can only be applied to a small tov\n, where rents are low, or to a mis- managed institution. As to the matter of waste in greenhouses there is a deeper scope for thought. Space unprofitably used is a greater loss than unused space. In the first you have to pay labor, etc., in the latter simply rent or interest in value of space. Any grower who through mismanagement, lack of knowledge, etc., has space occupied with unprofitable goods, should throw stock away, as he is only losing more money every day. But the live man will acknowledge it, and go to work once more, putting in some other crop that will be profitable. "How about the store?" This clause I must take exception to, not because I am a store man, but because of the expression "cussedness" of employees. According to this the writer must have had sad expe- rience with a store, or never owned a range of glass. I think as a rule store clerks are as free from cussedness, and perhaps more so, than greenhouse hands. There certainly seems to me to be more chance to show^ "cussedness" in a green- house than in a store; the scope is so much wider. As to the suggestion to look over the rubbish box before having it carted away, what a terrible experience the writer must have had. Thinkof flowers being thrown away by the hundred to avoid cutting the stems, to say nothing of rusted wire, tangled string and "down trodden" de- signs. What executive ability must have been shown in such an establishment by either proprietor or manager. It seems impossible for such negligence or criminal carelessness to prevail at the present day. But worse yet; Scollay's thrown out! I would like to work for the writer: what a snap! In the last clause we come to a much more thoughtful matter. Any thinking and practical man, or any man not troubled with the idea that theoretical knowledge is supreme, knows that the profit and general artistic efi'ect of made- up work is due to the least quantity of flowers that can be used to produce the same. In our business quality of work- manship, combined withquality of goods, will "get there." The man who under- takes to make up an $8 pillow with flowers worth $2.50 will finish by win- ning the booby prize. One great mistake with employers gen- erally is that when they are growers and retailers both if, through negligence or lack of knowledge, they fail to realize from a certain crop, they complain "the store doesn't pay." A remark I take exception to is that a man may have too much business. The man who says that at the present time is lacking in knowledge of business or in executive ability, for with a good staff of employees one cannot have too much busi- ness nowadays. As to largeorders being uncertain in profit I must consider them, as a rule, more profitable than smaller ones. The closing remark in the article is a reflection on our nationality as Ameri- cans, which according to the latest ren- dering means push. The very idea of a man in this country not desiring to do more business than he can "personally" watch! Where would our mammoth enterprises of the present day be if we adopted that suggestion? Is it that flo- rists' employees are less trustworthy than others, or are the employers in our business less liberal? Shame, gentlemen, don't forget that as a rule we were em- ployees, and thought we were doing our very best for our employers; we should quickly resent any innuendoes suggesting that we were wasteful. Edward I. Mepsted. Awards at the Spring Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Roses; 12 H. P., first David Nevins, second Jas. Comley; 6 H. P., Jas. Comley; 12 Brunner, David Nevins- 12 American Beauty, John P. Spalding; Catherine Mermet. T. H. Mead, Wm. H. Elliott; Meteor, C, V. Whitten; Gontier, Wm. H. Elliott; Bride. Wm, H, Elliott, C. V, Whitten; Bridesmaid, F. R. Pierson Co,, J. P. Spalding. Pansies; First, second and third, J. S. Fay. Violets, H. S. Rand, N. T. Kidder and David Nevins. Carnations: General display, Wm. Nicholson, F. A. Blake: crimson, Wm. Nicholson. A. H. Fewkes; dark pink. Wm. Nicholson, F. A. Blake; light pink, J. H. White, Wm. Nicholson; scarlet: Wm. Nicholson, L- H. Foster; white, David Nev-ins, F. A. Blake. Indian Azaleas: 6 large specimens, Dr. C. G, Weld, Jas. Comley ; four in 10-inch, Bussey Insti- tution; two in 10-inch pots, Edw. Butler, Dr. C. G. Weld; one specimen, Edw. Butler, Bussey Institu- tion; one in 8-inch pot, E. S. Converse, Dr. G. C, Weld. Orchids: General display, Mrs. F. L. Ames, John L. Gardner; three plants, Edw. Butler; single plant. Edw, Butler, N. T. Kidder. Four hard-wooded greenhouse plants in bloom, first and second. Dr. C. G. Weld. Four hardy flowering deciduous shrubs, first and second, Bussey Institution; and for six hardy azaleas and four hardy flowering evergreen shrubs. Cyclamens; 10 large plants, Mrs. B. P. Cheney, Geo. M. Anderson; 10 in 7-inch pots, Dr. C. G. Weld. Mrs. B. P. Cheney; single plant, N. T. Kid- der, Mrs. B. P. Cheney. Hardy primroses; John L. Gardner. Polyan- thuses: Bussey Institution. Auriculas, Dr. C. G. Weld. Cinerarias: Six plants, Geo. M. Anderson, John L, Gardner; three plants, James Garthley, Geo. M. Anderson; single plant, James Garthley, John L. Gardner. Hyacinths: Twelve pots, Dr. C. G. Weld, Bus- sey Institution; six pots, Dr. C. G. Weld, E. S. Con- verse; three pots, Dr. C. G. Weld, E. S. Converse; single pot, E. S. Converse, Dr. C. G. Weld; three pans of ten bulbs each, Bussey Institution, Dr. C. G. Weld; two pans. Dr. C. G. Weld. Bussey Institution; single pan, Dr. C. G. Weld, E. S. Con- verse. Tulips: Six 8-inch pans, nine bulbs each. Dr. C, G. Weld, W. S. Ewell & Son ; three 8-inch pans, E. S. Converse, W, S. Ewell & Son; three 10-inch pans, twelve iaulbs each. Dr. C. G. Weld, Bussey Institution. Polyanthus narcissus, four pots of 3 bulbs each. Dr. C. G. Weld, Bussey Institution. Jonquils, Bussey Institution. W. S. Ewell & Son. Longiflorum and Harrisii lilies, Bussey Institu- tion. Ivily of the valley, Bussey Institution, W. S. Kwell & Son, Anemones, first and second Bussey Institution. Freesias. Dr. C. G. Weld, John L. Gardner; ixias and tritonias, 6 pots of each. Dr. C. G. Weld; Roman hyacinths, six 8-inch pans. Dr. C. G. Weld, W. S. Ewell & Son. General display of spring bulbs, W. S. Ewell & Sou. 906 The American Florist. April 6, Easter Flowers at Chicago. Ed. American Florist:— In your Chi- cago article in the last Florist you men- tion the fact that there is much specula- tion as to the supply of Harrisii for Easter. I believe that the anxiety among the retail trade is to find where they can get their orders filled with good stock. That there will be a scarcity of good Harrisii there is no doubt. I have given a good deal of attention, for some years past, to the supply of flowers for the hol- iday trade here, and especially to the Easter holidays, and have generally formed an accurate idea of the stock of lilies and other flowers likely to be on hand. You estimate an output of 50,000. I should infer that you meant 50,000 flowers. I should place the amount much higher; this would include the smaller places that grow plants and sell at retail. From my knowledge of the plant trade in Chicago I believe that from 8,000 to 12,000 pot lilies could be sold or used in decoration by the retail florists. This would be equivalent to about 50,000 flowers for pot plants alone. I do not mean to say that this amount of plants has ever been sold, or that so large an amount is likely to be sold in the near future, but thatthey could be sold if every retail florist would keep pot plants on hand, as well as cut flowers. Many of our largest retail florists do not pay any attention to the plant trade, on account of the difficulty in delivering them during the rush of other business. The florist who tries to sell his customers only what he has in stock is soon to be superseded by the one who furnishes what they want, and in the form desired. J. T. Anthony. Fire Insurance. The S. A. F. committee on fire insurance are in receipt of the following communi- cation from President E. A. Walton of the National Board of Fire Underwriters: THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. New York, March 23, 1895. Committee of the Society of American Florists. Dear 5iV5.-— We acknowledge receipt from you of a proposed classi5cation of Greenhouses adopted by the Society of American Florists, and note your suggestion that you believe its adoption would be of beneBt to the owners of this class of property and also to companies insuring them. While we are not prepared to express an opinion at this time as to the completeness of the schedule submitted, we are quite decided in the view that it is a move in the right direction. It seems proper to advise you, however, that this Board is not now a rate-makingorganization, havingsome years since devolved that work upon other asso- ciations throughout the country. We do all that we can to sustain the rates of such organizations when made, and are always gratified to take any action in our power which may be helpful to them. We shall take pleasure in submitting the classi- fication which you have transmitted to us to these associations for their consideration, and for your information, name the following to whom it has been sent: C. M. Goddard, Secretary, New England Ex- change, 55 Kilby street, Boston. W. J. Frederick, Sec. Underwriters Ass'n of N, Y. State, Syracuse. E. G. Snow Jr., Sec. and Treas. N. Y. Suburban Underwriters Ass'n, 44 Pine street, New York. E. R- Clemence, Sec. Underwriters Ass'n of Middle Dept.. 316 Walnut street, Philadelphia. C L. WhittemcJre, Sec. The Union. Chicago, 111, Chas. C. Fleming, See. Southeastern Tariff Ass'n, Atlanta, Ga. Thanking you for your communication, we are, Yours very trulv. (Signed) E. A.'Walton, Pres't. This action of Mr. Walton places the classification of the national society directly in the hands of the rate-making powers of the country. The favorable comment of Mr. Walton will no doubt secure careful consideration for the green- house classification by the various boards to whom it has been referred. We give the classification which so far has been successful in winning its way with the National Board of Underwriters. To the National Board of Underwriters: Gentlemen: — We herewith hand you a classifica- tion of greenhouses which has been adopted by the Society of American Florists, believing that its adoption would be of mutual benefit, both to the companies insuring and to those insured. classification. First. Greenhouses in good condition heated by hot water or steam, or both, where boilers, flues and pipes areproperlyinsulated, and having fireproof boiler pits. Each house being separate and detached, except for one connecting hall or shed to each one hundred feet in length of the house, with water under pressure on the prem- ises, and being within reach of a fire department. A watchman on the premises at night, while firing is being done, one per cent for three years. Second. Greenhouses heated partly by hot air flues and partly b^ hot water or steam, or both. All other conditions same as above. Two per cent for three years. Third. Greenhouses heated by hot air flues in especially good condition. The other conditions the same as above, three per cent for three years. Add for no watchman twenty-five per cent to rate of oreminm. Add for no fire department twenty-five per cent to rate of premium. Add for no water under pressure fifty per cent to rate of premium. Old and dilapidated houses heated by flues to be excluded from insurance. Kindling wood in contact with flues, boilers or steam pipes, or iron flues in contact with wood- work of any description, to cancel obligation of corapanj' insuring in case of loss. Where oil is used as fuel the risk is to be gov- erned by the rules of insurance companies regard- ing its use. We believe risks as above could be profitably taken at above rates. E. H. Michel, J. G. ESLER, Committee. E. A. Sejdewitz, Approved of and endorsed by the Society of American Florists. (Signed) Edwin Lonsdale, Piesident. Wm. T. Stewart, Secretary. Boston. The announcement that Mr. W. E. Doyle would address the club on the ten- dencies of the retail cut flower trade brought together a good audience of rep- resentative men at the April meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Mr. Doyle's presentation of the present condi- tion and tendencies of the business as seen from the standpoint of aretail dealerwas dispassionate and forcible, and his deduc- tions were logical and convincing. The prevalent notion among the strictly retail people that the club has little value for them received a decided set back, and Mr. Doyle's remarks showed that the growers and wholesalers are not alone in their need for organization, but that there are many directions in which the retailers might by united action greatly benefit their own special department, and at the same time add their contribution to the common good. After a brief reference to the condition of the business in Boston as it existed twenty-five years ago, the grand strides it had made, and its present proportions as compared with its unpretentious ori- gin, the speaker touched upon the qualifi- cations necessary for success in the busi- ness to-day. To be master of his business he said a man must enter into it heart and soul, love it and study out features to make it effective, and at the same time take the most money out of it. He con- demned the practice sometimes indulged in of trying to work off on unsuspecting customers violets or other stock which were not fresh, and said he believed it to be practical economy in the long run to throw such goods into the dirt barrel. A good business reputation is made slowly and with difficulty, but is very easily lost, and customers, who often do not know themselves just what they want and de- pend upon the florists' judgement and honesty should be conscientiously treated and no advantage taken of them. In this line the question of competent clerks and salesmen was considered by the speaker as a vital one. He regretted the lack of plant knowledge in the young men avail- able as store clerks at the present time, and said that the old saying, "give him a knife and a ball of string and he is a flo- rist" has no longer any meaning. Young men should try to equip themselves so as to be able to answer truth'^uUy questions as to character and requirements of plants, and the older florists owe it as a duty to the coming generation to encour- age them in it so that the advance in the business for the next twenty years may be as great as it has been in the past. Mr. Doyle then referred to the trouble experienced with modern grown flowers, carnations especially, in regard to their keeping qualities. The complaint is get- ting so general that if prompt measures are not adopted to ascertain the cause and provide a remedy the best inter- ests of growers and dealers are bound to sufier severely. He had tried every possi- ble means in caring for the flowers after receiving them, but without success; car- nations frequently lasted but a few hours, and he was convinced that the source of the trouble lay at the fountain head in the present methods of culture; excessive forcing in high temperature and the im- moderate use of fertilizers were in his opinion the main cause. He spoke in strong condemnation of the use of "fairy flowers," and other dried material in funeral designs as a substitute for fresh flowers. He characterized this as an im- position upon buyers, who in their grief were willing to trust the florist to supply them with what they wanted and were paying for, and also a wrong to the growers, who were entitled to the loyal support of the dealers. The habit of send- ing men to places where grief was in the house to pull the bell and solicit business he condemned with vehemence; no man who is reputable in his business would be guilty of such a practice, which degrades and brings discredit upon our calling, and all these things are sure to re-act on anyone who indulges in such practices. The relations between the grower and retailer were dwelt upon at length, and the desirability of mutual good under- standing emphasized. Many of the old favorites among the flowers might, in the opinion of the speaker, still be grown and sold at a profit, and he instanced the Marechal Niel, Bon Silene and Safrano roses as illustrations. All these could still be sold profitably on the Boston market if of good quality; in our enthusi- asm after new things these things had fallen into undeserved neglect. Conclud- ing he referred hopefully to the prospects for business prosperity in the future, a great incentive being found in the fact that the flower trade, although a luxury, has not suffered as others have in the recent depression. The speaker was frequently interrupted by tumultuous applause, and heevidently had his audience heartily in sympathy with him. A discussion followed. Mr. M. H. Norton agreed with Mr. Doyle as to the need for some of the old fashioned roses. He had grown two benches of Bon Silene the past season, and the buds were in many cases engaged several days ahead. He too had experienced great trouble with carnations, which frequently last but a few hours. He had found little difference as to the comparative keeping qualities of flowers that had or had not been disbudded. The stems he thought were unnecessarily long, twelve to fifteen iSgs- The American Florist. 907 inches beingsufficient forallrcquirements. Mr. W. H. Long thought likewise. He believed there was too much effort being made for size, and the trouble with flow- ers now is that the head is largerthanthe legs will bear. Would be better satisSed with carnations of moderate size, but better keeping qualities. He mentioned that roses from which the thorns had been removed seemed to fade more quickly on that account. Mr. Thos. A. Cox here got in a word to the effect thatthe retail- ers were all to blame for the present con- ditions. They wouldn't be suited with a rose unless it was the size of a cabbage. "You can't persuade these people," he said; "they actually want heliotrope a j'ard long now and violets a foot long." Kenneth Finlayson thought that over- culture had much to do with the wilting complained of. This was to be seen not alone in cut flowers, but in pot plants of all kinds which had been overfed and grown in too high a temperature, and thus become oversensitive to draughts, etc. Jackson Dawson advocated the preparation of cut flowers by placing them deep in water for some hours alter cutting, before marketing them. Flowers were frequently allowed to become too fully expanded on the plants also; this was particularly true in the case of deut- zias and other shrubby flowers. He ap- plauded Mr. Doyle's sentiment in refer- ence to the proper education of young men intending to become florists, and urged the necessity that clerks should be polite, obliging and intelligent, whose word could be n lied upon if they are to be assured of success. He thought that the abandonment of the good old fash- ioned flowers was due fully as much to the florists as to the growers, and pre- dicted that the demand for enormous S'zed flowers would soon showa reaction. This Mr. Norton took exceptions to, and laid the blame on the growers, who he said were trying to beat each other at growing the biggest blooms. He also deprecated the lack of knowledge among the clerks of the present day, but was in- terrupted by Mr. Cox, who wanted to know where the boys can be found nowa- days who will be willing to work as boys used to work, and asserted that there were nonesuch in bisneighborhood, whereupon Mr. Warren Ewell pertinently inquired "Why don't you raise one?" and Mr. Cox subsided amid uproarious laugh- ter. Mr. P. Welch was the last speaker. He agreed with all that had been said as to the demand for better keeping quali- ties in flowers produced for the market, and believed that any improvement in this regard would greatly benefit and strengthen the business. A notable feature of the recent spring show was the very deep interest taken by visitors in general in the orchid display. These attracted more attention than any other department of the exhibition. For the initiated there was a special treat in the Ames collection of odontoglots, which included such gems as O. crispum Wellesianum, O. crispum Vinckianumand 0. eugenes. Cypripedium Mrs. F. L. Ames, a hybrid between tonsum and Fairieanum raised by Mr, Robinson, was also in this display. The competition in table designs came off on the fourth day of the exhibition. There were but two competitors, Mrs. E. M. Gill and Mrs. A. D. Wood. Mrs. Gill's arrangement, which took the first pre- mium, was composed of orchids and white Himalayan rhododendrons. Mrs. Wood's piece was a very effective com- bination of daffodils, yellow antirrhi- nums. Narcissus poeticus, with adiantums and yellow ribbon. On the second day a fine collection of carnations was received from Mr. C. W. Ward of Queens, N.Y. It comprised Wm. Scott, Uncle John, The Stuart, Storm King, and a number of promising seed- lings in various colors. The closing lecture of the series at Hor- ticultural Hall was given on March 30 by Prof. W. H. Jordan, director of the Maine State Agricultural College Experi- mental Station, his subject being "Com- mercial fertilizers as applied to horti- culture." Easter talk is now in the air, and ad- vance price lists for cut flowers are out. They show a slight reduction in some lines from the prices of former years. A strong impression prevails that the plant trade will turn out to be more extensive than ever before, and the quantity of plants being prepared for this market is certainly lareer than heretofore. Lawrence Cotter has made a ten strike with his longiflorum lilies, which are un- usually fine. This he has followed up with another ten strike by di-posingof the entire crop as it stands to Welch Bros. He has also a lot of Lilium tenuifolium, which are now to be tried on this market for the first time. J. A. De Mar, Brighton Nurseries, has made an assignment. Visitors in town: Frank Hamilton of Tarrytown, N. Y., and A. T. Boddington ofShort Hills, N.J. N. F. McCarthy and W. H. Elliott have gone south on a short vacation. Wm. Edgar is preparing to build an- other house 30x150. IGNATIUS F08STERMAN. On Friday evening, March 29, at his late residence in Newtown, N. Y., Mr. Ignatius Forsterman died suddenly of hemorrhage. He had not been very well for some months past. Last fall he went home to Germany for a change, which seemed to afford him great relief, but the past severe winter had been very trying, though his friends thought he was im- proving of late, and he certainly did look better and felt more hopeful of ultimate recovery as the weather improved. No man engaged in the florist business in the country was betterknownor more widely beloved by all with whom he had ever come in contact; generous to a fault, and the very soul of honor in all his dealings. As an orchidist in the strict sense of the word he was best known. The first three years he was in this country he was man- ager and representative of the firm of F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, England. Re- signing that he started in business for himself at Newtown, L. I., New York, where he has been growing a fine collec- tion of market plants, but his love for orchids still clung tohim,and he collected quite a large number of choice species, notably so in cattleyas and cypripediums. Of the latter he imported two years ago the coming summer a large lot from their native habitat, many of which are yet unbloomed. Mr. Forsterman was a native of Cob- lentz on the Rhine, and in his early days, after a general course in some of the lead- ing establishments of his own country, he obtained employment in France to gain further experience. From there he went to England, where he held several good positions. Finally Mr. Sander sent him to India collecting orchids. At this time Cypripedium Spicerianum was the rarest ot all this great family; only one plant of it up to this time had ever been introduced. To our late friend was entrusted the task of finding this gem, and after surmounting almost impossible obstacles he found it; the result is well known to the orchid world. Many other choice though less known new things owe their introduction to him, notably Pteris Victoria:, but it was owing to his great enthusiasm, hunting for new gems of the floral world, and its consequent exposures in very trying climates, that he contracted the seeds of the disease which ultimately carried him off at the early age of 40 years. He leaves a wife to mourn his loss, and very many friends who will miss him and his magnetic nature. The funeral services were performed in the Episcopal church, and were made more than usually interesting by the pres- ence of a large delegation of the German singing society from Brooklyn, who gave some fine vocal music in German. To say that unusual respect was shown doesnot express it; the church, a good sized one, was filled full, and the floral decorations were most elaborate. Certainly, the ar- rangements were allot exceptionally high merit. They filled two large wagons. For all the kindly sympathy and true friendship shown by so many during this sad period Airs. Forsterman wishes me to express her thanks, through this me- dium. John N. May. Thomas Baines, one of the best known gardeners in Great Britain, died at his home near London, March 2, aged 72 years. Mr. Baines was a prolific writer on horticultural subjects, a regular con- tributor to the leading English gardening papers, and author of a useful book on greenhouse and stove plants. It may be noted that Mr. Baines' father and grand- father before him served as gardeners on the estate where he learned his business, the Baines family having been employed on the same estate for some 400 years. Mr. Baines was a thorough gardener, possessing an inexhaustable fund of prac- tical knowledge, and was greatly es- teemed by all the craft in the United Kingdom. Charles Truffaitt, the distinguished French horticulturist, died recently at Versailles, aged 72 years. M. Truflfaut was especially known for his success in the culture of rhododendrons, amaryllis, China asters, azaleas and bromeliads. He was a cultivator of great ability, and was high in the councils of many horti- cultural societies. M. Truffaut bad re- tired for several years from active part in the business he established at Versailles this being carried on by bis son, M. A. Truffaut. 908 The American Florist. April 6, Chicago. The residents of Evanston are arrang- ing to convert a mile of their shore of the lake into a park. It will extend from Evanston to Highland Park. The fernery at Lincoln Park, the frame- work of which was erected at the time the palm house was built, is now being glazed and will soon be ready for the plants designed for it. These will include the tree ferns secured trom the World's Fair exhibit and which have been occu- pying cramped quarters in the palm house. Mr. J. A. Evans, maker of the Challenge ventilating apparatus, was a recent visitor and took away with him the order for the ventilating machinery for the fernery. The wholesale market shows few changesover last week; prices havevaried very little except that there is a slight downward tendency, and although stuff is not entirely cleaned out there is no real glut. Carnations do not come in quite so plentifully as last week, although there are enough for the present demand; it may be that some of the growers are holding them back. Roses are of good quality and keep at regular prices, except occasional thousand lots. Testout was seen in fine condition at Reinberg Bros.; this rose is such a succcess with them that it entirely supersedes La France and Albany, and the two last named will be grown for stock onlv, in limited quan- tities, next season. The weakness of the stem, which some growers complain of, does not appear with them. Similarly, Bridesmaid entirely supersedes Mermet, except where a pale rose is needed for funeral work. Meteors have been a little black lately, though there are plentv of good ones. This rose has cast Jacq entirely into the shade, and the latter has been little called for. The Beauty has exercised a similarly demoralizing effect on hybrids; some fineNeyrons were noted this week, but therewas no sale forthem. Beauty having the preference. In carnations we see very good flowers; Davbreak leads among fancies, bringing $1.50 to $2, and there are a few Butter- cups, which sell at the latter figure, but this variety is never plentiful in our mar- ket. Henry Mundt still sends in Tidal Waves of such high quality that they may j ustly be reckoned as fancies. Violets seem fixed at 75 cents, though some specially fine flowers from Klehm's Nur- series bring $1. A good deal of the ordi- nary stock is rather small. Bulb stuff is not overstocked. Dutch hyacinths are scarce, and have been all the season: it appears as if more are grown in pots this year, and no doubt they will be found among the Easter plants. Romans go well at $3; ordinary valley at $3, and extra stock at $4. It is rather surprising to find valley from New Jersey in the Chicago market, but lome very fine stock from Ernst Asmus of vVest Hoboken was noted atKennicott's, which always realizes the top price. Daffodils are rather stagnant, and south- ern grown trumpet major of indifferent quality is a drug. Outdoor narcissus from southern Illinois is of betterquality. Callas do not appear to sell at all. Harrisii and longiflorum is steady, and it is the opinion of the wholesalers that while Easter sales will be large the prices will not be sensational. Mignonette is seen in fine quality from Day Bros, of Norwood. The scarcity in hardy ferns still con- tinsues, and has its effect on smilax, which carcc and in great demand; the price isanges from 20 to 35 cents a string, the latter being the highest price reached for a long time. Asparagus stays at 50. Reinberg Bros, will add considerably to their space on Wabash avenue May 1, business having far outgrown their pres- ent quarters. A. L Randall & Co. also find it necessary to increase their room, and they will double their present prem- ises. Mr. Flint Kennicott has been confined to the house for several days by illness, but is now out again. Henry Schroeder of Bowmanville died very suddenly of heart failure a few days ago. Mr. Schroeder handled stock on commission for a number of growers, selling it from the wagon. He was well known to the trade, and universally re- spected, being very popular personally. Mr. Schroeder was 36 years old, and leaves a widow. Julius A. Schnapp will open a flower store April 6 at the corner of State street and Garfield Boulevard. Bassett & Washburn are still cutting American Beauties with stems from three to four feet long. Last Monday they cut twenty-one dozen flowers of this descrip- tion, all of which met with a ready sale. The extreme long stemmed Beauty is still in the swim. Recent visitors: E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; N. Dames of G. Van der Horst & Co., Heemstede, Holland; J. D. Carmody, Evansville, Ind.; Miss Taplin, Detroit, Mich. The following despatch appeared in the Chicago dailies April 4: IvOS Angeles, Cal., April 3. — The first carload of cut flowers ever shipped from California was sent to Chicago to-day. It is expected to reach Chicago for Easter Sunday. The car contained S5,000 calla lilies and a large number of marguer- ites, English ivy and many other varieties of flow- ers. It is regarded as a very important thing here, as the venture promises big returns. Mr. H. A. Bunyard's illness has devel- oped into typhoid fever and he has been removed to the Alexian Brothers Hos- pital, on the north side, that he might receive better care than it was possible to give him at his hotel. He is now where he will receive the bestof care, and in view of his good constitution we may hope to see him convalescent in a few weeks. He greatly appreciates visits from friends and all who can do so should make it a point to look in on him occasionally and give him a cheering word. The doctors now all agree that typhoid fever is not a contagious disease, and no one need be deterred from visiting him through fear of contagion. Philadelphia. With the exception of one or two days the past week has been a very dull one. There has been far more flowers than there was any demand for, and a great many were wasted or sold at very low figures. In the main prices have not fallen, but job lots to fakirs have been offered at prices extremelv satislactorv to them. Large teas are still $6 to $8, with selected stock $10 to $12. Smaller roses go for $3 to $5. Beauties, and they are in good shape just now, sell from $4 per dozen down. Brunners $4 per dozen for the best, and from that to $15 per hun- dred. Baroness $4 per dozen. Burton is sending in good ones. Heacock has some fine Laings, the best this season, $3 per dozen is the price. Carnations are plen- tiful at from $1 50 to $2 per hundred, with a few extras bringing $3 to $4. Violets are getting quite small, and sell slowly at .50 cents per hundred. Some cold frame stock is of good size, but with short stems. Valley and Romans are in good supp'y at $3 per hundred; tulips go at $4. Sweet peas are more in evidence, but the best still bring $2.50 to $3; they will not hold this pricemuch longer, how- ever, as a number of growers expect to commence cutting the coming week. Lilium Harrisii and longiflorum sell for $8 cut and $10 on the plants. All the Easter stock of lilies about seems to be in good condition and most growers will have them in flower at about the right time. The majority of the plants seem a trifle shorter this year, and as yet the yellow tipped variety is not noticeable to any great extent. The growers expect to get $10 per hundred flowers and buds for their Easter delivery of plants, while the retail price is expected to be 20 to 25 cents per flower and bud. A retailer was contrasting the present condition of the market with that of ten or twelve years ago, then 35 cents per flower and bud was eagerly paid wholesale, and what a time there used to be to get enough to fill orders. At one time a number of plants which had arrived in bud Easter Saturday were placed in saucers of water on a stove over night, and by morning had one flower each open, just enough to make them salable. Gillyflowers, ten week stocks, have been quite a salable plant at Easter here- tofore, but this season the market will be almost empty, as those who made a spe- cialty of them formerly say they find them too difficult to grow of late, at least one half the crop damping off. The dealers are all busy getting ready for the great rush, which they fully expect to come up to, if not surpass, that ot last year. Convenient vacant stores are being hunted up, into which everything not needed at Easter is stored, so as to make all the room possible for plants. How best to manage the business at this time is a problem, some systems are no doubt better than others, but when the grand rush comes it seems as if the best of them get knocked out. The John Wanamaker establishment has gone into the flower business again and has given this department a counter in the most prominent part of their store. A full line of cut flowers from the most expensive roses down is kept in stock, and sold loose, nothing being made up. In another department they have counters filled with imported roses, budded stock, which is sold at 15 cents each, $1.25 per dozen. The low prices together with the size of the plant seem to take, and quite a good many are being sold. Geo. C. Watson has moved his business from 1027 Arch to 47 North 10th street, where he has improved facilities for con- ducting his business. A little fellow by the name of Eddy is going about among the fraternity in this city, and from the broad smile that illum- inates his face he must be well received. Chas.Fox has moved into his new store on Broad aboveThompson; it is a perfect establishment in every respect, and Mr. Fox will no doubt increase his already laree business. The meeting of the Florists' Club last Tuesday evening was a very interesting event. On account of the death of Mr. Forsterman Mr. May was unable to be present and read his essay, which was read by Robert Craig. There was a large attendance although the evening was very disagreeable. There was quite an exhibition of carnations, and very fine stock it was. The Cottage Gardens sent a vase of 100 fine blooms of their new variety StOMii King, and this was with- out doubt the finest hundred white car- nations ever exhibited in this city. Messrs. Meyer& Samtman exhibited two . i8g5' The American Florist. 909 good whites under nntnber, and another fine white, which looks very promising, and which has been named Annie Lons- dale. They also had a vase of Delia Fox with stems 30 inches long and very straight and strong, it was much ad- mired. Edwin Lonsdale showed some good Helen Keller, which did not suffer by comparison with anything else on the table, also a few seedlings that look prom- ising. Mr. Chitty of Paterson, N. J., sent some fine blooms of Alaska and another variety which unfortunately did not arrive until the next morning, as also was the case with a box of the new rose Belle Siebrecht from Siebrecht & Wadley. The carnations were distributed among the members at the close of the meeting. Exhibitions of this kind, of novelties, be- fore the florists' clubs of the country will certainly be a good thing for all the par- ties concerned, and nothing with merit will be overlooked. Seeing is believing, and a sight of something that a grower has in mind will no doubt many times clinch an order that otherwise might not be sent. Messrs. R. Craig, Thos. Cartledge and J. W. Colflesh were appointed on the re- quest of the Carnation Society as a com- mittee to examine new varieties of carna- tions in this vicinity. There was some discussion as to how far this committee might go in approving or disapproving the new candidates for public favor, and John Wf stcott though they ought to give ihe devil his dues, and not be afraid to condemn if necessary. They were finally instructed to simply report things as they found them, and let the others do the rest. "The best summer crop for forcing un- der glass" is to be the subject for the next meeting.John Westcottbeingtheessayist. Mr. May's paper on novelties and their effect on horticulture was very well received; itis a strong plea, supplemented by a good argument for novelties, and proved conclusively that without them our business would be a very narrow one. A vote of thanks was tendered to him, and the paper was given to the committee for publication. The death of Mr. Ignatius Forsterman was feelingly referred to by Mr. Craig; he was very much thought of by all who knew him in this city, and his sudden death was a great shock to his many friends. The following resolutions offered by Mr. Craig were directed to be en- grossed and sent to his family, and a copy to be published in the trade papers: Resolved, That this club has learned with great sorrow of the sudden death of Ignatius Forsterman, who was so well known to many of its members and en- deared to all by his many good qualities, by his kindness of heart, his enthusiasm in his business and his great knowledge of floriculture, which he was always so willing to impart to others. Floriculture has lost a great and good friend; one of nature's noblemen has departed. K. New York. The over-supply and low prices noted a week ago in the wholesale market here still exist, with no indication of relief. Most of the retailers have, reluctantly as usual, followed the wholesale rates down and by offering flowers to the public at prices reduced to a tempting figure, have managed to stir up some little activity in the transient trade. A large number of weddings are on the program to follow close after Easter, and so the prospects appear fairly bright for the retailers. The plant trade seems to be in an exception- ally healthy state, and plants monoplize the greater part of the show windows. The dressing of the pots with variously tinted crepe tissue paper and ribbons is almost invariably indulged in, in some cases to an absurdly extravagant extent, but it appears to catch the popularfancy, and in some establishments occupies most of the time of at least one clerk. The metropolitan dailies are giving more space to floral matters than ever. There has been a brisk rivalry between the various journals in the compiling of Eas- ter notes, all the Sunday editions giving more or less space to this department, and it cannot fail to have a most stimu- lating effect on the Easter floral demand. The New York Herald for Sunday, March 31, was certainly a marvel in this line. It was a sixty-four page paper profusely illustrated throughout with Easter pict- ures in colors, among which lilies, prim- roses, begonias, azaleas, etc., were repre- sented with wonderful truthfulness, and accompanied by descriptions of the popu- lar varieties of the season, together with an extended, and in the main accurate, account of the methods of growing and distributing the enormous out-put of flowers and plants which find their mar- ket in New York City. A formal opening of Geo.Stumpp's new store on 5th avenue took place April 1, 2, and 3, and the beautiful establishment was thronged with fashionable visitors who had been invited to inspect. Two large windows on the 57th street side are composed of a single plate of glass each, 17 feet long by 13 feet high, and the win- dow fronting on 5th avenue is nearly as large. The display here was both artistic and gorgeous. The front window was filled with odontoglossums, anthuriums and Farleyense ferns variously arranged. The side windows were devoted to plants exclusively. In one of them big acacias and genistas were disposed in luxuriant masses, and the other was banked with a profusion of azaleas, rhododendrons, heaths, lilacs and violets, many of them in costly jars, and the pots alltrimmed with tinted papers and ribbons. The interior of the store, which is 25x55 feet, is very richly furnished. The entire walls are in white tiles, the frieze of light greenish tint with groups of dancing Cupids. The large refrigerator is of tiles, white marble and mirrors, and ornamented with tinted vases and Cupids. Its ice capacity is about 40,000 pounds; its cost $5,000. The floor is of wood and covered with rich rugs. The counters are marble, white with dark base, and there is a pretty office in the rear, of marble and brass work. The basement is 50x85, the por- tion under the side-walk being well lighted, and fitted up as a conservatory and show room for plants. Ernst Asmus is sending in quantities of very fine lilac at present. All lilacs have sold very poorly this season, and the double even more so than the single, which is quite a disappointment, as the new sorts were imported at considerable expense, and Mr. Asmus expected that their novelty as well as their longer keep- ing qualities would insure for them a hearty reception. Mr. Asmus has had the best of success with his roses throughout the season, every variety under cultiva- tion having produced well. Eel worm, which has proved such a pest in some other rose growing establishments, has troubled him but little, the only cases in evidence being an occasional plant in the center of the wider benches. The first noticable effect of this pest is discoloration and wilted appearance of the edges of the leaves, showing that something is inter- fering with the nourishment of the plant. By promptly removing and destroying the affected plants all danger of contagion to other plants is to be avoided. Mr. Asmus attributes the trouble wholly to over-watering, as in every case it has ap- peared in spots where the benches are densely shaded by the heavy growth, and where it is impossible for the soil to prop- erly dry out, and to this theory Mr. Julius Roehrs also subscribes. The display of Easter plants in Julius Roehrs's houses at Carlton Hill is a sight worth going many miles to see. There are some 20,000 lilies, all longiflorums with the exception of a few Harrisiis which slipped through in unintentional mixture, house after house of azaleas, many of them of largest size, rho- dodendrons, hydrangeas, lilac, snow- balls, tree paeonies, metrosideros and kalmias in greatest profusion. Among the varieties which may be classed as novelties are Hydrangea macrophylla, the purest white of all the hydrangeas; Andromedas speciosa and japonica, and the so-called three-leaved myrtle. This is the common myrtle in which the leaves grow ordinarily in pairs, but when old plants are cut back to the stumps a young growth is forced out in which the foliage is arranged in whorls of three, a form which Mr. Roehrs asserts is much in de- mand among the Jews in Europe, but which so far has failed of appreciation in this country. Mr. Roehrs is one of the most successful growers of hybrid roses in pots. One secret of his success is that he does not believe in excessive forcing, the flowers being allowed to develop slowly, even if they do not get in on time for Easter. The principal varieties grown are Magna Charter, Brunner and Baroness Roths- child. Two plants are generally grown together in an 8-incn pot, producing a more symmetrical specimen than when one is grown singly. Marchioness of Londonderry has proved a disappoint- ment as a pot plant, the color coming very dull, and Capt. Hayward, which is another recent introduction, is also decid- edly no good for this purpose. As soon as the houses are emptied of their Easter stock, they are filled up with the young hybrid roses for next year's forcing. These stay under glass all summer until they have finished their growth and ripened their wood, after which they are stored in frames, and azaleas take their place in the houses. Mr. Roehrs has contracted with Hitchings & Co. to build another azalea house 50x167. Mr. Wm. Plumb has taken charge of the new private establishment of Mr. C. Weidenfeld at Oyster Bay. Mr. Gus Messeberg is seriously ill at his home in Flatbush. Passed through New York on a visit to the Belle Siebrecht at New Rochelle — Mr. Benj. Durfee of Washington, D. C. Buffalo. My impression at this date is that plants of nearly all kinds will be rather backward. This must be accounted for by the exceptional winter. Last year Easter was 19 days earlier than this year and yet there seemed no trouble in getting in lilies, both Harrisii and longiflorum. The cold has been so steady and severe this past three months that it has de- ceived more than one grower in the forwardnes9 of his crops. There will not be enough lilies to go round, but after Easter they will be very cheap. Azaleas are in about right, spirsa in most places will want to get a very lively gait on to show much white on Easter Sunday. 910 The American Florist. April 6, There are good batches of lilac, hydran- geas, cinerarias, h3'acinths, and other flowering stuff scattered round, but I must believe none too plentiful. In cut stuff there is likely to be a large supply. I notice a good many houses of carnations, Daybreak and Scott particularly, that will be in great order bv the desired time. The roses that are grown in the neighbor- hood are now of the finest quality. Smi- lax is as usual at this time very scarce. It is hardly such an essential as it was a few years ago for Easter business, yet used for so many purposes that its scarcity is felt by all of us. .\ very hurried run through a few of my neighbors is where I gleaned the views about the condition ot the Easter crops. Wm. Milley looks down from his altitude of 6 feet 5 inches and says "Those lilies will want all the sun they can get." Wm. Belsey looks up at his lilies and says "I have them allright for earliness, but what on earth make them grow so tall'" C. F. Christenson says "Mv dear boy, I do not care so much for Easter stuff, but come back here and look at two houses filled with violets and mignonette, and then we will lookintheicebox." Christen- son's place is looking fine all through , with a great promise of fine well grown spring stock. Mrs. D. Newland has a fine lot of lilies, spirteas, cinerarias, and other Eas- ter goods, and about right for time. W. Scott has a large assortment of Easter stuff, but the only thing he spoke of in any conceited way was a few hundred Ameiican Beauty roses in 6 inch pots, bushy plants with 8 to 12 fine flowers and buds on each. Mr. Wm. Legg is adding another small bouse to his establishment on Delevan avenue. A new firm has started and is building on Bauck avenue. They have already one house complete, and four more are under way. The firm is Jansen & Poor. Mr. George McClure, our popular land- scape gardener, who is in great demand nowadays, is about to start a nursery on Bauck avenue, devoted to choice orna- mental trees and shrubs and herbaceous stuff; lots of room lor him in that line. W. S. Worcester, Mass. The weather continues warm, and the question now is to hold stuff back for Easter, not much trouble to force stuff in this kind of weather, and many lots of lilies that were being pushed for all they were worth are now reposing quietly in the coolest house available. While trade remains as good as ever, and prices show no inclination of tumbling,stuff isa bit over plentiful, roses more so than other flowers, though carnations disap- pear as fast as they are brought in, that is A No. 1 blooms. The demand for Day- break is far beyond the supply, and peo- ple are perfectly .satisfied to pay 75 cents per dozen. Scott and Albcrtini haveonly been grown in small quantities this sea- son, but the flowers have been retailedfor .$1 a dozen. Fred Madans has been forced oitt of his store, as the building is to be pulled down to make room for the new State Mutual Life Assurance building. As yet be has been unable to secure a suitable location, and will carry on his business at his green- houses for the present. The Market Gardeners' Association concluded their winter meetings with a banquet in Ilott'cultural Hall, March 3(1. A. H. L. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertisementB under this head will be Inserted at the rate ot" 10 cents a line iseven words) each Inser tlon. Cawh must accompany order. Plant advB. not aflmltted luider this head. SITUATION WANTED— By a well e.\perlenced thrower of roses, carnations. ' mums'; first of May. Fj.ollIST. care Henry Vollmer. Bowmanvllle. 111. UITUATION WANTED-For first class finrlst; IS n years" experience, used to take charge of the place : po;) years old; O II years' experience: quick designer: able Ui take charge of place: bestof references; wtate particulars and wages. Address J. J. Hai-i.ows, liOB N. Center St., Bloomlngton, 111. SITU ^T)ON WANTED~By a florist. 2:i years of age, 8 years practical experience In the cut flower, plant and shipping trade; good penman: g)ilck, i>rac- tlcal and sober man. Address with full partlculais The GkOWEH, care An)eTlcan Florist, SITDATION WANTED— As foreman In commercial or private place by German, married, 15 years' good practical experience In cut flowers, pot plants, landscape work and all other parts of the trade: best of references: state wages. Address "A V." care American Florist, SITUATION WANTBD-By sober. Induslrlous mar- ried man; flrst-class propagator, and rose, carna- tion, "mum," violet, all-round cut flower grower and plantsman. as working foreman, or cDarge of private or commercial place. Address Chip, care American Florist, SITUATION WANTED- Any firm wishing to engage a flrst-class working foreman and manager will do well to correspond with me: 25 years' experience In catalogue, cut flower and plant trade; reference ex- changed. Address Manageu. care ('." Bromfleld St., Boston. SITUATION WANTED- By young man 23 years of age as assistant bookkeeperln a florist's establish- ment; a graduate of one of the best commercial schools In the country: have had experience In the flo- rist business, and would be willing to assist In green- houses or store: can lurnish best of references. C W D in: Exchange St., Rochester, N, Y, ANTED— Florists' wholef^ale catalogues, Mlts, C, D, BALL, Jr., Portsmouth, Va, F <)K SAIjE— Flower store, old established refined iielpliborhood; will pay to Investigate. Address H B. care Amerl(;an Florist. W W ANTED— Experienced German Indy for florist store. Q U, care American FI > mmiiH. a IK I me lurnlMli llie t^roiin-l^ and ttike ' ■• Inlcrent In ^'iceTiliiuiHe: no better lunitlnii jiii\ wiiere; nonelnlwent\ miles In an\ dlrecition; a li_iwii of ::,IHH1 Inliabltants; there are several hundred dollars* worth shipped In every season. Address S. W. COA, Bement, Piatt Co.. III. FOB SALE— Entire fixtures for flower store, wall case. 2 counters, large ice-box. ]0-ft. show case and ccjunter. Sffl FuHerton Ave- FOK SALE— 35 boxes photographers glass, n'l blif- ters or curves, sl/e SxS. for i^I.OJ a lx)x by the lot. If taken at once. Address Isaac A Pool, ;t5 Washington St.. Chicago FOR SATjE -Four greenhouses, six thousand feet glaps. one block and six roomed cnttage. well stocked Id good iiveiytown; will sell cheapon account of health. J. J. Scnr.MACHER. Sioux Falls. So. Dak. FOR SAIjE— On time or rent: 4 greenhouses, boiler, natural gas, large lot 12uxl8'.< feet; nice .Vroom house almost In center of Indianapolis. A splendid chance for the right man. Address .Joseph Becker, 401 North Delaware St.. Indianapolis. Ind. Three greenhouses vrilh valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. p. Gormley offers his Horist and nursery business for sale.or would letforatenn.conslstlnerof aboutS.tmOfeet of glass and aliout Nacres of land.UKI ft front on street, electric cars pass every 15 m'nutes: a chance of a lift - time; estal)ll»hed ■,',> years: all In thorougti condition; there is a fortune in the place; good reasons for sell- ing. Address P. Gormley. 2f Main St., Wftrcester, Mass. FOR RENT OR SALE. Nine greenhouses, 20.UUU feetof glass, steam and hot water lieat: large dwelling, good stable. 5 acres or more of land: full stock of young plants; good will of well established business; present owner leaves on account of 111 health. The above located at Attica. Wyoming Co., New York. For further particulars address owner. F. C. STEVENS, 1415 G St., Washington. D. C. F^CDT=R Four greenhouses *i5x8.j. one propagating house Sxli.!. all heateil liy Hltchlngs', and filled wltii Roses. Carna- tions. Violets, etc.: a large supply of bedding and veg- etable plants for spring trade; Iti.lKNi rootrd Tarna- tions, roses, etc. One cold house 8x4.^. large Vlulet pit, over 1(X) sashes, sevci'al frames, pots, farm and garden tools. 2 tine horses, several wagons. 1 cow. large house, barn, sheds, cliicken house, etc.: 15 acres good ground, well stocked with fruit: living stream supplies houses by means of hot air pump: 20 miles from New York and 6 minutes' walk from depot, school, churches, stores and postofBce. Greenhouses all new; cause of selling having another place. Address J W, care Aui. Florist, GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set, you'll not reeret When you see the beauties blooming. And don t forget the best thing yet, Tliey'll set your business booming. Stock all clean, healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered; the set of 1-t kinds for WI cents, from 2^-ln. pots and flats. $2.fiu per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. White Plume, the magnificent new pink. Georgeanna, with the finest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreers), 2 In., $2.50: ;vin., $4; 4 In.. J7 per hundred All healthy and In fine shape; full of cut- tings. Tlie beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen ; K1.50 per hundred. New double pink daisy, Lady .lohnson (scarce), 5 for 5U cents, variegated Vlncas (Perrywinkle) from tiau. K; 2>^-tn.. Jii: 'A-\n., very fine. f5 per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, semperflorens. in three colors, the most satisfactoryand profitable plant we ever handled. 2U In., $2.50; ;i-ln.. $;i50 per hundred. New yellow daisy. Anthemls Tlnctoria (single). 2H-in.. fA per hundred. Anthemls Coronaria (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-tiowered. double, from flats. $2 50; 2>.o In., JlioO per hundred. Nasturtiums, selected stock fuim cuttings, fine colors. $2 50 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest miied. Including Welkin, the fine new white .lersey Queen, light puri)le Vert Valley, dark, 2'<.-in, %.\ perhuiidrel. Gem feverfew, tlats, $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, 2}^-ln.. HO cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata. strong roots. tM) cents per dozen. New hard? double white pink, Her Majesty, '2Mi and 8-ln.. $4 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scablosa Snowball, sweet Alyssum. tall, nouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. Torenla foufulerl. 'I'radescantia parlor Ivy. IjOt)eIia trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from fiats, mostly seedlings, $2 per bumlred. Kiilalla. two kinds, 4-ln. size. $y: trln . $5 per hundred ilonnant roots: Eulalla plant sticks, the neatest ;unl cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet %-i per tliouyand. sample 100 post free for ;io cents. Mad. Crozy cannas. dry roots, Jil per hundred: selected Crozy seedlings, very fine. $1 per hundred: selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas. $2 .50 per himdred. Many of the foregoing planis can be furnished roiued at from tU) cents to Jl. 50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. A« dress cash with order ple»se 0. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY. N. J. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUGNOT'S superb blotched i CASHIER'S superb giant fiOc. per 100. OD!RR"S superb glJint .1 54.50 per 1000 '['KIM AKIU'^Al' superb gljiiit I J20.00 per 6000 (JliI.DKN ItUo.X/.K superb giant I MAM.MOTII VKKHKNAS In l)esl colors, TOc. per 10 $."..50 per U)On. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists. ^-XX Koberts St. UTI^A Ni Y, iSgs. The a mer ican Florist. 911 ftS Cut Flowers ''T\'^^hiSI^ J„wJd-.|rd.J|-U^ ii^y^&^ Poiiii,woR3^^ I^OI« ^^^^-W h. E LLI& ■ EASTER. •C.C. POLLWOBTrr; Roses. Carnations. Violets. Valley. HARRISII, DALLAS, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ALYSSUM, GALAX LEAVES, SMILAX, ASPARAGUS. ADIANTUM, ETC., ETC. We -sriU have a large supply of VALLEY, VIOLETS, TULIPS. Early orders solicited. ELLIS & FOLLWORTH, 137 Oneida Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Two Good Things. See the Point? Scarce this Year. BOSTON STOCK. fThe favorite variety among the Boston ^ growers; pure white, large spikes; comes f large percentage double. TRUE STOCK. ' _ saved by an expert Boston grower. Trade pkt. 50c.; 02. $4.00. BOSTON ASTER Pure white, early and free. My seed of i this is also saved by an expert in the vicin- ity of Boston. Trade pkt. 25c.: oz. $3.00. G. C. WATSON, Wholesale Seedsman, 1025 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA. when wrlilny lueiulun the AriierUian Florist. PALM r> Direct hupurt. Iresli qualiiv. just arrived. PerKHl PerUNKl Areca lutescens *l iw S T.wi rubra IIW '00 Cocos Weddeliana 1-50 V-OO Ceonoma gracilis -iOU 2.0. til We (virtli'^r e.\i>ect hi tlie course of nextmontli l.'id IbH. Kntunlii Oorboalca. 50 lbs. Chanuvrops In illtlerent vailetica. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Carnations — McGowan. Portia. Freeman. Cart- 1 lUe. Aurora per lad S.IK), per WJ Jl 00 ■ — L.W 2.50 l.OU 2.011 4.00 Alhertliit. swettbrler. Pixley Diiyhreak per ICOO. $20.iO Clirysanthemums-Whllldin. Brown. Ivory, Nlveud Qdeen Ampelopsis Veitchii, :^ to4feet. . Violets— SchoeobrUD. C/.ar and Marie Ij'Uilse. perfet-tlv healihy ciumpB . 4.iu Kooted Kunners. J5.00 per 10.0. JOHN J'. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. PLANTS IN BLOOM will sell well for Easter and early Sprluu trade. CINKKAKIA. In bloom. 5-lDCh Jll'.O |ier 100 (^AI.rKOLAKlAS In bloom. 4-tnch 1(1. IK) H Kill IN IAS In bloom. Sand 4-ln.-h. ..Illl * 20.1111 CAl.LA I.lLIESlu bloom..5&i-ln...tl5i 2II.IJI) KASl'EK I.ILIES. jandll-lnch 115 « 21.1 00 DITCH HYACINTHS, choice 10 IK) UBKANll MS..1.4and .Vlnch K to 111 00 PRIMULA OBCO.NlCA.4-lDC-h. Bne I'JUU Order at ouce and have them In. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by loco and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (St. John's Wori.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golilcu flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Sstrougr Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Slimbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rhododeudrous a Spevtalty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut HUI, PUlladelpbta, Pa. AQUATIC NOVELTIES. Victorias, Nelumbiums, Nymphaeas. Hardy Ornamental Grasses, Arundo, Bamboo and Hardy Perennials for the water garden. Our collection is unsurpassed; embracing hardy and tropical species from all parts of the world, and many hy- brids of special merit. Catalog-ue free. WM. TRICKER & GO., Clifton, N. J. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It originated with me, has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by all who have seen it. The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 'S]A to A feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby offer ii for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready after March 15, 189.5). 75C. each; $7.00 perdoz. N. B.— All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Box 34. Oyster Bay. Queens Co , N. Y. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Trees ^jLd Shrubs. Parsons&SonsCo. Ud. Kissena Nurseries, Flushing, N. Y. Douftle Frlnoed Petunias 10 named, Dreer's choicest varieties, tine plants, 2;^ inch pots, ready to shitt into i and 4-inch, |3.00 per 106. Order at oiue. Casli. MARKEY BROS., Fort Wayne, Intl. PTofitable Crops for Odd Corners. READY NOW. i; bushels Ei-'.vpthin, l^rennhil or Tree Onluii Sets at $1 -*r> ptT bu-hel. :u hiishuls Vellcw Onion Sets at ¥3.00 per bushel. lyiiiil lAn-retla Dewberry plants from successful bCHr- Ini: j-tnrk. lit $tu.Hiper IIHO. CARNATIONS -Lizzie McGowan. Daybreak. Portia ;iTi(i Aiirniti. ;it$l.50per nil. I*]eas<' scTnl liiwli for wliat Is w.nnted. MAYER & SONS. WIHow Street. Lancaster Ci., Pa Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 912 The American Florist. April 6, Toronto. The much talked of interview between the city and provincial gardeners and flo- rists and the Toronto government took place on Wednesday last, but I am sorry to report that the Ontario men did not come away with the hope of receiving much benefit as a result, at least this year, although there is still just a chance that some "remedial legislation" may be given. The Toronto G. and F. Associa- tion will hold a special meeting on Mon- day to draw up a plan in writing of its proposed scheme with regard to horticult- ural societies in cities, the same to be presented to the government at the earli- est moment possible. The provincial men, represented by Messrs. Burden and Trebilcock, president and secretary of the Bowmanville Horticultural Society, and Messrs. Wells, Lane and Colwell of the Gait Horticultural Society came away much better satisfied than their city brethren, having gained one of the chief points they were contending for, viz: receiving the grants allowed to horticult- ural societies direct from the government instead of through the agricultural socie- ties. The increase of the grant asked for may come in time too if they are good boys, and send a government supporter to parliament every election. On the evening of the same day took place the long looked for oyster supper, of which about forty members of the association and the provincial delegates afore-mentioned partook. After the sup- per came speeches interspersed with song, followed by a wonderful and entirelv un- expected exhibition of mesmerism by Mr. Charles Arnold, the Queen street florist, which simply brought the house down. After this the party broke up into parties, some indulging in bowls, somein billiards, some in lager beer, and some going home. Your correspondent walked home after having spent a most enjoyable evening. The supper took place in the Liederkranz club building. I should call the state of trade during the last week, moderately dull. The weather has not been so bad, but onecan scarcely call it "joliprintemps" yet. E. CUTTINGS by Mail prepaid. POT PLANTS by Express not prepaid. Alternanthera p. major and aurea nana; Ageratum White Cap and dwarf blue, cuttings, 50c; 2-in. pots Jl.50 per 100. Chrysanthemum cuttings, |1.00 per 100. Coleus, best bedders, cuttings, 60c. per 100. Fuchsias, good mixed, " |1.00 per lOO. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock liox 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Rooted Cuttings COLEUS. 'lA illstlnct fancy colored, best old and new. BtroHK rooted. {V\c. per UHJ; f'M per lUCD. Write for 8peclnl lowcntth bargains. Keds and yellows, 70c\ perimi; *t;,0()per l(JU(i. VERBENAS, mammoth. In mixed bright colorB.vlgor- ouH.Tl'c perlOU; lUi 00 per IIIUO. SEE1)LIN(;S trarii^phnittM! tine stock. Mammoth Ver- bena. Snow White Scabiusa. Sempie's new Asters. Perfection while Ast^r Marguerite Carnation, ml x«rt colors TUi- per llO. PLANTS. Tlellotropo. Scarlet Sage, the splendid Gal- lardla Templetonla. In bud ;i()c. per dozen. IMeaee remit cash with order. DANIEL K. HERR. Ryder Ave.. Lancaster. Pa. Marie Louise Violets. NO DISKAMK. STKONC PLANTS. Jl.OO pLT l(»l; «;.(I0 IHT \m>. MISS P. A. BAKER. MEDIA. PA. ROSES. ROSES, i Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your 6eld-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without douto the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought," — IVm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. Ill Splendid AsHortiuent of leading varieties. Also Kxtra fine stock of following will b© offered at very low rates while surplus lasts: TREE ROSES—HoUand grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII-Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS — Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, flne bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES. SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HftRRISON 60., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO Catalogues and price list free. Mention American Florist. YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very cfioice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. Per 100. $5 00 3 OO 6 OO 6 00 3 00 3 00 BRIDES. MERMETS, BRIDESMAIDS, PERLES, WOOTTONS, PER 1000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, METEORS, Best Red Rose, MME. C. TESTOUT, KAISERIN A. VICTORIA, LA FRANCE, D. OF ALBaNY, CARNATIONS. strong Rooted Cuttings. The above stock is very stronj; and healthy, and propagated from seleeteH w We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simply to sell. REINBERG BROS.. f DAYBREAK . . . I WM. SCOTT . . . 1 TrOAL WAVE t SILVER SPRAY Per uo. $3 00 3 OO 3 50 3 00 3 00 $10.00 23. OO 10.00 10.00 ood. #^^ TuDerous Beoonias GRIFFIN'S STRAIN. Let us figure on your needs in Tuberous Begonias (doubles espe- cially), we can do so better than any firm in this country. The bulbs are the finest we have ever grown. OASIS NURSERY CO., THos. GRIFFIN, Manager. Westbufy StatioR, Loflg IslaRcl, N, Y. 2000 JACK ROSE PLANTS ^^^^ v?¥S^^^g;.« ^, . ^ ,, , , J ,, METEOR, 2 and a eyes, at »18 00 on their own roots, well branched, 2 J4 to Mermeto. Hrldea, Perles. etc., at 16.00 ^, . ,. , . „ -, , .,,,., L'Vlncli Tons, nt 25.00 3 teet high, JlO per 100, 3 to 4 feet high, lirideBinnicis, at woo .#. r Mf^r. c I t t> . .•. ^« We are Mpeclailsts for Violet blooms. cuttliiKS and |15 per 100 Sample of ,S tor JrOO. dumps -Marie Louise and I.ad>M'ampl.i>ll. JOKDAN FLORAI. CO.. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. ANCHORAGE, KY. i8g5. The American Florist. 913 ^Ixo I^o^so for* tlxo :M:illioi:x ! I BELLE SIEBRECHT . This rose is the result of years of patient work by one of the best rosarians in the world. It is not sent out to be "tried." We have subjected it to the most severe tests, and are now fully satisfied that it is ihs best Florists' Rose in existence. It is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, the result of a cross between La France and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. ALWAYS IN BLOOM. AN IRON CONSTITUTION. Requires no special houses, no nursing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest intro- duction of the century. We have received numerous testimonials from eminent rose growers wlio have inspected the rose and pro- nounced ii to be everything we claim for it. It is having an enormous advance sale in every section of the country. The young stock from which we shall till orders is in perfect condition. Delivery will begin April l5th, and orders will be filled strictly in rotation, Strong Plants, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. W'h'^ii wiiliii;: iiit'iitiiiu AimTi'-iiii Florist. "WHIRLWIND.'' The new hardv double white ANEMONE. Strong, field-grown roots, ¥S.OO per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM . S. rONOVKK. the best E.AUI.Y Bl.oii.Mlxi;, larfje yellow. NuthlDK like It on the uinrket. Strong plants. StJ.UO per 100. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, ?10.00 to $25.00 per 1000. \ ERBENAS.— Rooted Cuttings, all colors, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. I ENCH CANNAS.— Large stock of the leading varieties. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VIGK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now. fine plants. #1.00 each; #10.00 per dozen. Also (iOO for Easter. Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P.O. boxTS, COLLEGE POINT, L. 1., N. Y. WHOLESALE GROWER OF Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums and Cannas. All of which are now ready. SUMMIT. NEW JERSEY. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, S25.00 per 100; 2}4-ivich pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. ROSES From 2'/^ -in. pots, now ready to ship, in splendid condition. BRIDES, and BRIDESMAID, $3.00 _ per 100 ^^^ & WASHBURN, Hinsdale, III. BEAUTIES. MERMETS, CUSINS, PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES, ROSES BELLES. TESTOUTS. NIPHET03, METEOR. HOSTE, LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. order. Address for quotations. T. W. STEMMLER, MADISON, N. J. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, DahHas, Asparagus, &c. A full line of NURSERY STOCK. Our new trade list for \h\ib now ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morris ville Pa. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. TRY DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENBY A. DREEB, FhUadelphla, Fa. Mention American Florist. 914 The American Florist. April 6, Subscription $i.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Incti, Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash witli Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertislnK Department of the .^kieiiican FI-OKiyT Is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please t > remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements muBt reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the followinK Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. We have received b'onraof the hybrid cypripedium raised by Mr. W. H. Chad- wick of Chicago, which was described in the Florist, page 696, February 16, 189.3. It is villosum X Spcerianuin, just the reverse of the cross which produced Lathaniamum, and is a distinct and hand- some flower. 'rH£ 'PRAiat FDLDING FLOtlER FDR CUTfLOmRS. 1 FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed. Double Manilla lined, Slrawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Bts., CKICAQO. Telephone main 4718. Michael A. Hart, Msale Gmiissii W. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 3Sth St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS,) Dealer in WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders lor Cut Flowers at prices ruhng in the mattcet on day ot sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON, MASS. IjODk Distance Teleplione •'Haymurket t^W." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. ronslgnments of Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves, ^^ff^";'"' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ''^i^'""' Chicago. Otjit PMo^w^ej:*^* Finest quality stock of everything in season. Our HYBRIDS and JACQS are extra fine, and our CARNATIONS are unsurpassed. Order a trial lot and be convinced. Easter is close at hand, send in your order early. ^. J. coi^:BieiHj^^, Wholesale and Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. Phone Main 4508. EASTER FLOWERS. We ofFer the finest HARRISII, $15.00 per 100. BEAUTIES, choice long stems, 5^4.00 to $6.00 per dozen. " medium, " 2.00 to 3.00 " " short " .75 to 1.50 " Choice assortment of all other stock at market prices. J. B. DEAMUD 8z: CO., 34 & 36 Randolpli Street, CHICAGO. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist ^ moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its PHONE MAIN 223. '^' shape. The boxes as they appear when set up for use. We make them in a sufficient number of S'zes, includini,' for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., NKW York Saleskoom: 13-2 & 134 Frauklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave.. NEW HAVEN, CONN. For Easter Decorations, """iuAJ"*" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. CUT STRINGS, s to 12 tiet long, 50 cents. Shippetl ill laree or .mnull iiiiaiitities t«» any part nf the country. Orders by mail, tele- graph or telephone. ^^ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Lanrel and Qreen Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I^OZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, .^ ST. LOUIS, MO. tVA complete line ul Wire Ueslgux. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. SHIPPING Om)KRS CAUKFLTLLY ATTKN1>K1) TO. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies. Wire Ueslgriis, Bulba, Loufc's Florists Photographs. CataluKueu, Lluta, Terme. etc., on uppllCAtlon. i8g5. The American Florist. 915 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUIiBS AITD AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFIiIES. VreBtem A^ent for the GRKAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CMIOA.OO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Are.. CHICAGO. ofeAafe Marfiet*. If you want t^rst-Class Flowers, properly packed and delivered on time, send me your orders and you will get what you want. A. L. RANDALL, wnoiesaiB Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, S; WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OKXIO.A.O'O. Onr Boses best them all, in quality. Headquarters for Sne American BeantieSj WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to NiLES Ckntek Flohai, Cuj WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE. .... C3HIC3.A.<3rO. SHIPPING TKAUE OlIK SPKCIALTV. Give U8 y»iur orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. » CHICAGO. We are prepared to flli your orders with flrst-clase flowers. Give ub a trial order. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 41 Wabash Avenue, Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. Consignments solicited. Prompt attention to alt orders. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. S BEACON STREET, <^ear Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Cut Flowers. New York. Apr. 2. Boses, Nlphetos l-ix« 2 IKJ Perle. UoBte 1 00® 2.00 Mennet. Cusln, WattevUle I.UJ® 4.00 Bride, Bridesmaid 1.00® 4.00 I,aFrance 1.00® 4.00 Testout 4.00® 4 00 " Meteor 1.00® a.OO Beaut; 10.00®20.(XJ • seconds 2 00® 5.00 Uvbrlds 10.00*20 00 •■ Jacqs 4.00@I2.00 Carnations "6® 1 50 fancy 2,110® 2. 5t) Violets 40® .so Valley 1.00® 2 0) Narolasus. Hyacinths 1 UU® 2 00 DamKlMs, Tulips 1.00 John Gardiner &. Co., / Philadelphia, Pa. ^ Mention American Florist. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists and Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I.. N. Y. FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, EnglewoodJ. J. LILIUM HARRISll. Original and larKest growers of this Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARKYTOWN-OV-HUUSON. NKW V<»I{K. JOHN BARTH BOS, BUI-B GROWEFf, OVERVEEN, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, AgenlH for U. S. and CaiiHila: C. B. RICHARD & CO., 61 Broadway. NEW YORK. Trade Catalogue on application, SUMMER * BULBS. DOUBLE TUBEROSES. EXCELSIOR DWARF PEARL. Strictly first qual- ity, large sized bulbs, well ripened and solid. Four inclies and up in circum- ference Per doz, 20c; per 100 $1.25; per 1000 $8.50. Medium size, $i.oo per loo; $5.00 per 1000. Special price on lots of 2,500 or up, on application. GLADIOLI, in variety, $7.50 and up per thousand. CALADIUMS, $3-00 to $4.50 per hundred. ILLUSTRATED LIST ON APPLICATION. DAN'L B. LONG, Wholesale Florist, OF THE FIRM G.vanderHorst&Co., BULB GROWERS, lieemstede. Holland, Is on his round trip in America. Up to May 1st all leiters and communications airected to G. van der Horst &, Co., care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, 13 South William Street, New York, will have prompt and careful atten- tion. Our prices are reasonable. Our Motto— Excel- lent stuff makes cheap prices. Up to now we have not one claim — everyone who deals with us is satisfied. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO.. MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1.000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalogue 25 cts. (deducted from 81 order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mention American Florlat. ROSES Strong, healthy plants from 2. 2% and 3 inch pots. ftS.OO to J8.00 per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride. Mermet. Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set. Woottou, Meteor. Albany. La France. Tes- tout. Victoria, M Niel, Bridesmaid. Watteyille, The Oueen. Mme. P. Guillot, S. d'uu Ami. &c. \/CDDCMAC Good assortment clean, healthy VLnDLllMO plants from 2 inch pots, $2.50 per ilK}, 820.1K) per 1000. Wini ETC Marie Louise and Swanley White, VIULlIu strong plants from 2inch pots, J2 50 per 1(H). S'iO.Ol) per 1000; no disease. PADMATinU? Leading kinds from 2-inch uAnllMIIUIlO pots, »2.50to$5per 100. PELARGONIUMS ?;!sr2'^^;;'d°°8rc>i^^^^^^^^^^ T'k;. and $1 per doz. Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE, ILL. i8g5. The American Florist. 917 WE SELL BULBS TULIPS, all leading market sorts at from 20 to 40 per cent, lower again. HYACINTHS, all the best varieties for forcing. Small, pure white and other colors to succeed the Romans. DOUBLE YELLOW DAFFODILS (Van Sion) in any quantity. NARCISSUS, Horstieldii, Sir Watkin, Trumpet major, Albus plenus odor- atus, and other sorts. SPIRAEA compacta grandiflora, and Spiraea astilboides. GLADIOLUS The Bride, for forcing, in any quantity, at a fair price. White Spanish Iris, like orchids. Lilies and other bulbs and bulbous roots for forcing and cut flowers. end list of what you need before ordering elsewliere. SEGERS & CO.. BULB GROWERS, LISSE, Dear Haarlem, Holland, EuroDC. Registered cable address SEGERSCO. Lisse, Holland. ESTABLISHED, 1874. CHOICE! FLOWER SEEDS FLR FLORISTS Ovir Speoi^lty. Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. B^Prlce List for florlBts free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4-13 EAST 34'TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry. NEW YORK. Mention American Florlet. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs. Seeds, Trees. Palms. Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rlag. Palm Seeds, Etc. I FROM CALIFORNIA. - BiUba. I Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta StemB. Bend for our new and Interesting Catalo(rue ■9l-'95. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. Seeds, Bulbs, Supplies, at Wholesale only. Send fur trade lists, mailed free on application with business card. Address August Rblker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street, NEW YORK. Jno. F. Croom & Bro., WHOLESALE Tuberose^Caladium Growers MAGNOLIA, N. C. Jobbers only please correspond with us Id regard to contracts. Prices right. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. DREER'S DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. We can still furnish a fine lot of our superb Double Petunias, strong 3 inch pot plants, in 15 distinct fringed varieties, at $1.00 per dozen; $S.OO per 100; the set oi 13 for $1.25. PETUNIA, SINGLE, (Hand Hybridized.) DREER'S LARGE FL.OWERING AND FRINGED MIXED. Greatcare has been taken inselecting this large flowering strain of beautiful, mottled, striped and fringed Petunias. Trade pkt. 50 cts.; i/s oz. $2.50; M oz. $4,50. PETUNIA, DOUBLE. DREER'S LARGE FLOWERING AND FRINGED. Carefully hybridized and saved from our own unrivalled collection, well known to be the finest in the country. Per 500 seeds, 75 cts.; 1000 seeds, $1.50. Trade pkt. Per doz. Petunia, Dwarf Inimitable. Star Petunia, cherry red, with white center, 50 2 00 " Pure White, Single 15 50 Striped and Blotched, Mixed 25 1 00 Fine Mixed 15 50 ^^ III ^H ■■ ^0 For Florists and Market Gardeners. WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List mailed Free on application, tojjether with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel ;iiul uniiiue, of interest "o all planters who desire the BEST SEEDS that Grow W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoN, Mirvt,B>oo»i, nor^rvA.Pfi>, Xjckr*eeBt GrxTcaxvex-s of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>qEA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. Wholesale Importers should -write us for Prlcesi p \/OS Sl. CO Sassenheim, Holland, * • ^ ^y^^ ^*» V^V^ B I GROWERS OF Hyacinlhs,Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. Special Growing of FRENCH BULBS ROMAN HYACINTHS-VVhIte. Kose. Blue. NARCISSUS— Von Slon, early; Paper White; Uran dldura totus albus. LILIUM CANDIOUM. IMMORTELLES, In all colors. Cable Address: ROCHE. OLLIOULES. FREESIA REFRACTA. ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM. TRUMPET MAJOR, real. And many others good for forclDK. Send for catalogue. A. ROCHE, Ollioules, var, France. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. EXTRA CHOICE FLOWtR SEEDS. List free on application. FRED. ROEMER. SEED GROWER. QUEDLINBDRG, GERMANY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER & DON. Seed Merebanta and Growere, 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. TO TS A f^f*t\ Per 10 lbs 50c; i5 lbs H.OO; OJ3.\j\j\f 60 lbs 81.50; 100 lbsg2.60. T^TTgm Extra Bne. per 100 lbs. »5. ^ff-SampIe Frke. ^: Vauirhan's Seed Store, 1^^ Chicairo. 918 The American Florist. April 6^ Rochester, N. Y. The announcement of the death of Mr. W. S. Kimball of this city, was a shock to all his friends and acquaintances. He was at Virginia Beach, Va., at the time of his death, and was in his 58th year. Mr. Kimball wasone of the best known residents of Rochester and one of our foremost public spirited men, and a prom- inent member of several organizations doing business here. His collection of orchids, especially his cypripediums, is one of the most extensive and costly ones in the United States, and his death will be lamented by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and three children — two sons and a daughter. Trade in general the same as reported last week. Prices keep up wonderfully. The demand was rather larger than the supply this week, especially so in carna- tions. A good supply of first-class Beau- ties has to be noted and several lots of splendid Whitneys madetheir appearance in the market. There was an immense lot of violets used at the funeral of Mr. Kimball. Perles are rather plentiful, smilax very scarce, asparagus is used instead. Violets will be in for Easter in very large quantities, the frames have be- gun to bloom and any quantity may be picked in this neighborhood. Also good long stemmed English double violets grown in frames are in market now. The finest specimen of Dendrobium Wardianum I ever had occasion to see and worthy of special mention, was a plant in full bloom used in the church decoration on Friday last at the funeral services of the late Mr. W. S. Kimball. The plant had a spread of nearly four feet across without any tying apart or sticks of any kind. The stout canes were flowered to the very baseof the pot which is an 8-inch. These canes all measured over three feet in length and were arching over in a natural graceful way; the effect was magnificent. The flowers on this splendid specimen are larger and broader than we usually see them, it being an extra good variety, probably the so-called eiganteum. The plant belongs to Mr. Kimballs collection and Mr. George Savage certainly deserves high credit for "doing" them so finely. J. B. K. HOYTS SYSTEM OF HOT WATER CIRCULATION. An open or pressure system (at will of operator) In which no stand-pipe or elevated tank la required. Uses In lOU ft houses or less one U4-ln. pipe overhead or under-bencli and four 1-lnch pipes under benches (comlnK packl. connectlnji at end Into one pipe. I'j-ln. or 1-ln. A ulobe valve on this pipe (return) controls tnls line from the full heat (lUD per cent) to tlve per cent or closes It Two similar lines are used In a lU or 12-foot, four In a 2ll-ft. and 7 In a :iU-ft house. The re- duction of heat In each or all lines can be done gradu- ally as sun raises the house, and can be turned on gradually as sun leaves the house Copt of piping. Ht- tlngs. valves unions, etc.. about $45 per I.UIHI square feet of glass Cost ol Heater about $100 up to .'j.UtO feet, and probably 10,0 feet of glass. Improved Horizontal steel tubular Iwllers furnished from 24-ln. shell, ti feet long, up to 2l-ln., eighteen feet long. These are especially coiistnicteil for Hovt's System, and will discount any hcitlcr cither In price, power »m- economy In Idel. ■'llnvls System ' Is admirably adapted to residence or blinding heating on a large or small scale, and can be put In cheaper than steam Catalogues out about April 15th. No patent on heater or tubular boilers, and no cast lrKUT/,I.\S, six varieties, 2V« to 4 feet. ]''(>KSYTHI.\S, four varieties. 2!/» {o 4 5eet. IIYUK.WGICA PANICDLATA. 2 to 3 feet. IIONUVSI'CKLE, red and white Tartarian, 1 to 2 li-i't. 1'1II1,A1)K1>PHUS (Mock Orange). 4 varieties, ■.."„ tu4 fert. i:i,l)KK, c.ilden Leaf, 2 to 3 feet, sri IMv\s. 10 varieties, 2 to 3 feet. S.\re conslK^ilnp;. to offer In proper shape ami Jonii. Prospective buyers, out of town, will setiil In their bids on cash basis only. 200,000 ^;^;";^^;3paragus IO,UUO ' 2year, No. I. Large stock of ALL KfNDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WILLOWDALE. CHESTER CO. PA. i8g5- The American Florist. 919 E A S T E R L I L I E S For Sale to the Trade during Easter Week. 15.000 LONGIFLORUMS IP«f r»OTjai oi« CUT X^I^OXAT-EM^S. Apply to WELCH BROS.. NO. 2 Beacon St., BOSTON. Fresh Asparagus plumosus nanus Seed. GROWN AND FOR SALE BY RUDOLPH ASMUS, New Durham, N. J. Per 100 Seeds, $1.50. Per 1000 Seeds, $10.00. CA.SH VVITH OI«I5E;ie. Here is a Bargain in SWfilNSONA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to you as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN. Phila., PA. GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaca McFarland Co. . . . BABBISBCRG, Pd New Chrysanthemum. PHILADELPHIA. The ereat prize winner. 50 cents each; Ki.OO per dozen; J35.fi0 per 100. ROSE QUEEN, from 215,-lnch pots, per dozen. J-JOO; per 100. Sli.Oll. IVFW PAT?\rATTnNS uncle .IOHN, white; the STUART. scanet; SWEBTBRIBR, pink; l\J!iVV UiirtiMilXlUillij SAMBO, crimson; »1.U0 per dozen: $.S.0O per 100. KTlNA CRAIG, 4Uc per dozen; SJ.OU per 100. BUTTERCUP. f4.l«l per ll«l, SWAINSONA ClALEGIFOI-IA ALBA, nice bushy plants from I'Js-ln. pots. $5.U0 per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va^ rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. STBOBILANTHES DYEBIANUS. This is the most valuable novelty which has been in- troduced for years. For bedding is superior to the finest coleus. Withstands hot sun and dry weather better. Spirji^a "Anthony Waterer," flowers rich crimson. Lord IVnzBnces New Hybrid sweet Kriar. Pelargoniums— All the finest European tioveltles. OKCH I l>.s.— A very extensive sUjck; East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. ^ RARE A.\U BKAUTIFUL KVEKGREENS. Ornamental Trees. Shnibs. etc. P/EONIES.— A largecollectlon of the finest In cul- tivation. Hardy Perennials, I'hioxes. Japanese Iris, Rnsrs Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. JST'Catalojiues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 920 The American Florist April 6 Cincinnati. The supply of stock for the first half of the week was very limited, but trade be- ing quiet at the same time no great trouble was experienced in filling orders. Towards the end of the week business became more brisk. Saturday was one of the busiest days this season and every- thing was cleared up, although stock the latter part of the week was quite abund- ant. This week starts in with a heavy cut in roses. Crops are in at a number of large establishments, which threatens to cause a glut unless business keeps apace, but the prospect for a good Easter trade appears to be bright. In social circles there is quite a stir and a number of prominent weddings and other social gatherings are announced for the next two or three weeks. Prices remain the same as last week. Beauties come in more freely and are of- fered at 25 to 30 for selected stock; short stemmed go at 8 to 15. Hybrids are rather scarce yet, in factthere is less stock of this class of roses offered in our market this season than has been the case for a number of years. Nearly one-half of the present supply is shipped from outside points at that. The price rules firm at 25. Jacques are of good quality and fairly plentiful at 12 to 15. Ot larger teas the supply is heavy and of a quality that averages better than has been noted for some years at this season. Brides, while quite plentiful, meet with brisk demand, the price being held stiff at 5 to 6. La France has improved wonderfully, and some extra fine stock is offered at 4 to 5; Mermets 3 to 4. Meteor is improving, though a large proportion is still of poor quality; the best selected bring 6 to 8; seconds go at 4 to 5. Bridesmaid is of- fered in limited quantities at 6 to 7. Carnations are very abundant, partic- ularly colored sorts. Common varieties in red and pink go at $1 to $1.50; white is held $1.25 to $1.50, fancy at $2 to $3. Harrisii, up to the end of last week, have been very short, but are coming in quite freely again. They go at 6 to 8. Bulbous stock is getting more plentiful, and the demand is quite brisk. Romans are noted in large quantities; first qual- ity goes at 3. Valley is in fair demand; good stock is selling briskly at 2 to 3. Tulips are very slow at 2 to 3. Of Dutch hyacinths the supply is short; price 3 to 5. Daffs. are very slow at 3 to 4. Violets are still plentiful, and the de- mand is quite brisk; stock of all grades is readily sold at 75 cents to $1. Mignon- ette is very plenty and of good quality, 2 to 2.50. Smilax is very scarce, price 20 to 25. The fakir is out again in full force and appears to do a thriving business. It is astonishing to note the amount of stock disposed of by them. Louis Pfeiffer & Sons have opened up a neat little store on York street in New- port, Ky. Corbett & Wilson of College Hill are cutting some fine Beautits. P. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. EASTER CARNATION. Kliiclurte bushy plants tilled wttli ImilM ana lilounis. .\l.( ;o«iiii. silver. .inray. Daybreak Nellie I.cwIm iuhI Muric-l.ls Jrj. sccuncl size JIU per urn. Alwi) htiiiie v.Mli-tU-M tine lor early spring bloomlnt.'; mostly tilled with l.iulM new. at Js per UK) plants. All orders receive pnniipl iilteiitlon. Address OEO. STAFH'I.INliEK. Klorlst. SprlogvUle, N. V. OPHKL.IA. — A tine large tlower a little darker than Scott. Took Cralfj; cup lor best seedling of any color at Philadelphia. Flowers brought £1.00 per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Christmas, when they reached $6.00. Rooted cuttings JIO.OO per 100; $80.00 per 1000. sfr.A.rv x> ^^x%z>. 100. *5.0U : 4.00 . 3.00 2.50 . 2.00 • ^\^ oted ru 1000 Helen Keller... Uncle .John Stuart 25 00 20 00 15 00 I^ADVCAM $2.00 per 100; 116 PItEM. VIOLET, ro 00 per 1000. nners, NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. $10.00 J7.5.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, show while ... . 10.00 75.00 Keady April 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated . . . . 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3.00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.0O 25.00 WO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimsonj Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Mrs. H. W. Emerson, yellow (large); Oakland, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, sal- mon red; EIraa O'Parrell, salmon rose (late). 50c. each, 85.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Kestdy IVIareh Ist, 1895. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON. ^.rREX BEGONIAS. I'er u;0 Strong plants, 2!^-inch pots, assorted . . $l.liO Strong plants, 3j4-iiich pots, assorted . . 5.00 Also Immense line of Roses Carnations and a gen- eral slock. Send for quotations. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. i=>iC^r^ ^ I :e:^- The Jennings strain of Large Flowering and Fancy PanBles In hud and bloom, ready April Int. The Finest Strain la wlmievery Florist wants. Pliinis thrown In mid fninies. tlrm and stockv, bye.vpreps. per HiO.y^.IKi: *1;>.0U per KJlliU. Small plants, prepaid by mall, (iO cents per hundred. All colors mix d. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy (irower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254, SOUTHPORL CONN. SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Kooteil (.'ultlriKH niul IMnntH. Send fur price llBt. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS, ETC. NEW SEEDLINGS 1895. Doz. 100. 1000. Elciorartd.yellow.edteclpliik.Btnckrfd 12.00 Kitty Cluver. a fraunint yellow var.... L.W 8.00 75.00 Kulalle, yellow and pink var l.SO 8.0O 75.00 PrlnceBB Bonnie, piDk var 150 8.0O 75.00 Dr. Warder, crimson 1.50 8.00 75.1J0 Daisy Bell. var. similar to H. Keller. . 1.50 8 00 75.00 Lawrence Thompson, pink 1.50 8 00 75 00 Ophelia, pink 1.60 10.00 SO.IjO The above varieties are all bringing the top price In the Philadelphia market. GENERAL COLLECTION. Sweetbrier. pink. aj.75 S5.00 W5.0U Helen Keller, variegated 75 5.00 45.00 Purple Gem. magenta 40 3.00 26.00 Wm. Scott pink. 40 H 00 25.00 Mme. Diaz Albertlnl. pink .40 3.00 26.00 Buttercup, vellow variegated 75 4 00 :«,00 Stanley, terra cotta variegated 75 4 OO :iU.0O Daybreak, light pink 40 2.50 20 OO Thos. Cartledge. dark pink ;i6 2.00 15.00 Brutu8,red ;15 2.00 15.00 f'iesar, variegated, red and whlt« ;i5 2.U0 Ij.OO Chester Pride, variegated 36 2.00 15,00 .1. R. Freeman, maroon ;^5 2.10 15.00 Puritan, white 36 2.00 15.00 Tidal Wave, dark pink :45 2.00 15.00 L. L. Lambom. white 36 2 CO 15.00 E.G. Hill, scariet 35 2.00 15.00 Wm F. Dreer. dark pink 26 1.60 12 80 Nellie Ely, v.arlegated red and white.. .25 1.60 12 60 Grace Wilder, pink 26 1 50 12,50 Lizzie Mcciowan. white 25 1„50 I2.6t Portia, scarlet 26 1 50 12.50 Mrs. Fisher, white 25 1.50 12.50 Annie Pl.\lev, pink 40 3 00 26.0C Lois Haettel, white fringed .35 2 CO 15.00 Hawaii, yellow variegated 35 2.00 16.00 Angelus.pink .;i6 2.00 15.00 Marie IjOUlse Violets 20 1.00 8.00 Swanley White 20 1.00 8 00 LadvCampbell ffi 2.00 15.00 Giant Double Alyssum 20 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 12 new kinds by mall., 2 00 Set of 12 ■.,50o General list Coleus, by mall 1.00 By express *i.50 Ited and yellow VerschafTeltU and other yellows 8 00 Stock plants general list.. 3.00 Verschaffeltll and yellows 4,00 W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Pa. Mention American Florist 20,000 WM. SCOTT Rooted Cuttings ready for immediate delivery »3.00 per 100; S'.i5.00 per 1000. Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price Lint. P.O.BOX226. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. 4®"Send for price list. ELLIS, Norfolk Co.. MASS. CARNATIONS. 2.neh Sand Pota. Helen Keller. Ada Byron W.60 $6.00 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 50 6.00 MeGowan, Portia. Wilder 1.50 2.60 Verv strong cuLtlngs — no rust. LADY THOMPSON STRAWBERRV PI.,ANTS. and othera at low rates. ED6EW00D GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE, PENNA. VERBENA-ROOTED CUTTINGS free irom rust and mildew, fine varieties, 80c. per ICO, $7 per 1000. 'Mums, Heliotropes, Fi'chsias. 20c. per doz.; the best market varieties, St. 25 per 100. Coleus m varieties. 75c. per 100. WRITE FOR CAT.\I.OGUE. ' PILLSBURY & LENCENFELDER, Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, S2O.0O per 1000. '.*i) at tlHmsiiiiil rati', HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. iSgs- The American Florist. 921 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ^^^^ ever otTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full page illustrated advertlHemeiit of above in American Florist December iHt an.stli St.. PniLADKI.I'lMA, J'A. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. CARNATIONS BEST CARNATIONS of the new and old kinds. We quote you prices on a few of them. Strong, well rooted stock for cash. Per 100 Per 10( KOHINOOR, new white, large, free . . $12.00 $100.00 ROSE QUEEN, new, fine variety . . . 12.00 lOO.OO CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . 10.00 75 00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 7.5 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, large, pure white . . . 10.00 75.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . . . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75 00 WM. SCOTT, free, clean pink 3.00 25.00 GOLDFINCH. HELEN KELLER, THE STUART. E. A. WOOD, $5.00 per 100; 840.00 per 1000. DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVE, PORTIA, SILVER SPRAY, LIZZIE McGOWAN. $2 per 100; $15 per 1000. i^^Send for complete list. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per lOO Per 1000 We offer them, 2i.flnch pots Si 00 J60.00 Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttings. 10.00 ROSES— Bridesmaids. 2W, Inch pots 3.0O 26.00 Brides. 2^-lnch pots. .. . 3(10 26.00 t^"Orders booked for Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. NEW CARNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush pink Rooted Cuttings, $8.00 per 100: $6S.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 922 The American Florist. April 6, St. Paul, Minn. Trade has been fair notwithstanding the prevailing dullness in many lines of business during the Lenten season. White roses and carnations especially have been quite scarce, and Chicago has been called on several times during the past month for funeral flovyers. Plants have sold very well and altogether there is a hopeful feeling abroad in the land. The wreather has now settled down to the warm and balmy state of spring and the quality and quantity of thecut is ben- efited thereby. Roses now being brought in are fine. Prices range about the same as at the beginning of Lent. The demand for Beauties has been poor, while the cut is the bestof the season. We presumethe demand willincreaseafterEaster. Roman hyacinths, the mainstay for funeral work, are quite scarce, the demand early in the season having exhausted the supply. In the plant line L. L. May & Co. have several large houses filled with Harrisii and longiflarum that are coming on in good shape fjr Easter, also a house of hybrid roses. Another house of hydran- geas with clusters of blooms a foot or more in diameter give promise of an ex- cellent showing one week hence. E. F. Lemke has a nice assortment of blooming plants, as has Swanson, Vogt, Venzke and other of our storekeepers. With an abundance of good flowers and good weatherfordisposingof them Easter trade ought to be the largest in the his- tory of this city. L. G. Venzke is moving his business to a more commodious store and a more central location. His store will be the sixth flower store within a radius of three blocks. The warm weather has brought out the flower venders at the city market, and two or three stands are in operation. As we are writing this news comes to us of the death of Paul Kurucar, our well known wire worker. The bovs will all miss the familiar faceof "Paul," thename he generally was known by. We hear of our former friend Louis Edlefson as doing a good business in Los Angeles, California, whither he migrated a year since. The next meeting of the State Florists' Society will be held in this city on Friday evening next. Mr. Bartels is appointed the speaker of the evening. The question as to whether the twin cities shall have a chrysanthemum show another fall will, be thoroughly discussed, It is to be hoped that this will be a "go" as the trade in these cities fully warrants a first- class show in each. Felix. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorte. HOc per doz.-, J4 per lUC. Best market sorts of previous years, 36c per doz.; J2 per lOO. Iteady for delivery Feb. 1st. Also SMILAX, 3!^-lnch pots, S2.UU per 100; J15.00 per 1000. Address J. G. BURROW, Flshkill, N. Y. PELARGONIUM. "THE BRIDE." For beauty, profusion of bloom and dwarf, shapely habit of growth— the best Pelargonium in existence. Color, upper petals, pink; lower, white. Price plants in bud or blossom, $0.00 per hundred; by mail postpaid, SI. 00 per dozen. Farfueium Grande, 5ne plants, $7 00 per 100; by mail postpaid. $1.00 per dozen. TILTON BROS. No. 222 Grove Street, AURORA, ILLS. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We have ready for immediate delivery the following rooted cuttings. Per 10(1 )VIajnr BocnafTon 8.1(1 Kiijione DalDedouze 4 0(1 Mrs. .lerome .lones 4.0'( The (.uieen 4.1X1 Illuminator :l.(«l NIveus 3 (Kl .Malnialson ;1.I0 W. H Lincoln 2 0(1 Mrs .F.<; Whllldln 2,(0 .Miss (*ue T. Price 2.(ii K.(; Hill 2.(10 Mrs. Ueo. Bullock or Domination 2iKl Per 100 Mutual Kriend 4 0(1 Mrs .1 (ieo. lis .. 4.(10 Mile. Therese Key 4. On Mrs. E.(;. Hill 4.10 Ada H. Leroy :i.t>i Krmlnllda :i "0 Col. w. B. Smith 2 OO .1. U Taylor 2(10 .loB H. White 2.(0 Ivory 2 10 Harry Ralsley 2 00 Princess of rhrysautheraums 2.0U Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. GKT YOUR STOCK FROM HEADQUARTKRS. Flue young plants «i6.00 per 100. ARECA LUTESCENS, 4 feet )'. in. hijjh. HplentiUi BpeclmeriH, J6.iHl each. ti feet hiuh. from JV.-M' to HU.lll each, itccordinp tt) the speclmens- 7 to 8 feet high, {n-iiiul spectmenH, J15.0(i to yJlt.UU each, KENT I A BELMOREANA, '^ feet higli. very fine value for the money. Si. 50 to JT). 00 each, accorriinK to tlie confiltlon of the spechnens. We tiave sonic pretty little specimens in 5-inch pots at$I.5(( each. These cannot fall to prove satisfactory. CARNATIONS-Rooted Cuttings. Per 100 Per lOio Lizzie (illbert SIO.OO VAKtl Helen Keller ."i 00 iO l»J Sweetbrler 6.10 40 (lO lafO 5.00 40 (H AdtByron .■; 00 40 (Kl UncleJohn 6.00 40.(0 Wm. Scott :i 00 26. (Kl Lulu 3.00 26 00 Daybreak 3.00 2,i (Kl Mrs. Reynolds 3 00 26.00 Ll/.zle MciJowan 2..')0 2(l.uO Silver Spray 2.(0 15.03 Per 101 Boulon dOr SB, (ioldflDch 6 .lacquemlnot 6 Tlie Stuart 5 Annie PIxley 6. Buttercup 4 Mad. D. Albertlnl .s Hector 3 Nicholson 3 (irace Battles 2 Portia 2 White Dove 2 1 1> ur 1000 01 JVO.i (II 4(1.00 10 <(I.0'1 oil lO.UO (10 40.00 00 :i."i.oo 00 25.011 III 25(0 IHI 25 (0 Wl 20 («l (Kl 16 IK) 00 16. Our stock Is In excellent condition. Inspection Invited. Imoney order office, STATION "H, Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100: $8.00 per 1000. ivo leusT or: axir^rnsw. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR ClRCULAft. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. X^, IDirvIvOIV, :Bloorxasl3Vtrg:, I»£». Millbrook Lea GREENHOUSES, West Whitelaud F. O. Chester County. Fa. SPRING TRADE 1895 PRICE LIST. CARNATIONS, SWEET ALYSSUM, VIOLETS, FUCHSIAS, PETUNIAS, COLEUS. SWAINSONA. J. L. Mattll. Proprietor. UiCHAHi) Jones, Manager. Whitford Station, F. R. R. Send for Circular and price list. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. ii ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, Strt.'HK '.i-lnch, none better. Ivorv... .lesslca W. a. Lincoln. The Queen. ... V.II. Hallock (.llorlOMlKU ... A. II. Fowkes - •■ (■■-(« Minnie Waimmaker " il.lK PROBST BROS. FLORAL CO., X0X7 Broadway, Kansas tJily. Mi> periou, Jsl.uu 2..'i0 H.OO 3.(XI 2.KI H.IKI INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOU'SVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE. KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. RolkerA Sons. N. Y. State Depot. 13B & l;)S W aith St.. New York, N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar, 1(1 So. Market St.. Boston. Mass. II. A. Dreer. 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa. Edw. Schnild, 712 12th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. F. Macrae. llliH Smith St.. Providence, R. 1, B. H. Hunt. (f( Lake St.. Chloauo, III. V, A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 4(iS Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. Kills & Poljwoith. Milwaukee, Wis. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. 2 vour Jv>.(l(l per doz. J22.."(l per KKI sVear 4.(«1 ■■ SOOI - 1(0 H P. Rose!-, popular kinds, own roots and In 4 In pot<». Stroni: heiillhv stock. Jil.Ell per doz.; %Wxn per lai. Dahlias, nil.vcd' .sorts, whole roots .^.("' Daisies, double. choice named varieties. 2.IKI F. A. BALLER, Bloomington. III. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. ^ol^'TZxy. The best marketing' v:(rletv ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, e.xtra strong plants from 2-lnch pots, fl-ill per doz., fS.od per lOU. 15K(;<>M..\ Olhla, from 2'..-ln, pots. W per KlU. GKKANIIIMS, Marshal Mc.»laliitablished JST.j.) PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, FISHKILL-ON-THE-HUDSON. N. -TREE Mention American Fiorist. The best and safest Destroyer of all kinds of Insects and Parasites tnfest- i rt ine Plants and Trees, |_i whether at the roots I— J or foliatre /£? Excellent Wash /^ for IMiiiitts, i)ut:8. Cat- //>> tk'. Punliry, etc., In- '' ' tended for sliuw. Price SI.OO the quart tin. *3.2r. the gallon tin. Sold by the Seedsmen, or at theMfr's General ln.'1'ut for America, August Rolker & Sons, New York. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. ACME PLANT FOOD. A Special and Complete Fertilizer for all kinds of Krults. Vines. Plants. Flowers and greenhouse use. Put up In boxes of 1 , 2^4 and 5 lbs. each. ACME Special Grass or Lawn Food. will kCL-p n lawn trrcen the "hole year. Put up In cloth liaKSOf 5, 20, 50 htkI 100 lbs. each. ACME Garden Vegetable Food. Put up expressly for nil kinds of Vegetables In cloth bags of 5, 20, 50 and lOO lbs. each. WVNTKD— Responsible Agents In every City to sell 'mv Acme Special Fertilizers which are put up by experienced men. Send for price list. Discount to Agents. HERMANN ROLKER, Manfrs. Sole Agent. 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. Meutlun American Florist. 924 The American Florist. April <5, Denver, Colo. The store men report a good retail trade and quite a few mid-Lent decora- tions. Mr. John Berry, Mr. A. M. Lewis and Mr. T. Loken have leased the Westmin- ster greenhouses (formerly run by the Denver Florist Co ) for a term of years and will grow cut flowers and plants for the Denver market. They will occupy a store on 16th street soon. Mr. A. E. Wiggam has retired from the Park Floral Co., his interest having been purchased by Mr. J. Valentine. Mr. E. A. Wood has returned from Pittsburg, where he attended the S. A. F. Executive Committee meeting. He re- ports apleasanttrip — barringan unpleas- ant railroad accident near Terre Haute, Ind., on the return trip. The advance schedule for the third an- nual chrysanthemum show of the Denver Florists' Society is out. An extra effort is made this season to secure exhibits of blooms — particularly seedlings — from eastern florists. Mr. John Berry, president of our Flo- rists' Society, who has lately returned from a tripthrough England and Ireland, entertained the boys at the last meeting by an interesting account of his observa- tions and comparisons between commer- cial floriculture in Great Britain and the U. S. Lilium Harrisii will be scarce in Denver this Easter, owing to the disease and other causes — mainly "other causes." The Colfax Floral Co. have closed their store at 1128 16th street, still retaining their other store. The Denver Florist Co. have closed their store in the Brown Palace Hotel, and have sold their store at 959 16th street to Smith & Co., Mr. S. Haycox remaining in charge. A visit to the "Floral Department"(!) of the Daniels & Fisher Dry Goods Co. recently disclosed the fact that the stock of the rfif/ar/wzf??/ consisted of five roses, three carnations and one Von Sion. Why they stocked up so heavily on Von Sion could not be learned. Mr. E. Glauber of Montclair has can- celled his contract with the Park Floral Co. and is once more in the field as a retailer. The "Carnation Belt" had better look to its laurels. Colorado growers are waking up and Colorado is an ideal car- nation country. G. 183 AVONItCE 3TRECT •••CHICAGO- ■ • Iii»ecticl plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most aclentlflc spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.50— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete f3.00- Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 39 Klngstons In the D. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Rfdd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, Rosllndale. Mass. A Windmill Is unreliable because it de penda upon the element- for its power ; hydraulic rams al.so depend upon fav- orableconditions anii waste as much water as they se cure. Steam pumps requin skill and hand pumps Of mand labor and time. Tb> DE LAMATER-P.IDLR OR DE LAHflTER-ERICSSOH Hot-Air Pumping Engine? are especially designed foi pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of welL They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Send/or illustrated catalogtte u THEDEUMrERIONWOBKS 87 South Finh At., ^ NEW YORK, N. Y. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES LORD &, BURNHAM CO., Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. t7~Plans and estimates furuislied on application. Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. SLt highest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Arctiitectaral Office, I60 Fifth Ave., | ') COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., FACTORY: IRVINGTON-ON-HCDSON, N. Y. LORD & BURNHAM GO,, New York City. THE "TABASCO" WATER HEATER. ALL STEEL. SELF-FEEDER. GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES And all places requiring hot water for HEftTING AND GENERAL USE. ' KE:WAiSEE B?*IL&R COMPANY 96 Lake Street,' CHICAGO. KEWANEE. ILL. Hot Water Heaters # Steam BoHers. Gyrney UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for G-reeuJionse Catalognes. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. Western Selling agents; a. A. GRIPPING IRON CO.. 34 Dearborn St., Chicago. III. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDti^ OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, "^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our ARMORED emHBHIEELBALVWlU ^ Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealer or user resMnsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURT HUHUbK l/0« Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Gnp Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New to." .t.C. VADGHAN, Aitent CHICAGO. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. ! Send for catalo^e and price llBt Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. which is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estlmntes. Satisfaction Guaranteed. REED GLASS CO.. 102 South 5th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 926 The American Florist. \pril6^ Floating Straws. "Going it one better" by cutting under your neighbors' prices is going it one worse for yourself every time. "It will do tomorrow" is the sort of insanity that makes aphides laugh, rusts carnations, mildews roses, freezes houses and brings the sheriff right in across your threshold. Better be on top of one tree than hug- ging the bottoms of many. If you cannot grow the plant give it away or dump it. Imagine your place a boarding house, where every plant must pay according to the room he takes and the attention he needs. Never say you will pay in June when you know you can't do it till August. Do your watering early if _\ ou are determined to breakfast late. Patching an old house is like patching old pants; it pays for a little while only. Ani M. Osity keeps store in most large towns. The Old Crank. A Serious Oversight. There is an enterprising florist in a western town who is determined to "get there," although competition is very keen. Recently, when the chief of the fire department died, he loaded his wagon with assorted wire designs, and made a circuit of all the engine houses in the city, canvassing the firemen for an order. He finally obtained an order for the floricult- ural spasm known to the trade as the "Heavenly Portals," the casting vote being given in consideration of his ofier to drive around to all the engine houses with the design, after it was completed, for the purpose of exhibiting it to the firemen on duty. This was done until the design began to exhibit symptoms of dissolution, when the enterprising florist had to cease his triumphal progress. It is the opinion of his florist brethren that the only thing lacking was a brass band playing solemn dirges as the procession moved majestically through the city. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers o1 •CYPRESS- LOUISVILLE. KY. LOW R&TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nd and Acril 3oth tick- ets will be sold via Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mi'^sissippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent, City Ticket Office C. & E. 1. R. R., 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. 1. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any-of the advertisers on this page. PALACE KINGHUH ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. FLOWERPOTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 7i3> 7151717& 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.* Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., I.ong; Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopflel & Co., and to introduce to tht trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopflfel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to 611 the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuance of your patronage in th> belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. 403 North Salina Street SYRACUSE. N. Y. Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory STOCK UP TO DATE. P.O. Address: 490 Howard street, Detroit, Mich. Standard Flower Pots. OlIK I><»TS ARE OF THK 15KST OUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing your order.s elsewliere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Adilre.Ms PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. i8g5. The American Florist. 927 Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Botlere made of the best of material, shell, firebox sheets ami heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. THC EMERSOK Sh, owioe PWE8IBimi^«'.c«JS2#C 'PP^ar,^ the Price postpaid 75 CENTS. I Address [ American Florist Co. CHICAGO. Tag Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WKITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES. 'W'zHlte «or lo-test tpvi.o&m,-^'^''^-^ VICTORY I VICTORY I VICTORY ! The only Certificate ol Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus St the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform li ICX) foot houses A new device. Send for Catalogue ano ::. timates. Bj. nir»E»A.i«r>, 'Votiia.esto'^^v'n, 013.10. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, I3srCOK.r'OIS..A.TEr). HortlGuliurai flrctiiieGis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. 130, 1^1, 1*3 Center St., IVE;>?V JSTORK. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, ^•fEJ'W ^VOI^k:, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC., ETC. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'j. F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J, HAIL You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 928 The American Florist. April 6^ Index to Advertisers. A.belCC*Co Ml Adv Rates S» American Boiler Co.. . .1*28 Anchorape Hofle Co 912 Andorra Nurseries. . nil AsmusR 9I!I Baker MlssPA 912 BallerFA -Xi Bassett & Washburn. .913 Bayersdorter H & Co. tas BerKerHH&Co 91T Blanc A 91B Bos.lohn Barth 91(1 Boston Flower Market 914 Beaton Letter Co.. . . .. .'.t23 Brown Bag Killing Ma- chine Co 916 BuntlPK Sanil .7 921 Bums & Raynor 915 Burpes W Atlee 917 BurrowJG 922 Cambridge Tile Mf g Co92i; Carman tl W 9 8 Chandlee & Ohandlee. Xi ChlcoBoi ¥. I KyCo...92i; Ch'KO Folding Box Co 914 Chltty HK 921 CUffe Walter R 919 Conley John & Son 923 Connelly .Jno J 911 CorbreyTJ 914 91,^ Cottage Gardens 921 Croom ,lohn F & Bro .917 Dallledouze Bros 9211 Deamud J B & Co 914 i De Lamater Iron Wks '.»26 Detroit Flower PotMfg92ii Devlne'a Boiler Wks.. .93f> Dletach A&Co.... 927 Dillon J L 922 Domer Fred & Son. ... 9; 1 1 DreerH A '.13 917 918 EdgewoodGr'nhoU8es.92l) BlseleC 9 9 Elliott WH 914 BUlsonWm 914 Bills & Pollworth 911 Bllwnnger .t Barry . 913 Essex Heights Flo 1 Co918 ; Felthousen.! K 923 Fisher & Alrd '.GU Gardiner John & Co. . . .9U1 Gibson JC 910 Gonzalez F&Co 918 Gumey Heater Co . . .925 Hall Ass'n 927 Hamilton 928 Hammond Ben] 923 Hancock&Son 921 Harman Burr i: Co. . . .930 Hart Michael A 914 Hartford HE 914 HartieJohn 921 Helm Joseph 9lti Herr Albert M 931 HerrUanlK 912 Herrmann's Seed Store917 Hews AH&CO 926 HIllBG&Co 913 Hlnrlchs&Co 934 HlppardB 927 Hltchlngs & Co 938 Hooker O M Co 957 HoranEdwC 915 Horan Jas&Son .921 Hose Connection Co.. 935 Hoyt AT 918 Hulsebosch Bros 916 HuntEH 915 Hunt M A Estate 921 Jennings B B .920 Joosten CH 923 Jordan Floral Co 912 Eennlcott Bros Co 916 KepplerM ..916 Kewanee Boiler Co — 925 Croeschell Bros Co 927 Kuehn C A 914 Lang Julius 914 Liockland Lum Co .924 LongDan'lB 914 916 Lonsdale Edwin 922 Lord & Burnham Co. .925 Louisville Tobacco Co. 922 Lynch WE 916 M'cBeth TIlOB A 918 McBrlde Alex 921 McCarthy N F&C0....9I6 McDonald Bros 924 McFarland J H Co 919 MallanderOtto 921 Manda W A 9;0 Man/, J &Co 924 Markey Bros 911 Mayer&Sons 911 May Jno N 913 Michel Pit 4 Bulb Co.917 Mlllang Frank., 91 i Mill brook Lea Green- houses -.:...,.. 922 Monlnger Jno O. . r.-.'r. .927 Moon Wm H Co . . .913 918 Myers* Co -. 925 Nat'l Folding Bo* Co. 914 National Plant Co 920 National Fibre Co 924 NeBLI 922 Oasis Nursery Co 912 Paddock E J 921 Parsons & Sons Co 911 PennockCJ Itil Pennock Sam'l 8 914 I'lerson F R Co 916 I'l 1 Isburv & LengleUl9r920 Pitcher & Manda '.IS Pittsburg Clay MfgCo.926 Prince A G k Co 915 Probst Bros Floral Co.922 PurdyJaa 915 Quaker City Mc'hW'ks. 924 RandallA L 915 Uakestraw & Pyle 918 KeedGlassCo 926 Reed Ji Keller 923 Relmers Chas W 918 Heln berg Bros 912 915 Renard Jos 921 Rice M&Co 923 RobertsDH ....927 Roche Alphonse 917 Roehrs Theo 916 Roemer Fred 917 Rogers Pk Floral Co. .915 Rolker A & Sons. . .917 923 Rolker A & F. 918 Rolker Hermann 923 RuBsellSJ 923 Sander&Co 918 Saul John 919 Schulthles Anton 913 Schwake Chas 911 Scollay Jno A 934 Scott Wm .... 921 Seawnnhaka Greenh's 911 Sebire P & Sons 92:i Segers&Co 917 Shelmlre W R 92J Sheridan WF.. 915 Slebrecht & Wadley. . 913 Situations, wants, etc. .910 Smith Nath& Son.... 922 StattllngeriJeo '.*M StemralerT W 913 Storrs & Harrison Co. .912 StrebySO 912 Struck JN&Bro 936 Sunderbruch H L 914 Sutherland Geo A 915 Swayne Bdw 92U Swayne Wm .. 920 Syracuse Pottery Co. ..936 Tllton Bros 932 Tricker Wm & Co ... 911 Van der HorstO 916 Vander Scluiot R ASon9I7 Vaughan J C 914 917 Vlck&HIU 913 Vos P&Co 917 Waterbury RubberCo.925 Watson GC 911 WeatheredsSons T W.927 Weeber & Don 917 Welch Bros 915 919 Wheeler Russel & Son i)26 Whllldln Pot Co 936 Whltton S & Sons 910 WllksMfgCo 'J27 Williams i Sons Co.. . .911 Wis, Flower Bx 914 WlttboldGeo 919 Wolff LMfg Co 937 Wood Bros 930 Woodason Thos 934 Young Jno 916 Young Thos Jr 915 MuNClE, Ind. — Trade has been fairly good, but with four floristsiiiacity of the size of Muncie prices have been brought down to a close margin. The Muncie Floral Co. will soon build another house, short-span to-south. They haveabranch at Hartford City, Ind., and are now starting a branch at Winchester, Ind. Mr. Cartes found his boiler too small during the cold weather and will put in a new one this season. Geo. Miller has had a heavy run of funeral ordeis lately. George always gets his share of thetrade. Geo. Kenda'l has a fine batch of well grown Harrisii. Do YOU WANT a list of the cemeteries of the country that use trees, shrubs and plants largely in the ornamentation of their grounds and that are apt to be large buyers of these and other horticul- tural supplies? Yon will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book' for 1894. Price $2.00. q^ w I L. ^ o M I] t^ O c o r- r: H H C ^ > a > f 5 O ^T ft H z t H ^i m o H C % > o ^ z^ D CD C a r r • D > Z o O IN GREENHOUSE CULTURE depends more upon jiidicioiis heating and ventilation than upon anything else. You are displaying good judg ment when you select your Hot Water or Steam Heater fiom our extensive assortment. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES FREE. American ^ot/er Company THE "SPENCE." NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particnlar8, aee next vreek. R. W. CARMAN, Gen'l Agt.. M Amity Str««i. FLDSHXNQ. QbeeDi Co., N t. USE OUR PATENT Sash Lifter and Hinges il you care to save money. Send for prices and references. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydney Street. Dorchester. Mass. foinc l^mwmm (Fimtisir Rmerica is "the Prow Df the I/essbI; there may be mnre crmfnrr HHM) l'Ooc\ '' ihE first to taucti Unknown Seas. Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, APRIL 13, 1895. No. 358 Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday bv TEE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 38a Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $L00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all commuuications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Di-awer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern OfBce : 67 Bromfleld St., ISoBton. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chlcaso Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; E. 0. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president: WM. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary: H. B. BEATTY, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, ISllo. CONTENTS. Roses for bedding Arrangement of Bowers, xx (2 illus.) Health of plants under glass .... Winter flowers : ... In Flatbush Chrysanthemum Fred Walz (illus ) Aspidistra lurida and amomum . . . Smilax once again Carnations- -Notes . — Nomenclattire — Carnation Alaska — Daybreak carnations -Carnation Mrs. C. H. Duhme . . 930 .930 .933 .031 .935 .935 . 936 . 931) .936 . 936 .936 , 936 Gloxinias (illus.) 937 A Podunk parable . . . 9i>7 New York .... . . 938 Chicago ... 938 Boston . • ■ ■ 939 Philadelphia ... 939 Washington 910 Toronto 910 Cincinnati 940 Louisville, Ky 910 Worcester, Mass 911 Catalogues received 944 News notes . . 944 Swainscnas . 944 Hanging outside doors to greenhouses . . 916 Kansas City . . 948 Poughkeepsie, N. Y 950 St. Paul, Minn 950 Rochester, N. Y. 952 An inter-state park 952 St. John, N. B 954 Peoria, III. — Fire did slight damage to the boiler room at Kuhl's greenhouses March 30. No insurance, but loss small. In Mr. A. T. Hoyt's adv. on page 918 of our last issue the description of boiler should have read "from 24 inch shell, 6 feet long, up to 5/ inch, eighteen feetlong." Some blooms of the Belle Siebrecht rose were sent to Berlin and were received in condition for exhibition. The rose was well received by the German society at whose exhibition it was displayed. Johnstown, Pa.— A. Akers & Co. is the name of a new firm here; they have some- thing over 5000 feet of glass on Maple Lane, in the Eighth Ward, and will manage a general florist's business. Roses for Bedding. The rose garden at the World's Fair, and which remains now as a feature of Jackson Park, Chicago, promises to be a great attraction to lovers of the rose the coming season. All the plants came through the winter inexcellent condition, and being now thoroughly established will make a grand showing. From the time the garden was first pre- pared until the present time it has been under the care of Mr. Melchior Luetschg, a Swiss, an exceedingly painstaking and careful gardener, and he is justly proud of his success in a climate and soil notably unfavorable to the growth of roses out of doors. In answer to questions Mr. Luetschg said: "While I know it was considered practically a hopeless task to create a reallv creditable rose garden here I am satisfied that if proper care is given we can easily overcome the unfavorable con- ditions, and can have rose gardens in America fully equal to the best to be seen abroad. "The most unfavorable conditions that we have to meet here are the hot burning summer sun and wind and the great fluc- tuations in temperature both summer and winter. My experience in caring for the roses at the World's Fair showed me that what they needed was a cooler bot- tom than the soil there naturally afforded, the soil being of a very sandv nature. Of course we all know that the soil around Chicago is very unsuitable for roses. To correct the deficiencies in the soil and climate noted, I found that a suitable mulching was the remedy. The rose likes a warm top, which it has naturally here, and when the cool bottom is given the necessary conditions are supplied. I have found the best mulching for roses during the summer time to be the clippings from the lawn, laid on about three or four inches thick over the whole soil of the beds. This not only conserves the moist- ure in the soil, but prevents the heat pen- etrating and gives the requisite cool bot- tom. This mulch is allowed to stay on all summer. "As to protection of the roses during the winter, I have found this method to be the best: About the latter part of Oc- tober, depending upon the weather, I place over all the roses a layer of about a foot deep of dry leaves. The leaves must be quite dry when applied, and the ground must also be dry when the leaves are laid on; this point is quite essential. Soon after that I lay over the leaves a layer of about four or five inchesof cut grass from the lawn. In the case of beds this cover- ing is built up toward the center so as to better shed the water. The great point in a winter coveringof this sort is to keep the water from the soil, and to keep the whole plant dry as well as the soil. I find that this covering of short clippings from the lawn is almost impervious to water. In uncovering the rose beds this spring I find in many places that the grass had shed the water so well that the leaves be- neath were still perfectly dry. "Although the garden included a large variety of tea roses none of the shoots were bent down with the exception of Gloire de Dijon. With the exception of this rose the majority of the teas were frozen down near to the ground, but in no case were theyfrozen belowtheground line, and all show signs of starting out in good shape from the bottom. In the case of Gloire de Dijon, which had very long branches, these were bent down and covered with the leaves and grass and they came through the winter without losing an inch of the tips. Considering the tenderness of this rose under ordinary circumstances, this will best illustrate the efficacy of the protection. "In the case of the hybrids, each plant was bent over and secured to the ground with an iron wire hoop, and then covered with the leaves. Being short of lawn clippings after covering the tea roses, I did nothave sufficientto treat the hybrids in the same way, so I simply placed over the leaves the cuttings from the beds of ornamental grasses, merely to keep the leaves in place and prevent their bting blown away by the wind. "In reference to planting roses, the ground should be very deeply and thor- oughly worked. Then in setting the plant a hole of sufficient size to spread out the roots well and naturally must be made, then throw on the soil and make it firm, but do not tramp it too hard; remember that you are setting out a plant and not a post. In setting the roses, if the plants are grafted, the plant should be set so low that the graft will come at least four inches below the sur- face of the soil. This is done so that in case frost does penetrate down, it will not reach below the ground and thereby reach the graft. "The Duchess of Al bany carried through the winter even better than La France. In the whole collection of roses at the World's Fair I found Mrs. John Laing the best hardy rose. It grew well and had no disease, mildew or insect pest, and bloomed steadily from June until frost. This is surely the best hardy rose for the vicinity of Chicago. Margaret Dickson is a strong and healthy grower f 1 930 The American Florist. \pril J- and a good bloomer; the large white flower is very similar to Merveille de Lyon, but better. Alfred Colomb proved a good healthy grower and good bloomer, and Louis Van Houtte was extra good. Marshall P. Wilder was also extra fine. The only hybrid that did not pass the winter well was the American Beauty. "I have had no trouble from rose bugs or other insects. I think the winds from the lake may have had something to do with this. The way the wind swept across the island at times was startling and proved conclusively to me that roses need no special protection from the wind if other conditions are favorable. "Withthe summermulchingthat I have recommended not much extra watering is necessary. I gave the plants no syr- inging, except what was given with the hose. I would deprecate going in among the plants when the foliage is wet. Dam- age seems always to result." Among the roses in the World's Fair Garden that seemed to Mr. Luetschg speciallv desirable as bedders are the fol- lowing: Margaret Dickson. Jeaunie Dickson. Mrs. John Laing. Merveille de Lyon. Marshall V. Wilder. La France. Earl of Dufferin. Perfection des Blanches. Jules Margottin. Mme. Plantier. John Hopper. Paul Neyrou. Anna de Diesbach. Louis VaTi Houtte. Caroline d'.iirden. Duchesse de Caylus. Mrs. Bosanquet. Francois Level. Auguste Mie. Pseonia. Duchess of Albany. Genl. Jacqueminot. Mme. Geoiges Bruant. Rosa rugosa. Belle de Normandie. La Reine. Baroness Rothschild. Anna AlexiefT, Magna Charla. Gloire de Lyon. Coupe d' Hebe. G. M. Manrande. Belle de Jardin. But if he were to be limited to a dozen only he would select these as the ideal bedders: Mrs. John Laing. Marshall P. Wilder. Margaret Dickson. Baroness Rothschild. Alfred Colomb. Paul Neyron. Anna deDiesbach. Merveille de Lyon. , .., , . . Jeannie Dickson (a very beautiful cherry red and a grand rose). Earl of Dufferin. Gen. Jacqueminot. Magna ChanJa. Arrangement of Flowers. XX. CROSSES OF GALAX LEAVES. The two crosses we illustrate in this issue are frequently called for at Easter, when they are used forchurchdecorations as memorial emblems, etc. It is not, however, for this purpose only that crosses, wreaths and other designs mainly composed of galax are in demand. For funeral purposes in general the galax leaves have come into use to a consider- able extent, supplanting to a large degree the English ivy previously so extensively used for such occasions. The galax leaves can be had in the mar- kets of all large cities at any time during the winter, and are quite inexpensive. The leaves can be purchased in small quantities at 20 to 25 cents per 100, and in large lots for much less. The natural color of these is a light green, but in fall after the first frosts baveset in the foliage takes on an autumn tint, shading from a light to a deep brown, which rendersthem much more valuable for our purpose; still some of our flower buyers prefer the green, and when possible to obtain both it is best to carry a stock of each on hand. These leaves keep a long time and should be handled the same as thecommon wood ferns. If proper facilities are had a suffi- cient stock to last through the winter should be laid in in the fall when the leaves are gathered, and can be bought generally for much less than later on. The leaves come 25 in a bunch, and should be packed rather firmly in boxes, or else they will curl and shrivel up. Place a thin layer of dry sphagnum at the bottom, then a layer of leaves and sphagnum alternately until the box is full. Don't put too many in a box or else they will get heated and spoil; the air in the base- ment or cellar where they are kept should not be too damp, else the stock will get mouldy. Our illustrations show a standingcross about 5 feet high. This style of cross is what is termed a block cross, all four sides being of the same width. The cross proper is made up of galax leaves set in rather carelessly. In this way it differs somewhat from the usual way of arrang- ing the leaves, which generally consists of turning the leavesall in the same direc- tion and over lapping them like scales. The loose and careless arrangement of the leaves gives a more natural appear- ance and is preferable in a design like this, especially in a large size. This is, bow- ever, largely a matter of taste, and some of our patrons that have been accus- tomed to the style more general in use may prefer it. The modus operandi of putting up this design differs in no way from that de- scribed before for designs of a similar na- ture. In arranging the leaves it should be our aim to place them in a natural position as nearly as possible and at the same time preserve the outlines of the cross, which is an easy matter in a piece of this size. Various combinations of flowers with the galax leaves can be made with good effict. A garland of white roses inter- spersed with valley starting at the base with one turn around the body of the cross, with the tip just reaching over the left arm, is shown in the first view of the cross, the base being arranged loosely with a clump of about a dozen Harrisii at the left hand side interspersed with marguerites and Bride roses in the front, with wood ferns and a few sprays of southern smilax for green. If the roses have sufficiently strong stems these can be pushed right into the moss. Weak- stemmed flowers, however, are best sup- ported by a wire, as these are apt to droop too quickly otherwise. The Har- risii should by all means be firmly imbed- ded in the sphagnum; if these are placed where they but barely touch the moss they will flag in a very short time. It is our object to showsuch an arrange- ment as the above initssimplestand least expensive form. The cost price, figuring average Easter prices, would be about .$15, as follows: 1000 galax of medium size, say ,$2.50; 75 Brides, at 8, ,$6; 12 Harrisii, at 15, $1.80; 50 marguerites, at 1, 50 cents; 50 valley at 4, $2; green, etc., 50 cents; frame, $2. The second illustration shows the same cross with a different arrangement of flowers, in which callas form the main part, between which are placed about a dozen purple IHitch hyacinths. In order to keep the callas and hyacinths from flagging take a rather Leavy wire, say No. 14 or 16, and push it up through the stem to the top of the flowers and then imbed them firmly in the moss. As to cost, a piece like this could be made upfor $9 to $10. Cost of material: 1000 galax, $2.50; 25 callas, at 12 cents, $3; daisies, 50 cents; one dozen hyacinths, $1.20; green, 50 cents; wire design, $2. Some Factors Influencing the Health of Plants Under Glass. BY I'KOF. «. T. GALLOWAY. \Delivered before the New York Florists^ Club Monday evening, April 5.] It needs little argument to prove that every plant in ta^ure is constantly sub- ject to change. There is no such thing as fixity, every living organism being in a measure a p'astic object, subject to modi- fication and eraiica'.ion of its parts, or to total annihilation by the laws which govern the universe. If this is true of plants in nature it is even more true where they have been removed from this condi- tion by the hand of man, and to serve his wants and needs have been made to de- velop not only out of season, but to pro- duce one part at the expense of another. We see, therefore, that there must be a constant struggle for existence, and while in nature equilibrium is maintained by natural combinations of laws the gar- dener sets aside these combinations, for most of the plants he grows would soon cease to exist if his watchful care was re- moved even for the shortest time. The gardener, however, is not satisfied with perpetuating the monstrosities which nature has placed within his hand, but acknowledging nolimits to his power he causes these waifs of the plant world to grow, bloom and bear fruit or fjliage at a lime when the greatest forces of nature, viz., the sun's heat and light, are at their lowest ebb. Tdegardener, there- fore, or to use the more specific and ap- propriate term for the prtsent occasion, the florist, has a mo5t difficult field of labor, for he must of necessity be the very closest observer of the workingsof nature and nature's laws. His success depends upon this, forthe more closely he observes and applies inttlligently the knowledge thus gained the more likely he will be to keep his plants in full vigor and health. Tnis brings us now to a conside-ation of the question of health. What is health? Or, to put the matter in another way, what constitutes disease? Strictly speak- ing, an organism is diseased whenever any of its vital functions are deranged. If it can no longer propagate itself either bv seeds or in other ways it is function- ally wrong, therefore diseased. If we accept this definition it will be seen that a large majority of plants which the flo- rist cultivates are in a state of ill health. It is hardly necessary to accept so broad a definition. For our purpose we may adopt a more restrictive one, by saying that a disease is any derangement of the functions of a plant which may result in death or injury as a whole, or death or injury of any of the parts designed by the grower for pleasure or profit, or for both. With these facts clearly before us we may now pass to a consideration of some of the factorsinfluencing the health of plants when grown in greenhouses. A plant maybe likened to a complicated yet delicately adjusted steam engine. To obtain the desired amount of work from such a machine, fuel, water, oil, and other materials are necessary. If all of these materials are properly furnished and there is nothing wrong with the mechanism ot the machine, all parts of the latter when iSgs. The a mer jca n F l orist. 931 CROSS OF GALAX LEAVES. NO 1. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. started will work in harmony. If, how- ever, fuel, water, or other materials are neglected, or if a nut, key, or valve has not been properly adjusted, the engine may be stopped entirely, or be so crippled that it can only partially perform its work. So it is with the plant, excepting we have here an infinitely more compli- cated mechanism, and an adjustment so delicate that the slightest change may aflFect it. In the plant, however, as with the engine, certain things are necessary to insure the proper amount of work. Food, light, heat, air and water must be furnished, and to do this in such a way as to insure the largest yields with the least expenditure constitutes, with the plants we have under discussion, the art of flori- culture. It follows from what has been said that the principal factors influencingtne health of plants underglass are food, light, heat, air and water. The question of food is intimately associated with that of the soil, so that in reality the latter should be considered rather than the former. Improper conditions of soil, light and heat, and injudicious useof air and water, singly or combined, bring on changes which according to the definition already given may be characterized as disease. Then aside from these, yet intimately associated with them, we have the attacks of fungi and insects. Fungi and insects, however, considered independently, should in many cases be looked upon as secondary factors, and this is a point I think that should be kept in mind by those who are studying them. It is too often the practice to lose sight of every- thing but the fungus or insect, forgetting that changes have also taken place in the plant attacked, changes which it studied and understood might have led toamuch better understanding of the difficulty. In other words, there is in almost all cases of attacks by organisms such as we have under consideration an intimate relation between the plant attacked and the or- ganism attacking it. To illustrate, let- tucewhen grown underglass is frequently attacked by a fungus, which starting on the edges of the central leaves soon ex- tends to the center of the plant, causinga wet, slimy rot, very offensive and very destructive. Now, looking at the matter from the standpoint of the fungus alone, it might be concluded that it is the prime factor to consider, as it is always present and associated with the trouble. Its life history, without relation to anything else, would therefore ht studied, and in view of the facts brought out possibly burning sulphur or dusting the plants with some fungicide might be recom- mended. When we conic, however, to look beyond the fungus itself, in other words to the real condition of the host plant, we find the true explanation of the trouble. The lettuce plant or host, in brief, has had certain of its functions disturbed by peculiar conditions of the soil. The roots in certain soils are not able to act promptly at times when there is a pressing need that they should act, as for example, on a bright day following a spell of cloudy weather. The tissues of the leaves at such times are soft, and when the sun appears they lose large quantities of water. If the roots are not able to supply water rapidly enough the edges of the leaves first wilt and soon many of the cellsmaybe killed, and others badly irjured. These irjuries may not be apparent except by very close observa- tion. The fungus which is always present in a greenhouse finds here conditions just suited to its growth, consequently we soon find it luxuriantly growing on the parts that were injured. In a few days, especially if the weather conditions be favorable for its growth and unfavorable for the best development of the host, the tunguswill gain sufficient strength to pass from the injured parts to actual healthy tissue. A few more days and we may have the whole ccnterof the head a rotten mass, and millions of reproductive bodies being formed forfurtherdestructivework. The seat of the trouble, as will be seen from the foregoing, was in the soil, and if this had been understood the injurious eft'ects might in all probability have been avoided. That thefungus alone, without consideration of other factors, could not cause the trouble, is shown by the fact that it can not be made to grow upon a perfectly healthy lettuce leaf I have dwelt upon this matter at some length to emphasize the fact that no disease can be fully explained without considering num- erous factors, their relations to the plant attacked, to the fungus or other organism, if such is involved, and finally to each other. With these introductory remarks I will now pass to a somewhat more specific consideration of the subject, and with the aid of the stereopticon endeavor to make more clear some of the points already di.^cnssed. I'>oin this point the speakf^r illiistniti'd his ro- niarksuitli the aid of tlie stereopticon and sppcially pn-piirt'.l slides. Attention \vasi-;illed first to soils ill tli.ir ri'lation to thesrowlh of plants. The ira- pnrliincv of a better nndiMsliindiiii; of this subject could hardly be overestiniated. 'I'hesoil ill reality is the basis for all work the llorist perfovnjs, and upon an intelligent understanding of its nature 932 The American Florist. April depends more or less the elements of success or failure in growing crops. Every llorist is aware that certain crops may be more successfully y;rown in one locality than in another. This is not be- cause the eenerul meteoroloj;ical conditions are dilU-rent in the respective localities, but because there :ire dilferences in the character of the soils. The actual food in the soil does not seem to play a very important part in the matter. C^hemists could not by an analysis of the soil and plant throw any special lisht on the threat dilferenees shown by the {growth of the same plant in soils containing to all intents and purposes the same amount of food. Those who work with soils are aware that the textuie, or, in other words, the way a soil feels or behaves when turned up with the spade or plow, has a very important relation to its value for uro^ving certain kinds of crops. Such questions bear upon the physical properties of soils, that is, theirstructure, capacity for air. heat, water, etc. There is an intimat*' relation between the growth of plants and thi' various properties mentioned, and a study of these rel;il ions throws niurli liiiht on many practical questions. With the aid of the lantern it was shown how thi' struetureof a soil was determined. Soils as a rule consist of certain amouuts of gravel, course and fine sand, silt, clay, etc , and these amounts could be determined by a mechanical analysis. Jn making such analyses the soil for convenience is separnted into eight parts, each of wliich has received a certain conventional name. Thus there is fine gravel, coiirse sand, medium sand, fine sand, very fine sand, sili, fine silt and clay. The separation into the parts named depends on the size of the grainsof each. In fine ^'r:ivc|, h.r ex- ample, the grains are one to two niillinieiiTs in dia'ueter, a millimeter being practit-ally mic twenty-fifth nluninch. Coarse sand is smaller, and so on with eaidi part until clay is reached; this has tlie siimllest grains of all. their size vary- ing from Onr> to .(X)OI of ;i millimeter in diameter. N'ow uponlhe aiiioniiisor these varinus rnalerinls will depen,howu and the defects in their construction pointed out. The great improvement in the con- struction of houses for certain crops is largely due to the exchange of ideas brought about by co- operation and stimulation in society work. There is much yet to be accomplished, and the societies might do a great deal toward stimulating effort in nuprovement. The speakerlhin entered upon a discussion of some of the dise:i>i -, :iiid insect pests affecting plants under gla.^. Diseases might primarily be due to the atiai-ks of fungi or insects, or they might, as already pointed out, be largely brought about by improper conditions of soil, light, heat and other fui^tors. The fact should always be boriii' in mind, however, that no disease can be intelligently explained by a consideration of one factor. The relation between the plant and the fungus attacking it was then fully explained. It was shown how by hygienic treatment many of the troublesome diseases of greenhouse plants might be largely pn-vented. In this connection a dis- cussion of the diseases of the violet was entered upon in detail. For years Marie Louise had been grown vmd propagated with no other objec-t in view than that of obtaining the greatest numbi-r ol Ihtwers at a time when they would bring thi' most money. Little or no attemjit had Ijeen made to keep up the vigor of the stock. Weak |)Iaiits, strong plants, free anlants to be tramped into the mud in his walks and to accuniuhite be- hind every board is the first one to get the spot, and he ouglii to have it. (8) I*ut on 4 or 5 inches of fresh soil every year, soil to consist of two-thirds good rotted sods and one-third rotten manure. Before putting on the new soil \vorK over the beds thoroughly, turning to the bottom the soil on top. A change of soil gives a vigor to the plant that can be obtained in no other way, and is i)ractically the only sale- guard against root galls produced l)y nematode worms. (i*) For spider apply nothing but water, using itlreelyand forcibly. Get a nozzle throwing a thin, narrow, fan-shaped stream, and put on enough pressure with a force pump to lay thi- ivhole plant over. Eij^hty or one hundred i)ounds pressure would not injure the plants, but it would knock the spiders silly. (10) l''or grcenfiy fumigate with tobacco, but do it cautiously. Never wait until the insects apiiear in numbers, as the smoke required to kill them will injure the plants and fiowers. The speaker said that it was not possible to go into details in regard to other diseases, and he wished therefon- to close this phase of the subj<'cl bv a brief reference to the Uarrisii lily Iroubic. .Vll present doubtless are only too familiar with tlie disease in ([uestion. As yet the investigations of the subject have hardly been commenced, therefore it was not possible to make any definite statements. It must be borne in mind that matters of this kind could not be settled in a day nor a week nora month. It would be just as reasonable to expect a man to learn how to grow roses, carna- tions or violets successfully in a day, a month or a year. There are some troubles whose causes are so" obvious that no particular effect is required to get rid of them; for example, caterpillars might .attack mignonette, as they often do; they siinpiy eat the plants, aie in plain sight, and might be considered in the same light as a pig or a cow. or any other .inimal that is bent on satisfying its ap- petite at the expense of the grower. The remedy in both cases is obvious— get rid of the animal as soon as possible without injuring the plants any more than can be helped. For the caterpillar Paris green would doubtless be used, for the jiigor cow n club. However, in many diseases matters were much more complicated. The plant was sick in the true sense of the work, and the only way to determine what ailed it was to look into all phases of its growth. This requires time, practical skill in grow ino; plants, and the ability to apply scien- tific knowledge and reasoning to the facts devel- oped. The summarized facts iu regard to violet culture were given in five minutes, yet it had taken year's actual work in growing the plants to be able to make such statement.'^. The Uarrisii lily disease seems to be one in which a number of factors are involved. Thi- spi-aker was of the opinion that the troulde is pri- inarilv due partly to the way the bulbs are grown in Kermuda. and partly to the way they are treated after they reach here. For years the de- mand for early delivery has been stimulating the growers to harvest the bulbs before they an' ripe. This practice must eventually tell on tin- vigor of the plant, for an unripe bulb is like an unripe shoot, unfit to stand the strain put upon it in per- forming i'veii the normal processes of life. Add to this the practice many fiorists have of potting in heavv, poorly drained soil, crowding the pots together on a bench where the air c.-in scarcely (drculate and good drainage is out of the question, and it is no wonder that the not over-strong vigor of Ihe plant gives way. .\11 this, howevi-r, is ofi'iTcd merely as a suggestion, a working theory, which fufureinvestigation must proveordisprove. in conclusion tlie speaker called attc-ntion more specifically to some of the most troublesome in- sects attacking plants under glass. Greeully and red spider, the latter, not, strictly si»eaking, an insect, were tlie most serious pests to consider. Kortunalelv. however, simple and etfective reme- dies wi're at hand. Tobacco for the lly and water for the spider. The speaker described a method of combatting spider on low-growing plants like violets. A got)d strong double-acting force pump was used. 'I'his was provided with about .¥) feetof li'dit extra strong discharge ho-se. about the sizeof the little finuer. Hose of this kind could be pulled over tlie plants wiihout injurini: Ihemandthe water could be applied from all sides. The pump itself, which mav be attached directly to the watering hose, was light aiul therefore could be moved readilv. .\ nozzle witli a li-ver, which could bv moving change a solid stream to a fan-shaped pl.werful sprav. was used. The spray could be thrown \h feetand at ihat distance would turn the iciives ovyr and w ash tlicir under sides thoroughly. rSgs. The American Florist. 933 CROSS OF GALAX LEAVES. NO 2. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. Winter Flowers. My life experience in the garden has ever and always impressed me with the fact that a choice, select and varied col- lection of flowering plants is not only the most perpetually pleasing, but the only feature of even the most pretentious in- stitutions which all classes of visitors enthusiastically enjoy- Those Kew men who have recently written in your journal will understand this when I remind them of the No. -t conservatory. This is a show house, a greenhouse. It is not a very large one as houses go at Kew. It was my house 32 years ago, and I was never qui:e so happy in my life, and never saw so many happy people in the same space of time. The palm house is more written about and figured about out here in America because it is big, but I can say, after the experience in both, that the show house mide ten people beam with happiness where the palm house aston- ished one. It is flowers — a variety of them, and plenty of them, all the time, that people want, no matter what the fashion of the passing hour is or may be. Perhaps it may be useful to state how this finest of show houses is maintained. There is nothing wonderful about it. It is successful because the means are exactly adapted tothe end. The central beds are filled with a miscellaneous collection of large plants, some of which remain in their positions all the year, and a portion go outside to make their growths. The benches are kept gay all the yearthrough, but in England they are especially gay in spring. Every Saturday morning the plants which are past their best are set down and counted, the number given to the soft wood department, fresh plants brought in, and the exhausted onestaken away. Alter proper arrangement all is made spick and span for Sunday. So it goes year in and year out, and there are but tew who visit the gardens knowing of that house but take it in. Thousands do so over and over and over again, and it is queer if they don't find plenty to pay them for their trouble. It did not seem to me, however, that any premeditated effort was made to grow hard wood plants for furnishing purposes, but mainly the soft wood. It is a little easier there as well as here. But the variety o( hard wood plants was very extensive, and there was a continual suc- cession of them. The show stove was managed on somewhat similar lines, but it never seemed so popular. Now these things can be done with more facility here than in England, for our summer climate is quicker to develop growth. The mistake that seems to be made is trying to keep an immense barn of a hor- ticultural building gay with an utterly inadequate set of growing houses to sup- ply it. The passion for bigness in con- servatories has mortified many a gar- dener, and forced him to run to greenery and despair. There are casesin the coun- try where the houses are in capital pro- portion, and yet mediocre enough in results. I suppose they are run bv poli- ticians. Anyway, florists don't nee 1 to do as they do. Ever so small a house, a window even if you will (like Baldwin's of Philadelphia) you can kvep attractive, and it is generally worth while for you if you live where many people travel. The following lists were made up many years ago. I have never been able to get but a small percentage of them together here. I have seen but a few of them flower in the country, although I have sometimes seen the plants. In our climate it is possible that very many of the fol- lowing plants would flower earlier than March, and very occasionally later. A large number of Australian aad Cape plants do extremely well planted out here, and the Botanical Gardens ought to be able to give definite information as to the behavior of the greater number of them. Some species are far from florists' flowers, hut thev are such as ought to be tried in the public conservatories, which are becoming more and more plentiful. TROPICAL PLANTS. .lEjchynanthus Paxtonii, ^-E. purpur- ascens. .4ichmea species. Alpinia Malaccensis, A. nutans. Amomum dealbatum, A. subulatum, A. sylvestre. Aristolochia species. Asystasia bella. Barbacenia gracilis, B. squamata. Bauhinia species. Beaumontia grandiflora. Begonia longipes (syn. Washington- iana) and many others. Bignonia gracilis, B. Telfairea. Bilbergia species. Brillantasia owariensis. Brucea ferruginea. Brunfelsia augusta, B. hydrangea- 934 The American Florist. April /J, formis, B. latifolia, B. Lochartii, B. Pohl- iana, B. Hopeana, etc. Bougainvilleas. Buddleia crispa, B. braziliensis, B. sali- cifolia. Bunchosia glandnlifera. Casselia integrifolia. Clerodendron glandulosum. Combretum formosutn.C.panieuIatum, C. purpureum. Cylista albiflora. Dicliptera resupinata. Dombeya species. Dracjeaa species. Eranthemum montanum, E. pulchel- lum, E. strictutn, etc. Flacourtia sepiaria. Feronia elephantum. Gilphinia glandulosa, G. citriodora. Gilbertia palenata. Gloxinia maculata. Griffinia intermedia, G, Blumenavia, G. ornata. Hedera digitata. Heinsia jasminiflora. Heeria roseum and album. Hoya, several species. Hymenocallis Knightii. Impatiens Hookerii, I. Hawkerii, I. Jerdonia;, etc. Inga species. Jacobinia speciosa. Jacaranda mimossefolia. Moesa nemoralis. Manettia species. Medinilla species. MacPhersonia species. Myginda latifolia. Palicourea gardenioides. Parkia uniglobosa. Plumbago species. Prepusa Hookeriana. Randia Bowieana. Rondeletia species. Rudgea raacrocephala. Ruellia calvescens, R. Purdeiana, etc. Rbyncospora Schwartziana. Strelitzia species. Strobilanthcs sabinianus, S. sessilis, etc. Tabernjemontana discolor. Tbunbergiaerecta, T. Vogeliana, etc. Talauma Candolleii. Tetracera obovata. Tetrazygia tetrandra. Tibouchina macrantha. Wrightia species. GREENHOUSE PLANTS. Acacia species. Adenandra species. Acocanthera spectabilis. Agapanthus umbellatus vars. Alophia coerulea, A. Drummondii. Aloe succotrina, etc. Actus lanigera. Arbutus species. Arum species. Athrixia capensis. Babiana species and varieties. Brachysema hybrida, B. undulosum, B. villosum. Barosma crenulata. Boronia species. Callistemon species. Campylanthus salsoloides. Ca'ceolaria species and varieties. Cantua pyrifolia. Cestrum alaternoides, C. corymbosus, C. cvaneus, C. fasciculatus. Chorizema augustifolia, C. Lowii, C. scandens, etc. Cineraria species and varieties. Cluytia pubescers. Cordyline species. Coleonema tcnuifolia. Crassula coccinea, etc. Conanthera bifolia. Cupfaea species. Cyanella coerulea, etc. Cytisus species. Daviesia angulata. Daphne species. Darwinia tulipifera. Diosma species. Diplolaena Dampierii. Entelea pubescens. Ericas, about 40 spring blooming species. Epacris, about 20 spring bloomers. Eriocephalus racemosus. Eriostemon densifolia, E. intermedia. Gastrolobium acutum. Gladiolus species. Gompholobium versicolor. Grevillea accuminata. Greyia Sutherlandii. Hardenbergia monophylla. HEemanthus species. Hemigenia purpurea. Hermannia species. Hovea species. Holboelia latifolia. Hymenocallis Skinnerii. Iris species and varieties. Ixia species and varieties. Isopogon Baxterii, I. spharocephala. Jacksonia horrida. Jasminum species. Kennedya species. Labichasa bipunctata, L. lanceolata. Laatana varieties. Lcucadendron species. Libertia grandiflora. Lilium species. Liparia vestita. Litsia apetala. Lysinema pungens, L. rubra. Malva amtEoa, M. capensis. Macrostylis barbigera. Magnolia fuscaca, etc. Marianthus coeruleus. Mesembryanthemura species. Mirbelia floribunda. Myosotis species. Oaoseus montana. Olearia occulata. Ornithogalum species. Ormosia inodora. Othonna species. Oxalis species. Oxylobium species. Pelargonium species and varieties. Pittosporum, 6 speciis. Polygala species. Pomaderris lanigera, P. viride-supa, P. Wendlandiana. Protea nerilfolia, P. acerosa, P. cordi- folia, P. obtusa, P. longiflora. Pultoenia species. Rhododendron species and varieties. Ribes species. Rochea falcata, R.cymosa,R. jasminea. Scilla species. Scottea angustifolia. Semerandra grandiflora. Siphocampylos bicolor. Sparaxis bicolor, etc. Spatalla pedunculata. Stenomesson Hartweggii, S. latifolia, S. coccinea, etc. Struthiola ovata. Synnotia bicolor. Tecoma meonantha, etc. Tecophi1a;a species. Templetonia glauca. Tetratheca ericoides, etc. Tritonia crispa, etc. Tropajolum spicies. Turpinia arguta. Velthemia species. Veronica species. Urceolina Sulivantii. It is doubtful if any month of the year can be so enjoyable in an American con- servatory as March, for the large number of forced and other flowers ordinarily grown by florists are in perfection of del- icacy and fragrance. Roses, hyacinths, lily of the valley, violets, narcissus, and a score more lend their delicious odors and herald the approaching spring. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. In Flatbusb. There is one goat less in Flatbush. As everybody knows, the Flatbush florist is generous and companionable More than that, he is long-suffering. The former virtue was born in him; the latter has been actiuired; acquired through constant familiarity with the inroads of the bands of predatory goats, ducks and geese that patrol the town, and his only protest is an occasional stone or lump of coal shied with that unerring aim which comes through continual practice. But there is a limit to even Flatbush forbearance, and one day recently when Gus Bergmann saw one of the long bearded quadrupeds taking a leisurely walk along the ridge- pole of his lily house his patience gave out; he just reached for the shot gun and there was one goat less in Flatbush. But Mr. Bergmann is not only a good marksman, he is also an intelligent and skillful grower. His cyclamens have long been famous, and his success with these and other flowering pot plants has prompted him to discontinue growingfor the cut flower market and in the future devote the entire establishment to pot p'ants. The method of growing cycla- mens in frames during summer he pro- poses to abandon as unsatisfactory, and will erect two new greenhc vises especially for cyclamens, for which a sufficient num- ber of sturdy little plants from last fall's sowing are now ready in 2M!inch pots. Another specialty with Mr. Bergmann is Begonia Vernon, which he jjronounces the ver}' best variety in cultivation for bed- ding and general purposes. Last summer this begonia withstood the drouth when everything else was dried up. The best plants are raised from seed. The seed re- quires careful handling, as it is very fine and starts slowly. Mr.Bergmann's plan is to sow it on the surface of fine leaf mould and then cover with a sheet of glass. Plants from seed sown last De- cember and January are now bloomiogin 5-itich pots, and will be just right for spring sales. If extra large plants are wanted forEasterthe seedshouldbe sown early in the fall. Another plant which is raised here largely for spring trade is the yellow flowered shrubby calceolaria locally known as Shower of Gold, a variety of Calceolaria rugosa, which when well grown sells splendidly, and although not easy to grow pays better, Mr. Bergmann claims, than geraniums. Few growers care to give the time and attention re- (juired to raise ardisiasfrom seed , for they germinate slowly, and their growth is small the first year. Plants one year from s;ed are now only in 2-inch pots, and although a few berries arc borne on the two year plants yet it takes until the third year before they arc nice salable plants well furnished with berries. Mr. Bergmann prefers, however, to raise his own ardisias rather than take the risk of importing plants already grown, which almost invariably sustain more or less damage in transportation. Pansicshave done very poorly with most of the Flat- bush growers this season and many have died out in the frames. Mr. Gus Messeberg Sr. has been seri- ously ill for several weeks, and much anxiety is felt regarding the outcome ot his sickness. Gus Jr. has the houses well in hand, however, and they look as good iSgs. The American Florist. 935 CHRYSANTHEMUM FRED. WALZ. as usual, which is saying considerable, for this place is well known as one of the neatest and best kept commercial plant establishments in the country. Gera- niums and fancy pelargoniums are grown here to perfection, and the houses are already bright with bloom. The varieties of geraniums raised in quantity as the best for this market are La Favorite, Mrs. Wm. Pfitzer, Beaute de Poitevine, Bonnet, Double Gen. Grant, Summit of Perfection, Ruy Bias and Bishop Wood. The double pink ivy leaved Souv.deChas. Turner is grown here in quantity. There is no danger of having too large a stock of this, the loveliest of all the ivy leaved section. Regarding azaleas, Mr. Messe- berg notes that the demand for bright red colors exceeded the supply last year, but that after having provided against a repetition of this condition the present season he finds that the popular fancy leans strongly to pink. There is every prospect of a great run on azaleas, the small sizes particularly. Carnation Puritan is here, as in several other Flatbush establish- ments, in sp'endid bearing at present. If such a crop and such flowers could only be obtained in midwinter from this vari- ety there would be little room for new white sorts. Mr. Messeberg still hangs on to the Bennett rose, of which he has a long berch in vigorous growth. At Dail'edouzeBros. 'the carnations are naturally the leading attraction. Mc- Gowan, Tidal Wave, Daybreak, Scott, Bouton d'Or and Emily Pierson are all in tlie most flourishing condition, and Lonsdale's pride, Helen Keller, is grand heyature will suit them, and a place under the shade of large palms, or between the pots of any other larger plants that require to be set apart, is good enough for their welfare. Both of the above plants are, with us, good plants to sell for house or parlor decoration, and it will not hurt them if placed in a room entirely away from the light, which treatment few things will submit to, J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. Smilax Once Again. The following comes from a reader in Michigan: "Please give directions for cultivation of smilax. What is the cause of its turning white or blighting, and the remedy?" In 25 years' experience I have never seen it turn white "or blight." The only enemy I have ever seen it troubled with was red spider, and that is only caused by a wilful neglect of syringing. The story of how to grow profitable smilax has been told in your columns more than once. Strong young plants from 3-inch pots should be planted end of June or as early as possible in July. A rather heavy loam is much better than a sandy soil, and one-third of rotten cow manure will suit it well. It will make good strings on a bench in 5 or 6 inches of soil, but a solid bed of one foot of soil is much better. A light house is not essential, but a good warm temperature is; 60° to 65° at night is the least it should have if four crops are expected in the year, and that iswhat can bedonereadily if planted in time. Syringe frequently; when growing strongly give plenty of water. When the crop is cut water very sparingly until young growth starts. After the holiday crop is cut mulch the bed with one inch of manure and soil mixed half and half; that will feed the surface roots. That's all, with a sprink- ling of common sense through it all. W. Scott. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter beads or enclose your business card. Carnation Notes. Friend Dillon does not agree with me in defining the color of his Crimson Sport, simply because we do not use the same pair of eyes, then the editor comes along and says a color chart is to be arranged so that every grower can tell just what the color of his pet seedlings may be, or words to that effect. Now this sounds first rate, but what good will it be unless we all agree to stand by the chart, and then I am sure that some unruly fellow who has a mind of his own will take it into his head to see an entirely different combination of colors in his new carna- tion from what he could possibly get out of the chart. Florists are queer about just such little points; they will not do as they are told. What a lucky thing it is to know more than others; then we are unable to lay our failures to those who are always throwing in a little advice. But about that color chart; I believe it would be a goodthing. Ol course theink used on the charts would never fade, even if laid out in a hot greenhouse, but then if they did fade the projectors of the scheme would always have a large stock on hand to send out to their numerous friends and acquaintances just for the sake of having the charts adopted. Now, if this matter is carried through and the Chrysanthemum Society and the Rose Society, the Carnation Society and every other floricultural society will simply say that this chart iiutst be used by com- mittees judging of their respective classes, then the chart becomes absolutely neces- sary and will prove of permanent value. There is nobetterman than Mr. Mathews to get out the chart, but the fact that any one man does such a work, or that the Florist advises or intends publishing such a work will not alone make it what it should be; it must, and I believe, if properly arranged, would, be gladly accepted by not only the societies of this country, but by every grower who is in need of such a chart. It would be of very great use to me in every branch of my business, and then I would not be called down again by my friend Dillon, for as I stated previously we do not all use the same eyes, and what I would call a salmon others might call a yellow, and so on through all the long list of colors or shades of colors. Just the same give us a well arranged color chart and I for one will be very thankful. If it could be so arranged that dissemi- nators of new sorts could use this chart for finding the rust on their novelties, whichhever show it in the least until they arrive in the handsof purchasers, it would be good. Why would it not be well for Prof. Halsted to get up a small treatise on carnation diseases, in neat pamphlet form, illustrated so that we all could de- termine what ails our plants? The Pro- fessor did an excellent work at Boston, but the eyes of the average florist are not trained to hold and transfer to the brain the distinction between the different dis- eases by a single glance through a micro- scope, but if the disease was plainly shown on a card or plate so that the trouble could be easily diagnosed by us poor growers, I believe it would be of much benefit to us and well financially for the professor. A Chicago grower sent me a few speci- mens of diseased leaves last week, I could easily tell what ailed some of the leaves but the balance had something I could not reach, but Prof. Halstead had no trouble in locating the trouble; to use his own words, "The carnation has bacteri- osis badly, and I am sorry for the owner of such plants." Now this is all very well: we find out whatails our plants, the next thing isthe remedy. Why does not some genius go to work and probe these diseases to the bot- tom, find out remedies for each and every one and then set up his shingle, "Doctor of carnation diseases"? Small fortune for someone. He might apply to the S. A. F. for a certificate; there is no higher author- ity to grant the sheep skin that I know of. I hear that the S. A. F. would like to control all of the minor societies, Rose, "Mum" and Carnation, bring them all under her wing for protection. Likely chickens as they are, I think the mother hen should have done her own hatching. It is like using an incubator and when the chicks are out giving them to the hen to care for. Chas. H. Allen. Carnation Nomenclature. There have been several newcarnations put on the market the past season and extensively advertised under the name of old varieties. This duplication of names is bound to cause confusion, and could be easily avoided if growers and introducers would kindly send all new names to Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., as soon as selected and have them registered. As an assistant in the naming of new sorts the forthcoming report of the Amer- ican Carnation Society will be invaluable, for it contains a list of all thevarieties up to date as nearly accurate as it is possi- ble to get it. This report can be secured by joining the society, and every one in- terested in carnations should join the society, for it is doing noble work for this flower and is worthy of your support. A. M. H. Carnation Alaska. Ed. Am. Florist:— Permit me to thank Mr. Chas. H.Allen for his complimentary remarks on my carnation Alaska, which appeared on page 878. The mention, however, that Alaska failed to get a cer- tificate at Boston would seem to indicate that Mr. Allen has either forgotten or was unaware of the fact that my one hundred blooms of Alaska received the American Carnation Society's first prize over all other one hundred blooms of whites exhibited on that occasion, which, in view of the splendid whites there in competition,! regard as a most flattering testimonial to its value, and a certificate ample for all necessary purposes, Paterson, N. ]. H. E. Chitty. Daybreak Carnations. We have a bench of 4-00 Daybreak car- nations which were planted the latter part of September and from wh'ch we have cut as follows: October, 848; Novem- ber, G29; December. 622; lanuary, 781; February, 1,079; March, 2,100. a total of 6,039, and an average of 1,000 per month. E. D. Ellsworth, St. Joseph, Mo. with S. N. Kidd, Mrs. C. H. Duhme is a new pink car- nation raised by F. Dorner & Son, La Fayette, Ind. It is something in the line of Scott in color, and seems a promising flower. A group of seedlings received i8gs. The American Florist. 937 A HOUSE OP GLOXINIAS. from the same grower showed some fine forms, one being a beautiful intense red, with several pinks showingextra size and vigor. Among them was a pink 3V2 inches across, so full petalled that it looked like a tightly quilled rosette. Gloxinias. As a showy summer-blooming plant, at a time when the show house is rather bare of flowers, the worth of the gloxinia has long been recognized, but a good many florists hardly realize its value in the retail trade. Showy, well- bloomed plants in 4 to 5-inch will be found excellent sellers during July and August, when there is a dearth of flower- ing plants suitable for the house. They do very well in a room, developing their flowers just as well as in the greenhouse. Their culture has often been treated at length in our columns, by Mr. Scott and others. They are raised from seed or leaf cuttings, but the average retailer will do better to buy one year old tubers, which should be kept dry in sand until the mid- dle of February, which is time enough to start them to have them in flower by the end of June. Pot in 3 or 4 inch pots, the top of bulb even with the soil; if the soil is moist no watering is needed till the young leaves appear, after which they should have abundance of water. Start them in a temperature of 60°. Never let them suflTer for water; if allowed to wilt when in bloom the flowers never recover. Never let water lie upon the foliage. The hots; of plants shown in our illustration gives a good idea of the beauty of the gloxinia in the mass. A Podunk Parable. Now it came to pass in those days that the sun waxed fierce and strong about Cle Veland, which lieth close upon Po- dunk, and divers strange things came to pass therein; for there rose up among those who buy and sell yet again, certain ones who dealt in all manner of things for which men's stomachs have an afBn- ity, and these ones were in cahoots, which in that country is called partner- ship. And these same bought and sold many things, yea, hams and eggs, tea and coffee, soap, sugar, codfish of pleas- ant savor (being a special brand) and many other things. And those that traffic in these wares are called grocers. And beho'd now, these men took council together saying, "Truly these that are called florists was fat and take unto themselves real estate, yea, build many glass houses and prosper exceedingly. Shall we not go and do likewise? Also it will be great card." And they did it, selling unto the populace roses for a small sum, called in that country fifty cents, and the number that was sold for that sum was twelve, which are called a dozen. And of tulips sold they a dozen for fifty cents, and of daffodils the same, but car- nations were exchanged for twenty cents current coin, and all other things after the like manner. And the florists mar\'elled, saying little one to another, but ever kept they up a powerful thinking. And behold there rose one among them called Gahzoor and smote his chest so that the sound thereof was as that of a drum full of wind. Then said he unto himself so soon after the chest smiting as he could speak "Go to! Ain't I Gah-zoor, the ho'der o medals? I will show them things unto the point of paralysis, yea, so that they stumble and fall." And he called unto his servants, saying: "Take of the old flowers, yea all that are p'ckled, and dispose them in baskets. Get ye without my doors, even out upon the sidewalk, and unto whomsoever that passes, give ye a flower as it may bap, a rose, a lily, a pink, a daflodil or whatso- ever yehave. Go! Gah-zoorhathspoken!" And even so was it done. Then waxed yet another florist full of rage, so that the waxing of his rage stood out upon his mustachios, and he twirled the same for two days, saying naught. Then unsheathed he his mighty axe and went forth to battle, keeping step with himself, and conducting himself conform- ably with Upson and the rules of war, for he was learned in these things beyond common men, and right terrible to see. And he hung banners in the windows, and inscribed upon them divers strange legends, saying: "Good roses, 35 cents, carnations 15 cents," and many other wondrous things. Now yet again did the eyes of the other florists bulge out, but still said they nought, even as before. Then camethosethat ran a department store, which is like unto the ark of Noah, containing all mannerof strange things — animate as well as inanimate. And they departed, saying: "Come off! We are the people! Come unto us, all ye that labor, and together we will make these florists weary. Yea, we will teach you how to get something for almost noth- 938 The American Florist. April /J, ing, for in exchange for that something we desire but a pittance. Yea, and ye need funeral flowers, the same shall be provided for that tearful occasion, all gotten up artistically and the gain shall all be yours. Behold, we are true phil- anthropists." And seeing all these things certain flo- rists murmured, while others said, "Go to; these things can not last, and then we will give thesePbilistinesthe grand laugh, even the large ha! ha!" But others yet again held with none of these, but said, "Go ye and pursue your- selves! These harm no one, but benefit all, in that they spread abroad the love and knowledge of flowers, so that they who buy of these men's goods, being not commonly buyers of flowers, shall some dav be seized of a discontent with the quality of the Philistine's goods, and coming unto your places of sale shall buy good flowers for but few shekels more. Then shall they be content and you shall have a new customer." But no man had certainty of these things, so still they walk in darkness. These things that be written, be true, so hellup me Moses. Selah. A. New York. A condition of dissatisfaction, which from long continuance may be said to have become almost chronic, prevails in the cut flower trade. Retailers complain of the rigid economy practiced by their once free handed customers, and refuse to enthuse over the after-Easter prospects. Weddings there will be, lots of them, but the orders are all of them miserably small. Existing conditions could not be much worse for the wholesalers, who, between the exactions of their friends on both sides, find much difficulty in maintaining the proper balance between their com- mission and their expense account. Among the growers "that tired feeling" is most prevalent with the rose growers. The carnation men, or most of them, are well satisfied, and they ought to be. It is a peculiar fact that the rose growers' only protest is a verbal one. Their actions indicate anything but distrust of the future of their specialty, and they res- olutely shut their ears to all suggestions that excessive over-production is what is ruining the rose growing industry; how otherwise can any one explain the con- templated increase in glass area for rose growing, which bids fair this season to equal, if not exceed, that of any recent year? In Madison and vicinitv Lum, istoe. Hopping, Holmes, Hart, DeForrest, Busbin and others have already begun or are about tocommence additions to their glass of from 4,000 to 12,000 feet each, and from other rose growing sections similar reports are heard. Odd, isn't it? Perhaps it isn't going to be much of a shower. It didn't take the bulb forcers long to come in out of the wet, and the quantity of this stock grown for the cut flower market has now been reduced down to actual demands, so that but little complaint in this line has been heard as compared with the last few seasons. On the other hand the plant growers are supremely happy. What is not al- readv disposed of will not long remain unsold, and to them the present and the future are full of sunshine. The inevitable result of this is seen in the stiffer prices and reduced size of azaleas, rhododen- drons, palms and other desirable import stock. The growers of these specialties abroad will show good judgment if they read and carefully reflect on the sad fate which beftU their over-greedy brethren, the Dutch tulip growers. They can not hope to control the American trade always, butwith sagacity they can retain their hold on it for some years to come. Prof. B. T. Galloway of Washington was the lecturer at the April meeting of the Florists' Club. The weather was such that the audience was small, but those who braved the elements were amply repaid. The stereopticon views added much to the interest and instruct- iveness of the lecture. Altogether about sixty slides were exhibited; these included illustrations of the various questions dis- cussed undersoils, diseases, insects, etc., as well as numerous views of typical rose, violet, carnation and other houses. The professor explained bis interest in the welfare of greenhouse plants and his fond- ness for florists' society bv saying that he was once a florist himself. Answering a question after bis lecture he recom- mended shavings as a good mulching for violet beds. The plants do not require water so often and the flowers are kept cleaner. In reply to a suggestion that the decaying shavings might favor fun- gous growth he said that this was not likely; sphagnum moss might be prefer- able, but the shavings were much less expensive. President Allen spoke feelingly of the loss which the club had sustained in the death of their fellow member, Mr. Fors- terman. He said that probably no man connected with the club was ever held in higher esteem than Mr. Forsterman. He was one whose nature unconsciously and without any self eftort endeared hitn to all who came in contact with him; his genial, warm nature made him at once a friend of every one who met him. The secretary was instructed to extend the sympathy of the club to Mrs. Forsterman. The past month has been a very busy one at Siebrecht & Wadley's New Ro- chelle greenhouses. Young stock of the new rose to the numberof nearly 100,000 has been coming on splendidly, and is now ready to be sent out. The young plants are in excellent condition, well rooted and thrifty. The old plants are blooming freely and will yield a good cut for Easter. Mr. Siebrecht reports an un- precedented call for small and medium sized palms this season. First of all in demand has been Cocos Weddeliana, the stock of which is nearly depleted, and next comes Kentia Bel- moreana, which is about cleaned out, not only here but everywhere. Arecas in all sizes and latanias up to four feet are sell- ing briskly. The call for bay trees for hotels, club houses and such places also show an increased demand. There will be enough kentias in due time for patient waiters,' as an enormous quantity of seed is being planted this spring. The houses are well stocked with specimen palms in large sizes from Trinidad. Orchids, which constitute a leading spe- cialty here, are looking well, but the sea- son of best bloom is over and the crop of flowers is at low ebb. Mr. Siebrecht's theory that Odontoglossum crispum re- quires more heat than is given it by many growers, and that a temperature of 60° to 65° best suits its needs, seems well justified by the appearance of the odont- oglossum house, the contents of which are certainly in excellent health. Cat- tleyasWarnerii, specinsissima and Peruv- iana are all grown in large quantities. Epidendrum bicornutum is recommended as an orchid worthy of general cultiva- tion for commercial purposes; the flowers are pure white and exceedingly pretty. Among the novelties is Anthurium Sie- brcchtianum, the marked distinction of which is its showy spike of deep red fruit, which remains a long time on the plant. The half hundred men on the place hqvc been kept hustling with Eas'er flowering plants, of which there was a large stock. Many hyacinths and tulips, imported as first-class stock, have developed flowers far from first-class, against which Mr. Siebrecht enters a vigorous protest. An- other disappointment is experienced in a house of lily of the valley, the stock in which he says was bought as so-called "Russian" at an enhanced price, but which has yielded very ordinary results. Ernst Asmus has gone off on a duck shooting expedition to South Jersey, and expects to bring back a few of those that escaped President Cleveland's guu. Alfred Dimmock has arrived from Eng- land and will have a large sale of orchids from Sander at Rolker's auction rooms on April IS. John Reid,a well known florist of Jersey City, died on Monday, April 8. Chas. Pynaert of Ghent sailed for home on April 10 per steamer New York. Dr. Emil Holub sailed on the 13th. He will lecture again in this country next winter. Theo. Outerbridge of Bermuda is iu town; also Burt Eddy of the U. S. Chicago. Every indication points to an active Easter trade. Stock promises to be fairly abundant, but there certainly will be none too much if orders keep on piling in as they have all the week up to the date of writing (Thursday). The demand from outside points was never heavier, and the shipping trade will probably beat all previous records. Local trade is also quite active since the latter part of last week. On Saturday and Sunday a num- ber of funerals took place, which called for an enormous lot of stuff, which was followed by Monday with an unusually heavy demand, occasioned by the inaugu- ration of the new Mayor and city council. The council chamber on Monday was a veritable flower show, and as far as variety of designs is concerned beat any previous record for a similar occasion. As to the artistic and appropriate we shall say but little; it is enough to say that some of the characteristic "designs" caused a good deal of merriment to the general public who were fortunate enough to view them; at the same time there were also many strikingly handsome pieces. At any rate the market was en- tirely cleaned up, and the week started in with a clean board. Naturally prices made a sharp advance over the week pre- vious, which latter was one of the slowest of the season. To-day (Thursday) regu- lar Easter rates take effect, quotations of which will be found under the regular heading. The weather this week so far is such as to make the plant men happy. Although the temperature is not quite as warm as might be desired, still the days are bright and pleasant, and thestuffcan be handled in good shape. Up to the present the outlook for this line of trade is very bright, and if favorable weather conditions should continue during the critical time of the next few days the trade in plants will be much larger than in previous years. The stock of Harrisii in pots is very fine this year, and stock is moving out of the hands of wholesale dealers at a lively rate; in fact every variety of plant in bloom seems in good demand. A car load ofcallas, yellow marguerites, i8g5- The American Florist. 939 palm leaves, branches of the pepper tree, eucalyptus, etc. , was received here Wed nes- day, the 10th. These were consigned to Kennicott Bros., of this city. This ship- ment was made from Los Angeles, Cal., by the Central Park Floral Company simply as an experiment. To juds;e, how- ever, by the appearance of the stock on arrival, it will not prove much of a suc- cess in a financial way, fully two-thirds of the 17,000 callas being spoiled. The marguerites came through in fairly good shape, and so did the palm leaves, among which are some extra large phoenix 18 to 20 feet long. The callas were stood uoright in boxes, the stems in wet moss. The flowers not being secured at the top resulted in their being badly whipped about, and the bulk of the damage was from this cause. Those in the center were least injured, both from whipping and wilting. Probably these did not have so much opportunity to whip, and the moisture was better held in the center. Mr. Kennicott had a large force of men sorting out the salable blooms, and was trying to do the best he could with them. Buyers were given their own selection at $10 per 100, but he fears that the results will not be satis- factory to the consignee, as the freight charges alone were $400. It is probable that the palm leaves in this consignment would have gone very well had they been in time for Palm Sunday, but they are now too late. Although there is no fear of shortage for Easter, flowers have not been over- plentiful this week, the greatest shortage being noted in carnations, white ones being particularly scarce. A good many growers seem to be off crop in whites. Daybreak is the only fancy quoted, and is very good; thelimited numberofButter- cup to be had is bought at double the price of other fancies. Kirscht Bros, of Niles Center ship in a limited quantity of fine Helen Keller. Out of town orders for carnations are heavy, and a good many of them must perforce go unfilled. Roses are sufficient for demand, though it would not be surprising to find a shortage in light colored ones toward the end of the week. Beauties are fine, and so are hybrids; Mermet is better in color, though it cannot compete with Bridesmaid. Some very good bulb stuff is seen. Tulips are fine, some white La Reine par- ticularly so, and there are excellent Dutch hyacinths at $6 to $8. A novelty is gladiolus from Bassett & Washburn, fine spikes of colored varieties, which are held at $3 per dozen. The same firm is grow- ing superiorvalley. Outdoor narcissus is increasing; both poeticus and single yellow comes from R. Kennicott at Car- bondale. The poeticus, however, seems to go rather slow. As to lilies, it is not likely there will be any shortage. They are now (Thursday) held firmly at 15, having begun the week at 12.50. The demand has been steady all the week. Some dealers think they may reach IS, but that is uncertain. Callas are 12.50 for high grade local stock, 10 for seconds, the Californian batch being counted as the latter. There is no doubt the trade may be congratu- lated on theconservativemannerin which these latter are being sold; had they been left on South Water street to be thrown into the hands of the fakirs for what was offered, not only would the consignee's loss have been heavier, but the lily mar- ket as a whole might have been injured. Lilium candidum is not offered in quan- tity, but some good flowers are seen; they stand at 8. A few very good white stocks were noted, but they sell very feebly. The yellow marguerites from California seemed to take very well; this might be borne in mind by our growers. T. J. Corbrey will remove about May 1 to larger and more commodious quarters on the second floor of No. 59 Wabash avenue, the room at present occupied by the Cut Flower Exchange. Geo. Piepgras will occupy a room on thesame floor May 1. Wm. Lynch, successor to the Niles Centre Co., will also occupy a room on same floor at the same date. Our friend Walter Kreitling is coming up in the world; he has emerged from his basement and has now opened up in very neat quarters on the ground floor of 227 Wabash avenue. Chas. Fisk will leave his basement on State street about May 1, and open up a store at 167 Wabash avenue. Mr. H. A. Bunyard is still at the Alex- ian Brothers' Hospital, but is doing nicely and will soon be convalescent. His room at the hospital is No. 57. F. C. Mendonza has opened a floral store at 566 43d street. Recent visitors: W. Bertermann, Indian- apolis; Schmidt Bros., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Geo. M. Bradt of the Southern Florist and Ga^-dener, Louisville, Ky. Our old Wooded Island souvenir of the World's Fair, Mr. Melchior Luetschg, has, like Robinson Crusoe, at last aban- doned his island, and has gone to Lake Geneva, Wis., as gardener to Mr. Frank L. Chandler. The island still remains as a beautiful remembrance of the Fair, but it will seem incomplete without Mr. Luetschg, who was almost a part of it. During the Fair he was the man that could always be found, and somewhere on the island was the place to look. Daring a visit to the Fair Grounds last summer we could not avoid comparing the endurance of the works of nature and those of man. The buildings that were so beautiful the summerof '93, and which had escaped the fire, already began to show unpleasant signs of decay, but the beauty of the island had greatly enhanced . The island was a gem of natural beauty in the midst of desolation. It will prove the one enduring memorial of the great exposition. Boston. For some reason Boston appears to have escaped the period of dullness and panic prices which seems to have struck some sections of the country. Lent has passed without any very noticeable depression, and prices on most lines have been well maintained. The wholesalers have got out their Easter price list, but even at the present writing, one week ahead, the market figures on carnations are fully up to the Easter quotations. The large increase in space devoted to carnation growing this season seems to have made no impression on the market so far, for there have been but few occa- sions when the demand for good stock has not been up to or ahead of the supply. Referring to this, Mr. Denys Zirngiebel pertinently quotes the old farmer who said that "the more hens you have the less eggs youget." And this is about how it looks in this case. Roses, while less satisfactory than car- nations, have done fairly well, and the growers have but little complaint to make. On lilies there is every prospect for a full and possible over-full sup- ply for Easter, although there is a dis- position manifested among the growers and wholesale to hold well up to prices that have prevailed in past seasons. The plant trade will undoubtedly exceed all former years in volume. Palm Sunday furnished the usual de- mand for flowers for the various churches, and all the city and suburban retailers report a satisfactory business. Mr. Henry O'Meara of the Boston Journal will address the Gardeners' and Florists' Club on Tuesdav evening. May 7th on "The Poetry of Flowers." Mr. O'Meara is himself a poet of no small ability, and the club is to be congratu- lated in having secured a lecturer who can handle this subject so well. Philadelphia. The Easter trade promises to be un- usually good if the advancesales reported by the growers mean anything. In nearly every case they say business has been un- precedented. Robert Craig, who had a very large stock of lilies, and was a little doubt- ful as to the result, stated on Saturday night, April 6, that he had never experi- enced such a rush. It has been his custom to have his sheds full of fine plants, consist- ing of city orders selected ready to go a way on Palm Sunday, but this season his large shipping orders kept all hands so busy there was no timefor ornamentation, and visitors had to be satisfied with seeing the plants on the benches. He is already sold out of many kinds of plants, and his large stock of lilies is nearly all gone. Mr. Harris's experience is much the same, all his choice stock was quickly picked up, and some staple lines sold out before any- thing was delivered. Lilies are selling well with all growers, and for once all appear to agree that 10 cents per flower and bud is the right price. Spiraea compacta was sold out first, $4 per dozen being the price, through some sold for $3. Four dollars per dozen is said to be scarcely enough to leave the grower any profit, and a dozen well grown specimens certainly seems a lot for the money. Lilacs, metrosideros, rhodo- dendrons, and such choice stock have sold well, and a few more should be grown. The large lilies, three bulbsinapot, are in great demand, and it seems probable that the demand will not be supplied. Hydran- geas seem to be the most plentiful. Har- ris had some extra fine large plants that went to Washington; they were certainly fine. The brothers Ball are not in it this year, and their famous longiflorums will be missed. Palms carry better than lilies, and can be sold most any time, at least such stock as they grow. Retail stores are as busy as bees, get- ting ready at this writing. Some send out cards of invitation to their customers and others seem satisfied that their hold on their trade is strong enough. All dec- orate their stores more or less, and most of the displays are miniature horticultural exhibitions of themselves. A great many people have gone into the business selling plants, renting empty stores and stocking up, or getting favorable places on the pavements to spread out and catch the passers by. Around the City Hall is get- ing to be a popular place for these curb stone merchants, and it would not sur- prise us to see this develop into a retail market for the spring season. Sunflower Brunners arenow to be seen, and if the warm weather of the last day or two continues it will be hard on all kinds of cut flowers. The stock promises to be plentiiuland isoffered at about33' !• above the prevailing prices, for Easter delivery, except for carnations, which it seems are to bring about 100% more. All the bulbous stock is offered at current figures, and cut longiflorums are quoted at $10 per hundred. 940 The American Florist. April 13^ Heron & Nisbet have failed; Messrs. Bearn, Anderson, Lonsdale and Burton entered up confessed judgment notes and took possession of the siore, which is to be conducted for a time under the firm name of Anderson & Bearn, with the other two gentlemen as silent partners. They are facetiously called the big four, and the boys in town are given notice to look out for themselves and the double barrelled opposition. The indebtedness of the firm was about $5,000, and the creditors outside of the above who are interested to over half the amount will lose all. George Craig has added wagon No. 3 to his delivery service; it is a beauty and will make the next ambitious brother hustle to get out something better. K. Washington. Every one seems to have taken a new lease on life as Easter approaches. The florists' windows are being dressed in their sweetest and choicest blooms and plants, and even the florists themselves seem to have awakened from a deep sleep to begin life anew. Flowers, especially roses, are very plen- tiful and in fine condition. La France, Jacks, Meteors and Brides being unusually fine. The markets are stocked with bloom of every kind. Harrisii lilies are being grown in quantity by most all the florists, and the indications are that the market will be flooded. As some of the market florists said last week, "There were flowers to burn." Harrisii were selling for 25 and 50 cents per stalk, hav- ing from 4 to 6 flowers on each. Good La France are bringing $2.50 per dozen in the market. Woottons are ex- ceptionally fine and are being sold at $1.50 per dozen. Beauties are bringing from $1 to $5 per dozen in the market, according to quality. Bridesmaids are good, and bringing $1 and $1.50 per dozen. Perles, which are in great pro- fusion, are sold at the stands for $1 per dozen. Brides bring from 75 cents to $1.50 per dozen, according to quality. Dutch hyacinths are abundant and bring from 50 cents to $1 per dozen. Pans of hyacinths containing 7 and 8 bulbs read- ilv bring $1. Narcissus are retailing at 25 to 35 cents per dozen, tulips 35, mar- guerites 25 cents per bunch. Callas $1 per dozen. Asparagus from 50 to 75 cents per string. Astilbe japonica is plentiful and is selling at 25 to 75 cents per pot according to size and number of spikes. Cyclamen are still on the market and retailing for 50 cents per pot. A few plants of Acacia paradoxa in full flower are to be seen in the market and are bringing $1.50 each in 6 and 7-inch pots. Marguerites in 12-inch pots are bringing $2.50each. Carnations are still plentiful and are being sold for 25 cents per dozen; fancy ones in the market are bringing 50 and 75. Azaleas in 6 and 7-inch pots sell for $1 and $2 each. Valley is being sold for 35 cents per dozen. Pansies in 4 inch pots bring only 10 cents. The demand for decorative plants con- tinues dull. I am told at the stands that the demand is steadily growing less each week. Violets are still plentiful and the demand unusually good for this season of the year; in the markets they are being sold from 50 to 75 cents per hundred. Sweet peas have made their appearance again and are in good demand, bringing 35 cents per dozen or $3 per hundred. Clark Bros.' La France roses will just about hit the Easter season with a fine crop. I have never seen them look finer. They expect the heaviest cut of the season from this house. Their young Beauties are producing some fine bloom just now, they too will beat their bestabout Easter. I have never seen finer Woottons than they are cutting at present, or plants making such strong growth. They have a bed of Asparagus plumosus the strings of which are about 12 feet long in splen- did condition, remarkably uniform in size and length. This is the second crop this season and will be just ready for Easter. They are going strong in chrysanthe- mums and already have hundreds of fine healthy plants in Sinch pots. I was particularly taken with a fine yellow marguerite which they have grown in considerable quantity. The plant is almost identically the same as the ordi- nary marguerite except in color of flower, which is canary yellow. Very free flow- flowering and attractive. They expect to make a feature of it this season. F. H. Kramer and Robert Lacey, doing business under the firm name of Kramer & Lacey, who purchased the old plant of Gude Bros, in Anacostia some 18 months ago, have by mutual consent dissolved partnership. Mr. F. H. Kramer assumes all the debts of the firm and will in future conauct the business himself. Besides their greenhouses they had a store at the corner of 13th and E streets N.W., which for more than a quarter of a century has been a flower store. During Easter C. Strauss & Co. took a temporary store on F street, between 12th and 13th. Mr. J. R. Freeman is again confined to the house with his old trouble. He has the sympathy of his many friends. Reynolds. Toronto. Saturday last, although it was com- paratively mild, was very wet, and the market men got another knockout. There is plenty of stufi', which, if the weather would only permit them to do so, the people want to buy. I am afraid the boys are not using sufficient sackcloth and ashes with their prayers this Lent. Har- lisii lilies are going to be very scarce this Easter. Some are backward, owing to the recent dull cold weather, and some got a bad check during one night in March, when a cold wave unexpectedly swooped down. Other flowers will doubt- less be in good supply unless the demand far exceeds present expectations, of which I am sorry to say there are no indications as yet. However, it is within the possi- bilities that a surprise party may come along and clean out everything. Times appear to be mending a little. There are lots of very fine azaleas to be seen in store windows now. The Ontario government has not seen fit to accede to the reasonable request of the gardeners and florists of this and other cities that agricultural societies in cities be changed into horticultural socie- ties. I think it quite probable that it will take a year or two before the anomaly of the thing penetrates the cranium of the mtmbers of the legislature, very few of whom take the slightest interest in horti- culture. If there was anything in the request about prize hogs, or big turnips and mangel wnrzel more attention would be paid to it. It is reported that the Electoral Dis- trict Society will not hold their usual summer flower show this year, but will devote their government grant to some other purpose. Why should not the Gar- deners' and Florists' Association hold a Eiiow some time in May, just before the spring rush comes? Think over it, boys, there is time yet if taken in hand at once. Mr. Wallace Wood, gardener to D. Walker, Esq., Victoria St., received a very sad affliction last Tuesday in the death of his wife, Mr. Wood has the sincere sym- pathy of all the fraternity. E. Cmcinnati. Last week's business fell short of expec- tations. Starting in briskly Monday and giving promise of a profitable trade for the week, the demand fell off suddenly towards the middle of the week and was spasmodic to the end. Funeral work seems to have been abundant enough to have made a fair steady run on white flowers of all kinds. This, together with an unusual brisk transient trade for small amounts, seems to have kept the florists a little busy, so that they have scarcely noticed the fact that it was Lenten sea- son. Parties of all kinds have been con- spicuous by their absence of course, but taken altogether the dullness has not been as pronounced as was expected. Stock has been quite plentiful in most lines, roses in particular. These threat- ened to become a glut, but a steady ship- ping demand served greatly to avoid a break in prices. Few changes in quota- tions are noted. Brides dropped from 5 to 6 to 4 to 5. The balance of the rose list remains the same as last week. Beau- ties are somewhat improving in general quality and the cut is increasing, but good stock is still insufficient for the demand. The same holds as regards b^-brids. Jacqs are in supply about equal to de- mand and are of average good quality; some few lots indeed are extra good. La France and Bridesmaid are plenty. In carnations there is still a s::arcity in white. These command from 25 to 50 cents per 100 more than colored sorts. The latter are plentiful enough. Very little bulbous stock is seen on the market. Many growers report being cut out entirely, still prices have not advanced any. Valley is in good demand. The supply is limited and sold out clean every day. Violets are gettirg very scarce, the supply being far short of the demand and quality very inferior. The scarcity in hardy ferns still con- tinues, and has its efifecton smilax, which is in great demand. The price ranges from 25 to 35 cents a string, the latter being the highest price reached for a long time. Asparagus stays at 50. A number of our large department stores are beginning to handle potted plants. The stuff" they handle is of the poorest and cheapest qualitj', and the prices realized are probably all the plants are worth or more. A number of growers who supply these housesfeel ratherelated over the fact that by these means they are enabled to unload all the worthless rubbish that would find no sale in the regular channels of trade, but we are afraid it may prove a boomerang. These plants can not possibly give satisfaction, and buyers of them will hesitate before investing their money again, even if of- fered a sound article by the regular dealers. P. Spring Show ol the Kentucky Society of Florists. The first spring show of this society was held at Louisville April 6, and proved a success in every way. All the leading florists of the district were represented with well-arranged exhibits, and the pub- lic showed a gratifying appreciation of them. One of the largest displays was made by Nanz & Neuner. Theircut flow- ers comprised all the leading roses, while in their plant display was a carpet bed of i8g5- The American Florist. 941 echeverias, etc., which was much admired. They also showed a quantity of bulbous and other spring flowering plants. F. Walker & Co. made a striking ex- hibit of palms and other decorative plants, artistically arranged, and bright- ened by blooming plants. Wm. Mann, who makes a specialty of callas, had a large exhibit of these plants, and also showed the onlyswainsonaonexhibition. His carnations were also good. Chas. Schleeter made a fine display of spring blooming plants in pots, including hya- cinths, tulips, begonias, roses and genistas arranged with excellent effect. Jacob Sehultz also made an exhibit of blooming and foliage plants, lilies, hyacinths, and tulips being particularlygood, and hisex- hibit included some fine specimen arauca- rias. Geo. Thompson & Sons arranged their exhibits in pyramidal form, topped by a well bloomed plant of Bryophyllum calycinum. Cinerarias, double petunias, bulbous plants, etc., made up a very showy and attractive exhibit. Chas. Reimers had a showy display, which immediately attracted the eye on entering the show. Azaleas, both tender and amoena, lily of the valley, and all sorts ot spring stuff, were very tastefully arranged. His cut flowers were the ob- ject ol special comment. Ssveet peas of high excellence, roses. Beauties and Belles particularly, and other florists' flowers composed the exhibit. E. G. Reimers made a special display of Easter lilies of great excellence, and in addition to these were azaleas, begonias, tulips and other spring flowers. J. E. Marret's exhibit was described as the most tastefully arranged display in the hall. It was pyramidal in form,composcd of flowering plants with a background of palms and other foliage. H. Kleinstarink showed extra good hyacinths and tulips, genistas, cinerarias and rhododendrons. In addition to the local exhibitors E. G. Hill & Co. of Richmond, Ind., sent cut blooms of their new carnations Jubilee, Armazinda and Triumph; Nathan Smith & Sjns, Adrian, Mich., sent fine sweet peas. Geo. M. Bradt, publisher of the Southern Florist and Gardener, made a most interesting cactus display. At this show chrysanthemum plants were given to a number of school children, who will grow the plants on until next fall, when they will compete for prizes offered at the society's chrysanthemum show. The show was so successful that the florists will feel encouraged to hold another next year. No prizes were offered, but there is no doubt benefit from it will be felt by the trade in and around Louisville. Worcester, Mass. Cloudy weather and plenty of rain has been the rule the past week, and be who had his lilies well advanced was joyful, but the poor fellow whose buds were of a beautiful light green didn't like it at all. Nochange has been noticeablein thetrade from last week; considerablefuneral work has bten coming in, and the regular trade is in first-rate condition. Harrisii are selling for $3 per dozen; Brides, Mermets and Perles from $1.50 to $3; carnations 50 and 75 cents, tulips, hyacinths and narcissus at $1, valley 50 and 75 cents, and violets at $1 per hundred. Every- thing is in fair supply with the exception of smilax and ferns. It is reported on the street that C. C. Kenyon, who bought out N.J. Herrick last January, has sold again to Herrick, but I have been unable to verify this. Fred Madans has opened a temporary stand at 374 Main street. John Speelman, representing C. J. Speel- man & Sons, Sassenheim, Holland, was with us last week. A. H. L. Do vou WANT a complete alphabetical list of chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class, and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser tlon. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. s^ ITUATION WANTED— By good plantsman and grower; 8tat« wages. Iona. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, age Ti. in private place; U years' experience. Lee, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By young man. at;e '-•". as foreman In commercial place or second In a large establishment. Hahe, care Am. Flurlst. SITUATION WANTED-By a fern raiser and grower well up In all branches; II years' experience In England and America; good references. F C, Weldon, Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By a married man; l:i years' experience in growing roses cut flowers and bed- ding plants; steady and sober; No 1 reterences. Ad- dress "NORRis.*' Darby, Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By Hollander. 3ti. single, perfectly familiar with tbe culture of all kinds of bulbs and seeds, general stock of foliage, flowering plants and cut flowers; best of references. Address B, Florist. P. O.. Summit, N. J. SITUATION WANTED-By florist and gardener. 20 years' experience in private and commercial places; married, small family. Address W. J. Ci-iNToN, Downers Grove, III. SITUATION WANTED-By young German flf rlst In commercial place; seven years' experience In this country and Europe; best of references. Address Florist, Jt; Hollenbecfc St.. Rochester. N. V. SITUATION WANTED— By young man. single, as _ asslsiant In private or commercial place; capable of taking charge, but prefer to work under Instruc- tions; best ol references. Address T K, 07 Bromfleld &t , Boston. SITUATION WANTED-By a young active man as seedsman and florist; HI years' experience, knowl- edge of foreign languages; best references. O Z. care Henrv A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman in commercial or private place where a flrst-elass man will be appreciated: 11 years' experience, single. Address, stating wages and parilculars. A_NDEHS Ras.mussex. Bristol, Pa. SITTATION WANTED-By gardener and florist. German; private or commercial; experlenceil in all branches: tirsl-class reference; not afraid of work; marrleii. two children, age 4:>. Address G i-:o. HousER. 912^6 21st St., Harrlsburg. Pa, QITUATION WANTED-By a young man. O years' kj (ierinan and 2 years' American experience In growing all varieties of plants, roses, carnations, chrysantlieniums and general work; single, age 2ii. Address Sou. Behxhard, Lake Forest, III. QITUATION WANTED— As foreman or assistant by lO Hollander, practical florist, married; 15 years' ex- perience in growing palms, follaye and flowering plants. a/alens. hardy roses; references; Pennsylvania preferred. Florist. 4U5 Central Ave., Orange, N. .1. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman In commercial or private place by German, married. 16 years' good practical experience In cut flowers, pot plants, landscape work and all other parts of the trade; best of references; state wages. Address "A Y," care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener, or good kj second private place; English, life experience, competent; fruits, flowers, vegetables, greenhouse, lawns, landscape work, best reference. Address, par- ticulars, G. M. Stkatton, 2715 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. Cal. W ANTED— Wholesale price lists. Address The v. a. Vanicek Nursery. Newport, R, I W W ANTED— A quick, reliable young man for the mall plant business In tbe west. R R, care American Florist, ANTED— A gew hundred dormant roots of Canna Star of "ill, Address Western, care American Florist. W A NTE D— First-class rose grower, single ; state wages expected. Jno. E. Carey. Mt. Clemens. Mich. WANTED— A single man that has some experience in growing "mums'"; states wages with board. Address COLE Bros.. Peoria, 111. WANTED— A few dozen canna (^ueen Charlotte. Address, stating size and condition, with lowest price per lUD. R R, care American Florist. WANTED— Experienced young lady In florist store; must be well recommended and understand bookkeeping. Address 5t;(; 4:^d St., Chicago. WANTED — Two tirst-class rose and carnation growers; sober, reliable; married orsingle. State wages. Address Brant & Noe. Forest Glen, 111. WANTED— Rooted carnations from boxes, Tidal Wave. S. Spray and otlier commercial varieties for cut flowers; suitable to plant out at once. Address T. J. KiX(;, Ottawa. III. W^ANTED- A young man who Is well up in general T » greenhouse work as helper; German preferred; state wages wanted. .IwHX B. Goetz. 21i>5 Mackinaw St.. Saginaw. W. S.. Mich. WANTED— Second-hand pumplnti engine; must be In good condition. Address with description and price. Schmidt Bros.. 220 to 224 West Fulton St., Grand Kaplds. Mich. WANTED— A young man It', to is, as assistant In rose growing near New York; need not have ex- perience if ambitious to learn; must be sober and In- dustrious. Address L, 2-s W. isth St., New York. WANTED— Gardener, competent to plant orchard and take care of greenhouse and gardening for market garden purposes: wages $50 per month; state recommendations. Address Iron Cliffs Cu. Negaimee, Mich. lirANTED- A man with means enough to build the » V rooms, and me furnish the grounds and take ^> Interest in greenhouse; no belter location anywhere; none In twenty miles In any direction; a town of 2,000 inhabitants; there are several hundred dollars' worth shipped In ever\" season. Address S. W. cox, Bement. Piatt Co., 111. ij^OR SALE— Flower store, old established refined JU neighborhood; will pay to Investigate. Address H B. care American Florist. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tlie place consists of 48 lota or 29»i feet front on Belmont Ave. by 70u ft deep, r, cottages, two two-story frame houses. 22 greenhouses from 110 to 200 feet in length and from 12 t^ 20 feet in width. The whole place can be txjught or rented. Can also be divided. 24 lots with the gi-eenliouses on It, and 24 lots with the other Improvements on it. The place Is In good order, and a large stock is on hand ; Is one of the largest of the kind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a corpora tlon; and as 1 wish to retire from business, it can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a long lease can be given. -A-XJG-XJST 3=»fi:BS:E:Xj, Heluiout and Western Avck,, Chicago, ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. THE FINEST STOCK AND SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory. O A ^ir^^^ ^t- Albans, Eng^Iand. OMINLJtr^j & Bruges. Belgium. A. Di.MMocK, Agent, care Kolker's Auction Rooms, lOti and 118 Liberty Street. New York City. Send for illustrated catalogue. In assorted lots only. A FINE COLLECTION: 40 KINDS, AT $6.50 PER 1000. AVONDALE, PA. Beddings Plants. Per 100 AI.TERN ANTUEKA. larfe s'ze. varieties S 3.00 rOLEUS, icuttinga.nv. per 1001 3.00 GERA.NIUMS. line assorted 3.00 ACa VR ANTHES, Sne asscirted 3.00 ECHEVEKIA. fine assorted 3.00 CANNAS J3.00.W.OO. K.OO.JIO.OO, 15.00 CROTONS.flne assortments, 3. 4. o-ln ».i.00to 35. OU Roses. Palms, Feros, Carnations, Begonias. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Gooil Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties 80c. per 100; S7.00 per 1000 Heliotropes. Fuchsias and Mums per doz. 20c New Giant Alyssum and Lopezia " 20c Cuphea I^lavae and Cigar Plant " 20c Salvias and Marguerite " 20c Mexican Primroses and Ageratum " 20c Coleus per 100 75c " 12c Postage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send for catalogue. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HABKISBUKG, PA 942 The American Florist. April /J, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. Xo Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertlslnt; Department of the /.vjerican Florist Is for Floriets, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please t-i remember It. Orders for less tlian one->ialf inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure tneertton in the Issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Asa Gray's "Field, Garden and Forest Botany" is already a standard, and it would be superfluous to makecomment on its recognized excellence. We have recently received a new and revised edition of this work, which, though intended primarily as a school book, is also a valuable refer- ence work. The book has been revised and brought down to date by Prof. L. H. Bailey of Cornell University. (Ameri- can Book Company, oublishers, Chicago, Cincinnati and New York.) Some sweet peas recently received from Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., included four varitties, Indigo King, Blanche Ferry, Emily Henderson and Mrs. Sankey. Of the whites, Emily Hen- derson certainly seemed a decided im- provement over Mrs. Sankey in size. Blanche Ferry still seems the standard pink, and Indigo King one of the best of its type. The flowers were large and lasting. The advance premium list of the Penna. Hort. Society just received, gives the schedule of their chrysanthemum show next fall, November 5-9. In addition to many special chrysanthemum prizes Mr. Craig offers a silver cup for the best car- nation, not disseminated, one plant and 25 blooms. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. ITS MATCHLESS BEAUTY AND GRATE- FUL FRAGRANCE makes friends everywhere for the GRANDIFLORA GAPE JASMINE 1 will be prepared to make shipments of the buds of this popular flower, commencing about May 10th to I5th. Prices, by mail, $1 00 per 100. Lots of 200 by express per- paid for J2.00. Special prices to florists and in quantifies. The keeping qualities of this Hower are unsurpassed. Orders booked for future delivery. Address C M. JOJVEJS, 819 Market St., GALVESTON, TEXAS. shipments made from Alvln, Te-xas. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16tli STREET, "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist g moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ^ ers fresh, and the box holding its The boxes an they appear when aet up fur use. ^ We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. jjj^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO. , ^^^^Srs^^t^lTrSSi^xx. street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Iianrel and Green Festooniugr, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON m'PRiiRiE'FDLaiNEntmcR box. fOR EUTfLOmRS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made frum Water-pruufed, iJuuble Manllhi lined, Strawboard. Shipped tiat, packed lUU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Michael A. Hart, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. SOth St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Dealer '" WUl ilU II uiu WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON, MASS. Ijong instance Telephone "Hayranrkett;a8." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. Con8iKnnient8 uf Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Ellis & Poll worth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation "LIZZIK GILBBltT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Box 76. Phone VITA. Cycas Leaves. "^^.Xcut VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '' '^""^ Chicago. WHOLESALE FLORISTS METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS. CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICDLTURAL ADCTIOEERS. JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, t^earTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, Clxioixiis.^'tl* O. DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carkpullv attended to. OTHKR SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies, Wire Deslgna, Bulbs, Loug:*8 Florists Fhotog^raplis. Gatalotrues. Ijlsts. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 'wxxv.fs x>£:sxo.rffs. I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, m ST. LOUIS, MO. tS'A complete line of Wire Deslgug. i8g5. The American Florist. 943 E. H. HUNT. WH0IiE5?1LEPL0RIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BVI.BS AND ALIi 7I.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeeut for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 i 36 RANDOLPH STREET, T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Aye,. CHICAGO. If you want Flrst-ClasB Flowers, properly packed and delivered on time, send me your orders and you will get what you want. A. L. RANDALL, Wlioiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Asent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone MiiN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 57 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OKXIO.A.O-O. Onr Hoses best them all, In quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties, WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to Niles Center Floral Co.) WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... C^I. Tama, Ia.— O. M. Totten is starting in the florist business here. San Franxiscc— This city is to have a water front boulevard lined with palms and elms. Davenport, Ia.— Henry Pauli, formerly with Chas. Dannacher, has started in business for himself. The Wisconsin legislature has appro- priated $2,000 for the use of the State Horticultural Society. Greenwich, Conn. — Alexander Mead has just completed a new house 112x22 and reception room 28x12. Portsmouth, Va.— Mrs. O. D. Ball Jr. has built a greenhouse in Cottage Place and will be ready for business April 10. Oakland, Cal. — Elaborate prepara- tions are being made for the coming fete which will include a "battle of flowers." Macon, Ga. — The contract for decorat- ing the exposition grounds has been awarded to Mr. P. J. Berckmans of Augusta, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn.— The estimate of the park commiss oners shows that the sum available for park maintenance this year is $45,000. This is $5,000 less than last year, and there is no prospect of any extension of the park system this year. PANSIES. Fine stocky plants, excellent strain, $2.00 per hundred. CUS. NOACK, Batavia, N. Y. 75 cts. Here is a Bargain in 8WfiIN80NA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to you as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN. Phila., PA. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. Per 100 Hydrangea Thos. Hogg, SHj-ln. pots $4.00 Pansies, from cold frame, transplanted m Roses, monthlies, 2 year, suitable for 4 and 5-lnoh pots 6.00 Roses, a year, suitable for 'i% and 41nch pots, H. P. and Moss (l-UO Petunias, dbl, fine strain, ass'rt'd. 2-ln., strong 2.50 Chrysanthemums, splendid ass'tm't, JOOO. $20 2.50 Palm WashlnKtonla Klllfera, 2Jo-ln 4. 00 riiuii iprops E.vcelsa 4.00 Wistaria Chinense, one year, strong 2.(0 Geraniums, Ivy, b'lorens. Jean d' Arc. Galilee. S.OO llaiipyThooght.S4.UI; Mrs. Pollock S.IO Begonia Vernon "^.OO Lemon Verbena, strong 3.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii, 1!^ to 3 feet, dormant. 4.10 B;^~Cash or satisfactory reference required. THOS. A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. Mil r%C\A/ '* '^"'■'^'^ radically l>y ■ ■.LICVV applying" IRGIN SUL- PHUR" with bellows on sunny luornings. Proinineut Rose growers use it. When added to manure the latter will be freed from insect life and gain iu efRciency. A 50 kilo bag (112 lbs ) sold for ^J cash; lOO kilo bag $8; 2.5 lbs. for S1.50; 10 lbs. 75 cts. AUGUST ROLKER&SONS, New York, P. o. station E MIM Plant and Bulb Go,, W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. ^ AT3 A C*t*t\ Per 10 lbs SOc; '25 lbs |1.0U; I |I.D,a.V/\/V 50 lbs $1.60; 100 lbs Jixi. Ill TITTCP Extra 6nc. per 100 lb.s. $.1, I V A'UOA" «S-Sampfe Hrkk. Vauirhan's Seed Store, m, Gliicae:o. Is it better to confine oneself to a few lines \ and devote special attention to thera or to I spread over a large field and cultivate the \ same roughly? I believe in the former proposition— | started in on that basis— and now com- mence my third year on same lines. My I specialties are: FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS. ' (The best (-iraliis obtainable. i IMPORTED GRASS SEEDS. ' 1 Ai iiiiporl ptii'L'is-i FLOWER ROOTS AND BULBS. I I hnr honiijn ainl Ktrtall.i MUSHROOM SPAWN. ' CLAY'S FERTILIZER. I I shall be pleased to figure on your wants i in these hues. Write me. for prices on any- 1 thing you want. I stick, to specialties and j do them better than anyone else. Note my New A(i time you write an advertiser in these columns. URPEE'S SEEDS ^h"^ BEST ^^ III ^H ■■ \w For Florists and Market Gardeners. Bl WARRANTED;-" Few Equal-None Better." Special Wholesale Price List mailed Free on application, together with "A BRIGHT BOOK ABOUT SEEDS," novel and unique, of interest "o all planters who de.sire the BEST SEEDS that Grow W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. Seed Growers. PHILADELPHIA. PA. »ate« Mention AuiurlcHn florist. E:s'x-.A.:^rjisxa:E:x3 xs3c?. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON, Xjc»x*e0^* Gr-vo-w^xrs of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. WInolesal3 Importers should -write us for Prices p X/OS At CO Sassenheim, Holland, * * * V^^J V*» VXV^ «| GROWERS OF Hyacinlhs,Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. JOHN BARTH BOS, BULB GROWER, OVERVEEN, MAARLEM, HOLLAND, Agents for U. S. aiul Caiia,la: C. B. RICHARD & CO.. 61 Broadway, NEW VORK. Trade Catalogue on application. LILIUM HARRIS!!. Orltjinal and largest growers of this Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Pr!ees. Best guallty. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TAKKVTOWN-ON-IIIIOSON, NKW VOKK- 946 The American Florist. April 13, New Way to Hang Outside Doors to Greenhouses. I have no doubt others have had the same experience I ha ve, in finding the out- side door or doors of the greenhouse frozen tip solid on a winter's morning. I have found by experience in the last two winters that this trouble can be obviated bv hanging the door in the right way. My way is to have the door say two inches larger than the opening at the sides, top and bottom. Have the hinges fastened to a strip planted on the door casing. This strip of course to be equally thick as the door. The fastening for the door lock should be a block screwed (not nailed) on the casing, so the same may be moved in case the door swells or shrinks. This makes a good tight job, and the drip can not get down under the door and freeze it fast. On the outside or weather side there must be of course a piece cut sloping upwards to the door so as to sheer off rain or melting snow on the door step, where it will be too far away to do any harm. My experience the last two winters convinces me I would have every outside door to a greenhouse hungin this way. It may be others know of it. but those who have not tried it will be pleased with it. Chas. E. Hay. Springfield, 111. Primula Black Eyed Beauty. A new variety of Primula chinensis fili- cifolia fimbriata is offered under the name of Black Eyed Beauty. It has a large, almost black, eye, the color being deep velvety crimson with a golden center. The plant is compact in growth, foliage dark green, of the fern leaved type, and with dark red stems. Noris. A New Fern. One of the department stores recently offered a lot of measly looking plants of Adiantum cuneatum, over which was displayed a sign reading "Edadam, 25 cents each." Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. CUTTINGS by Mail prepaid. POT PLANTS by Express not prepaid. Alternanthera p. major and aurea nana; Ageratum White Cap and dwarf blue, cuttings, 50c; 2-in. pots fl.50 per 100. Chrysanthemum cuttings, fi.oo per 100. Coleus, best bedders, cuttings, 60c. per 100. Fuchsias, good mixed, " $1.00 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Rooted Cuttings COLEUS. 24 (liallnct lancy coloruil, Nent old iind new. Btronti rooteil. tiUc. per lOU; $.'i.OU per lUUU. Write for special low cash bargains. Reds and vellows, 70c. perl(K); Jfi.OO perlUllO. VERBENAS, mammoth. In mixed bright colors, vigor- ous. "Cc perlOU; »i; 0(1 (ler llKK). SEEI)IjIN<;s tninj-itlMiitid tine stock. Mammoth Ver- bena. Snuw Whltt ;^ciit)iu»a Semple's new Asters. Perfection white Aster Marguerite Carnation, mixed colors 70c per llO. PLANTS. Heliotrope. Scarlet Sage, the splendid Gal- lardla Terapletonla. In bud ;i(Jc- per dozen, Pleafc remit cash with order. DANIEL K. HERR. Ryder Ave.. Lancaster, Pa. Marie Louise Violets. NO DISKASK. STKONC PLANTS. *!.(«) per imi; IC.(JO per 1000. MISS P. A. BAKER, MEDIA, PA. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — Wm. Falconer, HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. lu Spleuflid AsKortineut of leading varieties. Also I'Jxtra line HtocI* of following will be ottered at very low rates while surplus lasts : TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices ou application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., pmc*E LfsT^R^'y! PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO Mention American Florist. YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very choice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. Per too. AMERICAN BEAUTIES, METEORS, Best Red Rose, MME. C. TESTOUT, KAISERIN A. VICTORIA, LA FRANCE, D. OF ALBANY, $5 00 3 GO 6 00 6 00 3 00 3 00 BRIDES, MERMETS, BRIDESMAIDS, PERLES, WOOTTONS, Per 100. S3 00 3 00 3 50 3 00 3 00 CARNATIONS. S^'^^^m^T """ -°°° *-^^-^^ 1 TIDAL WAVE 23. CO 10.00 10.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings. I silver spray The above stock is very strong and healthy, and propagated from selected wood. We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simply to sell. REINBERG BROS.^ Tutierous B6flonla§ GRIFFIN'S STRAIN. Let US figure on your needs in Tuberous Begonias (doubles espe- cially), we can do so better than any firm in this country. The bulbs are the finest we have ever grown. OASIS NURSERY CO., THos. GRIFFIN, Manager. Wostbury StatJon, Long Islafld, N. Y. 2000 JAOK ROSE PLANTS on their own roots, well branched, 2J^ to 3 feet high, $10 per iCO. 3 to 4 feet high, JlS per 100 Sample of S for Jl.OO. JORDAN FLORAL CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. ROSE CUTTINGS. Well Hooted of Per lOliO METEOR, 2 ami 3 eyes, at - H8 00 Mermets. Brides, I'erleH. etc., at 16.00 ■J Vl'ii'li '''"18. at 26-00 liTMeBiiiHlcis, at ;«0O We are wpeclallst* for Violet blooms, cutttntza and cluiupB .xiarle Louise ami l.adv Canopbell. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., ANCHORAGE. KY. i8g5. The American Florist. 947 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ BELLE SIEBRECHT . This rose is the result of years of patient work by one of the best rosarians in the world. It is not sent out to be "tried." We have subjected it to the most severe tests, and are now fully satisfied that it is ihe best Florists' Rose in existence. It is not a mere sport, but is of a distinctly new strain, the result of a cross between La France and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. ALWAYS IN BLOOM. AN IRON CONSTITUTION Requires no special houses, no nurs- ing. Will make itself at home in any house where other roses are grown. Proved hardy out of doors in latitude of New York. Color and keeping qualities unequalled. The greatest introduction of the century. We have received numeinus testimonials from eminent rose growers wiio have inspected 'lie rose and pronounced ii to be everything we claim for it. It is having an enormous advance sale in every section of the country. The young stock from which we shall fill orders "is in perfect condition. Delivery will begin April I'ith, and orders will be filled strictly in rotation. Strong Plants, $7.50 per dozen; $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. S8EBRECHT & WADLEY, New York Office, 409 FIFTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., U. S. A. "WHIRLWIND." The new hardy double white ANK%"*NE. Strong, deld-^rown roots. JS.tKi pter liXI. CHRTSANTHEMUM GEO. S. roNOVEK, the best EARLY Blooming. large yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. »i.UO per lUO. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings. 810.00 to $25.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEA Red Branched, nice stock, 4 inch pots, $8.00 per 100. FENCH CANNAS.— Large stock of the leading varieties. • WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), in bloom now, fine plants. »1.00 eaoh; SIO.OO per dozen. Also fiOO 'or Easter. Also all kinds of Ea.ster plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P.O. boxTS. COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. Y. WHOLESALE GROWER OF Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums and Cannas. All of which are now ready. SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, $25.00 per 100; 2^ -inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELLW ANGER 8z: BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries. ROCHESTER, IN. Y. TrtF nfll IFORNIfl I ^ft'WMOTtt NEW VIOLET. i lib Ullbll UIVniM ! FLORAL WONDER OF THE CENTURY. Blooms cover a silver dollar; stems 12 to 14 inches long; color deep violet-purple (does not fade); fra- grance intense; seve-al hundred flowers from a single plant; blooms during seven months in the year. Price, SIO per 100; 870 per 1000. 500 at ICOO rate. PITCHER & MANDA, Inc., SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY, When writine nientlim the Aiiiericaii Flori;,!, BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON. WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Cash with VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES T. W. BELLES. TESTOUTS. NIPHETOS. METEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA, order. Address for quotations. STEMMLER, MADISON. N. J. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettf Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florlBt. blooming freely and (living plenty of cuttings for propagatlne quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUO, at low rates, price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS, Always mention the American Flo RiST when writing to advertisers. "^ DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites, They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DRGEK, FhUadelphla, fa, Mention American Florist. 948 The American Florist April 13, Kansas City, Mo. The plant trade has been very good, and the outlook for Easter is very promis- ing. A run through the different estab- lishments finds them all looking extra well, with all their hopes built on a big Easter trade; and judging from the quan- tity and quality of the stock, and with the weather propitious, we may confi- dently expect the best Easter trade ever seen in our city, which is rapidly improv- ing every year. The fine weather has brought out the peddlers in great force, and our largest house in the city, which sells everything from a needle to a florist's trowel, is advertising choice seeds and dormant roses. It is reported that they contemplate handling cut flowers. It seems hard, but experience will teach them that the profits are not what many think they are. Also, that they are not like dry goods, which, when out of fash- ion may be sold at a sacrifice, but are perisbalDle, and without experience and care are liable to see the rubbish barrel- no sacrifice sale, but dead loss sale. The cut flower trade has been just fairly good; not at all what it ought to be, although slightly improving. Arthur Newellis at Bean Lake, fishing. In town:— Tames Hayes, Topeka, Kan. S. M. Bermuda Lily Flowers. The Bermuda Easter lily bloom isdoing its best in small towns this year. Out of eight churches there are but two that have not ordered Bermuda grown blooms. Result: Bulbs wanted this year 100 in place of usual order of 500. W. Wellsboro, Pa. A New Canna! "THE PROFESSOR." We take pleasure in offering this Canna to the Trade, and feel sure that it will please all who purchase it. It origrinated with me, has been tested on my grounds for the past three years, and has been very highly spoken of by all who have seen it. The foliage is a very dark purple, nearly black, and colors up well in the full sun. The flowers are of fair size and substance, and of a deep crim- son color; they are by far the best we have seen in the dark foliage section of this popular plant. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and its average height is about 3J^ to 4 feet. We consider this Canna a valuable acquisition and hereby oflfer it for the first time. Price for started plants from pots (ready alter March 15, 1895), 75c. each; S7.00 perdoz. N. B.— All orders will be filled strictly in rota- tion. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co , N. Y. Mention American KlorlBt, CyetxxT^et Seed fresh and clean, saved from Mnie. Crozy, Florence Vau^han, and intro- ductions of 1894. Now Is the time to sow. 0/ 25c; '4 lb. SI. 50; 1 lb. S2.50. T. H SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. F=.Pl1SI' Til" JennlniiS strain of Larco Klowerlne and hancy Pansles In l)Ud and Woum. ready April iBt. The Finest Strain Is wbateverv Hlorlst wanta. I'lanln mwn In cold framed, tlrm and stocky, by express, per 1(1(1 nOU- *l,i.00 per WUO. Small plants, prepaid by mull. I»l cents per hundred. All colors ml.ted. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesal*' raiisy iJrower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254.S0UTHP0Rr, CONN. Mention American Florist. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set. you'll not ret:ret When you see the beauties bloomlDst, And (ion t forpet the best thing yet. They'll Bet your buulnesa booming. Stock all clean, healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered: the setof 1.5 kindsfor 6Ucent3. from Sl-^-ln. pots and tiata. ¥2.50 per hundred. Includlns the beautiful new white. White Plume, the matinlHcent new pink, Georpeanna. wltli the tinesi sciirlets. pur- ples, striped and Intermediate hhades. Double Petunias (Uroer's). 2 in.. $2-50; li-ln.. $4; 41n.. $7 per hundred. All healthy and In fine shape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen : j;i,5(J per hundred. New double pink daisy, Lady Johnson (scarce). 6 for 50 cents. Varlenated Vlncis (E'errywlnklel from Hats. if2; 23>2-ln., $,i: 'Mn., very tine. 15 per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, serapertlorens. In three colors, the most satlsfactoryand profltable plant we ever handled, 2Hln., *2.5U; ;i-ln., $S5u per hundred. New yellow daisy. Anthemls Tlnctoria (single). 2}^ In., Jo per hundred. Anthemls Coronaria (Golden "Martiuerlte) the genuine dwarf lary;e-tlowered. double, from flats. $2 50; 2W la.. $:i .50 per hundred. Nasturtiums selected stock from cuttlny:s. fine colors. $2 50 per hundred. Uellotrope, flnest mUed. Including Welkin, the tine new white .lersuy t^ueen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 2Vln. *-i par hundred. Gem feverfew, flats, $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage, Clara Bed- man, 2J^-in., CJJ cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata, strong roots. t>0 cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink. Her Majeety. 2^; and ;Mn.. $4 per liundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scablosn Snowball, sweet Alyssum, tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette, Torenla fournieri. Tradescanlia parlor Ivy. IjObella trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from flats, mostly seedlings. J2 per hundred. Euhilla. two kinds. 4-ln. size. $a; ti-ln . S") per hundred dormant roots; Eulalla plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2feet $.' per thousand, sample 100 post free for :ir> cents. Mad. Crozy cannas, dry roots, *;i per hundred; selected Crozy eeedllngs. very flne, Jl per hundred; selecttd dwarf French yellow bedding cannas. $2 5() per hundred. Many of the foregoing plun s can be furnished rooted at from liO cents to $1 50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Aodress cash wltli order please J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. d. PHLM D Direct Import, fresh quality, juat arrived. Perlix! PerKKKi Areca lutescens »i.(X) * Tim rubra .. 1.00 7,00 Cocos Weeldeliana 1.60 12.00 Ceonoma gracilis 3.00 25.00 We lurtlier expect in the course of next month 1.^0 lbs. Lntania borbonlca. .',0 lbs. Cbamterops in different varieties. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Carnations — McGowan, Portia. Freeman. Cart- ledge, Aurora per lU)0$S"-00, per ion $1 00 Albertinl. hwefctbrler, Plxley " i.i^n Daybreak per ICOO. $20.00 " 2.50 Chrysanthemums -Whllldln, Brown, Ivory, NIveus " l.QO gueen " 2.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii, H to4 feet. . '* 4.fO Violets— Schoenbrun. Czar and Marie Louise, perfectly heallhy clumps . " 4.10 Rooted Kunners, f5.0U per lO'O. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. A. & F BOLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. f06 & 108 Liberty St. NEW YORK. Apply bef'ire consigning, to offer tn proper shape and form Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on cash basis only. 200,000 ^'^^"^'^""aIparagus 10,000 CURRANTS. ._,^^^^^„, Large stock of ALL KINDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WILLOWDALE, CHESTER CO. P. A Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, $20.00 per 1000. UKI lit tlioUHiiiiil rate. HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. OPHKI.I.V. A flne Inrae Hower a little darker than >!cftlt Tn'tk Crai^,' cup tor best seediinKOf any color at I'lillnik'Iiiliia. Flowers brought SI. 00 per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Christmas, when tliey reached $5.00. Rooted cuttloKs SIO.OO per 100; tSO.OO perlOOO. lS1<.A.rV 13 .A.EU3. 100. f5.U0 1000 UO.OO Sweetbrler Helen Keller Uncle John " Stuart '■ " Buttercup 4.0O .15.00 Seott 3.00 25.00 Daybreak 2.50 20.00 Cartledge 2,00 16.00 Portia 1.50 12.50 McGowan " Fisher (from soil for Suratner) " '• LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, rooted runners, t2.00 per 100; S15.00 per 1000. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per lOOO BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. 810.00 J75.00 IVIETEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 75.00 STORIVI KING, suow white . . . 10.00 7.5.00 Keatly April 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white S.OO 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated . . . . 5,00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.09 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 WO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. Certificate and special mention awarded to all. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light piuk (an excellent variety): Oak- land, clear shade of even terra cotta; MiUbrook, bronze, salmon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 50c. each, 85.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz.. SO 00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON, Mention Aoierlcnn Florist. 20,000 WM. SCOTT Rooted Cuttings ready for immediate delivery. *3.00 per 100: «J5.00 per 1000. Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. Flatbush, N. Y. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for I'rioe Ll.>4t. p. O. Bo.\ 220. KENNKTT SQUAKK, PA. SPECIALTIES ALL IN TllK liKST VAUIETIES. ROSES. CARNATIOVS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted CuttlnKS and I'lnnts. Send f^ir price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL, N. Y. i8g5' The a mer i ca n Florist. 949 ADDRESS CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever offered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See fall page Illustrated advertisement of above iu American Florist December Ist and 8tli. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. E. GHITTY, .PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS READY NOW. McGowan in any quantity, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, The Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Cartledge, Portia and Dorner. Write for prices, stating how many you will want of each variety. The prices will be rea- sonable and cuttings well rooted and healthy. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per 1000 Llzzte Mctiowan, Silver Spray, Puritan, Grace Wilder S1..W JIO.OO Daybreak 2.0(1 15.00 Portia, American Flag 1.50 10.00 TMiil Wave and Orange Blossom 2.00 T) 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flnest white and fringed varU'tifs. Jl..^ll per luO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest white, pink and yellnw varieties, a^.tJO per 100. COLEUS— lU'd and vellcw and mixed variety. Jl. 00 per ll«l; SS.lll per IIIOO. Heliotrope, Aseratum and Cerman Ivy, *l .110 per JOII. eSf-Cash witb urder. JAMES HORAN & SON, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATIONS. Well rooted cutilnns and perfectly healtliy; If tliey are not you can ship them back and have your money returned. PerliJU PerlU(N) Lizzie McGowan SI. 25 S9-00 Portia 1.25 9.00 Wini CTC Lady Campbell, well rooted runners, free VIULLlOi ami clear of disease. $l.*^o per hundred; SIU.UU per thousand. Cash with order. PETER BROWN. Florist. Lancaster, Pa. GflRNflTIONS-ROOied GUUinQS. Per ino Per lOiio l.lzzle(;ilbert ...JIO.OO »7.i 00 Helen Keller 5 00 «0 tN Sweetbiler 5.10 40 0(1 laso 5.011 4010 Ad. Byron 5 00 40 l«l Uric'eJohn 5 00 4u.iO Wm, Scott :* 00 25 IK) Lulu :< OU 2500 Davbreak S.On 26 l«l Mrs. Revnolds 3 00 25.00 Lizzie Mo'Jowan 2.50 20 00 Silver Spray 2.10 1501 Pernio PerlOOO Bou'nn d Or JSOO (JoldHncb 5. TO .Jacqueminot - 5 Ml The Stuart 5 00 Annie IM.vley 5. (JO Buttercup 4 00 Mud. D. Albertlnl 3.011 Hector .SCO Nicholson 3.00 Grace Battles 2 fO Portia 2.00 White Pove 2.00 Our stock Is In excellent condition. Inspection Invited. KO.io 40.(10 40.01) 40.00 4U.00 33.00 26.00 25(0 25 ro 20 00 15.00 15.10 MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION ■■H, Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA, PA. It's Safer to buy Carnation stock from those growers who give their entire attention to its production. We grow nothing but Carnations, and ship only the best quality of rooted cuttings. There are no finer McGowans anywhere than ours, and they are cheap at $2 per lOo; $15 per 1000, while our Scotts and Albertinis at $3 and $25, and Daybreaks at $2.50 and $20, are Ai in every respect. How many do you want? ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. XV.Vf XX±±1I \I\JJM strong erect stems. Thebe^t while I have everbrown. PURPLE KING ^ -'^"«'" ductive and very showy. purple, pro- My stock of standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing but Caruations and exclusively for cuitings and plants. Inspection and correspondence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. Garnailon Win. Scou. The best and most profitable Carnation. It Is the most productive It Is the strongest and heathlest grower. In size It ranks with the best. The flowers bring the highest price. RooteiJ Cuttings. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUAKANTEEl) FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK. Station F, Cleveland, 0. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now: per luO per lOUU 6.UO0 BUTTBROUP *3 60 W) 00 10,000 LIZZIE MCGOWAN 150 )2.00 lO.liOO TIDAL WAVE 160 12.00 15.0 DAYRKEAK 2.00 15.10 1.5,' on PORTIA. 16.000 SILVER SPRAT... 1 25 10.0) 16.IU1I AURORA 1.50 12 00 50.0110 wel 1 ri loted runners of LADY C AMP- BELL Violets 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. GARNATiONS SI 11 IT. KKl.LKIl CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Kl.LKR. SWKETdRIER. D.^YBRFIAK, 1\VA\. etr PHILADELPHIA, Mrs. W. H. Hurley, Dailledouze, Queen BonnaflTon, Niveus, Pres. Smith, Mutual Friend, etc. Complete price list on application. SAMUEL J. BUNTINC, KImwood Ave. I'c .''^th St.. PaiLAIiEI.l'Hl.\. PA. CARNATIONS. 2inch Sand Pot8 Helen Keller. Ada Byron $J 50 fH.UO Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 MJ H UO McGowan, Furtla, Wilder l.oU 2.5U Very strony cuttings — no rust. LADY THOMPSON STHAWBKRRY PLANTS, and others at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. BEST GARNATIONS of the new and old kinds. We quote you prices on a fe'w of them. Strong, well rooted stock for cash. Per 100 Per I0( KOHINOOR, new white, large, free . . $12.00 SICOMI ROSE QUEEN, new, fine variety . . . 12 00 100.00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75 00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 75 OO LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75 00 STORM KING, large, pure white . . . 10.00 75.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . . . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 WM. SCOTT, free, clean pink 3.00 25.00 GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART, E. A, WOOD, 85 00 per 100; 840.00 per 1000. DAYBREAK. TIDAL WAVE, PORTIA. SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE McGOWAN, 82 per 100; $15 per 1000. 4S"Send for complete list. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. fl®^Send for price list. ELLIS. A/ORFOLK Co.. MASS. WHITE CARNATION MAILANDER. THE NEW MRS. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per lOU Per laiO We offer them, -'H-lnch pots *; ui J50.U0 Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttings. lU.OO ROSES Hrl.lesmaids. 2!», Inchpota.... 3.00 25.00 Brl.li-.s, JVlMch pots 3 1(1 25.00 B^'f.irders tKjuked tor Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. NEW CftRNATlON, PEACHBLOW. Dark blush piuk. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100: $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A, HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 950 The a mer i ca x Florist. April I J, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The regular monthly meeting of the Dutchess County Hort. Society was held at Poughkeepsie April 3. There was only a small attendance of members, probably owing to pressure of spring work. Five new members were nominated and one elected. The exhibition committee sub- mitted schedule of premiums to be offered at the exhibition to be held in Poughkeep- sie, November 6, 7, and 8. It was decided however, on account of the small attend- ance, to defer passing the schedule until the next meeting, which will be held May 1. An excellent paper on chrysanthemum culture, prepared by Mr. Thomas Harri- son, gardener to Governor Morton, was in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Harri- son, read by the secretary. Mr. Harrison confined his remarks principally to grow- ing chrysanthemums in pots, both for specimen plants and specimen blooms. He considered January the best time to root cuttings for specimen plants, and from February 1 to March 1 for blooms. The plants for specimen blooms he recom- mends growing on without stopping. Only disbudding to three shoots after the natural break, which usually under this method of culture occurs about the mid- dle of June. They are plunged in ashes outdoors and tied to a trellis to prevent being blown over. Mr. Harrison consid- ered from August 20 to September 20 the best time to take the buds. W. G. GOMERSALL. St. Paul, Minn. The monthly meeting of the Society of Minnesota Florists was held inL. L.May & Co.'s offices at their greenhouses in this city on Friday evening, Aprils. The paper of the evening was read by Mr. F. C. Bartels on vioiet culture, giving his experience the past season. The violets were planted in the benches in the bouses in June, the sash removed and not re- placed until fall. In October he com- menced picking bloom, and had picked an average of 40 blooms from each plant, averaging the size of a half dollar. The chrysanthemum committee reported that the prospects for holding an exhibition this fall were so poor they had done noth- ing further in regard to the matter, and asked to be relieved from further duty. After adjournment of the business meet- ing the entertainment committee provided a musical and literary program, not for- getting the wants of the inner man in the meantime. Felix. ROSES Strong, healthy plants from 2. 2% and 3-inch pots, S3.00 to 88.00 per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride. Mermet, Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set. Wootton, Meteor, Albany, La France, Tes- tout, Victoria. M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, The Queen, Mme. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami. &c. WrnnrilAQ Good assortment clean, healthy VLnDLllAO plants from 2 inch pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Uini FT^ Marie Louise and Swanley White, VIULQIo strong plants from 2-inch pots, 82 50 per 100. S20 00 per 1000; no disease. Leading kinds from 2-inch pots, 82.50 to 85 per 100. Victor, Fred Dorner.plants from 2 and 3-inch pots, 75c. and $1 per doz Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE. 111. Mention American Klorlet. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes. <'hiillriit;t', I lallN.'ilini/i-. Inter Ocoiin. Mrs. Db. MfH. mil, Mrs Upi'liKiitt, l>f;iTi, .Mutual Friend. Bonimtron, W-linw (.nimj, Unvln, I'llclier it Manda. Oray. Beau Ideal, Bramliull. ;unl (ttlier.-i. Sold In HetH of 12 plants each under the head id '■specialties" and •■Noveltiea. ' older varieties -Seleets ot l.S'.U." \\\ plants, and the "(Md (jiiard Set uf prl/e winners. IH plantM each. Price, H^l.WJ for each set plants by nuill, postaKC paid by uie. Send for cataloKue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N. Y, CARNATIONS PELARGONIUMS AWAY WITH ROOTED CUTTINGS OF OLD PLAYED OUT Chrysanthemums When you can buy strong, healthy, established plants of 1894 prize winners at less than the price of discarded and useless kinds. I ^\r\\^ I 20 KINDS. 5 OF EACH. YOUR SELECTION, ONLY ^\J\JX\. ! S3. 00, OR TWICE THE AMOUNT $5.00. G. Bramhall, Golden Hairs, Jessie Godfrey, J. J. Hill, J. Rossetter, Lady Playfair, G. P. Langham, Mrs C. Lanier, E. O. Wolcott, G. M. Pullman, A. Rogers, Marshall Crane, T. B. Harper, Miss M. Scott, Roger Williams, Pitcher & Manda, H. L. Sunderbnich, W. C. Cook, Yellow Queen, Mrs. C. Lippiucott, Minerva. Judge Benedict, R. Owen, J. S. Schrimpton, Flor- ence Pullman, Orange Gt-ni. Rob Roy. Neuva, Silver Cloud, Dorothy Toler. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE LUXURY OF ABOVE. TRY A LOT OF THESE GRAND STANDARDS. YOU CANNOT MAKE A N'JSTAKE AT $2.00 FOR 20 KINDS, 5 OF EACH. Its the greatest bargain ever offered. REMEMBEk NO ROOTED RUBBISH, but grand strong stock: Mayflower, Mutual Friend, J. H. Cliffe, Ivory F. Bergman, C. Chalfant, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Niveus. Dailledouze, Marie Louise, Major BonnafTon. Mrs. H. F. Spaulding, Enninilda, Pres. W. R. Smith, H. (Vraham, M. Simpkins, King of Chrysanthemums, Challenge, The Queen, Golden Dawn, Mamie Sievers, Chas. Davis, Good Gracious, L. C. Madeira, Mrs. R. English, Jessica, A. T. Ewing, Freedom, Amber Queen. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS TO COLOR. --\>-« "•■"'- «°-rs., to 7 inches >„ T. H. SP AULDING^ Orange, N. J. and white. Vmir choice nl assortment. S'^.IM"! per lOit. Red. yellow, Send for Catalogue. orange, pink. ^he New Chrysanthemum — FPFn WALZ. Winner of the Certificate of the N. C. S., Nov. 10, at Cincinnati. Every florist should get it, as it is the best all-round variety ever offered. It is 6ne for cut flowers, single stem market, or specimen plants. Can be planted on benches with three feet top room. The color is clean lilac pink— none like it. The form, fullness and finish perfect. Size of flower, medium large. Foliage and stem strong and short jointed. FINE PLANTS FROM 2 1-4 INCH POTS. Per dozen, $3.00; per 100, $20 00 Not less than fifty at 100 rate, and not less than full dozen sold. Address THEO. BOCK, Hamilton, Ohio. Chrysanthemum PHILADELPHIA. The Great Prize Winner Strong plants, Tide, each; $fi.tK) per dozen; 8'>3.0O per hundred. Specialties in CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CLEMATIS, etc. Wholesale Price List sent on application. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALHA, Strong plants 2^-lncl! potB, 7.i cents, per dozen; »6.(J0 per 100. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. GOLEUS. COLEUS. GOLEUS. We take hack seat for none. anerl(l(l \'iirlet:iitetl 'ri-iitllpti N'lncas . I.KlperliO Koses Mermet una Bride l.KlperKKl 4 viirietli's Alterniiiilliera UX» per llll«l By mnl( ((■Id lOe. per I(j0. J. J. LAMPERT, Xenia, O. iSgs- The American Florist. 951 m\Mm% GflNNfls. MEDAL WINNING VARIETIES, Controlled by us and offered now for the first time. These novelties we consider of great value and permanent additions to the high class Cannas, they are the cream of twenty kinds chosen by M. Crozy from his entire stock of seedlings to represent his best achievements in Cannas up to 1893. OCTAVE MIRABEAU. — iMeilnl awarded!. 3J^ feet, sreen foJIage, flowers lar^re, petals wide, color a deep veriiiilioa. patated with Hnely penciled lines of orange yellnw and crimson. N'ery handsome. The back of petals the same. Price. 7-c. STANDARD CANNAS. CHICAGO.— (Medal awarded) Positively tlie best vermilion scarlet to date: ■* leet. t-'reen tollage with leaves H to 10 laches wide, tlower truss and stalk stands i.oldiv erect. The lartre flowers opan out nearly tiat. petals 1^ Inches wide and tlve in number— In th!^ respect the Chicago fairly oiit-classes all Cannas* the Iitth leaf addint: mm-h in iht^ IiIusmmii ami tl(>\\er -pike Us record at tbe VVorlJ's fair, on our j^r.iiinds iiiul In uiir LTeeiih-mses iiMre than jusillies all our claims for It. Tne record ci our Canna Novelties ut tlie past seasons entitles us to your confidence. The color. In tlie lantfuage of the jiulnes. Is a "dazzUng verml ion scarlet." smooth and without markings except a purplish yloss. Price of this tirand novelty only 7dc. each. MADAME ALPHONSE BOUVIER.-SSi feet, foliage medium ereen. tlower large, well opeued. The co or is that of Madame Crozy. tinteJ with dark crim- son spotJii like Crampb=il. Th • yellow edge Is Irregularly wider with clear yel- low spots on upper and lower edge of petals Into ihetbroitof the flower; a mag- nificent Canna, scarce. Each, Ji.*^. M. MESNIER-—i Medal awarded i. 31^ feet, dark green foliage, sturdy growth, llinvers large, petals wide, color snhnoii, stlgliily dotted and utreaked with red. which Is deepest in ihe center of the Hower. Metals are bordered with a nar- row rim of yellow which Is irregularly wider on tlie ends, often '4 to ',( Inch wide. Each. 76c. MIDWAY.— iMedal awarded). 4»^ feet, green foliage, strong grower, color rich vermilion slightly streaked with faint crimson; petals 1^ Incnes wide, com- pact flower s(Mke. a strong grower and free bloomer. The crimson streaks and splashlngs In tlie petals make a splendid effect on their background of scarlet. Each. Toe. Splendid dormant roots wintered in soil and now starting, Egandale Florence Vaughan Alphonse Bouvier J, D. Cabos J. C. Vaughan, best dark leave*! variety lo existence, flower asstrlklng and distinct as Cabos 1 Doz. , I.IK) UNI 8 511 7.511 &.0(i Doz. lOU Paul Marquant % 76 $5.U) Explorateur Crampbel Ceo. W. Childs Mme. Crozy Sec'y Stewart Yellow shades mixed Scarlet shades mixed .75 1.2i 5 Wl S.5U 5 (Ml b.m 4.50 4. 50 NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WM. H. RAND. SJc'tTa^rSy o^, .lapanese type In color a remirkuble rich color. Petals fine. long, twlsiea and Irrtrgularlv retlexed. making It resemble a tangled mass of large gold thread. Higoly commended by the judges at Chicago, and pronouced the most attractive and graceful flower at the show. . li cts. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. WRITE FOR OUR "BOOK FOR FLORISTS." VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 84 & 86 Randolph Street. CYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi. in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples. In best varieties. Camellias. Pseonies, Tree Ferns, Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. GAL. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BUGNOT'S superb blotched....... i 0AS-<1ER'S superb t'lant I l»c. per lUO. ODIKKS superb Klant ! S4.50 per lUlO TKIM.\KDEAIT superb Elant J30.0U per 5UU0 GOl-UEN BRONZE superb giant 1 .MAMMOTll VBUBEXAS In best colors, TOc. per 10 So. SO per lOOo. S. WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists, !l-ll Roberts St. IITICA N. Y. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; 55.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. Mention American Florist One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by ooo aud you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (St. John's Won.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Strong Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Slirnbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rliododeudrous a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm.Warner Harper, Mgr. CUestuut HUI, PUUadelpUla, Pa. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. ]VO leiTST OR JVXII^DEJW. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the I^argest Cirowers of Verljenas in the rouDtry. Our plants can-not be surpassed. Iv. I3IL,i:vO:iV, IBloorxasljixrg:, Mention American Florist. F»a. Rooted Cuttings or 2-inch pot plants. I^A^Tl Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. 2 Tear $3,110 per doz. t22M per lUI 3 year 4.UU - 3UI«I • 1(1) H. P Koses. popular kinds, own roots and In i In pots. Stronc healthy stock. Sl.EO per doz.; flilM perlOO. Dahlias, uil.xed sorts, whole roots 5.U0 Daisies, double, choice named varieties. 2.0U " F. A. BALLER, Blootnington. III. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. xof^^'^^aV The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots. Jl.oU per doz., J8.61I per 100. ISKGOMA Ulbia, from Ji-s-ln. pots. SS per lOO. tiERANlU.ns, Marshal McMahon, Happy TliouKht, Silver Cord, strong plants, from 2-fn.. fi.z'> per lUO. Cash with order. Special price on large guantltles. LINCOLN I. NEFK, Florist. 4010 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Hamilton Sash Lifters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON, No. 5 Sjdney St., Dorchester. Mass. 329 Fourth Avenue, VST. LOUISVILLE, KY. Adiantum Farleyense, 2V2-inch pots at $15.00 per 100. Well established plants and ready for a shift. J. A. PETERSON, 41 West 4th Street, CINCINNATI. 0. PELARGONIUM. "THE BRIDE." For beauty, profusion of bloom aud dwarf, shaptrly habit of growth— the best Pelargonium iu existence. Color, upper petals, pink; lower, white. Price plants in bud or blossom, $tj.00 per hundred; by mail postpaid. SI. 00 per dozen. Farfugium Grande, fine plants, S7.00 per 100; by mail postpaid, $1.00 per dozen. TILTON BROS. No. 222 Crove Street, AURORA, ILLS. Trees and Shrubs. Parsons 8z: Sons Co. Kissena Nurseries, Flushing. N. Y. DouDle Frlnoed feiunias 10 named, Dreer's choicest varieties, line plants, 2'/^ inch pots, ready to shift into 3 and 4-inch, f3.00 per 100. Order at once. Cash. MARKEY BROS., Fort Wayne, Ind. 952 The American Florist. April ij^ Rochester, N. Y. Between spring openings, luotrd work and now and then a little party, our flo- rists are kept at work and all of them seem to have enough to do. The supply of flowers is still rather short, the latter part of the week carnations in particular were very scarce; good prices were ob- tained for all available stock. Supply of smilax very short, and no prospect of any relief in the near future. Kellers have one house of it ready to be cut, but are hold- ing on to it for their own use until they can depend on some coming from out of town. The supply of carnations will faU short of the demand, so the commission man says, as he has now orders for very large quantities at advanced prices. We had such unpleasant cold and cloudy weather in this vicinity for the past few weeks that flowers of every description refused to open out in quantity, and this accounts for the scarcity. A few of our Rochester florists accepted an invitation from Utica this week at bowling and had a good time thtre as usual; they were not victorious, however, but will be ready for them again when- ever the call is returned by the Utica hor- licultuiists. Messrs. Salter and Fry who were with the pari 3' and Mr. Mathews went on to New York the same night on a business trip and returned Fridav. To- day our commission man J.W. Keller and Mr. Fry started for Wilkesbarre on a similar errand and will return Monday morning, to be ready for a promising Easter week. A new florist store has opened to-day, April 7, on State street, a good location, under the management of Mr. Fred Vetter. T- B. K. An Inter-State Park. Minnesota has taken another step to ward securins; an inter-state park on the St. Croix. The bill appropriating $6,000 to secure the 110 acres of ground neces- sary to begin the improvement and tor other purposes connected with the inter- state park object was reported favorably from the senate committee yesterday, and placed on general orders. In order to entirely accomplish the object in view the co-operation of the Stateof Wisconsin is necessary, and, no doubt, can easily be secured. The bill provides for a joint commission of the two states, and as in all cases where two states are concerned and the consent of two legislative bodies is required, there will be much more delay than if the Minnesota legislature itself had full pDwer over the subject. Forthat reason it is hoped that the senate will take up the bill and pass it f oon, so that there may be no danger of its failing fjr the want of time at the present session, and so that the co-operation of Wisconsin may he had as soon as practicable. It ought not to require any argument to convince any public-spirited citizen of the eminent propriety of preserving this beau- tiful natural scenery and attraction, and in putting it beyond the reach of destruc- tion preserving it for a place of recreation for the public for all time to come. — St. Paul Dispatch, April /. A PERFECT REMEDY Icr FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out KosUte. 'i'j lbs f2.U0. Bellows. KL.'iU. Cash with iirclei Stpld by nil deiilers und by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip. New York. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. I Plant Stakes, j %, 5-15, Yf,, ]4< }i, U' *"d %-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. 'c3-MANZ &^COMPANY-- W^OOD ENGRAVING A) HALF-TONE PROCtaa ZINC ETCHINO-iK, J# 3tW.^X PROCESS ■ COPPER ETCMINC. S ELtCTRDTVPINO - ■ 185 MONROE aXRECT- ••■ CHICAGO- ■ ■ Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by McDonald bros., coiumbus, o. The largest luanulacturers of these goods in the world. We issue a large 40- page illustrated cata- logue, which will be seut free on application. EVANS" IMPROVED Challengce Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY ^flACHINE WORKS. Richmond, Ind. » .„ , for house, qar- .jWOODflSON'S^ den and field. PAT. ^^ ■ . ^y jQ jg3 ^^^■^ First Prize at the American Florist Con- vention, 1894 SevdfoT Catalogue. Thos. Woodason WORLD'S FAIR '^^ \^^JiC^^S5^^^2qoo-o2 D St. HICHE5T AWARDS N-i- ^^ ^- Philada.. V» When wrltlnst mention the American FTiORiflT. l.'V* & 134 Soiitli Filth Ave.. NKW YOUK. NATURAL CAS MADE GLASS, or Itose Houses. CoiiHervatorieH, Ktc, Ktc. C\ IICC ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for VJLJI^O i Estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. :f«.E:EIZ3 OXJ.A.SS C!0. . 102 .South 5tli Avenue, NEW YORK CITV. Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared for us with the most artistic skill. They look like fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. August Rolker& Sons, Florists' Seeds. Bulbs &SuppMes 136 & 138 IV. 24th St.. P. 0. Station E. NOW YOFk. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Ureen Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. lanufactnre THE BEST LETTEIS in THE MARKET. sizes l!.i-lnch and 2-Inch, S2.00 per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 5U0 letters we Klve away a nicely stained and varnished bo-\. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: A. Kolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, I'hiladelphla. Pa.; R 15. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St, N. Y.; H. Bayewdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., ;a Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, ll.'j Ontario St.. Cleve- land, O. ; E. n. Hunt. 79 Lake St, Chlcaiio; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. I:il Mason St., Mllkwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons. Tith and Marshall Stg. Richmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester. N. Y.; Dan'l B. Long, BuBalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis, Mo.; Huntr Ington Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 416 B. 34th St. New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. tJ7 Brom- Held St. Boston; Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton ; N. F. McCarthy i Co.. 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co , Toledo, O., Bert Cokely .t Co., 2:M Church St., IMilladephiB, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence, R. I.; L.J Kreshuver, lltli (ireenwlcli St. New York; J. C Vaugban, 2(> Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont.. Agent for Canada. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Oar new Oataloerae is now oat, free npoo •ppUcation. M. RICE & CO., Fiorlsis' SuDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th SL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for f°><'i"m"» — — Mentiiiii AFii,.r".cnii ('"loriHt WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and flneet stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, .Vlentlun American Florist, iS95. The AiMEricax Florist. 953 WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House,Carden, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THS DELAMATER-RIDERANopyiyipil^Q DeLAMATER-ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is so simi-le and safe that achiM ran run them Tliey will pump wat'T from shallow BtreaniB oranyk.iidof well. Tfn.'V cant'earrantfedforanvkinilof fui'l Capacity 1.500 to SO.OUO gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Painesville, O., Jan 1-1. IS'JS. LOCKI,AND LUMBER CO.. Lockland, Ohio. Gcttllettieit.—'Vhe quality of lumber that we received la^t July from you was culirely satisfactory. Yours truly, THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Fur clrculitrM hiuI t^HllinHtfH AD1>KFS,S LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. Every tlorlst. market gardener, owner of lawn.trrass- plat or tlower-bed. In fact everyone wlio has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure. funKicldes and insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by uslntj liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for f2.,5U— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $;i.tJO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston, Rhode Island. Only 2H Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing.' "A very valuable labor Bavlog device.'— W. N. Rm)D, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. III. "The most valuable labor saving invention I ever uaed."— C. E. Weld, Koslindale. Mass. U ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. Rolker & Sons, N. Y. State Depot. l:iti & 133 W Wth St., New York, N. Y. R. & J. Farqubar, V, So. Market St., Boston. Mass. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., I'hMadelphla, Pa. Edw. Sohmld. ~Vi 12th St., N. W., Washfngton, D. C, F. Macrae. li;« Smith St., Providence, R. 1. E. U. Hunt, tw Lake St.. Chicago. Ill, C A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. WIsfonsIn Flower Exchange, 4(Si Milwaukee St,, MtlwaukPe, Wis. Ellis & Pollworth. Milwaukee, Wis, Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? wd^ffl^s^Mi Pat. Plant Tubs, ^^iife ^^®^n!k NEW IMPROVED aH orchid cribs. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME mnm go.. 483 Wells St., GIllGaflO. Neponset Flowerpots of Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Terms— Net cash with order. If ordered shipped by Size 2W Inch. frelKht, Packed In Crates of ,1,U00,,, idd 50 cents carts Gross Weight per 1000 pots ,,. about 20 lbs ge Pe rlOO P IU26 30 35 60 tiO 90 16(1 erlOOO $2 00 ?« :: •■ 1.000,.. 1,01 in.,,. ■• 23 ■■ . 3 30 3!^ " ., 1,0I0 , SO... 600 ,,. 500 4 •• .. '* 76 " . 5 00 5 " , ,,, •' KG " ., 8 ;iO tj ■■ 150 •' . 13 35 GRAPE DUST. Sold by S««dsm*n. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. standard Pot Measure, Less quantities than full crates at 100 rates, F. W. ItlKD & SON.S, Manufacturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker & Sons 136 W. 24th St , MEW YORK. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED 1 PUTTY BULB, J ^ For Glazing Sash, Etc, ™ —ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkler For sale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for #1.00. JOHN A. SGOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., i BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Cataloerue. PEDESTALS. All sizes, colois and prices A new inn oit- ation just opened. Illus- trated catalogue free. HINRICHS & CO.. 29-33 Park Place. N. Y. LITTLE'IMTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STA TE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests ot any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water iii any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist >hould be without it. Send for Circulars and Price I,ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. T. (!EO. II. CIIANDLEE. VALVES, FITTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COLDWELL- WILCOX CO., Newburgh. N, Y. H. C. CH-^.NUI.EE. ATENTC P ■ Trade-Marks. Caveats, Etc, I CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE,t M Patents and Patent Causes. ^N^^ Electhical anu Mecuanical Experts. I'olack Ituildiiig:, Atlantic ISuilding. YORK, VA. WASHINGTON, D.C. n\ 954 The American Florist. April J) St. John, N. B. Mr. Wm. H. Jones, who had attained the age of 67 years, died March 31 at his home, Torryburn. Mr. Jones was a native of Norfolk, England, and for up- wards of 30 years has done business in this city. He was for a long time the proprietor of a merchant tailoring estab- lishment until, in consequence of failing health, he began to engage in the busi- ness of a florist, which at that time was a comparatively new industry in this city, and in wh'ch he has been highly suc- cessful. For about 15 years Mr. Jones has conducted this business with excel- lent results, but he has been for many years a great sufferer from asthma to which he finally succumbed. He started with one little greenhouse and kept increasing his plant until it is now the largest establishment in the maritime Provinces. He was a keen busi- ness man and was very popular. Mrs. Jones will continue the business with Mr. Jas. J. Curran as manager as heretofore. C. A Hint to Designers. A Chicago milliner's window displays a life size pictureof a little girl, frame and all, composed entirely of artiBcial flowers, with the exception of the face, which is the ordinary wax dummy. Just let that catch the eye of some one looking for a unique funeral design, and a long suffer- ing florist will be asked to reproduce it in natural flowers, probably with the sub- stitution of a photograph of the departed in the place of the wax. Valuable Information. A recent newspaper article, descriptive of Bermuda lilies, informed its readers that the most remarkable form of Lilium candidum was the Victoria regina, with leaves eighteen feet around and flowers a foot across, much larger than the ordi- nary candidum. Truly, the newspaper is the motive power of education. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS ial, LOUISVILLE. KY. LOW RA.TES SOUTH. March 5th, April 2nct and April 30th tick- ets will be sold via Chicasjo & Eastern Illi- nois Railroad to various points in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virt;inia, and to points in Florida west of River Junction, at one fare for the round trip. For tickets and information apply to your nearest agent. City Ticket Office C. & E. 1. R. R., 230 Clark St., Chicago, and C. W. Humphrey, Nor. Pass. Agent C. & E. 1. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. PALACE KIMCHOTWATERBOILEBS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. i FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 7i3> 7^5> 7^7 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., liOng Island City, N. T. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co.^ which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a contmuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory I^^^em or* IBirlt* I^ans, STOCK UP TO DATE. P. 0. Address: 490 Howard Street, Detroit, Mich. STANDARD FLOWER POTS- FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. ESTABLISHED 1866. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFENS 335 EAST 21^' ST. NEW YORK. i8q5. The American Florist. 955 F'G reenhouse 1 J07 H/;v/TtiOR Hc yA\/E..CnicAGo. Ill J Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of the best of material, shell, firebox Bbeets and heads of steel, water space all arouncl (front, sides and backl. Writ* for Information. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which iwe refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WKITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■^^yrlte for latest prloes.-^-^'^-^-* VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY I The only Certificate ol Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus St the St. Louis Conventionwas to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform lt 100 foot houses A new device. Send for Catalogue ana ^.- timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS. ii^cohi=oe,^^te;33. floriiculiurai flrcniiecis and Hoi Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, euelosin;;; 4 cents in stamps. 130, 1^1, 1^3 Oeiater St., IVE^W "^OI«I«:. FRANCIS' CflBlGATED ilJl FAST GLAZING FOINTS. fjf^ PATENT APPLIED FOR. '^^I Marlf from brass, never rust; no rights or lefts: sliding of elnss impossible: no special tools reQuired. Price 50 cents per box of lUOt) Points. By mail for U cents In addition. For sale by all leading Seedsmen and Dealers In Florists' pupplles. Surpass All Others yet Introduced for Glazing Greenhouses. HERMAN ROLKER, Room 3, 2f8 FULTON ST.. NEW YORK. General A^ent for America and Europe. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. e.ci FR Sec'y. F H. A.. Saddle River. N. J You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 956 The Americax Florist. April J J, Index to Advertisers. Ady Kates 1)42 AmencaD Boiler Co.. . .9.'H ADChoraKe Rose Co. . . SMfi Andorra Nurseries. . H5I Baker Miss PA '.Hi; BallerFA '.151 Bayersdorfer H & Co. '.'52 BergerHH&Oo 941 Blanc A !»44 BockTheo h.tO Bos.loho Barth Si4.'b Boston Flower Market '.t4'.^ Boston Letter Co !• 2 Brown Peter n'.t Bunting Sam'Kl 9411 Bum8& Raynor 1'4.') I Burpee W Atlee IM.) BurrowJG DM) Carman R W !«t Chandlee & Chandlee. .95;! Chicago & E I Ry Co. . .954 Ch'KO Folding Box Co 942 CWttyHK 949 Cllffe Walter R 944 Coldwell WMco.t Co. ...953 Conley John & Son lto2 Connelly .Ino ,1 948 1)52 CorbreyT J 94;i Cottage Gardens 949 Croom John F & Bro .944 Dallledouze Bros 948 DeamudJ B & Co i)4:i De Lamater Iron Wka 95;! Detroit Flower PotMfg9.')4 Dletsch A &Co.... 95.1 Dillon JL 951 Domer Fred & Son. . . . 948 Dreer H A 147 Dresel Aug 941 Edgewood Gr'nhouse8.1)49 ElseleC 9.50 Elliott WH - 942 BUlsonWm. 942 Bills & Pollworth 1)42 EUwanger & Barry lUT Essex Heights Flo'l Co951 Felthousen J B 9 Fisher* Alrd- ......949 Gardiner John & Co — 945 Gibson JC 948 Gonzalez F & Co 951 Gumey Healer Co . . .950 Hall Ass'n 955 Hamilton 951 Hammond BenJ 95;i Hancock & Son 949 Harman Burr & Co. . . .948 Han Michael A 942 HartfordHB 942 Helnl Joseph 950 Herr Albert M 949 HerrDan'lK 94t; Herrmann's Seed Store944 Hews AH&Co 954 HIUEG&Co 947 Hlnrlchs & Co 9.5:t Hlppard E 955 Hltchlngs&Co 950 Home Rattan Co 9,53 Hooker H M Co 9.55 Horan Edw C 94;i Horan Jas & Son 949 Hose Connection Co. . 953 Hulsebosch Bros 945 HuntEH 1143 Hunt M A Estate 949 Huntsman & Co 950 Jennings B B 948 Jones C H 942 Joosten C H 952 Jordan Floral Co 1140 Kennlcott Bros Co 1)43 KepplerM 945 Eroeschell Bros Co 956 Kuehn C A 942 Lampert J J 950 Lang Julius 942 UttleM B 950 1 liOCkland Lum Co. .952 953 Long Dan'l B 942 Lonsdale Edwin 949 I Lord & Bumbam Co. .950 Louisville Tobacco Co. 953 Lynch WE 943 McBethThosA 944 McBrlde Alex 949 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .942 McDonald Bros 952 McFarlandJ H Co 941 Mallander Otto 949 MandaW A 9(4 Man/. J &Co 952 Marker Bros . 951 May JnoN 947 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 944 Mlllang nank 943 Moninger Jno C 9 5 Nat'l Folding Box Co.. 942 National Plant Co 944 NelT L I 95; Noni-kGus. 94i Oasis Nursery Co 940 Paddock EJ 949 Parsons & Sons Co 951 ...1)49 ..942 .9 1 , 945 ,.941 ,147 Pennock C J Pennock Sam'l S. Peterson J A Plerson F R Co , . . Plllsbury XL Pitcher A Manda. Pittsburg Clay Mfg Co.964 Prince A (i & Co 943 Prulist Bros Floral Co. 9:0 Purdy Jas 943 QuakerCltvMc hW'kB.ll52 Randall A L 943 Kakestraw is no question that the amountof stuff sold at Easter was immense, far larger than in previous years; the supply was very large, and though a good deal was in the hands of the wholesalers on Saturday, most of it went before Monday. There was a big supplyof carnations, but the demand was even greater, and they all went. The increasing demand forcar- nations is a noticeable feature. While bulb stuff' in pots sold well, the cut flow- ers did not; they had not moved at all the week preceding Easter, and the result was a decided glut. But this week the market is utterly demoralized, and prices are nowhere. This stagnation is surprising, too, as the week alter Easter is usually very gay socially, but there appears to be no deco- rating called for, and four days of bright sunlight has flooded the market with flow- ers. Roses are tremendously overstocked; while first grade Beauties stand at 25, they scale all the way down to 2 or 3. Ordinary roses run from 3 to 5, or they may be bought for 10 to 15 per 1000. A few fine Jacqs from Aug. Dressel bring 6 to 8. Hybrids are seen in good quality, but are selling rather slowly. Carnations do not suffer from such a glut as roses; whites are really scarce, and run from 1 to 1.50, with colors 75 cents to 1. Fan- cies are 1.50 to 2. Violets are growing very poor, but the best sell for 75 cents. A limited quantity of white violets come in, but do not sell. Outdoor lilac, very good, goes slowly at 25 cents a bunch, and is mostly sold on the street, in com- pany with apple blossoms and narcissus from the south. The display of flowers at the funeral of J. W. Scott of the Times-Herald was magnificent, and is said to be the largest and costliest ever seen in Chicago. While there were some of the ugly and inartis- tic "symbolic" designs usually seen in such cases, the major part of the display was most artistic, the flowers being very choice . Mr. H. A. Bunyard is still improving and will be able to sit up in a few days. Buffalo. The great flower festival of the year is past, and all the hopes and worries, the rattling good business and the usual reprimand, and the Easter of '95 is recorded in the humble history of the poor florist. No excuse needed for mentioning weather on this occasion. He that has 75 wagon loads, more or less, of flower- ing plants to deliver in two days must be excused if he gets a little anxious about the local forecast. Well, it wasall right; if it was not ideal it was so much better than it might have been that we were all delighted, dull but not cold, and better than all not windy. Without any very accurate data to base my opinion on I would say that the bulk of the business exceeded that of last year by 20 per cent, and the increase was in plants. The ex- pression was heard on all sides from cus- tomers on Saturday, "I never saw so many flowers in my life as there are in the city to-day." And the expression was an impression of the truth. A few of the leading Main street florists had wisely rented for the week large vacant stores, which enabled them to handle with much greater facility their large plant trade. Without their annex they could not pos- sibly have taken care of their customers or disposed of their stock. We hear of a case here and there where parties loaded up too heav}' with roses and had some left, and for the first time in our recollec- tion there were lilies enough to go round and a few to spare, but on the whole it must be considered a most satisfactorv Easter, and everybody did about all they had time to do. As our city adds about fifty thousand people to its population every year an increase in our business must be expected. There isnodoubtthat the chief business was in plants. Longiflorumand Harrisii easily took the lead; all good buyers wanted a lily first, if they bought a dozen other plants afterwards; 25 cents per flower and bud was the ruling retail price. Next in value, if not in numbers, camethe azaleas, from $1.50 to $8, and few of them were left. Well grown compact lilac sold well, and then it was go as you please, take your choice of hydrangeas, cinerarias, cytisus, Dutch hyacinths, pans of tulips, narcissus, lily of the valley, spiraea, and a few other minor articles, not forgetting a goodly number of medium palms, which sold well. The calla lily, once such a prominent plant at Easter, is scarcely heard of now, except as a cut flower. Lilium candidum seems to have passed out of existence; none were visible in this city. Hydrangeas want to be grown only in small quantities, and the public are getting tired of the bulky spira;a. Well grown pelargoniums sold well. There are thousands of peoplelook- ing after a cheap plant, 25 cents is their limit, and a well grown hyacinth fills the bill like nothing else at the price. Once again the carnationled in popular favor. There were plenty of good roses in opposition, still the carnation was easily the favorite, and for the first time Scott sold much better than Daybreak. In this locality it is those two first and the rest nowhere; 75 cents was the popu- lar price for all varieties except Helen Keller, of which there was only a limited i8g5. The American Florist. 963 SIEBREOHT & WADLBY S DISPLAY. ALEX. MoCONNELLS DISPLAY. EASTER SCENES IN NEW YORK. quantity, and they brought $1 per dozen. The supply of violets was abundant, and some of them very 6nc; $2 per hundred was the price. Bulbous stuff went very slowly. When there are plenty of good roses and carnations at moderate prices tulips and dififodils have to wait. Our city is blessed with the absence of two elements which other cities complain of, no high class stores of any kind handle flowers or plants, and the street vender of flowers has not yet opened business in our bref zy town. The writer of these notes had to be content for the past ten days with a report, a few times a day, of how business was going, having sprained his ankle on the 5th, and laid up in the house ever since. Pretty tough last week, yet in the darkest moments there is always the con- solation that there is something to be thankful for. Daring the time he escaped an interview with at least 47 driimmers, both forfigaanddomestic,mostly foreign. Buffalo has been over-run with them this week, as Egypt was with locusts. I could not begin to name them all; a ievi of their names I gleaned. There was Mr. Will Allen and Mr. Rolker of New York, Mr. Ingram of London, Messrs. Van Zan- ten,Beerhorst,Blaauw,Goemansand Van Schee, from the land of black sand and ditches, and a variety of others. W. S. St. Louis. Easter trade was much better this year than last, but good stock was very hard to get. About a week before Easter flow- ers were very plentiful and very fine, but dark and rainy weather set in and made roses very small. Harrisii plants were the best seen for many years and in great quantitv; the plants retailed at from $1.50 to $3.50 964 The American Florist. April 20, each, ranging from 6 to 18 blooms on a plant; of course those with 18 blooms were not on single stems, they had three spikes to a pot. There was plenty of other plants, and of good quality. Cut carnations were verv scarce and brought $2 to $4 per 100. Bride, Brides- maid and Meteor were $6 to $8, Perle and Wootton $4 to $5. There were a few tuberose stalks in market and they brought 15 cents per stalk. Miss Mary Ostertag has removed from her old stand on Olive street to her new store on Grand avenue; she has a very pretty place; it is a greenhouse with a round top covered with ground glass, divided in the center by a glass partition; the front is used for the decorative and small blooming plants and the back is used as the store. One of the most graceful and pretty wedding decorations of the month was put up Monday at Mr. Hoffman's resi- dence. The hall was very prettily draped with smilax and white lilac, on the newel post was a basket of Beauties and adian- tum ferns; the screen for the musicians was of smilax and white lilac. In the west parlor of the house, in which the ceremony was performed, was a very large and delicately arranged canopy of smilax and Harrisii lilies. The back- ground was draped with smilax and lily of the valley, and the mantel banked with adiantum. Beauties and lilac. The bride carried a large bunch of valley, and the bridesmaids' bouquets were of white lilac. The decoration was executed by Ayers Floral Co. and was admired by all. R. F. T. Philadelphia. April 14 (and a more beautiful day would be hard to imagine) has come and gone and the worry and excitement of Easter is over. The weather of the week was fine, with the exception of Monday and Saturday, wnich latter was anything but a good day for shoppers, no doubt many a plant left standing on the tables would have been sold but for the rain. It rained all day, olten pouring; toward evening it let up a little and business be- came more lively. From different reports it would seem as if the volume of business was about the same as last year, no great increase in demand being noticeable. It seemed at one time as if the supply of lilies would run short, but it turned out there were plenty and to spare. Nearly all the growers have cut lilies to sell, stock leftover and belated crops, of which however there are not many, will furnish a supply for a week or two to come. Hydrangeas seem to have lost their nov- elty, for while the plants offered were very fine they did not sell as well as formerly, and quite a number were left. Fine azaleas were also to be seen about the stores Easter Monday, but take it all in all there is not much to complain about. In the cut flower line Brunners and Jacks sold very well. Anderson had the Brunner market to himself, there being no others of consequence. His stock too was very fine, and just on time. Other roses sold well. Brides leading. The prices were not raised to any great ex- tent, except in a few instances, the grow- ers for the most part being satisfied with the prevailing rates. Brunners brought $5 per dozen. Beauties 2 to 4, the large teas S to 10 and the small stock 4 to 6, Jacks, mostly from Colflesh, 12 50 per hundred. Carnations were plentiful at prices ranging from 2.50 to 4 per hun- dred, the quality ran from medium to extra fine, Christy sending some excellent stock. Bulbous flowers with the excep- tion of valley went slow, outside single daffys were to be seen in large quantities at from 50 cents to 2 per hundred. Tulips brought 4 and poor sale at that. Cut Easter lilies were to be had in quantity, 10 per hundred being the price, the same as on the pots; there was no difference between Harrisii and longiflorum, both selling lor the same figure. There were quite a number of violets about, but they were small. The Lady Campbell is show- ing up better now than Marie Louise, it being much larger and more fragrant. The small violets are nearly done. Ar- butus is in and sells well. Since Easter business has been very lively on account of the many weddings. Awnings are to be seen on the residence streets in all directions, and florists' wagons are kept going lively, loaded with decorative plants. The April meeting of the Penna. Horti- cultural Society was held at the New Century Drawing-room Tuesday evening, and was fairly well attended. The for- estry section had charge of the meeting, and papers on trees and their care, etc.. were read and discussed as follows: "The orchard and its care," by Prof. E. B. Voorhees of Rutgers College, N.J. "The culture of nut bearing trees," by Mr. Franklin Bartram, Cornell University, N. Y. "Trees fora country place," byGeorge F. Curwen, Villa Nova, Pa., read by John Curwen Jr., and "Trees for city streets," by Col. Burnett Landreth of Philadel- phia. The different sections are provid- ing very valuable papers, prepared and read by persons who are authorities on the subjects selected, but they are doing almost too much, as the meetings rarely now adjourn before 11 p. m., and the business of the society is transacted after the papers are read, and there is scarcely a quorum left, four papers in one night is about two too m my. The last game has been rolled on the alleys as they are at present; the old building is being demolished to make room for the new, and it will be a year at least before the new structure can be fin- ished. In the meantime it is proposed to get a loom in the neighborhood, and make a headquarters where the club can meet, and where the boys can get to- gether for a good time once a week as of yore. Paul Berkowitz of H. Bayersdorfer is drumming up trade in California, and has been very successful thus far. K. Cincinnati. After a Lenten period, which has not been nearly so dull as usual, a good Easter was naturally expected, and with few exceptions the Cincinnati men express themselves as greatly satisfied. Some of them report trade greatly increased over that of last year, and in no case was it less. A very large quantity of stuff was sent in, and a majority of the wholesalers found themselves pretty well sold out on Saturday night. One large wholesaler says his sales were fully 307c greater than last year, and as no one complainf d that his trade was less than previous Easters it is reasonable to infer that it would average an increase over former years. On the whole flowers were very fine, in- deed everv festival of this kind proves that the Cincinnati market emphatically demands good flowers and has no place for poor ones. The florists say that the call for any sort of designs is utw very small. Formerly they made a good many memorial designs for Easier church work, but this year they were very few; a great many plants were sold in their place, or else cut flowers. Lilies were naturally the leading Easter flower, and the quantity sold in and about Cincinnati was certainly tremen- dous, much larger than last year. In addition to cut flowers they formed a fav- orite pot plant; few if any were left over, the supply was short by Saturday after- noon. The standard price for lilies was $15 a 100; some few were sold higher in small lots, but that was the prevailing price. Earlier in the week some were sold for $10 and $12. Some of the growers had an idea that they might be over- plentilul, but such was not the case, per- haps the market might not have taken any more, but all in were sold readily. The dealers were singularly unanimous in prices. The scale was about the same all over the city, so far as wholesale men were concerned. There was little differ- ence from the prices of last year. Roses were very good, some few growers held back their stuff, rushing in nearly all the week's cutting on Friday and Saturday, to the detriment of quality and conse- quently of prices, but there was hardly so much of this as usual. There were some superb Jacqueminots and they sold well, as this rose always does when really good; they varied from $10 to $25 per 100. R. Murphy of Delhi, who has al- ways enjoyed a reputation for this rose, sent in remarkably fine flowers. La France varied greatly in quality, and consequent I V in price, going all the way from $6 to $25 per 100. Per!e $6 to $8, Bride. Bridesmaid and Mermet $8, $10 and $12; some sold for more, but not raanv; Watteville the same; Bon Silene, Gontier $6 to $8. Hybrids averaged $40 per 100; some few very fine ones brought more, but a good many brought less. Carnations were not so plentiful as usual; they sold for $3 to $5 per 100. Tulips, which seemed almost a drug a week before Easter, were not over-plen- tiful at that date; they brought $3 to $4 per 100; lily of the valley $4. Violets were scarce, in fact there were very few to be seen. Beauties were fine; Corbett & Wilson disposed of 600 of the finest flowers of this variety seen in this market for many an Easter at $4 to $6 per doz. Church decorations, while presenting no specially new features, were certainly more elaborate than in former years, and there was a largely increased use of flowers on the part of the churches which formerly made little display in this way. Similarly there was an increased trade from people who are not ordinarily flower buyers. The sale of flowering plants was very large, many of the churches buying the majority of those used in decorating, arid distributing them to the hospitals afterwards. I/ilies led among pot plants as well as cut flowers, next came azaleas, hydrangeas and pot roses. There is no doubt that the sale of plants, large though it was, would have been still larger if Friday had been fine, but it was blustery and threatened to rain; the florists could not make any display outside, andagood many buyers did not venture out. Sat- urday there were showers in the after- noon, but in spite of all these disadvan- tages trade was certainly excellent. It will be noticed that no farcy prices were realized. Prices were really moder- ate, but as I heard a few of the dealers sav, people arc more ready to buy at Easter, because they can show something for their money. All the florists' stores were finely arranged, many of them mak- ing a regular exhibition. In fact all the large retailers made very fine displays. ■ P. iSgs- The American Florist. 965 AMONG THE 28TH STREET WHOLESALERS. EASTER SCENES IN NEW YORK. Washington. The weather bureau must have been at "outs" with the Washington florists, as the rain poured in torrents from early Saturday morning till past noon, which interiered with Easter trade to a marked extent, but notwithstanding this Easter sales, on an average, will equal, if not surpass, those of last year. In both the stores and the markets was a profusion of all kinds of flowers. I doubt if any former Easter had a better show of bloom, and all were of excellent quality. The supply of flowers was far beyond the demand, except carnations. The market was glutted with bloom, espe- cially was this true of Harrisii lilies, and yet the prevailing price was $2 perdozen. Thousands were sold at that price, while some were asking $3, and disposed of their stock the entire day at that figure. There isn't a doubt but that if all had kept their prices up to $3 there would have been just as many sold. In the mat- ter of cut flowers I am told carnations took the lead, with violets as a second, and roses a good third. The quality of these was exceptionally good. There was a good demand for blooming plants, Lilium Harrisii taking the lead. Hydrangeas were also in good demand, bringing from $2 to $15 each. Good plants of genista were in fairdemand.and selling from $3 to $10. Plants of lilac with from 4 to 6 spikes of flowers were quickly taken up at $4 each. Brunner and Magna Chartawith flowers in 6-inch pots were in good demand, bringing $1.50. There was ready sale for valley in pans, having from 9 to 12 flowers, for 75 cents a pan. Large plants of mar- guerites sold well from $1 to $5, the pre- vailing price being from $2 to $4. Ferns (adiantumf) in pans sold well, bringing from $2 to $5. There was practically no sale for Astilbe japonica, though there were quantities of it on the market. 9GG The American Florist. April .'O, Several of the florists put forth their best effort to make their store windows the center of attraction, while their stores were filled with foliage and blooming plants of all the varieties in demand, Small & Sons had a very attractive win- dow representing a woodland scene. Branches of trees entwined with vines, from which hung orchids in bloom, served as a background, while the foreground represented a miniature garden, the groundwork of which was maidenhair fern, with beautifully made gravel walks, and a fountain for a center in lull play. Gude Bros, also had a very beautiful and attractive window, representing the advent of spring. Spring is represented by a maiden fair in a chariot of white with ribbons in her hands controlling a flight of doves. The retnainder of the window was filled wiili lilies, bunches of white roses, white carnations and maid- enhair fern«. C. Strauss & Co. had a brilliant red window. The window was lined entirely with ruby red, with handsome cut glass vases filled with Emily Pierson carna- tions; and a central vase filled with mag- nificent Golden Gate roses. J. R. Free- man bad a fine window display of flow- ering plants; magnificent specimens of white azaleas, white tulips, white hya- cinths, Harrisii lilies and maidenhair ferns composed this most attractive displav. C. F. Hale, J. L. Loose and N. Studer's windows were filled with blooming plants. As to the volume of trade, some report an increase, others say it was about the same as last year. Prices showed a slight advance. Supply was up to de- mand in everything but carnations. Quality was better than last year. The sale of blooming plants was full}' three times as large as last year. In cut flow- ers there was a decrease in the demand for roses, and a corresponding increase in the call for carnations. There was a marked falling ofl'in the demand for bulb- ous stuff. Sweet peas were plentiful, and bringing 35 to 50 cents per dozen. As- paragus 75 cents to $1 a string, very fine and demand .good. The demand for smilax was unusually good, the supply was scant and the quality poor. There has been but little grown about Wash- ington this season, which I think was a mistake on the part of the growers, for the demand has been good all season. In fact all first-class flowers, except tulips and jonquils, sold well. For color, white seemed to take the lead in all flowers. Reynolds. Worcester, Mass. Plenty of wind and rain was what the weatherclerk sen^ usforEaster Saturday, and he made about as wretched a day as possible; it is difficult enough to deliver lily plants in fine weather with plenty of time, and get them to their destinationin good condition, but when the wind mis- takes the blooms for weather vanes, and you have tohustleover joltingpavemenls and ill-kept roads, it takes a bloom of re- markably stiff texture to stand it with- out looking like a burch of wet rags when you get it there. Probably more stuff would have been sold had the day been more favorable, but as it was there was not much of a surplus, and the trade showed an increase of about 20% over la't year. The plant trade was very large, and quantities of bulbous stuff", spiriea, azaleas, lilacs, cinerarias, cyclamens, etc. were disposed of, and the bulk of the lilies sold were also in pots. Although the supply of flowers was greater than last year it was very short in certain kinds, the demand for carnations, always large, was bigger than ever, violets were also in great ciemand, and the supply fell short early in the day. Jacks so'd at sight, but other roses went rather slow, which was remarkable, as the demand was mostly for white or light colored flowers. Every- body grew more lilies last year, bat we didn t have enough to go around. Har- risii and longiflorum retailed for $3 per dozen, candidums $1.50, Mermets, Brides and Perles$1.50to$3, Jacks andMagnas $3, carnations 60 cents to $1, valley 50 cents to $1, tulips, hyacinths and nar- cissus $1.50, mignonette 50 cents to $2, violets $2 per 100, and other stuff at regular prices. The bulk of the lilies used were Harrisii, though longiflorums were used, where possible, for out of town shipments; no Bermuda grown blooms were seen by your correspondent. The monthly exhibition of the Horti- cultural Society was held April 11, but owing to the nearness of Easter the dis- play was not as elaborate as usual, although the exhibits that were shown were all excellent, with the exception of narcissus, which were very poor. Very good hyacinths and tulips were shown by Edward Hall and Mrs. H. M. Chase, splendid zonal geraniums by M. F. Brierly and H. B. Watts, and F. A. Blake and Mrs. A. A. Hixon each displayed twenty vases of well grown cut flowers. The keenest competition was in the baskets of cut flowers, and resulted in F. A.Blake winning first, H. B. Watts second, Mrs. A. A. Hixon third, and Mrs. Thos. Ward fourth. The display of apples was espe- cially fine. A. H. L. Brides Not Doing Well. Ed. Am. Florist: I mailyou a sample of my Brides, which I have been having some trouble with. They are planted in a good heavy clay soil and in with the Bridesmaids. The latter have not been in the least affected and are in fine condi- tion, and have been so all along. The Brides are only affected in spots, the rest, while not in as good shape as the Maids, are healthy and are coming into bloom all right. Have been careful with water and ventilation an I have used liquid manure carefully. House light and clean. Have tried night temperature of 56° to 60° and am at a lossto know what to do. F. d. r. The sample plant of The Bride received from your correspondent F. D.R. is some- what of a poser. The roots, as far as I could judge from the somewhat dried up condition it was received in, appeared quite healthy but the branches showed indications of disease. Whatis the direct cause is rather hard to determine from the description sent. It looks something like a case of consumjition, or, to be more explicit, as if the plant during some stage of its existence had been subject to injudicious treatment. Such a condition as these plants appear to be in can be pro- duced by subjecting the plants to too much heat, and over-watering, particu- larly during the very earl}' stages of the plant's life, and is often the result of such treatment in the propagating house. I do not wish to be understood that such is the fact in the present case, as it may arise from a totally different cause, but that such conditions arc produced from the above causes is an acknowledged fact. The same conditions may a'so be produced by over-watering during cold, cloudy weather. In the present case it can hardly be that, as yourcorrespondent says that other plants growingalongside and subjected to the same treatment are perfectly healthy, unless these certain plants affected may have been situated near a drip from the roof; such casts do sometimes occur without bein? noticed particularly and I would advise F. D. K. to watch carefully during the next h avy rain for drip. There is just another chance which may be the cause, namely, these plants being perhaps the smaller, and consequently absorbing much less water, while the larger and stronger plants alongside miy take what is given without irjury while the weaker plants succumb from too liberal an amount of water. If thisshould happen to be the trouble in this case the remedy would be a little less water atthe root, which means more care in watering so as to give the affected plants a chance to recover their health. John N. Mav. Roses to Grow With Carnations. Ed. Am. Florist: — Will you please give the names of four of the best varieties of roses to grow in a house with carnations. I would like to grow one variety each of red, white, yellow and pink. Will you also please state how old the plants should be and about how large? Cresco, la. W. B. Perry. Replying to your correspondent W. B. P., presuming that he intends to run his carnation house at about 50° at night, would suggest the following varieties of roses: For red, Souvenir de Wootton; for yellow, Perle des Jardins; for pink, if large buds are wanted. Bridesmaid, but if smaller buds are equally desirable but in much greater quantity, then take Madame-Custn; for white take Bride for large buds or Niphetos for smaller. To grow these plants and get them to produce a fair proportion of flowers in such a temperature requires a treatment quite different from that usually followed in forcing roses. They should be planted not later than July 1. should be good commercial stock from not less than 3-inch pots. Grow them on liberally till about September l,then gradually reduce the amount of water gi\en at the roots, so as to get them accustomed to the tem- perature suitableforthe carnations which are to occupy a part of the same house; presuming that it is intended to plant the carnations in the usual way, middle to end of September, by this time the roses should be somewhat checked in their growth, so that they will stand the treat- ment necessary for the carnations, which means more air and slightly less humidity in the house at any time than is usually given for roses. If the roses have been handled as above they will by the time the carnations are housed show a firm solid wood and be in good condition to stand the same treatment as the carna- tions, that is if the carnations are treated as they should be. From this time on the roses will take considerably less water than formerly, in fact they must be held on the dry side all the time, letting the soil get quite solid iSqs- The American Florist. 967 before giving water, and then only just enough to moisten the soil through. This also should always be given early in the day (and on bright days if possible) so as to gft all surplus moisture dried up before night. Treated thus really fine roses can be cut all winter. Of course it is hardly consistent to expect as many as could be produced in a little higher tem- perature with more moisture, etc., but what is deficient in number will be made up in quality. Sjme Bare will be neces- sary in early fall to prevent mildew get- ting a Starr, but if they are treated as abovf and the wood is gotten into good firm condition before the cold weather comes on this can be avoided at all times as in th, ROSLIN CONSEKVATOHIES, 80. I'Tamlngham, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-Bya flrstclass florist. Ger man, married, no children: excellent knowledge In growing roses, carnations, cut flowers, general stock and design work: references: private place preferred Address A S, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman In commercial or private place by German, married. 16 years' good practical experience In cut flowers, pot plants, landscape work and all other parts of the trade: best of references: state wages. Address "A Y." care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-As head gardener, or good second private place; Englleh, life experience, competent; fruits, flowers, vegetables, greenhouse, lawns, landscape work, best reference. Address, par- ticulars. G. M. Strattox. 2715 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, Cal. QITUATION WANTED-By a flrst-class design n maker of Dutch nationality and '25 years of age: years' experience In Holland. France and Germany: wishes a steady position In a flower store as foreman In a town or city: has worked for Mr. Galvln. Tremont St.. Boston, Mass.. who will give any Information con- cerning his work. HENRY C. De i.>rAiT, 277 Concord St., So. l^'ramlngham, Mass. ANTED— Wholesale price lists. Address The v. a. Vaxicek Nursery, Newport, R, I. ANTED— A quick. reliable young man forthe mall plant business In the west. R R, care American Florist. w w- WANTED— A few hundred dormant root? of Canna Star of m. Address Western, care American Florist. WANTED— A young man experienced In general preenhouee work: refereni'es- Address ERNST WiENHUEBEK & Co . Park Kldge, III. WANTED— A Blngleman that has some experience In growing "mums": states wages with board. Address Cole Bros.. Peoria. III. WANTED— A few dozen canna <,>ueen Charlotte. Address, stating size and condition, with lowest price per lUX R R. care American Florist. WANTED— Man familiar with growing carnations. Must be strictly temperate. Industrious and trustworthy. Apply with references to L, L. May & CO.. St. Paul. Minn. WANTED— Young m:ui with some experience as assistant in a commercial place; state experi- ence and wages. Including board. Geo. S. Beliung, MIddletown, N. Y. WANTED— Second-hand pumping engine; must be In good condition. Address wlih description and price. S('h.mii>t Bros.. 2*20 to 224 West Fulton St., Grand Kaplds. Mich. WANTKl) Assistant In greenhouse: mu^t be sober and experienced In watering and potting voung stock; state age. also what wages expected; references required. Address Practical, care Am. Florist. WANTED— A middle aged man, experienced and good on designs and other floral Wvirk; only hon- est and sober worker wanted; fair wages: must be competent to do planting of tteds. Address A.Sen' FF. Menominee. Mich. WANTED— A man with means enough to build the rooms, and me furnish the grounds and take h. Interest in greenhouse; no better location anvwhere- none In twenty miles In unv direction; atown'of 2 0U0 Inhabitants: there are several hundred dollars' worth shipped In every season. Address S. W. Cox, Bemen t. Piatt Co.. 111. TirANTED— Working foreman to run nut feet of » T glass, raising young roses and varied assort- ment of catalogue stuIT. Must be a tirst-ciass rose propagator, and thoroughly experienced generally and capable of head work. A pleasant situation to a' live man who is up to the times. State experience fully and wages expected, with references. Ben. Ha ixs. New Albany. Ind. F'^^^^^.ll^ *^i' RENT-Chlcago greenhouses: J8.000 — li.CUtcash. balance on time; 16.(HiU square feet glass, stocked with roses, carnations, etc. For partic- ulars address A, T. Jackson. Stat'on X, Chicago. FOR SAl-E- Two-story house with store and green- house at rear. 70 feet Jong by 'JO wide, -la; t;isi st good location: also store on Wentworth Ave dulng good business, with a reasonable rent. Address or In- quire (121: Wentworth Ave.. Englewood, Chicago. Three sreeuhouses with valuable grounds- the best place in this country for a man with some meaus. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. iSgs. The American Florist. 969 Montreal. The usual Lenten depression has been with us this year in a marked degree; with the exception of two or three store- keepers, all agree that it has been the dullest Lent experienced here for many years. One storekeeper told the writer that his receipts for one week averaged fifty cents a day. Carnations have been very scarce here all winter, a fact which suited the western growers nicely. Smilax has continued scarceeversinceChristmas. Sweet peas are now seen in all the florists' windows, and are in brisk demand. Eas- ter lilies seem to be rather scarce, and are likely to fall short of the demand. Hy- drangeas aremore plentiful this yearthan usual, but those in bloom found a ready sale for Easter. Azaleas are very scarce, but as usual here at Easter there was an abundant supply of spiraa; the variety compacta seems to be superseding the old japonica as a pot plant, but for cut- ting purposes the old variety is the best yet. At the regular monthly meeting of the club there was a large attendance of members, brought together in a great measure by the announcement that the chrysanthemum show question was to be discussed. After a lengthy debate it was finallv decided to hold the usual show next November, the dates are 12, 13, and 14. A plant of Heuchera sanguinea in a 7-inch pot, with about a hundred spikes of bloom, which was brought in by Mr. George Robinson, attracted considerable attention. Mr. R. says he dug it up in October from the border, where it had been blooming all summer, and it com- menced to bloom in January, and has been a mass of bloom ever since. Walter Wilshire, the popular ex-presi- dent of the club, has been confined to his bed for nearly a month by an attack of heart failure. The old greenhouse establishment on St. Denis street, known as the "Montreal Floral Nurseries," is advertised for sale, to make way for a new street; there are about 8 houses of about 1,200 feet of glass. The place has been run by Mr. Joseph Bennett for a number of years, who has built a new place at Lachine with all the latest modern improvements. Beaver. Baltimore. Probably never in the history of the florist business in Baltimore, has thtre ever been a heavier stock of good flowers and plants for Easter, or as many left on hand after Easter was over. The Mon- day preceding Easter was very disagree- able, with continuous rain. The follow- ing four days, while not as perfect as might have been desired were still passa- ble, and purchasers began to increase. Saturday, however, dawned with a gen- tle rain, which increased steadily to a downpour that continued through the whole day, with wind enough to make umbrellas nearly useless, and cold enough to make heavy clothing very necessary; so flower buyers were few. The stores were very handsomely decorated, so too were the stalls in the market, most of the florists making special displays. As maj' be imagined, the weather demoralized the market to such an extent that prices were anything but uniform, the anxiety to make sales warring against the disposition to uphold prices, at least as far as the retail market men. At wholesale prices were a little more stead- fast, valley 4, violets fifty cents per 100, REMOVAL NOTICE . Our large and constantly increasing business made it imperative to secure more spacious and commodious quarters. On and after May 1 we shall occupy the entire space on the floor of the present Cut Flower Exchange, No. 59 Wabash Avenue, second floor. We shall he better able than ever before to handle the large stocks of our numerous growers as well as give improved facilities" to the buyer. ^. J. coi^:bii^ih>^^. Wholesale and ComniJssion Florist, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Avc, CHICAGO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WHITK FOH LIST. STRONG ROOTED GOLEUS. Moest selection fancv-leaved, old and new. $5,00 per 110). Reds and Yellows, J»;,l'(i per ILIKI VERBENAS, Bond bright colors, mLxed, $5 per lUHI. FOR SUMMER CUT FLOWERS. Semple s and Vlck's branchint^ Asters. Snowcrest Scablosa. MarenerlteCaruallon.TUr per Kl'). Hello- trope. Galllardla Templetonia. plants JS. 10 per lUU. ^i quantities saaie rates by express, nut prepaid. DANIEL K. HERR. Ryder Ave.. Lancaster. Pa. VERBENA-ROOTED CUTTINGS free Irom rust and mildew, fine varieties, 80c. per ICO. $7 per 1000. 'Mums. Heliotropes, Fi-chsias. 20c. per doz.; the best market varieties. 81.25 per 100. Coleus in varieties. Toe. per 100. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. PILLSBURY & LENCENFELDER, ^i^I' MARIE LOUISE. Rooted Runners $5 00 per 100(1 Fine healthy .stock; no disease of any kind. W. J. WOOD. 47 Lovell Street. Worcester. Mass. PANSIES. Fine stocky plants, excellent strain, $2 00 per hundred CUS. NOACK, Batavia, N. Y. Marie Louise Violets. NO DISEASE. STRONG PLANTS. $1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1000. MISS P. A. BAKER, MEDIA. PA. carnations 3 and 4. La France 4 to 10, Perles 5 to 7, Beauties 30 to 40. By Monday these prices had given place to regular rates of t wo weeks ago. In plants choice azaleas twelve to fifteen inches in diameter sold for $1.50 to $2 each, hya: cinths 15 to 20 cents, Harrisii lilies, choice full blooined, $9 a dozen. Hydrangeas with from one to three large heads $12 a dozen. Astilbes, though not in as heavy a supph- as in former years brought the same price, viz., $3 a dozen. Mack. Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Society of Florists was royally entertained by President Jacob Schulz at his home on March 27. The regular business meeting was held and then the members were invited to a taste- fully decorated banqu'et hall. After an address of welcome by the president the guests took their seats. Later speeches were made by various members and all enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The guests were 26 in number. "WHIRLWIND." The new hardy double white AXE]\f ONE. Strong, tield-srown routs, f-suoperino. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. .S. rONOVEK, the best EARLY BLOOMING large yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. ftj.OO per 100. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 to 825.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEA Red Branched, nice stock, 4 inch pots, 88.U0 per 100, FENCH CANNAS.— Large stock of the leading varieties. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. FOR SALE. PINK AND WHITE ERICAS (Scotch Heather), ii^ bloom now, fine plants, SI. 00 each; SIO.OO per dozen. Also 600 for Easter, Also all kinds of Easter plants in prime condition. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, P.O. bo,t;S. COLLEGE POINT, L. I., N. Y. WHOLESALE GROWER OF Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums and Cannas. All of which are now ready. SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY. E.G. HILL & CO.. wtioiesaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. EXTRA FINE " Per m Stroug^ plants, 25^-inch pots, assorted . . 81.00 Strong plants, 3^-inch pots, assorted . . 5.00 Al80 Immense line of Uosee Carnations and a gen- eral slock. Send for quotations. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. BEGONIAS. Extra large Al Bulbs. Separate colors, Red. White, Rose, Yellow and Orange, or mixed as you desire. 3^100 per 100. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. "Begonias purchased of you are the best bulbs for the money we have ever bought." A. B, Davis & Sox. 6f\Tf\L,0GU& PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARKISBURG. PA REX BEGONIAS. 970 The American Florist. April 20. Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column, S14.00. Casli with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts,6 times, 5 percent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space The Advertising Department of the / .tiERlCAN PLORI8T l8 for Klorists, Seedsmen, and dealers Id wares pertaining to those lines Onlv. Please 1 1 remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. JAMES W. SCOTT. Tbe report of the death of Mr. James W.Scott, publisher of the Chicago Times- Herald and the Chicago Evening Post, which occurred in New York City April 14-, was received with much regret by horticulturists of Chicago and vicinity. It is perhaps not generally known that Mr. James W. Scott was the son of D. Wilmot Scott, who was for so many years secretary of the American Associa- tion of Nurserymen, Florists and Seeds- men, now the American Association of Nurserymen. Mr. Scott Sr. was pub- lisher of a newspaper as well as a nur- seryman at Galena, III., and his son's first ambition was to be a scientific hor- ticulturist. He went through an exten- sive course of study to this end, and although he subsequently tried what be termed "the other end of his father's busi- ness," he always retained a warm affec- tion for his first love, horticulture. In Chicago Mr. Scott was a tower of strength to horticulturists in combatting politicjl influences in its park systems. On several occasions he has prevented injury to the parks from these influences by a simple word of warning to the effect that the threatened attempt would be combatted by the full strength of the two influential daily papers thathe controlled. Mr. Scott was a very genial, approach- able gentlemen, and was always ready to lend any assistance in his power to advance the interests of horticulture in this city. Through his death horticulture in Chicago has lost an influential advo- cate and protector. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose voiir business card. ITS MATCHLESS BEAUTY AND GRATE- FUL FRAGRANCE makes friends everywhere for the GRANDIFLORA CAPE JASMINE I will be prepared to make shipments of the buds of this popularflower, commencing about May loth to I5th. Prices, by mail, %\ 00 per 100. Lots of 200 by express par- paid for |2.00. Special prices to florists and in quantities. The keeping qualities of this flower are unsurpassed. Orders booked for future delivery. Address C. II. JOIVEJS, 819 Marliet St., GALVESTON, TEXAS. Shipments made from Alvln. Texas. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, i^lorist "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best . and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist ^ moisture, thereby keeping the tlow- ^^^ers fresh, and the box holding its The boxes as they appear when set up fur use. ^ We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. jjj^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., ''^^iS^V^irrr^^i.nr. street. 315-325 Congpess Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Si^ Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON 'm'PRilRIE' FOLDING nomR BOX. FOR EUTFLOmnS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for GUT Flowers. Made fn.m W'jittT-pn.Mlftl, huuble Manilla lined, Strawbuard. ^ihlpped Hat. packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts.. CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Michael A. Hart, lesiile CoiDBion Florist. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call1307 3Sth St. JULIUS LANCt, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Dealer WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruhng in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER. Flower Market, Park St., BOSTON, MASS. TA)ne Distance Telephone "Itaymarket (h>H." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. (^'onBlKiiiiientB of Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strinfts, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves. '""^^^^^^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ' Chicago. WHOLESALE FLORISTS METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICDLTDRAL ADCTIOSEERS, JOBBERS IN FLORISTS" SUPPLIES; FLORISTS' VASES. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, learTremontSt., BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDER6RUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND WALNUT Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WtiOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping 0rx)er8 Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies. Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photog'raphs. ratalOKuee. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies /402 PINE STREET, — — »fSt. LvOials* Ado. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, .^m^ ST. LOUIS, MO. CyA complete line of Wire Designs. /%. The American Florist. 971 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLBpLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUIiBS Am) AI.L EI.OBISTS' SUPPLIES Western Aeent for the GKKAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 84 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, OHIOAOO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Aye., CHICAGO. If you want FIrBt-Clase Flowers, properly packed and deHvered on time, send me your orders and you will get what you want. A. I.. RANDALL, yyiioie§ai6 Fiona 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. AEent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers, J. B. DEAMUD A,CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONE MilN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHICAGrO. Our Boses best them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeautieSj WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to Niles Center Floual Co.) WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... C7I3:iC3.A.<3rO. SHIPPING TKADE OUR SPECIALTY. Give U8 your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORftL GO., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 4-1 WABASH AVENUE, '^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a trial order. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 41 Wabash Avenue, Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. Consltinments soUclterl. Prompt attenllon to all orders. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©V^RofeAafa MarftaC*. Cut Flowers. New York. Apr. K. Hoses. Nlphetos \.W@ 2 UU Perle. Hoste i on® 2.0U Mermet. Cusln. WattevUle 1 (IJ® 4 00 Bride. Bridesmaid 1,0U@ 4.0U I-aKrance l.OO® 4.0O Testout 4 OOffl 4 00 Meteor 1.00® 3.0O Beauty 10.0U@20.00 ' seconds 2 00@ .5.00 Hybrids 10.IKW20 00 .lacqs 4.0(I@I2.00 Carnations 100^2.00 fancy 2 60®4.iO Violets 40® m Vallev .... 2.0IJ® 3 OJ Daffodils. Tulips 1.00® 2 00 Harrlsll lilies., 4 00® S.OO Mignonette 4.00®10.(I0 Cattleyas 26.0ll®3.'i Oil Smllax 20.10S35 00 Adlantum 1.00 Lilac per bunch 1.(10 BOSTON. Anr. 16. Rosea. Nlphetos. Gontler ; (i)@ 2.(in Perle. Sunset 2.110^3.00 Mennets. Brides 4.llti@ n (lu Hybrids 10 005,20.01 extra 25.01g50.io Carnations 2 50@ 3 OJ fancy 3.00® 5.011 Violets 40(Sj .:o DatTodlls 3.00® 4.00 Tulips I'oetlcus 2.01® 3.00 LonslHorum ll.lO® 8 00 Harrlsll . ro8 8.00 ChIIbs 8.00® 8 00 Candidum 3.iO@4IO AsUlbe. MIgnonetle Stock 1. (Ill® 2.00 Marguerites. Mysotls 75@ I.IHI Pansles 25® .in Heulh per bunch .SO EnKilsb primroses, per dozen bunches. .1.00 Adlantum 1.00 Smllax 25.C0S3il.0O Asparagus 50. OU Philaj>ei.phla. Apr. 10. Hoses, small 3.0u@ 5 00 large teas ti.oo® 8.00 extra select.... 10.00@12 00 Beauties 20.liO®35.00 Brunners 25.00@40.00 Lalng 25 00 Carnations 1.50®200 extra 3.0J® 4.00 Asparagus. 35 00®50.00 Violets, double 33® .60 Vallev 3.00 Daffodils 3.10 Harrlsll 8.10 Cattleyas . 25.00®35.(PO Sweet peas 15I)®2.0I Mignonette I 10® 2.10 Smllax 15.00®18.0o Tulips 3 00 CHICAGO. Apr. IS. Kosea. Beauties, selected 20 oo@25.00 seconds 2.00(81.00 Hybrids 10.00,3)^0.00 " Testout. Brides. Bridesmaid 3.00® ti 00 La trance. Wuotton. Mermets 3.0(1® 6.00 Perle. Nlphetos. Guntler 2.00® 4 .00 .lacqs. select 6.(03 S OJ (Juod ordinary, per 1000 10.00@15.00 Carnations, common 75@ 1.00 fancy 1.50® 2.00 Valley b.OO Paper White, Romans, Freesla 3.00 Tulips 2.00 Daffodils 2.110 Dutch hyacinths 3.(10® 4 00 Harrlsll. Callus 6.00(8 S.OO Violets, double .75 single .50 Sweet peuB l.OD® 2.10 Smllax 26. OJ Common ferns, per ICLO 4.00 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowersi Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. Hev England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. Mention AmeiiCAn Florist. Send for et Copy TRADE D IRECTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. rs.i(3E ffis.oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. P. O. Drawer t64. CRICACJO ILL. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beautv, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists. 49 West 281b St.. NEW YORK THOS. YOUNG Jr. Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE 43 W. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, • WHOLESALE • I 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Doints. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. HEW YORK. WHOLESALE ♦ FLORIST. Careful Shippinfi: to all parts of the country- Price list on application. JAMES FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30fh St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Streot, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1884. 972 The American Florist. April 20, ^fte geeA Urac|a. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BD8HNELL. 8t. Louls, president: S. E. Brioos Toronto, let vice-president; A. L. uoN, 114 Chambers •treet, New York, secretarr and treasurer. Charles P. Braslan, who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia for the past three weeks is now out of danger, and from present outlook will be at his office within a week. R. H. Shumway advises the Florist that his mail trade this season has been the largest since he has been in business, the largest in number of orders as well as in total amount of money received. The mail trade holds out well and nearly all stocks are selling steadily. Potatoes are in strong demand at good prices. There is time yet to work off what seems like a possible oversupply of beans and sweet corn. Waterloo's Garden Seed. Waterloo, Neb., April 7.— It has been raining here for the past thirty-six hours and the farmers are jubilant over the prospects for the coming season. Our seed merchants contracted for2, 000 acres of garden seed last year. This year they will put one quarter more. Garden seed average the farmer from $35 to $60 per acre, onion sets from $100 to $300 per acre, and daring the seeding season, which begins the latter part of September and continues for three months, it gives employment to an army of men whose pay is from 75c to $1.25 per day, accord- ing to experience. It is on account of this industry that the price of land in this vicinity has increased so rapidly, making it possible for a man to make a good liv- ing off of twenty acres of ground. — Omaha Bee. sis'x<.a.:^XjXS^:e:i3 1830. International Horticultural Exhibition at Dresden. An international horticultural exhibi- tion will be held at Dresden, Saxony, May 2-12, 1896. This city is celebrated for the large number of florists and nur- serymen in and around it, many ol them making a specialty of roses, camellias, rhododendrons and other hard wooded plants. A large hall surrounded by a park containing many smaller buildings will contain the exhibition, which is under the patronage of the King of Sax- ony and the chief horticultural societi^. Many valuable premiums and medals are offered in all classes, particularly for new and rare plants, rhododendrons, roses, palms, etc. As Dresden is a very popular city, always attracting many visitors, this exhibition is likely to be a great suc- cess. Premium lists and other informa- tion may be obtained from Mr. Laem- merkirt. Glacis Strasse, Dresden, Saxony. ' Michel Plant and Bulb Go., W holessle F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. When writing mention the American Florist. TO "U A C*t*t\ P^r 10 lbs 60c: 25 lbs $1.00; ^a.VtVt\M 60 lbs $1.60; 100 lbs$2.S0. X\TTCS»P Eitra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. i* *J » X . ^Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoW. MIt,t,BJOOIwr, M Ol^t, A.2VI> , XjckPsest C3rx-oxvexrs of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. "W^hiolesals Importers should -write ua for Pricesi P \/OS &. CO Sassenheim, Holland, * * » V^^^ ^** VXV^ »| GROWERS OF Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, ttc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N, J. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, fitch:bui«o, jvi^vss. rr-^ VAN ZONNEVELD BROS. & CO.'S Hyacinths, Tulips, SASSENHEIM, HOLLAND. Crocus, Daffodils, They are strictly first-class and cheap and other Bulbs. Special quotations tor Wholesale importers. Address all correspondence until May 1st, to our JACK WEZELENBURG. care J. W. HAMPTON. Jr. & CO. 41 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. A. & F. ROLKEB, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St.. NEW YORK. Apply befure conslgnlnK. to offer In proper shape and form. Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on cash basis only. Gardiner's Celebrated i English } Mushroom Spawn. ^ Fitsli ul Beliille. \ $7 per 100 lbs. J Sptoial price on larger quantities. John Gardiner & 1 Philadelphia, (l Co., > I, Pa. > Mention American Florist. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO.'S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS, Florists and Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sortB Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg, L. I., N. Y. FINEST OF BULBS .A-T IjO-w n..a."r:Eiis. Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and lOOOO rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSGHBROTHERS, Englewood, N.J. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 ChainberH Street, NKW YORK. choice; FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. ^^Prlce List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 3^TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Florlgt. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees. PalmSt Ftc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias, Falm Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs. Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Uevoluta Stems. Send for our new and InterestlnK Catalogue '9l-'95. H. H. BERGER &. CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. Jno. F. Croom & Brc, WHOLESALE TuberosB#Cala(liuiii Growers MAaNOLIA, N. C. Jobbers only please correspond with us In reKard to contracts. Prices rlKbl. Mention American Klorlst. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Kxporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment. SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. Mention American Florist. LILIUM HARRISII. Orlt^lnnl and lurticst tjrowcrs of tlilw Important bulb. OXJJt*. SIE^BSCJX.A-XjT'X' ! Tnio Stock. l.owt'Nt Trlci's. Ht-st (.timllty. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TAKKYTOWN-ON-HIID.SON, NKW YOKK. 1895. The American Florist. 973 What you do do. Do it well! SAY LITTLE; BUT SAY IT STRONG ! ; I stick to specialties and do them better ] I on that account, My Specialties are: FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS. (The beat Btrams obtainable. > IMPORTED GRASS SEEDS. (At lmp<.irt pri<-usJ FLOWER ROOTS AND BULBS. iFur torctii^ aii'l itetuU.i MUSHROOM SPAWN. CLAY'S FERTILIZER. I shall be pleased to figure on your wants I in these lines. Write me for prices on any- thing you want. Note my New Address: G. C. WATSON, 43 North lOth St., PHILADELPHIA. N. B -1 handle tlie Phila. Flower Ship- ping Box anil the "Workeasy" Strap and I Buckle. Both "I'erfeetlon." 80,000 AMERICAN BEAOTIES Clean, 2H,-lnch Btook. »G [ler lf«l; ISflO per IHO. «4U per lOOU In 10,000 lota, Perl'O Per 1000 Meteor «4.(i(l j3.'i,00 LaFrance 4.110 35.10 Perle 4.0J 35.00 Niphetos 4.00 35.00 Ch. De Noue 4.oo- 35.00 Watteviile 4.00 35.00 Madame Cochet B.uO 6U.0O Bridesmaid o.ou 50.00 The Bride i.m Papa Contier :\.Hi :o.to Clothilde Soupert 3.60 30.011 Catherine Mermet 3. So 3U.00 CARNATIONS-Out of flats. Portia. Silver Spray, TMal Wave, Lizzie McGowan, Grace Darling. Fred, ijoroer. 1.25 10.00 SMILAX, A No. l3-lnch8tock 2.00 15.00 110. UO per lOOU In 61 00 lots. tt:^*Ca8h must accompany all orders. J. :b. hejiss, 116 S. Main Street, DAYTON, OHIO. 2000 JACK ROSE PLANTS on their own roots, well branched, 2^ to 3 feet high, |10 per iCO. 3 to 4 feet high, |15 per 100. Sample of 8 for |1.00. JORDAN FLORAI. CO., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. THE FINEST STOCK AND SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory. QAIVI^^d^ St. Albans, England, 0/AINI-'CP\j Jt Brugeo, Belgium. A. DiMMoCK, Apenl, care Kolber's Auction Rooms. lOti and II 8 Lloerty Street. New York City. Send for illustrated calaloyue. In assorted lots only. A FINE COLLECTION; 40 KINDS, AT $6.50 PER 1000. AVONDALE, PA. TRv DREER'S ,'^lBLGftRDEN Seeds, ^V^^a^SlPlants, Bulbs & Requisitet. I . x'l/T.f>i»l They are the best at the UntHi^mUAN^-l lowest prices. Trade List Is- * *'' sued quarterly, mailed fre€ to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER, FhUadelpliia, Pa. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it ever> time you write an advertiser in these columns. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world," "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — iVm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splentlid AssortiueDt of leading varieties. Also l]xfra fine stock of following will be offered at very low rates while surplus lasts : TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS — Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. Mention American Florist. YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very choice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. Per 100. AMERICAN BEAUTIES, - $5.00 METEORS, Best Rsd Rose, 3 GO MME. C. TESTOUT, 6 00 KAISERIN A. VICTORIA, 6 00 LA FRANCE, ... 3 00 D. OF ALBANY, 3 00 BRIDES, MERMETS, BRIDESMAIDS, PERLES, WOOTTONS, CARNATIONS, IS^^T^c^^V ''"" °°° strong Rooted Cuttings. j TIDAL WAVE SILVER SPRAY The above stock is very strong and healthy, and propagated from selected w We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simply to sell. REINBERG BROS.. Per tCO. S3 00 3 OO 3 50 3 00 3 00 $10.00 23. OO 10.00 10.00 ood. SI "^^^Ta^tosLsti .A.'ve. OHIO^^VOO, HEAOQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-incli pots, $25.00 per 100; 2^-incli pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELLWANGER 8z: BARRY, IMt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. BEAUTIES. MERMETS, CUSINS, PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS. BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smilax, VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES. ROSES BELLES, TESTOUTS. NIPHETOS, METEOR. HOSTE, LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with order. Address for quotations W. STEMMLER. MADISON. N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 974 The American Florist. April 20^ New Orleans, La. The eighth annual show of the New Orleans Horticultural Association was held in Washington Artillery Hall April 4-6. The hall was handsomely decorated with bunting, and the fine groups of foli- age plants' added much to the effect. Dracaenas, tree ferns, palms and fruiting philodendrons decorated the sides of the hall, and the orchid display was extra good. Beds of flowering plants and cut flowers filled the center of the hall, and some good floral designs were shown. Exhibits were also made by the children of the public schools. On the closing day Dr. W. L. Stevenson of Paris gave a lec- ture on the influence of electricity on plant life. Among the exhibits Abele Bros, showed a fine specimen of Pteris tremula Smith- iana, a showy collection of caanas in bloom, and also cat flowers. Chas. Eble showed fine baskets and designs, for which he received prizes. Chas. Panter received special prize for a choice collec- tion of pansies, and D. Newsbam special for a collection of cut flowers. Harry Papworth received special honors for a collection of cut roses. In the cut flower contest for private gardeners only D. Newsham received first; in the same class ooen to all Chas. Eble was at the head. For palm collections, first prize for flo- rists went to J. H. Menard, for private gardeners, first to Harry Papworth. Mr. Menard also received first for collection of ferns, and for six distinct varieties, and special prize for a bed of coleus, and spec- imen phyllocertus. Chas. Eble took first for specimen tree fern, first for 12 dra- cjenas, first for 25 pansies in 5 inch pots, for 20 pot roses, 12 pot roses, collection of bulbous plants, and violet "California." C. Panter received first for 12 Rex be- gonias, and 6 ferns (private gardeners' class). Abele Bros, received first for 12 flowering begonias, for collection of cannas, and special prize for asparagus. E. Valdejo was first for 20 peraniums, 12 cinerarias, bed of flowering plants, and special for bed of araucarias. H. Pap- worth received first for caladiums in two classes, for 12 crotons, for orchids in two classes, for hanging basket, for bed of foliage and flowering plants arranged for effect, and received special mention for the cultivation and arrangement of a bed of mixed plants. D. Newsham received first for specimen palm. In the exhibits of floral designs U. J. Virgin and Chas. Eble were the prize winners. The show excelled any other previously held in New Orleans, and rec ired high praise from the press and all who visited it, but it was very poorly attended, and is certainly discouraging to the energetic and public spirited florists who were so active in its arrangement. On April 2 New Orleans was visited by a disastrous hail storm, which broke a quantity of glass, as well as seriously in- juring outdoor olants. The principal sufferers were U. J. Virgin. E. Valdejo, M. Cook, R. E. Simons, J. H. Menard and Richard Ory. Mr. H. Papworth sustained a severe loss lately in the death of his mother, and is the recipient of much sympathy from his many friends. 200,000 ^'^"^^'^""aIparagus 10,000 CU""'^^'TS- ,,ear,No.,. Large stock of ALL KINDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WILLOWDALE, CHESTER CO. PA. CARNATIONS. KOHINOORI"} :tive, measuring 'l}'^ to3-incht and CONTINUES PROIJt-I PURPLE KING. I OFFER TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE A SEEDLING WHITE The choice from over 400 varieties l/AlllfclAAn I Mountain") after three years' trial. It is the best white I have ever grown. Plants robust, stems long, stiff and erect, flowers full, deeply fr nged and extremely attractive, measuring 'li/^ to3-inches across without any forcing or disbudding. Comes quick y into BLOOM and CONTINUES PROUt-IC THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. Flowers 2?^ to 3 inches across, on stiff eiect stems 1% to 3 feet long, of the habit of McGowan but much more prolific; a striking and attract- ive shade of pure purple, a novelty in color, very taking, and entirely distinct (rom the purple maroons and so called purples. Price on the above varieties. $12.00 per 100: $100. per 1000. My stock of Standard and New varieties has never been better '-^'lan at present, and includes: Sweetbrier, Thos. Cartledge, All at moderate prices, with regular discounts. Stuart, Csesar, I grow nothing but Carnations, and EXCLUSIVELY for Wm. Scott, Brutus. Cuttings and Plants My stock is rooted cool and is Daybreak, Anna Webb, unusually healthy and vigorous. Buttercup, Ferd. Mangold, I'^spection and correspondence solicited. Blizzard, Mrs. Fisher. Price List on application. THE PINES. C. J. PENNOCK, ^^^^^^-^ *^<-'i'^«^- i-^- KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set. you'll not rei:ret When you nee the beauties bloomlDK, And dun t furRet the best thluK yet. They'll set your business booming. Stock al! clean, healthy and thrifty, the beat I have ever offered: thesetof liklndsfor yucents from 1%-\x\. pots and Hats. $2.5u per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. White Piume. the moKnlflcent new pink. Georueanna. with tlie finest scarlela. pur- ples, striped and Intermediate shudes. Double Petunias (Dreer's), 2 In., $2.6U: ;i In.. J4: 4 in.. %1 per hundred. All healthy and In fine shape: full of cui- tlngs. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and bloomlntr. 50 cents per dozen; !KJ.50 per hundred. New double pink daisy, Lady Johnson tscarce). 5 for 5U cents. Variegated VincdS (Perrywlnkle) from flats. tl\ ~H;-ln.. fH; 3-ln., very fine, f5 per hundred He- gunla Vernon, semperttorens. In three colors, the most satisfactoryand profitable plant we ever handled, 2H In., J-2.5U; ;i-in.. ¥3 50 per hundred. New yellow daisy. Anthemls Tlnctoria (slntle). -^ In., *;i per hundred. Anthemls Coronarla (Golden MarKuerlie) the genuine dwarf large-flowered, double, from flats. $2 50: 2Lo la.. f3 50 per hundred. Na^turtUmis selected slock from cuttings, fine colors. J2 5U per hundred. Heliotrope, finest mhed. including Welkin, the fine new white Jersey Queen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 2Vin. $.i per hundrel. Gem feverfew, flats. J2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, 2>^-ln.. 60 cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceoluta, strong roots. tUJ cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink. Her Majesty. 2^1 and li-ln.. $4 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange. Scablosa Snowball, sweet Aly8>*um. tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. Torenla fournierl. Tradescantla parlor Ivy. Lobelia trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from flats, mostly seedlings. ji2 per hundred. Eulalia. two kinds. 4-ln, size. 3vi: tl-ln . $;"> per hundred dormant roots; Eulalta plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet %i per thousand, sample 100 post free for 3li cents. Mad. Crozy canmis. dry roots, J3 per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings very fine, fi per hundred; selecltd dwaif French yellow bedding cannas, »'2 51.1 per hundred. Many of the foregoing plan s can be furnished routed at from liO cents to $1 50 per hundred. For oilier novelties and epeciallles see novelty list, free to all. Ac, dress cash with order please. J. C, GIBSON, Woodbury, N. d. PALM Direct Import, fresh gualltv. just arrived. Per IIH) Per KKio Areca lutescens *1,00 $ : ()0 '■ ■ rubra 1.00 7.00 Cocos Weddeliana 1.50 12.00 Ceononia gracilis 3.00 25.00 We fiirlhere.vpect In the course of nextmonlh I.'iO lbs. Latanla borlMjnlca. 50 lbs. Chamierops In different varieties. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Carnations — McGowan, Portia. Freeman. Cart- ledge. Aurora per L 00 *V, DO, per 100 $1 00 Alberllnl. Sweetbrier, PIxlev • \.s\\ Daybreak per ir00.$20.ii0 " 2.50 Chrysanthemums-Whllldln. Brown. Ivory. Nlveus " 1 .fHI <.,>ueen " 2-liO Ampelopsis Veitchii, H to4 feet. . '• 4.(0 Violets -Schoenbrun. Czar and Marie Louise, perfectly healthy clumps . " 4.10 Rooted Uunners. f.^i-OO per lOCO. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, S20.00 per 1000. ;,(KI Hi IlKinsarid rate HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. OPHEI-IA.— A fine larKe flower a little darker than Scott Took Craig cup tur neat seedling of any color at Philadelphia. Flowers brouKht Si UfJ per hupdred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Chrlslmae. when they reached $o Uu. Kooted cuttings JIO.UU per 100; JSU LO per IIXH). 100. lOOU Sweetbrier K.OU 140.00 Helen Keller ■* Uncle John. " Stuart " Buttercup 4 00 .35 00 Scott 300 25(0 Daybreak- 2.60 21100 CartledKe 2 00 15.00 Portia l.SO 12.50 McGowan *' Fisher (from soil for Summer) " " LADY <; AM PBEI.l, \ IOI.KT, rooted runnera, J2.(XI per 100; Jio.UO per lOUO. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust Also rooteJ runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for I'riee List. "VVian.. S-w^yn.^, p. O. Box ».. KENNKTT SyUARE, PA. SPECIALTIES ALL IN TUE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send f^ir price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL. N. Y. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Stand.trd varieties at reasonable prices. N\THAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. F=>iC\lSI' The .lennlncs ^t^.lln uf LtiFL-o KIowltI 'i: iiml Km iry PutiwiL'S In liu 1 nm1 Wouiu ready April 1ft. The Finest Strain Is whnt everv Hurlst want". Pluuta ^'ruvvtl In cold tr.uni'n. arm and stockv. byevpress. i er HO »a.ltU; 8^15.00 per lhO\). Small plantt*. prtpald by mall, (10 cents per huodred. AH colois nit.x.d. E. B.- JENNINGS, WboU'HiiU' Pansy (Jrower, Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPOR T. CONN. Mention American Klurlat. i8g5. The American Florist. 975 ADDRESS CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS For ISOS, ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever offered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full page Illustrated advertisement of above In American Florist liecember 1st and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. E. GHITTY, ^ PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS READY NOW. McGowan in any quantity, Mrs. Fisher, Helen Keller, Sweetbrier, The Stuart, Buttercup, lago, Cartledge, Portia and Dorner. Write for prices, statine how many you will want of each variety. The prices will be rea- sonable and cuttings well rooted and healthy. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS Healtliv well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per lOOO LIzxte McGowan. Silver Spray, Puritan, Grace Wilder Jl.iJO JIC.OO Daybreak 2.00 1.5.00 Piirtla. AniiTlcan Flag I.JO 10.00 TIdiil Wave arid Orange Blossom 2.00 li 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flnest white and fringed Viirli'tiivi, JI..J) per ml. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest white, pink and yelliiW vuiietle». »i;.(«l per 100. COLEUS— lieti and vellow and mi\e(l variety. $1.00 per Jill. JS.III per IIKXI. Heliotrope, Aseratum and Carman Ivy, *I.IIO per \W. gdP~('a»h with order. JAMES HORAN & SON, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE GARNHTIONS. 20,000 WM. SCOTT Booted Cuttings ready for immediate delivery 1S3.00 per 100; »i5.00 per 1000. Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. GflRNflTIONS-ROOiefl GUUlnflS. Per 1011 Per IlKIO Lizzie tillbert SHI.UO t7.i 00 Helen Keller 5 O'l ill (») Sweetbiler 6.(0 40 00 lago ! 5.110 iOlO AdiByron .i 00 40 00 UncleJohn 5 00 tu.lO Wm. Scott :i 00 26.00 I.ulu 3.00 25 00 Daybreak 3.0" 25 00 Mrs. Reynolds 3 00 25.00 Uzzle McJowan 2.60 20.1(0 Silver Spray 2.10 15 01 Per 1110 Per lOOO lioulon dOr fti.Oo OoldBnch 5.fo Jacqueminot 5 10 The Stuart 5 00 Annie Plxley 6.10 Buttercup r 4 00 Mad. D. Alberilnl SOU Hector 310 Nicholson 300 GraceBattles 2 fo Portia 2.00 White nove 2 00 Our stock Is in excellent condition. Inspection Invited. fVO.'O 40.00 <0.0'l jo.uo 40.00 3J.00 26.00 25 (0 25 10 20 00 15(111 15.10 MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION "H. Pliiladelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. PA, It's Safer to buy Carnation stock from those growers who give their entire attention to its production. We grow nothing but Carnations, and ship only the best quality of rooted cuttings. There are no finer McGowans anywhere than ours, and they are cheap at $2 per lOo; $15 per 1000, while our Scottsand Albertinis at $3 and $25, and Daybreaks at $2.50 and $20, are Ai in every respect. How many do you want? ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS, N. Y. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. 810.00 $7.5.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 7.5.00 STORM KING, snow while . . . 10 00 7.5.00 Keady AprU 1st, 189S. UNCLE JOHN, pure white . 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated . . , , 5 00 40 00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . , 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 25.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST- GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. Certificate and special mention awarded to all. E M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink {an excellent variety): Oak- land, cleai shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook. bronze, salmon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 60c. each. $.^.00 per doz., 83o.00 per 100. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— 81.00 per doz. fiti.OO per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNE.R & SON. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now: per 100 per 1000 5,000 BUTTERCUP » .■» K« 00 1(1,000 LIZZIE MCGOWAN 150 12 00 lO.iOO TIDAL WAVE 1 Wl 12. UO 15.0 DAYBREAK 2.00 15 10 15, 0.1 PORTIA. 15.000 SILVER SPBAT... 1 26 10 01 1.5,100 AURORA 1.50 12 00 50.01 10 wei 1 r. iiited runners of LADY C -\M P- BELL Violets. 1.35 10.00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville, Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS ^Z^^r^as. SCIlTT. KKl.l.KR, SWEEI'BKIER. DAYBREAK, McliOWA.N. PHILADELPHIA, Mrs. W. H. Hurley, Dadledouze, Quteo Bonnaffon, Niveus, Pres. Smith. Mutual Friend, etc. Coaiplete price Hat on application. SAMUEL J. BUNTING, Einiwood Ave. Jfc .5.Stli St.. Phii.ai>ei,i'Hi.\. Pa. CARNATIONS. 2inch Sund Pots Helen Keller. Ada Byron W.5U fti.OO Adelaide Kresken, .lacquemlnot 4 50 t> OU McGowan, Portia. Wilder 1.5U 2.50 Verv stront: cuUln;;s— no rust. LADY TUOMfSON STKAWBKHKY PLANTS, and oitiere at low rates. ED6EW00D GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE, PENNA. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. BEST CARNATIONS of the new and old kinds. We quote you prices on a few of Ihera. Strong, well rooted stock for cash. Per 100 Per lOl KOHINOOR. new white, large, free , . $12.00 $1C0 00 ROSE QUEEN, new, fine variety . . . 12 00 100 00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . . lO.CO 75 OO ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 7,5 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75 CO STORM KING, large, pure white . , . 10.00 75 00 METEOR. large, bright crimson . . . lOOO 75 00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pnk 10.00 75 00 WM. SCOTT, free, clean pink 3.00 ab.OO GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART, E, A, WOOD, S5 00 per lOP; 810 CO per 1000. DAYBREAK. TIDAL WAVE, PORTIA, SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE McGOWAN, 82 per 100; $15 per lOtO. 4^Send for complete list. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven. Mich. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. *S^Seud for price list. ELUS. NORFOI-K Co.. MASS. THE NEW MRS. WHITE CARNATION IVIAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. Per 100 Per 1000 We offer them, 2Vlneh pots Soto »50.00 Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttings. 10 00 ROSES KrUle8maid8.2ii. Inch pots.... 3.00 '25.00 Brides. 2h.-liicli puts. .. . .... 3 10 25.00 BS^Orders tx>oked for Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. NEW CflRNATlON. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush pink Rooted Cuttings, $8.00 per 100: $63.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute. Ind. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 976 The American Florist April 20^ Toronto. Business has been lively in this town the last few days, and as a whole will fully come up to the average. Some say they have done more than last year, others not quite so much, owing to the backwardness of Harrisii lilies. Nearlv every one who grows these latter will get more or less left this year; of course there were some about, but manv of these had more flowers on them unopened than opened. The roses and carnations in the store windows were very fine and tempt- ing, and the demand was good. Smilax was scarce. Violets also became scarce towards evening. Large quantities of cheap bulbous stuff was cleared off in the morning on the market, but plants did not go off so well there as usual; buyers did not appear to be possessed of any bills of a big denomination. In the stores the plant trade was better; azaleas, which were very fine this year, and medium sized palms sold well. Genista also went off' at a lively rate. The weather was dull, mild and still, an ideal day for deliv- ering plants without packing or protect- ing. In a tramp round town on Saturday afternoon every one appeared to be well satisfied, and I heard no grumbling ex- cept with regard to lilies. In the evening florists' wagons were quite a feature on the streets, with their loads of goods "all a growin' and a blowin'." The little greenhouses on wheels were out iu full force in the residential portions of the city and suburbs during the day, and did a thriving trade. Prices all round were a bout the same as last yf ar. Roses may have been a little lower perhaps; there was a large supply. I was told by one florist that he could have sold lots of small plants at about 25 or 35 cents if he could have got them. Probably the only "interesting peculiarity" was some bas- kets of flowers with Easter eggs in them; the idea may be all right, but these bas- kets were not very tastefully arranged, and did not look "fetching." Local retail seedsmen report a large in- crease in business this year so far, and they expect the improvement to continue. Outdoor gardening operations will prob- ably be in full blast from this out. Spring is backward this year— a case of lingering too long in the lap of winter I am afraid — and it will be necessary to get a con- siderable "wiggle on" in order to keep up with the weather, I exptct, when it does come. Two or three more florist stores have opened lately, but— well, I won't croak, some of them may be stayers. E. The Refining Influence Again. Saloon keeper— "No, I've got no money, and can't afford to buy flowers to welcome our alder- man to his seat." Ward heeler— "Say, you'll contribute something to this voluntary token of esteem, or else the old • man will have you pinched for keepin' open after twelve o'clock. ^^ftV— Chicago Record. CUTTINGS by Mail prepaid. POT PLANTS by Express not prepaid. Alternantliera p. major and aurea nana; Ageratum White Cap and dwarf blue, cuttings, 50c; 2-in. pots $1.50 per 100. Chrysanthemum cuttings, $1.00 per 100. Coleus, best bedders, cuttings, 60c. per 100. Fuchsias, good mixed, " Jl. CO per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY. Lock Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by 1000 and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (Su John's Wort.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fiue, Strong: Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Shmbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rhododendrons a Specialty.) Andorra Nu rseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut HUl, PtaUadelpUta, Pa. Tub6rou§ 66Qonlds GRIFFIN'S STRAIN. Let us figure on your needs in Tuberous Begonias (doubles espe- cially), we can do so better than any firm in this country. The bulbs are the finest we have ever grown. OASIS NURSERY CO., THos. GRIFFIN, Manager. Wcstbury Statlon, Long Island, N. Y. PHILADELPHIA. strong plants, oOc. each; $(>.(K) per dozen; S;>.j.O() per hund Specialties in CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CLEMATIS, etc. Chrysanthemum The Great Prize Winner. Strong plants, oOc. each; $(>.(K) per dozen; S;>."j.O() per hundred. Wholesale Price LiHt sent on upplication. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA. Strong plants 2!^-infh pots, T.s cents, per dozen; J5.U0 per 100. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for tresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well establislied Lll. Auratum. Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempleri. in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns, Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. COLEUS. COLEUS. COLEUS. We tnke back seat for none, and claim to be the leaders In the Coleus trade, and the orlKlnators of the Golden Queen Coleus, the only eood all around yellow Coleus LTOwn. Over a hundred thonsand now ready. Per HIU Per lOJO Golden Queen and C. VerschafTelUl. rooted cuttings I .75 J 6.00 Coleus In variety 00 .^.00 Feverfew 1 OU 9.(J(I Atrerutums, blue and white 75 Salvias 1.00 llellotrope.4 varieties 1.00 Alternanthera 60 5.00 Cash must accompany the order. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. $. S. $. FOR DOLLARS. MMK- K. HKUliMAN l» till' be»t I'lirly while loilnte. KoottMl cutting's. yj.lHI per IU); fit>nr~*Mi-lncli piits. Jl.UJ per IIU. VKI.I.dW (.lUKKN. beat earlv vellow. Kootecl Cut- thiBB. N.UO per IIXI; Iroiu ll'^j-llU'h pots, IRI.IKI per lUU. SMll.A.V. fnmi IWIncli pots, struni;. iPi.iV per 100; fMM per 1000. BJf'send for Culajugiiu. Ar.DRKss J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Mention Anierlcnn Klorlst. ROSES Siebrecht&Wadley, rose bill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, and K^e-w F»lan.ts. FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. strong, healthv plants from '2. '2% and 3 inch pots, J3.00 to 88.00 per 100. Am. Beauty. Bride. Mermet, Niphetos. Perle, Sun- set. Wootton, Meteor, Albany. La France, Tes- tout. Victoria. M. Niel. Bridesmaid. Watteville, The Queen, Mme. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami, &c. WCDDCMAC Good assortment clean, healthy VLIiDlIiHO plants from 2 inch pots, $2.50 per 100. S20.00 per 1000. Winl CTQ Marie Louise and Swanley White, VIULLIu strong plants from 2 inch pots, $2 50 per 100. 820,00 per 1000; no disease. PADMATinUV Leading kinds from 2-inch UAnllAIIUnO poU, 82.50 to $5 per 100. PELARGONIUMS ?;ifrra'=n''dTrn^crpot 75c. and $1 per doz Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE, III. Mention American Florist. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. Noa"i??aV The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March: no collectlun complete without It. 8en(l for circular. Price. e.vtra strouK plants from 2-lnch pots, *l.5U per doz.. fs 5(i per 100. nK per 100. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN I. NEFF, Florist. 4010 Butler Street, Pittsburgh. Pa. i8g5- The American Florist. 977 VAUGHAN'S * CANNAS. MEDAL WINNING VARIETIES, controlled by us and offered now for the first time. These novelties we consider of great value and permanent additions to the hi^h class Cannas, they are the cream of twenty kinds chosen by M. Crozy from his entire stock of seedlings to represent his beet achievements in Cannas np to 1893. OCTAVE MIRABEAU.— (Medal awarded). 3}^ feet, preen foliage, flowers large, petals wide, color a deep vermilion, painted with finely penciled lines of orange yellow and crimson. Very handsome. The back of petals the same. Price. He. STANDARD CANNAS. CHICAGO.— (Medal awarded) Positively tlie best vermilion scarlet to date; 4 feet, tureen tollaEe with leaves '.i to 10 Inches wide, flower truss and stalk stands boldly erect. The large flowers open out nearly Hat. petals \^ Indies wide and Hve In number— In this respect the Chicago fairly out-cla39e3 all Cannas* the fifth leaf adding much to the blossom and flower spike. Its record at the WorldM Fair, on uur {irounds and In our areenliouses more than juailtles all our claims for It. The record of our Oanna Novelties of the past seasons entitles us to your confldeoce. The color. In the language of the judges. Is a •'dazzling vermidon scarlet." smooth and without markings except a purplish gloss. Price of this grand novelty only 75c each. MADAME ALPHONSE BOUVIER,-:i'W feet. follaEe medium yroen. flower large, well upi'iied. Tlu- cu nr is ilKit of M.nlaTiic t'ruzy. tinted with dark crim- son spntH like CrampbRl- Tli - vellow edu'*' Is Irregularly wider with clear yel- low spnts on upper and lower edgeot petalslnto the thruatof the flower; a mag- nificent Canna, scarce. Kach, *i.25. M. M ESN I ER.— (Medal awarded). 3>ii feet, dark green foliage, sturdy growth, flowers large, petals wide, color salmon, slightly dotted and streaked wfth red. which la deepest In the center of the flower. Petals are bordered with a nar- row rim of yellow which Is irregularly wider on tlie ends, often \\ to ';i Inch wide. Kach. T5c. MIDWAY.— (Medal awarded). 4^. feet, green foliage, strong grower, color rich vermilion slightly streaked with faint crimson; petals f*n Inches wide, com- pact flower spike, a strong grower and free bloomer. The crimson streaks and splashlngs in the petals make a splendid effect on their background of scarlet. Each, 75c. Splendid dormant ruots wintered In soU and now starting Do/,, nw Egandale ¥l.:i5$8 .'iO Florence Vaughan l.flfl Alphonse Bouvier To J. D. Cabos SJ J. C. Vaughan, best dark leaved variety In existence, flower asstrlktng and distinct as Cabos l.2j Paul Marquant 7.511 Explorateur Crampbel 6.00 Ceo, W. Childs t: 1)0 Mme. Crozy Sec'y Stewart Yellow shades mixed Scarlet shades mixed Doz. 100 .% .T.i $5.00 , .75 5 00 1.2". S 50 , .7:> 5 IH) , m 5.10 . ,75 4 .SO , .75 \.'.A\ NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WM. H. RAND. (Cehtifk'.ati-;*. a distinct variety of .lapanet^e typt' In i-olor a mnarkable rich yt'Muw. Petals flne. long. twisted and Irregularly refle.xed. making il resemble a tangled mass of large gold thread, lllgnly commended by the judges at Chicago, and pronounced the most attractive and graceful flower at the show. £0 cts. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. WRITE FOR OUR "BOOK FOR FLORISTS." VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 84 & 86 Randolph Street. Here is a Bargain in 8WAIN80NA. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to you as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, Phila., PA. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 170S N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. HURRY UP WITH YOUR ORDERS. Rooted CnttlngB of the followlne: Geraniums, Fuchsias, Heliotrope, Vlnca major var,. Salvia splen- dens, Gazanias, Marguerites. Cbrysantliemums, stan- dard varieties. All assorted. flOc. per ItlO- Gleclioma liederacea. Lobelia. Musfe. Marie Louise Violet runners, Baeltet plants, Pansy plants, etc.. 50c. per 100 by express. If wanttd by mail add extra. Cash with order. No C. O. D. r^" Other tilings equally cheap. OAKS GREENHOUSE CO., Jackson, Mich . ci: ]_ e: rvi i^TT I ^. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. 2 year KS.lHJ per doz. tin (m per lUl 3 year 4.(«l •■ 31). UU " 1(0 H P. Roses, pt>pu]ar kinds, own roots and In 4 In pota. Strong healthy Block, SI.EU per doz.; J^IO.OO per lU). Daisies, double, choice named varieties. 2.1X1 F, A. BALLER, Bloomington, III, KOOTKD RUNNEKIS. AXairie T^ovtiwf . 'Warranted free and clear ol disease. W.UO per HHJll. Keady for llellvery April Ist. HENRY HESS. Florist, Coclteyville, Balto. Co,. Md. Trtt GflUFORNIfl ! MAMMOTH NEW VIOLET. FLORAL WONDER OF THE CENTURY. Blooms cover a silver dollar; steins 12 to 14 inches long; color deep violet-purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; seve-al hundred flovpers from a single plant; blooms dur- ing seven months in the year. Price, $10 per 100; 870 per 1000. 500 at lOOO rate. .e^Prices on application for large quantities. Pitcher & Manda inc, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100: $8,00 per 1000, PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Seno FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verljeuas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. Iv. IDIIvrvOPT, :Bloorxast>tArg:» !*£»• Rooted Cuttings or 2-inch pot plants. 329 Fourth Avenue, LOUISVILLE, KY. We Fay the Express. PANSIES AND VERBENAS. BDGNOTS superb blotched 1 Adiantum Farleyense, 2V2-inch pots at 515.00 per 100, ODIFR'S Ruoerb ^ant ■ J4.5U per lUf Well established plants and ready for a shift J. A. PETERSON. 41 West 4th Street, CINCINNATI, 0. TRIMAKDKAU superb (rtant J2O.0O per «I00 GOLDEN BRONZE superb giant J MAMMOTH VERBENAS in best colors, 70o. per lU $6.60 per lOOu. S, WHITTON & SONS Wholesale Florists, Pansy Plants. jD SEBlRt. fie 50MS . EXTRA FINE STRAIN, >Zr^Ts^''^HM''i^i%C''f^^^^^^ ' 75 cents per hundred; $S.OO per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. '^^ina Q)ii«i«<' P«Msyiiit Lox- 'CMC 5K«RM,„/'^f- lip IMOESI a™" 5oi[ Am.is m U.S.»«c«h.s C..AO. "'" l««106ut fi,, "•- C.C,ABELaCO,P.O.Box920.NEwY0Biv. "' 978 The American Florist. April 20, Cleveland, O. The volume of business this year ex- ceeded that of any previous Easter, and this report is ge ieral among all the live florisls of thecity. The market men were more than saiisticd,:ind all day Saturday were kept busy waiting on customers who were attracted by some liberal ad- vertising done by the Market House Co. The week pieviousto Easter was cold and disag eeable. which shortened up stock ana made flowers a trifle less in supply, but it anything better in quality. Oa Saturday the weather improved and as a confequence broi^ht out the shop- pers so that the store men were rushed all day and had more than they could attend to properly; many a box ot flowers I ttar did not have that "personal attention" that is so often promised. Yet with all the little mist a kes made there is ksscomplaint coming in ihis year than last; so perhaps we have foryoiten the many blunders of last Easter. Sunday wascold and raw, so much so that buiimss was not as good as expfcted, tiut as all tte florists had large luaeral orders there was no grum- bling. Prices realized this year were a shade lower, but this was more than ofiset by the quantity sold, as everything was cleaned out — even bulb stock that in for- mer years was gtnerally left over in goodly numbers. Violets were in better shape than tor several seasons past, in fact were c|uile respectable for so late in the year. Thousands were sold at $1 50 per hundred. Se'ejted stock of all kinds wasin greatest demand, good roses bring- ing $2 50 per dozen, while average Beau- ties commanded $5 and $6 per dozen. Roses and vioL-ts took the k ad in popu- lar fancy, followed c'osely by the old reli- able carnat on. The demand for pi ints was about the same as last year. Well grown azaleas sold best of all. Harrisii in pots sold freely, also Margutntts. Hydrangeas did not move so Irecly, nor did pans of bulb stock. Ehrhardt, Wagne'' and Gasser had spe- cial window displays in keeping with the occasion. In fact all the merchants ap- peared to t jke moie than the usual intir- »s!; in thtir window displays, and the de- mand for plants f, om that source was heavy, a'l of which tended to stimulate trade. Cesser dicorated the Grays' Armory for the charity ball on Easter Monday, and for tie Chamber of Com- merce banquet on the following day. The plant decorations were very elaborate, and for the latter occasion thousands of ro^es were used to adorn the tables. What a differt nee, from a florist'sstand- point, is the charity ball of to-day from a like affair some ten years ago! Then flowers were considered a necessary adjunct to one's toilet; now it is not con- sidered quite the proper thing to lead one's self down with a huge bouquet, and as a consequence the charity balls come and go with only a slight ripple on the financial surface of the florist's account book. One of the neatest dinner decorations sten lately was one this week, where mar- guerites were used exclusively. There was a very large oval centerpiece, and then small crescents of the same flower were strewn carelessly over the cloth. This flower can only be used for immedi- ate effect, as it will not stand any great length of time in a hot room without flag- ging. L. F. D. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. We Commend to all Progressive Florists the advantages and protits of growing Orchids for Cut Flowers. The demand has been tireater than the supply during the past sea.^on, and has been continually increasing. The cut flowers have exceeded in value, in many instances, the prices asked for the plants. We otfer one of the largest and choicest stocks of Orchids in commerce at prices much be- low the market, in order to make room for increasing growth of plants. Those contemplating the purchase of Orchids should not miss this opportunity. SEND US A LIST OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR QUOTATION. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. Those requiring large quantities of these plants will please send us a I'st of their requirements for quotation. Choice varieties, fine stock, and prices the lowest known. PITCHER & MANDA, mo., Short Hills, N. J. Aquatic Novelties VICTORIAS, NELUMBIUMS, NYMPHytAS. Hardy Ornamental Grasses, Arundo. Bamboo and Hardy Per- ennials for the Water Garden. Our collection is unsurpassed; Em- bracing hardy and tropical species Irom all pat ts of the world, and many hybrids of special merit. Catalogues Free. WM. THICKER & CO., CLIFTON, N. J. Per 100 Ant hem is core n aria 'H'AM) Alternanthera, 4 va letleB.2-iD . 2.0U Abutilon Souv. de Bonn . 5.(10 Chrysanthemums, tine assortment.. lUOU, ¥20, 2 6U Begonia Vernon 3.00 Begonia, Fuwurlntr varieties S.OO Ampelopsis Veitchii, ll-^toSfeet 4.IKJ Petunias, double, assorted 2.50 Palm Washlnptonla Flllfera i.OO Chan iprops Excelsa. 4.0i,-lnch pots 2.-tII Begonia Vernon, 2H '"< a POts . 3..'0 Cannas, dry roots. Fiencb seedllna- ;... 2.00 Coccoloba (Muehlenbecfeiai Platycada, 2'^.- Inch pots 8.00 Coleus« Golden Crown, Flrebrard. Heckwtth's Gem. I urple Prince— a sturdv vailtty, superior to Hero. -'Vlnch pots 2. CO Ariel, dwarf, n beautiful var.. '-'-y-luch pots.. 4.00 Cuphea platycentra, v^-inch puts 2.^* Fuchsias, U'tiUIng sitrts. ^i^-lnch pots 4.00 Cazania splendens, 2^ Inch pots 5.00 Geraniums, Gen Gram, and other leading Ueddiiig BOtia. '^'y-lnf h pots 4.tlU Ivy, Suuv. de f'hMS. Turner, P. Crozy, etc., mixed. 2^-lnch pots 4.00 German Ivy, "J V Inch pots 2.UJ Hibiscus, mixed rubra, grandiflorus, etc, J-ln.hpulS .... P.ftO Heliotrope, -V)-lnch pots 3.00 Pi lea Serpyfolia, 2".j-imh pots 2.:0 Solanum Jasminioides, -"^-Inch pots . O.Oll Stevia serrata variegata, from H-its. strong -j. no Swainsona galegifolia alba, very fine and stront:. '^'lo-itich puts 4 00 Manettia bicolor. 'JVnch pots b.w Alternanthera, rooted cuttings 75 Coleus, rooted cuttings 75 N. B.— The above prices are f. o. b. at Oyster Bay, without the pots. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, P.O.Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N.Y. Mention American Florist. OUR APRIL OFFER. Hybrid Perpetual Rose. Large fine plants. Our choice: selected trom Emily l*eel. Autolne Muulon. DleHbach, Darwin. Coq. (lea Alps, t'oq. (lea BItincbea. Coratease de Sereiiye, I'lantler. tilant of Baltlee. Hopper, Maizna Cliarta, La Relne Mme. MasBon. Trotter and other choice varieties. 2-lncn pots, Rl.lld per 100; 2Vlnch pols. K.IKI per llKl. ; ;<■ ».l«l and J.'i.dl Palm Collections still ottered. WILLIAMS Sl sons CO., Batavia, III. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. i8g5' The American Florist. 979 '<% i|y^^iioiilw@Ri^ Cut Flowers, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES i C.C. POLLV/ORTM- iVIVI> Wire Work. Large Stock. Reasonable Prices. First Quality. Well Packed. Shipped on Time. IN OUR NEW STORE we have EVERY FACILITY for the handhng of CUT FLOWERS to the best advantage of grower and shipper. ELLIS & POLLWORTH, 137 Oneida Street, Milwaukee, Wis. jySeiid for Calalogaa- ami Cut Flower Price Lists. .A! ^» Cycas Leaves. V<^1^' ^ Otfff NATURAL '■>^f ■. '/; Sago Palm Leaves are es- // pecially prepared for us J',/^m\h the most artistic ^4'>--':0 skill. They look like \ ^ ^^ Y>'^ fresh cut fronds and ^ keep their appearance ^ with the proper care for ^ months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. AtUlresH August Rolker& Sons, Florists' Seeds, Bulbs & Supplies 136 & 138 VI. 24th St.. P. Station E. nbw York. TEE ACME ADJUSTABLE FANCY METAL POT LABEL. Cut. shows front and back of label. Valuable for Store Windows. Conservatories, Kxliibitioiis. Seed Pans. iLtc. Manufactured from decorated tin und brass, holds removeable ciirdboard fur name of plant, protected from moisture by transparent Mica. Size, t^^ Inches lontf. Send for descriptive circular. Tin labels, price per luu, Sl.~5. Sample dozen postpaid, 30r. Brass Labels, price, per luu, ^'i.'4R. Sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. HERMANN ROLKER, 218 Pulton Street, NEW YORK. FOSTITE. Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust, A PERFECT REMEDY for Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. fostlte, 2olb8.f2.00. Bellows. »3. 50. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, New York. Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Dahlias, Asparagus, &c, A full line of NURSERY STOCK. (Kir new trade list for 1SH5 nuw ready, send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. UoTxisvllle, Fa. When writing mention the Americax Florist. Cut Flower.^ B0XE5 Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. Plant Stakes. %, 5-16, Yi, %, ^, 3/, and Ji-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. 183 AXONRPE ATRptT •■•CHICAGO- •• Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these goods iu tlie world. We issue a large 40-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Mention American Florist When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES {A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elemenl.H for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditious and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RIOER CR DE LAMAIER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of well They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Seruifor illustrated catalogu: to The DEUMiTER IRON WORKS, 87 South Fiah Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. J tn («' 2i 2 1" fl ? rt « o o il ^ .11 9'"> 17 -•■ r-g."- = 8 ir ott.^ not 0=0 Q.S "■ ^■25^ cfl P « 5 ■i-' Nothing Better for deatro.vint; all In- .sectsantl panasiteson pljiuts, man or beast: ^ nut In.iurlous tu the ^ t puleunous prepara- Ij luted with from 10 to C3 SI) parts of soft water. ,;^ I'rlce. Si3.a6 the Ral- rj^ Ion tin: SI the quart /Tf tin. For Ketailing: we put up small tins at 40c. less Sfi per cent, trade dleeuunt. Kver> I'lorist should keep this on sale. Sold tty Seedsmen and the Mfr.'sden'l Ayents. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. New York, P. 0. Station E. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 980 The American Florist. April 20^ Rochester, N. Y. Easter trade was good in general, everything being more plentiful than at first expected. Even smilax, a scarce article for some time past, was supplied in large quantities. Stuff evidently had been held back, and the consequences were that an overabundance of cut flowers was at hand, much more than could be disposed of. I have to apologize, right here, for last week's remark on friend Scott's report concerning the plentiful supply of carnations; hewas right in say- ing that any quantity of them would be offered, but we here in Rochester had tried for the past week to get a supply and failed. AH carnations were off crop, as the growers said, still by Friday even- ing, when out of town orders should have been filled, a large supply came in, but nearly all of it was salted stock, not fit to be sent to any customer. Is it a won- der then that retailers as well as com- mission men complain, and is it not nat- ural that customers will be dissatisfied getting such goods? The tendency of flower buyers at Christ- mas and Easter for some time past has worked toward flowering plants; people are afraid of purchasing cut flowers just for the above reason, and growers will, in a few years, find that the practice of keeping back stuff which is ready for shipment, just because there is a possi- bility of obtaining a higher price, will drive cut flowers entirely out of the mar- ket at these times, and customers will ask for plants exclusively, instead of buyiiiga box of cut flowers. Every store in this place has had an over supplj^ of cut flow- ers, while good flowering plants were sold out pretty clean, and the only reason thereof is to be found in the salting of stuff and in the growers' expectations and demands for higher prices at these times. Last Friday's incoming stuff was de- pended upon by the retailers for out of town orders, and being almost useless, some of them refused to take it and tele- graphed to New York and other p'aces, expecting to be better served there, but goods turned out the same way. The whole country seems to be in the sailing business. Now would it not be far better for both grower and seller if flowers were shipped when ready and in a good, fresh condition? The grower would get a fair price, the retailer would be satisfied, and the public would not look suspiciously at the flowers, fearingtheir keepingqualities to be too doubtful to invtst in them. The consequences of the whole transac- tion were, in this place at least, an over- supply of^ flowers, and this means a loss on all sides. The retailers, however, bought rather carefully and slowly, de- pending on a good stock of flowering plants of every description, and now have no reason to regret it. J. B. K. CHEAPER THAN GLASS SsrL'-^FEi! STER PAPPE:" comes in rolls of about 110 yards long, full 30 inches wide; \viU last for seasons when prepared as directed. The most use- ful article wherever shading is required. An original roll costs only 810 cash. If you wish to see more of it before ordering, send one dollar for a trial roll of 8 yards to August Rolker & 9ors, New York. IV (). station E. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and tlnest stock In the United Slates . W rite for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City. N. J. Dimeiisions onMsBoi: % iDCbeB lonK by ISlncbea wide and 12 Inches talgb. Two BectlonB. This wooden box made In two sections, one for each sl/.e letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Mamfactflre THE BEST LETTERS IK THE MARKET. Sizes VA-\n. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent (astener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Man^. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we oonslder a decided sncceBs. Any cnBtomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing ns. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnished. 18x30x19* given an'ay with first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker & Sopr. New York. M. Rice & Co., 35 N. 4th St., Phlli*., Pa. F. K. McAllister, 23 Dey St., New York. A. 1>. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman, 416 E. 34th St., New York. Li.tJ. Ker^-liover, 193 Greenwich St., N. Y. H. Bayerfltiorfer & Co., PhUatlelphla, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt« 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. W^lsconslu Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and MarshaU Sts., Richmond, Va. Jas. Ylck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. 1>. H. Lone, Buftalo, New York. Huntington Seed Co , Indianapolis, lud. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland. Ore. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 ICrouifield St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F McCarthy & Co., 84 liawley Street, Boston. The Henry Phillpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O. W^alter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 36 Barclay St., New Y'ork. IMPROVED TUBULAR BOILER. Specially constructed for Hoyt's system. Descriptive adv in next issue. Cataloi;ue now ready. A. T. HOYT, Warren, 0. When writing mention the American Florist. H. BAYEKSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Our new flataloeae is now out, free upon Application. M. RICE & CO., Florisis' SuDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA Send for ^"'"'"c^-" ^^nr, Mention American Florist THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For particulars, nee uext w^eek, R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act., an Amity street. FLDSHINO. Uoeeos Co.. N t. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Mention Amerlcnn Klorlst. USE OUR PATENT Sash Lifter and Hinges if you care to save money. Send for prices and references. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydney Street. Dorchester, Mass. iSgs- The a mer i ca n Florist. 981 ESTABLISHEB 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 360 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 56lh& WALLACE STREETS, ■^ CMIOA^GO. Mention American Florist Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn, prass- plat or flower-bed, tn fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied fori for appiylne liquid manure. funKicldes and Insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most BClentlflc spraylm; pump In use- Sent pre- paid for$2.5u — spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete Si-UO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 29 Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing.' "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Rudd. Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever naed."— C. E. Weli>. RosIlndaJe, Mass. U ROSE LEAF' EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., ■ LOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. FOR SALE BY A. Rolker A Sons. N. T. State Depot. l»\ & 13S W 24th St.. New York. N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar. I't So. Market St.. Boston, Mass. H. A. Dreer. TI4 Chestnut St.. Phlladelphrn, Pa. Edw. Schmld. Tli 12th St., N. W.. Washington, D. C. F. Macrae. li:lS Smith St.. Providence. R. 1. B. H. Hunt. IS Ijike St.. Chicago, 111. C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louie. Mo. Wisconsin Flower E-i£change, 4t8 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. Kills 4 Pollworth. Milwaukee. Wis, Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. ggMjif*^ Sold by S0«dsm«ii. Mention American Florist. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Detroit, Mich, Dec. -1, '94. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland. Ohio. Dear Sirs: — In response to N-our inquiry. The Cypress lumber ordered by us from you. arrived O. K.. and is now in a finished grreenhouse. We are exceptionally well satisfied both with your prices and the quality of material furnished. In the future we will use Cj'press in all our greenhouse building. Respectfully yours, BEARD BROS. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. IHE "TABASCO" WATER HEATER. ALL STEEL. SELF-FEEDER. GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES And all places requiring hot water for HEATING AND GENERAL USE. K£WANE:£ B*?ILE:H COMPANY 96 Lake Street, CHICAGO. KEWANEE, ILL. flueniion Fiorisis! It will be to your aHvantage tn look into the merits of th? SCOLLAY "INVINCIBLE" HOT WATER BOILER. It is all that its name implies and don't forget it. Cuts and full information mailed on application. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 89 & 91 Center St., NEW YORK. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave , BROOKLYN, N, Y. THE GREAT INSECTICIDE! Highest Award at the Convention of American Florists, 1894. Used and unanimously endorsed bv tlie f».iremost growers ard hijiliest authorities on Floriculture In America, as the most effective and convenient insect exterminator known. Write for pamphlet Wholly simple to use. Dissolve the Soap In water, and apply the solution a.s a spray or wash. I'sed the same way indoors or out. Abso- lutely safe. Will not injure the tenderest plants. OFFERED AND EXCLUSIVELY RECOMMENDED BY LEADING MEMBERS OF THE TRADE. A Can (enough for 3 gallons), postpaid, 30 cents. Four Cans (enough for 12 gallons), 81.00. One dozen Cans (enough for 36 gallons), .^2 00, by express. ROSE MANUFACTURING CO., Sole Manufacturers, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.. U. S. A. VALVES3 FITTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COLDWELL- WILCOX CO., Newburgh, N. Y. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Rlciiiuond, Indt 982 The American Florist. April 20^ Foreign Notes. The double number of Lindenia for January and February is entirely devoted to the newer catasetums. Among them is an illustration of the superb C. im- periale. Among the newer hybrid cypripediums are C. Norma, C. nitens superbum, C. Mme. Jules Hye and C. Mme. Georges Truflfaut. Cypripedium hybrids appear to increase at a very rapid rate, and the custom of giving them personal names is rather confusing. We shall soon be call- ing them all florists' flowers. Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum su- perbum is a new and interesting hybrid between C. eburneum and C. Lowianum. The flowers are creamy white, the lip heavily marked velvety crimson. This plant recently received a certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society at Lon- don. According to L' Illustration Horticole the plant exports from Ghent, Belgium, to the United States increase largely year by year. In 1885 the plants sent from that district to New York amounted to $4,200; in 1895 it amounted to 495,000 francs, or nearly $100,000. Azaleas formed a large part of this export, their value, during the year last named, amounting to $40,000, palms $25,000, araucarias $13,000, and begonias$7,000. A "Floral Cow." In a certain large city a local "states- man" who is familiarly known to his compatriots as "Buck" was recently re- elected to oflSce, and to properly express their joy thereat the aforesaid compa- triots ordered from a florist a floral representation of the noble animal from which the "statesman" received his nick- name. This "workof art" wasdisplayed on Buck's desk that it might be admired of all beholders, and the reporters for the daily papers were so much impressed by it that they gave lengthy descriptions of the "beautiful floral Coiv" with which Buck had been presented. J, N. Struck & Bro, Kanufacturera of • CYPRESS • (ireiiiouse Material, LOUISVILLE. KY. PEDESTALS. All sizes, colors and prices. A new import- atiou just opened. Illus- trated catalogue free. HINRICHS & CO., 29-33 Park Place. N. Y. GEO. H. CHAXDLEE. H. r. CHANDLEE. P ATENT Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE.j >atent3 and Patent Causes. BLECTKICAI. AND MECHANICAL EXPERTS. I'olack Building, Atlantic ISiiilcling, s yOKK, PA. WASHINGTON, 1>.C. Pil lint If 1MB HOT WATER BOILERS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. l^feiBiH^^ Russel Wheeler and Son, M3r Utica, N. Y. I FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 7i3i 715. 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jeney City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Fearaon St., Long Iiland City, N. T. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopflfel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co.. which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business wUl be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring Sou of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the elief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for pnce list and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. Pat. 1882, '8s. '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDtir OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any aud every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, j4-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO.* Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armorfd Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street. New Yn.i- .T, C. VADGhAN. Airent. CHICAGO. SPRUUI BTEEL GALVMUZEdl ARMORED GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. Send f(ir catalogue and price UbI. Aviiirh is absolutely i>erf<>rt fcir iiXMlcrii grtH'uhonse i'otisl rii<*tioii. ROCK BOTTOM PRiCES. Send for Kstlmatos. Satisfaction (iunranteed. REED GLASS CO.. 102 South 5th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. i8gS' The American Florist. 083 |*^'Gre enhouse "^ M ^/5q7 HAV^^TtiORHEj4\/E., Chicago. Illj Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. Boilers made of the best of material, shell, flreboi eheets and heads of steel, water space all around , "Vo*;*n.g«»tO'tJ%7-jci., Olxio. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS. IITCOE.I='OIl-A.TEX). Honiculiurai flrcliitecis and Hoi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogue, eiirlosiiiff 4 rents in stamps. 13Q, 1^1, 1-^3 Center St., IVEJW 'V'OIil'C;. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, Pi^E^'W "^^ORIC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC., ETC. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER. Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River. N. J 984 The American Florist, April 20^ Index to Advertisers. Abel CCiCo '.177 Adv Rates Il'O American Boiler Co ".**! Andorra Nurseries. . '.'76 Baker Miss PA '.«;9 BallerFA J'T Bayersdorfer H & Co l:so BergerHH&Co UTS Blanc A . '.ITS Boston Flower Market !t;0 Boston Letter Co.. ■ \m Brown Bag tilling Ma- chine Co K72 Brown Peter '.-78 Bunting Sam'lJ K? Burns & Kaynor 971 Burrow J G 976 Carman R W ftHI Chandlee & Chandlee..'.)S2 Cb'BO Folding Box Co 970 _. ... ,,J5 I Lvncli WE 971 .McBetli TlioB A '.178 McBrlde A lex 975 McCarthy N F&C0....97U McDonald Bros 979 McFarland J H Co '.r.9 MallanderOtto 976 Manda W A 9r2 Manz J &Co 979 May JnoN !lti9 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.972 Mlllang Frank Wl Moninger Jno C 983 Moon \Vm UCo 979 MversA Co 982 Nat'l Folding Box Co. 979 .981 .980 .97J 976 1:73 Chltty H E. Cllffe Walter R... Coldwcll Wlleox Co. Conley John cS Son.. Connelly ,lno .1 CorbreyTJ 969 971 Cottage Gardens 975 Croom .John F & Bro .'.t73 Dallledouze Bros 976 Deamud J B * Co '.'71 De Lamater Iron Wka 979 Devlne's Boiler Wks.. .981 Dletsch A &Co.... 983 Dillon J L Domer Fred 4 Son DreerH A... Edgewood Gr'nhou8es.975 ElseleC 978 Elliott W H 970 Ellison Wm 979 Ellis * Pollworth 979 EllwangerS Barry.. 973 Essex Heights Flo'l Co977 Felthousen J E 97t; Fisher* Alrd 97=. Gardiner John & Co. . . .972 Gibson JC 974 Gonzalez F & Co 97ti Gumey Heater Co... .984 Hall Ass'n 181 Hamilton 980 Hammond Ben] 981 Hancock & Son 975 Barman Burr & Co 974 Hart Michael A 970 Hartford HB 97C Helnl Joseph 976 Helss J B 973 Herr Albert M 975 Herr Danl K ....969 Herrmann's Seed Store972 Hess Henry 977 HeWB AH&Co 982 HlllEG&Co 969 Hlnrlchs&Co 982 HlpparoE 983 Hltchlngs&Co 984 Hoffman E M & H N. .978 Hooker H M Co 983 Horan Edw C 971 Horan Jas & Son 975 Hose Connection Co. . 981 Hoyt AT 980 HulsebOBCh Bros 972 HuntBH 971 Hunt M A Estate 975 Huntsman tt Co 969 JennlngsB B 974 Jones CH 970 Joosten CH 979 Jordan Floral Co 973 Kennlcott Bros Co 971 KepplerM 972 Kewanee Boiler Co. . . .981 Kroeschell Bros Co 983 Kuehn C A 970 Lang Julius 970 Lockland Lum Co. .979 981 Long DanlB 970 Lonsdale Edwin 976 Ix)rd & Bnmham Co.. 91*4 Loulsyllle Tobacco Co. 981 969 976 .969 .977 ..971; . .'.f74 .9711 ,.977 972 National Plant Co. Nell LI Noack GUB. Oaks (ireenhouse Co. OaslB Nursery Co Pennock C J — Pennock Sam'l 8 Peterson J A Plersnn F R Co PHlBburvA LengfeldertlHl Pitcher & Manda.. .'.177 978 Pittsburg Clay MfgCo 982 Prince A G ..t Co 971 PurdyJas 971 QuakerCltyMc hW'ks 981 Randall A L 971 Rakestraw * Pyle 974 ReedGlnssCO 982 Reed i Keller 980 BelmersChasW 977 RelnbergBros *71 973 Renard Jos 9T5 Rice M& Co 980 RobertsDH 983 Roebrs Theo ...971 Rogers Pk Floral Co. 971 Rolker A & Sons... .979 980 Kiilker A & F 972 Rolker Hermann 97^ Rose MfgUo 981 RuBSellSJ 980 Sander* Co 973 Scbulthles Anton 969 Schwake Chas 974 Scollay Jno A 981 Seawnrihaka Greenh"a 978 Seblre P ..^ Sons 977 Shelmlre WR 9T3 Sheridan W F 97r Slebrecht 4 Wadley.. 976 Situations, wants. etc..'.«)8 Smith Nath* Son.... 974 Sou ter Cell 978 SpauUllngTU 9B9 StemmlerTW 973 Storrs 4 Harrison Co. .973 StrehySO 976 Struck J N4 Bro 932 Sunderbruch H L 970 Sutherland Geo A '.'71 Swayne Edw '.'74 Swayne Wm 974 Syracuse Pottery Co.. 982 Tricker Wm 4 Co 978 Vander SclK.ot R 4Son972 Tan ZonneveldBrosro972 Vaughan J C, . .970 972 977 Vlck 4 Hill 969 VosP&Co 972 Waterbury RubberCo 962 Watson G C 973 WeatheredsSons T W.'.i83 Weeber & Don 972 Welch Bros 970 Wheeler Russel 4 Son 1S2 Whllldln Pot CO 982 WhlttonS4 Sons 977 WllksMfg Co 98:1 Williams 4 Sons Co.. . .878 Wis. 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Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eagtem Office : 67 Bromfield St., Boston. ThlB paperls a member of the Associated Trade Fresa and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Bdwln Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president: B. c. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice e resident; Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. iKATxr, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1395. CONTENTS. Orchids— April orchids 985 —Orchids at W. S. Kimball's 98t) Carnations— Notes 986 Easter plant arrangements (5 illus.) 986 New York floral fashions .... 986 Reminders 987 Chrj-santheraum Uncle Sam ! 988 Petrasa volubilis • ■ 988 Bougainvillea glabra Sanderiana 989 A destructive worm 989 New York 990 Boston 990 Chicago 990 Rochester, N.Y 991 PilUburg 991 Philadelphia 992 Baltimore 992 Buffalo ; 992 New rose house (illus.) 993 Indianapolis . 993 St. Paul, Minn 994 Toronto 994 The greenhouse orthezia (illus) 994 Wages of florists 995 Chrj-santhemum Mrs. H. L. Romig (illus.) . . 995 Chrysanthemum Louise D. Black (illus.) . . . 995 Idyls of the potting shed-The passing of Jaggs 996 St. John, N. B ...... 996 Patents recently granted 996 Catalogues received 998 The seed trade 1000 News notes 1000 Washington 1002 The Podunk parable 1004 Worcester, Mass 1004 Cleveland ' J006 Ottawa, Ont 1008 The boy's story 1010 The pictures of Easter plant arrange- ments in this issue should prove a valua- ble suggestion to those who have not yet attempted anything in this line. The present backward spring does not afford much encouragement as to out of door flowers for Memorial daj' in the northern states, and preparations should be made accordingly. Better not throw out those carnations till you have cut a crop for this occasion. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. April Orchids. "The best bloom of orchids is over," such is the popular verdict. Like many another popular notion it is not necessa- lily true. It is possible to have jourbest bloom for any month that you choose to s >lect your principal stock for. There are a few really good orchids which may be depended upon after you are out of Cattleya Trianae, which so far has deter- mined the season of "best bloom." If a house were principally filled with the score or so of species named in thisarticle, there would surely be plenty of April bloom in ordinary seasons and with ordi- nary treatment. All of the East Indian kinds are easy to propagate. More than half of the American ones, however, will need to be freshly imported from time to time if the best results are expected. There are specialists I know, who try to combat this notion, but confirmation maj' easily be bad from any collection where buying has ceased for a few years. This test takes the conceit out of numbers of enthusiasts, and tires many an ama- teur. This the florist may rely upon abso- lutely and completely, that he can never obtain "best bloom" from a hap-hazard miscellaneous collection. He must very carefully select his plants for the season during which be desires them, and give everything else the go-by. The man who will possess himself of 100 good fresh plants of each of the following, will after the first season be reasonably sure of a fine April display, withoccasional blooms at other times from the cypipediumsand from Cattleya Harrisianum, Miltonia spectabil s, and Oncidium flexuosum. I repeat again that I have nothing to eay about "pay." Florists who areinanv way interested can judge their custoin better than anybodyelse. .\nythingmay pay if you can get a paying price for it. If you can get the price of imported stock plants of such an orchid as .-Erides Bal- lantinianum for instance foryour first cut of bloom, the following seasons may pos- sibly pay you for your labor upon it. It cannot be increased to any great extent. The same is true of .-Erides Fieldingii, which is a superb flower for certain pur- poses, such as bending over a basket handle, or for a natural wreath for the hair. Unlike the first named, however, it is lacking in perfume. There are several good dendrobiums which may be managed for April. D. densiflorum, D. Farmerii (golden) and D. suavissimum are among the best of the yellow flowered ones. D. thysiflorum, of the same character, but white and yellow in coloring, and more uncertain as to sea- son, is so well known that it scarcely needs mention. D. tortile for some reason is less commonly seen. In the best varieties it is a good and satisfactory orchid, rather slow to get into blooming condition from a division or a cutting, but when strong en ugh and well established, fartoogood to be lost sight of. D. Dalhousianum is a superb flower, one of the most striking in the whole genus in fact; some of the plaiits are ungaii ly and coarse, others again are dwarf and more compact. The flowers do not vary very greatly. Cym- bidium eburneum, if wintered in an inter- mediate temperature, will usually flower during April. I mentioned it last month. Numbers of cypripe'iums may be selected, but C.Boxallii andC. Lawrencianum wtii give two typ s which are perhaps as use- ful as any. These orchids', with the ex- ception of the aerides, may be increased by division to any reasonable extent. Among cattleyas one of the most useful and certain for April is C. Harrisianum. It is a small flower, slightly variable, easy to grow, and about the only one that vou can besureof gettingalongwith indefinitely and in a reasonable time from small divisions. You can work up blooming leads in two years from a coup'e of sound bulbs, and this too after the stock has been under culture for half a life time. I do not know any other cattleya with a flower worth mentioning that I can say as much for. C. intermedia and its varieties, C. Mossiae in varieties, and C. Skinnerii, are all good orchids for this season if you provide yourself with fresh stock as often as the old stock peters out. Lalia purpurata is a grand good thing, and fairly durable under cult- ute too. I know of a set o*" large plants which seem as good after ten years of cultme which is by no means scientific, vehich flower as well now as ever they did. Some pairs are taken to ripen the bulbs in autumn, otherwise they take what they can get. They occupy a good deal of space, however, and it is doubtful if they could sell for enough to pay their board bill. Among oncidiums the little O. flexuosum is as likely to fljwer in April as any other season, in fact if you have a quantity of it you are pretty sure to have it. I have previously noted how easy it is to propa- gate. Oncidium ampliatum makes a splendid mass of bloom from freshly im- ported plants. It is by no means certain to ever repeat the process so well again however. If it could be bought as cheaply as tulips or hyacinths, it would be one of those things which a florist could often handle as an Easter flower. I fear the Indians in Spanish America are a pretty sleepy lot, or they would cut up a good many such things as this and staple them on to the trees to grow into blooming 986 The American Florist. .\pyil 27, stock and accommodate people. Ttereare a number of other orchids which bloom during April, Miltonia sptctabilis and Trichopilia tortilis are two dull colored little things which are sure bloomers and easy to grow and propagate. Vanda Denisoniana again is pretty sure to bloom, but it is easy indeed for a florist to so load himself with orchids that he will neither see much bloom or in'erest on his investment. James MacPherson, Trenton, N.J. Orchids at W. S. Kimball's. A visit to the establishment of the late W. S. Kimball is always interesting and instruciive to any lover of flowers, and there is always something new and inter- esting to be seen there. Under the man- agement of Mr. Geo.Savagetheciillection of orchids and stove plants has increased wonderfully, small insigniflcant bits of plants, bought only a few years ago, are now splendid large specimens. There was a large pifce of Dendrobium nobile nobilius in a 7-inch pot, enveloped in a perfect mass of bloom, the brilliant shade and the size of individual flowers are something unusual, and it is worth while to travel for miles just to see this one plant. Mr. Sanderol St. Albans, when in this country two jears ago, pronounced it the best D. n. nobilius in existence. This specimen also was grown from a very small bit. The manager takes special pride in his well flowered dendrobes of every description, but says he does not take any particular care of them, they seem to grow anyway with him. The exreme counterpart of D. n. nobilius could be seen right along side of this, a pure white variety, D. n. album, broad waxv white sepals and petals and flow- ers of very large size. A number of D. macrophjUum in pans suspended from the roof were a great sight, the large flowers neaMy fully expanded, on arching canes three to four feet lung and flowered their full l;rgth; this is a very free grower here, and as it may be called nearly an evergreen variety it is supplied with abundance o f water. Among them also is a pure white variety D. m. Houttoni, a very fine thing. A batch of D. infundibu- lum Jamesianum, with its extra large ivory white flowers and orange throat was afits best, and a finer lat may not be found. Canes are mostly all over two feet long and very stout and erect, flow- ering profusely like all the dendrobes on this place. A very desirable orchid, for it lasts over two months even in a warm house, and I have kept them myself in cooler quarters over three months in per- fection. D. Freemanii, one of the litui- florum section, is a perfect gem with its delicately colored flowers and made a go od show. The Wardianums are very fine, some of the plants have extra laree flow- ers and vary in color considerable, some being almost white. In the cool house odontoglossumsmake a fine show still, and coelogynes are yet in fine shape, although many spikes have been cut. Fine large specimens of C. cristata Lemoiniana and also the pure white variety are covered with bloom yet. In a warmer house cypripediums are showing well, a lot of C. hirsutis- simum in full bloom; this is a very desira- ble variety for commercial purposes, flowers very profusely. C. Chamberlaine- anum in quantity has been flowering for some time, and I do not know when they will stop blooming, asthe many-flowered spikes show an everlasting amount of un- developed buHs, many variations are to be found in this lot. A bench of C. Law- rencianum was only partly in bloom yet, many of them showing two flowers to the stem and the whole bench is bristling with buds; also a good variety for cut- ting. Among them is also the white form which originated here a few years ago. One of Pitcher & Manda's hybrids, C. Josephianum, with several flowers, is really a good thing. C. Haynaldianum Kimballianum is a very distinct bold flower, but the finest cypripedium, in my opinion, in bloom was C. Rothschildia- num, with a.splendid spike of four perfect flowers. The little plantis in remarkable vigorous health. This variety was ex- hibited some time ago in Boston with three flowers on the spike, but I never heard of a plant developing the fourth terminal bud. It is a great gratification to the people of Rochester and perhaps for others too, that Mrs. Kimball has decided to keep this extensive collection of orchids intact and to keep up the whole establishment in the same style and manner as hereto- fore. The place is open to all visitors every day in the week excepting Sundays. Rochester, F. Y. J. B. Keller. Carnation Notes. Shading is now in order, not much at first, just enough to keep off the intense heat of the sun. I believe the best mate- rial to use is naphtha and white lead; this is sometimes a little hard to remove in the fall, but usually the first hard frost does the business. Lime is verv bad for paint and putty, but many of us leave shading until the last minute, and then we take the firstarticlethatcomeshandy, and as lime is more easily and cheaply procured than lead on it goes, and the re- sult is we must do much more paintingof the bars. Now which is the cheaper, fig- ure a little for yourselves, and if you have anv regard for your wallet I think you will not use lime. Keep the houses moist; sprinkle the plants two or three times a day, it will not injure the flowers, at least it does not mine, and the sprinkler or fine sprayer is going much of the time. This of course only on fine days, but as the days grow warmer the plants will get the spray in cloudy weather. There seems to have been an increased demand for carnations at Easter all around, and in many towns not enough to fill orders. Why? Simply that many growers throw out their carnations to make room for Easter plants, which they say pay better than carnations. This is possibly correct, especially when some very careful growers in this section are following this plan. There will scarcely be a full supply of carnations for Easter until growers make a specialty of them, growing them from the beginning until the end of the season, and as the demand for plants at Easter is increasing so rap- idly and the crop from a house can be marketed in one week, the temptation is very great to throw out the stock for which you must be caring so much longer than Easter plants. It must be uncler- stood, however, that if you will retain the custom of a retailer your supply of any stock must be regular or a constant supply. There are varietiesof carnations that if grown properly and in sufficient quantities will produce a continuous sup- ply. I have stated in previous articles how this can be accomplished. Albertini and Stuart have proven very unsatisfac- tory with the majority of growers, sim- ply because of their tendency to come in crops. Some who have seen Storm King growing think it will be the same as the two mentioned, but as growing with me I believe it can be made to bear continu- ously as McGowan. Mapledale, a new pink sort to be sent out next year by Nathan Smith & Son, is in color identical with Daybreak, but the flower is larger, better shaped, and its keeping qualities can be judged when I state that it keptin fine condition for four days after arriving at my place from Michigan; the color re- mained distinct until the flower wilted. Chas. H. Allen. Easter Plant Arrangements. A basket of cut flowers loses its fresh- ness in a few hours. Potted plants are somewhat c'umsy gifts. Hence the de- mand for some form of floral Easter re- membrance which will combine the deli- cate grace of a cut flower arrangement and the substantialqualitiesof agrowing plant. Our illustrations show how this demand is met by some of New York's leading florists. The lily basket, the grouping of astilbe, roses and ericas, and the combination of hyacinths and adian- tum are all good examples of Thorley's ingetiuity. The basket of hydrangeas and lilies by Small is an effective and a ppro- priate combination. Mr. Dards's azalea is a good example of the better class of the tissue paper dressing which has re- cently come into style. New York Floral Fashions. "Funeral work has been supportingthe flower business;" so remarked a promi- nent retail florist recently. He was com- menting upon the economy practiced dur- ing the present season by the society people whose generous support is so necessary to the welfare of the florist trade. Wedding decorations this spring are mostly trifling affairs; for dinner par- ties and like occasions the quantity of flowers used has been small compared with other seasons; the former big trade in high priced roses for street wear has ceased altogether, and pretty dull times have been experienced. True enough, if it were notfor funeral demands theflower business would make a poor showing under such circumstances. Excepting among the cheapest class of buvers made-up designs of mixed flowers, pillows with inscriptions and so on are very seldom seen. Wreaths entire or crescent shaped, flat bunches of long stemmed flowers and occasionally a cross are the prevailing forms in which flowers are now arranged for funeral tributes. Baskets of flowers are sometimes sent, the flowers being carelessly laid in un- mossed flat baskets. Boxes of loose flowers are seldom sent. The list of floral tributes at the funeral of the late Mrs. Paran Stevens will serve as an illustra- tion. There were two wreaths of violets; two wreaths of violets and lily of the valley; three wreaths of white roses; wreath of white roses and violets; wreath ofBiideand Baroness Rothschild roses; large wreath of lilies; wreath of pansies and lily of the valley; wreath of lily of the valley; wreath of galax leaves and vio- lets; wreath of pansies; wreath of orchids; wreath of ivy leaves; large garland of bronze galax leaves, Augusta Victoria iSgs. The American Florist. 987 basket op lilies by thorley. Easter plant Arrangements. roses and Adiantum Farleyense; large cross of white roses, lily of the valley, white lilac and white orchids; large bunch of violets placed on the casket; bunch of mixed roses and lily of the valley; three benches of longiflorum lilies; two bunches of American Beauties; bunch of yellow corn flowers and daffodils; bunch of white roses; bunch of lilies and red roses; bunch of white roses and lilacs; bunch of white orchids and gardenias; pair of palm leaves and lilac; pair of palm leaves and white lilies; pair of palm leaves with white roses and violets. This list gives a good idea of the custom now prevailing in fashion- able society. Its characteristic feature is simplicity in design and composition; anything like ostentatious display is care- fully avoided. It will be noticed that each piece is limited to not over two or three varieties, and these are never mixed together; solid colors are the rule, and mixtures are considered very bad taste, suggesting something like a clearing out of the odds and ends left in the ice chest. Galax leaves are extremely popular for funeral work. They come in such rich shades and harmonize so well in any com- bination that they have about driven the ivy leaf out of the market. Where ex- pense is not considered casket covers of violets or of violets and lily of the valley are sometimes made. These arrange- ments are necessarily costly, and cannot be properly made under $100 to $200. Bunches of three or four dozen roses tied with white ribbon and fastened on the side of the casket are very effective. Ribbon is regarded as necessary to give proper finish to a funeral piece, but it is used in moderation and made as unobtrusive as possible. Where it can be afforded it is customary to decorate the house with palms. At the funeral above referred to a semi-circle of palms was arranged back of the casket in the room where the body lay in state. As soon as the casket had been removed from the house both plants and flowers were quickly transferred to the church, and rearranged in time for the services there. Instead of being sent to the ceme- tery the flowers were all divided among the various hospitals after the services, by request. A custom which has much to recommend it is that of preparing for the use of the family a complete list of the donors of the flowers. This is an em- barrassing responsibility to assume, ex- cepting where the florist has entirecharge of the floral arrangements, in which case be can attend to this duty easily. The cards accompanying the pieces are also gathered together and bound with a strand of narrow black ribbon. The rel- atives are thus relieved of much anxiety and are enabled to fulfill their social obli- gations without the possibility of failure to acknowledge receipt of flowers from loss of cards or forgetfulness. The state legislature of Delaware will adopt a state flower, and it will probably be the peach blossom. Reminders. Now, after the Easter sales, our green- houses will not be so crowded, and we are enabled to give spring stock more room. In our own experience a gentle hotbed is a better place for many things than the benches in the houses; the moist- ure arising from the bed seems to suit the plants and promote growth. All soft stuff should do better in these frames if such structures are available, and there- fore they may now have their final repot- ting, and as in most places the danger of very severe frosts is over, may go into the frames, which move will give us still more room to spread out all our plants that have been crowded into small space. We always wait until after Easter, before we repot our palms, drac2enas,etc.; it is then plenty of time to get them in shape for next fall. Of course, in overhauling a lot of plants that probably have been used the past winter for decorating, a great number of them will befound damaged to such an extent that they are not worth keeping, but if a specimen palm has three or four good perfect leaves left, we usually grow it on, and by fall, after making this season's growth, they will be again in fairly good condition for renting out. If the younger leaves are in anyway imper- fect or damaged, it is advisable to throw the plant out, for it would only be lost labor to try and grow them on, because several years' growth will not make a perfect specimen of such plants. Large dracanas, which have lost their bottom leaves and look lanky, should be hfaded back at once, and the tops inserted in small bottles or tumblers, filled with water, to root. All dracasna tops will root surely there in short time, and make good plants. No bottom heat is required, only a shady place between palms or like plants. I wrote a little article on this lattermodeof propagating dracasnas a few years ago in these col- umns, but somehow I have never seen anybody put it in practice. Growers seem afraid to try it, and prefer the time consuming bark removing and mossing as being a surer way. If they would only try a few in water, soon they would dis- card the mossing, for it saves time, and there is no loss by decay or rot. We also pick out our begonias now, which are intended for show or stock plants, and give them a very liberal repot- ting. The little things look for a while rather out of proportion for the size of pots we put them in, but we found that begonias will make a stronger growth under such treatment, breaking out in several places from dormant eyes and then, no customer when making a selec- tion, will pick out these small plants in such large pots. In two months you will have nice specimen plants, and as by that time bedding stuff will all be disposed of, room in the houses will be available for a few specimen plants, especially if a show house is to be kept up all summer. A few fancy caladiums, alocasias, marantas, dieffenbachias, etc., will, if started now, make fine specimens in a short time, the sooner you take them in hand now, the better. We do not take any care of such plants during the winter months, for there is no call for them then. We place them under the benches when winter begins, when we want the room for other things more valuable. All the above named plants will be great help to brighten up a show house in the summer months, and visitors will have something to look at when they come to your place. We also now take out from the corners and tinder the benches our aspidistras; there is now 988 The American Florist. April 2y, plenty of room in the azalea house for them, also a number of old ferns, which were cut down within the last few months and have been set out of the way. A repotting and cleaning followed by a nice moist atmosphere will do wonders in a few weeks. Everybody should grow one or two large plants of Cissus discolor. Plant two or three small plants in a larger pot close together, have plenty of drainage, and do not pot it in very heavy soil. Half of it should be old manure. When it begins to run and sent out its trailing shoots, some kind of a wire frame of any shape should be provided, and the new growth trained over this. A half shady position in apalm or fern house will bejust whatthey want, and many a plant of this lovely climber will be sold when visitors go through your houses and have a chance to see a well kept specimen. In late fall or begin- ning of winter, if the room is wanted, the old plants may be set out of the way and kept almost dry until March, when the old wood may be cut up for cuttings, which root freely in any propagating bed with a little bottom heat. We prefer the old wood cuttings to the starting of the old plants into growth, for it saves labor and time. In marantas there are a few varieties which will do in a dwelling house, such as M. zebrina, M. pulchella, M. cuspidata, M. undulata, M. Massangeana, etc., and we usually have a few of them on hand in the summer months, but in order to make people admire them a well grown specimen should be in view, either grown in a pan for the smaller leaved varieties, such as cus- pidata, undulata and Massangeana, or in pots for the larger leaved ones. They grow luxuriantly in a warm shaded house in rather lumpy loose soil, and will take plentyof water while growingfreely. Fittonias in pans will be admired by everybody if well grown, and 1 would especially recommend F.Piercei or any red veined variety for the purpose, although the white veined F. argyroneura will do fairly well for a time after taken from the greenhouse. The red veined will bear the dry air in a dwelling without any injury; they are splendid things for fern-dishes all the year around, and may be grown en- tirely in the regular fern pans, which are specially manufactured to fit into the 8- inch jardinieres. Fittonias root as freely as a tradescantia, and cuttings may be planted right into the pans. They grow freely all the year around, and a succes- sion may be kept up without any trouble. Dieffenbachia may be had in good shape inside of a month or six weeks if put in heat now. The pretty speckled leaves draw the attention of most everybody, if a well grown specimen is set in a place where its foliage as well as the full length of the stout stems down to the pot are in full view. This plant also propagates freely from the old stems cut up into sin- gle eyes and laid in moss mixed with sand where a slight bottom heat can be sup- plied. The young plants, after being pot- ted, will do better if grown on in the same or a similar bed with bottom heat until well rooted through, when several of them may be planted close together into a pot and grown into specimens. The compost should be composed of rough material, and plenty of drainage is essential; lumps of old cow-dung, pieces of half decayed sod, a little peat and sand is a good mix- ture for all this class of plants. Shade, a close and moist atmosphere, is what they like, but plants intended for sale should have cooler quarters, for they would wilt if taken from the warmest house. basket of hyacinths and adiantum by thorley Easter Plant arrangements. Young draca^nas of all varieties want attention now; give them a liberal repot- ting if the plants are in fair health; if not, then they had better be topped and in- serted in waterto makenew youngroots, because a stunted plant will never be a good specimen, and it is only time wasted to spend any labjr on it. The stumps will answer for propagating purposes even if they are small. All the bright col- ored varieties will do well if plunged in the open ground alter the middle of June, without any shade; the colors will come out more brilliant, and the foliage be harder and of more subst ance, not so easily damaged. In such a situation of course it would not do to take out very small stuff, but any good plant in a 4-inch pot or over will make a fine salable specimen before fall sets in, but don't neglect to water and to syringe them freely. See that you have a plentiful stock of Ficus elastica for next fall. If you have not put in any cuttings yet or mossed the growths on old plants,there is no timeto be lost now; do it at once, or you will only have small stufl next fall. Keep the young plants close and warm for a while after potting, and get a good start on them, then in June or Juiy stake them securely and plunge outdoors in full sun. Keep liberally watered and syringed, and you will have fine perfect plants to sell, far better than stock grown under glass all the year around. A ficus grown in full sun outdoors is an entirely different plant from one grown under glass; the midribs of the leaves will be a dark red, also the protecting sheets over the top leaf, and such plants will find customers in any place. J. B. Keller. Rochester. N. Y. Chrysanthemum Uncle Sam. Ed. Am. Florist: In reference to the chrysanthemum Uncle Sam or James Comley we can set at rest any doubt as to their being one and the same. They certainly are. The variety was found by our Mr. Unger in a private garden in Tokio in the fall of 1891. We tested it and sold plants to an American firm the spring of 1892. In October of the same year Mr. James Comley visited Japan, saw plants of the variety in bloom and was so much taken with it that he pur- chased plants from us and others, though we informed him that we had already ex- ported plants. We were much surprised to learn that the variety did not do well in America, for it certainly is a splendid thing as grown here. Grown under glass the flowers are of a much lighter shade than when grown in the open ground, and the latter are the finest blooms. With us it is one of the best late flowering varieties. Louis Boehmer & Co. Yokohama, Japan. Petraea Volubilis. This is a beautiful greenhouse climber, belonging to the order Verbenacea?. A genus comprising about a dozen species of beautiful, twining or arborescent stove shrubs, natives of tropical America. Flowers violet, purple or bluish. Nichol- son says in his Dictionary of Gardening that the four species he describes, namely, Petraea arborea. P. macrostachya, P. rugosa, and P. volubilis are probably all that are in cultivation, and that thev should be planted in good, rich mould. But I think he makes a mistake, when he says, "they should be kept in strong i8g5. The American Florist. 989 basket of spir^a, roses and heath by thorlby. Easter Plant arrangements. heat," as it is grown on the south side of the cool west house at the Botanic Gar- den, Washington, and that has just enough heat to keep out the frost in severe weather. Here it thrives admira- bly, and produces an abundance of beau- tiful flowers yearly, at this season, while when grown in heat it is infested with scale and mealy bug. This is another illustration that many plants are injured by being grown in too strong heat. It flowers in racemes about 10 inches long, and is readily propagated from cuttings in sand with strong bottom heat. Reynolds. BougainviUea Glabra Sanderiana. This new bougainvillea came to us last year from England, and we were rather doubtful about the claims coming with it, saying that it would bloom freely while young and small, for all bougainvillea we had hitherto grown, B. glabra, B. speciosa and B. spectabilis, are very shy bloomers until the plants have attained age and considerable size, and as to growing these varieties as pot plants and bloom them in pots, unless it was a 10 or 12-inch, we had utterly failed. Now we have been pleasantly surprised by a multitude of fine lilac-rosv bracts, with the tube of the flowers proper, greenish outside expand- ing to a clear yellow on the inside. The flowers are rather larger and more prom- inent than in the old glabra, springing from the center part of the bracts. The panicles are produced everywhere, from breaks in the older stem as well as from the points of the growing branches. What the plant may do when planted out I do not know, but it has the appearance as if it would grow to be as large, in time, as the older varieties, for on several plants strong growths have started from near the base, which promise to make long running canes, but as yet I am not sure of it. Our plants are in 5-inch pots, are about 15 to 18 inches high, and 12 inches across. They were kept almost dormant, with just enough water to retain the foliage in winter, until the mid- dle of February, when we placed them in a rose house to start and gave them a daily syringing and plenty of water at the roots. All have done finely, and would perhaps look better still if we had not removed a lot of cuttings from them, when new growth begun. Not expecting much bloom from the plants, and being desirous of getting up a little stock, we cut indiscriminately everything that would make a cutting, but when the second growth came on we found that some of the little branches showed signs of bloom, and they were left alone. I have an idea that this bougainvillea will make a desirable Easter plant as a large speci- men as well as in smaller sizes; it is so easily handled, and no trouble to have them at the right time. The habit is com- pact and bushy, so far as I can see in one year old plants, and the treatment of them no more difficult than any ordinary hard-wooded plant. Probably the plants would have attained larger size, if we had grown them last summer under glass and pinched occasionally, but they were sunk in the ground among a lot of azaleas out doors and got no further care than water- ing and syringing, not even a repotting after July 1, and are to-day in the same pots. All the nourishment they received since was a dose of manure water once in a while after they were placed in the rose house in February. The cuttings root nicely in sand in a much shorter period than the older varie- ties, and there will be no trouble about propagating them. All bougainvilleas will bloom more freely if the roots are somewhat confined, orif planted out until the surrounding ground is matted with their roots. They should have a well drained situation, too much moisture or very rich earth will cause too much rank growth and leaves. The flowers are pro- duced very sparingly until the roots oc- cupy the ground. From November to February they should be dried ofi', and then pruned into shape again before start- ing into growth. A very severe cutting in does not hurt them. These last notes have reference only to the well known old sorts, but I presume that Sander's variety will have the same constitution, and requires the sametreatment. If bougain- villeas are planted in a moist place, where they have no chanceof being dried off, the plant will produce a yellow, sickly foliage not at all pleasant to the eye In a well kept greenhouse. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. A Destructive Worm. Ed. Am. Florist: I send you specimens of worms which are very destructive here. They have been specially injurious to seedling plants, such as grevilleas, swainsonas, etc., eating the stem under- neath the ground. Their presence was first made known by the plants tipping over as though they had damped off. On investigating we found that the plants had been severed Irom the roots just be- low the surface of the soil by this worm. Libonia, Pa. W. F. Schmeiske. [We submitted the specimens of Prof. L. O. Howard, Government Entomolo- gist, who writes as follows: "The creat- ures accompanying the enclosed letter from Mr. W. F. Schmeiske are Myriapods and not insects. The specie s is known scientifically as Paradesmus dasys Boll- man and it has no common name. It be- longs to the sub-class Chilopoda, includ- ing most of the so-called centipedes. These species are not especially destructive and I have only occasionally heard of such damage as that reported by Mr. Schmeiske. The only remedy which has been tried with any effect is that of trap- ping the creatures by slices of raw potato poisoned with Paris green."] Charles W. Sherfrey of Nebraska City is the first member of the Florists' Hail Association to meet with loss this year. He carried a double insurance, which will be promptly paid. John G. Esler, Sec'y. 990 The American Florist. April 27, New York. Ever since Easter trade has been exas- peratingly slow. This is the report made generally by the retail and the wholesale florists, and the appearance of their estab- lishments confirms their statements, for flowers are much more abundant than customers are/and such sales as are made are small in amount. A full supply of all varieties is being received. Roses, while not as badly overstocked as on some pre- vious occasions, are in excess of the demand. Among the prettiest things in this line are the moss roses, which two or three growers are cutting freely and of finest quality, but which do not meet with that appreciation which they are entitled to. Evidently the New York market has no disposition yet to return to the smaller varieties of roses, even though they be moss roses, and size will continue for some time to be a first consideration in determining a rose's popularity. Carnations are inclined to be over- plenty, especially in the scarlet sorts. Portia has to be sold at a low price to get rid of it, but from its abundance it is plain that it easilv makes up in quantity what it lacks in the price list. Wm. Scott continues to head the list of market vari- eties in price and demand, always except- ing, however, the peerless Helen Keller, which is easily the highest priced carna- tion on this market. But it has not yet had a test in large quantity. Lilies are extremely plentiful, and it is not possible to hold them to any regular figure. As one wholesaler puts it, "We are open to sell them if weonly get an offer." Among the most annoying elements just now are the outdoor daffodils and tulips, which are being loaded on to the market from points further south. When this begins quotations on bulbous stock become im- possible. The plant peddlers' wagons, loaded with bright hued geraniums, are seen in large numbers in the residential districts, and are reminders that gardening time has come around again. Mr. Joosten, who is a large importer of roses, says that the number of rose bushesof all vari- eties handled by these peddlers is almost incredible. They are also quick, he says, to recognize varieties, and are experts as to quality. Roses also sell well at the auctions. Prices paid this season are higher than for some time past, and the demand seems unlimited. The sad news comes from Platbush that popular Gus Bergman is dangerously ill, with little hopes of his recovery. G. Messeberg also, who has been sick for several weeks, is reported to be much worse, and is not expected to live more than a few days. H. A. Siebrecht delivered an instructive lecture on orchids before the Torrey Bo- tanical Club at Columbia College on the evening of April 24. Visitors in town: Edwin Lonsdale, H. H. Battles and John Burton, Philadel- phia; Geo. A. Sutherland and Wm. Ingram, Boston. Jacob G. Bebus, wholesale florist, has failed. Boston. The week following Easter has been a fairly busy one for everybody. Scores of impatient brides and grooms to whom It seemed as though Lent would never end have at last given the florists all they could attend to. So the retail florists are in the main happy and growers and wholesalers all come in for their propor- tionate share. The long delayed spring DRESSED AZALEA PLANT BY DARDS. EASTER PLANT ARRANGEMENTS. weather has finally got here. Outdoor work is crowding hard on those whose business lies in this direction and bedding plant growers find plenty to keep them busy, too. The first auction sale of the season by N. F. McCarthy & Co. was in every way satisfactory. Prices equal to and often in excess of those quoted by foreign housed for goods delivered on the spot were realized for roses and other dormant hardy stock. Cut flower receipts have been moderate in quantity and rather under the average as to quality. The market, which would otherwise have been good, was somewhat disturbed early in the week by the unsold stock left over from Easter, but alto- gether there has been a good demand at reasonable prices for all the really good flowers coming in. Carnations are a little reduced in size in consequence of the hot sun, but prices hold up remarkably well and fair stock goes at sight. In roses Brunner leads at present. Geo. Wilson is cutting heavily from this vari- ety and the quality is fine. April 19, Patriot's Day, being a holiday here was spent most delightfully by a dozen of the local fraternity as guests of Mr. Ed. Hatch at his seaside cottage "The Breakers." Mr. Hatch fairly out- did himself in hospitality and all past records at this famous shrine were eclipsed. Visitors in town: Geo. C. Wafson, Phila.; Winfried Rolker, C. H. Joosten, J. S. Taplin, New York; Jos. H. Veitch, Lon- don. Mr. Veitch, who is the head of the famous house that bears his name, is now making his initial visit to America. Geo. A. Sutherland and Wm. Ingram have just returned from a three days visit to New York. Prunus Davidiana is now in full bloom. This valuable novelty is the earliest in bloom of the hardy shrubs and trees, beating the forsythias by from one to three weeks. Ed, Hatch will sell roses and imported stock in general for C. H. Joosten on Wednesday, May 1. Bowditch & Co. have closed up. Chicago. Trade reports are not very encourag- ing this week; there is plenty of stock in the market, and very little sale for it — in fact the general verdict is that there is no business in town, and it is only the out- side shipping trade that empties the deal- er's icebox. Even the fakirs share the general depression, and complain that there is nothing doing. Four bright warm days have brought stock on in great quantities, and in very good qual- ity. Roses are fine, but sell for very low prices. Select Beauties range from 16 to 25, and a good many aresold below these figures. Large teas range from 2 to 3 for good average, 4 to 5 for extra select. Mixed roses are quoted at 3, but on Thursday "it was stated that 7.50 to 10 a 1000 would buy good average stock. Hybrids do not sell at all, in spite of the fact that they are very good. Some of the largest hybrid growers say they will grow none except Brunners another year. Carnations are more plentiful than they were last week, there being rather a glut on reds, but whites are still scarce and in good demand, bringing the price of fan- cies. Portia is going slowlv, as there is now an abundance of good Garfields. Reds are 75 cents to 1, white 1 to 1.50, fancies 1.50, excepting some extra stock i8g5. The American Florist. 991 basket op hydrangeas and lilies by small. Easter Plant Arrangements. bringing 2. Violets are growing poorer and smaller; they stand at 75 cents. Bulb stock is very dead; there is very lit- tle sale for anything in this line except valley, vrhich still brings 3.50 to 4. The scarcity in greens still continues; there are no ferns in the market, though it is expected that in a day or two Ten- nessee ferns will be supplied. Smilax is still scarce at 15 to 20. The shortage in common greens has been very inconve- nient, and it is said that in many cases the florists have had to fall back on rose leaves for backing. Sweet peas still hold at 1, and are very good indeed; they are not yet very plenti- ful, but it is likely that two or three days will make a great difference in the supply, and the price will begin to take a down- ward turn. All classes of stock are excel- lent in quality this week; it is only buyers that are wanted. Recent visitors: John Speelman, of C. J. Speelman & Sons, Sassenheim, Hol- land; Mr. Ingram, representing Hugh Low & Co., London, Eog. Mr. H. A. Bunyard is still at the Alex- ian Brothers' Hospital, but is now able to sit up and will be about again in a week or ten days. Harry says: "If I had had my sketch book the first week of my fever I could have sent you some wonderful pictures of improved roses and carnations, and water melons that would have forever settled the colored race ques- tion. I could also have contributed largely to the "Zoo" at Lincoln Park, and could have knocked some of those sea serpent yarns into a cocked hat. But now these have all been gathered in and I sleep in peace once more." At the meeting of the Florist Club last Thursday evening President Kidwell was unable to be present and his essay was deferred till next meeting. The lease of the present meeting place having expired the trustees were instructed to take a new lease for another year, arranging for only one meeting a month (the fourth Thurs- day in the month). Mrs. E. T. Royle was elected an honorary member of the club. Mr. John J. Gormley was elected recording secretary for the remainder of the current term. A letter from the Amer- ican Carnation Society asking the ap- pointment of a committee to inspect and report upon seedling carnations originat- ing in this section was favorably consid- ered and the following committee ap- pointed: Mrs. E.T. Royle, E. Buettnerand Chas. Hartwig. Mr. E. Wienhoeber dis- played some samples from a lot of plants of the Belle Siebrecht rose just received from the introducers and made some very sarcastic comments on the quality of same. The samples shown were hardly more than rooted cuttings, and a very poor grade of cutting at that. Rochester, N.Y. The past week was not what we should call a very busy one, but flowers were plenty and sold well. Roses of all grades are coming in, the best bring good prices, while inferior stock is rather low, job lots being sold at $20 to $30 per 1000. We had several weddings inthiscity, which called for elaborate decorations, and these used up a good portion of surplus Easter stock in blooming plants as well as large quan- tities of roses, carnations, and thousands of violets. Long stemmed violets are scarce, those coming from frames are rather short, but the flowers are good size. Good valley is getting scarce also, but bulbous stuff' of all description is abundantly supplied, and we may look for out-door grown hyacinths, daflfodils and tulips next week. The steady warm spell we had since Easter brought out all such stock in a hurry and also roses, car- nations, etc., under glass, so that an abundance of cut flowers may be looked for in this section from this timeforward. Spring work has commenced in earnest with the growers, every one of them is busy getting ground ready for planting out, and as we had such steady cold weather up to Easter everybody is behind with out-door work compared with other seasons. All our retail men are satisfied with their Easter trade, and say they have done fully as well as otheryears, but they find that delivering blooming plants in such quantities is not such a very pleasant job at Easter. Inexperienced drivers handle these goods too roughly, and how- ever carefully the plants may have been wrapped, lied, and packed in the wagons, by the time they get to the end of the route, some of the plants have sulTered more or less and complaints will surely come in afterwards. With cut flowers packed in boxes this very seldom happens. Our friend Chas. Sssift of the Kimball greenhouses is recovering slowly but surely from his accident; he now is able to go about on crutches. His friends all hope to see him at his post again in the near future. J. B. K. Pittsburg. The last regular meeting of the Florists' Club was held in the superintendent's office, Phipps Conservatory, with a very good attendance. The members, after viewing the conservatories by electric light, were called to order by the presi- dent at 9 p. m. The special feature of the meeting was the appointment of the sev- eral committees to look afterthe interests of the coming convention. The president appointed the entertainment, reception, ladies, hotel, press and bowling com- mittees. The local men are taking great interest in the convention, the business men are looking towards it, and every- thing points to the cordial welcome for which our city is noted to the members ot the Society of American Florists. The Alvin Theatre, which has been selected for the convention, admits of having the trade exhibit and the convention under the one roof, with every possible conven- ience and comfort for the guests. It is centrally located and within easy leach of many good hotels. The Easter trade of the florists in this city has never been equaled before; all the dealers claim it was the most satisfactory Easter trade they ever had. Many of the florists attribute the increase of the flower trade to the Phipps Conservatories, both in Allegheny and Pittsburg. The conservatory in Schenley Park has attracted people by the tens of thousands. Easter Sunday 19,000 people passed through the doors, and during the Easter week work was partially suspended to allow visitors to enjoy the sights. The entire range of houses was lighted by 992 The American Florist. April 2 /' electric light and an orchestra plaj'cd enchanting music each evening to large and ' appreciative crowds of visitors. With four large show houses of calceo- larias, azaleas, lilies, hyacinths, tulips, cinerarias, spiraea, genistas, etc.. all artis- tically arranged to make best effect possi- ble, it vras the show of the season. Randolph & McClements have leased the Jno. R. & A. Murdoch greenhouses adjoining Schenley Park, to take posses- sion June 15. They are also opening a new store on Penn avenue. Patterson Bros, have sold their 6th avenue store to A. W. Smith of the South Side. Some of the dealers are feeling a little hurt at the groceryman cutting prices, but still the regular florist people are doing a good comfortable business at fair prices. AH the dealers in the city are busy, and the outlook is very bright for the best on record. The city has passed the ordinance for the issue of $1,750,000 in bonds for park improvements, and $500,000 for new boulevards, which will place the parks in fine shape. Brown. Philadelphia. Things have been quite lively the past week, the spring crop of weddings devel- oped very well, and there are still quite a few to take place before the fateful first of May. Flowers of all kinds have been very plentiful, and the growers find it hard work to dispose of their increasing stock. The fakirs are now in their glory and the streets are lined with their boys, with baskets piled high with all kinds of choice stock. Short Beauties are their specialty; these are sold at from 3 to 6 for a quarter. The price of roses has taken a drop and $6 is now high for best ordi- nary stock of the larger teas, a few extra selected bring $2 more, and a great many fine buds are also sold for 4 and 5 per hundred. Smaller roses are 3 and 4 and sell slowly. Best Beauties sell for $4 per dozen and from that down. Brunners the same, with the exception of Ander- son's, which we believe bring $5. Baro- ness and Laings go for 3 per dozen. Carnations are beginning to feel the effects of the heat and are now 1.50 and 1 in quantity per hundred. Violets are poor and 50 cents per hundred is top figure. Longiflorums and Harrisii are a drug and arenominally quoted at 6; there must have been a good many that did not make Easter. Hydrangea heads are also to be bought by the basketful. To judge from what the growers say the bulb men are having a hard time taking orders; at almost all times the past sea- son tulips were in over-supply, and yet there did not seem to be a great many about. The public is evidently tired of this flower. The bedding plant men are now as busy as bees crowding every inch of space with spring stock. The warm sunny weather of the last few days has started the trees and many in sheltered places are coming into leaf, the early magnolias are in full flower, and in a few days more lilacs will be in. There seems to be no disposition among the growers to add any great quantity of glass; most men seem to have enough and appear more concerted as to what to grow and occupy the room they now have most profitably. The Gun Club had a shoot lastTuesday; they seem to be getting ready in earnest for the contest of the coming convention, although the present shooting is more for pleasure than practice. Robert Craig delivered an address be- fore the Baltimore Florists' Club last Monday evening. He reported a rousing attendance and great interest in the pro- ceedings. He came back with the feeling that the Baltimore brethren were very much alive, and that their Florists' Club was a great organization. It is not yet determined just where the May meeting of the Philadelphia Florists' Club will be held, but notices will be sent out in a day or two. There will be quite a few new carnations on exhibition, and any one having anything new to bring before the trade would do well to send it to Robt.Kift, 1725 Chestnut street, chair- man of exhibition committee, in time for meeting, first Tuesday in May. The headquarters of Secretary Parson of the Horticultural Society is now 1414 South Penn Square, room 43. His office is not large, but he is just as glad to see his friends as of yore. K. Baltimore. The social meeting of the Florists' Club Monday night, April 22, was an unquali- fied success, and the members who con- ceived the idea are worthy of great praise for their work. The net resultsof a most enjoyable evening were a large increase in membership, including several of our most valuable workers in the past, who bad drawn out, an invaluable improve- ment in thekindlyfeelingandgood-tellow- ship of the club, and an uplifting of the courage and energy of all hands to a point that will insure a successful show. Mr. Robt. Craigof Philadelphia had been invited to speak to the club, and delivered an address that for practical and thor- ough ideas on mattersconnecleJ with the trade would be hard to equal. He laid special stress on harmony as a prime essential to the successful development of the trade in any city, and bis remarks were received with profound attention and frequsnt applause. He was followed by Mr. Jas. Pentland. who after describing early days in Phila- delphia, when the Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society met in a cellar under the mayor's (ffice, corner Fifth and Chestnut streets, and later on, the time when he was one of the four florists which the city of Baltimore could boast, finished by counseling better feelingsamongmembers ofthetrade, a high standard of quality for flowers and plants, and truthfulness. To illustrate the last he told a story which seemed to bear rather hard on the market men, and which was commented on good naturedly by Mr. Wm. Cristie later. Mr. E. A. Seidiwitz thought the club all right, but suffering from a kind of starvation intellectually, as the large audience to hear Mr. Craig testified. Mr. John Donn followed with a short address. He had been represented at every exhibi- tion of the old Maryland Horticultural Society, and would rejoice to see the way clear and the spirit abroad that would bring him back to the club, so that we could all get along harmoniously toget her, and equal or exceed all past efforts. Mr. W. A. Ekas being called on said he never made but one speech in his life, and that when he was ten years old. This speech he repeated, to the great delight of all present. Mr.Chas. Hamilton wanted all the old war horses back in their places. Mr. Brummel could not say much among growers, but was at home in questions of nomenclature, in proof of which he gave us an instance. Mr. Fred Burger felt diffidence among so many older members, but was glad to see so many out, and particularly struck with Mr. Craig's remarks against petty jeal- ousy. Mr. Wm. Cristie said he was more than happy to be here, agreed withtvery- thing said except about market men, and told of an exp.'rience in market very nearly the opposite of Mr. Pentland's. Mr. Wm. McRoberts thought the ap- pearance of so many a hopeful sign for the club. H ")ped they would all join and continue to come, when we would make them good members and thev would help us to be a good club. Mr. N. F. Flitton hoped to see every pri vategardener in the county a member of the club. Mr. Henry Bauer would say to every word spoken tonight yea and amen. "Do what you have said and do what you have been advised to do, and I am with you." Mr. Wm. B. Sands made one of his usual happy speic'nes, f u 1 of droll anec- do'e, and after the consquent laughter had somewhat subsidtd. a short recess wastaken.du'ing which the utmost good- fellowship prevailed. Don't suppose the committee in charge were idle during all the speechifying; waiter after waiter piled with good things was passed around, with cigars as a beginning, and again, after the appetites of all seemed satisfied, as an ending. After the recess Mr. Robt. Craig was unanimously elected au honor- ary member, and made a short speech, in which he said ' Gardening as a profession is the equal of any profession. It is a great art. It is coming up. It has a great future. The man who plants the landscape will receive as great honor as he who merely paints it on canvas." Mr. Jas. Pentland being proposed for re-admission to membership, on motion the rules were suspended and he was unanimously elected, all present joining in three rousing cheers for the Nestor of the trade in Baltimore. Afier receiving twenty six proposals for membership and appainting a committee for them, all joined in singing "Auld Lang Syne," and slowly separated. The beautiful clusters of swainsona on exhibition were from Mr. A. L. Black, and included with the well-known alba, a a large and showy pink named S. rosea, also a smalUr flowered purple labeled S. coronillfcfolia, and another pink called S. Greyana. Mr. B. has imported a lot of swainsonas from their native hab tat, and promises some more fine things among them, notably a yellow flowered one. The carnations shown, which were in several varieties, were certainly superb and came from Mr. Weber of Oakland, Maryland. Not much change can be noticed in this cut flower market. Violets continue rather scarce at forty cents; carnations and roses, in fair supply at a shade lower rates than last week. Mack. Buffalo. Contrary to custom and what is ex- pected the week following Faster was by no means a busy one, and we were all prepared to do a rushing business, as fine weather brought in any amount of flow- ers of all kinds. There must be a crop of weddings in the near future, perhapsthey are postponed till more settled weather. It would be useless to quote any price on flowers now. Roses, carnations, violets, and all bulb stock are very plentiful, and with a light demand purchasers have it all their own way. Plant men are not worrying so much about that, as they are up to their necks preparing for spring trade. There is not likely to be any de- crease in that branch of the business, as plants for the garden, flower beds, and verandas have become a necessity. 1895. The American Florist. 993 SIBBRBCHT & WADLEY S NEW ROSE HOUSE. Our beautiful Forest Lawn Cemetery authorities have just let the contract for a fine conservatory to be connected with the chapel; it is to be as handsome and complete as money can make it. This is as it should be, for it will be greatly appreciated by thousands whose mourn- ful duty call* them to this city of the dead. There is another change at the fine private establishment of Mr.G. H. Lewis. Mr. Fitzgerald has left, and a gentleman from Philadelphia has taken his place. We wish him the best of success. This place is now complete enough to occupy the attention of a first-class man. If not too late in the day some retro- spective throughts of Easter occur to me. I forgot in my last to mention church decorations. Ten years ago the great feature of the Easter trade was church decorations. Nowadays the latter has taken a back seat, if I may use such an expression, and why? Not because churches don't decorate, but because the general busiress has increased three fold. All the churches that ever decorated did so as usual, perhaps not as elaborately as in days of old, but all to some extent. Groups of lilies and a back ground of palms were the prevailing decorations. Where are the harps and lyres and wreaths and crosses gone that used to keep us up one continuous 48 hours with- out a wink of sleep, and where are the departed baskets of flowers that were sent as Eister gifts to dear ones? They are gone, and it is safe to say they never will be missed. The departure of these fashions is merely the evolution of our business, and what live florist would like to deny that our business is subject to that inevitable process, and why regret it? The only thing to do is to adapt yourself to the change as quickly as pos- sible. The amazing growth in the business in ten years, if of a changed nature, should satisfy all. There seems, in reading the reports carefully from all quarters, a remarkable fact brought out, almost all are unanimous that sales were quite equal to last year, and in many cases ahead of last year, butsupply was amply enough for everybody, and in many cities there was a s'ight surplus. This fact shou'd be pondered over and remembered for use another year. Locally we have several features in the Easter trade to be thankful for. I did not hear a word about salted stock. Our friends in Rochester grumble a good deal on that score, per- haps it's because they live so near the saline city of Syracuse. How strange that Buffalo with other northern and western cities, should have been blessed with fine weather while our eastern and southern brethren were handicapped by rain storms. If we had had such a Satur- day as "Mack" of Baltimore describes I know of one man who by this time would be safely deposited in a refuge for the insane. W. S. Siebrecht and Wadley's "Model" Rose House. The rose house shown in the illustra- tion was built to accommodate the young stock of the Belle Siebrecht rose. It is 20x240 feet and 14 feet in height. The special novelty in its construction is that its frame is entirely oflV4-inch pipe. Mr. Siebrecht claims for this method it rusts less and gives lessshadethan theordinary flat iron generally used, with the addi- tional advantage that any man can put it together. It is heated by steam and the glass is 16x24 double thick second quality French. Indianapolis. The regular meeting of the Indianapolis Florists' Club was held at the club rooms April 3. The meeting was we'l attended and two excellent papers were read. One was entitled "Floriculture 20 years ago," by Robert McKeaud, touching many points of interest to the younger florists, the trials and tribulations of an old time florist, compared with the advantages now, show as great a difference as in the quality of the flowers grown. The writer has grown up with the business and sev- eral anecdotes happening during these old times kept the members smiling. "The local park situation," the paper read by Mr. F. B. Alley, was of great in- terest to those present, showing what could be done by the new park commis- sion created by the late legislature. It was decided to have refreshments and amusemtnts at the monthly meeting in May. The premium committee of the state society for the chrysanthemum show gave notice that it would meet at Indianapolis some time in July to com- plete its list and make further arrange- ments. Mr. G. E. Schwarz, formerly with Mr. Bettman at New Albany, has started in the general greenhouse business at Ell- wood, Ind., the enterprising young man- ufacturing town in the gas belt. He has two houses 30x14 and 100x18, heated by steam. Mr. FtedHeinl Jr.of TerreHaute, being in Indianapolis last week, reports his trade as excellent during Easter, much better than expected. The local Easter trade was in some re- gards disappointing. There were plenty of flowers with some; those handling only a limited quantity of course sold out and report trade good, while those handling larger quantities did not dispose of their stocks altogether. The shipped stock was, as usual, in bad shape with few ex- ceptions; it is plain that this stock iskept on hand several days and when exposed to the light collapses and is a total loss. It is much better not to have it at all; it is annoying waste of time, and if used at all a bad card for the retailer. In most cases a decrease of 25% is reported, but greater competition would about equalize it. The retail prices were 257p less on most flowers. With few exceptions there was an over-supply; the local stock was good, but shipped stock was pickled as usual. There was good demand for some lines of plants, especially good lilies and cinerarias. But a good many complain that altogether business was not quite up to expectations. A large department house in this city is in a measure the cause of lowering prices of flowers, and also bringing the quality ot flowers in disrepute, it is not legitimate business to advertise in great shape roses at 50 cents a dozen. Beauties 1.50 and 2, carnations at 19 cents a dozen, etc., when 994 The American Florist. April 27, in fact their stock is so limited as to be ridiculous. The local market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday is a flower show in itself now, and many people avail themselves of the opportunity of purchasing cut flow- ers at low prices, some very good flowers are sold there. Three years ago it was easy to count the regular market florists, but now it seems every market day brings a new one. During a recent visit of the writer to Chicago he happened to see the California car load of flowers being transferred to a wholesale florist's place; the calla lilies were with few exceptions badly withered, dusty and spotted. As they are very likely raised outside the color is a dull cream, they have not the pure delicate white as when raised in the greenhouses. They were packed in glass boxes, stems bedded in moss. Some yellow marguer- ites came in fair condition. Eucalyptus, palm leaves and other green stuflfdid not last long after leaving the cold storage car. The experiment must have been a dead failure. W. B. St. Paul, Minn. So far this month the weather has been perfect. The spring has been the earliest known in years. Easter tradewas good, probably better than ever before. Stock was abundant and good, buyers were plentiful, and while prices were some- what lower than last year the aggregate of sales was much larger. In the plant line lilies, roses and hy- drangeas were the best sellers, with azaleas, spirasas and pelargoniums in only moderate demand. A year ago pelargoniums would sell at sight; this year there was but little sale for them. Spiraeas, once the mainstay for church decoration, are used but little for that purpose now. The new varieties, com- pacta multiflora and astilOoides flori- bunda have quite superseded the old japonica in this section. In cut flowers nearly everything sold well. The supply was equal to the de- mand in everything but carnations. Prices ranged a trifle higher than during Lfnt, the best Brides, Testout and Brides- maid selling at $2 per dozen. Tulips, Von Sion, valley and Romans retailed at 75 cents per dozen. A few fine Beauties brought S't per dozen, while violets were eagerly sought after at 50 cents per bunch. The shipping trade was never better. But very few set pieces were made for the churches, and few baskets were sent as gifts. AH this had a ten- dency to make the florists' work lighter. The weather being perfect for delivering plants the losses will amount to practi- cally nothing. All the stores were well decked in holiday attire, the most notable displays being made by L. L. May & Co. and A. S. Swanson. At the former place a very artistically dressed window was the cynosure of all eyes. On the other side of the door a huge cross of Easter lilies ten feet in height received much fav- orable comment. Swanson had a special display in a store rented for the occasion. His stock consisted of lilies, azaleas, roses, spiraeas, and some extra large specimen pelargoniums. Sales since Easter have been good. Stock is abundant and roses especially of extra fine quality. Carnations are also in their prime. Bulbous stock moves slowly and will probably not be so largely planted another season. Hougen & Nilssen are still cutting good violets. E. F. Lemke is the first to have sweet peas in the market. L. L. May & Co. have a fine lot of Gladiolus Colvillei just coming into bloom. They are plant- ing now two houses to roses for summer blooming. Meteor, Kaiserin and Albany. We have had the commercial men with us during the week as follows: J. E. Killen of Philadelphia; A. T. Boddington of Short Hills; C. B. Whitnall of Mil- waukee; K.J. Kuyk of Gheat, Belgium. Felix. The business is I believe more demoral- ized in the Twin Cities than in any other city from which I have seen a report. This is due to the verysharpcompetition. Pot hyacinths have been extensively ad- vertised in both St. Paul and Minneapo- lis all winter at 10 cents each, and as there was more than enough to meet the demand at Easter the price could not be placed higher even at this holiday. Harrisii was also in a bad way. In St. Paul one of our leading clothing stores advertised 2000 plants for sale on Friday at 25 and 50 cents each, and they were good plants with from 5 to 8 buds. I can not understand howa retailerin the same city can see any advantage in disposing of a quantity of leading holiday stock to be sold at such a figure a day before Eas- ter. I do not know what was paid for it, but presume it must have been about 15 cents a plant, at which price a retail florist in Minneapolis sold some hun- dreds of plants the week previous to a department store in the same city; these were also good plants with from 4 to 7 buds. These prices being advertised broadcast a few days before our harvest had a very depressing effect on the busi- ness. It makes us jealous to read the reports from cities like St. Louis and Cin- cinnati, cities so much to the south of us where they realize more at wholesale than we do here at retail. There was a tremendous quantity of stock on the market this year. If we had had bad weather, I do not believe half could have been disposed of. As the weather was decidedly in our favor a great quantity went out from the stores before Sunday morning, still there was a good deal left on hand. One Minneapolis florist had some 1,500 plants in full bloom in the houses Monday after Easter. In St. Paul most of the lilies were dis- posed of at some price, but there were a great many hvdrangeas, pelargoniums, and some azaleas, and bulbous stock without limit almost, left on hand. Church decorations were this year sim- pler than ever; most of the churches depended entirely on private donations of plants for their decorations. There was plenty of cut flowersalso, as one clothing house here gave away on Saturday after- noon some thousands of roses and daffo- dils to their visitors, a distribution I hardly believe they would have made had not the stock been bought very cheap. Aug. S. Swanson. Toronto. Business has kept up pretty well during this last week, the weather having been exceptionally fine and mild, the horse show, a fashionable event and a great success, brought many distinguished vis- itors into town and also contributed to keep the Easter bustle going. The mar- ket on Saturday was very lively too, and really begun to look like its proper self again. I was glad to see in the last issue of the Florist your New York correspondent deprecates the abuse ih the flippety flop- pety, snobby-nobby tissue paper and ribbon decorations on flower pots, said to be fashionable just now. In modera- tion as a simple pot cover they are just endurable, but let us return to our lyco- podium. The last meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association was very well at- tended. Seven new members were elected and five more nominated. The business was of an extremely lively nature, a great many fine constitutional points were brought up for the decision of the presi- dent, who used up a whole constitution book before the meeting was over, after which he declined to decide any more, and told the members that it might te advis- able to get down to work. Several no- tices of motion to amend the constitution were given andsome sectionsof thechrys- anthemum show prize list, thought to have been settled at the meeting, were again mauled over. Would it not be a good idea to have an essay and discussion sometimes, something a little in-tructive, and leave the constitution and ihe prize list, alter it has once been adopted, alone? E. The Greenhouse Orthezia. Orlhezia insignis Doug. {Fyoni Bul!<:ttn A'o. 2^ of Ihe Mass. Agricttltural College]. Tne despicable little insect figured on the accompanying plate isone of the new- est pests in greenhouses. It is a tropical THE GREENHOUSE ORTHEZIA. MagDlUcd 20 diameters. insect somewhat closely allied to thecom- mon mealy bugs familiar to every florist. It was first brought to notice near New York City about five years ago and has now become very generally disseminated through the ac'j fining states. In Massa- chusetts it ismostcommonaboutBoston. The greenhouse orthezia has its mouth parts formed for piercing and sucking, and obtains its nourishment by imbibing the plant sap, like all other sptcies of the family to which it belongs. The young are very small, and would hardly be dis- cerned on a plant were it not for the presence of snow-white plates of waxy matter which occur on the back and sides, and which contrast strongly with the darker background of the body. The iSgs- The American Florist. 995 Mrs. H. L. Romig, whil,\ Louise D. Black, yellow. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS SHOWN AT THE LAST PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION. adult females are about the size of the head of a pin and resemble the young in appearance, but bear in addition to the white plates on the back and sidesa some- what cylindrical sac ol the same substance, which projects for some distance behind the insect and in which the eggs are car- ried. At the posterior end of this sac is an opening through which the young crawl soon after hatching from the egg. The young are then quite lively, and scatter well over the stem and underside of the leaves of the plant. As they grow older they become sluggish, but always retain their power of locomotion. The mature males have a single pairof wings, and being very minute and also rare, are seldom noticed. The engraving shows the female from above, magnified twenty diameters. The greenhouse orthezia has not as wide a range of food plants as the mealy bug, but it attacks a greater variety of plants than most florists are aware of. It has been found on lantana, verbena, lemon verbena, coleus, salvia, libonia, peristrophe,ipomoeaagera turn, cineraria, eupatorium, stevia, chrysanthemum, pilea, cuphea, oxalis, pelargonium, abuti- lon, malvaviscus, fuchsia, heliotrope, periwinkle, potato, mint, white violet and forget-me-not. In tropical countries it is reported as infesting citrus plants. On all in the list as far as chrysanthemum, when allowed to increase without moles- tation in the insectary greenhouse, it be- came sufficiently injurious to cause the death of the plant. Coleus appears to be the most favora- ble plant ior its increase, and it is of its injuries to this plant, especially to the variety Verschaffeltii, that florists most frequently complain. During the winter it is very destructive to the coleus cut- tings in the greenhouses, and if at all numerous on the young plants when they are set out in spring, it is almost sure to increase in a short time to such prodigi- ous numbers that it kills or greatly weakens the plants before frost in the fall. REMEDIES. As the plants which this pest infests are mostly tender annuals, ic is difficult to destroy the insects with insecticides with- out injuring the plants. This makes pre- ventive measures of more importance to hold the insects in check than remedial ones. Most of the plants are used for bedding purposes, and as these are nearly all placed out of doors in the summer, not many insects would get into the houses to breed and cause trouble in the winter if the plants brought in from outside and the few which may have been kept in the houses during the summer were thor- oughly cleaned in the fall. Cuttings for stock should only be made from uninfested plants, and cuttings or plants received from other dealers should be examined at once and rejected or at If ast thoroughly cleaned if found infested; this last point is an important one, as the insect has un- doubtedly been introduced into new dis- tricts through the agency of auction houses, and has often become extremely abundant before being recognized as a new enemy. These precautionary measures should be supplemented by frequent syringing with as severe a spray of water as the plants will stand if anyinsects maketheir appearance. Many plants like coleus, how- ever, will not stand a syringing severe enough to wash off all the insects, and so resort to an insecticide is often found necessary. Of the florists who use an insecticide against this insect, nearlv all use fir-tree oil, and all who do speak very highly of its effectiveness. This substance has been tried at the insectary, and when used in the proportions recommended by its man- ufacturers for the mealy bug, it has been found to be very efficient in destroying the greenhouse orthezia. Its costliness is the greatest objection to its use. Kerosene emulsion is another good insecticide, and one that is not as com- monly used by florists as it deserves to be. Doubtless this is because it is a little troublesome to prepare, but those who are willing to take this trouble are well repaid. The emulsion which was found to be the most efficient on the greenhouse orthezia in experiments conducted at the insectary was Cook's emulsion. This is made by adding one pint of kerosene to a boiling solution of one-quarter pound of hard soap in two quarts of water and churning the mixture thus formed until it is thoroughly emulsified, which takes about five minutes; for use, the emulsion is diluted with twice its bulk of water. It must not be expected that every insect will be destroyed by one application of either fir-tree oil or kerosene emulsion, and besides, the eggs in the ovi-sac are not always reached. Dipping the plants in the substance and holding them sub- merged for a few seconds appears to be a more successful method than spraying them. The insects remaining on the plants It ft out of doors are killed by the first severe frost, so no danger need be apprehended from them. Wages of Florists. Ed. Am. Florist: Can you find room in the Florist for a few remarks on this subject from an employee's standpoint? The way things are going it will not pay a steady, thoughtful, hard working young man to devote his time and ener- gies to the business. In many places the employee is expected to do the propagat- ing, grow cut flowers, bedding plants, and possibly a stock of vegetable plants also, as well as giving a hand with design work, and tending the fires at night. To do all this well requires brains and study as well as muscle, but as compensation he usually receives about $25 a month and boardof very inferior character, with a cheerless kennel to sleep in, in a word about what is considered proper for a common laborer. Can employers consistently demand skilled labor at the price paid for labor requiring no skill whatever? In any other 996 The American Florist. April 27, trade tkill receives its proper reward, but it rarely does in ours. Liborers' wages are the rule with but few notable excep- tions. Employers say fiist-class men are scarce, and that nearly all the applicants for a vacant position are poor sticks. What can they expect at the wages they ofifer? Any man possessing any real abil- ity can nearly always get better pay in some other business, and while love ot the profession holds a few the superior financial attractions of other trades con- tinually draws the best young blood away from ours. Good men will always be scarce until merit is better appreciated by emploj'ers as a rule. It is true that some employers do make a proper dis- tinction in favorof a well informed, pains- taking man, but such are the exception, and not the rule. When such are the rule, instead of the exception, there will be a larger supply of better men, and not before. NuNguAM. [FfDTTiC SSInli) The Passmg of Jaggs. "Seen dot feller looking for vork to- day?" asked Otto from his accustomed corner. The three chums were not, how- ever, enjoying repose this evening; some unfeeling citizen had departed this life in the midst of the busy planting season, and all hands were expected to help along the making up. Otto was chewing ofT stemming wire with a blunt rose shears, "His 'Ighness" was attaching alyssum to tootbpicks with an air of unusual de- jection, and Davy was reflectively moss- ing a huge "Gates Ajar." He looked up with someinterest and said: "D'ye mean the mon speerin' for the master, ben the hoose? I'm thinkin' he mightwant a job, but tie was no lookin' for wark." "W'y, didn't you know 'im?" asked the Londoner, with a smile of pleased retro- spect. "That was Jaggs — don't neither o' you know Jaggs? Where wos you baptized? W'y Jaggs, 'e's wot you might call a botany prowler — 'e aint 'appy and settled like if 'e aint traipsin' around the bloomin' country from Alfred to Omaha. You've 'card, p'r'aps, of a 'Ebrew gent wot can't settle down long enough even to die — 'e's been on the tramp about 2,000 years, they say, and blessed if I don't think Jaggs is some relation o' 'is. It's a matter o' twenty year since I fust S2es Jaggs — I was a bit of a shaver, workin' down 'Ammersmith way, for six bob a week. Jaggs wasn't workin'there, but 'e'd drop ia promiscuous like, just to pass the time o' day, and 'e seemed the pleasantest spoken chap I hever see. 'E'd drop in about dinner time, and border a pot of 'arf-and-'arf (w'lch 'e never pay lor) and tell yarns about the time 'e wos foreman o' the dendrobes at Sander's ('e never wos there) and then 'e'd borrer a couple o' bob in a heasy casual way, be- fore 'e went, so we'd feel 'e wos givin' hus a reg'lar treat. It was Jagg's yarns wot fust started me across the water, instead o' stayin' to grow spring lettuce down by Deptford, along o' the 'alls o' my hancestors," and the speaker whistled a snatch of "The Old Kent Road," as if overcome by tender recollections. "You Jaggs must be a leein' chiel," observed the Scotchman, with some con- tempt. " 'E aint a George Washington," ad- mitted the Londoner. "But youcouldn't call 'is yarns lyin'; 'e's a hartist, 'e is. Just you hask 'im if 'e know hanythink about 'Indostan— Lor', you should 'ear 'im tell about man heatin' tigers, cremated widders, nautch gals and belephants. You see, there wos one o' they 'Indoo kings as 'ad a botanic garden, and 'e want a gardener as know horchids. Jaggs, 'e know horchids like they wos 'is hown brothers and sisters, so some o' 'is friends 'elp 'im to get the job, thinkin', I suppose, if 'e once get to Hindia 'e'd stay there, bccos 'e'd neversave money enough to get back. It wos a good job, too; a good salary, and a bungalow to live in, with lots o' native servants and a 'ole Zoological Garden in 'is yard, helephants and camels, and what not. 'E wos in luck. We never 'ear nothink of 'im for near two years, w'en one day me and the bother chaps wos just eatin' a snack w'en in walks Jaggs, and 'e sez, as cool as if it wos 'is reg'lar hour for droppin' in, 'You don't 'appan to 'ave a drop of 'arf-an'- 'arf about,' 'e sez, 'sandwiches is dry eatin' alone,' he sez, 'elpin' 'isself to my last sandwich as if it belonged to 'im. Well, we wos all knocked silly with the surprise, but by and by we hask 'im w'ere 'e come from, and 'e sez 'Hindia,' as cool as you please, and we hask 'im 'ow 'e got back, and 'e say 'walked, of course.' This wos too much for one hargumentive little cove wot called hisself hagnostic, and didn't believe in nothink, and 'e sez 'e like to know 'ow hanyone could walk from Hindia. Jaggs 'e say in a fatherly way 'e balways like a young chap wot 'ad a thirst for hinformation, it wos the right way to get hon in the world, and 'e begin to tell wot 'e see in Hindia, and 'ow 'e come to leave through 'is favorite helephant goin' hofF on a reg'lar drunk with 'im." There was such an air of dissent visible at this statement that the narrator, rather huffed, continued: "Well, that's wot 'e sez, and 'aven't you 'card as helephants is just like humans, and 'as a weakness for drink too? Leastways that's wot Jaggs say; 'e sez 'e didn't 'ave no Christians to asso- ciate with, and they benighted Mo'ame- dans wouldn't so much as drink yer 'ealth in a bottle o' Bass, so w'en 'e find 'is helephant liked a sup once in a while 'e got a 'abit o' sitting hout in the com- pound of a hevening, w'en 'e wos takin' a little o' somethink to keep hoff cholery; the helephant would 'ave a drop, and 'e'd 'ave a drop, till they got reg'larly chummy. But it wos thatlowerin' 'isself to associate with dumb hanimals wot queered Jaggs, for one night 'im and the helephant wos 'avin' a drop, and they must a 'ad too much, for Jaggs didn't know nothink till 'e find 'isself, and the helephant, and a lot o' natives, and a squad o' soldiers, hall mixed hup in the Rajah's flower beds. 'E didn't say much wot 'appened after that, but it seemed as if Hindia didn't suit 'im, and 'e said 'e wouldn't work there if they'd give 'im the 'ole bloomin' country. Then 'e come to the States." "Walked, I suppose," interpolated Davy. "I suppose 'is brother, w'ich wos avery respectable chap in Ihegreen grcc;rj line, give 'im a steerage ticket toget 'imaway. Jaggs is a hartist, 'e is; 'e halways reck- oned as 'is talents wos throwed away around a greenhouse." St. John, N. B. Easter sales were the best for years; such is the unanimous verdict of the trade in this city. Easter trade is always good in this city, but this year the stock was larger than ever before, and the springlike weather brought out the buyers to such purpose that by seven in the evening of Saturday there was no decent cut stock to be obtained. Plant sales were also extra good. A new feat- ure was the opening of stores on King street by Goold, Mcintosh and Cruik- shank, who made beautiful displays. A surprise to many was the popularity of the carnation, the demand in many cases almost equalling that for roses. No doubt that "salted" stock in the rose line has something to do with this. Violets were scarce, and brought good prices. Bulb stock went slow, but it was all cleaned up at the last. Harrisiis, heaths and azaleas were the leading plants, and hydrangeas sold well. Some fine specimen plants of Swainsona galegifolia alba shown by Goold sold well. Probably there will always be here a shortage of of cut stuff at Easter as it certainly does not pay to run houses for that one day, and during the rest of the season the sup- ply is fully equal to the demand. There is some talk of a florists' associa- tion for New Brunswick; it is a good idea and should not be allowed to drop. It could be run in line with the Horticult- ural Association, and be of benefit to all concerned. Superintendent Knott has made a model greenhouse at the park; it is a wonder of neatness, and the health of the stock shows his skillful care. It was with great regret that the trade heard of the death of W. H. Jones, one of the oldest florists in the province, and one deservedly liked and respected by all who knew him. The business will be continued by Mrs. Jones, whose artistic wire work has made their business one of the fore- most in Canada. S. Patents Recently Granted. Insect exterminator, Henry Wagner, Cullman, Ala.; Insect exterminator, Good- loe C. Twyman and Martin E. Tbomas, Bowling Green, Ky.; Adjustable plant support, James E. Hutchison, San Fran- cisco, Cal ; Lawn mower, Florence H. Zohe, Scranton, Pa.; Insect pjwder duster, Herbert C. Adams, Mexico, N. Y.; Lawn sprinkler, Charles Anderson, Detroit, Mich.; Lawn sprinkler, Alexan- der Burt, Dunedin, New Zealand; Propel- ling attachment for garden or like imple- ments, Hampden Wilson. Crockett, Texas; Lawn mower, Robert D. Robbins, Port Perry, Canada; Weeding implement, Hen- derson W. Davis and Willoughby J. Seiple, Fostoria, Ohio; Combined gutter and cornice plate for horticultural Ijuild- ings, Wm. A. Burnham, Irvington, N. Y.; Instrument for trimming trees, ChroU- man S. Miller, Abingdon, Va.; Lawn sprinkler, Jerome B. Fellows, North Con- way, N. H.; Lawn mower, Wm. T. Arm- strong, Cleveland, Ohio; Machine for and polishing fruit, Jared 11. Beamer, Brampton, Canada; Garden rake, Joseph North, Clayville, N. Y. iSgs- The American Florist. 997 When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rute of 10 cents a line (seven wordsl each Inser tlon Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. C11TUATI0N WANTED— In a retail store by a young io man of 2U; beet of references Address New Yokk, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— As all-round florist, frrow- InK roses, carnations, chrysanthemums and gen- eral greenhouse plants; also palms, ferus, orchids; single rJ years experience. A B, care Am. Florist, SITUATION WANTED-By practical florist, (ier- man. married ; experienced propagator and grower of roses, carnations, palms and general stock; good designer, best reference. Aidress G F. 311tiCambrldge Ave.. Toledo, Ohio. SITUATION WANTED-By grower of cut flowers and plants. In good retail place, by single man, 14 yenrs In the trade, '6 years In last place; best refer- ences; able to take charge; state Klass and wages. Address Dane, care Mr Sharkey. Speedwell Place. Morrlstown, N. J. ANTED— A quick. reliable youngman forthemall plant business In the west. R R, care American Florist. W W ANTED— A few hundred dormant roote of Canna Star of 'ill. Address WESTERN, care American Florist. WANTED— A few dozen canna Queen Charlotte. Address, stating size and condition, with lowest price per lOJ- R R, care American Klorlst. WANTED— Thorough man as propagator; capable of taking charge: good on roses, mums." first- class de&lgner and decorator: salary moderate; good worker, reliable. Expekiexce, care Am. Fluri&t. "\^7ANTKr>— AssletaBt In greenhouse: must be sober VV and experienced in watering and potting young stock: state age, aUowhat wages expected; reterences required Address Practical, care Am. Florist. "\\7ANTED— A German, single and good on designs VV and other floral work; only honest and sober worker wanted; wages $36 to $au. Including lodging; give steady employment. Address ALBERT SENFt\ Menominee, Mich. FOR SALE— One 10 and one ;jO horse-power locomo- tive boilers in good condition, steam or hot water; prices on application. M. R. Saunders. Aurora. 111. IpOR SALE OR RENT-Chlcago greenhouses; J3.U00 ' — fl.OUiicash. balance on time: IS.liUJ square feel glass, stocked witli roses, carnations, etc. Fur partic- ulars address A T. Jacksux, Stat'on X, Chicago. FOR SALE— Two-story house with store and green- house at rear. 7i.l feet long by :^l.i wide, -126 61st St., good location; also store on Wentworth Ave., duing good buslnesB. with a reasonable rent. Address or In- quire fj217 Wentworth Ave.. Englewood, Chicago. IpOR KENT— My greenhouse plant of between S(MJ ' and ii.O feet of glass. located on Pearl St , Cleve- land, O., with a good established cut Bower and potted pi nt trade. Young rose and o..hercut flower plants for sale, and also all utencils necessary to carry on the business. Location second to none in Cleveland, adjoining one of the flnest cemeteries in the cliy ; elec- tric care passing every few minutes. Will be rented and stock sold on very reasonable terms. Possession gl en June 1. IS'JJ- Reasons for rentiui:. not being a practical florist and engaged In other business, bor a practical man. with moderate means there Is no better chance In the U. S. Address J. D. Selzer, ITit; Pearl St., Cleveland, O. i^oie sa.i-^e: ore ivE:.A.ft!*E:. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tlae place consists of 48 lots or 296 feet fronton Belmont Ave. by 7Uu ft. deep, o cottages, two two-story frame houses. -'2 greenhouses from itU to 21X) feet In length and from lU to 2U feet in width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can also be divided, 24 lots with the greenhouses on It, and 24 lots with the other impiovements on It, The place is In good order, and a large stock Is on hand ; is one of the larKest of the kind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a corpora tlon; and as 1 wish to retire from business, it can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a Iodk lease can be given. Helmout and Western Ave.*;., Chicago. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUtI, at low rates. Frice Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. ^^^^^^^^^^M^k^^ 8,000 TO 9,000 PER DAY IS WHAT WE SHIP OF BELLE SIEBRECHT SPEAK QUIGK IF YOU WftNT Mi. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID! (A large rose grower) the other day, when lie saw the New Rose growing, ''I am agreeably disappointed; I had no idea it was so grand a Rose." COIME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY ! Per 100. Per 100. $5.00 BRIDES. - $3 00 3 00 MERMETS, 3 00 6 00 BRIDESMAIDS, - 3 50 6 00 LA FRANCE, 3 00 Rose Hill Nurseries, New York Office, 409 5tli Ave. ^^ NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very choice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. AMERICAN BEAUTIES, METEORS, Best Red Rose, MME. C. TESTOUT, KAiSERIN A. VICTORIA, The above stock is very strong and healthy, and propagated from selected wood. We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simply to sell. REINBERG BROS.. SI 'WTatoash. A.ve. CHIC A.QO. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-incli pots, $25.00 per 100; a^-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELL W ANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smilax. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES BELLES, TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS, METEOR, HOSTE. LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with order. Address for quotations T. W. STEMMLER. MADISON. N. d. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 998 The American Florist. April 2j, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Incli, 5i-4o; Column, 514.00. Cash witli Order. Xo Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertiainp Department of tlie ^.(Ierican Flouist Is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to tiiose lines Only. Please 1 1 remember It. Orders for less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Advertiaementsmust reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. J. R. & A. Murdoch, Pittsburg, Pa., seeds and plants; Ellis & PoUworth, Mil- waukee, Wis., florists' supplies and wire work; L van Waveren & Co., Hiliegom. Holland; Dutch bulbs; C. J. Speelman & Sons, Sassenheitn, Holland, Dutch bulbs; E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland, bulbs and roots for spring planting. A TASTEFUL retail catalogue is that of J. C. Rennison, Sioux City, Iowa. The cover is graceful in design, andtheinteinor is well printed in a very harmonious tint. A catalogue of this class is sure to appeal to retail flower buyers. A list of plants in bloom, giving the seasons at which they are at their best, will prove a useful aid to purchasers. Mr. John Speelman of C. J. Speelm=.n & Co., who has recently made a trip through the U, S., reports an excellent demand for hyacinths and expresses the belief that they will be scarce again next fall. Do YOU WANT a list of firms in the trade that issue catalogues, with key showing proportion of space given each branch of the trade in same? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a complete alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in America, with name of introducer, date of intro- duction and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a list in our trade directcry and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a list of trade organiza- tions, both national and local, with names and addresses of principal officers, titre and place of meetings and other informa- tion? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a copy of the rulings of the express companies about rates on shipments of plants and nursery stock? You will find full information in our trade directory and reference book lor 1894. Price $2.00. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress for one yearfor $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. SAMCEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, X>lill». Mention Aiuerlcnii Klorlat. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for thesegoods, and made so as to resist , moisture, thereby keeping the tlow- ;=5gg,:^^' ers fresh, and the box holding its The boxes as they appear when set up for use. ^ * We make them in a sutlicient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements, j^^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., NEW voHK SAr^Es^o<».^._^ Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON FOLDING ' m 'PMimE FDLDINB FUKR f ^^ ^ P A P E R fOR CUT FLOmRS. ^RflXFS for GUT Flowers. Made f mm WHter-pnMifeLl. liuuhle Manilla lined, Strawbuiird. Slilpped Hat, packt-ii IWJ In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Michael A. Hart, ViesalG Gonnsi Eott ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 3Sth St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) ""^ cm Flows, WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purcliase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER, Flower Market, Park St., BOSTON, MASS. Ijone Distance Teleplione"lIayQmrket ChW." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. Consignments of Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strin!,'S, S to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves. "^"eaXs"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. ITS MATCHLESS BEAUTY AND GRATE- FUL FRAGRANCE makes friends everywhere for the GRANDIFLORA CAPE JASMINE 1 will be prepared lo mak-^ shipments of the buds of this popular flower, commencing about May 10th to l5th. Prices, by mail, Si CO per 100. Lots of 200 by express per- paid for|2.00. Special prices to florists and in quantities. The keeping qualities of this flower are unsurpassed. Orders booked for future delivery. Address C. M. JOIVEJS, 819 Market St., GALVESTON, TEXAS. ShliJinents Tuade from Alvln, Te.\as. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. Z BEACON STREET, SearTremontSt.. BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets. DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefctllt atteni>ed to. uthisr sfecialtie.s : Floristg' SappUeg, Wire Deslgng, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. CataloRues. Lists, Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET. .^^^ ST. LOUIS, MO. IT'A complete line of Wire Ueslgus. i8g5. The American Florist. 999 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS Ain> AI^i; FLORISTS' SnPFI.IES. Westem Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 84- Sweet peas 1. 00 Smllax 15, (0320. CO Adlantum 603 1. CO GEORGE ft. SUTttERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowersi Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. Mention American Florist. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS* SUPPLIES, FLORISTS- VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCTIONEERS. Mention American Florist. THE LEADING FAVORITES : American tJeautv, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists. 49 West 28tb St.. NEW YORK THOS. YOUNG Jr. Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE 43 W. 28th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. HEW YORK. WHOLESALE » FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. JAMES FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IH C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG. WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 1000 The American Florist. April 27, IRe geeil Urac^a. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BU8HNELL, St. Iioula, preBldent; 8. E. Briogs Toronto. iBt vice-president; A. L. OON, 114 Chambers itreet. New York, secretarr and treasurer. Mr. E. S. Miller, with John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, has been confined to his house for a week past with throat trouble. The long delayed retail seed trade in the eastern states has opened up at last and business is reported good from nearlj all points. An unconfirined rutnor has been float- ing about in New York seed trade circles lor the past two or three weeks that cer- tain parties are contemplating the estab- lishment of a new seed house in that city on a g'gantic scale. Ends Harnden. seed buyer for the de- partment of agriculture, will soon make a report regarding sales of seeds by mem- bers of Congress. It will involve well known men in a mess of petty crooked- ness. He has discovered that the seeds annually given members for free distribu- tion among their constituents have been sold by many members. Harnden even bought some himself. For $75 he bought of a mem ber 14,950 packages of vegeta ble seeds, 1,365 packages of flower seeds and eighty-two packages of field setds. These seeds actually cost the government $228, so that the member displaced a remprk- able ignorance of their value. Mr. Harn- den. while he was in the detective busi- ness for the department, refused to buy more than 100,000 packages ol seeds which had been paid fir by the govern- ment and given to members free and were offered by them for sale. It is quite pos- sible that when this r^-purt is presented it will put a stop to the free seed business altogether. The thing was started to enable farmers to secure new varieties of vegetables and grains, and thus enrich the agricultural products ot the country. Last year $160,000 was appropriated for the purchase ol these seeds to be given to members of Congress in quotas of 15.000 packages each, and in turn to be distrib- uted by them among their constituents. But the custom has been so abused that it will probably be stopped altogether. No good has ever come of it that anyone has seen. — Chicago Times-Herald April 2^. Recoil i^lote/S. MoRKiSTOWN, N.J. — Tho3. Mitchell, for 22 years engaged in the tlorist trade here, died on April 3. Columbia City, Ind. — Mrs. S. A. Amer man has entered the business here, her establishment being devoted to a general retail trade. Flatbush, N. Y. — G. Bergmann is very sick with diabetes and Bright's disease, and blood poisoning has set in. He is not expected to live. Macomb, III. — The firm of Danley Bros, has dissolved partnership, Mr. F. U. Danley retiring. The business will be continued, as heretofore, by Mr. S. T. Danley. Portland, Ore. — Easter trade showed au increase of about 30%, with retail prices fully equal to last year. Supply quite equal to demand; quality ot istock was better than last year. Less call for plants. Richmond, VA.-Easter trade was about one-third larger than last year, with the same retail prices ruling. Supply short; quality better. Larger sales of plants, with particularly strong demand forany- thing in color. Elizabeth, N. J. — Easter trade was about the same as last year and retail prices also ruled about the same. Supply equal to demand. Quality averaged up about as good as a year ago. A larger sale of plants. Bar Harbor, Me— AlUy & Fdliettaz is the name of a new florist firm here; they have just opened for business corner Bridge and Cottage streets. Mr. Fillitt- taz was at one time foreman fur Mr. Denys Zirngiebel of Need ham, Mass. Pilot Point, Texas. — The Executive Committee of the Texas State Hort. Society met here recently and arranged the program and other details of the nini h annual meeting of the society, which will be held at Bowie July 31 and August 1 and 2 next. Newark, N. J.— The Essex County Park Commissioners are vigorously agitating the park question, and the news- papers show much interest in the matter. The New York World recently published a portrait of Vice-President Fred W. Kelsey, who is a specially active member of the Park Commission. Nashua, N. H. — Easter trade was about lO'/o better than last year, with retail prices a little lower. Supply was equal to the demand, and the quality equally as good as last year. In plants more lilies were sold. The public in general seem to have caught on to the idea that Easter is not Easter without flowers. Minneapolis, Minn. — Easter trade was about the same as last year, with prices about the same also, except on lilies, which were a litt'e lower. Supply was equal to demand and quality as good as last J ear. There was no notieeatle change in the demand for plants, except an increased call for lilies. Trade was satis- factory all around. Detroit, Mich. — D. C. Jones, a well- known florist of this city, died after a short il'ness April 13. The funeral, which took place on the 16th, was con ducted by the Knight Templars; interment at Wood- mere. Mr. Jones gave up his business some eighteen months ago, and has since been in the employ of the John Irvine Co. He leaves a widow and two children. Detroit, Mich. — Easter trade was about 25% larger than last year, with ritjil prices a notch higher for better quality. Supply was quite equal to the demand. An increase inthesalesof plants, and also a marked increase in the call for azaleas and tulips in pans. J.Breitmcyer & Sons report that the fancy paper and ribbon trimming on plants was a profita- ble feature. Los Angeles, Cal.— Easter trade was about 30% larger than last year. Retail prices of carnations werelower, but oth^r flowers ruled about the same as Ifcst Easter. Supply was fully equil to demand. In quality everything was tar better; car- nations were in the lead. Easter coming so late this year gave us the best flowers ol the year to work on. Flowirs could be had by the tens of millions. Milwaukee, Wis. — Easter trade was about 15% larger than last year, with retail prices about the same on cut flow- ers but lower on plants. Supply equal to demand; quality better than last year. An increase ot about 2091 in the sales of plants. Spring flowers were more called for, and in plants smaller and cheaper ones were more in demand, with aspecial increase in the call for lilies and azaleas. Fort Wayne, Ind. — Easter trade showed an increase of about 20% over last year with retail prices a little better in general, and the price on roses 20% higher. Supply was equal to demand with the excep ion of carnai i jns, tl e sup- ply of which was somewhat short. Quality better than last \car. Sales of plants far ahead of last Easter. There was a marked increase in the call for lilies, and all blooming plants sold well. London, Ont. — Taking everytling into consideration, Easter sales were about the same as last year, though the sales were made almost entirely on Saturday and Sunday; very few orders were placed ahead, and on Friday it looked as though there would be a decided di crease from last year, but at the last moment the buyers came out and sales averaged up about the same as a year ago. There was an increase of from 20 to 25% in the sa!es of plants. Supply was equal to demand. Columbus, 0. — Easter trade was slightly better than last year, the prices being the same. The supply was equal to the demand except in carnations, and the quality was far better than last year. More plants were sold, and the demand is certainly increasing. Customers bought in small quantities, carnations weremore popular itan before. There was less de- mand than usual for lilies, and tulips and hyacinths were not as popu'ar as they have been. Roses, carnations and violets were the favorites. Rochester, N. Y.— Silter Bros, report a decrease of 159; in the the Easter trade, owing to high prices. In regard to sup- ply they say, counting flowers bought outside, they were overstocked. They found plant sales much letter than last year, with an increased call for lilies and azaleas. They find trade is running to plants, as the people here will not pay the high prices that have to be put on roses that are bought, particularly old roses. They say they shall run to plants next year more than ever and buy less flowers. .Montreal. — Easter trade was some- what larger than IfaSt year. No change in retail prices. Supply of home grown flowers was short and a large quantity was imported. Home grown slock was superior in quality to that of last year, but a lot ot the imported flowers were "salted." A slight increase in the sales of plants. In flowers roses and violets were more called tor than carnations. Taken altogether Easter trade was gei - erally saiisfactory, both growers and re- tailers doing well. The only grumbling we have heard was by a couple ot store keepers who received 'salted" stuck. Red Tuhp Buds. Red tulip buds last uight caressed The sacred ivory of her breast. She met me, eager 10 aiviue What gold heart bud of hope was mine. But, ah!— the tulip buds unwise. Warmed with the suushiue of her eyes. And by her soft breath glorihed. Went mad with love auu opened wide, She saw their hearts, all golden gay, Laughed, frowned and flung ihe nowtrs away. Poor flowers, in heaven as you were. Why did you show your hearts to her? —London Black and White. i$g5. The American Florist. 1001 What you do do, Do it well ! SAY LITTLE; BUT SAY IT STRONG! I I slick to specialties and do them better ^ I on that accouut. My Specialties are; FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS. (Tlie best Biraitis ubtainableJ IMPORTED GRASS SEEDS. I At tuiport pilut'S-i FLOWER ROOTS and BULBS. iKur toR'liitx aijil Keltill.i MUSHROOM SPAWN. CLAY'S FERTILIZER. I shall be pleased to figure on your wants I in these lines. Write nie for prices on any- thing you want. Note my New Address: G. C. WATSON, 43 North lOth St.. PHILADELPHIA. \ X B— I handle the Phila. Flower Ship- ping Box and the "Workeasy" Strap and Buckle. Both ■•Perlecliun." WHEN YOU WRITE AN ADVERTISER PLEASE SAY YOU SAW THE ADV. IN THE AMERICAN FLORIST. FINEST OF BULBS -a-T IjC>"W" fL.A.'X'BS. Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc ( lOOO and lOOOO rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, Englewood, N. J. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and GrowerB, 114 Chamberfi Street, NEW YORK. ROSES. ROSES, i Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-growu Roses interested me very much. They are without doub the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— J^'m. Falconey. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Spleudid ABSortment of leading varieties. Also Extra fine stock of following wUl b« oflered at very lo^v rates while surplus lasts : TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 year, large tlowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. GALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4l8t YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., CATALOGUES AND FAINESVILLE, Lafcc Co., OHIO PRICE LIST FREE. Mention American Florist. sis'x-.A.:^i:jXsxa:£:x3 xsso. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoW, Hir^XvEJOOIWI, XjCftZ-e0i9't GrX-O'VCT'ex-S of HOI, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. Wholesal-s Importers should -write us for Prices. Our MR. JOHN SFEELMAN is yet on his way back to New York and will sail for Holland May l5th next; please send till that date, all correspondence to John Speelman, care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, bankers, South William St., New York City. C. J. SPEELMAN & SONS, Growers of 4-5 Acres of Bulbs, SASSENHEIM, near Haarlem, HOLLAND . P VOS 8l CO Sassenheim, Holland, "—1 * ^^^^ ^^ N^V^«| GROWERS OF Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, etc. WE ARE ABLE TO QUOTE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS. Address all Correspondence to Myers' Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. CHOICE? FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. |y i*rlce List for tlorlsts free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34th Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. FROM JAPAN. - BiUbs, Seeds, Trees, Falius, Ktc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- rias, Faliu Seeds, £tc. FROM CALIFORNIA. -Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Ktc. Orders Duulted up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Kevoluta Stems. Send for our new and InterestlnK Catalogue ■y4-'y5. H. H. BERQER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. LILIUM HARRISII. Orlslnnl and largest growers of this Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Beet Vtiallty. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TARRYTOWN-ON-HUUSON, NKW YORK. 1002 The American Florist. April 27, Washington. During the height of the season society has seldom had an opportunity to enjoy a more elegant reception (as far as gor- geous decorations were concerned ) than the one given by Senator and Mrs. Gorman during Lent to meet the Gridiron Club. The house was most attractively decorated with a profusion of choice flowers. In the front drawing room the bay window was banked with palms and ferns, with here and there spec- imens of marguerites in full flower. The curtain cornices were banked with cunc- atum, interspersed with small well colored Pandanus Veitchii. The large mirror facing the entrance to the drawing room was framed with asparagus and Florida moss, thickly studded with plants of Odontoglossum crispum, each having a large spike or two of this btautiful flower. The mantel was banked with Farleyense, having a large bunch of Iris Susiana springing up out of the right hand corner. In front of the mirror suspended by Dres- den ribbons was a large basket of Adian- tum Farleyense containing a dozen or more fine spikes of Odontoglossum crispum. In the fireplace was a fine plant of Adiantum cuneatum, which completely filled the entire opening. To the left ot this was a vase filled with scarlet ama- ryllis. Immediately in front of the fire- place was a bed of violet plants in full flower that had been lifted from the frames and transplanted to form a hearth, the idea being to have the guests pick the violets from the growing plants. This hearth of violets was edged with the golden selaginella. The chandelier was festooned with asparagus with here and there a spike of Odontoglossum crispum. Suspended over the doorway between the first and second drawing- rooms, by an immense bow of black and white rib- bon, was the club emblem, a gridiron, the frame and handle of which was composed of violets, and the bars of scarlet carna- tions. Upon the gridiron was displayed a fish, composed of the petals of white and pink tulips, which formed the scales. Vases of Brunner roses were placed in every nook and corner. The second drawing room was decorated similar to the first, except that the flowers used around the mirror were cattleyas instead of odontoglossums. In this room was a profusion of Magna Chartas. In the din- ing room the windows were banked with palms and ferns. The cabinet mantel was banked with Adiantum Farleyense and festooned with asparagus studded with spikes of Dendrobium nobile and cat- tleyas. In the center of the table was a large plat of Adiantum Farleyense studded with Dendrobium fimbriatum, with sprays of Odontoglossum crispum forming a border; the cloth was sprayed with Farleyense. This artistic decoration was executed by Mr. J. L. Loose. Reynolds. Do YOU WANT the census statistics re- garding the florist, nursery and seed trades? You will find them in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Gardiner's Celebrated ^ English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh tnd Belialls. 87 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitiet. John Gardiner & Co., I'liiladelpbia, I'u. REMOVAL NOTICE . Our large and constantly increasing business made it imperative to secure more spacious and commodious quarters. On and after May 1 we shall occupy the entire space on the floor of the present Cut Flower Exchange, ^o. 59 Wabash Avenue, second floor. We shall he better able than ever before to handle the large stocks of our numerous growers as well as give improved facilities to the buyer. T. J. Wholesale and Gommlsslon Florist, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. OPHELIA.— A fine large flower a little darker tlian Scott. Took Cralt; cup for best seedling of any color at Philadelphia. Flowers brought Si. 00 per hundred wholesale all last Winter excepting at Christmas, when they reached $5 00. Rooted cuttings $10.00 per 100; $80.00 perlOOO. Ei'i'.A.nrx>/vxi.x>. 100. 1000 {40.00 Sweetbrler 15.00 Helen Keller ' " Uncle John " Stuart '* " Buttercup 4.00 35 00 Scott S.OO 36 OO Daybreak 2.50 20 00 Cartledge 2.00 16.00 Portia 1.60 12.50 McGowan " FlBher (from soil for Summer) " LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, rooted runners, S2.00 per 100; S15.00 per 1000. FIRST-CLASS BULBS! SUCH .^s ROMAN HVACINTHS-Whlte, rose, blue. etc. NARCISSUS— f'raiHlltloratotusalbus. paper white. Double Yellow DAFFODIL! Von Slon) real Trumpet Major, LILIUM CANDIDUM, ALLIUM NEAPOLI- TANUM, FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA, and a lot of other sorts for forcing-'. Specialty of Natural and Colored IMMORTELLES. THE GOODS, PKOPKRLY PACKED, ARE FORWARDED ON TIME. Write and give your order early to JOS. DEFILIPPI, OLLIOULES. (Van), FRANCE. Cuble iiddress. Josfilippi, Oi.liohles. Knglish correspondence. Always mention American Florist. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N. i. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St., NEW YORK. Apply before conaltitilnn, to offer In pruper sliape HntI lorin. Fronpectlve buyers, out ot town, will send 111 their bids on Ciish biisls only. Mention Amerlcnn Florist. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink, $10.00 $7,5.00 METEOR, deep brilliant crim. scarlet 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, snow while . , , , lO.OO 75,00 Keady AprU 1st, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white ...... 5.00 40,00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E, A, WOOD, variegated 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40,00 WM, SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.06 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 2,5,00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 WO RUST. GOOD STOOf. New Chrysanthemums. Certificate and special mention awarded to all. E. M. Bigelow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety): Oak- land, clear shade of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, salmon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. MAJOR BONNAFFON, yellow— 81.00 per doz., Sfi.OO per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNE.R & SON, strong and healthy rooted cuttlnKS of the following ready now : per 100 per 1000 5,000 BUTTERCUP WW jaO 00 10,000 LIZZIE McGOWAN 160 12.00 10.000 TIDAL WAVE 1 6U 12.00 16.0 DAVBKKAK 2.00 15.10 15,' on I'OUTIA. 15,000 SILVER SPRAY,.. 1 25 10.00 IS.fOO AUIKIHA 1.50 13 00 SO.OOOwelln.otedrunnersof LADY CAMP- BELL Violets 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co,. Pa, CARNATIONS McGowan in quantity, A few tliousand eacli of Keller, Stuart and Dorner — others all sold, PANSIES. in bud and bloom, at $1.7.5 per 100, or $15,00 per 1000. ALBERT M, HERR, L. B 49«. LANCASTER. PA, ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. THE riNEST STOCK AND SH- UECTtON IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory. O A IVir*\^^ f^t- Albuus, KiiK:lHiidf OMINL^CrVj A: Krugen, Belgium. A. DiMiMOt'K, Agent, oare Kcilkera Auction Koums, lOtl and lis Liberty Street. New York City. Send for illustrated catalogue. In assorted lots only. A FINE COLLECTION; 40 KINDS, AT $6.50 PER 1000. AVONDALE, PA. PANSIES. Fine stocky plants, excellent strain, $2 00 per hundred CUS. NOACK, Batavia, N. V. Alv^'avs mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs- The American Florist. 1003 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever olTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See fnll page illustrated advertisement of above in American Florist December 1st and Kth. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — RLGHiny, -^ PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per lOOU Lizzie McGowan, Silver Spray, I'urttan. Grace Wilder Sl-.W JIO.OO Daybreak 2.00 15.00 Portia, American Flag .. 1..W 10. Ul Tidal Wave and Orarge Blossom 2.UI 15 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flnest white and fringed varieties, JL.'ill per luo. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest white, pink and yellow varieties, B.IKI per 100. COLEUS— Red and velluw and ml.xed variety. H.OU per l(«); *S.O(l per lUHI, Heliotrope, AgEeratum and Cerman Ivy, Jl.ai per Kill- Br^Casli with order. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 20,000 WM. SCOTT Rooted Cuttings ready for immediate delivery ,»3.00 per 100; ISiS.OO per 1000. Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N, Y. LIZZIE McQOWAN, SI. 5(1 per lOU; Jl'.'.SO per IIU). Wn. SCOTT, ^i.W per IIX); J--*5.ai per 10:u. Guaranteed stock, wellnfoted. tree from diBease, stroDg and stocky. Most popalar CarnHlionson the market. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. JSend. for et Coisj?- OS' OTJH TRADE D IRECTORY ANO REFERENCE BOOK. phice; S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO . P. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. ILL. GflRNflTIONS~R00l6{l GUtliDflS. Per u:o Per lOOU Lizzie Gilbert »1U.00 $75(10 BoutondOr.. Per 101) Per 1000 Helen Keller 5.0O 40.110 Sweetbrler 5.00 40 00 lago 5.00 40(10 AdiByrcn 5 00 40 00 OncleJohn 5.00 4U.(0 Wm. Scott 3 00 25. OJ Lulu 3.00 25 00 Daybreak 3.00 25(10 Mrs. ReynoldB 3 00 25.00 Lizzie McGowan 2.50 20.00 Silver Spray 2.10 15.00 Goldfinch 5.00 Jacqueminot 5.(0 The Stuart 5.00 Annie Plxley S.OO Buttercup 4.00 Mad. D. Albertlnl 3.00 Hector 3.(10 Nicholson 3.0O GraceBattles 2.£0 Portia 2.0O White Hove 2.00 Our stock Is in excellent condition. Inspection Invited. SS.OO $70.10 " "" 40. OC 40.00 ,10.00 40.00 .■(5.00 25.00 26. CO 25 CO 20.00 15.00 15.(0 MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION "H. Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. •irriTTT'Kmm? Large full white on Xk.1/ JXiJW WJSl strong erect stems. The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING IX^.'^f^ ductive and very showy. My stock of standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothiog but Carnations and exclusively for cuttings and plants. Inspection and correspontfence solicited. Descriptive price list on application. C. J. PENNOCK, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co,, PA, CARNATIONS, dVrl^L Will. Scott, Daybreak, from sand, |15 per ICOO; transplanted and in vigorous growth, |25.00 per 1000. Emily Pierson, Tidal Wave, Lizzie Mc- Gowan, from sand, |12 per 1000; trans- planted, $20 per 1000. Cash with order. No order for less than 500 plants desired. CHRISTIAN SOLTAU, 199 Grant Ave., JERSEY CITY, H J, NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. *S"Seud for price list. ELUS, NoRFOi-K Co.. MASS. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND IMARKET VARIETY. Per 100 Per 1000 We offer them, 2)^-lnch pots fi; (jO $50.00 Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttings. 10 00 ROSES-Brldeemaids,2>i, Inch pots.... 3.00 25.00 Brides, 2><-lnch pots 3(0 25.00 J^~(_lrder8 booked for Delivery April 1. Terms cash with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, ill. NEW CARNATION. PEACHBLOW. Dark blush piuk. Rooted Cuttings. $8.00 per 100: $65.00 per 1000. Good stock. Sample blooms sent free. ESTATE OF M, A. HUNT, Terre Haute. Ind. CARNATIONS. 2-nch Mtnd Pots. Helen Keller. Ada Byron $4.5U $G.O0 Adelaide Kresken. Jacqueminot 4 .'iO 6.00 McGowan. Portia. Wilder 1.50 2.50 Very sirontr cuLtlngs— no rust. LADY THOMPSON STKAWBHIRKV PLANTS, and (.ithers at low rates. EDGEWOOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. Mention the American Florist when writing to aiivertisers on this page. Garnation Plants. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants trom soil. They will all grow, and make better and stronger stock. We can give you the much sought for WIVl, SCOTT, free, clear pink, for 83.(X) per 1(W; DAY- BREAK. TIDAL WAVE. SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN. PORTIA, etc, at S:3 per 100; GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART, E, A, WOOD, 8-5 00 per 100. Discount of 10 per cent on orders tor 500 or more of a kind. All orders must be accompanieaby cash. We can furnish the following new varieties of '95, mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per 101 KOHINOOR, new white, large, free . . 812.00 $100,00 ROSE QUEEN, new, fine pink variety 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan , . . 10,00 7.5.00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . , . 10 00 75 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75 00 STORM KING, large, pure white . , . 10.00 75.00 IVIETEOR, large, bright crimson . . , 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 GEO. HANCOCK & SON, (Irand Haven, Mich. Surplus Stock CARNATIONS For Sale. THE STUART 900 (gj 4c. SPARTAN 150 @ 4c. WM. SCOTT 900 @ 4c. HELEN KELLER SOO (Sj Sc. PORTIA 500 (5! 4c. GRACE WILDER 400 @ 4c. UNCLE JOHN 1000 @ 5c. J. A. MERRIFIELD, Assignee, 3425 Prairie Ave,, CHICAGO. SPECIALTIES ALL IN TUB BEST VARIETIES. ROSES. CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Hooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. Carnation Wm. Scott, Rooted Cuttings, S20.00 per 1000. It** at llionsaml rate. HARMON, BURR & CO., Darien, N. Y. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 1004 The American Florist April 27, The "Podunk Parable." Ed. Am. Florist:— The Podunk Para- ble in a recent issue was quite apropos just at this time, I wish every florist in the land might read it. It is true that people flock to the bazaars influenced by advertisements with big headlines and deceived by the low prices quoted. Bar- gains in roses, bargains in carnations, etc., etc., as a rule old flowers and dis- eased plants, are found here, that if sought for at the fl )rist's might undoubt- edly be bought as cheap, or perhaps less. At first glance they appear cheap, and so they art — cheap in price pnd in quality, but really dear at any price. The lesson of the parableis agoodone. Every flower given away to one not interested in flow- ers introduces a new customer to the flo- rist. Especially is this true in our large cities. A neighbor of mine was walking with me a few days ago among my plants and I gave him a flower. He was not a lover of flowers, but he took the flower home and placed it in a glass of water; it talked to him for a number of days, and he came over to-day to look and talk of flowers; he is almost converted. Trust the flowers to perform their silent but eff'ective office work, and the good work will move forward. The more flowers there are introduced into households where heretofore they have been looked upon with little or no interest the more converts you make. It was in this way that the great passion for flowers be- came so general, and it is still on the in- crease. One word and I am done. Unite your forces; organize; believe in each other. If a brother violates a certain business rule or obligation go to him as a friend; labor with him as you would an erring son or brother. If he is persistent in evil doing then let all unite and swamp him, but above all things let charitv prevail and be as one family if possible. The Florist contains much that is valuable and every florist (I do not care how small) needs the influence of so good a medium. I shall look for another chapter of the "Podunk Parable" from brother A. B. Worcester, Mass. Since Easter business has remained very steady, and we have nothing to com- plain of; prices have dropped back from the slight increase, and the flower supply has recovered from the exhausting de- mands. Everything is plentiful and good. Jacks are coming in with a rush, and other roses are cropping heavily. Russian vio- lets are in the market in large quantities, and are discounting the double varieties. Lange is bringing in some extra fine Day- breaks and Scotts, and a few splendid Albertini. A recent amateur comic opera given by a popular militia company used up the surplus stock of roses last week and netted the florists a tidy little sum, and a few weddings, the advance guard of the June brigade, have arrived and re- ceived a warm welcome. A. H. L. TBv DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisitei. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List la- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRV A. DREER, PhUadelphla, Fa. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it ever> time you write an advertiser in these columns. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive— multiply it by 1000 and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (st. Joim's Won.) A Ijcautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flouers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in tliis country. Fine, Strong: Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Shrnbs, Plants, Roses, and Fmlt. (Rhododendrons a iispeclalty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr, Cliestuut IIUl, FhUadelplila, Pa* GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice- Try this set. you'll not reeret When you see the beauties bloomlnR. And don t forget the beat thing yet. They'll set your business booming. Stock all cleiin. healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered; the eetof 15 kinds for tiOcents. from 2^-ln. pots anti fiats. J2..'iu per hundred, lociudlng the beautiful new white, White Plume, the magnificent new pink. Georgeanna. with tlie finest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and Intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreers). 2 In,. $2.5U: iiln., $4; 4-ln.. $7 per hundred All healthy and In fine shape: full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen; J8.5U per hundred. New double pink daisy. Lady .Johnson (scurcel. 5 for 5U ceats. Variegated Vlocis (Perrywinkle) from flats. SCI; 2Vln . 5^'i; 'A-\r\.. very fine. $5 per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, sempertlorens. In three colors, the most eatlsfaetoryand proflta ble plant we ever handled. 2>^in.. S-2-5U: ;^-ln., J8.5U per hundred. New yellow dalsv. Anthemls Tlnctona (single). 2^ In., t'6 per hundred. Anthemls Coronarla {Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-tlowered. double, from fiats. $2 50; 21-a In.. j;i dU per hundred. Nanurtlums selected stock from cuttings, fine colors. J"2 50 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest ml-ed. Including Welkin, the fine new white Jersey Queen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 2!ii-ln. $.1 perhuadred. Gem fevertew. fiats, $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage, (^lara Bed- man. 2H-ln.. t(0 cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata, strong roots, tw cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink, Her Majesty. 2^ and H-ln.. $4 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scabloaa Snowball, eweet AlysHum. tall, nouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. Torenla fournierl. Iradescantla parlor Ivy. LiObella trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from fiats, mostly seedlings, $2 per hundred. Eulalia. two kinds, 4-ln, size. 8vi: H-ln .$■') per hundred dormant roots; Eulalia plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2 feet I.' per thousand, sample lUO post free for ;iS cents. Mad. Crozy cannas, dry roots, ^'.\ per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings, very ttne, $t per hundred; selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas, %'i 5(1 per hundred. Many of the foregoing planis can be furnished rooted at from HO cents to $1.50 per hundred. Forother novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Address cash with order please. d. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. 0. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARBI,SB0RG. PA F=>/\isr ^ I e:^- The Jennings strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansles In bud and bloom, ready April Ist. The Finest Strain Is what every l-'lorlst wants. Plants grown In <'nid irames, firm and stockv. by express, per UK). ri.tNi; *lfi.OU per lOOU. Small plants, prepaid by mail, iiU cents per hundred. Ail colors mixed. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT. CONN. Miciiel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS. WIO. When wrItInK meiitton the American FlorlBt. Tl A C*r*t\ Per 10 'bs 50c; 25 lbs Jl.OO; ^JX\j\j\J 50 lbs 81.60; 100 lbs 82.50. T>TTQfp Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. ^J U O i . «9i-Sample Freb. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. TO "WHIRLWIND." The new hardv double white ANEMONE. Strong, tleld-Brown roots. J.s,00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM GEO. 1^. C'ONOVEK. the best Baki.y Bloominq larjie yellow. Nothing like It on the market. Strong plants. »\.m per 100. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 to $25.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEA Red Branched, nice stock, 4inch pots, $«.U0 per 100. \ ENCH CANNAS.— Large stock of the leading varieties. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. Mention American Kloiist E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. REX BEGONIAS. EXTRA FINE _ _ Per a"0 Strong plants, 2^-inch pots, assorted . . 81. (*0 Strong plants, 3J^-inch pots, assorted . . 5.00 Also Immense line of Roses Carnations and a gen- eral stock. Send for (luotatlons. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., D^^rton, Otiio. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. AVUITE FOR LIST. SEHD FOR A COPY on* OUK TRADE DIRECTORY american florist c1.. chirscn 200,000 ^^^^^^'^""aIparagus 10,000 ^^""'^^^s. ^^^^^ ^^ , Large stock of ALL KINDS of FRUIT TREES. Full assortment of SHADE TREES and EVER- GREENS, NUT TREES, OSAGE ORANGE, etc. Write for prices. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, WILLOWDALE. CHESTER CO. PA. Marie Louise Violets. NO DISKASK, STltONt; PLANTS. *1.(KI per HKl; *t;.IIU per IIXKI. MISS P. A. BAKER, MEDIA. PA. i8g5' The American Florist. 1005 VA T IGH AN'S * C ANN AS. MEDAL WINNING VARIETIES, controlled by us and offered now for the first time. These novelties we consider of great value and permanent additions to the high class Cannas, the\' are the cream of twenty kinds chosen bv M. Crozy from his entire stock of seedlings to represent his best achievements in Canuas up to 1893. OCTAVE MIRABEAU.— fMedal awarded). 3!^ feet. Kreen foliage, flowers lar,ie. petals wide, coior a deep venulllOQ, painted ' ' " orange yellow and crimson. I'rlce. ijc. CHICAGO.— (Medal awarded) PoBltlvely the best vermilion scarlet to dat«; 4 feet, yreen lollage with leaves to 10 Inches wide, flower truss and stalk stands botdiv erect. The large flowers open out nearly flat, petals l^j Inches wide and flve In number— In this respect the Chicago fairly out-classes all Carinas^ the flfth leaf adding much to ilie blossom and flower spike. Its record at the World's Fair, on our grounds and In our irreenhouses more than jusilfles all our claims for it. Tue record of our C^anna Novelties uf the pasi sfusons entitles us to your confidence. The color. In the language of the judges. Is a ■dazzling verml ion scarlet," smooth and without markings except a purplish tiloss. Price of this grand novelty only 75c each. MADAME ALPHONSE BOUVIER.-:v?.i feet, foliage medium green, flower Urge, well opened. The co or Is that of Mddame Cro/y. tinted with dark crim- son spots like OrampbRl. Th • yellow edge la Irregularly wider with clear yel- low sptftson upper and lower edge of petals Into thethrodtof the flower; a mag- nificent Canna, scarce. Kach, *i,25. M. MESNIER.— iMedal awarded), wy-., feel- dark green fnllime. sturdy growth, flowers large, petals wide, color salinoii. slightly dnttcil and utrr.tkL'd witli red. which Is deepest In ihe center of the flower, 1 'etuis ;in_' hordiTed with a nar- row rlni of yellow which la Irregularly wider on the ends. olLeu I4 tu J-3 inch wide. Each. 75c. MIDWAY.— (Medal awarded). 4^ feet, green foUase. strong grower, color rich vermilion slightly streaked with faint crimson; petals \H, Inches wide, com- pftci flower spike, a strong grower and free bloomer. The crimson streaks and splashlngs In the petals make a splendid effect on tiielr background of scarlet. Each, 75c. STANDARD CANNAS— Pot Plants. Doz. ll«l I)oz. UK) Egandale Sl.aa W iVi Paul Marquant Jl.uiiW.iKi Florence Vaughan 1.25 8.511 Explorateur Crampbel 1 03 (-..uii J. D. Caboa .. . ... 1 00 7 IKI Mme. Crozv 1 00 H.OO J. C. Vaughan, best dark Sec'y Stewart 75 tj.UU leaved variety io existence. Yellow shades mixed ■ -75 5.50 tlowerasstrlklng and distinct Scarlet shades mixed. 75 5. .5(1 asCabos 1.5L1 10, till NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WM. H. RAND. Positively the best yellow novelty of 1895 — 50c. CLEMATIS. Fine stock strong 3-year, such as Jackmanni, Henryii, Miss Biteman, etc., at |4.8 Aoi.. H. P. ROSES, all leading sorts, $10.00. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. WRITE FOR OUR "BOOK FOR FLORISTS." VAUGHAN'vS SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 84 &. 86 Rando'ph Street. Here is a Bargain in 8WAIN80Nfi. We have reduced our former price on Rooted Cuttings of Swainsona, and can now sell them to } ou as cheap as any one else. Write for prices before the stock is sold. WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, Phila., PA. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. $. $. $. FOR DOLLARS. MMK. V. BERGMAN Is the best eorly white to date. Kooteit Cuttings, a-»V(IO per lUO; from 2^-lnch pots. *4.ljU per KIJ. YKM.OW yUiSEN, best early yellow. Rooted Cut- tlDKS. H.UO per lUO; from 2H-lnch pots. IW.UO per lUU. SMILA.X. from i'lj-lrcb pots, strors. *!..')() per 100; KJ.IKJ per 1000. Jjr"Send forCutalugue, ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. c=: i_ e: rvi i=LTr I ^. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. 2 year %\.m per doz. fii 0(1 per 100 \\ year 4.UCI ■■ aooo " 100 H P. Rosec, popular klDds. own roots and In 4 In pots. Strong healthy stock, SL.'O per doz.; JIO.OO per 100. Dalslefl. double. choice named varieties. 2,(NI F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. A^icz: KOOTED KUNNEK.S. Warranted free and clear of disease. au.OO per 1000, Keady for Delivery April 1st, HENRY HESS, Florist, Cockejville, Balto. Co., Md. TtttCflUFORNlfl! MftMMOTtt NEW VIOLET. FLORAL WONDER OF THE CENTURY. Blooms cover a silver dollar; stems 12 to 14 inches long; color deep violet-purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; several hundred flowers from a single plant; blooms dur- ing -even months in the year. Price. 810 per 100; 670 per 1000. 500 at ICOO rate. AirPrices on application for large quantities. Pitcher & Manda inc, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. IVO I«UST OPe IVZIIvIDEJVV-. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are tlie Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. Rooted Cuttings or 2-inch pot plants. 329 Fourth Avenue, "W. LOUISVILLE, KY. Per im BRIDESMAIDS and MERMETS, 2^-iuch . iSW VERBEN.'VS. 'J-ia. stocky plants from frame 2 00 CARNATION'S, Da\break and Tenderesse, 2V2-iach. stocky plants from frames. . . . -1.00 COLEUS in vaiiely, 2-incli . . ... 2.00 M. R. ?AU^D£I^5, Aurora, 111 Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. PerlOO Ant hem is coronaria W.'U Alternanthera, 4 va leilee.Mn . 2.01) Abutilon Souv. de Bonn 5.00 Chrysanthemums, HneasHortment-.lOOO, ¥20, 2 50 Begonia Vernon S.OO Begonia, FuwerliiK vnrlytles H.OO Ampelopsis Veitchii, li^toSfeet 4.uu Petunias, Oinible. afsurieit 2.50 Palm Wasblnytonla l<"lllfera. 4.00 Chan jprops E.\celBa. 4.1)0 Geraniums, Ivy. KJorens.GalDee.Jeanned'Arc H.OO Happy Th'mpht. Mrs. PoMoik S.Mi Vinca niaJMr and Uarrlsonii. 2 In 2.01) Wistaria riilnt-se. I year, strong 2. Paris Daisy, yellow — — 2.50 Feverfew, Llitie (lem ir^~('aBli or satisfactory reference. THOS. A. MoBETH, Springfield, 0. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 1006 The American Florist. April ^7, Cleveland, O. Easter is over and the florist leansback to draw a longbreathof relief and inspect the figures in his little bank book. On the whole I think that the majority finds it a not unpleasant duty this time, for most of them speak very well of the Easter of 1895. Some of their customers do not. One usually docile patron called up a flo- rist some time in thelate hoursof Sunday afternoon, and after a little improvised song and war dance elaborately ex plained that it was not for Easter Sunday, '96, that he wanted his floral treasures, but "this year — 1895— to-day! ! D'ye hear? To-day!!" This is probably not an iso- lated case, and very likely every florist could narrate a somewhat similar experi- ence if he would. Take it all in all, how- ever, I think the florists found few such thorns among their roses. Pretty much everything sold, and some things were in rather short supply; but this was coun- terbalanced by such quantity and variety in other lines that everybody could get something that was satisfactory. The weather, too, was all right — a trifle chilly perhaps, but clear and no wind to knock lilies and other easily marred flowers into discolored tatters and rags. "Heaven send us such another every year" — twice a year, if it be possible! The philanthropists all died early Eister week — at least they disappeared or were metamorphosed into plain business men hustling for the agile and evasive dollar. In other words roses sell to-day at fifty cents a dozen and upward, according to the taste and fancy of the dealer. The gay groceryman and the festive depart- ment store still dally with the beauteous flowers, but with what financial result is not known. It was rumored that one firm would drop the flower department, though practical evidence to that effect is still lacking. In addition to these a large clothing house took a dip last week. The week previous they had advertised and sold two car loads of oranges. Easter week they had a circus "ad" in all the papers announcing a "palm and cactus sale" — two carloads of them. The goods were "personallv selected" by one of the proprietors while traveling in California, planted in coffee cans, soap boxes, or whatever came handy, and sold at "one- third of florists' prices." Speaking of Cycas revoluta.oneof the gifted salesmen informed an innocent looking party that "the florists sold the leaves of the identi- cal palm for nine dollars a pair!" Why do so many florists look so innocent? These green looking floriculturists ought to be arrested for inciting others to crime. Probably that honest God-fearing seller of hand-me-dowDS would never have strayed into the paths of mendacity had that "flowerist" looked less innocent. In the meantime the astute buyer of those palms is probably wondering why the leaves of the same are turning a bright, beautiful yellow. It he looks at the place where the roots ought to be he will very likely know what is wrong. A. pnOC^ Stroug. healthv plants from "I. 2% and nUOLO 3 inch pots, SD.OO to 8S.00 per 100. Am. Beauty, Bride, Mermet, Niphetos, Perle, Sun- set. Wootton, Meteor, Albany. La France, Tes- lout. Victoria, M. Niel. Bridesmaid, Watteville, The Queen, Mine. P. Guillot, S. d'un Ami, &c. UCDDCMAC Good assortment clean, healthy ¥ LnULllHO plants from 2 inch pots, $2.60 per ino, J2U.0(I per 1000. Wini CTQ Marie Louise and Swanley White, VIULLIO strong plants from 2 inch pots, 82 50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000; no disease. PADMATIflMQ Leading kinds from 2-inch UHnllH I lUllO pots, S2.50 to $5 per lUO. PELARGONIUMS ?';:$;r2'^^^an'd°ru"hT^^^^ 7oc. and $1 per doz Terms Cash. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE. ILL. Cycas Kevoluta A splendid lot just received, which we offer to the Trade for the next two weeks at IS cents per pound. We have .still on hand a limited stock of extra fine and large Rubbers, in 6-inch pots, at $9 00 per dozen. Also a fine grade of Palms, Ferns and Orchids at lowest prices. -*- Strobilanthes L/yerianus Now that the season for planting out is approach- ing, Florists should not fail to secure a good stock of this beautiful new bedding plant, as it stands our summers to perfection, propagates quickly, and is as easily grown as a Coleus. Strong plants, in 3-inch pots, $15.00 per hundred. Send us a List 0! Your Requirements tor Estimate. PITCHER & MANDA, INC. -»tiort Hills, JV. J, CYCAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut off; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferl, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns, Raphis, Etc. Araucaria excelsa. choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. CUTTINGS by Mail prepaid. POT PLANTS by Express not prepaid. Alternanthera p. major and aurea nana; Ageratuni White Cap and dwarf blue, cuttings, 50c; 2-in. pots Jl.50 per 100. Chrysanthemum cuttings, Jt.oo per lOO. Coleus, best bedders, cuttings, 60c. per tOO. Fuchsias, good mi.xed, " Ji.oo per lOO. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY. Lock Uox 77, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. r. 0.000 Now KeHtly. New Fuciisia LITTLE BEAUTY. The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early Id March; no collection complete without It. Send for circular. Price, extra Btrong pluiitH from ti-liich pots. S^l.f*!! per doz., JK51I per lUU. |{K<:i»MA Olhia. from 2L,.-ln, potw. IP.) per UK). OKUANllinis, iVlHrshal McMitlion, llam>y Tliou^lit. Silver Cord, atning plants, from 'J-ln.. $l.'.i') per IIXJ. Cash with order. Speclat price on larne quantities. LINCOLN I. NKFF. KIorlMt. 4010 Butler Street, rutsburgh, Fh. SEASONABLE STOCK. IN FIRST-CLASS ORDER. Per IIHI Acalypha Macafeeana. 2i^-inch pots as.mi Ageratum. Cupes Vvi. -:^.-\nc\\ pots 2.U0 Alyssum, Tom Thiunl. Ji^.-lnch pots 2. -Ml Begonia Vernon, -.''<• Inch pots . a. 50 Cannas, dry roots, French seedlings 2.00 Coccoloba (Muehlenbecfeia) Platycada, ZJt- Inch puts 3.00 Coleus, (lOlden Crown, Klrebrand. Reckwlth's (Vein. I iirple Prince— a sturdy variety, superior to Hero, lii^-lnch pots 2.(N) Ariel, dwarf, a heautlfnl var.. '.i^-lnch pots.. 4.1)U Cuphea platycentra, V'-^-lnch pots 2.^* Fuchsias, leading sorts. *-Ji?-lneh pots 4.01) Cazania splendens, '-".inch pots 5.00 Geraniums, robusta 1-ftJ elegans 1.00 Phoenix rupicola l.-'O 36.00 4.00 0.00 00 5.0J -..oo 7.511 T.;o 12.50 LATAMA BORBONICA. flne seeds, starte-i tu germlnatlun. per lb. |0.t;.>, per lu lb. *ti.Ou, per '.io lb J13.7a. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. STRONG ROOTED COLEUS. tlnest selection fancy-leaved, old and new, 55.00 per 110). Beds and Teliows, Hi.HO per lljOO. FOR SUMMER CUT FLOWERS. Semple s and VIck's branching Asters, Snowerest Scablosa. MarauerlteCarDatldn,7Uc per 1(10. Hello- trope. Galllardla Templetunla. plants f2. 10 per 100. H quantities same ratet* by e.xpress. not prepaid. DANIEL K. HERR. Ryder Ave.. Lancaster. Pa. NEW SET OF 12 CHOICE DISTINCT VARIETIES FOR $8.00. All best varieties of recent introductions at low rates; liberal discounts for large orders. JOHN N. MAY, Smnmit, N. J. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF ALTERNANTHERAS. p. Major and A. Nanus, at "5 cts. per 100; $6,00 per 1000. Ready April 25. Fine stock. HOFFMETEK, Carnegie, Fa Rooted Cuttings. Verbena, Carnations, Marguerite, Fuchsia, Helio- trope. Mums. Alyssum. Ageratum, Geranium, 15c. per dozen; 51.00 per 100. Double Petunia,, Dahlia. PLANTS.— Chinese Pink, Perennial Poppy, Nasturtium, Aster, Mums, etc. F. A HAENSELMAN, So. Denver, Colo. ^ZI« MARIE Rooted Runners . , . LOUISE. .... S6 TO per 1000 Fine healthy stock; no disease of any kind. Cash with order. W. J. WOOD. 47 Lovell Street. Worcester. Mass. A ,vkill. Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL ^'^'' ^Jc Sago Palm Leaves are es- ^ prcially prepared for us with the most artistic ^ - They look hke ' - ^^ fre:>h cut fronds and keep their appearance i¥y -^ ^' ^^^ proper care for I r,;/^ mon hs. We sell ac- Ip-^"^ cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each Address August Rolker& Sons, Florists' Seeds. Bulbs & Supplies 136 & 138 W. 24th St,. 0. Station E. New Yofk. 183 AONRQE .STRgCT- ■■•CHIC3VGO- ■■ ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 2a varieties 80c. per 100; 17.00 per 1000 Heliotropes, l-'uchslas and Mums per doz. 20c New Giant Alyssum and Lopezla " 20c Cuphea Llavte and Clear Plant " 30c Salvias and Marguerite " 20c Mexican l*rlmro8eB and Ageratum " 20c Coleus per 100 75c " 12c Postage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send for catalogue. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes, Challenge. Dallledouze. Inter Ocean. Mrs. IIb. Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Llppincott, Dean, Mutual Friend, BonnafTon. Vellow Queen. Davis. Pitcher ^S; Manda. Gray. Beau Ideal. Bramhall. and others. Sold In sets of 12 plants each under the head of "Specialties" and "Novelties. ' Older varieties "Selects of ISitS," Id plants, and the "Old Guard Set" of prize winners. 18 plants each. Price, $1.00 for each set plants by mail, postage paid by me. Send for catalogue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N. Y. You will benefit the American ¥\o- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 1008 The American Florist. April 27, Ottawa, Ont. Easter is past and all are satisfied with the trade. In cut flowers there was an increase in sales of 25%. In plants a couple of the boys report a decrease, but as there is an extra store in town trade in that line can be classed the same as last year. Scrim had an extra store for plants only, and with a lot of rhododen- drons, azaleas, etc., made an attractive exhibit; trade was very good in plants up to a dollar or so, but rhododendrons were too rich for the people of Ottawa. Lilies did not sell as well as usual. Our transfer company advertised the Bermuda cut stuff for a couple of weeks and I am informed they took orders for six boxes; they made enough to pay postage on their correspondence. Parliament assembled on Thursday, but it will not help us much, as it will soon be too warm for festivities and good flowers will be scarce; however, small favors thankfully received. The drawing room on Saturday caused a stir. There was a fair amount of flowers sold to the better class of buyers, but the amount did not come up to last year, owing probably to members of the Bard well Slote type leaving their wives at home to run the farm. I would like to see my old boss.W. J. Palmer of Buffalo, wait upon a few of this class of customers. There would be ra zors in the air. They take half an hour to select six carnations and often bring them back to change the color. Snow has disappeared except in shady corners; we have got rid of our nine months Winter and look forward to three months of cold weather. I think some Yank said that is the kind of a climate we have. Zero. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. fpiant Stakes, j %, S-16, ^, yi, %, %, and j^-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these goods in the world. We issue a large 40-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. "Wl-«ere tl»i!-* JVoisatlt? J»« UMt-tl. RED SPIDER CAN'T LIVE CHILI'S Throws a powerful spray at such an angle that spraying the underside of the foliage is no effort at all. It is simplicity itself but "gets there" every tune. It is well made of polished brass and will last a life time. See what two well known florists who have tried it say about it: Elmira, N Y., April 3, 1895. P. M. CHILD. 6122 Ogltsby Ave., Chicago, />a».Sn.— Child's '"Rain-Maker" nozzle is the most efficient sprinkler I have ever seen put on the end of a hose. It is eminently practical and does the business. For greenhouse watering, it is a very neat de- vice, and especially adapted to palm and rose cult- ure, for spraying, etc. Properly us-ed it would g^ve that insect pest '"red spider" no show at all to work mischief, either inside or for outdoor use. The nozzle can be used at any angle, and every particle of foliage is thereby get-at-able. I heartily commend it, and predict a great sale. GROVE P. RAWSON. You will find it the most useful and valuable CHILD <&. CO., 6122 Oglesby Ave., CHICAGO. Richmond, Ind., April 10, 1895. MR. P. M. CHILD, Dear ^/r.— The nozzles to hand sometime ago; we are so much pleased with the way they work that we are glad to write you saying that they are more than satisfactory. They are just what is wanted for greenhouse woik, as they enable us to reach the underside of the foliage with perfect ease, and with the full force of the water. Sorry we did not have them sooner. Yours truly, E. G. HILL & CO. PRICE Sil.OO Each, prepaid. Try one. HopUanoeyou have ever had. p. M. Neponset Flower Pots o Waterproof Paper, are sold as follows : Terms— Net cash with order. If ordered shipped by freight, add 5u cents cartage. Packed In Gross Weight Size Crates of ptrlOWpots Per lon Per 1000 2M Inch I.UOO about 20 1 bs $0 2!i> ■■ 1.000 •• 23 ■' ... 3 3« 4 5 .1,0011.. 1.000 600.. 500 , 600 34 46 76 110 150 311 36 50 f« 90 1 6(1 $2 00 2 30 2 80 4 OU 5 OO 8 :» 13 ,35 Standard Pot Measure. Less quantities than full crates at 100 rates. F. W. ISIKD * SONS, Manufacturers. Address orders to our Agents. August Rolker&Sons 136 W. 24lh St , NEW YORK. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, 0O :9I. ^^trr^ street, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Oar new Oataloeue \s now oat. free npon application. M. RICE & CO., Florists' SUDDI16S. 23 & 25 N. 41h SL, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for ''"'"'"[""' — ^ John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON^ HASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. lanalaciarc THE BEST LETTERS IH THE MARKET. sizes li^-lnch and 3-lnch. f2.0U per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handJed by all the wholesalers In Boston. Agents: A. Rolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N.4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St.. N. Y.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., Si Warren St.. Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal. Uo Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St.. Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St., Mllkwaukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch. 4th and Walnut Sta.. ClnclnnaU. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons. 6th and Marshall Ste. Klchmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons. Rochester. N. Y.; Dan'l B.Long. Buffalo. N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis. Mo.; Hunt- ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 10'i4 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St.. Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 415 E.;i4th St.. New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. ti7 Brom- Held St.. Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton; N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place. Boston: The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co.. Toledo. O.. Bert Cokely At Co.. 2i4 Church St.. Phlladephla. Ph.: Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. R. I.; L. J Kreshuver, r.»3 Greenwich St . New York; .1. C Vaughan, 2tJ Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1,000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards Price of Catalogue 25 cts. (deducted from$I order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PEDESTALS. All sizes, colors and prices. A new import- ation just opened. Illus- trated catalogue free. HINRICHS & CO.. 29-33 Park Place. N. Y. A PERFECT REMEDY (or FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. P'ostlte, 261bB.K.OO. Bellows. K. 60. Cash with order. Sold by all dealere and b.v C. H. JOOSTEN, 36 Dey Street. New York. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. iSgS- The a mer ica n Fl orist. 1009 HOT-AIR Every florlBl, market gardener, ownerof lawn, grase plat or flower-bed. tn fact everyone who has a faucet and hoae should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- f)Ited for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and nsectlcldes to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for ¥2.50— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete Ki.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 29 Klngstons in the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Rct>d. Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Absc, DI. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, RosUndale. Maas. WATER For Your CREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, Ho use. Card en, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE De LAMATER-RIDER and PUMPING DeLAMATER-ERICSSON ryp.yp DUMPING ENGINE. ■^ ENGINE. Their operation is eo simple and safe that a child can run them They will pump water from shallow streams or any k.nd of well. They can be arranged for anv kind of fuel Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Latnater Iron Works, 87 South Fiffh Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. J. N. Struck & Bro, Manufacturers ot •CYPRESS- What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week. Cumberland, Md., March 25, 1895. I^OCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland, Ohio. G^t'«^/(-m^H.— Greenhouse material reached us all right, and proved entirely satisfactory. I am very much pleased with it. You have the best lumber of any I ever bought yet ; if I am in need of any more you shall always have my order. Yours truly. JOHN A. BOPP. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAK CTFKESS nsed. For circalarH and estimates AI>DR£SS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. i^ocicivAJifia, o. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME RflTTflN GO., 483 Wells St., GDlGaflO. ESTABLISHED 8 66. MANUFACTURED N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2I^T ST. NEW YORK. LOUISVILLE. KY. PROTECTION FOR HOSE AT LAST. For sale by all ScL-ilsmeii. N" florist cau do without it. Cheap, practicable and indestructible. 35 cts. each, or S>3.50 per dozen. Manufactured by CHAS. SCHUCK, 24.'>- Norlh 8tli St., THII-A., PA. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist Should be without it. Bend for Circulars and Price ^ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSEINO, Queens, Co., N. T. Mil rNC\A/ ''^ '^"'"^'^ radically by IL-DCVV aoplying "VIRGIN SUL- PHUR"' with bellows on sunny mornings. Prominent Rose growers use it. When added to manure the latter will be freed from insect life and gain in efficiency. A .50 kilo bag (112 lbs.) sold for $5 cash; 100 kilo bag 88; 2.5 lbs. for 81.50; 10 lbs. 75 cts. AUGUST ROLKER ASONS, New York, P. O. Station B. il ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A. FOR SALE BT A. Rolker & Sons. N. T. State Depot, 136 & 13S W 34th St., New York, N. Y. R. ,& J. Farquhar, 16 So. Market St., BoBton, Mass. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa. Edw. Schmld. 712 12th St., N. W., Washington, D. C, Y. Macrae, IKiS Smith St.. Providence, R. I. E. H. Hunt, tS Lake St.. ChlcaKO, 111, C A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 468 Milwaukee St,, Milwaukee, wis. Ellis i Pollworth, Milwaukee, Wis. Mention American Florist . Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. fSSSfST' Sold by Seedsmea. Mention American Klorlst- You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 1010 The American Florist. April 2j^ The Boy's Story. No, he's not in; and say, you fellers bet- ter keep out of here to-day, this ain't no continuous performance house. You can't do no business here before next week, 'n' you can't collect no bills. I'm givin' it to yer straight; he's uglier 'n sin; been 'n orful row here an' he'll have 'nother pain if he finds any of you fellers hangin' 'round 'n' then mebbe I'll lose my job same's Joe did. Yes, Joe's gone; y 'ought ter been here, Hully gee, what a racket! You see it was this way. You know big Jim that brings the callas; well you know all the fellers plays tricks on him an' he don't like itfor a cent an' he gets mad sometimes 'n' he tries to get even with them, so one day he brings a loaded cigar an' gives it to Joe cos Joe he druv some big nails in the bottom of Jim's box when Jim wasn't lookin' and when he tried to lift the box he thought there was somethin' heavy in it 'n' he pulled hard 'n' it come all to pieces an' left the bottom all nailed to the floor an' so he thought he'd pay Joe up an' so the cigar went off an' burnt all round one side of his mouth so's he couldn't whistle nor nothin'an'so he was layin' for Jim, so's to get square, and he histed a tin pan full of water up over the cellar stairs an' a string so's he could pull it when Jim was goin'down cellar to-day so's to soak him an' he wouldn't know who did it, but he didn't see him when he went down 'n' so he didn't doit an' when the boss come in, you know that big cove that gets the violets to wear every morn- ing, the feller that his head goes bobbin' all the time when he walks, just like one of them cats what they sell at Christmas with the loose heads, 'n' well, that feller he came in to see about a big decoration, like's not he's goin' to get married 'n' the boss took him down stairs to let him look at them big wire things to put flowers in on the wall an' it was kinder dark 'n' I guess the man couldn't see or somethin' so he puts his hand out an' gets hold of Joe's string someway an' pulls the pan down 'n the boss gets it right in the neck an' we fellers knowed what it was; gee, wasn't he snortin'; I guess he'd liked to lick the man only he was a customer an' he couldn't 'n' he bounced Joe right away 'n' then he went out to buy a dry collar — look out! here he comes; bet yer life he'll knock the stuiEn' out'er me if he gets on to me tellin you 'botit i*; skip! SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB, For Glazing Sash, Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkle: For Bale by your Seedsman, or Bent, poatpald, for SI. 00. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Cataloe^ne. Hamilton Sash Lifters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON^ No. 5 Sydney St., Dorchester. Mass, PALACE KINGimiil ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, tigii* (jtica, N. Y. i THE ORIGINATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Our capacity now is ^ ^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. Send for Price List THc WhlUdin Pottcpy CotTipany, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 71310 79 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kaiidolph Ave mid Union St.t Jersey City. N. .1. •Jackson Ave. and I'e-irson St.. Long; Island < Itv. N. V. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopfiel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopflfel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flowerpots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply Just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for price list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE. N. Y. SYRACUSF POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Address PI TTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. Standard Flower Pots. OUR I'OTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write UB before placing^ your orders elsewhere CAMDRIDGE TILE MFG. CO.. Covington. Ky. I>. H. nOi^fclU'T'**, OEO. H. CHAMH.KK. H. O. fll AX1>LEE. V.Vi & 134 South Fifth Ave.. NKW VOKK. NATDRAL GAS MADE GLASS. i»r Rose Houses. Ci)nHerviitories, Etc., Etc. Al flQQ. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for V/LnOcJ . Estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10!i South 6tli Avenue, NEW YORK CITV. youk, i-A. ~ Washington, D.o. PATE NT C I Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. ^^^^ I CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE,ri I m Patents and Patent Causes. ^^^^ KLECTKICAL ANl) MBOBANICAL K.M'KRTS. I'olack Huildiiii;, Atlautir ISulldlug;, i8q5. The American Florist. 1011 P G reenhouse ^ M ^^J07 ti/tV/THORfjC y^v'E..Cf1ICAG0. IllJ Kroeschell Bros. Co. XIIXX>Xt.O'VXIX> Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. ' Boilers made of the best of material, a hell, firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all around (front, aides and back), write for Information. TfittT* Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. Natural 6as Mffi fi UASS. FOR GREENHOUSES. '^JVjH.t^ for l^t:^s1: j>no^»,-^.-< VICTORY! VICTORY I VICTORY! The only Certificate of Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Conventionwas to tlie POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for S years, no chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform ot 100 foot houses. A new device. iSend tor Catalogue and !&:- ti mates. EJ. HIJE»I»A.I«I>, 'VO'U.U.srstO^wzi, Olilo. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, IlTCOm>OE..A.TEI3. HortlGoliyrai flrdiitecis and Hoi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogue, euclosliiK 4 cents in stamps. 130, 1-il, 1-53 Center St., JVEJW TTOIili. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. VALVES, FITTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COLDWELL- WILCOX CO., Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSS IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J. HAIL QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1012 The American Florist. April 2j^ Index to Advertisers. AdvRnteB 99a American Boiler Co.. .101'^ Andorr.a Nurseries.. . . UXU Baker MlsB PA 10O4 Bailer FA ICOo Bayersdorf er H & Co.lOtS BergerHH&Co 1001 Blanc A 100,4 Boston Flower Market 99S Boston Letter Co 100,S Brown Peter 1C07 Burns & Raynor 999 Burrow J G 1005 Cambridge TlIeMfgColOlO Carman U W low Chandlee \ chandlee.lOlO Ch'KO Folding Box Co 998 Child PM &Co IfOS ChlttyHE lOua CUfte Walter R lUlit> Coldwell Wilcox Co.. .1011 Conley John SSon.-.lCOS CorbreyTJ 9<.l9 1003 Cottage Gardens 1003 Dallledouze Bros lOOH Deamud J B & Co 9Ki Deflllppi Jos ICUJ De Lamater Iron WT£Bll(9 Dletsch A & Co lUll Dillon J L Wl>.'> Domer Fred & Son — 1002 Dreer H A 1004 Dresel Aug 997 Edgewood Gr'nhouseslOl :i BUTottWH 99S BUlsonWm 99S Bills & Pollworth ....1007 Ellwanger & Barry.. 997 Essex Heights Flo 1CO1005 Felthouaen J E 1007 Fisher & Alrd 11*3 Gardiner John & Co. . .1003 Gibson JC 1001 Gonzalez F 4 Co lOOi; Gumey Heater Co... 1013 Haenselman FA — 1007 HallAss'n 1011 Hamilton lOlO Hammond Ben] 1009 Hancock & Son 1003 Harmon Burrct Co... 1003 Hart Michael A 998 Hartford HE 998 Helnl Joseph lOOB Herr Albert M 1003 HerrUan'lK 1007 Herrmanns SeedStorelOOl Hess Henry U'05 HewsAH&Co 1010 HlUEG&Co 1104 Hlnrlchs&Co 1008 HlppardB 1011 Hltchlngs t Co 1013 Hoffman E M & H N.1007 HoBmeyer 1007 Home Rattan Co 1009 Hooker H M Co 1011 HoranEdwC 999 Horan Jas&Son 1013 Hose Connection Co. .1009 Hulsebosch Bros 1091 HuntEH 999 Hunt M A Estate .... 1003 Huntsman & Co . 1004 Japanese Nurseries.. .1007 Jennings EB 1004 Jones CH '.'.« JoostenCH lOoa KennlcottBroaCo.... oim Kroeschell Bros Co.... Kill Kuehn C A 9i« Lampert J J 1000 Lang Julius 998 UttleM B 1007 Lockland Lum C0KO8 1009 Long Dan'l B 9* Lonsdale Edwin 1003 Lord* Bumham Co. 1013 Loulsyllle Tobacco C0IOO9 Lynch W B 999 McBetli Thos A 1005 McBrlde Alex 1003 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .99!! McDonald Bros ItOS McFarland J HC0....I1W Malhinder Otto 1003 Manda W A 1003 Manz J &Co 1007 MayJnoN 1007 Merrlfleld J A 1003 Michel Pit & Bulb CoIOOl Mlllang Frank 999 M Pearl St., Cleveland. O. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. ONE MAN In every town or city can make money next winter growing Antirrhinum IViajus Ailia. And now is the time to get your plants. Well established plants, propagated from cuttings, at JW.OO per 1000; $6.00 per 100; Sl.OO per dozen. 250 or more thousand rate. WILLIAM K. WOOD, West Newton, Mass. ^^^^^^^^^^^ The Florist of March 30th says of Antirrhinum mains alba, ■"This seems lllsely to be a very useful tiorists' flower, and no doubt will be as great a hit as SwalDsona." Gardiner's Celebrated \ English ^ Mushroom Spawn. ( Fresh ud Eeliablt. i $7 per 100 lbs. Special prica on larger quantitlee. John Gardiner &. Co., } Philadelphia, Pa. > 60,000 Now Keudy. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March; no collection complete without it. Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots, S!t.5U per doz.. $8.5U per 100. BE(i<»lA Olbia, from 2Vln POts, a^ per 100. GERANIUMS, Marshal McMahon, Happy Thought, Silver Cord, strong plants, from ^-fn., J;i.25 per 100. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN I. NEFF, Florist, 4010 liutler Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. CARD. Mv new address is 43 North 10th Street. Please don't forget the number. I've been f telling about the change these two months | back; but I still find a few looking for me at I the old stand. Give me a call. Glad to see J you. Also give me a chance to figure on I your wants il you can't call. Exceptional ( values in Bulbs and Flower Seeds ior the Florist Trade, at all times. G. C. WATSON. BULBS. Ol^e^jp to Ole^t*!". I am now oflferingsome finelots of LILIUM , AURATUM.bigsoundbulbs; LILIUM ROSEUM. , ' LILIUM RUBRUM. HYACINTHUS CANDICAN5. DAHLIAS. DBL. NAMED. 25 vars ; and other popular spring bulbs, at a great sacrifice to I clear for the season. Let me hear from you ' at once if you want some Big Bargains. SEASONABLE SEEDS. PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA, choicest mixed colors, from the best strain I know, and I've seen the most of them. Pkt. 50c.; KKIO seeds $3.50. CINERARIA, James & Wetherill's superb , strain. Pkt. 81.00. FULL LINE of other varieties of Flower I Seeds for Florists. Can fill your orders by mail on the shortest notice. G. C. WATSON, 43 North lOth St.. PHILADELPHIA. SEASONABLE STOCK. IN FIRST-CLASS ORDER. Per 100 Acatypha Macafeeana, 2i<.-inch pots *5.0() Ageratum, Copes I'et. L'i^-lnch pots 2.00 Alyssum. Tom Thumb. S^^-inch pots 2.50 Begonia Vernon, -i^ Incli pots S.50 Cannas^ dry roots. French seedllntrs 2.00 Coccoloba (Muehlenbeckia) Platycada, 2V Incli pots ;^.00 Coteus, (iolden Crown, Firebrand. Beckwlth's (jeiTi, Fiirpk" Prince— a sturdv variety. superior to Hern. J I. .Inch pots 2.00 Ariel, dwarf, a beautiful var.. yi^j-lnch pots.. 4.00 Cuphea platycentra, 2M-ioch pots 2.50 Fuchsias, leadlny sons. .ii^Anch pots 4.00 Cazania splendens, ".J^-lnch pots 5.00 Geraniums, »^en. Gram, and other leading beddlne sorts. 2V'nch pots 4.00 Ivy, Souv. de Chas. Turner, P. Crozy, etc., mixed. 21.0-lneh pots 4.00 German Ivy, 2in,-lnch pots 2.UU Hibiscus, mixed rubra, grandif torus, etc., 4-lncli pots P. 00 Heliotrope, 2i-o-lnch pots 3.00 Pilea Serpyfolia, 21.2-lnch pots 2.50 Solanum Jasminioides, 2K-lnch pots 10.00 Stevia serrata variegata, from flats, strong 2.00 Swainsona galegifolia alba, very fine and stnuiL'. '-^'T.-incli pots ■* 00 Manettia bicolor, SLo-inch pots 5.00 Alternanthera, rooted cuttings i5 Coleus, rooted cuttings i5 N. B.— The above prices are f. o. b. at Oyster Bay, without the pots. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Bo.x 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N. Y. Mention American Florist. COLEUS. Per 100 Rooted Cuttings t -60 From 2-incli pots 1-50 Alternanthera, 2-incli pots.... iSO Ageratum, white and blue, rooted cut- tings 50 2-incli 1-50 CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 7 7. UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fine assortment til nil colore, prize winners of 'il4. Rooted cuttlniis. free bv mall, f I per 10). Strong pot plants, bv e.\p, K per 100; S18 per 1000. CA KN ATll >NS-0. Wilder, rooted cuttings $1 per lou by mall; *? per IMO. Cast. K. FKYKK, K. U. Ave., cor. Hill St.. Brooklyn. N.Y 1022 The American Florist. May ^, Worcester, Mass. Last week was the first really dull spell we have had this year, and though it is time to expect a let-up in business yet there are more or less kickers of course. The pretty liitle May flower ( Epigaea repens) is responsible for part of the trouble, as quantities are gathered and oifered for sale on the streets. Stock is piling up rapidly, roses espe- cially so, and for once this season the store men have enough carnations; there being no funeral work has also tended to pile up the stuff and although prices have not lowered very much yet it is only a question of time before the bottom drops out. The weather is warm and bulbous stufTin the field is blooming. The only important event of the week was the Keith-Knowlton wedding in West Upton, a small village 12 miles from here. It was the largest decoration put up in this vicinity for some time and used up lots of flowers. H. F. A. Lange had the contract. Four loads of large palms were used in the church and the arrange- ment though simple was very effective. Five hundred longiflorums were used and the walls were festooned with Asparagus plumosus. The house was lavishly deco- rated, the reception room being embel- lished with lilies, white lilac and speci- men arecas; the drawing room with Jacqs and red tulips and the library with tulips and adiantum; lilies and Magna Charta roses were used in the dining room and the balance of the house in pink and white roses; banks of adiantum and palms were everywhere. The bridesmaids carried long bunches of candidum lilies. A. H. L. St. Louis. Trade has been very good the last week, but flowers are a glut in the market. Roses are selling at whatever figure the florist wishes to pay. Thefakirs arevery numerous. There is one that has small cases at all the principal points in the' city, and boys up and down Broadway, with trays of roses, selling them 2 for 5 cents, and others 3 for 5. If it was not for the fakirs I do not know what the wholesale men would do. Mermets, Brides and Maids are selling for $1.50 to $4; Perles, Woottons and Meteors $1.50 to $3; long Beauties for $5 and $10 per 100. The only flower that is bringing any price is the sweet pea. These are sold at $1 per 100, and there is always a ready sale for them. A. Y. E. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ^'.^e" /Sfc^^'u^S stock at TSceutB per lUU: Sue T. Price, a good pink: Joe H. White, a fine white; Old Homestead, white with yellow center. The following at fl.OO per 100: Nlveua. Ivorv, Tlar- vesHViieen, Kate Brown. Mclnnes, Mrs. Kubt. Cral^, Tuxedo, (i. H'. M<.)Heman. Empress of .Japan, Wana- maker. White Gem, Woolton. Pres. W. K. Smith. Harry May. Lilian B. Bird. Harry Balsley. Add lU cents per IIX) to pay postage. CASH WITH (Htl)EU. JOHN J. ARNOLD, Homer, N. Y. HURRY UP WITH YOUR ORDERS. Uoot«d CuttlnKs of the following: Fuchsias, Helio- trope, Salvia splendens.liazanlas, Marguerites Chrys- antliemums, standard varieties. All assorted, lO cte per lOU. Glechoma hederacea, Lobelia. Musk, Marie Louise Vlulet runners. Basket plants. Pansy plants, etc., 50c. per lU) by express. If wanted by mall add extra. Cash with order. No C. O. IJ. tS^Otlier things equally cheap. OAKS GREENHOUSE CO., Jackson, Mich. strong stocky plants, wintered in cold frame, $1.50 per 100; Sl'2.50 per 1000. HELIANTHUS. ML. PL., fi.OO per 1(10; 818.00 per IIKKI. CANNAS, drj- roots, bronze and green. J. H. DANN 8l son, Westfield, N. V. ROSES. ROSES. Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded low on Manetti. Extra heavy tops and roots. Better than imported; can depend on their reaching you in first-class condi- tion. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says; "Yonr field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doitb the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— Jf»i. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid AsBortuient of leading: varieties. Also Kxtra fine stock of foiiowing: will b« ottered at very low rates wliile surplus lasts ; TREE ROSES — Holland grown, well rooted, good, heavy tops, in fine assortment. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Extra, 3 to 4 feet. ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO— Strong well branched plants with heavy roots. VIBURNUM PLICATUM (Japan Snowball)— 2 feet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 year, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— 9 to 10, 7 to 9 and 5 to 7 inch. Low prices on application. State quantities wanted. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 41st YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HflRRISO^ 60., FAINESVILI.E, Lake Co., OHIO CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. Mention American Florist. THE CATALOGUE OF PITCHER & MANDA for 1895 — we have never seen a better one — shows how we can "get there" if we are given half a chance. Give us a whole chance, and we will do better, which is saying a great deal. If you want a Catalogue in up-to-date style, write ns. B@°Write ^""'^^y- J. HORACE McFARLAND CO., Mount Pleasant Printery, Harrisburg, F'a- Florists who are up-to-date are usin*? our Red Leaf Labels and Culture Leaflef^. Ifyou do not, write for samples at once. MUST SELL OUT BY JUNE 1st. the below surplus stock, which Is 1q tine coudltion, all the flowerloK stulT just commencing to bloom. All orders shipped immediately they are received, Prices are for any quantity of one kind irom lU to 1000. but no order filled for less than $1.0li. If not satisfied with the stuff ship It back and 1 will refund your money. Per 10 ) Geraniums, best double and single mixed. 2^-ln.. .$5. (JO Ageratum. dwarf blue and dwarf white, 2 In. 2 CO Pannles. very flue strain 1.50 Feverfew Little Gem. 2!^-in 3.00 Alyssum Little Gem, best bedder or for retailing in pots. 2-ln. 2 50 Alyssum Giant Double. 2!^-ln 3 00 Heliotrope. 3 kinds. 2ii;-ln 3.00 Vlnca varlegata, 2-ln 3.00 Verbenas: these ur&^xtra fine, 2-ln 2 CU Begonia, mixed flowering, S-in 5 10 Roses, mixed teas, very flne. 4-ln.. 0.00 Chrysanthemums, one each of 20 standard and up to date varieties from 2-ln. pot, for 75 Centaurea (;\ iiiin.)<.'arpa. 2!^-ln S.liO Carnation Marguerite, tine strain 2.00 PileaiArlUlery l'lanu,2Lre. OHIO^A^OO, HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, S25.00 per 100; 23/2-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. BEAUTIES. MERMETS. CUSINS, PERLES, BRIDESMAIDS. BRIDES. WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smilax. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES. ROSES i T. W. LLES. TESTOUTS. NIPHETOS. ETEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE, GUSTA VICTORIA, sh with order. Address for quotations STEMMLER. MADISON, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertise 's. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 1024 The American Florist. .Uar 7, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the /.jehican Florist is for FloristB, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please 1 1 remember It. Orders for less tlian one-half ifich space not accepted. Advertisements must reach ns by Wednesday to se- cure insertion In the Issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Recent Deaths. At Brooklyn, N. Y., April 23, Mrs. August Rolker, aged 72. At Melrose, Mass., April 26, Mr. Wm. Mitchell, father of Mrs. David Allan. At Peabody, Mass., April 25, J. M. Ward, aged 56. At Worcester, Mass., April 12, Davis Thayer, lather of C. D. Thayer, aged 77. At Poughkeepsie, N.Y., April 7, Thomas Hanrahan, of the firm of Hanrahan & Murphy. At West Hingham, Mass., April 17, M. W. Clark, vice-president of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society, aged 83. At Brighton, Mass., April 14, Thomas Hurley, aged 80. An Interstate Park. Bills authorizing the establishment of an interstate park at the falls of the St. Croix have passed both the Minnesota and Wisconsin legislatures. The people of Taylor's Falls and St. Croix, the twin villages on opposite sidesof the waterfall have held a meeting and resolved to do something to supplement the aid extended by the states. Thev will construct foot bridges across the river, and bridges and steps from crag to crag and cliff to cliff, so that visitors may easily inspect and enjoy all the beautiesof thefamousdalles. They will also improve the roads leading to the park, thus furnishing a series of charming drives. Catalogues Received. J. C. Rennison, Sioux City, Iowa, retail list plants and flowers; Forest City Nur- series, Portland, Me., trees and shrubs; J.J. Grullemans & Son, Noordwijk, Hol- land, roots and tubers; Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. ¥., trees and shrubs; C. J. Speelman & Sons, Sassenheim, Hol- land, wholesale list Dutch bulbs; F. M. Pennock & Co., Charlestown, W. Va., carnations, chrysanthemums, violets; H. Yoshiike, Oakland, Cal., new chrysanthe- mums; Heckenkamp & Biasing, Quincy, 111., seeds; H. H. Given, Denver, Colo., seeds and plants; V. Lemoine et fils, Nancy, France, plants, seeds and bulbs. Perilous Gardening. — "Oh, Freddie, you mustn't dig any deeper! Our teacher said the Australians live right down through the ground, and what would papa say if vou should let them right into our garden?" — Exchange. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the marlcet. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its /-^ shape. The boxes as they appear when set up fur use. We makethein in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: l:!'i & 134 Frauklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING 'm'PmilEFDLDINGFLlimR f/7^MPAPER FOR BUT fLDWEUS. ^RQXES for GUT Flowers. Made from Water-proufed. Huuble llanllla lined, Strawboard. Slilpped flat, packed lOU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson ft Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. TELEPHONE MAIN 4718. Michael A. Hart, Wiesalii Comssi Mi ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. lt3W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 33th St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Dealer In WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruhng in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER. Flower Market, Park St . BOSTON, MASS. Ijittm Distance Telephone "Hay mil rket (his." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. Con8lf,'nmenta of Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves. '""^T.^r VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ' Chicago. Ellis & Follworth, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation "'LIZZIE GILBERT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, MILAVAUliEE, WIS. Box 75. Phone li7;i. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, n:iv, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 1t22 PINE STREET, ^ ST. LOUIS, MO. tWA complete line of Wire Designs. S^nd for ek Cof>y TRADE r) IRE6T0Ry AND REFERENCE BOOK. PlilCE 82. OO. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. p. U. Drawer 1U4. CBICAtiU, ILL. iSgs- The American Florist. 1025 E. H. HUNT3 WHOLESaLEpLORIST 68 Lake Street CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUIiBS AHD AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUPPLIES. (VeRtem Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES. S4 . R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoN, MIt,t,BJOO»rI, Xja.x:*eest ^Srxro'vxrex's of noiwr^A.ivi>, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS. SPIRyEA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. heahquarters for high grade forcing bulbs. Wholesale Importers should -write vis for Prices Our MR. JOHN SFEELMAN is yet on his way back to New York and will sail for Holland May l5th next; please send till that date, all correspondence to John Speelman, care of Knaiith, Nachod & Kuhne, bankers. South William St., New York City. C. J. SPEELMAN & SONS, Growers of 45 Acres of Bulbs, SASSENHEIM, near Haarlem, HOLLAND . THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, FIRST-CLASS BULBS! STJCH .A.S ROMAN HYACINTHS-Whlte. roae, blue. etc. N ARCISSUS— *ii'OH(llllora tot us ulbus paper wlilte. Hiiuble Yellow DAFFODIL (Von Slon) reul Trumpet Major. LILIUM CANDIDUM, ALLIUM NEAPOLI- TANUM, FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA, and a lot uf other sorts for foreltm. Specialty of Natural and Colored IMMORTELLES. THE G(X>DS, I'KOPEKLY I'AOKEI). AUK KOKWAKDED ON TIMK. Wri e and ^Ive your order early to JOS. DEFILIPPI, OLLIOULES, (Var). FRANCE. liable address. .Iosfiltppi, Ol.l.imil.ts. Kiigllsb correspondence. Always mention American Florist. W. A.. JVXA.P«fI3A., Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exportp:r of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. HortiouUtrra"lTrb1lshment. SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. A. & F. HOLKEH, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St.. NEW YORK. Apply before consltinlnK. to offer In proper shape and torm ProepeeLlve buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on cash basis only. Mention American Florist. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO.S HIGH GLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. FloriHta hiuI (iarcleiiers trade a Specialty. 'ii) years experience. 7 sorts (lyclauien Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send tor prlcea. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I.. N. Y. LILIUM HARRISII. (.Mln'nul and lai't,'est growers ot this liii|H)rt4int bulb. True Stock. Lowest I'rk-es. liest (,)uullly. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TAKKYTOWN-ON-HUUSON, NKW VOICK. PALM JO Direct Import, fresh quality, just arrived. Per MM) Per UHIU Areca lutescens *1.()U J 7.UU rubra I.uo 7.1HJ Cocos Weddeliana Sold out. Ceo noma gracilis 3.00 25. UO Chamcerops humilis 0.50 4.0U arborescens-. U.75 (J.UO canariensis-. 0.t;o 5.00 argentea iW 5.0J tonientosa 100 7.50 robusta 1.00 7.50 elegans i.do 7.^0 Phcenix rupicola l.fo l"-* 5o LATANIA BORBONICA, One seeds, started to germination, per lb. Jo.UJ, per 10 lb. $»'..00, per 25 lb. $13.75. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. FKOM JAPAN. -Bulba, Seeds, Trees* Faliug, Ktc. FK4>IVI AUSTRALIA. -Arauca- riaH, Falni Seeds, E)tc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Kulba, SeedH, Trees, Etc. Orders Iwoked up to Dec. 1 for Cycaa Revoluta Stems. Send for our new aud Interesting CataloKue 'itl-'Ha. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eitablished 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (looo and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, EnglewoodJ. J. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest iiuality. Special prices. WEEBER <&, DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. i8g5. The American Florist. 1027 VAUGHAN'S * (MANNAS. MEDAL WINNING VARIETIES, controlled by us and offered now for the first time. These novelties we consider of great value and permanent additions to the high class Cannas, the^' are the cream of twenty kinds chosen bv M. Crozy from his entire stock of seedlings to represent his best achievements in Cannas up to 1S93. CHICAGO.— (Medal awarded) Poslllvelr the best vermilion scarlet to date: 4 leet. t-'ieen toUaKe with leaves '.* to lU Inclies wide, flower truss and stalk stands holdlv erect. The large tiowers open out nearly tiat. petals 1^ Inches wide and live In number— In tills respect the Chicago fairly out-classes all Cannas. the tilth leaf adding much to ihe blossom and tli'wur ^pike- Its record at the World's Fair, on uur grounds and In our greenhouses more than justltlea all our claims for It. The record of our Canna Novelties of the past seasons entitles us to your conddence. The color. In the language of the judges. Is a ■■dazzling vermMon scarlet." smooth and without markings except a purplish gloss. Price of this (rrand novelty only I'Sq. each. MADAME ALPHONSE BOllVIER.-;^^4 feet, foliage medium green, tlower Urge, well opened. The co or Is that of Madame Crozy. tinted with dark crlm- suu spots like Crampbt^l. Thi yellow edge Is Irregularly wider with clear yel- low spots on upper and lower edge of petals Into the throat of the flower; a mag- nificent Canna. scarce. Each. Jl.25. ' M. MESNIER,— (Medal awarded), '6^. feet, dark green foliage, sturdy growth, tlttwers large, petals wide, color salmon, slightly dotted and streaked with red. which Is deepest In ihe center of the flower. I'etals are bordered with a nar- row rim of yellow which Is Irregularly wider on the ends, often \i tu ?-3 Inch wide. Each. 75c. MIDWAY.— (Medal awardedl. 4Li. feet, green foliage, strong grower, color rich vermilion hUghlly streaked with faint crimson; petals l»k inches wide, com- pact flower spike, a strong grower and free bloomer. The crimson streaks and splashlngs In the petals make a splendid effect on their background uf scarlet. Each. T5c. OCTAVE MIRABEAU. -(Medal awarded). 3W feet, green foliage, tlowers larje. petals wide, co.or a deep vermlllou. painted with finely penciled lines of orange yell<-)w and crimson. Price. T.'C. CANNAS— Po' Plants. I>nz. 1(«l Paul Marquant *l.uu Wmi Explorateur Crampbel I 00 li.oo Mme. Crozy 100 0.00 Sec'y Stewart To ti.OO Yellow shades mixed . 76 5.50 Scarlet shades mixed 75 5.50 STANDARD Do/.. H«) Egandale »1.2o SS 5U Florence Vaughan 1.25 S.61I J. D. Cabos 1.00 7,(10 J. C. Vaughan, best dark leaved variety Id existence. tlower as striking and distinct asCatws I.SO 10. Oil NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WM. H. RAND. Positively the best yellow novelty of 1895— 50c. CLEMATIS. Fins stock slrong 3-year, such as Jackmanni, Henryii, Miss Biteman, etc, at I+.8 doz. H. P. ROSES, all I acting sorts, |10,00. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. WRITE FOR OUR "BOOK FOR FLORISTS." VAUGHAN'S SEED STOKE, CHICAGO: 84 &. 86 Rando'ph Street. Water Lilies. Now is the time to plant all the Hardy varieties of Pond Lilies and the Egyptian Lotus, the most stately of all aquatics and the easiest in cultivation. Plant also Japan Iris, Bamboo, Giant Reeds, Hardy Grasses, Perennials and sub-aquatic plants. Selections made for all purposes. Catalogues free on application. Wm. Tricker & Co., OIvII^TOPif, IV. J. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va> rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. $. S. $. FOR DOLLARS. M.MK. F. liBRGMAN Is the best early white to date. Rooted Cuttings, a-~.i.00 per 100; from :i^-lncli pots. S4.UI per UU. YELLOW OUEEN, best early yellow. Rooted Cut tint's, W.OO per 100; from 2!^-lnch pots, JO.OO per 100. SMILA.X, from SW-lncli pots, strong, S2.60 per 100; KJ.OO per 1000. ta^Send for Catalogue. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. TtttGflUFORNIfl! MAMMOTH NEW VIOLET. FLORAL WONDER OF THE CENTURY. Blooms cover a silver dollar; stems 12 to 14 inches long; color deep violet- purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; several hundred flowers from a single plant; blooms dur- ing -even mouths in the year. Price, SIO per 100; ft70 per 1000. 500 at ICOO rate. -fctf^Prices on application for large quantities. Pitcher & Manda mc, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 100,000 VERBENAS. IWh. CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $r.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000, PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are tlie Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants caimot be surpassed. Rooted Cuttings or 2-inch pot plants. 329 Fourth Avenue, W. LOUISVILLE, KY. 2 year KI.UO per dm. KB 00 per lUO ;io.uo ■■ 1110 :\ year 4.UU H. p. Uoses. popular klnds.own roots ana in 4 in. pots. Strong healthy stock. Jl.f.O per doz.; flUIKI per U«i. Daisies, douule.choice named varieties, 2.00 F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. kooikh kuju per hundred. Includlns the beautiful new white, White Plume, the ni«t.'nltlcent new pink, Ueorgeanna. with tlie tlnesl scitrjets. pur- ples, striped and intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Dreer's), 2 In . $2.6U: ;i In.. $4; 4-in.. $7 per hundred. All healthy and In fine shape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful Hnow Crest liaisy. all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen ; JliSO per hundred. New double pink daisy. Lady Johnson (scarcei. 5 for 50 cents. Variegated Vlncas (Perrywlnklei from flats. K; ".-"-o-In., JvJ; 3-ln., very fine 3S per hundred Be- gonia' Vernon, semperflorens. In three colors, the most satlsfactoryand profitable plant we ever handled. 2HIn., $2.50; 3-ln.. ¥:i.50 per hundred. New yellow daisy, Antliemis Tlnctoria fslngle). 'iM In.. 1i'.\ per hundred. Anthenils Coronurla (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-fiowered, double, from fiats. $2 50; 21^. In., ify 51) per hundred. Nasturtiums selected stock from cuttings, fine colors. $2 50 per hundred. IJellotrope, finest mined. Including Welkin, the fine new white .lersey <^ueen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 2i-..-ln. 3s:i perhundrel. Gem feverfew, flats. $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, "J^-ln.. (iO cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata. strong roots. 60 cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink. Her Majecty. 2}^ and 3-ln.. $4 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange. 8cabIoaa Sno*vball. sweet Alvssum, tall, oouble and dwarf single. Mignonette. To'renla fournierl. Tradescautla parlor Ivy. JjObella trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from fiatH. mostly seedllnu's. $2 per hundred. Eulalla. two kinds, 4-ln. size. $;:i; O-ln . 3sj per hundred dormant roots: Kulalta plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all small plants. 1 to 2feet J.' per thuusand. sample ItJO post free for 35 cents Mad. Crozy canniis, dry roots, $3 per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings very fine. ?» per hundred; select* d dwaif French yellow bedding cannas. *2 50 per hundred. Many of the foregoing plan a can be furnished rooted at from tli) cents to $1 50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. A dress cash with order please 0. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY, N. J. 6flT/\L,0Gll& PRINTING. ELEGTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARBISBURG. PA ^=>iKJ>i ^ I e:^. The Jennings strain of Tjarge Flowering and Fancy Pansles In bud and bloom, ready April 1st. The Finest Strain Is what every l-Iurlst wants. Plants grown 111 loki traines. firm ami stoctv. byevpress, per i0t),$2.lHi; ?;i."i,00 [>ei lUUU. Small plants, prepaid by mall, liU cents per hundred. All color-s mixed. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy (irower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPOR F. CONN. MicliGl Plant and Bulb Go., W hoiesrle F lorists. ST. LOUIS. MO. When wrltiiiK mention tbe American Florist. Tt A r*C*f\ Per 10 lbs 60c; '25 lbs fl.OU; DJWj\j\J 50 lbs $1.50; 100 lbs$2.50. TkTTeip Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 8S. U U O X . .^-Sample Freb. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. TO • WMIHLWIND. " The new hardv double while AXKMONK. Strong, field-grown mots. JS. 00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUM GKO. "^ r<»\.U0 per lUU. CARNATIONS.— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 to $2.5.00 per 1000. HYDRANGEA Red Branched, nice stock, 4-inch pots. $S.UO per KHI. FRENCH CANNAS.-Large stock of the leading varieties. «v, WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. VICK & HILL, Rochester, N. Y. Mention American Florist. E. G.HILL & CO.. wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. REX 5EG0NlflS. Per UO EXTRA FINE Strong plants, 2J^-inch pots, assorted . . 84.1 Strong plants, Sj^-inch pots, assorted . . 5.00 Also Immense line of Roses Carnations and a gen- eral slock. Send for quotations. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WKITK FOK LIST, 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. SeiKl for I'rioe List, p. O. Bo.x 'au. KENNETT SQITAKE. PA. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION MRS. MAILANDER. THE BEST ALL AROUND MARKET VARIETY. I'er lutl rerlOOO We offer them, SHi-liiehpota JH Wl JSiU.UO Lizzie McCowan, rooted cuttliiKB. lU.OO ROSES Hi lileaiuHiils. an Inch pots.... 3.00 ii.OU Mrlilea, ■J^.-liRli pu(9 3 '•) -i.OO tS^'Orders booked tor Delivery April 1. Terius casb with order. OTTO MAILANDER, Niles Center, III. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, ■-'■t-lncli pcit.s, Jil.OO per IU): J2.S.1I0 per 1000 SWAINSONA, ^Vmeli pots * .00 per lOd uYCLAMEN, dry roots 6.00 per lio A. L. BLACK, 416 E. Chase St., Baltimore, Md. iSgs- The American Florist. 1029 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever ofTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNCT — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM — The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See fuU page llluntrated advertiseineut of above iu American Florist December Ist and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — RLGHITTY. .- PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings ol Per 100 Per 1000 Llz/.lo McGowan, Silver Spray, Puritan, Grace Wilder *1.50 $10.00 Daybreak..- 2.00 15.(10 Pi .rtla, American Flag .. ..l.SO 10.00 TMal Wave and Orange Blossom 2.00 15 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flnest white and trlnged varieties. JI..SO per llrt). CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest white, pink and yellow varieties. »'2.00 per 100. COLEUS— Red and yellow and mixed variety. 11.00 pernio; JS.UOper lOOU. Heliotrope, Ageratum and German Ivy, *l.l«l per ll»J. Br-CaBh with unler. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNHTIOHS, 20,000 WM. SCOTT Kooted Cutting's ready for immediate delivery. SS.OO per 100; »i5.00 per 1000. Cash with all orders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush. N. Y. LIZZIE McGOWAN, S1.5U per lUO; fli.60 per 1000. Wn. SCOTT, J3.no per ItIO; ?25.C(I per lOCO. Guaranteed stock, well- rooted, tree from disease, strong and 8tock>. Most popular Carnations on the market. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. CARNATIONS. 2ch Sand Pols. Helen Keller. Ada Byron 14.60 Jtj.UO Adelaide Kresken, .lacquemlnot 4 50 tJ.OO McGowan, Portia, Wilder 1.50 2.50 Very strong cuttlnga— no rust. LADY THOMPSON STKAWBKRRY PLANTS, and others at low rates. EDGEWGOD GREENHOUSES, GLENSIDE. PENNA. GflRNfiTiONS-Rooied Guuinos. Per Kill Per 1000 Helen Keller 6 00 Sweet biler .^.10 luBu 5.00 Ad . Hvron 5 OO Uiic'e.Iiihn.... - 6 00 Wm. Scott :l 00 Lulu 3.00 Davbronk 3.011 Mrs. Reynolds 3 00 Lizzie Mc'iowaD 2.50 Silver Spray 2.10 Boulon dOr *8.0(l Goldflnch 5,00 .lacquemlnot 5.10 The Stuart 5 00 Annie Pl.\ley 6.00 Buttercup 4 00 M»d. D. Albertlnl 3.0O Hector 3 10 Nicholson 3-00 Grace Battles 2.t0 Portia 2.0O White Dove 2 00 Our stock is In excellent condition. Inspection Invited. ro.i 40. (Hi 40.00 iO.UO 4U.00 33.00 25.00 25(0 25 10 20 OU 15.00 16. MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION "H, Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut HiH, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Garnaiion Pianis. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants trom soil. They will all grow, and make better and stronger stock. We can give you the much sought for WM. SCOTT, free, clear pink, for «3.(X) per 100; DAY- BREAK, TlOAL WAVE, SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN, PORTIA, etc.. at $:i per l(X); GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART, E. A. WOOD, 8600 per 100. Discount of 10 per cent on orders tor 500 or more of a kind. All orders mu-t be accompanieoby cash. We can furuLsh the following new varieties of •0.5, mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per lOl KOHINOOR, new white, large, free . . $12.00 JlCO.Ofl ROSE QUEEN, new, fine pink variety 1200 100.00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75 00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 75 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75 00 STORM KING, large, pure white . . . 10.00 75.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . , . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. Mention American Florist. Surplus Stock CARNATIONS For Sale. THE STUART 900 (fv Ac. SPaRTAN 150 @ 4c. WM. SOOTT 9J0@4c. HELEN KELLER 500 (a) 5c, PORTIA 500 &. Ac. GRACE WILDER 400 @ 4c. UNCLE JOHN 1000 (ni 5c. J. A. MERRIFIELD, Assignee, 3425 Prairie Ave , CHICAGO. SPECIALTIES AlAj IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. W OOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices, NUHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. COLEUS, ROOTED CUTTINGS. Finest selectlOQ fancy-leaved, old and new. $5.00 per llOJ. Reds and Yellows, S-.W per ILOO. Either. T5c. per liHI. postpaid. Write for special biirKalns on Fancy- leaved ruttlngs or plants. DANIEL K. HERR. Ryder Ave.. Lancaster. Pa. NEW CARNATIONS. per 100 per 1000 BRIDESMAID, bright clear pink. 810.00 $75.00 METEOR, deep brilhant crim. scarlet 10.00 7.5.00 STORM KING, snow while . . . 10.00 75.00 Ready AprU Ist, 1895. UNCLE JOHN, pure white 5.00 40.00 THE STUART, scarlet 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD, variegated 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH, yellow-edged pink . . 5.00 40.00 WM. SCOTT, pink 3.00 25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI, pink 3 00 2.5.00 DAYBREAK, pink 3.00 25.00 NO RUST. GOOD STOCK. New Chrysanthemums. Certificate and special mention awarded to all. E. M, Bi^elow, deep reddish crimson; Mrs. S. T. Murdoch, light pink (an excellent variety); Oak- land, clear shaae of even terra cotta; Millbrook, bronze, salmon red; Elma O'Farrell. salmon rose (late). 50c. each, $.5.(X) per doz., $35.00 per 100. MAJOR EONNAFFON, yellow— $1.00 per doz., 86,00 per 100. Send for Price List. FRED. DORNER & SON. CAieiVA-TIOIVS. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following ready now : per 100 per 10(MI 5.000 BUTTERCUP «3 60 S« OO lO.OOO LIZZIE MCGOWAN . 160 12.00 Ul.liOO TIDAL WAVE 160 12.00 15.0 DAVBKEAK 2.00 15.(0 15.' Oil PORTIA. 15,000 SILVER SPKAT... 1 26 lO.UU 15.100 A Li UOK A 1.50 13.00 .■"lO.Ol 10 wel 1 rooted runners of LADr CAMP- BELL Violets.. 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS McGowan in quantity. A few thousand each of Keller, Stuart and Dorner — others al S'.Id. PANSIES, in bud and bloom, at $1.75 per 100, or $15 00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HtRR, L. B 491), LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF KOHINOOR. PURPLE KING, and many of the standard kinds. Prices on application. C J. F»I3IVlVOOI-£;, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. .^^Send for price list. ELLIS. NoRFOl-K Co.. MASS. PANSIES. Fine stocky plants, excellent strain, $2 00 per hundred CUS. NOACK, Batavia, N. Y. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1030 The American Florist. Ma '■7, j^Ieco;«> i^lotcelliruruii8 and HuiiiIIIb shoots up to 2 ft , JOc ench. up to 4 ft,, 40c. each Aspifiistra, trreen 2c. per leaf stalk, loiported: variegated. 3K'C. per leaf Btalk Japanese F'aiioy Maples, named varieties 15c. each Ophiopogon, variegated. ICc.perclump MORE THAX HALF ORDERED. Due tattleya Schroderpei the Immense pink orchid 75c. per break Trianif 5fc. " Lfvllas Ancepg and AtituniiialiH, each a large plant t3U. 00 per 100 clumps " Dloon Kdiile, extra handsome Cycad 15c. per lb. Revised List. PALMS, Etc. All Cold and Slow Grown. Kentia Bclmoreana, 2)i;-ln. pot. 8 Inches high per 100, f 14.00 Forsteriaoa, 3-ln. pot, 1,3 to 16 Inches high, very strong.. 4-ln. pot. 18 to ~'0 Inches high, heavy " " 5-ln. pot. ;i) Inches high, decorative " " 7-in. pot. Ht; Indies high. •■ Areca Lutescens, 3-ln, pot, 13 to 1(> Inches high '* •• 4.in pot, 30 Inches high. 3 plants to the pot, tine .. " 5-ln. pot, 24 to 2»i Inches high, 3 plants to the pot. decorative. . " " ,Vln, pot, 24 to 2t; inches high, 1 plant to the poi. decorative... Mn. pot. 3 to 3'i. feet high. 3 jilants to the pot. perfect. 25. CO tlO.tIO 126.C0 axi.io is.on .woe fW.OO ,'jO.IO ..Ei.OOench Lataiila ISorhonica, 2i^-ln. pot. »rOU per 1110; :i-ln. pot. SlO.OO per lOH; 4.|n. pot, t25 00 per 100: 5-ln. pot. RSCOU per 100; frln. pot, 2 feetlilgh. 7.nc. each; S-ln pot, 30 to :if; Inches high, 512.(0 each. Seaforthia Klegans, 3-ln. pot. lU to 12 Indies lilgli. H3 00 per 100; 4-ln, pot, IH to 24 Inches high. K«.CO per mi; ,'i- In. pot, 2f) to 30 Inches high. 50c. each: .'>ln,nut,3 [ilants to a pot. 540.00 per KM; lrln.pot.32 to 3*1 Inches high, very heavy. Jl. 00 each; 7-ln. pot, 44 to ts liidiiw high, yi. 76 each; 8-ln. pot, 66 to r,0 Inches high, S3.60 each. Ag::i\e *tri<'ta (Bonapartea Junceaj. Hattail Agave,, 4-ln. pot 5tlc. each Saiirtevfii"! Ze.vlanioa. 4-ln. pot. very tall 30c. " KitclH-r I'hiiits (Nepenthes), with pitchers, all varieties 12.10 " Painhiiiiis IJtilis 18 to 20 Inches high, 76c. each; 20 to 24 Inches high. 1.00 " Veitchli 4-ln. pot, 12 to 15 Inches high, f '.1 00 per doz. .li-ln. pot. Iti to l.s Inches high, 1H.50 O-ln. pot, 22 to 24 Inches high. 24.00 Cocns Weddeliana li-ln. pots strong. 125 00 per 103 Agaves, In assortment. Cacti, Oraoa'Qata, Growing t'yf as Revoluta, Pli^klii, Hfl many other *iV) poisonous prepara- \-J tlons are. To be dl- im luted with from 10 to Jo '^* parts of soft water. J;^ Trice. *;j. 25 tlie gal- ,^0 Ion tin; *! the quart V'> tin For Ketailing we put up small tins at 4Ur. less '25 per cent, trade discount. Every Florist should keep this on sale. Sold by Seedsmen and the Mfr.'sGenl Agents. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, New York, P. 0. Station E. LYSOL. The Ideal Insecticide. Send for Pamphlet, etc. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper ^JJease say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 1032 The a mer i ca n F l orist. May y, Cleveland. Harry S. Gordon, grandson of the late W. J. Gordon, who has been conducting greenhouses near Gordon Park, made an assignment on April 27 and turned over his business to M. W. Sanders, whose bond was fixed at $4,000. Outdoor flowers are becoming quite plentiful, with the early tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, magnolias, etc. in full flower, and valley and lilac in bud which will soon follow. Cleveland is unfortunate in that it pos- sesses several human buzzards who style themselves first-class florists. There have been several cases brought to the atten- tion of the writer lately where a house of mourning has been entered by one of these unsavoiy birds following closely in the footsteps of death itselt, in the hope that by "legitimate" soliciting(?) they might possibly get an order before it was placed elsewhere. Is it any wonder that the "elevating" business — so called — gets into disrepute at times. We believe in getting all the business we can in a legitimate way, but we doubt if "crape chasing" comes under that head. L. F. D. A Correction. We are informed that the item alleging wrong doing on the part of Mr. F. S. Fol- well of Lenox, Mass., which appeared in our Springfield notes, was based upon an unconfirmed rumor, and in the interests of justice would therefore ask our readers to give Mr. Folwell the benefit of the doubt, pending an investigation. The manufacturers have adopted a new scale of rates for glass, to take effect May 1, by which net prices on greenhouse glass will be advanced. It looks as if those intending to build this present sea- son would do well to secure their glass at the earliest possible moment. A large dealer in greenhouse glass in commenting upon the almost universal demand for one size, 16x24', asserts that if every flo- rist in the country is to insist on this size it will cost them from 50 cents to $1 ad- ditional per box, as there are not factories enough in the country to supply such a demand. ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. dfKN Capacity from iHiO to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFtCE,'69 DEfiRBORN ST., tnORKS 56th &'WALLACE STREETS, .^ CHICA.OO. MentloD Amenoan Florist LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. ^^Plana and estimates furulBhed on application. Largest builders of Greenhonse Structures. Six hig^hest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUfi CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. ArcMtectiral Office, I60 Fifth Ave., LORD & BURNHAIvl CD., cor. twenty first st., FACTORY: IKVINGTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. New York City. SEE HERE MR., WHAT'S YOUR NAME, DON'T YOU NEED VENTILATING APPARATUS? The ''New Departure, iHlllllllllilllUINIItiilliyiai I I I .fJrW'WW'WWWW'^-r- or "MEAT SAW LIFT. Will do the work quick, better, and COST LESS than any other appliance ever invented. Address J. D. CARMODY, Evansille, Ind. Gurneu Hot Water Heaters Steam Boilers. Gurnev Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for Greenhonse Catalogfues. GURNEY heater iVIAN'FG CO., 163 Franklin Street (Cor. congress). BOSTON. MASS. Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. fpia^Fstakes. j %, 5-16, Yi, Yi, %, %, and %-inch square cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by McDONftLD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these goods in the world. We issue a large -lO-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DOST. Sold by SaadsmsN. iSgs- The American Florist. 1033 Red Spider Can't Live WHERE THIS NOZZLE IS USED. CHILD'S RAIN MAKER Throws a powerful spray at such au angle that spraying the iind' rside of the foliage is no effort at all. It is simplicity itself but "gets there" every time. It is well made of polished brass and will last a lifetime. ^_^^.^^_ Richmond, Ind., April 10, 1895. MR. P. M. CHILD. Dear 5i>.— The nozzles to hand sometime ago; we are so much pleased with the way they work that we are glad to write you saying that they are more than satisfactory. They are just what is wanted for greenhouse woik. as they enable us to reach the underside of the foliage with perfect ease, and with the full force of the water. Sorry we did not have them sooner. Yours truly, E- G. HILL & CO. Pr'ce $1.00 each, prepaid. Try one. You will And U the most useful and valuahle appliance you have ever had. p. M. CHILD & CO., 6122 Oglesby Ave., CHICAGO. Every florist, market Rardener, owner of lawn, praBs plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- filled for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and nsectlcides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most sclentlflc spravln^ pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.50— apraylnti valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $3.00. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston, Rhode Island. Only 29 Klngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Rudd. Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. WELD, Rosllndale. Mass. J. N. Struck & Bro. manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • Kreenlioise Haterial, LOUISVILLE, KY. PROTECTION FOR HOSE AT LAST. What Growers Say! ^J A Different Letter Every Week DKTRf IT, Mich., April 3, 1895. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. Genf/'f/irn— The material for my new greenhouses arrived to- day in good condition, and the lumber was satisfactory. If ever in need of more vou will receive my further orders. " Yours truly, THEO. MICHEL- Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CTFRESS used. For clrcolara and estimates ADDRKSS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. i-,oci«:i_A.i«r>, o. IHE "TABASCO" WATER HEATER. ALL STEEL. SELF-FEEDER. GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES And all places requiring hot water for HEATING AND GENERAL USE. K£WAiSE£ B^ILEtR COMPANY 96 Lake Street, CHICAGO. KEWANEE, ILL. r^^^ f\imm Fiorisis! It will be to your advantage to look into the merits of the SCOLLAY "INVINCIBLE" HOT WATER BOILER. It is all that its name implies and don't forget it. Cuts and full information mailed on application. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 89 & 91 Center St., NEW YORK. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y, For sale by all SccdMiicn. iSo florist can do without it Cheap, practicable and indestructible. 35 cts. each, or $3.50 per dozen. MANUFACXnRED BY CHAS. SCHUCK, 345'J Nortli Htll St., I'lIII.A., fA. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, I^E^'W ^ITORIC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC., ETC. Fat.i8S2,'85,'86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIIMir "" 9°. '9> OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and eveir purpose for which a hoa* can be applied. Sizes, J4-lnch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealeror user responsible for such unlawftil use with all the consequences thereof For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO, Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Bitents. 49 Warren Street. New to-"' .T. C. VACGHAN. Aeent CHICAOO. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1034 The American Florist. May ^, Kerosene as an Insecticide. Prof. Howard Evarts Weed, of the Mississippi Agricultural Exoeriment Sta- tion, Agricultural College, Miss., has been experimenting with kerosene as an insect- icide, and has devised an apparatus for diluting the kerosene at the time of spray- ing so that any strength may be used as desired. Prof Weed finds that 1 part kero- sene to 19 parts water is about the right proportion for use in the greenhouse, and advises that if aproportionstrongerthan 1 part kerosene to 15 of water be used, it be first tried on a few plants and result first noted before proceeding. Prof. Weed's experiments were mainh' in exterminat- ing aphides, but as every florist prevents the appearance of this insect in his green- houses by regular fumigation he does not need kerosene as an exterminator. Still in dealing with other insect peststhe kerosene may be made useful, especially in exterminating mealy bug, as it is un- doubtedly the most effective of the insecti- cides which kill by external contact. The knapsack pump devised by Ppif. Weed is however, not needed by the florist. The simple hose attachment manufactured by the Hose Connection Co., Kingston, R.I., would accomplish the same result with much less effort. If any one has a lot of coleus infest d with mealy bug we would suggest that he experiment with the kerosene in the proportion of 1 part to 19 partsof water and report results to us. In using even this solution we would advise that the spraying be moderate in amount each time, but repeated every other day until an effect is noted. If the first spraying results in injury to the foliage reduce the proportion of kerosene. An insecticide that will kill mealy bug without injuring such tender foliage as that of the coleus will be heartily welcomed. Greenhouse Building. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Ehrhardt, Waverly avenue, three houses. Waterbury, Conn,, Otto Roesky, one commercial house. Farmington, Conn., Hugh Chesney, one commercial house. Millbury, Mass., Wm. Darling, Hamil- ton avenue, a range of commercial houses. Cromwell, Conn., A. N.Pierson, arange of commercial houses. Meriden, Conn., Wm. Doolittle, one house. llion. N. Y., Hakes & Son, one commer- cial house. Brewer, Me., John R. Morrill, one com- mercial house, 25x100. CHEAPER THAN GLASS Ssn^t-^F^N! STER PAPPE;" comes in rolls of about 110 yards long, full 30 inches wide; will last for seasons when prepared as directed. The most use- ful article wherever shading is required. An original roll costs only 810 cash. If you wish to see more of it before ordering, send one dollar for a trial roll of 8 yards to August Rolkor & Sons, New York. IV o. station E. which is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse (construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Etitlioalee. SatlBfactlon (iuaranteed. REED GLASS CO.. 102 South 5th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. PALACE KINGHSIil ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, rptOr? Utica, N. Y. { THE ORIGINATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOwYr POTS^ Our capacity now is ^ ^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. A. FJ'tull lii-kt? oic :^v»lt> I»i:«»:is. Send for Price List. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713 to 719 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Ranilolpli Ave. and Union St., J«-rsey City, N. .1. Jackson Ave. and Fearsou St., l.,on^ Inland t'lty, N. V. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for TiHce list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List, Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. Standard Flower Pots. OUK POTS ARE OF THE BEST yUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write U8 before placing: your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. , 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. I Send for catalOKue , and price Hat. MentlOD Amenoan FlorlBt. (lEO. II. t'llANDLEE. II. O. OIIAMH.KK. P ATENT Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE, atents and Patent Causes. s KLKCTUirAl. AN1> MEt'HANU'Al. KXl'EUTS. Pulaek Itullilini;, AtlHiiti4- Building', YORK, PA. WASHINGTON, D. C. i8gs. The American Florist. 1035 re e n h o u s e "1 ^007 tiflU^THORf JE /\v'e.,ChICAQO. IllJ Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St.. CHICAGO. Boilere made of the best of material, shell, flreboi eheetfi and heads of stet'l. water spitce all around (front, Bldee and back). Write for Information. llM^^M^ Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. «'G»1J2P Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITK FOB ILLUSTRATED CIRCIILAK. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate o( IVIerit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform en 100 foot houses A new device. Send lor Catalogue ana .:. ti mates. BJ. HlI»F»A.I«r>, "VotJiXiscsto^wxi, Olxio. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, I]SrCOE.I=OIJ..A.TEI3. HortlGuliurai flrcliiiGCis and Hot Water Engineers Send for Catulogue, euclosing 4 cents in staiups. 130, 1^1, 1^3 Oeirktei* «St., JVE^XV ^VOKJIC. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. VALVES^ FITTINGS AND Ventilating apparatus. coldwell- wilcox co., Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK THE DOOR BEKORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F- H. A., Saddle River, N. J HAIL EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richinond, Ind. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1036 The American Florist. May 4^ Index to Advertisers. 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Bdwin Lonsdale, Chestnut HIU. Philadelphia, president: E.G. Keineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM- J- Stewart, Boston- secretary; H. B. Beattv, on City. Pa-, treasurer. The 11th annual meetlne will be held at Pittsburg, Pa- August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1895- CONTENTS. Orchids— Olchids for May 1037 — Orchids now blooming 1038 Roses— Limestone soil 1038 —Rose leaves turning pale 1038 Cucumbers under glass (illus.) 1038 Botanical gardens . . 10.38 Flowering shrubs at Washington 1010 Aralia Chabrierii (illus.) 1040 The variegated cut worm . 1010 Decorations for a class banquet 1040 Boston 1041 Chicago 1042 Philadelphia 1012 Washington 1042 St. Paul, Minn 1043 Rochester, N.Y 1043 Obituary— Thcs. F. Martin (portrait) . . 1043 Worcester, Mass 1013 Baltimore . . 1043 St. Louis . 1043 Decorations at Washington . ... . 1043 Advertising for the retailer 1043 Idyls of the potting shed- Jaggs as a Benedict 1044 The Flyin' Dutchman 1044 News notes 1044, 1054 Cincinnati 104ti The Judge says 1048 The seed trade — seed advertising - ..... 1050 —Notes 1052 Toronto 1C56 Cleveland 1058 The New York State Legislature has appropriated $16,000 to be expended for the protnotion of horticulture, the treat- ment of plant diseases and destruction of insect pests in the fifth judicial depart- ment. This department includes the counties of Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, On- tario, Yates, Steuben, Monroe, Living- ston, Allegany, Orleans, Genesee, W3om- ing, Cattaraugus, Niagara, Erie and Chautauqua. Communications should be addressed to Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cor- nell University, Ithaca, N. Y. Blooms of the giant strain of verbenas were recently received from John F. Rupp, Shiremanstown, Pa. The trusses were large and compact, and must make a showy appearance in the bed. Orchids for May. A good many years ago growers were a good deal interested in the question of outdoor exposure for orchids. The late Isaac Buchanan, James Taplin and others did something in this way, in fact Mr. Buchanan turned out the greater number of his American kinds. I did a good deal myself in this line at one time, and kept systematic records for each species, which however, are scarcely worth going through for the florist. It will suffice to say that the most useful result of out- door exposure is the ripening tiixt of the free air for such kinds as complete their growth early enough to benefit by it. This is particularly true in dry seasons and with East Indian kinds. Some very queer things happen, however, for in- stance ,-E rides crispum grows in the full blaze of the sun when wild, but it will not stand our sun well at all. Thesame may be said of Vanda ccErulea.itgetsconsider- able exposure on the older gordonia trees upon which it often grows, yet here it is quite sensitive to sun. Many of the den- drobes, all in fact that I have tried, are benefited by a dry month or six weeks in the sun outdoors, after their bulbs are built up. I have grown them outside with abundant water, from July onwards, but without any special advantage other than a saving of labor. Simple arrange- ments were made to accommodate them. So far as South American kinds are con- cerned, it does not seem to benefit them, except in the case of those kinds which are given to "rot" in humid and extreme weather. Sjme odontoglossums and oncidiums are susceptible in this way, and the best and fattest bulbs are sure to be the ones affected. Such plants are almost abso- lutely spfe beneath a tree; out of more than 150 species tried I never lost but one bulb, from a plant of Oncidium sar- codes which had been placed out but a day previously. Perhaps "bacteria" or something was on to it when it went out. What in the world causes the vile smell of those rotting bulbs, turnips are not a circumstance to them. Some of the ex- periment stations ought to nose the thing out. Of courseitiscommonenough for decaying vegetables to smell, but this comes on so suddenly and emphatically, I'll bet there's a new "bacteria" at the bottom of it. But it is certain that the dryer outside air checks it, whatever it is. I ought to add that the scientist who undertakes an investigation will need to be on the jump, for the whole in'ards of the pseudo-bulbs melts away in just no time! I placed the winter growing odonto- glossums and some few other "cool" orchids outside one season as early as the 15th of May, but usually from the end of May onwards to August, and as growth nears completion, is the time to receive whatever benefit there may be in outside exposure. The root action is commonly checked, but several summer orchids will flower well outdoors. The aerides in a good many varieties bloom during May. ^53rides crispum and its varieties are not very commonly seen; it is to my mind one of the most delight- fully fragrant of all flowers. It grows naturally in moderately cool tempera- tures, say roughly from 60° to 70°, but it is always perched on the southern face of bare black rocks, which retain great heat, so that although there is frost all around at night during December to February yet the plants never suffer, but become so purpled in foliage and hard looking that they would drive a hot- house man crazy if they took on such ways with him. One of the fallacies in cultivating these plants is the idea that they must be kept moist always; the truth is there are but few orchids which will stand so much drying, providing they have plenty of roots, which go far towards acting as storage reservoirs. JE. odoratum in several varieties will bloom during the month, and so also will those mentioned in April, further north. The various types of Cypripedium bar- batum are in full force now, and C. hir- sutissimum, though less commonly grown, is one of the best and most strik- ing among them. Dendrobium Dearii is a good white flower for May, not as large as D. formosum, but with other compensations. D. transparens and D. moschatum also flower, and help to make things interesting. Saccolabium Blumei in some varieties also flowers at this season. Thunia alba is an orchid which is more neglected than it should be. I believe it would be as useful for a florist as any orchid other than cypripedium or cat- tleya, if properly attended to. It grows from March to September in moss, or moss and fibre, and should be kept quite dry during the winter season, it won't shrivel if the canes are strong. Thunias produce lots of young pseudo-bulbs from the tops of the old canes, in the way of some dendrobiums, and for cutting they are really good. They should be potted early in March, and then the young ones can|be separated and cared for. Nobody seems to grow brassias, but they are quite as good as many cypripe- diums, and the flowering is more abund- ant. Cattleya Mendellii and C. Mossiae continue during May. Odontoglossum citrosmum, O. pulchellum majus and 0. Roezlii alba are three good white May 1038 The American Florist. Mav II, flowers. Oncidium Lanceanum also is usually at its best. Trenton , N. J. James MacPherson. Orchids Now Blooming. Maxillaria Sanderiana, a truly noble plant, is now in bloom with us, I believe for the first time in this section. It must be grown in a basket, I think, for the flower buds will push downward in the potting material and come out either on the side or bottom, like a stanhopea. I mention this because all the plants I have seen in collections so far were grown in pots like other maxillarias, and my plant when recti ved came also in a pot, but in hunting for a slug which had left its marks on the leases I turned out the plant and found decajed matter, which looked very much likean old inflorescence, and therefor we substituted a basket for the pot, leaving the old potting material undisturbed. The complaint that M. Sanderiana is a shy bloomer does not hold good, for no flower spike can possi- bly force its way through a flower pot, and consequentlv will have to perish un- seen. This maxillaria will flourish in the temperature of a cattleya house, and after completing its growth wants a decided rest in a cooler place. Even if the bulbs should shrivel a little bit, no water- ing hardly is necessary, only an occasional syringing until toward spring, when gradually more moisture should be ad- ministered to induce the plant to push, first the flower spikes and soon after the new growths for the following year's blooming. It is of very robust growth and habit, having long stiff evergreen leaves 8-10 inches long, produced singly on flat compressed pseudo bulbs. The flowers are 8 inches across, of an ivory white, the base of the petals tinged and veined with a bright purplish crimson, as also is the reverse side of the petals, and the underside of the lip, the inside of the lip being pale yellow with a few crimson veins in the throat. In texture the whole flower is very firm and thick, almost may be called fleshy, and the lasting quality is unsurpassed by any other orchid. Coelogyce Massangeana we have also in flower again; it is a native of Assam, and one of the large, vigorous, evergreen species, requiring a good size basket or pan. The bulbs are pyriform and bear two plicate leaves 15 to 18 inches long, of a dark shiny green. The flower spikes spring from the base of the bulb and are long and drooping; as many as twenty or more blooms aie loosely arranged along the flower stem, which is from 11/2 to 2 feet long. The sepals and petals are of a very lightochreyellow,the lip is triparted, beautiful maroon brown with yellow veins, the middle lobe white at the edge with a brown disk. A very handsome species, and it does not require a very warm house, doing better in ordi- nary greenhouse temperature. When not in bloom we set the pans or pots on the benches where a more even moisture may be supplied, but as soon as flower scapes begin to show, which generally occurs twice a year, we hang them up again, to give the long drooping racemes a chance to develop. Coelogyne Day ana grandiflora is a very desirable' and free blooming species, a native of Borneo. The long pointed pseudo-bulbs are 4 to 8 inches high in healthy specimens; the leaves long and narrow, erect, and spring from the top of the bulbs. The pendulous spikes will ap- pear with the young growths in April or May. At Mr. Kimball's a large plant with 8 spikes, bearing from 18 to 30 flowers on each raceme, is in beautiful condition. The sepals and petals are of a pleaf iog light yellowish ochre with dark brown stripes on the lateral lobes of the lip. A very showy species, which lasts well. Pot or basket culture suits equally well, but if grown in pots should be hung up when growth begins until past flow- ering. Coelogyne ocellata maxima, from India, is another fine species; in bloom now at the same place. The bloom is also produced on long drooping racemes, the individual flowers are much larger than in the above mentioned species, but not so numerous on the spike. The color is pure white with a large yellow blotch on each lobe of the lip and a few purple stripes in the throat, very sweet scented and lasts in perfection for a long time. The bulbs are 2-3 inches high, and bear twin leaves, like the others. Basket cult- ure with but little moss and fiber and abundance of drainage suits it best. All these orchids are very desirable for pri- vate collections and will also be found valuable in commercial places on account of their free blooming quality. Rochester, N. Y. J. B. Keller. Lime Stone Soil for Roses. Is limestone soil good for roses; it is of a clay nature. What kind of roses will do best in it, teas or hybrid teas? T. R. Replying to T. R.: I havetried soil col- lected from a limestone strata and found roses do fairly well in the same, and if your correspondent's soil can be collected from the surface, say three or four inches deep only, I do not think he will find any difficulty in growing goodrosesin it. The best proof of the quality of the soil is to observe how grass or grain crops grow in it; if the above will grow well in the soil with a fairly liberal application of manure there is no doubt that roses will. I have never yet seen asoil that willgrow good grass or grain that failed to grow roses when properly treated. The best manure for such soil, particularly if of a light nature, is cow manure, and if it can be procured from a stable wherethecattle are grain-fed so much the better. John N. May. Rose Leaves Turning Pale. We have a house of Bride and Brides- maid roses, planted last summer (in July), which grew very nicely until about the middle of January, when the leaves and new shoots began to assume a pink- ish yellow, and to shrivel up and fall off. Have tried the usual way of reviving for over watering but have failed. Soil was fresh rotted sod and pure bone meal as fertilizer. Probably some of your readers can give us some advice. C.J. T. Replying to your correspondent C. J. T., from the description given I should say that his roses are undoubtedly affoted with club root. If he will dig up a dis- eased plant carefully and wash the dirt clean off the roots I think he will find a lot of small lumps on the roots, many of them not larger than a pin's head. These if dissected and put under a magnifying power of 250 diameters will be found to contain lots of eel worms, such as have often been described in these eolumns. This pest is greatly on the increase in all sections of the country, and so far science has failed to give us any remedy even for prevention, much less a cure. The only remedy so far found is to steam the soil before using it, and this to be effectual must he heated to at least 235°, 245° is much safer. At this last figure every nematode in the soil, whether in egg or fully developed form, must die. It is a remarkable fact that the lower the order of animal life the more heat it takes to destroy it. In all our experiments here, covering several years, we have found that the common earth or argle worm dies as soon as the temperature of the soil reaches 150°; wire worms take 10° to 15° more, and many of the smaller insects take still a little more, while theeel worm which is one of the smallest and of the lowest order of animal life, takes over 230°. By this we can readily see the dif- ficulty of exterminating this pest. We have consulted every known authority on this subject, and find they all agree with the above temperatures for killing them. Some years ago we erected a large appa- ratus to steam every particle of soil we use on the place for growing all kinds of stock in, and found after many trials what is stated above. I am fully aware how difficult this matter would be to very many of the craft, and the man who can invent the right kind of an apparatus for such a purpose, without making it too expensive, will find lots of customers in the near future, unless the present indications are very misleading. John N. May. Cucumbers Under Glass. The accompanying illustration shows one of Mr. Geo. Miller's cucumber houses at Hinsdale, III. The variety grown is RoUison's Telegraph. These cucumbers average 16 inches in length, though some are very much larger, and are produced in great profusion, as the picture shows. The cucumber seed is sown in small pots (2-inch) and from these planted into the bed. The plants are set 2 feet apart, the earliest house being planted about the first week in December, the last house a month later. The plants are in bearing 8 to 10 weeks after planting. The soil is a compost formed of one-half good clay loam and one-half cow manure. When the beds are filled the soil is drawn up into slightly raised hills two feet apart. But one plant is allowed to a hill, and as soon as it is about IS inches long pinch- ing is resorted to. Pinching must be regularly attended to, or there is too great a growth of vine. The variety grown sets fruit without fertilizing, but the flowers must be hand-fertilized if seed is wanted. Shading must be applied as early as February, or the vines will scorch. The temperature should nevergo below 65°, and should be kept as near 70° as possible. In spite of the rich soil the plants will need morefood,andshould have liquid manure in various forms at least twice a week. Botanical Gardens. It is one hundred and sixty-two years ago since General Oglethorpe landed at Sxvacnah and built a town. It has been forgotten that lie was the first on this continent to establish a botanical garden. i8g5- The American Florist. 1039 MR MILLER'S HOUSE OP CUCUMBERS. Among many other useful plants he in- troduced the tea plant. This is the primary conception of a botanical station entertained by our British cousins — use- fulness. However much Oglethorpe's garden may have done for the south, in the 6rst years of its existence, the times became too troublous for its permanency; such gardens are emphatically works of peace. A full century and a quarter passed be- fore the faintest idea occurred to the people that anything had been lost, and it is doubtful even to-day if any sound comprehensive idea of the province and use of botanical stations obtains among Americans. In their economic features, then, they are dedicated to the presentation of living object lessons in useful plants, and as nearly as may be of the climates they naturally inhabit. It is quite conceivable that they are prime factors in the prevention of waste. That they point the way to the truth in the cultivation and climatology of such products as the cocoanut, pineapple, banana, sugar cane, orange and tea plant is evident. There can be no doubt whatever but much loss might often be avoided if well ordered gardens, managed by gardeners conversant with botanical geography and climatology, were accessible to the people. The mere fact that the pineapple is grown in thetropical hothouse and the orange in a sub-tropical one, ought to lead any one to avoid planting them where it severely freezes. But these gardens, when complete, in their handy presentation of species, ought to be as useful for what they exclude as for what they grow. It is not, in my opinion, "scientific" to include species re- quiring temporary protection during winter, because such species do much to impress many with an untruth during the summer. Whatever protection is afforded should be manifest at all sea- sons. Even such plants as are removed from the hothouses should be distin- guished by the color of their labels, and the geographical distribution should at all times be indicated. In the vicinity of colleges and schools the systematic arrargements should be the most modern in sequence, simple in comprehensiveness, and beautiful in grouping. The oil has never been very well fed to the lamps of botanical science. The dem- onstrations have been lit by wicks of paper, which have merely sputtered and gone out, leaving but littleother than the dry ashes of a memory. Ask those of your medical friends, who are supposed to know such things, to give you a description of the bases of many of their drugs; ask them even to give a synopsis of modern classification, and you will probably be surprised if not pained. I doubt if they were ever taught much classification, yet without it the human mind is utterly unable to grasp such a scifnce as botany, with many more than 100,000 species and innumerable va- rieties of flowering plants alone. How important the object lessons of the botanical garden may be made, and how these objects and many others may be united into a beautiful and harmonious garden, at a cost which is surprisingly low, has probably never occurred to the people who control such matters. Parks, or parts of parks, may as well be wooded as arboreta as not, and nearly as cheaply. A specimen ofeachof the trees and shrubs hardy m the middle states may be had at retail rates for one thousand dollars, and the duplication of varieties may be car- ried to any extent, almost, at propor- tionate rates. Ground may be had at almost any desired price, according to locality. Such gardens or arboreta should be uniform in their sequence all over the country. The Genera PJantarum of Ben- tham and Hooker is the recognized Bible of botany, and the professors who depart from its authority should be frowned down. They only make confusion worse confounded. A landscape gardener who has a knowl- edge of classification is the proper person to arrange such gardens. It is a fallacy to suppose that architects, or professors of native herbaria, can have knowledge of park or garden grouping. It is a fact that all the professors of all the world have left very much indeed to be desired in the best and most popular of the bo- 1040 The American Florist. May II, tanical gardens. It is no unusual thing ior a young gardener to impotently travel from one end of a large garden to the other to find a representation of a genus, order or class. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Flowering Shrubs at Washington. Notwithstanding the ver3' severe winter through which we have just passed the shrubbery in the parks has never been better supplied with bloom. Magnolia Halleana put forth an unusual amount of bloom, though a week or ten days earlier than usual. Magnolia conspicua had an abundanceof flowers and was not caught by frost, which is a very unusual thing in this latitude; in fact all the early flower- ing magnolias met with no frost to mar their beauty. Forsythias were exception- ally fine this spring, and attracted the attention of the many visitors who come to Washington at this season; their abundance of bright yellow flowers could be seen for squares, there being no foliage to obstruct the view. Spiraea Reevesi and S. prunifolia fl. pi. were remarkably fine. Jasminum nudiflorumdid not flower so freely this spring as usual, nor did any of the many plants of cydonias do justice to themselves. Both of the above named are the first things in the parks to show signs of approaching spring, but for some unknown cause both flowered very spar- ingly this season. Cercis japonica deserves mention, for it has been very attractive among the shrubbery this season; quite a number of the plants about the parks were so thickly beset with flowers as to entirely hide the branches. It puts forth leaf after flower- ing and its foliage is attractive owing to its odd shape. Thrives well in any good soil. Exochorda grandiflora is flowering un- usually early; it is now in full bloom, while in former seasons we have had it to cut from Memorial Day. It is a very handsome hardy shrub, producing an abundance of white flowers. The struct- ure of its fruit would attract the atten- tion of a close observer of such things as being remarkable; it consists of five small compressed bony carpels adhering round a central axis in a star-like manner. Thrives in good loam and is propagated from seeds or layers. The plants about Washington do not seed freely. Caragana grandiflora is a very orna- mental hardy shrub, and is quite attract- ive just now, when its thin branches are a mass of yellow pea-shaped flowers, with just enough young foliage to add to its beauty. The flowers are much larger and more attractive than the other vari- eties, the center of the flowers being shaded into brown. It is well adapted to shrubberies, and is of easy culture in lignt sandy soil, and may be easily in- creased from cutting made from its roots, or by seed. Syringa persica laciniata is one of the most attractive of all the shrubs now in flower in the parks; it is one mass of bloom and its finely cut leaves add much to its beauty, and even after its flower has gone the foliage would recommend it to one interested in plants. It is worthy of a place in every collection, no matter how small. It thrives in light rich soil and is easily propagated from cuttings made from ripe wood in the fall. Staphylea Bumalda, while quite an old plant, being introduced in 1812, is never- theless one of the best shrubs to be had for a large place, and to get the best effect should be planted by itself. At present it is one of the most striking shrubs in flower. The plants about the parks are at present covered with bunches of while fragrant flowers. It attains a height of about 15 feet, thriving in ordinary soil. Propagation may be effected in autumn by cuttings of ripened wood. Staphylea is a small genus of about five species of hardy shrubs. Some of them are excellent for forcing when specially prepared for that purpose. S. Bumalda is a good one for forcing, but whether it would fake is a question. It should be used more ex- tensively in the decoration of our parks, and deserves a place in every coUeciion. Washington, May 7. Reynolds. Aralia Chabrierii. I want to call attention to this most graceful plant for decorative purposes; as a small specimen it may be used to ad- vantage in table decorations, larger ones will be admired as specimens standing singly or in a group. As it is one of the newer varieties it has been too expensive to be used largely, but now European catalogues offer good plants at a very moderate figure, and we can therefor well afford to use them in decoration. This aralia does not grow very rapidly, but retains its long linear leaves at the lower part of the plants in perfect health, and the old leaflets do not drop off until they are two or three years old. We have a few old plants on the place about five feet high or more, one of them being repre- sented in center of the illustration, and although they are used every season twenty or thirty times for decorations, and have been so used for the last six or seven years, these plants are still in per- fect shape, and without a blemish; I merely mention this to show that they are not like so many decorative plants, which at best you can only use for a sea- son and then, being beyond recovery and worthless, must be thrown out. I con- sider Aralia Chabrierii to be superior to A. gracillima, which has the same general aspect, for unlike the latter variety it does not get bare at the bottom, because if the old leaflets drop, new ones are formed continuously to take their place, and the plant is always well furnished to the base. The leaves are of a deep shiny green, very narrow, about ten inches long with a dark crimson midrib. The growth is very symmetrically arranged all around the straight erect stem, and the whole habit is very graceful. This species is usually classed with stove or hot house plants, but we found it to do better in ordinary greenhouse heat in winter and entirely out doors in summer; they grow more compact and sturdy and are not likely to draw as they may do in a warm house, especially if a little crowded. It is not a plant that re- quires any nursing at any time, the only thing it wants is plenty of water at all seasons. In this respect it is like all the aralias, they all require great quantities of water at the roots, and therefor in repotting the soil should be rammed in firmly about the roots; ordinary loam with one-third well rotted cow manure and a sprinkling of sand will do admira- bly for them. They do not require extra large pots, and this is an advantage in table, as well as in other decorations. Propagation is best performed by cut- tings in August of the half ripened wood; it has been said that only top cuttings from the central leader should be used, but we find that the side branches, even if cut in several lengths, will in a short time produce leaders, and we can not see any difference after the plants attain the height of ten or twelve inches. The side branch cuttings are just as perfect in shape as the leader or top cui:iiQgs. We insert the cuttings in sand in a pot or pan, and place in a shaded frame without any bottom heat, and it takes them eight or ten weeks to root. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. The Variegated Cut Worm. Ed. Am. Florist: — I send you a worm that has caused sad havoc in my green- houses. They hide in the soil in the day- time and come out at night. They eat almost everything, being particularly destructive to carnations, eating into the bud so that when it opens the petals fall. Can you tell me what it is and what remedy to apply? We have tried every- thing we know, but they thrive on all we have tried as yet. Walter P. Stokes. We referred the matter to Prof. L. O. Howard, Government Entomologist, who replies as follows: "The insect is the variegated cut worm (Agrotis saucia) and the best remedy is to saturate the soil about the affected plants with kerosene emulsion diluted 15 times and washed down by subsequent waterings. All earth to be used in a greenhouse should be prepared before hand by allowing it to stand for a num- ber of months without any vegetation growing upon it. If put in shortly after being dug it is liable to contain numbers of young cut worms." Decoration for a Class Banquet. Ed. Am Florist: — Will you give me a few sugs;estions regarding decorations for a high school banquet? Two tables will be used, covers being laid for 15 at each table. Class colors lavender and cream, and green and white. H. F. H. Several things would suggest them- selves to us as suitable and appropriate for such a decoration. In the first place there is the iris, which probably can be had at the date you mentioned (about June 1). Of these there is a pretty laven- der variety that would match one class color nicely, and a light yellow or cream sort of this same species would probably answer for the other. The term "cream" color is, however, very vague. There are light and dark cream shades of various tints, and it is therefore difficult to say just what variety of flower would best match that shade of cream you have in mind. The same is true also as to laven- der. Sweet peas of the variety known as Butterfly would be a good thing to use. A combination of these with, let us say Mme. Hoste or pale Perle roses would be good. It doesn't matter so much to have the flowers just the exact shade of the ribbon (we assume that you will use the class ribbons in connection with your decoration) but the two, ribbons and flowers must harmonize. For the white and green table we would say that white roses either by themselves or in combination with white sweet peas would be good; for green we can use a variety of stuff, adiantum or ferns in va- riety, or even the common wood ferns will answer if the decoration is to be in- expensive. Of course we need not confine ourselves tothe abovementioned variety; there are other white flowers quite suita- ble; we must be guided somewhat by what the market may afford at the time. As to arrangement, this will somewhat depend on the shape of the table. We shall assume these to be oblong and square at the ends. This being a banquet we need not necessarily adliere to the rules laid down for dinner table decora- i8g5. The American Florist. 1041 ARALIA CHABRIERII- tions, that is to keep the arrangement entirely either below or above the vision across the table. Flowers in vases of moderate height are not only admissible but desirable, especially if we use the iris, which shows up much better in a vase than in a low flat arrangement. Sweet peas on the other hand should be placed either in a low glass bowl or arranged in a suitable sized plateau. Roses arranged loosely, either in rose bowls or cut glass vases, will give better satisfaction than in any other way. The weather is likely to be warm and the flowers will last better. For an oblong table to seat 15 or 16 persons the arrangement had best be made to consist of a small centerpiece and one at each end ot the table. We might place a low arrangement in the center and the taller vases at each end, or vice versa; this is a matter of taste, only we should confine ourselves to one vari- ety of flower for each. If favors are used these might be tied with the class ribbon. The flowers of these should beof the same varieties as those used in the other dec- orations. The cost of the material out- side of the ribbons should be quite mod- erate at that season of the year, and could be furnished probably, if simple, for $5 per table at a profit. Of course we must be guided as regards cost by the price we bargain for. The American Association of Nursery- men will hold its annual meeting at In- dianapolis, Ind., June 12 and 13 next. A rate of a fare and a third for the round trip has been secured from the railroads. Full details may be had from the secre- tary, Mr. Geo. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Boston. The Gardeners' and Fiorists' Club en- joyed a rare treat in the address of Mr. Henry O'Meara on the "Poetry of flowers"' on the evening of May 7. Prefacing his remarks by the proposition that the con- sideration of flowers might be taken up under two general heads, those of utility and estheticism, the latter being on the plane of poetrj' and sentiment, he pro- ceeded to tell of the inspiring effect of flowers in religious, political and domes- tic life, and likened the gardener and flo- rist to a bridge which connects the realms of drudgery and prosy tilling of the soil with those of congenial fancy and aspira- tion. The practical grower, he said, is steadily reaching out from the useful to the esthetic application, and the poetical dreamer twining in to them the tributes of his fancy and sympathy. Flowers, he said, pay their tribute to every phase of human life, enlisting their beautiful minis- trations of cheer, of solace and of sad me- morial. The flowers have furnished the poets of all time with inspiration and beautiful similes, and have been likened by them to the stars and the rainbow, and have spoken to them of the resurrec- tion, and the poets in turn have done much responsively for the flowers, and unlike the botanist or the chemist, their mission has been to impart instead of to destroy life. The last rose of summer has with the vivifying fancy of the poet been made to live in memory and emotion more vitally than whole banksof gaudy bloom. Mr. O'Meara illustrated his points with quotations from Holmes, Horace Smith , Moore, Mary Howitt, Leigh Hunt, Rob ert Buchanan, Keats, Milton, Mrs. Her mans and Burns, the latter being beyond all the poets in his opinion in delicacy of feeling and the ability to weave flower thought into beautiful poetic expression. The symbolism of national flowers, the beauty of the wild flowers, the influence of the flowers of childhood and home, were all beautifully illustrated, and the speaker made a strong plea for simplicity in the naming of flowers, and denounced double naming, misrepresentation, the application of grotesque, unmeaning or conflicting names, and everything calculated to mislead flower buyers, a sentiment which was quickly ap- plauded by the audience. The subject of special forms of verse as applic- able to special flowers was treated in a novel and interesting manner, and the speaker illustrated hismeaning by quota- tions from several of his own original compositions. A collection of dried flow- ers and leaves prepared half a century ago, mementoes of many mountains, lakes and castles, localities famous in poetry and history, was passed around and examined with great interest by the audience. Jackson Dawson spoke of the sentiment attaching to the flowers associated with one's childhood, and told how in many cases old settlements may be identified and the origin of thesettlers madeknown by the flowers found growing in such places. The national flower, he said, was not always necessarily the best loved, and he would like to see a Scotchman who did not love the heather better than the thistle. Kenneth Finlayson applauded Mr. 0'Meara's,remarks regarding duplication and improper names, and was followed by M. H. Norton, who told how much the Society of American Florist had ac- complished in this direction. Lawrence Cotter came next with apt quotations from Wordsworth and Goldsmith, but like the lecturer, gave the palm to Burns. An impromptu rhyme by Warren Ewell brought the discussion to a close, and a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. O'Meara, after which he was unani- mously elected an honorary member of the club. Mr. Chas. J. Dawson was elected secre- tary in place of Mr. Walsh who resigned from that position, anda vote was passed providing for a strawberry festival and concert to take place in June. A dish of superb pansies was contributed by Mr. M. H. Walsh of Woods Holl, and a vote of thanks was tendered him by the club. The May exhibition of the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society, which was held on Saturday, 4th inst., brought out a rich display of pelargoniums, Indian azaleas and calceolarias from Mr. N. T. Kidder, John L. Gardner. Dr. C. G. Weld and others. A fine collection of orchids and Cape plants was staged by John L. Gardner. J. S. Fay's pansies were pro- nounced the finest ever shown here. Glox- inias from E. S. Converse, narcissi from the Bussey Institute, and native plants and flowers from a number of contribut- ors were also among the attractions. Very extensive planting has been done at the Arnold Arboretum. Mr. Dawson estimates that he has planted nearly forty thousand shrubs this season already, and he is still at it. The work was seriously delayed by the late spring. Work on the new boulevard which is to connect the Arnold Arboretum with Franklin Park is to be pushed vigorously. Anthony Mc- Laren of Forest Hills, whose greenhouse stands in the way of this improvement, has been notified to vacate at once. Mr. Dawson's son George Walter, who is in- 1042 The American Florist. May II, structor in architectural drawing at the University of Pennsylvania, will sail for Italy May 18, where he will spend several months in study. Lawrence Cotter has made a rich strike in two houses of Astilbe japonica. The late season will make this a profitable flower to have for Decoration Day. The clumps were frozen solid until Easter, and planted in the bench in a frozen condition the moment the Easter lilies were finished. The growth which they commenced to make at once was something remarkable. Mr. Cotter's stock of young Brides and Bridesmaids for next season's planting is in spier did condition. Mr. E. B. Clapp makes a specialty of pot geraniums for the auction trade every spring. Two new houses completed last season by Lord & Burn ham are filled with a very handsomestock. Mr. Clappgiows but one single geranium. Athlete. He regards La Favorite as a better double white than White Swan, and first of all bright varieties he places S. A. Nutt. Mr. John Walsh is about to retire from his position as superintendent of the Cut Flovter Exchange. Twombley has opened a branch store at Clark's Hotel. Chicago. It is an undeniable fact that the glut is with us; the wholesalers are buried be- neath the accumulation of flowers, and they seem inclined to think that the waste-barrel is their best customer. Nat- urally the unusually warm weather, more like July than May, has brought out stufi" very rapidly, and it is in many lints poorer in quality than last week. Roses are generally soft, and suffer in color too. Some of the finest Beauties still hold up to $3 a dozen, but half that is the price for excellent stock— in fact 1.50 may be called the prevailing price for good stock, and from this it scales down to 1.50 a hundred. Other roses are quoted at 1.50 to 3 per 100 for selected stock, but they are bought in larger lots for 10 per 1000. first quality, and from that down to 6 per 1000. Carnations share the general tumble, and are extremely plentiful, with few buy- ers. General stock is 50 cents per 100; selected fancies range from 1 to 1.50. Daybreak suffers from the heat, like all the rest, and many are rather bleached out. Violets are pretty well at an end, and the few coming in are very small and faded. Sweet peas have taken a drop; they are very plentiful, and bring 10 to 35 cents a 100. About the onlv thing which has not dropped in price is Harrisii lilies, which hold at S, though, like every- thing else, they go very slowly. As for outdoor stock, it is swamping the market. There is an ocean of lilac, overflowing every dealer's counters; it is down to 10 cents a bunch. Bulb stock is another drug; poet's narcissus is piled up everywhere; tulips are slackening a little. Very good outdoor valley is seen; it goes at 50 cents a hundred. Ferns are now plentiful; in fact there is no lack of any- thing except buyers. Reinberg Bros, have enlarged their space to double its former size, and now have a -very light and commodious place, with ample counter room. Geo. Piepgras has moved over to 59 Wabash, so we now have three wholesal- ers on the same floor. Geo. Klehm has space now in KennicottBros.'; our whole- salers appear to be concentrating in one locality. E. Wienhoeber & Co. arranged a very handsome buffet table decoration this week, the occasion being a ball given by Miss Pullman at the family residence, Prairie avenue and 18th street. The arrangement was quite novel, and con- sisted of an elaborate centerpiece. The main feature was a large ball composed of Bridesmaid roses. The ball, about 30 inches in diameter, was raised some 8 inches from the level of the table, resting on a circular bed of adiantum. A fine specimen plant cf Areca lutescens formed the apex of the design. The ball being open at the top the pot of the plant was placed inside it, giving the palm the appearance of growing in this ball of roses. Among the leavesof the palm tiny electric lights were placed, giving a beau- tiful effect. The taWe, a square one, had masses of Bridesmaid roses at each of the four corners, which drooped in graceful sprays to the floor. Ribbons to match the color of the roses were draped in loops and bows around the table with charm- ing effect. About 1000 roses of the best quality to be obtained incur market were used in this decoration, which as a whole was one of the most elegant and tasteful ever seen here. Mr. H. A. Bunyard is now staying a week with an old schoolmate in Mar- quette, Mich. From there he will go to Cleveland, O. He will take up his work again about June 1. Philadelphia. The weather has been quite warm the past week, and its effect on cut flowers, particularly on the large roses, is very noticeable. The hustlers have a hard time of it these days; it's no joke to lug eight and ten boxes filled with flowers and weighing anywhere from thirty to fifty pounds, up one street and down another. It's bad enough when the weather is cool, but now that the warm days have come and business is dull and "we don't want anything" is the greet- ing, the load seems to get heavier instead of lighter with every stop. However a few more weeks will settle the business, and then will come the long rest, at least the trudging days will beover except pos- sibly to get that "little" bill. Everything is plentiful and most of the stock is good; La France roses are now getting fine and this variety will soon be the leading pink. Brunners and Laings are almost done, the most of the stock offered being second crop. Carnations are to be had in any quantity, and the qual- ity is still fair; 1.50 per hundred is now about the top figure, while 1 will buy very good flowers. Sweet peas are very plentiful, the price ranging from 50 cents to 1 per hundred. All the bulbous stock is done. Valley is equalto the demand at 3 per hundred; violets are done. Some very good paeonies and snowball was received from Herbert Pennock of Gordonsville, North Carolina, and large quantities of southern lilac have been seen, some white from Mr. Cook of Baltimore being very fine. Lilac is in flower about here now and great quantities of it is to be seen on all the prominent streets; it is mostly handled by colored people who sell a good sized bunch for 5 cents. Prices of roses are for the larger teas 4 to 6, smaller kinds2to3. Hybridsand Beauties 2 to 3 per dozen. The Florists'Club meetinglast Tuesday evening was held at Dumler's, Broad and Locust, and was well attended. Mr. Westcott not having had time to prepare his paper on "the most profitablesummer crop," it was postponed until the next meeting. Mr. Westcott has been very busy lately superintending the moving of the alleys and other club room furnishings; these are all now moved and stored at his place, awaiting the building of the new hall. In lieu of Mr. Westcott 's paper a general discussion about bedding plants took place. Mr. Huebner, who has charge of the bedding of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad system, spoke of his system of planting, and said he found it a great benefit to mulch the beds after being planted and watered. He used short manure for this purpose. He espe- cially recommended cannas, particularly the new varieties. Crotons he thought also made a good bed, as they required so little care and generally did well. Mr. Taplin believed mulching to be a good thing where water was scarce, and thought grass clippings a good material. Robt. Craig thought that all beds should be as near level as possible, as when raised in the center they dried out so quickly; it was a good plan to raise the edges of the bed and sod them, and make the top of the bed level or depressed towards the center. Mr. Harris spoke wellof crotons, which he regarded as the coming bedding plant, and said that he had seen a very pretty bed made of ficus, with a border of Pan- danus Veitchii. Mr. Westcott recom- mended acalyphas, strobilanthes and Sanchezia nobilis as amorg the best bed- ding plants that had not been mentioned by others; he also thought crotons to be among the leaders. Mr. Taplin spoke of the latitude where crotons would grow, saying that they did not do well as far south or west as St. Louis. Mr. Craig said that they did very well along the Hudson, and that a bed in the Exposition grounds at Chicago had been a great suc- cess; he thought they were a plant that would stand the full sun, but must not suffer for water. He said that some grow- ers in Europe were giving their entire at- tention to the croton, raising new varieties and improving the stock all they could. Mr. Mitchell spoke of Oxalis tropac- loides making a good border plant, but others objected to it on account of its free seeding qualities, it coming up year after year when it was not wanted. Mr. Smith recommended yuccas and aloes as making fine beds when planted to- gether and edged with echeverias. Cactus was also recommended. Mr. Westcott made an appeal to his fellow members to turn in and help the Horticultural Soci- ety, as it needed all the help it could get, and he wanted everyone to do all they couldthe comingseasontomake theshow a success. Mr. Shelmire sent a bunch of his new carnation Eldorado; it is a fine flower, 3 inches and over in diameter, a little lighter in color than Buttercup, which it resem- bles. The room committee were directed to get a meeting room for the present use of the club. Emma Chambers, a step-daughter of Robert Buist Sr., and known to many of the craft who graduated from his place, died last week, and was buried in Mount Peace cemetery. K. Washington, The past week has been one of incessant rain, which interfered considerably with the flower trade, and especially with bed- ding stuff, as quite a number of people had begun to fix up their gardens for the summer. Some of the stores, which had orders ahead, for weddings mostly, were fairly busy, but transient trade was dull. Weddings have been numerous in the past two weeks, and some of the decorations have been the richest of the season, many orchids, bougainvillea and the finest hybrid roses being used, notably at the i8g5- The American Florist. 1043 weddings of Miss Letter and Miss Mur- phy, the daughter of Senator Murphy. Flowers of all varieties are in great pro- fusion. It is a little early to predict what the spring sale of plants will be, but most of the growers have a good supply of fine healthy stock, and are looking forward to a good trade, though they expect lower prices. Reynolds. St. Paul, Minn. From the conflicting Easter reports from this city the brethren in other parts of the country must think that trade here is badly demoralized and that ruinous competition has about forced the florists to the wall. I wish to correct any such impressions. St. Paul may not be as lively a florist center as Chicago, New York or Boston, and prices may not average as high the year round. Not- withstanding that, however, the yearly output is increasing, newer and better houses are constantly being erected, and the trade as a whole is prosperous. Cut flowers are abundant and of good quality. The warm weather is beginning to have some effect on the Beauties, Brides and Testout, but the quality re- mains nearly up to the standard, while La France, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Albany and Kaiserin seem to revel in the bright sunshine. Carnations that have been cared for are producing magnificent blooms. L. L. May & Co., have a house of Daybreak that would be hard to beat, stems long and stiff and flowers of un- usual size. The demand for cut flowers has been good. While no large orders have been noted the aggregate in sales has been quite as large as any week since Christmas — Easter of course excepted. Retail prices have dropped to the fol- lowing: Am. Beauty $3 per dozen; Bride, Testout, Meteor, Bridesmaid, $1.50; Perle, Niphetos, Hoste, Gontier, $1 per dozen. Carnations, common, 25 to 35 cents per dozen; Daybreak, 50 cents; valley, daffodils, narcissus, gladiolus, 50 cents; sweet peas 25 to 35 cents; aspara- gus 30 cents per string. In the plant line sales have not been as large as one would expect from the fault- less weather which we are enjoying. At the city market a great many plants are being offered at very low prices. While this tends to hurt trade the quality of the plants offered often times makes them dear at any price. But little bedding out or planting has been done yet. At Como Park planting is just beginning and the finest display yet seen is promised for the coming summer. E. F. Lemke has already commenced building operations, intending to erect several fine houses this season. This is another evidence of a prosperous season and we are glad to note it. Callers have been John Speelman, of Sassenheim; M. Keur, of Lisse; J. S. Van Waveren, of Hillegom; F. Berry of Still- water; all report good sales. Felix. Rochester, N. Y. Continued dry weather for weeks past has put a stop to planting out. Nursery- men as well as florists are waiting pa- tiently for a good rain. We have not had any rain here worth mentioning since spring opened, and as the thermometer keeps away up in the eighties we cannot risk planting out anything. Tulips, hya- cinths, daffodils and all early spring flow- ers are about past, even magnolias are burned and dried up, they only lasted a few days, and such cheap outdoor flowers as these will be rather scarce perhaps in this neighborhood for the next few weeks. However, there is an abundance of good indoor stuff at rather low prices; roses and carnations in particular are in good supply. The store business has improved some since last week, but is not up to the aver- age of past seasons yet. The Buffalonianshave invited the Roch- ester florists to a friendly game of ten pins next week and a host of Rochester boys will accept the kindly worded invi- tation, expecting as usual a good old time in the windy city, even if they should get beaten by their friends. J. B. K. THOMAS F. MARTIN. Died, at Floral Park, Long Island, Sunday, May 5, Taomas F. Mart'n, in the 2Sth year of his age. A widow, Maggie Thorpe Martin (daughter of John Thorpe), and three bright little children survive him. A more conscientious, pains- taking, faithful, competent, industrious and unassuming man I never knew, and I have known him from a child. If he had one fault, foible or weakness I can honestly say I never knew it. Knowing the full and far reaching meaning of these words I think all who ever knew him will bear me out in the assertion. E. V. H. Worcester, Mass. Trade recovered unexpectedly last week, and was fairly brisk in both cut flowers and plants; a fair amountof funeral work helped greatly to keep things lively. The quantity of stuff coming in was aug- mented by the addition of field grown narcissus, tulips and hyacinths, and though more or less goes in the dump the surplus is not of an alarming nature. Carnations are still of good size and stiff stem, and of course they are blooming freely; prices are still 50 and 75 cents per dozen retail, though the department store is down to 23 cents. Roses are running a little undersized, and consequently prices have dropped slightly; the supply of violets and valley has had a temporary falling off, but things are pretty well evened up, as the demand has let up too. Lange has a splendid house of pink and white stock in bloom. The marriage of Mr. C. W. Wenck (for many years in charge of the bulb depart- ment at H. F. A. Lange's plant) and Miss Margaret Braeme is announced to take place May 22. Mr. Butterworth, with Power of South Framingham, and Harry Troy, represent- ing Pitcher & Manda, were among last week's visitors. The weather is very hot and we need rain very badly. A. H. L. Baltimore. Cut flowers are not at all scarce, and all inducements in low prices fail to make thtm scarcer. Very good buds are to be had at three cents, Perles, La France, Brides, etc. Choice ones are hard to get at any price, most being off in color, size and foliage, one or all. Outdoor valley is plentiful at 65 cents per hundred; lilac blooms five cents a bunch of eight to twelve clusters. Carnations one to two cents. Harrisii lilies three to five cents. Plants are going somewhat better, coleus seeming rather scarcer than usual, and prices being about up to previous years for same quality of plants. Mr. Charles Hamilton has sold bis place at Waverly to Mr. G. V. Smith. Mr. C. A. Sullivan has opened a very attractive retail store at 1405 North Charles street, called "The Bryn Mawr," probably after the youngladies' seminary of that name established by Miss Mary Garrett. Mack. St. Louis. The park commissioner has at last been appointed after a good hard fight. F. L. Ridgley is the successful man. The Columbia Club was not very suc- cessful in trying to get up a handsome decoration in the way of a flower show. They offered only $75 as premiums. If they had offered $400 or $500 they might have had a few entries. The club finally came to the conclusion that it would have to pay the florist for the decoration. Mrs. Dangler will open a flower store May 15 at the southeast corner of Mis- sissippi and Park avenue. C. A. Kuehn is receiving a fine lot of gladiolus. W. Ellison is receiving some very fine Beauties from R. F. Tesson. The Florist Club has at last succeeded ic getting a hall in which to hold night meetings instead of day. The first night meeting was held Tuesday, April 30, which was very well attended. A. Y. E. Decorations at Washington. At the recent marriage of Miss Leiter the decorations were of very great beauty. The halls were decorated with great branches of apple and cherry blossoms, while smallmagnoliatreesin bloomstood in the corners and niches. In the window ledges and along the marble railings were all sorts of springbulbs,tnlips,hyacinths, etc. In the Empire drawing room the onyx mantel was banked with maiden- hair fern and pink orchids. Beneath a life size portrait of the bride was a mound of forget-me-nots. In the dining room the walls were covered with bougain- villea, the table being decorated with pink orchids. The wedding cake was set in a wreath of lily of the valley, sur- rounded by a larger wreath of orchids. Advertising for the Retailer. My greenhouses presenting a very at- tractive appearance the week before Easter I had printed a neat invitation to call and view the "Easter Floral Exhibit" which was sent to my list of possible cus- tomers. It was a very successful adv. Fredericton, N. B. A. M. Schleyer. 1044 The American Florist. May II, iFfmcssini^ Jaggs as a Benedict. Work was over for the day and the men were seated back of the potting shed, erj Dying well earned ease. Jaggs threw aside the paper he was reading, with an impatient exclamation, remarking "Here's another bloomin' guy writin' somethink he don't know. Talkin' about the gazelle-eyed houris of Persia — I s'pose he seen 'em on the Midway. I reckon I could tell him a thing or two, seein' as I married one o' they houris when I was livin' in the Shah's palace at Teheran." "I s'pose you wos a welcome guest o' most o' the crowned 'eads of Europe and Hasia, Jaggs, old boy," remarked one of his audience with a grin. "This is straight," asserted Jaggs. "They sent me out from Low's as head gardener to His Imperial Highness Nas'r- el-Deen, Shah of Persia, and I had rooms in the palace, and a precious scaly old barracks it was too. Nothink much to do, either, except to try and make the other chaps work, which they wouldn't, as a general thing. They'd sit around and tell lies, and smoke, and eat all sorts o' sweet stuff— sugar and tallow mostly — and drink pink lemonade; you couldn't get a drop of Bass nor nothink decent in the whole bloomin' town. I used to get precious lonesome of an evenin', after I'd got my own tea, and set outon amouldy old balcony with nothink to do except smoke. There was an old rascal in a sheepskin jacket that was a sort of a boss o' the water carriers; he got a way o' sittin' with me of an evenin'. He'd sym- pathize with me and tell me I might be took sick and die, and how hard it was to be alone in a strange country, till he reg'lar broke rae all up; then he ask me one night why I didn't get married. I tell him as I didn't know a lady that was willin', and he say he could arrange that, he knew a lovely creature, a Persian houri, that would just suit me. I asked if she could cook, and he say there wasn't nothink she couldn't do, and I'd never be lonely when she was around. Come to find out, the old rascal was talking about his own daughter, Faideh-ghul, and though he wasn't what you might call my ideal of a father-in-law I took a notion to marry the houri and settle down to domestic bliss. Courtin' in Persia aint what it is in this country; you don't get a word with the lady, and the old man makes all the arrangements, and hedon't give the bride away, neither; you has to pay for her. Well, the old man he say she was such a pearl o' loveliness that ail the wealth of Solomon wasn't equal to her value, but I finally beat down the old rascal to three pound ten, with a pair o' Brummagem sleeve buttons thrown in. Well, we went before the cadi and had the marriage all done up reg'lar, in the Persian style, and Mrs. Faideh-ghul Jaggs, she settles down in command. The old man was right — I never feel lonesome when she was around," and Jaggs sighed deeply. "Well, what was the houri like?" in- quired one of the audience. "She was about 35 years old, which in Persia is old enough for a grandmother," said Jaggs with another sigh, "and as far as beauty goes she was uncommonly like one o' they sign-posts you see stuck up in an Indian village." There was a general laugh at the de- scription of the bride's attractions, and Jaggs continued, mournfully, "I didn't find no fault with that — I aint what you might call an Adonis myself— but it was the aggravatin'ness of her disposition that queered me. That woman could jaw at the top of her voice for trwo hours at a stretch without takin' breath, and as I couldn't understand half what she said and only knew that she was cussin' me and all my relations from generation to generation, it was enough to make Job turn rusty. I tries all sorts o' moral suasion, and then one night I throws a plate at her. She up with a pot o' hot coffee and throws it all over me, then she screams till a lot o' the servants come runnin' in, and she say I was murderin' her, so first thing I know I was bundled into jail. There I stay till the old man helps me out, and I pays him four pound seven and sixpeuce to get a divorce. I never see Faideh again, but I hear as she eloped with one o' the water carriers. I always had a grudge again that chap for stealin' my tootn brush, but I feel I was more than even with him when he eloped with my wife." "What was the Persians like?" inquired one of the audience. "Oh, they was mostly a lot o' lazy beggars that didn t never wash them- selves and spends mosto' their time under the mulberry trees watchin' the silk- worms and ticklin' of 'em to make 'em spin," said Jaggs. "The bloomin' Orient is all very well on the Midway, but blessed if I want to live there, not if they'd give me the whole bloomin' outfit." The Flyin Dutchman. This here flyin Dutchman aint that one what old man Wagner rote about. That feller wuz a saler, he wuz, and he wuz a tryin ter get round a caip but the wind wuz agin him an he got on his ere and swear he wuz agoin to dubble that caip or kno why and that's jist whair hee korked hisself. But thezehere flyin dutch- men aint dubblin no caips; they jist want to dubble thair orders and paw sez that's why a floorist gets it in the nek from them fellers. If ever you sea a feller come round the greanhouses in the spring and that feller has kind of phunny does on and looks like a Methudist preecher with the stummy cake, you better skip lively wile yoo have a chanst, coz that feller is wun of them flyin dutchmen and he'll sel yoo a hull lot of stuph that you don't want, unless you dust out lively. That's what paw duz. Them fellers is jist like Joon buggs. They have thare season jist like them buggs only the buggs has tde worst of it coz they only last two or threa weaks but them uther fellers stais darn neer threa muntbs. Paw sez thair diffrunt becoz nobody knos where the buggs cum from or whare tha go to. Paw sez he's darn shoor of whair them flyin dutchmen will go to — sum day. P. S. Paw don't say darn but that's the best I kin do hear. Arsenic and parris grean and lundun perple and a hull lot uv things wil kil Joon buggs but I guess tha wont phaize flyin dutchmen. I newer tride but I guess nit. Them fellers alwuz has better bulbs than enny uther feller an' if yoo by sum bulbs from him be will prove it. All hee wantz is a triuU order and yoo will be glad next yeer about it. Don't yoo give him nun, coz if yoo do next yeer he will cum round again wurs than ewer and if you don't give him a order he will weap all over yoor plaise and muddy up the walks. Paw sez he is goin' to trade the place off" to them flyin dutchmen for a fue spring bulbs and when he gets the bulbs in the fall he is agoing to sell them rite awai and skip out for South Ameriky and raise cain on the Ammyzon. Golly! N. B. The cain I meen is shugger cain. A. Bridgeport, Conn.— Chas. W. Keith has been re-elected park superintendent by the park board. Houston, Texas.— W. W. Westgate succeeds the firm of Mrs. T. E. Westgate & Son, Mrs. Westgate retiring. Bloomington, III —Mr. J. H. Burnham has resigned as park commissioner and Mr. W. H. Patterson has 1 een elected in his stead. Nazareth, Pa.— Geiger & Leche en- tered into partnership here April 1, and will erect six new houses 150x18 this summer, principally for carnations. Oswego, N. Y.— Mr. Walter Workman, our enterprising young florist, is very busy erecting a fine rose house 60x20 feet. His friends predict that in the near future his grounds will be covered with green- houses. Rome, Ga. — A local land company has offered to donate 60 acres of land to the city for a public park and citizens living in the vicinity of the proposed park have offered to contribute $1,500 toward its development. Madison, Wis.— J. E. Williams is build- ing a new rose house 20x60; another house for smilax,etc., 10x42, and a sales- room and palm house combined of an irregular shape 54 feet long; also an ad- dition of 30 feet to his potting shed. This gives him altogether (5,000 feet of glass. The entire plant will be heated by steam. Peoria, III.— We have had a terrific hail storm that did serious damage to greenhouses and hotbed sash. Oa green- houses glazed with single thick glass almost every light was broken; the hail stones were the largest ever seen here. Mrs. M. Cation's houses are almost a total wreck, also those of Mr. Shoaff. Cole Bros, and J.C. Murray suffered little or no loss, having double thick glass. Syracuse, N. Y.— Mr. W. C. Hewson, for some years in charge of the late Mrs. Morgan's rare collection of orchids, and for the past four years head gardener to Mrs. P. A. Roche, has taken charge of the extensive greenhouses and grounds of G. H. Lewis, Esq., Buffalo. H. Youell. for some years secretary of the Central New York Horticultural Society, has rented the greenhouses of Mrs. Roche and will start in as a florist. i893^ The American Florist. 1045 SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser tlon. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED- By a practical florist, expe- rienced In trrowlny cut tiowers for city store. Ad- dress ■■(IiiowEK." care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a flrst-ciass man as fore- man or second man In a large place where atten- tion to business Is appreciated Address BrsiNESs. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTEI)-Hy a German young man; eight years' experience in growlnt; roses, palms and general collection plants; reierenoef*; state wages. Address C K. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED~By a practical gardener, married. Danlsli: good certificates for all branches of private gardening; specimen flowers and plants a specialty. P R. 201 Cleaver St.. West. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-German 2H. single, eight years' experience with general greenhouse stuti, wants positiun where some cut flowers are made up and landscape gardening done; best references. E. LA.MPitECHT. Ashland, Ohio. SITUATION WANTED-By practical all-round flo- rist, German, age '.^, single; 16 years' experience tn propagating and growlni: roses, carnations, violets, etc.. and pot plants: best of references. FuEi) Jah.v, 417 Huron St., Toledo. O. SITUATION WANTED-By a thorough practical lO gardener and florist; conituerclal or good private place; A No. I rose grower; carnations, violets a spe- cially; good designer; age:i5; references. Address G W, No. iJO Laurel rSt.. Lagonda Ave., Sprlngfleid. O. SITUATION WANTED-By well experienced florist and gardener, competent In growing cut flowers and forcing grapes; has charge of large private place, and Is well recommended by present employer; na- tionality Swiss, age 2'.', married, no children. Address CtiMi'ETENT, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By an energetic grower; good faithful worker; competent to lake full charge; wishes good stead> pusitidii; l.'l years' e-vpe- rlence In different branches. Best uf rerommendatlnns. Expect good salary, and can earn It Addrefs ABC, care American t'lurist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-As working foreman in a commercial place. (Juick, sober and reliable; ex- perienced in rones, carnations and mums; atlrst-class propagator; good ileelgner and makerupft>r city store. Best of referencen. Address with particulars. CUAS. A. Moss, 174 Angler Ave.. Atlanta. Ga. SITUATION WANTED-By an energetic and well experienced young man. age "JS years, a position as rose grower, by the Ist of June. First-class refer- ences. Speaks German, and is an abstainer of liquor and tobacco. Nt'lghborhuod of Chicago preferred. Only parties wishing a good man need apply. Address H H, care American Florist, Chicago. WANTEI>-I.ti(il) or 2,000 plants of Perle Roses 2 or 2!^-lnch, strong. R R, care Am. Florist. WANTEIV— A quick, reliable young man for the mall plant business In the west. R R, care American Florist. WANTED— Pterlstremula and Pterls argyrea 2 and a-lnch pot plants. Address Nanz \ Neiser Louisville, Ky. WANTEI>— A few hundred dormant root? of Canna Star of "HI. Address WESTERN, care American Florist. WANTED— A single man to grow plants and cut flowers, and arrange designs, etc. Address with reference ,1. W. Dayhoff, Hagerstown, Md. WANTED— A few dozen canna ^ueen Charlotte. Address, stating size and condition, with lowest price per 101). R R, care American Florist. WANTED- Young man for general greenhouse work, must be honest and sober, not afraid to work; state wages. Box 154, Oconomowoc, Wis. WANTED— To excliange .11 flne well grown rubber plants 12 to 15 Indies high for 4iO carnations Daybreak, Portia and McGowan : must be good plants. KoEi'PEN \ Stalev, Sprlngfleld. Mo. WANTED— Single man for store and conservatory; must be good lK>uquet maker; salesman with some experience of forcing bulbs and vallev; If you are sober, honest and not afraid of work I have a steady place at $25 a month, board and lodging to start with. Schiller, SlfJ Madison St.. Chicago. FOR SALE— 3 acres flne land, city limits, opposite largest cemetery, on street car line; flne location and opportunity for greenhouse Chas. Lampahter. 71S Columbia St,. Elmlra, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT-Chlcago greenhouses; SUtOO —Jl.OOd cash, balance on time; 15.(l(iu square feet glass, stocked with roses, carnations, etc. For partic- ulars address A. T. Jackson. Stat'on X, Chicago. FOR SALE— Good greenhouse and residence In a place with 4,000 Inhabitants; good trade from ad- joining towns; will be sold at a bargain; poor health reason for selling. For particulars address P.O. Box IUjT. Plymouth, Ind. FOR SAIiE— Two-story house with store and green- house at rear. 7U feet long by -M wide, 42t; tilst St., good location; also store on Wentworth Ave., doing good business, with a reasonable rent. Address or In- quire 6"217 Wentworth Ave., Englewood, Chicago. JAPANESE LONGIFLORUMS '.^rx ,'' 'i!lS^^^^^^^^^i''VM!'^tf^S\C'i!f^''S^ Why not try some of these in- .^ ..!«*. !'i#^-,„."^;mj.^»v ^»\¥, v^(\ ,-i3Sfc stead of the Bermuda stock.' Cheaper, and no Harrisii mix. I can deliver by Oct. 1st if 1 hear from you at once. Let me figure on your other wants in the bulb line. G. C. WATSON, 43 North lOth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention American Florist. GOING, GOING, GONE. It is not surprising that sharp buyers are clearing out our surplus of Orchids at the prices they are going. An extra night force of packers are now employed to ship them. Already the great benches in the twenty Orchid houses begin to show wide spaces, so that we shall soon have plenty of room to grow on the balance, when we shall no longer need to continue the sacrifice. Orchids cannot be collected in the tropics at the prices we are selling, to say nothing of the expense of potting and establishing them to a point of perfection of vigor and bloom. We have adopted the same course to reduce our stock of large Palms, Tree Ferns and Decorative plants. The plants are going fast. Be quick. Last call. PITCHER & MANDA (mo Short Hills, N.J. von SA.1_I3 Oie IvlSA-WE. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tbe place consists of 4^ lots or '^M\ feet front on Belmont Ave. by 7UU ft. deep. -^ cottages, two two-story frame houses. -'2 greenhouses from UiU to 2tJ0 feet In length and from 12 to 20 feet In width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can also t)e divided, 24 Iota with the greenhouses on it. and 24 lota with the other Improvements on It, The place Is In good order, and a large stock la on hand ; Is one of the largest of tlie bind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a corpora tlon; and as I wish to retire from business. It can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a long lease can be given. ISelmont and Western Aves., ChicaBO. Established Flower Business FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. Two centrally located stores at Bar Harbor do- ing a lucrative summer business of 84,000 to $6,000 per season. Both fully fitted with show windows, refrigerators, marble counters, water, sewer and telephone connection, and every necessary equip- ment. Connected with each store are five rooms ready furnished for light house-keeping. Posses- sion of one until end of present season, the other on leased ground at a low rental, and attached to the latter is a garden under high cultivation with 6 500 hybrid roses. 1,000 auratums and large plant- ings of other useful hardy stock. For full partic- ulars address GEO. A. 67 Bromfield St , SUTHERLAND, BOSTON. MASS. Five or six hundred Banksia Rose Stocks. Address with price, M, care Am. Florist, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. BCHEVERIA SBCUNDA GLAIICA, flne young plants. So. UO per ll«l, cash. H. YOUELL. Florist, cor. Ijoiil and Willow stB . Syracuse, N. Y. 15,000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS. Kooted Cuttings, at #5 00 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDEIt. J. J. LAMPERT.SiliN.KInKSt. Xenia, O. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 21.,,-lnch pots, Kt.OO per Kll; K!>A*> per 1000 SWAIN.SOpJa, 2>.,-lncli pots S'.IIO per 10(1 t;YCLAMKN, dry roots 6.00 per ItO A. L. BLACK, 415 E. Chase St., Baltimore, Md. New Chrysanthemums for 1895 JAPANESE NOVELTIES AND CALIFORNIA SEEDLINGS. ADMIRAL ITO.— Enortnous brilliant yellow mar- gined amber. BUFF GLOBE.— A golden sport from Good Gra- cious. BUFF HAIRY.— Deep brownish yellow, hairy. COUNT YAMAGATA.— White shaded pink. FUZI SNOW.— A white spoit from Good Gracious. GENERAL NODZU.— A grand incurved yellow. GRACE S. YOSHIIKE.— A striking white seedling from The Queen. GOLDEN PALAUE.— A perfect golden ball. MARSHAL OYAMA.— A glistening white, incutved. ORIENTAL GLORY.— A magnificent shrimp pink. PEARL PALACE.— A perfect spherical flower of pearly white. YELLOW SUPERIOR, a mammoth incurved yellow. Price 50c each, $5 per dozen, $35 per 100. Cash with the order. Send for Catalogue. Japanese Nursery, H. YOSHIIKE, Prop. Cor. 16th & Willow Sts.. Oakland, Cal. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkea. Challenge. l)allit'duu/.e. Inter Ocean. Mrs. lis. Mrs. mil. Mrs. Llppliicott. Deiui. Mutual JMend . Bonnaffon, yellow t,tiieen. Davis. Pitcher k Manda . Gray. Beau Ideal. Bramhall. and others. Sold in sets of 12 plants each under the head of "Specialties" and '■Novelties. ' Older varieties "Selects of 1«13, ' 16 plants, and the "Old Guard Set" of prize winners. 18 plants each. Price, $1.00 for each set plants by mall, postage paid by me. Send for catalogue. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS FALLS, N. Y. Per 100 ABUTIl.iiN Souv. de Bonn 15.00 ANTHEMIS CliKONAIUA fl pi 3.00 MAIKJUERITK. yellow iParls Daisy) 2.S0 PETUNIAS, double, assorted 2.H.) GERANlU.MS.lvy..leaimed'Arc. Florens.tialUee 3.00 CENTAl'llEA Gvmnocapa (Dusty Miller) 2.0O ALTEKNA.NTIIEKA. 4 varlelles, 21nch. strung.. 2 00 VINCA Uarrlsonll and Major. 2-lncli, strong 2 00 EEVBRKEW Little Gem. 2Vlnch 2.00 All froiu "J and ■^Wlncli pots, well roiited. THOS. A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. 1046 The American Florist. May 11^ Cincinnati. The spring plant trade of the market florists has fairly begun, and the growers are more than pleased with the outlook for the season, though the past two weeks have been exceptionally hot, in fact we haven't experienced such warm weather in the early part of May since the spring of 1875. They have disposed of a good quantity of bedding plants each market day, and have booked a number of orders for later delivery. It is never safe to risk out tender plants in this section until after May 10, therefore the florist's busi- est days do not begin until after that date. The plants ofi'ered for sale this spring are unusually fine, clean and healthy. Some fine specimens of decorative plants, such as palms, dracajaas, cro tons, rubbers, pandanus and ferns can be seen on the stands of R. Schmidt, J. Schuman, Hunts- man Floral Co., F. Walz, and Corbett & Wilson; the sale of such stock has been very satisfactory during the entire win- ter. Cut flowers are a drug on the market at present, partly owing to the fact that the country people are bringing in many spring flowers and are oflering them at much reduced rates. Lilacs, spiraeas, paeonias, flowering almonds, Chinese nar- cissus, tulips and loniceras, are brought in in quantities. Next week will mark the beginning of the planting in the parks and reservations throughout the city. Hyacinths and tulips are at their best just now in the parks. The shrubbery throughout the parks begins to look as though spring has come, flowers can be seen in every direction. Society is almost at a standstill, conse- quently the store florists have a breathing spell after a long and busy season. They are all unanimous in s.aying this has been their best season since they began busi- ness. The principal call just now is for weddings and funerals. The fakirs have had a busy week, giving a goodly portion of their stands and baskets to lilacs, which has been both plentiful and fine. Violets, both cultivated and native are done. Gustave Adrian, of Clifton, is building a fine house for chrysanthemums, 60x20, with 20x24 glass, and it will be heated with hot water. Mr. Louis Pfeifiier, of Louis Pfeiffer & Sons, has retired from business and turned everything over to his sons William and Louis. The prospect for another free chrysan- themum show in the flower market this fall is very bright. P. $. S. $. FOR DOLLARS MME. V. BERtiMAN Is the best early white to date. Rooted Cuttings, S2.IKI per lUU; from 3}^-lncli potfi, W.UU per nil). YELLOW yUEEN. best earlv yellow. Rooted Cut- tlDKB. S4.U0 per 100; from '."^l-lnch pots, W.OO per lUU. SMILAX, from SHj-lnch pots, stronK, »2.5(1 per 100; S2U.1I0 per 1000. Sir Send for Catalogue. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. 2 year W.im per doz. fi"! (»l per 100 :i year 4,0U '■ 30.0U •' 100 H. P. Roses, popular kinds, own roots and In 4 In. pots. Strong healthy stock, SI. 60 per doz.; tlO.lXI per 10(1. Daisies, double, choice named varieties, 'J.CO " F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. "V^Ii One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by looo and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (St. Joim's Wort.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flo\\ers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this countr>^ Fine, Stroug" Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Shrnbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rliododendrons a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa« KOOTKI* KUNNKKS. Warranted free and clear of disease. W.OO per lUGd. Keiidy fur Delivery April Ist. HENRY HESS. Florist, Cockeysvjile. Balto. Co.. Md. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set, you'll not retrret When you see the beauties bloomlDg, And don't forget the best thing yet. They'll set your business boooilng. Stock all 'clean, healthy and thrifty, the best I have ever offered: thesetof ISklndsforWcents. from 2H-ln. pots and flats. J2..SU per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. While Plume, the magnlHcent new pink, Georgeanna. with the finest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and Intermediate slmdes. Double Petunias (Dreer's). 2 In.. $260; :i-ln.. $4; 41n.. $7 per hundred. AH healthy and in fine shape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. ijO cents per dozen; KS.5U per hundred. New double pink daisy. Lady Johnson (scarce), 6 for 50 cents. Variegated Vlncis (Perrywlnkle) from flats, k'Z\ 2"-i.-ln., fii; y-ln., very tine. $;j per hundred Be- gunla~ Vernon, Hemperflorens. in tliree colors, the most satlsfactoryaud profitable plant we ever handled, 2ii>In.. *2.50; ;Mn., $3 5u per hundred. New yellow daisy, Anthemls Tlnctoria (single), 2i-^-ln.. f'A per hundred. Anthemls Coronarla (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-flowered, double, from fiats. $2 50; 2Loln., KJ-tO per hundred. Nasturtiums selected stock frtim cuttings, fine colors, J2 51.1 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest mixed. Including Welkin, the Hue new wlilte .Jersey Cjueen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 21^-ln.. $.i per hundred. Gem feverfew, flats, $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, 2i^-ln-, fW cents per dozen. Coreopsis Lanceolata, strong roots, tyj cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink. Uer Majeety, 2^ and 3-ln.. $1 per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scablosa Snowball, sweet AlysHum. tall, aouble and dwarf single. Mignonette, Torenia fournlerl. Tradescantia parlor Ivy. Lobelia trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from flats, mostly seedlings, f2 per hundred. Eulalla. two kinds, 4-ln. size. 5v(: 6-ln..?.'> PIT liuMdrcd Hnrmant roots; Eulalla plant sticks, the ncJitcHi ami cheapest for ail small plants. 1 to 2 feet $.' per tUuuaand, sample 100 post free for 35 cents. Mad. Crozy cannas, dry roots, J'li per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings, very fine, $l per hundred; selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas, J2 50 per hundred. Many of the foregoing planis can be furnished rooted at from HO cents to $1.50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Address cash with order please. J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. J. GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HAKRISHIIKG. PA The Jennings strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansles In hud and IMoum. ready April 1st. The Finest Strain Is what every P'lurlst wants. Plants grown In euld frames, firm and stocky, by express, per IU0.*2.00; JIfi.OO per 1000. Small plants, prepaid by mall. tiO cents per hundred. All colors mixed. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS, MO. When writing mention the American Florist, PALM I Direct Import, fresh quality, just arrived. Per KJO Per KXX) Areca lutescens HtJU $ 7.U0 rubra l.uo T.UU Cocos Weddeliana Sold out. Ceonoma gracilis 3.00 26.00 ChamcBrops humilis 0.50 4. (JO arborescens.. 0.76 ii.oo canariensis .. O.uu .^.00 argentea ij) 5.0J tomentosa 1-fO 7.50 robusta. 1.00 7.5ii elegans I. CO 7.f.0 Phoenix rupicola l.fO 13.50 LATANIA BORBOMCA. fine seeds, started to germination, per lb. 10 tij, per 10 lb. $C'.OU, per 2.i lb $i:iT5. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. TO T? A €*€*€% ^^^ '** '.''.*5?^;.'^.."'*-l^;?': 50 lbs 81.60; 100 lbs 1(2.60. TkTTearn Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $6. MJ U O X • 49-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. 75,000 AM. BEAUTIES. A No. I Forcing Stock, f.i ou per KW.j^i.niperlOOO. PerlOOPerlOOO MMB. COCHET *6.00 S50.C0 THE BRIDK 4.C0 36.00 CHR. DB NOHE 4.00 35.00 METEOR 3.50 30.00 NIPHETOS 3.50 30.00 MERMET 3.00 25.00 I.A FRANCE 3.50 30.00 KAISERIN VICTORIA 5.0O 45.00 CAROLINE TESTOUT 6.00 EO.UO SMILAX. Une 2-lneh stock. SI 50 per 111), tlo 00 per 10(10. a^~Ca8h with order. J. ]B. HEJISS, 1 l(J South Main St., UAYTON, OHIO. Mention American FlorlHt In assorted lots only. A FINE COLLECTION; 40 KINDS, AT $6.50 PER 1000. AVONDALE. PA. TRv DREER'S '^AiT/9'T0yGflRDEN Seeds, J^UUVO^KlPlants, Bulbs & Requisites. ^*'-^) /^ ^ftl They are the best at the krtWhimlWBif^V lowest prices. Trade List is- ^\ '^4^t>-^ jr-/ s„g(i quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HKNKY A. DBEER, FhUadelphU, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fine asBortinent nl nil ciliirM, prize winners of 94. Rooted outtliina. fref I. V MKill. *l pit U«I. Strong pot pliints. hy exp K hit 1i«I: tis pit uiiiii. CAKNaTIO.NS li. Wilder, rooted luttlngsjl per 100 by luHlI; rr per lOOD. Cnsh. E. FKYKK, U. R. Ave., cor. UUl St., Brooklyn, N.T. iSgS- The American Florist. 1047 Rose Plants FROM THB SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES Bridesmaid, Cusin, Bride, Meteor and Testout. Please write, stating just what you want, and I wiU quote you a bargain. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, NEW JERSEY. 8,000 TO 9,000 PER DAY IS WHAT WE SHIP OF BELLE SIEBRECHT SfEftK QUI6K IF YOU WrtNT Wi. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID! (A large rose grower) the other day, when he saw the New Rose growing, "I am agreeably disappointed; I had no idea it was so grand a Rose." $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY I Originator of the ROSE BRIDESMAID. Mention American Florist. 100,000 ROSES. From 2-inch pots, in best sorts, at |30.00 per 1000. Wholesale Catalogue upon application. Send us in your lists and we will quote lowest prices by return mail. OVER ONE MILLION PLANTS IN STOCK } COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. Satisfaction Guaranteed. ADDRESS NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KT. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. TEA AND MONTHLY ROSES from S-inch pots, $2 50 per KKl; i inch $4.00 per 100; fine large plants, our selection, from liO best kinds. H. P. ROSES, i and 2H-inch pots, 83.00 per 100, one year, our selection from 25 standard varie- ties. Good assortment at above reduced prices. 17 3 and -l-inch Palrjs for $3 OD; 34 for $5 00 Cash. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the ManettI Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagatinK quietly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUUu. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston), MASS. FORCING ROSES OF Al-L. KINDS. CARNATION PEACHDLOW. For reasonable pric-c. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. NEW SET OF 12 CHOICE DISTINCT VARIETIES FOR $8.00. All best varieties of recent introductions at low rates; liberal discounts for large orders. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. MAY OFFER. pe.,oo ALTERNANTHER.'i, red and yellow. 2'.<-in. pots f2.50 ENGLISH IVY 2.50 GERANIUMS, 4-inch pots, assorted .... 5.C0 COLEUS 2.75 PANSIES, small, 81.00; larger 1.75 C.\SII WITH ORDER. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM. Delaware, Ohio. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS ONLY. Have never lost a plant by disease, and no disease in mv houses. Clumps S5.00 per hundred. Plants taken from clumps and shifted the same day, $6 per 1000 Cash must accompany the order. JOSEPH MARKEL, Rhinebeck, N. V. Rose Hill Nurseries, New York Office, 409 5tli Ave, »^ NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We offer the following very choice Plants out of 2 1-2 in. Pots. Per 100. Per lOO. AMERICAN BEAUTIES, - $5 00 { BRIDES. - $3 00 METEORS. Best Red Rose, 3 00 | MERMETS, ... 3 00 MME. C. TESTOUT, 6 00 I BRIDESMAIDS, - - ■ 3 50 KAISERIN A. VICTORIA, 6 00 | LA FRANCE, ... 3 00 The above stock is very strong and healthy, and propagated from selected wood. We send out the same stock that we grow for ourselves, and it will give better satisfaction than stock which has been grown simplv to sell. REINBERG BROS.. SI "Wsitoasti ,A.>re. omoj\.oo. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, $25.00 per 100; 2^-incli pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries. ROCHESTER, N. Y. BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON. WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smllax. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES BELLES, TESTOUTS, NIPHET03, METEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with order. Address for quotations W. STEMMLER, MADISON, N, J, Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 1048 The American Florist, May II, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a I.ine, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlsInK Department of the / .viERICAN FLOUlST l9 fur Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please t » remember it. Orders for less tlian one-half incii space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the folluwinK Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Cliicago. The Judge Says. Au agent authorized to act for a prin- cipal in a given negotiation cannot deal with himself. An affidavit is simply a declaration on oath, in writing, sworn to by a party before some person who has authority under the law to administer oaths. It is absolutely inconceivable that there can be actionable negligence where there is no duty, since negligence without breach of duty cannot possibly exist. An invitation is inferred where there is a common interest or mutual advantage, while a license is inferred where the object is the mere pleasure or benefit of the per- son using it. To make false representations legally available, they must not only have been believed, but they must have been acted upon, and formed, at least in part, the ioducemtnt for the action resulting in damage. If a surety signs a note upon the condi- tion that some one else is to sign, that condition being known to the payee, and assented to by him, the surety is not bound or liable on such note unless it be signed by the other party. The grounds upon which infringements of trade marks are enjoyed are (1 ) injury to the public, by leading them to buy something that they did not intend to buy; and (2) injury to the owner of the trade mark, by diversion of his trade into other channels. The la w says that every one who breaks a contract shall pay for the natural con- sequences arising from the breach thereof, which must include gains prevented as well as losses sustained, provided they are reasonably certain, and such as might naturally be expected to folio wt be breach. In order to justify setting aside a con- tract of an insane person, not under guardianship, on the ground of insanity, it must appear that the contract was made with the knowledge of such inca- pacity, or such information with respect thereto as would put a prudent person to the belief of the incapacity. In the absence of both contract and statutes to the contrary, the liability of a railroad as a common carrier continues until notice to the consignee of the arrival of his goods, and a reasonable time, dur- ing business hours, after receipt of notice, to inspect and remove them, unless be is unknown, absent, or cannot be found, in which case the goods may be stored. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for thesegoods, and made so as to resist moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its shape. The boxes as they appear when set up for use. '^ We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. New York Salesroom 13a * 134 Franklin Street. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Greeu Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUIVI MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapfnan Place, BOSTON GOLEUS. GOLEUS. GOLEUS. We lake tmek seat for none, and claim to be the leaders hi the <'oleu8 trade, and the orlt-Miiators of the Golden yut-eti Coleus. the only wood all around yellow Coleus grown. Over a hundred thousand now ready Per 100 X^er lUJO Golden Queeu and C. VerachafEeltli, rooted cuttings * .75 ? ti 00 Coteus In variety tiO .^00 Feverfew 1 00 9.00 Agenitums, blue and white 75 Heliotrope. 4 varieties .... 1.00 Snow Flabe Stock. 'i\i In. pots, at 2.50 Cash must accompany the order. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Michael A. H'art, 1st. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 3Sth St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS,) issii"?"" WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St., BOSTON. MASS. IjOne Distance Telephone "HftymarkettkW," WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, CUT FLOWERS, AND GROWERS STOCK. Orchids a Specialty. Consltjnments uf Cut Flowers solicited. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves. ^""^^.^^^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^^""^ Chicago. Ellis & Follworth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS. Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation "LIZZIK GILBERT." Send tor prices. 386 Broadway, MILAVAUKEE, 'WI.S. Box 75. Phone 1373. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, ^ear Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND WALNUT STREETS, DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefctllt Attended to. OTHER SI'ECIALTIES : Florists* Supplies, Wire Deslgrns, Bnlbs, Long's Florists Fhotographs. Catalogues. LlBta. TermB. etc.. on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies "virxxiEi X9£:sx<3.prs. 14-OZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 112S PINE STREET, .^^ ST. LOUIS, MO. IWX complete line of Wire Designs. ORGHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. THE PINEST STOCK AND SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory, O A^ir^CT^ ■"*'*. .VIlmuM, Fnubind, OMIMLJ^rCj & Kriif;€m. Itrl^'hiiu. A. DnnnH'K. At-'ent. rare Kulker's Anctkm Uooius, 1U> nnd US Liberty Street. New York City. Send tor illustrated cataloKue. i8g5' The American Florist. 104 9 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUIiBS AITD AI,I, FI.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Weatem Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOn BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34- iS 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. T. J. CORBRET, Wholesale Commission Florist, 59 Wabash Aye.. CHICAGO. If you want Flrst-Claas Flowers, properly packed and delivered on lime, send me your orders and you will Ket what you want. A. L. RANDALL, Winoiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Acent fur finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 49:57. OIHOA.GO. Our Boses best them all, in qnality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties^ WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to Niles Ce^'tek Floral Co.) WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... c;ixxc;.A.<3'<=>. SHIPPING TRADE OUR SPECIALTY. Give UB your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. ^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to flU your orders with flrstrClasB flowers. Give us a trial order. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 41 Wabash Avenue. Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. ConslKnmentMsullclteil- I'ruiiiptHttentluntii all orders. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ofaAafa Mar^eU. Cut Flowers. NEW TORK. May 7. Roses, Perle. Uoste, Cusin 1 00® 3.00 Mermet. Wattevllle, Brides l.OJ® 5.00 Bridesmaid l.OU® 5.00 IjiKrance 1.00® .i. 00 Testout 1.00® 5 00 Meteor 1.00® 3.00 Beauty 10.00®2 .00 • seconds 2.00® 5.1)0 Hybrids 10.(I0@20 OO Jacqs 4.00® .S.OO extra 8.0U®15,00 Moss per buncb 60®1.00 Carnations 503 1.50 fancy 1.6U® 3.UI Violets 26® 40 Valley 2.00® 3.00 HarrisU Miles 3.00® 4.00 Mignonette 1.00® 4.(10 Smllax 25.00 Adlantum 1.00 Lilac per bunch 60®1.00 Asparagus 50.00 BOSTON, May 7. Roses. Nlphelos. Oontler 1.00® 2 On Perle, Sunset 2.008 3.00 Mermets, Brides 1.0ll®H(lu Hybrids 10,00020.00 Carnations 1.0O®20[P fancy 2.00® 3.lin Violet* 40® .;o DHlIndllB 1.00® 2.00 Tulips I'oetlcus 1 III® 3.00 LonKltlorura 1. 10® 2 (HI UarrtsU 1-0U3 2.00 Callas 2.00® 3 liO Astllbe, Mlgnonetle Stock T.ai® 2.00 Marguerites, Mysotls 75® l.flO Pansles 25® .50 Adlantum 1.00 Smllax.. 25.10830.00 Asparagus 60.00 PBILADELPHIA, May 7. Roses, large teas 4. 00® li.OO small teas 2.00® 3 00 Beauties 10I10®26.00 Brunners 10.00a25.00 Lalng 25 00 Carnations 76® 1.00 extra 1..5U Asparagus 35 00®60.00 Violets, double 35® .50 Valley 3 00 Daffodils 3.(0 Jlarrisll 5.00® li.lO Cattleyas 26.00®35.0O Sweet peas 5C(a 1.00 Mignonette l.(0<9 2.10 Smllax 15.00®26.00 CHICAGO. May 0. Roses, Beauties select 15 00(^25.00 seconds 2.0(1® S l» Largeteas., 2.00® 3.00 Smallteas .60® 1.60 Good ordinary, per 1000 6.00®10.00 Carnations, common 50® 1.00 ■' fancy 1.60 Valley 3,00 " i>utdoor ..50 Narcissus 50® 1.00 UarriBll, Callas (i.UO® 8,00 Sweet peas 10® ..'t;> Smllax 15,10820.110 Adlantum .5113 I. CO Buffalo. May. s. Rosea, Iteaulv 16.110930.110 Mermet, Bride, Bridesmaid 3.00® 6. ill Meteor 3. to® 5 110 Perle, Hoste, Gontler '. ... 3.00® 4.(10 Carnations, long 1.00® 2.01) short .76 Sweet peas .liO Valley 3.003 4.(0 Tulips 2(1) Daffodils 1.00® 2.00 GEORGE fl. SUTttERLflND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowersi Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON. MASS. EORTICDLTDEAL AOCTIOSEERS. Mention American Florist. THE LEADING FAVORITES : American tJeautv, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists. 49 West 28(b St.. NEW YORK THOS. YOUNG Jr. Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE 43 W. 28tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK. WH0LE8EE » FLORIST. Careful ShippLug; to all partg of the country. Price list on application. JAMES FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. B.OEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. BSXABUfmED 1881. 1050 The American Florist. May 11^ @fte ^eeears, has been twenty-two cents; add to this the cost of our catalogue, which we send free to applicants, of twelve cents, and each applicant costs us thirty-fourcentsforthe purpose of making acquaintance. With such cost it is our impression that the direct results of magazine and periodical advertising about pay expenses, leaving any possible profit to future orderi from the customers whose acquaintance we thus make. "The excessive cost last year, as already mentioned, however, resulted in a positive loss, so that I can honestly say, had we not spent one dollar in periodical adver- rising, we would have been considerably better off at the end of our fiscal year. The other day, however, at luncheon with a fellow seedsman (my good friend William Henry Maule, of Philadelphia), I criticised severely the radical stand which he has taken in not spending one cent in cash advertising this season; and while admitting that hecould look for no direct profit from newspaper advertising that could be traced, yet claimed that he was making a radical mistake in losing the moral influence that the regular ap- pearance of his advertisements would have upon the readers of periodicals already on his mailing list as receiving his catalogues without advertising. In my mind the indirect influence of maga- zine and periodical advertising is the only really profitable result to be looked for." A SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT. "A few years ago a gentleman, who was the prime mover in establishing the consolidation into one trust of all the type foundries in the United States, ap- proached me to buy out our seed business in connection with others and thus estab- lish a huge seed trust. He wanted to buy the leading seed houses on the same basis on which he had bought the type foun- dries, fifteen per cent; that is, they would pay $100 for every $15 of profit that the business could show per annum for a series of three years preceding. I told him frankly that, while our business was not for sale, yet did we anticipate selling out to any trust, we would want at least three years' notice, since by curtailing our advertising expenditure we could get a much higher price for our business by showing a larger relativeprofit. To con- tinue these profits, ho ever, it would be necessary to spend even more money in advertising to bring the business back to its old basis after several years of starv- ing it." SOME MAGAZINES COMPARED. "What magazines, Mr. Burpee, have paid you best in the past two years?" "In 1893 the Review oj Reviews stood at the head of the list, relative to thecost, and in 1894 all the magazines wtre very poor; but the Century and Harper's were the best, I think. The Cosmopolitan, ordinarily such a good medium, did not pan out in 1894, and the Chautauquan was very poor,althoughinpreviouS)ears we have ranked it as a good medium. "I was somewhat amused bythcreceipt of a letter from Mr, Arnold, the adveitis- ing manager of the Chautauquan. at the beginning of the season, assuring me that the readers of his magazine, although a highly intellectual class, had not yet reached that point of Twentieth Century advancement whereby they could produce their vegetable food by means of chemis- try without the ancient method of grow- ing from seeds. In reply I had to tell Mr. Arnold that had it not been for his assur- ance by letter, I would have supposed his readers already so advanced that they had learned to dispense with the sowing of seeds, judging from the records of those who applied for our catalogue last sea- son, so few of whom mentioned the Chau- tauquan magazine! "What publications have paid you best in the long run?" iSgs- The American Florist. 1051 "Well, I should say the Ladies' Home Journal, the Farm Journal, of Philadel- pma, th-- Christian Herald, of New York, the Golden Rule, of Boston, Century Magazine, Mayjlower, Farm and Fire- side, Home and Farm , and the Delineator, Up to eight years agothe weekly editions of the great dailies, such as the New York Sun. tne Cnicago Inter-Ocean, t)3t Toledo Blade and Omaha Bee, were among our most profitable mediums; but of recent years they have fallen off so that we now hardly consider them worth using at all. About the only secular weekly that isstill profiiable is the Missouri Republican .the wetkly edition of theSt. Louis Republic." TRACING REPLIES. "What proportion of your replies are traceable?" "Fully one-third. We use this as abasis of estimating the proportion of our replies traceable to each publication." "What valuation do you place upon an application?" "It is worth just as much to us as an order enclosing twenty-five ceuts for one of our cheap collections. The average ap- parent cost of an application, counting a twenty-fivecent order for a cheap collec- tion of flower seeds, the same as an appli- cation, is sixty-six cents in a normal sea- son like 1893. But as only one-third mention any paper, the actual cost per applicant is only twenty-two cents. "We were so astonished in the case of the Mayjlower, one of ourmost profitable of all horticultural publications, that last spring we wrote to the advertising man- ager, Mr. J. J. DeLong, of New York, that from the tact that we were only getting from the same advertising one-fourth to one-fifth as many inquiries, we should not think that they were issuing as many copies as during 1893. From the fact that Mr. DtLong voluntarily reduced the rates for advertising this autumn, it will be seen that they admitted the falling off in circulation. We think this falling off in circulation was general with other publi- cations, but few have been so honorable as the Mayflower, to voluntarily reduce their rates, notwithstanding they had large contracts, including our own, at higner rates." ONLY TWO PROFITABLE RELIGIOUS PAPERS. "The most profitable advertising me- dium we had in 1894 was undoubtedly the Christian Herald, which, from our returts, seems to have held its circulation better than any other publication. This and the Golden Rnle are the only religious papers that are really paying us. "In a normal season, such as 1893, when the average cost of our applicants is sixty-six cents, apparently, each of the applicants received from the leading reli- gious papers will cost us all the way from $1.50 to $3 each." "You haven't said how the Youth's Companion pays you, Mr. Burpee." "My answer would be that I consider it a fairly good medium, but have not used it as freely as I might, for the reason that I have been fearful of getting too many applications from school children, who wrote simply because our catalogue was a handsome publication. In fact, in 1S88 we had such an excess of applica- tions for catalogues that in 1889 wetried the plan of charging ten cents, but soon dropped this as not f.asible. 01 lateyears, we generally put in each of our catalogue advertisements the statement, 'price ten cents (less thancost),ory;ir^ to intending purchasers.' Placing it thus upon the honor of the applicant we find works very well, and we get many a letter en- closing ten cents, where the writer states that he or she does not intend to pur- chase, as they have no garden this year, but are interested in reading about the progress of horticulture. "Frequently we have received a postal card from a country postmaster warning us that by the same mail goes forward a number of postal cards applying for our catalogues, all from school children, who are not likely to be possible purchasers. Formerly this questionof thedistribution of catalogues worried us considerably, but now we consider youth as a disquali- fication that is soon overcome, and that neatly every child belongs to a family in which there are adults who may be inter- ested in our catalogue. Therefore, we aie now using the Companion proportion- ately with other papers, and can tell you next year as to the results. "For years we have been urged lo try the cheap Augusta, Maine, publications. This season we decided to test all of these by a one-inchsinglecolumn advertisement offering 'A Bright Book .\bout Seeds,' a special publication of this season which is not half so expensive as our regular cata- logue. As we thought the readers of these papers were largely of aclassthat wanted something for nothing, we expected to get a number of applications, but have been surprised at thefew received to date. This little advertisement appeared in the February number of Lane's List, and up to several days ago, when I looked at the returns, there were eighty-seven who named Happy Hours, twenty that named Comfort, Good Stories, eighteen, and Lane's List, twenty one." USES NO DAILIES. "You find the dailies are not good for mail business, then?" "From what little experience we have had in daily newspapers, we do not con- sider them desirable tor mail business." "What class of people buy seeds most?" "That is a very hard question to answer. Our best customers.thatis, those who buy the largest bills, are market gardeners and florists — men who look to the profit trom selling what they grow^. Retail orders trom this class will fre- quently reach from $20 to $100 each, sometimes more. The most of our cus- tomers, however, are farmers, who buy their vegetable seeds for their home gar- dens, and rural and suburban residents, who buy a few vegetable seeds for small kitchen gardens, and more flower seeds for the adornment of the garden and cult- ure in pots or window boxes. A FOURFOLD INCREASE. "Has the general demand for seeds increased in a greater ratio than the increase of population?" "Undoubtedly! In the eighteen years I have been in the seed business, I suppose the consumption of vegetable and flower seeds has increased fully fourfold, and I fully expect that the increase will keep on in the same ratio for the next twenty years. Travel anywherethroughout this country, and you will notice how many farmers, besides entirely neglecting the beautifying of their homes by the flower garden, grow in the field only the coarser vegetables, such as cabbage, potatoes, beets and onions. Seedsmen generally are mutually helping each other byedu- catirg our people to eat more vegetables and to grow more flowers. For instance, in 1876, when we first started business, our sales of sweet peas would not aggre- gate twenty-five pounds of seeds the sea- son, while even the larger houses at that date would probably not sell over 200 pounds in a year. Now of sweet peas alone we requiremorethan 20,000 pounds annually, and there are one or two other houses who require quite as much." ADVERTISING A POTENT FACTOR. Has advertising been a potent factor in this increase?" "Advertising has certainly been an im- portant factor in this increase, but by ad- vertising I would not mean merely peri- odical advertising, but the circulating of catalogues and horticultural literature as well." "But which is primarily dependent, is it not, upon periodical advertising?" ' Largely, except that one customer who purchases seeds and grows a good garden naturally recommends us to his neighbor. It is very difficult to get inform- ation on these points, but probably we airive as nearly at the facts as can be by an elaborate system of oersonal letters which we send out with our catalogues. In one of these letters we state to a cer- tain class that 'We notice you did not pur- chase any seeds of us last year. Had you any cause for dissatisfaction?' etc. An- swers to these letters often elicit the fact that some other member of the family sent the order the preceding year." MAILING CATALOGUES. "You ask me about circulation of cata- logues. In reply would say that we never send a catalogue except to our regular mailing list of customeis, and to the ad- dresses of persons who apply direct to us from periodical advertising. Forinstance, the proprietor of a Boston seed house who had built up quite a nice little mail trade bv advertising, approached us last autumn with a desire to sell out, and his chief asset named a list of a number of customers who were accustomed to buy from him by mail. He seemed greatly astounded when the writer stated to him that were our active competitors to offer us their mailing list of customers, we would not send them unsolicited a copy of our manual. We have thoroughly tested this system of mailing catalogues to such buyers who have not applied direct to us in years past, and we have proved it to be comparatively valutless." THE QUESTION OF POSITION. "Do you regard position of much im- portance?" "Yes, I do." "You are willing to pay more for posi- tion space then?" "Ordinarily we do not pay more for position space, as we are generally able on large space in the more important mediums to get position. For instance, this very week we have the first page of the Christian Lferald, and the last out- side cover page of the Golden Rule. How- ever, you will also notice that we have the upperhalf of the lastoutsidecover page of the Century Magazine for March. This, of course, costs heavily for the position, but from the returns already being re- ceived, it is worth several times the price of an inside page." "I see that you usecolored illustrations extensively in your 'annual.' Do you be- lieve advertisements illustrated in colors in leading magazines, even if printed at an additional cost to you, would prove profitable advertising?" COLOR WORK UNPROFITABLE. "Decidedly no. While we always have a lithographed cover and several litho- graph plates in our catalogues, it is a noteworthy fact that the novelties thus presented by such color work the first year of introduction do not sell as well as the next year, when the same varieties are catalogued with only a good wood cut engraving. We shall always, as we 1052 The American Florist. May ir, have for years past, continue to use litho- graph work, but the effect of thesame we regard as principally profitable in that it makes the entire catalogue attractive." "Have you any reason to offer for this?" "Nothing further than that it is our custom in using color plates to give a description of the varieties upon the back of the plate, whereas the year following the same variety will be offered on a page with illustrations in connection with the matter." MAGAZINES AND COLORED PAGES. "Then if magazines were able to print illustrations in colors with the reading matter on the same page, this objection would be overcome?" "Largely, I should think, but that would naturally be expensive, because in printing the same page you are paying for fourteen colors, or as many as you use. and a great deal of it would be descriptive matter which is not colored." "What do you think of write-ups?" "I don't think a write-upsbould ever be disguised. It should be a well-told story of the business, or of some interesting feature, and in the matter of seed-growing could be made both instructive and inter- esting without being in any way deceit- ful." "It is fair to assume that you believe catch-phaets like 'Burpee's seeds grow' to be potential?" A MISSTATEMENT CORRECTED. "I do; and recently J. L. Stack & Co., in their bulletin, made the announcement that we had paid for the ownership of this phrase the sum of $200. I immediately wrote to have this statement corrected, telling them|that the phrase was first used in one of the advertisements competing for prizes we offered several years ago; that Mr. Wiley B. Jones, advertising manager of Wells, Richardson & Co., of Burlington, Vt., was awarded the second prize of $25; but had I known how effict- ive this phrase would prove, Mr. Jones would certainly have been awarded the first prize. A COMMON ERROR. "I think that other seedsmen, in com- mon with ourselves, are all inclined to try to get too much into one advertisement; that our seed advertising generally has a very solid, heavy appearance, and fiom several interviews with experts, I know that it is generally condemned for this reason; but in defense of the general seed advertising wou'd say that it is aimed directly at a class at the one season of the year when they are particularly interested in the subject matter of the advertise- ments, and consequently can allow of less display than general advertising that aims to catch the eye of the reading public not specially interested in the article ad- tised." — FaiHC. Regarding onion seed crops in Cali- fornia, Chas. W. Beebe, an experienced seedsman of San Francisco who has re- cently visited the growing district, re- ports the outlook favorable for a large yield; this notwithstanding recent state- ments to the contrary published in the American Agriculturist. We hope to give more definite details as to the out- look soon. St. Paul, Minn— L. L. May & Co. dis- charged 60 men last week. Griggs Bros, will increase their garden seed depart- ment. DeCou & Co. have removed to a better retail location with larger quarteis at 62 East 7th street. EIS'X>y^^XjISXX:E:X3 X830. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoN, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS. SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. Wtiolesals Importers should -write tas for Prlcea Our MR. JOHN SFEELMAN is yet on his way back to New York and will sail for Holland May 1 5th next; please send fill ihat date, all correspondence to John Speelman, care of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, bankers, South William St., New York City. C. J. SPEELMAN & SONS, Growers of 45 Acres of Bulbs, SASSENHEIM, near Haarlem, HOLIAND . VAN ZANTEN & CO.. Headquarters for High Grade Forcing Bulbs HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS OUR SPECIALTY. ;(®°"Ask for wholesale price list to S. ASCHER, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. A. & F. BOLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St.. NEW YORK. Apply before consigning, to offer tn proper shape and form. Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on cash basis only. Mention American Florist. A. V. VAN Zanten sailed from New York for Southampton May 8. The John A. Salzer Seed Co. are build- ing a new seed warehouse. Mr. a. Forbes of Peter Henderson & Co. sailed for London on steamer Mo- hawk May 4. The sixth annual report of the Mis- souri Botanic Garden, recently received by us, contains, in addition to the busi- ness of the garden, five valuable scientific papers. It is freely illustrated, and like its predecessors, possesses both interest and permanent value. New York. — Referring to a note pub- lished in a contemporary to the effect that he had started into the retail mail trade, Mr. E. V. Hallock states that, while it is his present intention to enter the mail trade the announcement is rather premature, as he will not make any start before January, 1896. He states further that he has tirnily resolved not to touch the wholesale trade in an\' form what- ever, excepting under greater provocation than anything he has yet experienced. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees* Palms, £tc. FROM AUSTRALIA. - Arauca- rias, Faim Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. -Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders lK>oked up to Dec. I for Cycas Hevoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue ■;*t-'9a. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. FINEST OF BULBS .A.'r XjOTTV fl-.A.'X'EIIS. Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, Englewood, N. J. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. '5 HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists and Gardeners tra^U' a Speriiilty. 26 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I.. N. Y. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and large.'*! growers of this Importjint bulb. True Stock. Loivfst I'riccs. licst (.Hnillty. F. R. PIERSON CO., T.\l!RYT(»WN-0\-lllII>SON. NKW MIKK. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. iSgs- The American Florist. 1053 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever otTered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated sort. See full pagre Illustrated aclTertiseroeut of above In American Florist December l8t auil 8tli. FOR' DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — • H.E.6HITTY, ^^ PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIOIVS Healthy well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per lOOO Lizzie McGowan. Silver Spray, I*nrltan, Grace Wilder ll.-SO SIO.OO Daybreak 2.00 16.00 Portia. American Flag 1.60 lO.UO Tidal Wave and Orange Blossom 2.00 15 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Klnest white and fringed vurk'tles. JL.'iO per 1(«1. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flncst white, pink and .vellinv vurlftleM, f-MIO per lU). COLEUS-Ki'd and velluw and Mdxcd variety. fl.UO per 100: fS.KI per 100(1. Heliotrope, Aeeratum and German Ivy, fl.OO per mi. er-Casli ivlth nrdiT. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively rm Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List, p. O. Box 220. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. LIZZIE McGOWAN, itl.iO per lOU; $12.60 per 1000. Wn. SCOTT, Si.UU per 100; J25.00 per lOCO. Guaranteed stock, well- rooted, tree from disease. stroDt: and stocky. Most popular Carnations on the market. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WKITE FOR LIST. GflRNflTlONS-ROOted GuUinflS. Per 100 Per 1000 Lizzie <;llbert SIO.OO 175.00 Helen Keller 6 00 -10.00 Sweetbrler 6.0O 40.00 lasio 6.00 40 00 AdiBvTon 5 00 40 1)0 Uncle John 6.00 40.10 Wm. Scott 3 00 26.00 Lulu 3.00 25 00 Daybreak 3.00 25.00 Mrs. Reynolds 3 00 26.00 Lizzie McGowan 2.60 20.00 Silver Spray 2.10 15.01) I'er nil I'LT 1000 Bouton d or 35s 1)0 Goldtinch 6 OO .lacquemlnot 5.10 The Stuart 5 00 Annie Pl.\ley 5.U0 Buttercup 400 Mad. D. Albertlnl 3 OO Hector 3 ft) Nicholson 3 00 GraceBattles 2.f0 Portia 2.00 White Dove 2 00 Our stock is In excellent condition, inspection Invited. fTO.'O 40. IK; 411. 0') )0.00 40.00 35.00 26.00 25 CO 26 (10 20(10 16.00 16.10 MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION "H. Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Carnation Plants. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants from soil. They will all grow. and make better and stronger stock. We can give you the much sought for WM. SCOTT, free, clear pink, for S3.00 per 100; DAY- BREAK. TIDAL WAVE, SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN. PORTIA, etc , at ^l per 100; GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER. THE STUART, E. A. WOOD. SoOO per too. Discount of 10 per cent on orders lor 500 or more of a kind. All orders must be accompanieoby cash. We can furnish the following new varieties of '95, mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per 10( KOHINOOR. new white, large, free . .812.00 $100.00 ROSE QU EEN. new, fine pink variety 12.00 100.00 CORSAIR the scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 7.5 00 ALASKA. large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 75 OO LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 7500 STORM KING, large, pure white . . . 10.00 75.00 METEOR large, bright crimson . . . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 GEO. HANCOCK & SOI^ ) Grand Haven, M eh. Mention American Florist E. G.HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. ™rREX DEGONIflS. Per 100 Strong plants. 254-inch pots, assorted . . $4.00 Strong plants, 354-inch pots, assorted . . 5.00 Also Immense line of Rosee Carnations and a gen- eral stock. Send for quotations. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. SPECIALTIES AT. I , IN TUB BEST VAULETIES. ROSE'S, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. COLEUS, ROOTED CUTTINGS. Finest selection fancy-leaved, old and new. $3.00 per UOU. Keds and Yellows, $H.OO per lUOO. Eltber, 750. per IiKi. postpaid. Write for special bargains on Fancy- leu ved ( ultingH or plants. DANIEL K. HERR, Ryder Ave.. Lancaster. Pa. CARNATIONS SURPLUS STOCK. Good strong platts from the soil, ready to set out in the open ground of the following varieties, at the same rate as rooted cuttings were sold. Per 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT J3.00 $25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI . . .... 3 00 2500 UNCLE JOHN 5.00 40.00 THE STUART 6.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD 5 00 40.00 And a limited number of the two new varieties METEOR and BRIDESMAID. FRED. DORNER & SON, CARNATION. Well rooted cuttings and perfectly healthy; If they are not you can ship them back and have your money returned Per luo I'er ll'OU LIZZIE McCOWAN SI. 25 S9.00 Vini FT^ Lady Caniiibell. well routed runners, free IIULLIOi and clear of dlseape Jl 25 per hundred; ¥10.00 per tliouMand. Cash with order. PETER BROWN, Florist, Lancaster, Pa. strong and healthy rooted cuttings of the following read ynow: perlOOperlOtft 6,000 BUTTERCUP .SI 60 KiO UO lO.OOO LIZZIE MCGOWAN 160 12 00 10.000 TIDAL WAVE 160 12(10 l.'i.O llAYBREAK 2.00 15.60 l.'.,iljll I'dKTlA. 15,00(1 SILVER SPRAY... 1 25 10.00 I.O.I'OO AURORA 1.60 12 00 MI.OOO well rooted runners of LADY CAMP- BELL Violets 1.25 10.00 JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS McGowan in quantity. A few thousand each of Keller, Stuart and Dorner — others all sold. PANSIES. in bud and bloom, at $1.75 per 100, or $15.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B 496, LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF KOHINOOR, PUKPLE KING, and many of the standard kinds. Prices on application. c J. r»Eivivoci«:, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. 4®"Send for price list. ELLIS, NORFOUK Co.. MASS. For Cut Carnations, ADDRESS JAS. E. ROBERTS, MIddletown, Conn. Always mentioa the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1054 The American Florist. May II. ^ecod) (^lote)&. WiLKSBARRE, Pa. — I. G. Marviti is fit- ting up a magnificent florist's store on Franklin street. Sioux City, Ia. — Crop prospects in this section could not be better, and outlook for spring trade is excellent. J. C. Renni- son is away on a business triptoGrinnell. Pekin, III. — Trade so far this season is much better than last year, and hope it will keep up. G. A. Kuhl is adding 6,000 square feet to his plant, giving him a total of 26,000 square feet. Hammond, Ind. — This city is to have a new park. The location being considered is within walking distance of the business center and comprises 20 acres of land ad- mirably adapted to park purposes. Bridgeport, Conn. — It is now virtually settled that the beautiful tract of land situated on the east side of Clinton ave- nue, which has been leveled off and sown with grass seed, is to be made a public park. Peoria, III. — The mayor-elect was formerly chairman of the park board and as he is thoroughly in sympathy with the park movement it is believed he will use all the means in his power to carry on the park improvements successfully. East Bridgewater, Mass.— Thomas Hooper, for many years a leading florist of Bridgewater, died at the residence of his daughter May 1, at the age of 89 years. He has attended every meeting of the Plvmouth County Agricultural Soci- ety during its seventy-five years of exist- ence. New Orleans. — The Lower City Park, which was a few years ago but a mere pasture for stray cattle, has been so im- proved as to be a credit to the city. The old marsh has been converted into a beautiful lake and the grounds beautified until now they are a popular resort of the people. Taunton, Mass. — Easter trade and re- tail prices were about the same as last year. Supply was equal to demand and quality good. Sales of plants equalled those of last year. The leading demand was for lilies. It is rumored that Mrs. Lyman Briggs is selling out and will re- tire from the business. Columbus, 0.— Gus Drobisch has had an excellent demand for Otaheite oranges, the call coming mainly from the south where the severe winter did such havoc among tender plants. The officers of the Franklin Park Floral Co. are Albert Knopf, president; John Siebert, vice-presi- dent; Capt. M. C. Lilly, secretary and treasurer; T. M. Lilly and Geo. Schmelz, directors. John Hellenthal has as clean a lot of plants in his new rose house as can be seen here. Omaha, Neb. — The last payment by the park commission on the purchase of Riverside Park not only exhausted the $4.00,000 park bond fund voted three years aeo, but left an unpaid balance of about $12,000, for which the citv council provided from another fund. No more bonds will be voted or issued for the pur- chase of parks this or next year; probably not for a number of years, but fortunately neither the development or even the ex- tension of the Omaha park and boulevard system need be arrested on that account, as two public spirited citizens have made liberal offers of assistance. DREER^S OFFER OF One Hundred Thousand Dwarf French Cannes. We are now sending out a very tine lot of Cannas in strong, well-established plants in 3-inch pots. REMEMBER these are not freshly divided plants out of moss or soil, but well estab- lished in 3-inch pots and will make a display at once. Alplionse Bouvler Cliaa. Ilenderson Madame Crozy I'aul Marquant Admiral Uorvals Ant^ilne Crozy Admiral Courbet Barun de Sandrans Hardii de Kenowardy Camlile Bernardln Comte Ganay Charles Moore C. Iteiieau CliaB. IUppe Count Horace de CholBCui Clieoph Vlard Col. iJoddH Duchess de Montenard Deull deSt. (irevy E.vploraleur Crampbel Edward MlCK E, Chevreul Edward Michel F. Neuvessel Fraocols Courbin tYancois Malre Geoffroy St. Hllalre GuBtav Senneholz J. D. Cabos J. Thomayer Ingenleur Alphand L. E. Bailey M. Lefebvre Marquise Arthur L'Algle Mr. Cleveland Maurice Mueey MlsB Sarah Hill Nellie Bowden OraiiK'e Perfection ProfeHHeur Gerard Princess Siisalguanl Paul si^rlst Plort'tte de Blorlet Perfectlnn Proures'^Ion Kaiser WUlielm Senator Monteflore StHtujtlrc KiilcontB StM-rt'liiry Stewart Sui'lile Biichner Stail^'iirtner Senneholz Seglonatre Trocadero Ventura Any of the above varieties, 7Bc. per dozen; $5.00 per 100: $45.00 per 1000. Well established plants from 3-inch pots. Queen Charlotte, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. For five dollars we will furnish cue each of the above fifty-live varieties including one Queen Char- lotte, and one each often other very choice sorts not listed above, making (i5 fine distinct sorts. This will make an interesting collection at an unprecedently low price. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut S treet, PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Extra fine plants, in bud and bloom. $2.50 per 100: $20 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1 per 100; $8 per 1000 PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. 30,000 VERBENAS. Our plants cannot be surpassed. r»a. of the choicest varieties of CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in splendid condition, at prices to close. SEND US YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTIMATE. PITCHER & MANDA, ..».. Short Hills, N. J. SEASONABLE STOCK. IN FIRST-CLASS ORDER. Per 100 Acalypha Macafeeana, 2W-inch pots Jf5.0U Ageratum. (.'opes l*et, 'Jj^-lncu pots 2.00 Alyssum, Turn Thumb. 2Wlnch pots ... 2.50 Begonia Vernon, 2^^ Inch pots 3.50 Cannas, dry roots, French Beedllnfrs 2.00 Coccoloba (Muehlenbecfela) Platycada,2V Inch pots .^.00 Coleus. Golden Crown, Firebrand. Beckwlth's Gem. I urple Prince— a sturdy variety, superior to Hero. 2L^-lnch pots 2.00 Ariel« dwarf . fi l)eautlful var., 2H-lnch pots.. 4.00 Cuphea platycentra, 2Vlnch pots 2.50 Fuchsias, ifJidlim' wnrta. :;!^-lnch pots 4.00 Carania splendens, 2'. ^ inch pots 5.00 Geraniums, Gen Grant, and other leading bedding sorts, 2H-lnch pots 4.00 Ivy, Souv. de Ohas. Turner, P. Crozy, etc., mixed, 2'.s-inch pots 4.00 German Ivy, 2Vlnch pots 2.0U Hibiscus, mixed rubra, grandiflorus, etc., -l-lnch pots f'.no Heliotrope, 2'-. -Inch pots 3.00 Pi lea Serpyfolia, 2'o-lnch pots 2.oU Solanum Jasminioides, 2H!-lnch pots .. .10.00 Stevia serrata variegata, from tlats, strong 2.00 Swainsona salegifolia alba, very fine 1111(1 htronu. '.jTT.-itu'li poiw 4 00 Manettia bicolor. ^Vinch pots 5. no Atternanthera, rooted cultmgs 75 Coleus, rooted cuttings 75 N. B.— The above prices are f. o. b. at Oyster Bay, without ttie pots. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co , N. Y. Gardiner's Celebrated J English < Mushroom Spawn. ] Frtah ul Eellaile. < 87 per 100 lb3. < Special price on larger quatitltlet. John Gardlne Philadelphia, •.iiltt. J ner Sl Co., } phia. Pa. > Fansies, Verbenas and other .seasonable stock. last week's Florist. West End Greenhouses, Mt. See my price li.st in H. COLCLOUGH. Pleasant, Iowa. COLEUS. Per rOO Rooted Cuttings $ .60 From 2-incli pots 1.50 Alternanthera, 2-inch pots 1.50 Ageratum, white and blue, rooted cut- tings 50 2-inch 1.50 CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY. Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. The most Complete Assortment of Stock in the West for FLORISTS and NURSERYMEN. Headquarters for Roses, Tender and Hardy Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, Trees, etc. CataloH:ue and Frii-e List free. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio. r>o,ooo Now Ke»(Iy. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. The best marketing variety ever Inirodnced: cornea Into bloom early In March; no collectluu complete without It, Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots. Jl M per do/... Ifi 50 per 100. BfOlbiH. from 2'^.-lii pots. JV per 100. UKRANIUnis, nrHrulml I\U',\lahon, llappy Thought, Sliver Cord, strong plants, from 2-ln., ${.25 per 100. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN 1. NEFF, Florist, 4010 HiitlerStrt^et. Pitt8burg:h, Pa, Menlinn American Florist Plants for Sale in liir^e juui .small lots. CahlHiize, 'roiiiaivi. Sweet I'otato. IVpper and Egj; Plants from now until the llr.stof .lune. HENRY HESS, Cockeysville, Batto. Co., Md. 1895. The American Florist. 1055 MEDAL WINNING GflNNflS, controlled by us and offered now for the first time. CHICAGO.— (Medal awunlecl) Positively the best vermilion scarlet to date: 4 feet, tcreen loliane wlili leaves SI to 10 Inches wide, tlower truss and stalk standi boldlv erect. The iartxe flowers up ^n uiit nearly flat, petals l^i Indies wide and live in number- In this respert the Chicago fairly out-classes all Carinas, the Httli leat ndilinu' njuch tu ila- t)!ossum and tlower spike. Its record at the World's Fair, on uur timunda and In our i:reenhonses nmre than juallfles all our claims for It. The record nf our Canna Novelties ot the past seasons entitles us to your confidence. The color. In the lani^uape of the judges. Is a "dazzllne verral Ion scarlet." smooth and without marklntis except a purplish ^loss. Price of this urand novehy only 75c. each. MADAME ALPHONSE BOUVIER.-iv'*! feet, foliage medium irreen. flower large, well opened. The co or Is that of Madame Crozy. tinted with dark crim- son spots likeCrampb«l. Th • yellow edge Is irregularly wider with clear yet- low spots on upper and lower edge of petals Into the thro jtof the flower; a mag- nificent Canna, scarce. Each, *i.:i5. M. MESNIER.— (Medal awarded) '6\ feet, dark green foliage, sturdy growth, flowers large, petals wide, color salmon, slightly dottefl and ctreaked with red. which Is deepest In the center of the flower. Petals are biirdered with a nar- row rim of yellow which Is Irregularly wider on the ends, often % to J^ Inch wide. Each, 7oc. MIDWAY.— (Medal awarded). A% feet, green foliage, strong grower, color rich vermilion slightly streaked with faint crimson; petals I-'Ir Inches wide, com- pact flower spike, a strong grower and free bloomer. The crimson streaks and splashlugs In the petals make a splendid effect on their background t)f scarlet . Each, 75c. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. OCTAVE Ml RABEAU.— (Medal awarded). 3W feet, green foliage, flowers lar=re, petals wide, color a deep venulllun. painted with finely penciled tines of orange yellow and crimson. Price, T^c. STANDARD CANNAS-Po' Plants. Doz. 100 Paul Marguant ll.lu »;.U() Explorateur Crampbel 1 00 tJ.OO Mme. Crozy 1.00 O.Uii Sec'y Stewart '.> B.ui Yellow shades mixed. . .75 5.50 Scarlet shades mixed. .75 5.50 Doz. l(«l Egandale Jl..iof8 50 Florence Vaughan 1.25 8.5(1 J. D. Cabos 1.00 7.UI J. C. Vaughan, b3st darJc leaveil variety In existence, tluwer as striking and distinct as Cabos 1.60 10.110 NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WM. H. RAND. Positively the best yellow novelty of 1895 — 50c. CLEMATIS. Fine stock strong 3-year, such as Jackmanni, Henryii, Miss Bateman, etc., at $4.00 doz. H. P. ROSES, all If ading sorts, $10.00. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 84 &, 86 Rando ph Street. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, "MASS. Addrett all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. MaBUlacilirt TEE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. sizes IJ^-lnch and 2-lnch, fJ.OU per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we slve away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. agents: a. Rolker & Sons, New York: M. Rice i Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Ha.; F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dev St., N. T.; U. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., ;« Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O. ; E. U. Hunt, 79 Lake St., ChlcaKo; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. l;il Mason St., Mllkwaukee, Wis.; n. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati, C: T. W. Wood h Sons, Oth and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck'e Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Danl B. Long, BuSalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. IjOUIs, Mo.; Huntr InRton Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland, Oregon : A. Herrman, 415 E.34th St., New York; Geo. A.Sutherland. 117 Brom- Held St., Boston; Welch Bros., No. 1 A Beacon St.. Bos- ton; N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; The Henry PhlUpps Seed and Implement Co , Toledo, O,, Bert Cokely Ji Co., i'/A Church St.. Phlladephla, Pa,; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. R. I.; L. J. Kreshover, 112 West 27th St, New York; J. C. VauRhan, 26 Barclay St., New Y^ork. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. d U r. ^ O oj iJ ^ Saisc MS sua* 2. L- »? " a uJcn QCO 10427. 75 cts. rt tf Ul g.M i; a t -— IF VOU ARE IN NEED OF FINE FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS, IVY GERANIUMS, ETC., in 4-inch pots, write GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. Also fine lot of SWORD FKRNS in S-inch pots. Dooble Frlnoed Petunias 6 named, Dreer's choicest varieties, fine plants, 2 5^-inch pots, ready to shift into 3 and 4-inch, JS3.00 per 100. Order at once. Cnwh. MARKEY BROS., Fort Wayne, Ind. Mention American Florist. CHEAP OFFER OF DAUDEY'S PRIZE BEGONIAS AND DAHLIAS. Who waut a beautilul coUectiou of fine colored and large flowering Begonias, taki- a trial with Daudey's First-Class Begonias. Splendid bulbs, measuring 5 to S inches in circumference. SINGLE BEGONIAS— White, yellow, orange, bronze, scarlet, rose and cream per 100 $ 4. CO Finest mixed per lOOO $30 00, " 3.&0 DOUBLE BEGONIAS— In splendid different colors " 15,00 Finest mixed '* 10.00 DAHLIAS— Finestaud laigestst'ain in Holland. Awarded many Medals and First-Class Cer- tificates. Cactus, large-flowering, dwarf and pompon, in newest and finest sorts. *' 10.00 " Finest mixture " 8.(10 *• Single, finest mixture . ... ... *' 6.00 -9^ Please cash with order, or good references to a well-known Dutch firm. Cable Address: DAUDEY. Florist. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. J. W. DAUDEY, Hz., HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WCMDD tNOOAVINO ZINC tTCMlNOiW: COPPtR tTCHlNO -MANZ £r> COMPANY- /*) MALf-TONCPROCrSS- ^ ^ >AA.x PHocrss ■■ \^ LLICTOOTM.'IPsKi - •■ 183 A\oNRpe Street- ••■CHICAGO- ■• ilANITE S"w"f.^ Mildew, Rust and similar fungoi— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $3.00. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 39 Klngstons In the D. S. Get the state stralglit. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable lalwr saving device. '"—W. N. Ritjd, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso., 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. WELD, Rosllndale, Mass. J. N. Struck & Bro. Uanufacturera ot •CYPRESS- GreeioQse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. For saic li_\' all M_i,'l>iijtii .\'i llui ist can do without it Clicap, piaclica'^le aud iudestructible. 35 ct8. each, or 93 .50 per du/en. Manufactdred by CHAS. SCHUCK, 24f.7 North 8th St., I'HILA., FA. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Pittsburg, Pa., Mar. IS, ISy.'). LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland, Ohio. 6^^»//iW/('M.— Replying to your favor, we will build three smaller house? instead of the one large one. When we build these bouses we will use the butted system, as the house we built last season gives perfect satisfaction, and we wish we had butted all of them, as you advised. Will let you hear from us later in regard to lumber. Yours truly, ELLIOTT & ULAM. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For clrcularH and eBtlinateB ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. r^ocK;ivA.i>fi3, o. SEE HERE MR., WHAT'S YOUR NAME, DON'T YOU NEED VENTILATING APPARATUS? The ''New Departure," 'ir¥"irr''ifF''irf"ininrfi!!rt^ or "MEAT SAW LIFT. Will do the work quick, better, and COST LESS than any other appliance ever invented. Address J. D. CAE.MODT, Evansville, Ind. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated CataloErnes, HOME RflTIftN 60., 483 Wells St., GUlcaoo. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THK CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circnlars and Price £ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHINO, Queens, Co., Ht. T. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB, For Glazlngr Sash, Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkler For Bale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for SI. 00. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogue. Hamilton Sash Lilters are the most Economical in the V/orld. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydney St.. Dorchester. Mass Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 1058 The American Florist. May II, Cleveland. The Gordon Park Greenhouses hive assigned. They were the property ot Mr. Harry Gordon, and were managed for him by Mr. John Miller. Mr. W. J. Gor- don, the grandfather of the present pro- prietor, was a great enthusiast in all matters pertaining to floriculture. Many florists will remember the old belief that it was impossible to grow roses under glass in the region about Cleveland, and make a financial success of it. Mr. Gor- don had no faith in that superstition, and backed his own opinion with good money. He put up the first houses of any size that were intended exclusively for the forcing of roses. They were two in num- ber, and the financial success of the ven- ture was so immediate and complete, that four or five more were added the follow- ing summer. For several years, while rose growing was in its infancy every- thing went well. Then came the time of close competition and low prices, with the consequent diminution of profits. Upon Mr. W. J. Gordon's death the houses fell into the hands of the present owner, and we have once more a demon- stration of the correctness of the belief that under ordinary conditions, the greenhouse business is an excellent one for the inexperierccd to let severely alone. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of the south side ate happy in the possession of a little daughter. As far as business is concerned, matters have settled down to the usual humdrum round. Some funeral work, an occasional wedding, a social function once in a while and the usual everyday flower buy- ing, keep things moving. Those who grow bedding stock are hustling around getting their stuff into inviting shape for the party who wants "a tew things to brighten up the yard." This individual is all right usually, when of the male per- suasion, but when a formidable female, who knows a place where she can buy pansies for twenty cents a dozen, looms up before the florist's vision, there comes a sudden tendency toward fatigue on the part of the hapless flower man. Prices on pretty much everything are prettv shaky just now, owing probably to the abnormally hot weather, which has brought every thing forward too fast, while the demand has been, except- ing for twoor threespurts, slightly below the ordinary. A. ■ Improved Glazing! Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints malce an air and water tight roof. SAVES FUEL. SAVES GLASS. No slippiiij; or breaking of <;lass from frost. These "Joints" have been on the market for ten years, and are in use by some of the largest establishments in the country. When well put in they give entire satisfaction. Writ** for circular. J. M. GASSER, Wholesale and Retail Florist, m- CLEVELAND, O. When wrlttntr mention the AMEltK^AN Kl.oKlHT CHEAPERTHANGLASS ^^rli -^Fen! STER PAPPE:" comes in rolls of about 110 yards long, (uU 3l) inches wide; will last for seasons when prepared as directed The most use- ful article wherever shading is required. An original roll co.sts only $10 cash. If you wish to see more of it before onlering. send one dollar for a trial roll o( 8 yards to August Rolker&Sons, New York. 1'. O. station K. Mention American FlorlBt. PALACE KIMC HOT WATER 80ILEIIS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSE HEATING. WRITE US. Russel Wheeler and Son, Utica, N. Y. THE ORIGItlATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Ou r capacity no^ is j ^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. .A. l^tlll lii^te- oif IzStillo l*£kii^. Send tor Price List. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713 to 7i9 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kaudotpli Ave. and Union St., .Jfrsey City, N. .J. Jacksou Ave. and Pearson St., Long Inland CIt.v, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firmofSipfle Dopflfel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for nrice list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Adtlress PI TTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO.. New Brighton, Pa. Standard Flower Pots. OUR POTS AKE OF THE BEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before i>l;t<-iiif; your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. 133 & 131 South Fifth Ave.. NEW YORK. NATURAL CAS MADE GLASS, or Kose Houses, Conservatories, Ktc, Ktc. f\ nCC ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for ULllO^ t Estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. 103 South 5th Avenue. NKW YORK CITY. GEO. H. CITAXIH.KI-:. , {'II.WnLEE. ?. ATENT Trade-Marks. Caveats. Etc. CHANOLEE & CHANDLEE, atents and Patent Causes. s Kl.KCTUlCAl, .\N]» MECUANK'AI. K.M'KUTS. rolaok Huihlhifj:, Atlantic Uuitdhig, YOKli, I'A. W ASHINUTUX, D.C. i8q3. The American Florist. 1059 F Gre enhouse ^ M j> f .307 fl/lW'THORjJE /\v'e..G/11CA00.IllJ Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. ^ Boilers made of the beat f luaterlal shell, firebox eheets and heads of steel, water sp lue all around (froDt. sides and back). Write for Information. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Super! ority, will repay ina few seasons its cost. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolpli Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflU 6aS Mffi fl LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY I VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate ot Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for S years, no chains to break as is the result with others. I Opens Sash uniform ci ! 100 foot houses .A new device. I Send lor Catalogue ana j. timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS. HoriiGuiiyral flrcnitecis and Hot Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, euclusing 4 cents in stamps. ISO, 1-51, 1-53 Ceiiiter St., IVEJW 'i^Oieii. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. VALVES, riTriNGs AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COL.DWEl.L- WILCOX CO.. Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J HAIL EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for UluBtrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmoud, Ind. When writing to any of theadvertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1060 The American Florist. May 11^ Index to Advertisers. Adv Rates 1048 American Boiler Co.. .lOCU Andorra Nurseries.... lOKI BallerFA 104« Bayersdorfer H & 00.105*! Rerger U U & Co 1062 Black Andrew L 1016 Blano A 10,')5 Boston Flower MarketlOiS Boston Letter Co 1055 Brown I*et«r IC6.'l Burns& Kaynor 104'J Barrow JO 104« CambrldneTlleMfKCoI068 Carman It W 10.W Carmudy.! 1) 1057 Cbandlee & Cbandlee.l05.S Chltty 11 B 1053 ColclouKh H 10.M Coldwell Wilcox CO...106',) Conley John & Son.. . .106<; CorbreyT J 1040 Cottage (Jardens 1063 Cunrilnyham Joa H. . .1047 Daudey Hz. J W 1066 Deamud J B A Co 104!( De Lamater Iron WkslOdfi Dletsch A & Co lOS'.l Dillon J L 1054 Domer Fred & Son. . . .lOKf DreerH A 1040 10.54 Dresel Aug 1046 Hlllott W H.. 1048 Blllaon Wm IWH Ellis & rollworth . . . .1048 EllwanKcr & Barry. ..1047 Felthousen J B 1048 Flaber* AIrd 1053 Fryer B 104(i Gardiner Jobn & Co. . .10,54 Gasser J M 1068 Gibson JC 1046 Gumey Heater Co ...1000 Hall AsB'n 1069 Hamllteir. 1057 Hammond BenJ 10.v; Hancock & Son 105;i Hart Michael A lOjS Hartford H B 1048 Helss.I H 1046 Herr Albert M 1053 HerrUanI K 105.1 Herrmanns 3eedStorel0.55 Hess Henry 1040 1054 Hews A H &C0 10 8 HIllBQ&Co 1053 HInrlchs&Co 1050 Hlppard B 1060 HItchlnKS & Co 1060 Hoffman E M & H N.1066 Home Kattan Co 1057 Hooker H M Co 1050 Horan Kdw C 1040 Horan .las & Son 1053 Hose Connection Co. .1057 Hulseboscb Bros 1052 HuntEH 1019 Hunt M A Estate .... 1047 Huntsman & Co ... 1053 Japanese Nurseries.. .1045 •lennlnns E B 1040 Jones .\1 M 1067 Joosten C H 1056 Kennlcott Bros Co.... 1040 Keppler M 1052 Kroeschell Bros Co... .105'.) Kuebn C A 1018 KuhlGeo A 1055 LampertJJ 1015 Lanl! Julius 1048 Little M B 1046 Lockland Lam C0IO6O 10.57 LongDan'lB 1018 Lonsdale Edwin 1063 Lord & Bumtaam Co.lOtiO Louisville Tobacco Col065 Lynch W B 1040 McBoth Thos A 1046 McBrlde Alex lOSi McCarthy N F & Co. . . 1040 McDonald Bros 106« McFarlandJH Co. ... 1II4B Manda W A 1052 Manz J &Co 1065 Markel Jos 1047 Markey Bros 1055 May Jno N 1017 Michel Pit * Bulb CO1046 MlllanK Frank 1049 MoninRerJnoC 1059 Moore Frank L 1047 Nanz & Neuner 1047 Nafl Folding Box Co.lOtS National Plant Co.... 1053 NeffLI 1064 PennockCJ 1053 PennockSaml S .... 1018 Plersiii) F KCo ... .Ift52 Pitcher & Manda.1045 1064 Pittsburg Clay MfgCoiaiS Prince A G & Co 1049 PurdyJas 1040 Quaker City Mc hWksl069 Randall AL 1049 ReedGlassCo 1068 Reed&Keller 1050 RelnberKBros. ..1047 1049 llenard Jos 1053 Rice M&Co 1060 RobertsDH 1058 Roberts J E 1053 Roehrs Theo 1049 Rogers Pk Floral Co. 1049 Rolker A & Sons. 10,55 I05« 1058 Rolker A& F 1062 Sander&Co IO48 SchuckChas 1057 Schwake Chas 104B Scollay Jno A 1057 Seawanhaka Greenh'81054 Shelmire W R 10411 Sheridan W F 1040 Slebrecht & Wadley. . 1047 Situations, wants, etc. 1015 Smith NathA Son.. ..1063 Speehnan C J & Sons. 1052 Spooner Wm H.. . . 1047 SteBens N 1056 StemmlerTW 1047 StoothoSH A 1065 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1064 StrebySO.. 1054 Struck J N & Bro 1067 Sunderbruch H L .1048 Sutherland Geo A1015 1019 Swayne Wm.. . It5;i Syracuse Pottery Co. .1068 Vander Schoot R.*Sonl052 VanZanten G & Co. . .1062 Vaughan J C 1016 U43 1036 Watson G C 1046 Weathereds Sons T W 1069 Weeber & Don 1062 Welch Bros 1048 Wheeler Russel & Sonl068 Whllldln Pot Co 1068 WllksMfgCo 1059 Williams & Sons Co.. .1047 Wis. Flower Ex 1048 WlttboldGeo 1015 WolBLMfg Co 1059 Wood Bros 1063 YouellH 1045 Young Jno 1049 Young Thos Jr 1049 A Crawly Story. The New Orleans Picayune is responsi- ble for the following: Among the strange stories told about the won- derful things to be found in Australia there is one of crawling leaves. English sailors first biought an account of this phenomenon. They were roam- ing along the coast when a sudden breeze shook down a number of leaves, which floated gently to the ground. The sailors were surprised at this shower because it was not the fall of the year, but midsummer, and the falling leaves looked fresh and green. But this was nothing to what fol- lowed. After a short rest these leaves began crawl- ing along the ground toward the tree Irom which they came. The sailors were too much frightened to stop and investigate, and one of the men said, in relating the adventure, that he expected every minute to see the trees step out and dance a horn- pipe. Fortunately other travelers were not too much frightened to stop and examine the matter. It was discovered that these queer leaves are really insects which live ujaon the trees and are of the same color as the foliage. They have very thin, flat bodies, and wings shaped like large leaves. When disturbed by a breeze they fold their legs under their bodies, and then the leaf-like shape, with stem and all, is complete. Not only are they bright green in summer, like the foliage of the trees at that time, but they actually change like the leaves do to the dull brown produced by frost Another peculiarity of these insects is that when shaken to the ground they seldom use their wings. After lying there for a few minutes, as though they were really leaves, they crawl to the tree and ascend the trunk without seeming to know that they have the power to ^et back to their quarters in a much easier and quicker way. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Hitolxingis & Co. ESTABLrSHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND RUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR FOR HORTI ULTURAL ARCHITECTURE, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street, NEW YORK. LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. t^'Plans and estimates furnished on application. Ijargest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. 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Roses— Pot roses for spring trade — Damaged rose cuttings Carnations— Notes — House of Daybreak carnations (illus.) . . . Cannas Bulbous flowers Starting Cycas revoluta stems Anthurium Andreanum (illus ) . . . . Boston New York Chicago Floral carnival at Santa Barbara, Cal. (illus.) Rochester, N.Y Philadelphia - Pittsburg St. Louis Toronto . . Worcester, Mass St. John, N. B News notes American chrysanthemum annual The seed trade St. Paul, Minn Newport, R. I Notes by the way Florists' Hail Association Greenhouse building North Easton, Mass 1061 1062 1062 1062 1062 1061 1064 1065 1065 1066 1066 1066 1066 1068 1(168 1069 1C69 1069 1069 1070 1072 1074 1076 1076 1878 1080 10^0 1082 Chicago.— Mr. W. N. Rudd is very ill with peritonitis. His lite was at one time despaired of but he is now improv- ing though not yet out of danger. Mr. Dawes of Dawes & Whittaker, Rogers Park, was married in Brooklyn, N. Y., list Wednesday, his bride arriving from England on thatday. The couple left for Chicago the same evening. Sioux City, lA.-The Smiths Villa Green- house and Nursery Co. has been incorpor- ated with capital stock of $5,000. The incorporators are Wm. Smith, H. A. Smith and E.J. Stason. Davenport, Ia.— The Tri-City Florists' Club has issued a premium list for its second annual chrysanthemum show to be held in this city November 12 to 15 jiext. Pot Roses for Spring Trade. I am often asked how these should be treated to get nice thrifty plants suitable for selling as pot plants in bloom for Easter and onward, and as this is the season when preparation must be made for next year 1 venture to give the mode of operation which I have followed for some years with success: To get nice, saleable plants in bloom for Easter take good, clean, healthy plants now in not less than 3 inch pots; if to be had in 4inch so much the better. Pot these up into a larger size, giving them a fairly liberal shift, if 3 inch put them into 4 inch, first^utting=a few pieces of broken potsherds in the bottom of the pot to insure ample drainage. The com- post for potting should be a good friable loam with about one-sixth or one-seventh part of thoroughly decomposed manure; screen the whole through a -U-i. "h mesh screen, then pot the plants hrmly. If the space between the ball of the plan., nd the pot is too narrow to allow thefin>,ers to press the new soil firmly use a th-* stick to ram it solid, being careful not t>. bruise the roots on the outside of the ball. When repotted place the same in an open airy part of the greenhouse, where they can be fully exposed to the sun. Do not water too heavily at the roots till the new roots begin to start well into the new soil, but syringe them freely over- head at least twice daily in bright weather. Under this treatment the roots will fill all the new soil in about four weeks, then they should be repotted into the pots they are to occupy for the bal- ance of the year. The size of these must be regulated by the strength of the plant — usually 6 or 7-inch is amply large enough. When they get their final shift they should be kept in the greenhouse for three or four weeks longer, or till the roots have fairly well taken possession of the new soil. But before this final pot- ting is donethe potsmust be welldrained, and they must be very firmly potted this time. Treat them just the same as be- fore. By July! they should have made good strong growths and be ready to place out of doors. Before doing this select a piece of ground convenient to water and where the sunshine will be unobstructed. Cover this with coal ashes to the depth of at least two inches to keep worms away. On this stand the plants, allow- ing sujBcient rogs between them for free circulation of air. Fill in the spaces be- tween the pots with coal ashes, sand, or some similar material to within one inch of the tops of the pots. It is best to plunge them in beds of not over five rows in each bed, leaving a space of at least two feet between the beds for easy access to weed them, water, etc. For the first few days after they are placed in theopen air if the sun is bright they will need syr- inging overhead three or four times a day to prevent flagging and burning of the foliage, but after three or four days in the open air they will stand all the sun and wind without damage, always providing they have sufficient water at the roots, and one good syringing overhead daily; in moist weather they will not need either. The plants can stand in this position till fall; then, should heavy rains occur it would be advisable to lift a few of the strongest and greenest looking plants out of the ashes. If the roots are push- ing freely through the bottom holes they should all be lifted out of the ashes just enough to break off any roots that may have pushed through. This is to prevent their starting new growth on top, which must be avoided, the object being to let the plants thoroughly ripen the wood they have made during the summer. After the middle of September they should not be watered too liberally, as the cooler nights with generally heavy dews will give them considerable nourishment, par- ticularly as they will not be making so much new growth at that season, and a gradual rest is very essential to them. As si n as the temperature falls below 26° o. 27° they should be placed under cover — a v-ool, dry cellar or a cold green- house facing north is suitable for this purpose. If the cellar or shed or similar place is used for storing they should not be subject to co'd, strong drafts, or the wood may snfF.^r in consequence. The wood must be kept plump and solid dur- ing the winter and perfectly dormant. The time of pruning them must be reg- ulated somewhat by the conditions they are to be placed in the greenhouse. To obtain the best possible results, i. e., a nice bushv plant with good sized and well finished flowers, requires about twelve weeks from the time they are put into the greenhouse. The best temperature to start them in is 46° to 48° at night, with plenty of air during mild days, and when the sun is bright they should be syringed lightly, but enough to moisten all the wood at least twice daily. Continuethis treatment with a gradual rise in the tem- perature of about two degrees every eight or ten days till the buds are set. When they are first brought from the cold storage to the greenhouse tlje soil in the pots will undoubtedly be very dry, in that case a little of the old surface soil should be lightly scraped off with a blunt stick and a little fresh soil and manure — about half of each— mixed up and put oil 1062 The American Florist. May jS, the surface of the pots, and the whole should have a good soaking of water. Oftentimes it will take two or three good waterings to thoroughly moisten all the soil, after they should be watered only when required. When the buds are well formed a weak liquid manure can be ap- plied once a week till they show color, after that only clean water should be given, and all overhead syringing must be discontinued, or the flowers will be spotted. Of course all greenfly, mildew, etc. must be kept in »heck. The plant when offered for sale must be a thing of beauty, and with a little care and a little common sense it is a very simple matter to have them so with the wide range of color at command. The rose offers peculiar attractions for Easter and all other decorations. The followingvarieties arethe easiest to man- age and the most sure to give good re- sults. After having tried these the list can be increased to almost any extent: Pink— Anna de Diesbach, Baroness Rothschild, Magna Charta, Mrs. John Laing. White and delicate shades— Mabel Morrison, Merveille de Lyon, Madame Plantier, Queen of Queens. Red and crimson— General Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron. Ulrich Brunner, Susanna Rhodocanachi. Clothilde Soupert, Souvenir de la Mal- maison and La France are also well adapted for this purpose, and are really grand things. John N. May. Damaged Rose Cuttings. Ed. Am. Florist:— My rose cuttings, Perles and Brides, are not doing well, and I cannot understand it, the soil being what we always use. I used a layer of ashes and cinders in the bottom of the benjh; do you think this is the cause of the trouble? J. M. Illinois. 1 have carefully examined the sample of cuttings from your correspondent, J, M., under a strong magnifying power. Their roots have the appearance of having struck something which was not con- genial to them in the propagating bench, as nearly all the roots were black or nearly so, and all the soft succulent mat- ter which constitutes a vigorous healthy young root was to all appearance dried up, though the tops were still fresh and green when they arrived here. If your correspondent wishes to try them I would advise him to wash the roots off quite clean, pot in small sized pots, not over 2-inch, using clean fresh soil. If they start off freely they will soon make anew set of roots, and possibly may entirely outgrow theirpresent diseased condition, though at this late season the chances are rather against their making the most desirable stock for planting. Your corre- spondent speaks of having used coal ashes to some extent; every once in a while somebody claims there is a benefit in using them. Personally I have never found it so; on the contrary coal ashes in any form near the roots of roses are pos- itively injurious in my experience. Any one wishing to test this for hisown satis- faction can easily do so by crocking a few pots with cinders that have not been washed and an equal number with clean broken potsherds. Pot vigorous plants of equal size into each, treat both ahke, and ia a short time the difference in the plants will tell the tale for itself. Three months after those in the cinder drained pots may do for the fire, at least that has been the experience of John N. Mav. Carnation Notes. Mr. Crouch informs me that he has a wager pending with a neighbor to the effect that plants which he received are Grace Wilder; his neighbor says they are not, and as Mr. C. describes the flowers on his supposed Wilders as quite large, very late and habit of growth of the plant resembling Hinze's White, I guess he can settle the bet by putting his hand in his pocket and drawing therefrom the amount. Lucky is the man who did not sell Mr. Crouch the Wilders, but there are strange things happening in plant life, and thingshave transpired no less curious than that the plants received by Mr. C. were Wilders when they were propagated and that a change of soil and climate effected an entire change in their nature. When I look back upon the change of the old sort Peerless, which we received from a grower in New Jersey some twenty years ago, to an entirely distinct variety after one summer's growth no sporting freak seems impossible. Even the foliage was changed, and the flower, while still remaining variegated, was of an entirely different form and color. Therefore it is possible for the Wilders purchased by Mr. C. to have undergone a similar radical change. Wilder is an early, free and with many a continuous bloomer, whereas the plants as now growing with Mr. C. are described as just the opposite. While we are on this subject of sporting I would suggest that it will be well for all of us who have purchased new sorts to make due allowances for any changes which novelties may make in their habits during the next year. A seedling which has shown remarkable qualities with Mr. A. may be valueless with Mr. B.,and still the places of these two men are but few miles apart, and right here comes in the point advocated at Boston, that all nov- elties be sent to different localities for trial before dissemination, and I am pleased to note that several growers (myself among the number) that intend placing upon the market novelties next year have adopted this plan. This gives us a chance to decide to a certainty the quality of a novelty, and where this year we have bought in lots of fifty we can herea'^ter buy by the thousand. Purchasers of new sorts should not condemn a disseminator hastily, for the reason that all seedlings of whatever class of plants are apt to vary to a con- siderable extent until their characters have through verv careful selection be- come fixed. And it must also be noted that a disseminator will endeavor to grow his novelties so that the flowers, when placed upon the exhibition table, will attract as much attention as possi- ble, and they might not prove as fine with every one; then again some of us may beat the originator; such things do happen. New points in diseases are coming to us all the time. Now, I have always ascribed stem rot to lack of drainage or insuffi- cient watering; be this the cause or no I advise every grower who has a case of this kind to throw out affected plants at once, for the disease will spread, not very rapidly at first bttt 6»irely> and later on quickly. I noticed a case of this kind in McGowan, and left the plant purposely to watch developments. Twenty plants in the vicinity of the ore first affected have contracted this fungous disease, and it is now necessary to throw out overone hundred; rather an expensive test, but the value tome in the future will be great, fori now believe I understand the trouble, and that the only cure is not only to re- move the first plant which shows the disease, but also a number of the adjoin- ing plants and the soil as well. This dis- ease I believe to be far more troublesome than rust. Charles H. Allen. House of Daybreak Carnations. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of a house of Daybreak car- nations sent us by Mr. L. E. Marquisee, of Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Marquisee writes: "The side benches were pi inted about the middle of November from the field. Tie middle bench was planted the first week in December, the plants having been lifted from the field and potted previously. The plants were large and healthy. We did not keep any record of the number of flowers cut, but the number has been very large. Several traveling men who saw the house said it was the best they had seen in their travels." Cannas, BY .T. IVERA DONLAN. [From paper read be/ore the New York I-hrists* Club May /j-.] It is not my purpose in this paper to dwell upon the early history of thecanna, only to observe that the material for the production of what are known to us as French cannas were first brought from South America. It is not the only instance where foreign appreciation and development of Ameri- can flora has resulted in awakening us to some effort. It is gratifying to note, how- ever, that in cannas, as well as in other flowers, we have succeeded in raising a higher standard of excellence by the re- cent introduction of American seedlings, which for beauty, size, and brilliancy greatly exceed those raised by any other country. Notwithstanding the fact that we have been for years cultivating what are still first-class cannas, it is surprising to note what little is known about them, or to what small degree they are appreciated, not alone by thegeneral public, but by the retail florisf. It is strange, but neverthe- less a fact, that not over 20 per centof the retail floristsof this great city know what a canna is like, and perhaps less than half that number would be able to name an> particular one at sight. We must excuse the ignorance of the public wherethey are never enlightened, and theretail florist, as well as the grower, can never expect to be other than ignorant while he ignores the great progressive and educational factors —the florist clubs of the country. We find the retail florists of the cities content to trudge to the market day after day, year after year, to purchase the same old 25 of a kind of roses, a few bunches of violets, bulb stock and greens. How few of them ever go out to the grower and in- vestigate the possibilities of hybridization, or encourage the cultivation of meritori- ous novelties? Almost daily in every florist store the question is asked by some particular customer. What is the latest in flowers? What have you got that's new ? How few are able to intelligently answer the question, or suggest a way out of the same old rut? These florists seldom read iSgs- The American Florist. 1063 HOUSE OF DAYBREAK CARNATIONS. a trade paper, and never consider the flo- rist club as a school where they could re- ceive a much needed education. The introduction and development of cannas when intelligently considered and reviewed will be found to mark one of the greatest and grandest achievements in modern floriculture! They have given to Flora her most brilliant gems — great daz- zling beauties which produce such impos- sible effects wherever shown; they furnish the spectacular views in Nature's most beautiful scenes; by their innumerable shades of coloring they present an un- equalled galaxy of splendors not even sur- passed by the rainbow's tints. They give us colors not possessed by any otherclass of flowers. The autumnal setting sun rays may be seen in a mass of the different kinds; then again they appear like flocks of gorgeous butterflies fluttering in the summer breeze! Whv should such flow- ers remain so long without recognition, or the proper application to what they are es- pecially suitable for — the highest elements of decorative art, which is continually demanding newer materials. Every art has its distinct branches, and floricultural art, which is really the first and greatest incentive to every fine art, should be ele- vated wherever possible by the proper use of newer methods of application. In can- nas we have all the colors necessary to produce the most daring and ingenious combinations. It has alwaysbeen surprising to methat they have not been more generally used for parlor and table adornment, as they make a m agnificent table decoration when arranged in small bottles of water in a basket of adiantum orcroton,or autumn foliage. Take a large vase, trim it in asparagus or autumn foliage, and fill it with a mass of any of the improved can- nas, and it will dim the luster of any other flower for room decoration. Every pri- vate gardener, whose duty it is to supply the table with eff^ective cut flowers, should know the great value of good cannas. All during the hot summer they furnish him with abundance of blooms, grandly impos- ing in the garden, unsurpassed as a sum- mer flower on the table! Many of the dwarf varieties, such as Crozy, Eldorado, Pierson, Columbia and Sunshine, are specially adapted for pot culture. They produce more flowers than any other similar sized plant, and are most etTective for conservatory decorations. There is nothing to equal them for sub-tropical bedding. By supplying at once the foli- age and flowers necessary to produce the best effects, they have driven into obscur- ity many othervarietiesof plants of lesser merit. They are easily cultivated, thus furnishing the cheapest material for gar- den decoration, for one canna is equal to six geraniums, or a dozen of numerous other kinds of bedding plants. They are best started from single eyes in 31,2 inch pots, from early in April till the middle of May. Early in June plant them in good rich soil, and give them plenty of water under the foliage, preferably after sundown. The canna is almost a semi- aquatic, and will grow in poor soil if given plenty of water, even betterthan in rich soil with less water. The height of most of them will depend much upon soil, treatment, etc. When the plant commences to flower, a little care should be used in watering, as they are apt to go into toomuch growth, which will prevent them blooming until late in the season. I have found that an occasional light sprinkle on the flowers will add much to their substance and bril- liancy, and it is often necessary to syringe the foliage in order to keepitclean. Under the most ordinary treatment they will supply a great profusion of flowers from July till cut down by frost, when they should be taken up and placed on a cool surface under the greenhouse benches, or in a cellar where frost cannot reach them. When bedding out, it is always best to group each color wherever possible, in separate beds; there is nothing so grand as circular groups of these gorgeously brilliant flowers, the scarlet, the intense crimson, the yellow, the orange, the apri- cot, the vermilion and the numerous mixed colors to be had. The greatest care should be used in select- ing standard varieties which possess great merit; don't depend entirely on catalogue pictures, for many inferior flowers are given the most elaborate descriptions. Our catalogue composers should be more honest in their descriptions; many frauds are committed by these false portrayals, that in any other business would be con- sidered on a level with the green goods system of robbery. This dishonest prac- tice could and should be made impossible by the formation of a committee of ex- perts who should pass upon every flower before it is disseminated. Another bad feature, and one that tends to retard the advancement of higher grades of flowers, is the habit of large growers and seedsmen in flooding the market with old and inferior varieties. It is as easy to grow a good canna asitis to grow a poor one. And why do our cata- logues contain long list of varieties no longer equal to the popular standard? Let us be progressive, encourage greater advancement by discarding, wherever possible, the poorer kinds; by keeping on the market only the very choicest varie- ties we will add to their popularity and increase their demand. Many of you remember the display of cannas made at the World's Fair, but 1064 The American Florist. May jS, very few are acquainted with the enor- mous amount of fools' red tape connected with it. Flowers were forbidden to be grown on any section of the grounds but that of the isolated island. It could never be explained why; the only reason given was that the flowers might draw atten- tion from the architectural features of the buildings. If this be the reason for the stupid, ignorant laws made on those grounds, it was in a way an acknowledg- ment of the great charm in, and the love of human nature for flowers. For it is certain that if floricultural art had been properly represented on those grounds many of the gaudy over-rated daubs would have gone unnoticed. Great praise is due to the exertions of James Dean, Robert Craig, F. R, Pierson and John Thorpe, whoseeff'ortsresultedin obtaining the front of the Horticultural Hall lor a display of cannas, which, although grown in dry, spongy soil, with many other disadvantages, still it may be assumed they creattdalastingimprtssion on the minds of many visitors from all parts ot the world! In my review of varieties it is impossi- ble to reach many valuable new kinds. I can only give you my opinion of those I have known and studied; and whilst there are very many worthy old and new kinds, principally valuable for peculiarities in color, still there are but few, say 18 or 24, that reach a standard that justifies a gen- eral cultivation. For the best dwarf cannas for general use, I would recommend yt I low, Eldorado; crimson, Charles Henderson: glowing scarlet, F. R. Pierson; scarlet, Mme. Crozy; orange salmon. Sunshine: cardinal red, Columbia; gold laced scarlet, Queen Char- lotte; spotted orange, Florence Vaughan; apricot, Francois Crozy. For tall bedders: Crimson, Alphonse Bouvier; yellow, Capt. P. de Suzzonii; orange apricot, Helen Gould. Purple loliaged: Cherry red, Egandale; scarlet orange, J. C. Vaughan; orange scarlet. President Carnot; orange apricot, J. D. Cabos. Columbia. — This is amagnificentcanna of this year'sintroduction; it is an entirely new, distinct type ot canna, which creates a new ideal. It is an American seedling well worthy the grand nameit bears, and possessing such great merit as to justify us all in being proud of it. I well rtmtmber its advent at the World's Fair; it came with five other seedlings at a time when everything was on the rush, consequently in a department where so many imposing and apparently important matters de- manded attention, this seemingly insignif- icant exhibit of six wee, small seedling cannas was put at one side and forgotten until very late in the season. An improvised bed was made in a very isolated position, and thesixdelicatelook- ing seedling cannas were nursed to vigor- ous life by plenteous watf ring. The first flower it gave told us that a new queen of cannas had arrived. The circumstances connected with the introduction of this beautiful flower should be a lesson to all florists who are interested in the dissemi- nation of new flowers. Your most deli- cate looking seedling may turn out to be your finest flower. I have heard many who saw it then at the Fair and know its merits now express regret for not buying the plant when first exhibited. Another lesson is here taught us, that there is money in early recognition of merit, and of the adoption of proper methods of introduction of worthy novelties. Mr. Donlan then went on to describe with more or less minuteness the charac- teristics, good points and otherwise of most of the prominent varieties of recent introduction, including many of American origin. He closed with a strong plea for the canna as a desirable flower for retail florists' requirements, giving colors and effects that can be obtained with no other flower in cultivation. Bulbous Flowers. Mr. W. H. Siebrecht of Astoria, N. Y., is the largest grower of Dutch bulbs tor the New York market. He is one of the few growers who still have faith in tulip forcing. The heavy decline in prices of tulips, amounting to from 30 to 50 per cent, on some varieties within the past two years, will have the effect of causing the Dutch growers to drop many of the more ordinary varieties, and the general introduction of the finer sorts for forcing purposes will, he believes, bring about a reaction in favor of the tulip among flower buyers. For standard forcing varieties he grows mainly the following: La Reine (also known as Rosa Mundi and Miltiades), single white, Vermilion Brilliant, sirgie red, RoseGristJelin, single pink. Yellow Prince, single yellow, Couronne d'Or, double orange yellow, Murillo, double pink, Imperator Kubro- rum, double red, Tournesol, double red and yellow and YellowTournesol, double yellow. Too expensive for general com- mercial purposes, but superb for farcy work or private establishments are Rosa Luisant, pink and white, Silvator Rosa, cerise, Ophir d'Or, yellow, among the singles, and Blanche Hative, double white. For outdoor planting he recom- mends Rosa Mundi Hykmann, singlepink and white. Golden Crown, single yeliow. General Washington, single white, Coleur Cardinal, purple vermilion, Ida, single yellow, late, Gesneriaua and all the Par- rots. Ytllow Rose is the only double he would recommend as useful for outdoor cutting. The doubles as a rule do not amount to much for this purpose. The drop in prices ot tulips has been off- set by the advance in hyacinths, which are fully one-third higher than last year. Dutch growers claim that good stock is scarce on account of largely increased demands, but the more likely cause of the advance is that the bulbs were sold last year for a lower figure than the cost ot production. Dutch hyacinths are practi- cally valueless as cut flowers in this mar- ket, but the demand for them as plants in pots and pans, especially at Easter, is very heavy and constantly increasing. Theie is a netd for a better grade of pans than the potteries have yet furnished. Something more artistic in design would find a ready sale, and the necessity of crepe paper lo hide the receptacle would then not be ielt so strongly. In forcing hyacinths it is well always to calculate upon a loss of ten to fifteen ptr cent, of the bulbs through failure to bloom. Another bad feature which has never btea satisfactorily accounted for, is that in forc- ing some varieties will not come true. In some cases there will be as high as fifty per cent of imperfect spikes and blooms, the process of forcing appearing to have almost completely destroyed the identity of the variety. Roman hyacinths about held their own last year, there being not so many forced as in the previous year, when an enor- mous surplus had been dumped on this market, and some lots had been bought as low as $5 per thousand. It was repre- sented by dealers that these changed con- ditions were the result of a shortage, but this was not exactly true; the difference was simply that the surplus which had come here before went last year to Eng- land. Four years ago the daffodil bulbs abroad got frozen, and the higher prices resulting from the scarcity thus caused induced many foreign growers to go into daffodils. The effect of this increased pro- duction began to be felt last year and prices went down so that everybody bought daffodils for forcing, thus there were entirely too many on the market, and many flowers were lost, while those that were disposed of brought lower prices than ever before. The fact is that the finer single blooming varieties are more appreciated by the better class of buyers than are the double, and with the reduced prices at which the improved varieties such as Golden Spur, Henry Irving, Maximus and Horsfieldii can now be bought, it is likely that this sec- tion ■ will be more generally grown in future. Daffodils, from their susceptibilitv to injury from gas and drafts, do not give satisfaction when planted in pans for store purposes, as is the case with hyacinths; twenty-four hours in a store or dwelling is apt to ruin them com- pletely. The last of the forced lily of the valley is now coming in. This will be followed closely by the crop from outside, and afier that the cold storage stock will come into requisition. No over-produc- tion of lily of the valley is likely for next year. The dry season in Germany two years ago destroyed fully one-third of the young stock at that time, and from this cause an advance of from $1 to $2 per thousand in the price of pips is in effect the present season. Mr. Siebrecht grows annually half a million lilies of the valley. Starting Cycas Revoluta Stems. Which is the best way to start Cycas revoluta from dry stems, covering the time from arrival until one year's growth is made? C. B. Imported stems of Cycas revoluta are received in a dormant condition, the leaves and roots having both been cut off close to the stem prior to shipment, and the first consideration is to induce a new growthof rootsin order to provide means of sustenance for the new crop of leaves that should soon follow. In preparation for this thestemsshould be potted up at once, using as small pots as the size of stem will permit, for in- stance.a stem four inches in diameter may be put in a 6-inch pot; one six inches in diameter in an 8-inch pot, and largersizes in proportion. Some drainage material should be used in the pots, for cycas will not flourish in sour soil, though enjoying abundant supplies ot water when in ac- tive growth. A rather sandy loam en- r'ched with about one sixth of dry cow manure or a small quantity of bone dust forms a satisfactory compost, and ihesoil should be rammed firmly in the pots, the stem having been placed deep enough in the soil to avoid all dangcrof it becoming shaky. For example, a stem one foot long should be buried about half its length. The newly potted stems should then be placed in a warm and shaded green- house and thoroufihly watered, a night temperature of 70° to 75° being sufficient to start them into growth, providing a proper condition of moisture is main- tained. During the growth of the young leaves itis essentialthatthe plantssliould not suffer from lack of moisture, for in that case some of the fronds are likely to iSgs- The American Florist. 1065 ANTHURroM ANDREANUM become permanently crippled, but it is also safest not to syringe the foliage to any great extent until it is fully expanded, for where the pressure of water is heavy the tender leaves may be badly bruised. After the new growth is fully developed and has become firm to the touch the plants may be removed tea cooler and more airy house, and freely syringed, and from this time forth may receive practically the same treatment as the ordinary species of palms that are in general use for decora- tive purposes. The time required to produce a new growth on the dormant stems of Cycas revoluta varies greatly with the c )ndi- tion ot the stems and the treatment given them, in some instances the young fronds pushing up in two to four weeks, while others may take an equal number of months, and in some very obstinate cases the new leaves will not appear until the following spring, even though the root growth seems to be progressing satisfac- torilv. W. H. Taplin. Anthurium Andreanum. This beautiful arad was at one time, rot very long ago, a very rare one, but for the past few years good young plants in 3 and +inch pots can be bought at about $50 per 100. Such plants would make capital little specimens in a few months, and it is time now to bring it to the front, not only as a flovtering plant for the holidays, but also for the retail trade all the year around. It certainly stands the atmosphere in a dwelling bet- ter than many of our so-called best house plants, if it only get watered regularly, with a sponging of the leaves every now and then. We have been selling some plants within the last three years to amateurs who had no greenhouse and we were rather surprised, noticing the fine growth and healthv appearance of the plants when some of them came back to be repotted. Snce then we never hesitated to recommend them for that purpose, whenever fair sized and well established plants are available. This anthurium in our opinion, is sure to give good satisfaction, for even when out of bloom (which they seldom are), the fine foliage IS very attractive and ornamental. The leaves are broad, cordate, but rather pointed, of a deep glosy green, hard and leathery, and are borne on long stiff stems. The inflorescenceconsistsof bright orange red spathe over 6 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide, with the surface irregularly corrugated, and the spadix yellow and white. The spathes will remain on the plants for many months in full beauty, and this is one reason for them to be nearly always in bloom, be- cause new flowers are produced before the older ones are faded. The plant which is represented in the centre of the picture has never been entirely without flowers for the past four years, having a few of them on at all times, and at certain sea- sons a dozen or more. I see no reason why this should not make a good useful plant for the general trade at the holidays. It propagates readily and can be grown into salable size inside of ten to fifteen months. The canes of old plants cut up and laid in a moss bed with bottom heat like dracaaa canes, w ill produce young plants for a long time, while the old stumjis will be sprouting up again, and if left to grow undisturbed may be cut down a second lime the following year. Afterthe young sprouts in the moss bed attain a little strength and have made a few leaves, they should be removed, but not with a "heel," for that would seriously reduce t he quantity of the second crop nf cuttings which will come on after the first crop is removed. Nearly all of these cuttings will have made a few roots by the time they are of sufficient size to be separated from the canes, and may be potted directly in a suitable sized pot, using for compost about the same material gener- ally used for orchids. Give liberal drain- age and place the young plants in a close frame until well established; after that they will do in a shady warm house, where an abundance of moisture is kept up. Here they will make progress very fast, and soon will want to go into larger pots, and in repotting them now use the same material as recommended above, with the addition of a few pieces of sod, no further decayed than just dead. When the plants are large and strong enough to flower they should be placed in a some- what cooler house, so as to harden them off, or else they would not endure the change of air, going into a store or in a dwelling house. We makeit a rule notto send out a plant of this description unless it has been hardened off in a cooler and more airy house for some weeks pre- vious, which may be one reason of their doing so well in stores or living rooms. Rochester, N. V. J. B. Keller. Boston. A we2k of the most remarkably hot weather ever experienced at this season of the year withthetbermometerin the vicin- ity of 90° day after day, has played havoc with all horticultural operations, outdoor and indoor. A whole month of ordinary soring weather would scarcely make a greater transformation in the outdoor aspect. Trees and shrubs which were a few days ago leafless branches are loaded with foliage and blooms; fjrsythias and lilacs are in full flower both at the same time, a most unusual occurrence; pansies have dwindled down to midsummer size, and the question of flo wersfor Decoration Day use has now assumed an entirely dif- ferent character, for this is no longer a "late spring," but a very early one. The liower business has received a com- plete knockout. Even carnations, which have been such "good property" in Bos- ton at all times regardless of the condi- tion of the market otherwise, have had to succumb with every thing else, and the once proud carnationist marches about from store to store with heavy armloads of great whoppers with two-foot stems vainly offering three hundred for a dollar. The surprise is so sudden and unexpected for him that he cannot bring himself to fully realize it, but the rose growers and others have got well hardened down to such experiences, and they accept the sit- uation more philosophically. Even Zirn- giebel admits that it is "too hot to talk about heating." The past winter has been very severe on evergreens. Many retinosporas and other conifers hitherto accepted as perfectly hardy and reliable are completely killed, and the map of many a rhododendron bed will have to be entirely reconstructed. The daily newspapers have been agitat- ing the project of transforming the Tre- mont street mall of the Common into a flower market, "like the one by the Made- leine in Paris." Somepeople are never sat- isfied unless they are copying some- thing "abroad." 1066 The American Florist. May jS, New York. A very small audience was present to listen to Mr. J. I. Donlan's paper on can- nas at the May meeting of the New York Florists' Club, but a large gathering is out of tne question at this season of the year, especially where the membership is largely made up of greenhouse men. Mr. Doulan's paper was lengthy and compre- hensive, and we regiet that space will not permit us to give it in full. Thempjor part appears on another page. A splendid display of canna blooms in- cluding a number of promising seedlings was made by the F. R. Pierson Company and J. N. May, also a vase of carnation Delia Fox from Philadelphia. Mr. Donlan presented the club with a bound copy of the report of the New York state exhibition at the World's Fair, which was accepted with thanks. The secretary was authorized to send letters of condolence to the families of recently deceased members, including one in the German language to the mother of the late G. R. Bergmann. The attraction at the next meeting will be Mr. C. L. Allen, whose subject will be "Thecommunion of sa'n s." Plant dealers generally report trade as extremely good. It is in fact the best sea- son for many jears and many things are practically sold out. This is true espe- cially of hardy roses. Two reasons are advanced. One is that the extra demand results from the severe winter which has killed off much stock all overthe country; another is that many of the former plant growers have gone into cut flower grow- ing exclusively, thus leaving a better trade for those who continuethe plant business. The auction sales enjoy their lull share of the boom. Cut flower trade is in a condition of summer stillness. Roses continue to come in abundantly but there is a big pro- portion of trash among them and many more than can be disposed of. Boxes from some of the poorer grade of growers are frequently cast aside without even opening, and the net proceeds from this class of stock amounts to practically nothing. All varieties of flowers show the effects of the extreme hot weather. Mr. John Scallen met with a painful ac- cident on May 7, having been thrown from his bicjcle and fractured his leg. Mr. Theo. Roehr's condition is not as favorable as was reported, but he has undergone successfully an operation and his prospects for recovery are good. Thos. W. Weathered sailed for the old country on the City of Berlin on May 15. He will make a six months stay in Eng- land. Charlie Snell, formerly with Burns & Raynor, was the recipient of a daughter on May 13. The annual meeting of the Cut Flower Exchange was held on Saturday, May 4. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, W. H. Siebrecht, Long Island City; vice-president, Louis Dupuy, Whitestone; 2nd vice-president, Gus Schrader, Newtown; secretary, John Donaldson, Newtown; treasurer, Geo. Mathews, Great Neck; directors, John Seifert, W. H. Siebrecht, Gus Schrader, Philip MilUr and Marshall Clark. A special meeting of the stockholders will he held on the first Saturday in June for the consideraton of unfinished business an! to declare adividend, which will prob- ablv amount to 10 per cent. Thellnited States Nurseries made a fine floral riisplav in conn— A few hundred dortnant rootp of Carina Star of '91. Address WE9TKHN, care American Florist. WANTED— A single man to grow plants and cut flowers, and arranKe designs, etc. Address with reference J. W. J^ayhoff, Uageretown, Md. WANTED— A few dozen canna Queen Charlotte. Address. atatluK' size and condition, with lowest price per lOJ. U K, care American Horlst. WANTED— Vounti. slnjjle man. as asMlntant In ijrow- IriK cut tlower.'^ and Kcnenil L'rct'uhuuHe wTk. None but a Huber, Industrious man. and t;lvln{j; tjood references i eed apjjly State wh^'cb wanted. Lewis Uli-iuch, TltEn. Ohio. WANTED— HoHe grower, flrst-class man as working furenian, for commercial place. Permanent position and Kood wages to the rlt,'ht man. Send copy of references. Alarrled man preterred. Address P. CoNXELLV, P. O. Box ZMi, Madison. N J. WANTED— Single man for store and conservatory ; must he gond bouquet maker; salesman with some experience of forcing bulbs and valley; If you are sober, honest and not atruld of wurk I have a steady place at *"2ja month, board and lodging toatait with. ^CHiLLEU. Slfti Madison St.. Chicago. T O EXCHANGE-PInk and white hollyhocks for Mrs. Flslier carnation plants. Address GEO. SOUISTKli, Elgin. III. InOK SALE- 130 sash, about 15U0 feet glass 12 I che ' wide, luO sash burs, TaU or HUU feet 4-iuch pipe, and a few thousand pots of dltterentsl/es. C. T. BuiGG.s. Avoca, Iowa. FOR SALE— 3 acres fine land, city limits, opposite largest cemet^^ry. on street car line; dne location and oppoitunlty lor greenhouse. CiiAS. La.mi'akteu, lib Columbia St.. Elmlra. N. Y. FOR SALE— (iood greenhouse and residence In a place with 4.tK)0 Inhabitants; good trade from ad- joining towns; will be sold at a bargain; poor health reason for selling. For particulars addre&s P. O. Box IUU7. Plymouth. Ind. FOR SALE— Large and complete greenhouses (with land) In Harrlsburg, Pa. Within lU minutes of heart of city; main line trolley cars pass the door every 15 minutes. Business wide and established for years— this has been held together since the owners recent death. Everything In good shape. Property to be sold to settle estate. A flrst-class cuance to com- petent man desiring to do large business. Address MAUV A. Mt'CLiNToCK. Administratrix. W. F. Dakhv. her Atfy, Harrlsburg. Pa. Steelton, Pa. TCD Three greenhouses ITxlUU each, one heated by hot water, and two by a steam holler. Good chance to propagate; lots of land to do as one wishes Stocked with Perles. Brides and Mermeta. Three minutes' walk to the depot, fc. fare to lUiston. *.T00d home trade. To responsible parties 1 will let It cheap. J. C. Newtox, 7 E. Newton St.. Maiden. Mass. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dubuque, la. At the lowei-t po-Hlble prices for cash. lf».COO Gera- niums ot the btat bedding sorts. In '^u, and -Inch pots; Alternaniherus. Coleus and Hoses. Also some fine Daybreak Carnations which I would like to exchange ftir Portias. Address Mrs. Ceo. R. Fravell, Marlon & -Maple Heights (greenhouses, Alarlou. lii*J. THE WOODBURY GREENHOUSES MUST BE SOLD OR LEASED. To a good live business man It Is an excellent oppor- tunity. Anyone dewlrlng I" go Into the flonst business should have the advantage of this place. We will sell or lease the place very reanonable. on account of sick- ness and riot able o run the business. Satisfactory terms can be made. Plenty of room and all the ground required for such a business. Situated opposite sta- tion, and the center of six railroads, and in the central part ot a business city of 4(HI0 Inhabitants: ^< miles from Phlla.. 2U minutes ride byst^am and trolley cars. For full particulars address J. H. LUPTON. WOODBURY, N. d. COLEUS. GOLEUS. COLEUS. We take back seat for none, and claim to be the leaders In tiie Coleus trade, and the originators of the Golden Queen Coleus. the only good all around yellow Coleus grown. Over a hundred thousand now ready Per lou i'er lUJO Golden Quef n and C. VerachaflfeUll, rooted cuttings $ .75 J 6 00 Coleus In variety U) ft 00 Feverfew 1 OU 9.00 Ageratums. blue and white ._ 75 Heliotrope. 4 V(irletl-s 1.00 Snow Flake Slock. 2!.^ In. pots, at 2.50 Cash must accompany the order. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY, N. Y. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St., N£W YORK. Apply before consigning, to offer In proper shape and lorm Prospective buyers, out of town, will send in their bids on cash basis only. 8,000 TO 9,000 PER DAY IS WHAT WE SHIP OF \ BELLE SIEBRECHT SrEflK QUICK IF YOU WANT ANY. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID! (A large rose grower) the other day, when he saw the New Rose growing, 'I am agreeably disappointed; I had no idea it was so grand a Rose." COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New York Office, 409 5tli Ave. fc. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. iSgs- The American Florist. 1071 All the leading varieties for forcing now ready in extra fine stock at reasonable prices. All the best bedding varieties of Monthlies and Hybrids, a grand lot of plants in 3 and 4-inch pots ready to make an immediate effect when planted. CANNAS. CANNAS. My set of 12 New Varieties; these are thoroughly distinct, and a grand addition to this very popular class of plants. Also all the best of the older varieties in extra fine strong plants, now ready for immediate delivery. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. All the New Varieties of this season and all the best varieties of past years, a fine stock. Now is the time to make the selection for next fall's bloom. The plants now offered are specially prepared for that purpose. JOHIV :X^. AdA.^S', Sumnait, JVe^v Jersejr, Rose Plants FROM THE SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES Bridesmaid, Cusin, Bride, Meteor and Testout. Please write, stating just what you want, and I win quote you a bargain. Originator of the FRANK L, MOORE, ROSE Chatham, BRIDESMAID. NEW JERSEY. Mention American FloiiBi. 70,000 AM. BEAUTIES. A No. r Forcing Stock, ROD per lOO.fJo.iliperlMi. TRY THEM. Per lOU Per lOliO MMK COCUET WOO THE BRIDE 4.CU CHR. DE NOUK 4 OJ METEOR 3.50 NIPHETOS 3. 50 MERMET 3.00 LA FRANCE 3.60 KAISERIN VICTORIA S 00 CAROLINE TESTOUT 6.00 36. UO 35.00 30.00 SO 00 26.00 30.00 46.00 60 00 SMILAX. Fine 2-loch stock, SI 50 per 101 JIO 00 per 10011. Samples on application. lJ^"Ca8h with order. J. B. HEJISS, IIU South Main St., DAYTON, OHIO. Per 100 MONTHLIES, good asst *26 per 1030, S3.00 ANTHBMIS CORONARIA fl. pi 3.00 MARGUERITE, yellow (Paris Daisy) 2.60 DBL. PETUNIAS, assorted 2.50 I VY GERANIUMS, Jeanne d'ArcFlorens.Galllee 3.00 CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller) 2.00 ALTERSANTHERA. 4 varieties, strong 2 10 VINCA Harrlsonll and Major 2 00 FEVERFEW Little Gem. 2Vlnch 2. CO jyCash or satisfactory references required. THOS. A. McBETH, Springfield, 0. FORCING ROSES OF ALL KINDS. CARNATION PEACHBLOW. For reasonablt^ price. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. Mention American Florist. TO "U A r*C*rk Per 10 lbs 50c; '25 lbs Jl.UU; DJX\^\j\J 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs82.50. T%TTC!»P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. U\JOA,m ,«-SampIe Free. Yaughan's Seed Store, 68^^ Chicago. Cheap ORCHIDS for Cut Flowers, $50 PER HUNDRED. FOR A FEW DAYS, or until sold, to make room, we offer nice collections of Cat- tleyas, Lslias, Cypripeaiums, Odontoglossuins and other fine varieties, our selec- tion; small, healthy plaiits that will grow, bloom and give satisfaction. Old theories are exploded. The most successful growers treat them in a common sense, practical way, and grow them more like other plants and as successfully. As we are now offering Orchids at the price of ordinary plants, thousands who have never grown them should now take them up, and not miss this opportunity as it will not occur again. Order a collection of a dozen or a hundred at once, and if left to us you will be as well suited as though you were on the premises to select them yourself. PITCHER & MANDA, Inc., SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-incli pots, $25.00 per 100; 2 3^ -inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELL W ANGER 8z: BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Per 100 YOUNG ROSE PLANTS. I'er 100 10.000 Am. Beauties $5.00 1,000 Mermets $3.00 3,000 Meteors 3.00 1,000 Duchess of Albany 3.00 3,000 Mme. C. Testout 6.00 2,000 La France 3.00 4,000 Kaiserin A. Victoria 6.00 2,000 Daybreak Carnation 1.50 REINBERG BROS., 51 Wabash Ave Chicago. BEAUTIES, MERMETS, CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS. BRIDES. WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smilax. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES BELLES, TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS. METEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE. AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with order. Address for quotations T. W. STEMMLER, MADISON, N. J. Fiue young plants from 2J.2 inch pots. • Per 100 Per ILOO BKIDE. MERMBT fS.CO *25.00 GONTIEK. WHITE LA FRANCE, 3.00 25.00 llERMOSA, NIELS 3.00 27.50 .MAKIE LA.MBBRT, SDNSET... . 3 00 27, .',0 Teniit* cash with order. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, 0. Plants for Sale in larye and small lots. Cabbage, Tomato, Sweet Potato. PoppiT and Egii Plants from now until llic' Mi'st uf Jum-. HENRY HESS. Cockeysville, Balto. Co., Md. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants,beeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. \Z1 KUOTKU KUNNEKS. :^X£ir'i^ IvOtJ^ise. VVarrnntt'd free and clear of disease. W.UO per 1000. Keady ftir Delivery April Ist. HENRY HESS. Florist. Cockeysville, Balto. Co.. Md 1072 The American Florist. May i8, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 percent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the .American Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please 1 1 remember It. Orders for less tlian one-half och space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. The American Chrysanthemum Annual. This book, edited by Mr. Michael Bar- ker of Cornell University, is the first at- tempt to give an American annual of the chrysanthemum, and it certainly has a place in our horticultural literature. The contents include a review of the past sea- son in both England and America, the early American history of the flower, the work of the national societies of England and America, cultural notes from this country and others, talks about discs ses and insect enemies, lists of the best vari- eties in different localities, and a list of the new American varieties of 1895. In the list of popular varieties (plants) we find Ivory and W.H. Lincoln at the head, each receiving 17 out of 23, while in the cat flower list Niveus is at the top with 18 votes, The Queen and Vi viand- Morel second with 17. It is rather surprising to find Mrs. C. Lippincott with but 3 votes, Ermenilda 2 and Mrs. Potter Palmer but 1, in the list of cut flowers. The book contains seven illustrations of new varieties, and nine portraits of prominent chrysanthemum growers. It is well printed, the only part of its make- up open to criticism being the size, 10x7y2 inches, which is awkward for an ordinary bookshelf. (44 pages, price $1, May- flower Pub. Co.). In printing your premium lists for ex- hibitions be sure to include the full name and address of the secretary. A list con- taining a rule that entries must be made with the secretary and omitting the name and address of that officer is fatally defective. A Blunder. Actor Joseph Jefferson has just been elected an honorary member of the Mas- sachusetts State Horticultural Society. This looks like a blunder; Beerbohm Tree probably was the fellow they were after. — Chicago Dispatch. A Matter of Growth. Boston is said to be the most aristo- cratic city in the Union on account of its haughty-culture. — Daily Press. In Philadelphia. Harris: "I'm a man of a poetical turn of mind." John Walker: "There are others." SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist _g moisture, thereby keeping the flow- "ers fresh, and the box holding its shape. The boxes as they appear when set up for use. r We make them in a suflicient number of S'zes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. j,|£ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: \3'» & 131 Frauklin Street. '! 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Lanrel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON GflLflX LEAVES. Wholesale Florists Generally. The Bron/e Leaves are all gone except what the jobbers mty have in stock; but I can still furnish the Green ones. CHAS. H. RICKSECKER, Linville, Mitchell Co., N. C. Michael A. Hart, 1. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113W. 30thSt., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS,) Dealer WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH, MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St., BOSTON, MASS. Ijong Distance Telephone "HaymnrkettViS," WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, Cut Flowers, Palms AND Ferns Nuw ready a large supply of Cape Jasmine, outdoor Valley, Common Ferns, Smilax and Adiantums. Write for quotation h. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves, '""^f^^^^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE/ V"^ Chicago. Ellis & Follworth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation "LIZZIE GLLBERT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, AVIS. Bo.x 75. Phone r.>73. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, 'Hear Tremont St., BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WflOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies, 'W\re Desigrns, Bulbs, IiOng;*8 Florists FhotographB. C&taloffues. Lists, Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, ■ > >{St. X^ctxxl^i, Ado. O. A., KIOE^HIV, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 PINE STREET, .^— ST. LOUIS, MO. iy"A complete line of Wire Designs. ORGHIDS OUR SPEGIALTY. THE P^INEST STOCK ANO SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory. QAIMPt^C? '^I Alhans, KMKland, OMIMLyCrt, & lirugeB, Itel!;Uiiii. A. DIM.Moi'K, As;fiit..iirr Kcilkcr's Auction Koonis, 10(1 and 11'^ Liberty street. New York (Mty. Send for llluatraled catjiloyno. i8g5. The American Florist. 1073 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AJSTD AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Wentern Aerent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. S4 (S 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 59 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. If you want Fi^9^ClaBB Flowers, properly packed and delivered on time, send me your orders and you will get what you want. A. L. RANDALL, wiioi6sai6 Florist, 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Asent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone MiiN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 57 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. dH.CA.GrO. Onr Boses best them all. in quality. Headqnarters for fine American BeantieSi WM. E. LYNCH, (Successor to Niles Center Floral Co.) WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 59 WABASH AVENUE, .... cnic^.A.Or<:>. SHIPPING TRADE OUR SPECIAXTY. Give us your orders. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, ^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a trial order. A. G. Prince & Co., WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS, 41 Wabash Avenue, Telephone Main 3208. CHICAGO. Consignments solicited. Prompt attention to all orders. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©^Rofe^afa MarfteL*. Cut Flowers. NEW York. May 14. Uoses, Perle. Iloste. Cusln 1 OU(S '■iOO Menuet. Wattevllle, Brides l.OJ® 3.00 Bridesmaid I.IW® 3.00 •• LaFrance 100® 3.00 '• Testout 1.00® 3. OO •• Meteor l.OO® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®M.0O ■■ seconds 1.00® 2.U0 Mttss per bunch £031.00 Camatlona 26® .75 fancy 1.00® 2.10 Valley 2.0U® 3.0J Harrlsll lilies 3.00® 4.00 Mignonette 1.00® 4.10 tJmlla.x 2O.00 Adlantum lOO Asparagus 50.00 BOSTON. May 14. Boses, Nlphetos, Gontler 'i 0O.S 2 00 Perle. Sunset 2.0083.00 Mermets. Brides l.Hi® COO Carnations 3® l.OJ Tulips Poetlcus 1UI®2.00 Longlfiorum 2.10® 4.011 Aslllbe. Mignonette Stock l.OOS 2.00 Marguerites. Mysotls 75® 1.00 Pansles 23® .50 Adlantum 100 Smllax 25.10S3I).U0 Asparagus 50 llO PHXLABELPHIA, May 14 Uoses. large teas 2.ux8 4.00 ■• small teas 2.00® 3 00 Beauties I0.iio®25.00 Carnations 75® 1.00 extra 1-50 Asparagus 36 00®5U.0O Valley 'A.^ Harrlsil.V „^'"'®iyS Cattleyas 2o.OU®35.pO Sweet peas 5r@ l.CO MlgSonJtte 1.(0® 2.IU Smllax lo.OO®2o.OO Chicago, May lo. Roses. Beauties select 15 Uj®26.00 seconds 2.00® S DO Large teas. 2.1W8 4 00 Smallteas 1.00® 2.00 Carnations, common .■^®.',!'!l fancy l.oOi* 2.10 Valley., " "" 3.00 Harrlsll.' Cailas'. '...'.'. S.OO® 8.00 Sweet peas ,■ ;'S?.„,n, Smllax lo I.Os-^-^ Adlantum aOdl.lO BUFFALO. May. 15. Roses, BeautT 15.00825.00 Mermet, Bride. Bridesmaid 3.003 4.l»l Meteor 4. to® 5 oo Perle, Iloste, Gontler 3.00 Carnations, long 1.00® l.bo short ■« Sweetpeas .--'O Valley ■! 00 Calla4 8.00®10 (10 Smllax 16.00(a2l'.0O Adlantum . :}'7j\ Asparagus oO .00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowersi Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, '^^'^ .:;>^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^=r'=:r-N VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 84 Hawley Street, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICDLTDEAL ADCTIONEERS, Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE LEADING FAVORITES : American Beautv, Bridesmaid, Meteor. Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists. 49 West 28tb St.. NEW YORK THOS. YOUNG Jr. Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE 43 W. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN. . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK. WHOLESALE » FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country Price list on application. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IH C ut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28tb St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG. WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 1074 The American Florist. May iS. If^e geeil ITracja. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BtTSHNELL, St. Louis, president: 8. E. Briggs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. l>on, 114 Chambers ■treet, New York, secretary and treasurer. Selling Government Seeds. [From special correspondence of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April /6.] A sensation will be male by Secretary Morton's promised disclosures respecting the sale by Congressmen of seeds bought with public money and intended for free distribution among their constituents. It appears that this business has been con- ducted for an indefinite period on a scale so extensive that the wonder is why it should not have occasioned scandals be- fore now. Many members of the House have made a regular practice year after year of disposing of their entire quotas for cash to brokers. A quota is 15,000 packages. One brokerofifered to Represen- tative Hatch, ol Missouri, whose district is agricultural, 60,000 packages in one batch, at $2.50 per 1,000. This is about one-sixth of their actual cost to Uncle Sam. Seeds are commonly sold directly or indirectly by Congressmen from urb^n districts to others whose constituencies are rural. The man who conducted the investiga- tion of this matter at the instance of Secretary Morton was Enos S. Harndeo, buyer of seeds for the Department of Agriculture. He caused it to be known that he was desirous of purchasing seeds on his own privateaccountif he could get them cheap from Congressmen. One broker, whose confidence was gained, en- tertained an impression that Mr. Harn- den wished to use the seeds for political purposes, with a view of securing an election to Congress for himself. The situation was certainly unique. The seeds which Mr. Harnden had purchased for the Government at market rates he subsequently baught again from mem- bers of the House at a small fraction of their actual cost. Notwithstanding the evident profit in thisenterprise.helet pass offers aggregating 100,000 packages. In truth, Government seeds were found to be a drug on themarket. Brokers had whole cellars full of them stored away in stacks. One ot them offered Mr. Harnden 30.000 packagesot last year's seeds at an incredibly low figure, because they were somewhat damaged, mice having got into them. Another dealer was ready to sell threefuUquotas at $150 per quota — i. e., at the rate of Ic a package. But the richest case was that of a Representa- tive whose name is withheld for the present by Secretary Morton. It will be made public soon, together with the rest of the data. The story, as told by Mr. Harnden is as follows: STORY OF THE SALES. "I was called upon the telephone by an official of the House. He said that he had heard that I was purchasing seeds. Would I like to buy a quota? I replied: 'What is the price?' The answer was, $75. I said that I would close the bar- gain, but must know the Congressman's name in order that I might make sure that the quota had not been drawn from the Department of Agriculture. The name being given, I sent over to the seed barn and found that the quota was there all right. Having ascertained this I called up the official over the telephone and told him I would take the seeds. I asked him to get the Congressman to make out an order transferring the quota direct to me. There was some demur at this, the offic al suf?y;esting i hat it would be just as well tl at the older should assign the seeds to himself, and he could indorse it for me. But I insisted that the deal must be strictly 'above ground and honorable,' and that the order should be straight. So he sent the order in the form I request- ed, which was what I required for evi- dence. I paid the $75 with a check to the order of theCongressman.and Inow have that check with his own indorsement in my possession. Thus the case is made complete. "Whereas there was plenty of evidence in a general way of the prevalence of this abuse, we desired to make out in com- plete shape a typicalcase in which a Con- gressman sold for money the seeds which were received by him from the Govern- ment for free distribution. The law ex- pressly provides that the seeds shall be distributed amongthe constituents of the respective Representatives. Thus the transfer of seeds by one member to an- other is wholly illegal. Yet we have record of more than 100 transfers of this kind. One member wrote to the depart- ment the other day inclosing a paper which assigned to him the quota of an- other member. We replied that the other member had no seeds to transfer, in- asmuch as he had already drawn them all out. Whereupon the applicant rejoined that he must have the seeds, inasmuch as he had already paid the other member for them. Where such transfers between Congressmen are made, it is not uncom- mon for the agricultural member to give public documents in txchange for the seeds of the city mtmber, Yet the law allots the seeds to the district and not to the men representing it. They belong to the people of the district, and are not the per- sonal property of the Congressman. EXTENT OF THE TRAFFIC. "Here are figures that show that in 1894 9,555,000 packages ot seeds were purchased and put up by Uncle Sam for distribution by members of the House, at a total expense of $127,708. In view of the practice prevailing, it is no wonder that Government seeds are a drug in the market. I let pass offers that were made to me of 100,000 packages of this year's seeds, merely because the evidence relating to their sale by the Representative would not have btej complete. These 100,000 packages were represented by Congress- men's orders held by brokers, who offered to assign them to me. One member actually came to me to buy seeds. He was from a rural district and had not enough to go round among his constitu- ents. He had received offers of quotas at $8 per 1,000, and desired to know if that was an excessive price. "Tue quota which I purchased for $75 was certainly a bargain. It consisted of 14,950 packages of vegetable seeds, 1,365 packages of flower seeds and eighty-two packages of field seeds — corn, grass and clover. The total was 16,397 packages, which cost the Government $14 per 1,000. So you will see that Uncle Sam paid about $228 for what I got from the Congress- man for $75. 'I have had queer experiences some- times. Not long ago we decided to buy a lot of lentil seeds, in order that farmers in this country might make experiments in growing lentils, which are a profitable and useful crop in Europe. Incidentally, it was very desirable to know something about this vegetable, in order that we might give information as to the methods of cultivating it and ways of preparing it for the table. We had no knowledge on the subject, but I learned that a certain physician in charge of a sanitarium at B uilc Creek had erown lentils and knew all about them. So I wrote to him. His reply was delayed for some time, which was not surprising in view of what I subsequently learned. Evidently he did not possess the information, for he wrote to the Scientific American to get it. The Scientific American referred the matter to its Washington correspondent, sug- gesting that he go to the Department of Agriculture for advice. "Meanwhile I had been looking up lentils on my own account. I got a lot of valuable data from Vilmorin, the eminent French seedsman. In short, I had the material all readv for the cor- respondent of the Scientific American when he called. He sent it to his paper, which forwarded it to the physician at Battle Creek, without telling him where it came from. The physician thereupon sent back to me my own answers to my ownquestions. REASON FOR SEED DISTRIBUTION. "The alleged reason for distributing seeds gratis among the farmers is that they may have an opportunity to obtain new and fresh varieties, tending to the improvement ot agriculture. Of course, as a matter of fact, the whole business is for political purposes solely. Congress- men find it useful to throw sops in the shape of free seeds to their constituents. Hence the enormous annual appropria- tions for this purpose. The appropriation last year was $160,000. The truth is that the farmers have opportunity to get the best seeds of all sorts in the open market. Such seeds may be purchased in the stores of every city, town and village throughout the country. In fully four- fifths of the towns of a population of more than 200 there are merchants who make a specialty of garden and field seeds in bulk or in packages. There are, more- over, 152 seedsmen in the country who issue catalogues that are mailed to farmers and gardeners in all the States. "For a long time past the department has been used as a dumping ground for seedsmen who had stocks of seeds which they were afraid to send to market gardeners or other good customers. The practice of the department until recently has been to divide up the appropriation among the seedsmen, who charged pretty much what theychose. Under the present Administration this matter has been re- formed, and we purchase our seeds from the lowest bidders, requiring that they shall come up to a certain standard and be free from seeds of weeds and the larvse of injurious insects. "It would be an extremely useful thing to the farmers if Congress would appro- priate $15,000 for the purpose of making tests of varieties of seeds and naming them, in order that the present confusion and multiplication of alleged varieties might be done away with. The results obtained could be published in a ser.es of farmers' bulletins." New York. A review of the seed trade in the larger seed houses in this city indicates that while the trade was some two or three weeks late in starting owing to the back- ward season, yet the increased volume of business transacted since May 1, will go well towards making upfor thedeficieney earlier in the season. The best that is hoped by the most sanguine dealers, how- ever, is that when the season is finally closed it may foot up equal to last year. The falling off is generally attributed to the backward season rather than to dull times. The tendency to economize iSgs- The American Florist. 1075 whic'j is sten in the reduced s z. of tbe average order is compensated for to some degree by the larger numbers of orders received. The disastrous freeze in the south was a big help to the vegetable seed department, as most of the early orders had to be duplicated. "It's an ill wind that blows nobody good." The demand as experienced in both mail and counter trade has been mainly for staples. Novelties have not gone with their usual briskness; in fact there have been but few sterling novelties offered this season. Specialties have given general satisfaction to those who have pushed them. Sweet peas have done unexpectedly well. Tbe falling oil" in mail trade has been felt much more severely by the large houses proportionately than by those who make no special effort in this line. All agree that there has been less night work in the busy season this spring than for many years past. The wholesale trade has been fairly satisfactory to those who have pushed it, florist trade keeping well up to the aver- age. It came on in good season and was well disposed of before the retail business got under way, but all are glad to accept wholesale trade even though it comes at the height of the retail busy season. Some dealers advocate strongly some more general understanding whereby prices may be advanced to a reasonable extent on stock which experiences a strong demand and runs short towards the end of the season. The department store trade furnishes an outlet for some of the dealers for their cheaper grades and refuse stock. Its effect is felt on the other hand in the transient retail counter trade. Lawn grass seed feels the competition strongly. Houses doing a plant business as well as seed trade note that while the seed trade has had to struggle to keep up to the mark, the plant trade has fairly boomed from the start and stock is being cleaned up with unprecedented briskness. August Rhotert, of New York, is mak- ing a business trip through the west. Chicago. — Mr. Chas. P. Braslanleft on the 12th lor a three weeks trip to Cali- fornia. The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the American Seed Trade Association will be held in The Russell House, Detroit, Mich., June 11 to 13, 1895. An interesting pro- gram has been prepared, and the central location would seem to promise well for a large attendance. Visited Chicago: L. J. Clark, Frank T. Emerson and Lester L. Morse, the latter on his way h rae. from Europe, where he has spent six weeks in England, France and Italy. He verifies recent reports of damage done to root crop car- rots, turnips, and also to cabbage. Mr. Lem Bowen and family are in Paris, where he has taken a house for a year. Mr. Charles Dickinson of Chicago is making a European trip and was in London the latter part of April. Rev. W. T. Hutchins of sweet pea fame will visit Mr. Eckford in England during the flowering season there, with a view to secure all possible data for his new work on sweet peas. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of this Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TAKKYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NKW YOKK. ^^^^M^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ JAPANESE LONGIFLORUMS Why not try some of these In- stead of the Bermuda stock? Cheaper, and no Harrisil mix. 1 can deliver by Oct. 1st if I hear from you at once. Let me tigure on your other wants In the bulb line. WATSON3 43 North lOth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA, J American Kloriat. VAN ZANTEN & CO., Millegjoiix, Mollaiacl, Headquarters for High Grade Forcing Bulbs HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS OUR SPECIALTY. se°-Ask for wholesale price list to S. ASCHER, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, Seed Salesmen Wanted. Three or four competent travelers by July t. Must be first-class sales- men and thoroughly acquainted with the trade both SOUTH and WEST. Apply, stating refereyice, ability and age, ROBERT BUIST, Philadelphia, Pa. Mention Anerlcan Kloriat. FROM JAFAN. — Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Falms, Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. — Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds, Ftc. FROM CALIFORNIA. — Btilbs, SeedH, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and interesting Catalogue 'y4-'95. H. H. BERGER <&, CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL OldeBt and most reliable Import house. FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCHBROTHERS, Englewood, N.J. Mentlim Aiuerlcan Florist. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER &. DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NKW YORK. IMPORT PRICES ON ALL FALL* BULBS NOW READY. Seasonable Deliveries orx Every Item. EED TORE VAUGHAN'S S New York: CHICAGO: 26 Barclay St. 84 & 86 Randolph St. M. KEPPLER3 Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. S HIGH CLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists and Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain In the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I., N. Y. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 2>...-lneli puts, tuCKl per ILO; fii>M per 1000 SWAlNSO.sA, a.Vlncli pots »>.U0 per lOU UYCLAMKN, dry roots 6. OU per 110 A. L. BLACK. 415 E. Chase St., Baltimore, Md. 1076 The American Florist. May iS, St. Paul, Minn. The sudden and unexpected drop in temperature which came without warn- ing found many people unprepared, and flowers and shrubbery have suffered con- siderable in consequence. The loss to the florists in this stction will be not very much as but very little tender stock has been planted out. Lilacs, which were in full bloom, do not seem to have suffered dama?e, but snowball j, which were just beginning to open up, are badly frozen and wilted. Trade has been fairly active, cut fl jwers and plants both selling more readily than during the previous week. Roses are fa 1- ing off in quality, also in quantity, and good stock is rather scarce at present. Carnations are quite abundant and of good qualitv. Sweet peas are more plenti- ful but are i ot in grf at demand. Already a dearth of flowers for Decoration Day is apparent and prices will undoubtedly be higher. There will be but very few it any outside flowers and as the demand will most likely be good, we anticipate a nice trade for the i ccasion. While the demand for bedding and foliage plants is grod, the large quantity of poor and inferior stock offered at the city market and by street fak\rs tends to make prices low and sales uncertain. As the season opened early, however, and several weeks yet remain for the bedding season, there is no reason for our florists to despair. Stock about town is looking good. Chris. Hansen has afine lot of geraniums a 1 in full bloom. L. L. May & Co., have their u>ual complement of b doling roses, geraniums, marguerites, etc. They report a very fine shipping trade, much better tha 1 the previous years. Tbeir catalogue mailing trade now drawing to a close tor the season has been the most prosperous in their history. The first consignment of Belle Siebrecht roses arrived a few days since and are in fine shape, quite a contrast to some of the roses received in days gone by. The bulb men have all come and gone and peace and quiet reign oncemore. The amount of bulbous stock to be planted another year will be still smaller than this year. Felix. Newport, R. I, OnMaySMr. John R.Johnston read an interestiug paper before the Newport Horticultural S >ciety on "The lights and Shadows of a Gardener's Life." Carl Jurgens has goae on a two weeks' business and pleasure trip. Mrs. Jurgens accompanies him. In assorted lots only. A FINE COLLECTION; 40 KINDS, AT $6.50 PER 1000. AVONDALE, PA. TRY DREER'S ,GflRDE.N Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed fre« to the trade only. HENRY A. DBEER, PhUadelphla, Fa. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive— multiply it by looo and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (st. Johir.'i won.) -A. beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Stroug' Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardj' Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rhododendrons a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mg:r. Chestnut HUl, PhUadelphla, Fa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. ^^IT WILL SOON BE TIME FOR BENCH PLANTINB.'-'- To be sure of getting what you want, at the proper time, and at reasonable prices. Send us at once a list of your wants. Our stock and prices will suit. Did you notice our adv. in Florist of May 4. page 1030? It will pay you to look it over again. W allow you a discount of 10 per cent, from prices quoted ou all orders of 53 00 or over. H. W. TURNER, Wholesale Florist, SHARON, PA. CHRYSANTHEIMUIMS. Fine asBortment i>t all coluFB. prize wln'"ere of 'IM. Rooted cutUn^t*. Iree l.v miiU. $1 per KH). Strong pot plants, by exp. K; per M): *I8 per MKIU. CAKNAT10NS-(i. Wilder, rooted cuttlnRsJl per 101) by mall: »7 per 101)0. Ciiah. E. KU YEK, U. K. Ave., cor. Hill St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set. you'll not retrret When you see the beauties blooming. And dun" t forget the best thing yet. They'll set your bueilness booming. Stock all dean, healthy and thrifty, the best 1 have ever offered; thesetof ISklndHfortJUcents. from 2Vln. pots and fiats. J2..SU per hundred. Including the beautiful new white. White Flume, the magnlUcent T\e:vf pink. Georgeanna, witli the finest scarlets, pur- Ples. striped and Intermediate shades. Double 'etunlas tDreer's), 2 In , $2.50: ;i-ln., $4; 4-ln., J7 per hundred All healthy and In fine shape: full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming, 50 cents per dozen; iKi.SU per hundred. New double pink daisy. Ijady .Johnson (scarce). 6 for 50 cents, variegated Vine is (I'errywlnkle) from flats. J-J: 2Vhi., f per hundred dormant roiity; EtiUilia plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest liir till .sin;ill plants. 1 to 2 feel $.' per thousand, sample IIHJ pnt^t Iree for IjS cents. Mad. Crozy cannas. dry roots. ^'.\ per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings, very Hne. $i per hundred; selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas. $2 50 per hundred. Many of the foregoing plan s can be furnished rooted at from t;0 cents to $1 50 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. A> dress cash wltli order please d. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY. N. J. Mention American Florist. GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . UAHKISBUKG. PJ Michel Plant and Bulb Go., W HOLESfllE F lORlSIS. ST. LOUIS, MO. When writing mention the American Florist. New Ciirysanthemums for 1895 JAPANESE NOVELTIES AND CALIFORNIA SEEDLINGS. ADMIRAL ITO. — Enormous brilliaut yellow mar- gined amber. BUFF GLOBE.— A golden sport from Good Gra- cious. BUFF HAIRY.— Deep brownish yellow, hairy. COUNT YAMAGATA.— White shndcd pink. FUZI SNOW.— A white spo t from Good Gracious. GENERAL NODZU.— A grand incurved yellow. GRACE S. YOSHIIKE— A striking white seedling from The Queen. GOLDEN PALAuE.— A perfect gnlden ball. MARSHAL OYAMA.— A glistening white, incutved. ORIEN TAL GLORY.— A magnificent shrimp pink. PEARL PALACE.~-A perfect spherical flower of pearly white. YELLOW SUPERIOR, a mammoth incurred yellow. Price 50c each. $5 per dozen, $35 per 100. Cash with the order. Send for Catalogue. Japanese Nursery, H. YOSHIIKE, Prop., Cor. 16th & Willow Sts., Oakland, Cal. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. $. $. $. FOR DOLLARS. MME. V. BERGMAN la the best early white to date. Rooted futtln^s, ?-Mltl per lUO; from 2Vinch pots, J4.U0 per IIIU. YELLOW yUKBN. best early yellow. Rooted Cut- tines, IM.UO per 10(1; from -.'Jii-lni-li pots, $ti.l«l per lUO. SMILA.X, from SH-lnch pots, slroiiK, J2.6(l per 100; J2J.U0 per 10(10. BJ^'send for I'ulKluKue. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Home Grown, own Roots, in 20 Leading Kinds. ■i vear *:i.(«l per doz, Ji'i im per 1(0 3 year 4.0U ;i(l.(«l ■' 10(1 H. 1*. Roses, popular kinds. own roots and In 4 In. pota. Strong healthy slock, fl.to per doz.; WItll per IlK). Dillsles. double, choice named varieties, -.0(1 F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. i8g5- The American Florist. 1077 CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ^~'^~' ever offered. CORSAIR— The scarlet McGowan. MAGNET — Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM— The dwarf J. J. Har- ^^"^^^^~ rison. MINNIE COOK— Superb variegated "~'^^^~'^~' sort. See roll page illustrated aelvertisement of above in American Florist December ist and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PHICE LIST — RLGHITTY. ,^ PATERSON, N. J. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per 1000 Lizzie MdTowan. Silver Spray, I'lmtan. Gracevvllder HW JlOW Daybreak 2.1KI 16.(10 Piirtta, American Flag 1.50 10. OO Tldnl Wave and Orange BJossom .2.00 15 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flneat white and fringed varieties, 8-1 ..tO v>er li-O. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Flnest white, pink and yellow viiiletlea, K-'.IIO per lUO. COLEUS— Hed and yellow and mi.xed variety, fl. 00 per Hill; ts. (Ill per Kioil, Heliotrope, Ageratum and Carman Ivy, Jl.dO per 1(10. tsr-l.'asli with order. JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, (jueens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List, p. O. Box 22(i. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. LIZZIE McQOWAN, $1.50 per 100; m.'M per IIIOO. Wn. SCOTT, »i.UU per 100; $25.C0 per lOC'U. Guaranteed stock, well- rooted, free from disease, stroDK nnd 8tock> . Most popular Carnations on the markei. ALEX. McBRlDE, Alplaus, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WRITE FOR LIST, GflRNflTlONS-ROOiefl GUUlflflS. Per 100 Per lono Lizzie lillbert JIO.OO $75 00 Helen Keller 5.00 40 00 Sweetbrler 5.(0 40 00 lago .'iOO 4010 AdiByron 5 00 40 00 Uncle.lohn 5.00 40.10 Wm. Scott »00 26.00 Lulu 3,0U 2600 Daybreak S.O" 25 00 Mrs. Ileynolds 3 00 26.00 Lizzie McGowan 2,50 20.iiO Silver Spray 2,10 15.01 Per nil) Per lOOO Bouton dOr S8.00 Goldfinch 5.00 Jacqueminot 5.10 The Stuart 6.0O Annie Plxley 6,00 Buttercup 4.00 Mad. D. Albertlnl 300 Hector 3.00 Nicholson 3.00 Grace Battles 2.60 Portia 2.00 White Dove 2.00 Our stock is in excellent condition. Inspection Invited. IVU.IO 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 35.00 25.00 26.00 25 00 20.00 15.00 15.10 MONEY ORDER OFFICE, STATION "H, Philadelphia, EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1(X),00 7500 7.5 00 75 00 75.00 75.00 7500 Garnaiion Pianis. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants trotn soil. They will all grow, and make better and stronger stocli. We can give you the tnuch sought for WM. SCOTT, free, clear pink, for »! 00 per iOO; DAY- BREAK, TIDAL WAVE, SILVER SPRAY, LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN, PORTIA, etc., at SS per 100; GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER, THE STUART. E. A. WOOD, $5.00 per 100. Discount of 10 per cent on orders tor 500 or more of a kind. .Ml orders mu^t be accompaniea by cash. We can furnish the following new varieties of •95. mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per 101 KOHINOOR, new white, large, free , , 812.00 $100.00 ROSE QUEEN, new, fine pink variety 12 00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan , . . 10.00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new , , . 10 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. , , 10.00 STORM KING. large, pure white . . . 10.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . , . 10 00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10,00 GEO. HANCOCK S6 SON, Grand Haven, Mich. Mpntlon American Flniist, E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. CARNATIONS CHESTER PRIDE, PORTIA, AURORA, LIZZIE McGOWAN, PURITAN and TIDAL WAVE, fl.26 per 100; tlO,00 per ICOO. WM, SCOTT, S2.50 per 100. All other varieties sold out; also i.ady Campbell Violet. JOSEPH RENARD, I NIONVILLE, Chester Co., PA. SPECIALTIES ALL IN TUB BEST VABIBT1B8, ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants, Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL. N. Y. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices, N/VTHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. COLEUS, ROOTED CUTTINGS. Finest selection fancy-leaved, old and new, J5.00 iier wm. Redsand Yellows, »;. 00 per lOOO. Either, 7,Sc. per IIXI, postpaid. Write for special bargains on Fancy- leaved cuttings or plants. DANIEL K. HERR. RyderlAve,.,Lancaster. Pa, CARNATIONS SURPLUS STOCK. Good strong plaLts from the soil, ready to set out in the open ground of the following varieties, at the same rate as rooted cuttings were sold, - Per lOU Per lOOO WM, SCOTT $3.00 $25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI . . . , , 3 00 i5.00 UNCLE JOHN 5.00 40.00 THE STUIRT 5,00 40.00 GOLDFINCH 5.00 40,00 E. A, WOOD , , 6 00 40.00 And a limited number of the two new varieties, METEOR and BRIDESMAID. FRE.D. DORNER & SON. CARNATION. Well rooted cuttings and perfectly healthy: If they are not vou can i>lilp them back and have your money returned Per lUU PerllOJ LIZZIE McCOWAN ... .SI. 25 S9.00 wini CTC Ladv Campbell, well rooted runners, free VIULlIOi and clear uf diteape fl 25 per hundred; ¥1(1 tiu per thousand. Cash with order. PETER BROWN. Florist, Lancaster, Pa. CARNATIONS McGOWAN IN QUANTITT. A few ttiousand each of Keller and Stuart. Others a 1 sold. ALBERT M. HERR, Lock Box 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF KOHINOOR. PURPLE KING, and many of the standard kinds. Prices on application, c J. fEivivocK:, The Pines, KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co,, PA, NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. *S"Send for price list. ELLIS, NORFOI-K Co,, MASS. For Cut Carnations, ADDRESS JAS. E. ROBERTS, Middletown, Conn. TRADE D IREGTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK, I-K-ICE S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. 1078 The American Florist. May i8^ Notes by the Way. The Pittsburg boys are apparently making great preparations,- being fully determined to entertain the members of the S. A. F. duringthe annual convention in August on a grand scale. The enthu- siasm and the spirit of liberality which has always characterized the S. A. F. conventions in the past, I need hardly add, will not be found lacking in the "smoky" citv as well. There is nothing slow about the Pittsburg boys to be sure, nor do they, as a rule, do things by halves. That the convention will prove a "howling" success is a foregone conclu- sion with me. Let us hope that the at- tendance may be a large one. The attractions withia and around the twin cities, or the "greater" Pittsburg, are many and varied — too numerous indeed to mention in my brief notes. "One of the greatest evils confronting our trade and which ought to engage the attention of the S. A. F.," remarked a prominent florist of an eastern Pennsyl- vania town one day recently to me, "is that of 'crape pulling' practiced by some 'florists'(?) to the detriment of the legiti- mate and respectabletrade. Not only do such practices tend to demoralize prices, but they degrade the business as well." The idea of a florist ringing the door bell of an afflicted house with a view of "striking" an order for a funeral design is simply abominable, and any man enter- prising enough to attempt such a thing ought to bekickeddown a flightof stairs. How to discourage such practices, how best to counttract their evil, and in some cases, confagious influences, isctrtainly worthy of some consideration. All through the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts (which I have recently traversed) I found the flo- rists as busy as bees, beautifying lawns, cemeteries, yards, etc., and the planting season has hardly begun in these regions. The demand for bedding stock of the finer grades and varieties fully equals, if it does not exceed, the supply. It seems as if the public has at last realized the fact that the best is after all the cheapest in the end. Mrs. Lyman Briggsof Taunton, Mass., who had achieved remarkable success during the comparatively short space of time she was in business, contemplates disposing of her greenhouses, stock, etc., a much needed rest from business cares being the chief reason given . S. $3.50 Cash Collection These plants are our own selection frrra our best sloeli and are all good varieties. 2 (iKKANIliMS. 2 and 3-lnch, ® 3 $ .75 ■& MUMS, iifsorted ®4 1.09 3:> COLKUS. assorted %'i .70 10 FEKNS. assorted ® i; .IJO 10 C ROTONS (large) assorted. .@ 15 1. 50 11.') plants »4 i«) Mention this paper and recelye2KngllBh Iv.? free with order. Williams & Sons Co., Batavia, III. Carnations %Ciirysantlieniums aXKl LIZ/.ItC McGOWAN, 1000 PORTIA. UIUU HINZE'S WHITE, at $1 00 per 100. .TOO BUTTERCUP. $200 per 100, CHRYSANTHEMUMS Kate Brown W, H, Lin- coln. Ivory, Kioto and Roslyn, $1 00 per 100, Cash with order or C, O, D, JAMES CHALK. Box 339. NORRISTOWN, PA. MAY OFFER. Penoo ALTERNANTHER.A, red and yellow. 2'^-iu, pots 52. .50 ENGLISH IVY .... 1!,50 GERANIUMS, 4-inch pots, assorted S.I lOI.EUS -,7.5 p.i.MSIES, small. $100: larger X.'Ti Cash with order, JOS, H, CUNNUGHAM, Delaware, Ohio. Mention Atnertcan Florist, DREER^S OFFER OF One Hundred Thousand Dwarf French Cannes. We are now sending out a veiy fine lot of Cannas in strong, well-established plants in 3-inch pots. REMEMBER these are not freshly dividt-d plants out of moss or soil, but well estab- lished in 3-inch pots and will make a display at once. Alplionse Bouvler Chun HenilerMon Madjiine f 'mzy 1'HUI MHlLllllttlt Admiral oervals Anliilne Crozy Admiral Cnurbet Baron de Sandrans Baron de Kenowardy Camllle Bernardln Tomie Ganay CharleB Moore ('. Reneau Clias. Dlppe Count Horace de Cholseul Cheoph Vlard Col. Oodds Ouchese de Montenard Deuli de 8t. (irevy Expiorateur Crampbel Kdward Mleg K. Chevreul Edward Michel F Neuvessel Francois Courb'n Francois Malre Geoflroy Wt. tlimire Gustav Senneholz J. I). Cabos J. Thomayer iD^enleiir Alphand L. E. Bailey M. Ijefebvre Marquise Arthur L'Algle Mr. Cleveland Maurice Mussy Mlna Sarah Hill Nellie Bowden Oraijue Perfection Prol'esseur Gerard Princess SusalKuanl Paul SlKflst Plorelte de Biorlet Perfection Prot-'resHlon Kaiser Wilhelm Senator Monteflore Statualre Falconls Secretary Stewart Sophie Buchner Stadgartner Sennebolz Segtonalre Trocadero Ventura Auy of tlie above varieties. 75c. per dozen: $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. Well established plants from 3-inch pots Queen Charlotte, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. For five dollars we will furnish one each of the above fifty-five varieties including one Queen Char- lotte, and ot e each often other very choice sorts not listed above, making 65 fine distinct sorts. This will make an interesting collection at an unprecedently low price. H[NRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. strong started plants, ready for planting out NOW. CHAS. HEBDEBSON per doz |;t 25; per 100 $8.00 ALPHONSE BOUVIEB " 1 00 " 5.C0 MME. CBOZY " 1.00 " 600 GEOPPBOY ST. HILAIBE (bro ze) " .75 " 4.00 VICK'S BRANCHING ASTER, fine plants from 2 inch pots, $3.00 Tier 100: S2.5 00 per 1000. Grown from originator's selected private stock. 30,000 VERBENAS. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens. N. Y. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Extra fine plants, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100: $20 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1 per 100; $8 per 1000 PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Larffest Growers of Verbeuas in the country. Our plants cauuut be surpassed. J. Zv. I>IIvIvO:P»r, :Bloorx:isl>tArg;, r»£». SEASONABLE STOCK. IN FIRST-CLASS ORDER. Per 100 Acalypha Macafeeana. 2W-lnchpot8 ?5.()() Ageratum, ('ope's Pet. •JJ^-locn pots 2.U(J Alyssum, Tom Thnmb '2i.^-lnch pots 2..'JU Begonia Vernon, -'j inch pots 3. .50 Cannas, flry motn. French seedllntjs 2.0U Coccotoba (Muelilt-nbeekiat Platycada, 2%- Inch puts li.OO Coleus, (-iolden Crown. Firebrand. Beckwith's (ieni. I iirplePrlnce—tt sturdy variety, superior to Hero. -*iH,-lnch pots 2.00 Ariel, dwarf, a beautiful var.. 'iVii^ch pots.. 4.UI Cuphea platycentra, S^-inch puts 2.50 Fuchsias, U'Hdln^ sorts. :iJ^-lDch pots 4.00 Cazania splendens, ^Vlnch pots 5.00 Geraniums, Uen Grant, and other leading bediliiit.' sorts. 2'^.-lncli pots 4.00 Ivy, Souv. de C'has. Turner, P. Crozy. etc., mixed. 2W.-!nch pots 4-00 German Ivy, 2Vlnch pots 2.00 Hibiscus, niix;ed rubra, grandiflorus, etc., 4-hicli pots ^'.OO Heliotrope, 2i-6-lnch pots .lO.lXl Stevia serrata variegata, from fiats, strong 2, U) Swainsona galegifolia alba, very fine iin Philadelphia, Ph. > COLEUS. Per 100 Rooted Cuttings $ .60 From 2-incli pots 1.50 Alternanthera, 2-inch pots i.SO Ageratum, white and blue, rooted cut- tings 50 2-inch 1.50 CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. The most Complete Assortment of Stock in the West for FLORISTS and NURSERYMEN. Headquarters for Roses. Tender and Hardy Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, Trees, etc. CatrtloKiK* iiml l'ri<'e Li.st free. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.. Painesville, Ohio. fiO.OOO Now KeHdy. The best marketing variety ever Introduced; comes Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It, Send for circular. I'rice, extra strong plants from 2-Inch pots. f\.iA} per doi., JS.60 per 100. HK(;OMA OlbiH, from 2i«-ln. p.na. «» per 100. liERANIUM"^, Marshal :\Ii >lalioii, Happy Thought, Silver <'oril, strong jihititw. from "J-ln.. tl.2.') per 100. Cnsh wltb order. Spechil prU-f on Inrge quat titles I IV4'0|,V 1. NKFF. Klorlnt. 40I0 Itnt1#»r s;tr*'#»t. »'lttHl»nreh. Pi», Always mention the American Fi,o- RiST when writing to advertisers. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. i895- The American Florist. 1079 Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared for us with the most artistic skill. They look like fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for monhs. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. AcldreKS August Rolker& Sons, Florists' Seeds, Bulbs & Supplies 136 & 138 W. 24th St.. P. 0. Station E. Ncw York. Mention American lilortBt. r^ Wm M ■ IS 3 3 W F> "1 i/l ^ 1 il l> 1 1 L« 1 1 » Direct lmp(nl, fresh quality. PerlOOPerloCRI Areca lutescens »l.UU » T.UO rubra l.i«i 7.00 Ceonoma gracilis 3.0O 2o.lO ChamcBrops humilis 0.50 4.0'J arborescens.. 0.76 8.00 canariensis .. O.liu ."i 00 argentea (iO 6.0/ ■' tomentosa 11:0 7.50 robusta l.OU 7.6" elegans l.fO 7.,W Phoenix rupicola l.to 12.60 BRAHEA FILIFERA expected . Per lb. Sl.OO; per lu lbs. J7.50 CHAS. SCHWAKE * 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. 1 F=/^i^^ ^ I e:^- THE FINEST STRAIN. ALL IN BLOOM. Cold frame plants; will sell now to close out at 51.50 per 100; $12.00 per ICOO. Stock is extra fine, all colors mixed. E.B.JENNINGS, WItnleftale Parsy Grower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254, SOUTHPOR r. CONN. 25,000 Coleus. Golden Queen and Red VerschafTeltii. Also 25 leading varieties; all bright colors; fine plants, 2"4'-inch pots, $2.00 per 100; |18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. C. F. FAIRFIELD, FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. BEGONIAS. Extra large A1 Bulbs, separate colors, red, white, rose, vellow and orange, or mixed as you desire, $3 00 per 100. T H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. "Begonias purchased of you are the best bulbs for the money we have ever bouehl." A. B. I>a\'is A " STILL LOWER PRICES. STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS. (1894).- The most beautifully colored foliage riant introduced for many years and sent out last season at $2.00 per plant is now offered by us at $6.00 per 100 or $50.00 per 1000 ! ! No other plant will do as well for bfdaing, etc ; nothing could be finer for table decoration, or as a window plant The foliage is an iridescent metallic purple — shading to pink and green — is very persistent and stands rough usage. At our price, $1 50 per dozen, a laige profit snould be made on them, as they readily sell at 50 cts. and |1 00 each. A tine plant for Easter sales. COLEUS MRS. SANDER. (1894).— Sent out last year at $1.25 each, a big price for a Coleus, but it was well worth it, as no other Coleus can wink at it It's worth that much to-day, but we've got too large a stock; it takes up room. $5.00 per 100 will clear them out, however, and at $1.00 per dozen they'll soon be "out of sight." Rooted Cuttings $3.00 per 100, postpaid. ^ _^-^-.^^^.^ A. BLANC & CO., Strobilanthes Dyerianus, $6.00 per 100. 314 & 316 N. Ilth St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. MenUon AnjsrlCftn Flortst. Surplus Stock. 5000 Ampelopsis, Japan Ivv. strong I vear old pot grown . . S4.00 per 100; $.Sb 00 per 1000 50C0 Geraniums, strong plants Irom 4-inch, in bloom, the best market soits. .8(j 00 per 100 5000 Geraniums, 2^-inch $;i.00perl00 5000 Cannas, Mrae. Crozy and others strong -l-in. $6.00 per 100. 5000 Alyssum Carpet of Snow. 2j4-in.. $3.t)0 per 100 5000 Coleus Veischaffeltii and Golden Bedder, 2^-inch . . 83 00 per 100; 8-'5.00 per lOOU Chrysanthemums, rooted cuttings the leading cut fiower vaiieties, $1.00 per 100. Also the newer varieties of Chr^-santhemums, from 2}^lnch pots. Price on application. EVENDEN BROS., WiMiamsporl, Pa. Nothing Better for destroyinti all in- •> sects and parasites on .^^ plants, mun or beast: \o^ i"t Injurious to the i^ skin, as many other \c> poisonous prepara- \Ij tlons are. To be dl- IZl luted with from 10 to I O ■'^' parts of fof t water. 1^ Price, «S. 35 the sal- Js3 Ion tin; SI the quart '/>> tin. For Ketailiiiff we put up small tins at 40c. less 35 per cent, trade discount. Kvery Florist shouhl keep this on sale. Sold "by Seedsmen and the Mfr.'sGen'I Agents.' AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. New York. P. 0. Station E. ■ ^^^d III L.REMEDYfor Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust, Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out FOBtlte, 251bB. f2.00. Bellows. W. 50. Cash with order Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 36 Dey Street, New York. Mention American Florist. COLEUS, fine varieties. Per 100 Rooted cuttings $ .75 2-inch pots 200 GERANIUMS, fine named varieties in 4, J and 2 inch pots (!?> |8, $5 and 2.50 CALIFORNIA DAISIES 6.00 REX BEGONIAS, 4-inch pots 8.00 Heliotrope, Salvia, and other bedding plants. E M. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Elmira. N. Y IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FINE FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS, IVY GERANIUMS, ETC., ill 4-inch pots, write GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, Hi. Also fine lot of SWORD FERNS in 5-inch pots, MeDtlOD AiaerlcftD Florist. 163 AONRpe i)TRpET- ■•• CHICAGO' •• ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUiSVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - l-OUtSVILLE, KV , U. S. A. FOR SALE By A. Rolfcer & Sons. N. Y. State Depot. tSB & 138 W aith St.. New York, N. Y. R. & J. Farquhar. \*\ So. Market St.. BoBton, Mass. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Edw. Soliiuld, 712 12th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. F. Macrae. IKiS Smith St., Providence, B. I. E. 11. Hunt. IW Lake St.. Chlcaeo. Ill, C A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St, Louts, Mo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 4*58 Milwaukee St. Milwaukee, Wis. Ellis & Pollworlh. Milwaukee. Wis. LYSOL. The Ideal Insecticide. Send for Pamphlet, etc. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. ,^23oPerBARREL OFl95POUND,S ON CARS OR BOAT NEW YORK. SAMPLES MAILED FREE HA5T00TH0rF. 551 MADISON AVE.NY.C. Please mention the Amekican Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 1080 The American Florist. May iS, Florists' Hail Association. The following members of the Florists' Hail Association have reported losses by hail since May 3, 1895: I. Parker, Fort Scott, Kans. M.J. Coventry, Fort Scott, Kans. Mrs. M. E. Luther, Lawrence, Kans. Wm. Horlacher, Junction City, Kans. Busch & Purztier, Jefferson City, Mo. Chas. Faust. Harvard. III. John Ederer & Sons, Omaha, Neb. Chapin Bros., Lincoln, Neb. N. S. Griffiih, Independence, Mo. (hous;s completely wrecked). R. Davis & Sjn, Morrison, 111. Lake Geneva Floral Co., Lake Geneva, Wis. Button Bros., Lake Geneva, Wis. A. Donaghue, Omaha, Neb. Mrs. M. E. Eiton, Ljons, la. Salter Bros., Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Donaghue writes that E. E Arnold, Erflinger, Pattrson Bros., B. Hass and the Omaha Floral Co. have a total loss, but carry no insurance. The F. H. A. will pay spot cash to its members as soon as losses are properly proven. A severe hail storm was reported at Rochester, N. Y., on the 11th inst. John G. Esler, Secretary. Greenhouse Buildmg. Saratoga Springs.— John S. Shacff.r. Commercial hous- 22x125. Sandwich, Mass.— Dr. R. H. Faunce. Conservatories for aquatics Philadelphia, Pa.-S. T. F.^x, 1803 Tioga street. Greenhouse 33x57. Nyack, N. Y.— W. R. Divison. Com- mercial bouses. Waltham. Mass.— The Misses Walker. Greenhouse 20x100. Taunton, Mass.— E. F. Rose. One vio- let house. Gates Ajar.—' The wire design maker ought to have a medal." Harp.— 'What for?" G. A. — ''Life saving." H.— Whose life?" G. A —"The machine made florist. He couldn't live without him." H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, a& vs. -^.-tlr*. street, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Our new Clataloeae 1b now oat, bee npoo ftppli cation. Mention American Florist M. RICE & CO., FlOrlSlS' SUDDli6S. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue ^^^^k. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET. AlwiiVH iiieiitloi! Aineilcnn Klurlst. USE OUR PATENT Sash Lifter and Hinges if you care to save money. Send for prices and references. HAMILTON. No. 5 Sydney Street, Dorchester, Mass. Dmiensloiis ol tMs Box : 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hlRh. Two sectlonfl. This wooden box nicely stained and TarnlHhed. 18x30zl2t made in two sections, on© for eacti size ietter, given away witli first order of 500 ietters. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. MamHacturt TIE BEST LETTERS m THE MARKET. Sizei l^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. lattener with each letter. Patent ODR MBW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per ICO. N. F. UcCARTHT. Treas. & Manfii Addrett all corretoondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Addreti 13 Green St.. Boston, Uass. Wefavcanew FASTENER which we ccinslder a decided saccess. Any cnstomerB haylnR old style faBteners which they wish to excbanfce, can do bo without additional oOBt by wrltlns Q8. These Letters are handled by aU the Wholesalers In Boston. .A.OrEirr'X's • A. Rnlker & Sontt, New York. M. Rice Si Co., 35 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa. K. E. l>IcAlll8ter, 32 Uey St.. New York. A. D. Pirry &. Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New Y'ork. A. Herrinan. 415 E. 34tli St., New York. I.. J. Kerchover, I 12 \V. 27tli St., New York. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. K*>ndal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, <). J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, III. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St-, Milwaukee, Wis. H. .Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. VYuod & Sons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va. Jas. Vick'8 Sons. Rochester, N, Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. I>. 15. Long, IJuft'alo, New York. Huntington Seed Co , Indianapolis, Ind. Portlanl(l I'V SLLiKiiieii. florists, grocers, and genera] stuns. Sample free. Package by mail, 250. ROBT. L. fllERWIN & CO., JmiHTters of Chemical Fertilizers, 88 Wall St.,N. Y \iL-iiiii.ii AiuencHti Florist. GREEN-HOUSt HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. j Send f(tr catnloKue •r^-* and price list. Mention Aniertoan Florist. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AN'P — Are Manufactured by MCDONALD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these goods in the world. We issue a large 40-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free ou application. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saadsmaii. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. tSgS- The American Florist. 1081 Red Spider Can't Live WHERE THIS NOZZLE IS USED. CHILD'S RAIN MAKER Throws a powerful spray at such an anole that sprayiug the und rside of the foliage i<: no effort at all. It is simplicity itself but "geis there" every time. It is well made of polished brass and will last a lifetime. Richmond, Ind., April 10, 1895. MR. P. M. CHILD, Dear Sir: — The nozzles to hand sometime ago; we aie so much pleased with the way they work that we are glad to write you saying that they are more than satisfactory. They are just what is wanted for greenhouse woik, as they enable us to reach the underside of the foliage with perfect ease, and with the full force of the water. Sorry we did not have them sooner. Yours truly, E- G. HILL & CO. Price. fl.OO each, pi eoald. TRY IT, AND RETURN IT It not Sit friHCtury. tintl yu..r muney will be sent back. M. M. JONES, GenI Agent. 6122 Oglesby Ave., CHICAGO. Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn. grasB plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and Insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most sclentlflc spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.5u— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete KJ.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston, Rhode Island. Only 29 KIngstons In the U. S. Gel the state straight. "They are a good thing. ' "A very valuable lalwr saving device. "—W. N. Rudd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever nsed."— C. E. Weld, RosUndale. Mass. J. N. Struck & Bro. manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • Hreenlioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. PROTECTION FOR HOSE AT LAST. For sale by ;ill StL-iisintrii >.m tlunst can do without it Cheap, practicable aud iude&tructible. 36 cts. each, or SS 50 per do/.en. MANUFACTtJRED BY CHAS. SCHUCK, 3457 North Sth St., I'HII.A., I'A. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE "TABASCO" WATER HEATER. ALL STEEL. SELF-FEEDER. GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES And all places requiring hot water for HEflllNG AND GENERAL USE. Kewanee Boiler C^mtany 96 Lake Street, CHICAGO. KEWANEE, ILL. mienilon Fiorisis! It will be to your advantage to look into the merits of th; SCOLLAY •'INVINCIBLE" HOr WATER BOILER. It is all that its name implies and don't forget it. Cuts and full information mailed on application. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 89 & 91 Center St., NEW YORK. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN. N, Y. D. H. ROBERTS, 132 and 134 S. Fifth Avenue, :N^E^'W' ^V^OieiC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC.. ETC. Fat. 1882, '8s, '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDttp OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, 54-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO4 Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Gnp Armortd Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yiw'' .T. C. VACGHAN. Aeent. CHICAUO. SFRIHS STEEL lUtV TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES ;A Windmill Is unrpiiahle because it de- pends upon the elements for 1*9 power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- ora b le conditions and waste as much water as they se- t| cure. Steam pumps require '.'. skill and hand pumps de- ■■ mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RIDER CR DE LflMATER-ERICSSON Hot- Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of welL They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have DO valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Stndfor illustrated catalogue to The DE UMiTER IRON WORKS, 87 soutn Finn Av., NEW YORK. N. Y. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 150 to 10,000 feet of fr ir-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS, 56th & WALLACE STREETS. Mmm. CHIOA.GO. 1082 The American Florist, May i8, North Easton, Mass. Take a practical florist into the Ames orchiti houses at North Easton just now, and his first exclamation, as his eye catches sight of Miltonia vexillaria Fairy (jueen with its burden of fifty-two im- mense snow white flowers will most likely be "What a lovely bridal bouquet that would make," and Mr. Robinson would quickly retort, with his eyes if not in words, "Ah, my dear sir, you shall never see that day." But il the day ever should come when such peerless gems as Miltonia vexillaria Fairy Queen, Cat- tieya Lowiana, and Cattleya Skinnerii alba are at the disposal of the flower workers what a breaking up of old lines there will be;itiseasy to imagine tbatthe revolution in floral decora'ions would rival that which was iff'.cted jv hen long stemmed flowers took the place of the old fashioned floral devices. Somethinglike a feeling of regret is experienced when we riflecc that their rarity places these beauti- fulcreatioas, possibly forever, beyond the reach ofthe florist; their charm is irresisti- ble, and on seeing the (none can readily un- dei stand the fiscination they have for those who onceget interested inth m,and whose means permit them to indulge in the cultivation or mere possession of these noblest of all plants. Lailia and cypripeds are blooming in many rich and rare forms. Lalia pur- pu at a Blenheimensis is a grand purple flower and atroviolacea is unrivalied with its broad sepals and petals and its intense purp e lip. Another remarkable las'.ia is L. latoni, a hybrid showing a lovely blending of orange or purple color. In the odontoglossum house miltonias, Pescatoreis and crispums are flowering in profusion and here the visitor will linger long, for nowhere are odontoglots grown to such perfection as theyare here. To note all the striking varieties now in bloom would fill a column, but one par- ticu'arly cannot be passed by without special mention: Miltonia vexillaria Joseph Godseff. which is o( such a marvel- ous purple, such substance and so immense in size that it is worth going many miles to see. Do YOU WANT a complete alphabetical list of chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class, and brief, accurate description of each? You will find such a list in our trade directorv and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Improved Glazing \ Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints make an air and water tight roof. SAVES FUEL. SAVES GLASS. No slipping or breaking of (ilass from frost. These "Joints" have been on the market for ten years, and are in use by some of the largest establishments in the country. When well put in they give entire satisfaction. Write for eircular. J. M. GASSER, Wholesale and Retail Florist, - CLEVELAND, O. CHEAPERTHANGLASS ^^'i^ ^^ STER PAPPE;" comes in rolls of about 110 yards long, lull 3*) inches wide; will last for seasons when prepared as directed. The most use- ful article wherever shading is required. Au original roll costs only SIO cash. If you wish to see more of it before ordering, send one dollar for a trial roll of 8 yards to August Rolker&Sons, New York. 1*. O. station K. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week DoRRANCETON, Pa., Apnl 23, ItsOo. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio. (rcnl/t'men.—'L.umheT canae in Friday and on ray return Saturday I found all O. K. Am much pleased with the material, both work- manship and wood, as indeed I have been always heretofore with the Cypress I have had from you. Yours truly. BE^J. DORRANCE. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CTFRESS used. For circalars and eBtiiuates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. THE ORIGINATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Our capacity now \s \^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. A. F't.ilX liirie t>« :^t.»lt» I»eir:ES. Send lor Price List. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: The Whilidin Pottery Company, 7l3lo7i9 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kaiidolpli Ave- and Union St.t Jersey City. N. J. Jackson Ave. and Fearson St.. Long Istantl City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pofs should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwertn. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for nrice list and samples and we know you will give us an order. 403 North Salina Street. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Addre.ss PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO.. New Brighton. Pa. Standard Flower Pots. OUK POTS ARE OF THK HEST yUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt delivery. Write us before placing your orders elsewhere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. wliioli is alisolutely perfect for modern greenhouse eoiint ruction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimates. Siiilsfactlon (Juaranteed. REED GLASS CO., 102 South 6th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. GBO. H. rUANDLEK. H. C. CHANDLEE. ATENTC P ■ Trade-Marks. Caveats, Etc. ^^^ I CHANDLEE &, CHANDLEE,^ J m Patents and Patent Causes. ^N^^ Kl.KCTllKWL AND MKCUANICAL EXPEKTS. rolHck Ituliaiug, AtlHntir Kullding VOBK, PA, WASB1NQI0N,I>.C i8qs. The American Florist. 1083 ^07 ti/;V^^TnORflEy\\/E.,Cf1ICAOO.lLLj Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ^ Bollere made of the best of material, shell, firebox Bheetfl and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflL 6flS Mffi fl LflSS, FOR GREENHOUSES . VWirlte for la-test: prloe^.'^--^-'^'-^.* VICTORY! VICTORY I VICTORY I THeonly Certificate ot Merit awarded for ventilating ap- Daratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform o 100 foot houses A new device. Send for Catalogue ana .;.- ti mates. EJ. HH»E*A.iei>, TTo^ingsto-wia, OlaAo. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS. HoniGuitorai flrcliitecis and Hot Water EnDlneers Send for Catalogue, enclosing: 4 cents in stamps. 130, l-3tl, 1-3:3 Ceiriter St., lOfEJW TTOICK:. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. VALVES, riTTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COL.D\NELL- WILCOX CO.. Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK THE DOOR BEhORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESIER, Secy, F. H. A., Saddle River. N. J, HAIL EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illuetra ted Catalopne. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richnioud, Ind. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Amerj- 9AN FtPllIST. 1084 The American Florist. May i8, Index to Advertisers. Abel OC*Co lOiii Adv Rates 11172 AmencaD Boiler Co.. .lOM Andorra Nurseries 107H Bailer FA . lUTti Bayersdorfer H 4 Co.1080 Renter H H & Co 1076 Black Andrew L 10.6 Blanc A 107'.i BoatonFlower MarketlllTi Boston Ijetter Co. . . 1U80 Brown Basr filling Ma- chine Co 1076 Brown Peter 1177 BulstRobt 1075 Bums & Raynor 107.1 Burrow JO 107i'. Cambridge TIleMfgCoinK! CarniodT J 1) IIISO Chalk .las IIIIH Obandlee & Chandlee.1082 Chltty HE 1077 Colrtwell Wilcox Co.. .108:; Conley John *Son....lCKl CorbreyTJ I07;i Cottage Oardens.lOT" 107.S Cunnlnchnm Jos H. . .107S Deamud J B & Co 1073 De Lamater Iron WksUBl Deylne's Boiler Wks. 1081 DIetsch A & Co 108:1 Dillon JL 107,S Domer Fred & Son. . . . 107" DreerH A 1076 1078 BUIott W H Wa Ellison Wm 107.' Bills & Pollworth ....1072 Ellwanger* Barry... 1071 Eyenden Bros 107'.t FalrlieldCH 1070 Felthousen J E 1070 Fl8ber& Alrd Iii77 Fryer B 107(1 Gardiner John & Co. . .1078 Gasser J M 10-82 Gibson JC 1070 Gumey Heater Co... 1094 Hall Ass'n 1083 Hamilton 1080 Hammond Ben] IttSO Hancock A Sod 1077 Hart Michael A 1073 Hartford H B 1072 Helss J B 1071 Herr Albert M 1077 HerrUan'l K 1077 Herrmanns SeedStOrel079 Hess Henry H7I Hews A U &Co 1082 HlUEQ&Co 1177 HIppard E 1(S:< Hltchlngs ACo.., . 1084 Ilollniiin E M & H N.lTOl Hooker II M Co lfts:l Horan Edw C 1073 Horan Jas & Son 1077 Hose Connection Co. .1081 Hulseboscb Bros 1076 HuntEH 1173 Hunt M A Estate .... 1071 Huntsman & Co . 1077 Japanese Nurseries.. .1070 JennlnirsEB 1070 Jones M M ,1081 Joosten C H 107St Kennlcott Bros Co. .. 1(173 Keppler M 107j Kewanee Boiler Co ..1081 Kroeschell Bros Co... . 1083 Kuehn CA Iu72 Kuhl Geo A 1070 Lang Julius 1072 £x)Ckland Lum Co 1082 Long Danl B 1072 Lonsdale Edwin 1077 Lord A Bumham Co.lOSl LoulsylUe Tobacco CoI07;) Lupton J H 1070 Lynch WB 1073 McBethThos A 1071 McBrlde Alei 1077 McfTarthv N F A Co. . . 1073 McDonald Bros , 1080 McFarlandJHCo.... 1"76 Manda W A 1071 Mnnz J A Co 1079 May Jno N 1071 Merwln RL 1080 Michel Pit A Bulb CO107H Mlllang tYank ....1073 MonlngerJnoC 108:1 Moore Frankly 1071 Myers A Co losu Nafl Folding Box Co.1072 National Plant Co.. ..1071 NeB L I 1078 PennockCJ 1077 Pennock Sam'l 8 1072 Plerson F R Co 1075 Pitcher A Manda 1071 Pittsburg Clay MfgColOSS Prince A G A C.j.....lOr3 PurdyJas Iu73 guakerCltyMc hW'ksl083 andallAL 1073 Reed Glass Co 1U82 Rein berg Bros. .1071 1073 Benard Jos 1077 Rice M ACo 1080 KlckseckerCH 1072 Robert8l>H lO-il Roberts Jas B 1(77 Koehrs Theo 1073 Rogers Pk Floral Co 1073 Rolker A A 8ons.lU7'J 1082 Rolker A A F 1070 Sander ACo 1072 Schuck Chas 1081 SchwakeChas 1079 Scollay Jno A 1081 Seawanlmka Greenh'81078 SeblrePASons 1079 Shelmlre W R 1C7fi Sheridan W F 1073 Slebrecht A Wadley..l070 Situations, wants, elc.1070 Smith Nath A Son 1077 SpauldlngTH 1079 SiemmlerTW 1071 StootholIH A 1C79 Storrs A Harrison Co. 1078 StrebySO 1078 Struck JN A Bro ... 1 81 Sunderbruch HL 1072 Sutherland Geo A 1073 Swayne Wm It'77 Syracuse Pottery Co.. 1082 Turner H W. .. 1070 Van/anten G A Co. ..H75 Vaughan JC107I li72 1075 Waterbury Rul)berCol08I Watson G C 10 6 Weathereds Sons T W 1033 Weeber A Don 1075 Welch Bros 1072 Whilldin Pot Co 1082 WllksMfgCo 1083 Williams A Sons Co. . . 1078 Wis. Flower Ex 1072 WIttboldGeo 1070 WolflLMfg Co 1083 Wood Bros 1077 Young Jno 1073 Young Thos Jr Iu73 Atlanta, Ga —The State Hort. Society has organized with Prof. J. S. Newman, president, and Dr. Samuel Haper, secre- tary. Chattanooga, Tknn —The Chicka- mauga Park coram ss(on has completed the purchase ot General Shtrman's battle pround at the north end of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, and it now becomes a part of the National Military Park. The tract contains fifty acres, and em- braces the ground of assault of the Army of the Tennessee and the positions about Tunnel Hill defended by General Bragg's army. Springkield, Mass— In the annual sweet pea show which takes place here July 23 and 24 Mr. Hutchins will show tevm of Eckford,s new varieties which are: Blanche Burpee, the very latest im- provement in white; Eliza Eckford, deli- cate rose striped and tinted; Duchess of York, white with pinkish purple stripes; Duke of York, brightrosy pink with prim- rose yellow wings; Meteor, a bright orange salmon variety and Noveltv an orange rose. Mr. Hutchins has planted 100 varieties in his own garden which is one of the largest and best kept in the country. He will introduce on the mar- ket this year one new variety of his own, the Daybreak, a white blossotn with a watered scarlet center, Hitol:iing:«» & Co. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR FOR HORTrULIUKAL ARCHITECTURE, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND HEATING APPARATUS. Conservatories, Greenhouses, Palm Houses, etc., erected complete, with our patent Iron Frame Construction. Send four cents postage for illustrated catalogues. 233 Mercer Street. NEW YOBK. LORD &, BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. ^Tlana and estimates furnished on application. Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six hlg:heBt Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTABE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM CO., FACTORY: Arcmiectiiral ffflce, I60 Fifth Ave., COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., IKVINGTON-ON-HUDSON, N. T. New York City. The Most Successful Greenhousemen in America Are personally acquainted with the merits of the "SPENCE" Hot Water Heater. We have room for the addresses of ouly a verj' small fraction of the large number of satisfied users: Michigan Agricultural College Green- houses, Lansing, Mich.; S. G, Johnson, Hutchinson, Kas.; So. Denver Floral Co., So Denver, Colo ; Los Angeles Park Conservatoiy. Los Angeles, Calif; Luther Armstrong. Kirkwood, Mo.; J. H. Empson, Longmont, Colo.; N. H. SpafFord, Milton, Mass. American ^oi/er Company THE -SPENCE.' NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. Gurneu Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. ''Gm'uej'"Meiiux Huileri UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for Greenhonse Catalogrues. GURNEY HEATER MAN'FG CO., 163 Franklin Street (Cor. congress). BOSTON. MASS. ITw ^mmmm LPiL@iiiT Rmericd is ''the Prow af the I/essel; thsre may be mare comfort Mmidships, but we are the first to taucti Unknown Seas." ¥ol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MAY 25, 1895. No. 364 f LiiiiE L^MEmmm ^mm^-^ Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by The American florist compauy. 32S Dearborn Street, Cliicagu. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office: 67 Bromfield St., lioston. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade PrCBB and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, president; E. C. Reinejian. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. .1. Stewart. Boston, secretary; II. B. BEATTV. Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meetlnir will be held at Pittsburg, Pa.. August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1895. CONTENTS. Carnations— Notes — The rust in Europe A useful fern The arrangement o( flowers (2 iUus.) Reminders . . Foreign notes . . . 1085 , 1085 . . 1086 . . 1086 . . 1086 . . 1087 About leaks 1087 The English violet (illus.) 1087 Herbaceous plant notes 1088 New York 1089 Boston 1089 Buffalo 1090 Chicago 1090 Wreath of bay leaves and violets (illus.) . . . 1091 Greenhouse building 1091 Philadelphia 1091 St. I.ouis 1092 Rochester, N.Y 1092 St. Paul, Minn 1092 A greenhouse 60x300 (illus.) 1093 Cleveland 1893 Hot water underpressure (illus.) 1093 Chrysanthemums in May 1094 The seed trade 109S Lancaster, Pa 1098 Grand Rapids, Mich 1100 Baltimore 1100 Pittsburg 1100 Toronto 1102 Lenox, Mass 1102 Omaha, Neb 1104 Worcester, Mass 1104 News notes 1106 Society of American Florists. Mr. Geo. Oesterle, 4200 Forbes street, Pittsburg,' Pa., has been appointed super- intendent of the trade exhibit at the com- ing convention and he is now entertain- ing applications for space. Blank appli- cations and copies of the rules relating to the management of the exhibition maybe had on application to him at the address given. Peabodv, Mass.— Milburn P.Ward will continue the business of his father, the late J. M. Ward, under the firm name of John M. Ward & Co. North Wales, Pa.— Franz Leverenz has purchased the greenhouses of J. K. Andre, Carnation Notes. Five hundred dollars reward to the man who will produce a carnation support satisfactory to all. Many of us thought we had in the system of Mr. Dorner the ideal plan for keeping the growth of the plants in such a shape that a free circula- tion of air around each plant was assured, so that every stem would grow just as wanted. I for one find I was mistaken and the result is a lot of wire netting for sale, but any man would be foolish to buy it for the purpose I have used it. I have been watching one system of sup- porting carnations during the past sea- son which has proved very good, although this too has its drawbacks. It simply consists of No. 13 galvanized wire shaped by bending around the top of a 4-inch post havingtwo nails opposite each other one-half inch from the top. This forms a loop and the ends of the wire are brought down the sides of the post, thus forming the support. The loop can be enlarged by stretching to the size which the plant requires. This support is superior to most of those of a similar nature in that it has two legs to stick in the soil, and where it has been in use all of the past season it has remained in its place firmly. As the plants grow in height towards February a second loop is placed over each plant. The only drawback to this system is that it is somewhat tedious picking the flowers where long stems are required, but as all supports have their defects we must overlook what few the Lonsdale (for he was the originator I believe) method has. I believe it would be a good idea for the different plant sup- ports to be shown at Pittsburg this sum- mer, thus giving those interested a chance to decide upon the merits of each. To be sure we can see all these by going to the difierent establishments, but some of us have not the time. Nathan Smith & Son inform me that they are using but little stable manure in their houses now, depending to a great extent upon commercial, chemical or pre- pared fertilizers, and it is their opinion that in the future these will enter very largely into greenhouse work, and from what I have seen of the benefits of these manures I believe that by systematic trials a fertilizer of this character can be obtained that will obviate the necessity of using either cow or horse manure. We have tried a formula this season which has produced a fine growth, fuljy equal to the other manures, and the ease with which commercial fertilizers are handled is much in their favor. This plan will necessitate procuring a fresh supply of good sod every year for our benches, and this I believe every good grower does, for the fiber in the decayed sod is what makes the soil porous; without this the soil be- comes baked. It is a fact that we can obtain in chemicals, ground bone, ni- trates, etc., all the essential elements nec- essary for manures; it lies with us to determine by trial the fornvula that our soil needs. There has been several thou- sand tons of commercial fertilizers used this spring by the farmers within a radius of three miles of my place, where formerly nothing but stable manure was used. Why can not the same be done in the greenhouse? The rake is now an indispensable factor in the cultivation of our field of young plants. We planted in rows eighteen inches apart, and in beds one foot apart, also in rows three feet apart; the two former for the purpose of irrigating in case of a drouth. No more small plants for me if water will prevent it. But to return to the rake, this kills millions of young weeds, kills them before they get out of the ground. And then how nicely the rake pulverizes the surface of the soil, keeps in the moisture. Some say loosen- ing the soil draws moisture from the air; be that as it may, it certainly produces better results than to leave the ground hard. Keep this tool going until the plants are too big to allow it, then cut off some of the teeth and go it again, in fact until the plants are housed. Some growers are in the habit of piling the soil which they now begin to remove from their houses in a heap for future use. Don't do it, but spread it on the lot and sow Hungarian grass on it, then when the grass is in the proper condition plow it under and allow it to remain so over winter, then you will have soil that is worth using. Charles H. Allen. The Carnation Rust in Europe. Looking over some of the numbers of the Revue Ilorticole of Paris last winter, my attention was called to an article on carnations in the south part of France, drawing a lamentable picture of the state of affairs there. On the shores of the Med- iterranean Sea and in a certain district called the Riviera carnations, violets and roses are planted by the acre to supply the northern markets of Europe with cut flowers during the winter months, being sent as far as Russia and Sweden. These plants, even in that mild climate, are sometimes subjected to a low and damp temperature in the months of January and December, and the past winter more so than usual, causing the rust and spot on carnations and violets to make its appear- ance, and destroying whole plantations, causing widespread distress among the 108G The American Florist. May 2^, growers, who are depending on that line of produce for a living. The rust, or Ileterosporiutn cchinulatiim, as they call it there, has also made its appearance in Switzerland and in the vicinity of Paris, and I was prompted to write to my esteemed friend and correspondent, Prof. Viviand Morel, the editor of J yon Jlorli- cole and an authority on such matters, about it. As we all know, Lyon is the center of carnation growing in Europe, and where the monthly carnations origi- nated, more being grown there than in all the rest of Europe together. In due time I received, through the columns of J.yoii Hoii!Cole,a. reply to my inquiries, staling that while the disease was well known there, still it had been kept in check by the growers using a solution of 4 pounds of sulphate of copper in one gallon of water in one part, and six pounds of carbonate of soda in six quarts of water, mixing both solutions in 30 gallons of water tor immediate use, Mr. Viviand Morel re- marking also philosophically, that it is a law of nature, that wherever there is accu- mulations of members either in mankind, animal or vegetable kingdom, growing together, to breed disease among them to keep off the surplus. On the whole here we may congratulate ourselves that we havecontrolled the disease some what, and that by the proper use of fungicides, and especially hygienic precautions as regards ventilation and regulatingmoisturewhen the temperature is low we have succeeded in some measure to ward oft the disease. I do not see any reason to fear for the fut- ure of carnations. In our new range of houses, having all the flows overhead and almost continu- ous ventilation on all sides, allowing a large circulation of air at all times, vari- eties that were under the ban as particu- larly predisposed to rust got over it very well, and are now very healthy, showmg the necessity of a dryer atmosphere above. Still I cannot but dread the effect of a wet season on carnations planted out and dull weather after taking them in, as was the case in our section last winter, when the scarcity of flowers was almost without precedent, considering that fully one-third more plants were grown than ever before. Another advantage in using copper salts on carnations; it willcompletely free them of such insects as red spider and cut worms, as we found by experience. Denys Zibngiebel. A Useful Fern. Scolopendrium vulgare and its varieties are only met with in very few places in the United States, and whoever was for- tunate enough to have a stock of them on hand the past winter saw them go off rather faster than he cared for. They are wanted for small fern dishes while in a young state, and also as a fine low and very attractive ornamental plant for jar- dinieres, when they have developed into specimens, and may be used on a table or small stand, or in fact for any purpose in room or window decoration. I often wondered why it was not classed with the very best and most useful ferns for fern dishes. There is no fern that has better lasting qualities than a scolopen- drium, even the much esteemed Cyrto- mium (Platjlome) falcatum cannot com- pare with them in that respect. We have grown it now for over twenty years in a few varieties, originally, besides S. vul- gare. We had one under the name of S. undulatum, with longer and narrower foliage than the type, the edges of the fronds being regularly wavy and crimped; S. cristatum,a beautiful crested form with the fronds many times divided at the apex, and ot a more dwarfish habit, also another called S. dentatum, with finely cut and lacerated edges, but now they have sported or mixed up so badly that very few of the original types are to be found among them, being raised from spores year after year without taking any particular pains to keep the varieties separate, but all of them are good for our purpose. The spores and the names in the first p'ace came from the late Dr. Regel, S:. Petersburg, Russia, and I have no doubt that the names were cor- rect at the time, but now I could not vouch for the true name of any variety and could not even pick out a true S. vulgare among a whole berch. They are a pcrlectly hardy evergreen fern and maybe left unprotected outdoors all the year around if so desired, but lor our purpose cool house treatment in win- ter and airy frames in summer gives best results. A close and moist atmosphere will cause the young fronds to damp off and disfigure the plant for present use, but soon will outgrow the defect if placed in a more airy position. Plants that are wanted for low fern dishes may be kept low and short in a 3-inch pot for a long time by merely keeping them moderately dry at the roots and allowing plenty of air. This treatment will not injure their healthy dark shiny fronds in the least, for they can live and flourish on a very small allowance of nourishment, but on the other hand they would also respond cheer- fully to a more liberal treatment if larger specimens with longer fronds are wanted. The spores of scolopendriums should be sown like other ferns, which operation has been described in these columns a number of times, but the seed pans or boxes must be placed in a somewhat cooler house, for in heat they will not come up so thickly, and are very apt to damp off soon after they germinate, and before they are large enough to handle, while in a cooler house anel with free c r- culation of air this trouble is avoided. Therefor we found it better not to sow until May, or else in the autumn months, when plenty of air can be allowed while the young plants are yet too small to be pricked off. After the first transplanting from the seed pan very little (lifficulty will be experienced in the handlirg of this fern, for it grows freely after, but does not make a salable plant in as short a time as a pteris, onychium or the like, re- quiring to be left in the boxes a month or six weeks longer than our fast growing varieties. On the other hand they will never grow too tall or get lanky, even if set close togetherand crowded on .a bench, always being compact and well furtished. Unlike other fern seeds tl e spores will re- tain their vitality fjr years. We have sown five year old spores and plan's were produced just as thicklv in the pans as from 1 ew seed. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. The Arrangement of Flowers. XXI. During spring there are a number of hardv shrubs, the flowers of which might be used to good advantage in arrange- ments of various kinds. One of the best things in this line is Spir;Ei prunifalia (bridal wreath), which is strikingly beau- tiful when arranged properly in connec- tion with other flowers. There is a nat- ural grace to the pendent branchcsof this shrub that makes it adaptable to almost any kind of work It is us;ful alike in funeral designs, basket work, and above all for the arrangement of vases and mantels. In the accompanying illustrations No. 1 is a combination of the spir;c3 and La France roses, arranged in a square han- dled basket. The effect of this spitiea with pink roses is particularly pleasing. The branches of the shrub can be cut ef sufficient length toembed in themoss ard reach up to a desired height over the handle, and when placed in such positie>n will last fully as long as the roses will. It is an inexpensive thing at this season of the year; a good generous bunch might be bought on the market for 25 cents; this and let us say five dozen roses at 3 cents will make a handsome basket. The entire cost of such a piece would figureup somewhat like this: Basket $1, loscs 1 SO, spirjea 25 cents, adiantum 25 cents, nbbon 50 cents. Total 3.30 to 3.50. The second picture shows an arrange- ment of Harris'i and spiiae i in a tall slen- der glass vase. (Jne dozen Hdrrisii and a bunch (25 cents) of spiiasd, the total cost of which would not exceed 1.25, figuring the Harrisii at 8 cents each. Reminders. Callas may now be planted out in the grourd for the summer, if this plan is satisfactory, but for the last ten years we have followed the way of drying them oft" in their pots, and found it advantageous as to labor saving and otherwise. The pots are merely laid on their sides and left alone until the middle of August or first of September, when they are taken in hand and about one half, the top, of the earth is removed and replaced by very rich soil, or even pure old manur,?. The plants are then placed close together and watered liberally every day for a few weeks, until the approaching cold weather demands their return to safe quarters. After thus top dressing and watering them they will grow very last, and we usually have some of them in flower by the time they are housed, they only having made three leaves before the buds show them-elves. The operation of planting out a lot of callas in spring alone consumes more time than the over- hauling and topdressing of them at the end of the summer, not to speak of the potting, shading and syringing in the fall to keep newly potted water-loving plants from wilting. All the planting out should be finished at once if possible, it saves lots of tedious watering under glass. Pick out your assortments of geraniums and other stock of bedding plants now, and plant enough of them to get a plentiful supply ot cut- tings in the fall, and you will n )t have to hunt all over for a supply when the time comes to put them in. Many odd plants may also be planted in the open ground instead of keeping them in pots ovjr sum- mer, and be greatly benefited thereby. A lot of variegated euonymus.aucubas. Yucca pendula, large Drac.-una indivisa and other evergreen plants which we use for decorating in the winter months, are regularly planted out in the open ground, where they need less care and will makea fine healthy growth without mueh help, and in fal', soon .ifter potting, are ready again to take their places in whatever decorations we may want to use them. Of the smaller plants ophiopogon, farfu- gitim, acorus, trailing euonymus and a host of other things used for the same purpose may be treated in the same way, and come out the better for it. If a few large hydrangeas are left over, or .-ire done blooming, save them for planting out in some corner, and in late fall take the top cuttings, inserting them in boxes filled with sandy soil. Let them iSgs. The American Florist. 1087 ILLUSTRATION NO. L ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS take iheir time in rooting without any heat in a cold frame, and by February pot them up. They will make those one flowered plants in 4 and 4V2-inch pots, which are spoken of so often, and are in great demand during spring for various purposes, coming in very handy for veranda boxes, etc. These plants can be raised a great deal cheaper and require far less care than a geranium, and surely will fetch more than double the price of the latter; at least they do with us. Lilacs, especially the white varieties, are growing in favor every spring more and more, and if room can be spared in the lot enoughforyourownsuppiy should bo planted. The common old variety takes too long before flowering, but Princess Alexandra sets buds and flowers profusely when very small; plants one and one-half to two feet high are covered with large panicles oi pure white flowers, and it will pay any one to grow that variety, not only for outdoors but also for winter forcing. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. Foreign Notes. Among recent introductions are some handsome solanums, which should be of value for the sub-tropical garden. S. Seaforthianum is a climber from the An- tilles. It has pinnatifid leaves with nine to eleven leaflets, and the flowers are pro- duced in pendent bunches suggestive of the wistaria. The flowers are lilac-blue, with golden anthers. This should be a good greenhouse climber. S. Damman- nianum is a fine species for sub-tropical planting. This will grow iu a single sea- son, says the London Garden, to aheight of 9 feet, forming a small pyramidal tree, with large serrated wooly leaves. In the autumn it bears, at the extremity of the branches, large bunches of deep blue flow- ers with golden anthers. S. mors ele- phantum is another species from Equa- torial Africa. It grows about three feet in height, with violet stems and deep green foliage. The flowers are large and light blue, and are followed by large canary yellow fruit, borne in threes. S. Dublosinuatum is a species recently intro- duced from Abyssinia, which has large blue flowers followed by white berries. About Leaks. I was very much interested in the spicy correspondence on this subject which ap- peared a few weeks since. As with every other question there are two sides to this and it looks quite differently from differ- ent standpoints, but no one will dispute the importance of the subject or question for a moment that watchfulness is most essential in these days of low prices and sharp competition if a business man ex- pects to make both ends meet and have a little profit left besides. An employer should, however, bear in mind that it is not necessary that in order to be careful and watchful to prevent wastefulness a man should be harsh and suspicious. There is such a thing as mak- ing men sly and deceitful by constant over-watching, nagging and general meanness. If there are leaks they should be located and promptly stopped. It will be found that such things are oftener the result of carelessness than of vicious in- tent. The force of example goes a long way. If a man is careless himself he must not be surprised to find his employees copying after him. If he is so constituted that he will permit things to run to ruin right under his own eyes the responsibil- ity for the loss rests mainly on his own shoulders. On the other hand an employee should fully realize that a policy which is for the benefit ot his employer's business and which helps to place that business on a reliable basis is decidedly to his own ad- vantage as well, and will lend his hearty co-operation in anyeff"ort tocurlail waste in the conduct of the business, not only as a matter of mere duty but for his own self interest also. J. The English Violet. With the general adoption of the Marie Louise as a forcing violet the form of Viola odorata known as the English, Hardy or Tea violet has been almost for- gi>tten. A high authority informs me that the variety differs widely under cul- tivation. My experience is limited toone strain, but as it seems to differ from such plants as I have seen elsewhere only in thrilt 1 regard it as typical. I may also add that a dozen plants of a "Double Russian" violet, from one of our most re- liable houses, have been two years in a bed of English violets, and I think no botanist could tell them apart. Is there a double Russian violet diffi;ring from the Enelish? The English violet is distinguished, in a general way, from varieties of the Marie Louise type by its darker green color and rounder leaf. The flowers are a deep violet color instead of pale blue; they are full -double and deliciously fragrant, and of the same size as those of the Marie Louise when grown under the same con- ditions. It is an old fashioned plant, and may still be found in old gardens in the east, where it has held its own with the grass for years, proving its hardiness, vigor and freedom from "violet disease." My own stock was dug from an old sod in a neglected garden where it had shifted for itself for many years. In the flower garden I have found it particularly useful as an edging for beds. It gives a mass of delicious bloom in the spring, and holds its clean, dark green foliage until covered with snow. If the beds are well enriched the violets in the border will throw a large proportion of fine flowers with long stems. Before me, as I write, is a violet border some forty yards in length, dividing a grass walk leading to the highway from the adjoin- ing flower beds. It was planted in 1891 and is now Xy^ to 2 feet in width. Per- haps twice during the season it is gone over to pull out stray weeds. In 1894 it furnished several thousand fine, salable blooms. This year, for the first time since I have been growing them, the excessive heat at the time the outdoor violets were coming on ruined them for florist's use. For cold frames I have planted in good rich garden soil, rows 14 inches apart and plants 6 inches apart in the row. Young plants are used from a bed planted the previous year. The beds have had no shading nor watering, and have been allowed to set runners at will. By fall they make solid rows and nearly cover- the ground between the rows. The marked coincidence in one frame, this sea- son of small blooms and an unusual num- ber of young plants has determined meto pinch off runners hereafter. The only year for which I have a full account of both yield and prices is 1894. 1088 The American Florist. May 2S, The first frame to come on was 6x100 feet. The frame was put around this bed in the fall, and at the beginning of winter it was banked with manure and sash put on. Forty thousand violets were sold from this frame between March 24 and April 27 . They netted $278. Another frame 6x110 feet was put on, without banking in the spring, and hastened the blooming only a few days. This frame was not watched closely. The heaviest picking came on unexpectedly at the close of a week of hot weather and was a total loss. Twenty- one thousand violets were marketed from this frame between April 14 and May 2, netting $86. From the open ground, mostly from the borders of flower beds, were gathered , April 24 to May 9, 25,000 salable blooms, which netted $100. Of the total 86,000 about 35,000 were sold to local florists, and 51,000 sent to com- mission houses in other cities. The English violet has a short season of bloom, which makes it undesirable for ordinary greenhouseculture. For a frame to come on at Easter I think it an advan- tage to be able to get one-half of the crop at a single picking. Of course the season can be considerably prolonged by shad- ing, if that is desirable. I think it an advantage not to allow the soil in the frames to freeze deeply; but it is not necessary to freeze one's fingers putting on shutters every cold snap in winter, or to spend any time in summer spraying with Bordeaux mixture, or picking off diseased leaves. Good soil and a reason- able amount of hoeing and weeding is all that I have found necessary to insure a bountiful crop of blooms the following spring. Considering how cheaply and with what certainty these violets can be grown it would seem that a great many florists could advantageously grow a few each season. The accompanying picture tells its own story except as to the color of the blooms. A bunch of Marie Louise in the same window looks faded. Rochester, N. Y. Geo. Arnold, Jr. Herbaceous Plant Notes. What a fineshowr Alyssumsaxatilecom- pactum is making now (May 21) in the herbaceous border and on our rockeries, with its bright golden yellow flowers pro- fusely produced in close corymbose heads, so that the whole bushseemsenvelopedin a sheet of gold. It lasts a long time too, commencing with us the latter part of April and continuing into the end of June. One of our best herbaceous plants, and very hardy, the glaucous foliage is covered with a whitish down, and the plant is nearly an evergreen, does best in a dry and sunny position, where the plant, if not crowded by neighbors, will develop an even, rounded surface densely covered with large yellow flower heads. The old Iberis sempervirens, known to everybody, blooms at the same time, and a good sized patch of itcomes very handy for cutting; a little later on in June I. cor- rCcefolia will give a succession of flowers; the corymbose flower heads of this variety are considerably larger than in the former, and are more compact and close, forming spikes 3 inches long. The leaves of this plant are broader and shorter than in the older variety, and the bush also more com- pact and close. Centaurea montana, a large deep blue herbaceous cornflower, is beginning to bloom with these, and will continue for some time; the florets are deeply cut or fringed at the edges, and the plant is well worth a place on the border. It grows to THE ENGLISH VIOLET. a height of 18 inches to 2 feet; there are also a rose colored variety C. m. rosea, and a white one, Cm. alba, both of which are equally desirable, and should be grown more. Of irises the pumila section is now al- most past its best, but the plants have made a fine show while in bloom, and are surely wanted in the border for an early spring ornament. The germanica section comprises a great number of very hand- some varieties with large sweet scented flowers, and are among the easiest to cul- tivate; their rhizomes are formed on the surface of the ground, and are better not covered over with soil. They like plenty of sun and air, and once planted should not be disturbed and divided like other herbaceous plants, their flowering being much hindered by division or replanting. They vary a little in the time of blooming, and also in height of flower stem, but usu- ally 2 to 2'/^ feet is as tall as they will grow. Some of the earlier varieties are in flower now, and there is every combina- tion of white, yellow, blue and deep pur- ple to be found in the flowers. A fine com- bination bed o) iris may be created by planting I. pumila, I. germanica and the taller I. laevigata or Japan iris together; the flowering time will then extend from April to August, but they are also indis- pensable for the border or the rockery. The moss pink. Phlox subulata,isinfull bloom, and carpets the ground densely wherever planted, also the pretty Phlox amoena with its bright carmine pink flowers in compact corymbs, lasting well into June. Hardy primroses are at their best, and there is such a variety of colors, a collec- tion of them will please every visitor. They do well either on the border or the the rockery, and will remain in health undisturbed for years, also will the much admired auriculas. Polemonium cceruleum, the Greek val- erian, has pretty soft blue flowers on corymbose erect stems from now to July, and is an elegant border plant, growing IV2 to 2 feet high. Pulraonaria mollis- sima, desirable for its early blooming, and P. m. maculata, the foliage of which is profusely dotted all over with large round silvery spots, are both good plants for edgings or for the border. Arabis albida may be used in the same way, and is one of our first herbaceous plants to bloom; fljweis are produced in great profusion and are exceedingly pretty. It does well in a dry place, but will flourish anywherein the border. The variegated form of it is also a fine thing; both grow not higher than 6 to 10 inches. Iceland poppies, Papaver nudicaule,are in great shape at present, and will con- tinue so for two months yet; after that flowers will come more sparinglj'. White, yellow and vivid orange are the varieties seen, and they are a great help to brighten the border. Anemone sylvestris is an early bloom- ing large flowering variety, which we sel- dom find in collections, but asthe flowers are so lasting and borne on good stout, long stems, we use them as cut flowers in the spring months. The flowers are almost as large as the fall flowering A. japonica, but of a very pure satiny white, and are fragrant. April and May is the time they bloom, and the height of their growth 18 inches. This is a very desira- ble border plant, and flowers freely in any soil or situation. Daphne cneorum is not an herbaceous olant strictly, but is surely a most desir- able one for planting in the border; flow- ers in terminal heads, very bright pink, is sweet scented and continues to bloom nearly all summer, but the maincropsare produced in May and June, and aga u in late fall. The plant is shrubby and ever- green, as hardy as an oak tree, and once planted should not be disturbed. Itgrows 8 to 12 inches high, and is a grand plant, but rather rare. Asperula odorata with its profusion of very fragrant snow white flowers is an- other good dwarf spring blooming plant for May and June. Aquilegias in the ear- lier varieties are comingout fast now. A. alpina has deep blue flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and is one of the dwarfer varieties of the genus, flowering from Mayto July. A.coerulea is dark blue with a white cup and large flower, blooms from April to July and is a most lovely species. A. glandulosa, bright light blue with a large pure white center and extra large sized flowers, blooms at the same time and is one of the best of all aquile- gias. A. olympica, also one of the large flowering section, is delicate mauve blue, the inner petals or cup white, i8g5- The American Florist. 1089 ILLUSTRATION NO. 2 ARRANGEMENT OP FLOWERS blooms in May and through June. A. vulgaris fl. pi., the common double columbine, is of various colors and vrill produce a good show when planted in large patches on the border, and con- tinues to bloom until midsummer. The flowers of the latter variety are smaller than the others, but produced very freely. All of these early varieties grow from 1' 2 to 2 feet in height. Doronicum caucasi- cum is covered with a multitude of large bright yellow daisy-like flowers, and is useful also for cutting, height one foot. The pretty hepaticas or wood anemones, one of the very earliest dwarf spring flowers, blue or rose, are almost past; they like a half shady position and do well on the rockery or on the border. Lychnis fios-cuculi fl. pi., the old ragged robin, is now beginning to bloom, and will continue until August; flowers rosy red in loose panicles. It is a desirable border plant, 1 to IVi; feet high. Paeonia tenuifolia and P. tenuifolia fl. pi. are both in good shape now; they are the earliest of all the pn^onias, blooming in May and June. The color of the flow- ers is dark crimson, not so large, though more useful for cutting, than those of P. officinalis. The leaves are cut up into numerous linear segments, and the plant after blooming, is still an ornament in the herbaceous border, height 12 to 18 inches. Stellaria holostea produces its pretty white flowers in great profusion from May to August, and forms a dense plant covering the ground, 12 to 15 inches high. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. Ntw York. Quite a number of the rose growers have already thrown out their old bushes and planted young stock, but not yet to an extent sufficient to reduce the receipt of flowers to where it will bear a proper relation to the consumption. During the greater part of the past month the cut of roses has been enormous, possibly the largest ever sent to this market in a cor- responding period. They have been sold by the box, by the thousand or by guess work, with little regard for varieties, and no time wasted in counting them, and sometimes they have not been sold at all. Add the avalanche of outdoor daffodils and tulips and lilacs and the result has been a mass of stock which has brought into requisition every available packing box, kept the expressmen busy, and made the commission establishments almost impassable during the busy hours of the day. Where the stuff all goes to is a mystery, but if there was only one-fourth as much of it the net proceeds would, in all probability, be just as much. Har- rif ii lilies continue to harass the whole- salers, and sweet peas are also entirely too abundant. It might relieve the stress somewhat if other varieties than Blanche Ferry were grown, but this would never do; every grower must do just as his neighbor does. Carnations have, as the saying goes, "gone all to pieces." About $3 per thousand is the net result in the aggregate from the sale of all ordinary sorts. There is plenty of inferior stock that cannot be sold for anything. Not- withstanding this, it should be noted that two or three growers who have made for themselves a well deserved rep- utation as to the qualitv of their stock are getting as high as $3 per hundred for their carnations, and even more than this for special fancy sorts, which goes to show that no matter how depressed the market may be the man with the best stock generally comes out all right. The rapid progress of the season re- ceived a check by the sudden ending of the extremely hot weather. Ice was formed in some localities on two nights during the past week, and frosts were re- ported generally from the farming dis- tricts throughout the state. Apple and pear blossoms were badly blighted. Long Island growers lost hundreds of bushels of beans and other tender material and the too-hasty gardeners who confided their coleus to the early May weather will now have a chance to do it all over again, and the seedsmen and florists will benefit accordingly. One highly elated florist was overheard to say, "Coleus, I wish they would all be played out, I have got plenty to sell." R. E. Loeben, formerly of Dobbs Ferry, has taken charge of the Nestledown Greenhouses at Mollis, Long Island. This establishment is being increased in extent by the addition of several houses, which are being erected by Thos. AV. Weath- ered 's Sons, and a retail store will proba- bly be opened next fall on 23d street, near Fourth avenue, in New York City. The second annual exhibition of wild flowers at the Normal College on Madi- son avenue came off on May 17. The daily newspapers, as usual, have got badly mixed up on the botanical names, and the New York //i?;-— Byaflrsl-ciass rose grower, propagator and general plantsman, to take charge. First-class references Address Ghowek, iO Sherman St., Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— Store work, thoroughly ex- perienced; flrst-class designer and decorator: per- manent place wanted. Florist. care Mt. Sterling Floral Co., Mt. Sterling, Ky. SITUATION WANTKD— By priirilcal florist and gar- dener, able to manage greerilioiise, cither private or commercial: best references; lut flowers specialty. FK.4NK tlTTo, 2 Wl N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by a flrst-class rose and cut flower grower; good propagator and general plantsman; best of references; good wages expected. Meteor, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By florist and salesman In retail store, well OAperienced In all branches of trade; a total abstainer, good character: flrst-class references. Salesman, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By thorough, practical, all- round floilst. 1(> years' experience, single; commer- cial or private place; well experienced In cut flowers, as well as all kinds of pot plants. C N, care American Florist, Chicago, SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, young man of good habits, witli private family, to take charge of greenhouse lawn and garden, or would take position as assistant; best ot references. Address WM. SCAIFE, care Blair Lodge Greenhouses. Lake Forest, III. DREER^S OFFER OF One Hundred Thousand Dwarf French Cannes. We are now sending out a very tine lot of Cannas in strong, well-established plants in 3-inch pots. REMEMBER these are not freshly divided plants out of moss or soil, but well estab- lished in 3-inch pots and will make a display at once. Alphonse Bouvler Chas. Henderson Madame Crozy Paul Marquant Admiral Gervats Antolne Crozy Admiral Courbet Baron de Sandrans Baron de Renowardy Camtlle Bernardln Comte Ganay Charles Moore C. Reneau Cbas. Dlppe Count Horace de Cholseul Cheoph Vlard Col. Uodds Duchesa de Montenard Deull de 81. Grevy Explorateur Crampbel Edward MleK EV Chevreul Eaward Michel F, Neuvesflel Francois Courbln Francois Malre Geoffroy St. Ullaire Gustiiv Senneholz J. I>. Cabos J. Thomayer iDgenleur Alphand L. E. Bailey M. Lefebvre Marquise Arthur L'Algle Mr. Cleveland Maurice Mussy Miss Sarah HUI Nellie Bowden Orange Perfection Professeur Gerard Princess Susslguanl Paul SlKrlst Ploretle de Blorlet Perfection Progresftlon Kaiser Wllhelm Senator Mont«flore Statualre Fulconls Secretary Stewart Sophie Buchner Stadgartner Senneholz Seglonalre Trocadero Ventura Atiy of the above varieties. 75c. per dozen; $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. Well established plants from 3-inch pots. Queen Charlotte, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. For five dollars we will furnish one each of the above fifty-five varieties including one Queen Char- lotte, and one each often other very choice sorts not listed above, making 65 fine distinct sorts. This will make an interesting collection at an unprecedently low price. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman In a commercial place, where catalogue cut flower and plant trade Is a specialty; quick, sober and reliable; experienced In roses, carnations and "mums"; a llrst- class propagator, married; best of references. Address with full particulars Chas. a. Moss. 174 Angler Ave.. Atlanta, Ga. SITUATION WANTED— By competent florist. Ger- man-American, age ^5. single, to take charge. Any- body wishing a flrst-class man for growing roses, car- nations and general cut flowers, also spring stock, well up In all floral decorations, best of references, please address, with salary ti> be expected, etc.. F. N. OPiOKERT. 407 S. UtlcaSt., Waukegan. III. WANTED-I.OOO or 2,000 plants of Perle Roses 2 or 2H-tnch, strong. R R, care Am. Florist. WANTED— A quick, reliable young man for the mall plant business In the west. R R, care American Florist. WANTEI>— PterlBtremulaand Pterisargyrea 2 and y-lnch pot plants. Address Nanz &. NEUNER Louisville, Ky. WANTED— A few hundred dormant roots of Canna Star of '111. Address WESTERN, care American Florist. WANTED— A few dozen canna yueen Charlotte. Address, stating size and condition, with lowest price per lOU. R R, care American Florist. WANTED-Torenta place of about 5,0C0 to 10,000 feet of glass In good order. Address, all partic- ulars. Florist, 103 S. Genesee St., Waukegan, 111. WANTED— Man to assist proprietor In the manage- ment of 2.).0()0 square leet of glass. Must under- stand bis business and know how to keep things going. Also young lady for cut flower store. Address Dr. J. S. HiNNEHSHOTS, Reading. Pa. 'OR SALE— Good retail florist business; live city In northern New York State, at a bargain. Address M, care American Florist, Chicago. F F OR SALE— A good retail cut flower store In city: good location; fair trade. Fur particulars address B K, care American Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP— Any below Items separately or together: Two Httchlngs hot water boilers, size Hi: 4-lnch pipe. 1.70U feet; two greenhouses, total 42xt)0 foot GEORGE V. ADEL.MAN. AssUnee, Franklin, Venango County, Penna. feet. FOR SALE— Paying nursery, 40 acres, long, cheap lease; can sublet same for big ttgure; 25.000 as- sorted trees, place for bees, hotbeds, florists: joins city park, center city; sell !4 value; owner seeks healtn. lower altitude. Addret-s E. W. SEBBEN. Denver. Colo. FOR SALE— Three greenhouses, one SOxiaj.two Ux48; two-room dwelling, all new, plenty water; on three acres leased ground, cheap rent; in good western Mis- souri town; no competition; small cash payment, bal- ance easy. Adress Bi'SiNESS, care American Florist. FOR SALE— Our entire stock of Palms. Ferns and Decorative Plants; .six 150-foot houses of the fln- ust decorative stutT in Western Pennsylvania at your own price: It will pay to come and see it U you want go(»d StutT cheap; must be sold before .lune 15th. John H \ A. Mithhooh. 508 Smlthfleld St.. Pittsburg, Pa. FOR SALE— Large and complete greenhouses (with land) in Harrlsburg, I*a. Within 10 minutes of heart of city; main line trolley cars pass the door every 15 minutes. Business wide and csiabllslied for years— this has been helil together since the owner's recent death. Everything In Kcjt)d shape. Property to be sold to settle estate. A tlrst-class chance lo com- petent man desiring to do large business. Address MAUY A. McClintock, Administratrix. W. F. Dauhv. her Atl'y, Harrlaburg, Pa. SteelU)n Pa. Three greenhouses with valuable grounds; the best place in this country for a man with some means. Address WM. SPRINCBORN, Dut>uque, la. TCD Three greenhouses 17x100 each, one heated by hot water, and two bv a steam boiler. Good chance to propagate; lots of land to do as one wishes Stocked with Perles. Brides and Mermets. Three minutes' walk to the depot, re. fare t^j Boston. Good home trade. To responsible parties I will let It cheap. J. C- NEWTnN, 7 E. Newton St.. Maiden. Mass. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. Tbe place consists of 48 lots or 296 feet front on Belmont Ave. by 700 ft. deep. iJ cottages, two two-story frame houses. 22 greenhouses from K to 200 feet in length and from 12 to 20 feet in width. The whole place can be bought or rented. Can also be divided, 24 lots with the gieenhouses on It, and 24 lots with the other Impiovements on It, The place Is In f;ood order, and a large stock Is on hand ; Is one of the argest of the kind In Chicago. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a corpora tlon; and as I wish to retire from business, it can be had reasonable, and on easy terms. If rented, a long lease can be given. -A.TJCSrXJS'X* X^EI.E:S£3Xj, Belmont and Western AveH., Chicago. TO EXCHANGE. Advertisements under this head will be inserted at the rate ut in cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. 10 EXCHANGE-Plnk and while hollyhocks for Mrs. Fisher carnation plants. Address GEO. SorSTER. Elgin. 111. T DARLINGTON BROS-, Morristown. Tenn.-OFFEK In small lots, or assorted. 5-ln. Florence Vaughan Canna. Pelargonium '■Favorite." ii-ln.. Double White Stocks. Basket Plants, '"Favortte.'' etc. A local stock. Name your wants. WANT— Rose Geraniums, Carnations, Kerns, new Roses. Swalnsona, Water Lily. 1000 EACH Meteors # American Beauties. Good stronj; plants in 4 inch pots. Cheap. Write GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. FORCING ROSES OF /»i./- KINDS. CARNATION PEACHBLOW. For reasonable pric«'. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. LEIViFNirrN'SKficiDE; j Used now l.y ihc loatlin.^ Florists. f 7SL. ptr i|ii.nl ; >i..'; I'tT ' j gallnii ; f j.oo per g.il- j loll ; ■^■:).oo lur 5 gallons. HENRY F. MICHELL, SEEDSMAN. lots Mnrhrt St . fill I. A It I.I. VII 1 .1 . iSgs- The American Florist. 1095 Rose Plants FROM THE SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES Bridesmaid, Cusin, Bride, Meteor and Testout. Please write, stating just what you want, and I win quote you a bargain. Originator of the FRANK L, MOORE, ROSE Chatham, BRIDESMAID. NEW JERSEY. Mention American Florist. FOR THE SEASON'S SUPPLY. Now is the time to make up your list. My stock of all the leading varieties is now in extra fine condition for ship- ping in 2 and 3-inch; also all the best bedding varieties in grand plants, 3 and 4-inch, at prices to suit the times. Chrysanthemums. Now is the time to make your selection for i>-inch, single stem pot plants, also for bench growing. 1 have a fine lot specially prepared for these purposes of all the leading varieties both for exhibition and cut flower purposes. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Klorlsl. Surplus Stock About 4,000 strong, healthy stock in 21/2 and 3-inch pots for sale cheap, con- sisting of the following varieties: BEAUTIES, BRIDES, BRIDESMAIDS. MERNIETS, HOSTE, NIPHETOS, PERLES and KAISERIN. J. M. GASSER, Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Mention American Florist. 40,000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES All lorcln^' stuck that will stand tlie most crltk-al Inspei.-tlun. TRY TIIEM. $5.UU and ftl.ttl per ItKl: HWm and f II 10 per lOOU. Per lUO Per 1000 THE BKIDE «.UU S«.U) CHK, I)K NOUB 4.0O S.UO METEOK, extra strong 3.60 30.00 Nll'HETOS 3.50 30.00 MKBMET 3.00 25. UO MME. COCHET 5.1)0 ib.m ALL OTHER VARIETIES SOLD OUT. NOTICE.— All our forcing Koses a'e strict January propagation, and made only of selected wood from our cut tlower ranges, such stock we plant ourselves. Free sample on application. Cash with the order. ^ nil I I A "V Fine 2-lnch stock. January sown. OIVIII_M>V. Sand:) plants to toe pot, J1.60 per Ull: »10 IXl per lum. VARIEGATED VINCA, 2 year old plants out of 4-lnch pots, HII l«l per IIHI. J. :b. hejiss, lie South Main St., DAYTON, OHIO. A fine lot of PERLE ROSES, clear stock just fit to repot for growing on in 2'/i-\nch pots, j;3.oo per 100. Send in your orders quick, and cash with order. JOHN WHITE, Florist, Waverly Place, ELIZABETH, N. .1. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 8,000 TO 9,000 PER DAY IS WHAT WE SHIP OF BELLE SIEBRECHT SrEflK QUICK IF YOU Wf\NT ANY. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID! (A large rose grower) tlie other day, when he saw the New Rose growing, ''I am agreeably disappointed; I had no idea it was so grand a Rose." ' COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New York Office, 409 5th Ave. ^^ NEW ROCHELLE, N HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW RUSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, $25.00 per 100; 2^-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELL W ANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mention American Florist, YOUNG ROSE PLANTS. 10,000 Am. Beauties $5.00 3,000 Meteors 3.00 3,000 Mme. C. Testout 6.00 4,000 Kaiserin A. Victoria 6.00 1,000 IVIermets $3.00 1,000 Ducliess of Albany 3.00 2,000 La France 3.00 2,000 Daybreal< Carnation 1.50 REINBERG BROS., 51 Wabash Ave, Chicago. when writiiifi mention the Aiiieiioan Florist. BEAUTIES, MERMETS. CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Rooted Cuttings. Plants and Smilax. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES T. W. BELLES. TESTOUTS, NIPHETOS, METEOR, HOSTE, LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with order. Address for quotations STEMMLER. MADISON, N. J. Fine young plants frum :,'i2 inch pots. Per lOO Per 1000 BRIDE, MERMET Si.OU K6.UU GONTIBR. white; LA FRANCE, 3. 00 2O.00 HEKMOSA, HOSTE 3.00 27.50 MARIE LAMBERT, S0N9BT 3 00 27.50 Terms cash with order. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, 0. Mention American FlorlBt. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the ManettI Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, bloumliiK freely and K'vlng plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Mention American Florist. 1096 The American Florist. May 2^, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertislnK Department of the /aiericAN FLORIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please 1 1 remember it. Orders for less than one-halt i,.nch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure Insertion in the issue forthe following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. "Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden" by F. Schuyler Mathews differs from most books of its class in being almost entirely devoid of the poetry, symbolism and sentiment with which such works are usually overburdened. It is the simple story of an artist and color enthusiast who is bluntly practical, and warms up only when he touches upon some flower whose wide range of color gives him an opportunity to enthuse over tones, tints, shades and hues. In defining the colors of the wild flowers Mr. Mathews endeavors to be scientifically exact, often taking issue to the descrip- tions as given by Prof. Asa Gray, to whom he frequently refers as a partially color-blind botanist, but occasionally getting rather deep for the ordinary reader, as when he speaks of the color of the common milk weed as "pale lavender brown with a few touches of pale brown lavender." The flowers described are mainly those, both wild and cultivated, which have become familiar to the artist in his summer home in the New Hamp- shire mountains, and include annuals and perennials, deciduous, herbaceous and bulbous, indiscriminately, the only classi- fication being as to their time of flower- ing. In commenting upon a work of this character one should not be too critical, but the omission of two such familiar favorites as the wild rose and clover blos- som seems inexplicable. The volume is beautifully embellished with over two hundred accurate drawings by the author, and the appendix gives a valuable index to the names, colors and localities of some five hundred familiar flowers of the United States. Altogether it is a decid- edly valuable addition to our floral liter- ature. Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York. Good Pansies. — We recently received a box of pansies from I. E.Coburn, Everett, Mass. They represent a strain Mr. Coburn has been growing and selecting for about 20 years, finding them partic- ularly valuable for market use. The flowers, of good size, were of exceptionally fine substance, lasting well, and the vari- ety of coloring was remarkaole. There were selfs of great brilliance and richness, and many unique margined and flaked forms. Some singular blues, maroons and chestnuts especially attracted us. We do not wonder that Mr. Coburn finds them valuable for market. He grows about 200,000, wintering most of them under a light covering of salt hay. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist ^moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ers fresh, and the box holding its shape. We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. The boxes as they appear when set up fur use. NEW York salesroom: 133 & 134 Franklin Street. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON The great reduction sale of ORCHIDS at 50 cents each begins Monday, May 20tli, and will last until surplus is sold. Mail orders solicited. PITCHER & MANDA, Inc., Stiort Hill!^, 3V, J. Michael A. Hart, Wiesale Cmmlssi Horisl. ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113W. SOthSt.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. JULIUS IiANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Dealer in WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the matket on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER. Flower Market. Park St . BOSTON. MASS. Ij*3ng Distance Telephone "1 laymarket CkW." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, Gut Flowers, Palms AND Ferns Now ready a larjie supply of Cape Jasmine, outdoor Valley, Common Ferns, Smilax and Adiantums. Write for gnotatlonB. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cycas Leaves. ■^Iffh^s^c"^ VAUSHAN'S SEED STORE. '^ ?»^°°'' Chicago. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. Ellis & Follworth, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' SupDiies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation '*LIZZIB UlLBERT." Send for prices. 386 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Box 75. Phone 1373. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, "Jear Tremont SL, BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND WALNUT Streets, 01X3.oln.Ki.ci1;l, O. DAN'L B. LONG, WflOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carkpully attended to. OTU£R SPECLAXTIES: Florists* SnpplieB, Wire DeslgrnB, Bnlba. Liongr's FlorUtB Photo graphs. CatalOKuea. Llsta. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 14-OZ PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN,) Wholesale Florist, 1122 FINE STREET, .^— ST. LOUIS, MO. lyA complete line of Wire DeslsuB. ORGHIDS OUR SPEGIALTY. THE FINEST STOCK AND SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Green- house and Conservatory. C AlVlr^rTD '^t- .MlKinK, KnKlanil, OMINL.'CrXj At ItrnKt-H. ■ti'l(;liiiii. A. Dnnuu'K. A^'ent. i-an* Ktilker'n Aurttun Itooms. lUti and lo.-i Liberty Street. New Vork t'lty Send for llluatrat«d catalogue. iSgs. The American Florist. 1097 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLBpLORIST 65 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS ABD AI,I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. S4 ^-lnch pots .. .10.00 Stevia serrata variegata, from flats, strong 2.00 Swainsona galegifolia alba, very fine and stront:. :?Lr.-inch potw 4 OU Manettia bicolor. 2Vinch pots 5.00 Alternanthera, rooted cuttings 75 Coleus, rooted cuttln^B 76 N. B.— The above prlcet* are f. o. b. at Oyster Bay. without the pots. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N. Y. COLEUS. Per 100 Rooted Cuttings $ .60 From 2-incli pots 1.50 Alternanthera, 2-inch pots 1.50 Ageratum, white and blue, rooted cut- tings 50 2-inch 1.50 CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. The most Complete Assortment of Stock in the West for FLORISTS and NURSERYMEN. Headquarters for Roses, Tender and Hardy Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, Trees, etc. Catalogue and "Hrioe List fre*". THE STORRS i HARRISON CO., PainesviKe. Ohio. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. 50.000 Now Ready. The best marketing variety ever Introduced: comes Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It. Send for circular. Price, extra strong plants from 2-lnch pots, a^LftO per doz.. $%.b[) per 100. BKtiOMA Olbia, from 2Vln. pots. !fH per 100. GERANIUMS, Marshal McMahon, Happy Thought, Silver Cord, strong; plants, from u-fn.. H.25perl00. Cash with order. Special price on large quantities. LINCOLN I. NEFF. Florist. 4010 Butler Street. Plttflburffh. Pa. Gardiner's Celebrated \ English Mushroom Spawn. J Fresh tnd Bellablt. ^ 87 per 100 lbs. J Sptolal price on targtr \ quantities. j John Gardiner & Co., > Philadelphia, Pa. > k--^ -V -W -V-V -W 'X-'V^ MAY OFFER. p„:oo ALTERNANTHERA, red and vellow, 2;^-itl. pots ■ $2.50 ENGLISH IVY .... 2.50 GERANIUMS, 4-inch pots, assorted .... 5.00 COLEUS 2.75 PANSIES, small, $1.00: larger 1.75 Cash with order. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware. Ohio. Mention American FlorlBt. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. lllb JAPANESE L0IHGIFL0RUM8 Why not try some of these in- stead of the Bermuda stock.' Cheaper, and no Harrisii mix. I can deliver by Oct. 1st if I hear from you at once. Let me figure on your other wants in the bulb line. G. C. WATSON, 43 North lOth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mentlun American Klorlst. VAN ZANTEN & CO.. Hilleg:oiax, Hollaixd, Headquarters for High Grade Forcing Bullis HYACINTHS, TULIPS. NARCISSUS OUR SPECIALTY. j@"Ask for wholesale price list to S. ASCHER, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. S'lo"p*^P'^ 2,000,000 FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA ^SIeTpYt.'"^- We therefore offer to accept up to July Ist. orders for well matured, fine Bulbs % lo 'i-inch diameter and over, per 100 50 cts.: per lOO . $3.50: per 10.000 $32 00; per 50,000 $150 00. DELIVERY IS INCLUDED IN THESE PRICES. JAPAN LONGIFLORUM. cheaper and better than Harrisii. TRY THEM. CALLA ETHIOPICA. LITTLE GEM CALLA. «3»Send for our NEW Price List. We will give 10 der cent, discount on ALL orders booktd up to July 1st. Address ESTAHLISIIED 1878. H. BERGER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. IMPORT PRICES ON ALL FALL* BULBS NOW READY. Seasonable Deliveries on Every Item. VAUGHAN'S S FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and lOCOO rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCHBROTHERS, EnglewGod, N.J. Mention Aniertcun Klnrlwt. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEBBER <&, DON. Seed MerchantB and Growere. 114 Chambers .street. NEW YORK. New York: 26 Barclay St. EED TORE CHICAGO: 84 & 86 Randolph St. M. KEPPLER, Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO. S HIGH GLASS SEEDS AND BULBS. Florists aud Gardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain in the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg. L. I., N. Y. ^"^ DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKY A. DREEB, Philadelphia, Fa. LILIUM HARRISII. OriKlnnl and largest groivern of tills Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best (.Kiallty. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARKYTOWN-ON-HUIJSON. NKW VOKK. Plants for Sale in lar^je and small lots, (.'alilia^n-. 'I'niuato, Sweet Potato, Pepper and Egg Plants iroin now until tiie first of June. HENRY HESS, Cockeysville. Balto. Co., Md. 1100 The American Florist. May 2s, Grand Rapids, Mich. A meeting of the Grand Rapids Florists' Club was held May 21 at the home of the treasurer, Mr. B. Stover, about twenty- five members being present. Mr. Geo. Crabb gave a short address on rose plant- ing. He used during the past season only three inches of soil in his benches, which settled to two inches. American Beauties, Pedes, Mermets, Bridesmaids and Mete- ors all flourished alike in this depth. He uses no rotten manure whatever, but pre- fers it fresh from the stable, both for mix- ing with the soil at time of planting and also for mulching. Where the steam pipes were placed on the inside of the outer legs of bench he had the best results. Where pipes were under the bench he found the most red spider; from a side bench of Peries 30x4 feet he cut six hundred roses (Pedes) in one week. The discussion brought out the fact that four inches was the universal depth of soil after settling, and most growers here uses rotten or partially rotten cow manure for all purposes. Fresh manure applied as a mulchisalwaysaccompanied by a multitude of small black spotscover- ing the entire plant. Owing to a seed firm offering pansies, the seed of which cost $20 per ounce wholesale (?), for 15 cents per dozen at a special sale the club discussed the advisa- bility of lowering the regular price, but it was decided a poor principle, as the price at the close of one season sets the price for the beginning of the next. The com- mittee on chrysanthemum show is meet- ing with encouragement and everything points to success. J. A. Creelman. Baltimore. The continual rain is largely responsible for slow sales. No doubt we will have to do the business of a month during the next two weeks, as but very little plant- ing out has been done yet. Messrs. Madsen & Anderson are put- ting up two rose houses one hundred ieet long. Mr. Wm. J. Halliday has built a beau- tiful plant wagon of the largest size, with heating apparatus and glazed ventila- tors, making it a complete conservatory on wheels. The display of plants at the markets was never finer, but complaints of slow business are numerous. Mack. Pittsburg. John R. & A. Murdoch are closing out their plant department and have leased their greenhouse property to the firm of Randolph & McClements. They will still remain in the cut flower and seed busi- ness at their old stand on Smithfield street. Germantown, Pa —Walter R. Cliffe will decorate the Academy of Music, Phila., for the national convention of the Epworth League, to be held May 23 to 26. He also has the order for the table work for the receptions to be held two evenings, which will be quite elaborate. This is ihe first time a Germantown flo- rist has been favored with this work. Jacksonville, Fla— At the meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society the opinion was general that in spite of the hard freeze not an orange tree in the state had been killed, and that even when the stock was seriously irjured the tree would sprout from the roots. Many of the groves are reported in good condition, much better than was expected. Make No Mistake! Get the Very Best CHRYSANTHEMUMS for next Fall's shows, and for cut flowers, pot plants, etc. are In prime condition fur shlp))lng. Here Is a partial llet. Tbey Lady Playfair JlU.IXIperlUI Mrs. CralneLlpplncott (,.< U EuKene Dallledouze 5. 00 Mile. Tlierese Key 6.00 InterOL-ean 6.00 It. L. Sunderbruch 6.00 Maud Dean 1.00 (ieo. W. Chllds 4.00 Mrs. .1. tieo. lis 4 00 Illuminator 4.0U Kda Prass 3.00 Sununlt 3 00 " Kutti (Margaret Qrabam) o 00 " .los.U. White 310 Miss Sue T. Price 3.00 Malmalson 3. 00 E G. Hill ... 3.00 J. II. Taylor , 3.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock, or Domination 3.00 " Strong, well-rooted sturdy stuff In thumb pots, prices. Special quotations for large quantities. MONEY ORDER OFFICE. STATION '-H," Philadelphia. Major Bonnaffon t 6.00 per 100 Mrs. .lerome Jones 5.00 " Theyueen 6 00 Marie IjOUlse 5 00 " Marlon Henderson 6.00 " Laredo 5 00 M. B. Spauldlng 4.00 Mutual f'rlend 4.UU Mrs.K.G.Hlll 4.00 Nlveus 3.0O Tuxedo. 3.00 Ada H Leroy 3 00 Harry Balsley 3 00 Col. W B. Smith 3 00 Wm. U. Lincoln 3.00 Mrs. J.G. WblUdln 3.00 Ermenllda 3.00 Ivory 3.00 N. B — If selection Is left to us. 20 per cent, off above Send for our list of the cream of the novelties. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Our Entire Stock of PALMS, FERNS anfl DECOMTIf E PLANTS. Six 150 foot houses of the finest decorative stuff in Western Pennsylvania at your own price. It will pay to come and see it if you want good stuff cheap. MUST be sold before June 15th. JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH, 508 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURG, PA. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WHITE POH LIST. PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN FLORIST EVERY TIME YOU WRITE AN ADVERTISER. DO NOT DELAY until it is TOO LATE and liave to regret tliat you did not order from us in time ORCHIDS at tlie great reduction sale at 5u cents each. Tliey will grow rapidly in va'ue, and produce flowers often wortfi more than the cost of the plant. PITCHER AMANDA, Inc.. SHORT HILLS, N. J. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. $. $. $. FOR DOLLARS. MME. V. BEK(;MAN Is the best earlv wlilte to date. Price from ^li-lncli pots, i4. 00 per \m. YELl-OW yUEEN, best earh- vellow. ■.'^■Inch note. $4.00 per 10(1. Mfty other ijood market sorts from 2>^-lnch pots. W.OO per 100. Special price on lar^ie quantities. SMILA.X. from SVlneh pots. Blronfr, n.M per 100; Ku.m per 1000. tir Send for Cutalusiie. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, FIshkill, N. Y. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Kewkes, Cliiilleimo, l>!iIlltMtiiii/,t'. Inter Occnii. Mra. [1b. Mrs. IIUI. Mrs. l.l|.pliKntt , l»f:iii. Mmuiil Krlend , BoiiiiittTun, VfllMW i,Mii'cn. lUivls. IMtclu-r A MiuhIh Gr«y. Heiui lilciil. Hrninliiill, iiiul otliers. Sold In nets of Vi plmita each under the head of "Spechiltles"' and "Niiveltles. ' Older varieties "Selwls of ISIW.' Hi plants, and the "Old Guard Set" of prize winners. IS plants each. I'rlce, Jl.UO for each set plants hy mall. pt)HtaKe piild hv uie. Send forcatiiU)Km3. MEREDITH B. LITTLE. GLENS f-ALLS. N. Y. iSgs- The American Florist. 1101 Garnaiion Pianis. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants from soil. They will all grow, and make better and stronger stock. We can give you the much sought for WM. SCOTT, free, clear pink, for 8.3.00 per 100; DAY- BREAK. TIDAL WAVE, SILVER SPRAY, LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN. PORTIA. He, at S-S per 100; GOLDFINCH, HELEN KELLER. THE STUART. E. A. WOOD. $5.00 per 100. Discount of 10 per cent on orders lor 500 or more of a kind. All orders mu>t beaccompanieaby cash. We can furnish the following new varieties of '95, mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per 10( KOHINOOR. new white, large, free . . $12.00 $100.00 ROSE OLIEEN, new, fine pink variety 12.00 100,00 CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . . . 10.00 75.00 ALASKA, large, white, free, new . . . 10 00 75 00 LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. . . 10.00 75.00 STORM KING, large, pure white . , . 10.00 75.00 METEOR, large, bright crimson . . . 10.00 75.00 BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink 10.00 75.00 GEO. HANCOCK & SON, (Jrand Haven, Mich. VERBENAS in bud and bloom. per 100 per 1000 MAMMOTH, bushy plants .. .IB.IO $25.00 GBNEKAL COLLECTION bushy plants.. 2.50 22.00 ROSES. AMERICAN BEAUTY, Bne, clean, healthy stock, 2!^ Inch S8.00 »76.00 :Wnoh... 10.00 '.lo.OO HYBRID PERPETUAL, flne young fall prupaBated,2>4-lnch 6 00 45.00 Strunn 5 and 6-lncli In bud and bloom.. . 25.00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Fifty line varieties $) 00 to Jtl.OO per lOO MISCELLANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS. Per 100 ANTUEMIS from 2W-lnch pots H.OO ■■ :irnch ■■ fi.OO ALTERNANTHBRA ;i.UO AGBRATUM Blue and White .. ;1.00 COLEUSlrom'-ij Inch pots f25 per 1000 ;j 00 ' " .l-lnch '• stronpand bushy .4.00 DRAC^NA INniVlSA.stronu. large plants .... 40.00 TERMINALIS, nicely colored, 5 In. 54 per dozen FUCHSIAS, :i>6-lnch pot. splendid variety 8 00 GERANIUMS double and single. Scinch pots.. 8.0O 2!.»-lnch ■■ .. 4 00 IIBLIOTROPB. 21., and:i-lnoh pots f3 and 6 00 SALVIA SPLBNbENS, 2)^ and :(-ln. pot8..Wand 5. GO CARNATIONS. .Shj-ln. pots, summer blooming... 16.00 CANN AS, Mme. Crozy, Creole and t; other varie- ties, strong dry roots 4.00 P .NDANUS UTILIS. 6 and tlln. pots, »5 & S8 per doz. WOOD BROTHERS, Fi»isl:ili;lll, 3V. -v. THE FINEST STRAIN. ALL IN BLOOM. Cold frame plants; will sell now to close out at 81.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. Stock is extra fine, all colors mixed. E. B.JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORF. CONN. 25,000 Coleus. Golden Queen and Red VerschafTeltii. Also 25 leading varieties; all bright colors; fine plants, 2X-inch pots, $2.00 per 100; |18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. C. F. FAIRFIELD, FLORIST. SPRINGFIEI-D, MASS. Merchant, Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. Horticult1fra?Es'a"!,hn,enl, SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. \Z1 KOOTKU KUNNKKS. Warranted free and clear of disease, WOO per 1000. Keady for Delivery April Ist. HENRY HESS. Florist, Cockeysville, Balto. Co., Md, SPECIAL OFFER TO CLOSE OUT SURPLUS. CANN AS, ?^%lLf "*'^' ""'^ ! CARNATIONS 1^T,|»1''„;,^,'''» 3000 Alphonse Bouvier ;.$3.00 per 100 ' ''^°° I'^"^' ^""'"^^ ®*'^ ^'' ''"^ 3000 Geof, St. Hilaire, bronze 3 00 per 100 1500 Stuart @ 20 per lOOO 3000 Albertini OTi l5 per 1000 Same varieties from sand, 83.00 per 1000 Itss. ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR CASH WITH ORDER; PLANTS TO BE DELIVERED F. O, B. CARS AT QUEENS. All other stock sold out, THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, N. Y. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Extra fine plants, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1 per 100; $8 per 1000 PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CiRCULAK. We are tlie Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. iv. i>ii:^ii,o:iv, :Biooinast>virg;, i»£». 30,000 VERBENAS. CARNATIONS SURPLUS STOCK. Good strong plaints from the soil, ready to set out in the open ground of the following varieties, at the same rate as rooted cuttings were sold, fer 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT $3.00 $25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI . . . .... 3 00 25.00 UNCLE JOHN 5.00 40.00 THE STUART 5.00 40.00 GOLDFINCH 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD . . 5.00 40.00 And a limited number of the two new varieties, METEOR and BRIDESMAID. FRED. DORNE.R & SON. CARNATIONS McGOWAN IN QUANTITY. A few thousand each of Keller and Stuart. Others all sold. ALBERT M. HERR, Lock Box 496. LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF KOHINOOR, PURPLE KING, and many of the standard kinds. Prices on application. c J. r»Ei GERANIUMS. 2 and 3-Inch, ® 3 $ .75 25 MUMS, assorted (^4 1.00 26 COl.KUS. n.sM>rted ®3 .75 10 KEUNS assorted @ li .no 10 C ROTONS (large) assorted..® 15 1,60 ".•6 plants (4 tio Mention tills paper and recelve2 English Ivv free with order. Williams & Sons Co., Batavia, III. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS ONLY. Have never lost a plant by disease, and no disease m ray houses Clumps 8.5.00 per hundred. Plants taken from clumps and shipped the same day, Jtiper lOOO. Cash must accompany the order. JOSEPH MARKLE, Rhinebeck, N. Y. When you write to any of the ad- veilisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 1102 The American Florist. May 25^ Toronto. The continued cool weather appears to have had the effect of brightening up the cut flower trade, which had during the hot weather shown signs of giving out for the season. For the same reason there is a corresponding depression in the plant trade, though there are any amount exposed at the stores and the market for sale. It is satisfactory to learn that the crops in the fruit districts are not quite so badly damaged as was at first reported. Grapes will not be a total failure. Owing to there having been five Tues- days in April it is five weeks since the last meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association; doubtless there will be all the more to talk about at the meeting this week; it is to be hoped that there will be no explosion after having been bottled up so long. It is rumored that a prominent grower at present located in a town not a thousand miles west of To- ronto will move bag and baggage to a more convenient situation in a northern suburb and will put up quite an extensive plant. E. Lenox, Mass. The Lenox Horticultural Society held its second semi-annual supper on the evening of May 18. About fifty members and their friends sat down to the tables, among those present from a distance being W. A. Manda of South Orange, N. J., and W. R. Phillips and Mr. Dugan, representing the firm of Tbos. W. Weath- ered's Sons of New York. President Finaghty presided and J. F. Huss offi- ciated very acceptably as toast-master. E. J. Norman responded for the Founders of the Societv; Martin Finaghty for the Trade; A. H. Wingett and Geo. Thomp- son for the Private Places; A. P. Mere- dith for Kindred Societies, and W. A. Manda for Horticulture. Interesting ad- dresses were also made by Messrs. W. R. Phillips, J. W. Cooney, H. P. Lucas and others, and Messrs. Dugan, Price and Jack entertained the company with songs, recitations and dancing. Mrs. O'Hilligan. — "Oi phwant some roses.' The Florist. — "Madam. I would recommend chrysanthemums to you; they're all the rage now." Mrs. O'H.— "Shure. sor, that's phwat Oi phwauted, but Oi couldn't say it." — Truth. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORgE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to •B. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARRISHCKG. V» Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holessle F lorists. ST, LOUIS, MO. STILL LOWER PRICES. STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS. (1894).— The most beautifully colored foliage plant introduced for many years and sent out last season at $2.00 per plant is now offered by us at $6.00 per 100 or $50.00 per 1000 ! ! No other plant will do as well for bedding, etc ; nothing could be finer for table decoration, or as a window plant The foliage is an iridescent metallic purple — shading to pink and green — is very persistent and stands rough usage. At our price, $1 50 per dozen, a large profit snould be made on them, as they readily sell at 50 cts. and |l 00 each. A fine plant for Easter sales. COLEUS MRS. SANDER. (1894).— Sent out last year at $1.25 each, a big price for a Coleus, but it was well worth it, as no other Coleus can wink at it. It's worth that much to-day, but we've got too large a stock; it takes up room. $5.00 per 100 will clear them out, however, and at $1.00 per dozen they'll soon be "out of sight." Rooted Cuttings $3.00 per 100, postpaid. A. BLANC & CO., Strobilanlhes Dyerianus, $6 00 per tOO. 314 & 316 N. Ilth St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive — multiply it by 1000 and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranium (St. John's wort.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich. golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Strong" Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hardy Trees, Slimbs, Plants, Roses, and Fruit. (Rhododendrons a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut Hill, PhUadelplila, Pa. GIBSON'S PREMIUM SET OF PROGRES- SIVE MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Now ready at one day's notice. Try this set, you'll not reirret When yon see the beauties bloomlnK. And lion t forget the best thlnK yet. They'll set your business tmomlng. Stock all clean, healthy and thrifty, the beat 1 have ever offered ; the set of 15 kinds for tU) cents, from 2^-1 n. pots and flats. ?2.fiu per hundred. Including tlie beautiful new white, White Plume, the magnificent new pink. Geortreanna. with the finest scarlets, pur- ples, striped and Intermediate shades. Double Petunias (Ureer's). 2 In,. J2,5U: :Mn., U; 4-ln.. *7 per hundred. All healthy and In tine shape; full of cut- tings. The beautiful Snow Crest Daisy, all In bud and blooming. 50 cents per dozen ; 8v(.6U per hundred. New double blnk daisy. J-ady Johnson (scarce). 6 for 50 cents. Variegated Vlnoas (Perrywlnkle) from flats, j-j; 'Z\^-\n., %6; 3-ln.. very fine. *5 per hundred Be- gonia Vernon, sempertiorens. In three colors, the most satisfactory and profitable plant we ever handled, 2Hln.. $2,50; 3-ln.. $;i-5U per hundred. New yellow daisy, Anthemls Tlnctoria (single). 2^1n., fc> per hundred. Anthemls Coronarla (Golden Marguerite) the genuine dwarf large-fiowered, double, from flats. $;1.50; 'Z^\n.. JiiSU per hundred. Nasturtiums, selected stock from cuttings, fine colors. $2 50 per hundred. Heliotrope, finest mixed. Including Welkin, the fine new white .Jersey l»>ueen, light purple Vert Valley, dark, 2^-\n,. $.i per hundred. Gem feverfew, fiats. $2 per hundred. New dwarf scarlet sage. Clara Bed- man, 2V'"- *^I0 cents per dozen. Coreopsis Ijanceolata. strong roots. iMJ cents per dozen. New hardy double white pink, Her Majesty, 2>^ and 3-ln.. H per hundred. Calendula P. of Orange, Scablosa Snowball, sweet Alvs^ura, tall, auuble and dwarf single. AUgnonette. Turenla fournierl. Tradescantla parlor Ivy. Ix)bella trailing and dwarf. All nice young plants from flats, mostly seedlings, $2 per hundred. Eulalia. two kinds, 4-ln. size. $;^; f>-ln.. Si) per hundred dormant roots; Eulalia plant sticks, the neatest and cheapest for all email plants. 1 to 2 feet %'l per thousand, sample lUO post free for liS cents. Mad. Crozy cannas, dry roots. fS per hundred; selected Crozy seedlings, very tine. Jl per hundred; selected dwarf French yellow bedding cannas. $2 60 per Imndred. Many of the foregoing planis can be furnished rooted at from tW cents to $1.60 per hundred. For other novelties and specialties see novelty list, free to all. Acdress cash wltli order please. J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury. N. J. Nice thrifty stock, |2.50 per hundred; f20.00 per thousand. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. The Oaks Greenhouse Co., Jackson, Mich., offers for the next lU daysthefollowing: Per 100 Dracaena iudivisa, ^% inch pots, fine plants . $5.00 2>4-iQch pots, " 3 00 Anthericum variegatum, 8H-iu- pots. " 5.00 Chrysanthemums, standard vars., 2i^-iach . . 2.00 Marie Louise Violets, '1\^ inch . . , . 2.00 " '* rooted runners 50 Basket plants in variety, ^'I'-inch pots . . . . 2.00 " " rooted cuttings . . .75 Rooted Cuttings, Alyssum, Alternauthera, Lobelia, etc. ...... ... . .50 «*rCash with order. No C. O. D. please. ALTERNANTHERAS AND COLEUS. Aurea nana fJ . 50 per 100 Paronychloldes major. 2.60 Coleiis' (Jolden Bedder. VerechatTeltU, and other good varieties 2.00 " Mixed l.fiO Special prices given on large quantities of Alternan- theras. g. A. TRACHT & SON, Colion, O. ^ iSgs- The American Florist. 1103 CHEAP ORCHIDS i^oie GUI Flowers $50 per 100, FOR A FEW DAYS, or until sold, to make room, we otter nice collections of Cattleyas, Lselias, Cypripediums, Odonto= glossums, and other fine varieties, our selection; small, healthy plants [ that will grow, bloom and give satisfaction. Old theories are exploded. The most successful growers treat them in a common sense, practical way, and grow them more like other plants and as successfully. As we are now offering Orchids at the price of ordinary plants, thousands who have never grown them should now take them up, and not miss this opportunity as it will not occur again. Order a collection of a dozen or a hundred at once, and if left to us you wii well suited as though you were on the premises to select them yourself. PITCHER & MANDA, JSlaort; Hills, JVexv^ Jersej^. ie as ;j> 6 UO SURPLUS ST06K. I'er l^o AlvsBum :J varieties f;i,Ul Atreratum. white and blue a i AbutlKjiis. 2-inch , 4.0i SHi-inch fl OU A! tern ant he ras . 3.00 Aeatbea c^Blestls 4. 01 Aloysia cltriodora . 5 titl Begonias— MetalUca and Argentea guttata 3 00 Kex In variety 5.0 J 3H-lnch lOUO CyperuB alternlfollus fi.l'u C188U8 discolor 6 I'O Coleus 3.00 ('annas— Mme. Crozy, Star of '!>!. A. Bouvler, Fiorence Vaughan, Egandale, Pres. Carnot and others Canna Columbia each %\SKS Prima Yellow each .1.) Cha?ni 's torn a li Isplda 4 00 Calla Little Gem ti.OO Cupheu, :; varieties 8.UU Centaiirea eymnocarpa 3.00 Feverfew (iolden Fealber 3 00 Fuchsias Trailing f^ueen. etc 4.00 Geranium Mme Sallerol 4.00 Ivy-leaved, :i-ln 4.00 L. Elegans oO' Gleohoraa Hederacea var 4.(JU Ulblscus In variety 4.00 Hardy l^nkB '. 4.00 Hellotropea 4 00 Lobelias 3 10 Marguerite Daisy 3.10 Manettia Vine 4.0J Moon Vine, blue 4.0J Mexican Primrose. 3.0J Primula ()bcunica.3i^-in 6.u0 Pelargoniums, our selection 4.10 Perlstropbe Angustltolla 4 tO Pansies. large cold frame pJa nts 2 50 Selaglnella Amelia. 2-ln 5. 00 Verbenas. .. 3 Oi) Vlncas, -'-In 3.00 I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar Rapids, la. in bloom, in good condition, S'J.OO per 100. VER- BENAS, MARGUERITE CARNATIONS, ASTERS, strong once tiansplanted, ho cents per 100. by express. W. J, ENCLE, Bo.x'ill. Dayton, Ohio. (iood ones In bud and lilor)m; will close theui out at 11.00 per 100. Alyssum Little Gem. %\ aO per luii, For Ageraium. Ceniaurea and other good and cheap stock for Immediate delivery, see my price list In Am. FLORiSTfor May 4tli. H. COLCLOUCH, West End Greenhouses, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa* Surplus Stock. 5000 Ampelopsis, Japan Ivv, strong: 1 vear old pot grown . . ffl.0'0 per 100, $30 00 per 1000 50C0 Geraniums, strong plants irom 4-iucli. in bloom, the best market soits. M 00 per 100 5000 Geraniums, 2H-inch $3.00 per 100 5000 Cannas. Mme. Crozy and others, strong 4-in. $«.00 per 100. 5000 Alyssura Carpet of Snow, 2j^-in., S3.00 per 100 5000 Coleus Verschaffeltii and Golden Redder, 2j^-inch . . 83.00 per 100; ff:'5.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums, rooted cuttings, the leading cut flower vaiieties. $1.00 per 100. Also the newer varieties of Chrvsanthemums, from 23^-lnch pots. Price on application. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsporl. Pa. Looking for good stock (it less price than poor stock Is usu lly sold tor'.' I have too much tor retail trade, and offer tlorlsls at the following low prices. Cash with order. Per nil) Heliotrope, blue $1.2a Coleus. 2u kinds 1.25 Cuphea Ijlavse 1.50 Begonia Vernon, seedlings in bloom I.; (I " seed pans 75 rubra and metalllca 2.IKI 10 kinds assorted 1.6U Fuchsias. 8 " " 1.75 small plants 1 OU Verbenas. "? kinds, white and red. I'finyles. tinest strains Tu heroaes. cond ^.l/c Glinllohis. good ml.ved d. B. TAIT, BRUNSWICK, GA. COLEUS, tine varieties. Perioo Rooted cuttings % .7S 2-inch rots 2 00 GERANIUMS, tine named varieties in 4, 3 and 2 incli pots dn iS, $S and 2.50 CALIFORNIA DAISIES 600 REX BEGONIAS. 4-incii pots 8.00 Heliotrope, balvia, and other beddinp; plants. E. IH. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Elmira. N. Y Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. .60 1 OU 1.00 2.00 Sii.OO 5 OU 9. on COLEUS. COLEUS. COLEUS. We take back sent for nii In. pots, at. .. Cash must accompany the order. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St., NEW YORK. Apply before consignlnB, to offer In proper shape and form Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on cash basis only. BEGONIAS. Tuberous rooted, Al large bulbs, nicely started, ready for planting out. Mi.xed or to color, $3 00 per 100. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. CROTONS. INTERRUPTUM AND AUREA. FARFUGIUM and ASPIDISTRA. Write for prices LOUIS UNVERZAGT, Capitol Greenhouses, Springfield, III. TDMATn '"'""'^ •Mvini.'ston's f'ertertion." strODK lUnriHIU jiirge lranB|>lariled plants at 41) cents per IIKI ami S.liO per lOOu, (. o. b. here. pel PPY I'iaiits. ready from now on. PETER J. SHUUR, Kalamazoo, Mich. 1104: The American Florist. May 2S, Omaha, Neb. The hail storm of May 6 was the worst ever experienced here. The track of the storm was about four miles wide, pass- ing over the center of the city. The hail stones ranged from one to three inches in diameter and did a great deal of damage. Among the florists the worst sufferer was E. C. Erfling, one of our oldest flo- rists, who lost practically all his glass, about 7,000 feet, including a number of new houses recently put in first-class shape. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold had their 7,000 feet of glass also all broken. B. Hass lost all of his 6,000 feet. Peterson Bros, had about all their 8,000 feet de- stroyed. Edrer & Son lost about half of their glass. Donaghue and Hess & Swo- boda suffered only slight damage. L. Henderson's place was the only one that entirely escaped. The storm also did damage to the city greenhouses at Hanscom Park and to a number of private conservatories as well as many windows and skylights. The storm will not soon be forgotten here. J. M.Jordan of St. Louis was in town last week. Hess & Swoboda will build two fine new bouses this summer. H. Worcester, Mass. Trade was rather brisk last week, ow- ing to a number of large funerals, which came in quick succession, and the local supply of flowers was short in a few instances; the regular trade was fairly steady for this time of the > ear, and prices are satisfactory. Flowers will be very scarce for Memorial Day, as such outdoor stuff as syringa, valley. Narcissus poeti- ^us, myosotis, deufzia and so forth that was not damaged by the late frosts is in full bloom now, and won't last till the 30th, and as the public wants a big show for their money on this day quantities ot outdoor flowers are used; the supply of flowers available will probably not equal one-half the demand. The department store is selling carna- tions for 10 cents per dozen, buying them of a vegetable grower. Outside planting is progressing rapidly now; the ground is in splendid shape, and the weather cool and cloudy, ideal condi- tions that are not being overlooked. Mr. Chas. Menck and Miss Margaret Braeme were united in marriage May 22. A. H. L. r OST I I L , REMEDY or Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust, Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 25lb8.5a.00. Bellows. *!. 50. Cash with ordei. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 36 Dey Street, New York. DIANITE TwTI Mildew, Rust and similar fungoid growth. It is a finely pow dercd. non-poisonous, mineral sub stance. Rosegrowers use it. Apply with bellows on sunny mornings. Added to manure, improves and cleanses it. Original bags, about 112 lbs. sold for $5 cash; 23 lbs 51.50; 10 AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. lbs. 7oc. Seedsmen, New York, I* o.stntiun E. TOBACCOl DUST J^25opERBARREL F 195 POUNDS CARS OR BOAT NEW YORK. SAMPLES MAILED FREE HA5T0OTHOFF. 331 MADISON AVE.NY.C, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! JUST ARRIVED, a fresh invoice of splendid CYCAS LEAVES. The largest and best stock we have ever received, and which we offer at same prices as quoted in our Catalogue. Our great specialty of RICH BASKETS for Commencement and Class Days merits the attention of every florist who would keep up with the times. Oiei3E^I^ IVOW. Wheat Sheaves and Metal designs in variety, and prices that can- not be duplicated elsewhere in this country. Bi^Send lor our New Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. WE ARE MANUFACTURERS, AND SELL TO FLORISTS, AND TO FLORISTS ONLY. H. CO., BAYERSDORFER & Florists' Supplies of Every Description, 56 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared for us with the most artistic ^ ^1 skill. They looic like '/> x/f.^ fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. Address August R()lker& Sons, Florists' Seeds, Bulbs &Supplies 138 & 138 W. 24th St„ P. 0. Station E. New Yofk. Mention American Florist. M. RICE & CO., Florists' SuDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ^°*'''"'""' — — John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Always mention American Florist. LYSOL. The Ideal Insecticide. Send for Pamphlet, etc. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4-13 EAST 34TH STREET, ""Ipar T.nns Wand Perry. NEW YORK. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all corresDondence to I Mutic Hall Place. iMRfactart THE BEST LETTERS II THE MARXET, sizes IK-lnch and 2-lnch, K. 00 per WO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we Klve away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In neatt week's American Horlst. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. agents: a. Kolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 26 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St.. N. Y.; U. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., :a Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O. ; K. U. Hunt, Ti) I.,ake St., Chlcaeo; Wisconsin Hower Exchange. i;^l Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts. Richmond, Va. ; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y'. : Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis, Mo.; Hunt- InKton Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind ; W. Ellison, 1402 Pine Street. St. Louis. Mo.; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd Street, Portland, Oregon; A. Uerrman. 415 E. ;i4th St., New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. 67 Brom- lleld St.. Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton ; N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place. Boston; The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O., Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. R. I. L.J.; Kreshover, 112 West 27th St, New Y'ork; J. C. VaUKhan, 26 Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. For Flowers, lawns and potted plants, a highly con- centrated, absolutely odorless, and pc:- fectly soluble plant food is necessary. Albert's Horticultural Hanure is indorsed by leading florists in England, Germany, and the United States. Sold by seedsmen, florists, grocers, and genera] stores. Sample free. P.ickage by mail, 25c. ROBT. L. MERWIN & CO., Imyicrteis ol" Chemical Fertilizers, 88 Wall St., N. Y MANZ &^ COMPANY- WOOD tMOBAVlNO / ZINC CTCMlNOJt ■ COPPtR tTCHlNO , ) MALr.TONt PROCESS SC WAX POOCiS* ■ ■ ' tLItTROT^T>INO • *■ 165 AVONRpE ^TRpCT- ••■ CHICAGO- • ■ Hamilton Sash Lifters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON, No. 5 Sydney St., Dorchester. Mass. i8g5. The American Florist. 1105 Red Spider Can't Live WHERE THIS NOZZLE IS USED. CHILD'S RAIN MAKER Throws a powerful spray at such au angle that spraying the undtrsiae of the foliage is no effort at all. It is simplicity itself but "gets there" every time. It is well made of polished brass and will last a lifetime. Richmond, Ind., April 10, 1895. MR. P. M. CHILD. Dear Sir: — The nozzles to hand sometime ago; we aie so much pleased with the way they work that we are glad to write you saying that they are more than satisfactory. They are just what is wanted for greenhouse woik, as they enable us to reach the underside of the foliage with perfect ease, and with the full force of the water. Sorry we did not have them sooner. Yours truly, E- G. HILL & CO. Price. 11.(10 each, prepaid. TRY IT, AND RETURN IT at once, if not sit sfuctury. and yuiirniuney will be sent back. M. M. JONES, Gen/ ,4ffenf, 6122 Oglesby Ave., CHICAGO. Bvery florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn. Kraea plat or flower-bed, In fact everyone who has a faucet and hoae should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- f)lied for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and nsectlcldes to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for 12.60— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete Ki.OO. Send tor circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 2if KlngBtons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing.' "A very valuable labor saving device. '—W. N. Rudd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso., III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, RosUndaie. Maas. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS LOUISVILLE. KY. PROTECTION FOR HOSE AT LAST. For sale by all Seedsmen. No florist can do without it. Cheap, practicable and indestructible. 35 cts. each, or S>3 50 per dozen. MANUFACTnRED BY CHAS. SCHUCK, 3457 North 8th St., PHILA., PA. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. SEE HERE MR., WHAT'S YOUR NAME, DON'T YOU NEED VENTILATING APPARATUS? The ''New Departure," o m or "MEAT SAW Will do the work quick, better, and COST LESS than any other appliance ever invented. Address J. J}, CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME RflTTftN GO.. 483 Wells St., Gtllcaoo. ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. MANUFACTURED N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 21^^ ST. NEW YORK. HOT-AIR WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House,Carden, Stock or any other purpose. Send lor Illustrated Catalogue Of THE DELAMATER-RIDERANoPyiyiPII^Q DeLAMATER-ERICSSON r|,p,^,p PUMPING cNGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is so simple and safe that a child can run them They wiU pump water from shallow BtreamB oranvfc.ndof well. Thev can be arranged for anv kind of fuel Capacity 1.500 to 30,000 gallons of water a day, according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 th FIHh Avenue. NEW YORK. N. Y. TJTTgrp Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. -^"Sample Free. Vaugiian's Seed Store, m, Chicago. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB, For Glazing Sash* Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkler For sale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for SI. 00. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogue. Iron Reservoir Lawn Settees — AND — Are Manufactured by McDONflLD BROS., Columbus, 0. The largest manufacturers of these goods in the world. We issue a large -lO-page illustrated cata- logue, which will be sent free on application. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by S««dsiii«ii. 1106 The American Florist. May 25, ^eco/S (^^otelD, Reading, Pa —James Cartwright has opened a new florist's establishment at 438 Penn street. Burlington, Ia. — A tract of 20 acres has been secured bv the city, which will be turned into a public park. Rochester, N. H.— Tuttle & Folsom have dissolved partnership. The business will be continued by Mr. Tuttle. QuiNCV, III. — The park committee has recommended that O. C. Simonds of Chicago be employed as landscape archi- tect at a cost not exceeding $600. Leavenworth, Kans. — K local nur- sery firm has the contract for supplying the trees for an apple orchard of 1,000 acres in Dakota. There will be 30,000 B.-n Davis ani 40,000 Gano planted. Bridgeport, Conn — Mr. John Reck, the florist, announces bargain sales of plants every Saturdav and Monday dur- ing May and June. He proposes to beat the department stores by adopting their own methods. Paterson,N. J. — Thefinance committee of tbe park commission has decided to ask for $6,000 in anticipation of the an- nual appropriation to begin work imme- diately and to expend $12,000 in perma- nent improvements. Healdsburg, Cal. — A feature of the flower festival will be a hundred little girls who will head the procession and scatter flowers along the line of march. Following will cjme the queen of the car- nival in a handsomely decorated carriage. Germantown.Pa.— At the last meeting of the Germantown Hort. Society it was reported that $400 had already been subscribed toward the fund for the next chrysanthemum show and that several hundred dollars additional had been promised. Newport, R. I. — The Newport Horti- cultural Society has distributed to the public school chi'dren under 15 years of age about five hundred young chrysan- themum plants to he grown by them and shown at the fall exhibition in competi- tion for prizes. New Bedford, Mass — The Gardeners' and Florists' Club held their second an- nual dinner at Oid Fellows Hall on the evening of May 13. John P.Rooney, gar- dener for Frederick Grinnell, read an in- teresting essay upon the "Culture of Chrysanthemums." Portland, Me. — The park commis- sioners hope as soon as the lease is ob- tained from the Grank Trunk to build the parapet at Fort Allen Park. They will also terrace the slope at the Grove street entrance to the Oaks and take in the vacant lot at that point. Syracuse, N. Y. — The Council com- mittee on parks will make an eflbrt to induce the finance committee to appro- priate $20,000 for parks this year. The park fund islimited by charter to $20,000. The appropriation granted last year was $15,000. The committeemen and Super- intfndent Bishop think they will be justi- fied in demanding an increase of $.''>,000 this year. The extra money the com- mittee has planned to expend for a green- house, a barn and a residence for the superintendent. The estimated cost of the greenhouse is $1 ,000. Clear Cypress Greenhouse Material We have h;ij nuny years' expeiience in lliis llnf. We introduced Cypress for greenhouse construction. We have made many improvements in the construction of green- houses We carry in stock miny different designs of Raft- ers, Sash Bars and everything else from the bottom of put- ters up. Our facilities are large and we are prepared to fur- nish on short notice material of our own designs or any spe- cial designs, and all ot open-airdried clear Cypress Lumber » hich we have bought for many years of one parly because this particular grovtth of Cypress is as s ift as White Pine, and has none of the knots, sap and other defects so com- mon to White Pine. [:very toot ot our stock is guaranteed Spot Clear. Write for circulars and estimates. No trouble to furnish plans when necessary. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. i.^ocK:i^A.ivr>, o. THE ORIGINATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Our capacity now is *] ^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. A. ITvill lii:i.e- of ^^vilt3 Ir^tn^s Send for Price Li List The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713 lo 719 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kaii'iolpli Ave and Union St.i -Jersey City. N. .1. flackson Ave. and I'e.trson St.. Lon^ Island 1 Itv. N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co.j which will be under the management of William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschwertn. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growing demand for our goods. We have accordingly enlarged our plant and capacity, and with unsurpassed facilities are now prepared to fill the largest order on short notice. Our latest im- proved machines are turning out the best and most serviceable flower pots in the market, and assuring you of our intention to lead in further improvements we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the belief that we can supply just what is needed at a price and in a manner satisfactory to all. Send for orice list and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE. N. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. FERN PANS AND PALM POTS. Old Reliable make of ELVERSON, SHERWOOD & BARKER. Write for Price List. Address PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO., New Brighton, Pa. Standard Flower Pots. OUK I'OTS AKE OF THE ISEST QUALITY. We ship all goods from Cincinnati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and prompt dehvery. Write UB before placing; your orders elscwliere CAMBRIDGE TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky. i;!!i & 184 South Filth Ave.. NEW YORK. NATURAL CAS MADE GLASS, or Kose lloiiset*. Coii8er\atoiieH. Etc., Kto. ri II CC ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for vJLricJCJ . Estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. 103 South 6th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. GEO. U. flI.A,M II. C. rH.\M)I.EK P ATENT Trade-Marks. Caveats, Etc. CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE, atents and Patent Causes. s Bl.KCTKU'AL AND MECHANICAL KXFEHTS. Polarlc Ituilillii;;, Atlantic XulUlins YORK, I'A. WASniNti TIIN.D.C i8ps. The American Florist. 1107 I 297T0 307 HAWTHORNE AV. CHICAGO.ILL Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAaO. Boilers made of the best -tf material, shell, firebox eheeta and heads uf stet-l, water space all around (front. Bides and back). Writ*' jor iDfonnatlon. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOK ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N atural 6fis Mffi 6lM. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■^iVrlte for latest i>rioes.-^-^-^-^-» VICTORY ! VICTORY I VICTORY I The only Certificate o( Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. ^ ;:^^s/ ^^*» i k I ■ > f 100 foot houses fi new device. Send for Catalogue ana s^ timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, Honiculiurai flrctiiiecis and Hot Water Engineers .Send for Catalogue, euclosing 4 cents in stamps. ISO, l-il, 1-S3 Cerxter St., JVEJV^V ^VOICK:. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. VALVES. FITTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COLDWELL- WILCOX CO., Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK THE DOOR BEKORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER. Sec'y. F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J HAIL EVANS" IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Rlcliinond, Ind. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1108 The American Florist. May 25^ Index to Advertisers. Adv Rates 109(; American Boiler Co.. .1108 Andorra Nnrserles — 1102 BallerFA 1103 BayerBdorfer e & Co.llOl BerKerHH&Co loai Blanc A 1102 BostonFlower Marketl(««l Boston Letter Co 1 101 Burns & Kaynor lOflT Burrow JO IIOU Cam bridge TlIeMf sCol 106 Carmody J 1) 1105 Chandlee&Chandlee.llOe ColcIouBh II 110:i Coldwell Wllco-x Co.. .1107 Conley John & Son.. . .IIM CorbreyTJ 101)7 Cottaee Gardens 1 101 CunnlnBlinm .I09 H...1099 Ueamud J B & Co 10'.I7 De Lamater Iron WksI105 Dletsch A &Co 1107 Dillon JL 1101 Domer rred & Son. ... 1101 Dreer H A 1C'.)4 lO'.iii Dresel Aug 101)4 BlllottW H low Ellison Wm lOlK Bills & Pol I worth ....1006 Kllwanger & Barry... 10115 Evenden Bros 110:i Engle WJ ..110:i FalrtleldC V 1101 Felthousen JK 1103 FlsberA AIrd 1101 Gardiner John & Co. . .1099 Gasser,! M 1006 Gibson JC 1102 Gumey Heater Co. ... 1 108 Ball Asa'n 1107 Hamilton 1104 Hammond Benj 1105 Hancock & Son 1101 Hart Michael A 1006 Hartford U B 1036 IlelBB J li 101)5 Herr Albert M 1101 Herrmanns SeedStorel 104 Hess Henry . 1(1)0 1101 Hews AU&Co 1106 HlllBG&Co 1101 HlppardE 1107 HltchlnKS ACo 1108 Huffman K M & II N.1103 Home Kattan Co 1105 Hooker H M Co 1107 Horan Bdw C 1007 Horan Jas \- Son IIOI Hose Connection Co. .1105 HulsebOBCh BroB KWl Hunt EH 101)7 HuntM A Kstate 101)4 Huntsman i Co 1100 Jennlnes K B 1101 Jones M M 1106 Joosten C H 1101 Kennlcott Bros Co. . . , 1007 KepplerM IClil) KramerlN&Son ..1103 Kroeschell Bros Co... .1107 Kuehn C A 1096 KuhlGeo A 101)4 Langjullus 10116 LltlleM B 1100 Jjockland Lum Co 1 106 Long Dan'l B 101))i Lonsdale Edwin 1100 Ijord & Bumham Co. 1108 Lynch WE 10117 McBrlde Alex 1101 McCarthy N F&Co... 101)7 Mclionakl Bros 1106 McFarlandJHCO.... Il"2 Manda W A 11111 Man/, J &Co 1101 Markle Jos 1101 May Jno N 1111)5 Murwln K L & Co 1104 Michel Pit & Bulb C0IIO2 Mlcliell H F 101)4 M lllang f-rank 101)7 MonmgerJnoC 1107 Moore Frank L 1095 Murdoch Jolin K& A.llOO Nafl Folding Box Co. 101)6 National Plant Co.. ..1095 Netl L I 1099 Oaks Greenhouse Co.. 1103 PennockCJ lllll PennockSamlS .... 109)'. 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Flower Bx 1016 WIttboldGeo 1102 Wolff LMfg Co 1107 Wood Bros 1101 Young Jno 1097 Young Thoa Jr 1097 LoGANSPORT, Ind.— Mrs. 0. G. Mc- cormick is about to enter business here as a retail florist. Cincinnati, O.— Charles Schweizer is going to build three commercial houses, each 16x80, corner of Carthage Pike and Forrest ave. Fairhope, O. — G. W. Brown has gone into business here as retail florist. He has built and stocked one house 18x4-5, which will be increased when occasion requires. Tiffin, 0.— Lewis U.lrich will soon add five more new greenhouses, of which one will be 50x100, and the others 18x45, 18x17, 18x100, 20x100. The 50x100 house will be of the same style as that built by Mr. C. S. Swayne of Kennett Square, Pa., and recently illustrated in the Florist. Marouette, Mich. — The Marquette Floral Co. will this summer erect a car- nation house 20x70, glazing with double thick glass, butted. 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No. 365 f ffillE /All!i!liiS!0@M) iFlL@lQ0€7 Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by The American Florist Company. 32S Dearborn Street, Clilcago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. r. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the AsBOClated Trade PreBS and the Cblcatfo Trade Press Assoclatton. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Bdwix Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, president: B.C. Reineman. Allegheny City. Pa., vice- president; Wm. .1. yTEWAKT, Boston, secretary; H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The lltb annual meetlne will be ueld at Pittsburg, Pa., August ;!0, 21, 22 and 29, 1895, CONTENTS. Hints about art in gardening I (3 illus.) . . . 1109 Caruations— Notes ... 1110 — European carnation rost in America . . .1110 Asparagus decumbens 1111 Erica Bothwelliana (illus.) 1111 Herbaceous plant notes . , , 1111 Obituary— Gus, Messeberg (with portrait) , , 1112 New York 1112 Boston . , , . 1112 Basket of roses and carnations (illus.). . , .1113 Chicago 1113 Philadelphia . . 1114 Early history of the S. A. F 1114 Toronto 1115 Mr. Geo. Stumpp's ice box (illus.) 1115 Idyls otthe potting shed 1116 The judge says , . 1116 News notes 1118 Mildew on field grown roses 1120 To kill cut worms , ...■•• 1120 Patents recently granted 1120 The seed trade 1122 Worcester, Mass 1122 Rochester, N.Y 1124 St, Louis 1126 St, Paul. Minn 1128 How it is done 1130 "The flower of death" 1130 Effective liver pills 1130 The flowers working women wear 1130 Rochester, N. Y. — Governor Morton has signed the bill allowing the common council to appropriate the sum of $40,000 annually for the maintenance and im- provement of the parks o( the city, and also to care for the small parks and shade trees. For SPACE at the S. A. F. trade exhibit at the next convention address Mr. Geo. Oesterle, 4200 Forbes street, Pittsburg, Pa., who is superintendent of the exhibi- tion. Baltimore.— Mr. Lemuel Feast, a former well known florist of West Balti- more, died May 24. Sandusky, 0.— R. Borchard, formerly with E. Hall & Son, of Clyde, 0., intends to start in business here. Hmts About Art in Gardening. BY F. .SCHUYLER MATHEWS. PART I. I think a good de6nition of Art is, — A thing of beauty which Nature suggests and gives man the brain to accomplish! This is a very simple way of putting it, but at the same time it must not be for- gotten that the word "suggests" covers a great deal of ground; in short it is ap- parent, if the saying is true, that any- thing which is nol suggested by Nature is not Art. What beauty man creates with- out the direct aid of Nature is a work of THE RIGHT WAY TO OBTAIN COLOR HARMONY. DELPHINIUM. HOLLYHOOK, OABDYTDFT AND MARIGOLD. Art; so, in this respect a beautiful garden may be a work of Art, but a big chrysan- themum cannot be. You can create a garden, but not achrysanthemum. Now, where does Art come into the garden? That is the question which I shall try very simply to answer; the gardener must be the artist, of course, butitis frequently the case that the florist as well as the gardener in some out of doors work is struggling after a realization of those things of beauty which Nature suggests, and he finds that the planting and digging of the garden is only the beginning of attempts in the direction of artistic effect. There are little plots of ground before some of our city houses, and larger plots surrounding nearly all the suburban ones; there are many houses with extensive lawns in front; there are others with ter- raced or irregular grounds; and there are not a few, whose surroundings are so wild and free from law and order that one is quite in a quandary about which way they should be treated; in all of these we aim for a final effect which will be beautiful; in each case the gardener has no simple task if he attempts to make "a place" artistic; there are so few methods in fashion nowadays regarding the arrangement of private grounds, that so far as appearance is concerned, a photo- graph of the Hon. Gardiner Eastman's place might easily be mistaken for that of Colonel West, who lives four hundred miles away in another state. This ought not to be; there is a lack of originality and independence among us Americans when it comes to art of a simple nature; we should cultivate the element of variety more. I know the gardener will say as soon as I suggest the use of certain annuals and perennials of a transient nature "We muse use plants which are adapted to secure permanent effects!" Very true, I must answer, but then you know per- fectly well that you are limiting your art; and furthermore you may not kno w what an unnecessary restriction you are put- ting on your artistic opportunity! you cannot advance in your art without free- dom and liberality; your customers may be contented with your conservative principles just now, but when the man turns up who puts picturesqueness and novelty in his work, they will flock under his banner as though he were a leader in a great reform, and you may, asthe boys say, "get left!" The day of the pelargo- nium and coleus is on the wane, the dawn of a new day of sweet oeas, hollyhocks, sunflowers, cannas, ricinus and petunias is already at hand. Now, I wish to make clear a fact which is not recognized by many gardeners; it is this. The garden is much more a thing of the air than of the earth; it should be built on perpendicular lines as well as horizontal ones; the flower bed should be taken as a natural part of the earth within garden limits and not exalted tea position of eye-attracting importance. A colored pattern exactly laid out by the aid of centaurea, coleus, ageratum, and r^^'^^fr^ '*S!*.-,*i'^.f*" THE WRONG WAY TO OBTAIN COLOR HARMONY. GERANItlM, COLEUS, CENTAUREA, ETC. alyssum, descends to the level of a curi- osity; there is no art in it because Nature never suggests anything of the kind; her color arrangements are absolutely free from geometrical principle; there are, in fact, so few conditions under which mathematical accuracy can be tolerated 1110 The American Florist. A 71 e in the arrangement of flower colors, if we consider the matter from an artistic point of view, that it is scarcely worth while to mention them; perhaps theonly excusable condition is that of architectural detail which extends from house to garden in the style of an Italian villa. The successful harmony of certain flower colors which are vivid to the verge of actual crudity is pretty generally affected b}' atmospheric freedom. Thesamecolors crowded together in a mathematical flower bed would fight likecats and dogs. Your tall plants which bear flowers of powerful color stand the best chance of harmonizing with the garden because they have plenty of atmosphere to float in. The tall mid-summer lilies, gladioli, hollyhocks, sunflowers, cannas, dahlias, Hyacinthus candicans, climbing roses, Nicotiana affinis, and climbing nastur- tiums seldom if ever strike a discordant note with the rest of the colors in the garden; there is no need to ask why, be- cause it is evident there is so much space and air about them that it would be diffi- cult for one to select a point of view from which two conflicting colors would ap- pear to be in close fighting company. As regards the simple principle govern- ing the harmony of colors, I can explain that best by the accompanying "wheel" COLOR WHEEL Opposite colors are harmonious. Three consecu- tive colors are harmonious. Colors at right angles are discordant. which shows in opposite positions of the circle the colors which harmonize by con- trast; those which barmoniz? by similar- ity lie side by side in threes — for safety, we will say not more than three. Thus blue and orange harmonize by contrast, and violet, purple and magenta by simi- larity. You will find also, that the colors which are discordant lie at right angles with each other, and also about 115° apart. White is a color which harmonizes with everything; it will separate conflicting hues and connect tints which otherwise would lack a certain agreeable relation- ship. I am inclined to think that white preonies, petunias, phloxes, poppies, gera- niums, candytuft, stock, asters, and cos- mos are the peacemakers of the garden; but better than by making one color fit another through peaceful influence we should learn the art of producing har- mony by filling the garden with variety of form and character. For instance, double white ranunculus poppies, scarlet pa;ony-flowered poppies, dahlias white and pale yellow, new dark purple cocks- comb, Lilium rubrum and L. auratum, Coreopsis Drummondii, sunflower (argy- rophyllus). Nasturtium Lobbianum, glad- ioli. Phlox Drummondii alba and carnea, Nicotiana affinis, campanulas, larkspurs. and asters — these are so completely con- trastive in every possible way that the wonder is, why they are not used more by professional gardeners. The perennial phloxes are coming into fashion again; these are so varied in color that they ofler great opportunities for certain quiet color harmonies; it is to be hoped that they will in some measure displace the dark coleus. Those flowers which, according to the discords which the color wheel points out, are likely to create a disturbing influence in the garden if planted together, are deep red and magenta tulips (still worse, the orange and purple magenta ones), golden yellow marigolds and red geraniums, pur- ple and violet delphiniums and orange calendulas, ultramarine-blue campanulas and scarlet nasturtiums, magenta and crimson petunias with anything what- soever scarlet, orange, and golden yellow, forget-me-nots with heliotrope or any- thing of a magenta hue, and lantana with all phloxes except white ones. It should be remembered that true green, which is not at all like any foliage green, is of an emerald hue and resembles the paint of that name; it is therefore out of our consideration so far as color har- mony in the garden is concerned. It is also proper for me to say that powerful and vivid color, no matter if it is juxta- posed in accordance with the principle of the wheel, is apt to be aggressively in- harmonious; the method by which we may avoid such unpleasantly raw color effects I will explain later. With such plants and shrubs as deutzia, spira;a, pyrus and Diervilla japonica, ricinus, canna, dicentra, and andronieda we have little to fear in the way of discord; even the p;cony is so well guarded by its luxu- riant dark foliage that it is seldom an un- desirable neighbor for other than scarlet flowers. The great advantage in the garden of variety in form I will explain in another issue. Carnation Notes. Many stocks of carnations are ruined in the field at this time of the year by im- proper pinching back. I have lost many plants in the past by leaving this work to men who were not competent, and the lesson has been so expensive thaf; in spite of the tact that I have been caused many a backache I have for the last few years made it a point to attend to the first pinching myself. It seems a very simple matter to go into a field with a pair of shears and clip off the tops, but to do the clipping properly requires patience and time. My present method is to wait until the young plant has started into good vigorous growth, and until the side shoots have started, then clip out thetop without cutting any of the leaves which are toremain. Afirst-class pairof tailor's shears is the best tool for this purpose, for the sharp points go down between the leaves better than a knife, and then if the shears are quite long the bending of the back is not quite as great, hence a more comfortable feeling when the work is finished, and to a naturally tired man this is quite an item. Do not think that when you begin this work you must clip every plant. It is better to go over the patch every day or two and treat each plant as it needs; keep the plants stocky by first pinching low, and allow at first only four side shoots to start; this is the only secret in securing stccky plants. Keep the cultivator, whether it be hoe, rake or horse cultivator, at work stead- ily at the present time and never allow the surface of the soil to become baked; this is one more of the secrets in success- ful carnation cultivation. I find lots of little black fleas around now and they are playing havoc with outside foliage. To get rid of them use tobacco dust, which is a good fertilizer; apply this early in the morning after a heavy dew. If you do not have tobacco dust just get fine dust out of the road, or most any sort of dust will do; it serves as a pungent and chokes the little pests. Many growers are now throwing out their old plants; they say the flowers don't bring anything during June, but I have found that forsome years back they bring fair prices during July, and so I shall keep my stock in as tine a condition as possible until it is time to fill the houses again. To those who are throwing out plants I would advise a thorough house cleaning. Go back to the days of our forefathers, and find what tbey used when cleaning house (dwelling house). The walls were given a good thick coat of whitewash, and so do now with vour benches; make the mixture good and strong, and do not be afraid of getting a little on the ground; soak the boards well in every corner. Your benches will last longer and your plants will certainly grow stronger. Some use crude petio- leum; don't. I believe it is bad stuff for benches, air slacked lime should be spnad thickly under the benches and dusted in to every crevice in the sides of the house; bugs, snails and insects or worms of all sorts have a great dislike for lime. A dealer in New York remarked to me last week that carnations are not keep- ing well now, I told him the plants re- quired much water now, and as all flo- rists were very busy with outside work at present the plants were often neglected. Well, he said, we cou'd use more good flowers, but if the grower neglects water- ing he must expect to lose on the sale of his bloom. There ate several ways for the grower to view this matter; I would advise a little more attention, hence a better sale of our stock, and if during the warm months we can furnish good keep- ing flowers it will make the public fonder of the carnation. You see roses will not keep long at this time of the year, and if the carnation through a little extra at- tention can be made to keep it will have a greater sale. Charles H. Allen. European Carnation Rust in America. A writer in the American Florist for May 25 gives an account of the ravages of a carnation rust in southern France, referring to it under the name Ileterospo- rium echinulatuni, "as thev callit there." One is left to infer that the French simply give another name to the rust that has recentlj' been so troublesome in America. The fact is that the true carnation rustof our greenhouses was first discovered in central Europe, and is known to us pri- marily through the writings of German botanists. We know it by t he name they gave it, Uro»iyces caryophyUiiius. The disease referred to in France was described by English botanists, and is known in American by the same name as in Europe, Hclerosporiuiii echinitlatutn. This latter is, however, not often recog- i8g5- The American Florist. 1111 ERICA BOTgWETiT.TANA nized here, but was reported by Professor Atkinson in the American Florist for February 23, 1893, where it is illustrated by several figures. It is altogether differ- ent from the usual carnation rust. Cambridge, Mass. A. B. Seymour. Asparagus Uecumbens. This vine, although much older than either A. plumosus or A. tenuissimus, is an unknown plant to the majority of our florists, but in reality is a most useful ad- dition to our greens for cutting up, as the branchlets are very freely produced, and if the long wavy sprays are set in a vase in combination with loose flowers of any description it will produce a lighter and more airy eft'ect than either of the above mentioned varieties. The leaflets are longer, but not so closely set along the stem as in the others, but the stems are very slender, the weight of the tips bend- ing the branchlets over in a very graceful arching manner, and the slightest cur- rent oi air will keep the delicate sprays in constant motion. Thereisno thick woody or hard stem to them, and no hook thorns on old plants; every particle of a stringcan be used without any waste at all. Un- like all others it will make a thick under- growth from the bottom up, and the base of the plant is never bare and devoid of ioliage. The persistent lasting quality of all the asparagus is too well known, and I only can say that this variety is not ex- celled by any other. Not being such a rampant, tall grower as either A. plumo- sus or A. tenuissimus, it may be grown in a lower house with less head room, but if planted out in a bed it requires to be planted even further apart than either of the others on account of its propensity to send up a multitude of useful sprays from the bottom. Strings, strictly speaking, are not produced, as it is not a climber proper, but will grow up to a height of 8 to 10 feet, perhaps more, under good treatment, and instead of usingstring for supports it is best to provide the plants with slender cane sticks or wire, the sep- arate branches can easily begotten apart when cutting, for thty do not entwine or entangle into each other, even if very thickly grown together, but astheshoots elongate an occasional tying up will k^ep them in an upright position. We have grown a few plants for some years, part of these in pots up to 10-inch, and pot culture seems togive justasgood results as if planted out in bench or bed, only they require more attention in repot- ting, feeding and watering, for they are gross feeders and want plenty of nourish- ment. When plants are in 8 or 10-inch pots we do not usually repot after cut- ting down a crop, as we may do with smaller plants, but instead topdress heavily after the young growth has fairly started again and attained a height of 8 or 10 inches. In well drained solid beds this species may remain undisturbed for many years, and give a good crop of green year after year, stirring up the soil occa- sionally and topdressing once or twice in a season is all we do to them. Our most fastidious customers always prefer this green to any other, but unfortunately our supply is but small, and when out wecan not buy itanywhere. The plant produces seed but sparingly, and with us very few of the seeds sown have comeup, although we have sowed every seed that ripened on our plants. Perhaps if we had left two or three strong plants alone and let them seed on the taller and more robust part of the plant the seeds would have more strength and vitality, but as it is, the stronger growth was hitherto invariably removed even before being really ripe and fully de- veloped. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. Erica Bothwelliana. In propagating ericas of the ventricose varieties we take the younggrowth about one inch in length, remove the lower leaves, and dibble the cuttings into a pot half filled with broken potsherds, over which a little sphagnum is placed for drainage, the pot being then filled with fine sharp sand. After a thorough watering the pots should then placed in a close frame from which the cover can be easily removed to wipe off the damp from the glass, which, if allowed to remain would be fatal to the cuttings. A temperature of 60° is about right to root them in. When the cuttings are rooted, more air and light should be given. They then can be potted into small pots, using a com- post of peat to which about one-third sharp sand has been added. Care must be taken that the plants are not allowed to become dry nor given too much water, neither should the young plants be allowed to become pot-bound. During summer they can be plunged out of doors in a shady place, or in a frame which is covered with slats, to break the force of the sun. During winter they can be kept in a temperature of from 40° to 45°, fire heat not being agreeable to them. James Dean. Herbaceous Plants Notes. Thalictrum aquilegifolium is a desira- ble plant for the border, the feathery inflorescence of a delicate pale lavender color is very pleasing to the eye, and re- maining in bloom from May tojuly. This plant is not often met with in desirable colors, usually dull purple prevailing, but in the above we have, in addition to the neat habit of the plant and the adiantum like foliage a beautiful color and freely produced flowers. It grows to a height of 1 to 2 feet and no collection should be without a few plants. Saponaria ocymoides is now in full bloom, and I do not know anything in the line of a hardy trailer that covers the ground over so densely with green and is ornamented with pretty small flowers for such a length of time, lasting from May io September. It will do equally well on the rockery or the border, but should have the full benefit of the sun. The flow- ers are small bright pink, produced in short bundled panicles, closely covering the foliage, which is small and broadly lanceolate on trailing procumbent branches. Grows to a height of 6 to 8 inches. Polemoniumreptans is almost past now, but as it is one of our earlier border plants and very free flowering we should 1112 The American Florist. Jtme /, not neglect it. The drooping flower heads are of a light blue, a shade lighter than in the taller P. coeruleum. Plantingthem in partial shade will extend the blooming time for 2 or even 3 weeks, so that we may enjoy it from April to the beginning of Jane. It rarely grows higher than 6 inches. Lupinus polyphyllus in large clumps isa showy perennial and always admired; the flowers are prod need on terminal erect racemes or spikes, which bear a great number of daik blue pea-shaped flowers, well worth a place in the border. Grow- ing, when old and well established to a height of about 4 feet, it should be planted toward the back of the bed. L. p. albus is a pure white variety of it, and desirable in every respect. They bloom in spring and autumn. ^■Ethionema grandiflorum isacompara- tively new plant of dwarf and a some- what shrubby habit, forming a very com- pact neat little evergreen bush. (Jf all the aithionemas this is undoubtedly the best one, and is certain to become a gen- eral favorite when better known. The plants begin to bloom in May and will continue in flower all summer. The color is a warm shade of rose, and the racemes are crowded with flowers. It isextremely floriftrous, and should be planted in an open situation, where it can enjoy the full bene6t of the sun; it is also a good thing for the rockery or for a dry border. The leaves are broadly linear, an inch long, somewhat glaucous in color, and remain on in winter. Height about Ifoot and extrtmely hardy. Lotus corniculatus, the birdsfoot trefoil, a very dwarf procumbent plant suitable for edging and for planting in crevices of the rockery, where it willcreepand spread close over the stones, is beginning to send up its long peduncles of bright yellow fljwers, 5 to 10 on each peduncle; when lading the pea-shaped flowers will assume an orange color, and the effect of having varied colored blooms on the same plant is striking. The leaflets are small and of a bluish green. This is a very handsome dwarf perennial, blooming in summerand autumn. Dictamnus fraxinella is now coming out with its long many-flowered terminal racemes, which will continue to bloom for six weeks, and are very useful as cut flowers, lasting well after being cut. The whole bush, stem and leaves emits a pleasing lemon odor, and has bold glossy pinnate foliage with 5 or 6 pairs of leaf- lets, hard and leathery in texture. An old favorite, flovsers are either rosy or white according to variety. Both flowers and plant are bold and showy, and should be planted in a rather dry and sunny place, height 12 to IS inches. Viola cornuta is a litt'e gem from now on until fall, both the white and the pale blue variety. The shape of the flowers is something betvseen a violet and a pansy, considerably larger than the first and smaller than the last named; the foliage resembles the latter but is not so coarse. Unlike the pansies this plant will stand well in the midsummersun, but in such an exposed position should have plenty of moisture applied to the roots. They need not be replanted every year, and will do 3 or 4 years without disturbing or divid- ing. It is very strange that these plants are not used more in thiscountry for bed- ding out, in Europe they are used very ex- tensively and with the best results. It is certain that many plants, which will give satisfaction bedded out in the mild and moist atmosphere of Europe, are of no use to our drying and hot surroundings, but this viola is an exception, and has been tried for years. However in the very hottest weather they are benefited by be- ing protected from the scorching siin at midday, and if such a place can be found on the east side of a building or hedge, the flowers will be of larger sizeand more perfect. J. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. GUS. MESSEBERG. Once again the Flatbush florists Have been called upon to pay their last tribute to the memories of a beloved brother and loyal friend. Gus. Messeberg was all that and more to those who were favored with his fellowship. As a plantsman he stood THE LATE ODS MESSEBERG. in the first rank, and a generous welcome always awaited any of the fraternity who crossed his threshold. Mr. Messeberg came to this country from Magdeburg, Prussia, about forty- two years ago, already a trained plants- man, and after several years passed as a private gardener in Brooklyn went into business first on Myrtle avenue and after- wards at Flatbush, where he has been located some thirty years. The disease which caused his death has been of long duration and during the last months pre- ceding his decease he has suffered in tensely . Mr. Messeberg, when gardener for Mr. Barnes, at Brooklyn, cultivated success- fully the Victoria regiaand is said to have been the first to bloom it in this country. The bronze and tricolor leaved geraniums owed much of their popularity at the time of their introduction to Mr. Messe- berg's skillful culture. His age was 03 years, and he leaves a widow, one son and one daughter. The funeral was attended by a very large number of the local craft and the floral designs were numerous and elab- orate. New York. A large quantity of stock is coming in, but the quality is to a large extent infe- rior. The general demand was very light for Decoration Day, but little increase over an ordinary day. No special run on anything, and no advance in prices. Steamer trade is light compared with previous seasons. One of the handsomest funeral designs sent out recently was a Rock of Ages made at Geo. M.Stumpp's Fifth avenue store. The cross, which was nearly eight feet high, was composed of lily of the val- ley, white sweet peas and Bride roses. the base heavily fringed with maidenhair fern. Across the arm was thrown a heavy garland ofCattleya Mossia; sprayed with Farleyense. This garland was fastened three-quarters of the length down on the cross, and long loops left hanging, which were caught up withbroadmauveribbon, and a narrower ribbon of same color looped in through the orchids. The design was the work of Mr. Owen McDonald, one of Mr. Stumpp's artists. Another notable piece of work from this establishment was a table decoration at the Metropolitan Club. The table, which was forty-four feet long and fifteen feet wide, was arranged as a miniature repro- duction of Central Park. Geraniums, lilacs and roses represented the trees, and among them wound gravel paths and roads; ravines, hillocks, rocks and lawns were represented in green and dotted with the regulation signs "keep oS" the grass," "to the menagerie, etc.," while a further appearance of life wasaddedby littlepark policemen, carriages and horses, nurse- maids and baby Cdrriages, and tiny elec- tric lights on miniature posts. Mr. Wm. Lee was the artist on this occasion. Dan Creedon, who has been foreman for Alex Burns at his Woodside greenhouses, has bought a tract of land from Mr. Burns, and will erect thereon 300 to 400 running feet of greenhouses, and go into business. Boston. The superfluous stock of roses and car- nations which so badly demoralized the market early in the month is no longer in evidence. Receipts and demand have been fairly well balanced, and stock of good quality has brought reasonable fig- ures. The Memorial Day rush is now on, and prices for the moment are inflated as usual, but the supply of outdoor bloom is up to the average, and that is the main requirement for Memorial Day. There is quite a stock of Harrisii lilies and hydran- geas available, which work in admirably. Outdoor lily of the valley will barely hold out, and lilacs are past their best. At the weekly exhibition in Horticult- ural Hall on May 25 a new seedling canna named Florence E. Barker was shown for the first time by Thos. H. Westwood, and was awarded a first-class certificate of merit by the Mass. Horticultural Soci- ety. §0 far as can be judged by one pot grown plant, this canna is decidedly the best self yellow yet raised. The petalsare broad and of great substance, color pure deep yellow with no perceptible trace of red marking. James Comley made his customary attractive display of showy bloom, and from John L.Gardnercamean attractive group ofCattleya Mossia; and Lfelia purpurata, also cut bloomsof pjeo- nies and irises. E. Sheppard's pelargoni- ums were very fine. An extensive array of wild flowers, all named, was shown by several enthusiastic collectors. A small delegation of the craft made a visit to the Arnold Arboretum to see the lilacs in bloom on invitation of Jackson Dawson. The display is a treat worth going a long distance to see. There are no less than one hundred and fifty species and garden varieties, single and double flowered, and under the magic influence of i895- The American Florist. 1113 BASKET OP ROSES AND CARNATIONS. Mr. Dawson's entertaining discourse note books were soon in band and every mem- ber of the party taking notes of the vari- eties most admired, and it is safe to say that on every list might be found Mme. Jules Finger, Pres. Massart, Mons. Al- phonse Lavellee, Virginite, Lud wig Spaeth, Tour d'Auvergne, Amethyst, Ranuncule, Rubra Trianoniana, Furst Lichtenstein, Marie Legraye and Emilie Liebig. The honeysuckles were found to be only second in interest and beauty to the lilacs. Mr. Dawson called attention to some thou- sands of young azaleas of the indica race raised from seed collected by Prof. Sargent in Japan, which had come through the winter in good condition without protec- tion, while many of the reputed hardy rhododendrons in their neighborhood were badly injured. Although not re- garded as proof conclusive, this circum- stance gives good grounds for the hope that a type of hardy Azalea indica has at last been secured. Among other interest- ing things noted were some new maples from Japan which are being tested as to their hardiness. The late frosts have done considerable injury to magnolias and other susceptible shrubs in exposed places. A visit was also made to the conservatory of Prof. C. S. Sargent at Brookline, where one of the finestdisplaysimaginableof In- dian azaleas was inspected, and unstinted praise was given the grower, Mr. Chas. Sander, who had shown so much skill in training and taste itj arranging this splen- (Jid collection. The annual rhododendron show of the Mass. Honicultural Societv will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7, opening at noon on Thursday. Mr. Wm.Dawkins,fortwenty-one years foreman at the Arnold Arboretum under Mr. Dawson, has res'gncd his position, and will sail for England on June 20. Basket of Roses and Carnations. The accompanying f ngraving is from a phoiograph of an arrangement by Mr. Chas. J. Thiess, with the Park Floral Co., Denver, Col. The flowers used were American Beauty and Perle roses and McGowan carnations, with ribbon to match the Beauties. Chicago. The firm of E. Wienhoeber & Co., con- sisting of E. Wienhoeber and E. Buettner, has been dissolved, to take effect June 1. Mr. Wienhoeber takes the Elm street place and Mr. Buettner the Park Ridge establishment. The connection between the two places will be much the same as before but under separate ownership and each establishment will beconducted as a separate business. Mr. Wienhoeber has lately renewed his lease of the Elm street property, the new lease to run 20 years, and will soon rebuild the entire establish- ment. Officers of the South Park Board have been appointed for the ensuing year as follows; President, Joseph Donners- berger; auditor, William Best; treasurer, John R. Walsh; secretary, E. G. Shum- way. The $80,000 due from wrecking companies for the world's fair buildings has been received, and it will be expended in park and boulevard improvements. The site of the Art Instituteon the Lake Front has been very materially improved by a broad expanse of lawn in front and extending some distance on each side. This is the building in which the World's Fair chrysanthemum show was held. At the annual meeting of the Lincoln Park Board Andrew Crawford was re- elected president. The other officers elected are: Vice-President, John S. Cooper; Auditor, Bernard F. Weber; Treasurer, Robert M. Orr; Secretary, George W. Weber. Notice has been issued by Assignee J. A. Merrifield that by virtue of an order of the County Court sealed bids will be re- ceived up to June 28 for the property and effects of J. T. Anthony. The property consists of "greenhouses, situated at 3425 Prairie avenue, Chicago, III., and the entire floral and horticultural stock herein contained, all tools and imple- ments used in the business; including horses, wagons, etc." Decoration Day left little to be desired, as far as shipping trade was concerned; it was really very good. Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday there was such a shortage of stock that most of the com- mission men had to refuse orders, or could only partly fill them. The scarcity was most marked in white flowers, white carnations being shorteverywhere. This helped the sale of gardenias — in fact in many cases orders for white carnations had to be filled with gardenias. Select carnations went up to $3, and could not be supplied in sufficiency even at that figure. Thursday, when too late, more came in, but few whites even then. It is complained that as usual many growers held their stock back, which, at such a time was suicidal, for it was all needed for the shipping demand, and naturally did not keep well. Nor could it be sold on Thursday; the wholesalers declared that day was like a Sunday, and Friday was equally dull. For the holiday, good roses went up to 6; Friday the best were down to 4; Beauties, Decoration Day price 25, day after 12 to 15. Paonies were not plentiful for the holiday; the first whites in quantity to be listed, came in the be- ginning of the week, and a lot of old red sold well, but they are scarce, likeallout- side stuff. Good lilac came in from Racine, but all shrubs were scarce. Though all dealers report a great in- crease in shipping trade, we cannot from this argue any increase in general trade. The brisk outside demand was due to the fact that allsortsof outdoor stuff, usually depended on by out of town florists, was cut down by the recent frosts. In the city trade seems to have been slow, though there may be an increase in the plant business. Stock was generally of good condition. Sweet peas went up to 75 cents and $1, and are still in good sale. But Friday the quantity of stock greatly increased, and the demand dropped off, with a corresponding drop in prices. Warm weather, with hot dry- ing winds, will soon affect both quality and demand. Mr. W. N. Rudd is very much improved and on last Thursday was able to pay a brief visit to his office. It is reported that Alderman Madden's plan for the improvement of the lake front park will be put into execution, and that work will begin next week. Eighty-five acres of Iftke bottom are to be filled io, 1114 The American Florist. /iDlC I, giving to the park a total of 120 acres. The filling will cost nothing, as the con- tractors working on the drainage chan- nel will be only too glad to dump at the place indicated the soil they are excavat- ing, and which they are now obliged to dump far out in the lake. The Illinois Central tracks will be sunk 6 feet and will be crossed by bridges. Philadelphia. The bedding plant men have had a busy time of it the past week, although even at this date (29th) it is hardly con- sidered safe to set out coleus,crotons and other tender plants. Messrs. Alburger and John Westcott & Bro., opposite South Laurel Hill Cemetery, have been very busy. Everybody expects their lots to be fixed up by Decoration Day, vases and hanging baskets placed weather or no weather. The recent cold spell kept this work back considerably, but a little hustling got everything through on time and the houses now present a forlorn ap- pearance that is quite satisfactory. The wire hanging basket seems to be a fixture in Phila. cemeteries, it has usually been suspended from a large iron hook. These rather unsightly supports have given way to a neat iron stand, into the top of which the basket is set. Mr. West- cott has invented a cheap form ot this stand made as follows: Into a piece of Vi to %-inch gas pipe about 3 feet long an iron rod is placed about one foot longer than the pipe and large enough to fit snug. About an inch of the rod pro- jects above the pipe and fitted across this at right angles are two pieces of iron 'is- iflch thick, l' 2 inches wide and about 18 inches long, the four ends of these are turned up to form the basket or holder. Exactly the same is attached to the lower end of the gas pipe and this with the iron rod, which is pointed and projects one foot below the bottom cross pieces, makes a very strong support, and when stuck into the ground is quite stationary. Mr. Westcott says they give great satisfac- tion, as after being galvanized they are as one piece and indestructable. Decoration Day found all the boys busy; there was the usual amount of immor- telle work for the Grand Army posts, the largest designs being placed in the store windows ot the firms, giving them a day or two on exhibition. Some of them were really fine and reflect great credit on the designers. There was quite a demand for all kinds of flowers. Mr. Harris had a fine lot of red pjeonies, which went like hot cakes for $1 per dozen. Charlie Meehan brought in wagon loads of snow- ball and other outside stock, crowding his nice new wagon as it had never been before. By the way, the hustler that can't sport at least one wagon won't be in it next (all. The route is lengthening each season, and the whole ground must be covered if one wants to sell out clean. This is the opinion of one who ought to know. The quality of the roses offered has fallen considerably the past week; all the teas are more or less affected with mil- dew, and some, notably Brides and Mer- mets. show it very badly. Meteors and La France are now about the best and Kaiserin is beginning to be in demand. Good Beauties are scarce; the Belle stands the spring weather well and has a brighter and fresher apptarance than the Beauty. The prices of roses are about the same as last week, although large lots are sold very low. Carnations seem to sell fairly well at from 75 cents to 1.50. Sweet peas are Society of American Florists. John Thobpe, President, Queens, N. Y. Dear M. A. Hunt, Treasurer, Wright's Grove, Chicago, III. E. O. Hnx. Secretary, Blchmond, iBd. We beg to enclose you preliminary proceedings of Oar Society, feeling assured that the interest of the same will be encouraged by your countenance and assistance. A schedule with the objects of the Society tersely set forth is now in preparation. In the mean time we want you to interest yourself in the matter so far as to offer sugges- tions, canvass for members and agitate the matter among the trade in your immediate vicinity. The Annual Fee is $2.00, entitling members to all the privileges of the Society. But at the meeting there was such an expression in favor of at once establishing a fund for the necessary inci- dental expenses attending a venture of such magnitude and importance, that every rtvember present voluntarily handed over $5.00 for such purpose, and if you are de- sirous of further helping the incidental fund, and will do so by remitting $5.00 before the first of August we shall be pleased to insert your name in our prospectus which will appear on September 1st. JOHJ^ THORPE, M. A. EUJfT, E. G. HILL. .All correspondence to be addressed to the Secretary, E. G HILL, Richmond, Indiana. Richrnond, Ind., June 23, 1884- also in demand, good stock readily bring- ing 50 cents per hundred. Cornflower is to be seen and sells for 1.50 per hundred. The next meeting of the Florists' Club is to be held in Caledonian Hall, 13th and Spring Garden; this will suit all the Scotch members, and as they are hard to please anyhow all the other members will be on hand to join in their satisfaction and hear what Brother Westcott has to say about a profitable crop for summer. If there is any one thing more than an- other that most of the boys want to find out, it is how to make money in the summer time. K. Early History of the S. A. F. At the last convention of the Society of American Florists attention was called by Mr. Jordan to the lack of data regard- ing the preliminary work in orgnnizing the society. We have undertaken to gather together the facts that they may be on record. We find that the first steps taken were by Messrs. John Thorpe and E. G. Hill at the annual convention of the American Association of Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen (now the American Association of Nurserymen), held in Cleveland, O., in June, 1883. They canvassed the matter quietly among the florists present, but the number was small and it was deemed unwise to push the project until the fol- lowing j'ear. The next convention of the old associa- tion was held in Chicago in June, 1884, and the two gentlemen named went to that meeting for the purpose of making the initial move toward the formation of a separate organization to be composed entirely of florists and to devote its at- tention entirely to matters of interest to them. In the old society the nurserymen were in the majority and subjects of in- terest to the florists received but meagre time and attention. The matter was canvassed quietly for fear of opposition from some of the nurserymen, who had heard of the project and who feared that it would injure the old society. At the close of one of the sessions word was quietly passed around for those in- terested to meet in one of the parlors of the Sherman House that evening. About zSgs- The American Florist. 1115 ICE BOX IN THE STORE OP MR. GEO. STUMPP. NEW YORK. 28 or 30 were present. We have been unable to secure a list of those present, but the number included Messrs. Thorpe and Hill and M. A. Hunt, J. M. Jordan, F. R. Pierson. J. D. Carmodv, Robert Georpe, Peter Henderson, W. G. Newitt, J. C. Vaughan. Mr. Pierson suggested the name "Soci- ety of American Florists," which was adopted. Mr. Peter Henderson was first nominated for president, but declined to allow his name to be used, giving as the reason that he could not afford to have his name associated with an undertaking which he knew was bound to be a failure. He was willing, however, that his name be used as one of the promoters. John Thorpe was then elected president, E. G. Hill, secretary, and M. A. Hunt, treas- urer, and an executive committee ap- pointed to arrange for a regular conven- tion at Cincinnati, in August, 1885. There was some little discussion of plans to provide insurance against loss by hail, and this was a strong plank in the platform of the young society. A committee consisting of Messrs. Thorpe, Hill and Hunt was appointed to prepare an address to the florists of the country, inviting them to join the new society. We present herewith a photo- process reproduction of this document. The annual fee was fised at $2. Toronto, the weather Although the weather has been fine during this last week there has been a chill in the air, and the plant trade con- tinues rather dull and has not yet recov- ered from the check it received from the recent severe frosts. There was a big display at the market on Saturday, but the demand was not very brisk. As Lady Aberdeen will be in town this week presiding over the Women 's Nationa 1 Convention, and various receptions and other functions will take place, there will probably be a little boom in the cut flower trade; which it is needless to say will be very acceptable at this time. Roses are very plentiful and very good iust now, the best selling retail at from $1 50 to $2 per dozen. The Gardeners' and Florists' Associa- tion meeting on Tuesday last was espe- cially well attended considering the time of year. Four new members were elected. It seems, however, that several of the members are bound to create strife if it is possible to do so, and the latter part of the meeting was anything but harmoni- ous. I am not going to air the Associa- tion's dirty linen before the readers of the Florist by giving full details and names, but I think that when members come down to the meetings loaded up to the muzzle and brimming over with strife and contentiousness for the only purpose ol firing it off and making a point against some imagiced opponent it is time for someone to speak out. No one would object to friendly criticism on horticult- ural matters or on the working of the Association, but it is the continual bring- ing of little petty personal matters (which in themselves don't amount to a row of pins) into the broad arena of borticult- nral discussion which tends to keep op the ill feeling that it was one of the very objects in forming the Association to allay. We are none of us angels, and all have our little peculiarities (to call them by a mild name), but it is the duty of every member, and more especially of the officers, to try and reconcile these pecul- iarities, so that harmonious action may be the result. Sometimes no doubt it maybe hard for the minority to be obliged to give in, but until some better way of carrying on business has been found I am afraid the majority will have to rule. It is possible that I am wronging these con- tentious ones, and that they may have some new and improved methods for the advancement of horticulture and the run- ning of gardeners' and florists' clubs, if so I am sure the columns of the horti- cultural press will be open to them for the explanation of such worthy objects. An essay entitled "How to produce har- mony and united action by promoting strife" would be in order. But to speak striously — to those who have the inter- ests of the Association and the profession generally at heart this strifi -snaking ap- pears to be simply deplorable. Isn't it possible for our profession to live in peace and harmony together? or if there must be strife why can't it be over something worth striving about? viz.: methods of propagation or cultivation, methods of destroying harmful insects or fungi, and a thousand other such subjects, the dis- cussion of which would be to the advan- tage of not onlyourselves but to thecom- munity at large. A, H. Ewing. 1116 The American Florist. Jiinc /, SSInlife An Error in Calculation. Our friend Jaggs has viewed the world from more potting sheds than any other man in the trade, and what he doesn't know about running a place isn't worth knowing. So he says. But sometimes he makes an error, and this was the case when he undertook to oppose the sover- eign will of Mrs. Grafts. Jaggs has a habit of turning up when a place is short-handed; he knows his busi- ness, and by the time he has worked for about two days the boss begins to con- gratulate himself on his good fortune in getting such a valuable man, and by the end of the week nothing is too good for him. Then Jaggs gets an advance on his salary, and disappears. When he turns up again, extremely the worse for wear, he magnanimously offers to work out another advance, for the purpose of get- ting out of town. He has a very insinuat- ing tongue, has Jaggs, and as a usual thing he gets the advance without much trouble, and joyously sallies forth to try fresh fields and pastures new. There was one place where Jaggs worked faithfully all winter, and although there were occa- sions when he gave evidence of having indulged in refreshments that Miss Wil- lard could not conscientiously indorse, still his general conduct was exemplary, and his employer could hardly believe the evidence of his own senses when he found that Jaggs had suddenly departed with- out saying goodbye, having previously collected several small accounts, and taken the collections along as souvenirs. He was still more surprised the following spring, when Jaggs placidly loomed up and asked for a job again. This was too much even for a long suffering florist, and the ex-employer made remarks. Jaggs listened calmly, and then remarked, con- fidentially, "Well, if you won't give me a job, d'ye think you'd have the cheek to lend me half a dollar?" He got it, and continued the line of march. Jaggs was not altogether exemplary while he worked for Mr. Grafts; he had several relaps' s, but the place was short handed, and he staid there in spite of moral slips. Mrs. Grafts didn't like him, and didn't want him around the place, but she was a very meek little woman, and her animosity didn't worry Jaggs a bit. One day, however, Jaggs returned in a very shaky condition;in fact, though it was his day on at the fires he wouldn't go down into the stokehole, on account of the extraordinary collection of zoologi- cal curiosities and art posters he saw in the coal bin. He recovered a little, after Dutch Otto had obligingly held him under tbe hydrant for a while, and iinn}ediotely hunted up Mr. Grafts, with the view of negotiating a loan. Mr. Grafts was about to put his hand in his pocket, when little Mrs. Grafts appeared. She had a very set expression, which Mr. Grafts ap- peared to recognize, for when she re- marked, in a voice that lowered the tem- perature of the rose house at least nine degrees, "Mr. Grafts, there's a man in the office who wants topay abill,"he started off without a word. Then Mrs. Grafts began to tell Jaggs a few home truths. He said afterwards: "It wouldn't ha' been so bad if she'd give me a chance to get in a word edgeways, but blessed if she didn't go on, without no commers, and as for a full stop she never come near one; she keep right on, never raisin' her voice nor nothink, and lookin' at me like she think sow-bugs and cut worms was aristocrats compared with me. S'ne was that exasperatin' I don't know what I might ha' said, but just as she seem get- tin' near the end she sort o' beckoned to someone behind me, and there was a bloomin' bobby, the police sergeant from across the street just come in for his but- ton hole bokay, and she say, very digni- fied, 'Sergeant, oblige me by telling this man, mildly, but firmly, to leave at once,' and the bobby, he say, 'Yes ma'am. Be out o' this, ye thafe o' the worruld, orthe head o' yez will be bruk.' Si I has to go, and I don'texpecttostopat Grafts'sjoint next time I go west. It shows there aint no dependin' on women; the missis there looked as mild as skim milk, and was so small she had to stand on a sheet o' paper to look over sixpence, and yet she reg'larly run me off the bloomin' place. Not that I'd ha' staid there any longer, not for a million a minute and toasted angelsthree meals a day," and Jaggs buried his indignant countenance behind a large tin can, while he silently absoibed its con- tents. The Judge Says. The unauthorized act of an agent, when ratified by his principal, is as binding as though the act had been within the scope of the agent's authority, and the princi- pal, by accepting the benefits of an unau- thorized act of his agent, may thereby ratify the act; but in order for the act of the principal, in accepting the fruits of a transaction conducted by his agent, to work a ratification of the agent's act, the principal must have accepted the avails of the transaction with knowledge of all the material facts. How highway changes cannot be legally made. — Changes in highways cannot be legallv made, the supreme court of Idaho holds (Gross v. McNutt, 38 Pac. Rep. 935) by merely changing lines offence, though the new road may be shorter and better than the one fenced up, and espe- cially is this true when the public or proper authorities do not consent to such change. Liability for putting dangerous ani- mals in public thoroughfaies. — A person has no right to put a dangerous animal in a place that he knows the public are in the habit of traveling, as in a lane used by people as a thoroughfare, and if he does it, the supreme court of New York holds (Mahoney v. Dwyer, 32 N. Y. S. 346) he will be liable for any personal in- juries which it inflicts. Right of landowner to keep off surface water. — The general rule is, says the ap- pellate court of Indiana (Lake E. & W. R. Co. V. Hilfiker, 40 N. E. Rep. 80) that upon the boundaries of his own land, not interfering with any natural or long- acquiesced-in water course, the owner may erect such barriers as he may deem necessary to keep off surface water. Building and loan association contract unconscionable. — An agreement whereby the stock of a borrowing member of a building and loan association, pledged as collateral security for his loan, is to be forfeited upon default of interest, without allowing credit on account of payments previouslj' made on such stock, the supreme court of Nebraska holds ( Randall V. National B. L. & P. Union, 62 N. W. Rep. 252) is unconscionable, and will not be enforced by the courts of that state, although recognized as valid in the asso- ciation's own state. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion Cash must accompany order. Plant advs not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTE1)-As urower or assistant: W years" experience; practical tieneral man. Refer- ences. Address 5<; Tyler St , Boston, Mass. QITllATKiN WANTEFJ-As erower and florist In O C'lmmerelal place; 10 years' experience: unmarried, (iood references. Address Flobi.^t. 5(i Tyler St.. Boston. Mass. SITUATION WANTET)-As manager sma'l place, experienced In all branches of work; can bring 50 finest chrysanthemums. Address Capable, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTEP-By practical grower, com- mercial or private; 11.1 years' experle ce; general propagator: not afraid of work. Good references Private:, care American Florist. SITUATIO.V WANTED- By flori-t In commercial plHce; thoroughly understa ds the growing of roses. carnations, violets, and all binds ot tlorlpts stock. Address M.ack, Cdre American Korist. SITUATION WANTBD-As foreman by a first-class rose and cut dower grower; good propagator and general plantsman: best of references: good wages expected. Meteor care American Florist. VjlTUAI'loN WANTED- By tl.irlst and salesman In k> rttal! store, well operienced In all branches of trade; a total abstainer, good cnaracter: flrsHjlass references. Sales.m.\n, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a florist with 10 years experience In growing plants and cut flowers: 26 years old. Flrst-cinss references Address Florist, care O. A. .lei ks. t; N. Washington St . Rochester. N. Y, SITUATION WANTED-Slx years In one commer- cial greenhouse, and :-: years as foreman overgn'- den, liwn and greenhouse In large reform tchool. Wife and one child, A-dress H E, care American Florist, Chicago SITUATION WANTED~By a young man of good business ability as managerof a commercial place. Thoroughly competent In all branches. Can furnish thebefrtiil references from former emp'overs. Ad- dress R Ij I>, care American Floritt. ,\NTEI)-1,(H) or 2,000 p'ants of Perie Roses 2 or 2H-lnch, strong. R R. care Am. Florist. w WANTED— A quick, reliable young man for the mail plant business In the west. R R, care American Florist. WANTED— I*terl8tremuhi and Pterls argyrea 2and S-ineh pot plants. Address Nanz \, Neuner Louisville, Ky. W ANTED— A few hundred dormant root^ of Canna Star of in. Address Western, care American Florist. WANTED— A few dozen canna (.lueen Charlotte. Address, stating size and etuniltUin. with lowest price per lOJ. R R, care American Klorist. WANTED TO RENT-A place of about fi.dW) K U.O(Xi feet of glass In good order. Address all particulars to Florist, Norwich PoBtoftice. Conn. 'W/'ANTED— Reliable, sober, married man: must be >T flrht-clacs, and furnish good reference. Must understand rose, carnation ard mums culture. .Jos. R. ve named hour, said bids will be opened at the first session there- after at the same hour, at which time said bids will be acted upon by said Court. Inspection of said stock is Invited JOSEPH A. MERRIFIELD, Assignee of Estate Insolvent of Joseph T. Anthory. GEORGE SAWIN, Attorney, Room ;iS, Uowiand Block. i:;i Dearborn St. TO EXCHANGE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate ot U) cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. 10 EXCHANGE— Pink and while hollyiiocks for Mrs. Fisher carnation plants. Address GEO. SorsTEH. Elgin, 111. T DARLINGTON BROS, Morrlstown, Tenn.-OFKER In small lots, or assorted. 5-ln. Florence Vaughan Canna. Pelargonium "Favorite.' H-ln., Double White Stiicks. Basket Plants, '"Favorite. ' etc. A local stock. Name vour wants. WANT— Rose Geraniums. Carnations. Ferns, new Roses. Swainsona, Water IJly. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. PALMS, Etc. In order to give the young stock better chante to fully develop, we offer the following BARGAINS L\ PLANTS, which are for Immedi- ate Acceptance. Not less than 25 sold at 100 rate. LATAiriA BOBBONICA, fine lot in 3-incli pots, for growing on, gS.OO per 100. LATANIA BOBBONICA, very strong plants, 4-inch pots, {20.00 per 100. ABECA LUTESCENS, 2-inch pots, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per ICOO. ABECA LUTESCENS, 3-inch pots, $12.00 per 100. ABECA LUTESCENS, 4-inch pots, 3 in a pot, |40 00 per 100. ABECA LUTESCENS, 5-inch pots, 4 in a pot, |50.00 per 100. ABECA LUTEsCENS, very strong, $75.00 per 100. ABECA LUTESCENS, 6-inch pots, 4 in a pot, |12.00 per dozen. EENTIA BELMOBEANA, nice healthy stock, 2-inch pots, $12.00 per 100. KENTIA BELMOBEANA, nice healthy stock, 3-inch pots, $20.00 and $25.00 per 100. EENTTA BELMOBEANA, nice healthy stock, 5-inch pots, $12.C0 per dozen. EENTIA POBSTEBIANA. nice healthy stock, 3-inch pots, $18.00 to $20 00 per 100. EENTIA POBSTEBIANA, nice healthy stock, 4-inch pots, $35.00 per 100. EENTIA FOBSTEBIANA, nice healthy stock, 4-inch pots, ex. strong, $50.00 per 100. EENTIA FOBSTEBIANA, nice healthy stock, 5-inch pots, $12.00 per dozen. FHOENIX DACTYLIFEBA, 4-inch pots, $25.00 per 100. PHOENIX DACTYLIPIBA, 5-inch pots, $5 50 per dozen. SMALL PEBNS, for ilorists' use, in variety, $5.00 per 100; $10.00 per lOOO. ORDER NOW, BEFORE STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. PITCHER & MANDA, INC. JSlioi-t Hills, :iV. J, DREER^S OFFER OF One Hundred Thousand Dwarf French Gannas. We are now sending out a very line lot of Cannas in strong, well-established plants in 3-inch pots. REMEMBER these are not freslily divided plants out of moss or soil, but well estab- lished in 3-inch pots and will make a display at once. Alphunse Bouvier Madame Trozy Paul Marquant Antolne Crozy Admiral Courbet Baron de Sandrans Barun de Kenowardy CamlUe Bernardin Comte Ganay C. Reneau Chas. Dlppe Count Horace de Cholseiil Cheoph Vlard Col. Dodds DeuU de St. Grevy Any of tlie above varieties, 75c. per dozen; $5.00 per 100: $45.00 per 1000. Well established plants from 3-inch pots. Queen Charlotte, 50c. each: $5.00 per dozen. For five dollars we will furnish one each of the above forty-four varieties including one Queen Char- lotte, and one each of twenty-one other choice sorts not listed above, making 65 fine distinct sorts. This will make an interesting collection at an unprecedently low price. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. E-vplorateur (.'rampbel E Chevreul EMward Michel V. Neuvessel Francois Courb'.n Francois Malre GeoffroySt. Hllaire Guatav Senneholz In^enleur Alpliand Marquise Artliur L'Algle Mr. Cleveland Maurice Musay Nellie Bowden Orange Perfection Professeur Gerard Princess SuaslKUanl Paul Slyrist Plorette de Biorlet Perfection Progrres-lon Kaiser Wllhelm Statualre Kulcunls Secretary .Stewart Sopiile Bucliiier Stadgartner Senneholz Segloualre Trocadero Ventura WHOLESALE GROWER OF Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums and Cannas. All of which are now ready. SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY. jSexid for &. Copy TMDE DIRECTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. I=H.ICE S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. A. B. C. CUT PRICES. Perioo Alternantheras. tl best khids. reduced ¥3 OU Betfonlas— Marvelous, Leonore. Cliateauroclier. 3-lnch 2.0U Begonias— Manlcata aurea mac, 3-ln.. reduced from ¥20 UO to I.t (Kt CoIeuB, assortment from many best kinds 2 00 Fuchsias. \Z kinds, assorted LMnch ?"2.0U. S-lnch :i 00 Geranium, Ivy, nice large plants, ;i-ln. Ki UU, 4-lncb J. CO Mums, standard and new varieties S.Oi) Vlnca Elegans :; Inch J4 OU, 4-lnch e.OO We shall send our usual high trade plants In above assortments at the reduced prices. Mention adv. and receive '1 English Ivy. WILLIAMS &. SONS CO., Batavia, 111. Labels. Plant Stakes. Moss. etc. Send for lists. TflMATH ^'lont.s. ■"Livingston's Perle<;tlon," strong I Ulfln I U targe transplanted plants at 40 cents per um. and $3.00 per lOUo. f. o. b. here. PFI FRY P'^Dts, ready from now on. PETER J. SHUUR, Kalamazoo, Mich. Mention the American Florist when writing: to advertisers on this page. 1118 The American Florist. Jtme /, jNlecoia j^toteil. Victoria, Mo.— F. L. Doubrava, for- merly of Judsotiia, Ark., has engaged in the nursery business here. San Francisco.— William F. Dreer and wife, who are making a two months' visit in Japan, are expected here June 1. Peoria, III. — The improvement of Glen Oak Park is being rapidly pushed forward by the authorities and with gratifying results. Buzzard's Bay, Mass.— Joe JeflFerson is having a lilv pond 40 feet in diameter made in his lawn and will stock it with some 15 varieties. PoNTiAC, III.— W. J.Milleris preparing to build two more houses, to be devoted to carnations. The additions will be 18x37 and 14x60. Madison, Wis.— At the coming state fair $60 in special prizes are offered in the horticultural department forfirstexhibits made by boys or girls. Knoxville, Tenn. — An exhibition of strawberries was a feature o< the recent farmers' convention in this city, and a very excellent display was made. Lake Geneva, Wis. — The losses bv the recent hailstorm were as follows: Ham- mersley 759 lights of glass, Geo. Trow- bridge 156, Geo. Gill 140, Button Bros. 130. Some of the hail stones measured 6 inches in circumference. Amesbury, Mass.— J. Henry Hill, well known as a fruit and flower cultivator and a member of the State Board of Agriculture for six years, died on May 21. Ogden, Utah. — The John Chipp'sgreen- houses have been transferred under a mortgage and the stock is being closed out at reduced rates. Mr. Chipp is said to have removed to Rock Springs, Wyo. Batavia, III.— The Central railroad has decided to build greenhouses here from which plants will be furnished for decorating the grounds around the depots on the line of the road. Omaha. Neb. — The Park Board has elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: A. P. Tukey, Pres., Judge Lake, VicePres.; F. B. Lowe, Sec'y.; W. R. Adams, superintendent. The superinten- dent's salary was fixed at $150 a month. Janesville, Wis.— The Janesville Floral Co. succeed to the florist business of Walter Helms. The new firm is composed of George and Fred Rentschler, formerly of St. Louis. They are adding some new houses to the range of glass at 214 S. Main St. Mr. Helms will remain in the seed business. Carthage, Mo.— L. E. Archias & Bro. have discontinued their branch at Fayette- ville. Ark. concentrating all their business at this point. Mrs, E. R. Wheeler, Gar- rison avenue, has added a new steam heated greenhouse to her establishment. Crops here are in fine condition, though more rain is needed. Savannah, Ga. — A car load of flowers and greenery was shipped from this city to Chicago May 23 to be used in that city on Decoration Day for the decoration of the monumenttothe Confederate dead. The car contained 24 palmetto trees, 100 young pine trees, 1000 laurel wreaths and a lot of moss and wild smilax. Later 1000 magnolia buds were sent by express. | ^^^1^^^^ 8,000 TO 9,000 PER DAY IS WHAT WE SHIP OF BELLE SIEBRECHT SrEflK QUICK IF YOU WftNT Wi. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID! (A large rose grower) the other day, when he saw the New Rose growing, "I am agreeably disappointed; I had no idea it was so grand a Rose." COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. $35 per 100; $250 per 1000. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY. Rose Hill Nurseries, New York Office, 409 5th Ave. -NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. i ^ ^^^^^^^^^ HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE CRIMSON RAMBLER. The Largest and Finest Stock in America. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, $25.00 per 100; 2>^-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. Ready for immediate shipments. ELL W ANGER 8z: BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mention American Flortst. BEAUTIES. MERMETS. CUSINS. PERLES. BRIDESMAIDS. BRIDES. WOOTTON, WATTEVILLES AND Plants, 2, 3, 4-iuch pots. VILLA LORRAINE ROSERIES ROSES T. W. BELLES. TESTOUTS. NIPHETOS. METEOR. HOSTE. LA FRANCE, AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Cash with or- der. SMILAX. Address for prices STEMMLER, MADISON. N. J. 40,000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES All forcing stock that will stand the most critical Insiiectlon. TKY THEM. tS.lIU per 10); W5.C0 per 1000. Per 100 Per 1000 THE BRIDE W.OO CHK. DE NOUE 4 (10 METEtm, extra strong 3.50 MEKMET 3.00 MMB. COCHET 5.00 KB.OO 36.00 30.00 2.^.00 J5.CU NOTICE.— All our forcing Hoses are strict January propagation, and made only of selected wood from our cut tlower range. n^Sueh stocii we plant ourHolvee. h'ree sample on application. VARIEGATED VINCA, H year old plants out of 4-lncii pots. »1U 0(1 per im. J. :B. HE^IiSi^, lit; Suiith Main St., DAVTON, OHIO. Mention American Florist. GOOD CHEAP STOCK. l"er 100 TEA ROSE BRIDESMAID. 2-lnch. Hue 13.00 TEA ROSES In 50 or more varieties, named 3.00 CRAPE MVRTI.K, pink. 12 Inches high, bushy. . ti.OO Al.TEKNANTIlE>tA.4B0rts 2.00 KHYN'CdSrUHMUM.ais-lnch. strong 5.(10 TABEHNAK.MONTANA.3-lnch 8.00 MEVE.MA EKECTA.4-lnch S.OU .lASMINUM, I.ucldum. Grandlflorum and Olli- clnalis , 4 (0 OTAIIKITE OUANCE. ail sizes, from W. on to... 2U.0U KARKrciiCM (1UAN'1IK.3-Inch (i 00 ABI;T11.(1.\ S(i(\. UK BONN l.UO IIAKDV I'lNK llKlt MA.IBSTV and G other varieties 3.0O B:F~Ahove stock all in good condition. N. B.— Can use some good young 2-inch Perle Roses In exchange for any of above. ADDRESS COTTAGE ROSE GARDEN, COLUMBUS, OHIO. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g5' The American Florist. 1119 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS The Finest Decorative Material Grown. Graceful, Durable and Appropriate. FOR JUNE WEDDINGS Many thousands of yards will he used. This stock is grown to perfection in extensive houses specially constructed for this purpose, and can be shipped long distances without injury. Price per String, 8 to lo feet long, 50 Cents. WM. H. ELLIOTT, ^Br*igl:xtoia^, Ai^o^:^:^. Rose Plants FliOM THE SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES Bridesmaid, Cusin, Bride, Meteor and Testout. Please write, stating just what you want, and I will quote you a bargain. Originator of the FRANK L. MOORE, ROSE Chatham, BRIDESMAID. NEW JERSEY. Mention American Florist. FORCING ROSES Per 100 2000 AM. BEAUTY, from 3 inch pots $7 OO 5000 AM. BEAUTY, from 2-inch pots .... 400 500 WHITE LA FRANCE, from 3-in. pots. . . 6.00 500 DUCHESS OF ALBANY, from 3 in. pots. . 6 00 500 LA FRANCE, from 3-in. pots 6.0O MERMETS, BRIDES. BRIDESMAIDS. 2-in. pots, 3.00 NIPHETOS. GOLDEN GATE. ELIZA FUGIER . . 4.00 Above are in first-class condition, and have been growu with great care. Address NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. Fine young plants from 2^2 inch pots. Per 100 Per 10110 BRIDE. MKRMET. GONTIER KlOO S26.00 WHITE LA FRANCE, HERMOSA 3.00 2T.50 HOSTB. SrNSET ... 3.50 3u.U0 BRIDESMAID, MAMAN COl'HET 4 00 36.01) MARIE LA.MBERT 3 00 ti7..'iO Terms caeli with <,rtier. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, 0. Mention American Florlsl. A Little Booklet (ready July ist) tells you why they are the best investment you can make at $5.00 per 1000. Ste BOOKLET CAN BE HAD FOR THE ASKING. I.. B. **>o. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 8,000 Magna Charta in 2^-inch pots. The best plants you ever saw. Gild-edged. PRICE FOR THE LOT, $3.50 PER 100. GEO. W. WILSOll! Maiden, Mass. FORCING ROSES OF ALL KINDS. CARNATION PEAGHBLOW. For reasonable price. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. A fine lot of PERLE ROSES, clear stock just fit to repot for growing on in 2>^-incli pots, |3. 00 per iCO. Send in your orders quick, and cash with order. JOHN WHITE, Florist, Waverly Place, BLIZAKETH, N. J. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. SEASONABLE STOCK. IN FIRST-CLASS ORDER. Per 10() Acalypha Macafeeana. 2W-inch puts $5.00 Ageratuni, <'"pt' 8 [Y'L. li^-lncu pots 2.00 Alyssum, Toin Tlmtnb. 2Vlnch pots 2.50 Begonia Vernon, .''i incli pots . 3.50 Cannas, 'iry ruuts. French seedilnps 2.00 Coccoloba (Muehlenbecfeia) Platycada, ^f^- tneh pots 3.0U Coleus, (-iolden Crown, Firebrand. Beckwlth's Gem. l^urple Prince— a sturdy variety, superior to Hero. L'V'neli pots 2.tX) Ariel, dwarf, ii beautiful var.. '-iVlnch pots.. 4.011 Cuphea platycentra, 2i^i-lnch puts 2.i>-lnch pots 5.00 Ceraniums, Geti Grant, and other leading beUdin« sorts. ii'i>-inch pots 4.00 Ivy, 8ouv. de Chas. Turner, P. Crozy, etc., nii.ved. ^^-inch pots 4.00 German Ivy, 2VInch pots 2.011 Hibiscus, mixed rubra, grand if lorus, etc., 4-lnclj pots S.OO Heliotrope, 2Vlnch pots 3.00 Pi lea Serpyfolia, 2i-_.-lncli pots 2.60 Solanuni Jasminioides, -Vlncli pots .10.00 Stevia serrata varlegata, from tlats, stronK 2.00 Swainsona gategifolia alba, very flue nd strouL'. -'"Tj-inch pots 4 00 Manettia blcolor, 2H-lnch pots 5.00 Alternanthera, rooted cuttings Coleus, rooted cuttlnKS 75 N. B.— The above prices are f. 0. b. at Oyster Bay, without the pots. SEAWANHAKA GREENHOUSES, p. O. Box 34. Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N. Y. Mention American Florist. ALTERNANTHERAS AND COLEUS. Aurea nana JS.fjOper 100 Paronychloides major. 2. 60 Colens Golden Bedder. Verschaffeltli, and other good varieties 2.00 " Mixed 1.50 Special prices nlven on large quantities of Alteman- theras. J. A. TRACHT & SON, Calion, O. ■ 1120 The American Florist. June /, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the j*merican Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please t ) remember it. Orders lor less titan one-lialf i^nch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cureinsertion in the issue forthefoIIOwingSaturday. Address THE AMERICAIil FLORIST CO.. Chicago. The Minnesota Weather and Crop Re- view is the name of a new monthly pub- lished at Minneapolis. The Montana Fruit Grower is a new monthly publication issued at M ssoula, Mont., with C. H. Edwards as manager and W. B. Harlan associate editor. The Montana State Horticultural Society has been incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000. The society proposes to hold an annual fair at Stevensville. Bulletin 91 of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station is de- voted to recent chrysanthemums, with a descriptive list of varieties. It contains instructions on culture and treatment for diseases and insect enemies. The prepar- ers of this monograph are Prof. L. H. Bailey and Mr. Michael Barker. Mildew on Field Grown Roses. AH field grown roses here are badly affected with mildew and the buds are worthless. Have tried all the remedies I have heard of but haven't struck the the right one yet. Will some brother flo- rist please give me an effective one. A. B. STRICKLiND. Union Springs, Ala. To Kill Cut Worms. I frtquently see appeals in Florist for a remedy for cut worms. I send you the following which has destroyed them by the million here this spring. Paris green 3 pounds, sugar 3 pounds, bran 80 pounds, mix thoroughly and use dry, dust over the surface of the beds. Hope this will benefit some of the craft. Richland, Cal. Chas. H. Campbell. Patents Recently Granted. Flower package, Hubert Bailey, Brew- ster, N. Y.; Transplanter, Frederick Rich- ards, Freeport, N. Y.; Water sprinkler, James Rawle, Radnor, Pa.; Tree protec- tor, Charles W. Anderson, Los Angeles, Cal.; Lawn mower sharpener, Patrick T. Hendrick, Arlington, Mass.; Automatic sprinkler, Phineas W. Swan, Winchester, Mass.; Combined garden hoe and rake, Clem Bailey, Kinston, N. C; Combined fountain and sprinkler, Jason R, Cadwell, Chicago, III.; Fruit tree measurer, marker and register, James W. McNary and James W. Dear, Dayton, Ohio. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Hurlat. NEW YOHK Salesroom: 13'.i & 134 Franklin Street. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured especially for these goods, and made so as to resist , moisture, thereby keeping the flow- j; ers fresh, and the box holding its shape. to meet all necessary THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. The boxes as they appear when set up for use. We make them in a sufticient number of sizes, including for violets requirements. w^ Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Eto. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. JULIUS LANG, (Formerly with THEO. ROEHRS.) Gofflission°"""CitMiirs, WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK CITY. The Boston Flower Market is prepared to purchase, on order, and ship Trade orders for Cut Flowers at prices ruling in the market on day of sale. Terms Strictly Cash. Address JOHN WALSH. MANAGER, Flower Market. Park St.. BOSTON, MASS. Lode Distance Telephone "llaymarket lj;is." WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, Cut Flowers, Palms AND Ferns Nuw ready a larnu supply ul Cape Jasmine, outdoor Valley, Common Ferns, Smilax and Adiantums. Write for quotations. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. CUT c. Cycas Leaves, ■'"eac^h"?? VAUGHAH'S SEED STORE, ^i^""" Chicago. PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN FLORIST EVERY TIME YOU WRITE AN ADVERTISER. BEAUTIFUL JASMINES, IN BUD AND BLOOM. All orders filled at 75 cents per hundred. Nicely packed — will carry several days. Special rates on lots over one thousand. HARRIS & CO., Hitchcock, Texas. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, iVO. 2 BEACON STREET, HearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WfiOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. SHIPPING ORDERS CARBrUXLy ATTKNUBD TO. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florlgts' Supplies, Wire DeBlgns, BolbR, Long's Florists Photogrraphs. CatalOKuea, Llsta. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON. WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN.) Wholesale Florist, 11 S2 PINE STREET, m ST. LOUIS, MO. lyA complete line of Wire Designs. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. THE FINEST STOCK AND SE- LECTION IN THE WORLD. New and Rare Plants for the Stove, Creen- hoiise and Conservatory. O A IMr^CD ^'- Alliuns, KiiKlitiid, OMINUCrVj A: ItriigoB, Itelglinn. A. I)LilMiM-K. At^ent, cure Kollter'H Auction Koouis, lOti and Ids Liberty Street. New York City Senil for lIlUHtratcil cululu^iue. i8g5. The American Florist. 1121 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLEPLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AITD AI.I. FI.ORISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GKKAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 F lowers > 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 28th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE 111 WEST 30th street. Established 1879. NEW YORK CITY. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. lSSON. 114 Chambers street. New York, secretarr and treasurer. The Season in Boston. The seed trade was fully three weeks late in starting this season, but when it did comeitcame altogether with a rush, and has now pretty well caught up with last year's average, and last year was a phe- nomenal year (or the seedsmen, for with the exception of one week in the middle ot April, when a heavy snow stortn put a temporary end to seed buying, the weather could not have been better. The general report is that the month of May is going quite a little ahead of its record, especially in counter trade. There is less evidence of financial depression as compared with last season, and there are many indica- tions of a better feeling among buyers. Customers are buying more liberally, and show less disposition to question prices. This is manifested most clearly in the trade which comes after May 10th, which is mainly the fancy flower seed trade. Some dealers are showing a disposition to push the local mail trade. There is really no good reason why the Boston seed houses should not supply the bulk of the New England trade. It is useless for them to look outside of New England for business, for they cannot get it, but the New England trade they can have if they only go about it in an enterprising man- ner. Those pushing the florist trade also report it as quite satisfactory all around. This too, is limited mainly to New Eng- land territory. The only noticeable fall- ing off in demand is in the case of Ber- muda lily bulbs, which show quite a de- crease from last year's sales. Quite a call has been noted for garden ana farm seeds needed to replace those injured by the severe frosts in May, corn, beans, cucum- bers, etc. having been cut completely down in many low lying sections. There seems to be a marked improve- ment in taste among the common people, as shown in the increased demand for the better class of annuals. Sweet peas in all the improved varieties have had a tremen- dous run. and the same is true of nastur- tiums. No two things have ever had the run that sweet peas and nasturtiums have had this year, and no two things are more generally satisfactory to ama- teurs. Larkspurs, cosmos, also white Victoria and Comet asters have sold un- expectedly well, and astersof all sortsare in short supply. As to novelties, either there are not so many available or the introducers are becoming more conserva- tive. This is commendable, for undoubt- edly a more cautious policy on the part of the catalogue people will greatly bene- fit the trade. There is no question that the wide spread prejudice against novel- ties is the legitimate result of unwise laudation of unworthy things. There is money in novelties of general merit, and a good thing put upon the market with truthful representation will soon sell itself. A big demand has been experienced in cannas, now that the fine varieties can be had at popular prices. Dahlias and tuberous begonias are also reported as selling unexpectedly well. With those firms making a specialty of the tool and sundry trade business in this line has been very satisfactory. Evidence that money is circulated more freelv is also seen in this department, as ham- mocks, garden hose and lawn mowers, tools which are to some extent luxuries and which people can get along without when times are hard, have met with a brisk sale. Seedsmen with whom the tool business is a minor department assert that the competition of the country stores is becoming serious. In every country town of any pretensions now-a- days some one carries a good stock of agricultural implements, and retail buy- ers are no longer obliged to send to Bos- ton for these goods. Postal Rates on Seeds and Plants to Canada. Replying to A. B., would say that the postage rate on plants and seeds to Canada is one cent per ounce. The special rule covering this matter is to be found upon page 960 of the Postal Guide for 1895, and reads: "Note 2. Canada, articles of every kind or nature, which are admitted to the domestic mails of either country are admitted at the same postage rate and under the same conditions to the mails exchanged between the two countries; excepting that plants, seeds, etc., are subject to the postage rate of one cent an ounce." S. Y. Haines expects to make a trip to to Europe. Colorado and Dakota are now produc- ing canary seed quite extensively. Mr. John Speelman, of C. J. Speelman & Co., sailed from New York on the Etruria for Holland May 25. F. N. Lang, formerly in the seed busi- ness in Baraboo, Wis., is in Chicago on a visit from Washington. He contemplates attending the seedsmen's convention in Detroit. Judge Willis and a jury are hearing the suit of Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., a firm of seed dealers in Paris, France, against L. L.May & Co. The suit is for $1,646, alleged to bedueonaccountof goodssold. The defence is that the plaintiffs failed to carry out certain contracts with the de- fendants, and damaged them intothesum of $5,000 thereby.— 5/. Paul Globe, May 2S- Worcester, Mass. The weather continues fairly cool, and an occasional rain keeps the young stuff outside moving right along. Considera- ble planting has been accomplished at this date, the land getting into condition much earlier than last year. Florists handling bedding plants are hustling for all they are worth now, and in a good many cases are rather neglectful of the stock that will have to pay the bills next winter. Very fair trade is reported by the store men, and the scarcity of out- door flowers keeps prices where they ought to be; flowers are not over-plenti- ful, as nearly every one is compelled to hold every bloom possible to fill orders. The scarcity of wedding decorations is phenomenal this spring; only a few small jobs this month and but few really good ones booked for June. A. H. L. A Floral "Pick." "A friend of mine,*' said a citizen, "asked me the other evening to go and call on some friends of his who had lost the head of the family the day f)revious. He had been an honest old Irishman, a aborer with the pick and shovel. While we were with the family an old man entered who had worked by his side for years. Expressing his sor- row at the loss of his friend and glancing about the room, he observed a large floral anchor. Scrutinizing it closely, he turned to the mdow and in a low tone asked: 'Who sent the pick?' " —PkUadftphia Call. Birmingham, Ala. — E. R. Rockett, for- merly of Vanderbilt, Ala., has moved to this place, and will this fall build three houses 12x100 feet. Batavia, III. — Williams & Sons Co. will build two short-span-to-the-south rose bouses 20x138 and one smilax house 20x104 feet. Paterson, N. J.— James M. Rea ha8 leased Mrs. A. B. Murray's place and will continue the business under his own name. Houston, Tex. — On May 23 there was an elaborate floral parade here in honor of distinguished visitors. ^rVp'^P * 2,000,000 FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA ^SIeTf^i^t.^'^" We therefore offer to accept up to July 1st, orders for well matured, fine Bulbs % to s^-inch diameter and over, per 100 50 cts.: per 1000 $3.50: per 10.000 $32.00: per 50,000 $150.00. DELIVERY IS INCLUDED IN THESE PRICES. JAPAN LONGIFLORUM. cheaper and better than Harnsii. TRY THEM. CALLA ETHIOPICA. LITTLE GEM CALLA. ^Kg^Send for our NEW Price List. We will give 10 der cent, discount on ALL orders booked up to July 1st. Address H.- H. BERGER & CO., ESTAKI.ISIIED 1878. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. VAN ZANTEN & CO., Hillegroixx, Hollaincl, Headquarters for High Grade Forcing Bullis HYACINTHS, TULIPS. NARCISSUS OUR SPECIALTY. jfcSrAsk for wholesale price list to S. ASCHER, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, i8g5' The American Florist. 1123 HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, And all other Bulbs for forcing and outdoor, in very fine quality, at very low rates. II^^References as to quality of our Bulbs, we can give you to nearly all tlie leading Bulb Importers of the United States.'^'^^^ Send your orders AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, as we commence despatching Bulbs soon. SEGERS BROTHERS, WHOLESALE BULB GROWERS, IvISSE^, near Haarlem, IMPORT PRICES ON ALL FALL* BULBS NOW READY. Seasonable Deliveries oxo. Every Item. VAUGHAN'S S EED TORE New York: CHICAGO: 26 Barclay St. 84 &, 86 Randolph St. Gardiner's Celebrated'. English } Mushroom Spawn. / Frtsh ml Seliille. ( $7 per 100 lbs. ( Speoial price on larger \ quantltiee, \ John Gardiner & Co., > Philadelphia, Pa. > LILIUM HARRISIL Orlttlnnl and largest (growers of this laiportiint bulb. True Stock. I-,owest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TABRlfTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NO DISEASE among the Longiflorums from Japan. "Why not try some of these instead of the Bermuda stock ? Cheaper, and no di^t-ase. I can deliver by Oct. 1st if I hear from you at once. Three sizes, 5 to 7 in., *«st P"<:«>- T'3<'° '-'>' ^ V%. j(lL M'J ^"^"^ quarterly, mailed free N^f^HBK^ HENKT A. DREER, ^^•TTm"^**^ Philadelphia, Pa. FINEST OF BULBS Wholesale prices on TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, CROCUS, etc., etc (1000 and 10000 rates only), now ready on application. HULSEBOSCH BROTHERS, Englewood, N.J. Mention American Florist. Mention American Florist. M. KEPPLER. Dealer in J. M. THORBURN & CO.S HIGH GLASS SEEOS AND BULBS. Florists and hardeners trade a Specialty. 25 years' experience. 7 sorts Cyclamen Seeds. The best strain in the world. Send for prices. METROPOLITAN P. 0. East Williamsburg, L. !.. N. Y. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices. WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. 1124 The American Florist. [uii c /. Rochester, N. Y. Supply of cut flowers is still below the average for this time of the year. Roses are of much better quality than they have been for weeks, and the demand for them is good; every one of the retailers is anx- ious to secure his share. There is also a scarcity of sweet peas, which had been plenty a short time ago. Cheap outdoor stuff, such as is in brisk demand for Deco- ration Day, is not to be had in quantity, and many a would be buyer has to go without flowers, for the bulk of sales on this day runs to cheap flowers. Few can afford to buy roses or carnations to adorn the grave of a relative, but then bedding stuff is away down, so that in- stead of a bunch of cut flowers, one or two plants or a dozen of pansies are sub- stituted . The latter retail at 25 cents per dozen, basket and all, surely a very low figure, and I don't see how anybody can make a profit at that price. The sur- rounding towns, which usually depend on Rochester for a supply of cut flowers on this day have to go without them this year. There is no extra demand for any bloom grown under glass; the sales in this line on Decoratioa Day are not larger than at ordinary times, but if cheap out- door flowers are to be had and can be sold at low prices a great quantity would be disposed of. As the weather is very unsettled yet, a number of growers keep up their fires still. We had several night frosts the past week, which condition delays all planting of soft plants, consequently even the spring trade in bedding plants isnot as it should be, and nearly every grower of such is dissatisfied with the business. To- day (May 28), the weather being a little milder, flower beds in the cemeteries are being filled at the risk of having to be re- planted if another cold night should spoil them, but we all hope that the untimely frosts have left this section for good. Most of the cemetery work has to be fin- ished before Decoration Day, and florists are seen swarming over every part of the grounds planting beds, adorning graves and filling vases, etc., anxious to get through their work at the right time. Richard Salter of Salter Bros, con- tracted a very severe cold in the recent unpleasantly cold spell and narrowly es- caped serious trouble, for itwasgenerally believed that pneumonia had taKen hold of him, but judicious care and persisteiit nursing avoided serious eflects, and his many friends will be pleased to know that he will be able, we hope, to assume his post in the store again in a few days. W. H. King, who has been reported on the sick list, is somewhat better, and is also expected to be in attendance again in the near future. Just as I was closingmv letter notice of the voluntary assignment of E. R. Fry, florist, for the benefit of his creditors, reaches us. It is too soon for particulars yet. Mr. Fry will undoubtedly resume business again in a short time. J. B. K. Read this and ba Happy. COLEUS. A fine lot of youug stock of at least M,0(K) plauts iu 2 and 21. .-inch pots, our selection $10,00 per 1000; your selection, 815 00 per 1000. .=,00 at 1000 rates. Just right lor bedding out, and all the best bedders. CASH WITH THE ORDER. J. E. FELTHOUSEN. 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Make No Mistake! Get the Very Best CHRYSANTHEMUMS for next Fall's shows, and for cut flowers, pot plants, etc. Here is a partial Met. They are In prime condition for shlpplnt^. LadyPlnyfalr. .. SIU.UU per lUU Major BonnalTon » U.UU per lUU Mrs. CralKCLlppIncott O.HI Eugene l>alIledou/.e 5.(]0 Mile. Therese Key 5.1X1 InterOcean 6.00 H, L. Sunderbruch & l«l Maud Dean 4 (JO ueen 6.110 Marie Ijoulse 5 00 Marlon Henderson 5.00 Laredo 5 00 M. B. Spauldlng 4 00 Mutual hYlend 4.011 Mrs. E.G. Hill 4 00 Nlveus 3.00 Tu.\edo 3.00 Ada U Leroy 3 00 Harry Balsley 3 UO Col. W B. Smith 3 00 Wm. II. Lincoln 3 00 Mrs. .l.G. WhlUdln 3.00 Brmenllda 3.00 Ivory 3.00 MONEY ORDER OFFICE. STATION "H." Philadelphia. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Our Entire Stock of PALMS, FERNS anfl BECOEAM PLANTS. Six 150 foot houses of the finest decorative stuff in Western Pennsylvania at your ow^n price. It will pay to come and see it if you want good stuff Cheap. MUST be sold before June 15th. JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH, 508 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURG, FA. Surplus Stock. 5(XX) Ampelopsis. Japan Ivy, strong 1 year old pot grown . . . 84.00 per 100; $30 00 per 1000 50C0 Geraniums, strong plants Irom 4-inch, in bloom, the best market sorts. M 00 per 100 5000 Geraniums, 2J^-inch $3.00 per 100 5000 Cannas, Mme. Crozy and others, strong -i-in. $6.00 per 100. .5000 Alyssum Carpet of Snow, 2J^-in., $3.00 per 100 5000 Coleus Verschaffeltii and Golden Bedder, 21^-inch . . $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums, rooted cuttings, the leading cut flower varieties, $1.00 per 100. Also the newer varieties of Chrysanthemums, from 25^.1nch pots. Price on application. EVENDEN BROS., Williamspori, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS standard Commercial Varieties. HUNTSMAN & CO., 247 Race Street, CINCINNATI, O. WRITE POK LKST. COLEUS, fine varieties. per lOO Rooted cuttings % .75 2-inch rots 200 GERANIUMS, fine named varieties in 4, 3 and 2 inch pots W J8, 85 and 2.50 CALIFORNIA DAISIES 6.00 REX BEGONIAS, 4-inch pots 8.00 Heliotrope, Salvia, and other b.eddinj; plants. E. M. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Elmira. N. Y. A. & F. ROLKER, AUCTIONEERS OF Plants, Bulbs, Orchids, Etc. 106 & 108 Liberty St., NEW YORK. Apply befure conBltrninK. to offer In proper shape and rorm Prospective buyers, out of town, will send In their bids on ciiah basis only. Chrysanthemums AND Carnations. The best New and Standard varieties at reasonable prices. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. $. $. $. FOR DOLLARS. MME. K. BEKG.MAN Is the best enrlv white to date. Price from '.'iu-nicli pots, W.UO per iUO. YELLOW QUEEN, best early yellow, 2lo-lnch note. J4.U0 per lOO. t^fty other good market sorts from 2H-lnch pots, St.OO per HX). Special price on lar^e quantities. SMILA.X, from '.'i^-lncli pots, struiij;. fi.'M per 100: J2J.IKI per 1000. itrseiul for t'ataloKue. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, FIshkill, N. Y. CROTONS, INTERRUPTUM AND AUREA. FARFUGIUM and ASPIDISTRA. Write for prices LOUIS UNVERZAGT, Capitol Greenhouses, Springfield, III. iSgs- The American Florist. 1125 Garnatlon Plants. IT IS GETTING LATE, and why buy rooted cuttings when you can get strong plants irom soil. They will all gfrow, and make better and stronger stock. We can give you the much sought for WM. SCOTT, free, clear pink, for $;i.00 per 100; DAY- BREAK. TIDAL WAVE. SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE Mc- GOWAN. PORTIA, etc., at 8:3 per 100; GOLDFINCH. HELEN KELLER. THE STUART. E. A. WOOD. J5.00 per 100. Discount of 10 per cent on orders lor .500 or more of a kind. All orders must be accompauieaby cash. We can furnish the following new varieties of '9.5, mostly transplanted: Per 100 Per 10( KOHINOOR. new white, large, free . . $12.00 SIOO.OO ROSE QUEEN, new, fine pink variety 12.00 lOO.OO CORSAIR, the scarlet McGowan . ALASKA, large, white, free, new . LIZZIE GILBERT, brilliant scarlet. STORM KING, large, pure white . METEOR, large, bright crimson . BRIDESMAID, clear rich pink. . . 10.00 10 00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.5.00 75 00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 JTS.CKl IIJ.OO GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. VERBENAS In hud HTid bloom. per lUO per 1001 MAMMOTH, bushy plants 1:1.(0 fM.dO OENBKAL COLLECTION bushy plants.. 3.50 22. Od ROSES. AMERICAN BEAUTY, fine, clean, healthy stock, 2!u Inch J8.00 :<-lnch-.. ... . .... 10.00 IlYBKll) PERPETUAL, fine young fall propaKaled,2'4-lnch 6 00 45.00 Strung 5 and trlnch In bud and bloom.. . 25 00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fifty Une varieties JiUO to fi: 00 per lOO MISCELLANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS. Per 100 ANTHEMIS from 2W-lnch pots I 4.00 •• gfnch •■ B.OO ALTERNANTHERA :i.OU AGBRATUM. Blue and White .. :S.OO COLBUS from 2"4-lnch pots f25 per 1000 3 00 " 3-ineh ■• strong and bushy 5.00 DRAC.KNA INDlVISA.stront', large planta .... 40.00 TBBMINALIS, nicely colored, Mn. Wperdozen FUCHSIAS, 3>^-lnch pot. splendid variety 8 * GERANIUMS, double and single. :ji« Inch pots. . 8.00 2i..-lnch ■' . . 4 01) UBLIOTROPB. 21* and :<-lnch pots f3 and 5 00 SALVIA SPLBNDENS. 2\i and :Mn. pots..*! and 5.00 CARNATIONS, .3!ii-ln. pots, summer blooming... 15.00 CANN AS, Mme. Crozy, Creole and H other varie- ties, strong dn- roots 4.00 P . NDAN DS UTLLlS, 6 and trin. pots, IS & »< per doz. WOOD BROTHERS, THE FINEST STRAIN. ALL IN BLOOM. Cold frame plants; will sell now to close out at 81.50 per 100; $12.00 per ICOO. Stock is extra fine, all colors mixed. E.B.JENNINGS, "Wholesalp Panny Grower. Cash with order. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORF. CONN. 25,000 Coleus. Golden Queen and Red Verschaffeltil. Also 25 leading varieties; all bright colors; fine plants, 1\i-\nz\\ pots, $2.00 per tOO; |18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. C. F. FAIRFIELD, FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Merchant. Grower, Importer & Exporter of FLORISTS' Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY. H„ticult1fraltt"bll.hment. SOUTH ORANGE. N. i. \Z1CZ HOOTKU KUNNEKS. Warranted free and clear of disease, $4.00 per 1000. Keady for Delivery April 1st. HENRY HESS, Florist, Cockeysvill«,BaltO. Co.. IMd, SPECIAL OFFER TO CLOSE OUT SURPLUS. CANNAS, ?^"}Lf ^''^*' "'^^'^ CARNATIONS T/.'m-o'.T.'" 3000 Alphonse Bouvier '..|3.00 per 100 ' '?°° T'°^- ^^^"^''^^ ®«'" ^'' '°°° 3000 Geof. St. Hilaire, bronze 3 00 per 100 1500 Stuart @ 20 per 1000 3000 Albertini (tf 15 per 1000 Same varieties from sand, %iM per 1000 less. ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR CASH WITH ORDER; PLANTS TO BE DELIVERED F. O. B. CARS AT QUEENS. All other stock sold out. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, N. Y. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Extra fine plants, in bud and bloom. $2.50 per 100: $20 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1 per 100; $8 per 1000 PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Seno FOR CIRCULAR. We are tlie Largest iirowers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. ly. I>IIL,IvO»r, IBloorxislavii-g;, I*^. 30,000 VERBENAS. CARNATIONS SURPLUS STOCK. Good strong plants from the soil, ready to set out in the open ground of the following varieties, at the same rate as rooted cuttings were sold. Per lUU Per 1000 WM. SCOTT 83.00 $25.00 DIAZ ALBERTINI 3 00 ffi.OO UNCLE JOHN 5.00 40.00 THE STUART 5.00 •10.00 GOLDFINCH 5.00 40.00 E. A. WOOD 5.00 40.00 And a limited number of the two new varieties, METEOR and BRIDESMAID. FRED. DORNER & SON. Micliel Plant and Bulb Go,, W holesale F lorists , ST. LOUIS. MO. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF KOHINOOR. PURPLE KING, and many of the standard kinds. Prices on application. c J. r»E::v:ivocK:, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPECIALTY. 4^Send for price list. ELLIS, Norfolk Co.. MASS. E.G. HILL & CO.. wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. CARNATIONS CHESTER PRIDE. PORTIA. AURORA. LIZZIE McGOWAN, PURITAN and TIDAL WAVE, $1.26 Der 100: Jlfl.on per 1(00. WM, SCOTT, tl.X per 100. All ether varieties sold out; also 1 ady Canipbell V'h)let. JOSEPH RENARD. UNIOiWILLE, Chester Co., PA. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. CARNATIONS Healthy well rooted cuttings of Per 100 Per 1000 Lizzie McGowan, Silver Spray. Puritan, Grace Wilder Jl .,iO 110.00 Daybreak 2.0(1 15.00 Portia, American Flag 1.50 10.00 Tidal Wave and Orange Blossom 2.00 15 00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS-Flnest white and fringed varlt'tk's. Jl ..^.0 per luu. CHRYSANTHEIVIUMS-FlneBt white, pink and yellow varieties, Ei.llO per 100. COLEUS— Red and yellow and mixed variety. fl.OO perlotl;»-S.0Oper JdOO. Heliotrope, 11.00 per 100. Ageratum and lar-caBh with order. German Ivy, JAMES HORAN & SON. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positively no Rust. Also rooted runners Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List. P.O.BOXJ26. KENIiETT SQUARE, PA. LIZZIE McGOWAN, $1.60 per 100; »1.'.60 per 1000. Wn. SCOTT, Jii.OU per KK); $26.C(I per lOCU. Guaranteed stock, well- rooted, free from dlseaBe, stroDp and stocki . Most popular Camallona on the market. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. The most Complete Assortment of Stock in the West for FLORISTS and NURSERYMEN. Headquarters for Roses. Tender and Hardy Plants, Shrubs. Bulbs, Trees, ttc. Catalos:ue itiul Fri<-e List free. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio. New Fuchsia LITTLE BEAUTY. No?v"r?dy. The best marketing' variety ever Introduced: cornea Into bloom early In March: no collection complete without It. Send for circular. Price, extra stronK plants from 2-inch pots. *1.5U per doz.. J8.51I per lUU. KEGUMA Olbia, from 2Win. pots. Kt per 100. GERANIUMS, Marshal MnMahon, Happy Thought, Silver rnri-ln Pelargoniums, our selection Perlstroplie Angustlfulla Pansles. large cold frame plants SelaglnellH Amelia. 2-In Verbenas VlncaB.2-ln. I. N. KRAM ER & SON, Cedar Rapids, la. Mention the American Florist whea writing to advertisers on this page. 4.00 li.lKI :i.ou 3.00 3.00 4.00 4. CO 4.00 .5.011 4.00 4.UU 4.00 4.0O 3 00 3.00 4.0J 4.00 3.011 6.00 4.00 4.10 2 6U .5.00 3.00 3.00 NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! JUST ARRIVED, a fresh invoice of splendid CYCAS LEAVES. The largest and best stock we have ever received, and which we offer at same prices as quoted in our Catalogue. Our great specialty of RICH BASKETS for Commencement and Class Days merits the attention of every florist who would keep up with the times. Wheat Sheaves and Metal designs in variety, and prices that can- not be duplicated elsewhere in this country. B^^Send for our New Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. WE ARE MANUFACTURERS, AND SELL TO FLORISTS, AND TO FLORISTS ONLY. CO., H. BAYERSDORFER & Florists' Supplies of Every Description, 56 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, FA. One of a Thousand This flower looks attractive— multiply it by looo and you will have a good idea of a bush of ANDORRA'S LATEST INTRODUCTION Hypericum Moseranwm (St. John's Wort.) A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cov- ered from June until late Fall with rich, golden flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight protection it has been found perfectly hardy in this country. Fine, Strong' Plants, $7.50 per Hundred. Hard^ Trees, Slimbs, Plants, Roses, and Frnlt. (Rhododendrons a Specialty.) Andorra Nurseries, Wm. Warner Harper, Mgr. Chestnut HUl, PbUadelpUta, Pa. COLEUS. I i-inch pots ALTERNANTHERAS. Per 100 From 2-inch pots jSl.SO AUREA NANA, 2-inch pots l 50 P. Major all sold. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Bulbs and Plants. CALADIUM ESOULENTUM. 7 to 10 inches, lo close out offer. 85 cents a dozen; $0.00 per 100. BEGONIA SANDERSONI, (Coral) fine plants, $3.00 and $4 00 per 100. BEGONIA REX. 3 inch, $500 per 100. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield. III. JUNE OFFER, per 100 ALTERNANTHERA, red and yellow. 'i'/i-\a. pots ... 8'2.00 GERANIUMS, assorted, 2'^-inch pots . . . 2.76 'ij'fl-inch pots . 2.110 1.00 2 00 3 00 COLEUS. PANSIES, SMILAX assorted, 2'; inch pots. ROSES — Mermets, Brides and Bridesmaid Cash with order. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM. Delaware. Ohio. Surplus Stock Smilax Plants, '.."^-Iti. potH. cheiip, or e.vclmnKe for Coleiis plaiitw, L. M. COTTLE, 622 Ridgeland Ave., OAK PARK. ILL. PALM I Direct import, fresh quality. Per 100 Per lUOO Areca rubra 1.00 7.00 Ceonoma gracilis ^-00 26.00 ChamaBrops humilis 0.50 4.00 arborescens.. 0.75 COO " canariensis .. 0.60 o.OO tomentosa 1.00 7.50 robusta 100 7.50 elegans l.OO 7.50 Phoenix rupicota l-£0 12.50 BRAHEA FILIFERA. Perlb.H.OO; per 10 lbs. S7.50. CHAS. SCHWAKE. 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va> rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Nice thrifty stock, )f2.50 per luinilred; J20.00 per thousand. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III, i8g5' The American Florist. 1127 COMMENCEMENT [>0.B0X75, , - • C.C. PO LLWOBT»1:> Flowers and Baskets SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE OF SUPPLIES. SEND FOR OUR PRICE LIST OF CUT FLOWERS. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR BULB ORDER. FOR GRADUATES. ELLIS 8z: POLLWORTH, Box 1"). MILWAUKEE, WIS. Gycas Leaves. OUR NATURAL v^ ^ Sago Palm Leaves are es- t^ <^ pecially prepared for us with the most artistic ^ skill. They look like fresh cut fronds and keep their appearance with the proper care for months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. Adilresw August Rolker& Sons, Florists' Seeds, Bulbs &Supplies 136 & 138 W. 24th St.. P. 0. Station E. New Yoik. M. RICE & CO., Florists' S1IDD116S. 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ''-'"'"p"- ^^g^ John Conley & Son, Manufactarers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, AtwayB mention Anierlcnn FItirlBt. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaco McFarland Co. . . . HARRTSBCKG. PA A 6EHERIL ,„'?SV, CALVADOS. F Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. SmeiisloiisoniilsBox: 2b Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. This wooden box nicely stained and Tarnished. I8x30xl2> made In two sections, on© for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker & Sons. New York. M. Klce & Co., 26 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa. F. K. McAllister, 33 Dey St., New York. A. D. Ferry & Co., 33 warren St., Syracuse, New^ York. A. Herrman. 415 E. 34th St., New Y'ork. L.J. Kerchover, 113 W. 37th St.. New York. H. Kayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Sluimers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hnnt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin F'lower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, <>. T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va. Jas. Vick'B Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1123 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B, Loug, Buftalo, New York. Huntington Seed Co , Indianapolis, Ind. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Itromfleld St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley Street, Boston. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. MaiUlacture THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Size, 1M-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener witli each letter. ODR RKW SCRIPT LETTER, $*.00 per 100. N. F. MoCAKTHT, Treas. & Mangr. Addreu all correipondence to I Muaic Hall Place. AddreM 13 Green St.. Boston, mass. We bare a new FASTENER which we consider ft decided snccess. Any castomerB having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing as. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. The Henry Philippg Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O. W^alter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 26 Barclay St., New York. W. Ellison. 1403 I'ine St., St. Loois, Mo. POST I I E. , REMEDY or Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 2olbB. SJ.OO. Bellows. S3. 60. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 36 Dey Street, New York. \ LEMON OIL INSECTICIDE, f Used now by the leading Florists. . 75c, per quart ; yi.25 per ?4 g-^^Hon ; $2.00 per gal- i I Ion; J^. 00 for 5 gallons. J ! HENRY F. MICHELL, ! 4 SEEDSMAN, 4 when wrltlnK mention the AMERICAN K1.ORI8T. TJ A r*f*i\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1,0U; OJX\j\j\f 50 lbs Sl.bO; 100 lbs 82.50. T>TTG!I11 Extra fine, per 100 lbs. J5. U VOX. .M-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. TO LYSOL. The Ideal Insecticide. Send for Pamphlet, etc. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34TH ST/tEET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. ogiu*^ Sold by Saadsmaa. Mention American Florist. 1128 The American Florist. June /, St. Paul. This week shows no great change over last week's trade report, except an in- creased activity all along the line, occa- sioned by the warmer weather and the near approach of Memorial Day. While some of the craft are very busy others complain of poor trade. While prices on bedding plants are not quite as good as a year ago we think the aggregate in sales will be much larger. Vases, beds and window boxes are springing into ex- istence quite rapidly, and they mean larger sales for the florists. In cut flowers business is verv active, and at the present writing (29. h) white flowers are very scarce. Decoration Day trade is very pood, both in plants and cut flowers. Prices range about as fol- lows: Roses $1 to $1.50 per dozen; car- nations 50 to 75 cents per dozen; sweet peas 25 cents per dozen. Carnations are very scarce, in fact impossible to secure in any quantity. Of outdoor stock there are a few snowballs left, but nothingelse. Paeonias are not in bloom and lilacs are all gone. In the plant line, pansies are now re- tailing at 25 cents per dozen; geraniums $1 to $1 50 per dozen, no material change from last year's prices. I know there is stock being offered both in cut flowers and plants at lower prices, but the bulk of such stock is inferior and sec- ond-class. It is reported that Chas. Bennett has disposed of his florist business to Mr. Peterson, formerly with C. D. Elfelt. L. L. May & Co. report a very heavy shipping trade both in cut flowers and bedding plants. Their ball team, the "Purple Top Rutabagas," on Saturday last met and defeated a team of printers by the decisive score of 31 to 16. Chas. Vogt of the city market has a new rig to facilitate his business. August Rhotert of New York and S. Y. Haines of Minneapolis were callers dur- ing the week. Felix. A Pomter for the Bermudians. Evidently our friends across the water have had to face problems not unlike our own Bermuda lily bloom controversy, for on the catalogues and circulars of a prominent Dutch bulb firm we find the f )llowing pertinent declaration: 1. That we do not send cut-blooms over. 2. That we do not sell or give away flowers. 'i. That we do not send bulbs to i e sold by auction. 4. That we do not supply other than whole- sale people. 5. And that we do in no way. neither directly or indirectly, favor or assist the trade in flowers. Paste that in your bats, Bermuda growers; vou have got to come to it sooner or later. «; (J B -X LORD & BURNHAM CO.. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS. |7*Plans and estimates furnUhed on application. Largest builders of (jlreeiihouse Structures. SLx highest Awards at World's Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD & BURNHAM CO., ArcMtectaial ffflce, I60 Fifth Ave., COR. TWENTY-FIRST ST., FACTORY: lRVINGT()N-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. New York City. SEE HERE MR., WHAT'S YOUR NAME, DON'T YOU NEED VENTILATING APPARATUS? The *'New Departure," — — J, -^ lllllBW I ■ W ill M WIIIi m illlimMWIMIIIIII IMn BIW M I I II I IIIIIIIIimill^ 5 m ' "'*"" f'rirrirriff'rirrrtir^m S ° or "MEAT SAW"! liL^ %=!S LIFT. riiMMJliiill &"""""«»^^^^^^ ^ 3 Will do the work quick, better, and COST LESS than any other appliance ever invented. Address J. J), CARMODY, Evansvillc, Ind. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurnev Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Send for (xreenhoase Catalo^aes. GURNEY HEATER MAN'FG CO., 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. For Flowers, lawns and potted plants, a highly con- centrated, absolutely odorlecs, and pc - fectly soluble plant food is necessary. Albert's Horticultural Hanure is indorsed by leading florists in England, Ciermany. and the United States. Sold by scL-tlsmen, florists, grocers, and general stores. Sample free. Package by mail, 250. ROBT. L. MERWIN & CO., Importers of Chemical Kerlili/crs, 88 Wall St., N. Y CHEAPERTHANGLASS ^'"If -^fen^ STER PAPPE;" conus in roHs of about 1 10 yards loug, full Jtt> inches wide; will last for seasons when prepared as directed The most use- ful article wherever shadinp is required. An original roll costs only SIO cash. If yon wish to see more of it before ordering, send one dollar for a trial roll of S yards to August Rblker & Sons, New York. 1', U. btallon K. 165 /i\ONR.Oe -STRptiT- •■•CHICAGO- ■ • GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St. PHILADELPHIA. Send for oatalOKue and price list. M?nt!un Amenc»n FlorlBt. i8g5' The American Florist. 1129 Red Spider Can't Live WHERE THIS NOZZLE IS USED. CHILD'S RAIN MAKER Throws a powerful spray at such an angle that spraying the undtrside of the foliage is no effort at all. It is simplicity itself but "gels there" every time. It is well made of polished brass and will last a lifetime. • Richmond, Ind., April 10. 1895. MR. P. M. CHILD. Dear Sir: — The nozzles to hand sometime ago; we are so much pleased with the way they work that we are glad to write you saying that they are more than satisfactory. They are just what is wanted for greenhouse wo ik, as they enable us to reach the underside of the foliage with perfect ease, and with the full force of the water. Sorry we did not have them sooner. Yours truly. E- G. HILL & CO. Price. $1.00 each, prepaid. TRY IT, AND RETURN IT at once. If not sal sfactory. and your money will be sent buck. Wl. Wl. JONES, Cen'-^ffe"'. 6122 Oglesby Ave., CHICAGO. Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn . Krass plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- filled for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and neectlcldes to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and moat scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.60— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete Ki.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 29 KIngstons In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing.' "A very valuable labor saving device. '—W. N. Kitdd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Aaso., III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever aaed."— C. E. Wsld, Bosllndale, Mass. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS It LOUISVILLE. KY. PROTECTION FOR HOSE AT LAST. For sale by all Sccdviiic-n. N ' florist catl do without it. Cheap, practicable aud indestructible. 3o Ct8. earh, or #3 50 per , o. THE ORIGINATORS OF THE STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Our capacity now is "^ ^ 000 000 STANDARD FLOWER POTS PER YEAR. Send for Price List THc Whilldin Pottcry Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713 to 719 Wharton street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kanrlolpli Ave. and Union St., Jersey City. X. J. JackHoii Ave. au.0 i8g5. The American Florist. 1131 o JOHN C. CO. 297T0 307 HAWTHORNE: AV. \ CHICAGO.ILL Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. Boilers made of tlu htst >f niHtrrinl. shell, firebox sheets ami htade nf stf 1 1 water space all around (froDt, Bides and back). Write for Information. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- bouses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GET THE BEST. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WKITK FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, GHIGA60. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■^iVrite «c»r latest i»rlo©».'^-^>-'^k'^-« VICTORY! VICTORY I VICTORY! THeonly Certificate ot Merit awarded tor ventilating ap- paratus at tlie St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform lt 100 foot houses A new device. Send for Catalogue ana 2... ti mates. BJ. HII»I»A.iei>, Trovingsto-w**, 01a.io. THOS. W. WEATHERED^S SONS, I3SrCOm='OE..A.TEI3. Horticultural flrcUlteGis and Hot Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, euclosiiig: 4 cents Lii staiups. 130, l-il, l-3b3 Center St., IVEJ'W ^K'OI«k:. California Red Cedar A. DIETSCH & CO., 619 Sheffield Avenue, Mfr's of Red Cedar and Cypress Greenhouse Material, CHICAGO. VALVES. FITTINGS AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. COLOWELL- WILCOX CO.. Newburgh. N. Y. LOCK. THE DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN OO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J, HAIL EVANS' IMPROVED Challenffe Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalostue. QUAKER CITY IHACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. 1132 The American Florist. June /, Index to Advertisers. AbelCCiCo 1127 AdT Rates 1L20 American Boiler Co.. .1132 Andorra Nurseries ll2t; BallerFA 1I2(> Bayersdorf er H &Co.ll2(i Beriier H H 4 Co 1122 Blano A 1128 BostonFIower MarketI120 Boston Letter Co 1127 Brown Kng Klllln« Ma- chine Co 1122 Brown &Canfleld 1126 BnmB& Raynor 1121 Burrow JO 112l Cam brldKe TlleM fKCoI 130 Carmortj-.! II 1I2S Cbandlee & t'handlee.li:^ Coldwell Wilcox Co.. .1131 Conley John i Son.. . .1127 CorbreyTJ 1121 Cottage Gardens 1I2> Cottage Rose Garden. 1118 Cottle I,M I12ti Cunningham Jos H. . .1126 Deamud J B&Co 1121 De Lamater Iron Wtsll2!l Deylne's Boiler Wks. 1129 DIetsch A & Co 1131 Dillon JL 1125 Domer Fred & Son. . . .1125 DreerH A 1117 1123 Blllott WH 1119 Ellison Wm 1120 Kills* Pollworth ....1127 Bllwanger.t Barry.. .1118 Eyendcn Bros 1124 FalrtleldC V 1125 Felthousen J B 1124 FlBher& Alrd 1125 Gardiner John & Co. . .1 123 Gumey Heater Co... 1128 Hall Assn 1131 Hamilton 1133 Hammond Ben] 1127 Hancock & Son 1125 Harris k Co 1120 Hartford H B 1120 Helss J B 1118 Herr Albert M 1119 Herrmanns SeedStorell27 Hess Henry 1125 Hews A U &Co 1130 HIUBO&Co 1125 Hlppard B 1131 HItchlngs&Co 1132 Hoflmim B M & H N.llM Hooker H M Co 1131 HoranEdw C 1121 Horan Jas& Son 1125 Hose Connection Co. .1129 Hulseboscb Bros 1123 HuntBU 1121 HuntM A Estate 1119 Huntsman & Co 1124 JennlngsB B 1125 JonesM M 1129 JoostenCH 1127 Kennlcott Bros Co. ... 1 121 KepplerM 1123 Kewanee Boiler Co. . .1129 KramerlN ASon. ..112B Kroescbell Bros Co... .1131 Kuehn C A 1120 Lane Julius 1120 Liockland Lum Co Il:^ Long DanI B 1120 Lonsdale Bdwln 1124 Lord* Bumham Co. 1128 Lynch W B 1121 McBrlde Alex 1125 McCarthy N F&Co...ll'>i McFarlandJH Co 1127 Manda W A 1125 Manz J &Co 1128 May Jno N 11 17 Merrltielrt J A 1117 Merwin H L& Co 1128 Michel ITt & Bulb C0II25 Mlcliell II F 1127 Mlllang tYank 1121 Monlnger Jno C 1131 Moore Frank L 1119 Murcli>cb John R & A. 1124 Myers & Co 1128 Nanz & Neuner 1119 Natl Folding Box Co. 1120 National Plant Co 1119 NeffLI 1125 PennockCJ 1125 Pennoek Sam'l 8 1120 Plerson F R Co 1123 Pitcher 4 Manda 1117 Pittsburg Clay MfgColIM Prince A G & Co 1121 Purdy Jas 1121 Quaker City Mch W'ksl 1.31 Randall A L 1121 Reed Glass Co 1130 RelnbergBroa 1121 Renard Jos 1125 Rice M&Co 1127 Roberts I)H II2'.t Roehrs Theo 1121 Rogers P'k Floral Co. 1121 RolkerA &8ons.ll27 1128 Rolker A* F 1124 Sander & Co 1120 Schuck Chas 1129 Si-huur Peter J 1117 Schwake Chas 112B Scollay Jno A 1129 SeawanliakaGreenh'slll9 Sebire P&Sons 1127 Se^'ers Bros 1123 Sheridan W F 1121 Slebrecbt & Wadley. .1118 Situations, wants, etc.lllil Smith Nath & Son.. ..1124 Stemmler T W 1118 Storrs & Harrison Co . 1 I2j Streby SO 1126 Struck J N& Bro .... 1129 Sunderbruch H L 1120 Sutherland Geo A 1121 Swayne Wm 1125 Syracuse Pottery Co. .11 Tracht J A & S-jn 1119 Unverzagt IjOuls 1124 Van Waveren & Co... 1123 VanZanten G \ Co. ..1122 Vaughan JCU20 1123 1127 Waterbury Rubber Coir.:9 Watson G C 1123 Weathereds Sons T W 1 131 Weeber h Don 1123 Welch Bros 1120 Whilldin Pot Co 11™ White John 1119 Wllks MfgCo 1131 Williams & Sons Co.. .1117 Wilson (ieo W 1119 Wis. Flower Bx 1120 Wlttbold Geo 1126 Wolff LMfg Co 1131 Wood Bros 1126 Youngjno 1121 Young Thos Jr 1121 WHEN YOU WRITE AN ADVERTISER PLEASE SAY YOU SAW THE ADV. IN THE AMERICAN FLORIST. "■'"'llll!. Jl Considers it the Best IN THE MARKET. •'Gentlemen:— \ heat 700 feet with the "SPENCE" HOT WATER HEATER, using 2inch pipe. My greenhouse is 55.\l7 feet. 1 am 2'ery tniich pleased with the //eater! Don't think there is one on the )iiar/:et tliat ts BETTER." Milton, Mass. a Send for Catalogue. /Juz^ J^men'can ^oi7er Company E -SPENCE.' NEW YORK: 9d r.Pnfer St. CHICAGO; 84 Lake St When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please in%. ''^n the Ameri- can Florist. Hamilton Sash Litters are the most Economical in the World. Many thousands in use. Send for price and reference. HAMILTON, No. 5 Sydney St.. Dorchester. Mass. Rmericd is ' 'ths Prow af the UbssbIi thsre man be mnre comfort Umidships, but u-e are ths £rst ta touch Unknown Ssas." ¥ol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JUNE 8, 1895. No. 366 fihiiE /AimoiM) lFi!=@iii0e7 Copyright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Satiirday by The American florist compauy. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of ttie Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Kdwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president: E. C. Keineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. Beatty, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1895. CONTENTS. Orchids— Orchids for June 1133 Carnations— Notes 1134 Roses— Coal ashes 1134 Herbaceous plant notes 1134 German iris 1136 The English violet again 1136 Washington 1136 Flowers at the funeral of G. Messeberg (2illus)1137 New York 1137 Boston 1138 Spircea astilboides floribunda (illus.) .... 1138 Chicago 11.38 A basket of flowers (illus.) 1139 Buffalo 1139 Cincinnati 1139 Early history of the S. A. F 1140 St. Paul. Minn 1141 Philadelphia . . 1142 Confessions of an amateur 1142 St. Louis 1143, 1150 Catalogues received 1144 News notes 1144 The seed trade 1146 Cleveland 1148 Denver 1148 The omnipresent orchid 1148 Worcester, Mass 1152 Lenox, Mass 1152 Rochester, N.Y 1164 Gait, Ont. After a very dry spell, to-day (June 5) we have had three hours of nice rain, warm and moderate, just what was wanted. Plant trade brisk, cut flowers selling cheap; carnations 10 cents per dozen; roses — well, the following will tell: Three ladies enter greenhouse, "we want some cut flowers." Florist, all smiles (expecting a big order), "what kind, car- nations?" "No, roses." "About how much?" "Well, about five cents." The friends of J. W. Scott will regret to hear that he is still on the sick list. Mac. Mechanicsburg, C— S. L. Harper is starting in business here as retail florist, with one house 20x60, which will be en- larged as occasion requires. Orchids for June. Theories are the very last things to be indulged in about orchids or any other plants. There is only one way about them, and that is to learn every possible particular as to their natural environ- ments, and artificially supply the requi- sites of heat and moisture and periodicity of rest and growth as closely as climate will permit. When all resources are ex- hausted you will still be far enough away from nature in many and vital essentials, not the least of which is the tropical sun itself. Most of the theorizing arises from the very paucity of our knowledge re- garding the immense differences in tropi- cal climates, not so much as regards the heat measures, for within certain limits these are fairly constant, but the vastly greater oifferences which occur in the supply and seasons of moisture. There are vast regions from which it is impos- sible to obtain any returns whatever, the observations have never been taken. Those gardeners, however, who have had experience in the cultivation of trop- ical fruits under glass can easily group orchids or other tropical plants in regard to heat as banana orchids and orange orchids — not "Florida oranges" mind, they get frozen! — and this is really about all that has been, or can be done. But this takes no account of insular climates and their periodicity in rainfall and de- pressions of temperature. These manifest themselves ia very unexpected ways at times, and they are often reflected in the habits of the plants. For instance, in one of the climates where Calanthe Masuca is found in countless thousands the rains occur in the summer months of June, July and August. The plants com- plete their growth in the previous autumn, take a long rest and flower early in June, when the temperature falls 5° or 6° lower than for April and May, and within a few degrees of the temperature of the winter months. My impression is that the period of greatest root activity is during the warm months of April and May, so far as the old bulbs are con- cernel. But on the opposite side of the mountain range, where the plant is also found less plentifully, the climate is utterly difierent. June to October are much the warmest and also the dryest months, November and April the periods of great- est rains. And so it varies in most trop- ical regions, and this will often account for the diverse behavior of plants received from Brazil or Venezuela, or Columbia, or where not, of whose climates we know absolutely nothing. The same species in variety may inhabit totally dilTerent cli- mates, and arrived here it may inhabit something entirely different from any of them. This gives rise to theories or guesses new and old, each one just about as valuable as the other so long as the truth is unknown as to each species and its geographical varieties. To gardeners and their experiments all or nearly all the credit is due for successful cultivation. The orchids in the following list may be hung beneath such trees as the white pine or the ginkgo rather than those of very dense shade; except such pot orchids as some of the cypripediums, thunias, peristeria and Anguloa Clowesii — terres- trial, often thin leaved, sometimes wood- land growths, whose foliage seems to easily suffer during dry winds. The others will not only do very well outside from New Jersey southwards, but all I mention will flower, and some few of them will grow. As a rule, however, growth requires more decided heat meas- ures than our climate afford <, but for such orchids as Calanthe Masuca, the re- duction of temperature with enough inoisture would be just the thing, pro- vided of course you could be sure of your variety. Calanthe Masuca is not a very common orchid in cultivation. ^^rides crassifoliumis not very common either, but in color it is striking, and in fragrance and size of flower it is alto- gether a fine orchid, not for the florist, but the fancier. JE. expansum *-ars., fal- catum, Larpenfje, Lobbii and various varieties of .3J. virens flower well during June. For -the best growth they require an abundance of water at this season, and it is because this cannot be supplied at a high enough temperature without great trouble, and also with risk of checks to the root action from cold spells, that the growth is best made inside. Most gardeners suffocate the root action of aerides. Cypripedium Stoneii in varieties, and most of the concolor, niveum and Gode- froyae varieties flower during June, to- gether with an accumulating host of the barbatum and other types which now demand dictionaries all to themselves, and which are for faddists to collect and florists to select. Dendrobium thrysi- florum, Dearii and calceolare may usually be depended upon where there are enough plants. Thunia Marshallii gigantea is a good thing which flowers during June. Vandas and renantheras are also often in force in private collections. Renan- tbera coccinea is not difficult in a warm house near the glass, and it is fine. It has naturalized at Rio Janeiro I under- stand, and can be had from there. Cattleya Gaskelliana and C. gigas in varieties will flower capitally outdoors, and as their growth is completed they will do as well as inside in all except root- ing perhaps, and this proceeds none too 1134 The American Florist. June (?, well ineide after a few years. I remember one season years ago when there was a flood of rain in August that plants of C. gigas made more young roots outdoors in a week than they had made in the other 51 weeks of the yf ar. These were old plants on blocks. If anybody can give the monthly climatology <'f this fine orchid with any completen< ss at all won't they please oblige the readeis of the Flo- rist? Cattleyas marginata, Mi ssia and Mendelii often flowerduring June in some quantity, either from differenceof variety, difference in time of importation, treat- ment and like causes. Liclia elegans is not only one of the best of South Ameri- can orchids, but also one of the best to get along with. It can be cut up and leads grown from a bulb or two with as much facility as Cattleya Harrisonii, of which I have spoken before. Of course it requires attention, but no more, nor as much, as cypripedium seedlings. Oncidium Lanceanum is equally facile, and it will not only flower but grow and root outside very well indeed. Miltonia vexillaria and M. Roezlii, especially in their white varieties, are fine orchids. They are neither quite safe in the house nor perfectly happy out of it. But both, especially Roezlii, can be increased. Fresh importations are best. Peristeria elata, Stanhopeagrandiflora, Anguloa Clowesii and brassias may be increased indefinitely, but Epidendrum vitellinum will bear freshly importing now and again. James MacPherson. Trenton, N.J. Carnation Notes. Very hot weather for carnations these last four days, ninety-eight in the shade outside. Keep the sprinkler going all the time; it will not spoil the flowers near as much as to omit the spraying, as the sun burns them worse when they are dry than when wet, and if there is not a great amount of moisture the red spider will get away with your stock. Pick the flowers early in the morning if you wish them to keep well. Give the plants a frequent dose of manure water,avoidingnitrateof soda at this season; cow manure is best at pres- ent; the sun will attend to the stimulat- ing or quickening process. Turn over the soil to be used next fall; do this often and well, and do not make the pile high or let it get too dry; if rain is lacking turn on the hose. II you have not mixed the manure with the soil do so now; use lots of it; any good, well rotted manure will do, but cow manure is best for light soils, not necessarily so for heavy loam. I would advise every grower to save a part of the new soil to test with chemical manures; do not mix stable manure with this. If we can find the proper formula of chemicals that will produce the same results as stable man- ures it will be a great saving. I shall give this matter a thorough test thiscom- ing season, and I advise every grower to do the same; it makes a little trouble, but will pay in the end. Charles H. Allen. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. Coal Ashes and Roses. On page 1062 of your i-isue of the American Florist for May 18, Mr. John N. May, in answer to a correspondent, has this to say: ''Your correspondent speaks of having used coal ashes to some extent; every once in a while somebody claims there is a benefit in using them. Personally I have never found it so; on the contrary coal ashes in any form near the roots of roses are positively irjurious in my experience." This is the first time that I have ever heard that coal ashts were positively injurious to vegetation. If it is not asking too much I would like Mr. May to state for the benefit of the undersigned (and there is no doubt but that others connected with horticulture would also like to know positively ), what there is in coal ashes to make them injuri- ous to the roots of plants. Mr. May makes a good point certainly when he says: "Anyone wishing to test this to his own satisfaction can easily do so by crocking a few pots with cinders that have not been washed and an equal number with clean broken potsherds. Pot vigorous plants of equal size into each, treat both alike, and in a short time the difference in the plants will tell the tale for itself. Three months after those in the cinder drained pots may do for the fire," at least this has been the experience of Mr. Ma>. I knowof establishmentsthat grow roses for cut flowers, and they have generally used coal ashes for drainage during the time they are growing in pots, not because they thought them better than potsherds, but because they were more convenient to use; and to my own certain knowledge, instead of the plants being fit for the rubbish pile or 'the fire" as Mr. May puts it, they were planted in the regular way on tables and furnished very satisfactory results during the win- ter. Of course, they might not have satisfied Mr. May, who everyone will acknowledge is certainly an authority on the growing of roses. I know from my own personal knowledge that a house planted with American Beauty had been grown in their early stages in pots drained with coal ashes, and instead of the plants being ready for the rubbish heap, at the end of the three months they yielded at the rate of fourteen dollars per running foot, in a hiyuse over 100 feet long. That, of course, might not be con- sidered a paying ciop to those who grow for the New York market, but it is cer- tainly considered a profitable crop to grow in this neighborhood; and I also know that there are quite a number of crops that do not have coal ashes used as drainage, or used in any way in con- nection with the soil in which the plants are grown, that do not produce that amount of money per running foot. I also know of some growers who have a clayey tenacious soil, where sand is at a very large premium, who think they have to use coal ashes in order to make the soil sufficiently porous for the roses to grow in, and they grow fairly good roses, too. It may be that in a soil peculiar to the district where Mr. May is located some chemical action takes place in bis soil through the application of coal ashes, different from the effect upon some other soils. According to an analysis I have read, "Coal ashes contains a trace of potash and some lime. They have no fertilizing action, but from their mechanical effect may be of slight service on stiff clay soils, on reclaimed bogs, or on soils rich in humus." But Mr. May's account of them as being absolutely an injury to plant life is the first time on record, I think, that has ever been made public; and I would like to have further information on this subject, for it is a very important one to me, having used coal ashes quite frequently for the last four or five years; and not noticing any deleterious effects it may be that I am not sufficiently versed in plant life to be able to determine whether a rose plant is fit for the fire or whether it can with safetj' be planted with the expectation of getting from it a crop of flowers. My object in writing this is to get at the truth of the matter, and if some ex- pert will please state the facts of the case as he knows them, in addition to what Mr. May will please tell us, all will be ad- ding to the knowledge which we are all seeking for, that of being able to grow our plants correctly, and of course, to the highest state of perfection; and to get them to produce the largest amount pos- sible from a given space. E. Rawlings. Herbaceous Plant Notes. Aquilegia chrysantha, the golden spurred columbine, is in bloom now. A large deep flower with very slender long spurs, it is truly one of the very best of the family, and no collection should be without it. The outer sepals are of a light primrose yellow in the true type, while the petals are deep canary yellow. The flower stems are profusely branched, more so than in any other variety that I know, and consequently flowers are pro- duced more freely and for a longer period, lasting under favorable circumstances almost into the middle of September. It also grows higher, without being lanky, than most aquilegias, attaining a height of 3 to 4 feet. Aquilegia olympica, a large spready flowering blue variety with a white cen- ter, is also blooming now and will last well into July; it grows only IVi feet high and is a splendid variety. Aquilegia canadensis, another slender long spurred variety, is yellow combined with bright red, and on account of the fine coloring and size of flowers should not be omitted from any collection, al- though we can find it in the woods grow- ing wild in any part of the northern states. The flowers are very showv if planted either alone or mixed with others of the same family; it remains in perfection from May to July, and its season may be pro- longed by planting in shady places. It is 1 to 2 feet high. Heuchera sanguinea I should have men- tioned in May, for it usually begins to bloom then, but this year, on account of the severe frosts in that month, the first flower spikes were frozen when almost ready to bloom, and in going over the herbaceous ground I failed to notice it until now, when another crop of flower spikes has made an appearance, and some of them are opening. It is a handsome and very hardy plant, with a neat com- pact habit, sending up its flower stems continuously until late in the fall. It is not an old plant, and therefor not gener- ally known yet, but can be recommended iSps- The American Florist. 1135 FLORAL ARRANGEMENT SENT TO THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE GDSTAV BY THE NEW YORK FLORISTS CLUB. MESSEBERG to all. The flowers are deep blood red, somewhat funnel shaped, borne on long slender upright many-flowered panicles, and last well after being cut. The leaves are roundish cordate, slightly lobed at difierent places: height 10 to 18 inches. This plant will stand our hottest summer sun without injury, and also our coldest winters without protection oi any sort. Reseda glauca, a hardy herbaceous reseda, will be admired if planted in close patches. The flowers are of the same shape and color as in the well known mignonette, but smaller and perhaps a little more pure white in them; they are closely arranged on a very thin wiry stem, which continues to flower from the bot- tom to the tip as in all resedas, and blooms all summer; the foliage is narrow and fine, of a bluish green. Height 6 to 8 inches, likes the lull sun at all times. Armeria maritima, syn. vulgaris, the sea pink, in bloom now. will give general satisfaction as a border plant or when used for edging; the flowers are produced contiuTiously from now to September in round little heads, rosy pink in color, and although a very old fashioned plant it is very desirable; height from 6 to 9 inches. Cytisus scoparius, the common broom, is not an herbaceous plant, but we have it in the border and like it there. The bright yellow flowers come solitary from the axils of the leaves on last year's growth, and a few specimens will make a grand show while the flowers last, which is from spring to July. In time it would form a bush of considerable size, but may be kept in bounds by pruning down after flowering each year. Geranium pratense will bloom from now to September, and deserves a place in the collection; the flowers are large, almost blue in color, and the leaves are deeply serrated and parted into linear lobes; grows to a height of 2 feet. Aster alpinus is flowering well, and is undoubtedly a most attractive species of low and compact growth, attaining a height of only 6 to 9 inches. We do not see it very often in collections, but it surely deserves to be planted in quantity. The color of the flowers is of a pleasing light shade of purple, borne singly on erect stout stems, and the individual blooms measure from li.ij to 2 inches across. A useful plant for cutting, last- ing until July or August. Lychnis alpina,an alpine dwarf species, does best with us in a partially shaded place, otherwise our burning sun will scorch the flowers soon after coming out. The pretty little flowers are produced iu close compact heads, and are of a light shade of rosy pink, very attractive and freely produced during spring and sum- mer. The plant only grows to a height of 6 inches, and is rather rare in this country. Lychnis alpestris is another alpine species with neat pure white star-like flowers, very freely produced on wiry branchy stems, and is undoubtedly very desirable in every respect. It grows 6 to 9 inches high and is a good thing for either the rockery or the border, but it also should be protected from the scorch- ing mid-day's sun. Not a very common plant, although such a prolific bloomer sh uld find place in every collection. Hemerocallisflava is making a splendid show just now, and is the most useful of the tribe for cutting, the buds opening in succession after being cut and placed in water, where it may be kept fresh for over a week. The flowers are as large as those of Lilium candidum. only a trifle deeper and more funnel shaped; the color is a pale delicate lemon, very fragrant and pleasing. All hemerocallis require transplanting every 2 or 3 years in order to flower well; if left too long in one place they get too much crowded and the cen- ter ot the plant will grow weaker, not deriving nourishment enough in this crowded state to produce flower stems. Blooms from latter part of May until July, attaining a height of 2 to 2V2 feet. Linaria dalmatica is a vigorous grow- ing and very large flowering variety; the fl iwers are nearly as large as a snap- dragon, of a fine yellow color. The spikes are long and branched, with the flowers distributed loosely along the stem, which is rather an advantage, the spaces being filled in with narrow lanceolate leaves of a glaucous hue. A very fine form, bloom- ing all summer, height 2 or even 3 feet in some cases. It does well also in very dry situations, but without water the p