DnnaDnDnDDnDDDonDDDDnnnDnDDDDDDn DDaDnnaDDaaDDDDaDDDDDDaDDDaaDi □DO ^m^^ The >*!<• •?(«■ ^ AMERICAN ^ FIvORIST. A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE TRADE. «- VOLUME X. s CHICAGO: AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 18 8 5. te J f-, ^ u CONTKNTS. Illustrations are indicated Ijy an * f] yyi 2> ir V, / ; / AbutUon Souvenir de Bonn 8^ Abutllon TexlUarlum bra Acalypha Mlltonlana 1U14 Acalypha, treatment and propaga- tlon ■ *^^ Achillea ptarmlca 1181 Aconltums • ;',o LSS Acre plot, how to lay out »" Ks Adenocalymna comosum 'oU Adenophora lllUflora odorata Uja •Adlantum cuneatum ;;; '.Im Adlantum Farleyenae 614 "bU Adlantum Hemsleyanum Jil) Adlantums, watering lloo Adieu, Mr. Herr says ij-f Advertising by the retailer tjUa Advertising, exhibition Ml Advertising lor the retailer t>M ^thlonema grandltlorum 111^ Agrlmonla Enpatorla 1^1 Agrlmonla odorata 'Jj« Agrostemma coronarla 1^ Alsel. fable by Sgg "Allen, Chas H «2 Altemanthera, cuttings « Altemanthera, propagating Iga Althsea rosea 1*^ Alyssum alpestre IIW Alvssum saxatile compactum American chrysanthemum annual .--lUJ^ American Pomologlcal Society 698 American Rose Society ?1t Sm American seeds abroad 594 byu American versus foreign glass 770 Amomum 9f^ Among Chicago growers 1m Anchusas 11* Anemone sylvestrls i-Wa Annals of horticulture »li Answerst ) questions ^ Antennarla margarltacea Ijj" Anthemis tlnctorla ««» Anthracnose bjj •Authurlum Andreanum 11*6 Aphorisms 78b April orchids 98 j Aquatics 81 Aquatics, list of 8i Aqullegla canadensis 11** Aqullegla chrysantha Arabls albida ,^,^ •Aralia Chabrierll 1040 Arenarla larlet folia 1181 Armerla marltlma ■ llw •Arrangement of flowers., ,36, 138, 286, 423 466, 509, 534, 659, 654, 811, 930. 1086. —•Artistic vases 423 —•Basket of roses and spiraea lUb7 — *Basketsof spring flowers 811 —•Bowl of carnations 28o — *Broken column 36 —"Centerpiece for buffet table 287 — *Chrysanthemnm basltets 559 — *Crosse8 of galax leaves 930 —•Cross, standing 36 —Funeral designs 3b — *Galax leaves, crosses of 930 —Lettering ... 37 —•Mantel decorations 465 —•Orchids on corl£ bark 654 -•Pillow •• 3b — •Kose baskets 138 631 —•Table decorations f09 —•Vase of spiriea and lilies 10-9 Arrangement of retail plant 1326 •Art in gardening, hints about. . .1109, 1159 1254. ArumBggeri ..... 95, Asparagus and smilax IA'9 Asparagus decumbens 1111 Asparagus plumosus 681 Asperuia odorata 1088 Aspidistra lurida and amomum 935 A^ter aiplnus 1135 Aster Amellus bessarabicus 1303 Asters, perennial 242 Aster, Vick's branching 633 Astilbe japonlca 496 Astragalus hypoglottls 1278 Atlantic City, recollections of lib Aucuba japonlca 243 .1325 .1.328 Boiler, Incrustation of Boiler, distance below pipes Boltonla asteroides . . Bone dust for gladiolus and dahlias., m Bone meal &46 1357 Book learning and practical expert- Bordeaux ml-xture ••■, . 680 Boston 7, 46, 98. 140, 1-59, 178, 198, 230, 245 269, 290, 311, 316. 378, 402, 426, 446, 474, 494 617, 640, 665, 688, 614, 634, 658. 683, 732, 760 T88, 336, 906. 938, 960, 990, l'^16, 1041, 1065 108'J, 1113, 1138. 1165, 121!, 1234, 1268, 1286 Boston and New York to Atlantic City 87 Boston seed trade 46j Boston, spring plants in 81b Boston, the season In Ilf2 Boston to Atlantic City gb Botanical gardens loajj Bougalnvlllea glabra Sanderlana 1«9 • Bougalnvlllea Sanderlana 807 Boy's story, the '010 Budding and grafting '8^ Buffalo 52, 103. 188. 221, 268, 313, 378, 426. 447 474, 600, 618, ,565, 636, 684, 707. 732, 764, 789 880, 909, 963, 992, 1019, 1090, 1139. 1166, 1224 12.36.1359.1306,1332. •Building retail place 132. Bulbous flowers 10o4 Bulbs fur Easter 759 Bulbs, salable sorts IJo Bulbs, watering 13b •Bag-flUIng machine 1338 Baltimore 68, 128, 208, 324, 403, 432, 480, 518 64«, 5ta, 692, 710, 746, 776. 789, 816, 9o8, 992 1018, 11 43, 1100, 1261, 1307, •Banquet decoration 816 •Bardolph, W. K. Harris as Ill •Basket of flowers 1139 •Basket of roses and carnations 1113 •Bassett & Washburn's greenhouses.. 165 •neatly. 11. B .„... 113 Bedding and pot plants around Chi- cago • 'Bedding at Washington Park, Chi- cago 1278 • Bedding plants at Washington 1232 •Begcnia. a useful 731 •Begonia diseases 117 •Begonia Incamala 731 Begonia Rajab 170 Begonia Vernon, sowing lUb Belgium, commercial floriculture in, ,1282 Berkshire Influstr>', a 12,57 Bermuda Ijulhcomblne 714 •Beiuiuda city garden 243 'Beniiuda garden, oleander in 266 'Bermuda house and garden 245 ■Bermuda lilv fleld 239 Bermuda lilies, disease Of 682 "Br-rmuda lilies, liarvesting 241 Bermuda n(»tes 239 Beniiuda, some vegetable productsof 730 Bermud lans. a point for llg Bicycle of flowers 309 Black spot b29 ■Bllglitof cho'santhemumB 26.3 Blight of garden pinks 6 Blight of sweet William 6 Blight, rose leaf 6211 Bocconla cordata 125ti Cactus. Mr. Isaac's imported 1318 •Caladlum argyrltes 197 Caladiumx. fancy 1329 Cal. state floral society 1248 (■alias 1304 Callas, summer treatment 1086 Cnllas, when to pot 310 Campanulas IJfJ Campanula leaf spot 691 Campanula pyraraidalis 1328 Canna, a new yellow 244 Canna Glolre de Motet 244 Canna Koenlgin Charlotte ■■■,-,lii Cannas lU 1''62 Cannas at Chicago 176 Cannas at Cornell 223 Cannas, cost of growing 445 Cannas, lifting 19b Cannas, list and treatment 114 Cannas, list for bedding 176 Cannas, new 1161 Cannas, starting ,. — 7oS Cannas, progress In ;;•„•■,•;;. ,2? Cannas, worms on lla, Ibb iio Caragana grandlflora 1U40 Carnltlon Alaska 264, 308 936 — Alegatlere ifj —American Flag 753 —Andalusia 763 —Anthony's Pink iA: ffi — Armazinda "^b 902 -Astoria '53 —Aurora 754 —Battles, Grace ™ —Beauty of Oxford 754 -Belle, La 754 -BenHur 764 — Bettlna 737 —Blanche i?4 -Blizzard 7a4 —Bock's seedling 753 — Boule de Neige i64 — Bouton d'Or ..• "66 -Bride of Brlescourt 264 727 —Buttercup ^64 —Carnegie, Mrs i67 -Cartledge, Thos ...758 -Clover, Kitty 346 727 -Corsair 264 308 -Cook, Minnie JJ'JS -Craig. Edna 767 1231 — Creighton. Fred j6i —Crimson Coronet "• 7o7 Crimson Sport 727 Si8 Darling, Grace 767 -Dawn 766 —Daybreak 755 936 —Dean, Maud 72b — Dorner, Fred 7d6 -Dreer, W. F 755 -Duhme. Mrs. C. H 93b —Duke of Orange 75b —Edelweiss ••; '56 -Eldorado 34o 737 -Eulalie 3|6 -Fardon, Grace 765 -Fisher. Mrs •■ 7o6 -Fox, Delia S45 726 —Freeman, J, R *66 -Garfield, Pres '06 -Oilbert, Lizzie bSO -Goldfinch '61; -Haettel. Lois J 75b —Hanks. Nancy 76b -Harrison, J, J 766 -Hector 76b —Henderson. Peter 756 -Hinsdale '«> -Hinze's White •;;• 76b -Hole, Dean '^M* -Hunt.M.A 71'5 -lago J56 —Jacqueminot ;,;a ,',sS .Jubflee 726 902 -.Jupiter. 316 Keller. Helen 766 — Kresken. Adelaide 766 -Lady Emma •■■ 76(. -Little Gem ^'^ ^3 -Lyone ■■: 346 -Magnet 264 m —Mangold, Ferdinand 'j* -Mapledale .264 —Marian —May Queen —Meteor —Moore, Miss —Myrtle —Nicholson -Old Gold — Feachblow 705 -Philadelphia 757 — Plerson, Emily '05 — Pix'ey, Annie 758 — Porsch. Louise '67 —Princess Bonnie 346 — Purite, La ^56 — Sallng, Lena '2b -Scott, Wm 7.58 -Seagull 768 -Shaefer, Ellen 737 —Stanley, Mrs, H, M 758 —Storm King 72b —Sumner, Chas 753 -Sunshine 727 — Sweetbrier 'J8 —Tidal Wave 768 —Triumph 726 902 —Uncle John - 490 —Warder, Dr 345 —Webb, Anna '5b -White Dove 758 Carnations— Analysis of plants 113b — Answers to questions 5bl —Around Chicago 606 1277 —Around Cincinnati 607 —At Jersey City 285 —At Kennett Square 264 —At the Phlla show 40O —Benching young plants 400 —Buds blasting 704 —Bursting of tne calyx 470 —Committee on novelties 1328 —Copper and ammonia solution 561 -Cuttings ,852 —•Daybreak, house of 1 b^ -Disbudding 2b3 —Dodge to catch trade, a 72S —In the fleld on Long Island 136 —Improving stock 314 —Lack of foliage on McGowan 56'2 —Long Island growers 633 —Moles Injuring 285 — *Mrs. Fisher again - —•Mrs. Fisher, house of 2 —New carnations, three 78o -New 13^ —New names. ^^^i —New varieties 34o —Nitrate of soda as stimulant 663 —Nomenclature 261 -Notes 2, 36, 88, 134, 174, 194. 214. 238, 263 286, 30 -i, 344. 376, 400, 422, 444, 470, 490. 612 536. 560. 68«. 606. 631. 656, 680 704, 726, 718 784, 828. 878. 90J. 936, 966, 986. 1013, 1062 1085, 1110, 1134, 1162, 1186, lilO, 1234, 1254 1277, 1302, 13-28. —Packing ■122 -•Packing flowers bUi -Profits 512 —Progress in 31 —Propagating In summer 1310 —Puzzle, a 51. —Raising from seed 785 —Red spider 561 -Bust. ■470 —Rust In Europe 1085 1110 -•Seedlings at Boston 72j -Soil, preparing 286 —Some new gL'8 —Soot as fertilizer 8,8 -Simulants 824 —Straw In soil 2»5 —•Supports 196 -Syringing 194 661 —Taking up and planting 89 —Three new 903 -Topping 3b —Troubles ™ -•Vases of 1 blooms at Boston i39 -Watering 214 .01 —Weak stemmed Portia 661 —When to plant ■■■ 2b3 Carnation society, American 60i bSb Carnation society, Chester county 238, 344 Carnation soclety,meetlng....701, 725, 878 Carnation society, prize list 1 '4 Carnations, hardy Igl Carnations I have seen 753 •Carpet bedding at Chicago 1278 Cassia maryianclica. • ■ • • • •,:^- v^ • ™ "s" Catalogues received. . .10, 250, 600, 522, 691 616, 610, 666, 712, 738, 768, 862, 844, 998, 1(;24 1U98, 1196, 1288. Calananche ccerulea i;jgA Cattleya Ashtortlana ^ Cattleya Chloris ^6 Cattleya Hardyana..., 194 Cattleya hyb, Kienastlana ^sb Caution IW Cedar Rapids. Iowa U02 Cemetery superintendents meet lo8 Centaurea candidlBslma, sowing — 243 •Centaurea, the Marguerite 13^ Centranthus ruber, llb- Cercls japonlca i™ Clielone Lyonl JJi" Chemical manures i^. 8SfcroS?-4S,1r 118Vl3S;-i59: 17?,-i97; |o 247, 268, ^88, 313, 346, 386, 403, 426, 448, 474 600 617, 640, 564. 688, 613, 636. 6o9 684 706 734 789 829. 880, 908, 938, 960 990, 1016, 1042 lUbti, 1090. 1113. 1138. 1164, 1188, 121 •, 1231 1360. 1385. 1310, 1333, •Chicago base ball team 1*1 Chicago, bedding and pot plants around ^i'^ Chicago, cannas at i 'b Chicago carnation notes. . , i s' ' •Chicago, carpet bedding at l-'» Chicago, Easter flowers at 9(* Chicago, Easter plants at 833 r},\i'nun i7prftnlums at I'b 163 1304 1278 ,56 866 424 489 633 Arlington 63» Chicago, geraniums at. Chicago growers, among, Chicago, plant trade in.. Chicago rose notes Clilcago to Atlantic City •China Astor. a Christmas crops Christmas rush, the Christmas tra'le, the Chrysanthemum— Agate, J J^J — Allamanda ?»? —Amaranth.. Arrlere 53&. —Baby Charles 538 — *BigelowB- M 334 —Bird. Lettie 638 -Blrd.Sallle 538 —Black. Miss Louise D. 334, 397, *444. 995 -Bloodgood, Miss Helen 420,638 -Bock, Be-ty 638 — Bonnaffon, Major 362 —Brigand 638 -Bufiock, Mrs 262 -CampbeU, Mrs. Jas,B 638 -Challenge 3te — Chipeta 638 -Cllfle, Mrs 305 —Columbine .■• 633 — Comley, Jas 420, *o82, 681 — •Crystailna 334 -Dalliedouze Eugene 261 -Darlington* Mrs 334 —Daybreak 283 —Dean, Helen 638 -De-n, Richard 398 —Debutante, The 538 —Domination 305 — Dugdale, John 638 — Durango 538 -Bddy,Burt 334 — Bgyption, The 633 -Ellerslle 638 —•Emerson. Mrs. H. W 334 -Ermlnilda 262 — Btolle de Lyon 420 -Falconer, Jeannie 638 —Fascination 262 —Ferris, Dr, Randolf 638 -Galbert, Mme. la Comtesse de 420 -Gold Dust 334 -Gold Fever 397,538 —Golden Wedding 30) —Harris, Grace 638 -Hatfield, Mrs, T. D 538 —Hayes, Francis B 538 —Her Majesty 638 Hill, Mrs. E.G 261,284,306,306 Hole, Dean 397,638 Hurley, Mrs. Wm, H 638 ■Illuminator 262 -lis. Mrs. J. Geo 262,305 -Ivory 263 — Jayne ,v.^ §84 -Johnson. Miss M. M *283, 638 — .Tones, Mrs. Jerome 2e2 -Juno •,, 398 — Kemble, Mrs, Wm, H 420, 63S — Kupferle, Rosa 638 —Lafayette 335 -Lager. Jno, B 282, •519,538. — La-nont, James 421 —Laredo 306 — Leroy. Ada H : 262 -Lippincott, Mrs. C 261,306,3('6 —Majestic 283 -Marie Louise 262,305,3116 —Mathews, Gov ; 431 -Mayflower 262 — Millbrook 334 —Minerva 262 — Molln, Mme, Chas. 420 -•Murdock. Mrs.S.T 334 -Mutual Friend 262 -Nada the Lily 638 — Neal, Mrs. J. B 638 -Nemesis 283.638 —Neva • 588 -New bold. Miss Margaret 397, 638 — Newltt Wm. G 262 -New York 421,538 -Nlveus 262,305 —Oakland 334 -Oakshade 397, {38 — O'Farrell, Blma 538 -Opal 538 — "Palmer, Mrs. Potter 642 — Pankoucke.M 420 -Parker, Mrs. J W. Jr 282 —Parker, Mrs. M. R 638 —Parting Guest 538 -Philadelphia 3C6, 334, •371, 638 — oueen,The .••• 262 -Sand, Mrs. W.H *334, 638 -Reiman, H. W 3C7, 421, •444 -Reynolds, Maud D 538 — Klverside 638 -•Romlg, Mrs. H, L 996 -Sea Shell 263 —St, Louis 638 -Sinaioa ' 638 -Smith, Edith 638 -Smith, Pres. W. R 262 -Spauldlng. M. B -.iV™- ?8' -Spauldlng, Miss G 420, 63S, 639 — Sunderbmch, H, L 262 -Sunrise 383,639 —Sunshine 6g -Taylor. J. H « —Tippecanoe ■ ■ ■ • 639 -Trotter, Mrs, Bdw. H • .397, 639 -TrOT J H 283, '•619, 539 -Uncle Sam" .681,988 -Venus de Medeol 383, 639 -Vivland-Morel 362, 305 -Walz,Elia •••„ g^? -•Walz, Fred '"^•W[ -Wanlass g™ — Weller, Sam 639 — Wentwoith. Mrs. Moses J. ...334, 639, 682 -Whilldln. Mrs. J. G 262,306 -White Cloud ^9 -Whlte,J, H 30i — Widener,H. B 306 — Wiedersheim, Mrs. T. H . 639 —Yellow Queen 261 Chrysanthemums — •Advertisinga show 681 -Aphis —•Arrangement of —At Bmst Apmus's ,... -Big blooms, a few —Black fly -•Blight —Boston, awards at —Chemical manures —Chicago, awards at —Cincinnati, awards at 213 379 305 420 860 263 , 282 . 173 —Committees for judging new 238 —Committee on 30*; —*Comer at Chicago show 421 —Correction of names 307 —Crown buds 173 —Cutting back 125t; —Cutting blooms 261 —Evolution of the .- IU9 —Exhibitions, thoughts on 420 —Feeding 193,282 -Foreign notes 539 —For general use 31^8 —Frozen 703 -In boxes 262 —In May.... 1094 —In solid border 442 -Interview, a chrysanthemum 281 —Judging new 116, 134. 19;i —Judging the seedlings 283 —Liquid manure ^47 -List of varieties for commerce 32 —Measuring flowers 4^3 —Mildew 8B0 -Names 414 —National society .■ 87 —National society awards 282 -*New, at Philadelphia 371 —Newer varieties at Chicago 343 —New York, awards at 282 -Notes October 23 306 —Notes 1, 34, SB. 116, 173, 193,213,247,261.281 —Notes on 261 —Notes on newer 420 — OnedozeB good 39i^ -Philadelphia, awards at 283 —Pinching side shoots 213 -Pink for trade use 314 —Plants for 15 cents 44t —Plants for store trade 313 —Pot plants 1328 —Price of plants 213 —Progress In 32 —Quantity of stimulants 282 — Qui pense 314 — Keviewof varieties 337 —Seed 708 —Show at Toklo 'Si)2 —Show judges 307 —Solid beds and benches 281 —Stimulants, quantity of 282 —Stock plants, selection of 281 — Taklngthe buds 34 — Topdresslng lit; — *Two new 444 — Tylnir 1.^04 — * View at Toronto 443 —Watering 88 — Work of the C. S. of A 581 Chrysanthemum decoration 309 'Chrysanthemum house, Mr.Rawson's 399 Chrysanthemum names. 539 Chrysanthemum shows —Baltimore 366 —*BaitImore. glimpse of show 395 — * Boston 340 — *Boston view at 367 — *Chlcago 331, •372 —Denver ...- 36^ —Frederick. Md. 394 — Germantown, Pa.... 272 —Hamilton, Ont 374 — 'Indianapolis 341, 369 —Kansas City. Mo 397 — 1 oulsvilie, Ky 374 —Milwaukee. Wis 396 —Montreal 393 —New Bedford. Mass 396 —New Haven, Conn. 373 —New Orleans, La 397 —Newport. R 1 371 — Oshkosh Wis 397 — *Philadelphla 338 — Philadeipnia, echoeeof the 391 —"Philadelphia, views at 369 — PIttsfleld Mass 342 —Providence. R. 1 394 —St Louis 3i2,365 —St. Paul. Minn 420 —San Krancl^co 373 -Springfield. Mass 418 —Toronto 417 — U.Ion Hill. N. J 374 —Wayne. Pa 312 Chrysanthemum show.suggestlone for 133 Chrysanthemum Society of America 397.42J Chrysanthemum Society of America, awards 5;^S Chrysanthemum the 414 Chryaanlhemum year book 680 Chrysobactron Hookerl 1279 Chrysobactron, hardiness of 1329 Chrysoconia. hardiness of 1329 Chrysocoma Llnosyrls 1279 Chrysosteraroa tripterls 1276 Chysis bractescens aurea 288 CIssus discolor , 988 Cincinnati 20 66. 119, 146, 160, 186, 198. 22i 274, 290. 3v4, 412, 500 51S, 5i32, 566, 590, 620, 6;W, 670.681. 718.742. 774 800.864.920.940, 964. 1018. 1046. 1139. 1166, 1214. 1?3", 1285, Cinerarias for Easter 6'»7 Classification and Inspection of plants 86 Cleaning tiower pots 22 Clematis Davldlana 1327 •Clematis Jackmannl In Humboldt Park 1329 Clematis recta 1182 Clematis seeds, germinating £00 Cleveland 10. 91, 130, 168, 222. 290, 618, 716. 802. 978. 10J6. 1032, 1058, 1093. Ui^, 12C0, 1213. 1287. 13' 9. Coelogyne Sanderlnna 89 *Coi. Dan and Sir John 40 Coleus. cost of growing 445 Color of a flower, trua 812 Color question, the 1192 Colors .comparative, the relation to flowers 76 Coming exhibitions 12, 92, 122, 1*2, 162 182. 20^. 224. 2-18.202,284. 306. Commercial greenbouses being built 228 Commercial greenhouses, recent 228 Confessions oC an amateur ♦818,1142 Construction on small place i:i26 •Convenient retail establishment f'HA Convention of 1894, why successsfui. . 154 Convention, the 48 Coreopsis Ian ceolata 1181 Cornell horticulture and floriculture 557 Coronlllu varia 1230 *Costa Rica, vegetation in, 755, 757. 759, 785,787. Cost of growing coleus, etc 445 Cost of maintaining small place 876 Cost of rose growing lot Council Bluffs. Iowa 232 Crape myrtle, the 11 8J Crawfish and aquatics 856 Crawly story, a 1061 Cucumber seed 406 ♦Cucumbers under glass 1038 Cut flowers other than roses, etc 78 Cut flowers, wholesaling 117 Cuttings midsummer 136 Cut worm, variegated 1C40 Cycas revoluta 86) Cycas revoluta stems, starting 11J64 C>clamen perslcum 470 Cyclamens 310 Cyclamens, temperature for 444 Cyprlpedlum bellatulum eereglum... 194 Cyprlpedlum Chamberlalnianum 401 Cyprlpedlum H. Ballantlne 493 Cyprlpedlum Isahellie 584 Cyprlpedlum Jas. H. Veltch 286 Cyprlpedlum niveum. treatment of ... :i5 Cyprlpedlum Youngianum 310 Cytisus for Easter 759 Cytlsus. pruning 1014 Cytisus scoparluB 1135 Dahlias, bone dust for 768 Dahlias not flowering 446 Daphne cneorum 1088 Davenport. Iowa 23'J ♦Davison's violet hoase 877 •Dawson. C.J 37-) Dean Hole, welcome to 375 Deaths, recent 1024 Decoration, an Inexpensive 12W •Decoration, a wedding 632 Decoration, chrysanthemum 309 Decoration day, hints for *1U1I Decoration for a class banquet 1040 ♦Decoration, wedding 267 "Decorations at dinner, N. Y. Florists" Club t;;n Decorations at Washington 6C8, 632, 8l8, 1043. ♦Decorations for small banquet 816 •Decorative plants at Chicago 419 Decorative plants, seasonable work among 157 Decorative plants, some good 242 •Deliven' wagons, florists" 1161.1163,1165 •Delivery wagon for large plants 1262 Delphinium hybrldum 123') Dendroblum noblie, treatment of 35 •Dendroblum Phaifenopsls Schroder- lanum 401 Denver. 9, 381, 564. 638, 924, 1148, 1188, 1220, 1296. Des Moines. Iowa 210, 408 Detroit. Mich 232 Dlanthus alplnus 1162 Dlanthus arenarlus J.116'2 Dlanthus caesiua 1136 Dlanthus p umarlus 1162 Dlctamnus f raxlneila 1112 Dleflen bachla 988 Digitalis purpurea 1182 Dlsa nervosa 170 Disappointed 778 Doors, hanging outside 946 Dracasna fragrans 730 Dracaenas, propagating 987 Dracffinas. repotting 988 Dracocepbalum austrlacum 1256 Dracocephalum Ruyschianum , 123 1 Dreer's, notes from 252 Dresden Hurt. Exhibition 9r2 Dried mushrooms 1170 Dutchess Co, (N. Y.) Hort. Society.... 574 Duties, import 967 •Early history of the S. A. F 1114. 1140 Easter and the grower 1014 •Easter basket of hybrid roses 1U17 Easter flowers 751) Easter fiowers at Chicago 90*1 Easter, Miles for. 852 ♦ICaeter plant arrangements 986 Easter plants at Chicago 822 ♦Easter plants packing 874 Easter preparations 875 •Easter scenes In N. Y v;58 Faster trade report 957 Eats the tiower buds 2 Education for florists 678 Education in the business 705 Eiectr'c light In greenhouses. . .. 49t; Electric light, effect on p'ants lt>; Elevation of our business, requlre- Fertlllzer for lawns 607 Ficus elastlca 988 Fire Insurance 906 Fittonias 988 Flatbush. carnations at 125 Flat bush. In 934 Flatbush Incident, a 760 Floral bicycle 309 •Floral carnival at Santa Barbara — 1066 Floral cow. a 982 Floral fashions In New York. ..655, 732. 986 Floralville sketches 1189 Florist and the press, the 820 Florist s art. the 466 Florists clubs. Influence of 441 Florist of the future, the 1210 Florists' protective association :i80 Florists, wages of 995 Florists" work outdoors 215 Flowering and foliage plants for house 814 Flowering shrubs at Washington 1040 Flower of death, the 1130 •Flowers at funeral of G.MesBeberg..ll37 •Flower seller, Japanese 824 Flying Dutchman, the iai4 Foreign notes 68. m 170. 286, 302, 493, 496. 528. 957, 982. 1087. 1192. Frost on the glass 759 •Fumigating with carbon bl-sulphid. . 783 •Funeral arrangement 1135 *Funeral flowers of Pres. Carnot 5, 7 Fungous diseases of ornamental plants fa'29 Galllardla arlstata 1231 Galega officinalis 1229 Gait. Ont ... 19J. 326, 566, 1133 Garden 1 ;ndscapes 584 Gera' lum pratense ,1135 Geraniums, a few good 63:^ Geraniums at Chicago 176 Geraniums, cost of growing 445 Geraniums, list for bedding 176 Geraniums, progress In 33 Geraniums, ten desirable beddera.... 33 Germany, commercial floriculture In. 1282 Geum atrosangulneum ...1163 Glllenia trifollata 1162 Ginkgo tree, the. 3 Give the employees credit 530 Gladiolus, bone dust for 768 Gladiolus communii UfK G lass. American versus foreign 770 Glass houses, construction and heat- ing 677 Glazing 223 Globularia trichosantha 1327 ♦Gloxinias 937 •Goose flower, the 156 Government seeds, selling : 1074 Government seed shop, closing of 1338 Grand Rapids, Mich 269. llLO. 1250.1344 Grasshoppers eating cannas 223 Grass seed, sowing 38 Greeks, the 826 Greenhouse building.. 146. 222, 3'JO. 390. 458 500. 539, 968, 1034. 1166. 1338. Greenhouse construction 677 •Greenhouse 50 feet wide 704 ♦Greenhouse 60x3C0 1093 •Greenhouses. A. M. Heir's 175 Greenhouses, insuring 89U Greenhouses, new 164. 778 Grevlllea robusta, sowing 610, 1014 Groton.MasB 524 •Grotto a lovely 820 •Group on the pier 137 ♦Group photograph at Atlantic City. . 135 •Gymnogramme sehlzophylla glorl- osa 827 1111 mentsfor Elmlra, N. Y '.".'. England, commercial floriculture In Eplloblum rosmarlnlfoUum Equalizing tem peratu . e 'Eilca Bothwelllana „^^ Erlgeron aurantlacus 116:j, 12;il Error In calculation, an Uin Erjnglum c<]elestlnum 1256 Eurya latlfolla 243 Evergreens, transplanting ;i8 Evolution among plants 881 Evolution of the chrysanthemum 109 Exhibition advertising 284 Exhibition at U. S Nurseries 310 Exhibition, Dresden Hort 972 Exochorda grandlflora 1040 Express rates 458 Exhibitions, recent 226 Exhibition rules N. Y. florists' club. ..1262 Express rates 252 Fable by Alael 283 Factors influencing health of plants under glass 930 ♦Falstaff, Burt Eddy as Ill Fern, a useful losii Fern notes ]015 Ferns, collecting hardy 1257 Ferns for ferneries 1304 Ferns, potting ']015 Ferns, sowing ioi5 Ferns, transplanting ii)i5 Fertilizers and their application 84 Habenaria Susanme 3''2 Ha?ma- thus Kalbreyerll 1182 Hall association 1080 Half-tone engravings 74U Hanging plants 679 Hard wooded cutting 472 Hardy flowers for September 4 Hardy plants, forcing 218,240 Hardy plants and shrubs, arrange- ment of 653 Hardy plants, arranging 653 Hardy shrubs, arranging 653 Harrlsil, successive crops 19ti Hatboro. Pa 1294 Health of plants under glass. Influ- ences on 930 •Heater. Zirnglebel's coll 1018 Heating and construction 677 Heating. Improvements in 468 Hyacinths, bedding 266 •Hydrangea Otaksa "i014 Hydrangeas, lifting 242 Hydrangeas, starting for Easter 537 Hymn to Jaggs 1263 Hypericum Mosertanum 1256 I Iberia sempervlrens 1088 •Ice box. Mr. Geo. Stumpp's 1115 Ice box for retail store 424 •Idyls of the potting shed. 820 Import duties 967 Imported stock, care of 424 Incrustation of boiler 866 Indianapolis. 118, 148.198.314,482,576,829, 993. 1167. 12^4. Industrial progress 27 Influences on health of plants under glass 930 Insuring greenhouses 890 *In the swim 300 Insecticide, kerosene as an 1034 Interstate park, an 952,1024 Iris angllca I23tt Iris. German nag Iris germanlca 1088 Iris Kaempf erl i230 Iron and slate 868 Ivy, Kenllworth 679 Jaggs as a Benedict 1044 •Japanese flower seller 824 Jasione perenne 1230 Jersey City, carnations &% 285 Judge says, the 1048, 1116 Judges and exhibitions 3 Ju glng a flower show, technicalities In-; 356 Judging novelties 1334 Kalmia. forcing 219 Kansas City, Mo. 254, 276. 314, 350, 478, 574, 626. 684, 748. 792, 832. 948. Kentucky Society of Florists 1311 Kentu(;ky florists spring show 940 Kerosene as an Insecticide 104 Kew lectures, about the 611, 6;13 Kew lectures again 678 to . 308 .1325 ^Heating, overhead Heating, single pipe Heating with crude oil , Heating with hot water overhead. Heating, changing from steam water Heating from steam engine 1325 Healing, pipes required for 1325 Heating questions 1.325 Heating small place 1326 Helenlum autumnale 1303 HelenlumHoopeslI. 1235 Hellanthemum mutablle 1231 Hellanthus multlflorus 1256 Hellopsls Pitcherlana 1256 Hellanthus rlgldus 1302 Hellanthus Solell d'Or ,1302 Hemerocallls flava ...1136 Herbaceous planting 216 Herbaceous plant notes loas. 1111. 1134 1162. 1181, 122J1. 125*;, 1278, 1302, i;i2:. ♦Herr's greenhouses. A. M 175 Heucliera sangulnea 1134 •Hints about art in gardening. 1109 •Hole. Rev. S.Reynolds 491 Holyoke. Mass f.72. 1198 Horticulture and floriculture at Cor- nell 557 Hot water heating, changing to steam i;i25 •Hot water under pressure lOity House decoration, foliage and flower- ing plants for 874 Houston. Texas 204 How it is done 1130 How many men does it take 1186 Hoya camosa fruiting. . 428 •fluraboldt Park, bedding in 1337 Lsello-Cattleya Broomfieldenals 170 Lselio-Cattleya leucoglosaa 194 Lap] lo-Cattleva Maynardl 89 La?lio-CattleTlmora gg Lancaster. Pa '.', 'icgg Lantanas in bloom 6 Lathyrus latlfoiius 1230 Lawn, making and caring for i;7 Leaf spot g29 *Leaf spotof campanula 591 Leaks, attention to 904 Leaks, about ]0S7 Leaks, about those ! 904 Leaks, stop the... 884 Lenox, Mass 462, U02, 1152,'l259 Lenox Hort. Society show 137 Leominster. Mass 626 Leontopodlum alplnum I2i9 Lilies for Easter [[[ 352 Lilies, potting 1394 LUIum aurat um .'." ' 'i256 Llllum candldum ..1230 LUIum Melpomene .1232 Llllum Phllipplnense 380 Llllum speclosum Melpomene 1256 Llnarla dalmatica 1135 Llnaria trlornlthophora 1256 Llnum trlcynum , giQ 537 Lobelia syphilitica 1328 T.X3ndon. Ont 96,296 ♦Londale. Edwin 75 Lotus cornlculatus 1112 Louisville, Ky 670.969,1021,1215 •Luculla gratlseima 679 Luplnus polyphyllus II12 Ljchnis alpestris 1135 Lychnis alplna 1135 Lychnis chalcedonica . .- 1183 Lychnis flos-cucull plenlsslma, 1229 Lyclmis f ulgens Sleboldll i;30 ♦Lyons exposition, planting at 215 Lythrum roseum superbum 1279 M ♦Made up work §16 Madison, roses at 266 Malva moschata !!l230 Managing 20.00J feet of glass 237 ♦Mantel decorations 4b"9, 471 Manure from poultry yard 858 Manure tank 173 Manures, chemical 1190 Marantas .'.*.*.'.*.' 988 Mass. Hort. Society , J86 Mass. Hort. Society, annual show 137 Mass. Hort. Society, awards 157, 905 Mass. Hort. Society rose and straw- berry show , 1212 Mass. Hort. Society, spring show 879 Mechanic Falls, Me 204 Mealy bug again .'.' 44^^ Meaeunng glass surface 7I6 Mignonette, disbudding 444 Mignonette, sowing 1304 Mildew, downy 629 Mildew, powdery 629 Milwaukee .^ 1294 Minnesota florists annual outing '. 150 MlacellaneouB seasonable hints, 37, 136, 175, 196. 242, 266. 310. 424, 444, 637, eOC. 657 679, 758, 13'J4, 1328. ' ' Montreal 178. 600, 762, 968, 1237 Moles, destroying 486 Moles, getting rid of £02 Monarda didyma 1229 Musa ensete fruiting 427 Mushroom growers, a wrinkle for. . . .1318 N NarclBsus. bedding. ,^ Nephrolepls davalloldes furcans luib New Brunswick notes ™. New London, Conn ii-n-ViiyS New Orleans ■^'''*'iQm New plants 'loVri™! NpwDort R I l^;iU. loll nIw? notes 10, 120, 199, 318, 320. 322, 358, 410, 412 434. 43H. 419.476.601. 622. 69b. Mb, KO, 668 70S 772. 944, 10 0. 1019, 1030. 1044, 10.i4. 1106, 1118, li44, 1167, 1178, 1194, 1236, 1268, 1274, 1298, 13M, 1332. 1316. Newton, Mass ™ rew \'^(TI^%^Y^i-\7B:mM m. aw. 288, 311 3«, 376, 400, 4M, 4ffi, 472, 494, 614, 610 687, 612, 631, 658. 682^™=a,"2' ™- 787 833 880 S09, 933, 959, 9C0, 101b, 1066, &, 1113 1137, 1164: 1212, 1231, 1258, 1385, 1C06, 13SU *New Vork, Easter scenes In New York floral fashions ,.. »New Torkttorlsts' club ..... .,.,,.„ New York florists club, exhibition rules ^ • , New York, plant trade In New York seed trade New York, seed trade In *" Night watchman." a Night watchman, the Nitrate of soda • . Nomenclature committee work North Easton, Mass -Small spots on foliage. , 958 ...1262 827 454 1074 311 676 445 614 ....1083 Notes by the way 1016, 1078 Notes on novelties 'y'2 Novelties i---;-v. ml Novelties, elfect on floriculture 901 Novelties, notes on 'V'-> Novelties, judging. , ■ i; ■ ' ■ ;.Viiqk Nurserymen. American association of 119b Nurserymen, of Interest to — *5» Nurserymen, western wholesale l^io Rudbeckla hlrta Rudbeckla maxima Rust Parting Shot, a.....^ 1<3 "^ZlUDo'ts Passing of Jaggs, the..... ....■•••- ■••^ -small soots Patents recently granted 519, i.O, 99b, 1120. 1338. ^ „., Pelargoniums for Easter. , bJ' Pelargoniums, new Callfomlan ifM* Pelargoniums, propagating .v. ofo Pelargoniums, repotting '■' '■ ?3S Pelargoniums, stock plants gb Pelargoniums, varieties tg*9 Pennlsetum longlstylum sm Persecution, alleged 1J4; Petraa volublUs J™ Petunias from seed. ... .■..;.■• ■• • ■ ii,- ■ bua Philadelphia 8, 40, 139, 159, 179, 197. 232. 34b. 268. 289, 312. 316, 3 1^ 40 ,420, 447. 473, 494, 516 ,541,563,688.635.662,683 707. 731. 7bl,ig, 85,3 881 908, 938, 964, 992 1016, 1012. M, 1091, 1114, 1143, 1164, 1187, 1213, 123b, 1260, 12S4, 1303, !:«1. , ^ ,,^ •Philadelphia florists gun club. . . . . -j}^ Philadelphia, exhibition echoes from 370 Philadelphia, house plants In Sli •Philadelphia new Hort. hall... .... 4i3 Philadelphia notes ■^■- -Wlb, 1331 Philadelphia seed notes 10, 1098, 110 Philadelphia supper, the , 340 Phlox decussata '^ux Phlox suflrutlcosa i-™ Pinks, blight of ° Piping for rose house J' J •Pitcher & Manda's, views at Wl PUtosporum varlegatum .•■ ^ Ptttafleld Mass 13U oou Pittlburg 13, 339, 600, 991, 1021, 1063, 1213 13,W. 1186,1308. , ^ ^ , ,„,„ ,.,,„ Plttaburgand Allegheny hotels,. 1340 1310 Plalnfleld, N. J e,,m" I'lan for acre plot m- »"; •Plant arrangements, Easter 9»b Planttradeln Chicago........... •■ 1304 Plants adapted for retail florists llbO Plants, evolution among 30 ... 636 -Thripson 2b4 —To grow with carnations 9bb —Twelve varieties In one house 492 —Ventilating and watering 1311 —Ventilation of bouses 1^3 WTatGrlDE. >■■••■• loUl •Rose garden'. Worid's Falr^ ........... .1182 •Rose house, Slebrecht & Wadley s... 993 Rose society, American ^' Hi Rose society, work for the .-wu 1338 1229 629 Saddle River, N. J. St. John, N. B St. Joseph. Mo — 1-386 ...438, 954, 996,1069 , 256 Swalnsona ^21 Swalnsonas 8(y •Swalnsona galeglfoUa alba ; va Ssl> Swalnsona, pink '68 8bi Swalnsona, propagating 3»a Sweet peas tor cut flowers 1*3° Sweet peas, reduced list of ^Jb Sweet peas under glass **| Sweet William, blight of „„o Syracuse, N. Y lg;0 Syrlnga perslca laclnlata 104" "Table decorations at Chicago 511, 513, 515 Nyack. N Y 39J Nymphaja Robinsonl 1™ Plants for vases. 679 Ohltuary-Balnes. Thos — Bernardio, Camille. . . . —Brown, Thos. H — •Bergmann, G. R — •Chitty, H.E — Duane, John — Engel, Louis 907 768 1262 1019 133J 1189 10' — Forsteiman, Ignatius 907 — Gammage.J G 90 — Gower. W. Hugh -u —Hunt, Mrs. M. A lo- -Jones, MorilsR 644 —Kranz. Conrad li™ -•Martin, Thos, F lOf:^ — •Messeberg. Gus i "f — Mulr, Samuel "=" — Oger, Pierre Auguste J* — Peattle, John '% — Bobbins, B. A ™ —Scott, Jas. W 970 — Sheppard, John A J" —Thomson, Wm M» — TruBaut, Charies 90j iii San Francisco 310. 674, 1310, 1342 San Francisco sweet pea show I3tt) San Jose. Cal ,■■••,•■;••■};.»• •Santa Barbara, floral carnival at. . . .lOMj Saponarla caucaslca 130- Saponaria ocymoldes Jill Saponarla omclnalls l«b Saratoga.N.Y .23^ Scablosa caucaslca t-3u Scale, anew 'l\ Scarborough and Tarrytown 54 Scolopendrium vulgare - . .1086 Seasonable work among decorative plants 1?' Seed advertising 1U.-U Seed distribution bl3 Seed notes general 1218 Seed purchase, government 714 sled trade 14. 5). 94, 134. 114, IM 1S4, 226 250, 272, 294. 318, 3o0, .382, 40B, 431, 45), 478 600, 533, 646, 570, 694, 618. 642. 666. 768. 79b 843; 888 916. 972, ICO), 1026, 1116, 1342, 1266 12110 1333, Seed trade assoeiaiion J170 Seed business, changes In J33» Tank, building around Tarlfl bill, the •••• Tarrytown and Scarborough. . Temperature, equalizing Testing station proposed, a.. .. Thallctrum aqulleglf oUum — Thermopsis fabacea, Thrips, white - Through American eyes •Ticket, a striking admission. Topeka. Kas. , 222 124 64 1256 ..1111 ..1162 .. 2 ..1280 .. 397 .190 231 Queens, carnations at. 394 1135 Rahway. N. J 694, 1342 Reason why, the ■„;•'• . .659, 661 Recollections of Atlantic City. . 732 Regulating pric?s Orchid culture and hybri'dizatiin 1157 *Reltieman, B. C Xpphlfi the omnipresent 1148 Reminders , ■ ■•■ f"'' ^"'*' i^Ji orchds a few notes about ..31 Removing whitewash from glass J279 Orchids, a few notes about Orchids. April •Orchids at Toronto Orchids at W. S. Kimball s...., •Orchids, display at Brookllne •Orchidi. display at Chicago .. Orchids for Christmas Orchids for June Orchids for March Orchids for May ryi i „t Orchids from a commercial point oi view , , 1^ Orchids, hybridizing J158 Orchids in Cincinnati lloj Orchids in January gj 986 Reseda glauca. .. 903 ■ ' ■ '-- 986 . 823 . 376 . 492 .1133 . 876 1037 Orchids in July. .1184 ... 572 131 1166 .... 116 244 113 937, 1014, 1086 1135 , 6 9 Retailer's window, the Retail trade, the..... = Rhaphlolepis japonica. «3 Rhododendrons, transplanting,. .... . .13 '5 Rochester. N. Y. 892, 918 952, 980. 991. 1023 iSlwi. 1093, 1124, 1154, 1163, 1215, 1238 1272, 12.33. 1311, 1340. Rose, American Beauty — CrlTDBon Rambler —Hole. Dean — Kaiserln —Meteor Morgan. Mrs. Pierpont Orchids now blooming 1033 Orchids, purchasing »j Orchids, rare 'jj Orchids-three gems »!) Orchids, wornout ■ =' Ornamental plantB.fungusdlaeasesoJ b29 •Orthezia. the greenhouse «;i Osmanthus IV/mi! ims Ottawa, Ont 124,696,1008 •Overliead heating............... 3« Overhead heating with hot water ««■ ... 874 .... 463 ....1162 1018 .... 1089 IMl 877 886 38 , 631,877 157 •Packing Easter plants Packing flowers for market. . . . Paionies. Chinese — -•Pieonia. discoloration or .... Paeonla tenullolia Painting Palm notes -• Palm seeds .value of fresh ... Palms in summer Palms, polling Pandanus, potting Pansles. covering In cold frame 340 Pansles for winter blooming 13M Pansles. sowing .3' Pansy, double '■»*; Pansv seed, sowing {'U Papaver involucratum ijb.) Papaver crientale Jj™ Papaver pllosum l'™ Paper white for CbilBtmas 310 Parable, a Todunk ■ »•" "Paris flower market, gllmpseof. 21i Paris, horticultural exhibition at )18b •Paris, parks of '^» .. . 308 ... 1013 .... 375 .... 286 .... 286 .... 683 Slebrecht, Belle 631 101.1 —1\ stout, Mme i* Roses around Chicago i- — •At Chicago show g';; -AtMadison *b —Beauties, black spot on *» -Bedding In Chicago 93J -Best method of growing ib -Best varieties i-- .™ -Black spot *■ S; Blind wood on teas 904 •Brides, house of " Brides not doing well »* Chicago, list of bedders 830 ClasMflcatlon ■"Vw-Va!' oS Club root 422, 78b, 9L4 Coal ashes and roses Seed crops 1333 Seed, Waterloo's garden Jii Seedman's qualifications, a. 883 Seedsmen, reliable and otherwise 694 Selaglnellas ■ 1182 September, hardy flowers for 4 Shading i Ob 850 Shattered Idol, a JO Shooting at Pittsburg 1334 •.-iebrechtct Wadley'snew rose house 993 Sllene orientalls Ij* SUene quadrlauriculata 13<8 Sllene Schaf ta I'gs Single pipe heating »™ Sioux Llty, Iowa............ 334 Small place, cost of maintaining bjn Smllax and asparagus 1^!;9 Smilax once again 93b Smllax, stringing 13b Snails and fern benches 44,5 Snowball, propagating Japan. ••■•■■ 633 Society of American Florists ibl 1168 —Atlantic City convention —Bowling contest —Bowling contest scor s —•Bowling contest, prizes —•Bowling contest, snap shot at. .. —•Bowling match, first team prize —Bowling rules —Charter —Chicago to Pittsburg —Come to the convention. . -•Early history —Convention echoes —Convention notes —Convention program —Election of otlicers — Entertainer ents at the convention 118. —•Exhibition hall, diagram of ..^ —Executive session at Pittsburg.. . i81 838 —Final session —From far west to Pittsburg -Hotels at Atlantic City —Medals - -Pittsburg program —President's address —•Prizes for shooting tournament. jeO. 896, 912. 910, 976, 994, 1056, lOf. 111-5 11V6. 1192. 1193. 12-23. 1237. 1292. 1307, 1^2, Trade report Easter^. ....•■• 9=' Trees and shrubs at Washington Ubl Truck, agreenhouse »™ Tuberoses, potting '<>jt Tulips, bedding ^ Tulips, boxing i'o U United States Nurseries, exhibition at 310 Up-to-date florist, the 1020 •Up to date small range of glass 1336 Useful plants ns-i Valeriana officinalis 1'^ Vallev pips In cold storage 6M •Vase of outdoor flowers Jg>7 •Vase of summer flowers igg Verbenas, sowing buy V entilate, why we 6i| Veronica Incana ^*J° Victoria regla rotting l«- View of Mr. Heacock's greenhouses . 85 •View of R. Craig's greenhouses 116 Viola cornuta lt{» •Violet California biu Violet culture, successful Violet. English. ♦Violet, the English Violet house, a •Violet house. W. R. Davison s.. Violets Violets blue ■ .„ Violets, care and culture ox> Violets, culture of g'* Violets, double ™,i Violets in carnation house 1163 Violets In pots 1'™ Violets, planting « Violets, potting '0J4 Violets, lifting liK» .1136 .1087 ,1280 ,. 877 . 683 , 484 73 ,.1306 .. 88 . 31 .. 103 . 29 .. 44 ;:::66i 732 13'J6 6 .1114 1186 87 ....... 33 6 83 105 28 ...1134 ... &) ....1306 .... 9 . . . .130t; 1263 73 109 w wages again.. '^^b'w wTflffpR of florists '"*' '^" Walhlngton 2!o: 377. 483. 449. 486. 49.i. 664, 1 02 taf, 703. 734, 74,3. 79S, 910, 965, lOlfi, 1012, 1136,1172.1244.1261. Washington, bedding plants at 1«| Washington, decorations at^... »4o Washington, flowering shrubs at I04U Washington gleanings. ■ ■ ■ -■ ■:----.fii Washington, trees and shrubs at. . . .1164 •■Water gardens at Clltton, N.J.. -■**»" Water hyacinth Waterloo's garden seed •Wedding decoration ........ ^ Wedding decoration, an elaborate. • ■ ■ 46b Westerly, R. 1. ■ JS Western wholesale nurserymen 13iU When to sow seeds. »» Whitewash, removing from glass. .. . .1«» WholCBallng cut flowers, best method 117 Wholesale prices of flowers lau Why we ventilate ■ 2J- •Wide house, Mr. Swayne's i»4 Wild flowers ,^ •Window decorations i«» Window displays. . 426 . 972 , 267 - Sketchesof trade exhibition 107 —Trade exhibition, awrdsat, —•View of convention hall — Society of Indiana Florists. . . . Sophro-Cattleya exlmla Soot Spergula plllfera -j-- ,,nc •Splrasa astllboldes florlbunda 1 3» ^ .,,„„„ ....6.5J Splriea flllpendula plena JJw —Cuttings ■ y^n Q|;,rn^T Rnmholdtll 1163 Cutworms In rose houses 612 |P™^°gS^°"""' 1181 Damaged cuttings 1C!'.3 | Splrffia loo.iia. Shooting match 108 w'lnter-blooming P'«°'| ".,,-,;• ■gjo"™ <■ ShooUng match, rules ?^J ^°"!,'' ^T,"iSrt "ii,'» ' ' ' 1187 secretafys report. . ,....,.,,,..„ " :S!;°2'^S.,f,'n' '^^■■■:::::: :::::::::: : uo ... 106 ... 1 61 ... 302 866 878 1162 —Dropping their buds —Dying off —Fertilizers for —For bedding — Grubs afTeclIng —Grubs In rose houses... . —Hybrids, treatment of.... —•In Denver —In pots ,•-••/,■•-,•••■ —Kaiserln turning black. . . —Leaves becoming sti.ky.. —Leaves turning pale ... -Limestone soil. —List of commercial sorts, — M ore worms —Nitrate of soda for —Notes 658 , 929 Park, an Interstate... . 952 Parksof Paris 120,i, 1231. 1233. 1235 422 194 492 1061 709 901 10:i3 1038 80 610 174 ....1301 ::!!:"682lSplra;apalmata JJ81 492 SpIriBU Ulmarla. ''^ " Sprigs from ihe spice bush ....l^3i Sprlngfleld, Mass 496, 665, 566, 624, 670, %i ll'.« Spring plants In Boston Spring plant trade ;,-••,■-:■ Spring show Mass Hort. Society Staphvlea Bumalda Staph vlea colchlca Steam engine, healing from , . . . . Steam heat, changing to hot water. -Wood. Elijah A. .... . .... ..... ■■■■ -ji; • Jjl" Worcester. Mass . 10. 10), 119, lb9, 184, 2)0, ;i62 379,458,502,536, 598, 61o, 63b. 686. 708, 744 776 798 844, 894 910, 941. 966, lOOl, 1022, 1043 ioia: 1101. 11'32, 1162. 1170. 120!. 1215, V342, V3f/.. 1-292, l:«ll, ISJ'). •World's Fair rose garden UW Worm, a destructive ""J Worms attacking cannas !!» Worms, millipede ■■■,■■,•■;■• •■-,/«? • Wreath of sweet bay and violets. . . . 1091 . 816 . 825 . 879 .1040 . 514 .1325 i;i25 Stenactls specIosuB '^|jj 13 Stevia. . . •Stewart, W. J. Stimulants Stop the leaks. 1 12 Store trade, plants In. . 113 . 728 . 884 . 813 196 Yucca fllamentosa. -Papa Gentler on solid beds .- ~ i SJr.'.brfanThes Dyerlanus -Piping rose house lioi SuigSDs for a chrysanthemum =piSSu!5gV.utdooVs, Testpui fof: : : : : . i:i6 1 ■'-"' '■ •' —Pot plants for spring sale "ibi [ show „ Summer flowers, vase of. . AmBrica is "the Praw of ths IIessbU tbEre maij be mors comfort Hmidships, but ii/e are the Urst la touch Unknown Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 9, 1894. No. 323 fiiiiii Ukwssm^im lFiL@i!3i!@ir ■■'Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Thttrsday by The American florist compaht. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, J2.00. Address all communications to AMBRIOAN FLORIST COMPANY. P. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press AsBOClatlon. The Tenth Annual Meeting OF THE SoGietu ot flmerican Florists WILL BE HELD AT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. , AUGUST 21. 22, 23 A 24, 1894-. Members may remit the annual dues (SvJ.OO) to the secretary prior to the meeting, thus avoiding the crowd and relieving the otBcers on the opening day. Badge for 1894 will be sent by mall to those who remit In advance of the meeting. Intending members can obtain any Information wanted by addressing the secretary. OFFICERS : J. T. ANTHONY. Chicago, president; Robert Kift. Philadelphia, vice-president: Wm. J. Stewart. ST Bromfleld St.. Boston. Mass., secretary. CONTENTS Chrysanthemums— Notes 1 Carnations— Notes '1 — House of Mrs. Fisher (illus) 2 — Mrs. Fisher carnation again (illus) 2 —Eats the flower buds 2 The Ginkgo tree 3 Judges and exhibitions 3 Roses — Grubs . . 4 Hardy flowers for September 4 Wreath for funeral of Pres. Carnot (illus) . . . 5 A serious blight of garden pinks 5 Convention program 6 Come to the convention 6 Lantanas in bloom 6 The catafalque in the pantheon (illus) ... 7 Chicago 7 Boston 7 New York -8 Philadelphia . . ... 8 St. Louis 8 Hotels at Atlantic City, N. J 9 St. Paul, Minn 9 Toronto 9 Denver 9 Cleveland 10 News notes 10 Chicago to Atlantic City 10 Coming exhibitions 12 The seed trade 14 Worcester, Mass 16 Pittsburg 18 Cincinnati 20 Cleaning flower pots 22 New Orleans 22 WiLKESBARRE, Pj* .— William M. E!- dridge died from heart disease Monday night, August 6. Notes. The grasshoppers are beginning to find their way into the houses, and will need looking after; they are great feeders and will eat the end out of a strong shoot very quickly. Hand picking is the best remedy that we know, but care must be taken in catching them or the shoots, which are now very soft and brittle, will be broken off. Take a trip through the houses occasionally after dark and see if there are any millers flying around. The catching of one of these insects when it makes its first appearance means the killing of hundreds, if not more, of grubs or worms that will make a fine late din- ner or breakfast of some succulent stem or bud later on. In our notes last week on requiring in- dividual blooms to be shown on 12 inches of stem we said that some other way might be found to improve the general appearance of our exhibitions. This re- quirement, if we are not mistaken, was first introduced in New York in the schedule of 1891, and was the outcome of the death of the board system the pre- vious year. It was then established, as we have been informed, for two reasons: first, to place all exhibitors on an equality and not let arrangement influence the opinionof the judges, and second, to show the flowers so that their bad as well as good qualities could be easily distin- guished; that is, if they had a "weak neck" or a long flower stalk to let the growers find it out. Now, this is all right as far as it goes, but it narrows the exhi- bition down to a few varieties (that are over and over repeated in the different stands) which have strong, stifi' stems, or to strictly commercial flowers, and conse- sequently discards many varieties that are very valuable in a large display. For instance, Kioto is one of the best exhibi- tion varieties that we have to-day, of beautiful color and form, and possessing that peculiar waxy lustre of its petal found in no other, but it has been dis- carded because it has a "weak neck" and a long flower stalk. The incurved vari- eties, where are they? They are nearly all weak necked, and if shown at all are relegated to some side table in order to make room for their larger and showier sisters. Now, the showing of blooms on long stems is wrong, except in seedlings, when the weak points of the bloom, if it has any, should be shown up, and in large vases of six or more of a variety. In the first place we do not believe our shows are intended for the exhibition of com- mercial varieties onlv, but to bring out all the classes and varieties possible. In the next place the growers are not the only ones to be considered, for it is the public that furnishes the funds that keep the shows agoing, and they little care whether a variety would be profitable or not to a grower, but are much more in- terested in the various forms and colors, and often visit the shows with the idea that they will see many varieties not placed on sale at the stores. If we keep on in the line in which we are now mov- ing we may before long lose their patron- age. At one of the large shows last year we overheard a lady remark to her com- panion as she went away that she had seen just as good flowers in the florists' windows on the street, and that they were much better arranged. It is hardly necessary to say that if that idea becomes general we shall have to hustle to keep our heads above water at our shows. One of the remedies seems to us to be a better arrangement of our blooms, and in order to procure this it does not seem to be advisable to hamper the exhibitor, but let him show his flower as he may like, and thereby bring out many ideas; possibly we shall strike an arrangement that will be just what we want, and no fear but that the others will immedia^-ely adopt it. It might also be advisable to offer a premium for t-he best arranged ex- hibit at the show, not containing less than eighteen blooms, or any other num- ber that may be deemed advisable. This prize to be offered not for a special ex- hibit, but to include all exhibits shown for other prizes. The best way that we have ever seen to stage chrysanthemum blooms is to show each flower in a bottle by itself. Before placing the blooms set into each bottle a spray of handsome chrysanthemum foli- age and replace it during the show if it wilts. Cut the stems of the front row so that the flowers will just stand clear of the bottle. Make the second just tall enough so that in lookinglevel across the table one half of the flower will show, and instead of placing them in straight lines set them between the blooms of the first row, leaving room enough between the blooms that they do not touch. Con- tinue on in this way to the back row, but do not have more than four rows if it can be helped. An exhibit, if arranged in this manner, with as much care as possible ■being taken in the arrangement of colors, will amply repay for the time and atten- tion given, will improve the general effect wonderfully, and will attract the eyes of every visitor to the show. Elijah A. Wood. West Newton, Mass. 2 The American Florist. Aug. 9, To Prevent Rust. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts ot 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 ever>' two weeks. And don't let the time for spraying pa.ss without attending to the operation. Carnation Notes. In looking ahead for next winter it may not be amiss to pive a thought or two to the rooted cutting business. It is no un- common thing to hear a grower say the only way to make money out of carna- tions is to sell from both ends, i. e., to sell the flowers and cuttings from the same plant. Possibly there may be few more dollars at the end of the season by follow- ing out this method, but I doubt it very much, for you can not grow as many or as good flowers on plants that are to be used for propagating (without injuring the health of the cuttings to some extent) as you can on plants that are handled for cut flowers only. This may seem like a contradictory statement, that you can not grow as good flowers on plants that are kept in good healthy condition for cuttings as you can on those grown ex- clusively for flowers, but it is a proven fact. To get the very best out of your plants in a cut flower way you must not lie hampered by looking out for a lot of good cuttings from the same plants. If I mistake not, the late Mr. Hunt in his book "How to grow cut flowers" brings out the point very strongly that to get rid of some of the diseases carna- tions seem heir to we will have to grow our stock plants in a more normal tem- perature than that of the forcing house, and if we want to keep up the health of our stock that is without a question the only way. To start into the selling of cuttings you should either erow separate stock lor taking the cuttings from or make flowers from your plants a second- ary matter. In this way you might get enough flowers to pay your coal bills, and possibly a bit more, which would help to bring the balance up on the credit side at the end of the season. In this as in everything else quality is what you will want to aim for, and unless you can send out good stock that will make good healthy plants if properly handled better send out none at all. The standard of quality for a rooted cutting to be satisfactory to the trade now is much higher than it was even three years ago. Competition has les- sened the price considerably and there is not a fortune in this business for any one man. Of course in this as in every- thing else those who send out extra good cuttings and deal squarely and honorably all the way through will get and hold a good paying trade, but if the ratio of increase in number of those who grow cuttings to sell is as great in the next five years as it has been in the past five it will be harder and harder to get a good trade. If a grower can get good stock within a hundred miles of his home he is not likely to send a thousand mile, for it, and frOm the present outlook this trade will become more localized every year. There is considerable expense connected with the cutting business that is some- HOUSE OF MRS. FISHER CARNATIONS [PHOTOGRAPHED FEB 1, 1894 ] times overlooked by those who contem- plate going into it. In the first place there are on a mode: ate estimate 3,500 growers you will want to reach with your announcement. The best way with- out question is through the floricultural papers. That will cost you a little money; not so much, but still it is quite an item at the end of the year. The greatest expense comes in with the prep- aration and mailing of your price list, and taking everything together you will be very fortunate if you make sales enough to bring the cost of making them down to thirty per centof the net receipts. If a grower with two or three green- houses come to me for advice as to whether he can make more out of them by selling cuttings my reply always is "don't you believe it, stick to your flow- ers and be happy." The grower who has a good sized plant so that he can, devote a part of it to cuttings and a part to flowers, can by persistent advertising and constant attention to business get up a trade on cuttings that will pay fairly well in the course of a few years, but to start in with a small place where you have say not over a thousand plants of any one variety it is only a vexation and a worry. If you get an order for say 2,500 of a cer- tain variety you will have to injure your plants by taking too many cuttings off them to fill this order and smaller ones you may have, or else fill the order piece- meal or send it back, either of which is alike annoying both to yourself and the purchaser. I have been through this mill and know what I am talking about; not that I want to discourage any one in the business, but it is worth thinking about seriously before you attempt to grow cuttings lor sale and make money from both ends. Albert M. Herr. House of Mrs. Fisher Carnations. Referring to the discussion on the merits of Mrs. Fisher carnation Mr. Chas. Pom- mert of Greenfield, O., sends us the photo from which the accompanying engraving is made. The photo was taken February 1 last, and Mr. Pommert writes that the house had been in full bloom since Septem- ber 1, 1893. The picture certainly speaks for itself and shows that the variety does well with Mr. P., whatever faults it may have developed elsewhere. Mrs. Fisher Carnation Again. Seeing so little in the Florist about the "Mrs. Fisher" carnation, I send 3 ou a photo of a house of that variety, which was taken on the 26th of June. They have been in bloom continuously since last October and with the exception oj a short time in May have yielded im- mensely. The house is 156 feet long, 24 feet wide, three-quarter span with solid bed on south side and two benches, one higher than the other, so that the picture shows only a part of the two benches. The flowers do not show very much in the picture, but I am cutting from 1,200 to 1,800 every day now, and shall con- tinue to do so until the house has to be made ready for next season's crop. Soil used by us is a light sandy loam from old pasture sod worked up with stable manure, and ashes and fertilizer applied before setting the plants. With us in this section, the "Mrs. Fisher" is the best and most profitable white carnation we can grow. Jerome Butterfield, Florist for Coolidge Bros. So. Sudbury, Mass. Eats the Flower Buds. An insect that is new to me has caused considerable damage this summer to my carnations and roses. In appearance and actions it very much resembles the com- mon thrips, but is nearly white in color. It does its work in the flower buds en- tirely, crawling into them as soon as the calyx begins to open, and feeds on the petals before they are exposed enough to show color, as well as after. The result is the outside petals have a rusty ap- pearance, as though they had been bruised, and sometimes are injured so as to dwarf their growth, thus injuring the development of the buds. Have any readers of the Florist been troubled with the same, and if so what remedy has proved effective? Inquirer. 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. i8g4. The American Florist. HOUSE OF MRS. FISHER CARNATION AT SOUTH SUDBURY, MASS. The Ginkgo Tree. The ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, formerly called Salisburia adianti- folia, is a monotypic genus, the species being a fine deciduous tree from China and Japan, belonging to the yew sub-or- der of coniferje, though no tree can appear less like a member of the pine family than the ginkgo. It is a fairly rapid grower, with a straight trunk clothed with a light gray bark; its leaves are alternate, fan-shaped or wedge-shaped with a broad apex notched or cut more or less deeply, frequently two lobed, thick and leathery, with fine longitudinal ribs, and of a light yellowish green color. The leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns (only much larger of course) that it is some- times called the maidenhair tree. It thrives thoroughly well in almost any garden soil. Louden recommends propa- gation by cuttings or layers, but we find it comes more readily from seed, as about 90% of good fresh seed will germinate and make finer specimens than from either cuttings or layers. There is but one diffi- culty in securing the seed, that is the staminate and pistillate flowers are borne upon separate trees. The former are in slender catkins about I1/2 inches long, while the female flowers are either soli- tary or in small clusters at the end of the branches. The female flower, which con- sist only of a naked ovule, is seated in a small cup-like disk, this increases in size and coversthe baseof the ripe fruit, which is a globular or ovate nut. In its native countries the ginkgo at- tains a large size; Bunge mentions one 40 feet in circumference, and still vigorous. There is a specimen in the Botanic Garden at Pisa 80 feet high. It is supposed that it was introduced into Europe from Japan by the Dutch. It has been up to a recent date a rare tree, though it is recorded as having been first planted in this country in 1784 by Mr. Alexander Hamilton, who lived at Woodlands, near Philadelphia; the trees are still standing, though the grounds have been converted into a rural cemetery, being 60 feet high, 3y2 in cir- cumference. There are some fine speci- mens in Boston Common, one of which was moved to its present site from a pri- vate garden in 1832. It is said that this tree was a well grown specimen in 1798, so it has attained a very respectable an- tiquity. This tree until recently has been but little cultivated. It will stand severe pruning, and can even be kept as a large bush if desired, though the subject of pruning street trees is one upon wh'ch there is diversity of opinions, our own Parking Commission being divided upon it. I think this tree preferable to several of the varieties now planted on our streets. It is excellent for narrow streets, owing to its upright habit, and possesses all other features which strongly recom- mend it as a city tree; it is always clean and is never infested with insects. The only objection any one could have to it is that the odor from the fruit when bruised is very disagreeable. Two small streets are now planted with this beau- tiful tree; they are handsome specimens. There is a row of them on either side of the drive from B street to the Depart- ment of Agriculture, doing very nicely. There is a very old specimen on Analostan Island, near the old Naval Observatory, which was here in the days of General Mason, who owned that island, and whose gardener was the author of one of the earliest American books on gardening. The wood is of a ye'Iowish color with- out any resinous qualities, and iiseful as lumber, though the Chinese cultivate the tree mainly for its nuts, which are edible but insipid. Medicinal virtues are at- tributed to them, and they are considered essential, roasted or boiled, at entertain- ments. Reynolds. Judges and Exhibitions. Some weeks ago I read with very great interest the able remarks made by Messrs. Stewart, Ewing and Watson upon the one and three judge systems, also the sound and well worded criticism added by the editor of the Florist upon these opinions. I was sorry the subject was not ventilated still further, as I think ex- hibitions and judging one of the most im- portant subjects, and of vital interest to all in the trade. .America is not alone in its three judge system, as it is the invariable rule for the committee at English exhibitions to ap- point three judges, men of thorough practical ability, from difierent localities. However, it is of no use appointing either one or three judges if the schedule is not well gotten up and the details of the ex- hibition properly carried out. The ma- jority of the disappointments in this line are caused by the want of practical abil- ity and good management, resulting in disappointment to the public and finan- cial failure. Our summer exhibition in San Fran- cisco last year was a case in point. A committee of ladies undertook to manage the business details; they were prominent and energetic, but want of practical abil- ity stranded their best intentions. Each exhibitor was allowed to stage his entire exhibit together, irrespective of classes; hence the judges, three in number, had to hunt all over the hall to find the compet- ing exhibits. This show was very unsuc- cessful. To insure a successful show a public meeting should be called at least two months before the date set for it; discus- sion should be general, and a practical committee should be chosen to compile schedule and rules and to settle every de- tail. The prizes need not be large, just enough to insure competition, but there should be a handsome certificate ormedal The American Florist. Atig. p, with each prize, this being worth more than the mone3'. Each exhibit should be properly classified and staged by a cer- tain hour on the opening day. Everyone should leave the hall while the judgirg is in progress, the judges being accompanied by some one whose duty it is to fill in the certificates and place them where they belong as soon as theexhibits are judged, the exhibition not to be open to the pub- lic until the judging is over. I think it recessary that three practical men be appointed, two to do the judging, the third to le the referee if these two do not agree. Toe best music should be en- gaged and the show well advertised, members of the press receiving proper at- tention. The schedule should be carried out fully and impartially, without favor or preference, and if harmony and busi- ness principles go hand in hand there is no reason why the exhibition should not be a thorough success. San Francifc-). G. M. Str&tton. Grubs Affecting Roses. Ed. Am. Florist: — Noticing several articles lately regarding grubs on roses, and thinking perhaps the way our fore- man, Mr. Rosengreen, prepared for them might be of some benefit to others will state the facts. June 30th we completed a new house 135x18 and put in the soil all but a part of a side bench, which we were unable to do on account of early quitting time on Saturdays of the day hands. Tv^o strings of lV2-inch steam pipe were connected up and steam started. As soon as work on dirt ceased the ventilators were closed down and steam turned on. For twenty- four hours the temperature was kept at 100° for the night time and 150° to 170° daring the day. On Monday the balance ofthe soil was put in and glass shaded. During the next two or three days the house was planted. Up to the present time (August 2), of 1,100 roses planted in the soil that was baked we have not lost a plant, but of 200 planted in the soil put in afterwards have taken out 20 plants and on the roots of every one have found a large juicy white grub. In another house ofthe same size since completed and treated in the same way except that all the soil was baked we have not lost a single plant. In all the soil so treated have not been able to find any animal life. Some angle worms were found all shriveled up and could be broken like a piece of stick. Probably if balance of steam pipes had been connected and the temperature run above 200° it might have destroyed some ofthe seed in the soil. It surelv is an in- expensive way to get rid of the grub, and I trust some others may trv it and report as to their success. I. Shelby Crall. Do vou WANT the census statistics re- garding the florist, nursery and seed trades? You will find them in our trade dlrectorv and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Hardy Flowers for September. This month brings us to the last of the flowering trees, a variety of Aralia chi- nensis. Gordonia pubescens, and Lager- stroemia indica also assume the tree form, but not in this latitude. Neither are they reliably hardy north of Washing- ton, although both have stood for a series of years in southern New Jersey. The flowering shrubs are but a small company of "hangers on," which give distinct impressions of the waning powers of our northern climate. September is a transition month, and many of the trees and shrubs are already in a state of fruitage. In this stage the chief beauty of very many of them consists, and a col- lection could be most usefully planted for autumn eflFects. The herbaceous plants are among the most brilliant ofthe year, and I trust the florists ofthe country will make a feature of them, especially in such small townsas demand a general rather than a strictly greenhouse trade. I again urge anyone to plant large masses of a few well selected plants which flower simultane- ously, rather than little insignificant bits which flower promiscuously. There are methods of alternating the plants which flower in the various months, but none of them are to be compared for effectiveness with a seasonal display. TREES AND SHRUBS. Aralia chinensis varieties. Abelia rupestris (S). Baccharis halimilolia. Clethra tomentosa. Caryopleris mastacanthus. Clerodendron fragans, fl. pi. (S.) Daphne Cneorum. Gordonia pubescens. (S.) Hamamelis virginica. Hypericum patulum. Hydrangea paniculata. Lagerstroemia indica. (S.) Polygonum sachalinense. Potentilla fruticosa. Passiflora incarnata. (el.) Pueraria Thunbergiana. (cl.) Rose Gloire de Dijon, Dinsmore, La France, etc. Spirasa bullata. Desmodium penduliflorum is noted as continuing to flower during this month, and Corchorus japonicus, Rhodotypos kerrioides, and Foresteria ligustrina as giving flowers as late as September at the .north. Lycium chinense always flowers during September, and I do not remember to have seen it in fruit at this point. HERBACEOUS PLANTS. Achillea ptarmica, fl. pi. Aster Bessarabicus, A. grandiflorus, A. Novae AngliEe varieties, A. Townshendii, A. Lady Trtvellyan, etc. Aconitum autumnale, A. uncinatum. Allium mutabile, A. stellatum. Amsonia salicifolia,. Anemone japonica varieties. Anthemis tinctoria. Astilbejaponica autumnalis. Actea alba. Begonia Evansiana. (S. ) Boltonia latisquama, B. glastifolia. Crinum Powellii. (S.) Centaurea calocephala. Centranthus ruber. Colchicum autumnale, C. speciosum. Crocus sativus, C. speciosus, C. nudi- florus. Chrysanthemum sinense, pompons, Old Yellow, Timbale d' Argent and others. Chrysopsis Mariana. CheloneLvonii, C. obliqua. Clematis tubulosa, etc. Ceratostigma Larpentas. Cooperia Drummondii. Cnnila Mariana. Campanula carpathica. Delphinium belladonna, D. sinense varieties. Eulalias and other grasses. Eupatorium ageratoides, E. altissima, E. Frazerii, E. ccelesterium. Euphorbia coroUata. Echinacea purpurea. Funkia subcordata. Geranium Wallichianum. Gypsopbila repens. Gentiana angustifolia, G, alba, etc. Helianthus angu&tifolius, H. multi- florus, H.IjEtifiorus, H.orgyalis,H. Maxi- milianus, H. Miss Mellish. etc. Helenium autumnale. Hibiscus moscheutos, H. militaris. Kniphofia corallina, etc. Lobelia cardinalis, L. syphilitica, L. s, alba. Liatris elegans, L. graminifolia. Linum perenne. Lotus corniculatus. Papaver nudicaule. Pyrethrum uliginosnm. Phlox decussata varieties. Phygelius capensis. Polygonum vaccinifolium. Potentilla pyrenaica, P. erecta. Prosartes Hookerii. CEnothera missouriensis. Rhexia virginica. Ruellea celeosa. Rudbeckias. Salvia azurea, S. Greggii, S. prunel- loides, S. Pitcherii, etc. Sedum latifolia, S. Sieboldii, S. specta- bile. Silphium asperrimum, S. laciniatum, S. terebinthenaceum, etc. Silene Schaffta. Statice latifolia. Solidago rigida, S. Drummondii, etc. Spiranthes cernua. Stembergia lutea. Veronica longifolia, Y. subsessilis. Viola cornuta varieties. Some of these plants continue to flower all through October in the milder parts of the country; in some seasons indeed the asters, crocus, colchicums, chrysan- themums, kniphofias. Anemone japonica, Sternbergia lutea and ceratostigma (plumbago) have been noted as late as November. But from October through the fall to Christmas there is a quantity of trees and shrubs, both native and exotic, which are so remarkable for the beauty of their foliage and berries, that they are well worth the attention of the florists, upon whom in future no doubt very much ofthe garden grouping of the country will devolve. Possibly you may may find room to name a few of such. FOLIAGE AND BERRY BEARING PLANTS FOR AUTUMN. Acer cissifolium, A. japonicum, A. Nlk- kense, A. rubrum, A. saccharum, A. tar- taricum, A. Ginnala. Aralia spinosa. Andromeda (oxydendron) arborea. Ampelopsis virginica, A. Vietchii, A. heterophylla. Arctostaphyllos uva-ursa. Actinidia polygama. Akebia quinata. Baccharis halimifolia fcem. Berberis Thunbergii, B. Sieboldii, B. chinensis, B. amurense, B. Hokodata, B. vulgaris, B. aquifolia. Callicarpa purpurea. Cornus florida, C. paniculata, C. Mas varieties, C. sericea, C. Spathii, C. pubes- cens, C.sanguinea, C.stolonifera aurea. Cotoneaster vulgaris, C. laxiflora. Cocculus carolinianus. i8()4- The American Florist. WREATH SENT BY THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA FLOWERS AT THE FUNERAL OP THE LATE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. Chionanlhus virginicus. Cydonia japonica. Celastrus scandens. CratEegus coccinea, C. cordata, C. Oxyacantha, etc. Colutea species. Elteagrus species. Euonymus europseus varieties, E. atro- purpureus, E. japonicus-roseus, etc. Hedera chrysocarpa. (S.) Ilex opaca, I. Sieboldii, I. glabra, I. Iffivigata-lutea, I. verticillata. The European holly in some of its varieties stands well in S. Virginia, and some day perhaps a florist in that state will find leisure to produce hybrids be- tween them and Ilex opaca. Lindera Benzoin. Liquidamber styraciflua. Lonicera sempervirens. Lycium barbarum, etc. Leycesteria formosa. Magnolia glauca, M. hypoleuca, etc. Menispermum canadense. Mitchella repens. Nemopanthes canadense. Nyssa aquatica, etc. Pyrus arbutifolia, P. prunifolia aurea, r. melanocarpa, P. nigra, etc. Philodendron japonicum. Parrotia persica. Rhamnus frangula, R. carolinianus. Rosa rugosa, R. rubiginosa, R. grandi- flora, R. spinosissima picta, R. acicularis, R. cinnamomea, R. villosa. Rhus species. Symphoricarpus vulgaris. Symplucos crataegifolius. Sambucus racemosus. S planum Dulcamara. Smilax rotundifolia. Viburnum dentatum, V. dilatatura, V. lantana, V. lentago, V. acerifolium. Salix vitellina and its varieties, Bultzen- sis, rubra purpurea, etc. are well worth planting for winter. Let anyone once be- gin these special effects in their gardens, and they will always try to find material to enhance the beauty and value of their collections, and be sure to have imitators and admirers. The gardener and florist with a versatility of taste, and a general trade, will recognize such plants, (shrubs or trees) as his stock in trade, and appre- ciate the fact that the people delight in variety rather than monotony. He will know how largely upon him depends the future of the American "Rus in Urbe." He will study them one by one, and group them on his ground sometimes, even in a limited way, and as he does this artistically and harmoniously so will he create a demnnd for his stock and advertise it. James MacPherson. A Serious Blight of the Garden Pinks or Sweet Williams. A recent visit to a florist establishment brought to mind again the appearance of an old enemy, namely, the leaf blight of the pink or sweet william. This blight is quite characteristic in producing upon the foliage large, well defined, somewhat circular patches of an ashy brown color, which soon become dotted over with mi- nute blackish specks, all of which is evi- dent to the naked eye. These patches may be many in number, and as they grow become confluent, thus involving the whole leaf. In many cases the border of the speck takes on a purplish color, making the disease all the more conspicu- ous. As the leaves become thoroughly blighted they hang down upon the stem, but as the petiole clasps the stem the leaves readily fall away, thus giving the blighted plants a very unsightly appear- ance. The fungus (Septoria Dianthi, Desm.) is not confined to the leaves, but produces similar patches upon the stem of the plant, and in that way increases the amount of its destructive work. As this blight comes to its full estate about the time that the plants are through blooming it would seem as if it was not of any great account, but it must be borne in mind that this fungus is the same that is upon the carnation, an- other species of the genus Dianthus, and the spores which are produced in vast quantities upon the garden pinks may be the means of spreading the leaf blight to the carnations, which are usually grown in the same establishments with the pinks, so that it is necessary in order to keep one kind of ornamental plant free from disease to sometimes use measures for checking the same fungous growth upon some other plant which in itself does not 6 The American Florist. Aug. g, suff-r severely. It is interesting to note in ihis connection that the border of the spot varies greatly in the deepness of color; upon plants with pale bloom there is li tie or no reddening of the border, but upon those plants with purple, scarlet or deep pink bloom there is a corresponding presence of the same color in the spot bor- der. Tde same is true of the spots upon the stems; this difference in the color of the border of the spot is common to the carnation, and these likewise indicate the color of the bloom. Byron D. Halsted. Convention Program. COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE. The Committee on Nomenclature will meet at the Committee Room, Morris Guards' Armory on Monday evening, August 20. Members having matters which they witl to have brought before this committee should send them at once to the chairman, Mr. John N. May, Sum- mit, N.J. The Executive Committee of the Society will also be in session on Monday evening at the same place. Tuesday, August 21, 1894.. First Day, Opening Session, p to 11:30 o'clock, A. M. Address of welcome, by the Mayor of Atlantic City. R- sponse. President Anthonv's address. R. ports— Secretary and Treasurer, Standing Committees, Special Com- mittees. Miscellaneous business. Discussion of president's address. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. The following amendment to the Constitution is offered by Mr. H. B. Bealty: Insert in last clause of Article V the words any special or," so that it shall read: "Vacancies in the Executive Committee at any sprcial or annual meeting or in the list of Vice-Presidents at the annual meeting may be filled temporarily by the President during or previous to the first day ot the meeting and until such regular officers can act " PAYMENT OF DUES. Members can pay their annual dues at the Con- vention Hall previous to the opening of the morn- ing session, or at the close of that session, on the first day of the Convention. Those who choose to do so may remit the amount of their dues to the Secretary at any time previous to the date of the Convention. The So- ciety's badge and receipt will be sent in i eturn. N B -Accoiding to the By-Laws and custom ol the Society, any person becoming a member con- tinues a memhrr until he asks for a release, or is suspended for non-payment of dues. Members having once joined the Society are thus liable for successive annual dues unless they notify the Sec- retary of their desire to unlkdraiv frotn member- shit'. All arrearages must be paid. Any member desiring the suspension of this rule in his behalf should make application to the Executive Committee, who may make such abate- ment as they deem justifiable. First Day, Afternoon Session, 2:30 to $.30 o'clock. Essay, "Some requirements for the ele- vation of our business," W. H. Taplin, H"lmesburg, Pa. D scussion. Es'say, "Comparative colors in relation to flowers," (Illustrated), F. Schuyler Mathews, Boston, Mass. Dicussion. The question box. Wednesday, August 22, 1894. Second Day, Morning Session, 9 to 11:30 o'clock. S lection of place of meeting for 1895. Nomination of officers. E-say, "The best methods of growing roses, and best varieties for present de- mands," John H. Taylor, Bayside, N. Y. Discussion. Essay, "Orchidsascommercial flowers," Wm. Mathews, Ucica, N. Y. Discussion. Essay, "Cannas," John T. Temple, Davenport, la. Discussion. Election of State Vice-Presidents by state delegations. Second Day. Afternoon Session, 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock. . Estay, "The evolution of the chrysan- themum," (under the auspices of the Chrysanthemum Society 01 America), Grove P. Rawson, Elmira, N. Y. Discussion. Essav, "Successful violet culture," An- drew Washburn, Bloomington, 111. Discussion. Essay, "Aquatics," Wm. Tricker, Clif- ton, N.J. Discussion. The question box. The C tirysanthemum Society of America will hold its annual meeting at the close of the afternoon session. Thursday, August 23, 1894. T/iird Day, Morning Session, g to 11:30 should communicate at once with the committee in charge of this feature. ENTERTAINMENTS On the fourth day, Friday August 24th, the members of the Society of American Florists will be the guests of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia. Full particulars of the programme for this day, alsT special arrangement for entertainment of the visiting ladies will be given at the opening session of the Convention. AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. The annual meeting of the American Rose So- ciety will be held on Tuesday evening. August 21, the Florists' Protective Association on "Wednesday evening, August 22 and the Telegraph Delivery Association on Thursday evening, August 23. o''clock. Election of officers. Essay, "The classification and inspec- tion of commercial plants," G. L. Grant, Chicago, III. Discussion. Eisav, "Fertilizers and their applica- tion," Robert Simpson, Cromwell, Conn. Discussion. The question box. Third Day, Afternoon Session, 230 to 3:30 o'clock. Essay, "The value and importance of statistics, foreign and domestic," Benj. Durfee, Washington, D. C. Discussion. The balance of this session will be de- voted to miscellaneous business, the first in order being the report of the com- mittee appointed at the St. Louis meeting to consider the matter of fire insurance for greenhouses, of which Mr. E. H. Michel, of St. Louis, is chairman. The annual meeting of the Florists' Hail Association will be held at the close of this session. TRANSPORTATION. The Trunk Line Passenger Association, which represents all the railroads entering New York and Philadelphia, has, in response to the cus- tomary ppplication for reduced fares in favor 01 members of the Society of American Florists at- tending the Convention at Atlantic City, decided that it will be impracticable to apply the usual reduction on the certificate plan, owing to the low summer excursion rates in operation to Atlantic City. It therefore becomes necessarj- for those members intending to go to the Convention to make early arrangements with the lines over which they shall travel, endeavoring to travel in as large companies as possible, as in this way the most favorable rates will be secured. Delegates from districts represented by a few only should communicate with those having cha ge o) the transportation from the most convenient large city or railroad center, and thus get the benefit of such low rates as may be secured from such points. RECEPTION. The chairmen of the various delegations en route to Atlantic City are requested to notify the chairman of the Reception Committee of the time of arrival of their trains, and members of that committee will be on hand to escort them to their hotels. THE TRADE EXHIBIT. The trade exhibition will be as heretofore a prominent feature. Every branch will be well represented. Very little room is left, and those desiring space who have not already secured it, should apply immediately to the supeiintendent of the exhibition, who will supply all information rtlative to arrangements, premiums, etc. THE BOWLING CONTEST. Th's will take place on the evenings of Wednes- day and Thursday. Intending competitors in the club contest or in the individual competition Come to the Convention B-J- THE BARO OF IvINGSESSING. Come to the convention by the seaside. And take a plunge into its restless tide; Come Irom your towns on the hot western plain. And rest for a time by the cool surging main. Come! seekers of wisdom and store your mind With knowledge of the most superior kind. That will flow from our greatest leading men, As they voice their works of the silent pen. Come! Ye bowlers, from all over the land. And in this the great test take a hand; A cup for each contest will be the stake, But he that wins must bowl a natural break. Come! Our master has sounded the call, To give instruction to we scholars all; An answer to this question he will give- Is it the eelworm or grower that shall live? Cora*"! hunters of pleasure, there's much in store; A sail on the ocean not far from shore. There is the merrv-go-round, safe to ride, But more pleasing 's the toboggan slide. Come to the convention by the seaside. Lassies will be there in need of a guide, Though many of them forty summers have seen. They will all label themselves "only sixteen." Lantanas in Bloom. The lantanas certainly possess more merit than is generally afforded them; they have at least one strong point in their favor, viz., their long period of flow- ering. When grown as standards they are very attractive. I saw some stand- ards the other day that were wintered in a structure that was kept at an interme- diate temperature, and they are no'w (outside) completely studded with their clusters of bright colored flowers. Though so attractive on the plant the strong smell that pervades the whole of them, especially when bruised, is against their being employed in a cut state, at all events where they will be closely inspected . One point especially noteworthy, with regard to the blooms of lantanas, is the great change of color which takes place after they have been open for a day or two; some will on opening be bright yel- low, which changes to deep pink. As one cluster will contain flowers in all stages of development the gradation in color is thus rendered the more pronounced. Lantanas are of the easiest possible culture, and strike root easily from soft wood cuttings. Let them run up to the height required, but the lateral shoots must be kept pinched out until it is at- tained, and then leave fiveor six growths at the top, which will require careful watching as regards pinching until fine heads are attained. These standards may be kept for years, and will form handsome specimens for the lawn. Red spider is vervapt to attack them, but fre- quent syringing will keep them in check. As regards varieties they are numerous; La Neige, white; Distinction, bright or- ange red; Magenta, purplish magenta; Pluie d'Or, fine light yellow, are all good. A. J. E. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. "Send orders to the American Florist Co. i8g4' The American Florist, THE CATAFALQUE IN THE PANTHEON. FLOWERS AT THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE PRESIDENT OP FRANCE. Chicago. Old Pluvius seems to hold a special spite against the good citizens of this town. All around us the hearts of our fellow men have been gladdened by copi- ous showers, but not a drop for Chicago. Or may be the rain god has taken offense at the persistency with which the weather clerk has predicted rain for this locality, and which evidently wasn't on the pro- gram. Meanwhile the drought continues and outdoor vegetation is suffering badly. The want of moisture at the roots is bad enough, but the effects of red spider is in many localities still worse and threaten to ruin violets and carnations unless re- lief comes speedily. The watering of out- door stock in dry seasons is regarded as of rather doubtful benefit to the plants by many growers, but be that as it may there is no doubt that red spider will be kept in check by svringing, which is evi- denced by the condition of the fields where the sprinkler is used freely. Market conditions are much the same as last week. There are quantities of good auratums and gladiolus coming in, which are in small demand however. At a meeting of the Florists' Club held last Thursday Mr. A. G. Prince was elected financial secriness here. Watertown, Wis. — LoffHer Bros, are erecting a new house 10x80 for violets. Alliance, — Our season's trade was good. No cuts in prices and collections good. Elmira.N. Y.— L. a Lacharme is build- int 4 >es and entered the trade here as general retail florist. Cincinnati, 0. — The assignee of Chas. J. Jones, Jr.,ieports it doubtful if the gen- eral creditors will receive any dividend. Lake Geneva, Wis— The Button Bros, are together again and the firm name has been changed back to Button Bros. & Co., as it was before the change last month. Denver, Colo. — The Colfax Avenue Floral Co. is »dding two new equal span houses 25x125 for carnations, also Ungthening their propagating house by a 25-f >ot addition. Sacramento, Cal — Spring plant trade was aooui 25% 'ess than last year. Col- lections more difficult. New florists that have started during the nast year are C. B. Strong & Co. and H. McWilliams. Peoria, 111.— The wife o* Mr. James C. Murray, the florist, died Julv 25, after many weeks of suffering. The funeral was held Friday, July 27. Mr. Murray has the sympathy of his many friends in the trade. Waterville, N. Y. — Stewart Ritchie for the last nine years with William O-borne, has bought a place at Newport, R. I., and will move there on the first of August. He will run a regular green- house bu-ini ss. Pittsburg — The third annual picnic of the Piilsburg and Al'egheny Florists' and Garder ers' Club wdl be held at Ross Grove August 9. The committee of ar- rangements is composed of Messrs. J. Barter, E. C. Reineman and E. C. Ludwig. A good time is assured. Readville, Mass.— Walter Butler has just added a new greenhouse 65x25, con- necting it with two others 100 feet long, also a boiler house with two s'ores over- head 32x16. He has built 1 200 running feet of tienches and will grow this season lilies, chrysanthemums, Jacqs and carna- tions. Denver, Colo — Edward W. Pike, well krown to horticulturists of Indiana and Illinois, died July 26 near this city from injuries resulting from a fall from his tuggy. Mr. Pike was 78 years of age and h?d lived in the neighborhood of Chi- cago for nearly 50 years. He was one of the pioneers in horticulture in the west. Louisville, Ky.— The florists of Louis- ville have decided to hold their fifth an- nual chrysanthemum show November 6 to 10 inclusive. Although the prospects for financial success are not very flatter- ing it is to be hoped there will be no great loss. Full information may be had by addressing the secretary, Mr. H. Nanz, 582 Fourth avenue. Brooklyn. N Y.— Mr. Joseph Sormani, a young Dutch florist, who three years ago settled in Flatbush, after coming here from California, where he had charge of extensive vineyards, will shortly open a large floral establishment on Fort Ham- ilton avenue, near Greenwood Cemetery, in association with Mr. Emile Bunne- kamp, a Holland bulb importer. Saginaw, Mich., East Side.— The firm of A. Grohmann & Sons will htreafter be known as GrohiLann Bros. Tne two junior members of the old firm, Messrs. Edward A. and Albert A., compose the new firm. They are erecting three new houses 18x100 and one 18x50, also boiler house and dwelling at their newgrounds, 3369 South Washington avenue, opposite Forest Lawn Cemetery. Springfield, Mo.— Mr. Rudolnh Koep- pen has sold out to Messrs. E. Koeppen and W. A. Stalev, who will continue the business under the firm name of Koeppen & S aley. They have torn down one old house and have added two new houses for roses, one for carnations and two for general plants. They will also have about 2,000 feet of glass on hotbeds the coming winter. Their place is at 1205 to 1213 Boonville street. Chicago to Atlantic City. The Chicago Florist Club has secured a special low rate to the S. A. F. conven- tion at Atlantic City, over the Pennsyl- vania railroad. Train leaves Chicago at 3 p. m. Sunday, August 19, passing over the Allegheny Mountains in daylight and reaching Atlantic City Monday evening. Florists in the west and northwest who wish to join the party are cordially invited to do so. Berthsmay be reserved and further information obtained by ad- dressing the chairman of the Chicago Club's committee, Mr. G. L. Grant, 322 Dearborn street, Chicago. Catalogues Received. Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadel- phia, Pa., palms, ferns and decorative plants; Mrs. T. B. Shepherd, Ventura, Cal., seeds, olants and bulbs; E Iwanger & Birry, Roi hester, N. Y., pot grown strawberries; Schlegel & Fottler, Boston, bulbs and supplies; W. Baylor Hartland, Cork, Ireland, dafi'odils; J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., roses; Peter Van Vclsen & Sons, Houtvaart, Holland, Lulbs; E. Y. Teas, Irvington, Ind., nursery stock. At the California Mid-Winter Inter- national Exposition, San Francisco, the Sunset Seed and Plant Co. were awarded gold medals for sweet pea seeds, sweet pea blossoms, ornamental and decorative plants, also for garden, field and flower seeds and horticultural requisites. Please mention the American Florist everv time you write to an advertiser. i8g4^ The American Florist. 11 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. CJITUATIOX WANTED-By a flrst-class assistant: lO thoroutrhly competent; 4 years In commercial place East preferred iPhlladelplila). Address ASSISTANT, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED- By a young man. 18 years, In or around greenhouses, b years' experience: good references. Address Florist, IiOH Blalr Ave.. Scranton, I'a. SITUATION WANTED— On or before Sept. 1. by competent florist as first assistant or to take charge. Bcht of rettrenees. For paitlcu'ars p. ease address with your terms to Fi.ukist. care Mr. Selby Myers St. Joseph. Mo. iJITUATlOX WANTED— By a young florl8f.»5 years O of age to take charge of a shipping depanment; thorougli knowledge in executing all kind of mail and express orders; first-class references Address U K. care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical gardener and florist: commercial or private place; ItJ years' experience In all branches; sober, reliable. Best ref- erences. Address Gardener. care John Locher, Frankly St., Guttenberg, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By a young man. 20 years old; German, can speiik English; in commercial place: well up in roses, carnations, violets, stove and greenhduse plants. Flr^t-class references Address Berxhaiid Schkller. box 147. Soldiers" Home, Leavenwoith, Kan. SITUATION WANTED-By a competent German O florist; have had twenty years' experience in the business; good rose and general cut flower grower and plantsmari; also good decorator and designer. Will work on percentage or wages. Please state wages. Add^e^s A M. care American Floilst. SITUATION WANTKD— By gardener and florist, experienced in growing roses. CHrnations. violets and mushrooms fiT tlie trade; also (.-nrnpetent to grow general htock and taSe full chnrge of private or com- mercial place; age ;^2. abstainer, good references. State parilculars. with wages, etc.. to G. AND F.. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED- A practical fioriet and gar- dener of executlveablllty and experience on hort- IcuUuraj mattt r. fully posted on all the routine and requisites of first-ciiiss commercial places, inside and outside matter, general pmpagation. including nur- sery stock, sueh as roses, shrubs, conifer, etc.; want situation accordingly: best references. Address PRACTICAL, care Am. Klorlbt. Chicago. ANTED— A second-hand boUer; must be In fair condition; state kind; must be ciieap. Address Lock Box F, Lake Geneva, Wis. W' WANTED— A reliable man to take wliolesale place on percentage near BaMiraore; a g«)0d chance. Address Bo.\ \Ti. Westminster, Md. WANTED— Greenhouse assistant, steady and relia ble. Slate experience, and wwges per month with board. GEO S. Beij>ing. Midd etown, N. Y. WANTED— Florist, reliable, sober, for roses and general stock. State terms and experience. J. T. WiM.iA.MsoN. Prop'rLa Hose uardens. Memphis, Tenn. WANTED To correspond with :i yourg man who Is a good decorator and designer, competent to fill position In a retail store. Address WESTEitN, care American Florist, Chicago. WANTED— A young man to as.slst In general fruit forcirigestablishment: must have been In green- houses before; one willing and obliging and wishing a steady place. Address FtntE.MAN. River View. Concord. Ma^s. WANTED— By experienced grower of roses, etc., well acquainted with all the requirements of retail and wholesale trade, wishes to take charge of commercial place for percentage of profits, or would like til lease, if on eapy terms. Address 11 P. care American Florist. Chicago. lOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vai'ohans Seed Store. 88 State Street, Chicago. F OK SALE OR RKNT-G eenhouse, 20UO square ft. glass. For particulars inquire of Theu Noehee. Green Bay. Wis. OR SALE-150(J feet -l-lntih p'pe-Hltchlngs. Price on application. P R. Ql'INLAN & Co.. '.H.H W. Genesee St.. Syracuse, N. Y. F OR S\LE OR RENT-lo.WO or 30.0tO square ft. of glass. For particulars Inquire of A. T. Jackson. Station X. Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Co8tf2oU. VAUGtiAN's Seed Store. 14H & 1-18 West Washington St., Chicago. FOR SALE— In northeni Indiana, greenhouse plant of O.fUU feet of glass In greenhouses and sash. Wk acres land, good general slock t-f plants, rosef. carna- tions and chrysanthemums; greenhouses antl house lieated wltli steam. Indiana care Am Florist. FOR SALE-:i.;00 feet glass: sales up to date y-'.OOU cash: sales last year S-'J-ftUO cash. Division station on Union Pacific railroad; sugar factor\ and Union Pacific machine shops: city of in.iXiO: houses built two vears; heated by steam: well stocked. W. H. Jones. Grand Island. Neb. FOR SALE— On account of sickness, greenhouses of liOO feet of glass, heated by steam: all in good condition. Also dwelling house and ground, Good retail cut flower and bedding plant trade- ilO Inhab- itants: no other florist: three minutes to rallrond sta- tion: thirty minutes to Broad street station. Philadel- phia; S4 trains dally. Or. will sell greenhouses and give a lease on dwelling house and ground Ordy those meaning business need to applv for particulars. Address Kobert Craig, 4tHh and Market Sts.. Phlla.. Pa. Woodbury greenhouses ARE STILL FOR RENT. If you are the right man. and mean business, you will receive extra iuduceiuents in renting the greenhouses. For description see American Florist for June. J. H. LUPTON. Woodbury, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT. Two large greenhouses lU'i feet long by 18 feet wide, containing 5U0U feet of gla'-s: bulit two years ago. with all modern Improvements, by the late ,lohn P. Nitter- house. practical florist Greenhouses sltui. ted J^ mile from town: convenient to two rail oads. and stocked with roses, carnations, etc. Possession given Oct. 1st. For further partlcu ars address Mrs. S. J. Nitterhouse. W»ynesboF0. Franklin Co,, Pa. Greenhouses to Rent. At Moorestown, Burlington Co., New Jersey, nine miles from Philadelphia, on railroad, four houses, 10 000 feet of glass, two boilers. Sp endid opportunitv. JOS. T. SULLIVAN, Moorestown, N. J. For Sale or Rent. One of the largest and most successful plants in the State of Ohio, consisting of about .50,001) feet of glass, with three or six acres of fine land; houses all in the best of order, and as good as new; adapted to cut flowers. Reasons for selling, the increasing demand for the Standard Ventilating Machines demands more of tnv time than I can possibly give it and run the florist business. For particulars address E HIPi'ARD, Younijstown. Ohio. Wholesale and retail ornamental nursery and greenhouses, in the best residence city of Southern California. Fine business loca- tion and com lete stock, fixtures, etc. A rare opening for the right man with moder- ate capital. For particulars address "Califorma," care Am Florist. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, sbout 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 tlower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MLINN. Station C, Brooklyn. N. Y. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Unli6[l SMiGS Hotel. special Rates to Florists: S2.50 (two in room), ^:j.00 single. FIKST-CLASS AProJNTMENT.S. Kng^age rooms in advance. SMILAX. SMILAX. Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2X-inch pots, $2.50 per ICO; $20.00 per 1000. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Mentldn Amerlcnn Klojist. YOUNG PALMS FOR FLORISTS' USE CHE.Vl" TO M.VKE KOon. Size pots, neit-'ht Per 100 Kentia Belmoreana :i-inch 13 to 1.') In. $20 (111 Forsierlana. ... 3-Inch 12to:illln. il) 00-25.00 Arera BHuerl ;Mncli l.sto241n. 2.^.00 Seaforthlaeles-'ars :Hnch IS to 24 In. 20.00 Pboenlx recllnata 3IdcIi S to 10 in. 20 OO Pandanusutllis 2^ln. StolOln. l.i.OO All stock Is In healthy condition and ready for slilfli g on. .'lU at 100 rates- MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES. Minneapolis, Minn. Mention American Florist. TJLAMERIGtN FLORIST GO.'S DIRECTORY REFERENCE BOOK FOR 1894 CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: 1. The names and addresses of the Florists. Nur- serymen and Seedsmen of the United States and Canada, the exact branch o* the business each is engaged in being indicated. A separate list of firms that issue catalogues, the space devoted to each branch o' the busi- ness in each catalogue being also given. A li'-t of the names and addresses of superin- tendents of leading parks in the U. S. and Canada. A list of the principal cemeteries of America at which the arts of the landscape gardener and florist are used in beautifying the grounds. A complete, alphabetically arrauged list of Roses in commerce in America with class, habit of growth, date of introHuctiou. name of introducer, and brief, accurate descriptions of the flower of each. Synonyms are also plainly given. A complete, alphabetically arranged list of Chrysanthemums in commerce iu America, wnth class, and brief, accurate description of each. Synonyms are noted and varieties that are very popular with American giowers are designated by a star, and this year's intro- ductions by a dagger. A complete, alphabetically arranged list ot the Carnations in commerce in America, with name of introducer, date of introduction and brief, accurate description of each. Seasonable Hints for the year, arranged in weeks, written by Mr. William Scott, and covering every detail of a general florist busi- ness. This is decidedly the most valuable contribution to the literature of the trade ever published. It is written in a plain, practical way. by a man who knows what he is talking about. A historical sketch of the Society of American Florists from its organization to date, includ- ing officers for each year and lists of essays read at each meeting, with other information of interest. Asimil-r his'orical sketch of the American Association of Nurserymen. A simitar historical sketch of the American Carnation Society. A similar historical sketch of the American Seed Trade Association. Similar historical sketches of the Florists' Hail Association of America; of the National Chrysanthemum Society of America; of the Florists' Telegraph Delive y Association. A complete list of all National and Local Trade Organizations, with names and ad- dresses of principal oflScers, time and place of meetings, etc. Statistics of Commercial Floriculture in the U. S. from the la-t census. Statistics of the Nursery Industry in the U. S. from the last census. Statistics ot Seed Growing in the U. S. from the last census. A list of Leading Horticultural Societies, with name and address of the Secretary of each. Full information about Express and Postage rates on plants shrubs, trees, seeds and bulbs No fess than 270 pages of valuable reference matter in compact form, and all UP TO DATE. PRICE $2.00 POSTPAID. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., P, O. Dra'wer 164. CHICAGO. Greenhouse p'ant 7 miles from center of (_"liloai:o m one of its flnest suhurOs: S liouses .^Ixll, one ri»x20. Hoi water; estubltshed all-round ret ill trade; good winter ptock. Lone; house and ground lease, or will sell entire. A wreat bart;nln. Address Bo.x 1 . care American Florist. Smilax VUwxs i he.^p. Out of 2 and S-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fiue and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery and best satisfaction guarantetrd with every --hipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address CRED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist. Wyoming: Co., ATIICA, N. Y. 12 The American Florist. Aug. 9, 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 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 remembe it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements mustreachusby Monday to secure insertion in the issue for the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Atlantic CiTr, N. J. —Trade exhibition Society of American Florists. G. C. Watson, Sup't oi exhibition, 1025 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Lenox. Mass., Sept. 4-6. Annual exhilntion Lenox Hort. Society. A. H. Wiug^ett. Soc'y. Boston, Sept, 5-6. Annual exhibition of plants and flowers Mass. Hort. Society. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrvsantheraum show Hort. Society of Chicago. " W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthenuim show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. B08TOK, Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthoiuum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt! Manning, Sec'y. Horti- cultural Hall. PiTTsFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. 'Edwards, Sec'v. 103 Howard St., Pittsfield. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. *E. Schray, Sec'y. 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- terraann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. 1). U. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall." Broad St. Louisville, Kt.. Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthi'mum show Louisville Florists. IT. Naiiz. Sec'y. 58:^ Fourth Ave. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie. Sec'v. L.B. 375, So. Denver. Colo. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. \V. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal, Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 AylmerSt. Baltimore. Nov. 12-17. Chrysanthemum show- Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. AVm. Mc- Roberts, Jr., Sec'y, 304 \V. Madison St. Worcester. Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Toronto, Ont., Nov.' . Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y. 85 Carlton St. Springfield, M'ass.. Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 23 John St". Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce. Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor by supplvinir dates as soon as decided upon. We shall be 'gl.id to know of any further shows decided upon and not included in our lisl.even if exact date is tint yet deterinineil.J When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose vour business card. OF Stockholders' Meeting. CHICAGO, August 4, 1894. Stockholders ol the American Florist Company: You are hereby notified that the annual meet- ing of the Stockhnlners of the American Florist Company will be held in Parlor 2)7, Hotel Dennis, Atlanlic City, N. J. Wednesday, August 22, 1891, at 8 o'c'ock ]'. M., for the purpose of electing di- rectors and officers lor the ensuing term, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting, J. C. VAUGHAN, Pres. G. L, GRANT, Sec'y. WHY WORRY! Where to get good Stock now, We Cnt Sally : 10,000 ROSES OP* ^A.1^1^ AMERICAN BEAUTY, BRIDESMAID, LA FRANCE, KAISERIN, METEOR, PERLE. Leading Varieties. Carefully packed to ship to any part af the country. Special prices on large orders REINBERG BROS.. Wholesale Florists, SI ~WiXl>£»Sll. x^^^t^lll^U*?, OlIIC^^GO. EACH SUBJECT SHOWN IN Long's Florists' Photographs is a study in itself, and most worthy of being called such. Each was made up purposely with view of getting a good photograph — beautiful, artistic, perfect and practical. The endorsement given them by the craft demonstrates that suc- cess crowned the efforts exerted to supply an oft felt need. Catalogue free DANX B. LONG, FuhlizhBt, Buffalo, N. Y., CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill yonr orders with. First-Class Flowers. Give US a trial order. FOR DECORATING, ""eTuIl"" PLUMOSUS HAKUS. TO ?2 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mail, tele- ASPARAGUS CUT STRINQS s 3 or small quautities to ai W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in large or small quautities to auy part of the country, graph or telephone Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'mt 'PMRit moiNE nomR FOR CUTFLOmRS. MR BOX.tk FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made fmiu lu-avv. Munllhi Unci ped tint, puckcil litul . Strawboard. a crate. Shlp- CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts.. CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Cypems Alternifolius. 3^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 f6 2]4\nch pots, " 60c; " $A 2-inch pots, " 40c; " $i NATHAN SMITH & SON, FLORAL DESIGSrS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut streets, dxiolxxxn.^'tl, 0« W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 140Z PINE STREET, (Saccessor to ELLISUN & KUEHN), «»^ WHOLESALE ^€« I H22 yilSTE STE.Ka:T, A oomplete line of Wire Deglgiu. i8g4- The American Florist. 13 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AND AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUPFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT AUTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <& 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIO-AOO. A. L. RANDAI.L, wiioi6sai6 Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 22!. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, a/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHIOA-O-O. We are Headquarters for the leading varieties of Roses, for the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Iiicorporated. WHOLE'^ALK GROWKKS OF CUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Second Floor. CHI'^aoo. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, "^W.^~5i^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^O^-^N VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTlCniTnRAL ADCTIOMEERS. DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FIOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Oiidehs cauefullv attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florigts' Supplies, Wire DeHlens, Bulbs, Loug's Florists PliotograplislseelarKead. CataloRueB. Lists. Terms, etc., on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©VVRoPc*afe Marftet*. Cut Flowers. New York. Aug. 4. Roses 1.01J®3.00 ■• per lOOU S6.oa®»-lU.0O Beauty 3.00O13.0U Carnations 60® l.OU perlOOO $3.00@$o.00 VaUey 3.00® 4.00 HarrlBll 4.00® 6.00 Sweet peas, per 100 bunches 50c@$1.00 Smllax 6.00® 8.00 AsparaKUs 25.00®35.00 Adlantum "6® 100 BOSTON. Aug. 4. Roses. Nlphetos, Gontler l.ixte 3.00 Perle, Sunset 1.00® 3.00 Bride, Mermet 2. On® SOU Carnations 26® .76 narrlsll 6.00® 8.00 Lily of the valley 4 00 Sweet peas -10 Asters 25® .oO Gladiolus 3.00® 4.00 Adlantum 1-00 Smllax 12.00®15.00 Asparagus 60.00 PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 4. Roaes.small „ ^_ 2.0O large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 8.CO®15.00 Carnations 60® 1.60 Valley ^* Smilax 10.00®12.00 Asparagus ^ ^'1^ HarrlBll lilies 4.0O® 6.00 Sweet peas „^^ -f^ Cornllower „--S?^.„-Si Cattleyas 3o.0u@40.00 Adlantum '5® 1.00 CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Roses, La France. Meteor 3.00® 4.(10 Kalserin 3.00ure white, deli- cately luarked with red. Price for well Rooted Cuttings: ^i.OO per dozen; !H2 UO per 100; $25 00 per 250; $!»U tiu per lUUO. dLiu at lUuU rale. Orders may tie sent either to JOHN N, Mfly, Suiiiniit. N. .1. EDWIN LONSDftLE, < Im sfiuit Hill, t'hila. FRED. OORNER & SON, Carnation Growers, -».^LA FAYETTE, IND. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings a'l sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the C3. J. JF»:ElJB'lWOC!It, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. T13ST13JI> eix-M.€X NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co.. MASS. Carnatronsa Specialty Hooted Cuttlnjfs and Vountr Pliinleeolrt out. Nice Field-Grown I'lantH In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven, Mich. RNSTRlEMSCttNeiDeR.Altona,fla(iiburg ^ -, •=>'?tt.^<'ENTS TOR U.S.AMERICA i CAMAOA. Mention the American Florist when ivrlting to advertisers on this page. Roman Hyacinths, 11-12 ctm., per li 00 $9..50. Lilium Harrisii, 7-9 iu., per 100 $5 CO. Freesias, best in the u. s. First quality, per 1000 $;3.2o. Mamtaoth, $8.00. Pansy "INTERXATIOXAL" New Seed, »oz $1501 ozsiooo S2,i?.^,: VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 'Thicag'o."' Hylseboscti Broiners, OVERVEEN, near Hiarlen, UQILAND. Bulbs # Plants We are now prepared to quote lowest possible prices for next July, Aug- ust and September delivery. illustrated Wholesale Catalofrues on application. HULSEBOSCH BROS., ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Mention American Florist. ONION .i. SEED. ^^^ CROP 1894. ,^^^^ Prices for New Crop "^^^^^— — made on Application. COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 Sangome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. L. DELSRUYE-GARD3N, NURSERYMAN, LEDEBERG, GHENT, BELGIUM, begs to call special attention of the Ameri- can nursery trade to his splendid stock of plants grown for export in the fall, consist- ing chiefly of AZALEA INDICA, PALMS, and ARAUCARIA. Price list and ful cation. particulars on appli- GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARKISHUKG. FS E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. 5,0003000 FREESIAS Diiu CIQCT UAMD We will deliver Freesla Bulbs, DUynnol riHnUi aU charges for transportation paid, as follows: 3-8 to 3-4 inch per 1000, $4.00 1-4 to 5-8 inch per 1000. $3.00 Liberal discount on larger lots. Send for our price list. Order NOW your Japan Bulbs. Longitlorum. Aura- turns, Rubrums. Albums, we are Heailquarters. Wearethe ONLY FIKSI In tbe U. 8. who guaran- tee^ou S'lU^D HULKS delivered. Address all communications to H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. FOR SftLE. Now ready for delivery. BERMUD4 SPICE LILY |7 to9in.bulbs, «20 per Imp. Amaryllis Johnsonii. J 100; $170 per 1000. FREESIA REFR. ALBA, 5-16 in. in diam . ?2.50 per IdOOin lotsof oOOO. Seed $2 00 per lb. GLADIOLUS SHAKESPERt. 2'A to 3 inches in diam. $ti 00 per 100; FjUCC per lOUO. ZEPHYRANTHES ROS A. Marge bulbs, $2 per FL0RI8UNDA I 100;«l.iperlOOO AT4IV1ASC0, 81 per 100; «8 per 1000 NERINE SARNIENSIS ). large Bowering bulbs, $8 Guernsey Lily, i per 100. CALLA BULBS. -1 to 6 inches at crown. 87 per 100. Best van FRENCH CANNAS. $6 per 100; $40 per 1000. Above prices are for delivery In New York, thence by Express or otherwise at purchaser's coat. C. O. U. from unkQown parties. Columbia Farm, ST. tiEORGES, BERMUDA. Mention American Florist. for iiiiiiie.' of high grade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved v\Ith special care from only the very finest varieties and (warranted) flrBt-elasB in every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of Pansies. Grand colors ml.ved. pkt., ISOUseed Jl.dU; 1 o/. J-S.liU. The JennlxiKB Strain, finest mixed, pkt. ¥1 OC about 2500 seed ; luz. f'l.tW; ;iozM $15.00. N'o sRlm milk In this strain. (They are just as good as I can make 'emj. To my old patrons I would siiy they are a hlg improve- ment over last season— more Variety and Uner colors The best strain for florists either for winter bloom or spring sales; all large flowering. Black I>r Faust, finest pkt., 2o00 seed, Jl.OO Finest Vellow. black eye " " 1.00 Pure White, t -e best " '• l.OO Victoria, bright red pkt . 1000 seed. 1.00 All my own growth of 1894. Half pkts. of any of the above ^'c. Please send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. Address E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 2.')4. SOUTHPORT. CONN. Roemer's Superb Prize Pansies. The finest strain of Fansles In the World. Introducer and Grower of all the leading No velties. ' CataloKiie free on application. [ FRED ROEMER, SEED GROWER, I uiiKULiNui K<;, fi^;KMA^^•. Pansies Worth Raising. THE KIND THA.T SELL ! ! NEW SEED, perfectly ripe. One parkage, 1-8 <»faii ouiH-e !8il.00 Five packaKes 4.00 I,arge quantities at special rates. Cash with order. CHRISTIAN SOLTAU. 199 Grant Ave., .IKKSKY t;lTV, N. .r. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand colletnlun of ylant flowerlntr varieties, very large, of perfect form and choice colors; carefully selected: better seed plants this year than ever: re- ceive ver* high praise from my customers no finer Btraln offered anywhere: florists should sow of It. Trade pkt.. 500 seeds. 'JSc; :i pkts. tiOc; H pkts. $1.00. A pkt.of the new Monkey Kacepansvwhh everv Si order. JOHN F. HI I'P. Shirfinaiiatown. Pa. Please mention the American Flo RIST every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. DECORATIVE PLANTS. Special offer of varieties and sizes that ca.n be supplied in large ciuantities and are of exceptional good value. ARECA LUTESCENS. 3 inch pots, 12 to to inche'^ liig^- $ 1.50 per dozen; S 12.00 per 100 12.00 " 100.00 6-inch pots. 24 inches high, 8 plants in a pot SPECIMEN PLANTS OF ARECA LUTESCENS. 9-inch pots, single stems, fine plants for decorating, about 6 feet high. S 7.50 each 9-inch pots, single stems, with several good side branches, about 6 feet high . . . 10.00 each 12-inch pots, beautiful, perfect specimens in every respect, clean, well-fojmed plants of very good value. . . 15.00 each 12-inch pots, a grand lot of busbv specimen plants, clean, well-growu stock in every respect a special lot of plants, about 7 feet high, at , . 20.00 each COCOS \A^EDDELLIANA. A grand lot of plauls, in 3-inch pots, well-grown, stocky and of good color, 12 to 15 inches hip h ... Kentia Belmoreana. 5-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high . - 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 to 'iO inches high. 8-inch pots 6 to 7 leaves, 30 inches high . 8 inch pots 6 to 7 leaves. 48 inches high 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 to 64 in high 12-iDch pots, 7 leaves, 60 inches high. Kentia Forsteriana. 3-inch pots, 4 leaves 1-5 inches high . . 5-inch pots. 5 to 6 leaves, 24 to 30 in. high 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves. 30 to 36 in. high 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 36 inches high . . Per doz. . . Sl.i.l 18,00 Each . g 3,(10 . . 5.00 . . 7.50 15.00 Per doz. . .$250 . . 12 00 . . 15 00 . . 18 00 Each . 8 3 00 . . 7..50 . . 10,00 $3.00 per dozen; 820.00 per 100 Latania Borbonica. A grand lot of plants in o-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, readv to pot up, SSOOper 100. Per doz. 6-inch pots, 24 inches high. $12.00 7-inch pots, 21 to 30 inches high 15.00 8-inch pots, 30 inches high. 18.00 Pandanus Utilis. 2;i-inch pots, fine stock for potting up, 75 cts. per dozen; 86 OO per 100; $.50,00 per 1000, Araucaria Excelsa. Largest stock in the country. Each 5- inch pots, 3 tiers. 15 inches high $1.25 6-inch pots, 4 tiers, 18 inches high . . . . 1 75 6-inch pots, 4 tiers. 24 inches high 2.50 7-inch pots, 5 tiers. 30 inches high .... 3.00 8-inch pots, 6 to 7 tiers, 36 inches high .... 5.00 Dracaena Braziliensis. A fine lot of this useful decorative variety, strong plants in 4-inch pots. 15 to IS inches high, at J2.U0 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 7-inch pots. 7 leaves, 42 inches high 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 60inches high 12-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 72 inches high For a complete li>t of Decorative Plants, such as Palms. Ferns, DracEnas, Cycas, Pandanus, etc., etc , refer to our Quarterly List, mailed on anplicition. Our stock this season is of exceptionally fine quality, and is complete as to assortment of sizes. 714 Chestnut Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September. Calla AethJopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. Lit. Longiflorum. ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. Lil Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Keempferi. in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis. C)icas Revoluta. supei b growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to $5 each; fresh imported stems, tnie long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. G-onzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American Florist. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW RE4DY. Very fine mixture of large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected lor florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00 Low prices on Liliura Harrisii. Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths. Lily oJ the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. PANDANUS UTlliS 6-inch pots %S 00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3 ' per dozen 4inch pots 2. CO per dozen NATHAN SMITH & SON. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ■) Tuberous Bej>onias v^i (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I., N, Y. Mention American Florist Plants from last fall: these have a foundation and will begin to run strong at once. 82.50 per 100; S20 00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Delivery. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid slock and assortment. F. A BALLER, Bloomingrton. 111. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 16 The American Florist Auo\ 9. Worcester, Mass. On Thursday, July 26, the Horticult- ural Society held its weekly exhibition, and although there were many meritori- ous exhibits most of the interest centered on the sweet peas. The day preceding the show we were visited by a severe storm, and while the rain was very welcome we could have dispensed with the wind and hail, which spoilt a numberof exhibits in- tended for this show. A great improve- ment was noticeable in the display ot sweet peas, both as to the number of en- tries and the quality of the flowers; all the stands showed the results of careful cult- ure and selection. The first premium was awarded to F. A. Blake, second to H. A. Jones. F. J. Kinney had a splendid stand but unfortunately did not conform to the schedule and was barred out. There was also a good display of cut flowers. F. A. Blake captured another first. H. A. Jones a second. The display of Phlox Drummondi was very faircon- sidering the tun the rain had with it. Mrs. Milton Rand secured first; F. A. Blake, second. In the bouquet class there was a goodly number of entries, and although there was lacking the usual good taste displayed in the make up of the bouquets, they were above the average; in the amateur class F. A. Blake first; H. A. Jonps, second; florists, W. J. Wood first; Mrs. Thos. Ward, second. The display of hollyhocks was large, but not at all noteworthy; Mrs. F. H. Merri- field, first; J. A. Abbott, second. For August 2 there was a short sched- ule, but notwithstanding a good exhibi- tion that was well attended, the twenty vases of cut blooms, distinct varieties, was the chief attraction scheduled and brought out some splendid displays. F. A. B ake, first; A. A. Hixon, second. The amateurs had a good display of baskets made up in good taste; F. A. Blake, first; and Mrs. C. E. Brooks, second; fl >rists, Mrs. Thos. Ward, first; W. J. Wood, second. Several good stands of native flowers were shown that were both inter- esting and instructive. J. A. Abbott, first; Florence Watts, second. A A. Hixon had a splendid disp'ay of sweet peas, filling one hundred vases, and comprising forty- five standard varieties, and F. A.Blake showed a large numbef of seedling petunias that were very fine. We have had considerable rain during the last two weeks, and outside stuff" shows a marked improvement, carna- tions especially have picked up wonder- fully and most of our anxiety on account ol the drought has ended. Trade has been very fair, the bulk of it being funeral work. Sefdling. The Water Garden. Special and Hardy Water Lilies of all colors. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI. EURYALE FEROX. Nelumblums In variety. Hardy Ornamental plants, sub-aquatic plantt*. etc.. etc. Nymphsea Laydekerl rosea (awarded a Medal at World's Kalrt; most charm- ing of all the llAKDV Lilies; K* .so each. Other Columbian Novelties see catalofnie. WM. TRICKER & CO., Clifton, N. J. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS 1000 IVOKV, *3.00 per 100. Also several thousand in variety, late propagated, iust the thing" for -I and 5-inch pot plants. List of varieties and prices on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. R oses for WinM F lowerin g. We still have fine stocks of the leading varieties. AMERICAN BEAUTY, KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA AND BRIDESMAID, *^trong plants. oiU of :>' -inch pots, ready for immediate planting, $12 OO per 100. METEOR, BRIDE, MERMET, MME. CUSIN, NIPHETOS, WOOTTON and PERLE, Strong plants, out of 3^-2-inch pots, ready for immediate planting. $9 Oo per 106. Silver Cup awarded us for Meteor Rosea, e-xhlblted at Madison Square Garden. ISl'i. for best 25 Ked Koses of any variety. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, Tarrylown-on-Hudson, N. Y. LAST CALL FOR ADVS. for our . . CONVENTION NUM TO BE PUBLISHED AUGUST 16. NO INCREASE IN RATES. Send copy to reach US not later than August 14. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. p. O. DRAWER J64. CHICAGO. ROOTED CUTTINGS COLEUS, 10 kinds by mail 60c per 100 " 12 kinds by express. .84 -00 per 1000 ALTERNANTHERA P. Major by mail 50c per 100 CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. ^^''-- GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. HalstedSt., CHICAGO. VIOLETS POT GROWN. We have a fine stock of pot grown plants, from which experience teaches best results for quality and quantity of flowers can be had: MARIE LOUISE, SWANLEY WHITE, CZAR AND SCHOENBRUN, from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per lOO; $30.00 per 1000. Chrysanthemums. fuT.Se SfnTforst^e- stems, in 50 PRIZE WINNING SORTS, $1.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. We still have a few thousand 2;<; inch plants, strong, of WHITE LA FRANCE and AMERICAN PER- FECTION, at $-1 00 per 100; $:50.00 per 1000. Above are two ideal Roses, surpassirg most varieties in loveliness of shading, and surpass all without exception for durability in a cut state. ROSES in best commercial sorts, 2>4-inch strong, our selection. $20.00 per 1000. An enormous stock in other departments. For catalogue and estimates Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE, KY. I^Oft^E^JS. Good stock. AM. BEAUTY PLANTS, 4 inch $70.00 BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, METEORS, PERLES, MERMETS, aU 4-inch $45.00 TRY DREER'S Garden 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, Philadelphia, Fa. Please mention the American Florist every time yoti ■write to an advertiser. BRANT & NGE, Fore-it ^ cts WHITE LA FRANCS. 2H-lnch Sets PBRLES. 2M-lnch, strong 3^ cts CHRISTINE DE NOUB, 2^-lnch Sets NIPHBTOS. 2M-lnoh 2}^ cts METEORS. 2)i-lnch Sets AM. BEAUTY. 2^i-inch .i cts MMB. TE8TOUT. 2!4-inch 5 00 250 MERMETS, 2'4-inch 5 00 500 BRIDESMAIDS, 3-inch S 00 200 WATTEVILLES, 4-inch 8 00 JOSEPH HEACOCK, JENKINTOWN, PA, I HAVE A FEW Thousand ROSES for winter blooming of the following^ varieties: MERMET, THE BRIDE, PERLE DES JARDINS, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BON SILENE, NIPHETOS, WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. The above are from 3J^-inch pots, good, clean, healthy stock, which I offer at S6 00 per 100; $-1.5.00 per lOdO. I also have a few thousand FERNS, as Adiantum cuneatum and Pteris serrulata, from -'J^-inch pots, at 83.00 per 100. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. American Beauty. Three thousand, in 3i/2"inch pots; extra fine stoclc, at |10.00 per 100. For sale, 1000 good, strong plants, including Mer- mets, Cusin, Wattevilles and Niphetos. p. R. QUINLAN & CO.. 904 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y. 1000 .MEK.MKTS, (iliO MIMIKTOS, 1000 BRIDES, 150 TKSTOUTS. Ail from 2M2-lnch standard pots. These are In the very best of condition and ns large as a great deal of the stock shipped from a-inch pots. Per doz. 75c. ; per 100 $5.0u ; per 1000 $45.00. |y Samples free to intending purchasers. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Strong Field Grown ■J>.,-ln. Ii puts. Per iOO I'erlOCO BRIDE Sa.oO $22.6U MERMET 2.50 22.50 GONTIBB 2.60 22.60 SOUPERT. 2.50 -22.50 WHITE I>A FRANCE 2.75 24.00 SUNSET. PERLE 2.80 25.00 And all other standard varieties. 2J<. VA and 4>^-inch pots. Write for prices on what you need". TEUMS CASH WITH OUIiKR. THE NATIONAL, PLANT CO., Dayton, O. ROSES Better Than Imported 15 ACRES OF HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES. Extra strong, bushy, well developed plants. No better in the world. Sure to please. General assortment of leading varieties, including- foUo-wing best forcing sorts: GENERAL JACQUEMINOT, MAGNA CHARTA. PAUL NEYRON, ULRICH BRUNNER, MRS. I. H. LAING, M. P. WILDER, PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Special rates on early orders booked for coming FaU or Spring delivery. FULL ASSORTMENT HARDY PLANTS AND SHRUBS, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SMALL FRUITS, GRAPE VINES, ETC. No trouble to sho-w stock or quote prices. Catalogues and Price Lists free. MERMETS 2-Inch, S3.60 per 100 BRIDES 2-inch, 3.,W NIPHETOS -2-Inch, 3.50 " . PERLKS 2-inch, 3.50 ALBANY 2-Inch, 3.60 " a W0OTTON8 2-inch, 3.60 • LA FRANCE 2-Inch. 3.60 :^A.i-ci3i« xsieos., p. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITY, MO. 40th YEAR. 29 GREENHOUSES. 1000 ACRES. THt STORRS & HARRISON GO., PAINESVILLE. OHIO. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, $5.00; 3-inch pots, $6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, $6.00; 3-inch, $8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WELL GKOAVN AND IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. 40,000 FIRST QUALITY FORGING ROSES. READY FOR IMMEDIATE jUUU llliui yunki I ■ I WIIWII1W iiwwbwi planting. Fully equal to those sent out tlie last two years, and perfectly healthy in every respect. Only selected growth from aowering shoots used In propagating. ™-.r»^.,....^-»i GKN. JACQUEMINOT, KAISEKIN A. V. SOCV. DE WOOTTON, METEOK. ULBICH BRUNNER, BRIDESMAID, 1,112,1 ^v, 3-Inch pots, n.OO per 100. 4-inch pots, $12.00 per IOO. PERLES, SUNSETS, BON SILENE, MERMETS, BRIDES, SAFRANO, MME. HOSTE, 3-lnch pots. JT.OO per 100. 4 inch pots, JiO.OO per 100. 100,000 Roses, H. P. Roses, Rhododendrons, Azalea mollis, Clematis, Hy- drangeas (bushy and tree form), Aucuba, Buxus, Acer in sorts, Viburnum plicatum, Dutchman's Pipe, Magnolias, etc. NOW READY TO GIVE THE LOWEST QUOTATIONS. -THE HORTICULTURAL COMPANY, BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. A -lUr-niS Tn A "KT ■DT» A TT»11"V' TESTOUT, K. A. VICTORIA, BRIDES- AIKLXiXCiIUaJM iSXlA.UXX, MAID, BRIDE, MERMET, ME-TEOR, PERLE, SUNSET, CUSIN, LA FRANCE, .S and 4-inch pots, prime stock, shipped at special flo- rists' rates. Packing light „ A C M^pRFAN I akpwnntt N I Write for prices, including delivery to your Express office. H, O, BiaUDLHH, LQncnuuu, n, J, Warranted first quality. Surplus stock from 4-inch pots. Per 100 PERLES $e00 MERMETS 5 00 BRIDES 5 00 PAPA GONTIER a 00 CASH WITH ORDER. JOHN WHITE, Waverly Place, Elizabeth, N. J. Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France, $3.00 per 100. Strong Atnerican Beauties, $.5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. *S"Special prices on quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash vrith order. West Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo. clean, healtliy »lock. MERMETS, BRIDES, SUNSETS, NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE, PERLES, MME. WATTEVILLE, BON SILENE. METEOR, PAPA GONTIER. S^trong plants, from :i-lnch pots. IN per 100; IT.S per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. strong, healthy planta, from 2. "^Hj and ,'i-inch p-Dta. price, K) 00, W.OO and K.UU per 100. PERLE, SUNSET. NIPHETOS, MERMET, BRIDE METEOR. WOOTTON, M. NIEL, LA FRANCE, AND ALBANY. Strong AM. BEAUTY, from 2-lnch pots, 11.00 per IOO. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. 18 The American Florist. Aug. 9, Pittsburg, Pa. The hot and dry weather still continues; no rain of any account since the 2nd of June. The stock grown outside is suflfer- ing badly. The asters and other annuals that were planted for cut flowers are burning badly and it is a question whether they will amount to anything. The hot spell has even affected indoor roses; they do not promise well this season so far. Trade for the past few weeks has been very dull, though the last week it has picked up some. The B. A. Elliott Co. report busintss the past week extra good for the times. Patterson & Bros, also have been very busy the last few days. F. Burki is expected home from Europe the coming week. Messrs. Lord & Burnham have com- menced tearing down the greenhouses erected two years ago, costing $27,000, fA Allegheny Cemetery and will rebuild the same with more suitable structures. The Florists' and Gardeners' Club will hold their annual picnic on the 9th at Ross Grove. Vacations and recreations are the order of the day. A. J. E. An Experienced Gardener. "Yes, it is true I do want a gardener, but have you ever had any experience?" "Yes, sir; I've read about gardens, an' I've worked in gardens." "What garden have you worked in?" "I was a sweeper in the Madison Square Garden, sir, during the horse show, sir." — Harper's Weekly. Last Call for Advs. FOR OUR CONVENTION NUMBER. TO BE PUBLISHED NO INCREASE IN RATES. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. P. O. Drawer 164. CHICA-CiO. PRIMROSES. Fine stocky plants, now ready for 3-inch pots. FLOWERS large, all fringed; brilliant colors. FIFTEEN SORTS. Price, for the single sorts per 100, $ 2.50 ■• per 1000, 20.00 " double " . . per 100, 5 (lO Extra plants with every order to help pay express. HENRY S. RUPP & SONS. SIIIliKMAN^TOWN, ]>A. CELERY PLANTS WHITE PLUME. GIANT PASCAL, and GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. Field-grown plants, $1-23 per 1000. The New PINK PLUME, transplanted plants, J3.50 per 1000. Cash with order. Sample mailed free. C. M. GROSSMAN, Wolcottville, Ind. SMILAX PLANTS. l.'i.lXJO Btronn, lienHhy plants, from '.'!^-lnch pots, »2.00 per 100; SI8.(ia per 1001). Sample free. Knfe delivery and Batlsfactlon Kuaranteed. Samuel J. Bunting. Elmwood Ave. & 68th St., Phila, "HAKU TIMES" PALM COI^bECTIONS. For cash with order we give 17 ;i and 4-ln. Palms for S3 (retfirlar price %i), and :-t4 for $5 (regular price 8=S). These comprise the best varieties, including Latanlas and Kentlas. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., ISatavla, 111. (Shekwood Hall Nueseey Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOE CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Nativii Bulbs. LILY BIILR^ And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. per 100 $4.U0; per 1000 $30.00 2.50; " 20.00 For CHOICE strains of FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS, BULBS, PALMS, ORCHIDS. FERNS, etc. See our Quarterly Trade Prioe-Llst, just published. PITCHER & MANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 3-inch pots. . 2-inch pots. . ASPARAGUS TENUISSIMUS. ;;-inch pots per doz. 75c; per 100 $6.00 2-inch pots " 40c; " 3.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. ASPARAGUS 'S'LZ Extra fine plants from 5-inch pots, J30.00 per 100. CMII AV from 2iX-inch pots, cut back, $2.00 OlnlLMA, per 100; $15.00 per 1000. TERMS CASH, THEO. BOCK, Hamilton, O. 5000 SMILAX to offer at $2 per 100. or $15 per 1000. Very strong, in 2i.l.-inch pots. HENRY A. NIEMEYER, noa State Street, ERIE, PA. Last Call for Advs. FOR OUR Convention Number to be published JVUGUS'T 10. Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NEW ROGHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, a^rxd Pf©A?v I*la.n.-ts, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. Tlie Best and Largest Stocit in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, GreenhouBe and Con- eervatory SANDER, St. /I/bans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buvers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St.. New York City. A FEW ORCHIDS ? They are Very Cheap. They are Ea8ilr Grown. They Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKCNRIDGE «, CO., 304 W. Madixnn .St.. BALTIMORE, MD. Tobacco Dust. Per barrel (about 125 lbs.), jSa.SO. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 East 34th Street, near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. i8g4. The American Florist. 19 Wm E. Harris extends a hearty invitation to tlie members of ttie S A. F. and tiieir friends, to call on him, on their way to or from Atlantic City, and inspect his new place of over sixty thousand square feet of glass; over nine thousand feet of it being polished pla'e. The only greenhouses i'l the world glazed with th s expensive glass. A well appomted place, with everything adapted to the profitable production of our stock in trade, is not the only thing of in- terest here. The clean, healthy growth of our plants is the admiraiion of many, especially the Rubbers. I hey are a wonder to all who have seen thein ! 1 have five houses full of this popular decorative plant, of all shapes and sizes, from a few inches to ten feet hiijh, many of them making natural breaks — thit is a plant producing many siae shoois with- out being topped. This is a mystery to many, why mine should do so, and others not. The way to learn is to be taught, so come and see nature at work. PUnts, like people, are often stunted and sickly in the mansion, while the hovel con- tains health and vigor. In my plant palaces, health universally abounds, as we allow no excess of high stimulants among our occu- pants. They must all live upon plain fare, and take plenty of pure, fresh air. Take train at Broad Street Station Penn. R. R. for 49lh Street Station. It is only ten minutes' ride to 49th Street Station, and ten minutes' walk to my place from 49th Street Station. Trains leave Broad Street Station as fol- lows: 6:49 — 8:16—10:46 am. 12:13—1:28 —2:18—3:15—3:47—4:33 — 5:16 p, m. On Friday, August 24th and Saturday, August 25th, I will have a conveyance at 49th Street Station at the arrival of each train to convey my guests over. After in- spection of my place, 1 will drive all who wish to see my friend Robert Craig. It is about a mile from here. Wm K. Harris. 55th & Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. LAST CALL FOR ADVS. CONVENTION FOR OUR ^ NUMBER... TO BE PUBLISHED AUGUST 16. NO INCREASE IN RATES. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., P. O. Drawer im. CUKAfiO. August Riiiker & iions, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., Uqu, Vnrl/ P.O. station E. Hcff lUlK) Supply the Trade wilh Bulbs. Seeds and Requisites. PATENTC I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHftNDLEE & MflGftULEY.vI/ Atlantic Building, WASHINQTON, D. C. When writmg to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Dimensions of tils Box : 2*) Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. This wooden box nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x13, made in two sectiontii, one for each size letter, given away with first order of 5u0 letters. A. Rolker & Sons, New^ Vork. Marschuetz & Co., 36 N. 4tU St.. Phila., Pa. F. K. McAUister, 32 Dey -St., New York. A. D. Ferry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrmau. 415 E. 34tli St., New York. Krnst Kaumiann & Co., 113 N. 4th St., PhUa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. K»'ndal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicaffo, 111. Wisconsin Plow^er Exchange, 131 Mason St-, Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, C>. T. W. Wood & Sons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Kichui nd, Va. Jas. Vii'k'fi Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, il33 Pine St.. St. Louis, Mo. D. H. Long;, Hufi'alo, New Y'ork. C. F. Huntington & Co , Indi^inapolis, Ind. Z. l»e Fore-t Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia, pa. Portland -^eed Co., 17 1 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo A.Sutherland, 67 Hromfield St.. Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place, Boston. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manulacturt THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes 1K-in and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $i.00 per 100. N. P. McCarthy, l Addrett 13 Green St.. Treas. & Maogr. | Boston, Mass, Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a oew FASTENER which we conBider ft decided aucceas. Any customera baTin? old atyie fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without addltlooal coat by wiitlnsr ua H. BAYEKSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Onr new^ flataloene is now oat, &ee upoQ application. J. N. Struck & 6ro. manufacturers of • CYPRESS • It LOUISVILLE, KY. When writing mention the American' Fi.ortrt. il^l/^IIS 183 MONROE .Street- •••CHICAGO' • • Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iHflRSGHUETZ & 60., FloriSlS' SUDDI16S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for ratalnpaip -^ MEDftL flWSRDED. "^^ ERNST KAUFMANN& CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4th Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA. PA. WHITE DOVES FOR F^LORISTS. Largest and flnest stock in the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. Last Call for Advs. for our CONVENTION NUMBER . . . TO BE PUBLISHED SEBIRE^fic ^mS. J. CALVADOS. Fl',.^, , CCABEL a CO. P.O.BOX 920.NewYoih. "" Mention AmeiiCHn Florist. 20 The American Florist. Aug. p, Cincinnati. Echoes of the outing have about died away and the boys are all busy looking after water. The dry hot weather of the past few weeks has used up all the water in the ponds, and many florists are haul- ing from the creeks. Funeral work has been a little more plentiful during the past week, but business in general is quiet. S. G. Cobb of Covington, Ky., has sold his greenhouses to Wm.Ruddel andRob't Johnston. I understand these young men are not professionals in the business and have bought on speculation. G. Brunner's Sons of Price Hill are cut- ting some nice smilax. This firm had quite an experience with a herd of fifty cows one night last week; nothing would satisfy their appetites but the young car- nations; damage about twenty dollars, besides spoiling a good night's sleep. W. J. Gray is cutting some very good Brides, Mermets and Perles. Rumor says that this gentleman will open a commis- sion house in the city to dispose of his own stock. Our party for Atlantic City is steadily gaining ground; have had some trouble with the railroads in getting rates posi- tively, but think we will have same set- tled by Saturday, Aug. 4. W. C. Nolan left August 2 on the Niag- ara excursion for Rochester, N. Y,, on a few days' vacation. E. S. Johnston is camping out this week and trying to catch a few innocent little fish. George Magrie lost himself at the outing and did not return home for several days, but guess he had a date in Middleton. A petition was filed July 31 praying for the dissolution of the Huntsman Floral Co. of 37 and 39 West 4th street. The petitioners are Edward A. Tucker, who owns ninety shares of stock, and James Dillaby, who owns ten shares. The authorized capital is $10,000, the shares being $50 each. Only $7,900 of the stock has been issued. The incorporation is in- solvent and it is deemed to be for the best interests of creditors and stockholders that it should be wound up. The assets are about $900 and the liabilities are $5,519.67. The other stockholders are: Henrietta C. Huntsman, twenty shares; Frank Huntsman, six shares; Oakwood Rose Garden Company, ten shares; Michael Dumer, sixteen shares; and 0. F. Blackburn, D. D. Bramble and Her- man MuUer, two shares each. Wm. G. Roberts is counsel. Our visitors in the city this week were H. M. Altick of Dayton, O., and Fred Weltz of Leo. Weltz' sons, Wilmington,©. Supt. of Parks Warder has at last re- ceived sanction of the board of aldermen in his scheme to purchase a conservatory for the parks. Mr. Warder has done quite a good deal of bedding this season, and has been untiring in his efi'orts to beautify our parks, and so far has suc- ceeded admirably. G. 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 2.5 cts. (deducted from $1 order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA. PA. FBAfflS' COMBATED HOLD FAST GLAZING POIDTS, PATENT Al'PLlEIJ FOlt. SURPASS ALL OTHERS YET INTROOUCED IN THE MARKET FOR GLAZING GREENHOUSES. Manufactured by the NOVELTY POINT WORKS. Price 50 Cents per box of 1000 Points. Can be sent by mail lor 13 cents in addition. Directions on each box. .DE FOREST ELY it CO Philadelphia, Pa. i\. BAYBRSDORFER & CO Philadelphia, Pa. MAKSCHIBTZ & CO Philadelphia. Pa. l'?]TEK HENDERSON & CO New York. WM. ELLIOTT i SONS New York. F. B. MCALLISTER New Y'ork. C. H. JOOSTEN New York. ^VBBBER & DON New York. A. ROLKBR * SONS New York. SCHLEGBL & FOTTLBR Boston, Mass. JOHN C. MONINGER CO Chlcauo. lU. J. C. VAUGHAN Chicago, ni. HUNTINGTON SEED CO Indianapolis, Ind. J. A. SIMME RS Toronto, Can, J. N. STRUCK & BRO Louisville, Ky. HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. GKNERAL AGKNT FOR AlVIEKrCA AND EUROPK. Reduce Your Coal Bills. THE FURMAN BOILERS have a high reputation for Staunchness, Durability and Safety, and are GREA T COAL SA VERS. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GREENHOUSE HEATING Over 150 styles and sizes, for Steam and Hot Water; also a full line of Horizontal Steel Tubular lioilers. Let us make you an estimate free. Send for catalogue The HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO. Ho.ME Office and WORKS : 39 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. New ENGLAND Offite : 51 Oliver Street. Boston. Mass. New York Office : Taylor Building, 39 Cortlandt Street. New York City. WESTERN Office: 131 Lake Street. Chicago. ESTABU5HED 1866. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFENS 335 EAST 2P-T ST. NEW YORK. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OAK HILL POTTERY CO., New Brighton, Pa. (Formerly D. C. SCOFIKLD & CO.) The same machinery, clay and workmen. The same smooth, porous, evenly burnt and well packed pots. Orders filled promptly. "Write for prices. Kvery tlorlsl, market jiardener.uwnerof lawn.prass- plat or tlower-bed. In fact everyone wlio haa a faucet ana hose should have the Klnnoy Pump {patent ap- plied f(ir) for applying liquid manure. funRicIdeB and Insecticides to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawHH by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scleutlflc spraying pump In nee. Sent pre- paid for S'-.rjU -spraying vnlve attachment 50c. Pump complete Si.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. Uudd, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Aseo.. III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. WELD, Rosllndale. Mass. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BE UP TO And get the BEST. DATE, This is it. The Champion Ventilating Apparatus. CHEAP. DURABLE. EFFICIENT. Circular telle the whole story. It Is free. AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO., KKNNKTT SgHABE, PA. Patented .lune 30, 1894. STRAPS WITH Unfolding Tight-Fasteners. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, N. J. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g4. The American Florist. 21 LAST CALL FOR ADVS. .... FOR OUR CONVENTION NUMBER.... .... TO BE PUBLISHED AUGUST 16. NO INCREASE IN R ATES. Send copy to re ach us not later th an August 14. AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, P. O. DRAWER 164. CHICAGO. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 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 propping them up with BtlekB or pote. with a chance of having sash blown ofl and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We have trot just the thlntrv* n nof i the NK'WEST and l$li,ST thing ( ut The Niw ]»eparture' for about half the coat of the old style, iend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODy, EvansviJe, Ind. Send orders for . . . CLEAR CYPRESS Greenhouse Material from bottom of gutter up. Correspondence solicited. Estimates cheerfully furnished. LYMAN FELHEIM, ERIE, PA. Mention American Florist. WISH'NG TO INTRODUCE {."n^^nS'tral a good Ihing it is. we offer sample crates f. o. b. Detroit, which contains 51 5 inch, 24 G-inch, lil 7-inch, 20 8-inch, 1() 10-inch and 15 12 inch, for 87.40 cash with order. This is the pi ice we sell by the 1000. Of the many testimonials that we receive we call your attention to the communications oftwoofthebest known expert PMorists iu this country: DETUOIT, July 19, 'U4. DETROIT FLOWER POT CO. Sirs:— We wish to say that we have used the Pans las made by you) for the past seven years, and find them very useful for many things, such as bulb forcing, window and table decorations, fern growing, and might say we find tbem almost indispensable around greenliouses and store. We tjrow a great many slntrle stem ■■mums" in them— one In a .Vlncli pan up to a dozen to tlfteen In a r2-lnch pan. and can- not recommend iliem too higlilv to florl»ta. Kespt yours. JNO. BRfclTMEYER & SONS. Bl'FFAHi. N. Y.. July 17. 'W. DETROIT FLOWER POT CO.. SiRS:-WIll mall you my order for Pans in a few days. Don't be afraid to niiikt* up a (rood ptock of them, for when the florists find out what a good tiling they are for bulbs, ferns, peed pins, etc . you will have ii grandrush for them. I use them for forcing ail bulbs, and find the H and IC-lnch yrand for Tulips. Romans. Narcissus. Daffodils. The 5. 'i and 7-lnch for Ferns. Freesias and Valley, and any of the sizes are t:»»««»t««t-» HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill Is unreliable because it de pends upon the elements lor its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditionsand waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DELAMATER-HID[R[R DE LAMATER-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 EBd have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. ' Sendforillttstratedcatalogu€to THECEUMrERI CNWOnKS, 87 South Finh At., NEW YORK, N. Y. IMPROVED GLAZING. GASSKB'S TATENT ZINC .JOINTS tor but tlnKKlass makes tfreeiihouaesalrand watertight: alBO prevents ehdlna and breakage frouj trust. Does not cost as mucli to heat a house glazed with the joints, thereby saving: onou((h In fuel to more than pay the additional cost of glazlnK. The leading Horlsts of the country are using them. Write for circulars with full particulars and price list. J. M, GASSER, Florist, KiiclicI Avenue, CLKVELANI>. «>. THE CHAMPION MomaiiGVeniiiatiOr. The cheapest, eaBleat to operate, and by far the best machine In the market. Don't buy a Venti- lator until you have seen my Illustrated deecrlptlve circular, which will be sent you free, (riving prices, etc. Also Champion SoU Pulverizer and SUter. Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. Address, Box 114. SPRINGFIELD, O. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Grcin- bouses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. 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MASS. / acr..v'^ tJull.N'SuN & Co.. 71 John St., New York and vicinity. / ?7. i'v' J!." = \ J. C. V. TllACUSEl.. 24(; Arch St., Phlla. and vicinity Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. agencies; ;^-^ A.'(iHiKFiNG IBO.N Co.. 34 Dearborn St-. Chicago and Western States. fm Im^mmm @llif Jlmerica is ' I'r.B Prsw of ths L'ssse!; tr. -re msij bs more crmfort /in::dsh:;-s, t-:t ii ■E ars 1 r.s f.r=t io touch L'r.kr.:u.-n Esas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 16, 1894. No. 324 fiHiiE O^msms^M f^^m^i Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Thuksday by THE American florist CoMPAirr. 323 Dearborn Street, Clilcago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANT. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Kogton. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. The Tenth Annual Meeting OP THE SoGietu ol flmerican Florists WILL BE HELD AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., AUGUST 21, 22, 23 <& 24-, 1894-. Members may remit the annual dues ($3.00) to the secretary prior to the meetlnR. thus avoiding the crowd and rellevlim the officers on the opening day. Badge for 1894 will be sent by mall to those who remit in advance of the meeting. Intending members can obtain any Information wanted by addressing the secretary. OFf^lCERS : J. T. ANTHONY. Chicago, president: ROBERT KIFT, Philadelphia, vice-president; Wm. J. STEWART, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. Mass., secretary. CONTENTS The progress of a decade — Industrial progress — Progress in roses — Progress in carnations . . . . — Progress in chrysanthemums . . . — Progress in cannas — Progress in geraniums - Convention notes Chrysanthemums — Notes. Orchids — A few notes about . . . Carnations— Notes Arrangement of flowers, X (Sillus) Miscellaneous seasonable hints. . . Palms in summer . New York Philadelphia . . . Chicago .... Rules governing bowling match . . Boston The seed trade Bufl^alo . . Tarrytown and Scarborough, N, Y. Chicago to Atlantic City . . . , Foreign notes .... St. Louis Toronto Cincinnati , Reply to F. P Baltimore 58, .27 .27 30 .31 32 .32 . as .33 31 3-1 36 .36 ,S7 .38 39 40 .40 . 44 .46 .."iO .52 . 54 56 60 62 61 66 66 68 The HEADQUARTERS of the American Florist at the Convention will be at Hotel Dennis. Note change in arrangements for transportation from Chicago to Atlantic City on page 56. The Progress of a Decade. The convention of the Society of Amer- ican Florists at .Atlantic City will possess a special interest for all who have been loyal supporters of the organization from its inception as well as for those who have more recently become identified with it, from the fact that this meeting will be the tenth anniversary of the founding of the society. Floriculture and her allied industries have made great and rapid advances dur- ing the ten years just passed, and their progress and prosperity may be attrib- uted in no small degree to the well di- rected effort and beneficient influence exercised by this grand organization. In the following notes we have endeavored to give our readers a brief retrospective glance at the society 's history and achieve- ments and a review of the practical ad- vance made in a few of the more impor- tant lines of commercial floriculture dur- ing the decade over which the society's existence has extended. It was on the occasion of the annual meeting at Chicago of the "National Association of Nurserymen, Seedsmen, Florists and Kindred Interests," that the first steps were taken toward the organi- zation of the Society of American Florists. The date was June 19, 188-t. A number of gentlemen, some twenty or more, who were attending the convention, in accord- ance with a verbal understanding, met in one of the parlors of the Sherman House. The desirability of an independent na- tional organization of those engaged in floriculture was talked over and ways and means discussed, the result of the meeting being the selection of John Thorpe as president and E. G. Hill as secretary, and the appointment of a committee to issue an address to the florists of America. A strong point made in the address was the matter of protection from losses b" hail storms. Without this incentive it is extremely doubtful if the Society of Amer- ican Florists had been a reality for several years at least. The members present and most of those joining the first year in response to the call issued at this meeting paid as mem- bership fee the sum of $5. This sufficed to put the young organization on its feet and the funds were wisely expended in ad- vertising the society, its aims and possi- bilities among the florists of the land. This was not so easily accomplished in those days, for the trade papers now found so valuable a means of communica- tion were then unheard of and it required continued and persistent work on the part of the founders to accomplish what they did. But from the very first moment of the opening session at the Cincinnati convention en August 12, 1885, there could be no longer any doubt as to the future of the young organization. The enthusiasm of that meeting has never been excelled in any that have succeeded. The American Florist had its birth at the Cincinnati meeting, and all through the nine years that have passed it has been an earnest co worker with the natioral society in everything for the ma- terial and social elevation of the craft and may conscientiously claim a share with it in the great advancement which has been made. The great contests over the respective merits of steam and hot water heating, the pertinacity of the hail insurance ad- vocates in the face of indifterenee and direct opposition, the sharp personal en- counters of those early meetings are fresh in the memory of many. It was a new experience for the florists to get together and talk it out, and they took full advan- tage of it. In the years that have passed since then the Society of .American Florists has jus- tified all that was promised for it. The uniformity in sizes and shape of flower pots, the special postal rates on seeds and plants, reduced express charges on plant shipments, reform in plant nomenclature, the Florists' Hail Association, the Flo- rists' Protective Association, are all the direct result of well directed effort on the part of the Society of American Florists, while the numerous Florists' Clubs and other similar organizations owe their existence to the good example set and encouragement extended by the parent societ}'. Many of those who took active part in the early work of the society have been taken away by death, and the list of those whose names have thus been removed from the roll comprises many whose rep- utation is world wide. It is to the fact that the ver3' best men associated with floriculture have affiliated themselves with the Society of American Florists that its great influence and continued prosperity are due. The score of earnest workers have drawn to their support the very best brains in the profession until now, a thousand strong, the power for good centered in this organization is in- calculable. A glance at the program prepared for the meeting at Atlantic City, the suhjicts to be discussed and the men eminent in their various lines who are expected to participate, give promise of a meeting this decennial year which will be in every way worthy of the occasion. The number of new names presented for membership this year we are informed is unprecedented and every inch of available space in the exhibition hall was sold nearly a month ahead of the meeting. The Society of American Florists has every reason to feel proud of its position at the end of its first decade. industrial pkogress. Perhaps nothing can demonstrate more clearly the varietyand extent of themany industries which have come to be our auxiliaries, and the skill and ingenuity 28 The American Florist. Aug. i6, which have been expended on devices of value to floriculture, than a list and de- scription of the varied exhibits which are to be placed in order for our inspection at Atlantic City. By the kindness of the superintendent of the trade exhibition, Mr. Geo. C. Watson, we are enabled to present herewith a diagram of the hall with the location and space to be occupied by the exhibitors as described below. At the right on entering the first exhibit will be that of Benj. Chase, Jr., Derry, N. H., (No. 49) who will show a full assort- ment of pot and tree labels. On the right wall table next comes H. Bayersdorfer & Co., of Philadelphia, (No. 45) manufacturers and importers of Flo- rists' Supplies, with a large display of new baskets, metal and porcelain designs and general supplies, many of them the result of Mr. Bayersdorfer's recent trip to Europe, and illustrating the latest ideas of the artistic tasteof the old world. Mr. Bayersdorfer staged a fine exhibit at the Cincinnati convention nine years ago and has never missed an exhibition since. Next in order (No. 40) comes Frank L. Moore, Chatham, N. J., who will show shipping trays for cut flowers introduced by him in 1887 and now extensively used by growers for the market. Also will be shown for the first time the Workeasy Strap Buckle, a most useful and ingenious contrivance which must be seen to be ap- preciated. Next the Snow Rustic Manufacturing Co., (No. 30) who will show rustic chairs, window boxes, plant stands, etc., includ- ing several novelties in the way of rustic work. No. 19 is Thomas Woodason, Philadel- phia, manufacturer of bellows for spray- ing liquid and dry insecticides. This is the first convention to which Mr. Wood- ason has sent his wares, but they are well and favorably known to the trade through the medium of the seed trade and supply men. Z. De Forest Ely & Co.. of Philadelphia, (No. 13) come next with a line of florists' bulbs and various supplies including some novelties recently patented. Mr. Ely's exhibits are always beautiful and in- structive. S. B. Arment (No. 51) will show grass receptacles for lafrn mowers. On the stage, right hand side, (No. 3) Major Bonnaffon, of Philadelphia, will show his detachable steel fence for farm, park, lawn or garden, easily put up or taken down and an excellent cheap trellis for sweet peas and other vines. Edwin Lonsdale, of Chestnut Hill, will have a display of plants "inside the fence." The center of the stage will be occupied by Hitchings & Co., of New York, (No. 2) who will erect thereon a modern green- house for both private and commercial purposes, showing various styles of benches, ventilating, hot water boilers, etc., in connection with same. On the stage, left side, (No. 1) will be shown the device of the Chadborn-Ken- nedy Mfg. Co., known as the Chadborn automatic ventilator, which is intended to regulate the temperature in green- houses. Its motive power is water, this being undercontrol of a thermostat which is adjusted to any degree of heat desired in the houses. Adjoining this will be found Thos. Weathered 's Sons' exhibit of horticultural building, heating apparatus, etc., and the Quaker City Machine Co.'s display of their Challenge ventilating apparatus. In front of the stage, right corner, (No. 8) will be seen the balanced ventilating apparatus of E. A. Ormsby, a most in- genious contrivance. Next to Mr. Ormsby comes B. S. Schmid, of Washington, (No. 7) who will show aquatics and gold fish. In the center in front of the stage (No. 6) Wm. Tricker & Co., of Clifton, N. J., will make a beautiful display of aquatic plants in a large tank in which will be mcluded many new and choice nymphaeas, of the hardy and tender, day and night blooming species, lotus flowers, etc. To the left of Mr. Tricker (No. 5) will be located the Hose Connection Co., of Kingston, R. I., who will exhibit for the first time the Kinney pump, a simple and effective device for applying liquid manure 1 1. 1 17, I 21. 16 129. 32 ;33 37 43 >38, .--. 47, 49. "gun rack" ENTRANCE DIAGRAM OP EXHIBITION HALL AT THE OON- VENTION in the greenhouse or garden, also for spraying with fungicides and insecticides. Next comes E. Hippard, of Youngs- town, O., (No. 4) with the Standard ven- tilating apparatus. Those who did not attend the St. Louis convention have yet to see the new adjustable arm for this machine. The Standard ventilating ap- paratus was thought so well of last year at St. Louis as to be awarded a first-class certificate. Starting from the stage the first exhibit on the left hand wall space (No. 50) is the Wisconsin Flower Exchange, of Mil- waukee, who will show a set of their useful plant tubs, which supply a long felt want for something neat, durable acd cheap. Next is the exhibit of E. Kaufmann & Co., of Philadelphia, (No. 9) who will show a choice collection of florists' sup- plies. The display by this firm is always artistic and effective. A.H. Hews & Co., of North Cambridge, Mass., (No. 14) come next with a full assortment of standard flower pots, seed and fern pans, also a new line of jardi- nieres especially adapted to standard pots. Next come Edwards & Docker (No. 20) with folding flower boxes. The Cushman Gladiolus Co. (No. 33) who will show cut blooms of seedling gladioluses, and John N. May (No. 26) who will place on exhibition the new American rose Mrs. Whitney. Dan'l B. Long, of Buffalo, whose exhibit is next in order (No. 34) will require no introduction and a convention would not be complete without him. The system and order prevailing in the exhibitions of the society now are in no small degree the result of his abilities in that line exer- cised when he was a member of the exec- utive committee. He will show his spe- cialty, photographs of designs in cut flower work, with many additions and improvements since last year. A. Herrmann, manufacturer of metal designs at 412 East 34th street, New York, comes next (No. 41) with metal designs in variety and cycas leaves. A. Q. Wolf &Bro., of Dayton, O., (No. 48) at the left of the entrance to hall will exhibit the Champion automatic venti- lators and Champion soil pulverizer and sifter, both valuable devices. The entire center table will be devoted to exhibits of plants. The first in order (No. 47) is Robt. Craig, of Philadelphia. Here will be a fine collection of palms and foliage plants, new cannas, outdoor grown crotons, etc. Mr. Craig was a pioneer in the use of crotons for bedding purposes and was one of the first to dem- onstrate their value for this purpose. His collection is very large and will be one of rare interest in this direction. A batch of the new Dahlia imbricata alba will also be shown by Mr. Craig. Passing down the right of center table, next to the Craig exhibit, will be the col- lection of palms and decorative plants from Chas. D. Ball, of Philadelphia, (No. 38). Mr. Ball is one of the best known of the famous Philadelphia palm growers and his exhibit is sure to be an attractive one. Next (No. 33) comes Ellwanger & Barry, the prince of nursery firms, of Rochester, N. Y., who will show roses, perennial phloxes and other seasonable blooms. Adjoining Ellwanger & Barry will be Storrs & Harrison, of Painesville, 0., (No. 29) who maybe expected to show a good assortment of plants in their special line. W. A. Manda, of South Orange, N. J., comes next (No. 21) with a display of novelties in foliage and flowering plants, orchids, bulbs, etc. Although Mr. Manda now makes his first bow as an exhibitor at the conventions he is no stranger to the trade personally and he is sure to re- ceive a hearty welcome. Next (No. 17) will come specimen plants of Mr. Lonsdale's favorite Swainsona galegifolia alba, a coming plant for flo- rists' use for cutting, profitable to handle and easy to grow. The end of center table facing the stage (No. 11) has been secured by the United States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., who will fill it with a display of palms and or- namental foliage plants in variety, as well as flowering plants, bromeliads, or- chids, seeds and bulbs. Passing up the left hand side of center table the next display will be that of Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, (No. 16) where may be found samples of the palms, ferns, araucarias and other decorative iSgf. The American Florist. 29 THE FIRST TEAM PRIZE IN THE BOWLING MATCH plants for which this house is famous, cut blooms of new cannas, phloxes, etc., also French and Dutch bulbs and florists' requisites. Adjoining H. A. Dreer will be found Siebrech: & Wadley, of New York , (No. 32) who will be on hand with useful plants for fl irists' use, orchids and inter- esting new plants. L. B. Brague, of Hinsdale, Mass., (No. 37) comes next and will show his special- ties, cut ferns, evergreens, moss and sup- plies of a similar nature. His place is up among the Berkshire Hills where these terns are found in great abundance and in fine quality. Between L. B. Brague and Robt. Craig will be found J. C. Vaughan, of Chicago and New York, (No. 43) who will mike an exhibit of splendid cannas, roses and other desirable olants for florists' trade. At the head of the table to the right of center (No. 44i A. Blanc & Co., of Phila- delphia, will display vases for florists' use and cacti in great variety, and it is safe to say that this will be found to be one of the most interesting spots in the exhibition. Next comes the J. Horace McFarland Co., of Harrisburg, Pa., (No. 39) who will show samples of catalogue work for florists as written, illustrated and printed at the "Mount Pleasant Printery." Ex- perts in catalogue work never fail to give unstinted praise to the technical skill of Mr. McFarland in his special line of hor- ticultural printing, a class of work which it is difficult to get done properly in an ordinary printing office. A part of Mr. McFarland 's exhibit will be an object lesson called "The evolution of a cata- logue page." J. E. Jeffords & Co., Philadelphia, (No. 25) are next in line with a beautiful dis- play of jardinieres, vases and ferneries, which are now indispensable to the stock of every florist who does a retail business. Messrs. Jeff'ords & Co. have promised to make the most complete exhibition of this classol goodsevershownata convention. J. Arnot Penman (No. 22) will occupy the space next adjoining, and will offer for inspection Nicholson's great work. The Dictionary of Gardening, which is the standard authority on nomenclature adopted by the Society of American Flo- rists, also several other recentlv published horticultural works. Next to Mr. Penman comes the Powell Fertilizer and Chemical Co., (No. 18) who will make an interesting exhibit of fer- tilizers, fungicides, insecticides and other chemical products of value to plant growers. At the end of this table (No. 12) will be found the Pittsburg Clay Mfg. Co., of New Brighton, Pa., who will make a dis- play of standard flower pots and terra cotta lawn vases. The exhibit will be in charge of their popular representative, Mr. W. H. Elverson. At the upper end of table to left of cen- ter H. F. Michell (No. 46) will show bulbs, seeds and a full line of florists' necessities- Next in order is the bulb and seed dis- play of J. C. Vaughan, (No. 42) which has always been one of the most corn- plete and interesting features of the soci- ety exhibitions. The Parmenter Mfg. Co., of East Brook- field, Mass., (No. 36) are next with a full line of standard and fancy flower pots, jardinieres, seed and fern pans and garden vases. Next comes the Rose Mfg. Co.'s spe- cialty, sulpho-tobacco soap (No. 35). Just beyond will be The Whilldin Pot- tery Co.'s display of standard flower pots, seed pans, etc., (No. 31). Messrs. Whilldin date the period of their popu- larity with the florists to the time when they began to show their manufactures atthese annual conventions and advertise them in the American Florist. Adjoining the Whilldin exhibit will be that of J. R. Wotherspoon, (No. 28) who will show the Eureka fumigator, the Wotherspoon watering pots and other specialties. Next in order will come the Lockland Lumber Co., of Lockland, 0., (No. 24) long time exhibitors and both widely and favorably known for their specialty, which is cypress wood work for green- house roofs, gables, gutters, plates, etc. Just beyond will be S. A. Weller (No. 30 The American Florist. Aug. 1 6^ 15) with jardinieres in a variety of styles and sizes, and at the end of the table will be found C. H. Joosten, of New York, (No. 10) who will show the Postite mag- azine bellows, hand and horse power, in practical operation, and will also have a line of forcing bulbs, azaleas, etc., and his special specialty, Fostite, the great remedy. Number 52 is H. G. Faust & Co., whose display will consist of bulbs, seeds and an assortment of sundries. Other exhibitors who came in late and will probably be found in the overflow exhibit in G. A. R. hall are Keller Bros., Norristown, Pa.; N. Steffens, maker of florists' wire work. New York city; Aug. F. Brabant, florists' pins, New York city; Worcester Wire Co., Worcester, Mass. PROGRESS IN ROSES. A well known rose grower, one of the most extensive as well as most successful in this country, on being asked to name a dozen of the best forcing teas, replied, "You can not find a dozen good teas." Considering the universal popularity of the rose, the time and industry which have been devoted to its improvement, and the countless number of varieties which have been introduced with ambi- tious titles and claims, this assertion, which is liable to stand uncontradicted, is significant as indicating the high stand- ard prevailing in the American market and the heavy odds against which intro- ducers of new varieties are forced to struggle. The main points required in a forcing rose under the present conditions are a good constitution and its accompani- ments, namely, vigorous and rapid growth, strong upright stem, good sub- stance, rich foliage, and immunity from disease; large flowers borne on single stems, with persistent petals of clean color and no tendency to turn purplish; suffi- cient doubleness of flower to prevent ex- posing the center when full blown, but not so double as to interfere with free and rapid development of blooms in mid-win- ter; long and steady season of blooming. The variety coming nearest to a com bination of all these good qualities is the American Beauty, which is undoubtedly the grandest forcing rose ever introduced and has no rival in the market to-day. It has steadily maintained its price better than any other variety and the demand for plants the present season has been greater than ever before. Not every one succeeds with the Beauty. Its stubborn- ness has been the cause of many a heart ache, and frequently in winter it puzzles those hitherto most successful in its cul- tivation, rewarding their care and atten- tion with unmarketable blooms and keen disappointment. As one prominent grower has remarked, "It's no trick to grow Beauty until you get the fire on; when the short days come, that's the test." The American Beauty can doubt- less be made better by careful selection of stock. One grower who has been at work on it for some time claims a great ad- vance in intensity of color. American Belle, the Beauty 's most prom- ising offshoot, is a good thing with its originator, and with some others, but it must be confessed that in some localities it has not grown freely and has not as strong a constitution as Beauty. It is more useful than Beauty on account of its color, which is charming and does not deteriorate after being cut. The Bride continues to be the foremost white rose and is rated by some growers as second to the American Beauty in de mand. One fault with it is the difficulty of getting any size to thebuds in summer. It is noticeable also that in some places the Bride about mid-winter will get sick and die. This trouble seems to be a mat- ter of soil, as in other localities under the same treatment it remains in full vigor until hot weather. The same difficulty in getting size in summer as noted in the Bride is also found with the Mermet. The Mermet has cer- tainly been interfered with to a consider- able extent by the Bridesmaid, which has the merit of constant rich color even through the dark days of winter when the Mermet gets pale and badly off' color. On the other hand the Mermet is charm- ing when the clear days of spring come and is unquestionably a little larger flower. The Bridesmaid has evidently come to stay and it will be interesting to note in the immediate future whether it will, as its most enthusiastic admirers claim, supplant the Mermet completely. Next to the American Beauty in value as a forcing rose stands the Meteor in the estimation of some of the largest growers to-day. Plants of this vaiiety have been in great demand during the past spring and it has now taken its position as the foremost red everbloomingrose. Aglance at the history of the Meteor will not be out of place here. It was so little thought of by its raiser, Mr. Henry Bennett, that he presented it to Mr. Evans, the pur- chaser of the Bennett, with the remark "that it might be some use in America but was of no use to him." It remained in Mr. Evans' hands for about eight years, he growing it with indifferent suc- cess, and all the slow Philadelphia people concluded that it was not a safe rose to handle. Finally an enterprising New York grower bought it out, stock plants and all. Experiments with it under differ- ent conditions soon developed what its special needs under cultivation were, and it has been such a success that it is now considered indispensable by all the leading growers. It is a mistake to condemn a rose too quickly. Mme. Hoste, although a very useful rose in its time, appears to be dropping out of favor, and the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is likely to take its place. Hoste is valuable on account of its free bloom- ing qualities and its tltgant shape in mid- winter, but its season is short and as soon as the weather begins to get hot in spring it becomes poor. The Kaiserin on the contrary shows a decided improve- ment in hot weather and its season is much longer. There is some question as to its value in winter. In winter lime it is not nearly as good as Bride and it suffers in comparison also on account of being easily bruised, but when its long season is taken into account it is found a profitable rose to grow. Freedom from mildew is another very strong point in its favor. It is one of the easiest roses to grow and is wonderfully productive, throwing two blooms for every one Bride. Mme. Caroline Testout is a rose on which opinions varv as yet. The enor- mous demand for yourg plants the pres- ent season would indicate that it is in a fair wav to become an established fav- orite. It is significant that Testout is being grown to-day by men who at first condemned it. The success with it varies greatly in different places audit is evident that the growers do not all know how to handle it yet. Its color is the purest tone of pink; it is fn fact the only rose of the color in existence. It is a good grower and very free in soil that suits it. Mme. de Watteville is not as much grown as formerly excepting by a few New Yorkers who grow it superbly. Around Philadelphia it does not do first rate and they are inclined to drop it. But there is no color like it, its peculiar shading entitling it to the name of "the tulip rose," and it is not likely to begiven up by any one who can grow it well. , Mme. Cusin is another rose which has made its greatest record in New York. One merit is its remarkably long season. There is nothing to beat it for freedom of bloom and it is second to none as a win- ter rose. Its small size is against it as a permanent favorite and south of New York this defect is most apparent. Perle des Jardins still remains the best yellow. Unfortunately it gives too many poor and deformed flowers in winter and as a winter bloomer it has seen its day. Other yellows have been heralded as sure to take its place, but they have not done it. There is, however, very little demand for yellow roses as compared with a few years ago. Sunset is still a favorite with a good many. This rose varies very much in color, and by propagating only from the rich dark colored forms the strain might undoubtedly be improved greatly. A rose purporting to be a yellow Mer- met was sent out three years ago. En- terprising growers all bit at it and paid a good price for it, but it wouldn't flower and it wasn't yellow and proved an abso- lute failure. A yellow rose of Mermet type is a thing most desired in the rose world to-day. Niphetos is very little grown and were it not for its adaptability to certain spots where nothing else will do well, such as low front benches and odd corners, it would be grown still less. It is an excep- tionally free rose and if its flowers could be sold it would be a very profitable rose to grow, but the demand for long stiff stems has been a powerful factor against it and the uses to which its flowers can be put are few. Papa Gontier is another of the "has beens." It is too small for the prevailing taste and its season is too short. It is no good in fall and as soon as the weather gets warm in the spring it opens too quickly and is unsalable. Out of the large number of growers who planted Gontier a few years ago there can only be found now a couple or so in each of the large centers. A rose that has come into popularity and then gone out again within the past decade is the Wm. Francis Bennett. Red roses were more popular ten years ago than at present and the Bennett was hailed as a winner. It was welcomed as a relief from the exacting Jacq growers who had things all their own way on roses of this color up to that time. The Jacq growers watched it with suspicion and looked eagerly for evidences of weak- ness in it. Weak points soon appeared, for it was found to be a very poor grower. It is one of the freest roses ever produced and will bloom grandlv if it can only be induced to make wood, but this it seems to do only in occasional cases. Another rose that created a furor on its first appearance was Her Majesty. Al- though belonging in adifferent class from the other varieties here referred to, yet it may not be out of place to recall the sen- sation it made nine years ago when it was carried out to the Cincinnati conven- tion, a flower with an eight foot stem which was paraded up and down the hall and came to grief at an inopportune mo- ment by having its head snapped off against a car door. And those who put their money into it never got it back. The Puritan came very near being a good rose. It would come occasionally a i8g4- The American Florist. 31 SECOND TEAM PRIZE, INDIVIDUAL PRIZE PRIZES FOR THE BOWLING CONTEST. THIRD TEAM PRIZE. magnificent flower and would then charm anybody. But oftener it came green cen- tered and deformed. What a companion for Beauty it would have been had it come regularly as it did occasionally. In looking over the records of one of the most prominent growers for the New York market ten years ago it is interest- ing to read the names of the roses then being forced and the prices received. They were the Bon Silene and Safrano, old favorites now dropped completely out of sight; Mme. Joseph Schwartz, the so-called -'true tea Jacq" which proved good for nothing for forcing purposes; Cornelia Cook, supplanted by the Bride; Mme. Alex Bernet, too soft and not stem enough; Mme. Robert, productive but •with the fatal weak stem; Souv. de la Malmaison, no good for winter bloom; Douglas, a miserable flower; Dukeof Con- naught, hard to grow and scared out of existence by the Bennett; Souv. d'un Ami, another weak stem; La France, which is rapidly losing ground as a winter rose; MarechalNiel.Jacq, Perle, Niphetos and Mermet. What a havoc the decade has made in this list! Only two or three out of the whole lot can be fairly rated as market varieties to-day, and even these have started on the down grade. Still it is a question whether there is as much money in rose growing now as there was ten years ago. Two new roses, the Mrs. Whitney, put on the market this year, and the Belle Siebrecht, promised tor next year, the first an American, the second a trans- atlantic production, have their record yet to make. If they prove valuable in various locations and under different con- ditions the trade will quickly find it out, for there is still plenty of room for the right kind and there are vacancies yet waiting to be filled in the list of "a dozen good teas." PROGRESS IN CARNATIONS. Carnation growing in America has re- ceived a wonderful impetus within a few years. The few varieties generally culti- vated ten years ago have with one or two exceptions been forced to give way to new and better sorts, and the standard of quality has advanced rapidly to a point scarcely dreamed of by either the growers or the consumers of a decade ago. In those days the main ambition of a carnation grower was to get as many flowers as possible from a plant. That was the first requisite, and every other point was a secondary consideration. There was only a very limited demand for colored carnations, growing in quan- titv being confined principally to the white varieties, these being picked with- out stems, and their main use being in the making up of funeral designs. If a bloom chanced to come in with a stem on it, this was often snapped off and a piece of wire substituted. It was the custom to send carnations to the city stores, not under name but simply as white or colored, short or long. To this rule Grace Wilder was the only notable exception, it being the only viriety of its color, and that color a de- sirable one and on this account expected to realize a better price. Seedling growing was done in a hap- hazard way, and with no well defined ideal in view. Of the varieties introduced from 1881 to 1884-, Portia and Wilder are the only ones grown now to any amount, although Alegatierc, Andalusia, Fascination, Pres. Garfield, May Queen, and a few others were grown for a while to a sufficient extent to be entitled to be called market varieties. On looking over the shipping lists of a prominent grower for tte season of 1884, it appears that Snowdon was at the head of the list in quantity grown, and DeGraw, LaPurite, Edwardsii, Wilder, Philadelphia and Crimson King constituted the balance of the stock. From a large number of lists furnished by prominent cut flower growers as their selection of the best dozen carnations now on the market, it appears that Lizzie McGowan is the only variety upon which opinion is unanimous. The only other sorts whichcome anywhere near to a unanimous vote are Wm. Scott, Day- break, Helen Keller, Mme. Diaz Albertini, Buttercup, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray and Portia. Thos. Cartled^e, The Stuart, Bouton d'Or, Crimson Coronet, Ferdi- nand Mangold, Edna Craig, Uncle John, Puritan, Red Cross, Pomona, Salmon Queen, Mrs. Fisher, Grace Wilder, Anna Webb, Hinze's White and Sweetbrier comprise the balance of the aggregate se- lection, from which it would seem that with due allowance for varied conditions of soil and location, the catalogue of some four or five hundred varieties of carnations might with advantage be re- duced at least ninety per cent., while to give a list of even a dozen thoroughly tested varieties that fairly tneet present requirements is an impossibility. Quite a number of the varieties above enumerated have not been in cultivation sufficiently long to insure their perma- nency, and careful judges have learnt from experience that it is wise to go slowly in recommending unreservedly a new carnation. All indications point, however, to the probability that among the novelties disseminated during the past two years, and about to be dissemi- nated the coming season are several that are destined to supersede the whole list of older sorts. The nearest approach to the ideal car- nation in size and stem on the market to- day, is probably Mme. Diaz Albertini. Its 32 The American Florist. Aug. i6, fault from a grower's standpoint is that it does not produce flowers in sufficient quantity in the early part of the winter, being most prolific in the spring months. It is very probable that at no distant day we shall have carnations of all colors, with the stout erect stem, large sized and well formed flowers of Albertini, and constant bloomers. It has been stated in some quarters that the carnation of to-day is no larger in size than it was some few hundred years ago, but it must be borne in mind that the carnations in those days were the border carnations and only produced one crop of flowers a year. The progress in carnation culture in the past decade has not been confined to the production of better flowers. The improvement in methods of cultivation has been fully equal to the improvement made in the varieties. Ten years ago we knew practically nothing about the diseases of carnations, and now owing to the eflbrts of special- ists in fungoid diseases we have been brought into close contact with a num- ber of these enemies, which are peculiar to this branch of the Dianthus family, some of which, the at one time dreaded rust among the number, we can now suc- cessfully combat. The American Carnation Society has been organized within the past few years, and has been a wonderful help in the de- velopment of its patron flower in its dif- ferent phases, and no doubt we shall be able to chronicle greater improvements in the Divine Flower in the next than has been possible in the past decade. PROGRESS IN CRYSANTHEMUMS. ^ The present popularity of the chrysan- themum dates back to the first set from Japan disseminated by H. Waterer in 1885. Up to that time all the varieties in cultivation had been imported from England and France. The first American seedlings made their appearance in 1887. Of those that ever saw the market, the first were seeded by W. K. Harris. Since that time more has been done in the pro- duction and introducing of new varieties of chrysanthemums than in any other line. Ten years ago chrysanthemum shows were known only in Philadelphia and Boston. No disbudding was practiced, and in single blooms nothing over four inches in diameter was thought of, and the so-called exhibition plants were lank straggling specimens five to six feet tall, with the flowers all on top and most of the foliage in the same place. The points aimed at in chrysanthemum culture are flowers as nearly spherical in form as possible, with petals neither too coarse nor too fine, of good lasting qual- ity and strong individual self color, erect stem, and good foliage borne close up to the flower. Not all these qualities are to be found in any one variety. Some sorts have one or several of these good points sufficiently to entitle them to be regarded as stand- ards. For instance the standard of foli- age and stem is seen in Mrs. Jerome Jones, but in this variety the petal is too heavy, and the center of the flower not quite full enough. Ivory may be called the stand- ard of form of flower and texture of petal, but it lacks stem. The wiry stem of Widener is largely a matter of growth, and this variety will in the hands of an inexperienced person often come with a weak neck. Lasting quality depends much also upon cultivation. There is abundant room for advance- ment still, not only in the direction of more perfect varieties, but in the manner of staging at exhibitions. A recent sug gestion by Mr. E. A. Wood regarding the encouragement of efforts in the way of more artistic arrangement is in the right direction, and indicates a means whereby the popularity of chrysanthemum shows may be increased and perpetuated. We append lists of twenty-five chrvsan- themums selected and recommended by two of the leading chrysanthemum authorities in America as worthy to stand at the head of the list of useful commercial varieties, including early and late bloomers. List No. 1. "WHITE. Domination, Ivory. Mrs. Jerome Jones, W. G. Newett, The Queen. Niveus. RED. Geo. W. Clillds, Mrs. A. J. Drexel, CulllDKfordli. RRONZE. Hicks Arnold, Harry May. Miss Minnie Wanamaker, Coi. W. B. Smitli. Jos. H. White. YELLOW. PIXK. Golden Wedding, Harry Balsley, W. H. Lincoln, V. H. Hallock, Mrs. Cralge Llppiacott, Mermaid, H. E Widener. Eda Prass, Mrs. L. C. Madeira. RoBlyn, Vlvland Morel. List No. 2. WHITE. YELLOW. Miss Minnie Wanamaker. W. H. Lincoln. Ivory, H. E. Widener, Nlvens. FaBCination, The Queen. Eugene Dailledouze, Domination, Challenge, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Minerva. Mrs. F. Bergman. Major BonnaSon. Flora Hill. EED. pixK. George W. Chllds, President W. R. Smith, Robert Mclnnes. Maud Dean. Culllnglordi. W. N. Ruda, Mermaid, Harry Balsley, Mrs. E.G. till. Pink Pearl. PROGRESS IN CANNAS. In no line of floriculture has a greater or more popular advance been made in recent years than in that of flowering cannas. This race may truthfully be said to have been created wiihin the past de- cade, it being but four years since the Mme. Crozy was introduced. True, there were such varieties as Gen. Boulanger, Emily Le Clair and others several years before the Crozy made its appearance, but it was the Mme. Crozy that popu- larized the canna. It proves to have been worthy of the sensation it created, for notwithstanding the multitude of vari- eties that have followed it this variety undoubtedly stands to-day the best canna for bedding purposes, and in habit and form of flower has yet to be beaten. The enormous demand from this side of the water which followed the introd uction of the Mme. Crozy unfortunately proved too great a temptation for the French- men, and it was not long before scores of highly lauded varieties were hustled into the market heralded asgreat acquisitions, but proving in the majority of cases un- worthy and inferior. This evil became so apparent (our growers having already learned costly lessons in the same direc- tion with roses and chrysanthemums) that our importers have about stopped importing and their hopes are now cen- tered for the future on the results of home efforts, and it is confidently predicted that after the present year we shall have fine American varieties in abundance seeking for recognition, with the proba- bility that, as with chrysanthemums, our enterprising American hybridizers will soon set a pace which our European friends will find difficult to follow. To form an opinion regarding new cannas one should be with them all sum- mer and take the averages, for in a mis- cellaneous collection the list of best ap- pearing varieties would change every ten days. The excessively dry weather of the present season has been most unfav orable for cannas. Some sorts that grew eight feet in height last summer are under the changed conditions this season the veriest dwarfs. Hence it is impossible as yet to present a just estimate of the value of some of the newer varieties, although there are a few which give reason for the belief that they will prove valuable. Paul Siegrist, which is generally ad- mitted to be the best of last year's impor- tation and which made a most favorable impression at the World's Fair, appears as a very indifferent canna in most places this year. Some growers, however, still pin their faith to it and attribute its fail- ure to the dry weather, feeling confident that it will show up well towards fall. Next to Mme. Crozy the two cannas most highly esteemed are Alphonse Bou- vier and Charles Henderson. They are both exceedingly brilliant in color, the former being ahead in this respect. Bou- vier is also the best all round bedder in the market, but is inferior as a pot plant, while Henderson makes the ideal pot plant. Florence Vaughan is one of the best cannas in existence and stand* among the yellows where Chas. Henderson does among the reds. In substance of flower it stands at the head. Capt. P. de Suzzoni, although coming nearer to a yellow effect than Florence Vaughan, is not equal to that variety, being too tall and uneven in growth. J. D. Cabos, although a favorite with many and effective on account of its dark foliage, lacks solidity, a plant seldom throwing up more than three or four stalks, which do not stand upright on ac- count of lack of support. Van den Berg, Jr., is one out this year which looked indifferent early in the sea- son but now appears to better advan- tage. It is quite distinct in markings, yellow ground work speckled and blotched with red. Columbia, a new variety from Kramer & Son, is in some respects, notably size of flower, clearly in advance of all the dark red cannas. Other varieties which seem entitled to stand in the list of sorts worth growing are Comte Horace de Choiseul, which probably antedated Mme. Crozy, Pres. Carnot, also one of the older varieties, Pres. Chandon, distinct in color and nearest to pure orange, Comte de Bouch- ard, very similar to Florence Vaughan, the petals being a trifle flatter, Paul Mar- quant, distinct orange vermilion but rather too loose in the spike, Geoffroy St. Hilaire, grand for large effects, and Egandale, which is the best dark leaved bedding canna j'et introduced. Probably other varieties might be named which in certain locations have given equally good results, but the above fairly covers the various types, and cer- tainly anything which is not equal to those enumerated should be discarded. Konigin Charlotte, a German variety which will be on the market next year, is expected to prove a good one. Its main advance is in color. Another promising one which comes from Germany is Ger- mania, which is said to be similar to Crozy but a dwarfer grower and larger flower than that variety. The new vari- eties plainly indicate that hybridizers are working mainly from Mme. Crozy stock. It is a question whether this is the best course. The principal directions in which im- provement is needed are form and sub- stance of bloom. The flowers of existing varieties are too fragile and too easily injured by rain. There is an indication in some seedlings of a better development of the lower half of the flower and occa- sionally a suggestion of semi-doubleness. l8g4- The American Florist. 33 BODYWORK OF BROKEN COLUMN. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. Both of these tendencies are in the right dirtction. An advance along the same general lines followed in the improvement of the geranium during the past few years would seem to be the riE;ht move. PROGRESS IN GERANIUMS. The requisites of a first-class bedding geranium are: 1. Suitable habit of growth, viz., dwarf and compact. 2. Ability to stand our hot suns with- out burning. 3. Large trusses, borne on long stiff footstalks. 4. Clear distinct colors. The advance made in geraniums the past ten years has been quite marked, but necessarily slow, owing to the high quality of manv varieties possessed as far back as 1875 and 1880. The notice- able points of improvement are in habit of growth and increased size of the indi- vidual floret. The following list of ten best all round bedding geraniums, those which come nearest to the ideal, has been gi\en us by a leading authority on these plants. The varieties enumerated are selected from those that have been thoroughly tested, and not from the newer sorts that have been introduced during the past two years. TEN MOST DESIRABLE BEDDING GERA- NIUMS. Mrs. J. M. Gaar. (Single). Pure white. Dwarf compact growth, abund- ant in bloom. Equal to any scarlet. Alpine Beauty. (Double). Purewhite, large trusses, vigorous growth. Superior to all other double whites as a bedder. Beauty of Poitevine. (Semi-double). Salmon pink, dwarf, free blooming. A model bedder. Leonard Kelway. (Double). Afterthe style of S. A. Xutt, with larger pips and a few shades brighter in color. Lowell. (Single). A soft rich scarlet, very large truss, symmetrical habit. Le Contable. (Double). Rosy pink in color, dwarf compact growth. Very free. Mrs. E. G. Hill. (Semi- double). Rosy Very fine bedded. A striking Soft rose pink. salmon, variety. Centaur. (Double). Unsurpassed for bedding. Bruant. (Semi-double). A strong vig- orous grower, admirably adapted for ex- posed positions. W. A. Chalfont. (Single). A model in growth, large trusses, A No. 1. Convention Notes. RECEPTION COMMITTEE. The reception committee of the Phila- delphia Florists' Club respectfully ask that all delegates as soon as thev are comfortably situated in their hotels shall call at the convention hall and register, giving the hotel at which they are stop- ping. They will at the same time begiven the tickets and program of the social part of the convention. THE ladies' COMMITTEE. The ladies' committee are particularly anxious tofind out how many ladies there are, so they can provide sufficient cars to carry the party to Carisbrooke Inn, where their reception is to take place. The railroads are very much pushed at this, their busiest season, and asked the committee to give them all the noticethey could, as cars were very scarce. SPECIAL MEETING OF PHILA. CLUB. At the special meeting held last Tuesday evening the report of the committees showed that a great deal of work had been done and everything is in first-class shape. If the weather man will only favor us all will be well. THE SHOOTING MATCH. The committee on shooting match had on exhibition the prizes and they are beauties. The first team prize is a ster- ling silver loving cup with design repre- senting a seashore scene of sportsmen shooting at birds on the wing, the bot- tom of cup is washed by waves and a lighthouse is seen in the distance. The second prize is a smaller cup of sterling silver of much the samedesign asthefirst, there is no third prize. The teams are to consist of five men each instead of six as at first intended. There are three individual prizes for the highest scores. The first is a sterling silver flask which seems as necessary as a good gun on an expedition after game. The second prize is a pair of silver mounted opera glasses, and a silver corkscrew with a buckhorn handle is for the third best. The individual scores made in team shooting will have to come in competition with anyone else not on a team who de- sires to shoot. The committee thought it a pity to debar clubs who have not enough members present to make up a team and they will allow them to shoot as individuals for the individual prizes. The ordinary shooting rules govern in this contest and all persons taking part must be members of some regularly con- stituted organization of florists, all mem- bers of the Society of American Florists. The match will take place on the Iron Pier, which is 1,000 feet long by 50 feet wide, with a large pavilion on the extreme end which is to be used for the entertain- ment in the evening. THE BOWLING MATCH. Of the engravings presented in this issue the single vase is the first team prize, the largest pitcher and tray is the second team prize and the smaller pitcher goes to the team making the third best score. The small cup is of sterling silver and is the individual prize for the highest score n the two games. 34 The American Florist. Aug. i6, The prizes for the individual bowling contest are three diamond scarf pins valued at $20, $15 and $10. They will be useful souvenirs of the occasion. See page 44 for the rules that will gov- ern the contest. THE TRADE EXHIBIT. Superintendent Watson has secured the G. A. R. Hall, opposite the Odd-Fellows' Hall, for an overflow exhibit. The hall is 40x25 feet and he thinks he can now accotninodate all comers. See full de- scription under head of "Industrial Prog- ress" inour article entitled "The Progress of a Decade." Chrysanthemum Notes. Now comes the beginning of the trying times for the grower of exhibition blooms, for on the plants that were propagated early the first of the crown buds are be- ginning to form, and to "take" or not to "take" the buds is the question. The dif- ference between crown and terminal buds is already well known to the readers of the Florist, for in the very thorough paper read by Mr. Elmer D. Smith on chrysanthemum culture beforethe Society of American Florists last year at St. Louis, and published in the issue of the Florist dated August 10, 1893, these two buds and their capabilities were very fully discussed and illustrated. Our Eng- lish couiins, who strike the cuttings of some ot the varieties as early as Novem- ber and December, take the buds of a few of them as early as the first week of August, but the last week in August or the first week in September is plenty early enough for us to begin in this country. Some one may ask why; the reason that is generally given is that our autumns are bright and clear and sometimes quite warm, and the wood ripens much more easily and quickly than on the other side of the water. We find in referring to our diary of 1891 the following "Don't take any buds until after August 20," and this is underlined, so that no undue zeal or impatience shall lead us to the taking of buds prior to that date and thereby spoil- ing the bloom which could have been pro- duced, as we did in many cases that year. We have used the word "take" or "taking the bud" agreat many times, and perhaps it will be necessary to explain this to some of our readers. The exores- sion really means the selecting or leaving the bud and the taking away of the side shoots so that all the strength of the plant will go into the bud which is left. This must be done very carefully and as early in the growth of the bud as cossi- ble. In taking the buds we have always rubbed out the shoots with our fingers; some growers use a knife to cut them off with, but in our early efforts at growing the sharp blade would sometin^es slip and not only cut off the side growths but the bud itself. The early morning is uy far the best time to this, for the suc- culent growths are then full of sap and very brittle, and if just pushed out from the axil of the leaf Ijy the thumb or finger will break off very easily and with- out danger of doing damage. The plants must be looked over every morning after you begin to take the buds, for if the shoots around the crown bud are left, but for a short time, they will have sapped the strength from the bud, so that it will never make a good bloom, and will sometimes wither up and blast. Some growers leave one of the three shoots that always form around the crown bud for a few days, in order to see that the bud is all right and then nip it out, but if the bud looks deformed or does not grow, they rub it (the bud) out and depend upon the terminal bud which will set on the shoot retained. This is sim- ply done, in most cases, as a precaution- ary measure, and we would advise grow- ers who have had but little experience with crown buds to follow it when the bud is not discovered early, and the shoots have made quite a little growth above it. Keep the plants well tied up now, so that the stem will be as straight as pos- sible, for crooked stems decrease the value of the flowers, but don't tie so tightly as to choke the plant later on when the bud begins to swell and unfold. Tie very loosely now, for the stem will be fully double as large by the time the bloom is ready to cut. We have seen many a bloom that would have been good, spoiled by too tight tying, for the stringent into the outer bark before being observed by the grower, and when the liquid feeding be- gan the bloom was choked and did not get the full effects of it. This is the last time we shall have a chance to urge our readers to attend the meeting of the Chrysanthemum Society of America on Wednesday afternoon, August 22, at Atlantic City. We would like to see as large a number of the lovers of the Queen of Autumn as possible. Let us all meet with the one idea in view of making this society second to none of the auxiliary societies of the Society of American Florists, and if you have any- thing in your mind that you think the society ought to do don't be afraid to stand up and say it, for you will find the officers and members very approachable and willing to do anything that the mem- bers want done. So come every one that can, and give us the benefit of your ex- perience, however limited it may be, and acquire all the knowledge that you can in return. Elijah A. Wood. West Newton, Mass. A Few Notes About Orchids. [Read bv Edwin Lonsdalebcfoie the Florists' Club 0/ Pfiilaid'lphia, August 7, iS(/^.] When, at the last meeting of the Flo- rists' Club, I requested to be excused for not having prepared a paper to be lead on this subject, giving as a reason that I did not have the time necessary, I felt then that I had abundance of time to, at least, make a creditable attempt to do justice to so fascinating and interesting a subject, to-night; but the nearer the time approached for the reading of the paper, the more difficult the task became. How- ever, I must do the best I can, feeble though the attempt will be. Orchids are slowly but surely taking their place among the popular flowers of I the day, as they are being called for more and more each season. To the leading and progressive florists in this and other cities is the credit largely due for this state of affairs, and the flower loving peo- ple are quick to appreciate the intrinsic merits of these aristocrats of the floral world. Cattleyas I believe to be the most popular orchid flower at the present time. Firstly, they have size, a great desideratum in the present status of our chosen profession. In colors, generally, they are pleasing, the forms are unique, and some have a delicate fragrance. And they may be had generally all the year round, that is to say, if the different species are selected with that end in view. Commencing with C. labiataautumnalis, which flowers in the fall, then C. Trianje and C.Percivaliana, both of which flower about the same time, but the flowers of the latter are much smaller, as a rule, than those of the Trianse. There is con- sequently no object that I can see in growing the Percivaliana, only perhaps on account of the brighter colors which some of the varieties possess and which may suit some tastes. C. Mossiae flowers in May and June, then comes C. Mendelii, and C. Gaskelliana in the order named, following each other for the summer months. It is understood, of course, that there is only a very limited demand for choice cattleya flowers in summer time, excepting at or near by summer resorts — mountains and seashore. The cypripedium is perhaps the best orchid for general use; especially does this apply to that best known species, insigne, which if rationally handled, blooms at the time of year when it is appreciated and very useful. December is the month in which it is generally in its glory, when it may be kept perfectly until the holidays — Christmas and New Year's. Some horticulturists have been heard to say "that it keeps almost too long." From our standpoint I do not believe that cypripediums can last too long. Tne com- plaint among flower buyers is generally the reverse of this. The cypripediums cer- tainly dispel the idea that all flowers are short-lived. This very lasting quality in some orchids endows them with a great mission in horticulture. The long keeping nature of the flowers attract inquiring minds closer to them on account of their great worth in this respect. "How is this?" they will meditate, "the beauties of a rose are faded in one night, whereas this orchid is perfect after it is two weeks old." And the more we can interest the people to think about horticulture, the happier they will be, and horticulture will in that way make friends. C. Harrisia- num isa hybrid, and Ibelieve thefirstthat was ever raised artificially under cultiva- tion. It is a cross between C. villosum and C. barbatum, and one of the freest bloomers among all cypripediums. C. Lawrenceanum is another good commer- cial variety, blooming in some instances three times in a year, and rarely failing to produce two crops. There were some doubts expressed by experts as to the ad- visability of buying this species for cut flowers when first introduced, because as they knowingly expressed themselves, "It blooms at the wrong time of the year." C. insigne was looked upon as the stand- ard orchid at that time, and when any- thing did not bloom at the same time of the year, they shooktbeir headsin doubt. Any orchid which produces its flowers during the months from the latter part of November until fune can generally be dis- posed of and in my humble opinion, it adds value to a variety if it blooms later in the season than is the natural bloom- ing time of C. insigne or C. Spicerianum, i8g4- The American Florist. 35 BROKEN COLUMN OOMPLBTtD. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS and similar types, for thereby is the sea- son prolonged. The new Cypripedium Charlesworthii, from present indications, may prove an acquisition from a grower's standpoint, but whether its coloring and other dis- tinguishing characteristics will prove popular or not, remains to be seen. Very few blooms have been produced so far under cultivation. None to my know- ledge in this country, excepting from a plant or so belonging to H. E. Graves, Esq., Orange, N. J., under the fostering care of Robert M. Gray, gardener. I saw a batch not many days ago, whirh was imported last spring, and several flower scapes were prominent, so that we may reasonably expect to see some of this novelty in bloom within a Tery short time in this city. "Cypripedium niveum, though hardly a commercial variety for cut flowers, is nevertheless, one of the most delightful of all cypripediums when it is happy and in full flower, its elegant white flowers, sometimes speckled all over with tiny purple spots, being without equal in the genus. But it is a bad plant to manage in most collections, being more liable to the dreaded orchid disease known as 'spot' than any of itscongeners. I am told by a friend who has seen it growing wild in the islands off the Malay Peninsula that it is always found growing on the face of limestone rocks not far from the sea, its roots nestling among the debris formed in little depressions in the rock, and its leaves exposed to full sunshine. It gets completely dried up for a portion of the year, but when the wet season returns it soon recovers and flowers profusely. No doubt we fail with this plant through growing it in the ordinary peat mixture in a moist, shaded house, and keeping it watered all the year round." So says Mr. W. Watson, London, England, in Garden and Forest, May 25, of the present year, and I believe that other cypripediums ol similar characteristics will be benefited b^- a similar course of treatment, as indi- cated. Some of the species of dendrobiums are also among the useful orchids which may be classed as desirable for cut flowers. D. nobile is one of the oldest and conse- quently best known, and though part of the pseudo-bulb has to be cut away to give satisfaction to the flower buyer, the planof carryingtwosets of plants, one to produce flowers this year, and the other the next, makes it less difficult to keep up the necessary supply than it would at first sight appear. The way this species of dendrobium is grown by one celebrated gardener in England whose success with it over there is marvelous, and is a revela- tion to some of us in America, is worth repeating. I cannot do better, therefore, than to give you word for word what the London Gardening World has to say about the way Mr. H. C. Princep grows this species: "The plant figured is 6 feet 3 inches through, but the largest of thepair meas- ures 8 feet in diameter. This, Mr. Princep informs us, was put into a larger basket 22 inches square, while the one illustrated remains in the same basket as it was shown in two years ago. The one which wasputina larger basket grew a way very rapidly, and made growths from 3 feet to 3 feet 6 inches in length, but owing to the house not being large enough for them to be staked in an upright position they were allowed to hang down, with the re- sult that they were not ripened up to the points, and consequently did not flower their full length. The other not being so strong had its growths placedupnearthe roof, so that they were thoroughly ripened, and flowered right up to their tips, thus showing the advantage of be- ing able to ripen them thoroughly. The plants were kept in a cool house during winter, in which the temperature ranged from 45 to 50 degrees. Most gardeners and florists know the value of this popu- lar old dendrobe, and many grow it re- markably well, but Mr. Princep certainly goes one better with it than any other grower of our acquaintance. He grows it largely in all sizes and in batches, so as to secure a long season of bloom, and cutting down is a sine qua non, for he uses them largely for room decoration, and may literally be said to gather them in sheaves, for he cuts down the stems their whole length and every year, a practice which but a few years ago would have been considered sheer madness, and we opine would be a dangerous experiment even now in the hands of a less skillful plants- man." Mr. Princep is head gardener at Buxted Park, Uckfield, Sussex, and is an old Enville man, and a friend of some of his old associates who are now in this country. We congratulate him on his great success, which is worthy our most ardent emulation. Well flowered plants in baskets from 6 to 8 inches square would make very desirable Easter gifts, as they would re- main in good condition for some time in a comparatively cool room in a dwelling. D. formosum giganleum becomes a favorite wherever seen, its beautiful pure white flowers with yellow blotch on lip appeals to every one, but it is doubtful if it is profitable to grow, as so far with us it has degenerated under cultivation. D. Wardianum also has many admirers, but under our treatment it has the same fault as the last named, that of depreciat- ing in value the longer it is grown. The comparatively new D. Phalasnopsis is an ideal cut flower. It may be cut in gener- ous sprays from well grown plants, and its value to the grower is enhanced by the fact that it may be cut with a suffi- ciently long stem, without cutting the pseudo-bulb. Lielia anceps and some of the other species and varieties of Iffilia must not be 36 The American Florist. 'ig- 16, forgotten, as they do well in our climate with very little care. Some of our plants last year, that are growing in baskets 8 or 9 inches square, had on them from 10 to 14 spikes of bloom. They do not last quite as long alter being cut as some Other orchids do, but add variety, and are desirable on that account. One very important aspect of the orchid subject is the prices at which the flowers are sold. Orchids never should be allowed to become a cheap flower. There is a class of fastidious buyers who do not want flowers when they may be bought cheap. Orchids should be held in reserve for these patrons, and never should be put into the hands of the "fakir" or the "Greek." Some growers, I am afraid, judging from the prices at which they offer their products, are not fully aware of. the cost of production, nor do they allow sufficient margin for interest on first cost, and there are some in the retail business, I regret to have to say, who are continually "bearing" the prices of this and every other flower without any real advantage to anyone. The first cost of orchid plants is considerable, and had it been possible for me to have had the re- motest idea of what that cost to me would have been by this time, when my first orchid purchase was made, I never would have embarked in the enterprise, with the end in view of growing them for profit. There is a fascination about orchids which is almost irresistible; especially does this apply to an enthusiastic horti- culturist who grows plants and flowers as much for the love of them as for the prospective profits which he may hope to obtain. However, since they have by their own intrinsic worth, assisted by wide-awake florists, made themselves in- dispensable, let us all pull together to educate ourselves and the people to esteem them at their true value. And in conclusion, allow me to say that every legitimate efibrt be made by all of us to draw the people in closer com- munion with horticulture. When botany is taught svstematically in all our schools, public and private, and when the school boy or girl will pause long enough from their play to analyze a flower by the wayside, according to the latest lights in botany, then we may rea- sonably hope for a cessation of conflicts between capital and labor, and the ten- dencies towards anarchy be relegated to the past. 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 ?tir 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. An inquiry before me asks "When should carnations such as Portia, Silver Spray, etc. be topped last?" This will depend somewhat on how you top your carna- tions. I passed through a patch the other day where a large shears was used to top them with, and all the branches were cut down close to the plant, and with them of course went plenty of the foli- age. Topping them in this way they should not be gone over later than the first of August. I advocated some time back that only those shoots that were showing signs of going into bud should be cut out and even those should not be cut when very low on the plant. If this method has been followed they can be topped the day you plant them in. During August I go over my plants some three times, tak- ing off only those branches that are actu- ally showing buds. It is very hard in carnation culture to say "do this" or "do that," for so much depends on the condi- tion of the plants. Take a very large vigorous plant and it will be better to top it up to the 15th of August, and then when it is planted in cut off the buds. A smaller plant from which you will want to cut some flowers during September and early in October will not want much cutting back. Some growers do not cutback after the first of August, allowing their plants to get filled with buds before planting in, and they get along fairly well with them, but such plants are very much harder to start off nicely, and donot have the vigor afterward that a plant has which is not required to open flowers and recruit from the transplanting at the same time. I make it a rule and find it a good one to go over thefield ahead of diggers when planting in and trim the plants up a bit, taking out a branch here or there to put the plant into a nice neat shape, and cut- ting off all buds down to the first shoot next the bud. This does not take up very much time and makes quite a difference in the appearance of the house when planted . After this is done I next take a bunch of stakes and mark all those plants that are under size or that are not wanted inside from any cause. These smaller plants are left to stand until probably the first of October, as they grow very rapidly through September; then if there are any missing in the houses we have fairly good- stock to fill in jvith, and if there is any room left in the houses they are planted where they can be forced a bit and made use of in this manner, or they can be potted up and kept cool until spring, when they will make excellent plants for spring sales where there is trade that calls for them. It is not a day too soon to commence planting in, and after we get back from the convention we should get to work in earnest, especially if there are a number of houses to plant, for it does not pay to leave them till the last minute and then rush them in carelessly. Where there is only a house or two it is not quite so im- portant to start early, but the plants should all be housed by the 15th of Sep- tember to get the best results from them. Albert M. Herr. Arrangement of Flowers. FUNERAL DESIGNS OF A HIGHER CLASS. We will now consider funeral designs of a higher grade than tnose previously treated. These designs need not neces- sarily be expensive, but such a piece as the broken column shown in our first and second illustrations must of necessity be of some size in order to properly bring out the details of arrangement, and this brings up the cost, even when made, as this one is, of summer flowers, to a figure somewhat higher than the ordinary run. A column well arranged makes a fine piece, and the design is quite popular where expense is not so much an object. The larger the design the better the effect, provided the surroundings are in keeping with the size of the design. A 6-foot col- umn is all right for a church or hall, but would be out of place in a small room. On the other hand, as already stated, this design to be eff'ective should be not less than 2 feet in height. The design we show stands about 30 inches high, with a base 12 inches in diameter for the frame. The flowers do not add much to the height when finished, but the base being ar- ranged loosely adds considerably to its size in the finished state. In mossing up this design we must be particularly careful to have the moss uni- formly firm. An inexperienced hand is apt to pack the moss too hard, particu- larly in the upright shaft, and the base again is apt to be left so loose as not to hold the picks firmly. The stemming of the material for this piece is in no wise different from what has already been treated. The arrangement is, however, somewhat different from those styles illustrated before, as will readily be seen. The column as seen in the first plate in its incomplete form only shows the ar- rangement of the solid base work for the shaft and the green in the base. In mak- ing up this piece we start with the up- right part, first laying on the ferns to serve as background for the garland of loose material to be arranged afterwards. The number of turns to give the garland around the column depends on its height. This being a rather small size it is passed around but once. The ferns are held in position by small wire staples before mentioned. When we have marked out the line the base flowers are inserted first around the sides of the proposed garland, which in width also depends on the size of the piece. In this instance white asters are used for body work, but many other flowers may serve equally well, particu- larly carnations, which latter are mainly used in winter. The flowers are placed closely together in order to form a smooth and even surface. For the top of the column, which shows the break, we might use a flower with some shade of color; purple asters were used here, but a number of diflerent things can be used with good effect, such as blue or purple pansies or violets when in season. This mode of blocking out the design as shown here is not always followed in detail by the various makers up. Many prefer to fill in the entire shaft with body flowers and then arrange the garland or spray over it. This is, however, a waste of material in the groundwork, as the material underneath the garland will be lost. The material to form the garland should be stemmed in length according to the sizeof design, but shouldin all casesstand well above the body flowers. Roses in various tints are effective for this work. These and sweet peas are probably the best at this season of the year. Lily of the valley, if to be had and the price of your piece warrants their use, are excel- lent, and for a particularly choice piece there is nothing richer than a spray of cattleyas. In the design under consider- ation we employed Bridesmaid roses with Adiantum cuneatum. The flowers in the base are quite long stemmed, set loosely, and consist of auratum lilies in the left hand corner and Testout roses on the right, with a group- ing of white sweet peas and Bride roses between. The cross which is shown in the third i8g4- The American Florist. 37 STANDING CROSS ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. plate is treated in a similar way, and the same rules of procedure hold good as in the former. This piece is designed for front view only and the back is covered with green. This design stands about three feet high. The flowers forming the spray around the cross starting at the base are Blanche Ferry sweet peas with sprays of Aspar- agus plumosus. It is needless to add that the various other varieties can be used equally well. In the base, which is treated loosely, we have a few spikes of gladiolus of a light shade and white cosmos. LETTERING OF DESIGNS. While in a general way we deprecate the use of lettering on designs for the rea- son that nine times out of ten an other- wise handsome piece of work is injured and often simply ruined by these inscrip- tions, still we will probably never be able to do without it as long as the people de- mand it. But we should discourage the practice as much as possible and then confine ourselves to the least objectiona- ble forms. It matters but little what sort of mate- rial we use for the formation of letters. If made of natural flowers these will nec- essarily be so mutilated as to be scarcely recognizable by their best friend. The purple immortelle has been used for the purpose for many years, and is still pop- ular in many localities, although in late years chenille has come into use and is preferred by many. Still there is not much to choose between the two, as both materials form a good legible letter. The letters formed of natural flowers are not very much better as a rule; if the lettering is small there is difficulty in forming the letters so as to make them legible. In funeral work we have to confine our- selves to a comparatively few varieties of flowers, that is if the lettering is to be done on a white background. Violets in winter and forget-me-nots in summer are among the best. We shall speak of these and others later in connection with some design where this lettering might be em- ployed with propriety. Of course the lettering is not confined to funeral work alone, and for other occasions any color can be used; of this too we shall speak later. For the present we have confined our- selves to but one illustration, that of a pillow which shows the lettering in script on a background of white carnations. The letters are formed of purple chenille, which is readily bent in any desired form and fastened over the carnations by means of small wire staples. The style of the letters can be changed to suit the fancy, some preferring the block letter and others fancy script or some other form. A pillow is probably one of the very best designs to admit of lettering without detracting too much from its general ap- pearance, and for that reason it is gener- ally chosen for that purpose. There is little objection to a simple inscription on this design, such as a name or "Rest" or "At Rest," as this takes up but a small amount of space and allows ample room for displaying flowers to give a loose eSiect. The arrangement of a pillow differs in no material point from that of any other design already considered. The blocking off' of the form with a solid mass of body material, the same as forms the surface for the lettering, and then festooning over that, as practiced some years ago, is not much resorted to at the present day, where generally the material is ar- ranged loosely, surrounding the space for the lettering on a background of hardy ferns as shown in our illustration. An engraving of the finished design is also presented in this issue. The material employed consists of sweet peas, lavender in the right hand upper corner and white in the lower left; and Bride roses in the upper left and Mermets in the lower right, with a few auratum lilies beneath the lettering, the whole being interspersed with adiantum. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. For this latitude the middle of August is time enough and to spare for sowing pansy seed for your spring sales. An eminent grower, perhaps the best on this continent, has been kind enough to dis- seminate to all his friends and patrons the plan pursued by a renowned French grower. With all due respect to our friend in Massachusetts, I entirely disa- gree with the advice of the Frenchman. I have seen the plan tried by careful peo- ple this summer with very poor results. It is risky, to say the least, and there is no need of experiments. What the French, German or English do in such matters is no criterion to us; they can delegate a professor on pansies to examine the state of the seed bed three times a day, but we cannot. I have invariably got up all the seed I sowed by sowing in drills in an or- dinary frame. The drills are certainly slower than broadcast sowing, but what is $2 worth of labor when the seed costs $10 per ounce? Place a 2x4 scant- ling on edee at the back and front of the frame, and on those place heavily shaded sash. By this plan there is a current of air passing over the surface of the bed at all times. When the seeds have germin- 38 The American Florist. Atig. i6^ ated and are showing their first pair of leaves (cotyledons) you can spread the sash, and on dull and cloudy days re- move entirely. As the season advances it will be more congenial to the violet tribe, and two weeks after they show above ground the sash can be removed entirely. If the weather is very hot and dry in September, red spider is often troublesome to the young seedlings; a constant watchfulness against dryness and a horizontal syringing will keep this pest down. Now, right now, but no time lost, is the time to propagate the show pelargo- niums. Suppose you have the plants that were unsold in April and May, and you have kept them growing as you should, they will have now made a good growth, but be entirely out of flower. Cut them down to within two eyes of last years' growth; don't be afraid, you can scarcely cut them down too severely. The leading growth will perhaps root the sooner and make the ideal plant, but the cutting be- low that will make a good plant. It is much the safest to put the cuttings in sand and keep moderately moist. That is, they don't want to be saturated as a "mum" cutting does at this time of year, neither do they want to be allowed to get very dry. Too heavy a shade is not good for them. The old plants, unlike the zonal pelargoniums, our common gera- niums, are of the greatest value to you. After they have been cut down stand them on the bench and let them get dust dry, or only give them sufiicient watering to keep them from shriveling up. In a couple of weeks they will show signs of budding, and after they have made a slight growth, say half an inch or so from the old stem, then shake them out, leaving not a particle of the old ground on them. Pot them firmly back in a smaller pot than they flowered in, treat carefully for a few weeks, and you have the start of a fine plant. Although the so-called pelargonium is just as much a geranium as the common General Grant its cultivation is entirely different. There is a good deal of violet literature going the rounds just now, and perhaps those who are getting the best results are saying little. The advice I give is so sin- cere that it is what I do myself and have seen others do who are invariably suc- cessful with this capricious crop. If you have any good looking plants in the field, small but healthy, or better, if you have any in 2 or 3-inch pots that you have kept in a shady place up to date, plant them at once in the house they are to flower in. My experience is that the so- called violet disease (and it is a disease) makes its appearance in the early part of September, when the dews are heavy and the sun is bright. Why it should make its appearance at that time, I don't pre- tend to explain scientifically. There are some peculiar soils, and perhaps situa- tions where this trouble may not arise, but it is safest to have them housed at once. "The old theory that violets wanted sun- light is utterly exploded. Some of the best violets that were ever grown, were grown last year in houses at the rear of rose houses, where no direct ray of sun- light ever touched them from November until March. Some might say it is warm for violets now under glass; remember that a heavily shaded house with plenty of ventilation is actually cooler than it is outside, fully exposed to the sun, much cooler. Put on plenty of shade and keep well syringed. Now is the time to propagate your stock of alternanthera. Carpet bedding has received a set back this past year or PILLOW WITH LETTERING IN POSITION ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS two, but these brilliant little tropicals will never go out of fashion. Get some flats of convenient size, say 2 inches deep, have 1 inch of soil and 1 inch of sand on top, put the cuttings in thick and keep watered in a shady house. In a few weeks they will be well rooted, and long before cold weather will be stocky little plants, able to endure rough treatment during winter. This advice is particu- larly to be followed with the variety more difficult to grow and most valuable of all, paronychioides major, the bright scarlet. Although somewhat foreign to the florist business, I know many of you are asked to do a little "landscaping" in a small way, and perhaps you are not all aware that there is no better lime in the w hole year to sow grass seed lor a lawn than the end of August or very early in September. There is no doubt this is the best and surest time of all to sow for a lawn. While outside of our legitimate order of business, let me say that you are asked very often to supply some so-called ever- greens (properly conifers) for your cus- tomers. You can transplant them now or any where before the middle of Septem- ber with perfect safety. If done during this time there is no risk; if not conveni- ent to plant by that time, leave it alone until next May or June. Evergreens, unlike deciduous trees, want to be planted when their roots are active. It seems like telling a florist to keep good habits to say paint, but oh, don't spare paint brush and pot if you intend to continue in the business. One great ad- vantage of the butted glass and cap is that outside painting is entirely dis- pensed with, except for appearance sake, but with the old fashioned lapped glass you must paint to keep the water out, annually if possible, and a coat of paint inside makes, as far as the health of the plants is concerned, a new house. Wm. Scott. Palms in Summer. This class of plants suffers more from inattention in summer than anything else that is grown, and principally from lack of water. The palms are gross feed- ing plants, and when in growth like plenty of water. I would much sooner see a rose or chrysanthemum flagging from drouth than see a palm get dust dry at any time. These plants do not show the evil effects of dryness at once, they give evidence afterwards by the weakness of the young leaves, by the foliage turn- ing a sickly yellowish green, or by the tips of the pinnffi turning brown or dying. While I do not believe in overpotting palms if proper attention is paid to the watering they will do in much smaller pots than many put them in. If badly potbound shift, if not give a stimulant in the shape of weak manure water. Some of the palms, especially the phoenix, will get so root-bound as to raise the balls above the rim of the pots, and to keep them down requires a pot out of all pro- portion to the size of the plant. With these it is a good plan to stand the pot in a saucer, or to plunge the pots in sand or ashes to keep them from drying out. With arecas if allowed to get too dry they turn yellow and get an attack of red spider; the only cure for this is moisture at the roots and foliage. If it is a bad attack of this pest mix whale oil soap, sulphur and water and give the plants a good syringing with it. Let it stay on the foliage twenty-four hours and then syringe off with clean water; one applica- tion will generally effect a cure. Kentias.seaforthias andcocosare liable to thrips from the same conditions, and can be cured by careful fumigation and liberal syringings afterward. Palm houses should be shaded at this time of year, but not as heavily as many growers consider necessary; if proper attention is paid to watering they do not need as much shade as is oftentimes given them. The more air and light they get the more i8g4- The American Florist. 39 PILLOW COMPLETED. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS hard knocks they will stand when used for decorating. They should be syringed morning and evening, and watered when dry. The finest palms I ever had were grown out of doors in summer; when shifted in June they were put outside under the shade of trees, and at the north side of some large buildings, where they were well shaded. I plunged them to the rim of the pots in coal ashes, and unless it rained they got a good syringing with the hose every day. The growth that they made was surprising, and the color of the foliage was perfect. The plants were clean, not an insect of any kind on them, and so hard that they stood the winter's work much better than those carried over in the houses. Palms are easily taken care of and easily grown, and with very little attention make good plants; in fact they are as easily grown as a geranium and are much less trouble than a house of roses. To grow them well all you need is good drainage in the pots, plenty of water at the roots, good syringing to keep the foliage clean, and if you get scale on the foliage clean it off with sponging, but if your plants are healthy and kept so you have no trouble keeping them clean. Jas. S. Taplin. Hackensack, N. J. New York. A spirit of discontent broods over that portion of this community whose busi- ness it is to raise roses for the cut flower market, likewise that portion whose un- happy lot it is to find customers for this stock in this dullest of dull seasons. No one can find fault with a man for feeling dejected when he sees his invoices come back with returns thereon which scarce pay for the express charges, but equally deserving of sympathy is the commission dealer who finds himself on a Saturday afternoon, after every store has closed and everybody who can afford it has gone outof town, with an express wagon load of roses heaped in upon him and the responsibility of turning it into money placed on his shoulders? The fact is, and it has been alluded to before in these columns, that there is en- tirely too much stock grown for the mid- summer demand. If it could be reduced by eighty or ninety per cent, the result would be a fair price for good material. Another discouraging feature of the sit- uation is the quality of the stock and the unaccountable and worse than useless at- tempt of some growers to make use of winter expedients in summer trade. Think of it. Five and six grades of American Beauty on the invoices, all carefully counted and measured, and the buds rated as second and medium grades would not compare in size or finish with a decent Gontier or Bon Silene. Just such stock is coming in by thousands daily, and what can be done with it? The stores don't want it, the Greeks turn it over and over until it is nearly worn out before they wi!l decide to touch it; there it is, you can't eat it; to what use can it be put? And so it comes that American Beauty is sold as low as fifty cents a hun- dred. Still, a limited number of really fine specimen blooms, and the number availa- ble is very limited, will sell for $15 per hundred. Every store can use a few of such daily. Roses of the more ordinary varieties go very slow, pink seeming to be for the time a most unpopular color. Among white roses Kaiserin Augusta Victoria seems to be a favorite; it is com- ing in in good shape, and its delicious perfume will carry it anywhere. Sweet peas and asters, which have been trying apparently to monopolize the "glut" department have been obliged to accept the company of the auratum lily, which now goes begging at $1.50 a 100. Over at Burns & Raynor's the walls and benches are being painted up and reno- vated generally, and it is an even struggle between the paint and several hundred auratums as to which will smell the strongest. More or less cleaning up, painting and varnishing is going on gen- erally, and the safest place for a visitor is a standing position in the middle of the floor. Any attempt to lean up against wall or post or to sit down on bench or table is apt to be rudely frustrated by a vigorous chorus "look out for paint." Reports from various watering places are not very encouraging. These resorts are well filled up, but the people are not buying flowers, and the hotel landlords are getting what money is being circu- lated. The absentees are beginning to return. Chas. Schwake got home on August 2 and W. H. Siebrecht on August 8. These two gentlemen started off together and visited about half the European countries, enjoying themselves hugely. Winfried Rolker returned on steamer Columbia, Friday, August 10. On Thursday, August 9, the residence of Herman Rolker, corner Ocean avenue and Lincoln Road, Flatbush, was dam- aged by fire. The flames were fortunately confined to the garret and roof, but fur- niture suffered considerably from thecom- bined effects of water and the energetic efforts of Flatbush neighbors to save it by dumping it out of the windows. Warendorf is making extensive improve- ments in his store and when completed he will have one of the finest florist's win- dows on Broadway. There is some talk in the air of a mar- ket at the foot of West 14th street to rival the 34th street institution, but it is not likely to come to anything. The New Yort Tribune in a recent issue gave a very interesting and truthful description of the lily ponds of Wm. Tricker & Co. at Clifton. The regular monthly meeting of the New York Florists' Club was held on Monday evening, August 13th. The meeting was a large one and very earnest and harmonious. The various amend- ments to the by-laws proposed by the committee which has had that duty in charge were all adopted without dissent and the committee thanked and dis- charged. The transportation committee reported that a special train would convey the New York delegation to Atlantic City, leaving New York via the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad at about 10:30 o'clock Monday morning, August 20, and the delegations from New England and other northern points are expected to join the New York party. Stops will be made at Elizabethport and Red Bank, N. J., to take on those wishins to join at those points. Badges for members will be ready at Liberty Street Ferry before departure of train. The executivecommittee had been work- ing on the matter of holding a fallexhibi- tion and reported progress, a full report of details to be ready for next meeting. It is proposed to hold the exhibition on a somewhat limited plan, with premiums confined to the medals and certificates of the club. A communication from the Philadelphia Club asking that New York be represented at Atlantic City by a shooting team was received, but it is doubtful if such an arrangement can be made owing to lack of time. It being announced that a plan was on foot to nominate Edwin Lonsdale, of Philadelphia, for the nextpresident of the National Society, a motion was unani- mously carried pledging the full support of the New York members for that very popular gentleman. Mr. J. A. Evans, of the Quaker City 40 The American Florist. Aug. 1 6^ Machine Works, Richmond, Ind., was present and in response to a call made a few pleasant remarks. Another pleasing episode was the offering of expressions of congratulation by Mr. Morris to Treas- urer Weathered on the recent happy event in Mr. Weathered's family. There was unanimous approval expressed regarding Mr. Morris' remarks and Mr. Charlie re- sponded in cordial appreciation. Philadelphia, Robert Craig has been trying an exper- iment with crotons in pots. They are in a frame outside, plunged in old hops, and are looking very fine. While they do not grow as rapidly as in the house under glass, the growth made is sturdy and the plants have a more stocky appearance. They were taken from the house to the frarne into the direct sunlight and never shaded. Mr. Craig says he thinks they will make fine plants lor house decora- tion. Everything about his place is in apple pie order, several beds of choice varieties of cannas being a mass of bloom. He has erected a large slat house, which is filled with cycas, araucarias, aspidis- tras and like plants. This makes a useful annex and gives room to spread out the palms in the houses. Mr. Craig thinks this shelter will make a good place in which to winter roses. There is not much to say about busi- ness at this time, it is of the regulation summer sort, quite a lot to do one day and nothing the next. Thomas Fould's Brides and Mermets are a revelation; nothing like them has been seen at this season before, fine large buds, long stems and good foliage about describes them except the color of the Mermets, which is equal almost to that usually seen in the winter. They are from two year old plants. It would seem as if the market would take a few more Meteors; they are scarce and any demand worth the name compels the dealer to send to New York. Asters are now fine and sell fairly well; $1 per hun- dred is asked for the best. With the ex- ception of short whites, carnations are very poor; $1 is the outside price. It is now such a short time to the con- vention that every one is full of it, and a visitor to Phila. next week will find very few of the craft about, just enough to at- tend to the watering and see that the places don't get away. The entertainment committee paid a visit to Atlantic City Saturday last, and on returning announced everything to be in good shape. One of the A. C. papers announced that the S. A. P. would be there August 21st eight thousand strong. We don't know what the Phila. boys have been doing to give any one such an impression as this, probably a reporter has been talking to Superintendent Wat- son, and he has been telling them about his entries of exhibits. He is in a peck of trouble, having a week ago enough en- tries to fill every foot of floor, table and wall space, and at the rate they are still coming every mail he will need another just such hall. George is a great manip- ulator, and he may be able to find room enough and space to please everybody, but he has his hands full. There will be many more exhibits here than at any pre- vious convention, which shows that the trade are alive to the benefits that may be derived from such a representative gathering as attend the conventions of the S. A. F. An interesting place to visit will be the lighthouse, which is situated right in the N^ COLONEL DAN TAKES SIR JOHN FOR A SPIN BEHIND HIS "FAST" NAG. city. It is built of brick with a winding iron staircase inside up to the top, re- minding one of the Washington monu- ment on a small scale. Its view from the top is a grand one, and well worth the exertion it takes to get there. The build- ing is open to the public from 9 to 12 a. m. At the trial shoot captained by John Burton near his place at Chestnut Hill, some great scores were made. Mr. Far- son tried for some larger game than blue rocks, and Mr. Battles had quite some trouble with his new fangled iron; it is up to date in every respect, but being new to him, it was a little bit too fast; he will be up with it by the next practice. All had a good time and were well pleased with their trip. The transportation committee have made arrangements with the Pennsyl- vania road to take the Phila. Club to Atlantic City on special train. They will leave Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. There is no reduction in the fare, which will be $1.75 for the round trip ticket good for ten days. LaRoche and Stahl have made a prop- osition to their creditors to pav their debt of $60,435.37 with $2,152.25, a pro rata of about SV2 per cent. The creditors do not take kindly to this offer, as it is reported that some claims have already been paid in full with stock which was supposed to have been sold for the benefit of all creditors. K. Chicago. See page 56 in this issue, under head of "Chicago to Atlantic City," notice of change in transportation arrangements to the convention. The market showed a slight improve- ment last week, mostly of a local nature. Shipping demand remains very slow, however, and little trade is done in this direction. The quality of stock is much improved all along the line. Beauties are coming in once more with fairly long stems; the best selected stock bring $1.50 a dozen, the bulk of the stock, however, goes at$l for fair, and the short of course at less. Testouts are fairly good, but in warm weather this rose is not the very best keeper. Bridesmaid is in good demand, while Mermet finds few buyers. Kaiserin has the call over the Bride, mainly on account of foliage, as in size of blooms there is little difference between the two. S >me real good Duchess are coming in which, on account probably of the in- different quality of La France, is meeting with good demand. The average quality of La France, by the way, hasn't been so poor for years as at present, though a light improvement may be noted. In red roses Meteor of course stands at the head. The quality, however, though fair leaves much to be desired. Perles are fair with small demand. The rainfall last week was but slight, but small favors are thankfully received. All outdoor stock was much benefited for a time at least, though a day or two of warm weather will take out of the ground the little moisure that has fallen. Carnations show a marked improve- ment. The demand also is a little more steady. Asters are coming in with a rush. The stock is fairly good but the demand is not equal to the supply; best quality sells at 50 cents a 100, but the bulk brings much less. In lilies we still note a fewscattering longi3orums. There are plenty of auratum, which go slow at 75 cents to $1 a dozen; roseum and ru- brum at 60 cents. Sweet peas have taken a new lease of lite; some really fine flowers are sent in; these are quoted at 15 cents a 100 for the best Duality; in large lots, however, they mav be had at from 50 cents to $1 a 1000. The boys are waking up to the fact that the chrysanthemum show is not so far distant. There is an unusual interest taken this year as regards the Queen of Autumn. Quite a number of growers who have never before attempted to grow this flower by the most approved methods are taking a hand this year, and the com- ing contest bids fair to become extremely interesting. We have visited quite a number of establishments recently and in the majority of places we find the plants in very fine condition. The amount of [concluded on page 42.] i8g4- The American Florist. 41 "T^LL KOT^DS LET^D TO KI\/EI^T0H" VISIT DREER'S NURSERY to the Conven- tion will see by this map that all Atlantic city trains connect with Riverton by train or boat ~^v We extend a cordial invitation to all delegates ind others inter- sted in the cult- are of Decorative Plants, Ferns, Cannas, Bulbs, Hardy Plants, Seed growing and other matters con- nected with the business, to visit Dreer's Nursery, at Riverton, New Jersey, and see one of the best commercial places in the country. Do not fail to see the stock of Seeds, Bulbs and Requisites contained in the four-story Seed Warehouse, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. We are sure we can interest you in both places and make your call instructive and profitable. So much may be written about a place that leaves a disappointment in the memory of the visitor, after seeing it, that we are anxious to have our friends judge for themselves. Have your mail or packages sent to our care. Our representatives will be in attendance at our display in Morris Guards Armory, Atlantic City, during the Convention, to give all information regarding a visit to our establishments. Those who prefer may stop over in Riverton or Philadelphia going or coming, as best suits their convenience. For exam- ple:— Western and Southern Florists in passing through Philadelphia and arriving before 1.40 p. m. may take a train or boat, visit the Nursery and return in time to take a train after 4.00 o'clock for Atlantic City, arriving in time for supper. Northern and eastern Florists should buy their tickets via Philadelphia, stop over at Riverton on the way down {see New York time table), then take an afternoon train to Atlantic City. Time tables given herewi'h. RIVERTON TIME TABLE Pennsylvania R. R.-Amboy Div. Philad'a Trains Lv, Upr Ferry Market Street. Leave Riverton N.J. 6.10a. m 700 7.20 8.20 10.80 12.00 n.OOp.m 1.40 2 30 830 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.10 5.80 B.OO 6.30 7.30 lO.CO 11.45 (•) Sat only Lv.N.Y. N.Y Div 5.50a.m 6.44 7.22 7.47 8 17 8.54 9.03 10.26 12.02*p.m 12.12 1.31 2.10 3.i)0 3.49 5.1R 6.1B 6.51 8.11 9.52 10.54 12.21 New York Trains S.OUa.m y.on 11.00 l.OOp.m 2.10 4.00 5.00 8.00 Lv.lren ton Am. div. Lv. Kiv N.J.Am- boy Div. Distance 9 miles Time Im. Pliil.SOm " Camden 20m Fare Excur. 3Uc 6.42a.m 7.48 8.53 10.5S 12 32p.m 2.5S 4.55 5.56 8.00 9.25a. m 11.10 l.OSp.m 2.53 4.14 5.20 7.00 9.55 Lv.Tren N.Y. div Ar. Riv- ert'pN.J 10.2Ba.m 12.12p.m 2.10 3.49 5.18 6.16 Sll 10.54 Arrive New Y'k 7.44a. m, 9.23a. m 9.10 10.43 10.08 I II. 43 12.14p.m 2.03p.m 1.37 4.10 5.50 6.55 9.02 3.23 5..53 7.23 8.38 10.38 Excursion tickets N. Y. to Fhila.. via Broad st. stat'n or Market street lerry, are good to stop off at River tun, changing trains at iTrenton. Local faies to be paid to or from V\\ lad'a. COLUMBIA TWILIGHT AND JNO. A.WARNER ATLANTIC CITY TIME TABLE steamers Lv Chest nut st.wf. for River- ton 7.30a.m *11.45 2.(K)p.m 3.00 4.45 6.00 LvRiver ton for Philad'a 8.00a.m 8,45 11.30 3.1.= p.m 5.00 6.40 * Saturday only at 12.15 Distance 9 miles Time 45 minutes Fare. Excur. 25c Pennsylvania Railroad Camden and Atlantic and New Jersej Division Leave Up'r fy Market Street S.lOa.m 7.00 9.30 2.00p.m 3.00 4.00 4 20 5.00 5.40 Anne.x .Atlantic City 6 40a.m 8.r5 10.55 S.lSp.m 4.20 5.10 5.40 6.20 6.55 Leave Atlantic City •7.00a.m 7.50 »9.00 •10.35 3.00p.m *4.00 5.30 6 05 7.55 9.40 Arrive Up'r I'y Market Street 8.20a.m 9.00 10.30 11.55 4.25p.m 5.25 7.00 8.05 9.20 1105 •Connect at Cam den with Riverton trains Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Philadelphia and Atlantic City Leave Wal- nut Street wharf 8.00 a.m 9.00 10.45 •1.30p.m 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 .5.45 .Arrive Atlantic City 9.20a.m 10.20 12.10p.m 2.50 3.15 4.20 5.10 5.45 6.23 7.00 Leave Atlantic City 6.20a.m 7.00 7.45 9.00 10.15 3.30p.m 4.30 5.30 7.30 930 Arrive Walnut St. wharf 7.55a.m 8.20 8.55 10.25 1135 4.45p.m 5.50 B.f5 8.55 10.55 NOTE.— All boats and trains leaving Philadelphia for Atlantic City or R verton depart from Market, Chestnut or Walnut Street wharves— three minutes walk between each. 42 The American Florist. Aug, i6^ plants grown to single stem is at least double that of last year. We are pleased to note that the old hap-hazard, go-as- you-please way of growing the plants has been discarded by most of our growers, and the result will doubtless prove to be a much better quality of bloom this fall. At the last meeting of the Florist Club Messrs. J. B. Deamud, A. G. Prince and Walter Kreitling were appointed a com- mittee to formulate a plan for a summer outing of the club. The affair will prob- ably take the form of an excursion to some nearby point, at which features will be a bowling match, shooting match, base ball eame, etc. The ladies are to be included and it is the intention to make the affair a reunion of the members of the club and their families. R. C. Lange is preparing to build two houses, each 18x100, on Humboldt Ave. His address will be Station G, Chicago. 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 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, 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. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writin;? to advertisers SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE , Advertisements under this bead will be Inserted at the rate of lU cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not ftdmttted under this head. SITUATION WANTED— By prnctical tiorlst. Ger- man, single, age 37; flrstrclass references. Address H P, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— Well up in grow Intr rosea' cut flowers and general stock: age 30; good refer ences. K G, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a man who has had charge of hot houses, as florist or general green- house man; can give first-class reference. AddrusH O P, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a young man 17 years old to learn the florist business; has some experi- ence in small greenhouse. James S. Fuv. Lltltz, Lancaster Co., Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By a good florist, experl enced In growing chrysanthemums, cut flowers and general stock: age W. married, no children. Address Florist. P. o., Bay Ridge, L. I., N. Y. QITUATION WANTED-By a young man, 18 years, lO in or around greenhouses, 5 years' experience: good references. Address Flouist, llU:i Blair Ave.. Scranton, Pa. SITUATION WANTED — Commercial or private; O age 82, single, American; 8 years' experience; good references. Near Chicago preferred. L-By a Scotchman as gar- yj dener and florist; will take entire charge of a gen- tleman's place; has been superintendent to J. B. Pace. Esq . of Richmond, Va., for the past 5 vears; am mar- ried, wife and one child, age :s3 years; will be obliged to any seedsman or florist If he can help me get a good situation. Address W. A. Forsyth, Supt. to J. B. Pace, Keswick, Albemarle Co.. Va. WANTED-Sept. Ist, practical florist; state experi- ence, wages, etc. Noack. Batavia, N. Y. ANTED— A second-hand boiler; must be in fair condition; state kind; must be cheap. Address Lock box F, Lake Geneva. Wis. w- WANTED-One No. l(j or 17 HItchlnas boiler, sec- ond hand; must be In good condition and cheap. C. W. De P.ll'W, New Albany, Ind. w ANTED— Catalogues and net prices on flower seeds, plants and berry plants. Patl & ScnAFEit, 5,50 E. 2nd St.. Alton, III. WANTED— A young man experienced In growing rosea, carnations and a general stock, also good designer and decorator; must have A No. 1 references and not afraid of work; one with a small capital pre- ferred: one capable uf taking entire charge. Chance of a lifetime for right man. Address Pal.ms, care American Florist, OR SALE CHEAP-Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughan's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. ORSALE— Double "Florida" steam boiler No. 63; good as new; a great bargain. Address A. S. BwiNCChllllcothe. Ohio. OR SALE OR RENT-(ireenhou8e. 20U0 square ft. glass. For particulars Inquire of TiiEci Noehle. Green Bay, Wis. OR SALE OR RENT-lo.UOO or 30,000 square ft. of glass. For particulars Inquire of A. T. Jackson, Station X, Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP- A flrst-cIass florist business In a thriving town of 2;^,(jOO Inhabitants. For partic- ulars address Wisconsin, care Ara. Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP-Large. new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair, Costifei&O. VAiT(jnAN"s Seed Store, 140 & 1-18 West Washington St., Chicago. IpOR SALE-No. 5 ScoUay boiler, used only 3 winters, ' all In good condition; reason for selling, having put In -JU-horse steam boiler: price on applletitlon. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, Schenectady. N. Y. FOR SALE— In northern Indiana, greenhouse plant of &.fjUU feet of glass In greenliouses and sasfi. \U, acres land, good general stock of plants, roses, carna- tions and chrysanthemums; greenhouses and house heated with steam. Indiana care Am, Fiorlst. FOR S A LE— Residence and 28 acres of good land, near Lakewood, 1 mile from town of 5.000 Inhabi- tants, within easy access of Philadelphia and New York; well suited for a florist's business; no opposi- tion. Address Owner, box 103, Toms River. N. J. FOR SALE— On account of sickness, greenhouses of 3500 feet of glass, heated by steam; all In good condition. Also dwelling house and ground. Good retail cut flower and bedding plant trade. tWJO Inhab- itants: no other florist: three minutes to railroad sta- tion ; thirty minutes to Broad street station. Philadel- phia; 34 trains dally. Or. wilt sell greenhouses and give a lease on dwelling house and ground. Only those meaning business need to apply for particulars. Address Robert Craig, 4yth and Market Sts.. Phlla., Pa. FOR SALE— A flrst-ciass florist establishment that lias netted 30 per cent on the pi Ice asked for the place, and is still growing, can be made to pay twice that much; on account of poor health was unable to grow a sufficient stock to supply the demand. No op- position. In a weahhy and growing college citv with over 6,000 inhabitants. In central Missouri. Green- houses and everything new, with land 124 by 240 feet near the public square. Price only $4,800 If sold in the next ninety days. For more particulars write at once to E. H. Michel, Magnolia and Tower Grove Aves., St. Louis, Mo. Greenhouse plant 7 miles from center of Chicago In one of its finest suburbs; 3 houses SfJxU, one lS)x20. Hot water; established all-round retail trade; good winter stock. Long house and ground lease, or will sell entire. A great bargain. Address Box ic, care American Florist. FOR SALE OR RENT. Two large greenhouses 100 feet long by 18 feet wide. containing 5000 feet of glass: built two years ago. with all modern Improvements, bv the late John F. Nltter- house. practical florist. Greenhouses situated \^ mile from town; convenient to two railroads, and stocked with roses, carnations, etc. Possessloij given Oct. 1st. For further particulars address MRS. S. J, NiTTERHOUSE. WaynesbOFo, Franklin Co , Pa. For Sale or Rent. One of the largest and most successful plants in the State of Ohio, consistingof about 50,000 feet of glass, with three or six acres of fine laud; houses all in the best of order, and as good as new; adapted to cut flowers. Reasons for selling', the increasing demand for the Standard Ventilating Machines demands more of my time than I can possibly give it and run the florist business. For particulars address E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed oflf the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MUNN, station C, Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE. A VALUABLE 2S-ACRE FARM. WITH GREENHOUSE AND LARGE AND PROFITABLE TRADE ESTABLISHED. The residence of the late Mr. E- G. Bridge, dc^ lightfully situated on Washington St., in the city of Woburn. The buildings consist of a small two- story house of 6 rooms, with shed and storeroom connected; house is painted, blinded and in per- fect order, supplied with city water; good barn, with cellar, hennery, ice house, shed and silo buildings. FIRST-CLASS MODERN STYLE GREENHOUSE. 12.5x20 feet, built in the most approved style, with large boiler and hot water connections, and the foundations ready for another large house. The grounds are stocked with 5,000 of the choic- est kinds of Pinks. Also Asters, Roses, Shrubs and Hardy Plants {for which there is large orders for future delivery), and the trade can be doubled n one year. The land is beautifully situated, commanding a large street frontage, suitable for building lots, and has fruits of all kinds, shade trees, and Electric Line to pass the property; a large amount of choice white ''Pinks" are being sold every day. OVER $3000 HAVE BEEN EXPENDED on the greenhou:^'s and Plants m order to make it the leading place of its class in the county. OwiuK to (he sudden death of the late owner, we offer this entire property tor $6,000. J. L. NASON & CO., 21 School St., BOSTON, MASS. i8g4. The American Florist. 43 Wholesale and retail ornamental nursery and greenhouses, in the best residence city of Southern California. Fine business loca- tion and complete stock, fixtures, etc. A rare opening for the right man with moder- ate capital. For particulars address "California," care Am. Florist. iOHELL'S"' PRACTICAL CARNATION SUPPORT Don't fail to LOOK for Michell's PRACTICAL Carnation Supports at the Convention. 23 inches. For short growing sorts. $3.00 per 100. $2;J.OO per 1000 Lots, 2000, 22 00 Lots, 5000, 21.00 26 inches. For medium growing sorts. $3.25 per 100. $24.50 per 1000 Lots, 2000, 23.50 Lots, 5000, 22.50 HENRY F. MICHELL, Grower and Importer of Highest Grade Flower and Veoeiable Seeds, BULBS, ETC.. Ileiirv V. Mlchfll. Kred. J. Mlchell 1018 Market St., PHILADELPHIA. Surplus Stock FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS. PAUL F. LAU & CO., t2~,<>00 Daybreak*""' McGowan Nice field-grown plants, ready Sept. 1st. Write for prices. FRED. SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist, Wyoming Co., ATTICA, N. Y. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A prand collCL-tlon ot Klant flowerint' vnrletiea. very larpe. of perfect form, and choice colors; carefully selcctert; better seed plants this year than ever: re- ceive very high praise from ray customers; no finer Blrain offered anywhere: florists should sow of it. Trade pkt.. TjOO seeds. l'5c; ;i pkts. iWc; (1 pbts. Jl.OO. A pkt.of thenew Monkev Face pansv with everv Jl order. JOHN F. KUl'P, Shiremanstown, Pa. THe Dorner Garnailons ! You can get the newest and Most Profitable Varieties . in Field Grown Plants OiVI«lVA.'MO:iVS^ THE COTTAGE GARDENS, QUEENS, LONG ISLAND. Owing to the moist climate and cool damp nights, due to nearness to the seashore, our Carnations are in extra fine condition and will prove profitable purchases. GflRNflTIONS ! 40,000 FIELD-GROWN ALL THE BEST VARIETIES. Standard Sorts, $5,00 to $10.00 per 100. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. "HELEN KELLER" The new Carnation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red- Price for well Rooted Cuttings: 3i;i.00 per do/.en; a-12.U0 per 100; KS 00 per 250; $iH).00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. Orders may be sent either tu JOHN N. MAY, EDWIN LONSDALE, Smnniit, N. .1. Chestnut Hill, Phila. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS A^D COLEUS. Two New Varieties of Carnations ready for introduction next Spring. BRIDESMAID, a pink of same sliade as its namesake tlie rose; and a deep crimson scarlet. No. 41, yet to be named. FBED. DOBNER & SON, Lafayette, Ind. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS MRS. FISHER. SILVER SPRAY. LIZZIE McGOWAN. GRACE WILDER. TIDAL WAVE, MRS. F. MANGOLD. HECTOR. and FLORENCE. SO.OO per 100; $55.00 per 1000. P. E. RICHWAGEN, box .56, Montvale, Mass. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co., MASS. CARNATIONS STRONG FIELD-GROWN PLANTS. SKPTEMBER DELIVERY. DAYBREAK $7.00 per 100 SILVER SPRAY 5.00 VIOLETS— MARIE LOUISE 4.00 " CRABB & HUNTER, Grand Rapids, Mich. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" Strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in ;j-inch pots. S8.00 PER 100. 476.00 Per 1000. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. Please mention the American Florist every time yon write to an advertiser. 44 The American Florist. Aug. .<5, BOWLING RULES WHICH WILL GOVERN THE TOUR- NAMENT AT ATLANTIC CITY. 1 — The game adopted to be played by clubs iu this tournameut shall be what is known as the American Ten Frame Game. 2— There shall be a line drawn across the alleys sixty feet from the head or front pin. 3— Any wooden ball may be used that does not exceed twenty-seven inches in circumference. 4— The game shall consist of ten frames when, should the number of points be equal, the play shall be continued until a majority of points upon an equal number of frames shall be attained, which shall conclude the game. All strikes and spares made in the tenth frame shall be completed before leaving the alley and on same alley as made. 6 — Players must play in regular rotation, and aiter the first inning no changes can be made, ex- cept with the consent of the Captains. 6 — Players are to roll but a frame at a time, and to change allevs eveiy frame. 7 — The Umpires shall take great care that the regulations respecting the balls, alleys and all rules of the game are strictly observed. They will be the judges of fair and unfair play, and shall de- termine all disputes and differences which may occurdurmg the game. They shall take special care to declare all foul balls immediatel}'^ upon their occurrence, unasked, in a distinct and audi- ble voice. 8— Umpires shall be selected by the Captains of the respective clubs, and they shall perform all the duties in Rule 7, except recording the games, w^hich shall be done by scorers, one of whom shall be appointed by each of the contending clubs. 9— No persons except the Captains shall be per- mitted to approach or speak with the Umpires, Scorers or players during the progress of the game, unless by special request oi the Umpires. 10— A player must not step on or over the line in delivering the ball, nor after it has been delivered, until it leaves the alley. Any ball so delivered shall be deemed "foul." and the pins (if any made on such ball) shall be placed in the same positions as they were before the ball was rolled. It is also considered a foul ball if any part of the person should touch any part of the alley beyond the line before the ball leaves the alley. All foul balls shall count as balls rolled. 11— Should any ball delivered leave the alley be- fore reaching the pins, or any ball rebound from the back cushion, the pins, it any, made on such balls shall not count, but must be placed in same position as they were before the ball was rolled. All such balls to count as balls rolled. 12 — Persons to act as Judges shall be chosen, one by each Captain, who shall take their positions at the head of the alleys and see that the pins are properly set up, and that no one interferes with them in any way until the player is through roll- ing. They will immediately report to the Cap- tains any irregularities that they may notice dur- ing the progress of the game. 13— The dead wood must be removed from the alley after each ball. Should a pin be displaced from the perpendicular and in such position that it falls on the removal of the dead wood it is to be counted as down. 14 — Sufficient space shall be allotted to the par- ticipants in the game, to which none but members of the teams shall be admitted. St. JoHNSBURY, Vt.— A fi:reenhouse 100 x40 feet is being erected here for Mr. T, N. Vail. Newburyport, Mass —J. J. Comley announces that he will give a large chrys- anthemum show in this city the coining fall. Bar Harbor, Me. — F. H. Moses has taken the large store adjoining that oc- cupied by hitn and is having the two thrown into one which will be the finest establishment east of Boston when com- pleted. 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. Do YOU WANT detailed information about the organization and workings of the va- rious national trade organizations? You will find what you want in our trade di- rectorv and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. Do YOU WANT a list of firmsinthetrade 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. ESTABLISHED 1881. ^ FRANK D. HUNTER, 57 West 30th Street, • • • HEADQUARTEBS FOR. ROSES. CARNATIONS VIOLETS . . . #> A.JVD If you have the RIGHT KIND E GOODS . . . you can sell them . . . You can get the right kind of goods at the RIGHT PRICE here. Try It) at once and uou will surGlu mm aoaln. FRESH CUT FLOWERS DAILY FROM THE BEST GROWERS. 113 W. 30th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. UNITED STATES HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., ■will be the Headquarters of KOFFMAN, "The Smilax King, During Convention week, where he will be glad to meet his friends to make arrangements for their supply of Smilax the coming season. SMILAX PLANTS. 16,000 8tronK, healthy plants, from 2!^-lneh pots. Sa.OO per 100; S18.I10 per lOOll. Sample free. Safe delivery and aatlBfactlon guaranteed. Samuel J. Bunting, Elmwood Ave. & 58th St., Phila. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. i8g4' The American Florist. 45 SUPREME COURT =OP^ FLORICULTURE. Filed this 20tli day of August, A. D. 1894, at 49 West 28th Street, city, county, and State of NeW York. SUBPOENA. COUNTY OF NEW YORK SS : State of New York. You and each of you are hereby commanded to appear in person before # IBURNS* &*RAYN0R^^ at 49 WEST 28th STREET, in said city, county, and State of New York, on or after the 20th day of August, A. D. 1894, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 6 p. m., to testify to the truth of their claim to be the Leading Wholesale Florists of the United States, quantity and quality considered, and there and then to place your orders for future shipments, or arrange for consignments to the parties aforesaid, and this you are in no wise to omit under no less a penalty than that of losing the personal attentions of the best firm in the trade to supply your future wants. Given under our hand and seal this Twentieth day of August, A. D. 1894. Burns & Raynor. IBojrs going: to and from tlie Conxrention ixio-de ^weloorMie, 46 The American Florist. A21S:. i6. Boston. To write news from Boston at present one must first manufacture it. There is nothing transpiring in the flower trade either interesting or edifying. There is an abundant stock of everything floral com- ing in, a specialty just now being white Japan lilies, which are abundant and sell well for funeral purposes, etc. The special meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club on Thursday resulted in wise action and Boston will be repre- sented by a creditable bowling team and it is hoped a shooting team as well at the Atlantic City convention. The prospects are for a large and a merry delegation to the convention. Dirwanger from Portland who if not of the Boston crowd is yet always with them is going. Wairen ijwell has ordered a special set of harmonicas in all keys and Elijah Wood has been learning several new songs. The ladies will be out in goodly numbers and altogether a delight- ful trip is anticipated. The new city greenhouses which are now in process of construction will cover when completed an area of 16,760 feet of ground in addition to cold houses, pro- pagating house, etc. *^ M1LLANG BROS. ^ Can be found at the 34tii Street Flower Market, New York, every day from 5 o'clock a. m. Do not miss the opportunity to visit this great institution. We can show you ROSES Haverstraw, N. Y. — W, H. Hillerman, formerly of Salisbury, Md., has purchased the establishment of Chas.H. Zundel here and will continue the business. Davenport, Ia. — The new houses built this summer by F. L. Bills were one 11x100 for chrysanthemums, onelOxlOO for carnations, one 11x100 for palms, and one 7x100 for violets. He has also rebuilt one house 18x60 and has put in city water, having had to carry it six blocks from the nearest connection with the mains. He now has a total of 20,000 feet of glass all in good shape. The weather has been very dry here and every- thing outside is burned nearly to a crisp. Unexcelled in quality by any coming to the New York market. For supplying out-of-town customers our facilities and con- veniences are the very best. MILIvANG BROS., Cut Flower Exchange, 408 East 34tii street, new York. Tie Pioneer Cut Flower Commissifln House ^JAMES HART,^ 117 W. 30TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY, Still at the Old Stand, and prepared to fill orders for shipment in any quantity. Careful Attention to Selection and Packing, An Exhibition Worth Seeing! ROSES BY THE THOUSAND!! All the Popular Varieties. Every morning from 9 to 1 1 o'clock. It will pay you well to call and see for yourself the quantities of roses handled daily in a busy New York Commission House. You will find us ready to greet old customers and glad to welcome the new. S3 V\r. 30-rM isrE:w^ ^^cz^FRp^ PANDANUS UTILIS 6-inch pots $5.00 per dozen S-inch pots 3 0) per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen NATHAN SMITH &. SON. 100,000 PANSIES BROWN'S SUPERB PflNSIES READY NOW FOR PLANTING. Grower of all the leading variety, the ne plus ultra in pansies. For size and form it seems hardly possible to produce anything more perfect and superfine (most light colors). By mail. 75c. per lOO ; \ I.iberal discount will be allowed on large orders. By express, 85 00 per 1000. i Cash with order. Peter Brown, 721 Marietta Avenue, LANCASTER, Pa. i8g4' The American Florist. 47 As you pass through New York on your way to or from Atlantic City. American Beauties AND La France Are coming in now from the best growers. We would like to show you the stock and quote prices. flloU GH0I6E FLOWEI^S IN THEii^ SEASON SHIPPED AT Mfll^KET RATES. Walter F. Sheridan, 32 West SOth Street, .... NEW YORK CITY. 48 The American Florist. Aug. 16^ Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 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 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦1 The Advertising Department of the American FLORIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those lines Onlt. Please to rememhe it. Orders for less tiian one-half Inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Monday to secure Insertion in the issue for the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. THE CONVENTION. The tenth annual meeting of the Society of American Florists promises to be the largest and most valuable ever held by the society, in spite of the hard times. This indicates that the trade has confi- dence in the future and that the value of our national organization is fully appre- ciated. There will be important ques- tions to be passed upon at Atlantic City, but that they vyill be treated wisely and well none can doubt. And there will be recreation as well as work. The florists of the "City of Broth- erly Love" will be our hosts, and none know better than they how to care for their guests. While some hold that so much time de- voted to recreation detracts from the dignity of the society we are inclined to believe that this added feature has been an important factor in bringing out the large annual attendance which has done so much toward strengthening the society and given added importance to the labors of those who felt that work should be the only consideration. Certain it is that the society has accomplished more prac- tical work than any similar organization that has eschewed the entertainment feature. It is true there remains much to be done. There are live questions yet to be dealt with, and at this, our tenth meet- ing, several will receive the consideration to which they are entitled. DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIAXTIES: Florists* Supplies, Wire DesigrnB* Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs (see large ad. Catalotrues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florlet. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine txx>k of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. X HIGHEST AWARDS Cycas Leaves. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE FRESH CUT each 75c. Antwerp World's Exhibition, 1894. Ghent International Flower Show, 1893. EDW. PYNAERT VAN-GEERT, (Founded 1816.) GHENT, BELGIUM, GROWER AND WHOLESALER OF EDITOR OF Revue de V HorlieuHure Beige et Etrangere, ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I raims, Azaleas, flraocarias, RuBBer Trees, | ♦ ♦ RHODODENDRONS, CAMELLIAS, ROSES, and a complete line of choice Hot House Plants, Gloxinias, Begonias. For prices, catalogues, etc. apply to AUG. RHOTERT, Sole Agent, ♦ ♦ ♦ X ♦ ♦ p. O. Box 2250. 26 Barclay Street, NEW YORK. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The Florist is Notliing if not Progressiva. Kigiit years ago only lie hadn't attended many S. A. F. conventions. An ice box in regular use in a retail store was hardly known then. Now none is complete without. As incomplete too is a store now without a set of Long's Florists' Photographs, more recent of introduction than the ice box. In their way, however, as useful and necessary. Catalogue supplied by DANX B. LONG, Puhlisher, Buffalo, N. Y., WE ARE MAKING A SUMIVIER HIT! Try us on OtJ-t I<*'lo^wer's and see if we cannot substantiate our claim. Best) Stock for Least Money ! ^* *^ Remember our GHoice American Beauties ! n:ii: Carefully packed to ship to any part of the country. SI XV^toEisla OH:iOA.GtO. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Gommlsslon Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fiU your orders with. First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. Mention American Florist. NOTHING CAN EQUAL I18.S. Chicago. FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS KAHUS. CUT STRINGS s to is feet long, so cts. Shipped in iarg:e or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- craph or telephone. ^ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON . MeniiuD Aojerlcao Klortsi. i8g4^ The American Florist. 49 E. H. HUNT. Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I. FI.ORISTS' STTFFI.IES. Western Aeent for tlie GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 c£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHXCAGJO. A. L. RANDALL, winoiesaie Fiona 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Airent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 221 CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main -(937. CHICA-CiO. We are Headquarters for the leading varieties of Roses, lor the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 59 WABASH AVENUE. Second Floor. CBII0.AC»0. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, '^^^^^ — .a^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^0\"*s. VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND -1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICDLTDRAL ADCTIONEERS, ' m PBilPIE FOLDINO FLOMR FOR CUT FLOWERS. BOX.m J FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers, Made from heavy. .Manilla lined, Strawboard. Ship- ped tlat. packed IIXJ In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELErnoNE Main 471S. ©V^fiofeAafe MarftcCA. Cut Flowers. New York. Aug. 11. Roses l.ou® 3.00 ■■ per lOOU R.OUOELO.OO Beauty 2.00@12.00 CamatlonB. . ,60® 1. 00 per 1000 S3.00@»5.00 Valley 2.00® 4.00 HarriBll 4.00® 6.00 Auratum 1.50® 2.00 Sweet peas, per lOU bunches 50c®tl.00 Asters per lOO bunches 50®1.C0 Smllax (i.OO® 8.00 Asparagus 25.00(3)35.00 Adiantum 75® 1.00 Boston. Aug. 11. Roses. Nlphetoa, Gentler 1.00® 3.00 Perle. Sunset 1.00® 3.00 Bride, Mermet 2.00® 6.0O CamatlonB 25® .76 Harrlsll C.UO® 8.00 Lily of the valley 4 00 Sweet peas, .10 Asters 25® .50 Gladiolus .... 1.00® 3.00 White Japan lilies 2.00 Adiantum 1 .00 Smllax 12.00®I5.00 Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHLA, Aug. 11. Koses, small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 8.00®16.OO Carnations 60® 1.50 Valley 4.00 Smllax 10.00®12 00 Asparagus 50.00 Harrlsll lilies 4.00® 6.00 Sweet peas .50 Cornllower 26® .60 Cattleyas 3o.00®40.00 Adiantum 75® 1.00 Chicago, Aug. ii. Rosea. La France. Meteor 3.U)® 4.00 Beauty S 00®15.00 Kalserln 3.00® 4 OO General assortment, per 1000. .$6®*10 Carnations, long 25® .60 fancies 1.50@2.00 Auratum lilies B.OO® 8 OO Asters .60 Sweet Peas 10® .30 ST. Loms, Aug. 13. Roses. Perles, Nlphetos, Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Bridesmaids .. 2.00® 3.00 Meteors 2.00® 3.00 La France, Albany, Hoste 2.00® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®15.00 Sweetpeas 15® .25 Carnations. long 50® .75 " short .50 Adiantum 1.25 Hollyhocks, asters .50 BUFFALO, Aug. 13. Roses, Beauties 12.00@15.00 Mermet. Bride 3.00® 4.00 Gentler, Perle 3.00 Cuain ,3.00 Auratum lilies 10.00®12.00 Liinclfollum lilies 8.00®10.00 Carnations 75® 1 00 Gladiolus 4.00® 5 00 Sweet peas 20 Valley 3.00 Smllax 15.00@20.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowersi Florists' SuppHes 67 Bnomfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND WALNUT STREETS, Cln.oixmet.'tl, O. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), -$ii^ WHOLESALE ^€# 1122 FiaSTE STH-EEIT, A complete line of Wire Deslgiu. FOR HIGH CLASS SUMMER TRADE. THE LEADING FAVORITES. American Beaut v. Meteor . La France . And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for summer shipping to sea- side and mountain resorts. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28tb St., NEW YORK. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily Of tie ?alley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. • WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application. Mention American Florist Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESSLE » FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremontSt., BOSTON, MASS. 50 The American Florist. Aug. i6j Hfte ^eci. Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE. ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHXELL, St. Louis, president; S. E, Briggs, Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. ooN. 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Indications point to a scarcity of white Roman hyacinths. Mr. 'has. p. Braslan and wife sailed for Europe August 11. L. L. May & Co., at St. Paul, are add- ing 7,000 feet of new glass. Recent rains will undoubtedly be of much benefit to vine crops, late potatoes and late corn. Miss C. H. LiPPiNCOTTis adding atwo- story brick and stone store front to her Sixth street quarters. The passage of the Senate tariff bill places a duty of 10% on lily of the valley, palms, orchids and like forcing stock and apparently the same duty on all flower bulbs, whereas all of the above have been free goods under the McKinlej bill. The question now is when will the new bill take effect. Waterloo reports of August 7th are more discouraging than ever in regard to the corn crops. Vines are also suffering and very little fruit is set on them yet. There will not be much of a crop unless there is a change soon. The like has never been known for 35 years past, abundance of rain being more customary than a drouth. 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? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book forl894-. Price $2.00. 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. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to tlin trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77» UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. WE SELL BULBS special luw prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Secfl Mercliunts iinrl (JruwerM, 114 Clianilx-rn Stri-et, NKW ^ ORK. ROSES at $2.50 per 100. W)l) BKIDKS. hue. '.".•inch |i..(b. KHIIJ MKUMICTS. ZJi'lnch puts. This Is Hne yciunR. henllhy ntock, i; to 10 , IncheH hltfli. and very strong. (;:ib1i with order. .J. J. LA.MPKKT, .\enia, Ohio. August Rolker&Sons, 136 & 138 West 24th St. New York City. Rolker's CHOICEST Strains of FI.OWER SEEDS. CAIiCEOI.&BIA hyb. ^randiflora. choicest English mixed @ $ .50 per trade pkt CINEBAKIa " " select Covent Garden, mixed .... @ .50 CYCLAMEN Dame Blanche, pure white, very large flowering . . . . . @ .75 per 50 seeds ' Excelsior, delicate blush, " " @ .75 *' Crimson King", brilliant intense crimson " @ .75 " " Splendens ^randiflora, pure white, very choice (a' 1.00 for 100 seeds " •' " white with dark eye, very choice . . . ([i; .60 " " " rose ((" .CO " " " " dark red . . ... . . Cfc .60 " PANSr, Bolker's Superior Mixture @ $5.00 per oz.; $1.50 per 'X oz.; $1.00 per Js oz. " Trimardeau, Improved Giant (a) 5.00 " 1.50 •' 1.00 Bxig-not's " " @ 10.00 " 2 50 " 150 Cassier's " " (a 6.00 " 1.50 " 1.00 A Complete line of Florists' Supplies. FANCY BASKETS, PREPARED CYCAS LEAVES, metal designs FENSTER PAPPE. FIR TREE OIL. Gape Flowers, WME^A.T »H13iV"VE^S, Metal Fern Dishes. HEADQUARTERS for all varieties of FALL or EARLY SPRING BULBS. August Rolker & Sons, JVe^x^ "Vorlj:, 136 & 138 West 24th St. JUST RECEIVED IN SUPERIOR QUALITY : Lilium Harrisii - 5-7 inches ; 7-9 " Roman Hyacinths 13-15^ cm. Paper White Grandiflora French-grown Freesias, tJiffs, English Milltrack Mushroom Spawn FOR FALL DELIVERY : Dutch Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Lily of the Valley, Roses, Azaleas, Japanese Lilium longitlorum, auratum, rubrum, prscox, album, etc. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 E. 34tli Street, NEW YORK. 52.50 per 100; 5.00 " 275 " 1.25 '; 0.90 per lb. $20.00 per 1000 45.00 25.00 " 10.00 " 6.00 IOC per 100 lbs. I 00 Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September. Calla Aethiopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. Lil. Longlflorum.ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. Lil. Auratum. Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis. Cycas Revoluta, superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to ^ each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Cronzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, GAL. Mention American Florist, Cyperus Alternifolius. 3^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 $6 2yi-\nc\\ pots, " 60c; " $4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " |3 NATHAN SMITH & SON. Mention Amerleiin Florist. Smilax Plants Cheap. Out of 2 and 3-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe deliverv and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address FRED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist, Wyoming: Co., ATTICA, N. Y. A I rial will convince you . . THAT . . SHEEP FERTILIZER Is what is wanted for ROSES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, SMILAX, Etc. S;ini|)l'' sflil 1'ri'i- oil ;i |i|ilir;i 1 ji.n !)\ W rilJllL' l»> JOHN J. PETERS, Mfg.. 39 BORDEN AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper ;jiease say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. i8g4- The American Florist. 51 BULBS FOR FLORISTS' USE. THE FINEST QUflLITY. THE MOST POrULflR PRICES. THE MOST LJBER HL TERMS. We ^WTaixt "X^OUI^ ^i-ade.- CATALOGUE FREE TO ALL ON APPLICATION. Z, DE FOREST EL.Y. SEND LIST OF YOUR \WANTS FOR SPECIAL PRICES. NOW READY. Per 100. Per 1000. LILIUM HARRISII, 5 to 7 $ 2.50 |2000 7 to 9 5.00 45.00 " " 8 to 9 6.00 50.00 " " 9 to 11 10,00 90.00 LILIUM CANDIDUM, Selected 2 50 22.00 WHITE CALLA (Dry Bulbs) 6 00 50.00 Extra selected 8 00 75.00 Finest stock of DUTCH HYACINTHS, TULIPS, VON WOW READY. Per 100. WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, il x 12 Si.50 12x 15 2.25 PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS lOO " " Grandiflora 1.25 FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA, Extra selected.. .75 LILY OF VALLEY (our extra Berlin Pips now in cold storage and for immediate delivery). 1.50 Per lOOO. $11.00 20.00 6.50 9.00 6.00 12.00 Address- P. 0. Box t176. Telephone 3415. Registered Cable Address, De Forest. Phila SION NARCISSUS, SPIRAEA, etc., ready in September. 7 nP FflRF^T Fl Y £ Pfl wholesale growers and importers of Li Ul rUnCOl CLI Ot UUi) :Btilt»« f»iicl Florists' S«itii>i3lies 1024 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 5,000.000 FREESIAS We will deliver Freesia Bulbs. bll charges for traiisportailoD Buy FIRST HAND paid, as follows; 3-8 to 3-4 inch per lOOO, $4.00 1-4 to 5-8 inch per 1000, $3.00 Liberal discount on Inrjjer lots. Send for our price list. Order NOW your Japan Bulbs, Ijonpitiorum. Aura- turns, Rubruras, Albums, \%'e are Ueailquarters. We are tlie ONLY FIKM in the U. S- who guaran tee you SoUM> ISULBS delivered. Address all communications to H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. GAL. FOR S/\L&. Now ready for delivery. BERMU04 SPICE LILY | 7 to9in.bulbs,«M per Imp. Amaryllis Johnsonii, j lOO; $170 per 1000. FREESIA REFR. ALBA. 5-16 in. in diam, 82,50 per moo in lots of 5000. Seed. $2 00 per lb. GLADIOLUS SHAKESPERE. 2% to Z inches in diam. $li.00 per 100; S.5O.0C per 1000. ZEPHYRANTHES ROSf A. I large bulbs, VI per FLORIBUNDA f 100; »15 per 1000 ATAMASCO. $1 per 100; 88 per 1000 NERINE SARNIENSIS I. large flowering bulbs. $8 Guern.se\' I.ily. ) per 100. CALLA BULBS, i to 6 inches at crown. 87 per 100. Best var. FRENCH CANNAS. 86 per 100; 840 per 1000. Above prices are for delivery In New York, thence by E.\pre88 or otliLTwlse at pureliaser's cost. CO. IJ. from unknown parties. Columbia Farm. ST. GEORGES. BERMUDA. .Mention American FlorlHl. GLARK BROTHERS. Manufacturers and Printers ol PAPER SEED BAGS of every description, except Lithographic Bags. 61 ANN STREET. NEW YORK. Ram's Head Brand Fertilizer Clay's Fertilizer - Mushroom Spawn Raffia - - - - per bag $3.00 per bag, 112 lbs., $6.25 per 100 lbs. $8.00 15c. per lb.; per 100 lbs. $12.00 Lilium Harisii S to 7 $2 so; $22 00 ■-' .1 ' per 100 *^ '^ ' per 1000 *^ ^ ^ ^^ 7 9 500; 45-00 Hyacintbs, E Roman White per 100 $2.00; per 1000 $16.00 Lilium Candidum Select Bulbs " $2.00 ; " $18.00 WRITE FOR TRADE PRICE LIST. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, m^ 54 and 56 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Hyl§6DosGli BrotHcrs, OVERVEEN, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Bulbs m Plants We are now prepared to quote lowest possible prices for next July, Aug- ust and September delivery. Illustrated Wholesale Catalogues on application. HULSEBOSCH BROS., ENGLEWOOO, N. J. Mention Ajuerlcan Florist. ONION v^^ SEED. '^^ CROP 1894. Prices for New Crop 'made on Application. COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 Sanaome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American Florist. 52 The American Florist. Aug. 1 6, Buffalo. Two weeks of high class horse trotting; hasjust closed, a game of ball (Rochester vs. Buffalo) is coming off on Thursday next, and then for Atlantic City with all its glorious opportunities for recreation both mentally, physically and "sport- ingly." With all this in the immediate past, present and future, there are only a very few of us old fellows who are giv- ing much thought to serious business. There is really not much to attend to in the selling way, but plenty for the green- house man to busy himself with. Very fair roses are now coming in from nearby towns. Carnations are very near their end. The dry weather is telling on sweet peas, and good ones are scarce. Asters are now filling a gap. Altogether there are sufficient flowers to meet all demands. It has been quite cool of late, too cool to make one feel jolly, but somanyevents of a sportial nature have enabled most of us to keep up our normal temperature. We hope to see a good strong delegation leave here for Atlantic City and think there will be more than have attended any other, still there won't be as many as should be. J. H. Rebstock prefers the Adirondack Mountains for a week; serve him right if he got lost in the primeval forest. But I am not attempting to ex- plain why Tom, Dick and Harry won't attend. Most of them are willing that a few should spend their time and money in the elevation of the business and they can later on reap the benefit. Prof. Cowell leaves this week for Brooklyn to attend the convention of the Am. Asso'n for Ad- vancement of Science, of which he is a prominent member. He will then advance himsell on to the Quaker City Sunday or Mondav. There are several here who are rfjoiced to see that a shooting tourna- ment at artificial birds is ontheprogram. We hope it will be in the hands of some one who thoroughly understands trap shooting. Two guns will go from here, so some must think they can shoot. I was a little premature in saying two weeks ago that our boys would go by the D. & L. road. We shall without doubt go by the Lehigh Valley. It ismuch the shortest route and no change of cars to Philadelphia. I wish I could announce now the hour, but no doubt the train which will carry the most will be that that leaves here on Monday 9:15 a. m. arriving in Philadelphia about 8 in the evening. That will give those fortunate enough to be there an opportunity for a good night's repose, more or less, and a chance to join the large delegation in the morning. To those who suffer with insomnia in strange hotels I would recommend that they retire early, screw down the gas low (but not quite extin- guished) and read and re-read the latest tffusion of the Bard of Kingsessing, "come to the convention." I tried it last night and on getting to the word lassies for the 7th time I was sound asleep. W. S. Grow Swainsona. The best and most profitable pure white flower grown. Takes the place of Roman hyacinths or lily of the valley, producing spikes of flowers from 4 to t) inches long, in the greatest abundance the entire year — never out of bloom — lasting well when cut. 100 Swainsona will pay you three times as much as same space in best carnations. No florist should be without this most useful flower. After a trial it will be considered indispensable. EASY TO GROW. An exceplionally good and paying cut flower. Strong young plants, $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. Larger ones, $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. FAUST & BRO.. MERION STATION, P. R. R., PA. Mention American Florist. Our Specialties ROSES, $20 to |40 per lOOO, prepared for winter blooming. VIOLETS, sinijle and double, J30 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 50 prize winners, J30 rer lOOO. BOUVAROIAS, leading sorts, |40 per 1000. GERANIUMS, single and double, best varie- iies in existence, per 100 $4.00. GRAND NEW VARIEGATED Abutilon, "ANDENKEN AN BONN," extra, «4 per 100. AMERICAN PERFECTION ROSE, 25 for$i. Try it and you will find that this Rose produces more flowers than any Rose in existence. Strong grower. Evervthing in stock and in quantities, and extra cheap this month. ■\Vliolesale fatalcgue free to a I. Address |MANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE. KY. EVERGREEN CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE ...CO.™. $l'25 per Ihousand Ferns. IN LOTS OF 5,000 AND ITPWAKDS. «1.00 PER 1000. Ferns furnished the year round. Special attention j^lven to supplying the Wholesale Trade. BOUQUKT GKKKN For Holiday Trade. ¥2.00 per barrel (thirty pounds); or $(;.00 per hundred pounds. Special reduction In express rates. SFH A<;NI.I>I iMOSS a specialty. Ijonp, clean fibre, dry or frreen, $1 per barrel, or six bbls. for it^i"). Write for lemis on larf:e lots. Terms casli.or fjoods will be sent C- 0. 1>. CHKI.ST.'VI As TKKKS. American White Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balt ItHONZK, FRKK ISYIM.All.. HARLAN P. KELSEY, Highliiids Niirser), KAWANA, Nortli Carolina. mamerigan florist CO.'S DIRECTORY REFERENCE BOOK FOR 1894 CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING : 1. The names and addresses of the Florists, Nur- serymen and Seedsmen of the United States and Canada, the exact branch ot the business each is engaged in being indicated. 2. A separate list of firms that issue catalogues, the space devoted to each branch of the busi- ness in each catalogue being also given. A list of the names and addresses of superin- tendents of leading parks in the U. S. and Canada. A list of the principal cemeteries of America at which the arts of the landscape gardener and florist are used in beautifying the grounds. A complete, alphabetically arranged list of Roses in commerce in America, with class, habit of growth, date of introduction, name of introducer, and brief, accurate descriptions of the flower of each. Synonyms are also plainly given. A complete, alphabetically arranged list of Chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class, and brief, accurate descri;)tion of each. Synonyms are noted and varieties that are very popular with American growers are designated by a star, and this year's intro- ductions by a dagger. A complete, alphabetically arranged list ot the Carnations in commerce in America, with name of introducer, date of introduction and brief, accurate description of each. Seasonable Hints for the year, arranged in weeks, written by Mr. William Scott, and covering every detail of a general florist busi- ness. This is decidedly the most valuable contribution to the literature of the trade ever published. It is written in a plain, practical way, by a man who knows what he is talking about. A historical sketch of the Society of American Florists from its organization to date, includ- ing officers for each year and lists of essays read at each meeting, with other information ot interest. A similar historical sketch of the American Association of Nurserymen. A similar historical sketch of the American Carnation Society. A similar historical sketch of the American Seed Trade Association. Similar historical sketches of the Florists' Hail Association of America; of the National Chrysanthemum Society of America; of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association. A complete list of all National and Local Trade Organizations, with names and ad- dresses of principal officers, time and place of meetings, etc. Statistics of Commercial Floriculture in the U. S. from the la^-t census. Statistics of the Nursery Industry in the U. S. from the last census. Statistics of Seed Growing in the U. S. from the last census. A list of Leading Horticultural Societies, with name and address of the Secretary of each. Full information about Express and Postage rates on plants, shrubs, trees, seeds and bulbs No less than 270 pages of valuable reference matter in compact form, and ail UP TO DATE. PRICE $2.00 POSTPAID. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. Marie Louise Violets. Strnns crowns, pot i.rro\vn. free from diseiise. If you want good flowers i^et pot grown plants. S4.00 per in<): it.S0.00 per inon. GEO. H. BENEDICT, Yorkville, N. Y. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA. Fine plantn. in 2. H and -l-lncli pots. Prices iiH tow as the lowest. BURR OAKS NURSERY, SIBLEY, ILL. Always mentinn the Amercan Flo- rist u'It n Mf'-'t'np fr- iiH^'f*rtn.pr«^ i8g4. The American Florist. 53 GARDINER'S SELECTED BULBS Per too Per 1000 Lilium Harrisii, 5 to 7 inche? $ 2.50 $22 00 7 to 9 " 4.50 9 to 11 " 10.00 Lilium longiflorum, 5 to 7 inches 3.00 7 to 9 " 5.50 ,. -,r*=- «' 9 to 11 " 11.00 Early White Roman Hyacinths. 11 to 12 cent 1.50 12 to 15 " 2.00 Narcissus Von Sion, extra selected 2.00 Paper White 1-00 " '■ Grandiflora 1.25 " Trumpet Mnjor 1-75 " Double Roman 100 " Chinese Sacred 5.25 Calla Lily, large bulb? 7.50 '• " extra large bulbs 9.00 Freesia Refracta alba, selected 50 " " " extra large 75 Jonquils Campernelle 80 Lily of the Valley, selected, 3 year old B-rlin Pips 1.00 (Special prices for larger quantities.) Spiraea Japonica 3.50 Send for Whoksale Price List of BULBS, SEEDS, Etc. New Crop Calceolaria, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Pansy and Seeds, finest strains. JOHN GARDINER & CO., IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS Seeds, Bulbs and Mushroom Spawn, 631 Market street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 42.00 90.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 11.00 18.00 18.00 8 00 10.00 15.00 7.50 47.50 70.00 85.00 4.00 6.00 6.50 8.50 32.50 Primula ^li'iilinii Ami-riraii Florist. NOW READY; NARCISSUS, HARRISII, ROMANS, FREESIAS. OUR NEW PLANT TUB is on exhibition at the S. A. F. Convention. Don't fail to see it.. 'WE^ :iVIiVK:E^ X:%riRK^ ^?V0I^K:. Discount-. 25 percent. oAF our list. Cut Flowers. Florists' Supplies. S®" Send for Catalogues and F'rice Lists. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, Box 87. -^^— ...^iviir^xATAUK^KK. -vsri^. Tobacco Dust. $2.50. Per barrel (about 125 lbs. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 Kast 34tli Street, near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. GreviUea Kobusta. 3-incli pots, 10 to 15 inches liiscli, per dozen jJl.OO; per 100 JS.OO 2>^-inch pots, " 65c; " |4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON, ADRIAN. MICH. Mention American Florist. ■«v DREER'S .GftRDEN StEDS, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are tlie best at tlte lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to tlie trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, Philadelphia, Fa. 54 The American Florts^ Aume planting; American Beauty and Meteor are the leading varieties. Kais- erin Augusta Victoria. Bridesmaid, Mine. Caroline Testout, Wootton, Perle and Bride are also grown, but in lesser quan- tities. Ten acres of ground outside are laid out in well kept nurseries for orna- mental, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, miscellaneous hardy herba- ceous plants and bulbs, giving employ- ment to thirty-five or forty men. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertisers. Do vou 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 for 1894. Price $2.00. DECORATIVE PLANTS. Special oifer of varieties and sizes that can be supplied in large quantities and are of exceptional good value . $ 1.50 per dozen; $ 12.00 per 100 12.00 •■ 100.00 ARECA LUTESCENS. .S-inch pots, 12 to 15 inches high. .... 6-inch pots. 24 inches high, 3 plants in a pot . . SPECIMEN PLANTS OF ARECA LUTESCENS. 9-inch pots, single stems, fine plants for decorating, about 6 feet high. $ 7.50 each fJ-inch pots, single stems, with several good side branches, about H leet high . . 10.00 each 12-inch pots, beautiful, perfect specimens in every respect, clean, well-fo med plants of very good value. 15.00 each 12-inch pots, a grand lot of bushv specimen plants, clean, wellgrowu stock in every respect, a special lot of plants, about 7 feet high, at . . . . 20.00 each COCOS \A/^EDDELLIANA. A grand lot of plants, in 3-iuch pots, well-grown, stocky and of good color, 12 to 15 inches hip h ... ... . . Kentia Belmoreana. 5-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 to 30 inches high. Per doz. , . 815.1 18.00 Each , $ 3.00 . 5.00 . . 7.50 15.00 8-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 inches high . 8 inch pots 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 to 54 in. high 12-inch pots, 7 leaves, 60 inches high. Kentia Forsteriana. 3-inch pots, 4 leaves 15 inches high S 2 50 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 to 30 in. high . . 12 00 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 30 to 3H in. high 6-inch pots, 6 leaves. 36 inches high . . Per doz. 7-inch pots. 7 leaves, 42 inches high 9 inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 60iuches high 12-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 72 inches high. . 15 00 18 00 Each 8 3 CO 7.50 10.00 $:i.00 per dozen; J20.00 per 100 Latania Borbonica. A grand lot of plants in 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, ready to pot up, J8 (0 per lOO. Per doz. 6-inch pots, 24 inches high. .... S12.00 7-inch pots, 21 to 30 inches high .... 15.00 8-inch pots, 30 inches high 18.00 Pandanus Utilis. 2^4 -inch pots, fine stock for potting up, 75 cts. per dozen; J6 00 per 100; SOO 00 per 1000. Araucaria Excelsa. Largest slock in the country. Each 5 inch potv, 3 tieis, 15 inches high 81.25 H-inch pots, 4 tiers, 18 inches high . . 1.75 6-inch pots, 4 liers, 24 inches high ... 2.50 7-inch pots. 5 tiers. 30 inches high .... 3.00 8 inch pots, 6 to 7 liers, 36 inches high . . . . 5.00 Dracaena Braziliensis. A fine lot of this useful decorative variety, strong plants in 4-iiich pols. 15 to IK inches high, at $2.U0 per dozen; S15.00 per 100. For a complete list of Decorative Plants, such as Palms. Ferns, DracKnas, Cycas, Pandanus, etc., etc., refer to our Quarterly List, mailed on application. Our stock this se?.son is of exceptionally fine quality, and is complete as to assortment of sizes. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE WATER GARDENS. "«%. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDU , NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM (Egyptian Lotus); WATER LILIES, Hardy and Tropical in all colors, day and night blooming varieties. These are now most popular flowers, and we cordially invite your inspection of our EXHIBIT AT THE CONVENTION EXHIBITION. WM. TRICKER & CO.. .civii^TOPif, :iv. J. MEDALS AWARDED .............. CANNAS Columbia and Prima They are now in full bloom at our Greenhouses and should be seen by all. Those visiting the Convention can see sample plants at Robert Craig's, Philadelphia ; also ar F. R. Pierson & Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Tuberous Begonias (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO. Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS 1000 IVOKV, #:J.00 per 100. Also several thousand in variety, late propagated, iust the thing for 4 and 5-inch pot plants. Ijst of varieties and prices on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. 5,000 Richardiaalba maculata, 1 yr. strong. 10,000 Hyacinthus candicans, 2 yrs , No. 1. 10,000 Double Tiger Lily, No. 1, J20 per 1000. Lily elegans. No. 1. 50,000 Lemoine's Hyb. Gladiolus, 25 named varieties. Peonies, 1 yr. transp. 25 named var. 5,000 Cinnamon Vines, 1 & 2 yrs. 5,000 Ipom^apaniculata, 1 &2yrs , strong, $50 rer 1000. Ipomsa paniculata, from pots, |25 per 1000. lpoma;a pandurata (Hardy Moonflower), transplanted. Wistaria magnifica, 1, 2 & 3 yrs , fine. 100,000 Oxalis bulbs, 4 or 5 named sorts. Lists Free. E. Y. TEAS, Manager, IRVINGTON. IND., near Indianapolis. Mention American Florist i8g4. The American Florist. 55 OTo tlxe. KORISTS OF AMERICA. Most of you -viill go to Atlantic City to attend tlie Convention. Of course I shall be witli you as usual, with a small but interesting exhibit to show you, and with order book and pencil handy to write down your order for Bulbs, Choice Seeds, Palms, Orchids, Foliage, Flowering and Hardy Plants. Stop on your way home and inspect my New Bstablishment ; easily reached every few minutes from New York or Newark. W. A. MANDA, IV. J. ON EXHIBIT AT ATLANTIC CITY during Convention. IMPORTED BULBS, PLANTS AND FOSTITE, '^^t^.Zt.l;i'^:ri^tSs^^^^c^ cryptoganiic diseases of plants, fruits and vegetables. ALSO innQTCM'Q MAHATIMP DEI I flWQ "^""^^ ^"^ "^^""^ Vo-^tx, acknowledged the best implement in ex- JUUO I til O lYIHUALlIlL DlLLUYTOi istence for applying Fostite, Sulphur, Hellebore, Slug Shot, Grape Dust, London Purple, Paris Green, etc. to plants, vegetables, fruits and trees. POWDER IN MAGAZINE CANNOT CLOG. QUANTITY TO BE APPLIED CAN BE REGULATED AT WILL. |»-TIIE BELLOWS AVILL BE EXHIBITED IN WORKING ORDER DURING THE CONVENTION. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK, IMPORTER OF BULBS, ROSES, ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, NURSERY AND FRUIT TREE STOCKS. .tV l^t-Xll r.,ii-»t? t>1r l^vtlljs*, t?to. fit riottorai O^isslo^ I^ri oe^ssi. ZIRN6IEBEL GIANT PANSIES. Owing to favorable weather, have been magni- ficent this season. Never befoie have we ob- tained such size and colors; and as usual, wher- ever exhibited, have eclipsed everything else, re- ceiving also the most flattering testimonials from the leading florists and seedsmen all over the country. New seed ready now of both the Giant Market and Giant Fancy in trade packets of 2.000 and 500 seeds respectively at one dollar each, with practi- cal directions for growing pausies. PLANTS GIANT MARKET GIANT FANCY READY NOW: . S.5.G0 per 1000 . 20,00 per 1000 DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, . . . NEEDHAM. MASS. jRoemer's ^upeib Prize Pansies. I Tlie tliR'st strain uf I'litisles In the World. t Introducer and Grower of all the leading J ' Novelties. !Catalot:uo free on iippllciitlon. FRED ROEMER, SEED GROWER, yiIEDLINHI'R(;, GEKMANV. Pansy* Seed. The tlKNNING?^ STKAIV of high ^rade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with special care from only the very tlDest varieties and (warranted) flrst-clasB In every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The creara <»f Pansies. Grand colors mixed, pkt., 150Useed.fi.UU: 1 oz *«.UU. The Jennings Strain, tinest mixed, pkt. $l.OC about 25U0seed; 1 uz. $(;.00: ;iozs $1.5.00. No skim milk in this strain. iThey are just as good as I can make "emj. To my <^)ld patrons I would say they are a big improve- ment over last tieHson-inure variety and tlner colors The best strain for tlurlsts eltlier for winter bloom or spring sales; all large flowering. Black l)r Kaust. flneet pkt., 2i)00 seed, $1.00 l-^nest Yellow, black eye .-... " ■■ 1.00 I>ure White, tie best '• '• l.OU Victoria, bright red pkt. 1000 seed. l.OU All my own growth of IHUI. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Please send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. Address E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTUPOUT, CONN. Carl Schwanecke, OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY. Largest and oldest special cuhure of pan- sies; received premiums at all larue exhibi- tions, the last at Chicago in 1S9J; offers first-class pansy seed, especially Gassier, Trimardeaii and Bugnot, also all of the best older and newer kinds. Send 2 francs for Catalog'ne. Mentiou American Florist. PANSIES. . . Every Grower Claims the Best. I am williug to have mine tested alongside of any m the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. ...^^Vi!,^° ®^P'- '^' *°<^ ^'^'^- 'st I will have a MILLION or more plants to sell. Thev can not be offered m competition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense, $5.00 per 1000. Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. An honest sample of the plants will be mailed you on receipt of len cents, and terms are absolutely cash in advance. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture of large floweriug varieties and choice colors espe- cially selected lor florists' use. I oz. $3.00. ' NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longiflorum Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Ba.skcts HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Kerry, NEW YORK. 56 The American Florist. Aug. J 6, Chicago to Atlantic City. It appearing that satisfactory connec- tions cannot be made at Philadelphia for Atlantic City on train leaving Chicago at 3 p. m. it has been decided to take the train leaving at 11 a. m., Sunday, August 19. This train reaches Philadel- phia at 1:25 p. m. Monday and there are trains leaving Philadelphia for Atlantic Citv at 2 p. m., 3 p. m. and later up to 5:40 p. m. The run to Atlantic City from Philadelphia takes 2y2 hours, so if the 2 p. m. train is taken the party can be in Atlantic City at 4:30 p. m., in ample time for the various committee meetings Mon- day evening. As the last train for Atlan- tic City leaves at 5:40 p. m. and thetrain leaving Chicago at 3 p. m. doesnot reach Philadelphia till 7 p. m. next day, going by that train would necessitate staying over night in Philadelphia and taking an early morning train to Atlantic City, which would of course be very undesira- ble, hence the change. Those wishing to travel with the Chicago party will meet at the office of the American Florist, 322 Dearborn street, 3d fioor, between 9:00 and 10 a.m. Sunday, August 19, where the special rate tickets will be on saL'. The train leaves the Union Depot at 11 a.m. Berths may be reserved by addressing the chair- man of the Chicago Club'scommittee, Mr. G. L. Grant, 322 Dearborn street, Chicago. Boston to Atlantic City. The delegation from Boston to .Atlantic City will leave, via Fall River Line, on Sunday, August 19, at 7 p. m.,and return via same line on boat leaving New York on Saturday p. m., August 25. Tickets for this excursion can be procured of the undersigned at $11.25 for the round trip. Travel being very heavy at this time of the year a number of state rooms, at $1 each, have been secured in advance, and will be assigned to applicants in order as received while they last. Earl y applica- tion is solicited, to the end that the great- est amount of comfort and pleasure may be secured for all. Address Wm. J. Stew- art, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, Mass. ROSE PLANTS. Per 100 Per 100 Am. Beauty, 3-in J58.00 Bridesmaid, " 8.00; 4-in., JSIO.OO K. A. Victoria ■' 8.00 " 10.00 Mme. Testout " 8 00 Mme. Hoste " 6.00 La France, extra " 10.00 The Bride, 3-in 6 00; 3>^-in., 8.00 All fine, strong stock. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III. Mention American Florist. Fall Rose Plants. Fine large plants, from 4!4-inch pots, in all the standard varieties, $7.00 and S.S.OO per 100. REX BEGONIAS. Finest varieties, 3}^-in. pots, $4 per 100. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, Ohio. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. SURPLUS STOCK CHEAP, consisting of Brides, Mermets, Meteor, Bon, Sal"rano, bouv. d'un Ami, Niphetos, Beauties and Perles. All first class stock from S and 4 in. pots. Price V) and 8" per 100. Double White Primroses, ,S-in. pots, 80 per 100; Adiantum Cuneatum, 85 per 100, 2;^-in. pots, etc , etc. Large assortment and low prices. Let us hear from you. HENBY SMITH, 130 Monroe St., Grand KapIdH, Mleh. VAUGHAN'S INTERNATIONAL" Pansies. Put up, named and sold by us for th- past four years, from the best strains produced in Europe and America. It is generally admitted that we have had the iinest show of Pan- sies on the grounds of the World's Columbian E.xposition, and for these we received the only award lor mixed Pansies. No other firm is authorized to offer our Vaughan's International Mi.xture, and those using this name to sell other mixtures, are 'imitators." The genuine can be had in our packages only. The new crop seed secured in Europe this season by one of our firm is now in our stores, and orders can be filled immediately from New York or Chicago. Trade pls "ot o"e of greater importance or likely to prove more valuable than 'Crimson Rambler.' "-Gnrdeners' Mngmine, London, England DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR AND HANDSOME COLORED PLATE FREE ELLWANGER & BARRY, MT, HOPE NURSERIES. «4th Year. leocliester, IV. "y. 58 The American Florist. Aug. i6^ Foreign Notes. At the horticultural examination of the Royal H Tticultural Society, held May 1, the list of candidates included many who were not gardeners, for example, a num- ber of teachers, both men and women, several clerks and mechanics, and one policeman! A good many women ap- peared among the candidates, the highest being eighth in the list. The questions of this* examination were chiefly relating to market gardening. Rhododendron Schlippenbachi is a Chinese variety recently introduced. It has something of the habit of R. sinensis (Azalea mollis) with large flowers, like Azalea indica. The flowers, open as an ordinary azalea, are three inches across, rosy lilac, spotted about the base with dark brown. There are often about six flowers in a cluster, making the plant very showy. It is a native of the wooded hills of Corea and Manchuria, and is a garden plant in Japan. Among novelties in sweet peas from Mr. Eckford are Salopian, an odd deep crimson veined with deep purple, and Countess of Po wis, brilliant rose carmine, very fragrant. These two varieties re- ceived certificates in London last month. We have received the "Botanical Guide to the Phipps Conservatories in Pittsburg and Allegheny City." It is a volume of 204 pages, freely illustrated, containing lists of the plants of different classes found in these conservatories. It is written in an interesting style, giving information regarding the different plants in a manner to interest the general public, for whose benefit itis designed. A. copious index of common and botanical names adds to its value; the only criti- cism to be offered is some laxness in the proofreading, resulting in errors in plant names. The account of the parks is very instructive, and the whole book is of more than local interest. 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. 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 $3.00. 1.500 Meruiets, 3-in SI) 00 200 Brides; 3 in 6 00 600 Niphetos, 2^-in 4 00 .500 Gontiers, 3-in 4 00 100 Meteors, 3-in 5 00 Good strong stock. POEHLMANN BROS., Morton Grove, III. ROSES! ROSES! For Immediate Planting. All the Leading Varieties irffC!ijXJi>inB-<3r T^Ei Brides and Mermefs, strong, healthy plants, from lyi-'inch pots, for winter llowering, $3 per 100; $25 per 1000. HIRAM E. WILSON, 88 K. Main St., KOCIIKSSTKIJ, N. ^. R^Oa^-B^JS. Good stock. AM. BEAUTY PLANTS, 4-inch »70.00 BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, METEORS, PERLES, MERMETS, all 4-inch 845.00 Grand NEW One MRS. W. C. WHITNEY In 3 and 4 inch pots. Extra good strong plants to make room immediately. 25 per cent discount for cash. SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY. R oses for WMm F lowerin g. We still have fine stocks of the leading varieties, AMERICAN BEAUTY, KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA AND BRIDESMAID, strong plants, out of 3^^-inch pots, rc^dy for immediate planting, $12.00 per 100. METEOR, BRIDE, MERMET, MME. CUSIN, NIPHETOS, WOOTTON and PERLE, Strong plants, out of 3J^-inch pots, ready for immediate planting, $9.00 per 100. Silver Cup awarded us for Meteor Roses, exhibited at Madison Square Garden. IS'.iJ. fur best 25 Bed Koses of any variety. Mention American Fionm F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. > SURPLUS ROSES! Gilt Edged Stock from 3yi inch pots. Meteor, Augusta Victoria, The Best Crimson $6.00 per 100 The Best White $6.00 per 100 Florists desiring Roses for late planting will consult their best interest by giving this stock a trial. Terms cath with order. Address ROBERT SCOTT 8>2: SON, 19th and Catherine Streets. PHILADELPHIA, Pa BRANT & NOE, Forest Glen, III. or L M. NOE, Mndiaon, N. J. lOOO HIEKMKTS, (illO NITHHTCS, lOOO r.HIDKS, 150 TESTOUT><. All Iroii] ■." .-imli standard pots. These are In the very be^t n[ condition and as large as a Kreat deal of the stock shipped from a-lnch pots. Per doz. 75c.; per 100 $5.0o; per 1000 $45.00. {^"Samples free to intending purchasers. NATHAN SMITH & SON. 2Hi-lncli pots, Per 100 Per lOCO BBIDE J3.50 J22.5U MBRMKT 2.50 22.30 lillNTlKR 2.60 22.60 Slill'KliT. ., 2. SO 22..'j(l WlllTK LA FRANCE 2.76 24.00 SUNSET. I'KRLB 2.SU 26.00 And all other standard varlelleB.2>.i.. K^ and 4!^-lnch pots. Write for prices on what )on need. TEKMS CASH \\ ITIl OUDKIt. THE NATIONAI. PLANT CO., Dayton, O. Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France, $.3.00 per 100. Strong American Beauties, $,').00 per ICO; 840.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. *S-Special prices on quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash with order. West Forest Park, St. Louis, 310. MERMETS 2-lnch, $.1.60 per 100 BRIDE!i 2-Inch, :f.60 NIPHETOS 2-lnch. S.oO PERLES 2-lnch. 3.60 ALBANY 2-inch, 3.60 WOOTTONS 2-lnch. :).60 LA FRANCE 2-lnch. 3.50 "CD p. O. Bo.\ 72. KANSAS CITY, MO. i8g4. The American Florist. 59 ROSES. Surplus stock, clean and healthy. Per 100 1500 BRIDES, 4-inch |8 CO 1000 BRIDES, 2^-inch 5 00 250 MERMETS, 2"'i-inch 5 00 500 BRIDESMAIDS, 3-inch 8 00 200 WATTEVILLES, 4-inch 8 00 JOSEPH HEACOCK, JENKINTOWN, PA. ROSES! 3200 BRIDESMAIDS - - $5.00 2000 BRIDES - - 4.00 700 ALBANYS - 4,00 All strong 3-inch slock. J. A. MERRIFIELD Assignee of J. T. ANTHONY, 3425 Prairie Ave., GHIGflGO. SURPLUS STOCK ROSES. I have a few thousand Roses to close out cheap, for cash only. Stock clean and healthy. Bet- ter order quick they will not last long at these prices: MERMETS. 2M-inch acts BRIDES, 2H-lnch 2)^ cts WHITE LA KRANCR. 2K-lnch Sets PERLES. 2H;-lnch, strong 3H cts CHRISTINE DE NOUE, 2><-lnch Sets NIPHETOS. 2M-Ilich 2J^ctB METEORS, 2;.i-lnch Sets AM, BEAUTY, 2y-Inch 5 cts MME. TBSTOUT. 2l.(-inch ."i cts K, A, VICTORIA, 2^-nic]i J cts HAPLE HILL ROSE FARM, KOKOMO, IND. Mention American Florlat. I HAVE A FEW Thousand ROSES for winler blooming' of the following' varieties : MERMET, THE BRIDE, PERLE DES JARDINS, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BON SILENE, NIPHETOS, WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. The above are from 35^-inch pots, good, clean, healthy stock, which I offer at 86.00 per 100; {J.5.00 per lOdO. I also have a few thousand FERNS, as Adiantum cuneatum and Pteris serrulata, from 254-inch pots, at $3.00 per 100. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport. Conn. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the beat re- sults to the florlat, bluuiulng freely and giving plenty of cuttlnga for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or lUuO. at low rates. Price Llsta to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Warranted first quality. Surplus stock from 4-inch pots. Per 100 PERLES $600 MERMETS. . . 5 00 BRIDES . 5 00 PAPA GONTIER . , 5 00 CASK WITH ORDER, JOHN WHITE, Waverly Place. Elizabeth. N. J. Mention American Klorlst, Strong^ Field Grown ROSES Better Than Imported 15 ACRES OF HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES. Extra strong, bushy, well developed plants. No better Sure to please. in the world. General assortment of leading varieties, including following best forcing sorts: GENERAL JACQUEMINOT, MAGNA CHARTA, PAUL neyronT u I rich BRUNNER, MRS. 1. H. LAING. M. p. WILDER. PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Special rates on early orders booked for coming Fall or Spring delivery. FULL ASSORTMENT HARDY PLANTS AND SHRUBS, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SMALL FRUITS, GRAPE VINES, ETC. No trouble to show stock or quote prices. Catalogues and Price Lists free. 40th YEAR. 29 GREENHOUSES. 1000 ACRES. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.. PAINESVILLE3 OHIO. HEALTHY VIGOROUS LA FRANCE, MERMET, NIPHETOS, PAPA GONTIER, WATTEVILLE, BRIDE, CUSIN Strong Plants from 3-inch pots, $7.00 per 100. BRIDESMAID, PERLES, METEOR, SUNSET, TESTOUT, HOSTE, Strong from 3-incli pots, $8.00 per 100, HEALTHY PLANTS SWEETBRIER GRACE WILDER NEW JERSEY E. A. WOOD TIDAL WAVE PAPA GONTIER, from 3 1-2-inch pots, $10,00 per 100. STUART LAMBORN LIZZIE McGOWAN DAYBREAK PURDUE PURITAN UNCLE JOHN THOS, CARTLEDGE SPARTAN MRS. ELIZA REYNOLDS miCES OIsT jA.I=I=OIC.A.TIOIsr. SMILAX, Strong Plants. $2,50 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Send for Price List, FIELD GROWN BLANCHE WM. SCOTT MRS. FISHER PORTIA B. K. BLISS WOOD BROTHERS Mention American Florist. nSHHILL, N. Y. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, ^5.00; 3-inch pots, ^6,00 per hundred. AlViERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, ?6.00; 3-inch, ^8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WEI.T. (iKOWN ANU IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. EADY FOR MMEDIATE PLANTING. 40,000 FIRST QUALITY FORCING ROSES. ^> Fully eqiuil to those sent out the last two years, and perfectly healthy hi every respect. Only selected growth from flowering shoots used In propauatln,;. GKN. JACyUEMINOT, KAISEKIIS A. V. SOUV. DE WOOTTON, METEOR, ULRICH BRUNNEK, BRIDESMAID, 3-Inch pots, $». 00 per 100. 4-lnch pots, JI2.00 perlOO. PERLES, SUNSETS, BON SILENE, MERMETS, BRIDES, SAFRANO, MME. HOSTE, 3-Inch pots. $T. 00 per 100. 4 Inch pots, f 10.00 per 100. 100,000 Roses, H. P. Roses, Rhododendrons, Azalea mollis, Clematis, Hy- drangeas (bushy and tree form), Aucuba, Buxus, Acer in sorts, Viburnum plicatum, Dutchman's Pipe, Magnolias, etc. NOW READY TO GIVE THE LOWEST OUOT.VTIONS. -THE HORTICUItURAL COMPANY, BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. A TVTT'TJ Tr* A "M" 'RT'ATT'PV testout, k. a. victoria, brides- J^i^M.It'DlXyj t^lM ,DXl,A^rite lor prices, including delivery to your E.\press office. A. 0, MdCbtAN, LdK6W00u, N.J. 60 The American Florist. Aug. i6^ Foreign Notes. Snow fell in the Alps July 15. A new and showy hybrid bertolonia is B. guttata var. Alfred Bleu, obtained from Van Houttei X rosea punctatissima. The leaves are deep bronzy green, ribbed and spotted with brilliant carmine. The orig- inator of this variety, M. Alfred Bleu, after whom it is named, is sending out a series of such hybrids, including some of great beauty and brilliancy of coloring. Sonerila Mrs. H. Walter is a hybrid ob- tained from orientalis X Hendersoni ele- gans. The leaves are large, ovate elliptic, olive green, thickly marked with round- ish silvery spots. It is very robust in habit and showy. A variegated form of Rubus japonicus has been recently introduced; it is similar in growth to the type, but the leaf is var- iously marked with white, or often entirely white with red ribs and petioles. It is a showy plant, the foliage suggesting a re- semblance to Vitis heterophylla. Cochlioda Noezliana is a handsome and distinct orchid recently introduced from Peru. In habit it is similar to an odon- toglossum; the scape is many-flowered, the color of the bloom being orange scar- let and very showy. The cochliodas, for- merly known as mesospinidiums, com- prise a small family of terrestrial or- chids, closely allied to odontoglossums. At the recent sale in London of the Pickering Lodge collection of orchids some of the prices realized were as fol- lows: Cattleya Mendeli var. Bluntii, $500; Sobralia xantholeuca alba, in flower, $220; Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, in flower, $190; C. crispum superbum, very fine, $260; Sobralia Lucasiana, a fine specimen, $230; several Odontoglos- sum vexillarium superbum, in flower, from $50 up; Dendrobium Statterianum, $100; Cypripedium Veitchii, $75. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. CALL AND SEE John Burton's PALMS While in Phiiadeipiiia. YOU MAY WANT SOME THIS WINTER. Take the train from lath and Market Street to Wyndmoor Station, Chestnut Hill. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock phintH from fjill propauutlnK, Htron^,'. lieiiltUy plaiitM, (§> ryj cents. The Queen, Domination, Harry Baisley, Lincoln, Niveus, Craig Lippencott, Mrs. Robt. Craig. JOHN P. TONNER, Mont Clare, III. pLORISTS ATTENDING THE (CO NVENTION >^At ATLANTIC CITY. Should not fail to inspect our exhibit of F*la^ixt«s, ]Bxxll3«si9 E>to«, whicli represents the class of goods we send out. During the Convention we should be very pleased to receive from all Florists a personal inspection of our magnificent stock of Palms, Decorative Plants, Ferns, Foliage and Flowering Plants, Chrysanthemums, Hardy Herbaceous Plants, Seeds and Bulbs at our extensive Nurseries at SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY. Anyone, from a distance especially, after coming as far east as Atlantic City, should not miss this opportunity of seeing the best collection of Florists' stock in the country. All plants are clean and well grown, and in good, healthy condition. QUALITY, THE BEST . PRICES. THE LOWEST . Take Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. from New York City, foot oi Christopher or Barclay Streets. UNITED STATES NURSERIES. Sluoa't Hills, JV. J. Paiiiis. Ferns and Foliage Plants. My stock is strong, clean and perfect; has been grown with great care, and will be sure to give satisfaction both to the grower and dealer. Parties coming to the Convention are invited to call and examine for themselves. Prices low. I am 30 minutes' ride from Broad Street depot, and 2 minutes' walk from station on the New York Division of the Penna. R. R. LEMUEL BALL, Wissinoming, Phila. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^A^ruSEFUL PALM in conimerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. See samples at the Trade Display in connection with ilie convention of the S. A. F. within the enclosure of the Bonnaffon Fence Exhibit. Look also for our samples of Swainsona, another sterling plant for the wide awake tlorist. rnU/IM inM^flAlE WVlVniHOOR station. PliUa .^t Ueaclln!; CUlVin LUnOUALt, K. U. froiiii;th\MnrkclSts. I'llll.V. Siebrecht & Wadley's COWVEHTION EXHIBIT . Samples Only . Palms, Dracaenas, Orchids, Ferns. -— NEW PLANTS. A. Farleyense Fern. S.OOO strong, healthy plants, 4-incli, |40 per 100; |350 per lOOO. I'. O, Box 72. KANSAS CITT, MO. NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MARGUERITE (ClLrysantlieuiuiu frutesoeiiH.) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear white, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 2'r-INCH POTS, $2.50 PER DOZEN; $20 PER 100. Ready September I. Cash with order. GRflLLtRT & CO., Florists, COLMA, San Mateo Co.. CALIFORNIA. CUT SMILAX. I'erlUII f) 10 « f t. Btrlnus flO.OO STBONU SMILA.X PLANTS l.tU (JIANT AT.YSsrM, 2i«-lncli iwitij I. SO ROdTKIl I'lT'l'lNCS ..f GKUANU'.MS, etc . 1.00 Semi l"i iirlcf Hat ol vtlaiita ami rOdted cultln;;s. WlKlLESAl.K Cl'l' FLOWERS. DENVER CITY NURSERIES, 1'. O. ll".\2lll .SO. DENVEK, COLO. K. A. HAKXSEI.MAX, I'KUF. 1 i8g4- The American Florist. 61 Extends to the members of the S. A. F. a CORDIAL INVITATION H>eooi:^«LtiAro Areca lutescens, Kentia Belmoreana, K. Forsteriana, Latania borbonica, Phoenix rupicola, P. reclinata and Cocos Weddeliana, are the best and most popular Palms. 1 have many thousands, in all sizes, besides some other kinds not quite so well known perhaps, yet good. Also other Decorative plants such as Ficus elastica, Pandanus utilis, P. Veitchii, Araucaria excelsa, Aspidistra, etc., etc. All are in elegant condition, and all are for sale at moderate prices. 1 guarantee perfect plants and good packing. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE THE BEST MONTHS TO BUY IN . Members of the S. A. F. are Invited to inspect my stock of sample plants on Exhibit during the coming Con- vention, and are most cordially invited to visit my establishment en route to or from Atlantic City. HOLMESBURG, Philadelphia, PA. PRIMROSES. Fine stocky plants, uow ready for 3-iuch pots FLOWERS large, all friuged; brilliaut colors. FIFTEEN SORTS. Price, ror the single sorts . . . per 100. $ 2.50 perlOOO, 20.00 " double " , . per 100, 5.00 Extra plants with every order to help pay express. HENRY S. RUPP & SONS, SHIKEMAN,STOWN, I'A. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS. IT WILL PAY Florists attending the Convention, who use Decorative Plants to visit my nursery. I have a fine collection of Araucarias, Arecas, Latanias, Ficus, Kentias, Cocos, Cycas, Dracaenas, and many other useful and rare varieties, all in the best condition, and grown especially for decorative purposes. 1204. CHESTNUT . STREET, . PHILADELPHIA. Mention American Florist. 62 The American Florist, Aug. i6^ St. Louis. The regular meeting of the Florists' Club occurred on the 9th, and was well attended, the election of officers for the ensuing year being the principal business to be transacted. Mr. Wells of the B. & 0. road was present and was sorry to say that the B. & 0. could make no rate for the club as a body as they had hoped to have done, owing to the matter having become known in railroad circles, and the rate formerly promised was declared off. The election of officers resulted in the re-election of AlexWaldbart for president, Frank Fillmore for vice-president, Emil Schray for secretary and John Young for treasurer. The board of trustees consists of C. A. Kuehn, J. J. Benecke and R. F. Tesson. The secretary's report showed the club to be in a healthy condition, hav- ing an active membership of 60; the treasurer's report was verv gratifying, a balance on hand of $259 40. After the election of officers a paper was read by Mr. Wors on the question of "wholesaling cut flowers" which caused considerable discussion. Before the close of the meeting all mem- bers that would attend the convention provided a reduced rate were secured were asked to make the fact known and Mr. Waldbart ran up a list of more than fif- teen possible attendants with which he will go to work and try and make rates. Those going will in all probability leave here on the morning of the 19th, going by way of Cincinnati, Washington and Philadelphia over the B. & A special prize was announced by Mr. Weber, to be offered at the chrysanthe- mum show for carnations and another one hinted at for roses. Mr. Harry Young and family left for the east on the 6th, expecting to spend some time on the coast before the open- ing at Atlantic City and were joined later in the week by Mr. Chas. Young and wife. Everything is very quiet, convention talk being about the only thing heard. R. F. T, "sSiToiST MKM) L'AL.MS. lii-alUiy, srnwii willjout illl.v slilil- uhmt or I'xtni liciit. just the size people mostlx buy. Hill bi' worth twice their cost in a short time. C'ociis Wediieliuiiii. from S'/.-inoh pots, 15 to 18 inches hi^ih, 20 cents each. Latunia Borbonicji. Kentias, Coryphas, Phoenix, and Seaforthia Kle(.'ans. the latter 2 to 3 feet high, the former IS to -^4 inches, all in".5-inch pots. 30 to40 cents e,icli. I''crns and Dracaenas in great variety. Otnln-ii'' Orance, with or without fruit. Gardenias, with buds. Violets and a large variety of beddiiiK Ijas- kot. and ornamental plants, hardy and sreenhouse Climbers, perednials, herbaceous plnntsaiid orna- tiiental hardy Grasses, the Ijcst v;irii'tv of m-er- liliiomiuK Roses, etc. Send a Iriiil lisl of what \nii want and izet lowest itrici'^, IV. STUDER. 936 F Street, WASHINGTON, D. C. PATENTQ I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^ ■ 1 GHflNDLEE & MflGflULEy,vI/ Atlantic Building, WASHINQTOIT, D. C. MAMMOTH DOKMANT (SMILAX, K.IK) per hundred. $.%.tXI for the lot, cash. W. R. L. DWYER. New Petersburg. H ighland Co., 0. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Americaw Florist. (SHEKWOOD H.1.LI. XuiaERY Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native Bulbs. LILY RULRS And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices, Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NEW ROGHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage &. Flowering Plants. A grrand selection for Slove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlramock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 2(J5 Greenwich St., New York City Plants from last fall; these have a foundation and will begin to run strong at once. 82.50 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Delivery. special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid .'-lock and assortment. F. A. BAIiLUR, Bloomington, 111. Srxtiilazs::, .'l-iiicli pots. . 1^-inch pots. . per lOO $1,00; per 1000 $30.00 2.00; " 20.00 ASPARAGUS TENUISSIMUS. )'.-iuch pots per doz, 7.5c; per 100 J(i. iinch pots " 40c; " 3. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich ^^ I A 2 ^^ Q t M 1 PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEORQE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. E.G. HILL & CO., wtioi6sai6Fiorisi.§ RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. i8g4- The American Florist. 63 CHEAP ^liyli^v^^,^^ ^__9(B@(3S)(59(a6)(M>595g\ DOVES First quality $11.00 per doz. Second quality 10.00 " Third quality 9.00 " Write for catalogue containing 15 tloral desijcis with loves. ^ S. J. RUSSELL, 8r50 Montgomery St., JERSEY CITY, N. J. ■2;3)roQ(3Qg9(35.(j2)^SS- increasing. Ynu will lind this charming plant to give the greatest satisfaction and pleasure to your customers and greater profits by far to yoursi^lf than any plant now in cultivation, 1 offer extra strong well rooted cuttings, and strong hush \- well Ijranched estabiislu'd plants, ready to move upwards, at the following reduced rates, till SEPTEMBER 30 ONLY and GUARANTEE the safe ar- rival of plants. Extra plants added, per E.xpress, cash with the ORDER. Rooted cuttings, line plants per 1000, ifS5 00 :i'.j-inch pots, splendid branched plants 2^.1 extra heavy plants, ready for 5 to 6 pots 4-in. lie:iv\ ln-:inclied plants ready for 6 to 7-in. pots , .^-in. strong, blooming plants i;-in. ■■ ■■ ... 7-in. splendid specimen, I foot diameter each, On receipt of ONE DOIiIiAB I will Express Sample of the 6 first named sizes. J. :RXvrvK^SOIV, IMoral JVvirsseries, Warranted the Genuine EVER-BLOOMING SPECIES. A-UBURN, N. Y. Ox press. Mil 1. Kx press. Mail. Do een. Hundred. a.5 00 $0 50 IfO 75 m 00 $3 .50 4.5 00 1 00 1 2ft 5 00 6 00 50 00 1 50 6 00 80 00 2 00 2 50 3 00 8 00 13 00 16 00 50 4 50 40 00 ]'hiladelj»hia, ] ROSES#CHRYSANTHEMUMS PERLES, 4-inch, strong, $7.00 per 100 MERMETS, 4-in. " 7.00 The ai'uve are stronti plants, fmra 4-lncl! pots, not thrown !n 3-incli and sold for 4-inch. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: perioo Golden Wedding and Good Gracious, 2!--2-inch. stronj; plants $5.00 Other choice cut flower varieties (a 3.00 FERNS, Adiantum cuneatutn and other good varieties for cutting, from 4-inch pots, ready to shift (V? 10,00 REX BEGONIAS, 3-inch pots (a' 5 00 EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. YOUNG PALMS FOR FLORISTS' USE CHEAP TO M.\KE ROOM. Size pots. Height Per 100 .... 3-lnch 12 to 1.5 In. *a) 0(1 3-lnch 12 to 30 In. 20.00-25.00 ' 1.S to 24 In. IS to 24 In. 8 to 10 In, 8 to 10 In. Kentia Belmoreana Forsterlana, Areoa Bauerl :H-lnch Seaforthia elegans... 3-tnch l*lioenl.x recllnata :i-lnch Panflanus utllls 2^a-ln. All stuck Is In healthy condition and readv "for shifting f)n, ;>0 at 100 rates, MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, Minneapolis. Minn. 25.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 SMILAX. SMILAX. Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2>^-inch pots, $2.50 per ICO; 120.00 per 1000. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. 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 SI order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Plants at Half Price. Fancy Caiadium, 2^-inch pots, at S^iS.OO per 1000. Cape- Jasmine, 2J4.inch pols, at S2o 00 per 1000. CyperusalteruifoIia,4-in pots. 7c; 5- in 9c; (i-in 12c. Anthcri'um vittatum var., 4-inch pots, 7c.; 5- inch, Jlc-; 6-iuch pots, 12c. Phr>'niuni, large plants, very cheap. Viuca var. and Ampelopsis Veitcnii, 2j4-inch. S-' 00 ptr 100. Large Pahns very cheap. Please address F. J. ULBRICHT. florist. P. O. box r)55, Annislon. Ala CELERY PLANTS WHITE PLUME, GIANT PASCAL, and GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. Kield-grown plants, 81.25 per 1000. The New PINK PLUME, transplanted plants, $3.50 per 1000, Cash with order. Sample mailed free. C. M. GROSSMAN, Wolcottville, Ind. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 64 The American Florist. Aug. i6, Toronto. Since writing my last notes there has been no rain, and outdoor vegetation is getting a thirsty look about it. Small places can be kept green with the hose, but in the case of parks and public squares it is no easy matter, and in some cases an impossibility. Among the florists I hear of nothing actually suffering, but still a shower would be most acceptable. The annual picnic of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association, which was this year held at Victoria Park, on Wednesday, August 8, was quite a success, and though the excitement was at no time calculated to seriously injure ordinary people's nerves a very pleasant afternoon and evening was spent. Cricket, bowls and quoits occupied most of the afternoon, then there were children's races with lots of good toys for prizes, and in the evening the boys and girls who are expert on the light fantastic toe indulged themselves to their heart's content. Many took the electric cars home, but those who waited and took the boat back had the extra en- joyment of songs, music and the beautiful lake air. The weather though at one time threatening was most beautiful. Altogether the picnic was a great im- provement on last year's, and still there is room for further improvement; experi- ence in the management of these affairs is not gained in a day. The final prize list for the chrysanthe- mum show will probably be published early in September; the committee wants to make sure of as much money as possi- ble before finally deciding on the amount to be given as prizes. Two influential citizens are giving a good deal of their time towards getting a big subscription list, and it is likely that about $750 will be given, which is $200 more than last year. The committee seems to be fully alive to the necessity of doing more to- wards the decoration of the hall and the more artistic staging of the exhibits, so that the prospects for a really good show this year are bright. E. Wholesale Commission Florists. There w ill be a meeting of the whole- sale commission florists at Atlantic City for the purpose of organization immedi- ately after the afternoon session of the first day of the Convention. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Mamfactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, sizes l>4-lnch and 2-lnch, J2.0O 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. Rolker & Sons, New York; Marschuetz & Co.. 26 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. B. Mc- Allister, 22 l)ey St., N. Y.; Ernst Kaufmann & Co.. ll:i N. 4th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.; U. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. m Warren St.. Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 116 Ontario St.. Cleve- land, O.; E. H. Hunt, T9 Lake St., Chlcauo; Wisconsin Flower ExchanKe, IHl Mason St.. Mllkwaukee, Wis.; H. Bunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati, O : T. W. Wood Si Sons, Hth and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Dan'l B. Ixjhk. BuUalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. UjuIb, Mo.; C. K. Huntlnf^ton k Co.. Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. I)e l-'oresl Kly & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia. Pa.; Portland Seed Co., 171 "Jnd St., Portland, Orepon; A. Hermian. 416 K.;Mth St., New York; (Jeo. A. Sutherland. i.7 lirom- flcld St . Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton; N. F. .Mc('arthy&Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. .1. A. Simmers, ToronUi. Ont., AKent for Canada. World's Fair MEDSL AWARDED. ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 1 1 3 North 4tli Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA, PA. BEFORE OR AFTER. On your way to or from the CONVENTION don't fail to call at our spacious stores and see our GRAND DISPLAY OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. For various reasons we make NO exhibit at the Convention, but will have a unique display of NOVELTIES at our stores, to whicli we most cordially invite you all, and where you can see all the latest Importations. We do not ask you to buy, but to stroll leisurely through our spacious stores, where obliging employes will be at your disposal. Don't fa,il to visit us. Yours Respectfully, MARSCHUETZ & CO. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Thousands of persons throug'hout America have the past thirteen years used TO X>ESTE,0"5r Currant and Cabbage Worms, Potato Bugs, Cucumber Fleas, Rose Lice, and Slugs, Lice on Cattle, Fowls, Etc. There is scarce a place of size but will be found some merchant who sells Slug Shot, and usually in connection with the seed trade. The Great Seed Dealers are the chief distribut- ors of Slug Shot, in all these years no case of harm from its use is known. Slug Shot stands to-day the most successful general in- secticide in the world for use on Vegetables, Fruits or Flowers. It is put up in various sized packages to suit all wants. We prepare all sorts of Insecticides and Fungicides for spraying or in powder. THRIP JUICE-For scale, Insects and Caterpillars. Used largely in Florida. SOLUTION OF COPPER— For Rot, Blight, Etc. GRAPE DUST -Powder for destroying Mildew on Roses and Gooseberries. SCROFULARIA— Routs Carpet Beetles. f you have trouble with Insects or Blights, write and we will try to help you. Send a postal for pamphlet to B. HAMMOND, TishkiU-on Hudson, N. Y. Sold by the Seed Dealers of America. FRflNGIS' METAL STEMMING rOINTS. Latest Device for Stemming Cut Plowers without Toothpicks and Wire. Will keep set pieces fresh longer, as flower stem is entered deep in the moist moss. Man- ufactured by the Novelty Point Works in 5 j-izes, from ji to 1/2 inch in diameter. In riBc of K300 X^oixita SIZK No. 1 fiO cts. SIZK No. 3 «0 vtg. SIZE No. !i 70 <-ts. SIZK No. 4 . 90 cts. P..VTK.NTEN .U'l.Y lltl,,lS«. ''"'^^'^ '*"■ 5 (larRest). box of 850 points.. .33 cts. For sale by all leading Wholesale Seedsmen and Dealers in Floiists' Supplies. Samples of all five sizes for trial sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. Address HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. <;knki!Ai. .\<;knt i'ok a^ikkica .vm) kihotk. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 1^94- The American Florist. 65 For Greenhouses, ■-^ m f 1^ T rT> ± or (rreennoust 1^ /A I rV^ I Conservatories Iil.lill Or any other OR PUTTY. any Structure. No Paint can be made too durable for the greenhouse none too handsome for the homestead. We make Paints BECAXTSE WE KITOW HOW, and have facilities to do it. We ship to all Railroad Stations and Boat I,andings without regard to distance, and will make prices laid down at your depot at fian^res which will pay you to patronize a cash market. HAMMOND'S PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. Some men who have used our Paint. If they be at this Convention, quiz them. WOOD BROS Fishkill, N. Y. J. G. BURROWS Fishkill, N. Y. HON. JOHN HOAG Sing Sing, N. Y. W. G. SALTFORD Poughkeepsie, N. Y. JACOB MENDEL Nyack, N. Y. CHARLES ZUNDEL Haverstraw, N. Y. J. B. ZETTLER Canton, Ohio. SPY HILL CONSERVATORIES Fishkill Landing, N. Y. THOS. JONES Wappingers Falls, N. Y. BELDING FLORAL CO Middletown, N. Y. E- HAENTZE Fond du Lac, Wis. L. L. LOWDON Pittsfield, Mass. J. HENDERSON CO Flushing, N. Y. MYERS BROS Altoona, Pa. F. COPIN New Durham, N. J. H. M. BRADLEY Derby, Conn. J. H. IVES Danbury, Conn. H. H. RITTER Dayton, Ohio. GEORGE SALTFORD Rhinebeck, N. Y. W. C. LESTER Millbrook, N. Y. GEO. SCHDNEMAN Blue Point, N. Y. JOHN WHITE EUzabeth, N. T. G. PASTOR ...... Huntington, lud. AND SO ON. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST ! Aren't you tired golnp through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting yourven- tllatlnK Bash one at a time and propplnB them up with sticks or pot«. with a chance of having sash blown ofT anil lirc.kiMi (.'lass to pay lor 1 II you are We have gotjust the tlilug J'uu need, the NEWEST and BEST thing out. "The New Departure" for about half the cost of the old style, iend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GftRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. USE Letters, Emblems and free sample. W.C.KRICK'S Florists' Letters, Etc. Medal Awarded at the World's Fair. And Highest Award Wherever Exhibited. These J..etters and Heslnns are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or meUil frames, having holes drilled In them to In- sert t o o t h p 1 c k a. by which they are fast- ened In the deslcn. (;lve thematrial. You will tliid these goods to be >tii|ierior to any In tlie nijirket. 'Mnch Letters. $2.50 per KM). (•ostage. 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of and Deslffns. send for catalogue W.C.KRICK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Victory ! Victory ! Victory ! The only Certiricate of 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. N0.2 No repairs for 5 years; no chains to break, as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and Es- timates. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. EXAMINE THE Ormsliy • Ventilating • System AT THE CONVENTION. E. A. ORMSBY, Melrose, Mass. "H.\KD TIMES" PALM COLLKCTION.S. Kor cash wltb order we «lve 17 8 and 4-ln. Palma for *:i )re{-'Hlar price $41. and \\\ for $.i (regular price fS). These comprise the besc varieties. Including I^ataolas and Kentlas. WILLIAM.S Si .SONS CO., Katavla, III. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ee The American Florist. Aug. 16^ Cincinnati. Hot and dry. Aug. 9 the thermometer stood at 97° in the shade and was inclined to go higher. Quite a number of our growers are busy hauling water and try- ing to keep their plants alive. Store trade has been quite good for the past week, several prominent people having died. The growers have been able to sell all the flowers they had. Karl Brown of Livingston's Sons, Co- lumbus, was in the city Tuesday. I notice that on August 8 the George H. Mellen Company of Springfield, O., was incorporated under the laws of Ohio: Seeds and plants; capital stock $25,000; incorporators, George H. Mellen, David N. Elder, Isaac W. Rodgers, JohnH. Rod- gers and Caleb Tuttle. Tuis company has bought the "Innisfallen Green- houses," formerly owned by Chas. A. Reeser. The above incorporators are all good business men and well fixed finan- cially. We wish them success. August 9 the writer had the pleasure of visiting Richmond, Ind. Mr. E. G. Hill had just returned from the wilds of Mich- igan and is much improved from the trip. Says he had lots of sport fishing, and his health certainly shows it. His chrysan- themums are doing nicely and if nothing happens they will have two orthree flow- ers in Richmond this fall. G. R. Gause & Co. are busy shifting and getting ready for fall trade. Beach & Co. were quite busy with funeral work, and I noticed some extra choice asters in one of their houses. I am sorry to say that the railway companies, after making us rates to At- lantic City, have withdrawn same and now say it will be impossible to do better than mileage, which is 2 cents per mile. This will considerably reduce our part v. G.' Reply to F. P. 1. The leaves of purple beech have evi- dently been eaten by some beetle or grass- hopper, probably the latter. 2. Nothing outside of handpicking can be done to remove the mealy bugs from a grapery at this season. Wait until the vine rods are dormant and then give a thorough cleaning. 3. To prevent thegrapes fromcracking withhold water from the roots and see to your drainage. ATUNTIC CITY, N, J, United States Hotel. SPECIAL RATE TO FlORISTS $2.50 a day (two in a room) $'i single. FIRST-CLASS APPOINTMENTS AND CAFE. ENGAGIi: ROOMS IN AUVANCK. JOHN S. DAVIS. Prop. ratentc.l .liuie !;<>, 1K!)4. STRAPS wrr ir Unfolding Tight-Fasteners. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, N. J. Mention American Kldrlat ^HE> on:A.iM:F»roiv AUTOMATIC VENTILATOR. The cheapest, easiest to operate and by far the best machine in the market. No shafting used in its construction. Don't buy a Ventilator until you have seen our illustrated descriptive cir:ular, which will be sent you free, giving prices, etc. Also Champion Soil Pulverizer and Sifter. Exhibited at Florist Convention. Address .A.. C^- WCDI_F^ cSt 13FRCZ)., o. WISHING lU INlRODUGt {."an^SwH a good, thing it is, we offer sample crates f. o. b. Detroit, which contain*^ 51 5-inch, 24 6-inch, 21 7-inch, 20 8-inch, 16 lOiuch and 15 12 inch, for 87.-i0 cash with order. This is the piice we sell by the 1000. Of the many testimonials that we receive we call your attention to the communications of two of thebest known expert Florists in this country: Detroit, July 19, '94. fjETKOIT FLOWER POT CO. SiKsi— We wish to say that we have used the Pans (as made by you) for the past seven years, and tintl them very usetul for many thlnt:s, such as bulb forcing, window and lable decorations, fern growing, and mlglit say we find them almost indispensable around greenhouses and store. We t-Tow a great many single stem "mums" in them— one in a 5-lnch pan up to a dozen to fifteen In a 12-inch pan, and can- not recommend them too highly to florists. Kespt yours, JNO. BRKITMEYER y BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. Don't fail to examine Exhibit at Atlantic City. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING, Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. -WrSend for Catalogue. Mmsrica is "the Prow of the I/essel; there maij be mare onmfnrt /Jmidships, but we are the Rrst to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 1894. No. 325 finsii Likw^mmm ^'mm^ Copyright 1894. by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Thursday by The American Florist Compait?. 323 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. P. O. Drairer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern OfSce : 67 Bromfleld St.. ISoston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. CONTENTS The Atlantic City convention 73 — Prtsideot's address 73 — Secretary's report 74 Edwin Lonsdale (portrait) 75 Some requirements for the elevation of our business 75 Comparative colors and their relation to flowers 7G Cut flowers other than roses, carnations and chrysanthemums 7S Best method of growing roses 78 House of Brides (illus) ... ... 79 Orchids from a commercial point of view. . . . 80 Aquatics 81 Successful violet culture 83 Profitable winter blooming plants 83 Fertilizers and their application 84 General view of greenhouses (illus) 85 Classification and inspection of plants 86 Trade exhibition 86 American Rose Society 87 National Chrysanthemum Society 87 Boston and New York to Atlantic City ... 87 Convention echoes 87 The bowling contest 88 Chrysanthemums— Notes 88 Carnations— Notes 88 Orchids— Three gems 89 Chicago 89 Toronto 89 St. Paul 90 Obituary 90 Cleveland 91 Coming exhibitions 92 Seed trade 94 Loudon, Ont 96 Boston 98 Worcester, Mass 100 Buflfalo 102 The Atlantic City convention will be foinid pretty well covered by our reports in this issue, though reports of the enter- tainments of Friday are unavoidably left initil next week. It is safe to say our tenth anniversary saw one of the most interesting and instructive meetings we have yet experienced, and everything points to a long and prosperous career for our national society. MiLLiJROOK, N. Y.— A chrysanthemum show will be held here November 6-7. There will be exhibits of fruits, fJowei's and vegetables, in addition to the chrys- anthemums. Do YOU want a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. The Atlantic City Convention. The opening session of the tenth annual convention was peculiarh' auspicious. It was an ideal morning, and the delegates, most of whom had arrived on the pre- vious daj', thoroughly refreshed by the bracing sea air, were in the best of spirits and ready to enter with zest into the ex- ercises before them. The hall was beau- tifullj' decorated with bunting and plants, and was well fiDed when at 10 a. m. President Lonsdale of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia mounted the platform and called the meeting to order, and presented Rev. C. C. Stewart of Easton, Pa., who offered a short prayer. Mr. Lonsdale then introduced Hon. F. P. Story, Mayor of Atlantic City, by whom the visitors were cordially welcomed. The maj'or ex- pressed the pleasure of the local authori- ties in e-xtending the freedom of the city to the representatives of a profession which was universalh' respected and ap- preciated. He hoped that all his hearers would be so well pleased with their visit that they would wish after going home to visit the place again. He mentioned, as an evidence of the orderly and exem- plary character of the city, the fact that while the number of its inhabitants on the previous Sunday had exceeded 200,000 not a single arrest had been made by the comparatively diminutive police force of sixtj'. The mayor reiterated his welcome, and expressed the hope that genial skies and I'efreshing breezes would contribute to the enjoyment of the citj^'s guests. Mr. Wm. Scott of BufJalo made an ap- propriate response on behalf of the con- vention. He alluded to the wondrous growth and superior attractions of At- lantic City. Although the average sum- mer population was reported at 160,000 the speaker said he had not heard of a single instance of disorder in this great seaside communit_v during the twenty- four hours since his arrival, nor had he yet discovered the presence of a single policeman. He complimented the mayor bj' suggesting that that official might reasonably be assumed to embody in his own personality the jiersuasive power and force of a hundred policemen. Eulo- gizing New Jersey as the banner state in the union in floriculture Mr. Scott ex- plained that within ten years that state had produced more roses, carnations, violets, and other flowers than all the rest of the .\merican continent. Up to a recent date it had contained the largest and most renowned floricultural estab- lishment. He then reviewed the ten years history of the S. A. F., with its annual meetings in the leading cities, and con- gratulated his hearers that they had found the ideal city for a convention in the sum- mer season. To the Philadelphia florists he said the S. A. F. was indebted for the pleasant meeting now being enjoyed. That city of loving brotherhood, not sat- isfied with the hospitality it had extended on the occasion of the second annual con- vention, which was held there, had re- peatedly insisted that the florists should again become their guests. He thought that Philadelphia was desirous of pla3'ing the host permanently. Concluding with expressing the thanks of the visitors for the mayor's welcome, he said his associ- ates w ould utilize to the utmost the op- portunities of recreation afforded by the freedom of the city now accorded. President .\nthony then read his address as follows: President Anthony's Address. Ladies and Gentleman: The year which has passed since our last meeting has been one of great depression in all lines of trade. The florist's business has felt the depression in trade, and has re- ceived its first check in its onward prog- ress. Let us hope the check is but tem- porary. In view of the fact of the dull times it affords me great pleasure to see so many members of the Society of American Flo- rists present at this meeting. Coming as they do from all parts of this country it augurs well for the future meetings of the society when an attendence of this size can be had in times like the present. The progress that has been made in ornamental horticulture in the short space of ten years since this society was organ- ized is truly marvelous. A comparison of the chrysanthemum show of last year with those of ten years ago will demon- strate the remarkable improvement that has been made in the cultivation of show flowers. The development of the chrys- anthemum has surpassed the expectation of the most enthusiastic cultivator of ten years ago. Though the material progress of these shows has been thus remarkable it is not more so than has been the in- crease in their numbers. Only a few years ago flower shows were held in less than a half dozen of our large cities. There are very few towns now of anyimportancein which a more or less pretentious flower show is not held. That the improvement of carnations has been nearly as great of the chrysan- themum everyone will admit who has seen the splendid display of that flower at the meetings of the Carnation Society. The great improvement in carnations that has been made in the last few years has been almost entirely by .American cultivators. The carnation as grown in this country differs so materially from those grown in Europe that those pro- duced here might be called carnations of American type. While the carnation and chrysanthe- mum growers have been making these gigantic strides towards the ideal chrys- anthemum and carnation, what have the rose growers of this country done to im prove that flower? It is true that w 74 The American Florist. Aug. 2S, have greatly improved our methods of cultivation of the rose for the production of bloom, and are enabled to producethem in large quantities andof a betterquality, leaving the production of varieties almost entirely to growers in other countries, where the climate is as different from ours as our methods of cultivation and uses to which we put the rose are different from those of the European growers. The result is that vast sums are paid every year for new roses, very few of which are ever heard of after the first trial. Let me ask the question, why can wenotproduce our own varieties of roses as we do car- nations and chrysanthemums? It is true that it takes a longer time to produce results with roses than with eithercarna- ■tions or chrysanthemums, but would not the results when attained be worth the cost? This seems to me to be the most promising field for some enterprising rose grower. I believe the time will soon come when we shall have a class of roses of American origin especially suited to our climate and requirements. We had fondly hoped that the bill which is before congress, granting this society a national charter, would have passed before now. It is a matter of prime importance that a charter be pro- cured, and it is very desirable that we have a national charter, but if one should not be granted before this congress ad- journs I would recommend that a charter be secured from the District of Columbia or some one of the states. The Society of American Florists has been a homeless wanderer for ten years. The time has nowcomewhen we should secure a home, a suitable office should be procured for our secretary, where the books and papers of the society could be kept, and where periodicals and reports on subjects con- nected with horticulture could be col- lected, and in time a library. The secretary should receive such com- pensation for his services as would enable him to devote his whole time to the inter- ests of the society. Much of the work that is now intrusted to committees, such as the committee on statistics and nomen- clature, could either be done by the secre- tary, or thecommitteecouldbematerially assisted by him. There are innumerable ways that a paid officer could be of great benefit to the society. I would earnestly recommend that arrangements be made as speedily as possible to carry this recommendation into effect. The secre- tary and treasurer should be required to give a bond to the society for the faithful performance of their respective duties. This has not been done heretofore. What are to be the future relations be- tween this society and its numerous off- spring, the chrysanthemum, carnation and rose societies, should receive our serious consideration at this time. That the chrysanthemum and carnation socie- ties have done much good by imparting useful knowledge in the culture of their special favorites we all know, but could not this work be as well done by a sec- tion of this society as by a separate organization, on the principle that in union there is strength? I think the work of all the societies could be much better done by the Society of American Florists. It would certainly be more convenient to have one secretary's ofl[ice for all the societies than to have them scattered as they now are. It seems to me that the Society of American Florists can confer no greater benefit upon the profession than to pro- vide a means whereby the wheat may be separated from the chaff among the army of journeyman florists. I believe it can do this by establishing an examining board whose duty it shall be to examine florists, who may wish to avail them- selves of the privilege, granting certifi- cates setting forth the degree of profi- ciency possessed by each one examined. The examination might be oral or writ- ten, or a combination of both. The sub- jects touched upon would naturally be very diversified, but not more so than the florist's daily work. There should be a separate examination for each specialty; take for example the rose. The one sub- ject might be divided into numerous heads, say: a Propagation, /' General culture, c Insect enemies, d Fungus enemies, e Fertilizers and how to use them, / Growing for flowers, £ Growing for plants, etc. A man, who, after wrestling with these inquiries, carried out to their fullest ex- tent, could show a first-class rose certifi- cate, would hardly need any other voucher, and one possessing rose, carna- tion and chrysanthemum certificates would not need any other evidence to prove himself a good all around grower of these flowers. The growing of general beddmg plants could be covered in an- other division, and of hardy plants in still another. Orchids too, and palms and like decorative plants should be provided for. In these days of specialties it is not necessary that a man should have a high percentage in every department. We already talk of rose growers, carnation growers, etc. If we know just what a man can do (where he is strong and where he is weak) selection for the work of most importance to the employer is simple. That some such plan would be equally to the advantage of the working florist and his employer no one can doubt, and that it would give our profession a higher standing in the eyes of the public is equally certain; people have a good deal of respect for organized effort in any form. When it is known that a florist, to be recognized as such, must pass a careful examination and receive a certifi- cate of proficiency people will conclude that they really occupy a higher plane than an agricultural laborer, with whom they are very often classed . As to employers, the granting of certifi- cates should greatly simplify their anxie- ties as regards help. Those who want good men, worthy of fair wages and fair treatment, will want men who hold cer- tificates; if they want cheap labor they must expect unskilled labor. Such a con- summation as this, likely both to elevate the position of the journeyman florist, and to lessen the anxieties of his em- ployer, is surely worth consideration. The adoption of such a plan of work would also surely strengthen the Society. It would bring to its annual meetings many journeymen anxious to secure cer- tificates from the examining board (which should be in session at each annual meet- ing), and certificates issued by it would magnify its importance as an organiza- tion of real practical benefit to the trade. Of course the examining boards should be composed of the best and most capable men in the society in the several divisions, and certificates awarded with the great- est caie. Discussion of the president's address followed. This was confined almost ex- clusively to thatfeatureof it which recom- mends the appointment by the society of an examining board, before whom young men shall be invited to appear for exam- ination as to their qualifications for the business, and that certificates shall be issued to applicants showing their degree of proficiency. Several speakers deemed the project impracticable, while others contended that the society would do well to make an effort to put the plan into ex- ecution, believing that good would result. No definite action was taken at the time. In the absence of Prof. Trelease of St. Louis, chairman of the Committee on Nomenclature, the report was read by Mr. May. Secretary Stewart's Report. The story of the meeting at St. Louis last year having been given in full detail in the printed report, it is hardly neces- sary to make more than a general allu- sion to it on this occasion. There are a few points however, to which we might profitably give a moment's attention. It had been expected that the World's Fair would prove a contributing attraction, it being the general opinion that the attendance of eastern members especially would be much larger on this account than would ordinarily be the case at a point so far west, but these expectations were not realized, and it transpired that the World's Fair, instead of enhancing our attendance, had the contrary effect. Not many of our craft could spare the time to visit both Convention and Fair, so they naturally chose the latter. Another drawback to last vear's attendance was the fear of hot weather; this happily proved to be unfounded, and whatever the ordinary St. Louis weather may be, we must give it credit for having treated us well on that occasion. These were the drawbacks. They were offset by many advantages which the visitors were not slow to appreciate, and which made the occasion one of the great- est enjoyment to all those who were present. Whether in visiting the far famed Shaw Botanical Gardens, riding through the beautiful avenues and parks of the city under the escort of our big hearted St. Louis brethren, listening to essays and discussions of more than the usual interest and value, or in meeting with the famous horticulturists from the Old World who honored us with their presence, the St. Louis Convention was a continual round of enjoyment both phy- sical and mental, and all felt at home, from the moment we listened to those eloquent words of welcome from St. Louis' gifted mayor until we took a last lingering look at the radient arches of the illuminated city. As in every instance where the attend- ance at a convention has been small the receipts for the year have been materially reduced. From present indications the falling off is only temporary, however, as a large majority of the members who failed to pay their dues last year are coming forward cheerfully and making their arrearages good, and there is no doubt that the present year will see our paid up membership list fully up to the maximum. The whole number of dues collected for 1893 up to August 19th, is 607, and member of 1892 in arrears for 1893 numbers 269, but these figures will change considerably for the better when the large number of arrearages paid up at this meeting are counted. Death has made \musual havoc in our ranks since we last met. Eleven of our members have been taken away, and in this number are included two who were among the Society's founders, and have i8g4. The American Florist. 75 Edwin Lonsdale President-elect society of American florists. always been faithful workers in its be- half. The list of deaths is as follows: N. Singler, Washing1:on Heights, 111., August 24, 1893. C. A. Dahl, Atlanta, Ga., September 1893. Thomas Hudson, Northampton, Mass., September, 1893. H. A. Daacke, New York, N.Y., October, 1893. J. R. Bather, Clinton, Iowa, November 22, 1893. W. F. F. Murray, Atco, N.J. , November 22, 1893. R. J. Halliday, Baltimore, Md., March 11, 1894.. Harry C. Gass, Alleghany, Pa., March 20, 1894, M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., April 23, 1894. L. Guerineau, Northampton, Mass., June 8, 1894. W. M. Eldridge, Wilkesbarre, Pa., August 6, 1894. The regular winter meeting of the Ex- ecutive Committee was held at Philadel- phia on February 13 and 14. The Philadel- phia brethren were kind and thoughtful as always. Many timeiy questions re- garding the Society's future policy and work were brought forward and earn- estly discussed, and the foundations laid for the very comprehensive program which is now before you. Among the more important matters considered were our relations with the Hail Association, the Chrysanthemum and Carnation So- cieties and other auxiliary organizations, the feasibility of devising some equitable and economical plan of greenhouse insur- ance against fire, the injury sustained by the trade through the shipment of lily blooms from Bermuda and the remedy therefor, the work of the Nomenclature Committee as well as that of the two special committees provided for at the St. Louis meeting, viz; on a standard List of Commercial Decorative Plants and Statistics of Exports and Imports. Requisite funds for the needs of these committees in their work were duly pro- vided for. The change in time for the sessions of this Convention, and substitution of afternoon for evening meetings was in accordance with the advice and request of Philadelphia members, who explained to the Committee that on account of the attractions and distractions peculiar to Atlantic City a fuller attendance at the meetings would thus be secured. The annual badges provided for the Society having been long regarded as inartistic and inappropriate it was decided to have a new die made, which while adhering to the old design of a rose leaf should be a more truthful representa- tion ol that object, and it is believed that the members generally will be pleased with the change. Resolutions in memory of the late Geo. W. Childs were drawn up by a special committee, and an engrossed copy pre- pared and sent to Mrs. Childs on behalf of the Society of American Florists. Your Secretary would respectfully be- speak for the noted specialists who are to address us, a full attendance of all our members at the meetings, a recognition to which these gentlemen are justly entitled. Note particularly the early hour at which the morning sessions open , and bear in mind that a full hall and prompt opening at the time named in the pro- gram will be due courtesy to the essay- ists, and will conduce to the pleasure of each and every individual by ensuring an early adjournment to the beach and its delights. The committee on a standard list of decorative plants sent in report, which was read. Certain instructions to the executive committee suggested in the re- port \vere ratified by a vote of the society. At the afternoon session Mr. W. H. Taplin of Holmesburg, Pa., read his essay on "Requirements forthe elevation of our business" as follows: Some Requirements for the Elevation of Our Business. BY W. H. TAPLIN. HOLMESBURG. THILA., PA. In considering the problem of the eleva- tion of our business, it will doubtless be remembered by many of those present that various phases of this subject have been very ably discussed by former essay- ists before this society, and it will there- fore not be necessary to enter into any lengthy explanations or arguments as to why the business needs elevating, the ad- mitted fact that there is room for im- provement being quite sufficient excuse for the present writing, and this same fact will in all probability furnish the oppor- tunity for much abler papers from other pens at future conventions of the Society of American Florists. We find from daily experience that the most successful men of business are the most systematic ones, those who pay the strictest attention to the details of or- ganization, and keep thoroughly posted in regard to any movements that tend towards the advancement of those inter- ests in which they are particularly con- cerned. Eternal vigilance, we are told, is the price of success, and this is nowhere more true than when applied to the busi- ness of a florist, a business in which the habit of close observation is of the first importance if we desire to keep our stock up to a given standard, and our business abreast with the times, for in this age of keen competition the man who hesitates is lost. Taking the figures of the last census as a basis, we can safely estimate that our business now represents an invested cap- ital of nearly forty millions of dollars, and an interest of such magnitude as this sum indicates certainly should have some standing among the industries of the country. But our methods must be such as to command respect in order to gain recognition from the business world in general, and one great requisite in this direction is the practice of more system in our housekeeping, if we may be per- mitted to use this term in reference to greenhouse work. The man who takes no account of stock, and does not know the result of his sales in any particular specialty for the past season, nor how those sales compare with the results of former seasons, can not expect to make much progress toward the elevation of his individual business, and w^ithout the efforts of individuals any movement on this line by organizations will naturally prove to be failures. In the opinion of the writer, systematic work, orderly ar- rangement and cleanliness are among the first requirements to be observed by the 76 The American Florist. Alio-, o 25, grower of plants who feels interes*'ed in the elevation of his business, for on sys- tem depends his profits, on orderly ar- rangement and proper display of his stock depend most of his sales, and cleanliness is an essential to the best growth of most plants. A heavy crop of weeds, muddy walks, broken down benches, and a gen- erally unkempt appearance should not be accepted as indications of how busy we are, but rather as evidence that there is a screw loose in the management. This state of affairs, though not so prevalent now as it was a few years ago, is still too much in evidence in many establish- ments, and deserves a radical change, for if order is nature's first law we who prac- tice "an art which does mend Nature," as Shakespeare tells us, should surely strive to observe that law. Have a general cleaning up at proper intervals, keep walks, benches and all the surroundings of the houses neat and tidy, arrange the plants in the most attractive manner, and employ help enough to keep them in that condition. It is false econ- omy to worry along with an insufficient force of men, and we all know that the most efiicient and reliable help is the cheapest in the end, and in this connection it may be added that so far as mv expe- rience has gone, a proper proportion ot men to glass is about one man to each six thousand square feet of glass in an average establishment, unless the business includes much outdoor work or jobbing, and in the latter case an extra man or two may be needed during the busy sea- son at least. A systematic arrangement of the labor should also be made, lay appointing cer- tain men to attend to the routine work of watering, ventilating and firing of cer- tain houses (if the size of the place does not warrant the employment of a regular fireman), and these men to be held re- sponsible for the performance of these duties at the right time, for by this method the men become more interested in the welfare of the plants under their immedi- ate control, and will take some pride in keeping them in condition. But this idea of systematic work is not only applicable to the grower, for even among the retailers the lack of system is sometimes found, and dirty floors, dusty shelves and littered counters are some- times seen where we had been led to ex- pect aisthetic elegance. By the use of the above term I do not intend to signify velvet carpets, lace curtains and a bell- boy with large gilt buttons, but rather the idea that where choice and delicate flowers are exposed for sale cleanliness should prevail, and some effort be made in the direction of proper display and adornment. The retail florist can be, and really is in some cases, an educator of the public taste, but in order to attain such prominence hemust use business methods, and among these are courteous salespeo- ple, careful attention in the selection and packing of even a small order, prompt de- livery, and a regular system of book- keeping. A closer observance of these items would doubtless promote the in- terests of this branch of the trade to such a degree that many outstanding liabili- ties could be more promptly met, and thus much benefit accrue to the trade in general. But in order to make any of these suggested reforms operative the proprietor of the establishment must take the initiative, and with the adoption of certain regulations the habit of neatness and systematic work can be readily in- augurated among the men. These brief remarks in reference to a more thorough organization of individual establishments as a means of elevating our business, bring to mind the fact that there is another agency that we should encourage with the same end in view, namely, our national, state and local or- ganizations. It is unquestionably true that the Society of American Florists has accomplished good in bringing the mem- bers of the trade together and stimulating the exchange of ideas, for by no other means could such a representative gath- ering be brought together, and similar benefits, though in a more restricted de- gree, have been secured from the various florists' clubs and horticultural societies. These influences should be encouraged, lor they all tend toward the spread of knowledge of plants, flowers and garden- ing, and are thus agencies for the promo- tion and elevation of our business, and as such should receive our hearty sup- port. A tasty exhibit at a local exhibi- tion is a good card, and while there is not in all cases an immediate increase in trade from this source, yet it is one of the best opportunities ior the florist to display his talent and enterprise, and to create a good impression on the public mind. And still another requirement for the advance- ment of our business is for every member of the trade, whether employer or em- ployed, to secure as good a horticultural education as possible. I believe in a com- bination of practical experience and theo- retical knowledge, with the former pre- dominating, for while we sometimes note actual successes in the trade made by purely theoretical men, yet the weight of evidence is in favor of the man with ex- perience. One road to improvement in the matter of education will be found in encouraging the reading habit among the men in your employ, and if they decline to subscribe to one or more of the various horticult- ural periodicals it may prove a good in- vestment for the employer to make a few extra subscriptions each season and dis- tribute the papers among the men. And in conclusion let me add, that while the present condition of our business is not entirely discouraging, yet it seems that the more general adoption of the three points of (1) systematic work, (2) organization, and (3) education would tend to improve and elevate it, and with this suggestion I leave the subject to the wise consideration of the society. The discussion was participated in by Messrs. Seidewitz of Maryland, Ham- mond of New York, Spaulding of Con- necticut, and Storm of New Jersey. This was followed b}' the exceedingly interesting and instructive essay of Mr. F. Schuj'ler Mathews of Boston, who also gave practical illustrations by means of a chart and numerous sheets of colored papers, showing many minute variations in what are usually regarded as exactly similar shades of color. Comparative Colors and Their Relation to Flowers. Uy I". SCiirvI.Klt ."MATTIIEWS. ltt)STUN. One of the strongest elements of beauty in nature is her colors. As time goes on the people of our country show an in- creasing interest in pictures which are full of color. We are past the age when steel engravings were popular, and it is not probable that there will be any revival in this department of the engraver's art. How far the beauty of color in flowers has exerted an influence in this change from monochromatic to polychromatic art I am not prepared to say, but I believe flower colors have had more to do with this matter than we are prone to think. It is only within the past twenty years that the florists have put before the eyes of the public the magnificent pure reds of carnations and the glorious magentas of the cinerarias. What influence this must have had on the city people who do not possess garden plots it is noteasy to say; but that the florist through his flowers has been a potent factor in nurturing a love of color it is reasonable and wise to believe. But this growing fondness w^hich we in- dulge in for color sometimes outstrips our knowledge of its character. We have no reliable nomenclature of color tones, and we resort to nature at once for a color name which scientifically does not exist, as, for instance, peacock blue, cherry red, sulphur yellow, pea green, crushed raspberry and old gold. We go jumping about among natural objectsfor similitudes in color, and we do not locate our colors in the rainbow tints. I would like to call your attention therefore to colors as we may find them related to each other in the prismatic condition. I regret that pigment color, all I can refer to directly, is so dreadfully lacking in purity and brilliancy, but at the same time it must be borne in mind that color is color the world over, and there is no color in the prism which can- not be adequately represented by pigment color. The most remarkable thing about na- ture's colors, however, is their purity. Flowers possess the next best quality of color to that which we see in the rain- bow. I must refer to several splendid flowers which illustrate this truth per- fectly: Prince of Orange calendula, Por- tia carnation. Empress of India nastur- tium, Madame Crozy canna, lemon col- ored marigold (African), purple ciner- aria, violet blue morning glory and New Cardinal poppy. These flowers show the most extraordinary brilliancy in such colors as orange, pure red, vermilion, pure yellow, pure purple and violet. The pigments of the artist's paint box which go by the same names are not compara- ble with them. If I were to use bits of petals of different flowers and connect these together in imitation of the prism- atic colors I would have no difficulty in finding colors brilliant enough to match the rainbow. The color fire might be gone, but the color purity would remain. A dial with sixteen radiating colorsmade up of the flower petals could be completed with the exceptions of pure blue and pea- cock blue and green. These are colors which it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find in Flora's world, i might specify the sixteen hues as fol- lows: Pure yellow — purple; Green yellow — magenta; Pea green — crimson; Emerald green — pure red; Peacock blue — scarlet; Pure blue — pure orange; Ultramarine blue — yellow orange; Violet — golden yellow. The colors as they are printed opposite to each other are what we term compli- mentary hues, that is they form a full and complete color when mixed together, which we call white. In bringing this subject before you of color for comparativeexamination I shall try to show how colors can be recognized in their individuaUty, and how we can avoid confusion in the use of color terms. It is of course a matter of education in i8g4- The American Florist. i i training the eye so it shall distinguish be- tween tints oi similar character; but pro- vided one is not deficient ia their color sense, so they are more or less color blind, it is not difficult to present a few simple colors in such a way that one may easily recognize them ever afterward. Scarlet is a red color which is charac- terized by a tincture of yellow. The ranunculus poppy gives us splendid scar- lets; the New Cardinal poppy, one which I may locate as having come to me from Mr. W. Atlee Burpee, is a scarlet flower with a minimum amount of yellow in its composition, and a most remarkable character of lightness and purity of tone. There is positively no ranunculus poppy which can give us the same color; and in- deed, I know of no other flower which will approach it in clearness of hue. I have long since analyzed the color of the Madame Crozy canna, and found it an incomparable scarlet; but the character of the color is entirely diflferent from that which we see in the poppy which I men- tion; it is heavy and has a surface bright- ness with no depth all. A very difierent flower is the King of Tom Thumbs nas- turtium; here is a fiery scarlet flower which I cannot copy with any pigmentin my paint box; you would smile at the brick dust appearance of my best scarlet vermilion beside the glorious imensity of this nasturtium's petal. A step further in intensity of color and you have the nasturtium Empress of India, a scarlet red of great depth, which I am also pow- erless to reproduce with my paints. So much for scarlet; but red in purity of tone it is not; this must be borne in mind. I have referred to the poppy fam- ily as possessing some splendid scarlets; I migbt as well include the nasturtium fam- ily, as it is capable of giving us scarlet in all iLs intensity and paleness. But the diflference between the two families as re- gards red is wide; poppies give us a pure red in a more or less dilute condition, but the nasturtiums are absolutely incapable of producing anything like red in purity of tone. It must not be supposed that the rose nasturtium is an exampleof pure red even in a qualifying degree; ihisflower is dilute red scarlet in color tone, so far removed from purity that there is about twenty per cent of yellow in its make-up. In the balsam and the phlox families there are no scarlet reds, and as far as my knowledge goes nothing which re- motely resembles them. Tne so-called scarlet Phlox Drummondii is a pure red flower with no trace of yellow in its com- position. I regret constantly the misuse of the color term scarlet; the seedsmen's catalogues are full of the word, when what is really meant is only a bright red color. I am glad to see that in the Cen- tury Dictionary, so recently published, the proper and scientifical definition of specific colors is given; the position of the colors in the spectrum is explained, and at once anyone may discover by experi- ment the individuality of a color of a cer- tain name. As an example of this one may find that scarlet is a red so near the yellow division of spectrum color that it is distinctively a yellow red and not a bright red. My salmon rose Phlox Drummondii has an ineffably pale pure red pink color with a suspicious yellow inclination; but after careful examination I have been forced to the conclusion that there is not a particle of yellow in the expanse of the dainty petals. What the seedsmen would undoubtedly call rose pink in color would be crimson pink. I have a lovely pure pink fli,wer among my Shirley poppies, but I have never seen a crimson pink or a pure crimson poppy in any variety of this flower. Crimson is too often a word loosely used; it does not mean dark red, that is maroon; it does not mean deep in- tense red, /Aa^ is pure red perhaps, or a red with some touch of yellow in its com- position; but it does mean a deep red near the blue division of the spectrum; and con- sequently crimson must be a blue red. I have crimson zinnias, sweet williams, pe- tunias and silenes, but I have no crimson poppies. I wish there was time enough for me to say many a good word for the too often despised color called magenta. But lean only say this: Not until the florists dis- covered the wonderfully deep colored cin- erarias and gavt them to us in a profu- sion of magnificent bloom did we under- stand how magnificent magenta could be. The artist who is a colorist and who could learn nothing more about purple reds at an exhibition of cinerarias would be dead to color influences indeed, and what is more, the florist who exhibited the flower would be proved the greater man as far as his jesthetic sensibilities are concerned. But I am sure that it is not the artists who are prejudiced against magenta. I could prove that by the recit- ation of half a dozen facts abaut as many famous artists. It remains, however, for the florist to persevere with his splendid magentas, until he he gains the \ictory over unreasonable prejudice and con- vinces the public by orchid and cineraria that purple red is a grand and dignified color above the disdain of those who de- light in unrefined and flashy scarlet gera- niums. Magenta is the contralto and baritone scale of the music of color; it is too rich and deep when seen in all its purity for any but colorists and lovers of color to understand. I be.ieve the florist has guaged the value of the hue in the pre- sentation of it in his glorious cinerarias, and evidently its rich and uncommon music struck his ear long before it had any effect upon the young ladies who like to paint wild roses and poppies. It is not always the smallest eat sand bluest eyes which distinguish the beautiful in manifold nature. As a representative orange flower I might point to the Prince of Orange cal- endula. But orange is a color easily rec- ognized by anyone; there is little chance of its being misnamed. It is only the orange reds which are confusing in their variety. There are orange red poppies; the scarlet runner is orange red, so are some of the geraniums and zinnias. Orange vermilion or orange scarlet are two names for the same color, either of which will do very well; but they are not so often used in the seedsmen's catalogue as they should be. Pure yellow is a color which in its exact tone is not so easily recognized. Sul- phur is a pale pure yellow. But sulphur colored flowers are not so very plentiful as the catalogues would persuade us to be- lieve. There is no sulphur jellow among calendulas, phloxes, nasturtiums or glad- ioli. The huffish tone of the Pearl nastur- tium israther strawcolor. Wild mustard in its paler tints is much nearer sulphur. The outside of buttercup petals is quite a pure yellow, but the shiny inside surface reflects the color to an intensity which approaches golden yellow. The wild evening primrose is quite a pure yel- low flower. Coreopsis is golden yel- low and never approaches a pure yel- low tone. The sunflower never shows a sulphur yellow, nor is there any rose I know of, not even excepting the beautiful yellow Scotch rose, which gives us an absolutely pure yellow. The true green is really what among our pigments in the paint box we call emerald green; this occurs rarely in na- ture and I cannot cite any instance of it worth mentioning, unless I refer to indi- rect color effects inspringtime landscapes. A green-blue or even a pure blue flower does not exist; one-half of the flowers called blue in the catalogues is not deserv- ing of the name. Such flowers we artists would employ purple paint to copy. I know of no blue aster. Bachelor's but- tons are pretty blue, so is wild chicory. But I would be compelled to use ultra- marine to truthfully cop^ either of these flowers. The blue of some of the Colvolv- ulus minor is charmingly bright and has little purple in its composition. The ultramarineof certain deep hued morning glories is rich and true to the color name. I am perfectly well aware of the fact that a florist or a seedsman must use color names generically, so to speak; so the blue aster and the yellow rose are admis- sible speaking of these in a general way; but it seems to me specifically the blue petunia, the sulphur nasturtium, calen- dula, balsam and phlox; the scarlet phlox and balsam, the sky blue aster, the crim- son poppy and the scarlet aster are non- existent. There is no art of the horticult- urist which will induce certain flower families to take on any positive color which is new to them. I think I am cor- rect in making this broad assertion. I allude to specific color, and I am surethat the nasturtium is incapable of absolutely pure yellow. The green petunia which I have raised with great success is a well named flower, although the best I can do is to show a specimen with only seventy per cent of the petal surface green, and this not emer- ald or true green, but the generic green. No one can possibly object to such a name, nor is there anything wrong in the name black scabiosa. These are both color names which are absolutely true to color effisct. But the scarlet balsam has no excuse for itself onany ground, for rea- sons which I have already stated. As regards the various tones of pink and red in roses I have only a word to say now. Already I have written much on this subject, which has appeared at different times in the American Florist. The pinks in roses are generally com- pounded colors, that is, they are made up of a variety of delicate tints which can only be readily distinguished under the microscope. There are pure pink roses and yellow pink roses. The comparative examination of the petals of roses with some of the annuals which I have just mentioned will locate the color of a cer- tain rose without mistake. The rose glories in deep crimson and in pale crim- son tints, but with scarlet it has nothing to do. The beautiful reds and pinks and yel- lows of carnations it would take toolong to describe here with an approach to jus- tice. I consider the carnation the prophet flower of pure and intense reds. The flower is weak in yellow color, but its pinks are incomparable in brilliancy. The Grace Wildcr's color is pure and even; not the best of my Shirley poppies nor any of my phloxes can stand beside it. The Portia's red is beyond the red of any other flower in mv garden exceptit be that of a certain gladiolus. Regarding the broken tones in flowers, I would like to call attention to several: The Heinnemann nasturtium, a golden brown; the Edward Otto nasturtium, a purplish brown; the Cyclobothra flava, 78 The American Florist. Aug. 25, a russet yellow daintily broken in tone. Then there are a number of maroon pink poppies in the ranunculus division, which I take great pride in growing; but I must complain that the seedsmen do not sepa- rate these from the swarms of scarletand rich red flowers which interfere with the £ESthetic tones of the maroon pink ones. So much interest was taken in the Louis Boehmer chrysanthemum, particularly with regard to its fine color, that I won- der the seedsmen do not make an cflbrt to group together these odd colored pop- pies and make it easy for amateur gar- deners to become well acquainted with them. The taste for esthetic color is growing, and the day will come when magentas, toned solferinos, plum purples and purple browns in their more delicate tints will be fully appreciated and ad- mired. But color is an infinite thing and its consideration here in connection with flowers must begreatly limited. I repeat that flower colors are so far beyond pip- ment colors in brilliancy, and their varia- tions are so innumerable, that it would take volumes to describe the differences and infinite patience to pursue the sufjert to a broad and profitable conclusion. We have yet to learn a great deal about color; not even the artist can fathom all its depths; certainly the best study of it is in the flower garden, and we owe to our fl >- rists, horticulturists and gardeners a great debt of gratitude for their revela- tions of the most magnificent colors the world has ever seen. It is not on the art- ist's canvas, but in the gardener's flower, that the greatest wealth of color may be seen. The essayist was greeted with applause, and at the conclusion of his paper was given an ovation. Votes of thanks were tendered Messrs. Mathews and Taplin for their papers. Under the head of the question box the relative advantages of the one judge and three judge system in horticultural exhi- bitions were presented by Messrs. Raw- son and Wood, both iavoring the latter system. Useful commercial cut flowers other than roses, carnations atid chrysanthe- mums was the theme of a question replied to by Mr. Scott of Buffalo, as follows: Cut Flowers Other Than Roses, Carna- tions and Chrysanthemums. \Atlsu'ryfd by Ji'tn, Scott.'] This question referred to me is in my thinking, a little ambiguous, but if it means what other flowers are there for the commercial florist to grow then the answer would be simple, but necessarily very lengthy, for it would include all the flowers that are sold in our greenhouses and gardens except the three above men- tioned. It can, I believe, be put down as an indisputable fact that the rose and carnation are the most important flow- ers, both commercially and any other way, but the chrysanthemum I should not place third. It has sprung within ten or twelve years, into great popularity, but its season at the most is short, and prices have taken a great tumble during the past few years. I must most decidedly place the violet in advance of the chrys- satithemum as a commercial flower, for the aggregate paid by our patrons during the year is far more than that paid for "mums," however large, gorgeous, and fantastic they may be. So we will have to call the violet the most important, after the rose and carnation. It is cer- tainly true that it would be impossible to run a retail trade without growing or keeping roses, carnations, and in their season chrj'santhemums, but here is a brief list ofother flowers used largely in our business. Even if only for varietj-'s sake they must be grown. First violets, of which I have already spoken. Second, lily of the valley; this little gem is asked for the year around by our best flower buyers, and if you are successful in forcing it and retarding it there cannot be any thing 3'ielding a larger percentage of profit. Third, tulips, nar- cissus and hyacinths; immense quantities of these have been forced during this last fifteen years, perhaps slightly overdone this last three or four years, yet they never can go entirely out of fashion, be- cause they can be had at a relatively cheap price, when roses to make an equal show would cost the purchaser three times the amount. Fourth, Harrisii and longiflortnn lilies; a continual succes- sion of these can be had from November to Juh', and are now in a general trade actualiv indispeneable. Fifth, Lilium lancifolium in variety and Lilium aura- tum are every summer coming more and more into use, and are now as indispen- sable in Jul}', August and September as the Harrisii afe in the earlier months. Sixth, mignonette is a very important crop and a pa3'ing one; man}' thousand feet of glass are devoted to its growth in winter and spring. Seventh, orchids, they may not be considered an absolute necessitj' to the general florist, but a col- lection composed of a dozen of the best species and varieties will well pay for the outia}', and where they are grown largely in any establishment there is a steady demand. "A story." Eighth, sweet peas are now forced by many, and in the months of March, April, May and June they are in great demand, and a paying crop. I will not attempt to enumerate many more, but likely enough I have forgotten more than one prominent and important flower to the retail florist; tiiere is a num- ber of flowers which enter into his busi- ness, and which you all know, and for a cheaper grade of custom you have to grow more or less of them. There is the zonal geranium, begonias, sweet alyssum, heliotrope, stevia, eupatorium, ten week stocks, pansies and many others familiar to you all. I had almost forgotten two important plants; the poinsettia with its brilliant bracts is one, in many cities they command a most remunerative price. The other is the old calla lih' which most of you can remember as long as you can any plant. If you are the fortunate possessor of a few acies of good land within driving dis- tance of a large town you can make a comfortable living with a few acres culti- vated to flowers. It is the natural and healthy way to exist, and in addition to the flowers you can keep a flock of chick- ens, cows, pigs, and ducks, some of whom will be producing a crop when you are sleeping. Mr. John N. May offered a resolution of condolence with the bereaved famih' of the late treasurer, M. A. Hunt, and suit- ably expressing the society's appreciation of the deceased, which was adopted by a rising vote. .\s a further mark of respect for the memory of the late treasurer an adjournment was ordered. Wednesday Morning Session. Pittsburg was unanimously selected as the ])lace of meeting for 1895. The nom- ination of officers resulted in the naming of the following: For president, Edwin Lonsdale of Philadelphia; Wm. Scott of Buffalo; for vice-president, E. C. Reine- man of Pittsburg; lor secretary, Wm. J. Stewart ot Boston; for treasurer, H. B. Beatty ofOil City, Pa. On motion of J. G. Esler of New Jersey the appointment of a committee of three was authorized to report to the next con- vention a plan for a closer union between the national society and the auxiliary societies. Mr. John H. Taylor then read his essay. -The Best Method of Growing Roses, / and the Best Varieties for Present Demands. BY JOHN H. TAYLOR. BAYSIBE, N. T. The growing of roses under glass has been so thoroughly discussed at our con- ventions in the past that I thought best to treat this subject somewhat broadly, and touch on certain points of culture, past and present, especially relating to the health of the rose. The tendency of growers during the past few years has been to disregard one of nature's laws, that of rest. All plants require a dormant or semi-dormant pe- riod, as is well known to horticulturists; but the system, at present pursued, that of constant forcing, has weakened the constitution of the rose. It is impossible to obtain a healthy cutting from plants whose vitality has been sapped year by year by over forcing or disease. Plants adapt themselves to changes of climate, treatment and locality, providing this occurs gradually and nature's laws are not transgressed. By judicious selec- tion and propagation a race of plants can be made healthier, more vigorous, and better adapted to the purpose in- tended. On the other hand, injudicious and over-propagation will, if continued, bring forth a race of weakly and sickly plants incapable of producing or repro- ducing. Littlejohn's methods of growing have been discarded for newer, and what is considered, better ones! Undoubtedly for a few years better financial results were obtained, but at a cost to the health and constitution of the plants. The old method was to grow the plants from good wood struck early in the fall, which would by spring produce strong vigorous plants in 6 or 8-inch pots. These would be plunged outside, thoroughly hardened, and brought into the house in August or September. They were then either planted or potted in 10 or 12-inch pots and al- lowed to flower, giving a fine crop by Oct. The finest lot of plants I think I have ever seen was at Mr. Haughouts in the month of August, 1883, plunged outside in 8-inch pots. They were Perle des jardins, averaging about 15 inches high with from six to eight strong, well ripened shoots, ready and anxious to flower. The house stood empty, but thoroughly cleaned, and the soil had just been put in the benches. There are probably few present who have not seen such plants, and remember when Madison, Summit and neighbor- hood was the Mecca of all rose growers. But this proved too slow and expensive for our advanced ideas, and the con- stantly increasing competition; so that the present method of planting in June or July, plants struck from our overforced stock, and having had no rest or ripening of the wood, has been generally practiced. The consequence has been a more or less general deoreciation in the strength of our plants,"and so many diseases attack them that a chemist is required to be con- stants on hand. j8g4. The American Florist. 79 A HOUSE OP BRIDES PHOTOORAPHBD LAST JANUARY. MR. JOSEPH HEACOCK'S GREENHOUSES AT WYNCOTE. PHILA.. PA. These facts impressed me several years ago, as I noticed a gradual weakening in the vigor of my plants. I decided not to propagate more than was required for my own use, to use nothing but the best wood, and also to rest my roses during the summer months. The result has been more than satisfactory, as my plants have shown year by year more stamina, and have been less subject to disease. The carnation men have already discov- ered their error, and a number ot growers are now propagating their stock from unforced plants. Diseases of all kinds are ever present, either in the shape of fungi or insects, and whenever a plant becomes weakened by improper treatment it is at once attacked. It is so well understood in animal life that a man who disobeys nature's laws succumbs shortly to the ever present disease, and yet we do not hesitate to treat our plants to so weaken their constitution that they are unable to withstand theattacksof their enemies. Having this object in view, namely, the production and growing of vigorous healthy stock, what are the best methods to pursue? To strike the cuttings in November and December plants should be carefully grown during the winter, and by March or April should be strong plants in 6-inch pots. They should then be given all the air possible inside or plunged outside, and kept on the dry side, thus giving a slight rest and ripening the wood. Plant- ing can be done in June or July. The plants should be handled so as to get thoroughly rooted in the bed or benches belore being allowed to flower. Plants thus treated should be strong dwarf bushes ready to flower as soon as allowed in the fall. The fall treatment of roses is of the utmost importance, as on that depends success or failure during the win- ter; for a rose once checked at this period will never recover sufficiently to pay dur- ing that season. Temperature at night or day during October and November can not be strictly adhered to, as the weather and judgment of the grower must regu- late what he considers best adapted to the welfare of the plant. Watering must also be very carefully looked after then, more so than at any other season; and it is a good rule to keep the plants a little too dry than too moist. More trouble is caused by careless or overwatering at this period than at any other. In fact the quality of the flower in the early fall should be secondary to the welfare of the plant. As a rule a higher night temperature should be main- tained than is conducive to the produc- tion of the best flowers. In other words, in September our nights frequently run as high as 70° or over, and the plants should be gradually accustomed to a lower tem- perature without checking their growth in the two following months. No abso- lute rule can be laid down, as different seasons require different treatment. Asa rule, however, a warm fall will require a higher night temperature than a cold one, owing to smaller amount of artificial heat needed. Once safely in December, the plants, with ordinary care and treat ment, should produce good results for the balance of the winter. The question of beds and benches is still a mooted one, both systems having their advocates. I am using both, but am not prepared to say which is the bet- ter one. With pipes run through the beds in stone ducts the soil in the beds can be kept at any required temperature. From experience I have found 75° about the best temperature. The hybrid teas seem to flower more freely and do not have the tendency to go dormant as when planted in benches. Another method, which is a combination of beds and benches, has given the best results, namely, to board the benches in and have separate pipes underneath forwarmingthe soiI,thepipes for heating the house being placed along the sides of the greenhouse, so that the warming of the soil can be done indepen- dently of heating the house. The advan- tage these beds have over benches is that of durability ; and I am satisfied as good re- sults can be obtained if properly handled. The question of carrying roses over one or more years has always been a favorite topic of discussion, and is still an inter- esting one. It has been my custom always to carry over about half my plants, and my experience has been that the old ones can be more depended on to do well than the young plants. The method pursued is to withhold water gradually, beginning the latter part of June, until the beds are quite dry; after that the house must be carefully watched to prevent the wood from shriv- eling; syringing should be done daily, and in very warm weather twice a day. Should signs of shriveling appear a slight watering must be given, but not enough to start the buds. By the middle cf 80 The American Florist. Aug. 25, August the plants will be ready to prune. All but the best wood should be removed, and the other shortened down to from six to eight inches from the bed. A thor- ougli watering should be given as soon as the cuts are healed, then remove all loose soil and give mulching of half soil and manure. Air, night and day, should be given until the foliage appears hard and dark green. I have a house of Brides treated this way which has been running five years, and is stronger and healthier this year than ever. The base of the stems will measure from one to two inches in diameter. I shall run it another year. Plants treated in this way havetheirfirst crop in October, which is as early as good flovyers can be obtained. This treatment gives the plant a period of activity and one of rest. The soil by being dried is sweetene4, and the fresh soil added gives all the necessary stimulus. Like all other horticultural operations, great care and judgment is required from the time of drying until the plants are once more growing vigorously. Too rapid drying or too rapid a start may cause absolute failure. The following figures taken from the production of 2,017 plantsofBridesshow the results of the above system: 1st season, 1890-91, flowers cut 46,575 2d " 1891-92, " " 77,231 3d " 1892-93, " " 74,069 4th " 1893-94, " " 94,409 Total for four years 292,284 Average per year 73,071 The fourth year shows double the cut of the first year with young plants. In considering the best varieties to grow several questions must be con- sidered. The market requires as perfect a flower as can be produced; in fact, competition is so great that only the best can be sold to advantage. Color, size, foliage and keeping qualities all have to be consid- ered. Again, from a producer's stand- point a rose must be vigorous, floriferous and able to stand handling and trans- porting. So far very few roses among the thousands introduced possess this quality, although great advances have been made during the past years, and judging from the past few years even bet- ter varieties for forcing will soon be forth- coming. In fact a great field is open to the hybridizer in this country. The varieties to be had at present are the following: American Beauty, Svn. Mme. Ferd Jamain. Thisroseis probably the finest so far introduced. The Bride is the best white. Bridesmaid has superseded C. Mcrmet, and is the most satisfactory pink rose yet introduced. Meteor splendid in color but lacking in fragrance, and in cloudy weather has a tendency to come dark in color and de- formed in shape. A good red rose is badly needed. Perle des Jardins is still the best yellow, and in some localities one of the best of all teas. Mme. Hoste is remarkably prolific, and when well grown resembles in shape, size and color Cornelia Cook. A few can be profitably grown. Mme. Cusin has been badly hurt by the Bridesmaid, but still can be considered as a profitable rose to grow. Mme. de Watteville, although a beauti- ful flower and very productive, has proved such a poor keeper in a warm room that the public no longer ask for it. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria has proved for winter work a great disappointment, as it has a tendency to come green and keep poorly. In summer it is the best white introduced. Mme. Testout is still in doubt. The color is beautiful, but it is a poor keeper and shipper. Papa Gontier has been badly hurt by Meteor, and owing to its short season is now no longer profitable to grow. Mrs. Whitney is still to be tested. It promises well but lacks substance. A great future should be in store for this class, as it combines fragrance, color and productiveness. La France, except for summer work, can no longer be classed with the other good pinks. For all purposes thefollowing areprob- ably the best roses to grow: Pink, Bridesmaid. White The Bride. Red, Meteor. Yellow, Perle des Jardins. Deep pink, American Beauty. It would appear advisable to select the best one in each color than to grow sev- eral shades of any color. A still further advance towards more perfect flowers might be obtained by making a specialty of one or more roses, that owing to soil, treatment, or other causes, appear to flourish best in any one locality. For in- stance, Mr. Nash, of Clifton, is known principally as a Beauty grower; Mr. Pier- son, of Scarborough, as a noted grower of Meteors; Mr. E. Asmus, ofHoboken, as a very successful grower of Mme. Cusins, etc. This list might be considerable length- ened, but I have probably exhausted your patience even on the subject of the queen of flowers. After discussion by Messrs. Tesson, Maj', Simpson and Gasser Mr. Samuel Goldring, in the absence of Mr. Mathews, read his essay on "Orchids," asfollows: Orchids from a Commercial Point of View. BY WM. MATHEWS, UTICA. N. Y. When asked by our worthy secretary to prepare an essay on orchids from a commercial point of view the question flashed through my mind why so many people engaged in floriculture made ex- ceptions to the orchid, and at the same time attempted to grow so many trashy things that are much harder to grow and dispose of than the product of the orchids that are suitable for commerce. Go east or west, you can most generally find many poorly grown marantas,draccenas, crotons, etc., and a host of other things that are of no beauty or utility, unless very well grown, and to grow them well requires both skill and perseverence. Generally speaking, should a gardener ask the proprietor of many of the beauti- ful conservatories that can be found in almost every state of the union for a line of hothouse and greenhouse plants, no matter if they cost double the price of good orchids, there is no refusal. The plants are obtained and many of them are often useless and unfit for the position in which they are placed, and are much harder to bring to a state of perfection than a large percentage of the orchid fam- ily would be. Nevertheless, there seems to hang around the name of orchid a warning not to touch them, and a feeling pervades many otherwisegood gardeners that orchids are very troublesome and hard to grow, when in reality with a minimum amount of care they are the most reliable and easily grown stock that is embraced in the whole category of floriculture. Some orchidists will persist in saying that orchids for commercial purposes can be counted on the fingers of one's hand. To this dogma I emphatically say "No." Shou'd a grower confine himself to five species I am certain that in a few seasons he would find the grower who grew a good range of species and varieties would soon outdo him. The beauty of orchid flowers, I feelfreeto say, is muchincreased by grouping several varieties together; at the same time I do not decry a display of one variety, whether cattleva, odont- oglossum or phatenopsis. I do not know of any thing that appealsto a really artistic taste so much as a well arranged stage of orchids, intermixed with fine ferns, etc. Unfortunately many of the most beautiful orchids have very ordi- nary foliage; if the foliage of the orchid were as ornate as their bloom then they would be grand indeed. Commercially the orchid has scarcely gotten a foothold in this country yet, but the time I am sure is not far distant when they will stand commercially in America in as good a ratio as in European coun- tries, and there will then be few large decorati ye events where the orchid will not be present, not to the injury of other flowers, but to their benefit. If in a dec- oration one mantel is ordered banked with orchids the otherone mu?t necessar- ily be more gorgeously banked with other flowers by way of comparison. Then again, if you have a commercial stock of orrhids, you have always something to help you out. There are times, just like at the present writing, when your rose stock is "off crop,"carnations scarce; then you can fill the order with orchids, much to the pleasure of your customer and profit to yourself. There is anothergood feature, if you do not want to use the bloom you have out to-day they will be just as good one to three weeks hence. So it is very rarely you lose any orchid bloom even when you are consigning hundreds of once beautiful roses to the waste barrel. I have always found that when roses are very plentiful and cheap nobody wants them. What buyers there are in such times are looking around for some "tid- bits." This is another instance where the orchids will come into play to the pleasure and satisfaction of both florist and customer. Now I have no doubtthat you will con- sider it a bold assertion when I say that the orchid gives me less trouble than any other branch of floriculture I am eneaged in. In our rose houses we kept fire till about the 5th of June. In our orchid houses the fires were let out about the 15th of April, and not started after- wards, removing a few plants, such as phalanopsis, a few dendrobes and things that required strong heat, to a palm house, where a gentle fire is kept during the summer. Experience has taught me that there are more orchids killed by cod- dling in a close atmosphere than by any- thing else. There is no plant that de- lights more in a fresh and pure atmos- phere. I never think of closing ventilat- ors, top or bottom, on my cattleya houses after about the 15th of April, ac- cording to season as to date, even if the temperature should go down to 48° or 50° in the early morning, unless a strong cold wind should come up, then the ven- tilators are shut to prevent a cold biting draft going through the houses. I suppose, commercially speaking, the grand and main point at issue is the "great and almighty dollar" that is un- fortunately so dear to the hearts of most most of us, even if we are engaged in one of the most pleasurable occupations on i8g4- The American Florist. 81 earth. I will confess to the fact that the outlay for a large quantityof orchids will be large in comparison with roses, carna- tions, etc. At the same time it is a fact that a large quantity of orchids can be bought for a little money, but this grade of stock would be unprofitable and dis- appointing, for, although it is only a few years that the bloom of orchids have been on sale in public stores, yet it is re- markable how discriminating and esthetic are the tastes of American ladies in the purchase of those charming flowers. I have experienced this so much that I have concluded that a poor form or color of cattleya, odontoglossum, etc., shall no longer find a place in my collection, the order being that such stock be at once relegated to the waste heap. Id every importation there will be a certain per- centage of such useless varieties which would be dear in a gift. In orchids as in all other commodities those of a good quality are the cheaper, and I do not hes- itate to say that a collection of orchids, well selected and good healthy stock, will prove as lucrative as any other branch of floriculture, but I would strongly per- suade intending purchasers to buy good strong stock, whether from the woods, or already established plants. I am con- fident that at present prices no one need fear purchasing established stock. I think it will be cheaper for them if the the labor, anxiety and other contingencies are well considered. They will bring a quicker return than stuff from the woods with all the risks, and there are many. Thousands are imported yearly that have either been superheated or sea washed. If you should get a dose or two of this kind of medicine, as I have, it will tend to dampen the ardor for orchid culture, especially if it should happen at the com- mencement of your orchid career. I have bought cattleyas at fifty cents dry. I have bought the same varieties estab- lished at $5. Those at $5 brought the price of plant back and $2.50 profit in six months. The fifty-cent one was not at any time in two years worth more than a dollar, flower and all included. So I would strongly advise anyone commenc- ing orchid culture to get plants of the best quality obtainable, even if he did not get so many. I have lately had com- munications from collectors, and they say that it is impossible that orchids can be collected and sold as cheaply as at the present time, as they have to climb much higher up the mountains, which means additional expense. It is the opinion of lots of gardeners that orchids soon get worn out. That is very true, and we see the same condition in all branches of plant culture. Too often has it been my experience to see a once choice lot of orchids either steaming or frying in some out of the way corner without ever having been treated even to a pot washing. I have seen what were once fine specimens of cattleyas and van- das standing in the same pots and posi- tion year after year, potting material rotten, plants covered with scale, and those who have charge of such stock are the very fellowsthat cry "wolf and warn many intending purchasers to go light on orchids, and confidently advise and declare that the orchid is a hard one. I have a house of cattleyas that contains a number of plants once owned by the ven- erable Isaac Buchanan of Astoria, pur- chased about 1883, and which doubtless had been in his possession a number of years previously. Those plants are in perfectly healthy condition, and bear a fine crop of bloom annually. I have also plants from the late Dr. Wolcott's collec- tion, Mrs. Morgan's and others that have been in cultivation about 25 years. Those plants are to-day in fine, healthy condition. I think these few remarks are enough to show that orchids, if well es- tablished and kept in clean healthy condi- tion, are as safe and paying a stock as one can invest in; but improperly cared for and carelessly and negligently han- dled, they, like all kinds of choice plants (excepting none ) will prove a losing in- vestment; but I do claim that more of the orchid family will stand abuse and improper culture better than any other kind ot stock I am acquainted with. In conclusion I would say that it is a lamentable thing to see so many wealthy people living in luxurious homes sur- rounded by fine plant houses, the latter costing from $5,000 to $10,000, which do not contain $500 worth of choice plants of any kind. Often this is the fault of the man in charge, who is either too lazy or too ignorant to care for any- thing better than a few trashy common things, which, by the way, should be fur- nished by the local florist or plantsman. I have reference to such things as gera- niums, coleus, etc., etc. If we had better gardeners we should soon see more houses of choice stock that would be immensely gratifying to the proprietors of such places and at the same time create a de- mand, and encouragement would spring up all around that would be both benefi- cial and profitable to the trade, and a credit to this glorious country. It was discussed by Messrs. Lonsdale, Goldring and Anthony. Wednesday Afternoon Session. The afternoon session opened with the reading of the essay on "Cannas" by Mr. J. T. Temple of Davenport, Iowa, which was followed by a very interesting talk In' Mr. Grove P. Rawson of Elmira, X. Y., on "The evolution of the chrysanthe- mum." On conclusion of the address the appre- ciation of the members was expressed by a rising vote of thanks. This was fol- lowed by Mr. Tricker's paper on ".Aquat- ics" as follows: Aquatics. IIV W'.M. TKIClvEK, CLIFTON. X. J. This is a progressive age, and as flori- culture is making rapid strides it be- hooves every florist to keep abreast of the times. During the past decade much has been accomplished in our profession; many additions have been made to the list of useful plants for general decoration and for cut flowers; the increasing inter- est in the cultivation of the rose and car- nation has resulted in the formation of a carnation society, and later, a rose society; but no one dreamt ten years ago there would be a chrysanthemum society. The introduction of the chrysanthemum as a florist's flower was an innovation, and many considered it only fit for Chinese and Japs; but the stately Queen of Autumn is with usstill in all hersplendor. More can be said of the wondrous increase in the demand for palms, ferns, orna- mental and flowering plants for decora- tion, and what shall we say of the change in our public parks, gardens, and ceme- teries; tbe millions of plants grown annually for their embellishment, and for private gardens, from those of the million- aire to the small plot of the mechanic, how many millions more? This is a vast field for the florist, and floriculture knows no limit. Aquatic gardening is apparently in its infancy, though aquatics areas old as the hills, but this class of plants now com mands our attention. Aquatics are as- sociated with the history of the ancient Egyptians, where mention is first made of the Egyptian lotus, Nelumbium specio- sum; the worship of which was common with them. Sculptural representations of it are found among the ruins of Egyp- tian temples. It was not only known to the ancient Egyptians, but was common in olden times in East and West India, China, Japan, Persia, and Asiatic Russia. The Chinese have ever held it in sacred re- gard, but that character was not limited merely to ornamental purposes; the roots (or tubers) were used and still are as an article of diet. The American lotus, Nelum- bium luteum, was well known to the Indi- ans as an article of diet, but has of late been disregarded. Thisisa distinct species and must not be confounded with the Egyptian lotus nor Pharoah's locust, with which we have been so familiar this year. Nymphffias are also widely diffused, and are found in all parts of the world, each different country possessing species pecu- liarly its own. But of all the nymphteas no species can compare with Victoria regia, and although many species were known in England prior to the introduc- tion of the latter, the cultivation of aquatics received a stimulus thereby, which extended to the United States, the the effect of which is felt by us this day. The discovery of this wonderful plant by Mr. Bridges, an English traveler, in 1845, created such an enthusiasm as nearly cost him his life. His first impulse was to obtain specimens of the flower, and he would have attempted to enter the water, but was warned by the Indians who accompanied him that the stream swarmed with alligators; happily for him and us he lived to express his wondrous amazement of his discovery; he success- fully carried to England the seed that produced the first plant, which became so famous. This was in the year 1849, when a tank was built expressly for the new plant in the great conservatory at Chats- worth, under the management of Mr. Paxton. It is interesting to note that there were progressive florists in the United States at this date, although neither rapid tran- sit nor ocean greyhounds were estab- lished, yet the result of such an achieve- ment in floriculture was not only known here, but a similar tank and greenhouse were constructed, and the Victoria regia was successfully grown by Mr. Caleb Cope, Philadelphia, in the year 1851. Considering the time when the Victoria flowered in England — November, 1849 — there was little time lost, and this act ex- hibited an enthusiasm and enterprise worthy of our day. The foregoing is the earliest record of aquatic gardening in this country. With the Victoria was also introduced Nelumbium speciosum. The construction of the Victoria tank and house was such as to stimu- late natural conditions. The Jwarm water and tropical atmosphere were not enough; the water had to be kept in motion; a water wheel was constructed for thispurpose, and a stream of water constantly flowed, which was conducted into a cistern or reservoir in the middle of the vegetable garden, which was used for watering in those days, be- fore city water hydrants and hose were thought of. In this cistern the Nelumbium speciosum was planted and was a great success. After this small aquariums and ponds were made out of doors by differ 82 The American Florist. Aug. 25, ent people and aquatics were more or less grown. It is sad to relate of this enterprising gentleman, as of many others since, that he died very shortly after this event, and that the glory and pride of this horticult- ural establishment thereafter departed. On this historical spot stands the Forrest Home for Aged Actors. Yet another, a pleasing feature in con- nection with this first Victoria in the United States, and which makes this event most interesting. We have to-day at the head of the Department of Parks in the capital of the Union, a man of singular ability, experience and judgment, who was an employe in the gardens of Mr. Caleb Cope when the first Victoria and lotus were grown. I refer to Mr. Geo. H. Brown. The state of Massachusetts appears to have been the next in order of date where the cultivation of the Victoria regia was engaged in; the earliest grower in that state being John Fisk Allen, of Salem, who on the 18th of June, 1883, exhibited a leaf of Victoria regia, four feet in diame- ter; on the 16th of July, one five and a half feet, and on the 4th of August, a flower, all at the rooms of the Mass. Hort. Society. Daniel Waldo Lincoln, of Worcester, was the next cultivator in Mass.; he had the Victoria soon after Mr. Allen, but the exact date is not known. The Victoria still led the way, and in the year 1856 it was grown in Cincinnati by Mr. George Pentland, gardener to Nich- olas Longworth, Esq., butits cultivation did not become general, and would not now under such expensive modes of culture. Attempts to cultivate Nelumbium speci- osum are reported prior to Mr. Cope's venture. In 1839 it is stated by Hovey that Nelumbium speciosum was natural- ized near Philadelphia, blooming abund- antly all summer, and growing in a shallow ditch where it covered the sur- face of the water with its broad peltate leaves and strong flower buds, which ex- panded in all the splendor of oriental magnificence. The report was discred- ited by the Boston boys, who contended it was nothing more than the American lotus. However, the archives of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society con- tain the folio wing report (if not destroyed by fire): At the meeting held February 1840, the committee on distribution of seeds submitted their report, from which it appears two parcels of seed had been received; one from Calcutta, presented in 1838 by Dyllwyn Parrish, contained among other things seed of Nelumbium speciosum and N. album, and Mr. R. Buist succeeded in raising plants of these species, which were considered very rare in this country, if indeed they existed ex- cept from these Calcutta seeds. From 1856 to 1876, very little was done in the way of aquatic gardening, but at the latter date Philadelphia was again to the front, and a plant of Victoria regia was a novel and attractive feature of the Centennial Exposition. About the year 1880, Mr. Sturtevant reintroduced Nelumbium speciosum, when it was planted in a pond near Bordentown, N.J. Here was the most successful attempt to naturalize this oriental species, which has astonished both the new and the old world. Mr. Sturtevant also succeeded in introducing several species of nymphjea, victoria and a full line of aquatic plants which were distributed to all parts of the United States. About the same time Mr. Samuel Hen- shaw, of West Brighton, Staten Island, established Nelumbium speciosum from seed sent from Japan by Dr. Hogg. In 1880 Benjamin Grey, of Maiden, ex- hibited before the Mass. Hort. Society, Nymphsea Devoniensis, N. coerulea and N. dentata, receiving an award therefor. In 1883 Hovey & Co. and Mr. Grey ex- hibited nymphaea and in 1884N. S. Simp- kins, of Yarmouthport, entered the field. In 1886 aquatics were introduced into Central Park, New York. Nelumbium speciosum is there naturalized and is one of the most striking features of the park. In 1888 L. W. Goodell appeared on the scene with a tank of aquatic plants at the annual exhibition of the Mass. Hort, Society. A year later H. H. Hunnewell exhibited a collection. Amateurs now commenced the cultiva- tion of aquatics, and choice specimens were to be seen at Newport and in the neighborhood of Boston, Chicago and other cities. Mr. Chadwick, president of Chicago Horticultural Society, grew aquatics, which undoubtedly led to the introduction of these plants into Lincoln Park in 1888, then under the able man- agement of Supt. J. A. Pettigrew. The cultivation of Victoria regia, as well as all available nympbseas at that day has given Chicago and her parks a world- wide reputation. Other parks and gar- dens have introduced aquatics with sur- prising results, and to-day they are the most popular plants. The Victoria has been grown in the Botanic Garden, Wash- ington, D. C, and other southern states without artificial heat after planted out, and probably the first instance of such is recorded by the Wilmington, N. C, Mes- senger, when Dr. Bahnson, after several at- tempts, succeeded in flo wering the Victoria in the open at Salem, N. C. In mostcases it has been only a partial success when attempted to be grown without artificial heat; it must necessarily be late in the season before planting out or run the risk of losing all (as is the case thissummerat Washington). In many instances where steam power is used in factory, pump or for other purposes, the waste steam can be utilized for the heating of the tank, but the safest and best method is to have an independent heating system. The introduction of Victorias into our gardens and parks opened up a wide field for the general cultivation of tropical nymphasas, which has now become gen- eral in most of our public parks; also by a large proportion of the wealthier class who own and maintain beautiful grounds. A few enthusiastic amateurs who grew aquatics for pleasure and recreation have done more for the advancement of this now popular class of plants than all the public institutions in the country, and it may safely be said that in no other coun- try can such aquatic gardening be seen at the present day as in the United States. It England, where every known variety finds a home, few, if any, growers have venturedto cultivate the tender nymphasas save in aquatic houses; hence it is very difficult to compare the same or to know the species by description of plants grown under glass with less light and solar heat, as given. The plants here are more vigor- ous, have more substance, and the color of the flowers and foliage is intensified. Aquatics attracted the attention of foreign visitors at Chicago last summer, as well as many other visitors, and many received an object lesson which will be productive of good results. It is very no^iceable that, from very early date, in this as in all branches of horticulture, the true cultivator desired to improve, if possible, original species, and as a result the first hybrid nymphsea was effected by Mr. Paxton, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth, England, in 1850. After it came N. Kewensis. The first hybrid raised in this country originated with Mr. E. D. Sturtevant, and was named N. Sturtevantii; it is a flower of unsurpassed merit. M. B. Latour-Marliac surprised the world with his no less wonderful productions, which were exhibited at the Universal Exhibi- tion, Paris, in 1889. These have gained a world-wide reputation, and have given an impetus to the general cultivation of aquatics, especially of hardy nymphsas in Europe and largely in the United States. Among growers in the United States several natural hybrids have been effected by insects, which work is likely to be re- peated where aquatics are grown in large ponds. One of the best selections of such is Nymphffia odorataCaroliniana. I had the privilege last year of presenting before the public at Chicago some hybrids which were the progeny of carefully selected parents. These are quite distinct and desirable varieties. This assembly represents all the differ- ent phases of floriculture, cut flower and commission men, plant growers, whole- sale and retail, in all branches. There is a growing interest in floriculture. Parks and gardens are public factors in this line and florists must grow various kinds of plants to meet the ever increasing demand for the embellishment of the home, the flower garden, parks and cemeteries; and swamps, bogs, ponds, now unsightly and in some instances nuisances, are destined ere long to become veritable Edens. The time is come when people not possessing a natural piece of water conclude they must have some kind of a water garden, and artificial ponds, tanks, basins are made to accommodate these charming and interesting water nymphs. This par- ticular flora is represented at the present time by about fifty species, collected from all parts of the globe, and dybrids; also the Indian, Chinese and other lotus, and innumerable other aquatic plants. Among the hardy plants are classed all nelumbiums, nymphceas, including the native species N. odorata, N. o. gigantea, N. o.Caroliniana, N. o. rosea, N.tuberosa andN. t. rosea; also N. alba, N. a. candidis- sima, N. Candida, N. pygmasa, N.Marliacea rosea, N. M. albida, N. M. carnea, N. M. chromatella, N. Laydekeri rosea, N. odorata sulphurea, N. helvola. These are all perfectly hardy, and once established take care of themselves as do the native species. They embrace the soft and delicate shades in color from pure white, yellow, pink, deep rose, and produce charming scenery with their pleasing foliage and enchanting flowers, associated with numerous water loving plants as iris, spirtea, variegated rushes, acorus, reeds, arundo, bamboo, typha.sagittaria, hibiscus, ornamental grasses, etc. But we must not omit the most gorgeous varieties of water lilies from the tropics, the pale to deep blue, or royal purple, the carmine and crimson. These are as easy to grow in the open in summer as is a coleus, with unquestionably greater re- sults. The water garden is not complete without the Victoria regia, but at present this will not be extensively grown, though with a nominal outlay, or where a tank can be heated by the greenhouse plant, Victoria will be a wonderiul attrac- tion, and business men know what an attraction is worth. i894- The American Florist. 83 In Mr. Washbume's absence his paper on violets was read bv Mr. O'Mara. Successful Violet Culture. BY AXDREW WASHBURX, BLOOMINGTOX, ILL. This subject, of so much interest and importance to the members of this soci- ety, having been assigned to me for a re- ply, I have attempted with some hesi- tancy its consideration, mainly for the reason that others who grow violets successfully advocate quite different methods; therefore I shall speak only of the way in which we have found success. We propagate our plants by a division of the old stool, not laterthan the middle of February, using only vigoious off- shoots and discarding all plants having large and woodv like stems; put in 2 inch pots, and grow in a cool house under the same conditions we give the flowering plants (which will be named later) and when well rooted remove to cold frames, there to become hardened and ready to plant in the field as early in April as possible. We plant in the field in rows fifteen inches apart each way in good rich soil, and give frequent cultivation with the wheel hoe. During the summer the plants are kept free from weeds and all thin run- ners removed, care being taken not to re- move the new growing crowns, so that by fall there should be enough bud pro- ducing crowns around the original plant to make plants from five to eight inches in diameter. Violets should be planted on well drained land, and at no time should be allowed to flag for want of moisture, or their vitality will be impaired and the plants become an easy prey to disease. We have found it necessary dur- ing our past dry summers to irrigate our plants, and to this we attribute largely our success. The plants should be carefully lifted in September before danger of heavy frosts, care being taken that their roots be broken and exposed as little as possible, and planted in the houses in about six inches of good soil. This soil we prepare several months before it is wanted for use, and is composed of good loam and well rotted manure from the stables. After setting the plants should be thor- oughly watered and for several days fre- quently syringed. At this time a light shading on the glass will be beneficial. We have sometimes used a clay wash which will be removed by the first good rain. We have had the best success in houses about ten feet wide, runningeast and west with a wall in the center and tables on each side, built so as to bring the plants as near the glass as possible, and with provision for ample ventilation. The night temperature should be kept as near as may be at 40° to 45°, with a dav tem- perature of from 60° to 70°. Higher temperature will lessen the formation of buds and encourage a growth of foliage. In cold weather much care should be ex- ercised in watering, and the foliage should only be wet in the morning of clear sunny days; at other times, if needed, water only the ground between the plants. During the flowering season the plants should be kept free from runners, and all leaves removed that have passed their usefulness. By this method of culture our plants have given an average of thirty to forty good flowers from October to March. Of violet disease I am unable to speak, as we have never had it. Man in vigorous health is not susceptible to disease; good sanitary conditions are necessary to good health, and as with man so with plants, they will respond to like conditions, and given an abundance of pure air, water, cleanliness and suitable cultural methods may we not hope to escape violet disease and still have success in violet culture? Profitable Winter Blooming Plants. \Answered by W. K. Harris. '\ The question assifineri lo me lo answer is "Profitable winter blooming plants." The question is a broad one, and gives no specific meaning. I suppose the inquirer meant plants grown in pots for the pur- pose of decorating conservatories, win- dows and other places on festive occa- sions. The word "profitable," in this connection, means that plants can be disposed of for more than the cost of pro- duction; or to obtain for them how much more, is a question for each individual to decide for himself. I desire more than some of my brethren, and having my de- sire gratified, I am enabled to meet my obligations more promptly than many of my lellow craftsmen. From my standpoint of profit, thereare but tew varieties of flowering plants in pots that will pay to grow, and they must be grown in limited quantities. This branch of our business is on the wane. The demand has been growing less year after year for the past ten or twelve years. There was more demand fifteen or twenty years ago than there is to-day for winter blooming plants in pots. Under the cool shadows of such facts there is but little encouragement to foster or develop nature's beauty in form of blooming plants in pots: To brighten weary winter's gloom. And to scent its cold breath with the fragrance of June. The scene of this gloomy picture from one branch of our business lies in Phila- delphia, the place where I have watched and catered to this line of horticulture for the past twenty-seven years. (My re- marks refer to this locality only, not being acquainted with the demands of other markets.) I have grown nearly all of the popular plants of the day, and have introduced many novelties with some suc- cess, and many failures. I will not at- tempt to name or enumerate the many varieties of plants I have grown in the past, as I do not wish to take up too much of your time, nor to wander so far from the question, although it might be interesting to some. The following, I think, will be more or less profitable to grow. I will open the list with chrysanthemums, as the festive season opens with the advent of her queenly beauty. They are wanted in large quantities, but not as many as former years. Poinsettia and stevia are both good in limited quantities for Christ- mas. Carnations, in variety, are wanted, but do not grow them unless you can produce good plants in 6-inch pots full of buds and bloom for fifteen or twenty cents each; I can not. Begonia incamata ro- busia is the finest of all begonias when well done for the holidays. Begonia rubra is a finepotplant when well grown. Cyclamens and primulas are very popu- lar, but the former require some skill and much care to grow. Lilium Harrisii is in fair demand from Christmas to Easter. Azalea indica is the most popular of all winter blooming plants in pots from De- cember to May. Genista canariensis and racemosa in small quantities from the 1st of February to Easter. Ericas or heather, hyemalis, Wilmoreana and gracilis are the best of this extensive class of plants. Cineraria hybrid a is always wanted in goodly numbers. They make a big show on the florist's counter, but a very small one on the grower's ledger. Paris daisy (Chrysanthemum frutescens), is quite a favorite all winter. Mahernia odorata is admired for its fragrance, or its vulgar name "honey-bell," I know not which. Mignonette, heliotrope, violets, pansies, English primroses, hyacinths and nar- cissus are all wanted in limited quantities in the latter part of winter and early spring; but the price is so low for them, it is a question to me whether they are worth bothering with. Some years ago there was a good demand for this classof plants at fair prices, but they no longer seem to please the masses. The above is about all I can think of that would pay to grow in any consider- able quantities, although there are many other flowering plants that could be dis- posed of in moderate numbers, such as libonias, linums, and the many varieties of winter flowering begonias, etc. In fact, any plant that is pretty and showy will find some admirers, but not enough to make it an object of profit. We can not give correct advice to a grower what he should grow. One man may be able to grow a plant quicker and better than another can; therefore he could grow it cheaper, or make more money at the same price than his competitor. Hence the im- portance of self reliance upon self judg- ment. And again, I have ever found, he that is always giving advice himselt is most in need of that which he parts with so freely. One thought more, Mr. Presi- dent, and I am done. — Nature, like friends, will help the strong. Neither has much time for the weak, in life's busy throng; So work, and on yourself depend! Then nature kind will make yourself your dearest friend. Thursday Morning Session. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The el ction of officers resulted in the election of Mr. Edwin Lonsdale for prea- ident; E C. Reineman, vice-president; W. J. Stewart, seer tary; H. B. Beattj', treasurer. The ballot forpresident stood: Lonsdale 135 and Scott 86. As soon as the ballot was announced Mr. Scott moved that the election be made xinani- raous, which was done. In response to a call for a speech Mr. Lonsdale said he had not anticipated such a weighty foe- man as Mr. Scott, and when he found that eentleman was in thefield he consid- er, d his own election so doubtful that he had not prepared any speech of impor- tance. Mr. Scott, in nsponse to a call, said he had yielded to the solicitation of others in becoming a candidate, and when he found the "Brave old Duke" was in the hands of his friends he was with diffi- culty kept from withdrawing. He added that in electing Mr. Lonsdale the society had selected one of the most worthy and amiable men in the country, and one who would honor the office. The friendliness of the contest for presidential honors was well illustrated by the charming sight presented on Wednesday afternoon of the two candidates promenading up the av nue arm in arm. The election of vice-president, secretary and treasurer was by unanimous vote, each officer-elect responding in a few words of thanks for the honor conferred. Mr. Simpson then read his essay as follows: 84 The American Florist. Aug- 25, Fertilizers and Their Application, BY MK. KOBT. SIMPSON, CROMWELL. fONX. I must ask you to be as patient as possi- ble this morning while jou listen to my very prosaic remarks. Devotees of the rose, the orchid, the chrysanthemum and the violet have charmed us as they have descanted on the beauty or sentiment of their favorite flowers, but you will all agree with me that my subject is not one which lends itself naturally to poetic utterance. The question of fertilizers, however, is one that interests every grower of plants and flowers, and if lean- not treat the subject from the standpoint of the chemist as well as that of a grower I can at least relate a little of my own experience. According to my observations a great many growers attach too little impor- tance to the quality of the soil, especially for roses, thinking to make up for any de- ficiency by a liberal application of man- ure. But can the necessary elements be supplied in this way? I should certainly answer in the negative. If it were possi- ble to get a soil sufficiently rich in all that is necessary for the proper development and sustenance of our greenhouse plants, without any addition of fertilizers, I would be only too glad to use it. Few of us, however, are fortunate enough to possess such a soil; one of the greatest mistakes, however, that a florist can make is to put up a range of greenhouses where the soil in the immediate vicinity is unsuited for greenhouse purposes. Noth- ing in the shape of large glass and model greenhouses, or even special treatment, can compensate for poor soil. The ques- tion then is, what can be considered the best soil for such crops as roses, carna- tions, chrysanthemums, etc? My choice would be two inches from the top of an old rich pasture, where the soil is inclined to be a heavy loam and the land is low enough to catch the deposit from the con- tinual washings, yet not low enough to be sour and wet; this cut in the spring as early as the land is dry and laid up with good cow manure of the previous season in thin layers in the proportion of four parts soil to one of manure; if the soil is naturally very rich less manure will an- swer, and if very poor a larger quantity should be used. Mr. Hunt, in his book, "How to grow cut flowers," strongly condemns the use of cow manure where the animals have been fed with slops from distilleries, claiming it to be as fatal to plants as the refined product is to man; if such is the case, beware! At any rate that from grain fed animals is so much stronger and better that whenever possi- ble it should be used. Horse manure I would never mix with the soil for rosesunder anyconsideration; it may when thoroughly decomposed be used as a top dressing, but its action in the soil is often pernicious in the extreme. 1 have seen it fill the beds so full of white fungus, resembling mushroom spawn, until the whole thing was matted to- gether and smelled abominably; at other times toadstools would spring up so rank that there was danger of lifting the plants bodily out of the bench; it is need- less to say plants cannot thrive under such conditions. Sheep manure I consider one of the very best fertilizers we have, used eitherin liquid form or mixed with the soil at the time of planting; but I have never dared to mix it in the compost heap, for too much of it in one place is certain death to all vegetable life. I know of one large grower who declares he will never use another shovelful of it as long as the world stands; upon enquiring how much he mixed witn his soil 1 found he used somewhere about one part sheep manure and three parts soil. You won't be surprised his plants had thejaundice. We have proof of the powerfulness of sheep manure as a fertil- izer if we look at the crops of grain pro- duced by land that has been pastured with sheep. I know of nothing in the way of animal manure that can equal it as a crop producer, but we must use it cautiously; 200 pounds to a 100-foot house of roses or carnations will not be too much if it is pulverized and evenly mixed with the soil, or the same amount can be used as a top dressing. Having secured good soil and good manure and planted therein good plants the most natural thing in the world is that they should grow, providing of course that all other conditions are favorable. When we undertake to furnish food to a plant or a number of plants it is reason- able to suppose we will understand the particular requirements of the plants and the nature of the food we propose to sup ply; but I fear a great many of us will have to admit that our knowledge is very scant indeed. If we knew enough about the laws of chemistry to analyze our soils and determine what properties are lack- ing which are known to be essential to the complete development of certain plants, how much guessing and puzzling we might save ourselves, how many fail- ures and partial failures we could prevent; and for the young men of to-day there is no excuse for this ignorance; if we for the space of one year would devote the leisure time now trifled away to the study of chemistry as it relates to our business we would acquire sufficient knowledge to make us much happier and wiser men. Searching for information on this subject I addressed several inquiries to Prof. Hal- sted, who I believe is here this morning, and I do not hesitate to say he will be most happy to reply to any questions of a scientific nature bearing on our subject. My first question was "To properly de- velop such plants as roses, violets, carna- tions and chrysanthemums what chemi- cal properties should the soil possess?" Here is the answer: "The soil for grow- ing roses, carnations, violets, etc., should contain among the leading ingredients of plant food, potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen, these three being the elements that are most usually absent, one or all, in a soil that is unfit for such plants.' In addition to these three substances there needs to be lime and a small amount of iron and other substances; but as these with rare exceptions are present in suffi- cient quantity nothing further need be said of them. Clay and sand make up the bulk of ordinary soil in connection with the decaying vegetable matter, and this latter furnishes nitrogen." Prof. Johnson, in his work "How crops feed" says practically the same as Prof. Hal- sted. Speaking of the relative importance of the different ingredients of the soil he says, "Those which like oxide of iron are rarely deficient, are for that reason less prominent among the factors of a crop; if any single substance, be it phosphoric acid or sulphuric acid or potash or mag- nesia, is lacking in a given soil at a cer- tain time that substance is then and for that soil the most important ingredient. From the point of view of natural abund- ance we may safely state that on the whole available nitrogen and phosphoric acid are the most important ingredients of the soil, and potash perhaps takes the next rank. These are most commonly the substances whose absence or deficiency impairs fertility, and are those which, when adOtd as fertilizers, produce the most frequent and remarkable increase of productiveness." These three ingredients then, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot- ash, are the most likely to be absent or deficient in our soil, and for that reason are to us the most important. How are we to discover their presence in the soil, and if not present howcan they be introduced? In reference to the above I asked these quesuons. "What elements of plant food are found in unleached wood ashes, in nitrate of soda, in sul- phate of ammonia, and in kainit"? And received this reply: "The leading food element in wood ashes is potash, but as it is the residue after the burning of a vegetable substance, it contains all of the mineral substances which the plant takes from the soil, and the list would be along one, including lime, magnesia, iron and not to forget phosphoric acid in combina- tion with lime and so on. Nitrate cf soda contains nitrogen in combination with sodium, and is a very satisfactory source of nitrogen: and applied in small quanti- ties the plant quickly responds to the nitrogen that is thus received. Sulphate of ammonia also contains nitrogen, and one of the elements of ammonia which is united with sulphuric acid. Kainit is a mixture of very many substances, as potash, common salt, sales of magnesia, and other substances." All theseelements or substances may be in the soil in snfl5- cient quantity at the time we fill our benches and plant our loses, etc., and as a result theplantsmake beautiful growth, but after a time we fancy they are not do- ing so well, they haven't the same vigor, the same beautiful glossy foliage, the flowers are not quite as large perhaps, and we think something is wrong; and so it is, the supply of food is giving out, the soil is being exhausted probably ten times as fast as it would be out of doors; the growth is much more rapid, and while it only rains once a week, or once a month in the garden or field, it rains every day in the greenhouse, washing down through the benches each time in solution all the different kinds of plant food. It has been proven that plant food is carried down in the water through the drains of well drained land, in quantity sufficient to mature a crop of grain; this being the case we can readily understand how im- poverished our soil in a greenhouse bench must become if the amount of food is not constantly added to. As a general thing when rose foliage has a pale, yellowish, sickly look, it is a sign the plants lack potash, in whichcase I should use wood ashes at the rate of one barrel to a 100 foot house of the regulation width. About a month ago we found a house of Perles planted forthe summer trade that had just this look, but after a liberal dose of wood ashes they are to-day as thrifty and well colored as could be desired. Fruit grow- ers claim that the "yellows" on peach trees can be overcome to a great extent by a liberal use of potash. Nitrogen, perhaps the most necessary food ingredient, is usually present in suf- ficient quantity I think where an abund- ance of manure is incorporated with the soil, but this is not always the case; and I have come to the conclusion that when plants in a greenhouse bench present a stunted appearance without any apparent cause, the roots being in a health state, and all other conditions being favorable, that the soil does not possess nitrogen in sufficient quantity, or else what it does contain is locked up and is not available for the use of the plant. I had an illustra- tion of this last fall in a house of Mermet i8g4- The American Florist. 85 GENERAL VIEW OF MR. HEACOCKS GREENHOUSES AT WYNCOTE. PA. and Bridesmaid roses. The house was not completed until sometime in August, hence was planted rather late, but the plants were large and vigorous, and the soil as far as we could tell fairly good; the house itself was all that could be desired, vet somehow the plants did not grow, but immediately after planting took on that hard look which none of us like to see. We waited as pitiently as possible until a little ahead of Christmas, and then concluded something must be done, or we would never cut enough to pay for heat- ing the house. We accordingly com- menced a systematic feeding from a couple of barrels brought into the house, using sulphate of ammonia and fresh cow manure one week, and alternating with nitrate of soda and sheep manure. The animal manure was used in very small quantities, and the salts at the rate n\ a 3-inch pottul to a barrel of water. They were watered with one of these liquids once a week for about two months. The change was almost instantaneous, and was most remarkable; they at once began throwing up strongshoots from theroot, and while they never grew as large as some of the plants in the othtr houses, yet they produced large crops of flowers, the individual blooms were large, the foliage was perfect; the plants in fact became so strong and vigorous that we selected all our cuttings of those varieties from these same plants, in preference to any others on the place. This should be a sufficient reply to those who claim, that while nitrate of soda and similar fertilizers may stimulate a plant for a time, thev simply do so at the expense of the plant's consti- tution, being almost certain to produce a soft, unhealthy, unnatural growth. Some years ago I had a house of Mer- met roses which began to go back during the early winter, and it soon looked so disgraceful that we would have pulled out the plants if it had been possible to use the house for another crop, for they looked for all the world as if they were in the last stages of consumption. We debated for some time as to what we should do with them, and finally con- cluded to try the same experiment I have just mentioned, nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia. My employer had very little faith in them, but as he said, the roses were dying anyway, and if this new fangled stuff killed them outright there would be very little loss. The day after they had received the first dose, I took a look to see if they had improved any; vou can imagine how I felt, for there was hardly a leaf left on the plants. I thought we had fixed 'em sure, but we picked up the leaves and kept right on with the fertilizers, and strange as it may seem, before spring this was the best house of Mermets we had. I am fully aware when I speak of nitrate of soda, that some of you will shake your heads in disapproval; there have been cases of injury to plants, the result of its use (abuse I should say 1 and there will continue to be similar cases in all probability where care is not taken tn use only the safe quantity. I have used nitrate of soda for almost all kinds of greenhouse plants, and am not aware that it ever injured any one of them. A word about phosphoric acid; I can not tell you what symptoms are mani- fested by the plant when there is a defi- ciency of this ingredient in the soil , but as I have never heard or read of there being too much of it for the plants welfare, we are safe in furnishing a liberal supply. There is no question of its being a great factor in furnishing food to plants. Bone meal is one of the best sources of phos- phoric acid, yielding as it does from 20to 25 per cent. I have in mind a farm which invariably produced wonderful crops; the only fertilizers used were barn yard man- ure, and for all root crops such as turnips, etc., a liberalsprinklingof half inch bones; this had been kept up for at least thirty years, and as there was a systematic ro- tation of crops each one fed more or less on the bone in the soil. It was not un- usual for a crop of oats to average 120 bushels to the acre. There isdangerfrom bone meal in the greenhouse, however, if it has come in contact with acids; Mr. Hunt mentions having lost $2,000 worth of new roses at one time in this way. It behooves us then to make certain that our bone is absolutely pure. Lime is usually present in the soil in sufficient quantity, but an addition of this important ingredient to heavy or clavey soils is often very beneficial; itacts as an enricher, as a sweetener, as a pul- verizer, and as an insecticide, hence its value to the florist. I had a peculiar ex- perience this spring in the use of lime. Two benches of ferns planted out for cut- ting became infested with a black fungous growth which threatened the destruction of every plant; we scratched it off, but it grew again, and the plants got smaller daily, when it occurred to us to use air slacked lime as a top dressing; I was sure it would kill the fungus, and didn't know but it would kill the ferns too; but vie tried it, a good covering, over crowns and all, and strange to say that while it did not kill the parasite, only checkmg it, it started the ferns into active growth, and since then we have picked in large quantities the longest and finest adian- tums I have ever seen grown on a bench. It is hardly necessary to say I shall not 86 The American Florist. Aug. 25, be afraid to use lime on ferns in the future. Perhaps the most satisfactory and eco- nomical method of supplying food to such plants as roses and carnations during the winter and spring months is by means of liquid manure: I have a decided objection to laying manure on the benches as a top dressing in the late fall, or during winter, believing it to do more harm than good; it prevents evaporation and keeps the sun from the roots at the time when they are benefited the most by its direct action. I do not wish it under- stood that I dislike mulching at any and all seasons of the year, for I have regu- larly attended to this operation twice during the season with all tea roses, the first time in August, and the second about March; the first saves a great deal of watering and is entirely gone by No- vember, and the March mulching gives the roots new material to run in and also prevents severe drving out. Between these dates and in fact after the latter date I consider I'quid manure cheaper, cleaner in the house and more tffective; for ordinary purposes that made from animal manure is the safest and best; four pecks of cow or horse manure, two pecks of sheep manure, or one of hen droppings, is sufficient to make lOOgallons of liquid. I have known people who never thought liquid manure was strong enough, unless its odor was powerful enough to drive most people away from the house where it was being used; but this is against all reason and common sense, far better to use it weak and often; plants, like ani- mals, should be fed regularly if they need feeding at all, not gorged to-day and starved for a month. Their food also should be changed from time to time, so that what is not supplied in one form may be found in another. A word about the mode of applying liquid manure. The old method was to use barrels in the walks, and apply with the watering pot, and a beautiful job it is, crawling along a 12 inch walk with a 3 gallon can in front of you. I have been there, perhaps some ot you have; with such a system the man who has charge of your houses is hardiv likely to remind you when the appointed day forgoing I hrough this performarce arrives, and I don't blame him. This old fashioned method may do where the place is very small, and can bardl_«- afford to put in anything very expensive, but where there is much glass something better and cheaper in labor should be devised. We have a system which works so nicely that I will try to describe it to you as britfly as possible. A large tank holding from 8,000 to 10,000 gallons is built directly under the stable; I should mention the fact that there is a cellar under the building, and in this cellar is our tank, six feet deep, half above ground and half below; the drain- age and manure from six horses and two cows find their way into it through an opening in the floor, and this with a change to sheep manure, or nitrate of soda occasionally , gives us all the strength we require. By opening a valve the liquid flows by gravity into another tank which is connected with the steam pump. If the water should get too strong we dilute by starting up the clean water pump and running both at the same time. There is no carting of manure, very little mixing, and no disagreeable sights or smells for visitors. You will readily un- derstand the saving in labor over the barrel and watering pot system, when I say that six men with hose and one to run the pump can water everything in our greenhouses in half a day, whereas with the old method it would require seven men four full days to do the same work, costing just seven times as much, and not giving half the satisfaction. In conclusion I would say, that with fertilizers, as everything else, we must study, we must observe, we must experi- ment; nature's secrets are all locked to the indolent and indifferent, but to the man who will dig, who will search, who will explore, she will yield the key, and lay bare her hidden treasures. The essay was discussed by Messrs. Hammond, Taylor and May. Then followed the essay by Mr. Grant on the classification of stock, which fol- lows: The Classification and Inspection of Com- mercial Plants. BY G. L. GRANT, CHICAGO. The subject is entirely too large to cover in an essay of ordinary length, aLd I shall do no more than present the sev- eral main points for the consideration of the society. It will be admitted by all that the pres- ent description of plants by size of pot means little or nothing. We all know that the variation in quality among a large lot of 2y2-inch stuff is simply im- mense, and runs all the way from first- class to stock fit only for the rubbish heap. Can we devise a classification that will make it possible for the grower to intelligently offer his stock for sale and for the buyer to purchase with discrimi- nation when it is impossiWefor the latter to personally inspect it? Probably plants can not be so accur- ately classified as some other things, but we can beyond a shadow of a doubt de- vise a system that will be avast improve- ment upon the one at present in use. It seems to me that the number of per- fect, healthy leaves upon the plant will more nearly determine its actual value than any other one characteristic. I be- lieve we can come closer to an accurate classification than by this means, but this feature will be an essential point in any system that may be devised. Mind, I do not say merely the number of leaves alone, but the number oi perfect and healthy ones. The leaves may be either large or small and still meet the requirements. It is a botanical axiom that the number and condition of the leaves correspond to the number and con- dition of the roots in a normal plant. With diseased roots a plant can not pro- duce healthy leaves, and with diseased leaves it can not produce healthy roots. Are not then the number and condition of the leaves a true index of the value of the plant? Of course the size of the pot should also be considered. In classifying young tea roses I would say that a first-class plant in a 2V2 inchpotshould have not lessthan 20 perfect, healthy leaflets; a second-class one not less than 15, and a third-class one not less than 10. It would be neces- sary to consider each class (f plants sep- arately of course, as a rule for one might not be just to another. It might even be necessarv to consider each variety separ- ately. Even doing this it would not be such a great amount of v/ork to cover the plants most commf)nly bought and sold through the medium of correspond- ence. I would suggest that a competent com- mittee be appointed to devise a system of classification on the line noted, and submit the same at the next annual meet- ing for the consideration of the society. I would suggest further that the com- mittee be requested to prepare a compre- hensive exhibit of commercial plants of the various classes, the same to be dis- played in the exhibition hall for the infor- mation and criticism of the members. Certain it is that we must make a seri- ous attempt to solve the problem of class- ification if the shipping trade is to con- tinue its growth. In the sharp competi- tion that now prevailsthereis a continual tendency toward lower quality in order to meet lower prices. Often the "cheap" plants would not be accepted as a gift if the actual quality was known to the buyer. I consider it the duty of this soci- ety to make it possible for the grower of really good stock to so offer it in his printed list or advertisen-ent that its value will appear and be appreciated, and for the buyer to be able to know what he is buying. Of the questions taken from the ques- tion box the "Advisabilitj- of flower mar- kets" was the only one responded to, Mr. Wm. Feast making a brief reply. The Trade Exhibition. The awards at the exhibition were as follows: florists' supplies. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, certificate of merit for largest and best general collection of florists' supplies and fancy baskets. E. Kaulmann & Co., Philadelphia, hon- orable mention for display of fancy bas- kets, wheat sheaves and metal designs. Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Philadelphia, highly commended for general collection of florists' supplies. E. Steffens, New York, honorable men- tion for collection of wire designs. W. C. Krick. Brooklyn, N.Y., certificate of merit for collection of immortelle letters and designs. J. C. Meyer & Co., Boston, honorable mention for silkaline. A. Herrmann, New Y'ork, certificate of merit for large and complete collection of metallic designs. Whilldin Pottery Co., Philadelphia, cer- tificate of merit for largest and best col- lection of fancy jardinieres. S. A. Weller, Zanesville. Ohio, honorable mention for fancy jardinieres in artistic designs. A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, honora- ble mention for large collection of im- ported Japanese flower pots. Aug. Brabant, New York, certificate of merit for florists' pins. PLANTS. Robert Craig, Philadelphia, certificate of merit for collection of highly colored healthy outdoor grown crotons, and hon- orable mention for general collection of palms, ferns, etc. Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Phila- delphia, certificate of merit for finely grown specimens of Areca lutescens. Siebrecht & Wadley, New Rochelle, N. Y., honorable mention for collection of palms, ferns, orchids, and decorative plants. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, certificate of merit for collection of fine grown palms and ferns. Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., certificate of merit for collection of palms, ferns, orchids, and stove plants, also for Anthurium crvstallinum variegata. Stro- bilanthes Dyerianus from same firm was highly commended. W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., i8g4' The American Florist. 87 highly commended for a general collection of plants. Edw. A. Seidewitz, Annapolis, Md., highly commended for a general collection of plants. Charles D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadel- phia, honorable mention for general col- lection of palms and decorative plants. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., highly commended for general collection of palms and decorative plants. Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., honorable mention for collection of budded hybrid perpetual roses. BULBS AND SEEDS. J. C. Vaughan, Coicago, certificate of merit for a very cumpletedisplayof bulbs. Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Philadelphia, highly commended for Liliums Harrisii and candidum, freesia, Roman hyacinths, narcissus and callas. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., highly commened for Roman hyacinths, narcissus, Liliums Harrisii and c indidum and collection of freesias. Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., highly commended for callas, Liliums Harrisii, longiflnrum and candidum, Roman hyacinths, narcissus and freesias. Henry F. Michell, Philadelphia, highly commended for cineraria and primula seeds, Lilium Harrisii, callas, freesias and Roman hyacinths. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, highly commended for neat exhibit of hyacinths and tulips. C. H. Joosten, New York, highly com- mended for Liliums candidum, Harrisii, and longiflorum, Ornithogalum arabicum, Roman hyacinths, narcissus, and callas. CUT FLOWERS. Cushman Gladiolus Co., Euclid, O , cer- tificate of merit (or collection of seedling gladiolus. W. Tricker & Co., Clifton, N. J., certifi- cate of merit for exhibit of aquatics. John N. May, Summit, N. }., honorable mention for new rose, Mrs. W. C. Whitney. E. S. Schmidt, Washington, D. C, a com- mendable exhibit of water lilies and lotus. Thomas Foulds, Gwynedd, Pa., honor- able mention for two vases of Mermet and Bride roses, unusually good for sum- mer. H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, certificate of merit for collection of canna flowers. Henry Pfister, gardener at the White House, Washington, honorable mention for collection of water lilies. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., honorable mention for large vase of Meteor roses. Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., honorable mention forcol'ection of hardy herbaceous flowers. POTS AND GREENHOUSE APPLIANCES. A. H. Hews & Co., North Cambridge, Mass., ceii;ificate of merit for flowerpots. Whilldin Pottery Co., Philadelphia, honorable mention for flower pots. Parmenter MIg. Co., East Brookfield, Mass., highly commended for flower pots. Hitchings & Co., New York, certificate of merit for ventilating apparatus. E. Hippard, Youngstown, 0., honora- ble mention for ventilating apparatus. Quaker City Machine Co., Richmond, Ind., honorable mention for ventilating apparatus. E. A. Ormsby, Melrose, Mas?., honora- ble mention for ventilating system. Chadbourn-Kennedy Mfg. Co., Fish- kill, N. Y., honorable mention for auto- matic hydraulic ventilator. Hitchings & Co., New York, honorable mention for iron conservatory, also for greenhouse construction. Same firm, highly commended for greenhouse gutters. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O., certificate of merit for greenhouses of cypress lumber. Powell Fertilizer and Chemical Co., Baltimore, highly commended for display of insecticides and plant food. Bonnaffon Steel Fence Co., Philadel- phia, certificate of merit for fence. Hose Conn ction Co., Kingston, R. L, certificate of merit for the Kinney pump, for the distribution of insecticides and manures. Rose Mfg. Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y., certificate of merit for tobacco soap. BOILERS A.\D HEATING APP.\RATUS. Herendecn M'fg Co., Geneva, N. Y., certificate of merit for display of boilers, their admirable construction and adapt- ability for the consumption of the smaller sizes of coal, they being the cheaper, and also their adaptability for either water or steam. Hitchings & Co., New York, honorable mention for exhibit of boilers, noting sim- plicity of construction and ease of opera- tion. Thomas Weathered's Sons, New York, highly commended for exhibit of models of their apparatus, showing improve- ment and ease of operation. MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS. Edwards & Docker, Phila., certificate of merit for paper folding boxes for cut flowers. D. B. Long, Buffalo, certificate of merit for photographs of floral arrangements. J. Horace McFarland Co., Harrisburg, Pa., highly commended for specimens of catalogue work. Frank L. Moore, Chatham, N. J., cer- tificate of merit for his Workeasy buckle for cut flower shippers. Thomas Woodason, Phila., certificate of merit for bellows for distributing in- secticides. C. H. Joosten, New Y'ork, honorable mention for bellows for disti ibuting in- sect powder. Benj. Chase, Derry, N. H., highly com- mended for labels aud plant stakes. Worcester Wire Co.. Worcester, Mass., certificate of merit for wire plant support, especially adapted forstakingcarnations. Same firm highl3' commended for cheap wire nipper. James R. Wotherspoon, Ph!la., highly commended for collection of well made watering pot? . Mr. McFarland made his promised in- teresting exhibit, but owing to unavoid- able causes he was detained at home and was unable to attend the convention. American Rose Society, At the annual metting of the .American Rose Society Tuesday evening there was much enthusiasm. All details about which there was difference of opinion have now been settled to the satisfaction of all. The work of the society will be pushed actively along. The officers elected for the ensuing 3'ear were Robt. Craig, president; John H. Taylor, vice-president; H. B. Beatty, secretary; John N. May, treasurer. The president will at once ap- point six members to act with the officers as an executive committee to carry for- ward the work laid out. National Chrysanthemum Society. .\t the meeting of the Chrj'santhcmum Society officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: E. A. Wood, West Newton, Mass., president; E. ('.. Hill, Richmond, Ind., vice-president; Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich., secretary; John N. May, Summit, N. J., treasurer. A motion was carried to appoint a committee of three members in the vicinity of the large centers to examine all new seedlings and sports submitted to their judgment. The flowers to be in the second season's trial, and not less than six blooms of any one variety to be sent to such committee. Boston and New York to Atlantic City. The magnificent new Fall River Line boat the Priscilla was on Sunday even- ing, August 19, the scene of one of those jolly occasions which are always assured when a party of florists and their ladies get together in one company. There have been larger delegations on previous occa- sions, but never a pleasanter one. It was a bright moonlight night, and the cool sea air was enjoyed to the fullest ex- tent, most of the party remaining out on deck until midnight, and indulging in an occasional song under the skillful leader- ship of Elijah Wood and Warren Ewell. The arrival in New York was signalized by one of those characteristic demon- strations on the part of the New York Florists' Club, which have on so many former occasions been experienced by the brethern passing through that hospitable city. As soon as the boat had touched the dock a committee of the New York Club, headed by President O'Mara, made irs appearance, and came aboard lugging enormous boxes and baskets of flowers and smilax, which were quickly arranged on the dining room tables, and the vis- itors were then invited to breakfast with the New York Club. Their comfort had been further provided for in the way of an Annex boat, which vyas ready to con- vey the party directly across the river to the Jersey Central R. R. from the Fall River Line dock. The company aboard the special train from New York to At- lantic City numbered about one hundred and fifty, including a goodly proportion of ladies. On the sides of the cars were banners bearing the inscription in large letters "New York Florists' Club, 1894," and the cars were all liberally decorated inside and out with gladiolus and hydran- geas, lilies and smilax, which had been generously contributed by members for this purpose. Two combination cars furnished abundant accommodations for those who had assumed the pleasant duty of providing refreshment for the inner man, and from the thoroughness of the arrangements and the lavish generosity displayed it was evident that the hand of a fine artist in this line was at the helm. The run to Atlantic City was made in about four hours, nothing happening to mar the full enjoyment of every minute, excepting a woeful accident to a portion of Koffman the smilax king's special sup- plies, but as this worthy exclaimed, "There was still plenty left." Convention Echoes. Overheard at the convention. "Who's that speaking now?" "That's X. He's for business all the time, but I never saw him doing any." Overheard on the Philadelphia train. "What do 1 know about horses? Say, look at here, let me tell you something right now. I bought that horse all alone. He cost me $125 and I sold him for $25. Matter with him? There's nothing the matter with him. A littlecramped in the leg, that was all. That's straight. I'll leave it to Paul if it ain't." 88 The American Florist. Aug. 2S, John Spaulding's remarks on the labor question, and on boys in particular, dur- ing the discussion of the president's ad- dress, brought down the house. The young old gentleman carries his eighty years with wonderful ease. To those complaining of their experiences with tramp gardeners he said: "When you have a good man treat him well, and you won't have so much experience with tramps." The essay by F. Schuyler Matthews was pronounced by all who heard it one of the finest things ever done at a florists' convention. H. A. Dreer kindly furnished all the flowers used by Mr. Matthews to illustrate his remarks. The Philadelphia Ledger had a special correspondent and typewriter in constant attendance at the convention. The Ledger knows what it is about. The delegates from Chicago and the northwest were delayed nearly four hours, being twice blocked by wrecked freight trains. The Bowling Contest. Buffalo won the Philadelphia Club cup for highest three games, the Spaulding cup and the Florists' Exchange banner for the highest score in first game. New York took second for highestthree games, Philadelphia third. Keppler of the New York team took first prize for the highest individual score in one game, and also first for highest score in three games. Leuly of New York took second for indi- vidual score in one game. See full record of scores below. PITTSBURG. 1st 2nd 3rd Total Rememan 142 94- 125 361 Bennett 121 108 116 345 Oesterle 123 106 105 334 Bieler 108 147 105 360 Ludwig 102 93 112 307 Burke 95 92 128 315 Totals 691 640 691 2022 W.4SHINGTON. A. Gude 99 123 126 348 W. F. Gude 141 123 116 380 J. R. Freeman 150 113 163 426 G. W. Oliver 123 164 121 408 W.F.King 137 118 134 389 C.F.Hale 103 123 93 319 Totals 753 764 753 2270 BUFFALO. Mepsted 167 144 147 458 P- Scott 149 147 161 457 Geo. Asmus Ill 130 142 383 H. Bunyard 112 118 156 386 J. Kromerick 154 140 125 419 W.Scott 154.142 140 436 Totals 847 821 871 2539 FL.\TBUSH. D. Y. Mellin 126 135 133 394 G. Bergraann 162 128 119 409 P- Riley 130 162 131 423 A.Zeller 118 135 115 368 S. Sweiser 98 130 149 377 E. Dailledouzc 140 123 131 394 Totals 774 813 778 2365 PHILADKLPHIA. K. Kift 130 118 132 380 G; Craig 130 137 166 433 W.K.Harris 100 123 153 276 Geo. Anderson 107 144 114 365 F.Brown 155 139 145 439 T.Kennedy 134 147 115 396 Totals 756 808 825 2389 SUMMIT, N. J. D. MacRorie 128 123 150 401 H. Troy 83 92 89 264 A. Caham 104 103 117 324 H.J. Ueneman 95 118 116 329 H.Jacobson 108 111 104 313 E. Bourne 91 128 115 334 Totals 609 674 691 1975 NEW VORK. Leuly 153 171 134 458 P. O'Mara 125 119 127 371 Dihm 119 149 158 426 T. Roehrs 132 109 119 360 J. Manda 108 132 163 403 Keppler 133 164 173 470 Totals 770 844 874 2488 ST. LOUIS. Tessou Ill 102 134 347 W. Young 100 119 111 330 Schray 114 144 112 370 C. Young 125 112 127 364 A. Waldbart 110 126 110 346 H. Young 121 123 134 378 Totals 681 726 728 2135 BOSTON. T. A. Cox 136 98 142 376 H. F. Lange 126 108 126 360 W. Ewell 129 112 92 333 E.Welsh 102 106 124 332 W. A. Manda 138 116 16? 421 P. Welsh 136 103 137 375 Totals 766 643 788 2197 CHICAGO. J. S. Wilson 95 113 112 320 Burt Eddv 77 95 70 242 J.T.Anthony 83 114 85 282 J. C. Vaughan 91 87 98 276 A. Newett.-. 61 90 115 266 L.Schiller 105 105 101 311 Totals 512 604 581 1697 The Final Session. Thursday afternoon the proposed bj^- laws which defined more exactly the man- ner in which the funds of the society should be handled were adopted, having been previously read the lequired number of times. Mr. W. R. Smith explained the cause of the absence of Mr. Benj. Durfee of Washington, and the deferred essav on statistics will appear in the printed report when issued. The report of the commit- tee on fire insurance was accepted, and the coramitteecontinued. Mr. W. R. Smith of Washington announced that the bill providing for a charter forthe society had now been passed by Congress, and lacktd only a few formalities before becoming law. The announcement was received with applause, and a vote of thanks was given Mr. Smith for his efforts in securing the national charter. The report of the committee on final resolutions extended the thanks of ths societj' to the several committees of the Florists' Club of Phila- delphia, who had made the stay of the society so pleasant and profitable, men- tioning specially Chairman Ball of the Ladies' Committee, Chairman Westcott of the committee on Bowling Contest, Chairman Burton of the Committee on Shooting tournament, Mr. Craig for his efforts in preparing the yachting cruise and entertainment at the Iron Pier, Vice- President Kift for acting as general utilitj- man and helper to everybodj-, and to the Philadelphia Public Ledger for its excel- lent reports of the proceedings of the society from day to day. This closed the work of the convention. A full account of the various entertainments will appear in next issue. Chrysanthemum Notes. ' The houses of chrysanthemums will from now on demand more and more at- tention, and there will be a large number of small things to be attended to, each one not much in itself, but which in the aggregate will take a great deal of time. The other houses are also beginning to demand attention, and the plants out- doors will soon have to be brought in, so, if you can, it is better to arrange your time and give the chrysanthemum houses an hour or so in the early morning. This is the best time to water them, which will now be required every pli'asant morn- ing and on very warm days if the plants are in shallow benches perhaps again later in the day, but avoid watering in the evening, for you are very apt to lose some of the foliage where it is thick and heavy if the water stands on it over night. But it should never be forgotten that the chrysanthemum is a great feeder and at no time during its growth should it be allowed to become dry, and now, when it is carrying such a heavy growth of foliage and the tips are soft, especial care should be taken to prevent it firom wilting. A little time can be well spent every day looking carefully over the plants. The lower eyes will begin to open and send out shoots as soon as the plants be- gin to bud, and these should be rubbed out as soon as they make their appear- ance, so as to keep all the strength pos- sible in the top of the shoot. The plants must be kept well tied up, and it is a good idea to keep bunches of raffia or string hung up through the house, so that they will be within easy reach, and as you pass through you can stop and tie up any shoot that may need it. Elijah A. Wood. West Newton, Ma«s. To Prevent Rust.— Di.-sohe one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts ot ammonia iu 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 ueedecf.l Add a pint of this solution to a barrelof 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. We are now in the midst of "planting in" the houses, and a few suggestions or rather reminders will be appropriate, even if they are rather antiquated. In taking up carnations there are a number of methods followed; some will i8g4- The American Florist. 89 take them with a ball of earth attached, others shake it all off, and some will sort of "divvy up" between the two extremes. Some growers prefer planting immedi- ately after a rain, others during a dry spell. Whichever one of these methods you have been the most successful with that is the one for you to use. My own experience is to plant in during a dry spell of weather, when the soil is just loose enough to fall off nicely without shaking it, and thus all the roots are pre- served without taking a large useless ball of earth into the houses. Where one does not have too many to plant it is best to wait until the weather is suitable, but for large growers it is not so impor- tant an item; at least not as important as to have them housed at the right time, for they can be handled in the houses ac- cording to their needs. If they have been planted during a rainy spell they will re- quire a heavier shading, and this left on a little longer than if planted during dry weather, when the plants are compara- tively harder and better fitted for trans- planting. For digging use a spading fork, not a shovel, as the digger is less likely to cut roots with a fork. Take boxes deep enough so that the plants when put in will stand up, and not hang over the sides to be all broken up in handling. The digger puts the plants into the boxes at once; these boxes are brought into the house, and the planters plant direct from them, thus avoiding handling the plants and getting them all full of soil and dirty looking; I have seen some ireshly planted houses that looked as if they never would get clean. The soil in the beds or benches, which- ever you use, should be nice and mellow but not too fine, for it is better to have it a little rough than so smooth and nice that it will pack solid the first wat- ering it gets. Have it moist but not wet; it should be in condition to plant either with the hand or a trowel; the latter is preferable to keep the plants clean. In planting make a good sized hole, so that you can spread the roots some; it is a mistake to crowd them into a small hole. See that they are not planted any deeper in the house than they were in the field, and press the soil moderately. Water according to their needs, being careful not to turn the soil into mud, as soil in that condition is almost sure death to car- nations. The houses should have a light shading while you are planting and for a week or two afterwards; any good shading that is not too hard to get off will answer for this. Syringe the plants once or twice a day, but not later than 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon, so that they will be dry by nightfall, and keep a sharp lookout for them xmtil well started; this is a critical period in the life of a forcing carnation, and there is no eve like your own for seeing that they get through it all right. Albert M. Herr. of a cross between Cattleya dolosa and Laeli:... Day ana; thus we have another gem where L. Dayana has played an im- portant part. The sepals and petals are light purple, two inches in length by three-quarters inch broad, equal, slightly recurved; lip open, three lobed, front lobe bright rosy purple with deeper veinings, crest and side lobes darker pur- ple; throat white slightly suffused; column white. Floweringin late July and August, twin flowered and lasting long in perfec- tion. Tnis plant must be grown in a basket hung well to the light in the shadiest and warmest part of the cat- tleya house. Lselio-Cattleya Timora. This rare hy- brid is the result of crossing Cattleya speciosissima with Ltelia Dayana, and the influence of Lalia Dayana is very mani- fest. The habit of plant is intermediate. It is one of the Veitchian gems, and has again proven the value of L. Dayana as a parent. The flowers areabout fourinches across; sepals and petals light rosy pur- ple; sepals two and a half inches by three- quarters inch wide, petals two and a half by one and a half broad, lip long, velvety purple, convolute; side lobes rich purple shaded; throat white slightly suffused rose, with two dark purple lines in the center. The habit of plant dwarf, of good constitution and flowers of great sub- stance, lasting long in good condition, flowering in July and August. It should be grown under same conditions as Maynardi. Coelogyne Sinderiana. A fine species recently introduced, being discovered by Forstermann while collecting for F. San- der in 1886. While the locality has not been divulged, no doubt it is an East Indian species. The plant is of robust habit; pseudo-bulbs over three inches long, ovate and slightly corrugated; leaves oblong, lanceolate, over twenty inches in length by three and a half in breadth; flower spikes produced with the young growth, twelve to fifteen inches long, arching, carrying about eight flow- ers over three and a half inches across; sepals and petals pure white; lip three lolled; the side lobes erect, crisped at the front margin, and streaked with reddish brown on inside; yellow blotch on front crisped part of lobes; intermediate lobe of lip acute, reflexed and undulate, with a rich lemon disc on which are raised six or seven fringed ochreous brown lines. This is indeed a fine introduction and a picturesque plant even out of flower, with its strikingly handsome foliage. Grown in a basket well up to the light it makes its growth immediately after the flower spikes are gone. It should have an intermediate temperature and an abundance of water at the roots while developing the bulbs, after which it should have a season of rest, but should not be allowed to become dry. The spikes will appear about June, when additional i water should be supplied to aid in devel oping the flowers, likewise the future growth of the plant. It is a pleasure to recommend this fine orchid, developing its flowers as it does in late July and August and lasting so long in perfection. It makes a grand companion to C. Sanderae.Cummingiand ocellata maxima, all of which are desir- able summer and autumn blooming Three Gems. Laslio-Cattleya Maynardi. This grand hybrid was introduced about two years ago by F. Sander & Co., and named in honor of their foreman. It is the result kinds. North Baston, Mass. Wm. Robinson. Chicago. The quality of stock is constantly im- proving, although the sudden drop of temperature at night from the heat of the day has caused more or less mildew. Beauties are coming in, in quite large quantities, but very few good flowers are left unsold. The smaller varieties how- ever, do not move as freely. Large quan- tities begin to arrive again from outside points; this stock suffersgreatly in transit at this season of the year, and its only mission seems to be to depress prices on fresh stock. Business continues to show a slowly improving aspect in local circles. Demand from outside points is very slow. The drouth first and now the grass- hoppers are making serious inroads on the carnation fields. Quite a number of growers are beginning to bench their stock, although the date is early this seems to be the best course to check this evil. Rust has made its appearance in a number of fields, and Silver Spray, the same as last year, appears to be the worst sufferer. Violets have made a rather poor growth, but are onthe whole fairly free from the disease so far. O. J. Friedman has again taken posses- sion of his store on the corner of Michigan avenue and Jackson street. The store fronts on both streets have been remod- eled. This in addition to new and hand- some furniture throughout makes the place a very attractive one. C. Paasch of 224 Clybourn avenue has bought out the establishment of Mr. Schindler of 39 Marion Place. Among recent visitors were Mr. F. R. Pierson of Tarrytown, N. Y., and Mr. Wm. Clark of Colorado Springs, Col. Crawfordsville, Ind. — Premiums to the value of about $150 will be awarded at the chrysanthemum show to be held next November. Toronto. It is doubtful if this city will send any representative to the S. A. F. convention at Atlantic City, a statement which I much regret having to make. Tbisis not from any lack of will, the spirit is willing (very much so) but is rather I expect ow- ing to the extremely stringent state of the money market just now. Thereiscon- siderable guessing as to who will be chosen for president for the coming year, and nearly all the guessers seem to light on a man residing about 50 miles from Toronto, one who is very popular in this part of the country. Nous verrons. The weather still keeps very dry, not a drop during this last week, leaves are fall- ing off some of the trees; the hose has to be kept going constantly, but after all a good rain could do more good in half an hour on an acre or two of grass than the hose would in two days. Serious opposition is threatened in the banana trade. The Normal School have a bunch with about five dozen very fine pods, and several other places about town are also raising them. It is proposed that a member of the association out of employ- ment should start a stall for the sale thereof, advertising them as follows "encourage home products" "Canadian grown," "Our own make" etc., etc. Harry Slight still holds the fort at his old stand on Yonge street, in spite of all reverses, I have been unable to get at how the business was worked. The lily ponds at the Central Prison and Reser- voir Park are now in their full glory and attract much attention. E. Winona, Minn.— W. E. Smith, who was formerly in the business here, has decided to enter the trade again, and is building on Main and Sarnia streets. His estab- lishment will be known as the Southside Greenhouse. 90 The American Florist. ^^g' 25, St. Paul, Minn. Good flowers continue scarce and any sudden call for any considerable quantity, especially in white, finds everyone "sold out." Sales, however, have been light. The cut of roses is better both in qual- ity and quantity. Some very nice Perle, La France, Meteor, Kaiserin, Albany and Brides are seen. Asters are also coming into bloom and meet with ready sale at cheap prices. Sweet peas still are being offered, but unless a soaking rain comes soon they will dry up entirely. The flower beds at Como Park are now looking fine. Several larg;e beds of Mrs. Beardsley geraniums in full bloom bear witness to the excellecce of that most beautiful variety. The cannas are now in full bloom. Mme. Crozy, Florence Vaughan, Chas. Henderson, A. Bouvier and other large flowering varieties are among the most attractive plants to be seen. J. C. Fleischer & Son are tearing down their houses, closing out their stock and embarking in the poultry business Their friends in the trade wish them success in their venture. L. L. May & Co. have commenced the erection of three new houses, each 12x160 feet in dimensions, to be built with the short span to the south. This will add some 7,000 square feet of glass to their range and give them one of the finest plants in the state. E. F. Lemke is putting the finishing touches to his new houses, he having added some 7,000 ieet of glass to his ex- tensive range. The new houses are well arranged and perfect in detail. Felix. Mr. W. Hugh Gower, widely known in the orchid world, died at Tooting, En- gland, July 30. Mr. Gower was a fre- quent contributor to English gardening literature, being an especial authority on orchids and tropical ferns. He was for a long time at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; latterly with Messrs. Williams at HoUoway. Mr. Gower was in his 60th year. J. G. GAMMAGE. It is with the deepest feeling of regret that we report the death of Mr. J. G. Gammage, junior member of the firm of J. Gammage & Sons, London, Ont., who died at the family residence on August 5, at the age of 29. The deceased was of a studious disposition, and won many friends, who deeply regret his dfmise. The family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. News Items. Subscribers a re requested to report to us any- thing of trade interest that may take place in their vicinity. Where they happen to be nearer to the following points notes may be forwarded to our correspondents there, the name and address of each being given oelow: New York and Boston.— W. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston. Philadklphia.— Robert Kifl, 1725 Chestnut St. Chicago.— Office of publication. St. Lodis.— Robert K. Tesson, West Forest Park. Washington.— C. Leslie Reynolds, U. S. Bot- anic Garden. Toronto —A. H. Ewing. 8.5 Carlton St. Baltimorf,.— Wm. McRoberts, Jr., 301 W. Madi- son St. Buffalo. —Wm. Scott, 479 Main St. Pittsburg. — A. J. Hdmonds. \^ Dithridgc St. Denver.— H. H. Given, Cor. Lincoln and Ala- meda Sts. Milwaukee.— C. B. Whitnall, 4.1.S Milwaukee St. Cleveland.— L. F. Darnell, 101 Euclid Ave. Cincinnati — E. G. Gillett, 131 Walnuc St. Indianapolis — W. G. Bertermann, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave. Hail flssoGialion ReDort. SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Florists' Hail Association now consists of 574 members in ^ood standing, and the risks in force on August 1st, 1894, are equivalent to a single risk upon 6.653,695 square feet of glass, divided as follows: On single strength glass". 2.218,169 square feet; on doiihlt^ strength. 3,163.388 square feet. Extra half, 74. :295 single and 17,443 double; extra whole. 408,045 single and 739,735 square feet of double strength glass. 10.403 feet of single thick, and 1,666 feet of double thick was broken by hail during the past venr, being a trifle over one out of every 213 square feet of single, and one out of every '1.899 feet of double insured. Tlie total cash balance in the Treasurer's hands is $5,200.15; this, together with $3,000 in securities invested for the Reserve Fund, makes the total assets $8,300.15, against which there were no liabil- itips on August '1st, 1894. Of the cash balance, $4,560.60 belongs to the Assessment Fund, and $6:^9.55 to tht* Rfserve B'^und. Owing to the depletion of funds by the disas- trous losses of last year, it was necessary to levy the 5th assessment on May 1st, 1894, which, not- withstanding the prevailing business depression, was rt^sponded to by a greater percentage of mem- bf Treasurer Hunt upon the eve of the levy of this assessment was especially unfortunate, but by prompt action on the part of the officers and directors, the business of the Association was transacted with trilling delay, thereby in an en- tirely unexpi'<'te jjrinting receipts . liy advertising annual mcelitig (.Vmerican Florist^ By advertising nnnual meeting "(Florists' Exchange) . . Hv advertising annual reports "(American Florist) IJy 500 certificates li\ 200 orders on treasurer . . \\\ membership in Protective As- sociation By 600 letterheads . . . By advertisement, I year, Amer- ican Florist . 25.48 liv expenses of M. A. Hunt to Chicago ..... 9.00 By stamped envelopes, printing 8.25 Bv amount returned to Bradford "Rosery . :^.50 liv filing certificate with See. of State of X. .1. . . . . 1.00 Bv filiug record with See, of Slate 'ofN..). . . 20.fH) By L.'iOOiippliealions H.25 l{\' :id\ eri iseiiieiit. 6 months. W^- "risls" I'Xehange . , . 6.75 B\ 650 a.ssessnieiil lilanks . . . . 4.00 Bv IJXIOenVelopi'S 3.25 Bv l.OUO .-ippliraiions 7.75 By ICllis Bros . Keeue. N. H.. loss II 01 B'v R. E. Nnci', Roversford. Pa., "loss 10.25 Bv Henrv Krucke, St. Piiul, "Minn., loss , . . . 18.30 By Fred Burki. Beilevue, Pa., loss 47.76 Bv mortgage, reservi* I'und in- VeslUllMlt 500.(X) treasurer's statement fkoji mat 1st, receipts. Received from McKean it Co.. account of M. A. Hunt $1,497.84 Received from McKean A Co., account of J. M. Jordan, being funds received by the president 516.90 Received by treasurer for rein- surance . 9.94 Received by treasurer from all other sources 4,241.00 Total $6,265.68 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid Chapin Bros., Lincoln, Ne- braska, I6th street houses. . . \ Paid Chapin Bros., Lincoln, Ne- braska, Union College houses Paid Hackensack Republican, 500 postal notices Paid expressage on treasurer's books and papers . . . Paid Stamm it Clare. Hutchin- son, Kans., loss Paid Emma Killenberger, Fort Dodge, Iowa, loss Paid Langdon &. Belt. Sterling, 111, loss . . Paid P. M. Pennock, Charles- town, W. Va.. loss Paid expressage on blanks and treasurer's vouchers Paid J. C. Willis, East Roches- ter, O., loss Paid 500 proofs of loss . Paid 100 warrants . . Paid over remittance, amount re- turned . . Paid 1,000 envelopes. . . . Paid circulars . . Paid J. M. Jordan, president, ex- penses to Terre Haute, postage, expressage, etc. . . . Paid Sugust Mining, East St. Louis, loss Paid Ella Campbell Wilson. Cleveland. Ohio, loss . . Paid 150 note circulars Paid P. Hahman, Phila , loss Paid C. V. Evans. Kearney. Neb.. loss Paid J. P. Corn, Jr.. Lexington. Mo., loss Paid Chas. P. Mueller. Wichita. Kans , loss ... Paid S. D. Bradford. Colorado Springs, loss Paid Fred Ehrbarr, Cleveland. Ohio, loss . . ... Paid W. H. Culp &. Co., Wichita. Kans., loss Paid estate of M. A. Hunt, salary as treasurer Paid C E. Kern, Kansas City, Mo., loss Paid 500 letter circulars. 300 note circulars and 100 noteheads . . Paid Frank Luce, Ashtabula, O., loss . . ... . . Paid Mrs. S. E. Luther. Law- rence, Kans.. loss . . Paid J. S. ^Morris, Glen. Kan., loss Paid Steinhauser A Eagle. Pitts- burg. Kans., loss Paid Florists' Exchange, adver- tisement. 6 months . , . Paid Wm. Clark. Colorado Springs, Colo., loss , . Paid The Heite Floral Co.. Kan- sas City. Mo., loss Paid Jennie E. Keeling, Canton, ni.,loss ... Paid A. J. it S. M. McCarty, Canton. III.. loss ... Paid J. M, Jordan, salarv as pres- ident, 1894 . . Paid John G. Esler, salary as secretary. 1894 .... Paid John G. Esler, salary as treasurer. May 1st to August 1st, 1894 ■ . . . . Paid John G. Esler. for postage. Sec. and Treas. .... 1894. 43.50 35.60 7.00 1.45 11.53 16.74 39.25 6.70 1.25 27.45 10.75 1.50 3.00 .50 18.10 30.80 18.19 3.75 11.07 8.78 45.38 5.81 43.60 37.75 4.50 30.00 5 8.37 1400 123.96 4 58 14.67 4.69 6.50 7.30 13.88 4.00 10.25 30.00 250.00 12.50 45.50 $1,065.53 $5,200.15 $6,265.68 The reserve rmid investment consists of: No. I. One 5 pel- cent Lake View bond for . $ 500 No. 2. One 4 per cent City of Chicago bond for .... 500 No. 3. Two 5 per cent County of DuPngf^ bond for $500 each I 000 No. 4. One 414 per cent Village of Evanston bond for . . . -'OO No. 5. Ones percent mortgage note of Isa- bell Pearce. of Terre Haute. Ind. 500 $3,000 And 6 moMlhs" unenllected interest upon bonds Xos. 1. 3. 3 a nd 4. .\nd mortgage note. -lOIlN G. ESLER. Treasurer. Balauee in l>ank . i8g4' The American Florist. 91 Cleveland. The hot dry weather is of unusual dur- ation this summer and some stocks have shortened up considerable. Sweet peas are very poor where city water is not available. Graham & Son are cutting some very good pink and white with long stems. The asters coming in are good, bad and indifferent. Some growers report almost a total failure with this flower. But there is one flower that does thrive in the continued heat and drouth, the geranium beds never looked finer and are one mass of bloom. Notwithstanding the dullest season the florists have had in years there is consid- erable glass being added throughout the city. The Williams- Wilson Co., on Eddy Road, will add five additional houses, 150x18. These new houses will be planted with roses, carnations and violets. One large bed of chrysanthemums out doors will have a house built over it and the plants left as they are. J. W.Heiser, East Cleveland village, has added five houses, one 30x100 for chrys- anthemums, two 18x100 for roses, another the same size for palms and dec- orative plants, and one 12x93 forviolets. They are also adding another large boiler. Mr. P. H. Moritz, who is in charge, was complaining of the scarcity of water, which will soon be remedied, as they are building a reservoir on the hill back of the houses with some two thou- sand barrels capacity. The glass used in the new houses is 18x24 and is from one of the World's Fair buildings. The sash that it came in has been sawed in equal lengths to make walks through the houses. Congratulations are in order. Charles Erhart, our popular Erie street florist, has taken unto himself a wife. He was married on the 15th inst., and took a bridal tour to Buff'alo, Niagara Falls and the East. .\Ithough Mr. Erhart is one of the junior members of the craft he has hosts of friends among the trade who will wish him much happiness. L. F. D. Danville, III.— John Willius, formerly with Frank B. Smith, has rented the greenhouses belonging to Nickolaus Ad- miral, and will carry on the business. South Have.\, Mich— The State Hor- ticultural Society will meet here August 21-23. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at tbe rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTKD-By practical florist. Ger- man, slnKle, ase i(7: first class references. Address H 1*. care American Florlsl. SITUATION WANTKD— As florist, by married man. State waj-'es. Address J. Lee. (127 Oak St , Kalamazoo, Mich. SITUATION WANTED— Well up In irronlni: roses, cut flowers and general stock: age^lO; eood refer- ences. K G. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— iy florist: H years experl ence; private or commercial: age 20. Uest of ref- erences. K.MIL SMITH, TlW. E.Green St , IjOulsvllle, Ky. SITUATION WANTED— By Hrst class storeman; can take full cliarKe of saine; 1.) years" experience. Perfect decorator, designer and salesman. Address I>. Zl.MEULE, Sun Francisco. Cal. SITUATION WANTEI)-By a young man 17 years old to lenrn the florist business; has some experi- ence In small greenhouse. .lAMES S. Fuv, Lltltz, Lancaster Co.. Pa. SITUATION WANTED -By flnrlst; German: 10 years' experience In growing roses, carnations, violets and mums. Best of references. Address E U S, care American 1? lorlst. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED - Commercial or private: age 112, single, American: 8 years' experience; good references. Near Chicago preferred. Lock Bo.x 215, Oval City. Stark Co., Ohio. SITUATION WANTED— Ry competent. single florist and gardener; well posted. Please give full par- ticulars In answer. Address W.M. B. K., 7'2ll Spring Garden St., Phlla., Pa. SITUATION WANTED — By a flrst-class German gardener Sept. 1 : l*i years" experience. Either private or commercial place Address M S, care Mr. B.iettlcher 10-19 N. Clark St.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTEI>— As foreman on a commer- cial place, where a flrst-class wholesale or retail business Is done. Life experience In the trade. Ad- dress C M 1'35. care of A. Helen. Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical grower of 12 years' experience. Well posted In all branches. Has had charge of private and commercial place; best of recommendation. Please state particulars. Gruwek, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By thorough experienced and practical glazier and painter In a good firm; has good knowledge of carpentering and packing, and would flll up time In any capacity: state wages. D W, box 40, East Cleveland, Ohio. tllTUATION WANTED-By a young German florist, io commercial or private: 7 years* experience in forc- ing of butbs and growing of palms. Can furnish good reference. Address Rich. Koenk:. 17 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. SITUATION WANTED— Bj young man with 8 years' experience in growing cut flowers and a general line of plants, t^rst-class designer and decorator. Best of references. Address C B K, ;117 N. Vermilion St., Danville, 111. SITl'ATU)N WANTED -"\'oimg man with some ex periencc in ureentiuuse and cut flower work would like to engage with flrst-class florist to advance further. Central or South preferred. Address ANXlot'S, care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By Sept. 1st or 15th. by boy of 21. as bookkeeper and general assistant In greenhouse or store; also designer: acquainted with names, culture, etc. ; have had experience. Good ref erences. AdMrcss Bov, care American Florist. SITITATION WANTED— By a practical florist, fully posted on all the requisites of commeiclal places. Including the nurseries, general propagation, etc : wishes situation where executive ability and experi- ence is required. For particulars address FLOKAL, care American Florlsl, 81TUAT10N WANTED-By a Scotchman as gar- dener nd florist: will take entire charge of a gen- tleman's place; has been superintendent to J. B. Pace, Esq , of Richmond, ^'a.. for the pa8t:J years; am mar- ried, wife and one child, age :-c^ years; will be obliged to any seedsman or florist If he can help me get a good situation. Address W. A. Forsyth, Supt. to .1. B. Pace, Keswick, Albemarle Co.. Va. W WANTED— Girdener and florist for private preen- iKuiae and yrounds. Address J. C. Eastox. La Crosse, Wis. W TANTED— One No. IH or IT THtchlnes boiler, sec- ond band; must be In pood condition and cheap. C. W. DE Pauw. New Albany. Ind. WANTED— A young man experienced in frrowlnp: roses, carnations and a general stock, also good desljiner and decorator; must have A No. 1 references and not afraid of work; one with a small capital pre- ferred; one capable ot taking entire charge. Chance of a llfetlnie for rigbt man. Address Palms, care American Florist. lOR SALE~TwoV*-sectlon Carmodv boilers, cheap. Geo. SurSTER, Elgin, 111. lOK SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about J75. Vaughan's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. F F OKSALE— Double "Florida" steam boiler No. SI; good as new; a great bargain. Address A. S. EwiNG, Chlllicothe. Ohio. ]10U SALE OR RENT— (Tieenhouse, 2000 square ft. ' glass. For particulars Inquire of Thko Noehi.e. Green Bny. Wis. OR SALE OR RENT-15.000 or 30.000 square ft. of glass. For particulars Inquire of A. T. Jackson. Station X, Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— A flrsl-clasa florist business In a thriving town of lii.OOO Inhabitants. Forpartic- ulars address Wisconsin, care Am. Florist. FOR SALB— No. 5 Scollay boiler. used only 3 winters, all In good conditl m; reason for st-Hlng. having put In 40-horse steam boiler: price on applicntlon. J. E. Kelthol'SEN. Schenectady. N. Y. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to %\Vo. Vaughan's Seed stuue. Uti & M8 West Washington St., Chicago. tpoR SALE -Flower store with greenhouse: best ' location In cllv: well established, in refined neiglt- borhood. Going out of city. Must sell at once. Ad- dress STOiiE. care American Florist. IpOH SALE Complete flie Am. Florist. It Vols. 5 ' bound and 1 binder; also 1 IL'-H. P. upright boiler. I.IHXI feet I-lnch pipe. -'Ouyxt; sashes. 1.200 lUxl2 lights of glass. WM. H. Baknks. Box 845. Independence. Kans. FOR SALE-In northern Indiana, greenhouse plant of 5.fi00 feet of glas^ in greenhouses and sash. \% acres land, good general »iuck of plants, roses, carna- tions and chryBunthcmums: greenhouses and house heated with steam. Indiana care Am i? lorlst. Greenhouse plant 7 miles from center of Chlcajgo In one of Us finest suburbs; 3 houses 5t;xll, one 120x20. Hot water; established all-round retail trade; good winter stock. Ix>ng house and ground lease, or wlU sell entire. A great bargain. Address Box 10. care American Florist. FOR SALE OR RENT. Two large greenhouses 100 feet long by IS feet wide. containing 5UUU feet of glass; built two years ago. with all modern Improvements, by the late John F. Nltter- house. practical florist. Greenhouses situated J^ mile from town; convenient to two railroads, and stocked with roses, carnations, etc. Possession given Oct. Ist. For further particulars address MRS. S.J. NiTTEKHOUSE. Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa. For Sale or Rent. One of the largest and most successful plants in the State of Ohio, consisting of about 50,000 feet of glass, with three or six acres of 5ne land; houses all in the best of order, and as good as new; adapted to cut flowers. Reasons for selling, the increasing demand for the Standard "Ventilating Machines demands more of mv time than I can possibly give it and run the florist business. For particulars address E. HIPPAKD, Younirstown, Ohio. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc, lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st, For particulars address l. R. MUNN. station C, Brooklyn, N, Y. FRITZ KLEIN. Who can give me any information in regard to Fritz Klein, gardener, of Naurod, near Wies- baden, Germany? The last was heard of him at Boston in the year 1873; since then he was not heard of. Information about him will kindly be sent to. MR. F. SEULBERGER. Seedsman and Florist, 509, 511 & 513 Seventh St., Oakland. Cal. FOR SALE. A VALUABLE 28-ACRE FARM, WITH GREENHOUSE AND LARGE AND PROFITABLE TRADE ESTABLISHED. The residence of the late Mr. E. G. Bridge, de- lightfully situated on Washington St., in the city of Woburn. The buildings consist of a small two- story house of ti rooms, with shed and storeroom connected; house is painted, blinded and in per- fect order, supplied with city water; good barn, with cellar, hennery, ice house, shed and silo buildings. FIRST-CLASS MODERN STYLE GREENHOUSE. 12.5x20 feet, built in the most approved style, with large boiler and hot water connections, and the foundations ready for another large house. The grounds are stocked with 5,000 of the choic- est kinds of Pinks. Also Asters, Roses, Shrubs and Hardy Plants (for which there is large orders for future delivery), and the trade can be doubled n one year. The land is beautifully situated, commandi"g a large street frontage, suitable for building lots, and has fruits of all kinds, shade trees, and Electric Line to pass the property; a large amount of choice white "Pinks" are being sold every day. OVER $3000 HAVE BEEN EXPENDED on the greenhouses and Plants m order to make it the leading place of its class in the county. Owing to the sudden death of the late owner, we offer this entire property tor 56,000. J. L. NASON & CO., 21 School St., BOSTON. MASS. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. You will benetit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 92 The American Florist. Aug. 25, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 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 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 remembe it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Monday to secure insertion in the issue for the folluwing Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Atlantic City, N. J.— Trade exhibition Society of American Florists. G. C. Watson, Sup't of exhibition, 1025 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Lenox, Mass.. Sept. 4-6. Annual exhibition Lenox Uort. Society. A. H. Wingett, Sec'y. Boston, Sept. 5-6. Annual exhibition of plants and flowers Mass. Hort. Society. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Cbrysauthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. * W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Newport, R. L, Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hall. PiTTSFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'v, 103 Howard St., Pittsfield. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y. 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis, "Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. \V. G. Ber- termann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. .Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nanz. Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y. L.B. 375, So. Denver, Colo. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. \V. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal, Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y. 62 AylmerSt. Baltimore, Nov. 12-17, Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wni, Mc- Roberts, Jr., Sec'y, 304 \V. Madison St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Toronto. Ont., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. 11. Ewing. Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Springfield, Mass., Nov, , Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 23 John St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee F'lorists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor by supplying dates us soon as decided upon. We shall be glad to know of any further shows decided upon and not included in our list, ovpu if exact date is not vet determined.] ROSES FOR FORCING. Extra strong 3-incli Brides, Mermets, Hostes and Perles Fine Bridesmaid and Beauty in 2!4-inch deep rose pots. All at |5.00 per 100 Honest sam- ples sent at same price. W. J. & M. S. VESEY, »» T!\?;"ra7nn;;.. Primula Chinensis. Fine, healthy plants, .S^-inch pots, best varieties. 88.00 per 100; 2}4-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. Carnations. WE ARE MAKING A SUMMER HIT! Try us on Cxit: FT'io^wers and see if we cannot substantiate our claim. Best Stock for Least Aloneu ! ^* *Mp RememDer our Gtioice flnierican Beauties ! Carefully packed to ship to any part of the country. SI "VVeit3£i.sl-i. -A.-vean.vs.e, CHICA.OO. "It's easy to get a picture of a floral piece taken, and don't cost much either." This has been told us very many times. A trial shows quite different. The conceded perfection so notice- able in Long's Florists' Photographs was achieved only by wearisome, energetic attempts spread over a long period of efifort, and entailing much expense. Catalogue to be had of DANX B. LONG, FuUishBT, BnflFalo, N. Y., CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with. First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. NOTHING CAN EQUAL FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS HAHUS. CUT STRINGS s to iz feet long, so cts. Shipped in larg^e or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- erraph or telephone. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'm 'prairie' FOLDINEFLOmR BOX. fOR EUT FLOWERS. FOLDING PAPEK BOXES for GUT Mowers. Made ir.Jiu rn'itvv, Matillhi llra'd. Strawboard. Ship- ped fiat, packed llkj In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts.. CHICAQO. Tei,e['hone Main 4718. Mention American Florist. Keady Scpteniljer: C.mce Wilder, $6 per 100; Daybreak, 87 per 100. Strong, heaUhy plants. W. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. When writing mention the American ("lorist. Mention American KlurUt H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4.TH AND Walnut Streets, W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 14-02 PINE STREET. (Successor to ELXISON & KUEHN), ^jt^ WHOLESALE ^€# 1122 mTK STUEET, (S^. l^ot;i.l on " Beauty ^■2Sf'?SS Carnations ■: .60® 1.00 perlOOO $3.00®$5.00 Valley ^. I'SSt f-S?, Harrtsll f-§Sf 9m Auratum ;;,--.4iVnk'-*°® ^■'" Sweet peas, per 100 bunches 50c@$1.0O Asters per 100 bunches 50@1.00 ^. ^^ „ ^ Rmllax b.OO® G.UO A^^araCTS. -^-^^Z Adlantum 'O® 1-™ BOSTON. Aug. 18. Roses, Nlphetos. Gontler MS® 5ffi ■■ Perle, Sunset J-OOf f,-^ Bride, Mermet ^'SS^ ''SV Carnations -25® ■'« Harrtsll 0.00® 8.00 Lily of the valley * f' Sweet peas -'o Asters , ?^.,-S Gladiolus l-"*'®;'-?" White Japan lilies -O" Adlantum ,« nvs.Ann Smllax ^•''''®^-nS Asparagus ^-^ PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18. Koses, small 2. 00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 •• BelStili. : '*?Sf'?S Carnations »*» J-gj] smiiax ■■'■.'.'.■.■.■.■.■:;!.".■!:.'!.''■■.■;. !.'!i;.'..".''-ii)-M'®i2'ai A flDB.rQ.dl8 ■•• • 0*-' ' ^^ Harrtsll Uiie's'.'.'.".'.'.'. 4.00® 6.00 Sweet peas •"" Cornflower o-'S^'^ Cattleyas ^-S^-Sn Adlantum '°® ^■'■" CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Roses. La France. Meteor J-,'iif,--,'S •■ Beauty § ^'5Sn Kalserin o.OO® 4 00 General assortment, per 1000. .f6®II0 Carnations, long ■•?Slt-/nn fancies 1.50® i. 00 Auratum lilies 6.W® 8 00 Asters ■"" Sweet Peas 1"® ^ ST. Louis, Aug. 20. , 2.00® 3.00 2.00® 3.00 . 2.00® 3.0O . 3.00® 3.00 6.00®16.00 , .15® .25 .50® .75 .50 1.26 .50 18. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos, Wootton, Bride, Mermet, Bridesmaids. Meteors La France, Albany, Hoste.. Beauty — Sweetpeas JJ» Carnations, long -SUC! " short Adlantum Hollyhocks, asters — BUFFALO, Aug. Roses, Beauties 'S-SSil'MS Mermet. Bride, 3.00® 4.00 Perles f"» Gontler, Hoste -c^ Y'ffi Carnations onXf.o ff^ Auratum lilies I'S'??^ LunclioUum lilies (outdoor) 3.0O® o.oo Gladiolus -60 Sweet peas ,, *i{ VaUey f-^" Asters ■ ]■'" Adlantum = rna,mM Smllax '^■'''®?n'm Asparagus ■ (xl.uu GEORGE ft. SUTttERLflND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -VXTHOIvESA-rvE. 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Age nt for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. TJ DIRECTORY For 1894 IS NOW READY. Price $2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. FOR HIGH CLASS SUMMER TRADE. THE LEADING FAVORITES. American Beaut y, Meteor , La France , KnA all other desirable roses, (jrown espe- cially tor summer shipping to sea- side and mountain resorts. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28tb St., NEW YORK. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily if lYalley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, • WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on appncation. Mention American Florist Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WHOLE8SLE1FLORI8T. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Frice list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN QuT* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Mention Anaerlcan Florist. MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Excliange, NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street. NE^?V YORK CITY. Established 1 879 SAMCEl S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist. 94 The American Florist. ^^g' 25, Hfte ^e,fik Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASS0CIAT10^. D. I. BusHXELL, St. Louis, president; S. B. Brigqs, Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. UON, 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Robert Boist is in Europe. Mr. John Buckbee was in Holland August Isc. Bulbs and seedsmen's trade displays •were well arranged at Atlantic City. The prices of mixed hyacinths have advanced in Holland. Tulips are still plenty. Western prices on onion sets seem to start in low. The eastern crop is reported a fair one. DuBUQDE, Iowa — W. A. Harkett is making extensive improvements on his place at Hill and W. 5th street. Mr. Wm. F. Dreer took an active part in the Atlantic City convention. Mr. Z. De Forest Ely also did good committee service. Elizabeth, N.J. — Henry Doe, iheoldest nurseryman and florist in Elizabeth, died at his home in that city August 12. Mr. Doe, who was 69 years old, had been en- gaged in the business for 49 years. He leaves a widow and five children. Smilax Plants ^ heap. Out of 2 and S-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address ^RED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist, Wyoming Co., ATTICA, N.Y. Hybrid Gypripediums FOR SALE CHEAP. Good plants of C. Schroederje, C. Sedeni candidulum, C. amandum, C. lo, C. Har- risianum Pitcherianum, C. Melanophthal- mum, C. oenanthum, C. Prsestans, C. chlorops, and other choice varieties, 24 plants. Will sell the lot CHEAP. Also 100 well colored Pandanus Veitchii, averaging about 10 in. |30. For partic- ulars, write JOS. NEWSHAM, care CHAS. EBLE, Florist, 9 Barronne St., New Orleans, La. VAUGHAN'S INTERNATIONAL" Pansies. ROSES, Extra Cheap TO MAKE ROOM. From 3-inch pots, $5.00. We will offer for the NEXT FEW WEEKS some of the best Roses in cultivation. Sunsets, Niphetos, Duchess of Albany, La France, > ^^^^ 2>^-inch Soupert, I pots, $3.50. White La Franca, ^ ^ Brides, Gontiers, Meteor, Bridesmaid, Perles, Ulrlch Brunner, Am. Beauties, 2>^-in. |5.00; 3-in. $6 00 Satisfaction guaranteed. Wholesale Catalogue ^Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVU-LE, KY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Itivati \ i Put up, named and sold by us for the past four years, from the best strains produced in Europe and America. It is generally admitted that we have had the nnest show of Pan- sies on the grounds of the World's Columbian Exposition, and for these we received the only award for mixed Pansies. No other firm is authorized to offer our Vaughan's International Mixture, and those using this name to sell other mixtures, are "imitators." The genuine can be had in our packages only. The new crop seed secured in Europe this season by one of our firm is no w in our stores, and orders can be filled immediately from New York or Chicago. Trade pkt. 50c; H oz. $1.50; 02. $10.00. Also VAUGHAN'S GIANT MIXTURE. Js oz. 60c;oz.S1.00 TRIMARDEAU IMPROVED, K oz. $100; oz. $3.50 CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING, oz. Sl.OO. J. C. VAUGHAN, IVe^w" "iTorli:: 26 Barcfay Street. P. O. Box 688. Mention American FloriBt. 5,000,000 FREESIAS Diiu CIDCT UAUn We wUl deliver Freesla Bulbs, DUjlinol nAnUi all charges for transportation paid, as follows: 3-8 to 3-4 inch per 1000, $4.00 1-4 to 5-8 inch per 1000, $3.00 Liberal discount on larger lots. Send for our price list. Order NOW your Japan Bulbs, Longlllorum. Aura- tums. Rubrums, Albums, we are Headquarters. We are the ONLY FIRM In the U. S. who guaran- tee you SOUND BULBS delivered. Address all communlcailons to H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American Klorlsl. WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON. Seed MerchantB and (Iroweri*. 114 Chambers Street. NKW YOKK. HulS6DosGti Bromers, OVERVEEN, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Bulbs m Plants We are now prepared to quote lowest possible prices for next July, Aug- ust and September delivery. Illustrated Wholesale Catalogues on application. HULSEBOSCfl BROS., ENGLEWOOD, N. J. YOUNG PALMS FOR FLORISTS' USE CHKAF TO MAKE ROOM. Size pots. Height. Per 100 Kentia Belmoreana S-lncli 13 to l.") In. fJO OO Forsterlana 3-Inch 12 to 3U In. 20.0O-3.'>.00 Areca Bauerl S-lnch 18to241n. 2.').0O Seaforthla elegans 3-Inch IS to 24 In. 20.00 Phoenix recjinata 3-lnch 8 to 10 In. 20.00 Pandanus utllls 2J^-ln. StolOln. L'j.OO All stuck Is In healthy condition and ready for shifting on. 50 at 100 rates. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES. Minneapolis, Minn. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ONION SEED. CROP 1894. Prices for New Crop -made on Application. COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 SanBome .Street, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 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 directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. i8g4. The American Florist. 95 ZIRNGIEBEL GIANT PANSIES. Owing to favorable weather, have been magni- ficent this season. Never befoie have we ob- tained such size and colors; and as usual, wher- ever exhibited, have eclipsed everything else, re- ceiving also the most flattering testimonials from the leading florists and seedsmen all over the country. New seed ready now of both the Giant Market and Giant Fancy in trade packets of 2,000 and 500 seeds respectively at one dollar each, with practi- cal directions for growing pansies. PLANTS GIANT MARKET GIANT FANCY READY NOW: . . $5.00 per 1000 20.00 per 1000 DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, . . . NEEDHAM, MASS. PANSIES. . . Every Grower Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Between Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st I will have a MILLION or more plants to sell. They can not be offered in competition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense, $5.00 per 1000. Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. An honest sam^jle of the plants will be mailed you on receipt often cents, and terms are absolutely cash in advance. ALBERT M. HERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Pansy* Seed. The JENNINGS STRAIN of high grade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with special care from only the very finest variellee and (warranted) first-class in every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of PansieB. Grand colors mixed, pltt., 1500 seed. $1 .IX): loz.i8.00. The Jennings Strain, finest mixed, pkt. $1.0C atwut 2600 seed: 1 oz.$ti.OO: 3oz8-$lo.OO. No sttim mllli in this strain. (They are just as good as 1 can make 'em>. To my old patrons 1 would say they are a big improve- ment over last season— more variety and finer colors. The best strain for florists either for winter bloom or spring sales: all large flowering. Black I>r. Faust, finest pkt„ 2500 seed, $1.00 Finest Yellow, black eye •' " 1.00 P»ure White, the best " '■ 1.00 Victoria, bright red pkt. 1000 seed, 1.00 All my own growth of 1891. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Please send money orders or reiilstered letter. Cash with order. Address E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 2.54. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Roemer's Superb Prize Pansies. The finest Htraln of Panstes In the World. Introducer and Grower of all the leading No velties. ♦ Cataloifue free on application. ♦ FRED ROEMER. SEED GROWER, \ gilKULINBUKG, GEKMANV. for iuiiuediate delivery: FIRST QUALITY LILY Of the VALLEY, MKKLIX I'IPS, from cold aloraKe. C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coentles Slip, NKW YORK. IMPORTER OF BULBS AND PLANTS. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand collection of giant flowering varieties, very large, of perfect form, and choice colors; carefully selected; better seed plants this year than ever; re- ceive very high praise from my customers: no finer strain offered anywhere; florists should sow of it. Trade pkt., 500 seeds, :i5c: 'S pkta. tiOc; ti pkts. f 1.00. A pkt. of the new Monkey Face pansy with every II order. JOHN F. KUFP, Shiremanstown, Pa. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. DECORATIVE PLANTS. Special offer of varieties and sizes that can be supplied in large quantities and are of exceptional good value. . $ 1.50 per dozen; 8 12.00 per 100 12.00 " 100.00 ARECA LUTESCENS. 3-inch pots, 12 to 15 inches high. . . 6-inch pots, 24 inches high, 3 plants in a pot SPECIMEN PLANTS OF ARECA LUTESCENS. 9-inch pots, single stems, fine plants for decorating, about 6 feet high 8 7.50 each 9-inch pots, single stems, with several good side branches, about 6 feet high . . . 10.00 each 12-inch pots, beautiful, perfect specimens in every respect, clean, v^ell-foimed plants of very good value. - 15.00 each 12-inch pots, a grand lot of bushy specimen plants, clean, well-grown stock in every respect, a special lot of plants, about 7 feet high, at . . . . 20.00 each COCOS WEDDELLIANA. A grand lot of plants, in S-inch pots, well- grown, stocky and of good color, 12 to 15 inches hi?h ... $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per 100 Latania Borbonica. A grand lot of plants in 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, ready to pot up, 88.00 per 100. Per doz. 6-inch pots, ii inches high. 812.00 7-inch pots, 2Uo 30 inches high .... 15.00 8-inch pots, 30 inches high 18.00 Pandanus Utilis. 2^-inch pots, fine stock for potting up, 75 cts. per dozen; 86.00 per 100; 850.00 per 1000. Araucaria Excelsa. Largest stock in the country. Each 5-inch pots. 3 tiers, 15 inches high $1.25 6-inch pots, 4 tiers, 18 inches high .... 1.75 6-inch pots, 4 tiers, 24 inches high 2.50 7-inch pots, 5 tiers, 30 inches high .... 3.00 8-inch pots, 6 to 7 tiers, 36 inches high .... 5.00 Dracaena Braziliensis. A fine lot of this useful decorative variety, strong plants in 4-inch pots, 15 to 18 inches high, at Kentia Belmoreana. per doz. 5-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high $15.C0 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 to 30 inches high. 18.00 Each $3.00 5.00 7.50 15.00 8-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 inches high . 8- inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 to 54 in. high 12-inch pots, 7 leaves, 60 inches high. . . Kentia Forsteriana. per doz. 3-inch pots, 4 leaves, 15 inches high 8 2.50 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 to 30 in. high . . 12.00 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 30 to 36 in. high . . 15.00 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 36 inches high 18 00 Each 7-inch pots. 7 leaves, 42 inches high $ 3.00 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 60inches high . 7.50 12-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 72 inches high. . . 10.00 $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100, h pt ;$I; For a complete list of Decorative Plants, such as Palms, Ferns, Dracsnas, Cycas, Pandanus, etc., etc., refer to our Quarterly List, mailed on application. Our stock this season is of exceptionally fine quality, and is complete as to assortment of sizes. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA^ PA. Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September. Calla Aethiopica. fine dry roots in all sizes. Lit. Longiflorum, ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeontes. Tree Ferns. Raphis, C)cas Revoluta, superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to ^ each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut oflf, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention American florist. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture of large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain ia the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Ferrj-, NEW YORK. FOR :BXjrv:B ^lE*^C>TAJu See page 1175 July Sth number of the American Florist. "VV. A.. JWIA.Bfr>A., Horticu»u'ralts1abl!.hn,ent. SO^^H ORANGE. N. i. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. =d t M f Tuberous ^^i^^. Begonias; (GRIFFINS STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. Plants from last fall; these have a foundation and will begin to run strong at once. $2.50 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Dollvery. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BAIiLEB, Bloomingrfcon, IlL When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Horist. 96 The American Florist. Atig. 2S, London, Ont. A. G. Stephens, with J. Gammage & Sons, has bought some property, and will shortly build and start in business. Business is somewhat better than usuai at this season; what with dry weather and the grasshoppers outdoor stuff is be- coming short. Carnations are looking well considering the very unfavorable season. Chrysanthemums all around are in much better shape than usual; every one apparently making an extra effort. Mr. C. M. Greenway, late of Grand Rapids, Mich., will shortly open the store formerly occupied by J. Dilloway, who was recently sold out. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARIVATIOIVIS AND COLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS MRS. FISHER, SILVER SPRAY, LIZZIE McGOWAN. GRACE WILDER. TIDAL WAVE, MRS. F. MANGOLD. HECTOR, and FLORENCE, $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. P. E. RICHWAGEN, box 56, Montvale, Mass. "HELEN KELLER" I The new Carnation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red. I Price for well Rooted Cuttings: $3.00 per dozen; *12.00 per 100; $25 00 per 250; SVtO.OO per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. Orders may be sent either to iJOftN N. Mfly, EDWIN LONSDALE, Summit, N. J. Chestnut Hill, Fhila. CARNATIONS |'|^^n E. G. Hill, Wm, Scott, Mrs. Reynolds, Silver Spray, Tidal Wave. Lizzie McGowau, Ben Hur, Mrae. Diaz Albertini, White Dove, Garfield, Lam- born, Portia, Edna Craig, Fred. Dorner, Daybreak, Golden Gate, Mrs. Fisher, White Wings, Hinze's White, Blanche, Purdue, Louise Porsch. and other sorts. Marie Louise Violets. Low prices on appli- cation JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. Mention American FlorlBt. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the fill 1^ The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS, NORFOLK Co.. MASS. Carnations a Specialty Hooted CuttlDKB and Younj; Plants sold out. Nlc« Field-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, Grand Haven, Mich. R oses for WMm F lowerin g;. We still have fine stocks of the leading varieties. AMERICAN BEAUTY, KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA AND BRIDESMAID, btroDg plants, out of 3><-inch pots, ready for immediate planting, $12.00 per 100. METEOR, BRIDE, MERMET, MME. CUSIN, NIPHETOS, WOOTTON and PERLE, strong plants, out of 3^-inch pots, ready for immediate planting, $9.00 per 100. SllTerCupawarded us forMeteor Roses, exhibited 'i Mi riLnOUII UUIIirnlll) at Madison Square Garden, isaa. for best 25 Ta,.i.i«»«»«fn nn Mii^-inch pots, " 65c; " $4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. J Watch this Space We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to the trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. ROSES SND GflRNKTIONS for Wint-^r :^loc»«ri-». MERMETS, PERLES, BRIDES, WATTEVILLE, and WABAN. BEAUTIES, METEOR, Clean, healthy stock, from 35^-inch pots, 86.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 25,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum, 2>^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100; from 4-inch pots, S6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MARGUERITE (Chrysantlieuium frutescenn.) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear white, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 23i-INCH POTS, $2.50 PER DOZEN: $20 PER 100. Ready September 1. Cash with order. GRflLLtRT & GO., Florists, COLMA. San Mateo Co.. CALIFORNIA. The Water Garden. special and Hardy Wat«r Lilies of all colors. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI. EURYALE FEROX. Nelumblums In variety. Hardy Ornamental plants, sub-aquailc plants, etc.. etc. Nymphsea Laydekeii rosea (awarded a Medal at World's Fair); mostcharm- Ingof all the UAKDvLUlea; *2 50 each. Other Columbian Novelties see catalogue. WM. TRICKER & CO., Clifton, N. J. Mention American Florist 100,000 PANSIES BROWN'S SUPERB PflNSIES READY NOW FOR PLANTING. Grower of all the leading variety, the ne plus ultra in pansies. For size and form it seems hardly possible to produce anything more perfect and superfine (most light colors). By mail, 75c. per 100 ; I Liberal discount will be allowed on large orders. By express, $5.00 per 1000. \ Cash with order. Peter Brown, 721 Marietta Avenue, LANCASTER, Pa. vi*»ntton American Florlit ESTABLISHED 8 66. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFENS 335 EA5T 2|V ST. NEW YORK. RN5TRlEMSCttNeiDeR,Altona;H3mburg ^ ^ iOLt ACENTS FOR U.S.AMERICA & CANADA. C-C-ABEU 6c 0O.-e0X920 NtWYORK- ANTIPEST. THE GREAT For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen'l Act.. asi AmltT Street. FIiDSHING, Qneeoi Ck>., N. X. i8g4' The American Florist. 97 ROSES! 3200 BRIDESMAIDS - $5.00 2000 BRIDES - - - 4.00 700 ALBANYS - - - 4.00 All strong 3-inch slock. J. A. MERRIFIELD Assignee of J. T. ANTHONY. 3425 Prairie Ave., GHIGflGO. ROSES#CHRYSANTHEMUMS PERLES, 4-inch, strong, $7.00 per 100 MERMETS, 4-in. " 7.00 " The above are strong plants, from 4-lnch pots, not KTOwn In 3-lnch and sold for 4-inch. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: perioo Golden Wedding and Good Gracious, 2^-inch, strong plants @! $5.00 Other choice cut flower varieties @ 3.00 FERNS, Adiantum cuneatum and other good varieties for cutting, from 4-inch pots, ready to shift (iii lO.OO REX BEGONIAS, 3-inch pots @ 5.00 EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. ROSE PLANTS. Per 100 Per 100 Am. Beauty, 3-in $8.00 Bridesmaid, " 8.00; 4-in.. $10.00 K. A. Victoria " S.OO " 10.00 Mme. Testout" 8 00 Mme. Hoste " 6.00 La France, extra " lo.OO The Bride, 3-in 6.00; 3;^-in., 8.00 All fine, strong stock. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III. Mention American Florist. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. SURPLUS STOCK CHEAP, consisting of Brides, Mermets, Meteor. Bon, Safrano, Souv. d'un Ami, Niphetos, Beauties and Perles. All first-class stock from ;! and 4-iu. pots. Price J5 and 87 per 100. Double White Primroses, .Sin. pots, 86 per 100; Adiantum Cuneatum, $5 per 100. 2J<-in. pots, etc., etc. Large assortment and low prices. Let us hear from you. HENRY SMITH, 130 Monroe .St., Grand Hapi(l8. Mich. Two New Varieties of Carnations ready for introduction next Spring. BRIDESMAID, a pink of same shade as its namesake the rose; and a deep crimson scarlet. No. 41, yet to be named. FBED. DOBNER & SOW. lafayette, Ind. _„,„„ SH-lnch pots. Per lUO Per lOCO BKIDE f.i.ijU $22 .S(J MKRMET ^lll •»io GONTIER ::;■ 250 22W SOUPKRT. 2 50 '^Vt WHITE LA FRANCE ! J.TS 24 UO SUNSET. PERLB 2 i-U 36 00 And all other standard varieties. 2%. :sw and 4<<;-lnch pots. Write tor prices on wbatjou need. TERMS CA.SH WITH OKIJKU. THB NATIONAL PL ANT CO., Uaytoii, O. I^OiS^^S. Good Stock. AM. BEAUTY PLANTS, 4.inch $70.00 BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, PERLES, MERMETS, all 3>^-inch $45.00 ADDRESS BRANT & NOE, or L. M. NOE, Forest Glen, 111. Madison, N. J. Mention American Florist. Strong^ Field Grown ROSES Better Than Imported 15 ACRES OF HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES. Extra strong, bushy, well developed plants. No better Sure to please. in the world. General assortment of leading- varieties, including- following best forcing sorts: GENERAL JACQUEMINOT, MAGNA CHARTA. PAUL NEYRON, ULRICH BRUNNER, MRS. I. H. LAING, M. P. WILDER. PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Special rates on early orders booked for coming PaU or Spring delivery. FULL ASSORTMENT HARDY PLANTS AND SHRUBS, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SMALL FRUITS, GRAPE VINES, ETC. No trouble to show stock or quote prices, Catalogues and Price Lists free. 40th YEAR. 29 GREENHOUSES. 1000 ACRES. THE STORRS k HARRISON GO.. PAIIMESVILLE, OHIO. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, ^5.00; 3-inch pots, $6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, $6.00; 3-inch, $8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WELL GKOWN AND IN I'lNE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind. 10,000 FIRST QUflUTY FORGIIHG ROSES. Fully equal to those sent out the last two years, and perfectly healthy In every respect. Only selected growth from Howerlug wood used for propagating. MFTF^Jr'* ^- ^- ^^^^.^' BRIDKSMAID, MIVIE. HOSTE, *'.S:.1,^'J.'?. SAFRANO, PEKLE, KRIUES. LA FRANCE. BON SILENE, MME. CUSIN, 3-lnch pots. J."). 00 per 100. 4-Inch pots, JS.CO per 100. SUNSETS, I>II-'I-<0:Pff, :^loor5nst>v»re;, I»^. 100,000 Roses, H. P. Roses, Rhododendrons, Azalea mollis, Clematis, Hy- drangeas (bushy and tree form), Aucuba, Buxus, Acer in sorts. Viburnum plicatum, Dutchman's Pipe, Magnolias, etc. NOW KEADV TO GIVE THE LOWE.ST OIOT.VTIONS. -THE HORTICULTURAL COMPANY, BGSKOOP, HOLLAND. AMERICAN BEAUTY, Jl?i:!lf rei-tet, I CABNATIONS. Cusin. La Ki-.ince, strong, 4-lnch' plants. | All the New and old sorts. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, pot grown. :2?"PleaBe write for prices. Warranted first quality-. Surplus stock from 4-inch pots. Per 100 PERLES $600 MERMETS 5 00 BRIDES 5 00 PAPA GONTIER 5 00 CASH WITH ORDER. JOHN WHITE. Waverly Place. Elizabeth, N. J. Mention American Florist Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France. $3.00 per 100. Strong American Beauties, t'j.OO per 100: 810.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. *5*Special prices on quantity, lists. Cash with order. Let me price your s<.<=>^x;xi.'x< p. 'X'EiSsora', West Forest Park, St, Louis, Mo. Clean, tieallliy stutk. MERMETS. BRIDES. SUNSETS. NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE. PERLES. MME. WATTEVILLE. BON SILENE. METEOR. PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from 3-lnch pots. »>- per ICO: $7,1 per lOOO. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. Surplus stock; clean, healthy plants, from *2. 2i<. and ."{-inch pots. I'ERLK SU.N'SET. NIHHETOS. BRIDE. MERMET. M. NIBL. AMERICAN BKAl TV. I,A FRANCK. ALBANY. THE OI'EE.N. MME. WATTE- VILLE, and (illLLOT. Fred. Dorner, Fred. Heinl and Victor Pelar- j^nniuuis. Samples free to Intending purchasers, and the very lowest prices on application. JOSEPH HEINL, JacksoiirUle, III- 98 The a mer ican F lori s r. ^■big. ^5, Boston. The weekly free exbibitions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society are proving immensely popular this season. For the space of two hours it was almost impossible to move round the hall on Saturday, August 10, so great was the crowd. The special features of the show were a grand collection of sweet peas and single petunias from A. A. Hixon, of Worcester, sweet peas from Oswald Ralph, gardener to John P. Spaulding. callunas from Joseph Clark, an extensive display of gladioluses from J. Warren Clark, a group of Cattleya Gaskelliann from Benj. Grey, twelve immense blooms of Cereus triangularis from Harvard Bo- tanic Garden, perennial phloxes from Geo. Hollis, tuberous begonias from C. E. Weld, roses from F, B. Hayes, and native flowers from Mrs. P. D. Richards and others. The exhibit oi fruit and vegeta- bles was also far in advance of the aver- age and unsurpassed in quality. Part II of the transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for 1893 has been received. It contains a complete list of piizes and gratuities awarded during the year and full reports of all the committees, and makes an inter- esting volume of 405 pages. An open letter addressed to the "Presi- dent and Fellows of Harvard College, the Overseers of Harvard University, and the Board of Visitors to the Botanic Garden of Harvard University," has been widelv circulated in this vicinity. The writer. Mr. John A. Allen, alleges discourtesy, in- competent management, and lack of bo tanical knowledge on the part of thof entrusted with the care of the Botanic Garden, and demands the appointment of a commission to make a thorough in- vestigation of the management of this institution. East Stroudsburg, Pa.— The green- houses and store of A. K. Savacool are in the hands of Frank Smith and Morton Decker, who held judgments against Sav- acool. Portland, Me.— E. J. Harmon found a man tryine to break open his safe on the night of August 6. The thief leaped out of n TvinHow and e«"canpd. PRIMROSES. Fine stocky plants, now ready for 3-inch pots. FLOWERS large, all fringed; brilliant colors. FIFTEEN SORTS. Price, for the single sorts .... per 100, $ 2.50 perlOOO, 20.00 double " . . per 100, .5 TO Extra plants with every order to help pay express. HENRY S. RUPP & SONS, SHIKKMANSTOWN, PA. SO 5< (Sherwood Hall Nueseky Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Nativi! Bulbs. I 11 Y BULBS And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. SURPLUS STOCK . . . ^^LATANIAS 10,000 Latanias in 2V2-inch pots, |6 00 per 100; |5o.oo per 1000. 20,000 Latanias in 3-inch pots, $12.00 per 100; J90.C0 per 1000. GEORGE WITTBOLD. 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO, ILL. LILIUM GANDIDUM. FKENCH OR AMERICAN GROWN. Now Ready. LARGE BULBS. S2.!)0 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. PITCHER & WIANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES, SHORT HILLS, N. J. A. Farleyense Fern. S,000 strong, healthy plants, 4-inch, J40 per 100; |350 per lOOO. p. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITT, UO. SMILAX. SMILAX. Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2^-inch pots, JS2.50 per ICO; |20.00 per 1000. Samples free on recei|>t of 5 ots. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishklll, N. Y. August Riilker &, Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th SL, UnufYnrl^ P.O. Station E. HCff lUlK) Supply the Trade with Bulbs. S66ds and Requisites. Siebreciit&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. 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. Our Mr. A. DImmock will be pleased to Interview buvers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St.. New York City. i>o ^voxj jk::n^o'w • • THAT YOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I CENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle ofour best. BRaCKENRIDGE &. CO., 304 W. Mailisan St., HALTIMORK, MP. Tobacco Dust . Per barrel (about 125 lbs.), JS2.50. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 Kast 34th street, near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. You CAN save money by printing your spring trade list in our columns. i8g4' The American Florist. 99 OINT TOP ^.GAI]V! At Atlantic City A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT For the Largest and Best general collection of FLORISTS' * SUPPLIES , AND FANCY BASKETS. The only Certificate awarded in this class. Who got it ? Why, BAYERSDORFER. l|^=*'We are about to issue a Catalogue of these new goods. Send for it. *"- H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 56 Norm 4111 street. rHILflD&LrHlfl. Pft. Carl Schwanecke, OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY. Largest and oldest special culture of pan- sies; received premiums at all large exhibi- tions, the last at Chicago in 1893; offers first-class pansy seed, especially Gassier, Trimardeau and Bugnot, also all of the best older and newer kinds. Send 2 francs for Catalog'ue. Mention American Florist. SPECIAL OFFER Of CYCAS PALMS OTHER PALMS. m., UT BO pw 100 Um. «i";ii:°S;.iVAUCHAN-S SEED STORE.,^,^<'iJ^^ GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to . «. Lone, Buflalo, New York. C. F. Huntingrton & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 416 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Uromfieldst., Boston. Welcli Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. all the Wholesalers In Boston. OCR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCarthy, Treas. & Man^. Addreit 13 Green St.. Boston, Ma«s. Addreii all correipondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We fcave a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any cnstomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exctaange. can do so without additional cost by wrltlntr us. These Letters are handled by FBANCIS' COEBDGATED HOLD FAST GLAZE POINTS, SURPASS ALL OTHERS YET INTRODUCED IN THE MARKET FOR GLAZING GREENHOUSES. Manufactured by the NOVELTY POINT WORKS. Price 50 Cents per box of 1000 Points. Can be sent by mail lor 13 cents in addition. Directions on each box. v.. ni-; KOKEST ELY & CO Philadelphia, Pa. .(. BAVERSDORKBR & CO Philadelphia, Pa. MAKSI-llURTZ & CO Philadelphia. Pa. PETER HENDERSON & CO New York. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS New York. F. K. JlcALLlSTBR New York. C. 11 .lOOSTEN NewY'ork. WEEBBK & DON New York. A. ROLKBR & SONS New York. SCHLEGBL & EOTTLBR Boston, Mass. JOHN r. IIONINGBR CO Chicago, 111. J. C, VALCIIAN Chicago. HI. HLNTINCroN SEED CO Indianapolis, Ind. J. A. SIMMERS Toronto, Can. J. N. 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HH»r»A.iei>, "5ro*;m.g:e»t*>'wi:k, Olxlo. Mention American Florist. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. \A^e have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. I^OXTE^OR^O^V^E^ «& CO., 143 fc'145 N. Third Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mention American Florist. 102 The American Florist. Aug. 25^ Buffalo. On the eve of the convention there is little to be said. We are mostly absorbed in thinking about the briny ocean and the good time in store for those fortunate enough to attend, still there will be lots of absentees. Several causes account for this, outside of those who scarcely ever attend, and who merely stop at home from indifference. There will be more than one absent from the best of causes, no funds. Business has perhaps been as dull this week as any during the year, but I have not heard a particularly loud grunt on that account. The monthly meeting of the Florists' Club occurred at the residence of Mr. J. W. Constantine on August 14. There was a baker's dozen present and several things of local interest were vigorously discussed. Wm. Scott concluded the meeting with a paper which, if it had no other merit, deserved the attention of the members simply because it appealed to them to attend the national convention. He tried to impress on the members the great good our national society has done as well as the floricultural press, which he said never would haveexisted witnout our national society. The Rochester ball players arrived here on Thursday last about 12 noon. We believe they were all horticulturists if not florists. The game was played in Franklin Park, and the result was 25 to 12 in favor of the Bisons. To the writer the game was most enjoyable, and he be- lieves it was to all participants. After the game was over, when we were about to begin, more than half of the Rochester gentlemen insisted that they must take an early train and take the train they did, but that did notstop 30or 40 young men going to the Parade House at 6 p.m. where soup, fish, turkey, etc. was in waiting. It would be folly to attempt to repeat all that was said. Mr. Fry of Rochester spoke finely for the Rochester men, as did several other of his towns- men. There was of course any amount of Buffalo talk. A Mr. Kendall of ttawa, Canada, added much to the enjoyment of the evening by several good stories told in more polished style. Mr. Kendall was elected an honorary member of the Rochester and Buffalo florist clubs. Harry Bunyard of Short Hills has been in town. W. S. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large etock on hand of good strong pots, PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l«-lnch pots, per IIXXI % 3.110 G-lnch pots, per lOOO $22. UO 2 •• •' 3.25 7 " " ffi.OO 2M " •• 3.60 8 •• " 6U.0O Vii ■• '• 4.00 9 •• •• 76.U0 3 " " 6.00 10 " per 100 10.00 3« ■■ •• 7.25 11 '■ •• 15.00 < " •• y.OO 12 " •• 20.00 6 •• " 13.80 14 " •■ 40.00 16 ■' •• 75.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, . . FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, ISU & l:i8 W. 24th St., New York City, New York AKents. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write fur Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Rlchmoni;], Ind. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN 6. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. KoKOMO, iND., May 19, 1891. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Gentlemen. — In reply to your favor of May 18th it gives me pleas- ure to state that the Cypress Greeuhouse material you furnished me to build my plant here of 12,000 feet of glass has given entire satisfac- tion. 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HlUEG&Co "J HlppardB 91 101 Hltchlngs&Co 104 Hooker H M Co 11'3 Horan Edw C 93 Horan James 9*) Horticultural Co The. 9i Hose Connection Co. .101 Hulsebosch Bros IH HuntEU 93 Hunt MA Estate 9i Hunter Frank D 93 Jennings B B 9o JoostenC H 95 Kaufmann Ernst & Co. 99 Kennlcott Bros Co 93 Klein Fritz 91 Kroeschell Bros Co ie3 Kuehn C A 92 L.ockland Lumber Co. .102 Long Dan'lB 92 93 Lonsdale Edwin Sf llir Society of Amci iciin Fioi ists. it should have so deteriorated! How do you account for it? Shasta, Mrs. W. K. Harris, Eldorado, Mrs. A. Carnegie and others are too diffi- cult to grow to be satisfactory. If weak stems must go weak growers will follow suit. As evolution unfolds its plans it is plain to be seen that only the fittest can hope to survive. What may we expect ten years hence? Will the standard varieties of to-day hold their own, or do some kinds deteriorate? It would almost seem so, judging from the past. What do you think about it? Tubiflorum, Ismail or Thistle, Golden Thread, Medusa, Val d'Or and Mme. Hoyslet are especial curiosities among the entire chrysanthemum family. The latter because it is the smallest of the tribe, but half an inch in diameter! Chrysanthemums do well in the south, the West Indies, and in South America, where the thermometer runs up to 160° in the sun. You meet with the Chinese section more than all the others, and there is no regular season of bloom. They go at it when they feel like it, and are in proper condition. The first chrysanthemum I remember to have seen was a magenta pompon 'way back, when 1 was a little chap some thirty years ago. As I recall it now it was a shapely plant, full of flowers, stand- ing in a bow window of a friend's house. I noticed it in passing. I stopped, looked, went in and admired. Just to think of it! A plant like that in full bloom 'way into November! Florists were a rara avis in those days. A tea rose wlis a novelty, coleus almost unknown, no double gera- niums, palms seldom seen, and so on. Times have changed! Do you manage to keep your end up? progress, and not fall into slovenh' retrogression? As little orphant Annie says: "The gobble-uns 'II git you, Ef you Don't Watch Out!" Gradually I became used to seeing chrys- anthemums; and the rich yellows of the Chinese section began to show up here and there. Early in the seventies I grew Laciniatum for cut flowers. I thought it was an awfully pretty thing, and still think so, though it has been crowded to the wall by the big fellows that have come after and rule the day. Bulls and bears have the best of it now and control the market. Not much show for pompons and anemones! Both these classes resent the injustice of being placed so entirely in the background. M. Charles Lebocqz is the most violent in his vituperation, as he was the repre- sentative leader of this class. A fellow who has been "cock of the walk" doesn't enjoy being knocked from under, 'tisn't human nature, and please give chrysan- themums credit for having "feelins" as well. Thirty years have marked mar- velous changes in the old time artemisia — as it was called then. How long ago is it, some twelve years — 'Sl-'82 — since was introduced to America a set of im- ported "mums" — among them the Jap- anese varieties Gloriosum, Mme. Des- granges, LadyS elbourn, Mme. La Croix and Fantasie? Well, they were great, were they rot? The interest and enthu- siasm excited by these early adventurers, with John Thorpe at the helm, has worked wonders, and made "Uncle John", as some one has said, the godfather of the chrys- anthemum in America. In this connection I would mention the valuable service of H. Waterer as importer and introducer. I would not forget the obligations that are due the veteran W. K. Harris. I honor that man for his grand service to the "mum" as well as his knowledge and skill in other lines of the H. B. BEATTY. Tieasurci elect of lite Society of American Florists. florist's art. In the wake of these early beginnings a noble host have followed on. They are all representative men known to you all. I need not particularize. Thus was the success of the chrysanthe- mum assured by the painstaking study of practical workers, and improvement has been both steady and rapid to the present time. So thoroughly has the subject been entered into by these experts, reducing theory to practice in the matter of seeding and hybridization et al, that we have even discounted the Japs. Amer- ican chrysanthemums abroad are receiv- ing high honors, and the most distin- guished attention, same as our ladies always command. God bless 'em — the ladies! What improvement can be made re mains to be seen. Certainly not any- great stride as to quality, substance and 114 The American Florist, Sept. build of flower blooms, the standard sorts are really quite good enough in this re- spect, and habit and growth is about what it ought to be, sturdy and short jointed. There will doubtless be many new shades and tones of color, probably a much brighter red, possibly a blue (not dyed in the wool), and again distinctly striped and variegated kinds if you care for them. What size they will attain, too, is a matter of conjecture and speculation. The big Japanese sort referred to is quite single and not what we want. Let the good work go on, I say, but at the same time, attention growers. Look to your laurels. Don't attempt to gull either the unsophisticated public or the poor florist with anything inferior to what we al- ready have, or we'll cry out with the small boy "what ye givin us?" No, in- deed, it won't work, we have had enough of this sort of business along back. Let's stop it. But we will accept a Vigilant for out- side breezy water and white-caps, if she can hold on to her center-board, and award the cup to Britannia for inside work. There areVigilantsandBritannias among chrysanthemums, both good in their respective place, and excel under certain conditions either for cut flowers or exhibition. How old is the chrysanthemum? It is as old as the hills, ye flower ot the gods. Yet I have never been able to find out definitely — the Japs won't tell us for a fact, and the Chinese keep "mum." Any- way, it comes to stay, so what's the odds! It doesn't hardly do to rake up ancestors, rarely is it wise, we might unearth skel- etons and skeletons are not always dry bones, they sometimes have unsavory odors. Isn't it enough that it's the big- gest flower out, and likely to remain bo? As we have alreadvsaid,it is the flower — par excellence for decorations and gen- eral decorative work. Apropos the com- mon fault is over-crowding. I have one or two chrysanthemum "yarns" before I close. A customer came into my store last November when "mums" were in good display. "Veil, how you vas, mein Herr. My! shiminies! ain't dose nice ein grosse posy blumen," pointing to a vase of big fellows. "I vants ein sausage bokay vor mein bestest girl." "Asausagebouquet?" I thought a moment — "Ah! I suppose you refer to a corsage bouquet?" "Ya, dot ist so." "Well, one of these large blooms will be amply sufficient, I think." "I mind notings the price, Katrina ein shone fine fraulein, makes your eyes most vater, see 'er pooty vace. I dakes de vohl lot," and he did. Katrina must have been the bloom- ingest girl out mit her big "sausage" bouquet. I had an order for a church wedding, the bride's bouquet was a huge bunch of Ivory "mums," to be carried by a small boy as page. It was a comical sight to see the little chap stagger under his load. For once people forgot to look at the bride. A young minister, who was inclined to take love for a text, as parsons sometimes do, was courting a pretty girl, a musician to-wit. One day he took her a box of chrysanthemums, but she was not at home, so left them with Bridget, who passed them over to her mistress as "Christian anthems," that Rev. so and so had sent her, with his compliments. Without undoing the parcel she returned the same with a curt note "That she pre- ferred to select her own music." What's in a name? Anything that smells as sweet would be a rose! Shall it be plain "mum," chrysanthe, or chrysan- themum? Let me not entirely exhaust your pa- tience. I close with this toast: Here's to the health — a votre sante — of every American florist, man or woman, born of any nationality, so long as their feet are on American soil, American good will about them, and America's blue sky is over a\\— provided — that they pin their faith on the chrysanthemum. Cannas. BY J. T. TEMPLE. DAVENPORT. IOWA. {Read befoie ihe Society of Ayitericaii Florists at Atlantic Cilr,N. J.] A class of plants that is becoming very popular is the cannas. They are rapidly crowding the geranium for the first place in bedding plants; their beautiful and massive foliage stamps them as one of the best decorative plants for all pur- poses, especially for use in greenhouses, halls, dwellings, etc., while for the lawn, they are one of the most satisfactory plants grown, blooming from June until frost, rivaling the improved gladiolus in size of blossom, and the brilliancy of coloring of the various shades of red and yellow flowers. The name canna is, according to some authorities, derived from oana, the Celtic name for reed or cane. They are mostly natives of the Indies and South America. Thty are easily multiplied by seed and also by division of the roots. Of late years there has been agreatimprovement in color, size of blooms, and d warfness of habit of the plants; especially in the hybrid seedlings raised by Mr. Crozy of Lyons, France. Mr. Crozy is entitled to great credit for the improvement and introduction of the fine varieties as are called the Crozy cannas. A good many good seedlings are being raised in the United States, and there is no reason to doubt that with our fine climate and soil that we can produce finer varieties than are yet in commerce. After we have obtained the ideal pure yellow canna with large blossoms we should turn our attention to procuring a strain ol foliage cannas, with the beauti- ful colors and markings of the crotons and phrynium, and the elegant shadings and color of Dracaena terminalis; then the canna with its gorgeous flowers, and the size and elegant markings of foliage, would possess most every quality that the most fastidious would desire. It is feasible as we already have reddish and purple foliage in numerous cannas, and the yellow shade and some markings, as in Canna Breningsii. From the 1st to 15th of April wedivide and start the canna in the greenhouse, or in a mild hotbed, in 6 or 8 inches of soil, perferring the hotbed, as it seems more congenial to them, dividing into one or not more than two eyes to each piece. These make larger growth and foliage than if more eyes are left. When they have attained a growth of about a foot high, say about May 20 (with us), we plant out in open ground if the weather is suitable, if not we pot them until ready to plant out. In very windy situations it is best to plant them out as soon as the first leaf shows above the ground; they do not break oft" so easily, and are hardier and stronger than plants forced to a lengthy growth caused by starting them too early. To be effective the beds should not be too large. Wra. Robinson, in Sub-Tropical Gardenitig, truly says that enormous meaningless masses of them are things to avoid, and not to imitate. The best size of circular bed to plant the tallest varieties in is from 15 to 20 ftet in diameter, made level (with very rich soil, one-fourth of good manure, not too fresh), a little below the surrounding surface, so that the water will not run ofi" as it would do if raised. If the bed is larger than 15 to 20 feet in diameter for the tallest variety it will look low and squatty, and if smaller it will look too high. A study of the height of the various sorts will prove a good guide for diameter of bed; the taller the variety, the greater the diameter, and vice versa for the smaller varieties. A proper planting for eiiect, whether for one or more seasons should be one of the main ideas of the thorough gardener, but as long as our profession is so truly empirical, so long will the general public re- gard the civil engineer with more favor or his opinions with more weight than those of the horticulturist. After they are planted we give them a good watering; then when they have started to grow rapidly, say about July 1, we place the hose on the ground in centre of the canna bed, and letthe water run slowly all night. During the warm growing season they cannot have too much water at the roots. I do not advise watering the foliage in beds more than once a week when they are in bioom, as it spoils the flowers, rendering them un- sightlj' and making them fall off" much sooner than otherwise. Keep cutting the old flowers off" before forming seed and they will bloom continuously until frost. A well grown canna is an addition to any kind of architecture, and is suitable for planting at base or side of steps and porch. They are very effective planted in clumps or singly along walks in lawns, and are useful for screening unsightly views. A very handsome bed is one of all one color, say Chas. Henderson or A. Bouvier, with a border of some of the dwarf yellow varieties. In aneighboring terrace lawn the owner has planted clumpsof theimproved cannas (assorted) at the foot of three terraces, and the plants 5 to 6 feet apart. The effect is very pleasing, especially with the grass background. At the World's Fair, be- tween the Horticultural Hall and the greenhouses, were 2 novel round beds raised 8 to 12 feet, the mounds being made, so I was informed, from old boxes, manure and refuse sphagnum moss and soil from cleaning out the greenhouses and sheds. They were planted chiefly with Mme. Crozy cannas, yuccas, ricinus and smaller things to fill bare spots. Be- ing so high they were very effective and showed well John Thorpe's skill and the capability ot the canna as a decorative plant. They are easily grown from seed, blooming the first year. Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours before planting and most all will come up. There are some good varieties raised this way (es- pecially from the newer sorts), and it should be encouraged, but my advice would be to throw them all on the rub- bish heap, unless they are decided and very distinct improvements on such vari- eties as Chas. Henderson, Alphonse Bouvier, Florence Vaughan, Capt de Suz- zoni, Mme. Crozy, Paul Marquant and other good varieties now in commerce. If you raise what you think is a new and good sort it would be better before dis- seminating to send bloom and plant to some canna expert, who grows in large quantities the improved sorts, so that they can make comparisons, say J. C. Vaughan in the west and Dean, Pierson or Dreer in the east. Or, better yet, start a canna society, auxiliary to the S. A. F., i8g4- The American Florist. 115 VIEW OP THE GREENHOUSES OP MR. ROBERT CRAIG, PHILADELPHIA. which would register and test all varie- ties before they were disseminated; it would save trouble in canna nomencla- ture. Some of our European brothers are very extravagant in descriptions of varieties which sometimes need a micro- scope to detect the slightest shade of dif- ference in color, as many of our importers of roses, geraniums, cannas, etc., know to their loss, so go slow until some other fellow has tested them. In propagating a new variety for dis- semination do not divide too often, as it weakens the stamina and the variety is often condemned, when it has been weak- ened by over propagation. When Mme. Crozy was first sent out I bought stock and commenced to divide, and did so uu- til the foliage was no wider than corn blades, and most of the last division had to be thrown away, for they never made good plants. Insects. — The canna is, for the size of its leaves, remarkably free from insect pests. I have only noticed red spider on plants this year that could not be reached by the hose, and on early planted stock a small white hairy worm (name unknown) which rolled up the leaves and cut holes in them, disfiguring them badly; the only remedy I know is to hand pick; I have not seen any of these latter insects since July 1 this year. Taking up.-The first day after frost I cut off most of the tops, leaving a few leaves on, then takeupand plant, without divid- ing, in boxes in sandy soil, then place in light cellar or under bench in greenhouse, care being taken to see that they are given only enough water to prevent drying up, and not enough to cause rot. If I have plenty of room we plant on greenhouse bench and keep growing all winter, and at Christmas and Easter the flowers pay for their keeping. Qualifications. — A good canna should possess good foliage, a sturdy habit, a large flower, composed of wide and not too long petals of good waxy substance, on a stalk rising well above the foliage, and a good bright color. The flowers on the stalks should not crowd one another too much and need not necessarily be up- right, as is the standard set by some, but may droop, as in the IridifoUa or Ehe- manni type; to some they are more erace- tul and beautiful than the upright type. For years I have been testing all the new varieties as thev were introduced. Some were extra fine, but many should not have been sent out; some had new shades and markings, but lacked substance and breadth of petals, etc. Some years a vari- ety would do especially well, and the next year a variety that was poor the previous season would take first place. Some plants of a variety do better in some locations than in others, planted at same time and given same treatment. The best 12 grown this year by me of the previous introductions are: Chas. Henderson.of its color (rich vivid crimson) the best canna to date; petals wide, not too much reflexed and of fair substance; very desirable planted singly, at side near foot of entrance steps to resi- dence, also good for beds of all one color. Florence Vaughan (the gem of all can- nas), color bright golden yellow, thickly spotted with bright crimson; petals broad, not too long, and of good sub- stance, flowers lasting well this dry sea- son. Very desirable planted in fame way and as a companion plant to Chas. Hen- derson. It is not quite as showy as Capt. P. de Suzzoni for a bed of yellow on ac- count of the large bright crimson spots neutralizing the golden yellow. I think it is the best type of canna to date and advise all to plant it. Your committee on nomenclature cannot have given to cannas the careful consideration which the prominence of this classwould justify. The variety Florence Vaughan was pur- chased and named by the introducer in this country in the fall of 1891, while Anton Barton, which that committee claim to be identical, was first offered as a trade novelty for the spring of 1893. A canna committee or society would pre- vent the circulation of such inaccuracies. Alphonse Bouvier, the brightest canna for bedding (richest crimson), and will always be in demand; makes grand mass beds; seems to have some Ehemanni blood it it, as when the second flower opens on the spike it spreads or droops, same as the IridifoUa type, and gives variety and style to this class of plants. Capitaine P. de Suzzoni is the best yel- low for planting in solid bed of one color; it is not a pure yellow, but a canary yel- low shade lightly spotted red so as to in- tensify the yellow shade. (Extra good.) Mme. Crozy keeps up the reputation of being the most free floweringof theCrozy type of cannas; too well known to de- scribe. No one loving cannas can do without it; it generally comes true raised from seed. Paul Marquant is another grand canna hard to beat, color salmon scarlet. This season the best dark or purple leaf variety is canna GeoftVoy St. Hilaire, a splendid variety for mass beds; flowers orange red. Another equally good purple leaf canna ir J. C, Vaughan, with larger and darker flowers than the preceding; an extra bloomer. J. D. Cabos and President Carnot are both good varieties that cannot be dis- pensed with, though J. D. Cabos fades out considerably this dry season. Count Horace de Choiseul is a variety giving satisfaction this year, though it has done poorly with me for the two last seasons. Mile, de Crullion should be planted for its odd shade of yellow, shading to terra cotta; it is a free bloomer. Everyone should have some plants of C. Ehemanni, with grand foliage and beautiful drooping carmine flowers on stray stalks, entirely different from other varieties. It is a gem when well grown. There are other good varieties, as Paul Bruant, Trocadero, H. Vilmorin, Egan- dale, that did well with me last year, but the above named are the best this year. Of the newest or later introductions that I am testing or have seen, the first one, Koenigin Charlotte, very brilliant scarlet with a broad band of golden yellow, flowers of good size and substance, petals not very broad; it will be- come very popular, a decided novelty. Paul Sigrist in color is an improvement on Mme. Crozy, but the flowers lack sub- stance and do not last well; it may im- prove with cultivation. Lemoine's Eldorado is a grand bloom- ing canna, color light j'ellow, good sized petals and good substance. Columbia, an Iowa raised seedling, raised by Kramer & Son, as seen at the Chicago Exposition, also in 1892 at Marion, is a magnificent variety; color bright red; flowers large, upright and sup- porting one another well on the stalk. Gives promise of being a standard sort in first class. Orange Perfection is another variety that I am testing this year, a dwarf; the color orange scarlet. I do not think much of it with this season's tri.-il. The following varieties, seedlings raised 116 The American Florist. Sept. by Mr. Crozy and under control of J. C. Vaughan, are extra good: My notes of varieties at the Chicago Fair show 103 and M. Mesnier,107,Chicago,118,and 124 not named, were extra in 1893; this sea- son they have kept up their high standing. No. 124 is in style and color of F. Vaughan, but larger flowers. Magnifi- cent, No. 116, P. J. Berckmans, 126, J. W. Elliott, and 127,Mme. A. Bouvier,are all good sorts; also 100, F. Guillord. An- other variety worthy of mention is Ad- miral Gervais. In the exhibition hatl at Atlantic City were three varieties that are identical, viz., Florence Vaughan, introduced 1892; An- ton Barton, introduced 1893; and Comte de Bouchard, 1894; it is not right for the French growers to do this, and this soci- ety should appoint a canna committee to devise a remedy. Recollections of Atlantic City. Your correspondent from Buffalo was away from home and knows little of what occurred, but found the beautiful city in the same place and everybody well. The few hours that have elapsed since his coming home have been spent in sweet revery of what he saw at the sea- shore, and particularly among the broth- erhood of florists, and here is what he recollects: That the convention of 1894 was a suc- cess in every way. The balmy breezes of old Neptune were a benefit to all. That you could eat more, drink more and retire later, and yet come up smiling in the morning beyond all expectations. That Grove P. Rawson's recitation on chrysanthemums reminded one of the Comanche war-whoop— "once to be heard to be remembered forever." It was a pyrotechnic display in words. Its deliv- ery has never been equalled in the history of the society. That the beads of perspiration on Burt Eddy's baldness after the impersonation of "Sir John" were the largest and purest up to date. That there was altogether too much flirting going on by alleged single men on the difierent hotel verandas. That there were fewer cases ot an ex- uberance of conviviality than the writer ever remembers on any similar occasion. That Little Woodie seemed to have de- creased in stature at least Vs of an inch, but had made up for all that in a remark- able amount of snap and ginger. That Jackson Dawson and Prof. Cowell wasted a good many valuable hours in hunting weeds in the New Jersey swamps, but from their gait and talk they seemed to have found something else. That it was a pity the members were so much scattered. Half a dozen men from a distant town were domiciled in four or five different places. That there was an unusually large at- tendance of the fair sex. This largely ac- counts for the remarkably decorous be- havior of the vast majority of the mem- bers. That the sights from the board walk were to a greenhorn something entirely novel and inspiring; allconceivableshapes and sizes were there, but so great was the variety that even oddities passed un- heeded. That the shooting was ably managed by Mr. J. Burton and was a very pleas- ant and exciting feature of the last day. The referee, Mr. C. D. Ball, was indisput- able; not a decision was questioned and harmony reigned supreme. That the candidates for the presidency were better friends after the election than before if possible. That New York and Philadelphia ut- terly ignored the existence of any other bowling team except the two and found that in bowling as in horse racing the un- expected often happens. Take warning from these young men and place more de- pendence on your veterans, even if they be counted "scrubs" at home. It's the vet- erans who will support the banner when it comes to public performance. That there is a little room in Buffalo adorned with three'silver cups and a beau- tiful banner, not to mention a corkscrew, for all of which we are devoutly thankful. That we shall try never to forget the great hospitality of the Philadelphia club in every way — solids, liquids, kind words and all included. And last, but not least,that John West- cott is without reserve the most whole- souled, happy, respected and influential manager that was ever put at the head of a bowling committee orany other com- mittee. Finally, when we can get a "mum" 2 feet across with a stem of the similar di- mensions of the underpinning of W. K. Harris we will have the ideal flower, and now we hope to Kift ourselves in good order for Pittsburg. W. S. Chrysanthemum Notes. The plants for the last month have grown very strong, and where they are in shallow benches have probably filled the same with roots and have extracted the best part of the loam, and unless heavily manured at the start will need top dressing. A close watching of the plants will easily tell one whether this is needed or not, for if they begin to flag or the foliage begins to grow smaller it is exactly what they want. Top dressing at this time is far preferable to so early liquid manuring, and makes a splendid mulch for the roots that are near the top of the soil. If there wasn't bone enough worked into the compost give the soil a good dressingof flour of bone now and carefully scratch it in with a weeding hook. Care- fully here means with great care, for the roots are near the top and will be broken if this advice is not heeded. If the bone is not worked into the soil as soon as the water is turned on to it it will form a crust like plaster, and the plants will not get the immediate effect desired. Cover the bench then with a coating of manure. Cow manure is preferable, but don't use it too green; manure that has stood through the summer and been turned once or twice is just what you want. Some growers advise the taking off of some of the lower leaves, but we doubt the expediency of this, and fail to see any good reason for doing so, and if overdone and too many leaves taken off it will surely be detrimental to the growth of the plant. The leaves are the lungs of the plant; that is, they perform similar duties in the organization of the plant to the lungs in the human body, and the more leaves the plant can carry the better for its growth and product. So rather than to strip off the leaves we would much prefer to give the plants plenty of food and water and keep them on to help the plant finish its bloom. Of course if any of the leaves turn yellow or brown and lose their life, as they sometimes do when they grow very thick, we immediately re- move them. If an exceptionally fine looking crown bud now makes its appearance we would advise taking it, and tag it and make a note of it in the book, but we do not mean to advise the taking of all the buds of any variety yet. Just select one or two for an experiment, and trust the balance of the plants to a later bud which we know will give a good flower. But from these one or two of a variety you will know what the late August crown will produce. However, don't try any of the darker varieties, especially reds, for the crowns of these are practically worth- less anywhere, for the bud is so long in maturing that they fade and look washy when finished. E. A. Wood. Judging New Chrysanthemums. In the course of a correspondence with some of the leading raisers of new chrys- anthemums a mutual interchange of views on the subject of judging seedlings occurred, which induces me to give some views on the subject. All growers, raisers and dealers in new chrysanthemums agree that something should be done by the national committee towards the formation of a tribunal to which all new varieties seeking honors should be sent. This would simplify mat- ters enormously. The standing com- mittees of the various horticultural soci- eties are not fully competent to deal with so important a matter, and the result is a great number of new varieties, in many respects similar, and often inferior to those already in cultivation, are yearly thrown on the market. I would suggest this matter for the consideration of the S. A. F. at their next meeting at Pittsburg, and I herewith enclose my views on the subject: A committee of five experts of national reputation should be selected, represent- ing the florist (grower and retailer), the gardener (professional and amateur), and the flower artist. There should be three meetings about the 20th of October, the 5th and 20th of November, at some central city likeBuffalo. Some competent man should be selected to superintend the arrangement of the exhibits, and put up those received from growers who could not attend. T. D. Hatfield. Sowing Pansy Seed. In the article on sowing pansy seed in the convention number, I think that Brother Scott was rather promptin pass- ing judgment on the process of mulching the seed beds, as I recommend to my cus- tomers, and if he could see my seed beds now, he would surely concur in my opin- ion. Last season, in August, under that process, in open field, I sowed 8 ounces of seed broadcast, and in ten weeks' time had sold 78,000 young plants from these two beds, each iSO feet long by 3 wide. This season I got in about two pounds of seed the same way, in the open field, as where in the world could I have had frames and sashes enough to do it all? I used formerly, as Mr. Scott suggests, drill in the seed in frames, but at a con- siderable expense of time and labor, as young plants grown so thickly together will require immediate attention, or else damp off or get drawn up, while under the mulching process, sown broadcast i8g4. The American Florist. 117 Pig. 1. NEMATODES IN BEGONIA LEAF. Fig. 2. LEAF SPOT OF BEGONIA, and thickly in open field, the plants can stay and grow for months without inter- fering with each other, till either sold or transplanted, and are also more stocky and hardier than when grown in frames. Seed is sown and mulched, as I recom- mend, requiring no further care than an occasional watering, which we do with cur hose sprinklers, connecting with my large t ank , and removing them every hour. Such a watering over the mulch will not beat the ground hard and keepthe ground moist for several days; at the end of two weeks the seed will be up, when I remove half the mulch with a fork, to give air and light to the seedlings, and in another two weeks the balance of the mulch is removed off with a wooden rake, and with occasional weeding, is about all the work required. Perhaps I was not ex- plicit enough in my advice on sowing, as I do not cover the seed at all, only brush it in lightly before pressing in. I half sus- pect that in several cases our friends covered the seed too thickly, and it smoth- ered some. I have, on the whole, congratulated myself in getting to use such an effective and expeditious way of raising pansy seedlings. Denys Zirngiebel. Begonia Diseases. The samples of diseased begonia leaves forwarded to me from your correspond- ent did not arrive in good condition, and I am not fully able to state just what the trouble is. There aretwo leading rtiseases of the leaves of the begonias, and photo- graphs of thtse are sent you for the pur- poses of engraving, for these troubles are sufficiently abundant and distinct as to warrant space being given to them. The first and, so far as my experience goes, most abundant trouble is the one shown in leaf number 1. This, unsightly and ruined leaf illustrates the inroadsdue to microscopic worms known as nema- todes or eel- worms. They thrive in great numbers in the loose moist tissues of the begonias, and when in the leaf cause large irregular blotches, which after becoming brown and lifeless fall awayard cause the ragged appearance as seen in figure 1. Many other plants of the greenhouse and open ground are troubled with the nematodes. In many cases they are con- fined to the roots, when knots and galls are produced. These may be met with among violets and more particularly with hot house roses, where they are a serious pest. Truck crops, as tomatoes, radishes and the like also suffer from the nema- todes at the roots. Among plants that are affected with these microscopic worms in the foliage may be mentioned the co- leus, bouvardias and pelargoniums. Buried as they are within the substance of the leaf there is very little use of spray- ing the foliage, and all diseased parts should on the other hand be removed and destroyed. The second form of begonia disease is due to fungous parasites, there being sev- eral that cause a spotting of the leaf in a manner shown in figure 2. Often the spots will be small and numerous, and again they are few and broad in extent. These fungi are like other leaf spot fungi, some of which have been treated of in the Florist. They can be controlled with- out doubt to some extent at least by us- ing the standard fungicides as sprays upon the foliage. The leaves received from you were of the second group, but, as before stated, were not in a good condition to deter- mine the species of fungus that had done the mischief. Byron D. Halsted. New Brunswick, N. J. Best Method of Wholesaling Cut Flowers. [Read be/ore the St. Louis Floinls' Club hv .Mr. C. IV. Hors.] The subject of this essay requires very careful consideration, and I ask of you your indulgence, as I have to write about as much in reference to the retailer as I have the wholesaler, sincerely hoping to offend none. I will speak firstly in regard to what the grower should expect from the com- mission man or wholesaler. First and foremost, a square and honest deal, that is, that every dollar of sales made bj' the commission man should be rightfully turned in to the grower, and if he cannot make honest returns for 15' u let him charge more. I maintain that if the grower ships good flowers a good salary can be earned ot ISSi, but if he sends poor flowers he should pay the commis- sion man a salary for handling the same. In my experience I have always found it easy to get rid of good flowers and very difficult and discouraging to get rid of poor ones.. Now in regard to the market and price of cut flowers: Flowers should be sold first and foremost according to their quality, no matter whether the market is glutted or not. Secondly, flowers should be sold according to supply and demand, whether it be summer or winter. It may seem strange, but nevertheless it appears to me that good roses should command a good price in summer, first because roses, especially good ones, are very scarce, and as people don't buy flowers in summer unless they really need them a good price can be obtained. And as a more uniform price can be given in summer to the grow- er, he can afford to sell his flowers at Christmas time cheaper and prevent the greatest detriment to our business, the uncalled for high prices during the Christ- mas season. If the growers could obtain better prices from October to June, I mean a better average price, they would be satisfied with a less price at holiday time. To illustrate this 1 may mention that in con- versation with a large grower over these high prices at Christmas he offered me his whole cut of roses for the season, includ- ing Beauties, at 3 cents each, so accord- ing to his own figures he could make money at these prices. Of course I could not handle his flowers in this manner and do justice to my other growers. He said that the average price received for his roses compelled the high prices at Christmas. Let the retailer help the wholesaler and grower out by keeping up prices, and instead of lowering the flo- rists' business to a jobbing standard let him elevate it, being assisted by the grower, who would stride to grow only flowers of the finest grade, and whose maxim should be quality and not quan- tity. The grower should, as I said before, grow flowers of the finest grade, but let him be paid for his trouble, let him know 118 The American Florist. Sept. Ws flowers are sought after because they are superior and at the same time let him have a few dollars extra for his trouble. Let him also ship his flowers and pack them carefully, many a dollar being lost to the grower onaccountof careless pack- ing, and many a rose on account of not being cut at the right stage or having been kept too long before shipping. There is also a very foolish custom at holiday time of holding back flowers which could have been sold at good prices had they been shipped, and which when they arrive are in a worthless condition, a total loss to the grower and a big disappointment to the wholesaler and retailer. Now I propose to read what 1 believe to be the very best way for a wholesaler to treat his regular buyers. I don't think it is right for the wholesaler to favor one customer more than another, but there are certain circumstances which should be considered by the dealer in conjunction with his shippers and buyers. In certain cases the retailer should get certain privi- leges from the wholesaler, and I shall en- deavor to explain these privileges to the best of my ability, and trust that if there are parties present who do not agree with me they will get up and declare themselves when this essay comes up for discussion. Now in regard to these privileges which I think should be given by the wholesaler to his regular buyers: When a grower ships his flowers to a commission man he takes the entire risk, and a big risk at that. He has already grown these flow- ers, risk number one, and number two when he ships them to be sold. When a wholesaler has a buyer who buys daily a certain number of each kind, and who daily lays in a stock of flowers for his store, these flowers not being ordered per- haps, he, the buyer, then takes his place with the grower, that is, the grower with whom he shares the risk. The buyer not having the floweis ordered stands a risk of losing these flowers; these buyers should receive a percentage off the marked figure, in preference to the buyer who only purchases when he has an order or when he receives a message through the telephone. The latter class of buyers do not require to make the profits that the florist does who shares with the grower the risk and buys his flowers without having an order tor the same on his file. Then again a buyer who pays his bill every week without a murmur and who does not rf quire you to wear out your shoe leather ought to receive considera- tion from the wholesaler, and I know that my shippers would be perfectly will- ing to get a little less for a certain sale than a larger price for an uncertain one, especially when the grower receives a weekly settlement. Now there is another matter which concerns the wholesaler, grower and re- tailer—the selling of job lots, or in other words, the selling of poor flowers at re- duced prices, my opinion being that the selling of job lots hurts both the retailer and the grower. If flowers were grown for quality only there would not be that glut of flowers; it appears to me it wou'd be better to give away a few flowers rather than lower prices. But if this job- bing must be done let it beconfined to the fakirs and to parties who do not confine their sales to flowers alone. Let every reputable florist stand up for his business; let him not bring his trade down to the level it has gradually been working to; let the grower grow a fine grade of flowers, and let the retailer get a fair price for the same, and then there will be good times for the florists again. Why, to thinkof the energies of our flower loving growers, who have spent their lives in trying to beautify and improve by cultivation the work of nature, and then to see their work brought down and men who handle flowers care so little about it that they lower their standard by making sales of flowers at the level of other commodities. Let all the florists work together to elevate the trade, and by doing this they will help themselves and help the grower. Worms Attacking Cannas. We are very anxious to know if there is a remedy for the worms which are so very destructive to the beautiful foliage of our cannas. We notice two kinds. One is a small worm at first which is con- cealed under the edge of the leaf and which soon grows to be a very large worm. The other is apparently the cat- erpillar. Is there anything to destroy them ? J. M. Connelly. Charleston, S. C. The above inquiry was referred to Mr. F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., who replies as follows : "Your inquiry in reference to worms at hand. I have never known any kind of worm to attack foliage of cannas and cannot give you the information. It must be a caterpillar indigenous to the south, as nothing of the kind attacks cannas in this section, and have never seen the foliage marred in any way. From Mr. Connelly's description I should presume it was of the caterpillar order. Any insect that eats the leaves can be easily held in check by insecticides; would recommend Paris green or something of that nature." Chicago. Our handful of pilgrims to the conven- tion has returned in a most enthusiastic frame of mind. Every member is loud in his praises of eastern hospitality, and all are agreed to have had a most enjoyable trip, and a royal good time generally. This is rather tantahzing to the "staj'at- homes," and makes them feel more blue than ever. With the majority, as is well known, it was through no lack of interest which kept them at home, but with them it was simply Hobson's choice. The annual resolution regularly made, and as regularly broken soon after, is now on the program. To put by the sum of 50 cents every day from now until the next convention day arrives seems an easy way of accumulating the necessary funds for the purpose. A number of the boys stick to this resolution religiously for three or four months, but alas, that is often the limit. The aquatics at Lincoln Park are look- ing very fine. The ponds as viewed at present are worth a visit from all lovers of this class of plants. That the display is appreciated by the general public is well demonstrated by the admiring thou- sands who daily throng this section of the park. The most showy varieties at present are Xymphaea D^voniensis, and several other red varieties, notably N. Sturtevantii and X. rubra. X.zarzibaren- sis azurea is also in fine bloom. N. gigan- tea shows but two open flowers, but these are superb. X. dentata and N. sculifalia are also in fine bloom. TheMar- liacea section is well represented, and all the plants are well flowered. The nelumbiums are still in bloom, but a trifle past their best. The two specimens of Victorias may be seen with an open flower apiece each day. The flower beds are now in fine shape. Among the most striking objects in this line is the gorgeous display of cannas. The perennial borders are brilliant with color, and never looked better. Phlox a little past, is still very showy, but among the most efiective at this season of the year are our own native prairie flowers. There is a large variety of them, notably such forms as helianthus, silphiums. Lobelia cardinalis, lythrus, asters and many others. It is rather amusing to listen to someof thecommentsmadeupon these flowers by some of the visitors. We noticed the other day a couple of gentle- men admiring a group of Lythrus superba. One of the gentlemen, a well known resi- dent of the north side (Lake View) was heard to make the remark: "What a re- markable plant! must be something new, as I have never seen it here before; looks to me like a tropical plant." Now this gentleman has resided in Lake View for many years, andhemightfindeventoday within a couple of blocks of his residence a number of vacant lots that are covered with this flower. But what might besaid of this lythrus equally applies to many other varieties. Ninety-nine native born Chicagoans will admire these flowers when seen grown in our parks, but when met growing wild in the fields will pass them by as common prairie weeds. The flower market is- very quiet, and prices rule at last week's quotation— qual- ity continues to improve. Harry Mann and bride, of Lansing, Mich., spent a few days in the city on their way to Honolulu, Hawaii, where they will make an extended visit. Indianapolis. The August meeting of the Indianapolis Florists' Club was held at the club rooms Wednesday, August 1. The attendance was good in anticipation of the superin- tendent of Crown Hill Cemetery, Mr. Chislett, being present. He did not come, however, but excused himself and invited a committee to meet him at the cemetery most any time. This proposition was accepted and the secretary instructed to call the committee together at a proper time. A memorial written by the ap- pointed committee, which was to report at this meeting, was presented and ac- cepted without a dissenting voice. It sets forth that it is not the purpose of the Florists' Club to fight against the pro- posed exclusion of flowers and plants at the cemetery from a pecuniary purpose, but principally for the fact that should the new rule be enforced the sentiment of the general public would be changed against flowers in parks and other places. Cemetery work in general is not profita- ble to manv florists, but they would not like to see flowers excluded from the cem- eteries. Many well pointed paragraphs were included in the memorial; the same will be handed to the trustees of Crown Hill Cemetery and also to the Ministerial Association of this city. As this impor- tant matter took up a good deal of time the meeting adjourned. Mr. Chas. Wheatcroft has added one house 88x18 for roses, and also has an- other house the same size under way. Welcome rain fell to the depth of two inches August 10, but it also brought along a fall of hail, but only in the west- ern part of this county; while quite heavy it did no damage. Mr. A. Wiegand reports having had a very pleasant time traveling through Cal- ifornia and the northwest. He thinks in general the greenhouse establishments he i8()4- The American Florist. 119 has visited are not up to the times; they should receive more attention. The writer returned from a pleasant two weeks' vacation to Elkhart Lake, Wis., a small but beautifully located lake encircled by a great variety of small and large evergreens and other trees. Arbor- vitas grows here in great abundance, some extra large specimens seemingly be- ing very old, and they certainly must be. Wild flowers, ferns and native varieties of orchids grow in abundance in the sur- rounding country; the drouth this sea- son there, however, has cut everything short and permits walks through the swamps on soft beds of sphagnum. The following appears at the head of many cut flower commission billheads: PLEASE NOTICE.— These flowers were fresh and CAKEFULLY PACKED to reach you in good CONDITION and shipped as directed on time. We are not responsible il they do not reach you on time, or in good condition as we do not regulate the RAILROADS Or the WE.\TiiER. A loss resulting from the above will not be enteitaiued by us. This does not seem to be just the thing; when one lot arrives in first-class shape another lot is shipped probably the next day under the same conditions as to weather, packing, etc., but comes in such poor shape that they fall to pieces or are black from handling. Does this not seem to suggest it is is old stock kept from the day before or longer? A retailer when charged by a customer with having deliv- ered shaky flowers in most cases can only replace flowers or money or lose the the customer. Of course there are excep- tions when complaints are too regular or when there is sign of fraud, A communication from Cleveland ap- peared in your issue of July 26 headed "Look out for him." The samefellow has worked his game successfully in this town, claiming to be the patentee and sole agent for the wooden hose coupling. He wanted to establish an agency in this city and state. From samples he carried with him he sold sevtral large bills to breweries and jobbing houses. He ex- pected the goods every day, but claimed on account of the strike he could not get them. The writer, knowing him to have sold these couplings for many years, and it really being a good selling article, be- lieved him and advanced him some cash and flowers: he also managed to get cash from a brewing company. Of course the hotel is loser also, but they have his trunks and belongings. He had a woman claiming to be his wife with him. His name is J. J. Vanjulay, is forty years old, weighs 142 pounds, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, sandy hair, darker bushy mustache, wears gold spectacles, rather inflamed eyes which he wipes frequently, talks con- siderably broken English with German accent, claims to have been very rich at one time in the old country, and knew every prominent florist in this country. The fellow should be run down. John Hartje, our young fisherman flo- rist, is adding a house 140x12, to be planted with his new carnations. It is proposed to change the name of the local club to the Indianapolis Flori- culture Society. The Indiana Horticultural Society held summer meeting and exhibition at New Amsterdam, Ind., on August 22 and 23. W. B. Toronto. Not a drop of rain yet. The drouth is getting serious, especially to those who are outside the city limits, and who can- not make water flow by just a simple twist of the wrist. But the nights are lengthening, the days are not overpower- ingly hot, and there are heavy dews, so that to speak figuratively "the wind is tempered for the shorn lamb." The beds in the parks and gardens don't appear to have suffered much yet, and are looking especially fane just now. Some large sub- tropical beds I saw in Reservoir Park to- day have grown most luxuriantly; they are tastefully planted and are remarkably effective. The deep ravine with wooded banks and gurgling streamlet make this park the most charming in the city, and Mr. Reeves, the superintendent, is increas- ing its beauty every year. The lily pond at the Central Prison grounds is a sight to behold and not for- get just now; the size. of the blooms is something immense, I am afraid to give dimensions. Victoria Randi is growing well and will flower if the weather keeps warm two or three weeks longer. The tuberous begonia beds at Exhibi- tion park are looking very well now, and are flowering freely. A bed of these is very pretty and effective when all the plants do well, but I doubt if they will ever be quite a success as a bedding plant in this climate. The Gardeners' and Florists' Associa- tion held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, August 21; it wasnot very well attended. "Public Institutions" occupied most of the time, and it issafe to say that if the views of one or two of the members were followed out to their logical conclu- sion the association would soon be re- duced to its original fragments. Broader and more fraternal views will, however, no doubt prevail, and such a calamity need not be looked for. Mr. H. Slight is still at his old stand on Yonge street. How the business was arranged has not transpired as yet. As we cannot go to Atlantic City we are having as much fun as we can at home; another cricket match was played between the east and west end gardeners and florists at the Exhibition grounds, and those of the boys who went up there spent a most enjoyable afternoon. Trade is very, very quiet and what flowers are coming in cannot be called first-class; there will not be much doing until the frost comes. E. Cincinnati. The regular monthly meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' Society was not held this month, owing to the extremely warm weather and the absence of one or two of the officers, who are still out of the city. The long looked lor and much needed rain has come at last and has gladdened the hearts of the florists. A great deal of outdoor stuff has suffered for the want of water. We hope now the rain famine is a thing of the past. There has been no change in business. It is still dull, very dull, and were it not for funeral work there would be nothing going on at all. Roses have been more plentiful this week than for some time past, and the demand very light. More roses have been cut right here at home than could possibly be disposed of, and still outsiders are consigning stock to the wholesalers, and consequently the returns are very small. Mr. Chas. J. Getz has greatly improved his carnation bouses by putting in a new water system, which will save a great deal of work, water and hose. His car- nations are in excellent condition. Mr. John Lambert of Norwood has just completed four new houses 10x60. Mr. Max Rudolph of 12th street is re-' modeling his store. When it is completed it will be twice as large as his old one and will be one of the finest in the north end of the city. Nothing especially new to report re- garding the cut flower business of our city. August 28 about 1 p. m. the writer happened in at oneofour4thstreet stores and casually asked if the passing of the tariflf bill had caused any difference. The florist immediately spoke up and said, "You bet your life; I just took an order for an $S design." But taking the last three months into consideration the gen- eral report from our store men is that they have never passed through such a dull summer. The florists attending the S. A. P. con- vention at Atlantic City all returned Sun- day feeling good with the exception of Wm. Murphy, who was unwell on his return.' Richard Witterstaetter is building a new greenhouse 80x17, short span to the south, for the purpose of growing seed- ling carnations. Richard already has some prize winners, and more coming. Most of our carnation growers have com- menced lifting their carnations and get- ting ready for fall trade. The recent ■rains have helped our florists out mate- riallv. Jas. R. Galdman and F. Howard Felter of Middletown, 0., are building four new greenhouses. They expect to grow a general retail stock. Onepeculiar feature of this firm is that tliev are both mutes. Mr. E. G. Hillof Richmond. called on us yesterday; his health is greatly improved, which his host of friends will be glad to know. G. Worcester, Mass. AntirrhinuiLS, German stocks and pinks (all kinds) was the schedule for the weekly exhibition August 9, and in these classes very fair displays were made. The premiums were awarded as follows: Antirrhinums— first, T. H. Record; sec- ond, F. A. Blake. German stocks— first, F. A. Blake; second J. A. Abbott. Pinks —first, S. H. Record; second, F. H. Merri- field. A. A. Hixon and H. A. Jones each showed a splendid table of sweet peas and F. A. Blake a vase of Lilium Harrisii that were very fine. Several good stands of cut flowers were exhibited, those shown by H. M. Chace, S. E. Fisher and S. H. Record being especially good. A. I/awrence brought up a rather queer freak, a fungus, weighing 8^4 pounds, which he found in a swamp. Trade runs along about the same; noth- ing very interesting to note. Weather cool and every thing suffering from drouth, carnations suffering most severely; chrys- anthemums looking well. The aster show August 23 was a suc- cess; good asters in all classes except the pompon, and enough entries to make it interesting; also good exhibits of gladio- lus ( Lemoine's hybrids) and perennial phlox. Following are the premiums awarded: Asters— Rose, first F. P. Alexander, second H. B. Watts; Comet, first J. A. Abbott, second Mrs. E. C. Brooks; Victoria, first F. P. Alexander, sec- ond C. E. Parker; Pompon, no first awarded, sec- ond T. H. Record; Truffaut. first Mrs. E. C. Brooks, second W. J. Wood; vase, one color, first H. F. A. Lange, second Mrs. Samuel Overend. Gladiolus, first H. B. Watts, second F. A. Blake; phlox, first Grace T. Johnson, second Mrs. Thomas Ward. Seedling. 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. 120 The American Florist. Sept. /, Recoj^ Rofe^. Mr. E. V. Low, of Hugh Low & Co., London, will visit this country next month. Dunkirk, N. Y.— T. F. Van der Meulen is adding new glass for carnations and violets. Providence, R. I.— Edmond J. John- ston will continue the business of his father, the late Robert Johnston. Louisville, Ky.— C. Neuner, of Nanz & Neuner, left August 21 for California and Oregon, to be gone several months, HoPKiNToN, Mass.— W. & M. Cheney have purchased the florist business of L. L. Woolson and will remove it to Bare Hill. New York.— The firm of MilJang Bros., wholesale florists, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and the business will be continued by Mr. Frank Millang under his own name. Easton, Pa.— Wm. F. Keller has re- moved to 227 Northampton street, where he has more commodious and finer quar- ters. He now has a handsome salesroom, large basement, and an ar'ditional room for storage of supplies. Peoria, III.— Jos. M. Cole, who has been in business here for the last eight years, has sold his entire business to Cole Bros., who moved into his store on Au- gust 1 and have combined his with their extensive stock. Trade here these hot days is as dull as it can get; if it was not for a little funeral work the florists could close their stores. Hudson, Mich.— The dry hot weather has cooked everytbingexcept where water has been very freely used. Most of the beds in town have suffered, but a few are looking very fine. The recent cold weather, which ended in a frost that killed corn and potatoes on low ground, made us think that fall was coming:, but we have changed our minds now. C. H, Peck, our city florist, has purchased five acres of land just over the corporation line west of the city, and is now moving his entire greenhouses to his newlocation. He will add one new house of 1000 feet of glass, to his greenhouses, for carnations. The houses will all be heated by steam. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertlsementH 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 VVANTED-Astloria. by married man. State wajjes. Address J. Lee. H2T Oak St . Kalamazoo. MItli. SITUATION WANTED-By a pood all round man; yj can take lull eharne: married, no children. Ad- dress A C B. care American Florist SITUATION WANTFI>-By first-class Hoil&t; Ger- man; in years' experience. Bent of references. Private or commercial place. FUANK Otto, Oconomowoc. Wis. ^JITUATION WANT?:D-ey competent. hlnKletlorlst tj and tjurdener; well posted. Please kIvc full par- ticulars In unwwfr. Adoress Wm. B. K,. T'.'ti spring Garden St,. Phila,. Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By younji man: have had O .» years' experience in the trade; am sinylo: can furnish Kood references If desired. West ol the Mis- sissippi river preferred. Address Wi-:sT, care American Florist. urJ'I'ATloN WANTKO-By M-uMt'tJermnn gardener n with 8 yeiirs' exp-rtence in (iermanv and America, wishes a jjusltion wiiere he can lenrh llie EnKllHli iariKuaKC. Address .Iuhn Sen n em.. care Dr. Voje. Oconomowoc. Wis. SlTl'ATION WANTF>D-Hj younijiriuM with s years" experience in «rowin(ij cut flowers and a Kerieral line of plants. First-class deslKncr and decorator. Uest of references. Address C B K. 817 N. Vermilion St., Danville. III. QITUATION WANTED-By thorough, practical fiar- O dener and florist. No. 1 rose grower; commercial or gentleman's private place; carnations, violets a specialty: best references. Address H G. P. O. Box S8, Brooklyn Village. Ohio. SITUATION WANTED— By a young married man. age 32, as grower of roses, carnations, chrysanthe- mums, palms and ferns, etc. ; can assume all responsi- bility if desired; 5 years in last place. Address Grower. 38o Adams St.. Grand Rapids. Mich. SITUATION WANTED-By tiorist; age 24. German; O 9 years' experience In roses, carnations and choice cut flowers: a:so pot plants. Best of references. Please make known offer at once. Address FR. N. QriCKERT. care Selby Myers. St. Joseph, Mo. SITUATION WANTED-Mlddle of September by a _ German. 'iit. as greenhouse assistant; well up in growing cut flowers. Roses a specialty. Can lake charge of a small commercial place. East preferred (Philadelphia). Address BE. care Am. Florist. QITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by an expert kj in roses, carnaiions. violets, bulb forcing, etc. AI orchid, palm and fern grower. Thoroughly posted in all the different departments of the trade, in or out- door. Address Postoffice box 75, Short Hills. N.J. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman and grower in a medium tlzed commercial place, where cut flowers, stove and bedding plants are grown. Good references: 5 years in this country; speaks German and English. Address S, Short Hills Postoffice. N. J. QITUATION WANTED— As assistant in flrst-olass O wholesale or retail place, by young florist: H years' experience; good all-round flori»t: sober. Industrious, reliable, and not afraid to work. Al references. State wages. Address ASSISTANT, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED-By practical flortst. li'ghly lO recommended, for experience and executive ability in the general requisites of commercial or pri- vate place, the nurseries, general propagation, etc., where such is needed. For particulars address Brooklyn, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED-As assistant in greenhouses O or store, by young American, single: used lo flrst- c ass retail.trade. Experienced in general greenhouse work and management; practical, reliable worker. Good salesman. Abstainer. Good references. Ad- dress E P P. care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED-By a single man. age 'iti. a Vj good all-round man. to take charge of a commer- cial place or city store, and if necessary can take charge of books and correspondence; southern states preferred; fi st-ctass references furnished. Address M C. care The C A. Dahl Co , Atlanta, Georgia. QITUATION WANTED— By a young man OS working O foreman In a commercial place: quick, sober, and reliable; a good all-round man. where strict attention to business is appreciated. A good designer and maker-up for ctty store. If nece-sary can take cliarge of books and correspondence. Best of references fur- nished. Southern States preferred. Address with all particulars to Chas. Moss. •131 Mississippi Ave , Memphis. Tenn. TXTANTED— Girdener and florist for private green- \ T house and grounds. Address J. C. Easton, La Crosse, Wis. "WfANTED TO RENT— About 500U feet of glass In a ) T good town west of Chicago. Address ACE, care American Florist, Chicago. WANTE D— At once, apslstant in private green- houses: German, with fome experience pre- ftrred. Salary $40 per month without board. Address H A. care American Florist. "\^TANTEI) In private phu-i-, u cai»al)h'. single man \y nf gni)(l iiiihits. to take rlmrge nf onnservatory, lawn and vegetable garden, (icrman preferred. Ad- dress Mrs. G. W. Barnes, 2it3ii ColUngwood Ave.. Toledo, Ohio. ITT'ANTED- Sober, Industrious man, one who under- TT stands growing potato plants, etc . as well as flowers, and can take and execute orders as given willingly. Will make contract on shares or forsaiary. Write fully your expectations Address S S, care Frith \ Uangliom. Nashville. Tenn. TArANTED— A young man experienced in growing T T roses, carnations and a general stock, also good designer and decorator; must liave A No. 1 references and not afraid of work; one with a small capital pre- ferred: onecnpttbleot taking entire charge. Chance of a lifetime for right man. Address Pal.ms. care American Florist, F OR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florlBt'e Ice Box. value about $75. Vaitghax's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. pOR SALE— Small tiorist husines In one of the best ' locations of the South Side. Chleauo- Address A B. care American Florist. F OK SALB-Double "Florida" steam holler No. (W; good as new; a great bargain. Address A. S. Ewi.NC. Chllllcoilie. Ohio. ■|i"'OR SALE OR RKNT-Geenliouse, 2t]llO square ft. Jj glass. For particulars Inquire ot TiiEo NoEHLE (ireen Bny. wis. FOR SALE CHEAP- A Hrst-clast florist business in a thriving town of 2;i.li00 Inliabltants For partic- ulars address WiSCiJNSiN, care Am. Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new liard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $17.0. vaitohan's Seed Store, Ut; & us West Washington St.. ChlcaKO. FOR SALE— No. 5 Scollay boiler, used only 8 winters all In good condition; reason for selling, having put In 40-horse steam boiler: price on application. J. E. FELTHot'SEN. Sclienectady, N. Y. FOR SALE^Complete file Am. Flortst, 9 Vols., 5 bound and 1 binder; also 1 lU-H. P. upright boiler. 1.000 feet I-inch pipe.'JOU 8x6 sashes. 1,200 lUxI2 lights of glass. WM. n. BARNES. Box 843. Independence. Kans. FOR RENT— The premises occupied by the late R. J. Purvis, gardener and florist at Edgewater. Mr. Purvis lived there for 2U years, had built himself up a large and flourishing trade, which Is still open lo his successor, in one of the most flourishing and growing districts In Cook county, or perhaps in ihe State. For particulars Inquire of Robert Pi'RVis, 10;io Ridge Ave., Edgewater, Cook Co.. 111. SEED TRADE. WANTED, for a San Francisco Seed House, a thor- oughly experienced counter man. with some knowl- edge of plants; willing to travel occasionally. Address stating age. experience, and salary expected. O. care American Florist. Chicago. Wholesale and retail ornamental nursery and greenhouses, in the best residence city of Southern California. Fine business loca- tion and complete stock, fixtures, etc. A rare opening for the right man with moder- ate capital For particulars address "California," care Am. Florist. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, sbout 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MUNN, Station C, Brooklyn, N. Y. FRITZ KLEIN. Who can give me any information in regard to Fritz Klein, gardener, of Naurod, near Wies- baden, Germany? The last was heard of him at Boston in the year 1873; since then he was not heard of. Information about him will kindly be sent to. MR. F. SEULBERGER. Seedsman and Florist. 509. 511 & 513 Seventh St., Oakland, Cal. NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MARGUERITE (Clirysantlieuium frutescens.) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear white, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 2'i-INCH POTS, $2.50 PER DOZEN; $20 PER 100. Ready September 1. Cash tvHh order. GRftLLtRT & GO., Florists, COLMA. San Mateo Co.. CALIFORNIA. Smilax Plants Cheap. Out of 2 and 3-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address FRED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist. Wyoming Co., ATTICA, N. Y. YOUNG PALMS FOR FLORISTS' USE CHEAP TO MAKE KOOIVI. Size pots. UeiKlit. Per 100 Kentla Belmoreann ii-lnch 12 to IS In. S?iO OO Korsterlana. ... :)-lnch 12 to 30 In. 20. 0(1-3.5. OO ArecllBiiueri H-lnch l.Sto341n. 2.'i.00 Seaforthiii elBKans :Hncli 18 to 24 In. 20.00 Pboenlx recltnutii ii-lnch S to 10 In. 20.00 PanUiinua utllis 2M,-ln. StoIOln. l.'j.OO All stock Is In healthy condition and ready for shlftlnKon. .'.0 at 100 rates. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, Minneapolis, Minn. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i894- The American Florist. 121 1000 MKKMETS, 6n0 NIPHKTOS, 1000 BRIDES, 160 TESTOUTS. AH from 2W-lncli standard pots. These are in the very best of condition and as large as a great deal of the stock shipped from 3-lnch pota. Per doz. 75c.: per 100 $5.0b: per 1000 $45.00. |3^SampIes free to intending purchasera. Pandanus Utilis. 6-incli pots $5 00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3 o i per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3>4-\nch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 |6 2yi-mc\\ pots, " 60c; " $4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " |3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to 15 inches high, per dozen jSl.OO; per 100 18 00 2^-inch pots, " 65c; " $4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. DnOCO Extra Cheap KUOloi to make room. We will offer for the NEXT FEW WEEKS some of the best Roses in cultivation. Sunsets, \ Niphelos, m Duchess of Albany, ^ La France, I p , a^-inch Sru".""!^*' IT \ pots, $3 50. White La France, \^ v '^^ ?'■'•'*»' / From 3-inch Bridesmaid, I Paries, « Uirich Brunner, * Am. Beauties, 2;^-in. |5.00; 3-in. $6.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. Wholesale Catalogue Free. Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE. KY. Watch this Space ! We wiii quote SOiWETHING GOOD in (he near future. We sell only to thn trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. Mermets, Cusius Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France. $3.00 per 100. Strong American Beauties, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. .fl^Special prices on quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash with order. West Forest Park, St. Louis. Mo. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the ijest re- sults to the florist, blooming; freely and giving plenty of DuttlngB for propagating quickly. Fine plants for Bale by the lOU or lOOtl, at low rates. Price Ll8t8 to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. R oses for WMm F lowerin g. We still have fine stocks of the leading varieties, AMERICAN BEAUTY, KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA AND BRIDESMAID, strong plants, out of .3J<-inch pots, ready for immediate planting, $12. OO per 100. METEOR, BRIDE, MERMET, MME. CUSIN, NIPHETOS, WOOTTON and PERLE, Strong plants, out of SJ^s-inch pots, ready for immediate plautiug, $9.00 per 100. CupHwardedusforMeteorRosea.exhlblted il 111 riLriuUll UUIfirHlllj Madison Square Garden. 1892. for best 25 TAitB^uffnMan nn Unricnn M V Red Koses of any variety TarrylOWn-On-tluaSOn, II. T- Mentlon American Florist. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, §5.00; 3-inch pots, §6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, §6.00; 3-inch, §8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WEI-L OROWX AND IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. 10,000 FIRST QUftLlTY FORGING ROSES. Silver at Fully eciual to those sent out the last two years, and perfectly healthy In every respect, growth from flowering wood used for propagating. KAISERIN A. V. MERMETS, BRIDESMAID, METEOR, SAFRANO, PERLE. _^ SUNSETS. LA FRANCE. BON SILENE, 3-lnch pots, Sri.OO per 100. 4-lnch pots, fS.OO per 100. Only selected MME. HOSTE, BRIDES, MME. CUSIN, J. I^. II»IIvI-^03V, ;^lc»o«:»nst>v»rg:, r»«a. AMERICAN BEAUTY, Jlrl^lfSrel'^et, I CARNATIONS. ^ ,^ , Cusin, La France, strong, 4-tnch'plant8. I All the New and ^ per lUi: $7.t per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishklll, N. Y. R08E8BNDGSRNSTI0N8 MERMETS, BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from 3^-inch pots, 86.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 25.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cunealum, 2i.^inch pots, $3.00 per 100; from -l-inch pots. $6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. 2'«,-lnch pots. Per 100 Per 1000 BRIDE .'. K.5U m.m MERMET 3.&0 22.o0 GONTIER 2.60 22.50 SOUPERT 2.50 22.50 WHITE LA FRANCE 2.75 24.00 SUNSET. PERLE 2.S0 25.00 And all other standard varieties. 2)^. m and 4i^-lncn pots. Write for prices on what you need. TEKMS CASH WITH URDEIl. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Daytou, O. leOSE^S. Good stock. AM. BEAUTY PLANTS, 4-inch $70.00 BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, PERLES, MERMETS, a'l 3'4-inch $45.00 BRANT & NOE, Forest Olon. ] or L. M. NOE, Madison. X. J. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. SURPLUS STOCK CHEAP, consisting of Brides. Mermets. Meteor, Bon, Safrano, Souv. d'un Ami, Niphetos. Beauties and Perles. All first-class stock from 3 and 4-in. pots. Price $5 and 87 per 100. Double White Primroses, 3-in. pots, $6 per 100; Adiantum Ouneatum. 8-5 per lOO, 2;4-in. pots, etc , etc. Large assortment and low prices. Let us hear from you. HEHRT SMITH, 130 Mouroe St., Grand Kapids. Mich. 122 The American Florist. Sept. Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, 514.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 limes, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American FLOFtiST is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remembe it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Monday to secure Insertion in the issue for the folluwiog Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Lenox. JIass.. Sept, 4-6. Annual exhibition Lenox Hort. Society. A. H. Wingett, Sec'y. Boston, Sept. 5-6. Annual exhibition of plants and flowers Mass. Hort. Society. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrvsanthemura show Hort. Society of Chicago. " "\V. C. Egan, Sec'y, 630 Dearborn Ave. Newport, R. I.. Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov. 6-9, Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Societv. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hall. PiTTsFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show lierkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. 'Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfield. St. Louis. Mo.. Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists" Club. *E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis. 'Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- lermann. Sec'y. 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall,' Broad St. Louisville, Kt.. Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nanz, Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Denver. Colo.. Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y, L.B. 375, So. Denver, Colo. Providence. R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. \V. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal, Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Bennett, Sec'y, 62 AylmerSt. Baltimore, Nov. 12-17. Chrysanthemum Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm, Roberts, Jr., Sec'y, 304 W. Madison St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw, W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Toronto. Ont., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewing,. Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Springfield, Mass.. Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y. 23 .John St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor by supplying dates as soon as decided upon. We shall be glad to know of any further shows decided upon and not included in our list, even if exact date is not yet determined.] show Fred show Mc- When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter beads or enclose vour business card. Primula Chinensis. Fine, healthy plants, 3'y4-inch pots, best varieties, 88.00 per 100; 2>^-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. Carnations. w. Ready September: Grace Wildf r, $6 per 100; Daybreak, 87 per 100. Strong, hea'thy plants. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Cy cas Leaves. ^^^^,"75^"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Chicago. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend, Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARUND, Harrisburg, Pa. Florists that Handle the BEST STOCK get the Trade. Try us on Cut: I^^lo^w^ers and see if we cannot substantiate our claim. Best Stock lor Least Aloneu ! ^* *^ RemeniDer our Glioice fimerican Beauties ! Carefully packed to ship to any part of the country. i« EM ]v :b K^ i^ o :bi^ois.. SI "W^t>ei.slx .cV.^'-eiavx^, CmOA^GO. THE VARYING CRITICISMS MADE BY EXPERIENCED FLORISTS ON. LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS are amazing, and shows so thoroughly how differences of opinions exist. In the main, however, all agree as the facts justify, that they are artistic, beautiful, complete, practical, and cheap in price. Can more be expected, asked for, or wanted. Catalogue free. DAN'L B. LONG, TuhlishBt, BuflFalo, N. Y., CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wdbash AvC, CHICAGO. We are prepared to fiU your orders with First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, "".TuIl"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS MASUS. CUT STRINGS S T-O ra FEET LONG, SO CTS. Shipped in large or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- erraph or telephone. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING ^m 'PRAIRIE FDLOINB FLOHER £0>^ MPA P ER FDR CUT nOWERS. ^ BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Wiiter-prooled. Doulile Mnnlllii lined, Slrawboard. Shipped flat, packed lOU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE MAIX 4T18. When writing mention the American Florist. Gardiner's Celebrated ]J English } Mushroom Spawn. ^ Fregh ind Selial:le. ^ J7 IKT 100 lbs. \ Special price on larger . quantities. j I John Gardiner & Co., / I'liiliidelphia, Pa. } ^-•^ .Meullon Ainerlciin l-'lurlst. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), *^ WHOLESALE ^Sj? 1122 niTE STE-EET, tSt:. l^ouils, Ado. A oomplete line of Wire DeglKn** i8g4- The American Florist. 123 E. H. HUNT. WHOLESaiiEpLORIST 88 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AITD AI.I. ri.OBISTS' SUFFI.IEB. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 cE 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL, wnoiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Afent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main L>2:!. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CXHO.^GrO. We are Headciuarters lor the leading varieties of Roses, for the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLKS VI.E GROWKKS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS HE.4DOUAKTI5BS FOR SMir.AX. Flnc-crop n 25.00 Paper White Grandiaora 1.26 lU.OO Kreiich ^rrown ^'reeslas. lar^'e bulbs CO 0.00 KnK'Ilsh Mllltrack Mushroom Spawn, per lb. 10c; per 100 lbs. »».Oli. CHAS. SCHWAKE. 404 E. »4th Street, N£W YOKK. iSg4. The American Florist. 125 WANTED. 5000 Chrysanthemums (pots) by November 20. . . . There must be at least 2000 Ivory among them, the balance a general assortment. SEND YOUR ESTIMATES IN NOW. All estimates must be in by Nov. 10th. S. MOUNT & CO. 3 Box 68. ST. LOUIS, MO. PANSIES. .. Every Grower Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Between Sept. Ist and Dec. 1st I will have a MILLION or more plants to sell. They can not be oflTered in competition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid. 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense. $5.00 per 1000. Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. An honest sample of the plants will be mailed you on receipt often cents, and terms are absolutely cash in advance. ALBERT M. HERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Pansy* Seed. Ttie JENNING.> STRAIN of higii grade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with special care from only the very finest varieties and (warranted) flrst-clftss In every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of Pansies. Grand colors ml.xed. pkt., ISOUBeed.ll.UO; loz.8S.00. Tbe.Ienn!nKB Strain, finest mixed, pkt. %\M\ about 25(W8eed: 1 uz. ff-.-tH); 8ozs ¥15.00. No sKim milk In this strain. (They are just as good as I can makeemj, To my old patrons 1 would say they are a big Improve- ment over lust season— more variety and liner colors The best strain for florists either for winter bloom or spring sales: all large flowering. Black Dr Kaust, finest pkt., 2500 seed. Jl.OO Mnest Tellow. black eve ■• " 1.00 Pure White, tie beat '■ '■ l.OO Victoria, bright red pkt . 1000 seed. 1.00 All my own growth of 1894. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Plense send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. Address E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Bo.\ 254. SOUTUPOItT, CONN. j Roemer's liuperb Prize Pansies. j I The Hiifst strain oi Pansies in tlie World. I ♦ Introducer and Grower of all the leading f I No y el ties. j 4 Catalogue free UN appHcatloii. 4 I FRED ROEMER, SEED Grower, ^ I yiTKDLINBlTKG, GKKMAXV. \ for ininiedlate delivery: FIRST QUALITY LILY Of theVALLEY, HKKI.IN I'IPS, fron. tckl storace. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YOKK. IMPORTER OF BULBS AND PLANTS. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand collection of gtant flowering varieties, very large, of perfect form, and choice colors; carefullv selected : better seed plants this year than ever: re- ceive very high praise from my customers: nu finer Blraln offered anywhere; florists should sow of it. Trade pkt.. 600 seeds. 25c: \i pkts. f^Oc; tl pktg. 11.00. A pkt. of the new Monkey Kacepansv with every $1 order. JOHN F. KIPF, Shiremanstown. Pa. Pansies Worth Raising. Prepaid by mail ll.OOperlOO At your expense by express $o.(Xl per UKXI Extra quality new Seed, H ounce. ll.CO; 6 packages. f4.00. Large quantities at special prices. Cash with order. CHUISTIAN SOLTAU, 199 Grant Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. DECORATIVE PLANTS. Special offer of varieties and sizes that can be supplied in large quantities and are of exceptional good value. .$ 1.50 per dozen; S 12.00 per 100 12.00 •■ 100.00 ARECA LUTESCENS. .3-inch pots, V2 to 15 inches high. . . 6-inch pots, 24 inches high, 3 plants in a pot SPECIMEN PLANTS OF ARECA LUTESCENS. il-inch pots, single stems, fine plants for decorating, about 6 feet high $ 7.50 each y-inch pots, single stems, with several good side branches, about 6 feet high . . . . 10.00 each 12-inch pots, beautiful, perfect specimens in every respect, clean, well-formed plants of very good value. . 15.00 each 12-inch pots, a grand lot of bushy specimen plants, clean, well-grown stock in every respect, a special lot of plants, about 7 feet high, at . . .... 20.00 each COCOS WEDDELLIANA. A grand lot of plants, in 3-inch pots, well-grown, stocky and of good color, 12 to 15 inches hiph .... J3.00 per dozen; 820.00 per 100 Kentia Belmoreana. perdoz. 5-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high SIS.CO 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 to 30 inches high. . 18.00 Each 8-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 inches high . . $ 3.00 8 inch pots 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high . . 5.00 9-inch pots. (> to 7 leaves, 48 to .54 in. high . . 7.50 12-inch pots, 7 leaves, 60 inches high 15.00 Kentia Forsteriana. per doz. 3-inch pots, 4 leaves, 15 inches high $ 2.50 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 to 30 in. high . . 12.00 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 30 to 36 in. high . . 15.00 6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 36 inches high 18 00 Each 7-iuch pots. 7 leaves, 42 inches high . S 3.00 9-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 60 inches high . . 7.50 12-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 72 inches high. . . 10.00 Latania Borbonica. A grand lot of plants in 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, ready to pot up, 88.00 per 100. Per doz. 6-inch pots, 24 inches high. 812.00 7-inch pots, 24 to 30 inches high 15.00 8-inch pots, 30 inches high 18.00 Pandanus Utilis. 2i/i'-inch pots, fine stock for potting up, 75 cts. per dozen; 86.00 per 100; 850.00 per 1000. Araucaria Excelsa. Largest slock in the country. Each 5-inch pots, 3 tiers, 15 inches high 81.25 6-inch pots, 4 tiers, 18 inches high 1.75 6-inch pots, 4 tiers, 24 inches high 2.50 7-inch pots. 5 tiers, 30 inches high .... 3.00 8-iDCh pots. 6 to 7 tiers. 36 inches high .... 5.00 Dracaena Braziliensis. A fine lot of this useful decorative variety, strong plants in 4-inch pots, 15 to 18 inches high, at $2.00 per dozen ; 815.00 per 100. For a complete list of Decorative Plants, such as Palms, Ferns, Dracsnas, Cycas, Pandanus, etc., etc., refer to our Quarterly List, mailed on application. Our stock this season is of e.xceptionally fine quality, and is complete as to assortment of sizes. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA^ PA. Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for sliipuieiit from July to September. Calla Aethiopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. Lil. Longiflorum, ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempleri, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, Cycas Revoluta, superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to S5 each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mention American Florist. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture of large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00 Low prices on Lilium Harrisii. Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths. Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets, HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34th Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, L-holceat Ktraliih, at 2;"t and 50 cte. per trade packet. Specia. quotation on BULBS. SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. The Universal Horticultural Establishment. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. t M f Tuberous Begonias (GRIFFINS STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. Plants from last fall; these have a foundation and will begin to run strong at once. $2.50 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Dalivery. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BAIiLXSR, Bloomingtou, HI. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 126 The American Florist. Sept. /, St. Paul, Minn. While the brethren were hurrying to At- lantic City or enjoying themselves in the surf, or attending the convention, we of the northwest were sweltering in the con- tinued heat and drouth. A week ago we had promise of copious showers, but they failed to appear, and we plod on in hope of having rain sometime. Trade continues in the same humdrum manner. There are always some orders, but the principal demand is for funeral work. Flowers are not abundant. Good roses especially are in good demand, but the supply is small. Sweet peas are nearly all gone. Asters are coming in, but are not in any particular demand. Everyone about town seems to be through with summer planting and wait- ing for fall trade to begin. More roses than usual have been planted by the lead- ing growers. H. Krinke has a fine house of roses, his first venture in that line. His place, though not large, is one of the best constructed and well keptin the city. Coal dealers are already putting in bids for another season's supply. Hard coal will be somewhat cheaper than for sev- eral years, while soft will remain at about the same figure as last year.- In this lati- tude coal is one of the largest items of ex- pense to the florist, and any reduction in cost per ton means quite a large sum by the end of the season. In a few weeks ac the longest night firing will be necessary and a few cold nights the past week al- most demanded fire. Some of the craft think they can save expense by delaying the night firing, but the inevitable result, mildewed and stunted stock, has been a powerful lesson. Roman hyacinths and paper white nar- cissus have already made their appear- ance and are planted for Christmas blooming. Bulbs of all kinds will not be planted very extensively this year. Some of the largest growers met with heavy losses last year. One in particular lost over six hundred dollars' worth. That, however, was caused bj- carelessness of employes. Sales last year of bulbous stock were very light. With the increased plant of roses and carnations this year it is doubtful if bulbous stock will be in any better demand than last. Roman hya- cinths are almost indispensableforiuneral work and are also in good demand for boxes for the country trade. Carnations planted outside have im- proved very much the past two weeks. Where they have received plenty of water they will be as good as the average sea- son. Quite a number of new varieties have been planted and we trust ere long to hear as much said in praise of our car- nations as oi our roses. We have no carnation specialists here, but we have good soil, good climate and a number of good common sense growers, who use their brains rather than their hands in producing healthy stocks and good blooms. The annual outing of the Minnesota florists was held at Wildwood Beach the 16th. A goodly number from the Twin Cities was in attendance, and the day passed very pleasantly, with bathing, bowling, baseball, etc. Felix. NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS, NORFOLK Co., MASS. Mention American Klorlat. FITGHER&MflNDfl. AZALEAS. LL extensive and successful growers of Azaleas for market know that plants summered over one season in this country have everything to recommend them over newly imported stock. Our favorable climate ripens the wood more thoroughly, giving the plant an appearance which readily commands a higher price. The flowers are much more abundantly set and never lose their buds, which a percentage of the imported stock invariably do. They can also be delivered by freight early in September, when there is little or no danger of being hurt by frost in transit. We send out the best New York forcing varieties only, and all the plants have nice, shapely heads, profusely set with buds. GENISTAS. Our stock of this most desirable decora- tive plant is the finest and most extensive in the country. The plants are all in healthy condition, pot grown, and have fine, shapely trimmed heads, which add much to their value. IF YOU ARE A BUYER, OF ABOVE NAMED FX,ANTS SEND US A LIST OF THE QUANTITIES YOU USE FOR OUR ESTIMATE BEFORE ORDERING ELSEWHERE. UNITED STATES NURSERIES, SHORT HILLS, N. J. Mention American Florist. "HELEN KELLER" The ueAT Carnation; pure white, deli- cately marked witli red. Price for well Rooted Cuttings: Si. 00 per aozen: S12.U0 per 100; Ko 00 per 250; S'lo.OO perlOtlO. 500 at lOUO rate. Orders may be sent either to JOAN N. Mfly, Summit, N. .J. EDWIN LONSDALE, Chestnut Hill, PliUa. CARNATIONS ^'r^^^n. E. G. Hill, Wm. Scott, Mrs. Reynolds, Silver Spray. Tidal Wave. Lizzie McGowau. Ben Hur, Mme. Biaz Albertini, White Uove, Garfield. Lara- born, Portia, Edna Craig, Fred. Dorner, Daybreak, Golden Gate, Mrs. Fisher, White Wings, Hiuze's White, Blanche. Purdue, Louise Porsch, and other sorts. Marie Louise Violets. Low prices on appli- cation. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the fall - The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Mention American Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, l^ueens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. Carnations a Specialty Hooted CuttlnKs and Vouhk Plants sold out. Nice Field-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven. Mich. Field-Grown Carnations. UNCLE JOHN S12.50perl00 THE STUART... 13.50 " E. A. WOOD 12.60 " DIAZ ALBERTINI 12.30 " ELIZABETH REYNOLDS 7.00 " RICHMOND r.OO " DK. SMART 7.00 •' BLANCHE 7.C0 " Ready foi delivery September 15. TJSRM.S: Cash with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" Strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in 3-inch pots. SS.OO Per 100. $7S.OO Per 1000. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, Clieste'i' Co., r».A.. CARNATIONS A^p COLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS Nice healthy stock of the standard tested sorts In the CariiHtion l)elt. MUST liK SOLD. Please send list of your wants to BENJ. CONNELL, '^»^^i'Si?,'i''a°K?/vE. pa. P. S.— Also fine field clumps of the peerless Violet Lady Uaine Campbell. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g4' The American Florist. 127 Siebrecltt&Wadley, ^OZl BILL NURSERIES, NewRoghelle,N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. SURPLUS STOCK . . . LATANIAS ler OF 10,000 Latanias in 2n inch pots, $600 p 100; 150.00 per 1000. 20,000 Latanias in 3-inch pots, $12.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. GEORGE WITTBOLD. 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO, ILL. PRIMROSES. Fine stocky plants, now ready for 3-inch pots. FLOWERS large, all fringed; brilliant colors. FIFTEEN SORTS. Price, for tlie single sorts . . . per 100, S 'i.50 " perlOOO, 20.00 double " ... per 100, 5 CO Extra plants with every order to help pay express. HENRY S. RUPP & SONS, SHIKEMANSTOWN, I'A. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants. A grand selection fur Stove, (JreenhouHe and Con- servntory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buvers or reply to any communication addressed to hlrii at 205 Oreenwlch St.. New York City. A. Farleyense Fern. 8,000 strong, healthy plants, 4-incli, $40 per 100; $350 per 1000. p. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITY. MO. SMILAX. SMILAX. New York, Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2>^-inch pots, $2.50 per ICO; $20.00 per 1000. Samples free on ree^'ipt of /> ets. Address J. 6. BURROW, Fishklll, N. Y. August Rblker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., Unui P.O. Station E. llClf iwin. Supply the Trade with Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. E.G. HILL & CO., WiioiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND, INDIANA. (Sherwood IIali, Nubseky Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native Bulbs. I 11 Y BULBS And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. POT-GROWN NOW IS THE TIME AND THIS IS THE PLACE! 100.000 READY. NO WAITING. CTRflUIRF R RIFQ. SiS per lOOO; 30 leading varieties. YOU GET "EM U\ IVnVlDLlVlVILe) K. and they make you quick money. TiSc30trost.K>-WTXy Tff. iT y^iT £LT\±GA. in GOOD LARGE Latania Borbonica ALSO 5 Kentia Belmoreana. 5 Kentia Forsteriana. Must be cheap Bo.x 68. ST. LOUIS, MO. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . IIARRI.SBCKG, VA Tobacco Dust. Per barrel (about 125 lbs.), S2.50. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 East 34tli Street, near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. JULto Ut GlIltK, GHENT. BELGIUM, (fITerstothe trade only aood plums. W.mi Arnncarla c.\ce)Mi; laUlOO Azaleas Indlia; 'JO.IIUO Azaleas ni.illls; 151I.IXIU llet'i'Tilas anil (Ju.xlnln Dulhs. liest varieties; lOU.UOIl I'uliii.s. clean i.liints. all sizes: lU.UUU Sweet Bays, stuntlanls am! i,> ruiutdala. CASH WITU OUl>KU. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading v;i- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAaO. Carl Schwanecke, OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY. Largest and oldest special cul ure of pan- sles; received premiums at all large exhibi- tions, the last at Chicago In 1893; otfers lirst-class pansy seed, especially Gassier, rrimardeau and Bugnot, also all of the best older and newer kinds. Send 2 francs for Cataloirne. Mention American Florist. TRY DREER'S GflRDtN SEE.DS, Plants. Bulbs & Requisite!. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed fre« to the trade only. HKNRY A. DREER, FhlladelphU, Fa. ■■II.VKII TI.MES" FALM COI.bKCTIONS. I'ur cash with order we Klve 17 11 and A-\n. I'aluis for SI (rejiular price W). and :i4 for 9v> (regular price ys). These comprise the besi varieties. Including l.,atanlaB aud Kentlas. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, lU. 128 The American Florist. Sept. Baltimore. In the western part of the city is an entire block surrounded by a brick wall ten feet high, over the top of which one catches glimpses of glass roofs, fruit and shade trees, and the upper stories of a great mansion with an enormous shaft or chimney of brick towering far above it. It is the residence of the late Thos. Winans, a man of such originality that when he had a house built for himself his own ideas dominated everything. The most striking instance is the huge brick chimney about six feet square inside, which connects with every room by large pipes and makes a perfect ventilation in every corner of it. The place was orig- inally surrounded by an ornamental iron fence, but the number of copies of Greek and Roman statues scattered about drew a protest from some of the neighbors which resulted in the wall. It would be hard to find a piece of ground of the same size better arranged. The stabling and sheds are along the east wall, and are so well screened by planting as to be almost invisible from the mansion, which is near the west wall. Along the north wall is a range of twelve ridge and furrow houses, each about fifteen by fifty feet. Each house stands on three brick arches run- ning lengthwise of it and with openings between the arches, the ends being closed by the foundation wall of the house. In the center arch the hot water pipes are laid and in the walk over them are grat- ings to let the heat into the house; by closing these gratings the heat is sent under the beeches through the side arches and all bottom or all top heat can be had with the greatest ease. Next to these comes a large lean-to palm house, empty now, but judging from the splendid speci- mens of seaforthia, cycas and latania grouped about, very full indeed in winter. The west wall is entirely taken up by lean-to graperies, the late ones showing luscious clusters of fruit. The apparent size of the ground is increased greatly by skillful planting, and as one saunters along, considering the numerous speci- mens of trees and shrubs, it is hard to be- lieve that all is included in the limits of one city block. A charming little shady dell near the center with a lakelet fed by the overflow from a small fish pond is a most attractive feature. Mr. John H. Ryan, the gardener in charge, was full of apologies for the place, but, though not kept in the extreme neatness prevailing in Mr. Winans' lifetime, it is still a very beautiful garden, and in chrysanthemum time will be even more so, judging from the grand lot of pot plants now com- ing on. Business in town is still extremely dull, sickness and death creating the chief de- mand for flowers, and for the time being the florist is in league with the doctor and the undertaker. The club had quite an interesting meet- ing Monday night. Among the questions discussed were "Can we hold a flower show in connection with the county fair?" A committee of five was appointed to inquire into the matter, and though too late for 1894 to see if arrangements can be made for 1895. "Are members pleased with the rule re- quiring exhibition plants to be single stem?" Quite a debate ensued, some claiming that single stem meant smaller plants and that would not please the public; others that the public taste should be cultivated into an appreciation of high culture. Mack. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Superiority Recognized. A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDED TO A. HERRMANN, AT ATLANTIC CITY, FOR METAL FLOWER DESIGNS. A. llhfKKIMAi\i\) 408 E. 34ih street, JVEJVV ^^ORK. Quality Unexcelled. Prices Reasonable. Catalogues Free. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. XmMm THE BEST LETTERS IH THE MARKET. sizes l!^-lnoh aDd 2-lDch, $2,00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next weefs American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: A. Rolker& Sons. New York; Marschuetz * Co.. 35 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; V. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St.. N. T.; Ernst Kautmann & Co., 113 N. 4th St, Philadelphia. Pa.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.: A. D. Perry & Co., Si Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.: E. H. Hunt. 79 Lake St., Chlcaeo: Wisconsin blower Exchange. VAX Mason St., Mllkwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, t;th and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Dan'l B. Long, Buflalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn, St Louis, Mo.; C. F. Huntington & Co., Indianapolis. Ind.; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 415 E.S4th St.. New York; Geo. A. Sutherland, OT Brom- fleld St., Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton ; N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. H. BAYERSDOEFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADEIiFHIAp FA. Onr new flataloene is now ont* free upon Application. MflRSGflUETZ & 60„ FlOriSlS' SUDDI16S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue._^_^^^^^^ World's Pair. MEDAL AWARDED. ERNST KAUFMANN& CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4th Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE DOVES FOR F^LORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City. N.J. Patented .Mine 'JO, 1«!»4. STRAPS wiTn Unfolding Tight-Fasteners. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, N. J. Tl A r*r*C% P^"" '0 't's ^Oc: 2.5 lbs ll.OU; ■DJSk,\j\j\J ,50 lbs 81..50; 100 lbs82..50. T^TTCS»P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 8-5. ■M-f U » i • «a-Sample Fkek. Vaughan's Seed Store, m Chicago. TO ^^W.C.KRICK'S Florists' Letters, Etc. Medal Awarded at the World's Fair. And Highest Award Wherever Exhibited. These Jjetters and Designs are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wuod or metal fraiiien, liavlnt,' lioles drilled in them to in- sert tootli picks, by which tliey are fast- ened In tiie design, (iive themairial. You will find these goods to be superior to any In the market. 2-lDcii Letters. $2.50 per 100. [Postage. 15 cts. per lOU. For other styles of Letters, Emblems and Designs, send for catalogue and free sample. W.C.KRIGK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers, 183 A\ONRpE Atrpet- • ■■ CHICXGO- • • Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. i8g4. The American Florist. 129 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 Frlce £lst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FI.USHINO, Queens, Co., N. T. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS ial, LOUISVILLE, KY. When wrltlnu mention the American Florist. BE UP TO DATE, And get the BEST. This is it. The Champion Ventilaiing Apparatus. CHEAP. DURABLE. EFFICIENT. Circular tells the whole Btnry. It l8 free. AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO.. KKNNETT SCJUAKE, 1"A. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. LORD & BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. tS' Plans and estimates furnished on application Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. .Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . . SEND POUft CENTS POSTAGE FOP ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . . . LORD & BURNHUM CO., Irvlnglon-on-HuJson, H. Y. FRflNGlS' M&TflL STEMMING TOINTS. Latest Device for Stemming Cut Plowers without Toothpicks and Wire. Will keep set pieces fresh longer, as flower stem is entered deep in the moist moss. Man- ufactured by the Novelty Point Works in 5 sizes, from yi to V2 inch in diameter. Patented July 11th, 181)8. XzK ^oaces c»f 1000 f*oixmts. SIZF. No. 1 60 cts. .SIZE No. 3 80 cts. SIZK No. 2 70 cts. SIZE No. 4 ... 90 cts. SIZE No. 5 (largest), box of 850 points.. .33 cts. For sale by all leading Wholesale Seedsmen and Dealers in Floiists' Supplies. Samples of all five sizes for trial sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. Address HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. (iENKKAI, .AtiKNT FOK .VMKRICA .4ND KIIROFE. VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate ot Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at tlie St. Louis I Convention was to tlie | POPULAR STANDARD | VENTILATING MACHINE I I The florist's friend in I working and prices. ] No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and Es- timates. E5. nir»F»AH:r>, "X'o^aaa.gsto'wrx, Oliio. Pat. 1882, '85, '86, 90, '91. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIIMir OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, '/a-iach 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 C0< Sole MJ'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Nose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yf"'' .T. C. VAUGHAN. Agent, CHICAGO. SERLNQ STEEL DALV IMPROVED GLAZING. GASSER'S PATENT ZINC JOINTS for bu^ ting class makes (rreenhousCB air and water tltrht; also prevents slldInK and breakace from frost. Does not CMBt as mucli to heat a house glazed with the Joints, thereby saving enough In fuel to more than pay the additional cost of glazing. The leading florists of the country are using them. Write for circulars with full particulars and price list. J. M. QASSER, Florist, Kuc-lid Avenue, CLEVELAND. O. You CAN save money by printing your spring trade list in our columns. THE CHAMPION flutomailc Ventilator. The cheapest, easiest to operate, and by far the oest machine In the market. I>on't buy a Venti- lator until you have seen my Illustrated descriptive circular, which will be sent you free, giving prices, etc. \Ibo Champion Soli Pulverizer and Sifter. Address A. Q. WOLF & BRO.. 331 E. First Street: I>.VYTON, OHIO. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74&76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. ^B"Send for Catalogue. 130 The American Florist. Sept. Cleveland. The pilgrims returning from the sea- shore all report having a pleasant and profitable time. There were not many representatives from our city, there being only six all told. But we promise to do better next year, as the convention meets in our neighbor city. — Pittsburg. The carpet bedding in Monumental Square is looking as good as could be ex- pected under the circumstances, except the vases which adorn (?) the walks, they are an eyesore, and the G. A. R. designs, instead of being red, white, and blue, are red, white, and green, as the lobelia which was used for the latter color is out of bloom, and is one mass of foliage. Is there no better plant to use to represent one of our national colors? I thought I had found the very thing last year in Washington Park, Chicago; the design was a flag and the blue "field" was that desirable color we have been looking for, but on closer examination it was found to consist of small broken stones which had been dyed. Business is beginning slowly to pickup. There is considerable funeral work at times, and the orders for designs from outlying towns within a radius of 100 miles is considerable. White flowers be- ing scarce at this time of year the average florist in small towns would rather send to a large city to have their work made up where there are greater facilities at all times of the year for turning out good work, than to stint his designs when flowers are scarce, and not give satisfac- tion to his customers. L. F. D. Pittsfield, Mass. A regular meeting of the Berkshire County Gardeners' and Florists' Club took place August 9 and was very largely attended. It proved to be a regular bug and insects meeting; the borers especially had a pretty hard time of it. Maples, mountain ash, larches and other trees are dying off here, the result of the attacks of these borers. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Lenox Horticultural Society for their generous entertainment on July 21. Those interested desiring copy of our annualreport and premium list for the coming year mav receive copy now on application. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on laree orders. We carry a larjje stock on hand of Kood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. 1^-lnch pots, per 1000 1 3.U0 2 " •' 3.2.^ 2M " •• 3.60 2% •• '• 4.00 3 " " 5.00 m ■■ '• 7.25 4 " •• il.OO 6 ■• " 13.80 Wnch pots, per 1000 122. UO 7 " ■• X,.W 8 ■• " 60.00 (1 •■ ■• 75.U0 10 •• perlOO 10.00 11 '■ •• 15.00 12 '• ■• 20.00 14 ■• ■■ 40 no li; ■• ■• 75.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AUKUst Kolker & Sons. I3i; & 138 W. 24th St., New York City, New York AKonts. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write fur IMuBtrtiUHl ("atuIuKue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. KIchmoiMl, IimI. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THK IIORSK IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J TrootaPudilino" Woodstock, Ont., May 28, 1894. IvOCK[,AND LUMBER CO. f^/Vw/Zt-wt/^— I have had material from you for four houses, and all the material has been first-class. One hundred pieces 19 feet long- without the semblance of a knot ! Just think of it ! ! With overrun measure every time. I would be sorry if I could notg^et my material from you. Yours truly, ANGUS ROSE- GUTTER MHTERiaL, RIDGES, saSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. I I'ur circulai'R and estimates ADDBKSS LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. a Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried oflF highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 717 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, X. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long; Island City, L. I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Announcement to Florists. Wedesire to announce the dissolution of the firmofSipfle 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 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. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OLD RELIABLE MAKE OF Write tor Catalogue and Price List. PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO. New Brighton, Pa. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots while there. To those who are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OAK HILL POTTERY CO., New Brighton, Pa. (Formerly I). O. SCOFIELI) * CO.) The same machinery, clay and workmen. The same smooth, porous, evenly burnt and well packed pots. Orders filled promptly. Write for prices. i8g4. The American Florist. 131 SEE HERE Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. BROTHER FLORIST Aren't you tired going through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- lllatlDg sash one at a time and cropping them up with BtlckB or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If you are HOT-AIR We have cot juRt the thine vou need the NEWTEST and IJtST thing out. ^ The New Departure for about half the cost of the old style. 3end for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy, Evansviile, Ind. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House, Garden, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE delamater-riderandP[J|Y|P||^Q DeLAMATER-ERICSSON pypmp PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation ie so simple and fiafe that a cbild can run them Tiiev ■will pump water from shallow Btreams or any k.ud of well. Thev eanlearranKedfnranv kind of fuel. Capacity 1.600 to 30.000 gallons ol water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK, IM. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boilers made of the heat of material, shell, firebox sheet* and headu of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Wrlt*^ for Information. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns 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 Econoiny 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. Gumeii Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhouse Catalogue. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON, MASS. oc-TTTvr. (Johnson & Co.. 71 John St.. New York and vicinity. 4^yi,«,*^e \ J- C F. Trachsel. 246 Arch St., Phila. and vicinity. ACJi.M. ij!,& |t ^ ^ Griffing Ikon Co., 34 Dearborn St.. Chlcaeo and Western States. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CNIGA60. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■Write for latest pr-ioes.-^-'^.-^'^* THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, flonicoliyrai flrcHiiecis and Hot Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. I«o. S^^ Oaixal St., I^EJ-W -VORK: OIT^ST. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. We have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. r^ox^E^oi«oxrjE> «& CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 143 & 145 N. Third Street, PATENTC I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ I GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.C/ KLECTKHAI. AND MEtH.^NUAI. E.XI'EItT?^. Coirespundence Sollcltefl. Atlantic Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents lor Snell's Hydranllc System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and ]^t.o% cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ^"Send for Circular. . . . 132 The American Florist. Sept, /, Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 122 American Boiler Co.. . . 132 American Road Ma- chine Co 129 Baker Bros 127 BallerFA 12.5 BaTersdorfer H & CoI28 BerKerHH& Co 124 Blanc A 128 Bock W A 122 Bonsall Jos E 123 Boston Letter Co 128 Brant&Noe 121 Brown Peter 124 Bums & Raynor.... ..123 BurrowJG 127 CarmanR W 129 CarmodyJ D 131 Chandlee & Chandlee. .131 Ch'go Folding Box Co 122 Connell Benj 12ti Corbrey & McKellar....l22 Cottage Gardens The.. 126 Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 124 Crabb& Hunter 131 Deamud JB&Co 123 De Cock Jules 127 De Lamater Iron Wks.131 DeSmet Louis 124 Dillon J L 121 Domer Fred & Son 12B DreerH A 125 127 Elliott WH 122 Ellison Wm. 122 EvendenBros 121 FaustHG&Co 124 Fisher &Alrd 12B Gardiner John 4 Co... 122 Gasser JM ....129 Gonzalez F & Co 12.5 Grallert & Co 12U Gurney Healer Co . . . 131 Hall Ass'n l:« Hancock & Son 12(1 Hartford HE 122 Helnl Joseph 121 12(1 Herr Albert M 125 Hermann's Seed Store 125 127 128 HewsAH&Co 130 Hllflnger Bros 130 HlllBG&Co 127 HlppardE 129 HItchlngs&Co 132 Hooker H M Co 131 Horan Edw C 123 Horan James 121 Hulsebosch Bros 124 HuntEH 123 Hunt M A Estate 121 Hunter Frank D 123 Jennings EB 125 JoostenCH 125 Kaufmann Ernst & Co. 12S Kennlcott Bros Co 123 Klein Fritz 120 Krlck WC 128 Kroeschell Bros Co 131 Kuehn C A 122 Lockland Lumber Co. .1,30 LongDan'lB 122 123 Lonsdale Edwin 126 Lord & Bumham Co.. 129 Lovegrove & Co 131 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .123 McFarland J H 122 McFarland J H Co 127 Mac Bean A S 121 MandaWA 125 Manz J&Co 128 Marschuetz k Co 128 May Jno N 12li Mendenhall Greenho'8l20 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 126 Mlllang Frank \%\ Monlnger Jno C 132 Moore Frank L 128 Mount s & Co 125 127 Munn L R 120 Nanz & Neuner . ..121 National Plant Co 121 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 123 Oak Hill Pottery Co... .13U Oasis Nursery Co 125 Pannenter Mfg Co 13U PennockCJ 12t) Pennock Sam'l S 123 Plerson F R Co 121 Pitcher A- .Manda 12t) Pittsburg ClayMfgCo.lM QuakerCltvMc hW'k8.130 Randall AL 123 Reed & Keller 128 Reed Glass Co 132 RelnbergBros 122 123 RobertsDH ,....132 Roehrs Theo 123 Roemer Fred 125 Rogers Nursery Co 127 RolkerA& Sons 127 Rolker Herman 129 RuppHS&Son 127 Rupp J F 125 Russell S J 128 Sander & Co 127 Schneider Fred 120 Schwake Chas 124 Schwanecke Carl 127 Scollay Jno A 129 Shelmlre W R 126 Sheridan W F 123 Slebrecht k Wadley...l27 Situations, wants, etc.. 120 Smith Henry.. 121 Smith Nath ,i Son 121 Soltau Christian 125 Spooner Wm H 121 StrebySO ...121 StruckJN&Bro 129 Sunderbruch H L , 122 Sunset Seed & Prt Co.. 127 Sutherland Geo A 123 Syracuse Pottery Co... 130 Tesson R F 121 Trleker Wm & Co 124 Vaugh.an J C..1'22 124 128 Waterbury Rubber Co. 129 Weathereds Sons T W.131 Weeber & Don 124 Welch Bros 123 Whllldln Pot Co 130 WIIksMfgCo 129 Williams & Sons Co... 127 Wlttbold Geo 127 Wolf AQ& Bro 129 WolffLMfgCo 131 Wood Bros 121 Young Thos Jr 123 Do YOU WANT a list of trade organiza- tions, both national and local, with names and addresses of principal oflScers, 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. GREENHOUSE HEATING Is a branch of our business we have given very close study for a good many years, and can assure any one intending to employ Hot Water or Steam that we have the most modern system. WKITK FOR CATALOGUE. 18 TYPES. 174 SIZES. AUAPTED TO ALL KINU.S OF FUEL. ^mertcan ^oi/er Company "ADVANCE" (Trade .Mark.) BOSTON: NEW YORK: CHICAGO: PORTLAN D, ORE. For Hot Water. (95 Ft. Hill Sqr. 94 Centre St. 84 Lake St. 127 Sixth St. 33. XX. x«.o:^s:Et.w!^ .^iIwS^'ISt^BB^^Bk^ '^\**i^^^ *^ ^^ vV \w 1 JJHJgWkJj^BM'tf'A^ -^ ^ ^^ *'*ifflBSc V flK" i/i^ "^S^ ' ^? »,'v IBr * BOSE BASKET NO 1 ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. Strictly fresh and of good quality, else the flowers will droop quickly, and result in dissatisfaction. Extra care should be taken to imbed the stems well in the sphagnum. The roses being iongstemmed are best wired onto match sticks, as toothpicks are too short and weak to hold up the flowers. Avoid overcrowd- ing and use plenty of adiantum in the arrangement. The spray over the handle is formed of the same material, and may be varied to suit different tastes. Illustration No. 2 is composed of equal quantities of Duchess of Albany and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The shape of the basket is somewhat dift'erent, but the arrangement is practically the same as No. 1, Chicago. As the season advances the chrysanthe- mum question is forging to the front, and from now until November, all the boys interested (and who is not?) will put in their best work to come out on the top of the heap. That the mum hascome to stay is now admitted by the most sceptical; growers who ridiculed the so- called chrysanthemum fad unmercifully a few years ago have experienced a change of heart and are now into mums by the ten thousands. The suburbs, Western Springs, Hinsdale, Downer's Grove and Mount Greenwood, located southwest of the city, have always been to the front in this line. A visit to the three first named towns disclosed the fact that the boys in this section are right in it again. At the station at Hinsdale we weremet by our genial friend O. P. Bassett who acting the host and cicerone in his own inimitable way, first whirled us behind a spanking team over to the establishment of ]. C. Vaughan at Western Springs. Foreman Wilson received us cordially and tried to initiate us into the mystery of mum growing. If we didn't profit by the same, the fault is our own. We may ac- knowledge right here that our experience in growing mums is nil and for that same reason perhaps are led to think that we know a good plan^ when we see it. Take this for what it is worth; in our huml)le opinion the stock we found here looks exceedingly fine; the standards and other specimens promise to beat any former attempt at show plants. A fine lot of single stemmed fellows are grown in 6-inch pots. There are besides these three houses grown to single stem for cut flowers. Each one of the seven benches is treated in a different manneras anex- periment; for instance one bench was planted in soil and manure mixed together, another with two inches of manure at the bottom and soil on top, a third with pure bone meal mixed in, etc. There is little difference apparent si < far, all looking equally vigorous. In seed- lings we find two benches containing several thousand plants, from which something good can be expected. These seedlings are the pick of last year, grown as yet under numbers. We now drove back to Hinsdale; after first partaking of the gracious hospitality of Mrs. Bassett, we next inspected the mammoth establishment of our host. Of the excellent condition of the rose houses, as well as some valuable data of results, kindly furnished us by Mr. B. we shall speak more at length later on. In mums we find about 12,000 grown to single stem, as fine a lot of plants as were ever seen. The list includes all the best com- mercial sorts. One house of Domination attracted our particular attention; the plants are of such even height it looked as though they were clipped by a pair of shears. The show plants also look very fine and reflect great credit upon the able iSg4' The American Florist. 139 '€,^^ ^0^^^i^^S^ ^^^^^^ , , jBH^^^^^4Ka9B^i^^F|H^ V <^||R?« ■Irfek <^ '^^^^^1 fe ■j^'^Sl^^L^^^ ^^"" ^^^^^Sk ^ ^^^ ROSE BASKET NO 2. ARRAKGEMINT OP FLOWERS, foreman Mr. Benson. The single stem exhibition plants are grown in 7inch pots. Our next call was at Geo. Miller's. George was hard at work as usual. The place is now nearly in shape again, all but the boiler sheds, which are being built now. Mums will plav an important part at this establishment next fall. Twenty-five thousand plants are grown, mostly to single stem. The whole stock looks thrifty; the banner house we ven- ture to predict will be the one of Eugene Dailledouze which looks grand at present. We next took a spin over to Downer's Grove, to the establishment of our old veteran D. B. Fuller. Tolly Tommy Hop- kins is of course in charge. This isn't the first year that Tommy has demonstrated his knowledge of growing mums. .\s usual the stock looks fine. There are 1700 plants on benches, these are grown to 3 and 4 blooms each. We noticed some very fine Viviand-Morel in particular. A few blocks away is the establishment of Mrs. Foot. Here too the mum is much in evidence; some 5000 plants are benched grown mostly to single stem, all looking well. There is little change in market condi- tions. Demand is still very limited, and as the supply, particularly in roses, is in- creasing fast, prices are very unsettled. Only fancy stock commands the top fig- ure of $3, the bulk goes for much less. Good Beauties, and there is some very fine stock now for this season of the Vear, bring from $1 to $1 .50 per dozen. J. B. Deamud & Co. handle some extra fine vallev, the best ever seen on our market at this season nf the year. This is grown by Bassett & Washburn. Mr, John Holmes, one of our oldest members in the trade, died last week. The deceased was well known as a mem- ber of the old firm of Brooker & Holmes, doing business for many years at 5818 State street. Philadelphia. The boys are still talking about the convention when they happen to meet at the stores or in the club; the special feat- ures as they appeared to different minds are gone over and commented on, and discussions take place that should have been heard in the convention hall. The bowlers are turning over the details of the match, and that "Buffalo angle" is re- ceiving considerable attention. As com- pared with a "Philadelphia straight," the "straight" was not in it, but it still has its friends and mav take a corner off the angle at some future time. The shoot- ers as a matter of course are jubilant, and the bowlers have to take considerable chafl" at their hands. The state of things is quiet, very quiet; it is to be hoped that this is the final calm and very soon the storm of business will break loose in all its fury, and the more furious it becomes the better we will like it. To the average florist it would be a real pleasure at tUs time to be so tired out after a day's business that he could hardly get home. The outlook is promising, however. Mr. Eisele, of H. A. Dreet's, says that the past July and .August business has broken the record with them and they have been compelled to buy stock to fill orders. Kentias have sold particularly well, tak- ing preference to arecas. At their cilj' store they have had their show windows filled with a fine display of tomatoes nicely arranged in baskets and a large collection of canna flowers correctly named; these latter made a gorgeous show. Asters have been fine this season and all the stores have a few dozen pots just outside the door to make a little show and attract trade; they seem, however, to be more proficient in catching dusfr than customers. Cut asters are very plentiful and sell as a rule for 75 cents per hundred, the pots bringing $6 to $7 for the same quantity. Roses are now com- ing in in fine shape. Beauties are a good size and color, but the stems are not any too long. Kaiserin is in good shape, as is also La France. The other teas from roses for the winter crops are commencing to come and show up well, there being little or no mildew apparent. The colors of the various assortments present a darker tone than formerly, as the Meteor is to be now found in nearly every grow- er's collection. The prices range from $2 to $4 for all but Beauties, for which $8 is asked. There has been quite a lot of fun- eral work lately, but it was mainly a harvest for the crape pulling fraternity, as they managed to intercept the com- mittees and got the cream of the business. The meeting of the Florists' Club last Tuesday evening was a very interesting one, reports of the various committees were listened to with great attention, and fhey were highlycommended fortheir work in making the various events so successful. A resolution was passed thanking the Public Ledger fortheir very complete recorts of the convention and particularly praising the work of Mrs. Starr, the lady who had charge and who worked so faithfully to get a correct ac- count of the proceedings. A vote of thanks was also given to Mr. Edwards of Atlantic City for his services and the loan of plants to decorate the convention hall, and to Mrs. Theodore Edwards of Bridgeton for her enjoyable singing, both at Carisbrooke and at the entertainment on the pier. Edwin Lonsdale exhibited three plants of Cypripedium Charlesworthii, each with one flower. It has more color than any other variety we have seen and will be a valued addition to most collections. Mr. Z. De Forest Ely also placed a vaseof dahlias on the desk, among which wtre some pretty varieties. The question selected for discussion at the next meet- ing was "How to manage 20,000 feet of glass." Mr. John Welsh Young was as- signed the subject, and will no doubt give the club a very interesting paper. Mr. Craig said that ot all the money spent in Atlantic City he thought the little that it cost to color Mr. Harris' nose was by far the best investment the club had made. It had brought Mr. Harris out in a new role and raised the standard of the club in the estimation of the visitors, as it gave them an idea of the talent we had. He said that Mr. Eddy said he had made a study of this play and that he had never seen Mr. Harris' part played to such per- fection before. The photos of the groups at Caris- brooke Inn an don the pier were shown and were pronounced excellent; they should be valuable souvenirs of the convention. Z. De Forest Ely has opened a wholesale commission branch in connection with his other business and is prepared to receive cut flowers on commission or orders to supply the same. K. New York. There is just a little indication of reviv- ing life in the cut flower trade. In roses, American Beauty, if strictly first-class, takes the lead and brings from fifteen tr> 140 The American Florist. Sept. 8, twenty cents. Small Beauties are to be had by the bushel at bushel price. Other roses are in general overstocked. From one to three and four cents are the ruling prices for small selected lots, but by far . the great bulk of the stock goes to the Greeks at five dollars a thousand. The only scarcity noted is in white car- nations. There is a demand for more than can be supplied and at prices double those received for colored varieties. Bridesmaid, Cusin and Perle roses are abundant and finely colored just now, but sell very slowly. Of the smaller roses none sell better than Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Next to this comes Meteor. Most of the rose growers are praving for water. In some sections there is a veritable famine and unless speedy lelief comes there will be serious consequences. A new acquisition in the ranks of the rose growers is no less a personage than Mr. James Hart, famous as the first and only original cut flower commission man. Jim is growing some good stock over at his Madison houses and he consigns them to himself. That he will be satisfied with the return slips is to be hoped. "I'm always too easy and soft with them," says he. He's going to turn over a new leaf now and make himself the first victim of the new rules. The two inseparables, W. A. Manda and Charlie Weathered, have gone to the Lenox Horticultural Society's exhibition. Mr. Manda's new Adiantum capillus- veneris imbricata is one of the best intro- ductions of the season. Boston. There has never been a time when notes of news or interest were more difficult to pick up in this locality than just now. The convention is already somewhat of an old story, but it still does duty as the main subject of discussion and comment, and the unanimity of opinion regarding its merits is something remarkable. Un- favorable criticism positively does not exist and all who went pronounce it to have been the most enjoyable on record. Of business, with the exception of a fair run of funeral work, there is none. The summer trade with seaside and mountain resorts, which a few years ago stood Boston in such good stead, is not what it used to be and no longer makes any appreciable impression on the prevailing prices. At all these places local enterprise supplies largely the stock which formerly had to be obtained from distant sources, and it is only when specially fancy goods or unusual quantities are wanted that Boston reaps much benefit. The weather has been delightfully cool all through this section and rumors of light frosts in variouslocalities are heard. Tne eSecton the stock coming in has been favorable, particularly on roses. It is rarely that such clean well developed roses are seen in this market so early in the season. This superior quality is noted in all the standard varieties, but up to dateit seems tomakebut littleirapression on customers, unfortunately. The garden committee of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society, with a few friends, made a visit to the plum or- chards and vineyards of Georpe B. An- drews at Fitchburg, on August 29. Grape growing in the hard soil and severe dim ate of Massachusetts is something morethan p'av, and Mr. Andrews is entitled to the highest credit for what he has accom- plished by his perseverance and hard labor. The Delaware grapes are unpre- cedentedly fine this season, and the plum trees are a sight to behold. Mr. Andrews attributes much of his success to thor- ough spraying. The visitors were hos- pitably entertained and for once had all the plums they could eat. Elijah Wood, Boston's own "Little Woodie," IS about to leave us and go to the far west, and much sincere lamenta- tion IS beard. He will leave a vacancy that it will be impossible to fill. The hearty good wishes of a host of friends will follow him and his bride to their new western home, and Boston hereby sends greeting to the Denver brethren unani- mously recommending him to their con- fidence and friendship. The .\rnold Arboretum has acquired an additional tractof land seventj'-five acres in extent, formerly known as Whitney Hill. Superintendent Bennett of Schenley Park, Pittsburg, and his right bower, Mr. Burke, spent a couple of days here after the convention and found much to interest them in the Arnold Arboretum and Boston's new park system. poor. Walter Mott who was in the city the other day says that Canada was not represented at all; this is disgraceful! E. Toronto. "Canada's great fair," the Toronto In- dustrial Exhibition, is the big excitement for the two coming weeks, the 3rd to the 15th of September. The flower show in connection therewith promises to be an exceptionally good one, especially in stove and greenhouse decorative plants. The tug of war will be on two sections, one for the best 75 plants distinct varieties, the other for the best arranged table 19 feet by 16 feet. As it will be next to im- possible for one to show in the two sec- tions it is probable that the public insti- tutions will show in the former and the florists in the latter. This was the object of making the two sections as they are, 1 he prizes for each are the same, viz., $60, $40, $30, $20, and are worth straining a point to obtain. Mr. C. Swift, of Roch- ester, is to be the judge of plants and it is rumored that he has engaged a bullet proof suit, the inventor of which is now in the city. Mr. Swift has, however, given great satisfaction at former shows here and I scarcely think that he will fiad the aforesaid suit necessary. The report of the weather bureau for the month of August is quite interesting readine: the total amount of rainfall was only .380, the second smallest in 55 years, and the mean temperature was 65.34-, a little lower than the average. Trade is likely to liven up a little during the exhibition, not because the visitors are at all flower buying people, but they bring money into the city and stir things up generally; business never really perma- nent! v begins for the season until the out- side flowers have been killed off, and that time is drawing very near now. The accounts of the proceedings and festivities indulged in by the members of the S. A. F. given by the American Flo- rist are enough to make those who were unfortunately unable to attend green with envy; what a mistake it is to be St. Paul, Minn. Trade is improving every day and is fully up to or ahead of the average of former years at this season. White flow- ers for funeral work and weddings are in the greatest demand. There is a good supply of white roses of fair quality, as well as of other colors. Sweet peas are nearlygone and asters areof poorquality owing to the drouth. We are still suffer- ing from the intense heat and drouth and the long delayed rain will not now be of much material assistance to the dead and dying vegetation when it does come. Some weeks since your scribe stated that the veteran J. C. Fleischer was retir- ing from the florist business. This was an error, and we are now advised by Mr. Fleischer that he contemplates building new houses and engaging in the business more extensively than ever. Mr. L. L. May has just returned from a short vacation spent at Mackinac Isl- and and in northern Michigan. While returning the train on which he was a passenger ran into a landslide near Glad- stone, Mich., overturning the car, which rolled down a forty foot embankment. Besides a general shaking up and a thor- ough scare there were no injuries sus- tained. Mrs. Garges,well and favorably known to the trade here as one of the best design makers in the northwest, has removed to Cincinnati, 0. Several weddings are announced for the near future and as society will soon re- sume its giddy whirl the early fall trade should be exceptionally good. Felix. 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 WANTED — As a mall or express packer, bv a single man; 4 Tears experience. Ad- dress C 11 SS, care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION Wanted— As fireman by steady and O sober younK man who has good experience in both steam and tiot water. Address A B. care American Florist. C1ITUATI0N WANTED -By experienced orchid O grower and llorist. as worlilng foreman in good commercial or private place. Address J S. Box lo:). Tom's River, N. J. CJITUATION WANTED— By young man: abstainer. O energetic, as foreman or assistant: commercial or private : cut flowers, bedding, foliage plants and ferns. W. ,1. POTTEK, 838 Main St . Niagara Fails, N. Y, SITUATION WANTED— By experienced grower of all around Horlst stocii, and good maimer up of designs and decorations Migiit tal^e a place on the profit siiarlng principle. Address C. F, Eblex. Bedford, Pa. SITUATION WANTED — By reliable and steady young man of good habits, who has had T years' experience in general greenhouse worlt. .'steady place wanted. Willing and obliging, and not afraid of worit. Address E D. <:are American Florist. IJITUATION WANTED— Bv an Englishman as gar- io dener andtioilst; life experience. Best of refer onces. Married man. Please give particulars la answer. Address GARliENKK, 123 Scovllle St.. West Cleveland, O. (Jl'l'UATION WANTED- By a single man; 4 years' O experience in growing roses and bulbs; or would go as assistant In a large place, (iood references. Address .1. Holland, Lakewood Greenhouses, Minneapolis. Minn. 8 lITUATION WANTBD-Mlddle of September by a »T German. 'ilt. as greenhouse assistant; well up In growing cut flowers. Roses a specialty. Can lake charge of a small comniercnil place. East preferred 1 Philadelphia!. Address BE. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTKD— By a young man. as fore- O man or first assistant. Specialist In forcing roses. Sober. First-class references. Liberal wages wanted. Ple:ise state wages and other facts. Address U C, care Oarmen Coldes. tM Shelby St.. Indianapolis. lud. i8g4. The American Florist. 141 SITUATION \VANTEI>— As foreman, by an expert In roses, carnations, violets, bulb forclnK. etc. Al orchid, palm and fern grower. Thomuglily posted In all the different departments of the trade, in or out- door. Address Pcistoffice Box 75. Short Hills, N.J. SITUATION WANTED— As assistant In greenhouses or store, by young American, single: lised to flrst- c ass retaU;trade. P>.\perlenced In general greenhouse work and management; practical, reliable worker. Good salesman. Abstainer. Good references. Ad- dress E P P. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By practical florist, highly recommended, for experience and executive ability in the general requisites of commercial or pri- vate place, the nurseries, general propagation, etc.. ■where such is needed. For particulars address Brooklvx. care American Florist. "WrANTED— Will Mr. Emil Knoll please call at office > T of American Florist. '."11 Dearborn St. WANTED— At once, assistant In private green- houses: German, with fome experience pre- ferred. Salary WO per month without board. Address H A. care American Florist. WANTED— In private place, a capable, single man of good habits, to take charge of conservatory, lawn and vegetable garden. German preferred. Ad- dress Mks g. W. Barnes. 2it3H Colllngwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio. WANTED— A young man experienced In growing roses, carnations and a general stock, also good designer and decorator: must liave A No. 1 references and not afraid of work; one with a small capital pre- ferred: one capable of taking entire charge. Chance of a lifetime fur right man. Address • Palms, care American Florist. f lOR SALE CHEAP-Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about J75. Vafghans Seeh Store, 88 State Street. Chicago. OR SALE— Small florist buslnesln one of tlie best locations of the South Side. Chicago. Address A B. care American Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP— Aflrst-class florist business In a thriving town of 2;S.U00 Inhabitants. Forpartlc- ulars address WiSCoNSix, care Am. Florist. I^OR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse and celery gar- ' den. Good buslnef*3; no competition. A bargain on account of III health. Address W. .1. Olds Union City. Pa. FOR SALE— No. 5 Scoliay boiler, used only 3 winters all In good condition; reason for selling, having put in 4U-hor8e steam boiler: price on application. J. E. Felthousen. Schenectady, N. Y. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair, Price reduced to Jl7i">. Vaughan's Seed Store. I4ti & 14H West Washington St.. Chicago. FOR RENT OR LEASE-A small green liouse. good beater water works and sewer in; more land to build on. Good location. Address Paul. lOUS Washington Ave.. Racine, Wis. FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouses, either 15.0U0 or iiO.UOU square feet of glass, stocked with best variety of roses. Or will take partner with fl,iJUU capi- tal. Address A. T. .Iacksox. atatioo X. Chicago. FOR SALE OR LEASE-Florist business in one of the finest cities and health resorts In Colorado; o greenhuuses, each 7.) by %) feet, also dwelling; all liented with steam, and well t*tocked with roses car- nations mums and violets. Trade wholesale and retail. Will sell stock and give long lease on the place, or will sell the whole place on easy terms. Reason for selling poor health. Address Victor Johnson, box si^, Colorado Springs. Colo. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MUNN, station C, Brooklyn, N. Y. FRITZ KLEIN. Who can give rae au3' infonnation in regard to Fritz Klein, gardener, of Naurod. near Wies- baden, Germany? The last was heard of him at Boston in the year 1873; since then he was not heard of. laforniation about him will kindly be sent io. MR. F. SEULBERGER. Seedsman and Florist. 500. oil & 513 Seventh St., Oakland. Cal. 130 ^VOU I-CIVOW • . THAT VOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE &. CO.. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, $5.00; 3-inch pots, $6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, $6.00; 3-inch, $8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WELL GKOAVN ANO IN TINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind. 10,000 FIRST QUflLITY FORGING ROSES. Fully equal to those sent out the last two years, and perfectly healthy In every respect, Only selected growth from Howering wood used for propagating. KAISERIN A. V. MEKMKTS, BRIDESMAID, MME. HOSTE, METEoK, SAFKANO, PERLE, BRIDES, SUNSETS, LA FRANCE. BON SILENE, MME. CCSIN, 3-lnch pots, Jo. 00 per 100. 4-lnch pots. fS.OO per 100. AMERICAN BEAUTY Cusin. LiR France, MAKIE LOUISE VIOLETS, pot {jrown Hridesmaid, % Kride, Merinet strong, 4-lnch plants. CAENATIONS. I All the New and Old sorts. JS^Please write for prices. looo 3iek:mets, 6 'o niphetos, 1000 UKIDKS. 150TESTOUT>. All from a'o-lnch standard pots. These are In the very best of contlltluu and as larjie as a great deal of the stock shipped from i^-lnch pots. Perdoz. 75c.: per 100 $5.0 j; per 1000 $45.00. j^'Samples free to intending purchasers. , Pandanus Utilis. 6-inch pots f5 00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3 i per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3j^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 J6 2'^-\nch pots, "■ 60c; " $4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " $3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to l5 inches high, per dozen jSl.OO; per 100 $8.00 2;^-inch pots, " 65c; " $4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON, .A.ir>r«i^^]V, AXIOM. clean, healthy stock MERMETS. BRIDES. SUNSETS. NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE. PERLES. MME. WATTEVILLE. BON SILENE. METEOR. PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from l^lnch pots. 5w per ILO; $75 per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. We offer Special Inducements in HOME GROWN Azaleas and Genistas. Seud us a list of j-our requireuieuts for our estimate betore ordering elsewhere. PITCHER & MANDA, Short Hills, N J. 304 \V. MadUou St., BALTIMORE. MD. Warranted first quality. Surplus stock from 4.inch pots. Per 100 PERLES 1600 MERMETS • ■ . . . 5 00 BRIDES 5 00 PAPA GONTIER 5 00 CASH WITH ORDER. JOHN WHITE. Waverly Place. Elizabeth. N. J. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The arm of UHLMANN & HAISCH. of Memphis. Tenn., has been dissolved by mutual coi;sent, and is succeeded by K. UHLMANN, who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD In the near future. We sell only to the trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, ROSES AND GSRMTIONS MERMETS. BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVILI.E, METEOR, and WABAN. Cleau, healthy stock, from 35^-inch pots, $6.00 per 100; $45,00 per 1000. 25.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Seud for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum. 2!/2-inch pots, $:3.00 per 100; from J-inch pots. S6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. 2><,-lnch pots. Per 100 Per 1000 BRIDE J2.50 S22.50 MEKMET 3.50 32.30 GONTIER 2.60 22.50 SOUPERT. 2.50 32.50 WHITE LA FRANCE 2.75 24.00 SUNSET. PERLE 2. SO 35.00 And all other standard varieties. 'iM. 3W and 4^-lnch pots. Write for prices on what you need". TERMS CASH WITH OKDEK. THE N.4TIONAL PL.4NT CO., Dayton. O. Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France. $3.00 per 100. Strong American Beauties, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. fl^Special prices on Quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash wiih oraer. fi.<:>^£:xi.*x* f*. ■x*£:ssorry TVest Forest Park, St. Louis, HIo. Surplus stock; cleiin. healthy plants, from 2. 3^ and ;Mncll pots. PERLK. SUNSET. NIPHETOS. BRIDE. MERMET, M. NIKL. AMERICAN BKAUTV. LA FRANCE, ALBANY. THE (.HKEN. MME. WATTE- VUjLE. and GUILLOT. Fred. Doriier, Fred. Heinl and Victor l*elar- gouiums. Samples free to Intending purchasers. and the very lowest prices on application. .JOSKPH HEINL, JacksouviUe, III- When writing mention the AMEKiCAN Florist. 142 The American Florist. Sept. 8, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, S14.00, Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times. 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American Florist is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers tn wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by %Yednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrvsanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. " W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Newport, R. I.. Nov. 6-8. Chrj'santhemum show Newport Hort. Society. Ale.x JIacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston.' Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Planning. Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hail. PiTTsFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. JI. Edwards, Secy, 103 Howard St., Pittsfleld. St. Louis. Mo.. Nov. 6-9. Chrvsanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. 'E. Schray, Secy, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Bi-r- termann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts .Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. .Nov. 6-10. Chrvsanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Soeietv. D. D. L. Farson. Sec'y, Horticultural Hall.' Broad St. Louisville, Ki-., Nov. 6-10. (Jlirvsantheunim show Louisville Florists. H. Naiiz. Sec'y, 582 Fourth .\ve. Denver. Colo.. Nov. 7-10. Chrvsanthemum sho\v Denver Florists' Club. .Adaiii Kohankie, Sec'y. L.B. 375, So. Denver. Colo. Providence. R. I.. Nov. 8-10. Chrvsanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith. Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal. Nov. 12-14. Chrvsanthemum show- Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 Aylmer St. Baltimore. Nov. 12-17. Chrvsanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm. Mc- RobiTts. .Jr., Secy. 304 \V. Madison St. Worcester, JIass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'v. Toronto. Ont., Nov.'13-16. Chrvsanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Flohsts' Ass'n. .\. 11. Ewing, Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Springfield, JIass.. Nov. . Chrvsanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W F Gale. Sec'y, 23 .John St. Milwaukee:, Wis., Nov. . Chrvsanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. "a. IvloUner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Hamilton. Ont.. Nov. . Chrvsanthemum show Hamilton .\gric. Societv. ' Walter H. Bruce. Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor bv supplvinj; dates as soon as decided upon. We shall be 'gliiil to know of any further shows decided upon ami not included in onr list, even if exact date is not yet determined.] ■We HAVE received from Mr. 'W. Baylor Hartland,of Cork, Ireland, an object that recently reached him under peculiar cir- cumstances. It was a large cork upon which had been written simply "Hart- land" and a U. S. 5 cent stamp attached. As the "package" reached its destination safely it is fair to assume that our post al clerks are not always dull, and the Amer- ican wag who perpetrated the joke will probably be pleased to know of its suc- cess. 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. Part II of the transactio.ns of the Mass. Hort. Society for 1893 has been received by us. Among much useful mat- ter contained the report of the garden committee will be found specially sug- gestive. patent ,\pplied for. HE MNCIS' COEEDGATED iU) FAST GlAZfflG POINTS. SURPASS ALL OTHERS YET INTRODUCED IN THE MARKET FOR GLAZING GREENHOUSES. Manufactured by the NOVELTY POINT WORKS. Price 50 Cents per box of 1000 Points. Can be sent by mail for 13 cents in addition. Directions on each box. A-GtEIVTSs Z. DE FOREST ELY i CO Philadelphia, Pa. • I. BAYERSUORKER & CO Philadelphia. Pa. MARSCHUETZ & CO Philadelphia. Pa. PETER HENDERSON & CO New York. WM. ELLIOTT ,t PONS NewY'ork. F. E. MCALLISTER New York. C. H JOOSTBN NewY'ork. WEEBER .t DON New Y'ork. A. ROLKER Ac SONS New York. SCHLEGEL i FOTTLER Boston. Mass. .lOHN C. MONINGBR CO Chlcaco. 111. J. C. YAUGHAN Chicago. Ul. HUNTINGTON SEED CO Indianapolis. Ind. J. A. SIMMEKS Toronto. Can. J. N. STRUCK & BRO Louisville, Ky. RMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. GKNERAL AGENT FOR AMERICA AND EUROPE. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with Tirst-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, "".TuSl"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SAISUS. CUT STRINGS s to 12 feet long, so cts. Shipped in large or suihII quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- graph or telephone. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'm 'PRAIRIE' FOLOINSFLOmR BOX. FOR CUTfLOWERS. Millie Imiii \V;ilrr-|'i""l' Htrawtujurii. ^iilpptU tint. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. 1. iinuhle Manilla lined, ;ickud IIHJ In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton &ts., CHICAG-O. TELEPHONE Main 4T1S. Gardiner's Celebrated ^^ English Mushroom Spawn. 7iesh and Sellable. S7 per 100 Ihs. Special price on larger quatttiticB. John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, Ta. k.'X. -v-v -V -v-v -vx. -x.-v->i Primula Chinensis. Fine, healthy plants, S!4-inch pots, best varieties, S8.00 per lOU; 2>4-ineh pots, $4.00 per too. Carnations. w. Ready September: Grace Wilder, $6 per 100, Day break, 87 per 100. Strong. heaUhypl.Tiits. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Cycas Leaves. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE p. O. B(i.\ FRESH CUT each 75c. Chicago, FLORAL DESIGHS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARUND, Harrlsburg, Pa. H. L. SUNOERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STREET, — — — *(>SSt. JL'OXX.is, Ado. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), i^^ WHOLESALE ^^4^ 1122 FIITE STItEET, A oomplete line of Wire Desl^iu. Kew 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. l8g4- The American Florist. 143 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Florist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BTTIiBS AND AI.I. FI.ORISTS' SUFPI^IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 & 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CH1CA.GO. A. L. RANDALL, wiiioi6sai6 Fiona 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers, J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE OUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONE M«N -:>. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 3/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OHIO-A.O-0. We are Headquarters for the leading varieties of Roses, for the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WH(>I.K>; AI.K GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS HEADQUARTERS FOR SMIT.AX. Fine crop nmv ready, per ICII JIO (rii; lier dozen $l.oti. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Telephone Main :j505. CMIOA.GrO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METS, '^^^l -St^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^W ^^r^^>v VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICniTnRAL ADCTIOSEERS, DAN'L B. LONG, WttOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Oki^eus carefully Attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: - Florists' Supplies, "Wire Desigrng, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs (see large ad. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc., on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©yftofc^afe MarfietA. Cut Flowers. New York. Sept. 4. Roses, averace stock 1.0u@ 3.0O Beauty 1.00® 6.0U • FIneselectea lO.OOaSO OO Meteor. Testout 2.00(8 4.00 Kalserln 2.000 5 00 Camatlcne.. colored 50® 1.00 Asters. white. 75® 1.50 finest blooms 1.00® 2.00 Sweet peas - 05® .10 VaUey 3.00 Gladioli 100 Smllax 8.00®10.00 AsparaKUB 25.00®:j5.00 Adiantum 76® 1.00 BOSTON. Sept. 4. Roses 1.00® 3.00 Camailons "5® 1.00 Asters Si)® .:iT Gladiolus 1.00® 2.00 .lapan lilies 2.00® 4.00 Valley 3.110® 4.00 Tuberoses 50® .?;) Stephanotls l-OU Adiantum 75® 1.00 Smllax 12.0O®15.0O Asparagus 50. 00 PHILADELPHLa , Sept. 4. Roses, small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 8.00@15.00 ramatlons 50® 1.50 Valley „ 4.00 Smllax 10.00®120O Asparagus 50.00 Harrlall lilies 4.00® b.OO Astern ..■.'.•---■.■»-«.■.■■■*•. ...- ...... ,(0 Cornflower!.'.'....".'.'.'..'...'.'.'.'.'.. 25® .50 Cattlevas 35.0(i®40.00 Adiantum 75® 1.00 CHICAGO. Sept. I\. Roses. La France. Meteor 3. Ml® 4.00 Beauty 8.00®I5.0O Kalserln 3.00® 4 00 General assortment, per 1000. .$o®*10 Carnations, long 25® .(iO fancies 1..50®2.00 Auratum Ulles tl.OO© 8 CO Asters -^ Sweet Peas... 10® .30 St. Lotris. Sept. P. Roses. Perles. Nlphetos. Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Bridesmaids 2.00® 3.00 Meteors 2.00® 3.00 LaFranee, Albany, Hoste 2.00® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®15.no Sweetpeas 1,5® .25 Carnations, long 50® .75 short .50 Adiantum 1.25 Hollyhocks, asters .50 BtTFFALO. Sept. 4. Roses. Beauties 10.aii@15.00 Mermet. Bride. 4.00® B.OO Perles. Gontler. Hoste 3.00® 4.00 Meteors 3.00® 5.0O Carnations 75® l.OO Asters .50 Valley 3. 00 Gladiolus 1.00® 3 00 Adiantum 1.25 Smllax 15.00® 20. 00 Asparagus 50.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. Mention American Florist. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont SL> BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florlht. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. ■What does? FOR HIGH GLASS SUMMER TRADE. THE LEADING FAVORITES. American Beaut y. Meteor , La France . Anii all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially tor suminer shipping to Sea- side and mountain resorts. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28tb St., NEW YORK. SPRING, SUMMER. AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily "eMej and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30ih Street. NEW YORK. GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. Mention American Florist. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on applicatiorii Mention American Florist Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE - FLORIST, Careful Shipping: to all parts of the country. I'lice list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN Cut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. FRANK MILLANG, (Successor to MILLANG BROS.) WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY Established 1879 SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist. 144 The American Florist. Sept. S, Jfie geesl Ura^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BrsHXELL, St. Louis, president: S. B. Briggs Toronto. Ist vlee-presldent: A. L. uuN. 114 Chambers Btreet, New York, secretary and treasurer. Freesias. — Well, the less said about them the better. There are millions of them. It is rumored that A. B. Cleveland was seriously injured in a mining accident, having had three ribs broken. Roman hyacinths of the large sizes, anything from 12 cm. up are scarce, and prices abroad have advanced sharply. Dutch hyacinths are not at all abundant in the foreign markets. They were offered very low early in the season, but the low offers have all been withdrawn. Stiffer prices are likely to prevail on these bulbs in the future as they have been selling below the actual cost of production and many growers are abandoning their cul- tivation. The seed business formerly conducted by Edward F. Dibble, at Honeoye Falls, N. Y., and the produce business of Frank P. Jobes of the same place, have been con- solidated under the laws of the State of New York, into the Edward F. Dibble Seed Go., with a paid up capital of $20,000, and is officered as follows: Edward F. Dibble, president; Frank P. Jobes, secretary and treasurer; and Ed- ward F. Dibble, Frank P. Jobes and Alex- ander M. Holden, directors. Japanese bulbs, longiflorum, auratum and the like are not likely to turn out as well as expected, owing to the drouth which has prevailed in that country as well as here. The bulbs are small sized in consequence. The tffect of the war upon the supply of Chinese sacred lily bulbs is not yet certain. A good many are already on the way. The Chinese in this country say that no more will be shipped, but "the heathen Chinee is pe- culiar" and all he says is not quite gospel. If he is telling the truth the department stores will have to suffer first. A Warning. Look out for a party calling h mself John R. Rolker, and falsely representing himself to be the son of Herman Rolker of New York, using his claim of relationship to get draits cashed. He was last heard of in St. Louis. Ware, Mass. — Harry A. Tucker was married on August 20 to Miss Lena Lovett. Easton, Pa.— J. P. Bauman has given up the florist business and sold out his stock to W. F. Keller. Queens. X. Y. — The greenhouses and other outbuildings on the premises of F. J. Lott were destroyed by fire on August 18. Loss about $5,000. Newport, R. I.— The amount of $1,937 was collected by subscription for the pur- pose of aiding florists whose property was so badly damaged by the great hail storm. Peabody, Mass.— John M. Ward, the well known florist, died here August 29, aged 58. Mr. Ward was a native of England, and went to St. John, N. B., some years ago, from there he settled in Peabody. He leaves a widow and several sons and daughters. HIGHEST AWARD TO OUR BULBS AT ATLANTIC CITY. DUTCH BULBS now in store. ^^^^SS^^SSZS^^^^^^S^^SS TRADE LIST READY. PRIMULA CHINENSIS. .strong plants from 3-ineh pots. SINGLE white, red and PINK per 100, $4.00; per 1000, J35.00. DOUBLE WHITE and MIXED " «00; " 50.00. NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 146-148 W. Washington St., CHICAGO. s^oocooo FREESIAS Dim CiDCT UAUn We win deliver I'reesla Bulbs. DUyrinOl nAnUi bH cUarges for transportation paid, as follows: 3-8 to 3-4 inch per 1000, $4.00 1-4 to 5-8 inch per 1000, $3.00 Liberal discount on larger lots. Send for our price list. Order NOW your Japan Bulbs, LonBlUorum, Aura- tums, Rubrums, Albums, ive are Headquarters. We are tbe ONLY FIRM In the U. 8. who guaran- tee you SOUND BULBS delivered. Address all communications to H. H. BERGER & CO., (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. of Colored and Natural IMMORTEULtS. Immortelle Wreaths of every dimension. JOSEPH DEPLIPPI, OLUOULES, far.. FRANCE. I do not All tbe orders containing less than 10110 bunches. Prices reduced, and samples free by mail. English correspondence. WE SELL BULBS special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and (irowers. 114 rhainl>eis Street. NKW VOKK. LILY VALLEY. From cold storajre. tlnest quality. $7. IK) per 1000 LIL. LONGIFLORUM. .V7 Inches «..')Oper lUO; K>).UOper 1000 BERMUDA FREESIAS. • j.lncu Ki.tO per 1000 Ht. G. I^.A.UST .& OO., 64 & fifi N. Fr ont Street. PHI LA.. PA. READY NOW. I'erldU Per 1000 LUlum Harrlsll, .M Inches »2.60 KO.OO 7-'.l '■ 5.00 4.J.0U Roman Hyacinths, 13-l.il m I fS >-^ • V S^ 1 d ^* N % 1 !SS! o ^^ u ^« C3 MUSHROOM SPAWN. NEW IMPORTATION OF SEPT. 8lh. Strictly Al, per 10 lbs. $1.^0; 100 lbs. SSOO. CANE STAKES. strong stock, in bundles of 2.50. Per 1000, $3.00; 2,000 for IIL-W. SPHAGNUM MOSS. Large bales, extra clean for florists' use. Per bale, $1.25; 6 bales for 86.00. BONE MEAL. Every bag warranted pure bone. Per bag of 200 lbs., 84.25; 1,000 lbs., 817.00. HORN SHAVINGS. Coarse; 25 lbs., 81 00; 100 lbs., 83.00. Fine; 25 lbs., 81.25; 100 lbs., $3.50. Fall Bulb and Seed Catalogue now ready. Please send for one. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 7Se B. KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO. NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MftRGUERITE (Chrysimtlieuiuiii irute.soens.) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear wliite, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 2;;-INCH POTS. $2.50 PER DOZEN: $20 PER 100. Ready September 1. Cash with order. GRflLLE,RT & GO., Florists. COLMA. San Mateo Co.. CALIFORNIA. Tuberous Begonias (GRIFFINS STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO., Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I., N. Y. Plants from last fall; these have a foundation and will begin to nin strong at once. 82.50 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Delivery. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendirl stock and assortment. F. A. BALIiER, Bloomingiiou, 111. ERN5Tl^lEMSCttNeiDeR;Altdna,Hafnburg « ., iOLt AOENTS FOR U.S.AMERIC* i CANADA. When writing to any of tlie adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA 1:^S:Z^X:TZ^. claim the credit of discovering its great merits, and pressing its e.xcellent qualities to the wide awake florists ot America Fine plants in bloom in 5-inch pots, at $5.00 per dozen. Send for a sample dozen, iu full bhmm, to Monev Order office. Station H. Phila EDWIN LONSDALE, *" KsrM PHI I T IULI,, .VDKI.I'HIA. 100,000 PANSIES BROWN'S SUPERB PANSIES READY NOW FOB PLANTING. Grower of all the leading variety, the ne plus ultra in pansies. For size and form it seems hardly possible to produce anything more perfect and superfine (most light colors). By mail. 75c. per lOO ; I Liberal discount will be allowed on large orders. Freeljy expre&s, $5 OO per 1000.1 Cash with order. Peter BROWN3 721 Marietta Avenue, LANCASTER, Pa. Mention American FlQrtat Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September. Calla Aethiopica. fine dry roots in all sizes. Lil. Longiflorum. ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, C^cas Revoluta, superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to $5 each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mention American Florist. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Ver^- fine mixture of large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz, $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 GO. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American FlorlBt New, Rare and Beautiful Plants STROBII.ANTHES DYfRIANUS. This is the most valuable novelty which has been in- troduced for years. For bedding is superior to the finest coleus. Withstands hot sun aud dry weather better. A I^ar^'e Collection of Kare Hot House and Green- house Plants, carefully ^towd. at low rates. OKC'H 1 1).*^.— A very extensive stock; East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. KAKE ANI> HKAlITJFtll. KVEKGREENS, Ornamental Trees Shrubs, etc. P.l'.ONI KS.-A larKe collection of the tinest lo cul- tivation. Hardy Perennials, Phloxes. .Japanese Iris, Roses. Cleiniitls, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. |JS^Catalot,'ues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strulns, at 2.'i ;ind 50 cts. per trade packet. Specia. quotation on BULBS. SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, Smilax Plants Cheap. Out of 2 and 3-incli pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery aud best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address FRED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist. Wyoming: Co.. ATTICA, N. Y. BUTTERCUP CARNATION tUo8c PRIMROSES, assorted, 25^-iuch -Ic " .'^ inch 5c ;^J4-iuch, strong .... 6c McCBEA & COLE, Battle Creek, Mich. PANSIES. . . Every Grower Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Between Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st I will have a MILLION or more plants to sell. They can not be offered in competition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense, $5.00 per 1000. Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. An honest sample of the plants will be mailed you on receipt often cents, and terms are absolutely cash in advance. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Pansy* Seed, The JENXING?^ STKAIV of lilj^li ^'rade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with speclalcare from only the very finest varieties and (warranted! first-class in every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of Pansies. Grand colors mixed, pkt., 150U seed. yi.l»0: 1 oz. 4*.UU. The Jennlnys Strain, finest mixed, pitt. $I.(iC about 2500 seed; 1 oz. $o.0U; 3 ozs $15.00. No sKlm mllb In this strain. (They are just as good as I can make 'em). To my old patrons 1 would say they are a big Improve- ment over last season— more variety and finer colors. The best strain for florists either for winter bloom or spring sales; all large dowering. Black Dr. Faust, finest. pkt., ','500 seed, Jl. 00 Finest Vellow. black eye " " 1.00 Pure White, the best " '• 1.00 Victoria, bright red pkt . 1000 seed, 1.00 All my own growth of 1804. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Please send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. Address E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 2^4. SOUTHPOHT, CONN. iRoemer's Superb Prize Pansies. \ Tbe finest strain uf I^ansles in ttie World. I Introducer and Grower of all the leading t , Novelties. J !Catalot-'ue free on application. ♦ FRED ROEMER, SEED GROWER, I miKULIN|{lIK(i, GKK1>IAN> . \ Pansies Worth Raising. Prepaid by mall «1. (HI per 100 At your expense by express $,'» uu per 1000 Extra quHlity iiew .»»epI>: Casli with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Fltniet. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS AND COLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS Nice healthy stock of the Rtundnrd tested eorts In the CMriiHtioii helt. 3IIIST l5ES(>l,l». IMeuse send list of your wants to BENJ. CGNNELL, '^"\T'.!,'i.T'i™Kt7vK. ha. P. S.— Also fine field clumps of the peerless Violet I>ady Hume Cauipbell. Mpntlon Amerlnnn FIorlBt. FOB SALE CHEAP. A Lollection of about 250 Orchids including the f.. Iliiwini; : ANGRAECUMS. CATTLEYAS. COELOGYNES, CYPRI- PEDIUM INSIGNE. DENDROBIUMS. EPIDEN- DRUMS. L4ELIAS. ONCIOIUMS, ETC.. ETC. Some tine pieces of Ciiltleyii Sklnnerl, 2 to S feet In (llnmeter. For pilces a(l(lreB» ROBERT CURRIE. 304 27th St.. Milwaukee, Wis. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, PA. ICARNATION "BUTTERCUP" Strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in 3-inch pots. \$8.00 Per 100. S7S.0O PBR 10OO. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. TE^STE^D tmd NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS, NORFOLK Co.. MASS. "HELEN KELLER" The new Carnation; pure wliite, deli- cately luarkeii with red Price for healthy and strone field- grown plants, $8.00 per 100. Orders may be sent either to JOHN N. MAY, EDWIN LONSDALE, Suinniit. X. .T. Chestnut Hill, Fhila. CARNATIONS ^'r^^^n. E. G. Hill, Wm. Scott, Mrs. Reynolds, Silver Spray, Tidal Wave, Lizzie McGowan. Ben Hur, Mme. Diaz Albertini. White Hove, Garfield, Lam- born, Portia, EduaCraie, Fred Doruer, Daybreak, Golden Gate, Mrs Fisher. White Wings, Hinze's White, Blanche, Purdue, Louise Porsch, and other sorts. Marie Louise Violets, Low prices on appli- cation. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the fill ^ c;. J. r»:E3vrffOC!Wt, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Mention .Vnieriiiin Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. Carnations a Specialty Rooted Cuttlnns anil Yount' Plants sold out. Nice Field-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven, Mich. i8g4' The American Florist. 147 Siebrecht&Wadley, rqze bill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, and ^fe-w I*lant®, FRESH DRACAENA CANES WOW READY. SURPLUS STOCK . . . -^LATANIAS 10,000 Latanias in 21,0-inch pots, JS5.00 per 100; 150.00 per 1000. 20,000 Latanias in 3-inch pots, $12.00 per 100; J90.00 per 1000. GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO, ILL. PRIMROSES. Fine stocky plants, now ready for 3-inch pots. FLOWERS large, all fringed; brilliant colors. FIFTEEN SORTS. Price, for the single sorts per 100. 8 2..50 ' perlOOO, 20.00 double " ... per 100, ,5.00 Extra plants with every order to help pay express. HENRY S. RUPP & SONS. SIIIKKM.VXSTOH'N, PA. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for btove, Greenhouse and Con- aervatory SANDER, St. A/bans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to mm at 2(15 Greenwich St., New York City. A. Farleyense Fern. 8,000 Strong, healthy plants, 4-inch, |40 per 100; $350 per lOOO. p. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITY. MO. SMILAX. SMILAX. Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2}4-\nch pots, $2.50 per iCO; |20.00 per 1000. Samples free on receipt of 5 cts. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishklll, N. Y. August Riilker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., Uaui VnrI/ P.O. station E. llSW TOlK, Supply the Trade with Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. E.G. HILL & CO.. wiioiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. (Sherwood H.iLL Nursery Co.) No. 427-9 Saxsome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native Bulbs. I 11 V Rill DC And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, etc. Write for special contract prices. POT-GROWN STRAWBERRIES I'M NOW IS THE TIME AND THIS IS THE PLACE ! lOO.OOO READY. NO WAITING. per 1000; 30 leading varieties. YOU GET 'EM and they make you quick money. Natural Gycas Leaves. (Sago Palms.) Specially prepared for us in the very best finish to retain for months their ap- pearance equal to fresh cut fronds. We are Headquarters, always have stock on hand and offer selected, perfect leaves ac- cordmg to size from 30 in. to 45 in. length at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c and 75c each frond. Larger quantities at proportionate reduc- tion. August Rtjiker & Sons, Now Ynrlr 136 W. 24th street. 11 Cn lUin, p. O. station ]•:. GflTflLOGUB PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. - • • HARKISBUKG . PA Tobacco Dust . Per barrel (about 125 lbs.), $2.50. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 Kast 34tli Street, near Long Island Ferry. NEW YORK. JULES DE COCK, o.%'ii^%%',%%^. Offers to the trade only good plants. 10,000 Araucaria excelsa; 30.000 Azaleas Indlca: 20.000 ^^^^^''^J^.^^^^^'\}^];P^ Bef^onlas and Gloxlala BulbT }^«J„^arietles: 100,000 Palms, clean plants, all alzes lu.uuu sweet Bays, standiirds and pyramldals CASH WITH OKDEU. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address Q£ORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 TS. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Carl Schwanecke, OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY. Largest and oldest special culture of pan- sies; received premiums at all large exhibi- tions, the last at Chicago in 1893; offers first-class pansy seed, especially Gassier, Trimardeau and Bugnot, also all of the best older and newer kinds. Send 2 francs for Catalog-ue. Mention American Florist. 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. HENKY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. "HAKU TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. For cash with order we Klve IT :j and 4-ln, Palms for Kiregular price W). and :)4 for K (regular price J8|. these comprise the best varieties. Including Latanias and Eenttas. WILLIAMS Sc SONS CO., Batavia, lU. 148 The American Florist. Sejt. c?, Indianapolis. Since the openingof September business seems to improve. Several weddings are in view for this month and many in Octo ber. Many prominent people are return- ing from their summer outings; many more than usual have been camping out in tents in the neighborhood, showing that economy has to be used in many families. Suiely this has been the dullest summer to the florists in this city, and it seems in many other places; that accounts for the absence of many at the conven- tion. The reports from the bowling con- test has started our club members into considering a meeting for the permanent organization of a bowling club; the only trouble here is a suitable place. There is talk of building one of their own. John Heidenreich & Co. dissolved part- nership June 15. Mr. John Grande started a new place as reported previously, Mr. John Heidenreich continuing in the old place, having repaired and arranged the same in splendid shape. Firm name now is John Heidenreich. Bertermann Bros, have added one house 92x15 for chrysanthemums and forcing lilies. Lorenz Schwartling, for some years owning the Woodlawn Greenhouses, has discontinued business. The writer would like to warn florists in prominent cities against aCapt.Ward, claiming to be very wealthy, seems to in- form himself of the names and habits of well-to-do citizens, and in thatwaycreate confidence. He claims to be intending to buy prominent buildings, etc. He says he buys hundreds of dollars worth of floweis to give away to his friends. Cin- cinnati has been a sufiferer from him. An article in the Cincinnati Enquirer put the writer on his guard and prevented him from getting a good round flower bill; when refused credit he grew abusive. He is tall, slim, dashing habit, southern ac- cent in his talk (Kentucky colonel style), wears slouch hat, claims to have been steamboat owner and captain. The whole committee for final arrange- ments for the chrysanthemum show to be held here by the state society will meet in this city September 11. All indications are that this year's exhibition will eclipse all others. More plants are being raised and the splendid premium list will fill the hall to overflowing. Many special feat- ures will be added, notably a grand rose display. W. B. Metal Designs just received from our factory in Paris, a rich assortment of the very latest styles of Metal Wreaths Crosses, Bou- quets, etc., tasteluUy decorated with porcelain (lowers; all at reasonable prices. Send for trial shipment, limiting cost, and leaving- assortment to yours truly, August Rdlker & Sons, New Yoik 136 W. 24th Street. I'. O, station K. *■- CC.ABEL a CO.P.O.B0X 920J(iwYoi)«. Superiority Recognized. A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT A\A/'ARDED TO A. HERRMANN, AT ATLANTIC CITY, FOR METAL FLOWER DESIGNS. A. UJuKKMAlViVf 408 E. 34lh street, :iVEJVV TTOI^k:. Quality Unexcelled. Prices Reasonable. Catalogues Free. You did not go fc) TO THE Convention ? THAT IS WHERE YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE. If you had gone you would then understand why the Cer- tificate was awarded to Bayers- dorfer's exhibit of Florists' Supplies, and why that section of the exhibition hall was crowded almost to suffocation with visitors and customers. The same quality of goods shown there is what we use to fill all our orders. Everything positively fresh, up to date, and at prices as low as you are paying for goods antiquated in style and shop- worn. Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new designs in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. H. & \ S6 IV. -itlx St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALi: ONLY -^^Sft*- MflRSCHUETZ & CO., Florists' SUDDli6S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for Catalogue.__^..^^^^ World's Fair. MEDSL SWARDED. ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4tli Street, Send for catalogfue. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing: to advertisers. Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn.erass- plat oi flower-bed, In fact everyone who has a faucet ana hose slionid have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- f)lted for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and Dsectlcldes 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 J2 5U— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $;iOO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Only 29 Kingstona In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Hudd. Sec'y Alt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention 1 ever used."— C. E. Weld. Rosllndale. Mass. 'Manz &^COMPANY-- WOODCNORAVINO A MALF-TONE PROCESS- ZINC ETCHING^*!. Jc 3t. W-\X PROCESS ■■ COPPER ETCHING \) ELECTROTYPING ■ ■■ 183 A\ONRp& Street- • ■■ CHICAGO- • ■ 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 . ratented June 30, 1894. STRAPS Unfolding Tight-Fasteners. FRANK L. MOORE. Chatham, N. J. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. «S~Send for Catalogue. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g4. The American Florist. 149 ESTABI.ISHI:D 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 List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS, • • • CHIC5A.OO. J. N, Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • 11 LOUISVILLE, KY. When wrltlntr mention the American Florist. BE UP TO DATE, And get the BEST. This is it. The Champion Ventilating Apparatus. CHEAP. DURABLE. EFFICIENT. Circular tells the whole story. It Ib free. AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO., KENNETT SQUARE, FA. Bimeflsioiis oltnis Box: 2ti Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hlftb. Two secttona. This w^ooden box nicely stained and Tamislied. 18x30x13, made in two sections, cue for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters. .A.Or£lZV«X*IS ■ A. Kolker & Sons, New Vork. Marschiietz & Co., 25 V. 4th St., PhUa., Pa. F. K. MoAilister, 23 Dey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, Ne^v York. A. Herruian. 415 E. 34th St., New York. 1- rust Kauimanu & Co., 113 N. 4th St., Phila. II. Ifayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. A. C Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Siuinaers, Toronto, Out., Agent for Cauada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St-, 3Iii\vaukee, Wis. H. Suuderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, <>. T. AV. Wood & Sons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Hichmnnd, A'a. .las. \"ick's Sons. Kooliester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. i 123 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. H. Long, liuttklo, New Y'^ork. C. F. Huntington & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. I>e Forcht Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., I'liiladelphia, pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. <;eo, A. SntherlHud, 67 HroinfieidSt., Boston. Welcli I5ros., No. lA ISeacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. all the Wholesalers In Boston. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Mannfacture THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizes tM-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent iaitener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCARTHT, Treas. & Mangr. Addre.t 13 Green St.. Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FA8TBNEK which we conBider a decided SQCcess. An7 cuBtomers having old style faBtenerB which they wlBb to exchange, can do bo without additional cost by writing ua. These Letters are handled by VICTORY ! VICTORY ! VICTORY ! The only Certificate ol Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATIlMG 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 on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and ES' timates. Ej. mi»F»A.iei>, "iroxangrsto-wn, oiiio. Pat. 1882, '85, '86, " '90, '91. SFRlNa STEEL QALVANlZEfi: ARMORED FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDfet, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, Vi-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 Mt'rs and Owners of all the SphincUr Gnp Armored Hose PatenU, 49 Warren Street, New Vn.i- .T. cf. VAUGhAN, Aeent. CHICAGO. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, PTE^A^V ^VORK!, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC.. ETC. THE CHAMPION fluiomatic Ventilator. The cheapeet, easiest to operate, and by far the best machine In the market. Don't buy a Venti- lator until you have seen my Illustrated deecrtptlve circular, which will be sent you free, dvlng prlceB. etc. Also Champion 8oU Pulverizer and Stfter. Address A. Q. WOLF & BRO., :?3l E. First Street: OAYTON, OHIO. Mention the American Florist when writing: to adverti'^ers on ih:s page. which is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estlmatee. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO.. 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place. NEW YORK CITY. THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For particulars, eee next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act.. iiSl Amity Street, FLUSHING. Qreeni Co., N. T. 150 The American Florist. Sept. 8, Annual Outing of the Minnesota Flo- rists' Society. The annual outing of the Society of Minnesota Florists this year took the form of a family picnic. Most everyone possessing wife and children brought them along, and a happy idea it was. We hope the ladies felt so much better this year, relieved from worry over their absent husbands, that we will always have them with us at our annual outings. The place selected was Wildwood Park, at White Bear Lake, a beautiful place of easy access from the city, and well pro- vided with bowling alleys and other at- tractions. In the bowling match Minneapolis was the winner, though not without a good fight. I think il Atlantic City was not so far away and times better some of the prizes contested for there would have been brought out to the northwest. A running race, ladies' race and other amusements filled up the time. The ball match did not take place, there being so many other diversions, and the balloon ascension did not take place, owing to the balloon catching fire while being inflated. The outing was a great success, and it is hoped that next year the florists will make it a general holiday, closing their stores, so that everyone can go. Aug. S. S. Wholesale Prices of Flowers. Some misguided individual in the trade has given a daily papercorrespondentthe prevailing wholesale prices of flowers and the said correspondent has used them as evidence of the large profits made, and the article has received wide publicity. Asaconsequence some of our readers com- plain that their customers object to pay- ing such a heavy advance over wholesale rates as published in the article. As it is practically impossible to make the gen- eral public understand the wastage that makes net profits necessarily small when gross profits seem large, it is certainly very unwise to make wholesale rates known and the florist who gave out the information used has done the trade useless injury. Please mention the American Florist everv time vou write to an advertisers. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on larjre orders. We carry a lurge stock on hand ot Kood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l?:i-lnch pots, per 1000 t :).U0 i,-lach pots per 1000 jfi--'. 00 :«.oo 50.00 75.00 per 100 10.00 15.00 20.00 4000 75.00 3H •• 4 6 3.50 8 4.00 9 5.0O 10 7.25 11 il.OO 12 13.80 14 ii; Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons. 13ii & l;« W. 24th St.. New York City, New York AEents. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus W'rlti; forllliistnitt'iiCutaloMiie. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. KlrhiliniHl. IihI. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THIS HORSK IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F H. A., Saddle River. N. J TrooiaPuddinfl" Baltimore, Md., May 29, 1894. I^OCKLAND LUMBER CO. Gentlt'nien .—Yonxs of the 18th inst. received, and in reply would say that it gives me pleasure in recommending' your Cypress Green- house material which I have been getting from you the last four years, and it has given me entire satisfaction, as I could find nothing to equal it as to material or workmanship in any of our lumberyards. Very truly, JOHN COOK. GUTTER MaTBRmii, RIt)GE5, SaSH, ETC, The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars aud estiuiates ADDRESS LOGKLftND LUMBER 60. I^ool«:la.i.Ticl, O. ik Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. Thev are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713, 715- 7^7 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long: Island City, L. I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our facilities are 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 will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scale to meet the growiug 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 ana samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OLD RELIABLE MAKE OF Bjr^'VKi^soJV, SHBjii'WOOi:* «B :BiV^:K:]&:R. Write for Catalogue and Price List. PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO. New Brighton, Pa. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots while there. To those w^ho are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OAK HILL POTTERY CO., New Brighton, Pa. (Formerly D. C. (SCOFIKI.1) & CO.) The same machinery, clay and workmen. The same smooth, porous, evenly burnt and well packed pots. Orders filled promptly. Write for prices. i8g4- The American Florist. 151 SEE HERE Greenhouse Pipe and Fittings. BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired KolEg through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting yoiu- ven- tllatlDg sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown on and broken glass to pay for '! If you are We have cot Ju'st the thing vou need the NE'WEST and BEST thing out ^'The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES |A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for i*s power ; hydraulic rams alpo depend upon fav- oraLIeconditioDS and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and band pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RIDER OR DE LAMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of well Tbey 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. SendforillustratedcaUilogueto The DEUMAIER IRON WORKS, 87 Soutn Finh Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. Bollenj made of the best of material, shell, firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Writ* for Information. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 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. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhouse Catalog'ue. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress). BOSTON. MASS. SELLi: AGEX LIXG \ XCIES ) Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Johnson & Co.. 71 John St., New York and vicinity. J. 0. F. Tkachsel. 34(1 Arch St.. Phlla. and vicinity. A. A. Griffing Iron Co.. 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago and Western States. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 53 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflL Gas Mm 6im. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■Virrlte tor latest prloes.-^'^-"^-'^* THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, HSrCOH.FOH.A.TED. HoniGuiturai flrcHlieGis and Hoi Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in Htanips. 3Vo. S^^ 0&n»l St., ]VBW ^yoRig OIT^y. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. \A^e have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. 143 & 145 H. Third Straet, PHILADELPHIA. PA. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue and price llBt. Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and ^ to J^ cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. lySend for Circular. . . . 152 The American Florist. Sept. 8. Index to Advertisers. AbelC C&Co 145 148 Adv. rates, etc 142 American Boiler Co.. .Ab'i American Road Ma- chine Oo 14il Baker Bros 147 Bailer FA 145 Barnard W W & Co... .145 Bayersdorfer H & Ool48 Berger H H * Co 144 Blanc A 142 Bock W A 142 BonsallJosE 143 Boston Letter Co 149 Brackenrldge & Co 141 Brown Peter 145 Burns & Raynor; 143 Burrow J G 147 Carman R W 14'J Carmody J D 151 Chandlee & Chandlee. .151 Ch'go Folding Box Co 142 Connell Benj 14i; Corbrey & McKellar... .142 Cottage Gardens The..l4t) Cox Seed k Plant Co.. 144 Crabb& Hunter 151 CurrieBobt 14f; Deamud J B & Co 143 De Cock Jules 147 Depllppi .Joa 144 De Lamater Iron Wks 151 DeSmet Louis 144 Devlne's Boiler Wks. . . 149 Dillon JL 141 Domer Fred & Son 146 DreerH A 141 147 Dyslnger M & S 144 Elliott WH 142 BlUsonWm 142 Faust H G & Co 144 Fisher &Alrd 146 Gardiner John & Co... 142 Gonzalez F & Co 145 Grallert & Co 145 Gumey Heater Co .151 Hall Ass'n 150 Hammond Benj 143 Hancock & Son Utl Hartford HE 142 Heinl Joseph Ill lie Herendeen Mfg Co 152 Herr Albert M 145 Hermann's Seed Store 145 147 148 Hews AH & Co 160 Hllflnger Bros 150 HIllBG&Co 147 HlppardE 149 HItchings&Co 1.52 Hooker H M Co 151 Horan Edw C 143 Horan James 141 Hose Connection Co.. U" Hulsebosch Bros 144 HuntEH 143 Hunt M A Estate 141 Hunter Frank D 143 Jennings EB 145 Joosten CH 114 Kaufmann Ernst* Co. 148 Kennlcott Bros Co 112 Klein Fritz 141 Kroeechell Bros Co 151 Kuehn C A 143 Jjockland Lumber Co. .150 Long Dan'l B 143 Lonsdale Edwin... 145 14H Lord & Bumham Co.. 1.52 Lovegrove & Co ..151 McCarthy N F&C0....143 McCrea it Cole 145 McFarland J H 142 McFarland J H Co 147 Mac Bean A S 141 Manda VV A 115 Manz J&Co 118 Marschuetz & Co 148 May Jno N 14li Merrifleld J A. .140 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 145 MlUang Frank 143 Monln^er Jno C 152 Moore Frank L 118 Munn L R 141 Myers S Co 151 National Plant Co 141 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 143 Oak Hill Pottery Co. .. .150 Oasis Nursery Co 145 Parmenter Mfg Co I:j0 PennockCJ IKJ Pennock Sam'l S 14;l Pitcher & Manda 141 Pittsburg Clay Mfg Co. 150 QuakerCltyMc hW'ka.150 Randall AL 113 ReedGlassCo 149 RelnbergBros 143 Relmschneider Ernst. . 145 RobertsDU 149 Roehrs Theo 14:1 Roemer Fred 145 Rogers Nursery Co 147 RolkerA& Sons 144 147 148 Rolker Herman 142 RuppHS &Son 147 Rupp J F 145 Russell S J 118 Sander* Co 147 Saul Jolm 145 SaylesGnoN .14(1 Schneider Fred 145 Schwake Chas 144 Schwanecke Carl 147 Scollay Jno A 148 Seblre P& Sons 148 Shelmlre WR 14(1 SheridanWF.. 143 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .147 Situations, wants, etc.. 140 141 Smith Nath & Son 141 Soltau Christian 115 StrebySO 141 Struck J N & Bro 149 SunderbmchHL 112 Sunset Seed & Pl't Co.. 147 Sutherland (^eo A 143 Swayne Edw 14(i Syracuse Pottery Co... 1.50 Tesson R F 141 Tricker Wm & Co 144 UhlmannF 141 Vaughan J C..142 144 145 Waterbury Rubber Co. 149 Weathereds Sons T W.151 Weeber & Don 144 Welch Bros Ii3 White John 141 Whilldln Pot Co IJO WllksMfgCo 149 Williams & Sons Co. ..147 WIttboldGeo 147 Wolf A (^& Bro .. ..149 WoIBLMfgCo 1^1 Wood Bros 141 Young ThosJr 143 When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. r G reenhouse T^ M r -odelHH \oU ^Mass Agri Col CLEAR I T CYPRESS SASH BARS ANY SHAPE £ SIZE. ^^007 ti/tw'TnoRHEjAVE., Chicago. 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WK3TEKN OFFICE : 1^1 Lake Street, Chicago. N. Y. %mm§m OnLPiiiT Rmerica is "the Prau/ of the I/esseI; there maij be more comfort Rmidships, but we are the Erst to touch Unknou/n Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 15. 1894. No. 328 f Lmii Lk>^smmmm f^^mm Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE American Florist Company. 323 Dearborn Street, Chicagro. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Koston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY. Chicago, president; Robert Kift. Philadelphia, vice-president: Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The nsw officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895. are: Edwin Lons]iale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. ('. REiNEMAN. Allegheny City. Pa., vice- president: W.M. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary: H. B. BEATTY. Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa.. August, lS9o. CONTENTS. Roses— Among Chicago growers 153 The conventiou of ISIH — why a success 154 Greenhouses of Bassett & Washburn (illus) . . 155 The "goose flower" (illus) 156 Seasonable work among decorative plants. . . 157 Mass. Hort. Society awards 157 Cemetery superintendents meet 158 Toronto 158 New York 158 Boston 159 Philadelphia 159 Chicago 159 Worcester, Mass 159 St. Paul 160 Cincinnati 160 Coming exhibitions 162 Caution . . 162 The seed trade 164 New greenhouses 164 Effect of electric light on plants 166 Worms eating oanna leaves 166 Cleveland 168 Foreign notes 170 News Items. Subscribers are requested to report to us any- thing of trade interest that may take place in their vicinity. Where they happen to be nearer to the followmg points notes may be forwarded to our correspondents there, the name and address of each being given Delow: New York and Boston.— W. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston. Philadelphia.— Robert Kift, 1725 Chestnut St. Chicago.— Office of publication. St. Louis.— Robert F. Tesson, West Forest Park. Washington.— C. Leslie Reynolds, U. S. Bot- anic Garden. Toronto.— A. H. Ewing, 85 Carlton St. Baltimore.— Wm. McRoberts, Jr., 304 W. Madi- son St. Buffalo.— Wm. Scott, 479 Main St. Pittsburg.— A. J. Edmonds, 45 Dithridge St. Denver.— H. H. Given, Cor. Lincoln and Ala- meda Sts. Milwaukee.— C. B. Whitnall, 438 Milwaukee Cleveland.— L. F. Darnell. 101 Euclid Ave Cincinnati.— E. G. Gillett, 131 Walnut St. Indianapolis.— W. G. Bertermanu, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave. Among Chicago Growers. Bassett & Washburn's establishment at Hinsdale has held for a number of years the distinction of producing the largest cut of American Beauties in the west. Though closely pushed by one other firm in this line Bassett & Washburn still lead in the number of plants grown. 30,000 plants are benched this season and prom- ise good results. But though Beauties are a specialty, this firm also grows a general line of the leading varieties in roses, all of which appear at the present writing in very fine shape. Mr. Bassett has kindly furnished us with some statis- tics of last season's business, which we hereby append. Says Mr. B.: "For the purpose of starting the ball rolling and finding out as near as possi- ble 'where we are at,' and in order that we all may gain by the experiences of one another, and for that reason only, I am induced to give somewhat in detail our way of conducting our business of grow- ing roses, etc. In these times of close competition it is necessary that every grower should know the exact cost of production and the most economical way of doing business. The only way this can be accomplished is to keep an accu- rate account of the receipts and expenses in each and every department. By doing so he will soon learn where the leaks are and where the profits come in, what to grow and what to let alone. This will lead him in time, we have no doubt, into growing specialties, which we believe is the only true road to success. The time for growing a little of everything and anything is past. But there is lots of room on the top shelf and always will be, and he who takes up a special line — it hardly matters what — and grows that specialty to perfection, or as nearly so as possible, will always find a ready market at fair prices. "It may be possible that if the growers would get into the habit of keeping accu- rate accounts of their income that Uncle Sam, under warrant of our new demo- cratic income law, would have a better chance of prying into their afi"airs, but how many of us need be afraid of coming within the range of this law? "It might be well in the first place to state that we are not practical growers ourselves, only being able to attend to the general supervision of the houses and business, therefore being obliged to hire competent help it has cost us more to run our affairs than it would had we the knowledge to take the lead ourselves. "To start with, we will say that about one-half of our houses for growing roses are built on the old plan, the long span to the south, with some houses detached, while others are connected with low sad- dle roof structures between. The other half are built in the late idea, with the short span to the south, and while we cannot see the least difference in the qual- ity of flowers grown under the same treatment in the different houses, we can see great benefits in many ways ot the latter method. In the first place the cost of construction is much less, as the houses all being connected only one outside wall will have to be built in a block of houses, also saving the expense of one-half of the gutters. Besides this there is a great sav- ing of ground space, which cuts quite a figure where the site is an expensive one. "The beds are all on a level and close to the ground, making it much easier to handle the plants. The saving of heat also is quite evident and is an item in the expense account, as there are but few out- side walls to heat, and experience has proven to us the houses are about eight to ten degrees cooler in summer when the sun is shining, and in the same degree warmer in winter. In regard to snow in winter we find that this style is much preferable, as the steep south span keeps always clear, which is not the case with the old house. As to the north span, we find that the snow disappears fully as quickh- there as on the other houses. We have built this summer and are now building a number of houses in this style, and can safely say that under no circum- stances would we build in future on the old plan. "Our whole plant is heated by steam by a battery of four large boilers using crude oil for fuel, which after considerable expe- rience with soft coal we pronounce far superior. The saving in labor is consid- erable, one man being able to take care of any amount of glass and do the watch- ing, there being no coal to shovel or ashes to handle, and if your fireman is compe- tent he can keep the heat in the house without regard to weather at a perfectly even temperature. The fire can be cut off in a second's time when not needed and started up again under full headway at a moment's notice. It is absolutely safe to use, and without the least odor arising from it; there is no smoke to settle on the glass. Where lump coal is worth $2.75 per ton there is practically no difference in the cost of fuel, and right here we might state that during the past season there has been but one month (July) that we didn't use steam heat in our houses. "We employ only men of experience in our establishment (no boys whatever, as it takes the time of two men to keep one boy busy). Our houses are divided into 154 The American Florist. Sept. /5, sections or departments, and one man ■with an assistant where required put in charge, and he is expected to see that everything is kept in good order. He is never asked to go into another section for the purpose of helping out except at planting time, and tor that only. A com- petent foreman or superintendent has charge of the entire plant, who has full power to hire and discharge the men, as he sees fit, and he is held responsible for the proper management of the place. All the work of emptying and refilling the houses with new soil, cleaning up, etc., is done by labor hired for the purpose. By following this plan we know who is re- sponsible for any neglect, and we find every man takes a pride in doing his part properly and keeping the houses under his charge in as good condition as pos- sible. "In regard to cost in conducting our business we find that it takes within a small fraction of eight cents per square foot of glass for help, five cents per square foot of glass for heating, and about two cents for incidentals, making in all fifteen cents per square foot of glass for heating and taking care of the houses for one year. As to the square foot of bench room, which we do not consider a fair way of gettingat the cost, as some grow- ers are much more generous in their walks than others, we find the cost to have been within a fraction of twenty- eight cents a square foot. We estimate that five cents per square foot of glass will pay the interest on the investment and wear and tear of the houses. Our cut of flowers for the past year has been below our average, the cause of which we might trace to several sources. The shortage is most marked in Beauties. We were short of stock of our own propa- gation and obliged to purchase 5,000 plants; these were from late struck cut- tings taken from soft wood, making ex- ceedingly fine growth, but they gave few flowers until spring. The yield of Brides also was very small, the plants being in- jured by too severe trimming in the fall and meeting with other mishaps. Ameri- can Beauties, which are our specialty, averaged 13 good salable blooms per plant; Brides, 24; Perles, 33; Kaiserin, 13; La France, 43; Albany, 24; Brides- maid, 43; Hoste,25; Mermets,25; Woot- tons, 27; Testout, 19; Mermets, 25; Me- teors, 33. The above is the cut practi- cally for nine months, as we replantevery year, thus giving three months for the young stock to come into bearing. The Testout, Victoria, Hoste and Mermet, however, were thrown out much earlier than the others in order to make room for other stuff, which accounts in a meas- ure for the very small showing of these varieties. We find that plants paid best in the following order, according to space occupied on the bench, the time grown and the price realized: Meteors, Testout, Bridesmaid, La France, Beauties, Perles, Woottons, Brides, Mermets, Albany, Hoste and Kaiserin. The latter were grown only during the winter months and yielded but little, the blooms being of little account. As we do not all have the same facilities in selling our flowers, to give prices received for each bud or the total per plant would not be of much benefit to others, and we will not touch upon that point. When the growers have the good sense to unite in forming an exchange or market on the right prin- ciple and then patronize and keep good faith with it, then and not until then will they realize a more uniform price for their stock, but we are afraid that that time will not come very soon, if ever. "With our experience we have dropped the Hoste entirely, as the color kills it for our market. The Kaiserin with us has proved a very poor winter rose, but we may give it a trial for summer. Testout in our opinion is the best pink rose for winter.but we find it of little use forsum- mer, it being too single. For an all the year around pink variety the Bridesmaid has proved with us the best of all; with us it has taken the place of Mermets alto- gether. "Bulbs? Well when you talk of bulbs we know very well 'where we are at.' Our experience with these has been most disastrous last season, and it's dollars to doughnuts that we sha'n't monkey with the buzz-saw again very soon. On several kinds we did not realize the cost of the bulbs, not to mention the labor, and yet we have had probably as good facilities for disposing of our stock as any- body in the business." The Convention of 1894 ; Why a Success. The following collection of views of a few of the more observant gentlemen who attended the meeting at Atlantic City, as to what features of that occasion im- pressed them most strongly, received in reply to a score or so of inquiries sent out by us, will no doubt prove very interest- ing to the readers of the American Flo- rist. We almost regret, on seeing how interesting some of these responses are, that we did not send out many more. But we trust that the suggestions thrown out in them may spur others of our read- ers to an expression of their own experi- ences or a discussion of some of the points in question. We shall be glad to give space to all who will favor us with their contribution, only requesting that it be always brief and to the point. One of the best things about a conven- tion of people who are interested in a united purpose is the resulting contact of individuals who are ready and quick to exchange ideas on a subject which is the common interest of all. This opportun- ity was appreciated and made good use of by the members of the Society of Amer- ican Florists. It is not often that one maj' find such readiness and cordiality which was plainly shown in the short speeches of the members before the con- vention; I noticed that whatever one member said was supplemented by an- other; and approval or disapproval was marked by a cordial and earnest effort to reach after what was best and truest. The common business interests of all were discussed in a very interesting way, and certainly the efforts to adopt some new principles of business were commendable in the highest degree. It was more than evident that the florist intended to keep not only abreast, but perhaps a little ahead of the times. If a fair and candid expression of views will help the progress of the florist's profession then that pro- fession is helped. It is not always thecase that a conven- tion means unanimity of sentiment and action; but certainly it appeared to me that this convention did mean that, and therefore I conceive that its object was gained with undoubted success. When one returns home after a search for some- thing good, and the good thing is at- tained, one is the better and happier for it. In my opinion all the florists must have returned to their homes with heads full of good practical ideas and new as- pirations; if this will prove to be the case then we may look for more flowers and better ones in the future, no matter what we have that seems good enough now, according to my impressions received be- fore the late convention. F. Schuyler Mathews. A successful convention, such as that just passed at Atlantic City, cannot be otherwise than very beneficial to the S. A. F. as a body and to all the members of our craft throughout the country. The points leading to this great success were, first, a good attendance of members, a nice exhibition of choice things through- out well arranged and a very nice sized hall in a very quiet neighborhood for the meetings, where every speaker could be distinctly heard without effort on either side; these combined with the best selec- tion of essays as a whole that we have ever had at any one convention delivered as they were by men who thoroughly un- derstood what they were talking about made every session thoroughly interest- ing and instructive; and those who did not hear such essays as Mr. Mathews' on color or Mr. Rawson's on 'mums missed a rare treat, for though they have been printed in the Florist yet to get the full benefit of the rich juicy meat they con- tained it was absolutely necessary to have it direct from the essayist's mind. The same remark applies to all the others; each and all had their especial value and excellent points; the discussions of most of the papers read were also very inter- esting and instructive. Added to all this the place of meeting, Atlantic City, possesses many attractive features which hardly any other place in the country has for such a gathering. Its fine bracing air, sea bathing, board walk and abundant accommodation, varied as it is to suit every taste and pocket, all tended to make it a general success, and notwithstanding the great attraction of the city a very fair attendance was drawn together each meeting, showing that the florists are earnest in the pursuit of knowledge appertaining to their business, and every live florist who wishes to keep abreast of the times should certainly try to be present to get the benefit of the thoughts of the leading men in their re- spective lines. The above are only a part of the factors which were working toward the success of the convention. Some of them could only be discovered by cartful study of the situation. The programme of the Phila- delphia' club's entertainments was cer- tainly on the whole quite a factor in bringing together such a large delegation in such a stringent time as the present, and their leaving each and all ample time to seek their own entertainment (except- ing their own committee, who were work- ing hard all the time for our pleasure, all honor and praise to the Philadelphia club) made it verj' pleasant for all, and the universal comment as far as I have heard has been that everyone was more than pleased and returned to their homes and business feeling that the Atlantic City convention has been one of, if not the most, successful the S. A. F. has ever held, also the most enjoyable to all who vis- ited it, including yours truly, John N. May. "The wild waves said come," and the florists from the north, south, east and west responded. What madethe conven- tion a success? The number that at- tended and the interest they manifested. Why did they attend? Various reasons; some came to buy, others to sell, some to attain and others to impart knowledge, i8g4. The American Florist. 155 THE GREENHOUSES OF MESSRS. BASSETT & WASHBURN. HINSDALE. ILL. but all to socially meet their fellow mem- bers whom they have met before, and have learned by successive meetings to know and appreciate. Each year that the members of the S. A. F.come together marks a mile stone up the hill of progress, and it is higher each time we gather. Not alone the careful essay which has cost the writer hours of weary toil, nor the work of the patient committeeman who had burned the midnight oil for the benefit of his fellows, is all the knowledge we gain at the fraternal gatherings. If all the in- formation that is imparted in the private colloquy, the interchange of opinions that occur around the festive board, or the ideas that are advanced pro and con over new inventions, new plants or novel ex- hibits, could be gathered and disseminated the men that do not belong to the S. A. F. would cease to wonder at the success of our meetings. Fun? Of course! It is the spice that flavors. Social intercourse? Yes. It is the salt that savors. But so long as intellect is necessary to pro- duce good plants so long will the S. A. F. be a power in the land. John G. Esler. Freedom from intense summer heat in an invigorating atmosphere, good meet- ing place, good exhibition, a continuously changing panorama of human nature in good behavior and Philadelphia's lavish entertaining, conspired to make the '94 convention something that will linger in one's memory. Seriously, I'm inclined to creep into the garb of a cynic maybe, or a pessimist, re- garding the S. A. F. convention, though it is much with the craft in general that I'd incline to take issues with. It seems a bit too bad when all the unselfish work is gone into that the stay-at-homes are so conspicuous by ab- sence. Four ex-presidents were there. Where were Thorpe, Hill, Norton, Dean? Where were scores of others of formerly valiant enthusiasm? We met in a flo- rists' locality, and when only a beggarly 400 there attended it seems as though either the S. A. F. was on a decline or else the apathy of the craft is significantly noticeable. It seems to me that we flo- rists are in the dawn of seeing ahead much that could be undertaken with profit to this generation, and in the inter- ests of coming generations at the same time. It needs more work and less adu- lated congratulations on the little that has been accomplished. It seems to me too bad that the suggestions of Pres. An- thony about certificates could not be met and handled in some form, no matter much how modified. Trying something, even though one may not be fully per- suaded of direct success, would be surely better than no effort, and likely would sooner lead to what experience would demonstrate as practical. A dozen points might be almost elaborated on and pointed out, but time forbids, and maybe life is too short for it anyhow. If we subtract from the attendance the exhibitors and their attaches and those who came to be amused only and to vote, and consider the very small territory of this large U. S. that was covered or rep- resented by attendance, is there anything to boast about in this, the 10th year of the S. A. F. Dan'i- B. Long. The exhilarating eflfect of the delightful climate of Atlantic City on the spirits and the appetite, the novelty of the surround- ings and freedom from restraint, the grat- ifying combination of business and pleas- ure, the hopefulness for the future caused by the recent removal of business uncer- tainties, the progressive spirit shows in the essays and discussions, and in the general business of the convention, the generous and systematic work of the entertainers, the hail-fellow-well-met feel- ing of everybody — these, in my humble opinion, are among the elements which made the tenth annual a big success. Among the individuals who helped — I don't know what we would have done without such omnipresent, impossible-to- tire-out people as Stewart, Craig, Bur- ton, Westcott, Kift, Ball, Scott, Lons- dale, Battles and others who had the pe- culiar gift of being able to keep wide awake all day and never go to sleep at night. "Falstafi" and his henchman "Bar- dolph" will live long in our memories, and I suppose will be talked of when more important things are sunk in oblivion. In their way they certainly helped to make the convention a success. The bowling and shooting matches are all right; they work for ultimate good, like good music in a church. Let the dance go on. G. C. Watson. The convention was an unqualified suc- cess in every particular. The essays were of a high order, prac- tical and of the greatest usefulness to the profession. I doubt if ever so much good sense was ever laid before any previous convention. The fact that Atlantic City is on our 156 The American Florist. Sept. IS, extreme eastern shore, combined with hard times, accounts for a slim attend- ance from the north and western states. Particularly was it noticed that not a single Canadian could be found, more the pity. The oratorical display of illuminated blank verse poetry by G. P. Rawson was the bright star of the convention and lifted its author at one bound from a star of the third magnitude to a planet the size of Jupiter. It is to be regretted that large audiences cannot be induced to listen to the essays and discussions. This is largely accounted for by the essayist reading his own effu- sion, and in most cases not having voice enough to be heard beyond the first half dozen rows of seats. A pantomine of the Merry Wives of Windsor may go, but a pantomine on the culture of some partic- ular plant produces drowsiness. None but good loud clear readers should oc- cupy the platform. The all round pleasant, instructive, en- joyable and withal decorous meeting must be first attributed to the able and generous management of the Philadelphia Florists' Club, and next to the beautiful and health giving city at which the con- vention was held. Wm. Scott. It was a good convention throughout. The essays with the exception of mine were good and up to date. It was worth the trip from Iowa to hear Mr. Rawson deliver his alone. Mr. Taylor's essay on roses was very instructive, and from Mr. Mathews' on colors I learned a great deal, and we all could hear all the remarks and essays, so that they were all instruct- ive and interesting to those who love our profession. The Philadelphia Florists Club managed to have the exhibition and convention halls close together, and made it agreeable to all. To one who started out with the inten- tions to learn and also to enjoy life Atlan- tic City is the place. The salt water bathing is excellent, as I know from expe- rience; the oysters are extra good and the beach and the board walk are a perfect Midway of sights and pleasures. Taking everything into consideration the convention at Atlantic City under the auspices of the Philadelphia Florists' Club could not be anything else but a success. No live, wide-awake florists can afford to stay away from such a grand conven- tion where there is so much food for thought. J. T. Temple. The contributory causes leading to the success of the Atlantic City convention of the S. A. F. would be summarized by me as follows: The magnificent weather, the unique city by the sea, the sea itself with its grand beach, the open handed hospitality of the Phila. Florists' Club, the perfect arrangements; all these rested the body and mind and prepared everyone for the business of the convention. To these I would add: The remarkably good trade exhibit, the excellent essays, notably the ones delivered by Messrs. Grove P. Raw- son and F. Schuyler Mathews, the can- didacy of two such splendid men for the presidency, showing that the honor is not considered an empty one; the election of such a fine board of officers and last, but not least, the unique and pleasing series oi entertainments provided by the Phila. Florists' Club. The most valuable feature of the con- vention I think was the trade exhibition. Patrick O'Mara. I hardly think that my individual opin- ion would be valuable as comparative, since I have not attended any previous convention. But the attractive feature of the Atlantic City meeting was the friendly spirit of true hospitality as evi- denced in many ways by the Philadelphia brethren and the florists clubs generally. I offer suggestions for future conven- tions: 1.— Evening of first day, Presi- dent's reception, where everybody shall be welcome and become better acquainted with each other. I should like to see this feature carried out at Pittsburg. I think it would be a worthy compliment to the president and satisfactory all around. 2. — Discussions led by so and so, with the speaker as chairman pro tem, and he to call out from individual members the salient points of the subject in hand, also inviting free discussion. A change in programme often develops new interest, even if there is no great im- provement as a whole. As an age we de- mand more or less novelty. Grove P. Rawson. The discussion of the chrysanthemum was a very good and interesting one. How to obtain a good practical man: Mr. John May's opinion was the best to my knowledge. By personal experience as soon as I enter a florist's place I can judge at a glance whether a man may be entitled to a recommendation or not. The success of the convention is due to our Philadelphia brothers, for which we must reward them with the highest credit, because the harmony was so well preserved that nothing was left undone to make every one's heart joyful. The only further remark I have to make is that in the future a little more time may be devoted to business matters and not so much to pleasure, to keep the soci- ety in prosperity. Chas. Zeller. The recent convention held in Atlantic City will no doubt have a lasting impres- sion upon all who were at the meeting. It would be difficult to pick out the star attraction, either business or social. The essays were of a high order, very instruct- ive and entertaining. I will repeat the remark made by an old gentleman from a Pennsylvania town, which I think gives a fair expression. "The present convention showsmarked improvement over those of the past; it appears to me that each year there is an upward tendency in all the business and social matters, which is a wholesome in- dication." D. D. L. Farson. The exceedingly practical talks of Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews on color, and Mr. Grove P. Rawson on the evolution of the chrysanthemum, were to my mind the gems of the convention. Add to these the other valuable papers prepared and read, the very successful manner in which the programme was carried out each day and the lovely bracing weather it was our good fortune to experience, and you have the reasons the recent convention was such a success. Robert Kift. 1. The perfect arrangements of the several committees of the Philadelphia Florists' Club, every detail having been carried out to the letter. The proverbial hospitality of the Phila. boys would make any undertaking a success. 2. The trade exhibit, which I consider the bestthatthe S. A. F. meeting ever had. 3. The essays, which in my opinion were practical and very instructive, that of Mr. Grove P. Rawson on "mums" be- ing wortn the trip alone. 4. The meeting place and its environ- ments, the cool breezes, the dip in the briny deep, which would dispel any tired feeling and open up anew line of thought. H. L. Sdnderbruch. The clear, concise and very able, scienti- fic and practical essays read at the meet- ings of the Society of American Florists at Atlantic City, with the absence ot te- diousness at the meetings; the very inter- esting and varied exhibits, the fine loca- tion and delightlul weather, the courtesy and kindness of the brethren, especially of New York and Philadelphia, combined to make the meeting to me the most impres- sive, progressive and enjoyable I have attended. John Spalding. Our Atlantic City convention was a success because the members had some- thing to say and said it well, and because the exhibition was the best we have ever had. It would be hard to designate any one special feature as being the most valuable, for it is the diversity of the subjects treated that really is the key to success. One great feature was the freedom from noise and turmoil, which enabled an ordi- nary speaker to be heard, and thus en- couraged us to have something to say. A. M. Herr. The essays delivered at Atlantic City together with the hospitality of the Phil- adelphia Florists' Club will live in mem- ories of the members of the S. A. F. Eugene Dailledouze. The "Goose Flower." The wonderful effectiveness of "popu- lar" names was well illustrated by a re- cent experience of Mr. Fred Kanst, super- intendent of the South Parks, Chicago. When the Aristolochia gigas Sturtevantii began to bloom it attracted some little attention, but not to any very great de- gree until in conversation with a reporter for a daily daper Mr. Kanst called it the "goose flower" in response to the report- er's demand for its "common" name. The next day there appeared a very "tak- ing" article on the wonderful "goose flower" in bloom atthe park greenhouses, and for a week or more the crowds of vis- itors were handled with difficulty. It was necessary to form a line and pass the peo- ple in front of the vine as quickly as pos- sible in order that all might have a glimpse of the flowers. Our illustration shows a few of the flowers as placed for the visitors so the curious form might be readily perceived. At the left is seen Mr. Kanst's son Ed- ward holding one of the flowers. At the World's Fair Chrysanthemum Show a whorled anemone flower to which was attached the name "Ferris wheel" attracted more attention from the gen- eral public than any other one flower and it was made much of by the report- ers. There is no doubt that the newspa- per reports of this flower brought many people to the show who would not other- wise have come. Will it not be wise for the managers of exhibitions to prepare for the edification of the reporters and the general public a few catchy names of this sort? They would surely have great advertising value, and if not overdone would not de- tract seriously from the dignity of the exhibition. i8g4. The American Florist. 157 THE "GOOSE FLOWER.' Seasonable Work Among Decorative Plants. The month of September is one of the best in the year for growth among palms and other decorative stock, but from the fact that the nights are usually very damp at that time it is advisable to use a little judgment in the matter of syringing and watering, and to perform these oper- ations somewhat earlier in the day than is found necessary during the early sum- mer. Palms in general will now be bene- fited by a little fire heat at night, but as long as the weather will permit it is good practice to keep the ventilators open to a reasonable extent during the night, this treatment tending to produce stocky growth and firm and substantial foliage, both of which are important points in the durability of plants that are to be used for house decoration. Cleanliness is of course an important item in the production of perfect foliage, and with this in view a continual warfare must be waged on the many insect pests to which our most useful foliage plants are subject, and at no season is this war- fare more needed than just now, for with the application of fire heat a fresh out- break of scale, red spiders and thrips may be looked for, if any there be about the plants or houses. It is possible to have perfectly clean stock if one can grow them on from the seedling stage in a clean house and keep them isolated from any infested plants, but such favoring condi- tions are seldom found in everyday prac- tice, and we therefore find it necessary to dip or sponge with some insecticide at more or less frequent intervals in order to produce salable palms. Shading is still needed for this class of plants, though not so heavy a coating should be allowed on the glass as is re- quired at midsummer, else the foliage will become soft and drawn, and naturally such foliage will not stand the exposure incident to decorating. It is not yet too late to pot on thrifty young plants of the usual trade species of palms, for there are still several weeks of good growing weather in which this late potted stock will become nicely estab- lished, but between November 1 and Feb- ruary 1 comparatively little growth is made by palms, and I do not think much headway is gained by pottingduringthat interval. It is also good practice to set over the plants on the benches frequently, not only for the purpose of weeding and cleaning them, but also to turn them around and thus prevent any one-sided growth, at the same time giving space enough for perfect development, it being poor economy to crowd too many plants on a bench. To the small grower there is but little profit in buying palm seeds with a view to raising his own stock, and it is much more satisfactory for him to buy healthy young stock from a large dealer, thus making sure of a given number of plants instead of trusting to the uncertainties of a seed deal. Pandanus are among the useful decora- tive plants in many localities and at this season should be growing freely, and re- quire plenty of light, air and space to in- sure a stocky growth. These plants en- joy good living and can utilize a consider- able amount of fertilizer in the soil, prob- ably the safest agent for this purpose be- ing some well rotted and rather dry sta- ble manure. In potting pandanus it is best not to ram the soil too hard, the coarse fleshy roots of these plants prefer- ring a somewhat loose soil, and the pot- ting operation is still in order for any stock that is likely to suffer for root room before the days begin to lengthen again. The propagation of Ficus elastica by topping can be readily managed at this time, and the young plants will be a use- ful size for next spring's sales if they are given reasonable care. In fact this method of increase may be practiced successfully at any season, but during the winter months will occupv a much longer time than in summer. The various small plants that are so useful for window boxes, mantel decora- tions and other purposes, and among which are Acorus japonicus variegatus, Maranta Massangeana, Cyperus alterni- folius and its variegated form. Rex bego- nias and Reineckia camea var., should also be watched over and prepared for the coming season, for a suitable stock of such plants will greatly simplify the labor of decoration and furnish the means ior some very pleasing effects. W. H. Taplin. Mass. Horticultural Society. AWARDS MADE AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 5-6. Palms— Pair iu pots or tubs not more than 24 inches in diameter, Dr. C. G. Weld. Pair in pots not more than 14 inches in diameter, N. T. Kidder. Greenhouse plants— Six greenhouse or stove plants of different named varieties, N. T. Kidder; second, J. L. Gardner, third, Dr. C. G. Weld. Single plant for table decoration, dressed at the base with living plants only, the second prize to N. T. Kidder; third, E. S. Converse. Ornamental leaved plants— Six named varieties not oflfered in the collection of greenhouse plants, crotons and dracsenas not admissible, N. T- Kid- der; second, N. T. Kidder. Single specimen, variegated, named, not offered in any collection, N. T. Kidder; second, Dr. C. G. Weld; third, Dr. C. G. Weld. 158 The American Florist. Sept. 15^ Caladiums — Six named varieties, N. T. Kidder; second, Dr. C G. Weld. Ferns— Six named varieties, no adiantums ad- missible, N. S. Kidder; second. Dr. C. G Weld. Adiantums — Five distinct named species, Dr. C. G. Weld; second, N. T. Kidder. Lycopods — Four named varieties, N. T. Kidder; second. Dr. C. G. Weld. Dracaenas— Six named varieties. Dr. C. G. Weld; second, N. T. Kidder. Crotons— Six in 6-inch pots. Dr. C. G. Weld; third, J. L. Gardner. Nepenthes— Three plants, named, J. L. Gard- ner. Orchids— Six plants, named varieties, in bloom, J. L. Gardner. Three plants, Benjamin Grey. Single plant. J. L. Gardner. Tuberous begonias— Six pots of six varieties, C. E. Weld; Second, E. S. Converse; third, C. E. Weld; fourth, Bussey Institution. Awards for flowers, Theodora Lyman fund- Aquatic plants, display, including not less than 12 flowers of nymphasas and nelumbiums, John Simpkins; second, Daniel D. Lee; third, L. W. Goodell. Asters, collection of 50 varieties, one flower each vase, Sumner Coolidge; second, Charles H. Yates; third, John L. Gardner. Dahlias, double, 12 blooms, distinct named varieties, John Parker; second, W. W. Rawson; third, Wm. C. Winter. Six blooms, W. W. Raw- sou; second, John Parker; third, Lawrence H. Parker. Specimen bloom, John Parker, "James Cocker:" second, Wm. C. Winter, "Black Knight." Liliputian display, 2-5 bottles, not less than eight named varieties, W. C. Winter; second, Wm. C. Winter; third, W. W. Rawson. Lilium lancifoli'im— Collection of named varie- ties, Sumner Coolidge. TropKolums; display fill- ing 25 vases. Dr. C. G. Weld; second, William Pat- terson; third, A. L. Cain. Marigolds, display of French and African, filling 25 vases, F. B. Hayes; second, Bussey Institution. Cannas. collection of not less than 10 named varieties, in spikes, with foliage, David Fisher; second, W. H. Cowing. Double zinnias, 25 flowers, not less than six vane- ties, F. B. Hayes; second, Dr. C. G. Weld; third, Mary T. Goddard. Sinele dianthus, collection of annual and biennial varieties, filling 50 bottles, F. B. Hayes. Basket of flowers, best arranged, Mrs. E. M. Gill. Native plants, collection not exceed- ing 40 bottles, Mrs. P. D. Richards; second, Geo. H. Grinnell; third, Misses Eleanor A. and MoUie S. Doran. Certificates of merit were awarded to John Simpkins for Nymphsa delicatissima and Nym- phica Deaniana; to R. & J. Farquhar & Co. for new cannas, to the Oasis Nursery Company for tuberous begonias and to W. A. Manda for Adian- tum capillus-veneris imbricata. P. Bisset received complimentary notice for seedling nymphseas. Cemetery Superintendents Meet. The eighth annual convention of the Association of Cemetery Superintendents was held at the LaFayette Hotel in Phila- delphia, September 11, 12, and 13. The proceedings of this association, which is so closely allied in many respects to horti- culture, were of a very interesting charac- ter. At least half of the members are or have been florists or associated in some way with the business. The first meeting of the society was held in Cincinnati with fifteen members present. The membership has now grown to about one hundred, and some seventy- five or more delegates attended the past convention. The officers are President, Wm.Salway, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati; Vice- President, Timothy McCarthy, Swan Point, Providence, R. I.; Secretary and Treasurer, Frank Eurich, Woodlawn, Toledo, 0. Among the most interesting papers read and discussed were: "What are the advantages to the management; also to the lot holders, of the modern or lawn plan of cemeteries?" by Mr. Robert Schrivener. "Suitable trees and shrubs for a modern cemetery," by Thos. B. Meehan, "How to make and care carefor a lawn," by Henry A. Dreer. There was also an address from the Memorial Art League of Philadelphia which was very interesting, the paper showing conclu- sively the difference between the artist and the artisan. Thespeaker praised the association and said the League was glad to encourage all effort that tended to im- prove and elevate the tastes of the people. The lawn plan for the improvement of cemeteries seemed to bethe main question in the minds of the delegates in their visits to the localcemeteries. The modern cemetery is to have as near as possible the appearance of a well kept park with beautiful lawns. The lots are not to be divided by fences or stone copings. There are to be no gravel walks, only the driveways. The foot paths are sodded. The corner stones marking lots are to be level with the ground, only low head- stones are allowed to mark separate graves but each lot can have a monument to suit the owner's fancy. The lot holders are also to be restricted as to the kind of flowers and shrubs they are to plant. Vases are to be tabooed as the superinten- dents say they are more often objects of neglect than ornaments. The planting of perennials rather than annuals is to be encouraged. K. Toronto. The Industrial Exhibition opened on Tuesdaj last and will be in full swing un- til the 14th inst. At present only the plants are to be seen in the horticultural building; the cut flovpers and designs ap- pear during the last of the week. The show of plants is probably the largest and best that has ever been made in this city, and those who have attended Toronto flower shows will know that that is saying a good deal, but still one hears the same old complaint from the public — not enough flowering plants — too much foli- age. Of course there are a good many flowering plants, but with the exception of threeor four big allamandas and a few orchids they are small and a little ordi- nary compared with the fohage plants. There were five competitors in the section for 75 stove and greenhouse plants, dis- tinct varieties. John Chambers, Exhibi- tion Park, took the first prize with a truly magnificent lot; every plant was a healthy, well grown specimen; they do Mr. Fred Bromham,the man who did the actual work of growing them, the highest credit. Among the plants worthy ot spe- cial notice were Adiantum cardiochlce- num, Woodwardia radicans, not a spot on it; Microlepia hirta cristata, a sim- ply immense specimen; crotons in variety, lusty and well colored; alocasias, an- thuriums, marantas, dieffenbachias, etc., etc. Next came Mr. W. Houston, from the Central Prison, with a very fine lot also, more especially in palms and tree ferns; the other plants were very good also, but smaller than the preceding lot. Mr. Geo. Reeves of Reservoir Park, third with a good lot of plants, but not in quite as good health as usual. Messrs. Manton Bros, and John Cotterill came in a tie for fourth prize, all good salable plants with the exception of a few old stagers. For the tables 16x19 feet the most tastefully arranged there were three en- tries; Mr. W. J. Laing got his due award this year, coming in first for a really beau- tiful arrangement. Mr. Laing seems to have a bred and born taste for arranging plants naturally and artistically. Messrs. Manton Bros, were next with a very pretty table, and John Cotterill third with a table containing lots of good plants, but having the appearance of being packed too closely, an improvement, however, on the usual clipped bank. But, goodness gracious! it is incredible the number of plants it took to fill these three tables; the prizes need be pretty good to pay for the hauling. For 12 stove and greenhouse plants John Chambers also took first prize with a fine lot; Geo. Reeves second and Wm. Hous- ton third. For the 24 and 12 stove and greenhouse flowering plants John Chambers first again and Manton Bros, second. Ferns made a big show, some immense specimens being shown. Mr. Houston in the 12 for which he took first had a mag- nificent Neottopteris nidus avis, Adian- tum formosum, A. trapeziforme, Also- phila australis, Microlepia hirta cris- tata, etc. For the 24 in 6-inch pots John Cham- bers was once more first. Horticultural Gardens second (A. Watkins) and the Asylum (J. Graham) third. For 50 ferns in 3-inch pots there were 6 entries; John Cotterill first, W^. J. Laing second and A. Gilchrist third. Therewas also a large exhibit of palms of all sorts and sizes, the plants being very good and the competition keen. Orchids outside of a few nice cattleyas did not amount to much; some good things were shown in the new and rare section. Among Mr. Houston's lot I no- ticed Strobilanthes Dyerianus (anew bed- ding plant), Dracaena Sanderiana (exhib- ited at the World's Fair for the first time last year), D. Leopoldii, Croton Gold- ring, etc. The above are only some of the princi- pal sections. It is a pity there was not a more suitable building to put them in, but it is hoped the directors will manage to get up a decent one before the next show. As I mentioned in my last notes, Mr. Charles Swift of Rochester acted as j udge, and as far as I could see performed his difiicult task well. A little grumbling only was reported, but where the compe- tition is keen and close that is inevitable. Victoria Randii has been blooming in the lily pond at the Central Prison. This is probably the first Victoria that has deigned to bloom in Canada in the open air. The pond is warmed by the exhaust steam from the prison workshops. Some very heavy showers have visited us during this last week and vegetation is looking decidedly fresher. There will be no more need of hose outdoors this year. E. New York. Transient trade has begun to pick up a little with the retailers but the wholesale dealers find business decidedly unsatis- factory as the cut continues to increase and the summer shipping trade comes to a close. The retailers have not yet got sufficient confidence to buy any stock on chance. A vase or two of almost any- thing in the flower line suffices for a win- dow decoration and beyond that they buy when they get an order and not till then. The market is undoubtedly destined to have a full test of its capacity for Ameri- can Beauties during the coming season. Many growers who for one reason or another have let Beauty alone hitherto have taken it up this year and planted one or more houses of it. When the full crop begins to make itself felt theti the strain will come. One thing is certain, if a grower is to make anything out of Beauty this year his stock must be first- class. The meeting of the Florists' Club on Monday evening, September 10, was the most poorly attended for many moons. Beyond a couple of committee reports little business was transacted. The ar- rival of Capt. Leuly at a later hour with the handsome second prize pitcher under his arm, which his bowlingteam had won at Atlantic City, was the signal for a i8g4. The American Florist. 159 round of applause. Considerable spar- ring followed between Capt. Leuly and Mr. Ernest Asmus as to who should be entitled to the honor of filling the pitcher. The result was a compromise for they finally locked arms and marched out together, returning in a few minutes carrying the now heavy pitcher between them, whereupon the boys all fell to and sampled the contents. A vote of thanks was passed to John Lewis Childs, F. R. Pierson and A. S. Burns, in acknowledgement of the flowers contributed by these gentlemen for the decoration of the tables on Steamer Pris- cilla on the occasion of the breakfast given to the Boston delegation to Atlantic City and also to C. H. Allen for similar donations from that gentleman for the decoration of the special train. The new office of Mr. A. Rhotert, agent for Vilmorin's electros, at 26 Barclay street, is handsomely fitted up, the walls being hung with many fine colored repre- sentations of fruit, vegetables and flow- ers. A glass case contains samples of papier mache imitations of vegetables useful for seedsmens' show windows and there is on file a full collection of all the electros and publications of Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co. Visitors are always welcomed. August Rolker & Sons started the auc- tion season on Wednesday, September 12, with a big and successful palm sale, and will continue hereafter on every Tuesday and Friday. Orchids from the estate of the late F. T. McFadden will be the specialty at Wm. Elliott's on Tues- day, September IS. The display of geraniums at the Essex Heights Floral Co. has been exceedingly fine this year, there being five beds, each one thousand feet in length, and the dry weather being just such as geraniums revel in. There are 175 varieties in the collection. Wm. Tricker & Co. report a constant stream of visitors, sometimes over one hundred a day to see their display of aquatics at Clifton. The largest plant ot Victoria regia has fifteen leaves on it, and produced a dozenflowers lastmonth. Adolph Schrage, forseveral years book- keeper and office manager for Julius Roehrs, is locked up and awaiting trial on the charge of raising a check for $29.40 to $100. Boston. The new quarters of the Growers' Co- operative Association on Park street are now completed. The choice of stalls was auctioned off on Thursday, August 6, N. F. McCarthy officiating with much acceptability as auctioneer. The best locations brought good premiums, and the amount realized from the sale made quite an addition to the treasury of the association. We have had several copious rainfalls within the past week, and outdoor veg- etation begins to show the good results of the much needed wetting. Outdoor shrubbery has suff^ered very severely, and much of it is already dead, and fruit is dropping off prematurely. The cut flower trade has not improved any since last report. Afair call for white carnations and asters is noted. Thor- oughly cold weather is needed to give business a start. The Boston delegation for the conven- tion of Cemetery Superintendents at Phil- adelphia started via Fall River line on Sunday p. m., 9th inst. Amongthe num- ber were Henry Ross and H. W. Ross of Newton Cemetery, G. W. Creesey of Har- mony Grove, Salem; J. F. Shapleigh, Ce- dar Grove, Dorchester; W. Stone, Pine Grove, Lynn; and Mr. Smith, Holyhood, Brookline. The gold watch and chain which was the outcome of the little paper which was circulated among the truly elect at Atlan- tic City arrived at its destination. Little Woodie's pocket, by express a couple of days before his departure for the West. The recipient is very proud of it, as he has good right to be, for it is a beauty and will no doubt be a continual reminder of his old friends and the good old times. Thomas A. Kilduff, a highly respected member of the craft, and member of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, died at his home in Dorchester on September 3. Philadelphia. Joseph Marscheutz, of Marscheutz & Co., the florists' supply dealers of North Fourth street, this city, died September 7, aged 42 years. The deceased was con- nected with the firm of M. M. Bayers- dorfer & Co. for a number of years, with- drawing finally he entered into partner- ship with M. Bacharah, now deceased, and established the present business. Some time after Mr. Bacharah's death another partnership was formed which continued a ^ew years and was dissolved to form the present firm of Jos. Mar- scheutz & Co., the company being M. Rice. Mr. Marscheutz was a perfect gen- tleman as well as a good business man and was much esteemed by all who knew him. K scamp who represented himself to be connected with S. Mount & Co. of St. Louis, is going the roui;ds of the eastern cities working the bogus check and confi- dence game. It seems strange that men will continue to be caught giving change for worthless checks on account of large bill of goods sold. He was turned down at H. A. Dreer's, H. Michell's and John Gardiner & Co.'s, but succeeded we are told in some other places. He had evi- dently just come from Baltimore as he gave checks on banksof that city. Word had been sent to Philadelphia of his com- ing but too late. H. A. Dreer gave him a receipted bill for anorderof goodsbought but held them and soon found the check worthless. He has been heard from in New York. He is described as about five feet nine inches tall, dressed in black frock coat, light pantaloons and broad brim straw hat. He is a fair talker having some knowledge of the business, but his writing is anything but businesslike. The police of New York and Boston have been notified and it is likely he will soon get his desserts. James Mackay, lately foreman at the Rowlandville Nurseries, Phila., has been appointed to take charge of the Rosemont Nurseries, at Catonsville, Maryland. Mr. Mackay has had an extended experience in both private and commercial places, having managed the celebrated Hoey estate at Long Branch when it was at its best, and has also been engaged with such firms as Hallock, Taylor and others in the commercial line. His new employer is to be congratulated on having secured a first-class all round man to build up his rapidly growing trade in the delightful suburb of Baltimore. in consequence had a downward ten- dency. Nominally the quotations remain the same, but the returns made to the grower disclose a different story. One of our rose growers states that the net pro- ceeds of 5,000 buds sent in last week was $14.65, a little less than SOcents per 100. This figure would hardly pay for the picking not to mention cost of produc- tion. Beauties are about the only roses that meet with fair demand; these hold their own at from 8 to 12 in spite of a constantly increasing supply. The copious rains of the last ten days or so is proving of great benefit to car- nations and violets that are still in the fields. Although the general average is below the standard a few weeks of this kind of weather will make a wonderful imorovement in the size of plants. Dahlias are now coming in but are of indifferent quality. Asters are still abund- ant but with few exceptions rather poor. Joe Smart of Hyde Park, is, however, cutting some very fine ones of the chrys- anthemum type. Poehlman Bros. , of Morton Grove, have added six new houses 125x18 to their establishment; these are planted to roses. Worcester, Mass. Chicago. There is very little improvement in the cut flower trade as yet. The past week has been extremely quiet. With a full supply of good stock, particularly in roses, the market was weak and prices The drouth has continued to hold un- disputed sway, and vegetation has suf- fered terribly in consequence; the long de- layed rain which we have all been pray- ing for came on Thursday morning, and was indeed a blessing. Carnations lifted a great deal better than could reasonably be expected, and though somewhat smaller than usual are in a thrifty condition. Violets planted in the field were a failure, as it was impossi- ble to keep off the spider; those planted in the houses are looking well. Chrysan- themums and roses are in excellent condi- tion. Lange is cutting some splendid Mermets.and Fred Madansis bringing in some very good mignonette. The horticultural exhibit at the New England fair was very good as a whole, made up of the usual things in summer flowering stuff, relieved here and there by groups of palms ard foliage plants. The display of oval and handle baskets and vases of cut flowers made a bright and attractive spotin the hall, but thedesigns as a rule were made up of very vivid col- ors that were not arranged harmoniously; the most attractive vase, an arrangement of pink asters and Asparagus plumosus, was shown by Mrs. F. H. Merrifield. It the ornamental foliage plants had not been crowded so closely they would have made a much better effect, as the quality of the plants was first-class and the vari- ety good. F. H. Wesson and F. A. Blake carried off first and second prizes. Very good exhibits of gladiolus were shown by H. B. Watts and F. A. Blake. The regular weekly exhibition of the horticultural society was one of the best and largest displays we have had this season; as there is a good natured rivalry between the two societies, everybody made aneffort to bring an especially good display, and the result was a splendid exhibition. Probably the stands of cut flowers were the most attractive, and there was an unusually large number of entries; H. F. A. Lange was awarded first and A. A. Hixon second. The exhib- its of bouquets were very good in both amateur and florist classes and were made up in very good taste; H. F. A. Lange fir«t and W. J. Wood second in the florist class; amateur, F. K. Blake first and H. A. Jones second. The display of large flowered and pom- 160 The American Florist. Sept. iSy pon dahlias was also exceptionally good and made a handsome table; J. A. Abbott and F. A. Blake took first and second respectively in the large flowered, and F. A. Blake and A. A. Hixon in the pompon class. Edward Hall was awarded first, with H. B. Watts second, for a splendid display of nasturtium and tropjeolums. Several good stands of verbenas, made up of good varieties and well staged, were shown, and in this class H.B. Watts ■was first and H. A. Jones a close second. A splendid display of stocks was put in by F. A. Blake and H. B. Watts showed some splendid gladiolus. Fred Madans exhibited two stands of cut flowers, which were very creditable. About twenty gratuities were awarded. Seedling. St. Paul. Trade continues to improve though slowly. The growers were the first to feel the effects of the general depression and will be the last to recover from it. Retailers have obtained as high or higher prices this year than last, while growers have witnessed a gradual drop from month to month. Country orders are coming in more freely and this with an increased demand for funeral designs keeps the supply down. Bright sunshiny days has been the main feature of the weather and has brought blooms out in good shape. Meteor and Kaiserin are very fine. A few cold nights have necessitated firing to prevent mildew and its disastrous consequences. Carnations are being housed as rapidly as possible. The new varieties have made a splendid growth while all are looking better than we anticipated earlier in the season. Our growers have not paid the same amount of attention to the "Divine Flower" that they have to the rose, con- sequently we cannot boast of their pro- ducts in that line. The newer varieties shipped in from the best carnation grow- ers show more vigorous healthy growth because they were propagated from plants used only for propagating pur- poses. What can we expect when we force the plant to give us all the bloom possi- ble and then further drain it by taking cuttings for the propagating bench. Uncle John, which gives promise of so much has shown a decided tendency to rust. We trust this is not a peculiarity of this variety as its robust habit of growth, its long stems and its large solid blossoms of purest white commend it to every grower. A light frost nipped the plants at the park quite a little and damaged all ten- der plants somewhat. The drouth con- tinues and there is but little left for Jack Frost. In our sister city, Minneapolis, trade is reported dull. Department stores there are handling roses again, in fact have been selling more or less all summer, and this has hurt local trade. Inquiry reveals the fact that these flowers are purchased mostly in eastern cities, so that our home florists cannot be blamed for "killing the trade" in this instance. There has been an unusually large num- ber of weddings this month and as there are quite a number of store openings just now palms and decorative stock are in good demand. Elaborate wedding decorations are very rare here. People are not educated til it and our florists are not making any eff'orts to educate them. No class of work is more renumerative to the florist than this. Palms, ferns, etc.. are now quite cheap and while they are bound to be killed by constant use for decorative pur- poses, they can be made to pay for them- selves several times over. Besides the artistic taste of the florist will be dis- played and his business advertised by a neat and tasty decoration — a decoration in the true sense of the word. The Annual State Fair is now being held at the grounds in this city. We hope to pee a goodly display of plants, cut flowers, etc. Several good premiums are offered and the inducements to our flo- rist friends to display their goods are greater than for any other line. The annual meeting of the Society of Minnesota Florists will be held in this city September 13. We hope to see the boys turn out and devise new plans for closer union. H. Bunyard of Short Hills, N. J. was a caller during the week. Felix. Cincmnati. During the summer months and very frequently during the winter we have not been able to get a quorum to attend the monthly meetings of our florists' society. Saturday evening should have been and was the 71st monthly meeting, and only five out of a membership of over one hun- dred attended. This is decidedly wrong; very much good will come from these meetings if well attended. It is very little encouragement for a member who is will- ing to work and prepare a paper to read at these meetings, to find only a half dozen listeners. Our quarters are in the flower market, it does not cost the society a cent for the use of the hall, and there does not seem to be any good excuse why we should not have better meetings. Trade in this city is gradually on the in- crease, and our store men all feel pleased with the outlook. Flowers, especially white stock, are very scarce owing to the dry weather, and only tuberoses and bal- sams are available at this writing. Roses are coming in more freely, but are not strictly first-class yet. The prices fluctu- ate; the best bring 3, but many sell for much less. Carnations are improving some, and the best sell for 75 cents per 100 field grown. Many of our growers are now lifting, and before very long we shall be sending out some very handsome blooms from this market. American Beauties from Rosebank have put in their appear- ance and are good. Lily of the valley will be ready by September 25. The Dutch bulbs, as well as French, are being distributed rapidly to the growers and it will not be long until forcing stock will be with us. T. W. Hardesty had a very handsome decoration at the Grand Hotel September 4, the occasion being the annual banquet of the Railway Mail Service. The flowers used were mixed shades of gladiolus, in- termingled with ferns and palms; the effect was beautiful. The Hoffmeister Floral Co. say they have been very busj' with funeral work and birthday decorations. Critchell & Co. furnished the yellow buttonhole bouquets for the yellow fac- tion of the Chamber of Commerce, this being election day on 'change. Geo. Meek of Covington, Ky., says trade is improving across the river, and several wedding decorations in sight. Mrs. H. L. Garges, L. L. May & Co.'s floral designer, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Magrie, of College Hill. Mr. Johnston of Marschuef z & Co. was in the city Monday; it is with much re- gret we learn of the death of Mr. Joe Marschuetz of this firm. G. A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF CHRYSANTHE- MUMS compiled by O. de Meulenaere, of Ghent, Belgium, has been recently received by us. It contains 99 pages, the names of the varieties being alphabetically ar- ranged on a system similar to that found in the American Florist Co.'s Directory. The list appears a copious one, and the descriptions are very clear; it will be especially useful as an index to varieties of European origin. It is in the French language. The Baltimore Cactus Journal, the second issue of which has reached us, is a monthly periodical devoted entirely to the cactus family, published by the Bal- timore Cactus Society. It is the only paper in the country devoted to the in- terests of this class, and should be appre- ciated by the many fanciers of these odd plants. 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 bead. QITUATION wanted— A No. 1 all round man; O successful prop;if;ntor. Reference.s. Address V W. care American Florist. CJITUATION WANTED— with rose grower, by Ger- O man. 21 vears old; 7 years' experience In Rreen- housework. Address '2070 Seventh Ave.. New York. SITUATION WANTED — As a mall or express packer, bv a single man; 4 years experience. Ad- d.ess ■ C H S8. care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— Young man wants position as assistant on private place. Understands his business. First-class references. Address T. Connor. Port Wasliington, L. I. SITUATION WANTED— By a second man. commer- cial or private place. Well experienced also in landscape gardening. Wages moderate. Best refer- ences. F H H, 155 Harrison Ave.. Boston, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By young man; abstainer, energetic, as foreman or assistant; commercial or private : cut tiowers. bedding, foliage plants and ferns. W. J. POTTEK. ras Main St . Niagara Falls, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Horist and gardener: Hi vears' exiierience; best of references: competent in all Itranches. outdoor and Indoor; private or com- mercial place- FK.VNK Otto, Oconomowoc. Wis. SITUATION WANTED— By a first-class rose grower and general tlorlst; understands mushroom cult- ure: 20 years" experience. Would take charge of a gentleman's place. Address G F L, care M. D. stamback. Anchorage, Ky, SITl'ATION WANTED— By practical all round flo- rist: German, age',i9- single; 15 years' experience: well up in cut flower growing, as well as all kinds of pot plants, etc. Best of references. Address K L, care American Florist, Chicago. QITUATION WANTED-Before Oct, 1, by a single, O practical rose grower and propagator: wants per- manent position: east preferred. Good references, Adilress with full particulars G E D, 114 West Duval Street, Germantown, Pa, SITUATION WANTED— As gardener, by singleman; experienced In propagating and forcing roses, car- nations, cbrysantliemutns, etc , forcut flowers. Would work on shares. Good cluiracter. Address D. H, BknSTE-411, 102 East l:.>Otb St., New York, SITUATION WANTED— By sober steady young man, Engiisii, ti montlis in this country: I* years experience: palms, ferns, chrysanthemums, bulbs, etc. Good references. Apply W. Williams, care W. H, Moon Co., Morrisvllle, Bucks Co,, Pa, SITUATION WANTED— As general grower and propagator: well up in roses, ferns cyclamen, palms, etc.: age 2,S: 12 years' experience: witli the best references, Wli leave present place of own accord. Address G P, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTPID— By a voung man, as fore- io man or first assistant. Spcilajlsl in forcing roses. Sober. First-class reli'rciicc-. Liberal wages wanted, Plea.se state wages and otlici lac:l3 Address H C. care Harmen Coides, '.';;',i Sbeiby St., Indianapolis, lud, SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by an expert in roses, carnations, violets, buitt forcing, etc. Al orchid, palm and fern grower, Tlionniglily posted In all the different departments of the trade, in or out- door. Address I'os-l'Ui'Ku k Bo.\ 7.'>, Shoit Hills, N, J. "\lirANTED— An experienced florist wltll small capl- V\ tal, for partner in a town of more tiian ;-i5,0U0, Address Bl'SlNESs, care American Florist, WANTED- SOsecond-hand liotl)ed sash (Ixli, three lights. Also W> feet of 'i-incli Iron iilplug. Send estimates to .lAMEs Lawuence, tiroton. Mass, i8g4- The American Florist. 161 WANTED— For San Francisco, a competent man for a private place: must be fully capable to at- tend to orchids and exotic plants. State references and wa^es. Address Z, care American Florist. WANTED- Yount; man of 20. with greenliouae or seed exjierience: mupt write a sood band, have intelliKence. work and ambition. Have opportuniiy to frrow Into good position In seed business. Address with particulars and references. HuKTKi'LTUHE. cafc American Florist. OR SALE CHEAP— One water-back. Address Lewis Tukxeh, Kenosha. Wis. F F F OR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florlst'B Ice Box. value about $75. VArGiiAN's Seei> Stoke, 88 State Street, Chicago. lOR SALE— Small florist bualnesin one of the best locations of the South Side. Chicago. Address A B, care American Florist. Ir^OR SALE OR RENT-Greenhouse and celery gar- ' den. Good business; no competition. A bargain on account of ill health. Address W. J. Olds. Union City. Pa. FOR SALE— No. 5 Scollay boiler, used only 3 winters all In good condition; reason for selling, having put In 40-horse steam boiler: price on application. J. E. FELTHorsEN. Schenectady, N. Y. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $175. Vaughan's Seed Store, 14ti & 148 West Washington St.. Chicago. FOB RENT OR LEASE-A small greenhouse, good heater water works and sewer in; more land to hulld on. Good location. Address Paul, 1008 Washington Ave.. Racine, Wis. FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouses, either 15.000 or :;0,UOU square feet of glass, stocked with best variety of roses. Or will take partner with JI.UUU capi- tal. Address A. T. .Iacksox. otation X. Chicago. FOR SALE OR LEASE-Florist business in one of the finest cities and health resorts In Colorado; 5 greenhouses, each 75 by 20 feet, also dwelling; all eiited with steam, and well stocked with roses car- nalloDS mums and violets. I'rade wholesale and retail. Will sell stock and give long lease on thephtce. or will sell the whole place on easy terms. Reason for selling poor health. Address ViCT()K Johnson, bo.\ S^, Colorado Springs. Colo. An experienced florist, with $1,500 to $2,000 cash, to take charge of business. I will put In an equal amount of money, and use of land. Money to be used m erecting new greenhousesonmyl4acres: xmusuallv well located, near Oak Park H miles west of Chicago. D. J. KENNEDY, Room 30-1. 100 Washington Street. Chicago. lVOTIOE>. 1 have bought the Floral Park Greenhouses fonuerly owned by Victor .lolinscm ..V Co.. and will connect this business wltli my Broadway Floral Conservatory. Wanted wholesale catalogues In any etyle. .send to Block G, West Abriendo Ave , G. Fleischer, prop. I would like to engdtre Otto Binder in my florist bus iness; can somebody give me his address? G. FLKiscnEit, Pueblo. Colorado. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefinnof UHLMANN & HAISCH. ol Memphis. Tenn., has been dissolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN. who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. FOR SALE. Six(6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MUNN, Station C, Brooklyn, N. Y. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage &, Flowering Plants. A grand selection for stove. Greenhouse and Con- eervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St.. New York City. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, ^5.00; 3-inch pots, ^6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, $6.00; 3-inch, $8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WELL GROWN ANl) IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute. Ind. 10,000 FIRST QUflUITY FORGING ROSES. Fully equal to those sent out the last two years, and perfectly healthy In everv respect. Only selected growth from flowering wood used for propagating. KAISEKIN A. \. MERMETS, BRIDESMAID, MME. HOSTE. METEOR, SAFRANO, FERLE, BRIDES, SUNSETS. LA FRANCE. BON SILENE, MME. CUSIN, 3-lnch pots. So. 00 per 100. 4-lnch pots. 88.00 perlOO. J. Iv. T>H-,I-iO:^i , lBloo«:»i®t»tjii'g:, :Cet., 1000 MEKMETS, 6no NIPHETOS, 1000 BRIDES, ISO TESTOUTS. All from 2^-Inch standard pots. These are in the very hest of condition and as large as a great deal of the stock shipped from ii-lnch pots. Per doz. 75c.; per 100 $5.00; per 1000 $45.00. ^"Samples free to Intending purchasers. Pandanus Utilis. 6-inch pots $5.00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3.0) per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3<4-mch pots, per doz. 75c: per 100 $6 2>^-inch pots, " 60c; " S4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " $3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to 15 inches high, per dozen ifl.OG; per 100 |8.00 2;^-inch pots, " 65c; " |4.00 NATHAN SMITH <&, SON. Clean, healtliy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. SUNSETS. NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE, PERLES. MME. WATTEVILLE. BON SILENE, METEOR. PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from :i-lnch pots, ^> per ICO: fTft per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. 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 lUU), at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Rose Plants Cheap. AM. BEAUTY 3-ln. *1.00 per lOU: 4-ln. fSOO per lOO MME. TESTOOT... ■■ 6.00 " a«-ln. S.UO •■ K. A. VICTORIA... •• B.OO " " 8.0O " BRIDESMAID " 5.00 " " S.OO " BhIDE •■ 4.00 ■' ■■ i;.00 l.A H'UANCE ■■ •■ ■■ COO M.ME- HOSTK •■ 4.(10 ■■ NieHETOS •• 4.00 Stock strong and healthy. Samp:es sent. BROWN & CANFIELD. Springfield. III. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine tx>ok of 160 pages. Send $3.SO for it, to J. HORACE MoFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. N. 335 EAST 2P-T FFENS NEW YORK. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to the trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers S. O. STREBY3 Lock 15ox 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. ROSES SNDGBRNSTI0N8 MERMETS. BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES. WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from 3J4-inch pots, 86.00 ■ per 100; $4.5.00 per 1000. 25,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum. 2^4. inch pots, |3.00 per 1011; from 4-inch pots, S6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. ■JL.-inch pots. Per lOO Per 1000 BKIDE K.oO S22.50 MERMET 2.60 22.50 (iOSTlER 2.50 22.50 SOUPERT. 2.50 32.60 WHITE LA FRANCE 2.75 24.00 SUNSET. PERI.B 2. SO 25.00 Aufl all oilier standard varieties. 2^. o*^ and 4i.<. and :>-lnch pots. PERLK. sunset. NIfHRTOS. BRIDE. MERMET. M. NIEL. AMERICAN BKATTV. LA FRANCE, ALBANY. THE Qt'EEN. MME. WATTE- VILLE. and GLILLOT Fred. Doriier, Fred. Heinl and Victor Pelar- ffoniuuis. Samples free to Intending purchasers, and the very lowest prices on appllcntion. JOSEPH HEINL, JacksouTiUe. lU- When wrltlnK mention the American Florist. Marie Louise Violets. 5000 strong cUimps. free from disease, for cash with order $5.00 per 100; S40.00 per 1000. GEO. N. SAYLES. 40 Bradley St.. Walertown, N. Y. 162 The American Florist. Sept. IS, 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 percent; 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 American Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. 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 followiDg Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Chicago, Kov. 3-11. Chrysanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Newport, R. I., Kov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society, Alex MacLellan, Sec'y. Rugbies Ave. Boston. Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt* Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hail. PiTTSFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfleld. St. Louis. Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club, E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- termann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia. Pa. .Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nahz, Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Denver. Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adara Kohankie, Sec'y, L.B. 375, So. Denver. Colo. Providence. R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal. Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Bennett, Sec'y. 62 AylmerSt. Baltimore. Nov'. 12-17' Chrysanthemum Gardeners" Club of Baltimore. Wm, RobiTts, Jr., Secy, 304 \V. Madison St. Worcester. Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Toronto. Ont., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners" and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 85 Caritou St. Springfield, Mass.. Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 23 John St. Milwaukee, \Yis., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Hamilton, Ont.. Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor by supplying dates as soon as decided upon. We shall be glad to know of any further shows decided upon and not included in our list, even if exact date is not yet determined.] show Fred show Mc- Caution. The man who has been attempting to pass forged checks on florists in various parts of the country has been heard of in Philadelphia and New York, and eastern florists should be on their guard. During the absence of the management of the Florist at the convention he secured the insertion of two ad vs. purporting to be from S. Mount & Co., of St. Louis, and stating they wished to buy chrysanthe- mums and palms. We learn that he has since made use of these advs. as a part of his scheme for passing forged checks He would order plants on behalf ct Mount & Co., tender a check to which he had attached their name, for a larger amount than the bill called for and try to get the excess in cash. Whoever he ap- proaches in future should put the author- ities on his track. Please mention the American Flokist every time you write to an advertisers. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Gommlsslon Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders xiTitli First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, NOTHING CAN EQUAL ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS HAWUS. CUT STRINGS ; or Bmall quautities to ai W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in larg^e or Bmall quautities to any part of the country, graph or telephone S TO 72 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mall* tele- Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. Great Auction Sale OF RARE AND VALUABLE ORCHIDS AND GYPRIPEDIUMS WM. ELLIOTT & SONS Have received iDBtructions from Mrs. E. A. McFadden to sell by public auction the entire collection of Orchids and Cyijripediums belonging to her late husband. F. T. McFadden. Esq., Cincinnati. Ohio, ON TUESDAY, SEPTKMBER 35th, AT THEIR SALESROOMS. 54 and 56 DEY STREET, NEW YORK, AT 11 O'CLOCK A. M. The collection has been long and favorably known as one of the choicest in the country, more especially the Cypripediums, in whicii Mr. McFadden toolt great pride. Catalogue tvU] be mailed to all applicants. WM. ELLIOTT. AUCTIONEER, AUCTION SALE OF Palms, Rubbers, Cycas, And a fine assortment of BV WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, AT THEIR SALESROOMS, 54 Dey St., NEW YORK, On Tuesday, Sept. 18, at II o'clock A. M. Catalogues on application. WM. ELLIOTT, AUCTIONEER. August Rolker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- tember and October. Paluis sold on Tnesdays only. Gardiner's Celebrated ^ English Musfiroom Spawn. Frcah and SeUallo. $7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quarttitleB. John Gardiner &. Co., I'hihidelpliia, Pii. TO B A f*f*0 ^" ""i^Z^'^.v?'^)''^.*'.;?''; .50 lbs $1.. 50; 100 1bs82..50. yiTTCip Kxtra fine, per lUO lbs. 85. *i-Sample Fkek. FOLDING 'm PRAIRIE' FBLDINSFLOmR £/7A[:J^PAPER fan CUT FLDMRS. ^BOXES for GUT Flowers. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^ Chicago. Made imm Wjiter-pinnUMl. Dmil'le MiinUla lined, Strawboard. Shipped Hat. packed ilK) in a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO.. Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. H. L SUNOERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ^^^ WHOLESALE ^€« 1122 FIITE STE.EK'T, A. complete Une of Wire Deslinu* FINE STOCK. I,arge bushy heads. Plants in 7-inch pots 812.00 per doz. b-inch pots 9.00 " 5 inch pots . . . . 6.00 " 4-inch pots 3.00 Large stock of Dracaena indivisa, in 5-inch pots, will sell cheap. Primula Chlnensis. fine healthy plants in 4-in. pots. G. R. CLARK &, CO., Scranton, Pa. Primula Chinensis. Fine, healthy plants, 3V^-inch pots, best varieties, J8.00 per 100; 2i^-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. Carnations. Ready September: Grace Wilder. S6 per 100; Daybreak, ST per 100. Strong, healthy plants. W. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Cycas Leaves. "^^^^'"75"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '",kr^ Chicago. GENISTA. 1894. The American Florist. 163 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AND AI,I. FI.OKISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34- & 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. A. L. RANDALL, WHoiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Acent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONE MAIN L-J.!. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, SI WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937 CMICA.GtO. We are Headquarters for the leading varieties of Roses, for the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GKOWKKS OF CUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS HEADQUARTERS FOR SMILAX. Fine crop now ready, per 100 JIO.OO; per dozen Jl,5(t. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main :S0.5. C HIOA.O-O. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METS, "^^^^^^ ^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^W ^0>:>N VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICDLTDRAL ADCTIONEERS DAN'L B. LONG3 WnOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders C.^uefi-i.ly attended to. OTHER .SI'ECIALTIES : Florists' Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Loufj's Florists l'hotograplis(8ee large ad. CataloKuea. IJsts. Terms, etc., on application. _ Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©V/RoPeAafa MarfteCA. Cut Flowers. New York. Sept. 11. Roses, average stock 1.00® 3.00 Beauty 1.00® 6.00 • Flneselected 10.00@20 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 Kalserln 2.00® 5.00 CamatlonB.. colored 50® 1.00 Asters, white. i5@ 1.50 finest blooms 1.00® 2.00 Sweet peas 05® .10 VaUey 3.00 Gladioli 1.00 Smllai : 8.00®10.00 Aspannrus 25.00®35.00 Adlantum "6® l.OO BOSTON, Sept. 11. Roses 1.00® 3.00 Camatlona 76® 1.00 Asters 25® .Iio Gladiolus 1.00® 2.00 .lapan lilies 2.00® 4.00 Valley 3.00® 4,00 Tuberoses 50® .75 Stephanotls l.OO Adlantum 75® 1.00 Smllax ]2.00®1S.00 Asparag:u8 '50.00 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11. Koses. small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 8.00®15.i)0 Carnations 50® 1.50 Valley „ 4.00 Bmllax 10.00®12.0O Asparagus 50.00 Harrlsll lilies 4.00® 6.00 Asters .75 Cornflower 25® .50 Cattlevas 3o.00®40.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Chicago, Sept. 13. Roses. La France. Meteor 3.00® 4.00 Heantv S.00®15.00 Kalserln 3.00® 4 00 General assortment, per 1000. .$5®S10 Carnations, long 25® .(10 fancies 1.. 50® 2.00 Auratum lilies 6.008 S 00 Asters .50 Sweet Peas 10® .30 ST. Lotns, Sept. 13. Roses. Perles. Niphetos, Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Bridesmaids 2.00® 3.00 Meteors 2.00® 3.00 La France. Albany, Hoste 2.00® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®15.00 Sweetpeas 15® .25 Carnations. long 50® .75 " short .50 Adlantum 1.25 Hollyhocks, asters .50 BtTFPALO, Sept. 11. Koses, Beauties 10.(X)®15.00 Mermet. Bride. 4.00® 6.00 Perles. Gentler, Hoste 3.00® 5.00 Meteors 4.00® 6.00 Carnations 1.00® 1.25 Asters 25® .75 Valley 3.00 Adlantum 1.25 Smllax I5.00®20.00 Asparagus 50.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON. MASS. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem, 0. «VT?K. ^^^^^ Mildew &A and Fungus Growth. What does? ^-^^..^ GRAPE DUST. *' «« a.«. Sold by Seedsmen. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. FOR HIGH GLASS SUMMER TRADE. THE LEADING FAVORITES. American Beaut y. Meteor . La France . And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for summer shipping to sea- side and mountain resorts. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 281b St., NEW YORK. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. BoseUilyoftieMey and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, • WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application. Mention American Florist Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE « FLORIST, Careful Shipping to all parts of thecountry- Frfce list ou application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Mentl<,)n American Florigt, FRANK MILLANG, (Successor to IMILLANG BROS.) WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34lh Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY Established 1879 SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist. 164 The American Florist. Sept. s, ¥f^e ^eei. Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusH.vELL, St. Louis, president; S. E. Briggs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. UON, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. Visited Chicago.— A. H. Goodwin, J. Comont, H. A.Johns. It is expected that nasturtium seed ■will be scarce again this season. Visiting New York: S. F. Willard 6f Wethersfield, and A. Crane of Florida. A. H. Goodwin of the Northrup, Bras- Ian, Goodwin Co. has returned from Europe. European contract orders for spinach seed are reported 50% short, but most of the foreign houses have plenty to sell. Mr. J. CoMONT, representing Carter, Dunnett & Beale of London, is making his annua! fall trip through the United States. Henrv A.Salzer returned from Europe September 2. He does not consider the outlook for spring business of 1895 a favorable one. Mrs. J. R. Fuller of Floral Park N Y sister of Mr. John Lewis Childs, died September 10 of pneumonia after an ill- ness of less than a week's duration. Mr Fuller has also been seriously ill for over five weeks and is hardly expected to live. New Greenhouses. Queens, N. Y.-Cottage Gardens, five new houses, short slope to south Oneida, N. Y.— J. M. Boden, West street Stockbridge, Mass —John H. Choate, two new houses and extensive altera- tions; construction by Thos. W Weath- ered 's Sons. Fair Haven, Conn.— Smith Bradlev one house 80x20. Dubois, Pa.-C. E. Bostwick, two houses, each 100x20; one house 55x14 York. PA.-Anthony Pike, two 100- loot houses on Linden avenue. Bethel, Conn.— George Beard, one 50- loot house on Center street. Erie, Pa.— H. A. Neimever, three large houses. ■ You can't afford to do business with- out a copy ot our trade directorv and reference book. SMILAX. SMILAX. Very strong, clean, healthy plants from 2>^-inch pots, g2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Samples free on receipt of .5 »-t iiiii.-i. :v. J. BULBS. Best Quality. „ „ Per 100 Per lOOO Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 1.5 dm. 82.25 82(100 Narcissus, p. w.grandiflora. set. 1.2.5 10.00 T ?*''V!,"- ^-~ ■ ■ ■ 2.75 22..50 L. tandidum, select 3,00 25 00 Freesias. 1st size. ... (jQ 5 oo Full hne Dutch Bulbs. Write for prices. BROWN &, CANFIELD, Springfield, III, Lilium Harrisii Bulbs. PER 100 3 to 5 inclies at $2.00 5 to 7 inches at 2.25 7 to 9 inches . . . .• at 6.00 PER 1000 $18.00 20.00 50,00 Is^-ALSO SPECIAL PRICES ON EARLY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. (rrower and Importer of Bulbs and Seeds, PHILADELPHIA. BULBS. BULBS. BULBS. In lots of 200 in one or of several sorts we furnish DELIVERY INCLUDED. and sound Bulbs g^uaranteed on arrival, AURATUM, 7-9. per 100, «4.00 9-11 11-13 8-9 9-11 11-13 8-9 9-11 LIL. LOSGIFLORUM, 7 9 8-iO SPECIOSUM Kubrum, Album, 5.B0 8.00 5.0U 8.00 9.00 8.00 10 OO 4.00 5.00 ORDER AT ONCE. Orders now booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February' to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO., (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. of Colored and Natural IMMORTELLES. Immortelle Wreaths of every dimension. JOSEPH DEFILIPPI, OLLIOULES. var.. FRANCE. I do not fill the orders containing less tlian Wi) bunches. J'rices reduced, and samples free by mail. English correspondence. WE SELL BULBS special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 riiamlters Street, NEW YORK. LILY VALLEY. From cold storase, tlnest quality, JT.UO per ]000 LIL. LONGIFLORUM. 5-T inches *3.30 perlOO; KO.OO per 1000 BERMUDA FREESIAS. ' 1-Inch K.OO per KlOO 64 * (i(J N. (•'roiir Street. I'HILA., PA. READY NOW. Per llJU Per lOOO Lilium Harrisii. 0-7 Indies $2.50 y^U 00 7-'.t ■• 5.00 W.OO Utjinim Uvaclnths. i;i-ir>i^. cm 2 7;'» 25 00 Paper White Grandltioru'. 1.25 10.00 French ^own Free-slas. lai'tie bulbs ifl H.OO Ertirllsh Mllltrack Mushroom Spawn, per lb. 10c: per 100 lbs. J.S.1.0. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 K. :i4tli Street, NKW YORK. Special Offer to American Trade. louis de smet. NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIUM, CIl'KEIt .\S .SPECIALTIES: Palms, Aza'ea ioilica, AZALEA MOLLIS, iiiKliled, ISO to SIO per 100: Arauraria excelK;i (thi>UHiind8), Hay Trees, Itegronias, (MiixiiiiaH. TitAHE List on demand. Kfik'Hnh Correspondence. 500 Calla Lilies. Large bulbs at J3 00 per hundred. LEROY L. LAMBORN, Alliance, Ohio. HulS6t)oscti Broi)ti6rs, OVERVEEN, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Bulbs # Plants We are now prepared to quote lowest possible prices for next July, Aug- ust and September delivery. Dlustrated Wholesale Catalogues on application. HULSEBOSCH BROS., ENGLEWOOD, N. J. ONION SEED. CROP 1894. Prices for New Crop "made on Application, COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 4ia Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Ox-xr :rv^e-v^- I^ist of and Autumn Sowing Seed is now ready, and will be mailed free to applicants, August Rblker & Sons Upiu Ynrlf i'*6 w. 24 street. new lUIn, p. O. station B. for immediate J4- inch, strong , , , . 6c McCBEA & COIiE, Battle Creek, Mich, i8g4- The American Florist. 165 CHAS.D.BALL, Holmesburg, Phila,, Pa. PALMS, ETC. A full stock in the best condition pos- sible; stout, perfect plants. All sizes up to elegant specimens. ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBON- ICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDEL- lANA. FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PAN- DANUS UTILIS, Etc., Etc., Etc. If you do not know the quality of my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. Siebreclit&Wadley, TiOZl BILL NURSERIES, Hew Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. ISOO Extra Fine SMILAX in 2j^-incli pots, $18 per 1000. The lot for $25. Terms cash. Sample sent. J. C. RENNISON, SIOUX CITY, IOWA. SURPLUS STOCK . . . L/\TAN1AS OF 10,000 Latanias in 2i;,inch pots, $6.00 per 100; 150.00 per 1000. 20.000 Latanias in J-inch pots, $12.00 per 100; J,90.C0 per 1000. GEOROE WITTBOLD. 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO, ILL. GLADIOLUS- COLVILLI ALBA. S00,000 :Btill3S in stools:. SPIR/EA GOMPACTA 6RANDIFL0RA. 30,000 in stock for October delivery. SEGERS & CO., LISSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe. fi@"^A(^rite for prices NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MARGUERITE (Clirysailtlieinuin Initescens. ) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear white, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 2';-INCH POTS, $2.50 PER DOZEN: $20 PER 100. Ready September 1. Cash with order. GRflLLERT & GO., Florists, COLMA, San Mateo Co.. CALIFORNIA. OFFERS 8,000 PALMS, grown without anj- stimulant or extra heat; iu the most suitable sizes for Florists. Will be worth twice their money in a short time. COCOS WEDDELIANA, 3}<-inch pots, 1-5 in. high, 20cts. each. LATANIAS. KENTIAS, CORYPHA AUS- TRALIS and SEAFORTHIAS. all from 5-inch pots, from \yi to 3 feet high, at 30 to 40 cts. each; 2;2- inch pot plants, 5 to 10 cts. Ferns and Dracaenas in great variety. Otaheite Oranges, with or with- out fruit. Gardenias, with buds. Violets from pots, and all kinds of bedding and basket plants. Greenhouse and Hardy Climbers, and a great varietv of Hardy Perennials; the best varieties of Everblooming Roses. Ornamental Grasses, etc. 936 F Street, Washington, D. C. 200 FICUS ELASTICA, 15 to 20 in , $3.50 per dozen, 200 FICUS ELASTICA, 24 to 50 in., J6.00 per dozen 100 EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS,$20 per 100. 3 Large PHILODENDRON PERTUSUM, one having two fruits on, from $7.00 to $10.00 each. 10 Large LATANIA BORBONICA, with lO to 15 leaves, tine plants, SS to $10 each. J. H. MENARD, New Orleans, La. Mushroom Spawn, for sale cheap. English imported. Proved and guaran- teed. 10 cents per pound. OOS. POCOCK, NORTH DETROIT. MICH. Marie Louise Violets. Nice plants from open ground, Sl.OO per 100. ROBERT MANN, Lansing. Mich. A collection of about 250 Orchids including the following: ANGRAECUMS. CATTLEYAS. COELOGYNES. CYPRI- PEDIUM INSIGNE. DENDROBIUMS. EPIDEN- DRUMS. LAELIAS. ONCIDIUMS. ETC.. ETC. Some line pieces of ('Httleya Sbtnnert. 2 to :i feet In diameter. For prices addres.'* ROBERT CURRIE. 304 27th St.. Milwaukee, Wis. Mention the American Florist when ivriting to advertisers on this page. Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for 8hipu\ent from July to September. Calla Aethlopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. Lil. Longlflorum. ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15, 1895. LiL Auratum. Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kaempleri, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias. Paeonies. Tree Ferns. Raphis, Cj/cas Revoluta, superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to 55 each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March. 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mention American Florist. Roses, Ferns and Begonias At greatly reduced prices to close out balance of stock. Per 100 Perles, 4-inch, strong $5.00 Mermets, 4-inch, strong 5.00 Ferns, Adiantum cuneatum and other choice varieties for cutting, from 4-inch pots, ready to shift S.OO Rex Begonias, 3-inch pots S.OO Will exchang-e for No 1 Forcing- Bulbs: Hyacinths, Tulips, tily of the Valley and Double Von Sion Narcissus. EVENDEN BROS. 3 .... WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Mention Amertc:in Florist. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula. Cineraria, choicest strains, at 2.") and 6U cts. per trade packet. Specia. quotation on BULBS. The Universal SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. Horticultural Establishment. Mention American Florist. Smilax Plants Cheap. Out of 2 and 3-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. ' Safe delivery and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address F-RED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist. Wyoming^ Co.. ATTICA. N. Y. FOR SALE CHEAP. To relieve my over-crowded private green- house, a tine collection of Palms. J. C. EASTON, I.a Crosse, Wis. 166 The American Florist. Sept. IS, Effect of Electric Light on Plants. Ed. Am. Florist;— Is electric light in- jurious to roses planted in benches for winter blooming? Alight has been pieced near one of my houses, and I wonder what effect it will have on the plants. T. K. We referred the above inquiry to Prof. L. H. Bailey of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., who has conducted a series of experiments as to the effect of electric- ity on vegetation, and he replies as follows: "There have been noexperiments made, so far as I know, to determine if the elec- tric light is injurious to roses. We are projecting such an experiment the coming winter, and our roses are now upon the benches and the light will be put in soon. I have made a careful series of investiga- tions upon the influence of electric light upon plants, the results of which are pub- lished in Bulletins Nos. 30, 42 and 55. We find that in general flowers are some- what earlier under the light, somewhat brighter in color and often with longer stems. In every case the light should be surrounded by a glass globe or else it should hang above the greenhouse roof. From what I know of the behavior of other plants under the light, I should ex- pect that roses would not be injured and that they might be benefited if an arc light were hung above the roof." Worms Eating Canna Leaves. Ed. Am. Florist: — Referring to the note by Mr. F. R. Pierson, would say that we also have been troubled by worms and caterpillars similar to those mentioned by 3'our South Carolina correspondent. These worms or caterpillars eat a hole the size of V4 to II2 inches through the leaf before it has unrolled. I have not been able to catch it or find anj' traces of it. The damage is done before the leaf has grown up enough to unfold. F. C. Bartels, Manager Mendenhall Greenhouses. Minneapolis, Minn. 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. "HELEN KELLER" The new Carnation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red. Price for healthy and strong field-grown plants, $3.00 per dozen. Orders may be sent either to JO«N N. Mfly, EDWIN LONSDALE, Summit, N. .J. Chestnut Hill, Plilla. 40,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS ALL THE BEST VARIETIES. Send for Price List. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAN D HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS of leading varieties. For prices write to J. A. TRACHT &, SON, Gallon, 0. Carnations. Slol McGowan, Portia, $.5.00. Hinze's White, $4.00. Daybreak, $8.00. Silver Spray, $7.00. G. NOACK, BATAVIA. N. Y. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^ALrJs^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OP MERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. WYNDMOOR STATION, Phlla. & Reading R. R. from 12th & Market Sts.. PHILA. -EDWIN LONSDALE, FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. jSS.OO per 100. $S 00 per 100. |15.00 per 100. GRACE WILDER, TIDAL WAVE, WHITE WINGS. LIZZIE MCGOWAN, ANNA WEBB, DAYBREAK, 1 ALBERTINI, WM. SCOTT, SPARTAN, WESTERN PRIDE, DR. SMART, WABASH, MRS. REYNOLDS, RICHMOND, HELEN KELLER, BOUTON D'OR, UNCLE JOHN, THE STUART. READY FOR DELIVERY. J. A. MERRIFIELD Assignee of J. T. ANTHONY, 3425 Prairie Ave., CEICA&O. Field-Grown Carnations. UNCLE .JlHIN $12. 50 per 100 THE STUAKT 12.60 ■■ E. A. WOOD ]2.60 " DIAZ ALBERTINI 12.50 " ELIZABETH REYNOLDS 7.00 " KIClOIdND 7.00 " UK, SMART 7.00 " BLaNCUE 7.00 " Ready for delivery September 15. TERMS: Cash with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Florist. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, Cl-ie-ster Co., F»A.. CARNATIONS AXD COLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS Nice healthy stock of the standard tested sorts In the C»rnatiun belt. MUST I5E SOL,D. Please send list of vour wants to BENJ. CDNNELL, '^'^'^V^Sx^. pa. P. S.— Also fine field clumps of the peerless Violet Lady Uaine Campbell. Mention American Florist. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS DAYBREAK, TIDAL WAVE. SILVER SPRAY. VIOLETS: MAKIK LOl ISK. Kciidv now, Write for prlccw. Nci orders for less than lOU pliintw accepted. REINBERG BROS., 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF^ Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in 3-inch pots. S8.00 PER 100. $7B.OO Per 1000. EDWIN LONSDALE^ CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co., MASS. Mention American Florist. ORDER NOW YOl'K FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. We have 40,000 plants of the best varieties. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN. MICH. CARNATIONS |'|^^n. E. G. Hill, Wm. Scott. Mrs. Reynolds, Silver Spray, Tidal Wave, Lizzie McGowan, Ben Hur, Mme. Diaz Albertini. White Ijove. Garfield, Lam- born, Portia, Edna Craig, Fred. Dorner, Daybreak, Golden Gate, Mrs. Fisher, White Wing^, Hinze's White, Blanche, Purdue, Louise Porsch, and other sorts. Marie Louise Violets. Low prices on appli- cation. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the fall - The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Mention American Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. Carnations a Specialty Hooted Cuttlnsrs and Younj: Plants sold out. Nice Field-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven, Mich. i8g4. The American Florist. 167 PANSIES. . . Every Grower Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Between Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st I will have a MILLION or more plants to sell. They can not be offered in competition with cheap growTi seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid. 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense. $5.00 per 1000. Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. An honest sample of the plants will be mailed you on receipt often cents, and terms are absolutely cash in advance. ALBERT M. HERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Mention American KloriHf. Pansy* Seed. The JENNINGS .STRAIN of high grade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with special care from only the very finest varieties and twarranted) fl^8^clasB in every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of Pansies. Grand colors mixed, plct., ISOUseed.Jl.OO: loz. SS.UU. The Jennings Strain, finest mixed, pkt. Jl.OC about 250U8eed; 1 oz. Sti.OO; 3oz8 $15.00. No skim mllfc In Uils strain. (Tijey are just as good as I can malie 'em). To my old patrons 1 would say they are a big improve- ment over last season— more variety and finer colors. The best strain for fiorlsts either for winter bloom or spring sales; all large flowering. Finest Vellow. blaclt eye pkt.. 2500 seed. $1.00 All my own growth of 1894. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Please send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. 10,000 fine field-grown plants; best varieties. Prices on appliiiation. Address E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT. CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture of large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00- NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5.00. Low prices on Lilium Hanisii, Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, ^■13 EAST 34TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. ZIRNGIEBEL GIANT PANSIES. GIANT MARKET STRAIN, jSl.OO per 100; 25.00 per lOOO. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, - NEEDHAM, MASS. Pansies Worth Raising. Prepaid by mall SI .00 per 100 At your e.vpense by express J6.0U per 1000 Extra quality new Seed, J-y ounce, $1X0; ;") packaECs, $4.00. Large quantities at special prices. Cash with order. CHRISTIAX SOLTAU, 199 Grant Ave., JKKSKY CITY, N. .}. Plants from last fall; these have a foundatiou and will begin to run strong at once. $2.50 per 100; 820.00 per 1000. CLEMATIS for Fall Delivery. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BAXIiER, Bloomington, HI. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. SPECIAL OFFER STE9IS IN POTS. Wgt. No Length of Leaves Lbs Leaves. Inches. 3 3 15 $ I 4 4 15 t 5 1 18 2 7 24 2 II 24 3 S-io 18 30 4 13-14 20 20 4 20 24 5 I5-20 16-25 30-36 17 U 40 2t 20 36 7 16-20 30 7 23 14-^0 40 23-26 32 40 9 30 20 40 10 OF CYCAS PALMS S-TERIS IN TUBS. Wgl. Lbs. 47 50 60 60 90 100 120 No. Leaves. 35 25 32 Length of Leaves. Inches. 40 V> 3f 48 3^ 36 30 40 ^ 48 40 Price. $15 00 15 00 IS 00 18 00 20 00 18 00 24 00 3S 00 40 00 50 00 50 00 OTHER ARECA. LUTESCEKS. 4 inch pots 2 ft., bushy, per doz $4 00 13 " '■ 7-3 " ■■ each 8 00 KENTIAS, Belmoreana and Fosteriana. 5 inch pots. 2 ft high each - $1 10 Dormant Cycas Stems, 817.60 per 100 lbs. PALMS. ^ - — -' '- L,ATAl«iIA BORB<»NICA. 4 inch pots, 12-16 iuches,- per dor., $ 4 00 each, soc.; 75c; $1.00; 30 36 5 00 8 00 10 00 . » 50 a 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 NEW YORK, 26 Barclay Street. VALGHAN'S seed STORE.i46.8w^watSi°gtonst. Greenhouses, Weatem Springs, 111. SWAiNSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA is rapidly forging to the front as an indispensable florist's flower, and we claim the credit of discovering its great merits, and pressing its e.xcellent qualities to the wide awake florists of America Fine plants in bloom in 5-inch pots, at $5.00 per dozen. Send for a sample dozen, ui/n/l bloom, to Money order uttico. Station IJ. i'liila EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL. PHILADELPHIA. 100,000 PANSIES BROWN'S SUPERB PflNSIES READY NOW FOR PLANTING. Grower of all the leading variety, the ne plus ultra in pansies. For size and form it seems hardly possible to produce anything more perfect and superfine (most light colors). By mail. 75c. per 100 ; (Liberal discount will be allowed on large orders. Free by express. $5.00 per 1000. ( Cash with order. Peter Brown^ 721 Marietta Avenue, LANCASTER, Pa. Mention American Florist. MUSHROOM SPAWN. (English.) NEW IMPORTATION OF SEPT. 8th. Strictly Al, per 10 lbs. $1.20; 100 lbs. SS.OO. CANE STAKES. strong stock, in bundles of 2.50. Per 1000, S.5.00; 2,000 for S9..50. SPHAGNUM MOSS. Large bales, extra dean for florists' use. Per bale, |l.2o; 6 bales for 86.00. BONE MEAL. Every bag warranted pure boue. Per bag o{'2(\6 lbs.. 8i.:i5; 1,000 lbs., S17.00. HORN SHAVINGS. Coarse; 25 lbs., 81.00; 100 lbs.. 83.00. Fine; 25 lbs.. 81.25; 100 lbs., $3.50. Fall Bulb and Seed Catalogue now ready. Please send for one. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 186 E. KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO. Tuberous Begonias (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO-, Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. NURSERIES : V GHENT, BELGIUM. Offers to the trade only good plants. lU.OOO Araucarla oxcelsa; ifO.OUO Azaleas Indlca: 20.000 AzaleuB mollis; 150. OOU BepoQlas and (iloxlHla Bulbs, best varieties: 100,000 Palms, clean plants, all sizes: 10,000 Sweet Bays, standards and pyramldals. CASH WITH ORDER. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand cuUectlon of ;.iant Howeriiit.' varloties; no finer offered anywhere; hlyhly praised by my custom- era. Trade pkt.. r>00 seeds, 2.'>c; 'A pkts. ilOc: t; pkts. J1.50. JOHN F. KUfP. Shiremanstowu* Pa. ?' rK^' JULES DE COCK m t M 9 New, Rare and Beautiful Plants STBOBII.ANTHES DTEBIANUS. 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. A Larse Collection of Rare Hot House and Green- house Plants, carefully grown, at low rates. OKCHIDS.— A very extensive stock; East Indian. Mexican, (^entriil and South American, etc. KAKK AND BKAUTIFLL KVEKGKEENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. H-T:<)NIES.— A targe collection of the finest In cul- tivation. Uardy Perennials, Phloxes. Japanese Iris, Hoses. Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. d^CataloKues on application JOHN SAUL, WASHINGTON. D. C. Mention American Florist. Czar Violet Plants. ■~'.000 rteld-KTOwn plants, ready for planting In frames or houses. From strong stock, absolutely free from disease. The violets I tjrow have been for many years the best sent to Boston market' Check, cash or draft. J16.00 per 100. f. o. b. JAAIES LAWRENCE, Groton. IVIass. 168 The American Florist. Sept. IS, Cleveland. In our notes of August 9 stating that J. C. Gooding had brought suit against H. S. Gordon for wages due him we find we were misinformed. The facts are Mr. Gooding brought suit for the unexpired term of his contract, which contract Mr. Gordon claimed he was at liberty to can- cel at any time as per clause contained therein. There are some very good Daybreak carnations coming into the market now, cut from the new plants. Roses coming in from new stock are improving in qual- ity every day and a week or two of cool weather will give us first-class fJowers. Wamelink Bros, are cutting some very good Beauties, but with short stems. In summing up the value of business done the past summer we find instead of being exceptionally dull as some centers of trade report, that it has been an im- provement on the past two years. True it is there has not been any calls for large amounts of flowers atone time, but there has been a greater number of small cash orders which tends finally to swell up a larger amount of business done in the end, and there are not many of us who object to the frequency of the small cash sales ranging from fifty cents to one dollar. Looking through the greenhouses of J. M. Gasser everything is found to be com- ing along nicely and promising an abund- ance of bloom for the coming fall and winter campaign. Mr. Gasser has two separate establishments; one large range of houses on Lake avenue, at the city limits, devoted entirely to roses, and the other, located on Rocky River, five miles further west, for general stock, the two combined forming one of the largest ii not the largest range of houses in the state, the whole devoted almost exclu- sively to the growing of cut flowers. There are sixteen houses at Lake avenue, ranging in size from 100 to 250 feet, with an average width of twenty feet. Solid beds are used, the foundation being com- mon tiling running across the beds and placed side by side compactly the entire length of bed. On this is placed about six inches of soil. The roses are grown an average of three years, when they are renewed. The varieties grown are Bride, Bridesmaid, Beauty, Hybrids, Meteor, Wootton, Hoste, La France, Perle, Wat- teville, Cusin and Niphetos; Bridesmaid and Bride taking the lead in point of numbers. There are fifteen large houses at Rooky River, four of them devoted to chrysan- themums and five to carnations. These are also grown in solid beds with tiling every foot, which affords sufficient drain- age. L. F. D. August Rolker & Sons, t36 & 138 W. 24lh St., I|qi|| YnrL P.O. Station E. llCn lUIR) Supply the Trade with Bulbs. Seeds and Requisites. E.G. HILL & CO.. Wll0l6Sal6Fl0rl8l§ RICHMOND. INDIANA. "IIAKIJ TIMKS" PALM COLLKCTIONS. For cash with order we Klve 17 y and 4-lu, raliiiB for tl (regular price Hi. and \M for *5 (regular price IH|. These comprlBe the besc rarletlea, IncludltiK I.r VIUMORIN'S ELECTROS AUG, RHOTERT, 26 Barclay Street, I NEW YORK. Cataloffues free on application. NOVELTY LIST NOW REM, New Catalogue (No. 4) contaiuing 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 SI order). A. BLANC3 Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention American Florist PALMS. 150,000 of all the rieties. leading va- FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. 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. HENRT A. DREEB, Fblladelptala, Fa. Mention American Florlut. 185 MONROE Ati^eet- •CHICAGO- ■ GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to >!. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HAKKISBUKG. FA Tobacco Dust. Per barrel (about 125 lbs.), $2.50. Sample free by mail. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 East 34th Street, near Long Island Ferry. NEW YOHK. (iT A QQ ROCK BOTTOM PRICES Send for UrUAOO. Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 66 Warren St., and 46, 48 & SO College Place, ^e-w- Voz>k. C71ty. iSg4- The American Florist. 169 You did not go TO THE Convention ? THAT IS WHERE YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE. If you had gone you would then understand why the Cer- tificate was awarded to Bayers- dorfer's exhibit of Florists' Supplies, and why that section of the exhibition hall was crowded almost to suffocation with visitors and customers. The same quality of goods shown there is what we use to fill all our orders. Everything positively fresh, up to date, and at prices as low as you are paying for goods antiquated in style and shop- worn. Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new desi^t^ns in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES. DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. FR/\N6IS' MBTflL STEMMING TOINTS. H. I ) se IV. -itn St., PmLADELPEIA, PA. WHOLESALE OirLY.=^^3*«- MflRSCflUETZ & CO., Florists' SUDDii6S. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for f^atQinprn«> ■it-~^ World's Pair. MEDSL SWSRDED, ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4tli Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA. PA. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORiSTS. Largest and flnest stock in the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N. J. X3. ^. ei.c3:bz:xi.i>s, 159 & 161 .South Fifth Ave., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for RoBe Hoagen, ConservatorleB, etc., etc. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Patented July 11th, 18H3. Latest Device for Steraming Cut Flowers without Toothpicks and Wire. Will keep set pieces fresh longer, as flower stem is entered deep in the moist moss. Man- ufactured by the Novelty Point Works in 5 sizes, from yi to 14 inch in diameter. In ^oaces of K300 f*ointa. SIZK No. 1 60 cts. SIZE No. 3 80 ctg. SIZE No. 3 70 ctM. SIZK, No. 4 ... 90 cts. SIZE No. 5 (largest), box of 250 points. ..33 cts. For sale by all leading Wholesale Seedsmen and Dealers in Florists' Supplies. Samples of all five sizes for trial sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. Address HERMANN ROLKER. Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. (iKNEUAL AGENT FOR AMEBICA AND Kl'liOPE. Superiority Recognized. A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDED TO A. HERRMANN, AT ATLANTIC CITY, FOR METAL FLOWER DESIGNS. A. H b KK M A IVN, 408 E. 34lh street, JVE^Vv -YOtSKi. Quality Unexcelled. Prices Reasonable. Catalogues Free. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO.. 13 Ureen Street, BOSTON. MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. ManuIactniB THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. sizes l^ti-lnch and 2-lnch. y>.OU per lUO. Patent fiiMtener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we nive away a nicely stained and varnished t>ox. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston . AGENTS; A. Uolker & Sons. New York; Marschuetz & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St.. N. Y.; Ernst Kaufmunn & Co.. IIH N. 4th St., Philadelphia. Pa.: H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. Si Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land. O.: E. H. Hunt, 7!) Lake St.. Chlcajio; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. \'M Mason St.. Mllkwaukee. Wis.; II. Sunderbruch. 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O ; T. W. Wood & Sons, I'.lh and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va.: Jas. Vlck'sSons. Rochester, N. Y.: Danl B. IjOnn, Buffalo. N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis. Mo.; C. F. HuntlnKton & Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St.. Portland. Orepon: A. Uerrman. 415 E.:i4th St.. New York: Geo. A. Sutherland, ti? Brom- fleld St . Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton; N. F. McCarthy A Co.. I Music Hall Place. Boston. J. A. Simmers. Toronto, Ont., A^enl for Canada. USE W.C.KRICK'S Florists' Lelleis, Etc. Medal Awarded at the World's Fair. And Highest Award Wherever Exhibited. These Letters and Dfslt'ns are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wotidurmelal frames, having holes drilled In them to In- sert toothpicks, by which they are fast- ened In the desltrn. (;ive tlieni atrial. You will find these Koods to be superior to any In the market. -Inch Letters, $2.50 per IINI. I Postage. 15 cts. per 100. _ For other styles of Letters. Emblems and Deslfms, send for catalogue and free sample. W.G.KRICK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. I'Htenlid .Mine ili, 1XK4. STRAPS Unfolding Tight-Fasteners. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing io advertisers. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THI • 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 Clxcniars and Price £ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., K. Y. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot •CYPRESS' Greeniionse Malerial, LOUISVILLE, KY. When writing mention the American Florist. Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents lor Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and ^to% cheaperthan coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ty Send for Circular. . . . Mention the American Florist when writing to adverti'^ers on th:s page. 170 The American Florist. Sept. IS. Foreign Notes. M. Latour-Marliac has produced an- other of his beautiful hybrid nympheeas, which he has named N. Robinsoni. It is rather larger than Laydekeri, rose, deep- ening toward the center. The rose color is finely spotted throughout with white. A new and distinct disa, which has been flowered at Kew, is D. nervosa. The leaves are slender, narrow, and light green in color. It bears a raceme of delicate flowers, the peduncle crimson, the petals light pink, with a narrow line of deep rose down the center. The other parts of the flowers are white, lined with pink. It is reported that the lily disease is troubling auratums very badly in Eng- land this year, and also speciosum in variety, many of the plants dying off wholesale. The disease appears to come on very suddenly, the plant appearing in perfect health one day and nearly dying the next. On investigation the bulb is found to be rotten. Among plants recently receiving a first- class certificate from the Royal Horti- cultural Society was a new orchid hybrid, Lselio-Cattleya Broomfieldensis. The par- ents were Cattleya aurea var. x Laelia praestans. The sepals and petals are very broad, rosy purple in color. The influence of C. aurea is only seen in the labellum, which is an intense deep velvety crimson purple with deeper veins toward the base, the throat being veined with gold. Begonia Rajah is a showy and distinct type recently exhibited in England. The leaves are kidney shaped, and are de- scribed as an intense brown, quite free from any tint of purple, veined with deep green. A new adiantum, which it is said may be a hybrid from A. Eemulum and A. firagrantissimum, is A. Hemsleyanum. It is somewhat like A. Williamsii, but is lighter and more graceful in shape, the foli- age being light green and irregular in shape. Another new fern is Pteris biaurita argentea, which is not unlike P. argyrea, but with very firm leathery foliage. The color is deep green, with a silvery line through the pinnas. Whenever you want anything per- taining to the trade, and do not find it oSered in our advertising columns, write to us and we will take pleasure in assist- ing you to find what you want. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash witb order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large Btock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. rlOOOtS.OO Mnch pots perl0O0S22.U0 3.25 7 :fi.00 3.50 8 6U.0O 4.00 9 75. UO 5.00 10 per 100 10. 00 7.25 11 15.00 H.OO 12 20.00 13.80 1-1 40,00 1(1 75,00 2 ¥ 4 S Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AuKUst Kolker 4 Sons, 13H & K« W. 24th St., New York City. New York Aiients. EVANS- IMPROVED Challengre Ventilating Apparatus Write fur IllUBtriitfjd Cutiilojiue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Kiohniond, Iiul. Trooupydding" POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y , June 4, 1894. LOCKLAND I^UMBER CO. Gt-ntlemen: — I must state frankly I never placed an order where every detail is so perfectly carried out as in the order I placed in your hands. Your lumber run just the same all the way through, and the quality cannot be bettered. I have used up every foot of your sash bar; it was so good that we spliced the small cuttings and used in the valleys. I had a great many florists to see my new range, and they expressed it complete, and they had never seen better material or handsomer sash bars. In fact, it saves a great deal of time in carpenler labor, when the material is in such good shape. When I need any more I shall place my order with you. Any of my brother members of the Florist Society that want any information on your lumber I will cheerfully give it to them. Yours respectfully, M. J. LYNCH. GUTTER MaTERraii, RlbGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. ^' For circulars and estimates ADDRESS kk LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN OO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'j, F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL L06KLf\ND LUMBER 60. rvOOl«:la.raci, O. Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried ofiF highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: T^S. 715. 1^1 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Lon§: Island City, I^. I. 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 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 supplyjust 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. oYRAuUdE ruTTLnT UUi 403 North Sallna Street, SYRACUSE. N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OLD RELIABLE MAKE OF Write for Catalogue and Price List. PITTSBURGH CLAY MFG. CO. New Brighton, Pa. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots while there. To those who are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., STANDARD FLOWER POTS. OAK HILL POTTERY CO., New Brighton, Pa. CFormerly D. C. SCOFIELL) * CO.) The same machinery, clay and workmen. The same smooth, porous, evenly burnt and well packed pots. Orders filled promptly. Write for prices. i8g4- The American Florist. 171 SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired golDg through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown ofT and broken glass to pay for '/ If you are HOT-AIR We hnvopptJustthethlDgvouneed the NE'WE'^T and BEST thing out. ^'The New Peparture' for aboat half the cost of the old style, iend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy, Evansviile, Ind. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue DeLAMATER-RIDER and PU M PING DeLAMATER-ERICSSON i-^piup PUMPING cNGmt. ENGINE. Their operation is so simple and Bafe that a child can rim them Tliev TFill pump wattr from eliallow streams or any k.ud nf will. Thev can be arranged for an v k ind of fuel. Capacity 1. 500 to 30.000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Filth Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. fi ^: Boilers iimdo of the host nf material, shell, firebox sheets ami iR-fuis oi v.Wk-\. water space alt around (front, Bides mid bacbi. Write for Information. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. H flTURflL GQS Mffi fi LflSS, FOR GREENHOUSES. VVrite «or l«.test prloes.'^-'" VICTORY ! VICTORY I VICTORY ! The only Certificate of 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. - J \-^ eU U L _ No repairs for 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and Es- timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, IITCOM'OIIA.TEIJ. Horticuliural flrcliitecis and Hoi Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, enclosijig 4 cents in 8tamps. IgQ. g^-g^ O^irt^l St., JVE^W -yoRK: oiT^y. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. We have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. XvOXTE^oieoxriE^ «& 00., 143 & 145 N. Third Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. . '90. 91 ■ Pat. 1882, '8s. '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDtl, 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 ARMORED BPHlHaB-tEEl-GALVAmZtD.' ^ Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For vrices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0« Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphirtcter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yew'' .T. cf. VAUGHAN, Agent CHICAGO. BE UP TO DATE, And get the BEST. This is it. The Champion Ventilaiing Apparatus. CHEAP. DURABLE. EFFICIENT. Circular tells the whole Btorj. It Is free. AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO.. KKNNKTT SOf.4KK, PA. THE CHAMPION fluioinailc Venlllaior. The cheapest, easiest to operate, and by far tba best machLue in the market. Don't buy a Venti- lator until you hare seen my llluatrated deecrlptiTe circular, which will be sent you free. glTlng prices, et«. Also Champion Soil Pulverizer and Stfter. Address A. Q 331 E. First Street: DAYTON Mention American Florist. WOLF & BRO., OHIO. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. *S*Send for Catalogue. 172 The American Florist. Sept. /J, Index to Advertisers. 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J. T. ANTHONY. ChlcaKO, president; Robert Kift. Philadelphia, vice-president; VVm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass.. secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 18515. are: Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. ('. Ueine.^ian. AJIef^heuy City. Pa., vice- president: W.M. J. Stew.\ut, Boston, secretary: H. B. BE.tTTV. OH City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa.. August, 1895. CONTENTS Chrysauthemums — Notes 173 Carnations— Notes 174 — American Carnation Society ... .... 174 Roses — Nitrate of soda and p ping 174 A. M. Herr's greenhouses. Lancaster. Pa. (illus)17.5 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 175 Worms on canuas . . ... 175 Geraniums and cannas at Washington Park . . 176 Adiantum cuneatum (iUus) , 176 How to make and care for a lawn 177 New York 178 Boston 178 Montreal 178 Chicago 179 Toronto 179 Philadelphia 179 Coming e.Khibitions 182 Obituary— Mrs. M. A. Hunt . 182 News notes 182 The seed trade 184 Worcester. Mass 184 Cincinnati 186 Buffalo 188 Gait, Ont .... 190 Topeka, Kans 190 Sing Sing, N. V.— Herman Bradshaw is building four greenhouses, each 12x100. York, Pa. — Augustus Doll, who came here Irom Manchester, Pa., last spring has built five houses each 22x100, heated by steam. Waynesboro, Pa.— Henry Eichholz, formerly of Bellevue, Pa., has leased for a term of years the greenhouses built by the late J. F. Nitterhouse. San Francisco. — The premium list for the tenth semi-annual exhibition and chrysanthemum show of the California State Floral Society to be held November 15, 16 and 17, has been issued and copies may be had on application to the secre- tary of the committee of arrangements, Mrs. T. L. Walker, 2549 Piedmont avenue., Oakland, Cal. Chrysanthemum Notes. The crown buds are now making their appearance with a grand rush, and should be taken as fast as they appear, with the exception of some varieties which are universally known to produce better blooms from terminal than from crown buds, such as Harry E. Widener, Kioto and many others. We have often been asked to compile a list of varieties that should be grown to crown buds, and an- other list of those that should be allowed to grow to terminals, but that would hardly be possible. The same variety often grows entirely different with some growers from what it does with others, and where some excellent growers advise the taking of crown buds of a variety others equally as good stand ready to say that the terminal will produce a much better finished bloom, hence the publica- tion of such a list might lead to a great deal of controversy, for location and mode of culture have very much to do with the selection of the bud. There is one thing, however, that our experience has led us to believe can be laid down for all to follow, and that is, if you want to retain the bright color in the reds and bright pinks they are far better grown to terminal buds, for the crown bud takes so long to develop that they will fade. The best way for a grower who has had but little experience with crown buds is to grow every variety to both crown and terminals and mark each plant with tag or in some other manner, and then when they bloom he will know which is the better bud for him to take in his locality and under his mode of culture. It is time now to look up the liquid manuring, and if the plants were not mulched to begin light feeding, and as the buds begin to swell they will demand more and more. If it is the intention to use chemicals procure them now from as responsible parties as you can and get as pure an article as possible, for adultera- tion is practiced, and the chemicals them- selves vary; the same article from different parties will often vary greatly, and some- times damage will be donefrom usingtoo strong a mixture. A word here as to their use. Be careful always that they hardlj' discolor the water and never use them on the principle that if a little does a little good more will accomplish agreat benefit. Of the chemicals that are used in chrysanthemum culture the following can be said: Nitrate of soda and nitrate of potash are both good cell openers and very stimulating, and will produce a strong growth with heavy foliage, but our experience so far has been that they are of very little use in building the bloom. Phosphoric acid is what is wanted for that purpose and the fertilizer that is richest in that ingredient and easiest ap- plied is bone in its various forms. These two chemicals can be used to advantage from now to about the 15th of October; twice a week is often enough. A little dissolved bone can be used now in the liquid manure unless the ground was given a top dressing of bone. Many growers use this in their liquid manure and they say that very appreciable results have been obtained. Sulphate of am- monia is another chemical that is often used, and the effect of its application can be discerned very quickly, but great care must be taken to use a weak solution or the plants will be burned. This chemical is said to affect the color cells of the flower and foliage, which will brighten very quickly after the application. Again be careful of the reds and pinks, for this chemical will scorch the petals of these shades. Four ounces of nitrate of soda and nitrate of potash and two ounces of sulphate of ammonia to thirty gallons of water can be safely used. But animal manure will be found necessary to pro- duce an Al bloom. Cow manure will be the mainstay, but sheep manure makes an advisable change if it can be procured. Inquiries are often made as to how to construct a cheap liquid manure tank. We have used one for some time that is very easily made which causes little trouble and the total cost is less than five dollars. Get an empty molasses hogshead and saw it in two; this can be bought at any grocery store for about a dollar. Place one half above the other on a staging, or what is better set one tub in the cellar and the other on the ground floor. Get from the wire worker two small pieces of wire netting, one Vi inch mesh and the other V2 inch mesh, about two and a half feet long and two feet wide. Make two frames to conform to the sides of the tub at about sis and ten inches from the side and tack the wire netting to them. The frame to which the I2 inch netting is fastened will have to be strong enough to hold back the weight of the tubful of manure and some small strips will have to be nailed behind the front frame so as to keep it in position. This will leave fully three-fourths of the tub to be filled with whatever kind of manure may be desired, and by pouring the water into the back side of the tub it will soak through the manure and can be drawn by a faucet or siphoned into the lower tub. Here it can be diluted to the desired strength and whatever chemicals are used can be added. It can then be 174 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ pumped onto the benches or put on in watering pots. If the upper tub is set on the floor of the head house it will be found advisable to place a piece of zinc with turned edge under it, for when the tub is filled, unless carefully done, it is apt to overflow. Elijah A. Wood. To Prevent Rust.— Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts oi ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart of ammonia and stir well. [The liquid can he 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. If your plants are started it is time to get all the shading off the houses, as they will want all the sunlight they can get from now on to make a good growth for the Christmas crop. It may seem like a long time until Christmas, but it generally gets on us quicker than we an- ticipate, so it is well to take time by the forelock and prepare as soon as the plants are started. Quite a large majority of the plants this season are not as large as usual and it will be well to give them a little liquid manure once a week to help them along, but be very careful not to keep the soil too wet, or the plants will get sickly and die off. Rust is bad enough, but a water sick carnation is a great deal worse; there seems to be no remedy for plants that have been overwatered. Rust seems to have been pretty well conquered, for I have been to a number of places where they had rust pretty bad last season and have none now, but that is no reason why we should cease our vigilance; it is much easier to keep a look- out for it and destroy it at once than to allow it to get a hold and then fight it. There has unquestionably been a lot of unnecessary noise made over the rust, but we are better off without it, and as it is so easily kept in check we should all uuite in destroying it. Ventilation, syringing and fumigation should all be carefully attended to at this season of the year, and as soon as possi- ble have the plants all neatly tied up and keep the soil stirred occasionally, espe- cially if you are using manure water. It is also well to remember that carnations and weeds are not congenial neighbors, and the houses should be kept perfectly clean, not only clean of weeds, but all manner of rubbish. The plants seem to do better in a nice clean house. If the plants have been brought in with buds on they will be filled with side buds, and very often these side buds dry up on the stem, so it is policy to go over the houses and disbud all of them; this gives one good flower without taking so much vigor from the plant. As a rule the first lot of bloom does not amount to much, but if the plants are disbudded they will compare favorably with the later crops. It is well to start in right, and especially for a beginner, or in sending to a new firm; if your first lot of flowers reaches them in good shape it will pay for a little extra trouble to get them good; first im- pressions count for much in making a deal for the season. Plants that are out in the field yet will need some watching so that they are not caught by the fro«t, for while it does not seriously injure them it does hurt them to some extent, and they are better inside before it comes. Plants that are wanted for wintering over in cool frames for spring sales can be left out in the field un- til the ground begins to freeze slightly, and they will be all the better for it, but if they are wanted for flowers they should be housed now. Albert M. Herr. A certificate will be awarded to the vase of car- nations showing the best culture on exhibition. _ American Carnatton Society. Following is the schedule of premiums to be awarded at the carnation exhibition which will be held in conjunction with the meeting of the American Carnation So- ciety at Boston, Mass., beginning the third Thursday in February, 1895 and continuing two or three days. Class A.— Vases containing 100 blooms each as follows: 1st. 2d. 3d. White SIO.OO 87.00 $5.00 Pink, (light) not to be darker than Wm. Scott " Pink, (dark) not to be lighter than Tidal Wave " " " Scarlet ^^ || [^ Crimson Yellow "^ " '^^ Variegated Class B.— Vases containing 50 blooms each as follows: 1st. 2d. 3d. White S5.00 $4.00 S3.00 Pink, (light) not to be darker than Wm. Scott " " " Pink, (dark) not to be lighter than Tidal Wave " Scarlet "^ "^ Crimson " " Yellow Variegated . Class C— Vases containing 12 blooms 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. Jacqueminot, Anna Webb, Ferdinand Mangold, Creole, Wabash, Crimson Coronet. Pride of Kennett, Any other crimson. VARIEGATED. J. J. Harrison, Helen Keller, Chester Pride, American Flag, Nellie Lewis, E. A. Wood, Stanley, Orange Blossom, Western Pride, Dr. Smart, Any other vaiiegated. YELLOW. Buttercup, Bouton d'Or, Goldfinch, Golden Triumph, Any other yellow. Class D.— Pot plants, the pots not to exceed seven inches in diameter 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. $8; 3d. 86. Twenty-five distinct varieties,— 1st. J20; 2d. $15; 3d. 810. Certificates of merit will be awarded all new varitties of distinct merit. Nitrate of Soda and Piping. What is the proper proportion of nitrate of soda to water for a stimulant for forc- ing roses and how often applied? I have a rose house heated by 5 runs of 4--inch pipe, open gravity system (Hitch- ings) . Would it take double that amount of 2-inch pipe to heat the same house under pressure, say 10 lbs.? W. P. In reply to the question as to what is the proper proportion of nitrate of soda to use for forcing roses would say that for young plants planted the current sea- son at the present time I would not ad- vise using more than at the rate of one lb. of nitrate of soda to fifty gallons of water and this applied not oftener than twice a month. For rosesthat have been carried over and need more stimulant if they are in strong active growth take at the rate of one and one-half lbs. to fifty gallons of water, and for all classes of plants after the first of March when the soil is well filled with active working roots this last proportion is about a fair amount, although in some varieties you may go as far as two lbs. to fifty gallons, but never exceed that as it does more harm than good to do so. This is an ex- ceedingly strong fertilizer and if used too freely causes soft, incipient growth and will often fetch the leaves off in advance of the time of maturity, sometimes will even injure the young growth, but ap- plied judiciously is certainly a valuable auxiliary as it supplies some of the food necessary for plant life in a very easy manner as it dissolves soreadily in water. The soil should be somewhat on the dry side before applying it, not enough to be dust dry but just in a free dry condition, so that it feels a little firm to the pressure, then at the proportion given above give a good liberal soaking. This is best done early in the morning so as to allow any surplus moisture to dry off before night and the ventilators should be opened as- soon as possible so as to allow a free cir- culation of air through the house to modify any injurious effect it may have on the foliage on which it might fall. In reference to the question regarding the rose house heated by five rows of 4~inch pipe open gravity system would say that* under ordinary circumstances with a pressure of say ten pounds seven rows of 2-inch pipe ought to keep the house as warm as the five above, although it might be advisable to make it eight rows of 2-inch gas pipe; thiswould insure giving him an ample amount as above. The pipes could be run at the same grade as the cast iron pipes now in but should have air cocks at the end of the pipe, in other words, at the highest point, so as to let off any air that might collect there. John. N. May. 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. i894- The American Florist. 175 MR. ALBERT M. HERR'S GREENHOUSES, LANCASTER. PA. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. Tulips will now be arriving and those that are wanted for very early forcing should be boxed at once. The success of early forcing depends on the quantity of roots they have. Without a good root growth it is impossible to ob- tain good flowers with any stem to them. I have given my idea of what a bulb box should be more than once in these columns, but whatever size they are let them be uniform in height, breadth and depth, and threeinchesisdeepenough. A rich prepared compost is not at all necessary for tulips, hyacinths or narcis- cus. Any soil that will allow the water to pass freely through will do, soil that has been thrown out from carnation benches would he just the thing. Don't place the boxes on the ground, but put down a few old strips of boards to keep the bottom of the box an inch off the ground. When you are bringing the boxes in to force you will find the benefit of this. After the flats are placed out of doors, or rather where they are to remain until forced give them a most thorough water- ing; you cannot over do it. When the water has soaked in shake a very thin layer of straw, or what is just as good, the buckwheat husks in which the bulbs are packed. This thin layer of some such material is important, for it allows the soil covering the bulbs to break freely away from the surface of the soil in which the bulbs are planted. All that remains to be done now is to throw on three inches of soil. If the fall rains come along regularly no further watering is needed, but if we get a long dry spell in October and November which we sometimes do then the beds must have a good soaking everv week or ten days. In this latitude it will be necessary when hard winter weather comes to further cover the beds with 4 or 5 inches of long straw manure or leaves. Hard freezing does not hurt hyacinths. tulips or the hardy narcissus, butitis very inconvenient to get at them when frozen, and I have distinctly noticed in a flat of tulips that where one-half of the bulbs were frozen tight and the other end not that although the whole lot came along and threw up fine flowers those that had never been frozen were 5 or 6 days earlier to flower. Those I intended for the Easter crop I should cover less and prefer to have the frost go into the covering of earth a little, for it would keep the bulbs from getting too long necked. Some of the tulips, Joost Von Vondel, Keizer Kroon and Yellow Prince and some others will if kept too warm grow up a great length and when forced will flop over in every direction, which makes them unsalable. The named Dutch hyacinths and the pans of tulips and narcissus I prefer to put in a frame which can be surrounded by some protecting material and can if necessary be covered with sash. If hard freezing gets in among the pots and pans you will have a large percentage of them broken. The frame in which you set them should have a good dry surface and one where water won't stand at any time. For several years latterly there has been a great increase in the demand for a potted plant at Christmas and Easter. People buy them for their own house, and thou- sands arc bought for presents. You may say that at Easter the plant has com- pletely knocked out the card once so pop- ular. You want plants with a price to suit the small pocketbook as well as the large, and the great bulk of your sales will be from 25 cents to one dollar. Here is where the pots and pans of bulbs just fill the bill. The variety is very limited for Christmas, but you can have Romans and paper white narcissus then to per- fection. The pans will outsell the pots wherever offered : an 8-inch pan with a dozen or fifteen well flowered tulips will please anyone, while an 8-inch pot of the same would be an unwieldy object. The 6, 7 and 8-inch pans are the most useful. Most of the large growers will have given their bulb orders long ago, but many smaller growers have yet to pur- chase the bulbs, and to them I submit a brief list of varieties that I have found to sell best as well as force best. The minia- ture hyacinth is excellent for growing in a 6 or 7-inch pan; makes a perfect little truss and is very cheap. In named hya- cinths it is cheaper to buy the best bulbs; you will more than makeup the few cents difference in the bulbs when they are sold. I buy the hyacinths in this proportion of colors: 2 white, 2 red and 1 blue; that's about as the popular taste goes. In nar- cissus there is nothing equal to the Von Sion. It is indispensable both for cut flowers and for pans. If you must have tulips at Christmas there is only the Due Van Thol that can be had in flower at that time, and they are poorthings. Peo- ple are not looking for tulips so early and they sell poorly. By the middle of Janu- ary you can have the standard sorts in flower; here is what I buy: For white La Reineand White Pottebakker; scarlet, Vermilion Brilliant and La Belle Alliance; yellow, Y^ellow Prince and Chrysolora; pink. Rose Grisdelin and Cottage Maid. If you want striped, foost Von Vondel, a fine flowei, and Keizer Kroon, a showy red and yellow flower. For March and April Murillo, a beautiful double white and Tournesol, red and yellow, are both fine. The above will be all the varieties that you will want, and don't grow too many for cut flowers. Wm. Scott. Worms on Cannas. Ed. Am. Florist:— I see that in the issue of September 1st Mr. J. M.Connelly of Charleston, S. C, speaks of worms attacking his cannas. The only ones we have here are the larvre of two species of 176 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ Hesperia, commonly called "skippers" by entomologists. These are the only but- terflies whose larvae feed on the canna that I know anything about. The Hes- peria are found over the U. S. in general, though we have a Mexican species which gives us a visit every fall. The larva is at first very small, but grows to about one inch and a half long before it turns to a pupa. They turn down a small bit of the edge of the leaf and hold it down by a silken thread while they eat, then turn down more, always concealing them- selves under the part they are eating. They ruin the foliage of our cannas here every fall and I do not think anything does any good except hand picking. Houston, Texas. W. W. Westgate. Geraniums and Cannas m Washington Park, Chicago. GERANIUMS. Large quantities of geraniums are an- nually grown by the South Park system for the purpose of bedding. Washington Park and Drexel Boulevard are gay from early summer till late fall with brilliant color eflfects of these old favorites. Of the hundreds of different varieties intro- duced from time to time not every one is fit tor park bedding. Many otherwise beautiful varieties are worthless as bed- ders for various reasons, some are weak and straggling growers, while others can not stand our bright and often scorching hot summers. In this latter class are included most of the fancy leaved vari- eties, which are to-day most conspicuous by their absence from park collections. As a matter of fact the fancy colored foliage of the plant is not considered at all in the general qualifications of the va- riety as a first-class bedder. The main points to consider are first, good consti- tution, second, habit, that is strong and compact in growth, with flower trusses borne well above the ioliage; third, effect- ive color when massed together in large beds, and last but not least it must be able to stand the test of our changeable climate and preserve all its good qualities from the beginning to the end of the sea- son. Some few varieties here stood this test for years, while others grown suc- cessfully a year or two have soon dropped out. Many sorts have been superseded by more meritorious varieties while others had to be discarded on account of an impaired constitution. Some 27,000 geraniums were used for bedding this year by the South Park system. "We grow about 30 varieties," says Supt. Kanst in response to our query. "But only about one half of these are grown in quantity, the other half is kept more or less on trial. The present sea- son," continues Mr. K., "has been just to the liking of the geraniums, clear and bright skies, high temperature, and no rain for months to spoil the bloom; in consequence the plants have done better than in any former years that I remember. The beds have been a sheet of bloom from early June until about two weeks ago, when heavy rains set in. Continued wet weather as you know is not to their lik- ing, and at present the beds make but a poor showing." "What new varieties are you trying this year, Mr. Kanst?" "M^ trial for this year comprises Mr. E. G. Hill's new set of some twenty vari- eties, in all respects the most meritorious varieties that have ever come under my notice; there is no really poor one in the entire set. I will give you what I con- sider the cream of the lot so far as can be judged by one season's trial, of the bal- ance I wish to say nothing at present, all will be tried another season, and it is possible I may change my mind as to their individual merits or demerits. The following varieties, however, will be grown largely next season. "Mme. A. de la Chevalier, white semi- double, the very best double white gera- nium I have yet seen, robust grower, of compact form, free bloomer, trusses borne free above foliage, flowers lasting. I think so well of this sort that the whole bed will be taken up for stock plants. Alpine Beauty, this also is a fine double white, and only inferior to the first named. In habit this variety is fully as good as the former, and also very floriferous, but the bloom does not keep aslong in condition. Mrs. J. M. Gaar; this is a perfect gem for a single white, the bed was a perfect sheet of bloom all summer. First-class habit, medium tall, flower trusses of medium size set free above foliage, unsurpassed in every respect. Mrs. E. G. Hill, clear sal- mon pink shading to white at the base of the petals, single, an exceedingly strong grower, compact in form, flower trusses large and compact, petals of flowers broad, of firm texture and lasting. Very effective when massed, first- class all around. Beauty of Poitevine, salmon pink, even color, single but inclined to come semi-double occasionally. Muchthe same both in color and habit as the last named, short iointed grower and not quite as tall, the first part of the season I was inclined to give this variety the preference over Mrs. Hill, and after all there is but little difference between the two- it is about a toss up. BenSchroeder, clear warm pink, single. This variety outranks any single pink I have yet grown; rather dwarf in habit and of re- markably even growth. Very free bloomer, flowers lasting and effective. "Alfred Tennyson, single light scarlet vigorous grower, good habit, trusses of good size, one of the best in this class. T R Lowell, single, of shade often termed brick red. A grand variety, very vigor- ous, rather tall, very free bloomer, trusses of large size, compact and lasting; recom- mend it very highly. Fred Kanst, single glowing scarlet. A fine variety but has some weak points on account of which I can not recommend it as a first-class bed- der; it is a rather weak grower and al- though an enormously free bloomer doesn't wear very well. I think it would make a first-class pot plant though. Me- teor single, vivid scarlet, flower truss medium large, very floriferous and very effective in group. Habit good. W. A. Chalfant, single, bright scarlet, strong grower, good habit, flower trusses ot enormous size, which, and more is the pity are borne on rather weak stems, allowing them to droop. This is a seri- ous defect and on that account this other- wise splendid variety can not be recom- mended as an effective bedder." "Which of the older varieties do you deem of sufficient merit to retain on your list'"' "i think it is hard to beat S. A. Nutt for a semi-double dark scarlet. Leon Simon is another good scarlet I intend to grow for a while at least. Mme. Messe- nier I still consider a good pink and well worthy of a place. Bruant is a good scarlet, and old Gen. Grant holds his own. "On the other hand I shall drop Master Christine, superseded by Ben Schroeder; Dr Jacobi, superseded by Mrs. E. O. Hill and Beauty of Poitevine. Waddington is crowded out by better sorts, as also Gen. Sheridan and Clemence Boutard. My old favorite double white Candidis- sima will have to make room for Mme. A. de la Chevalier. Ernest Lauth wiU have to go, for it has lost its constitu- tion, and for the same reason I shall drop Sapeur Pompier." CANNAS. The cannas are yet in splendid form, though not quite 'as good as they ap- peared before the rain storms. A com- paratively small number of varieties are grown. Mr. Kanst had ample oppor- tunity for study of the great number of varieties exhibited at Jackson Park last season. His selection was therefore of such varieties as are best suited for park purposes. Following is the list, which needs no descriptions, as the sorts are all well known: Florence Vaughan, J. D. Cabos, Egan- dale, J. C. Vaughan, Paul Marquant, Mme. Crozy, Alphonse Bouvier andChas. Henderson. All the above are found sat- isfactory in every respect except the last, Chas. Henderson, which is only now coming into bloom, while all the rest have flowered freely all summer. "This variety comes in bloom toolate," says Mr. Kanst, "and for that reason I shall discard it. Alphonse Bouvier is of the same color and a much freer bloomer." To make the set complete a good clear yellow is needed. Mr. Kanst has one that seems to fill the bill named George Nicholson, in honor of Mr. Nicholson of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England. "Mr. Nicholson," says Mr. K., while visiting this countrv last year honored us several times by inspecting our park and took quite a fancy to this canna, whichwas unnamed as yet. Being asked if he thought it worthy of bearing his name, he replied that he would be proud There are at present two beds of this canna in full bloom, and we tailed to see a single flower that showed the least trace of orange red on the lip, although Mr. K. stL-tes that occasionally a flower is marked that way. To our mind it is the ideal yellow. In habit it much re- sembles Mme. Crozv, the same dwarf stocky growth. The flower is of good substance but the petals are not as broad as the standard type and this is its only weak point. Another seedling which originated here is called South Park, a crimson with yellow throat, a very sturdy grower with flowers of medium size and firm texture, a fine varietv says Mr. K. for exposed positions. It will stand the whipping winds better than any other sort. Still anothergood seedling isStella Kanst, a clearapricot with yellowthroat, quite effective in a group, medium tall and very free bloomer, flower stalks branching, green foliage. Adiantum Cuneatum. We present in this issue an engraving of a very handsome specimen of Adiantum cuneatum grown by Mr. E. S. Haskell ot New Bedford, Mass., he having kindly sent us the photograph. The adiantum is in a 12-inch pot and the fronds have a spread of four feet and three inches. In response to a request for a description of thecultural methods which produced such excellent results, Mr. Haskell writes as follows: "It is impossible to write a lengthy article, for the method is too sim- ple. There are a few rules that may be of benefit to some: 1st, never allow the adiantum to get dry; 2nd, never keep it standing in a saucer of water; 3d, never i8g4- The American Florist. 177 _iL:-L SPECIMEN ADIANTUM OUNBATUM. allow it to get pot bound; 4th, give plenty of liquid dressing; 5th, give partial shade and a temperature of about 75°." How to Make and Care for a Lawn. BV H. A. DRKEU. [Read a/ Ct'tnt'iery Sitpeiitttt'ndents' Convention, Philad('lpliia, September //-/j-, iS'^f.} We always base much importance on preparatory work, especially the lawn, hence the importance of the care taken in starting a new lawn. The formation of the lawn is often hastily and imperfectly done. Mode of preparing is often con- trolled by the position and location of the ground, also the season. Excellent results are obtained by preparing and seeding in September, south of northern New York, and from September 15 to October 15 south of Maryland; but in the majority of cases this work is done in early spring in every locality as soon as the frost has come out of the ground sufficiently to allow working, which should in all events be dry. Any piece of ground to be put down in lawn, whatever condition it may be in, requires plowing, deep harrowing and equalizing; deep harrowing is very im- portant where the soil should form into hard lumps after plowing. This method lifts out the clods, allows the fine soil to fill in the crevices which would otherwise fill after heavy rains when the seed is sown and lawn finished. The above will apply to any location of a slope, even slight, but should the location be flat and level, drainage is a requisite; this can be done even by rubble or tile. An undula- tion or a gravelly subsoil will alone in- sure sufficient drainage. The depth of soil is an undecided point. It is believed, and wisely too, that on high points and knolls the soil should have a depth of at least 12 to 15 inches to endure drouth, whereas on a level it will sustain its re- quirements at a depth of S inches. During preparation the question of fer- tilizing is the next consideration. Should the ground be in a fair condition, through previous fertilizers applied, a coating of pure ground bone (600 lbs. per acre) will suffice. We believe pure ground bone to be the best constant feeder — this to be applied at the time of seeding. The ground having been plowed, har- rowed, leveled and raked into a smooth, even surface, is now ready for the seed. The fertilizer having been applied and thoroughly incorporated prior to the finishing, the seed is sown at the rate of 3V2 to 4I2 bushels per acre (this means 20 lb. bushels); the sowing to be done by hand, all grasses thoroughly mixed be- fore sowing. Should it be required to sow wheat, oats or rye with the grass, this should be sown at the rate of 1 bushel per acre broadcast, and harrowed in lightly, then the grass seed sown. It is not claimed for the wheat, rye or oats to protect the grass during the winter or shade it in summer, but to help in build- ing the sod and keep the surface in a con- dition to absorb all of the nutriment of the decomposing fertilizer, as well as ab- sorbing the nitrogen from the atmos- phere. After the seed is sown a careful raking with a wooden hand rake lightly drawn over the surface evenly distributes the seed and lightlycovers it. Now must be done the most important of all the work, and that is the rolling. The condition of the surface at this time is just what it will be as a finished lawn; all alterations after this are tasks with poor results. If the lawn is sown in the fall, a covering of tobacco stems will prove a great benefit, especially if the soil has not had a coating of hard wood ashes, the tobacco stems will supply the amount of potash and ammonia, which will give the lawn new life. If sown in spring, a covering of well rotted manure finely sprinkled all over, about March 15, and allowed to remain a month will give the needed food and shading. In raking off the covering use a coarse wooden rake, thus allowing a fine mulch to remain. What seed to sow: There are many confusing suggestions regarding this. Some advocate annual types, and seed each year; but it is conceded by all experts and authority that perennials of tried sorts are the best. Avoid all Canadian grasses; they are coarse and not very carefully harvested, but excellent for pasture. In our Fairmount Park we have some of the finest plateaus of grasses which have endured drouths, and have been cut every week. These mixtures contain perennial rye, Kentucky blue, sweet ver- nal, extra cleaned red-top, natural green and white or Dutch clover. Italian rye is also frequently used, being a very free grower, somewhat coarser blade, but constant mowing keeps it in condition to present the appearance of a finer grass. It is customary to use sod on all bor- ders and on terraces. The sod should be laid at the borders so as to be about half an inch below the surface of the soil; this to be done before the seeding. After a thorough rolling the soil is brought to a level with the surface. The manner of laying sod is left to the judgment of the experienced. The bevel system having been practiced a long while is a good one, provided it is laid in fall or early spring; but after April 1 it is better to cut it square and thick, and lay very closely, fill the remaining crevices with good soil, and give a light sprinkling of grass seed; this will prevent burning the edges. Lay- ing sod on steep terraces is successfully done by using pins eight to ten inches long (two to each piece of sod) and driv- ing through; this will necessitate a thor- ough beating down of the soil before lay- ing the sod hard enough to guard against washing and loosening. Mowing should be done at least once a week in favorable growing weather, and even in dry, warm weather it should be cut twice a month. If the lawn has been properly made in the first place, and top dressed, the weather will have to be very dry to prevent its growth. The best mode of maintaining is the care given at proper times. In the fall it is necessary to give a good scarifying; this is done with a sharp-toothed rake made for that purpose. This operation is called culti- vating. If the grass shows thin in some places another light sowing should be made, then cover with tobacco stems, if the space is not very extensive, or give a coat of kainit; this should be applied in December. The scarifying process may be done again in spring, but not very heavy, merely enough to give a good combing all over. If top dressing can be done, good rotted manure may be used, allowing to lay from March to May, and then raked off with a coarse rake. Weeds are offensive and unsightly; cut- ting out of the large ones is sufficient, as the smaller ones are choked by constant mowing. This means perpetuating and caring for a lawn is open for improve- ment, also varies in different localities. Where fertilizers containing pure bone in majority can be secured at small expense it is advisable to use, and avoid manure from the stable because of its weed pro- ducing. Subscribers— Please note that the day for mailing the American Florist has been changed from Thursday to Satur- day, which enables us to give the news of each week complete, and that when mailed on the new schedule time it should reach subscribers within two days travel on Monday. 178 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ New York. The heavy overstock of roses continues and with results naturally unpalatable to growers and wholesalers. The quantity ot stock coming daily to this market may be imagined when it is stated that the re- ceipts of onecommission house reached the number of 34,300 roses in one day. Probably not more than 10 per cent, of the roses received at this season are used by the legitimate trade, the balance of 90 per cent being cared for by the street men. The outside price for good roses of the ordinary market varieties is $3 per hun- dred, and when large quantities are dis- posed of the price does not ran above $6 per thousand. A movement is on foot among some of the Madison growers looking toward some combined action on the part of the growers to establish a market price on roses and forbidding their commission men to sell below the estab- lished figures. There have been several meetings at which the proceedings have been guarded with much secrecy. It is difficult to see how any benefits can be se- cured by any such action. The only prac- tical way to raise and maintain the price on roses when there is an overstock is to destroy the overstock. Throw away three-fourths of all the roses now being cut and the balance will feel the benefit. But there is not the least probability of any such action. Stock in general begins to improve in quality. Pedes are particularly good at present. White carnations are scarce and sell readily at $1 per hundred. White asters are also in demand. Some single violets are being received, but the quality is poor and they bring only from 15 to 25 cents per hundred. A very few double ones are coming in. Lily of the valley is fine, but sells slowly. Thomas F. Carr, who has been in busi- ness ior the past eighteen years on the corner of 35th street and Sixth avenue, died on September 11, aged 57 years. He has had hemorrhages several times dur- ing the past two years, and these finally carried him oflF. The store originally occupied by Mr. Carr on the corneroppo- site his recent location was at one time run by David Brooker. Carrand Charlie Carlin, who is now buyer for Thorley, were in the employ of Brooker, with whom they had formerly worked as em- ployes of Walter Reid. By some means Carr got possession of Brooker's store, and the firm of Carr and Carlin was formed in 1876. The capital of the new firm consisted of $100 in cash apiece, and they managed to clear a profit of $4,000 apiece the first year, which was apparent- ly more prosperity than they could stand, for they disagreed and separated, Carlin taking a store just vacated by Walter Reid on 34th street, which he kept for just two months, and Carr retaining the old stand. His main business was that of jobbing gardening and he made a great success of it, leaving considerable prop- erty, which by a peculiar provision in his will does not come into possession of his sons for some years yet. The stock of palms and decorative plants offered on Tuesday, 18th inst., at the two auction rooms down town was of the finest possible quality, Rolker sell- ing for New York growers and Elliott for Philadelphia growers. The buyers were few, however, and the prices obtained were ruinously low. It was essentially a buyers' day, and those who bought got big bargains. "You have it all yourown way to-day; some of these days I'll have my turn" was the song which Elliott sang to them. Palms and rubbers suf- fered most severely, and did not bring on an average more than one-half customary wholesale prices. The now thoroughly advertised "scamp" was trying to work his game on the Herrmanns, Chas. Schwake and others in that vicinity a few days ago. He gave his name here as G. A. Thornton and represented that he was opening a new store in Brooklj^n. His plan was to buy a bill of goods and offer in payment a check representing $5 or $10 more than the amount of the bill, but it is not ap- parent that he had any success in this neighborhood. J. H. Dunlop of Toronto was in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, his mission being to attend the funeral of an uncle. Other visitors in town were Rob't Craig and W. K. Har- ris, who had come over from Philadel- phia to look after their interests in the plant sales; and A. Whiting of Hartford, who got some of the bargains. In last week's notes it was announced that the McFadden orchids would be sold by Wm. Elliott on September 18. This was not correct. The date should have been September 25. This will be a rare chance for cypripedium enthusiasts. George Stumpp is fitting up an elegant store on the corner of 58th street and Fifth avenue, which he expects to open about December 1. Chas. Schwake has added a department of imported metal wreaths and designs to his business. All members of the New York Florists' Club wishine to join the Bowling Club are requested by Captain E. Leuly to meet at 7 East 22nd street, Monday, Sep- tember 24 at 4 o'clock. Boston. A very gratifying revival in trade is re- ported by all the florists. The past week has shown quite an improvement in the demand which it is hoped will be perma- nent. The quality of the flowers coming in to the city averages rather inferior. Roses are badly covered with mildew in many cases, and asters are plainly get- ting down to the last run, while carna- tions are just between crops, neither the late ones from outside nor the early ones from inside being entitled to any medals for style or quality. Gladioluses, lilies and hydrangeas have all seen their best days for this season, their end having come sooner than usual on account of the parched condition of the ground and the high temperature. Outdoor verdure begins to take on a decidedly autumnal appearance. Many trees and shrubs are shedding their leaves much earlier than customary and the in- dications are that the autumn coloring of the foliage will show but little bril- liancy. In fact, many of the maples are already brown. Small shrubbery, espe- cially such as are shallow rooted, are showing the effects of the extraordinary drouth in drooping leaves and stunted stems. The fruit and vegetable show at Horti- cultural Hall on September 15 was excel- lent. The hall was beautified by many contributions of flowers, prominent among which were the hardy garden perennials and wild flowers. Yellowtints prevail just now, heleniums, silphiums, rudbeckias, helianthus, anthemis, core- opsis aad solidagos all combining in a glory of orange and gold. The collection of these autumn beauties exhibited by the Harvard Botanic Garden was espe- cially brilliant. Oakes Ames Jr. showed a plant of Cypripedium Charlesworthi in bloom but was a week behind W. W. Lunt, who showed this grand acquisition here first at the exhibition of September 6 and was awarded a silver medal for it. A certificate of merit was given Mr. Ames. H. A. Schroyer of Lancaster, Pa., vis- ited Boston in the early part of the week. Unfortunately, or perhaps he may think fortunately, he did not notify us of his intentions, so the boys missed him, a fact much to be regretted for Mr. Harry de- serves a cordial welcome wherever he goes. Wm. E. Mansfield.senior member of the firm of Mansfield & Langer, died at his home in South Boston on September 15. Edward Hatch will sell palms and rub- bers for W. K. Harris on September 29. Montreal. The Montreal Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers Association of the Prov- ince of Quebec held their annual exhibition in the Victoria Skating Rink, opening on the 11th and closing on the 15th. A building more suitable for a flower show than the rink is hard to find, and when opened to the public Tuesday afternoon, presented truly a grand sight. The floor was laid out as a parterre; the beds, which were of various shapes and dimen- sions were surrounded with grass sod and filled in with sand, the walks being sawdust. Several hundred yards of asparagus was used in festooning, which with an abundance of bunting had a very pleasing effect. Although the quantity of good specimen plants may have been a little less than some former years the display as a whole has not been excelled by any previous effort of the society. The principal objects of interest were the two groups of plants each covering an oval bed about 100 feet in area, Mr. Roy getting first and Mr. Betrix second prizes, after which came the four groups of 50 feet, exhibited by Messrs. Roy, Betrix, Walsh and Eddy.' Those groups contained all that is choice and rare in the way of stove and greenhouse plants, and any one fortunate enough to have seen them before beinggroupedcancertify that there were scores of perfect speci- mens, but unfortunately the prevailing style of building groups into a solid pyramid conceals the beauty of the plants and only allows the spectator to see enough of some plants to identify them. Limiting the number of plants to be used on a given space might bring about an improvement. The competition in specimen palms was keen, there being a grand lot. For the five table plants in not over 6-inch pots there were almost a dozen entries. Mr. Wm. Wilshire had Croton musiacus, DracEena Lindenii, Dracsea terminalis, Ananassa sativa var. and Acanthophoenix crinita. Mr. Roy had Ananassa sativa var., Cocos Weddeliana, Lataniaborbon- ica aurea, Codisum chelsoni, Adiantum gracillimum. Mr. Meyer's plants were Yucca aloifolia, Cordyline australis, Pan- danus utilis, Pandanus Veitchii, Dracaena congesta. Mr. Walsh's plants were DraccBna terminalis, Tillandsia Innocenti, Ananassa sativa var. , Dracaena Goldieana, Livistona altissima. A large specimen of Cocoloba pubescens was shown by Mr. Roy, which received first prize for the best foliage plant. Mr. McHugh's tuberous begonias were perhaps the best ever shown here. The fuchsias exhibited by Mr. Holder were certainly the finest shown here for years, several of them standing five feet high and three feet through. Mr. Trussell's geraniums were grand as usual, among which were a few of his own seedlings which are fully equal to the best French varieties. i8g4- The American Florist. 179 There was very little competition in made-up flowers. Mr. Davidson had a fine basket composed of Perle and Brides- maid roses; one pyramidal bunch was noticed which recalled memories of a quarter of a century ago. The display of cut bloom was not large but of extra good quality, pansies and gladiolus being exceptionally fine. J. S. Cowles of New- port, R. I., showed a seedling canna of the Crozy type, it having a more yellow in it than the parent. The attendance at the show has been good and the society congratulate them- selves on having held an ali round success- ful exhibition; of course there has been some dissatisfaction at some of the awards, but when was there an exhibi- tion where there was not less or more? Following is a list of the principal awards on plants and flowers: Collection of plants, 100 square feet— Frank Roy, Mount Royal Cemetery Co., 1; Jules Betrix, gar- dener to Andrew Allen, 2. Collection of plants SO square feet— F. Roy, 1; J. Betrix, 2; John Walsh, gardener to W. W. Ogilvie, 3; John Eddy, gardener to Mrs. Redpath.4. Adiantums— W. Wilshire. gardener to Mr. R. B. Angus, 1; F. Roy, 2; J. Betrix, 3. Anthuriums in bloom— F. Roy, 1; W. Wilshire, 2; J. Walsh, 3. American aloes (2)— John Eddy, 1;C. A. Smith, gardener to T. A. Dawes, Lachine, 3. American aloes, specimen — A. Pinoteau, Logan's park, 1. Begonias, foliage— A. Pinoteau. 1; C. S. Smith, 2; H. W. Meyer, gardener to John Molsou, 3. Twelve begonias, tuberous— Thomas McHugh, Forest and Stream club, Dorval. 1; F. Roy, 2; Geo. Trussel, gardener to J. H. R. Mclson, 3. Six begonias, tuberous— F. Roy, 1; W. Wilshire, 2; A. Pinoteau, 3 Six caladiums— J. Betrix, 2: H. W. Meyer, 3. Six crotons— F. Roy, 1; W. Wilshire. 2. One cycas— A. Pinoteau, 1; J. Betrix, 2; John Walsh, 3. Four dracEenas — F. Roy, 1; W Wilshire, 2; Geo. Copeland, Cote des Neiges, 3. One draccena— F. Roy, l;Geo. Copeland, 2; John Walsh. 3. Six ferns, tree ferns excluded — W. Wilshire, 1; F. Roy. 2; Geo. Copeland, 3. Three do— F. Roy, 1; H. W. Meyer, 3. One fern, specimen— F. Roy, 1; T. McHugh, 2; J. Betrix, 3. Onetree fern— J. Betrix, 1; J. Walsh, 2. Six fuchsias— T. Holder, gardener to Mr. James A. Cantlie. 1. Three fuchsias— T. Holder, 1. One fuchsia— T. Holder. Six zonal geraniums— George Trussell. 1; F. Roy, 2. Six double geraniums— George Trussell, 1; F. Roy, 2. Three tricolor and three bronze geraniums- George Trussell, 1; F. Roy, 3. Ficus elastica— F. Roy, 1; George Trussell, 3. Ficus elastica variegata — C. A. Smith, 2. Hanging basket of plants— F. Roy, 1; A. Pino- teau, 2; P. A. Summer^-ille, 3. Hanging basket of ferns— C. A. Smith, 1; John Eddy, 2; A. Pinoteau. 3. Lvgodium scandens— Geo. Copeland, 1; John Walsh, 2. One maranta— J. Wilshire, 1; F. Roy. 2. Nepenthes, three— F. Roy, 3. Nepenthes, one — F. Roy, 2. Three orchids in bloom— F. Roy, 3; W. Wil- shire, 3. one orchid— F. Roy, 1; W. Wilshire, 2. Six palms— W. Wilshire, 1; John Walsh, 2. Three palms— W. Wilshire, 1; T, Holder, 2; F. Roy, 3. Six palms, not larger than six inch pots— F. W. Mayer. 1; F. Roy, 2. Specimen plant— H. W. Mayer. 1; John Walsh. 2; T. Holder. 3. Vase plants— F Roy, 1; George Trussell, 2; B. T. Graves, Cote St. Antoine, 3. Five plants for table decoration— W. Wilshire, 1; F. Roy, 2: H. D. Mayer. 3; John Walsh. A. Six pairs of selaginella— George Copeland, 1; C. A. Smith, 2; F. Roy, 3. Specimen green house plant in bloom-T. Holder, 1; F. Roy, 2. Greenhouse foliage plants — W. Wilshire, 1; F. Roy, 2; H. W. Mayer, 3 Greenhouse foliage plants— F. Roy, 1; H. W. i^Iayer, 3. Three French cannas— F. Roy, 1; J. Betri.x, 3. One French canna— F. Roy, 3. One greenhouse climbing plant in bloom — J. Walsh, 2; J. Betrix, 3. S'x coleus— George Trussell, 1; B. T. Graves, 2; F. Roy, 3. Three coleus— George Trussell, 1; F. Scott, jr., 2; B. T. Graves, 3. Beaver. Please mention the American Florist everv time you write to an advertisers. Chicago. There is a little more life in the cut flower market this week. Society people are beginning to return from their annual migration to Europe, the sea board or other summer resorts. A number of retail houses are booking orders for Octo- ber weddings, but nothing elaborate in the way of decorations is noted. Several weddings took place this week, which called for some fair sized decorations; these and a lively demand for funeral flowers has made white stuff of all kinds extremely scarce. It seems good to see the retail boys in their hustling clothes once more. The call for light colored material was quite lively the middle of this week, and the market was cleaned out entirely in this line. White roses are short in sup- ply, and with exception of Kaiserin, of poor quality. Brides are small and many of them more or less mildewed. Red roses, particularly Meteor, are good and plentiful, and so are Bridesmaid and Tes- tout. First quality Beauties sell readily, but short to medium are slow. Carna- tions are improving every day; white is very short in supply. Daybreak is very abundant at present; this variety is being grown this season in enormous quantity and bids fair to flood the market. Very little outdoor stuff' is coming in. Hydran- geas and asters are nearly gone, sweet peas have disappeared and dahlias are few and poor. Cattleyas are received once more, but find little demand as yet. A new combination of growers has been formed under the firm name of The Rogers Park Floral Co. Thefirm is com- posed of the following members, all being located at Rogers Park, representing a total of 130,000 square feet of glass: A. Zender, J. Muno, H. Wietor and N. Wietor. This firm will handle their own stock exclusively and will be open for business Monday, Sept. 1-i, at 41 Wabash avenue, second floor. Among recent visitors to the city were Mr. C. T. C. Deake ot the Idlewild Floral Co., Asheville, N. C; and Mr. Louis M. Noe of Madison, N.J. Mrs. J. A. Merrifield.wife of J. A. Merri- field of 3425 Prairie avenue, was the vic- tim of a shocking elevator accident at her home in the Beveridge flats on Tuesday last. Accounts of the origin of the acci- dent differ, but the unfortunate lady was caught betweenthedoorand theelevator, and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a dis- tance of forty feet, death being almost in- stantaneous. Mr. Merrifield has the sin- cere sympathy of a large circle in his be- reavement. Toronto. The show of cut flowers and designs at the exhibition last week was fully up to the standard, the latter being perhaps ahead of former years in taste and gen- eral get up. The judging in this class wasdone by Mr. P. Breitmeyer of Detroit, at the suggestion of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association. Unfortunately when I was taking notes the names of the exhibitors had not been written on the prize cards and the judge had bor- rowed my pencil so that I must beg to be excused for any discrepancies. French cannas, 20 spikes in one vase, a section put in for the first time, made a dazzling exhibit, the first prize being cap- tured by the Steele, Briggs, Marcon Seed Co. There was also a splendid show of gladioli, some very fine varieties being shown by Mr. A. Gilchrist of Toronto Junction. Water lilies also made a fitie and very attractive exhibit; there were some immense blooms of Devoniensis, Zanzibarensis and others, but I must say that these big blooms look coarse and out oi place away from their natural ele- ment and surroundings. Mr. Houston of the Central Prison, who took first prize, showed a bloom of Victoria Randii; Mr. Reeves, Reservoir Park, was second with a fine lot. For the' best collection of cut flowers in vases, not more than 50, there were two entries, Manton Bros, and Grainger Bros. , and they made a most beautiful exhibit, both being very tastefully arranged. It appeared to be a toss up which was the best, but the judge decided that the latter firm was ahead on the point of greater variety. Harry Dale was first for collec- tion of roses, 3 of each. Manton Bros, and A. Gilchrist made a splendid show with collections of hardy plants (cut blooms), the former taking first prize; the second prize went to what appeared to me a very ordinary lot, but no doubt the judge had good reasons for his judg- ment — I don't question it. There was the usual show of asters, stocks, zinnias, dahlias, petunias, ver- benas, dianthus, phlox, Drummondii and perennial, hollyhocks, sweet peas, etc., etc., all of which being better arranged than usual made the hall very bright. Of floral designs for table, funeral designs flat and otherwise, baskets, bouquets, there was no end. Mr. C. Arnold had a magnificent broken column of ivy leaves and white flowers which took first prize. Mr. C, Tidy had a simply lovely star on base most beautifully put up. Other ex- hibitors in this section were Manton Bros.,J. Cotterill, F. G. Foster (Hamil- ton), Grainger Bros., W. J. Laing and others, and I regret exceedingly being un- able to give descriptions of their exhibits and the prizes they took. The number of people visiting the city during the exhibition was unprecedented, many gardeners and florists from outside cities and towns were among the number. The G. and F. Association should have a tent in society row next year to receive visiting brethren. Before and during the first week of the exhibition Mr. Chambers had the grass and the flower beds in tip-top condition, but after the crowds of the second week it reminded one of the Wooded Island after the 4th of July or Chicago dav. E. Philadelphia. Heavy rains have at last relieved the severe drouth and will prove a great help to the growers in getting their stock from the open ground to the houses. Business is commencing to look up and new faces or old familiar ones are to be seen on the streets in increasing numbers. Growers, too, are looking up, the new crops are coming in and it goes against the grain to see the flowers going to waste when they might be turned into cash. As a consequence they aie packed into boxes and baskets and lugged up one street and down another looking for that alchemistic touch that is to turn them into gold. This lugging business, this littering up a man's store with boxes and baskets, of not so much consequence now, is later on a great nuisance; when is it going to stop? We have hoped against hope for years but see little signs of a change. Mr. Jos. Heacock, a large grower of Jenkintown, is getting tired of the old "plan and after offering to go into any market scheme, in which he could control and handle his own flowers, without suc- cess, is to open soon a small market of 180 The American Florist. Sept. 22.^ his own and has the prospect of getting a few growers to help him try the plan. This may be the starting point of a great market. We hope some good will result from it. There are also rumors of a movement among some of the principal growers to bring about a better method of handling flowers, a system somewhat on the Wisconsin Flower Exchange plan — but here the subject drops'. Who is doing it, how is it to be done, whether there is any sand in the people back of it, whether it is simply a visionary scheme or not are all problems yet to be solved. It is said to be a thing of the near future and again it may be six months or per- haps a "coming next year" affair. Now boys don't be rash, don't do anything in a hurry, there are still a few cities that may want to start something of the kind, better wait and get a place, even if it is last. W. K. Harris' place was visited by lightning during a recent storm; his largest house was struck, a center post was split down and a few of the boards at the end of the house forced off inside and out, but not a pane of glass was shattered. Wm. Wyatt of 13th street has been im- proving and adding to his store; he has built a small greenhousein the rear which will be of great use to him and also gives the store a very attractive appearance. S. S. Pennock has returned from an ex- tended trip through the New England States. The sale of palms and foliage plants on Tuesday last at Rolker's, from Messrs. Harris, Craig, Lonsdale and Burton, was very satisfactory to the buyers, the growers according to their account were not in it. Plants for the local trade have com- menced to move a little, the stores are stocking up and some early weddings and banquets as well as "fall openings" have given the boys a chance to show their skill as decorators. All kinds of palms are to be had in quantity and the quality is most excellent. We feel safe in saying that the stock of this class of plants is larger, more varied and better grown this season than ever before. This stock should be moved before spring, and in order to do this all hands must not wait for too much profit. To make things move lively prices as well as plants must be inviting. K. You can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our trade directory and reference book. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this bead 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 WANTED-Commerclal or private: okc 32. slnt;le. American; 8 years" experience. Good references. Near ChlCiiKO preferred. Lock Bo.x 215. iival City. Stark Co., O. SITUATION WANTED— By thoroURh. flrst-olasa as- slBtant: 7 years In commcrclii] place t.'rowinp roses. carnations and inunjH. Tli"rniit.'lily reliable and tniNt- worthy. 1':i(M:si 1,hah, l.uiilsvllle. Ky. SITUATION WANTEIJ-By practical llorlst. age 21; It years' experience. Best of references. I^lease make me an otrer lit "ince. Address F. .\. (.iliKKEUT, 111" Heservolr Ave.. Milwaukee. Wis. UITUATKiX WANTlOD By younK man. aue 2r,. Cer- ij innn. can Hpeitk Kni^lli'li: e.vperleiiced In (irowliiu roses. cHrnatlons. iind general stock. Also ii uood propaj-'alor. Address BKitNiiAun .Sf'ii|.;[,i,Eu, care A. Barbo, Kansas City. Mo. SITUATIIlN WANTEI)-A» mrinaKer. f.irenian or assistant In Houthern N. K.; 12 years' e-xperlerice In retail cut llower and jilant trade. Can do own repairs, piping. et<-. No liquor. K. A. CHii'.MAX, Woonsockel, R. 1. SITUATION WANTEI)-By successful grower of cut tlo\ver8 and plants; good propagator and designer. Competent to lake full charge: 17 years' experience: German, married: age ;i5. Good recommendations. Propagator, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By young man of 21. as shipping clerk, salesman or decorator In Howeror seed store. Experienced In packing of flowers and plants. Best of references. Address Experience, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By gardener, landsoaper and florist: English; 10 years' experience; best habits and references. Want place In Ills, or Wis, 320, board, lodging and washing required. Address Richard Thomas. Box 412, Neoga. Ill, SITUATION WANTED— By thorough, first-c'ass as- slatHUt; 5 years In commercial place. Can take charge of 13,000 feet of glass (retail cut flower trade). Those In want of a reliable man address Grcwer, care American Florist, Chicago, SITUATION WANTED - As assistant by young O American, single; used to tirst-class retail trade; store or greenhouse work; can take charge: practical, reliable worker: good salesman; abstainer, tiood references. Address E P P, care Am, Florist. QITUATION WANTED— After Oct. 15th. as foreman kj on commercial place of 25.000 or more feet of glass, where roses are made a specialty. References: N. F. Mc(.:arthy, 1 Music Hall Place, Boston; or A. Mont- gomery, care E. M. Wood & Co., Natlck, Mass M, care American Florist, Chicago. WANTED— For Ohio, a young experienced florist for general greenhouse work. State wages and references. L, care American Florist, WANTED- SOsecond-band hotbed sash 6.x;i. three lights. Also 000 feet of 2-lnch Iron piping. Send estimates to James Lawrence. Groton, Mass, WANTED— For San Francisco, a competent man for a private place; must be fully capable to at- tend to orchids and e.xotlc plants. State references and wages. Address Z, care American Florist. WANTED— Florist and gardener, a good willing worker that understands taking care of an orchard and can attend to small greenhouse. Wages dependent on capability. For particulars inquire H. A. ALDRICH. Neoga. 111. WANTED — Man to care for lawn, garden, flowers, horse and cow, and moke himself generally use- ful. Wages $25.00 per month. All applicants please give age. experience, nationality and references. G. E, DILLEY, Palestine, Texas, WANTED— A good working, single man, as assist- ant, A good grower of roses and carnations: one who does not use liquor, tobacco or awear. Send references and state wages. Address Iowa, care American Florist, Chlcagri. WANTED — A good working foreman, to take charge of greenhouses; must exjierlenced In propagat- ing as well as forcing roses and carnations; also forc- ing bulbs. Must be single. Address MRS. CiEO. R. FllAVEI.L, ;i22 S. Washington St., Marlon, Ind. WANTED— Young man of 20, with greenhouse or seed experience: must write a good hand, have Intelligence, work and ambition. Have opportunity to grow Into good position in seed business. Address with particulars and references. HORTICULTURE, Care American Florist. F OR SALE CHEAP— One water-back. Address Lewis Tukneh, Kenosha, Wis. F lOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughax's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP-Large. new hard wood and glass tlorlsts Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $175. Vattguan's Seed Stoke. 14(1 & 148 West Washington St.. Chicago. FOR SAI^E OR RENT— Greenhouses, either 15,000 or MO.UOU square feet of glass, stocked with best variety of roses. Or will take partner with $1,000 capi- tal. Address A. T. Jacksox. Station X. Chicago. FOR SALK— Stock, goodwill and fixtures of estab- lished tiorlst business In tlilckly populated portion of Philadelphia, on a good business street; trolley cars j)ass the doors. Attached to store are three greenhouses containing 1400 feet of glass. A very showy place. Low rent. Will sell low to quick buyer. Address Aututr Mallox. Jr., 2432 Ridge Ave.. Phlla.. Pa. FOR SALE— Greenhouses, plants, hotbeds, water- works and fixtures, in live university town of 4000. Good paying retail business, tlowers, vegetable plants and vegetables. Established 10 years. Near (college and depot: 'I acres land. g(.i0(i house and barn; good climate. $1,200; easy terras. Only greenhouses here. Good reasons. Will assist purchaser In marketing. ARCH! AS" Sked Store, Fayetteville. Wash.Co., Ark. FOR SALE OR LEASE-Florlst business In one of the finest cities and health resorts In Colorado: 5 greenhouses, each 75 by 2U feet, also dwelling; all heated with steam, and well stocked with roses car- natIon.s. mums and violets. Trade wholesale and retail. Will sell stock and glvelongleaseontheplace. or will sell the whole place on easy terms. Reason for selling poor health. Address A^'iCToR JoHXSOx, box S&4. Colorado Springs, Colo. FOR SALE Well established florist houses, 1200 square feet of glass filled with fine and rare stock ready for the fall and winter trade, 8000 pots, etc., etc. Vrkv* ffi RA A Will be sold at once * WX «p9\/\/i It is given away almost for nothing. For partic- ulars address Nebraska, care Am. Florist. 1 have bought the Floral Park Greenhouses formerly owned by Victor .Johnson Sa Co., and will connect this business with my Broadway Floral Conservatory. Wanted wholesale catalogues in any style, send to Block (J, West Abrlendo Ave , G. Fleischer, prop. I would like to engage Otto Binder in my florist bus Iness; can somebody give me his address? G. Fleischer. Pueblo, Colorado. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefirmof UHLMANN & HAISCH, of Memphis. Tenn.. has been dissolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN, who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept, 1st, For particulars address l, R. MUNN, Station C, Brooklyn. N, Y. Pitch er & M anda. Special inducements are now being ofifered in plants of very liigh quality, at the lowest prices ever known. Such, an oppor- tunity to secure bargains in Orchids, Palms, Ferns, Azaleas, Genistas, Ficus, Stove and Greenhouse Foliage and Flower- ing Plants, Herbaceous Plants and Bulbs seldom occurs. Write us your requirements and we will furnish estimate of cost. UNITED STATES NURSERIES, Short Hills, N. J. GHAS. D. RALL, Holmesburg, Phlla., Pa, PALMS, ETC. A full stock in the best condition possible; stout, perfect plants. All sizes up to elegant specimens, ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBONICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDELIANA, FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PANDANUS UTILIS, Etc,, Etc, Etc. 8j©"lf you do not know the quality of my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION, i8g4- The American Florist. 181 1000 MERMKTS, 600 NIPHETOS, 1000 BRIDES, 150 TESTOUTS. All from 2i-.-lnch standard pots. These are in the very best of condition and as large as a great deal of the stock shipped from 3-lnch pots. Per doz. 75c. : per 100 $5.00 : per 1000 $45.00. ^^Samples free to intending purchasers. Pandanus Utilis. 6-inch pots $5 00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3.0 i per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 J6 2}4-\nch pots, " 60c; " jf4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " $3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to 15 inches high, per dozen jSl.OO; per 100 $8.00 2'/i-\nch pots, " 65c; " |4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. ROSES SNDGBRNBTIONS MERMETS, BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVIHE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from SJ^-inch pots, 86.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 25,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum, 2}^-inch pots, |3.00 per 100; from 4-inch pots. $6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. 2H-lnch pots. Per lOO Per lOCO BRIDE S3.60 J22.60 MBRMET 2.50 22.50 GONTIEB 2.50 22.60 SOUPERT 2.50 22.50 WHITE LA FRANCE 2.7S 24.00 SUNSET. PERLE 2.80 25.00 And all other standard varieties, 2^. 8W and 4>,^-lnch pots. Write for prices on what you need. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, O. Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France, $3.00 per 100, Strong American Beauties, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. -^*Special prices on Quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash with order. West Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS, BRIDES, SUNSETS. NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE. PERLES, MME. WATTEVILLE, BON SILENE, METEOR, PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from :f-lnch pots, SS per 100; ST5 per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. Rose Plants Cheap. AM. BEAUTY :Hn. J»;.00 per 100: 4-ln. f.s 00 per 100 MME. TESTOUT. .. ■■ li.m - :%-ln. .S.IK) K.A.VICTORIA...'' li.no " ■■ 8.00 " BRIDESMAID ■ 5 00 ■ '■ S.OO • BtllDE •• (.00 •• " G.OO LAKBANCK " " " U.OO " MME. HOSTE " 4.00 NIPHETOS ■■ 4.00 Stock strong and healthy. Samples sent. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III. 5000 Roses Must Go. AMERICAN BKAUTV. LA FRANCE, PERJ.E, SUNSET. MERMET. AND BRIDE, from 3!^, 4 and 5-Inch pots. This stock Is In tine shiipe outside in frames; perfectly healthy. 1 will exchange for other stock, or best cash offer. ROSCOE SAUNDERS, Aurora, III. cc THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE Crimson Rambler." "300 BLOOMS ON ONE SHOOT. ^' Fine plants from 2 3^ -inch pots now ready. _$20 PER 100 TO THE TRADE - Descriptive circular and. handsome colored plate free. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. T. Roses. Roses. Roses. Perle, Niphetos, Mermet, Bride, Victoria, Meteor, La France, Albany, Gontier, White La France, Soupert and Bridesmaid, 2 1-2 inch pots, $5.00; 3-inch pots, $6.00 per hundred. AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2 1-2 inch, $6.00; 3-inch, $8.00 per hundred. THIS STOCK IS WELL GKO^VJf ANI> IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. BROWN'S SUPERB PflNSI&S READY NOW FOR PLANTING. 100,000 PANSIES Grower of all the leading variety, the ne plus ultra in pansies. For size and form it seems hardly possible to produce anything more perfect and superfine (most light colors). By mail. 75c. per 100 ; f Liberal discount will be allowed on large orders. Free by express, $5.00 per lOOO. ( Cash with order. Peter Brown, 721 Marietta Avenue, LANCASTER, Pa, PANSIES... Every Florist Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Have any quantity of fine plants ready now. Tliey can not be offered in com- petition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid. 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense. $5.00 per 1000. A Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders, ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Pansies, GIANT Pansies. STRONG PLANTS. Prepaid by mail 75c. per 100 Prepaid by e.xpress $3 50 per 1000 CASH WITH ORDEK. WALKER BROS., Columbiavllle, Mich. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand collection of t,nant tlowerlnt,' varieties; no rtner offered anywhere; hluhly praised by my eustoni- ers. Trade pkt.. MO seeds, 25c; 8 pkts.iiOc; f> pkts. II.UO. JOHN F. Kl Pl*. Sliiremanstowii, Pa. Marie Louise Violets. 5000 strong clumps, free from disease, for cash with order $6.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. GEO. N. SAYLES. 40 Bradley St.. Waterlown. N. Y. BUTTERCUP CARNATION litoSc PRIMROSES, assorted, 2J4-inch 4c " 3 inch 5c " " 3^-inch, strong . . . . 6c UcCREA 8e COI.I:, Battle Creek, Mich. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For partlcalars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act.. Ml Amit7 street. FLUSHING. Qpeens Co.. N.Y. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Pansy* Seed. The JENNINGS STRAIN of high grade Pansy Seed. New crop now ready. Saved with special care from only the very finest varieties and (warranted) flrst-class in every respect. THE JENNINGS XX STRAIN. The cream of Pansies. Grand colors mixed, pkt., 150U seed. $1.00: loz. fS.OO. The Jennings Strain, finest mixed, pkt. $1.0C about 2500seed; 1 oz. $ti.OO: 3 0Z8 $15.00. No skim milk in this strain. (They are just as good as I can make 'em). To my old patrons 1 would say they are a big Improve- ment over last Beason— more variety and finer colors. The beet strain for fiorlBts either for winter bloom or spring sales: all large flowering. Finest Vellow. black eye pkt., 2500 seed, $1.00 All my own growth of l>i04. Half pkts. of any of the above 50c. Please send money orders or registered letter. Cash with order. 10,000 fine field-grown plants; best varieties. Prices on application. Address E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT. CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture of lar^e flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longifloruiu. Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry. NEW YORK. ZIRNGIEBEL GIANT PANSIES. GIANT MARKET STRAIN, $1.00 per 100; $5.00 per 1000. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, _NEEDHAM, MASS. Pansies Worth Raising. Prepald by mall »1.II0 per 100 At your e.xpcnse by express $,').(X) per UHJO Extra <|UHlit.v new Seed, ^ ounce. Sl.LO; 5 paeknties. ^.00. Large quantities at special prices. Cash with order. CHRISTIAN SOLTAU, 199 Grant Ave., JEKSEY CITY, N. J. 182 The American Florist. Sept. 22.^ Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Casti 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 AdvertisiDff Department of the American Fl-ORIST is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Onlt. 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. Coming Exhibitions. Watne, Pa., Oct. 30-31. Fall exhibition Waynr Hort. Society. John G. Gardner, Supt., Vill;i Nova. Pa. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrysanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Newport, E. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hail. PiTTSFiELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfleld. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- terraann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia. Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Louisville, K-r., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nahz, .Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y, L.B. 375. So. Denver, Colo. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal, Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 Aylmer St. Baltimore, Nov. 12-17. Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm. Mc- Eoberts, .Jr., Sec'y, 304 W. Jladison St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Toronto, Ont., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. San Francisco, Nov. I5-)7. Chrysanthemum show California State Floral Society. Mrs. T. L. W'alker, Sec'y, 2549 Piedment Ave., Oak- land, Cal. ^lOBiLE. Ala.. Nov. 15-17. Chrysanthemum show Mobile Chrysanthemum Club. Miss Mollie Irwin, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 23 John St. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y. I'REDERicK City. Md.. Nov. . Chrysanthe- mum show Frederick County Flor'icultunil Society. C. E. Kemp, Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor by supplying dates as soon as decided upon. We shall be ghid to know of any further shows decided upon and not included in our list, even if exact date is not yet determined.] Mrs. M. a. Hunt, widow of the late treasurer of the Society of American Flo- rists died at her home in Terre Haute, Ind., Monday morning, September 10. She had been failing for some time and the Thursday preceding her death was found in an unconcious condition from which she never revived. The funeral was held on Tuesday, September 11, and the re- mains, together with those of Mr. Hunt, were taken east, to be interred at Sunder- land, Mass. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Gommlsslon Florists, FKone Main 4508 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders -with First-Class Plowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS NOTHING CAN EQUAL CUT STRINaS or small quantities to ai W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped In largre or small quantities to any part of the country, graph or telephone S TO 12 FEET LONG, 30 CTS- Orders by rnail^ tele- Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. August Rolker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- tember and October. Palms sold on Tuesda.ys only. The Rose Growers Standard SHIPPING BOXES FrankL. Moore, Ghatham, N.J. Cycas Leaves. '11!^^^^.'' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Chicago. Advertisers — Please note that the day for mailing the American Florist has been changed from Thursday to Saturday and that advs. may now reach us as late as Thursday morning andsecure insertion in the issue of the same week. Wayne, Pa.— The Wayne Horticultural Society will hold its fall exhibition Octo- ber 30 and 31. Copies of the premium list may be had by addressing the super- intendent of the exhibition, Mr. John G. Gardner, Villa Nova, Pa. Frederick City, Md.— The Frederick CouQty Floricultural Society has issued the premium list for its fourth annual chrysanthemum show, to be held next November. Copies may be had by ad- dressing the secretary, Mr. C. E. Kemp, Frederick City, Md. Peabody, Mass.— It will be a relief to the many friends of Mr. J. M. Ward to learn that the report of his recent death was false, although it appeared in one of the Boston daily papers. Mr. Ward is very much alive, and is to be congratu- lated as one of the few privileged to read their own obituaries. Altoona, Pa. — The assistant superin- tendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Landscape Department, Mr. H. Hansen, lormerly head gardener of Indiana Sol- diers' and Sailors' Orphans' home at Knightstown, Ind., was married on the 5th of September to Miss Fanny Engberg of Philadelphia, Pa. At present he is on a wedding tour by the seashore. He will reside here. FOLDING /m PRAIRIE' FDLDINE FLOmP f/7A: MPAPER FOR DUTFLDVIFRS. ^ RQXES for GUT Flowers. Made trum \Vater-pi'J*Jlt-'il, Uouble Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed lUO In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAG-O. Telephone Main 471S. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STREET, (Snccessor to ELLISON Sc KUEHN), ^f^ WHOLESALERS* I 1122 I^IISTK STUEKX, A oomplete line of Wire Deglgnu. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to thfs trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Paper» S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY.^OHIO. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. l8g4. The American Florist. 183 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AND Ai;i. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Asent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and TLOmSTS' SUPFI.IES. 34 c£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL, wnoiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for 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 CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHICAGrO. We are Headquarters tor the leading varieties ol Roses, lor the summer. Send us a trial order. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLE.SAI-E GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS HEADQIIARTER.S FOR SMILAX. Fine crop now rciidy. per 100 $10.00; per dozen $1.50. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main .3.30.5. C XXXOiVCS-O. ROGERS PftRK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, ^^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to till vuur orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremontSt.. B OSTON. MASS. DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders CARF.Ftri.LY Attended to OTHER SPECIAI^TIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desigrns, Bulbs, Long's Florists l'liotograplis(8eelarKe ad. Catalogues. Lists, Terms, etc., on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©V^RofcAafa MarftetA. Cut Flowers. New York. Sept. IS. Roses, average stock l.OJ® 3.00 Beauty 1.00® 5.00 ■' Flneselected 10.00020 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 Kalserln 3.000 5,00 Carnations . colored 50® 1.00 Asters, white. 750 1-50 finestblooois 1.00® 2.00 Sweetpeas 05® .10 Valley 3.00 Gladioli 1.00 Smllax 8.000 10. 00 Asparagus 25.00@35.00 Adlantom 76® 1.00 BOSTON. Sept. 18, Roses 1,00® 3,00 Carnations 76© 1.00 Asters 25® ,35 Gladiolus 1,000 2,00 Japan lilies 2.000 4,00 Valley 3,110® 4,00 Tuberoses 50® ,75 Steplianotls 1 ,00 Adlantum 75® 1,00 Smllax 12.U0O15.00 Asparagus 50, OO PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19. Uoses.smaU 2,00 large teas 3,00® 4,00 Beauties 6,00® 8,110 Carnations 7j® 1.00 Valley 4,00 Smllax 12.00015,00 Asparagus a5 00®50,U0 Asters 75® 1.00 Gladiolus, per 100 stalks $1,00 Tuberoses 3.00 Violets (Single), 100 bunches f3,00 Cattley.as 35.00@40,00 Sweetpeas 25® ,40 Adlantum 75® 1,00 CHICAGO, Sept, 20, Roses, La France, Meteor 3,U0O 4,00 Beauty 8.00O15.U0 Kalserln 3,00© 400 General assortment, per lOOO, ,S5®I10 Camatlonfi. long 25© ,H0 fancies I..'i0®2.00 Auratum lilies 6.00® S 00 Asters .50 Sweetpeas 10® .30 ST, LOUIS, Sept, 20 Roses, Perles. NIphetos, Wootton 2.00® 3,00 Bride, Mermet, Bridesmaids 2.00® 3.00 Meteors 2.011® 3,00 La France, Albany, Hoste 2.00® 3,00 Beauty 5,00®15,00 Sweetpeas 15© .25 Carnations, long 50© .75 short ,50 Adlantum 1,25 Hollyhocks, asters .50 BtrrpALO, Sept. 17. Roses. Beauties 10,00015,00 Mermet, Bride. 4,00® 6,00 Perles, Gontler, Hoste 3,00® 4,00 Meteors 4.00® 6,00 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.25 short 60® .75 VaUey 3,00 Adlantum 1,25 Smllax 15,00®20,00 Asparagus 50,00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Cut Flowersi Florists' SuppHes 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE ^' .^jr\ FLORISTS ^^^^ ^ 1,^ JOBBERS IN ^^^ ^"^ JL ' FLORISTS' ^^^"^^^ SUPPLtES, METS, ^^^^ — -3^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^W^A~?>C>% VASES. GONTIERS, ^^^^^_X CARNATIONS, ^^^^.^i ALWAYS ON HAND, ^^^L.'^ 1 Music Hall Place, "^^C^ BOSTON. MASS. ^^^^\ HORTICULTURAL AUCTIONEERS, ^**-^ SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Mention American Florist, 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. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round, Roses, Liljifiyalley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SfiERIDflN, • 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. WHOLESfiLE ' FLORIST. Careful Sliipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut • F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34lh Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTABI^ISHED 188*. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 184 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ ©fie §ee3. Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusHXELL, St. Louis, president; S. E. Briggs Toronto. iBt vice-president; A. L. UON. 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Vine seed reports are more favorable. American Wonder peas are expected to be as scarce as last year. The Michigan bean crop in the eastern section is turning out better than was first anticipated. The Market Gardener and Trucker is the name of a new monthly journal to be published October 1 in Minneapolis. New York. — The bulb trade is looking up. Retail and wholesale orders arecom- ing in with gratifying rapidity and a healthy condition is noted generally. The fall retail trade in bulbs is re- ported generally to be fairly good with hopes for improvement when settled cooler weather sets in and frosts make way with the summer flower beds. Worcester, Mass. That trade is improving slightly is be- yond a doubt, but the change goes on so slowly that it is hardly noticeable; every- thing is plentiful, with the possible excep- tion of good carnations, so plentiful in fact that most of it goes into the dump. The condition of businessasa whole isnot very encouraging. The horticulturalexhibitiononthe 13th was very successful and drew a large attendance, the quality of the exhibits in general was very satisfactory and the competition keen enough to make it in- teresting. The winners of first and second premiums were as follows: Cut flowers, twenty vases, distinct varieties, H. B. Watts, first, F. A. Blake, second; gladio- lus display, H. B. Watts, first, F. A. Blake, second; pansy stand, Ed. Hall, first, F. A. Blake, second; dahlia, single, twenty vases, J. A. Abbott, first, A. A. Hixon, second; geranium display, no duplicates, F. A. Blake, first, A. A. Hixon second. Four premiums were awarded in each class and a number of good exhibits not called for by the schedule were awarded gratuities. Seedling. f N H I Mention American Florist ERNST i^lEMSCttNeiDeR.AItona,Hamburg "'^'"-'''^^•^***'°''"*-*^"*»j'*^*^'^''*-^ FALL TRADE LIST is being mailed this week. If not received write for it. Complete in Bulbs, Plants, Seeds and Sup- plies, Chrysanthemums and Cannas. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE '"S'hicag'o." NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. r*or VILMORIN'S tUEGTROS A^t2L ^^ BULBS. Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 15 ctm. 82.25 $20.00 Narcissus, P. W.grandiflora.sel. 1.25 10.00 L. Harrisii, 5-7 2.75 22.60 L. Candidum, select 3.00 25.00 Freesias, 1st size. 60 5.00 Full line Dutch Bulbs. Write for prices. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III j8g4- The American Florist. 185 Siebrecht&Wadley, b.qze bill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAEWA CAKES WOW READY. ONION .4. SEED. ^^^ CROP 1894. Prices for New Crop 'made on Application. COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 St 415 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. NOVELTY. New, Semi-Double, Large Flowering WHITE MftRGUERITE (Clirysantlieimim friitesoeiis.) Size of flowers 4 inches in diameter, petals clear white, center yellow. PRICES FOR PLANTS FROM 2;<-INCH POTS. $2.50 PER DOZEN: $20 PER 100. Seady September 1. Cash with order. GRflLLERT & GO., Florists, COLMA, San Mateo Co., CALIFORNIA. OFFERS 8.000 PALMS, grown without any stimulant or €xtra heat; in the most suitable sizes for Florists. Will be worth twice their money in a short time. COCOS WEDDELIANA. S^-inch pots, 15 in. high, 20cts. each. LATANIAS. KENTIAS, CORYPHA AUS- TRALIS and SEAFORTHIAS. all from 5-inch pots, from V/t to 3 feet high, at 30 to 40 cts. each; '1%- inch pot plants, 5 to 10 cts. Ferns and Dracaenas in great variety. Otaheite Oranges, with or with- out fruit. Gardenias, with buds. Violets from pots, and all kinds of bedding and basket plants, Greenhouse and Hardy Climbers, and a great variety of Hardy Perennials; the best varieties of Everblooming Roses, Ornamental Grasses, etc. :iv. «Tui:>i5ie, 936 F Street, Washington, D. C. Special Offer to American Trade. louis de smet, NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIUM, OTFEU AS SPECIALTIES: Palms, A/.Hlea indica, AZAf.KA MOLt^IS, badded, *G to #10 per 100; Araucaria excelna (thousands), Ray Trees, Kegoiiiag, Gloxinias. Thaije List ox dkmand. English Correspondence. FLORAL DESIGKS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3. BO for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. GLADIOLUS. COLVILLI ALBA. S00,000 :Bxa113S in stools:. SPIR/EA GOMPAGTA GRANDIFLORA. 30,000 in stock for October delivery. SEGERS & CO., LISSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe. 8®"Write for prices SWMNSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA I s rapidly forging to the front as an ndispensable florist's flower, and we claim the credit of discovering its great merits, and pressing its e.xcellent qualities to the wide awake florists of America Fine plants in bloom in 5-inch pots, at $5.00 per dozen. Send for a sample dozen, in full bloom, to Money Order. office. Station H. Pbil: EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HltL, PHILADELPHIA. Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September, Caila Aethiopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. Lil.Longiflorum, ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15. 1895. Lil. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album, Etc. Iris Kaempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, C)cas Revoluta. superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to $o each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Gardiner's Celebrated ^. English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh ssd Ee'.iable. S7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantities- John Gardiner & Co., Phihideliihia, Pa. ^-v-v-w-v-v^ ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand Belectlon for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory- ..... SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 2U5 Greenwich St., New York City. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saodsmen. Marie Louise Violets. Nice plants from open ground, $1.00 per 100. ROBERT MANiy, LaDsing, Mich. Roses, Ferns and Bepnias At greatly reduced prices to close out balance of stock. Per 100 Perles, 4-inch, strong |5.00 Mermets, 4-incli, strong 5.00 Ferns, Adiantum cuneatum and other choice varieties for cutting, from 4-inch pots, ready to shift 8.00 Rex Begonias, 3-inch pots 5.oo 'Will exchang-e for No. 1 Forcing- Bulbs: Hyacinths, Tulips, lily of the Valley and Double Von Sion Narcissus. EVENDEN BROS., .... WILLiAMSPORT, PA. Mention American Florist. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, nt 'V* and 50 cts. per trade packet. Specia. quotation on BULBS. w. A., :!viA.:ivr».A., HorlicuU^ralTSlshment, SOUTH ORANGE. N. ). Mention American Florist. Smilax Plants Cheap. Out of 2 and 3-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terras strictly cash. Address FRED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist, Wyoming Co.. ATTICA, N, Y. The Water Garden. Special and Uardy Water Lilies of all colors. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI, EURYALE FEROX. Nelumbluras in variety. Hardy Ornamental plants. 8Ub-iiquaiic plants, etc.. etc. Nymphsea Laydelterl rosea lawarded a Medal at World's Fair); mostcharm- InKof all the Hardy Lilies; 13 5t)each. Other Columbian Novelties see catalogue. WM. THICKER &, CO., Clifton, N. J. TO BA-f CO '^" ""]'^:'^J.?'^.!''5J'-**: 50 lbs 81. .50; 1001bsS2.50. J>TTei¥l Extra fine. per^lOO lbs. $.5. flt^Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^m. Chicago. 186 The American Florist. Sept. 22. Cincinnati. Mr. R. H. Warder, superintendent of our parks, deserves credit for the hand- some beds of cannas and a bed of salvia that may be seen from the Walnut Hills cable at Elsinore entrance. Mr. Warder is the first park superintendent who has accomplished much in the way of beauti- fying the parks of Cincinnati. Thousands of people each year attend the band con- certs held in Burnet Woods and Eden Park and many complimentary remarks can be heard on all sides regarding the flowers. The Lockland Lumber Co. is now erecting in Eden Park, three green- houses 100x20 for the use of the parks; this is only a starter and we trust it will only be a short time before we will see a large range of glass, and see all of our parks as handsome as those of Chicago and St. Louis. The larger portion of the money appropriated for park purposes in Cincinnati has been spent in construct- ing sewers and underdraining. Now that is done, and we trust a larger amount will be devoted to flowers and shrubbery, thereby cultivating the taste of the peo- ple for them. Superintendent Warder will plant several large beds of tulips and hyacinths this fall. Business is still picking up and as the rain has been quite generous of late, thus supplying our florists who have been hauling water, we shall expect to see ..^stocks getting better also. Our carna- tionists can now lift their plants. Robt. J. Murphy, who has nine large houses, tells me he will build another this fall, as he is crowded for room. Wm. Murphy is doing likewise. Fred. J. Lodder of Hamilton, O., has leased the Oakley Rose Houses, formerly managed by Chas. S. Mitchell and will run same for the next two years. He will grow vegetables principally and some flowers. S. L. Gallowayof TerracePark,0., who has been sick for the last nine months was able to come to the city last week. Mr. Galloway has been in the florist and nursery business for the last 25 years and grows a general stock which he sells to the retail stores. Wm. Jones of Newport, Ky., has given up the florist business and gone back to his old trade, watch making, C. J. Jones, Jr., will now manage the business. Chas. Witterstaetter, brother of "Dick," died on the 13th inst. of a complication of diseases. Mr. W. was more of a vege- table than a flower grower; he leaves a wife and several children. John and Wm. Harlje of Indianapolis are in the city, called here by the death of their mother. G. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. Mention American Kloiist. JULES DE COCK, NURSERIES .- ^) GHENT, BELGIUM, OiTera tu ttie trmlc only KOod plants. lU.OOO Ariuicaria excelna; :;II.1I0U Azaleas Indlca; 20.000 A/nleas inoDls; 1511. OlMJ He^'onlas and (jiloxlnla Bulbs, best varieties; 100,000 Palins. clean plants, all sizes; 10.000 Sweet Hays, standarils and pyramldals. CAHH WITH OllDEIt. We oirer the followlnK plants for sale; f YCI.A M KN. :Hncli tT.OO per 100 <;K.NlSTAH..Hn(;li 4.00 per 100 BKGONIA VKK.VON, very biishy. In flower. 2'4-\oc]t 3.00 per 100 S. WIIITTON * SONS, Wholesale Florists. 9 «! 11 Koberta .St., Utloa, N. V. ARECA LUTESCENS GENErA^ru^^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. EDWIN LONSDALE WYNDMOOR STATION, Phlla. & Reading R. R. from I'ith & Market Sts.. PHILA. A.. Hoi^ixxo^i^^rx,, MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER ,N FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. Notable Sale of PLANTS A.T AUCTION at 104 Pearl Street, BOSTON. Ornamental and Bedding Plants from Wilson of Astoria, Wednesday, September 26. Splendid Palms, Rubbers, etc., from Harris of Philadelphia, Saturday, September 29, 10 o'clock. EDWARD HATCH, Auctioneer. New, Rare and Beautiful Plants STROBILANTHES 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. A I.arce Collection of Rare Hot House and Green- house plants, carefully grown, at low rates. ORCHIDS.— A very extensive stock; Bast Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. KAKE AN1> liKAUTJFUL EVEKGKEENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. P.T^ONIES.— A large collection of the finest In cul- tivation. Hardy l^erennlals. Phloxes. .Japanese Iris, Roses. Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. !)::#" Catalogues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington, D, C. FINE, LARGE FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. 2000 SILVFK SPRAY 1 1600 HOKTIA 500 lAZ'/AE McGOWAN 1 Si5 per 100 aOO FKKI). DOKNEK I 200 GKACK WILDER 1 A. R. ALDRICH, Florist, Springfield, Ohio. Tuberous ^, Begonias :SIl* (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO., Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. Czar Violet Plants. 2.00(1 field-grown plants, ready for planting in frames or liouseB. From strong stock, absolutely free from disease- The violets I grow have been formany years llie best sent to Ucpslon markef Check, cash or draft. $11). 00 per 100, f. o. b. JAMES LAWKENCE, Groton, Mass. MUSHROOM SPAWN. (English.) NEW IMPORTATION OF SEPT. 8th. Strictly Al, per 10 lbs. SI.20; 100 lbs. S8.00. CANE STAKES. strong stock, in bundles of 250. Per 1000, 85.00; 2,000 for S9.50. SPHAGNUM MOSS. Large bales, extra clean for florists' use. Per bale, $1.25; 5 bales for ffO.OO. BONE MEAL. Every bag warranted pure bone. Per bag of 200 lbs., 81.2o; 1.000 lbs., SI". 00. HORN SHAVINGS. Coarse; 25 lbs.. 81.00; 100 lbs., $.3.00. Fine; 25 lbs., 81.25; 100 lbs., $3.50. Fall Bulb and Seed Catalogue now ready. Fiease send for one. W. W. BARNARD & CO., /Se E. KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO. Mention American FlorlBt. Natural Gycas Leaves. (Sago Palms.) Specially prepared for us in the very best finish to retain for months their ap- pearance equal to fresh cut fronds. We are Headquarters, always have stock on hand and offer selected, perfect leaves ac- cording to size from 30 in. to 45 in. length at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c and 75c each frond. Larger quantities at proportionate reduc- tion. Aupst Rdlker & Sons, New York, "%^o.l?a^t?o^r^- REX BEGONIAS. Large, vpell-growu plants from 4-inch pots. Will sell them cheap. Write for prices and description. CARNATIONS. Field-grown plants of Fred. Creighton, pink; Mrs. Fisher, white. They are large plants, at 85.00. C. S. BATTiy, South Charleston, O. Surplus Stock Field-Grown CARNATIONS MRS. FISHER, SILVER SPRAY, GARFIELD, TIDAL WAVE, PORTIA. PAUL F. LAU &, CO., River Grove, III. CARNATIONS of leading varieties. For prices write to J. A. TRACH T &. SON, Gallon, 0. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Murle l.oiilso, strunt:. Iieiiltliy. larK*^ clumps. 3^5.00 per 100; .liV..illl per IWIO. The Btamliird viirletleB of CAUNATIOXS, Jfi.OO per 101); Siaj.WI per lUUO. LOUIS A. GUILLAUME, East Onondaga. N. Y. i8g4' The American Florist. 187 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. GRACE WILDER, 1 TIDAL WAVE I WHITE WINGS. 1- S5.00 per 100. LIZZIE McGOWAN, ANNA WEBB, J DAYBREAK |6.00 per 100. ALBERTINl, ) WM. SCOTT, \ JS.oo periOO. SPARTAN, j READY FOR DELIVERY. J. A. MERRIFIELD Assigneeof J. T. ANTHONY, 3i25 Prairie Ave., CHICAGO. CARNATIONS Thousands of the finest field-grown plants you ever saw, healthy and free from disease, dry weather had no effect upon our plants as they were grown on low lands. Cash with order. Per 100 5000 DAYBREAK 86 00 2000 EDNA CRAIG .... 6 00 1000 NEW JERSEY 6 00 500 WM. SCOTT 8 00 5O0O SILVER SPRAY 5 00 3000 PURITAN 5 00 1000 PEARL. 5 00 600 WHITE WINGS .... 5 00 1000 TIDAL WAVE 5 00 1000 HINZE'S WHITE 5 CO ICOO PORTIA. ... 5 00 E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. "HELEN KELLER" The new Caroation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red. Strong fleld-growii plants $3.00 per do/,.; Jlo.OOper lOU. Second grade, six to eight blooming shoots. J2 00 per doz.; $Vi 00 per 100. Orders may oe sent either to JOHN N. MAY, EDWIN LONSDALE, Summit, N. J. Chestnut llill, PhUa. 40,000 Carnation Plants. 40,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS ALL THE BEST VARIETIES. Send for Price List. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN. MICH. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS. EXTRA LARGE FIELD-GROWN PLANT.S WELL SET WITH ISIID.S. Silver Spray, Daybreak, Portia, Garfield, Tidal Wave and Fred. Crelghton. »5 per 100: »48 per leOO. MEITE r^I^OI«^VI^ OO., 712 Liliwood Ave., KANSAS CITY, MO. ■Wm. Scott and other field-grown CARNATIONS,^,^ WM. SCOTT. MRS. E. REYNOLDS . . . Is 00 BUTTERCUP ti 00 WILDER. McGOWAN. HINZE's and others ... 5 00 CYCLAMEN. 3'A-iach pots 6 00 SMILAX, 2J4.inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fish kill, N. Y. FOR SALE. HELEN KELLER, price for healthy, strong field-grown plants, |14.00 per 100. ORDER AT ONCE. R. HUGHES, HADDONFIELD, N. J. GARFIELD TIDAL WAVE LIZZIE McGOWAN MRS. CARNEGIE. ».". 00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. DAYBKE.VK; BUTTERCUP: *10.00 per 100. CHE'^TER PRIDE L. L. LAMBOKN MRS. F. MANGOLD GRACE WILDER CENTURY PORTIA HINZE'S WHITE Dir^r^OIV, :Bloor:iast»t_xi-s:, r»£». GflRNflTIONS. Per 100 LIZZIE McGOWAN, 1st size $7.00 " 2n(l size 5,00 WHITE DOVE, extra fine plants... 7.00 SILVER SPRAY 7.00 UNCLE JOHN 15.00 EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR, near CHESTNUT HILL, - PHILADELPHIA. CARNATIONS. 1500 Field-Grown Plants lelt, the finest I ever grew; free from all disease; packed in first-class shape. GRACE WILDER, ORANGE BLOSSOM, PORTIA, ANNA WEBB, TIDAL WAVE, GOLDEN GATE. FRED. CREIGHTON, HINZE'S WHITE, at St; 00 per 100. .500 LIZZIE McGOWAN, at $T.0O per 100. 1000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET plants, line, at tT.OO per lOU. Also an extra fine strain of PAXSIES— plants. This strain has been carefully selected from a number of the choicest strains. It is A No. 1. Plants for flower- ing this winter. Jl.OO per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Small plants for spring trade, 3^5.00 per 1000. CASH WITH OltBER. GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 116. Greens Farms, Conn. Field-Grown Carnations. UNCLE .lOHN $13.60 per lOO THE STUAKT 12 80 K. A. WUOl) 12.60 DIAZ AI.BKRTINl 12.30 ELlZAHKTll KBYNOLDS 7.0U UlCHMii.N'll 7 00 1>R. S.MAKT 7.00 BL.vNCIlE 7.00 Ready for delivery September 15. TERMS: Cash with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Florist. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS A^D COLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS Nice healthy stock of the standard tested sorts lu the Caruation belt. MUST BE SOLD. Please send list of your wants to RFNI nriNNFM carnation Grower. DcriJ. UUnnCLL, wkst grove, pa. p. S.— Also tine tichi clumps of the peerless Violet Lady Huuie Campbell. Mention American Florist. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS DAYBREAK. TIDAL WAVE. SILVER SPRAY. VIOLETS: MARIE LOUISE. Ready now. Write for prices. No orders for less than lUO plants accepted. REINBERGRROS., 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in 3-inch pots. SS.OO Per 100. $7S.OO Per 1000. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. NEW CARNATIONS. FERNS. ELLIS. Norfolk Co.. MASS. Mention American Florist. ORDER NOW YOIK FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. We have 40,000 plants of the best varieties. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. Field plants for sale in the fall - C!. J. i»:Eivi!ffoc::^, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Mention American Florist. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 30.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Striini:, liealtliy plants. Jc per 100: *.'iO plt iOOU. White Dove. White Wind's. I.anihurn. Mrs. Klslier. Blanche, Garliekl. (irace Wilder. Purdue. Ben llur, Mrs. E. Reynolds. Mrs. R. Hltt. Itlchmdnd. Attraction. The followlnK. Js per luO; ST.i per ilX)U: Sliver Spray. l.l//.ie MelJowan. Daybreak. Edna Craitr. Tidal Wave, Wm. Scott. E. G. liill. Portia. Fred. Durner, Golden (iate. Small plants one-half of abiive price. ■MARIE LOUISE VII ILETS. tronr-'-lnch pots. $3 per 100: f-'.i per lUtKI. TEIi.ils C.\sn with (IUDEH. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE. III. Carnations a Specialty Hooted CutllnKs and Young Plants sold out. Nice Kleld-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven, Mich. 188 The American Florist. Sept. 22 Buffalo. The last meeting of our club was held in the spacious wholesale warehouse of D. B. Long. The meeting was well at- tended, for there were matters of consid- erable interest to bring up. The contin- gent of stay-at-homes wanted to hear all about the convention, and all of those who were lucky enough to have been at Atlantic City were quite willing to give them a lengthy account. On a sideboard was a display of trophies, corkscrew and all, a very visible evidence that someone had been on a visit. The team who won the prizes handed them over to the presi- dent of the club, who in turn placed them with the treasurer of the club for safe keeping, with instructions to have them insured for their full value. There is little fear but what Buffalo will turn out very strong at Pittsburg. It's early yet to talk about it, but there are already signs that the delegation will be a large one. Mr. S. A. Anderson read a very inter- esting paper on "Our summer trade." The advice it contained was most excel- lent, but as it was getting late no discus- sion occurred. Our patrons are coming home from the seaside and mountains, and there is a de- cided pick-up in business. Roses, except Meteor and Beauties, are hardly up to the right quality yet. Carnations are of coursequite scarce now, but soon there will be any amount. There is an enor- mous quantity of Daybreak planted in this neighborhood; hopeit won't be over- done. What with two months' drouth and grasshoppers, carnations are noth- ing like the quality they were a year ago. \Vm. Scott and Portia seem to have stood the long dry spell fairly well, while Lizzie McGowan is very small. Since the dry time broke up we have had frequent and copious rains, and changed the sur- face oi parks and cemeteries from a burnt up brown to a refreshing green. I have not visited the large establish- ment of W. J. Palmer & Son for some time, but I am told on the best authority that his rose houses are magnificent; a house of Meteors is so large, grand and productive that it is with difficulty that W. J. P. senior can be persuaded to leave it even for his meals. Since the convention we have had Mr. Walter Mott and Mr. J. S. Taplin of New York with us. W. S. Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn. trrasB- plat or llower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose slHjuld have the Kinney Pnuip (patent ap- [jjled for) for applylnfj llguUI manure. funKleldes and Insecticides t^j plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most sclentlHc spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for jy.SU— spraying valve attachment 50e. I'unip complete *"1.00. Bend for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Onlv -It Klngstonsln the U.S. Get the state straight. -They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. KUDD, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. III. ■•The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. K. WELD, Ilosllndale. Mass. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. (Sherwood Hall Ndrsery Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Nativti Bulbs. LILY RULR^ And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, etc. Write for special contract prices. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. 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. HENKT A. DREEB, FhiladelpUa, Pa. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BALLER, Bloominglon, III. jD SEBIRE^ fie SOMs. ilF URtlt^^ ^'"^" SoirAoLNrs f8« U.S.AmiricaS Can "''• C.C.ABEL a CO. P.O.BOX 920, New York. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. -S- -og-d £ - 75 cts. -■r u 3o Sis "■S.'S.gZ ui . ."^i CO **- »» «; rt E -~-r ■ 2; Si u o PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 X. Halsted St., CHICAGO. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaiePiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. *'HAK1> TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. For cuBh with order we give 17 3 and 4-ln. PalmB for Jo trcKUlar price U), and M for $5 (regular price *"8). These comprise the best varieties, Including JjitanmB and KentlBB. WILLIAMS &. SONS CO., Batavia, 111. i894' The American Florist. 189 H, Florists' Su p plies . Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new designs in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. & se IV. -itn St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY-:^^^w- MflRSGttUETZ & 60., FlOriSlS' SllDDll6§, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue. _^_^^^^^k. MEDAL AWARDED. %lt'^ ERNST KAUFMANN& CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4tli Street, Send for catalog:ue. PHILADELPHIA. PA. WHITE DOVES FOR F^LORtSTS. Largest and finest stock In the United Slates. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City. N. J. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orablecouditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMAIER-RIDER OR DE LAMATER-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. Sendforillustratedcatalogueto The DE LiMtTER IRON WORKS, 87 South Fiah Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. 500 Calla Lilies. Large bulbs at $5.00 per hundred. LEROY L. LAMBORN, Alliance, Ohio. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Dimensions oltMsBoi: 2t) iDcbea long by IS Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sectlona. A. J. E. Tlxis wooden box nicely stained and varulslied, 18x30x13, made in two sections, one for each size letter, given away with -first order of 500 letters. .A.Orjsxs'na • A. Rollier & Sons, New Yorlt. Marschuetz & Co., 85 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 23 Dey St., New Xorli. A. D. Ferry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34tli St., New York. Ernst Kaulmaun & Co., 113 N. 4th St., PhUa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Kichniond, Va. ,Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. I>. B. Long. Buffalo, New Y'ork. C. F. Huntington & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. Ue Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia. Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman. 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Bronifield St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place, Boston, all the Wliolesalers In Boston. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Mainlactlirt THE BEST LETTERS IH THE MARKET. Sizes 1M-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCABTHT, Treas. & Mangr. Address 13 Green St., Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any cnstomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing as. These Letters are handled by FRANCIS' CORRUGATED HOLD- FAST GLAZING POINTS. SURPASS ALL OTHERS YET INTRODUCED IN THE MAR- KET FOR GLAZING GREENHOUSES. Manufactured from brass by the NOVELTY POINT WORKS. Price 50 Cents per box of 1000 Points. Can be sent bj' mail for 14 cent's in addition. Directions on each box. For sale by all leading Wholesale Seedsmen aud Dealers in Florists' Supplies. HERMANN ROLKER, Boom 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. General Agent for America and Europe. Superiority Recognized. A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDED TO A. HERRMANN, AT ATLANTIC CITY, FOR METAL FLOWER DESIGNS. A. HERRMAIVN, 408 E. 34lh street, WTE^W ^4 Quality Unexcelled. Prices Reasonable. Catalogues Free. 'oieK:. 183 /SVONRpE 3ti?ect. ••■CHICAGO- ■ ■ Mention American Florist. GflTflUOGUB PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to li. Horace McFarland Co. . . HARRISBURG. FA Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents lor Bnell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and J^ to 5^ cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. tySend for Circular. . . . 190 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ Gait, Ont. The Horticultural Society's show was held here on the 5th and 6th inst. There was a large increase in the number of entries over previous years, more than 600 being made. Nearly all the prizes offered were taken. The new scheme of giving plants to school children to grow for exhibition was not altogether a suc- cess, although some of the plants showed that they had been well attended to. The scheme failed to bring the expected crowds and the hoped for balance was on the wrong side of the sheet. Messrs. Brooks of Fergus, Townsend of Hamilton and Gilchrist of Guelph, acted as judges to the satisfaction of all. There being no florists' club here the boys all make a point of meeting at this annual show and there was a general good time among them. At the meetingof the society lastThurs- day there was a lively time, every one being in good humor, especially D. Allan, Brown and McGeorge. A still small voice whispered something about a chrysan- themum show, there is only the whisper at present but the stuff is here in abund- ance to make a good show. Alex Comons is putting up another house 30x60 feet, a good sign that his trade is increasing. A. Walker of the Royal Bulb Co., has changed his mind and taken a situation as drummer in another line of business. Trade dull, weather June like, rain came late but was welcomed by all. Mac. Topeka, Kans. The florists of this city held a meeting on the evening of September 10, at which time the Society of Topeka Florists was formed for mutual benefit, social privi- leges and better maintenance of prices for our products. Mr. Keith of T. E. Keith & Co. (the oldest florist in the business in this city) was elected president and W.L. Bates of the Bates Floral Co. was elected secretary. It was decided to hold a meet- ing on the first Monday of each month through the winter ior the purpose of considering such business as may come before it. W. L. Bates, Sec'y. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l«-lnch pots, per 1000 % 3.00 2 •■ •■ 3.25 2K " •■ 3.50 2g ■• •■ 4.00 3 " " 6.00 3M •• " 7.26 4 " •■ H.OO 5 ■' " 13.80 i;-lnch pots, per 1000 932.00 7 " " M.OO 8 •• " 60.00 9 " ■• 75.00 10 •• per 100 10.00 11 " •• 16.00 12 " ■• 20.00 14 " '■ 40.00 111 •■ " 75.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, 136 & l:« W. 34th St., New Vork City, New York Agents. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for II lustra ted Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Jilchniond, Ind. Mention American Florist. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River. N. J Always mention the Amercan FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers. HAIL i« Proot*Pud(IIno" Rochester, N. v., June 1, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. Drar Sirs.— The Cypress sash bars and other articles of Cypress wood bought of you several years ago are apparently in as good con- dition as when first put up. It will take a good article to have us \ , \\ use anything else for greenhouse construction than your Cypress \\\ wood for both durability and smooth workmanship. Clipper l\\^ Respectfuny yours, SALTER BROS. GUTTER MSTERiaij, RIt)GE5, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. IL,ocl5:lei-nci, O. 6« Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 ^A/•harton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St.. Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., I^ong: Island City, L. I. 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 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 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. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots ^vhile there. To those who are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • lireeiilOQse Material, LOUISVILLE. KY. When wrltlnK mention the American Florist. wliich is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES^ Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46. 48 & 50 College Place, NEW TOKK CITY. r>o THAT YOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot In length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. 304 W. IVIadison St., BALTIMORE, MD. j8g4- The American Florist. 191 SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 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 propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We havegotjiipt tru- t!ilrm ^ou need, the NKTTEST and BEST thing out. "The New Departure" for abont half the cost of the old style. 'Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy, Evansviile, ind. ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. C^O' ^^(^ t^ ^ 0^ * ^^ ft ^ *i riFa Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Sexd for New I^ist. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST.. WORKS, 5Bth & WALLACE STREETS, • • • CHIOA-Gi^O. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boilers made of the best ..f iijiitcrini. shell, firebox Bdeete and heada of eteel. water space all around (iront. sides and back). Write for Inlomiatlon H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES. Write *or latest: px-loes.'^-^.-< VICTORY ! VICTORY ! VICTORY ! The only Certificate of Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- ' paratus at the SL Louis I Convention-was to the | POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. I No repairs for S years, no chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and Es- timates. EJ. Hir»I»A.I«r>, TiToixneisto-wKi, Olilo. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, IITCOH.I'OE.A.TED. Horticyliorai flrctiltecis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosuig: 4 cents in Ktanips. Jgo* s-5^ o^ia.0.1 jst:.9 :ne^'w "voieic oiT"y^# GREENHOUSE BOILERS. We have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. 143 & 145 N. Third Street, «& oo., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pat. 1882, '85, '86, ■"" '90. '91- SFRIHQ STEEL GALVAKIZEDI ARfulQREO FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDk. OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTIOnT And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, }4-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- TJo.<.„.> •m.«_- t.» J. i . . ture is an infringement on one or more of our „?1 °-fc n .t ^ ^ secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful S ? T».. 'he consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0« Sole Mfrs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grit Armored Hose Patents. 49 Warren Street New y" .T. C. YAUGHA N. Agent, CHICAGO. BE UP TO DATE. And get the BEST. This is it. The Champion Veniilaiing Apparatus. CHEAP. DURABLE. EFFICIENT. Circular tells the whole story. It Is free. AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO., KENNETT SOUARK, P.4. 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CONTENTS. ■Chrysanthemums— 'Notes 193 Roses— Hybrids . . - 19-4 Orchids— Rare orchids 194 Carnations— Notes 194 — Supports (.5 figures) . 195 Miscellaneous seasonable hints . . 190 Caladium argyrites (illus) 197 Philadelphia 197 Chicago New York .... 198 St. Louis 198 Boston 198 Cincinnati 198 Indianapolis ... 198 News notes 199 St. Paul .... 200 ■Coming exhibitions 202 Mechanic Falls, Me. 204 Houston, Texas 204 Toronto 206 Baltimore 208 "Worcester, Mass 210 Des Moines, la. . . . 210 Mount Kisco, N. Y. — O. V. Rodin is starting a new florist business here. He has built two houses, one 20x100 for cut flowers and bedding plants and one 11x100 for violets. Springfield, III. — Messrs. Brown & ■Canfield had an "opening" at their hand- some new store at 209 South 5th street, September 15. A rose or carnation was presented to each caller during the day. We have received a copy of the first issue of Young's Magazine, a new monthly periodical "devoted to flowers, vegetables and the household," published by W. G. Young at Latrobe, Pa. The illustration of Aristolochia gigas ■Sturtevantii that appeared in our issue of September 15 was engraved from a photograph taken by Mrs. Fanny Copley Seavey. Chrysanthemum Notes. The chrysanthemum grower who in- tends to have a fine lot of bloom now has his hands full of work, and thereis hardly time enough in the day to suit him, for the buds are setting rapidly and should be taken as soon as possible. Don't for an instant think that when the shoots are removed from around the crown bud or the small buds that set around the terminal are rubbed out that you are through with that plant, for all the eyes in the axils of the leaves the entire length of the shoot will immediately open and put forth new shoots, and these should be removed as soon as they appear. Look all the plants over every day and rub these shoots out. Keep the plants well tied up at the top, for as the buds begin to grow larger they grow heavier and will tend to lean over and grow crooked, so as soon as the flower stalk has grown long enough to tie to the stake do so and cut the stake ofi' just be- low the bud, so that it will not interfere with the flower when it begins to develop. If any of the plants have grown so tall that they look as though the blooms would touch the glass when they get in flower bend the stake over slightly where there will be more headway, but no more than seems necessary, for this will make the stem crooked. Begin now to feed regularly with liquid manure and continue until the flowers begin to unfold, and if the plants are in fine condition and are taking up the moisture in the soil, three times a week is none too much, and the manure water can be made much stronger. As soon as the manure water begins to grow weaker make up some new, for the season is be- ginning to get short and a weak liquid after having given them a strong is hardly any better than pure water. It has been our custom to apply liquid manure water to the plants every oppor- tunity that we could, and we would change the liquid, using cow, sheep and then hen manure, and once a week a lit- tle nitrate of soda or nitrate of potash. On some of the varieties a few of the lower leaves may become brown or with- ered, and these should be removed when found. Keep the top of the bench clean of all foliage that may drop or get broken oflf, and ot all weeds. If suckers grow up at the base of the plant they should be carefully removed; pull them out if it can be done without injury to the roots of the plant, and if not, cut them ofi" just below the surface of the ground. The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- ica adopted at its meeting at Atlantic City what was considered by those pres- ent to be the most practicable way of judging seedlings and awarding certifi- cates. In our issue of September 1 Mr. T. D. Hatfield presents a plan which is commented upon in a later issue by Mr. E. G. Hill, and the latter gentleman states that the plan adopted by the society "does not meet the requirements of the case." No one doubts that the plan pre- sented by Mr. Hatfield, that is, to have a committee of three or five experts meet at some central point three times during the season and examine seedlings, is by far the best way to accomplish this some- what difficult task, but there are three objections that are of great importance and that looked insurmountable to the members of the society present at that meeting. The first is to procure three or five men who are well enough posted to judge the seedlings who can aS'ord to give the time necessary for this purpose. Nearly all of the chrysanthemum author- ities are growers themselves, and at the dates at which they would have to meet are too busy with their own plants to give the time it would take to attend the meetings or to travel to reach the city where they would be held, for at the pres- ent time it would hardly be possible to find just the men wanted in any one locality. Second, the expense. It seems rather hard to look at this matter from this point of view, but nevertheless it must be looked square in the face. To get five judges in whom the growers of this country have full confidence to any central city three times inside of four weeks or to board them for that period means quite a little outlay, and if themen could be procured that would give their time we hardly believe that either Mr. Hatfield or Mr. Hill would expect them to pay their own expenses. Now the finances of the Chrysanthemum Society will not warrant this outlay, so where are the necessary funds coming from? We remember hearing a gentleman once say that he thought that the disseminators of the country would be willing to bear this expense, but even if they were, and we very much doubt that they would be, it would place the committee in a very uncomfortable position, for if they hap- pened to award a certificate to a variety that afterward proved valueless, and they might, for no one is infallible, the cry would immediately go up that undue influence had been exerted by the dissem- inator of that variety, and their good name would be tarnished. The third ob- jection is of minor importance really, and that is of getting the flowersin good con- 194 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ dition to any one city from the different parts of the country, and the necessary expense. Chrysanthemums are now raised from seed from the east to the far west, and to have them judged at any one place means a long journey for some of them, and they are apt to arrive in very poor condition after two or three days' travel. Now no committee ap- pointed for this purpose should award a certificate on what they thought would be the capabilities of a flower which was presented before them in poor condition, but would have to judge them as they came before them. So taking the matter all in all and looking at every side of the question, we think the plan of judging in the different cities by competent men, where the flowers can be presented in a creditable shape and at scarcely any ex- pense, the best that can be done for the present. Elijah A. Wood. Hybrid Roses. These should now have extra care, espe- cially where it is desired to have them for early blooming; the heavy rains we have been having will make this imperative, as it is very hard to get them ripened when there is a large amount of rainfall, at least where they are being grown in the open air, and with many growers this is practically the only means at command for this stock. If they can be well rested it will undoubtedly give the best results, and where such is the method followed every precaution should now be taken to keep heavy rains from soaking the soil by laying the pots or boxes on their sides when indications are for rain. Should hot, dry weather follow they should be placed upright to avoid the roots getting over dried, as the plants are sure to suffer and the flower crop also when the least indication of shriveling of the wood occurs. To avoid this we have found that when the plants are getting the least over-dry a light syringing, or rather hos- ing with a fine rose mornings and even- ings will keep the wood plump and solid for two or three weeks at a time without watering at the roots, thus getting the plants well rested and the wood thor- oughly well ripened, which is the desider- atum for early forcing, and will generally take from five to seven weeks, according to the condition of the weather. As soon as the wood becomes well rested, which will best be known by the plants ceasing to produce young growths, acd the lower leaves assuming a pale green, though they ought to be still fresh enough to ad- here to the wood, such varieties asMagna Charta, Mrs. John Laing and Ulrich Brunner arein a good condition to prune, which can be done at any time. In doing this thinout all the thin, spray-Iikeshoots and shorten the strong ones back to where the wood is quite solid and the eyes plump. As soon as this is done give the soil a good soaking of water, and a day or so after scrape off as much cf the old soil as can be removed without injuring the roots, then replace it, filling the pots or boxes nearly full with fresh loam and well decomposed manure in about equal pro- portions. Should the weather continue mild they may be allowed to stand out- doors for a week or two longer, keeping them well syringed overhead and the roots moist; the ejes will swell very fast, and the heavy dews at night which we generally get at this season of the year will greatly aid the rapid development. But should cold weather set in lose no time in getting the plants into the green- house, as any check whatever after they have begun to move will be very detri- mental to their future success. As soon as placed in the greenhouse they should he syringed overhead at least twice each day in fine bright weather, and sufficient water given at the roots to induce free root action. Night temperatures should be maintained at from 48° to 50° for the first three or four weeks, or till the plants get into active growth, after that grad- ually increase the temperature till the buds are well set, when it should be kept at 56°, and if really fine flowers are the desideratum it should never exceed this point. Give all the air reasonable on all favorable days, starting to ventilate at 62° to 64° in the morning, increasing as the temperature rises, but with plenty of air on the temperature may be allowed to run up to 75° in the middle of the day. The aim all through should be to produce fine strong healthy foliage and flowers, and a close high temperature will never do this. The varieties named above are the best for very early forcing and if in the right condition to prune and start at once, say October 1, can be had in bloom with reasonable certainty by Christmas or January 1. Fori he later crops less care is needed to rest them, as the early frosts will greatly aid the resting process, though the plants should not be allowed to stand out in very severe frost, especially if they are very wet, or the roots are apt to suffer in consequence. They should be placed in a cool greenhouse where they can be protected from storms, etc., then they can be pruned and brought into the warmer greenhouse as desired. John N. May. Rare Orchids of Recent Years. Cypripedium bellatulum egregium. This fine variety appeared several years ago among an importation of bellatulums introduced by Messrs. Low. It is an ex- tremely beautifuland rare plant, differing from the type. It has large flowers measuring four inches across, very full, color light yellow, densely covered over the whole flower with violet colored spots. This variety has lighter green foliage, not so broad and dense as in the type. It is, like the type, rather difficult to handle if conditions are not suitable; but grown in pans and baskets suspended near the glass with plenty of drainage andgoodfibrous peat andlive sphagnum, with plenty of heat and moisture we find no difficulty in increasing the plant; it is flowering now in September. La^Iio-Cattleya leucoglossa. This hand- some hvbrid was raised by Messrs. Vei'ch & Sons and was derived from Cattleya Loddigesiv and Laelio-Cattleya Fausta^, the latter itself a hybrid and the first hybrid cattleya raised by Mr. Seden, which flowered in 1872 and was derived from L.-C. ExoniensisJ and Cattleya Loddigesis. T/Cucoglossa was raised about four years ago and received a first- class certificate from the Royal Horti- cultural Society, and it is well deserved. The plant is free growing, resembling in a great measure C. Loddigesi but more robust in habit, carrying from four to eight flowers on a spike; slightly tinged pink sepals and petals averaging about four inches across; lip broad well ex- panded with a large area of light yellow extending into the throat. Flowering in late August and September and lasting •about one month in perfection enhances the value of this charming plant. Cattleya Hardyana, Timperly var. This handsome cattleya, probably one of the most gorgeous varieties yet seen, is a natural hybrid between Cattleya War- scewiczi and Cattleya Dowiana. It flow- ered for the first time about eight years ago in the collection of the late Mr. Hardy, Timperly, after whom it was named. Though many forms have since that time appeared it is doubtful if any one approaches the original type. Mr. Hardy divided his plant and the late Mr. Ames procured one portion at a large price over two years ago. This variety resembles C. Warscewiczi in its robust growth, being more vigorous than our other forms, the individual flowers meas- uring over seven inches across; sepals and petals of a deep rosy purple; the lip fully three inches across and three and one half in depth; the front portion much frilled, of rich magenta; the throat and upper portion of lip rich golden yellow as in C. Dowiana aurea, and richly veined with deep purple. The labellum has the two eyes peculiar to Warscewiczi, which in this plant are a rich golden yellow mar- gined with magenta. The flowers have much substance, strongly and sweetly scented and last about three weeks in perfection. The variety Amesiana was introduced about five years ago by Mr. Sander. It differs from the first type of Hardyana by its dwarfer habit, partaking more after the Dowiana parent. The flowers are about five inches across lip, of intense magenta purple carried well into the throat; the column and side lobes richly colored. It has the two rich yellow eyes as in the first flowered type and has rich purple veining. The sepals and petals are suffused with rosy purple. While this variety has a richer and deeper colored lip it has not the quantity of rich golden area which distinguishes the Timperly form. FloweringAugust and September. North Easton, Mass. W. Robinson. To Prevent Rdst.— DUsolve oue pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts of ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart of ammonia and ttir 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. Last spring I received some [acquemi- not carnation cuttings that had rust on them, and I wanted the variety very i8g4' The American Florist. 195 badly after seeing the blooms but at the same time did not want the rust. There had been considerable discussion over the plan of keeping the plants in the house all summer as a means of eradicating the rust, so I deter- mined to try this method and have who tried it extensively, if he would tell us the weak points in this method of cult- ure. Not long ago I saw several houses that had been planted in all summer but they did not look very encouraging and seemed to lack constitution, being drawn up and very light in the leaf. Even with x vvyyyyyyyv;4^. xx"\ ^ ^S^xxxxxxyxxV^/ \xy vxy vx|/ \/ \/ Fig. A. found it to work well, for my plants to-day do not show any signs of rust. They were potted up, all the rust picked off carefully and the tops dipped into Bordeaux mixture made according to the regular formula. They were carefully watched and the rust did not develop again until just about the time they needed repotting into threes, at which time they were looked over carefully again and all the affected leaves taken off and dipped as before. When they were put into fours there were only a few spots of rust; these were again picked off and the plants dipped, since which time up to the present there has not a spot of rust developed. These plants are not as large nor as strong as the plants that were grown outdoors all summer, and the plan is hardly practical excepting where I'iS- C. as in this case you have a few of some- thing that is too valuable to run any chances with the rust. One does not hear much of the plan of growing the plants in the houses the same as roses all summer. It would be inter- esting to hear from one of the growers first-class ventilation it does not seem possible to grow carnations under glass all summer, and get good vigorous plants that will compare with those that have been grown in the field. Great care should be used in syringing your carnations after they have started. Daybreak is especially susceptible to water and at the same time is one of the first to be attacked by red spider. The best method of handling a carnation of this kind is to wait until about noon and then syringe it hard. The spider on a clear day are in their most active condi- tion about noon and you will destroy more then than at any other time of day; that is of course on clear days. On cloudy days it is best not to syringe at all. Whenever the leaves begin to show spots they should be given a good dry rest for a week or ten days and if they need watering during that time do it in the middle of the day so that the foliage will dry off quickly. There are other varieties that seem to thrive best with plenty of water both on top and in the soil; each grower can soon determine which these varieties are and treat them accordingly. It is well not to leave the watering and syringing too much in the hands of your employes, but oversee and instruct them all you can. It is easy enough to hold the end of the hose but to handle it right is almost a fine art. Albert M. Herr. Carnation Supports. There are many devices now in use for supporting carnations, some of home construction, others manufactured in quantity for the supply trade and each claiming to be the best contrivance for the purpose. The ideal carnation support is the one which offers the least obstruction to free handling of the plants, gathering the flowers or working the soil, simplicity and rapidity of adj ustment and durability being also important points. With the older varieties of carnations where nine or ten inches was the maximum length of stem, a foot wide wire netting stretched around the outside of the bed to keep the plants off the path or some such simple contrivance was all that was necessary, but with the modern carnation with its eighteen or twenty inch stem different treatment is called for and some substan- tial and uniform method of support is essential. The prevalence of various dis- eases also makes it necessary for the grower to be able to reach every part of each plant at all times in order to insure a thorough circulation of air around and under the plants and thus keep them in healthy condition. With plants properly supported stronger stems and more per- fect blooms are also assured. Some growers use a system of longi- tudinal wires similar to that employed for roses. This is the plan favored by H. E. Chitty. Jos. Heacockalso adopts this method using one stake two and one-half feet long of No. 10 galvanized steel wire to each plant, these tied at the top to a wire running lengthways of the house. In summer the stakes are pulled out and packed away in bundles, thus lasting for many years. J. H. Ladley makes use of a contrivance illustrated in the American Florist some two years ago, which he briefly describes thus: "We bend No. 14 galvanized wire to the length and width of a row of carna- tions crosswise of the bench, with a hook and eye to make a continuous frame; this is clamped around the row and raised Fiff. D. sufficiently to bear gently where the plants need support, and tied together once or twice to keep from slipping down; an occasional stake is used with very tall sorts to keep from toppling. We find this support fairly satisfactory, having the advantages that the soil can be worked, and the flowers cut with long stems; the support, except a fewstakes maybe, being almost no obstruction to free intercourse with plants and soil." The plan adopted by Ernst Asmus, W. R. Shelmire, J. N. May and many other prominent growers is to use galvanized chicken netting No. 18 or 19, two orthree inch mesh, about one foot or more in 196 The American Florist. Sept. 2g., width according to height of variety "grown. This is cut into lengths of the full width ot the bench (some prefer to cut it half width of bench), then bent into the shape of A and slipped in between the rows of plants. The benefits claimed for this plan are cheapness and durabil- ity, and a free circulation of air at the base of the plants where the foliage is heaviest and air is most needed. The tops are left entirely free and there is no interference with the taking of cuttings or picking of flowers with the longest stems. When it is desired to stir the dirt it is but little trouble to remove and re- place the meshes, especially if they arecut as recommended by some growers, one- half the width of the bench and pushed in from each side to the center. Mr. Shel- mire advocates in the case of extra fine varieties that bring a fancy price, indi- vidual wire stakes and careful tying. Wm. Swayne uses the above method ex- cepting when he grows tomatoes between the rows as a second crop, in which case he uses stakes split from two foot cypress shingles. Fred Dorner thus describes the method of support employed by him in the past and that which he has now adopted: "For years we stretched wire over the benches ten inches apart and eight inches from the ground and connected them with a network of twine. The plants grow up through this network, and if not of suffi- cient height we put another such support six inches above the first. This is very well for the flower stems but does not keep the plants sufBciently away from the ground. "Others use wire netting bent in an up- turned A shape putting them across the bench on the ground bstween the rows. This will keep the plants away from the ground, but is no support for the stems and flowers. I have concluded for the future to combine the two methods and will give a brief outline of how to do it. "Use wire netting of sufficient strength made of galvanized wire, cut in lengths so it can be bent in the form as shown in Fig. B, six inches high and eight inches wide, placing across the bench between the rows. This I suppose is best done at the time of planting or soon after, before the plants have made much growth, and the first crop of weeds have been removed. This will be support for the body of the plant and gives the much needed circula- tion of air underneath; and when water- ing the hose can be pushed under the netting without hindrance to or making the plants wet, when they need be kept dry. "Now the support for stems and flow- ers. Use No. 16 galvanized wire. Stretch from end to end of bench ten inches apart and eight inches above the wire netting. Support these by light wooden cross pieces every fifteen to twenty feet (I use plaster laths). Mark these cross pieces where the wire will come to rest and make a little cut with a saw, just enough so the wire can be pressed into it and will thus be held into place. Now take com- mon white twine and wind it on a stick or spool. This gives a better way to hold the twine than in the ball form. Commence at one end of the bench, fasten the twine to the outside wire, run diag- onally across, passing the twine around each wire as you proceed. When half way hand to a man on the other side of the bench to carry it to the outer wire and return in the same diagonal way. The man at the other side may commence at the same time in the same way with a second spool. They will meet in the cen- ter and exchange spools of twine. In this way the work will be done in half the time as both men will be continually occupied. "This forms a network as shown in Fig. A, through which the stems will grow up and give them support without impairing its freedom of growth as when tied to a stake or allowed to fall over and get tangled up, and also allows freedom in cutting anylength of stem desired. Some may think this slow and expensive work, but it is just the reverse. At our place two men will stretch the wire and put on the twine netting in a house 20x100 feet in one day, and the wire we use now for the third season." Fig. C shows the device used by Edwin Lonsdale. It is home made, cheap, dur- able and effective. For a support which is to be seven inches high when in posi- tion three feet of wire is required. From one pound of No. 13 galvanized wire at four cents per pound ten to twelve such pieces can be cut. Having driven three or four nails into a plank the feet of the support are made by a few rapid move- ments, the round part or hoop which supports thefloweringstems beingturned over a round log three and one half to four inches in diameter. The bow end is then placed between two pieces of board fastened sufficiently close together to barely admit the wire and then with a quick bend to one side the device is com- plete. An active man or boy after a little practice can make these very rapidly. In the case of tall growing varieties, espe- pecially towards spring, a higher sup- port than seven inches is desirable. The device called "Michell's Practical," Fig. D, consists of three galvanized wire stakes looped at proper distances to ad- mit fastening thin wire or string as shown in the illustration and has been received with much favor by many carnation growers. Its tripod form makes it very stable when in position and when not in use it packs away in small space. The Worcester Wire Co.'s "Perfect" support, which is the last we illustrate (Fig. E), received a certificate of merit at the Atlantic City convention. A small ring five inches from the base of the standard makes a foot piece to rest on the soil thus keeping the support in up- right position. The supporting rings are adjustable up or down the standard at any height and can be opened to adjust around the stems. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. After the 1st of October there should be no excuse for having any tender plants left exposed outside in this latitude. Don't be deceived by fine weather. We may escape a frost at the end of the month but we seldom do. Hydrangeas that are planted out in frames or the open ground can remain a few weeks later; a little frost on them does no harm; it ripens the wood and they winter all the better for it. Ifyou have not planted in the frames all your pansies for spring sales do it at once. They have yet a good month to grow before they need the protection of glass. Don't forget that cow manure is what produces fine pansies, both plants and flowers. If you grow several thousand Harrisii lilies don't leave them all out for Easter or bring in too large a quantity at once; from Christmas on there is a steady de- mand and use for these fine flowers, and many a funeral bunch or decoration can be made with these when you are short of roses. Bring in 50 or 100 at a time and endeavor to have a constant supplj' to cut but never too large a quantity at once. Your main crop for Easter will do finely in the frames for weeks yet to come; in fact you will have lots of room from the throwing out of mums before you need bring in your Easter crop. The earliest forced that you want for Decem- ber and January and which are now 5 or 6 inches high can be given a temperature of 60° at night, but must have a light bright house. There is no plant we grow that is so easily and permanently injured by greenfly; smoking twice a week is the cure or rather the prevention. There is no doubt the splitting and separation of the petals in the mature flower is caused by the attacks of the aphis when the bud is in a very small state. A very useful plant with us this year, especially for vase, etc., where partially shaded, is Begonia Vernon. Sow it now and you can have fine plants in 4-inch pots a foot high and in full bloom by next May. It is a robust grower and easy to manage. Some vases of it in our ceme- tery this summer have been most satis- factory. It was in flower on June 1 and is still a mass of flowers. Primulas should now have their last shift; with me a 4 or 414-inch pot. Don't be afraid to pot a little deep; it will keep the plant from shaking at the neck. A temperature of 50° at night will just suit the primulas. Unlike the calceolaria and cineraria they are little troubled with our enemies, and syringing is not necessarj*. The calceolarias must not be allowed to ever suffer for want of water; give them plenty of room and keep fresh tobacco stems between the pots. It will help greatly to keep down the fly, which is an awful pest to these very showy plants. The cinerarias that were sown in June will soon take their last shift; use the soil rather coarse that the water may pass freely through. You can easily kill a cineraria with over watering or the soil remaining long in a sodden state. The chief point about producing a sturdy busily cineraria is to give them room to spread, all the light you can and keep them cool; a night temperature of 40° is ample for them, and they will make better plants than in 50°. If you have but a few plants of any choice new canna you need not let the frost kill the tops; lift them, divide into as many pieces as you can and keep grow- ing all winter, dividing whenever the plants are large enough. With those that you have sufficient stock of lift as soon as the tops have been hurt by the first frost. Cut the stems down to within a foot or so of the root and after drying in the sun a day or two store away beneath a cool bench; there is no better place for them but place the roots on boards or the dampness of the ground will start them growing, which you don't want. I have just made the acquaintance of a very useful outside decorative plant, Strobilanthes Dyerianus. I don't know what family it belongs to [Acanthacea;. — Ed.] It grows as freely as a coleus, and can be propagated as readily, although perhaps not so rapidly. Its fine leaves are a rich bronze purple. In the amar- anthus, coleus or achyranthes we have nothing like it in color, and for subtrop- ical beds and other uses it is going to be most valuable. It is said to keep its color or rather improve its color under our bright summer suns. W. Scott. 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. i8g4- The American Florist. 197 OALA.DIUM ARGYRITES Caladium Argyrites. This little gem is one of the most beau- tiful and serviceable of small decorative plants. For table decoration, for baskets and jardinieres it has no rival. The plant shown in the illustration was grown from one tuber put into a 4inch pot about the last of May, shifted later into a 7-inch pot and photographed on August 23. Mr. George McWilliams of Whitinsville, Mass., the grower of the plant illustrated, gives his method of culture as follows: "We pot in light soil and when rooted through we shift into larger pots. The potting material used is sphagnum moss with sometimes a little bone meal added, but we find that they root more quickly in the pure moss. After they are well rooted we give them liquid manure." Philadelphia. Messrs. Davis, Huster and Huebner have returned irom their trip to Pitts- burg and express themselves as very much pleased with what they saw, and particularly with the conservatories at Schenley Park. This park contains the finest range of glass in America, and probably it is not equalled in extent any- where else in the world. The condition of the plants reflects great credit on Mr. A. W. Bennett, the superintendent. The collection of tree ferns from the World's Fair is making a rapid growth. It is said that this is probably the largest number of varieties of specimen plants ever gotten together. We are informed that there is plenty of "sand" back of the new market move- ment that is to be started immediately, and not next year or later. It is to be called the Philadelphia Wholesale Floral Co., or Commission Co. — we are not quite certain which. The stock is to be held entirely by growers, dealers and persons connected with the business. We are also informed that all the prominent Philadel- phia growers are interested. The flowers are to be sold on commission under the management of a committee appointed or ordered by the stockholders. While the principal stock to be handled is cut flowers, there is to be kept in addition everything required about a cut flower store or grower's establishment, such as seeds, bulbs and all appliances. This seems like a business undertaking for the good of the trade. Personally we don't like the way in which it is said the flow- ers are to be handled. We would prefer that each man handle his own stock, which would keep the competition feat- ure, so essential to the life of trade, a prominent factor. We are glad, however, to be able to report something, even if it is onlya suspicion, and thatis all it really seems to be, as nobody will say a word authoritatively about the movement, yet there seems to be something more than rumor in it. Why this secrecy? If it won't stand the light now it does not say much for the market later on. At the last meeting of the Horticult- ural Society the coming chrysanthe- mum show received considerable atten- tion. The committee on arrangements were directed to prepare at once a plan of the available space in the Academy of Music and lay out the aisles and tables and also to select a position for a flower booth from which flowers are to be sold. This space is to be let to the highest bidder. Sealed proposals are to be sent to the secretary up to October 16, when they will be opened. The committee re- serve the right to accept or reject bids as they think will be for the best interests of the society. Robert Kift proposed as a new feature that there be exhibits invited from other horticultural societies and florists' clubs giving chrysanthemum shows, making a sort of inter-city contest. Philadelphia for instance will exchange with Boston, New York, Buffalo, Baltimore, Chicago and other cities, one hundred fine blooms. These will be entered in the name of the srciety or club sending them. They will be long stemmed flowers and arranged in one large vase resting on a low table or the floor and placed so as to be seen from all sides. The finest vase in the collection to be awarded a premium in the shape of a cup or diploma, the home city of course not competing with the others. The flowers necessary to make these exhibits should be first-class in every respect and great care given to their packing and shipment. The expense should be borne by the local club or society, and while it might be considerable it would be more than returned in gate receipts. The re- porters would have plenty to talk about in describing the entries of the different cities and the fact that the local club's exhibit had received the premium in other cities would be a good drawing card to any show. A committee was appointed to communicate with the secretaries of other societies and try and get their co- operation in bringing about such a dis- A special feature of the exhibition is to be a display of vegetables; exhibits of this character were at one time very popular and it is proposed to revive the interest in farm and garden products by offering liberal premiums. Geo. Huester, Paul Huebner and Ches- ter Davis recently spent a few days in Pittsburg, a sort of advance guard look- ing up rooms for their stay during the convention next year. Mr. Henry Pfister of the White House conservatories was in town lately. K. Chicago. Business continues to improve gradu- ally. Local demand for the better qual- ity of stock is now fairly steady. The retail boys feel encouraged once more to carry a stock, something they hadn't thought of doing for months past. The shipping trade is also reviving, and con- siderable stock was disposed of through those channels. Rose stock is plentiful though, but the increased demand has made no impression on prices in general; first quality rules firmly at $3 for such varieties as Bridesmaid, Testout, Kaiserin and Meteor. The bulk, however, sells at from $1 to $2. Beauties continue in steady demand, with prices firm at $1.50 per dozen for Al long stemmed and $1 for medium long; the cut is fairly large, but few good flowers go to waste. Carnations have advanced a little, the best going as high as $1, and 75 cents for the bulk. In pinks we note some very fine Sweet brier. Nancy Hanks and Wm. Scott. Lizzie McGowau leads in white; some very good Uncle John also may be noted. Silver Spray is abundant, but not of very good quality, with the excep tion of an occasional lot here and there. Portia in red is the best at present. Vio- lets of the small single variety have made their appearance, but the demand for them is very slow. Valley was in brisk demand this week and the stock ran short on several days, but there is plenty in sight from now on. The only outdoor stock worth men- tioning is cosmos, which in fairly good supply sells readily. Dahlias in some localities were nipped by Tuesday night's 198 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ frost, but the dahlia crop is a poor one anyway this year, so the loss cuts little figure. There is quite a call tor aspara- gus, which this year the same as last is mostly received from outside points. New York. Cooler weather has caused a temporary slacking up in the quantity of roses corn- ing in, and a very decided improvement in quality. The windows of the retail flo- rists generally show indications of reviv- ing industry, and as a rule are already exceedinglv attractive. The wholesalers and the market begin to present a busy appearance. Carnations are selling well if of fine quality, and white flowers of all kinds show a gratifying advance in de- mand. The sale of McFadden's orchids was only fairly attended, and the prices ruled low on most of the lots. Auctioneer Elliott was evidently not satisfied with his congregation. "You understand the quarters better than the dollars. Heav- ens and earth! I'll sell any mortal thing, myself in it, if I can only get a bid," he exclaimed in despair. But much of the stock was in poor health, and evidently the cream of the famous collection had been withheld or sold previously. The best price obtained was $18 for Cypripe- dium leucorrhodum with three growths. August Rolker & Sons have made alter- ations in their store on West 24th street which add much to its convenience and general appearance. E. C. Horan's cut flower establishment on 27th street has been thoroughly overhauled inside and out, and carnations ought to bring half a dollar a hundred more in consequence. Edwin Lonsdale of Philadelphia and Sam Goldring of Albany were noted among the interested attendants at the auction sale. bowling team, which was taken as it was meant. The committee having in charge the raising of a guarantee fund for the chrysanthemum show have met with such opposition that a special meeting of the Florists club has been called to decide what shall be done in the matter, whether it shall be continued or done away with altogether. R. F. T. St. Louis. All the delegates to the convention ar- rived home safely, and express themselves as more than pleased at the reception accorded them at Atlantic City. Those who did not attend will have to endure for a long time the reminders of what they have missed. The bowling team was let down rather easy after the poor showing they made; it may be that sev- eral games rolled here with the pins at regulation distance can account for the lenient treatment. Theinnovation intro- duced, that is, the shooting contest, seems to have taken strong hold upon some of the members, and in all probabil- ity will lead to the formation of some kind of an organization for its continu- ance. At a meeting of the committee having the chrysanthemum show in charge com- mittees were appointed and granted an allowance to provide for music, decora- tions and advertising. It was also de- cided to print small notices announcing the show, to be used by the florists in their correspondence, bills and so forth. It was decided also to have a daily pro- gramme printed announcing the awards of the previous days, and the special feat- ures for each day as they occur. The regular meeting of the club was held on the 13th with a very poor at- tendance present; very little besides rout- ine business was transacted, nobody seeming to have recovered from the break in the regular routine caused by the convention. Mr. Weber gave a descrip- tion of the trip and entertainment for the benefit of those who had not been pres- ent, and poked considerable fun at the Boston. There seems to be a fair amount of busi- ness coming in to the various centers and a general hopefulness prevails. The amount of trade is not large but it is far ahead of the summer volume and is re- markably steady for the season. Roses show the good effects of the cooler weather and are coming in good shape. Outdoor flowers are about finished. Horticultural Hall was gay on Satur- day, September 22, with hardy asters. Every year seems to add to the variety and beauty of these useful fall blooming plants and no hardy herbaceous bed is complete without them. The collection shown by Geo. HoUis was rich in rare species and beautiful new varieties. The changes in business are fewer than usual for this season of the year. Bow- ditch & Co. will move October 1 from their present location under the Tremont House to 168 Tremont street, wherethey will have a store admirably fitted lor a first-class florist business. Geo. A. Suth- erland is making extensive alterations and improvements in his store on Brom- field street. There was a meeting of parties inter- ested in bowling at the office of Welch Bros, on Saturday, September 22. Future matches and challenges are talked of but nothing definite is yet decided upon. Possibly the meeting of the Carnation Society next February may furnish the incentive for a little tournament. Ernst Asmus passed through Boston on Monday last bound for the happy hunt- ing grounds in the remote corner of Maine. Jackson Dawson is ofl' on a col- lecting expedition in the wilds of Rhode Island. Cincinnati. The shipping trade is improving, so is the quality of stock. American Beauties are coming in more rapidly, and find ready sale at 15 cents forthe best. Brides and all white flowers are very scarce, the supply not equal to the demand, and now that frost' has put in its appearance outdoor stuff will be pretty well used up. Mermets and Bridesmaid, as well as Perlcs, are improving and sell at 3 and 4 cents for the select. Carnations are selling for 1 cent, and are coming in fairly well. Lily of the valley as grown by Magrie & George is in fine form, and brings 4 cents, with good demand. Trade in all branches is much better in this city. Our retail stores are busy with funeral and decorative work. On Saturday the Globe Clothing Com- pany opened its doors to the public, but not until the florists had added the finish- ing touches. Jules Baer had several orig- inal designs. Sunderbruch's Sons also furnished several designs and 2,000 roses. You see they can't get along without the florist no matter bow choice and fine the stock of goods displayed. A recent visit to Fred Waltz's green- houses shows that Fred has been busy during the past few months; his mums are the best to be seen around our city. Two houses especially are fine; in one he has about two hundred plants of a white seedling; they now have buds about the size of a dime, and Fred says will be ready for market by October 5. Last year this same seedling was shown in fine form at our October 14 meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' Society. In another house he has all the new varieties of last year, or at least all the good ones. Major Bonnaffon is the shortest in the house, being 5 feet high. Mrs. E. G. Hill is fully eight feet, and numerous other kinds 6 to 7 feet; the foliage is faultless, and the flowers will certainly be likewise. Fred is also quite an expert with seedling cannas, and one especially is a bright crimson edged with yellow, very showy, and of a dwarf character. His seedling carnations are also looking well; the most promising one is a bright scarlet. The balance of his stock is doing well, especially the Marechal Niel house, which is the only one of the kind around our city. The new rose Mrs. W. C. Whitney grown by E. G. Hill & Co. is selling well and commanding a good price. It is beautiful in color, foliage and vtry fra- grant, and a good keeper. John Fries of Newport, Ky., reports a large wedding decoration for the 26th. Uncle John has also built two more green- houses 100x20 feet for growing roses and carnations. Our visitors during the week were Fred and Geo. Waltz of Wilmington,©.; Frank McGregor of Springfield, 0.; Frank Pent- land of Lockland, 0.; Mrs. John Lodder and Miss Hoeffner of Hamilton, O.; and F. H. Troy, for Pitcher & Manda. Indianapolis. The regular meeting of the Florists' Club for September was well attended. Two new members were elected. The picnic committee reported all bills settled and was released with thanks. Mr. Par- ker, chairman of committee on Crown Hill Cemetery matters, reported progress; probably the trustees will arrange to build suitable greenhouses and employ a competent supervising florist. Mr. John Hartje read a paper, "The Ideal Florist." Among his remarks he mentioned in par- ticular that those people who put funeral notices in newspapers mentioning "no flowers" generally have the best and most profuse flowers, they preferring to have only first-class material and not so much rubbish as is sometimes sent indiscrimin- ately. The paper created a great deal of discussion. A committee on bowling was appointed to investigate and report if a suitable bowling place can be arranged for by sell- ing sufficient stock to the members to build one. The following committee was appointed to join a like committee of the state society to act in entertaining and otherwise taking care of all visiting flo- rists and others during the coming chrys- anthemum show: Frank Alley, E. A. Parker, Prof. Walker, W. H. Kelley, a reception to be held Thursday evening, November 8. The whole committee on chrysanthe- mum show of the state society met at the Dennison Hotel, this city, on September 11. All business to be decided by the wholecommittee was discussed and acted upon. The State Horticultural Society will again make an exhibit of fruit and will hold their annual meeting at the state house during that week. The regu- lar and special premium list amounts to between $1200 and $1300. Complete programmes and premium lists will be issued about October 10. The committee on reception to join a like committee of the Indianapolis Florists Club was chosen as follows: Anthony Wiegand, J. t8g4. The American Florist. 199 D. Carmody, W. Latigstaff, J. S. Stuart. The Indiana State Fair was held near this city September 17 to 22; it was a great success, weather being very fine. The Horticultural hall was only partly filled, fruit display small and in plants only two good displays; one very good amateur display. Anthony Wiegand re- ceived first premiums on best display of plants, caladiums, variegated plants and vases; Bertermann Bros, first on palms, ferns and lycopods, blooming begonias, cannas, asters, geraniums, funeral designs, bouquets, cut flowers, gladiolus, most original show design and most original funeral design; John Rieman & Co. first on floral baskets; W. W. Coles, Kokomo, first on cut roses; Chas. Wheatcraft first on hanging baskets and foliage begonias. The arrangements in the floral hall were a disgrace to our profession, the superin- tendent having taken a pattern after the horticultural building at the World's Fair, a very appropriate name would have been "Fakir Hall," all kinds of de- vices being for sale in the avenues of the building. Another year this must be changed or no florist will be found there. The grounds in general are in wretched condition. A storm two weeks ago tore away a part of the greenhouses at the Deaf and Dumb Institution, also many fine shade trees. Bertermann Bros, were also dam- aged about $50 in broken glass, etc. Another greenhouse firm is reported to be under way,; surely no need for any more in this neighborhood. Business is slowly reviving. W. B. Reco^ flofei). Xenia, O.— J. J. Lamperthas remodeled and improved four houses. Chester, Pa.— Thos. F. Delahunt is adding a new house 20xl04. Syracuse, N. Y. — The American Nur- serv Co. started in business here last MoNTicELLO, III. — W. F. Smith and sister of Tuscola, are building a green- house here. Bloomington, III. — Mr. Andrew Wash- burn has opened a floral store on North Main street. Sterling, Kans. — R. J, Shay has built a greenhouse in which to grow early veg- etables and plants. Bloomington, III. — Trade is opening up nicely and think we will do more busi- ness than expected. Northampton, Mass. — Mrs. J. Kirsten has resumed the florist business conducted here by her late husband. NicKERSON, Kans. — Mrs. C. E. Decker has sold her greenhouse and stock to Henry Clure of Sterling, Kans. Auburn, Me.— .\ severe hail storm smashed all the glass on the greenhouse of Cornelius Chippendale on Septembers. Lapeer, Mich. — W. H. Watson is buildmg four additional greenhouses which will give him 3,000 feet of new glass. New Bedford, Mass.— Stephen E. Shaw will erect a greenhouse 10i,2x26 on the east side of State street, south of Willis street. Ipswich, Mass. — Benjamin Fewkes is making extensive improvements in his establishment, including new heating apparatus. Seattle, Wash.— Mr. S. T. Kelsey Jr., 86 Sullivan Block, will act as agent for the Pacific States for Harlan P. Kelsey of Kawana, N. C. Bellevue, Pa.— Mr. Henry Eichholz, formerly with Mr. Fred Burki, has rented the greenhouses of Mrs. J. F. Nitterhouse at Waynesborough, Pa. Kingston, N. Y. — Pye & Mueller have sold their business in this city to D. B. Stow, who will continue it. Messrs. Pye & Mueller will move to Key West, Fla. Huntsville, Ala. — Chase Bros, have leased the Wells farm, which lies opposite their nursery, for a term of three years. This will give them a total of 600 acres. San Francisco. — The California State Floral Society has changed the dates for the coming chrysanthemum show from November 15, 16 and 17 to November 1, 2 and 3. Bloomsburg, Pa.— Mr. J. W. Mann has resigned his position with Mr. J. L. Dillon after being in Mr. Dillon's employ for 12 years. His plans for the future are not yet settled. Louisville, Ky. — Messrs. Nanz & Neuner have purchased the six green- houses of Morat & Sons and have added them to their plant at St. Mathews. Messrs. Morat & Sons retire from the business. Ypsilanti, Mich. — Chas. F. Krzysske has purchased the greenhouse and stock of Mrs. A. E. Bo we and has removed the same to his place on South Washington street. Mrs. Bowe retires from the business. Webster, Mass. — The greenhouse plant leased and run by Eugene O'Hara the last ten years will now be managed by the owner, Mrs. A. L. Converse, assisted by F. C. Riebe. A house 40x16 for carna- tions has been added to the plant. Lincoln, Neb.— A chrysanthemum show will be held here next November. At a meeting of professionals and amateurs recently held the Lincoln Chrysanthemum Society was organized with Mr. J. H. Had- kinson as temporary president and sec- retary. Omaha, Neb. — The co-partnership here- tofore existing between J. R. McPherson and Robert F. Rain, under the name of the Elm Park Floral Co., has been dis- solved by mutual consent, Robert F. Rain retiring, and J. R. McPherson continuing the business. Bloomington, III. — Mr. Andrew Wash- burn has added four greenhouses to his plant this year and taken into partner- 'ship his son, Frank L. Washburn, and they will conduct a florist and seed busi- ness at 531 N. Main street, under thefirm name of A. Washburn & Son. Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Wealthy Avenue Floral Company is makiug ex- tensive alterations and improvements in their plant at 891 Wealthy avenue. Two new greenhouses, one 22x112 and the other 14x60 feet, are being built and two new boilers arc being put in. Collinsville,Ill. — Miss Annie, daugh- ter of Mr. John Kropf, the florist, died September 13, aged 20 years. Miss Kropf was a great favorite among her friends and acquaintances and the funeral was very largely attended. Mr. Kropf's many friends in the trade will be deeply grieved to learn of his afiliction. New Orleans, La — Mr. Alfred Staep- houd, foreman for Mr. E. Valdejo, was found drowned in the greenhouse pond in but two feet of water. He is supposed to have fallen into the pond while in an epi- leptic fit. He was in full charge of the establishment during the absence of Mr. and Mrs, Valdejo on a trip to France. Albuquerque, N. M. — Fred Moore, a florist trom Chicago, died at the city building September 6, and was buried at city expense. He was kindly cared for after his wants became known by ladies of the Episcopal church. He said he had relatives in Chicago who refused him aid when appealed to during his last illness. Galesburg, 111.— I. L. Pillsbury is building two new greenhouses here, one a rose house 20x100, the other a propa- gating house SxlOO. He will remove his wholesale rooted cutting business from Macomb to this city on account of the better shipping facilities. The retail busi- ness will be carried on at both places as before. Lenox, Mass.— The floral tub parade on September 15 was one of the most elaborate and successful ever held. There were 31 carriages in line and all were decorated with flowers in the most ex- travagant manner. Hydrangeas, gladi- oli, clematis, asparagus, dahlias, asters and wild flowers were used in enormous quantities. The turnout attracted a great crowd of sight seers. Ionia, Mich.— A hail storm of phenom- inal character for this locality struck this city September 7. Hail stones and chunks of ice of all shapes and dimensions, from the size of a good sized pocket knife to that of a hickory nut, some edged with sharp barbs like sand burs, were gathered up after the storm. Fortunately it was of short duration or the damage to glass and vegetation would have been enor- mous. Only a few hundred lights of glass were smashed. Leominster, Mass. — To see carnation Grace Wilder in all its original glory go to Jos. Fuller's. Whether it be Leomin- ster soil. Fuller's skill or a combination of the two deponent saith not, but even old acquaintances would scarcely recog- nize her as she appears here full of vigor and of unexcelled color. Other carnations and chrysanthemums are looking well also. When the flower trade languishes Mr. Fuller has only to turn for comfort to a twelve acre field of asparagus which for profitable returns leaves the flower trade far behind and in spring time fur- nishes employment to all the early risers in the neighborhood. Saginaw, Mich.— The Courier-Herald of September 9 says: "Friday evening the board of cemetery commissioners opened bids for planting and maintaining the flower beds in the cemeteries. There were three bidders for the contract, as follows: Mrs. George Waldbauer, $172; William Roethke, $242, and Charles Frueh, $215. The contract was awarded to Mrs. Waldbauer, she being the lowest bidder. The flower beds that must be maintained under this contract are six- teen in number and this year contain 7,763 plants." If the number of plants to be supplied is correctly given this would be an average of only a trifle over 21,3 cents per plant. If the plants are to be anything more than rooted cuttings there can't be much money in the con- tract. 200 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ St. Paul, Minn. Several severe frosts have quite effect- ually killed outside flowers. This has helped trade to a certain extent, but it is not as brisk as it might be. Country or- ders are coming in quite freely and funeral work is in good demand. This tends to keep the supply pretty well used up. The supply of roses is good and of fine qual- ity. Meteor, Kaiserin, Bridesmaid, Perle and Beauty are extra nice. Carnations are in good demand with but a small supply. Growers are now putting in outside stock, repairing broken glass and making ready for winter. Carnations are all housed. While those that were watered freely during the summer are looking well those that had no water are very weak and inferior. My former reports would indicate that field grown carnations were better than usual this year, but quite an extended trip of careful observation about town and in Minneapolis fails to reveal many first-class plant'-. Of the thousands seen only two houses could be termed strictly first-class. The display of plants and cut flowers at the Minnesota State Fair was very poor, the quality below the average, while the number entered was very small. It is hard to make the average grower believe that a display requiring several days work in carting, arranging and caring for the plants, with the risk of damage, etc., netting him from $25 to $50 in pre- miums, is at all profitable. Coming at a time when every one is busy with his fall ■work, it never receives the attention that it deserves. During the past two weeks we have had several nice showers, quite breaking the long drouth, but too late to be of any practical benefit to vegetation. We have also had quite a severe cold wave, the thermometer going down to the freezing point. This necessitates constant night firing if one's houses would be free from mildew. The beds at the parks are still looking fine, and our citrzenshave good reason to feel proud of the achievements in the floral line this season. The Mrs. Beadsley gera- niums still retain all their beauty and wealth of bloom and commend themselves to every lover of flowers in and out of the trade as an excellent bedding variety. They are the best pink we have seen. A visit to the principal growers about town reveals a large increase over former years in the number of roses planted, the usual number of carnations and chrysan- themums and a very perceptible decrease in the number of bulbs planted of all kinds. Even that old favorite, Harrisii, seems to have been discarded by many. Chris Hansen's roses are in good shape and are now in crop. He is cuttingabout a thousand daily and finds a ready mar- ket for them. Some few spots of mildew were seen but he has checked it and with steady night firing there is but little dar- ger of damage from that source. E. F. Lemke is also cutting a nice lot of roses. His son is now manager of the floral de- partment at Donaldson's Glass Block in Minneapolis. L. L. May & Co. 's houses, as usual, are looking well. Their stock of roses, car- nations and mums is looking exception- ally fine. They are putting in the usual number of bulbs, Harrisii, Romans, nar- cissus, tulips, hyacinths, etc. Their new houses are now completed, giving them 7,000more feetof glass. They are planted to roses and carnations, are built with the short span to the south and are model houses in every detail. A cheap, light and practical sash lift is used, quite unique and the first of the kind we have S'en in the city. If it continues to work as well as it now does and is duraWe its value is assured. The annual meeting of the Minnesota Florists' Society was held in this city on the 13th inst., Pres. Malmquist occupy- ing the chair. The following were e'ected officers for the coming year: President, James Souden, St. Paul; vice-president, E. Nagel, Minneapolis; secretary. Robt. A. Currie. St. Paul; treasurer, R. S. Wess- ling, Minneapolis; executive committee, L. G. Venzke, A. S. Swanson, of St. Paul, G. Malmquist of Minneapolis. The by- laws in regard to membership fees and dues were suspended and all florists in the state invited to become members of the association. The secretary was in- structed to call a special meeting for one month hence. The attendance was not large but all present were enthusiastic over the prospect of a good strong soci- ety being formed and monthly meetings being held the coming winter. The sub- ject for discussion next meeting is the advisability of using oil for fuel. The re- tiring secretary, A. S. Swanson, has been a hard worker for the success of the society and much is due to his efforts. The new officers are all well known enthu- siastic growers and with co-operation on the part of the members should make the state association a power in florist cir- cles. Felix. Pewaukee, Wis. — Mr. George Pefl(;r, the nurseryman, died at his home here September 11 aged 73 years. Mr. Peffer was born in Bavaria in 1821 and emi- grated with his parents in 1835. He reached Milwaukee in 1841 and in 1842 came to Pewaukee. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. AdvertlBements under tbis 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 WANTED -Ab Kardener and farm lo manaeer: thorouglily e.\perlenced: English: mar- ried; age 3ti. Address D. care Am. Florist. QITL'ATIO.V WANTED-As florist jr assistant; 15 lO years' e.\l)ertence in private and commercial trade. Private place preferred. Good references. Address J T S. care American Florist. Chicago. QITUATION WANTED-By young man in retail O store. Experienced. Good character. Can take entire charge. First class references. Address W B L, 32S Flushing Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. QITUATION WANTBD-As orchid and plant grower O by Englishman, 12 years' good practical experi- ence; private or commercial; age2.S. highest testimoni- als. Address C H. Short Hills. New Jersey. SITUATION WANTED-By gardener, landscaper and florist: English; 10 years' experience: best habits and references. Want place In Ills, or Wis. J20, board, lodging and washing required. Address KICH.UID Tho.m.vs, Box 412. Neoga. 111. QITUATION WANTED-By a successful grower of k> cut flowers and plants: good propagator and de- signer; competent to take full charge. 13 years' expe- rience, American, single, age 35; good recommenda- tions. Clakk, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-As assistant by young American, single: used to tlrst-class retail trade: store or greenhouse work: can take charge: practical, reliable worker; good salesman: abstainer. Good references. Address E P 1', care Am. Florist. QITUATK IN W ANTBD-By a young German-Amer- y} lean lady, to take :cliargc of a flne retail flower store; understands design work of all kinds of cut, artlflclal and dried flowers. Address Miss B. liiLijEsiiEi.M, General Delivery. Baltimore, Md. SITUATION WANTED-By energetic young man as foreman or assistant In private or conimerclal glace; well up in orchids, stove and greenhouse plants, arrly perennials and other branches of horticulture; can also help in ufhce. Address A M, care American Florist, Chicago. QITUATION VVANTED-Comniercial or private, as yj foreman, by an expert In roses, carnations, violets, bulb forcing and general stock; 7 years In last place; life experience: married, no Incumbrance. Reference flrst-class; age itt years. Address with all particulars, B. GAUDlvNEIl, Elmira, Chumung Co., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED- After Oct. 15th. as foreman on commercial place of 2j.000ormore feetof glass, where roses are made a specialty. References: N. F. McCarthy, 1 Music Hall Place. Boston: or A. Mont- gomery, care E. M. Wood & Co., Natlck, Mass M, care American Florist. Chicago. WANTED— Hot water heater, small size. Address E. K. Venex. Conneaut, Ohio. WANTED— At once: good all round, sober florist. State wages with board and lodging. Write quickly. Send copy of references. M. C. Long, San Antonio, Texas. WANTED— 80 second-hand hotbed sash «x3. three lights. AlsoBOOfeet of 2-lnch iron piping. Send estimates to James Lawrence. Groton, Mass, WANTED— Florist and gardener, a good willing worker that understands taking care of an orchard and can attend to small greenqouse. Wages dependent on capability. For particulars inquire H. A. ALDRICH, Neoga, 111. WANTED— Man to care for lawn, garden, flowers, horse and cow. and make himself generally use- ful. Wages $25. OO per month. All applicants please give age, experience, nationality and references. G. E. DiLI.EY. Palestine. Te.xas. WANTED— A good working, single man, as assist- ant. A good grower of roses and carnations; one who does not use liquor, tobacco or swear. Send references and state wages. Address Iowa, care American Florist, Chicago. WANTED— A firstrclass florist to manage the flower department in a large dry goods store: must be competent to make up designs, and have first-class reftrences from former employer. Apply to Syndicate Trading Co.. 120 Franklin St., New York. WANTED— Young man of 20. with greenhouse or seed experience; must write a good hand, have intelligence, work and ambition. Have opportunity to grow into good position in seed business. Address with particulars and references. HORTICULTURE. Care American Florist. OR SALE CHEAP — One water-back. Address Lewis Turner, Kenosha. Wis. F F OR SALE CHE AP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about S75. Vaughans Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. F OR SALE— Hot water boiler and 800 feet J-inch pipe. Price $150. Tills Is a liargain. Address Wisconsin Flowek Exchange, Milwaukee, Wis. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $175. Vaughan's Seed Store. I4tj & 148 West Washington St.. Chicago. IilOR SALE— 800 feet 4-lnch hot water pipe and flt- ' tings, six cents per foot on ground. 1.5(JU pots, from 2% to ti-lnch: will sell at one-tnlrd cost. CoRBHEY & McKellar. tlfi Wabash Ave , Chicago. FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouses, either 15.000 or ;W,UOU square feet of glass, stocked with best variety of roses. Or will take partner with Jl.OOO capi- tal. Address A. T. .Jackson, ctatlon X. Chicago. FOR LEASE— Splendid opportunity for establishing paying floral bUBlness. Seven acres Atlantic City Ward, Norfolk, greenhouse l^HxCiO, hot water heater, hotbeds, choice fruit trees. For lease for o years from October 1. Proper party with capital might make other arrangements. Address WILLIAM Lamb, Norfolk. Va. FOR SALE OR LEASE— Florist business In one of the finest cities and health resorts In Colorado; 5 greenliouses, each 75 by 20 feet, also dwelling; all eated with steam, and well stocked with roses, car- nations, mums and violets. Trade wholesale and retail. Will sell stock and givelong lease on the place, or will sell the whole place on easy terms. Reason for selling poor health. Address ViCToit Johnson, box SS4. Colorado Springs, Colo. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefirmof UHLMANN & HAISCH. of Memphis, Tenn., has been dissolved li}' mutual consent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN, who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and v?ho will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. Healthy Violets MARIE LOUISE JS4.00 per hundred. Cash with order. C. L. DOLE, Lockport, N. Y. FOR SALE. Six (6) greenhouses, two hot water boilers, about 2000 feet 2-inch wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., lot of hotbed sash, frames, benches and about 35,000 flower pots. The entire plant will be sold at a very low cash price, as the whole must be removed off the premises before Sept. 1st. For particulars address l. R. MUNN, station C, Brooklyn, N. Y. i894- The American Florist. 201 1000 MERHKTS, 6n0 NIPHETOS, 1000 BRIDES, 150 TESTOUTS. AU from SU-lnch standard pots. These are In the very best of condition and as large as a great deal of the stock shipped from ;i-Inch pots. Per doz. 75c.; per 100 $5.0,; per 1000 $45.00. ^y Samples free to Intending purchasers. Pandanus Utilis. 6-inch pots J5.00 per dozen 5-inch pots 3.0i per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3>^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 J6 2>^-inch pots, " 60c; " $4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " J3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to 15 inches high, per dozen jil.OO; per 100 $8.00 2>^-inch pots, " 65c; " $4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. ROSES SND GfiRNSTIONS MERMETS, BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from 3J^-inch pots, 86.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 25.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum, 2i,Jinch pots, $3.00 per 100; from 4-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assoited varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. One Hundred Thousand Roses in stock, 2, 3 and 4-inch pots. All the principal varieties are grown, and are in fine condition. Also a full line of Florists plants. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION. Send in your list and get lowest figures. We also offer 25,000 Nursery Grown SHADE TREES from 8 to 14 feet high, such as Silver Maples, Red Maples, Hlack Walnut, Etmg, Lombardy Poplars, I5ir' AND IN FINE CONDITION. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THK 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 greenfiouse 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 m any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Ziist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLTJSHINO, Qneens, Co., K. T. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to the trade at Wholesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY3 Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. 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 IIXKJ. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. ROSES. tT;oor:». FOR QUICK SALE. American Beauty. :i>^; and "l-lnch pots. f45.00. Bride. Mermet. Perle, Bridesmaid. Duchess of Edin- hurg, :i).^-lnch. fao.OO. CARNATIONS, strong, Garfield, Russell, Grace Wilder, K5.00. ADDUESS BRANT & NOE, or LOUIS M. NOE, Forest Glen. 111. I\IaEr«s. J. B. DEAMUD & CO., 34 & 36 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. PHONE 223 MAIN. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders witli First-Class riowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, ""eTuIl^"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS KANUS. e TO 72 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mall, tele- CUT SXRINQS ) or small quantities to ai i. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in largre or small quantities to any part of the country. graph or telephone. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. METAL FLORAL DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City E.xhibition. SEITX) :F'0R. OA-T-^LOOXJE. Metal Designs just received from our factory in Paris, a rich assortment of the very latest styles of Metal Wreaths Crosses, Bou- quets, etc., tastefully decorated with porcelain flowers; all at reasonable prices. Send for trial shipment, linxiting cost, and leaving assortment to yours truly, August Rdlker & Sons, Moui Vnrlr 136 W. 24th Street. nCn I UIKi p. O. Statiou E. August Rolker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- tember and October. l^aluiH sold on Tuesdays only. The Rose Growers Standard SHIPPING BOXES FrankL Moore, Ctiatham, N.J. FOLDING 'm£ 'PRAIRIE rOLDINS FLOMR fff^r! MPAPER FDR nUTFLDVIERS. ^ BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Wuter-prooted. Doiihle Mnnlllu lined, Strnwboard. Shipped flat, packed KiU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson 8S Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 14-OZ PINE STREET, (Saccessor to ELLISON « KUEHN), *if^ WHOLESALE ^S«^ X122 niSTE STE-EET, Sit:. l^ot;ll(Sy JVEo. A complete line of Wire Designs. Cycas Leaves, '^'^a'c'^75^"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^^i.""'' Chicago. Mention American Florlat. i8g4. The American Florist. 203 E. H. HUNT. Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BTTIiBS AND ALI. FI.OBISTS' SUFFIiIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, OtIIOA.OO. A. I.. RANDALL, wtioiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OXXICA-O-O. Our Boses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties^ NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special atteHtton. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OHIO.A.GrO. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. .^.— CHICAGO. We are prepared to till your orders with flrat-class flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. Z BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., 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 CAUEFtn.LV attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIE.S: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desig^is, Bulbs, Lough's Florists Photographs. Catalo^es. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©^RoPeAafe MarfteCA. Cut Flowers. New York. Sept. 25. Roses, average stock l.tW® 3.00 •■ Beauty lOO® 6.0U •■ B"lne selected 10.00020 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 Kalserln 3.00® 6.00 CamatlODB . colored BOO 1.50 Asters, white. 75® l.bO flnestblooms 1.00® 2.C0 VaUey 3.00 Gladioli 1 00 Smllai 8.00@10.00 AaparaBUs 25.00®35.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 BOSTON. Sept. 25. Roses 1.00® 3.00 Carnations iSt }SS Asters 50® 1.00 Gladiolus .IS T-Sii Valley 3.00® 4.00 Tuberoses =0® .i5 Stephanotls _.^ J-OO Adlantum .o.'JiiilSn Smllax 12.00@16.00 Asparagus - 50.00 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26. Koses, small 2.0O large teas 3.00® 4.00 •• Belutles B.OO® 8.00 Carnations '^=® Iffi Vallpv 4.00 Smllai' ■.■.■.■.'.■.■.'.■.■.■ 12.00®15.00 Asparagns 35 00®60.1JO Asters ■..,••■ .'6® 1.00 Gladiolus, perlOOstalks tloO Tuberoses - -^OO Tlolets (Single), 100 bunches *'''■'"'.,. n„«>,n nn Cattleyas •^^■591 ^''■^S Sweet peas ??f , m Adlantum 76® 1.00 CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Roses. La France. Meteor 3.00® 4.00 Beauty 8.00®lo.00 Kalserln 3.00® 4.00 General assortment, per 1000. .f5®$10 Carnations, long -20® .to fancies ^Sfi® HSS Auratum lilies t.OO® 8.00 Sweet Peas.'.'.'!...'..'.'.' 10® -30 ST. Loins, Sept. 24. Roses, Perles, Wootton 2.jX)@ 3.00 Bride, Mermet, Albany, La France.. 3.00® 4.00 Kalserln 4.00® 6.00 Bridesmaid, Meteors 3.00® 4.00 •' Beauty 5.00®2U.OO Smllax 15.00®18.U) Violets, single, per 100 25c Carnations, long 1-00 short .50 Ferns, fancy, per 1000 $1.75 Buffalo. Sept. 25. Roses, Beauties 10.0o®15.00 " Mermet. Bride, J. 00® COO Perles, Gontler, Hoste 3.00® 4.00 " Meteors 4.00® 0.00 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.2o short 00® .70 Valley 300 Adlantum 1-^6 Smllax I5.00®20.00 Asparagus 50.00 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! 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 1 Music Hail Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCTIONEERS, When wrltlnE mention the American Flokist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Z>Xillac].elpIll<%, X>a. Mention American Florist- THE LEADING FAVORITES ; American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-cIass trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Florists, 49 West 281b St., NEW YORK. SPRING. SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. in dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily If tie ?alley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN., . 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, WHOLESALE ♦ FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Frice list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IH QuT* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. THEO. ROEHHS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NE\Ai^ YORK: CITY. Established 1879 204 The American Florist. Sept. 2p, Mechanic Falls, Me. A very severe hail storm passed through this section September 5 at 5 p. m., doing a great amount of damage to farm crops and fruit. Hail stones weighing two and three ounces and measuring 2V4 inches in diameter were about the average size. Glass in dwelling houses was broken, apples stripped from the trees and plants of all kinds were nearly ruined. My loss on glass in greenhouses was 3,500 lights, 10x12 double and single thick. Seven hundred carnations out of doors were very badly damaged. My loss on plants and damage on glass will be about $200. Geo. M. Roak of Auburn, Me., had 2,000 lights of glass broken, slight damage to plants. Scribner of Lewiston, Me., lost 1,100 lights. To show the size and force of the hail stones a new corrugated steel roof on the machine shop is dented as though it had been pounded with a hammer. W. F. MiLLIKEN. Houston, Texas. Trade has been dull all the summer, but not fi[uite so bad as last year. Things are beginning to look better, and the prospect for the fall and winter trade is good. W. M. Bamberge, who has been in busi- ness oa St. Charles street, is selling out and is going to Honduras, C. A., to col- lect orchids for some northern houses. Wm. Kutschbatch has changed one of his houses into a "paper house," making the top and sides entirely of the new Ger- man substitute for glass. The firm of Mrs. N. E. Westgate & Son is dissolved. Mrs. Westgate will continue the retail plant and cut flower business, and W. W. Westgate will take the whole- sale part, wild smilax, evergreens and na- tive plants; he is also starting a market garden a few miles outside the city. M. V. Wright is building another large house. W. We learn from the John C. Moninger Co., of Chicago, manufacturers of green- house building material, that during the past season, in spite of the dull times, their business has considerably exceeded that of the previous year. This certainly shows faith in the future by a large num- ber in the trade, and it is significant that of the many new houses reported in our news columns the great majority are ad- ditions to existing establishments and not new ventures. In the advertisement of Mr. Edwin Lonsdale in our issue of September 8 the offer of field grown plants of Helen Keller carnation at $3.00 per 100 was an error due to a slip of the pen in preparing the copy. The rate should have been $3 00 per dozen, as it now appears in the adv. The TTnited Lily of the Valley growers of Schle&wig^-Holstein, Germany, Liiu oi 1116 Valley riDS, 1st quality, warranted, at low prices f . o b Hamburg. Comniiinlcatlone ami "Tderw artdresHto CARL STAMMLER. Director. Segeberg. Germany l"tT luu Per 1000 LIlluniHarrlsll.Wllnches 15.00 Ri.OU Paper White Grandlflora \ Ih 10.00 KngllBh Mllltrack Mushroom Spawn, per lb. 10c; per ifi) lbs. $8.10. Jusi received, a laree conslffnment of Black Callas, extra nl/.e. .?10.00 per lOU. Metal UeHltTis and FlorlBta Baskets. Special price list on application. 404 E. 34th Street, NEW VOKK. GLADIOLUS- COLVILLI ALBA. S00,000 :Btill3S in stools:. SPIR/EA GOMPAGTA GRANDIFLORA. 30,000 in stock for October delivery. SEGERS & CO., LISSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe. B®"Write for prices FJ'oi* VILMORIN'S ELECTROS .A.cJclre?ss Street, YORK. AUG. RHOTERT, ^^hIw y', Catalogues free on application. NOVELTY LIST NOW RESDY. Mention American Florist BULBS. BULBS. BULBS. In lots of 200 in one or of several sorts we furnish DELIVERY INCLUDED, and ioHud Bulbs guaranteed on arrival. AUKATUM, 7-a, per 100, »4.00 9-11 " 5.50 " 11-13 " 8.00 SPECIOSUM Kubrum, 8-9 " 5.0O 9-11 " 8.00 11-13 " 9.00 Album, 8-9 '• 8.00 " " 9-11 " 10.00 OL. LONGIFLOKUM, 7 9 " 4.00 " " 8-10 " 5.00 ORDER AT ONCE. Orders novp booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO., (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. of Colored and Natural IMMORTEUL&S. Immortelle Wreaths of every dimension. JOSEPH DEFILIPPI, OLUOULES, far., FRANCE. I do not fill the (irders contjilnlnt; less tlian 1000 bunches. Prices reduced, and samples free by mull. English correspondence. Ot-xr iVe^^- Ivist o« and Autumn Sowing Seed is now ready, and will be mailed free to applicants. August Rolker & Sons Uoiu Ynrl i^e w. 24 street. nCn lUIR, P. O. Station B. BULBS Wholesale Quantity. Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilium Har- risii, Longiflorum, Paper White Narcis- sus, etc C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. \NE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists ^3 Dealers. WEEBER & DON3 Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. LILY VALLEY. From cold atorat:e. tlnest quality. fT.OU per 1000 LILIUM HARRISII. 5-7 Inches tl.SOper lOO; Jl'.OOper 1000 9-11 ■• ',).30perluU; '.lO.OO per lOOU BERMUDA FREESIAS. >„-lnch r-'.l'O perlOOO M. G^. X=i*A.UST A; CO., 64 & ti« N. Kroilt Street, FHILA., PA BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. RN5TRIEMSC+fNeiDeR.Altona,Haniburg iOLe A0ENT5 FOR U.S.AMERICA Be CANADA. C-C?ABE1_ a GO.-aOK920.NtWYPRK- i8g4- The American Florist. 205 BULBS, All Kinds, Our own make at way down prices. Put in your winter's stoclc now. Replant your large plants in OUR NEW PLANT TUBS before housing them tor the winter. Special attention given to regular orders. Our sup- ply of Roses. Carnations, and all other flowers is larger and of better quality than ever before. WIRE WORK. PLANT TUBS. CUT FLOWERS. GIVE US A TRIAL. Box 87. 468 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Slebrecht&Wadley, RQZI BILL NURSERIES, T»4^ New ROCHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. ONION u. SEED . ^^^ CROP 1894. .^^^^ Prices for New Crop ^^^^^— -made on Application. COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 .Sausome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. IV. sorxjDE^ic OFFERS 8,000 PALMS, grown without any stimulant or extra heat; in the most suitable sizes for Florists. Will be worth twice their money in a short time. COCOS WEDDELIANA. 3^<-inch pots. loin, high, 20cts. each. LATANIAS. KeNTIAS. CORY-HA AUS- TRALIS and SEAFORTHIAS. all from 5-inch pots, from VA to 3 feet high, at 30 to 40 cts. each; '2%- inch pot plants, 5 to 10 cts. Ferns and Draccenas in great variety. Otaheite Oranges, with or with- out fruit. Gardenias, with buds. Violets from pots, and all kinds of bedding and basVet plants. Greenhouse and Hardy Climbers, and a great variety of Hardy Perennials; the best varieties o! Everblooming Roses, Ornamental Grasses, etc. 936 F Street, Washington, D. C. Special Offer to American Trade. louis de smet, NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIUM, t)FFEK AS -SPECIALTIES: Palms, A/.alea inilica, AZALEA MOLLIS, bnildpcl, *(i to »10 per 100: Arauoaria excelsa itluuisands), Ray Trees, Kegoiiiag, Gloxiuias. Tit.\i>E List on demand. English Correspondence. We offer tlie following plants for sale; CYCLA JIION, :i- Inch t7.(KJ per 100 GENISTAS, :i-lni-h 4.00 per 100 BEGONIA VKHNON, very bushy, In Hower. 2;i-lnch 3. OO per 10 S. WIIITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists. 9 & 11 Roberts St.. lltiea, N. V. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. SWAINSONA 6ALEGIF0LIA ALBA IS rapidly forging to the front as an indispensable florist's flower, and we claim the credit of discovering its great merits, and pressing its excellent qualities to the wide awake florists of America Fine plants in bloom in 5-inch pots, at $5.00 per dozen. Send for a sample dozen, in full bloom, to CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. Money Order office. Station H. Phila. EDWIN LONSDALE, Prices Lower Than Ever. Ready for shipment from July to September. Calla Aethiopica, fine dry roots in all sizes. LiL Longiflorum, ready for shipment from October 1st to March 15. 1895. LiL Auratum. Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Ksempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias. Pjeonies. Tree Ferns, Raphls, Cycas Revoluta. superb growing plants with fine foliage from 25 cents to 85 each; fresh imported stems, true long leaf variety, roots and leaves cut off, de- livered from March, 1895. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Gardiner's Celebrated ^. English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and SeliaUe. S7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantities- John Gardiner & Co,, > Philadelphia, Pa. } ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection fur stove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St., New York City. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsman. Nurserymen and Florists should have our new Trade List for Autumn 1894. Contains one of the largest and finest assortments OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. VINES and SMALL FRUITS. Send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morrisville. I'a. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Roses, Ferns and Begonias At greatly reduced prices to close out balance of stock. Per 100 Perles, 4inch, strong $5.00 Mermets, 4-incli, strong 5 00 Ferns, Adiantum cuneatum and other choice varieties for cutting, from 4-inch pots, ready to shift 8 00 Rex Begonias, 3-inch pots 5.00 Will exchange for No 1 Forcing- Bulbs: Hyacinths, Tulips, tily of the Valley and Boitble Von Sion Narcissus. EVENDEN BROS., .... WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Mention American Florist, Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at -.t and 50 cts. per trade packet. Specia. quotation on BULBS. The Universal jOUTH ORANGE. N. J. Horticultural Establishment. Mention American Florist. Smilax Plants Iheap. Out of 2 and 3-inch pots, also transplanted plants out of boxes. Never had as fine and large stock before. Please state number you desire and I will give you the lowest prices. Safe delivery and best satisfaction guaranteed with every shipment. Sample order 10 cts. Terms strictly cash. Address FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist. Wyoming: Co., ATTICA, N. Y. The Water Garden. Special and Hardy Water Llllee of all colors. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI, EURYALE FEROX. Nelumbhims In variety, Hardy Ornamental plants, But>-aquatlc plants, eic. etc. Nymphaea Laydeken rosea (awarded a Medal at World's Fair) ; most charm- ing of all the Uakoy Lilies; £; 50 each. Other Columbian Novelties see catalogue. WIVI. TRICKER & CO., Clifton, N. J. Mention American Florist. 'Tt^'O A C*C*e\ Per 10 lbs SOc: ffi lbs il.OO; \ f\OJX\/\j\j ,T0 1bsS1.50;1001bs82.50. Ill TkTTCi'n E.xtra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. I U J^ U O X > «^Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. ANO SKNI) NOW FOK PAMPAS NEW CROP Just Ready. AT LOWEST PRICES. PAMPAS GROVE. Greenland P. 0.. Fla. 206 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ Toronto. Now that the big fair is over business is resuming its usual dullness; there arc plenty of cut flowers of all seasonable kinds coming in, but I am afraid the de- mand is scarcely equal to the supply, though two or three stores report fair sales. Now for the chrysanthemum show. The combined executive and chrysanthe- mum committees of the G. and F. Associ- ation will meet on the 24th inst. to arrange the final prize list and to discuss various other matters concerning the running of the show. At the regular meeting of the associa- tion last week Mr. W. Lawrence, gar- dener and instructor at the Industrial School for boys, was present and gave an explanation as to what the school was doing in the florist line of business. At present there appears to have been very little harm done to anybody and a good deal of the trouble seems to have been caused by misunderstandings on both sides. Mr. Lawrence says it is to his in- terest to get the highest prices possible for goods sold. The committee appointed to consider the matter will report at the next meeting and it is to be hoped will make some recommendation so that a settlement may be arrived at. It is scarcely fair to Mr. Lawrence to keep a sword hanging over his head. In the ab- sence of the president Mr. W. Muston handled the gavel with great circumspec- tion and good sense. Some of the boys are anxiously awaiting a report from the committee to consider the advisability of starting a florists' section of the associa- tion. The holidays are over, the busy time is coming on, now is the time to meet and talk the matter over. Mr. E. V. Low of the Clapton (Eng.) Nurseries, was in town last week. E. New, Rare and Beautiful Plants STBOBII.&irTHES DTEBIANUS. 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. A Large Collection of Rare Hot House and Green- house Plants, carefully grown, at low rates. O KC H I DS.— A very extensive stock ; East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American, etc. KAKK ANI> BKAUTIFUJL EVERGREENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. P.EONI ES.— A large collection of the finest In cul- tivation. Hardy Perennials. Phloxes. Japanese Iris, Roses. Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. t^Catalogues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington. D. C. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. MiMitlori American Klorl.st. Lady Hume Campbell Violet Fine large field clumps .... 810.00 per 100 Strong Rooted Runners of the same for Catalogue Trade. . . . $15.00 per 1000 6000 AmoelopsisVeitctiii forCalalogue trade, 830 00 . per 1000; fine, strong plants. BENJ. CONNELL, West Grove, Pa. TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting: including an immense stock of MAPLES, ELMS. POPLARS, LINDENS, OAKS. in variety, of incdiuin and large sizes, Kstimates furnished. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. MORRISVILLE, PA. Pitch er & M anda. Special inducements are now being offered in plants of very higli quality, at the lowest prices ever known. Sucii an oppor- tunity to secure bargains in Orchids, Palms, Ferns, Azaleas, Genistas, Ficus, Stove and Greenhouse Foliage and Flower- ing Plants, Herbaceous Plants and Bulbs seldom occurs. Write us your requirements and we will furnish estimate of cost. UNITED STATES NURSERIES, Short Hills, N. J. GHAS. 0. RALL, Holmesburg, Phila., Pa. PALMS, ETC. A full stock in the best condition possible; stout, perfect plants. All sizes up to elegant specimens. ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBONICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDELIANA, FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PANDANUS UTILIS, Etc., Etc., Etc. g^'lf you do not know the quality of my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^ALrJ^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have Ihem in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CEKTIFICATE OP MEBIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. rnU/IU inM^DAir WfYNDIHOOR station, Phlla.& Reading -tUYYIH LUnoUALL, R, R. from rith & Market Sts.. phila. 7^£6 SMALL FRUITS, GRAPES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HARDY PLANTS, BULBS. I.areest and choicest collectious in America. FOR FALI, PI^ANTING. Handsome new 160 p. Catalogue.best of its kind,/ree. FRUIT & ORNAMENTAL, mount hope nurseries, Rochester, N. Y*. SPECIALTIES FOR FALL PLANTING. -54tli YEAR. CUT RATES TO ALL POINTS. Special offer for 30 days. Strictly Cash or satisfac- tory references with all orders. Latania Borbonica pot i 6 Seaforthia £Leg;ans t'oryplia Australis rypli Phoenix Reclinata Kentia lielmoreana 3 4 Forgteriana ;i PandanuA Utilis 2H Draciena ludivisa 3 In. hlKh 8-10 16-18 20-24 24-2li 80-32 12-15 24-2fi 6 feet 20-24 2(1-30 32-30 8-10 22-211 12-15 1(1-20 10-12 14-10 10-12 (1-S 16-18 20-24 No. of per per leaves 100 sou 2-3* $4.00 $18.00 20.00 90.00 42.00 200,(10 08.00 330.00 100.00 J50.no 10.00 42 00 18.00 83.00 $2.50 each. 46.00 210.00 05.00 310.00 110.00 0.60 48.00 24.00 48.00 20.00 42.00 2(1.00 7.00 4.00 8.00 3-4 4-5 4-5 5-6 3-4» 4-5» 4-5 7-8 2-3» 3-4 3-4 4-5 3-4 3-4 3-4 30.00 32 00 Star (•) denotes Seed Leaves or part Seed Loaves. The above are ail well grown, strong plants, ready to pot up. Hound to give satistaction. For other varieties and sizes see Wholesale List. Address W. J. HESSER, Plattsmoutli, Neb. Mention American FIorlBt. NURSER/eS : k) GHENT, BELGIUM. OffcrB lo the trade only wood j)tnrU8. Ill.dW Aniur.orlH excelsa: lUMKJiJ A/.nIeas Indlca; 20.()(J0 Azaleas uidIIIm; \'M\m MewonhiH and <;i(ixinla Bulbs, best varliJtleH-, lUO.mid PaliriB. olean jihinta. all sizes; lU.OOU Sweet Bays, standards and pyramldala. CASH WITH OKDEIt. MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Knglish.) NEW IMPORTATION OF SEPT. 8th. Strictly AI, per 10 lbs. $1,20; 100 lbs. $,S.OO. CANE STAKES. strong stock, in bundles of 250. Per 1000, 85.00; 2,000 for S9.50. SPHAGNUM MOSS. Large bales, extra clean for florists' use. Per bale, $1.25; 5 bales for ffG.OO. BONE MEAL. Per bag Every bag warranted pure bone, of 200 lbs., $1.25; 1,000 lbs., $17.00. HORN SHAVINGS. Coarse; 25 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $3.00. Fine; 25 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $3.50. Fall Bulb and .Seed Catalogue now ready. Please send for one. W. W. BARNARD 186 E. KiNziE Street, & CO., CHICAGO. JULES DE COCK, Tuberous Begonias (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO., Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Marie Louise, wtroni,'. healthy, lar^e clumps, 3^1,00 per 100; *,T..00 per lOOU. The standard varieties of CARNATIONS. $0.00 per 100; *i»i.oo per 1000. LOUIS A. GUIL LAUME, East Onondaga. N. Y. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g4- The American Florist. 207 FIELD-GROWN. Large, strong and heallhy. McGOWAN, WM. SCOTT, $12 60 per 100 SILVER SPRAY. PURITAN, ) AURORA. VAN LEEUWEN, -810 00 per 100 ANGELUS. DAYBREAK. I HECTOR. .^r- ^fc. GRACE WILDER, ^^ ^^ HINZE'S WHITE. Price on application. AMERICAN BEAUTY and other Roses, 4-inch. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS Thousands of the finest field-grown plants you ever saw, healthy and free from disease, dry weather had no effect upou our plants as they were grown on low lands. Cash with order. Per 100 .5000 DAYBREAK 86 00 2000 EDNA CRAIG .... 6 00 lOOO NEW JERSEY 6 00 500 WM. SCOTT 8 00 5000 SILVER SPRAY 5 00 3000 PURITAN 5 00 1000 PEARL. 5 00 500 WHITE WINGS .... 5 00 1000 TIDAL WAVE 5 00 1000 HINZE'S WHITE 5 00 1000 PORTIA 5 00 E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. 40,000 LIZZIE McGOWAN PURITAN NELLIE BLY FERDINAND MANGOLD TIDAL WAVE .... EMILY PIERSON DAYBREAK. . . C.\SII WITH ORDER. 88.00. $7.00. S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. "HELEN KELLER" The new Carnation: pure white, deli- cately marked witli red. Strong fleld-grown plants S3. 00 per doz.; Jlo.OOper 100. Second grade, six to eight blooming shoots. $2 OO per doz.; S12.0O per 100. Orders may be sent either to JOHN N. Mfly, EDWIN LONSDALE, Summit, N. .J. Chestnut HUl, PhUa. Carnation Plants. GAKFIELD TIDAL WAVK I.IZZIE McGOAVAN MRS. CAKNEGIE. »5 00 per 100; Si46.00 per 1000. DAYBRE.VK; BUTTERCUP; »8.00 per 100. Wm. Scott and other field-grown CARNATIONS. Per 100 WM. SCOTT. MRS. E. REYNOLDS 88 00 BUTTERCUP » 00 WILDER. McGOWAN, HINZE'S and others ... 5 00 CYCLAMEN, S^-inch pots , 6 00 SMILAX, 2}i-inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, FishkMI, N. Y. Mention American Florist. STRONG FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, $5.00 per hundred. All the best varieties. I'FliND BROS.. Home Ave., Oak Park, 111. 2000 Li/.zie MoGowan; 1000 Portia; 1000 Ilinze'B White. All Btrnng Held uruwn plants. J.i.OO per 100. Cash with order, or C. O. D. .I.AMES CHALK, Norristown, l>a. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, ft'o^cLTom^ ■-'■.^-inch pots, $.5.00 per 100; $-10 00 per 1000. Field-grown Carnations — SOLD OUT. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co.. MASS. CHESTER PRIDE L. L. LAMBORN MR.S. F. MANGOLD GRACE WILDER CENTURY PORTIA HINZE'S AVHITE r>llL,IvO;^f, IBloontkstot.Tr'g;, IPei. GflRNflTIONS. Per 100 LIZZIE McGOWAN, 1st size $7.00 " 2n(l size 5,00 WHITE DOVE, extra fine plants... 7.00 SILVER SPRAY 7.00 UNCLE JOHN 15.00 EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR, near CHESTNUT HILL, nm °"" ""■^' ""'* CARNATIONS. 1500 Field-Grown Plants left, the finest I ever grew; free from all disease; packed in first-class shape. GRACE WILDER, ORANGE BLOSSOM, PORTIA, ANNA AVEBB, TIDAL W^AVE, GOLDEN GATE, FRED. CREIGHTON, HINZE'S WHITE, at s; 00 per 100. 500 LIZZIE McGOWAN. at $7.00 per 100. 1000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET plants, line, at $7.00 per 100. Also an e.xtra fine strain of PANSIES— plants. This strain has been caret ally selected from a number of the choicest strains. It Is A No. 1. Plants for flower- ing this winter. Jl.OO per lUO; J8.00 per 1000. Small plants for spring trade. $5.00 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER. GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 116. Greens Farms, Conn. Field-Grown Carnations. UNf'LE .lOIIN $12.50 per 100 THE STUAUT 12.50 " B. A. WOOD 13.60 " DIAZ AI.BERTINI 12.50 ■• ELIZABETH REYNOLDS 7.0O " RICUMONI) 7.00 ■■ DR. SMAltT 7.00 ■■ BLaNCUB 7.00 ■' Ready for delivery September 16. TERMS: Ca8h with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Florist. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS Ai«D iCOLEUS. 25,000 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS Nice healthy stock of the standard tested Borts In the Cwriiation belt. MUST HK SOL,U. Please send list of your wants to DPUl OnUUEII Carnation Grower. DlNJ. liUnnCLL, avest grove, fa. P. S.— Also tine field clumps of the peerless Violet Lady Uame Campbell. Mention American Florist, Fl&LD GflRNflTIONS PORTIA, ORANGE BLOSSOM, MRS. REY- NOLDS, SPARTAN, AMERICAN FLAG, $5.00 per 100: good medium plants. I.I/ZIB McGOWAN. 3nd size plants. «.00 per lOO. All clean, vigorous, and free from disease. Cash with order. ALEX. McBRIUE, AlplauB. N. V. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE3 KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" Strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in .'5-inch pots. SS.OO Per 100. S7S.OO Per 1000. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. CARNATIONS strong field-grown plants $5.00 per 100. VARIETIES: S. Spray, Tidal Wave, Lizzie Mc- Gowan, Daybreak, Grace Wilder, Chester Pride. G. VAN BOCHOVE & BRO., Wholesale. EAI.AniAZOO. MICH. Mention American Florist. Wm. Scott Carnations ! Large plants $8 00 per 100 Smaller plants 5.00 per 100 Mrs. E. Reynolds 6.00 per 100 Cash with order. Ready Now. Order Quick. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Field Plants Now Ready. Per 100 Per 1000 MRS. FISHER |6.00 jSSO.OO THOS. CARTLEDGE, $6.00 & S.OO 60.00 Alsootherstandard varieties all vigorous and healthy. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 30,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Stronir. healthy phuita, %t: per 100; iiO per 1000. White Dove. White Wlnu's. Lamborn. Mrs. Fisher. Blanche, GarHeld. Grace Wilder. Purdue. Ben Ilur. Mrs. B. Reynolds. .Mrs. R, Illtt, Richmond, Attraction. The followlnK, f.s per 1(1): »T5 per 1000: Silver Spray, l.Uzle -McGowan. Daybreak, Edna CralK. Tidal Wave, Wm. Scott. E.G. mil. Portia. Kred. Dorner. Golden (Jate. Small plants one-half of above price. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-lnch pots. $3 per lOO: K.'j per 1000. Terms Cash witu ordeu. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE, III. Carnations a Specialty Hooted CuttlDKB and Younp Plants sold out. Nice Kleld-Grown Plants In Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven. Mich. 208 The American Florist. Sept. 2g, Baltimore. With the advent of the first cool nights hope springs anew in every florist's heart, and every unnecessary bud he picks off his "mums" seems to bring him apprecia- bly nearer to the "good time coming." True, very good buds may still be had at two or three cents, and snap lots at one, but they sell at that; a little while ago they didn't sell at anything, at least the most of them didn't, while now one can actuallv count three customers waiting in the Exchange at once sometimes, and orders on the books besides. Speaking of the Exchange reminds us that "another Richmond's in the field," and there will probably be a brisk little battle for the "wholesale exclusively" trade between the "Ex." and Mr. J. G. Rodgers.who opens October 1 at number 117 Park avenue, as a wholesale commis- sion florist. This is the third wholesale commission p'ace started in town exclu- sive of the exchange. The first was Messrs. Perry & Dungan on Madison avenue near Biddle street; the second Mr. J.J. Perry, corner Park avenue and Fay- ette street. We trust the third time will charm in this case, and that Mr. Rodgers w^ill succeed where the others failed. The city is larger for one thing, and the num- ber of growers increases every year; be- sides it is a question whether a properly supported commission house would not have paid from the first. The club did a wise thing at the last meeting in selling the booths at the com- ing chrysanthemum show by auction. The prices brought were not remarkable; possibly more money could have been made by selling at private sale, but is it not worth a great deal to have silenced the annual complaining and grumbling for once? The auction sale created quite a divertisement, and the meeting was still further enlivened by a very practical and thorough essay on "Forming and planting lawns" by Mr. N. F. Flitton. There will be two shows again this year, as Mr. Jno. Donn expects to exhibit his customary crop of beautifully grown monster plants at a hall in town, proba- bly "Lehman's," from NovemVer 6 to 9 inclusive. We had a slight attack of the Mount confidence game, only one victim show- ing up so far, a florist on Eutaw street, who was swindled out of two dollars by the check operation. The young man who is doing the trade must get more than we hear of, or else he will soon stop from a lack of funds. Mr. I. H. Moss is putting up a large residence. Rumor has it that he is pre- paring a fine cage for a fine bird. The bachelors hereabouts have a bad attack of it this year. Mr. Wm. Fraser has a seedling canna dwarf as Crozy, free as Crozy and larger flower, which is really as much of a prize as he thinks it. Mr. John C. Lewis, who has an interest in Brackenridge & Co.'s Rosebank place, is in full charge there, and is showing the boys how they do it in Philadelphia. Mack. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch $12.50 per 100 3-inch 17.00 per 100 4-inch 40.00 per 100 Largest stock in the west. Satislaction guaranteed. p. O. Uox 72. KANSAS CITY, MO. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. (Sherwood Hall Nursery Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOE CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native Bulbs. LILY RIILR^ And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automaiic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature tlian the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM, CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. TRY DREER'S ,GftRDE.N 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, PhUadelphla, Pa. Menthiii American Florist, CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wliolesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BALLER, Bloominglon, III. li ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOU!SVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. When writing mention the AMEUICAN FL0UI8T. CO d ij [H 3 t. «« OJ _. . 4> >.a . o o "iS'C bog JJCl. C ,.§ _^ a^n-o"^ ca_ gtn to CO 0=1- ''^ iq.aS «»= -! ^ O ,Ih «; rt S -~ ^^ ^ 2 a u 0 cIs. SIZE No. Sdargest), box of 350 points. .32 cts. For sale by all leading Wholesale Seedsmen and Dealers in Florists' Supplies. Samples of all five sizes for trial sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. Address HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. GENERAL AGENT FOK AMERICA AND EUROPE. Patented .Tcxy 11th, 1S93. ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED N 335 EAST ZW 5TEFFEKS ST. NEW YORK. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Addresi all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manulactlirt THE BEST LETTERS IH THE MARKET. sizes l!^-lnch and 2-lnch, K.OO per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for .^X) letters we give away a nicely stjilned 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 Tork: Marschuetz & Co.. 2o N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.; F. E. Mc- Allister. 32 Uey St., N. T.; Ernst Kaufmann & Co., 113 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa.; H. Bayersdorfer i Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., :« Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y. ; A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O. ; E. II. Hunt, ?.i Lake St., Chlcai-o; Wisconsin Flower E.xchange, i;U Mason St.. Mllkwaukee, Wis. ; U. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts, Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood .& Sons, c.th and Marshall Sts. Richmond, Va.; .las. Vlck's Sons, Kochester, N. Y.; Danl B. IjOnii, BuBalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Ixjuls, Mo.; C. V. Huntlnsrton Jt Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. l)e Forest Ely * Co., ll&l Market St., Philadelphia. Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 415 E.Mth St., New York; Geo. A. Sutherland, li" Brom- fleld St , Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton ; N. F, McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. ^^^W.C.KRICK'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, liavlnp holes drilled In them to In- sert toothpicks, by which they are fast- ened In the deslpD. Give them a trial. Tou win find these goods to be superior to any In the market. Mnch Letters. $2.50 per HX). I Postage. 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of Letters. Emblems and Designs, send for catalogue and free sample. W.G.KRICK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. Mention the American Florist when vvriting to advertisers on this page. 210 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ Worcester, Mass.J From now until the chrysanthemum show, November 13, 14 and 15, the weekly schedule of the horticultural soci- ety is devoted mostly to fruit and vegeta- bles, with only one or two calls for cut flowers to help make the hall attractive. Stand and basket of cut flowers and dis- play of asters (not to exceed forty vases) was called for September 20, and although the schedule was a short one a very good display was made. The following pre- miums were awarded: Asters, first F. A. Blake, second Ed Hall; basket (amateur), first F. A. Blake, second Mrs. E. C. Brooks; basket (florist), first Thos. Ward, second H. B. Watts; cut flowers, stand, first A. A. Hixon, second F. A. Blake. Most of the flower buying public have returned for the winter, and there is a slight improvement in trade. The long monotony of doing nothing in the deco- ration business has at last been broken this week; Lange put in a handsome dec- oration and transformed the leading mil- linery house in this city into a bower of tropical luxuriance and floral exuberance, as the newspapers put it, and there are several good wedding jobs in the near futurity. While we are not wasting as many good flowers as we were a month ago good quality stuff is plentiful; funeral traders good. Seedling. Des Moines, Iowa. The worst storm of hail and rain com- bined that ever visited Des Moines passed over about 3 p. m. Thursday, September 20, doing more or less damage to green- houses, skylights and windows. Hail stones as large as door knobs fell to the depth of several inches, followed by a heavy downpour of rain, which added to the already great destruction in the greenhouses. The florists in the western part of the city appeared to be in the center of the storm, as there the destruction was most complete. W. L. Morris lost 6,500 feet of glass and a large number of plants damaged by broken glass. He estimates his loss at $1,000; partiallyinsured. Peter Lam- bert lost 2,000 feet of glass and all his stock more or less damaged; no insurance. A. Anderson lost about 1,000 feet of glass; no insurance. Several private places were completely wrecked and other commercial places suffered more or less severely. W. L. Morris. : a =-i go So £< -■O o — £ C3 e»o PT A WQ KOCK BOTTOM PKICES Bend for ITJUixOO* Kstlmat«. gallBfacUun Guaranteed. 'E«.EIEIX> <3lrXj.A.SS 0<3., 65 Warren St., and 40, 48 & 60 College Place, Tpootapudding" Lexington, Ky., June 4, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. Gentlemen: — The lumber received from you was to build a house 100x20, but instead it is now 104x21"^ with plenty of pitch of the roof, 34 span. I am more than satisfied with the good material you fur- nished me. Respectfully, JOHN A. KELLER. GUTTER MaTERISL, RlbGES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circularn aud estimates ADDKl^SS LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. i« Standard" Flower Pots. If you are in need of the Best, Strongest, most Porous and Cheap- est Flower Pots, send postal with an estimate of the number re- quired, and get best discount by return mail from The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S. 71? & 7^9 Whafton 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 of the firmofSipfle Dopffel & 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 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. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots while there. To those who are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO., Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dts- count on laree orders. We carry a large stock on hand of Eood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. W-lnch pots, per 1000 * 3.00 2 •• •' ■i.1S> 2M " ■• 3.60 2^ •■ ■■ 4.00 3 " •■ 5.00 3^^ ■■ " 7.25 4 " •■ H.OO f) " " 13.80 Hnch pots, per 1000 »22.00 7 " " 35.00 8 ■■ " 60.00 9 " ■' 76.00 10 " per 100 10.00 11 " ■• 16.00 12 ■■ •' 20.00 14 " ■• 40.00 10 " " 75.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. V. AUKUBt Kolker & Sons. 1311 & IM W. 24tll St., New Vork City, New York Agents. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE CHAMPION flutoinaiiG Venmiator. The cheapest, easiest to operate, and by far the best machijie In the market. Don't buv a Venti- lator until you have seen my Illustrated descriptive circular, which will be sent you free, giving prices, etc. Also Champion Soil Pulverizer and Sifter. Address A. Q. WOLF & BRO., 331 E. First Street; DAYTON, OHIO. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THS HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. HAIL i8g4- The American Florist. 211 SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST ! Aren't you tired Eolng through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for? If you are HOT-AIR We have pot just the thing you need, the NE"WEST and IJEST thing out. ^'The New Departure" for about half the cost of the old style. Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy. Evansviile, Ind. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE De LAMATER-RIDER and PUMPING DeLAMATER-ERICSSON r^p.yf. PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Tlleir nperatinn is Bo simple aDd safethat acliiM can run them, Tliey will pump water from shallow Btreams or anv k.ud 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 Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fillh Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse % Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boilers nijiiK' lit tin- he^^t of material, shell, firebox sheets an, 'Vo^a.rxgsto-wia., Olxlo. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, HorilGuliurai flrcHitGCis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosuig 4 cents in stamps. T€q. S^-i Oanal St,, IVE^\2V ^K^OPeiC OIT^Sr. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. We have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. r^OXTE^OieOXTO «& oo., 143 & 145 N. Third Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot •CYPRESS- dreenlioiise Mateml, LOUISVILLE, KY. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue and price list. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave.. Brooklyn, N.Y. ^S'Send for Catalogue. 212 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ Index to Advertisers. AbelCCiCo 2CU Adv. rates, etc 202 American Boiler Co.. . -212 Bater Bros 20s Ball ChasD 206 BallerF A 208 Barnard W W & Co... .2«; Bayersdorfer H & Co2ai Berger H H & Co 201 Blanc A 20S BonsallJosB 202 Boston Letter Co 20ii Brant&Noe 201 BumB& Raynor 203 Burrow J G 207 Carman RW 201 CarmodyJD 2U Cliadbom Kennedy Mfg Co 208 Chalk Jas 207 Ch'go Folding Box Co 202 ConnellBenj 206 207 Corbrey & McKellar... .202 Cottage Gardens The..2u7 Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 20.5 CrabbA Hunter 20;i DoleCL 500 Deamud JB & Co 202 DeCockJules 20<) DeflllppiJos 204 De Lamater Iron Wts 211 De Smet Louis t. .20.5 Dillon JL ...207 Domer Fred & Son 207 DreerH A 20S KlllottWH 202 EUlsonWm 202 Ellwanger & Barry... 20(; EngleWJ 201 Evenden Bros 205 FaustHG&Co 204 Fisher & Alrd 207 Gardiner John & Co. ..20.5 Gonzalez F & Co 205 Gulllaume lX)Uls A... 200 Gumey Healer Co ....212 Hall Ass'n 210 Hammond Benj 205 Hancock & Son 207 Hartford HE 202 Helnl Joseph 207 Herendeen Mfg Co 211 Hermann A 202 Herr Albert M 201 Hermann's Seed Store201 HesserWJ 20« HewsAH&Co 210 HllflngerBros 210 HlUBG&Co 208 HlppardE 207 211 Hltchlngs&Co 212 Hooker H M Co 211 HoranBdwC 203 Horan James 2(11 Hulsebosch Bros 2il4 HuntEH 203 Hunt M A Estate 201 Hunter Frank D 2«i JennlngsE.B 201 JoostenCH 204 Kaufmann Ernst & Co. 2011 Kennlcott Bros Co 203 Krick WC 200 Kroeschell Bros Co 211 Kuehn C A 2u2 Lambom L L 2lis Lockland Lumber Co. .210 Long Dan'I B 203 Lonsdale Edwln205 20li 207 Lord & Bumham Co.. 212 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 208 Lovegrove& Co 211 McBrldeAlex 207 McCarthy N F4CO....203 McCrea&Cole McFarland J H McFarland JHCo.... Mac Bean AS Manda W A Manz J&Co Marschuetz & Co May Jno N Michel Pit & Bulb Co Mlllang Frank Monlnger Jno C Moon WmHCo... 205 Moore Frank L Munn L R Myers ^^ Co Nanz & Neuner.. National Plant Co Nlles Centre Floral Co Oasis Nursery Co Pampas Grove Parmenter Mfg Co — Patton JE Pennock C J Pennock Sam'l S Pf und Bros Pitcher & Manda Quaker CltvMc hW'ks Randall AL Keed Glass Co ReinbergBros Renter S J Rhotert August Rice M&Co Relmschnelder Ernst. . RobertsDH Roehrs Theo Rogers Pk Floral Co.. RolkerAJc Sons... 202 Rolker Herman Rupp J F RussellSJ Sander & Co Saul John Sayles Gho N Schneider Fred Schwake Chas Scollay Jno A Seeers & Co Shelmire W R Sheridan W F Siebrecht & Wadley. . Situations, wants, etc. Smith Nath &Son Soltau Christian Spooner Wm H... . . Stammler Carl Steffens N StrehySO Struck J N & Bro ... StuderN Sunderbruch H L — Sunset Seed & Pi't Co. Sutherland Geo A Swayne Edw Syracuse Pottery Co.. . Tesson R F TrlckerWm&Co LTllmannE Van Bochove G & Bro, Vaughan J C 202 Washburn Andrew Weathereds Sons T W Weeber & Don Welch Bros Whllldin Pot Co Whitehead Geo B WhlttonS & Sons WilksMfgCo Williams & Sons Co... Wisconsin Flower Ex Wolf A Q & Bro ... . Wood Bros Young Jno VoungThos Jr ZImgiebel D '■'007 H/t\\^TnoRf| E /\earborn 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 Bromiield St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY, ChlcaEO, president; ROBERT KIFT, Ptilladeiphla, vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass.. secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895, are: Edwin Lon.'^dale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. C. IlElNE.MAN. Alleslieny City, Pa., vice- president; Wm. .1. Stewart. Boston, secretary: H. B. Beattv. Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemums — Notes 213 Roses— American Rose Society ' • 214 — A new "scale" .... 214 Carnations— Notes 214 — Mr. Herr says adieu 214 Planting at Lyons Exposition (illus) 215 Florists' work outdoors . . 215 A reduced list of sweet peas 216 Glimpse of the Parts flower market (illus) . 217 Winter flowers 218 The lorcing of hardy plants 218 New York 220 Boston 220 Chicago 220 Washington 220 St. Louis 221 Toronto 221 Buflhio 221 Philadelphia 222 Cleveland 222 Cincinnati ... 222 Greenhouse building 222 Building around a tank 222 Glazing. . . 223 Cannas at Cornell 223 Grasshoppers eating canna leaves 223 Coming exhibitions 224 The seed trade 226 Commercial f^reeuhouses recently erected . . . 228 Commercial greenhouses now building . . . 228 Private greenhouses recently erected 228 Saratoga, N. Y 2.30 Davenport, Iowa 230 Council Bluffs, Iowa 232 Detroit, Mich 232 Topeka, Kans 231 Sioux City, la 234 San Francisco.— Mr. and Mrs. H. Neu- berger are soon expected home from Ger- many, having arrived in New York Sep- tember 29. Atlanta, Ga,— A flower show will be held here October 31 to November 2 under the auspices of the Woman's Board ot Managers of the Cotton States and Inter- national Exposition. Chrysanthemums will be the main feature, though prizes are offered for other flowers and plants in variety. Chrysanthemum Notes. Pick— pick — pick, pick off the side shoots and buds. This is the principal work of the chrysanthemum grower at this time, and a tedious job it is, for it hardly seems that one can get them all picked off. Yet it must be done carefully and diligently, for the buds that are retained at the tip of the shoots, from which so much is ex- pected, must have all the strength of the p'ant and receive all the benefit of the liquid manure that is given to properly develop them. Be very careful in picking out these buds and side growths, espe- cially in the early morning, for the flower stalks and stems are very brittle at that hour and easily broken off, and many a grower, after having reached over the first row to disbud a plant at the back of the bench, has found, to his sorrow, that in so doing he has broken off a large bud that promised an exceptionally fine bloom, and one that he has exultantly watched for the last two or three weeks, thinking that he surely had a prize win- ner, now to find his hopes dashed to the ground by one careless movement of the band or arm. Keep up the liquid manuring and make the solution a little stronger. You may have the best plants and largest buds now in your vicinity, but it is four weeks and over to the shows and it doesn't pay to count your chickens before they are hatched, so keep up your best efforts or your competitor may yet get ahead of you. If you are using nitrate of soda or potash continue it until the flower begins to develop. A little sulphate of ammonia will now make the buds more rapidly, but use only a very weak solution. If there are any aphis on the plants now go for them red hot, smoke often and if that does not rid the plants of the pest smoke heavier, only be sure, if you have to smoke heavily, that the plants are fairly wet befor- doing so, for if they are in a dry condition you are very apt to burn or scorch the foliage, and a flower with scorched foliage no matter how fine the bloom maybe is practically worthless for either commercial or exhibition pur- poses. If the mornings are pleasant and bright after smoking give the plants a good syringing, for this will not only help to keep down the aphis, but will im- prove the plants, and a light syringing occasionally on any pleasant morning will help the foliage and growth, even if you are not fumigating. But on no account do this on dark lowery morn- ings, or after the bud has burst its calyx, for in the former case the water will re- main too long on the bud and chill it, and in the latter work its way into the center of the flower and may discolor it. Again, let us impress on your mind the necessity of keeping the blooms well tied up, for the sap flows quicker and conse- quently they will absorb the liquid man- ure much easier than if allowed to bend over and the stem grow crooked, besides detracting from the attractiveness and value of the flower. We received the other day an inquiry as follows: "Will you please give us some idea as to what we should charge for chrysanthemum plants in bloom in differ- ent sized pots." At first this looked like a very diflicult question to answer com- prehensively, for in the first place some growers have plants that are plants, and others plants that are — well, scarecrows is as good a word as any, and then again some will pot a plant in an S-inch pot that others would grow in a 6-inch. So not knowing what the inquirer's plants are we may not perhaps be able to make our answer satisfactory, but we hope that they are of the best class and will act accordingly. Another thing that will have some bearing on the question is the competition that one has, but we are firmly of the belief that any good product is always worth what can be obtained for it, so we place our prices according to our situation. But we will try and place a fair valuation on good plants, such as we have seen placed on the market. A plant grown in a 6-inch pot bearing six to ten good flowers well disbudded and with fine clean foliage nearly to the pot ought to bring the grower at least a dollar, and if not disbudded 75 cents. A plant in a 7-inch pot in good condition as above, carrying twelve to fifteen flowers one dollar and a half or three quarters, and not disbudded a dollar or a dollar and a quarter, and if the foliage is not clean less. A plant in an S-inch pot in fine condition with twenty good blooms should bring the grower two dollars and a half and a dollar and a half or three quarters if grown to sprays or if the loliage is poor. These are retail prices in good competition, and are for good bushy plants, well grown and neatly tied up, and not over two feet and a half high. If the plants have been allowed to shift for themselves during the summer and now stand from three to four feet high, bearing a small head of tangled up, insig- nificant flowers, at the end of long stems denuded of foliage, tied closely together, round about, with a white cotton string to three or four thick rough sticks, the grower had better take up with any offer he can get, not trying very hard to get the highest market price, and make up 214 The American Florist. Oct. 6. his mind that he -will grow better plants next year. As we said before the price ■will vary very much, as to locality and competition, but we believe that plants can be grown at these prices, and give the grower a fair remuneration for the labor that has been spent upon them. We have not placed any value on plants in larger than 8-inch pots, for when we oome to take into consideration the cost of growing and tying up first-class plants in 10 or 12-inch pots, and then add on a fair profit, the ordinary customer would be scared at the price that would have to be asked and wonder if you were not try- ing to set a price on the whole crop. Elijah A. Wood. American Rose Society. What a National Rose Society can ac- complish is greater than any of us can foresee at this time, but I have given this subject considerable throught and the following are a few of the points such a society can (if funds are forthcoming, which means if we can get liberal patron- age) take hold of with great advantage to the entire trade of this continent. Since the Carnation Society was estab- lished no one can deny the advancement of that flower has been greater, and a much greater improvement not only in the flower itself but in almost everything appertaining to it, than had been in twenty years before, and the ground is only just broken as yet. Five years hence will see wonderful results of this work, if I am not greatly mistaken. With such results as these with thecarnations what is there not in the future for the "Queen of Flowers" which everyone must admit has a far wider scope thanitscompanion, beautiful as the "Divine Flower" may be. First, the establishment of a tribunal to examine and award medals, certifi- cates, or diplomas as deserved of all im- proved new varieties of American origin, so that the possession of such awards may be an absolute guarantee that the variety possesses the qualities claimed for it. The wording of such awards should cover all and every point of merit and give also the weak points where such exist. This would be a great boon to everyone who ever buys a new rose. Second, diseases and remedies. Here is a subject which, if treated rightly and carried out fully as it deserves to be, would be of untold value to everyone engaged in growing roses, and within itself should be an inducement for everyone to join the National Rose Society and in that case there would be amplemeansof carry- ing out a system of experiments under the most skillful management to be found in the country whereby all diseases could be traced to their foundations and the right remedies forpreventingthemfound. Now, while this looks like a big job yet 1 am convinced it can be done with united action; and as every year or two some- thing new presents itself in this line it will make it all the more necessary to get the machinery in motion as early as possible. Will you not help us? Third, fertilizers, how best to apply, when to do so and the kinds most suita- ble and their relative value. We have had from time to time able and very valuable articles on this subject but I think there is ample room for an abundant amount of information which will be of great value to us all on this subject, conducted, as it should be, on a strictly practical and scientific basis, covering, as it should, the different classes of soils and what they are deficient in or of what they have a sur- plus of as related to plant life and their fullest possible development. Fourth, testing all new varieties of foreign origin. This would be a great saving to all our importers in money out- lay, and save the buyers after from spend- ing a great deal of money uselessly, and a great deal of annoyance which they so often experience. As the matter stands now glowing descriptions and greenbacks exchange places very frequently and the party getting the greenbacks has all the glory there is in the bargain. Is this a fair trade? I think not, neither do my brother members of the A. R. S., therefore the quicker we can make it easy to get a fair deal the better for all interested. Fifth, rose exhibitions. To disseminate a wider knowledge and love for this flower a system of exhibitions to be held over the entire continent can be estab- lished on such a basis that every class of roses shall be represented at them, the same to be exhibited in various ways, such as cut flowers, pot grown, both large and small sizes, trained and grown naturally so as to show their adaptibility for different purposes. Forjudging atall such exhibitions a code of rules can be laid down from which no deviation should be allowed; this would give everyone an equal footing, whether amateur or flo- ist, large or small grower, and in a very short time raise the standard of the rose and the business of the florist to a much higher plane than they have at present. The above are only a few of the points wherein the R. S. of A. can do good. If my readers will only think as the charier members do its success is assured. The above items point to an experimental station which should certainly be estab- lished at the earliest date possible but it cannot be done without liberal support from all parties interested, and who that loves flowers or grows them for profit is not deeply interested? This society was re-organized at Atlan- tic City last August and the officers elected were Robt. Craig, Phila., Presi- dent; John H. Taylor, Bayside, L.I., Vice- President; H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa., Secretary, and for Treasurer. Yours truly, John N. May. Summit, N.J. A New "Scale. They are so rare, however, as to be of no serious moment. C. L. Marlatt. Acting Entomologist. A subscriber recently sent us a rose twig covered with what seemed to be a formidable new form of scale. We sub- mitted the specimen to the Government Entomologist at Washington and append the reply received. In the absence of Mr. Howard I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 17 instant, transmitting a portion of a rose plant with supposed new scale insect on the stem. The supposed new scale proves to be the eggs of one of the gteen- winged locusts or katydids (Microcen- trum retinervis) and certainly sufficiently resembles scales to be easily mistaken for them by a non-expert. These eggs are deposited by the female cricket on any small twig and do very little damage ex- cept in the case of very tender twigs where they may prevent the normal growth. 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. Mr. Herr Says Adieu. It is now about a year that I have been talking carnations to you. We have come around to the starting point again, and it is well to have others give their experience in a different soil and with dif- ferent treatment from mine. I hope you have learned something from me the past year that will be of practical value to you. I also want to beg your pardon for the shortcomings, which in a glance over the articles I find are many indeed. We can not recall the past, but we can learn a lesson from it for the future, and let all of us who love carnations unite in placingthem still higher on the pinnacle of fame. The possibilities of the future for carnations are many and we should use all our care and attention to attain those possibilities. Albert M. Herr. Carnation Notes. "Why do you water your carnations on such a day as this? Do you not know that the wind is blowing a gale from the northwest and it is beginning to rain? Why, Charlie, it will ruin your plants; if the soil is a little dry I would leave it un- til to-morrow." These remarks were made to me by one who has been grow- ing carnations since he was a boy, and that was over forty years ago. He sel- dom, if ever, produces a flower over two inches diameter, and he is satisfied with stems one foot long. My answer to him was "go through my houses and find a plant suffering from overwatering, and then come back to me and report." "Well, how are they?" "All right as far as I can see." "Now, old friend, I will ask you a few questions. Does the sun shine when it is raining? Do plantsof any kind makelong stems and large flowers outside if there is no rain and the soil becomes dry? Well, it is just the same inside. Never allow the soil to become dry or in a powdery condition if you wish Al flowers. You question the advisability oi my watering to-day. Is not the mercury standing at 65° outside? Is not the wind blowing through these houses sufficient to dry the foliage in the two houses? Well, when these are the facts you can water your carnations as much as you wish and the plants wish for and need a great amount of water when the weather is as warm as we have had since planting inside. Of course you can get the soil too wet, but if the bottom boards to your benches are one-half inch apart the surplus water will run off unless you stand by a bench and water it all day long." "How about manure water?" i8g4- The American Florist. 215 PLANTING AT THE EXPOSITION OP 1894 AT LYONS. FRANCE. "Well, I am sorry to say that my water system is such that I am obliged to pump it from a barrel, but next season I will have it so arranged that I can give the plants a very little every time they are watered; this I believe is the best plan, as the plant can assimilate the food much better if applied in small quantities. We use one pound nitrate of soda to fifty gallons water, one peck sheep manure or one peck fresh cow manure to the same quantity water once a week, alternating the above mixtures, thus bringing each mixture three weeks apart. We also use sheep manure as a top dressing; this keeps the surface of the soil loose, thus doing away with the necessity of loosen- ing the soil, for the carnation roots run right up to the surface, and it is unwise to disturb them." Charles H. Allen. Florists' \Work Outdoors. There is a large number oi florists all over this country who do other work than greenhouse work, and work of the very highest importance too in a garden- ing sense, yet nobody seems to pay much attention to them, because it is regarded as j obbing gardening, and so it is, but how cumulative its results are, and how telling they might be, perhaps but few even among the florists have considered. I am disposed to believe that hundreds of florists might do a great deal this very month to popularize their art if they would, and that too at comparatively small cost to their clients. Now is the time for them to persuade their customers to prepare a good bulb bed or two. Tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, fritillarias, irises, lilies, snowdrops, cro- cuses, etc., should be gotintoagood bed of soil as soon as they can be had, and if the soil of the bed is no t good enough try if you can't sell a cart-load or two of good sound sod soil, for there is nothing better than such as you use for growing your own bulbs in. If planted at once in good soil they will make their roots before the soil is too cold, and of course bloom splendidly. Most of the herbaceous plants also should now be divided and overhauled where necessary — in fact far north it is getting full late for the work, but south- ward it can well be done all through October. There are a good many very pretty things which may be used to carpet the bulb bed with other than pansies and daisies. For instance, Polemoniumcoeru- leum variegatum planted between yellow Pottebakker tulips makes a superb changeable bed in some sections. Such a bed may have an edging of any variety of Iris pumila, which the observation and experience of the florist has shown him to be in flower with either the polemonium or the tulip. Again, pink tulips may be intersected with the white varieties of Phlox subulata, and edged with Viola pedata. In this case experience of the average season of bloom will be necessary, for the pink and purple together are hardly desirable, but if your soil and sit- uation happens to bring the tulips in flower first, and the carpeting plants in succession the white and purple will be beautiful. If the bloom is simultaneous it would be better to use the white variety of the violet. Besides a special spring bed or two very many opportunitiesexist for the florist to recommend plants for the borders and supply them, especially to such of his cus- tomers as leave home in the summer and care but little whether the geraniums flower or not. There are various hardy anemones, ranunculus and troUius. Adonis vernalis is but rarely seen. Cheir- anthes alpinus, arabis, aubretia, alys- sum and iberis, with Viola pedata in its better varieties, are but little used. Saponaria ocymoides, Silene Pennsyl- vania and Clay tonia virginica— ho w many florists have thought of using them to heighten the pleasures of their customers who are at home in May, but in Europe when the geraniums bloom? Then how many city lots are there where the introduction of a few clumps of the modest bluet, HouBtonia coerulea, would give untold delight and perhaps surprise. For a patch of orange yellow in the vicinity try another native plant, Senecio aurea; it will do either in a moist or dry spot. Epigaea repens, the May- flower, is not so easy to transplant, but some herbaceous men keep it In pots, and for those who will invest it will be almost a triumph to show it in a garden. Prim- ulas, polyanthus and dodecatheons are almost as rare. Theydo better underthe snows of the north and the coo! summers of the lake country, than further south, where they require the shade of a small tree, mulching summer and winter, and plenty of water, under such conditions thev endure well. How seldom we see Gentiana acaulis, or G. verna! With the tarifl" entirely re- moved they are worth importing every year, so beautiful are they; but in some of 216 The American Florist. Oct. <5, the mountain regions they may perhaps find themselves quite at home. Phlox, polemonium, Pulmonaria coerulea, Mer- tensia virginica, myosotis and Onosma tauricum where it will succeed, what a group of beauties are they! I don't believe I have ever seen a florist make the least useof Lamium maculatum and its variety album. I venture to say a good bed of them, either in zones of color or in intersection would cause lots of inquiry. They are never seen beyond the cottage garden, or hardly ever. Ajugas again are but seldom seen. Daphne Cneorum may be planted also at this season, and those who once know it will talk of its beauty and perfume to all their friends. There are very many bulbous and rhizomatous plants which may re- ceive attention as soon as possible. They may be planted in the grass, in the bor- ders, or in the bare spots on the south side of shrub groups, sometimes being helped along with a barrowful of good soil, in place of a barrowful of bad soil dug out. Leucojum, allium, muscari, Bulbocodium vernum and trilliums are but rarely seen in town gardens. Nearly all may be planted now. Trenton, N.J. James MacPherson. A Reduced List of Sweet Peas. It will be an advantage all round, for grower, seedsman and floral public to, as soon as practicable, drop from the list of sweet peas nearly a score of varieties. This may be a startling announcement for the majority of seed houses, for I would throw out as no longer worthy to hold rank among modern sweet pea? almost the entire list that some reputable houses have had in stock up to date. I do not mean to say this purging of the list can be carried into effect all at once. When the 1894 crop is all in there will be a good many tons of seed of the varieties we must begin to think of dropping, and that seed is already contracted for, and will be distributed among the trade for this winter's stock. It is time to sound the note of warning. The California growers will probably begin to plant this fall as early as October, and I feel confi- dent they will be glad to discard the va- rieties I shall name, or at least will plant them only on special orders, and those special orders will come from such houses as are not posted. It is only an aggrava- tion to the California growers to put in acres of the old unimproved sorts, for the midday sun there scalds and burns the standards of each blossom into an unrec- ognizable condition. The improved sorts are not affected that way. An acre of Adonis or Crown Princess of Prussia is an eyesore to the California grower. While the fertility of the blossoms is not affected, and they pod all right, yet who wants these old sorts when the same colors may be had in improved form, and when the growers are ready to substitute acres of Miss Hunt for Adonis, and acres of Venus for Crown Princess ot Prussia? Let me say I have just picked up at random the '94 catalogue of a very rep- utable house. Their list of sweet peas names seventeen varieties. Nine are given under the common head, and eight under the head of "Eckford's New Hybrid Large Flowering Sweet Peas." Of the first nine I consider four worthless, and of the eight others four of them are the very poorest Eckfords, and will be included in the cast- off'list, while five of the eight are not at all large flowered. Actually that house was last season five years behind time on this flower. I can see also that the English trade is tired of handling a list that is needlessly cumbered with outgrown sorts. The growers are certainly ready to plant acres of improved varieties in the place of acres of the old ones. And since in a former article we have discussed the matter of growing the improved varieties it is time now to tell which may be discarded. There are seven old sorts, which, when Mr. Eckford began his work on this flower eighteen years ago, were in existence. They are the Light Blue and Purple, Painted Lady, Common White, Scarlet, Scarlet Striped, Dark Striped and Black. I am pretty sure these are the original seven, although Adonis, Crown Princess of Prussia and Common Purple are in size and quality no improvement on them. And we must add to this class now Vesuvius, Violet Queen, and even such Eckfords as The Queen and Queen of England. About all the value the vari- eties thus far named have is that they are a good basis to hybridize or to de- velop from. These have either been left behind by improved sorts or have never had merit enough to commend them. And then there is no danger of losing these inferior sorts because they will per- sistently reappear in reverted stock of what will be grown lor improved vari- eties. Every old distinct variety will last while time lasts. For instance in every stock of Apple Blossom, grown for quan- tity instead of quality, Painted Lady, its old original, will reappear, or at least a percentage of it will be half way reverted to the latter. A poorly grown stock of Senator will be found already to be little better than the old Purple Brown Striped. I saw several acres in California of what the growers had planted for Purple Prince, and it may have come from Eckford's true stock three years ago, but it was nothing but an inferior purple as I saw it. There is some question still about drop- ping the old sorts. A very well informed English seedsman said to me, when I told him I should drop Painted Lady and let Blanche Ferry have the field, that we could not well do that just now, for un- fortunately the California stock of Blanche Ferry is badly tinctured at present with the blotched markings that have taken the name of American Belle. The English folks probably have pure Painted Lady. But it takes nearly twenty-five tons of Blanche Ferry to supply the trade. It has practically driven Painted Lady out. We shall get our Blanche Ferry down true again, and who will want the old weaker pink and white then? The Nellie Jaynes I have tried again this year with more satisfaction. It is simply an im- proved strain of Painted Lady, and will supply for those who love the old original the modest pink and white in pure stock and somewhat improved form. That gentleman from England also questioned whether Crown Princess of Prussia could be dropped. I think the only question is whether our growers can now supply us with Venus. And certainly in another year the quantity and cost of the latter can be made to meet all de- mands. There may be a little question about dropping Adonis. It is just a shade different from Miss Hunt, but that shade is in the latter's favor, while the Adonis is one of the smallest of all the old sorts. Then the question of white varieties is a little troublesome. It stands just like this: Queen of England is very ordinary, hardly distinguishable from the com- monest old white; Emily Henderson plays an unaccountable trick about not ger- minating well, and I hear complaint about its reverting, quite a percentage to Blanche Ferry. Personally I have great faith in its riding clear of all these erratic traits, and leading the field of white seeded whites. I have heard no American amateur or florist dispute its excellent qualities after being brought into bloom. Mrs. Sankey is a noble white. Its pink blood betrays it occasionally. Eckford's new Blanche Burpee is now ready, I be- lieve, to make its American debut, and to challenge all whites. I saw a stock of Alba Magnifica in California that pleased me. It had a good deal of the Emily Henderson's stock3' character. I do not believe the public will pay a novelty price for Emily Henderson again. Europe will doubtless send us considerable white seed, and since the German houses send largely under names describing color, they prob- ably would not bother about calling white Queen of England even though it came trom Eckford stock. But we have got to unburden our list at that end, and it is to be hoped that both the names Common White and Queen of England will soon disappear. I probably shall not be thanked by Messrs. Laxton of England for putting Vesuvius on the discarded list. But no florist counts it of any value. And Car- men Sylva will also have to follow suit. The other Laxton varieties are less ob- jectionable, but by no means approach Eckford's novelties. One Boston house is ambitious to swell the list of sweet peas. Their latest is Harvard, but there is just asmuch reason for calling Eckford's Captain of the Blues Yale as to call his Cardinal Harvard. Then such Eckford varieties as Empress of India, Isa Eckford, The Queen and Bronze Prince have so completely been lefc behind by later work that they are very inferior. .\nd we shall soon have to say the same of others. All this implies that we have a splendid list left which should not be degraded by these inferior sorts. I would therefore begin to plan at once to drop the following varieties: Adonis, Black, Bronze Prince, Carmen Sylva, Crown Princess of Prussia, Em- press of India, Isa Eckford, Light Blue and Purple, Painted Ladv, Purple, Purple Brown Striped, Queen of England, Scarlet Invincible, Scarlet Striped, The Queen, Vesuvius, Common White. I would let some others remain a year or two longer, but more will soon have to go. Even such a fine variety as Boreatton will have to go as soon as we get stock enough of Stanley. And I have passed over Duchess of Edinburgh, Imperial Blue, Indigo King, Primrose, Carmine Invincible, and others that have had their places more than made good. And with all these put on the retired list there will still be fifty sorts, most of them grand, and a monu- ment to the patience and skill of Mr. Eckford. Let us see just "where we are at" now in sweet peas. Six or seven new Eckfords will be offered this year to the trade: Eliza Eckford, a rose iflaked and striped; Duke of York; Duchefs of York, the latter a pink purple stripe on white ground; Mrs. Chamberlain, another reddish stripe; Meteor, an orange salmon; Novelty, orange scarlet. Blanche Burpee, the new white, I believe is ready. Britannia is another English variety just out, a de- velopment of the blue and purple. The growers must have these at the introduc- tion price to start their stock, and a few "cranks" like myself must "keep up with the procession." Last year's novelties I find bear much higher praise than I have given them. Lady Beaconsfield, Lady Penzance, Ovid, Peach Blossom, Royal Robe and Stanley. If our growers will hold them up in size, substance and form i8g4- The American Florist, 217 A GLIMPSE OF THE FLOWER MARKET OF PARIS, FRANCE. fit what Eckford has made them, the per- manency of the new sweet pea popularity is assured. Only a few houses will list these this year, and they can be had only by the ounce at most, but that will be an improvement on sealed packets of ten seeds each. On the 1893 novelties we are ready for business. Every reputable house should have them this year, and the growers should plan their next stock of them on a liberal scale. They are very fine — Blush- ing Beauty, Duke of Clarence, Emily Eckford, Firefly, Gaietv and Venus. I sincerely hope every grower will put an intelligent man on to these, a man with the enthusiasm of a specialist. Mark the finest plants for seed stock. Better still I would plant seed stock by itself and give it the highest culture, give the vines support, and give heed to that simple fact that a vine overloaded with pods will necessarily produce deteriorated stock. My English friend said he would give the sweet pea fad three years longer to run. But that all depends on whether the Eckford novelties brought out in the last three years are held up by the grow- ers at their best. The 1892 novelties wt^re led by that magnificent flower Mrs. Eckford, with Her Majesty, Dorothy Ten- nant. Lemon Queen, Ignea and Waverly; it was then Mr. Eckford struck the high mark which he is holding well. I will not answer for tte seed that was sent out last spring under any of these names. I simply know that true seed of them all has produced under my eyes flowers of rarest merit. Ourgrowers should supply the market with them, and the grower that grows fjr quality will in three years command the market at a pricethatpays him for all special labor. Our growers should also give us a lib- eral supply of the following well tried Eckfords: Apple Blossom, B jreatton (until Stanley takes its place). Captain of the Blues, Countess of Radnor, New 218 The American Florist. Oct. 6, Lottie Eckford, Miss Hunt, Monarch, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. Sankey, Orange Prince, Princess of Wales, Princess Vic- toria, Senator and Splendour. The fol- lowing Eckfords are the least desirable: Bronze Prince (dropped). Cardinal (must give way to Firefly), Delight (of little merit). Duchess of Edinburgh (inferior to Princess Victoria), Empress of India (worthless beside Blanche Ferry), Im- perial Blue and Indigo King (equal in size and both nowinferior),IsaEckford(must yield to Peach Blossom), Primrose (Mrs. Eckford should have the field), Purple Prince (not sufficiently distinct), Queen of England (very inferior). The Oueen (dullest of all Eckfords). Of the other old English sorts the fol- lowing are valuable: Butterfly, Captain Clarke, Fairy Queen, Princess Beatrice, Queen of the Isles and Violet Queen(?). Laxton's Princess May has spoken well for itself this year. Etna, Madam Carnot and Rising Sun deserve further trial. The German Bronze King is somewhat inter- esting with its coppery standard and ivory white wings. When anyone says to me the sweet pea is having only a short lived run I answer, we are but just getting to a healthy interest in it. We are only just ready to put the last three years' novelties into everybody's hands, and I am willing to risk the permanent popularity of the new sweet pea on a dozen of the latest sorts. W. T. HUTCHINS. Winter Flowers. There are a great many plants which are very useful for the purposes of the general florist, and yet not suited to the exactions of the market grower. There are a great many plants which a lady will buy at sight, which would not pay the wholesale grower at all. Begonias are among these. I would not myself grow a stock of many of them, but as their cultivation is similar, there can be no harm in carrying quite a collection, limiting the number of each variety to a very few plants. If they are nicely grown and flowered they are salable. Clitoria mexicana and C. Plumierii may be got into flower in 6 inch pots with a few sticks to climb on, a plant or two would certainly find customers. Curcuma Roscoeana again is another plant scarcely ever seen, but certain to attract attention. Strobilanthes glomeratus, S. anisophyl- lus, S. isophyllus, and the variegated S. Dyerianus recently brought to notice, be- long toa large genus very fully distributed through India and the Archipelago as far east as the Japan Islands. There are about 180 of them in herbaria at Kew and botanists have loaded them with endless synonyms. There are many moun- tain species, mostly blue flowered, and those mentioned do well planted out, and lifted for winter bloom. Cuttings should not be taken too early however, or the plants will become too large, they are of little use for cutting. S. Dyerianus may possibly be of use as a bedder. It is a good grower outside. Holmskioldia sanguinea is an exceed- ingly pretty thing, with which I once held up Sir Joseph Hooker. He "knew it perfectly — but — hum — can't think of it." His fellow traveller however ,Dr. Thomp- son had it already on the tip of the tongue. Linum trigynum is becoming well known. Scutellaria Mocineana is something I don't often remember having seen. It comes in well as a winter bloomer. Siphocampylos microstoma again is entirely forgotten; I would not know where to find a plant if I wanted it and I might also say the same about S. bicolor. Among plants requiring but little less heat to bloom the abutilons have been handled by most florists. Like begonias I should not carry too many of a kind. There are a fe;v of the South African aloes which are quite pretty in bloom in winter and they are good window plants, easily kept manageable in size by cuttings. Crinum Mauritianum is a late flowerer, which is worth trying. Ericas are being tried more than for some years past. Archeriana, Bowieana, cerinthoides, c. stricta, gracilis cernua, nigricans, Sebana rubra, taxifolia, vernix ovata, and verticillata major are among my notes as October bloomers. But ericas should be touched with caution by novices. They are among the things that require very vigilant attention to detail. Fuchsias of the winter blooming varieties should not be forgotten. Has anyone seen a plant of Lobelia coelestis in this country, oris it in cultiva- tion? Mesembryanthemum and oxalis both give large numbers of fall blooming spe- cies, some of which are found in green- houses, but rarely brought out at their best. I would like to know what is the matter with the various rhapiolepis? I have not seen one in years. Sanseveira guineensis is liked I find by some as a window plant. It may be had in flower during October. Perhaps the very best neglected plant of any of these is Schizostylis coccineus. Seed sown in March, pricked several together in small pots as soon as up, and planted out at bedding time, will flower finely by the next autumn. I think it would take bet- ter than tulips. Tropffiolum azureum is probably too troublesome a subject for the average florist. I have seen it and tricolorum, etc., well done in the northern sections of the country however. Trenton,"N. J. James MacPherson. The Forcing of Hardy Plants. [Read before Ike Gardeners^ and Florists^ Club of Boston, by Charles J. Dawsov, October 2, 1894.] The subject which I have selected though in a comparatively primitive state, has become quite important the last few years. Such plants as Dutch bulbs, hybrid perpetual roses, deutzias, lilacs and the like have been a prominent set of plants, grown for winter flowering for years past, but outside of these few things hardy plants for forcing have had a very narrow scope. From Christmas until spring opens the private gardener usually seeks to have something odd or rare in bloom to please his employer; and so it is with the ener- getic retail floristsof the large cities; they endeavor to have something out of the ordinary run of greenhouse flowers to please their rather eccentric customers. It is this call for flowers, outside of the regular line of florists' flowers, as roses, carnations and violets, with the ever changing fashions in flowers, which re- quires something new or strange, which makes it desirable that florists and gar- deners should turn their attention to the forcing of hardy plants, many of which are very easy to handle, but if handled with care will keep as well as many of our regular greenhouse plants. Few flo- rists have attempted to force hardy plants and fewer probably have any knowledge of what might be forced; their time hav- ing been devoted to that class of plants which the general market demanded. The gardeners of private estates have a better knowledge of these plants, and it is to these men that the horticultural world should look for advice in such matters. In regard to the commercial part, I can not say what the profit would be on forced plants, but in my mind there are many hardy plants, which are not com- monly forced, which if proper attention were given to propagation and forcing, would prove as profitable as many other branches of the business. For instance, a few years ago my father had in bloom a week before Christmas a few most beau- tiful tidy plants in 8-inch pots of Pyrus baccata var., the ornamental flowering crab apple. Beautiful sprays of delicate pink apple blossoms a foot or so long might have been cut from these plants, or the plants might have been sold as pot plants at a good price. If the time were taken to work up a good stock of such plants as I shall mention I have very little doubt but what the grower would have found a ready market for his stock. While many of these hardy plants will force with little preparation others will require as much time as a great many tender plants, and yet it is all plain work. The requirements for the successful carrying on of such work might be con- sidered under five divisions, i. e.: first, knowledge of the plants; second, prepara- tion and care before the cold weather sets in; third, protection before being brought into heat and proper houses for forcing; fourth, care and management while forc- ing; and fifth, the ripening of the plants, after the flowering season is over. First: The knowledge of the plants is best learned by personal observation. It is a very good plan in the spring months to take a trip frequently to some well established nursery or arboretum, and note-book in hand, make a select list of those plants you think would be most desirable for this kind of work; and then, when the proper time comes secure small plants of those noted, well set withflower buds and give them a trial, and if success- ful the following season they can be tried on a larger scale. Familiarity with the habit of growth of the plant and the time of flowering will come in very useful. A good thing to remember is that it is almost entirely useless to try and force any plant for winter flowering that natu- rally blooms after the first of July. This is putting the time to the extreme limit, and it is much better to say the middle of June. The later the plant blooms natu- rally the longer it will take to force it, and it is entirely out of the question to give too long a time to these plants in the greenhouse, where the space is so valuable. Of course thereis a possibility of forcing those plants which bloom later than I have mentioned. Prof. Bailey of Cornell University, told me last March that at that time he had in his greenhouse some flourishing plants of some of our native asters and golden rod, which at this time were some two feet high and very healthy. His manner of treatment was this, some time during the early part of the fall of 1892 the plants were lifted, and as soon as the cold weather set in they were placed in a cold storage house where they remained during the year of 1893, treat- ing them as lily of the valley. Then in January of 1894 they were brought into heat.withtheresultsmentioned. Whether they continued to do well and flowered with success I do not know, but as you see, it certainly is not practical, but shows what can be done if occasion re- quires it. Second: The preparation and care of the plants is a most important part of the work, and needs considerable fore- i8g4- The American Florist. 219 thought. Sometimes it means two to four years, i. e., when one has to workup the stock of any special class of plants, which can not be obtained from the nur- sery, and again the nurseryman of to-day grows his stock chiefly for planting out purposes, and seldom gives it the little extra care which it should have to get the best possible forcing results. It might be well for some nurseryman to give special attention to the growing of popular forcing plants, or those that are to be popular. They would do well to try and copy the methods of some of the foreign (mostly German and French) growers. Good healthy young stock to start with, planted in carefully prepared soil, and let grow until proper size and shape and well set with flower buds, is what we want. Transplanting every season helps to keep the roots within limit for potting or boxing purposes. To be sure it would require from three to four years to obtain such results, but it would pay in the end, and when we come to think of it this same pains has to be taken with all our plants of any impor- tance, as Indian azaleas and tender rho- dodendrons. Very pretty work, as men- tioned above, is shown by the forcing shrubs which are imported annually, as lilacs, snowballs, Ghent and mollis azaleas and the like, and it seems reasonable that our own nurseryman could off'er to the trade just such plants, if he would only give them the little extra care. I have mentioned this extra pains to be taken when one is looking for the best results, but you can get good results and good returns by selecting the plants right out of the garden, nursery or woods in the fall, care being taken to select sizable flowering plants. One of the best forcing shrubs is our Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and usually my plants forced have been dug up in the early fall from their native ground. Generally speaking, I usually turn my attention towards the prepara- tion of those plants I wish to force early in October, or as soon as the tender plants are well cared for and in their win- ter quarters. If you can commence to pot late in September or early in October a good root growth is usually obtained before it is time to place them in storage place. This is an essential point, as you can then commence to feed with stimu- lants soon after they are brought into heat. In regard to potting, use a good compost of about equal parts of rolled sod, old manure and sand, with a dress- ing of bone meal; add leaf mould for the ericaceous plants. Pot firm, as you would in lifting any plant, and use a little drain- ing, regulating the amount according to the time you expect the plant to remain in the pot. After potting the same care should be given as if it were a tender plant, syringing two or three times a day, in fact I should say treat them as you would a chrysanthemum, keeping them in the shade for a day or two and then giving them plenty of light and air with plenty of moisture. They should remain out as late as possible, say away into November or early December; in fact a severe frost seems to do most of them good as long as it don't break the pots. Andromeda speciosa is an exception. When the plants are newly lifted they should have every possible attention, treating them as you would an Indian azalea or cool loving heaths, never allow- ing the frost to get at them. In this way you can usually keep their evergreen like foliage on them. This beautiful shrub should be given a good chance and it will be found to be one of the most beautiful flowering plants for winter decoration. It is ore of the plants which is really bet- ter for being carried over the summer season in the pot and treated like a cool greenhouse plant. In speaking of carry- ing over the plants in their pots or tubs after the first winter forcing, I find it is a good practice to do so for one or two years if the time can be spared to keep them well watered and syringed during the summer months. Azalea mollis (Rhododendron sinensis) and the Ghent azaleas are always better the second year of forcing than the first, and again with this manner of treatment they can be brought into a more satisfac- tory bloom and the flowers last better, both on the plant and when cut. This matter of lasting qualities is very impor- tant and it is true of not only the azaleas but of all forced plants that their lasting qualities are far better when they are confined to the pots for any length of time. Third: Pits and frames for storage of the plants till forcing is an important matter. A good big pit should be made of any convenient length, using common six by three sashes for the front portion of a span roof pit. The back side can be covered with planks which are covered with heavy tarred roofing paper, so as to keep the water from entering the pit. The pit should be sunk from four to five feet into the ground, the wall being made of heavy plank, or better, stone or con- crete. This structure should be raised one foot above the surface in back and front and two feet in the ridge, care being taken to have a gravelly bottom, i. e., there should be no chance of the water standing in the bottom of your pit. The above kind of a pit is good for all shrubby or taller growing plants, and with plenty of movable shelves, the amount of plants that can be stored into one of them is simply marvelous. Frames such as violet frames, only a little deeper, are fine for storing all the herbaceous plants and the like. The larger shrubs in tubs or boxes can be left out of doors as long as there is plenty of protection around the roots. The stor- ing of your pits and frames should be put off as late as possible, usually in the latter part of November or early in December. By that time the wood of the shrubs is well ripened. We usually use these stor- age places in the fall for carnations, ericas, cinerarias, Indian azaleas, stevia and the like, which are transferred to the houses as soon as the chrysanthemums are past. In storing the pits a system should be practiced, keeping the different kinds in groups by themselves, so you will know just where to place your hand on a plant when needed. Care should be taken to see that all plants are well wet at the roots; this precaution will save extra care in the winter season, it being a rare thing to have to water the bulk of your plants in winter if they are in the proper condition when stored. The pits and frames should be kept open during the winter months, whenever the weather will permit it. An apartment span or % span house would be good for forcing purposes, hav- ing one part cool, with a temperature of 40° or 45° Fahr., so that you can retard your plants, and a medium temperature of 50° to 58° in the other apartment. A warm box closed in under the benches, with the hot water pipe running through, is very convenient for rushing lilac, valley and the like; 80° is a good temperature for this hot box. The pits and frames should be examined at intervals, in order to keep up to the field mice and moles which often play havoc with the plants. It is well to have traps or saucers con- taining arsenic mixed in meal scattered around in different parts of the pits. Fourth: Care and management while forcing is the most important of all. When shall we commence to bring the plants into heat? is commonly asked. Generally speaking, any time after the turn of the year, i. e., after January 1. It all depends upon when you want your plants to flower, and of course the earlier the plants are brought into heat the longer it takes to flower them, and usually the poorer are your results. I do not advocate early forcing; on a whole it is poor practice; to be sure there are a few plants which will do fairly well under early forcing, as crab apples, Andromeda floribunda, Mayflower (Epigaa repens) and Christmas roses, which can te brought into flower Christmas, but this list is small, and usually early forcing is not commendable. The plants when just brought into heat should have a cool place to start, and later more heat given them, but the warmth should be given gradually at first; in this way there is much better substance than when forced too rapidly. If you have no cool house place your smaller plants on the edge of the walks where it is usually cooler than on the bench, care being taken not to leave them too long. Then again this practice saves room. .Ifter being brought into the heat the most important sugges- tion to offer for all the woody plants is frequent syringing in bright weather. This will cause the new growth to com- mence much more rapidly than if you failed to do so. After the growth begins the general treatment is that given to ordinary cool greenhouse plants. In regard to thelength of time to allow to bring your plants into bloom, it is pretty hard to say just how long they should be in heat, it all depending on what temperature they are grown in, and at what season of the year you try to force the plants. It is worth while to remember that with the advance of the season, when the days begin to lengthen, it is much easier to force; the work is less uncertain, and the results are far more satisfactory. Fifth: The care and management of the plants after they are through bloom- ing depends entirely on the circumstances. The choicer shrubs, as azaleas, Andro- meda speciosa, rhododendrons, Scotch brooms, and thosethat you wish to grow on in pots, for better results for another year, should be fed on and grown as greenhouse plants, putting them out of doors in the spring as soon as the weather will permit. Such plants as you are not particular about, as snowballs, lilac and the like, can be returned to the pit from whence they came, after a short period from the time they passed out of bloom, and with a little care will be in fair con- dition to plant out in the nursery rows, where they will soon recover and make good plants; many of them being in good condition for the sameworkthe following season. In regard to the herbaceous plants and annuals, they usually find a place in the dump as soon as they pass out of bloom. Of course there are excep- tions, hepaticas, phlox, houstonia, cypri- pedium, heuchera and the like are well worth saving, but get tbem out into the frames as soon as possible. [concluded ne.\t week.] 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. 220 The American Florist. Oct. 6, New York. It is pleasing to be able to record that business has been fairly good for the past ten days. Retailers all report an encour- aging activity in transient trade, and the wholesalers — well, a wholesaler is easily made happy; a few days of good trade raises his hopes, he forgets in his joy all the tribulations of the past, and he becomes about the future as sanguine to-day as he was downcast yesterday. So the present gratifying spurt has brought a smiling face and a light step to every wholesaler in town. At the 34th street market too a good trade is re- ported. Stock goes quickly even if prices do advance slowly. Cool bright weather has had a benefi- cial effect on the roses, which have im- proved greatly in quality. Good solid buds with clean fresh foliage and good stems are now coming in from those growers who are atttntive in growing and careful in handling and packing their stock. There are many growers though who do not receive for their shipments nearly as much as they might by sorting their stock and observing special care in the handling of the choicer grades. The proportion of first-class blooms in the average rose shipment is mighty small in many cases at best, but to this little per- centage of good stock is due a very large percentage of the returns, for the culls are practically dead stock. No retailer will have them in his store, and even the Greeks sneer at them. Violets are beginning to come in more plentifully, but are pale, small and im- perfect as yet, and there is but little out- let for them until they are better in qual- ity. They bring 50 cents per hundred, which is a good price for the kind. Lily of the valley is a little scarce, and the best sells for $5 per hundred. Carnations are of good quality and selling well at 75 cents to $2 per hundred, the latter figure being for some extra fine flowers. On Sunday morning early a stranger arrived at Floral Park and took up his abode with Charlie Allen. Charlie says "the boy is O. K. By this time next year he will be able to disbud carnations." Yes, and make superfine mixtures in the gladiolus bins. Boston. The supply of flowers has shortened up considerably. Of white carnations there is a decided scarcity, and prices are tend- ing upwards. White roses also are none too plenty, and everything in that line is quickly sold out. The first chrysanthe- mums of the season m'ade their appear- ance on Thursday. They were broueht to the market by Elijah Cartwright. The variety was agood whiteone. Thename? Oh, the label got lost. N. F. McCarthy & Co. have had a num- ber of successful auction sales at which a large quantity of miscellaneous stock has been disposed of. Ed. Hatch's sale of palms and rubbers for W. K. Harris on Saturday, Sept. 29, was a winner. The stock was grand, the bidders were numer- ous and not afraid to bid, and prices were satisfactory all round, so everybody was happy. The total proceeds from premiums paid for choice of stalls in the Market amounted to $725. The annual meeting of stockholders and election of officers will take place on Siturday evening, October 6, at the American House, when a dividend of 10% will be declared. Bowditch & Co. have opened at their new loca<-ion, 168 Tremont street. Mr. W. H. Long, the junior partner in the firm, remains in charge at the old store, which will be kept open for some months yet, while Mr. Bowditch looks after the new establishment. Recent visitors in town: E. V. Low, England; H. A. Siebrecht, Providence, R. L; W. A. Stiles, New York; Frank Ham- ilton, Tarry town, N. Y.; R. H Waggoner, New York; Wm. Appleton, Providence, R.I. Prof. C. S. Sargent has just returned from California, where he has been study- ing American oaks. Annual election of the Mass. Horticult- ural Society on Saturday, Oct. 6. N. T. Davenport, well known as a flo- rist for many years, died at his home in Milton on September 15 of old age. Chicago. Four weeks from to-day the chrysan- themum show will open. So far as can be judged at present the coming exhibi- tion will eclipse all previous efforts. It is most gratifying to note that the interest taken in the show this year is a lively one, and is constantly growing as the season advances. The stock as a rule is looking fine, but how much of it will pass through the critical time of the next few weeks and come out as Al remains to be seen. It is a notable fact that the new beginner in "mum" growing is the most enthusiastic and is predicting a complete success, while he with the experience of several campaigns in the field, is far more conservative. The executive committee of the Hort. Society has been holding a number of meetings, at which all details as to man- agement have been arranged. Mr. W. N. Rudd will have charge oi the exhibition hall and as everybody knows Mr. R. is a hustler from the word go. It goes with- out saying that everything will be in shape promptly on time. Arrangements are being made for an ample supply of vases in suitable sizes. These will be ready to be distributed to the exhibitor on Friday, November 2. There will posi- tively be no excuse for unnecessary delay and it may be well to bear in mind that the rules as to time at which exhibits must be in place will be strictly enforced this year. The revised premium list will be ready next week. The first chrysanthemum blooms have made their appearance. The coming week we may look tor some good Mrs. E. G. Hill, which in oursection at least, appears to be the earliest one. Mr. W. N. Rudd, of Mt. Greenwood, has a fine batch of them, some 4,000 plants, all in fine con- dition, from which cutting will begin the first of the coming week. Theearliest lot is grown in 5-inch pots, the balance, as well as all other sorts, on benches. The next early sort at this place is Golden Queen, which is showingcolor; the bloom will be large and fine. Next comes a fine batch of Minnie Wanamaker also show- ing color. A large list of the new varieties are grown in more or less quantity. Mrs. J. Geo. lis is looking fine and so are Chal- lenge, Beau Ideal and others. Of the older sorts we note a fine bench of W. N. Rudd, one of Ivory and another of Mrs. Jerome Jones. A new white seedling attracted our attention by its remarkably fine habit and splendid foliage; this may be heard from later. This establishment has always been noted for extra fine quality of Harrisiis. The first batch, in 5 and 6-inch pots, is beginning to set buds and is expected to come into bloom by December 1. More or less trouble is experienced from disease of the bulb; from 15 to 2070 are reported as affected. Of the four rose houses one isfilled with Testout; the plants are in splendid condi- tion and are in fine crop at present. The adjoining house of Meteor also looks well and so do the others, one of Brides and one of Kaiserin. The latter was planted rather late but is making fine and vigor- ous growth, with a good show of buds. "One of the best qualities of this rose," remarks Mr. Rudd, "is that with me at least it throws no blind wood. Every lead comes with a bud." Mr. Wm. Viberts, for many years with J. T. Anthony, is in charge at this estab- lishment since last spring. Well, "Billy" is showing that he can handle "mums" and roses as well as palms and orchids. The market this week was steady with local demand moderately good and ship- ping trade brisk. The rapidly increasing demjxud from outside points is particu- larly gratilying to the commission and wholesale men. In the smaller varieties of roses prices remain unchanged but first-class Beauties have advanced to $2 per dozen. The ad- vance is not owing to a short supply, in fact the cut at this season of the year was never better, but there is a constantly increasing demand for this rose at all sea- sons of the year. Mr. John Thorpe has severed his con- nection with O.J. Friedman. Uncle John intends to devote his entire time hereafter to landscape gardening. Mr. Klunder has closed his establish- ment at Wabash and 22d streets and is now connected with O.J. Friedman. Messrs. J. T. Anthony and Joseph Cur- ran have entered into partnership under the firm name of Anthony & Curran, and are now open forbusinessat 278 Wabash avenue. Alfred Hildred, formerly withB.Hobbs, has started in business for himself at 302 31st street. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Halle have returned from Europe. Recent visitors; Albert C. Rott, Bloom- ington, Ind.; H. A. Bunyard, of Pitcher & Manda. Washington. Mr. J. L. Looseof Alexandria, Va., who has for several years carried on very suc- cessfully a wholesale florist business, opened a new retail store at 1114 and 1116 F street N. W. on the first of the month. The entire front is a show window where he had a handsome display of ferns and cut flowers. This fine window, which reaches almost to the floor, gave him an opportunity to make a tine display of his most excellently grown plants. It is one of the largest florist's windows in the city. The store room is large and very elegantly fitted up with a view of show- ing the decorations usually required in a private reception hall. At one side of the room is a large fireplace and mantel of the very latest design. The latter was decorated in a most artistic manner with ferns, principally adiantums, palms, tub- erous begonias and cut roses. On the same side of the room is arranged a wide oak winding stairway leading to a bal- cony which runs to the far end of the room. This stairway and balcony were richly decorated with fine specimens of Areca lutescens, Pandanus Veitchii, ken- tias, latanias, phoenix and ferns. These fixtures, while adding much to the ap- pearance of his store, also add much to the space for making a fine display of plants as they can be arranged on the i8g4. The American Florist. 221 floor under both the stairway and bal- cony as well as upon thetn. Mr. Loose intends to have these decor- ations continuously during the social season, changing them once or twice a week. He thinks it will aid customers in describing the character of the decorations they desire; they can then suggest changes here and there which will materially aid Mr. Loose in arriving at just what they want and will also help him in giving at once the approximate cost of such a dec- oration. This is a novel feature in our flower stores and a very attractive one too. Mr. Loose has long enjoyed the reputa- tion of growing fine ferns and palms, probably the finest in this section (par- ticularly Adiantum Farleyense), and judging from the display in his store he is justly entitled to that reputation. His window extends entirely across the front of the two stores, is very high and also coming down near the floor, giving him an excellent opportunity to make a very effective and attractive display. The walls of the store are finished in a light terra cotta, capableof showingtheplants and flowers to their best advantage. The entire interior of the store was fitted up under the supervision of Mr. Loose, who seems not to have forgotten even the smallest detail. The back part of the store is given up entirely to the wholesale business and is separate and distinct from the retail store in front, having a separate entrance as well as a separate ice box and all neces- sary accommodations for that branch of the trade, so that his retail customers will not come in contact with his whole- sale people. Clark Bros, are going in strongly for chrysanthemums, especially for single flowered plants. They have one house devoted to this purpose. They are planted out in shallow benches. They have an- other lot of several hundred from which they are going to grow into stems carry- ing three flowers each; they are all strong healthy plants. They are not growing as much Aspar- agus plumosus this season as last. They have been carrying the largest stock of this plant in the District, and probably do yet; they are loud in its praise. Their roses, which are principally La France, are looking unusually fine, both their old and new plants. Their house of Woottons, which are grown in solid beds carried over for two years, are looking remarkably well and have been most sat- isfactory. They feed them freely with liquid manures. Their Beauties, which are two years old, are looking very prom- ising. Their carnations are extra fine though limited as to quantity. They have a fine lot of the new French cannas. They say the demand for them is growing and that next season they will be very popular: they are making preparations for a good stork of the best varieties. Trade continues dull, though there is a slight change for the better; the past ten days marked an improvement on what it has been during the entire summer. C. Leslie Reynolds. St. Louis. The prevailing temperature during the past week indicates the approach of the winter season, firing has become almost a necessity with those who are apprehen- sive of sudden changes in temperature and careful of the stock grown. The dry spell which was so pronounced duringthe summer months has not as yet finally broken away; several heavy showersdur- ing the first part of September alleviated it to some extent, but since then it has again assumed sway. Trade, either as a result of the cooler weather or the return of the summer tourists, is improving steadily, the in- crease having been noticed during the past two weeks. It is not confined to city trade eithtr; shipping orders have been received from several points out of the state and as far as can be seen at present the prosptcts are for a very favorable sea- son. Stock at many of the places is in fine condition, and the quality of the stock cut will be fully as good as the average. The roses at the C. Young S ins & Co. are in fine shape and will be heard from at the "Annual Flower Show." Kaiserin and Testout, of which they have a hundred foot bench of each are looking especially strong. The'.r Perles, however, are the best stock on the place, being strong and healthy, with the top a mass of red shoots. They have been making some improvements during the summer having added a 100 foot "lean-to" on the north side of a ruse house, replaced the wooden lank in the water tower with an iron one, erected a new boiler stack, and piped the rose houses for vaporizing extract. Num- erous other improvement shave been made in smaller things in keeping with the above. The improvements do not stop when it comes to plant growingeither,as they have at present writing a batch of cyclamen that would he hard to equal anywhere in the country; nothing noted in and around New York after the con- vention could touch them. Owing to their chrysanthemum stnck having been badly frozen last Easter they were unable to workup as many as usual and after spring sales were over, there was very little left for planting, and it was in poor shape, as a result they are not up to the usual average. The carna- tions are all planted and show the effects of the trying season, being small, in fact what usually fills two houses was com- fortably domiciled in one. At Mr. Dunford's, on the Colorado road, the roses are doing finely. This be- ing his first season in growing for this market all are interested in the outcome. Your scribe is going to visit him shortly and try to learn the formula used in com- posting his soil, as it has had a most marked effect on the growth of Perles, the present supposition being that it is such a terrible compound that they are grow- ing to get away from it. A special meeting was called to discuss the advisability of do ng away with the guarantee fund in conrection with the "Flower Show." It was found by the committee having thematterin hand that there was a disposition on the part of the usual guarantois to look upon the pro- ceeding as useless as there has never been as yet anj' disposition or necessity to call on the fund, and in view of the fact that the chances of a successful show are so much greater this season than in preced- ing years it appeared to them unnec- essary to sign. A motion was made and carried to do away with the guaran- tee fund, a clause being inserted in the rules governing the show, stating that in case of a deficit the prizes olTered by the club will be scaled "pro rata" to make it good. When it is understood that the club treasury is behind the show, and that the shows so far have been self sus- taining the probability of scaling any- thing is rather remote. Mr. E. H. Michel, who has had a severe attack of sickness during the summer, is about town as lively and as full of fight as ever. He complains of being a trifle weak at times however. Mr. E. W. Guy, of Belleville, recently lost his youngest child, and has the sym- pathy of many friends. R. F. T. Toronto. Chrysanthemum show mattersare pro- gressing satisfactorily. The executive committee met last week and attached prizes to all the sections. The secretary hopes to have the finally final prize list printed and published the endof this week or beginning of next if the government can make up its mind whentofixThanks- giving day. I hear that already there are some carpers and criticizers, even before the list is published. It really is most astonishing what a faculty some men have for seeing defects after everything possible has been done to get things right and after every chance has been given them to express their views before mat- ters are settled. I don't believe thatthese men actually wish to hurt the show, but their talk certainly does not help it. Why should they not say everything nice they can about the show? It would be so much pleasanter all round and they would have the satisfaction of havingdonesome good to their neighbor. Those who have the real work of running the show need all the encouragement possible, they are always glad to receive and consider sug- gestions and do their best to please all hands. Now, let us show other cities what we can do, "give a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether" "No thank you, no water in mine — Good health." Yes, the list has been arranged with the view of making a good show and not to please any one section of the trade. The public wants a good show, thousands don't mind spending a quarter to see a good show, we want to give the public a good show and get the quarters; Q. E. D. Trade is still verv dull though perhaps a trifle better. There were slight frosts two nights last week but only enough to touch the coleus in exposed situations. A letter has been received by the secre- tary of the G. and F. Association from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society con- cerning a national chrysanthemum tro- phy to be given to a vase of 100 blooms. I don't see why Toronto should not go in for this. The matter will be laid before the executive committee at an early date. Why should not other cities have a simi- lar competition? It would be decidedly a drawing card. Later — I have just seen over the signa- ture of the Premier of the Dominion that Thanksgiving day will be on the 22nd of November, therefore the Toronto Show will be from the 20th to 23rd. E. Buffalo. Since the long dry spell broke up we have had frequent rains, but altogether beautiful weather, with one notable ex- cept^ion; on the morning of September 26 Buffalo was nipped by a frost just hard enough to kill coleus, but hurt very little besides. Twen< y-fi ve miles back from the lake it was a killer; 4 and 5 degrees of frost in many places. It has shortened up the supplv of outside stuff greatly; gladiolus, helianthus and about every- thing else outside is gone. W. J. Palmer & Son are sending in a grand lot of Meteor roses; they are also coming in from other sources, and it seems again to be the favorite flower. Brides and Mermets are not yet of Al quality. 222 The American Florist. Oct. (5. There is just at present none too many good carnations, but that cannot last long, as there is lor this locality an im- mense area planted. Daybreak will be the most plentiful. In Corfu alone there are 6 or 7 large houses planted entirely with this variety. Your correspondent made a rather ex- tensive exhibit at the Genesee County Fair last week held in Batavia. It was truly a county fair. "Cold molasses" won the "boss trot," and a young man and woman having the appearance of feeling anything but cold were married in public in front of the grand stand, for which they were rewarded (besides en- joying the admiring gaze of fifteen thou- sand people) with a handsome outfit for their new home. Last year the floral department of this fair almost needed a microscope to find where it existed, while this year, through a better and more lib- eral distribution of prizes, it assumed very respectable proportions. It was pleasing to see both Mr. Gus Noack and Mr. Munich, the local florists, make good exhibits. Mr. J. F. Cowell did the judg- ing, and Mr. Mepsted went along to take care of W. S. While in Genesee Co. I visited the houses of Messrs. Harmon & Burr of Darien. They have a fine house of roses doing well, a big house of carnations and 3 narrow houses of violets. This firm last year sent to town the finest M. Louise in the market, so they increased their violet growing capacity by two more well built equal span houses each 11x85. They planted the violets in the house early in August, and are now just putting in the glass, and they think they would have done better to have had the glass on a month before. The plants, however, are looking fine. There are a few weddings occurring, making a demand for a more or less elab- orate decoration, but nothing of any great extent. In two weeks such events can come along as fast as they choose, for we have the Queen of Autumn in quantity and quality as she has never been seen here before. W. S. Philadelphia. Have you any good Beauties? is now the first question for the hustler as he planks his pile of boxes down on one of the seats in front of the counter. All other roses are to be had in quantity, although there appears to be no over- stock, the demand about keeping pace with the supply. The best teas command from $3 to $4 per hundred and thesmaller class 2 to 3. Beauties have gone up a notch and are nowlO to 12. Thereseems to be more Testouts about this season; the color and size of the flower is all right but the stems are very weak. Carnations are getting into form and bring from 75 to 1.00. There are some very good Dav- breaks to be seen; this variety promises to be plenty the coming season. The "mums" are eagerly watched for, but up to date (October 3) none have been seen. Connor of Lansdowne is re- ported to have some Bergmann about ready. The general stock of chrysanthe- mums is reported to be very fine; as the varieties are being selected with greater care each season and more attention given to their culture the crop should be profitable to all who handle them. Messrs. Harris, Craig, Anderson, Evans, Lonsdale will all have large stock of this flower. Gladiolus have been sold in large quan- tities recently at $10 per thousand, tube roses are also plenty at from 2 to 3 per 100 stalks. The Chadborn Automatic ventilator is being put in by a number of the trade about here the past week' or two and as far as tried seems to work perfectly. Mr. Harris is particularly well pleased with four regulators that have been put in for him and says it works like a charm and is apparently a perfect machine. Mr. Valentine, representing the company here, says they will put it in any well built greenhouse on trial and let the apparatus speak for itself. The meeting of the club Tuesday last was well attended, and considerable interest taken in the approaching chrys- anthemum show at the Academy of Music. This promises to be the grandest exhibition the society has yet given. While the display of plants will not be so large, the collection of cut blooms will far exceed anything before exhibited. In ad- dition to the large entries from this city replies have been received from a number of clubs and horticultural societies who will enter for the $100 silver vase offered for the best collection of one hundred blooms to be arranged in one large vase. This feature will make an exhibition of its- self alone. The Academy is a beautiful building and the society expects to spend a large sum in adding to its beauty by elaborate decoration both of plants and flowers. It is thought that parts of this work will be given to differentfirms, who will furnish sketches and bids for the same. Formerly the society bought the material and the decorations were arranged by volunteers from the city stores. A guarantee fund to which the Florists' Club agreed to subscribe $100 was started and before long the sum of $500 was pledged to help the society out in case they were unable to stand the ex- pense. This being the month in which the elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year is held the following gentlemen were elected: President, Edwin Lonsdale; Vice-Presi- dent, Robert Kift; Secretary, H. F. Michell; Treasurer, Thos. Cartledge. Mr. J. Welsh Young read a very inter- esting paper on "How to manage 20,000 feet of glass." This essav had been care- fully prepared, and showed the author to be fully alive to the requirements of the modern methods of managing green- houses. Christian Koehler and Julius Bruce were elected to membership. Mr. Harris reports having had a good sale in Boston last Saturday. K. Cleveland. Business is picking up nicely, and the prospects are much brighter than the fall of 1893. This week nearly all the down- town florists had large orders for deco- rating the different headquarters of the Knights Templars, who held their state conclave here. There were some large set pieces, and buttonhole bouqets were used by the thousands. For the funeral of one of our firemen lately one of our florists had an order for a call box with the words "Last call box 9" on the face of it. This is not quite so bad as the case we have all read about where a friend of a deceased fire laddie sent a pillow with the inscription "Gone to his last fire." L. F. D. Cincinnati. Weddings, funerals and receptions are taking considerable of the florists' time and flowers. During the past week trade has been quite brisk, and the Jewish New Years on Monday used up all the Ameri- can Beauties and good carnations. Stock is getting much better all around. Mrs. J. W. Halliday of Paris, Ky., and J. J. Lampert and wife of Xenia, O., were callers this week. G. Greenhouse Building. Ogden Goelet, Newport, a large range of houses. E. J . Mathews, Valley Forge, Pa., a range of houses. G. H. Morris, Chestnut Hill, Phila., a range of palm and rose houses. E. A. Schmidt, Radnor, Pa., palm and greenhouses. Mrs. S. P. Adams, Newton, N. J., a circular conser- vatory attached to dwelling; and Mr. W. H. Merriam, Newton, N. J., a handsome palm house. All the above are being built by Hitchings & Co. J. D.' Schemerhorn, Lenox, Mass, an iron frame greenhouse 100x20. Contract awarded to Thos. W. Weathered's Sons. A. H. Moore, Colmar, Pa., group of houses with palm house in center 200x80. J. H. Crankshaw, Norristown, Pa., con- servatory. Alex. Turnbull, Carbondale,Pa.; Henry Fountain, Middletown, Conn.; and A. A. Welden, Berlin, Conn., commercial green- houses. H. Hageman,Mamaroneck,N.Y.,palm, rose and grape houses. E. J. Zimm, Scranton, Pa., house 48x16. J. Hassin- ger, Newark, N. J., three commercial houses, each 110 feet long. White House, Washington, D. C, conservatory 69x20. Tampa Bay Hotel, Fla., conservatory. Mr. Ryerson, Chicago, range of houses 150 feet long. Thos. W. Weathered's Sons are contractors for all the above. Louis Dupuy, Whitestone, N. Y., house 100 feet long. Hitchings builder. Jos. Mathews, Great Neck, N. Y., two houses, each 100x16. J. H. Dunlop, Toronto, Ont., four large houses, two being built with short slope to south. Bonn & Dressel, Weehawken, N. J., eight houses, each 78 feet long. Heating and ventilating by Weathered. Building Around a Tank. Replying to "A Subscriber" as to the best way to build a cheap house around his tank 25 feet high and 12 feet in diam- eter, the same to be frost proof, there are several ways of doing it, but one of the best I have ever seen was built by setting posts in the ground about four feet deep below the surface allowing the same to stand up about eight or nine inches above the ground level, sawing the posts all off level at this point. On these posts place hemlock sills 4x6 on edge, the corners halved together and well nailed withlong nails. From this sill build up with 2x4 hemlock studding, doublingtwo together for the corners and placing the studding at 16 inch centers; this studding can be 13 feet long, the tops of which should be level. Oa these a plate 4x4 or two pieces 2x4 well nailed together is placed and the studding nailed to same. This, in "Sub- scriber's" case, can be braced to the top of the timbers carrying the tank. After putting on the plate place another tier of studding 13 feet long, nailing them directly over the bottom ones, carrying the corner ones up and putting a top plate on them similar to center plate. This will make the frame work about 27 feet high, the roof can be run to a point in the center, give it slope enough to carry water off freely, allowing 15 or 16 inch eaves to overhang. This being done start at the bottom and nail on diagonally hemlock rabbetted siding— that made 7 or 8 inches wide, which can be procured i8g4- The American Florist. 223 at any large lumber yard. This will effectually brace the whole building, if two eight-penny nails are used at each stud in each board. When this is com- pleted, including the roof, cover the whole with good stout tar paper, three or four ply, giving at least three inch lap to each course, then start at the bottom even with the lower edge of sill and put on novelty siding, nailing these with eight- penny wire nails, two nails at each stud in each board, and be sure to get each rabbet tight down to the former board. At the top under the eaves the boards should be notched out to fit close up to the boards of the roof and the whole should be jointed as closely as possible; the roof can be either shingle or tin as preferred. When completed the whole should be painted to preserve it from shrinking, etc. The stub posts for such a building should be about three feet apart and the space between the ground level and sill can be filled in with loose stones packed closely together and then a bank of soil packed well round level with or a little above the bottom of the boards and slope from the same for fifteen or sixteen inches; this carries all moisture away from the building. If there is any dangerof rotting the bottom boards the soil can be drawn away from them in spring and replaced again before winter. To cover a tank twelve feet in diameter, allowing room to get at the tank from inside at all times, the building should be sixteen feet square outside measurement when complete; this admits a ladder in one corner and just enough room to get around the tank. Such a building will keep all ordinary frost out, but the pipes leading to and from the tank should have a covering of hair felt to make them abso- lutely safe, though I have seen them go through very severe winters in such a building without ever freezing up. Still for the very small cost of wrapping the pipe 1 think it best to be sure. This kind of a building should have a door on the south side, also at least two windows on the south side to admit light enough for scanning the interior at all times and to admit air in summer. John N. May. Glazing. A great deal of trouble is experienced in some greenhouses during the summer months by the burning of the plants, caused by defective glass in the roof. The primary cause of this is that in glazing the house perhaps late in the fall the glass is taken right from the boxes and laid on with a rush, the onlv point kept in view being to get the house covered as quickly as possible. Where first quality glass is used this maybe all right, though even then a defective light or two will get in. But where second quality glass is used greater care should be exercised. Previous to using, the glass should all be carefully sorted over, each light examined separately, the clear lights placed in one box, the blistered or wavy in another. There will always be sufficient clear glass to glaze the southern side of the roof, and it is through that the burning is done. The blistered and wavy glass cm be used on the north side, the ends, and on the propagating house, as that is nsu^Ily more or less shaded. To some fi irisfs, especially young beginners. ' hi< may seem unnecessary work, but it tliey do it thev will avoid a great deal of yearly trouble in the future. For those whose plants burn from blis- tered or wavy glass in the roof the only permanent remedy is to go through the house on the inside and mark each de- fective light on the south side with a daub of whitewash, then have them removed and their places filled with clear glass. If this is done thoroughly they will not have to shade their houses in the summer, when it is an injury to roses, chrysanthe- mums, etc., or whitewash the defective lights on the inside, thereby making their roof look like a patchwork. J. P. Ring. Cannas at Cornell. From the remarks on cannas in your issue of September 22, page 176, one would be led to infer that the variety AlphonseBouvier is in every way superior to Charles Henderson. Judging from ob- servations made here, however, this isnot the case. The former is a very tall vari- ety, while Charles Henderson is of dwarf, compact habit, and could therefore be made to do duty where the other would be much out of place. The two varieties bloom with equal freedom; and although late to flower in Chicago, Charles Hen- derson has been in full bloom here for a month past. There is little to choose be- tween the varieties in the matter of floral colors. Each variety has its own distinct place, and no good garden can well afford to be without representations of both. Ithaca, N. Y. M. Barker. Grasshoppers Eating Canna Leaves. I have both large and dwarf cannas eaten very much. I thought the damage was done by worms or caterpillars, as per notes that have appeared in the Flo- rist, but on watching early in the morn- ing I found small grasshoppers at work eating their fill. They seem to like best plants that are in or near shady places. The only remedy I know of is to catch them and pull off their heads. Highland Park, Md. F. Thurlev. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertlaements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant adrs. not admitted under this head. S ITUATION WANTED— December Ist.byall round man. Address J J. care American FloWst. S ITUATION WANTED— In or near Chlcapo. Age 32; married Good wapes expected. Address ExPEKiENCE. care American Florist. S ITUATION WANTED— By young man. age 28, 12 years' experience In seeds, etc. Address Y. Bhadlev. Ifj Greenwich Ave .New York City. SITUATION WANTED — As gardener and farm _ manager; thorouKlily experienced: Engllsih; mar- ried; age 3<1. Address D, care Am Florist. SITUATION WANTED — As general grower and lO pn)pagHtor: age 28: 12 years eexperlence. Flrst- ciass reterences. G P, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTKD-By German as florist and io geneml g-^ccii house man; has lu years' experience, and can give flrst-i-'lat^s references. Address B, care American Florist, Chicago. SITU \TION WANTED— As foreman in a good com- _ merclal place; 2*i years' practical e.vperlence. prop- agating, growing cut flow, rs and decuraiive plants. Address Box in3. Toms Klver. N. J, SITUATION WANTKD— AS orchid and plant grower by Englisliman. 12 years" yuod practical experi- ence; private or commercial: aee2-s. highest testimoni- als. Address C 11. Short lliils. New Jersey. SITUATION WANTED-By experienced gardenpr. The execution of landscape p ans. aylni: out and general planllng. etc Wages modertte. Heferer oes given Addre^B F N H. Ui Tyler St.. Boston. Mass. CIITUATION WANTP:D— As woritinir toreman by O Bucc-'sslui grower of cut flowers and eeneral slocK. Life experien*-e: German, married agerfl. First class references. Gkoweu. 20 C. Delaware Place, Chicago. SITUATION WANTWD— As manager or foreman: a practical grower of rosea carnations, violets, dec- orative and bedding plants, the forcing of ail Itlnds of bulbs. A life experience. Good references. fc_. J FLORIST, 283 B. 43rd St. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By young man wlthSyears' experience In growing cut flowers and a general line of plants. Firstrclass designer and decorator. Beat of references. Address C. B. Kxickman, Box 23. Middle Village. L. I.. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED-The advertiser desires a position with a reliable seedsman. Has had 12 years' experience. Thoroughly understands the mall trade in ail Its details. Address Ray. Box 16, Philadelphia. Pa. SITUATION WANTED-After Nov. 1st by flr8^cias8 all round seedsman of large experience, with knowledge of plants. Could take full charge. Beat references. Total abstainer. Address SEEDS.MAN, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By Englishman, aged 2!1 years, in a private establishment, as head gar- dener. First-class orchid grower. Good references from leading places In l'!)ntjland; 14 years' experience In all branches. Address OiiCHii>, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— After Oct. 15th. as foreman on commercial place of 2.").000ormorefeetof glass, where roses are made a specialty. References: N. F. McCarthy, 1 Music Hail Place. Boston; or A. Mont- gomery, care E. M. Wood & Co.. Natlck, Mass M, care American Florist. Chicago. ANTED— A young German florist for general greenhouse work. State waees Address Ed. Kirchner, Winona. Minn. TY7ANTED— Tuberose growers and dealers please T T send price lists to address J P. Wayiand St., San Francisco. Cal. ANTED— Florist, single, sober, industrious, on carnations, mums, violets, and mignonette. L. M. Cottle. 622 Ridgeland Ave.. Oak Park, 111. WANTED— A young man who is not afraid to work; one who has had some experience In growing roses and violets. Address .John E. Carey, Box 338, Mt. Clemens. Mich. WANTED— A thoroughly competent florist and a successful grower of roses and carnations. Ad- dress with references of character and experience, stating wages. John Dobuie, Niagara Fails. Ont. WANTED— Working foreman who can grown flrst- cluBs plants for retail trade; one of good liablts and capable fif taking charge— none other need apply. State experience, references and waues expected. Knickman Bros.. Box 2:i. Middle Village. L. I,, N. V. OR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florlsfe Ice Box, value about J?5. Vatghan's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. w- w F F' OR SALE— A Weathered hot water boiler No. 5 in good condition, onlv ¥50.00 I. L. PiLLSiJURY, Galesburg, 111. FOR SALE CHEAP-Large. new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $17o. VAffiHAN's Seed store. 14ii & 148 West Washington St., Chicago. FOR SALE OK RKNT— Greenhouses, either 15.000 or oO.OOJ square feet of glass, stocked with best variety of roses. Or will take partner with Jl.UOO capi- tal. Address A. T. .Tacksox. station X. Chicago. FOR LEASE— Splendid opportunity for establishing pacing floral business. Seven acres Atlantic City Ward, Norfolk, greenhouse 29xi)0. liot water heater, hotbeds, choice fruit trees. For lease for 3 years from October 1. Proper party with capital might make other arrangements Address William Lamb. Norfolk. Va, FOR SALE OR LEASE-FIorlst business In one Of the finest cities and lioaltli resjrts In Colorado; 5 greenhouses, each 7,'i by 2<.i feet, also dwel log; all heiited with steam, and well slocked with roses car- nations mums and violets. Trade wholesale and retail. Will sell stock and t-dve long tease on thepiace. or wilt sell the whole place on easy terms. Reason for selling poor health. Address ViCT(tR JoHNSox, box S84. Coiorado Springs, Colo. FOR SALE. Extensive greenhouses, finest stock for cut flowers and decorations, having monop- oly in city of 40,000. "Best city in the West." Failing health obliges owner to re- tire. Attractive terms. Address K, care American Florist. Reference: J. C. Vaughan. Chicago. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefirmof UHLMANN & HAISCH, of Memphis. Tenn., has been dissolved by mutual coi.sent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN. who will carry on the business of flonsl iu all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation pained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. FLORAL DESIGKS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.60 for it, to J HnR»f:F Mc FtRLAND. Harrlshurg. Pa. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Marie Louise, stront:. healthy, large clumps. Si 00 per lOO: $.Vi on per IKin. The Ktanilard varieties of CARNATIONS, Jti.OO per lull; SHI liU iier l"IIO. LOUIS A. GUILLAUME, East Onondaga. N. Y. 224 The American Florist. Oct. 6, 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 Fosition 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 American Florist is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders for tess 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. Coming Exhibitions. Wayne, Pa.. Oct. 30-31. Fall exhibition Wayne Hort. Society. John G. Gardner, Supt., Villa Nova, Pa San Francisco, Nov. 1-3. Chrysanthemum show California State Floral Society. Mrs. T. L. Walker, Sec'y, 2549 Piedment Ave., 0\xk- land, Cal. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrysanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Baltimore, Nov 5-]0, Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm. Feast, Sec'y. 228 N. Charles St. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov 6-9, Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hall. P1TT8FIELD, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfield. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis BMorists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis, "Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- terniann. Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall." Broad St. LoinsviLLE, Kf., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nanz, Sec'y. 582 Fourth Ave. Frederick City, Md., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthe- mum show Frederick County Floricultural Society. C. E. Kemp, Sec'y. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y, L.B. 375. So. Denver. Colo. Providence. R. L, Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. \V. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal. Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 AylmerSt. Worcester, Mass., Nov 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society, Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort, Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 23 John St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Mobile. Ala.. Nov. 15-17. Chrysanthemum show Mobile Chrysanthemum Club. Miss Mollie Irwin, Sec'v. Toronto. Ont." Nov. 20-23. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewinfj, Sec'y, 85 Caritou St. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Waiter H. Bruce, Sec'y. [Secretaries will confer a favor bv supplyins dates as soon as de<-j(l.Ml u|iuti. We shall be glad to know of any furtluT slmws decided upon and not inchided in our list, even if exact date is not yet determined.] WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. <;IM': I ,S A TKIAI,. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, dean slock. 468 Milwaukee street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. I'iM.ni- l.-| 7l. !•, (i lio.v S7. CUT SMILAX. IS cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. lis-HeBEST TRADECp-r FINEST STOCK We are Headquarters for AMERICAN BEAUTIES, as we grow 30,000 plants of this variety alone of the best quality. Also large quantities of Brides, Bridesmaids, Albany, La France, Perles Woottons and Meteors. Choice SMILAX and ADIANTUM. Lily of the Valley constantly on ^""-^ ^ se:p«i> us ^^ouie oseDEiis. PHONE 223 MAIN. J. B. DEAMUD 8z: CO., 34 & 36 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Phone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, NOTHING CAN EQUAL ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS HAKUS. CUX STRINQS 8 TO IS FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mail, tele- Shipped in large or siuall quantities to any part of the country. en*aph or telephone. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooningf, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded tor Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. Srrj^-D FOR OA.TA.Ij' C3-UE, 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 2.5 cts. (deducted from SI order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. August Rolker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- temPer and October. I'alms sold on Tuesdays only. The Rose Growers Standard SHIPPING BOXES Frank L. Moore, Chatham. N.J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. FOLDING fm 'PRAIRIE' FDiaiNE FLOWER BOXm^k^^^ FDR CUT FLOWERS. ^ BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Wuter-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped tiat. packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson 8s Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE Main 4718. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 14-02 PINE STREET, ■■ > ^S't. IvOt;al6», Ado* (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), «^^ WHOLES ALE ^€^ 1122 pusth: stdreeit, A oomplete line of Wire DeBtgms. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Mention American Florist. Chicago. i8g4. The American Florist. 225 E. H. HUNT. Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUIiBS AND AI.I; FI^OBISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the (JKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 & 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. HANDALL, winoiesaie Fiona 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Paiwrs. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5; WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHIOA.CtO. Our Roses best them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties, NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GKOWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS sniPPING OKDEKS will receive our special alteatlon. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OHH^ AGO. ROGERS PARK FLORAL GO., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. .m^ CHICAGO. We are prepared lo fill your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a triul order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. Z BEACON STREET, NearTremont St„ BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, dzioiusa.ft.'tl, O* DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FIOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Deslgrns, Bulbs, Lougr's Florists Photographs. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©\^RoPeAafe MarfteU. Cut Flowers. NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Roses, average stock l.l>t@ 3.00 • Beani) 1000 5.00 ■ Flneseleoted lO.OOcasO 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 •• Kalserln 2.00® 5 00 Camatloni. .colored 50® 1.60 Asters.nhlte. -Jj® 1.60 finest blooms 1.00® 2. tO Valley S.jM Gladioli 1 00 Smtlax 8 00(810 00 AsparamiB 25.00®35.00 Adlantum '5® 100 BOSTON. Oct. 2. Roses 100® 3.00 •• Beauty f..00®2.'i.00 Carnations 1 Op@ 1.60 Astpra 50@ 1 00 vliiey ..'.'.'.'......":::::.••.•••••••■• s"!"^ * w Tuberoses 60® .75 Steplianotls „^ f-OO Adlantum „-,'.^,lffi Smllax ^""'*J^ SS Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2. Hoses, small fOJ large teas 3.0O® 4.00 Beauties 6.('0®16.00 Carnations. "^ iSS Valley 4.00 Rmllax"" 12 0n®15 00 Isparagus ^o 9?®^-|S Asters ■■■■■ .75® 1.00 Gladiolus, per 100 stalks SlOO ■ Tuberoses ...■■ ^00 Violets (Single), lOO bunches «3.00 Cattleyas 3o.0O@40 00 S%veetpea8 35® .40 Adlantum a® 1.00 CHICAGO. Oct 4. Roses. La France. Meteor 3.00® 4.00 Beauty 8 00@Io.00 •• Kaiaerin 3.00® 4 00 General assortment, per 1000. .J5®$10 Carnations, long ,-tS. „*& fancies l..'iU®2.00 Auratum lUles 000® 8 00 Asters ,.._ -60 Sweet Peas 10® .30 ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2 Roses, Perles. Wootton 2 00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Albany, La France.. 3.00® 4.00 Kalsprln 4 0U@ 5 00 Bridesmaid, Meteors 3.0"® 4.00 •■ Beauty 5 00fe2l.OO Smllax 15.00®1S.1.0 Violets, single, per 100 26c Carnations, long l-OO short .50 Ferns, fancy. perlOOO *1.75 CINCINKATI. Oct. 2. Roses. Perle 3-Op Kalserin. Mermet 4 OO Bride. Bridesmaid 4 00 La France. Meteor SCO Woolton 4 OO " Beauty.Belle l-'i OO Carnations 50® 1.00 Tuberoses 60 Valley 400 Smllax lo.OO Adlantum 1-00 BtTFFALO. Oct. 3 Roses, Beauties I0.0ii®15.00 Mermet. Bride, Kalserin 4.00® tj. 00 Perles. Gontler. Hoste 3.00® 5.00 Meteors 4.00® 6.00 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.25 short 50® .75 Valley . 4.00 Dahlias 1 50 Adlantum 1-26 Smllax 10.00®20.00 Asparagus 50.00 GEORGE fl SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -WMOIvES.A.IvB. 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for tiie GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICDLinRAL AUCTIONIERS. THE LEADING FAVORITES ; American Beauty, Bridesmaid, Meteor, Testout, And all other desirable roses, grown espe- cially for first-class trade. BURNS & RAYNOR, Wholesale Flor/sts, 49 West 28tb St., HEW YORK. SPRING, SUiVIMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily DftiieYalley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped fo all points. Price list on application. Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE » FLORIST. Careful Sliipping to all parts of the country. Fiice list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IH Cut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. KST.Vm.lSH ED 18SJ,. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WcsT 30th street, NEW YORK! CITY, Established 1819 226 The American Florist. Oct. 6. Jfie geeil Uracje. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BnSHNELL, St. Louis, president; S. E. Brioos Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. L. DON. 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Beet Seed will be scarce. Evergreen corn is one of the short kinds. Red Wethersfield onion is reported short. Crop reports from Europe come in very slowly. Sunflower seed is cleaning up lighter than last season. It is hard to tell about potatoes, all good ones are ripening late. The vine seed stocks carried over from last year fills out this seasons contracts. A NUMBER of the scarce radishes of last year will not be much more plenty this season. Trouble is reported in settling ac- counts with French houses who have made no deliveries or short deliveries on bulb orders. The foreign seed travelers seem very much at sea as to what they really can deliver, and are apparently unable to promise definite quantities of but few if any stocks. Recent Exhibitions. Lynn, Mass.— The Houghton Hoiti- cultural Society's 19th annual exhibition. An unusually fine display of fruits and garden and wild flowers at Odd Fellows Hall. September 25-26-27. Hartford, Conn.— Hartford County Horticultural Society's September show, September 19-20, at Putnam Phalanx Armory. The largest and most interest- ing fall exhibition that the societv has made since its organization. Providence. R. I —The Rhode Island Horticultural Society's annual exhibition of asters and dahlias, September 14-15. Fredonia.N. Y — Fruitandflowershow of the Horticultural Societv of Chau- tauqua County, September 27-28. The Baltimore chrysanthemum show will be held November 5 to 10 instead of as previously annourced in our list of coming exhibitions. Mr. Wm. Feast, 228 N. Charles street, is secretary of the Bal- timore club. The United Lily of the Valley growers of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, O TT* ~W "FT*. "R. Liiu 0! 1116 Valley riDS, 1st quality warranted, at lowpricea f. o. h Hamburg. ComniunlcationB and orders address to CARL STAMMLER. Director, Segeberg. Germany READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size. $10 00 per 100. CASH WITH OKIJKK. C!Xa:.A.«i. I3CMA w .A.K.X:. 404 K. 34111 Street, NKW VOKK. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, LOOK AT THESE PRICES LILIUM HARRISil BULBS, 3 to 5 inclies $12.00 per 1000 5 to 7 inclies i5-00 per 1000 7 to 9 inclies 45.oo per 1000 GROWER AND IMPORTER OF BULBS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. r^or" VILMORIN'S ELECTROS AUG. RHOTERT, 26 Barclay Street, NEW YORK. Catalogues free on application. NOVELTY LIST NOW REEY. TULIPS ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. Inches high. Sgl. Early. 7 il ARTU8. red. AEMS OP LEIDEN, rosy, 8 •• BACCHUS, scarlet. 8 •■ CARDINAIj'8 HAT. scarlet, i) " CHRYSOI-ORA. Tellow, 7 •• COULEUR PONCEAU, rosy, S •• COMMANDANT, cardinal, 7 '■ 1)UC VAN THOU, scarlet. 8 •• DUCHESS 1)R PAHM A. orange, 8 " DUC NBVVKERK. red and yellow. 8 '• JOCHT VAN DELKT. white, 10 " JULIUS . I ,^N IN. carmine. V •■ .lOOST VlIN VONDEL, pink and red, S " KKl-iEKSKHOON. red and yellow, 7 " LlM.MArl'LKE. wolte, 7 ■• LA HEINE, white, 8 " L'lNNCICENCE, rO'LDKN CKoW'.x vellow. 12 Dbl. late. BLANC Be iKDE, purple. 14 •■ KEi: sri'KHHE scarlet, 1.1 " Pllil'LlO (KOWN. carmine, 14 " YELLOW KOSB, yellow, 7 Dbl.early. CoLSlNK. vl .let. y " I^CKE op' Yo 1\. red and white, 9 " (tLoIU A soLls, Tfd and yellow. 8 ■' LA I'ANDElMt. white. 7 " LAIIV CRANDI-ON- scarlet. 8 " TOUHNIOSOL red and yellow, 8 " RE.X HCmtour.M. scarlet. 7 '■ yUElON VH-TOHIA. scarlet. Ahove collection ol 40 beautiful sorts Al Bulbs, PerlOUO ....J8.00 Per.'iUIX) SULOU PeraOUO 14.00 PeroUOO 30.00 CASH WITH ORDER. HULSEBOSCH BROS., ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Mention American Florist. WE SELL BULBS Special low prlcea to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seeil Merclifints and Growers. 114 riiamhors Street, NEW YORK. LILY VALLEY. From cold stonine. tlriest quality. $7. IK) per 1000 LILIUM HARRISil. .V7 Inuhus »1.SU per 100; S17.00per 1000 ii-Il •■ 1I.20 per UiO; ilO.OO per 1000 BERMUDA FREESIAS. >,,-lnch SJ 00 per 1000 M. Gr. ri*A.UST A: CO., 04 & 00 N. From. Street. PHI LA., FA Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. SPECIOSUM Kubrum, *• Album, Lilt. tONGIFLORUM, BUUBS. BULBS. BULBS. la lots of 200 in one or of several sorts we furnish DELIVERY INCLUDED, and sound Bulbs guaranteed on arrival. AUKATUM, 7-9, per 100, S4.00 9-11 " 6.60 11-13 " 8.00 8-9 " 6.00 9-11 " 8.00 11-13 " 9 00 8-9 " 8.00 9-11 " 10 00 ~-9 " 4.00 8-10 " 5.00 ORDER AT ONCE. Orders now booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO., (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mention American Florist. CHINESE SACRED LILIES Very scarce owing to complications between Cliina and Japan. Per basket of 30 bulbs SI. 90; 3 baskets $5.40. MUSHROOM SPAWN, September importa- tion from England, strictly fresh, per ICO lbs. JSOO; per 10 lbs. fl.20. BONE MEAL, guaranteed pure bone, per sack ot 200 lbs. J4.25 Larger lots cheaper. CANE STAKES, |5.00 per lOOO. W. W. BARNARD & CO., lae E. KiNZiE Street, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. and Autumn Sowing Seed is now ready, and will be mailed free to applicants. August Rolker & Sons New York, 136 W. 34 Street. .O. Station B. BULBS Wholesale Quantity. Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilium Har- risli, Longiflorum, Paper White Narcis- sus, etc C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. JULES DE COCK, NURSERIES : L| GHENT, BELGIUM. Offers to the trade only good plants. lU.OOO Araucarla cxcelsa; Wl.llUO Azaleas Indlca; 20.000 A/lilens nKillla: IW OUO Bei-'iinlns and s., 1'. O. ISox 73. K.VNSAS CITY, MO. i tMn.' j^ Kills Mildew Fungus Growth. What does? .^ GRAPE DUST. o^gu*^ Sold by Seadsman, Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 1000 MERMETS, 6nO XIPHF.TOS, 1000 BRIDES, 150 TESTOUTS. All from 2H>-lnch standard pots. These are In tlie very t>e8t of condition and as large as a great deal of the slock shipped from il-lnch pots. Per doz. 75c.: perl00$5.0u: per 1000 $45.00. ^"Samples free to Intending purchasers. Pandanus Utilis. 6-inch pots J5 00 per dozen S-inch pots 3.0 i per dozen 4-inch pots 2.00 per dozen Cyperus Alternifolius. 3>^-inch pots, per doz. 75c; per 100 {6 2yi-\nch pots, " 60c; " $4 2-inch pots, " 40c; " $3 Grevillea Robusta. 3-inch pots, 10 to 15 inches high, per dozen $1.00; per 100 |8 00 2>^-inch pots, " 65c; " $4.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. ROSES SND CARNATIONS MERMETS, BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVILLE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from 35^-inch pots, 86.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 25.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum, 2^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100; from -l-inch pots. SG.OO per 100. Ferns iu fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Mentton American Florist. Mermets, Cusins Wattevilles, Hoste, Meteor and La France. $3.00 per 100. Strong American Beauties, $5.00 per 100; 810.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rates. *S*Special prices on quantity. Let me price your lists. Cash with order. West Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo. Clean, liealtliy ytook. MERMETS, BRIDES, SUNSETS, NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE, PERLES. MME. WATTEVILLE. BON SILENE. METEOR. PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from 3-lneh pots. Js per 100: »7.i per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. ^OSES. FOR QuIcK SALE, American Beauty. 3!i! and 4-lnch pots. fi5.l)0. Bride. Mermet. Perle. Bridesmaid, Duchess of Bdln- burg, ;\%-\no\i. KW.OJ. CARNATIONS, strong, Garfield. Russell, Grace Wilder, Sio.OO. ADDRESS BRANT & NOE, or LOUIS M, NOE, Forest Glen, 111. Madison, N.J. Two Year Old Roses. FINK I.VKtiK PLANTS. Per lUO BRIO?: and MKKMF.T *S.I» PEItI>E and SUNSKT 9.00 GO.NTIEK and ?Ori'KRT. ..^......^ 8.00 I.A FItANCE and WHITE LA FRANrE. ...... 8 50 And all other standard varieties. Send list for prices. Also Imniense and fine line iVlnch Roses. Finest Re.x BeKonlas. 3-ln pots, *o.00 per 100. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, O. E.G. HILL & CO., Wtioi6sai6 Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. Mention American Florist. 228 The American Florist. Oct. 6. Commercial Greenhouses Recently Erected. Detroit, Mich —J F. Sullivan, one gable roof house 19x100. Pekin, III. — Geo. A. Kuhl, one gable roof house 20x100. Traverse City, Mich. — Frank M. Paine, one gable roof house 20x50. Stillwater, Minn —Frank Birry, one three-quarter span 16x90 and one gable roofl6x70. Morris, III. — Morris Floral Co., one gable roof house 14x100. New Bedford. — C. H. Waite, onegable roof house 22x200. Indianapolis —John Grande, one gable roof 14x80. EvANsviLLE, Ind. — Wm. Blackman, one gable riiof 14\75. Chicago.— J. Niederkorn, Montana street, 4 gable roof houses 20x75; Rose Hill Cemetery Co., two short span to south houses 20x110; Parkside Floral Co., two gable rootfd houses, one 16x35 and one 50x125; H. A. Dreiske, 3 gable rooled houses 20x125. New Haven. Conn.— E. J. Morse, one gable root 20x50. Omaha, Neb —Hess & Swoboda, one gable roof house 20x75. Belyidere, III.— Stm'l Pepper, one three quarier span 16x80. Pullman, Wash.— WHshiagton Agri- cultural College, one 18x100. Columbia City, Ind — D. C. Noble, one three quarter span 18x72. Williamsport, Pa.— Evenden Bros., one short spun to south 14x110. Southampton, N. Y. — Aug. Ellwood, one gable roof 20x50. Gainesville, Texas. — Herman Kaden, one gable roof 18 \ 80. OsHKOSH, Wis. — H. J. Brennecke, 3 gable roofed houses, two 16x40 and one 16x80. Kennett Square, Pa. — Chas. S. Swayne, one 50x125 for vegetables. Council Bluffs. Ia.— J. F. Wilcox, three gable roofed 20x84 and one short span to south 20x135. Commercial Greenhouses Now Building. Mapleton, Ind.— Elliott A. Nelson, five houses of which three are three-quarter span 20x134, 20x112 and 20x50, and two gable ronffrt houses each 12x60. Grafton, W. Va — Kine & Jenkins, one three-quarter span 18x80 and one gable roofed 14x30. Carnot, Pa.— J. A. Shaefer, one gable roofed 27x90. Aurora, III. — M. R. Saunders, one short span to south 12x100. Private Greenhouses Recently Erected. RocKFORD, III.— Wm. W. Pond, one 22x100. Pana, III. — John Bradford, one 20x50. Red Wing, Minn. — M. S. Tyler, one 18x50. Detroit, Mich. — W. C. McMillan, two 20x60. 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. HENKY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Fa. Mention the American Florist when ivriting to advertisers on this page. Romans ! Romans ! Romans ! JUST ARRIVED ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF 50.000 Single mu Roman Hyacmtus 12 to 15 cm. which we offer at $35.00 per 1000; or 5000 lots at $30.00. ROBERT BIIIST, Importer of Bulbs, PHILADELPHIA, FA. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA l^J^£:^T::,Z claim the credit of discovering its great merits, and pressing its excellent qualities to the wide awake florists ot America Fine plants in bloom in 5-inch pots, at $5.00 per dozen. Send for a sample dozen, in full bloom, to Money Order office. Station H. Phlla. EDWIN LONSDALE, ^" ESTNIIT HILL, CHIL.^DKLPHIA. SPECIAL NOTICE. Do not fail to write us for QUOTATIONS, stating quantities you can use of any stock that you are open to buy. Our plants of every de- scription this season cannot be surpassed for fine condition and low prices. PITCHER & MANDA3 SHORT HILLS, N. J. Siebrecht&Wadley, rose eill nurseries, NewRoghelle,N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. 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. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buvers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 2U5 Greenwich St., New York City. -WHY I«OT TK'X' A FEW ORCHIDS ? They are Very Cheap. Tliey are Easily Grown. Thev Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., OFFERS 8,000 PALMS, grown without any stimulant or extra heat; in the mos-t suitable sizes for Florists. Will be worth twice their money in a short time. COCOS WEDDELIANA. 3j^-inch pots, L5 in. high, 20cts. each. LATANIAS, KENTIAS. CORY HA aUS- TRALIS and SEAFORTHIAS. all from 5-inch pots, from VA to 3 feet high, at 30 to AQ cts. each; li^- inch pot plants, 5 to 10 cts. Ferns and Dractenas in great variety. Otaheite Oranges, with or with- out fruit. Gardenias, with buds. Violets from pots, and all kinds of bedding and basket plants, Greenhouse and Hardy Climbers, and a great varietv of Hardy Perennials; the best varieties ot Everblooming Roses, Ornamental Grasses, etc, 936 F Street, Washington, D. C. Mention American Florist. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Gardiner's Celebrated i English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and Ee'.iable. $7 per 100 llj.s. Special price on larger quantities. John Gardiner & Co,, rhiladelphio, Pa, Special Offer to American Trade. LOUIS DE SMET, NURSERYMAN. GHENT, BELGIUM, (JKKEH AS SPECl.M.'J'lES: PaliiiH. Azalea iiKlIra, AZ.ll.KA MOI^LIS, budded, »0 to *I0 per 1O0; Arauraria exeelHa (thousands), Itay TreeK, Keg:unlas, GloxiuiaH. TiiADE List on demand. English Correspondence. 304 W. Madison St., H.VLTIMOKE. MD. Y, CALVADOS, P' yffy/rM^i '■■sHi«'°-iTr U KROtSI 5™'" SoicAui.TS r., U.5.AWR.C.5 Ca...». ""'" 1?TA106U| r l- C.C. ABEL a CO. P.O.B0X 920, New York . TO TO A l^fjQ Per lOlbsSOc; 2,5Ibs|1.00; 50 lbs $1.50; 100 lbsS2,50. T^TTgnp Extra fine. ptrJOO lbs. $5. .^-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^m, Chicago. i8g4' The American Florist. 229 GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATION "BUTTERCUP" strong and healthy plants, pot-grown, in 3-inch pots. S8.00 Per roo. S7S.OO Per 10OO. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA. CARNATIONS strong field-grown plants $5.00 per 100. VARIETIES: S. Spray, Tidal Wave, Lizzie Mc- Gowan, Daybreak, Grace Wilder, Chester Pride. G. VAN BOCHOVE & BRO , Wholesale. KAI^AMAZOO. MICH. Mention American FIorlBt Wm. Scott Carnations ! Large plants ^8 00 per 100 Smaller plants 5.00 per 100 Mrs. E. Reynolds 600 per 100 Cash with order. Ready Now. Order Quick. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. GR.iND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Field Plants Now Ready. Per 100 Fer 1000 MRS. FISHER J6.00 $50.00 THOS. CARTLEDGE, S6.00 & S.OO 60 00 AlBOOther standard varleDes all vigorous and healthy. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. 30,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Stronir, healthy plants, m; per UW; fM per lUO) White Dove, White Whms. l.amliorn. Mrs. Klsher. Blanche, Garfield, IJrace Wilder. Purdue. Ben Hur, Mrs. E. Reynolds. Mrs. R. Hltt. Richmond, Attraction. The following. t.s per luU: Slo per lOOJ: Silver Spray, Lizzie McGowan. Daybreak. Edna Craltr. Tidal Wave, Wm. Scott, E. u. Hill. Portia. H"rcd. I)i>rner, Golden Gate. Small plants one-half of above price. MARIE l.OCISE VIOLETS, from 2-lnch pots. $3 per 100; f-'aper lUOO. Tekms Cash with oudeh. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE. III. Mention American Florist. FIELD GflRNftTIONS SXJ«.I»«-.XJS STOC:!!.. PORTIA, ORANGE BLOSSOM, MRS. REY- NOLDS, SPARTAN, AMERICAN FLAG, J5.U0 per 100: good medium plants. LIZZIE McUOWAN, 2nd size planls, U.m per 100. All clean, vigorous, and free from disease. Cash with order. ALKX. MoBKIDE, Alplans, N. Y. Carnations a Specialty Hooted CuttlnKS and Younp Plants eold out. Nice Field-Grown Plants in Sept. Send for prices. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. Grand Haven. Mich. 40,000 Carnation Plants. GARFIELD TIDAL WAVE I.IZZIE McGOWAN MKS. CAKNEGIE. »5 00 per 100; S145.00 per 1000. DAYBREAK: BUTTERCUP: S8.00 per 1011. CHESTER PRIDE L. L. LAMBORN MRS. F. MANGOLD GRACE WILDER CENTURY PORTIA HINZE'.S WHITE DIIvXvOlV, :Bloo*ansTDt-trjg:» r*£i.. FIELD-GROWN. Large, strong and healthy. WM. SCOTT. $12 50 per 100 PURITAN, 1 VAN LEEUWEN, $10.00 per 100 DAYBREAK, j McGOWAN, SILVER SPRAY, AURORA, ANGELUS, HECTOR, GRACE WILDER, HINZES WHITE. Price on application. AMERICAN BEAUTY and other Roses, 4-inch. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Mention American Florist. CAR1VATI0.\S Thousands of the finest field-grown plants you ever saw, healthy and free from disease, dry weath r had no effect upon our plants as they were grown on low lands. Cash with order. Per 100 5000 DAYBREAK $6 00 2000 EDNA CRAIG .... 6 00 1000 NEW JERSEY 6 00 5110 WM. scorr s oo 5000 SILVER SPRAY 5 00 3000 PURITAN 5 00 1000 PEARL. 5 00 600 WHITE WINGS .... 5 00 1000 TIDAL WAVE 5 00 lOno HINZE'S WHITE 5 00 1000 PORTIA 5 00 E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio, LIZZIE McGOWAN . PURITAN NELLIE BLY FERDINAND MANGOLD. TIDAL WAVE EMILY PIEKSON DAYBREAK. . . CASH tVlTH ORDER. 17.00. S. J. REUTER, Westerly. R. I. "HELEN KELLER" The ueiv <^ar nation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red Strong tield-Brown plants P3 00 per do/-: JI5.00per lUU. Seci^nd prade. six to eight blooming shoots ¥2 m per do/. ; fl2 UU per lUU. (trders may oe sent either to JOHN N. Mfly, Suiiiiiiit. N. •!. EDWIN LONSDALE, i hestnut Hill. I'hlla. Wm. Scott and other field-grown CARNATIONS. Per 1110 WM. SCOTT, MRS. E. REYNOLDS . . . . 88 00 BUTTERCUP « 00 WILDER McGOWAN, HINZE's and others . .5 00 CYCLAMEN, SKj-iuch pots 6 00 SMILAX, 2>4-inch pots $12.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, FIshkill. N. Y. DAYTON, OHIO. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS: EDVA CRAIG, GARFIELD, LIZZIE McGOWAN, ATIRACTION, WHITE DO\ E, And otliern. »5.00 per 100. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO. CARNATIONS. 5000 Field-Grown Plants left, the finest I ever grew; free from all disease; packed in first-class shape. GRACE WILDER, ORANGE BLOSSOM, PORTIA, A^NA WEBB, TIDAL WAVE, GOLDEN GATE, FRED. CBEIGHTON. at *5 00 per 100. 500 LIZZIE McGOWAN, at J5.00 per 100. lOOO MARIE LOUISE VIOLET plants, fine, at J7.00 per 100. Also an extra fine ftraln of PANSIES-plants. This strain l-as been CHrefully selected from a number of the choicest strains. It Is A No. I. Plants for flower- ing this winter, n 00 per llHI; $,s.00 per 1000. Small plants for spring trade, ¥5 OJ per 1000. CASH WITH OHDER. GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock B IX 116. Greens Farms, Conn. CARNATIONS-A-PANSIES Grace Wilder, IJzzie McGowan, Portia, Tidal Wave, Orange Blossom, Golden Gate, 85 per 100. Daybreak. S5 per 100. HiDze's White, S5 per 100. Marie Louise Violets. So per 100. The above all extra fine field grown stock, per- fectly healthv. FANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy pansies ready Oct. loth and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail 60 cts. per 100; by express 1000, S5 00; 5000, S20; 10000. J3i. All coIots mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2o00 seed $1. •' '* yellow black eye, 2500 seed Si. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SCUTE PORT, CONN. Field-Grown Carnations. UNOLE .lOHN tI2.60perlOO TBE STUAKT 12.60 '■ B. A. WiiOl) 12.60 " DIAZ ALBKRTINI 12.50 " ELIZABETH RBVNOLDS 7.00 " RIUHMO.NI) 7.00 '• DR SMART 7.00 " BLANCHE 7.0O " Ready fO' delivery September 15. TERMS: Cash with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Klurlst. McGOWAN, MRS. FISHER, AVILDER, PORTIA and AURORA. »5.00 per lOO. These plants are free from disease, and are of right size for lifting", ALMY BROS, Box 61, PROVIDENCE, R. \. Watch this Space ! We will quote SOMETHING GOOD in the near future. We sell only to thn trade at Wliolesale Prices. Better not let your customers read your Florists' Trade Papers. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. 2000 Lizzie .Moiiowan: 1000 Portia; lOOO HInze's AVhite. AH strong field gro» n plants. fo.OO per 100. Cash with order, or C. O. D. JAMES CHALK, Norrlstown Pa. 230 The American Florist. Oct. d. Saratoga, N. Y. Saratoga has had a "Carnival of flow- ers," and the people are so pleased with it that it will undoubtedly be repeated annually in the future. The procession of decorated vehicles in the parade was larger than the wildest enthusiast had anticipated, and the decorations were lavishly elaborate. An enormous quan- tity of flowers was used, mainly outdoor stuff, such as golden rod, gladiolus, hy- drangeas, asters, sun flowers, etc., though in the floats designs of roses and carna- tions were seen. One very efiective deco- ration was of asparagus and mountain ash berries. Another was of pine branches, upon which were fastened in great profusion bunches of hydrangeas. One of the floats carried a representa- tion of the High Rock spring as it ap- peared a century and a half ago; another was a floral boat manned by ten boys; still another represented a Pompeian gar- den; a Roman chariot carried Ceres with her sheaves, Pomona with her fruits. Flora with her blooms, .55sculapius with his herbs, Diana with her stag and Pan with his pipes, and was drawn by four oxen; one that received many rounds of applause represented a fairy skiff drawn through a pond filled with cat-tails and lily pads by a great green dragon fly, a little girl sitting between the wings of the fly, and two more in the boat as water sprites. Davenport, Iowa. The Scott Co. Fair held here September 10 to 14 was a very successful one, and the floral display far exceeded that of any previous one, receiving much notice and favorable comments from the press. The center of Fine Arts hall was devoted to the display of palms, ferns and blooming plants, at either end of which were ar- ranged cut flowers, consisting principally of roses and carnations. F. L. Bills received first premiums for cut roses, carnations, display of plants in bloom, display of foliage plants, best exhibition plant, funeral design, basket of flowers and table decoration. J. T. Tem- ple was first for display of cannas. B. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. ^^"^ •l%-mQ\\ pots, $5.00 per 100; $45 GO per 1000. Field-grown Carnations— SOLD OUT. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co., MASS. ALYSSUM. Giant Double for winter bloom. A few hundred strong plants in 3-inch pots, at $4.00 per 100. W. R. SHELMIRE, CARNATIONS AND COLEUS, AVONDAI.K, Chester Co., PA. Mention American Florist. Primula Obconica. Fine, 2-in. pot plants, $3.00 per 100 " 3;^-in. " 5.00 Seed, crop of 1894, 50c. per 1000. I, N. KRAMER & SON, CEDAR. RAPIDS. IOWA. Marie Iiouise Violets. 1000 BtroDK clumps, fleld-Krown, free from dlBeaec. for cash with order, »5 per 100; WO per 1000. GEO. N. SAYLES, 40 Bradley St., Watertown. N. Y. PANSIES. . . Every Florist Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Have any quantity of fine plants ready now. They can not be offered in com- petition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100; by Express at your expense, $5.00 per 1000. A Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. ALBERT M. HERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture ol large flowering- varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market, t oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, IvOngiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. WORTH RAISING. GREAT BARGAIN THIS WEEK. Extra large plants, partly in bud and blooming. 1000 for $4.00; 5000 for $15.00. Also medium size at same price. Free on board of express. Cash with order. CHRISTIAN SOLTAU, 199 Grant Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. White's SUPERB Strain. $1.00 per 100 by mail, prepaid; $6.00 per 1000 by express, prepaid. CARNATIONS. Field-Grown. silver Spray, Grace Wilder. .$5.00 per 100 CASH WITH ORDEK. JOHN WHITE, Waverly Place. Elizabeth, N. J. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per liundred; 15.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. vJ. To show faith in my own strain of Pansies, and you, I will send 1000 FOR S2.50 CASH. If with g"ood care they prove better than you ever grew, or at least very satisfactory, then you will send me the other $2.50 April 15, '95. Write at once. Supply limited. W. J. ENGLE, 30x1311, DAYTON/.O. EXTRA PANSY SEED. MAMMOTH SUNBEAM STRAIN. A grand cuUection of K'anl tlowcrlnK varieties; no finer olTereU anywhere: highly praised by my custom- ers. Tradepkt...')00BeedB,3.")c; a pkts.tMc; U pkte. Jl.OU. .JOHN F. HUl'P, SI»ii-euiiinstown, Pa. -* CUCDCDFCUC *'"r Florists I)ec- LrLnUnLLllO orations. Window Bo.\eB, etc.. Including: all tiie choice Ketinosporas and Conifers of dwarf or larKer^Towth. nheared specl- meuB as well us those of natural t^rowth. Inform us of your needs and we feel confident we can supply you. THE WM. H. MOON CO., MORKISVILLE, PA. tJO mlleH from New York. ;10 miles from Philadelphia. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1.75 1.76 1.25 12 OD 12.00 8.0U 15.00 15 00 5.00 5.0O 2.00 8.00 1.00 6.0O 2. 00 15.00 3.00 15.00 1.00 1.50 ti.OO 9.C0 SPECIAL TRADE OFFER OF Royal Palm Nurseries ONECO, FLORIDA. AUTUMN 1894. All the following named plants are In admirable con- dition, and with few excep- tions are Pot Guown. If de- sired we win Hcnd by mall, securely pacrked, at actual cost of postage only, in addl lion to price. They are certain of reach- ing you safely, either by mall, express or freight. Perdoz. PerlOO Achras sapota. Sapodilla, 8-10 Inch % 1.00 % 7.0U Anona cherimolla, Cherimoyer or Jamai- ca-apple. 12-lS inch Anona murlcata, Sour-sop, 18-24 inch Anoua squamosa. Sugar-apple. 12-15 Inch. Bauhlnla acuminata, White Mountain Ebony. 15-18 in 2.00 IJauhlnia purpurea, purple Mountain Eb- ony. 18-24 In 2.00 Caesalplnia pulcherrima, Polnciana. 10-15 .75 Camellia thea. Tea-plant. tr8 In 75 Oanna flaccida, "Orchid canna" roots 40 Chrysophyllum cainito. Star-apple. U-121n 1.25 CInnamomum Zeylanicum. Cinnamon, 10- 151nch CInnamomum Zeylanicum, Cinnamon. 18- 24 inch Citrus— Genoa lemon, from open. Good roots. 10-15 in - Citrus— Many sorts in large sizes. $20 to $IJO per lUU. including Orange, Pomelo. Lemon, Lime, Kumquat. etc , (express or freight only). CofTea Arablca. Arabian Coffee, 6-10 In Liberica. Ltberlan Cofree.10-12 In... Crinum flmbriatulum, Pink and white lily. Bulbs Cupressus sempervirens. Oriental Cy- press, 8-12 In . . Cupressus sempervirens. Oriental Cy- press. 18-24 In - . Cupressus sempervirens. Oriental Cy- press. 24-3(1 in Cycas revoluta. 1-2 leaves. H-IO In., mail- ing sizes Cycas revoluta. 1-3 leaves, 8-12 In., mail- ing sizes Eriobotrva Japonlca. Loquat. From open. 18-24 inch 1.50 Eulalia Japonlca Zebrlna and varlegata, pieces 75 Eugenia jamboe. Rose-apple, 12-15 in 1.25 MIchell, Surinam cherry, 12-15 in. 125 16-^4 Id.. Garclnla morella. Gamboge, very rare. 5-S Gardenia florlda. Cape Jessamine, fine stock. 8-12in ... Gardenia florlda. Cape Jessamine. 5-8 In. . Grevlllea robusta. Silk-oak, very fine. 6-10 Hedychium coronarium, Ginger-lily, strong roots Manglfera Indlca, var. Common mango, 12-20 Inch 1.25 Manglfera Indlca. Apricot mango, 15-aO In 2.50 Eleanor mango. 15-20 In.. 2.00 Nephrolepls exaltata. Sword-fem, col- lected, good Pancratium Carlbbaeum, Splder-lUy., str'ng roots Plthecoloblum dulcls. 15-20 In .. Psldlura Cattleyanum. Cattley's Guava. 15-18inch Psldlum gualava, "Yellow Apple Guava," 15-20 Inch 1.50 Psldlum lucldum, Commercial, or "Tel- low Cattley." 15 Inch 1.25 Psidum lucldum, Commercial, or "Yel- low Cattley." 3-5 feet (pots) Raphioleplsovata, fine shrub. 12 In 2.00 Sansevelra Galneensis, Bowstring hemp, 4-8 Inch 75 Sansevelra Zeylanica. Bowstring hemp, 4-8 Inch Swietenla mahoganl. Mahogany tree, 15-18 Tamorlndus Indlca. Tamarind tree. 18-34. Thevetla Nerllfolla, Tiger-apple, 15-24 in.. Thuya Orlentalls. Arbor vltai (Chinese) 8-12 Inch Caryota urens. flue pot plants, 10-12 in. ... 1.50 10.00 Latania Borbonlca. Fan Palm. lOln .85 5.00 10-15 In 1.00 7.00 " 12-16 In 1.50 10.00 Martlnezia caryotfflfolia, choice and rare, 20-24 In 10.00 80.00 Oreodoxa regla. Royal Palm, single stem, 18 Inch.... 1.50 10.00 Oreodoxa regla, Royal Palm, 3 pits, in pot.20-28tri 2.00 15.00 Phoenix Leonensls, largest growing Date Palm. 10-15 in 1.75 12.00 Phoenix pumlla, very quick growing. 10-15 1.75 12.00 " " "^ - "^ 24-3J 5 00 40.00 recllnata, very large Stock, 15-18 In. 2.00 15.00 18-^ In 3.00 20.00 24:iOln 6.00 45.00 ruplcula. 10-15ln 1.75 12.00 15-I8tn 2.00 15.00 Sabal longlpedunculata, best Sabal for pots. 15-18 In 3.50 18.00 Sabal longlpedunculata. 10-15 In 1.75 12.00 " Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto, 10-12.. 1.50 10.00 &-81n 85 6.00 Walllchla distlcha, rare East Indian Palm. 15-20ln 3.50 25.00 Send for fullv described and Illustrated catalogue. REASONER BROS., ONECO, FLA. "HARD TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. For caBh with order we give 17 3 and 4-ln. Palms for »3 (regular price W), and 34 for S5 (regular price »«). These comprise the best varieties, including Latanlas and Kentlas. WILLIAMS Si SONS CO., Batavla, lU. 1.00 6.0O 1.00 6.0O 2.25 15.00 3.00 20.00 1.25 10.00 1.75 12.00 10.00 4.00 8.00 8.00 lO.OD 35.00 e.oo 3.50 3.00 1.50 5.00 .85 .50 .45 .85 5.0O 10 00 20 00 16.00 .85 3.00 .75 1.25 3.00 8.00 1.25 S.OO 12.00 S.OO 20.00 15.00 3.00 3.00 12.00 10 OU 10.00 .75 1.60 1.50 1.50 .86 5.00 i8g4' The American Florist. 231 ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Cattleya Trisnae, best variety. This well known orchid is offered free on board steamer at Savanilla or Cartagena, at {35.00 per case of 50 to 60 good strong plants. Cases meas- ure about 20x20.x34 inches. Also: Cattleya Schrcederii at $45.00 per case Odontoglossum Crispum at |200.00 per lOOO (lOOO will fill four cases.) " Luteo Purpureum at $175.00 per 1000 " Cuspidatum Platiglossum at |175.00 per lOCO Pilumna Fragrans Nobilis at;i75.00per lOOO (Of the latter 3 varieties 1000 will fill 5 or 6 cases.) If four or more cases of one variety are ordered at one time a discount of 10% will be allowed. CONDITIONS. All plants are packed in the best method with the greatest care and delivered to steamer in good order at buyer's risk and expense from port of shipment. In no case will the shipper be responsible for condition of plants upon arrival • All consignments must be paid for on arrival to Messrs. Thiele & Quack, No. 7 Bridge Street, New York, who will tor- ward to purchaser. The best time for shipment are the m.onths of January, March, June and August. Small lots, less than four Cases, February and March. \ Ej^ivieiv'v^ oi«t:>e;i«s ibjv^itejij. FEORA BOGOTA. G. KALBREYER, LA FEORA, BOGOTA, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA. 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. New, Rare and Beautiful Plants STROBIIiANTHES DYZIRIANUS. 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 diy weather better. A I-iarge Collection of Rare Hot House and Green- houBC Plants, carefully grown, at low rates. ORCHIDS.— A very extensive stock; East Indian, Mexican, Central and South American, etc. KAKE AND IJKAUTJFUL KVEKGREENS, Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, etc. PvEONIES.— A large collection of the finest Incul- ttvatlon. Hardy PernnnlalM, Phloxes, .lapancse Iris, Roses, Clematis, etc. New and Standard Fruits, etc. i:^* Catalogues on application JOHN SAUL, Washington. D. C. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. Mention American Florist. CLKMATIS PANICULATA. from 3- inch poty, ¥8.00 per lUO. From open tjround. slronp plnnts. $15.00 per 100. AMl>EI,OI'Sls VKlTCmi. from 3-ln. pots, vines 2 to .s feet long, .it JO. 00 pei- 100; f.TllOO perlOOO. IKlNEVSrcKLK;^. EVF.KGBEEN & HALM ANA, S»:.IXIper]0O. lidLDEN. *7 00 per 100. RdSA WlCUaiiAlANAA RUGOSA, »s,n0 per 100. General line of Flowering Shrubs and Vines. See new trade list. THE WM. H. MOON CO., Morrisville, I'a. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. DRACHMA INDIVISA. Large, Strong Field=Grown Plants. We offer these for immediate delivery at $10.00 per 100. Strong plants for 5-inch pots. Buy now, and save money. Will cost you in spring three times this price. We offer low, having a surplus. CD i:ORDER AT ONCE. IF YOU WANT THEM. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. GHAS. D. BALL, Holmesburg, Phila., Pa. ■"^ /% 1 1% yi C^ W"^ ^ I ^ f^ ^ f"" stock in the best condition Y^ r\ I vl ^S r I i possible; stout, perfect plants. All 1 i m, i ^ I M V.^* i ■■ M V>/9 sizes up to elegant specimens. ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBONICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDELIANA, FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PANDANUS UTILIS, Etc., Etc., Etc. you do not know the ijuality of my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. ARECA LUTESCENS cENErA^ru^^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have Ihem in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OF UEBIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. WYNDMOOR STATION, Phlla. & Reading R. R. from 12th & Market Sts.. PHILA. -EDWIN LONSDALE, 7K£E$ SMALL FRUITS. GRAPES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HARDY PLANTS, BULBS. Lareest and cboiceNC collectiout, iu America. FOR FALI, PI^ANTING. Handsome new 160 p. Catalogue, best of its kind, /ref. rRUI 1 & (JKlNAiVlbN 1 AL. mount hope nurseries, Rochester, N. v'. SI'KC'IALTIE.S FOR FALL, I'LANTIN*;. -5 4tli VLAK. APMC Oinn I'or VINES, PLANTS, FRUITS, FLOWERS, FLOW- HUnit rUUU ERIN6 BULBS, AND GREENHOUSE USE. Guaranteed to give satisfaction if directions are followed. Put up in packages with full directions, to sell at 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per package. Discount to the Trade. Send for descriptive circular and price list with discount. Address HERMANN ROLKER. Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. M.\Nl!FACTURERS SOLE AGENT. 232 The American Florist. Oct. 6. Council Bluffs, la. Just across the Missouri river from Omaha, is Council BluflFs, and it is here that the immense plant of J. F. Wilcox is situated, some 75,000 feet of glass, be- side the vegetable department about IVb miles from the city, the largest place of its kind in the west, 50,000 square feet where vegetables are grown the year round. Mr. Wilcox is comparatively a young man, but he is a hustler and his time is well taken up between these two establish- ments besides a large acreage of land. Three large houses for roses, 100x20, short span to the south, and one 140x12 have been added this year. The glass is double thick and is butted with white lead between; a new potting and packing shed 25x140 is also nearing completion. The roses grown here are shipped in greater part to Omaha, but quantities are sent through the states of Nebraska and Iowa. One house of Meteor, 140x24, was faultless, and a house of La France would be hard to beat; foliage perfect, in fact I did not see any mildew in the whole of this "rose factory." Beauties and Woottons are also grown extensively. A feature here is a block of houses built on a hill as it were, one span 140x125 divided into three houses simply by par- titions. Here are grown chiefly carna- tions. Daybreak, Lizzie McGowan, Por- tia and Grace Wilder predominating. "Mums" in benches and in 5, 6 and 7-inch pots were clearly "up to date, "the "bench stuff" being specially good. The "small plant" shipping trade here is of large proportions, the market being chiefly west of the Missouri and south. _ Mr. Wilcox is hopeful for the future in spite of the partial failure of the corn crop. J. R. MacPherson who has lately been more affiliated with the vegetable forcing business, has now branched out as a full fledged florist. He has just comoleted four houses 100x20 and three 100x10, principally for roses, carnations and smilax. They are built in the most ap- proved style. Mr. MacPherson believes in the "best" all the time. The place will be heated by two tubular boilers, with sufficient power to heat 100,000 feet. All the roses, etc., recently planted were looking first-rate and "mums" coming along nicely. Mr. MacPherson is determined that his place shall rank high in the future, for as he says "he's in the biz for keeps." B. Detroit, Mich. Senator McMillan has now in course of construction an early vinery 20x40, a late vinery 20x40 and a plant house 25x60. Mr. Thuman Newberry is also building a vinery 20x50, plant house 18x60 and conservatory 20x50. -MANZ &^COMPANY-- WOODtNOPAVINO A HAlT-TONt PBOCtSa- ZINC tTCMINO^t j€ ?t WAX PDOCtSS ■■ COPPte ETCMINO ^ tLtCTROTVPINO - ■■ (Sherwood Hall Nuksery Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Nativt; Bulbs. LILY RULR^ And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. 163 MONRPE 3TR.EET- •••CHICAGO- • ■ Mention American Florist. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 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 propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for 1 If you are We ha e cot just the thing you need, the NEWEST and BEST thing out. "The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. Jend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy, Evansviile, Ind. "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. Mention the American Florist when writing to adverti.'^ers on this page. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. T- H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" (TKADE -MAKK-'I To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the foUoiving good rrpoil of our Gieen House Putty: PiTTSnuwGH Va.. September 1st, 1894. We have bCHu using the T. H. Nevln Cc'e Green House Putty for sume time, nnd are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish ■> number one article. It has ill ways yiveu us perfect satisfaction. When you use this Green House Putty you will be sure of good results from same Signed : JouN Ro]>GERS. Klorist, Green Tree Boro.. Pa. Hahtman Bros., Florists, Allegheny, Pa. Corroders of SsTKICTI-V PURK LKAD, P. O. Box9li8. PITTSBURGH, PA, (JS^BKWARE OF IMITATIONS. None g:euuine unlesH labeled as above. ,S'25oPEiiBARREL OF 175 POUND3 ON CARS OR BOAT NEW YORK. SAMPLES NAILED FREE HA.5T00TH0FF. 331 MADISON AVE.N.Y.C. i8g4. The American Florist. 233 Florists' Su p plies . Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new desij;ns in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE. TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. H. & J S6 IV. -itti. St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE OULY 1=^t*~ Mention American Florist. Natural Gycas Leaves. (Sago Palms.) Specially prepared for us in the very best finish to retain for months their ap- pearance equal to fresh cut fronds. We are Headquarters, always have stock on hand and offer selected, perfect leaves ac- cording to size from 30 in. to 45 in. length at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c and 75c each frond. Larger quantities at proportionate reduc- tion. August Rdlker & Sons, UoiU YnrL 136 W. 24th street. nCn lUin, p. O. station E. M. RICE & C0.3 FlOriSt§' SUDDli6S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ''■'*'■'"'"■'' — — MED5L flWSRDED. ERNST KAUFMANN& CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES World's Pair. No. 113 North 4th Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE DOVES FOR F'LORtSTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N. J . Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on laree orders. We carry a large stock on hand of f^ood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l«-lnch pots, per lOOO f .1.(10 2 " ■• :i.25 2M " •■ 3.60 2>J " •• 4.1X) 3 " •• 6.00 3!^ " " 7.26 4 " ■• 11.00 6 " " 13.80 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. V. August Rolker & Sons. VM /i l:iS W. 24th St., New i'ork City, New York Agents. When writing mention the American Florist. frlnch pots per 1000 IJ2. (JO 7 " :t"i.O(l 8 60.00 it 75. UO 10 per 100 10.00 11 15.00 12 20.00 14 40 (10 It! " 75.00 BunensionsoniisBoi: 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sectlonB. DThis wooden box nicely stained and varnished, 18x30-vl2, made in two sections, one for each size letter, given away with first order of 51.0 letters. A. Rolker & Sons, New Vork, Marschuet/, & Co., 35 N. 4th .St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 32 Dey St., New ^ork. A. I>. Perry H Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. A. Herrman. 415 K. 34th St., New York. Ernst Kaulniann & Co., 113 N.4th St., Phila. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phlladelpliia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A, Siu:)iners, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wis. H, Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, 4>. T. W. Wood & Sons. 6tli and Marsliall Sts., Kichmind, Va. ,Ias. Vick'.<* Sons, Kocliester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1132 Fine St., St. Louis, Mo. I>. B. Long, Bufl"a!o, New York. C. F. Huntington & Co , Indixnapolig, Ind. Z. Ue Fore»t Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. I'ortlandSeed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman. 415 E. 34th St., New York. (ieo. .A.Sutlierland,67 Broinfleld St., Boston. Welcli Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. MoCarlliy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. Tlie Henry PhUipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O. Bert Cokely & Co., Plilladelphia, Pa. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. MaMtactart THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes 1>^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent laitener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCABTHY, I Addrew 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addrett all corretDOndence to 1 Muiic Hall Place. We fcave a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any cnstomers 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. ii Standard" Flower Pots. If you are in need of the Best, Strongest, most Porous and Cheap- est Flower Pots, send postal with an estimate of the number re- quired, and get best discount by return mail from The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S. 71? & 7^9 WhartoH St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St.* Jersey City* N. J. JackBon Ave. and Pearson St., Long: Island City, X. Y. Mention American Florist. 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. Mention American Florist. 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 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 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 pnce list and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. OrMMCKt 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Mention American Florist. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. If you are going to the Convention please examing our Flower Pots while there. To those who are not going we would simply say, "send in your order for large pots early." THE PARIVIENTER MAN'FG CO., 234 The American Florist. Oct. 6. Topeka, Kans. Since opening their new and well ap- pointed store the Bates Floral Co. report an increase in their trade and their bank account that has well repaid their enter- prise. Trade has picked up a little of late in spite of the pessimistic crop reports, with better hopes for the future. The death of Charles Martin, son of U. S. Senator Martin, was an "ill wind" that benefited the trade here. One em- blem made by Mr. Bates was particu- larly handsome and a little out of the ordinary run of these "floral monstros- ities." A scroll with a groundwork of ivy leaves and a cross of roses, standing on a cross of blue heliotrope in bold relief, the base of the scroll finished in white carnations, the whole finished with smilax and Adiantum cuneatum. About a mile distant are situated the greenhouses, six 50x20, filled with the usual florist stock, roses looking excep- tionally well. Bird & Rodman were busy with a dec- oration of the K. of P.'s hall, who were about to hold a "pow wow." F. E. Keith & Co.'s houses were look- ing well, and carnations in spite of the drouth fine: their collection of palms would rival many eastern houses of their size. H. Hulse confines himself more togrow- ing roses and carnations. A bed of La France wasol high merit. He shipsquite heavily to Kansas City in the season and his goods comparefavorably with heavier shippers. James Hayes did the decorations for Senator Martin, and considerable of the floral work. His "mums," roses and car- nations all had the stampof good health. M. Sioux City, la. J. C. Rennison has just completed a new house 100x18 for chrysanthemums and miscellaneous plants. "Mums" are one of the specialties here, Mr. Rennison holding an exhibition annuallyin a down town store hired for that purpose; it has always proved a good advertisement and investment. All the standard varieties of roses are grown here, Clothilde Soupert included, it being found very useful for eroundwork in designs. The new rose Senator Mc- Naughton is also being tried for the first time. A house 190x22 filled with La France, Meteor and Testout were of high merit. Wire stakes are used exclusively here, but they are "crimped" so that thewhole house has a zigzag appearance. It is said that one visitor thought they were snakes! But Sioux City is in the state of Iowa, so that must have been impossible. For carnations Daybreak headsthe list, followed hard by L. McGowan, Tidal Wave, Grace Wilder, Portia; all fine plants, considering no rain had fallen since May. Clematis paniculata grown inside has proved quite a success, its white, graceful and perfumed racemes being specially use- ful for wedding andothercutflowerwork. A nice collection of decorative plants, ferns, etc., including a few orchids, were in fine condition. John R. Elder is building a new propa- gating house 40x11. Chrysanthemums, roses and carnations are the specialties of which Mr. Elder dis- poses in his city store. The greenhouses are situated on the banks of the Big Sioux river, the dividing line from South Dakota. R. fti ppootapyfldino" Lancaster, O., June 4, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. Gentlemen :~\n answer to your letter asking my opinion of Cypress lumber as a material for greenhouse construction, I can simply say that I think it the best to be had. It is not only very durable and capable of standing considerable strain on account of the long tough prrain of the wood, but it is very nice to work and takes paint readily. I am very well satisfied with the lumber pur- chased from you, and in all future building I may do I will be pleased to place my order with your firm. Very respectfully yo.:rs, V, A. SCHNEIDER, GUTTER M^TERmL, RIt)GE5, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRES S used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS •WliB^ill LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. lL,oc;l«:l^nci, O. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, GHIGAGO. N flTURflU 6flS MM fi UflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES . D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, JNTE^X^V ^ITOICIC:, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS. FOR ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES. ETC., ETC. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • dreenlioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated ratulogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, KichmuiKl, Ind. which 18 absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse iiHtruotion. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimates. Satisfaction (iuaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK. CITY. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS ,♦««»♦♦♦«♦♦»»-» HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill l8 unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steampumpsrequire skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-BIDER OR DE LflMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are e.'speclally designed for punipmg 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 Se-ndfor illustrated catalogue to The DEUMHTERfON WORKS, 87 South Finii *v., NEW YORK, N. Y. Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of usiug Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, aud J^ to }^ cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. lae-SenA for Circular. . . i8g4. The American Florist. 235 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 RUSH, Att'y, OFFICE, 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS, 56th & WALLACE STREETS, Kroeschell Bros. Co. ia4i>n.oi7-:EX> Greenhouse t Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Si " io LORD & BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. tW Plans and estimates furnished on application Boilers nuuli'.il tlir lir>t m iniilciial. slu'll, flrebo.T sheets and lietiils i.l htufl. \v:itrr .s|);i<-e nil arounci (front, sides and back). WrHf for Inlormatlon. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING, Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. «^Send for Catalogue. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in thesa columns. Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six higrhest Awards at World's Fair. . . . SEND POUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, , . . LORD & BURNHAM CO., Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for G-reenhoase Catalogue. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON, MASS. / ugainvillea Sanderiara shown by David Allan and a silver medal was awarded to it. This plant fully sustains the reputation claimed for it by its introducers and is destined to become popular. A silvermedal was also 246 The American Florist. Oct. 13, awarded to John L. Gardner for a new marbled form of Cypripedium Charles- worthii. T. D. Hatfield showed three magnifi- cent Blooms us ■Youie oiei3Ei«s. PHONE 223 MAIN. J. B. DEAMUD 8z: CO., 34 & 36 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. CORBREY & McKELLAR, Wholesale and Commission Florists, Fhone Main 4508. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with First-Class Flowers. Give us a trial order. FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS KAKUS NOTHING CAN EQUAL CUT STRINGS S TO 72 FEBT LONG, SO CTS. ) or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mall, tele- W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. '"11!^,^^,^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^^^8°°^ Chicago. FLORAL DESIGKS The Cut Flower Worker's Frieud. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.60 for it, to J. HORACE MeFARLAND. Harrlsburg. Pa. varieties less developed. The flowers were very large, with heavy foliage and stiff stems, some buds of Kioto showing a stiffness rarely seen in this variety. The only disadvantage suggested is that the foliage may be developed at the expense of the flower. The Nurseryman and Seedsman is the title of a ne w weekly traHe j lurnal printed in London by Brian Wvnne. It starts out with a circulation of five thousard, confined exclusively to approved parties in the trade. We have received the initial copy of T/ie Landscape Architect, a new monthly devoted to the specialty its name implies. It is a handsome paper, illustrated with fine half tones. Vista Publishing Co., Rochester, N. Y. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our trade directorv and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. You can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our trade directory and reference book. 'm'PMIRIE'FOLDINBFLOmR BOX.^ FDR ournawERS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES tor CUT Flowers. Made trora Water-pruofed. Double Manilla lined, Strawbuurd. f^blpped flat, packed lOU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. telephone Main 4718. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 14-02 PINE STREET, (Successor to e;LI.ISON & KUEHN), ^ff^ WHOLESALE ^e*^ 1122 niTEi ste.kb:t, (SI:. l^ovi.li. Sunday till noox. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4- The American Florist. 249 E. H. HUNT, WH0LE5?1LBPL0RI5T 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I; 7I.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 & 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO. A. L. RANDALL, winoiesaie Fiorisi 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5; WABASH AVENUE. Telephone Main 4937. OIHO.A.O-0. Onr Boses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties, NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. CKIICAGrO. ROGERS PARK FLORftL 60.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. .^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to till your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets. dxx.olunei.'tl, 0« DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FIOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Ordeks Caiiefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desigrng, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. CataloKues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©VVRof«*af« MarfteC*. Cut Flowers. New YORK. Oct. 9. Rosea, average stock I.OU@ 3.00 •• Beauty 1.00® 5.00 ■' Flneselected 10.00020 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 " Kalserln 2.00® 5.00 CamatlonB . colored 60® l.oO Clirvsantbemums 15.00@35. 00 finest blooms 1.00® 2.(10 VaUey fW Gladioli „ 1.00 Smllai 8.00@10.00 AsparafTUS 25.00®35.00 Adlantum '5® l.OO Boston. Oct. 9. Roses 1.00® 3.00 ■• Beauty (■,.00@25.00 Camatlons 1,00® 1.60 Asters 50® 1.00 Valley 3. no® 4.00 Tuberoses 50® .".i ( 'lirvsanthemums 2d.00®o5.i Adlantum '6® l.OU Smllax: 12.0O@15.00 Asparagus 50. 00 PHILABELPHIA. Oct. 9. Roses, small 3.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 " Beauties 8.CO@12.00 Carnations 100® l.oO Tatlpv 4.00 Smllai"" 15.00®20,C0 Asparagus 35.00®50.00 liladiolus, per 100 stalks 2.00 Tuberoses 3.00 Violets (single), 100 bunches $3.00 Cattleyas 35 .0fl®40.00 Cosmos S§ ,J^ Adlantum i5® 1.00 CHICAGO, Oct. 11. Roses. Brides. Kalserln 4.00 Testout. Meteor 3.00® 4 00 Bridesmaids 5,00 Perlei. Mermets, Wootton 2. CO® 2.50 Beauty 12 l«l®15.00 Carnations 1 C.'@ l,i.0 Clirysantbemum Mrs. B G. Hill...t'2.60doz. ' •■ common 8.00®15.00 Auratum lilies 6,00® 8 00 Asters ,„„ -60 Sweet Peas 10® .30 ST. Louis. Oct. 9. Roses. Perles. Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet, Albany, La France.. 3.00® 4.00 Kalserln 4.00® 5 00 Bridesmaid. Meteors 3.0li@ 4.00 •• Beauty 6,00®2il.0O Smllax 15.00@18.tO Violets, single, per 100 26c Carnations, long 1-00 short .- ■_ .50 Ferns, fancy. perl'JOO $1.T5 CINCINNATI. Oct. 9. Rosea, Perle 3. CO Kalserln. Mermet 4.00 Bride, Bridesmaid 4 00 La France, Meteor 6 00 Wootton 4.00 Beauty, Belle 16.00 Carnations 50® 1.00 Tuberoses. .60 Valley 4.00 Smllax la-OO Adlantum 100 BDIPALO, Oct. 10. Roses, Beauties 10.0U®16.00 Mermet. Bride. Kalserln 4.00® 5,00 Perles. Gontler, Hoste 3.00® 4.00 " Meteor. La France 5.00® G.CO Carnations, long 1.00® 1.25 short 50® .75 Valley 4.00 Violets ."5 Dahlias 1-60 Adlantum 1.2a Smllax 10. 00® 20. 00 Asparagus 50.00 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowersi Florists' SuppUes 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New E ngland Agent lor tiie GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTOEAL ADCTIOJEEES. 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 2 81b St., HEW YORK. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily If tie If alley and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WHOLESSLEj^ FLORIST. Careful Shippingr to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IH Cut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., HEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5^ West 30th St.. NEW YORK. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34ih Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTAB LISHED 1884. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street, NEW YORK: CITY. Established 1879 250 The American Florist. Oct. 13^ Jfle ^z^^ Urac^d, AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusHN'ELL. St. Louis, president: S. E. Bhiggs Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. i,. uoN. 114 Cbambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. Visited Chicago: H. A. Johns, R. H. Shumway, Mel. L. Webster. S. H. Church has established a seed business at Evansville, Ind. Messrs. N. B. G. Co. report that Mr. W. J. Troy has left them under a cloud. Some of those early seedsmen are nearly ready to go to press with their vegetable forms. Boston -Mr. Eugene Schaettel of Paris, representing Vilmorin Andrieux & Co. spent a few days last week in Boston. The pea and bean situation is reported to have changed of late, Michigan and Wisconsin crops turning out even shorter than estimated September 1. The preliminary price-list of Robert Buist, Philadelphia, dated October 1, quotes Large Red Wethersfield onions at $1.00, Yellow Globe Danvers at $1.15. St. Paul, Minn. Part of the week has been dark, damp and dismal, the only bad weather we have had in months. Firing early and late has been the order and some days fire has been needed all the time, as no gleam of sunshine has found its way through thedense clouds. Notwithstand- ing the general tendency to cold we have not at this writing, October 10, had a general killing frost. Potato and tomato vines are as green as in the summer, many trees still retain their leaves. Cannas are still blooming outside while pinks and petunias are as fresh in the garden as in midsummer. We are pleased to note a general im- provement in trade all along the line. There is a good demand for all roses, but more especially for Beauties and Brides- maids. Testout is another good seller, while Mrs. Whitney — well, we wish there were more of them, they are superb. Carnations are in strong demand but few if any first-class blooms are being offered. Violets are not yet in the market though frequently called for. Chrysanthemums have not yet shown themselves. L. L. May & Co. have some Monarch showing color that will be in bloom by the last of the week. The next meeting of the State Florists' Association will be held at the West Hotel, Minneapolis, October 13. We hope there will be a full meeting, har- monious action and plans perfected for closer union and work during the coming winter. As this is the season for bedding out tulips, hyacinths, crocus and other bulbs for early spring blooming we are surprised to see none of the florists looking alter that line of the trade here. With a little persuasion many of our finest lawns might be adorntd with gorgeous, showy flowers from the time snow leaves the ground until summer flowering plants come into bloom. With the present low price of bulbs the cost to the purchaser would be small, the city would be beau- tified and there would be a good margin of profit to the florist for his time and labor. Two new flower stores are to be opened here soon. C. I. Warren of the Warren- dale Greenhouses will occupy one on St. Peter street near Fifth. This is a fine location, in the midst of the best retail section of the city and should be profita- ble to the proprietor. L. L. May & Co. will move into new quarters at 25 West Fifth street. They will move their entire seed and floral business here, occupying four floors of the large and commodious block. Their seed business has been conducted heretofore on Como avenue some distance from the heart of the city. As they have quite outgrown theirpresentquarters themove will be advantageous in many respects. Cary I. Warren is again aspiring to political honors, having been nominated for state senator on the Democratic ticket. There seemsto bequite an affinity between flowers and politics. S. B. Dicks, of Cooper, Taber & Co., was a visitor during the week. Felix, Catalogues Received. Schlegel & Fottler, Boston, bulbs; Peter Lambert, Trier, Germany, roses; J. A. Simmers. Toronto, Ont., bulbs; Russell Bros., Highlands, N. C, native plants; T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, nursery stock; Lyon & Cobbe, Los Angeles, Cal., plants; J. M. McCulloush's Son, bulbs; H. P. Kelsey, Kawana, N. C, trees, shrubs and plants; C harles Vuy Isteke, Loochrist i, Ghent, Belgium, plants; GrifEih, Turner & Co., Baltimore, bulbs and seeds; Jno. R. & A. Murdoch. Pittsburg, Pa., bulbs; J. D. Zocher & Voorhelm Schneevoogt, Sassenheim. Holland, bulbs; Weeber & Don, New York, bulbs and seeds; Hoopes, Brother & Thomas. West Chester, Pa., nursery stock; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., bulbs, seeds and plants; J. H. H. Boyd & Bro., Cagle. Tenn., tree and shrub seeds; Vick & Hill, Rochester, N. Y., bulbs and plants; H H. Berger & Co., San Francisco, Japanese bulbs, plants, seeds, etc.; Ermano Bredemeier.Pallarza, Italy, bulbs and seeds; Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany, bulbs; J. M. Thornburn & Co., New York, bulbs; Henry F. Michell, Philadelphia, bulbs and seeds; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, bulbs and seed; Reasoner Bros., Oneco, Fla., plants and nursery stock; F. A. Mil- ler, San Francisco, bulbs, seeds and plants; A. Q. Wolf & Bro., Dayton, O., automatic ventilator, soil pulverizer and adjustable wheelbarrows; W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., bulbs, seeds and plants; P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga., plants and nursery stock; I'Horticulture Internationale, Brussils, Belgium, or- chids; E. H. Krelage & S m, Haarlem, Holland, bulbs; Luther Burbank, Ssnta Rosa, Cal.. novelties in fruits and flowers; Siebrecht & Wadley, New Rochelle, N. Y., plants, bulbs and seeds; Batavia Label & Box Co., Batavia, 111., tree and plant labels; D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich., bulbs and seeds; Andre Leroy, Angers, France, trees and shrubs; Albert Rigouts, successor to Edmund van CoppcnoUe, Meirelbeke-Ghent, Belgium, plants; Alexis Dalliere, Ghent, Beleium, plants and bulbs; John Gardiner& Co., Philadelphia, bulbs and seeds; D. Landreth & Sons, Philadelphia, Dutch bulbs; Peter Hender- son & Co., New York, bulbs, plants and seeds. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertlsemenla under this head will be Inserted at the rate of lU cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. C11TU4TI0N WANTEn-Hy youni; man. ago 24. as kj greenhouse hand : Hteady and sober; not afraid to work. G. Spknceu. Knoxvllle. Tenn. SITUATION WANTBD-At once, by Iwoyounutlo- rlBts; German ; with nood experience Address Al»(H.>' Stahk, Jacksonville, Kla. SITUATION WANTED-By youuR man, age 27, In seed trade Good experience Addrcs F. BUDLEY, 15 Greenwich Ave., New York City. SITUATION WANTBD-By first-class vegetablegar- O dener. winter forcint: In greenhouse and hotbeds; and florist. Best references. Address L. DJJPUY. Whltestone, Long Island. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By young man of 20. as assistant In seed store; had 5 years' e-xperlence In greenhouses; willing to work. Good references. Ad- dress Box S4, Hlghlandville, Mass. SITUATION WANTEO-As assistant, greenhouse or store work; cnn lake charge; experienced, re- liable, abstainer; good salesman. References. Ad- dress E P P, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By young man. 2.3 years old. as assistant In private or ci mmerclal place; wages small to cummence with; Is well recommended. Address J. Pkideaux. Bar Harbor. Me. SITUATION WANTED-By competent florist and gardener: American: married man: temperate. Good references. Commercial or private. J. S. Rockwell. 534 North Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. SITUATION WANTBD-Bv German florist: has been 12 years In business; 1.5 months In this coun- try. Low wages for steady employment flrst-class refeiences. Address B Schei.leh. Jarbalo. Leavenworth Co . Kan. SITUATION WANTBD-By young man; S yearf, experter.ce In greenhouse work: good propagator and grower of general stock, roses, carnations, etc. Rnllable. sober, and not al raid to work. A 1 references. Address B, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTRD— As manager or foreman: a practical grower of roses, carnations, violets, dec- orative and bedding plants, the forcing of all kinds of bulbs. A life experience. Good references. Flokist. 283 B. «rd St. Chicago. SITUATION WANTBD-In florist or seed business by an energetic young, experienced Dutch bulb grower French German and EngHsh correspondent; also good saltsman. Not afraid of anj work Flrst- class references. Particulars, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-After Oct I5th. as foreman on commercial place of 2.).UU(Jormore feetof glass, where roses are made a specialty References: N. F. McCarth>, 1 Music Hall Place. Boston : or A. Mont- gomery, care E. M. Wood & Co.. Natlck. Mass M. care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By young man of 2); Eng- llsb: Is open for engagement by Nov If th; 8 years' experience In flrst-class nurseries and private places. Prefer charge ot gentlemsn's place. All round Inside and outside man; 2 years reference from present em- ployer (private gentleman). Would take commercial place. E-xpen burtder and grafter on fruits and orna- mentals. Inside propagation and cut flower trade. Good at landscape work. Address B>GLl.' PARTNEU-Wlth couple hundred dol- lars— iady preferred; or 1 will sell out for fGOO. Good business; first-class locution. Apply or write J. A hKSNER, 73 Rush St.. Chicago. WANTED— At once, an Industrious young man for general greenhouse and i urserv work; steady employment. Wages a-'2<.00 per month and board. Address H. Kaden. Gainesville. Texas. TO EXCPANGE— I would like to exchange 3ft0 Jack roses, from 4-lnch pots, for ;^.VJ good white carnaj tlons. B. J. PASSMuiiK. Narberth, Pa. F OR SALE CHEAP- Largesecond-handflorisfslce Box, value about $75. Vai'Ghan's Seeij Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. pOR SALE— A Weathered hot water boiler No. 5 In ' good condition, onlv JSO.K) I L. Pillsbury. Galesburg. 111. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to JI75. Vaughan's Seed store. H6 & 148 West Washington St., Chicago. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: TheSrmof UHLMA^^ & HAISCH, of Memphis, Tenn., has been dissolved by mutual coi.sent, and is succeeded by E, UHLMANN, who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maiutaiu the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Marie Louise, strong, healthy, large clumps, S»i 00 per 100: »,V).0o per inOii. The standard varieties of CARNATIONS, JO.OO per 100: »») 00 per 11(10. LOUIS A. GUILLAUME. East Onondaga, N. Y. l8g4. The American Florist. 251 JUST RECEIVED FRoi^AN, 250 Cases LILIUM LONGIFLORUM r»ei- SS. S. *'SIIiH." Large, fine bulbs, 7-9 incbes in circumference. Bulbs potted during October will bloom at Easter. We ofifer in case lots at UQM Per Case of 200 Bulbs; $40.00 Pei 1000. Warranted sound and in perfect condition. 75 per cent, sing'.e crowns. Orders for AiLALllAS should be placed at once to obtain advantage of IMPORT PRICES. We have a limited amount yet to offer, and can supply on and arrival, in case lots of 50 plants each, in three sizes as follows. October shipments are perfectly safe by fast freight. Order while it is safe to ship by freight, and save express charges. Finest assortment, including Vervaeneana, Deutsche Perle, Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Emperor of Brazil, Bernhard Andreas alba, and Empress of India. Per Case of 50 AZALEAS, heads 9-12 inches in diameter $17.50 " IO-r2 " " 22.50 " " 12-15 " " 30.00 f. o. b. cars or boat New York City. B^-V/RITE KOR TRA-DE LISTS. Address For want of room in wbich to bouse, we oflfer as long as stock can remain outside 20,000 DRACAENA INDIVISA. strong field-grown plants, $10 per 100; $75 per 1000. This stock at this price is a bargain. Will require 5-inch pots at once, and will he wcrth in soring f25 to f 50 per 100 at whole- sale. An advantageous offer for anyone having room to spare. CARNATIONS. Fie1d=Grown. NEW AND CHOICE SORTS ONLY. Mme Diaz Albertini, Wm. Scott, Jacqueminot, Daybreak, But- tercup, strong clumps in fine shape. ENGLISH IVY, strong field-grown plants, etc., etc., etc. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. New Greenhouses. Anacostia,D. C— Gude Bros., 3 bouses each 200 ft et long. Utica, N. Y. — Peter Crowe, 2 houses each 140 feet long. Chester, Pa. — Thos. Delahunt,! house 60x18 feet. Philadelphia, PA.^ohn Hackett, 6 houses. Clifton, N. J. — Geo. Young, 2 rose houses. Belfast, Maine.— \V. E. Hamilton, conservatory. Millersburg.Pa. — Rathvon & Hinkle, 1 house. So. Yarmouth, Mass. — A. N. Brooks, 1 house. A Bewildered Sunflower. Sir Robert Ball tells an amusing anec- dote illustrating Moore's words, "The sunflower turns to her god when he sets the same look that she turned when he rose." An explorer, he said, intent on proving the truth or otherwise of this theory, took out a sunflower seed to the Arctic regions and planted it there. In the course of time the p'ant came up and flowered vigorously— just, however, at the season when the sun never sets in the Arctic circle; so the poor sunflower, true to its nature, followed the process of the sun, expecting it to disappear at night in the ordinary course, but as the sun did not set at all, the flower strained itself round and round until if twisted its own head off. — McKeesport Herald. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress tor one year for $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Fi*c»r VILMORIN'S ELECTROS A., per 100, S4.00 SPKCiOSUM Rubrum, XIL. LONGIFLOKCM, 9-11 11-13 8-9 i»-ll 11-13 8-M 9-11 7-9 8-10 6 50 8.00 6.0> 8.00 9 00 8.00 10 IIO 4.00 5.00 ORDER AT ONCE. Orders novf booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. GAL. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, $10 00 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. c;m^^. isc; Jtl w .a.xc.e:. 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. The Water Cxarden. Special and Ilardy Water Lilies of all colors. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI. EURYALE FEROX. Nelumblums In variety. Hardy Ornamental pianta. 8Ub-aqiiatlc plants, etc., etc. Nymphiea ]>aydekerl rosea (awarded a Medal at World's Fair); most charm- ing of all the Hardy Lilies: fJ ,TUeach. Other Columbian Novelties see cataloRiie. WM. TRICKER & CO., Cliflon, N. J. WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers Street. NKW YORK. BULBS Wholesale Quantity. Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilium Har- risii, Longiflorum, Paper White Narcis- sus, etc C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Lily of the Valley. First quality for forcing, November delivery. Strong pips, $5 per lOOO. cash with order. H. WREDE, Luneberg, Germany. 252 The American Florist. Oct. 13, Notes From Dreer's. Tobacco water from leaf tobacco is the only insecticide used here on palms. The proportion is ten pounds of tobacco to one barrel (45 gallons) of water. It will go more than twice as far as the same quantity of stems, probably because the leaves contain more nicotine. Stems are often found to have been treated with chemicals which is another argument against their use. Damaged leaves can generally be procured for a small price. The above mixture is made up in the afternoon and used the following morn- ing. It is essential to use it fresh, as after 24 hours fermentation sets in and it is then innocuous. Pans lor fern seed are not used any more at Riverton. Pots are considered better. Where there is damping off the loss is not so great. At one time this season there were 246,000 ferns in pots in frames outside. Next to Adiantum cuneatum the greatest run this season has been on Davallia stricta. Hemerocallis Kwanso (flore pleno) va- riegata while very pretty with its varie- gated foliage proves to be inconstant. The demand for manettia vine seems to be falling off, while that for the moon flower holds on. Manettia cordifolia is regarded as better than M. bicolor for summer use. Express Rates. Plants— Completely boxed and packed so they may be handled without extra care 20% less than merchandise rate. The above rate is made by the follow- ing Express Companies: Adams, Ameri- can, National, Northern Pacific, Pacific, Southern, United States, Wells, Fargo &Co. But the SDecialrate should be asked for. Otherwise freight may be billed at full rates. 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 1894. Price $2.00. ROSES AND GRRNJTIONS MERMETS, BRIDES, BEAUTIES, PERLES, WATTEVILtE, METEOR, and WABAN. Clean, healthy stock, from 3^-inch pots, $6.00 per 100; |45.00 per 1000. 25.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS, fine, healthy stock. Send for list of varieties and prices. FERNS— Adiantum cuneatum, 2^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100; from 4-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. Ferns in fine assorted varieties, same price. JAMES HORAN, Bridgeport, Conn. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS, BRIDES, SUNSETS. NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE, PERLES, MME. WATTEVILLE, BON SILENE. METEOR, PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from 3-lnch pots, $S per 100; $75 per 1000. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. 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 100 or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. Two Year Old Roses. FINE L.VRGE PlrANTS. PerlOO BRinBand MKR.MBT JS.OII PEKI.E anil SUNSET 9.00 GONTIER and SOUPKRT S.OO LA FRANCE and WHITE LA FRANCE S 50 And all other standard varieties. Send list tor prices. Also immense and fine line 2^-lnch pot Roses. Finest Re.\ Regonias, 3-in, pots, *5,U0 per 100, TERMS CASH WITH ORDER, THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, O. August Rdlker &Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- teinber and October. Palms sold on Tuesdays only. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. JCZDW^ GERANIUMS f^o-^ SPRING SALES OR FOR BEDDING OUT It will pay you to order a thousand or two of our peerless collection of new sorts at 810.00 per 1000 for unrooted cuttings. These cuttings are very strong, .S to 4 inches in length with 2 to 4 strong eyes, and will make EXTRA FINE PLANTS salable at EXTRA PRICES. The varieties we offer have been selected for free blooming, extra large full trusses, and immense single florets as well as taking colors. Many of them produce trusses to 7 or more inches across with single florets 2 in. in diam, when well grown. MRS. J. iVI. GAAR, best white. BRUANTI, fine vermilion scarlet. REV. HARRIS, best single scarlet. DBL. GEN. GRANT, finest double scarlet, MRS. E. G. HILL, best salmon pink. LA FAVORITE, finest double white. REV. ATKINSON, best deep scarlet. BARBIZEF, finest deep pink, white eye (splendid sort. I MADONNA dellciite ftesli pinli. white eye. vigorous urowtii. profuse bloomer, immense truss, ' \'ery taking and the moat suiabie as a sprinn pot plant. PRICE $1.50 per tOO: $10,00 per 1000. 50 at 103 rate: 500 at 1000 rate. Also 30 other new varieties, our selection, at same price. Select such varieties as you wish. No less than 10 of any sort, at 100 rate, or 50 of any sort at 1000 rate, CASH WITH OKUKIt OK SATISFACTORV KKFKRENCK. TJlAMERICAN FLORIST GO.'S DIRECTORY REFERENCE BOOK FOR 1894 CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING : 1. The names and addresses of the Florists. Nur- serymen and Seedsmen of the United States and Canada, the exact branch ot the business each is engaged in being indicated. 2. A separate list of firms that issue catalogues, the space devoted to each branch of the busi- ness in each catalogue being also given. [3. A list of the names and addresses of superin- tendents of leading parks in the U. S. and Canada. 4. A list of the principal cemeteries of America at which the arts of the landscape gardener and florist are used in beautifying the grounds. 5. A complete, alphabetically arranged list of Roses m commerce in America, with class, habit of growth, date of introduction, name of introducer, and brief, accurate descriptions of the flower of each. Synonyms are also plainly given. 6. A complete, alphabetically arranged list of Chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class, and brief, accurate description oi each. Synonyms are noted and varieties that are very popular with American growers are designated by a star, and this year's intro- ductions by a dagger. 7. A complete, alphabetically arranged list ot the Carnations in commerce in America, with name of introducer, date of introduction and brief, accurate description of each. 8. Seasonable Hints for the year, arranged in weeks, writteu by Mr. William Scott, and covering every detail of a general florist busi- ness. This is decidedly the most valuable contribution to the literature of the trade ever published. It is written in a plain, practical way, by a man who knows what he is talking about. 9. A historical sketch of the Society of American Florists from its organization to date, includ- ing officers for each year and lists of essays read at each meeting, with other information of interest. 10. A similar historical sketch of the American Association of Nurserymen. 11. A similar historical sketch of the American Carnation Society. 12. A similar historical sketch of the American Seed Trade Association. 13. Similar historical sketches of the Florists' Hail Association of America; of the National Chrj^santhemum Society of America; of the Florists' Telegraph Delivc^y Association. 1-1. A complete list of all National and Local Trade Organizations, with names and ad- dresses of principal officers, time and place of meetings, etc. 15. Statistics of^ Commercial Floriculture in the U. S. from the last census. 16. Statistics of the Nursery Industry in the U. S. from the last census. 17. Statistics of Seed Growing in the U. S. from the last census. 18. A list of Leading Horticultural Societies, with name and address of the Secretary of each. 19. Full information about Express and Postage rates on plants, shrubs, trees, seeds and bulbs No less than 270 pages of valuable reference matter in compact form, and all UP TO DATE. PRICE $2.00 POSTPAID. THE COTTAGE GARDENS. Send orders early as frost comes soon. c;2LJE:E:r^^, i_. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., F. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to ,9. Horace McFarland Co. . . . UAKRI.SHURG. PJ You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. i8g4. The American Florist. 253 t f Mention American Florist Seedling Peach Pits FOR SALE. Per 100 lbs % 2.00 Per Ton 30.00 COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 Si 415 Sansome .Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest str:itns, at 2.") and SU cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Horticul.lfraltSlshment. SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch |12.50 per 100 3-inch 17.00 per 100 4-inch 40.00 per 100 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. p. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITY. MO. it i»-«fi.' jiw Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? ;^-^g^ GRAPE DUST. ^aSf^^^ Sold by Saadsmen. Carnations and Violets. K.xtra larKC Hold-t,'r(iwn plants, well set with buds- 300U TIDAI, WAVE ja.50 per lOU tUO ruKTlA 5 .iO .".UO DAVBKEAK.. .i..iU VIOLETS MARIE LOUISE .i.UO REA]>"i' FOR DEI.n'EKV NOW. 51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. FIELD GflRNflTIONS PORTIA, ORANGE BLOSSOM, MRS. REY- NOLDS, SPARTAN, AMERICAN FLAG. J5.UU per lUU: good medium i)Iants, LIZZIE McGOWAN. 2na size plants. %iM per 100. All Clean, vigorous, and free from disease. Cash with order. ALEX. MoBRIDE, Alplaus. N. Y. Please mention the Americajj Florist every time you write to an advertiser. CARNATIONS. 5000 Field-Grown Plants lett. the finest I ever grew; free from all disease; packed in first-class shape. GRACE WILDER, ORANGE BLOSSOM, PORTIA, ANNA AVEBB, TIDAL WAVE, GOLDEN GATE, FRED. CREIGHTON, at K 00 per 100. 500 LIZZIE McGOWAN. at tS.OO per 100. 1000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET plants, tine, at J7.0O per 100. A ISO an extra fine strain of PANSIES-plants. This strain has been carefully selected from a number of the choicest strains. It Is A No. 1. Plants for flower- ing this winter. Jl.OO per KXI; $8.00 per 1000. SmaU plants for spring trade, 5S.O0 per lOOU. CASH WITH OllKKR. GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 116. Greens Farms, Conn. GARNATIONS-^PANSIES Grace Wilder, Lizzie McGowan, Portia, Tidal Wave, Orange Blossom, Golden Gate, So per 100. Daybreak. So per 100. Hinze's White, $.5 per 100. Marie Louise Violets, 85 per 100. The above all extra fiue field grown stock, per- fectly healthy. FANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy pausies ready Oct. loth and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail 60 cts. per 100; by express 1000, S5.00; 5000. S^O; 10000. I^S. All colors mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2-500 seed %\. •' " yellow black eye, 2-500 seed SI. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 264. SOUTHPOKT, CONN. Field-Grown Carnations. UNCLE JOHN $12.60 per 100 THE STUART 12.50 E. A. WOOD 12.60 DIAZ ALBBRTINI 12.30 ELIZAliETH REYNOLDS 7.0O KICU.MONI) . 7.0O DR. SMART 7.00 BLANCHE T.OO Ready for deliverj' September 15. TERMS: Cash with order. F. DORNER & SON, La Fayette, Ind. Mention American Florist. LIZZIE McGOWAN PURITAN NKLLIE ELY FERDINAND MANGOLD TIDAL WAVE ... . . KMILY PIERSON DAYBREAK. . CASH WITH ORDER. 85.00. ss.oo. 7.00. S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. "HELEN KELLER" Tlie new Carnation; pure \vhite, deli- cately marked with red. Strong field-grown plants J3.t)0 per doz.: $15.00 per 100. Second grade, sl.x to eight blooming shoots. .«2 00 per doz. ; *12 00 per 100. Orders may oe sent either to JOWN N. MAY, Summit. N. .1. BDWm LONSDALE, Chestnut Hill, Phila. ^A^m. Scott and other field-grown CARNATIONS. Per UK) WM. SCOTT. IVIRS. E. REYNOLDS 88 00 BUTTERCUP h 00 WILDER. McGOWAN. HINZE's and others . . . o 00 CYCLAMEN. 3"/4-iuch pots . . 6 00 SMILAX. 2J^-inch pots S12.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. JULlO UL GOuK) GHENT. BELGIUM. Offers to the trade only good plants. lO.OOO Araucarla excelsa: liO.OOO Azaleas Indlca; 20.000 Azaleas mollis: 150.000 Begonias and (;loxInla Bulbs, best varieties; 100.000 Palms, clean plants, all sizes: 10,000 Sweet Bavs. standards and pyramldals. CASH WITH ORDER. FIELD-GROWN. Large, strong and lieaUhy. WM. SCOTT. $12 50 per 100 PURITAN, 1 VAN LEEUWEN, -SlO.OOper lOO DAYBREAK, I McGOWAN. SILVER SPRAY. AURORA. ANGELUS. HECTOR, GRACE WILDER. HINZE'S WHITE. Price on application. AMERICAN BEAUTY and other Roses, 4-inch. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Mention American Florist. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, EENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS Field Plants Now Ready. Per 100 Per 1000 MRS. FISHER |6.00 $50.00 THOS. CARTLEDGE, S6.00 & 8.00 60.00 Alsootherstandanl varieties all vigorous and healthy. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. DAYTON, OHIO. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS: EUNA CRAKi. LIZZIE McGOWAN, WHITE DOVE, Si5.00 per GARFIELD, ATTRACTION, And others. 100. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO. CARNATIONS, Strong, Healthy Plants. Hliize s White White Dnve. White Wings, Lamboni. GarheUI. *i.oo per luu: R.V1.11U per li.ilW. Duke of Orange, Nellie Lewis. Attraction. Ben Hur. Western Prhle. Golden Triumph. Portia, Richmond. Spartan. Blanche, Tidal Wave, Purdue, Mrs. ReyDOM.s. Golden Gate, J. J. Harrison. Dawn. Hector, Mrs. Hltt. Louise Porsch. Mrs. Fisher, J4 per 103: »"> per 1000. Edna Craig. Wm. Scott, Davbreak, Kred. Dorner, Silver Spray. McGowan. Sll per lOt; SSO per lUOO. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-ln. pots. $2.60 per 100: f.'Oper llJOtl. Tjou.MS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, JACKSONVILLE, III. CARNATIONS. Rooted Catlings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son. Grand Haven. Mich. Nurserymen and Florists should have our new Trade List for Autumn IS91. Contains one of the largest and finest assortments OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. VINES and SMALL FRUITS. Send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO., MorrisvUle, I*a. 254 The American Florist. Oct. 13, Kansas City, Mo. It has been high carnival here this week and the -whole city has been given over to the people; it has been conducted by the Society of the Priests of Pallas. An immense ball was held Wednesday at ■which the decorations were very elabor- ate; taking one thing with the other the florists in general have profited thereby and it has served to open the winter trade which is anxiously looked forward to. A visit to the establishment cf the Probst Bros. Floral Co., presided over by their genial manager, Mr. Samuel Murray, revealed a place well kept and stock generally Al. Several houses have been entirely re- built and an addition of two houses 80x20 erected. These contain at present single stem "mums" which look very promising. The 'chrysanths" in 6 and 7inch pots which were being staked when your cor- respondent called are worthy of special note. The new rose Mme. Philemon Cochet is having a trial; it is somewhat like Mer- met, but more robust; the flowers keep their color and have good lasting qual- ities. White La France is also likely to prove useful. A house 86x20 of Perle and Sunset was great. Mr. Murray grows for standard carna- tions the following: Daybreak, Lizzie McGowan, Portia, Fred Dorner, William Scott and Edna Craig; he is looking for a good all round yellow. The city store has a useful adjunct in the conservatory at the rear, and is an ideal one for the purpose for which it is intended — a show house and a storage place for decorative palms, ferns, etc. Miss Murray is the presiding genius here and reports that trade has taken a de- cided turn for the better, with a better call for decorative plants. R. S. B'-own & Son have been building extensively this summer, remodeling en- tirely a block of nine houses, 150x125 feet, in spite of hard times. Their's is almost entirely a shipning trade and their stock of young stuff" is well forward. Their mailing department is also of large proportions. I noted quite a useful plant in Asclepias curasavica, very useful for summer cutting with its umbels of white, that keep well; Yinca alba is also planted out in benches and its flowers of white nearly two inches across are used largely for ground work in designs. Crotons bedded out have proved a great success, coloring very highly in the full sun and making beds that have proved very attractive. Begonia rex, a most complete collec- tion, are good sellers; mticeable were Marquis de Peraiti, Louis Cappe, Louis Closson, Count de Liminghii and Inim- itable. Roses, carnations and "mums" were looking well. Stock plants of geraniums were just being brought in from the open and potted into as small pots as possible, but before so doing were stripped of as many leaves as possible to economize room and to prevent rotting. The Humfeld Floral Co., the three brothers Humfeld, have added one small house this summer, 50x12, for forcing Lilium Harrisii. Their plants all had a healthy appearance and the "mums" were well forward. A banana in fruit was causing quite a fumr in the vicinity, it being an unusual sight for the "Packer City" people. H. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. SPECIAL NOTICE. Do not fail to write us for QUOTATIONS, stating quantities you can use of any stock that you are open to buy. Our plants of every de- scription this season cannot be surpassed for fine condition and low prices. PITCHER & MANDA3 SHORT HILLS, N. J. Siebrecht&Wadley, rose bill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 X. Halsted St., CHICAGO. 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. Our Mr. A. Dtmmock will be pleased to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St.. New York City. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. r/od/r^f 2^-inch pots, 85.00 per 100; $45 00 per 1000. Field-grown Carnations — SOLD OUT. ELLIS. NORFOLK Co.. MASS. ALYSSUM. Gant Double for winter bloom. A few hundred strong plants in 3-incli pots, at J4.00 per 100. W. R. SHELMIRE, CARNATIONS AND COLEUS. AVONUALE, Chester Co., PA. Mention American Florist. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Spl"ndid stock and assortment. DOZEN, $3.00; 100, $22.50. F. A. BALLER. Bloomington, III. Tuberous (GRIFFIN'S STRAIN.) Plants in bloom, all .sizes, at lowest prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Grilfln, Nlgr. Westbury Station, L. I.. N. Y. PANSIES. . . Every Florist Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Have any quantity of fine plants ready now. They can not be offered in com- petition with cheap grown seed, but quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100; by Express at your expense, $5.00 per 1000. A Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very Sne mixture ol large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain ia the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilinm Harrisii, Longiflonim, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. While's SUPERB Strain. 81 00 per 100 by mail, prepaid; 86.00 per 1000 by express, prepaid. CARNATIONS. Field-Grown. silver Spray, Grace Wilder. .85.00 per 100 CASH WITH ORDER. JOHN WHITE, Waverly Place, Elizabeth, N. J. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. TRv DREER'S ,GftRDE.N 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. Gardiner's Celebrated i English \ Mushroom) Spawn. ^ Fresh and Se^iablo. i S7 per 100 lb.s. i Special price on larger j quantities, j John Gardiner & Co,, / Philadelphia, Pa. ) E. G.HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention American Floriet. i8g4- The American Florist. 255 =2BHI AUCTION SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19th UPWARDS OF 3,000 OieCHIDS Imported, established and semi-established. From F. SANDER & CO., St. Albans, England, Selected for their easy growth, free flowering and showy character, and arranged in lots to suit both trade and amateur. Any florist possessing a palm house should try a few of these popular and interesting plants. ffllJif i~ZII\ \ ! Messrs. August Rolker & Sons will sell the above at their Auction Roomi CZJ 205 Greenwich Street, NEW^YORK, WHERE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION. 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 vaneties. 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, CAL. Mention American Florist Grevillea Robusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; JS.OO per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. 10.000 CINBRAKIAS of surprisingly brilliant colors, dwarf and large flowered. 214-inch J2..^0 per IIIO BEGONIA VEKNt)N, 2iX-inch. . . . 3.00 per 100 CYCLAMEN. :)-inch 6 00 per 100 GENISTAS, 3 inch 4.00 per 100 CASH WITH ORDER. S. WHITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists, 9 anil 11 Koberls Street, IITICA, N. V. "HARD TIMKS" PALM COLLECTIONS. For CHBh with order we frlve 17 3 and 4-ln. Palms for S3 (regulur price W). and 31 for So (retnilar price *8). These comprise the best varieties, Including Latanlas and KentluB. WILLIAMS Si SONS CO., liatavia. 111. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Trees, Shrubs, HARDY PLANTS. We offer an immense stock of Carolina Poplars, 12 to 15 ft. and 15 to 20 ft. EXTRA LARGE SHRUBS. All the popular kinds, such as Deutzias, Berberis Thunbergii, Japan Quince, Forsyihia, Hypericum. Spirxas, Tamarix. Privets. Mock Orange. Golden Elder, Snowballs, and many others. Also a fine stock of American Chestnu s 6 to 7 ft. European Larch 5 to 6 ft. Prunus Pissardi 4 to 5 ft. Spanish Chestnut 3 to 4 ft. Immense stock of German Iris and Pseonies, finest sorts at lowest prices. jg^^Send list of your wants to be priced. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., No. 54 Sixth Street, PITTSBURG, PA. TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting including an immense stock of MAPLES, ELMS, POPLARS, LINDENS^ OAKS, in variety, of medium and large sizes. Estimates furnished. THE WM- H. MOON CO., MORRIS\/IL.l.E, PA, Primula Obconica. Fine, 2-in. pot plants, |3. 00 per 100 " 3j^-in. " 5.00 " Seed, crop of 1S94, 50c. per 1000. I. N. KRAMER & SON, CEDAR, RAPIDS, IOWA. Marie Louise Violets. lUUU slronK clumps, fleld-grown. free from dlseaee. tor cash wltb order. S6 per lOO; S40 per 1000. GEO. N. SAYLES. 40 Bradley St., Watertown, N. Y. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. PiantsfGouinos. ACHYRANTHES, ALTERNANTHERA, GOLEUS, CARNATIONS, GUPHEA, GERANIUMS, AND SOME OTHEK STOCK. We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to sMp, or on application. s. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77) UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. Mention American Plorlnt. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over LOOO 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 Florist. "H A C*f*f\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs |1.00: ■OJX\j\j\J 50 lbs 81.50; 100 IbsSa.SO. TlTTG»n Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. *J IJtS ^m .(s-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. Fine, Fresh Mistletoe for 83.00 per barrel. Or would exchange for bench roses or bulbs. EL PASO GKEEE.NHOUSES, MRS. HACI> M. BRIOGS, EI Fago, Texag. TO 256 The American Florist. Oct. 13^ St. Joseph, Mo. L.J. Stuppy, who has recently returned from California where he has been on an extended vacation, has rebuilt this sum- mer and added considerably to his "Mount Mora" greenhouses. Threeshort span to the south houses 100x20 and a forcing and propagating house equal span 60x18. Mr. Stuppy is growing about twice as many chrysanthemums this year as last, the demand for better and larger flowers being on the increase. He has planted a bench for the first time this year and for an initial performance are fine; plants in 4, 5 and 6-inch were well grown and lur- nished to the pot. Roses, two houses 125x25, including a fine bench of Beauties which do well in this district, gave great promise. Daybreak is the leader in carnations and is apparently the best to resist rust and the other ills carnations are heir to. One of Mr. Stuppy's specialties is flow- ering plants for the spring, which he ships in great quantities to the surrounding towns to be disposed of by the general store dealers, etc., cannas being in great demand. Atthe "old place," wherethedowntown store is situated, are four houses 100x20 where many roses, carnations and the decorative palms, etc., grown. J. N. Kidd, late partner of Newell & Kidd, is now running the greenhouses here, while Mr. Newell is engaged in the store trade at Kansas City. Mr. Kidd has about 15,000 leet, chiefly devoted to roses, carnations and chrysanthemums; the last named in 5 and 6-inch pots, look- ing particularly well; he has also some fine bench stuff. Quite a lot of Perles are grown, Mr. Kidd considering it a fine rose for this section and freer from "bull beads" than in the east. Of carnations Hinze'sWhite, Portia, Grace Wilder, Tidal Wave, and last but not least. Daybreak, are the varieties grown principally and were good considering the drouth. R. Harry Bunyard says he has started as a grower. He is growing a mustache. 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 Iilst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHING. Queens, Co., IT. T. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. DRACHMA INDIVISA. Large, Strong Field=Growii Plants. We offer these for immediate delivery at $10.00 per 100. Strong plants for 5-inch pots. Buy now, and save money. Will cost you in spring three times this price. We offer low, having a surplus. ORDER AT ONCE, IF YOU WANT THEM. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hmlson, N. Y. GHAS. D. BALL, Holniesburg, Phila., Pa. PALMS, ETC. A full stock in tlie best condition possible; stout, perfect plants. All sizes up to elegant specimens. ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBONICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDELIANA, FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PANDANUS UTILIS, Etc., Etc., Etc. B^'lf you do not know the quality ot my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The LARGEST Stock in the WORLD of Double and Single varieties. All 1st PKIZES THIS, as in previous years; also 3 Gold Medals 1894. !> Gold Medals a^varded. See Catalogue, mailed free. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD BY ANY RESPECTABLE HOUSE. SPECIAL OFFFERS ON APPLICATION. BEGONIA GROWERS. SEEDSMEN, FLORISTS, ETC., Cable Address Caladium. London. FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^ALru^'EFUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE Or MERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. CnU/IU I nUCnAI E WYNOMOOR station, Plilla.& Reading -CUYYIH LUnoUALC, R. R. from 12tb & Market Sts.. phila. APMC Cnnn For VINES, plants, fruits, FLOWERS, FLOW- AUIVIt rUUU ERING BULBS, AND GREENHOUSE USE. Guaranteed to give satisfaction if directions are followed. Put up in packages with full directions, to sell at 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per package. Discount to the Trade. Send fVn* descriptive circular aud price list with discount. Address HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. MANlIFACTinSEKS SOLE .VGENT. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL- ON-HUDSON. N. Y. OLD MAN CACTI. Fine plants, per 10 jiS3.50; per 50 $12.50. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" ITRADK MARK.) To be applied with a bulti. The only putty made to work this way lor greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read tlir fnlloivins: ^ood rr/yoi t of our Gi cen House Putly: PiTTSBDUciH, Pa.. September Ist, 1894. We have been ualn^ the T. II. Nevln Co. 'a Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all thoKe who wish a number one article. It has alwayB Riven us perfect satlafiictlon. When you use tlilM fJrceii House Putty you will be sure of good I'esiilts Irorii wanie. Sli,'ncd: .loiiN Iti'iMiKRS. Florist, tireen Tree Boro.. Pa. HAur.MAN Bros., Florists, Allegheny, Pa. Corroders of STRICTLY PURK LEAD. P.O. Box 9^8. PITTSBURGH, PA. JS-BEWAKE OF IMITATIONS. None genuine unless labeled as above. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. i8g4- The American Florist. 257 Florists' Su p plies . Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new designs in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. New CATALOGUE will be READY ABOUT OCTOBER 20th. H. & > S© IV. -itti St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY:^^^i«-' Metal Designs just received from our factory In Paris, a ricti assortment of the very latest styles of Metal Wreaths Crosses, Bou- quets, etc., tastefully decorated with porcelain flowers; all at reasonable prices. Send for trial shipment, limiting coat, and leaving assortment to yours truly, August Rdlker & Sons, New York. ^^%^6%n^olT' - Florists' Pins. GLASS HEADS. BLACK, VIOLET AM) WHITE. 1 1^. 8. m. 3. -iij. 4. f). li Inches. 600. 75c. Jl.UU, $!.2.i. i\.m, *1.76, J2.U0, K.fiU. SJ.UU per lUU. A First-CIass CertKUate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUG. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer. 54. 56. 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. M. RICE & CO.. Florlsis' SupDiies. 23 & 26 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue._^__^^^^. MEML JWflRDED. %°at'^ ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 North 4tll Street. Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest und finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City. N.J, (Sherwood Hall Nukseey Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native! Bulbs. LILY RIILR9 And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2P-T ST. NEW YORK. "^^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 ur metal frames, liavln^ Imles drilled In them to In- sert toothpicks, by which they are fast- ened In the (ieslBn. (ilve them a trial. You will tlnd these goods to be superli.tr to any In the market. 2-lnch Letters, $2.50 per llX). I Postage. 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of Letters, Kmblems and Designs, send for catalogue and free sample. W.C.KRIGK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. 183 AONRPE 6TRf CT- •■■ CHICAGO- • ■ BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Mannlaclnre THE BEST LETTERS IH THE MARKET. sizes IJ^-lnch and 2-lnch, f2.(X) per lUO. I>atent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In ne.\t 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, I'hiladelphla. Pa.; F, B. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St., N. y.: Ernst Kaufmann & Co,, 113 N,4thSt„ Philadelphia. Ha,; U. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa,; A. I). Perry 4 Co., Si Warren St„ Syracuse, N, T.; A, C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St„ Cleve- land, C; B. H. Hunt, 711 Lake St,, Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. l:il Mason St.. MUkwaukee. Wis.; U, Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts,. Cincinnati, O,; T. W. Wood &, Sons, llth and Marshall Sts. Richmond, Va,; Jas, Vlck's Sons. Rochester. N. V.; Dan'l B, lX)ng, Buffalo. N, v.; C, A. Kuehn. St. Ixjuls, Mo,; C. F. Huntington &. Co.. Indianapolis, Ind ; Z. I)e Forest Ely iS Co,, 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland. t)regon; A. Hemnan, 415 E,;i4th St.. New York; Geo. A, Sutherland. ti7 Brom- ticld St. Boston; Welch Bros.. No, lA Beacon St., Bos- ton ; N. F, McCarthy & Co,, 1 .Music Hall Place, Boston ; The Henry Phlllpps Seed ami Implement Co,, Toledo, II,, Bert Cokely & Co,, I'hlhidephla, Pa, J, A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada, Mention American Florist. "ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOU'SVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J 258 The American Florist. Oct. ij, Omaha, Neb, Ahalf hour's rideon the electric cars and a half mile walk brought me to the houses of Mr. A. Donahoe, who since he moved into the country, has built from time to time so that now he has some 50,000 square feet of glass devoted chiefly to growing cut flowers and plants for his retail store in the city. What appeared to me to be rather a novelty were some designs, horse shoes, wreaths, etc., and a turtle (mock) made by entwining the Davallia buUata, which seemed to be perfectly at home, looking green and nice. Mr. Donahoe said they might have looked better but that the rats are very partial to davallia rhizomes; I suggested it was the "turtle" they were after. A novelty in the rose bouses was the staking. Wire is used but a loop is made at the top end and the wires are suspended saving the tie. Mr. D. has found it to work very satisfactorily. In the carnation houses L. L. Lamborn is used for the short side benches; other varieties grown are Grace Wilder, Lizzie McGowan, Portia, Silver Spray, William Swayne and Anna Webb. A great many single violets are grown and their foliage is very useful for cutting and using with the double when leaves are short. A big lot of "mums" are com- ing along in good shape. A house of La France roses is worthy of note, in fact all are looking well. Palms, ferns, and fancy foliage plants are grown for decorating and some Pandanus utilis in 6-inch pots, a very useful size. J. Ederer has built a new carnation house 60x20 and an addition to his dwelling house. Hess & Swoboda a carnation and rose house each 60x20. Mr. Hess says though trade was unusually dull during the sum- mer he has better hopes for the winter trade. Quite a moral influence have the win- dows of the large saloons here, having much the appearance of a florist's store. I hear that they are kept in condition for a certain amount per month. N. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST I Aren't you tired koIiik throuj^h your houseB two or three times a day year after year and llftluji your ven- lUatlnj; sash one at a time and propplDy tliem up with etlckB or pots, with a chance of huvlnt,' tmah blown off and broken ^.'lass to pay for V If you are Wo ha e pot jimt the thlnRvou need, the NEWKST and IIKST thing out. 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No. 333 f Lien Lik^mmsim ^^^mm Copytight 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THffl AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, Cliicag^o. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. P. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper is a member of the Associated Trade Press and ttie Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY, ChlcaKO, president: Robert Kift, Philadelphia, vice-president; WM. J. Stewart, (,7 Bromfleld St., Boston. Mass., secretary. The new ofiBcers to be Installed .Ian. 1. 1895, are: Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Ulli. Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. C. Reine.m.\n. Alietlheny City, Pa., vice- g resident; Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary: H. B. eatty, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Chrysantberauras — Notes 261 — Notes on varieties Oct. 16 261 — Coming exhibitions . . 262 —Chrysanthemum blight (illus) 263 Carnations— Notes 263 — When to plant carnations 263 ^At Kennett Square, Pa. 264 — Nomenclature 264 Roses—Thrips on roses .. ... .264 — Black spot on American Beauties 265 — The American Rose Society ... ..... 266 — Roses at Madison, N. J. . 266 Oleander in a Bermuda garden (illus) 265 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 266 Church decoration for a wedding (illus) .... 267 New York 267 Philadelphia 268 Chicago 268 Buflfalo 268 Boston 269 Grand Rapids, Mich 269 The seed trade 272 Cincinnati 274 Kansas City, Mo 276 Toronto 278 Atlanta, Ga. — Wm.Plumbisjustrecov- ering from a severe case of typhoid fever. Chattanooga, Tenn.— The chrysanthe- mum show will be held November 6 to 9. Dixon, III. — A chrysanthemum fair will be held here November 8 and 9. Providence, R. I.^ohnston Bros, have removed to a new store at 208 West- minster street. Crawfordsville, Ind. — A chrysanthe- mum show will be held here this year by the Montgomery County Chrysanthe- mum Society. -^ JWI ^^""^ Elmira, N. Y.— Mr. Grove P. Rawson has issued cards for his annual exhibition of chrysanthemums and other flowers, October 29 to November 7 inclusive. Chrysanthemum Notes. Now comes the crucial period to the chrysanthemutn grower. He may have grown the best plants, tipped with the largest buds only to find that when the blooms open a large percentage of them will have petals that are brown or spotted, so great care must be taken now to bring the flowers out in prime condi- tion. By the time that this article is in the hands of its readers the blooms will nearly all be, at least half unfolded, and liquid manure had better be dispensed with entirely. Keep a little fire heat on now during the night in the houses, it is far better to do this, and give a little night ventilation, than to go without the heat altogether, for the cold damp air is one thing that will spot the flowers. Stop all chemical feeding for probably there are more flowers tarnished by fol- lowing this up too late in the season than from any other cause. This must be stopped before the blooms get into flower for we have known flowers to be tar- nished by the soil retaining nitrate of soda where they had been heavily fed a week or two previous. Be careful in the watering; under no conditions allow the plants to become dry and do not go to the other extreme and keep them soaked, or the root action will be retarded and the bloom will suffer accordingly. When the blooms are fully developed is the proper time to cut them and put them in a tub that is deep enough to hold 12 or 15 inches of water, and place them in a dark cool cellar, keeping them there for at least 12 hours, and then you will have a flower that can be shipped across the country, and if well packed, arrive in good condition. A great many growers cut the blooms too early, thinking that if cut when about three-quarters open and placed in water they will last longer, and perhaps they wouldif they were not again moved, but a flower fully matured on the plant and then placed in water in a cool place long enough to harden it, has more substance and will carry much better and stand longer on the exhibition table than one developed in water. Some growers are in a great hurry to be the first in the market, cutting half developed flowers and rushing tliem into the stores, and then wonder why when the blooms have stood in the windows for half anhourthe leaves and flowers wilt down and look worse than the paper chrysanthemums we have sometimes seen. Let the flowers get fully open and then let them stand in water at least over night, and they will keep fresh in the window all day. When you are going around among the plants always have a pocketful of blank tags with you, and if the plant is wrongly named immediately tag it, if you want to save it and if not pull it up when you cut off the bloom, and throw it away. Wherever there is a tag that has become indistinct replace it with a new one; in fact, it is a good precaution against mix- ing the stock later to replace all tags now when the plants are in bloom. When you write the tags look up the correct name and write it out in full on the tag, and as Uncle John Thorpe once said if the name is so long that one tag won't hold it use two. Eliiah A. Wood. Notes on Chrysanthemums Taken Octo- ber i6, 1894. Mrs. E. G. Hill. This was recom- mended as a very early variety, the dis- seminator claiming that it was readily gotten into bloom by October 10, but with me it will be from ten days to two weeks later than that time. It is a very tall grower, too tall in my judgment. Our plants are about seven feet high. These plants are being grown in a solid bed, which is no doubt the cause of them being later than they ought to be. Yellow Queen, another new one of 1894. This also was claimed to be an early variety. The date at which it was said to bloom I can not now remember. It is later than the one just mentioned. I like its habit of growth, however, much better, as the plants are a little over five feet high. In this variety those plants which are nearer the outer edge of the solid bed are the most early, showing, I think, that they are somewhat dryer, and this seems to hasten early flowering. Mrs. Craige Lippincott. I have not a fourth as many of this variety as I had last year. I was afraid to go into it heavier, fearing that the success we had with it last year would induce the florists growing for the Philadelphia market to grow large stocksof it; whether my judg- ment in that matter is correct or not re- mains to be seen. The plants this year, 1 think, look stouter than they did last year, but whether the flowers will be any better we can not tell for a few weeks to come, for two weeks anyway. They are not as forward as Yellow Queen, being the same distance, apparently, between the time of flowering of Yellow Queen, as there is between Yellow Queen and Mrs. E. G. Hill. Eugene Dailledouze. This certainly was the sensational variety last year. Whether we can grow it as well as Hill & Co., who sent it out, can only be told at the end of the chrysanthemum season. 262 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ Its origin is said to be from Kioto, and it certainly does partake of some of the characteristics of that good old Japanese variety. It may not be as beautiful in form, but it certainly is much larger, and is without the defect that the old variety has; namely, that of a weak stem. We will watch this variety with great inter- est, and hope to be able to have some good flowers of it at the proper time. Mutual Friend. This was sent out last spring by a New England firm, and we hope it will be worthy of the good things that were said of it when intro- duced. It is a white variety and is more forward than either Mrs. Craige Lippin- cott or Yellow Queen, apparently, and a little less forward than Mrs. E. G. Hill. Minerva. This we heard very good accounts of last year, some going so far as to say it was very nearly if not quite equal to E. Dailledouze. It is earlier than that variety, much earlier, apparently, so that there will be no confliction on that account. It was sent out by Mr. May in the spring of the present year. In point of earliness it is equal, apparently, to the last named — Mutual Friend. Marie Louise. In point of earliness, with me, this leads them all. It is a pure white variety, and from it I expect good results. I saw it when I was in Chicago last fall, grown to a single stem as pot plants, and it was in good condition at that time, showing that it can either be a mid-season variety or an early variety, according to the time the cuttings are rooted and the way they are grown. We expect to grow it largely as an early va- riety next year, that is to say, if it turns out as well as it appears likely to do at this writing. Mrs. J. Geo. Ils. This is a variety which was sent from San Francisco to the World's Fair chrysanthemum show last fall, and on account of its great size, good form and excellent qualities gener- ally it attracted more attention than any other kind on exhibition, I think. But owing to the long distance that it had travelled it was not in the best of condi- tion on arrival. There were not enough blocms to compete in any of the classes. It seemed to have more petals to the flowers than any other variety that we have seen up to this time. It is inclined to be a little late, and I regret to say, somewhat rusty. Major Bonnaffon. This is another variety which created a favorable im- pression at the W'orld's Fair. It was described as a yellow Ivory. Whether it will sustain that reputation it can not be told until later in the season. It cer- tainly is inclined to be dwarf, at present, growing three feet high, where others that were planted at the same time under the same conditions are seven feet high. This is in about the same condition as Yellow Queen as to earliness. Mrs. Jerome Jones is a medium late variety, apparently. It is in about the same condition as to its time of flowering as Mrs. lis. It has a fine foliage, and is altogether, apparently, a very useful sort. Mayflower is quite as early as Min- erva, and appears to be very promising. Ermenilda created a very favorab'e impression with all who saw it last year on account of its delicacy of coloring. It belongs to what is called the "pinkclass." It is about equal with Mrs. Jerome Jones in time of flowering. Mrs. Bullock, or Domination as it is more generally called outside of Phila- delphia, is somewhat early, though not so much so as Marie Louise or Minerva. NiVEUS. It may be a day or two earlier than Ermenilda. The stems seem stouter this year with me than they did last, and I hope on that account that it will be better. This type, however, according to my judgment, is just a little too tall for practical purposes. The Queen. This also created a sen- sation last year on account of its purity of color and good form. This ranks with Niveus as to earliness. J. H. Taylor. This would be an early variety under favorable conditions, rank- ing about as Marie Louise does as to time of flowering. Wm. G. Newitt. We donot havemuch of this variety. It seemed affected with the disease which Golden Wedding had so bad last year, so that we can not recom- mend it. H. L. SuNDERBRUCH is an excellent yel- low, large, tine color, full, and we think will rank as an early variety under cor- rect treatment. M. B. Spaulding. We have not enough to be able to say much about it at this writing, only having three or four plants. Pres. Wm. R. Smith. This is tall, dig- nified, and in about the same stage of earliness as is Minerva. Illuminator. Of this we only had one or two plants last year, but we were so favorably impressed with the large flow- ers which those plants produced that we felt encouraged to grow it quite heavily for this season's flowering, but unfortu- nately, it is not one of those varieties which can be gotten up in quantity, owing to its tendency to throw up flower shoots when quite young and small. Fascination. Can not say much about this, as we have only a very few plants ofit. Ada H. Leroy is certainly a very strong grower, the flowers promising to be large and fine, and, judging from its present appearance, we think that it ought to be grown in large quantities. There are two or three other kinds, such as Monarch of Ostrich Plumes, Miss Frances Thorley, Titian, Parthenia, and a supposed white sport from Eda Prass, and many others that we have here, but owing to the small quantity grown we can not tell anything about them until they are quite in flower. Ivory. This good old kind has been justly pronounced one of the best, if not the very best chrysanthemum ever raised, but with me it has never yet done first class. As to earliness with me it is in the same class as Minerva. NOTES TAKEN ON THE SAME DATE OF PLANTS GROWN IN BOXES. We find, as a rule, that plants grown in this way produce flowers some days earlier than those grown in the solid beds. We must bear this in mind next year, so that we can grow all the early varieties in boxes, and all medium and late varieties in the solid beds. Marie Louise under this treatment is the first ready to cut. It certainly is a beautiful variety. Next, I think, we will name Marian Henderson. It is no't as large as the lastnamed.but being different in color they will be good companions as they come in almost together. It is a beau- tiful rich yellow color, similar in color to the dandelion. Mrs. Whilldin is apparently a day or two earlier than H. Sunderbruch, but as Mrs. Whilldin shows symptoms of disease it will hardly be safe to grow many of that another year, whereas Marian Henderson, which is quite as early and possibly a day or two earlier is healthy. Mrs. E. G. Hill is very much more for- ward as grown in boxes than it is when grown in the solid bed, consequently it should never be grown in a solid bed for very early flowers. ViviAND-MoREL, which has been grown so successfully for the New York and other markets for some time past, has never been grown in very large quantities for this market, and as I have so few plants can not judge of its merits. Yellow Queen as grown in boxes is more forward taking it altogether than when grown in a solid bed, but it appears to be unhealthy, that is to say, the leaves have that rusty appearance which is so much complained of among several grow- ers in different parts of the country. And as for Mrs. J. Geo. lis the disease is very bad. I am afraid that it will be abso- lutely worthless grown in boxes. Mutual Friend is a little earlier when grown in boxes than it is when grown in solid beds, but the plants are not quite so healthy as they are when grown under the latter conditions. This state of aff'airs in the case of boxes we are inclined to believe may be owing to lack of water at some period of their existence. In three weeks from to-day most all minds horticulturally inclined will turn towards chrysanthemums, most of the others towards state and county elec- tions. E. L. Coming Exhibitions. Wayne, Pa., Oct. 30-31. Fall exhibition Wayne Hort. Society. John G. Gardner, Supt., Villa Nova, Pa. San Francisco, Nov. 1-3. Chrysanthemum show California State Floral Society. Mrs. T. L. Walker, Sec'y, 2349 Piedment Ave., Oak- land, Cal. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrysanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Baltimore, Nov. 5-10. Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm. Feast, Sec'y, 228 N. Charles St. MiLLBRooK. N. "i'., Nov. 6-7. Chrysanthemum show Millbrook Hort. Societv. L. Kennedy, Sec'y. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Ale.\ MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston. Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hail. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum " show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfleld. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis, "Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- terraann. Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall,' Broad St. Louisville, Kt., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nanz, Sec'y, 682 Fourth Ave. Frederick City, Md.. Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthe- mum show Frederick County Floricultural Society. C. E. Kemp, Sec'y. OsHKOsH.'Wls., Nov. 7-9. Chrvsanthemuni show Oshkosh Floral Club. Mrs. G. M. Steele. Sec'y. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y, L.B. 375, So. Denver, Colo. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. Montreal. Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 AylmerSt. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass. .Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 331 Main St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, 319 Grand Ave. Mobile, ALA., Nov. 15-17. Chrysanthemum show Mobile Chrysanthemum Club. Miss Mollie Irwin, Sec'y". Toronto, Ont.,"Nov. 20-23. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Hamilton. Ont., Nov. • . Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y, Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g4- The American Florist. 263 CHRYSANTHEMUM LEAP SPOT. Chrysanthemum Blight. A large grower of cut flowers in Dela- ware Co., Pa., sends me specimen plants of chrysanthemums badly afflicted with a blight and states that the Golden Wed- ding and Lady Lawrence sorts are the most diseased. Many other growers of the chrysanthemum are troubled in the same way and a common question asked is concerning whether the blight will spread. Of course theremedy is asked for in every instance. In the first place the disease is not a new one. Last season for example, it nearly ruined some varieties of chrysan- themum, the Golden Wedding perhaps suffering most. In the second place the cause is a fungus of the genus septoria, at least the speci- mens from Pennsylvania show only this species. There are other fungi that prey upon the chrysanthemum but the septoria is the one to be charged with the destruc- tion now under consideration. As is usual in the leaf blights it is the older leaves that show the disease most ex- tensively, simply because the fungus has had a longer time to workinthoseleaves. The lower leaves become pale and turn brown in spots and finally drj' up and fall away. The engraving shows a leaf that has several dark dead patches scat- tered among the yellow remaining por- tions of the leaf. No systematic efforts so far as known to the writer have been made to check this disease, but from the similarity of this leaf spot to others that have been treated and in good degree subdued there remains but little doubt but that this blight could be held in check. For doing this there is no better known fungicide than the Bordeaux mixture. During the past summer this has been used with striking effect upon truck crops and there is no reason why florists should not test the effects of this fungicide upon their crops. Byron D. Halsted. Exp. Station, New Brunswick, N. J. To Prevent Rust.— Dissolve oue 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. Keep a close watch on your ventilators now, for we are getting cold nights and the mercury should not drop below 50°. Commence firing if necessary to keep tem- perature at this point; 70° during the day is sufficient and 65° is better. Remember that it takes an even temperature to pro- duce long keeping flowers, and this feat- ure is one of the points that will bring you a good class of customers. The question is often asked, why flowers are so apt to go to sleep after a few days of cloudy weather. 1 believe the answer should be, because of a lack of water and too much heat during night and day. Do not be afraid to give plenty of air when it is raining; the moisture thus acquired is capital for carnations and is much bet- ter than using artificial sprinklers for it, also gives the plants elements from the atmosphere which can not be given them in any other way. This treatment should not be followed during a very cold storm. As the new growth comes into bud dis- budding should be attended to thor- oughly. Many claim it does not pay, and this is very true where the grower has a sale for short stemmed flowers at one dollar per hundred, or even a trifle less, but when growing for a large market disbudding is absolutely necessary, for the competition is so great to-day that only the very best flowers will bring a remunerative price, and the public de- mand stems with but a single flower the same as with the rose or the "mum." Does it not improve these latter flowers to disbud them? Does it not require a greater amount of strength to mature three or four buds than one? Certainly it does, and thisfact is now acknowledged by all of the leading carnation growers. The result is that the average run of car- nations now sold is vastly superior to those sold a few years ago, and the de- mand has increased far beyond thesupply. This applies to Al flowers. Several of the leading retailers in New York say they could not get near enough last season and that if the growers would use as much care as the rose and "mum" growers do, they could use as many carnations as they do roses. Al flowers of Scott, Daybreak, Albertini and others of this grade are bringing to-day two dollars and few to be had. This is owing (the scarcity) to the dry season we have had, but why not propagate a few thou- sand plants, grow them in beds and cover them September 1 with portable frames, where they can be watered and cared for? This is a mistake that most growers have made in the past, and 1 am among the rest. Begin your propagating now; when the cuttings are well rooted plant them in a cold frame that can be protected during extremely cold weather and you will have fine stocky youngplants for next summer and fall flowering. This is not guess work. There is a grower for the New York market who grew thirty thousand Portias in this way last winter and he has been cutting quantities of bloom all~ along, only his mistake was that he paid all his attention to one variety. Charles H. Allen. When to Plant Carnations. I read carefully the notes of Mr. Allen in your last issue on carnations, and I must respectfully take exception to a part of them. Mr. Allen says "If the plants are taken into the houses the latter part of September and in bud they will mature a few of those buds, and then as a rule lie semi-dormant until latein January unless you have an unusual amount of sunny bright weather during December." Mr. Allen advocates planting in August and says he finished planting on August 25. If this is all the time you are going to give the plants out of doors you might as well not plant out at all, but pot them into a •1-inch pot and plunge in a frame. It seems to me that this advice is somewhat misleading, especially with some varieties. It may answer with Portia, Tidal Wave and some other varieties, but with Day- break, Wm. Scott and Sweetbrier I know it is wrong. A little actual experience related is better than many words, and here it is: I planted on the 25th of September, 1893, 380 Wm. Scotts. They were full of buds just about to open; not more than one dozen flowers had been picked in the field. I began to pick long stemmed flow- ers from the very day they were planted, and from November 1 on was picking 264 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ from 75 to 100 a day. Not a single bud was lost through lifting. By December I was getting stems 15 to 20 inches long. This bed was thrown out on the 25th of last month, they being on the bench just one year. The total cut of the whole year was 22,000, which allowed an aver- age of 58 flowers to each. If I had not kept accurate account I would have said they yielded far more, but it must be remembered every flower picked had a stem and thousands of buds were sacri- ficed. If they had been picked as we used to 15 years ago the yield would have been treble what it was. In addition to flowers I pulled oflf 6,000 cuttings, and for that purpose took the strong shoot that came from the flowering stem. The day we threw them out last month 175 fine flowers were picked oflf them. I had Daybreak and Silver Spray in the same house equally as satisfactory and planted the same day or a day or two later. In another house I had a bench of Lizzie McGowan. They were bought from a neighbor, grand plants loaded with buds; they were not planted till October 7. No bench of carnations could do better almost from the day they were planted until Augustlast; itwasa continued pick. I have been growing carnations for the past twenty-four years. In the old days we had only La Purite, Edwardsii and Pres, Degraw. In those years I have tried several dates for the various opera- tions and I have found September 20 to 25 to be the date for lifting. If that date found your ground parched and hard I would sooner wait ten days till we had had a rain, when the plants would lift with all their roots and fibres intact, but I don't intend to write an article on how to lift carnations. If your soil is a pure sand, as perhaps Mr. Allen's is, then it would be possible to lift them during any period of drouth, but with the great ma- jority of growers this could not be done. Carnations in many places looked very small on August 25, but by September 25 they had quite a diflferent appearance, having had the benefit of the best month in the whole year for growth outside. The real vital question on the subject is this: The carnations should be planted sufficiently early, so they will be well established before fire heat is necessary. If planted about September 25 they have even in this northern climate a good six weeks before any fire is needed. Wm. Scott. Carnations at Kennett Square, Pa. The Chester county carnation growers seem to be in no special hurry to get their plants in. At several places the stock is just being housed. As to the eflfects of the dry weather on stock in the field, the plants vary considerably in different loca- tions. At C.J. Pennock's, where clover sod was used and the soil was frequently worked, no bad results have been expe- rienced, and most varieties are even better in appearance than usual. At Edward Swayne's the plants made an average growth. Wm. Swayne's are rather un- satisfactory. W. R. Shelmire says that outside of the seedlings his plants are the poorest lot he has grown for years, those from high ground being the worst; while on the contrary, J. H. Ladley's worst plants are those that he planted out in low ground, in anticipation of a dry sea- son, and these show more or less signs of bacterial disease. Dry brown leaves and spot are very prevalent all around. Some varieties had the lower half of the foliage entirely dead while in the field, and have transplanted poorly, so that the appearance of the plants in the beds is anything but pre- possessing. Asa rule the seedlings seem to be the least affected, and many of them are perfect specimens of health and vigor. The varieties that have suffered most are Wm. Scott and Daybreak, which are in bad snape generally, and Lamborn, Mc- Gowan, Keller, Stuart and Buttercup, which are poor and small in some in- stances and fair in others. Thomas Cart- ledge suflfered more than usual in trans- planting, but is blooming well under the circumstances. The flowers of Sweetbrier are rather disappointing, as to size, still it has made good plants and has trans- planted well. Orange Blossom is throw- ing some very good flowers. This pretty variety deserves to be grown more exten- sively than it is. Those who grew it last season say that it paid them well. Pur- itan, Portia and Grace Wilder are gener- ally healthy and transplanted well. Edw. Swayne evidently has great faith in Ophelia, for he has 3,500 of it planted. He states that he has found it rather difficult to move. Buttercup shows a little bacterial disease generally. There is very little rust to be found in Chester county at present. Mrs. Fisher has obtained great popu- larity here as a summer blooming variety. C. J. Pennock has been putting in 30.000 cuttings of this variety, in anticipation of next season's demand. Hicks has trans- planted a lot of old Fishers from the field to the benches, and they seem to take hold well, and are giving a good number of flowers, which at the present time are very acceptable. Mr. Hick's place, now in its second year, although not large is very successful, and his stock is in fine condition. C.J. Pennock and W. R. Shelmire both give much of their attention to the raising of seedlings. One of Mr. Pennock's seed- lings, a large brilliant scarlet of similar color to the Stuart, and which was spoken of favorably a year ago, still holds good. Among the most promising of the seedlings here are two very fine white ones, which have stood the test of the past year well. Mr. Shelmire has a large number of seedlings in a wide vari- ety of colors, most of them the progeny of Cffisar. The worst characteristic of this variety as a parent is the tendency of its seedlings to come variegated. The raising of seedlings is not entirely without direct pecuniary results, as there is al- ways a good demand in the market for these promiscuously colored blooms. J. H. Ladley has a pretty magenta colored seedling of good form and very prolific, which ought to sell well, in the prevailing fashion for magenta shades. Chas. S. Swayne is another addition to the list of carnation growers at Kennett Square. His house, which is now nearing completion, is somewhat of a curiosity, and is the cause of much speculation as to its chances of success. It is 100x50 feet in size, without partitions of any sort, and as the land lies quite level the slope of the roof is but slight. Ten thou- sand carnation plants and two beds of violets is its capacity. Everything will be grown in solid beds. The entire front and back may be opened to admit air, and this is the only ventilation provided for. Hot water under pressure with all the pipes overhead is the proposed method of heating. Lady Hume Campbell is the violet planted generally by the Chester county growers, Marie Louise being unsuccessful with most of them. The plants appear very vigorous and healthy. Wm. Swayne has a theory that violets left out in the frames until they have experienced a few good freezes are more likely to withstand disease in the houses. This gentleman plants tomatoes in his houses between the carnations, allowing one row of tomatoes to every second rafter. From four houses he picked five and one half tons of fruit last season, for which he re- ceived an average price of thirteen and one half cents per pound. This appears to be a very profitable result, but "there must have been considerable interference with the spring crop of carnations, and it is a question as to the advisability of sacrificing the carnation crop for the tomatoes. The seed is sown in Novem- ber, and the first fruit is ready in May, the heaviest of the crop being picked in June. The variety grown mostly is May- flower. Trophy is said to be the best fruit when a crop can be obtained, but this variety is always uncertain as to crop. Lorillard, from the fact that it has less foliage to keep the sun ofT the fruit, is regarded as the best mid winter variety. Wm. Phillips has a fine house of tomatoes with fruit already well set. Carnation Nomenclature. The following carnations have been registered the past summer. There are quite a number of new seedlings being named this season, and in order to avoid confusion and the duplication of names growers will consult their own interests by having them registered at once. Send their names, a short description of their characteristics, and, if convenient, their pedigree, to Albert M. Herr, Lancas- ter, Pa. Mapledale (Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich.).— A cross between Day- break and Mrs. F. Mangold; pink. Bride of Erlescourt (Miller & Son, To- ronto, Canada). Little Gem (H. E. Chitty, Paterson, N. J.). — Striped pink on a white ground; dwarf. Corsair (H.E. Chitty).— Scarlet; dwarf. Minnie Cook (H. E. Chitty).— Pink and white. Alaska (H. E. Chitty).— White. Magnet (H.E. Chitty).— Carmine pink; fringed. Thrips on Roses. What will kill thrips on roses? I have tried smoking heavy, placing tobacco stems through the house, and syringing with fir tree oil, but nothing has had any effect on the thrips. W. C. W. Replying to your correspondent "W. C. W." about thrips affecting roses, there appears to be but little chance of destroy- ing these without sacrificing the crop of buds now on the plants, from the fact that these little pests make their way in between the petals of the flowers before it seems hardly possible to do so and when there it is simply impossible to reach them with any insecticide syringed or sprayed on them as the petals are so closely wrapped one over the other that no water or solution can enter them. i8g4- The American Florist. 265 '^^i$i&i0^ _i'^ OLEANDER WITH SPREAD OP TWENTY-FIVE FEET GROWING IN A BERMUDA GARDEN. Many years ago, when growing grapes, I had a terrible batch of these little pests on the vines and the only way I could exterminate them was by heavy fumigat- ing the house every night for a week in succession and even after that we had a few. presumably some latercrop.but two or three nights' fumigation finished these. To do this with a crop of roses means to destroy every bud. Some three years ago these little pests badly injured a crop of Madame Hoste in the spring; we treated them about as we did the grape vines above, at the same time picking off every bud where the calyx was expanded and burning them; this cleared themoutof the house. Suchtreat- ment I know means considerable loss but I know of no other effectual means of de- stroying them. I should have mentioned that we found it helped matters consider- ably by heating a piece or pieces of sheet iron red hot, then carrying the same in a tin pan or similar thing into different positions in the house, having previously divided up one ounce of Cayenne pepper into same numberof parcels, on each sheet of hot iron spreading the portion of pep- per, starting at the end farthest from the door and working back to the same as quickly as possible. This should be done during the time the house is full of tobacco smoke, but if W. C. W. wants to try this he and his assistants will have to be very lively if he does not want to get choked to death, as burning Cayenne pepoer is no subject to play with, and if the thrips get only a very small portion of it they will certainly choke to death sneezing. This being purely a vegetable compound a reasonable amount does not injure the plants if not allowed to flame. John N. May. Black Spot on American Beauties. "G. L." inquires what is the best treat- ment for American Beauties badly afflicted with "black spot." Replying to the same would say that we have tried a great many kinds of treatment and so far have been unable to find anything better than a good healthy atmosphere at all timesin the house, which means that the plants should not be allowed to suffer for want of moisture at the roots, neither should they be over watered, particularly where the leaves are much stripped off the plants. There is not the least doubt, I think, with those who have looked carefully into the subject, that a great deal if not all the trouble comes from impaired root action caused oftentimes by a sudden check, but not always so, and it is very certain that as soon as the leaves become badly affected the roots suffer to a corresponding degree, her.ce more care is required about the watering. When tracing this matter down to the starting point I think it will be found that the root action has very much to do with it, which maybe caused from lack of some element in the soil or an impaired consti- tution, which over forcing has very much to do with. Generally this trouble com- mences when the nights begin to get cool enough to form a little moisture on the foliage at night, this in conjunction with insufficient air and particularly allowing the temperature to run up too high in the morning before putting on air, and once it gets started it is very hard to check till quite cool weather sets in when the tem- perature will be reduced to normal point. From my observations I am convinced that the hybrid tea family will not stand the strain of hard forcing without affect- ing them; that the pure tea varieties will and I think that if we adopt a treatment a little nearer nature's laws we shall suc- ceed better in the end. We may not pro- duce quite so many flowers but what we do get will be of better quality and our plants will be much more healthy, which in the end will more than repay us. True, there are no two cases where the cause or effect are identical, but taken as a whole the results are generally nearly the same, but I think we can hardly arrive at a clear understanding of this trouble till we can thoroughly sift the whole thing down by scientific research, which will require our soils to be analyzed and the conditions of growing them fully defined; till then we can only partially guess at the trouble, its treatment, etc. If G. L. will carefully lookinto this sub- ject as it effects roses planted in the open ground or groups out of doors in any way I think he will find that invariably it shows itself first after a sudden check in the growth either by too little water while the plants are in active growth or an extra amount of the same enough to sodden the ground, at least such have been my own observations, and by trying as much as possible to avoid these con- ditions we shall be at least doing what we can to avoid subjecting the plants to the trying ordeal. This diseaseis verycontagious. I haverecently seen a housewhere theAmerican Beauties got badly affected with this disease which after a little spread to Brides and Mer- mets in the same house till they were looking as bad as the Beauties; I have seen several other cases where the effect was the same, and no chemicals, so far as I have been able to find, has an}- effect in stopping it. John N. May. 266 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ The American Rose Society. In a late issue of the American Florist, under the above heading, Mr. May gives notice of the reorganization of the Ameri- can Rose Society, and outlines a few points wherein the organization can bene- fit its members as well as the trade at large. There are none who can question the truth of the points spoken of, or who cannot see, after due consideration of the subject, innumerable ways in which the society would be a benefit. We are all learningsomething in regard to the rose every season, the beginner as well as the cultivator of a life time. We are many of usmakingexperiments which tend to the improvement of our product and quite a lew doubtless are working on the same lines. The results of these experiments and observations are valua- ble, having cost time and money, but after they have been conducted to a suc- cessful termination and the feasibility of the various ideas demonstrated, how far does the knowledge spread? Many times not outside of the place where they were worked out, and probably in the keeping of one or two persons or possibly they are spoken of and a fellow craftsman, to attain the same results, is forced to go through the entire experimental stages to be certain he has the idea fully grasped with the consequent loss of time and labor. Now, in the first instance had there been some recognized association for the tabu- lating, and outlining of experiments, as well as for keeping track of those tried, with the various surrounding causes and conditions, the duplicating of experiments would become unnecessary where the conditions are the same. The society could greatly improve ex- isting conditions in regard to the sale of cut roses; as is well known many growers think their stock the best going to mar- ket, and are consequently disappointed when it fails to sell, even though the rea- son be that better stock had the call. By establishing shows both the grower and public could be educated up to the best produced, and the former need it as much as the latter; also by encouraging the grading of stock sent to market and establishing a fixed standard for the dif- ferent varieties the poorer stock would be kept where it belongs. Then again take new varieties; what a vast saving could be efiected if the faults as well as the merits of varieties being introduced were known, and how can all this and much more be accomplished bet- ter than by making the Rose Society a success? It has been said that the formation of a Rose Society would be for the benefit of the larger growers, but nothing can be further from thetruth. Thelargegrowers are much more able to stand alone, and do their own experimenting than the smaller ones, but at the same time they recognize that the interests of all are bet- ter served by uniting. If persons inter- ested in the rose in any way whatever, would take the time to give this matter a little thought the rose society would have such a membership that it would be a success from the start, and would do more to advance floriculture than any- thing that has occurred as yet in America. Robert F. Tesson. Roses at Madison, N. J. Among the Madison rose growers the most noticeable fact the present season is the general abandonment of the Mermet and substitution of the Bridesmaid as a standard variety in its stead. The Brides- maids seem to do well with everybody. At Frank L. Moore's, where this variety originated, there are several benches of two year old Bridesmaids and Brides, which promise well. These were pruned and tied down in succession from August 10 to September 10. Cusins are looking fine, as they always do at this establish- ment. Mr. Hugh Lee has had full charge of the house for the past six years. Mildew has given more than usual trouble to the Madison growers this sea- son. The establishments of L.M. and L. A. Noe, from their exposed position, have been special sufferers from mildew, but more anxiety is felt regarding the depredations of a minute insect which has been making havoc among L. A. Noe's American Beauties. The insect is green- ish white in color, and is probably allied to the thrips. Its movements are very rapid, running and skipping like a flea. It attacks the Beauties when they are in a young state, disfiguring the bud so that it is rendered useless. Where Beauties are grown by the thousands, as they are here, the loss is very heavy. This insect is apparently not an entirely unknown visitor, as one grower claims to bave had some experience with it on Hoste and Bride last spring. It is suggested that it may have its origin in the manure. No effective remedy has been found; burning of the infested buds is advised. Black spot has been making terrible ravages among the American Beauties at T. J. Slaughter's, and has spread consid- erably among the Bridesmaids and other varieties. The disease attacked the Beauties in August, since which time it has defied all elforts to eradicate it. Mr. Slaughter attributes it to the sudden changes in the weather in August. What- ever may have been the cause, it has cer- tainly been a discouraging and costly experience for him, as the plants cannot be expected to do much before January. D. M. Shannon has added one fine rose house 160 feet long, also a violet house, and increased his shed room. The Brides- maid looks well here. Stock at "Rose- dale Hill," James Hart's new place, is do- ing finely. Mr. Hart has three houses completed, and two more are to be built. He consigns his flowers to himself up to date. The Growers' Club of Madison have found in the wicked commission men a fruitful subject for discussion in their meetings. According to one speaker in the last session, the commission men are getting all the milk and the growers all the water; according to another, the growers are being robbed outright. It is no unu- sual occurrence to find two or three rose men in a retired corner comparing their return slips; sometimes these conferences last well into the night. A committee representing the club, Messrs. Ryan, Charlton and Shannon, were commis- sioned to interview someof theNew York wholesale men, with the purpose of get- ting the combined product of some dozen or more of the smaller growers marketed at 10 per cent commission, but the com- mission men say it is impossible for them to do this and live; so there the matter rests for the present. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. As soon as the bedding plants are destroyed or become unsightly, and they mostly are so at this writing, it will be time to plant with tulips, hyacinths, etc. Tulips have taken a tumble and so have all the other Dutch bulbs, and it is your duty to let your patrons know that a fine bed of tulips can now be furnished for a comparatively small cost. There are hundreds of peoplein every large city who send a jvay to some other city for a so- called collection of bulbs, attracted by some wonderful pictures and what ap- pears to them a low price. These collec- tions are largely a humbug. What your customers want is just what you buy for your own growing. At 6 inches apart a 6 foot circular bed will hold about 125 tulips at 3 cents each, which will leave you a good profit and cost the customer only $3.75. A 12 foot bed will hold about 400 which would amount $12. The price I quote is for the very best bulbs of the standard varieties, such as Yellow Prince, Waterloo, etc. The soil for tulips and hyacinths should if possible be of a sandy texture; they will grow and flower in any soil, but a rich sandy soil is much the best for them. I have had occasion several times to say that for forcing hyacinths and tulips any old soil would answer the purpose and that is true, as you only want to force out the flower bud that is already formed and the bulbs will be thrown away, but with beds outside it is differ- ent. You tell your customers that they can lift the bulbs at the end of May or in June and store them awav and plant again in October, so you want a rich soil that the bulbs can increase and make good bulbs for anotheryear. In Holland they are grown in a deep black sand saturated with cow manure. Plant the bulbs deep, that is a good 6 inches down. In some way or other I always find they get near enough to the top before flowering; besides when deep the roots are not so liable to be affected by the changes of temperature in early spring. About 6 inches apart is the right distance to plant for hyacinths, tulips and narcissus. If you or your patrons want to be extrava- gant you can plant closer; the flowers will be just as fine. There is no need of any covering until hard freezing sets in with us about December 1, and then don't cover too heavy; 2 inches of litter from the stable is enough. They can be planted any time before winter sets in, but the sooner the better now. It's not necessary to plant the high priced named varieties of hyacinths; a much cheapergrade willdo aslong asyou have them in their colors. In tulips the same standard varieties that you force for winter will make the most satisfac- tory beds outside, with some double ones for late beds if desired. A selection can be made from the following: Keizerkroon, although not good as a forcer because it drops its petals, is grand outside; Yellow Prince, Chrysolora, Waterloo, Vermilion Brilliant, La Reine, White Pottebakker, La Precieuse, Cottage Maid, Joost Von Vondel. If you want a still greater variety there is Prosperpine, very fine but also very expensive. Duchess de Parma, Due d' Orange, Bride of Haarlem and many others. A little later than these will come the early doubles, and very showy they are, but they should be planted in beds Joy themselves and not mixed with the singles. The best of them are Imperator Rubrorum, Murillo, Tournesol, red and yellow and Tournesol yellow. Rex Rubrorum, Couronne d'Or, Couronne des Roses, Salvator Rosa and others. For very late flowers, and it pays the florist well to have some plants, a few thousand Parrot tulips; they will come in in the latter part of May. Yellow Rose is another'splendid late tulip, cheap bulbs but the flower isfine. If you arenot cramped for room a lot of the late tulips will well pay you, for some of them can be had at Decoration Day, when flowers are usually very scarce. The double and single garden narcissus i8g4' The American Florist. 267 CHURCH DECORATION FOR A WEDDING. are very useful. If you are asked to plant any for a customer don't recommend a bed of them, but plant in clumps in the mixed border. They will do well undis- turbed for years. Here is a brief list it will pay any florist to have on his place: Von Sion, Alba plenus odoratus, Trumpet Major, Ajax Princeps, Incomparabilis and Incomparab lis Stella, Poeticus orna- tus and many others. Your imported azaleas will soon be ■faere. D )n't fail after trimming; the ball of roots down to the desired size to soak them for a minute or two in a tub of water; this if of the greatest consequence. Use a flat blunt stick when potting and ram in the soil tight. If you left it loose as you would pot many soft wooded plants the water would pass through the new earth and the roots of the azalea would get little benefit from the water- ing. Keep them in a cool house or pit with an occasional syringing and you need not lose one of them. Wm. Scott. Church Decoration for a Wedding. The accompanying illustration was en- graved from a photograph sent us by Mr. Sackville S. Bain, Montreal, who arranged the decoration. In response to our request for a description of the ar- rangement Mr. Bain writes; "On the altar was placed a magnificent specimen plant of Hydrangea hortensis, whose pink shade gave a saftness and grace to the otherwise all white flower work, and being the center flower blended in perfect harmony with everything around. On either side stood vases of Bride roses and maidenhair fern, while over the edge of the altar and along the front hung smilax and white flowers as if planted by nature, giving it as natural an effect as possible. On either side of the altar was placed a large mound of palms, some of them eight feet high, dra- ca:nas, hydrangeas (Thomas Hogg), spirfeas and ferns. This clump wrasraised high enough to have thetopsof theplants above the line of the stained glass win- dows, giving them a look of proportion to all around. The rails of the altar were looped with Boston laurel and placed between each loop was a spray of white flowers. The choir seats came in for a good deal of attention. Along the front were hung loops of Boston laurel, and be- tween each loop a large spray of mar- guerites, while from the aisle came a plant with one above to match, each meeting and blending with natural grace. The carved end of the choir as seen in the plate was converted into a huge spire of white flowers, marguerites, lilies and green. Overhead were graceful festoons of Boston laurel; these ran into eachlight in the chancel and were tied with large sprays of white flowers. The center light over the steps of the altar, under which the bridal party stood, was turned into an immense bouquet of flowers, one of our local papers puts it this way; 'The church was resplendent in everything that nature and art could bestow to make it a scene of fairyland, and through this flowery grove walked the four fairies clad in misty robes of white, while against the dark green background tbe white blossoms seemed as lovely and pure as a snowdrift.' " New York. Chrysanthemums are beginning to assert themselves. It is not yet apparent what the attitude of the flower buying public is to be towards the chrysanthe- mum this season. Some of the leading florists maintain that it is a dead issue and that its standing in the fashionable market is settled for good. In supportof their position they point to the lack of demand for the early blooms now coming in. The reception given the main crop, however, will be the test and no one can tell much about it until then. It is prob- ably true that the demand for early chrysanthemums is now more than met and that there is no fortune awaiting development in this direction. The stand- ard of quality demanded, too, has ad- vanced more rapidly in the case of the chrysanthemum than with any other flower. The exhibitions are responsible for this. Buyers are looking for the grade of blooms they have become accustomed to in the shows and anything inferior to that grade is distasteful to them. There is no flower that is sold on its merits so closely as the chrysanthemum to-day. Orchids are starting in well with every indication that they will be more gener- ally used this season than ever before. Cattleya Bowringeana is now coming in abundantly and shows up superbly when judiciously used for decorative purposes, especially under artificial light, Alagentas are all right when handled by a discreet artist. A massof Odontoglossuragrande containing many hundreds of blooms, set in a bed of Adiantums cuneatum and Farleyense,and backed by Erica hyemalis and palms shows up beautifully in Thor- ley's window and constitutes a novel dis- play that attracts thousands of admirer?. Thorley's new electric sign with its 130 lights makes a great show. It is the most brilliant spot in Broadway in the evening. Warendorf is an enthusiast on autumn decorations and has few if any rivals in this line. The possibilities in this direc- tion are well exemplified in his window on Broadway, where oak and maple boughs, fruiting shrubs and rare flowers are artistically combined to form a most beautiful picture. Mr. John H. Taylor's regular autumn entertainment to a dozen selected friends came off at Garrison's, Bay Side, last week. From the enthusiastic account given by those who were so favored as to be present, it is very evident that Mr. Taylor's reputation as an entertainer is still in the ascendant. These occasions are alwavs arranged so that the par- takers will have a vivid recollection of them until the time comes around again to have another. The North Hudson County Florists' Club will hold its first chrysanthemum exhibition at Haas' Hall, West Hoboken, on November 7 and 8. Over $1,000 in monev premiums, besides cups, etc., will be offered, competition being open only to members of the club. The close of the exhibition will be signalized by a grand ball. 268 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ Max Mosenthin, of New Durham, cele- brated his return from Europe by enter- taining the membersof theNorth Hudson County Florists' Club at supper at John Hellstern's, on the evening of October 9. Henry Simonson, of Brooklyn, has been getting considerable notoriety in thedaily papers on account of a domestic quarrel, followed by a scuffle with the police, in which Simonson got the best of the affair for the time being, bat which resulted in his being heldforexaminationon acharge of assault. Thomas Nilan, another Brooklyn flo- rist, was found on the floor of his room on the 6th inst. with a self inflicted razor gash in his throat. He was locked up to answer for attempted suicide. Rudolph Jahn, of Nostrand avenue, Brooklyn, was married on October 10. Here we have at least one Brooklyn flo- rist who is happy. Philadelphia. A great many of the chrysanthemums in this district are in a bad way. They are suffering from something and what that something is seems to puzzle the most of the growers, while there are some who shake their heads and shrug their shoulders in such an "I told you so" manner as to leave no doubt that they know all about it. The men whose plants are affected call it rust, or say they have the chrysanthemum disease. One went so far as to say it was contagious, be- cause he noticed after the grasshoBpers got into his houses the plants became affected and he thinks they must have carried it from his neighbors whose plants were down with it belore his. Onegrower said they had caught cold from wet feet. Another claims it is the gout brought on by too much high living, in other words it amounts to this, that they have been overwa'ered with manure water and other like stimulants until their systems broke down. Some varieties seem to do well, while others alongside are badly affected. It is a serious matter for some, as whole benches are ruined. Mr. Hea- cock is cutting some very fine Mrs. Hill, superb flowers, first were cut on the 12th. Mrs. Whilldin is also in and a few Mrs. Gerard from Mr. Btcker of Oak Lane. The varieties now in are Mrs. Whilldin, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Gerard, Mme. Bergman and Kate Brown, with Ivory and a host of others in sight. $1 to $2.50 is the price per dozen so far. Roses are quite plentiful; Beauties are getting into shape and $2 per dozen is now asked for the best. Selected teas bring $5 and $6, while good ordinary are sold at $3 to $4 per hundred. For job lots $1 per hundred is considered fair. Carnations ate improving but there are still many imperfect flowers from buds formed outside and brought into flower under glass. The best bring $1.50, the others from 75 cents to $1. Swainsona seems to be in demand. Mr. Cliffe of Germantown has a house planted with this flower alone, in a solid bed, and it seems as though it would be a profitable crop. Cosmos is plentiful at all prices from 40 cents perhundred toalmostnoth- ing. Smilax is $12 to $15, asparagus $50 to $75, maidenhair 75 cents to $1. Double violets are to be had at 40 to 50 cents per hundred, small as yet. Meeting of the Penna. Horticultural Society Tuesday evening, the 16th inst, was well attended; it reminded all very much of a Florists' Club gathering as nearly everyone present belonged to that organization. The nomination of officers was postponed until November. The proposition of the Florists' Club to guarantee a fund of $500 to decorate the Academy of Music for the chry santhemum show was accepted. The committee having in charge the inter-city contest reported having had numerous replies and a probability of from eight to ten exhibits. It was pro- posed to make the premiums$100 in gold instead of a vase as at firstproposed,and this may be carried out. Everything points to a grand show, Mr. Gurney Hill is coming on with a host of his very best flowers and these will make a show of themselves. The building will beelegantly decorated, choice music will be rendered afternoon and evening and otter new features added. The building committee reported prog- ress and thought the prospects for a new hall in the near future seemed bright, some $50,000 had been subscribed and more was in sight. Dr.Mears desired the appointment of a committee to consider the advisability of dividing the society's work into sections, which might during differtnt months in the year bring in re- ports and have papers read pertaining to their section, and thus have an interest- ing subject for discussion each evening. The plan seemed to meet with approval and a committee will be appointed to take the matter in hand. K. Chicago. Chrysanthemums are beginning to come in freely. A number of growers were ap- prehensive a few weeksago that the main crop would not be ready for the opening of the exhibition, November 3, but there seems to be no ground for fearing now that the bulk of the leading varieties will not bein in good time. Such weather as we are enjoying at present will push stock forward at a lively rate. AH the retailers are carrying a good line of "mums" in stock, but the demand is hardly up to former seasons. Stock must be gilt-edged to bring $5 per dozen at retail. For this stock the wholesale deal- ers ask $3. The average price for good blooms, however, doesn't go above $2. Southern grown stuff, of which there is morethan enough, goes at$l. In yellows the best at present is Golden Queen, with Whilldm next. Mrs. E. G. Hnl still leads in pink. Few really fine white have made their appearance. Ivory in small quan- tity is good. In roses the demand for Beauties is steadily increasing. Al stock has ad- vanced to $2.50 a dozen; medium, accord- ing to length of stem, from $1 to $2. The smaller varieties are beginning to feel the effects of the increasing supply of "mums," but prices as yet are stationary at last week's quotation. Carnations are steady with good demand; exception- ally fine disbudded stock bring as high as $2.50, average grade $1.50. White is still very scarce. There is a good demand for violets, but no really good doubles are seen on the market; the best of them, and cripples at that, bring $1.50. The supplying of wood ferns for the needs of our market hasgrown into quite an industry. The enormous quantities disposed of is surprising; 100,000 is the average numcer disposed of by our com- mission dealers per week, over 5,000,000 in a year. One of the notable events of the week was a wedding in Hebrew circles which was held at Concordia Hall. The bride being a sisterof thePeiser brothers, of the firm of Kennicott Bros. Co., quite an array of our local talent assisted in the decorations, which were very elaborate. All the material which went into the dec- oration was of the best the market af- forded. Some 2,000 fine Meteor roses were used for the tables and window banks. Geo. Bayer of Toledo, Ohio, sent on a lot of carnations especially for the purpose which were the best seen this season. Notable among them were Golden Gate,L-zzie McGowan,Wm. Scott and Hector. The judges of plants and cut flowers at the coming' chrysanthemum show will be Messrs. Wm. Scott. Buffalo; Grove P. Rawson, Elmira, N. Y.; and A. W. Ben- nett, Pittsburg. The floral arrangements will be judged bv a committee of Chicago ladies rf which Mrs. J. J. Glessner will be chairman. Among recent visitors were Messrs. C. H. Allen, Floral Park.N. Y.; John Nelson, Oshkosh, Wis,; E. Haentze, Fond du Lac, Wis. Buffalo. A very pleasant and well attended meeting of the Florists' Club was held on the 9th at the res'.dence of Mr. C. Keitch on Southampton street. A letter from Philadelphia was read asking us to make an exhibit of 100 blooms of "mums" at their show in November. The majority thought we ought to do so and a com- mittee to arrange for it was appointed. A member expressed it as his opinion that we should not come out in the same posi- tion that we did bowling. Of course not; we don't expect it, we don't want the earth and all that there is in it. The feature of the evening was a paper read by Mr. Edw. Mepsted on "Good and seasonable flowers for the year." It was a most excellent paper and should be printed. It jogged the memory of al! of us on many useful flowers we are apt to overlook. Outside stufi' is clean gone now and flowers are scarce. The scarcity will soon be over for "mums" are here; every store has a few and another week will seethem in abundance. The few that have been ofiered have sold readily at good prices' so there is not the least fear that "sassiety" is going to give them the cold shoulder. If any one doubts the strides we have madein floriculture ttiis past ten years let him close his eyes in sweet retro- spective reverie and look back at his chrysanthemums of ten years ago and open his eyes on a house he has to-day; he will almost faint with an exuberance of his own self conceit. There are not many heavy events taking place as yet, but a goodly number of lesser ones bring the business up to the average for this time of year. Mr. W. J. Palmer, Sr. met with a pain- ful accident about two weeks ago; in ex- cavating for a large boiler he was descend- ing a ladder to see how work was pro- gressing and in some way slipped and fell 5 or 6 feet, badly spraining an ankle which confined him to the house for two weeks. A most lamentable accident befell the family of one of our most popular and well known men, Mr. John N. Scatehard, on Sunday afternoon; his wife's sister with two of his beautiful little daughters were taking a drive through the suburbs. They halted on the tracks of the N. Y. C. R. R. to let the belt line passenger train pass, but neither heard or saw a freight train come thundering along on a down grade. It threw carriage and occupants high in air and killed them all. It is the saddest occurrence of its kind that the writer ever remembers in this citj'. A call at the houses of Wm. Scott this week showed me 4 houses of "mums" looking very fine; ore house 100x20 filled with plants in 6 and 7-inch pots were the i8g4. The American Florist. 269 most even and best lookinglot I have seen. He planted them in 5 inches of soil late in June and lifted and potted them the first week of September. Many of hisLincoIns and Ivorys are 2 feet across, with 25 per- fect flowers and green to the pot. I wish Mr. Wood would give us a cure, or better still, a preventive for the rust; it has made its appearance on several varieties. W. S. Boston. Trade continues fair for the season; white flowers of all kinds are in good de mand, with no heavy overstock of any- thing. Outdoor flowers areabout wound up, although there has been no frost here until the night of October 15, when frosts more or less severe were reported from all directions. The shipping trade has started off satisfactorily, but is confined principally to points north and east of here as yet. Chrysanthemums are coming in all col- ors now, and the number of varieties ob- tainable would make a long list. The Mrs. E. G. Hill and Yellow Queen blooms being cut by David Allan are easily the best flowers on the market at present. Roses vary greatly in quality, first-class Mermets, Bridesmaids and Brides finding a sale at figures which indicate that these three closely related favorites will remain for the present season in the position they have hitherto occupied in Boston, at the head of the list. In carnations the chief sort is last year's favorite, Daybreak. A very fine exhibit of the late flowering varieties of perennial asters was made at Horticultural Hsill on October 13 by Geo. HoUis. Included in the number were Shortii, a noble variety from Ohio; ob- longifolius, from the south; turbinellus, a native of Missouri; tartaricus, from the northwestern states; Tradescantiand the garden varieties. Rubella and Fair View. The much discussed subject of a national floral emblem was up for consideration one afternoon at the Food Fair which is now running in Boston. It was a big occasion for the ladies, who madespeeches and read and recited poetry in the inter- ests of their favorite blossoms, golden rod, arbutus, pond lily and columbine each finding warm defenders. The object and workings of the Massachusetts Floral Emblem Society were outlined and plans laid for future agitation of the subject. Charles E. Patten was recently fined fifty dollars for malicious mischief in de- stroying palms and geraniums in the Public Garden. The same party was fined for stealing a plant from the same place a few weeks ago. W. E. Doyle is fitting up a fine estab- lishment at 306 Boylston street, which he will run as a branch store. Several other additions to the list of Boylston street florists are talked of, and this street is destined to usurp the position held so long by Tremont street as the great floral thoroughfare of Boston. In town: Benj. Durfee of Washing- ton, D. C. Grand Rapids, Mich. Schmidt Bros., heretofore engaged in the marketing business, have added to their already extensive trade that of flo- rists and have erected for that purpose two houses, one 20x100 and one 11x100. F. M. Strong, who has added a violet house 100x11 this summer, has taken his energetic foreman, Mr. F. M. Cunning- ham, into partnership, and the firm will trade under the title of the Grand Rapids Floral Co. The Central Floral Co. have made addi- tions to three houses, extending them 20 feet each, and a new front which will serve as a show house 65x22. The Wealthy Avenue Floral Co. built during the summer a carnation house 120x20 and a violet house 60x12. X. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . Advertisements under this nead 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 bead. SITUATION WANTED— By a younR man in green- house or store. Some experience. Reference. J. M. Happ, Piqua, O. QITDATION W.WTKIi -Wltli rose grower, or in yj nurseries. Good n-fLTencf-s. Address T. MCA., care John Burton. Philadelphia, Pa. SITUATION WANTBD-By young man. age 24. as greenhouse hand : steady and sober; not afraid to work. G. Spencer. KnoxvUle. Tenn. QITUATION WANTED-By young man used to work ij In greenhouses; references. Address NELS Peterson. Gen'l Delivery Minneapolis. Minn. SITUATION WANTED — As florist's assistant by lady. Experienced bookkeeper No objection to leaving city. D. Bl'UT. 34(>S Irving Ave.. Chicago. SITUATION WA.N'TKD-By tlret-olass florist; Ger- man, age 30. married: long experlunci.' In growing cut flowers and market plants. Address E E, care American Florlst.Cblcago. SITUATION WANTBD-By a young man who Is well experienced In roses, carnations, chrysanthe- mums and spring etufl. Address Florist, care Charles Bauer' h'Si Brook St., Phlla., Pa. QITUATION WANTED— As assistant, greenhouse O or store work: can take c-harge: experienced, re- liable, abstainer: good salesman. Keferences. Ad- dress E P P, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By young man. 2.3 years kj old. as assistant In private or commercial place; wages small to commence with; Is well recommended. Address J. Prii)E-\ux. Bar Harbor, Me. SITUATION WANTED— By a young German: age 22; In a private or florist establishment; .') years' experience In general routine. Best of references. Address Ottu Duehek, care K. Hunnlck. Newport. R. I. SITUATION WANTED-By a young man; 1 year experience In greenhouses, last winter as flreman. Can drive and take care of horses. Trustworthy and of good hiibltb. Keferences. Address James, Ml Fifth St., Aurora, 111. SITUATION WANTED-By competent single florist and gardener: well posted In roses, carnations andcholcecut flowers, also pot plants; good reference: Bast preferred: state wages Address J. Smith. Newportsvlile, Bucks Co., Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By competent gardener and florist; life experience, age 32, single; well posted In and outdoors, commercial or private; south- ern states preferred. Address A FLORIST, care C. S. Tait, Brunswick. Ga. QITUATION WANTKD— Practical florist fully posted O on all the roqulsitesof commercial places, general propagation, items of the nurseries, best references, wishes situation where ability and experience Is re- quired. Address Pr.\ctical, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTBD-In florist or seed business by an energetic young, experienced Dutch bulb grower. French. German and English correspondent; also good salesman. Not afraid of any work. First- class references. Particul.\rs, care Am. Florist. QITUATION WANTBD-By November 1st: under- O stands all branches, floriculture, management of public parks, private or commercial esiabllsliment. English, age 31: total abstainer. Best references. Correspondence solicited from any state. Address Gardener. ]Ki Elm St., Merlden, Conn. WANTED-Mrs. It. Smith of Guilford College. N. C. desires to grow surplus bulbs, hyacinths and narcissus preferred. Have grown bulbs for 20 years for pleasure; want to grow now for proflt. having sale for cut flowers. TO E.\CHANGE-1 would like to exchange 350 Jack roses, from 4-lnch pots, for 35U good white cama tlons. B. J. P.\ssMoRE. Nnrberth, Pa. lOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughan'.s Seed Stoke, 88 State Street, Chicago. F FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair, Price reduced to JI7;'). Vatghan's Seei> Stoke. I4t". A 14S West Washington St.. Chicago. FUR SALK Til.' Min-t .i^•^^ll■^lli.' Im-atlon for a gen- eral green In niM' iin!-iiicss remaining In Ohio; new dwelling three gruuiihuuses and four acres of flne land. Address M. J. Schott. Coshocton. Ohio. FOR SALE OR TO LET.— Seven greenhouses and lioral store, the oldest and only flrst-elass estab- lishment within one hundred and tifty miles of this city; cannot grow one half tlie flowers demanded. A rare chance to make money In a large and the most rapidly growing city In the world. Reasons for selling, am abiiut to retire from all business. For particulars address A. McCmrnEK. 921 East Third St., Duluth. Mlon. FOR SALE. OR WOULD LEASE. One of the best places In the state; established 25 years, with 10.01.M feet of glass and two acres of land. A chance of a lifetime. Electric cars pass every 15 minutes. Sewer and electric light. Everything In beat ruEDlng order, and well stocked. Address F. GORUI.ET, Worcester, Mass. stock, eood will, and flxtiires of established paving florist business In thickly populated portion of Phila- delphia, on a good business street. I'rolley cars pass the door. Attached to store are three greenhouses, containing IWU feet of glass. A very showy place. Low rent. Will sell cheap to quick buyer. Address ARTHUR MALLON. Jr., 2432 Ridge Ave.. Phila , Pa. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefirmof UHLMANN & HAISCH, of Memphis. Tenn.. has been dissolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN, who vrill carry on the business of florisl in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution of all orders. PANSIES. .. Every Florist Claims the Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Have any quantity of fine plants ready, now. Tliey can not be offered in com- petition witli ctieap grown seed, bu quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid. 75c. per 100: by Express at your expense. $5.00 per 1000. A Liberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. Geraniums. ROOTED CUTTINGS. The best of the better sorts. Not one that is not Al. Labeled. $1.50 per 10D; $12.00 per 1000. Without labels. $1.25 per 100; $10 per 1000. Carnation Cuttings in season. 1 love to answer inquiries and give estimates. ALBERT M. H ERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa, HEATHS. ERICA PERSOLUTA ALBA. Surplus stock. A few hundred field-grown plants, 15 to 18 inches high, bushy and well furnished. Ist si/.e per 100 »;i0.00 3nd size " 25.00 3rd size " 80.00 Cash with ORDEit. JOSEPH A. DIRWANGER. PORTLAND, ME. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Ver>- fine mixture ol large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, I,ongiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 E>»S7- 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Ferrs', NEW YORK. Pansy Plants. E.XTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; J5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. Mention American Florist. 270 The American Florist. Oct. 20, IFlhiie tt^^mmmLm ^^mmmi Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 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-hall inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue for the f ollowingSaturday. Address THE AIVIERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. A Dictionary of Botanical Terms, giving principal terms employed in botany in five languages, being the Latin or Greek adjective translated into French, English, German and Dutch, has been re- ceived from the author, A. M. C. Jong- kindt Coninck, of Amsterdam. It will be found very useful in referring to foreign catalogues, so many of these terms being omitted from an ordinary dictionary. Part II of the transactions of the Mass. Kort. Society for 1893 has been received by us. Among much useful mat- ter contained the report of the garden committee will be found specially sug- gestive. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. \NIRB WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. tilVK l^S A TRIAL. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean slock. 468 Milwaukee Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS. I*lione 1571. I^"0pen till S r. m. P. O. Bo.x 87. Sl'xday till noox. (Saccessor to ELLISON & KUEHN), i^^ WHOLESALERS^ 1122 FIlSrE STItEET, A complete line of Wire Degl^iu. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves, ^^eadi^y^c"' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE/^s^^"' Chicago. ^^rei.eBEST TRADErep-r FINEST STOCK We are Headquarters for AIVIERICAN BEAUTIES, as we grow 30,000 plants of this variety alone of the best quality. Also large quantities of Brides, Bridesmaids, Albany, La France, Perles Woottons and Meteors. Choice SMILAX and ADIANTUM. Lily of the Valley constantly on ^ — -^ ^ SEivii> us ^voiJFe oreDERts. PHONE 223 MAIN. J. B. DEAMUD dz CO., 34 & 36 Randolph street, CHICAGO. EDWARD C. HORAN. NEW YORK. a ?? ALSO ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, VALLEY. All First-Class. CAREFUL PACKING GUARANTEED. HEADQUARTERS FOR Dailledouze Bros. FAMOUS CHRY8J1NTHEMUM8, Pink, White and Yellow, IN ANY QUANTITIES AT SHORT NOTICE. FOR DECORATING, ""eTul"" PLUMOSUS KAKUS. TO IS: FEBT LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mail, tele- ASPARAGUS CUT STRINOS B i or small quantities to ai W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in large or small quantities to any part of the country. g^raph or telephone. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'mt'PfUmitFULDINS FLOWER BOX. FOR CUTFLDVIERS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for GUT Flowers. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STREET, — — ^«St. XvOt^ls. AdCo. Made from W'atcr-ljroofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE MAI.V 4718. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. S^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 0% For gilt edge mums, come to us. For good mums, for fair mums, send to us. We handle all grades and can fill your orders for any grade you want. Remember we are the mum people; making a specialty of mums at present. LOOK OUT FOR OUR PRICE LIST OP STOCK PLANTS IN NEXT ISSUE VSLLEY, ORCHIDS, ROSES, pli MTNfiiFNX OR ANY KIND OF FLOWERS, Send your order to us, we will fill it to please you. CORBREY & McKELLER, i894- The American Florist. 271 E. H. HUNT, WholesslbPlorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SVFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FI.ORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 & 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO. A. L. RANDALL, wtioi6sai6 Fiona 126 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. Aeent for finest grades Waxed and Tissue Papers. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHICA.GtO. Our Roses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties^ NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. VVIIOLKSALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Senrl us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Consignments solicited. O KIIO./^C>'0> ROGERS PARK FLORAL CO.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, >^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to till your orders with tlrst-clasH flowers. Give us ii trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremontSt., BOSTON. MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, Cinoixinei'tl, O. DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Ordeus Cauefullv attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desig^iB, Bulbs, Long:*8 Florists l*hotog:raplis. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©VVftofeAafe MarfteCA. Cut Flowers. New York. Oct. 16. Roses, average stock l.uu@ 3.00 Beanty 1.00® 5.00 ■• Fine selected 10.00@20 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.00 Kalserln 3.00® 6.00 Camatloni! 60® 1.60 fancy 1.60® 2.(10 Clirysantliemums U.00O25.00 VaUey 4.00 Smllax 8.00® 10. 00 Asparasnis 35.00@33.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 BOSTON. Oct. 16. Roses, ordinary 1.00® 3.00 B.vtra. Mertnets. Brides 3.0U® 6.00 '■ ■■ Meteors, Bridesmaids 3.00® 6.00 Beauty 6.0U@35.00 Cainatlons. 100® 1.60 Daybreak 1.50® 3.00 Chrysanthemums 6.00@25.00 Valley 3.00® 4.00 Cosmos 25® .50 Violets .W® .75 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Bmllax 10.0U@12.00 Asparagus 50.00 Philadelphla, Oct 16. Hoses.smaU 3.00 large teas 3.00® 6.00 Beauties 12.(:o®16.00 Carnations 1.00® 1,50 Valley 4.0O Smllax 12.nO@15.0O Asparagus 36 0(I®.60.U0 Violets, double JO® .60 Cattleyas 36.00@40.U0 Cosmos. - 50® .75 Chrysanthemums 10.00@25.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Chicago, Oct. 19. Roses. Brides. Kalserln 4.00 Testout. Meteor 4 00 Bridesmaids. 4.01)® 5.00 Perles. Mermets, WoottOD 2.00® 3.00 Beauty 10.00@20.00 Carnations, long 1 36® l.oO fancy..- 2.t0® 2 50 Chrysanthemum Mrs. E. G. Hill I8.00@25.00 Golden Queen 18.00(525.00 Good whites 18.00@20.00 Southern grown 3.00®10.00 Violets, single .75 double 1.00® 1.50 Valley 4.00® 5.00 Cattleyas ;....36.U0®40.t0 St. Locns. Oct. 16. Roses. Perles, Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Albany. La France. . ;i.0O® 4.00 Kalserln 4.0U® 5 00 Bridesmaid. Meteors 3. on® 4.00 Beauty 5 00@2U.Q0 Smllax 15.00@18.I.O Violets, single, per 100 25c Carnations, long , 1.00 " short .50 CINCJNSATI. Oct. 16. Roses. Perle 3 60 Kalserln. Mermet 4.00 Bride. Bridesmaid 4 00 La France, Meteor. 5 CO Wootton 4,00 Beauty, Belle 15.00 Carnations 50® 1.00 Valley 4.00 BDTFALO. Oct. 17. Roses, Beauties 10.00®15,00 Mermet. Bride, Kalserln 4.00® 5.00 Perles. Gontler, Hoste 3.00® 4.00 " Meteor, La France 6,(iO® 6,00 Carnations, long 1,00® 1,60 short 60® .75 VaUey 4,00 Violets .75 Chrysanthemums 6.00@12.50 Adlantum 1.35 Smllax 10.00@20.00 GEORGE A. SUTttERLflND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, ^W^— -^.^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^W ^0\:^N vases. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, boston, mass. HORTICDLTDRAL ADCTIOlfEERS, 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. SPRING, AUTUMN, SUMMER, WINTER. In dull season and busy season. All the year round. Roses, Lily ofiiiiiMey and all other choice stock can be obtained of THOS. YOUNG, Jr., 20 West 24th 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, WHOLESfiLE • FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. KSTABLISHED 1884. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 272 The American Florist. Oct. 20, IRe ^eeS. Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BrSH.NELL, St. IjOuIs. president; S. E. Briggs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. uoN, 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. The Onion Seed situation is as usual at this time ot the year, watched with much interest and the conditions for pre- dicating an intelligent opinion on the out- come more difficult than usual. That the trade is but poorly satisfied with the ruling prices on onion seed the past few years is generally admitted. Considering the amount of seed produced, the carry- ing cost, the rapid decrease in value, onion cannot be said to have been an at- tractive investment. Will it redeem itself in the spring of 1895. That the trade itself is much to blame for this condition is true. Onion in the seed trade has been like the sugar of the grocer, a commodity to be handled at approximate cost, and strong competition has unfortunately maintained this condition of affairs even in the retail mail business. The catalogue firms of the country would be glad to have it otherwise but how to establish by concerted action fair prices has been a difficult problem. Is this the year for a change? We have advices from men well posted on the California crop of this sea- son estimating the same as low as fifty per cent of that of 1893, and all admit a shortage of Red Wethersfield and Globe Danvers. Conceding fifty per cent, to be an extremely low estimate and the possi- bility of slow trade in 1895 there is to-day in view of thesecropestimatesand the opportunities for fair profits which have not been realized in recent seasons apparently good cause for all concerned to fix 1895 onion prices with more than usual caution, and if possible set figures that will return a good margin of profit. Definite wholesale prices are hard to secure at this date, most houses evidently awaiting a more settled condition of affairs before fixing their rates; quota- tions seem to vary about as follows: Globe Danvers $1.00 to $1.50; Flat Dan- vers .75 to $1.25. Red Wethersfield sel- dom quoted but occasionally at $1.50; Strasburg $1.00. Whites little asked for yet. In this connection we shall print in our next issue the views of several leading houses, some of them quite radical, con- cerning the unnecessary low rates which have prevailed on onion seed. The NorthruD, Braslan, Goodwin Co., have j ust closed a contract at Minneapolis for a new fire-proof building, 80 feet frontage by 125 feet in depth, 5 stories high, to be erected on the site of the old Market House, Bridge Square. It will make a most admirable location for this enterprising firm. BiRCHALL Bros. & Co., claiming to be bulb, seed and plant growers and im- porters, Southampton, England, indulge in such peculiar methods in transacting their import and export business that transactions with them should be entered into with caution. L. L. May & Co. are moving into their spacious and elegant stores 25 and 27 W. 5th street, St. Paul, Minn. They will oc- cupy three floors and basement, 45x125 feet, and may well be proud of their new quarters. H. R. Bassler, former! vat Manhattan, Kansas, is now with the Lovett Co. at Little Silver, N.J. John T. Buckdee has returned from Europe. I^c»r VIUMORIN'S ELECTROS -A. ta dress AUG. RHOTERT, 'S v^oRr Ca,talo^ues free on application. NOVELTY L18T NOW READY TULIPS rTALMOST GIVEN AWAY. Inches high. Sgi. Early. 7 ■■ ARTUS. red. U ■■ ARMS OF IjEIDEN, rosy, 8 ■' BACCHUS, scarlet. 8 ■' CAKOINAl/S HAT, scarlet, 9 ■• CHRYSOLORA, yellow, 7 ■• COULBUR PONCEAU, rosy, 8 ■■ COMMANDANT, cardinal, 7 '■ DDC VAN TBOI.. scarlet, S •■ DUCHESS 1>E PARMA, orange. 8 " DUC N'KWKEKK. red and yellow. 8 ■■ JOCHT VAN DELFT, white, lu ■• JULIUS .I.\N1N. carmine. 9 •■ JOOST VI >N Vc INDEL, pink and red, 9 " KE1SEUSKU^*^'^»^ and Fungus Growth. What does? .^.^ GRAPE DUST. 1— -I — *^ Sold by Seedsman. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower "Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. BUUBS. BULBS. BULBS. In lots of 200 in one or of several sorts we furnish DELIVERY INCLUDED, and sound Bulbs guaranteed on arrival. AITKATUM, 7-9, per 100, S4.00 9-11 " 5.50 11-13 " 8.00 SPECIOSUM Kubrum, 8-9 " 5.00 9-11 " 8.00 " " 11-13 " 9.00 '• Album, 8-9 " 8.00 9-11 " 10 00 LIL. LONGIFLOKUM, 7-9 " 4.00 " 8-10 " 6.00 ORDER AT ONCE. Orders now booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO., (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ' BULBS CHEAP Per 100 Per 1000 HARRlSIl, 5-7 inch $2.50 |22.00 DUTCH HYACINTHS, second size, named 3.50 TULIPS, extra mixed l.CO S 00 PAPER WHITE Granditlora... 1.25 10.00 FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA.., .60 5.00 BROWN & GANFIELD, Springfield, . WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, $10.00 per 100. CASH AVITH ORDEK. 40 4 E. 34tll Street, NEW YORK. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 3.'> and 5(1 cte. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. The Universal SOUTH ORANGE N J Horticultural Establishment. ''""'" ""''"''■^- "• >■ The Water Garden. Special and Hardy Water Lilies of all colorB. VICTORIA REGIA AND V. RANDI, EURYALE FEROX. Nelurablums In variety. Hardy Ornamental plants, sub-aquatic plants, etc.. etc. Nymphwa Laydekerl rosea (awarded a Medal at World's Fair); most charm- ing ot all the HAIIDY Ijllles; J3 60 each. Other Columbian Novelties see cataloKue. WM. T RICKER & CO., Clifton, N. J. Lily of the Valley. First quality for forcing, November delivery. Strong pips, $5 per 1000. cash with order. H. WREDE, Luneberg, Germany. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Marie Louise. stronK, healthy, large clumps. K. 00 per The'st'andard ''varieties ot CARNATIONS, K.OO per 100; mv.m per UlOO. . _. ., „ LOUIS A. GUILLAUME, East Onondaga, N, Y. i8g4. The American Florist. 273 BULBS: Hyacinths Narcissus Tulips Crocus etc. At Reasonable Prices. Just Received, Limited Quantity. White Roman Hyacintiis, 12-15. Dutch Hyacinths for Forcing. Paper White Grandiflora, Polyanthus, Forcing & Bedding Hardy sorts. Single Early Named, in sorts for bedding, 500O for S25 00. Single Early Mixed, 5000 for $22.50. Large Yellow, cioth of Sliver, Cloth of Gold, per 5000 $12.50. In mi.xed sorts, per 6000 $11.00. Harrisii, 5-7,9-11,11-14. Longiflorum, 5-7. Candidums. Callas. Chinese Narcissus. Berlin Pips Lily of the Valley from cold storage and to arrive t M t Mention American Florist C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. '^^■iitiM, GARNATIONS-A-PANSIES Grace Wilder, Lizzie McGowan, Portia, Tidal Wave, Orange Blossom, Golden Gate, So per 100. Daybreak. $.5 per 100. Hinze's White. $5 per 100. Marie Louise Violets, 85 per 100. The above all extra fine field grown stock, per- fectly healthy. FANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy pansies ready Oct. 15th and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. price free by mail 60 cts. per 100; by express 1000, 85.00; 5000, $20; 10000. |33. All colors mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2500 seed 81. " yellow black eye, 2500 seed 81. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 2.>1. SOUTHPORT, CONN. CARNATIONS. DAYBREAK. $6.00. LIZZIE McGOWAN PURITAN TIDAL WAVE EMILY PIERSON , aVXUJ^XS. stock plants. Early flowering varieties. MME. KBRDINAND BEK(;VIAN. KATE BROWN. whiles; J. G. VVHILLDIN. yellow; ADVANCE, pink. 15c. each. CASH WITH ORDER. $5.00. S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. BEST GERMAN FORCING PIPS pzipivziTTniM^ Sg.CO the lOOO bv the box of 2500; V>'X*1. fViYx*!. X X V/i \ O ).C0 the lOOO by the box of 2500 $10.00 the 1000 for less quantities. Less ten per cent, for prompt cash. August Rolker & Sons New York, P. O. Station E. Seedling Peach Pits FOR SALE. Per 100 lbs % 2.00 Per Ton 30.00 COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 Sangome Street, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch fl2.50 per 100 3-inch 17.00 per 100 4-inch 40.00 per 100 Largest stock in tlie west. Satisfaction guaranteed. r. O. Box 72. KAS.SAS CITY, MO. MRS. E. REYNOLDS $« 00 per 100 BUTTERCUP li.OO WILDER. HINZE'S and otiiers 5 00 CYCLAMEN. 3J4-inch pots. . . 6 00 GENISTAS, 5-in. pots, nice stocky plants 12.00 " SMILAX, 2J^-inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. SURPLUS STOCK. Hinze's White Carnation ifield) W. SO per 100 Mme. Crozy Canna (dormant roots^ »'..uo perlOO Cash with order. <,ti-icK. B. A. McPHERON, Litchlield. 111. 500 HINZE'S WHITE CARNATIONS, field- grown, line plants. I. Ii. FHiIiSBTTRY. Macomb, 111. CARNATIONS. 2UUU Mrs. blwlier Cnrnatious. strone clumps from open ground, with buds. J4.U0 and ?:i.00 per lUO. If wanted. (IHDEH AT UNCE. PAri, It l T/ & soy. Xrw Castle. Fa. CARNATIONS. Rooted Catlings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices, Geo. Hancock &, Son, Grand Haven. Mich. NURSERIBS: \\ GHENT. BELGIUM, Offers to the trade only good plants. lO.COO Araucarla excelyu; ;iO.O(JO Azaleas Indlea; 20.000 Azaleas mollis: ISIIULIU Begonias and (Jloxlnla Bulbs, best varieties: lUU.OUii Palms, clean plants, all sizes: lU.OOU Sweet Bays, standards and pyramldals. CASH WITH OIIDEK. JULES DE COCK, FIELD-GROWN. Large, strong and healthy. McGOWAN. SILVER SPRAY. AURORA. ANGELUS. HECTOR. GRACE WILDER, HINZE'S WHITE. Price on application. WM. SCOTT, $12 50 per 100 PURITAN, ) VAN LEEUWEN, .-810.00 per 100 DAYBREAK. ) AMERICAN BEAUTY and other Roses, 4-inch. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Mention American Florist. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS Field Plants Now Ready. Per 100 Per 1000 MRS. FISHER J6.00 )J50.00 THOS. CARTLEDGE, $6.00 & 8.00 60.00 Also other standard varieties all vigorous and healthy. C. J. JE^IEIWHrOC!^, The Pines. KENNE TT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA . THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. "HELEN KELLER" The new Carnation; pure white, deli- cately marked with red. Strong field-grown plants K.OO per doz.: SIS. 00 per lUU. Second grade, sl.v to eight blooming shoots. $2 00 per doz.; J13 OU per 100. Orders may oe sent either to JO«N N. Mfly, Summit, N. .J. EDWIN LONSDALE, (hestuut Hill. PhUa. New Carna tions ou r Spccialtij FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FA YETTE. : : INDIANA. FIELD GflRNflTlONS PORTIA, ORANGE BLOSSOM, MRS. REY- NOLDS, SPARTAN, AMERICAN FLAG. $5.00 per 100; good medium plants. I.IZ/IB McGOWAN. 2nd size plants. $4.00 per 100. All clean, vigorous, and free from disease. Lash with order .^^^^ McHKIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. Mention American Florist. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. 30OO good field-grown CARNATIONS; at least 1000 to be L. McGowan. J. L. MAULL. West Whiteland P. 0., Chester Co., Pa. 274 The American Florist. Oct. 20, Cincinnati. Chrysanthemums are the main topic, and they are fast making their appear- ance; they come from the far south, the east and west, and we are now shipping them north. The first to make their ap- pearacce in this market was a wliite seedling which was received on October 5, and sold at 20 cents. Kate Brown and Mrs. E. G. Hill were second, and ar- rived on October S. Yellow Queen was expected, but did not put in an appear- ance until about the 12th; Gloriosum and Whilldin are now coming in good form; the prices secured by the commis- sion houses range from 8 to 25 cents. So far the demand has been equal to the sup- ply, but soon we expect to have every nook and corner filled with them. Busi- ness with the commission men is good, but our retail stores are not finding trade so good as they expected, and "mums" are selling slow with them. Beauties have advanced to 20 cents and are all sold as fast as received. Carnations are in good demand. Roses of all kinds are moving; shipping trade good. The monthly meeting of the Cincin- nati Florists' Society was held October 13 with only a fair attendance. It was decided that the fabez Elliott Flower Market should be opened for one week, commencing November 14, for the sale of "mums" and other plants, also for a dis- play of seedling blooms to be held in the society rooms. Gustav Adrian, who for the past ten years has been gardener for Gen.Gorham, has built four greenhouses in Clifton and will now branch out for himself. Market plants and cut flowers will be his spe- cialties. Mr. H. A. Kresken had some heavy orders in funeral work lately. Huntsman & Co. will open a store on 9th near Race. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Lotta Schwarz, wife of Henry Schwarz, who died October 14. Wm. Bertermann and Henry Rieman & Son were callers this week. Mr. B. re- ports business improvingin Indianapolis, and predicts a grand success for their chrysanthemum show next month; if push has anything to do with it it cer- tainly will be a success. W. F. Law of Shelbyville, Ind., was in the city. G. 5 K "-d-r "H. avi'° S'S — ,«• 7> , oj rt la uJcn 10127. 75 cts. MiMitlnn Ariic-rU.'an Kli M** cat 3 i (ji-t o' -a «; fl £ -— Z 2 :j u o riBt. GflTflUOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horac* McFarland Co. . . . HARRISBUKG, VA GHAS. D. BALL, Holmesburg, Phila., Pa. PALMS, ETC. A full stock in the best condition possible; stout, perfect plants. All sizes up to elegant specimens. ARECA LUTESCENS, LATANIA BORBONICA, KENTIAS, PHOENIX RECLINATA and P. RUPICOLA, COCOS WEDDELIANA, FICUS ELASTICA, CYCAS REVO- LUTA, ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, PANDANUS UTILIS, Etc., Etc., Etc. 8^»lf you do not know the quality of my plants, try some. There are none better. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The LARGEST Stock in the WORLD of Double and Single varieties. All 1st PRIZES THIS, as in previous years; also 3 Gold Medals 1894. 9 Gold Medals awar E.G. HILL & CO.. wtioiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention American Florist. Order Now. Ready by November 15th, fine lot of Double White Primulas In 4-inch pots; will bloom this season. For florists short of white carnations no better substitute can be grown. CASH AVITH OiaiKlt. PRICE PEK DOZEN S l.ol PER HUNDRED 10.00 50 at hundred rates. Write for special prices In lartje quantities. Address WM. 1717 Gratiot Street. ROETHKE, SAGINAW, W. S., f«ICH. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS Fine stock plants of MRS, E. G. HILL, QUEEN, IVORY, and 50 other varieties, send for list. PARKSIDE FLORAL CO., W. C. Cook, Supt 70th & Adams Ave.. CHICAGO. Mention the American Florist when \vriting to advertisers on this page. 276 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ Kansas City, Mo. Since cold weather has made its appear- ance business has improved considerably. A run around the different establishments finds them all in better spirits than for some time. Jas. Payne has two houses of roses looking very well; his carnations are in fine order, and there is a good crop of mignonette and heliotrope in prospect. At Albert Barbe's roses look especially well, and he is watching his "mums" all the time. Garner Bros, haverebuilt all their glass this summer, three each 20x75. One house is devoted to roses, which are look- ing fine, one to carnations and one to mixed plants. They have a fine plant of Strelitzia Reginse in flower. Arthur Newell, who has the most fash- ionable class of trade in town, reports that business is getting better and keeps him hustling. Baker Bros, have their place as usual in fine trim. Their stock of Adiantum Farleyense, some 5,000 plants in 3 to 8-inch pots, is worth going many miles to see. Roses, carnations and violets are also looking well. None of the latter are in pots. They never fail in producing good Farleyense and violets. The Heite FloralCo.can show "mums" by the thousands, in pots from 5 to 16 inches, and looking fine. Mr. Heite wears a big smile and says he is in the "mums" this fall, 150 varieties are grown, and a large displav will be made at the show, which will be given at Armory Hall by the ladies of the Lutheran Church, No- vember 7-9. A few roses and carnations are grown, but the home establishment is mostly devoted to pot plants, the cut flowers being grown at their place at Merriam, Kans., under the charge of C. Heite Jr. Despite the hot dry summer carnations all around are looking well. Daybreak and Edna Craig are planted very exten- sively. From a trip around among the boys we find prospects for good cut flowers much better than ever before. There is more than double the usual quantity of "mums," and they are in better shape. In roses there is an increase, especially American Beauty, at least 100 per cent more than ever before. Business is just fairly good, but not what it ought to be; bulb trade hardly begun. Mrs. Hampton is again in our midst, but says it is hard to get good prices; not like ye olden time, when they got $6 a dozen for roses that it is hard to get $1.50 a dozen for now. Times change, and we grow older and wiser. S. M. CLEMATIS PANH'ULATA. from 3- Inch pots, fS.UO per 100. From open Ljround. Blronf? pluritn. JI5.(IU per 1(J0. AMPKLOI'SIS VEITCUII. from Mn. pots, vines a to 3 feet long, at St;. 00 pe.-100;S50.00 per lOOO. HONEYSUCKLES. EVERGBEEN & HALLIANA. St; I'O per 100. (iliLDKN. *T 00 per 100. ROSA W1CH0RA1ANA& RUGI.ISA, JK.OO per 100. General line of I'lowerlnu Shrubs and Vines. See new trade Il&t. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. Morrisville, Ta. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomlngton, III. Mention American Florist. FLORISTS' PINS. GLASS HEADS. IN BLACK, VIOLET AND WHITE. fi4» 50 Sl 58 Warren St., New York. Dimensions ol tils Box : 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. This wooden box made in two sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. ManiUactlirt THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes 1^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent (aitener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $ » • Mention American Florist. M. RICE & CO., Fiorisis' SoDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for '"'"'-'"'"■° — ^ WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. I 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N. J. When wrltlnK mention the AMERICAN Florist. Bouquet Green Contract now and secure best stock at lowest prices. EVERGREEN WREATHING, in three grades; light, medium heavy and extra heavy. HOLLY AND HOLLY WREATHS. Please let us figure on your orders. WE ARE HEADOUARTERS W. W. BflRNflRD & GO., 186 E. Kinzle street, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFQ. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUD SON. N. Y. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GfiflNDLEE.Vl/ Kl.ECTlUrAI, AND MEC'HANK'AT, EXTERTS. CurreBpondence Solicited. Atlantic Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. Mention American Florist. i8g4- The American Florist. 277 A RARE OPPORTUNITY. OUR LOSS. EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS. YOUR GAIN. Mi/kL We are closing out our entire stock of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, as we are going out of business. Here is a chance for you to stock up with first-class, desirable and seasonable goods at the least outlay of cash. We are determined to sell our entire stock, consisting of BASKETS, BOUQUET PAPERS, IMMORTELLES, CAPE FLOWERS, CYCAS LEAVES, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, and PRINCIPALLY METAL DESIGNS. Of the latter we carry an exceptionally large stock. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A SPEEDY SALE WE WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING INDUCEMENTS FOR CASH : On orders amounting to $10.00 to $15.00 we will allow 15 per cent. 15 00 to 30.00 " " 20 " 30.00 to 5000 " " 25 " 50.00 to 100.00 and upwards 33/3 " You will never get another chance like it. Send sample order. ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 North 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. u u If (. u " li. Cut Flower. BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. Plant Stakes. %, 5-16, yi, %, %, f'^, 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 wTltlDK mention the American Florist. 'MANZ Sr' COMPANY- JOOAVINO A) MALT-TONt CHINO^W, Je ^. WAX PI PHOCCS3 ■ PROCtSS ■ • CTROTVPINO ■ ■■ MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER ,N FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS ♦ «♦»»>««»»»»♦-♦ HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill la unreliable because it de- pends upon the element,^ for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RIOER OR DE LAMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow fltreams 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. Sendforillustratedcatalogueto The DE LiMJTER lunN WORKS, 87 South Firih Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. SIAN tMP051T1O»* 165 A\ONRpe ,5trect- •••CHICAGO- •■ Mention American Florist. OLD MAN CACTI. Fine plants, per to 153.50; per 50 jjl2.50. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" rrUAliK MAUK.l To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the foUowiytg good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTSBUKGH. PA.. September Iflt, 1894. We have been uslnt: the T. JI. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all thoee who wish a number one article. It has always jilven us perfect satisfaction. When you use this Green House Putty you will be sure of good results frum same. SItrned : John Rodgers. Florist. Green Tree Boro., Pa. Hartman Bros., Florists, Allegheny, Pa. Corroders of STRICTLY PURK LEAD. P. O. Box 928. PITTSBURGH, PA, It^-BE^VARE OF IMITATIONS. None g:euuiDe unless Ial>elec1 as above. )P 6EBIRE>-ec SQMs ""- C.C.ABEL a CO.P.O.Box920.NewYor«. "" THE GREAT A NTI PEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt.. KO. Amity Street, FLDSHING, (Jneens Co., N. T. 278 The American Florist. Oct. 20, Toronto. On Saturday last business at the mar- ket was really quite lively and the florists having stands there appeared to be in the best of good humor. One can easily im- agine what a treat it must be to a man to ieel the sensation of a pocket full of money pressing against his body after having gone through a long dull season when often there was a positive vacuum in the said pockets, and no doubt this was the sensation that tickled the market on Saturday and made it brim full of smiles. The weather has been decidedly colder the last few days, some snow flurries and a sharp frost or two, and coal will now be an item in a florist's ex- penses. However, the clerk of the weather has been instructed not to turn on the "very cold" tap until after the chrysan- themum show is over and to spin out the Indian summer as long as possible. The meeting of the G. and F. Associa- tion on Tuesday promises to be a lively one from the rumors I hear flying about town. There is, however, a lot of busi- ness connected with the chrysanthemum show to get through with and possibly the "lively time" maybe indefinitely post- poned. Perhaps it would be better so. E. Elyl-IOTT'S I.ITTLK GEM (truel. 2-lnch pot plants, »t;.00 per 100. We still have a quantity of fine SUi-inch pot plants of PRIMULA OBCONICA at fSTOu per 100. SEED, crop of isill, 5Cc. per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Stock p'ants of the leading new varieties at market prices. Send for list. I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar Rapids. Iowa. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired going through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- lllallnK sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We ha -e got Just the thing you noed. the NETVEST and IJiCST thing out. ^'The New Departure" for abont half the cost of the old style. 3end for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention American Florlat. "ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO.,- I.OUISVILLE, KV., U. S. A. Mention American Florist. TroolfiPuddino" Cincinnati, O., May 26, 1891. I.OCKLAND LUMBER CO. Gentlemen: — Your letter of the 21th iust. received, and in replv to same would state, that we shall need several thousand feet of sash bars the coining summer for rebuilding, and as your bars have always proved satisfactory both as to quality and workmanship you may depend upon receiving the order for same. Yours truly, A. SUNDERBRUCH'S SONS. GUTTER MaiERmii, RItiGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS UOGKLflND LUMBER 60. «« Standard" Flower Pots. If you are in need of the Best, Strongest, most Porous and Cheap- est Flower Pots, send postal with an estimate of the number re- quired, and get best discount by return mail from The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S. 71? & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St.* Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Ijongr Island City, 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. Mention American Florist. 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 scafc to meet the growine; 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 pnce 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, aud J^ to J^ clieaper thau coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ja^Send fcir Circular. . . r>o 'vou Kijvow . . THAT YOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., 304 AV. Madison St.. BALTIMORE, MD. Mention American Florlet. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash wltli order. Special dis- count on laree orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l-K-lnch pots, per 1000 S .S.OO IMnch pots, per 1000 $22.00 2 ■■ ■• 3.26 " ■■ Vli " •• 3.60 2H •■ " 4.00 3 " " 6.00 m •• '■ 7.25 4 " •• H.OO 6 •' " 13.80 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Kulker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 34th St., New York City, New York Agents. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. 7 " 35.00 8 60.00 9 76.00 10 per 100 lO.OO 11 16.00 12 20.00 14 40.00 Hi 76.00 i8g4- The American Florist. 279 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wroiio-ht Iron Hot Water Boilers. I ^ ^ (^ ^ *i I ^ ^ ft ft ^ #( Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE. 69 DEARBORN ST., WORKS, 56th & WALLACE STREETS, • ■ • CHIOA-OO. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Boilers iimdeof the best of mnterlnl. Bhell, firebox Bheets and heads of ateel. water wpiice all around (front. Bides and back). Write for Information, GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. *5"Send for Catalogue. LOCK THE DOOR BEhORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J HAIL H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, GNIGA60. N flTURflL 63S Mffi fl UflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^IVrlte for latest prloes.-^" VICTORY ! VICTORY I VICTORY ! The only Certificate of 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 5 years, no chains to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and Es' ti mates. :e>. HlI»I*A.iei>, "VovtM.gStO'wa::!, Olxio. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, HoniGultyral flrcniieGis and Hot Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. IVo. g^^ Oan^l ^t., JVE^-W -yORIC OIT-y. GREENHOUSE BOILERS. We have in stock boilers new and second-hand, suitable for heating Greenhouses. Prices Low. 143 & 145 N. Third Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, - JVEJ^W 'VOieiC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE H OUSES. CONSERVATORIBS. ETC., ETC. Fat.i8S2, 85,'86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACID«, - 90, -9' OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, >^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBUKY KUbBtit bu< Sole MI'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street. New Yn"- .T. C. VACGhAN. Aeent. CHICAGO. SFRIMQ STE^EL GALWNlZEg' J. N. Struck & Bro. manufacturers ot CYPRESS ll LOUISVILLE, KY. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. which is absolutely perfect for modem greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. EVANS* IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Kichniond, Ind. Please mentioii the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser. 280 The American Florist. Oct. 20, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC&Co 277 Adv. rates, etc 270 American Boiler Co.. . .280 Baker Bros 273 Ball ChasD 274 BallerFA 275 Barnard W W & Co... .276 Bayersdorler H & Co276 BergerHH&Co 272 Blanc A 274 Bonsall Job B 270 Boston Letter Co 270 Brabant Aug F 276 Brackenrldse \- Co 278 Brown & Canflela 272 Bums & Raynor 271 Burrow J G 273 Butz Paul & Son 273 Carman U W 277 Carmody J D 278 Chadbom Kennedy Mf e Co .276 Chandlee & Chandlee. .270 Ch'go Folding Box Co. 270 Corbrey & McKellar... .270 Cottage Gardens 273 Cox Seed & Plant Co. .272 Crabb* Hunter 276 DalUedouze Bros 275 Deamud J B & Co 270 De Cock Jules 273 De Lamater Iron Wk8.277 Deylne's Boiler Wks.. .279 DIrwanger J A 269 Domer Fred & Son 273 DreerH A 276 Elliott B AGO 274 Elliott WH 370 BUlaonWm 270 Essex Heights Flo'l C02B9 FlsberA Alrd 275 Gardiner John & Co... 275 Gonzalez F & Co 274 GormleyP 269 Gulllaume Louis A — 272 Gumey Heater Co ... .280 HallAss'n 279 Hammond Benj 272 Hancock & Son 273 HarMordHB 270 HermannA 277 Herr Albert M 269 Hermann's Seed Store269 Hew8.AH&Co 2T8 EUlflnger Bros 278 HlllEG&Co 275 HlppardB 279 Hltchlngs&Co 280 Hooker H M Co 279 Horan Edw C 270 271 Hulsebosch Bros 272 HuntBH 271 Hunter Frank D 271 JennlngsB B 273 JoostenCH 273 Kaufmann Ernst & Co. 277 Kennlcott Bros Co 271 Kramer 1 N & Son 272 Kroeschell Bros Co 279 Kuehn C A 270 Lalng John & Sons 274 Lockland Lumber Co. . 277 278 Long Dan'l B 271 Lonsdale Edwin. . . 273 274 Lord* Bumham Co.. 280 Lovegrove & Co 279 .273 ..270 ,.273 .275 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 278 McBride Alex 273 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .271 McFarland J H 272 McFarlanii J H Co 274 MoPheron It A 273 Mac Bean A S 273 Mallon Arthur Jr 269 MandaW A 272 Manz J&Co 277 Maull JL 273 May JnoN 274 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.273 Mlllang Frank 271 MonlngerJnoC 280 Moon Wm H Co. .. 375276 National Plant Co 272 NevlnT HCo 277 Niles Centre Floral Co. 271 Oasis Nursery Co 275 Parkslde Floral Co 275 Parmenter Mfg Co.. ...278 Pennoek C J Pennock Sara'l S . . . Plllsbury I L Pitcher & Manda... Quaker City Mc hW'ks.279 KandallA'L 271 Reed Glass Co 279 Rein berg Bros 271 BeuterSJ 273 Rhotert August 272 Klce M&Co 276 RobertsDH 279 Roehrs Theo 271 Roethke Wm 275 Rogers Pk Floral Co. .271 Rolker A & Sons.. . .272 273 Rolker Herman 274 RussellSJ 276 Salzer Seed Co 277 Sander* Co 275 Schwake Chas 272 Scollay Jno A 2T9 SeblrePJt Sons 277 Shelmlre W R 275 Sheridan W F 271 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .275 Situations, wants, etc.. 269 Smith Nath & Son 274 StrebySO 274 Struck J N & Bro W9 Sunderbruch H L 2T1 Sunset Seed & Pl't Co..275 Sutherland Geo A 271 SwayneEdw 273 Syracuse Pottery Co... 278 Trloker Wm & Co 272 UhlmannE 269 Vaughan J C 270 274 Washburn Andrew — 276 Waterbury Rubber Co. 279 WeatheredsSons T W.279 Weeber & Don 273 Welch Bros 271 Whllldin Pot Co 278 Whltton S & Sons 274 WIlksMfgCo 279 Williams & Sons Co. . .374 Wisconsin Flower Ex.270 Wlttbold Geo 275 Wood Bros 272 Wredell 272 Young JQO 271 Young Thos Jr 271 Wayne, Pa. — The annual exhibition of the Wayne Horticultural Society will be held on October 30 and 31. Competition is limited to members. A number of spe- cial prizes are offered. John G. Gardner is superintendent of the exhibition. Greenhous cl M H[itolxing«» & Co. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMUFACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. J07 nflv/TnoRfJEylv'E., Chicago. Ill J ^5ilSS^S^^^®P^^SS^«»^.SV-r>.. 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, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. jy Flans and estimates furnished on application Largrest builders of Greenliouse Structures. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . . SEND FOUR CENTS fOSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . . . LORD & BURNHAM CO., Iffinglon-on-HiiJsoil, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HEATING Is a branch of our business we have given very close study for a good many years, and can assure any one intending to employ Hot \A/^ater or Steam that we have the most modern system. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. § 18 TYPES. 1T4 SIZES. ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF FUEL. American ^oi/er Company boston: new YORK: Chicago: Portland, ore. 195 Ft. Hill Sqr. 94 Centre St. 84 Lake St. 127 Sixth St. "ADVANCE" (Trade Mark.) For Hot Water. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhonse Catalo^ne. 163 FrankUn Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. ai.1 1 iKT/, t Johnson & Co.. 71 .lohn St., New York and vlolnltf . A?ri JJJ.ia \ J- C. F. Trachsel. 24« Arch St., Phlltt. and Tlolnlty. aoENi IKS ^ ^ ^ GBIFFINO llloN Co., 34 Dearborn St.. Chicago and Western States. /I m Erin a is "the Prow of the UesseU thsrs may be marE comfort Rmidships, but we srs the Erst to touch Unknown Seas." ¥ol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, OCTOBER 27, 1894. No. 334 f LHiiE Lik^mm^im fmwm'^ Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THfi AMERioAM Florist Company, Z99 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., Koston. This paper la a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade I'ress ABsoclation. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY, Chicago, president; Robert Kift, Philadelphia, vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895, are: Edwin Lonsi>ale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident; B. C. HEINEMAN. AlleKhony City. Pa., vice president; Wm. J. Stewakt. Boston, secretary; II. B. BEATTY, on City. Pa., treasurer. The lltb annual meeting will be held at IMttsburg, Pa.. August, 1805. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemums— Notes 281 — A chrysanthemum interview 281 — National Chrysanthemum Society . . . 282 — New chrysanthemum Miss IVf. M. Johnson (illus.) 283 — Judging the seedlings 283 —A fable by Aisel 283 —Chrysanthemum Mrs. B. G. Hill 284 — Coming exhibitions .... 284 — Exhibition advertising 284 — Two new chrysanthemums 284 Carnations — Notes 285 —At Jersey City 285 Roses— Black spot 281! — Kaiserin and Meteor 286 Orchids— Cattleya Chloris 286 — Foreign notes 28ti Arrangement of flowers XII {4 illus.) 286 New York ... 288 Chicago 288 Philadelphia 289 St. Louis 290 Cleveland ... 290 Boston 290 Cincinnati 290 St. Paul, Minn 291 Theseed trade 29! London, Ont 296 News notes 296 Toronto 298 San Francisco 300 Greenhouse building 300 Foreign notes 302 Glenfield, Pa — Chas. Crow has started in the business here. BucKSPORT, Maine. — Mr. F. H. Moses has been seriously ill with the grippe. He states that the past season at Bar Har- bor has been the best in his experience. Louisville, Ky. — Business has picked up wonderfully the past week. Chrysan- themums are very plentiful and we have ready sale for them. Yellow is the pre- dominating color this fall. S. J. Thomp- son had some large funeral orders the past week and weddingdecorations. We predict a fine trade this winter. Chrysanthemum Notes. There is but little that can now be said further in regard to the culture of the chrysanthemum for this season, for the blooms are very nearly ready for market or for exhibition, except that care must still be taken in the ventilation and wat- ering, for a good bloom can yet be ruined. But there is one thing that can be done now that may materially help the crop for next year, and that is the selection of the stock plants. Some growers make it a practice to bed out a plant or two of each variety in the open ground in the spring, and allow them really to take care of themselves during the summer and early fall, and then place them in a cold frame that will keep them safe from frost until they are wanted to propagate from, and then bring them into the house. They argue that by this method they get stronger and more healthy cuttings than they would from the plants which they ^laim have been forced by high culture so much that their vitality is impaired. Now we have always believed that this IS a wrong theory to work on, and does not produce any better stock, and we all know that standing still really amounts to falling backward in this bustling world. It might be all right if the plants were well cared for during the summer and the best of the stock selected for this purpose, but, too often, alas, the plants that are set outside for stock are those that are left after planting or the sales are done, andconsequently the weakest and poorest of the whole lot. We most decidedly be- lieve in selecting the best plants in the bed for stock purposes, so when the plants are in flower take a clean label and mark the strongest and those that pro- duce thefinest blooms forthe stock plants to propagate from next year, and you will find that all the weaker varieties will steadily improve in vigor rather than deteriorate as some have said. This mat- ter first came to our notice some years ago when we grew exhibition plants; of course the best plants, consequently the strongest, were always carried to the show and were usually sold or given away rather than go to the expense of getting them home, and after two or three years of this custom the varieties on which we always counted to produce a fine, strong plant began to lose their health and strength and were discarded as run out. But after we began to grow blooms on benches and select the strongest for our stock, these same varieties again picked tip and showed their old timevigor. Next week will see the opening of the exhibitions, and the following two weeks will see every city of any size in the coun- try report the result of their exhibition, so a word to those intending to exhibit may not be amiss. The names of the judges you now probably know, and if you don't a line to the secretary will in- form you, so make the resolution now and keep it, if your babies don't happen to receive the first prize that you will not stand around and kick and find fault with the decision of the judges. If you don't think the judges are capable keep your blooms at home or send them to some other city where there are judges whom you think able to fill the positions, but when you place your blooms or plants in the allotted place in the exhibition hall you virtually say that you are willing to abide by the decision of the judges, and if you don't land on top say nothing, for if you begin to complain you lose the re- spect, not only of the management of the show, but of all your friends beside. And now a word to the winners. Bear your honors as meekly and quietly as possible. We know what it is, for we have occupied both positions, winner and loser, and when we were fortunate could hardly help feeling elated. Butwhen you win be sure and remember one thing, and that is that you do not raise the standard of your own blooms or win the regard of anybody by depreciating the stock of your less forhinate competitor. Always keep in mind that there is another year coming and another day when the under dog may be on top and you will be the one to wander home with head and tail hanging down. So bear your honors as quietly and gracefully as you can and be careful of that unruly member and then you will never have to eat an unwhole- some dish of crow. Elijah A. Woop. A Chrysanthemum Interview. "Good morning Mr. Hill, we notice that the variety Mrs. E. G. Hill varies somewhat in earliness with diflferent growers. Can you explain why ?" "No really good grower who is up to date, and desires first quality blooms, should set his plants in the solid border, for the reason that the roots go down into the cold earth and get beyond the control of the grower. This applies to the late as well as to the early sorts. The use of the two methods accounts for the wide difference in time of flowering of the variety Mrs. E. G. Hill, and we are sur- prised That so good a grower as Mr. Edwin Lonsdale should use the solid bed method. As a matter of fact Mrs. E. G. Hill was cut in a number of places from the 5th to the 10th of October and that 282 The American Florist. Oct. 2J^ in considerable numbers, but in every in- stance they were grown on shallow benches and not in the solid border. Our experience has been that by planting in solid beds you may retard a variety a considerable period of time but in no in- stance can you cut as fine blooms as when grown on the bench system, because with the latter you have absolute control of the root action of the plant as well as of the top." "Do j'ou not know any one variety that would be benefited by the solid bench system?" "I do not know of one." "Do the flowers grown in solid beds have any more substance than those grown on benches?" "They do not have as much substance and do not last as well; you might as well expect to get an athlete into the best physical condition by keeping his feet out of the window and his head in a hot room as by growing your 'mums' in a cold damp solid border." "Tell us your experience in regard to feeding." "In the applications of manures you can cater to the wants of the plants when on the bench far better than when grown in the solid borders, for in the latter the drainage may be deficient, and in tliat case a stimulant could only work harm; the application of manure or manure waters tends to sour the soil unless con- ditions are all favorable, and especially is this the case where the variety is of dense growth and clothed with foliage down to the ground. We begin feeding when the buds are set, and we give man- ure and other dry or solid fertilizers the preference for early feeding, as at this stage of their growth they get an abund- ance of water, and consequently the stim- ulant is not taken up so rapidly and in such quantity as if liquid manure is ap- plied directly; later on manure water is very useful." "Tell us about the application after the plants show color." "In my judgment most growers overdo the matter in the way of feeding; they give too heavy doses and apply it too frequently. A case in point: last week one of our benches containing a consid- erable number of varieties in less than two hours after the application of what we considered a moderate dose of manure water had developed bad cases of petal 'burning' on nearly all the varieties on which were flower buds from V2 to Mi de- veloped. A great many growers have thought that this damping of the petals was caused by too much moisture in the house, but from careful observation we are convinced that it is produced byover- application of liquid manure and too gross feeding." "Does not this experience tend more to prove that feeding should be discontinued after the plants show color than that there is any special danger of overfeeding in general?" "Unquestionably it does, and we shall promptly discontinue the use of any and all fertilizers after the buds begin to show color." "How would you measure the amount of manure water or other stimulants to be given to chrysanthemums? What is the limit of the quantity that can be used to advantage?" "This can only be determined by a study of the general characteristics of a variety, its growth, leafage and texture, and as in the case of individuals, food must be administered only as it can be thoroughly digested; when theroot action is perfect and the soil porous and sweet a larger amount of nutriment may be ad- ministered andean be readily assimilated. Many more chrysanthemum flowers are spoiled by over feeding and over watering than by the lack of sufficient food. The Chinese varieties are very quickly over- fed, and some of the Japanese are quite as susceptible. We know a case in point where a large crop of Mrs. E. G. Hill had been ruined by simply over wateringupon imperfect drainage. The injury showed in the lightening of the leaf and in its be- coming diseased, resulting in a fungous growth which eventually weakened the plant and robbed it of half its substance and beauty; the leaves presented the ap- pearance shown in the engraving on page 263 of your issue for October 20. Last year our plants of Mrs. Hill ran up to about 6 or 61/2 feet; we noticed that it took up large quantities of water and made rapid growth; this year we gave it what would have been considered an under-supply of water, while still never allowing it to flag, and the result is fine stocky plants 4 feet and under in height, with not a trace of disease or thinness of texture. Of course if planted in April or May it will run up in height under any form of culture. In a last leference to this variety it may be useful to note that very cool treatment, or growth in a solid border, deepens its color very much and brings out an objectionable violet tint, while an early ripening of the wood and quick growth renderit the soft pearl pink that it should be; it received honors in England early in this month and is de- scribed as a 'beautiful silvery grayish blush colored Jap.' "One of the causes of wepkness in the chrysanthemum is the fact that most growers perpetuate their stock by propa- gating from plants which have been forced and fed and grown unnaturally under glass. We attribute much of our success thus far achieved in growing chrysanthemums to the fact that we propagate from stocks that are grown naturally in the open ground and that never have been inside of the glass structure, save when propagated. So much importance do we attach to having naturally grown plants for stock that we go to the extra expense of pur- chasing the novelties in sufficient quantity that we may have two sets, one for the production of flowers and the other to be grown naturally outside and from which to propagate. "Another important factorin the grow- ing of chrysanthemums is to give all the air possible, and the ventilation should be perfect. With this end in view the ven- tilation should be so arranged as to give a continual current of fresh air during the summer months. This does away with the two story plants complained of by so many. The aim should be to ripen up the growth as the plant progresses and to give only such quantity of food as the plant can readily assimilate during its progress." "What are the general characteristics of the varieties that will stand the heavi- est feeding?" Those of medium, short-jointed growth with moderate, medium sized leaves and that show considerable substance of texture in the leaf." "What are the general characteristics of the varieties that you would feed moderately? "Varieties with moderate constitution, the leaves of which are thin in texture. This class is very easily injured by over- doses of water, and we have known in- stances where the health of hundreds of plants has been destroyed by simply over watering with pure water." How would you feed the coarser grow- ing varieties?" "The coarser growing varieties, if over fed, tend to coarseness not only of leaf but also of petal and flower, whereas if grown according to natural methods without much stimulating or fertilizing material these otherwise coarse growers often make well finished flowers. Take for instance the variety Challenge, this is very susceptible to injury at the time of setting its buds, and if either over-fed or overwatered at that stage of its develop- ment the buds turn brown and wither. Some writers attribute the blasting of buds at this juncturetotheresultof insect agency, but we have.demonstrated that it comes from the application of fertiliz- ing material at the time the bud is just forming." "Do you think the chrysanthemum has reached perfection and completion?" "No, I do not. There is still plenty of work to be done; we are yet in quest of the ideal pure true pink; and we very much need a full assortment of clear colors in October flowering varieties of size and form as found in the later varie- ties so that we may have our exhibitions beginning in October and not be under the necessity of holding all the shows during the first two weeks in November; I do not suppose that the rose growers are praying for this sort of an extension but they may as well make up their minds to surrender October and half of November to the 'mum.' To mark the progress recently made, we predict that the additions of ISGi will mark an epoch in the culture of the chrysanthemum; Queen Elizabeth (Owen), a charming anemone; John Bunyan (Owen), golden anemone; Mayflower, (May); Mrs. Magcc (P. & M.); Mrs. G. Bramhall,(F. &. M.I; Challenge, (Hilli, InterOccan, (Hill); Robt. Owen, (Owen); Pitcher & Manda, (P. & M.): Dailledouze (Hill); Mme. B. Giraud, (Calvat); Minerva, (May); Mutual Friend, (Mann Bros.); Marie Louise, (Witters^aetter); Judge Benedict, (Spaulding); even at this date show marks of extraordinary excellence over previously existing sorts. The exhibi- tions of the Columbian year will long be remembered for the grand novelties pre- sented to the public." National Chrysanthemum Society. In accordance with the announcement in our issue of October 13 the committees of the National Chrysanthemum Society of America met October 20 at the several points named to pass upon the merits of new early varieties submitted for judg- ment. While the reports are not yet in such shape as to make it possible to announce the awards made we append reports as to the flowers shown. AT NEW YORK. The announcement that the committee of the Chrysanthemum Society of America would be in session for the purpose of examining seedlings on October 20 brought out an exhibition of some fifteen new kinds from severalof the large grow ers. Among the most promising varieties shown were the following: From Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., J. E. Lager, a large deep yellow Jap- anese in the style of Jos. H. White; J. H. Troy, a creamy white incurved Japanese, an immense flower full and deep. From Thos. H. Spaulding, Orange, N. J. Mrs. J. W. Parker Jr., Japanese in- curved, color paL'ony pink with silvery reverse; a very solid bloom with the char- i894- The American Florist. 283 NEW EARLY YELLOW CHRYSANTHEMUM MISS M, M. JOHNSON. acteristics of a good shipper. Edith Smith, a large Japanese reflexed, white suffused with iaint lilac pink, appeared rather soft. From J. N. May, Summit, N. J. Venus de Medici, violet rose color; florets mostly tubular, foliage handsome. Sunrise, Jap- anese incurved; light terra cotta with oak reverse. Nemesis, white reflexed, long petals. Daybreak, Japanese incurved, a lovely shade of delicate pink, unlike any- thing yet introduced. Only one flower of the latter was shown, its blooming time being already past. From Chas. Bird, Arlington, N. J. Lettie Bird, reflexed yellow in the way of President Hyde. Size scarcely large enough for present demand. Sallie B, white with yellow center; similar in form to Lettie Bird; also under size. From Richard Gardner, Newport, R. I. Nada, The Lily, white Japanese reflexed; petals long, drooping, irregularly twisted. Wm. Tricker, Clifton, N. J., showed blooms of Chas. Davis, a sport from Vi viand-Morel; color apricot yellow. AT BOSTON. There were but three entriesof seedlings at Horticultural Hall under the Chrysan- themum Society of America arrangement, T. D. Hatfield entered two and Fred S. Walz of Cincinnati, O., one. Mr. Hat- field's were Mrs. T. D. Hatfield, a fine lemon yellow incurved, and Columbine, a bronzy red Japanese incurved. The Mass. Horticultural Society awarded a first- class certificate to the Mrs. T. D. Hat- field. Ella Walz was creamy white in color in the way of Marie Louise, but much inferior to that variety. Pitcher & Manda exhibited two seedlings. No. 561, in the way of Ivory but not so good, and No. 21, a large full double yellow of fair quality as shown. J. Brydon exhibited two vases of magnificent chrysanthe- mums, one of Ivory and the other H. L. Sunderbruch, the latter one of the 1893 introductions. It is a very beautiful and distinct yellow Japanese, and as shown it made one of the finest vases of chrysan- themums ever seen in this hall. AT CHICAGO. E. G. Hill & Co. of Richmond, Ind., were the leading exhibitors here. The varieties were as follows: MissM. M.Johnson, a golden yellow, of perfect color for so early. The flower was fully developed, foliage good and carried well up to the blossom, size of bloom extra for so early. Three stems were shown, each bearing three fine blooms, an evidence of much vigor. Awarded certificate. Majestic, a sport from Mrs. E. G. Hill, pale salmon pink in color, very close to the shade of the Daybreak carnation. Identical with Mrs. Hill except in color, the advantage in color being that it was free from the blue tint that sometimes detracts from Mrs. Hill. A certificate was awarded subject to the approval of the society, as while a new variety it was not a seedling. Sea Shell, a majenta pink, straight tu- bular reflexed, not fully developed. Fur- ther trial advised. Allamanda, yellow reflexed. No place for itwithMissM. M.Johnson in the field. R. Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, showed Debutante, white, center incurved, outer reflexed. Not far enough developed to warrant passing an opinion. Further trial advised. From Fred Walz, Cincinnati, came Ella Walz, a cream white reflexed. A pretty thing but in the opinion of the committee there are better ones now in commerce. Rosa Kupferle, majenta pink, type of Mrs. Irving Clark. Not developed enough to show its possibilities. AT CINCINNATI. The only exhibitor here was E. G. Hill & Co. of Richmond, Ind. There were four vases containing 6 blooms each. Miss M. M. Johnson, which was recom- mended for a certificate, is a yellow, some- what resembling Challenge in color and form. Foliage heavy and close up to flower. Majestic, a sport from Mrs. E. G. Hill, nearly white, of the same form and habit as Mrs. Hill. Considered by the com- mittee to be no improvement upon that variety. White Cloud, a Japanese variety some- what resembling Mrs. Langtry but much earlier. Allamanda, a good yellow very much in the order of Whilldin but deeper shade. Probably a good early and worthy of trial though probably not so good as Yellow Queen in texture, form and size. AT PHILADELPHIA. There were but three varieties of chrys- anthemums for the special committee of the Chrysanthemum Society to pass judg- ment on. Of these, two were from Hugh Graham of this city. Daybreak is a very light, delicate pink, resembling Daybreak carnation in shade. It is of the Japanese type, somewhat globular in form, about 6 inches in diam- eter, full and of excellent substance. Cer- tificate recommended by the committee. Princeton, a bronze or old gold shade, lighter than and somewhat similar to Source d'Or. Japanese type. Flowers graceful in form, about 8 inches in diam- eter, and foliage handsome. Desirable on account of its earliness. Ella Walz, sent by Fred Walz, Cincin- nati, O., is a creamy white of Japanese type. A promising variety, its chief merit being its earliness. Further trial recom- mended. Judging the Seedlings. It seems to me that the committees of the Chrysanthemum Society should be prepared to pass upon seedlings about November 1 also. By the present pro- gram they do not meet again till Novem- ber 6. It is rather a long stretch between October 20 and November 10. What do they expect us to do with seedlings that are at their best between those dates. J. S. Wilson. A Fable by Aisel. Ed. Am. Florist: There is an old say- ing about burning a candle at both ends to the effect that although you get an abundance of light, it is very destructive to the candle. Some of our chrysanthe- mum specialists seem not only to be burn- ing the candle at both ends but are taking out a large section from the middle to grease their cow hides with. Last winter I was feeling awfully poor —hadn't made coal bills, and Charlie Foolemall had just busted and stuck me for,— well never mind how much; but it was more than enough. Just at this time along comes our smootn friend Jones. Says he, "Hello Aisel! How's biz? ' Sa>s I, "Rotten." Says he, "What's prospect for next year?" Says I, "Rottener." Says he, "Grow any mums next season?" Says I, "Nixey! Got enough." Then he got right down to business and if he isn't a slick talker I'll never kick again. Says he, "You're way behind the times, Aisel, mv boy; 'mums' are just what you want to grow, but they must be 'mums' with a big C. You want to throw out all those back numbers and stock up fresh. What you want is to get in ahead of the other boys and have the market all to yourself. Then when the other fellows come in you want to be on deck with something big- ger and better than they've got and you'll swamp 'em. They won't be in it and you'll make a barrel, see!" Now if there is any one thing I have 284 The American Florist. Oct. 27, longed for during the years I have been peddling flowers around town and curs- ing the commission men, it is to have the market all to myself. Jones saw at once that I was hooked and proceeded to load me up with his stuff at about the rate of one dollar per leaf with a little cast iron stem thrown in for good measure. He sold me two hundred of one kind, war- ranted four weeks earlier than any other on earth (market all to myselfon thisone sure), there was a real genuine yello'iv, yellow one, and a white that wouldn'tgo into a bushel basket without crowding, and a hairy one he called W — sh H — sing and declared would beat any Kansas senator for beard, and a dozen others. The bill was $349.75, but I wanted and was bound to have the market all to my- self, so paid it and stood off the coal man another six months. It wasn't long after this that I found out that Jim Silly and Hank Blumen- schnitter and Pumm Kopf had all been loaded up by Jonesjust asl had been, but didn't mind that very much as we fixed up a pool and arranged to divide the market so I would still have a quarter of it all to myself. Well! the other day I cut my first lot of blooms and they were fine as silk, must give Jones credit to that extent. I sized them up and as I didn't want to be too hard on the boys, though I had the mar- ket all to myself, decided to let them go for $12 per dozen. J. T. Anthemis, over on Wabash avenue, is an old customer of mine and an awful nice fellow so it was no more than fair to give him the first show. Was considerably surprised when I went in, to see his store full of fine "mums," and I'll be hanged if he would look at mine. Sayshe,"Aiseloldman, I've no doubt your stuff is fair, but I've made a contract for daily shipments from Jones, and of course you are not in it with him. He's got the orginal stock and grows for exhibition, whatever he gets on the side is clean profit, and he lets me have this stuff at a price that would knock you silly." You bet I was knocked silly, for every place I went they sang the same song. I even tried a Greek and he said "You no gooda; me buya da 'mum' from Jones." I left the stuff at a commission house and it is all there yet. I hear that Brown and Robinson have been seduced by Jones' bad example and are turning the same tricks. Now, Mr. Editor the above is no josh and I'll leave it to you if it doesn't come pretty close to a confidence game. I shan't have the market all to myself but I'll \\B.\'e Jones. Blumenschnittcrand I have got 24 of those new yellow chrysan- themum bugsand we'regoingto breed 'em and turn the whole colony loose in Jones' greenhouses. Besides that we are getting up a boycott a la Debs, and will stop the paper if you print any more of Jones' adv's. Yours truly, his M. X AlSEL. kick P. S.: — Havejust stood off the coal man another six months. Chrysanthemum Mrs. E G. Hill. I sec that Mr. Lonsdale is apparently not pleased with chrysanthemum Mrs. H. G. Hill. I wish he could see the house i'ull of it which J. D. Brenneman is now cutting here — magnificent flowers on tremendous stems, clothed with foliage down to the ground. For an early chrys- anthemum it beats everything I have ever seen, "out of sight." Mr. Brenneman has been cutting the flowers foraboutten days. For the editor's delectation, 1 en- close a blue print from a Kodak negative, made October 17. The cheerful face oi the grower, Mr. Papsch, will help give a comparative idea of the size of the flow- ers. [The photo showed some grand blooms. — Ed.] So far as 1 can see, there is nothing the matter with Mrs. E. G. Hill as an early "mum;" and the way the flowers sell in Philadelphia, Mr. Brenne- man seems satisfied with, too! J. Horace McFarland. Harrisburg, Pa. Coming Exhibitions. Watne, Pa., Oct. 30-31. Fall eNhibition Wayne Jlort. Society. John G. Gardner, Supt., Villa Nova, Pa. San Francisco, Nov. 1-3. Chrysanthemum .show Ciilifornia State Floral Society. Mrs. T. L. ^Vall;er, Sec'y, 2549 Piedment Ave., Oal<- land, Cal. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrysauthemura show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Baltimore, Nov. 5-10. Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club ol Baltimore. Wra. Feast, Sec'y, 228 N. Charles St. MiLLBROoK, N. Y., Nov. 6-7. Chrysanthemum show Millbrook Hort. Society. L. Kennedy. Sec'y. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society. Alex MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov. '6-9, Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Kobt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hail. PiTTsFiELU, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfleld. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St. Louis Florists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis, "Ind., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana B'lorists. W. G. Ber- termaiin, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall," Broad St. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Louisville Florists. H. Nanz, Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum sliow Nashville B'loral Society, R. li. (Uirrev, Sec'y. Hamilton, Ont,, Nov. 7-8. Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'y. New Haven. Conn., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthemum s1k)\\' Now Haven Clirvsanthemum Club. Mrs. E. P. Morris, .Sec'y, College St. Frederick City, Md., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthe- mum show Fredericlc County Floricultural Society. C. E. Kemp, Sec'y. OsHK0SH."Wis., Nov. 7-9. Chrvsanthemuni show Oshkosh Floral Clul). Mrs. G. M. Steele, Sec'y. Denver, Colo.. Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y, L. B. 375, So. Denver, Colo, Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. New liEDEORD, Mass., Nov. 12-14. Chrysantlii-- inuiu slin«' New liedl'ord Gardeners' and Flo- rists' (.'lub. P>ed Puckering, Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 Aylmer St, Worcester, Mass,^ Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. W^ Lincoln, Sec'y. Springtield, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 331 Main St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klol^ner, Sec'y, 219 Grand Ave. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15-17. Chrysanthemum show i\Iobile Chrysantliemum Club. Jliss Mollie Irwin, Sec'y. Toronto, Ont.,' Nov. 20-23. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H. Evving, Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Exhibition Advertising. The management of the Indianapolis show is sending the newspaoers advance notices on printed slips accompanied by a card bearing the following: On presentation of this voucher at the Box Office, Tomlihson Hall, November 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, the bearer will receive five tickets of single ad- mission to the Indianapolis Chrysanthemum Show of 1891. This is given in consideration of notices puljlislied. Please endorse the title of newspaper and name ou back before presenting. We presume this is intended for papers in the smaller places throughout the state as the Indianapolis show drawsconsider- able patronage from outside points. Ftir that purpose it would seem valuable, though it would hardly be judicious to use such a card with the local press. In sending complimentaries to the local papers it is well to send each important member of the staff of each paperaseason pass upon which his own name appears. It is generally more gratifying to the recipient to have such a one than one bearing simply the name of the paper. The number of season passes should be determined by the size of the staff of the paper and the editorial assistants should not be overlooked as each one has certain discretion in the use of the blue pencil. I'hese season passes should be supple- mented by a liberal bunch of single ad- mission complimentaries to each paper. The editor and his assistants each have a circle of friends whom he expects to be able to provide for. They have become so used to this that it seems a right to them and they will feel disgruntled if suf- ficient tickets are not supplied. The peo- ple they go to are practically professional deadheads and never pay admiesions any way so nothing is really lost to the man- agement and the good will of the press is vital. And don't forget the reporter. See that he or she has tickets for friends and a flower or so when they visit the show. Flowers should be provided for this pur- pose. The essentials for liberal press notices are first the good will of the editor and his assistants that a reporter may be sent to write up the exhibition and with instructions to "giveit twocolumns if worth it," and second the good will of the reporter that he may exert himself to write an attractive story and be made to see that the subject is "worth" the two columns — and a little more. He may be brought into such an enthusiastic frame of mind as to suggest to his superior the advantage of illustrations for his report of the following day and illustrations add very materially in attracting notice to the show, even when poorly done. A picture catches the eye, and excites curi- osity as to the matter accompanying it. It will be found a good investment too to send the editor and his assistants each a small box of chrysanthemums or other flowers occasionally in advance of the ex- hibition and daily duringits continuance. Such a pleasant remembrance can not fail to be appreciated. In placing the advertising it will be wisest to use an equal amount of space in each paper. The rates in the papers of lesser importance will be lower than those of wider circulation, but so long as an equal space is used in each the business manager will make no complaint to the editorial staff that the paper is being dis- criminated against. And no matter how liberal the notices in the reading columns a small card among the amusement ad vs. will prove a good investment. Many people who have been favorably affected by descriptive articles will later turn to the amusement column ol a subsequent issue to ascertain the hours the show is open, price of admission, special features for tt-e day, etc. Two New Chrysanthemums. We have received from Mr. Jno. N.May two new chrysanthemums, w hich received commendation from the Am. Chrysanthe- mum Society at New York. They are both early varieties. One of them. Daybreak, is a light pink shading to lemon in the center, the pink being very suggestive of the popular carnation after which it was named. It is flat in form, of the Viviand- Morel or Inter-Ocean type, with a stiff i8g4. The American Florist. 285 BUFFKT TABLE CENTER PIECE ILLUSTRATION No. 1. stem well clothed with handsome foliage. The second variety is a seedling of English origin, introduced by Mr. May; it has already taken three first premiums in the seedling class in England. It has been named Sunrise, and is an incurved bloom, very large and deep, the color being a warm terra cotta on the inside of the petals, with a golden buff reverse. The special value of this sort lies in its earliness; we appear to have no other early red. We are advised that this flower is selling very well in the New York market. It was much admired by chrysanthemum experts who saw it here. 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 ol ammonia and stir well. [The liquid can be kept in this form for some time and used as needea.j 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. When do I prepare my soil for next year? Why that was attended to several weeks ago. It would not do to leave that later, and especially untilspring. We first manure a piece of sod ground at the rate of ten tons (fresh stable manure) to the acre and plow under six inches deep. This is left until next spring, when we plant our stock on it. Now previous to planting we manure the headlands at the same rate as at first. The soil from these headlands we use for the houses. This is cultivated of course whenever the plants are. You may think the manure in our sandy loam will leach out during heavy rains, but this is a very great mistake, and it saves us carting to a pile and turn- ing it over by hand, which can not be done as thoroughly as by the plow or culti- vator, and the manure becomes thor- oughly incorporated with the soil. In the soil we used this fall you could scarcely see a trace of manure, although we used five tons on a piece of ground fifty feet square. No, I have no plow that would turn this amount under at one time but it was put on at several different times. The roots of carnations or any other plants will take hold much quicker in soil in this condition than they will where the manure is mixed with it just previous to using, and then it saves turning the manure several times, as we put it on direct from the stable yard or car. But you will say how will this work on your heavy clay soil, providing you have this kind. Even better than on our light soil. Now I find that the carnation likes a loose friable loam and the heaviest of soils can be brought into this condition by adopting our method. There is also a most excellent way of lightening heavy soils, and that is to cut wheat or oat straw that can as a rule be bought very cheap, into short lengths and plowed under in the early fall (October is the best time ) at the rate of two or more tons to the acre. Straw not only lightens thesoil but it is also one of the very best fertiliz- ers. You must bear in mind that it is now an established fact that it does not improve vegetable matter as a fertihzer to pass through an animal, it simply reduces the bulk but at the same time many important elements which would be useful as plant food go to nourish the animal. Yes, commercial fertilizers will do very well some years and on ground that has been cropped for several years, but not such a season as last. Carnations do best on sod ground sim- ply because it holds the moisture neces- sary to produce a vigorous healthyplant, but as I told you before you must plow the ground in the fall, as decomposition sets in at once, where if left until spring decaying matter in the soil at that time brings with it the absolutely necessary company of scavengers in the shape of grubs and other insect life, many species of which are great enemies of the carna- tion, forwhere youfindthe insectsyouare most apt to find the mole who hunts the insects, and he will burrow undera whole row of carnations, loosening the roots to such an extent that they soon die. It is generally supposed that the mole eats the roots, but this is now considered by all naturalists to be a mistake, and that the field mouse is the animal who does that mischief, following as he will in the bur- row made by the mole. Chas. H. Allen. Carnations at Jersey City. Grace Wilder still maintains a strong hold on the esteem of the Jersey City car- nation growers. It is to be found in quantity in almost every one of the numerous establishments here devoted to this industry, sharing only with Portia and Lizzie McGowan the position of leader among the varietiesgrown. Chris Peseneclier is very proud of his Wilders and with good reason for they are a grand lot of plants and are blooming heavily already. A pure white sport from Wilder which originated with him healso values highly. The blooms are not of first size but are well formed and it is a tre- mendous cropper. Wilder is also very successful at John Reid's. Here are twelve thousand plants of it which is rqore than one-third of Mr. Reid's entire stock of carnations. It is later with him than with Mr. Pesenecker and will not be in full crop until about Thanksgiving time. At Bidwell Bros, place, which ad- joins Mr. Reid's, Wilder is not so much esteemed and this is one of the few places where it is unsatisfactory. Lizzie McGowan seems to be the lead- ing white variety with everyone except John Harrison who likes Hinze's White better and grows this instead. Mr. Har- rison's plants are enormous and a heavy crop of flowers has already been cut from them. Pesf necker has fourteen thousand McGowans, splendid strong plants and the picture of vigorous health. Carna- tion growers in other and less favored sections m'ght well envy this man, lor he has left cut in the field, after selecting his stock, thousands of plants much finer than the best stock obtainable by many growers. These outside plants are yield- ing a large crop of cut flowers even now and giving a better profit, Mr. Pesenecker believes, than would be realized from the sale of the plants outright. Portia, or Lady Emma as some of the growers persist in calling the special strain grown by them, is the favorite scarlet here as elsewhere. No variety is equallv successful with everybody, so John Reid is inclined to give the prefer- ence to Emily Pierson, a variety which on the contrary his neighbor Mr. Harrison regards as very inferior, pointing with pardonable pride to a house of his favor- ite Lady Emmas which it would be hard to beat anywhere in the country. Tidal Wave is generally grown for a deep pink but it has a rival in Van Leeuwen which most of the growers seem to like, it being very similar in color to Tidal Wave but having the advantage of longer stems. All grow Daybreak, John Harrison and Leach Bros, havingremark- 286 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, ably compact and shapely plants of this usually straggly variety. On Mr. Pesenecker's place, which is devoted exclusively to carnations there are thirty-five thousand plants. Besides the standard varieties above described, the newer varieties are all to be seen in more or less quantity. Thos. Cartledge is in fine condition. Wm. Scott is grand but is away behind Grace Wilder as to time of crop. Edna Craig is fair, much better than last year Mr. Pesenecker says. Uncle John is very sick looking and Helen Keller also looks badly, it being apparently a variety hard to transplant. Adelaide Kresken bursts badly and gives poor results generally and is also like Keller, difficult to lift. John Harrison has quite a number of the newer varieties under trial. Wm. Scott is very satisfactory. He has three good sports from this variety, two white and one deep pink which retain the excel- lent qualities of form and size of flower which characterize Scott. Sweetbriers are nearly all dead and Kresken, of which he bought a thousand, is in the same un- fortunate condition, a disease at the roots being the apparent cause. This is to be regretted especially in the case of the latter variety which when it comes perfect is an acquisition although its lack of fragrance is a strong point against it. Mr. Harrison has not yet recovered from his astonishment at the neat manner in which that wily, scamp, Josephs, got the best of him on a load of plants. Rust, spot and similar torments of the carnation grower's existence are noticea- bly infrequent in Jersey City houses this season and the only serious trouble one hears of is an indictment which John Reid has against the grasshoppers for having fed on his carnation buds all summer. Black Spot. In response to an inquiry by a florist of Portland, Oregon, as to best treatment for outdoor grown roses affected by black spot, Professor Craig of the Oregon State Experiment Station writes as follows: "The only remedy is prevention. Col- lect and burn the dying leaves as they drop; clip ofi" the terminal buds if the plants after losing their leaves try to put out fresh shoots, as they will winter better. "Shortly before the leaves unfold in the spring spray with eau celeste; spray again as soon as they are fairly opened, and at intervals of three or four weeks until the flowers begin to open, especially if rains wash the protecting substance from the leaves. "Take 4 ounces of copper sulphate ("Blue Stone") to one gallon of hot water, and after the solution has cooled add 4 fluid ounces of ammonia and five gallons of water. Mix in a wooden or earthenware dish, as a tin pail would be- come copper plated. If anyspotted leaves appear on the sprayed bushes cut them off' promptly and burn. "The above treatment should prevent all "black spot" and "mildew" attacks, and will not cost much, as the solution can be applied with a whisk broom or a bunch of dry grass." Kaiserin and Meteor. In a St. Paul, Minn., rose house Kai- serin and Meteor are growing in the same bench with a night temperature of 65° to 68°. The Meteors were fine large well formed compact buds, with no bull heads. The Kaiserin showed a vigorous clean growth of wood, but the buds were scarce and small. At the same establish- ment we noted Kaiserin grown with the Bridesmaid at a night temperature of 58° to 60°. They were in full crop, fine, large well expanded blooms of most perfect form; superb in every respect. This rose has done well here during the summer, but the above noted circumstance would indicate that it is not heat alone that is essential to its perfect development. Felix. Cattleya Chloris. Tliis fine cattleya is now in flower pre- sumably for the firsttime in this country, and being the first hybrid raised having the well knownC.Bowringeana fora par- ent makes it extremely interesting. It is another Veitchian hybrid raised two years ago between C. maxima and C. Bowringeana. The flowers are interme- diate in form, but the habit of plant par- takes more after the character of Bow- ringeana. The form of pseudo bulbs, the glaucous ovate acuminateleaves two and three at the top, and the enlargement at the base of the bulb are all characteristic of C. Bowringeana. The flowers are medium; sepals and petals are light purple about 41/3 inches across, petals I1/2 inches broad, sepals ?i of an inch broad, lip two inches across at the front, deep purple shaded lighter to the open throat, which is richly reticu- lated as in C. maxima; unfolded lobe and margin of lip light purple. This novelty is of good constitution and will prove as easy of culture as C. Bowringeana. The plant is of dwarfer habit, the flowers larger, of richer color, and coming into flower in late September and October, and lasting three weeks in perfection. We grow this plant in a basket in the intermediate portion of our cat- tleya house in good fern root and live sphagnum. It roots similarly to Bow- ringeana and likes plenty of water when developing its growths. W. Robinson. No. Easton, Mass. Foreign Notes. The production of orchid hybrids still seems to progress in England. Among those recently receiving awards from the Royal Horticultural SDciety was Cattleya Ashtoniana, the result of a cross between C. Loddigesii Harrisoniie and C. Warse- wicsii. The sepals and petals are soft rose. The exterior of the lip is pale pur- ple with darker lines toward the top, the lamina crimson purple, wavy, crisped and toothed. The interior of the lip is pale purple. New cypripediums continue to appear frequently, in many cases receiv- ing varietal names like ordinary florists' flowers, as W. R. Lee or Excelsior. Many of them seem to possess much merit, but it is doubtful whether they will make any impression on the trade. A new variety of our old friend Chysis bractescens is reported, C. bracteseens aurea. The sepals and petals are pure white, while the three lobed lip is deep gold in the throat, this color extending beyond the fleshy crest to the base. This variety has so far appeared in one newly imported plant only. Cattleya hybridaKienastiana is a beau- tiful hybrid, a cross between C. aurea and C. speciosissima. The flowers resemble aurea in form, the sepals blush, and the petals of a deeper color. The front of the lip is bright carmine rose of a very shin- ing shade, the throat deep orange at the entrance, veined within with white on a crimson ground. The arched side lobes are yellowish within, with a rosy fringed margin. A remarkable new cj'pripedium is James H. Veitch, a cross between C. Stonei platyta:nium and C. Curtisi. The dorsal sepal is rather small, light green lined with chocolate, the petals broad, about 4 inches in length, green boldly blotched with deep crimson, dark hairs appearing at the edge; the lip deep brownish crim- son. The leaves are light green with darker blotches, and the growth is very robust. This is considered one of the fin- est novelties of the vcar. Arrangement of Flowers. XII. CENTERPIECES FOR BUFFET TABLES. By buffet table we mean such a table as is set for the purpose of serving from at large gatherings in the home, such as weddings and receptions. A table of this sort may be round, square or oblong. Generally the dimensions are of a size that would seat a dozen persons, but as the size of the table has nothing to do with the number of guests served, the accom- modations of the dining room ismoreapt to be taken intoconsiderationastospace. The buff'et table is set for show, its useful- ness being rather limited; it is loaded with masses of silver and plate glass and perhaps some elaborate confections. But let us turn to the floral arrangement suitable for such a table, the center space being generally reserved for this purpose, though let it be understood that this is not always the case. An oblong table is often set to elaborate the caterers art (and the caterer rarely consults the flo- rist in this matter) with a pyramid of confection or fruit. In such a case flower arrangements are placed at either end of the table; these must be of a size in sym- metry with the centre arrangement, and care should be taken not to over weight the table with material, since the floral arrangement here is intended to be but of secondary consideration. But for the cen- ter piece proper, this should be made up as showy as may be possible with the materal selected. In size there is nothing to hamper us, always excepting the whims of the caterer and the price to which you are limited. On some swell occasions the cost is not considered and your order is carte blanche. Ifsuch isthe case you may build a design of expensive material to cost a hundred dollars and upwards, but such orders, especially in these present times, are few and far be- tween. In the majority of affairs of this kind from $25 to $35 is the limit. Let us now consider a few arrange- ments which would range in price from five to twenty-five dollars each. Our first illustration shows an arrange- ment of carnation in a round bowl; this piece at the present market rate of flow- ers can be furnished for the moderate sum of $5. It consists of 100 pink carnations (Nancy Hanks) which are selling at present for $1.50 per hundred, but as the i8g4. The American Florist. 287 BUFFET TABLE CENTER PIECE. ILLUSTRATION NO. 2. stock is of a selected class, and allowing some for waste we shall figure them at $2. A few branches of carnation green, moss picks and wire 50 cents; the bowl or whatever receptacle you use to be re- turned. At this rate you double your money at the given price, $5. This may be considered the florist's legitimate profit and is generally accepted as a basis for figuring. On large orders where you figure against competition a smaller percentage of profit is often accepted, and again where you cater to a high class trade, especially of that educated element which appreciates the florists' art and is willing to pay for it, you may be able without injury to your business, to figure on a larger profit. A profit of 1007c may seem exorbitant to the layman, but let him go into the business once, and it will take him but a very short time to find out, that a less rate of average profit will not pay. The loss by wastage of unsold stock is a serious factor in scaling down your actual profit, a fact we must constantly bear in mind. Now for the arrangement of the piece under consideration, which is very simple. A cut glass bowl of suitablesize will serve our purpose, still other forms are admis- sible. In this instance we used a bronze jardiniere with an opening of about 6 inches in diameter. If the stock is extra long the flowers can be placed loose set in water but a more showy design will be eflfected if your receptacle is filled with moss and the flowers arranged on this, first wiring them on matchstick of suffi- cient length. The flowers with a length of stem from 9 to 12 inches are best, wired with a No. 26 wire 3 to 4 stems to the stick. Select those with a stiff and upright stem for the center, and allow the weak stemmed ones to droop over the edge. If you can secure flowers with numerous buds on the stem so much the better. A few branches of their foliage are indispensable in a good arrangement of this flower, since any other green rather detracts than adds to itsmake-up. A few fronds of some kind of ferns or asparagus might be arranged on the cloth surrounding your bowl. Of course we are not confined to theuse of carnations, for this piece. Good rose stock can be had for $4 per 100, and 50 blooms will make a presentable arrange- ment at the specified price. During the coming chrysanthemum season for in- stance there will be plenty of stock of fair quality for this purpose which can be bought at a figure to come within our limit. The arrangement of the second piece consists of a glass vase 12 inches high filled with 50 long-stemmed Perle roses; this is placed on a heavy plate mirror 30 inches in diameter, around the edge of which is placed a loosely arrange d garland of white cosmos. On the mirror and sur- rounding the vase are placed three clumps of adiantum, the fronds placed in such position as to look like a growing plant. In fact the growing plants, if thesecan be had are preferable as the fronds will not wilt so easily. The plants should be tipped out of the pots, the loose dirt shaken off, and the balls of roots tied up in green moss. But if the cut fronds are used these are placed in a clump of green moss. Take a ball of moss, say the size of your fist when firmly pressed together, and pass a No. 26 wire around it several times to hold itin position, press it flatat one end to stand on, and you are ready to stick in your fern fronds. This if carefully done can be accomplished without the aid of picks or wire and you are then sure the stems will be embedded in the moss and thus keep fresh longer. In the arrangement of the roses in the vase fol- io w the same rules laid down before, select- ing the longest stemmed buds for the cen- ter, and allow the weaker stems to droop well over the rim of the vase. None but natural rose foliage should be used. This arrangement can be put up for $10 at the present price of flowers. Cost, 50 selected Perles, $2, 100 long stemmed adiantum $1.25, cosmos 75 cents, use of mirror and vase, running the risk of breakage $1, total $5. This arrangement of course, the same as the former, can be varied by using different material for the vase as well as the flowers surrounding the mirror. Let us say we use Meteor roses instead of Perles; these are worth $5 per 100, but 40 blooms of this variety will go as far as 50 of the other, therefore the cost would be the same. Cosmos is in season but a short time, it is a beautiful thing for the purpose, but in winter we must lookforsomethingelse. Valley or Romans are good but this will add to the cost. Say 50 valley at $4 or 50 Romans at $4 (but you can often buy them for less) this would bring the cost to $6.25. Carna- tions, which need not be very long stemmed would be within our range, say 50 blooms at $1.50 per 100. Again, you could omit the flowers around the rim altogether and add another 50 fern fronds. Then you can do without the mirror, if you choose and in considering your cost you have an additional dollar to add to the material. Seventy-five high grade ex- tra long carnations for the vase would fill the bill or say a dozen good "mums," or more in number of smaller blooms. All these and many others would come within the range of our price. The third arrangement consists oi 125 selected long stemmed La France roses and adiantum about 30 inches high. The preparing of the material has been cov- ered fully in previous articles on basket arrangements. On account of the droop- ing nature of average La France blooms many of the stems, particularly those used for the center, will have to be strengthened by a supporting wire of No. 24 size, but don't let us use wire unless necessary. The receptacle is a round Japanese bamboo basket which is filled with moss in the usual manner, with the sphagnum covered with wood ferns. For long stemmed roses of this kind the match stick is preferable to the pick and several stems may be wired to one stick. In the arrangement don't have the flowers all of one length, but be careful and not elevate the fully open flowers, which is often seen, over the smaller buds; the undeveloped bud should always stand highest. Al- ways see that the edge of your basket or design is well finished by drooping your flowers and green well over the rim. A few ferns arranged on the cloth around the base of the design is needed for a finish. The price of this centre piece at current market rate of material is $15. The price of good La France rosesdoesn't exceed $4 per 100, butallowingfor waste in broken stems, etc. we place them at $4.50 per hundred. We would place the cost then as follow: 125 La France at $4.50, $5.63, 75 long adiantum at $1.25 S5 cents, common ferns 15 cents, moss, wire and use of basket 75 cents, total $7.37. If made up with different varieties of roses we would have about the same result with such varieties as Brides, Mermets, Meteor and the like. Gontier and Perles would probably take more flowers, but the cost price of these is less; the same result may be obtained by numerous other varieties of flowers, such as chrysanthemums and later on tulips, daffs and Dutch hyacinths, Harissii, etc. The last plate shows 50 blooms of Beauties arranged in a round bowl filled with water; the bowl is placed on a mirror of the dimensions given in No. 2, around the edge of which is placed a 288 The American Florist. Oct. 27, wreath of white cosmos and adiantum. The make up can be taken in at a glance, and needs but little explanation. There is only one diiEculty that a new beginner may encounter, and that is as the bowl is but about 10 inches high it would somewhat bother him to hold the flowers with 3 feet of stem in their proper posi- tion. This can easily be done bv placing a vase just large enough to hold about half the number in the centre of your bowl; this vase may be several inches higher than the bowl, straight up and down slightly flaring at the top, but it must be heavy, such as imitation cut glass. The longest stemmed flowers are placed in the vase, which if of the right size will hold them in position as arranged. The second half of the flowers may be of less lengthy stem, which are placed in the bowl proper. The space between the inside vase and bowl is now narrow enough to keep these flowers also in posi- tion. The selling price of this piece would be $25; cost 2 dozen Beauties at $2.50, 2 dozen at $2, cosmos $1, 75 adiantum 85 cents, use of mirror and vases $1.50, total $12.35. Of course as the season advances, the price of Beauties goes up and you will naturally have to cut down the number of flowers in proportion. Few other flowers are suitable as substitutes for an effective piece of this kind. Chrysanthe- mums are just the thing though, and so are Harrisii lilies. New York. Sander's auction sale with Messrs. Rolker & Sons on October 19 was a great success, buyers coming from such long distances as Chicago, Glens F£»lls, Troy, Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston, and these together with a crowd from New York City, Brooklyn and New Jersey made things lively, the bidding and prices reminding one of the good old times. Mr. Fred A. Rolker, son of Mr. August Rol- ker, occupied the stand and was warmly complimented on his success in this his first orchid sale. The indispensable Pat was largely in evidence, remarking as be noted the lively bidding that "a dispute is the life of trade." The wholesale cut flower market is in the dumps again. Reason, too much stock coming in. Roses of all kinds too abundant and being crowded to one side by the avalanche of chrysanthemums which is just beginning to become a bur- den. A large part of Saturday's receipts was carried over until Monday, a condi- tion which aflfected disastrously the returns to the growers for the preceding week and had an equally unfortunate effect on Monday's opening trade. Car- nations do not seem to feel the pressure to the same extent that the roses do but they have weakened to some extent. Violets are improving slowly and when really good sell as well as usual at this season. Lily of the valley finds a very slow market. Cosmos is seen everywhere but in much less quantities than has been the case in previous years. Although the cold weather has stayed away so well that fuchsias, salvias and begonias still bloom freely in the garden yet with the exception of the cosmos and a few belated dahlias, outdoor bloom has entirely ceased to come in. The chrysanthemums now being re- ceived are of the larger and better mid- season varieties, the very early sorts be- ing about all cut, or if not cut unsalable except in job lots. Kate Brown proved to be one of the very earliest whites here and if cot and sold at once was profita- ble. If allowed to stand on the plant a few days it shows the center and becomes soft. Mme. Bergmann gave more satis- faction generally than it did last year, the green center formerly complained of hav- ing almost wholly disappeared this year. The great complaint against Mrs. E. G. Hill is as regards its stem, which is none too stiff and is bare of foliage for some- distance from the flower. Miss Bessie Cummings also suffers from a long weak neck but like the Hill is hard to beat for earliness. The finest and most generally satisfactory white now coming in is Jos. H. White, a variety that is full of good points. Clinton Chalfant which is a yel- low sport from White is equally good. Harry Sunderbruch is grand and is to be seen in the larger florists windows labeled Golden Wedding, a tribute to sentiment which ought to set our chrysanthemum namers a-thinking. Some growers com- plain that Yellow Queen is rusty; others that Niveus, Domination and Mrs. E. G. Hill show signs of disease with them. The many varying experiences show that varieties do not do equally well with all growers and suggest that either condem- nation or praise of a given variety be always taken with a certain amount of reservation. Some of the best sorts such as Ivory, Major Bonnafibn, etc., are being cut in a half developed state by some growers and on seeing such one is con- strained to question whether the ability to cut a bloom properly is not an accom- plishment second only to the ability to grow it. Whether the American Rose Society attain the position sought by its ambi- tious promoters or no, there is no ques- tion that our rose growers are making very material progress. That persistent investigation and patient perseverance in the face of adverse conditions is the win- ning course always is well shown in the splendid stock being sent to the market this season by Mr. John N. May. It is a treat to see one of his boxes opened. Some of the Meteor growers are making wonderful progress with this variety. Those who knew only the Meteor of two years ago with its shot t, gnarly puckered petals, in all shades of color from light red to black and blue would never recog- nize it in the handsome even colored long and smooth petalled buds which some growers are producing. This is not chance but experience and the gulf between the carelessly grown and carelessly handled stock and the stock above described is rapidly widening. Rubbish becomes more difficult to dispose of every day. Another rose that has been wonderfully improved out of its original defects is the Testout. The loose ragged characteristics of this variety have disappeared and we have a substantial, well formed long and sleek bud far superior to any claims ever made for it by its most sanguine friends. Kai- serin and LaFrance are also in unusually good form this season. Hoste seems to be grown in less quantities than last sea- son. Perle, on the other hand, has been planted more extensively than for some years back. Alluding to the current com- plaint regarding black spot on American Beauty, Ernst Asmus says, "you cannot cut Beauty all summer and then expect the plants to be in good condition for winter." More truth than poetry there. On or about November 1 Thos. Young, Jr. will move from his present quartersat 20 West 24th street to a larger, more con- venient and central position at 43 West 28th street, and the busy scenes which have for the past seven years given 24th street such prominence as a floral center will disappear from that familiar neigh- borhood. No man is more thoroughly identified with the great wholesale flower trade of New York than Mr. Young and it goes without sajing that a host of friends will wish him still greater success in his new quarters. Reports from Madison's new social florists' club indicate a prosperous future audits founders are highly elated. Mr. Thos. Kelley will talk on rose grow- ing at the next meeting. Siebrecht & Wadley will hold an exhi- bition of chrysanthemums, orchids and decorative plants at the Eden Musee com- mencing November 8 and lasting for two weeks. A flower show in connection with the Food and Industrial Exposition at the Grand Central Palace is projected for the month of November. Mr. H. W. Wipper- man has charge of this department. The establishment of G. L. Progatsky at 79 Avenue A has been sold out to F. W. Thielmann of Brooklyn. I. Forsterman is one of the first growers to get through with thechrysanthemums. His blooms are all cut already and the room occupied by the "mums'' is being filled with carnations. Julius Roehrs has been bringing in a fine crop of Vanda coerulea. This is one of the orchids which sell at sight. Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, the noted Eng- lish rosarian is on tbe water en route to New York. He is sure of a hearty wel- come from the American fraternity. Chas. Schwake reports a phenomenal call for the "Black Callas." Result of advertising in the American Florist. McConnel! & Grimshaw, 620 Madison avenue have been closed up by the sheriff". Several commission houses are heavy losers. It is said that Klunder is about to return from Chicago to New York. In town again, Mr. D. D. L. Farson, secretary of the Penna. Horticultural Society. Chicago. The chrysanthemum show is a leading topic of conversation now. The press committee is atworkand frequent notices of arrangements as perfected aie appear- ing in the dailies. A new feature in ad- vertising this year will be the use of large posters, 12x14 feet. One hundred of these will be posted in various conspicuous places about the city and the exhibition will be announced on these in letters as large as can be had. The display will be so bold that the words "Chrysanthemum Show" can be heard above the rumble of street traffic. The expense of this 100 posters will be $140 for one week, but the committee telieve the expenditure will prove to be well placed. In addition two large banners will be suspended across State and Madison streets where shoppers are thickest. These will cost $100 and required a special permit from the city council. They ought to be a good investment. Another feature will be handsome vases of chrysanthemum flowers displayed in the windows of lead- ing down town stores with a placard an- nouncing the show. The regular stock chrysanthemum poster is being used freely in the florists' stores and any others where influence can get them displayed. A small slip about 21/2x4 inches announc- ing the show is being enclosed in boxes of flowers, bills, statements, etc., by the florists, seedsmen, and others. By the way — the half sheet chrysanthemum poster displayed in elevators is a very effective adv. It requires influence to get the privilege but is worth a little exer- i8g4' The American Florist. 289 BUFFET TABLE CENTER PIECE. ILLUSTRATION No 3. tion. A good scheme to work with the newspapers is to get them to off;r a lib- eral special prize and take the amount in advertising space. A word to editors of dailies by influ- ential members of the Horticultural So- ciety who happen to beon intimate terms with them works wonders in the way of securing newspaper publicity. Let the point be made that the show is 7iot a money making scheme. Henry Bornhoft will open a store corner of State and atario streets November 15. A "chrysanthemum ball" is a society event announced for November 16. The Queen of autumn has taken posses- ion ia dead earnest. She is very much in evidence everywhere, but is her rule as dominant as ever? This question is asked seriously by many a grower, a question as yet tro early in theseason to answer. Certainly the demand for "mums" this season so far has been much lighter than was expected, high-priced flowers particularly go very slow. But as the price has dropped considerable in the last few days, the sales have materi- ally increased. Said one of our prominent dealers the other day: "I put the price of the first good blooms at $6 a dozen, basing my figures on the cost of flowers at that time. I found, however, that at that figure the flowers were lelt on my hands. I next dropped them to $5, but still there were but few sales. Then I put them at $4, when they began to move fairly well. At present I hold them at $3, at which price the demand is quite brisk. 01 course a few of the gilt edged blooms bring a better price." Well there 30U have the experience, not of one man, but of the maj 3rity of dealers. In really first-class stock the market is not overloaded yet. Such Ivory and Golden Oucen as the Stollery Bros, of Argyle Park, are cutting find quick sales at from $2.50 to $3. These Ivory, bythe way, are the grandest blooms we have ever seen of this variety. In s'ze and fin- ish of blooms, good length of stem and foliage, there is nothing better to be de- sired. Nathan Smith & Sjn, of Adrian, Mich., are also sending in to Corbrey & McKellar some superb Airs. E.G. Hill, by far the best flowers yet seen of this sort on our market; the blooms were more or less spoilt though in transit; it seems this otherwise beautiful sort is not a very good shipper. While this variety sold quite well on its first appearance in the market the de- mand has decidedly fallen oft'. The dealers say the blooms quickly take on a bluish tint that spoils them. In medium quality of such varieties as Whilldin, Ivory, Domination, Kioto, Glo- riosum,etc., the market is loaded, these sell at all the way from S to 15; poorer grades of southern stock and varieties grown to sprays go at 2 to 5. Beauties hold their own, but other roses have taken a fearful tumble; iu lots of 500 and upwards good stock may be had for $1 per 100. But this drop will of course be only temporary, and may last only a day or two. Violets, so scarce last week, have all of a sudden become very plentiful. The quality is also much improved, but the bottom has been knocked out of prices, which are from 50 to 75 cents for good doubles. Carnations too, have suffered; fairly good stock may be had at 75, and few going over $1 per 100. At the meeting of the Florist Club last Thursday evening there was a good attendance. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: J. F. Kidwell, president; Edgar S inders, vice-president; N. P. Mueller, recording secretary; J. B. Deamud, financial secretary; W. W. Bar- nard, treasurer; trustees — J. S. Wilson, W. H. Kidwell, Fred Kanst, Chas. Held, Arnold Ringier. The sum of $75 was appropriated to be offered as a special prize at the coming exhibition of the Horticultural Society. The trustees were instructed to look at rooms in the Masonic Temple and engage them for future meetings if deemed ad- visable. Tnis move will be made to remove all chance of criticism on the club's holding its meetings in a commis- sion house. At the next meeting the new officers will be installed and some enter- ment provided. After adjournment a regular bowling team was organized with J. S. Wilson captain and P. J. Hauswirth secretary. Is is proposed to have regular weekly practice nights and go at the bowling matter in earnest. A gun club was also organized with President Kidwell as captain. It was unanimously resolved that at Pittsburg the club should at least keep away from the tail end of the procession. Philadelphia. The chrysanthemum tide is risingjusta little too fast. The trouble seems to be that it is all flow and no ebb, for they are not selling very well. We believe they are doing as well as usual for both grower and dealer, but there seems to be more about than last season at this time. Nearly all the growers have some of the early varieties and as the demand for this flower does not keep pace with the first installments, the ice boxes soon get filled up and then the cutting of prices com- mences. Some very good flowers of Mrs. E. G. Hill have been seen and thev sell fairly well at from $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen, the latter price for extra fine flow- ers. These prices hold good for nearly all varieties except for some smaller sizes which bring from 50 cents to $1 00 per dozen. Some are beginning to say "They're done, I knew they wouldn't last;" "They won't sell after this year," etc., but we venture to predict that these same indi- viduals will be on deck with probably an extra house or two next season. LaNeigeis a variety which is not grown to any extent this season. Sprays of this fine white should sell and there are several other small flowers, varieties that should be grown and which would make beauti- ful sprays. All kinds of roses are to be had in quantity, except possibly Beauties, which might be more plentiful, prices are about the same as last week but with a falling tendency. The quality is first-rate but the quantity keeps the price down. The larger teas are selling for from 3 to 4 while the smaller stock go slowly at 2. Carnations are coming along finely and improving considerably as the season ad- vances. Fair to good stock brings 1 while $1.25 to $1.50 is asked forthebcst. Among the prominent varieties now in are Daybreak, Portia, McGowan, Sweet- brier, Buttercup, Golden Gate, Wilder, Thos. Cartledge and Mrs. Fisher. Double violets are getting better and sell for 50 cents; valley sells for $4; there are no Romans as yet. Smilax is again plentiful at from 12 to 15 and asparagus at 50. With the exception of weddings or other 290 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, special occasions the business is very quiet. The weather has been very fine for the past week, and as a consequence the consignments of flowers have been large. The hustlers have a great time getting rid of their stock; as many as six wagons were counted in front ot one dealer's place with a hustler from each inside the store trying his best to lighten his load. Such competition is hard on prices, and a man with orders for a lot of flowers can get his stock at very low rates. H. H. Battles has just put a stunning rig on the street. Things are looking prosperous on 12th street. The coming chrysanthemum show promises well. Secretary Parson says that entries are coming in fast. He thinks this exhibition will be the best the society has ever held, both in number of entries and quality of flowers. The vegetable corner is to be well filled up. The firm of H. A. Dreer have offered special premiums amounting to $100 for exhibits of these fruits and roots of the garden. The bids for decorating the Academy of Music, where the show is to be held, will be opened and the contracts awarded by Saturday. The building should certainly look very handsome when everything is in readiness for the doors to open. Ernest Kaufman and Simon G. Skidel- sky trading as Ernest Kaufman & Co., dealers in florists' supplies. North Fourth street, made an assignment today for the benefit of creditors to Bernhard Selig. The deed is dated the 24th inst. and con- veys no real estate. The November meeting of the Florists' Club will be held Tuesday, October 30, as the regular date, November 6, is the first night of the chrysanthemum show. John Carver Jr. will read a paper on how to lay out and plant a one acre plot for a suburban residence. K. St. Louis. After a week's cool weather it has sud- denly turned warm again, and has over- stocked the market with the increased output, there being quantities of stock wasting. The old saying about an ill wind fits the case, for it is rushing the chrysanthemums along at such a rate that quantities of plants will be in fine shape for the show, over which heads were being shaken and regrets expressed last week. As is always the case, no one can be found who has grown any plants for the show; still in a visit among the growers last week, there was not a place visited where there were not some extra large pot plants that might under half a dozen circumstances be shown so that a fair showing of pot plants may be ex- pected. In cut flowers the competition promises to be keener; several sure com- peditors have houses that promise to cut stock fully up to a show standard. The rose men are not saying much but are watching the appearance and growth of heavy red canes from the base of plants of Kaiserin, Testout and La France and speculating on the length of time required to be in condition for cutting, or are selecting tens and twenties from bunches of a hundred or so, to see how they look. In short all are preparing, and the pros- pects for a successful show were never brighter. The committee having theshow in charge are working steadily , and noth- ing will be omitted that can in any way aid towards success. The Michel Plant and Bull) Co. have doubled the space they had in chrysan- themums last season; their collection last year was general, the increasethis season being in varieties that pleased them best last year. The principal whites grown in quantity are Queen and Niveus; yellows are H. Sunderbruch, Illuminator and Golden Wedding. The growth on their Golden Weddings is something marvel- ous; Eugene Dailledouze along side of it cannot come anj where near it in foliage or stem. If Golden Wedding flowers come according to the promise made by its growth, some record breakers will come from this place. The pinks mostly grown are W. R. Smith, C. Chalfant and W. N. Rudd. Quite a batch of Mrs. E. G. Hill were also noted looking very well; they promise to come in close behind Kate Brown, which variety is the earliest wherever grown. At Mr. Scbray's the "mums" are also in good shape, the great bulk being market plants in 6 and 7-inch pots. Quiteafewin larger sizes were passed without remark, needless to say they will appear about show time. The earliest varieties were Whilldin, Gloriosum and Kate Brown with Mrs. E. G. Hill a closesecond. Their regular house of chrysanthemums for cut flowers is in fine shape; quite a number of varieties are grown, all good ones. The newer varieties are receiving a trial also some of them making an attempt to raise the roof; after being grown a season and the habit observed they are given all the headroom required. The house of carna- tions that have been grown inthe benches all summer are looking fine, the plants being strong and healthy, and cutting magnificent flowers; a vase of flowers from these plants shown at the last club meeting elicited most favorablecomments. Buttercup, Sweetbrier and Wm. Scott be- ing exceptionally large flowers. In the last house visited quite a novelty was noticed, it being a plant of Euphorbia monstrosa, standing about three feet high, it was brought from the Cen+ennial in 1876, being then quite a small plant. Several attempts have been made to in- crease it but so far without success. Two special prizes of $10 each have been added to the premium list for best vase of pink and white roses. Beauty and Belle excepted, not less than 35 nor more than 50 flowers. Mr. Chas. Connon who has Lieen suf- fering from an attack of sickness for some time is again around; he intends opening another store on Grand and Franklin avenues. Mr. Robert Thompson of the firm of Thompson, Anderson & Kennedy and formerly with the Lord & Burnhan Co., was married on the 18th of September. R. P. T. Cleveland. Cosmos is just beginning to become plentiful. It seems unusually late this season; cannot someone tell us the secret of getting this useful flower in bloom earlier? Dahlias were a failure this year with perhaps one or two exceptions; they did not bloom freely and were not at all a satisfactory crop when frost cut their career short. This partial failure was due no doubt to the hot dry summer as it was more noticable in the light sandy soils than in districts where there is more clay. The Gordan Greenhouses sent in the earliest chrysanthemums of the season. Good flowers of Gloriosum and Kate Brown brought from $12 to $15 per 100 wholesale. Roses and carnations for the past three weeks have been in active de- mand; at times there has almost been a famine so to speak, and we know of several cases when florists' stock got so low they were compelled to beg a few flowers from their neighbors to help fill out an order. Happily there is a relief now in the chrysanthemum. Violets are becoming more plentiful, although the supply of the double sorts is still limited and not very large with too much white in the eye. The Cleveland Floral Co. has opeced up a new store down town. They are located on Erie street where they have a neat store nicely fitted up. They have abundant glass to back them up. O. Holm, real estate dealer, has em- barked in the florist business and has started a store at 211 Euclid avenue. He has no greenhouses and will buy what his trade demands. The hose mender fraud who swindled several parties inourcity has been caught, and is under heavy bail to appear before the grand jury. At a fashionable wedding this week the main center piece for a table was a wreath of Meteor roses fifty-four inches in diameter; there were between four and five hundred roses init;on one side was a sash of ribbon. Beaumont had the decorating at the opening of a large jewelry house this week. Beauties and chrysanthemums were lavishly used, and there were also set pieces emblematic of the trade. John Hudson of Brooklyn Village has put up two houses 15x45 feet, and will grow a general mixed stock. L P. D. Boston. The third week in October opens with conditions in the cut flower trade some- what unsettled, and indications that the regular annual congestion of chrysanthe- mums, roses and carnations is about to be experienced. Stock is in excess of the demand and prices have already begun to feel it. The only course is to practice patience for the next four weeks, for there is no remedy. The demand for white chrysanthemums has been fair and yellow is not yet badly overstocked. Intending exhibitors at the Mass. Hor- ticultural Society's chrysanthemum show if at a distance from Boston can address their exhibits to Mr. Jos. H. Woodford, superintendent of exhibition. Horticult- ural Hall, Boston, and they will receive proper care. Show opens on Tuesday, November 6. Peter Fisher has some very promising seedling carnations. He says that his experience in buying diseased varieties has forced him to depend entirely on his own seedlings for stock. Wm. Scott is the most popular carna- tion outside of Daybreak coming intothe cut flower market! John Walsh has Scott in splendid shape. Visiting Boston: Martin Rtnkauf, rep- resenting Bayersdorfer & Co., Phila.; A. T. Boddington, from United States Nur- series, Short Hills, N. J., and W. E. Mor- ton, Portland. Me. Cincmnati. We are havingunusually warm weather for the time of year and the cfTect is severely felt on the cut flower trade. Only the choice stock brings the top notch price, and good stock is to be found inthe job lots. American Beauty, strictly first- class, sells at 20, while shorter stems range from 10 to 15; other roses from 2 to 4. Carnations are a little firmer, white especially being scarce; fair sell at 1 to 1.25, while fancy bring 2 to 3. Valley is still firm at 4. Chrysanthemums are in fairdemandand the market well cleared up at 10 to 15, bloomsthat formerlysolrt i8g4. The American Florist. 291 BUFFET TABLE CENTER PIECE. ILLUSTRATION No 4. at 25. The kinds now received are Mrs. E. G. Hill, Yellow Queen, Whilldin, Glori- osum, Kate Brown, Rosa Kupferle and two white seedlings. A walk through the flower market shows every stand well decorated with pot plants of these. Kate Brown and Gloriosum seem to predom- inate, with a few well grown October Beauty. The growers report fair sales. At the exhibition of early chrysanthe- mum seedlings R. Witterstaetter displayed a vase containing 25 blooms of H. L. Sunderbruch carnation, red in color with stems stiff enough to give it a graceful appearance. Another vase contained sev- eral seedlings, one a pure white, slightly touched with crimson; another resembling Daybreak but more delicate in shade; still another pure white with stiff stem, per- fect calyx, well built flower and fragrant. Some of these will certainly claim atten- tion later. Adelaide Kresken is showing well with all our growers and specimen blooms command 3c. Mr. Albert McCullough was in Chicago last week. Our visitors were Mr. T. C. Hobbs, Anchorage, Ky.; Mr. Alfred Baur, of E. G. Hill & Co., and Joseph Goldman of Middletown, O. G. St. Paul, Minn. The fine bright weather of the past week has brought blooms in abundance, and for once the supply has equalled the demand. Stock is of the very finest qual- ity. Never before have such fine roses been seen in St. Paul as were cut during the week. "Mums" are a little late and but very few have as yet been cut. Among the earliest here are Monarch, Gloriosum, Ivory, J. Hood Wright and Mrs. E. G. Hill. This latter is the finest pink ever grown here, its color, size and form being perfect. One peculiarity noted in this variety by one of our prominent growers is that the laterals make much better blooms than the crown buds. So few "mums" have been offered that the price for them can not be said to be established. The first offered were Monarchs 7 to 9 inches in diameter and they retailed read- ily at 25 cents apiece. L. L. May & Co. have their new store on Fifth street pretty well settled and ready for business. A large show window filled with palms, ferns and pretty foliage plants interspersed with high vases filled with cut roses, has been a very attractive center of admiration. The store itself is large, light and attractive and when fully furnished will be one of the finest retail stores in the country. The Society of Minnesota Florists met at the West Hotel, Minneapolis, Saturday evening, October 13, 1894. President Souden occupied the chair and all the officers were present. The attendance was one of the largest in the history of the society, the proceedings harmonious and the members enthusiastic. After the reading of the minutes, which were duly approved, the committee empowered to purchase a cane for ex-President Kagel reported, and the cane, a handsome gold headed one with this inscription, "Pre- sented by S. O. M. F.," was duly pre- sented to him. Mr. Nagel thanked the society for the gift in his usual felicitous style. The cane was presented to Mr. Xagel in consideration of his services in behalf of the society. He is one of the oldest members in point of years and of service, has done much to advance its interests, has served three terms as pres- ident and is justly entitled to the gift at the hands of the society. The president then read the following address: "Gentlemen and members of the Society of Minnesota Florists. For the benefit of any strangers who have come to spend the evening with us I con- sider it the duty of your president to give them a little idea of the society, its aim and purpose. The object of the society is to bring together all who are interested in floriculture or horticulture, whether amateur or professional, so that we may increase our knowledge in all the difierent branches of our profession. A higher, nobler mission hath no one. Our occupa- tion is worthy of all the interest we can give it. "I am sorry our society has been onthe decrease for the past two years, for rea- sons not known. However, it is very gratifying to think that such members as Mr. Nagel, Mr. Malmquist,Mr. Swanson and a few others never gave up hope. Gentlemen, I can assure you that I never came to a meeting, however small the attendance, but that I learned something worth coming for, and it is my belief that if we work together, shoulder to shoulder, for the good of this society and its aims that we will soon regain that sphere of usefulness which is to benefit us and the florists in general. "To the young men who are anxious to become successful florists or garden- ers I would say, it is not so much the opportunities as the use you make of them that tells on life's journey. Never become discouraged when you make a failure and cannot account for it, for the very best florists of the day sometimes make failures. Always endeavor to find out the why and wherefore, and then try again. "Let us not forget the ladies, but do all in our power to encourage them, espe- cially in the retail stores, for I consider them better adapted for that than gentle- men clerks. "Above all let us avoid all small, mean jealousies and live on friendly terms with one another. "I believe that we as a society should do all that lies in our power to encourage plant and cut flower exhibitions, for there is no better mode of advertising and encouraging each and every one of us. "Let us get right down to business and work hard, for there is plenty of material in the the state of Minnesota." The subject for the evening's discussion was "The advisability of using oil for fuel." The secretary, Mr. Currie, read several communications from prominent growers in the east all favoring the use of oil; also a letter from one of the lead- ing oil contractors explaining in detail their system of putting it in and using it. Mr. F. C. Bartels gave his experience with oil and pronounced it very satisfactory, finding it cleaner and cheaper than coal. Others present gave their views, and all seemed to concur in the opinion that oil is cleaner, cheaper and in every way pref- erable to coal for fuel purposes. Mr. R. J. Mendenball of Minneapolis, with upwards of 75,000 feet of glass, is now putting in oil, using the hydraulic pressure system. When completed our florists will have an opportunity of wit- nessing its practical working. The society adjourned to meet one month hence in St. Paul. Mr. Souden showed some very fine specimen blooms of Bridesmaid and Testout. Fellx. 292 The American Florist. Oct. 2J^ fLHIlE /Al!!ilii>J!i^/Ail lFlk@LQI!@f 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 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertlsine 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 tlian one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure inBertion in the issue for the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Mr. a. W. Smith of Americus, Ga., who sent us variegated sprays of Euphor- bia heterophylla (not pulcberrima as stated in a previous issue), tells us that this development is the result of five years' work, and is now a fixed type. The combination of scarlet bracts and variegated leaves is very showy, and be- ing, as the originator says, fixed tinder exposure, should make a valuable addi- tion to subtropical bedding. Blooms of a yellow canna seedling were recently received from Mr. H. P. Potter, Wilmington, Del. 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Meteors 3.0ii® 4.1)0 Beauty 600(921.00 Fralla.v 15.U0®18.LO Violets, single, per lUO 25c Carnations, long 1,00 '* short ,50 Cincinnati. Oct, 23. Roses, Perle 3.00 Kalserln. Mermet 4.00 Bride. Bridesmaid 4 00 La France, Meteor 5 CO Wootton ,. 4,00 Beauty.Belle 8.00@2J.00 Carnations 50® 1,50 Valley 4,00 Smlla.x 16,00 Buffalo, Oct. 24, Roses. Beauties 10,00®15.00 Mermet. Bride. Kalserln 4.00® 6.00 Perles, Gontier, Hoste 3.00® 4,00 " Meteor, La France 5.00® 0.00 Carnations, long 1,00® 1,60 short 50® ,76 VaUey 4,00 Violets ,76 Chrysanthemums 5.00@12.50 Adlantum 1,25 Smllax 10, 00® 20, 00 GEORGE fl. SUTttERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GON TIERS CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTDRAL 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 West 28tb St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers, WHOLESALE, 20 W. 24tll St., NEW YORK. Will Remove about Nov. 1 to ■ ■ ■ 43 West 28tli Street. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . 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, WH0LE8JLE^FL0R18T. Careful Shippiug: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30lh St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE^ 51> West 3Qth St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 Wgst 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 Z.D6Foresi,Eiii&Go., WHOl-ESAUE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Koscs. Carnitions, Chr.vsantheimiiii>, Valley, %'iolets. etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 294 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, .Iffie 3®®®^ Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHNELL. St. Louis, president; S. E. Briggs Toronto. Ist vlce-preBldent; A. L. l»on, U4 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. The Onion Seed Situation. Our article in thelast issue has brought out a number of replies which we give below without comment. While prices are decidedly unsettled we believe that jobbers are not all disposed to main- tain the highest quotations named in our last, especially with their own smaller wholesale trade, preferring to sell at even less than they believe to be the market value rather than to lose a general order, thus using the onion for the *'sugar" as we have before claimed. In one sense the onion seed situation has a peculiar look. The delay this sea- son of the California growers in reporting their crops lays them open to criticism. The uncertainty resulting therefrom if judiciously assisted by active inquiry in the East could well be made (and perhaps with the best of results to ali) to advance prices. What is the real shortage and what is the stimulant? While the trade are all willingto profit by agood advance they also all desire to know how it comes about. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. say: "We carried over less than loO pounds of Red Wethersfield and less than 1,200 pounds of Danvers; our deliveries on contract aggregate exactly 62 per cent of Globe Danvers and not quite 25 per cent of Red Wethers- field. Considering the fact that we had contracted for only our actual requirements, anticipating that we would be able to buy surplus below contract prices, you can readily see that we are caught very short on both these items. We have made personal inquiry from every grower both in California and Connecticut, and not one has been able to supply us with a single pound of either Globe Danvers or Red Wethersfield, everyone refusing to name any price whatever. We have also applied to every reputable dealer of any size in the United States, with the result that we have only had two ofiers of 500 pounds each of Red Wethersfield. both of which we have purchased, and one offer of 1,000 pounds Red Wethersfield ■ subject to telegraphic reply, but as the price of this last lot was so high we were not then ready to pay the figure named; since then the offer has been withdrawn. Both lots that we bought were at considerably higher prices than we retailed the seed for last year, consequently we find our- selves to-day with less than half our requirements and are disposed, unless further developments should come, to hold the seed at a very stiff price. Hearing that large quantities of seed from Aiuer- can stock had been grown in France we immedi- ately cabled for 30 cwt. Red Wethersfield and 25 cwt. Danvers, with the intention of stating plainlv in our catalogue that as it was impossible to ge't enough of these varieties American grown to "go around" we would now do what we had never done before, offer French grown seed from Amer- ican stock to help patch out requirements to all those who were willing to risk French grown seed. As this cable order was sent off almost immediately upon receipt of the price list we nat- urally expected to receive the quantities ordered; what was our surprise then when we received a cable reply that out of the .30 cwt. ordered they could only supply \% or a most 2 cwt. of Wethers- field and out of the 25 cwt. ordered only C cwt. of the Globe Danvers; so this lot will of course cut no figure. We do believe, however, that other houses who contracted for seed grown in Europe received a little over half a crop on contract, and this may cut some figure in keeping the prices down. However, we do not think that onion seed will be treated in the seed trade this season as "sugar" is in the grocery trade. We have written you the actual facts as they appear to us to-day." Jerome B. Rice & Co. say: "We believe you have put the onion seed question about right and in a very good light, and think your article a grand, good item on this subject, for it covers the ground very completely." D. Landreth & Sons say: "We quite agree with the tenor of your article on onion seed. Our in- formation is that crops are short, and we have already had inquiries and orders from unexpected sources for large quantities, indicating a shortage. We think prices ought to advance." J. M. Thorburn & Co. say: "Your information from California is probably as coirect as ours. Regret we are not yet well enough posted to give views on the situation." L. L. May & Co. say: "We have watched the cropsvery closely this seaFon, and the outlook is indeed a critical one. We think, however, that owing to the methods adopted by some houses the trade will be compelled to again sell it at what might almost be termed a loss, so small is the margin. "The trade in general have used onion as a lev- erage to secure other orders, and this of course has had a tendency to keep the price down. We were greatly surprised to find that one of our eastern competitors, in his recently published preliminary price list offered Wethersfield and Danvers at $1 and $1.10, and we are in a position to state positively that in many instances dealers buying in small lots of not over five pounds have been quoted at figures below those above given, the object being to secure the order by a special low price on onion seed, which is almost certain to be made up on some other article on the same order. This we do not consider legitimate. We believe in basing the price of onion seed the same as on all other seeds, namely, on the cost of pro- duction and percentage of yield, "In regard to catalogue prices on onion seed we would say that, owing to certain eastern competi- tors, who make a specialty ot the mail order busi- ness and who will not sell to the trade, the selling price to a certain extent is governed by their actions, and we regret to say that only last year one firm, who makes a specialty of this class of trade, issued a standing offer to deliver to any parts of the United States leading varieties of onion seed in lots of ten pounds, assorted varie- ties, for SIO, this being lower than regular whole- sale prices. "When such a condition of affairs exists seeds- men who are trying to do a legitimate business and make a uniform profit are compelled to act in this matter against their own wishes. "Many of the consumers do not stop to consider that it costs a certain per cent to transact business and if a cut is made on one article it is generally made up on something else." Wm. Meggattsays: "I am just getting out from a very severe sickness, which prevented an earlier reply to your favor of the 16th. I have carefully read your article on onion seed in last week's Florist. I think you have pretty nearly hit the nail on the head. There is one fact now about seed which a great many men overlook, and it is this: There are five times times the breadth planted of onion seed both east and in California that there was ten years ago. The breadth has increased much taster than the demand, and even if there is not more than half a crop there will be enough to go round at reasonable prices. Had there been a full crop both east and Califor- nia in my opinion onion seed would not be worth much. The general claim is that Wethersfield Large Red is very short, but there is less red and more yellow being used every year, and in my opinion there will be enough of that to go round at reasonable prices." Johnson & Stokes say: "We quite agree with your opinion that the trade is poorly satisfied with the ruling prices on onion seed, and we see no reason this season why we could not get an advance of at least 50 per cent over the prices at which we sold last year, the crop being very short, with the exception of a few varieties both in this country and Europe. Our own experience has been that we can sell quite as much or more onion seed at high prices than we can at the low prices which have been prevailing. Last year our catalogue prices were about as high as those of any house in the trade, and we sold out almost our entire supply, and do not believe we could have sold a pound more had our catalogue prices been half what they were. It is our opinion that many ot theseedsmen scare off their trade among market gardeners and onion growers by making their prices too low. If with the short crop this year and their small stocks of old seed carried over the seedsmen do not make money on what onion seed they get on their contracts it will cer- tainly be their own fault." Northrup, Braslan & Goodwin Co. say: "We are much pleased to note you propose giviner the true state of the onion seed market. We real- ized a shortage some weeks ago and immediately advanced our price. The trade (wholesale and retail) are in a position to make a price on onion seed the coming season that will pay them a handsome profit, as every pound harvested and in the country will be m demand, and why not do it?" Z. De Forest Ely & Co. say: "We really are at sea and do not feel that we possess at the present writing sufficient data to give an opinion that shall be valuable. We have had demands from several houses in the last week each wanting from 1 to 2,000 pounds of Red Welhersfiekl onion, but we are inclined to think that they are all working for the same order." Jas. Vick's Sons say. '"We most emphatically agree with your remarks regarding price of onion seed. The price has been cut so much of late that there is very little eastern grown seed on the mar- ket, many dealers selling the cheap California grown as 'just as good.' California grown seed can be sold at wholesale for less than it actually costs to produce the superior eastern grown seed. We have for years endeavored to keep up the price to an honest figure, but last year as there was no hope of reform by setting a good example we cut the price of Yellow Globe Danvers to SI per pound. The crop of onion seed will be very short this year." A leading Canadian house says: "Your remarks on the situation of onion seed are quite correct and opportune, for the past few years it has been the most uncertain commodity upon the list, and prices have been unnecessarily and ruinously cut, seemingly with the object to capture trade, but resulting in failure to attain the desired end, as the cutting of prices on a staple commodity is not unlike small-pox, very catching and dangerous to the victim. It may be that the past season's indulgence and experience will have had a good medicinal effect, and that the patients so afflicted will now have stronger minds and more desire to sell at profitable prices, and thus contribute to healthy business prosperity. There is undoubt- edly a short crop of onion seed, both American and European growth, but there may be enough to meet requirements, with nothing in the way to prevent fair and profitable prices, if seed houses who issue catalogues will agree to co-operate and list at a uniform scale of prices for staple sorts, but how to accomplish this will be a matter for someone who will act on behalf of the general interests of the trade. Perhaps the American Florist would continue their good offices to attain the desired end by issuing a circular to every seed house who issues a catalogue asking if they will agree to such a scale of prices, and to print and adopt them for season 1895. If they so agree, to send you at once their views, naming prices that in their judgment would be desirable, you to be the sole arbitrator, and decide from the majority of replies upon the list of prices for adop- tion, which would be mailed promptly. Replies would require to be sent you immediately on receipt of your circular, that no time may be lost. This is merely a suggestion; if thought well of it might have good results for the coming season's trade and establish more friendly relations." Mr. Fred S. Plant was married Octo- ber 24 in California. Blue Grass has advanced again to about $9 per 100 pounds. Visited Chicago this week: E. V. Hallock, R. BngelmaiiD, Henry A. Salzer, H. W. Buckbee, Thos. N. Griswold. We regret to announce the death of the wife of Mr. M. E. Fagan,chief of Seed Division, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Eckford's new white sweet pea Blanche Burpee is now being offered to the catalogue trade by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. The Telegraph Code committee are perplexed by the new jumping bean and enquire if it should be included in the code. Will some one reply? Grand Rapids, Mich.— A. J. Brown & Co., seedsmen, report agood season and collections very fair. The bean crop of Michigan, however, is only about one- hall; peas fair, clover short. George Sproule, for a number of years bookkeeper for D. Landreth & Sons, Philadelphia, died on the 11th inst. of injuries resulting from being struck by a cable car about three weeks previously. Shipping Coals to Newcastle. It is reported that a prominent Philadelphia seed house shipped many thousand pounds of Red Top and White Flat (Strap Leaf) turnip to Europe this fall; these two varieties are very scarce; not only abroad, but in this country, and thisseed may find its way back to the United States at a profit to the shipper, even if a high figure was paid for it. VON SIGNS. TRUE DUTCH STOCK. $ 1.75 per 100 $16.00 per 100O $14.00 per 1000 in 5000 lots. Z. DEFOREST ELY & CO., 1024 Market Street, -PHILflDtLPHIfl. Pfl. i8g4' The American Florist. 295 BULBS! Hyacinths Narcissus Tulips Crocus etc. At Reasonable Prices. Just Received, Limited Quantity. White Roman Hyacinths, 12-15. Dutch Hyacinths for Forcing. Paper Wliite Grandiflora, Polyanthus, Forcing & Bedding Hatdy sorts. Single Early Named, in sorts for bedding, 5000 for JS25.00. Single Early Mixed, 5000 for |22.50. Large Yellow, cioth of Sliver, Cloth of Gold, per 5000 $12.50. In mixed sorts, per 6000 |11.00. Harrisii, 5-7,9-11,11-14. Longiflorum, 5-7. Candidums. Callas. Chinese Narcissus, Berlin Pips Lily of the Valley from cold storage and to arrive C. H. JOOSTEIV, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, besTgermaFforcing pips J9.C0 the 1000 by the box of 2500; $10.00 the 1000 for less quantities. Less ten per cent, for prompt cash. August Rolker & Sons New York, P. O. Station E. Seedling Peach Pits FOR SALE. Per 100 lbs % 2.00 Per Ton 30.00 COX SEED AND PLANT CO. 411, 413 & 415 Sausome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ri'ITCM15tII«G, AIA.iS«»SS. It ONION SETS SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦i New York: 26 Barclay Street, CHICAGO: 146-48 w,wasliin£toii St, AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS, GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. BULBS. BULBS. BULBS. In lots of 200 in one or of several sorts we furnish DELIVERY INCLUDED, and sound Bulbs guaranteed on arrival. AURATUM, 7-9. per 100, S4.00 9-11 " 5. BO " 11-13 " 8.00 SPECIOSUM Kubruin, 8-9 " 5.00 9-11 " 8.00 11-13 " 9.00 8-9 '• 8.00 9-11 " 10.00 7-9 " 4.00 8-10 " 5.00 " Album, LIL. LO>fGIFLOKUM, ORDER AT ONCE. Orders now booked for Cycas revoluta stems. Delivery February to May. Send for our new Catalogue. Interesting and novel. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street. NEW YORK. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, $10.00 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. 404 E. 34tli Street, NEW YORK. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at -."> and 5U cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Horlicult''u%"lTsta"ishment. SOUTH ORANGE. N. I. August Rolker & Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- tember and October. I*alnis sold on Tuesdays only. SUNSETS, PERLES, METEOR. Clean, healthy stock. MERIVIETS, ■ BRIDES. NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE. MME. WATTEVILLE, BON SILENE. PAPA GONTIER. Strong plants, from :i-lncli puts. JN per ICIJ: JT5 per 1000 WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, two Year om 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 100 or lUUCI. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Pernio , $8.00 , 9.00 . 8.00 ;.50 FINK I. VKGE PLANTS. BRIDBand .MKllMIOT PKHLE and SINSKT r.ONTlER and S(li:i'EUT I>A FHANCE nn.l WHITE LA FRANCE. And all other standard varieties. Send list for prices. Also Immense and fine line 2H-lnch pot Roses. Finest Rex Beeonlas. :i-ln. pots. Jo.uo per 100. TEU5IS CASH WITH OllDEH. THE NATIONAL. PLANT CO., Dayton, O. f M t Mention American Florist BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American Florist. Roses, Plants, Trees, Etc. We offer a choice stock of Roses, Bedflina Plants. Stirubs, Trees. Etc., 5 Acres under Glass. 30 Acres in Trees. Shrubs, &c. Send in your list and will quote lowest prices by return mail. Catalogues Free. Address NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. ROOTED Verbena cuttings Ready for Immediate Shipment. Ttiey are perfectly healthy, and the best named varieties. Price, Sl.OO per 100: ISS.OO per 1000. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Lily of the Valley. First quality for forcing, November delivery. Strong pips, 85 per 1000. cash with order. H. WREDE, Luneberg, Germany. FLORAL DESIGHS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. 29G The American Florist. Oct. 27^ London, Ont. Flowers, notwithstanding the recent frost and following rain storms, has put an end to outdoor stuft', are still more plentiful than customers. Roses are in better supply and of better quality than usual at this season. Carnations are looking well and are coming in in suffi- cient quantities to supply the demand. There is a good promise of a glut when chrysanthemums come in with a proba- bility of slashing in prices. London has now five flower stores, three having opened within a month, the latest being Mrs. Woodliffe's, re-opened, who conducted a store a few years ago and was burned out, and Westlake; a photographer, has turned part of his place into a store. Already there is some lively competition and cutting of prices, roses suffering most. J. Gammage & Sons, who have recently had their store renovated and refitted, had an opening on September 20. It was something new in London and took well. The store was tastefully decorated. No flowers were sold, each visitor being pre- sented with a rose or carnation or two on leaving. A. G. Stephens is building a 20x50 foot house. M.J. Cole is cutting some good Beau- ties, Testouts and Whitneys. M.J. Kelly, who started about a year ago, recently offered his stock and houses at auction. Part of the stock was sold but no bid could be had oa the houses and property. G. MiLLBROOK,N.Y,— TheMillbrookHort. Society will hold a chrysanthemum show November 6 and 7. Full details may be had on addressing the secretary, Mr. L. Kennedy. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, and J. T. Temple of Davenport, la., were callers last week. I. N. Kramer & Son are putting in a new bailer and will run by hot water under pressure. Nashville, Tenn. — The Nashville Flo- ral Society has issued a premium list for a chrysanthemum show to be held Novem- ber 6 to 10. Copies may be had by ad- dressing the secretary, Mr. R. B. Currey, Nashville, Tenn. New Haven, Conn.— The New Haven Chrysanthemum Club is arranging to give a chrysanthemum show on an exten- sive scale, November 7, 8 and 9, at the Armory. The sum of $200 has been ap- propriated for premiums. Elgi.n, III.— Mr. Geo. Souster, the flo- rist, was recently attacked by his large mastiff and badly lacerated. His injuries were at first feared to be fatal but a thor- ough examination proved them less seri- ous, though certainly bad enough. Hamilton, Ont. — The chrysanthemum show of the Hamilton Electoral Division Agricultural Society will be held Novem- ber 7 and 8. Copies of the premium list may be had on application to the secre- tary, Mr. Walter H. Bruce, corner King and MacNab streets. New Bedford, Mass. — The Gardeners' and Florists' Club will hold a chrysan- themum exhibition in City Hall, opening the second Monday in November. Much interest centers in the competition for the prize cup, which has been won by Mr. John T. Kooney two years successively, and which, should he win it this year, will become his property. 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 WANTED— In a retail store by a young io man of 20. Best of references. Address BROOKLYN, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— In a medium sized place, by a voung man, 21. with experience among plants. Address * Box (;(;il, Waynesboro, Pa. SITUATION WANTED-By flrst-class florist; Ger- man. Can take entire charge of place. Also mushroom grower. 7-111 Shetheld Ave.. Chicago. QITUATION WANTED— By young man In green- O house or store : work of any kind ; some experi- ence. Good reterence. J. M. Happ, Plqua. Ohio. SITUATION WANTKll As fcrcniaii or assistant foreman and propagator In Hr.st-i-hiss commercial place. G. TAUU, chestnut lllll. Phlla., Pa., care John Burton. SITUATION WANTED— By a competent gardener and florist, 15 years' experience; well posted In and outside work; southern states preferred. Address Florist, care C. S. Tall. Brunswick. Ga. SITUATION WAXTED-By a young man who Is well e.vperienced In roses, carnations, chrysanthe- mums and spring stuff. Address Florist, care Charles Bauer- bZ'l Brook St., Phlla.. Pa. QITUATION WANTED- As assistant, greenhouse O or store work; can take charge; experienced, re- liable, abstainer; good salesman. References. Ad- dress E P P. care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED— By a young German; age 10 22; In a private or florist establishment; .^) years" experience in general routine. Best of references. Address Otto Dreheb. care R. Hunnlck. Newport. R. I. SITUATION WANTBD-Practlcal florist fully posted on all the requisites of commercial places, general propagation. Items of the nurseries, best references, wishes situation where ability and experience Is re- quired. Address Practical, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— In florist or seed business by an energetic young, experienced Dutch bulb grower. French. German and English correspondent; also good salesman. Not afraid of any work. Flrst- class references. Particulars, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By competent florist and gardener; German, single, good habits; 15 years' experience. Well posted In roses, carnations and choice cut flowers, also plants In and outdoors. Com- mercial or pr.vate. Good references. Address. E B K, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By practical rose grower who devoted all Ills lifetime in cultivation of all kind of roses to di-ve!i>!t their beauty to a perfection. Well posted In all kinds of cut flowers. Capable to take entire charge of largest establishment In this line. To responsible parties the greatest satisfaction will be assured. Satisfactory references. Address UusE Grower, Forest Glen, Cook Co.. III. WANTED— By young, single man. age 30. sober and industrious, employmenton a commercial i)lac-e. 5 years' experience In large commercial places. West- ern New Vork or Ohio preferred. Address WiLLl-NG, care American Florist. WANTED— A flrst-class night fireman: 75,0:0 feet of glass, built or in course of building; steam and hot water; married man, no children, wife to take cottage and board young men : send reference. ANCHORA^JE HOSE CO.. Anchorage. Ky. WANTED— At once, competent florist and gardener, one with some knowledge of fruit growing pre ferred. Must be sober, industrious and capable of taking charge. Address with age, experience, refer- ence, wages expected. F. W. Custer. Pontlac. 111. lOR SAIjE cheap- Largesecond-handflorlsfe lee Box, value about *75. Vaurha.n's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. F FOK SALE OR KENT— Greenhouse, well stocked. 250U square ft. of tilass. Ueason. bad health. For piirllculnrs Inquire Tiieo. Noeule, Green Bay, Wis. FOR Sale Oil RENT— Greenhouse and celery gar- den. Good business; no competition. BarKnIn on account 111 health. Shares to right party. W. .L Oi-DS. Union City, I*a. Tj^OU SALE— Small, well stocked greenhouse, In a J? splendid town; no compatitloQ. Sickness the cause of selling. Address Klouist. care Tuscola Floral Co.. Tuscola. 111. FOR SALE CHEAP-Large. new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to $175. Vaughan's Seed stoue. I4ti & 148 West Washington St., Chicago. FOR SALE-Or will cxrhange for eastern property 10 acres choice hmil lunlrr Irrl^'utlun iiciir Llillniav ivnialn on In. ml. Alfhed M. Haiides. hi South St.. Morrlatown, N..I. I^OK SALE OK TO LET. -Seven greenhouses and ' llnrnl store, the olduMt nnti only HrBt-cIiiss enln b- llshment within one lull). Irud an. 1 llfty mil. -s of Ihls city; cannot grow one half Uie rlowtTs .Icnum.lt'ti. A rare chance to niaki' money In a large and Ihc niu.st rapidly growing citv In the world. Reasons for selling, iim about to retire from all business. For particulars address A. McCoMKEit, 1121 East Third St., Dululh, Minn. Several thousand 1. 2, S year old seedlings of Ever- greens (Biota, Thuja, Cypress. Retlnospora), Laurus noblllB, and Pear, Quince. Apple, Plum, bedding stock, Roses. Send catalogue and prices to Alligator Ranch, Dickinson, Texas. T. W. Dueuuig. Florist store In a city of 40,00U Inhabitants, one block from 2 ferries to N. Y. city; also opposite R. R. depot on principal thorouglifare, 5 distinct trolley lines pass the door; the only store in the city of Its kind, store 25x35. building fixtures and all complete. For particu- lars apply J. J. FETKKS. Long I.sland City. N. Y. I would be pleased to receive Catalogues from dealers in general greenhouse stock. R. HOFFMANN, Hillsdale, Mich. Gardener L. S. & M. S. Ry. Co. FOR SALE OR RENT- Greenhouse plant of .'i.OOU square feet of glass, heated by steam; well stocked; central I<.'catlonof the main street of llvt- town. 40U0 population: railroads connect to all points of the U. S. Will sell ground, greenhouses, stock Included, cheap: or will lease for term of years. Must quit on account of sickness. Address quick. C, care Am. Florist. FOR SALE. OR WOULD LEASE. One of the best places in the state; established 25 years, with iO.UU) feet of glass and two acres of land. A chance of a lifetime. Electric cars pass every 1.3 minutes. Sewer and electric light. Everything in best running order, and well stocked. Address F. GOBULEY, Worcester, Mass. Stock, good will, and fixtures of established paying florist business in thickly populated portion of Phila- delphia, on a good business street. Trolley cars pass the door. Attached to store are tliree greenhouses, containing IWU feet of glass. A very showy place. Low rent. Will sell cheap to quick buyer. Address ARTHUR MALLON, Jr., Z\Zl Ridge Ave.. Phila , Pa. A FINE BULB, PLANT OR SEED FARM IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. Location o'J ml es from Ashevllle. the famous resort and sanitarium, and in the Piedmont region of the state- An entirely level stretch of landlylngalonglhe Catiwba river and ttie Richmond & Danville R. R ; Is a mellow, fertile, sandy loam, noted for Its fine crops, and known locally as "river bottom." Would make a fioe nursery for fruits or ornamentals. Adjoining tracts can be purchased also if desired. For terms and further particulars address KKV. J. <•. I5KOVVN, Oi-eenlee, N. C TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Thefimi of UHLMANN & HAISCH. of Memphis, Tenn.. has been dissolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded by E. UHLMANN, who will carry on the business of florist in all its branches, and who will endeavor to maintain the enviable reputation gained by the late firm for high artistic work, and for elegance and promptness in the execution ot all orders. PiEONY BULBS. Large Clumps, $40 per 100, will divide into 3 to 5 parts. Every florist should have 100. They pay. Write for 1000 price. FOREST GLEN. ILL, Pansies Worth Raising. STRONG PLANTS. PARTLY IN BLOOM. 1000 for $4 00; 5000 for $15.00. Free ou board of express. ONLY A FEW MORE LEFT. Cash with order. SEED (lSi)4 only), as advertised before. CHRISTIAN SOLTAU. 109 Grant A venue. JEKSEY CITY, N. J . A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch |12.50 per 100 3-inch 17.C0 per 100 4-inch 40 00 per 100 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. :^.A.X£.E:fi. :^f<.<=>8., p. O. Box 73. KANMAS CITY. MO. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Jlarlo I.oiilBO, HtroiiK. healthy, )arBe chimps, SO. 00 per IIX); Kki.iiU jkt lOUU. „ The standiud varieties of CARNATIONS, SC.OO per 100; swim per lllllO. ^ ., „ LOUIS A. GUILLAUME, East Onondaga, N. Y. i8g4' The American Florist. 297 S)P FOR Chrysanthemums W and VIOLETS, We are the People. All kinds of "iVtUIVUS" always on hand. ALL COLORS. ALL SIZES. ALL PRICES. Roses, Carnations, Valley, and all other Flowers. Fine stock. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXGHHNOE, 468 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. PANSIES. .. Every Florist Claims tlie Best. I am willing to have mine tested alongside of any in the market. Over a thousand florists used them last season, were pleased with them and made money out of them. Have any quantity of tine plants ready now. They can not be oifered in com- petition with cheap grown seed, bu quality considered, are remarkably cheap at the price. By Mail or Express, prepaid, 75c. per 100; by Express at your expense. $5.00 per 1000. A I,iberal dis- count will be allowed on large orders. Geraniums. CUTTINGS. better sorts. Not one ROOTED The best of the that is not Al. Labeled. $1.50 per 100; $12 00 per 1000. Without labels, $1.25 per 10b ; $10 per 1000. Carnation Cuttings in season. I love to answer inquiries and give estimates. ALBERT M. HERR, L.B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy Pansies rerdy October I5th and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail 60 cts. per 100; by express 1000, $5.00; 5000, 820; 10000, $:i5. All colois mixed. Pansy seed, Gnest mixed, 2500 seed 81. •' " yellow black eye, 2.^00 seed 81. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box KJ. SOUTUPOUT, CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture ol large floweriug varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain iu the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices ou LiHum Harrisii, Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ot the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, ^■iS EAST 34th Street, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; jiSS.OO per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cuttings. Young Plants, l-ield- Grown Plants in season, rtend for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven. Mich. CARNATIONS. 85.00. DAYBREAK. . |8.00. LIZZIE McGOWAN PURITAN TIDAL WAVE EMILY PIERSON J :iVXUJVX!S. Stock plants. Early flowering varieties. MME. FERDINAND BERGMAN. KATE BROWN, whites; .1. G. WHII.LDIN, yellow; ADVANCE, pick. 15c. each. CASH WITH ORDER. S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. CARNATIONS MRS. E. REYNOLDS $8.00 per 100 BUTTERCUP H.CO WILDER. HINZE's and others 5 00 CYCLAMEN. 3^-inch pots (i 00 GENISTAS..>iu. pots, nicestocky plants 12.00 SMILAX, 2!4-inch pots $12.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. "HELEN KELLER" The new^ Carnation; pure white, deli- cately uiarlEU AT <.)NrK. PAUL HITZ * .SON. N<-» Castle, Pa. Always mention the American Flo- rist -when writing to advertisers. FIELD-GROWN. Large, strong and healthy. WM. SCOTT, $12 50 per 100 PURITAN, 1 VAN LEEUWEN, -810 00 per 100 DAYBREAK. i McGOWAN. SILVER SPRAY, AURORA. ANGELUS, HECTOR, ^^ ^ GRACE WILDER, "^^ ^ HINZE'S WHITE. Price on application. AMERICAN BEAUTY and other Roses, 4-inch. A. S, MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Mention American Klorlsi. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE3 KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS After the early chrysanthemums are thrown out many ilorists plant carnations. We have a few thousand good plants heeled in in cold house suitable for this purpose which we offer, to close them out, at #4.00 PKK 100. PORTIA. TIDAL' WAVE, GARFIELD, HINZE'S WHITE. J. r^. mivi^oisr, BUOOMSBURG. PA. CARNATIONS strong plants in coltf-frames. white Dove, White Wings, Lambom, Hinze'.s White, S3 00 per 100. Garfield, Mrs. Fisher. Blanche, Portia, Attrac- tion, Golden Gate, Ben Hur, Mrs. Reynolds, Ricli- niond, Mrs. Hitt, j. J. Harrison, Golcfen Triumph, Louise Porsch. Nellie Lewis, Purdue, Spaitau, Dawn, $1.00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots, $2.50 ptr 100; J20.00 per 1000. TEKMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser In these columns. 298 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, Toronto. Chrysantbemums are quite the rage now, and everybody wears them. There are quantities of them coming in, and the bloom appears to be of a much better class than in former years. I notice a good many of the white pompon being worn by ladies; it is very pretty and "fetching." In yellows Whilldin seemsto predominate. Some very fine roses are to be seen in the stores too now; Dunlop had some magnificent Beauties the other day. Trade is picking up proportionately as outside gardens decline, but geraniums, cannas and a few other of the hardiest bedding plants still drag out a miserable existence; a frost of about 10° in strength would be a mercy in more ways than one now. This October has been a most enjoyable month, especially to lovers of nature. Mr. Gjo. Philip was chosen superin- tendent of the chrysanthemum show at the last meeting of the association by the casting vote of the chairman. Mr. P. has done good service at former shows and no doubt with his experience at them will do the best he can to have the show ready for the judges on schedule time. Mr. C. Arnold will take charge of the dec- orating, and that it will be well done goes without saying. The Mimics Industrial School trouble was again up for discussion and as usual caused a little acrimonious feeling. The manager and the gardener were expected down with books to show that there had been no underselling, but they did not show up, so the matter had to be laid over again. It appears to me that those who complain of this institution on ac- count of underselling have not a leg to stand on; there was no market price the last part of last season, and florists them- selves sold goods for whatever they would fetch sooner than take them home again. It was altogether to the interest of the gardener to get as high a price as possible for goods in order to make a good showing to the manager, but it could scarcely be expected that he should keep his prices to the top notch when oth- ers were selling away below. If, how- ever, the ground is taken that the insti- tution should not go into the business at all on account of free labor, etc., then there might be some consistency in the complaints and I should feel much in- clined to side with the complainers, but even then there is the consideration that the institution is to a large extent kept up by voluntary contributions and that these boys must be given employment and taught trades in order to give them any chance atall in after life. Everything considered I think the matter should be dropped; very little harm has been done to the trade so far, and the present agita- tion will probably show the managers of the institution that it would be unwise for them to go into that line of business more extensively than they are. E. VIOLETS. strong, tield grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Blootnington, III. Mention American Florist. JULES DC GOuK) ghent, Belgium. Offers tit the trade only Kood plantH. \»Mi Arauearia oxeelnu; liO.OOO Azaleas Indlca; '.WXiU Azaleas mollis; IWI.IXKJ Henonlas and (Jloxlnla Bulbs, best varieties; lOU.UWJ falms, clean idants. all sizes: lU.OOU Sweet Bays, standards and pyramldals. CASH WITH ORDER. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^A^Lru^^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have Ihem in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OP MERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1S94. Send for price list. WYNDMOOR .STATION. Phlla. & Reading R. R. from 12tli & Market Sts.. PHI LA. -EDWIN LONSDALE, YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest very early variety ever introduced. (See this paper Oct. 13, page 245.) E.vtra Stronjt Sto<'k Plants, 50 Cents each, MKS. E. G. HILL, the best early pink.. 95 Cents each. MISS KATE BKOWN ao Cents each. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, New Jersey. 10 per cent, discount for cash for all orders over 82. All the other best varieties at reasonable prices. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock plants, trae to name, from bench or pots. Flowers cut, MRS. E. G. HILL. QUEEN. NIVEUS. GOLDEN WEDDING, 20cts. each. MISS K. BROWN. IVORY, WANAMAKER. PRES. W. R. SMITH. MRS. R. CRAIG, J. H. TAYLOR, WHILLDIN. MRS. E. D. ADAMS. LINCOLN. WIDENER. NEWETT, MADEIRA. BALSLEY. DOMINA- TION AND MOREL, at 15 cts. each. J^'Order sooji. :is atook will not be saved unless sold. ROOTED CUTTINGS of flrst four. S3.00 per IGO; of others. 12. 5U per lOO. Cash with order, e-xcept on larfre orders from persons known to us. No order for less than Bi.UO. W. J. AM. S. VESEY, 90 Thompson Ave.. FORT WAYNE. IND. For Sale Now. 5000 Geraniums, rooted cuttings, best new and old varieties. S15.00 per 1000. oOO Chinese Primroses, 4 inch pots, from German seed, with flower buds, 86 00 per 100. 200 Primula Obconica grand., 4-inch pots, in bloom, $6 00 per 100. 200 Cineraria, 4-inch pots, strong, 10c. 100 " (>-inch pots, strong, 18c. 200 Vinca Harrisonii. strong clumps, $5.00 per 100. 500 Cannas, field-grown clumps, $5.00 per 100. Coreopsis lanceolata, Achillea "The Pearl," Hardy Phlox, Helianthus, Hibiscus, crimson eye, and other Hardy Perennials. HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS IN VARIETY. E. M. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Nurserymen and Florists. ■V. c:ia:ft.'X's..A.nr^z'X3:E:mi:TJi^8. MRS. E. G. HILL, best early, large flowering, pink, stock and 4-lneh pot plants fSdoz.; flS.OOperlOO 31AVIS, golden sport from Vlvland-Morel. sulTused apricot, extra. stock and 4-lnch pot plants ¥2doz. : 1.^.00 per 100 3!«-ioch plants lU.OOperlOO C. CHALFANT, golden sport from J. W. White. Stock and 4-inch pot plants Jl.SUdoz. 10.00 per 100 2H-lnch plants 7 60 per 100 WM. TKICKEK &, CO., Clifton, N. J. ELLIUTT'.S LITTLE GEM (true). 2-lnch pot plants, *tl.0O per 100. We still have a quantity of fine 'A}/t>-inch pot plants of I'RIMIILA OBCONICA .it fb'.OU per lUO. SEED, crop of IS',14, 60c. per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. stock p'ants of the leading new varieties at market prices. Send for list. I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar Rapids. Iowa. 1500 extra strong ground roots or HYPERICUM MOSERIANUM, one of the mo.'^t beautiful imnly perennials In cultlvii- tlon. *14.00 ui-r 100. lOUO Lathynisl.atlfollus Jtl 00 per 100 lUUO Alpine Asters. lOUO CoreopBls Lanceolata. lOOU Sedum Spetjtubtle. 600 Lychnis Vlscarla Splendens plena (double KaKged Kohln). 500 Iberls Semper- vlrenH. 101)0 Antdemlw Tlnctorla. All strong tiround routs, $o.00 per lOO. Herbert Greensmith, Rochester, N. Y. VINCAS AND ANTHERICUMS. E.vtra large field-grown VINCAS JiO.OO per 100 ANTIIEKICI'M VITTATUM VARIEGATUM 4-lnch $8.00 per lOD. Also l.'iOO feet 4-inch pipe, or will e.vchango for plants. JOHN BRONNER, 301 Beecher St., Syracuse, N. Y. PiaiiiSffGuumos. ACHYRANTHES, GOLEUS, CUPHEA, AND SOME OTHER STOCK ALTERNANTHERA, CARNATIONS, GERANIUMS, We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to si'ip, or on application. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. Mention American Florist. Trees, Shrubs, HARDY PLANTS. We offer an immense stock of Carolina Poplars, 12 to 15 ft. and 15 to 20 ft. EXTRA LARGE SHRUBS. All the popular kinds, such as Deutzias, Berberis Thunbergii, Japan Quince, Forsythia, Hypericum, Spiraeas, Tamarix, Privets, Mock Orange, Golden Elder, Snowballs, and many others. Also a fine stock of American Chestnu'S 6 to7 fl. European Larch 5 to 6 fl. Prunus Pissardi 4 to 5 ft. Spanish Chestnut 3 to 4 ft. Immense stock ol German Iris and Pseonies, finest sorts, at lowest prices. -e®*Send list of your wants to be priced. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., No. 54 Sixth Street, PITTSBURG, PA. Mention American Florist. 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 Kaempferl, in 100 choice vai-ieties. Japanese Maples, iu best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, Etc. Arauearia 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 FiorlBt. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2;^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. "HARD TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. For cosh with order we give 17 3 and 4-in. Palms for W (regular price W), and at for J6 (regular price fS). These comprise the best varieties, Including Latanlas and Kentlas. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, 111. i8g4- The American Florist. 299 Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NewRoghelle, N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, a.n.<3. Pf©'%?v F»larats, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- Bervatory SANDER, St Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St., New York City. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. ^^k'l'^Sl 21^-inch pots, S5.00 per 100; $4.') 00 per 1000. Field-grown Carnations — SOLO OUT. ELLIS, NORFOLK Co., MASS. JAPANESE IRIS, A splendid collt'cUnn. PHLOX, In brlKlit desirable colors. PEONIES, Choicest vjirleliea. Send for Catalogue and special trade pinces. OASIS NURSERY CO., Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. DOZEN, $3.00; 100, $22.50. F. A. BALLER, Bloominglon, III. 10,000 CINERARIAS of surprisingly brilliant colors, dwarf and large flowered, 2^-inch S2..50 per lOO Begonia Vernon, 2y;inch 3,00 per 100 CASH WITH ORDER. S. WHITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists, !) and 11 Roberts Street, UTK'A, N. V. (Sherwood Hall Ncbsert Co.) No. 427-9 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HEADQtlARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA -GROWN SWEET PEAS And other Flower Seeds. PACIFIC COAST TREE SEEDS JAPANESE And Native Bulbs. Ill Y BULBS And other Oriental Specialties. ONION SEED, PEAS, BEANS, ETC. Write for special contract prices. SPECIAL NOTICE. Do not fail to write us for QUOTATIONS, stating quantities you can use of any stock that you are open to buy. Our plants of every de- scription this season cannot be surpassed for fine condition and low prices. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, N. J. STOCK PLANTS EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS, F. BERGMAN, best and earliest white, cut Oct. 4, 1894 price 25c, each, MRS. E. G. HILL, best early pink, cut Oct, 13, '94 " 25c. each, YELLOW QUEEN, best early yellow, cut Oct. 6, '94 " 50c. each. These plants are iIiir from bench after Iiavlng bloomed. Strong plants. Cash with ciuheh DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. TRv DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, PhUadelphla, Fa. Gardiner's Celebrated jj English } Mushroom Spawn. Ttesh and Se'.iatle. S7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantities. John Gardiner & Co,, Philadelphia, Pa. fc -v-v -V -w -w -x^-^i Nurserymen and Florists E. G. HILL & CO., wtioiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention American Florist. should have our new Trade List for Autumn 1894. Contains one ot the largest and finest assortments OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. VINES and SMALL FRUITS. Send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO., 3IorrisviIle, I*a. Order Now. Ready by November 15th, fine lot of Double White Primulas 111 4-inch pots; will bloom this season. For florists short of white carnations no better substitute can be grown. cash with order, PRICE PER DOZEN » l-Bt PER HUNDRED 10.00 50 at hundred rates. Write for special prices In larue quantities. Address WM 1717 Gratiot Street, ROETHKE, SAGINAW. W. S.. MICH. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS Fine stock plants of MRS. E. G. HILL, QUEEN, IVORY, and 50 other varieties. Send for list. PARKSIDE FLORAL CO., W. C. Cook, Supt. 70th & Adams Ave., CHICAGO. Mention the American Florist when ivriting to advertisers on this page. 300 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, San Francisco. The newplaceof Mr. Robert Armstrong at Mountain View, Santa Clara County, consists of 200 acres of fine land. Hehas built two carnation houses, one 20x50 and the other 14x30; a house 10x30 for Adiantum cuneatum, three rose houses each 18x100 and two propagating houses, one 6x100 and the other 6x30. His carnations are Daybreak, Grace Wilder, Silver Spray and Portia. In roses he grows Bride, Bridesmaid and Mme. Cecil Brunner. The last named rose pays well on the Pacific coast. He has two acres of violets. The Czar and Marie Louise, in fine condition. And has planted out 25,000 chrysanthemums, principally yellow and white. Among other items he has 25,000 seedling Phoenix canariensis which he will grow for two years under contract. He makes a specialty of prowing plants under con- tract with various firms. But will also grow cut flowers largely for the San Francisco market. Among the attractions at Golden Gate Park are excellent collections of begonias and caladiums. Of the latter there are over 70 varieties. There are several hun- dred orchids, among which are some ex- cellent specimens. Among ferns there are fine examples of adiantums, and a beau- tiful specimen oi Todea superba. A speci- men of Todea hymenophylloides is three feet in diameter, and Dicksonia antarctica is grand. Many tree ferns are planted in sheltered spots in the park and generally do well. A huge piece of rockwork is being con- structed, with caves, cascades and rustic bridge that proves a great attraction to visitors. G. M. Strattan. Greenhouse Building. Dover, N. H. — C. L. Howe, 3 commer- cial houses. Manchester, N. H.— A. G. Hood, one rose house. Newburvport, Mass.— E. W. Pearson, one rose house, and one carnation house. Frederickton, N. B.— John Bebbing- ton, ore rose house. St. John, N. B.— H. S.Cruikshank.two commercial houses. West Hartford, Conn.— W. Andrews, two market garden houses. Bridgeport, Conn.— R. P. Wakeman, one large greenhouse. Bangor, Maine.— A. Sekenger, one com- mercial house. Springfield, Mass.— C. A. Royce, one commercial house. Pawtucket, R. I. — Alonza W. Vose, one commercial house. So. Barre, Vt.— Fred Clay, one green- house. Lee, Mass.— W. A. Phelps, one green- house. Madison, N. J.— L. A. Noe, -t commer- cial houses, each 200 feet in length. Summit, N. J.— W. H. DeForest, 1000 running feet of commercial houses. 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 directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. PATENTQ I Trade-Marks, Copyrights. Etc. ^^^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.vI/ KLErTHICAI, ANI> MECnANICAI, KM'KinS. CorreHpnndence Hollclted. BLUE SPRUCE AND BALSAM FIR. 3 to 5 feet | 7.00 per 100 5 to 7 feet 11.00 " 7 to 10 feet 18.00 " 10 to 12 feet 35.00 " 12 to 15 feet 50.00 " 15 to 18 feet 70.00 " HOLLY, best Eastern per case of 16 cubic feet, $3.00 LAUREL WREATHING, very heavy 5c. per yard HOLLY WREATHS, fine 12c. each If you wish freight charges prepaid, add one-third to above prices for any point east of the Missouri River, TERMS OF PAYMENT: One-half cash must accompany all orders. Balance payable not later than January 1, 1895. ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND ORDERS TO \?%r. I>. JBo^rtxtorx, ^\ii^. AOMC Cnnn i^or VINES, plants, fruits, FLOWERS, FLOW- Abmt rUUU ering bulbs, and greenhouse use. Guaranteed to give satisfaction if directions are followed. Put up in packages with full directions, to sell at 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per package. Discount to the Trade. Send for descriptive circular and price list with discount. Address HERMANN ROLKER, Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURERS SOLE AGENT. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON, D. C. TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting including an immense stock of MAPLES, ELMS, POPLARS, LINDENS, OAKS, in variety, of medium and large sizes. Estimates furnished. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. MORRISVILLE, PA. GrtTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROiyPlNG. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to .9. Horaco McFarland Co. . . . HARRISBCRG, PA Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saodsmon. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser. 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 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 Iilst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHINO. Queens, Co., N. T. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" CIUADE MARK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read thefoUonnug (^ood report of our Green House Putlx: PiTTSBUiUiH, Pa.. September 1st, 1894. We have been uslrifi the T. II. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend tt to all those who wish a number one article. It hns iilwavs given usperfectsatlBfactlt.in. When you use this Green House I'utty you will be sure of good results from same. SlRned: John ItitDOERS. Florist. Green Tree Boro.. Pa. HAiiTMAN Biios., FlorlBts, Allefiheny, Pa. •!•_ H. PO-ESATirO- CJO-, rorrorters of STRICTLY PUKK LEAD. P. O. Box OliS. PITTSBURGH, PA, B:S"^BE\VAKE of imitations. None g;eiiuine uuless labeled as aboTe. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. i8g4. The American Florist. 301 Florists^ Su p plies . Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new designs in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed In a complete outfit. New CATALOGUE will be READY ABOUT OCTOISKK 30th. H, & } S6 :iv. -gbtii St., PSILADELPEIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY.-^^»^ BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Addrest all correspondence to \ Music Hall Place. iaimfacturi! THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes m-tnch and 2-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 handled by all the wholesalers in Boston. AGENT.s: A. Rolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.: F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St.. N. Y. ; Ernst Kaufmann & Co., 113 N. 4th St., Philadelphia. Pa.; 11. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa.; A. I). Perry & Co.. 3;i Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; E. n. Hunt, T'.t Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, liil Mason St., MUkwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, IJth and Marshall Sts. lilchmond. Va. ; Jas. Vlck's Sons. Rochester. N. Y. ; Dan'I B. Long. Buffalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis. Mo.; Hunt- ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind.; Z. I)e Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa. ; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd St.. Portland, Oregon; A. Herrman, 415 E.:^th St.. New York: (Jeo- A.SutTierland.n? Brom- fleld St,, Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton ; N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place. Boston ; The Henry PhlUpps Seed ami Implement Co.. Toledo, O., Bert Cokely & Co., Phlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. R. 1. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. USE W.G.KRIGK'S Florlsls' Letters, Etc. Medal Awarded at the Worlds 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 they are fast- ened In the design. Give them a trial. You will And these goods to be superior to any In the market. 2-lnch Letters, $2.50 per 100. ^Postage. I5cts. 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. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. I 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N.J. When wTitlne mention the American Florist. TO ■RA_f CO ^" ^'''i'.^^Ps.?^!^!^?'' 50 lbs 81.50; lOO lbs $2.50. I^Tjerp Extra fine, per lOO lbs. 8.5. *S"Sample Free. LOOK AT THIS l At the present time we cannot go to each of our many patrons and friends and thank them personally for the many kindnesses and good wishes they have bestowed upon us, so we take this means of thanking you one and all for your kindness, and we shall use every effort to be worthy of same in the future, as in the past, and will con- tinue to make this Eouse the Headquarters for the FINES! LINE AND BEST DISPLAY OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES and NOVELTIES at most reasonable prices. It is always our aim to give our customers the best the market affords, at the lowest market value. And all orders receive prompt attention. Thanking you again very kindly, we remain Yours intly Successors to MARSCHUETZ & CO. M. RICE & CO., send for free Catalogue. 25 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . j^, H. COMEY, Camden, N. J. DYE WORKS: .lellerson. Master and Paul Street. Florists' Pins. GLASS HEADS. IN" BLACK, VIOLET AND WHITE. 1 1"-., I»JE«ICI3»: m. 3. m- i^_ C. Inches. 60c. 75c. Jl.UU, »1.2a, S1.!)0. »1.75, if2.00, SS.oU. SSj.UU per lUOO A First-class Certifioate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUG. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer, 54, 56, 58 Warren Street, NEW YORK. THE CHADBORN Cut Flower BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. Plant Stakes. }i, 5-16, ;vs, Yi, yi, ;'+, and /s-incli square, cut to lengths wanted. Vaughan's Seed Store, r.^^ Chicago. Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give auy quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired poiut. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilatinn sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. World's Fair. MEDKL SWRRDED. ERNST KAUFMANN & CO., Wholesale FLORISTS' SUPPLIES No. 113 Nortli 4th Street, Send for catalogue. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When asking prices state sizes of bo.xes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. When writing mention the American Florist. WOOD tMOOAVINO (^ MALr-TONEPIJOCCSa- NC ETCHINO;^ Je » WAX PDOCtSS ■ COPPCR ETCMINO ^ tLICTROT«-pINO ■ iISAVEHS Mention American FIorlBt. 302 The American Florist. Oct. ^7, Foreign Notes. Habenaria SusannEe is a recently intro- duced terrestrial orchid from Malaysia. The flowers are pure white and very handsome. Several of these habenarias have been introduced of recent years from the tropics; they recall our native varie- ties in style and habit, though the flow- ers appear much larger. The first chrysanthemum show of this season in England was held on Septem- ber 4. Among the varieties shown were Vice-President Hardy, Mrs. J. R. Pitcher, Blushing Bride, Mme. Desgrange, Mme. Edouard Rey and Flora. This seems a very early date to find chrysanthemum flowers sufficiently advanced for exhibi- tion; a visit to our leading chrysanthe- mum growers would show little in the way of bloom at that season. A recent writer in the London Garden- er's Chronicle speaks very favorably of carnation Lizzie McGowan, which he has been trying recently. He considers the flowers small, but says it is a most pro- lific bloomer, the flowers being so fra- grant and pure in tint. We have heard several complaints from growers in this country regarding chrys- anthemum Golden Wedding, it having "gone of suddenly without any apparent reason. The same trouble is reported by English growers, and the opinion seems to gain ground that this fine variety has some defect in constitution which makes it uncertain. It may be that atmospheric conditions affect it more readily than some other varieties; but this peculiarity is certainly a serious defect. Sophro-Cattleya exiraia is another of Mr. Seden's bi-generic hybrids, a cross between Sophronitis grandiflora and Cattleya Bowringiana. The flowers are in shape like the sophronitis, but very much larger, the color a brilliant rose, covered with a network of dark veins. The lip is deeper in color, with intense yellow at the base; habit of the plant dwarf. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired going through yourhouaeB two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for 't If you are We hn'epotjnwtthpthlritr \-.n nffd tho NETTKST and KKST thing out. '"I ho ^fw Ih-parture' for about half the cost of the old style, aend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMOPy, Evansviile, Ind. X3. XX. ft.O^ESEt.n'S, inu & 1«1 Soutii Fifth Ave., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for Rose HoaaeR, Conttervatorles. etc., etc. i« ProoUPofldinfl" Rochdale, Mass., June 4, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. Gentlemen: — In answer to your inquiry as to how I like the Clip- per Cypress Sash Bar would say, I think it is as near perfection as can be. Shall use no other in the future, having taken off an old roof this spring- and put on a new one with clipper bars because I liked my other house so well. I was also much pleased with the Cvpress Hotbed Sash you sent me, and shall probably order more this fall. Yours Respectfully, F. A. BIyAKE. GUTTER MflTERmL, RIiDGES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For clroularB and estimates ADDRESS LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. Hyookla^xid, O. «« Standard" Flower Pots. If you are in need of the Best, Strongest, most Porous and Cheap- est Flower Pots, send postal with an estimate of the number re- quired, and get best discount by return mail from The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 WhartOH St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. and Union St., Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, X. 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., which will be under the management of William Dopflfel and Conrad Breitschwerth. The business will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scal^ 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. 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and ]^to% cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. lySend for Circular. . . "ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Deatli to Aptiis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET -LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO.,- I.OUISVILLE. KV., U. S. A. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dlB- count on large orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l«^-lnch pots 6 per 1000 »«, 00 Ir 3.26 7 3.S0 8 4.00 S) 6.00 10 7.26 11 H.OO 12 13.80 14 Ii: nch pota per 1000*23.00 35.00 60.00 76.00 per 100 10.00 16.00 20.00 40.00 76.00 " Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AuKust Kolker & Sons, 1311 & l,* W. 24th St., New Vork City. New Vork AKenls. Mention American Florist. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. i8g4- The American Florist. 303 HOT-AIR 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-rider and pumping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON p^ip.^ir PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Tlieir operation is so simple and safe that a ctiild can run ttieni Tliey will pump water from sliallow a streams or any k.nd of well. Ttiey ^ 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 South Fiflh Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of llie bewt of niatfrlal, shell, firebox sheets anrt heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave.. Brooklyn, N.Y. «S*Send for Catalogue. rVT k etc; ROCK bottom PKICES send for \jUxxOkJ. Estimate. Sallsf action Guaranteed. S CO., 65 Warren St.. and 46, 48 & 60 CoUege Place, Pffe-vTcr 'K ox-Is. dty. LOCK THE DOOR BEKORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, GHIGAGO, FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^JVrlte' for latest jji-loes. VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate of 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 on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and ES' timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, IlSrCJOK.E'OK.A.TElD. HoniGoiiural flrcliliects and Hot Water Enoineers Send for Catalogue, enclosuig 4 cents in stamps. Kffo. S^^ Ocinal St., InfEJ-W "ITOiRH^ OIT'Sr. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Saved ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ On Your Coal Bills. If your Houses are Heated by a Furman Boiler. These Boilers have a high reputation, for Staunchness, Durability and Safety, and are Great Coal Savers. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GREENHOUSE HEATING. Over 150 styles and sizes, for Steam and Hot Water; also a full line of Horizontal Steel Tubular lioilers. Let us make you an estimate Free. Send for Catalogue. THE HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO. New Exclani) Office: .54 Oliver Street. Boston, Mass. New YciliK office: Taylor Bid b, 3'.i Cortlandt St., N. Y City. WESTEIIX Office: 131 Lake Street. ChlcaRO. Hume office and Works: 28 ^'Ine St., Geneva. N. Y, ESTABLISHED 8 66. 335 EAST Z\^^ ST. FFENS NEW YORK. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of ' CYPRESS • Greenlioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Always mention the Amercan FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catnJoRiie and price list. ;Si EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Riclimond, Ind. Please mention the American Florist eveiTr time you write to an advertiser. 304 The American Florist. Oct. 27> Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 2112 American Boiler Co.. . .304 Baker Bros 296 BallerF A 299 Bayeredorfer H k Co30I Berger H H & Co 295 Blanc A 300 BonsallJosE 292 Boston Letter Co 301 Boynton WD..: 3C0 Brabant Aug F .301 Brant &Noe 29(i Bronner John 298 Brown RevJC 29(i Bums & Raynor 293 Burrow J G 297 BuU Paul & Son 29T CarmanR W 300 CarmodyJ D 302 Chadbom Kennedy Mfg Co 301 Chandlee & Chandlee. .3U0 Ch'go Folding Box Co 292 Corbrey & McKellar... .292 Cottage Gardens 297 Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 295 CrabbA Hunter .302 Dallledouze Bros. ... 299 Deamud J B & Co 292 De Cock Jules 298 De Lamater Iron Wks 303 Dillon J L 295297 Domer Fred & Son 297 DreerH A 2!I9 BlIlottB ACO 298 Elliott WH 293 Ellison Wm 292 Ely ZDe Forest&Co293 294 Essex Heights Flo'l Co297 Fisher* AIrd 29il Gardiner John & Co... 299 Gonzalez F & Co 298 Qonnley P 2911 Greensmlth Herbert.. .298 GuUlaume Louis A... 29ti Gumey Healer Co 304 Hall Ass'n 303 Hammond BenJ 300 Hancock & Son 297 Hartford HE 292 Helnl Joseph 297 Herendeen Mfg Co 303 Herr Albert M 297 Hermann's Seed Store297 HewsAH&Co 302 Hllflnger Bros 302 HlllEG&Co 299 Hlppard B .Hia Hltchlngs&Co 304 Hoffman E M & H N . .298 Hoffman K 2i»i Hooker U M Co 303 HoranEdwC 392 293 Hulsebosch Bros 2it5 HuntEH 293 Hunter Frank D 29:i Jennings G B 297 JoostenC H 295 Kaufmann Ernst & Co.:301 Kennlcott Bros Co 293 Kramerl N & Son 298 Krlek WC 301 Kroeschell Bros Co 803 Kuehn C A 292 Lockland Lumber Co. . 301 302 liOngDan'IB 293 Lonsdale Edwin. . . 297 298 Lord & Bumham Co.. 304 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co .302 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .293 McFarland J H 295 McFarland J H Co 300 Mac Bean A S 297 Mallon Arthur Jr 29li MandaW A 2il5 Manz J&Co 301 May JnoN 297 298 Michel Pit & Bulb CO.295 Monlnger Jno C 304 Moon Wm H Co. . . 2ro3C0 Meyers* Co 3ii3 Nanz * Neuner 295 National Plant Co 395 Nevin T H Coj-. 300 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 293 Oasis Nursery Co 2'.» Parkslde Floral Co 299 Parmenter Mfg Co 302 PennockCJ 297 Pennock Sam'l S 292 Peters J J 3!lt) Pitcher & Manda 20.1 QuakerCltyMc hWks.303 KeedGlassCo 303 RelnbergBros 293 Reuters J 297 Rice M&Co 301 RobertsDH 302 Roehrs Theo 293 Roethke Wm 299 Rogers Pk Floral Co. .293 Rolker A &Son8 295 Rolker Herman 30O RussellS J 3U1 Sander* Co 299 Schwake Chas 295 Scollay Jno A 303 Shelmlre WR 292 Sheridan WF 293 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .299 Situations, wants, etc..29ti Smith Nath & Son 298 Soltau Christian 296 Spooner Wm H 295 Steflens N 303 StrebySO 298 Struck JN&Bro 303 Sunderbruch H L 293 Sunset Seed & Pl't C0..299 Sutherland Geo A 293 Swayne Edw, 297 Syracuse Pottery Co. . .302 Trlcker Wm & Co 298 Uhlmann B 296 Vaughan J C..292 295 301 Vesey W J & MS 21« Washburn Andrew 298 Weathereds Sons T W.303 Weeber & Don 295 Welch Bros 293 Whllldln Pot Co 302 Whitton S * Sons 2;i9 WIlksMfgCo 303 Williams & Sons Co. ..298 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 293 297 WlttboldGeo 299 Wood Bros 295 WredeH 295 Young Jno 293 Young ThosJr 293 London, Ont.— Mr. John Dilloway, until recently in the florist business en Dundas street, died last month of drops r. Kennett Square, Pa —Charles S. S Wayne's new house is 100x50 and is de- signed for carnations and violets. /^ ^:^^ A;., SIZE. '^007 flAVV'TnORHcy\v'E.,GrtlCAGO.lLL. Hitolxir^^^^ #& Co. 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, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. ^~ Plans and estimates furnished on application • Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . . SEND POUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . • • LORD & BURNHAM CO.. ifvingtoii-oii-Hudson, W. Y. GREENHOUSE HEATING Is a branch of our business we have given very close study for a good many years, and can assure any one intending to employ Hot Water or Steam that we have the most modern system. WKITK FOR CATALOGUE. 18 TYPES. 174 SrZES. ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF FUEL. ^mert'can ^oi/er Company boston: new York: Chicago: Portland, ore. 195 Ft. Hill Sqr. 94 Centre St. 84 Lake St. 127 Sixth St. "ADVANCE" (Trade Mark.) For Hot Water. Gurney Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Qreenhouse Catalogue. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. Bit I ixin ( JonxsoN & Co., 71 John St.. New York and vicinity. .?.^\;?,ia \ J- C. V. TRACnsEI,. 24(! Arch St., I'hlla. and Tlolnll7. AOBNtiEB ( ^ ^ GuiFFiNQ luoN Co.. 'H Dearborn St., Chicago and Western States. (agr Rmerica is "the Praw of the I/essel; thsre may be mare comfort Rmidships, but we are the first to touch Unknown Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 3, 1894. No. 335 f DillE /AJ!lilS>l!@M} (FiL@lSI!@7 Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. PtmLISHED EVERY SATtTRDAY BY The AiiERiOAN Florist company. 3)S8 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Di-awer 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. J. T. Anthont, ChlcaKo, president; Robert Kin", Philadelphia, vice-president; WM. J. STEWART, 87 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secretary. Tie naw officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895. are; Edwin LoNsnAi.E. Chestnut mil. Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. C. Rl^lNEMAN. Allegheny City. Pa., vice- g resident; \Vm. J- Stewart. Boston, secretary: 11. B. EATTV, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa., August. lsy5. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemums— At Ernst Asmus' —Notes taken Oct. 2.3 . — The chrysanthemum committees — Coming exhibitions — Chrysanthemum Philadelphia — Chrysanthemum show judges — Correction of names — Our chrysanthemum number BougainviUea glabra Sanderiana . . . - . Winter flowers Carnations— Notes — Some new Roses— American Beauty —Overhead heatinp (illus) The retail trade— Now a department .... —Window displays — Answers to (juestions ... Orchids— Cypnpedium Youngianum Miscellaneous seasonable hints Exhibition at U. S. Nurseries A "night watchman" (illus) Boston .... New York Philadelphia Chicago . . St. Louis Buffalo . . Elmira, N. Y. Indianapolis Kansas City, Mo The seed trade News notes 318, 320, Baltimore Toronto Gait, Ont 305 306 306 306 .306 307 307 307 307 307 308 308 309 309 309 310 310 310 311 311 311 312 312 313 313 314 314 314 318 322 324 326 326 New soil is accountable for a good deal of boasted skill in culture. Mail advs. at once for our special chrysanthemum number to be issued next week. Ficus RELiGiosA is the Religious Fig of the East Indies. W. R. Smith says that the natives will never tell a lie under this tree; so, to avoid inconvenient conditions they never plant it near their places of business. Chrysanthemums at Ernst Asmus'. Some years ago when hybrids were forced extensively in winter for the New York market, the roses took the place of the chrysanthemums as soon as these were finished. In these days of American Beauty, Belle and Meteor hybrid perpet- ual roses are no longer a profitable crop and valley, lilacs and carnations are about all the material there is left for a cut flower grower to fall back upon, if he grows chrysanthemums extensively. Only the earliest varieties can be got out of the way in time for carnations, and this is one great point in favor of the very early sorts, which arenow multiplyingso rapidly. Mr. Ernst Asmus is one of the keenest and most observant, as well as most suc- cessful growers. Whatever he doesisdone with a well defined object in view, and when results are unsatisfactory he man- ages to come pretty near finding out the cause, and can always give a good reason for any method he may pursue. The price at which chrysanthemum blooms are now marketed leaves but a small margin between the cost of production and the total pecuniary results of the crop at best. Foreseeing this, Mr. Asmus has grown his plants to four or five blooms instead of to one or two. Indi- vidual blooms may suffer as to size to a greater or less extent, but they can be grown for less money, and at prices now prevailing this is the only plan possible, if a direct loss is to be avoided. Concern- ing some of the ambitious varieties now more or less prominent, Mr. Asmus talks in this manner: "Viviand-Morel, which I began to cut on October 22, is grand this year. The flowers seem stiffer and more substantial than last year. On all other varieties I am later than most growers, but singu- larly enough I am first in the market with this. "Mrs. Craige Lippincott, which was being cut at this time last year will be later with me. I was disappointed in it at first; it started up spindling and seemed to have no constitution, but it has now made a good strong growth and splendid foliage. "Mrs. Whilldin turned out this year ear- lier than in other years, but the trouble was everybody had it, and it sold too cheap. "J. H. White has got to go. It is too bad, for it has some grand points, but it has a tendency to drop its petals, and they say in the stores they can sell fifty of Ivory to one of this, so what's the use of growing it? We are 'out for the stuff".' "Mrs. E. G. Hill. These are all cut. Sales of this variety have been unsatis- factory. The stem is not up to the stand- ard, and they do not seem to want the color in New York. "Marie Louise, now ready to cut, has too heavy a flowerfor the weak neck, and on that account must be condemned. "Mrs. J. Geo. lis, which is very lateand does not yet show what it will amount to, I am afraid will have the same trouble. They tell me it will be a good large flower. That weak neck will never hold up a big flower. "On the other hand, Pres. W. R. Smith has a tremendous stem and grand foliage, but the flower is not large enough for the stem. "Harry Balsley is another variety with a weak stem. Its beautiful color is its only recommendation. "The Queen is splendid every way; noble foliage and fine flowers. I have been cut- ting it every day for a week. It is a good keeper, and the longer it sits the whiter it grows. "Niveus is going to be grand. Foliage, stem and flower are all No. 1. They are a nice even lot and could be cut now, but the petals will grow yet, and you don't improve a chrysanthemum by cutting it too early. "Golden Wedding looked fine up to the time we had those three days of steady rain in September. The plants seem to have got chilled through, and since then have had rust and fungus awful bad. "Mrs. Cliffe (Pink Pearl) I had to throw out. It was badly rusted, and the disease was spreading from it to other varieties near it. That is the only thing to do when rust appears. It is bound to spread if allowed to remain. "Challenge. There is a variety that had the making of the grandest chrysanthe- mum out. Foliage, stem and flower about perfect, but I cannot keep the cen- ter buds from blasting. They all rot away when small, and we are forced to take side shoots for our flowers. "Major Bonnaff'on with me does not promise very large flowers. "Eugene Dailledouze will take another ten days before it will be ready to cut. It is very tall, but the stems are great, and the flower will be enormous. "H. E. Widener seems to have lost con- stitution and will have to take a back seat. The first year we got flowers twelve and thirteen inches, but have never been able to do it again since that time. "Domination is another we have got to drop. It is small and diseased. That is the way with chrysanthemums, you 306 The American Florist. Nov. J, have got to keep dropping and dropping every year. "This is my first year with Minerva. It appears to be a good yellow, but looks a little bit soft. "Two old varieties that still hold their own are Wanamaker and Lincoln. Neither of them are to be sneezed at. Lin- coln promises to be as fine as ever. "Maud Dean seems to grow better, and will be more even than last year. It will not be in for two weeks yet. "Flora Hill is doing better than ever with me. It used to show rust badly, but is all right this year. You can let this variety sit as long as you like. It moves slowly, and won't drop. "Mermaid is not nearly as strong as last year. It will be ready to cut in about ten days. "W. N. Rudd will come in with Mer- maid. It seems lighter in color than last season. When in perfection the ends of the petals in this variety split and branch out like an elk's horn, and it is not ready to cut until this takes blace. "Mrs. Jerome Jones will be very late. No other variety will compare with it for foliage. 1 wish we only had a yellow like it "The latest clear yellow we have is Dr] Covert. It willnotbein fora month yet. 'I Notes Taken on Chrysanthemums Octo- ber 23, 1894. \Tht-se nott'S 7^'t-)e intended for last weed's issue but came too late to secure space in that number.] Mks. E. G. Hill. This variety has come m with a rush since my last notes of a week ago, making more rapid prog- ress with us than any other variety. Commenced cutting on the 20th. This, however, was at least a week later than some of the other growers were cutting the same variety. It is a very delicate light pink in color, and very beautiful. It is a pity that it has not a stiffer stem. Yellow Queen has also made rapid progress during the past week. It is very distinct and desirable, and ought to be useful both for cut flowers and as a pot plant, being sturdy inhabit, of goodform and a very good color. Mrs. Craige Lippincott has not made such rapid progress as either of the other two mentioned, not a flower being ready to cut at this writing, but in a day or two I think that half a dozen or so will be ready for the market. Eugene Dailledouze is progressing favorably, but it will not be ready to cut here for ten days or two weeks. Mutual Friend is very distinct and large, and although some of the flow- ers are fit to cut, still they will be better if allowed to remain on the plants a few days longer. Minerva still keeps ahead of Mrs. Craige Lippincott, and is likely to cut a figure as a second early yellow in the future. Marie Louise still leads them all in earlines s, and is certainly a grand early white variety. In my last notes on this variety I described it as a. pure white. It has to remain on the plant, however, several days after being full developed before it assumes a pure white color. It is good at any stage. Major Bonnakfon is not ready to cut yet. On account of its dwarf habit it ought to become a favorite both as a pot plant and as a cut flower. These dwarf sturdy growers are preferable to the lanky varieties for all purposes. Mrs. J. Geo. Ils. This is very late, the color only just beginning to show on the most forward buds. Mayflower promises to be very large and full and graceful in form. Flowers even now are seven inches across, but it will not be ready to cut for a few days yet. It is inclined be early, however, and on that account in addition to its other good qualities it will be very valuable. Erminilda has apparently made very little progress during the past week. However, it is just in that condition that a few days will make a great difference in it. We are expecting to cut some prime flowers from Niveus, as it is showing up in good form. The same may be said of The Queen. J. H. Taylor on account of its earliness may be valuable, but it is so undecided in color that it is not very desirable. H. L. SuNDERBRUCH sustajus thegood things said about it last week, and it is certainly one of the best second early yel- lows that we have. Ivory is being offered in the Philadel- phia market in grand form; but mine are not nearly ready to cut yet, which goes to show that some florists' methods of growing and the surroundings have a great effect, not only upon the flower itself as to size, form and finish but upon its earliness also. Laredo is a variety which was not mentioned in my notes last week, but it is certainly a most promising variety, be- ing a strong, robust grower, and the few partly developed flowers promise to be very full and of very finecolor, something similar to Mrs. E. G. Hill in color. This is flowering earlier than I had expected it to do. It is really more forward with me than Harry Balslcy, which created such a favorable impression at many of the shows last fall. We cannot tell at this stage of what form the flowers of Laredo will be, but it has certainly several very good points in its favor. Mrs. Bullock is not fit to cut yet, but it looks very fine, and for an old variety is certainly among the best as a second earlv white. E. L. The Chrysanthemum Committee. The committee to inspect new seedling and sport chrysanthemums are requested to meet at their respective places Novem- ber 17 and 24, to view such late varieties as may be presented. It is very likely another of these inspections will begin about October 15, continuing every Sat- urday throughout the season. Such an arrangement would give all an oppor- tunity to show their blooms when in best condition. President-elect Lonsdale has offered a suggestion which I heartily en- dorse, which is this: "Respecting what you say regarding two other dates for inspecting seedlings, I believe it to be an excellent idea, and would go further, and say that when a person has a good seedling and he can produce the required number of blooms that if he can get the committee together to examine these seedlings by correspond- ing with the chairman I believe the Chrysanthemum Society ought to not only endorse the committee's action, but to advocate it." Through the adviceofourexpert judges I hope to be able to submit to the execu- tive committee a system of judging seed- lings by points, so that when a seedling is shown at Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago an average can be made of the points awarded at the three places, and if this average is sufficiently large the variety will be entitled to the society's certificate, and those having only six blooms to show before one committee would be entitled to certificate, provided the points awarded were sufficient. In such an event a seedling scaling 85 points shown before one committee would re- ceive the same recognition as one receiving the same number of points before three committees, that is as far as the award- ing certificates is concerned, although the commendation of nine competent judges would greatly add to its value. In this way the decision of two or more com- mittees would be resolved into a com- mittee as a whole, and thus do away with conflicting opinions, which are sure to occur under the present arrangement. As it now stands November 10, 17 and 24 are the dates for these inspections for this season. Any suggestions on this subject (either through the trade papers or personally) will be thankfully received. Elmer D. Smith, Sec'y. Coming Exhibitions. Chicago, Nov. 3-11. Chrvsanthemum show Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Baltimore, Nov. 5-10. Chrysanthemum show Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. Wm. Feast, Sec'y, 228 N. Charles St. MILLEKOOK, N. Y., Nov. 6-7. Chrysanthemum show Millbrook Hort. Society. L. Kennedy, Sec'y. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6-8. Chrysanthemum show Newport Hort. Society, Ales. MacLellan, Sec'y, Ruggles Ave. Boston, Nov, 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Mass. Hort. Society. Robt. Manning, Sec'y, Horti- cultural Hall. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y, 103 Howard St., Pittsfield. St. Loots, Mo., Nov. 6-9. Chrysanthemum show St.' Louis Florists' Club. E. Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave, Indianapolis, 'iND., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Society of Indiana Florists. W. G. Ber- termann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. ,Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall," Broad St. Louisville, Kt., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Kentucky Florists' Society. H. Nanz Sec'y, 582 Fourth Ave. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 6-10. Chrysanthemum show Nashville Floral Society. R. B. Currey, Sec'y. Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 7-8. Chrysanthemum show Hamilton Agric. Society. Walter H. Bruce, Sec'.y. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthemum sliow New Haven Chrvsanthemum Club. Mrs K. P. Morris, Sec'y, College St. Fbedekick Citt, Md., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthe- mum show Frederick County Plor'ioultural Society. C. E. Kemp, Sec'y. OsHKOSH, Wis., Nov. 7-9. Chrysanthemum show Oshkosh Floral Club. Mrs. G. W. Steele, Sec'y. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7-10. Chrysanthemum show Denver Florists' Club. Adam Kohankie, Sec'y L. B. 375, So. Denver, Colo. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8-10. Chrysanthemum show Rhode Island Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 61 Westminster St. New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 12-14. Chrysanthe- mum show New Bedford Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. Fred Puckering, Sec'v. Montreal, Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Fred Bennett, Sec'y, 62 Aylmer St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Worcester County Hort. Society. Edw. ^V. Lincoln, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass..' Nov. 13-15. Chrysanthemum show Hampden County Hort. Society. W. F Gale, Sec'v, 331 Main St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Milwaukee Florists' Club. A. Klokner, Sec'y, S19 Grand Ave. Wichita, Kans.. Nov. 13-16. Chrysanthemum show Wichita Florists' Club. W. II. Culp, Sec'y. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15-17. Chrysanthemum show Mobile Chrysanthemum Olub. Miss Mollie Irwin, Sec'y. Toronto, Ont., Nov. 20-23. Chrysanthemum show Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Ass'n. A. H Ewing, Sec'y, 85 Carlton St. Chrysanthemum "Philadelphia." The new chrysanthemum bearing the above name is an entirely new type, in coloring and in form of petal or floret, and in the general contour of the flower, though it is very nearly globular as a whole. The formation of its florets and their disposition makes it gracefully globular in form— if such a term may be permissible, this variety is certainly entitled to it. i8g4' The American Florist. 307 BOUGAINVTLLEA ft T.AB RA SANDERIANA. Nothing that I can say cando justice to so pronounced a novelty. It is the great- est step onward that we have had among chrysanthemums for many a day. In color it is white, illuminated with a charming shade of lemon yellow, giving it light and life never before noticed in any flower. There is no variety that I know of which has a petal anything like it. The petals are similar in formation to a canoe with the prow incurving, similar to a parrot's bill. They droop gracefully, then again take an upward tendencj', turning sometimes this way and sometimes that, giving the flower a very easy and quite unique appearance. As seen by the com- mittee who had been invited by Mr. Graham to examine it growing at his greenhouses, it was pronounced with one accord to be the best novelty in sight. It is to be hoped that enough flowers may be secured so as they may be sent to all the exhibitions in the country, and there- by giving more people an opportunity to see it. It ought to ship well, as it ap- pears to have all the qualities of a good shipper. The committee recommended the award of the highest honors in the gift of the Chrysanthemum Society of America. E. L. Chrysanthemun Show Judges. We print below the names of the judges at the various shows so far as reported. Chicago: Wm. Scott, Buffalo; Grove P. Rawson, Elmira, N. Y.; A. W. Bennett, Pittsburg. Toronto: C. Swift, Rochester, N. Y. (on plants );R. Flowerday, Detroit, Mich, (on cut blooms, designs, etc.). Hamilton, Ont: Geo. Vair, Toronto; Wm. Gammage, London, Ont. Milwaukee, Wis: C. B. Whitnall, J. A. Pettigrew and C. L. Mann, all of Milwaukee. Indianapolis, Ind.: E. G. Gillett. Cincinnati: John Hartje, Indianapo- lis; W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Providence, R. I.: E. W. Wood, West Newton, Mass.; A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, Mass.; M. A, Cheesman, Providence. Frederick, Md.; C. F. Hale, Wash- ington. Newport, R. I.: Richard Gardner, James McLeish, John D. Kearns (on plants and flowers); Misses Anna F. Hunter, Mary Powell and Waring (on floral arrangement), Mrs. Rob't Paterson, Lud- low Mahan and Joseph Gibson (on fruit); James Gohm, Wm. Hazard and Chas. D. Stark (on vegetables). Pittsfield, Mass.: W. J. Stewart, Boston; W. A. Manda, South Orange, N.J. Correction of Names. In our report in last week's issue of the work of the National Chrysanthemum Society's committee at Philadelphia, the names of Mr. Hugh Graham's seedlings were given as Daybreak and Princeton. This was an error. The correct name of the pink one is Mrs. Theo. W. Wieder- sheim, and of the orange colored one Mrs. Wm. H. Hurley. Trim in summer to check luxuriance and in winter to increase it. W. R. Smith. Next week we shall publish a special chrysanthemum number, of extra size, with engraved title page and very hand- somely illustrated. It will contain reports of the principal chrysanthemum shows of the same week and much other matter of special interest at this time. Bougainvillea glabra var. Sanderiana. During the past season this beautiful new bougainvillea has secured honors in England and on the continent wherever exhibited. First-class certificates have been obtained in London, Paris, Berlin, Manchester and York. It has continued flowering over half a year here, both small and large plants alike being covered with blossoms, and plants in 3-inch pots were profusely cov- ered with bloom from early spring to November, Whether grown in a stove house or con- servatory, it produces its bright red flowers (bracts) as freely as a fuchsia, which last a long time in perfection. It is of easy cultivation and not subject to insect pests of any kind. Many excellent judges are of opinion that this beautiful shrub is destined to become a favorite market plant. A. Dimmock. Winter Flowers. November is not very suggestive of flowers in our part of the world, and it has no better character in other similar latitudes, for somebody (Hood I think) has written of it: "No sky — no view — No distance looking blue — No warmth, no cheerful healthful ease; No comfortable feeling in any member; No shade — no shine — no butterflies — no bees — No fruits — no flowers — no leaves — no buds in November." But the poet could never have been acquainted with American florist stores, nor with chrysanthemums. They arethe great universal redeeming quantity for the month, and society had best pause before discarding them. There is no month in the year when they could less be spared. I have known what it meant to keep a stove and conservatory gay without them, and I have a distinct rec- ollection that quite a list of plants needed to be grown, and very carefully managed. Scarlet geraniums and salvias were the great standbys then, with gesneras, be- gonias and poinsettia in the stove. I have written of a method of working the poinsettias in the Country Gentleman and other papers years ago, but last season was about the first time that I knew of small pot plants being in the market. It is strange how some old methods are shelved. A good batch of cuttings should be struck early, potted, and after being well hardened planted in the open rich ground about the 1st of June. Then after good growth, but not later than the 1st of September, take off six inches of the top, trim to two or three leaves and insert single in drained 4-inch pots. They will be rooted by October, and will come in with heads but little smaller than old pot plants. Both the red and white are exceedingly useful for many purposes. Be careful not to shade too heavily when striking, and don't syringe too much or you will rot the cut- tings. Several other things can be dwarfed in the same way. In lookingover a list of flowering plants for this month there is a comparative paucity of numbers, and very few indeed that would be likely to prove bread-and- butter plants; quite a number are pretty, even beautiful, but the florist needs above all things something that is easy to handle. I find an Araliaceous plant from the Mauritius, Gastonia palmata, which might be of considerable decorative use. It grows in the way of the fatsias, and when about 18 inches high produces very singular cream-colored flowers on the bare stems, and below the crown of bright green palmate leaves. Hillia longiflora and four or five others from Central Ameiica and the West Indies are Rubiaceous shrubs which are mostly winter flowering and quite hand- some. There are several crinums, pancratiums and hippeastrums which flower during November, and these sometimesfind their way into windows. Epiphyllums again in the salmon-colored varieties would strike some people as novel. Orchids are mostly out of the question as plants to h^ grown in windows. Some few wealthy customers might possibly 308 The American Florist. Nov. s, pay for baskets of small ferns containing flowering bulbs of calantbes, or small plants of cypripediums, etc. Calanthe Veitchii may have all the soil shaken from it; the pseudo-bulb will carry the flower over the season. In this way a superb basket may be made up with small ferns, etc. Coelogyne occellata is a good free flower for this month, but it is often objected to because the dark colors in the flower, showing through its texture, have an appearance of decay. Cypripe- dium Harrisianum is often in flower, and it is still one of the best. C. insigne Maulei and several other of its varieties give more color than the type. Spicer- ianum also comes in now, but its hybrid Leeanum is often freer in growth than the parent. It commonly flowers later, however. Dendrobium bigibbum and D. Phalsenopsis will be coming into flower, and they are among the most durable of all orchids. The "Indian crocus" (Plei- ones maculata and Wallichii) do well, especially the former, but are often neglected and lost when at rest. Vanda coerulea is perhaps the most beautiful orchid of the season, at any rate among the durable eastern ones. Among those of the western hemisphere Cattleya Bowiingeana is in splendid shape during November, and the little primrose C. luteola is sure to flower; so also is C. marginata, but it is apt soon to lose its vigor. The C. labiata is represented during November by the re- introduced type, and also sometimes LyEl Dorado. C. Percivaliana also begins to come in. Early varieties of Lselia anceps will also be in order, and also new impor- tations of L. autumnalis. Laelia Dayana is also a free flowerer at this time, but it can not compare with the better varieties of Cattleya marginata for coloring. Oncidium incurvum, O. Lanceanum, O. flexuosum and 0. ornithorhyncum are all good things for flowering, cutting and home propagation. O. varicosum is fine also for November, but it will need to be more frequently imported. When the South American Indians take to farming orchids like Dutchmen do tulips it will make several of these things much more simple! Zvgopetalum Mackayii is reck- oned a stifi' flower by some, but it is a good reliable old orchid for this season, easy lo grow and to propagate. Trenton, N.J. James MacPhehson. 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 ot ammonia and ?tir 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. It is very evident from the criticism of my article on page 263 of the Florist by Mr. Scott that he has either never tried handling carnations as I do or that having done so has failed in the attempt. He is not justified in saying emphatically that I am in the wrong simply because he can not on his soil grow a plant larger by August 25 than can be grown in a 4-inch pot. Every florist must have noticed the great changes that have been made in the past fifteen years in the growing of roses and "mums," and I came to the conclusion three years ago that the carnation could by a higher and different treatment be vastly improved. The change I made, which has been out- Imed previously, has proved very suc- cessful, especially when I state that from November 14 to April 27 of last season my McGowans brought in the New York market (which at all times was full of the same variety) $3 tier 100. Mr. S. says that Daybreak and Wm. Scott can not be grown as I advise. How can he make such a statement when he has never vis- ited my houses, and I question if he has ever seen any of my stock. Several of my neighbors are now adopting my methods and with excellent results. Mr. S. evi- dently thinks this is all guesswork on my part, but my statements in these columns are based on results obtained through actual practical experience and not upon theory. It is very true that one having a heavy soil can lift his plants with a ball and thus mature most of the buds which have started; this is impossible in this locality, owing to our soil being a sandy loam, but not clearsand,but I wouldnot advise lifting with a ball as the soil brought in from the field is, as a rule, entirely differ- ent in character from that which has been prepared for the bench and I do not believe that plants ever do as well as where all soil is removed from the roots before planting inside. I have made very thorough tests in this matter and the method now in use here has proved the best. Ifa plant is lifted the latter part of August the growth is firm and much less subject to check than if it is allowed to make the rapid succulent growth which underordinary conditions it is sure to make in September. To be sure by leaving the plant out three or four weeks longer you get a very much larger plant, but I prefer this growth to be made in- side, as then I get a very much finer flower with a decidedly longer stem. Albertini did not do as well last winter in this section as we had hoped; while many growers produced some very fine bloom the quantity was below a paying stock. This season this sort is looking much better owing to a decided change in treatment. We are growing it warmer, giving it more water and it was not pinched after July 15 excepting an occa- sional shoot. The Stuart is doing as well as Albertini in its general growth, but the buds have a tendency to blight and run streaked with white; this feature is bad. Uncle John is sporting badlv,many of the plants showing only semi-double flowers and a decided change in the foli- age. This can not be due to mixture, as I have no other stock like the sports, and I know the original stock was t:ue to name; it is merely that some sorts will not do well in every locality. Charles H. Allen. Some New Carnations. We have received from Mr. H. E, Chitty , Patcrson, N. J., blooms of 5 new carna- tions of his raising. All are meritorious, and two in particular are likely to prove of special value. First comes Alaska, a white, parentage Lizzie McGowan X Puritan. The flow- ers are moderately large, pure in color, long-stemmed and very heavily built. The fact that they arrived in perfect condition after their twenty-four hours' trip, with- out any suggestion of sleepiness, argues well for their shipping qualities. Mr. Chitty says that this variety is exceed- ingly prolific, and the plant forms a neat self-sustaining bush. The foliage is very silvery in tint. We feel safe in saying this will prove a valuable trade sort. Corsair, a scarlet, is another McGowan seedling, taking very strongly after its parent; in fact it is described as a scarlet McGowan, similar in shape, habit, and freedom of bloom. Judging from memory the color hardly appeared quite as bright as The Stuart, but it is large and solid, and appears to travel well. Two variegated sorts were included, Minnie Cook and Little Gem. The first named is white, striped and flaked with cerise; it is a large and solid flower, with fine long stems. Mr. Chitty considers its growth shows traces of Hinze's White, Little Gem resembles J. J. Harrison in color and marking, but is extremely dwarf, its maximum height being but eight or ten inches. It will be an admira- ble pot plant, and should be fine for bed- ding, though we rarely find carnations used in this way here. Last comes Magnet, which we are in- clined to call the gem of the collection. The color is a superb magenta rose, very close to that ot a freshly cut American Beauty. The flower has the strong suc- culent stem, firm build and large size of Tidal Wave. It is a beauty, dazzling by artificial light; the color is just that tint seen so much in the fashionable milli- nery this autumn. It travelled perfectly; it seems to possess every requisite for a fine commercial flower. Altogether these five varieties make a very promising group. American Beauty. Some daily paper writer has resurrected the story about the American Beautv rose being a chance seedlingin the garden of Historian Bancroft. It is, we believe, now generally acknowledged that Ameri- can Beauty is synonymous with Mme. Ferdinand Jamain. But the name Amer- ican Beauty has become so thoroughly established in this country that it is prac- tically impossible to secure the use of the correct name. And as it is but little grown under its original name this may make little difference provided the facts are stated in reference lists. In the refer- ence list of roses in the American Florist Co.'s directory and reference book the rose is given under its correct name, and American Beauty is entered as a synonym. Though this has proved to be a case of renaming Mr. Field was certainly not to blame in the matter. At the time he dis- covered its merits it was supposed to be an unnamed seedling and in the absence of a name he was justified in giving it one. It was only when the rose was sent back to Europe under its new name that its identity became known. The variety does not do nearly as well in Europe as it does here and is conse- quently little grown there, though in America it is one of our most important forcing varieties. Overhead Heating. As at this time many florists will be building new bouses, remodelling old ones i894- The American Florist. 309 OVERHEAD HEATING. or making some changes which necessi- tates additions to, or changes in their heating arrangement, a description of a heating system which has proved very satisfactory last winter may not be out of place. The system has been used by Evenden Bros, of Williamsport, Pa., in three houses built by them last summer, and so pleased are they with it that they intend changing the piping in some of their other houses to the same plan. The houses are two three-quarter span rose houses, and one even span carnation house, each 110 feet long and 18 feet wide. Steam is used for heating. In each of the three-quarter span houses 9114-inch pipes are used, 3 overhead as flows and 6 under the benches as returns, while in the even span house two flows overhead and 4 returns have been found sufficient, in each house one flow feeds two returns. The flows are taken ofl a 3-inch main, which runs along the ends of the houses outside, and each has a valve as close to where it enters the house as can be conveniently reached; there is also a valve on the drip pipe of each set of returns, and besides one pipe in each set of returns is fitted with valves so that any number of pipes from 2 to 9 can be used as wanted. The advantages of having 3 small flows overhead instead of one large one (which is generally used) is that in mild weather, when only a little heat is needed the over- head heat will not be out of proportion to that underneath, and besides a small pipe requires less steam to fill it. Again in cold weather, when all the pipes are used, the heat is more evenly distributed, and from the position of the flows none of it is wasted, as is the case when one large flow is used, as that is usually placed as close to the ridge as possible, and some- times wrapped. Many florists condemn overhead pipes as they say they cause red spider; this I have found to be nonsense, as in these houses no extra care was taken in syring- ing and the plants were perfectly clear of the pest till thrown out. For experiment last winter I hung a thermometer horizontally 4 inches under one ot the flow pipes, and it registered only the same as the one ordinarily used, which was hung from a back sash bar. Another point (and one not to be lost sight of) in favor of the overhead pipes in rose houses is that they help materially to dry up the superabundant moisture which accumulates at night, especially after cold, cloudy days, when sufficient air cannot be given to dry it ofT. On that account this system would be specially beneficial to growers of Beauties, La France, Testout, or other kinds subjectto black spot, which we know to be caused by excessive moisture in the atmosphere of the house. : cut shows the position of the pipes in the rose houses, and in the carnation house the flows are run through hangers on the purlin supports, and the returns under the side benches. J. P. Ring. Williamsport, Pa. THE RETJIL TRSDE. Now a Department. While we have in the past devoted consid- erable space to the retail end of the busi- ness' we have decided to in future give more room to it and make it a regular department, so that all matters of more direct interest to the retailer may be readily found under a department head. We invite an exchange of experiences and suggestions by the retailers in this department, and will be pleased to an- swer herein any questions that may be asked. 1^ Window Displays. This is the chrysanthemum season, and whether we take a special interest in the "mum" or not so long as we are in the retail business we have to cater to the wants and tastes of our customers; so for at least three or four weeks to come the roses and carnations will occupy but a minor position in trade. Now let us make the most of our opportunity and put our goods before the flower buying public in the most attractive way. The first and most important feature is undoubtedly an attractive window dis- play. Much has been said on this sub- ject, in fact this matter has been so well discussed at various times that it would appear dry straw to be threshed over again. Still in our mind there is yet many a flower window in our cities that could be vastly improved in this respect, although it is a matter of congratulation that big strides have been made in the right direction. For a fine window display, one to at- tract attention and draw an admiring crowd, no flower, except perhaps the orchid, equals the chrysanthemum. In these days, when good stock is so plenti- ful and moderate in price, nothing but the very best should find place in our window. The day when anything was considered good enough to fill the show window is past, in fact using second rate stock in the window is one of the very worst mistakes the florist can make. Many a dealer will argue that a window display of choice bloom is an expensive way of advertising. Perhaps it is, unless you look carefully after your display, and even if part of your stock is ruined in this way, we still hold that this is the cheap- est and most remunerative way to adver- tise, in fact we are of the opinion that the best paying advertisement is that which puts your goods right before the people's eyes, in your window first, on your counter next, and last but not least at an exhibition. Speaking about lossesthrough window displays, there is really not much of it if proper care is exercised, at least in chrys- anthemums. As we all know a chrysan- themum bloom, if received in good condi- tion, will last for a number of days. Blooms that are received from the mar- ket in the morning, no matter how fresh they may appear, are not fit to be put into the window at once, if the flowers are expected to last the day without flagging. At least this holds good with many varieties, especially most of the loose petaled sorts. If the stems are cut and then placed in water for a few hours and kept in the refrigerator, or still bet- ter in a cool cellar, and then set up for display, they will last twice as long. Still by the best of care some of the flowers will flag more or less before the day is over. These flowers need not be lost by any means; if you take them out and put back in a cool storage place as before mentioned they will stiffen up again and become again in good saleable condition. If you make a window display of "mums" don't add any other kind of flower, as these detract rather than add to a good appearance. A background of palms and a few ferns or other decorative plants of proper height placed between the vases is good. Above all we must be careful in harmonizing colors if the dis- play is expected to give the desired eflect. If you trim up your window with pink it would be suicidal to mix such opposing pinks as Vi viand-Morel, Harry Balsley or W. N. Rudd. Any one of these is grand by itself or in company with white, but keep them wide apart. In yellow the dif- ficulty is not as great, still the effect is better if but one shade or variety is used for solid color display. Answers to Questions. Ed. Am. Florist: — I have an order for a decoration for a chrysanthemum tea in white and yellow November 8, the room and table to be decorated. Will you please give me an idea as to the most effective decoration to be made with the material mentioned. I also have an order for a bicycle to be made of dried flowers for an exhibition. Please tell me how to make it. M. F. C. As regards the first query you should have no difficulty in arranging an efiective and appropriate decoration at the date mentioned. There will be any amount of material to choose from. Of course you will have to base your calculations on the price you are paid for such a decora- tion; as you do not mention the cost we will suppose it to be say $25. Take the table first. The centerpiece of flowers must correspond with its size and shape. If oblong the design should be also oblong with either rounded or square corners. If the table is a fairly long one, say one that will seat over a dozen peo- ple, it is best to have a centerpiece of fair size, and two smaller pieces, one on either side. For a round table the design may be circular, star shaped or any otherform to correspond with outlines of the table. Let us say you have a table 10 feet in diameter; this will seat from 12 to 14 persons comfortably, the simplest and most effective centerpiece can be arranged on a circular plateau. The floral arrange- ments for a tea table are practically the same as that for a dinner. As the party 310 The a merican Florist. Nov. J, is seated at table the same rule as regards the height to which flowers should be raised must be laid down, which governs the arrangement for a dinner table; that is the flowers should not obstruct the vision across the table. Now in a chrys- anthemum decoration you will have to sacrifice your long stems if you use speci- men blooms, if the arrangement be kept below the vision. Care should be taken in the selection of varieties; the heavy and compact forms are apt to give a stiff appearance, the lighter loose petaled forms being much the best. In this line the old Gloriosum for yellow is one of the most effective. For green Adiantum princeps is good; autumn foliage might also be effectively employed, particularly the russet tinted oak branches. Your flowers for the center being yellow place one selected bloom of white in front of each cover. For circular table 10 feet in diameter the centerpiece should never ex- ceed 4 feet; for 9 foot table 3 feet, and for 8 foot 2 feet. We use long stemmed blooms by carrying them above the level of vision; these should be placed in a tall slender vase, around the bottom of which short stemmed flowers might be placed. The room decoration for a tea should be simple; an elaborate mantel bank is too ostentatious for the purpose. Fill a couple of vases loosely with "mums" of either color, and place on the mantel shelf. If no fire is used in the grate fill it with a few potted plants. A few blooms on the sideboard and odd corners will complete the decoration. As to the second inquiry how to make a bicycle of dried flowers for an exhibi- tion, you will pardon us by first giving our opinion on the appropriateness of showing such a design on such an occa- sion, and that is: Don't attempt it. If our customers insist upon ordering a de- sign of this kind well and good; we will execute the order to the best of our abil- ity, but we should not encourage this style of work which even in the hands of a most experienced worker is but an in- different imitation of the real article. Still if you insist on it, the first and one of the most important things is to pro- cure your wire design in proper propor- tion. If your wire designer has had no experience in this line you had better send your order to one located in some of our large cities. Unless your wire design is proportioned right you are bound to make a botch of it. As to arrangement it is next to impossible to describe the modus operandi. In a general way we will say that the tire of the wheel and the seat should be mossed, also the handles. The best material to use is probably cape flowers stemmed on half tooth picks, say white for the wheel, red for the seat and some other harmonizing shade for the handles. For the spokes immortelles are best. Make strings of these the length of the spokes and tie on. If you have agood mechanical head you may succeed in turn- ing out a creditable imitation; as to the "artist" he simply isn't in it. Cypripedium Youngianum. This handsome plant is again flowering with us,and equals the stately Morgania; in size and form of flower. It is across between C. Phillipinense and C. superb- iens and was raised by Mr. Cookson. The plant when once established is a free and vigorous grower, with large broad leaves delicately tessellated. The flower scape is about sixteen inches long, carry- ing four large flowers, petals five inches long by three-quarters of an inch broad, drooping and densely spotted over the whole surface. It has no regular season of flowering, but generally late spring or early fall. It is available as a decorative plant or for cut flowers, lasting long in perfection. Our plant flowered in May last and is now (October) in grand condition. We grow it on the north side of our cattleya house in a warm corner on side bench near the glass, with plenty of light but shaded from direct rays of sun. We grow the plant in a pot and use the same mate- rial used for other cypripedes, giving the plant plenty of drainage. This hybrid was svibsequently raised by Messrs. Veitch and named by them for Mr. Corn- ing, but it will retain the former name, Cypripedium hybridum Youngianum. W. Robinson. North Easton, Mass. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. As soon as your benches of the' early chrysanthemums are cut it will afford a chance to spread out many batches of stuff that have been kept crowded for want of room. Cyclamens are just begin- ning to flower; they don't like a damp house or too cool a one. Anight temper- ature of 50° suits them; give them plenty of room and every week a light fumigat- ing. Cinerarias and calceolarias will thrive in a much lower temperature. Their chief enemy is greenfly and a too heavy dose of tobacco smoke often injures the leaves. In a commercial place where appearance is not studied some tobacco stems laid between the pots will help very much to keep down the fly, but it should be renewed every time the plants are spaced, as it is useless after being on the benches a few weeks. If you grow that common plant, Stevia serratifolia, endeavor to keep it as cool as possible. Common as it is it is very use- ful at Christmas, and adds grace and lightness to many a box of flowers. Keep it in the coolest house you have and it will be in good shape for the holidays. Another useful plant for Christmas is what we grow here under the name of Begonia incarnata grandiflora. Give them room and light, and not too warm; about 50° at night will do. If too warm they grow soft and light in color, and keep poorly when cut. This begonia always comes in for Christmas, and when well grown is a most useful flower. If you grew a batch of Linum trigynum as I recommended last spring they will now be fine plants in 5 or 6-inch pots. I lifted them from the open ground and they will not lose a leaf. They will sell well at Christmas when covered with their pretty yellow flowers. The only enemy that will trouble them is red spider, and for that they are very bad. They must be syringed daily with a good "upper cut." Thepoinsettiasmust begiven the warm- est house you have, provided it is light. You can't keep the leaves on them unless you have a steady heat of 65° to 70° and if they are in a shady house they will grow to an ungainly height. Another cause of leaf dropping with them is exhaustion at the root, and if kept in pots they should get a dose of liquid manure two or three times a week. If you grow them for the flowers only they can be planted on the bench in 5 or 6 inches of soil, and if the temperature is right you will get some enormous bracts. Bring in paper white narcissus for your Christmas trade. To me they are not very profitable except at the holidays. You can't grow paper white narcissus with any success by putting them on the path or partly under the bench. They must have the full light and a cool house, then the flowers will he large and fine. With the increased room you will have to spread out many batches of small stuff that was propagated earlier this fall; among them the geraniums in 2-inch pots. Don't let them get crowded and lose their bottom leaves. It doesn't cost much to stand over a few thousand small plants, and the benefit to the plant is many times worth what it cost. If you once let a geranium run up to a spindling affair you never can make a sturdy plant such as your customers want for $1.50perdozen. Allow me to remind you that before winter sets in you should have a good supply of potting soil put in some dry place. The great bulk of the potting is done before you can get at the soil pile outside. A question is referred to me from "Amateur:" "What time to pot calla lilies to have them in flower at Easter, and if they should be rooted before bring- ing into light and heat." Amateur must be thinking about Lilium longiflorum; those qeustions would be more appro- priate for that. The calla or to speak correctly Richardia ethiopica is not in its native home essentially a deciduous plant any more than the canna is, but we often treat it as such. In starting them if "Amateur" has purchased dry roots pot them and place in the greenhouse at once; they want no such treatment as do hya- cinths, etc. You can't control their time of flowering as you can a Lilium Harrisii that sends up it's flower spikes but once a year. Callas as the commercial florist grows them flower from September to June. A good strong plant may give you 4 or 5 flowers during the winter and large clumps many more. If callas are grown at all they should have a warm light house. It is a native of Africa as its name implies, and to be profitable should have plenty of light and a night temperature of not less than 60°. I know of no way to insure a crop of flowers at Easter but with the increased sunlight and higher temperature they are unusually most abundant in March and April. Callas were once an important plant with the florist and are still in favor with many people, but Lilium Harrisii as an Easter plant has almost relegated it to innocuous desuetude. Wm. Scott. Exhibition at United States Nurseries. The fall exhibition at Short Hills, N. J. is now on. Everything outside and inside the mammoth establishment is as neat as can be and there is much to interest the professional plantsman as well as the less critical public. The maple leaves have fallen, the oaks are brown, the chestnut burrs have been long on the ground and golden rod and asters are a thing of the past, yet the nasturtiums, dahlias, gaillardias, coreop- sis and eschscholtzias still retain their summer brilliancy in this most remarka- ble season and the hardy pompon chrys- anthemums which arescattered in showy clumps though the herbaceous beds and borders are by no means desolate looking for they have plentyof brilliantcompany. The chrysanthemum houses are natur- i8g4- The American Florist. 311 ally a leading attraction. Too much praise cannot be given for the artistic arrangement of the chrysanthemum plants in the show house. From the ten foot standards down to the most dimin- utive specimens the grouping has been ad- mirably done and colors well placed. Among the most noticeable varieties are Pitcher & Manda, which appears with better foliage and heavier stem than last year. Mayflower, a grand white; Mrs. Geo. M. Pullman, rich yellow; Mrs. John H. Starin, an enormous swirled white; Georgienne Bramhall.afinelargeincurved lemon; Mrs. C. Lanier, incurved deepest golden yellow, a perfectglobe; Georgiana Pitcher, an improved Widener; Dorothy Toller, pink; Mrs. Geo. B. Crane, magenta, and such favorite sorts as Harry Sunderbruch, The Queen, Mutual Friend and Hicks Arnold. The orchids are in very fine form. Cat- tleyas labiata, Percivaliana and Dowi- ana, Cypripediumsinsigne, Pitcherianum, Spicerianum,etc.,Oiontogiossumsgrande and crispum, oncidiums, zygopetalums and vandas are all blooming in greatest profusion and Cattleyas Trianje and Schroderae and telias give promise of an extraordinary display later on. The fern, palm and stove houses are in their usual trim condition and many rare and curious novelties may be admired by the interested visitor. Three houses of Adiantum Farleyense, a house of flower- ing anthuriums and a large collection of new draca;nas are among the best features. The number of visitors has been quite large. A "Night Watchman." The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of what Mr. Albert G. Rott, of Bloom'ington, Ind., calls his "night watchman." Mr. Rott writes: "I consider this little instrument indis- pensable to any one with a small plant where it does not pay to keep a night watchman. The device consists of a thermostat placed so that as the temper- ature rises or falls it will expand or con- tract until it comes in contact with one or the other of the set screws in the posts on either side, which will close the circuit and ring the alarm bell, which may be placed in your bed roam. The materials for making this simple device may be had from any dealer in electrical supplies at about $3 and any one of ordinary intelli- gence can put it together." Boston. Tuesday and Wednesday were visiting days among the chrysanthemum grow- ers. Under the escort of the garden com- mittee of the Massachusetts Horticult- ural Society a trip was made on Tuesday to Waban Rose Conservatories at Natick and on Wednesday to the establishments o* N. T. Kidder at Milton and C.V.Whit- ten at Dorchester. To describe or even enumerate all the chrysanthemums that were seen at these three places is out of the question, but there are some pointsin the experiences of the expert growers in charge of each well worthy of recording for the benefit of others. It is no exag- geration to say that at Waban Conserv- atories was seen a show which taken altogether could not be found elsewhere in this country. A noticeable feature here was the earliness of many of the leading sorts as compared with New York or Philadelphia. It was something of a surprise to find such varieties as Major Ronnafifon, Lincoln, Widener, Robert Mc- Innis, Mrs. Jerome Jones and Mrs. J. Geo. lis in fullest bloom on October 30. Eugene Dailledouze as seen here is a wonder, and to quote Mr. Montgomery "knocks Golden Wedding higher than a kite." Mr. Montgomery is delighted with Inter- Ocean. The flowers on opening presented a more or less striped appearance, and made an unfavorable impression, but the color is now a nice soft pink all over and it is a gem every .way. A peculiar fact regarding Mrs. Jerome Jones is that one lot of this variety in a cold house is fully a week earlier than a lot which has been kept in a warm rose house, this circum- stance seeming to verify the theory that early ripening rather than forcing in heat is the most effectual method for bringing chrysanthemums in early. Harry Sun- derbruch has been ready to cut since Octobers. Mr. Montgomery says of it: "E. G. Hill ought to be proud of that variety, I am." Major Bonnaffon is a perfect picture and Mrs. lis is grand with an enormous high built flower and foliage like oak leaves. M. B. Spaulding is an- other that will be likely to supersede Golden Wedding, which is in rather un- promising condition. As to Challenge, all the center buds are gone, having rotted off, although the plants have never had a drop of liquid manure, to the use of which some growers have ascribed this peculiarity of Challenge. Colonel Wm. B. Smith, Queen, Niveus, Wana- maker and Mermaid are also among the varieties which show up finely and will furnish some of the prize winners at the show next week. After inspecting the houses the company rode to Bailey's Hotel, where they were lavishly enter- tained as the guests of Mr. E. M. Wood, and much interesting and instructive chrysanthemum lore abounded in the after dinner speeches. At Mr. N. T. Kidder's which is a pri- vate place, the principal attraction was the specimen plants, which Wm. Martin, the gardener, has been carefully nursing all summer. Twenty-seven of these plants fill one large house, each specimen meas- uring from four to six feet across. As this collection will be heard from at the exhibition next week further allusion to it at present time is unnecessary. A rousing dinner at Mr. Martin's was an important and highly appreciated part of the program. At Mr. C. V. Whitten's the visitors were welcomed by that gentleman and Lawrence Cotter, his gardener and right hand man. Such varif ties as Mrs. E. G. Hill and other early sorts are already cleared off and longiflorum lilies in pots have taken their place. Several benches, each one hundred feet long, of Ivory are so loaded with bloom as to give the im- pression of a huge snow bank. Mrs. Craige Lippincott is highly esteemed by Mr. Cotter, he claiming it to hold the position in yellows which Ivory does in whites. He has been cutting Viviand- Morel for two weeks. The blooms are superb. A promising white sport has appeared on one of the plants of this variety. Dailledouze is in splendid form, but Challenge as elsewhere has lost its buds. Rust and sucking bugs have been making havoc with Golden Wedding, Harry May, Pitcher and Manda and Miss Bessie Cummings, and Mr. Cotter says convincingly that if we don't soon get something to stop the rust chrysan- themums will be dear in a year or two. He grows the old Mrs. Humphreys as a white to come in after Ivory, and Pelican he grows in quantity as the very latest white. Culiinglordii always comes in right for the Harvard foot ball game, which takes place just before Thanksgiv- ing. Mr. Cotter pronounced Viviand- Morel the best selling variety this season up to date. After the inspection of the greenhouses the company repaired to the residence of Mr. Whitten, where they were hospitably entertained, and a couple of hours spent in pleasant social inter- course, Mr. J. G. Barker, chairman of the garden committee, presiding, and J. H. Woodford serving satisfactorily as carver. The regular monthly meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club which was held at Horticultural Hall derived espe- cial interest irom the election of officers for 1895, which took place at that time. The vote resulted as follows: President, William H. Elliott; vice-president, Robert Farquhar; treasurer, Edward Hatch; secretary, Frank J. Walsh; executive com- mittee, Thomas Grey, Charles Sander, Warren Ewell and Kenneth Finlayson. The approaching visit of the American Carnation Society to Boston came up for consideration and a committee consisting of the president, L. H. Foster, M. H, Nor- ton, Lawrence Cotter, W.J. Stewart and Samuel Neil was appointed to formulate a plan for the entertainment of the vis- itors and make report at the December meeting. There was a disposition man- ifest throughout the evening to have fun at the expense of the president, Welch, who found considerable difficulty in keep- ing track of the various contradictory motions, formal and informal ballots, with which he was bombarded. The by- laws had to be appealed to frequently, and even Webster's Dictionary had to come into use to settle a knotty problem, but everything was good natured and nobody lost his temper. Mr. C. M. Atkinson showed a well bloomed plant of Vanda Sanderiana at Horticultural Hall last Saturday. New York. Conditions have been very unfavorable for the cut flower trade. The effect of the blockade of chrysanthemums and other flowers usual at this season has been accentuated by the prevalence last week of several days of stormy weather. Stormy, but warm; such weather as keeps people indoors, prevents the street men from opening up their stands and yet has but little retarding effect on the crop of bloom in the greenhouses. So the refrigerators have been piled up with flower boxes which it would be useless to unpack, as nobody wanted stock. Chr3'S- anthemums, roses and carnations were all carried over from one day to another. 312 The American Florist, Nov. 3, and even violets were heaped up with the rest. At present writing the situation is slightly better, but it is not expected that permanent improvement will set in until after the chrysanthemum shows are oyer at least. Many growers are shifting around from one commission man to another, and this helps to make the unset- tled condition of affairs more unsettled. Retail florists in the fashionable residen- tial part of the city complain that a larger number than usual of their regular cus- tomers are away. Each year the city season seems to end earlier in the spring and begin later in the fall. Three or four days of rainy weather last week seems to have affected the color of roses to a considerable extent. Brides- maids and Cusins got very pale, and that the texture of petals and foliage was soft was evidenced by the scorched edges resulting from the following day of bright sunshine. Watteville is a peculiarly deli- cate rose in this respect and shows the effects of sudden changes in the weather very quickly. The production of this rose for the New York market has de- creased materially from last year. Ernst Asmus is about the only grower left who is running it to any extent, and he is do- ing it beautifully. Quite a number of Cusins are coming in with pale foliage, suffering apparently from an insufficient supply of the green coloring principle. Large growers who have watched these things say that this trouble generally appears soon after the application of liquid manure, and that all roses are more or less liable to it, but that Cusin seems the most susceptible. Chrysanthemums are finer every day, as the midseason varieties gradually take the place of the early bloomers. Mrs. J. N. Gerard, which was so abundant at this season last year, seems to have been very generally abandoned. It has a bad habit of dropping its petals, the outside ones letting go before the center is fully developed, but one cannot fail to admire this variety as seen in the grand blooms b;ing brought in from the estate of Wm. Bennett. A yellow which is making a fine record for itself this season is Minerva. E. C. Horan is receiving it in quantity, and every bloom is a specimen. The entire front of Thos. Young's new establishment on 28 th street has been painted pure white. This led one of an admiring sidewalk quartette to suggest that this was intended to be symbolical of the fact that customers would be treated like white men, whereat Johnnie Weir cocked his weather eye to an angle of 90 degrees, pulled his hat down over the other optic, and left to seek solace in the company of patient Tierney, the syn- dicate teamster. Ed. Butler, the prosperous, but con- servative Broad way florist.has" wheeled" into line with his ambitious competitors, and now sports a fine wagon, formerly the property of the defunct firm of Mc- Connell & Grimshaw, whose effects were sold at auction by the sheriff a few days since. John Kreshover, formerly in the employ of August Rolkcr & Sons, has opened a florists' supply establishment at 193 Greenwich street. In town: Robert Kifc and Wm. K. Harris of Philadelphia, each on business bent. Mr. Edward Shuttleworth will in future represent Hugh Low & Co. in America, Mr. Ingram being no longer connected with the firm. Philadelphia. Business has improved somewhat the past week and flowers are selling a little faster, but it would seem as if the supply augmented by the immense quantity of chrysanthemums now coming in was more than keeping pace with the demand. There are far more than enough roses, more than enough carnations, and more than enough chrysanthemums coming into town each day than could be used if business was twice the volume that it is. Prices hold up very well considering the competition, and growers generally ex- press themselves as being fairly well sat- isfied. Beauties are now $1.50 to $2 per dozen, large teas $3 to $4 per hundred, smaller roses $2, good count. The qual- itv of the stock is good. Bridesmaid sells slowly, as the color is not right as yet, being too dark. Carnations are very fine for the season. Daybreaks now being as good as they were when at their best last winter; there seems to be a great quantity of this variety about. Wm. Scott has been planted by several of the growers and is very well liked. All the standard varieties are to be had in quantity and the quality in most cases is Al; $1 to $1.50 is the price asked for good flowers. Chrysanthemums are everywhere, on the pavement, in the window, in the ice box, on the floors and piled up on the counter, and still the growers crowd the stores and urge the sale of their stock. The best sellers now are Ivory, Whilldin, Ada Spaulding, Viviand-Morel, Mrs. Bul- lock and fine specimen blooms of Sunder- bruch, Lippincott, Mutual Friend and Niveus. Good prices and quality fit to- gether as a matter of course; from $3 to $12 per hundred is asked for the smaller stock, while the specimens sell for $2 to $3 per dozen. There are plenty of good plants in pots, Becker having a very large lot of excellent stock which sells at from $3.60 to $12 per dozen. Harris has also a good stock, while Wecke of 6th and Somerset streets has them by the thousand in good shape. House plants have had a little boom and all this classof stockis sellingquite freely. The meeting of the club last Tuesday evening was well attended; the following gentlemen were elected to membership: George Glencil, Chestnut Hill; C. G. Grubb and H. B. Jones of Wilmington, and F. Le Gerse, Wm. Lynch ofPhila. In the absence of Mr. John Curwen Jr. on account of the Wayne chrysanthemum show, in which he is very muchinterested, his paper on landscape gardening was not read, but will be at next meeting. A question box was opened. "How to get rid of crape pullers" was the first dis- covered and immediately "Rough on Rats" was suggested. Mr. Baker in an- swer to a request said he would not sell to these gentry, if those who waited to be pulled would buy his stock, but as he had flowers consigned to him to sell money held out was a great inducement even if offered by a crape puller, and he very rarely refused it. "What will be the most popular pink carnation this winter" brought out a number of opinions. Wm. Scott was thought very well of, but it was not to be had as yet in sufficient quantity to make a test. Daybreak, Mr. Battles said, was in good demand with him, and Mr. Cartledge spoke of good old Grace Wilder being called for as much with them as any other pink. Mr. Herr thought Wm. Scott was going to be a leading variety. "Has the chrysanthemum met its Wat- erloo?" was discussed quite freely and the general consensus of opinion seemed to be that the "mums" were all right and still had a future. Messrs. Cartledge, Battles, Graham and Kite said that fine blooms sold very well and a good price could be obtained for them. On the president's desk were two blooms of a truly magnificent chrysanthemum, a new variety raised and exhibited by Hugh Graham. It is a large globular white with a strong lemon tint, giving the flower in daytime a most beautiful appearance. This variety is entirely dis- tinct from any other flower, in shape it resembles somewhat a very large Ivory, the flower is a perfect sphere, the petals incurving and seeming to be stacked as it were over one another from the center of the flower gradually down to the stem underneath; they are not laid perfectly straight but have a diagonal irregular look which adds greatly to the grace and beauty of the flower. Each petal is white and quite broad with a distinct lemon colored pointed tip and a slight tinge of the same color part way down the out- side of the petal. This coloring gives the flower a very distinct and beautiful ap- pearance. Its habit of growth is all that can be desired. Mr. Lonsdale in speaking of chrysanthemums said as he took one of these flowers in his hand, "This is the finest thing in a chrysanthemum I have ever seen." Mr. Graham said that he would send blooms of this variety to all the large exhibitions, so that all growers could form their own opinion of it. He has also sent some blooms to be exhibited at the Royal Aquarium in London at the show there on November 6. Mr. Lons- dale also spoke very well of Minerva, Mutual Friend and' Marie Louise and thought they were good commercially. The annual chrysanthemum dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 7, at the Hotel Metropole, opposite the Acad- emy of Music. All visitors should try to make it convenient to visit the show on that day and stay to dinner. Mr. Farson waxed eloquent when called on to speak of the entries for the show and predicted a really magnificent display, saying it would far surpass all previous exhibitions in many respects. We learn that the supply of Adiantum Farleyense at Dreer's nurseries is far from being depleted and that they stand ready to take several orders of five hundred and still have a few left. Of other varieties of ferns they have something over a half million in sight. K- Chicago. Although the chrysanthemum is much in evidence everywhere, from the display in the window of the swell florists on the avenue to the humble fakir's stand, yet there is no glut of the real silk-edge qual- ity. Of course the poorer grades, by far the most numerous, are decidedly not in it. Fairly well grown stock too is very abundant and this class also, though not as yet very badly overstocked, is moving rather slowly and at prices not very re- munerating "to the grower. A very fair quality of blooms such as a few years ago were classed as Al here in the west can be bought at from 6 to 8. In first-class stock Mrs. E. G. Hill still takes the lead. Sime good Viviand-Morel have made their appearance, meeting with good de- mand. Mrs. M. W. Rcdfield is also re- ceived freely and is a fairly good seller. One of the most popular sorts in this line is W. N. Rudd, a pink that is hard to beat. In yellow the market is largely confined as yet to Whilldin and Gloriosum; the few Golden Queen grown around here are pretty well cut, and more is the pity, as i8g4. The American Florist. 318 this variety is proving one of the very best market sorts. In whites Ivory is at its best. The Queen is coming in, but not as finely grown as this sort is capable of. Minnie Wanamaker is in and to judge by its appearance is one of the sorts that can hardly be spared as a good market variety. Domination is also good. The rose market is not as badly over- stocked as last week; the wet and cloudy weather which orevailed for part of the week had the effect of considerably short- ening up the supply; in consequence prices rule a little more firm. Some large ship- ments made to northern points helped considerably to ease the market. Speak- ing of shipping orders it is worthy of note that business in this direction is con- stantly improving on large orders, though the prices at which stock is shipped out is very low, but then it greatly relitves our home market of an overstock, which is a point the grower must bear in mind when he scrutinizes the figures of certain returns. The supply in carnations too has been shortened, and although prices have not recovered to the figures quoted three weeks ago still they have improved slightly. Violets are abundant and in quality much improved. Prices of me- dium grade 5 stationarv, the best going as high as $ 1 .25 per 100. Quite a number of important changes have taken place in wholesale circles. Corbrey & McKellar have dissolved part- nership, Mr. Chas. McKellar retiring and Mr. T. J. Corbrey continuing business at the old stand. The Niles Center Floral Co. has been reorganized. Part of the stock in the company has changed hands, and the business will continue at the present quarters at the Cut Flower Ex- change under the management of W. E. Lvncb, formerly connected with E. H. Hunt. Mrs. Rockafellow has given up her stand at the Exchange. C. Ehrhardt and Schram Bros., both of Park Ridge, will take a stand in the Ex- change next week. Recent visitors: Lincoln Pierson, sec- retary of the Lord & Burnham Co.; Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, 0. It is now a question of securing space at the chrysanthemum show. It will be necessary to utilize the galleries for the cut flower display in order to give room on the lower floor for the plants. The dailies have been very liberal with ad- varce notices and no previous exhibition held here has had so much advance notice. All that is now needed is favorable weather to make the show a success from every point of view. W. L. Palinsky has opened a cut flower store at 922 West 21st street. St. Louis. The heavy receipts of roses that were comingin last week havedecreased owing to cooler weather; the market for them does not improve, however, owing to the increased crop of chrysanthemums. There are quantities of the latter being received and of all conditions from prize blooms down to southern grown stock, and prices are as various as can be. The best bring 25 cents each, and the worst gen- erally bring a loss to the shipper. Trade is improving steadily, however; the ad- vent of the shipping orders is becoming marked, and has the effect of lightening the market. Beauties are about the only stock that is in short supply, the best selling at $3 per dozen. In mv trip among the florists recently Mr. Fillmore was called on and found as busy as usual; he was just about finish- ing up the season's painting, being a great believer in that article, and as a proof showed sash that have been in use twelve years on greenhouse roofs, and are still in good condition. His "mums" are in good shape, there being some fine ones in 8 and 10-inch pots for the show; the majority, however, are in 6 inch pots and grown for market sales. Thelarge house of carnations is looking well, Uncle John bemg noted for its large size thus early in the season. A bench of McGowans that have been started three weeks were well worth a trip to see, being strong andcov- with flower shoots. The roses were doing well, Wootton being exceptionally strong and vigorous. Sub rosa Frank has his eye on the first prize for vase of Woottons at at the show, and the Pedes not far be- hind them. Liliums are grown more ex- tensively than ever before, they having proved a good thing last season, and this year are about doubled. The general stock was looking in good shape; the only thing that caused any kicking were the snails, and they were too small to be harmed by it. Mr. Meyers' place may fitly be called a chrysanthemum factory, to judge by its present appearance, there being bouse afer house devoted to the Queen. Mr. Myers' trade is principally in market plants and he finds chrysanthemum plants an excellent thing to fill the houses with after spring sales are over. They are mostly in 6 and 8-inch pots; some, however, that weie selected at the last potting and kept moving have madevery creditable show stock. The first house visited was entirely of yellow varieties, Gloriosum and Whilldin predominating. The next house was entirely in whites. Canning, Jessica and Ivory being the "^avorites; the above five varieties are the principal ones grown, they having proved all that was required for market plants. A few nice standards were noted, not extra large, but sturdy enough to hold up their flowers without much tying, as a standard should. Mignorette was met with in all possi- ble places, every available corner being packed full of it, ard in all possible sizes from the seed pan up to the plant ready for cutting. Quantities of it are grown, it being found very convenient to follow the chrysanthemum, just as the chrysan- themums succeed the spring stock. In speaking of the method of growing the mignorette and keeping it fiee from all infect pests, Mr. Myers has found that an application of a weak solution of Paris gnen about orce every week or ten days will do the work nicely. The moths seem to recognize the fact that the plants are protected, and are seldom seen anywhere near them. Quite a few hybrids are grown in pots for spring sales, principally Jacks and Brunners. Just at presfnt theie is the finest and most uniform batch of hybrids in 2-inch pots it has ever been my privi- Ipf e to see; they were placed in the sand about tie 1st of September, and have come through with scarcely the loss of a cutting. The cuttings were made from indoor grown wood, which was in prime condition when used. Carnations aie grown in pots for market plants quite extensively; a striking difference in the appearance of two batches of the same variety led to the explanation that they had been grown in different localities, one batch in ratural soil, and the other in made ground. The natural soil j.lants were as strong and sturdy as one could w sh to see, while those from the filled ground were long and lanky, and would never make good plants. Mr. Aue, late of the firm of Bruenig & Aue, is having three short-span-to-the- Eouth houses elected for himself at Lin- denwood; two will be devoted to carna- tions, and the third to roses. Mr. A. E. Anderson of Thompson, Anderson & Kennedy had the ends of the two middle fingers of his left hand taken off while running a rabbeting machine one evening last week. R. F. T. Buffalo. More beautiful weather than we have had the past three weeks could not be prayed for, and autumn leaves and bronze "mums" are all the rage. I don't mean that the bzonze are especial favorites over yellow, white and pink, but it matters not what shade of chrysanthemums you choose; they all harmonize with nature's autumn tints. The "Queen" is here and in such quantity and excellence that she is likely to be politely and expensively entertained for the next month. As Grove Cle — I mean Rawson said "hurrah for the chrysanthemum." It comes as an oasis in the Sahara of a florist's annual existence, although it's a paradox to associate any part of a florist's life with a desert, yet the majority have more of the desert than the dessert. But is it not true that when these wonderful flowers open out their beauty, it creates an enthusiasm with you as well as your customers? It sets them talking about the wonderful flowers they saw here and there. It takes a man's mind away from such sordid things £s busiress and politics for a time at least. It's a blessing all round. Of course "mums" occupy the leading place in every window, as well as occupying the important part of every florists' brain power, be that madepowerever so small. You willbeoverdoneforthenext six weeks with "mum" talk so I won't inflict any great amount on you. In my opinion they are holding their own in good style and show not the slightest indication of waning in popular favor. The varieties that are grown here in best form are Whilldin, Ivory, The Queen, Niveus, Mrs. J. Gardiner, ViviatdMorel, Domination and several others. A few more days will see many more of the good varieties open out. I want to tell your readers that of all the beautiful flowers both for size habit and color there is no chrysanthe- mum better than Maud Dean. Itisagem of the first water; very likeMermaid,only far better in all respects. A few extra tine flowers have sold as high as $8 per dozen: they were not grown here. The people want a very limited numberat that price. From $1.50 to $4 is the figuie at which the bulk of the flowers will be sold. Carnations are coming in more p'enti- fuUy every day andgreatlyimproveswith quantity. There are almost too many roses now and only the very best quality bring a profitable price. When "mums" are gone it will be different. The sweet little violet is likely to be overdone. In every direction I see them doing finely and there will be many more grown in this neighborhood than can be sold. An event that caused quite a ripple of excitement this week was the marriageof Mr. Wood, son of Mr. E. M. Wood of Natick, Mass., to one of our Buffalo belles. The decorations at the church and at the parlors of the beautiful Niagara Hotel, where the reception was held, were in charge of Wm. Scott, but Mr. Wood brought his own chrysanthemums and roses. Good grscious what flowers! Mr. Wood, Jr., had told us that his flowers would be three times as large as ours; he was at that moment looking at a 9-inch "Queen," We said 314 The American Florist. Nov. J, nothing; we only pitied him, but he came nearer the truth than we had any idea of. Such flowers were never seen here before. An illustration of their size may be gained from the following incident. A man came in to collect an ice bill. The clerk said "Mr. S. isn't in." He was in but entirely obscured by the flower and foliage of a "Mutual Friend." It was a great pleasure to the writer as well as to many others to meet Mr. Wood, both father and son, for like most all of the Boston men they are as clever and enter- taining as they are unassuming. Mr. Harry Bunyard has been here, only a complimentary call, he has dedicated to your correspondent a beautiful poem which I trust will be published in the horticultural press, for some of the verses are decidedly brilliant. Rhyme springs from "Arry" in copious quantities; it there should ever be a Poet Laureate appointed to the S. A. F. he ought to get the job with the same salary as the president. Mr. Wm. J. Crowe of Utica and his pretty little wife has been to see us. We believe he enjoyed his brief visit here very much, as we did his company. He is an enthusiast in the business, and made of the material which climbs to the top. I regret very much to have to say that Mr. E, I. Mepsted has been very danger- ously ill. There is at this hour good hopes of his recovery. We want him to get will this time anyway, because we should miss him at Pittsburg when we roll "for them ere cups." W. S. Elmira, N. Y. RAWSON S CHRYSANTHEMUM DISPLAY, OC- TOBER 29. Bright weather brings out a large con- course of interested people to view the flower show; that speaks for itself^a tre- mendous Japanese army, a glittering solid phalanx, with a few Chinese strong- holds in the background. The big lot of "mums" comprised a large assortment of new and old varieties, and all classes were well represented, giving one a good opportunity to judge comparative excel- lence. Those varietif s fully done at this date (October 29) are as follows, diam- eter given is measured from top of petal over across the flowei : Inches Indies Mrs. E. D. Adams 17 Mrs. Bullock 1.5 Waban 17 Chas. Davis H Niveus 14 Queen 13 Mrs. C. Lippencott 12 Ivory ]2 Clinton Chalfant 12 Miss M. Redfield 10 Good Gracious 14 Golden Gate 14 Hicks Arnold 14 Mrs. J. N. Gerard 12 Mrs. E. G. Hill 12 IJllian Russell 14 Jessica 14 Anna A. Sturg's 10 Puritan 10 Jos. H. White 10 Belle Poilevine 10 White Boehmer 1.5 Louis Boehmer 12 Win. Falconer 12 Ed. Hatch 14 Golden Queeu 12 Golden Wedding 12 Arraida 11 Martha Duryea 1*2 Troubadour 10 G. W. Childs 10 Mme. Therese Rey 10 Mabel Simpkius 12 G. P. Rawson 11 Mrs. Irving Clark 12 Col. W. B. Smith 14 I. C Price l:t J. H. Taylor 11 Marie Ward 12 Viviand-Morel 14 and other good blooms not fully done, and a novel collection of oddities, espc- pecially useful for attracting attention. Of course pot plants and standards were represented and the novice would get a correct idea how to best grow the "mum" to adv; ntrgc— not to be obtaimd in an exVirtilion hall. Chrysanthemum still retains its hold on the general public as well as connois- seurs. Thelocal papers were enthusiastic, visitors ecstatic, and when it comesdown to business the account of sales speaks for itself. A florist is something like an artist — reputation is a strong point in his favor, quite a desideratum in fact. But when once secured it is comparatively easy sail- ing. Maintain a high order of excellence and you needn't worryabout tariff meas- ures or general politics. Simply stick to business and keep your eye on the main chance. G. P. R. Indianapolis. Trade for October has been better than expected. The beginning of the month all flowers were scarce, now all are plen- tiful, especially roses, Perles, Mermets and others are a drug on the market. Chrysanthemums are more than plenti- ful. A sign in a local florist's window reads, "10 cents each, 3 for 25 cents" meaning very fair E. G. Hills. This chrys- anthemum is plentiful everywhere; every- body is stocked up with it. Good yellow ones are yet scarce, white are plentiful. Through the starting up of so many small places in this neighborhood, the market is stocked with surplus roses, carnations and chrysanthemums. The first Harrisii lily came in this week; earliest on record around here. The prospects for the coming exhibition are very flattering; the public seems to take more than usual interest in the chrysanthemum. The reception commit- tee has arranged for an entertainment in the local club rooms Thursday evening. The Huntington Seed Co. invites all flo- rists and others visiting Indianapolis dur- ing the week to an elaborate banquet at the Commercial Club Restaurant Wednes- day evening. The committee will also have buggies and carriages on hand to take visiting florists all over the city. All are welcome. All we hope for now is good, cool crisp weather. W. B. Kansas City, Mo. During the past week business has been extremely poor; in the retail stores the windows and ice boxes are filled up with good stock, for which there is no demand. Among chrysanthemums Jessica, Glorio- sum and Mrs. E. G. Hill are being cut, but unfortunately the latter is very little grown. C. S. Smith of Kansas City, Kas., has done considerable building, and now has four houses, 20x65, 18x65, 12x65 and 7x65 respectively. He reports business as very slow. Recent visitors: A. L. Vaughan, repre- senting J. C. Vaughan, Chicago; J. H. Weeks, Liberty, Mo. Mr. Weeks has just completed three new houses, one 20x60 and two 11x80, heated by steam. S. M. The American Corn Journal, Sibley, Illinois, a monthly periodical, will com- mence publication January 1. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . AdvertlBementB under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant adva. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTRI)-In a retail store by a younj? O man of 2U. Bent of references. Address BiiuuKl.YN, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By florist and gardener, kj Life experience In the trade. Competent to take charge. C L. 2(0U N. Ashland Ave.. Chicago. QITIIATION WANTED-By n German Horlat; 12 O years' e.vperlence around Kreenhouses. Good ref- erences. Atlilress Kansas, care Am. Florist. UlTllATlON WANTED By Hmt-cliisH florist; Ger- n man. Can take entire charge of place. Also mushroom grower, Tii) yhellJeld Ave., Chicago. (JITIJATION VVANTKO-As foreman or assistant O foreman and propagator In flrst-class commercial place. G. Tauu, Che»tnut Hill, I'hlja.. I'a , care John Burton. SITUATION WANTKD-A young man, age2'.l. wants O to Mnd u H^)rl8t willing to emplov Inexperienced man at low wages. Good references. Address Pkuma.n'knt. South Manchester. Conn. SITUATION WANTED-By strong youth as Im- prover. 18 years old. In private or commercial place . Wages no object to get in a good place to finish learn- ing the business. Address S. Heseltixe. Bar Harbor. Maine. QITUATION WANTED-Gardener with good refer- O etices. desires work on shares with party having greenhouses for the cultivation uf cut flowers ur forc- ing of vegetables. Address G. Do.mas, Bowne Park Hotel. Flushing, L. I.. N. X. SITUATION WANTED- In florist or seed business by an energetic young, experienced Dutch bulb grower. French. German and English correspondent: also good salesman. Not afraid of any work. Flrst- class references. PARTlccLAlls, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a flrst-class rose grower and general plantsman as foreman or manager In commercial place; It* years' e.xperlence. Only those that want flrst-class service and wllllag to pay for the same need apply to this; references. Address D C, care American Florist. WANTED— Cut flower artist. Address B. A. Elliott Co.. Pittsburg, Pa. WANTED— To rent with lease, a florist place with two or three greenhouses In or around Chicago. Address CrLTlVATOlt. care American Florist WANTED— A partner; a thorough florist and nur seryman. I have land, water, etc ^ome capital required. References given and expected. Address A. D. Chase, Ardmore. I. T. WANTED— By young, single man. age 30. sober and Industrious, employintnton a commercial place. 5 years' experience In large commercial places. West- ern New York or Ohio preferred. Address Willing, care American Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about S75. VArtiHAN's Seed Store, »8 State Street, Chicago. FOK SALE OB KENT— Greenhouse, well stocked. 250U square ft. of glass. Keasun, bad health. For particulars Inquire TilEO. Noehlf;. Green Bay, Wis. FOB Sale or RENT— Greenhouse and celery gar- den. Good business; no competition. Bargain on account HI health. Shares to right party. W. .1. Olus, Union City, Pa. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair. Price reduced to SI75. vaughan's Seed Store. 1111 & 148 West Washington St., Chicago. FOK KENT— A fully equipped greenhouse, stocked with carnations, chrysanthemums and assorted plants. An established business. For particulars write to TiTrsvii.i.E RosEuy. W.S Perry St.. Tltusvllle. Pa. FOR SALE CHEAP— Five greenhouses with flrst- class stock. Win sell for H.2oO. half cash, on account of owner going to Germany. For particulars apply to Frank IIENSCHAL, 5:^ McLean Ave., Almlra. 111. FOK SALE OR TO LET,- Seven greenhouses and floral store, the oldest and only flrst-class estab- lishment within one hundred and Hfty miles of this city; cannot grow one half the flowers demanded. A rare chance to make money In a large and the most rapidly growing cltv In the world. Reasons for selling, am about to retire from all business. For particulars address A.McComber. !B1 East Third St , Duluth, Minn. Florist store In a city of JO.tiOU Inhabitant,", one block from 2 ferries to N. Y. city; also opposite R. K. depot on principal thoroughfare. 6 distinct trolley lines pass the door; the only store In the city of Its kind, store •23.X35. building fixtures and all complete. For particu- lars apply .J. J. PETERS, Long Island City, N. Y. A FINE BULB, PLANT OR SEED FARM IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. Location :>U ml es from Aehevllle. the famous resort and sanitarium, and In the Piedmont region of the stste An entirely level stretch of landlylngalongthe Catawba river and tae Richmond ,S: Danville R. K ; Is a mellow, fertile, sandy loam, noted for Its fine crops, and known locally as "river bottom." Would make a Hnc nursery for fruits or ornamentals. Adjoining tracts can be purchased altn If desired. For terms and further particulars address KKV. J. C. ISKOWN. (ireenlee, N. f. P^ONY BULBS. Urge Clumps, $40 per 100. will divide into 3 to 5 parts. Every flori.st should have 100. They pay. Write for 1000 price. FOREST GLEN, ILL. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch |12.50 per 100 3-inch I7.f0 per 100 4-inch 40 00 per 100 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. I>. O. Box 78. KANSAS CITY. MO. i894- The American Florist. 315 SUCCESS IN BUSINESS Up to Date The Queen, Niveus, Viviand-Morel, Mrs. Craige Lippincott, Marie Louise, Mrs. J. Geo. lis, Pres. W. R. Smith, Golden Wedding, Challenge, Eugene Dailledouze, Major Bonnaffon, Minerva, Flora Hill, W. N. Rudd, Mermaid, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Etc., Etc., Etc. ALL GRAND EXHIBITION VARIETIES. SPECIMEN BLOOMS selected and shipped to order. Carefully Packed. The flower buyer of to-day wants up-to-date goods. You cannot put him off with the vari- eties or the styles of 5 or 10 years ago. If you try it you will lose your cus- tomer, and your competitor will get the benefit. DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? There are Roses and Carnations to- day of a quality not dreamt of five years ago. There are Chrysanthemums as far ahead of last year's stock as last year was ahead of its predecessors. These are the goods your customers want, and this is the stock you will have if you are progressive. WE 6flN SUPPLY YOU. A list of the growers whose produc- tions we handle exclusively would astonish you. They are famous the country over. They are progressive. There is noth- ing worth having that they cannot sup- ply in quantity. AT OUR NEW ESTABLISHMENT EVERY IMPROVEMENT THAT LONG EXPERIENCE CAN SUGGEST FOR THE CARE OF FLOWERS AND THE TRANSACTION OF AN EXTENSIVE BUSINESS HAS BEEN SECURED. THOMAS YOUNG, Jr.. New Address 43 v^gst 28th St., NEW YORK, N. Y. 316 The American Florist. Nov. J, 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,6times, 5per 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 American FLORIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-liaif incli 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. Horticultural Instruction.— A 12 weeks' course of itistruction in horticult- ure, supplemented by lectures on allied subjects, as chemisty of plant life, soils, fertilizers, economic entomology, botany, etc., is offered by the Pennsylvania State College, at State College, Pa., intended for students who find it impossible to pursue a full college course of four years. It extends through the months of Janu- ary, February and March. While such a brief course cannot make an accomplished horticulturist it willircitea youngman to more careful observation and intelligence in the cultivation of plants. Some fine violets from Henry Diers of the Burr Oak Nursery, Siblev, III., were recently received at this office. Mr. Diers, who makes a specialty of ferns and violets, grows the latter entirely in solid beds, and is very successful with them. The American Florist ($1 00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to ore ad- dress (or one year for $2.50. Send orders to Amtrican Florist Co. If you have anything to offer to the trade send an adv. for our special chrys- anthemum number to he issued next week. 'tHC 'PRAIRIt FBLOINB FiOmR FDR BUT fLOWCPS. BOX.A i FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made Imm Wuter-iinn.rrd, 1 luuble Manilla lined, Strawboitrd. Stilppt'd il;tt, piifked 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. Telephone main 4718. Z.DeForesiEiu&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Host's, C'arnHtionH, OhrvsHiitlieiiiuins, X'AlWy, Victlets. etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. '"11!,",^^;' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Chicago. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 GarHeld Ave., Salem. 0. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. we lead them all for CHOICE CUT BLOOMS when you want to get ''THERE." Remember also that we handle gilt edge Valley, Roses, Carnations, Orchids, and other flowers, and send out only FIRST=CLASS flowers. STOCK PLANTS OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS: MRS. E. G. HILL, best early pink $20 00 YELLOW QUEEN, best early yellow... 50.00 CHALLENGE 20 00 BEAU IDEAL 20.00 INTER OCEAN 40.00 E. DAILLEDOUZE 50.00 MUTUAL FRIEND 5000 MRS. J. GEO. ILS 50.00 ACHILLES 50.00 A. H. FEWKES 20.00 'r. J. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. Mums. Mums. Mums. FINEST VARIETIES. BEST GROWN. Headquarters for AMERICAN BEAUTIES ^^^ ^ig^^^i.*'***''^ Lily of the Valley constantly on hand. Fine stock Carnations and Violets. Choice Smilax and Adiantum. J. B. DEAMUD & CO., 34 & 36 Randolph Street, CH IC AGO. EDWARD C. HORAN, ^- NEW YORK. ii ?? ALSO ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS. VALLEY. All First-Class. CAREFUL PACKING GUARANTEED. HEADQUARTERS FOR Dailledouze Bros. FAMOUS GHRY85NTHEMUM8, Pink, White and Yellow, IN ANY QUANTITIES AT SHORT NOTICE. NOTHING CAN EQUAL FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS HAKUS. CUT STRINGS s 7-0 12 feet long, so cts. Shipped in largre or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by luaii, tele- erraph or telephone. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and G-reen Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies J402 PINE STREET. (.Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ^jc^ WHOLESALE ^€«^ I 1122 FiiTK ste,e:e;t, (S-t. LrO^a^lSy Ado. A complete Une of Wire BealgDM. iSg4. The American Florist. 317 E. H. HUNT3 Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUIiBS AND ALI. FI.OBISTS' SUFFIiIES. Western Acent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE QUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, O HIOA.OO. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CMIO.A.G-0. Onr Boses 1>est tliem all. in quality. HeadCLnarters for fine American Beauties, MLES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLKSALK GKOWJiKS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OBHOA.GrO. ROGERS PARK FLORftL GO., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. .fl^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst-claas flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. Z BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, 01x101x1X181:1, O* DAN'L B. LONG3 WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders carefctlly Attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: FloriBtB* Supplies, Wire Deslgrns, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. CatalOKTies. Llets. Terms, etc.. on application. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. GIMC IS A TKI.VI.. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee Street. IWIILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone 1571. P. O. Bo.\ 87. t^' Open till 8 r. .m. Sdnday till noon. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©yftoPeAafe MarftetA. Cut Flowers. NEW YORK. Oct. SO. Roses, average overstock per lUOO, 3.0U Beauty 2.00® 5.00 •• selected 10.00@20 OO iMeteor, Testout 3.00® J. 00 Kalserln 2.00® 4.0O Camatloni 60® 1.00 fancy 1 00® 1.50 Cbrysanthemuma ^'"^Jll^, fancy o.0(i®26.00 Valley 20u® a. 00 Violet* ^@ ."5 gmllal S.OUSlO.OO Asparagus <*^-29^,!S Adlantam '.s® i.OO BOSTON. Oct. 30. Roees, ordinary — 1.00® 3.00 E.xtra, Mermets, Brides 3.1X'@ 00 ■• Meteors, Bridesmaids 3 00® r. 00 Beauty U.00@25.00 Carnations. 1 OOia 1.60 Daybreak 1 .'JO® 2.00 Chrysanthemums 4.0O®25.0O Valley 3.00® 4.00 Cosmos 2.'i@ .50 Vlnlets sO® .'5 Adiantum 75® 1.00 Smllax I0.00®12.00 Asparagus .^.00 PHILADBIiPHIA. Oct. 30. Roses, small „., 2.00 " large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 12.C0®1B.00 Carnations 100® 1.50 Valley *■'*' Bmllait 12.0nffll5.00 Asparagus 35 00®50.00 Violets, double 40® .50 Caltleyas 35.00@40.IJO Cosmos 60® .10 Chrysanthemums 3.00S12.0U Chrvsunthemums, specimens per doz. 2@3 Adiantum 7.5® 1.00 CHICAGO. Nov. 2 Koses. Beauty 8.00(&20.00 Albany. Brides. Bridesmaids 3.(0 La France, Wootton. Testout 3.00 Mermets 3.00 '* Meteor 4. CO Perle 2.50 CarnatlonB 2.50 Violets .;.^ Valley - 4.00 Chrysanthemums. Ivory 6.00® 10. 00 Yellow Queen .... 15.00 Mrs. Hlll,doz...l.00@1.50 Whllldln. '■. .. 1.50 St. Louis, Oct. 30. Roses, Perles. Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Albany, La France.. 3.00® 4.00 Kalserin 4.00® 5 UO Bridesmaid, Meteors 3. On® 4.00 • Beauty 8 OOeai.OO S„,lla.v lD.0O®18.tO Violets, single, per 100 26c Carnations, long l-OO short .50 Cincinnati, Oct. .30. Roses, Perle 3 00 Kalserin. Mermet 4.00 Bride. Bridesmaid 4 00 La I'runce. .Meteor 5.00® 11 00 Wootton 4.00 • Beauty.Belle 8.00020.00 Carnations 50® 1.:jO Valley 4.00 Smllax 15.00 Chryhanlhemums 8 00® 2.-) 00 BITFFALO. Oct. 31. Roses, Beauties 10.0ll®15.00 Mermet. Bride. Kalserin 3.00® 4.00 " Perles. Cusln. Uoste 2.00® 3.00 " Meteor, La France 3 00® 5.00 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.50 •' short .7o Valley „ 4.00 Violets 50® ..5 Dahlias 75® l.HO Chrysanthemums ti.00®12.60 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies r -whoi- Reco^S VLoK&^. BcTTE, Mont. — Mitchell & Cobban have succeeded Mrs. Knox. Des Moines, Ia. — The 29th annual meet- ing of the Iowa State Hort. Society will be beld in the Cycling Club Hall, near the Savery House, this city, December 11 to 14. Louisville, Ky. — The florists of this city have organized the Kentucky Flo- rists' Society with officers as follows: J. Schu'z, president; E. Marrett, vice-presi- dent; Henry Nanz, secretary; J.W.Thomp- son, treasurer. S. J. Thompson has been appointed manager of the chrysanthe- mum show to be held November 6 to 10. The society will have a banquet Novem- ber 8. ■Wichita, Kans.— .\ chrysanthemum show will be held tere November 13 to 16 by the Wichita Florists' Club. The officers of the club are Chas. P. Mueller, president; Mrs. J. W. Wingard, vice-presi- dent; W. H. Culp, secretary; P. Keuchtn- meister, treasurer. C. A. Rose will be general superintendent of the exhibition. The premium list has been printed and copies may be had on application to the secretary. Milwaukee, Wis.— The souvenir pro- gramme for the chrysanthemum show has been issued. The music will be by the Philharmonic Orchestra and the pro- gramme is a very attractive one. It in- cludes "The Milwaukee Florists' March," composed by Mr. Julius Klokner. Copies of the programme and premium list may be had by addressing the secretary of the Milwaukee Florists' Club, Mr. A. Klok- ner, 930 Grand avenue. The judges at the show will be Messrs. C. B. Whitnall, J. A. Pettigrew and C. L. Mann. Erie, Pa. — We shall have a chrysanthe- mum show after all. The decision to go ahead comes late but we have the mate- rial for a good show. The dates selected are November 7 to 10 inclusive. H. Tong, G. Schluraff and E. Newburger constitute the committee in charge, and to whom requests forfurther information should be addressed. The following flo- rists have been building this year, in addi- tion to what you have already published: G. Schlurpff 3 houses, Titus Berst 5 houses, J. Trost 1 house, and H. Tong, manager Massasauga Gardens, one large palm house for specimen palms. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy Pansies ready October I5th and on to May tst. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail 60 cts. per !00; by express 1000, 85.00; 5000, 820; 10000, }35. All colois mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2.500 seed 81. " yellow black eye, 2.500 seed 81. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box %A. SOUTIIPOItT, CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture ol large flowering varieties aud choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists* use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longiflorum, Roman Hyacinths. Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 BUST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. " CHRYSANTHEMUMS ." We grow about FIFTY of the leading sorts. We can supply SPECIMEN flowers, any color, at $25 per 100. Medium sized flowers $10 per 100. Also CUT ROSES, as PERLES, BRIDES, LA FRANCE, BEAUTIES, BRIDESMAIDS. Address |MANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE, KY. New Carna tions ou r SpeGiaitu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTB. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Noveltitsand Standard soits in season. C3. J. Jr> JlJJV M OC:ZS., The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. A FEW ORCHIDS ? They are Aery Cheap. They are £aslly Grown. They Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., 304 W. Madison St., MALTIMOKE, MD. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. FINE STOCK PLANTS OF YELLOW QUEEN, MISS KATE BROWN, and other leading varieties. Prices on application. STOLLERY BROS.. lOOH Center St., Argyle l*ark, Chicago. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; JS5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. CARNATIONS. AMERICAN BEAUTY, strong plants. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. .1. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS After the early chrysanthemums are thrown out many florists plant carnations. We have a few thousand good plants heeled in in cold house suitable for this purpose which we offer, to close them out, at S4.00 PER 100. PORTIA, TIDALIWAVE, GARFIELD, HINZE'S WHITE. J. x^. Dir^r^oi*^, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS strong plants in cold-frames. white Dove, White Wings, Lamborn, Hinze's White, $3 CO per 100. Garfield, Mrs. Fisher. Blanche, Portia, Attrac- tion, Golden Gate, Ben Hur, Mrs. Reynolds. Rich- mond, Mrs. Hitt, J. J. Harrison, Golden Triumph, Louise Porsch. Nellie Lewis, Purdue, Spartan, Dawn, $1.00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. TEKM.S CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, HI. CARNATIONS MRS. E. REYNOLDS 88.00 per lOO BUTTERCUP «.00 WILDER HINZE'S and others 5.00 CYCLAMEN, .'ij^-inch pots 6.00 GENISTAS. 5in. pots, nice stocky plants 12.00 " SMILAX, 2J^-inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G, BURROW, Flstikill, N. Y. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field- Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. i8g4' The American Florist. 321 OUR ANNUAL GHRYSflNTHEMUM NUMBER WILL BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK. It will have tlie handsomest title page we have ever used, will be extra size, beautifully- illustrated, and a number that will be a souvenir to keep. The many chrysanthemum shows occurring the same week will be reported in this issue. NO INCREASE IN ADV. RATES. Send in copy for advs. at once. Have it REACH US by NOVEMBER 7 at LATEST and as much EARLIER as possible. Advs. will be received at our eastern office, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, up to Nov. 5. American Florist Co., p. O. Drawer 164. * OHIOA^OO. Siebrecht&Wadley, ROZI BILL NURSERIES, NewRoghelle, N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, aarxd PJ'e'w F»lants, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. GERANIUMS. Rooted Cuttings. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, all good standard bedding varieties. Not one that is not A No. l. Labeled. . . . $1.50 per 100: $12 per 1000. Without Labels $1.25 per 100: $10 per tOOO. CARNATION CUTTINGS in season. Inquiries answered and estimates cheerfully given. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. SEND ADVS. AT ONCE For our Special CHRYSANTHEMUM To be issued NUMBER, MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. AND DEALER IN 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City E.xhibition. Stock Plants of Chrysanthemums. Send your list of wants for prices. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO., DAYTON. OHIO. JAPANESE IRIS, A splendid collection. PHLOX, In brli-'lit desirable colors. PiEONIES, Choicest varieties. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO., Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I.. N. Y. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stock and assortment. DOZEN, $3.00; 100, $22.50. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. 10,000 CINERARIAS of surprisingly brilliant colors, dwarf and large flowered, 2;. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, FhUadelphla, Fa. Gardiner's Celebrated "J English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh und BeliaUe. S7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitiea. John Gardiner & Co., riiiladelphia, Pa. E.G. HILL & CO., wiioi6sai6Fiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. .MentiEji«s iiv"viTiSi>. sgg^ — ^ FLORA BOGOTA. G. KALBREYER, LA FLORA, BOGOTA, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock plants, trae to uanie, from bench or pots. Flowers cot. MRS. E. G. HILL. QUEEN. MVEUS. GOLDEN WEDDING. 20 cts. each. MISS K. BROWN. IVORY. WANAMAKER. PRES. W. R. SMITH, MRS. R.CRAIG. J. H. TAYLOR. WHILLDIN, MRS. E. D. ADAMS. LINCOLN. WIDENER. NEWETT, MADEIRA. BALSLEY. DOMINA- TION AND MOREL, at 15 cts. each. B^^Order soon, jia stock will not be saved unless sold. ROOTED CUTTINGS of first four, fS.OO per 100; of others. 12. 5U per 100. Cash with order, except on large orders from persons known to us. No order for less than J-'. 00. W. J. «S,IVI. S. VESEY. 90 Thompson Are.. FORT WAYNE. IND. For Sale Now. 5000 Geraniums, rooted cuttings, best new and old varieties. S 15.00 per 1000. SOO Chinese Primroses, 4 inch pots, from German seed, with flower buds, 86.00 per 100. 200 Primula Obcouica grand., 4-i:ich pots, in bloom, $6.00 per 100. 200 Cineraria, 4-iuch pots, strong, 10c. 100 '• O-inch pots, strong, 18c. 200 Vinca Harrisonii. strong clumps. 85.00 per 100. 500 Caunas. field-grown clumps, S-^.OO per 100. Coreopsis lanceolata, Achillea "The Pearl," Hardy Phlox. Heliauthus. Hibiscus, crimson eye. and other Hardy Perennials. HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS IN VARIETY. E. M. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Nurserymen and Florists, 12T^IM11«A., INT. -V. cxm.'X's.A.cr'X'ixEinjt'tJBXs. MRS. K. ti. HILL, best early. large flowering. pink, stock and 4-lnch pot plants »3doz.; Sl.S.tU per lUO 2J<:-lnch pot plants lO.OUperlUU CHAS. DAVIS, golden sport from Vlvland-Morel, suffused apricot, e.vtra. stock and 4-inch pot plants f2dnz. ; IS. 00 per 100 2!K;-lnch plants lU.OOperlUO C. <:HALFANT, golden sporttrom.!. W. White. Stock and 4-lnch pot plants Sl.oUdoz. 10.00 per 100 2!^-lnch plants T 60 per lUO WM. TKICKEK & CO., Clifton, N. .1. VIOLETS. strong, field grown plants. Healthy stock. ANDREW WASHBURN, Bloomington, III. Mention American Florist. NURSERIES : ) GHENT. BELGIUM. Offers to the trade only good plants. lU.OOO Araucarla excelsa; 30.0UU Azaleas Indlca; 20.000 Azaleas mollis; 150.00U Beponlas and Gloxinia Bulbs, best varieties; 100,000 Falras. clean plants, all sizes: 10.000 Sweet Bays, standards and pyramldals. CASH WITH ORDEU. JULES OE COCK If you have any Orders to place for PLANTS OF ANY DESCRIPTION Write us for quotations and you will receive low offers for first-class stock. PITCHER & MANDA, ('"corporated) SHOi*'r Hii^ivS, :?>»»»»»»<»»««♦ HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill Is unreliable because it de pends upon the element^ for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav orableconditionsaud waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LAMATER-RiDER OR DE LAMATER-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. I Send/or illustrated catalogue to :;:TheDEUMATER IRON WORKS, 87 South Finn Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. THE CHADBORN ADTOMATIC * OTIUTOE IS AN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. which is absolutely perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 66 Warren Street, and 46. 48 & 50 College Place. NEW TOKK CITY. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. XWSend for Catalogue. Dimensions ol tnis Box : 2() Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. Thi8 wooden box made in two sections, one for eacli size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. MamifaclttTC THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes \%-\n. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. X. F. mcCABTHY, Treas. & Mangr. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Address 13 Green St.. Boston, Mass. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided Buccess. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x12^ given away with first order of 500 letters. A. Kolker & SoDHt New Vork. M. Kice & Co., 25 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 23 Dey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New^ York. A. Herrman. 415 E. 34th St., New York. Ernst Katitmann & Co., 1 13 N. 4th St., FhUa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co,, Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. U. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Kichmond, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Kochester, N. Y, C. A. Kuehn, 1123 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long, BuftVilo, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indlnnapolis, lud. Z. L>e Forest Kly & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 17 I 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Bromfieldst., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place. Boston. The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, U. Bert Cokely & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, K. I. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . R. H. COM EY, Camden, N. J. I>YK WORKS: Jellerson, Master and Paul Stri-et. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDte OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Size.s, 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 dealeror user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0< Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yn.t- .T. C. VAUGHAN. Aeent. CHICAGO. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, :N^E;^%^7- ^VORIC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC.. ETC. SFRIHQ STEEL GALVANIZED? GREEN-HOUSE HEATLXG. MYERS & CO. 1518&I520S. 9thSt.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue and price list. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for IlluBtrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, HichinoiKl, lud. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of CYPRESS 11 LOUISVILLE. KY. Mention Atuerlcun Florlet. 326 The American Florist. Nov. S, Toronto. The weather has been simply beautiful for the time of year lately — Indian sum- mer I suppose — and has had the effect of bringing chrysanthemums on altogether too quickly for the date of the show. Early sorts will be past and over before that time, but there isno reason to doubt that there will be plenty left of the later sorts to make a good show. Many of the boys talk of taking in the Hamilton (Ont.) show, which comes off on the 7th and 8th. Some will probably take up exhibits and endeavor to knock the pretension of the "ambitious city" into a cocked hat. The contest promises to be lively, and a good time is expected. Florists report trade to be steadily im- proving, but all are praying for a good killing frost. There were some good out- door violets on the market last Saturday. Cosmos too still holds out. For good chrysanthemum blooms 75 cents to $1 a dozen was being asked. E. Gait, Ont. Oa the 15th inst. Mary McCuUey, wife of Alex Common, florist, died rather sud- denly of heart failure after an attack of pneumonia of about ten days duration. Her death is a stroke to Mr. Common and was a great surprise to her many friends whom she had endeared by her genial character. In her death he not only loses a loving wife but a valuable assistant in his business, as she devoted much of her time to it. She leaves no children. We all sympathize with him in his sad bereavement. D. McGeorge. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired polng through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping tbero up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay lor ? If you are We ha eeot Just the thine you need, the NE"WEST and BJBST thing out. ^*The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GftRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention American Florist. Send Advs. at Once FOR OUR SPECIAL TO BE ISSUED Next Week. TrootiPufldlno" Nashville, Tenn , June 4, 1894. r^OCKLAND LUMBER CO. 6^(V///f^«£^)/.-— We expect to put up three more houses the latter part of this summer, and as your lumber gave perfect satisfaction both as to quality and workmanship, we wish to give you the pre- ference, and everything else being equal you will receive our order. Very truly CUMBERLAND NURSERIES. GUTTER MHTERmL, RIDGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.f Jersey City. N*. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long Island City, N. 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CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 10, 1894. No. 336 f LHiii L^msmmm iFiL@isi!@ir Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Satctrday by Thb American Florist Company 322 Dearborn Street, Cliicago. Subscription, 81.00 a s-ear. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfield St., Kogtor.. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHOtfT. Chicago, president: Robeht Kift, Philadelphia, vice-president; Wm. j. Stewart, H" Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The n9w officers to be Installed Jan. 1, 1895, are: Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident: B. C. Rei.veman. Allegheny City. Pa., vice- president: Wm. .1. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. BEATTY, oil City, Pa., treasurer. The lltb annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemum shows— Chicago — ^A corner at the Chicago show (illus.) — Chyrsanthemum Cr>'stalina (illus.) . . . . — Chrysanthemum Philadelphia (illus.) . . — Chrysanthemum Mrs. S. l". Murdock (illus.) — Chrysanthemum E. M. Bigelow (illus..) — Philadelphia —Chrysanthemum Mrs. W. H. Rand (illus.) . . — Chrysanthemum Mrs, H. W. Emerson (illus.) —Pittsburg — Boston — The Philadelphia supper — Wienhoeber's display at Chicago (illus.) . . — Indianapolis — Pittsfield, Mass — St. Louis — Wayne, Pa — A corner at the Phila. show (illus.) . . . . Chrysanthemums— Notes on varieties . . . . — Plants for store tiade — A commercial pink variety wanted - . . . . Carnations— Notes —Chester County Society — New carnations Views of Boston show (illus.) 34.5, Coveting pansies in cold frames Propagating the swaiusona New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago ■ ■ • Annals of horticulture The seed trade Kansas City ... St. Paul Worcester, Mass Cincinnati Technicalities in judging ToroLto News notes "In the swim" (illus.) .331 333 334 335 336 337 338 338 339 339 340 340 341 311 312 342 342 343 343 343 344 344 314 345 347 345 345 346 346 .348 316 317 350 350 3i2 352 354 356 a56 358 360 Springfield, O.— Mr. John Good, of the firm of Good & Reese, had a narrow escape from serious injury while hunting recently. While drawing a gun toward him by the barrel the trigger caught and the load was discharged up his sleeve. Fortunately he escaped serious injury though it was a very close call. THE EXHIBITIONS. Chicago. Although we were denied the classic background of the Art Institute this year, the show being held in one of the armories (Battery "D"), there is no doubt of its artistic success, the whole effect being ex- tremely charming. The primeval bare- ness of the ceiling and rafters was entirely obscured by ample decorations of bronzy oak leaves and pendent festoons of Flor- ida moss. This was thoroughly in har- mony with the brilliant "Queen of Autumn," far superior to the conven- tional bunting so often seen. The bronze oak leaves were lavishly used wherever there might be a suspicion of bareness, giving the hall a finished air. But the display was so large that it was impossi- ble to look in any corner without seeing something of note. The arrangement of exhibits on the main floor gave one the impression of a flower clothed valley, the taller plants being towards the sides, sloping up to the covering of oak leaves, crowned by the gallery full of cut blooms. This gave an excellent effect; there was nothing to cut off the line of vision on entering, and each large group stood out boldly at its full value. Specimen groups filled the coiners, while the central groups of orchids and decorating plants stood out apart from the chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemum is never so attractive as when in company with autumn foliage alone, and there is no question that it should never be within hailing distance of an orchid; the increased effect given by the isolation of the table of orchids, with the valley of chrysanthemums stretching away on either side, emphasized this fact. Among the decorative plants was a large oval bed of Araucaria excelsa, bor- dered with ferns, immediately before the entrance. These plants, exhibited by the Art Floral Co., were in the pink of condi- tion, and made amost attractivedisplay. Naturally we always expect to see a finer show among cut flowers than plants, though it is but fair to say that the plants here this year were far above the average, particularly the bush or natu- rally grown. The single stem plants are always good, but we can not always say this of the bushes and standards. It is invidious to make comparisons, but perhaps the most decorative arrangement in cut flowers seen on the opening day was Frank Benthey wearing a Mrs. Bay- ard Cutting the size of a well developed soup plate in his buttonhole. The man- ner in which the cyclone of pink petals nestled in the neighborhood of his beard was much admired, and caused quite a ripple of excitement among the State street shoppers, they believing that our aesthetic friend was the chrysanthemum show in person. THE CUT FLOWERS. The cut flowers filled the balconies, the ground floor, with but few exceptions, being taken up by the plants. As at the last show, the vases of 50 blooms, one variety, were of especial interest, includ- ing some magnificent flowers. The vari- eties were much the same as last year, in spite of the more recent introductions. In fact it seems as if some of last year's beauties do not show to quite such good advantage this season as last. Naturally the vases of 50 blooms, one variety, were of special note, and it is interesting to see that the Queen, last year's winning favorite, was still in the lead; it appeared more frequently and in finer condition than any other white, and was the variety receiving first, second and third for 50 whites. Excepting where individual flowers were shown Niveus did not seem up to last year, and Mutual Friend, though fine in the plant classes, did not show to nearly so great advan- tage among cut flowers. For vase of 50 blooms, white, all three prizes, first, second and third, which were taken by E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, Ind., J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, and Fred S. Walz, Cincinnati, 0., went to The Queen, which, it will be remembered, was the winner of the first prize in the same class here last year. These blooms were surpassingly fine, and from the frequency with which the variety appeared in the white classes it appears first favorite for exhibition, though others may be prefer- able for commercial purposes. Niveus, the wonder of two years ago, seemed rel- egated to the background. For vase of 50 blooms, yellow, Fred Dorner & Son, LaFayette, Ind., were first with Major Bonnaffon. These flow- ers were easily first, although Eugene Dailledouze shown by E. G. Hill & Co. was also excellent. But therich yet clear yellow, perfect finish and fine foliage of Bonnaffon carried off the honors. Hill taking second, and Fred S. Walz, Cincin- nati, 0., third with H. L. Sunderbruch. For vase of 50 blooms, pink, Stolleiy Bros., Argyle Park, 111., were first with Viviand-Morel. This variety showed up in excellent shape wherever shown, but this vase was perfection in color, form and finish. The second went to Fred S. 332 The American Florist. Nov. 10. Walz for Mrs. Potter Palmer, which, although fine and well grown, contrasted poorly with Viviand-Morel. Third prize for pink went to Nathan Smith & Sons, Adrian, Mich. For vase of 50 blooms, crimson, one prize only was awarded, first, to E. G. Hill & Co. The variety was John Shrimpton, a deep velvety blood-red, somewhat likeCuUingfordii, but larger. In the bronze class, 50 blooms, E. G. Hill & Co. won on two entries, taking first and second prizes, first for Joey Hill and second for Segusiana. The latter though an attractive and well finished bloom, has a russet tipped tinge which suggests fading, and seems hardly desir- able on this account. Vase of 50 blooms, any other color, first only was awarded, going to E. G. Hill for Pitcher & Manda. This variety was quite treely exhibited, and appeared very attractive to the public. For best 25 varieties, one flower of each, first went to E. G. Hill & Co., second to Bassett & Washburn, Both were fine displays, but Hill was before his compet- itors both in finish and in lasting qualities of bloom. For 12 varieties, one flower of each, first to Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J.; second to Fred Dorner & Son. Both collections included some very fine blooms. One of the most charming whites noted was Mrs. C. H. Duhme, in Dorner's col- lection; it is a large incurving flower, with an outer fringe of recurving guard petals, very well finished and graceful. For collection of named varieties, one flower of each, not less than 40 varieties, Hill & Co. was first, J. C. Vaughan sec- ond. Hill's collection included some very choice varieties, among them Rose Wynne, a prize winning English sort, a very large, broad-petalled incurving white, Richard Dean (French), a most charming pink, Miss Georgia Bramhall, an incurving lemon yellow, of good size and beautiful shape, Chas. Davis, Challenge, Daille- douze, Golden Gate, etc. For collection of odd and peculiarforms, not less than 25 blooms. Hill & Co. re- ceived first, the only prize awarded. It seems a pity there was not a greater dis- play of these oddities, for they seemed very interesting to the public. The vari- ous anemone forms composed the bulk of them. There was Rider Haggard, a bo- tanical spasm in magenta, bordered with a halo of pink tape, Amoor, a great flat whorled bronze, which showed up well among single stem plants. Nemesis, a globular pink with a quilled center, Mephisto, an incurved bronzy apricot. Whirlwind, blush, and several floral cyclones in various tints including some of the hairy section so eccentric in hue and form that they looked as if afllicted with some eruptive disease. For six vases, 12 flowers in a vase, Hill & Co. received first, Bassett & Washburn second, and J. C. Vaughan third, all good displays. For vase of white, 12 flowers, first went to J. C. Vaughan, second to Hill & Co., and third to Bassett & Washburn. For vase of yellow, 12 flowers, Bassett & Washburn took first with Eugene Dail- ledouze, grand flowers, equal to those which astonished us last year; second to Fred Dorner & Son for Bonnaffbn, and third to Hill & Co. Vase of pink, 12 flowers, first went to Hill & Co. for Richard Dean, a shapely pink, something in color like V. H. Hal- lock. The flower is globular, the petals channelled, pressed down into a little spoon-like depression near the end, which is forked into a tiny swallow tail. A beautiful flower. Second went to J. C. Vaughan for Constellation; third to Southside Floral Co., Springfield, 111. Vase of crimson, 12 flowers, first prize only was awarded; it went to Hill & Co. for Fisher's Torch. For vase of any other color, 12 flowers, Pitcher & Manda received firstfor variety Pitcher and Manda; Hill &Co. second for Inter-Ocean; A. M. & J. B. Murdoch, Pittsburg, Pa., third. This completes the first day's awards for cut flowers. The flowers, in most classes, were above the usual standard though there were many surprises. It was a little surprising to see how feebly L'Enfant des Deux Mondes was repre- sented; it appeared among single stem plants, and was found in collections of cut flowers, but where a single variety only was in competition it did not appear at all. Challenge, from which we all ex- pected much, has not borne out its first promise; it is outclassed by several other yellows. We certainly give the palm to Bonnaff'on, though Dailledouze too was fine; Mrs. C. Lippincott, though good, hardly came up to these two. Inter- Ocean in many cases seemed very pale, but it is abeauty, and showed well among the single stem plants. Chas. Davis was good, but also seemed a trifle pale in some cases, still its beautiful Viviand- Morel shape will make it a favorite with many in any case. We should like to see more of Rose Wynne; Mr. Hill expressed himself as not entirely satisfied with it yet, though it is a beauty. Richard Dean is exquisite in color and in shape. Mer- maid looks a trifle coarse; so too does Ed Hatch, and the latter was very pale. Mrs. Frank Thompson, which was one of the "stars" seven or eight years ago, looked an indifferently pink bunch of shavings, compared with her j'ounger rivals — so soon have we changed in our ideas of floral perfection. Louis Boehmer only showed in the large collections, and Mrs. Alpheus Hardy appears to be dead. We can see, more than ever, that perfection of finish and excellence of habit are looked for among present favorites, far more than size or oddity alone. CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS. The plant display was, in many re- spects, much better than last year. The specimen plants were certainly much bet- ter than we have seen for several years, so were the standards. The single stem plants were remarkably fine as a whole, the varieties being well chosen, and the plants well grown. In specimens and standards the honors were pretty evenly divided between J. C. Vaughan and Bassett & Washburn. For specimen white Bassett & Washburn re- ceived both first and second prizes, J. C. Vaughan taking third. For specimen yellow J. C. Vaughan took first and third, Bassett & Washburn second. For pink specimen Bassett & Washburn took first and second, J. C. Vaughan third. For specimen crimson J. C. Vaughan was first, Bassett & Washburn second and third; specimen, any other color, the same. Specimen bronze, Bassett & Washburn first and third, Vaughan second. The competition between these twofirms was very close, the plants being good in both cases, and they were well trained, being free from the torturing palisade of sticks so often noted. But the single stem plants were the great attraction. On entering, just be- hind the fine bed of araucarias previously mentioned, was the winning group of 50 plants grown by Hill & Co. The eye was first caught by a block of Minerva, per- fect plants, the rich golden flowers with a strong stem well clothed with fine foli- age; behind these, continuing the harmony of the yellow, a number of the golden eyed Pitcher & Manda, backed by other vari- eties sloping at the opposite side, the taller Pitcher & Manda forming the middle group. The plants were ot such even quality throughout that it was a pleasure to study them. Inter-Ocean showed very well in this group; Chal- lenge, though large, was greenish and un- developed in the center. Amoor, an odd whorled bronze, noted among the cut flower fantastics was in very good form, dwarf but large flowered. In this class second prize went to Bassett & Wash- burn, third to J. C. Vaughan, both these competitors making an excellent display. In the class calling for 25 single stem plants J. C. Vaughan was first, Bassett & Washburn second, and Hill & Co. third. Among the winning plants Marie Louise, Mutual Friend, Mrs. C. D. Avery, Eda Prass, Chas. Davis, Viviand-Morel and Golden Gate were specially good. Among the standards, which were all better than last year, Vaughan and Bas- sett & Washburn were the only compet- itors, they taking first and second in the order named for six standards. Vaughan took first for single standard for white, pink and yellow, second for white and yellow. Bassett & Washburn second and third for yellow, second for pink, and third for white. The whites (Goguac) were perhaps the best bloomed of the standards. OTHER PLANTS. The class calling for a general display of chrysanthemums, arranged for effect with other plants on 150 feet of space, was an important one, the prizes being respectively $100, $75 and $50. There were six entries, and it may be said, in a general way, that they were better than previous displays of similar character.' But still they left much to be desired. It seems as if our decorators are wedded firmly to the shingle roof idea of arrange- ment; each leaf must overlap its fellow. There were some arrangements which looked liked a nice parti-colored terrace which had just been clipped smooth with a lawn mower. Then again there were cases where the arrangement was merely a general display of other plants with a few chrysanthemums dotted in like punc- tuation marks. And there was a display of gold fish and statuary, backed by palms, and brightened by upwards of a dozen chrysanthemum blooms, but these arrangements certainly could not be called "displays of chrysanthemums and other plants" — they were displays of other plants minus chrysanthemums. However, the judges manfully wrestled with these trials, and gave first to Bas- sett & Washburn, second to Parkside Floral Co., and third to J. C. Vaughan. For pair of palms the prize went to H. F. Halle, for two well grown kentias; the same exhibitor received first for 6 palms, second prize going to Albert Fuchs. For pair of decorative plants other than palms, first went to John Fuhrman, gar- dener to Adolph Schoeninger, Chicago, second to Parkside Floral Co. John Fuhrman received first for 6 decorative plants other than palms, his plants in- cluding a beautiful Microlepia hirta cris- tata, Adiantum Farleyense, Lastrea Smithii, Anthurium Reynoldianum, and crotons Prince of Wales and Queen Vic- toria. These plants were well grown and in fine condition. Second prize went to E. G. Uihlein, Chicago, for a group in- cluding a fine Anthurium Veitchii, a plant we do not very often see. It was felt that although several of the j3g4. The American Florist. 3:3: A CORNER AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. groups arranged for effect could not properly compete, the schedule calling for chrysanthemums arranged with other plants, still they added so much to the decoration that the judges recommended a substantial recognitign be made these exhibitors. The groups consisted of palms and other decorative plants, and were arranged by the Art Floral Co., H. F. Halle, Albert Fuchs and John Fuhrman. Of the $125 to be awarded according to the discretion of the judges for mer- itorious displays not entered in any other class the following awards were made: To the Art Floral Co. $25 for group of araucarias, 31 plants, in four varieties. These araucarias occupied a circular bed, carpeted with moss, and bordered with lerns and selaginellas or lycopodiums. The effect was charmingly natural, and though it is probable that but few of the general public were aware of the actual value of this exhibit, its beauty attracted all. The recognition given by the judges was amplv deserved. To E. G. Uihlein $25 for display of orchids, and $25 for decorative plants. Mr. Uihlein's display occupied two tables, and was always surrounded by appre- ciative visitors. The orchids were as usual the great attraction. A good many cypripediums were among them, includ- ing a blooming plant of the rare and beautiful C. Chamberlainianum, which we believe has never been displayed in Chicago before. The charming crimson punctation of the lip, and the twisted ijarbate spotted sepals made the flower the most remarkable cypripede there. Some attractive forms of C. Spicerianum were also noted. There was a very nice Laelia Dayana, Anguloa Clowesii, Odont- oglossum grande, Cattleya Bo wringeana, Oncidium ornithorynchum, etc. The table of decorative plants was prettily arranged, and displayed some good ferns, nepenthes, sonerilas, fittonias, begonias, etc., making a very instructive exhibit. To Bassett & Washburn $15 for group of begonias. This included some of the showy hybrids of the Rex type, and made a metallic bank of foliage at one side of the stage. To E. Wienhoeber & Co., Chicago, $35 for general display of plants and cut flowers. This display, which was on the north side of the hall, consisted of a semi- circular bank of palms, in perfect condi- tion, bordered by a table of cut flowers, fringed with adiantum and feathery cocos. The cut flowers consisted of chrysanthe- mums, roses, carnations, heliotrope, vio- lets, etc., and was refreshed day by day, being always kept in fine order. The arrangement of this display was greatlj- admired. A certificate of merit was awarded to Hill & Co. for a plant of the new canna Queen Charlotte with three fine spikes of bloom, which the judges considered very meritorious. A special premium was also awarded to Mrs. G. M. Pullman for a group of decorative plants. This collection coming in on the third day was not considered in competition with other displays. The central plant of the group was a stately specimen of Sabal umbraculifera, the tub being draped with other plants, including Cissus discolor. Some latanias, kentias, rhapis, foliage anthuriums, ferns, etc. filled up a very striking and stately group. An odd conceit in cut flowers, brought in on the third day by Anthony &Curran (not for competition), was a venerable hod filled with Eugene Dailledouze chrys- anthemums and bronze oak leaves. And it was really quaint and attractive — the arrangement was charming if its recepta- cle was so humble. 334 The American Florist. Nov. 10^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The first rose competition took place on Monday, the third day of the show, and the display being large and most attractively staged. Most of the roses, like the cut chrysanthemums, were in the gallery, but Bassett & Washburn made their display on a large round table near the stage, which held their chrysanthe- mums earlier in the show. The arrange- ment of this exhibit was really beyond all praise; no one could approach it without admiration. The table cover was strewn with ferns — at one side was a long trail- ing spray of fragrant stephanotis. At either side were huge bunches of lily of the valley and violets. In the center tall trumpet shaped vases held American Belle and American Beauty, the lesser lights being grouped around them. The ar- rangement was by Mr. Andrew Benson, the grower of the flowers, and evinced so much artistic feeling that we can not help commenting on it as the ideal way to set up an exhibition display. For vase of 25 American Beauties, and the same of American Belle, Bassett & Washburn re- ceived both first and second; no thirds were offered in the rose and carnation classes. Bassett & Washburn also took first for 50 Perle des Jardins, second for Mme. Caroline Testout and La France. Reinberg Bros., who displayed some very fine flowers, received first for Kais- erin Augusta Victoria, no second being awarded; first for 50 Brides, 50 Brides- maids, 50 La France and 50 Meteor; sec- ond for Catherine Mermet and Perle des Jardins. W. A. Kennedy, Lake Forest, III., re- ceived first for any new variety with very fine Mrs. Whitney; flrst for Gontier and second for Meteor and Bride. J. M. Gasser, Cleveland, O., received first lor any other variety (Mme.de Wat- teville) and Mme. Cusin, second for Bridesmaid. G. W. Miller, Hinsdale, received second for any other variety with Sunset. The rose display received additional interest through the arrival of two debutantes but newly introduced to the rosarian world. One was Belle Siebrecht, exhibited by Siebrecht & Wadley, New Rochelle, N. Y.; the other Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, from John N. May, Summit, N. J. The first named is an English rose, its parentage being La France X Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Its color is not very far from that of Mrs. Whitney, the bud long and pointed, very shapely, the petals, as they open, showing the curling tendency of La France, though not so much as the latter. It is fragrant, with good stem and foliage, and is certainly a beautiful rose, and arrived after its long journey in the pink of condition. The judges awarded it a certificate of merit, and con- sidered it a most valuable addition to our list of pink roses. Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. May's new rose, must receive special interest from the fact that it is of American origin, for our rose growers have not been so active as the carnation men in the production of new varieties. It may be described as a magnified Mme. Cusin, but much deeper and of more even color, fuller petalled and when fully expanded of a cup shape. The color appears to lighten up under artifi- cial light. Its parentage was not given. The judges regarded it as a decided acquisition, and it was awarded a special certificate of merit. The carnation display was very good, most of the flowers showing finely. It is worth noting that Albertini seemed the greatest favorite with the general public; all were admired, but it was Albertini Scale one foot. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM CRYSTALINA. AS SHOWN AT CHICAGO people pointed out to their friends, or revisited for a second look. Among the premiums awarded August Jurgens took first for Garfield, Albertini and any other pink; second for any red other than Garfield; second for W. Scott; first for striped with Helen Keller. F. L. Pruse took first for Silver Spray, first for Portia and Tidal Wave. StoUery Bros, were first for Lizzie McGowan, second for Portia and Daybreak, first for introduc- tion of 1894 other than red or white. Anthony & Curran were first with Uncle John. J. F. Klimmer was first for red other than Garfield; Geo. Bayer second for Lizzie McGowan and any other white, second for Tidal Wave. Albert Fuchs was first with Daybreak. H. E. Chitty, Paterson, N. J., made a very attractive display with his new vari- eties mentioned in a recent issue of this paper. He received first in the class for 50 blooms any other white with Alaska, first for 25, introduction of 1894, with the same; first for red, introduction of 1894, with Corsair; second for striped and any other color, introduction of 1894, with Minnie Cook. His flowers bore the long journey well, and were favorably received. J. M. Gasser received first for 100 blue violets; Bassett & Washburn second. For 200 spikes lily of the valley first went to August Jurgens, second to J. M Gasser. SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Following are the awards on, and the judges' descriptions of, the entries in the classes for tested seedlings: Philadelphia. Certificate. Hugh Gra- ham, Philadelphia. A grand large in- curved bloom, full and globular, the most distinct variety on exhibition. Creamy white in general effect, a tone of color difficult to describe. Crystalina. Certificate. J. C.Vaughan, Chicago. Snow white, medium size flower, Snowball type. Quite distinct and early. E. M. BiGELOW. Certificate. Fred Dor- ner & Son, Lafayette, Ind. Best red to date. Almost perfect habit as ex- hibited. Large sized bloom, full and regularly incurved. Mrs. S. T. Murdock. Certificate. Fred Dorner & Son. Improvement over any existing tones of light rose or pink, all things considered. Good size, substance and finely formed. Mrs. H. W. Emerson, Certificate. Fred Dorner & Sons. As compared with Sunderbruch, Mrs. Craige Lippincott and Dailledouze, et al., several points in its favor. A glorious yellow of great size. Mrs. W. H. Rand. Certificate. J. C. Vaughan. A distinct variety of Jap- anese type. In color a remarkably rich yellow, fine long twisted and re- flexed petals a little after the style of Shawmut. It is highly recommended as a cut flower. Gold Dust. E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, Ind. Special mention. Decided im- provement of the yellow hairy type. Mrs. Moses J. Wentworth. J. C. Vaughan. Special mention. Large rich yellow, full and deep. Strong compact habit. An improvement in the Chinese class. Louise D. Black. E. G. Hill & Co. Spe- cial mention. Splendid colorof Jardin des Plantes, golden orange, full deep bloom. Mrs. Darlington. E. G. Hill & Co. Special mention. A magnified Jos. H. White of salmon tint, nearly white when fully expanded. Oakland. Fred Dorner & Son. Special mention. Clear shade of even terra cotta. An ideal bloom full and deep. MiLLBROOK. Fred Dorner & Son. Spe- cial mention, A large exhibition flower after the Viviand-Morel type. A bronzy salmon red shade. Burt Eddy. J. C. Vaughan. Special mention. An immenseflower for exhi- bition, full and double but objection- able color, silvery rose and purple. An improvement, however, in this class. Jayne. J. C.Vaughan. Special mention. i8g4- The American Florist. 335 NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM PHILADELPHIA For exbibition or pot plants highlj commended. Excellent habit. Dark shaded rose, regularly formed, in- curved blooms. Lafayette. Fred Dorner & Son. Spe- cial mention. Worchy of trial as ex- hibited, for dwarf pot plants. Color rosy amaranth. MANTEL DECORATIONS. Tuesday brought out the mantel deco- rations. There were seven entries, and on the whole the work showed an ad va nee over that of former years, though we do not think any of thim were entirely b?yond criticism. The 6rst prize went to Anthony & Curran for a tasteful arrangement in cattleyas. A cattlcya plant stood at one side, and trailing sprays of asparagus springing from this were brightened by cattleya flowers caught in the vine. The plants towards the sides were palms and ferns, and the only unnecessarv note was a bunch of valley on the shelf. This was greatly admired. 336 The American Florist. Nov. JO, The second prize went to Walter Kre t- ling. In this decoration the colors were green and white; the overmantel was tilled with adiantum.a white leaved cala- dium showing below; the plants at sides and below were green palms and ferns, and in the center of the shell was a large vase of Mrs. Duhme chrysanthemums, forming a graceful trailing bunch. The third prize was awarded to W. J. Smyth, both mantel and overmantel being banked with ferns; the flowers used were Cat- tleyas labiata and Bowriogeana, and a yellow odontoglossum. In addition to these awards the judges gave especial commendation to the arrangements bv H. F. Halle, 0. J. Friedman and P. J. Hauswirth. The judges were ten ladies prominent in Chicago societv. A more detailed description of the decorations, with illustrations and an analysis of the awards by the judges, will appear in the next issue. THANKS TO THE JUDGES. On Tuesday evening, at G o'clock, the ofBcers of the Horiicultural Society and a number of those most active in the ex- hibition entertained the judges with a little dinner at the laion League Club. In addition to President Chadwick, who presided, and the three judges, there were present Messrs. W. C. Ejian, W. N. Rudd, J. C. Vaughan.O.P. Bassett.G. L. Grant, Mr. Dorner Jr.. W. J. Smyth, P.J. Haus- wirth, T. F. Keenan, Jos. Locke, Geo. Gardner. The affair was entirely in- formal and was thoroughly enjoyable. The judges, Messrs. Scott, Rawson and Bennett, were officially thanked for their kindness in taking up the onerous work of judging the exhibition of 1894, and for the pleasure of their presence. Each re- plied in a pleasant speech, saying many complimentary things about the exhibi- tion and wishing the society financial success equal to the artistic perfection attained m the display. Every one re- gretted that there was not more time to do the various subjects justice, Mr. Scott being obliged to take a train atS o'clock. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The second competition in roses and carnations occurred on Wednesday. In the rose class calling for 25 American Beauties J. M. Gasser, Cleveland, 0., was first with a fine vase; the same exhibiter took second for 50 Brides and 50 Brides- maids, first for 50 Mme. Cusia. Bassett & Washburn were second for 25 Ameri- can Beauties, first for 50 Bridesmaids, first for vase of 12 American Belle, and second for Perle des Jardins. Reinberg Bros, were first for Kaiserin Augusta Vic- toria, first and second for Mme. C. Testout, first for The Bride, La France, Meteor and Perle des Jardins, second for Catherine Mermet, and anv othervariety (with Duchfss of Albany). W. A. Ken- nedy was second for 50 Meteor, first for Catherine Mermet, first and s°cond f)r Papa Gontier, and first for 50 ol any other variety, with Mrs. Whitney. In the carnal inn classes of the second competition H. Weber & Son, of Oakland, Md., won first prize for 50 blooms of Lizzie McGo wan, first for any other white, and Portia, second for any other red, sec- ond for Wm. Scott, first for any striped variety (with J. J. Harrison). Henry Mundt received first for Silver Spray, and first for Tidal Wave. Albert Fuchs was second for Silver Spray, second for Tidal Wave and Daybreak. Stollery Bros, were second for Lizzie McGowan, and first for any other color. Aug. Jurgens was sec- ond for Portia, first forGarfield, Albertini and any other pink, second for striped, with Orange Blossom, and second for any ' w. ■<-v , ,;7''i^" tJ^' /' ^i^lttlgi^^f ^^ .. . fcJJBE'I iX /" ^%, •-r" ^y^^ ' ^ §m:' ,,^^,. ^>*?v.x Jfc * x^ mt ja Kr m P. > ■ ;,; '.^^^^ ^^ J^ Mr- t^ pik ^si Mfk 1^ 'i '^ • Scale_ une loot. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. S. T. MURDOCK. AS SHOWN AT CHICAGO. other color. Anthony & Curran were first for Uncle John. J. F. K'iramer was first for any other red, with Thos. Cart- ledge, first for Wm. Scott. W. A. Ken- nedy was first for white, introduction of 1S94-, and Nathan Sraich & Son, Adrian, Mich., first fur pink, introduction of 1894-, with Mapledale. In the class calling for 100 violets J. M. Gasser was first and W. A. Kennedy second. A new rose from Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, Ohio, was exhibited by Reinberg Bros., Chicago, too late tor competition. It is a good fair siz'", and shapely bud, clear blush with a deeper salmon tint in center, after the order of Mme. Pierre Guillot and Watteville, and yet distinct from either, as shown in a bunch of fifty. The finest violets at the show came from Thos. Devoe & Son, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and arrived too late for competition. TABLE DECORATIONS. There were twelve entries in this com- petition, the arrangements being in most cases an improvement over previous years. P. J. Hausw'rth was the winner of the fir.-t prize. His table was round, large enough to avoid all appearance of crowding. In the center was a light and feathery mound of maidenhair and cypri- pediums, standing on a mirror bordered with selaginella. Six feathery little cocos rising from a tult of selaginella stood at intervals in the spsce between the cen- terpiice and covers. The favors were cvpripediums and fern?. The exquisite simplicity of this arrangement was its great attraction, and the central group was so liaht and airy it suggested all sorts of poetic similes. The second prize was awarded to W.J. Smyth, whose arrangement consisted of a high center howl of cattlcvas and Adian- tum Farleyense; around it mere four specimen glasses holding light sprays of the same. This table also was free from any suspicion rf overcrowding, and was really verj' tasteful. The third prize went to J. M. Gasser, for the onlychrysanthemum table shown. Like the two first described it was round. In the center was a tall trumpet glass filled with yellow chrysanthemums and ferns. Around this, but some little dis- tance from it, was a broad band of the yellow chrysanthemums loosely arranged; single specimers were laid at each cover. This was a handsome arrangement, and very well set up. A fuller description of all the tables, with analysis and illustra- tions, will appear in next week's issue. CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS. Thursday's competition in plants was confined to the single stem class. For 40 plants, white, J. C. Vaughan riceived first on habit and" foliage; Bassett & Wash- burn second, R. Witterstaetter third. For 40 plants, pink, J. C. Vaughan first; Bas- sett & Washburn second. For 40 plants, yellow, first J. C. Vaughan; second Bas- sett & Washburn, third R. Witterstaetter. For 40 plants, any other color, J. C. Vaughan first. In the classes for yellow and any othercolor Hill & Co. were ruled out, their exhibit not complying with the rule rffjuiring them to be grown in the pots in which they were shown, though the quality of the plants was very fine. The cut blooms of chrysanthemums shown on Thursday consisted of intro- ductions of 1894, 10 blooms, not less than five varieties. The first prize went to Hill & Co., second to J. C. Vaughan. I. N. Kramer & Son, Marion, Iowa, and J. C. Vaughan made displays of canna blooms, not for competition. F. W. Woodward, Eau Claire, Wis, send a beautiful spike of Vanda Sanderiana, the first time this rare and exquisite orchid has ever been exhibited in Chicago. iSg4. The American Florist. 337 NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM E. Scale one lool- M BIGELOW. AS SHOWN AT CHICAGO, REVrEW OF THE VARIETIES SHOWN. Following we give an alphabetically arranged list of ttie varieties shown at Chicago, with comments on same by the three judges, Messrs. VVm. Scott, Grove P. Rawson and A. W. Bennett. The com- ments represent the combined judgement of the three gentlemen named. A1ba Venus. Good pot plant for general exhibition. AUerton, Mrs. A. C. Others better. Allerton, Mrs. S. W. Others better. American Flag. Forexhibitioncutflower. Amoor. Best of the Wheeler type. Good d warf pot plant and fine exhibition cut flower. Arnold, Hicks. Good all around bronze. Autumn Glow. Others better. .\very, Mrs. C. D. Good as shown in Chi- cago, as a rule rather small. B ilsley, Harry. Still first-class, though r.ither tall. Bard, The. Good pot plant. BfriH Ideal. Njt fully developed when exhibited. Beaute Lyonnaisc. Others better. Benedict, Judge. Hardly large enoughas shown. Boehmer. L. Excellent bush plant. Bonnafifon, Major. First-class allaround. Bramhall,MissG. Fine exhibition flower. Calendula. Of hers better. Canning, L. Excellent pot plant. Chalfant, Clinton. First-class second early yellow. Challenge. Fine late yellow. Constellation. Good pot plant. Coupland, Mrs. Wm. Good general ex- hibition cut flower. Craig, Mrs. R. First-class late variety Dailledouze, Eugene. Grand mid-season variety f jr exhibition and commercial use. Davis, Chas. First-class exhibition sort. Dean, Richard. Beautiful shade of pink, fine for cutting. Djvoniensis. Others better. Domination. Still one of the best; correct name Mrs. Bullock. Drexel, Mrs. A. J. The best of its color — deep amaranth. Duhme, Mrs. C. H. Others better. Falconer, Wra. Good for plants and cut flowers. Fewkes, A. H. A fine late variety. Fifcr, Mrs. Gov. Good pot plant, but not a cut flower. Fisher's Torch. A good maroon red for cut fiowers. Giraud, M. A. Others better. Gladette. Others better. GDguac. Good pot plant. Golden Gate. Splendid exhibition cut flower. Haggard, Rider. A beautiful anemone, worthv of general trial. Hallock," V. H. Still all right. Hearst, Mrs. Senator. Good for exhi- bition. Higinbotham, Mrs. Best of the hairy pinks. Hill, E. G. Still an excellent late variety. Hill, Joey. Only for exhibition. Hill, Mrs. E. G. Fine with some, unsatis- factory with others, Hitzeroth, Emma. A fine late primrose yellow for commercial. Inter Ocean. Verv 6ne for general use. lora. Good for exhibition. Ivory. Still unsurpassed; best selling white to date. Jeffords, Marguerite. Very fine golden bronze. Jessica. One of the best early whites. Joanna. Others as good and better. Kimball, Mrs. W. S. Exhibition variety. Lanier, Mrs. C. Others better. L'Eufant des Deux Mondes. Best white hairy and splendid pot plant. Lincoln, W. H. Still a grand variety in all respects. Lippincott, Mrs. Craige. Second early; large rich yellow. Madeira, Mrs. L. C. Superseded. Magee.Mrs. Geo. A very distinct exhibi- tion flower. Magenta Queen. Simply awful; Mathews may like it. Marie Louise. Pretty good early sort. Mathews, J. S. Good fair bronze. Mayflower. Very distinct type. Mermaid. For exhibition still useful. Minerva. Splendid pot plant; always attracts attention. Monarch of Ostrich Plumes. Only fair. Morgan, Mrs. Geo. Real good yellow. Mutual Friend. Ver\' good in all respects. Nemesis. A very distinct anemone. Newitt, W. G. Only good for exhibition. Niveus. A first-class white. Ondine. Not much good. Owen, Rob't. Fine Chinese yellow. Palmer, Mrs. Potter. Beautiful pink shade of fine form; a good commercial variety. Pitcher & Mauda. Fine exhibition va- riety. Playfair, Lady. Splendid early pink for commercial use: good keeper and shipper. Prass, Eda. Still a grand pink. Price, T. C. Exhibition. Pullman, Miss Florence. One of the best whites of the season. Pullman, Mrs. G. M. Fair yellow. Queen, The. Well named, and unsur- passed . Rinek, Mrs. H. Fine for exhibition. Robinson, Eva. Others better. Roslyn. Fine for exhibition. Rudd, W. N. Best of the elk's horn type. Sautel's White. No good. Seguisiana. Splendid for cut flowers and exhibition; golden bronze. Seward, Wm. No good. Shawmut. Fine exhibition yellow; very large. Shrimpton, John. An early CuUingfordi. Smith, Col. W. B. Grand golden bronze for general use. Smith, Pres. W. R. Fine color and free growth. Spartel. Out of date. Spaulding, Ada. A useful sort for cutting. Starin, Mrs. J. H. Not valuable. Sunderbruch, H. L. .\ large beautiful yellow that has proved generally satis- iTactory. Temptation. Doesn't amount to much. Thompson, Mrs. F. For exhibition. Tnomphe de St. Laurent. A glorious rich yellow. Vaughan,J.C. Distinct, but not useful. Violet Rose. Exhibition. Viviand-Morel, Strictly first-class. West, Mrs. Geo. Others better. Whilldin, Mrs. J. G. Still useful as an early yellow, when healthy. Whirlwind. An anemone without special value. White, J. H. Pretty medium size white. Widener, H. E. .\11 right when well done. Wolcott. Mrs. E. O. Out of date. Wynne, Rose. An exhibition variety of peculiar effect. Much Wisdom in Few Words. Exhibiters and judges: Keep still and saw wood. This is my experience, and I have entered in both classes. G. P. R. 338 The American Florist. Nov. lO. Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci- ety's chrysanthemum show opened under most favorable auspices on Tuesday, November 6, at 2 p. m. All the previous day it had rained hard and was very blustery as well which interfered to a great extent with the hauling of plants. Large specimen chrysanthemums are dif- ficult to move in the best of weather and the growers who attempted tobringtheir plants in on Monday had a very trying time, and many of their best specimens were badly damaged. Early on Tuesday plants came in so fast that it seemed as if the committee of arrangements would never get things straightened out in time for the opening. At 10 a. m. the floor of the Academy was covered with groups of plants seemingly placed anywhere, but by noon things began to take on a more orderly appearance, and finally at the ad- vertised time for the opening the exhibi- tion was ready lor the public. Hugh Graham and John Westcott had charge of the decorations, which were on quite an elaborate scale. Mr. Westcott had the main vestibule and lower lobby, and Mr. Graham arranged the interior, decorating the front of the balcony and family circle, the boxes and the sides of the stage. He also erected a very hand- some pagoda in the center for the orches- tra. This was covered with laurel and oak branches; out of this projected long bamboo rods on which were strung lan- terns. The whole had a very pleasing efifect. The front of the galleries were draped with different colored cheese cloth and at intervals were large placques of autumn leaves and laurel branches, each of which supported bamboo poles and lanterns. The whole effect was fairylike. The stage was set appropriately with a tropical scene and fringed with palms and other foliage plants, among which were some very fine specimens of farns and selaginellas from the Caldwin conserva- tories, through Mr. Joyce. JohnWhitaker, gardener to Mr. R. W. Downing, of Wallingford, had on the opposite side of the stage a magnificent exhibit of ferns in pans and pots; they were very large, one specimen of Adiantum cuneatum being almost four feet in diameter, and several others were almost equal in size. Mr. Chester Davis exhibited a few very choice decorative plants among which Phyllotse- nium Lindenii and Sarracenia Drum- mondii were beautiful specimens. Robert Craig arranged about the exhibition a large lot of caladiums, well grown plants, and a number of Phrynium variegatum. These were placed along lines of chrysan- themum pots and added much to the decorative effect. John Westcott trimmed up the vestibule very nicely with palms, spruce trees and laurel, and also decorated the lobby with similar plants. A finegroup of palms was also placed by him on theleftof thestage. The chrysanthemum plants were not up to the standard of previous years; very few of them would have been winnerslast season; they seemed in most cases to have been drawn too much, and being staked out to their full length the flowers seemed very few for the size of the plants, while the stakes were painfully apparent. These specimens were arranged next to the parquet circle, circling the outer edge of the main hall, and one exhibit occupied the left of the stage. Gordon Smirl's ten plants, which took first premium, con- sisted of the following: Minnie Wana- maker. Good Gracious, Frank Thompson, President Harrison, Ada Leroy, Mrs. R. Craig, Gettysburg, Viviand-Morel, Col. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. _Scal£ one foot. W. H. RAND. AS SHOWN AT CHICAGO W. B. Smith, and Louis Boehmer. Emil Leiker exhibited ten good varieties which were awarded second prize. Other specimen plants were arranged in the front vestibule. Among these latter there were some fine specimens. Quite a number of plants grown to single stems were to be seen and more of these should be encouraged, as they invariably are fine flowers each and remain fresh during the entire show. Mr. C. W. Cox had a num- ber of fine plants of this character, which were well done and attracted considerable attention. Mr. C. W. Cox and Pennock Brothers showed somefine windowboxes of growing chrysanthemums which were much better than shown in previous years. What was deficient in the plants, how- ever, was more than made up in the dis- play of cut blooms, which were unusually fine. We doubt if such a collection was ever gotten together in this country be- fore. The small entries occupied two long wide tables in the center of the stage while the large vases containing twenty- five to fifty blooms were placed around the music pavilion in the center of the hall, and in a large group among low foliage plant near the pavilion. In this group were also placed the two large vases entered for the inter-city contest and it goes without saying that they attracted a great deal of attention. Three other cities had entered but did not send their exhiuits. On Thursday, in order to freshen up the exhibits the Philadelphia Florists' Club placed on exhibition a vase containing one hundred blooms and they were much admired. Mr. E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., deserves a great deal of credit for his magnificent collection of blooms, bringing them as he did such a distance; they arrived in splendid condition and added much to the exhibition. Probably the mostprominentfeature of the show was the large vases of 25 and 50 of one kind. There was the Queen, Mrs. Craige Lippincott, Eugene Daille- douze and others which made a most beautiful display and crowds hovered about these vases at all times. More of these exhibits, to the exclusion of plants, would make the show more attractive. The only drawback is their liability to wilt, but if properly cared for at night and the foliage kept constantly sprinkled they could, with a few additions, be kept presentable during the entire show. At all exhibitions of this character a special committee should have this matter in charge and be ready when the show closes for the night to see that the hall is made as cool as is necessary and that all flowers are sprinkled and covered upfrom drafts. The vases arranged on the tables were too high by at least onefoot and perhaps 18 inches. The ordinary high vase that contains these flowers should not be raised above one foot from the floor, as the flowers are much handsomer when looked down upon than when on a level with the eye. The special feature of the show was the new chrysanthemum Philiadelphia. It was on everybody's tongue: "Oh, how beautiful," "I never saw anything so handsome," etc., etc. Owing to all the light being artificial the beautiful lemon tint peculiar to this variety was missing, yet still the people were attracted by its shape and it was invariably pointed out as the handsomest on exhibition. A seedling white raised by Thos. Mono- han, and exhibited by Mr. Spaulding, of Orange, was itsnearestcompetitor. This, while a very fine flower, was not in it with Philadelphia. The Mayor of the city thought so much of it that he came to the show and christened theflower, sayingas he took a bunch of them from Mr. John Burton, vice-president of the chrysanthe- mum society, "That while it was a re- markable flower it would never have cause to be any thing but proud of its name." Between the tables of chrysanthemums and the pagoda were two large round tables covered with vases of fine roses. These collections attracted a great deal of attention as they always do. Out in the front corridor were arranged the car i8g4- The American Florist. 339 Sca]e one fout. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. H. W. EMERSON. AS SHOWN AT CHICAGO. nations and a very fine lot they were. There certainly has been a great improve- ment in this flower the past few years. This collection is a very fine one and much better than ever the society has had be- fore. In one of the smaller rooms oif the cor- ridor were two exhibits of orchids, one of commercial varieties suitable for forcing for cut flowers, by Edwin Lonsdale, and the other, quite a large collection, by Pitcher & Manda, for private conserva- tories. These latter received the first prize, $50, while Mr. Lonsdale was awarded a special prize of same amount. The attendance is much better than last year, the first day beingquite an advance on the attendance last year, while the second is away ahead. Everybody is delighted with their visit and the officers of the society are correspondingly elated. VEGETABLE EXHIBITION. Special efforts were made in this depart- ment to have a fine display. The society offered extra inducements to market gardeners and others, and the result fully justifies the attempt to make this much neglected section more interesting. The ladies especially were pleased with the grand display of good things for the table. The big pumpkins, cabbages, man- gels, potatoes, etc., excited their wonder and admiration to a remarkable degree and this section of the show was crowded nearly all the time. Too much praise can- not be given to the firm of Henry A.Dreer for their efforts to make this department successful. They not only offered hand- some cash prizes but took an active interest in inducing growers to come forward and exhibit. Thev also took pains to help in staging, etc., and con- tributed largely to the gratifying success. The flrst prize for the general collection was carried off by R.C. Kaighn, Camden, N. J., with a magnificent collection of 63 varieties. A large pumpkin of the Slater's mammoth variety weighing 150 pounds, attracted considerable attention, as also the big cabbages and specimens of that rarely seen vegetable, cardoon, kohl- rabi, broccoli, and King Humbert straw- berry tomato. The second in the collec- tions was awarded to John M., a brother of R. C. Kaighn, for a smaller lot, but equally fine and containing some unusual sorts such as the wild yam, Martynias, Ram's Horn bean in addition to the regular display of cabbages, cauliflower, beets, radishes etc. There was no third prize, but a collection from C. W. Cox, gardener to Clay Kemble, Esq., well deserved that honor. Although the ex- tent of the collection was not so great the quality of the exhibit was superior to anything else shown. Other exhibitions in this section (collections) were Henry Diehle, gardener to Mrs. Steele, German- town; and John McCleary; gardener to Wm. Weightman, Germantown. Julius Breast, gardener to Jay Cooke, Jr.. got first for hothouse tomatoes with a fine plate of "Lorillard." Julius Rieger got the prize for mushrooms. Mrs. M. D. Henzey showed some fruits of the osage orange, quite a novelty hereabouts. The Dreer prizes were well contested. NOTES. The competition for the "Blanc Prize" was very keen. There were many entries in this contest, but it finally simmered down to two, the famous "Philadelphia" and a large white, unnamed, raised by Wm. Jamison and grown by Henry B. Surman. In the estimation of some the latter variety should have received the prize. It is a larger flower than the "Philadelphia," and fuller. The "Phila- delphia," however, has the advantage in being an entirely new type, both in form and delicate coloring. An- other very fine variety in competi- tion for this prize was one labeled "Olympus," exhibitedby John N. May. This was also a large, mas- sive flower, but with less substance than its competitors. In the competition for the" Wohl- ruh Prize," which is offered by Chas. Dissel, Esq., for the best twelve blooms for a variety not yet disseminated, there were several entries. Hugh Graham was the successful competitor with his seed- ling "Mrs. H. L. Romig." It is beautifiiUy incurved in form, full to the center, and w^ill evidently make a good cut flower, as well as an exhibition variety, though rather luidersized as compared with some of the leading popular varieties of to-day. In this class a variety that reminded us very much of Mrs. L. C. Madeira was exhibited by E. G. Hill & Co., but it has a stouter stem, and under the artificial light in the Academy of Music it ap- peared to be a deeper shade of yellow. There was none of that variety in the building with which to compare it, or we could tell better wherein the two varieties differ. Onenamed "Colosseum" in this class also created a very favor- able impression. It was large in form and pure white in color, simi- lar to Domination, but the petals are broader, and the flowers, we think, are much larger than the oldersort. Exhibited byJ.N. May. The "Sugar Loaf Prize" of $25, oftered by Chas. W. Trotter, Esq., for the best seedling never before shown, was awarded to Robert Carev, gardener to T. C. Price, Esq., Chest- nut Hill, for a variety that under the poor light seemed to be tinted with blush. It was of a fair size as grown for cut flowers, a pretty flower, though a trifle undersized as grown on the plant. .\mong the novelties of last year Eugene Dailledouze stood out well to the front. So also did Inter-Ocean, the delicate blush pink varietv of the Viviand-Morel type. Pitcher and Manda, one of last year's novelties, was of very good form, and the yellow in the center made it very distinct; it is an excellent variety in collections, but whether it will be a 'favorite among commercial cut flowers remains to be seen. A variety labeled Autumn was a beautiful old-gold colored bloom. It re- sembles somewhat Wm. H. Lincoln in form, but as seen here was a betterflower, though notof coursethe samecolor, being a bronze, whereas Lincoln is a good prettv vellow. Chas. Davis, a tawny colored "sport from Viviand-Morel, is a good one to make variety in collections. It showed up in good form. Challenge was not seen very frequently. In one col- I'ction it was noticed as hardly up to its form of last vear as seen at Chicago. One or two flowers ofShawmut were very large and graceful, light yellow in color. This is a variety new to me. The Queen sustained the good reputation she made last year. Mayflower we think will bein some of the winning collections in the next vear or two. Among the pinks Erminilda and Katherine Leech, both new ones of last year, were very favorably commented upon by those who are inter- ested in the growing of cut flowers for the market. L. Pittsburg. The great display of chrysanthemums at the Phipps conservatories la Schenley 340 The American Florist. Nov. lO, Park has attracted immense crowds. It is estimated that 50,000 persons viewed the display on November 4, the opening day. After completing the arrangement of the display Superintendent Bennett went to Chicago to act as one of the judges of the exhibition in that city. Boston. "Far ahead of last year" might be termed a stereotyped phrase as applied to chrys- anthemum shows. It is true, however, so far as the Boston exhibition of 1894 is concerned. Just when the limit of im- provement will be reached and chrysan- themums will have attained their highest development no one can guess, certainly there are no indications in that direction yet. These introductory remarks are intended to apply to blooms and not to trained plants. It is not claimed that the best plants on exhibition this year are any better than the best of those last year, but there are more of them this year that are entitled to the distinction. The big premiums for 12 specimen plants, first, second and third were awarded to Walter Hunnewell, N. T.Kid- der and John T. Gardner in tde order as recorded, Mr. Kidder taking both second and third. The groups arranged with foliage plants for effect ranked Bussey Institution first, John L. Gardner second, and William H. Elliott third. In the classes of plants grown to one stem and bloom Thomas Dolliber, Dr. C. G.Weld, W. F. Gregory and Mrs. I. S. Farlow ■were competitors, in addition to the ex- hibitors already named. The plants from Wm. H. Elliott and Wm. Edgar were bushy plants grown low and compact for store trade. The lower hall was devoted entirely to the cut blooms, and no description can convey an adequate idea of the splendid effect. The enormous vases which first met the visitor's eye on entering the hall stood with their contentsseven and eight feet high, the stems on most of the blooms being lour and five feet long. The finest of these came from James Brj-don, and were grand, not only in flower but in stem and foliage as well. The vases often blooms each, which were arranged along the front of the stage were mainly from Waban Rose Conservatories. Here again flowers, stems and foliage were super- latively grand, such varieties as Eugene Dailledouze, Inter-Ocean, Mutual Friend, Robert Mclnnis, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Yiviand-Morel, Mrs. Phipps, Major Bon- naffon, Harry Balsley and H. A. Sunder- bruch being shown as never before. Clarence, from J. liaton, Jr. was another variety that showed up finely in this class. All individual blooms were shown with stems fifteen to eighteen inches long in separate vases, no display boards be- ing used. The advance in quality in this section was very pronounced. James Brydon, W. Slack, Jos. H. White, C. V. Whitten, Mrs. A. D. Wood, E. Converse and Jas. Nicol were the principal exhibit- ors in these classes. W. Slack is a new contributor, and his blooms ranked among the best, giving some of the old standbys a close rub. He was the only exhibitor of anemone flowered varieties, but it was a fine set, and was much ad- mired. Mrs. B. P. Cheney was another new comer. Her collection contained many kinds seldom seen, but exceedingly well grown, and it was a pity that they were shown without names. F. B. Haves, W. F. Gregory, Wm. Edgar and Wm. Nicholson were also among the contribu- tors. In the groups of twelve best named varieties, introductions of the current year, T. D. Hatfield, gardener to Walter Hunnewell, was first. Noticeab'e among the varieties shown by him were Prairie Rose, Wanlass, A. H. Fewkes, and Frank Hatfield, second prize in this section was awarded to Pitcher & Manda, among whose best varieties were Mrs. E. 0. Walcott, Mrs. J. H. Starin and Mrs. Chas. Lanier. What constitutes an introduction of the current year was a difficult question for the committee, and it would be a good idea for the National Chrysanthemum Society to specify clearly whether an introduction exclusively in England or France last j'car would debar a variety from competing in this class in America this year. Well known varieties which were noted as having made special developments in quality of bloom as compared with previous years were Marguerite Jeffords, Pitcher & Manda, Golden Gate, Shenan- doah, H. F. Spaulding, President W. R. Smith. Mutual Friend, Mrs. A. J. Drexel, and Vesuvius. Less well known but showing mrst promising advance ingocd points were the following varieties: Florence Pullman, a white from L. W. Goodell, Ox Blood, an unequalled red from Mrs. E. M. Gill, a deep pink Ada Spaulding from Norris F. Comley, which was certificated last year, and Clarence, from J. Eaton, Jr. which received first prize two years ago and is probably the brightest of all the scarlet and gold in- curved section. There were only a coup'e ol good blooms of Challenge in the hall, and poor Golden Wedding showed unmis- takable s'gns of going down bill. Among the varieties which seemed to take high- est rank with visitors were Eugene Dail- ledouze, Major BonnafFoii, The Queen, Niveus, Mrs. Jerome Jones, and Inter- Ocean. The awards for seedlings never dissemi- nated were as follows: Best pink to P. Melia, for unnamed flower like Violtt Rose, lighter shade of pink, and nearly a self color. Best white to Hugh Graham for Philadelphia, a fine Japanese incurved which has all the points of a good keeper. Best yellow to Pitcher & Manda for Mrs. W. A. Bryant, a rich deep color with unique arrangement of petals. Best in- curved to T. D. Hatfield for Mrs. T. D. Hatfield, yellow in way of Mons. Roux. Complimentary notices were given to the following seedlings; to C. S. God- dard for seedling of 1892; to H. A. Gane for Mrs. Geo. A. Gane, white and Mrs. Louise Chard, pink; to Geo. Hollis for Golden Rule, fine yellow, to J. Eaton, Jr. for Penikese, a pinkieathery pctalledsort; to P. Melia for a pink of Elkshorn type, and to Kenneth Finlayson for a pretty apricot colored sport from L. Boehmer. Some fine collections of carnations were shown by Mann Bros., Fisher & Aird, R. T. Lombard and Wm. Nicholson. Com- plimentary notices were given to two whites from Sewall Fisher. Market Crys- tal and Number 1G2. White seedlings were also shown by Fisher & Aird and Wm. Nicholson. The new hybrid tea rose Belle Siebrecht was shown in good form by Siebrecht & Wadlcy and received a first-class certifi- cate. The attendance at the exhibition was the largest on record. The Philadelphia Supper. The annual chrysanthemum supper was held at the Hotel Metropole, across the street from the Academy, and was attended by some sixty florists and vis- itors. The dining room was very at- tractive; in the center of the large table was a huge basket of chrysanthemums, on either side of which stood a tall vase. In one was a lot of Major BonnafFon and in the other a number of blooms of Phila- delphia. Among the guests were Ben Dorrance of Dorranceton, Pa., John Tay- lor of Bayside, Major Bonnaffon of Phil- adelphia, A.M. Herr, H.Schroyer, Walter Howard and Mr. Rohrer of Lancaster, J. L. Dillon of Bloomsburg, A. Dimmock of England, George Fancourt. ]. H. Troy and Mr. Wallace of the Florists' Ex- change. W. R. Smith of Washington was in town, but not able to be present. Mr. C. H. Allen, Ernst Asmus, John N. May, E. Dailledouze of New York, and Mr. Hill, all at the show, had to leave for home belore the time set for the dinner, and their presence was much missed. After an excellent menu had been served, which was interrupted several times by the electric lights going out, caused as was said by some by the great depression of the Democrats, Mr. Lonsdale rapped for order, and welcomed the visitors in a neat speech and then appointed Mr. Craig toastmaster. Mr. Craig said he admired the easy grace of Mr. Lonsdale, who could throw the responsibility of the occasion on him in such an easy and graceful manner. He said he was sleepy, and had not slept for two nights. He went to Baltimore on Mondav and he was treated so well that he could not find time to sleep, and when he got to Phila- delphia the next day, listening to the re- turns kep"- him awakeanother night, and he thought he would rather take a rest than accept such responsibility. Hespoke of the grand array of blooms on exhibi- tion and was sorry that the plants were not up to the standard of former years. He said the society owed a great deal to James Verner, and hoped another such grower with the same facilities would spring up before long. But he was glad to say that the character of flowers on exhibition more than made up for the lack of fine plants. He now toasted the chrysanthemum and called on Mr. Harris to respond. He said Mr. Harris was the father of the chrysanthemum and a com- edian of note. Mr. Harris said he was not in it this year, as the young fellows were setting a very fast pace; he would not give up, however, but would give them all a tussle yet. He said Mr. Craig had called him first as he wanted to clear the board of the rubbish, and then bring on his orators. Mr. McCall now sang a ballad, and "Philadelphia," the new va- riety, was toasted. Mr. Graham replied in a few words, thanking everybody for the interest in the new flower and said they were not going to stop until they had one of the same form and a good pink; then they wanted a blue, and a white with red hair was a possibility. Major Bonnaffon was then called and made a very funny speech, saying he raised the flower that bore his name and took it up and gave it to a grower who exhibited it at the World's Fair and now its fame was world wide. He read some poetry he had sent him and said he had a lot more, which he would read later. George Anderson was asked to tell of the chrysanthemum disease, as he had been heard to say that nothing smaller than a cow could hurt the weeds. But George would not rise, and Dr. Gnebel, who has been making a study of this blight, said that cross sections of the leaves showed them to be filled with living or- ganisms, which magnified looked like larvae, the results of eggs laid by a very small fly. He intends to study the sub- ject further. Mr. McCall now sang "Brown October .\le." which was very well received. Mr. Schroyerof Lancaster j8g4. The American Florist. 341 GENERAL DISPLAY OP E. WIENHOEBER & CO., NOT FOR COMPETITION, AT CHICAGO. was proud ot Lancister, of the National Society and of the Philadelphia Florist Club. Messrs. .\ M. Herr and J. L.Dillon made short speeches, and Mr. B. Dorrance made a characteristic address; he was not a friend of the chrysanthemum, he said, but if these showsraised enthusiasm have the shows by all means and boom business thereby. Have a rose show and boom the rose, and a violet show and boom the violet. Stick close to the press and educate the people up to the necessity of having flowers, and be wound up by reciting a Scotch selection. Mr. Burton, Mr. Dimmock and Mr. Troj- made short speeches, Mr. John Walker sang an orig- inal song, and Mr. Wallace of the flo- rists' Exchange san^ "I love the bonnie lassies," both of which were much appre- ciated. Mr. John R. Ashburneof Vineland played selections on the organ at inter- vals during the dinner, and wound upthe entertainment, after Mr. Craiff had been persuaded to sing "Father O'Flynn," by playing "Auld Lan? Syne," in which the company joined with a will. Indianapolis. If good weather and good spirits will make an exhibition a success this year's show can not fail to be one. It is un- questionably as much an improvement over the Last one as that was over 1892. While the plants are not as they should be the cut blooms are uniformh- excellent. Every display has its merits. At the entranceis an arch of wildsmilax and Florida moss, flanked at either side by a natural looking stone wall. Directly inside was a bank of tropical plants. The hall proper can be described as a perfect bower of evergreens, Florida moss, holly and other decorative material. The gal- lery railing was a study in decorative art, the blending of colors and the grace- ful looping being very well done. The stage decoration bad for its center the word "Welcome" in red cape flowers, and on either side, in addition to bunting, wreathing, etc., a large pine illuminated with many colored incandescent lights. The orchid display was a very credit- able one, Mr. H. L. Sunderbruch of Cin- cinnati, who made the display, staging it in very careful style. Among them were Cattleya Percivaliana, cyprlpediums, Vanda coerulea, odontoglossums, Laslia Perrinii, Dendrobium Phaljcnopsis. A few Harrisii lilies, Tritoma uvaria, an- thuriums and nepenthes finished up this display. The Huntington Seed Co.madeaunique display with foliage plants and a rustic bridge composed of seeds and bulbs, the water being simulated by several thou- sand Chinese lily bulbs. In the southeast corner Bertermann Bros, made an excellent display of decor- ative plants and jardinieres, alsoamantel display. Along the sides of the hall a massive background of evergreens showed off the beautiful specimen cut blooms to advan- tage. The cut flower booth was espe- cially attractive on account of the very choice selection of flowers now called (or, instead of the cheaper grades formerly sold. In front of the stage and also on it An- thony Wicgand made one of the best dis- plays of tropical decorative plants ever seen in this hall. In another corner was a very neat cactus display, which at- tracted many admirers. Several aqua- riums were also an attraction to the little folks. In cut flower premiums Hill & Co., Richmond. Ind., received first for 25 vari- eties, 3 blooms of each, special for 15 varieties of 1S94, vase of 50 yellow (E. Dailledouze), first for 15 varieties, first for 20 blooms, all colors, first for hairy varieties, and first for 50 blooms, any variety. Highland Floral Co., Day- ton, 0., received a special for the largest bloom in the hall. Fred Dorner & Son received special for 15 blooms, first for 20 blooms vellow. R. Witterstaetter, Se- damsville, O., received first for 20 blooms, pink. Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., first for 20 blooms, white, The Queen. In the seedling classes Henry Rieman received first for white, yellow and any other color. Hugh Graham received a certificate of merit for "Philadelphia," 342 The American Florist. Nov. lo. and certificates -were also awarded to Hill & Co. and Dorner & Son. In the plant classes Henry Rieman was first for 3 plants white, 3 plants yellow, 3 plants pink, 3 plants any other color, specimen white, yellow, pink and red, first for 50 plants. Bertermann Bros, re- ceived first for 50 plants white, 50 plants red. Hill & Co. received first for 50 plants yellow, John Hartje first for 50 plants pink. The rose and carnation exhibits were very good. In the latter Dorner & Son made a very fine display. Henry Michel, Marion, Ind., had a group of extra good seedlings, as well as older varieties. John Hartje was another exhibiterof seedlings. J. S. Stuart, Anderson, Ind., and Berter- mann Bros, were also exhibiters of car- nations. R. Witterstaetter showed Ade- laide Kresken in fine condition. Pre- miums were awarded as follows: John Hartje first for 50 wnite, with a seedling; 50 pink, Bertermann Bros., with Day- break; special for introduction of 1894, W. W. Coles, with Adelaide Kresken. Special to Dorner & Son for E. A. Wood. The last named firm received certificates for Bridesmaid, a pink, Mrs. C. H. Duhme, pink. Henry Michel received certificate forNo. 32, yellow. In roses good displays were made by J. S. Stuart, Anderson, Ind., estate of M. A. Hunt, Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky., Henry Rieman and W. W. Coles, the prizes being pretty well divided among them. H. Rieman made a good display of cyclamen plants. The Anchorage Rose Co., Anchorage, Ky., made a rosedisplay, not tor competition. The specialprize formarket plantswent to Ernest Huckreide. Among the floral arrangements shown Bertermann Bros, received a special for a triumphal arch, and Anthony Wiegand special for a floral ship. There were good displays of trop- ical plants in jardinieres, Bertermatn Bros, taking first. Rieman had an at- tractive table of adiantum and other foliage plants, with some Gloriosum blooms. W. B. Pittsfield, Mass. It was a grand exhibition that the Gar- deners' and Florists' Club ot Berkshire County, Mass., put up, far ahead of any former cfi'ort here, and in some respects, notably in fine palms and decorative plants, it would be hard to beat any- where. The sudden appearance of freez- ing weather was most unfortunate, for it caused great difficulty in handling the plants and kept the attendance on the first day down pretty low, but the last days of the week are expected to make the average good. In chrysanthemum plants the trained specimens from A. P. Meredith, Thos. T. Connors, Edw. Dolby and others were very fine, a grand specimen of A. G. Ram- sey from Mr. Meredith being the best plant in the hall. Groups for effect and groups of plants grown to single stem and flower from the same exhibiters, also from J. F. Huss. Geo. W. Burbank, Rob't Johnson and Neil Cobban, were also most creditable. Tall standards from Mr. Meredith, Mr. Connors and Mr. Dolby were as good as these unnatural arrangements are to be seen elsewhere. The cut blooms were remarkably good. The best flower in the show was Mr. Dolby's Mrs. G. H. Morgan, a flower that would stand in the first rank any- where. Mr. Dolby excelled in all the cut flower classes, Ivory, Viviand-Morel, Mrs. Bayard Cutting, M. B. Spaulding, Mrs. L. C. Madeira, Mrs. Jerome Jones and other reigning favorites being all shown in best form. A. H. Wingett showed Mrs. Craige Lippincott, Ivory, CuUingfordi, Charles Davis among his best blooms; A. P. Meredith, fine Eda Prass, Mrs. Bayard Cutting, Wm. Simp- son, etc.; and Thos. T. Connors and C. R. Russell also staged prize winning blooms. From Pitcher & Manda camean interest- ing exhibit of novelties, among which were some of their best seedlings of 1894. The palms and decorative stove plants were a prominent feature of the show, and added greatly to its attractiveness. Mr. Wm. Griffin showed a superb group of foliage plants artistically arranged and finished. From A. P. Meredith came groups of handsome crotons, dracsenas and anthuriums, one of the latter being a large specimen in bloom of his seedling Cuttingianum. His ferns were as usual very fine. Robert Johnson's ferns were an exhibition in themselves. There were in his collection enormous specimens of Microlepia hirta cristata and Cybotium regale and Scheddii. A latania having a spread of nearly twenty feet towered over all. The most admired plant in the hall in the experts' eye was a noble specimen of Adiantum Williamsii.said to be the finest in the country. Mr. Dolby's crotons and other foliage plants were likewise fine, as also were Mr. Huss' crotons, dracanas, etc. W. A. Manda contributed a group of novelties, including a set of new dracas- nas, Pandanus amaryllidaefoliaand other recent introductions. Neal L. Cobban also showed some grand palms, cycads and crotons. There were two good col- lections of orchids shown by A. P. Mere- dith and Wm. GrifBn. Carnations and roses in all popular varieties were staged by J. F. Huss, N. L. Cobban, F. I. Drake, Edw. Dolby, A. H. Wingett, C. M. Atkinson and T. T. Con- nors. The local florists, Messrs. John White, C. M. Atkinson and G. H. Hans- ford all contributed promiscuous stock of excellent quality, but the private garden- ers will always be the heaviest exhibiters in a community like that which Berkshire County boasts. The new hybrid tea rose Belle Siebrecht was exhibited in good form by Siebrecht & Wadley of New York. Music was furnished during the exhibi- tion by Clark's Orchestra. St. Louis. At the St. Louis show premiums were awarded in the plant classes as follows: Best 3 plants, white, in 3 sorts — 1st Toha Armsby, 2nd F. J. Fillmore, 3d C. Young & Sons Co. Best 3 plants, yellow, in 3 sorti — 1st C. Young & Sons Co., 2nd John Armsby, 3d A. Meyer. Best 3 plants, pink, in 3 sorts — 1st Wm. S::hray, 2rid C. Young & Sons Co., 3d Julius Koenig. Best 3 plants, any color, in 3 sorts — 1st C. Young & Sons Co., 2nd John Armsby, 3d A. Mtyer. Best single speci- men, white — 1st C. Young & Sons Co., 2nd F. J. Fillmore, 3d John Armsby. Best single specimen, vellow — 1st John Armsby, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co., 3d A. Me5er. Best single specimen, pink — 1st Wm. S:hray, 2Qd C. Young & Sons Co., 3d Charles Connor. Best single speci- men, anv color — 1st C. Young & Sons Co., 2nd Wm. Schray, 3d A. Meyer. Standards: Best single specimen plant, white — l^t John Armsby, 2nd Julius Koenig, 3d A. Meyer. Best single speci- men plant, yellow — 1st John Armsby, 2nd A. Meyer, 3d Charles Connor. Best sin- gle specimen, pink — 1st Julius Koenig; 2nd A. Meyer, 3d John Armsby. Best single specimen plant, any color — 1st Chas. Connor, 2nd A. Meyer, 3d J. Koenig. Plants grown for market sales: Best 18 plants, not over 8-inch pots— 1st A. Meyer, 2nd Chas. Beyer, 3d Wm. Schray. Grown to one flower, best 50 plants, one or more varieties — 1st A. Meyer, 2nd Michel Plant & Bulb Co., 3d Wm. Schray. In cut flower classes the following awards were given: Best 20 flowers, white, in 4 sorts— 1st W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 2nd E. G. Hill & Co., 3d Michel Plant & Bulb Co. Best 20 flowers, vel- low, in 4 sorts— 1st E. G. Hill & Co., 2nd Michel Plant &Bulb Co., 3d Wm. Schray. Best 20 flowers, pink— 1st E. G. Hill & Co., 2nd Wm. Sjhray, 3d Michel Plant & Bulb Co. The Shaw premiums were given as fol- lows: For the largest and best collection of named palms, not less than 12 kinds — 1st Wm. Schray, 2nd Chas. Beyer. For the largest and best collection of named begonias, not less than 12 sorts — 1st Michel Plant & Bulb Co., 2nd Wm. Schray, 3d F. J. Fillmore. Forthe largest and best coUectionof named ferns, notless than 12 kinds— 1st Michel Plant & Bulb Co., 2nd Julius Koenig, 3d Wm. Schray. For the largest and best collection of named foliage plants other than the preceding, with variegated leaves, not less than 12 kinds — 1st Wm. Schrav, 2nd Michel Plant & Bulb Co., 3d C. Young & Sons Co. Best collection of 25 blooming plants for house dec- oration, exclusive of chrysanthemums —1st Wm. Schray, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co., 3d F.J. Fillmore. For the best speci- men of Areca lutescens — 1st A. Waldbart, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co. For the best specimen plant, shown as acenterpiece for table — 1st Wm. Schray, 2nd Julius Koenig. For best specimen of Howea Belmoreana —1st Wm. Schray, 2nd A. Waldbart. For best specimen of Howea Forsteriana — 1st John Armsby, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co. For best specimen of Livistona chinensis —1st A. Waldbart, 2nd Wm. Schray. For the best specimen of Pandanus utilis — 1st A. Waldbart, 2nd Wm. Schray. For the best specimen of fern — 1st Michel Plant & Bulb Co., 2nd Wm. Schray. For the best specimen of decorative plant other than the above- 1st A. Waldbart, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co. In carnations, for best vase of white, 40 flowers— 1st Wm. Schray, 2nd Frank Fillmore, 3d Thos. Carroll. Best vase of pink carnations, 40 flowers — 1st Wm. Schray, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co., 3d Thos. Carroll. Best vase of red carna- tions, 40 flowers— 1st Thos. Carroll, 2nd C. Young & Sons Co., 3d A. S. Halsted. Best vase of variegated carnations — 1st Thos. E. Carroll. Largest and best col- lection of cut carnations — 1st Frank Fill- more, 2nd Wm. S--hray. R. F. T. Wayne, Pa. The show opened here October 30, and was a success in every respect. The chrysanthemums, both plants and cut flowers, were excellent. The arrange- ment of the hall, under the charge of Jno. G. Gardiner, was most attractive. The judges were Thos. Cartledge, David Rust and G. C. Watson, all of Philadelphia. Among professional exhibiters John Curwen, Jr., of Villa Nova, and H. G. Standen of Haverford displayed chrysan- themums, both flowers and plants. John Welsh Youngof Germantown showed cut blooms of chrysanthemums. H. A. Dreer made a very large and fine display of dahlias, phlox and cannas, the latter in- cluding some six varieties. In the profes- sional classes Mr. Curwen and Mr. Stan- i8g4' The American Florist. 343 A CORNER AT THE PHILADELPHIA SHOW den were the leading prize winners. Mr. Standen took first for a seedling named Mrs. J. E. Gillingham. Among amateur exhibitors or private gardeners prizes were taken by Gordon Smirl, Wm. Taylor, O. Paul, J. E. Krayer and J. F. Sinnott. Notes of the Newer Chrysanthemums Seen at the Chicago Show. The two grand yellows, Major Bonnaffon and Eugene Daiiledouze, are in splendid form, and a glorious triumph for the golden flower. H. L. Sunderbruch is shown in fine form, large graceful blooms. Viviand-Morel is grandly represented in a vase of fifty magnificent blooms, Mrs. Potter Palmer is a shapely flower of a clear even shade of pink or light rose; appears to be a good thing for commer- cial use. Lad3- Playfair is a good thing, a large incurved flower, light pink with lavender shading; it will prove of decided commercial value, being early and of good substance, also a good shipper. Richard Dean is a desirable pink for commercial use, bright fresh color, and plant of good habit. Marian Henderson appears to be a cross between Gloriosum and Mrs. Whilldin; I regard it a good thing, bright rich yellow, with a strong stem; this and Yellow Queen are specially valuable for early. Minerva is an ideal yellow for a pot plant on account of its dwarf compact habit; it is not a cut flower sort. Amoor, an excellent bronze, belongs to this class, as does "pink" Constellation. Mrs. Magee is a distinct kind for exhibition, of a pretty shade of lavender pink but other- wise too stifi" in general appearance. I believe it is the most "solid" flower ex- tant. Mrs. C. Harman Payne is a bright rose color when fully expanded, and makes a good pot plant, sturdy compact habit, giving a large exhibition flower. Joey Hill is a large red bronze adapted lor exhibition only. Seguisiana must make a desirable addition to the cut flower class; bronze orange, reflexed and twisted blooms, medium size. Mrs. Robt. Pitcairn is a spotfromMermaid,abronzy buff, for exhibition flowers. Shawmut is a magnified Gloriosum, always attracts attention for its great size. Mutual Friend is well named;every- body likes it; very distinct shape. Marie Louise takes on account of its earli- ness. Miss Florence Pullman is an Al white, grand. Mile. Therese Rey is a valuable exhibition white of creamy tint. Mayflower is a white of exceedingly graceful effect on account of its outer petals extending beyond the general sur- face of the bloom; it is- this peculiarity that makes it distinct from all others. A. H. Fewkes is a big solid yellow "mum" — the so-called yellow Minnie Wana- maker. Inter-Ocean is satisfactory all around, distinct in its pretty tint of white and blush. Silver Cloud is another good one, white and salmon tint. Clinton Chalfant for "second early" is a splendid commercial cut flower. White Boehmer is a good thing and so is the large hairy pink, Mrs. Higinbotham. Chas. Davis is equal to Viviand-Morel in size, and iden- tical in habit, and when it is fully ex- panded is a fine tone of salmon bufl^. Pitcher & Manda is valuable for exhi- bition, of good habit the present season. Mrs. Howard Rinek is a big exhibition bloom, deep rose and silver. Georgienne Bramhall, light lemon tint, gives a good large well built bloom; and Triomphe de St. Laurent holds up a splendid rich yel- low flower of grand size, on a rather tall stem. John Shrimpton is an earlier and larger Cullingfordi. Fisher's Torch is a maroon red of good size,holding on toits color well and a much better cut flower than the average. Rider Haggard and Nemesis are two very distinct anemones that all should have who grow chrysan- themums. The late varieties of the newer kinds are not enough fullj done to pass upon. Grove P. Rawson. Chrysanthemum Plants for Store Trade. Select kinds for pots that make a stocky growth and strong stems. Cut- tings should be started about May 1, say potted in 2i'4-inch pots, and planted out about June 20 in soil that is rich, and not on very low land. Plants should be pinched back as soon as they start to grow, and continuously as growth is made, until August 15. They would need to be lifted about September 15, and potted in about 7-inch pots. It is better to lift and pot plants on a bright sunny fi«^. 344 The American Florist. Nov. 10, day, and to lose as little time as possible in potting, staking, plunging and water- ing. They should be potted firml_v in the pots and staked with three or four short stakes of willow, birch or some natural wood that won't show, and tied loosely around the outside with strong green thread, and plunged half the depth of the pot in a good sunny exposure, giving plenty of room, no plant touching an- other. The soil should be thoroughly soaked, and sprinkled every hour the first few days. The sprinkling should be done less frequently as the plants wilt less, and dis- continued altogether when they cease to wilt. 1 find the best plan for watering the three thousand plants that I handle is to run water pipes into the garden, with plenty of faucets. Disbudding should be commenced as soon as buds are large enough. Buds on short and weakly shoots are better removed altogether. Plants should be removed to the house in time to keep from frost. Give them plenty of room, just touching each other, air freely and water carefully until plants are in bloom. All that then remains to be done is to market them, which is the hardest and most important job of all. Size of plants when in bloom should be from one to three feet in diameter, and measure one to two feet above the pot, with foliage down to the pot, or within 6 inches of it for those that lose their foliage most. Plants of this kind should bring from 75 cents to $1.50 each, at wholesale to the stores. This crop can be followed by lilies or other Easter stock, as your house should be cleaned out by December 1. Brighton, Mass. Wm. H. Elliott. Qui Pense? Come boys, let us have just a "drap of the creature;" it is so dry or wet, don't you know! The weather, really, has little to do with the case— tra-la! The gentle- manly florist lights a cigar of the brand most conducive to mental exuberance, leans well back in his chairwith his pedal extremities well up towards the ceiling — an awfully comfortable position, as you all know— and according to the ancient fable, "He huffs andhepuffs,and he blows your house in." He talks a little about deceased politics— "I told you so— Smith was a good fellow, I am sorry he got left, but Jones had more influence, besides a 'bar'l' to back him up 'so it goes.' " And then he gets down to business, and it is all 'mum 'mum and extra dry! He talks about 'mums with a very knowing accent— knows all about 'em— he dis- cusses new varieties with a rare flippancy that is charming as it is senseless. All the same this fact conlronts you, "mein freunds:" Anychrvsanthemum is known only by the way it is grown! The variety that you may condemn is O. K. with another party, and its weak stem as sturdy as an oak, under different condi- tions. Among the new kinds that have proved of undoubted merit are Yellow Queen, Marion Henderson, Lady Playfair, Mutual Friend, Minerva, Major Bon- naffon, Eugene Dailledouze, Inter-Ocean, Silver Cloud, Miss Florence Pullman, Clinton Chalfant, White Boehmer, Mile. Therese Rey, Chas. Davis, A. H. Fewkes, Marie Louise, Mayflower, H. L. Sunder- bruch, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Richard Dean, Shawmut, Seguisiana, Fisher's Torch, Pitcher and Manda, Mrs. Magee, Amoor, Mrs. Robt. Pitcairn, Mrs. C. Harman Payne, Mrs. Howard Rinek, Georgiana Bramhall, John Shrimpton, Mrs. H. N. Higinbotham, Constellation, Triomphe de St. Laurent, and anemones Rider Hag- gard, Nemesis. Quite a difference of opinion exists as to Mrs. E. G. Hill and Mrs. Craige Lippin- cott; some praise, others condemn. As to the late varieties, it is too early in the season to report definitely. The varieties that have been mentioned represent all classes, some adapted to ex- hibition only, others first-class all around sorts. Grove P. Rawson. A Commercial Cut Flower Pink Chrys- anthemum. It is just what we are all after. Some- thing that will fill the bill, without the ugly tones of lilac, magenta or violet; that is the common characteristic of most of this class. At Chicago the judges awarded a cer- tificate to Mrs. S. T.Murdock, from Fred Dorner & Sons, as nearer the ideal than any of the varieties yet known to com- merce. It is really a bright rose color of a light tint, if you do not consider my wording paradoxical. The whole tone is even and pure, and this in itself is an im- provement. The flower is full, shapely, and plenty large enough, though it is not a mammoth bloom. The habit is com- pact, good foliage and stem. Mrs. Potter Palmer is a good sort, but having a lavender tint; still it is worthy of trial for commercial use. Exhibited by the grower, Walz, Cincinnati. Although it has made its bow before the public it was shown last year, still it is little known to the trade. I am pleased withit. Lady Playfair has proved excellent, in color a lighter shade of lavender pink or blush than the above. The flower is of great size and substance, a splendid ship- per, and one of the earliest. An incurved bloom. Mrs. E. G. Hill is early enough if prop- erly grown, but has several weak points, color rather washy, not a good keeper, and too tall in growth just to suit me. However, my opinion may not be your experience. G. P. R. To Prevent Rust. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts of ammonia in a 2- galloD 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 vpater 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. Carnations Notes. It is far better to improve the stock you have on hand than to buy every new variety that is oftered, and of which you know no more than what you may have seen on the exhibition table or what you may have read of or learned from the glowing descriptions of some shrewd salesman. Selection systematically at- tended to will build up your stock and do away with the necessity of replenishing your plants with new sorts or old varie- ties as is often the case. Now this is not a tedious or irksome un- dertaking, for a beginning can be made with not over six plants of a kind; this is also better than to attempt moreatonce. Mark now the plants which show the greatest vigor both as to strength of plant, its tendency to early flowering and above all, such plants as produce the best flowers. From these plants take the best cuttings. I prefer those from the flowering stem. Keep these cuttings for your stock and separate from all other cuttings you may make both inside and when planted out, not that they will be affected by being near other stock, only to secure you against getting the plants mixed. Every successful seed grower is obliged, if he wishes to improve his stocks or even to keep them up to the standard, to pay very close attention to selection and so must the florist, although the methods of reproducing are very different. I had the pleasure of visiting the houses of a grower who took the variety Lizzie McGowan in hand as soon as he received it and by selecting the best has now a stock that is very much ahead of any others that I have ever seen, and the bloom he sends into New York are always the best. By selection McGowan will lose much of the habit it has of the petals re- curving; this I believe is its only fault. Watch carefully for sports showing im- provement. This comes under the head of selection. From whence came The Bride and Bridesmaid roses? Are they not sports and of great benefit to the trade? There is scarcely a bench of carnations in this country in which you will not find sports in some shape. Use judgement, common sense and the results will be to your advantage. I do not wish to be understood as saying that any man in the trade to-day would disseminate a variety which he did not think was a little better than any other yet sent out, but we are a little overconfident as to the merit of our seedlings, and I would strongly advise any grower who can not readily lose the amount of his purchase to buy new sorts with great caution. As soon as he iscon- •fident that a novelty will do well in his locality then let him ptish it for all it will stand. Another point in laying in new sorts is, will they sell? A grower having a local trade has not so much to fear in this line, but for the wholesale market look out. The larger the market, the more critical the buyer as a rule, but all demand the best and the best can only be obtained through selection. The most popular of new sorts lately introduced to the New York market is Wm. Scott. What few were sold here last year made this a standard variety and the quantity of young plants sold is now showing its effects; even the Greeks get hold of a few. The wholesaler is en- deavoring to keep them off the streets but I fear this can be done only for a year or so as it is so remarkable in its growth and blooming qualities here that it will surely run Wilder to the wall. Charles H. Allen. Chester County Carnation Society. The November meeting of the society was held at headquarters, Saturday, 3d inst., with good attendance. Messrs. Robt. Craig and Geo. C.Watson of Phila- delphia were in attendance. Mr. Watson explained the proposed scheme of Phila- delphia growers for disposal of cut flow- ers and read the prospectus of Philadel- phia wholesale flower exchange. It is desired that united co-operation be secured before the exchange commences operation. A number of the large grow- ers of Philadelphia have already agreed to back the project with money and con- signments. Mr. Craig spoke of the very unsatisfactory arrangements heretofore existing for sale of cut flowers in Phila- i8g4. The American Florist. 345 VIEW OF PART OP THE BOSTON SHOW. delphia by the growers who sell from store to store. The prospectus provides for operations to begin when the ap- proval has been secured of the growers of three-fourths of the cut flower trade of Philadelphia; about half of the stock has already been subscribed, and it is confi- dently believed the balance will bespeedily taken by local growers. Edward Swayne thought instead of a system of grading flowers each grower's flowers might be sold on their own merits. Mr. Watson explained thatthere would be more opportunity for equal division of sales if all flowers of same grade were massed and sales of each day divided pro rata among the shippers. By having long distance telephone connec- tion a glut could frequently be relieved by shipments to other cities. Mr. Craig thought the exchange would be the most economical system that could be provided for sale of flowers. Each con- signor being a shareholder would partici- pate in the profits of the business. Mr. Shelmire thought the plan was about what we had been looking for and thought those who were shipping could not afford to stand back, but should promptly give their aid to the project. Mr. Craig spoke of lifting and potting carnations and holding in a cold frame until the housesof early chrysanthemums were cut, when they were benched. He advised for this purpose Mrs. Whilldin, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Mrs. Bergman and Kate Brown. Sec'y Shelmire, C. G. Pennock and J. J. Styer were named as a committee to have charge of the flower exhibit of the mem- bers at the coming chrysanthemum show in Philadelphia. Mr. Craig thought the show would be far beyond anything ever shown in Philadelphia. A number of seedlings were shown by G. W. Love & Son, Hicks & Son, Percy Barnard, and C.J. Pennock. Edward Swayne showed fine specimens of Lillian Abbey on extra long stems, flowers large and bright. C. J. New Carnations. Delia Fox (Myers & Santman). — Seed parent Daybreak, pollen parent Grace Wilder; floweis large, of a rose pink color that is three or four shades deeper than Daybreak. Jupiter (R. T. Lombard ). — Delicatepink. Eldorado.— Golden Gate crossed by Ca;sar; light yellow of a very pleasing shade, each petal bordered with a light edging of pink similar to a picotee. Pet- als rather deeply serrated. Kitty Clover (W.R. Shelmire).— Golden Gate and Cssar; light sulphur ground lightly pencilled with deepcarmine; white and light red. Eulalie (Shelmire). — Golden Gate and Ca;sar; light yellow pencilled with light pink, petals deeply fringed. Princess Bonnie (Shelmire) — Mrs. Mc- Kinsey and Ca?sar; light pink ground marked and pencilled with a darker shade. Lyone (Shelmire). — Mrs. McKinseyand CiESar; very light delicate shade of pink; flowers medium sized, deeply fringed and on long stiff' stems. Dr. Warder (Shelmire).— Tidal Wave and Caesar; a rich shade of crimson rather darker toward the edge of the pet- als, which are deeply fringed; flowers of a good size. Marian (Shelmire). — Angelus and Cse- sar; deep scarlet, large flowers with deep fringe to petals. Albert M. Herr. Covermg Pansies in Cold Frames. Please tell me the best way to cover pansy plants in cold frames. I want to cover them with leaves but I don't know whether to let the leaves touch the plants or to leave a space between the plants and the covering. J. D. S. If it is too large a batch to cover with sash (which it pays well to do) the next best thing is a covering of hemlock branches. Place them on the beds just thick enough to hide the young plants. If the hemlock cannot be had, clean straw laid carefully and not to thickly over the plants will answer. The straw can be kept in place by a few thin boards. W^r. Scott. Propagating the Swainsona. Replying to the inquiry as to the best season of the year to propagate the swainsona, would say that so for we have found no difficulty in the raising of this useful florist's plant from cuttings at any time, excepting perhaps in the very hottest months of the summer. We put in a batch a few weeks ago which are looking very promising. They require no special treatment, rooting as freely with us as carnations, roses, etc. Edwin Lonsdale. 346 The American Florist. Nov. 10, New York. The weather continues to vex and dis- tract those whose vocation it is to make their living bj' the production or sale of cut flowers, and together with the "general apathy" and the excitement over election succeeds admirabl.v in its discouraging work. There is leally no market price for anything and yet those who might under ordinary circumstances take advantage of these (to them) desirable conditions, to wit, the street men, are lying very low and refuse to enthuse. There are plenty of good flowers. Roses in all desirable varieties, carnations in new and popular sorts, chrysanthe- mums without end, and violets even are piling in to the market in almost unlim- ited quantities but the overstock is so great that when good figures are received for a few lots it makes but little impres- sion on the general results and growers are respectfully advised to practice pa- tience and fortitude, there being no altern- ative for them. John Reid is sending in from five to eight hundred Perles daily. This rose, so fickle with many growers is with Mr. Reid one of the best and his soil and treat- ment seem to suitit exactly. This grower also hangs on to Nipbetos which also seems very much at home in his establish- ment. Louis Dupuy has been bringing in some well bloomed plants of Erica hyemahs which give a rich effect in the florists' windows on Broadway. Ericas, and orchids dressed with adiantums and Cocos Weddeliana make an ideal window display. "TheN.Y. Sun" has made a discovery. Here it is: "The best chrysanthemums sell on Broadway for a dollar each. As cultivators would grow rich selling them at five cents each, someone must be mak- ing good for the late hard times." John Ketchum, a Glenwood florist was seriously injured by being thrown out of a wagon when out driving on the night of October 28th. An uptown florist has designated his shop with the new title of." Botanic Depot." Boston. Tuesday, the 6th of November, was expected to furnish somesurprises. There had been talk for a month about political landslides and snow storms, but no one was prepared for what did happen, and it is sate to say that the greatest surprise hereabouts was when people got up on election dav morning and found the coun- try buried in nearly a foot of snow, the old fashioned article. The salvias and nasturtiums of the evening before had gone to their last sleep, and the trees and shrubs were everywhere crushed and broken down with their weight of snow and ice, a disaster for which the dazzling beauty of the landscape was but small recompense. It is presumed that after such a dramatic entry winter will now stay with us, and with the increased con- sumption ofcoal the price of cut flowers generally will advance. If they do not they ought to. The last two visits of the garden com- mittee of the Mass. Horticultural Society were to the greenhouses of Mr. Walter Hunnewell, which are in charge of Mr. T. D. Hatfield and the Bussey Institution, where Mr. Chas. J. Dawson presides as gardener, at both of which places were found chrysanthemums in abundance, Mr. Hatfield's comprising many new varieties and seedlings, and a fine display of large specimen plants, and Mr. Daw- son's exhibit consisting of neat little pot plants naturally grown without stakes, and well furnished with foliage and me- dium sized flowers. As the main features of these collections are covered in the report of the chrysanthemum show at Horticultural Hall further comment is unnecessary here. The company spent a most enjoyable two hours with their knees under the dining table at the Daw- son homestead, the logs in the old fash- ioned fireplace blazing merrily all the while. Happy is he who is Jackson Daw- son's guest. Mr. Wm. A. Bock of Cambridge was a candidate for the legislature on the dem- ocratic ticket. Results indicate that be will be free to devote his whole time to the flower business this winter, as in the past. Philadelphia. The past week has ushered in some fine varieties of chrysanthemums to add to the already long list and the next few days will see many more, and extra fine they are said to be, placed on the market. Among the late arrivals are the Queen, Viviand-Morel, Mrs. C. Lippincott7 Mrs. M. Simpson, Minnie Wanamaker, Ada Spaulding and a number of other kinds in limited quantities, among which are a few fine blooms of Major Bonnaffon from Mr. Lonsdale; he also has had some fine Niveus. Jos. Heacock has Mrs. Lippin- cott in good shape and promises other varieties in extra good condition in a few days, G. Anderson has Ada Spaulding doing well and says E. Dailledouze will be very fine with him in a day or two, other growers also speak well of this fine variety. Mr. Harris has good Ivory and Advance, his own pink, and other varie- ties, he will commence cutting Mrs. H. H. Battles, a very light pink of the same shape and general appearance of flower as Ivory; he thinks this will be a great seller. " Mr. Bunting of 5Sth and Elm- wood has some extra fine flowers; all his varieties are good but his Viviand-Morel are of extraordinarj' size, many of the flowers being 8 to 10 inches in diameter. From the samples seen, we shall expect to see quite a number of premium cards tacked up on the greenhouse doors at his establishment after the "Greatest Show on Earth" is over. Chas. Evans is also in it, and has a fine lot of tbestandard vari- eties in town every day. Robert Craig has a house of the Queen, and a lot of other good sorts. Mrs. Hill is done ; it promised well at first but soon developed into a failure, the color was not right and the stem very weak. As to prices, the best flowers have sold for from $2 to $3 per dozen, the lat- ter price for extra selected. The majority of good stock brings $1.50 perdozen,and the price runs down by degrees from this figure to 20 cents per bunch for small stock. We should like to say a word about cutting "mums," quite a number of the growers cut their flowers just before they send them in. This plan is wrong, it is bad for everybody, the grower, the dealer and the consumer. No flowers of any kind, except possibly violets, should be placed on the market the day they are cut; the)' should stand at least over night in water and in the case of chrysanthe- mums they are the better for being 24 hours in the cellar, without this prelim- inary training as it were, they do not stand transportation or handling, bruis- ing very easily and wilting quickly when placed in a warm room. They are then called stale by the average customer and the florist called to make the lot good or lose a customer. The rose and carnation stock is about the same as last week. Mr. Heacock is cutting some Beauties now that are hard to beat in the market, but then Lonsdale however has not commt need to cut yet ; he generally walks off with the prize when he commences. Carnations werenever as cheap at this season as they are at pre- sent when one considers the quality which is Al. $1.00 is now asked for the best; last year it was $1.50 and $2.00. Double violets are getting better and bring 50 cents per hundred. K. Chicago. Well, the snow is on, but the much looked for boom in the chrysanthemum line has not materialized to any alarming extent. Siaiultareously with the opening of the exhibition a large supply of fancy blooms were thrown on the market; these sold at fair prices, but the poorer grades were not in it a little bit. Of the high class stuff Dailledouze is at the front in yellow; a limited supply of Major Bon- naffon is also very fine, and Lincoln shows up better in general quality than ever noted before. All three varieties are good sellers. In whites The Queen is probably the best at present, but the boys are not over anxious to stock them- selves up with it as it drops too quickly. Marie Louise is good, but this form don't seem to take any too well on our market. The old reliable Domination is right to the front, and Minnie Wanamaker is really fine, but after all Ivory is evidently, to judge bythe demand, the most popular sort; there is more call for this sort than all the other whites combined. For pink we have some fine Harry Balsley, Lady Playfair and a fairly good supply of Viviand-Morel. There is little or no de- mand for any of the reds. A few good bronze such as Hicks Arnold go very well, but the majority in the line which might be termed off colors go very slow. First-class Beauties sell on sight, but the smaller varieties are still in the dumps. The best blooms are being withdrawn for the show and there is considerable kicking by the retailer as regards the quality offered on the market. In carnations it is much the same. After looking at the show blooms in Battery D the boys are disgusted with having to be content with the inferior article. Still the general quality is fully up to the average. Violets are plenty. Chas. Northrop of La Grange is sending in some very good blooms, and so are a number of other growers. Valley is quite abundant, in quality of the best, demand good. Anybody looking for the retail boys at their place of business will look in vain except at an early hour in the morning, when they may be seen wresding with the all important problem of how to knock down the finest persimmon at the exhibition. The successful ones are noted in another column. But in the afternoon and evening you are pretty sure to find every member of the craft at the show vigorouslv discussing the decisions of the judges. You needn't ask who are the winners or the losers, just take a square look at them as you meet them, and a question is superfluous. That complacent smile of Joe Curran's on Tuesday tells the story graphically, and so does that of Phil Hauswirth, which he wears on the i8g4- The American Florist. 347 VIEW OF PART OF THE BOSTON SHOW. other side of his mouth. On Thursday the order of things is reversed and Joe wears his smile on the wrong side. But you can't discourage the boys; thosethat are knocked out to-day bob up serenely to-morrow again. Well done boys, keep it up! Mr. Rawson heard some "big" blooms would be on exhibition here so he brought along a tape line 100 feet in length for the purpose of making measurements. At the meeting of the Florist Club Thursday night the new officers were installed. The routine business was quickly disposed of, whereupon refresh- ments were served. Thetwo chrysanthe- mum show judgesstill in the city, Messrs. Rawson and Bennett, were present, and favored the club with their impressions of the Chicago show and Chicago people, Mr. Rawson giving a recitation on the "mum" that brought down the house. Mr. B?nnett extended a cordial invita- tion to all to be present at the S. A. F. convention in Pittsburg next August. Mr. J. M. Oasser of Cleveland was also present, but when called upon to tell the club how they did it in his city, he replied that thev didn't do it at all, which fact was much to be regretted. Among recent visitors in addition to the chrysanthemum show judges were Adam and James Currie, Milwaukee; F. |. King, Ottawa, III.; H. Weber, f)akland, Md.; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind.; Mr. Dorner, Jr., Lafayette, Ind; W. F. Zibell, representing H. A. Dreer; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gasser, Cleveland; W. II. Ellis, Mil svaukee. On Wednesday the weatherwas villain- ous, and the attendance at the exhibition was very thin. Thursday was better though still very unpleasant, and the attendance was excellent. Friday the weather was worse than ever. Annals of Horticulture. We have received Prof. Bailey's "An- nals of Horticulture" for the year 1893. It is now five years since this series of volumes was undertaken. The need of an accurate record of passing events is felt in every department of art and com- merce, and our own profession feels this need more and more as its notable move- ments pass into history. Much valuable \ matter is already lost, as for example the records of the American Association of Nurserymen for 187.S and 1879, of which we find it impossible to obtain any his- tory. Prof. Bailey's work aims to pre- serve passing events in horticulture and floriculture, and it will surely be of great value as years pass on. Everything has already been written; the trouble is that so much material is entirely unavailable because it is buried out of sight; we need condensations and indices of material already written more than new matter. The purely horticultural part of the book under discussion qeed not be touched on here; it contains imports and exports of fruits and vegetables; crop statistics, etc. The section devoted to floricultural interests opens with an account of the World's Fair chrysanthemum show, giv- ing a full list of the awards. This is fol- lowed by a list of the new chrysanthe- mums registered in 1893. Here we must offer a slight criticism; there are several typographical errors in the names, which are much to be deplored in a work which must be consulted as an authority on accuracy. We refer to such misprints as Bonnafow for BonnafTon, Mrs. Craig Lippincott for Mrs. Craige Lippincott, Somersett for Somerset, Dailledonge for Dailledouze, CoUoseum for Colosseum, and Mrs. J. Geo. Ills for Mrs. J. Geo. lis. In matter printed hurriedly errors are at times unavoidable, but in a permanent record absolute accuracy is an essential. The American Rose Society is men- tioned, but we do not find any notice of the national carnation or chrysanthe- mum societies. The horticultural and floricultural his- tory of the Columbian Exposition is par- ticularly valuable; it seems likely that Prof. Bailey's book will be the only un- official record of this department of the exhibition. The displays, awards, judges and arrangements are all fu'ly set forth. The references to the arrangement in Horticultural Hall can be commended for the justness of its criticism. Theoutdoor gardening is very fuUv discussed. In the "Special annals" we find record of all the new plants introduced in 1893, including florists' varieties. We find 20 new carnations, 84 chrysanthemums, 13 roses and 22 sweet peas. It must be added that Prof. Bai'ey has completed his book with a very full and copious index. So matiy volumes, other- wise excellent for reference, are crippled in their usefulness by the want of this feature that it is worthy of special men- tion. A reference book with a slovenly index is a failure, and we must give Prof. Bailey especial praise for the care be- stowed on this. 348 The American Florist. Nov. lo^ 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 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 tbose lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders for less than ' half inch space not accepted. Advertisements rat '. cure insertion in the! : reach us by Wednesday to se- re forthefullowingSaturday. Address THE AMU ICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. J. C. Rennison, of Sioux City, la., has sent us from time to time specimens of printed matter used in advertising his business that show him to be fully alive to the importance of keeping same before the flower buyers of his city. His latest is a neat 4-page folder in two colors on the front page of which appears an en- graving of his greenhouses and on the back one of a prettily arranged basket of flowers. The two center pages give cur- rent retail prices of flowers, bulbs and chrysanthemum plants. He endeavors to especially cultivate standing orders for $1, $2 and $3 boxes of flowers to be de- livered regularly on stated days. BiGGi,E Berry BooK,beingnumbertwo of the Biggie Farm Library, has been re- cently received by us. It is an excellent little manual of berry culture, illustrated with handsome colored plates. (Wilmer Atkinson Co., Phila., publishers). Simon S. Skidelskv, formerly with the late firm of Ernst Kaufl"a]ann& Co., Phil- adelphia, is now connecled with the firm of M. Rice & Co., of the same city. Chas. W. McKellar, of the late firm of Corbrev & McKellar, Chicago, will travel for E. H. Hunt. 'n/t 'PfiMRiE'rawiNE flower FOR DUTFLOmRS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made f rum Wiiter-pim.fed, Double Manilla lined, Strawbuard. Shipped tlat. luickt'd 100 In aerate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Z.DGF0r6SI.EIll&G0., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. RoseH, f'arii'ltloiis, <'lir.^'s:iiitheii)iinis, A'alley, Violets, etc. W24 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. 'Ilf^,^^'' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '".Ish""" Chicago. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E BONSSLl. 30aGar(ip|d Avp Salem. 0. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. we lead them all for CHOICE CUT BLOOMS when you want to get ''THERE." Remember also that we handle gilt edge Valley, Roses, Carnations, Orchids, and other flowers, and send out only FIRST=CLASS flowers. STOCK PLANTS OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS: MRS. E. G. HILL, best early pink $20 00 YELLOW QUEEN, best early yellow... 50.00 CHALLENGE 20 00 BEAU IDEAL 20.00 INTER OCEAN 4000 'T. J. 64 & 66 Wabash Ave E. DAILLEDOUZE 50.00 MUTUAL FRIEND 5000 MRS. J. GEO. ILS 50.00 ACHILLES 50.00 A. H. FEWKES 20 00 CHICAGO. Mums. Mums. Mums. FINEST VARIETIES. BEST GROWN. Headquarters for AMERICAN BEAUTIES ^^^ ^iS^^i.*""^*^^ Lily of the Valley constantly on hand. Pine stock Caruations and Violets. Choice Smilax and Adiantum. J. B. DEAMUD & CO., PHONE MAIN 223. 34 & 36 Randolpli street, CHICAGO. EDWARD C. HORAN. S^ W. 20tla St., fc^ NEW YORK. a ?? ALSO ROSES, CARNATIONS. VIOLETS, VALLEY. All First-Class. CAREFUL PACKING GUARANTEED. HEADQUARTERS FOR Dailledouze Bros. FAMOUS GHRYSMTHEMUMS, Pink, White and Yellow, IN ANY QUANTITIES AT SHORT NOTICE. FOR DECORATING, "".TuIl"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NAHUS. TO 12 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mail, tele- CUT STRINGS s 3 or small quautities to ai i. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped iu largre or small quautities to auy part of tlie country, grraph or telephone. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD. 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies "viT-xELiB x>3E:siOrra's. I402 PINE STREET, (Snccessor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ^^^ WHOLESALE ^€« 1122 msTK ste.e:b:t, (St:. Ivoviles, A^o. A oomplete Hue of Wire Deilgiu. iSg^. The American Florist. 349 E. H. HUNT, WBOliESaLEpLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BULBS AITD AI.I. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUFFLIHS. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 57 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHIO.A.OO. Out Roses best them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties^ NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attefitlon. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OXIIOA.GrO. 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. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near 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 Ori>ers Carefully Attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. Catalok'ues. Lists. Terrua. etc., on application. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. GIVE US A TRIAL. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. I'lione 1571. I'. O. Bo.\ 87. 2^" Open till 8 p. m. Sunday till noon. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©V^RofeAafe MarftetA, Cut Flowers. New Tobk. Nov. i;. Roses, average overstock per lOUO, 3.00 Beauty 2.00® 5.00 ■• selected 10.(X)®20 00 Meteor. Testout 2.00® 4.0O Kalserln 2.00® 4.00 Carnations 50® 1.00 fancy.. 1.00® 1.50 Clirysanthemums l.UO® (J.OO fancy B.00®26.00 Valley 2.0U(a) 3.00 Violets 35® .75 amilax 8.00®10.00 Asparapis 35.00050.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 BOSTON. Nov. «. Roses, ordinary 1.00® 3.00 Extra. Mermets, Brides 3.00® 0.00 •■ Meteors, Bridesmaids 3.00® li. 00 Beauty 6.00®25.00 Carnations 1.00® 1.60 Daybreak 1.60® 2.00 Chrysanthemums 4.00@25.00 Valley 3.00® J. 00 Cosmos 2.5® .60 Violets .60® .75 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Smllax I0.00®12.00 Asparagus . 60.00 PHILADBLPHIA, NOV. 0. Roses, small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 12 . 00®1(;. 00 Carnations 1.00® 1.50 Valley 4.00 Smllax 12.00@15.00 Asparagus 85 00®50.00 Violets, double 40® .60 Cattleyas a6.00@40.00 Cosmos 60® .75 Chrysanthemums 3.00@13.0U Chrysanthemums, specimens per doz. 2@3 Adlantum 75® 1 Chicago. Nov. 9 Roses. Beauty. .. , 8.00®20, Albany. Brides. Bridesmaids 3. La JYance, Wootton, Testout 3, " Mermets 3. Meteor 4 Perle 2 Carnations 2 violets Valley 4 Chrysanthemums. Ivory 6 00® 10 YellowQueen 16. Mrs. Hlll,doz..,1.00@1.60 Whllldln. ". .. 1.60 ST. LoniS. Nov. 0. Roses, Perles, Wootton 2.00@ 3. Bride. Mermet, Albany, La France.. 3.00® 4. Kalserln 4.00® 6. Bridesmaid. Meteors 3.00@ 4. ■' Beauty 8.00@20. Smilax 15.00®18. Violets, single, per 100 25o Carnations, long 1- short ClNCIITNATl. Nov. 6, Roses. Perle 3. " Kalserln. Mermet 4. Bride. Bridesmaid 4 La France, Meteor 6.0U® 11. " Wootton — 4. " Beauty, Belle 8.00®20. Carnations 50® 1. Valley J- Smllax 15. Chrysanthemums 8 O0®26. BUFFALO, Nov. 7 Roses. Beauties 10. 00®20. " Mermet. Bride, Kalserln 3.00® 5. " Perles, CuBln 3.00® 4. " Meteor, La France 4.00® ii. Carnations, long 1.00® 1. short 76® 1. Valley J' violets .■52®, = - Chrysanthemums t).00@l5. Adlantum 1 ■ 76® 1.00 GEORGE ft. SUTttERLflND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Age nt lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METS, ^^^ '^ i>i FLORISTS' BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCTIOKEERS, 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. 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, WHOIESSLE^ FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER WHOLESALE DEALER IH C ut* F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, ■S3 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY EstabUshed 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 350 The American Florist. Nov. lo. HKe geeil Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BrsHNELL. St. Ix)uls. president: S. E. Bhiggs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. UON, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. Nasturtiums are likely to be on the short list again next spring. Cucumher seed cannot be called scarce even after a dry season when it can be had in large lots as low as 12 cents. Radish seed growing in California is somewhat handicapped by unsatisfactory threshing and cleaning arrangements. Can sweet pea seed be carefully grown at 5 to 8 cents per pound is a question some of the jobbing trade are asking now. The vitality of California grown onion seed when stored there in an even temper- ature is retained longer than is generally known. Springfield, Mass. — An attachment has been placed upon the store of A. F. Leonard & Co., seedsmen and dealers in horticultural implements. Visited Chicago: Mr. Rob't Pommer of D. I. Bushnell & Co,, of St. Louis; Jas. O'Neill, W. G. Langbridge, J. M. Kim- berlin & Son, W. R. Roache. A CORRESPONDENT asks for information in regard to probable mail demand for Lathyrus silvestris next season. Will some one volunteer to enlighten him? The Portuguese onion growers of Alameda, Calif., produce a high globe onion by growing on loose sandy soil and transplanting the young plants, setting them deep in the soil; they produce the finest market onion in that state. The stock of named sweet peas still in first hands in California is roughly estimated at one hundred thousand pounds; evidently there is no good reason for sending out any varieties under name that are not absolutely true, — throw the doul)tful ones into the mixtures, many of the best may go there later anyway. Kansas City, Mo. A trip around to the florists at this sea- son of the year is generally a pleasant one. The new ideas and resolutions adopted more or less every year, are always interesting as well as instructive. One of the rarest treats is a visit to the Probst Floial Co. establishment, the suc- cess of which is due to the management of Mr. Samuel Murray, who is always capable of showing us something first- class, even to a drop of good cider, and it is said that his commodious cellar isfiUed with it. A walk through six houses well stocked with chrysanthemums is worth your while. Mr. Murray has always been suc- cessful with his "mums," but this year he has overreached all previous records both in quantity and quality. The "Queen" is grown in abundance, some blooms meas- uring 10 inches and very perfect. King's Daughter, Jessica, Waban, V. H. Hnllock, Ivory and several other good sons are now in bloom. One bench of W. IL Lin- coln in pots is looking very promising. Mr. Murray is growing ."SOOO in all this year, partly in pots and partly in benches. The carnations and roses are looking first-class. A. N. Austin, Minn. — Our item in regard to the new house built by A. N. Kinsman & Co. should have given the size as 18x00 instead of 16x18. The house has the short span to the south and is planted with roses for cut flowers. The place is now heated by steam. 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 WANTED-In a retail store by a young man of 20. Best of references. Address BR<-)OKLyx, care American Florist. QITUATION WANTED-By a German florist; I'J yj years' experience around greenliouses. Good ref- erences. Address Kansa.s. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By competent gardener and florist; married man ; life experience. Best refer- ences. Garde.ner, 12S ScovlUe St., W. Cleveland. 1 1. SITUATION WANTED— By German, as gardener and wife as flrst-class cook, In private place. 15 years' experience. References. Address Box SI, Oak Park, HI. QITUATION WANTBI)-By a florist, age 2H, pr-Dhlbl- kj tlonlst; rosegrower and propagator, also English cucumber. Prefer a smaller place with prospect of renting It. Address 111., care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By practical plantsman of executive ability; general propagation, and grow- ing of all requisites of commercial places. Items of the nursery, cut flowers, roses, carnations, etc. Best of references. Address Plantsman, care Am. Florist. WANTBD-Cut flower arllst. Address B. A. ELLIOTT CO., Pittsburg, Pa. WANTED— To rent with lease, a florist place with two or three greenhouses In or around Chicago. Address CI'LTIVATOR. care American Florist WANTED— Office man and correspondent who Is familiar with pi int business. Give particulars to .1. D. ElSELE, Dreers Nursery, Riverton N.J. WANTED AT ONCE Scecind iiand hot water itoiier to heat 12(lil siiuiirt- tcct glass; also 4-incli pipe. Address W. P. Kanso.v, Junction City, Kan. WANTED— A partner: a thorough florist and nur seryman. I have land, waters etc Some capital required. References given and expected. Address A. D. Chase. Ardmoro. I. T. WANTED— Sober and willing man to work as assist- ant, with several years' experience In green- house work: wages for winter J15 per month and board; steady work to right man. H. G. Flamwer, 510 Elmwood Ave., Detroit. Mich. FOR SALE CHEAP- Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughax's Seet> Store. 88 State Street, Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— Large, new hard wood and glass florists Refrigerator. Used at World's Fair Price reduced to 5:175. Vaughan's Seed Store. 14K & U8 West Washington St.. Chicago. FOR SALE OR TO LET.— Seven greenhouses and fli.irai store, the oldest and only flrst-class estab- lishment within one hundred and fifty miles of this city; cannot grow one half the flowers demanded. A rare chance to make money in a large and the most rapidly growing city in the world. Reasons for selling, am about to retire from all business. For particulars address A. MrCc)MBER. 031 East Third St., Duluth. Minn. A rare opportunity for a puslihitr tiian with small capital, nn cstabllslierJ well-paylnjr florist buwioess on one of the best streets In I'hlladelDhia. Uas fine larce store and ihree jjreenhouees fully stocked, con- taining HUO feet of pliiss. Will sell at a bargain to quifk applicant, as owner has other bn.slness. Address AiMiHiK Mallox, Jh.. li-livi Uldfie Ave.. Phlla.. Pa. "HARD TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. For cash with order we give 17 'A and 4-ln. Palms for ^\ (reffular price !W). and :^4 for ?5 (regular price J8). These comprise the best varieties. Including Latanlap, Kentlas and Areca lutescens. Send for list. WILLIAMS & SONS CO.. liatavia III. Cheap Bulbs # Plants Fancy Leaved Caladlum Bulbs, tine t4, 611 to *15 per I'lO Cape Jasmine, 2!.«-lnch pots *25,00 - lUdO .)-lnch pots 7.011 " mil fj-lnch pots 10.1)0 " lull Vlnca var . 2J^-lnch pots 2.00" 100 Ampelopsis Veitchll 2.00 " MO I will take In exchange a small steam pump for above goods as well as for large foliage plants and palms. Address F. J. Ulbricht, L. B. 655, Anniston, Ala. Lily of the Valley. First Ljuality for forcinj;, November delivery. Strong p'ips, $5 per lOOO. cash with order. H. WREDE, Luneberg, Germany. FLORAL DESIGBTS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of IfiO page.s. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE MoFARLAND. Harrlsburg, Pa. Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, >H^% New ROGHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ^^ ORCHIDS, ~"""^ Roses, a.n.c3. Ne-MV F»la^nts, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. For Sale Now. 5000 Geraniums, rooted cuttings, best new and old varieties. $15.00 per 1000. 300 Chinese Primroses, 4 inch pots, from German seed, with flower buds. 8600 per 100. 200 Primvila Obconica grand., 4-inch pots, in bloom. $6.00 per 100. liOO Cineraria, 4-inch pots, strong, 10c. 100 " (j-inch pots, strong, 18c. 200 Vinca Harrisonii, strong clumps, S5.00per 100. 600 Cauuas, field-grown clumps, $5 00 per 100. Coreopsis lanceolata. Achillea "The Pearl," Hardy Phlox, Helianthus. Hibiscus, crimson eye, and other Hardy Perennials. HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS IN VARIETY. E. M. & H. N. HOFFMAN, Nurserymen and Florists, I3T^IVII1«A., :iv. "V. PANSIES. Tiie Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy Pansies ready October 15tli and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail GO cts. per 100; bj' express 1000, $.5.00; 5000, S20; 10000, }35. All colois mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2500 seed 81. " " yellow black eye, 2.500 seed $1. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Bo.\ 254. SOLITBPORT, CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture ot large flowering varieties and choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Lougiflorum, Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4J3 EAST 34th Street, Near Long IsUnd Ferry, NEW YORK. Pansy Plants. E.XTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; ifS.OO per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. 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. A /bans, England. Our Mr, A. Dliniuock will be plenHcd to Interview buyers or reply to any coramumcntion addressed to blru at 2ur) Greenwich St., New York City. A. Farleyense Fern 2-incli Jil2,50 per 100 3-inch 17.C0 per 100 4-inch 40.00 per 100 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. :iB.A.zs.£if«. :^x<.<=>s., I'. O. IJo.\ 72. KANSAS n. GUSHMAN GLADIOLUS CO., ^ J^iiollcl, O. WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS AND Paper White Narcissus Grandiflora, at closing out prices. Address C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip. NEW YOBK. August Rolker & Sons AUCTION ROOMS. 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every Tuesday and Friday during Sep- tember and October. Palms sold on Tuesdays only. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEOS, SETS SS^SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦ New York: ♦1 26 Barclay Street, CHICAGO: U6-48W.WasiiiiigtonSt. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS, ETC. From Japan Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, etc. From Australia ARAUCARIAS, PALM SEEOS, ETC. From California BULBS, SEEDS, TREES, ETC. Orders booked up to December ist for CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS. Seud for our new and iuterestiiig Catalogue '04 95. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Establistied 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. oldest rirni must roilaltir import licmse. WE SELL BULBS special luw prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seeil Mercliiiiits and Growers. 114 Chainhers Street, NKW VOKK. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, JlO.OO per 100. t:ASH WITH OKDEIt. 4()4 K. 34th Street, NKW VOKK. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, cliolcest strains, at '-'.'' and iSU cts, per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Itie Universal Horticultural Establishment. SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. i'LEASE mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser Ib these columns. in"/' =! I M $7 vO' I ^ GoxSee(l& Plant Go. ^4J\r FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. 352 The American Florist. Nov. 10, St. Paul, Minn. Trade shows quite a decided improve- ment. "Mums" are coming in quite freely. Roses are retailing at $1 to $1.50 per dozen, Beauties at $3, carnations at 35 cents, violets at 50 cents per bunch of 25. Chrysanthemums are retailing all the way from 75 cents to $3 per dozen. Some extra nice blooms of Mrs. Hill and Marie Louise sold for 50 cents each, but they were choice. There has been some cutting in prices, some which we think is unwarranted. One large establishment sold roses last Saturday at 50 cents per dozen, while another has advertised them to-day at 25 cents per dozen, and still another offered reduced prices for the Charity Ball, where only the elite go. In Minne- apolis a dry goods store advertised roses on Saturday for 15 cents per dozen, and carnations at 10 cents. This general slashing of prices is unwarranted, as there has been no great surplus at any time. We deplore the action of some of our brethren in cutting prices to 25 cents per dozn. While in rare instances where flowers are plentiful such a sacrifice may be warranted it is in general to be depre- cated, and if continued will hurt the trade more than anything else. We regret not being able to report a chrysanthemum show for the Twin Cities this year, but as our florists' association is now an established fjct we hope an other year to have as good a show as any of them. We have the plants and blooms and only need the organization to have a good exhibit. Chas. Johnson is now with L. L. May & Co. in their city store. Worcester, Mass. "Mums"? Why, of course, any quan- tity of them and of any quality that you choose; Viviand-Morel, Col. Smith, Ivory and Mutual Friend are the cream of the lot just now. Price? Why, from fifty cents to four dollars per dozen, and we are selling a great many. Roses are good and plentiful. Lange is cutting some splendid Mermets and Perles; carnations are not coming in very large quantities, but the supply has been equal to the demand so far. Other stuff is in good supply and trade has been very good; prices have been very satisfactory, several large funerals helping to make things interesting. One of the largest funerals we have had for some time, "l3oristically" consid- ered was that of Ex-Mayor Winslow on October 24. Among the largest designs were an immense fioral skate by Lange, and a six foot trolley car by Wm. H. lohnson. The weather has been all that anyone could wish for, and we have yet to have our first hard freeze. A. H. Lange. (;L't yo TTOXJ ic»row . . THAT YOn CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I CENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE 6l CO., 304 W. Madison St., BALTIMORE, MD. i8g4. The American Florist. 353 n urysantneniyms. Stock Plants for Florists. EXTRA STRONG BENCH GROWN, EQUAL TO 6-lNCH POT GROWN. EACH 50 5 3 00 3 00 Beau Ideal Challenge Chas H." Miller Clinton Chalfant 50 Constellation 50 Domination Eiderdown 50 Enfant des deux Mondes 3 00 Ermenilda 3 00 Eva Hoyt 3 00 Eugene Dailledouze.. 50 Flora Rumniler 3 00 Golden Wedding 50 Good Gracious 3 00 Harry Balsley 3 00 H. E. Widener 3 00 Ivory 3 00 KAOH Joanna % 50 J. C. Vauglnn Lady Playfair 50 Major Bonnaffon. Marie Louise Maud Dean Mnie. Marie Hoste. Mrs. E. G. Hill Niveus Pitcher & Manda..., Pres. Wm R.Smith.. The Queen Viviand Morel Waban W. H. Lincoln Yellow Queen 50 Yonitza 50 50 50 $3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 00 00 GO 00 00 50 50 Special discount on a GENERAL ORDER to meet any competition. It is conceded that the successful delivery ot perishable stock in the best conditiou exactly wheu demand is active is secured only as the result of considerable experience and close study ot all the controlling conditions. During the past ten years we have studied these conditions and have the experience. We have faith that we can supply '"First-Class Stock on Time," and to prove our faith by our works, on all orders given us in season "we will Guarantee arrival or no pay. We attempt no competition in price with stock which has never yet arrived, or — arrived after Xmas, "A Case of Holly in front of the store is worth four (4) on the cars." NEW YORK, 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. Fresh Stock, full weight, prompt ship- ment, low prices. WREATHING — We will meet the market at all times. MISTLETOE — Per box 20 lbs., $5.00. CHICAGO. 146-8 W. Washington Street. Gtirosaintiemums. Orders for Rooted Cuttings booked now. WHITE. MRS. F. BBRGMANN, KATB BROWN, IVORY, DB WITT SMITH, MISS MINNIE WANAMAKER. PINK SHADES. ADVANCE. BRIDE OF ROSES. ADA SPAULDING. HARRY BALSLEY. MERMAID, FRANK THOMPSON. ROSLYN. YELLOW. MRS. J. G. WHILLDIN, LINCOLN. RED. CULLINGFORDII. GEO. W. CHILDS. MBS. A. .1. DRB.XEL. BRONZE AND TEKK.4. COTTA. TU.XEDO. HARKV MAY. OLGA. %\ :,» per lOU. 10c. per 100 extra by mall. PINK SHADES. VIVIAND-MOREL, W. R. SMITH, ADA LE ROY. WHITE. POTTER PALMER. THE QUEEN. MRS. .IBROME .lONES. CREAM. -ED. HATCH. YELLOW. DR. COtlVERT. GOLDEN WEDDING, CKAIGE LIPPINCOTT. J2 00 per 100. 10c. extra by niall. S. J. REUTER, Westerly. R. I. Stock Plants of "Klunis." Each Dozen IVORY 1-ic. t\.Hi KIOTO ■ 10c. 1.00 FREEMAN He. 100 Orders booked now for root«d cuttings of Carnations, MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHITFOHU Sr.A rin\ I'KNNA, U. II. WEST WHITELAND P. 0.. Chester Co . PA. FLORISTS' FINS. GLASS HEADS. IN BLACK. WHITE AND VIOLET. ,%4. 56 Hi. 58 Warren Ave., New York. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest early variety ever introduced. (See this paper Oct. 13, page 245.) MAYFLOWER, white, extra fine mid-season. MINERVA, clearyellow, extra fine mid-season. These two last named are now selling at a premium over all others in New York market. AVIS, golden spurt from Vlvlaiid-Morel. sutluaed uprlcot. extra. stock and -l-inch pot plants f2 duz. : ir).OU per 100 21^-iach plants lu.OO per 100 C. CHALFANT, golden sport from J. VV. White. Stock and 4-lnch pot plants ll.SUdo/. Ul.UOperlOU 2Vlach plants 7 50 per 110 WM. THICK KK & CO.. Clifton, N. J. E.G. HILL & CO., Wlioi6§ai6 Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention American Florist. I& EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. V. BKUGMAN. best and earliest white, cut Oct. 4. ls'.i4. price 26c. each. MRS. E. (i. HILL, best early pink, cut Oct. Ki 'S'-l. price ~'ric eacli. VELT.OW ijUKEX. best early yellow, cut Oct. n. "114. price 5Uc. each. Minerva. Autumn Eve. H. L. Sunderbruch and Bessie CammlUKs, TiUe. each; J.'j.OO per dozen. The plants are due frum bench after having bloomed. Strong pliiiits. rash with order. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FlATBUSH. N . Y . SmTT^VTV I > .A. I« J > New and Old Clirysantliemunis Propagated from FI£I, white, in quantity, at special rales. JOHN CURWEN, Jr.. Villa Nova. Del, Co.. Pa. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS Fine stock plants of MRS. E. G. HILL, QUEEN, IVORY, and 50 other varieties. Send for list. PARKSIDE FLORAL CO., W. C. COOK, Supt. 70th & Adams Ave.. CHICAGO. Mention American Florist 354 The American Florist. Nov. JO, Cincinnati. We cannot report any special improve- ment in business during the past week; prices remain unchanged and demand hardly equals the supply. Beaut-es re- main firm, and all good stock is sold. Carnations are getting much better, stock in the market piling up, and chrys- anthemums now have full sway, but at low prices in comparison with former years. Magrie & George are now send- ing in some choice lily of the valley. Fred Walz had a funeral decoration a little out of the ordinary recently. The casket was trimmed with lily of the val- ley and Asparagus plumosu?; at the grave the earth was covered with fern?, through which chrysanthemums were used pro- fusely. A basket composed of "mums," carnations and roses was constructed to fit over the grave after the same was filled. The effect was beautiful. He also had several set pieces. L. H. Kyrk & Co. had a decoration for the Baron Van Horn-Weimar wedding, which was done exclusively in pink roses, as Rose was the bride's name. J. A. Pet- erson also reports several wedding deco- rations of chrysanthemums. One would think that the chrysanthe- mum was as near perfection as it could be, but the seedlings this year seem bet- ter than ever. A Kentucky grower here- tofore unknown comes to the front with four new seedlings. No. 1 is yellow, early as Miss M. M. Johnson, a dwarf grower with foliage extending to the bloom, the blooms on the same order as Miss Johnson; No. 2 is a good yellow, medium sized flower, but later, no im- provement over existing kinds; No. 3 is a white, on same order as Marie Louise, but no better; No. 4 is the best, a pure white, same style as Queen, equally as large, but does not show the center, which is an improvement; we think this flower will be an acquisition. W. S. Bell of Lexington, Ky., was in the city recently. Mr. B. gives a chrysanthe- mum show commencing the 6th and con- tinuing throughout the week. He reports business good and says his show is of great advantage to his trade. Mr. Killen, representing Z. De Forest Ely, was in the city during the week. The growers having stands inthe Jabez Elliott Flower Market will give a free show and sale of "mums" in said market commencing November 14 and continu- ing through the week. From prepara- tions being made we shall expect so'me- thing pretty nice, and trust our florist friends will make us a visit during that week. G. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QE0R6E WITTBOLD, 1708 N. HalBted St., CHICAOO. Two Year Old Roses. KINK I,AK<;K plants. I'lirlUO HKlliK luj.l MKU.MUT JW.UU I'KHI.K iin.l sr.NSKT II.IXI (ioNTlKIl ini.l SdlM'KKT. «.0U LA KKANllK iiij.l VVIIITK LA FRANCK S .W And iill olber standard varieties. Send list lur prices. Also Inituense and tine line '.iVi-lnch not lloseH. Klnest Uev lieiinnlas. U-ln. pots. K.UU pur 100, 'I'KKMH CASH WITH (IKDKK. THK NATIONAL I'LANT CO., I>;iytiiii, O Prizes Awarded REINBERG BROS . at the Chicago Show, On tlie following Roses exhibited Monday, November 5tli and Wednesday, November ytli: I*i-ii5es. 50 Ferle des Jardins 1st and 2nd 50 Kaiserin A. Victoria 1st and 2nd 50 Brides 1st 50 Bridesmaids 1st 50 La Prance 1st 50 Meteors 1st 50 C. Mermets 1st and 2nd 50 Meteors 1st Four otber entries to compete against. REINBERG BROS., 51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. a THE WONDERFUL NEW ROSE Crimson Rambler." "300 BLOOMS ON ONE SHOOT." Fine plants from 23/2-iucli pots now ready $20 PER 100 TO THE TRADE ^1. Descriptive circular and handsome colored plat© free. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mt. Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. Two Year Old Roses, $5.00 per 100. Soupert, Ball of Snow, La France, White La France. Meteor. Mary Washington, Albany, Bridesmaid, Etoile de Lyon. Roses from 3-in. Pots, $3.00 per 100. Soupert, Meteor, Marie Guillot, Safrano, La France, F. Kruger, Mme. Margo tin. Double Ivy Geraniums In varieties, 3 In. with cuttings, $3.00 per 100. Verbenas, 2,'2 In. with cuttings, $2.50 per 100. white Swan, pure white, fragrant, Deauty of Oxton and Purpurea. Pelargonium. Victor, 'l\i-\a. pots, $6.00 per 100. Metallica Begonia. 2>^-in. pots, $3.00 per i:0. JOHN A. DOYLE, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 5,000 General Jacqueminot ROSE PLANTS, on til irown roots, well branched, '2.% \.oV,i feet high $10. OO per 100 «^SanipU- of eight for 81.00, JORDAN FLORAL CO., :()<; Olive Mreel, ST. I,A.i3^5r oiv or jbjb>:e^oi^e> i^e>:b. 1, isos. Unknown correspondents will please send cash witli order. CHARLES H. ALLEN, . . . . FMoral F»arls:, ][>f. CARNATIONS After the early chrysanthemums are thrown out many florists plant carnations. We have a few thousand good plar.ts heeled in in cold house suitable for this purpose which we ofTer, to close them out, at »4.00 PER 100. PORTIA. GARFIELD. J. i^. Dir^r^oiv, BLOOMSBURG, PA. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS AivD COLEUS. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPf.ClflUTy . ELLIS, Norfolk Co.. MASS. CARNATIONS. AMERICAN BEAUTY, strong plants. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. Will Exchange, or Sell Very Low. Amaryllis Crape Myrtles, Maguolias, choice Double White Hollyhock Seed, best stock Chrys- anthemums, true to name; Lavender, Caladiums, Canfias, Ampelopsis Veitchii, and Cuthbert Rasp- berries. What have you? M. K. CATLIN. Richmond. Va. Mention American Florist. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. New Carnations our Speciallu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Noveltiesand Standard soits in season. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co.. PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATION MRS. FISHER, By a careful selection of propagating stock for over four years, 1 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 in long, stifi" stems Is an excellent summer bloomer, and with me has always been free from disease. Am growing it exclusively, with the exception of Grace Wilder. Rooted Cuttings of Mrs. Fisher. $2.00 per 100. Grace Wilder. 80c. per 100. Charles Everding, Branford, Conn. CARNATIONS Strong plants in cold-frames. Blanche, Richmond. Dawn, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Reynolds, Lamborn, Garfield, Golden Gate, White Wings. Purdue, Spartan, Attraction, Nellie Lewis, White Dove, Louise Porsch. $4.00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots, $2.30 per 100; fJO.OO per 1000. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. CARNATIONS MRS. E. REYNOLDS 5*i IX) per lOU BUTTERCUP e.OO WILDER. HlNZEs and others 3.00 CYCLAMEN. 3H-inch pots 6.00 GENISTAS. -S-in. pots, nice stocky planLs 12,00 " SMILAX. 2}^-inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven. Mich. 356 The American Florist. Nov. 10, Technicalities in Judging a Flower Show. Rules are given, classes are arranged and the whole niinutije is furnished with the idea of serving the best interests of all concerned, and yet wording is often ambiguous, and tnight mean more or less if it was one's own desire to so interpret the same. If 3'ou are at all in doubt ask the super- intendent, and he will set 3rouon the right track. Carefulh- read rules and regula- tions, and accept the conditions offered if you see fit to enter as an exhibiter. When a premium calls for fifty blooms only fifty should be shown; that appears to be simple enough prima facie evidence; but isn't always so simple as it looks. Pot plants average a Utile over measurement of pot required; one or two varieties may be substituted just to fill out properlj^, giving a better finish to the whole, and hocu rigid must j'ou draw the line, and observe the "spirit" and "letter" both? R. Toronto. "Mums,", "mums" everywhere. The butcher, the baker and the grocery man have got them, every one has got them. And how beautiful they all look too, and what an improvement in the quality of them. When one looks back ten ortwelve years and thinks of what used to be grown at that time it brings before one the rapid strides horticulture has made in this country during those years. As to prices, however, mum's the word, although really good bloom fetches a fair price. There will be a reading room for the boys in the Pavilion during the show with copies of all the leading horticult- ural papers on the table and if I might make a suggestion I would recommend that it be used as a place where those who are dissatisfied with the decisions of the judges or anything else can give vent to theirfulminations without fear of being overheard. This should, however, only be on the first day's program, after that the room should be given up to the recep- tion of visitors, sociability and self-edifi- cation. The weather still keeps compar- atively mild with a slight frost now and then, no snow has fallen yet — geraniums, cannas, etc. are still alive although the leaves have nearly all fallen off the trees. About twenty of the boys will go to Hamilton on Wednesday the 7th. The ambitious city grows some tip top chrys- anthemums and a good show is expected. E. Must Have 'em Earlier. Here is my latest chrysanthemum yarn: "Mister, 'ave ye got eny of them big white chryse-antheums — or whate yees call'em," blubbered out a big Irish woman in no gentle tones. "Not to-day, ma'am — will have them early next week without doubt." "An' its a funeral we be after bavin' at our house, mon, and does yees think we'll be putting it off, just to have them things? Mon, ye've no sinse at alt; I'll be going somewhere else." Oct. 31, '94.. G. P. R. Winona, Minn. — A chrysanthemum show is being held here by St. Paul's Guild. The leading exhibitors are John Wunder, H. S. Youmans and the Wood- lawn Cemetery Greenhouses. Ced.\r Falls, Ia. — A chrysanthemum show will be held here November 14 tol6 under the direction of Jos. Bancroft. The proceeds will go to the building fund of one of the churches. HOLMESBURG. PHILADELPHIA, PA. CHAS. D. BALL, A FULL STOCK IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. STOUT, PERFECT PLANTS. ALL SIZES, UP TO ELEGANT SPECIMENS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. If you do not know the quality of my plants try some. There are none better. Price List on application. mention this paper. ARECA LUTESCENS GENErA^r^s^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT was awarded for this sterling Becorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. PnU/IM I nM^nHI F WYNDMOOR station, Phlla.&ReaOlDg -tUlYin LUnoUALC, R. R. from 12th & Market St8.. PHI LA. FERNS. . . . Strong Plants in 2 and 2)^-incli pots, just riglit for fern dishes, etc.; four choice varieties, our selection, $3.50 PER 100. Cash with order . DflVID 6LIFFE, Main & Johnson Streets, -■^^GERMANTOWN, Phila., PA. Order Now. Ready by November 15th, fine lot of Double White Primulas In 4-incli pots; will bloom tliis season. For florists sliort of white carnations no better substitute can be grown. CASH WITH OKIJEK. PRICE PER DOZEN :« 1.50 " PI-JK HUNDRED 10.00 50 at hundred rates. Write for special prices In large quantities. AdJress WWI. ROETHKE, 1717 Gratiot Street, SAGINAW. W. S.. MICH. JAPANESE IRIS, A BpliMidkl uollectliiii. PHLOX, 111 hrl^'lit tleslrable colors. PiEONIES, Choicest vitrletlefl. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin. Nlgr. Westbury Station, L. I.. N. Y. CLEMATIS . . FOR FALL DELIVERY. Special prices at wholesale, on application. Splendid stoclc and assortment. DOZEN, $3.00; 100, $22.50. F. A. BALLER, Bioominglon, III. 10,000 CINERARIAS (irowti from wee Nurserymen and Florists should have our new Trade List for Autumn 1S94. Contains one of the largest and finest assortments OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS, VINES and SMALL FRUITS. Send for one. THE WM. H. MOON CO., ]Morri8\'Ule, Fa. BOXJOUO^r OI^E>E>]V, We are headqu.irters on these, and can make Bottom Prices on single cases, tons or carload lots. Please send us a list of your wants to figure on. EVERGREEN WREATHING. Well Wound, made out of strictly prime stock. Medium Heavy Grade.. Extra Heavy Grade .$3.50 per 100 yards; $30.00 per 1000 yards . 5.00 " " 45.00 W. W. BARNARD & CO. ISO e; I'CirTiiBiie St., CHICAGO. EVERGREEN CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE $1.25 per Ihousand Ferns. IN LOTS OF 5,000 AND UPWAKUS. *1.00 PEK 1000. Ferns furnished the year round. Special attention ^ven to supplylngthe Wbolesale Trade. Write for prices. BOUQrET GHEKN For Holiday Trade. $2.00 per barrel (thirty pounds): or J«.00 per hundred pounds. Special reduction in express rates. SPHAGNII3I MOSS a speclaltv. Long, clean fibre, dry or green. ?1 per barrel, or six bbls. for f.>. Wiiie for terms on hirixe lots. Terms casti. or goods will be sent C. O. D. CHRISTMAS TKKKS. American White Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balsam Fir from \\ to .lU feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BRAGrUE, Hinsdale, Mass. City Stand During the Holidays: 47th St. and Lexington Ave.. NEW YORK. \ h MANZ &^ COMPANY •• WOOD tMORAVINO (^ MAlF-TONEPROCtSa' ZINC CTCMINO^« Jtf Kr. W-XX POOCtSS - ■ COPPtC ETCHI'«"C. y f LfCTROTVPlNG ■■■ 183 MONROE ,5TRECT- • •• CHICA,GO- ■ ■ Mention American Florist. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.vl/ EI-ECTHK ,\I. AND MECHAXICM. EXPERTS. C'MrrL'fpuntience SuUclted, Atlantic Build. ng. WASHINGTON. D. C. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. GflTflLOOUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARKI.SBURG, VA Mention the American Florist when jvriting to advertisers on this page. 358 The American Florist. Nov. 10. Rccoii) PiofeA. Carrick, Pa.— Wm. Lauch is adding two new houses to his plant, each 20x150 feet. West Grove, Pa.— Koney Bros, have built two new houses, one 16x80 and one 8x80. Butte, Mont. — Mitchell & Cobban have leased the greenhouses of Mrs. D. J. Knox. Allegheny, Pa.— Johh Bader has just finished two new houses, one 20x100 feet and one 10x100 feet. Los Angeles, Cal. florists report an excellent fall trade and anticipate a good business for the winter. Omaha, Neb.— Otto Buseck, florist and landscape gardener, 1918 South Eleventh street, will establish a cut flower store at 16th and Douglas. London, Ont.— J. Gammage & Sons had a "fall opening" floral exhibit at their store 213 Dundas street September 20. No flowers were sold. Tola, Kans — A. L. Harmon has added a new house 18x30. He will hold his fourth annual chrysanthemum show in the opera house November 15 to 17. Bellefonte, Pa.— Mr. Geo. Baldwin has opened a floral store here and is build- ing a greenhouse 20x60 for decorative plants. He will handle cut flowers, plants, bulbs and seeds. Trenton. Mo.— The 37i:h annual meet- ing of the Missouri State Horticultural Society will be held here December 5 to 7. Programme may be had on application to the secretary, Mr. L. A, Goodman, Westport, Mo. Princeton, Ky.— R. R. Satterfield has completed two greenhouses 16x80 on the short span to the south style; they will be devoted to forcing roses and carna- tions. He reports good prospect for the coming winter's business. Mayfair, III.— Henry Keller has gone into business here, and will grow for the Chicago market. He has built a block of three connecting equal span houses 21x125, and one carnation house 17x125, short span to the south. Everything about the place is in improved modern style. Marysville, Mo.— Mr. M. E. Mergen has purchased a piece of land in the heart ofthecity, 44x132, for $1,500 cash and has erected one rose house, one plant house, one vegetable house, and will re- move his present two houses there too. He also contemplates building a palm house 40x20. Johnstown, Pa.— Adolph Stahl has bought 21/2 acres of land in the village of Fremont, opposite Grand View Cemetery, upon which he has built four greenhouses 20x80. one 10x80 and propagatinghouse 6x32. Also ofiice 16x88 and dwelHng house and stable. Mr. Stahl bought out his partner's interest in the old firm about a yearago and has since conducted the business alone. M. RICE & C0.3 FlOrlSliS' SUDDli6S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue ^^^^^ JARDINIERES, FLOWER POTS. LILY BOWLS, FUOWER HOLDERS and Novelties in Porcelain. In connection with our Cactus trade we sell thousands of these flower pots, manu> factured especially for us in China and Japan. We can ofl?er them to the trade at prices defying conapetition. Many designs are made exclusively for us, and can not be had elsewhere. Our collection can not be equalled in the United States. 50 New Designs afloat now. Send for Illustrated Price List. A. Blanc & Co., 314-316 N. 11th STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Catalogue of 1000 Cuts for tlorlsts' use in printing etatlonery, 35 Cents. NOVELTIKS IN PLANTS, such as new BouKiiiiiviiiea, new AbuttlOD. new Caryopterls. newSolanum- new Shobilanthes, new Peperomla. Thyrsacanthus. New Cannas (bargains). NEW CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE, 10,000 ready for delivery Dec. 1st. at $15.00 per 100. W.CKRICK'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 boles drilled in them to in- sert toothpicks, by which they are fast- ened in the desltrn. filve them a trial. You will find these goods to be superior to any in the market. '-Inch Letters. J2.50 per \m. [Postage. 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of Letters, Emblems and Designs, send for catalogue W. C?KRICKri287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. \ Plant Stakes. | %, 5-16, ^is. yi, %, U' *"d ^s-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 amekican Florist. 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, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. Mannlactnre THE BEST LETTERS 11 THE MARKET, sizes l!.i-lnch and 3-lncli, f2.00 per luO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished tK)x. 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. Bice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street. Philadelphia, Pa.: F. B. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St.. N. T.; Ernst Kaufmann ,Si Co., IIH N. 4th St., Philadelphia. Pa.: H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. n. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.: A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.: B. H. Hunt, 79 I>ake St., ChlcaEO; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St.. Mllkwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sods. Bth and Marshall Sts. KIchmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck'a Sons. Kochester. N. Y.; Dan'l B. Long, ButTalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Louis. 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, 415B.;!4th St.. New York: Geo. A. Sutherland, CT Brom- fleld St . Boston; Welch Bros.. No. 1 A Beacon St., Bos- ton; N.F. McCarthy* Co.. I Music Hall Place, Boston ; The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O., Bert Cokely & Co.. Phlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter A Co.. Providence, R. 1. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ctnt., Agent for Canada. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House,Garden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE De lamater-rider and PU IYI ping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON puip.yp DUMPING ENGINE. * ENGINE. Their operation is bo simple and safe that a child can run them Tliey will pump water from Blibllow streams oranyk.ndof yvA\. They can be arranged for an v kind of fuel. Capacity 1.500 to 30,000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 8/ South FIflh Avenue. HOT-AIR NEW YORK, N Y. >:>=£:>** m J -^NURJERYME J? SV, CALVADOS MmroUNTRl-PRICKyralOW-P ■ ■•i!ffj:nTn9niiMi:rn!P.f.' r" C.C.ABEL a CO. P.O.BOX 920, NewYobr. '""1 i8g4. The American Florist. 359 HERE THEY COME! Your customers home from Europe and all the summer resorts. Are you ready for them? Have you worked off those old remnants of last season's stock, cleared up the shelves and show cases and filled up anew with Fresh, Novel, Up-to-Date, 1894 goods? If so, then you are on the right track. If not, then you should Interview Bayersdorfer At once. Make no mistake If you want Baskets and Jardinieres of the latest patterns; if you want Sheaves of full weight and properly made; if you want Doves that look like doves and not like carica- tures; if you want Letters, Dried Flowers and Grasses, Pot Covers, Ribbon Inscrip- tions; in fact anything that goes to make up the neces- saiy stock in trade of an en- terprising florist. We can suit you. This is our business and we understdud it. This is why we are busy all the time while others are complaining about dull times. Send for our New Catalogue, just out and overflowing with good things. H. 56 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY. 'J A Message from His Grace the Duke of York. EDWIN LONSDALE-^ ^.^ Flc TKADE UABK Wyndmoor. LORIST, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, Pa., 9-22- '94. BENJ. HAMMOND, ESQ., Fishkill on the Hudson, N. Y. My Dear Sir: Please send me at your early convenience: 1 barrel grape dust; 5 gallons ready mixed white paint, hy either the Reading R. R. system or the Penna. R. R., and very greatly oblige. Yours truly, TO CHESTNUT HILL. ^^win lonsdale. Grape Dust kills Mildew on Roses; prevents the spread of rust, etc. Slug Shot annihilates Sow Bugs and snails, etc, Sol. Copper Compound will when diluted destroy and hold in check fungus trouble. Tobacco Extract Cone, kills aphis, spider, etc. Thrip Juice kills scale. These goods are sold by the Wholesale Seedsmen of America. For Paint, Putty or Glass delivered at your R. R. Station, your trade is solicited. HAMMONDS PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, F-ishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . R. H. COM E Y, CatTiden, N. J. UYE AVOKKS: Jellerson. Master and Paul Street. Pat. 1882, '85, '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDk. '° '9°. '91 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 yrices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0< Sole "iAV rs2,Xi^O-^\i^TSoiK\\Vsi& Sphincter Grip Armored Hose I^teyits, 49 Warren Street, New Vo*'' .T. C. VAUGHAN, A^ent. CHICAGO. APMC CnnnFof VINES, plants, fruits, flowers, flow- HUIVIl rUUU ering bulbs, and greenhouse use. Guaranteed to give satisfaction if directions are followed. Put up in packages with full directions, to sell at 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per package. Discount to the Trade. Send for deseriptive oireular and price list witli discount. Address HERMANN ROLKER. Room 3, 218 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. MAM FACTURERS SOLE AGENT. GFIVHa STEEL GALVANIZE^ T. H. NEVIN CCS "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" nuAiti-: M.\HK.i To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash, PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read (hi' folio :c!>iii- [^ttod it-pot ( of oin G) ecu House Puitv: PiTTSHL'KGH. 'Pa.. September Ist. I8it4. We have been uain;: the T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and wre pleased to recom- mend It to fill those who wish n number ont^ article. It has always given iisperfectantlsfactlon. When you use thia cireen House Putty you will be sure of good results from same SiKoed; John R(H)c;kus. Florist. Green Tree Boro.. Pa. Hautmax Bros.. Florists. Allesheny. Pa. T. H- WrJE-^TirB- C30., Corroders of STKICTI.Y Pl'KK I.K.VD. P. O. Box 928. PITTSBURGH, PA. Cr"l5EWAKE OF IMITATIONS. None g^eiiulue uuless labeled as above. Mention American Florist. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers ot CYPRESS 11 LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. TO Tl A r*r*f\ P" 10 lbs 50c; aslbsil.OO; ^■"•vvV/ 50 lbs 81.50; 100 IbsaisO. TITTCtT" Kxtra fine, per 100 lbs. J5. UUiSM, ^s-Sampfe Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. 360 The American Florist. Nov, 10, IN THE SWIM Reproduced from the Chicago Record. Autumn's Queen of Flowers. A burst of crimson glory, A flufifof yellow strings, A bunch of blood-red gory, Budding, blooming things. A towzled lot of rainbows, A frazzled ball of snow — That's part and parcel of a Chrysanthemum show. -Detfoit Free Press. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired going through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- lllatlng sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We ha eprtli^rtl ililuf. ^ u ru i <1 th< NE'WEST and B£ST thing out. "The New Pepart-ure" for about half the cost of the old style, iend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. which 1h al>BoluteIy perfect for modern greenhouse construction. ROOK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimates. Butlafactlon Guaranteed REED GLASS CO.. 66 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. it ProotaPoddino" Pittsburg, Tune 11, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland. Ohio. Gentlemen.— It affords me a very great deal of pleasure to say a good word for people who really do deserve it. You are the first and only lumber men I ever dealt with that came any ways up to the work. I have tried quite a number of lumber men. I have been buying lumber for greenhouses for the last twenty-two years, and in all that time I never succeeded in getting the quality or the peculiar shapes and good workmanship, which I was always anxious to have, until I began to buy from you about seven years ago. If there is such a thing as spot clear Cypress free ot sap and knots, you surely sell it. I know of what I speak, because I have been in the lumber business myself I have bought nine different shipments of you and I do believe the last lot was better than the first. Very truly yours, CHAS. T. SIEBERT. GUTTER MHTERmL, RIbGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOGKLflND LUM5ER 60. IL.ookla^nd, O. 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 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 will be conducted as heretofore, except on a larger scal^ 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. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and %io}i cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Br"Send for Circular. . . "ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Apliis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET -LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO 00.,- UOUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stock on hand of Rood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. IJi-lnch pots, per 1000 J 3.00 B-lnch pots per 1000 SSK.UO 2 3.26 7 36.00 l^ " 3.60 8 60.00 4.00 9 75.00 3 6.00 10 per 100 lO.OO 3« •• 7.26 11 16.00 4 H.OO 12 20.U« 6 13.80 14 40.no 111 76,00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. V. AuKUst Kolker & Sons, 13ti & 138 W. 34tli St., New Tork City, New York Agents. Mention American Florist. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. j8g4- The American Florist. 361 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler ^m%, THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. \»i ^ m, m- ^ 0t^ eJ^^. =^'^^ Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 6 9 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS, ♦ • ' CHIOA-OO. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boilers luade of tlie best of miiterliil. slieli, tlrebox Bheeta and heads of steel, water epace all around (front, sides and back). Write for information. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. -^S^Send for Catalogue. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F H. A., Saddle River, N. J . e PER 0^. send for catalogue. jHf HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO., HOME OFFICE AND WORKS: NO. 30 VINE STREET, GENEVA, N. Y. Itrauch Offices: BOSTON-54 Oliver Street. NEAV YOKK .'59 Cortlandt Street. PHILADELPHIA-1019 Betz Bldg. MI1,WAVKEE-135 Second Street. CHlCAGO-131 Lake Street. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. N flTURflL 6flS Mffi fl LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES . •^iVrite «or latest %»riG&s .'^■^■^■^9 VICTORY I VICTORY ! VICTORY I The only Certificate olMerit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention'was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINE The florist's friend in worlcing and prices. No repairs for 5 years, no chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and Es- timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, IITCOm'OItA.TEC Horilculiiiral flrcHiiGCis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. I«o. S^-* Oanal St., JVEJ-W -STOIiBC OIT'V. ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED N. 5TEFFEKS 335 EAST 2pT ST. NEW YORK. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalo^ie and price list. 159 & 161 South Fifth Ave., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for Kose Houses, Conservatories, etc., etc. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenffe Ventilating Apparatus Write for lIluBtrated Cutalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, lud. OT A OO ROCK BOTTOM PRICES Send for VXUiLOO. Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. -ECESEIXS OXJ.A.SS C70., 66 Warren St., and 46, 48 Sc SO College Place, rre-nr Xox-k City. Please mention the American Florist tvery time you write to an advertiser. 362 The American Florist. Nov. jo^ Index to Advertisers. AbelCC&Co 358 Adv. rates, etc 348 Allen ChasH 355 American Boiler Co.... 3(i2 Baker Bros 350 Ball ChasD 3.iti Bailer F A 358 Barnard W W & Co... .357 Bayersdorfer H & Co35y BergerHH&Co 351 Blanc A 350 358 Bonsall JosE 34S Boston Letter Co 368 Brabant Aug F. :B3 Brackenrldse & Co :i52 Brague L B 357 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 351 Burns* Raynor 349 Burrow J G 352 355 Carman R W 367 Carmody J D 361) CatllnMR 355 (^hadlMjrn Kennedy Mfg: Co '&' Chandlee & Ctiandlee. .;>)7 Ch'KO Folding Bo.\ Co 318 Cllne David 356 Comey R H 369 Corbrey TJ 330 348 Cottage Gardens. . .352 355 Cox Seed & Plant Co. .351 CrabbA Hunter 360 Curwen John Jr 353 Cushman GladlolusCo 351 Dallledouze Bros. . . . 353 Ueamud J B & Co 348 De Lamater Iron Wks 3n8 Deylne'8 Boiler Wks.. .361 Dillon .7 I- 355 Domer Fred & Son. 355 364 iloyle JohnC 354 DreerH A 354 Elliott WH 348 BUlBOnWm 348 Ellwanger\- Barry .. 354 ElyZDe Forest&Co ...:>IS Esse.x Heights Flo'l Co350 Everdlng Chas .. 355 Fisher & AIrd 355 Gardiner John & Co. -.357 Gonzalez F & Co 366 Graham Hugh ?XA Gurney Heater Co 362 Hall Assn 361 Hammond Benj .359 Hancock &Son 355 Hartford HE ;H8 Helnl Joseph 355 Uerendeen MfgCo 361 Ilerr Albert M 367 Hermann's Seed Store3J6 Hews A H&Co ... 360 Highland P'loral Co... 353 HUflnger Bros .. .360 UlUEG&Co 353 Hlppard B 361 Hltchlngs & Co 362 Hoffman K M A H N . .350 Hooker U M Co 361 Horan Edw C 348 31E Hulsebosch Bros 351 HuntEH 349 HuntpiJA Estate} 361 Hunter Franit D .349 Jennings E B 350 Joosteri C H 361 .lordan Floral Co 354 KennlcottBrosCo.... 349 King James Seed Co. . .3.56 Krlck W C 358 Kroescbell Bros Co 361 Kuehn C A 348 IJttle MB 352 ..361 . .3.52 . .3.54 ..359 Lockland Lumber Co. . 358 360 LongDan'lB 349 Lonsdale Edwin 356 Lord & Bumham Co.. 362 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 360 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .349 McFarland J H 35U McFarland J H Co 367 Mac Bean A S 355 Mallon Arthur Jr 350 Manda W A 351 Mann Bros 330 ManzJ&Co 367 May Jno N 363 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.351 Mlllang Frank 349 MUIbrook Lea Green- houses 353 Monlnger Jno C 363 Moon Wm H Co . . .366 357 Meyers & Co Nanz ..t Neuner — National Plant Co. NevInT H Co NUes Centre Floral Co.349 Oasis Nursery Co :S.56 Parkslde Floral Co 363 Parmenter Mf g Co 360 PennockCJ 366 Pennock Sam'l S M8 Pitcher & Manda 330 QuakerCltyMc hW'ks.3 ^^ EFSk. ^^Sfl^^l B f^ ■ ih .i-j ^^^^^K^ In 1 ■ 5/a Hiding's Set^diiug. Ph iladelph la . NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT THE PHILADELPHIA SHOW. "Delia Fox," and in explanation, the ex- hibiter stated that the young lady in the office gave him the card. The "young lady in the office" is an assistant to Secretary Parson, and had no authority to give or withhold premium cards. This is a case for the Pennsylvania Horticult- ural Society to settle at its next meeting. If exhibiters veould only abide by the decision of the judges, and to await the affixing of the cards of honor by the proper authorities, these confusions could be avoided, and some apparent inconsist- encies explained. An idea carried out in Cincinnati and some other cities is for one of the judges to carry different colored ribbons on his arm, and when a first premium is awarded a blue ribbon is attached to the exhibit receiving that recognition; a red ribbon for second; yellow for third; and a white ribbon for a special premium or highly commended; and in this way if done at the time the judges are present few or no mistakes can or will be made. The Academy of Music is not a first- class place to hold a flower show. A lady who dearly loves flowers said, after she had visited the show, that she does like to see flowers by daylight. This, let us say, was next to impossible in this build- ing. It was no unusual thing to see the judges in the open air on Broad street assiduously examining flowers in the day light, so as to do all in their power to render a just decision, when the contest was in any way close; this was the case especially when seedlings were the princi- pal contestants. The plant exhibit on the lines of former years was far below the standard set by Philadelphia some years ago. The exhibition of cut bloomsis compar- atively within the reach of any one, especially does this apply when the classes are so arranged that a grower of chrys- anthemums in moderate quantities can exhibit. Too often the classes are arranged for the large growers, and for them ap- parently exclusively. A vase with twelve, twenty-five or fifty well grown blooms therein will attract more attention than the best grown plant that was ever ex- hibited. Judging from the way plants were exhibited in Philadelphia, with the large ungainly stakes to which the stems were "trained" (?) we are inclined to be- lieve in a very few years they will be relegated to the rear. Why not offer a premium for the bese twelve yellows — one variety, grown to a single stem, one flower on a stem, not more than two feet high, in not over a 5-inch pot; and this premium could be followed through all the different colors — very pretty little groups of these would be made. It seems advisable to limit the height, or some un- gainly, lanky plants would possibly find a place in the show, which to me seems desirable to discourage. Liberal premiums should in all cases be awarded to merit- orious seedlings, and we should not always insist on advances on good old kinds, because, good old kinds will often- times deteriorate, and if we can get new ones to take the place of the good old kinds, we should be willing to recognize that fact, and award accordingly. There are many just such little matters worth thinking about at this time, when chrysanthemums are uppermost in our minds. Now is a good time to revise the schedule for next year, and at least one good man on a committee for that pur- pose would be one who has acted as a judge during the passing season, as he is one of the most likely persons to notice discrepancies in lists of premiums. E. L. Newport, R. I. The Newport Horticultural Society's fifth annual chrysanthemum exhibition was held under rather inauspicious cir- cumstances as to weather and attend- ance and the gardeners who had worked so hard to make it a success expressed much disappointment at the apparent lack of popular appreciation. Most of the contributors are private gardeners in charge of the many beautiful estates which abound in Newport. The show was not a large one but was all right as to quality of both plants and cut blooms. Thos. Beattiewho wontwo first and two second ^premiums on plants showed among his plants good specimers of Domination, Hicks Arnold, Mrs. H. F. Spaulding, Ada Spaulding and A. G. Ramsay, the latter taking second prize for single specimen. Alex MacLellan's plants were well furnished with good blooms and lacked only in foliage, Robert Bottomly and Yeddo being among the best. James Hooper's specimens would have been improved by the use of smaller stakes. His plants grown to single stem and bloom were good, particularly Dom- ination, Golden Wedding and Mrs. F. L. Ames. The surprise of the occasion was the plant entered as single specimen by George Douglas, an amateur. The variety was Princess of Chrysanthemums, and the plant which was fully six feet across and 372 The American Florist. Nov. 17, bore two hundred and fifty good blooms had never been under glass. Three beau- tiful groups of palms, ferns and decora- tive plants arranged with chrysanthe- mums were shown by Richard Gardner, Andrew Meikle and Gibson Bros., who took first, second and third prizes re- spectively, although the groups were so much alike that a choice was not easy. Andrew Meikle's group of crotons and other variegated stove plants filled one corner of the hall very prettily. In cut flowers all the above mentioned exhibiters made creditable displays, an additional competitor in this section being W. N. Craigof Taunton, who caught most of the first premiums with some fine blooms. All the good and popular vari- eties were well represented. The entries for the prizes offered for centerpieces were all alike in design, being simple mounds of chrysanthemums arranged with ferns or asparagus. Gibson Bros, were first, A. Meikle second and A. MacLellan third in this class. Silver medals were awarded to J. Cowles for canna Mrs. Fairman Rogers, Hugh Graham for chrysanthemum Phila- delphia, and H. E. Chitty for carnations Alaska and Corsair. Pitcher & Manda showed a collection of novelties in cut blooms. H.J. Haas and Otto Ebrhardt exhibited good collections of vegetables and a special premium was awarded to Geo. A. Weaver Co. for bulbs and jardi- nieres. The school children's exhibition in com- petition for the special prizes offered by Geo. A. Weaver was very interesting and many of the plants showed intelligent and painstaking effort. Germantown, Pa. The twelfth annual chrysanthemum show of the Germantown Horticultural Society opened on Tuesday evening November 6, in the Cricket Club House at Manheim. It is the second show the society has held in this pretty hall audits natural advantages render elaborate decoration unnecessary. Some finearccas for a background on the stage and a few more scattered through the gallery, together with a group of araucarias, a mantel or two of crotons and ferns and a group of foliage plants in the center of the hall surmounted by a fine specimen Latania borbonica were all that was needed to set off the glowingcolors of the chrysanthemums. Mr. Albert Woltemate had charge of the decoration and in fact of the whole arrangement of the plants and flowers, and be made an excel'ent effect. The society owes much of its suc- cess to Mr. Wnltemate's zeal and energy. Without his aid the shows would hardly be oracticable. The plants were as a rule well grown, compact soecimens and made a very creditable display. There was no marked advance in quality over the plants of last year, but perhaps this can hardly be ex- pected, as the amount of care and skill required to grow specimen 10-inch plants makes them too costly for any but a few growers. To my mind there is more beautv in small compact plants grown in from 6 to 8-inch pots with from six to twelve perfect blooms than in very large plants in 10 to 14-inch pots. There is certainly great room for improvement in this class and a little judicious change in the premium list for another season might make this class a most attractive feature, the great advantage being that plants of this size are just what is wanted for house decorations. The cut blooms showed a decided im- provement from last season and quiteun- expectedly a private garderer carried off the honors of the day. Mr. Edward Jones, gardener to Mr. Cardtza exhibited some blooms that werefirst-class in every respect. For yellow, be had Mrs. Craige Lippincott in grand form. Niveus was his white and for pink he showed Harry Balsley and Erminilda. The latttrisa beautiful flower and should prove a valu- able bloom for commercial purposes, its clear pink color lighteningup wonderfully well at night. The other flowers were all good. Mr. Albert Woltemate show- ing some Black Diamond and Geo. W. Childs that made an effective vase to- gether. The cut roses were fair considering the mild weather, Testouts and La France were both excellent but the others were a little small. Some cold weather would make them better. Tbe carnations were all good. Portia, McGowan, Daybreak, and Grace Wilder, Crimson Coronet, Buttercup, Sweetbrier and Helen Keller were seen to advantage and the competition was very brisk. A few orchids were shown and some nice rubbers and ferns. The seedlings were very interesting and some showed promise of developing into valuable acquisitions. Among the novel- ties here Mr. Sibson gardener to Mr. Thomas McKean showed H. L. Sundtr- bruch which created a favorable impres- sion. The gardene-rs and florists of Ger- mantown can look back with pride to the chrysanthemum show of 189-1-, which let us hope will prove as great a success financially as it deseives. The judges were Messrs. Bevis, Colflesh and Jellett; appended is the premium list: THE AWARDS. In pot grown chrysanlhemum plants first premiums were awarded to Matthew Bracken (or 6 plants in 12-inch pots, S plants in 6 varieties in 10 inch pots, 3 plants in 3 vari- ties m 12-mch pots, specimen plant white, samr yellow, same pink 3 standards in 3 varieties, and 3 plants in 3 varieties in U-inch pots; to P. Conlin for specimen red; to H. Surman for 6 seedlings, and single seedling; to M. Sammou fur specimen standard; to H Diehl for Vi plants in 6 varieties in 8 inch pots, B plants in 6 varieties in S-inch fiots; to John F. Sibson for 12 plants in 6 varieties in tj inch pots with one to three blooms each, and S plants ditio. In cut chrysanthemums Edwaid Jones won firi-ts for 12 pink 12 yellow, and 12 white; Albert Woltemate for 12 red; J. W. Youngfor 12 any color. 23 any one sort, and .^U ditto; David Cliffe for de- sign of chrysanthemums. In cut carnations Albert Woltemate was first for 25 scarlet, and 25 white; Thos Meehan & Sons for 25 light pink; John F, Sibson for 26_darkpink; J. W. Young for 25 crimson and 25 any other color. ^ ^ , In roses Albert Woltemate was first on Perle, Testout, American Beauty and any sort; David Cliffe on Sun.set and any other variety; J. W. Young on Watteville, Mermet, La France and Bridesmaid. ,, .■ ^ Special mention was made of a collection ol orchius, palms, etc., exhibited by Albert Wolte- mate; of corner decorations shown by David CliflTe, and mantel decorations shown by Albert Wolte- mate and J. W.Young. John Welsh \oung. Chicago. On the seventh day (Friday) the com- petition in orchids and chrysanthemum baskets and set of bouqt-ets, (one bride's and four bridesmaid ) took place. In orchid baskets only three entries showed up, a number of entries being scratched owing to the scarcity of stock. P. J. Hauswirth took first, $50, on a small round handle basket; the arrangement consisted of a fine plant of Adiantum gracilis plunged into the center of the basket, between the graceful fronds of which 50 Cypripedium Lawrencianum were arranged, giving an airy and pleasing effect, sprays of On:id- ium Cavendishii on one side of the handle completed this simple arrange- ment. W. J. Smyth took second, $40, with a high handled oval basket. The handle of this was also trimmed with Asparagus plumosus and Oncidium Cavendishii; the basket contained a variety of such forms as cattley^s, odon- toglossums, cypriptdiums.etc. Tbethird prize, $30, went to Anthony & Curran for a tall high handled basket showing one side, the upper half being filled with Cypripedium insigre and the lower half with Cattlcya laWata. Adiantum Far- leyense was set between the flowers, giv- ing the arrangement a rather heavy t fleet. In chrysanthemum baskets there were five entries, Anthony & Curran taking first, $25, on 50 blooms of Mrs. Jerome Jot es arranged in a three foot long com- mon splint market basket, the outside of tbe basktt being covered with autumn leaves. No additional gieen was used. J. M. Gasser of Cleveland took second, $15, with a beautiful arrangement of about three df zen blooms consisting of The Queen, Ivory, and Ada Spaulding. The basket was a low round celluloid affair with gilt handle tied with pink rib- bon. Adiantum cunealum was added judiciously with fine effict. Third prize, $10, was t aken by W.J. Smyth with a plain high handle basket hllcd with about 50 Eugene Dailledouze ; asparpgus was set between the flowers. In the competition for bouquets three entries showed up. The arrangement showed no startling innovation on the usual stvles made for the purpose in- tended. 'Lee Walztook first, $35, with four bridesmaid bouquets of pink carna- tions with plenty of buds on tbe stems and their natural foliage for green, these were arranged loosely and tied with rib- bons to match. The rridal bunch con- sisted of Bride roses tied with white rib- bon. Stcond, $25, went to J. M. Gasser for set of bridesmaids bouquets made of Bridesmaid roses with lily of the valley studded between, libbons to match. Bridal bouquet of Bride roses tied with white ribbon. W.J. Smyth took third, $15. Bridal bunch ol Kaiserin roses tied with ribbon, four bridesmaids bouquets of Bridesmaid roses with ribbons to match. None of the bouquets in all three entries were large, varying frc m three to four dcz-n roses each, and four to five dozen carnations. On Saturday the competition in rose baskets brought out seven entries, two of these were barred out, being sent in too late. One of these bv J. M. Gasser of Cleveland was a beautiful thing, a round basket with high handle. Brides and Bridesmaid roses with adiantum were employed with rare taste. The otherwas entered bv the Gallagher Fl^ ^^i'f ^&i» '^.y^^Ui^, ^ i BASSETT & WASHBURN'S TABLE OP ROSES AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. arranfi;ement was too massive to be pleasing. Thos. Rogers showed a long square without handle, one-half Meteor, the other Pedes with rose foliage only. This arrangement also was rather heavy besides the Perles being of poor quality. PAID ADMISSIONS. 1st day, Saturday, 1,365 2nd " Sunday, 810 3d " Monday, 1,063 4th " Tuesday, 1,260 5th " Wed., (bad weather). 802 6th " Thurs., (clearer). 1,360 7th " Friday, (rain and slush). 780 8th " Sit. (snow and wind). 1,520 9th " Sun. (cold and wind). 780 Total ..9.740 Under the contract with those control- ling the exhibition hall the exhibits were to be all removed from the building by noon Monday, and such a day to move plants! A blustery, biting cold wind blew the fine snow into every crevice and made it practically impossible to move plants with safety. It is to be feared that many valuable plants were seriously damaged. San Francisco. The tenth semi-annual show of the Cal- ifornia State Floral Society was held November 1-3. The hall was tastefully arranged, and the show was conceded to be the finest given by the society so far. The Sunset Seed & Plant Co. made a fine exhibit, not for competition. John H. Sievers was awarded prize for best general collection, Mrs. M. P. McLelland for collection of cut flowers, John A. Car- bone for collection of roses, and Grallert & Co. for collections of dahlias and car- nations. For largest and best collection of plants no first was awarded, but the second went to K. Sato &Co.; for foliage and decorating plants to Charles Abra- hams. Ctit blooms we think as good if not better than before, pot plants not up to former shows. Mr. John Carbone of West Berke'ey showed a fine vase of The World, and among his blooms son'e fine Pres. Smith, Geo. R. Gause and E. Daille- douze. McLellan Bros., San Francisco, had some grand blooms of H. E. Widener, C. Kruger, Mrs. J. Geo. Us, Ed. Molyneux aod Mermaid. Mr. W. S. Davis, Ross, Cal., showed some grand blooms of Kansas, Waban, Amazon and Queen; among his exhibit he also had some fine pot plants grown to 6 and 12 blooms. The Queen, King of Chrysanthemums, G )lden Gate, John Goode and H. E. Widener being the best. Sunset Seed & Plant Co., Menlo Park, had a large ex- hibit of pot plants in 5 and 6-inch pots grouped around some tall palms. J. H. S evers of San Fraccifco made by far the most extensive exhibit of cut blooms, showing 150 varieties in 250 blooms, staged singly among ferns and Areca lutescens, with four grand vases of 50 blooms each of Mrs. Craige Lippincott, H. E. Widener, Mrs. Jerome Jones and Queen. No premiums were oflfered by the soci- ety for sfedlings, but two among H. Yoshiike's (of O .kland, Ca'..) were found worthv of certificate of merit, one named W. S. Davis, best described as a full bloom of Edw. Filler, the other a light piuk of immense depth. Among others Messrs. Domoto Bros., Fruitvale, Cal., also had two seedlings certificated, a deep pink with broad petals, center incurving, named Mrs. Hunter, and a deep pink in shape like Joseph H. White, and forming a perfect round pink globe. Mr. John H. Sievers received certificate of merit for seedling Sievers Jr., very broad petals, creamy white ground, shaded pink and yellow, flower of great depth and sub- stance, also for seedling Pearl Fenton, a novel bloom of great substance and form- ing a perfect white ball formed of an im- menfe number of straight, but spiral petals. In the competition ior the finest and most admired bloom, the public voting on it, orize was awarded to J. H. Sievers for Eugene Dailledouze, second going to The World, exhibited by John Carbone, and third to Thos. Mclntyre for Waban. The show was very liberally patronized by the public, and received a great deal of enthusiastic newspaper notice. C. K. New Haven, Conn. The annual chrysanthemum show opened here November 7, and was with- out exception the finest show ever given in New Haven, and we doubt if the qual- ity has ever been exceeded by the larger cities. It was teld in a large armory, and thanks to the very large exhibits pre- sented a magnificent spectacle. Among the plant awards A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., received first for 6spec- imen plants, 4 plants, one specimen, white, one specimen, pink, one spfcimen, yellow, specimen, any other color, 12 plants in 6-iEch pots, 10 plants, white. J. H. Slocombe received first for four pompons, 10 single stem plants, yellow; Wm. Rowe first for seedling plant. In the rut blooms A.N. Pierson received first for 20 varie+ies, 20 yellow, 12 white, 12 pink, vase of 20. For group of palms arranged for effect, first, Champion & Co. 374 The American Florist. Nov. 17 • 1 Among the numerous exhibiters who sent plants for the benefit of the show were H. A. Allen, C. P. Lines & Co., Mr. Kohein, Robert Paton, Mrs. Gardner, Champion & Co., Robert Veitch & Son, Archibald Veitch, Wm. J. Rowe and Pitcher & Manda. To note the finest varieties we should put down Ivory as being the finest white shown in a plant, though Mr. Pierson showed a specimen of Domination that was actual perfec- tion. In yellow some cut blooms of Etigene Dailledouze stand out from all others in richness of coloring, broadness of petals and general substance and build. Maud Dean seemed to lead in the pink varieties, but with allothers of thatcolor it seems to lack that pure pink shadethat is so desirable. Mrs. Whilldin and Pres. W. R. Smith were shown in grand shape, every requisite being perfect, but the de- cided clear color so much sought after was not there. Geo. W. Childs was the best dark sort; some plants were beau- tiful rich crimson velvet and others prob- ably from too much heat were dull and without character. Mrs. Hicks Arnold also makes a wonderful specimen, but the queer combination of bronze, yellow, tan and snuflF color though effective is far from pleasing. V. Hamilton, Ont. 25 blooms. J. H. Dunlop first for vase of 50 blooms. In plant awards S. Aylett received first for group of chrysanthemums arranged for eflfect with ferns and lycopods, group of foliage plants arranged for effect, spec- imen palm, group of 6 palms, 12 specimen ferns. F. G. Foster received first for 6 specimen ferns and 12 specimen primulas. In the floral designs S. Tidy & San, Toronto, received first for flat cross of white chrvsanthemums, first for wreath, and first' for flat table basket. E. G. Brown received first for presentation basket. In the carnation classes J. H. Dunlop received first for 25 blooms, white, 25 blooms, fancy; H.Dale first for 25 blooms, red, 50 blooms, one variety; Spears & Muston first ior 25 pink; J. Gammage & Sons, first for 50 blooms, with foliage. H. Dale, Brampton, received first prize for Perle des Jardins, Mermet, Bride, Wootton, Sunset and any other variety, and for vase of 50; Spears & Muston first for Mme. Hoste. F- The show here was finely arranged, and was generally regarded as an improve- ment, though the miserably inclement weather which prevailed all over the country last week could not fail to affect the number of visitors, still the attend- ance was good and the concerts by the famous XIII Battalion Band added greatly to the enjoyment of those who were present. Exhibits from the Indus- trial School, Mimico; Nathan Smith & Sons, Adrian, Mich., and Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., were highly spoken of. In the groups the exhibitsof Mr. Aylett, gardener to Senator Sanford, and Mr. E. G. Brown were very fine and specially spoken of by thejudges. For 50 chrysanthemums cut bloom, dis- tinct, for the cup, Mr. J. H. Dunlop of Toronto and Mr. E. G. Brown, Hamil- ton, made very fine exhibits, the blooms being perfect in size and form, and the judgment was only arrived at after long discussion and by points. In fact all through this class the exhibits could not be beaten anywhere. Mr. Dunlop received first, Mr. Brown second. In roses, 50, not less than five varieties, for a cup, the exhibits of Mr. H. Dale, Brampton, and Mr. J. H. Dunlop, To- ronto, were splendid, and thejudges had the greatest difficulty in coming to a de- cision. The exhibits comprised very fine Mermets, Meteors, Brides, Cusins, Hoste, Sunset and Perles, Mr. Dale being first, Mr. Dunlop second. A seedling carnation, pure white, shown by Messrs. Spears & Muston, Deer Park, was highly spoken of by thejudges. For chrysanthemum plantsE. G. Brown was first for specimen pink, specimen yel- low and collection of 12 varieties. S. Aylett was first for collection of 24', and for 24 single stem plants. For chrysanthemum flowers, W. Scott, Buffalo, received first for vase of 25 blooms, first for 12 distinct varieties, first for 12 blooms, any color, first for 6 blooms, yellow, first for 6 blooms, any other color. A. Gilchrist, Toronto Junc- tion, received first for 25 distinct vari- eties. E. G. Brown received first for 12 blooms, white, 12 blooms, pink, vase of Louisville, Ky. While the plants at our show were good, still another week would have im- proved the blooms. In cut blooms we certainly can be proud; each florist sim- ply outdid himself, as we down here have never yet seen such fine specimens. Roses were exhibited by Nanz & Neuner, J. Schulz, Chas. Schleeter, F. W. Wram- pelmeier and Wm. Walker. Such a dis- play, especially here, was never before seen — Beauties, Albanys, La France, White La France, Hostes, Bennetts, Niphetos, Brides, Gontiers, Meteors, Belles, American Perfection (introduced by Nanz & Neuner), Perles, Kaiserin, Bridesmaids. Also, as a special feature, although not for competition, Nanz & Neuner made a most elaborate display of roses in general, which took the house, as it is not often that so many hybrids, teas, Bourbon and other sorts are seen this late in season. In point of beauty and general make up our fifth chrysanthemum and flower show stands on record as being a decided success. In attendance there was much to be wished for, owing no doubt to the election and other attrac- tions, but Thursday and Friday were very good and all that was desired. Thejudges were F. W. Hibberd and A. Stein. In the plant classes Jacob Schultz received first for 35 plants, first for 5 market plants, yellow. Nanz & Neuner first for 10 standards, first for 25 single stem, first for 15 market plants, first for specimen plant, any color. F. W. Haupt first for 5 market plants, white. F. W. Wrampelmeier first for 5 market plants, any other color. In cut blooms Jacob Schultz was first for 25 blooms, white; Nanz & Neunerfirst for 25 blooms, yellow, and 25 blooms, any other color. Among designs F. C. Haupt received first for funeral design, and Nanz & Neuner first for table centerpiece. Incidental to the chrysanthemum show the first annual banquet of the Ken- tucky Society of Florists was held Novem- bers. The decorations were superb. Each corner was banked high with ferns. The tables were laid in the form of a T, the centers were banked with chrysanthe- mums and roses,at the edges of the tables was a continual garland of smilax, and between every chair a large chrysanthe- mum was tied with a pink ribbon. At the opening of the banquet Presi- dent Jacob S.'hultz welcomed the mem- bers and the invited guests. To those not members of the society he explained the object of the Kentucky Society of Flo- rists. A toast was proposed to the wel- fare of the society, E. G. Reimers deliv- ered an interesting address on the objects of the society from the standpoint of the florists. By securing the co-operation of all the florists the advancement of the society is assured. Henry Nanz of Nanz & Neuner spoke on the benefits derived from flower shows. Mr. Nanz believed in having more frequent exhibitions, which, though perhaps at first conducted at a loss, will result in great benefits to the trade and in theencouragementof the dis- plays of amateur florists, of whom there are many in and about Louisville. E. Power of Frankfort, a visiting flo- rist, paid a high tribute to the chrysan- themum show. Charles Neuner spoke on landscape gardening. Short and inter- esting talks were also made by John J. Barrett, A. Stickler and others. Mr. J. E. Marrett was toastmaster. Union, Hill, N. J. The North Hudson Florists' Club held a very successful show at Union Hill, the first exhibition of the kind ever held in Hudson County. The judges were Mr. Dressel of Bonn & Dressed T- M. Keller and Rudolph Asmus. The stage was decorated with group of palms, shown by Max Mosenthin, for which he was awarded a silver cup. In the center was a floral bicycle by Oscar Boehler. A dinner table by John Rickert received first prize. The chrysanthemum plants were verv fine, and among the awards H. Sternhoff received first for 6 bush plants, one kind, 6 two of a kind, 10 single stem plants, 5 single stem plants, and group of miscel- laneous plants in bloom. W. HellebrecHt took first for 6 plants, 3 of a kind, E. Bangert took first ior best bush, pink, best bush, yellow, best any other color, three standards, specimen statidard. C. Dietz received a cup for group of not less than 25 plants. A. Dinker took second for 12 carnations in pots. In the cut flower section John Rickert was first for collection in vases, vase with other foliage, and for lycopodium. H. Baumann was first for 12 white chrysan- themums, 12 yellow, 6yelIow, M.Hanson first for 12 pink and special for largest chrysanthemum bloom. P. Fisher was first for 6 white, A. Mennie for 6 pink, and Con. Dietz for 6 any color. In carnations John Birnie received all the first prizes. The awards for roses went to Max Mosenthin, P. Fisher, and C. Zarembo. Hansen was first forviolets, Sternhoff for Lilium Harrisii and valley. P. Daly was first with 12 ficus, Lehnig & Winnifeld with adiantum, and P. Daly with cyclamens, and Hitman with pan- sies. The show was much admired, and received much complimentary newspaper notice. It was wound up with a ball in the evening, which was heartily enjoyed by the club members and their guests. J. B. Paducah, Ky.— C. L. Brunson & Co. gave an exhibition of chrysanthemums and other flowers November 6 to S. On one evening a feature was a table decora- tion of chrysanthemums, folowed by a table decoration of roses the next even- ing. No admission was charged. Sioux CiTV, Ia.— J. C. Rennison gave his annual chrysanthemum show Novem- ber 6 to 9 in the Peirce block. The ad- mission price was 25 cents, children 15 cents. i8g4. The American Florist. 375 MR. E. G. UIHLEIN'S DISPLAY OF ORCHIDS AT CHICAGO. America's Greeting to England's Great- est Rosarian. The reception and din.ier given in honor of the Very Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, Dean oi" Rochester, England, at New York, on the evening of November 14th, was a most notable occasion. The dining hall in the beautiful Savoy Hotel never looked handsomer, never held a more representa- tive company or a more worthy guest than the tmmtnt man in whose honor they met. Tne tables were lavishly dec- oriited with pink chrysanthemums, roses and carnations, the central feature being large vases of America's two most recent contributions to the list of florists' roses, the Mrs. W. C. Whitney and the Mrs. Pierpont Morgan. Mr. W. C. Barry of Rochester, N. Y., presided. In introducing the guest of the evening he said: "We have assembled here to do honor to England's greatest rosarian, and I feel fully justified in assert- ing that no horticulturist could come to these shores who would receive a more hearty welcome than Reynolds Hole." He assured thegentlemanin the strongest terms of the sentiments of esteem felt towards him by every horticulturist in America, that America fully appreciated his work for floriculture and recognized that he had done more than any other man to secure for the rose that position to which the queen of flowers is justly entitled. He referred to the popular en- thusiasm over the rose in England, which he believed could be duplicated here had we only a Reynolds Hole, a sentiment which was enthusiastically applauded. Dean Hole responded: "Gentlemen, I do not believe there is any art or vocation more calculated to make men gentlemen; my brothers rather, I would say, which is tar sweeter, for there is no sentiment in the wide world more calculated to en- courage true fraternity than the love of flowers. There are red letter days in all our lives. There are occasions which linger in our memory, hours of joy, events that all of us remember, triumphant hours. Our first new jacket, the first watch, the first ride on a pony, when we first fell in love, and it is impossible to be among all this beauty without thinkirg about love among the roses. I am almost inspired to remember when I fell most desperately in love when about thirteen vears of age, and I wrotemy first poetry." "The recitation by the speaker of the pretty verses beginning with "When first I saw the golden curls of William Barlow's youngest sister," wasfoUowed by tumult- uous applause. Continuing he said: "These happy memories are all closely associated with fljwers. In those happy days of child- hood who didn't love the flowers, the wild flowers, the daisy chains, the wreaths of wild rt s(s, and who doesn't remember his first plant?" He then told of his own first acquisition, a salvia which he bought for sixpence, his acquaintance with Thomas Rivers, Charles Turner and other celebrated horticulturists, his first rose show which was such a success, and the two cups which he won, which made him so happy that an old gardener bad said that "it seemed as though he would go straight up to heaven, but he wasn't ready. He expressed thankfulness that he had lived to help to promote in sotne little measure the love of flowers. His principal happiness he found in the sym- pathy and love of fellow men such as he saw "here gathered round him, for where is found true love of the flowers is found the true love of the florist. He expressed further his appreciation of the welcome extended to him, referring in most com- plimentary terms to Mr. John N. May, who had been the first tomeet him on his arrival. Speaking of the parks of New York he said that there was nothing in either Paris or London to compare with the magnificent drive along the Hudson river, ai.d apolauded Mr. Par- sons for his success in keeping his charge so marvellously true to the principles of nature in the face of so many obstacles. Concluding he fxtended to all an invita- tion to visit England, assuring them of a welcome at the D'-inery and promising the blt-ssing of the Dean. Mr. R >btrt Craig, of Philadelnhia, was next C! lied upon. He said he desired to express the thought that was uppermost in the minds of all, gratitude for the op- portunitv to be here to-night to meet the genial kindlv man whom all had learned to revere. He referred to Dean Hole's book on roses as a text book indispens- able to rose growers and predicted a glorious future for rose growing in America. Mr. Charles A. Dana was next intro- duced as a man whose love for horticult- ure is manifested in a practical manner at his home; the home of the leading editor, also the leading horticulturist in America. Mr. Dana modestly disclaimed the credit. The honor, he said, belonged to Mr. Fal- coner, and he took great pleasure in thus publiclv making this acknowledgement. Uean Hole, he said, was a public bene- factor over the whole broad globe wher- ever the English language is heard. Wherever he goes in this country he will find friends ready to welcome him and find himself beloved by them although they may not before have had the oppor- tunity to see his face. Dr. Thompson, being called upon to re- spond to the toast "the public parks of New York," responded briefly, paying his respects to the honored guest and con- gratulating the city of New York upon her recent political redemption. Mr. W. A. Manda was next called up to speak for the floiiculture of the future, which he did in a most eloquent manner, and re- ferred to the advancement of the past ten years as an index of what may be ex- pected for the coming ten, predicting a marvelous development in the near future and concluded with the sentiment that "when the clergy, instead of instructing their congregations as to the difference in creeds, shall take them out of doors and show them thetempleof the Almighty, when preachers follow the example of the much beloved gentleman present tonight, then the people will have reached the happiest time possible in human existence and the titleof gardenerwillbethe proud- est on earth." At this juncture a new rose was intro- duced, a beautiful pearly pink sport from Testout, which developed at the estab- lishment of Mr. John H. Taylor, and which Mr. Craig was now asked to in- vest with an appropriate name. This Mr. Craig did, namirg it Dean Hole, and expressing great faith in its future career. The guest of the evening responded, ex- pressing gratitude for the honor conferred, and said that in his fifty years of experi- ence as a rosarian he had never known of 376 The American Florist. Nov. //, but one instance of real jealousy among florists, and proceeded to relate the story in an inimitable manner amid screams of laughter from his audience. Mr. C. L.Allen then spoke of floral rem- iniscences of the past, Mr. J. N. Gerard of gardening as a recreation. Mr. W. A. Stiles and Dr. Hexamer added thtir trib- ute of welcome to the guest, and Mr. J. N. May said a few closing words saying that he had first met Dean Hole when but eight years of age and had worshiped him ever since. At the request of Dean Hole the health of Mr. Barry, who had presided so ac- ceptably, was then drunk, a similar courtesy being then extended to the guest of the evening, and with the singing of Anld Lang Syne the company dispersed. To Prkvent Rust. — Dissolve one pound of sul- phate of copper in two quarts of ammonia in a 2- gallon jar. When dissolved add another quart ol ammonia and 5tir 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. The general impression that this is the most trying season of the year for the carnation grower is well founded. We aretooanxious togetthebuds toopenand during these cold cloudy days the temper- ature is allowed to run over 60°. This is a very great mistake, better keep the houses at 56° when the sun will not send ic higher. The plants then grow strong and of a dark healthy green. Artificial heat may help a few of the buds nearest open to mature, but I believe it tends to retard the balance, at least it is sure to make weak stems for which we have no use. Many a house of carnations has been ruined by overheating. There is scarcely a reader of the Florist who does not fully unders'^and this fact as well as I and I merely make this statement now because in going through the houses of growers who are considered Al I have found the mercury on cloudycold days as high as 75°, and when I asked the grower if he did not consider that degree rather high he was surprised to find it where it was; merely a lack of attention, as he had failed to notice the thermometer. It is absolutely necessary to keep the plants growing steadily, never allowing a check from any cause. Can you do this and at the same time be playing football? That green mould should not be seen. Why? Simply because it shows that something is wrong and it will only take a few moments to remove it. You never see a healthy bench of plants with mould on it; this often happens when the soil is soaked on top and dry on the bottom. This same condition I find will often pro- duce stem rot. I had a bitter experience in this respect several years ago. I was obliged to use a different soil from what I generally did and as I left the watering to an employee whom I supposed knew his business, coming to me as a thorough greenhouse man, I did not examine the work thoroughly. The plants began to droop and the mischief was done. What plants were left were watered after that and I had no more trouble. Then rot does not always arise from lack of water but from too deep planting. This point has often been mentioned in these columns and is now generally under- stood. As 1 have made a great miny tests in the deep planting of seeds outside one of them may throw some light on the cause of failure from deep planting. Four lots of corn were planted on the sameday in one continuous row. One lot was barely covered; lotNo. 2 was planted one- half inch deep, lot No. 3, one and one-half inch and lot No. 4. two and one-half inches. Results; lot No. 1 germinated in four days; lot No. 2 in six days; lot No. 3 in eight davs and lot No. 4 in ten davs. After a period of three weeks the last lot was yellow and very poor. Upon exami- nation the stems below ground and just above the kernel were found to have decayed and new roots werestartingjust under the surface. This same test I have made with soft wooded plants such as coleus and the results have been almost identical with the corn mentioned. This new root growth I have never noticed to any great extent on stem rottf d carna- tions and I do not thinkit will appear, as the plants are too faradvanced in growth to allow of it. Charles H. Allen. Charles Jackson Dawson. Charles Jackson Dawson, the son of J ickson Thornton and Minnie McKenna Dawson, was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., October 17, 1871. From earliest boyhood he exhibited great fondness for plants and plant growing, taking natu- rally to the craft and the art in which his father has made such a distinguished suc- cess. At the age of eight years he was employed during the time which could be spared from his schooling in such green- house work as was suited to his capacity, and ever since has been continued in the same employment in the same situ- ation. After completing the course at the Roxbury high school he be- came a student at the Bussey Institution of Harvard University; at the same time he was given practically the control of the greenhouses connected with the school. This confidence reposed in a man so young was not misplaced, as has been repeatedly proved in the many exhibits which have been made by the Bussev In- stitution at the shows of the Mass. Hort. Society. Several of these exhibits have been illustrated from time to time in this journal; many of them have attracted attention from their originality, and by the true genius displayed in the growing and arrangement of many varieties of plants not commonly grown under glass. At the Bussey Institution the forcing of many hardy plants during February, March and April is required, the material so obtained being used by the botanical classes at Cambridge. Mr. Dawson showed great proficiency in so handling these plants that the supply was ready at the day appointed, and in sufficient quantity to meet the wants of about two hundred pupils; no small task when it is known that from twenty to thirty thou- sand specimens are used every year. The main points in this line of work he has put in print in an article read before the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of B jston, which has also been printed in the Amer- ican Florist. From time to time Mr. D. has also contributed notes on trees and shrubs growing in the Arnold Arbor- etum to Gardenvng. This course begun so young bids fair to make a good finish. Gardening as prac- ticed to-day is perhaps lacking in good all round men. It is hoped that the ex ample set by the subject of this sketch will be followed by other beginners who wish to become adept in the art, and help in the advancement of the craft. B. M. Watson. New York. The November meeting of the Florist's Club excited especial interest from the fact that next year's officers were to be nominated, and a representative gather- ing was present. The ballotting resulted in the nomination of the following gen- tlemen for the various offices: For Presi- dent, Chas. H. Allen; vice-president, J. M. Keller, Rudolph Asmus; treasurer, C. B. Weathered, TuliusRoehrs; secretarv,John Young, W. F. Sheridan; Trustees', J. H. Taylor, S. C. Nash, Jas. Dean, Theo. Roehrs, A. T. De La Mare and J. N. May. It was announced that at the December meeting Mr. Sam'l Burns would deliver an essay upon improvements in green- house beating. Mr. John Morris set an animated discussion agoing by asking whether anyone could tell how to pro- duce branching rubber plants sucn as are grown by W. K. Harris of Phila. Mr. Forsterman said that strong nourish- ment would do the work. Mr. Dean ad- vised that plants be repotted in February or March, fed freely in plenty of heat and then plunged out in July when some four or five out of a dozen would be found to have branched. No trouble to get dwarf branching plants, he thought; the only trouble is to get the price lor them. Mr. Hcnsbaw advocated laying the plants on their sides to force breaks from the joints. Mr. Manda thought there was no secret about Mr. Harris' accomplishment. Grow enough ot the rubbers and grow them long enough and a good proportion will come with branches. Mr. O'Mara summed up the case sagely and agreed with everybody. Mr. Joseph A. Dir- wanger of Portland, Me., being present was called upon for a few remarks and responded with one of the neatest little speeches imaginable. Tne floral exhibit on the occasion of the monthly meeting of the Farmers' Club at their rooms, 111 West 38th street on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 13th and 14th, was not large but exceedingly choice and interesting. Mr. J. N. May staged his two new roses, Mrs. W. C. Whitney and Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, the latter, a sport from Mme. Cusin, being awarded a certificate of merit. Mr. May also received certificates for seedhng carnations as follows: Dean H )le, a fine yellow resembling Buttercup; Maud Dean, somewhat similar in color to Orange Blossom, and Lena Saling, a beautiful glowing cerise. Honorable ment on was given to three promising seedling chrysanthemums from Mr. May. W. A. Manda received certificates for new coleus Malcom McRorie and C. B. Weathered and for Adiantum capillus veneris imbricata; also H. E. Chitty re- ceived a certificate for new white carna- tion Alaska, and Siebrecht & Wadley for rose Belle Siebrecht. Handsome carna- tions were shown by J. A. Suydam & Co. and Dailledouze Bros., chrvsanthemums bv Ernst Asmus, Alex. McKenzie, J. N. May, Geo. H. Hale and others. Interest- ing remarks upon the history and classi- fication of chrysanthemums were made by Mr. W. A. Manda and on cultural points by Mr. J. N. May. Rev. S. Reynolds Hole visited the exhibition on Tuesday afternoon. S ebrecht & Wadleys's exhibition at the Eden Museeis a very attractive display prettily arranged. Tne reception hall i8g4. The American Florist. 377 i CHARLES JACKSON DAWSON with its great centre group of splendid palm5, crotons and other decorative foliaged plants and chrysanthemum bor- dered corridors forms a-, appropriate entrance and gives the visitor that good first impression which counts for so much. The music hall beyond is the location of the main exhibit. Tne arrangem mt here is very pleasing and is done as well as the limited space will allow. The walls and balconies are profusely hung with wild smilax and the groups are so arranged as to make the most of the reflections in the big mirrors. The centre oiece is a noble plant of Caryota sobolifera not less than thirty feet in height surrounded by a group of chrvsantbemums grown to single stem and bloom. Tbese cbrysanthemums were contributed by Peter McDjnald of Sum- mit and were awarded first premium in their class. Similar groups with tower- ing tree ferns, livistonas, etc., in the cen- tre occupy the floor, while the cut blooms and smaller plants form a brilliant bor- der around the entire hall. Tne most attractive spot for many is the front of the stjge where are massed the orchids and cboieer stove plants. Here are cattleyas, oncidiums, cvpriped- iums and vandasio prolusion interspersed with delicate ferns and backed by palms, with a noble specimen of Sphoerogyne latifjlia in the middle. Premiums for chrysanthemum plants and cut blooms were awarded to Claude Wilson, Mr. Webb.-r, gardener to J. Hond Wright, Ernst A-imus, John Beatty, W. Cowan, F. Welsh and others. Sp-cial premiums were given to Peter MoDjnald, for ten orchids in bloom, and a specimen plant of Oiicidium varicosum var. R jdgersii; to F. Welsh for a well bloomed plant of Vanda coerulea; to Sebrecht & Wa^lfv for a very fine form ofVandacce'ulea and for hybrid tea rose. Belle Sicbrecht, and to Geo. T. Schuneman of Blue Point for violets of superlative quality. Messrs. Siebrect & Wadley are to be congratu- lated, not only for their enterprise in carrying out such an undertaking, but also on the good will shown towards them as evidenced by these contributiors from their brother florists. Dullness and uncertainty still prevailsin the cut flower trade. The overstock of chrysanthemums has slackened up and the worst is over in this line. Roses are not so heavily overloaded as last week and consequently there are not so many to carry over. The h'>rse show has created a temporary excitement in the violet market and doubled up the prices for the present, and American B.-auty if first class also feels the impetus of this great social event. Cold and stormy weather has interfered with the opera- tions of the street vendors, consequently those growers who send in stock of in- ferior quality which has to find its outlet through these people are not likely to swell their bank account to any consider- able extent under prevailing conditions. Thos. W. Weathered arrived from Eneland on City of Chester greatly im- proved in health. Philadelphia. Business is fair with occasional spurts in spots. The last few days have been cool and bracing and stock generally is showing up better. Chrysanthemums are now at their height and at certain hours of the morning pedestrians on Chestnut street are in danger of being pushed into the gutters by the hustlers as they go tramping from one store to another with their great boxes of "mums." One of these gentry with a full load on takes up almost the entire sidewalk. When three or f jur happen in a store at one time and spread their boxesaroundthereisscarcely room for customers and when ten can be counted in front of the counter (this we believe is the record) it is needless to say thev run the store. "Mums" are selling at all prices, 20 cents per bunch for common field grown sprays, $2 per hundred for good small flowers in sprays, larger flowers at $4, another size 75 per dozen and from that up by degrees to $2 per dozen for very fine and $2.50forextraDailledouze which latter variety is we believe given the place of honor. There is a fairly good demand for this flower in spite of the pre- dictions as to its failure, those growers who will be able to bring in good flowers two to three weeks from now will find a ready market for them at fair prices. Rose? have improved in quality but the prices remain the same with the excep- tion of Beauties, which now bring $2 50 per dozen for good stock; Heacock, Bur- ton and Lonsdale are carrying good Beauties. Testout is getting into form and $5 is asked for the best. Other good teas bring $3 and $4, while lor all the small varieties $2 is still high. Double violets are scarce and 65 cents per hun- dred is asked. Single too are hard to get in quantity, and sell for $3 per hundred bunches. Carnations have never been finer at this season nor have they ever sold so low considering their quality and the time of vear; $1 is still asked for the best, $1 25 hasbeen asked but just to see how the market would take it, as no quantity can be sold at this figure as yet. Swainsona is to be seen occasionally and sells well; this willbecomea stapleflower. Mignonette is in and sells well, $1.50 per hundred is the price. Smilax sells slowly at 12 to 15. K. Washington, D. C. There is but slight improvement in trade over last week. Chrysanthemums are in in full force, crowding the other flowers off the field to a great extent. The demand for the cut bloom is good especially for those selling from $1 to $3 per dozen; there is but little call for the higher priced single flowers. There is a demand for plants having from five to ten flowers in small pots, selling from 25 to 50 cents each, while those in large pots that biing from $1 to $3 go slow. Roses are coming in good, demand only fair. Violets more plentiful and much better in quality. Carnations a little better in quality and more plentiful. The trade for window plants has hardly opened, and will probably continue slow until the "mums" are gone. While the club has had no exhibition this fall each of the store florists has had a private exhibition free to all, showing some excellent flowers and attracting crowdseach afternoon and evening. These private exhibitions will probably be the means of the club making another effort next year to have a show, at least this is the talk of some of the florists. Mr. C. F. Hale who has just returned from Frederick, Md., where he went as judge at the chrysanthemum show held there last Wednesday is high in his praise of the wonderful fuccessthese people have made in the culture of this flower. He says both the specimen plants and cut blooms were as fine as any he has ever seen and would have done credit to New York. Thev are up to date as to varieties and as Mr^ Hale puts it as to culturetoo. He savs it was a matter of love and am- bition that prompted those people to go into the culture of the "mums," in no sense was it piofessionil all beini; ama- teurs and what was more to their credit they were mostly all grown out doors, the only protection at night being can- vas. If the same spirit existed amoneour profession in large cities, says Mr. Hale, what an immense show we could have. 378 The American Florist. Nov. ^7, The single specimens both plants and bloom were excellent, in fact Mr. H. says he had never seen finer. They offered premiums for both plants and flowers, mostly in collections of threes and sixes. Last Friday profoundly impressive ceremonies were held at the Russian lega- tion here in memory of the late Czar Alexander III. As there is no Greek church in Washington the parlors of the legation were for the time being trans- formed into a place of worship, with an altar for the celebration of the mass and ritual of the Greek faith. About the altar ■were banked palms and ferns reaching from the floor to the ceiling, extending across the entire room. Among the ferns were immense clusters of white chrysan- themums gracefully arranged so as to fall outward; out of the centerof these plants and flowers arose a Greek cross of crim- son velvet, bearing ou its arms mosaics of the Saviour and Madonna. The altar cloths were of rich yellow satin embroid- ered in gold while thecensors, candelabra and vessels of the sacrifice were in unique oriental workmanship. The decoration was by C. F. Hale. The president, cabi- net and all the foreign diplomats were invited and attended in a body. The magnificent display of chrysanthe- mums at Small's floral establishment attracted an immense crowd all the week. The exhibition is complete and artistic in every detail. In main window of the store a picturesque stump extending its bark covered limbs to theceiling affordsa resting place for some fine orchids with a ground work of ferns, Adiantum cun(a- tum and Farleyense, with a small foun- tain in the center. At the foot of the tree was a bank of cypripedium;ateach of the four corners of the window were bunches ol magnificent chrysanthemums. The •'mums" which naturally were the chief feature of the exhibition were unusually fine, both in size and color, and included the choicest as well as the most popular varieties. There are also other flowers, orchids, roses, ferns and palms. At the rear of the spacious store was a wedding decoration and along the sides were plants with brilliant flowers backed by ferns made all the more effective by myriads of tiny electric lights. Reynolds. Boston. The annual chrysanthemum dinner of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club at the Tremont was altogether one of the most successful of the many festive cccasious in the club's history. Among the faces in the long rows that lined the gorgeously decorated tables were numbered many welcome guests who had come from neigh- boring and distant states to admire the crowning triumphs of American chrysan- themum cultureat Horticultural Hall and to meet and congratulate the growers to whose skill and devotion Boston's su- premacy in this line is due. "You will now come to order, gentle- men," said President Welch as soon as the menu had been satisfactorily disposed of, and with a few preliminary words of cordial welcome to the many eminent vis- itors he introduced the toastmaster of the evening, Mr. Edward Hatch, "who it is that can polish you off to the queen's taste." Uproarious applause followed this expressive announcement and the popular toastmasterwas assured in bois- terous chorus that he was "all right." The first speaker cal'ed upon n as Prof. B. M. Watson of the Bussey Institution, who was listeced to with close attention as he paid an eloquent tribute to the achievements of the florists' organizs- tions in America, whose work in behalf of the profession he likened to his own work as a teacher, claiming that he would feel perfectly satisfied with the results of his labors if he could make the same advance in the education of young men as had been attained by the chrysanthemum growers in their chosen specialty. Mr. E. M. Wood of Waban Rose Conserva- tories was next called upon. In the course of his remarks he recounted his experiences of the past twenty-five years in marketing flowers, which he claimed was only second in importance to grow- ing them, and brought down the house when he referred to the wholesale florist as a luminary that "shines for all," and alluding to the new methods of market- ing advocated by some, quoted from Shakespeare to the effect that "we'd bet- ter endure the evils which we have than to fly to others which we know not of." A mighty cheer greeted the "Nestor of Boston florists," Mr. John Galvin, and "He's a jolly good fellow" was sung with a will. Mr. Galvin told of the pleasure it gave him to have the opportunity to look upon the old and familiar faces as well as those that were younger and re- verted to the time in his recollection when it was "as hard to find a gardener as to find a millionaire," and when a man would have been adjudged crazy if he had predicted that such a gathering as the present would ever become possible. Two "big men from a litttle State" were Mr. T. O'Connor and Mr. T. McCarthy of Providence, R. I., who re- ceived an enthusiastic welcome. Mr. McCarthy, who is superintendent of Swan Point Cemetery made a facetious allusion to the bond of sympathy which exists between the florist and a man in his position, promising to do any service in his line for them in the future if called upon, which brought Mr. Hatch to his feet with a vigorous protest against such a possibility in his own case for many years to come. Judge Hoitt spoke for New Hampshire. He paid a high compliment to the gar- deners who had contributed to the great display in the hall across the street and congratulated the committee who had made such a success in arranging for the feast and said that no man does justice to himself if he does not attend these annual festivities. The judge kept up a continuous fusilade of wit of w bich Messrs. Hatch and Norton were his special victims and the repartee between these two worthies was indescribably funny. New Jersey had an eloquent representa- tive in i he person of Mr. W. A. Manda who referred pleasantly to the time when he was a Bostonian and to the early days of theclub. Chrysanthemum shows, he said, were then in their infancy, and much merriment was created by his narration of the circumstarces connected with his first contribution to a chrysan- themum show, v/hen he had been advised not to exhibit lest he should hurt the feelings of another prominent exhibiter without whose favor it was not believed possible to conduct a successful chrysan- thimum show. He concluded by assert- ing that he had never before seen such grand blooms as were now on ethihition at Horticultural Hall. Mr. Sam Gold- ring from Albany, N. Y. and Mr. Jos. A. Dirwanger from Poit'and, Me., were al.«o heard from and both brought kindly greetings. Messrs. M. H. Norton, Law- rence Cotter, J. Nicol, W. H. Elliott, J. H. Woodford, Jackson Dawson, T. W. Dee, W. J. S ewart and other local lights made brief remarks, and Messrs. Carroll Galvin, C. J. Dawson and Walter Mott rendered several songs withgreatsuccess. The concluding speech by Warren Ewell was the great event of the evening. Tele- grams conveying cordial greetings were received from Mr. Edwin Lonsdale of Philadelphia and Mr. J. S. Cowles of Newport, R. I. The collection of twelve specimen plants from W. Hunnewell which took firstprize at the chrysanthemum show consisted of the following varieties: L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, W. H. Lincoln, Arethusa, Mrs. E. B. Freeman, Vernal Falls, lora, Pink Louis Boehmer, Miss Minnie Wana- ker, Portia, G. W. Childs, Primula and Columbine. These plants bore from 200 to 250 large blooms each. Among the visitors to the show in ad- dition to those participating in the after dinner exercises were C. G. Weeber and C. H. Joosten, of New York, D. H. Burns, Yarmouth, Me., Wm. Henry, A. H. Win- gett, and J. Folwell, Lenox, Mass., G. McWilliam, Whitinsville, Mass., E. O. Orpet, So. Lancaster, Mass., A. Brandt, Wm. Nicol, Saml. Peck and R. McLeod, Newport, R. I., J. H. Fanning and C. W. Smith, Providence, R. I., A. Wallace, Portland, Me., Geo. H. Mass, Brattle- boro, Vt., Robt. Patterson, Portsmouth, N. H. and C. Warburton, Fall River, Mass. Aster grandifiorus from Rea Bros, and Aster trinervis, a novelty from Japan shown by George Hollis, were much ad- mired on account of their beauty as well as their late blooming season. The customary fall auction sales of dormant roses, etc., by N. F. McCarthy and Edward Hitch have realized prices fully up to the average of previous sea- sons. Peter Ball is cutting American Beauty in fine quality and the market needs them all. Buffalo. Winter came down with aflop and cov- ered us with four or five inches of snow. Never mind; it mjikes the "mums" look all the better. Several of the stores have been making extra fine displays of clm^s- anthemums, and instead of a chrysanthe- mum show there has been a series of small shows. Rebstock w.is the first; then came W. J. Palmer & Son, Anderson, Adams, and now Scott is holding forth. 1 can hardly say that chrysanthemums have lost any ot their popularity in this city; they sell cjuite as well as last year. There is no use of these megatherian flow- ers; peoijle don't want them and will not pay for them; about $2.50 or $3 is what a dozen first-class flowers will bring, extra choice a dollar more, and plenty of good flowers go at $1.50 per dozen. Roses are coming in to town in increased ciuantities, and quality A L Carnations and violets are plentiful enough. It mat- ters not what you have now; they are all overshadowed by Miss M. Wanamaker or Eugene Dailledouze. A good turn out of the club was held at the house of the treasurer, Mr. E. I. Mep- sted, on Tuesday last. A very interest- ing paper was lead by Mr. Wm. Legg, "Recollections of gardening at Han-.pton Court." On all sides you hear them say "too bad we don't have an exhibition." If they will only keep this sentiment alive we shall fall in line another year, and I hope sincerely we will. Mr. Mepsted recovered quickly from his severe illness and was able to take himself and a few boxes of "mums" over to Ham- i8g4. The American Florist. 379 AN ARRANGEMENT OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS BY G. P. RAWSON, ELMIRA N, Y, DISPLAYED AT HIS EXHIBITION. ilton for exhibition, where he had to com- pete against some dandies, but he re- turned with a fair share of the premiums. I took a run to Corfu the other day. They are all looking fine, and an immense lot of carnations will be cut there this winter. T. A. Webb grows Daj'break, W. Scott, Portia, Lizz e McGowan and Nellie Lewis. Besides roses and carnations he had one large house of chrysanthemums of the very firstqnality; in fact they have been the largest flowers sent to town this year. He only grows a few varieties, but he grows them well; Mrs. Whilldin, Minnie Wanamaker, \V. H. Lincoln and Ivory are what suit him best. Mrs. Edwards' houses are looking fine, carna- tions and violets in good order. Mr. Gid- dings is cutting a large lot of Al carna- tions; with the exception of a few violets his whole five houses are carnations. Mrs. Tyrell besides four houses of carna- tions has one house of violets, and thej' are doing grandly. Her latest house built last summer is butted glass, with the cypress bar and cap, and she says "No more putty for me." Sheis delighted with the house, and so is ever^'body after they have once had the sense to try it. At the east end of the pretty village are the four carnation houses of Wni. Scott. I found his son Aleck, who runs the estab- lishment, indoors practicing a new duet on the piano. He has onlv been married about a year, and will in all probability soon outgrow that sort of thing. The carnations are in good order, but rather backward. .\ few flowers of Sweetbrier show up good; it is a beautiful flower, and if it's a good producer is a very valu- able variety. Your correspondent had the great pleas- ure as well as honor to act as one of the judges at the big Chicago show. He has seen several good shows both east and west, but sincerely thinks it was for gen- eral effect the best up to date. Few cities have such a spacious hall to hold an exhi- bition in. Without in the least criticis- ing, it was to be regretted that the mag- nificent vases of chrysanthemums — hun- dreds of them — as well as roses and car- nations, could not have been displayed on the ground floor. They were largely in the galleries. I suppose it was impos- sible to give them room downstairs. My colleague Grove P. Rawson has reviewed the varieties at such length that I won't attempt to do an3'thing of the kind. I predict a bright future for Dorner's new red, E. M. Bigelow, and Vaughan's new Japanese \'ellow, Mrs. W. H. Rand, is a most distinct and beautiful flower which all retailers must have. The list of varieties is now overwhelming. Mr. Bennett said he grew 500 varieties; Mr. Rawson thought he had about 300 sorts; to try and remember distinctly one-third of the number is enough to produce paresis, or rather irritation of the diaphragm. Chi- cago does everything on a large scale, and when you have such enthusiasts as Ml". Chadwick and Mr. Egan at the helm things have got to go. That little party round the round table will long be remem- bered, and for a hearty welcome and many kindnesses I am ever grateful. W. S. Worcester, Mass. The inclemency of the weather durirg the past week caused a very material de- crease in the sale of flowers, but we have not such an accumulation of stuff as to cause any uneasiness. The "Queen of Autumn" still reigns supreme anH the windows are filled with splendid flowers, the largest blooms averagingfrom twelve to fitteen inches across the top. Roses are good and selling well, and carnations are improving every day; violets are the only thing that are not very plentiful, the snow having put an end to outside Russians. The annual meeting of the Worcester County Horticultural Society was held November 7 and the following officers elected for the coming year: President, Henry L. Parker; vice-presidents. Stephen Salisbury, George E. Francis and 0. B. Hadwen; secretary, Edward W. Lincoln; treasurer, Nathaniel Paine. After the regular meeting the trustees held their annual meeting and elected Pres. Parker and Fred H. Chamberlain auditors; judges, Albert H. Lange on flowers, James Draper on fruits, and Charles Greenwood on vegetables. Messrs. 0. B. Hadwen, James Draper and F. A. Blake were appointed a committee to arrange for public mettings to be held weekly this winter. A. H. Lange. Detroit, Mich. — There was no regular chrysanthemum show here, but several of the florists held private exhibitions, advertising them freely. B. Schroeter has opened a new store at 59 Miami avenue, where he held an opening exhibition. The Detroit Floral Co. held a chrysanthemum show at their houses, so did Breitmeyer & Sons, who have been doing some very attractive advertising. S. Taplin has been busy with funeral work and nursery planting. St. Joseph, Mo.— a November 3 Mr. D. M. Reichard reopened his city store at corner of 5th and Francis streets, and on the opening day made a grand display of plants and flowers that was warmly commended by the local press. The vis- itors were so numerous that during the afternoon the street in front of the store was pretty well blocked with carriages, and the "opening" was altogether a pro- nounced success. AspiNWALL, Pa.— Messrs. Zieger Bros, now have about 8,000 feet of glass in which they grow cut flowers and bedding plants mostly for the wholesale market. Jacksonvili-E, III.— Mr. Frank J. Heinl has been elected county clerk. 380 The American Florist. Nov. ij^ f LUIS SmEm^m ^^mwmi 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 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->ialf 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. The Florists' Protective Association. This offshoot of the national society has surely accomplished a great work. The annual dues of $5 are ridiculously low, c insidering the direct money value of the confidential reports to members. Rarely a week goes by but what we hear of instances where members were saved from making bad accounts by the inside information supplied by the association. If everyone in the trade should join and assist in completing information on file with the secretary it would soon be abso- lutely impossible for any dead-beat to do business, and the association has already made it mighty hard scratching forthem. It is to the interest of every buyer as well as seller to have the dead-beats weeded out and drummed out of the trade. To be surea wellintentioned man is occasionally listed when non payment is due to reasonable counter claims. But this is rare, and as the facts are sure to come to light on investigation the right result is attained in the end. And there is no dealer to whom the reports of the association are not worth many times the annual dues in the course of a vear. Lilium Phihppinense. V Illustration Horticole says: "This species although of but recent introduc- tion has already taken a position of great eminence and merits to be classed among the most beautiful and useful lilies. It has the advantage of taking up but little room, its sttm is slender, the leaves short, its height modest, hardly exceeding 15 inches. From this point of view and also on account of its perfume being less vio- lent it excels L. longiflorum, the flowers of which are certainly larger and more effective but are also a little cumbersome. L. philippinense was discovered by M. Roebelin the well known collector of orchids. It flowers in summer, grows easily in pots of small size and gives re markable flowers in proportion to its stalk." Work lor the Rose Society. Here's an opportunity for ye Rose S ici- ety: To test and report on Belle Sie- brecht, Mrs. Pierpont Morgan and the new rose from Tiffin, Ohio, before some of us burn our pockets and have nothing to show for it later on, save dearly bought experience, if failure is the result, as it often happens in proving novelties. You cannot always judge on the face of a thing what the fact is going to be; the proof of the pudding includes the sauce. G. P. R. Owing to pressure of other matter we have been obliged to defer the promised illustrations of the mantel and table dec- orations at Chicago to a later issue. CUT FLOWERS. We are still in it with the finest MUMS. They never get left. If you want fine Roses, Carnations, Valley, Violets, Orchids or Smilax, Remember we ship only first-class stock and give you what you order, properly packed and shipped on time. ^. J. coi^:b¥^e^"^, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. FOR DECORATING, ASPARAGUS PLUMDSUS WAMUS. CUT STRINGS a to 12 feet long, so cts. Shipped in large or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mall, tele- graph or telephone. ^ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. NOTHING CAN EQUAL 'm MlRIE'FOLDINE fiffK?? FDR DUTfLDVIERS. BBX.M FOLDING PAPER BOXES for GUT Flowers. Made from Waler-pmofed. Kouble Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped tint, packed lUU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. Palm Leaves # Crowns, FLORIDA MOSS. and other Southern Decorative Material are supplied cheapest by VICTOR SCHMELZ, Sylvan Lake, Fla. Send for Price List. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. (ilVK US A TRIAL. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS. I'lione 1671. 11^" OI'KN TILL 8 p. M. I', O. Box 87. HIINDAV TILL NOON. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's Frieud. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 83.60 for it, to J HORACE McFARLAND. Harrlsburg, Pa. The American Florist (.$1 00) and Gardening ($2.00) toyether to one ad- dress lor one vear for $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Suppnes 7402 PINE STREET, — — — *fSSt. I^ovilci. liWIo* (Successor to El.L,ISON & KUEHN), ij^^ WHOLESALE ^€4$^ 1122 niTE STUEIEIT, IiiladeIi>Iila, X>a. Cycas Leaves. '"Ss'c"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^^^""^ Chicago. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. . BONSALL, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4. The American Florist. 381 E. H. HUNT. WeOLESaLBpLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AITD AI.I. FZ.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FI.ORISTS' SUPPLIES. 84 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOAOO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main W,. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CHtlCA-CiO. Our Roses Ijest them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeautieSj NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OP GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDBUS will receive our special atteatlon. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OHIOiVO-O. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. ^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrst-claBS flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremontSt., 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 Orijers Carefully Attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desij^ns, ISulbs, Long:'s Florists Pliotograpll.s. Catalo^es, Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. @yRofe*aPa Marftet*. Cut Flowers. NEW YOHK. Nov. 13. Roses, average overstock per luuo, 10.00 Beaut) 5 00@10.00 ■• selected lO.Ooess 00 Testout. Kalserln 4-UU(9 6.00 Cusln. Perle 2.00® 4.00 Merniet. Bride 2.0U(» 4.00 Bridesmaid, Meteor 2 00® 5 00 Carnations 75@ I.UO fancy l.OU® 2.C0 Chrysanthemums 1 (JO® 11.00 fancy b.OOSSS.UO Valley 2.01® 3.00 Violet* 1 00® 1 75 Smllai S.iMalO.OO AsparaRUB 85.00 Adlantum l.OO Cattleyas 36 00 Boston. Nov. 13. Boses. ordinary 1 .00® 3 00 Extra, Mermets, Brides 6.0(@ 8.00 ■■ Meteors, Bridesmaids 5 00® 8 00 Beauty t>.(X)a25.00 Carnations 100(5.1.60 Daybreak 1 50® 2.00 Chrysanthemums 4.00O26.U0 Valley : 3.(1)® 4.00 Vliilets ■ 60® .76 Adlantum 76® 1.00 Smllai 10.UUO12.00 Asparagus . SO. 00 PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 13. Koses, small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 Beauties .■.:'. 16.l'0®20.00 Carnations 'ii 76® I.UO Valley 4.00 Smllai 12.00®15 UO Asparagus 36 00®6U.UO Violets, double 6U® .76 Cattleyas 35.00 Cyprlpedlums 12 0n@16 OU Chrysanthemums, common 2 0n@ 8.0U Chrysanthemums, select 12.00(820 00 Bouvardla I UO Adlnntum 7.5® 1.00 Smllax 12 00@r>.UJ CHICAUO. Nov 111. Roses. Beauty 8. 00620.00 Albany. Brides. Bridesmaids 3. CO La Krance, Wootton. Testout 3.00 " Mermets 3.00 Meteor 4.00 Perle 2.50 Carnations 1.00® l..i0 Violets .76 Valley..., 4.U0 Chrysanthemums 3 00@ 15.00 St. Louis, Nov. 13. Roses, Perles, Wootton 2 00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet, Albany, La France. . 3.00(3 4.00 Kalserln 4.00® 6 00 Bridesmaid, Meteors 3.0i'@ 4.0O Beauty 800®2i.0O Smlla.v 15.00@18.L0 Violets, slncle. per 100 25c Carnations, long 1.00 short .50 CINCINNATI. Nov. 13 Roses. Perle 3 CO Kalserln. Mermet 4 00 Bride. Bridesmaid 4 00 La Krance. Meteor 5 OU® H 00 Woolton 4 UO Beauty.Belle 8.U0@20.00 Carnations 50® 1.50 Valley 4.U0 Smllax 15 00 Chrysanthemums 8 OimZt OU BUFFALO, Nov. U Roses. Beauties 10.00®2U.OO Mermet Bride. Kalserln 3.00® 5.00 Perles, Cusln 3.00® 4.00 Meteor. La France 4.«t® H.OO Carnations, long 1.00® 1.60 short 75® 1.00 Valley ■lOO Violets 110® .(6 Chrysanthemums 5.00®16.00 GEORGE ft. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent tor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. METS, '^^'^^ — n^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^W ^-^>.,>^ VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICULTORAL 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 28lb St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE, 43 W. 28tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SHERIDAN. . WHOLESALE . 32 West 30th Street. HEW 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. Fi-foe list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut « F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5^ West 30th St., NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITTf Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 382 The American Florist. Nov. 77, HRe geeil Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSH.VELL, St. Louis, president; S. B. BRIGGS Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. I.. uoN. 114 Chaaibers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Beans, especially wax varieties, sg-e a little lower in price. Mr. E. Schaettel is making a business and pleasure trip to California. Visited Chicago: F. W. Barteldes, J. E. Northrup, I. A. Robbins, C. C. Morse. Jancary 1, '95 is the date for Vol. 1 No. lof a new horticultural trade journal backed by a leading florist and seedsman. Red Wethersfield onion does not seem to weaken; wehearof salesat $1.35, and few sellers at that. Yellow varieties are rather easier. Caribou, Me. — Geo. W. P. Jerrard has disposed of his seed business to tfe G. W. P. jerrard Co. and will go south for the winter. Sted potatoes are a specialty with this house. St. Louis. — On the morning of Novem- ber 4 the entire stock of seeds, etc. in Jos. F. Dickmann's store at 1110 North 3rd street was totally destroyed by fire, there not being $5 worth of salable stock left, the total loss on stock of seeds and fix- tures amounting to at least $6 000, and on the building $2,000. At this date, November 6, the work of clearing up the burnt stock is being pushed forward and by December 1 it is expected that the 3rd street store will be again ready for busi- ness. At present time all orders are being cared forandstockreceived at tbeGravois and Oregon avenue store and warehouse. It is believed that the Secretary of Agriculture will ask the next Congress to abolish the distribution of seeds. In view of this fact concerted action of the Amer- ican Seed Trade Association as a bodv and by its members as individuals through tbeir representatives in Congress ought to be made promptly and energetically that this long rooted abuse mav be done away with. The injustice of the plan to tax the gereral public to pay for seeds that the Department may give away to those who are too lazy to save or too stingy to buy needs no argument; it is but one r f the many very plain reasons why the Government seed shop should be abandoned. AsHEVlLLE, N. C. — The Idlewild Floral Co. helda very attractivechrysanthemum show at their greenhouses, openirg Nov. 1. The plants were very fine throughout, including most of the newer sorts. Seed- lings originating at Idlewild were also shown, araone them Deaconess, a large white. AchilHren's chrysanthemum show was also held in Asheville, the exhibits being plants given to the school children last spring by the Idlewild Co. St. John. N. B.— Mr. D. Mcintosh, gar denertoj. A. Allison, Esq., was married on Oi-'toVer 17. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rale of 10 cents a line (seven wordsi each Inser- tion, rash must acconjpany order. Plant adva. not admitted under this hend 8ri'UATIO.N \VANTF:i>-By a German Horlat; 12 yeHrs' experience amund i/reenhouses liood ref- erences. AddrecB Ka.nsas. care Am Florist. CJITUATION WANTKD- Bycompetentuardcnernnd 10 tlorlst; m:irrl('d man: life experience Bust refer- ences. f;,Mtl)E.VElt. 123 Scuvllle SI . W. rieveland. (). QITUATION WANTKO~By (Jerninn. o» uurdener O and wife fls flrst-clucB cook, In private place. 15 years' experience. References. A. E[SEI,E, Dreers Nursery. Ulverton N. J. WANTED— To rent witli lease, a florist place with two or three ereenhouBes In or around <',liicago. Address Cultivator, care American Kiorlst WANTED AT ONCE — Secondhand hot water biiller to heal l'3U' squire feet (j'si'^s: iilso 4-Inch pipe. Address W. P. Raxsox. .luncllon City, Kan. WANTED— A thornn(_'hlv compiitent man forralslnt; frnlt. tlowers tind vegetables In hothcnises. MuHt Klve reference. Address C II. Michell. Opera House Blocli, Detroit, Mich. F lOU SALE ClIEAP— Large second-hand tlorlsfp Ice Box. value about $75. Vai'Uhan s Skkd Stokk, 88 State Street. Chicago. F()K SAJjE— A rare chance: well eftiihMHlied ilorlst buslnei-w In a live lliinolf city. No ronipetltlon. Will Bell cheap for cash. For particulars, address T. Z. Mocaxkll, care Tuscola Kloral Co . Tusco a. Illinois, Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. BEST GERMAN FORGING PIPS ^).C0 tlie lOCO by tlie box of 2500; $10.00 the 1000 for less quantities. Less ten per cent, for prompt cash. August Rblker & Sons New York, P. O. Station E. All American Firms TRADING WITH EUROPE In any kind of nursery .'^tock, seeds or bulbs, should consult the "Horticultural Adver- tiser " Our paper is the Trade medium for Great Britain, and is also sent to all the princi- pal firms on the Continent. We are desirous of increasing our circulation in the States and -will place the first 21X1 firms send- ing their card ou our list for twelve months gratis The ordinary subscription is lb cents per annum to cover postage only. Address EDITORS OF THE "H. A." t'liilwell iNurseries. NOTT.S. Kiigland. WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists ^^ Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Mercliants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NKW YORK. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, $10,00 per 100. CASH WITH OKDER. 404 K. 34th S treet, NKW YORK. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 20 and .'ill cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. The Univei-sal squth ORANGE. N. J. Horticultural Establishment, Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. i8g4- The American Florist. 183 PianisfGuuiiiQS. ACHYRANTHES, ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, CARNATIONS, CUPHEA, GERANIUMS, AND S0M:£ other STOCK. We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to sl'ip, or on application. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. 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. Order Now. Ready by November 15th, fine lot of Double White Primulas In 4-inch pots; will bloom this season. For florists short of white carnations no better substitute can be grown. CASH WITH ORDER. PRICE PER DOZEN S 1.50 " PER HUNDRED 10.00 50 at hundred rates. Write for special prices In lar(;e quantltlee. Address WM. ROETHKE, 1717 Gratiot Street. SAGINAW. W. S., MICH. August Rblker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales every TUESDAY and FRIDAY during November and first half December. jy Limits by mall receive prompt attention. AUGUST ROLKEK, Auctioneer. JAPANESE IRIS, A splendid collection. PHLOX, ^, In brlKht desirable colors. -.fa-^fJ '^TT '•F*' PEONIES, iSi,*^'''^^ ^^ Choicest varieties. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch fl2.50 per 100 3-inch 17.C0 per 100 4-inch 4000 per 100 Largest stock In the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. p. O. Bo.\ -3. KAN S.4.S CITY, MO. Seind for et. Coi^y TRADE D IREGTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. rH,icE 92.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦J : WEIGHS BUT 4-STRONG AS 40 LBS. : 5 "You Save Enough in Bxpressage to Par their Cost in a Week." J I \ X ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A New Shipping Box for Cut Flowers, "The Perfection. ff WHAT THEY SAY : This box is designed to fill the needs of the growers of cut flowers, who require ^ something that will combine lightness with strength, and which can be tarnished i at a moderate price. The "Perfection" is made of well-seasoned poplar wood, % ♦ inch in thickness; brass corners; cleats on bottom outside; stays inside, at ends ^ and in middle; each box fits perfectly on top of the other and adds to the strength ; J one lid is supplied to every three boxes. ♦ They are heavily varnished with shellac outside and in, and and ab- sorb no moisture. Being manufac- tured for me in quantity, I am en- abled to offer them to the trade at the following very reasonable prices: No. 1. Size. 36x12x6 ins., in sets of 3. per set, $2.40. No. 2. Size, 30x12x6 ins., in sets of 3, per set, $2.25. The "Perfection" is already is use by many of the largest Philadelphia shippers, and is strongly recom- mended by them. A box practical and durable, light and strong, and with all the other good features described above, wnich can be sold for the low price of 75 and SO cents per box (in sets of 3), is certainly a boon to all flower growers. Inspection invited. Mail orders will receive prompt attention. Send for a sample set at once If not pleased witli them I will refund your money. From C. E. MEEHAN: — "I consider the 'Perfection' Cut Flo\ver Shipping Box which I am now using, the best that I have yet seen tor carrying or shipping cut flowers. It combines lightness with strength, and being well varnished the wood absorbs no water." (Signed), Charles E. Meehan. Mlial MR. AVFT sa_'lNXES In three sizes are well made and cheap. Any size box. label or stake made to order Write for cata- logues or estimates. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, 111. i8g4. The a merican Florist. 385 How to Grow Cut Flowers. ^^r IM. A. mjr«T. A PRACTICAI^ TRKATISB ON THE CULTIVATION OK THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsotnely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. e:sTA.TEJ OF" :iVX. a.. mj:iVT, Ten-e Msaute-, Iiacl. PATENT PENDING. ANOTHER ONE" $10.00 PER 1000. SAMPLE, 10 Cts. H. M. ALTICK, DAYTON, Ohio. I I H D I Iscft Ov^r 5UI95S TOR ALMOST NOTHING. I boogbt loo heavily Ihls year, (esi>ecially o named Hyacinths ol finest sorts and larj^os size) and will make up Mammoth Gollec- tiousof manyfinest kinds for $l,00,P<>^^ip;ii'l- ( Motiiing less taken on this tSprcidi (i()''r.) li you order by Express I will send an £uormous Lot tor $1.00. Orders received nowand tilled in rotj'.tion Nov. 15tb. My seleetion, but you ni;i> say whether for in or outdoor planting. •Sf'tir i/ht/ Mai! or /d prfss. I am going to As- tonish v.5-lnch pot Koaes. Finest Ke.x Betronlas. ;i-ln pota. f,S.iiO per lUO. TEK.MS CASH WITH OHDER. THIS NATIO.NAI. I'LANT CO.. Uayton. O. 5,000 General Jacqueminot ROSE PLANTS, on their own roots, well branched, 2J^ to3^ feet high SIO.OO per ICO «3rSample of eight for 81.00. JORDAN FLORAL CO., 70(; olive Slrret, .ST. I,Ol IS. ,110. Clean, healthy stuck. MERMETS. BRIDES, MME. WATTEVILLE, Strong plants, from 3-lnch puts. Jo per li D. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS, strong plants, o-lnch pots, ffi per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. T"v DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENBY A. DREER, PhUadelphla, Fa. Always mention the American Ro rist when writing to advertisers. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE, EENNETT SQUABE, FA. CARNATIONS strong plants in cold-frames. Blanche, Richmond, Dawn, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Reynolds. Lamborn, Garfield, Golden Gate, White Wings, Purdue, Spartan, Attraction, Nellie Lewis, White Dove, Louise Porsch, $1.00 per 100, MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. TEkMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville. III. N6W Carnations our Specialtu FRED. OORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds lor EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings. Novelties and Standard soits in season. The Pines, KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven. Mich. CARNATIONS. AMERICAN BEAUTY, strong plants. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewootf, N. J. 38G The American Florist. Nov. y/, Chicago. The "mums" have seen their best days for this season; many of the best benches are already cut out. Queens are nearly gone, and so are the best of Ivory. Mrs. Bullock, or Domination as we name it here, is still with us; Mrs. Jerome Jones also is still good, but as a commercial flower has one weak point, like the Queen, it drops quickly. Lincoln and Harrv Wide- ner are the best in yellow. Widener though is not up to former years; on the average there are a great many imperfect blooms in the lots offered. In pink we still have some good Balsley; Viviand- Morel is pretty well cut out. The de- mand for "mums" is rapidly falling off, and to judge by present appearances the late varieties will find but little demand. The very bad weather of last week and the early part of this has shortened the supply of roses, although there is an ample supply of most sorts for the needs of the trade. First-class American Beauties are quite scarce. The smaller teas have not recovered their lost ground yet as regards prices. For small lots of selected stock such sorts as Meteor, Tes- tout. Bridesmaid, Brides, etc., 3 is real- ized, and an occasional lot may bring a point above that, but theaverage doesn't exceed 2. Good carnations are fairly active, with $1.50 per hundred for the best, fair average quality $1. Violets have shortened up again, and prices for good bloom advanced to $1.50. Valley continues in excellent demand at 4. Romans have made their appearance, but there is no demand for them as yet. Some really fine mignonette (Machet) is noted; this is held at 3, but seems to moverather slowly. In retail circles there is something doing in decorations for receptions, etc., but the transient business is reported as extremely quiet. Among recent visitors were C. B. Whit- nall and wife, Milwaukee; D. B. Long, Buffalo; W. A. Harkett, Dubuque, la. Bids and plans for the new conserva- tory to be built in Jackson Park were submitted to the South Park Commis- sioners November 14. The bi-Js ranged from $125,000 to $78,000. The matter was laid over till next meeting. The Chrysanthemum. Willie boys are again hiding behind chrysan- themums.— /*/^/j^«r^ Chronicle- Telegraph. We have reached that season of the year when the callow youth delights to fasten himself to the rear end of a big chrysanthemum. — Washington Post. In Pittsburg one of the most highly esteemed compliments that can be paid is to name a chrys- anthemum after a citizen. Thus has the exagger- ated fennel superseded the \&-a.rf:\.— Washington Star. St. Thomas, Ont. — A very attractive chrysanthemum display was given by Hugh McLean at his greenhouses here, the show opening November 3. The houses were effectively arranged and dec- orated with Chinese lanterns. Each lady visitor was presented with a flower on leaving. Fine specimen plants were dis- played, as well as cut flowers, and the show was greatly admired. There is no doubt it will be a telling advertisement to Mr. McLean, as well as the trade gen- erally. Newport, R. I.— Mr. H. J. Hass has completed the improvements in his Thames street store, and it is now one of the most attractive in the city. A new plate glass front affords facilities for an elegant window display. I^ocTpi.an'?sot CHRYSANTHEMUMS. EACH. PER DOZ. Mrs. E. G. Hill, best early pink 20c. J2.00 Yellow Queen, best early yellow 30c. 3.00 Mrs. Craige Lippincolt, medium early yellow, extra fine 20c. 2.00 E. Dailledouze, mid-season to late, best yellow up to date 60c. 6.00 Mutual Friend, pure white, graceful in form, a general favorite 50c. 5.00 Minerva, a very fine medium early yellow 5 c. 5.00 Marie Louise, white, early and large 50c. 5.00 Mrs. J. Geo. Ms, pure white, very large, lale 60c. 6.00 Major Bonnaffon, incurved, beautilul in foim, '■Yellow Ivory" 50c. 5.00 Mayflower, very large, creamy white, beautiful in form 50c. 5.00 H. L. Sunderbruch, early yellow, extra fine 50c. 5,00 Erminilda, one of the very best mid-season pinks. Took first premium for vase of 50 over all other pinks, at Philadelphia, 1894 JS25.00 per 100 And many others. EDWIN LONSDALE, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. Extra strong, field-grown clumps, in perfect health- — not bench- grown stock exhausted by over feeding which seldom give satisfaction, as they produce weak, sickly plants. A. A. Sturges, Ada H. Leroy, Eiderdown, J. H. ClilTe, Joey Hill, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Mabel Simpkins, M B. Spaulding, Mrs. H. F. Spaulding, Niveus, Pres. W. R. Smith, Snowflake, Thos. H. Brown, Viviand-Morel, Wanless, 25 cents each. Alba Venus, Chas. L. Mitchell, Cullingfordii, Eda Prass, Emily Ladenburg, Exquisite, Golden Wedding, Harry May, Hicks-Arnold, Ivcry, Kioto, L. Canning, Lilian B. Bird, Louis Boehmer, Miles H. Wheeler, Minnie Wanamaker, Mrs. F. L. Ames, Mrs. Leslie Ward, Mrs. W. H. Trotter, Prince of Chrysanthemums, Roslyn, Turban, Walter Hunnewell, W. G. Newitt, William Falconer, W. N. Rudd, 20 cents each. Ada Spaulding, Adolphe, Autocrat, Judge Hoitt, Sun God, 15 cents. THE LOVETT COMPANY, Little Silver, N. J.Q GERANIUMS. Rooted Cuttings. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, all good standard bedding varieties. Not one that is not A No. 1. Labeled ... $L50 per 100; $12 per 1000. Without Labels $1.25 per 100; $10 per 10OO. CARNATION CUTTINGS in seaaon. Inquiries answered and estimates cheerfully g-iven. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. Gardiner's Celebrated t English } Mushroom Spawn. ( Fresh aid BeMable. i V per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantities. » John Gardiner & Co,, ( Philadelphia, Pa. i> iT^resli Otit Get your flowers direct from the (irowor. 1 can f ur- dIbIi tine blooms Irora SS.OU to *I2 00 per lOU. ADDRESS J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. Offers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care American Florist, Chicago. THE GREAT ANTIPEST For partlculHrH, eee next ^eek. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act.. 2BlAmttT Street, FLUSHING, QpeeDsGo.. N.7. Now Ready for Delivery. A. H. Fewkes, Baron Hirsch, Charles Davis, Challenge, E. Dailledouze, G. S. Conover, G. Bramhall, Golden Hair, Heron's Plume, Inter Ocean, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Lady Playfair, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Major Bon- naffon, Mutual Friend, Mrs. J. George lis, Marion Henderson, Pride of California, Pitcher & Manda, Prairie Rose, Robt. M. Gray, Sophia Sievers, Wm. Simpson, Yel- low Queen, Maud Dean. 12 plants by mail for $1.00. Cash with order. MEREDITH B. LITTLE, Glens Falls, N. Y. E. G.HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. Mention American Florist. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. rCHRYSANTIIKMIiIVIS. Stock plnntB of Nlyeus. Golden Wedding. (Ji'ud (Jnn-lous. and :^0 other leadlntl kinds, at Ij cts. encli. N.S. Hooted CuttlnKS, Wm. Scott, Daybreak, I^irttftn. White Wint^s. Thos. Cartiedge, Enillv Plerson. Blizzard. Golden Gate. .1. R. Freeman, Paxtbn. S^L.^iO per UHJ. Cash with order. Above stock as good as the best. FKANOI.S. Florist. 80X378, Oshawa, Can. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. stock plants from bench. (,)ueen. 15 cts. each. Lincoln. Mrs. R. Craig, Madeira Llarry Balsley, Ivory. Mrs. Craige Llpplncott, J2c. each. .A.. •X'. j.A.c:x£.sorr, .station X, CHICAGO. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser i8g4- The American Florist. 387 Stock Plants for Florists. EXTRA STRONG BENCH GROWN, EQUAL TO 6-INCH POT GROWN. EACH Challenge % 25 Chas H. Miller Clinton Chalfant 35 Constellation 25 Domination 20 Enfant des deux Mondes Ermenilda Eva Hoyt Eugene Dailledouze.. 25 Flora Rummler Golden Wedding 35 Good Gracious Harry Balsley H. E. Widener Ivory EACH 35 35 35 35 f Joanna J 3 00 Lady Playfair Major Bonnaffon.... Marie Louise 2 00 Maud Dean 3 00 Mrs. E. G. Hill 3 00 Niveus 3 00 Pitcher & Manda Pres.Wm. R.Smith.. 3 00 The Queen 25 Viviand Morel 25 3 00 Waban 3 00 W. H. Lincoln 2 00 Yellow Queen 35 2 00 25 35 DOZ. $3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 4 00 Special discount on a GENERAL ORDER to meet any competition. It is conceded that the successful delivery of perishable stock in the best condition exactly when demand is active is secured only as the result of considerable experience and close study ol all the controlling conditions. During the past ten years we have studied these conditions and have the experience. We have faith that we can supply "First-Class Stock on Time," and to prove our faith by our works, on all orders given us in season . we will G-narantee arrival or no pay. We attempt no competition in price with stock which has never yet arrived, or— arrived after Xraas. "A Case of Holly in front of the store is worth four (4) on the cars." NEW YORK, 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. GREEN. Fresh Stock, full weight, prompt ship- ment, low prices. WREATHING — We will meet the market at all times. MISTLETOE— Per box 20 lbs..:$5.00. CHICAGO, 146-8 W. Washington Street. The Great Novelty of 1894 IS THK CEKY^AmEEmU "PHILADELPHIA." We have made arrangements wilh Mr. Hugli Graham, the introducer, for our supply of the above. Orders booked now and filled in rotation March 1st, 1895. i>:e«.tc3:ei 50 cts. each; $6 per doz.; $35 per 100. HENRY F. MICHELL, Seeds, Bulbs and Plants. 1018 Market Street PHILADELPHIA. YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest early variety ever introduced. (See this paper Oct. 13, page 245.) MAYFLOWER, white, extra fine mid-season. MINERVA, clear yellow, extra fine mid-season. These two last named are now selling at a premium over all others in New York market Good Stock Plants of the above, 50 Cents each. Aiuh"b?suSesat'^rMLnabieprice^s'!^°''"*'^ JOHN Ni MAY, Suiiiinit, Ngw JersBv. Mention American Florist. Stock Plants of Chrysanthemums. Send your list of wants for prices. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO., DAYTON. OHIO. ''''' EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. PLANTS MRS. V. BERGMAN, best and earliest white, cut Oct. 4, 18it4, price 25c. each. MRS. E. G. HILL, beat early pink, cut Oct. W, 'M, YELLOW (,>UEe'n, best early yellow, out Oct. (i. in, price 50c. each. Minerva. Autumn Eve. H. L. Sunderbruch and Bessie CummlDt,!B, .iUc. each; 55. UO per liuzen. The plants are duK from bench after having bloomed. Strong plants, ('ash with order. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FLATBUSH. N. Y . MRS. K. G. HILL,, best early, large flowering. piQk. stock and 4-lnch pot plants »3 doz. ; H5.0U per 100 2)t-lnch pot plants 10.00 per 100 CHAS. 1>.\\'I», golden sport from Vlvland-Murel. suflused apricot, extra. stock and 4-inch pot plants $2 duz. ; 15.00 per 100 2H-lQCh plants lU.OOperlOO C. CHALFANT, golden sport from J. W. White. Stock and 4-lnch pot plants H. 50 doz. 10.00 perlOO 2^-lnch plants " 60 per 100 WM. TKICKEK & CO., Clifton, N. J. Please mention the American Florist every time yoti write to an advertiser. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Prize winners at the Boston Chrysanthe- mum Show, 1894. Eugene Dailledouze, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Inter Ocean, Mrs. E. G. Hill, The Queen, Mrs. J. George lis, Major Bonnaffon, Viviand-Morel, Mutual Friend, H. L. Sunderbruch, Beau Ideal, Maud Dean, Mrs. T. H. Spaulding. strong plants by mail, 20 cents each, or the collec- tion of 14 varieties, $2.00 by mail. Ivory, 85.00 per 100 postpaid. All warranted true to name. Cash with orders. J. w. HowA.icr*, 330 Broadway, SOMEKVILLE, M.VSS. Mention American Florist. Stock Plants of "Mums." ..■.r.T>.^ E'*"'' Dozen IVORY 1.5c. J1.50 KIOTO • lUc. 1.00 KKEEMAN IJc. 1.00 Orders booked now for rooted cuttings of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WBITDTRD STATroN pexna. r. r. WEST WHITELAND P. 0., Chester Co.. PA. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock plants, true to name, from bench or puts, tlowers cut. Mrs. E. G. Hill, gueen, Niveus and Golden Wed- ding, 15 cts. each. Miss K. Brown, Ivory. Wanamaker, Pres. W. R. Smith, Mrs. K. Craig, J. H. Taylor, Whilldin, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Lincoln. Widener, Newitt, Madeira, Balsley, Domination, and Viviand-Morel, at 10 cts. each. Order soon, as no surplus stock will be saved unless sold. ROOTED CUTTINGS of fiist four, $3.00 per 100; of others, $2.50. Rooted Cuttings of Challenge, Marie Louise, Eugene Dailledouze, luler Ocean, Mrs. Craige Lippincott, $5.00 per lOU. No order for less than 82.0U desired. Cash with order unless for large lots from known purchasers. W. J. AM. S. VESEY, 90 Thompson Aye.. FORT WAYNE. IND. ACME FOOD-o" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees and Flowers. A concentrated, soluble and odorless food. Put up in boxes of 1, •1. "S -= k. i= , . "O aj t« T3 .- d O „ -^ , Sii- S>»»iS ' H rt 4j fli ga.s WILHELM PFITZER, Nurseryman, STUTTGART, Germany. 2^^CoIored plale. also catalogues on demand jrratis. I'ntnii.t expeiHtlun lo any part ot" the world. EVERGREEN CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE $1.25 per Thousand Ferns. IN LOTS OF 5,000 AND UPWARDS. *1.00 PER 1000. Ferns furnished the year round. Special attention given to supplying the Wholesale Trade. Write for prices. BOUQUET GREEN For Holiday Trade. J3.00 per barrel (thirty pounds); or %.m per hundred pounds. Special reduction In express rates. SPHAGNUM MOSS a specialty. Ix>ng. clean tlbre. dry or green. $1 per barrel, or six bbls. for J5. Write for terms on large lots. Terms cash, or goods will be sent C. O. D. CHRISTMAS TREES. American While Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balsam V\v from '6 to 30 feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BRAGUE, Hinsdale, Mass. City Stand During the Holidays: 47th St. and Lexington Ave., NEW YORK. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . R. H. COM EY, Camden, N. J. DYE WOBKS: Jetl'erson, Master and Paul Street. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. Plant Stakes, j X. 5-16, }i, yi, %, jii, and ^-inch square, cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. CUT PRICES. Last Gall. Buy at HEADQUARTERS and save jobbers' profits. Order quick. HOLLY— Best Eastern, well berried, per case, 8;i..'>0 HOLLY WREATHS- Best made . . per 100,811.00 LAU REL WR EATH ING— Very heavy per 100 yds. $5.( LAUREL WREATHING— Medium. . per 100 yds. $4,00 LAUREL TWIGS per bbl. S2.00 LAUREL BOUGHS per case, 3x3x6 ft. SB 00 TEKHS OF I'AV.HENT: One half cash with order, balance Jan. 1st, 18tt). Address all ordeis aud correspondence to W. D. BOYNTON, CLAREMONT. VA. CLEMATIS PANICULATA, from 3- inch pots. J8.L0 per lOU. From open ground, atronp plants. $].'>. (JU per lUU. aSiPELOI'SLs VBlTCHIl, from :Wn. pote. vines 2 to ;i feet long, at Jfi.UO per lOU; $60.00 per lU(l(i. IlONEVSUCKLKt!. KVEK(;R15EN ,Ni H.M.l^lANA. W.lOper IlKI. (JdLIJEN. *r (lU per 1U«. UDSA WICHUKAIANA & KUliOSA, JS.OO per lUU. (General line of Flowerlnfj Shrubs and Vines. See new trade list. THE WM. H. MOON CO., rtlorrisvilje, I'a. When writing mention the AMERICAN Klokist. i8g4' The American Florist. 389 Florists^ Su p plies . Our new Catalogue will tell you all about new designs in BASKETS and METAL GOODS, WHEAT SHEAVES, DOVES, NOVELTIES in LETTERS and INSCRIPTIONS, CAPE FLOWERS and IMMORTELLES, CHENILLE, RIBBON, STEMMING WIRE, TINFOIL, TOOTHPICKS, Everything needed in a complete outfit. New CATALOGUK will be KKAUY ABOUT OCTOI5KK aOth. H. & S© IV. -itti St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY e Gycas Leaves. Our Natural Sago Palm Leaves are es- pecially prepared torus 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. A (Itlress August R()lker& Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St.. P. 0. Station E. NeW YOfk. M. RICE & CO., FlOrlSlS' SUDDli6S, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for "^"'"'"rr'" » — ^ WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and flnest stock tn the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J . THAT YOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE &, CO.. 304 W. Madison St., ISALTIMOKK. MD. A GENERIVL ^ r— J, I.ALVAD ifURCtSTO'"-" Soif«(,[,isroPiU.S.A«l«o5,C.«m. "'" (?T«10CU[ fir, f^^ C.C.ABELaCO.P.O.Box920.NEwY0Rn. "" Mention American Florlat. Dimensions of tils Box: 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hlRh. Two sections. - -.11 . ThU wooden box made lu two sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Mannlacturt THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizes V/i-m. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent laitener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $*.00 per 100. N. F. McCAKTHT, I Addreit 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addreti all correipondence to I Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnished. 18x30x13, given away with tirst order of 5 O letters. .A.<3rj!i parrs ■ A. Kolker Si. Sons, New York. M. Bice & Co., 35 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 33 Dey St., New Tork. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. ._, ,. , A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New Jork L. J. Kreshove . 193 tiieenwioh St., N.\. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent tor Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , Milwaukee, Wis. , .., , » ^.. „- H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cm- cinnati, O. . ,, ». n o* T. W. Wood & Sons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Kichmnnd, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Kochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1 133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long, Buflalo, New Y'ork. Huntington Seed Co , Indianapolis, Ind. Z. Ue Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. , r\ ^ Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman. 415 E. 34th St., New; York. Geo. A. Sutherland. 67 nromheld St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA ISeacou St., IJoston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place, 15o8ton. , , , *. The Henry Fhilipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O. ^ ., , , , . „ Bert Cokely & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, K. 1. MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER IN FLORISTS' SUFPLIES. °464-412 EAST 34th STREET. NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City E.\liibition. SE1TI3 I'OH. CA-T-A-XjCGUE. J. N. Struck & Bro. THE CHADBORN Manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • Greeionse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. c5-MANZ gr^COMPANY-' WOODCNOOAVINO A) MALr-TONtPBOCCsa- ZINC CTCHINO^»C ie 5fcWA.X PBOCCSS ■ ■ COPPtR ETCHING ^ CLtCTBOTVPtNO ■ ■- D"l'c01.UM©>AH tuPOS'TlOM ^ 183 noNROE STRPCT- i-CMIC3VOO ■ ■ Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired poiut. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating .sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL- ON-HUDSON, N. Y. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARKISBCKG, VA PATENTQ I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHftNDLEE & GHftNDLEE.V-/ SLErTRIC.VL AMI MECIIANirAr. EXTEBTS. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Bgilding. WASHINGTON, D. C. 390 The American Florist. Nov. ^7, Nyack, N. Y. Rummler & Walz, the new-comers to Nyack, are sending some fine stock to the New York market. Their establishment consists of three rose houses, each 150 feet long, two carnation houses and one violet house of the same length. Their violets are clean and healthy and full of buds, and the prospects are that in quality they will equal the best sent to market this season. W. R. Davison is also in good shape with his violets, vyhich have shown no signs of disease of any kind this season. Mr. Davison says that Lady Hume Campbell is a poor violet for the house, and that the cold frame is the place for it. He uses nitrate of soda and cow manure on his violets onceevervtwo weeks. W. Greenhouse Building. Nevvtonyille, N. Y.— J. H. Warner, 3 houses. Derby, Conn. — Louis Schlottman, one house. Dryden, N. Y.— Jas. E. Lormor, one house. Oneida, N. Y.— Boden Bros., ore house. Mt. Vernon, N. Y. — E. W. Weimar, one carnation house 100x18. Stratford, Conn — Clayton Blakeslee, one house. Bay Shore, N. Y.— H. L. Patthey, 2 houses 72x14 each. At the convention: It's a wise man that knows his own stomach. G. P. Rawson. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired golnp through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance ot having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? If yuu are We ha -e cot jiiHt the thing you need, the NEWEST and J5EST thing out. "The New Departure' for abont half the cost of the old style. Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GARMODY, Evansviile, Ind. which iH a))8olutely perfect for modern greenhoiiMe coiiHtruction. f^OOK BOTTOM PRICES, Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you wTite an advertiser in these columns. 6« ProotaPufldino" Pittsburg, June 19, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., <7t'7///t-;«tv/.— Enclosed please find check in payment of last bill of lumber, which looks very satisfactory. We are much pleased with the lumber sent us last summer for our four new houses. You certainly help a florist very much in submitting plans and detailed drawings. Should we add more houses in the future, we certainly shall use Cypress. Yours truly, A. M. & J. B. MURDOCH. GUTTER MSTERiaL, RIEiGES, SflSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. 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. Wedesire to announce the dissolution of the firmofSipfle 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 scal^ 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. OXMMOSt 403 North Satina 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and J^ to J^ cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. B3f*Send for Circular. . . "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. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stuck on hand of good stronK pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. IM-lnch potB per 1000 * :i.00 frlnch pots per 1000 $22.00 2 H.26 7 36.00 2M " 3.60 8 60.00 2« " 4.00 9 76.00 3 6.00 10 per 100 10.00 3H " 7.26 11 16.00 4 9.00 12 20.00 6 13.80 14 40.00 16 76.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, 131) & 1:!8 W. 24th St., New Vork City, New York A>:ent8. Mention American Florist. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiserB. i8g4. The American Florist. 391 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. ^ ^ *■ * « * I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ — ^— -J Capacity from 3.50 to 10,000 feet of four-iuch pipe. Send for New 1.1st. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 6 9 DEARBORN ST., WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS, • • • CHIOA-QO. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of the best of material, shell, firebox eheeta and heads of steel, water space all around for Information. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74& 76 Myrtle Ave.. Brooklyn, N.Y. »irSend for Catalogue. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEHORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River. N. J H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. H flTURflL 6flS Mffi fi LflSS, FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^ZVrlte ±or- latest lanoes.-^"^"" VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate of 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 cliains to brealc as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and Es- timates. BJ. HII»F»A.I«I>, "Vovungsto-waa^* Olilo. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, florticuiiural flrGliliects and Hoi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogue, enclosuig 4 cents in 8tamp8. lyo. a-s^ o^gtai St., j«gE;w -yoRK: oiT^y. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, P^E^'W 'VORIC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC.. ETC. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDm OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, ^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user 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 Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New Yo»<' .T. C, VAUGhAN, Affent, CHICAGO. SHUNQ STEEL GALVMUZED! ARMORED TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES ^A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for Its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditionsand waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps re<4uire skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The OE LAMATER-RIDLR OR DE LAMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are e.-As foreman or manager by _ a flrsl-flassrosecrowerand all-round man: .^cotch. married, eoberand reliable: Mood references. Address C M, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-Commerclal place In east preferred, by slntjle man: 7 years' experience, and recommendations unexcelled. Address D S, care Geo. A. Sutherland. t>7 Bromfleld St., Boston. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman In commercial place, wholesale or retail: thoroughly experienced In roses, carnations, mums . etc.. etc. Address by let- ter only. GEO. BEAL, 21311 N. Diamond St., Phlla. SITUATION WANTED-By a young man of Dutch ij nationality. In a large flower store, as a design malier. Fully experienced, (iood references. Ad- dress RosLix Conservatories, South Framlngham, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-By young florist, nine years' O experience in most all branches, sober, reliable and not afraid to work: best of reference: between Allegheny Mts. and Mlsslsslpl River preferrpd. Ad- dress Grower, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-As florist's assistant, by a young woman who has given satisfaction in the arranging of funeral designs and floral decorations. References. In or about Philadelphia preferred. Ad- dress U T W, i\2 Walnut St , Philadelphia, Pa, SITUATION WANTED-By florist and gardener, flrst-class rose, carnation and violet grower, palms and ferns and general stock of greenhouse and outdoor plants: private or commercial; 18 years' expe- rience, age 80. married, no family, English; good ref- erences. Address J 67 Madison St., Morrlstown, N, J, WANTED— A few strong plants of Swalnsonaalba. Vaughaxs Seed Stoke. Chicago. WANTED— Oflnce man and correspondent who is familiar with pi mt business. Give particulars to J. D. EISELE, Dreer s Nursery. Rlverton N.J, WANTED AT ONCE — Second-h,^nd hot water boiler to heat I'^Uit square feet glass: also 4-Inch pipe. Address W. P. Ranson. Junction City, Kan, WANTED— Slng'e man, American, rose and carna- tion grower, for San Antonio, Texas; wages $25 and board : bring references. Apply Vaughan's Seed Stoke, Chicago, FOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughax's Seed Store, 88 State Street. Chicago. FOR SALE— A rare chance: well established florist business In a live Illinois city. No competition. Will sell cheap for cash. For piirtlculars. address T. Z. Macaruell. care Tuscola Floral Co., Tusco a, Illinois, FOR SALE— Hot air pumping engine, best make, as good as new; will lUt water 12 feet and force It 3U feel high, pumping as much as a 10- foot windmill; being perfectly reliable. Jltl.OO, U. G. Lee, Madison, Ohio, FOR SALE CHEAP-Greenhouses In a live Illinois town; houses built in 1892: everything In good repair: doing a flne retail business. No competition. This will bear Investigation Address U. D. Cai.dwei.i. Si Co., Paris, III. Catalogues of wholesale florists, dealers in flo- rists' supplies and wholesale fruit tree dealers, JOHN A, BALMER. Horticulturist. Pullman. Wash. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, large stock of the single and double scarlets, all good beddtrs. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $1.50 per 100: $12 per 1000. Without Labels. $1.25 per 100: $10 per luOO. ColeuB and Alternantliera in seaHoii. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B, 496, LANCASTER, PA, August Rolker&Sons AUCTION ROOMS. 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. Sales ever.v TUESD.^Y and FKIDA'V' during Noveiiiber and iiist half December. ff^~LlmIts by mall receive prompt attention, AUGUST KOLKER, Auctioneer. JAPANESE IRIS, A splomlld collection. PHLOX, In bright desirable colors. P^EONIES, Choicest varieties. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L, I.. N. Y. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch |12.50 per 100 3-inch l7.ro per 100 4-inch 40 00 per 100 Largest stocl< in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. p. O. Box 73. KANSAS CITY, MO. 404 The American Florist. Nov. 24^ Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, 514.00. 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 A.MERICAN FLORIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those I'nes Oxi.v. 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. From the newspaperclippings received we judge that nearly every hamlet in the country had a chrysanthemum show of some sort this year. In most of the smaller places these were held under the auspices of one of the local churches or charitable organizations, and were more nearly church fairs with chrysanthemum displays as a leading feature than regular exhibitions. But this would indicate that the popularity of the Queen of Autumn has extended to every nook and corner of the country and that her hold upon the peopleisfirmerthan ever. The anticipated "reaction" has surely not yet arrived. Bulletin No. 107 of the North Caro- lina Experiment Station, Raleigh, is de- voted to the subject of ''Flowering bulbs in North Carolina and their propagation for florists' use." The bulletin treatsspe- cially of the commercial culture of ama- ryllis, freesias, galtonias, gladiolus, Roman hyacinths, lilies, narcissus, tuber- oses and tulips, and includes engravings of the leading bulbs from specimens grown at the station. The published statement of thereceipts and diiburstments of the exhibition at Oswego, N. Y. is as follows: Receipts, $47.59; disbursements, $10.08; balance turned over to city hospital, $37.51. The managers of exhibitions in the larger cities would be very happy if they could keep expenses down to less than one- fourth of the receipts. The Grape Culturist, by A. S. Fuller, first published thirty years ago, has been reissued in a new edition, enlarged up to date. Since its first appearance this has been the standard work on American grapes, and the new edition willnodoubt add to its usefulness (Orange Judd Co., New York). H. J. R. — Your inquiries would require many issues of the Florist to answer fully in detail. You will find articles in every issue bearing upon ore or more of the subjects you name, and we refer you to them. Charleston, S. C— Mr. Samuel Webb died October 16. He had been in the business in this city about 40 years, dur- ing which time he always enjoyed the highest regards of its citizens. At the time of his death he bad the care of the city parks as well as the majority of the largest private gardens. He had a large nursery at 10 and 12 Friend street, where he did a large business. Benton Harbor, Mich. — Achrysanthe- mum show and supper was held here by oneof the churches. Although the greater part of the exhibit came from amateurs some excellent flowers were shown, and the exhibition was a financial success. CUT FLOWERS. We are still in it with the finest MUMS, They never get left. If you want fine Roses, Carnations, Valley, Violets, Orchids or Smilax, Remember we ship only first-class stock and give you what you order, properly packed and shipped on time. ^. J. COI^BI^lH>^^, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. FOR DECORATING, "°^eT«°.l«^" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS KANUS. CUT STRINGS s to 12 feet long, so cts. Shipped In largre or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- erraph or telephonCj^ ^ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN^ Iiaorel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'mr 'PRAIRIE' FDLOINS FLOmR fOR CUT /LOWERS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-pruufed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 in a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. OIVK US A TRIAL. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee Street. MILWAUKEE. WIS. Phnnel571. P. O. Box 87. g»"Oi'EN TILL 8 P. M. Sunday till noon. FLORAL DESIGSrS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARUND, Harrlsburg, Pa. Newburyport, Mass. — A fine chrysan- themum show was given here by J. J. Comley. In addition to Mr. Comley's display, which formed the greater part of the show, some nice displays were made by various amateurs, for which Mr. Com- ley offered prizes. Savannah, Ga. — A chrysanthemum show was given here for the benefit of the local orphan asylums. A.C. Oelschig made the largest display; his exhibits were very fine, both plants and cut blooms. Quite an interesting feature was the competition of the school chil- dren, to whom Mr. Oelschig gave plants last spring. There were also some ama- teur exhibits. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Suppnes I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELtlSON * KUEHN), ^j^^ WHOLESALE ^€« I 1122 FIlfTlS STUEET, Sit:. l^oi;s.l(S, AJ:o. A complete line of Wire DeBlgms. Mention American Florist. IDGForesiBlu&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Koses. Carnations, Chrysantheiiiuiiis. Valley, A'iolets. etc. t024 Market Sireet, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. '1l!»,^^,' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. CUT SMILAX. 15 cents per String. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4- The American Florist. 405 E. H. HUNT, WHOIiESaLBpLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AND AI.!. FI.OBISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPBST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34- <& 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHXOAOO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone MiiN 22?. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 57 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. CMICAGO. Our Boses best them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeautieSj NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWKKS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special altewtlon. Send ua a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Consignments solicited. O H[IO.A,OrO* ROGERS PftRK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, ■ CHICAGO. We are prepared lo till your orders with flrst-class flowers. Give U8 a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, '^^^-^, Asparagus aO.OU PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 20. Koses. small 2.00 large teas 3.00® 4.00 " Beauties 10.00®26.00 Carnations .. -"5® 1.00 Valley ^-^ Smllax 12.00®16.0O Asparagus 35 00®60.00 Violets, double "'^ot'.S Cattleyas ,., ™,oTX"S Cyprlpedlums U.00@16.00 Chrysanthemums, common 2.00® 8.00 Chrysanthemums, select 12.00®15.00 Buuvardia „^^ l-JJO Adlantum "5® 1.00 Smllax 12 00®15.00 CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Roses. Beauty 8.00S25.00 Testout. Meteor, Kalserln. .. 4.00 Bridesmaids. La tYance, Albany 3.00 ■' Wootton. Mermets 2.00® 3.00 Perle. NlphetOB 2.00® 2.50 •• (iontlers. 1.00® 2.00 Camatlonfl. common 75® 1.00 fancy 1-50 Violets 1.0[)®160 Valley ?■«! Romans >»."0 Uarrltll 2 00 Callas . lO.lJO Chrysanthemums ?S9®}^''!! Orchids, cattleyas 40.0O®6O 00 Mignonette 'iv*®!'*' ST. Louis. Nov. 20. Roses. Perles. Wootton 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Albany, La France. . 3.00® 4.00 •• Kalserln 4.00® 5.00 Bridesmaid, Meteors 3.00® 4.00 Beauty 8 0O@20.0O Smllax 15.00®18.t0 Violets, single, per 100 25c Carnations, long 1-00 short .50 BUFFALO. Nov. 21 Roses. Beauties 10.00®2o.OO Mermet. Bride, Kalserln 3.00® 5.00 Perles. Cusin 3.00® 4 00 Meteor. La France 4.110® 6.00 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.60 short 75® l.OO Valley 4.00 Violets 'iO® .75 Chrysanthemums 5.00®15.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies ■WHOIwBSA.I^E5. 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON. MASS. New En gland Agent lor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTDRAL ADCTIONEERS, Mention American Florist. 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. SHERIDAN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price listonapplicatioii Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WH0LE8BLE^FL0R18T. Careful Shipping: to all parts of the country. Frice list on application. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER III Cut* F lowers . S7 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5^:> West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK GIT'S Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 406 The American Florist. Nov. 24^ Hfie geeil Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BuSHXELL, St. Loula. president: S. E. BRiGGS Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. L. UON. 114 Chambers street, New York, secretary and treasurer. Cucumber Seed. To THE Am. Florist: — I note in the "Chrysanthemum number" of the Ameri- can Florist of the 10th inst. the article referring to 12c. cucumber seeds, and as the statement is misleading and may be construed by the seed trade in general as an indication of existing values in the cucumber seed line I desire to say that no one who makes the growing of the many varieties of cucumber a specialty can possibly sell at any such a ridiculous price without entailing a hard cash loss ranging from $3 to $5 per 100 pounds, and although I am personally acquainted with the several different vine seed grow- ers who make the business a specialty in this and other sections I know of no one . who would be idiotic to such an extent as to offer seed at any such loss. The seed you refer to as being offered at 12c. is beyond any question of dispute "tramp seed" — a crop that has loeen grown by some farmer who, having been unable to dispose of his crop, from one or more of a number of causes, to the spe- cialist to whom he expected to sell the same at the time he planted the crop, now offers the product at any price he can procure for it. There are a number of lots of cucumber seed of this character in this vicinity that can be obtained at 8c. to 10c. per pound, or even at a less figure if these prices can not be obtained. In some cases the seed has been rejected by the specialists located here for obvious reasons; it may have been improperly cured, possibly injured in one of the different processes through which it has to pass, and again it may have grown in too close proximity to other varieties, rendering the seed unfit for the use of any seedsman who values his reputation. Besides these there are some lots of cucumber seeds that were grown here in 1893 for a certain house that has since retired from the business and to whom the seed referred to was either never delivered, or if ever delivered was returned to the present holders. Under the system of numbering each vari- ety and not naming same, adopted by the house referred to, the present holders of these stocks are absolutely ignorant as to the variety they have; for instance, they may have what is known to them as a white spine, but whether the variety is Early Arlington or Extra Long White Spine they assuredly do not know, and the same condition of uncertainty also applies to the several early and pickling varieties. Any seedsman who has the courage to buy stocks grown and offered under such conditions as above described certainly assumes more risk than my expe- rience teaches me they are willing to take on. The article as it appears in your issue of the 10th inst, is therefore misleading, for it fails to explain how such an unrea- sonable price as 12c. per pound forcucum- ber seed could possibly be made. Before publishing such articles in your columns it seems to me to be no more than just to the seed trade in general as well as to those who devote their time, energy and money to the growing of any line of specialties, to first ascertain the conditions attached to the matter under consideration for publication before al- lowing it to appear in your paper. Write us without delay, stating quantities required, for special low quotations on following plants unequalled in quality and price. Adiantum Farleyense, Adiantum cuneatum, Nepiirolepis exaltata piumosa, Pteris Smithae, Mixed Ferns and Selaginellas in variety, palms in- cluding the beautiful PritchardJa (Licuaia) grandjs, Dracaenas and Foliage Plants, Araucaria glauca, Pitcher Plants, Ficus elastica, Genistas, Hardy Roses on their own roots, Orchids and Cypripediums, of wHicii we carry the largest stock in the country. PITCHER & MANDA, (incorporated), THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC IVIAGHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, ef ONION SETS . " SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦ ♦ ♦I New York: ♦j 26 Barclay Street. CHICAGO: 146-48 w.wasliingtoii St. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS, GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. In this case the wholesale seed trade have mostly made their purchases at prices ranging from 17c. to 25c. per pound. They areobliged to contend with the idea suggested that cucumber seed of a mer- chantable quality can be obtained at 12c. per pound, which is erroneous and unfair to both the wholesaler and the grower, and injurious to the trade. Yours truly, Frank T. Emerson. Waterloo, Neb., Nov. 13, 1894. [It is a wide open secret that the vine seed crop of 1893 was enormous and that reliable stocks of several leading kinds could be bought as late as April 1894 at 10 and 11 cents perpound in 1,000 pound lots; it would not therefore appear strange that 10,000 lots of a few leaders would still sell as low as 12 cents, not- withstanding any full general line of varieties might cost 17 to 25 cents. The readers of our seed trade column under- stand these conditions we think. — Ed.] Boston.— Bulbtrade has been generally satisfactory this season and stocks weie well cleaned up before the hard freeze came on. The thaw and open weather which may bedepended upon to intervene before settled winter conditions prevail will undoubtedly give an opportunity to work off the last odds and ends and thus wind up the season in better shape than usudl. The sudden and unexpected severe weather caught many market gardeners badly and thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of celery and beets were frozen up all through this section, and especially through Worcester county, where even the potatoes had not been dug. The only complaint one hears in the seed trade is the difficulty in collect- ing; farmers' accounts are bad, and flo- rists' worse if anything. There are accounts on the books of every dealer which would be sold gladly at 20% on the dollar. The movement on foot in the American Seed Trade Association wherein it is proposed to adopt a un form dis- count of 10% to be allowed on all sales of vegetable and flower seeds made and paid for before March 1 does not meet with much enthusiasm here. Many of the seedsmen think they do not get over 10% per cent for themselves when they get it all, and they do not relish the idea of giving up all the cream to the cus- tomer. Auratum lilies from Japan came in at the same time as the native stock. Both are of excellent quality. It is reported that the M. B. Faxon Co. have sold out their seed business at Saugus, Mass., to the J. T. Lovett Co. of Little Silver, N. J. PiantsfGuuinos. ACHYRANTHES, ALTERNANTHERA, GOLEUS, CARNATIONS, GUPHEA, GERANIUMS, AND SOME OTHER STOCK. We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to sf ip, or on application. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UP PER SANDUSKY. OHIO. 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 Lit. Auratum, Spec. Rubrum and Album. Etc. Iris Kasmpferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese IVIaples, iu be.st 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. You will benetit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. i8g4- The American Florist, 407 How to Grow Cut Flowers. ^■y Jkl. A.. HUBfT. A F'RA.CTICA.L TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THK ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. E^STA.TEJ OF 3.x. A.. MU:iVT, Terre Msnttte, Incl. Cox Seed & Plant Co. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application All American Firms TRADING WITH EUROPE In any kind of nursery stock, seeds or bulbs, should consult the "Horticultural Adver- tiser." Our paper is the Trade medium for Great Britain, and is also sent to all the princi- pal firms on the Continent. We are desirous of increasing our circulation in the States and will place the first 200 firms send- ing their card ou our list for twelve months gratis The ordinary subscription is 75 cents per annum to cover postage only. Address EDITORS OF THE "H. A." Chilwell NurserlFS. NOTTS. Kngland. WE SELL BULBS Special low prices to Florists % Dealers. WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchunts and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NKW YORK. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, jSlOOO per 100. CASH WITH OKDEK. 404 E. 34th Street, NKW YORK. OSCAR KNOPFF & CO. Seed Growers, Erfurt. Germany. FLOWER. KITCHEN GARDEN. ETC. SEEDS. Lily of the Valley Bulbs, best qualities at low prices. Orders prdinpily executed. Medals awariied at World's Columbian Exiiosltlon, Chlcaiio. and Mld-VVlnter Exhibition. San Francisco. Sole Ayents for United States and Canada: C. B. RICHARD & CO., 61 Broadway, N. Y. Trade Catalogue for IS'.i.) free on application. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 2,'> auel 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. VV. A.. AX.A.IVI5A., H.rtic««u«rESi,hme„.. ^OUTH ORANGE. N.J. IBOU^QXJB^a^ GI^E^EJIV, We are headquarters on tliese, and can make Bottom Prices on single cases, tons or carload lots. Please send us a list of your wants to figure on. EVERGREEN WREATHING. Well Wound, made out of strictly prime stock. Medium Heavy Grade.. Extra Heavy Grade .JS3.50 per 100 yards; $30.00 per 1000 yards . 5.00 " " 45.00 " " W. W. BARNARD & CO. FROM JAPAN. - Hulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palme, Ktc. FKOni AUSTRALIA. —Arauca- rias, Palm Seeds, £tc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bidbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and interesting Catalogue 'lU-'^. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878 ) SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import house. WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS AND Paper White Narcissus Grandiflora, at closing out prices. Address C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YOBK. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American Florlet. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the MiinettI Stock, offer the Ijest re- sults to the florist. Ijl.inmlrii; freely and KlvInR plenty of cuttings for propiiKiitlnt.' 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. CINERARIAS. We have a fuu luorcuf these superior plants. Those wan' Inj.' some will do well to send to us. SM-iiicli, SfiJ.50 per 100; 3-lnch, »4.00. PELARGONIUMS. 2!i'-inch 83 00 per 100 S-inch 5.00 per 100 CARNATIONS, mixed lot of leading sorts, large plants 5.00 per 100 S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists. 9 and 11 Koberls Street, IITICA, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Two Year Old Roses. FINE LARGE PLANTS. PerlOO BRIDEand MBKMBT 18.00 PERLB and SUNSET 9.00 GONTIBK and SOUPERT S.OO LA FRANCE and WHITE LA FRANCE 8.60 And all other standard varieties. Send list for prices. Also Immense and fine line ".J^'-lnch pot Roses. Finest Re.x Beeonlas. :i-ln. pots, ib.m per 100. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. THE N.4TIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, O. 5,000 General Jacqueminot ROSE PLANTS, on their own roots, well branched, 2J^ to 3^ feet high. $10.00 per 100. «®"Sample of eight for $1.00. JORDAN FLORAL CO.. 70G Olive Street, ST. LOl'IS. MO. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WATTEVILLE, StronK plants, from 3-lnch pots. Jo per 100. BRIDESMAIDS. METEORS, Strong plants, o-lnch pots, fO per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. ROOTED Verbena cuttings Ready for Immediate Shipment. They are perfectly healthy, and the best named varieties. Price, »1.00 per 100; 1S8.00 per 1000. J. L. DILLON, Bioomsburg, Pa. Offers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care A merican Florist. Chicago. When writing to any of the aiiver- Hsers on this page please mention the American Florist. 408 The American Florist. Nov. 24. St. Paul, Minn. L. L.May & Co. had a chrysanthemum exhibit in their new store on the 10th inst.,and A. S. Swanson one in the Wash- burn building on East 5th street from November 14 to 17. Both displays were very creditable and emphasized the regret that all of our growers have not united their stock and made a grand display. Our florists seem to keep pace with the times in the way of growing mums, as many of the Chicago prize winners have worthy representatives here. ThcQueen, Major Bonnaflfon, Vivland-Morel. Hicks Arnold, Mrs. E.G. Hill, Pitcher &Manda, Marie Louise, Mrs. Gov. Fifer and Pres. W. R. Smith have all been grown here this year, showing fine large blooms, and all will be planted extensively an- other season. Felix. Des Moines, Iowa. The florists of this city have organized a florists' club, with Peter Lambert for president, J. F. Marshall secretary, and W. L.Morris treasurer. At the last meet- ing the members voted unanimously in favor of making preparations for a grand chrysanthemum show next fall. A very satisfactory show was given here recently by one of the local churches, at which the florists wereasked to assist. W.L.Morris occupied a table with a fine display of big "mums" grown to single stem, and vases of assorted flowers. J. F. Marshall occu- pied one corner of the hall with a table of cut chrysanthemums, roses and carna- tions, and a large eroup of palms, flow- ering plants, etc. The show was held in Livingston's new seed store, 710-712 Locust street, which Mr. Livingston kindly lent for the purpose. J. F. Marshall. Stevens Point, Wis.— Charles Helm has added 30 feet in length to each of his greenhouses. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of large flowering and fancy Pansies ready October I5th and on to May 1st. THE JENNINGS STRAIN ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Price free by mail 60 cts. per 100; by express 1000, $5.00; 5000, 820; 10000, $.35. All colois mixed. Pansy seed, finest mixed, 2500 seed $1. ■' " yellow black eye, 2.500 seed 81. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 264. SOUTHPORT, CONN. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP NOW READY. Very fine mixture ot large flowering varieties aud choice colors, espe- cially selected for florists' use. 1 oz. $3.00. NEW GIANT PRIZE PANSY, finest strain in the market. 1 oz. $5 00. Low prices on Lilium Harrisii, Longiflorum. Roman Hyacinths, Lily ol the Valley, etc. Special low prices on Rustic Baskets. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 34-TH Street, Near Long Island Kerry, NEW YORK. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice doi^maut slock, for potting up for Spring sales. 82.00 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. All home grown. . . . F. A. HALLEK, ISloomiDgton, Ml. 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 condition. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest 1 ever bought." — Wm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING, IN GOOD ASSORTMENT. In H. r»'ss Gen. Jacq., P. Neyron, Mrs. Laing, Magna Charta, Ulrich Brunner, Baron Bonstettin, A. Colomb, Jno. Hopper, A. Diesbach, M. P. Wilder, Earl of Dufferin, Eugene Furst, silver Queen, Coq. des Blanches, Prince Camille, and other leading \arieties. S7.00 PER 100: $65. OO PER 1000. A few thousand well rooted, fine plants, just too light for our first grade; mainly Jacq., Neyron, Persian Yellow, Wilder, Colomb, Prince Camille and Bonstettin. $5.00 PER 100: $40.00 PER 1000. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 50C0 fine 3 fo 4 ft. plants, at $70.00. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4-lst YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON GO., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. Mention American Florist. HOLMESBURG^ PHILADELPHIA, PA. CHAS. D. BALL, A FULL STOCK IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. STOUT, PERFECT PLANTS. ALL SIZES, UP TO ELEGANT SPECIMENS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. If you do not know the quality of my plants try some. There are none better. Price List on application. mention this paper. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^R^A^ru^^FUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CEBiTIFICATE Or MEKIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. WYNDMOOR STATION. Phlla. & Reading B. R. from 12th & Market Sts.. PHI LA. -EDWIN LONSDALE, Siebrecht&Wadley, b.ozi bill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist. 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. Our Mr, A. Dlmmock will be plenHed to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 2U5 Greenwich St.. New York City. TO ■R A f*f O ^" 10 lbs 50c; 2.51bs|L0O; .501b.s81..TO; 100 lbs 82.50. TJTJgm E-xtra fine, perJOO lbs. $5. .9S"Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m, Chicago. A BARGAIN. is,ooo LATAMA BORBONICA , from 2-inch pots, 1 year old, fine plants, $4 per 100; $35 per 1000, CASH. Must sell. Cold weather no hinder- ance to shipping. GEO. WITTBOLD. 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmon. ITVIPKOVKD S-PfKCK MAII.INO liOXES In tlve sizes either In flat or made up OUR NKW KM'KKSS SHIPPING I50XES In three sizes are well made and cheap. Any size bo.v. label or stahe made to order Write for cata- logues or estimates. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia. III. i8g4. The American Florist. 409 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The following set of eight extra choice varieties will be sent out by us the coming season. They are all of sterling merit, possessing all the qualities constituting a first-class Chrysanthemum for florists' use, having fine, large flowers on good, stiff stems, with foliage well up to the flower. J. H. TROY, very early white incurving Japanese of fine form, good size and substance, first-class shipper. Ready for cutting October 5th to 9th. Flowers lasted o-i stems in fine condition six weeks. Certifi- cate National Chrysanthemum riociety of America, New York. J. E. LAGERj very early yellow reflexed Japanese of good size, color and substpnce. Foliage and stem good; fine shipper. Ready for cut- ting October 5th to 9th. Flowers lasted on stems in fine condition six weeks. Certificate National Chrysanthemum Society of America, New York. W. B. DINSMORE, Japanese incurved, golden yellow. Flowers well built and very attractive. Strong stem, with good foliage and great substance. Grand for shipping. One of our best. MRS. W. A. BRYANT, fine chrome yellow, magnificent flower, mid- season. Broad petals, strong grower. Awarded First Prize at Boston. F. L. ATKINS, mid-season. Japanese reflexed, large, pearly white flower, having broad, long petals, forming a perfect ball. Vigorous grower, strong stem, furnished with foliage up to the flower. A grand flower and good shipper. MRS. HENRY ROBINSON, a perfect form of the Queen of England type, of exceptional meiit. large and well finished. An early white blooming with us October 5th. Fine substance and very lasting. MISS GEORGIANNA PITCHER, yellow variety that will make a reputation for itself. Foliage and stem Al. dwarf habit, flower incurved, good size, fine color, of great substance. Magnificent variety. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen; $35.00 per 100; $250.00 per 1000. March 1st, 1895 delivery. AWARDED FIRST PRIZE IN BCSTON FOR TWELVE VARIETIKS NAMED INTRODUCTIONS OF THE CURRENT YEAR. PITCHER & MANDA, Short Hills, N. J. (FNCOKPOKATKlt.) CARNATIONS Any way you want them, direct from the sand or as trans- planted plants. Varieties that PAY to grow, and Cuttings or Plants that WILL grow. Better write to me, I'll do my share toward giving you good value for your money. ALBERT M. HERR^ L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. YOUR ENEMIES, MILDEW AND CARNATION RUST. YOUR FRIENDS, FOSTITE and Joosten's {Magazine Bellows. Sold l*y Healers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. Pandanus Veitchii. Very large plants, 2 to 5 feet high, in 6 to 10-inch pots. NICE RUBBERS— 12 to 18 inches, 5-inch pots, at a bargain. Write for prices. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfeld, III. TRv DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed fr«€ to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEB, FliUadelplila, Pa. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. I CLAY'S FERTILIZER A Highly Concentrated Plant Food. ludispensable to Florists who desiYe highest f)er- fection in bloom. My new season's importation hasjust arrived from England. Caq now fill all orders promptly. Same low rates as last year. G. C. WATSON, rhiladelphia, Pa., Seeds, Bulbs, Plants (Wholesale only). 102o Arch St. f M 8 • f Mention American Florist. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, CARNATIONS AND COLEUS. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SFF.GIflUTy . ELLIS. NORFOLK Co.. MASS. CARNATIONS MRS. E. REYNOLDS $8,00 per 100 BUTTERCUP H.OO WILDER HINZEs and others 5.00 CYCLAMEN. 3^-iDCh pots. . . BOO GENISTAS. .i-in p'ots, nicestocky plants 12.00 SMILAX, 2^-inch pots 812.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Flshklll, N. Y. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Swe.etbrier Carnation . $15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application. EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS Strong plants in cold-frames. Blanche, Richmond, Dawn, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Reynolds. Lamborn, Gar6eld. Golden Gate, White Wings, Purdue. Spartan, Attraction, Nellie Lewis, White Dove. Louise Porsch. $1.00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots» »2.50 per IOC; $20.00 per 1000. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III, N6W Carna tions ou r Specialtu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS. L.A FAYETTE. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, ot desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Noveltiesand Sland.ird soits in season. C3. J. i»:h!KB-iwoc::ml, The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., PA. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. 410 The American Florist. Nov. 24^ (^eco^ ^ote)l). Brighton, N. Y.— J. Frank Morris, nur- seryman, has made an assignment to J. D. C. Rumsey. North Weare, N. H.— J. G. Herrick & Son have added another plant house to their establishment. QuiNCY, III. — A chrysanthemum show was held here by one of the churches. It was a very great success, and drew a crowd of visitors. MiDDLETOWN, N. Y. — A chrysanthemum show was held here by the Congrega- tional Church. The attendance was large in spite of bad weather. Victoria, B. C. — A flower show was given here by one of the Sunday schools. The plants shown were very creditable. Mr. Geo. Fraser was the judge. Shelbwille, III.— Mrs. E. A. Van Dyke, the florist, died, last June. Mr. Van Dyke has sold the business to Mrs. E. H. Martin, who will continue it. Larchmont, N. Y.— W. B. Edwards & Bro. lateof Pittsfield, Mass., are about to start in business at Cloverley Farm here, raising forced vegetables and flow- ers. Grand Rapids, Mich.— S;hmidt Bros. Floral Park, is the title ot a new estab- lishment on Park avenue. Two houses have been erected and others will be added. Schenectady, N. Y.— J. E. Felthousen held a chrysanthemum show here the second week in November. It was an excellent display, and was visited by large numbers of people. No admission fee was charged. Owatonna, Minn. — The Owatonna Floral Association held its third annual chrysanthemum show November 2. There was a good exhibition, and entertaining speeches on floral subjects were made by several members of the society. Salt Lake City, Utah.— The Utah Nursery Co. made an assignment Novem- ber 12 with liabilities amounting to about $115,000; assets not stated, though the companyclaimstohaveassets far in excess of liabilities. Melville B. Sowles is assignee. The heavest creditor is the firm of W. & F. Smith, Geneva, N. Y., who hold notes and mortgage, which with interest amount to $39,210.44. Notes and mortgage held by Wm. Smith individually amount with interest to $21,511.13. Other heavy creditors are A. Keysor, note and mortgage, with interest, $33,175 00; W. S. McCormick, note and interest $16,391.15. Oxford, Ohio.— The ladies of the Presbyterian church here have been hold- ing a chrysanthemum exhibition and with great success. For a small town like this to attempt such an undertaking is no easy task, yet it is evident that it was worth the venture. Next year undoubtedly much better results will be achieved. A noticeable feature was the large number of seedlings exhibited; someof them remark- ably pretty. A large group of miscellane- ous plants staged by the local florist R. M. Walker was very attractive. A collec- tion of 12 vases of specimen blooms of leading varieties from the same exhibiter was however the leading feature. Enter- tainments were given each evening of the exhibition. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. PARTIAL LIST OF STOCK PLANTS OF EACH. PER DOZ. Mrs. E. G. Hill, best early pink 20c. $2.00 Yellow Queen, best early yellow 30c. 3.00 Mrs. Craige Lipplncott, medium early yellow, extra fine 20c. 2.00 E. Dallledouze, mid-season to late, best yellow up to date 60c. 6.00 Mutual Friend, pure white, graceful in form, a general favorite 50c. 5.00 Minerva, a very fine medium early yellow 5 c. 5.00 Marie Louise, white, early and large 50c. 5.00 Mrs. J. Geo Ms, pure white, very large, late 60c. 6.00 Major Bonnaflon, incurved, beautiful in form, '■Yellow Ivory" 50c. 5.00 Mayflower, very large, creamy white, beautiful in form 50c. 5.00 H. L. Sunderbruch, early yellow, extra fine 50c. 5.00 Erminilda, one of the very best mid-season pinks. Took first premium for vase of 50 over all other pinks, at Philadelphia, 1894 $25.00 per 100 And many others. EDWIN LONSDALE, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. Extra strong, field-grown clumps, in perfect health^not bench- grown stock exhausted by over feeding which seldom give satisfaction, as they produce weak, sickly plants. A. A. Sturges, Ada H. Leroy, Eiderdown, J. H. Cliffe, Joey Hill, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Mabel Simpkins, M B. Spaulding, Mrs. H. F. Spaulding, Niveus, Pres. W. R. Smith, Snowflake, Thos. H. Brown, Viviand-Morel, Wanless, 25 cents each. Alba Venus, Chas. L. Mitchell, Cullingfordii, Eda Prass, Emily Ladenhurg, Exquisite, Golden Wedding, Harry May, Hicks-Arnold, Ivcry, Kioto, L. Canning, Lilian B. Bird, Louis Boehmer, Miles H. Wheeler, Minnie Wanamaker, Mrs. F. L. Ames, Mrs Leslie Ward, Mrs. W. H. Trotter, Prince of Chrysanthemums, Roslyn, Turban, Walter Hunnewell, W. G. Newitt, William Falconer, W. N. Rudd, 20 cents each. Ada Spaulding, Adolphe, Autocrat, Judge Hoitt, Sun God, 15 cents. THE LOVETT COMPANY, Little Silver, N.J. STOC PLA n°t"s chrysanthemums Niveus, Queen, Ivory. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Craig. Domination, E. Dailledouze, Golden Wedding, Lincoln, Mrs. C. Lippincott, Glias. Davis, Golden Gate. Mrs. E. G. Hill. Pres. Smith, Good Gracious, Viviand-Morel, Ed. Hatch, H. Balsley. W. N. Rudd, Beau Ideal, Inter Ocean, Geo. W. Childs, Joey Hill, R. Mclnnes, and other standard sorts. 20c. each; %2 doz.; $15 per 100. HARKETT'S FLORAL NURSERY, Dubuque, Iowa. ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED BV 335 EAST 5TEFFENS ST. NEW YORK. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Gardiner's Celebrated English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh end Beliable. $7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitiee. John Gardiner & Co., > Philadelphia, Va. } Grevillea Robusta . strong 2;4-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. Now Ready for Delivery. A. H. Fewkes, Baron Hirsch, Charles Davis, Challenge, E. Dailledouze, G. S. Conover,G. Bramhall, Golden Hair, Heron's Plume, Inter Ocean, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Lady Playlair, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Major Bon- naffon. Mutual Friend, Mrs. J. George lis, Marion Henderson, Pride of California, Pitcher & Manda, Prairie Rose, Robt. M. Gray, Sophia Sievers, Wm. Simpson, Yel- low Queen, Maud Dean. t2 plants by mail for $1.00. Cash with order. MEREDITH B. LITTLE, Glens Falls, N. Y. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaiB Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. Mention American Florist. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. stock plants from bench. Queen. 16 cts. each, Lincoln, Mrs, R. Craig, Madeira Uarry Balsley, Ivory. Mrs, Craige I.lpplncott. 12c, each. station X, CHICAGO. i8g4. The American Florist. 411 Stock Plants for Florists. EXTRA STRONG BENCH GROWN, EQUAL TO 6-INCH POT GROWN. EACH DOZ. Challenge % 25 Jf Clias H. Miller 3 00 Clinton Chalfant 35 Constellation 25 Domination 20 2 00 Enfant des deux Mondes 3 00 Ermenilda 3 00 Eva Hoyt 3 00 Eugene Dailledouze.. 25 Flora Rummler 3 00 Golden Wedding 35 Good Gracious 3 00 Harry Balsley 3 00 H. E. Widener 2 00 Ivory 2 00 Joanna Lady Playtair Major Bonnaffon..., Marie Louise Maud Dean Mrs. E. G. Hill Niveus Pitcher & Manda.... Pres.Wm. R.Smith. The Queen Viviand Morel Waban W. H. Lincoln Yellow Queen 35 35 35 35 25 35 25 25 35 $3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Special discount on a GENERAL ORDER to meet any competition. It is conceded that the successful delivery of perishable stock in the best condition exactly when demand is active is secured only as the result of considerable experience and close study ot all the controlling conditions. During the past ten years we have studied these conditions and have the experience. We have faith that we can supply "First Class Stock on Tiiue," and to prove our faith by our works, on all orders given us in season we will Guarantee aridval or no pay. We attempt no competition in price with stock which has never yet arrived, or — arrived alter Xmas. "A Case of Holly in front of the store is worth four (4) on the cars." NEW YORK, 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. GREEN. Fresh Stock, full weight, prompt ship- ment, low prices. WREATHING — We will meet the market at all times. MISTLETOE— Per box 20 lbs.. $5.00. CHICAGO, 146-8 W. Washington Street. STOCK FKOM BENCH. K. Dailledou2e, Challenge. Clinton Chalfant and Golden Wedding:, 25c. each. Mrs. E. G. Hill, Pres. W. R. Smith. Maud Dean, Niveus, The (jueen, 20c. each: $2 doz. W. H. Lincoln. Waban, Col. W. B. Smith. Mrs. Whilldin. Viviand Morel, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Mrs. Robert Craig, H Balsley, Miss Kate Brown, Minnie Wanamaker, Domination, Geo. W. Childs, H. E. Widener, and others, 10c. each: $8 per 100. Orders booked for Rooted Cuttings of above varieties. BROWN & CANFIELD, SPRINGFIELD. ILL. IKS^Ts EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. F. BERGMAN, best and earllcet white, cut Oct. 4, 18',M, price 'ihc. each. MRS. E. G. HILL, best early pick, cut Oct. 13. '9-1. price '-.*5c eiicli. YBLI.OW QUEKN. best early yellow, cut Oct. (i. '94. price .SOc. eucli. Mlnervii. Autumn Eve, H. L. Sunderbnich and Bessie Cumiulniis, ."»Uc. eiich; J;),U(I pi-r dozen. The plants are dufi from bench after having bloomed. Stronti pliints. Cush with order. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FLATBUSH, N. Y. AIRS. K. G. HILL, best early. larKeflowerlng. pint, stock and 4-lnch pot plants J2 doz.; J15.Ul)per 100 2J^-lnch pot plants lO.OU ptrlOU CHAS. D.VVlJ^, golden sport from Vlvland-Morel. suffused apricot, extra. stock and 4-inch pot plants $2 doz,; 15.00 per 100 2J^-Inch plants lU. 00 per 100 C. CHALFANT. golden sport irom J. W. White. Stock and 4-Inch pot plants *1.5Udoz. 10.00 per 100 2>^-Inch plants 7 50 per lUO WM. TKlCKt^K & CO., Cliftou, W. J. DOUBLE-FLOWERING BLACKBERRY A few hundred uf the iiljcve. Strung plants, splen- did for torclni^; very large pure white flowers, SIU.UU per luo. H. STEINMETZ, Raleigh, N. C. Please mention the American P'lorist CTcry time you write to an advertiser. YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest early variety ever introduced. {See this paper Oct. i3,page 245.) MAYFLOWER, white, extra fine mid-season. MINERVA, clear yellow, extra fine mid-season. These two last named are now selling at a premium over all others in New York market. liood Stock Plants of the above, 50 Cents each. 'l^KL%l'^,fi^^:i&^.\'^^l%^X"'°'"'"■ JOHN N. MAY, Summit, New Jersey. vientlon American Florist. Stock Plants of Send your list of wants for prices. Chrysanthemums. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO., DAYTON. OHIO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Prize winners at tlie Boston Chrysanttie- mum Sliow, 1894. Eugene Dailledouze, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Inter Ocean, Mrs. E. G. Hill, The Queen, Mrs. J. George lis, Major Bonnatfon, Viviand-Morel, Mutual Friend, H. L. Sunderbruch, Beau Ideal, Maud Dean, Mrs T. H Spaulding. strong plants by mail, 20 cents each, or the collec- tion of 14 varieties, ff2.00 by mail. Ivory, 85.00 per 100 postpaid. All warranted true to name. Cash with orders. J. -W. MOWA.ieD, 330 Broadway, SOMEKVILLE. MAS.S. Mention American Florist. Stock Plants of "Mums." Eaoli Dozen IVOKY lie. n.H> KIOTO ■ 10c. 1.00 KREEMAN luc. 1.00 Orders booked now for rooted cuttlnt<;8 of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHiTFORD Station I'knna. U. U. WEST WHITELAND P. 0.. Chester Co.. PA. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock plants, trne to name, from bench or puts, flowers cut. Mrs. E. G. Hill. Queen, Niveus and Golden Wed- ding. 15 cts. each. Miss K. Brown, Ivory, Wanamaker, Pres. W. R. Smith, Mrs. R. Craig, J. H. Taylor. Whilldin, Mrs. E- D. Adams. Lincoln. Widener, Newitt, Madeira, Balsley. Domiuation. and Viviand-Morel, at 10 cts. each. Order soon, as no surplus stock will be saved unless sold. ROOTED CUTTINGS of fiist four, $3.00 per 100; of others. $2.50. Rooted Cuttings of Challenge. Marie Louise, Eugene Dailledouze. Inter Ocean, Mrs. Craige Lippincott, $5.00 per 100. No order for less than 8'2.00 desired. Cash with order unless for large lots from known purchasers. W. J. «S,IVI. S. VESEY, 90 Thompson Ave.. FORT WAYNE, IND. ACME FOOD -" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees and Flowers. A concentrated, soluble and odorless food. Put up in boxes of 1, 2% and 6 lbs. each, with full directions; sells at 2.5c., 50c. and $1.00 per box. Sample boxes, postpaid, 20c. Circulars free. Dis- count to the trade. HERMANN ROLKER, 318 Fulton Street, NEW YORK 412 The American Florist. Nov. 24^ riecoI AS TREKS, American Wblte Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balsam Kir frum w to .50 feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BBiAGrUE, Hinsdale, Mass. Ciiy Stand During the Holidays: 47th St. and Lexington Ai/e.. NEW tOHK Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . R. H. COM E Y, CatTiden, N. J. DYE WORKS: Jefferson, MastPr mid Paul Street. CO 10427. 75 cts. 0) a D .^ THE CHADBORN ABTflMTic - mmm IS AN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at auy temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL- ON-HUDSON, N. Y. GflTflUOGUf PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HAKRISBURG, PA TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting including an immense stock of MAPLES, ELMS, POPLARS, LINDENS, OAKS, in variety, of medium and large sizes. Estimates furnished. THE WM. H. MOON CO., MORRISVILLE, PA. Mention American Klorlst Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. I Plant Stakes. cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co.,, LOCKLAND, OHIO. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • It Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. LOUISVILLE, KY. GUT PRICES. Last Gall. Buy at HEADQUARTERS and save jobbers' protits. Order quick. HOLLY— Best Eastern, well berried, per case, 82.50 HOLLY WREATHS- Best made . . per 100, 811.00 LAUREL WREATHING— Very heavy per 100 yds. 15.00 LAUREL WREATHING— Medium. . per 100 yds. $4.00 LAUREL TWIGS per bbL $2.00 LAUREL BOUGHS per case, 3x3x6 ft. 86.00 TKUMS OF PAYJIENT: One half cash with order, balance Jan. 1st, 1895, Address all orders and correspondence to W. D. BOYNTON, CLAREMONT, VA, i8g4. The American Florist. 413 XMflS GOODS rarer HOLLY, Bouquet Green, Mistletoe % GREEN WREATHING, HOLLY WREBTHs! Our Holly Is thB Finest — Green leaves, briglit red berries & plenty of them. PvCI I\/CDCP\ r^M T^I/\AC Send us your orders now and ^oods will UELlVcrvEU KJW i liVlC. be there when you want them wiSGONSIN FLOWER EXGflflNGE, 468 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. PREPARE I I FOR THE r\ fioLiDfiyS. YOU WILL NEED Baskets in many shapes, Jardinieres and Ferneries in new designs, Metal Wreaths and Porcelain Flowers, Immortelles and Cape Flowers, Doves and WheatSheaves. Consult our Catalogue and you can make no mistake. Order our Goods and you will not regret it. No old stock. Everything fresh. New designs and novelties. Prices down to hard pan. H, & S6 »r. -itix «st., PEILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLT,-^^&«- ) Our wholesale catalogue Is Intended for tbe flower trade, exclusively, and applicants with whom we are not acquainted must enclose their business cards, otherwise cataloyues will not be forwarded. Under- takers are not tlorlsts. and need not apply. M. RICE & CO., Florists' SuDDiies. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for '^"♦"'"p"' m—^ WHITE DOVES FOR rLOR/STS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N.J. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in thes^-Inch and 2-lnch. J2.0U per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 5UU letters we {jlve away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In ne.Yt 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. Y.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa.; A. D. Perry \- Co.. Si Warren St.. Syracuse, N. T.: A. C. Kendal, ll.i Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.: B. H. llunt, 79 Lake St.. Chlcaixo: Wisconsin Flower Exchange. l;il Mason St.. Mllbwaukee. Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch. 4lh and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & Sons. «th and Marshall Sts. KIchmond. Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons. Rochester. N. Y.: Danl B. Long. Buftalo. N. Y'.: C. A. Kuehn. St. Ixjuls. Mo.: Hunt- ington Seed Co.. Indianapolis. Ind : Z. De Forest Ely i Co.. 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa : Portland Seed Co.. 171 3nd St.. Portland. Oregon: A. Herrman. 415E.SlthSt..New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. B7 Brom- fleld St-. Boston: Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St.. Bos- ton: N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 .Music Hall Place, Boston ; The Henry Phlllpps Seed anil Implement Co., Toledo. O.. Bert Cokely & Co.. Phlhidephla. Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. U. 1.; L. J. Kreshover, IH;1 (Ireenwtch St.. New Y'ork. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. 3-MANZ e^COMPANY-- WOODCNOOAVINO /^ MAlT-TONCPBOCtSft' ZINC tTCMiNoat je It w.^x PDocess ■ ■ . COPPtR tTCHINO jO CLtCTROTYPING ■ ■- WOtJLO'S COLUMS'AN EXPOS'TlOM 163 MONRpE Atrect- •••CHICAGO- ■ ■ 414 The American Florist. Nov, 24^ The Chrysanthemum. Get out, you poets, you who say The melancholy days have come; A thousand voices tell us of The gay chrysanthemum. — Detroit Free Press. He had no overcoat to wear Though chilly days had come. But he'd slaved and saved almost enough For one chrysanthemum. — Chicago Inter Ocean. Nature ou a busy day Made the flower fair; Then being quickly called away, Forgot to comb its hair. —Chicago Record. Nature kuows her bus'uess, Knows it true an' square; Soon we'll have chrysanthemums 'Long with foot ball hair. — IVashiugion Star. If there is a language of flowers, what does a t>- inch -a cross chrysanthemum say when it button- holes a xnQJvO.— Philadelphia Times. Mrs. Hicks— "You haven't brought nie any flowers to wear." Mr. Hicks— "Why don t you save your money, and wear your poodle dog lor a chrysanthemum?" —Puck. Chrysanthemum Names. The varieties of chrysanthemums on exhibition weie many. Most of them are named after the friends of florists who reared them, and if the men and women who bear the names look like the flowers they must be aristocratic in appearance, handsome or beautiful, and luxuriously languor- ous. It is sad to think that some very homely persons may be thus honored. A lady with red hair and most irregular features may be well enough beloved in some chrysanthemum nursery to have her full name conferred on a big drowsy flower with waxen white petals. A gentleman with a tomato-colored nose and whiskers which are periodically dyed may have a sufficient pull with somebody in the chrysanthemum business to have his cognomen distinguish a flower which has uniform color. The Mary Ann Jones and the John Thomas Smith chrysanthemums are not yet on the market, but if the use of full proper names goes on these and other familiar patronymics will eventually fill chrysanthemum catalogues.— 5a« Francisco Chronicle^ Providence, R. I.— Fire was diacovered in the greenhouses of Z. R. Corp on Prairie avenue on the morning of November 9, caused by an overheated pipe too close to the woodwork. Damage slight and con- fined principally to plants injured by smoke. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired Kolng through your houses two or three times a day year after year and llftinK your ven- LllatlnK sash one at a time and propping tbera up with sticks or pots, with a chance of havlcK sash blown off ttnd broken glass to pay for ? If you are We ha -ogotJvjHLlhutliliJK von Jiftnl. tli© NKWEST and J5KST thing out. "The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. 3end for UescrlptWo Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. TrooUPyfldlflfl" QuiNCY, III., Aug. 15, 1894. LOCKLAND I^UMBER CO., Sirs: — My greenhouse material reached me to-day. I fouud everything all O. K. It is the finest Stuff I've ever seen. I am more than pleased with it, and should I want anything more in your line you will surely get ray order. Yours truly, C. V. W. GENTEMANN. C5UTTER MSTBRmL, RiElGES, SflSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For clrcularH and estimates ADDRKSS UOGKLflND LUMBER 60. I^ookla.nc3L, O. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713, 715, 717 & 719 'Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Vnlon 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 Dopflfel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor, The S5nracuse 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 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. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. 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.. Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and H to J4 ciieaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. |y"Sencl for Circular. . . "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. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dla- count on larjie orders. We carry a large stock on hand ot Rood strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l?i-lnoh pots, per 1000 S 3.00 B-lnch pots, per lOOO $22.00 2 '■ •' 3.26 7 " " 36.00 2M " " 3.60 8 •■ '■ 60.00 i\i " " 4.00 a ■' •• T6.U0 3 " " 6.00 10 '• per 100 10.00 i)^ ■■ " 7.26 11 " •' 16.00 4 " •' D.OO 12 " •' 20.00 6 •■ " 13.80 14 " " 40.00 1(1 " " 75.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AuKUSt Rolker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St., New York City, New York Attents. Mention American Florist. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. i8g4- The American Florist. 415 Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse i Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. Bollere raade of Uil b '-t r t »\ W firebox eheetB ttud heads ut ateel. waLti bpacu all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" ITItADE M.ARK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read thefoUoiL'ing good report of our Green House Piitly: PiTTSBUHGn. Pa.. September let, 1894, We buve been usloy the T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish a number one article. It has always given us perfect satisfaction. When you use this Green House Putty you will be sure of good results from same. Signed; John Rodgerr. Florist. Green Tree Boro.. Pa. HAitT.^[AN Bkos., Florists, Allegheny, Pa. 1". H. pr:E-VII>B' C30., Corroders of STRICTLY PURK LEAD, P. O.BOX92S. PITTSBURGH, PA. IS^BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. None jereuuiue unless labeled as above. EVANS' IIMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. «S-Send for Catalogue. r"T A QQ KOCK BOTTOM PRICES Send for UXixVoO. Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. H.H:B1I3 0-Xi.A.SS CO., 66 Warren St., and 46, 48 Sc 50 College Place, ^OB EACH ROOM . PER Oa^ Send for Catalogue. HOME OFFICE AND WORKS: Branch Oftices: KOSTON-54 Oliver Street. NEW TOKK-39 Cortlandt Street. THE HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO., wo. 30 VINE STREET. GENEVA, N. Y. PHILADELPHIA 1019 Betz. Bldg. MILWAUKEE-135 Second Street. CHICAGO-131 Lake Street. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, GHIGAGO. Nflnm Gas Mffi GiM. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY I The only Certificate of Merit awarded for ventilating ap- paratus at the St. Louis Convention'was to the POPULAR STANDARD VENTILATING IHACHINE The florist's friend in working and prices. fPk s^ 14 i- f 1^ No repairs for 5 years, no chain s to brealc as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on too foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and Es timates. E;. Hir»I*A.ier>, "Votaa^gsto^JV-aa., Ol3.io. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, floniGuliurai flrdiiiecis and Hoi Water Enolneers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents in stamps. i«^o. s^-i oarxai St., ivEj-w -x-okk: oit^st. HOT-AIR 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-rider and py lyi PII^ Q DeLAMATER-ERICSSON rupii^p PUMPING cNGINE. ENGINE. Thoir operation is so simple and safe that a child can run them Tliey will pump water from shallow streams or any k.nd of well, Thev can lie arrun(,'eil for any kind of fuel. Capacity 1.900 to 30.000 gallons of water a day, according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK, N. Y. [■te GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue and price llet. PATENTQ I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ I GHftNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.vl/ Electrical and mechanical Experts. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Build. ng. WASHINGTON. D. C. New York. 169 & 161 South Fifth Ave., NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for Rose Houses, Conservatories, etc., etc. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F H. A., Saddle River, N, J. 416 The American Florist. Not 24^ Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 404 American Boiler Co 4U> Baker Bros 4U3 Ball ChasD 408 BallerF A 408 Balmer John A 403 Barnard W W & Co... .4C7 Bayersdorler H & Co413 Berger H H & Co 4U7 Blanc A 412 Bonsall Jos B 404 Boston Letter Co 413 Boynton WD 412 Brabant Aug F 413 BragneL B 413 Brown & Canfleld. .409 411 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 401; Bums t& Raynor 405 BurrowJG ... 409 Carman R W 413 Carmody J D 414 Chadbom Kennedy Mfg Co 412 Chandlee &Chandlee..415 Ch'go Folding Box Co. 404 ComeyRH 412 Corbrey T J 404 Cottage Gardens 40'.^ Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 407 Crabb& Hunter 414 DalUedouze Bros 411 Deamud J B & Co 405 De Lamater Iron Wlc8.415 Dillon JL 4U7 Domer Fred & Son 401) DreerH A 4U9 Elliott WH 404 BUlsonWm 404 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . .404 Essex Heights Flo'l Co40S Flsber & Alrd 409 Gardiner .Tohn & Co. ..410 Gonzal ez F & Co 40K Gumey Healer Co 416 Hall Ass'n 415 Hammond Benj 408 Hancock & Son 409 Harkett's Floral Nur'y4I0 Hartford H E 404 Helnl Joseph 4t9 Herendeen Mfg Co 41.') Herr Albert M 403 409 Hermann's Seed Store408 Hews AH&Co . ..414 Highland Floral Co. . . .411 Hllflnger Bros 414 HlllEG&Co 410 HlppardE 415 HItchlngs A Co 410 Hooker H M Co 415 HoranBdwC 406 Hort. Adv 407 Howard J W 411 Hulsebosch Bros 407 HuntEH 405 HuntM A Estate 407 Hunter Frank D 405 .Jackson AT 410 JennlngsB B 408 JoostenCH 407 409 Jordan Floral Co 407 Kennlcott Bros Co 405 Krlck WC 413 Kroeschell Bros Co 415 Kuehn C A, 404 Little MB 410 Lockland Lumber Co. . 412 414 Long Dan'l B 406 Lonsdale Edwin. ..408 410 Lord Si, Bumham Co. .416 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 414 Lovett Co The 410 McCarthy N F & Co ... .405 McFarland J H 404 McFarland J H Co 413 Manda W A 407 Manz J&Co 413 May Jno N 411 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 409 Mlllang Frank 405 MlUbrook Lea Green- houses 411 Monlnger Jno C 416 Moon Wm H Co 412 Meyers & Co 415 National Plant Co 407 NevlnT HCo 415 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 405 Oasis Nursery Co 403 Parmenter Mfg Co 414 Pennock C J 409 Pennock Sam'l S 404 Pitcher k Manda.. .406 409 Quaker City Mc hW'ks. 416 Reed Glass Co 4 '.6 RelnbergBros 405 RlceM.SJCo 414 Richard C B i- Co 407 RobertsDH 415 Roehrs Theo 405 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .406 Rolker A & Sons.. . .403 413 Rolker Herman 411 Russell S J 413 Sander* Co 408 SchwakeChas 407 Scollay Jno A 415 Shelmire WR 409 Sheridan WF 405 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .408 Situations, wants, etc.. 403 Smith Nath &Son 410 Spooner Wm H 407 Steflens N 410 Stelnmetz 411 Storrs & Harrison 408 Streby SO 406 Struck JN&Bro 412 Sunderbruch H L 405 Sutherland Geo A 405 Swayne Bdw 409 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .414 Trlcker Wm&Co 411 Vaughan J C 404 406 408 411 Vesey W J & M S 411 Watson GC 409 Weathereds Sons T W.4I5 Weeber & Don 407 Welch Bros 405 Whllldln Pot Co 414 Whltton S &Sons 407 WUksMfgCo 415 Williams & Sons Co. . .408 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 404 413 WlttboldGeo 408 410 Wood Bros 407 Young Jno 406 roung Thos Jr 405 Grove City, Pa.— J. E. Black has added 2,000 square feet of glass this fall, and now has a total of 4,000 square feet of glass devoted to growing carnations, the remainder of his plant being devoted to general stock. He has also put in a hot water heating apparatus. 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 YORK. LORD & BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. jy Flans and estimates furnished on application Larg:est builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . . SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . , . 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T iiiiiii|i« America is "the Prow of the I/essel; there mag be more comfort Rmidships, but we stb the first to touch Unknown Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 1894. No. 339 Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Bntered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by The American Florist company. 3SS Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, 82.00. Address all communications to AMBRIOAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Kogton. This paper la a member of the AsBoclated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY, Chicago, president; Robert Kot, Philadelphia, vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895, are: Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. C. RElNEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- g resident; WM. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; U. B. ;e.\tty, on City. Pa., treasurer. The Uth annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemum shows — Toronto 417 —Springfield, Mass ... . 418 —Decorative plants at Chicago (illus.) 419 —Mobile, Ala. 419 — C. S. of A.— Phila. 420 —St. Paul 420 —Thoughts on the exhibitions 420 —Philadelphia ... 420 Chrysanthemums— Notes on new 420 —A few big blooms ... 420 —Another view of the Chicago show (iUus.) . . 421 The swainsona 421 Roses— Club root 422 —Grubs ... ... 422 Carnations— Notes ... 422 Arrangement of flowers XIII (illus.) 423 Ice box for retail store 424 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 424 New York 424 Philadelphia 42.5 Chicago ■ . • 425 St. Louis 426 Buflfalo 426 Boston 426 The water hyacinth 426 Musa eusete fruiting 427 Hoya carnosa fruiting 428 The seed trade 430 Baltimore 432 Washington 432 News notes 434, 436 St. John, N. B 438 In this IsSue we print an article on the arrangement of flowers, kindly prepared on request, by Mrs. J. J. Glessner, a Chicago lady who is a true lover of flow- ers and who has acted as one of the judges of floral arrangements at the last four or five of the Chicago shows. We believe her suggestions and recommenda- tions, coming as they do from a lover and buyer of flowers, and one entirely free from any trade prejudices, but who has at the same time made the arrangement of flowers a study, are worthy of special consideration. THE EXHIBITIONS. Toronto. Where every one does his level best for an undertaking with foresight and discre- tion success is pretty well assured, and certainly everybody connected with the late show held here, from the bottle filler to the president, worked with a will that could not fail but lead to the finest show on record in this country (for all that though we can all see where improve- ments can be introduced next year). The Pavilion was prettily decorated in Ger- man style by Mr. C. Arnold and the lay- out of the various cut flower taules, groups of chrysanthemums and groups of foliage struck every one as being the greatest of all the improvements over previous years; it was a new departure altogether from the old cut-and-dried right up and straight down style. The credit for this is due to Mr. Geo. Philip, who acted most efficiently as superin- tendent. The day before the show opened, with the thermometer showing ten degrees of frost, making it very difficult to handle large or tender plants, consequently sev- eral specimen chrysanthemum plants owned by Exhibition Park and Mr. J. H. Dunlop were frozen stiff and rendered unfit for exhibition, many other plants were more or less injured, including some of the fine specimen ferns from Exhibition Park also. The time for staging plants had therefore to be extended and as the next day was a little milder exhibitors were able to get their plants in with less trouble and everything was staged before five o'clock on the Tuesday afternoon. The plants taken altogether were better than last year and the cut bloom was decidedly better all round. The judges, Messrs. C. Swift (plants) and R. Flower- day (cut flowers and designs), had a difficult task, but it is safe to say that no two judges ever gave better satisfaction in Toronto or were better liked by all the boys than this team. Mr. A. Macpherson, gardener to Col. Sweny, again this year captured first prizes for the best both 12 and 6 varieties, among these two lots the best were Pres- ident W. R. Smith, Lilian B. Bird, Crystal Wave, an old white variety, not a large flower but very pretty, E. G. Hill, W. H. Lincoln, always good, Good Gracious, A. G. Ramsay, etc. Mr. Houston (Cen- tral Prison) was second with twelve good plants, many of them of the newer kinds including Queen, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Laredo, G. W. Childs, Harry May, Hicks Arnold, etc. Manton Bros, showed some very healthy looking plants which took second in the six and first in the three specimen sections. In the sec- tion for one specimen, any variety, any sized pot, some of the finest plants in the show were set up including the two W. H. Lincoln mentioned above. Other noticeable specimens were Mrs. W. S. Kimball (not a good color) by Exhibition Park, G. W. Childs and Eugene Daille- douze by Central Prison, W. N. Rudd by J. H. Dunlop, Puritan, a very low grown broad specimen by Manton Bros., Mer- maid (syn. V. H. Hallock) by F. Burfitt. The exhibit of single stem plants was very fine and attracted lots of attention. Mr. Laing of the Huron Nurseries took first in all the sections but one with splen- didly grown plants and very large well colored blooms. Horticultural Gardens (A. Watkins) came in second in all sec- tions but one with plants that were at perfection two weeks earlier; they had been very good and would have come in first in some places. Mr. A. Gilchrist was first for 12 plants of distinct varieties. In this class some of the best varieties shown were Golden Wedding, W. H. Lin- coln, Irving Clarke, Niveus, Minnie Wan- amaker. Domination, Queen, Harry May, Pres. W. R. Smith, Dawn, 0. P. Bassett. For 24 plantsof twelvevarieties in 6-inch pots there was good competition, Horti- cultural Gardens taking the first prize for a nice dwarf lot with good bloom, A. Gil- christ a close second. The groups were a lovely feature of the show, the green of the palms and ferns seeming to relieve the eye. Those put up by Huron Nurseries, Horticultural Gar- dens, John Cotterill and Exhibition Park were especially good, others would have been better if the cold weather had not kept the tenderer plants at home. Now I come to the cut bloom and one feels like expatiating on the beauties and good points of so many varieties enough to fill this issue of the Florist, but as ours is the latest of the shows and a eood deal of expatiating has already been done I will spare your early show readers as much as possible. Messrs. Nathan Smith & Son put up a magnificent lot in the 25 distinct varieties section and they nearly all, as in other sections, kept good till the last; they were Ed. Hatch, Golden Wed- ding, E. D. Smith, Inter Ocean, C. B. Whitnall, Goguac, Maud Dean (very fine), Emma Hitzeroth, Portia, Eugene Daille- douze, Vi viand-Morel, Queen, Chas. Davis, a pretty creamy bronze, Lincoln, Titian, Mr. P. W. Smith, L'Enfant des Deux Mondes, Chas.Molin, Mrs.C.Lippincott 418 The American Florist. Dec. /. Princess of Chrysanthemums, H. Balsley, Mrs. F. L. Ames, Niveus. Mr.J.H. Dun- lop was close behind on the - heat is thoroughly eliminated, it will give abundant satisfaction; and I would advise every florist who grows it to follow that plan. It has never seri- ously appealed tome as a flower for those who grow them for the wholesale market exclusively; but Mr. David Clifie of Ger- mantown, whose businessis about equally divided between a wholesale and retail trade, has so much faith in its value that 422 The American Florist. Dec. I, he has planted the greater portion of one house with it, and he has expressed him- self as being well satisfied with the results so far. To return toliquid manure: Horticult- ural chemists claim that plants of the leguminosEE (pea) family— the same to which swainsonas belong— require little or no nitrogen (a very important food to plants in general) as they have the power of extracting all the fertilizing elements of that character from the atmosphere. Perhaps the manure water which we used contained too much nitrogen. Edwin Lonsdale. he mav have allowed the temperature of his hoiise to sink too low at some time in the very near past. This causes a sudden check and chill and oftentimes will make the young green leaves drop very fast. From the very meager data given I can only form the above opinion of the same, but should suppose that the above is the cause and have given the only remedy 1 know for the same. John N. May. Grubs in Rose Houses. My rose houses are badly infested with grubs, and I would like to know the best remedy for exterminating them without hurt, or with little damage, to the roses. Can any one inform me right away what to do? Grubs. Replying to your correspondent F. P. as to what is troubling his roses, from the description sent I should suppose they are afflicted with "club root." The only remedy that I know to help him at the present time is to give then; about once a week or once in two weeks a dose of lime water. Take about a 12-inch pot full of fresh lime, slack it in the bottom of a barrel the same as a mason does for mak- ing mortar, when the lime is thoroughly dissolved fill the barrel (I allude to about a fifty gallon barrel, such as is used for kerosene, etc.,) full of clear water, stirring it thoroughly, then allow it to stand from twenty-four to forty-eight hours, when the lime will settle to the bottom leaving the surface water clear. With this give the bed a good soaking as above. By adhering to this practice for the next two months I think he can do a great deal to help get his roses around into healthy condition. It will also be necessary to maintain as near an equal temperature as possible, say about 56° at night, put on air as soon as the temperature reaches 63° or 64° in the morning, gradually in- creasing with bright sun and reduce the same pro rata. A great deal depends upon the air as to getting the plants back into healthy condition again. The bed or bench should never be allowed to get dry, that is over dry or be saturated with water at any time so as to make the soil look like mud. In several cases which have come under my observation and experience within the last two or three years this treatment has been of great benefit to roses afflicted like your correspondent's. If he is growing Meteors in the satne house with Brides and Mermets he will hardly get any good returns from them in the shapeot flowers as they certainly need a higher temperature, but the additional temperature which would be necessary to mature Meteors to bring them to per- fection would bring ruin to such varieties as Mermet and Bride as far as thequality of the flower is concerned and the health of the plants. These varieties should never be planted in the same house if best results are expected from them. They will do well enough with the same treat- ment for the summer, but when it comes to the winter the treatment for one is not at all suitable for the other. The dropping off of the green leaves, as he describes it, I should take to be the result of the diseased roots, or possibly Your correspondent does not state what kind of grubs are infesting the plants, and as there are so many varieties of these pests it is hard to advise what to do. The most common variety found in rose beds or benches is the common horse fly grub. These are often produced in large numbers in the manure used and rarely do much damage to the roots. They vary in size and length accordingto age from half aninchor less to three- quar- ters of an inch, with white body and dark brown head. When fully developed and just before going into the chrysalis state they are about % of an inch long and nearly a quarter of an inch thick. They feed principally upon decayed vegetable matter such as manure, etc., and in my experience rarely destroy the roots of plants. Prepare lime water made by slacking about a 12-inch flower pot full of fresh lime in the bottom of a barrel in the same way masons do for mortar, then when it is all thoroughly dissolved fill the barrel full of clear water, stirring it thor- oughlv and allowing it to stand thirty- six or'forty-eight hours; when quite cold dissolve in water about four ounces of common washing soda, add this to the lime water stirring the whole again, then allowing it to settle as above. With the clear liquid give the soil a good soaking when it is a little on the dry side, repeat this in about two weeks and the grubs above described, also all earth worms and some other objectionable company for the roots of roses will disappear. But if the grubs infesting your corre- spondent's plants are the larvse of the June bug, spinchafer, or many other aliases with which this pestof warm June evenings is known (Melolontha vulgaris), this is an entirely different kind of an enemy and one that requires much more good generalship to do battle with if you expect to win the fight. This is also a very wary enemy, attacking the plants just under the soil, gnawing ofi' the bark around the stem and by the time you can detect the damage it has done will have moved away carrying its full equipment of tools along and started on another path of destruction, possibly on a plant three or four feet away, and as sure as it starts its saws to work death will follow in its wake, unless caught and beheaded. To overtake and punish this desperado means careful watching and persistent work. The moment a plant shows the least signs of wilting in the young foliage stir the soil over carefully around the plant about one inch deep, if the grub has moved away do tie same around the others near at hand till the enemy is found— what to do with him then I pre- sume your corresoondent will know. This animal is usually from one inch to one and a quarter inches long, of a light straw color, somewhat darker at the extreme end, with a light brown head and usually assumes a form somewhat resembling a horse shoe. There is still another kind of grub, and the most destructive of all, as it goes in large numbers. . This is the larvas of the Aramigns FuUerii, the common rose bug, which a few years ago was such a terrible pest where it once got a foothold. To do battle with this enemy needs plenty of ammunition, heroic courage and hard work, they being so numerous and of a totallv difi"erent character to the last named, also of difierent habit as they bury themselves all through the soil. The young tender roots are the first victims of their warfare. When these are ex- hausted, or virtually so, they attack those nearer the stem. To erase them there is only one way that ever I have found and that is to clear the whole thing out, soil, plants and everything in the house that it is possible for them to secrete in, either the grubs or the mature bug; this last is a small brown insect about five-eighths of an inch long, with a hard shell. The whole should be burnt, including a scrap- ing of the soil one or two inches thick from the floor of the house where it is at all loose. Perhaps your correspondent may think this means too much sacrifice to wage a warfare of extermination, all I can say is that it is the only means available, except persistent hand picking ofthe mature bugs, and a loss of nearly all the crop for two or three years. But I hope it is not this last-named grub they have, and it may not be either of those mentioned as there are many other varieties which occasionally infest plant houses, but without more particu- lars I can not advise further than above. I trust I may have given some sugges- tions which may be applicable in this case or of some use to others— but bear in mind that "eternal vigilance" should always be the watchword for all florists, at least such has alwavs been the case with John N. May. Summit, N. J. Carnation Notes. The sale of flowers depends greatly upon the condition in which they reach the market. Formerly all flowers were shipped or carried to the customer in bas- kets. Discontinue this practice at once; use boxes such as roses are packed in, never putting one bunch on top of an- other, for they bruise or injure each other even when bunched . Several growers are now packinecarnations in the same man- ner as roses and they certainly carry much better than when in bunches of twenty-five, large flowers should never be put up in fifties. When packed loose the boxes should not be over four inches deep, line the box well with soft paper and see that before the cover is put on the box is well filled over the flowers with soft paper to keep the contents from shifting, for ex- press messengers delight inhustlingevery- thing that comes within their reach. Now this matter of packing loose will seem to many as a great undertaking; many retailers will say they prefer bunch- ing and will not have them come to them in any other way, but if you have a supe- rior article the retailer will be glad enough i8g4. The American Florist. 423 to get your stock as you prefer to send it. It is an assured fact that loofe packing is the best, and although it is a great inno- vation upon the established custom of the growers the day is not far distant when all first-class flowers will go to the mar- ket packed loose. While I haye not yet adopted this method I must come to it and the boxes are now being made for this purpose. It must be understood that the finer stock looks when presented for sale the better price it will bring, and flowers of medium quality neatly and properly packed will often bring a better price than the very best goods. Never use old and soiled paper, for paper can now be procured so cheaply that there is no excuse for filth. Newspapers areoften used for lining boxes; don't! they will serve very well for crumpling up to fill in the unoccupied spaces but they look bad. I have used these until recently, but seeing boxes opened in the market where only clean soft light brown paper was used I was cured of the newspaper business. The statement has often been made, and it is a truth that is not told too often, that one-half of the skill in producing flowers lies in the picking, and this is cer- tainly one of the greatest points in car- nation culture. Some varieties must re- main on the plant until they are fully developed; this is especially true of Mc- Gowan and Wm. Scott; neither of these are fit to pick until they have been open on the plant for nearly a week, and flow- ers of the McGowan which at first were badly doubled up, or with the petals re- curved, after remaining on the plant five days became quite flat. This point I have tested this fall by marking quite a number. There are quite a number of varieties which must be picked much sooner; among these are Daybreak, unless grown in a comparatively dark house, and Albertini. Both of these sorts fade if left until fully open and both will develop finely after picking. Now these points may seem stale and out of place to many of my readers, but these minor details are the essential ele- ments (in part) which go to make a suc- cessful grower. Enviable reputations are won only by careful and close application to every branch of the trade we may be following, and no one point should receive more attention than the picking and pack- ing of our productiot:s. Charles H. Allen. THE RETJl TRSDE. The Arrangement of Flowers. XIIL A word from one outside of the profes- sion, but one who buys'flowers and floral decorations, may not come amiss in this series of articles upon the arrangement of flowers for various purposes. As a florist's customer I can only speak from the artistic standpoint and can not attempt any suggestions to help the grower and dealer dispose of material to the best advantage. I like best flowers used with their own natural foliage, with stems cut of gener- ous length and always unwired — wiring stems is fatal to artistic effect. In arranging flowers for house or din- ner table decoration instead of a set piece made in the florists' work room why not send some one of taste, a young woman for instance, to arrange and place the flowers where they are to stay? Origin- ality is certainly to be desired; so instruct this person of taste to make no two ar- rangements alike or so nearly alike that one appears a copy or duplicate of the other. Avoid the error most florists fall into in making the arrangement too stiff", formal and professional looking. Another suggestion I should make to florists is to provide a greater variety of flowers from which to choose. We have roses, roses, roses, with the same ferns which look as though bought by the yard or bushel. I prefer flowers in their sea- son. I do not like sweet peas in February and should not like chrysanthemums in June. Cut flowers are at their best placed in undecorated glass vases, the mouths of which are smaller than the part holding the water, as shown in Fig. 1; or a cylinder shaped jar of glass al- ways shows the flow- ers to good advantage; (see Fig. 2) the stems E • showing through the S- t- clear glass, and the foliage that which belongs to the flower. I like toojbr coarse flowers a rough vase of pottery or terra cotta of neutral shade, always with- out decoration. Dec- oration on a vase used for cut flowers spoils the artistic effect and detracts from the flowers. I have found the flar- ing vase which tap- ers down to a point as seen in Fig. 3, the most diflicult of all to arrange. The very prettiest and most effective that I have ever seen is a plain dark green globe- shaped glass vase (Fig. 4), vvhich I have found in four sizes and wish very much I could find some of still larger size than these. The rich green harmonizes per- fectly with everything I have put in it. Flowers look well arranged in sil- ver dishes and vases, if the vases are plain, of simple outline and artistic in de- sign. The florists in arranging dining tables every fall at . the flower show make ^^S-3- some mistakes which trouble the lady judges in awarding prizes. All dinner table decorations should be either very low or very high — low enough to look over from one side of the table to another, or high enough to look under. Nothing is more _. annoying to one seated ^^'S- 4- at table than to dodge about a mound of flowers to catch a glimpse of one's oppo- site neighbor. Another mistake is in using colors which do not harmonize. Where ribbons are used they must always match either the flowers or the foliage. They may be a lighter or a darker shade, but the color must be the same. Gilt and tinsel are in bad taste, and in fact I have never seen either tinsel, gilt or ribbon used on a din- ner table with good effect. Another common mistake is in crowd- ing the table with flowers and ferns, leav- ing no place for the service. The prettiest dinner table decoration I have ever seen was this. The table was long enough to seat twenty-four guests; it was six feet wide and had oval ends. A margin of eighteen inches of pure white damask was left all around the table upon which to lay the service, and a set of pans an inch deep were made at the Fig- 5- tinsmith's to entirely cover the oval cen- ter left after reserving the eighteen inches of margin. These pans were made in sections so that they could be used again upon smaller tables. The pans were filled with little plants, ferns, palms, lyco- podiums, etc., none of which were over nine inches high. The shallow pans being in sections were readily arranged first, and then placed upon the table. They also protected the table linen, for the little plants were growing in their own earth and were simply lifted from the pots and arranged in the pans with the higher ones in the center and the lycopo- diums, etc., drooping over the edge. In among these were placed some delicate cut flowers, violets, lilies of the valley, small roses, etc. The only objection to this arrangement was its expense. The day following the dinner the plants were taken back to the greenhouse unhurt by exposure and un- checked in their growth. The whole ar- rangement was simple, natural and re- freshing, and appeared a little garden of thrifty growing plants. It did not ob- struct the view across the table. The late Celia Thaxter in her charming book "An Island Garden" tells how she arranged cut flowers in her music room. She did it herself every day and in this manner: At 4 o'clock in the morning she gathered her poppies when they were covered with dew, and this ensured their keeping fresh in water for several days. A faded flower was never seen in her vases. If my memory is correct she had thirty- seven vases, all of which she describes — this one for nasturtiums, that one for poppies, several for sweet peas and so on. She liked best glass vases which showed the stems through. She was an artist as well as a true lover of nature and plant life, and the arrangement of flowers in her rooms gave her artistic instinct full play and showed a love of each individual blossom that comes only to those who love plants and flowers well enough to take care of them. She planted and raised her own flowers; no hand but her own touched her garden after it was once spaded in the spring. Can one imagine such a flower lover running an iron spike through the heart of a carnation or bind- ing a lily of the valley to a toothpick with a bit ot wire, or combining tulips with maidenhair ferns, or sticking stems of flowers into a basket of moss? Stiff', set, wired floral pieces belong to a past age. The best people grow less arti- ficial and more simple in manner all the time, and consequently like to be sur- rounded by natural and graceful forms rather than by that which is formal and conventional. A single fine chrysanthe- mum in a glass vase showing the clear water and fresh stem, two or three fine specimens of any flower in season, or one fine rose — any of these used with its own 424 The American Florist. Dec. /, foliage is enough decoration for a dinner table for an informal occasion. The florist who will draw to himself the largest and best patronage is he who will sell/r«A flowers that have not been on ice, who will employ people of taste to arrange his flowers in the houses of his customers, who will keep always a vari- ety of flowers and who never overcharges his patrons. Frances M. Glessner. Chicago, November 3, 1894. Best Ice Box for Retail Store. I would like to be informed as to best kind and size of ice box for retail florist store. I would also like to know what you think of a white interior for store. Do yon think color would be better? Reader. As to size, the needs of your business must largely determine that. The larger the stock of flowers you carry in stock the larger and greater must be the capac- ity of your refrigerator. But it is not merely for the preservation of your supply ofstock that an ice box is needed. We must provide room for made up designs, etc., which often are made up the night before they are sent out. It is therefore advisable to get a box of good size even if your business be small. Let us say 6 feet wide, 4 feet deep and 8 feet high. This would give you ample room for stock for a run of ordinary business and besides leave room enough to store away a quan- tity of made up pieces. Under no circum- stance would we advise a small box for sake of economy. Unquestionably a large box consumes more ice than a small one, but not proportionately. The com- partment for ice should be large enough to hold at least 300 pounds of ice; the larger the pieces the longer they last. The inside of the box should be provided with adjustable shelves, madeof slats (to allow a free circulation of air); in that way you are enabled to use your space to the best advantage and to its full capacity. To illustrate: Suppose the box we have in mind has an ice chamber in the upper left hand corner 4 feet wide and 3 feet high; this would leave you a clear space of 41/2x31/2 and 31/2 feet deep (inside meas- ure) underneath. There you may keep your tall flowers in vases, such as Beau- ties, lilies, etc. This also will accommo- date made up designs. On the right hand side you have a clear space from the bot- tom up past the ice chamber (which takes up about % of the width on top) to a height of 8 feet, and 2% feet in width. Nail your cleats on either side 6 inches apart in order that you may be enabled to arrange your sliding shelves at what- ever height you want them. If you carry your stock on trays have these made to fit your space on the shelves. If in vases you arrange the distance between shelves accordingly. For tall pieces such as a broken column you will find this section handy. All you have to do is to remove the necessary shelves and your room is provided. A box to be used only for preserving stock should have no glass front; the flowers will keep their color better in the dark. Some dealers have in addition to an ordinary stock refrigerator a glass front show box. The inside of such an affair is best provided with plate glass shelves and the flowers arranged on these for display. For keeping qualities, how- ever, such a box can hardly be com- mended. There are two essential points you must bear in mind: First, note that the air in your box is not too dry, and secondly, don't have it so cold as to chill the flow- ers. Authorities differ as to the degree at which the temperature should be kept in order to get the best results. From our own experience we should say keep it as nearly 40° as you can. As to the second question, we are of opinion that the interior of a flower store in white is the most tasty. Either white or delicate cream. A few touches of gold here and there will add elegance, but don't overdo it. And don't use common paint, which soon gets dingy. Enamel paints if applied in three or four coats will clean easily and look fresh for a long timer Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. As soon as the chrysanthemums are cut, and Thanksgiving will see most of the benches cleared off, there will be a great deal of moving in and around to be done. With me a leading article to fill up the benches is the Easter crop of Lilium Harrisii and longiflorum. They have been doing all right in a cold frame, if well protected, but a hard frost does them no good. Hardy roses that are well established in boxes or pots will also fill up the benches, not H. P. roses that have just been received, they won't stand this moderate forcing because they have had no ripening process to prepare them for it, and have no working roots to support them. What do you do with the soil from the chrysanthemum benches? It's a poor plan to leave it on the benches, a very un- satisfactory thing to set plants of any kind on and this puts the soil into such condition that it is useless for a year. If you made your soil for the "mums" of good fresh rich soil as directed in these columns and added a good mulch of manure in September this same soil will be plenty good enough for many plants in early spring, long before you can get at your frozen soil pile outside. Store away all you can of it in your sheds or under cover outside. When March and April comes you need a great lot for geraniums, fuchsias, coleus, cannas, and many other plants for which this chry- santhemum bench soil is amply good enough. As chrysanthemums fade away you will be looking for Christmas crops. There is very little demand for tulips as early as Christmas. If you must have them the Due Van Thol are the ones to bring in in a steady temperature of 70° and a heavy shade(Iusecheesecloth); they can be forced in about 20 days. The best of the really fine tulips for very early forcing is Chrysolora, which I have had with 10 in. stems by the 25th of December, but as before said there is little demand for that sort of stuff before the middle of January. Endeavor to get all your paper white narcissus in for the holidays, and if possible give it a week in a moder- ate temperature, and the flowers will be much larger and more satisfactory to the buver. There is not much in this flower except at the holidays, when everything goes. You should have a large lot of Romans for Christmas, and another lot for New Years. There has not been much profit for the grower in these of late years, but they always pay best in early winter. When spiraeas are received don't let them lay around in the box. Unpack and pot as soon as possible; before pot- ting soak the clumps in a tub of water for a few moments, they are often very dry and the roots are so compact that if potted as received the ordinary watering scarcely wets the inside of the mass of roots. Don't attempt to force Dutch hyacinths for the holidays; it can't be done in this country with any success, and if it could it would not be desirable. A very important flower at Xmas is lily of the valley. If you have the most favorable place where the bottom heat, or heat of the sand is 90° and the top 60° you can get 50 per cent, of the new crop to flower, but the cold storage pips are the best to depend on for holiday trade. Even if you depend on the newly arrived pips it is almost necessary to grow some of the cold storage stuff for the leaves alone, in which the very early forced new crop is sadly deficient. Hybrid perpetual roses that have ar- rived from across the Atlantic should be potted firmly at once. Cut back from 9 to 15 inches from the pot, and plunge in some material in a cold frame, or if you are fortunate enough to have a hou«e where the thermometer ranges from 35° to 40° that will do better. If you don't have pots ready for lilacs when received you can heel them in in a pit or frame and pot them as you bring them to force. Winter has about come in our part of the country, so don't delay any longer in covering your tulips, narcissus, and other bulbs with about three inches of litter from the stable. I allude to those that are in flats or pans for forcing; no harm in there being a little frost in the cover- ing of earth, it will keep them from grow- ing too long, and don't put the manure on too heavy or they will be too warm and run up. If you have not sown cyclamens sow at once. Just cover the seeds and keep in a temperature of 50° to 60°. As a house plant these will never go out of fashion. Once more, don't in your hurry forget to fumigate the lilies; much of their future trouble is due to neglect of smoking in their early state. Wm. Scott. New York. The quantity of flowers coming in has been somewhat reduced, and results in general are more satisfactory. The recent football games have brought about a great activity in violets and students and good violets are securely anchored at $2 per hundred and upwardsfor fancy stock, of which there is more than the usual proportion. Carnations are compara- tively the most abundant flower in the market at present, but they seem to hold pretty firm in price and withstand fairly well the persistent hammering of the Greeks at the 34th street market, a place where these noisy gentlemen swarm like bees. The three new seedling carnations which Mr. J. N. May exhibited at the Farmers' Club show, are creating a de- cided sensation among the high class stores. In roses American Beauty keeps far in the lead, and the number of fine specimens coming in is very large. Noth- ing is heard of the American Belle in this market. Meteor, the Pierson Company's great specialty, is in fine shape asreceived from this establishment and other large growers. There are a good many chrysan- themums still offered, but in the majority of cases the blooms are draggled in ap- pearance and find a poor sale. Notable exceptions to this rule are some blooms of Niveus, which E. C. Horan is receiving from Dailledouze Bros., which are simply superb, and a very late flowering seedling i8g4. The American Florist. 425 ■with pinkish flowers of remarkable sub- stance and depth which Julius Roehrs is sending to Theo. Roehrs. Roman hya- cinths, paper white narcissus, Harrisii lilies and lily of the valley constitute the bulbous stock now available. Harrisiis sell well, but the rest go rather slowly. Freesias vyill soon be added to the list. The retail stores appear to be well sup- plied vrith funeral and wedding work, but there is some complaint that transient trade is not what it should be, and it is transient trade that most truthfully indi- cates the condition of business. One of the most beautiful designs seen here for a long time was a largestanding column of Cypripedium insigne in Thorley's win- dow. Its simplicity was one of its best points. Galax leaves are being used more than ever in made-up work. A wreath of this beautiful foliage finished at one side with choice roses or lilies, and wide rib- bon is lovely and will harmonize with any surroundings. Sunday trade seems to be on the increase. The large stores are all open on Sunday forenoon, and some of them all day, and they find plenty to do. Many of the clerks in the retail stores are in a crippled condition from poison- ing of the hands resulting from rose thorns. It is believed that the poison comes from the substances used by the growers as insecticides and fungicides, and the trouble seems to be worse this year than ever before. It would seem to be in order for the growers to mix some- thing of an antiseptic nature with the water in which they stand their roses after cutting by which the poison might be neutralized. The array of florists' wagons on 28th street every morning now is something gorgeous to behold. Even Tierney, who has up to the present time regarded his ordinary express wagon as sufficiently stylish for the transportation of J. Weir's purchases over to Brooklyn, has now caught the infection, and it is said pro- poses to paint one side of the wagon white and the other side dark green so that it will harmonize with the front of the store opposite which it may stand. The wholesale supply dealers report the sales of green as unprecedented. Holly, too, promises to have a bigger run this year than ever. A useful and salable little specialty that Herman Rolker puts up for retail florist trade is the Acme Flower Food. He promises a new metal pot label in the near future. August Rolker reports a satisfactory sale for Dutch ros^s at auction this sea- son, orders for quantities atlimited prices coming in freely from the large nurseries. The list ot Broadway florists is about to receive a gratifying addition. Miss Rose Harris, late of 23d street, who will locate at No. 1146. E. B. Lucatos opened a pretty store at 301 Columbus avenue on Thanksgiving Day. Other new establishments are J. M. Jenny, retail, at 19 West 28th street, and G. E! Bradshaw, wholesale, at 746 Sixth avenue. In town: Carl Jurgens, Newport, R. I.; H. H. Battles, Phila., Pa.; and Mrs. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago. The annual dinner of the Florists' Club will take place at the "Arena" on Janu- ary 19. The Madison Rose Growers' Club are elated over the success of their first exhi- bition. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directory and reference book. Philadelphia. The "mum" season of 1894 is going, going, and almost gone. The hustler with his big boxes is tired of his job, and from every direction the growers, the commission man and the retailers all are unanimous in their wish that the stock may run out as soon as possible. Over production we believe to be the cause of all the trouble, there have been entirely too many flowers on the market, and if the growers are to be believed in many instances half the crop has been left to wither on the plants. Comparatively little shipping has been done this season, while in former years the out of town demand was a large factor. Mr. Harris was always a large shipper, but says that his best customers have now houses of their own. George Craig says the flo- rists would have to do twice as much trade during the chrysanthemum season than at any other time of the year to use up the stock ofiered. The varieties now in the market are Lincoln, Mrs. Battles, Eva Hoyt, Wana- maker, Harry May, L. Canning, H. Bals- ley, Maud Dean, E. G. Hill, CuUingfordii, prices range from 50 cents to $2 per dozen, the majority selling at from 75 cents to $1.50. Beauties are now in good demand and the price is up, $3 per dozen being asked for good stock. Messrs. Lonsdale, Burton and Heacock are send- ing in the bulk of them. Mr. Burton is also cutting some fine Belles. All the large teas are now in good shape and sell for $3 to $4, with $5 and $6 asked for extra Testouts and Kaiserins. Butler of Chestnut Hill is cutting some extra fine La France. Perles, Gontiers, etc. bring $2 for the best; $10 to $15 per thousand for an assortment is the fakir's price. Carnations in a great variety of kinds are as fine as could be wished for, the major- ity bring $1 per hundred, while a few extra command $1.50. McGowan, Day- break, Wilder and Portia are the leaders. Double violets are in great demand at from 75 cents to $1 per hundred; there are not near enough to go round. Many of the growers send in a lot of half opened buds tied up in bunches of 25 buds to a bunch and expect good money for them; they have neither beauty nor fragrance and are a disappointment to everybody who handles them. Trade has been livelier the past few days and stock of all kinds is in better demand. W. F. Murray of Atco, N. J., is sending in some fine mignonette, the best we have seen this season. House plants are moving better, and from now on until after the holidays there should be a good demand for this class of stock. W. K. Harris has azaleas in flower and has them fine. Mr. Harris has a number of Chadborn Automatic ventila- tors in use and speaks very highly of them; he says it is the most valuable de- vice for greenhouse men ever introduced; it works perfectly and keeps each green- house at the temperature required. His son William suggested a check valve being placed below the machine so that when the house was being watered with the hose the pressure would remain the same, this is a valuable improvement and is to be placed on all the machines now being sent out. The following programme for the meet- ings for the next few months of the Penn- sylvania Horticultural Society has been mapped out and the gentlemen whose names are attached are to have charge of the subjects assigned: Decorative plants and flowers, Robert Craig and Edwin Lonsdale for the December meeting. Jan- uary, farm and dairy. Col. B. Landreth and Jason Sexton. February, forestry and fruits, W. H. Moore and J. G. Gard- ner. March, insects and fungoid diseases, W. F. Dreer and Dr. Goebel. April, veg- etables and small fruits, W. A. Burpee. May, plant foods, Frank Sempers. Mr. Edwin Lonsdale has added to his laurels by being elected a delegate to rep- resent Philadelphia county in the State Board of Agriculture. Mushrooms are selling for 75 cents, hot house tomatoes 50c. per pound. K. Chicago. Thanksgiving trade was good. This is the univeral verdict by wholesale and retail dealers. The supply of stock, par- ticularly in roses, was rather light and in quality hardly up to the average. Am- erican Beauties averaged fairly good in quality and as usual were in brisk demand at top prices. First quality brought $4.00 per dozen at wholesale and shorter stemmed stock $2 to $3. The market sold short early in the day. The average price for the smaller varieties of teas was $4 to $5. Most of the following varieties went at this figure: Perles, Mermets, Brides, Niphetos and Bridesmaid. In most of this class the quality was very poor, except Brides (some choice selected stock of these going as high as $7), Test- out and Kaiserin (the former very fine at $7). Red roses were short in supply, the price being forced up under pressure of an active demand from $5 to $7. Good Woottons, in sympathy with Meteors, ruled firm at $6. In carnations the sup- ply was about equal to demand except white which went slowly, a few lots being left unsold. The demand was heaviest for red and Tidal Wave; average price for good stock $1.50, fancy $2. The supply of violets was quite abundant, much larger than was anticipated. In the early part of the week there was practically no stock received on the mar- ket, and prices were forced up to $2 per hundred, at which figure the market opened on Wednesday. Saleshowever at this high figure were rather limited, real- ly firstclass stock only fjund buyers. Prices gradually dropped to $1.50 and in some instances to $1. Mums were very plentiful, except first-class stock which was in active demand at from $15 to $20. In poor to medium the market was de- cidedly overstocked and lots of stuff' had to be sacrificed at ridiculously low figures. Harrisii was plenty and of average good quality. Pricessteady at$1.50. Romans, in fairly good supply, went slow at $4, valley at $4, and a few narcissus (paper white) at the same figure. Stevia, of which there is an unusually good supply at present, sold at 50 cents a bunch. Mignonette brought $2 to $3. Although some of thegrowers apparent- ly indulged in the time-honored practice of pickling to some extent, yet it must be admitted there waslessof itthisyearthan formerly. Still in the case of mums and violets in particular, thereseems no doubt that better prices might have been realized if the bulk had not been held back. On Monday and Tuesday the retail boys were skirmishing around at a lively rate for just this kind of stock but none could be found. Butthis is the same old story year after year. Will some of our friends among the growers ever learn a lesson? All of the wholesale firms who do a shipping trade report a heavy business in this line. In a of number instances quite an increase as compared to former years was noted, prices being fully up to last season. 426 The American Florist. Dec. I, The local retail trade was very quiet up to noon on Wednesday but in the after- noon and until closing time on Thursday the demand was quite lively and stock was disposed of to the last flower and at prices which ought to net a satisfactory profit. The Art Floral Co. (Hilmers) will open a new store at 2202 Michigan ave., about December 1. W. Palinski has opened a retail store corner W. Adams street and Western avenue. K. Wehn of New York stopped in Chicago this week on his return from a trip to California. Mr. E. H. Libby recently passed through the city on his way east. Dean Hole delivered a lecture on "Bores and other imposters" at Central Music Hall last Monday, and on Wednesday evening be was given a reception at the residence of Geo. M. Pullman which was elaborately decorated with plants and flowers for the occasion. Chicago society was charmed by the Dean's fund of anec- dotes of noted Englishmen whom he had met and his genial humor. St. Louis. "best specimen blooming plant for house cultivation," and limited to competition by amateurs. It called out a strong showing of large house plants and was finally won by a Begonia metallica. Re- freshments were served during the after- noon and evening, and the second day wound up with a dance for the young people. All connected with the show express themselves as well satisfied, and the chances are that it will be continued in the future. On the 20th Mr. Harry W. Chandler, Jr., head of the Chandler Floral Co., was married to Miss Sallie Alexander Jordan, daughter of Dr. R. M. Jordan. The bride wore white and carried a bunch of white orchids. A reception was held afcer the ceremony at the house of the groom's mother, which was prettily decorated with smilax and cut flowers. R. F. T. as the writer doesn't see anywhere else. The artistic arrangement of the floor was well conceived and a great success. The beautiful Philadelphia chrysanthemum was exhibited there, but it was in poor shape, and nothing like the grand flower I saw in Chicago. W. S. While show matters are over for the present season, there is never a gather- ing of two or three members but what the subject of future shows is broached and considerable talk indulged in regard- ing one next season; so the possibility of the shows being continued is somewhat brighter than immediately after the close of the last display. Quite a few of the store men have been taken in by a smooth talking, well dressed chap representing himself as an artist. With the majority, however, it has been only at the expense of some cut flowers and a little time. His mode of procedure was to enter and introduce himself, giv- ing an address in the fashionable part of town, represent himself as an artist from Paris here to paint sereral portraits, giv- ing names of prominent people as the sit- ters, and make an appointment with the florist to examine his rooms, after having given him a fifty-dollar decoration. After talking the matter over, giving size of mantels and number of arms on chan- deliers he would casually inquire the price of several chrysanthemum flowers, and when told ask that they be given him, he being short of change, and would pay at the appointed meeting next day. In the majority of cases owing to the joy over the decoration order the flowers were handed out, and when the given address was hunted up next day it is needless to say was found not to exist. The second annual flower show under the auspices of the Kirkwood Improve- ment Society was held in the Armory hall at Kirkwood on the 15th and 16th. The affair was very well conducted by the ladies in charge and gave universal satis- faction. The hall was nicely decorated and the plants exhibited were a credit to the amateurs who grew them. The prin- cipal and most attractive group in the hall wasone of araucarias exhibited by D. S. Brown of Brownhurst; a table of cac- tus also exhibited by him attracted much attention. The only cut flower exhibit- ors were professional growers, and they exhibited more as an advertisement than otherwise. C. Young & Sons Co. exhib- ited about sixty flowers in great variety, all correctly labeled, and were awarded first prize. Robert F. Tesson showed a table of roses and was awarded first prize also, being the only exhibitor in that class. A special prize was offered for Buffalo. There has been nothing of great mo- ment to disturb the "even tenor of our way"since youlast heard from the Queen City of the Lakes. I wonder how many queens there are; anyway, if we are not the only city claiming that proud title we shall soon be preeminently the electric city. For it is promised that within a year almost every conceivable operation requiring physical exertion will be done for us by the mysterious fluid. You walk up to the hat rack, push a button and instantly you are enveloped in overcoat and hat. I wonder whether this mighty power will help violets to bloom. There has been no flower so scarce as violets for the past three weeks. It seemed a month ago they would be very plentiful, but from nearly all growers in this neighbor- hood there has been a halt in their prog- ress. Many thousands more could have been sold. Carnations are coming in about as wanted. Much less favorable weather has shortened up the supply of roses, still there is no famine in them. Most of the chrysanthemums are cut, yet there are a few houses looking well for a later market. The varieties that are in prime order here yet are Lincoln, Balsley, Roslyn, E. G. Hill.Mrs. Jerome Jones and a few others. There has been a good number of small parties, and one last week of more than ordinary brilliancy. It was a wedding, and on our fashionable and select North street. It was one of those good old fashioned orders, "Make a fine job of it," and no questions asked. W. J. Palmer & Son did it up in fine style. There have been a few visitors here of late, including a gentleman by the name of Bayersdorfer; several of the florists seemed to know him and said became from Philadelphia. Mr. Dimmock of St. Albans gave us a complimentary call, as also did Mr. Walter Mott. Mr. Mott did not get off any bon motts, but he went ofl' with several good orders, which suits his constitution quite as well. Your correspondent could not resist the temptation of making a short visit to Toronto in company with a few friends, including Mr. Peter Crowe of Utica (the champion bowler of central New York). Your Toronto scribe is such a modest man he will I am afraid scarcely like to tell you of the great excellence of their show, and at the expense of being consid- ered a liberal dispenser of taffy I must be allowed to say that for the space covered by exhibits it could not possibly be beaten. The "mums" of Dunlop, Nathan Smith & Son, Mearns and others were grand, while the roses of Harry Dale, Spears & Mustou and Dunlop were such Boston. Thanksgiving Day has helped to stiffen up prices a little, but there is no such boom as we used to see. Carnations are abundant enough to prevent a very decided rise in prices with the exception of the very fancy varieties, and the rose growers appear to be content to send their cut in daily rather than risk trying to hold it for a Thanksgiving Day rise, which shows their good j udgment . Violets have stepped up a little this week and if extra good command $1.25 to $1.50 per hundred. Single violets are being sent here daily from Philadelphia and they find a rather slow sale at about one quar- ter the price of double. Roses from Waban Conservatories are very fine. No doubt some of the best of them are from the grafted stock which Mr. Montgomery has been planting ex- tensively and thoroughly believes in. Alter lo'oking at one of his benches of Bride grafted on Manetti one is con- strained to agree with him. There are some indications of the troublesome "yellows" on Mme. Cusin. Mr. Mont- gomery ascribes this condition not to the soil but to too much water and heat. The first azalea plants in flower and Har- risii lilies came to this market on Novem- ber 20 from Walter Butler of Readville. Mr. P. O'Mara, president of the New York Florists' Club, will read an essay before the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston on the evening of December 4. His subject will be "The Influence of Flo- rists' Clubs on Horticulture." The oldest daughter of Wm. -Robinson is seriously ill with scarlet fever. A daughter of M. H.Norton has been down with diphtheria but appears to be recover- ing now. Ed. Welch of Welch Bros, is confined to his home with a severe attack of rheumatism. Thomas Flanagan, for many years a florist of Maiden died on November 26. The Water Hyacinth. best Replying to the inquiry as to method ot handling Eichhornia crassipes major during winter, would say that it is one of the most convenient ot all water plants to handle either summer or winter. If the stock is strong and clean, and the object simply to carry over winter, place the same in a tub (half a kerosene barrel) with clean water only, and keep in a greenhouse with minimum temperature of 50°. The plants will bear partial shade during the day with no ill effect, thus allowing the tub to stand partly under the bench. To keep the plants growing place in a house having 10 higher temperature, but give all the light possible or the stems will become elong- ated, and thus destroy the attractive feature of the plant. In a warm house red spider is very apt to attack it, other- wise it-is free of insect pests. Should the plant become sickly and pale green to yel- low in color put some soil in the tub, about six inches, and allow four inches of water. As soon as the roots penetrate the soil a marked difference will be notice- able in the plants, and they will make rapid growth and flower. ^ Wm. Tricker. i8g4. The American Florist. 427 Musa Ensete Fruiting. "E. R. M." -wants to know if Musa ensete can be grown to fruit in a hot- house. Yes, it can, if given plenty of root room, heat and moisture, but who would want to give it room for the fruit, which is much inferior to other species. M. Cavendishii, the species generally grown in hothouses for its fruit grows freely, does not want a very high temperature, and its fruit is of the best. The time it takes for Cavendishii to fruit depends on the condition under which it is grown, a strong sucker with plenty of heat and water and a rich soil will probably fruit in three years, and he who has ever tasted a ripe golden banana fresh from the plant will think very little of those grown in the West Indies, picked perfectly green and ripened partly in the hold of a vessel and finishedoffina northern loft or cellar. W. S. Germinating Clematis Seeds. Will some reader of the Florist tell me the best method of germinating clematis seeds? Constant Reader. PiTTSFlELD, Mass. — At the recent chrys- anthemum show of the Gardeners and Florists' Club of Berkshire County Mr. R. G. Hanford of Norwalk, Conn., showed some fine roses, including Kaiserin Vic- toria, Bride, Perle and Papa Gontier.also a group of decorative palms. YouNGSTOWN, O.— Last Sunday morn- ing the private greenhouses of John A. Logan Jr. were totally destroyed by fire. An incompetent man that believed in large fires to guarantee long hours of sleep was the cause. 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. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. AdvertlaemenU under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant adys. not admitted under this head. s ITUATION WANTED— By flrst-clasa cut flower man. Apply to D. C. Jones. S8 State St.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By a young man, single, In seed store. Address C. N. ROBERTS, CoatesvlUe, Pa. S ITUATION WANTED— As rose grower; have had 8 years' experience In growing stuff. Aclilresa G, care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman; have had '.I years experience in commercial and wholesale. Address C. care American Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WAN I'ED— By a young florist, German, as assistant, soher. reliable; fast worker, in east preferred. Good references. H H. care Am, Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical seedsman, nurseryman and florist competent to conduct any branch of business, Address O. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By thoroughly competent gardener and florist; life experience: English; sin- ale; age 28. Best of references Address * H S. Box 197. St. Charles, HI. SITUATION WANTKli- C'unmerclal place In east prt'fern-d. by t^liiul.' man: U yt-ars' experience, and recommendatioiia uiie-\ceiltMl Aodresf D S. care Geo. A. Sutherland. t;T Bromoeld St., Boston. SITUATION WANTED— By a married man; 10 years In forcing roses, carnations and bedding plants. No. 1 references; steady and sober; capable of taking charge of either pilvateorcommerclal place. Address N. care A. N. Greenfleld, CoatesvlUe. Pu. SITUATION WANTED-By youngflorlst.nlne years experience In most all brancneB. sober, reliable and not afraid to work: best of reference; between Allegheny Mts. and Mlaslsslpl River preferrt^d. Ad- dress GKOWEK. care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED- As titirlafs nsylstant, by a young witinan who bus given satlsla'tlmi in the Arranging of funeral desli^ns and florul iltcurallons. Keterences. In or about Philadelphia preferred. Ad- dress H T W. 412 Walnut St . Philadelphia, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener, flrst-class rose, carnation and violet grower, palms and ferns and general stock of greenhouse and outdoor plants; private or commercial; 18 years' expe- rience, age 36, married, no family, English; good ref- erences. Address J tJT Madison St., Morrlstown. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— Gardener and florist wishes a situation, either private or commercial. Life ex- perience In growlngof roses, carnations, violets, palms and tlorlst stock. Also tirst-class designer and deco- rator, laying out and general care of a gentleman's place. Not afraid of work. Excellent references: married, no children : age 3tj vears. Address ,1 P. care L S. Williams, Watklns, N. Y. WANTED— A few strong plants of Swalnsonaalha. Vacghaxs Seed Stohe, Chicago. ANTED— A young florist with $150 to invest can hear of a good cliance by addressing F. J. McManx. Menominee, Mich. WANTED— PARTNER— Capable young man with $I,2UUt«$1.5U0cash. Good opening. Within 150 miles of Chicago. Business, care Am. Florist. ANTED— Office man and correspondent who is familiar with pi int business. Give particulars J. D. EiSELE. Dreer s Nursery, Rlverton N. J . W w- to WANTED— Single man, American, rose and carna- tion grower, for San Antonio. Texas; wages $25 and board; bring references. Apply Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago. WANTED— Single man; one experienced In grow- ing roses, carnations, mums, etc. Wages $25.00 per month and board. Bring reference. Geo. Pikpgras. t>j Wabash Ave., Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— Greenhouses In a live Illinois town; houses built In 1892; everything in good repair; doing a fine retail business. No competition. This will bear Investigation Address H. D. Caldwell & Co., Paris, 111. WANTED— Cut flower arranger to take charge of a cut flower department. Must be a fairly good maker-up, quick and energetic. Write, giving experi- ence, references and wages wanted, and wnea can commence work, to Samuel L. Marshell, Penn. Ave. near Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa. OR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vaughan's Seed Stork, 88 State Street. Chicago. F FOR SALE— Florist's business. 3.500 feet of glass; city of lU (100; Eood shipping point. Write for par- ticulars. Address W. H. JOXES. Grand Island. Nebraska. A rare opportunity for a pushing man with small capital, an established, well paying florist business on one of tlie best streets in Philadelphia Has flue large store and three greenhouses fuIW stocked, containing ]40()feetof glass. Will sell at a bargain lo quick ap- plicant, as owner has other business. Address ARTHUR Mallon, JR.. 'iAM Ridge Ave., Phila., 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 condition. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received Honorable mention. E. V. Hallock says; "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — Wai. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING, IN GOOD ASSORTMENT. In M. F»»ss Gen. Jacq., P. Neyron, Mrs. Laing, Magna Charta, Ulrich Brunner, Baron Bonstettin, A. Colomb. Jno. Hopper, A. Diesbach, M. P. Wilder, Earl of Dutferin, Eugene Furst, Silver Queen, Coq. des Blanches, Prince Camille, and other leading varieties. $7.00 PER 100; $65. GO PER 1000. A few thousand well rooted, fine plants, just too light for our first grade; mainly Jacq., Neyron, Persian Yellow, Wilder, Colomb, Prince Camille and Bonstettin. $5.00 PER 100; $40.00 PER 1000. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 5000 fine 3 fo 4 ft. plants, at $70.00. OUR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF HARDY AND TENDER PLANTS, POT ROSES, SHRUBS, VINES, BULBS, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. GRAPE VINES, SMALL FRUITS, SEEDS, ETC. 4lst YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. Mention American Florist. HOLMESBURG, PHILADELPHIA, PA. CHAS. D. BALL, A FULL STOCK IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. STOUT, PERFECT PLANTS. ALL SIZES, UP TO ELEGANT SPECIMENS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. If you do not know the quality of my plants try some. There are none better. Price List on application. mention this paper. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE'«"A^ru\'EFUL PALM in commerce. We have them in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OP UERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. CnU/IU I nUCnAI C WYNHMOOR station. Phlla.&ReadInK -tUWIN LUNoUALt, r.r. from Wth & Market Sts. PHIL.V. MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET. NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City E.xhibition. 428 The American Florist Dec. /, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertisinfr Department of the American Fl-OBIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining 10 those lines ONLY. Please 10 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. The Agricultural Department at Wash- ington is now using seven of the Brown bag-filling machines in the seed division. It is estimated that each machine will do the work of ten or more women. The machine is fed with seed through a large hopper. It measures the seed, opens the packet, dumps the seed into it, glues the open end, closes it up, and discharges the filled bag ready for mailing. It will handle any kind of seed, and packets from 2x% to 41^x6 inches in size. Thirty thou sand filled packets a day of ten hours is its normal capacity. We have received from the author. Prof. F. M. Webster, a pamphlet on the development of Fidia viticida Walsh, an injurious insect affecting the grape. Prof. Webster, who is known to florists through his researches regarding black spot on roses, displays keen insight into the life history of this obscure insect, and the pamphlet will possess much value in economic entomology. Hoya Carnosa Fruiting. A correspondent from Kirksville, Mo., says Hoya carnosa is in fruit in her greenhouse, and wants to know if it is not a very uncommon occurrence. It is rather seldom seen in fruit, yet on old plants fruit is often seen. A plant that is closely allied to it and belongs to the same order (asclepias), stephanotis, is not often seen to fruit, yet a plant in this city of the latter bore a number of fruit two years ago. Mrs. says her plant was propagated from a layer; they can be propagated either from cuttings or layers, but the latter will give the strongerplant. Wm. Scott. CUT FRONDSoF_^ Adiantum Farleyense, .... S15.00 PER HUNDRED. PITCHER &MANDA(inc.), Short Hills, N.J. W. ELLISOIV WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies ~w~xft.£: I3SJSXO.IVS. /402 PINE STREET, — — *fSt. Xvovtlci. IVIo. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ijf^ WHOLESALE ^e# 1122 mSTE SXHEET, Sit:. l^ox:t.t», JVIo. A complete line of Wire Deslffna. CUT FLOWERS. We handle the entire Clip from over 1,000,000 feet of glass, nearly all connected with us by phone. We make a Specialty of Shipping Flowers, and ship only first=class stock. WE WANT YOUR ORDERS. GIVE THEM TO US. WE WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT. ^. J. WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORIST, 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 esrecially 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 apptar when set up for use. '^ We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: 133 & 134 Franklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. FOR DECORATING, ""."^.l"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS MAHTUS. TO 12 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mall, tele- CUT STRINGS e Shipped in Iarg:e or smail quantities to any part of tlie country, erapli or teiephonej W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Iiaurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD. 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed. Bouble Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped flat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. Telephone Main 4718. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. t;iVK II.S A TKIAI,. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. I'liiinol.')"!. P.O. Box 87. B:y ()r'p;,N TILL s I', jvr. Sunday tili noon. FLORAL DESIGRTS The Cut Flower Worker's Friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send Q3.G0 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. IDeForesiElu&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Valley, Violets, etc. J024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, f>lillac].elplila, Z>c». Cycas Leaves. "^Ss"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ^^ss'""' Chicago. l-f^ Cents per String. SM1» AX. from aeed flats. '.iO cts. per 100; $1.60 per lUUO. M iviillion Seefltingrs. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. i8g4- The American Florist. 429 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaiiEPliORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BtTIiBS AND AI.Ii FI.OBISTS' SXTPFLIES. Western Aerent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, C HIOA.OO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OKIIO.A.OO. Our Roses 1>est them all, in quality. Headquarters for fine American BeantieSj NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. C**IO.AC3rO. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. » CHICAGO. We are prepared to flli your orders wtth flrst-claes flowers. Give us a trial order, WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont 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 CAHEFDLLY ATTENDED TO. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desigrns. BulbSt Long's Florists Pliotogprapiis. Catalo^es. Lists. Terms, etc., on application. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. OyRofeAafa Marftet*. Cut Flowers. New York. Nov. 27. Roses, Beauty, selected 2O.0O@4U.0O ordlnarv 5.00O16 00 Testout. Kalserln 4.00® 6.00 Cusln. Perle 2.00(9 4.00 Mermet, Bride. Bridesmaid 2.00® tl.OO ■• Meteor 2 000 6.00 •• Average overstock per 1000 10.00@20.00 Camatlom... ,-i^lm fancy l.Ztm Z.W Chrysanthemums. llSf,iSn fancy b.00@35.00 Violets 1 !)0®2 50 Valley. Romans, Narcissus '''''*'®o't'IS Cattleyas nn,a#Sn Cyprlpedlums i?,??iiUrai Bmllai 10. 00® 12.00 Adlantum „ >.'*> BOSTON. Nov. 2). Roses, ordinary llSf IS! Extra, Mermets. Brides ?■.*§ S'SS •• Meteors, Bridesmaids 5.U0® 8.00 ■■ Beauty 'VSH^S Carnations ^ 1 SSf J'S Daybreak f ffi^JS Chrysanthemums f.'SS .JS Valley F lowers . B7 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street. NEW YORK CITY. Gstabllshed 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 341I1 Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. KSTABLTSHED 1884. 430 The American Florist. Dec. URe 3©eil Urac^a. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BnsHNELL. St. Louis, president; S. E. Beiggs Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. L. uoN, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretarr and treasurer. Passed Chicago, west bound: J. M. Kimberlin and son of Santa Clara Cal. Mr. K. still has a little Red Globe left. Differences which have arisen be- tween a Paris house and one in St. Paul are it is reported to be adjusted in the law courts. The red clover is now the state flower of Vermont. It was selected by over 9,000 out of the 17,000 votes of ladies of the state, and was then officially adopted by the state legislature. California Wonder is a new cauli- flower, heading well there even in the hottest summer weather, larger than or- dinary sorts, and is being shipped east from Coast in car lots as far as Denver. Mr. Kimberlin of California believes that an eastern seedsmannotasubscriber to the Florist suff'ered a loss of at least $1,000 because he did not have the early information of seed crop conditions con- tained in its columns. The moral is plain — subscribe. L. L. May & Company, nurserymen, florists and seedsmen, of St. Paul, Minn., are offering space in their catalogue for advertisers. They state, however, that nursery, florist and seed advertising will not be accepted. These lines are rigidly excluded, but they invite with all warmth and attention agriculturalimplementand other advertisers. To THE American Florist:— It seems to me that with a united action of the seed trade we might succeed in having Uncle Sam stop his seed shop. The free distribution of seeds was never the intent for which the department was created. It was for "the testing and introduction of new and rare seeds and plants," in which it has proved a grand failure. The American seedsman can beat U.S. at that business. The next thing was to open a seed department and run opposition to the seed trade of the country. Why does the government not start a book store, or ajewelry store, and run that in opposition to the legitimate trade of the country, that the Senators and Congressmen may supply their constituents free through the department, as is the case with seeds now, and so give the seedsmen a rest. No doubt some enterprising member of those trades would succeed in unloading on the government all the inferior made and faulty goods in their line, and the men and women now employed in the seed shop, who are held there through the influence of those who vote for appro- priations to keep them there could be continued, only let up on us, and let us have a change. An Old Seedsman. At the Chrysanthemum Show. Little Eflith, anxiously— "Can't they do any- thing to those hig flowers, mama, to keep them from getting all ravelled out?" Shortsighted barber, absently running his fingers through Chollys chrvsanthemum— "My friend, your hair needs trimming."— CAjco^o Tribune . Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice dormant stock, for potting up for Spring sales, 82.00 per dozen; 812.00 per lOO! All home grown. . . . F. A. HALLER, liloomingtoD, III. Please mention tbis paper. ^^ ONION SETS SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed store, ♦ New York: CHICAGO: ♦I 26 Barclay street. U6-48 W, WasUnston St. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS, ETC. Siebrecht&Wadley, hqsi eill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A pranci selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Ck)n- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St., New York City. A FEW ORCHIDS ? They are Very Cheap. They are Easily Grown. They Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., 304 W. Madison St., BALTIMOKE, MD. A BARGAIN. is,ooo LATANIA BORBONICA, from 2-inch pots, 1 year old, fine plants, $4 per 100; $35 per 1000, CASH. Must sell. Cold weather no hinder- ance to shipping. GEO. WITTBOLD3 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Soadsman. ■R A C*f*£\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1.00; ■»*■«* V/V/V 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs$2.50. nTTQip Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85, •*' ** "^ A ■ «S-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^^. Chicago , IIVIPKOVKI) ;5-I»IKCE IWAIMNO BOXES In five sizes, either In flat or made up OUR NEW EXI'KESS SHIPPING l!()XES In three sizes are well made and cheap. Any size bo.v. label or stake made to order Write for cata- lOKiies or entlinates. WII.I.IA.ns & SONS CO., Batavia. JU. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ajwericam Florist. TO GoxSeed&PlantCo. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers 11 NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application. All American Firms TRADING WITH EUROPE In any kind of nursery stock, seeds or bulbs, should consult the "Horticultural Adver- tiser." Our paper is the Trade medium for Great Britain, and is also sent to all the princi- pal firms on the Continent. We are desirous of increasing our circulation in the States and will place the first 200 firms send- ing their card on our list for twelve months gratis The ordinary subscription is 75 cents per annum to cover postage only. Address EDITORS OF THE ''H. A." Chilwell Nurseries, NOTTS, Ii:Dg:land. FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. - Aranca- 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 interesting Catalogue '94-'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 FlorlBt. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants and Growers, 114.ChainberH Street, NEW YORK. YOUR ENEMIES, MILDEW AND CARNATION RUST. YOUR FRIENDS. FOSTITE and Joosten's Magazine Bellows. Sold by Dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenf/es Slip, New York. Mention American Florist. i8g4- The American Florist. 431 How to Grow Cut Flowers. TR-y AI. A.. HUJVT. A. PRACTICAL TREATISE ON the: cultivation of the rose, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. EJSTiVTEJ OI^ :iVX. A.. MUJVT, Ter±-e Msaiaite, Ind. t N I Mention American Florist. New Begonia "Julia." Now offered for the first time. A cross between Olbia and Alba Picta. A rapid and graceful f rower and a free bloomer; leaves \ inches long, Y^ inches wide, a dark bluish green, thickly cov- ered with large silvery white spots; young leaves and leaf stalks broDze pink with a beautiful satiny lustre over all. Flowers pink edged white; seed pods pink and white striped. A model pot plant. 2-inch pot plants, 25c. each by mail. BEGONIA RUBRA 2-inch, 3c. each by mail. CARNATION Mrs. Fisher. Rooted Cuttings $1.00 per 100, by mail. CHAS. POMMERT, Greenfield, 0. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, jSlO.OO per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. 404 E. 34tli .Street, NEW YORK. OSCAR KNOPFF&CO. Seed Growers, Erfurt, Germany, FLOWER. KITCHEN GARDEN, ETC. SEEDS. Lily of the Valley Bulbs, best qualities at low prices. Orders promplly executed. Medals awarded at World's ColumbiuQ E.vposltlon. ChicaKO. and Mld-Wlnter Exhibition. San Francisco. Sole Agents for United States and Canada: C. B. RICHARD d. CO., 61 Broadway. N. Y. Trade Catalogue for is'.i.') free on application. TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting including an immense stock of MAPLES, ELMS, POPLARS, LINDENS, OAKS, in variety, of medium and large sizes. Estimates furnished. THE WM. H. MOON CO.. MORRISVILLE, PA. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Vest pocket edition "-The Why. When. \Vbere and How. of Mush- room Culture." second edition now ready. lOc Free with orders. My brand of Ml'SHUou.M Spaw.x Is the most reliable on the mar- ket lietrln right by getting the "W. P." brand of spawn. Now Is the time to plant ti. C. WAT,SON, Pltiladeipllia, MOST DELICIOUS 0^ ALL ESCULENTS. Seeds. Bulhs and Plants (Wholesale only). 102.5 Arch St. MUSHROOMS. Cd OJ r1 3 CO O aj V ^ » gaSg .2 2 "J 2 .^ >.C • u ^3 ^''^^^ S 5-B .0^ C3 i; a u -^ PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 2;> and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. The Universal Horticultural Establishment ROOTED Verbena cuttings Ready for Immediate Shipment. They are perfectly healthy, and the best named varieties. Price, ISl.OO per 100; »8.00 per 1000. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. offers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care American Florist. Chicago. Pianisf/GuuinQs, ACHYRANTHES, ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, CARNATIONS, CUPHEA, GERANIUMS, AND SOME OTHER STOCK. We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to sl'ip, or on application. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. 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 Ksempferi, in 100 choice varieties. Japanese Maples, iu 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. JAPANESE IRIS, A splendid collection. PHLOX, In brtMlit desirable colors. P/EONIES, Choicest TJirletleB. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I., N. Y. A. Farleyense Fern 2-inch |12.50 per 100 3-inch 17. CO per 100 4-inch 40.00 per 100 Largest stock in ttie west. Satisfaction guaranteed. 1'. O. Kox 73. K.\NS.\S CITY. MO. 6flTflL0GU& PRINTING. ELEGTROTyPlNG. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co. . . . HARRISBCKG, PA 432 The American Florist. Dec. /. Baltimore. Flowers are in insufficient supply and prices going up. Violets are not nearly in heavy enough stock to go around, and good roses are very much the same. Chrysanthemums are still plentiful, but once we get through them flowers will be short supply indeed. Roses that were bringing, or trying to bring, three cents a few days ago are now rated at four to six cents. Violets are gladly bought up at sixty-five cents if good. At the last meeting of the club a mem- ber had the audacity to put a question in the box asking whether prize-winners at the show would be willing to leave twenty-five per cent of prizes undrawn for the benefit of the club. This did not seem to meet with the approval of the prize-winners present, and perhaps it is best that it did not, for if there is one thing more than any other that is sure to produce lukewarmness in exhibitors it is scaling down prizes or not paying them after they are won. No matter how small a prize the club may see fit to ofier for any given exhibit that prize should be paid if won. Rulingout bad displays altogether, making the third premium first and abol- ishing the first and second, or reducing the amounts offered twenty-five or even fifty per cent might not, probably would not. have any effect upon the enthusiasm of the competitors, but to reduce or fail to pay a premium after it is contested for and won will speedily put the shows very nearlv out of existence. G. W. Davis & Co., 801 Madison ave- nue, is a new retail firm. Mack. Washington. Trade continues dull. None of the flo- rists will predict what the season will bring forth. Flowers are plentiful and the quality as a rule is verv fair. There are some excellent roses about just now, but they are not in demand, chrysanthe- mums still taking the lead, the prevailing price being from $3 to $5 per dozen. Demand for plants is very slow, except for chrysanthemums. Window plants are not spoken of and are not likely to be sought after until the "mums" are a thing of the past. By request Mr. C.F.Hale made an exhi- bition of his fine chrysanthemums at Portsmouth, Va., last week, which was from a financial point of view very grati- fying tor a beginning. He disposed of all his stock, both cut blooms and plants, at an advance of the Washington market prices, and booked a number of orders for plants of the newer varieties to be deliv- ered in the spring. C. Leslie Reynolds. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, large stock of the single and double scarlets, all good bedders. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1000. Without Labels. $1.25 per 100: $10 per 1000. Coleus and Alternantliera in season. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 490, LANCASTER, PA. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; JS5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. Surplus Stock. strong 2-inch Pot Roses, 50 best sorts . $20 per 1000 •■ 3 " " 50 •' " . 40 per 1000 Field Roses, 25 excellent sorts. Teas . 60 per 1000 extra size Hybrid Teas 120 per 1000 M. Niel, extra strong. 6 feet high . . 1 o= ^p,. iaa Gloirede Dijon. Lamarque.Solfaterrej "'V^^ '"" Bouvardias, best sorts only 84 per 100; 3i per 1000 Seedling Palms, assorted. 1 year . . 8 per 100 Scented Geraniums, Livingston, Rose and Balm 3 per 100 Whoslesale Catalogues for Florists will be mailed upon application. Address NANZ & NEUNER. L.OUISVII.I.E, KY. Bouquet Greens, Mistletoe, LILY OF THE VALLEY (BEST GERMAN PIPS) Choice Flower Seeds for Florists. Write for prices. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. PANSIES. Tbe Jennings Strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansles*. tielQ-grown. nice stocky Uttle plants— cold THK FINEST STRAIN Is what every florist wants. I think you will find mine as good as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders filled any time. lUJ by mall laj cts ; 1000 by express SS CO; 6000 $20. bluest mixed seed of above Pansles. pkt.. 2500 seeds, $l:peroz. $6. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Two Year Old Roses. FINE LAHGE PLANTS. Per 100 BRIDBand MBRMBT IS.OO PBRLB and SUNSET 9.00 GONTIBK and SOUPBRT 8.00 LA FKANCB and WHITE LA FRANCB 8.60 And all other standard varieties. Send list for prices. A ISO Immense and fine line 2^-lnch pot Roses. Finest Rex Begonias. 3-In. pots. S5.0U per 100. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, O. 5,000 General Jacqueminot ROSE PLANTS, on their own roots, well branched, 2\i to 3^ feet high $10.00 per 100 ;^-Sample of eight for 81.00. JORDAN FLORAL CO.. 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WATTEVILLE, Strong plants, from 3-Inch pots, f5 per lOO. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS, Strong plants. 3-Inch pots, Jtl per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. TRY DREER'S GftRDEN 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, PhUadelphla, Fa. A few cusomers for regular shipments of ROSES and CARNATIONS, now until June 1, '95, from one to three times weekly. Send for prices. GISO. A. KllTIIXv, 708 s. 6th street, pekin, ill. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . S15.00 PER 100. Other varieties on application EDW. SWAYNE, KENITETT SQUARE, FA. Carnation Plants. From Cold Frame, well set with buds. $4.00 per 100. Blanche. White Dove, White Wings. Dawn, Mrs. Hitl, Mrs. Reynolds, Purdue, Spartan, Lamborn, Louise Porsch, Garfield, Mrs. Fisher, Portia and Lamborn, from green- house bench, to get room, $6,00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots. $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1000. 300 large plants at J5 per 100. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, Ctiester Co., r»A.. CARNATIONS ABiD COLEUS. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SFCGIflkTY . ELLIS. NORFOLK Co.. MASS. CARNATIONS MRS. E. REYNOLDS $8.00 per 100 BUTTERCUP 6.00 WILDER. HINZE's and others 5.00 CYCLAMEN, 3>^-inch pots 6.00 GENISTAS. 5-in. pots, nice stocky plants 12.00 " SMI LAX, 2>^-inch pots $12.00 per 1000 Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r SpeGiallu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE. : : INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Noveltiesand Standard soits in season. The Pines. KENNETT SQUAR E, Chester Co., PA. Mention the American Florist when writing to adverti'=;ers on this page. i8g4' The American Florist. 433 6liiuy'§ New Prize Garnailons tor 1895 MAGNET. Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM. The dwatf J. J. Harrison. • • • • @:*'« • • ALASKA. Tlie purest and best wliite Carnation ever otTered. ■i .^ || ^^^^ -ai^^HbH M^»-^"> fifitt^Vi^ffB Bln^^' ^" " 'wL ^F^i^mB * % CORSAIR. Tlie scarlet McGowan. ADDRESS FOR DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST, AND OTHER INFORMATION, H. E. CHITTY, Paterson, N. J. 434 The American Florist. Dec. I. Recoil ^otei). QuiNCY, iLL.^S.eps are being taken towards the organization of a Florists' Club here. jANiisviLLE, Wis.— Walter Helms has begun the erection of a one story brick store 22x50. New Orleans.— The New Orleans Hort. Society has decided to have a spring exhi- bition in April. Burt Eddy, general agent for J. C. Vaughan, left last WeHnesday on his annual trip to the South Atlantic coast. Brockton, Mass. — H. P. Allen & Son have recently started in business here at 4-1 Glenwood street. They intend making a specialty of carnations. OsKALOOSA, Ia. — W. E. Hearne, until lately foreman for the Kemble Floral Co., and formerly foreman for J. M.Jordan of St. Louis, has accepted an offer from a Belgian firm who wish to introduce the American system of growing roses and other cut flowers. He sails from New York about December 1. FiNDLAY, O.— Fire did $300 worth of damage to the greenhouses and stock of M. B. Patterson November 3. The fire started in some wood work near the furnace. No insurance. Mr. Patterson met with another serious loss in plants last winter through failure in the supply of natural gas used for fuel, a house of plants being frozen. Detroit, Mich. — The park commission- ers intend establishing an arboretum on Belle Isle, Prof. Plumb of the Agricultural College being delegated to select a suita- ble location. The first site picked out is that now devoted to picnic and baseball grounds, which is naturally well wooded, but public opinion is against this, and some other location will be found. The Irvine Co. has been holding a chrysanthe- mum show at 220 Woodward avenue. San Antonio, Tex. — The Oakland Green- houses, formerly owned by M. C. Long, at 21G Oakland street, have been sold to Mrs. Sam Moverich, who has removed the buildings, stock, etc. to her former place of business at 309 10th street. With the greenhouses Mrs. Moverich formerl)' had this now gives her one of the foremost establishments in the city, which is all heated by steam. The estab- lishment will continue under the name of The Oakland Greenhouses. Mr. Long will remain in the city for the present but will not engage in floriculture. So. Framingham, Mass. — The Fram- ingham Nursery Co. have made enviable progress in the development and laying out of their nursery grounds, which com- prise some twenty acres of laud, origi- nally anything but tempting in appear- ance, but now through energetic and judicious labor as good planting ground as can be found anywhere in the state. One greenhouse of best construction, 18x 100 has been erected and a packing house 25x125 is under way. Hardy stock will be the specialty. Chas. IS. Merrell is pres- ident of the company, H. B. Clewley, treasurer and Wm. B. Whittier general mannger. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. The Greatest Prize Winning Chrysanthe- mum of the year. • « FHILflDELPHIfl" RAISED BY HUGH GRAHAM, ' 204 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. $6 per dozen; $35 per 100; $200 per 1000. 50 at too and 500 at lOOO rates. Ready for Delivery March I, 1895. Orders filled strictly in rotation. WINNER OF THE FOLLOWING PRIZES: silver Gilt Medal by the National Chrysanthemum Society of Great Britain, at London, England. First Class Certificate by the National Chrysan- themum Society of the United States. First Class Certificate at Toronto. Canada. Silver Medal by the Peno'-ylvanta Hort. Soc'ety. Silver Mef'al by the Newport, R. I.. Hort. Society. Certificate at Baltimore Chrysanthemum Show. Certificate at St. Louis Chrysanthemum Show. Certificate at Indianapolis Certificate at Chicago " " First Premium at Chicago " '* First Premium at Boston " '* Blanc Prize for best seedling at Philadelphia First Prize for best vase of 50 blooms at Philadelphia Also additional award at Chicago of Silver Plate for best tested seedling. '^xxy direot from I»xt;irocit:ioer*Si Stock plants of Chrysanthemum MUTUAL FRIEND. A few thousand left at only 40c. each; $3.50 per doz. JSF»EJA.I-£: OOICK. Oeisla -vvitli orcl^r. MANN BROS., Randolph, Mass. m°t\ chrysanthemums STOCK PLA Niveus, Queen, Ivory, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Craig, Domination, E. Daiiiedouze, Golden Wedding, Lincoln, Mrs. C. Lippincott, Chas. Davis, Golden Gate, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Pres. Smith, Good Gracious, Viviand-Morel, Ed. Hatch, H. Balsley, W. N. Rudd, Beau Ideal, inter Ocean, Geo. W. Chllds, Joey Hill, R. Mclnnes, and other standard sorts. 20c. each; $2 doz.; $\S per 100. WANTKD-CVCLAMKN an<) DWARF CINERARIA. HARKETT'S FLORAL NURSERY, Dubuque, Iowa. Gardiner's Celebrated ^^ English } Mushroom Spawn. / Fresh and Seliatile. ( $7 per 100 lbs. ' Special price on larger \ quantitiee. j John Gardiner ii Co., / riiiladelphia, Pii. !< Grevillea Robusta . strong 2yi-\nc\\ pots, 50c. per dozen; f3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH &. SON. Pandanus Veitchii. Very lar);e plants, 2 to 5 feet high, in 6 to 10-inch pots. NICE RUBBERS^12 to 18 inches, S-inch pots, at a liargain. Write for prices. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfeld, III. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock plants, true to name* from bench or pots, Itowers cut. Mrs. E. G. Hill. Queen, Niveus and Golden Wed- ding, 15 Cts. each. Miss K. Brown, Ivory, Wanamaker, Pres. W. R. Smith, Mrs. R. Craig. J. H. Taylor, Whilldin, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Lincoln, Widener, Newitt, Madeira, Balsley, Domination, and Viviand-Morel, at 10 cts. each. Order soon, as no surplus stock will be saved nnless sold. ROOTED CUTTINGS of fiist four, $3.00 per 100; of others, $2.50. Rooted Cuttings of Challenge, Marie Louise, Engene Dailledouze, Inter Ocean, Mrs. Craige Lippincott, $5.00 per 100. No order for less than ff^.tK) desired. Cash with order unlessfor large lots from known purchasers. W. J. AM. S. VESEY, 90 Thompson Ave.. FORT WAYNE. IND. E.G. HILL & CO.. wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. .Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g4- The American Florist. 435 r I k A / 'r^ ^ ^^ ' ■. "^ ■ i" ^"^^^M^BHwln^^jEK NEW GHRYSflNTftEMUMS. MKS. WM. H KAND.— Certificate. A distinct variety of Japanese type, in color a remarkably rich yellow. Petals fine, long, twisted and irregularly rcflexed, making it resemble a tangled massof large gold thread. Highly commended by the judges at Chicago, and pronounced the most at- tractive and strikingly graceful flower at the show. Trade price, 50c. CBYSTALINA — Certificate. Snow white, medium size flower; snow- ball type, quite distinct and early. Trade price, 35c. JATNE —Special mention. Dark shaded rose, high built, regularly formed, incurved blooms. Very strong stem, first-class foliage, well up to flower. For exhibition or pot plants highly commended. Trade price, 35c. MBS. MOSES J. WENTWOBTH.— Special mention. Large rich yel- low, full and deep, strong, compact habit; an improvement in the Chinese class. Trade price, 35o. BTJBT EDDY — Special mention. An immense flower for exhibition. Full and double. Stem and foliage good, silvery rose and purple; an im- provement in this class. Trade price, 35c. stock Plants for Florists. OF ALL KINDS. See last issue of the Florist. MRS. W. H. RAND. It is conceded that the successful delivery ol perishable stock in the best condition exactly when demand is active is secured only as the result of considerable experience and close study ot all the controlling conditions. * During the past ten years we have studied these conditions and have the experience. We have faith that we can supply "First-Class Stock on Time," and to prove our faith by our works, on all orders given us in season we will Guarantee arrival or no pay. We attempt no com petition in price with stock which has never yet arrived, or— arrived after Xmas. "A Case of Holly in front of the store is worth four (4) on the cars.*' NEW YORK. 26 Barclay Street. N VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. GREENHOUSES. WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. Fresh Stock, full weight, prompt ship- ment, low prices. WREATHING — We will meet the market at all times. MISTLETOE— Per box 20 lbs.. $5.00. CHICAGO, 146-8 W. Washington Street. STOCK FKOM ISKNCH. E. Dailledouze, Challenge, Clinton Chalfant and Golden Wedding, 25c. each. Mrs. E. G. Hill, Pres. W, R. .Smith. Maud Dean, Niveus, The Queen, 20c. each; $2 doz. W. H. Lincoln, Waban, Col. W. B. Smith, Mrs. Whilldin, Viviand- Morel, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Mrs. Robert Craig. H. Balsley, Miss Kate Brown, Minnie Wanamaker, Domination, Geo. W. Childs, H. E. Widener, and others, 10c. each: $8 per 100. Orders booked for Rooted Cuttings ol above varieties. BROWN «S, CANFIELD, SPRINGFIELD. ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. F. BERGMAN and MRS, E. I). HILL. W per doz. YELLOW OUKKN, IL L. STNllKKBltrCH. MIN- ERVA, BUCKNE i)AILLEIKli:/.K, AUTUMN EVE. CHALLBNOB. .MAUD DKAN, CLINTON CHALFANT. ERMINH^DA, .MUTUAL EKIENI). ,'tO ots, each: f5 per doz. Also all the other deslrahle varieties. Write for special prices uii lar^'e lots. ChhIi with order DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. iVIKS. K. AVI>. KOlden sport from Vivlaiid-Morel. suffused apricot, extra. stock and ^-incti pot plants a^doz.; 1.3,00 per 100 2!i;-lnch plants 10.00 perlOO C. CHALFANT, golden sport from J. W. White. Stock and -I-lnch pot plants tl.iudoz. 10.00 per 100 2!^-lneh plants 7 60 per 100 W.>l. TKICKKK * CO.. Cllft N. J. Stock Plants of "Mums." I'^auli Dozen IVOUY l.-,c. JL.-iO KIOTO • 10c. 1,00 FREEMAN Wc. 100 Orders booked now for rooted cuttings of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHITFOUI) Sl'A ILU.N I'KNNA. U.K. WEST WHITELANO P 0.. Chester Co . PA. DOUBLE-FLOWERING BLACKBERRY A few hundred of the above. Stronp plants, splen- did for forclni^; very large pure white flowers, flU.OU per lUU. U. STEINMETZ, Kalelgh, N. C. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. PARTIAL LIST OF STOCK PLANTS OF HACir. PER DOZ. Mrs. E. G. Hill, best early pink 20c. |2.00 Yellow Queen, best early yellow 3oc. 3.00 Mrs. Craige Lipplncott. medium early yellow, extra fine 20c. 2.00 E. Dailledouze, mid-season to late, best yellow up to date 60c. 6.00 Mutual Friend, pure white, graceful in form, a general favorite 50c. 5.00 Minerva, a very fine medium early yellow 5 c. 5.00 Marie Louise, white, early and large 50c. 5.0O Mrs. J. Geo. lis, pure white, very large, lata 60c. 6.00 Major Bonnaffon, incurved, beautiful in form, '-Yellow Ivory" 50c. 5.00 Mayflower, very large, creamy white, beautiful in form 50c. 5.0O H. L. Sunderbruch, early yellow, extra fine 5oc. 5.00 Erminilda, one of the very best mid-season pinks. Took first premium for vase of 50 over all other pinks, at Philadelphia, 1894 $25.00 per lOO And many others. EDWIN LONSDALE. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Mention American Florist. YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest early variety ever introduced. (See this paper Oct. i3, page 245.) MAYFLOWER, white, extra fine mid-season. MINERVA, clear yellow, extra fine mid-season. These two last named are now selling at a premium over all others in New York market. Good Stof^k Plants of the aljo\e, 50 O-iiIh eitcli. 10 per cent, discount for cash for all orders over 52. All the best varieties at reasonable prices. ■i«niion American Florist. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, New Jersey. Stock Plants of Chrysanthemums. Sendyour list of wauts for prices. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO., DAYTON, OHIO. For Stoci< CHRYSANTHEMUMS All the new varieties. Cash with order. Also 1000 Strings of Smiiax. DAYTON FLORAL CO., Dayton, 0. PUDICTUAC TDPEC r>000 Kverirreen Trees, UnnlO I WMO I nLLOi Norway Spruro, Amorlrim and AustrlitTi Pines, from 5 to lU ft. liltth. tlni', f-h,i|icly trees, nurHerv Krown, Burplus stock: will It hoIiI at low rales In lotsto suit purcluisers. For prii-on luldress Jas. A. Taylor, Nurseryman. Kalamazoo, Mich. "MUMS." "MUMS." Wl-: WANT THK ROOM. Stock Plants lOc. each; $1.00 per doz. Kioto, K. G. Hill, Old Gold, Mrs. L- C. Madeira. Magicienne, Puritan, Kdna Craig, M. Wana- maker, Domination, Mrs. R. Craig, Ada Spauldiniar, Advance, G. F. Moseman, \V. W. Cules. Cullingfordii. D. WM. BRAINARD. Florist, Thompsonville. Conn. "HAKU TIMES" TALM COLLFXTIONS. The hard tlmoB are koIuk and so are the palms, but we can Btill siipi'Iv 17, :; and 4-ln. palms for Ki. and 34 forSScaeh irt'(.'iii;n- price fS). These comprlBC the t>e8t varieties. Inciudlut: Lutanlas, Kentlae. Just what THE IlETAlLElt \\ ANTS. WILLIAMS A SONS CO., Batavla. 111. 436 The American Florist. Dec. /. Recoi) HofeiS. Charleston, S. C— Arrangements are being made for a floral parade in this city in the near future. Lancaster, Pa.— Dr. I. H. Mayer & Sons are adding two new houses, one 10x50, and one 20x54. Hudson, Mich.— C. H. Peck has opened a down-town store at 77 Main street, and has recently added a new house 20x70. Iowa City, Ia.— Jas. Aldous & Son have removed to corner of Dodge and Church streets, where they have built new greenhouses. Milwaukee, Wis.— C. F. Schneider has started in business on Auer avenue, where he has built a house 18x64. He will add two or three more houses in early spring. MiDDLEPORT, N. Y.— J. H.Gould, whose business has in past years been mainly market gardening, is now devoting more space and attention to the growing of florists' plants and flowers. Rochester, N. Y.— James D. C. Rum- sey, assignee of Jabez Frank Morris, the Brighton nurseryman, has filed a schedule showing liabilities of $10,077.25; nom- inal assets, $45,602.62; actual assets, $19,801.41. Elgin, III.— The wound inflicted sev- eral weeks since by Geo. Souster's dog on George's good right leg is mending slowly, and there is talk of "grafting" some flesh and cuticle in place of that removed by the dog. Several of his friends have offered to make the sacrifice for George, who is able to walk about. Berea, O.— The Parker Floral Co. is the title of a new firm here, of which C. W. Parker is general manager and James P. Murphy florist. Their seed store and salesrooms are on Bridge street and the gardens and greenhouses at "The Maples." They will grow roses and car- nations as a main flower crop, and a gen- eral line of bedding plants. Waco, Tex.— Thechrysanthemum show at the Cotton Palace music hall Novem- ber 15 was a decided success. Mrs. S.W. Cohen, chairman Hort. Com., deserves special credit for her zeal and interest. Premiums were divided up among the various florists, the Dallas Floral Co., Dallas, Tex., being awarded the sweep- stakes for best general display of cut bloom and plants. Mrs. Cohen proposes to organize a state chrysanthemum soci- ety and have annual shows. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" (TKAItK MAItK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the following good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTSBUKOH. Pa.. September let, 1894. We have been ubIdk the T. H. Nevln Co.'b Oreen IIouBe Putty for aonje lime, and arc pleased to recom- mend It to all thuwe who wIhIi a nutnher one article. It has iilwayB Klven us perfect Hatlnfiictlun. When you use this (irecn House l*utty you will he sure *jf good results from same. Signed: ■louN ItoiKjERS. Florist. Green Tree Boro.. Pa. IIAUTMAN Bitos., Florists, Allegheny, Pa. rc. m. ts:bi~vijx oo., Corroders ofSTKICTLV PUItK LKAIJ, P. O. Box 928. PITTSBURQH, PA. I^-BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. None g^enaloe unless labeled as above. EVEROREEN CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. $1.25 per Thousand Ferns. FANCY. DAGGER. N^ ■ " ^W P^i ■iiwmwhiim iwiiiwi IN LOTS OF 5,000 AND tTPWARDS, !»1.00 PER 1000. Fems furnished the year round. Special attention ^ven to supplying the Wholesale Trade. Write for prices. BOUQUET GREEN For Holiday Trade. f2.00 per barrel (thirty pounds); or $6.00 per hundred pounds. Special reduction In express rates. SFHAGNU3I jMOSS a specialty. Lon^r. clean fibre, dry or green, $1 per barrel, or six bbls. for 3>5. Write for terms on large lots. Terms cash, or goods will be sent C. O. D. CHRISTMAS TREES. American Whlt« Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balsam Fir from 3 to 30 feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BR AGUE, Hinsdale, Mass. Ciiy Stand During the Holidays: 47th St. and Lexington Ave., NEW YORK. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . j^, H. COMEY, CafTiden, N. J. DYE WORKS: Jeflerson, Master and Paul Street. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS Every florist, market gardener, owner of lawn, grass- 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, fungicides and InsectlcldeB to plants. Feedyour plants, fertilize your lawns by using liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraylnt! pump In use. Sent pre- paid for S2.60— spraying 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. Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. WELD, Rosllndale. Mass. A Windmii Is unreliable because it f' pends upon the elciiieu for its power; hydraul. rams also depend upon la' orableconditionsanrl was as much water as they s- cure. Steam pumps requii skill and hand pumps d' mand labor and time. Tb DE LAMATER-RIDLR [R DE LAHATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed fc pumping water, and Iron shallow streams or an; kind of well. They an simple, safe and reliable require no steam and hav* no valves. They requin very little heat to operatt them, and can be arranged for any kind of fueL Send/or illustrated catalogue to The DE UMtTER IRON WOKKS 87 South Finh At., HEW YORK, M. Y. FLORISTS' PINS. GLASS HEADS, IN BLACK, WHITE AND VIOLET. 54, 5H * 5K Wurrcn Ave., New York. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. »««4<««»«»«»«» HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES Cut Flower.^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. fpiant StakesJ '/, 5-16, /s. 'A' H< U' an\ YOU WILL NEED Baskets in many shapes, Jardinieres and Ferneries in ne-w designs, Metal ^A^reaths and Porcelain Flowers, Immortelles and Cape Flowers, Doves and WheatSheaves. Consult our Catalogue and you can make no mistake. Order our Goods and you will not regret it. No old stock. Everything fresh. New designs and novelties. Prices down to hard pan. H, & PEILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE ONLY.fH ) St' * ■ Our wholesale catalogue 1b Intended for the flower trade, exclusively, and applicants with whom we are not acquainted must enclose their business cards, otherwise catalotiues will not be forwarded. Under- takers are not florists, and need not apply. 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. Address August Rdlker&Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St, P. 0. Station E. Ncw York. M. RICE & CO., FlOrlSlS' SUDDI168. 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for '^"*"'"""'' — -~ 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. Blmensions of tMs Boi : 2tj Inches long by ISlnchea wide and 12 Inches high. Two aecWonfl. This wooden box made in two sections, one for eacti size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manulacturt THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, Sizes 1^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent laitener witi) each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. UcCAKTHT, I Addrett 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addreii all correipondence to t Muiic Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we conalder a decided snccesB. Any caBtomers 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. nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x13. given a^vay ivith first order of 500 letters. A. Rolker & Sonn, New York. M. Rice & Co., 25 N. 4th St., f'hUa., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 32 Dey St., New Vork. A. D. Ferry * Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse. New York. A. Herrman. 415 E. 34th St., New York. L. J. Kreshove , 193 Gteenwicli St., N. Y'. H. Rayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa, A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St , IMilwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, <>. T. W. AVood & Sons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmnnd, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons. Rochester, N. V. C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long, liurt'alo. New York. Huntington Seed C<» , Indianapolis, Ind. Z. l>e Fore»t Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 17 I 2d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 416 K. 34th St , New York. Geo. A. SutherlMnd, ^~i Itromfield ^t.. Boston. Welch Itros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarihy & Co., 1 Music Hall I'lace, Boston. The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, O. Bert Cokelv cSt Co., Philadelphia, I'a. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 36 Barcl»y St., New Yeaf Sirs: — The Cj press lumber arrived iu splendid condition ig perfect salislactioi D. B. 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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. uTKAuUuL r U I I bn I uUi 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. 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Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. PATENTC I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^ g I GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.C/ Electrical and Mechanical Expert.?. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Build, ng. WASHINGTON, D. C. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 440 The Amepican Florist. Dec. /, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC&Co 430 Adv. rates. et« 428 American Boiler Co.. . .440 Baker Bros 431 Ball ChasD 427 BallerFA 430 Bayersdorfer H & 00437 Berger H H & Co 430 Blanc A 431 Bonsall Jos B 428 Boston Letter Co 437 BrabantAugF 436 Brackenrldge & Co 430 BragueL B 430 Bralnard D Wm 436 Brown & Canfleld. .434 436 Bum8& Kaynor 429 Burrow J G 432 Carman U W 440 Carmody J D 438 Chadbom Kennedy Mf g Co 430 Chandlee & Chandlee. .430 Ch'KO Folding Box Co 428 ChlttyHB 433 Comey RH 436 Corbrey T J 428 Cottage Gardens 432 Cox Seed & Plant Co. .430 CrabbA Hunter 438 DalUedouze Bros. 43,i Deamud J B & Co 429 Dayton Floral Co 4.Sft De Lamater Iron Wka 436 Deylne's Boiler Wks.. .439 Dillon JL 431 Domer Fred & Sod 432 DreerH A 432 Elliott WH 428 Ellison Wm 428 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . .428 Essex Heights Klo'l Co432 Fisher & Alrd 432 Gardiner John & Co... 484 Gonzalez F & Co 431 Graham Hugh 434 Gumey Heater Co , . . .439 Hall ABs'n 440 Hammond Benj 430 Hancock & Son 432 Harkett's Floral Nur'y434 Hart Michael A 429 Hartford HE 423 H^lnl Joseph 43*2 Herman A 427 Hermann's Seed Store4.32 Herr Albert M 432 HewsAH&Co 4.38 Highland Floral Co. . . .435 Hllflnger Bros 438 HlIlBG&Co 434 HlppardE 4,39 Hltchlngs&Co 440 Hooker H M Co 437 HoranEdwC 429 Hort. Adv 430 Hose Connection Co. . 436 Hulsebosch Bros 430 HuntBH 429 Hunt M A Estate 431 Hunter Frank D 429 Jennings BB 432 JoostenCH 430 Jordan Floral Co 4;i2 Kennlcott Bros Co — 429 Knoptt Oscar & Co . ..431 Kroeschell Bros Co 439 Kuehn CA 428 Kuhl Geo A 432 Lockland Lumber Co. . 436 438 LongDan'lB 429 Lonsdale Edwin. . .427 436 Lord & Bumham Co. .439 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 438 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .429 McFarland J H 428 McFarland J H Co 431 Mallon A Jr 427 Manda W A 431 Mann Bros 434 Manz J&Co 4.37 May JnaN 435 Michel Prt & Bulb Co. 431 Mlllang Frank 429 Mill brook Lea Green- houses 435 Monlnger Jno C 440 Moon Wm H Co 431 Nanz & Neuner 432 Nafl Folding Box Co.. 428 National Plant Co 432 Nevln T H Co 438 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 429 Oasis Nursery Co 431 Parmentcr Mfg Co 438 Pennock C J 432 Pennock Sam'l S 428 Pitcher* Manda 428 Pommert Chas 431 Quaker City Mc hW'k8.439 Reed Glass Co 437 RelnbergBros 429 Rice M & Co 437 Richard C B i Co 431 RobertsDII 437 Roehrs Theo 429 Rogers Pk Floral Co.. 429 Rolker A&Sons 437 Rolker Herman 437 Russell S J 437 Sander & Co 430 Schwake Chas 431 Scollay Jno A 4,39 SeblrePA Sons 430 Shelmlre W R 4.32 Sheridan WF 429 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .430 Situations, wants, etc.. 427 Smith Nath & Son 434 Stelnmetz n 435 Storrs & Harrison 427 Streby SO.. .-. ...431 StruckJN&Bro ... .436 Sunderbruch H L 429 Sutherland Geo A 429 Swayne Edw 432 Syracuse Pottery Co... 438 Taylor Jus A 435 TrlckerWm&Co 43S Vaughan J C .... 428 430 435 Vesey W J & MS 431 Waterbury Rubber Co.439 Watson G C 431 WeatheredsSons T W.439 Weeber & Don 430 Welch Bros 429 Whllldln Pot Co 4:« WIlksMfgCo 4,39 Williams & Sons CO430435 Wisconsin Flower Ex.228 WlttboldGeo 430 431 Wood Bros 432 Young Jno 429 Young Thos Jr 429 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? Yon will find them in this form in our trade directory and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. ('"otIeJHH r'Gre enhouse ^ M A T E R I A L SASH BARS ANY SHAPE h SIZE ?!SfektJS SiJ^MANUFACTURERS '\307 fl /JV^THORflE j4\/e.. Chicago. Ill J GREENHOUSE HEATING Is a branch of our business we have given very close study for a good many years, and can assure any one intending to employ Hot Water or Steam that we have the most modern system. WBITIC FOB CATALOGUE. 18 TYPES. 174 SIZES. ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF FUEL. American ^oi7er Company "ADVANCE" (Trade Mark.) BOSTON: NEW YORK: CHICAGO: PORTLAND.CRE For Hot Watei-. 195 Ft. Hill Sqr. 94 Centre St. 84 LakeSt 127 Sixth St. THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For particulars, Bee next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act.. 391 Amity Street. FLDBHINO, Qaeena Co., N.T. LOCK THB DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J, HAIL ^ flljIlE /^lilEOBIJli^LIS Llr|L@Llif J m erica is "the Prow of the I/bsseI/ th ere may be mare camfnrt Mmidships, but we are the Srst ia touch Unknown Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 8, 1894. No. 340 f LHili ^l!lEii!@Mi lFlk@lSI!g7 Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THfi American Florist compaijy. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, S2.00. 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. J. T. ANTHONY, Chicago, president: Robert Kipt, Philadelphia, vlce-presldenf, Wm. J, Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The D9W officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895, are: Edwin LO-N'SDALE, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident: B. (". KEixEM.\x. Allesheny City, Pa., vice- president: Wm. .1. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. BEATTV. on City. Pa., treasurer. The Uth annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. The influence of Florists' Clubs 441 Chrysanthemums— In solid border iA2 — View of the Toronto show (illus.) ii'i — A parting shot 44.3 — Measuring flowers 443 — Plants for 1.5 cents . . 444 — Two new chrysanthemums (2 illus.) 444 Carnations— Notes ... 444 Miscellaneous seasonable hints ... . 444 Cost of growing coleus, canuas, geraniums . 445 Nitrate of soda ... 445 Snails and fern benches 445 A greenhouse truck 446 Dahlias not flowering . . 440 Mealy bug again 446 Boston ... 446 Philadelphia . . 447 Buffalo 447 New York 448 St. Paul 448 Chicago • • • 448 Washington 449 St. Louis 449 News notes. . ..... 449 Packing flowers lor market 4.52 The seed trade 454 Toronto 456 Worcester, Mass . . 468 Express rates 458 Greenhouse building 458 Newton, Mass ... 460 Portland. Oregou 460 Lenox. Mass 462 Prudence vs. football .... 462 Mr. H. B. Beattv, secretary of the F. P. A. and treasurer of the S. A. F., is at a Michigan health resort. He writes us that be has not seen his mail for months and that unfortunately the young lady •who was familiar with the details of his eociety correspondence has removed from Oil City, thus for the time being stopping all business in that line. YoD CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directory and reference book. The Influence of Florists' Clubs on Hor- ticulture. BY MR. p. O'MARA. new Y'ORK. [Read before the Gardeners^ and Florists^ Club of Boston, December ./.J It will, I think, be admitted without question that florists' clubs have exer- cised a potent influence for good on hor- ticulture in the United States. What then is there to say on the subject? At the outset, it is well to remark that in speaking of the work of florists' clubs I have borne in mind the fact that private gardeners — who are essentially florists also — constitute an integral part of these clubs, and are entitled to a great share of the credit due them as organizations. In considering the subject of the influence of florists' clubs on horticulture, it presents itself to me in three forms — the past, the present, the future; or, in other words, what the clubs have done, what thej' are doing, what they may do in that direc- tion. The first and second phases of the subject being purely historical, I do not propose to tax your patience by a recital of what has been accomplished, or what is being done. It is meet, however, that in passing some tribute be paid to the clubs who have done and are doing so much to advance the knowledge of our beautiful art among the people of this country and Canada. AH honor to the men of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Indianapolis, To- ronto, St. Louis, Montreal and numerous others throughout the country. May their efforts be rewarded with the success which must follow unflagging zeal and enthusiastic endeavor. The third phase of this subject opens a broader view. The future is ever en- dowed with a vast perspective, the sun of promise; it is full of hope, for better things illumine it, of probabilities and grand possibilities, and I will be bold enough to point out a few of these as thev present themselves tome. Have the clubs done as much as they are capable of doing? Are they working along the right lines? Are they using their influence to the best advantage toward the desired end? In the first place, I think it should be the duty of a florists' club, wherever established, to encourage the organiza- tion of amateur horticultural clubs — that is, clubs composed entirely of amateurs — men and women who have a love for hor- ticulture and who do their own garden- ing. If a sufficient number can not be found to organize a separate body, take them into the club as honorary members, and foster the horticultural spirit that is in them in every way. They will add strength to the club, and when the proper time arrives, when they are in sufficient numbers, they can, I believe, be induced to form a separate organization, either auxiliary to or in full partnership with the parent body. Every private gardener should make it a special object to induce his employer to become an honorary member of the club with which he is affil- iated, or an active member of the ama- teur society, if one is organized. Such a consummation must bring good results to him personally and to horticulture. It is needless to add that every private gar- dener and florist should be in some organ- ized horticultural body. Exhibitions furnish the great means by which the clubs can influence horticulture. They are the executive arm, so to speak, and as the practical working details are generally in the hands of the clubs they can use them to mould public opinion — to educate the great horticultural public in almost any direction. It is fair to assume that the basic principle of all our exhibitions is educational— to lift the public up to better things by showing them what cultural skill can accomplish. But is this principle followed out to its logical conclusion? I think not, and I will attempt to show wherein, in my opinion, we fall short of the ideal, which is undoubtedly present to the view of each and all of us. It is generally assumed when preparing for an exhibition that when the premium list is made out, the exhibitors assured, the music engaged, the advertising, as nowconducted, looked after, that the program is completed and the last eSbrt possible is made. But is it? "That's the rub." I think it will be ad- mitted that as a musical festival our ex- hibitions fall far short of the ideal, and can not compete with the same article which may be heard for the same admis- sion fee in nearly all our great cities. What then is thereto attract? Splendid flowers, which seem "sour grapes" to many, nay, most of the amateur visitors, considered in a horticultural sense, and from which they turn away with a sigh when they think of their own modest lit- tle blossoms, brothers and sisters of these stately beauties, but oh, so different, and they look upon these great blooms as the result of some occult science, some magic, the secret of which they can never read. We make the great mistake, I think, of not having a primary as well as a senior class. Another weakness in our exhibitions as now conducted, in my opinion, is that there is an overpowering sense of "still life," a monotony broken only by the music. People feel the weight of it, and weary rapidly. The horticultural public, the sight-seeing public, expect more, are entitled to more and demand more, and it is to the interest of the clubs to supply it. I believe that a step was made in the right direction when the firm with whom I have the honor to be connected inaugu- rated the potting contest at the chrysan- themum exhibition in Madison Square Garden, New York,in 1891. Much more could have been made of it had the com- mittee in charge been fully alive to the 442 The American Florist. Dec. 8. true importance of it; but, even as it was, it furnished a text for the newspapers, and advertising was obtained for the exhibition that probably could not be bought for one thousand dollars. We all know how difficult it is for the brightest reporter to make readable copy regarding a flower exhibition for any of the great dailies in our large cities. With the best of intentions and supolied with the best material which the officers of the clubs or the press committees can give him, he generally succeeds by making it ridicu- lous. Not so in this case; he was in his element and made the most of it. Why not supply more of the same material? Horticulture is full of interesting opera- tions about which the public know little or nothing, and no doubt if they were oerformed before their eyes they would look on with avidity, be interested or amused, but in either case it would be education. People are always interested in deft handiwork. We have, many of us, no doubt, been held spell-bound ourselves before some shop window in looking at a man pulling candy or making cigars, sim- ple as the operations are, and yet we possibly had nooersonal interest in them. At the great World's Fair in Chicago wherever a wheel was turning, a shuttle throbbing, or a man or woman engaged in handiwork of anv kind, there was sure to be a crowd, while the "still life" ex- hibits, imposing as many of them were, were practically ignored. I saw crowds gazing at the traveling lawn sprinklers, and, as a consequence, their attention was directed to the plants on the lawn, which otherwise they might never have seen and undoubtedly would not have perceived. Here is a universal trait of human naturewhich apparently has been overlooked in our exhibitions, and it is time we should awake and take advan- tage of it. What, for instance, could be more inter- esting than to have a booth where bud- ding and sraftinET would be performed, and a member of the club, competent to explain, constantlv there to answer ques- tions relative to the operation? Samples of budded roses and others on their own roots should beon hand, and instructions for planting the former given, pointing out the difference between the two, and explaining how it is that the stock some- times grows, and when left to develop ultimatelv kills the true rose. A plant with rievelooed "ssuckers" could be shown to fullv explain this matter. When we cotisi-^er the thousands of these that are sold annually and the great number that are lost through ignorance of the pur- chaser, the importance of it may be esti- mated. A booth where cutting making would be going on, with a man to ex- plain the process bv which nature perpet- uates plants by this method; he could also give general directions regarding the care of them and the best time to put in the various plants. A booth whereprun- ing would be explained; in fact several of them for the various kinds of plants. Charts could be used to good advantage here, some showing the various fruit trees properlv and imnroperlv pruned and nianted; small fruits of all kinds as well. Here is where people are vitally inter- ested, and incalculable good would be accomplished by it. Suburban residents would, without question, find it profitable and pleasurable to attend exhibitions where manual art lessons in horticulture would be given. A booth where seed sowine would be performed and ex- plained, both flower and vegetable. Here is a wide field for practical work, and I am sure that the importance of it will be realized. How many bright dreams of amateur horticulturists have ended in disappointment for the want of rudi- mentary knowledge in this line. It is essentially the duty of the clubs, composed as they are of florists and nurserymen, seedsmen and gardeners, to impart this knowledge, and the exhibition is above all the place they can do it. These are only a few of the many things which would add interest to exhibitions, and which would assuredly attract peo- ple to them, just the class of people too that we want to visit them, the people to whom we must look for support in our business ventures. There is another branch of horticultural knowledge which should receive attention and aid should be solicited from the agric- ultural colleges and experiment stations in carrying out this part of the program. I refer now to insects and plant diseases. At the recent flower and plant exhibition in the rooms of the Farmers' Club in New York a chart was shownupon which were specimens of chrysanthemum foliage which had been attacked by various diseases. This was exhibited by the Cor- nell Universitv and attracted marked attention. Similar charts bearing on various diseases should be found at all our exhibitions, and some one should be found to attend who would explain them and who would also explain known rem- edies for their prevention and cure. This branch would not only interest and instruct the amateur, but would also be of the gravest interest to the professional florist and gardener. In this connection, I will digress for a moment to say that all the leading clubs of the country could, in my opinion, with profit to themselves, employ a vegetable pathologist and entomologist, whose ser- vices would be at the disposal of the clubs for the benefit of its members. Here would be special inducement for all florists and gardeners to become members of such clubs, and it is no exaggeration to say that it would prove a profitable invest- ment. His duty it would be to examine and report on plant diseases at each meeting of the club, to attend the exhibi- tions for the same purpose, and to look after the individual interests of the mem- bers when their crops were threatened by diseases. The time is' at hand, I believe, when we must invoke the aid of science if we would meet the enemies of plant life quickly and energetically, and this method seems to me to be a practical one. In connection with our exhibitions I think a room should be devoted to object lessons fn plant growing. For instance, a "pot bound" plant and one that had been shifted at the proper time. Sample plants bearing on the all-important ques- tion of watering. A plant grown in ordi- nary garden soil, such as amateur garden- ers too often use. and the same variety grown in prepared soil, with samples of both grades of soil. Plants treated with special fertilizers and without. Chrysan- themums, carnations, etc., disbudded and grown naturally, and many other phases of plant growing, which would suggest themselves. All this would be highly interesting to amateurs, would break the monotony of an exhibition as now held and would increase the respect for our calling among the people. What a text all this would furnish for the reporter vis- iting the show, and what an inducement it would be for people to visit it. Now the question presents itself: Have florists anything to fear from spreading knowledge broadcast? For my part I answer an emphatic no. It is my belief that every garden in good order is an inducement to some one else to have one like it; every healthy, beau- tiful plant an eloquent advocate for a companion; and, as a necessary corol- lary, every untidy ill kept garden, every sickly, miserable plant is a deterrent to those who see them and who may aspire to have one. The wider we spread horti- cultural knowledge, the broader is the field we have to work in, and the more profitable it will become. Ignorance of the needs of plant life on the part of the great mass of our people is, I believe, the greatest obstacle in the way of a more rapid advancement of all branches of hor t- iculture. Let in the light at every oppor- tunity. Consider the vast number of cat- alogues issued annually in the country by the seed and plant houses, and by com- parison the infinitesimal number of horti- cultural journals distributed. Is it be- cause the people who sow and plant feel they know enough about it? No, but because the absolute want of knowledge has not been brought home to them nor the means to acquire it presented to them. Let it be the duty of the florists' clubs to begin this great work on proper lines. Let them supply through exhibitions the knowledge the people want, and through the horticultural and daily press it will be carried afar and fall on good ground, resulting in undoubted benefit to the dis- seminators. As knowledge is diSiasedthe love of horticulture must increase pro- portionately; people will procure more from the growers to satify this love; the standard of excellence will be raised, and florists' clubs will then exercise the influ- ence on horticulture which will be theirs by right of the efforts they have made to bring about these results. Chrysanthemums in the Solid Border. Any grower reading Mr. Hill's remarks on bench-grown chrysanthemums would naturally come to the conclusion that no good thing can come out of the solid bed system, and that the grower who adopts it must be considered a "back number." Perhaps BO, certainly the modern green- house has the advantage in many ways, but as a matter of course good chrysan- themums can be grown in solid beds. Several years ago a number of prize winners exhibited by me at New York, Orange and Philadelphia were grown in solid beds. They not only lasted well all through the shows, but some of the flow- ers exhibited at New York also did duty at Philadelphia, while, at a succeeding show, flowers grown on benches could not pass muster the third day. The chrysanthemum is not a hot house plant; it needs its head as well as its feet kept cool. It is also a surface rooting plant, and if grown in a bed does not require heavy mulching and watering, as when grown on a bench. During summer benches require much watering, and each drenching carries away much of the soluble plant food, so a heavy application of manure is needed to keep up vigor. I notice the high honors accorded to Mrs. E. G. Hill on the other side, and I feel sure it received much cooler treat- t8g4- The American Florist, 443 PARTIAL VIEW OF THE TORONTO CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. ment there than here. I am very well pleased with it from late-struck cuttings planted in the solid bed the latter part of June. I cut my first flowers October 9, receiving $5 a dozen for them in New York the first few days. Wm. Tricker. View of the Toronto Show. The photograph (which was taken by Mr. A. Beales of Carlton street) herewith sent takes in not quite half the show. The roses 10 of a sort, vases of 25, 12 and 6 of chrysanthemums and six or seven entries of 12 distinct varieties, with more than half the specimen plants are not visible. In the middle group is a large specimen of W. H. Lincoln shown by Mr. J. H. Dunlop which took equal first prize with another specimen of the same variety shown by Sir Casimir Gzowski (gardener Mr. R. Marshall). On the right hand table were the carnations, with a vase of "Philadelphia" and some other seedling chrysanthemums. On the left hand table were three entries of 25 chrysanthe- mum blooms in 25 varieties, at the back of which are five magnificent vases of 50 roses. On the middle table under the stage are part of the designs and baskets with a group of chrysanthemums and foliage on either side. Just above these on the stage were specimen ferns, orchids, cyclamen, etc., backed up by large potsof calla, a decorated mantel on either side. At the back of the stage in the middle was a large latania, the tub banked with ferns and Cattleya labiata autumnalis (from Exhibition Park) with decorated mantels again on each side. The stage had a most charming efiect by gas light. E. A Parting Shot. And so King "Mum, "like the Arab, has again folded his tent and silently hied away; but his victorious march, trophies, and all are still fresh in our minds. Many have fallen on the way, gallant knights of '92-3, who lie almost forgotten on piles of rubbish, or rotting in stagnant heaps, chilled, frozen, lifeless. And have you noticed the brilliant corps of Amazons in his train — princesses, ladies , mademoiselles and mesdames? What more splendidly arrayed than an army of "mums"? The king of gloriousness has disputed every inch of supremacy with the queen of grace and beauty. His maj- esty usurps every place of honor, and his sway, transient though it may be, is at the same time absolute and sweeping. The blood red petals of a Meteor rose have been ruthlessly trodden under foot. American Beauty has temporarily shared the fate of Li Hung Chang, and even the divine flower withers in disgust at the mere sight of a chrysanthemum. The Japanese army has pretty much everything its own way at the present time: Victory is perched upon its ban- ners in spite of the few Chinese strong- holds that remain. It really looks as if progress was in coincidence when these two great classes hybridize, assimilate and unify. Well, "good riddance, "chrysanthemum! You rank despoiler of the flower market! "Though lost to sight, to memory dear." There is no doubt about that. I haven't made a cent on my rose crop since you befooled the public with your brassy tongue of supremacy. Humbug! And yetllove your curly golden locks and bow down and worship along with your other legions of devotees. But, good-bye, I say, and I've no tears to shed. You have depleted my pocket, eaten and drunken at my expense, dined sumptuously, feted and honored, and I haven't a cent to show for it; fact! The only way I can strike a balance in your favor is to turn the ledger upside down, and look for the credit on the debit side. For all that, old blusterer, come again. I'm laying for you next time, and all your frowsy clan. And come early; don't wait for the chill winds of autumn to tan- gle you all up. Come in mild September. I want to steal a march on the other fel- lows. Come and see va^ first. Honestly, here along in December I'm tired of the very sight of you. You're a back number. A weary, bedraggled chrysanthemum! Don't wear out your welcome — be off with you! Good-bje — au revoir. R. Measuring Chrysanthemum Flowers. The florist who has never attended a large flower show is likely to be confused when he reads of chrysanthemum flowers on exhibition that are ten, twelve, or fourteen inches across; and perhaps feels mortified, when he looks at his own flowers that are five or six inches in diameter. It will be consolation to such to know that these enormous measurements are obtained by beginning at the tip of the florets an one side and carrying the line over the crown of the flower down to the tip of the florets on the other side side two-thirds of the distance, in some flow! ers, representing depth and not width 444 The American Florist. Dec. 8. the measurement not being the diameter, as he may have supposed, but often more than the half circumference. I think it would be better in all cases if the measure given was theextreme width of the flower, the depth being mentioned separately, when necessary. Visitors to a flower show, are apt to feel that they have been imposed on it they read of chrysanthemums fourteen inches over and find on examining them that they are only six or seven inches through. The plan of the Florist in its illustra- tions of vases of chrysanthemum flo wers of having a line or scale below — similar to those in most entomological drawings — for comparison, is a good one. Our own measurements, are made in this way: On a sheet of stiff cardboard a number of circles are drawn, half an inch apart, from a common center, and the diameter marked beside them. From one side to the centre a narrow slit is made, wide enough to admit the stem of the flowers. The card is drawn up close beneath the flower, and the measurement can be read at a glance. We hear many complaints of the chrys- anthemum disease, of rust, of curled leaves, and of leaves falling prematurely, and I have learned that when I buy a few new varieties, if I do not throw them away because they are diseased,! usually must grow them for two or three years before they acquire health and vigor. This lack of vitality must be caused by improper treatment, by coddling, by too much forcing, and by over-stimulation. We are told by some authorities on chrysanthemum culture that at a certain stage in the plant's development it must be fed liberally with liquid manure, two or three times a week or oftener, and the composition of this liquid food must be varied according to certain rules. As evidence that this treatment is unneces- sary, and perhaps injurious, I wish to cite from our experience this season, which only confirms my previous belief. On one raised bench nearly 1700 plants were set in a moderate depth of fairly enriched fresh soil. They were kept clean, carefully watered, disbudded, and tied as needed, but were not given any addi- tional food, either liquid or dry, beyond what is contained in ordinary hydrant water. But two plants were removed as being unhealthy; all the others were strong and vigorous, retaining their fine green leaves to the ground. The flowers, with scarcely an exception, developed perfectly, were ol good substance and lasting, and were all of fine large size, for the varieties, many of them being more than twelve inches across when measured over the hill top, in the usual way. Franklin, Pa. W. T. Bell. [In reference to measurement of blooms would it not be well for the Chrysanthe- mum Society of America to give this mat- ter consideration, and prescribe some uniform plan of measurement. — Ed ] Chrysanthemum Plants for 15 Cents. A St. Paul subscriber sends us an adv. of a local department store in which ap- pears the following: In connection with our great Thanksgiving sale in all departments, the "Plymouth" Boys' Cloth- ing Dept. will sell 3.000 Choice Chrysanthemums in four, five and six-inch pots, at the ridiculously low price of 15c and 25c each. They are all first-class and desirable plants, in food condition, large and bushy, in flowers and uds, and would easily sell by florists at from :i5c to$1.2o each. Thirty-five and fifty-cent kinds for 15c; the sev- enty-five cent and one-dollar kinds for 26c. As the "Plymouth" wishes every past and fut- ure patron to receive the benefit of this opportu- nity, only two can be sold to any one person. He writes: "I wish you would express in the Florist an opinion as to whether such sales are a benefit or an injury to the trade. I have not seen the plants, so of course do not know as to their condi- tion. But it would seem that if they are as represented the grower should realize a much better price for them than the fig- ures given in the adv." We would not feel like encouraging such sales. We know it is held that they dif- fuse a love of flowers among the people by placing plants within the reach of those of moderate means, but like all bargain sales the stock is largely trash that can not possibly give satisfaction, and from which no good can result. We think the depart- ment store problem will soon work out its own solution. In several of the large cities it has already been solved so far as the stores that have tried a floral depart- ment are concerned. A very brief experi- ence with stocks oi plants has been more than sufficient for the shrewdest manag- ers of such stores. Two New Chrysanthemums. The two varieties figured in this issue are seedlings originating with E. G. Hill & Co., shown for the first time this year. Louise D. Black, a rich yellow which re- ceived special mention in the seedling classes at the Chicago show, may be described as resembling Mrs. L. C. Ma- deira, but is much brighter in color and stiffer in stem. It is a very solidly built and showy flower. Henry Reiman is another yellow, rather suggestive of Challenge, but an improve- ment on that variety. It is high built and solid, developed right to the center, and borne on fine stiff stems. It seems likely to be very useful commercially. Carnation Notes. "Well, Charlie, why are your throwing out those healthy looking plants?" "Just look at the flowers, only semi- double, and these plants came from stock that produced as fine double bloom as ever was seen, but that is the way with new sorts very often; they will sport, and so we must save the best, and thus work up a good type." "Why do 1 cut off those few branches? Well, if you will hold that up to the light you will see a few light streaks through the leaves; thatis bacteria, a diseasesome claim, but it seems to me a weakness caused from certain conditions which I can not explain. Now it is best to remove all such leaves from the plant by cutting the branch upon which they are well back; this generally stops the trouble." "Say, my boy, it is too cold in these houses for me, as I have a cold, but why do vou not keep it warmer?" "Well, as you have a cold it naturally seems much colder than it really is. As it happens the mercury is up to 58°, and as this is a cloudy day remember too I dare not run the houses any higher. The stems are weak enough as it is. Two bright days only in a week are not conducive to stiff stems." "Yes, I am taking off all the cuttings now which are large enough, and espe- cially from the Scotts. Why? Oh, sim- ply because those cuttings are large enough to root well, and then you see they retard the growth of the flower. Now there is a stem which was missed several days ago. The cuttings, or rather laterals, for thev are not cuttings until they are taken off, have materially checked the growth of the bud . This point you will often see if you watch closely. I know it is the opinion of some of our leading growers that cuttings should be made after the flower is picked, and I have been doing so until a few days ago. Now I have no hesitation in saying that this plan is decidedly wrong if you wish to produce large flowers. Every side shoot and bud except the crown bud should be removed from the stem as far down as the bud is to be cut." This query came to me several days ago: "What varieties would you advise me to grow in a house 100x20 for local trade?" Find out from yout neighboring florists, if you have any, what sorts do best in your locality and what varieties are in greatest demand. You must grow four or five kinds; too -many growers make the mistake of confining their atten- tion to one or two standard sorts; I am one of them. We lack a healthy pro- ductive crimson, also a yellow. We have good whites, and pinks of several shades, but the former are not around. If the specialists in seedlings would only work for these we would be very thankful; and then for a scarlet we in this section are obliged to fall back on old Portia. Charles H. Allen. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. It pays to disbud your mignonette and keep it tied up. If you don't disbud the lateral shoots will grow so fast that the flower will be small and short. There will always be plenty of shoots springing from the bottom to supply successive crops. Don't neglect to stand over your im- ported azaleas and rub off the growth they are now beginning to make, or the new leaf growth will take the lead and the flower bud will perish, and your plant will be unsalable for this year. This premature growth as it may be called is caused I believe by the ocean trip; they are subjected to a warmer temperature than they would be in the houses, and when brought into daylight with a good soaking of water, which they must get, they make this early growth. On many varieties you will find a few long strag- gling growths; they are invariably blind shoots and should be cut back, for they add nothing to the appearance of the plant either in symmetry or in flower. Cyclamens will soon be in their prime; don't keep them in a cool damp bouse where the thermometer goesdown to 40° or 45° at night. A light airy dry house where the night temperature is about 50° to 55° at night is right, and never crowd them; a free circulation of air among the plants is of the greatest im- portance, and an ever watchfulness against aphis, which means smoke at least once a week. The greenfly always attack the young leaves and buds down in the center of the plant, and are difli- cult to dislodge if they once get a footing there. Now you have plenty of bench room your cinerarias and calceolarias should receive attention. The earliest of these will be in their flowering pots, but the Easter lot, the most important, should now go into a 4-inch. Use chopped up and rather roughcompost, i. e.,not sifted soil, the water passes through it so much i8g4' The American Florist. 445 CHRYSANTHEMUM LOUISE D. BLACK better. An over watering often carries ofif cinerarias. Both the last named plants delight in a low temperature, but no freezing, 40° to 45° at night is plenty high enough, and will grow them all the sturdier. In addition to regular fumiga- tion I keep tobacco stems loosely spread between the pots; it helps keep down greenfly very much, and both of these plants &re easily hurt by too strong a dose of tobacco smoke. If you have any Cypripedium insigne, and they are in full bloom, remove them to a cooler house, where the night tem- perature is not over 45°. They will last in perfection a long time. If your Den- drobiums Wardianum and nobile have ripened their last summer's growth as they should, and have been for two months in a cool house you can bring on a few at a time to a warmer house, where they will soon send out their beautiful flowers. I find I have a few cuttings in the prop- agating bed; some plants can't be pro- duced in the spring by the thousand, and you must begin early. Begonia Rex should be in now; if much laterthe plants will be too small to beof use inthemonth of May, when you need them, and for certain places you do need them. Stro- bilanthes is another plant you want to propagate all you can, for you will find plenty of use for it in the spring. Acaly- pha should be propagated as largely as it can, for this fine subtropical plant is very satisfactory not only in beds but in veranda boxes, vases, etc. Whatever stock you are short of should now be propagated, for the conditions are now the very best for that operation, viz., a steady bottom heat, with a compara- tively cool top heat, and little sun to wilt cuttings. Wm. Scott. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Cost of Growing Coleus, Cannas, and Geraniums. The folio wing is referred to me: "I would like to ask growers of bedding plants at what rate 4-inch, 3-inch and 2-inch gera- niums, 2V2 inch coleus and 4 and 5-inch cannas can be grown by the 1000, well grown plants. Standard varieties." I believe this subject was well discussed 4 or 5 years ago inyour columns. It's an interesting one, but one that it isimpossi- ble to give anything like a definite answer to, what I might say maybe honestly and justly refuted by another grower, and yet we may both be right from our ex- perience and method of growing. And does your correspondent want to know the cost without any margin of profit, or is it the price with a living profit put on? There are all these considerations and many more. Do you grow 1000 or 20,- 000? Are your customers satisfied with a weak drawn-up plant that has been grown as close as the pots would stand, or do they demand a good sturdy plant in flower and with leaves to the pot? It makes qui tea difference whether your men or yourself can shift a 2-inch to a 3-inch or 3-inch to 4-inch at 100 per hour or 500 per hour. Still that is not of so muchim- portance as the question how long do they occupy your benches. That is the vital question always. The lateMr. Peter Henderson told me that the most profita- ble plant he grew was Coleus Verschaf- felti and undoubtedly he had proved it so. Some 20 years ago we ran greenhouses a little dificrently. Geraniums then were allowed to occupy a good deal of room, simply because there was nothing to fill the houses with except carnations, and when the geraniums and other spring stuft" wanted more room out went a bench ot Degraw,EdwardsiiorLa Purite, Now- adays geraniums, coleus and cannas have to take a back seat till March or April. My own plan nowadays is this: A house [has chrysanthemums either in pots or grown for cut flowers till Decem- ber 1. We will say "mums" are about gone, or most of them. Then in come lilies and azaleas. They are gone at Easter, then geraniums are put into their last shift, withus a 4 inch, and occupy the benchestilltheendof May. Afterthe gera- niums are gone yourLilium lancifolium in variety can be given good attention and pays for the mid-summer crop, or if you want to grow "mums" it will be time to plant those again as soon as the gera- niums are gone, so there is no time when benches are empty. I will give what I consider the plants could be raised for providing you did it in a large way and were sure of a market. I hope some one will take this up and pull me to pieces; I rather like it and don't get as much of it as I could enjoy. The figures I give are not at what a man should peddle one- half a dozen geraniums and "charge it, please," but what he could dispose of wholesale by the thousand. Geraniums, 21/2 inch $4 per hundred. Geraniums, 3 inch $6 per hundred. Geraniums, 4-iDch $8 per hundred. Cannas, 4 inch $8 per hundred. Coleus, 2y2 inch $3 per hundred. Wm. Scott. Nitrate of Soda. "Tisbut" asks through the Florist "how to use nitrate of soda as a fertilizer in the greenhouse and in the field, and also whether it can be used as a liquid." This question might have been an- swered by someone who has used it more largely than I have, and I trust this may bring out the experiences of others. My knowledge of it in this country is only in the greenhouse. In solution the strength was one pound to one barrel (32 gallons) of water. That I am sure is safe. In Great Britain it is used much more exten- sively than here and is considered a fertil- izer of high value, more particularly for all grain crops. They sow it broadcast at the rate of 200 or 250 pounds to the acre. A little experience of my own very fresh in my memory may be worth relating. It happened a year ago while planting a bench of Grace Wilder carnation. I had about 1 gallon of nitrate of soda lying round and thought a little experiment would be just the thing. About the mid- dle of the house I reserved a space as near as possible 50 square feet, sowing the soda on the surface and raking it in, and then planting the carnations. In less than one month 90 per cent of them were dead, while on each side of the defined line the carnations were as thrifty as carna- tions could be. Hereafter only in weak solutions for me. W. S. Snails and Fern Benches. "A Subscriber" says: "I have tried lime and slug-shot both. First a sprinkling of lime on the soil and slug-shot on the fronds. Is there any danger of using too much slug-shot?" I have no experience with slug-shot as a remedy for snails or slugs. Fine air slaked lime dusted on and among the fronds is an excellent thing to keep slugs away, and is, I believe, the remedy used by the large growers of adiantum. If your collection is not large you can catch most of the slugs by traps made of pota- toes cut in halves. Dig out the potato till it is like an inverted egg cup and place them on the soil close to the plant. In- spect your traps every morning and you will find many of the slugs have found the 446 The American Florist. Dec, S, hollow potato a convenient roosting place for the day. Lettuce and cabbage leaves laid on the soil will answer the same purpose, but don't forget to let a boy go round every morning and collect the victims. W. S. A Greenhouse Truck. With four flanged track wheels out of an old threshing machine, two iron rods for axles, some blocks for bolsters and a board one foot wide by five feet long for a platform, we made a truck to haul material in the carnation houses for mushroom beds, which is so satisfactory to us that I pass the idea on for the bene- fit of others. We keyed the wheels flange side out on the axle so as to use the board walk one foot wide for the track. Several boxes can easily be taken at a load and like other simple helps the wonder is that we didn't make it sooner. With a temporary track of foot boards laid on the benches I think it will prove of great use in chang- ing the soil, etc., and will alleviate that "tired feeling" which strikes us some- times. C. P. Barnard. Northbrook, Pa. Dahlias Not Flowering. A question comes from Jamestown, N. Y., about the above, and says their soil is a pine, oak and chestnut soil and grav- elly, meaning I suppose that it is a light leaf mould deposit on top of gravel. If the plants grow vigorously and don't flower, as your subscriber says they do, it is more than likely that the soil is too much of a leaf mould texture. Dahlias grow and flower best in good strong loam, but well enriched with decayed sta- ble manure. Our long dry and hot mid- summer is very trying to them, and they should always be mulched and receive 2 or 3 times a week a copious watering. Plants raised from cuttings will always flower earlier than the old roots. I would advise digging ahole forthe dahlia plants in spring 18 inches wide and 1 foot deep; fill in one-fourth of the light soil, one- fourth of good rotten manure and one- half of a good loam. This seems consid- erable labor, but where dahlia flowers are wanted it will pay. W. S. Mealy Bug Again. The following comes from Kirksville, Mo.: "Is there any remedy for mealy bug on plants. I have tried hafid pick- ing, but that is of no avail. I shall try the kerosene emulsion, but is there any- thing else?" Hand picking would be a very tedious job. Many valuable plants, such as palms and cycads, must be washed or rather sponged with the kerosene emul- sion if they are badly afiected with these pests. Soft leaved plants, such as coleus, which are often troubled with them, should be thrown out and a clean stock procured. The very best way to keep your place clear of mealybug is a free and vigorous use of the hose; a good syring- ing they can't endure. This does not necessarilv mean drown the plants, but a fine hard stream intelligently directed at them upsets their household arrange- ments sadly, and if faithfully persevered in mealy bug won't trouble you. W. S. Nevada, Mo.— The chrysanthemum show here was very succfs'ful. It was projected by Mr. J. W.Talbot, the florist, and the local press warmlycommends his enterprise. Boston. The annual exhibition of herbariums by the children took place at Horticultural Hall on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1. Both halls were entirely filled with the collections, the exhibit as a whole showing a marked im- provement over that of last year, and the work of drying and mounting being as a rule most beautifully done. The specimens, of which there were about three thousand, were mounted on white sheets of uniform size, the common name, botanical name, habitat, with name and address of exhibitor being in- scribed in a space provided on the lower left hand corner of each sheet. Native flowering plants, trees, grasses and ferns were most largely represented, the whole plant including flower and root being shown when practicable and tree leaves being mounted in pairs so as to show both upper and under surfaces. The various collections comprised all the way from ten or twenty up to one hundred and fifty species each, the premiums hav- ing been classified so as to give the smaller contributors a chance to compete. The exhibitors were about ' equally di- vided, boys and girls, and all sections of the statewere represented but a majority of them seemed to hail from West Rox- bury and Jamaica Plain, where this de- lightful study has been encouraged and stimulated among the school children to a greater extent probably than anywhere else in the country. The intelligence dis- played and the intimate knowledge of the botany of our native plants shown by these youthful exhibitors is astonish- ing and almost beyond belief, and the in- defatigable committee of the Mass. Hor- ticultural Society in charge of this depart- ment have every reason to feel elated over the results accomplished. There were two new ferns exhibited which were discovered by Raymond Doyle of Newburyport and named by Geo. E. Davenport of Medford. One was a hybrid between Aspidium cristatum and A. marginale found in Mass., and the other a new species, Aspidium simul- atum, found at Indian Point, Me. Thanksgiving Day is always counted upon to bring a pretty good demand in the flower trade, and this year was no exception to the rule. The dav was ex- ceedingly cold, the coldest formany years, and very careful packing was necessary, but the weather was clear and customers were out ingratifyingnumbers and as far as heard from the trade gave general sat- isfaction. There was some disposition to hold back stock for a few days beforehand, but not to the extent done in former years and most of the stock sent in was fresh and good. Following Thanksgiv- ing came three or four rather bleak and stormy days with a decided shortening up of the supply and prices have been full as high as and in sime instances higher than those prevailing for the holiday. Special premiums offered through the Mass. Horticultural Society have been awarded by the garden committee as fol- lows; For the best kept garden, extent thiee acres, judged for three consecutive years, to N. T. Kidder. The best house of chrysanthemums arranged for effect, first to N. T. Kidder, second toT.D. Hat- field. For the best house of chrysanthe- mums grown on benches, first to Waban Rose Conservatories, and second to Wm. Nicholson. A special gratuity was also awarded to Chas. J. Dawson for a house of natural! V grown chrysanthemums, and to C. V. Whitten for a bench of Ivory. The December meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club was a particularly in- teresting one as was evinced by the large number of members present to hear the lecture which it had been announced would be delivered by President O'Mara of the New York Florists' Club on the influence of florists' clubs on horticulture. The essay, which will be found on another page of this issue, was received with marked attention and the remarks that followed were all highly commendatory of the sentiments expressed by the essay- ist, Messrs. Dawson, Finlayson, Foster, Cotter, Norton, Elliott and others all speaking in an interesting manner of the new thoughts and ideas that had been suggested. It seemed to be accepted that the public interest in the practical manip- ulations in floriculture ought to be stim- ulated and that the more discussion cultural problems received in public the greater benefit would accrue to the trade. It was suggested that floriculturists have been inclined to be too secretive and too eager to retain the knowledge gained by their own personal experience, and that this policy was short sighted and unwise. A few more papers as practical and pro- gressive as Mr. O'Mara's would undoubt- edly prove the long looked for remedy for small and uninteresting meetings. The business session of the club brought a surprise in the declinations of the presi- dent and vice-president elect to accept the positions to which they were elected a month ago. This unexpected predica- ment places the club in an embarrassing position and it will probably take the January meeting's whole time to put things in proper working order. The presence in town of Mr. P. O'Mara, president of the New York Florists' Club, furnished a good opportunity for the payment of an election bet that Lawrence Cotter had won from P. Welch, which occasion consisted of a dinner partici- pated in by a number of Mr. Cotter's in- timate friends, with Mr. O'Mara as a special attraction. Mr. Cotter presided and introduced each speaker in his inim- itable manner. Mr. P. Welch told how Mr. Cotter had forced him into a corner, a victim of circumstances, and how he had been obliged to backup his principles with a wager which turned out as usual in Mr. Cotter's favor. Mr. Ed. Hatch, Jackson Dawson, E. M. Wood, W. J. Stewart, Warren Ewell and others all made brief remarks with a unanimity of expression in welcome to Mr. O'Mara, and approval of those gentlemen who make such wagers, and thus bccatne public benefactors. The absence of his perpetual adversary, Judge Hoitt, left Mr. Hatch free to give his whole atten- tion to Mr. Norton and much fun was occasioned by his persistent but futile efforts to badger the latter into a wager, similar to the one then being settled. The exercises as usual closed with "Auld Lang Syne." In Garden and Forest we find an inter- esting article by M. C. Robbins on the possibilities of flower shows in which the writer has something timely to say re- garding the grouping and arrangement of exhibits and the necessity of harmoni- ous and appropriate surroundings if an exhibition is to be made thoroughly ar- tistic and pleasing as a whole. The lack of architectural attractiveness in the halls used for the Boston shows is commented upon, and that there is sufficient reason for the unfavorable comments must be admitted by anyone who has attended the exhibitions of the Mass. Horticult- ural Societv. An exhibition in these halls also suffers iSg4' The American Florist. 447 ■=S)K«J CHRYSANTHEMUM HENRY REIMEN. greatly from being divided and loses much of the impressiveness which would accrue from having the display complete on one floor. Mrs. Robbins is incorrect, however, when she pleads in extenuation of Horti- cultural Hall's defects that it dates from "the earl}' forties." On a marble tablet to the right of the entrance to the lower hall is the following inscription in plain letters; "Horticultural Hall, Dedicated September 16, 1865," twenty odd years later than the "early forties." Making due allowance for the time of its erection it can not be gainsaid that Horticultural Hall never was an appropriate or con- venient place for the holding of exhibi- tions, a safe repository for a priceless library or a credit to the architects under whose supervision it was constructed. Mr. Chas. Storer, the artist, is about to go into the florist business with Mr. Harrison of Pawtucket,R. I. Their green- houses which are now being built are on the road between Pawtucket and Provi- dence and are four in number each two hundred feet long, heated with Weathered boilers. Oichids, grapes and novelties will be grown. Philadelphia. Things are different, very different, a great change has taken place. Last week it was "what do you want" from the seller, now the query is from the buyer "what have you got?" and the question is not alone asked over the counter, but the hustlers are waylaid at the stations as soon as they set their feet in town, or messengers are sent out at daybreak to the greenhouses in order to insure a sup- ply for the day. It is needless to savthat this state of affairs is gratifying to all hands, there is a snap and vim to business which if it continues argues well for a prosperous season. Thanksgiving Day trade was excellent, considerably better than last season, it had a Christmas smack to it. The Har- vard — Pennsy 1 vania foot ball game played on that day also created a great demand for flowers and there were not near enough violets and red roses to supply the demand, double violets being particularly scarce. It was a great day for the "mums" and many a grower cleaned up his stock for this occasion. Lincoln and Eva Hoyt were among the best sellers. Mr. Harris sold a small hay wagon load of Mrs. H. H. Battles which he had in quantity and his "Snorter" seedling, the large white with yellow eye which he had last Christmas. "After the Ball," was also in demand. Carnations were good sellers, the demand was so great that they seemed scarce although there was a good supply. By the way, there hasn't been a com- plaint about "sleepy" pinks as yet, they can be kept several days at this season and still present a fresh appearance. Prices have stiffened considerably and $1.25 to $1 50 is now asked for good stock. Roses were in great demand with Beauty in the lead; $3 per dozen was the current price, at this writing it is $4, with prospects of a step higher in a few days. Selected teas of the larger class now bring $4 to $6, while the smaller kinds sell for $3. G. Anderson is cutting some fine Kais- erin. "Which do you like best, Kaiserin or Bride?" is now a question often asked; both varieties have their admirers, some claim that for general usefulness the Kaiserin is the best, as it is good all the year round while the Bride is worthless in summer (Foulds' excepted). Edwin Lonsdale says that Kaiserin with him is the most profitable, or we should say proves to be moreproliffc, than the Bride, and as they generally command the same price we presume the first assertion is correct. Paper whites and Romans are now to be had in quantity at from $3 to $4 per hundred, valley is plentiful at $4. Quite a number of the florists of thecity and vicinity attended the lecture given by Dean Hole last Tuesday evening, his sub- ject was "Famous men whom I know personally." On the desk by his side as he spoke was a vase of some two dozen American Beauty and Belle roses. The Dean is a fine specimen of man- hood being six feet three and three- quarter inches in height; he seemed to be not over sixty or sixty-five years of age, yet he told his audiance that the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth would occur the next day. In open- ing his address he alluded to the beautiful roses at his side, saying they had been placed there by his brother florists of Philadelphia and that ever since he landed in New York and in histourabout the country he had continually met with such evidences of their good will. Charles Fox of Broad and Master has sold his property and will remove to another location in the spring; the price was $45,000. John Walker is slowly recovering from an attack of bronchitis, which has kept him in the house for the past month. There is to be another effort to establish a wholesale market in this city and a call signed by a goodly number of florists calls for a meeting to be held at the Florists' Club rooms on Tuesday, December 11th. May the movement blossom out and bring forth fruit abund- antly. K. Buffalo. Thanksgiving was a good day. The weather was fine, enabling people to get about with comfort, and trade among the florists was the best it has ever been on that occasion. This holiday is begin- ning to rank up with Christmas and Easter, although a long way behind yet. It was a great chrysanthemum day and cleaned up the stock of the autumn queen at most establishments. Now the "mum" is donefor for another ten months atleast aslight reportof how it has gone here would be in order; briefly then it has lost none of its popularity, on 448 The American Florist. Dec. 8. the contrary good flowers have brought at least 25 per cent more than they did last year. No one has got tired of them and a larger class has bought them. No florist need fear that they are going to drop out of fashion; they are too grand and gorgeous for that, and instead t f any florist wishing they did not exist we should all be thankful for their presence in October. Mr. James Milley has had a grand lot of Lilium Harrisii for thepastmonth. He seems always to be first in the field and does them well. Mr. Christenson did not go heavy into "mums" but he has a grand house of car- nations; his flowers are very fine and plants entirely free of disease. The vari- eties he grows are Daybreak, Sweetbrier, Silver Sprav and Wm. Scott. Finer flow- ers of old Silver Spray the writer has not seen in a long time, showing that this grand old variety is still good when well done. The flowers greatly in demand at Thanksgiving, besides chrysanthemums, were carnations and violets, of which there was not enough to go round. Vio- lets touched high water mark, $3 per hundred retail. W. S. St. Paul, Mmn. New York. They did, nobody believed they would be so unwise in these enlightened times, but they did, a big majority of them, hold back their roses for Thanksgiving. Not for a week or two as of yore but for a day or two and sufficiently to overload a market which was none too strong and to ruin any possibility there might have been of making the reasonable advance on market rates which the occasion and the approach of December might warrant. It seems almost incredible that men with the sagacity and common sense supposed to characterize the New York growers, and especially in thelightof the uniformly adverse experience of previous years, should persist in this absurd and suicidal practice. Vigorous denials count for nothing until it is otherwise explained how it happens that the cut of an estab- lishment averaging five, six or eight hun- dred roses daily drops to a meagre three hundred two or three days before a holi- day and then jumps to fifteen or eighteen hundred on the day immediately preced- ing. Queer goin's on. Thanksgiving Day was not much better than a Sunday as far as florists' trade in general is concerned. There was a rush on violets on that day as well as on the two succeeding days, the extra demand being caused by the college foot ball games, but it was not heavy enough to clean up the stock which had been un- usually large for several days and had been in some cases held over. Had busi- ness been as lively as in some previous years there would undoubtedly have been a shortage of really good stock in most lines. There is quite a percentage of poor roses coming in, American Beau- ties especially being decidedly ofi"in qual- ity with some growers. Two growers who have reason to be proud of their roses just now are Littlejohn and Frank McMahon. Harrisii lilies are being re- ceived in larger quantities than has been customary at this early date. They are of excellent quality. Roman hyacinths are getting plenty, but not many nar- cissus are seen as yet. F. Sander & Co. will have another big sale of Dendrobium Phaljenopsis Schrod- erianun and other useful florists' orchids at Rolker's auction room on Friday, December 5 4. A chrysanthemum exhibit was held in this city November 14 to 17 by Mr. A. S. Swanson. The entire exhibit, which was quite an extensive one, was made by Mr. Swanson and much credit is due him for the energy and enterprise displayed in conducting it. One large store room was devoted to cut blooms and table and wedding deco- rations. The display of cut blooms was good and was augmented by some choice varieties from eastern growers. The decorations were nicely arranged, one table decorated with Testout roses and adiantum ferns being especially attrac- tive. A bower of palms overhung by a large wreath of pink "mums" suspended by ribbon formed an inviting nook for Hymen's candidates. A large room in the rear was well filled with pot plants and another large room in front contained a large and select assortment of all the leading varieties including the Chicago prize winners of last year and this. The exhibition was not well patronized and was not a financial success. It is doubtful if Mr. Swanson cleared expenses. This is to be regretted as Mr. S. has always taken a great interest in florist circles and has done much to uplift the standard of growing and selling good stock and has been the first one in the city to give the people an idea of what a flower show is. An admittance fee of 25 cents was charged, one-half of which was donated to charitable purposes. L. L. May & Co., in connection with their neighbors a book and stationery store on one side and a large music house on the other, had a fall and holiday open- ing November 22. The entire building, including offices, store and warerooms, were thrown open to the public for the first time. A band of music ensconced behind a bank of palms and ferns added to the enjoyment of the occasion. The store was appropriately decorated with palms, "mums" and other pot plants. One of the large show windows contained a mantel decoration, while the other was lavishly supplied with cut flowers and potted plants artistically arranged . In t he center of the large sales- room was placed a table finely decorated with a center piece of Mme. Testout roses while pink ribbons and pink roses indi- cated each individual place. Near this stood a smaller table with an immense basket of fruit decorated with ferns, bou- vardias and other small flowers. The second floor of their establishment is devoted to offices and their catalogue trade while the third is used for filling and shipping their wholesale orders. A large store room in the rear of their cut flower business on the first floor and a large light and handy cellar for their potatoes completes the establishment. Their new refrigerator is octagonal in form with large panels of French plate glass. The monthly meeting of the Society of Minnesota Florits (which interpreted means the florists of the twin cities, though all in the state are welcome) was held in this city the evening of November 19. The meeting was well attended and an interesting session held. Gust. Malm- quist, of Minneapolis, read a paper on the"Erils of Department Store Flower Sales," also quite lengthy extracts from articles published in a trade jounal on the same subject. In substance he said that the important question now with the Minnesota florists was not how to grow good stock but how to sell it. Depart- ment stores have reduced prices, hurt sales and threaten to ruin the retail store trade. In face of all this growers have built more houses and increased their facilities thus tending to reduce prices still further and to increase competition. Unless there is a change soon the smaller flower stores will be driven out of the business entirely. The paper was then informally dis- cussed by several, while all were agreed as to the facts of the case as presented in the paper opinions differed as to the method to be employed tocounteract this dangerous rivalry, and the discussion ended without any apparent headway being made towards solving the hard question. One of the speakers maintained that the growing of the stock was the important question after all. That the best stcck would always command good prices and that department stores with bargain counters were naturally looking for cheap and inferior stock and will buy it as long as it is grown. A committee of three from each city was appointed to confer and report at the next meeting on a chrysanthemum show for 1895. The committee consists of Messrs. Nagel, Bartels and Malmquist of Minneapolis, and Swanson, Vogt and Souden of St. Paul. Mr. Louis Wilde was appointed speaker for the next meeting to be held next month in Minneapolis. A large retail clothing store has been selling "mum" plants at a 15 and 25 cents each and cut blooms at 50 cents per dozen. In their advs. they state that the plants, on account of their hardy nature, will stand several degrees of frost with- out injury. How soon this flowery inducement would congeal if exposed to a few degrees of veracity. Felix. Chicago. A great scarcity of stock has prevailed all the week. Every line of stock has been extremely short, and it is not sur- prising therefore that prices have re- mained at the high water mark of Thanksgiving week. As compared with prices of a year ago for thecorresponding week prices are double that of last year in most classes. Roses during the first week in December last year sold at from $2 to $3, with the lower figure as the ruling price, while in the week just past stock rated as barely fair in quality easily commanded $4 to $5. Although the weather is and has been exceedingly fine for a week past there seems little prospect for much increase in the supply for the next week or ten days. Crops of both roses and carnations are off, but the majority of the growers point to the probability of a full crop for the holidays. "Mums" have almost entirely disap- peared; this of course accounts in a meas: ure for the increased demand in other lines. It is needless to say that Beauties remain in the lead. This is the only rose that never at any time during the very worst of the chrysanthemum glut suffered for demand or declined in price in a mate- rial degree. The output of this rose is estimated at an increase over last year bv about one-third, and yet scarcely a day passes when the stock isn't fully ex- hausted in the early morning hours. Meteors are beginning to show more and more that objectionable blue-black color which renders a good part of the stock unsalable. Mermets too are sadly off color, and in this condition are hardly salable even in the present scarcity of roses. The quality of Bride, Bridesmaid and Perleis somewhat improved. Testout i8g4' The American Florist. 449 remains good and so is Kaiserin; the lat- ter, though, is very scarce. Carnations hold very stiff at $1.50 for fair common, some fine lots of ordinary varieties selling as high as $2 and fancy at $2 to $2.50. Violets remain away up on top. First quality command $2 per 100, fair quality go at $1.50; demand in excess of supply. Shipping trade continues very brisk, local demand steady. Alderman M. B. Madden is again at work on his plan for the extension and beautifying of the lake front park. His plan contemplates fillingin the lake basin to within 750 feet of the government breakwater with the soil being excavated from the drainage canal and which is now being dumped in deeper water, thus adding many acres to the area of the park, the made land to be connected with the present park by bridges at grade, the railroad tracks to be depressed for the purpose. A striking new feature has now been added to the scheme, which is the reproduction of the Court of Honor at the World's Fair on the reclaimed land. It would require about $10,000,000 to erect the buildings in white marble or granite, as proposed, but it is said that assurances have been given that the amount would be contributed if the site is secured. The committee of the Horti- cultural Society of Chicago will assist Mr. Madden to the extent of its power, and hopes to see a horticultural hall made a feature of the park if the project is successful. Washington. Thanksgiving trade was very good this season, most of the florists having dis- posed of their entire stock before the day was over, and stock was rather scarce. There was but a slight advance in prices, which may account for the good sales. From present indications the demand for carnations this season is going to be very brisk. There are some very fine ones now on the market, and the price is ad- vancing. Good flowers are bringing from 35 cents to 50 cents per dozen. Chrysanthemums aremostly over, with the exception of a few late varieties. There are still some very good blooms to be had at $3 a dozen. Roses seem to be off crop about Wash- ington at present, as none of the florists have enough home grown stock to supply their trade. In fact I may say roses are scarce. Poinsettias are with us again, though as a rule they are not up to the standard in quality. They are not much in demand yet, and are retailed at $3 a dozen. Violets are rather scarce and in brisk demand. The price has advanced to $1.50 per hundred. Romans are com- ing in quite rapidly and are very good. They sell at $1 a dozen. Valley is not very plentiful, and the quality nothing to brag of, though it brings $1 a dozen. Roses are sold by the florist at the follow- ing prices: Beauties from $6 to $9 a dozen, La France $2, Brides and Mermets $1.50 to $2, Perles$l. The opening of the second session of the 53d Congress was as usual a red letter day with the florists. The floral display was something unusual. Nearly every desk in the house had some sort of floral piece on it. On some desks were huge bunches of Am. Beauties tied withribbon, on others were La France and Brides, while on others were baskets of flowers. The Senate looked like a wedding recep- tion hall. The flowers were very profuse and beautiful. The largest piece, a tre- mendous shield of immortelles, across the face of which were the words "New Jer- sey" in blue letters, was placed on the desk of Mr. Smith. Among the conspicuous pieces was a school house composed of flowers, also a beautiful floral ship. The efforts of the late R. J. Halliday of Baltimore to popularize Russelia juncea are just beginning to bear fruit. Mr. H.'s admiration for two handsome vases of this plant induced him to have them pho- tographed and used to illustrate his cat- alogue some ten years or more ago. It does excellently well as a window or house plant, is very graceful and thrives in light rich soil and is easily propagated from cuttings. It is a native of Mexico. Mrs. J. D. Sayers, the wife of Hon. J. D. Sayers of Texas, one of the leaders of the House of Representatives, says Roman hyacinths spread like garlic in her yard and that she has no doubt but what quantities of them will soon be grown in her state and the south for the northern markets. She has been experimenting with them the past few years and is more than pleased with the results. Gude Bros, have added five houses to their plant at Anacostia. These houses which they justly term model houses were begun September 1 last. They are each 16x200 feet and are constructed on the most improved plans, glazed with imported glass 16x24 and have received three coats of paint. They are all piped and boiler is in position nothing remain- ing to be done except connecting the boiler with pipes. They did all the work themselves, not a mechanic being em- ployed in their construction. It is cer- tainly a credit to them; they claim that this is the quickest work onrecord. Three of these houses are already planted with carnation, of their own growing, which are the finest to be seen in the District of Columbia. One of these houses they are going to use as a palm house in which they propose growing their plants used for decorating. They see the necessity of carrying a larger stock of this class of plants and think it more profitable to keep it over from year to year and grow it on, than to put in new plants at the beginning of each season. Another of these new houses is to be used this season for violets; next year they will plant it with roses. Their roses are looking unusually fine, in fact everything about their establishment gives evidence of be- ing managed by keen, wide awake men who thoroughly understand their busi- ness. Their violets are looking fine. They have a large quantity of bulbs for this season, while many cut their order for bulbous stock this year they have rather increased theirs. They claim that when the season opens for this dass of flowers the people will demand it and will not be satisfied with any substitute. Experience they say has taught them this and they have made provision for it. Reynolds. St. Louis. Trade during Thanksgiving week re- minded allof the good old fashioned tim's that one hears so much of. Thanksgiving heretofore has not been looked forward to as much out of the ordinary, but if the future is to continue bringing the same demand itwill takerank as an important day. The orders in were all placed early so that dealers knew what was coming, but in spite of this several were caught with stock in short supply. The excellent shipping orders for the few days preced- ing, and the good home trade shortened I stock up considerably, so that everything was sold out early on Thursday. Prices advanced a point about that time, but could not be laid to Thanksgiving; it was simply the increased demand prevailing during the week. All stock has been scarce since that time, owing to the week of dull rainy weather succeeding it. Some few Romans are coming in regu- larly, and occasionally narcissus, but nothing like the amount that has been received during former years at this time. It would appearthat the losses sustained during the last few years by bulb forcers have at last taught them to be more careful in regard to the quantity thrown upon the market. Violets have been in somewhat scarce supply, the main reli- ance being on home grown stock. South- ern grown stock for some reason, pre- sumably early frost, has not been received in any quantities as yet. The sharper who was noted last week as working the various stores has been apprehended; he has been working the hotels for lodging and was caught by one of them. He expresses himself as being willing to take whatever punish- ment may be given him for his misdeeds, and will doubtless be set out of mischief for some time to come. R. F. T. riecoi) VLoXz^. Lancaster, Pa.— Wm. S. Barnhold has opened a florist store in the Postal Tele- graph office. Taunton, Mass. — A small conservatory belongingto Chas. Webster wasdamaged by fire on November 23. Paterson, N. J. — Fire caused a damage of about $1,000 at the greenhouses of G. W. Vreeland November 21. Memphis, Tenn. — The chrysanthemum show of the Memphis Floral Co. was a pretty well managed affair and attracted many visitors. FosTORiA, O. — Mr. Fred W. North of the Fostoria Floral Co. was married Thanksgiving day to an estimable young lady of Mt. Vernon, O. KNOxvrLLE,TENN. — The KnoxvillcFlor- icultural Society has decided to give a spring show. The chrysanthemum show came out about even financially. Barre, Vt. — Fairview Greenhouses recently sold by Wm. Clark to a man named Austin have again been disposed of to Elton Wheeler and Mrs. L. P. Austin. MooRESTOWN, N. J. — The warehouses and greenhouses of the Rogers Nursery Co. were burned on the night of Novem- ber 25. Cause, the explosion of a lamp. An employe, James Davidson, was severely burned. Loss $10,000, partially covered by insurance. Rochester, N. Y. — Bowling teams of nurserymen and florists had a warmly contested match November 29. The nur- serymen defeated the florists in three games. The first and last games were very close, being won by only six pins each, but in the second one the florists were buried under a majority of fifty-three pins. The teams were made up as fol- lows: Nurservmen, Charles F. Chase, H. C. Phillips, J". C. Sharr, F. J. Farber, George Jennv, Herbert Candee, E. O. Graham and J. B. Howe. Florists, Charles Swift, Edward Vick, F.J. Keller, George Savage, D. Salter, J. Keller, Charles Vick and A. Salter. 450 The American Florist. Dec. c?. Detroit, Mich.— Mr. Harry A. Balsley was married November 14. The bride ■was Miss Mabelle Louise Reeves. London, Ont.— Mr. Cbas. M. Green- way having taken the store formerly occupied by J. Dilloway, florist (248 Dundas street), put in a fine plate glass front and hot water heating apparatus, new counters and electric (incandescent) light. Has a handsome plate glass case 30 feet long for straw goods and supplies. The store was opened September 13. Mr. Will S. Greenway is as usual in good shape for "mums" in which he seems to excel. Springfield, Mo.— A chrysanthemum show was given here November 6 to 10 by the Chalfant Conservatory, W. A. Chalfant, proprietor. Over 180 varieties wtre sVown. including 56 of the novelties of 1894 in 3-inch to 12-inch pots and a large number of bench grown plants. Some flowers were very well done, as Mr. Chalfant easily captured the first prize for 45 blooms in 15 varieties at St. Louis. The show here was appreciated by several thousand visitors, florists and amateurs alike. Davenport, Ia.— At the banquet fol- lowing the recent chrysanthemum show the Tri-City Florists' Club was organized with officers as follows: Weslev Green, president; Charles Dannacher, vice-presi- dent; A. W. Vander Veer, secretary; J. H. Harrison, treasurer; Mrs. F. L. Bills, car- responding secretary. It was resolved that any resident of the tri-cities (Daven- port, Moline and Rock Island) interested in floriculture might become a member by paying annual dues of $1, and it was also decided to hold a chrysanthemum show in November 1895, in the Library block, and for the benefit of the Library associa- tion. Meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month, at 8 p. m. Committees were appointed as follows: Executive, W. H. Knees, Henry Gaethje, Mrs. C. M. Crow. Bv-laws, Wesley Green, John Temple, F. L. Bills. Pro- gram and entertainment, Mrs. Danna- cher, Mrs. Knees, Mrs. Gaethje, F. G. Bahr, H. G. Pauli, C. M. Crow. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . AdvertlsementB 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 wanted— as rose grower; have had 8 years' experience In growing stuff. Address G. core American Florist. Chicago. ITUATION WANTED— By young lady In flower store; have hud 2 years' experience. Address Rl'THY. care American Florist, Chlca^ro. SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener, flrst-class rose, carnation and violet urower. palms and ferns and general stock of greenhouse and outdoor plants; private or commercial: 18 years expe- rience, age 36. married, no family, English; good ref- erences. Address J 67 Madison St.. Morrlstown. N. J. S^ SITUATION WANTBD-In a large commercial es- tablishment In the northwest or east suitable for our foreman. C Marks Wotton. to whom we wish to acknowledge Ihe skill and ability with which he has conducted our extensive plant, to our entire satisfac- tion, and we now desire to see him advanced, which his zeal and perseverance deserves; state wages and size of plant. anchorage Rose Co., C. Raynor. Manager. WANTED— A young florist with J150 to Invest can hear of a good chance by addressing F. J. MCMANN, Menominee, Mich. WANTBD-PARTNBR— Capable young man with S1,'2IX) toSLSOOcash. Good opening. Within 160 miles of Chicago. B usiness, care Am. Florist. WANTED— Office man and correspondent who Is familiar with pi mt business. Give particulars to J. D. EiSELE, Dreers Nursery, Rlverton N.J. A BARGAIN. is,ooo LATANIA BORBONICA, from 2-inch pots, 1 year old, fine plants, $4 per 100; $35 per 1000, CASH. WANTED-Slngie man, American, rose and carna- tion grower, for San Antonio. Texas; wages 8S5 and board; bring references. Apply Vaughan's Seed Stoke. Chicago. WANTED— Assistant lor marketmarket garden and greenhouse; single; aChrlstlan preferred. State wages with board. Give references. Commence March 1st. Hakry \V. Lee. Alexandria, Ind. WANT?]1)-By a Philadelphia seed house, iin expe- rienced seedsman to manage retail counter trade. Address, stating age. particulars and silary wanted, Phila. SEEDS care Am erican i lorlst. WANTED— A man experienced In the seed business to travel, and during busy season to assist in store One acquainted will southern trade preferred. State previous experience, age. references, and salary expected. Address S outh, care Am. Horlst. WANTED— Cut flower arranger to take charge of a cut flower department. Must be a fairly good maker-up. quick and energetic. Write, giving experi- ence, references and wages wanted, and when can commence work, to Samuel L. Marshell, Penn. Ave. near Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa. OR SALE— Stock and flxtures of florists supplies. Bernhakd Selio, Assignee. 113 N.4th St., Phlla. F FOR SALE CHEAP— Large second-hand florlBt'e Ice Box. value about $75. VAi'GnAN-s Seed Store, 88 State Street. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical seedBman, nurseryman and tiorlBt competent to conduct any branch of buBlness. Address O. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— As assistant Horlst. by voung man of If,; 2 years' experience in Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home Kor particulars addret-s •Klohist ' Home. Xenia, (fhio. SITUATION WANTED— By flrst-class all-round man. either as grower or traveler for good reliable Arm; well known by all the leading men in the trade. •"KELIABLE." care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical florist and gardener; not afraid of work. I'rlvate place pre- ferred. Married, no children. KlrMt-ciasB references Ei>\\'. P.\i.-ME.N. liVU Vernon Ave . Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a second man. commer- cial or private place Weil experienced also In landscape gardening. Wages moderate. Best refer- ences, l*' H il. ir>5 Harrison Ave., Boston. Mass. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman In commercial place, wholesale or retail; tlioruughly experienced in roses, carnnllons. 'mums. etc.. ei«. Address by let- ter onJy. (iEO. BEAL. 2i:i'.i N. Dlam(md St . Phlla. SITUATION WANTED— By a single man. '.t yearw' experlencein (irowingroses and clirysantliennirns; steady and sober; capable of taking charge of coui- merclal or who'eeaie place, M. care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a y^.ung man of Dutch nationality, in a large flower store, as a design maker. Fully experienced. Good references. Ad- dress UOSMN CuNSEUVATOltlKH, South FramlDKham. Mass. For Sale or Rent. Mv greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. The place consists of 48 lots or 2W1 feet front on Belmont Ave. by 700 ft. deep. 3 cottages, two two-story frame houses, 'il greenhouses from HHJ to »U feet In length and from 12 t, LANCASTER, PA. Mention American Florist. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Ssadsman. Mention American Florist SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now forit. .irf./"" JOHNSON &, STOKES, 5cffl'.f>«^«, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa, TRY DREER'S "D A r*r*t\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 2,51bs|1.00; Da.\j\j\J 60 n« $1.50; 100 lbs82.50. T^TTCSrp Kxtra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. *J U O X • #S-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ""m. Chicago. Mention American Florist. GftRDEN Seeds, I Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only, HBNBY A. DREEB, _ FhUadelphlB, Pa. Mention American Florist. A few cusomers for regular shipments of ROSES and CARNATIONS, now until June 1, '95, from one to three times weekly. Send for prices. GI30. A. KITIII^, 708 S. 6TH STREET, PEKIN, ILL. i8g4. The American Florist. 451 GREAT AUCTION SALE THE FLORISTS DENDROBE. Over 2000 Imported Plants of DENDROBIUM FHflLflENOPSIS SGHROEDRIflNUM, Just arrived from F. SANDER & CO., St Albans, England. The above are in splendid condition and will be offered at auction, together with many other showy, useful and popular Orchids, By August Rolker & Sons, Auctioneers, 205 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th. 11 A. M. IfOTICI!: — This will be our last Orchid sale this season, and we hope buyers will em- brace the opportunity of securing a stock of this valuable and most useful plant. Wherever Palms are cultivated it grows and blooms with great freedom suspended from the roof in pans or baskets. CATALOGUES MAILED IMMEDIATELY ON APPLICATION. Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NEW ROGHELLE, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAEHA CANES NOW READY. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock In the World. New &, Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- eervatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St., New York City. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH &. SON. Pandanus Veitchii. Very large plants, 2 to 5 feet high, in 6 to 10-inch pots. NICE RUBBERS^12 to 18 inches, 5-inch pots, at a bargain. Write for prices. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springteld, III. /^|li\^ rV DAI I HOLMESBURG, V^nMO. L/. DMLL, PHIL ADELPHIA. PA. A FULL STOCK IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. STOUT, PERFECT PLANTS. ALL SIZES, UP TO ELEGANT SPECIMENS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. If you do not know the quality of my plants try some. There are none better. Price List on application. mention this p.^per. ARECA LUTESCENS GENE^ALru^^EFUL PALM in commerce. We have Ihem in all sizes, and Prices to suit. CERTIFICATE OP MERIT was awarded for this sterling Decorative Plant at the convention held at Atlantic City, August, 1894. Send for price list. WYNDMOOB STATION. Phlla. & Reading R. R. from 12th & Market Sts.. PHILA. -EDWIN LONSDALE, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ON Flower Baskets and Jardinieres. READ BAYERSDORFERS HOLIDAY ADVERTISE- MENT ON PAGE 461. GREAT BARGAINS IN Florists' Su p plies . BERNHARD SELIG, Assignee of ERNST KAUF.HANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street. PHII.ADELPHIA, PA. ^% JAPANESE IRIS, A si)leiiflt^ COMMISSION FLORIST, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. The We make boxes as they appear when set up for use. them in a sufficient number of sizes 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. including for violets, to meet all necessary New York Saleskoom: 133 & 134 Franklin Street. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. FOR DECORATING, "".T«1l"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NAKUS. TO 12 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mall, tele- CUT STRINOS 8 nf ^^ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in large or small quantities to any part of the country, graph or telephone Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HaRTFORD. 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'm 'PRAIRIE' FOLDING FLOmR BOX.i FDR CUT FLOURS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Straw board. Stilppea flat, packed lOU In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4718. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. «iIVK US A TKIAI,. VIOLET PLANTS. Hna, clean slock. 468 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. IMione 1.^)71. 13?" Oi'KN Tir.i, 8 1'. M. I>. ((. Box 87. SI'.VDAY TILI NOON When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Z.D6 Forest &iy& 60., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Kuseg, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, , \'alley, Violets, etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves, '"llf^^sc^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. OUT sadcit^Ax:. 15 Onts per Stririff. SM1» AX. from seed Hats. 'iU cts. per 100; «.50 per U!UO. li Alillion Seedling's. JOSEPH E. BONSALL, 308 Garfietd Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4- The American Florist. 453 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Florist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI-BS AND AI.L FI.OBISTS' SUFPI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <& 36 RANDOLPH STREET, J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, SI WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OXIIO.A.OO. Onr Boses liest them all, in quality. Headqnarters for fine American BeantieSj NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. TVHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attcBtlon. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OXXIO.A.GrO. 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. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. S BEACON STREET, NearTremont 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 Carefully attended to, OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Designs, Bulbs, Longr*8 Florists Photographs. Gatalo^es, Lists, Terms, etc., on application. Mention the American Florist when vriting: to advertisers on this page. .ofeAafa Mar^eL*. Cut Flowers. New Yohk. Dec. i. Roses, Beauty, selected 20.0Oe6O.00 inferior 5.00@15 00 Testout. Kalserln 4-00(» B.OO Cusin, PerJe 2.00® 4.00 Mennet, Bride, Bridesmaid 2.00® 0.00 Meteor 2 00® S.OO Carnations 76® 1.00 fancy l.OO® 2.00 Harrlsll lilies tl.OU® 8.00 Violets 76® 2,00 Valley, Narcissus 2.00® 4.00 Roman hyacinths 1.00® 3.00 Cattleyas 'ib.OO Cyprlpedlums 10.00@12.00 Smilax.... 12.0U®17.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Farleyense ,,,,.12. 00® 15.00 Asparaffus 3o.i0®50.00 Boston, Dec, 4, Roses, ordinary 1.00® 3.00 Extra, Mermets, Brides 6,00® 8.00 •• Meteors, Bridesmaids 5.0U® 8.00 Beauty !0.00®50.00 Caroatlons 1 0U@ 1.50 Daybreak 2.00® 2.50 Chrysanthemums 4.00®25 00 Valley 300® 4 00 Romans 3.00 Paper white narcissus 4.00 Violets 1.00® 1.50 Adlantum 75® 1.00 PHILADELPHIA. Dec, 4. Roses, small 3. OO large teas 4.00® U.OO Beauties 26.00®40.00 Carnations 1.00® l..* Smllax 12.00®16.00 Asparagus 35 00®50.00 Violets, double 100® 1.60 single, per 100 buncbes $4@$6, Valley 4.00 Cattleyas 36.00 Cyprlpedlums 13.00@15.00 Chrysanthemums, common 2.00® 8.00 Chrysanthemums, select I2.00®15.00 Bouvardla 100 Adlantum 75® 1,00 Smlla.\ 12.0O@15 OJ CHICAGO, Dec.ti. Roses, Beauty, selected 25 OOe ffl.OO short to medium 8.00®20.00 Testout, Kalserin B,CO@ 7.00 I>a h^rance, Albany 4.00® 5.00 Meteor, Bridesmaids 5.00® ti.OO Bride. Wootton, Mermets 4.00® 6.00 Perle, Cusln, Nlphetos 3.00® 4.00 Gontlers 2.00 Carnations, common 1.60 fancy 2.00® 2.50 Violets 1,60® 2 00 Valley 4.00 Romans 3.00® 4.00 Harrltll 10,QO®I2.00 Callas 8 00@10,ljO Mignonette 1.60® 3 00 SmllHX 15.00 Asparagus 60.00 Adlantum 100 GEORGE ft. SUTttERLflND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J, STEWART. Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent lor the GREAT ANTtPEST. WHOLESALE ^^-^ FLORISTS " ** I ^^ JOBBERS IN "- * '^ ■ FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, METS, ^^;"^- .J< FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^^^;^ VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTiCniTORAL AaCTIOSEERS, of'.'''' Chrysanthemums and Roses, CARNATIONS In all the leading varieties and the BEST VIO- LETS in New York City may be obtained of WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST, 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 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. SttERIDftN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street MEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price listonapplicatioiv Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, WHOLESALE • FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of Price list on applicati the country. on. FRANK D. HUNTER, WHOLESALE DEALER IM Cut > F lowers . B7 W. 30th St., MEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5Z West 30th St., NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. EstablUhed 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISBED 1884. 454 The American Florist. Dec. 8, Hfte 3®®'^ Urac^a. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusH.NELL, St. Louis, president; S. B. Briqgs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. DON, 114 Chamt)er8 street. New York, secretary and treasurer. Boston. At the December meeting of the Mass. Horticultural Society the following reso- lutions relative to the Distribution of seeds by the Department of Agriculture at Washington were passed by aunanimous vote: Whereas, more than half a century ago improved varieties of seeds were sent out bv the official then in charge of that work at Washington to farmers and gar- deners of the country in order that such seeds might be tested and their practical value ascertained, either over others already in use, or as to their value for introduction and cultivation; Whereas, we recognize that the present distribution of seeds from the Depart- ment of Agriculture does not meet the original intention, as herein indicated, and has grown to unreasonable dimen- sions (and has become a gratuitous dis- tribution of seeds that the recipient often is unwilling to use) and cost of such dis- tribution in 1893 having been $160,000; We, the members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soc;e 3', assemblei by our representatives in our hall at Boston, respectfully recommend to the Congress of the United States that the present method of, and appropriation for, the distribution of seeds be abolished; and that in its stead an appropriation be made of sufficient amount ($35,000 sug- gested) by which the Department of Agri- culture can distribute to the experiment stations now located in almost every state and territory, such seeds as may to the said Department seem wise, and require a report upon the same from the stations, the stations to perform the re- quired work under the appropriation provided for annually, and direct that the Secretary send copies of theseexperiments to each of our Senators and Congress- men, and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture at Washington. New York. The rush is all over in the seed stores and there is nothing in prospect for the present except catalogue making, on which some are still busy, but which sev- eral have already completed, and these fortunate ones are "preparing for a six weeks' loaf," as one of them expresses it. There has been a big demand and im- mense sale for mushroom spawn this sea- son, far ahead of any previous record. Visiting New York: Mr. Jos. Meggatt, Wetherffield, Conn.; Alfred J. Brown, Grand Rapids, Mich.; C. C. Morse and J. W. Kimberlin & Son, Santa Clara, Cal. Mr. E. Schaettell of Vilmorin & Co. sailed for France per steamer La Bre- tagne on Saturday, December 1, after a three months' trip in America. The damp weather in England has delayed the drying and shipping of the seed crops of mangels, beets, nastur- tiums, etc. Sweet corn prices are probably a shade easier, the harvest not proving as short as was anticipated. The Sioux City Iowa Journal reports that the Sioux City .Mursery & Seed Co. have taken in 75,000 bushels of peas and beans this season. A BREAK is reported in market on sac caline. Visited Chicago: C. C. Morse, A. J. Brown, H. A. Salzer, R. H. Shumway, C. E. Angell. Mr. W. Atlee Burpee has been ill for about three weeks. He is still weak, but improving. His physician prescribes rest and an extended trip. His many warm friends in the trade hope for his speedy recovery. With rather a dull wholesale trade at present and while printed list prices are somewhat stiff, there seems to be more than the usual inclination at this time of the year to shade rates a little for imme- diate order. Marblehead, Mass. — Mrs. Harriet Gregory, wife of Hon. J. J. H. Gregory died at her summer home at Middleton on November 29 of heart failure after an illness of about a month, at the age of sixty-five years. Dissolution of Co-partnership. — The co- partnership heretofore existing beiween Charles Frederick Lohrman, Wilbur Brotherton and Philip Breitmeyer, under the firm name of Lohrman, Brotherton & Co., seedsmen, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Frederick Lohrmau and Philip Breitmeyer will continue the business under the name of the Lohrman Seed Co., which assumes all liabilities, and all outstanding accounts must be paid to them. Charles F. Lohrman, Wilbur Brotherton, Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich., December 1, 1891. W. Brotherton wilt continue growing for the wholesale trade and locate about July 1 at 57 Woodbridge St., East. Cox Seed & Plant Go. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, JflO 00 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. 404 E. 34th Street, NEW YORK. OSCAR KNOPFF&CO. Seed Growers, Erfurt, Germany, FLOWER. KITCHEN GARDEN. ETC. SEEDS. Lily of the Valley Bulbs, best qualities at low prices. Orders promptly executed. Medals awarded at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago and Mld-Wlnter Exhiblilon. San Francisco. Sole Agents for United States and Canada: C. B. RICHARD & CO.. 61 Broadway, N. Y. Trade Catalogue for 1895 free on application. Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice doTmaut stock, for potting up for Spring sales, $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. All home grown. . . . F. A. BALLER, Bloomins;ton, I<1. It ONION SETS . Hi^ SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦i New York: ♦i 26 Barclay Street. I CHICAGO: U6-48W,Wasliiiigtonst. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Etc. FROM AU.STKALIA. — Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. OrderB booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue ■;u-'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. Mention American Florist. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest titiality. Special prices WEEBER <&, DON. Heed Merchnnta and (iroweri*. 114 Ch»inl>erH Street, NEW YOUR. H'/ii-n ready to plant I 't-i beiia seeds The Piogressii-e type will meet vour needs; The kind that spans the silver half And mak-QS prog i ess h'e Florists laitgh. New crop now ready imd better than evef". Only the very best XXX seed offered. Hi oz. t;U ete.; JU cts. Mammoth Double White Pcablosa Snowball, per trade packet % oz- 20 cts. ; ^^ oz. 3o cts ; oz. tiU cts. A fine strain of Eckford's Sweet Peas, per oz. 10 cts. ; per lb. r>0 CIS. All postpaid. Snow Crest Daisies, small plants, 2-lnch, f4 per 100. Will have some splendid Novelties In our New Seed- ling Cannas. Verbenas, and Peiunlas, also a goner. 1 list of small plants at'd looted cuttlnu's later. Address, cash wlih order please, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury. N. J. ACME FOOD -=0" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees and Flowers. A concentrated, soluble and odorless food. Put up in boxes of 1. 2y^ and 5 lbs. each, with full directions; sells at 'i'lc, 50c. and $1.00 per box. Sample boxes, postpaid, 20c. Circulars free. Dis- count to the trade. HERMANN ROLKER, 218 Fnlton Street, NEW VOKK. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g4' The American Florist. 455 ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Caltleya Trinnae, best variety. This well known orchid is offered free on board steamer at Savanilla or Cartagena, at |3S.0O per case of 50 to 60 good strong plants. Cases meas- ure about 20x20.\34 inches. Also: Catlleya Schrcederii at $45.00 per case Odontoglossum Crispum at ^200.00 per 1000 (1000 will fill four cases.) " Luleo Purpureum at fl75.00 per 1000 " Cuspidalum Plaliglossum at $175.00 per looo Pilumna Fragrans Nobilis at $175.00 per lOOO (Of the latter 3 varieties 1000 will fill 5 or 6 cases.) If four or more cases of one variety are ordered at one time a discount of 10% will be allowed. CONDITIONS. All plants are packed in the best method with the greatest care and delivered to steamer in good order at buyer's risk and e.xpense from port of shipment. In no case wil the shipper be responsible for condition of plants upon arrival. All consignments must be paid for on arrival to Messrs. Theile & Quack, No. 7 Bridge Street, New York, who will tor- ward to purchaser. The best time for shipment are the months of January, March, June and August. Small lots, less than four Cases, February and March. ■^^S. ISiP^^iXSV OI«T>EJI«S IJVXriTE^r>. ===ss- -~ FLORA BOGOTA. G. KALBREYER, LA FLORA, BOGOTA, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA, How to Grow Cut Flowers. :b>' iwi. a., hujvt. A PRACTICAI^ TRBATISE OiS' THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. ESTA.TI3 OF a.r. A.. HUIVT, Terre Htix-ite, Incl. ♦ t N 1 Siberian Coral Lily Perfectly Hardy. Also Forces well. U. (\ WATSON. riiilHtlelphia. Florists and seedsmen will find this an excellent specl- iiltv to push for spring sates— mall or Joral. I hiive re- served several thousand of these bulbs for spring trade and now am now prepared to book virders. The bulbs are ho:mk-(;uown and widelve your customers satisfac- tion. Send for prices and full description. Pa.. Seeds. Bulbs. Plants i Wholesale only)- 1025 Arch St. PianisfGuuinos. ACHYRANTHES, COLEUS, CUPHEA, AND SOME OTHEK STOCK. ALTERNANTHERA, CARNATIONS, GERANIUMS, Bouquet Greens, Mistletoe, LILY OF THE VALLEY (BEST GERMAN PIPS) Choice Flower Seeds for Florists. Write for prices. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. We have no price list. Will quote prices here when ready to ship, or on application. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77) UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. CHOICE SEEDS. PETUNIA GRAND. TIM. PL. PL. The largest and finest strain of double fringed and motlled Petunias to be had. All who see these Petu- nias say they are finest they ever saw. Extra. V£BBENA GRANDIFLORA. Tills Improved strain of Mammoth Verhenas gives perfect satisfaction to my many customers, and Is justly claimed the finest in cultivation : tiorets an Inch In diameter, In extra large trusses, of finest colors. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. A magnificent collection >>f tlie finest giant flowerlnff varieties; largest flowers and best colors. Each. ptTtradepkt i'lc; :> pkts. tWc: r. pkts. JI.OO. 1 will here thank my florist friends for the many let- ters of commendation rect' Ived during the past year. JOHN F. KUPP, Shlremanstown, Pa. CYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported stems, fronds and roots cut oflf; best long- leaved variety. Delivery Feb. 1st to April. Cultivated Cycas always on hand, rooted and well established Lit. 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. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEQRGE WITTBOLD, 1708 K. Hoisted St., CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. 456 The American Florist. Dec. 8, Toronto. The regular meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association held last week was largely attended, many of those who have been rather remiss in their attend- ance lately being present. With the exception of general congratulations all round at the success of the chrysanthe- mum show and the nomination of four and the election of two new members not much business was done, and the meet- ing adjourned early until the ISth inst., when the annual election of ofScers for the ensuing year will take place. Mr. H. A. Bunyard (whom I omitted to mention was present at the show) read a parody of his own composition on the well known poem, "My Mother," entitled "The Flo- rist." It will no doubt shortly appear in print. Business which since the cold weather set in has been quite lively seems from some cause or other which "no feller can understand" to have fallen off greatly this week. "The bottom has fallen out of it," "It's rotten," and other choice remarks to the same effect are heard on all sides. Probably it is only because people are saving up for Christmas. The vases and jars made purposely for the show were a great success; they were made to order by a local firm of potters, glazed and colored a dull gfreen; there was nothing in thtmto detract attention Irom the flowers. I have heard some of the boys betting that they can beat the others growing chrysanthemums next year. This is the right spirit, and it makes the prospects for a better show than ever next year bright. I read murmurings from the east that chrysanthemums are played out, but be- fore swallowing this I should like to ask a question or two. What better time could be had for holding a show than during November? What better or easier grown flower could be had for making a good bright show? What commercial flower is more susceptible to the hybrid- izer's art, and with such quick results? What better opportunity could be found to show indoor grown roses and carna- tions than at a chrysanthemum show? What would boom horticulture generally among the general public more than a chrysanthemum show? If you have not got chrysanthemum James Eadie, get it. A numberof thenewerchrysanthemums mentioned by Mr. E. G. Hill in the last issue of the Florist were shown here, viz., Mme. Chas. Molin, James Comley, Mrs. Geo. West, Mrs. H. McK. Twom- bly, Wanlass, etc. E. 183 /S\ONRPE: 5TRPET- ••■ CHIC3VGO' • • Mention American KlorlBl. CARNATION I'l.ANTS, laree. lieulthy. full of bud. mixed varieties of leBdin^ Hurts. J,i (M) per luo. I'EI.A KGONIl.'MS, 2'.,-lnch, Ki.OO per MK). ;i-lnch, $5.00 per 100. S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists. 9 and 11 RoltertB Street, UTICA, N. Y. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Wiite for Illnstrated Catalogues. HOME RflTTflfi 60.. 483 Wells St., GUicago. 493,842,175,690 Catalogues May have been made this century for Florists and Seedsmen. We didn't print all of them, but we'll keep right on, getting well into the millions, as more find out that we really make the best work in the country. Just write us; we've the cuts and the knowledge. J. Horace McFarland Co., Cultural Leaflets . . . . . . Red- Leaf Labels liarrisburg, Pa. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, l^ueens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r Specialtu FRED. 00~RNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE, INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Novelties and Standard soits in season. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co., PA. Gardiner's Celebrated ^ English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and Seliilile. $7 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantitie*. John Gardiner & Co,, rhiladelphia, Pa. GOOD FIELD PLANTS OF Sweetbrier Carnation . SI5.OO PER 100. Other varieties on application. . . . EDW. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUAKE, FA. Carnation Plants. From Cold Frame, well set with buds. $4.00 per 100. Blanche. White Dove, White Wings, Dawn, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Reynolds. Purdue, Spartan, I^amborn, Louise Porsch. Garfield. Mrs. Fisher, Portia and Lamborn, from green- house bench, to get room, $6.00 per 100. PANSIES. Tlie Jennlnea Strain of Jjarge Flowering and Fancy Paneie?. fleld-grown. nice stocky little plants— cold frame al/.e. THK FINEST STRAIN Is what everv florist wants. I think you will find mine as ROad as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders tilled any lime. lOJbymalltlOcts: IWU by express *6 (X); r.))OU il'U. Klnest mixed seed of above Panales. ukt.. 2500 seeds, $1 ; per oz. $0. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTUPOHT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per liundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-iuch pots, $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1000. 300 large plants at 85 per 100. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. W. R. Shelmire, AVONDALE, Ctiester Co., I»J\.. CARNATIONS Ai«D COLEUS. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SPF-GlflkTy . ELLIS, NORFOLK Co.. MASS. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cuttings. Young Plants. Field- Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. i8g4' The American Florist. 457 Ghitty's New Prize Garnailons lor 1895 MAGNET. Beautiful magenta rose. LITTLE GEM. The dwarf J. J. Harrison. v'^ r i 1 \ \ i- i p- • •••(§)•••• ALASKA. Tlie purest and best white Carnation ever offered. CORSAIR. The scarlet McGowan. ADDRESS FOR DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST, AND OTHER INFORMATION, H. E. CHITTY, Paterson, N. J. 458 The American Florist. Dec. 8. Worcester, Mass. A very decided improvement in trade is noticeable since my last letter and it looks as if business had at last settled down to a reasonable steadiness after the many ups and downs experienced during the summer and autumn. The Thanksgiving of 1894 has eclipsed all the other Thanksgivings, in the mag- nitude of business and this old New Eng- land holiday bids fair to rival Christmas and other red-letter days in the life of the florist. Roses, carnations and violets were scarce and if it had not been for "mums" flowers would have been scarce. There was an unprecedented demand for Wilder, Albertini and other light pink carnations and the supply was rather short. Trade wasconfinedalmostentirely to loose flowers, with a few baskets and center pieces to relieve the monotony. The weather is not very favorable to growers as dark days are the rule rather than the exception. As yet we have not had very severe weather. Lange brought in the first Romans November 20. A.H. L. Express Rates. Do express charges have to be prepaid to secure the 20% reduction, and does the special rate include bulbs as well as plants? Our agent here says the charges must be prepaid. Is he right? W. R. T. The rule reads "Prepaid or guaranteed . " Therefore if the payment of the charges is guaranteed by the shipper they need not be prepaid. The 20% reduction does not apply to bulbs. Greenhouse Building. Phila., Pa. — Edward Mason, Arrott and Horrocks street, one greenhouse. Portland, Me.— J. W. Minott & Son, one violet house. Baltimore, Md. — Geo. W. Gail, con- servatory 80x22 feet. PiTTSFiELD, Msss.— Geo. W. Burbank, rose house 70x15 feet. Salem, Mass. — Greenlawn Cemetery, one plant house. Florida By Lookout Mountain. Tourists and others in choosing a route to Florida should not miss tie opportu- nity to visit Lookout Mountain, scece of thefamous battle "Above the Clouds," with its magnificent "Lookout Inn," now open. It would be well, therefore, to bear in mind that the Nashville, Chat- tanooga & St. Louis Ry. is the only line passing around Lookout Mouotam. "Dixie Flyer" through sleeping-car by this line from Nashville to Jacksonville, Fla., carries you in daylight via grand old Lookout Mount ain, Kennesa w Moun- tain, Atlanta, Macon and Tifton. Quick- step through sleeping car line over same route St. Louis to Jacksonville leaves St. Louis 7:50 a. m. and Nashville 9:10 p. m. daily. Sleeping car berthscan be reserved through from Chicago to Florida. Ad- dress Briard F. Hill, N. P. A., 194 S. Clark St., Chicago, III. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights, Etc. ^k^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE,vl/ EI.ECTIIICAL AND MECHA.Mt A I. EXPEUTB, Correspondence Hollclted. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON, O. C. ROSES. ROSES, i H. rs. 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-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." '"ihe finest and cheapest I ever bought." — IVm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. Gen. Jacq., P. Neyron, Mrs. Laing, Magna Charta, Ulrich Brunner, Baron Bonstettin, A. Colomb, Jno. Hopper, A. Diesbach, M. P. Wilder, Earl of Dufferin, Eugene Furst, Silver Queen, Coq. des Blanches, Prince Camille, and other leading varieties $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. • • • • A few thousand well rooted, fine plants, just too light for our first grade; mainly Jacq., Neyron, Persian Yellow, Wilder, Colomb, Prince Camille and Bonstettin at only $5.00 PER 100; S40.00 PER 1000. AMPELOPSIS VEITGHII, 5,000 fine 3 to 4 ft. plants, at $70.00. 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 & HflRRISOIH 60., g^^c^tfs^T^lp'^E'^E" PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. ^Btijr direot frorxx Introdxioers. Stock plants of Chrysanthemum MUTUAL FRIEND. A few thousand left at only 40c. each; $3.50 per doz. sf»e;a.i«: quick:. C^sln -v^T-itlo. order. MANN BROS., Randolph, Mass. LITTLE'S AKTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, 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 Iilst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET. FLUSHINO, Queens, Co., S. Y. TREES. TREES. TREES. For Avenue and Street planting including an immense stock of MAPLES. ELMS. POPLARS. LINDENS. OAKS. in variety, of medium and large sizes. Estimates furnished. THE WM. H. MOON CO., MORRISVIULE, PA, Mention American Florist. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WATTEVILLE.. Strong plants, from 3-lnch pots, $5 per 100. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS. Strong plants. 3-lnch pots, JG per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the l)eet re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or 100(5, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS^. P ^J^5 III L-REMEDYIor Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. FOBtlte, Mlbs. J2.00. Bellows. R. 50. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. E.G. HILL & CO., Wi10l6Sdl6Fl0rl§l§ RICHMOND. INDIANA. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. i8g4* The American Florist. 459 MRS. W. H. RAND. It is conceded that the successful delivery of perishable stock in the best condition exactly when demand is active is secured only as the result of considerable experience and close study ot all the controlling conditions. During the past ten years we have studied these conditions and have the experience. We have faith that we can supply "First-Class Stock on Time," and to prove our faith by our works, on all orders given us in season, we will Guarantee arrival or no pay. We attempt no competition in price with stock which has never yet arrived, or — arrived after Xmas. "A Case of Holly iu front of the store is worth four (4) on the cars.'* NEW GHRySflNTliEMUMS. MRS. WM. H BAND.— Certificate. A disticct variety of Japanese type, in color a remarkably rich yellow. Petals fine, long, twisted and irregularly reflexed, making it resemble a tangled massoi large gold thread. Highly commended by the judges at Chicago, and pronounced the most at- tractive and strikingly graceful flower at the show. Trade price, 50c. CBTSTALINA — Certificate. Snow white, medium size flower; snow- ball type, quite distinct and early. Trade price, 35c. JATNE — Special mention. Dark shaded rose, high built, regularly formed, incurved blooms. Very strong stem, first-class foliage, well up to flower. For exhibition or pot plants highly commended. Trade price, 35c. MRS. MOSES J. WENTWORTH.— Special mention. Large rich yel- low, full and deep, strong, compact habit; an improvement in the Chinese class. Trade price, 35c. BURT EDDT. — Special mention. An immense flower for exhibition. Full and double. Stem and foliage good, silvery rose and purple; an im- provement in this class. Trade price, 35c. Stock Plants for Florists. OF ALL KINDS. See last Issue of the Florist. GREEN. Fresh block, full weight, prompt ship- ment, low prices. WREATHING — We will meet the market at all times. MISTLETOE— Per box 20 lbs.. $5.00. NEW YORK, 26 Barclay Street. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. GREENHOUSES. WESTERN SPRINGS. ILL. CHICAGO, 146-8 W. Washington Street. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock Plants from benches and 6 and 7-in. pots. GOLDEN WEDDING. GOOD GRACIOl'S. M. WAN- AMAKEK. RO^^LYN. 20 cts. eacb: K per doz L. CANNING. H. E. WIDBNER. H. MAY. JESSICA, GOLD, and otlier standard sorts, ir, cts. each; ?l..')0 per dozen. EVENDEN BROS., Williainsport, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. ilCc per di iz, ; $4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years. ;i5c per doz.; *2 per luo. Ready for delivery Feh. Ist. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum KlBanteum, :i"<.-ln, ft;,00 per lUO. GENISTAS. 5-lnch pots, tine plants, *12 to $15 per 1110. SMILAX, 2J^-lnch pots, r2.l.O per 100; H6.00 per 1000. Address .J. G. Bl'KKOW, Fiahkill, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. F. BERGMAN and MRS. E. G, HILL. f3 perdoz. YELLOW QUEEN. H. L. SUNDERBKL-CIL MIN- ERVA. EUGENE DAIl,l.EIMir/,E. AI'TI'MN EVE. CHALLENGE. MAlll lilOAN. rl.lN'niN CHALf'ANT. KRMINILIH. .MU'I'U.M. KUIENl). ,'tOcts each; f5 per doz. Also all the other deslrahle varieties. Write for special prices on large lots. Cash with order DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. <=; xx XI 'S' s yv ivn? xx £s 3VE xj n>x 8 . MRS. K. G. HILL, best eiirly. larpe flowering, pink, stock and 4-lnch pot plants J2 doz.; ¥15.(JUper UiU 2H-Inch pot plants lU.OUperlUU CHAS. DAVIS, golden sport from Vlvliind-Morel. suffused apricot, extra. stock and 4-incl> pot plants %1 doz.; 1.5.00 per 100 2»^-lnch plants lu. GO per 100 C. CHALFANT, golden sport from .J. W. White. Stock and4-lncli pot plants Jl.5udoz. 10.00 per 100 2).^*lnch plants 7 50 per 100 WM. TKICKEK & CO., Clifton, N. J. Stock Plants of "Mums." Each Dozen IVORY Lie. H.50 KIOTO • 10c. 1.00 FREEMAN lUC. 1 OO Orders booked now for rooted cuttings of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHiTFORD Station penna. r. r. WEST WHITELAND P 0.. Chester Co.. PA. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. PARTIAL LIST OF STOCK PLANTS OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. E.\CH. PER DOZ. Mrs. E. G. Hill, best early pink 2uc, |2.00 Yellow Queen, best early yellow 30c. 3 00 Mrs. Craige Lippincolt, medium early yellow, extra fine 2uc. 2.00 E. Dailledouze, mid-season to late, best yellow up to date 60c. 6.00 Mutual Friend, pure white, graceful in form, a general favorite 50c. 5.00 Minerva, a very fine medium early yellow 5 c. 5.00 Marie Louise, white, early and large 50c. 5.00 Mrs. J. Geo. lis, pure white, very large, lata 60c. 6.00 Major Bonnaflon, incurved, beautiful in form, '-Yellow Ivory" 50c. 5.00 H L. Sunderbruch, early yellow, extra fine 50c. 5 00 Erminilda, one of the very best mid-season pinks. Took first premium for vase of 50 over all other pinks, at Philadelphia, 1S94 $25.00 per 100 And many others. EDWIN LONSDALE, Chestnut HIM, Philadelphia. Mention American Florist. YELLOW QUEEN CHRYSANTHEMUM. The finest early variety ever Introduced. (See this paper Oct. 13, page 245.) MAYFLOWER, white, extra fine mid-season. MINERVA, clear yellow, extra fine mid-season. These two last named are now selling at a premium over all others in New York market. (jood >*tock Flauts of tlie above, 50 Ceuts each. All the best varieties at reasonable prices. ' JUnN Ni MAY, 01111111111) N6W jGlSByi vlentlon American Florist. Stock Plants of Chrysanttiemums. Send your list of wants for prices. THE HIGHLAND FLORAL CO., DAYTON. OHIO. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 5 to 7 feet |S.OO per 100 4 to 5 feet 6.00 per lOO 1 to 2 leet 3 00 per lOn CHAKLBS .\ LILAC. pTOwn less than two feet high, from three to Hve branches, all well budded, at S25.0(J per hundred. Klehm's Nurseries, Arlington Heights, III. Mention American Florist. PURIQTUAQ TRfEQ 5000 Everiireen Trees, UnniOlmHO InLLOi Norway spruce. American and Austrian Pines, from 5 to 11) ft. hUh. fine, shapely trees, nursery ijrown, surplus stock; will be sold at low rates In lots to suit purchasers. For prices address Jas. A. Taylor, Nurseryman, Kalamazoo. Mich. A. Farleyense Fern Per Doz. Per 100. 3-inch J2.50 $20.LO 4-inch 5.00 40.00 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. P. O. Box 72. KANSAS CITY, MO. Mention American Florist. •'HARD TIMES" PALM COLLECTIONS. The hard times are going and so are the palms, but we can still supply IT, 3 and 4-ln. palms for $3. and iM for ?6 cash (regular price J8). These comprise the best varieties. Including Latanlas, Kentlas. JUST WILiT THE IlETAILKK WANTS. WILLIAMS Ik SONS CO., Batavla, IU. 460 The American Florist. Dec. E>IV, How to Make Them Last. A Topeka chappie boy made a chrysan- themum last four days. He put it in water at night and brushed it with a currv comb every morning.— To/i^^a Journal. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 (ireen Street, BOSTON, MASS. Addresi all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. laiUlactlllB THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes li^-lnch and 2-lnch, S2.00 per lUO. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for MO 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. Rolker & Sons, New York; M. Rice A Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; t. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St., N. v.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., Si Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C, Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleve- land O.; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chlcauo: Wisconsin Flower E.\change, Wl Mason St., Mllkwaukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T W Wood & Sons, 0th and Marshall Sts. KIchraond. Va.; Jas. Vlck'sSons, Rochester, N. Y.; Danl B. Ijong, Buffalo, N. y.: C. A. Kuehn, St. I.«u1b, Mo.; Hunt- InKton Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., Portland, OreKOn; A. llerrman, 415 B ;Wth St.. New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. 07 Broni- aeld St. BoBton; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton; N.F. McCarthy & Co., 1 MuslcIIall Place, Boston; The Henry Phlllpps Seed and Implement Co , Toledo, 0., Bert Cokely & Co., Phlladephia, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence, B. 1.; L. J. Kreshover, l'.« Greenwich St., New York; J. C Vaughan, -21; Barclay St., New York. ., ^ j J. A. Simmers. Toronto, Ont.. Agent for Canada. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" ITKADE MARK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read tlie following good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTRHUKGH, PA., September Isl, 1894. We have been using the T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It Ui all thfjse who wish a number one article. It has always given us perfectsatlsfactlon. When you use thin Green House Putty you will be sure of good results from same. Signed: Jull.N RonOKH.s. Florist. Green Tree Boro.. Pa, HAUT.MA.v Buos., Florists, Allegheny, Pa, . Corroders of STKICTLY PURK I-KAU, P, O. Box 928, PITTSBURGH, PA. la^BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. None genaine unless labeled as aliove. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 100.000 YARDS EVERGREEN WREATHING. Well Wound, made out of strictly prime stock. Medium Heavy Grade,. Extra Heavy Grade iS3,50 per 100 yards; $30.00 per 1000 yards 5,00 " " 45,00 HOLLY WREATHS $2 00 per dozen; |15.00 per 100 IMMORTELLES. New crop. French stock. Colored $2.75 per dozen Natural Color $2,25 per dozen RATTAN. For making Holly Wreaths per lb. 25c; 5 lbs, $1.20; 10 lbs. $2 25 J5^°We have special facilities to attend to telegraph orders promptly, W. W. BARNARD & CO. 1S6 EJ ICiiTLizrie St., CHICAOO. Christmas. HOLIDAY STOCK. New Year. AI.L IfEW GOODS SELECTED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS SEASON. Flower Baskets, Imported and Domestic; Fern Dishes and Jardin- ieres in artistic patterns; Fancy Flower Pots and Pot Covers, Metal Wreaths, Doves and Cycas Leaves. JUST THE GOODS EVERY FLORIST NEEDS. Send for our Catalogue and compare prices before ordering elsewhere. You will find we are right in it this year. :\T. 1R±GG> & Co., DEALERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AGENTS FOR MYER & CC'S STANDARD IRON PLANT STANDS. "^^W.C.KRICK'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, liavInK IkiIgb drilled In them to In- sert toothpicks, by which they are fast- ened In the design . Give themairtal. You will And these goods to be superior to any in the market. 2-lnch Letters, $2.50 per 100. jPostage. 15 cts. per 100. For other styles of Letters, Emblems and Designs, send for catalogue and free sample. W.C.KRIGK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N.Y. For sale by all Florists' Supply Dealers. THE CHADBORN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer, TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON, N, Y. Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. I Plant StakesJ M", 5-16, ^, yi, }i, ^4, and ^-inch square, cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stalces and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. WHITE DOVES FOR FL.ORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL. 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J, LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F, H. A.. Saddle River, N. J. HAIL tBg4. The American Florist. 461 Do not delay your Holiday Orders We have the largest stock of goods in the country, and can siipply every demand if they do not come in all together at the last minute. Our new Catalogue has "caught on," and it will be nothing but "rush" with us for the next four weeks. Have you received that Catalogue ? If not, send for it, but be sure to en- c''ose your business card or other evidence that you are in the florist trade. In Baskets, Jardinieres, Ferneries, Metal Wreaths, Decorated Flower Pots and Vases, we carry a full line of all the Latest Novelties and Newest Designs, besides an immense stock of DoveS, SheaveS, Artificial Flow- ers, Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Letters, Inscriptions and Miscellaneous Supplies. PRICES DOWN TO HARD PAN m H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers In Florists' Supplies, (WHOLESALE ONLY.) 56 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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. Address August Rdlker&Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St.. P. 0. Station E. NeW YOfk. Florists' rins. GLASS HEADS. BLACK, VIOLET AND WHITE. 1 1>4. 8. 2!^. 3- 3i^- 4. 5. li Indies. 50c. 75c. H.UO, $1.25. *1..M, S1.75, J2.00, J2.50. Si.UU per lOOU A Flrst-Claes Certificate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUQ. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer. 54, 56, 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. EVERGREEN CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. ..ooBK. $1.25 per Thousand Ferns. IN LOTS OF 5,000 AND UPWARDS, «ll.00 PER 1000. Ferns furnished the year round. Special attention given to supplying the Wholesale Trade. Write for prices. BOUQUET GKEEN For Holiday Trade. J2.00 per barrel (thirty pounds); or $6.00 per hundred pounds. Special reduction in express rates. Sl*HAIOSS a specialty. Ix)ng, clean fibre, dry or green. $1 per barrel, or six bbls. for $j. Write for terms on large lots. Terms cash, or goods will be sent C. O. D. CHRIST3IAS TREES. American White Spruce, much better shape and color than the Blue Spnice, also Balsam Fir from 3 to 30 feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BRAGUE, Hinsdale, Mass. City Stand During the Holidays: 47th St. and Lexington Aye., NEW tORK. Mention American FIorlBt. Cape Flowers, Grasses and Plumes, DYED ALL COLORS. Prompt, first-class work . R. H. COM EY, CaiTiden, N. J. DYE WORKS: Jefl'erson, Master and Paul .Street. ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. MANUFACTURED BY N. STEFFENS 335 EAST 2|V ST. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. Z9. XX. x«.c3:^x:x<.'X'8, 159 & 161 Soutli Fifth Ave.. New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, for Rose Houses, Conservatories, etc., etc. i^'T A QQ ROCK BOTTOM PRICES Send for IT JJixOO. Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed . 65 Warren .St.. and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, re'e-nr 'Xoi-k. C^lty. 462 The American Florist. Dec. Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., I.ons Island City, M. 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 Dopfifel 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 j)ots 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 CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We will furnish you with prices on application, and w^ill fill all orders promptly. Our Pots are excelled by none in the market. THE PARMENTER MAN'FG CO.. Crahh & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and J^ to 5^ cheaper than coal. 609 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. tysend for Circular. . . il ROSE LEAF' EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Apfiis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - LOUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large etock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Wnch pots, perlOOOSSS.OO 35.00 50.00 76.U) lO.UU 15.00 20.00 40.00 76.00 8 10 per 100 IM-lnch pots, per 1000 S 3.00 2 " " 3.26 2M " '■ 3.60 2W •■ •• 4.00 3 " " 6.00 ■i>4 " " 7.25 11 4 " •' St.OO 12 5 " " 13.80 14 Iti Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, I3ti & 138 W. 24th St., New Tork City, New York Aitenta. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g4. The American Florist. 463 Every flortet, market gardener, owner of lawn.frrass- plat or tlower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose sliouM have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure, funfrlcldes and insecticides 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 forS^i.SU— spraylntr 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. Rcdd, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. 111. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."~C. E. WELD, Rosllndale. Mass. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. ' Boilers made of the best of material, shell, flreboi ebeeta and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information. ^ EVANS' IMPROVED J^ Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Kichmond, lud. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO 1518 8i1520S. 9thSt.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalo^e and price list. yOB EACH ROO/1 » c PER 0>iv ^o^^r^^s:. Send for Catalogue. HOME OFFICE AND WORKS: Branch Offices: BOSTON-54 Oliver Street. NEW YORK-39 Cortlandt Street. THE HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO., NO. 30 VINE STREET, GENEVA, N. Y- PHILADELPHIA-1019 Betz Bide. MILWACKEE-135 Second Streetf CHICAGO-131 Lake Street. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. NflTURflL 63S Mm fi LflSS. FOR GREENHOUSES . VICTORY! VICTORY I VICTORY! The only Certificate of 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 chain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and Es- timates. E?. HH»r»A.ieP, 'yovH3.g«st:0'\?va3.» 01a.lo. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, Honicoliural flrchiiects and Hoi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogue, enclosliigf 4 cents In stamps. ^fo. 2^-* o»xiai St., ivEjw -sroieiK oit-k^. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House,Carden, Stock oranyotherpurpose. UflT-AIR Send for Illustrated Catalogue IIUI Hill or THE de lamater-rider AND PUMPING DeLAMATER-ERICSSON p^,p,.,_ DUMPING ENGINE. ■ ENGINE. Their operation is po simi'le and safe that a child fan run them Tlicy ■will pump water from Bhallow etreame or any k.ud of well. They can be arrantred for an v kind of fuel. Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons of water a day, according to size. The De Lamater Iron Worka, 87 South FiKh Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers oi • CYPRESS • dreenboiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 4 76 MjrtleAve., Brooklyn, N.Y. *S"Send for Catalogue. 464 The Amepican Florist. Dec. 8. Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 452 American BoUer Co.. . .464 Baker Bros 469 Ball ChasD 451 BallerF A 454 Barnard W W & Co... .460 Bayersdorfer H & Co 461 461 Berger H H & Co 454 Blanc A 450 Bonsall Job B 462 Boston Letter Co 460 Brabant AugF 461 Braguelj B 461 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 4^ Brown & Canfleld 451 Bums& Raynor 463 BurrowJG 469 Carman RW 468 Carmody JD 462 Chadbom Kennedy Mf g Co 460 Chandlee & Chandlee. .468 Ch'go Folding Box Co. 452 Chltty HE 467 Comey RH 461 Corbrey T J 462 Cottage Gardens 456 Cox Seed & Plant Co.. 454 Crabbi Hunter 463 DalUedouze Bros. ... 459 Deamud J B & Co 453 De Lamater Iron Wks.463 Dillon JL 461 Domer Fred & Son 456 Dreer H A 450 Dressel Aug 450 Elliott W H 462 EUlsonWm 452 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . .452 Essex Heights Flo'l Co456 Evenden Bros 459 Fl8her& Alrd 456 Gardiner John & Co. ..456 Gibson J C 464 Gonzalez F&Co 455 Gomey Heater Co 464 Hall Ass'n 460 Hammond Benj 450 Hancock & Son 456 Hart Michael A 453 Hartford HE 452 Helnl Joseph 466 Herendeen MtgCo....463 Herrmann's Seed Store455 Herr Albert M 450 Hews AH&CO . ..462 Highland Floral Co. . . .459 Hllflnger Bros 462 HlllEG&Co 458 HlppardB 463 HItchlngs & Co 464 Home Rattan Co 466 Hooker H M Co 4«i HoranEdwC 463 Hose Connection Co. . 463 Hulsebosch Bros 454 HuntEH 463 Hunt M A Estate 4.55 Hunter Frank D 46:1 JennlngsE B 4.t6 Johnson & Stokes 4.50 JoostenCH 468 Kalbreyer G 455 Kaufmann E 451 Kennlcott Bros Co. . . . 463 Klebms Nurseries 459 Knopff Oscar & Co . . ..454 Krlck WC 460 Kroeschell Bros Co 463 Kuehn CA 452 Kuhl Geo A 450 Lockland Lumber Co. . 460 4f2 Long Dan'I B 453 Lonsdale Edwin. ..461 459 Lord & Bumham Co.. 464 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 462 McCarthy N F & Co. . . .453 McFarland J H Co 466 Manda W A 451 Mann Bros 458 Manz J&Co 466 MayJnoN 469 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 465 Mlllang Frank 463 MUlbrook Lea Green- houses 459 Monlnger Jno C 4tj4 Moon Wm H Co 458 Meyers & Co 463 Nashville, Chattanoo- ga & St Louis By. ..468 Nat'l Folding Box Co.. 452 National Plant Co 450 NevlnT HCo 460 Nlles Centre Floral Co.463 Oasis Nursery Co 451 Parmenter Mfg Co 462 PennookCJ 466 PennockSam'l S 4.52 Pitcher & Manda 450 QuakerCltyMc hW'ks.463 Reed Glass Co 461 EelnbergBros 453 Rice M& Co 4m Richard C B & Co 454 RobertsDH 461 Roehrs Theo 453 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .453 Rolker A & Sons.. . .451 461 Rolker Herman 464 Rupp John F 455 RussellS J 460 Sander* Co 4.51 Schwake Chas 454 Scollay Jno A 463 Shelmlre W R 466 Sheridan W F 4.53 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .461 Situations, wants, etc. .4,50 Smith Nath &Son 451 SpoonerWmH 468 Steflens N 161 Storrs &Harrlson 458 Streby SO 455 Struck JN&Bro 463 Sunderbruch H L 463 Sutherland Geo A 463 Swayne Edw 4,56 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .462 TaltCS 450 Taylor Jas A 4.59 Trlcker Wm & Co 469 Vaughan J C 450 452 454 459 Watson G C 466 Weathereds Sons T W.463 Weeber & Don 4.54 Welch Bros 453 WhllldlnPotCo 462 Whltton S & Sons 46(i WUksMfgCo 463 Williams ,i Sons Co.... 469 Wisconsin Flower Ex.462 Wlttbold Geo 450 4.55 Wood Bros 458 Young Jno 453 Young ThosJr 453 The yellow chrysanthemum has been UQofficially chosen as the flower of the University of Michigan. Mention American FlorlBt. Hitolxing:«» €& Oo. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND RUILDERS 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, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. W Flans and estimates furnlslied on application Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . , SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOK ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . . . LORD & BURNHAM CO., Irvingto n-on-Hudson, N. Y. Hot Water Heaters # Steam Boilers. Gurneu Gurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for Greenhouse Catalogfue. 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. V a.r,7T„„ ( Johnson & Co.. TlJolm St., New York and Ticlnlty. / .7,Vi,J?,io \ J- C. V. Tbachsel, 246 Arch St., Phlla. and vicinity, AOKNLiEH ( ^ ^ Gripping Iron Co.. 34 Dearborn St., Chicago and Western States. A GREENHOUSE HEATING Is a branch of our business we have given very close study for a good many years, and can assure any one intending to employ Hot Water or Steam that we have the most modern system. WRITE FOB CATALOGUE. 5l» 18 TYPES. 174. SIZES. Sfe' ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF FCEL. ^ American KSoi/er Company "ADVANCE" (Trade Mark.) For Hot Water. boston: new York: Chicago: Portland, ore. 195 Ft. Hill Sqr. 94 Centre St. 84 Lake St. 127 Sixth St. dmerica is "the Praw of the IIbssbI; there may be mare comfort JJmidships, but u/b are the Urst to touch Unknown Seas." Vol. X. CHICAGO AMD HEW YORK, DECEMBER 15, 1894. No. 341 ITlhiie Ik^mm®^ fmm^i Copyright 1894. by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, Published every Saturday by THE Amerioaij Florist Company. 33% Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMBRIOAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. Anthony, ChlcaKO, president; Robert Kift, Philadelphia, vice-president; Wm. j. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass., secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895, are: Edwin Lonsdale. Cbestnot Hilt. Philadelphia, pres- ident: E. <;. REiNEMAN. Allegheny City. Pa., vice- president; WM. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. Beatty. Oil Cliy. Pa,, treasurer. The Uth annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg. Pa.. August, 1895. CONTENTS. Arrangement of flowers— mantel decorations (6 illus.) 465 A elaborate wedding decoration 41i6 The florists' art . . 466 Improvements in greenhouse heating .... 468 Carnations— Notes -170 — Bursting of calyx 470 Cyclamen persicum 470 Hard wooded cuttings 472 Chas. H Allen (portrait) 473 New York ... 472 Philadelphia's proposed Hort. Hall (illus.) . . 473 Philadelphia . . 473 Boston 474 Buffalo 474 Chicago . ••.... 474 St. Louis 474 News notes .... 475 The seed trade 478 Toronto 478 Kansas City ... 478 Baltimore 480 Indianapolis 482 Milwaukee 484 Washington 480 Destroying moles 486 Marlboro, Mass. — Mr. Rufus Howe, for many years a market gardener and florist in this town, died on December 3 at the age of 92. He was superintendent ofMt. Auburn Cemetery at Cambridge between forty and fifty years ago. He was a man of kindly impulses and well deserving of the high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. Chattanooga, Tenn. — The display by Mrs. J. W. Crouch at the recent chrysan- themum show was said by experts to be the best ever made by a southern lady florist. She carried of all the first prizes for plants and cut blooms with but two exceptions. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. THE RETm TRADE. The Arrangement of Flowers. XIV. mantel decorations. The mantel decorations at the recent Chicago exhibition were so varied in character that a review of same, with illustrations, will undoubtedly prove of interest in this department. No arrangement of plants or flowers can be so perfect that it can not be criti- cised from some point of view, and as judicious criticism is always educational we shall criticise as well as commend. It is gratifying to be able to say that the mantels displayed this year showed generally a decided improvement over those of former years, though in the ma- jority there was a lack of flowers. Dec- orative plants are not only desirable but necessary in such decorations, but should we allow them to crowd out the flowers entirely? On all the seven mantels there was but one vase of roses, and no carna- tions. Several ol the points made by the lady judges were unquestionably well taken. First, the upper part, from the mantel shelf to the top, around the mirror to the over mantel, if there be one, should be treated as the main feature, for the reason that when the rooms are crowded with guests that part of the decoration below the mantel shelf is entirely lost to view. We must, however, not makethe mistake of supposing that the base of the mantel should be entirely neglected. Here again the ladies throw out a hint that should be heeded: "Don't arrange little plants in 3inch pots on the floor in such a posi- tion that the train of ladies' dresses in passing might sweep them from their moorings." And another point well taken is: "Don't carry your side groups of plants beyond the line of the fender at farthest." And again, to quote the lady judges showing their good sense: "The plants at the base should be of a nature that would stand some amount of brush- ing against without injury to the arrange- ment or damage to the material. When side groups of palms and plants of that nature are used the treatment of the fire- place should be of a different class of plants; two or three pots of ferns, say A. gracillimum with their light green airy fronds would form a fine contrast to the darker foliage of the palms." Now let us analyze the different exhibits somewhat in detail and at the same time try to figure out as nearly as may be possible the commercial value of each: in other words what can such a decoration be furnished for at a fair profit to the flo- rist? This is a rather difficult question when we have to take into consideration the fact that in some of the mantels at least some tender and high priced plants were tised such as are invariably ruined in a short time and must therefore be reckoned in at their full value. This ma- terial we must therefore eliminate to a certain extent. In most instances other material could be substituted with nearly the same effect. Then again the florist who owns his own decorative plants has the advantage over he who does not. The latter has no difficulty in renting his palms, drac£enas, pandanus and all the other more hardy varieties, but when it comes to ferns, fancy caladiums, orchids in bloom or anything else in this line he will have to buy them outright, but if he can use them for some purpose afterward this may lessen the cost. Our estimated cost must therefore vary according to the facility with which the material can be had. The mantel arranged by Anthony & Curran, which took first prize, was well worthy of the award. The arrangement and grouping of the plants was simply perfect, the base was kept within proper bounds on the floor space, and the sides well defined and expressive. The shading of color also was very effective. In the tall group flanking the left hand side the dark shades of such palms as kentias, arecas and latanias predominate, while the opposite side was arranged with plants of a lighter green, such as Pan- danus Veitchii, adiantums and other ferns. Starting from the right hand corner ot the mantel asparagus was draped around the mirror, some 30 cat- tleyas being fastened into this draping with superb color effect. In the judges' opinion the bunch of two or three dozen lily of the valley placed squarely in the center of the mantel injured the artistic effect. We share the judges' opinion that it would have been better to omit the valley altogether, or else arrange them in the opposite corner from the orchids. At what price coulo such a decoration be supplied? Thirty Cattleya labiata flowers will cost at present when stock is scarce 50 cents each, $lS; asparagus $2, 25 valley $1. use of hardy decorative material $5, ferns and material liable to be damaged one-half value $5, total $29. We might make a cut in the last named item and reduce the cost a few dollars. At that rate $50 would be a fair retail price, not counting our own time in ar- ranging. We hope to see the time, hovy-- ever, when genuine skill and taste is appreciated, and when that happy time has arrived you may tack on an extra ten or twenty dollars. As times are at present, however, the best we can do is to be satisfied with a fair profit on our material. Walter Kreitling arranged the mantel that took second. The mantel itself was of a style ill adapted for efiiective decora- tion, and under the circumstances the result was creditable to the designer. 466 The American Florist. Dec, 15, The effect was too heavy, though, and the plant arrangement too massive. The caladium at the top, right in the center under the adiantum, didn't escape the judges' criticism; it had no business there. The plants though well arranged were lacking in judicious color tone; that is, the light and dark foliage was mixed together indiscriminately. If the vase of fifty "mums" had been reduced to one- half their number and the vase placed a little to one side, the effect would have been greatly improved. The treatment of the grate in ferns was good. The cost of putting up this exhibit is probably considerably more than the figures we shall adopt, but stock less liable to injury could be substituted for quite a lot of the material used, and some omitted- altogether, as for instance, the selaginellas at the base which were lost to view. A half dozen Adiantum gracilli- mum cost $9. The cut fronds of these, however, after the plants have served their purpose, are worth one-half their cost. The cost would therefore stand somewhat like this: For loan of hardy decorative plants for one evening $6; pot ferns, etc., allowing for salvage, $6; 50 "mums," at 8 cents $4; total $16. The retail price would therefore be from $30 to $32. W. J. Smyth's mantel, awarded third prize, consisted of a plant arrangement with a group of orchids of various forms in the right hand corner of the mantel shelf. Like the foregoing this also was somewhat overloaded, particularly the over mantel, where the arrangement of palms, araucarias, caladiums and adian- tum gave a topheavy effect. The groups at the sides and base were well arranged but too little attention was paid here also to shading of light and dark foliage. The group of cut orchids would have appeared to better advantage if the vari- ous kinds had been grouped separately. The circular arrangement as placed pro- duced a rather stiff effect. This mantel could probably be repro- duced at the retail price of $45 to $50. Use of plants $15, orchids $10. P. J. Hauswirth's arrangement con- sisted entirely of plants. The arrange- ment of the upper part was a trifle sparse while the base on the other hand had some material to spare. The effect of the whole was pleasing, though showing in spots some raw edges. Some 15 minutes more work in putting on the "finishing touches" would have remedied this defect. In the judges' opinion the color harmony at the base was destroyed by using the scarlet anthurium and Dracana terminalis in the same group. Undoubtedly the effect would have been better if either one or the other had been left out, yet as placed in the arrangement the colors didn't clash, as the plants in question were not placed closely together. The arrangement of the mantel proper was in Adiantum Farleyense, A.gracillimumand Cocos Weddeliana, with a half dozen ypripediums.apieceofcattleyain bloom, one of odontoglossum and another of oncidium. These were dotted between the ferns, thus adding a little color. The cost might be figured as follows: Cost of decorative plants $5, use of ferns and other plants liable to damage $9, the orchids for general effect would have been as well cut, the cost of the blooms not to exceed $4, asparagus $2, total $20. Retail price $38 to $40. O. J. Friedman's mantel was a very showy affair. In theopinionof the judges too many kinds of flowers were used. The group of palms which flanked the left hand side of the mantel was splen- didly arranged. A tall glass vase filled with a superb lot of American Beauties with stems 3 to 4 feet long being placed next to this group on the mantel shelf. The arrangement of this vase, and the position against the group of plants, was a bit of artistic work" that must be seen to be appreciated. Next to the vase of roses was placed a low dish with lily of the valley; in the right hand corner a piece of Cattleya labiata with a half dozen fine blooms, and between this and the valley were laid some eight bunches of violets. The side group of plants, how- ever, with a central figure of a jardiniere on pedestal filled with yellow chrysanthe- mums seriously injured the effect of the whole. No one can find fault with Beau- ties atone side andcattleyasonthe other, but we must draw the line at placing orchids and chrysanthemums side by side. The base arrangement was also objected to by the judges on two points, first the groups were carried out 2y2 feet in front of the fender, and second, the outer bor- der of plants consisted of material in 3-inch pots liable to be brushed over and disarranged; besides the bare pots, which showed plainly, gave the base an unfin- ished appearance. Cost: Loan of plants $12, 2 dozen Am. Beauties $6, 25 valley $1,200 violets $3, 6 cattleyas $3. 25 "mums" $4. A. Farleyense $2, total $31. Retail price $60. H. F. Halle's arrangement consisted of a group of fine decorative plants of such kinds as are generally employed for house decorations. The group was built up diagonally across the width of the mantel from the floor on the left to the top on the opposite corner. On the left side was placed a glass vase of yellow chrysanthe- mums arou nd which light sprays of aspar- agus were draped. This mantel could -be reproduced at a profit for say $25 to $30. Cost: Loan of plants $8, 50 chrysanthemums $5, asparagus $1. total $14. In a later issue we shall give illustra- tions of simpler and less expensive mantel decorations. An Elaborate Wedding Decoration. At a recent Washington wedding the drawing room was draped in white mull arranged in soft folds about the walls and festooned over the doorways and arches. The ceiling was covered with the same material, resembling a sun burst radiating from the chandelier. This was delicately traced after the same style with Asparagus plumosus, only the fine thin sprays being used. The chandeliers and walls were festooned with asparagus also and near the ceiling it was so arranged as to form a frieze of festoons. The door- ways and arches were decorated with the same material. In the bay window before which the bride and groom stood during the cere- mony, the entire front was filled from floor to ceiling with Adiantum cuneatum in pots, face out, forming a wall of maid- enhair ferns having a central mirror 4x5 feet. On the lower right hand corner of this mirror rested a monogram, the ini- tial of the bride being made of valley and that of the groom of violets. Across the upper left hand corner was a long spray of Dendrobium (ormosum giganteum, giving a richness to the entire window. Immediately abova where the contract- ing parties stood was a chime of five bells of white chrysanthepiums with clappers of purple violets. The bells were very delicately sprayed with valley and aspar- agus on the front, relieving the stiffness of the "mums." These l^lls were tied with white ribbon six inches wide, form- ing a true lover's knot. Above these again on the archway of asparagus was another muchlarger lover'sknot in broad sash ribbons, the ends of which fell in graceful waves losing themselves in the asparagus on either side of the bay win- dow. The handsome mantel, opposite the door entering the drawing room, was banked with Adiantum Farleyense ex- tending about half way up the large mirror. At one corner was a hugecluster of fine specimens of The Queen chrysan- themum. This mirror was draped with delicate sprays of asparagus. At the top corner over the chrysanthemum was a large bow of 12 inch sash ribbon, one of the ends waving across the glass, losing itself in the asparagus at side of mirror, the other end falling in graceful waves to the side of mantel. In each corner oppo- site the bay window stood a large vase of Queen "mums," some eight feet high. On the piano were two vases filled with the same flower. In the second drawingroom the mantel was banked with Adiantum cuneatum studded with American Beauties, while the fireplace was filled with Nephrolepis davalloides furcans. Directly opposite this was a screen formed of palms and ferns, the pots being covered with south- ern smilax, out of which arose two large bunches of American Beauties. Behind this screen the orchestra was placed. The walls of this room were festooned with wild smilax, while the arches of door- ways wtre covered with mull and fes- tooned with asparagus. The only flow- ers used in this room were Am. Beauties, and they were in every conceivable place capable of holding them. In the dining room the decorations on the table, as well as on the mantels and about the apartments on every side, were of American Beauties. The centerpiece was a placque about five feet long of Adiantum Farleyense and Am. Beauties. At each of the corners of the table was arranged a drooping bunch of Beauties almost reaching to the floor, Farleyense being the only green used on the table and Beauties the only flowers. At one end of the dining room was a mirror extending from the ceiling to the floor, in front of which was banked a handsome arrange- ment of palms and ferns. Above this was an immense bunch of long stemmed Beau- ties. The mantel in this room was banked with cuneatum and thickly studded with Beauties, the inirror being festooned with southern smilax, as was the entire room. The bride carried a bouquet composed of 40 Dendrobium formosum giganteum and Adiantum Farleyense. From the stem of the bouquet fell graduated loops of ribbon 1/2 inch wide, tacked at intervals with delicate sprays of Farleyense. This was considered one of the hand- somest decorations ever seen in Washing- ton, and was executed by Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons. Reynolds. The Florists' Art. I like the ideaof lady judges for florists' made-up work. As a rule they are the patrons of the florists' art, and as flo- rists we should cater to their needs or demands, whichever way you are pleased to term it. Taking it all in all, the ladies generally know what they are talking about, and should you happen to offend their taste you will know, poor florist, what it is to be in a "wumpus,"but don't make it a "wow," and don't get excited! Take things easy. Tear your work all i8g4' The American Florist, 467 FIRST PRIZE ARRANGED BY ANTHONY (a CURRAN. SECOND PRIZE. ARRANGED BY WALTER KREITLING. MANTEL DECORATIONS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. to pieces, and set it up again, a la carte. "Now, isn't it just too lovely," they will say. And you must acquiesce, of course. Let them have their way — so long as they pay for it. But if you really know what's what — and it is your business to be informed — stick to it. Often orders are given in a general way — you simply have an idea furnished and have to work out the details and technique yourself. It also may be against your better judgment, and you politely suggest something different. But no, ladies can be imperious, and as long as they pay the fiddler you must expect to dance — yes, and know all the latest steps too. See to it, my dear florist, that you are no back number, or the other fellow just over the way will nab your best trade. When you please a lady customer — when your individuality is original and tasty — and certainly the true florist ought to be an artist in his line — my lady expresses herself in such dainty compliments: "Your work is always so exquisite," and "I told Mrs. B.just the other day" — you are feeling pleased all the way down to your boots — "I told Mrs. B. that you were so much cheaper than Mr. Steep." Then you understand you are expected to do the work at cost or a little below, so as to get her order next time. O, com- pensation! There's no such word these dull times. When woman, lovely woman, is so awfully fond of bargains, how can the poor florist expect to have enough surplus to attend conventions. "I do so love flowers, but you charge so much I cannot afford them. What is the price of American Beauties by the dozen?" Mind you, this at Christmas. "These are job lots, madame, a great bargain — only a dollar and a half apiece — worth two dol- lars, and cheap at half the price." Well, she does buy half a dozen carnations. Of course you knew she had no thought of Beauties. "Dat am de blessed truf I'm tellin' you dis minit." Isn't it fun to attend to Christmas and Easter orders? A letterencloses a dollar. "Send me per first train a liberal quan- tity of your choicest cut flowers. I sup- pose you prepay express charges. I like Jacq. roses. Be sure and include a dozen pink roses. Some carnations. I have read of a new variety, 'Helen Keller'; put that in. I would also like a few sprays of lily of the valley, and a hand- some bunch of violets. I dote on violets. And do not forget to line the box with maidenhair fern. I don't like smilax. Put my card in the box, and send them to Charlie — he's sick, and I'm so worried. Are 'pillows' very expensive now? P. S. — Mind, I'm very particular. I shall probably see them, and if you fill this order satisfactory, I will likely send you another — some day." You see I draw it mild. The half hasn't been told. I have to let the job out. Unfortunately my constitution is delicate. For my part I do not see why the dear ladies should make such a fuss about sup- porting a weak-stemmed flower simply to hold it in position — to keep it up where it ought to be. Why, even they use stays and braces, whale bone and what not, to give themselves proper "style" or figure. I doubt much whether they really needit, and wouldn't they look still better to be more natural. "The best people grow less artificial and more simple in manner all the time." Forbid, though, that I should indulge in ethics. The remarksof the lady judges at Chicago in regard to mantel decora- tion were apt and well timed. "The dec- orative effect should be more confined to the top than the bottom, where it is really in the way, or does not show for itselt in a crowded room at parties and receptions. A simple, graceful effect is to be desired rather than mere quantity of material." And so on. It always seems so easy to overdo work of this kind, and when it is overcrowded the effect is stiff and unnatural. Good judgment also comes into play, originality and a true artistic sense of the ornate and beautiful. This is an axiom — a self evident truth that applies to the whole ground covered — let it be a dinner table decoration or a loose cluster of roses. When anything is out of harmony I can almost feel a sense of incongruity; doubtless it is so wiih the most of you. I do not condemn the appropriate use of ribbon, or of gilt and silver — m suitable environment. Nor need maidenhair ferns be absolutely tabooed with chrysanthe- mums. A placque or plateau of white or blush "mums" with adiantum bedded in 468 The American Florist. Dec. IS, the moss is artistic and lovely, while cro- tons, Grevillea robusta (silk oak) and cyperus combine to better advantage with yellow and bronze colored "mums." Any product of the florist's art, should be in itself a picture, an ideality, a study of harmonious color, and linger long as a pleasant memory, still fragrant with the scent of its sweet though faded roses. "The art of a thing is, first, its aim, and next, its manner of accomplishment." And let your heart be in evidence in all your work, for the heart giveth grace and finesse to every art. Grove P. Rawson. Improvements in Greenhouse Heating. \Read before the New York Florists' Club, De- cember lo, T8g4, by Samuel Burns, member of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Englneers.l In Chambers' Encyclopedia we find under the heading of "Greenhouse" the following: "Thefirst greenhouse of which there is any record was erected about 1619, by Solomon DeCaus at Heidelberg, to shelter orange trees. The Chinese, however, are not unacquainted with greenhouses, and it is not known how long this has been the case. Heat was at first supplied when necessary by hot em- bers put in a hole in the floor, afterwards by furnaces in the greenhouse; flues, steam and hot water pipes are of more recent invention." Under the heading of "hot- house" the same authority says: "The oldest mode of heating hothouses is by furnaces and flues; the other modes prac- ticed are by steam or hot water led through the house in tubes." The only information that 1 can gather regarding the heating of the greenhouse built by Solomon De Caus is that it was warmed by means of four large furnaces. How these furnaces were constructed or in what manner the heat was conveyed to different parts of the building is simply a matter ot conjecture as history gives us no definite information on this point. However, as this greenhouse was used to shelter over four hundred orange trees planted in the ground it is reasonable to suppose that these furnaces were con- nected to a system of flues, taking into consideration the information we have at our disposal I do not think we shall be much out of the way if we assume that the first method generally adopted for heating greenhouses was the ordinary furnace and smoke flue. We certainly have good reasons on which to base such a conclusion, for while we find that the Romans understood the circulation of hot water to some extent, they knew more about heating by flues. The Hypo- caust was a form of furnace much used by the Romans for the purpose of heating baths and apartments. The fuel was placed in a chamber under the floor and the smoke and heated air were made to circulate around the walls and under the floor by means of hollow tubes or a hol- low lining. The full benefit of the fire was thus obtained, in place of a large portion of the heat being allowed to escape as it does in the case of the open fireplace. The Romans invariably used this form of furnace for heating their dwelling houses. We also find that the Chinese have for a long time used a very elaborate system of flues, and by which the floors of rooms are heated by a fur- nace constructed below with a moderate expenditure of fuel. We find this mode of heating described in Philosophical Trans- actions 1771, but the date of its intro- duction does not appear to be known. There is not the slightest doubt that the smoke flue answered a very useful purpose in the early days of horticulture and was at that time the most economi- cal way in which the desired result could be obtained. This system of heating had many objections, such as unequal temper- ature in different parts of the house, as it was necessary to produce an excessive amount of heat at the furnace end in order to obtain "any appreciable effect at the extreme end. This invariably produced a dryness in the air which had to be cor- rected to a certain degree by putting pans of water on the flue at various points. There was always great danger of the flue bursting at some point during heavy firing, which would allow the gases to escape and thus destroy many plants. The limited scope of the flue also neces- sitated a number of fires in large estab- lishments, which was both inconvenient and costly. The origin of the invention of employing hot water for diffusing arti- ficial heat appears to be hid in consider- able obscurity. It is not improbable that like many other discoveries it has been reproduced at various periods. The same observations may be made regard- ing steam, for in searching through the various books of reference at my disposal I find that although hot water heating has been most generally used for green- house work the application of steam was fully understood long before we had a correct idea of hot water circulation. In a work written by Thos. Tredgold and published in 1824 I find the following: "Col. William Cook first suggested the idea of employing steam as a means of distributing heat in 1745. It has since been applied in various ways, most of which have repeatedly been secured by patents. ■ The first of these was granted to John Hoyle of Halifax, England, in 1791, for a method of communicating heat to greenhouses, churches, etc. His plan consisted in conveying steam in pipes or tubes into or through the place to be warmed, the pipes being first raised to their highest elevation and then de- scending with a gentle declivity to a cis- tern for the condensed steam, the supply of water to the boiler to be regulated by a ball cock. This scarcely differs from Col. Cook's plan which had been known 46 years before, and what better can you do a£ the present time?" I find also in the same work the following in an article on forcing houses and stoves written by Mr. Neill; he savs "Of recent improve- ments in this branch of gardening, how- ever, the most important is the use of steam for communicating the artificial heat in place of depending as formerly on the passage of smoke 'and heated air through flues. Steam is employed on the largest scale by Messrs. Loddiges at Hackney, and I have nowhere seen stove plants in greater perfection and vigor. They have now (1824) used steam about five years and with success." It was somewhere about this time that hot water circulation began to be better understood, and the moment it was steam took a back seat for greenhouse purposes and remained so until about eight or ten years ago, when it came up again almost in the same form as that described by Tredgold. Hot water heating seems to have been used in France in the year 1777 by M. Bonnemain, and was employed by him for hatching chickens by artificial heat. About the year 1817 the Marquis de Chabannes introduced a similar appar- atus into England for healing a conserv- atory and also heating some rooms in a private house by pipes leading from the kitchen boiler. In 1822 Mr. Bacon, a gentleman of fortune, introduced the use of hot water into his forcing houses, using for the purpose a single pipe of large diameter, communicating with the boiler; and by giving a slight elevation to the pipes from the horizontal line he was thus enabled to produce a circulation of the water, the hot water passing slowly along the upper part of the pipe and the colder water returning to the boiler, along the lower part of the same pipe. The circulation in this apparatus was very imperfect and Mr. Atkinson, an architect, almost immediately afterwards suggested the addition of a second pipe to bring back the colder water to tlie boiler and thus at once the apparatus assumed the form which it has ever since retained. By this alteration the appar- atus was brought verj- nearly to the same form as that contrived by M. Bonnemain more than forty years before; the princi- pal difference being that M. Bonnemain used only very small pipes of gun barrel size, while Mr. Atkinson used pipes of four or five inches in diameter. The boilers used in the early stages of hot water heating were very simple in construction, in fact nothing more than an open vessel somewhat similar to a common wash boiler. I saw one of these in 1874 at Mr. Durfee's greenhouse in Fall River, Mass. This apparatus con- sisted of an open copper boiler having a flow pipe leading out near the top and a return pipe entering the bottom; the pipes were 4 inches in diameter, also made of copper and carried around thegreenhouse to an expansion tank. Of course with this form of boiler the pipes would neces- sarily have to be carried on a dead level, otherwise the water would overflow. This being the case and finding that the pipes must in many cases be carried on different levels would naturally suggest to the inventive genius of the age the close topped boiler such as is used at the present time. The improvements that we enjoy both in steam and hot water for heating greenhouses can not be said to be in methods, but rather to be a better knowledge of the laws which govern their application. There is no art, however humble,, in which a knowledge of thelaws that regulate matter does not open a wide and extensive field of useful improve- ment. It is only by a careful study of the principles which govern natural pheno- mena that we are enabled to profit by their practical application. Such has been the case with the heating of green- houses. The day of the brick or tile flue with its dry heat, constant leakage of gas and other disagreeable features is past. No progressive florist would at the present time think for a moment of heating a newgreenhouseby this method, and while in many cases he allows the flues to remain in his old houses it is gen- erally because the times do not warrant him in spending the money necessary for a change. The methods employed for heating our modern greenhouses at the present time are the same as have been previously described, namely, hot water and steam. We have, however, many different ways of applying them to our uses. We have the gravity system, the low pressure sys- tem, the high pressure system, the over- head system, the combination overhead and under bench system, the uphill sys- tem, the downhill system; and, as if this was not enough, there are some manu- facturers of boilers who claim to have a special system of their own. All these various systems are described by Chas. Hood in a work entitled "A Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings," pub- lished in 1836. After very careful con- i8g4. The American Florist. 469 THIRD PRIZE. ARRANGED BY W, J. SMYTH ARRANGED BY 0. J FRIEDMAN MANTEL DECORATIONS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. sideration I have arrived at the conclu- sion that most of these so-called new ideas are old ones warmed over. I will now give you a brief description of the various systems of heating green- houses, confining mvself to those pre- viously mentioned. First is the gravity system, which in hot water refers to all cases where an open tank is used and the tank not elevated any more than suffi- cient to fill the pipe with water. In steam the gravity system refers to all cases where the water returns to the boiler by its own specific gravity without the aid of a steam trap. The low pressure sys- tem in hot water refers to any case where a tank is attached to the apparatus at a reasonable elevation above the heating pipes; the tank may be closed in this sys- tem but must be supplied with a low pressure safety valve. In steam this would be the same as the gravity system. The high pressure system is not much used either in steam or water heating owing to its dangerous qualities. In hot vvater this system calls for a small coil of pipe built in a furnace, the pipes being continued from the upper part of the coil and then around the room to be heated, forming a continuous pipe when again joined to the bottom of the coil, a large pipe being placed at the highest point in the apparatus for expansion. This pipe should have an opening near its lower extremity by which the apparatus is filled with water, the aperture being then closed by a screw or valve; theapparatus thus becomes hermetically sealed. The expansion pipe thus left empty is calcu- lated to hold about one-twelfih as much water as the whole of the small pipes, this being necessary to allow for the ex- pansion that takes place in the volume of water when heated. The overhead sys- tem refers to those cases in water or steam where the heating pipes are over- head and can be either high or low press- ure as dtsired. The combination system can be either water or steam and refers to those cases where the flow pipes are carried overhead and the returns carried under the benches and thus back to boiler. The uphill system refers to water and applies to those cases where the water flows up gradually to the end of the greenhouse, which is the highest point, and then returns to boiler. The down hill plan is the reverse of this, the hot water rising at once to the highest point and then dropping back through the greenhouses to the boiler. The gravity system is an old standby and has done good service for us in the past and is still doing good for us to-day. The low press- ure system, both steam and hot water, are good according to conditions. The overhead system is undoubtedly good to keep the snow ofi"the roof but is very un- kind to the plants on lower benches. The combination overhead and under bench system, either in steam or water, has in my opinion thus far proved itself to be the most efiective. Florists generally are at the present time taking greater inter- est in the subject of heating than thevdid some years ago, and as a result of this are better informed on this vital pcint. The more they study this question and consider it a part of their own business the better will they be enabled to select the best the market affords in the way of heating apparatus. • * * # » Whether we use hot water or steam we are to-day better able to determine what will be the result of a certain combination of boiler and piping as applied to green- house work. We find also that with the advent of two-inch pipe many florists have been able to do their own piping during the slack part of the season. This will naturally be a saving to them of many dollars in first cost, but while I must commend any business man for trying to reasonably reduce his expenses, and while I feel that it is wise for a florist to fully understand how to put in a sys- tem of heating I would say: Don't attempt the job unless you fully under- stand what you are going to do. I can safely say from my experience of over twenty-six years that a large majority of the failures in greenhouse heating are 470 The American Florist. Dec. ^5' due to imperfect systems of piping. Re- member at all times, whether you are putting in hot water or steam, that there is no such phrase as "good enough" in the business; you must proceed carefully at all times with the pipe tongs in one hand, the spirit level in the other. Of course an indifferent job of piping may work; were such not the case I am afraid quite a numberof our florists and private gardeners would have to call in the ser- vices of an expert. Where the piping is not put in properly the circulation of the water or steam, if it circulates at all, will be sluggish, thus necessitating a greater force at the boiler, which means a greater expenditure of fuel than would be re- quired under proper conditions. In all cases where a florist finds it necessary or advantageous to do his own piping I should advise him to consult with the parties from whom he purchased the boiler, telling them plainly what he pro- poses doing, and ask them to furnish a plan of the work. This they will no doubt cheerfully do, for it is to their interest to have the work done well. With our modern boilers and systems of piping the florist can regulate the tem- perature of various houses to suit the conditions required by different kinds of plants. The improvements in this direc- tion are shown by the magnificent speci- mens exhibited at our flower shows. The use of two-inch pipes in conjunction with a proper arrangement of valves gives us an opportunity for sub-dividing the heat such as was not possible with pipes of larger size. What I call the combination overhead and under bench system has five good points to recommend it; this is where the flow pipes go overhead, and the returns under benches as previously described. First: It can be adapted to the pressure system by placing a safety valve on the expansion tank, or it can be used with an open tank having no pressure but what is due to the column of water. Second: The heat is carried to the extreme end of the greenhouse in the shortest possible time, and returning under the benches on either side, heats back to the boiler from the extreme end, which can be kept at the same temperature as the end nearest the boiler. Third: It can be used on the up- hill or down-hill plan, to suit the grade of the greenhouse; this is very convenient when the house grades the wrong way. Fourth: An increase in the vertical height of the flow pipes is always fol- lowed by increased velocity, therefore we get a quick circulation. Fifth: Last, but not the least, should your greenhouse be situated in a place where you would strike water by digging down from six to eight feet, or should you strike rock, this is the system that will help you out of your difficulty. 1 have carried out some work on this system where the base of boiler was on a level with the heating pipes, and the water had to rise up to the return about twenty inches. We have a little boiler heating our office on this plan where the main return pipe travels about fifty feet along the floor, and about eight- een inches below return pipe entering boiler; aftertraveling fifty feet this return pipe drops under the floor about ten inches, travels between two beams for about seventeen feet, then rises up into boiler; in both these cases the circulation is perfect. In greenhouse work I prefer to have a boiler pit at least eighteen inches deep, so as to bring the return water back on a level. I havegreat faith in this system, for where I have used it the circulation has been very rapid, and the results more than I expected. Carnation Notes. The different opinions concerning rust and its causes, the different formulas used for the prevention and cureof the disease, are somewhat bewildering and amusing. The remedy which has kept rust from one grower's stock is of no value to another and the dose which has killed it (the rust) on another's plants that were badly in- fested, has killed the foliage on his neigh- bor's. We learn that one man has used six pounds of carbonate of copper to fifty gallons water. Now this is sixteen times as strong as used by a party who told me that he had no trouble in killing the rust as dead as a hammer with only six ounces to fifty gallons of water. Still another grower commenced with the latter dose and gradually increased it in strength until the last application was six times as strong as the first solution, and still the rust continues to show and to spread in spite of all the spraying and attention that has been given the plants, and this seems all the more curious as some plants received from the same grower as the last case mentioned are now growing not three miles away with- out the least sign of rust. Whj is it? Is it a condition of the atmosphere in the house? Is it the watering overhead or underneath? Keeping the foliage moist or dry at all times? Why is it that stock purchased from a grower who has never had a particle of rust will at once show up that powdery substance that has caused so much worry and so much loss of stock, simply because some growers were scared into throwing out whole benches of fine plants. I'm one of these. Some say grow only the varieties of car- nations that are "rust proof," but you see we must have flowers of some kind, and while one or two new sorts have not developed rust, yet it must come to them as to all the rest. A case which may have some bearing on this matter came to my notice lately. A member on the staff of the New York Experimental Station informed me that in Iowa where he came from the wheat is troubled greatly with a fungoid growth called rust. The farmers were advised to grow sorts that were not subject to this disease, so they sent to Texas and pro- cured a variety which had never shown any disease whatever. Great were the hopes and expectations of the farmers. Great was their sorrow when the next season brought with it to the rust proof wheat the same old rust as they had been troubled with. This same gentleman in- forms me that all measures so far taken to prevent this fungoid growth have proven useless, that some seasons no rust appears, but the next year it may appear stronger th&n ever, and the directors of the stations in the far west have come to the conclusion that it is a condition of the atmosphere which produces rust, and that there is no remedy, and I begin to think that Bordeaux or any other remedy is of very little use on carnations, for stocks that last winter at this time were literally covered with rust lost every trace of it before the following May. I purchased fivehundred plants last March and threw them out a few at a time until they were all gone; they were rusty. The party who sold me these plants gave me one hundred in July which were taken from the same stock but which had out- grown the rust. There has never been any rust on these plants nor any sign of it. Now, after all the fuss and noise that has been made of this subject and even the advice received from eminent growers telling us to throw out, and upon what are left to spray a dozen different solu- tions, I have come to the conclusion that I will for the sake of experiment stop right here. Perhaps if my place was loaded, as they term it, I would keep right on, but as I have only found five plants this fall that had any rust I think I am safe in taking a few chances. If after a few months withholding fungi- cides the rust appears in any quantity I will tell you. CHiRLES H. Allen. Bursting of the Calyx. Will some one kindly inform me as to the cause of Lizzie McGowan carnations bursting their calyx? I have 10,000 plants in, and so far they have done well, but the flowers are now beginning to burst the calyx. I give them a night temperature of 50°, and 60° to 70° days, water well and have them on solid benches in soil part heavy, part sandy loam and cow manure. Inquirer. Answer: Run the houses 55° at night and use nitrate of soda, one pint to fifty gallons of water as a stimulant, once every two weeks, alternating with a solu- tion of fresh cow manure, one pail full to fifty gallons water. I believe McGowan grows better in a light soil. If your soil is naturally heavy I would advise making it light with such vegetable matter as corn stalks or straw cut into short lengths and mixed in compost heap in the spring; better to do it now if possible. If you will try benches four inches deep in comparison with solid beds I think you will discontinue using the latter. The result of the change in temperature ad- vised will not be perceptible for two weeks. Charles H. Allen. Cyclamen Persicum. A request comes from "F. H." to the editor asking some grower to write up "How to grow cyclamen from beginning to end, giving details of the management from seed pan to flowering." I shall en- deavor to give "F. H." my method of growing these most beautiful plants, and can say that when faithfully followed out I have always been successful, but when any neglect was allowed to creep in a corresponding failureoccurred. In grow- ing cyclamens, as in the culture of most of our crops it is not the science you possess so much as the constant applica- tion of the knowledge you have; the con- stant and never ceasing watchfulness is the attribute which makes good garden- ers. And this will apply most particu- larly to the cultivation of cyclamens, for they must never be neglected at any period of their growth. The seed should be fresh and of a good strain. Sow anywhere from September to end of January, the earlier they are sown, the larger you can have the plants for the following winter, but if grown on without a check you can grow fine plants in twelve months. Sow in a well drained pot or shallow box in sandy soil. Make the surface of the soil perfectly even, press in the seeds and cover only enough to i8g4. The American Florist. 47i ARRANGED BY P J HAUSWIRTH ARRANGED BY H. F. HALLE. MANTEL DECORATIONS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. just cover the seeds. Keep the soil moist but not too wet. When the little plants have made the second leaf and the bulbs are the size of very small peas transplant single into 2-inch pots or prick out in fiats. I prefer to transplant into flats about 2 inches apart; when the plants be- gin to crowd lift carefully and pot into 3-inch pots. 1 might say here that from the time the first leaf is formed they should have plenty of light and all the air they can, consistent with temperature, and only need shade during our hottest months. Before they need a shilt from the 3-inch pots it will be the month of May or June, and now comes the most critical time of their growth. Some growers (and I believe it is the practice with the Germans) make mild hotbeds and plunge them in, raising the shaded sash back and front. There is no doubt a larger plant can be grown this way, but not such a compact and useful one, and they run a much greater chance of being neglected in a frame than on a bench in your houses. A moderately shaded house with plenty of ventilation will do them all right for the midsummer months. InMay or June they should gointoa 4 or 5-inch pot, and in September they should get their last shift, a 5 or 6, or 7-inch as the plant needs, but don't scrimp them for pot room, as they grow and flower a long time. When October comes they are easily managed. A light airy house where the night temperature is 50° to 55° is the proper place for them. The soil that suits them is a good yellow loam with a third of genuine leaf mould. If you don't have the latter then a substitute can be found in thoroughly rotten manure, but no trace of fresh manure must be used. In a barrow load of the soil I have used one- half a peck of old lime rubbish (mortar) which they like, and for drainage there is nothing so good as charcoal. They should have perfect drainage at all times; pot rather firmly. On all bright days they should receive a light syringing. In re- gard to water they should never be allowed to wilt for want of it, which they quickly will do, and if well drained you are not likely, with any exercise of judge- ment, to over water them. They are much troubled with three well-known enemies, greenfly, thrips and red spider. There must be a regular sys- tematic fumigating at all times; never less than once a week which will keep down the fly and thrips, and a frequent syringing will keep off the spider. For these reasons they are better handled in a house than a frame. I have never used any liquid manure to them, except soot from soft coal, one-half a pint of that in three gallons of water will help to pro- duce a deep green in their leaves as well as intensity of color to the flower. Never crowd the plants at anytime, always giving light and air. Never stunt them for want of root room, neverlet them get infested with greenfly, etc., and you will assuredly grow cyclamens. Cyclamen persicum giganteum is the variety now generally grown, but there is a strain I grew a few years ago under the name of of C. P. grandiflorum which I much pre- fer. Wm. Scott. Mr. John White of Elizabeth, N. J., has raised a gem in the form of a varie- gated foliaged canna. The leaves are elegantly variegated white and green, and edged with pink. It has not yet flowered. Please mention the American F1,orist every time vou write to an advertiser 472 The American Florist. D 'ec. '5, Hard Wooded Cuttings. Now is a good time for putting in cut- tings of such plants as boronias, ericas, acacias, azaleas and others of such like nature. All those, then, that keep the above class of plants in stock, and find time lying heavily on their hands after getting everything in order for the v?in- ter, would do well to employ their spare time in getting in a batch of cuttings of the class mentioned. Though root action in the established plant, as well as in the cutting, is less active perhaps in this month than in any other month of the year, yet it is never- theless on that account more favorable to cuttings of this class, since they take so long to root. They will, if put in this month, be going through the process of callousing at the cut end, and since the sun is less strong now and nature conse- quently less excitable the drain on their vital forces will be less exacting; they will therefore naturally improve their time in more or less establishing them- selves in the cutting quarters, and be bet- ter prepared to respond successfully with the emission of roots when the excitable season comes around. To further assist in preventing exhaustion of their vitality during their long inactivity, a bell glass, or a similar contrivance should be placed over them. This glass should be fre- quently wiped dry from the moisture that collects on the inside of it. Whether in- serted in pots, pans or benches ready escape of superfluous moisture by plenti- ful drainage must be secured, and in con- sequence of the ample drainage necessary for this end eternal vigilance must be ex- ercised on the other hand that the moist- ure be not allowed to get under a certain point. The best material for inserting such cuttings in is upland peat, sifted fine, and silver sand in equal parts. If the above ingredients, however, are not easily pro- curable any good sharp clean sand will give tolerable assurance of success, pro- viding other necessary details are strictly attended to. The sand used must be, however, much finer than that used for ordinary soft-wooded cuttings. River sand of a clean sharp nature is preferable to bank sand, unless the latter be very clean and fine, and exposed to the ele- ments for some length of time. Sand used directly from a bank for propagating purposes has a tendency to remain for a considerable time cold and sodden, a con- dition always detrimental to success. Sand that has been exposed for some time to the weather becomes more ad- sorptive of the solar heat, which is so essentiaf to the promotion of vegetable growth. This holds good likewise for potting sand, and therefore it would be an excellent plan to have at least a six months' supply on hand at all times. Sphagnum moss, the green tips of same chopped very fine and sand mixed to- gether in about equal parts, I have found to be the best all around propagating material, and strictly so with medium and hard-wooded cuttings. Crotons and many others of like nature will root in such material in one-half the time that they would have taken in sand. The theory of the advantage in favor of the latter material for propagation is, in the first placq that water has an easy egress on account of the porosity secured by the particles of moss; secondly, that those particles will absorb considerable water, giving it off as circumstances demand; thirdly, that the need of the watering pot is less frequent — a material gain, I con- ■ider; and lastly, it will absorb artificial heat to a higher degree, and retain it longer, than sand will. Cuttings of the class of plants above referred to, if put in now, should not of course be introduced to bottom heat or any high temperature; a temperature of 55° to 60°, as the highest range for the next six weeks, being sufficient; after that period of time elapses they can be put in a place where they can get a gentle bot- tom heat. Cuttings of this class so treated will yield a higher percentage of live plants at the end of the year than if put in as late as February and March. The tips of the shoots made the present season should be taken in the case of boronias, also acacias, the small sturdy side shoots of ericas and the vigorous and unruly shoots of azaleas. It is necessary to cut those unruly shoots in azaleas well back to ensure uuiformity of growth, and the tips of same will root readily and make nice little plants in a few years. Considerable critical observation of the mode of flowering, etc. will enable the operator to take the proper cuttings and from the proper place without materially altering the appearance of the plant. K. P. OHAS. H. ALLEN. President-elect of the New York Florists^ Club^ New York. There has been a noticable shortening up in receipts of cut flowers, more partic- ularly roses, which notwithstanding the somewhat spiritless complexion of the retail market has sufficed to advance prices of small lots and to suspend for the present any special quotations on large quantities. The shortage is due in part to the condition of the weather, which has been steadily unfavorable to flower production in either quantity or quality. For very fine American Beauties the price ranges from 60 to 75 cents each, but they must be very fine to reach these figures. A good many poor roses are seen, all varieties contributing more or less to this grade, but Mermets especially notice- able. Those received from some growers look as if parboiled and are of no earthly use to anyone. Cypripediums are very plenty, the daily receipts sometimes run- ning up into the thousands. Violets vary greatly in quality, even from the same grower. The demand for them is irregu- lar and stocks are frequently carried over from one day till another, when owing to lack of fragrance they bring but small returns. Harrisii lilies and lily of the valley are in in full supply. Mignonette is in demand and the small quantity of ex- tra quality being received sells at sight. Changes among the growers, from one commission dealer to another are now of daily occurrence. Whetherthe greediness of certain growers or the hot rivalry ex- isting between some of the commission men is most responsible for the existing conditions would be difficult to decide, but it must be apparent to anyone giving the matter unselfish consideration that such a state of affairs is mist unfortunate for the flower trade in the I0Q5 run. The product of large establishments is often taken from a dealer without any notifi- cation whatever. The reply of these growers to any criticism of this practice is that any goods consigned to a dealer after advance notice of a change had been given him would be purposely sacrificed. Yet it is uot an easy matter for agrower whose stock has been carried throughthe dull season by a commission house and who two weeks before Christmas with- out warning transfers his product to another agent to explain or justify his action on anv grounds consistent with the sense of justice and honor in fair minded men. For the credit of the pro- fession it is well that there are some growers, and they stand in the first rank as growers too, who are able after their years of experience to select an agent in whom they are willing to place their con- fidence for at least a twelve month and whose conscience demands some better motive for making a changethan thebait offered by a rival house when holiday time approaches. The meeting of the Florists' Club on the evening of December 10 was one of the largest for many a month; the elec- tion of officers and the promised essay by Mr. Samuel Burns on the''Improvements in Greenhouse Heating" serving to draw together a very large and representative gathering. There was no contest on any of the offices with the exception of that of secretary, on which lines were sharply drawn and preferences pretty evenly divided, Mr. Young being re-elected by a small majority. Chas. H. Allen was elected president, C. G. Weeber vice-presi- dent, and C. B. Weathered was given another term as treasurer. For trustees James Dean, A. T. De la Mare, Theo. Roehrs, J. N. May, J. H. Taylor and S. C. Nash were unanimously chosen. The dinner committee reported that Saturday, January 19, had been selected for the great occasion, which it was stated would be the mostelaborate affair ever consummated in New York, the price of tickets being fixed at five dollars. The old committee on transportation to to Atlantic City was amid much merri- ment resurrected long enough to report finally that everybody had got home all safe from that important event. A reso- lution by Mr. Kelsey calling attention to the inequalities in rulings on imported nursery stock and urging the necessity of a correct and uniform interpretation of the tariff rules now in force was adopted by a unanimous vote and Messrs. Kelsey, Asmus, Jr., and De la Mare were appointed a committee to present the case before the customs authorities. After an amendment to the by-law9 providing for a salary for the secretary and the treasurer, at 9:30 p. m. the essay was reached and Mr. Samuel Burns proceeded to read the interesting paper, which we present on another page of this issue, and which was vigorously applauded. On the centre table were vases of Mr. J. N. May's two new introductions, the carnation Dean Hole, and the rose Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, and a number of dwarfed palms recently received by W. A. Manda from Japan, supposed to be Chamserops Fortunei. Another interest- ing object was a directorv of the city of New York for the year 1786, which Mr. Morris exhibited, remarking that there was not a single florist mentioned in it. The New York Florists' Bowling Club reorganized on Monday afternoon, Decem- ber 10, under most favorable auspices i8g4' The American Florist. 473 THE PROPOSED NEW HORTICULTURAL HALL OP THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PHILADELPHIA. and with a membershipof sixteentostart with. Alex Burns was elected president, Lawrence Hafner secretary and treasurer and E. Leuly captain, and a set of rules for the regulation of the club adopted after a due amount of good natured, eloquence. Meetings for practice will be held on every Monday afternoon from 3 to 7 o'clock. Mr. James Purdy, wholesale florist, late of West 43d street has succeeded to the business oi F. D. Hunter at 57 West 30th street, Mr. Hunter having given up the business to accept a position as flower buyer for several large out of town estab- lishments. Mr. Purdy 's wife died a few weeks ago after a long illness and his business was badly disarranged in conse- quence. He has the sympathy of a large circle of friends and well wishers. A particularly sad event of the past week was the dfath of the wife and infant child of Henry W. Siebrecht, Jr., which tcok place very suddenly at their home in New Rochelle on the 8th inst. Mrs. Siebrecht was a most lovableyoung lady and much sorrow is expressed at her death. D. H. Roberts of American glass fame will move in a few weeks to 130-132 South Fifth avenue, where he will occupy the whole of a 6ve storv building with floor's 50x175 feet each. Thos.W. Weath- ereds S >ns will also move shortlv to a new ofiice in Cornell Building, Center street. It is also announced that John A. Scollay of Brooklyn will open an office in New York on the corner of Center and Leonard streets. Mr. Samuel Henshaw contemplates a trip to California in company with his wife, starting January 15. Mr. A. Dimmock will sail again for England on December 29. Philadelphia's New Hort. Hall. We present herewith a reduced repro- duction of the architect's drawing of the proposed new hall of the Pennsvlvania Horticultural Society. The interior dec- orations will be in keeping with the ex- terior. The following is extracted from the architect's description: "On the first floor the front part of the building is devoted to the library of the Horticultural Society and to the secre- tary's oflices. The central part of the building is occupied by the hall of the grand stairway, behind which are spa- cious waiting rooms, cloak rooms and lavatories, on the north for ladies, and on the south for gentlemen. The accommo- dations thus provided are ample for one thousand persons. The waiting rooms are also suitable for use for floral exhibi- tions or for small entertainments. "Ascending the grand stairway one enters the large hall, 70 by 100 feet, with a vaulted ceiling at a height of 35 feet. This room will seat 1,100 persons for concerts and lectures and over 500 for banquets. It is lighted from each side by a series of five large windows; at its west end is a platform, below which, and upon a level higher than that of the first floor, are six small rooms. "In the front part of the second floor is a suite of rooms consisting of a small hall and two supper rooms. In this suite sup- per will be served when entertainments are in progress in the large hall, and for this purpose serving rooms are provided extending entirely across the front of the building. "The kitchf ns will be on the thirfl floor, immediately over the supper rooms, and the basement will contain the rooms of the Florists' Club, the apparatus for heating, ventilating and lighting, and ample storage rooms for all purposes." Philadelphia. W. K. Harris cut the last of his "mums" December 10, with the exception of the beautiful variety Mrs. Thos. Cartledge, which seems to be the latest of the late. The stock of this kind has been sold to Pennock Bros. Mr. Harris says his late varieties, Eva Hoyt and After the Ball, paid him better than any of the early ones, although it was not on account of their excellence, but more from the fact that he had the market to himself. An- other grower is well satisfied with his crop and the prices obtained, as he sold $600 worth this season from the same space that yielded but $400 in 1893. The extra demand f)r all kinds of cut flowers generated Thanksgiving week still continues, and good stock sells read- ily at advancing prices. On December 10 all rosts were advanced. Beauties moved up to $5 per dozen for the best, and anvthing worthy the name brings $3. All" the larger teas are selling for $8 per hundred, while the smaller stock, such as Perles, Cusins, Gmtiers and Wattevilles, bring $4-. Double violets are a shade more plentiful at from $1 50 to $2 per hundred. Speaking of this flower, a Philadelphia gent'eman happening in New York a day or two ago stepped into a Broadway store and had a boutonniere of their purple beauties arranged on the lapel of his coat. "How much is it?" "One dollar, please." "One dollar! why, I never paid any such price as that for a boutonniere." "You must be a Philadel- phian," replied the attendant as he gave his customer the change. Carnations have moved up a notch, and $2 and $3 is now asked for the best; they are a trifle more plentiful than last week, and the quality is still improving. Valley and hyacinths sell readily for $4 per hundred. The market scheme is progressing, an- other meeting having been held. The following gentlemen have been proposed for officers: President, Wm. Hageman; secretary and manager, Geo. C. Watson; board of directors — Robert Craig. John Burton, Wm. Hageman, Geo. Anderson, Geo. C. Watson, W. K. Harris, John Westcott, Edwin Lonsdale and Joseph Heacock. The time for secrecy being past, an interview a column long ap- peared in the Public Ledger under the caption "A Poeiic Combine"; this was the result of an interview with Mr. G. C. Watson, who has been active in perfect- ing the movement, and while it contains nothing new, it is a very full and explicit accourt of the plans of the organization. The Heacock movement to sound the trade on the possibility of a plain growers and dealers' market, and for which pur- pose a meeting was called last Tuesday afternoon at Horticultural Hall was a great success. It demonstrated beyond all doubt that the trade are entirely satis- fied with the present methodsof handling cut flowers, and desire no change. The great advantages of a cut flower market over the present method 1o everyone in the business have been frequently acknowledged by the leading growers and dealers, but it being so easy to move along in the old beaten path that any new way is viewed with mistrust, and the smallest obstacles become great stumbling blocks. Adieu, market, adieu! There was a good attendance at the meeting of the club last Tuesday evening. C. I. Kent and Theodore Miller were elected to membership. The paper read by Mr. John Curwen, Jr., showed careful preparation and was very well received. The thanks of the club were tendered him for his excellent essay, which was ordered to be sent to the horticultural press. A discussion on lawns brought Mr. H. Michell to the front with the following formula for perfect lawn grass seed: Fancy blue 30%, red top 15%, wood meadow 10%. perennial rye 10%, white clover 20%. Festuca ovina 5%, Rhode Island bent 5%, sweet vernal 5%. It was also stated by Mr. Craig that the next meeting of the Horticultural Society would be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, at Century Drawing Room, 12th street below Chestnut. A paper would be read by Mr. Lonsdale on plants for home adornment, illustrated with speci- mens of well kept house plants of several years' acclimatization. Mr. R. Craig will also give a talk on the same subject, illus- trated by a number of specimens from his greenhouses. Members of the club were asked to send anything beautiful or curi- ous, or that would he of interest to visit- ors. This is a move in the right direction, with a meeting as interesting as this promises to be held every month the membership of the society will surely grow and the interest in its work increase in the most gratifying manner. Mr. May has promised to send specimens of his new roses and carnations to this meeting, and any other novelties sent will be received and staged by thecommit- tee, and their merits passed upon. K. 474 The American Florist. Dec. 15, Boston. Mr. Geo. McWilliam exhibited at Hor- ticultural Hall on Saturday, December 8, two hybrid cypripediums in bloom for the first time. One was a cross between C. Spicerianum and C. venustum and showed in a marked degree the charac- teristics of both parents. The other, a cross between C. Spicerianum and C. niveum, was a perfect little gem and must certainly be called one of the love- liest cypripediums in existence. A silver medal was awarded tor the latter. Mr. McWilliam also showed some well bloomed plants of Luculia gratissima in 4-inch pots which attracted much admir- ation. As a Christmas blooming plant nothing prettier or more appropriate could be imagined than a pot of these deliciously scented pink blossoms. Among the other exhibits were some seedling carnations from Sewall Fisher. Two of these were white varieties of much prom- ise, one of them being a true smooth edged flower and very handsome. Boston has been pretty well buried in snow for the past two weeks and the de- lights of sleighing may be supposed to have in some degree interfered with the demand forcut flowers. The cold weather has served to keep the peddlers off' the street, however, and whatever trade has been going has gone through the hands of the legitimate dealers. There is no overstock of anything to speak of and no prospect of any until after the holidays. Prices have been firm on all grades since Thanksgiving, with a tendency to ad- vance where stock is of extra quality. There is no prospect of a specially large supply of anything in the cut flower line for Christmas. There may be an excep- tion to this in the case of Harrisii lilies, which seem to be considerably more lor- ward than ever before at this season. The demand for holly has been increasing every year and indications are that this year's sales will far exceed any of its predecessors. Visiting Boston: Winfried Rolker of Aug. Rolker & Sons and Geo. Sykes, rep- resenting Hitchings & Co., of New York; Charles H. Allen of Floral Park; Eugene Dailledouze of Flatbush, and S. Skidelski, representing M. Rice & Co., Phila. Dean Hole has been here to deliver a lecture, but owing to the exacting re- quirements of his business manager no opportunity was given the rose men and florists to extend the hearty welcome which they had contemplated, much to their disappointment. It is hoped, how- ever, that at a later date their desire may be gratified. Buffalo. There is little to say about business in our town, for since Thanksgiving it has been very quiet. A few small parties, but note to affect the general trade. Flowers are not over plentiful, or at least those grown in the vicinity. Wise Bros, of East Aurora are sending in very fine carnations as usual, which are always quickly picked up. These Wise men have the faculty of growing ex- tra fine flowers even of the older kinds. Their Portia and Tidal Wave are a dis- tinct article from the average of those grown. Harmon & Burr of Darienare again the violet men of Western New York. They are picking large quantities and the flow- ers are Al in every respect. Last year's violet king, Mr. Ruhlman of Lockport, is not sending in the immense quantities that he was last year, although he has added several houses to violets. His plants look well and a little later he will come with a rush. One of our east side florists, Mr. C. Barth, has given up the business for rea- sons of which the writer is ignorant. Speaking of the east side but a very few years ago a flower store in that part of the city was not dreamt of. Now there are several, showing not only the great growth of the city, but also the growth of the business. Besides a dozen green- house establishments, all doing a retail business, there are several stores doing a good business in their own localitv. There is Max Gluko on Broadway, S. Pickleman and James Milley on William street, Joseph StafHinger on Seneca street, and away down in the south end of the city is the neat store of Mrs. Buddenberg. All hands and the cook are now busy with greens and holly, which promises to be as big a factor in the busmess as ever. The holly that has arrived is not of a startling quality, but there are other places to hear from. The ground pine is very fresh and green. The writer made a very short visit to South Park last week, where the botani- cal director. Prof. Cowell,ismakinggood progress with his range of propagating houses. In these hard times it was im- possible to get but a small appropriation for the erection of glass this fall, but un- der the strictest supervision of that little the very most will be made of the money. Would that Buff'alo had a Phipps or Carnegie. The South Park or that part which will be known as the Botanic Gar- den is admirably suited for the purpose. There is almost every quality of soil and great diversity of elevation. There will be I should say a suitable place found for every plant or tree that is hardy in these parts; standing near the site of the green- houses on the ridge road and looking north and west there is a grand view of the city, Lake Erie and the Canadian shores. The city is fortunate in having such a gifted and enthusiastic man as Mr. Cowell in charge of that department of her public parks. Bowling seems dead among the fl jrists here, although very much alive in thecity at large. We don't have to practice you know, but we would like to have just a go at those Rochester florists. I believe we could beat them even with Peter Crowe thrown in on their side. W. S. Chicago. The Christmas holidays are close at hand. Only one more week remains for the grower to bring forth that promised crop of roses and carnations. To judgeby present appearances of the various estab- lishments we have visited lately the out- look is not all promising for a heavy sup- ply. The average stand of the rose houses is probably as good as that of last year, but very tew benches give promise of a full crop for Christmas week. The great- est bulk will strike the market a week or two late. Much of course depends on the weather, which at this season of the year is apt to be far from reliable. There is another powerful factor which cannot fail to shorten the holiday supply, and that is the continuedscarcity of stock and consequent high prices at present. This should not affect the supply of roses, which no grower of these enlightened davs is supposed to put in pickle. It is dilT-rent however with carnations, violets, mignonette, etc., which could be kept back with perfect safety. So far as is apparent now not asingle carnation fit to pick is being held back; the same is true of violets. The former like the roses are looking on the average quite promis- ing for the season, but no extra large sup- ply can be depended on for Christmas. Violets on the other hand show up better, the average quality of blooms is better than last year and unless the present signs fail the supply should be ample. Romans are not grown around Chicago to any large extent this season, at least but comparatively few batches are being forced so far. Narcissus (paper white) too are not nearly as plentiful as was thecase in former years, the few sent in are good and sell readily. Oa the whole it would seem that unless the attraction of the present stiff prices should draw a unusually large supply from outside points, stock will be scarce and consequently high. The steady pressure of the shipping demand further points to the fact the country growers and dealers are short. Many of these orders have to be scaled down for lack of a sufficient supply. In local circles trade has been quite active. The charity balls of both the Knights Templar and the Hebrew society called for a large supply of all kinds of flowers. Transient trade also is im- proved. The retail stores are beginning to show a great activity in preparing for the holidays. Holly has made its appear- ance, and store fronts and show windows are putting on a holiday attire. In novel- ties there is nothing new or startling. The Christmas bell of scarlet immortelles is a back number, and so are the wreaths of cape flowers in various colors. The former is practically extinct; of the latter though quite a large quantity is being prepared for sale. Holly holds its old time popularity. Wholesale dealers re- port a heavy demand for this and other Christmas greens. The quality of holly is good, but is not berried very heavily, at least that which is on themarketnow. Recent visitors; Harry Bayersdorfer and Martin Reukauf, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. The committee of the Horticultural Society of Chicago had a conference with Alderman Madden last Thursday and mapped out a plan of work regardingthe Lake Front park project. St. Louis. Dull weather has prevailed during the greater part of the last ten days, accom- panied by continuous rain; stock of all kinds has felt the effect and has mani- fested a decided falling off in receipts. The demand continues good and seems to be in little sympathy with the lowering skies. Prices have advanced sharply and are manifesting unusual strength, as there is nothing left after the demands have been filled. Carnations that two weeks ago were plentiful, are now scarce, red varieties have been in demand in quantities during the week without a sufficient supply. The prospects so far are that most growers will be rather short of roses dur- ing the holiday times, especially if the dull weather continues. With the exception of roses however everything promises to be in full supply. Ground pine has been received and several dealers have com- menced making wreathing for standing orders, it being necessary to commence in time to have it out of the rush later. A store man, in speaking of the quality of ground pine used, stated that he never lost any of his through its being brown, the brown colored was rejected dur- ing the first going over, and when considerable had aecumulated it was either tied in bunches or made into i8g4. The American Florist. 475 wreaths and then dyed. Green aniline dye was used, about 25 cents worth emptied into a large pot of boiling water. Care should be taken to keep the water boiling while in use as the dye takes much better. The material should remain immersed only longenough to become moistened; as the strength of the coloring lessens with use additional dye should be added. The single pipe system seems to have come to stay; most of the new steam work going in is of that order. Thos. E. Carroll has had his entire plant put un- der steam heat during the past summer with the above system, and is much pleased with it; he has not a valve about the place, regulating the pipes in use by opening or closing the air taps at the upper end of the runs. The boiler how- ever, will not carry steam the length of time desired without attention and he is thinking of changing it. J. M. Jordan has changed his steam heating to the single pipe system, and is very much pleased with its working, be- ing able to have a circulation and warm pipes before any pressure is indicated on the gauge. F. J. Fillmore is changing from the two to one pipe system; his two pipe system as constructed was not under sufficient control, and while altering it he changed to the latest fad. J. W. Dunford found the heater he had placed in position during the summer too small to do the work required, and is put- ting in a larger one. Luther Armstrong has opened a branch store at Olive street and Spring avenue, this makes five stores within a radius of two blocks of Grand avenue and Olive street; it appears to be rather crowded. Mr. Davidson, who has been connected with the Michel Plant and Bulb Co., for many years, has during the past week entered the service of H. A. Dreer of Phila- delphia, and has gone east to assume his new duties, and it is needless to say he carries the good wishes of all the craft with him. R. F. T. riecD;& RofeiS. Dixon, III.— The 39th annual meeting of the Illinois State Horticultural Society was held here December 11, 12 and 13. Columbus, O.— The 28th annual meet- ing of the Ohio State Horticultural Soci- ety was held in this city December 12, 13 and 14. Louisville, Ky.— Fred. Haupt has re- moved to a new store at 241 and 243 West Jefferson street, where he had an opening December 15. Franklin Falls, N. H. — Tde green- house of Frank Huber was destroyed by fire on the morning of November 29. Loss $1,000. Insured for $400. Dubuque, Ia.— Florist W. A. Harkett supplied plants and flowers for a chrys- anthemum show by one of the local churches, which was very successful. Omaha, Neb.— The Otto Buseck Floral Co. has been incorporated with a capital stock of $2,500. The incorporators are Otto Buseck, Victor Buseck and F.Kurth. Toledo, 0.— The Park Board has received the proceeds from a recent sale of bonds and there is now $68,374.92 available for the improvement of the parks. DuLUTH, Minn.— Quite a successful chrysanthemum show was held here by one of the churches. The plants and flowers displayed were all grown by flo- rist A. C. Anderson. Lincoln, Neb. — There was an excellent display at the chrysanthemum show. The principal exhibitors were Messrs. Frey & Frev, Chapin Bros., John Shaw, Mills & Mo'sher, Lindley & Co. QuiNCY, III.— The "Quincy Florist Club" has been organized with officers as follows: G. Gross, Pres.; F. W. Hecken- kamp, Jr., Sec'y.; John Kellar,Treas. The club intends to give annual flowershows. Memphis, Tenn.— Mr. Albert Haisch, formerly of Ublman& Haisch, has started a new concern, growing general green- house stock and cut flowers, with the title Albert Haisch & Co., at 422 Main street. Charleston, S. C— The business of the late Samuel Webb will be carried on by his daughter and son until the property is sold. The Exchange Banking and Trust Co. have been appointed adminis- trators of the estate. Pleasant Hill. Mo.— Geo. M. Kellogg has added 25.000 feet of glass to his establishment, giving him a total of from 80,000 to 90,000 feet, devoted to cut flowers. The foreman, Alfred Broman, to whom a large share of the success of the place is due, has been in Mr.Kellogg's employ for the past four years, commenc- ing when the business was in its infancy. Oakland, Cal — Rev. Dr. Perkins has a plan for shipping fruits and flowers that will greatly reduce the cost if successful. He car when packed is deprived of air and carbonic acid air substitutedforit. It is reported that a car was run to New Orleans and back, and on being opened the fruit and flowers were found to be as firm and from decay as when packed. Another exoerimental trip will be made — this time to Chicago. Salt Lake City, Utah.— There has been unusual activity in greenhouse con- struction here this season. Richard Evans has built one equal span house 20x120; C. Cramer, one three-quarter span 25x125: C. F. Pfau, three short- span-to-the-south houses, of which two are 18x100 and the other 18x112; the last named have been leased for a term of years by A. L. Murphy, of the Lafay- ette Floral Establishment. Waco, Tex — Kt the recent chrysanthe- mum show the largest display was that of James Morton, of Clarksville, Tenn., who brought a carload of plants and cut bloom. This exhibit was a show in itself. It was not entered for competition. In the competitionsS. J. Mitchell, a Houston amateur, captured nine firsts and one second in the ten classes in which he entered . ther successful exhibitors were Chas. Maver, a Waco florist, and the Dallas Floral Co., of Dallas. Salt Lake City, Utah — Trade isquiet here yet; very few parties; the bulk of trade the past ten days has beenin funeral decorations. The florists' greatest griev- ance here is their coal bills. The poor- est kind of slack costs $3.00 and $3.20 per ton; but there are very few days dur- ing the winter here that we have to keep any fire from 8 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening; the days are generally warm and bright. Thefirst snow of the season fell on the night of the 6th inst. Chrysinthemums about all gone and everybody is glad of it. Peoria, III.— Trade for Thanksgiving Day was good. Everything in the way of good stock sold very readily, especially roses and carnations, but at lower prices than in former years. Fall trade has been moderately good so far, and we are all expecting a much better trade than last year through the winter. There is quite an increased call forviolets this fall. Chrysanthemums sold better this fall than ever before. Cole Bros, gave a very creditable chrysanthemum show a few weeks ago that was fairly well patron- ized. Jas. C. Murray is adding another house 18x100 to his well arranged plant. This makes his sixth house and it would be hard to find a place better stocked, and with everything in such good healthy condition. One house of carnations is especially fine. Mr. Murrav removed from 329 Main street to 401 Main street on the 1st of October, where he has the entire store to himself. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertlBementa under this head will be Inserted at the rat« of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED-A8 rose CTOwer; have had 8 years* experience In growing stuff. Address G. care American Florist. Chicago. s ITUATION WANTED-By competent florist, age 2r», friPtfle. Best of references. Address FLORI.ST, care The Royal. 30« State St.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By florist: good rose RTOwer. married, age 28; commercial or private place. Ref- erences. Address GrST. Obermeyer. care N. Stader. Anacostia. D. C. SITUATION WANTED-By flrst-class all-round man. either as grower or traveler for good reliable firm; well known by all the leadlntr men in the trade. "RELIABLE." care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a second man. commer- cial or private place Well experienced also in landscape gardening. Wages moderate. Best refer- ences. V H H. 155 Harrison Ave.. Boston. Mass. SITUATION WANTED-By a single man. 9 years* experience in growing roses and chrysanthemums; steady and sober; capable of taking charye of com- mercial or wholesale place. M, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a young man of Dutch nationality. In a large flower store, as a design maker. Fully experienced. Good referr'nces. Ad- dress ROSLIX COXSERVATOUIES. South Framingham, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-By gardener; young man. _ single, as foreman or first assistant: thoroughly understands growing and propagating all greenhouse plants, orchids, roses, violets, grapes and vegetablea. Excellent references. Address Al Comi'DTENT. care Florists' Exchange, New York. SITUATION WANTED-ln a large commercial es tablishnient In the northwest or east suitable for our foreman, Charles Wotton, to whom we wish to acknowledge the skill and ability with which he has conducted our extensive plant, to our entire satisfac- tion, and we now desire to see him advanced, which his zeal and perseverance deserves; state wages and size of plant. Anchorage Rose Co., C. Raynor, Manager. WANTED-PARTNER-Capable young man with *1.3na to $1,500 cash. Good opening. Within 150 miles of Chicago. Bitsiness. care Am. Florist. WANTED— A first-cIasB rose grower for large com- mercial greenhouses In suburb of Chicago. A Chicago man preferred. k), care Am. Florist. WANTED— Offlee man and correspondent who la familiar with pi mt business. Give particulars to J. D. Eisele, Dreer 8 Nursery. Rlverton N.J. WANTF.D-Asslstant capable of taking f«ll charge of 15.000 feet of glass: a man who knows how to produce first-class slock onlv. Address immediately. we.. 8. SwANSox. St. Paul. Minn. WANTED— A man experienced in the seed business to travel, and during busy season lo assist In store. One acquainted w tli southern trade preferred. State previous exptrlence, age. references, and salary expected. Address Sol'TH. care Am. Florist. TT7ANTED— Cut flower arranger to take charge of a VV cut flower department. Mustl)ea fairly good maker-up. quick and energetic Write, glvlntx experi- ence, references and wages wanted, and when can commence work, to Sa>U'kl Ij. Marshell, Penn. Ave. near Sixth St.. Pittsburg. Pa. F lOH SALE CnEAP-I>arge second-hand florisfip Ice Box, value about ¥75. VAi'nHAX's Skei> Store, H8 State Street. Chicago. FOR RENT— Three greenliouses. heated by steam; good condition: central part of live town; par- tially slocked: will be sold cheap. Houses can be leased foi-aterm of years to suit. Possession given at once, on account of sickness. Address Brintox Waltek. Christiana. Lancaster Co., Pa. 476 The American Florist. Dec. ^5, Subscription $i.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 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertisiDfr Department of the American Florist is for Florista. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those Imes ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less titan 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. We learn that the illness of Mr. H. B. Beatty has been very serious indeed, and we are happy to be able to add that he is now gaining rapidly and hopes to soon be able to attend to business again. The trouble is with his heart and he will have to be very careful for some months to come, but is assured of eventual restora- tion to health. He is still at the Michigan sanitarium and is not yet allowed to attend to any business matters except those of great urgency. His many friends in the trade will, we know, join with us in wishing his speedy and complete recovery. "Modern Greenhouse Construction" is the title ot a beautifully printed book of diagrams and views just published by Hitchings & Co., horticultural architects and builders, New York City. It contains a large number of photographic repro- ductions of palm houses, conservatories and commercial greenhouses which have been designed and erected by this pro- gressive firm in various parts of the country. It is in reality more of an album than a mere catalogue and is a most appropriate souvenir of the comple- tion of a half century'shonorable business record. The Missouri Botanical Garden has issued its sixth announcement concerning garden pupils. One new scholarship will be awarded prior to the first of April next. Applications must be in the hands of the Director by March 1. Pamphlet givine full dt tails may be had by address- ing Prof. Wm. Trelease, Director Mis- souri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. F. Sander & Co. are introducing a 6ne seed novelty, Tecoma Smithi, a hybrid from Australia which promises to be a valuable addition to the list of autumn flowering greenhouse plants. Part 1 of the transactions of the Mass. Hort. Society has been received by us. It contains a full record of all the business of the society for the first three months of the year. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, — — — *fS*t. IvOUlCk. ]% COMMISSION FLORIST, 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 , . , shape. boxes aa they appear when aet up for use. them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary The We make requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: 13S & 134 Franklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., HEW HAVEN, CONN. FOR DECORATING, ""eTu5l"" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. TO 12 FEET LONG, SO CTS. Orders by mail, tele- CUT STRINOS e b or small quantities to ai W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Shipped in larg^e or small quantities to any part of the country, graph or telephone. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN. Iiaurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'm 'PRAIRIE' FOLDINE FLUmR FDR nUTFLDVIERS. J Boy.m FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Wuter-pmutiid. Duutile Manilla lined, Strawbuaril. SliipptfU Hul. packed IWJ In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. Telephone Main 4T18. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. (inn i;S A TKIAI,. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean stock. 468 Milwaukee Street. MILWAUKEE. WIS. l'lione1.«l. 1'. O Bo.vS". itr OI'EX TII.I. H r. ]\1. StTNDAV TIM NOON When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Z.DGF0r6SlEIU&60., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses. Carnations, Ctirysantlieiiimus. Valli-y, VioietB. etr. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves, "^^ea'"/^"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ''^ss^" Clilcago. OUT' s:iviitvA.x:. lf> fViits p«^r Strintf. SUTl' \X. from need flats. 'JUcts. per 100; ¥1.50 per 11)00. !| viilliun Seedlings. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4' The American Florist. 477 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ' WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI,I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFI^IES. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE QUT FLOWERS, and FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOAOO. J. B. DEAMUD&,CO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, . 34 & 36 Randolph Street, PHONE MAIN 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 5J WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OHIO.A.O-0. Our Roses best them all, in quality. HeadqnartTs for fine American Beauties^ NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GKOWKKS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Send ua a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OMIO.AGrO. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, ^^~ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flrel-claBs flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, WnOLESflLEGUTFlOWERS, 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orhehs Cakefully Attended to. OTHEK SPECIALTIES: FloristH* Supplies, Wire Desigrng, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. Catalogues. Lista. Terms, etc.. on application. Mention the American Florist when ivriting to advertisers on this page. ©Vv'RoPeAafa Market*. Cut Flowers. NEW yoKK. Dec. 11. Roses. Bon Sllene, Niphetos 2-inK* 3.00 Perie 2.00® 4 00 Mermet.Hoste 2.00ai 6.00 Bride. CuBin 2.00® 8.U0 Waiievlile. Brideamald 2 Oo(» .9.0U La F/ance. Testout 4.00®Io.OO Mrs. Whitney. Kalserln 4.0O@15.D0 Meteor 2 00® 12 00 Beauty 5.00@25.00 extra selected 40. 00® 75 00 Hybrids 25.00660.00 GamatloiOB 1 00® 1.50 fancy 2.00f8 6.O0 Violets 60® 1 60 Valley 2.0J® 4.00 Hyacinths 2 I'O® 2.60 Harrisil lilies S 00®10.00 Cattlevas 25,00®50.00 Cy prlpedlums lo.00®12.00 Smliax 15.00®20.00 Adlantum 1 00 Asparagus 50.00 Boston. Dec. 11. Roses, Mermets, Brides 4. 01'® 10 00 Niphetos. Perle 2.00® 6 00 Bon Milne. Gontier 2.li0® 3 00 Bridesmaid, Testout 0O®i2.0u Meteor B 00®12.00 Beauty 20.00®50.00 Carnations 1 00® 2.60 Valley 3.U0® 4 00 Hyacinths, narcissus 2. HO® 3.00 Violets 75(a 1 50 Harrisil 8 00®10.00 Adlantum .75® 1. 00 Smilax 13.00®15 00 Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 11. Roses, small 3.01® I CO large teas li.OO® 8 00 Beauties 35.ii0e50.00 Brunners 2..00®10.00 Carnations 1 00® 1.50 Bmllax .... 12l»Hal500 Asparagus 36 00® .50. 00 Violets, double 100® 1.50 single, per 100 bunches $4®!S. „ Valley 4.00 Cattleyaa 36.00 Cypripedlums 12 0n@16.0O Chrvsanthemums. common 2 00® 8.00 Chrysanthemums, select 12.00®lo 00 Adlantum T-''® 1.00 Smilax 12 00®15 OJ Chicago. Dec 3. Roses. Beauty, selected 26 oiks 35.00 shoit tomedium 8.(IO®20.00 " Teatout. Kulserin.. . 6.00® 7 00 " La France. Albany 4.10® 5.00 Meteor. Brlrteamalda 5 00® 6.00 Bride. Wootton. Mermets 4.00® 5.00 Perle. Cutln, Niphetos 3.00® 4. OO Gonllers. 2.00® 4.00 Carnations, common 160 taiicy 2.00® 2.50 Violets l.EO® 2 UO Valley 4.00 Romais 3.00® 4.00 Hnrritll 10.00®I2.00 rallaa 8 OO&lO.lO Smilax 16.00 AspaiHgus 50.00 Adlantum 1.00 GEORGE ft SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agentfor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTDRAL AUCTIONEERS. VASES. PLENTY OF... Chrysanthemums and Roses, CARNATIONS In all the leading varieties and the BEST VIO- I.ETS in New York City may be obtained of WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST, 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. 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. SttERlDflN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price listonapplicationi Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESfiLE » FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5?> West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 Wgst 30th street, NEW YORK CIXY. Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. KSTABLISHED 1884. 478 The American Florist. Dec. 15, URe 3®®^ Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHNELL, St. Louis, president; S. E. BHIGGS Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. Li. l»on, 114 Chambers street, New York, aecretarv and treasurer. Several of the largest lily growers in Bermuda are reported to have consoli- dated their interests with those of two or more American houses and organized as "The Bermuda Bulb Company." These growers are reported to have obtained control by purchase or contract of a large percentage of the out-put for the coming season. It is claimed that this course was adopted by them to prevent the un- wise competition which has compelled them to sell bulbs the past season at a loss. The total out-put annually from Bermuda is close to 3,000.000 bulbs. The following greatly-to-be-desired condi- tion of affairs is reported to represent the policy of the company, viz., dispose of the crop through the large jobbers, confining the transactions to these houses exclu- sively, guarantee uniformity in prices, dump no unsold bulbs on the market at the end of the season, stop commercial shipping of cut blooms from Bermuda, rigid inspection of all exported bulbs. Results: "Mutual protection to the growers, conserving interests of large jobbers, ultimate benefit to the whole trade, by making a fair market; preven- tion of reckless cutting of prices, improv- ing quality of bulbs, restoring confidence generally, etc." Bulletin No. 108 of the North Caro- lina Agricultural Experiment Station, comprising a report on the methods and uses of seed testing by the botanist of the Station, Mr. Gerald McCarthy, is a docu- ment of much interest and value. The results of several years of carefully con- ducted tests of the viability, purity and germination of seeds are given in a com- prehensive manner, and the great value of such data to the seed trade and the public is convincingly shown. Theestab- lishment of a trustworthy standard of quality, by which dealers and consumers may alike buy and sell seeds, and of a standard process of testingseeds todefine their quality are strongly advocated. Other interesting subjects considered in the report, which is a document of some 60 pages, are the seed control system in Europe, the structure and mineral com- position of seeds, the effect of tempera- ture, light, electricity and chemicals on their germination, impurities and adul- teration and descriptions of the various devices in use for seed testing and separa- tion. The monotony of catalogue making has been most pleasantly relieved in the case of one New York seedsman. In other words. Mr. C. Cropp of Vaughan's Seed Store is a happy father. Los Angeles.— Gustave Brose, man- ager seed department Germain Fruit Co., was married to Miss Mary I. Mausfield November 24. Visiting New York: W. Brotherton, Detroit, Mich.; S. F. Willard, Wetherg- field, Conn., and W. F. Dreer, Phila. Visited Chicago: D. M. Ferry, C. C. Bowen, Phil Breitmeyer of LohrmanSeed Co., Detroit. The Dingee-Conard corporation stock troubles are now being heard by the Phila. courts. SETS , SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store, New York: CHICAGO: 26 Barclay Street. 146-48 W. Wasiington St, AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS, GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. A few cusomers for regular shipments of ROSES and CARNATIONS, now until June 1, '95, from one to three times weekly. Send for prices. GI50. A. KlUMXv, 708 S. 6TH STREET, PEKIN, ILL. Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice dormant stock, for potting up for Spring sales, $2.00 per dozen;$12.00per 100. All home grown. ... F. A. BALLER, Bloominffton, 111. PUDIQTUA? TDCCC 5000 Eversreen Trees, bnnlOllVlAo IntLOi Norway spruce, American and Austrian Pines, from 5 to lit ft. hl^rh. fine, shapely trees, nursery grown, surplus stock: will be sold at low rates In lots to suit purchasers. For prices address Jas. A. Taylor, Nurseryman, Kalamazoo. Mich, Toronto. The florists' business is just about as bad as it can be for this time of year, so I am told. The supply of flowers of all kinds is far in excess of the demand and in consequence prices are away down in B fiat; no money in it either for growers or retailers. One man told me he believed that 30% of the cut flowers coming in to town went to waste. This is a melan- choly wail to have to make, a pastime I do not often indulge in. I am afraid too that we are not going to have turkey for our Christmas dinner this year. I did hear a rumor that one of the big growers had approached another with a view to forming a combine, but can not vouch for the truth of it yet. Chrysanthemum bloom is still coming in in considerable quantities, but a great deal of it appears to be very poor stufT and won't sell anyway. The quality of the roses and carnations could not well be better; it is really sad to see them sell- ing at such miserable prices. It is sin- cerely to be hoped that business may im- prove during the next three or four weeks or the consequences may be dire for some of the weaker ones. Mr. Ewing says it is a girl this time. " E. Kansas City, Mo. All the florists of Kansas City met at the store of Probst Bros. Floral Company, 1017 Broadway, and formed a Florists' Club, all but one firm responding. There were twenty-three present, representing 135,000 square feetof glass. The officers are: R. S. Brown, president; E. G. Heite, vice-president; S. Murray, secretary; F. Brown, ass't. secretary; Arthur Newell, treasurer. The next meeting will be January 11th, at office of R. S. Brown & Sons. Every- one paid his initiation fee and first quar- ter's dues, and all are in good spirits. At last meeting a constitution and by-laws were adopted. Trade at Thanksgiving was very good, and still continues so; but good stock is scarce. In town: James Hayes, Topeka, Kans.; L.J. Stuppy, St. Joe, Mo.; Geo. M. Kel- logg, Pleasant Hill, Mo. S. M. GoxSeed&PlantGo. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers 11 NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, $10 00 per 100. CASH AVITH ORDER. cn-A.^. sc:;.ti w .A.XS.S:, 404 B. 34th Street, NEW YORK. FROM JAPAN. - Kulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. — Arauca- rias. Palm Seeds, Etc. FROM CAI.TFORNIA. -Kulbs, Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Oycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue '91-95. 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. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER <&, DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 ChailiherB Street, NEW YORK. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress lor one year for $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Florida By Lookout Mountain. Tourists and others in choosing a route to Florida should not miss the opportu- nity to visit Lookout Mountain, scene of the famous battle "Above the Clouds," with its magnificent "Lookout Inn,' now open. It would be well, therefore, to bear in mind that the Nashville, Chat- tanooga & St. Louis Ry. is the only line passing around Lookout Mountain. "Dixie Flyer" through sleeping-car by this line from Nashville to Jacksonville, Fla., carries you in davlight via grand old Lookout Mountain, Kennesaw Moun- tain, Atlanta, Macon and Tifton. Quick- step through sleeping car line over same route St. Louis to Jacksonville leaves St. Louis 7:50 a. m. and Nashville 9:10 p. m. daily. Sleeping car berthscan be reserved through from Chicago to Florida. Ad- dress Kriard F. Hill, N. P. A., 194 S. Clark St., Chicago, 111. i8g4. The American Florist. 479 How to Grow Cut Flowers. :b>' ai. a.. nur«T. A FRACTICAL TRKATISE OX THE CULXIVATION OK THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. I3JSTA.TEJ Or^ a-r. a.. HUIVT, Tei-re Hjat.ite, Iiicl. t » t M 1 Bouquet Greens, Mistletoe, LILY OF THE VALLEY (BEST GERMAN PIPS) Choice Flower Seeds for Florists. Write for prices. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, ^■13 EAST 34-TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. SHIPPING BOXES FOB CUT FI.OWEKS. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIOS& ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE. WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILA.. PA. IVhen ready to plant I 't-rbt'iui seeds The ProgyessiTe type will meet your needs; The kind that spans the silver half And m2ik.GS prog ressiTe Florists laugh. New crop now ready and better than ever. Only the very best \XX seed offered. \k uz. GO uta.; }-i o/,. n.OO; trial packet 10 ctB. In stamps. Double Petunia Seed, hand hybridized, Dreer's strain. 5U0 seeds bU cts. : lUOU seeds Jl.OU. Single Fringed Petunia Seeds. Dreer's strain and California Giants blended, saved from the most map- nlflcent. showy varieties In cultivation, 500 seedM ;iUcts. ; lOuO seeds .00 cts. Mammoth Double White Scablosa Snowball, per trade packet v^ oz 2U cts.; '-. oz. 3.'> cts ; oz. KUcts. A fine strain of Eckford's Sweet Peas, per o/. 10 cts. ; per lb. ;")0 cis- All postpaid Snow rrest Daisies, small plants. 2-Inch, f4 per 100. Will have some splemll'l Novelties In our New Seed- ling Cannas. \erbL*iui^, aii'i I'l'tunlas. also a general list of small plants ami rn..ir>l cuttlnL's later. Address, cash with i.rder pluKHf, J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. J. "HAKOTI^lKS" I'ALM COLLFX TIONS. The hani tlmyw are golnn and so are the palms, but we can still Nupjily 17. :i and 4-ln palms for *;■! and M for ?6 cash irepular price JK). These comprise the best varieties, including Latanlas, Kentlas. Just what THE RETAILKK WANTS. W1L.LIAMS m SONS CO., Batavla, III. 1 lave you ordered some of these yet? The best and cheap- est box on the market. Also ihe lightest and strongest— weighs but 4. strong as 40 pounds." "Saves its cost in a week on reduced e.vpress rates; we call It The Perfection." and that's what it Is." Prices wonderfully low Send for circular at once. G. C WATSON, i'hiladelphia. Seeds. Bulbs and Plants (Wholesale only). 102-S Arch St. CHOICE SEEDS. PETUJNIA GRAND. JIM. PL. PL. The largest and finest strain of double fringed and mottled Petunias to be had. AH who see these Petu- nias say they are finest they ever saw. Extra. VEBBENA GKANDIFI.OBA. This improved strain of Mammoth Verbenas gives perfect satisfaction to my many customers, and is justly claimed the tlnest in cultivation : florets an Inch in diameter. In e.vtra large trusses, of finest colors. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. A magnii1(;ent i-nlleotlnn nt t lie Htie^t giant flowering varieties; l;irgt'.-*t tluwiTs and bestoulurs. Each, per trade pkt 'Joe; li pkts. C^c; ti pkts.Jl 00. I win here thank my florist friends for the many let- ters of commendation received during the past year. JOHN F. KUPP, Shiiemanstown, Fa. Leave l)oubtful Seeds alone. The best are easy to get, and cost i.o more. Ask vour dealer for FERRY'S Always the best. Known everywhere. Ferry^s Se»-»l Annual for 1895 tells .you ^what, how, and when to plant. ^ I Sent Free. Get it. Addre.ss D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. Send for e^ Copy TRADE D IREGTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. E>R,icE ea.oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., p. O. Drawer 164. CeiCAGO, ILL. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers tobeliadfor the iisking. Write now for it. .4rfrf,™ JOHNSON &, Sia^Z^, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 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. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address gEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 2.') and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. >7V. A.. aA., The Uii'^sal jOUTH ORANGE. H. i. Horticultural Establishment, Mention American Florist. ROOTED Verbena cuttings Ready for Immediate Shipment. They are perfectly healthy, and the best named varieties. Price, Sl.OO per 100; »8.00 per 1000. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. A. Farleyense Fern Per Doz. Per 100. 3-inch pSo |20.tO 4-inch 5.00 40.00 Largest stock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. p. O. Box 73. KANSAS CITY. MO. Mention American Florist. 480 The American Florist. Dec. 15, Baltimore. Let any one who wishes to get the re- tail prices pretty well averaged up in his mind get a small quantity of flowers from several diSerent stores, without let- ting the sellers know who they are for, i. e., buying by an unknown party in a strictly retail manner; and if the result doesn't surprise him it will be a wonder, particularly if the flower happens to be in good demand. Halliday Bros, are displaying fine Lilium Harrisii in their window. Sam'l Feast & Sons had a very artistic and natural arrangement of Cypripedium insigne and Adiantum cuneatum plants in their new window, which attracted much attention. Verily competition is the life ot trade. A few years ago very grave doubts were entertained as to whether we could sup- port one wholesale commission place, and now two seem to be thriving more than one did last year. And as for retail stores it is in the memory of many when the whole town could boast but three, S. Feast, R.J. Halliday and Jas. Pentland, and now their number is great and almost daily becoming greater. Damand during the week has been good and prices remunerative. Neither of our two commission places have been able to supply the market with anything like the amount of carnations and violets re- quired, while roses have sold out almost as rapidly. For all this, complaints are heard here and there, and one retail flo- rists' window had a little placard at- tached to some very nice Perle buds bear- ing the legend "Roses 75 cents a dozen." Probably the apparent brisk demand is more the result of a short supply than any genuine boom in the trade, for signs of economy are to be seen on everv hand, and to be heard too when one is discuss- ing some floral business with customers. Mr. I. H. Moss has the earliest Harrisii about here, his crop being all in bloom. Violet plants in many places are look- ing verv sick. Mack. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, large stock of the single and double scarlets, all good beddtrs. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $t50 per 100: $12 per 1000. Without Labels. $1.25 per 100: $10 per l>.00. Coleus and Alternant he rji in season. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Mention Amerlcnn FloiiBt. YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ON riower Baskets and Jardinieres. READ BAYERSDORFERS HOLIDAY ADVERTISE- MENT ON PAGE 485. GREAT BARGAINS IN Florists^ Su p plies. BERNHARO SELIG, Assignee of KKNST KAl'FMANN * CO., 11.3 N. 4tli strcPt. l"lilI,AI>KI.I' IIIA. I'A. JAPANESE IRIS, A HplcnUltl collection. PHLOX, In hrliihtdeelrable colore. PiEONIES, Ch(»kx'Mt varieties. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin, Mgr. Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. ^^% is,ooo LATANIA BORBONICA, from 2-inch pots, 1 year old, fine plants, $4 per 100; $35 per 1000, CASH. Don't fail to Order the Coming Bedding Plant STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS. No live florist should be without it for next season's planting. We also offer a fine lot of ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE, in 3. 4, 5 and 6-incli pots. DBACaiNAS in variety, in 3, 4 and 5-incli pots FICUS ELASTICA in 4, 5 and 6-incli pots. GENISTA KACEMOSA, well grown plants in all sizes. We are continually receiving many letters of similar import to the following: Nov. 15, 1891. MESSRS. PITCHER & MANDA, Gentlt'iiieu:— We are prompied at this time to drop you a line, stating ttiat tlie order for Palms and other plants recently placed with you. came duly and safely to hand, and it afTords us a great deal of pleasure to advise you that the two large cases received were, without question, the finest packed cases of plants we ever received from any source, and the stock is very satisfactory. We are pleased to have received such good attention and choice stock on this order. Youts respectfully, CROSMAN BROS. PITCHER & MANDA (Incorporated), Short Hills, N.J. ^LJAC f^ E3 A I I HOLMESBURG, V^ nMO . Urn DMLL, PHIL ADELPHIA. PA. A FULL STOCK IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. STOUT, PERFECT PLANTS. ALL SIZES, UP TO ELEGANT SPECIMENS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. If you do not know the quality of my plants try some. There are none better. Price List on application. mention this paper. Siebrecht&Wadley, | a bargain. rose bill nurseries, NewRochelle,N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRAOEMA CANES NOW READY. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A prand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- Bervatory SANDER, St Albans, England. Our Mr, A. Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St.. New York City. Grevillea Kobusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; J3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. Pandanus Vtitchii. Very large plants, 2 to 5 feet high, in 6 to lO-ineh pots. NICE RUBBERS— 12 to 18 inches, 5-inch pots, at a bargain. Write for prices. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfeld, III. E.G. HILL & CO., wtioi6sai6Fiorisis RICHMOND. INDIANA. (iffers ot nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and priC("S. Address PARKS, care American Florist, Chicago. Must sell. Cold weather no hinder- ance to shipping. GEO. WITTBOLD3 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. Cheap to Close Out. * Per 100 BEGONIAS, fine assortment. 2-lnch pots $ 1.60 3-Inch pots 2.25 HEUOTROPE. fine purple. -'-Inch pots 1.50 FERNS, fine assorted, 'J to 4-lrch. pots 3 OO iHnch pots 10.00 AMPELOPSIS VEITHHIl. potted cuttings 1.00 HYACINTHS. DUTCH, separate colors 2.00 KOMaN. white 1.25 LONGIFLORUM i: to 8 3.00 AZALEAS fine Imported 33c to90c eaeh. PALM-*, fine ^oun^ plants, assorted. $5.00 per 100, from 3-lnch pots POTS 3U.IIJU. Say what size you want and I'll make a low price. Everything f. o. b. here, and spot cash. C. S. TAIT, Brunswick, Ga. CUT SMI LAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seodsin*!!. Mention American Florist TRY DREER'S GftRDE-N Seeds, I Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. I They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER, PhUadelphla, Fa. Mention American Florist. i8g4' The American Florist. 481 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 Ist and 8tli. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST fl. E. GHITTY, .— PATERSON, 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 oil'er this year PKINOESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink varleKa- ted flower of large size; and DAISY HEM —A white, varlexated similar to Ctiester Pride, but very much larper flower. ADDRESS Send for general price list of both Carnations and Coleus. W. R. SHELMIRE, AI/ONDALE, Chester Co.. PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r Speciallu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE, INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Novelties and Standard soits in season. The Pines. KENNEH SQUARE. Chester Co.. 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 field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." " llie finest and cheapest I ever bought." — ir/u. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. ■! Gen. Jacq., P. Neyron, Mrs. Laing, Magna Charta, Ulrich Brunner, Baron Bonstettin, A. Colomb, Jno. Hopper, A. Diesbach, M. P. Wilder, Earl of Duflferin, Eugene Furst, Silver Queen, Coq. des Blanches, Prince Camille • • • • and other leading \arieties $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. A few thousand well rooted, fine plants, just too light for our first grade; mainly Jacq., Neyron, Persian Yellow, Wilder, Colomb, Prince Camille and Bonstettin at only S5.00 PER 100; $40.00 PER 1000. H. F'S. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 5,000 fine 3 to 4 ft. plants, at $70 00. 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 & HARRISON 60., SS^oVtfa"",.'*." PAINESVILIE, Lake Co., OHIO. CARIVATIONS I Some Fine New Roses. A t 4-v^™ ^;,.=.^4. NEW CLIMBING POLYANTHA. CRIMSON RAMBLER. Any way you want them, direct thebest Novelty of the season. S20.00 per lOO; from the sand or as trans- ^'^-^ ^" ^'^■ . . . < . NEW FORCING TEA. a rival of Bridesmaid. MAMAN plantea plants. COCHET. excellent lor forcing as well as bed- ding. $10 00 per 100; S1..M per 12. 50.000 YOUNG ROSES, strong 2-inch pot plants now ready. See Am. Florist Dec. 1 for price of large Roses and from open ground. Varieties that PAY to grow, and Cuttings or Plants that WILL grow. Better write to me, I'll do my share toward giving you good value for your money. ALBERT L. B. 496. M. HERR, LANCASTER, PA. OPHELIA. A large piuk CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best needling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at 810.00 per 100; 580.00 per 1000. 4^Those wishing to list it please write. uini ETC Mare Louise f2-iuchpot plants well in viULti& ivvanley White i bud. 83.00 per 100. fl®*For anything in the Florists line, Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE. KY. MOST LEADING VARIETIES READY AT SAME TIME. MRS. FISHER. (For summer blooming), now ready, frotn soil, at 812.50 per 1000. LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at »2.00 per 100; Sl.5.00 per lOOO. EDW,SWAYNE,Kennett Square, Pa. Carnation Plants. From Cold Frame, well set with buds. $4.00 per 100. Blanche, White Dove, White Wings, Dawn, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Reynolds, Purdue, Spartan. Lamborn, Louise Porsch. Garfield. Mrs. Fisher, Portia and Lamborn, from green- house bench, to get room, $6.00 per 100. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, from 2-inch pots, 82.50 per 100; $20 per 1000. 300 large plants at ^b per 100. TEKMS CASH WITH ORDER. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cuttings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock &, Son, Grand Haven, Mich. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WATTEVILLE. Strong plants, from 3-lnch pots, 16 per 100. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS, Strong plants. 3-Inch pots, ftJ per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. A PERFECT REMEDY for FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte. Mlbs J2.(iO. Bellows. }3. 50. Caslnvlth order. Sold by all dealers and by C. //. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS OUR SFF-GlflkTy . ELLIS, NORFOLK Co.. MASS. \A/^ESTERN FLORISTS. Carnation Cuttings. Rooted Cuttings now ready, and orders booked for immediateorlaterdeliveiy. Stock clean and strong. Daybreak, Uncle John. The Stuart. McGowan, Dorner and other leaders. Write for prices. Cut Smilux for Xnias, 16c. a string:. CHAPIN BROS., 16th &DSts.. Lincoln, Neb. Mention American FlorlBt. 482 The American Florist. Dec. 15, Indianapolis. Thanksgiving trade was excellent until a good steady rain which set in about noon. Two foot ball games made large chrysanthemum blooms in demand. Vio- lets were in great demand but few could be had aey place. Carnations sold well, so did Beauties and pink roses. Perles are not asked for much this season. So far trade has been much better than last year this winter, if the holiday trade turns out the same way some lost ground can be recovered by many florists. The Arcade stores are starting up in this city; one that started some time ago induced a florist to take a stand but he gave it up again in disgust. Another is starting up this week but on a grander scale, cigar stand, soda fountain, barber shop and florist, a strange combination. Mr. Julius Joachamii, formerly with Ber- termann Bros., will have charge of the florist's stand for the proprietor. The Indianapolis Florists' Club held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Decembers; it was also election of officers. Following were elected for the coming year: John Hartje, president; Robert McKeaud, vice-president; F. B. Alley, sec- retary and treasurer. Crown Hill Cemetery authorities refused to modify rules in regard to excluding plants and shrubbery. Committee will now have petitions circulating all over the city for protest. January 2 an entertainment for club members and ladies will be held at the clubrooms. The reception committee for the past chrysanthemum show reported their bill of expenses and the committee was released with thanks. The attend- ance was good. The secretary of the chrysanthemum show reported all bills and premiums paid; while a small deficit showed itself it was quickly made up by the principal premium takers and mem- bers. Total receipts 83,4^.65 Total expenses 3,382.32 Balance $ 46.33 Admissions, day (25 cents) 3,253 " evenings (50 cents) 1,1bs Children (10 cents) 400 Auction (10 cents) 980 This is a good showing considering the miserable weather we had all week, espe- cially Wednesday, our best day if fine weather, should have loomed up with $700 more than it did. This uncertainty in weather is very dampening on the spirits of some members and the pros- pect for a show in 1895 is doubtful. In my report of last month mention was omitted that first premium on 15 varieties, 3 blooms of each, was taken by Highland Floral Co., Davlon, 0. ^ W. B. HEW IMPORTATION OF Mushroom Spawn JUST RECEIVED. W. W. BARNARD & CO.. 1S<> KMBt Kin/.ie Street, CHICAGO. Ampelopsis Vt^itchii. 5 to 7 feet fS.OO per 100 4 to 5 feet 6.00 per 100 1 to 2 leet 3 00 per 100 CHAULES X LILAC. KTOwn less tlian two feet hlKli, from ttiree to tlve branches, all well budded, at JM.OI) per hundreil. Klehm'8 Nurseri es, Arlington Heights, III. Always mention the AMEKCAN Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS. Yellow Queen 35c Major Bonnaffon 35c Mrs. J. Geo. lis 35c Lady Playfair 25c Clinton Chalfant 25c The Queen 25c Pres. Wm. R. Smith 25c Constellation 25c Marie Louise 25c Mrs. E. G. Hill 25c Harry Balsley 25c Mrs. Jerome Jones 25c Mrs. Cralge Lippincott 25c Good Gracious - 25c Erminilda 25c Col. Wm. B. Smith 25c VIviand-Morel 25c C. H. Miller 25c 26''aars^1k VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, l46-l4^^.'^a1^n%nSt. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILI.. Culture Leaflets A series of single-sheet instructions on the main plants, including Roses, Chrysanthemums, Tuberous Begonias, C.innas, Palms, Lilies, Pansies, Foliage Plants, etc, etc. Save lies, jaw wear and dissatisfaction if used with counter and greenhouse sales ; insure proper treatment if shipped with plants. Don't cost much, either; send for samples, and you'll want a lot. Mme. Marie Hoste 25c Mrs. L. C. Madeira 25c Emma Hitzeroth 25c E. Dailledouze 25c Challenge 25c Beau Ideal 25c Mrs. Joseph Rossiter 15c W. H. Lincoln 15c Mrs. Robt. Craig 15c H E. Widener 15c Waban 15c Vonitza 15c J C. Vaughan 15c The Bard 15c Louis Boehmer 15c Ivory 15c Mrs. J. G. Whilldin 15c We rn&l\e R?«I-L.eaf L&bels- ... 7 Styles ai7' Balsley, Ivory, Mermaid, Mrs. Jerome Jones- W. H. Lincoln, L- Canning, Viviand Morel. Waban, Whilldiu. Diana. Mrs. L- C. Madeira, Geo. W. Childs, Col. W. B. Smith and Mrs. Robt. Craig, at 8c. each. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVEI>. SOUTH SIDE FLORAL CO., SPRINGFIELD. ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS stock Plants from benches and 6 and 7-in. pots. GOLDEN WEDDING. GOOn GRACIOUS. M. WAN- AMAKKK, KOSLVN. -'0 cts. eacU; Si per doz L. CANNING, H. K. WIDENER. H. MAY. JESSICA, GOLD, and other standard sorts, 15 cts. each; Jl-50 per dozen. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. t;Oc per d«j||/''"!llk|l||. Gardiner's Celebrated ' ' Jifc*! !!*J:W^^ English ^ Fresh tnd Eeliabls. <• S7 per 100 lbs. ^ Special price on larger , quantities. j I John Gardiner & Co., (• rhil.idelphia. Pa. (> ColetJL«S. As fine a collection as can he found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. &c. Send for list of prices of Coieug and Carnations. AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. The Greatest Prize Winning Chrysanthe- mum of the year. «* PHILflDELPHIfl" RAISED BY HUGH GRAHAM, 1204 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. $6 per dozen; $35 per 100; $200 per 1000. 50 at lOO and 500 at looo rates. Ready for Delivery March I, 1895. Orders filled strictly in rotation. WINNER OF THE FOLLOWING PRIZES: Silver Gilt Medal by the National Chrysanthemum Society of Great Britain, at London, England. First Class Certificate by the National Chrysan- themum Society of the United States. First Class Certificate at Toronto. Canada. Silver Medal by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Silver Medal by the Newport. R. I., Hort. Society. Certificate at Baltimore Chrysanthemum Show. Certificate at St. Louis Chrysanthemum Show. Certificate at Indianapolis " " Certificate at Chicago '* " First Premium at Chicago " " First Premium at Boston " " Blanc Prize for best seedling at Philadelphia " " First Prize for best vase of 50 blooms at Philadelphia Also additional award at Chicago of Silver Plate for best tested seedling. Stock plants of Chrysanthemum MUTUAL FRIEND. A few thousand left at only 40c. each; $3.50 per doz. sr»i3A.K quick:. C^sti. -w-itJn order* MANN BROS., Randolph, Mass. Cut Flower-^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. j Plant Stakes. | }i, 5-16, Ys,, %, }i, }{, and %-inch square, cut to lengths wanted. lANZ fir' COMPANY- WOODCNOBAVINO /^ HALT-TONt PROCESS - ZINC CTCHlNO':5t. yS, 3e> WAX PROCESS ■ COPPER tTCHINO ^ ELtCTROTYPINO ■ 165 MONRpE 6TRPCT- ••■CHICAGO- ■ ■ Mention American Florist. THAT YOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. 304 W. MadlBon St.. BALTIMORE, MD. s PATENT I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. I GHflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE, Electrical and Mecha.mcal E.xperts. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Buildmg. WASHINGTON, D. C. CARNATION TLANTS, larse, healthy, full of bud, ml.\'ed varieties of leadinfr sorts. $5.00 per lOO. PELAKGONIUnlS, 2!4-mch, K.OOperlOO. 3-lnch. $5.00 per 100. S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists. 9 and 11 Roberts Street, UTICA, N. Y. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stalces and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. Something New Which Prevents Greenhouses from FREEZING. For full particulars and price, address M. E, DEAN, 54 Oliver St,, Boston, Mass. You will benetit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 484 The American Florist. Dec. IS, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Florists' Club's 4th annual show was not a financial success, but it was the best Milwaukee ever had. Accordiog to the view of the expert visitors the exhibit of cut '*mums/' roses and car- nations did not stand behind that of any other city. The judges, who did their work in the most satisfactory manner, were C. B. Whitnall, J. A. Pettigrew and C. H. L. Mann. At the meeting which was held Decem- ber 4 it was decided to settle the financial question as follows: To pay the pre- miums in full to outside exhibitors and non-members, and 60 cents on the dollar to the members of the dub. A. Klokner, Sec'y. "Violets Blue.' What a fund of good solid information the reporter for the daily press gathers in when he visits a greenhouse establish- ment. Below we reproduce a few ex- tracts from a recent daily paper article on a 'flower farm." In the hothouses of the Meadow Spring Farm are twenty-two thousand violet plants. The Marie Louise, this season's bloom, is the largest ever grown, the actual measurement of many being two and one-half inches across; the stems are long and almost as thick: as those of carnations; the color is very dark blue, with a little light tinting in the closely folded leaves of the center. * * * Some of these houses are heated by steam, but in the newer and more improved ones the flow- ers receive only natural heat, which comes through the glass covers, and on the north side are banked with straw and earth. When the severe cold comes these gla s tops are covered with frames of wire netting, filled in with hay, and it is believed that the flower is sweeter grown m the cold houses, where there is no possibility of forcing it. * * * The bunches are made up with great generos- ity, costing 84 a hundred, and prices never vary. * * * "There!" said he. holding up a stem upon which were six magnificent blooms of Golden Triumph, "has there ever been anything in car- nations to beat that or approach it? And each bloom four inches across." J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of ' CYPRESS • LOUISVILLE, KY. FLOWER POTS. We Muniifactiire all kinfis of Flower Pots, etc. Miiklut.' a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send for price Mat and [(flrnpiea (which will be sent free), and we know you will ftive usyour order. J. 6. SWAHN S SONS, MlnneapoUB. Minn. When wriiint' mention the American Florist. TO Tl A C*r*t\ P" '0 lbs SOc; 25 lbs $1.00; ^JX\^\J\J 50 Ihs $1.50; 100 lbs82.50. TIT TCJ»P Kxtra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. A* U O X . 4ai-Sample Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. Mention American Horlst. FLORISTS' PINS. GLASS HEADS, In BLACK, WHITE AND VIOLET. 51, S6 Si 08 W»rren Ave., New York. Dimensiois of mis Box : 26 inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches hl^h. Two sections. This wooden box made In two sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. laimactnie THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizes IK-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. DDR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. at. T. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We bave a new FA8TENKR which we consider a decided success. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do ao without additional cost by writing us. These Letters are handled by aU the Wholesalers in Boston. nicely stained and varnished, 18x30xl2> given away with first order of 500 letters. .A.OrEIN'X'S ■ A. Rolker & Sons, New York, M. Kiee * Co., 35 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa. F. K. McAUlster, 38 Uey St., New ¥ork. 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., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agrent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St-, Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cln- cbinatl, O. T. W. Wood & Sons. 6th and MarshaU Sts., Richmond, Va. Jas. Vlck's Sons, Kochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1 133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long, Buftaio, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. I)e Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutherland, 67 Bromfield St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place, Boston. The Henry Phillpps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o. Bert Cokely & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, K. I. J. C. Vauglian, 36 Barclay St., New York. Christmas. HOLIDAY STOCK. New Year. ALL NEW GOODS SELECTED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS SEASON. Flower Baskets, Imported and Domestic; Fern Dishes and Jardin- ieres in artistic patterns; Fancy Flower Pots and Pot Covers, Metal Wreaths, Doves and Cycas Leaves. JUST THE GOODS EVERY FLORIST NEEDS. Send for our Catalogue and compare prices before ordering elsewhere. You will find we are right in it this year. DEALERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AGENTS FOR MYER & CO.'S STANDARD IRON PLANT STANDS. WHITE DOVES I T. H, NEVIN CO.'S FOR FLORiSTS. Largest and finest stoc^ In the United States. Write for prices to S. J. RUSSELL, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. which is absolutely perfect for modem greenhouMC construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THB HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" (TKA1>E M.-\UK.l To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made ts work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the following good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTSBnKGH. Pa., September 1st, 1894. We have been using tbe T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish a number one article. It has always given us perfect satisfaction. When you use this (Jreen House Putty you will be sure of good results from same. Signed: John Roiigers. t'iorlst. Green Tree Boro., Pa. Uartman Bros., Florists, Allegheny, Pa, T. :bl. TX-Bi-vxna co., Corroders of .STKICTIA' PlIKK LEAD, P. O. Box 92«. PITTSBURGH, PA. jy-BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. None g:enuine unleBS labeled as above. Always mention the American RIST when writing to advertisers. Flo- tBg4. The American Florist. 485 Do not delay your Holiday Orders We have the largest stock of goods in the country, and can supply every demand if they do not come in all together at the last minute Our new Catalogue has "caught on," and it will be nothing but "rush" with us for the next four weeks. Have you received that Catalogue ? If not, send for it, but be sure to en- close your business card or other evidence that you are in the florist trade. In Baskets, Jardinieres, Ferneries, Metal Wreaths, Decorated Flower Pots and Vases, we carry a full line of all the Latest Novelties and Newest Designs, besides an immense stock of DoveS, SheaveS, Artificial FIOW- ers. Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Letters, Inscriptions and Miscellaneous Supplies. PRICES DOWN TO HARD PAN ^i^^ H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in Florists' Supplies, (WHOLESALE ONLY.) 56 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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. Address August RdlkerSb Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St., P. 0. Station E. Nbw York. THE CHADBORN ADTOMATIC * WMTOE IS AN Absolutely Reliable Automatic Machine, which may be set to operate at any temperature, and give any quantity of air desired for each de- gree temperature rises above desired point. BY NO POSSIBILITY can plants be overheated or chilled where they are used, as they make ventilating sash more sensitive to change in temperature than the most sensitive thermometer. TRY THEM. CHADBORN-KENNEDY MFG. CO. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y, EVEBOREEX CUT FERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. $1.25 per Thousand Ferns. FANCY. IN LOTS OF 6,000 AND UPWARDS. »1.00 PKK 1000. Ke year round. Special attention given to supplying the Wholesale Trade. DAGGER. rns famished the Write for prices. BOUQUET GREKN For Holiday Trade. $2.00 per barrel (thirty pounds); or 5«.00 per hundred pounds. Special reduction In express rates. SPHAGNUM MOSS a specialty. Long, clean fibre, dry or green, $1 per barrel, or six bbls. for$5. Wrlie forterms on large lots. Terms cash, or goods will besentC.O. D. CHRISTMAS TREES. American White Spruce, much better sbnpe and color than the Blue Spruce, also Balsam VXr from :i to ,iU feet high. Special attention to sup- plying carload lots. Write for price list and terms. L. B. BBAGUE, Hinsdale, Mass. City Stand During the Holidays: 47tb St. and Lexington Aye., NEW IfORK. Mention American Florist. M£TAL FLORAI. DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 404-412 EAST 34th STREET. NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1,000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral designs, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalogrue 25 cts. (deducted from$l order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA. PA. MeuuoQ American Florist. ACME FOOD-" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees, Flowers, and Greenhouse use. One hundred pounds of this concentrated, soluble and odorless fertilizer contains as much food for plants as One Ton of sheep, cow or horse manure. Try a 5 pound box for $1.00 on your Roses or Car- nations, Smilax, etc. St nd for descriptive circu- lar. Can be applied dry or as a liquid; the dry food must not come in contact with the stem of plant. Put up in boxes of 1, 2j-4 and 5 lbs. each, with full directions; sells at 25c., 50c. and 81.00 per box. Sample boxes, postpaid, 20c. Discount to the trade. HERMANN RbLKER. 218 Fulton Street, ^K\\ YORK. Mention American Florist. 486 The American Florist. Dec. i§. Washington. Flowers of all kinds are scarce, particu- larly roses, and the quality is not up to the standard. No one seems to have a good crop of roses at present: whether this is due to the efforts of some of the florists to keep their flowers back for the holiday trade, or whether it is purely an accident I can not say. The demand for flowers the past week was an improve- ment over what it has been for several previous weeks. The social season has not fairly opened and it is not expected that trade will be very brisk until after New Year's Day, which usually marks the beginning of receptions, dinners, teas and other doings of the social world which calls for the aid of the florists. Chrysanthemums have had their day and are now a thing of the past, consequently the prices ol the other flowers has slightly advanced and the demand for them increased. Roman hyacinths in pans, and azaleas and poinsettias in pots are be- ginning to attract attention to the flo- rists' windows. There is no demand yet for house plants such as rubbers, palms, pandanus, dracsenas.etc. The only plants selling are such as have flowers on them. Reynolds. Destroying Moles. A correspondent wants to know how to exterminate moles without the use of traps. They can be driven out of their runs by the use of kerosene. Find where the runs are and with a stick make holes a few feet apart, pour in a tablespoonful of kerosene and the destructive little brutes will vacate their hunting ground. There are traps made especially for catch- ing moles and that would be the only way to exterminate them. They are not so generally a nuisance here as in Great Britain, where in a single night manv a fine lawn is sadly disfigured. In England the mole catcher is a professional man, and of as much importance in the com- munity as the insurance agent. W. S. Please mention the American Florist everv time vou write to an advertiser. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST ! Aren't you tired (rolng through your houses two or three times a day year after year and lifting your ven- tllatlnKBashoneata time and Dropping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown off and broken glass to pay for ? II you are Wo ha -eeolJuRt the thine you need, the NKWKHT and liKST thing out. ^'The New Departure' for about half the cost of the old style. Jond for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GftRMODY, Evansvhle, Ind. (C ProotaPyflfllnfl" Kent, O.. June 4th, '94. THE LOCKXAND I^UMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio, Dear 5;Vj.— The Cypress lumber furnshed by you for the erec- tion of our greenhouses has enabled us to er. ct substantial and neat appearing buildings. The drip groove rafters are very strong and very neat in appearance, so much so, that passers by, while they were being primed, asked what we were going to use the moulding for. We are particularly well pleased with the square cut Red Cedar posts, these being well adapted to our method ol erection. The ridge and side plates ofthe Cypress material are also very strong and neat, likewise the strong doors of same material, which stay right there; a great thing in a greenhouse, where there is always more or less moisture. Will build again in the near future arid of Cypress mate- rial sure. Yours truly, GEORGE F. BRAYBON". GUTTER MHTERmii, RliDGES, SflSB, ETC. The anest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADJDKESS L06KLf\ND LUMBER 60. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 7i3> 7i5> 7^7 & 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 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 imorovements we solicit a continuance of your patronag^n the belief 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 CO. 403 North Salina Street, SYRACUSE. N. 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents lor Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and ^ to ^ cheaper than coal, 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, lySend for Circular. . . U ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Apliis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO.,- I.OUISVILLE, KY., U. S. A, Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on lari^e orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. l?i-hich pots, per 1000 * 3.00 iii 3 3« 4 6 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, 13li & KS8 W. 24th St., New York City. New York Agents. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 8 3.00 t)-lnch pots, per 1000*22.00 3.26 7 36.00 3.60 8 60.00 4.00 9 76.00 6.00 10 per 100 10.00 7.26 11 16.00 M.OO 12 20.00 13.80 14 40.00 16 75.00 i8g4. The American Florist. 487 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine'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, ee DEAFECRN ST., WORKS, 56th & WALLACE STREETS, Eroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAOO. ^ Bollere made of the best of material, shell, firebox Bheets and beads of steel, water space all around (front, Bides and back). Wr'te for Information. Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. THE GREAT ANTIPEST. for particulars* see next ireek. R. W. CARMAN, Genl Agt., 191 Amltr Street, FI/UBHJNO. Qneeos Co.. K. Y. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^^rarite *or latest prloes.'^-" VICTORY! VICTORY I VICTORY! The only Certificate of 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 1 1 1 1 4 >i 1 1 1 No repairs for S years, no ciiain s to break as is the result with others. Opens Sash uniform on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send for Catalogue and ES' timates. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, IITCOItS'OE.A.TElD. Honicoliurai flrdiiieGis and Hot Water Enoineers ^9o. Send for Catalogrue, enclosing: 4 cents in stamps. s-5-i o^n^i St., :ne:w ^5ro:RBC oix^s'. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, Pf^E^AJV 'V^ORKC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC.. ETC. Fat. 1882, '8s, '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDtli '88, '90, '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 dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0« Sole yU'TS and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose fttUnts, 49 Warren Street, New Vn»>' .T. C. VAUGHAIf. Agent. CHICAGO. GFRUiQ STEEL BALVMIIZE^ ARMORED Every florist, market eardener. ownerof lawn. gTass- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a faucet and hose should have the Klriney Pump (patent ap- plied for> for applylnff liquid manure. fiinElcldes and Insecticides 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..SI>-spraylnE valve attachment 50c. Pump complete 5slOO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston. Rhode Island. Only>H Klngstuns In the U. S. Get the state straight. "They are a eood thing.' "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Ritdd, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, RosUndale, Mass. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS ><»<»»♦♦♦♦♦«♦-♦ HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill la unreliable because it de- penda upon the elements for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditiousand waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumpsrequire skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and tune. The DE LAMATER-RiDER CR DE LAMATER-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 Send/oriltustrated catalogue to The DELMTER IRON WORKS, 87 South Finh Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. Always mention the American Ro- rist when writing to advertisers. 488 The Amepican Florist. Dec. 15, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC&Ck) 482 Adv. rates, etc 476 American Boiler Co.. . .488 ABchmaon G 482 Baker Bros 479 Ball ChasD 480 BallerFA 478 Barnard W W & Co.. . .483 Bayersdorfer H &Co 480 485 Bei-Ker H H & Co.'.! . . . .478 Blanc A 4,8,5 Bonsall Jos E 47*j Boston Letter Co 484 Brabant Aug F 484 BrackenridKe & Co 483 BratraeL B. 485 Brown & Canfleld 480 Bums & Raynor 477 BnrrowJG 483 CarmanR W 487 Carmody J D 486 Chadbom Kennedy Mfg Co 485 Chandlee & Chandlee. .48s Chapln Bros 481 Ch'eo Folding Box Co 476 ChlttyHE 481 Corbrey T J 476 Cottage Gardens 481 Cox Seed & Plant Co..47,'i Crabb& Hunter 486 DalUedouze Bros. ... 483 Deamud .1 B & Co 477 DeanME 483 De Lamater Iron Wt8.4S7 Devlne's Boiler Wks. .. 4,S7 Dillon JL 47'.l Domer Fred & Son 481 DreerH A 480 Edwards S & Son 483 EUlottW H 476 Ellison Wm 476 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . .476 Essex Heights Flo'l Co482 Evenden Bros 483 Ferry DM 4Co 479 Flsber& Alrd 481 Gardiner John & Co... 483 Gibson JC 479 Gonzalez F & Co 479 Graham Hugh 483 Gumey Heater Co — 488 Hall Ass'n 484 Hammond Benj 480 Hancock & Son 481 Hart Michael A 477 Hartford HE 476 Hetnl Joseph 481 Hermann A 486 Herrmann's Seed Store4iy Herr Albert M 480 481 Hews AH&Co .. .486 Hllflnger Bros 486 HlllEG&Co 480 Hlppard E 487 HItchlngs &Co 488 Hooker H M Co 4.87 Horan Edw C 477 Hose Connection Co. . 487 Hulsebosch Bros 478 HuntEH 477 Hunt M A Estate 479 JennlngsBB 4S',i Johnson & Stokes 479 Joosten C H- 481 Kaufmann E 4,8(1 Kennlcott Bros Co 477 Klehms Nurseries 482 Kroeschell Bros Co 487 I Knehn CA 476 I Kuhl Geo A 478 Lockland Lumber Co. . ! 483 486 Long Dan'l B 477 Lonsdale Edwin 479 Lord & Bumham Co.. 488 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 486 McCarthy N F ,1 Co. .. .477 McFarland J H Co 482 MandaWA 479 Mann Bros 483 ManzJ&Co 483 MayLL&Co 482 Michel Pit & Bulb Co. 479 Mlllang Frank 477 Mlllbrook Lea Green- bouses 483 Monlnger Jno C 488 NashTllle, Chattanoo- ga & St Louis Ry. 478 Nanz & Neuner....481 482 Nafl Folding Box C0..476 National Plant Co 480 NevlnT HCo 484 Nlles Centre Floral Co.477 Oasis Nursery Co 480 Parmenter Mfg Co 486 PennockCJ 481 Pennock Sam'l 8 476 Pitcher & Manda 481 Purdy Jas 477 QuakerCltyMc hW'ks.487 ReedGIassCo 484 RelnbergBros 477 Bice M&Co 484 RobertsDH 487 Roehrs Theo 477 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .477 Rolker A&Sons 486 Rolker Herman 485 Rupp John F 479 RussellSJ 481 Sander&Co 480 Schwake Chas 478 BeblreP& Sons 482 Shelmire W R 481 483 Sheridan W F 477 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .480 Situations, wants. etc..47.T Smith Nath & Son 480 South Side Floral Co, .4,83 Storrs & Harrison 481 StrebySO 482 Struck JN&Bro 484 Sunderbruch H L 477 Sutherland Geo A 477 Swahns Sons J G 484 Swayne Edw 481 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .486 TaltCS 480 Taylor Jas A 478 Trlcker Wm ,i Co 483 Vaughan J C 476 478 482481 Waterbury Rubber Co. 487 Watson GC 479 Weathereds Sons T W.487 Weeber & Don 478 Welch Bros 477 Whllldln Pot Co 486 Whltton S & Sons 483 WIlksMfgCo 487 WlHIamB & Sons Co.... 479 Wisconsin Flower Ex.476 WlttboldGeo 479 480 Wood Bros 481 young Jno 477 Young Thos Jr 477 Newport, R. I. — Siebrecht & Wadley of New York will have a store in the Travers Block next summer. r Grc enhouse "| ' ■■'.94 C GoodelHH 1 Ma.ss Afrri Col \ CYPRESS / \ SASH / \ BARS / ^ ANY ^ SHAPED SIZE. T E R I A L ^MAHUFACTURERS Hitolxine:?^ <& Co. ESTABLISHED 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 HEATFNG ENGINEERS. Vr Plans and estimates fumislied on application. - Largest bullderg of Oreenbonge StmctnreB. Six highest Awards at World's Fair. . . . 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Hill Sar. 94 Centre St. 84 Lake St. 127 Sixth St. AmBrica is "the Prow at thB UesseI; there maij be more comfnrt flmids!.:,... . b ^i wij are the hrst ta touch Unkaou/a Seas," Vol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 22, 1894. No. 342 ftHiig Lksmmmm f^^mm Copyright 1894, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THiT AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAIJY, 333 Dearborn .Street, Chicag^o. Subscription, 81.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Di-awer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Offlce : 67 Bromfleld .St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. J. T. ANTHONY, CWcaKO, president: Robert Klpt, Phlladelptila, vice-president; Wm. J. STEWABT, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secretary. The new officers to be Installed Jan. 1. 1895. are; Bdwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, pres- ident; K. C. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- 6 resident; Wm. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. BATTY, Oil City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa.. August, 1895. CONTENTS. The Christmas rush 489 Carnations— Notes -igo —Uncle John 490 — New names 491 The very Rev. S. Reynolds Hole (portrait) . . .491 Roses— Roses djjing out 492 — Twelve varieties in one house 492 — Rose growing in Denver (iUus.) 492 Orchids— Orchids for Christmas 492 — Cypripedium H. Ballantine 493 Foreigo notes 493 New York , 494, 498 Boston 491 Philadelphia 494 Westerly, R. I 495 Springfield, Mass 495 Washington 495 St. Paul, Minn. Astilbe Japonica Electric light in greenhouses . The seed trade ... Chicago Buffalo Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsfield, Mass. . . ... Germinating clematis seed Greenhouse building . Worcester, Mass Toronto Getting rid of moles News notes. . New London. Conn . 495 .496 .496 .500 .500 ..500 .500 .500 500 .500 .600 .602 .502 .502 .504 .506 Society of American Florists. — Mr. W. N. Rudd, secretary and superintendent of the Mt. Greenwood Association, Chicago, 111., has been appointed on the executive committee, to fill out the unex- pired term of Mr. H. B. Beatty. The annual reports of the conventions of the Society of American Florists show an improvement each year. In the report for ISOi we notice that Secretary Stewart has made the index much fuller than here- tofore. This is a step in the right direc- tion, and is to be warmly commended. THE RETJIIL TRSDE. The Christmas Rush. Preparations for the holiday trade will be about completed by the time these notes go to press. The trade in Christ- mas greens and other holiday decorations is now well under way and the sooner we cangetthisstuifoff of our hands the better able we are to handle the cutflower trade next Monday and Tuesday. So let us clean the decks of this material as much as possible before the real rush begins. As far as practicable all orders for these goods should be sent out before the eve of the holiday. This of course can not be done in every instance, even on ad- vance orders, as often the buyer will insist upon having his goods delivered at a specified time. Many of your customers will of course send in their orders for this class of goods at the last moment and you are obliged to handle them at the time when you would rather wish that "Christmas greens" werenot inexistence. However, if we have a stock on hand it must be worked off no matter how press- ing the time. Engage plenty of help, and competent help it must be too, or else it is no help at all. Don't expect your head salesmen to drop their work behind the counter to wait on a customer for a 25 cent wreath of holly. Systematize your work thoroughly and as far as possible assign your men to positions best suited to their ability. Put a good salesman in charge of your department for greens and decorations of this class, or several if your business warrants, and don't let him bother his head about cut flowers. Such a person need not necessarily be a florist; anygood salesman orsaleswoman will get the run of prices in a short time and is able to attend to this duty satis- factorily. You want a handy boy to do your wrapping of bundles and packages; and above all an intelligent person to keep posted on orders is most necessary. If you have a regular bookkeeper this is his duty; if not put an efficient clerk in charge unless you are able to supervise this department yourself. Remember it is of the utmost importance that no orders be overlooked and that everything is sent out on time. Don't make the mis- take, as some of us are apt to do in a rush, of neglecting small and compara- tively unimportant orders. Such neglect may cost you a good order in the future and will injure your business in every way. In our larger cities you can bring the regular messenger service into requi- sition, but no matter what the means or the cost so long as orders are taken for delivery the goods must go out on time even if the extra expense of delivery eats up the profit. But now about cut flowers. Your orders for stock have of course been placed by this time. Although the com- mission men or the grower, if you deal with him direct, will not give you a written guaranty that your order will be filled to the letter, you will, or ought to have, a fair idea of what stock you might reasonably expect. Of course in ordering your supply you work somewhat in the dark; in fact it is more or less a specula- tion. Comparatively few people place their orders ahead any length of time and therefore you are unable to tell just what and how much vou do need to supply your demand. Things have changed con- siderably since the palmy days along in the eighties. In those times everything in the shape of flowers could be sold at the holidays and at a good profit too, and the danger of overstocking was not very great. But at the present time, especially when prices are up to the top notch, it behooves us to be mighty care- ful. If you have been through several of the holiday campaigns in later years you will see the force of these remarks, but even then you are not sure of your ground. But on what basis can we make our calculations, both as to supply and prices? Shall we take the state of the market for the week preceding as a safe criterion? If the market is low and the supply is plentiful we may feel warranted in expecting these conditions to have its influence as regards prices lor the holi- days, and if the figures asked for advance orders by the wholesale dealers (which is at best but speculative) seems too high, we may be inclined to hold ofiF placing our orders, taking our chances on a break in the market. But here we forget the weather clerk; if he pulls on your side and serves up clear and bright skies you may win out, if not you areleft. On the other hand stock being scarce and consequently high a week or two before the holidays you argue that under those conditions you can not expect to stand out for low prices and youeagerlyembracethe chance (at good round figures) which is offered you (reluctant!}') by the wholesale dealer of placing your order. But alas! you again reckon without your host, you have forgotten entirely that the shipper of pickled stock is still doing business at the old stand. In rushes the stock and down goes the price. You have con- tracted to pay $15 for your roses and your smart competitor who held off buy- ing to the last minute buys the same stock for $8. On the whole it seems the safest course to contract, if possible, for at least a good part of the supply you expect to use; sufficient at least to supply your regular patrons; on the balance you might take your chances. But are we sure of receiving a first-class article if we contract to pay a first-class price for the same? This is a question which too often has to be answered in the negative. But we should insist on it; it is the greatest kind of an imposition to exact a first- 490 The American Florist. Dec. 22, class price for a second or third rate article. If the goods are not up to grade at which prices are made reject them. To pay $15 per 100 for roses which at retail are barely worth $1.50 or $2 a dozen is worse than tolly. To charge your cus- tomers $3.50 or $4 a dozen (which price includes your legitimate profit) is worse still. Be content to do a smaller business rather than contend with the work and worry of handling a lot ot stuff which yields nothing in return but a magnificent crop of "kicks" from your pet customers. But now that you have solved the diffi- cult task of procuring a good stock of material let us hope youhaven't neglected a few small but very important things. The weather is balmy and spring-like to-day, are you prepared for delivery at a temperature of 15° below zero? Is your wrapping material ample for all demands that might be made for it, and is it kept handy for instant use? How is your stock of boxes? Don't neglect to pro- vide a good stock of large "packers," you may need them. There is nothing more exasperating than to run short of proper packing material when you are caught in a rush of business. B. Carnation Notes. The value to the trade of the coming convention of the American Carnation Society to be held in the grand old city of Boston in February next will be very great. The growers who have never attended these meetings probably con- sider that they get a full synopsis of the proceedings as published in the trade journals, but this is but a small part of the benefits derived. The sessions take up about four hours per day and the balance of the time is devoted to examin- ing the flowers on exhibition and in general conversation. There was a time when conversation between growers brought out very little knowledge bene- ficial to each other, as the greatest of secrecy was then the rule, and one grower would never think of telling another of any method of growing that would serve his neighbor; fortunately those times are of the past and if a man fails to acquire knowledge in any form to-day it is his own fault, and there is no place where so many points are gained as at a gathering of a number of growers in any special line. The exhibition to be held at the conven- tion will undoubtedly be the greatest show of carnation bloom and plants ever seen in this country, and this fact alone will be well worth the time and expense incurred in attending, as all of the new sorts to be introduced the coming year will be shown to secure the approval of the society and a certificate. The prizes offered will bring out a large display of the standard sorts as grown to-day, thus giving a chance for comparing old and new, and right here I would advise any- one showing a new seedling to exhibit not only the bloom but also a plant which has been grown in a pot for at least a month; this will show to the peo- ple what most growers wish to see now before purchasing, the general habit of growth. If it is worth your time and ex- pense to exhibit, do it as thoroughly and well as lies in your power and the results will well repay you. It is often said that flowers of the carnation cannot be packed to carry in safety long distances and be fit for the exhibition table. This is cer- tainly a very great error, as it is a simple matter to follow instructions given in this column several weeks ago as to pack- ing for market, only I would advise a strip of thin tissue, or what is still better, waxed paper between each row of flow- ers, thus securing to a great extent the flowers from bruising each other. The Mass. Hort. Society have very generously offered the use of both of their halls, the upper onefor theexhibition and the lower one for the meetings, to which everyone interested is cordially invited. Several of the executive committee were in Boston last week perfecting arrange- ments for the convention, and they wish me in this column to extend their hearty thanks for the courteous attention shown them by the gardeners and florists of Boston. The committee was taken in hand even upon arriving at the boat of the Fall River Line before leaving New York by our friend Stewart and attention never stopped until the departure of the train for horn"- While in Boston we had the pleasure of taking a trip to the houses of Wm. Nich- olson at Framingham. His place is in perfect order and every plant shows re- markable vigor and health. Ferdinand Mangold does splendidly with him, pro- ducing large fine flowers upon very good stems and better plants would be hard to find. Hector, a variety seldom seen in the vicinity of New York, does well as does also E. G. Hill and Mrs. Fisher. The latter is the standard white in and around Boston. But the pride of Mr. Nicholson's heart is his namesake, Nichol- son; no wonder, for this sort does more than well with him, producing large, well developed bloom upon an Al stem and in great abundance. As this variety sells better in the Boston market than Wm. Scott it is likely to become very popular. Mr. Nicholson has a new white seedling which up to date has proven a success and will undoubtedly be heard from in the future. Daybreak, Scott and Mc- Gowan are also doing finely as does everything else which Mr. N. handles. There seems to be a charm in this grow- ers fingers which many would be glad to acquire. We also had the pleasure of calling upon Mr. Sewall Fisher, a near neighbor of Mr. Nicholson, where we saw a house about fifty feet long by twenty wide which was a great treat, as it contained a large number of new varieties, some of which would certainly have been on the market long ere this had they been in the hands of some other grower, but Mr. Fisher prefers now to test all of his seedlings four or more years before disposing of them. Among the most noticeable of his productions is a crimson, as good a flower as we have ever seen in this color, rapid grower, foliage somewhat like Scott, the only drawback as seen was its stem, which was a trifle weak. Crystal is a very good white, finely shaped flower and excellent habit in growth. There are also two other whites which show up well, one being of a dwarf habit with flower of fine texture and very large smooth roundlpetals. Mr. Fisher has also several promising scarlets but in our opinion a little off in color. It was hard to part with Mr. F. as a house contairi- ing principally seedlings has a great fasci- nation for every grower of carnations. Our next stop was at Coolidge Bros., South Sudbury, J. Butterfield, superinten- dent, where Mrs. Fisher is grown almost exclusively and it is done to perfection. Here were flowers that would measure three inches and the quantity of buds to the plant was something astonishing. He also has about five hundred plants, and such plants, simply immense, in fact the finest plants of this sort I ever saw and that is saying a great deal. Our trip was more for the purpose of visiting the carnation growers but as Waban Rose Conservatories were in the same route we called on Mr. Mont- gomery and the grower who goes within hailing distance of Boston and does not run out to Natick to visit this rose grow- ing plant misses one of the greatest sights on earth. A cleaner, more orderly range of houses is not to be found. Such Brides, Mermets, well we thought we had seen roses before. I was told last summer when in Boston that New York never saw the best Brides and I was inclined to think there was a little conceit in and around Boston, but that is all right, it was all truth; we acknowledge the fact. Charles H. Allen. Carnation Uncle John. No variety seems to have met with so much favor and disfavor, about equally divided, as the Uncle John, and of all the varieties sent out by us, of none have I formed such a high opinion combined with pleasure and satisfaction as this. At this time I have abenchof this variety that eclipses all my former efforts. Every new carnation has to break its way into public favor by its own merits, and when once thoroughly understood comes out victorious. Many a new plant has been shelved on account of its natural habits not being understood and conse- quently its culture more or less wrong. At our present time when so many vari- eties, good and worthless, make their appearance, one is inclined to grow sus- picious and look at all new things with disfavor, and at the least unfavorable results will throw the whole stock over- board without taking the trouble to ascertain as to the cause of failure. If we all would do the same we would go back- ward, not forward. Only by prying into nature's secrets, by rehearsing our treat- ment and making comparisons can we get light. In other words, we have to experiment. We are not ready enoughto take nature's hints and reason therefrom; we are apt to fit everybody's shoe over the same last; we are too much accus- tomed to our own methods, and want to bend nature's ways to our habit of grow- ing things. I will give my experience with this vari- ety. In the first place Uncle John is the strongest grower that has so far come under my hands, and an equally free bloomer. All the reports last fall show this: That everywhere -Uncle John has made the strongest plants, and this through a very dry summer. I repeat again through every dry summer. The seed plant was the largestof allmy batch of 1891 seedlings; it has since been the largest every year, and we have had dry summers for the last five years. Can we not take the hint nature has given us in regard to this variety? We will first consider its exceptional strong growth regardless of the dry atmosphere. The cry went up "Uncle John takes the rust; it is full of bacteria." It surely had no disease when growing in the open dry air, or else it would not have made such large plants. The disease made its appearance when the plants were brought into the moist houses_ iSg^. The American Florist. 491 THE VERY REV S. REYNOLDS HOLE. Have not Dr. Arthur, Prof. Bailey and others told us that spores of fungoid growth germinate quickest in a moist atmosphere, and to guard against keep- ing the plant wet? My success in grow- ing this variety, and others as well, is in heeding these hints and bringing them into practical use in the houses. When we house our plants we give them plenty of bench room. We planted ours a full foot apart each way, and already at this time they would require more room, having grown together so that by looking over them now no single plant can be distinguished. Its strong growth demands space, and fifteen inches would not be too much. Give a plant freedom in its growth, health and an abundance of perfect flowers will be the result. Crowd them and impair its growth, disease will find ready lodgement in a short time. When transplanting from the field we use more shading and less water. Before we commence to plant a house we apply a heavy clay wash on the glass. This makes the house cooler and we can use less water. If rainy weather should fol- low it will wash off the shading, and if it should take it off too soon it will pay to renew it if necessary. Then it can be washed ofT gradually so that the plants will not at once be exposed to the sun. This year for the first time we use the wire netting as described in No. 330 of the Am. Florist and find it a wonderful help to keep the plants in a healthy condition. Although grown together our Uncle John have between the rows on the ground an open space six inches high and six inches wide. This insures a good circulation of air when needed, and here we apply the water by pushing the hose across the bench. In this the netting is also a safe- guard to the plant. We never allow the foliage to get wet and only syringe when we want to apply the copper solution which we use every two or three weeks as a preventive. This fall I had a striking example with a bench of Albertini. Being sturdy upright growing plants I did not think it neces sary to use the wire netting. At the same time I was afraid of breaking or bruising the plants when pushing the hose through between the plants, so we watered over the plants whenever needed. Being nice sunny weather we supposed no harm would come from it, but once or twice too late watering in the day and once getting caught with cloudy weather fol- lowing right after, brought us a full crop of spot, the whole bench being affected. Two strong doses of copper and cleaning the plants set things to right again, but I lost a month's growth by thinking it "good enough" and "I guess it won't hurt." It has been proven that one variety is more subject to disease than another. I have had no experience with the rust, but I am convinced that the spot will always follow mistreatment and neglect. Audit seems strange to me that Uncle John, with its vigorous growth, shall be one of the first to fall a prey to disease. And still more strange it is to me that right in localities where they reported Uncle John the best and strongest grower the cry is now raised "Uncle John is a failure, we have to throw it out." The plea that this variety is not adapted to thelocality will not hold, for it would not make such a splendid summer growth if it were not. the the My experience has been that when I could not grow a variety it was a failure in its summer growth as well as through the winter, and in this way showed its entire inadaptability to the location. When soil and climate is suited through the summer, why should it be adverse in winter under glass when we have power to regulate. As I said before we do not study na- ture's workings close enough; we want to suit things more to our convenience and liking, and most times make sorry failures. When we are compelled to cope with disease we have to makeitas uncon- genial for it as possible and fight it. At the last meeting of the Carnation Society at Indianapolis the remark was made that we would have to grow vari- eties that will not be affected with the rust. An effort was made to find one that never was affected with the disease, but proved to be a failure. If free in one locality, it was found diseased in another. All I have said in regard to Uncle John will hold good with any other variety. At our place we give them all the same treatment, and if anyone will think it worth while to visit our houses he will be convinced of this; that, given the proper treatment, Uncle John is one of the most profitable varieties grown. Lafayette, Ind. Fred Dorner. New Carnation Names. The following have been registered with the committee of the American Carnation Society since the last report printed in the Florist: By H. Grout, Springfield, Mass: The Grout, scarlet. By Mrs. Chas. T. Starr, Avondale, Pa.: Lonesa , variegated pink on whiteground; Marie Starr, white; Chas. T. Starr, scar- let; Mrs. Chandler, red. By Taylor's Greenhouses, Dunkirk, N. Y.: Lake City, pure white regularly striped with deep pink. By W. R. Shelmire, Avondale, Pa.: Daisy Bell, white penciled with bright red markings. By W. J. Snow, Waterbury, Conn.: Agnes Snow, pink. By J. N. May, Summit, N. J.: Dean Hole, Maud Dean, Lily Dean, Lena Saling. By Edward Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa.: Jack Frost, white. By W. P. Simmons & Co., Geneva, 0.: Rose Queen, pink. By Thompson Bros., Kennett Square, Pa.: Lawrence Thompson, pink. By the Redondo Beach Co., Redondo, Beach, Cal.: Miss Donnellv, deep pink; James Corbet, coppery; Panchita, white striped carmine; Paloma, pink center, white edge; Airs. Sproule, carmine pink; Marina, light scarlet; Mrs. Childs, blush, striped pink; Chusco, cream, striped lilac; Dr. Pat zki, light pink, striped red; Arcadia, very light pink; Mary Shepherd, pure white; Casa Blanca, pure white; Los Angeles, pure white; Amado, pure white; Preciosa, pure white; Ida Feder, light pink, striped carmine; Souriza, white, striped and painted lilac; Encanto, light pink, edged blush; Conchita, light shell pink; Moreno, dark crimson; Gov. Mark- ham, white, shaded and penciled carmine; Dr. Marchand, yellow, striped red; Dr. Del Amo, white, striped and edged with crimson; Orifino, pure lemon yellow. Lancaster, Pa. " Albert M. Herr. The Very Rev. S. Reynolds Hole. England's greatest rosarian needs no introduction to the readers of the Ameri- can Florist. There is probably no man 492 The American Florist. Dec. 22, living whose name is more honored by florists and flower lovers the world over than the cheery, sympathetic, big-hearted author of "A Book about Roses" and "The Six of Spades." Dean Hole, who is now lecturing in America, is a man of most striking individuality, of command- ing presence and stalwart figure, and has been well termed a fine example of muscu- lar Christianity. In his addresses, as in his writings, he is earnest and fascinat- ing, his conversation bubbling over with delicious humor, and his face fairly radi- ant with kindly good nature. Next to the flowers themselves his most cherished companions are those who, like himself, love the fields and flowers, and he is never happier than when in the company of the gardeners and the florists. Few men there are who can look back over a long life so productive of good, so influential for purity. One life such as Dean Hole's is worth more to humanity than that of a thousand rigid theologians. We need more like him. \jf^ Roses Dymg Off. Can you tell me the cause of my roses dying oflF at the top when in full crop? I enclose a sample of the wood. The Bride, Mermet and Niphetos are most affected. Have had to cut the plants down nearly to the soil, and theold wood turns brown in places. The trouble began early in October. Reader. Ontario. Judging from the samples received and his description I believe the trouble has been caused by allowing the tem- perature to drop a little too low at the time time he names (beginning of October) ia conjunction with a little too much moisture. At that season of the year such cases as his have often happened, more often in past years than at the present time, as growers generally now understand the importance of watching the conditions carefully and avoiding such as would produce this trouble. On two or three occasions I have written articles warning growers that such trouble as this would very likely be the result if precaution was not used to avoid it and I am afraid many of your readers will think me very tiresome to keep repeating it so many times, but the present case and some others I have heard of this season can only be covered by doing so again. During the fall it often happens that the temperature outside is hardly cool enough to warrant making fires for the greenhouses, the inside thermometers not falling below 56°. Under these condi- tions a dew forms on the young foliage and in the early morning it is a beautiful sight to go through the houses and see from the edges of the leaves miniature sparkling pearls suspended. Under such conditions the wood becomes very soft and let these conditions be repeated for two or three nights in succession and the result will be that the next bright sunny morning a careful observer will see some of the youngest leaves begin to wilt as if the plant was wanting water. Should the sun remain bright for a few hours a large proportion of the young foliage will have the same appearance and in an incredibly short time they will begin falling ofi' and much of the young wood turn a dark color. I have seen the wood die back to the older growth in three or four days from the time it was first discovered. Of course it is much worse in some cases than others. Should there be any part of the house which from various causes has more moisture than any other here it will always be the worst. In many cases I have known the trouble to increase very materially by the person in charge thinking the wilting was caused by want of water and giving a syringing. This is as bad as taking a pneumonia patient and giving him a cold bath. If he sur- vives it he will be regarded as disease proof or else a confirmed invalid forever. The poor rose plant that survives the above treatment will be in about the same condition. To avoid this, as soon as the weather begins to feel the least bit like running the outside temperature down below 60°, start a little fire in the house, just enough to dry UD the surplus moisture and prevent the forming of dew on the plants. If this causes the temper- ature to rise too high leave on a little air at the top ventilators. This is equally applicable for spring as well as fall. This treatment is the only safeguard for plants that growing freely with the wood soft, such as it usually is in houses that are intended for grow- ing roses in fall and winter. Much of the danger from this trouble can be averted by keeping on air day and night as long as possible in the fall, thereby making the plants more robust and hardy, and if it is absolutely necessary to do without fires under such conditions as above, then hold the plants considerably drier, so as to make the wood moresolid, and above all avoid everything in the way of moisture in the house except in the morning and that only on bright days. Plants treated thus will not make so much growth but what they do make will be solid and when the fire heat is applied they will very quickly respond and give much finer flowers than those treated to too much heat and not enough air. Nature, the great and only true teacher, tells us this as it does many other things which should be of much more service to us than they are. John N. May. Twelve Varieties in one House. How shall I handle the following vari- eties of roses, all growing in the same house: Watteville, Sunset, Perle,Gontier, Bride, Bridesmaid, Wootton, Beauty, La France, Testout and Kaiserin. The house is 60x13, heated by hot water. Cleveland, O. Darby. Replying to above, would say that this is rather a difiicult question to answer satisfactorily, as the varieties he names are some of them of different classes, con- sequently require somewhat varied treat- ment to obtain the best results, but being all in the same house this is rather out of the question. As it is I should advise adopting the treatment most suitable for the largest number. Presuming that these are of the tea class, from the list given, give them the treatment most suit- able for this class, which would be an average night temperature of 56°, with 62° or 63° by day when cloudy, and on bright days begin putting on air as soon as the temperature reaches these figures, gradually increasing it as the thermome- ter rises till it gets to 76° or 78° with abundance of air on. As soon as the temperature begins to decline in the after- noon reduce in the same proportion. Water freely when the soil shows a little indication of getting on the dry side; syr- inge or hose the plants every fine day, but do not water again till the plants need it at the roots. Keep all insects off by fumigating or otherwise, and keep the plants tree of dead leaves and all weeds and rubbish from the soil. When the soil indicates that it is getting a little on the dry side give liberal waterings, and then let it go till the same conditions present themselves again; meantime syringe the plants freely every fine morning. By fol- lowing this treatment really fine flowers can be obtained of nearly all the varieties named by "Darby." Those that will not do so well with this treatment are Papa Gontier and Wootton, which really re- quire a somewhat cooler treatment to get them in perfection. American Beauty also requires a somewhat graded treat- ment from above to do it justice. Fur- thermore its habit of growth makes it unsuitable to grow mixed up with so many others, and while La France and Mme. Testout can be grown in the same house with teas it is not advisable to place them there if it can be avoided, for while the system of treatment is the same for both classes in the main, yet there are little items in their treatment which differ and though small in themselves yet of vital importance to the plants. Far better to confine the varieties to oneclass and take the very best varieties at that; grow these really well, and there will be much more satisfaction with them, and the number of flowers obtained during the season will be much greater than when so many vari- eties are grown together in one small house. The general laws governing plant life are in many respects identical with that of the animal kingdom. The maintactors conducive to the health of both are clean- liness, fresh air, plain wholesome food, taken as required only, and for the bal- ance good plain common sense will sup- ply it if only applied; at least such has been the experience of John N. May. Rose Growmg in Denver. We present herewith an engraving from a photograph ol a house of Bridesmaid roses at the establishment of the estab- lishment of the Colfax Floral Co., of Den- ver, Col. The photograph was sent us by Mr. Elijah A. Wood, who says it is forwarded to show what is being done in rose culture in the far western country where it has always been claimed that it was impossible to grow roses with more than six inches of stem. The house illus- trated certainly shows afine lot of plants in excellent condition, and is a good ex- ample of progress in the Colorado capital. Orchids for Christmas. Among Christmas orchids, calanthes and the varieties of Cypripedium insigne will occur to all. Dendrobium Ains- worthii can well be depended upon if enough stock is carried. It is as easy or easier to increase than nobile. D. Schro- derianum and the allied D. bigibbum are iSg4- The American Florist. 493 A DENVER ROSE HOUSE. the most durable in flower of all orchids. I have had bigibbum keep in good con- dition on the plant from November till March. The phalaenopsis, such as amabilis, etc., often flower at Christmas, they endure fairly on the plant, but are next to use- less as cut flowers, so fugitive are they. Saccolabium giganteum on the other hand will keep a week or more, and in the better varieties is a superb flower, with a most delicious fragrance. Cattleyas Percivalliana and Trianseare the reliance for Christmas. Lalia anceps and L. anceps alba both flower in the early varieties especially if freshly im- ported. Some trouble was often had with the latter, from its susceptibility to damage in transit. The importations arriving when first discovered mostly lost their dormant buds. It is one of the latest growers, and needs the heat kept up well at the end of the season. It is a splendid thing when well done. Lycaste Skinnerii, and also Oncidium Lanceanum can both be managed for Christmas. To my mind the latter plant is far ahead of any cypripedium, and being so easy to grow and increase, it is strange, seeing it often blooms twice a year, to find it neglected. It will not stand any "cool treatment" nonsense however. Odontoglossum pulchellum majus if you can get it in good varieties is a gem. It is sure to bloom and grow twice a year and can be divided and grown as readily as a lycaste. Such orchids as this odon- toglot, which expect to grow after flow- ering in midwinter, should have a grow- ing temperature given them by those who desire to flower them, and house of what- ever size distinct from the general collec- tion, which is now very largely at rest. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Cypripedium H. Ballantine. This pretty hybrid is one of the Fairie- num crosses, the result of crossing C. purpuratum with C. Fairieanum, and was first raised by Mr. Seden at Veitch's. The year following we flowered about one-half dozen plants of the same hybrid, which we raised here. Some of these were more beautiful than the original sent here by Messrs. Veitch. The plant is of dwarf habit, leaves about five inches in length and about one inch wide, light green and faintly tessel- ated, varying in some plants. Flower scape nine inches long, dorsal sepal one and one-half inches broad, the same in depth, white ground, green at the base, with blackish purple longitudinal lines up the center, the side lines beautifully reticulated with vinous purple. The petals two inches long by three-quarters of an inch broad, drooping gracefully, upper half pale green at the base gradu- ally shading to vinous purple, the basal half white shading to purple; the upper portion heavily margined with deep pur- ple and undulated, the lower portion margined light purple and beautifully ciliated. The surface of petals three parts their length from base are densely and regularly punctated with minute blackish purple spots. Staminode light purple. reticulated green. The infolding lobes of pouch rich vinous purple densely spotted; upper surface vinous purple, lower and front portion light green heavily veined. This is probably the prettiest of the Fairieanum crosses so far raised, and each year it becomes stronger and more beau- tifully marked, while some complaints have been made about difficulty in its culture owing to its parentage. We grow the plants in shallow pans, also small baskets, in about equal parts of fibrous peat or fern roots and good fresh sphag- num and keep them suspended from the roof at the warmest end of our cattleya house about ten inches from the glass and they grow and flower finely. Our other Fairieanum crosses are C. vexillarium, C. Juno, C. Niobe, C. Edwardi, C. Arthurianum, C. Arthuria- num pulchellum and a new hybrid we have raised and now flowered for the first time, a tonso-Fairieanum cross and we propose to name it Mrs. F. L. Ames. Wm. Robinson. North Easton, Mass. Foreign Notes. In the rose analysis for 1894, published in the London Journal of Horticulture, which gives, in tabulated form, the rank of many roses, calculated from their stand- ing at the various shows, we find, at the head of the hybrids Mrs. John Laing, a position it surely deserves. Mme. Gabriel Luizet follows it, while Her Majesty is seventh. Our old friend the Jacq is twenty-first. Magna Charta occupies a 494 The American Florist. Dec. 22. very low place, being sixty-first. Among the teas and Noisettes Catherine Mermen is first, The Bride third; Mme. Hoste is sixteenth. Meteor, which would rank high among American favorites, does not appear at all. New York. Cut flower trade during the past week has been generally satisfactory, there being no over-production of anything, excepting violets; of these there have been more than the market would take at the prices asked, viz., $1.50 to $1.75 per hun- dred for the best quality. We have always believed it to be a mistake to encourage such an advance in price of violets, as has been the case early in the season for the past few years in New York. Perhaps it can not be helped, as the demand for a short time is far in excess of the suoply, but it certainly has an injurious effect upon the mid-winter demand and sale for violets. There has been stock carried over in retail and wholesale establishments almost every day recently, and these have necessarily been sold at a very low price eventually, as no flower deteriorates so rapidly as the violet. It follows, also, that the growers in the present slack time are not picking their full production, but are holding them for the holidays, and the indications are that of violets at least the supply for Christmas and New Years will be fully up to, if it doesnot far exceed, the demand. Roses have not been plentiful, and the indications all point tofull holiday figures on all varieties of roses, where the quality is sufficiently good. Many of those that are coming in at present show that soft- ness of texture which tells the story all too plainly of their having been kept stored away as long as they would stand it. Meteors are coming in quite abund- antl3', and of good quality. This rose will probably be in as good supply as any variety in the market for the holidays. American Beauties sell well, and the best specimens have been bringing $10 per dozen, with prospects of a considerable rise in a few days. Of carnations there is a fair crop for present demands, and with prospects of an abundant supply for the holidays. There is considerable said about crops being off just uow, and there are many predictions of a short production for the holidays, but unless the weather should be very severe until then it will undoubt- edly be found that there will be flowers enough for all. The talk of short cutdoes not have the effect which it had a few years ago, and the general impression among those in a good position to judge is that there will be plenty of everything to go around. The dealers report plenty of queries about prices from out of town, but shipping orders do not seem to mate- rialize as yet. It is encouraging to know that the daily papers have considerable to say about the re-introduction of corsage bouquets and hand bouquets in fashion- able circles. How much truth there may be in these accounts remains to be seen, but if the correspondentsof the metropol- itan journals are to be believed hand bou- quets are destined to form a large factor in the florists' trade during the fashion- able season now approaching. We have been admonished through the columns of all the daily papers that hereafter the acceptable title for a gentleman's floral adornment is to be "coat flower" instead of "boutonniere," this latter word hav- ing been disqualified in fashionable cir- cles. Retail florists who are supposed "lo know it all" will please take warning. Messrs. Eugene Dailledouze and C. H. Allen have just returned trom a trip to Boston and are very enthusiastic over the prospects for the convention of the Carnation Society, which is to be held there next February. They predict that the exhibition to be held in conneition with this convention will be the finest thing of the kind ever seen in this coun- try, and it is expected th^t there will be a large attendance from New York City. There was a big smashup at the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge one day recently, when a wagon load of flowers and plants intended for Siebrecht & Wad- ley, and driven by John Meikley, came in contact with an express wagon, the result being an almost total destruction of the contents and the very serious injury to both drivers. Mr. Meikley received a lacerated wound of the scalp and a frac- ture of the ankle. Mrs. Henry Siebrecht Jr., whose un- timely death was recorded in our last issue, was buried from the residence of her parents at Plainfield, N. J., on Thurs- day, December 13, the interment being in the family vault at Hillside Cemetery. There were a great many floral tributes beautifully arranged. Later reports up to noon of Thursday show a tremendous overstock of flowers in market owing in part to brijht sunny weather prevailing for past few days. Business is at a standstill and good roses can be bought as low as $30 per thousand to day (December 20). The glut of vio- lets is unprecedented; $5 to $7.50 per thousand is outside price on them, and all other stock is in a proportionately bad condition. Boston. There is a decided scarcity of roses of the better grades, and prices have stif- fened up sharply during the past few days. There is a call for everything that comes into the market daily, with the exception possibly of violets, of which there is a full supply. Of large roses there are but few. George Wilson is in with Magna Charta in good quality, and the blooms, of which he gets eight or ten dozen a day, sell at sight for $6 a dozen. For American Beauties Peter Ball is the only resource of any extent, and he is sold out long before you get to him. Many of the retailers have been getting their Beauties trom New York, but even that market is short at present on the quality of goods wanted, and there is consequently hunger abroad in the land. Mermets are losing ground fast. Mr. Mongomery is authority for the statement that a short stemmed Brides- maid will bring a better price in this mar- ket than a long stemmed Mermet, and this about states the case. Bridesmaid and Bride of superior quality are worth $2 per dozen now a week before Christ- mas and will no doubt bring $3 at that time. Carnations are holding on well. Nich- olson, Daybreak and Scott bring $3 per hundred and Buttercup, of which John D. Twombly is the most successful grower, sells for $5 and $6, with advance holiday contracts at $8. The carnation men were glad to greet Mr. Dailledouze and Mr. Allen as the rep- resentatives of the American Carnation Society on their visit to Boston last week, and there is not the least doubt that the meeting of that organization in Boston next February will have the enthusiastic support of the local growers of the divine flower. One of the growers here of whom we hear but little because most of his goods are disposed of at retail to local custom- ers is W. A. Bock of North Cambridge. Nicholson and Scott are particularly fine at Mr. Bock's, also Helen Keller and Grace Wilder, although the latter at its best cuts a poor figure alongside the Scott. Palms, azaleas and lilies are all looking well here. Mr. Bock's place was visited by the Carnation Society repre- fentatives, and they received a most cor- dial welcome. The wholesalers are pressed to their utmost to keep up with the demand for holly. Mistletoe is selling rather slowly as usual. Sprays of Daphne odora with stems two feet in length were exhibited at Hor- ticultural Hall last Saturdav by George McWilliam. Philadelphia. The wretched weather of the early oart of the week interfered considerably with transient trade, but there seemed to be enough demand to use up nearly all the stock at good prices. All roses sell well with the exception of Brides and Perles, which seem to lag a little, probably be- cause every grower has a few and some a good many of these useful varieties. Mme. Testout is becoming quite a fav- orite with customers anti if that weak stem could only be remedied it would move up into the first class. A new rose is makingits appearance; it resembles the Meteor and costs tfce same, but it doesn't sell. Nearly every fifty or one hundred Meteors contains from one to two dozen "bullheads" which appear fairly good in bud but which never develop. Growing and handling cut flowers is a precarious business; the dealer may not sell all his stock but he does not ask the grower to help him bear his loss, and the grower should not attempt to saddle his poor and imperfect stock on the dealer along with his good and charged up at the same price. Every hundred flowers that are charged should be salable; this will apply to violets, carnations, and other similar flowers that are sold by the bunch of so many of a kind. Swainsona seems to be in demand and sells well; one grower is asking $10 per hundred sprays. We should imagine it would pay handsomely at these figures. The palm men all report a rushing busi- ness. Some say they have never had a better season. Ferns are scarce, that is good ones; there is quite an assortment of varieties, but the hardy house varieties are now small and it takes quite a num- ber to make a fern dish look respectable. The usual instructions on leaving the fernery to be filled are: "Don't put any maidenhair in it. I want hardy plants that I can't kill," and very often it has to be sent for and repaired after a few days' trial at the florist's expensein order to keep peace with his customer. George Anderson has erected an office and cellar beneath, in which are to be kept his daily cut of flowers; this addition to his storage capacity was completed about two weeks ago, just in time for the holiday season. The December meeting of the Penna. Horticultural Society was held in the Drawing Room, 12th street below Chest- nut. From all points ofview it was a great advance on any previous monthly gather- ing of the society for a very long time. There was an exhibition of choice new carnations and roses, among them being vases of fine flowers from Mr. J. N. May of Lena Saling, Dean Hole and Maud Dean. From the Cottage Gardens were i8g4- The American Florist. 495 Meteor, Bridesmaid, and Mme. Albertini. I. N. Passmore of Oxford sent Yellow Jacket and some fine seedlings. W. R. Shelmire of West Grove sent Eldorado, and Princess Bonnie. Mvers & Santman exhibited Delia Fox, and Edward Swayne of Kennett a large seedling. Mr. May also brought some fine specimens of his new rose Mrs. T- P- Morgan, some o( the blossoms being as large as Beaiities, also a vase of Mrs. Whitney. Mr. H. A. Sie- brecht staged a vase of his new rose Belle Siebrecht. D. T.Connor of Lansdowne had a vase of Bon Silene by way of comparison. The platform was prettily decorated with the plants and cut flowers used by Messrs. Lonsdale and Craig in illustrat- ing their remarks. An areca that had been grown in a dwelling for five years was an interesting exhibit and looked fully as well as its greenhouse neighbor. Mr. Lonsdale in describing flower and their arrangement during the past fifteen years made some very good points and showd conclusively that modern tastes and methods were a great advance over those of the daysof the camellia. Camel- lias, stevia and the poinsettia, with a few other small flowers used to be the florists stock in trade, and then such arrange- ments as this were the fashionable crea- tion, and he held up a pyramid bouquet with a calla in the center and a broad paper on the bottom, composed of camel- lias, sweet alyssum, abutilons and simi- lar flowers. From these he passed by easy stages up to the favorites of today and wound up with a short description of the best known orchids. His remarks were very interesting and much appre- ciated by the audience. Mr. Craig took up the subject of plants and exhibited them in tbe following order, giving a short description of each kind and the treatment it should receive in the house: Rhapis flabelliformis and R. humilis. Phoenix rupicola, aspidistra, Pandanus utilis, Kentia Forsteriana and Belmoreana, Ficus elastica, Areca lutes- cens, araucarias and dicksonia. He recommended amateurs to try Cypripe- dium insigne as an orchid they could grow in the house. His description of the various plants and their methods of culture, was very complete and was listened to with marked attention. The occasion was one that will long be re- membered by those present. The foUowinggentlemen were elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, Clarence H. Clark; vice-presidents, Robert Craig, Dr. J. E. Mears, John Burton, C. H. Miller; treasurer, Thos. Cartledge; secretary, D. D. L. Farson. K. Westerly, R. I. A range of thirty-one green houses, cov- ering some 50,000 square feet of ground, most of them of modern construction, with extensive steam-heating apparatus, together with frames, sheds, barns and other outbuildings, and here, there and everywhere in a dozen places at once an alert tireless man full of energy and push, yet always kindly and courteous — this is what one finds who visits S. J. Reuter's establishment at Westerly. And this big concern represents the (ruits of just four- teen years of steady application and un- tiring industry, an achievement in which Mr. Reuter's winsome cheery little help- meet has borne a full share. The establishment includes a complete equipment of machinery for turning out all the woodwork of a greenhouse, the cypress lumber being brought here in the rough and all the work of fitting and construction being done on the place. Two 50 horse power steam boilers and two smaller ones supply heat, the flow pipes being overhead and the returns un- der the benches with a large condensa- tion tank and steam pump for forcing tbe water back to the boilers and accel- erating circulation. Six of the older houses are to be torn down the coming season and replaced bv five new ones built on a modified "short slope to the south system," and still further additions are contemolated in the near future. Westerly "with its 8,000 or 10,000 pop- ulation does not count for much in the consumption of the product of such a large concern. During the summer much of It goes to Watch Hill, the neighboring seaside resort, where Mrs. Reuter man- ages a retail store, and for the balance of the year, the stock goes to the Provi- dence and Boston wholesale markets, where it has a reputation for high qual- Carnations are a leading crop here. Many of the houses are devoted exclu- sively to Daybreak and Tidal Wave, the latter being confined to the side benches, where its dwarf growing habit makes it most available. Rust is very prevalent this year, all varieties with the exception of Wm. Scott being more or less affected by it. The plants while very fine when taken from the field have not done much until now, when having got their fine roots well developed they are beginning to start ahead and will, Mr. Reuter be- lieves, quickly grow out of the rust. A good many McGowans are grown but Silver Spray is considered the best white. Grace Wilder is unsatisfactory and will be discarded after this season. Edna Craig does much better than last year but with Scott doing so grandly, there is not much room for this variety. Thos. Cartledge has "spot" badly; it is the only variety affected with this trouble. A carnation grown quite largely here which is almost unknown among grow- ers, is Col. Wilder, a scarlet and crim- son variegated of robust growth and well formed handsome flower. Butter- cup and Baron Rothschild look grand; these have been in the house all summer, having been planted out in spring on the bench where they were to remain. Uncle John and The Stuart have proved very unsatisfactory. Mr. Reuter's method of supporting the carnations is wooden stakes between the plants connected by loops of twine which enclose the plants loosely, the stakes being steadied at the top by stout wires running lengthwise of the house. In roses one of the leading varieties is Perle, which shows no inclinatian to pro- duce "bullheads " here. Meteor is also very fine. Testout and Augusta Victoria do poorly. One bench of Testout where hot pipes are directly underneath looks much better than the rest, which leads M--. Reuter to think that thebottomheat is a necessity with this rose. Watteville is one of his favorite varieties especially for summer. He finds that the burning of the edges of the petals of this rose in summer which growers generally com- plain of is completely obviated by copi- ous syringing several times a day during hot weather and with this treatment no shading whatever is required. dent, E. P. Chapin; vice-presidents, Clark W. Bryan, P. Hale Smith and George S. Lewis; treasurer, George R. Bond; secre- tary, W. F. Gale; directors, J. D. Cadle of Westfield; E. H. Howland of Holyoke, Rev. W. T, Hutchins of Indian Orchard, Lin'wood Morgan of Longmeadow, Dex- ter Snow of Cbicopee, A. M. Spangler of Mittineague and John W. Adams, F. Merritt, Alden, Gurdon Bill, F.R. Belden, J. C. Lutz, H. C. Rowley, Edwin Dickin- son, T- H. Hendricks, H. C. Hamilton, J. S. Kirkham, A. Millez, C. R. Miller, George Phelos, L. D. Robinson, E. W. Shattuck, C. L. Simmons, James E. Tower and A. P. Wade of Springfield. Springfield will have at least three flower shows next year, that number having already been arranged by the Hampden County society. Although the number is several short of this year's ex- hibitions the society plans to have each of the three sufficiently large to fully make up for the decrease. The premium lists will be made considerably larger this year and by so doing the society ex- pects to attract exhibitors from a dis- tance. The first show will be held injuly and will be devoted principally to sweet pea collections. In September there will Idc a fruit and general flower exhibit and last but not least will come the chrysan- themum show. A. N. Pierson of Cromwell, Ct., has been invited to give atalk onroses before the Amateur horticultural society some time in January. F.J.W. Washington. Mr. Wm. W. Edgar and bride of Wav- erly, Mass., who were trying to do Wash- ington in two days, looked in upon us a few days ago. The cut flower trade picked up wonder- fully the past week, notwithstanding the dull weather which lessened the supply of blooms. The demand far exceeded the supply. The indications at present point to a good holiday trade. Roses are still very scarce and of a very inferior quality. The demand for blooming plants is on the increase and the florists look for a good trade for that class of plants during the holidays. The sale of decorative plants is still very slow. There are a few calls for araucarias, and plants in 5 and 6 inch pots bring $3 each. Cyclamens in 6inch pots are bringing $1 each; the demand for them last week was fairly good. Azaleas in 6 and 7-inch pots, well set with flow- ers, are selling very well for $3 each. Ardisias well filled with fruit are bringing a good price and are in demand. The Otaheite orange is quite the rage and is selling well for from $2 to $5 each, ac- cording to the number of oranges on the plant. Mr. Edwin A. Seidewilz of Annapolis, Md., paid us a flying visit last Saturday. He savs trade is fairly good in Baltimore. Reynolds. Springfield, Mass. Christmas trees will be more exten- sively handled by Springfield florists this year than ever before. The Hampden County Horticultural Society held its annual meeting last week and elected the following officers: Presi- St. Paul, Minn. Continued dark, cloudy weather has made the cut short and the quality poor, consequently good flowers are scarce and command good prices. This week, however settled weather prevails and the hearts of the growers rfjoice as Christmas flowers will be more plentiful while prices will be fairly high. From present appearances there will not be enough to go round, though the exorbi- tant prices named in the east will not prevail here. Christmas greens are quite plentiful. Holly is in good supply though the qual- 496 The American Florist. Dec. 22. ity is hardly up to the average of former years. Lycopodium is rather scarce at present. There was anabundaneeoffered early in the season, but just now when everybody wants it it seems to have flown away. The Society of Minnesota Florists met at the West Hotel, Minnea- polis, December 8. A goodly number were in attendance and the evening was most profitably spent. The feature of theeven- ing was a oaper by Louis Wilde on ven- tilation. The speaker handled his subject thoroughly and in a scientiBc manner. The society will meet in St. Paul next month. These meetings are proving very beneficial to florists in every way and we are pleased to note the increased interest shown in them. It indicates that Minne- sota florists are not to be left behind by other states. Recent visitors: H. A. Johns, of Sioux City; J. M. Kimberlin & Son, of Santa Clara, Cal.; E. V. Hallock and C. P. Braslan. Clarinne Bros, and Chris Hansen are still cutting some good "mums." While the quality is not extra they will come in very handy for the Christmas trade Felix. Astilbe Japonica. The following question is referred to me from "E. D. K.": "When should astilbe be potted for Easter sales, and how long does it require to bloom in a temperature of 50° to 60°?" Astilbe Japonica is the easiest to force of all our herbaceous roots or bulbs, and if good clumps are procured a failure is seldom heard of. When received in Novem- ber they should be potted, as soon as time will admit, into 5, 6, 7 or 8-inch pots, as the size of the clump requires. Sometimes they are very dry when un- packed and I always throw them into a tub of water for a few minutes. I have seen some florists leave them in the cases till they potted them in January, but I don't believe in this method. After they are potted put them out of doors and cover with a few inches of leaves or litter. They are the hardiest of hardy plants; any amount of freezing will do them no harm. After the rush of New Year's is OTcr bring them into the houses. A tem- perature of 50° will do finely to start them. Last year Easter was very early (March 25). I brought them in about January 7, and had them almost too early. I would say that in a night tem- perature of 50° they would take 12 weeks to be in flower; in 60° at night about 9 weeks. Their flowering time can be regulated by the temperature you give them, but it is safe to say bring them in very early in the new year. Any light soil will do for astilbe. It is water they need and in copiousquantities. Florists usually crowd them into pots that will just admit the clump and noth- ing to spare, and as they make great roots filling the pot, vou must never let them get dry. The growers for Covent Garden market stand the pots in long shallow tight boxes and keep liquid manure in the boxes all the time for the last month of their growth. There is no doubt this would produce avery superior plant but the price we get for them (50 to 75 cents for a 6-inch pot) would hardly warrant that. One more item in their culture. Beware of tobacco smoke. They don't need it or any other antipest, and what is more they won't endure it. 1 have seen the young leaves on more than one lot of astilbe shrivelled up and ruined simplv by fumigating. W. ScoTT. Electric Light in Greenhouses. For many years I have hunted snails and other pests of the greenhouse by candle light or by coal oil lamp. Have had the drippings of one and the annoyance of the other light to hinder me in hunting out the"night marauders," and although the electric light was in the neighborhood of my greenhouses it never occurred to me that in the matter of artificial light I could improve on the old ways. But in a lucky moment I resolved to put in all the housesincandescentelectriclights. There- suit has been so thoroughly satisfactory in every way that I must mention it. I have had every house fitted up with these lights and I find that any work, either of cut- ting flowers for an order in an emergency or hunting for these "night marauders," has ceased to have any terrors for myself or the help. A peculiarity of the electric light is that colors do not change and it is easy to separate yellows from whites or pinks, which was hard to do in the old way. The snails and other pests are more easily detected than by any other light. By having the switches or cut-oiFs properly arranged there need be no more lights in use than are necessary, reducing the expenses down to the minimum. By having, as I have, a light on flexible wire attached to a rod a light can be attached by means of an adjustable socket to any uurner so you can look into any dark cor- ner with perfect safety for leaks in the pipes, for a clogged up flue, or use it for any of the many purposes of a portable light with freedom from danger of fire. There are many reasons of practicable use besides the comfort that it causes me to wonder why I did not think of it before. There must be many of your readers to whom the use of electric light is feasible and to them I would recommend with confidence the best thing I have done yet for my own comfort or for the conveni- ence of those in my employ. Springfield, III. Chas. E. Hay. Foreign Notes. Dracaina Godseffiana is a new and dis- tinct species from Lagos, West Africa. It belongs to the same class as D. inter- ruptaand camerooniana, and is of slender habit, leaves often produced three in a whorl, bright green spotted with white. Scutellaria formosanais a pretty labiate plant from Formosa, recently introduced. It is closely allied to S. javanica, and has bright shining green leaves, paler and often stained with purple beneath. The flowers are violet blue, throat white, tinged with green. It is a stove plant, and makes a very pretty specimen. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rat« of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED-Byynunsman.BlnBle: well O experienced In roBes. carnations, mums. Adtiress Ja.mes Hook, care Ed. Woenrle. Jli; VVrlKht St., Milwaukee, Wis. SITUATION WANTBD-In a larse commercial es- tHblluhment ns lo eman. First-class references. Accustomed to runnlnti a Inrpe plant. Address C. WALTON, Clifton, Ky. SITUATION WANTKI)-By an e.vperlenced chrys- anthemum Krowor who understands his business. Good references Klven. Address Mr.M (iitowKit, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTH;|)-As foreman. Have the very hiKhest testimonials as a prower of roses and cut flowers: am steady, sober and enerjietlc. Address A C. care Anchoratje Uo^e Co., Anchoratje, Ky. SITUATION WANTKI)-By a second niiin. commer- cial or private place Well ox[MT).Tici.ii also In landscape ManlenlnK. Wukcm moderah-. Best refer- ences. F li U, l.^j.5 Harrison Ave., Itustim. Mass. SITUATION WANTKI)-By a single man, II years' O e.vperlcncelnKniwlnKroses and chrysanthemums; steady and sober; capable of taking charge of com- mercial or wholesale place. M, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By young man; 9 years' ex- perience In growing roses, carnations, mums and general stock, as foreman or first assistant. Address T II, care Charles Zepnlch, Bay View Station. Milwaukee, Wis. SITUATION WANTED-FIorlste. wholesale and re- tall, have you. or can you recommend me to a va- cancy for end of Jan., '95: 12 years horticultural expe- rience: energetic: good address: character unimpeach- able; English. Address .1. care W. Miller. 584 Columbus Ave.. New York. SITUATION WANTED-By well posted and Indus- trious young florist, to grow roses, carnations, mums, bulb stuff and general stock In retail place. West or southwest preferred. Also for strong, nandy assistant with 18 months' experience. For particulars address S E. care American Florist. Chicago. WANTED— Second-hand pipe. I to 3-lnch. Vexes Greenhouses, Cotineaut, Ohio. WANTED— A flrstHjlass rose grower for large com- mercial greenhouses In suburb of Chicago. A Chicago man preferred. Q. care Am. Florist. WANTED— PARTNER— Capable young man with »1,2II0 to S1.600 cash. Good opening. Within ISO miles of Chicago. Business, care Am. Florist. WANTED— Cut flower arranger to take charge of a cut flower department. Must be a fairly good maker-up. quick and energetic. Write, giving experi- ence, references and wages wanted, and when can commence work, to Samuel L. Marshell. Perm. Ave. near Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa. OR SALE CHE AP— Large second-hand florist's Ice Box, value about $75. Vauqhan's Seed Store, 88 State Street, Chicago. F FOR SALE CHEAP— Klorlst busineee. JdOOO a year. In Pueblo, Colorado. Beet trade in the city. Ap- ply to Pueblo Floral Co.. 325 W. yih St., Pueolo, Colo. IilOK SALE— Dean combined steam boiler and pump, ' 4-hor8e power, IJ^-lnch suction. IJ-^-lnch discharge pipe; good repair. Cost new S3tX); prlceJl.'iO. Write for particulars. C. E. Allen. Brattleboro. Vt. FOR SALE— A well established florist buplness. on one of the best streets In Philadelphia; fine lart;e store, and Rreenhouse attached containing SOU feei of glass, well stocked. Address Theu. miller. 2U28 Columbia Ave., Philadelphia. FOR SALE— Having recently inherited some prop- erty In the Old Country which necessltatta my going over there, I offer my entire business for sale, consisting of So.OOU to 4ii,0()0 square feet of glass, with large house and store, fully stocked with roses, carna- tions, violets, palms, and general stock, together with a fine catalogue seed trade, spring bedding, fall bulb and cut flower trade. This Is a grand opportunity (or a party with capital, or to form a stock company, as there Is plenty of scope to develop an immense home trade. For further parliculars Inquire of Thos. T. Holtcin. S4 South St.. Morrlstown, N. J. MORTGAGEE SALE. By virtue of Chattel mortgage duly recorded I will offer at public auction on Friday, December 28. 180J. or will receive private bids before that date, on all the plants, building, fixtures and leasehold Interests of the property r>332 to tiXiS Stony Island Ave.. Cblcag-i, lately occupied by the World s Fair Floral Co., Includ- ing a large number of blooming chrysanthemums, cactus, palms and orange trees, formerly on e.\hlbltlon at the World's Fair In .Jackson Park. This Is the best location In the city, and an opportunity for a florist. M. E. WILI^IAMS, Mortgag:ee. IN pursuance of an order made by Hon. Roger A. Prvor. one of the Justlcesof the Court of Common Pleas'for the Cltv and County of New York, notice Is hereby given to all creditors and persons having claims aealnst Theodore Pab^t. lately doing business In the City of New York underthenaoieof Theodore PabstA Co . to present their claims, with the vouchers there- for, dulv verified, to the subscriber, the duly appolned asslgneeof the said Theodore Pabst, for the beneflt of his creditors, at his place of transictlng bualness. No. 2MU Broadway, in the City of New York, on or before the 18th day of February. 1895. Dated New York, November 28th, 1894. EDW. MiEHLlNG. LORENZ ZELLER, Attornej for Assignee, Assignee. 2.S0 Broadway. N. Y. City. Booking Orders NOW WILLIAM SCOTT, Per 100 Per 1000 $3.00 $25.00 Strong HEAI.THV plants FROM THE SOIL, for early SPRING DELIVERY. UDO CICUCD ^°i^ Summer Blooming' IllnOi rionLni Ready now. Per 100, $2.00. Per 1000, $15.00. Send for price list of olher NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS. FISHER & AIRD, Norfolk Co. ELLIS, MASS. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g4- The American Florist. 49T 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 fnll page illuHtrnted advertisement of above in American Florist Uecember 1st and Kth. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. L GHITTY, .-^. PATERSON, 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 varleBa- ' ^= ted flower of large size: and DAISY BELL— A white, varleEated similar to Chester Pride, but very much Iar^:er flower. ADDRESS Send for general price list of both Carnations and Cole as. W. R. SHELMIRE, AVON DALE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carnations our Specialty FRED. DORNER &. SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds' for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Noveltiesand Standard soils in season. The Pines. KENNETT SQUARE, Chester Co.. PA. ROSES. ROSES. I Superior forcing stock. Strong field-grown. Budded lo^v 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 saj'S: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world " 'The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— (Cm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid Assortment of leading varieties. Also Extra tine stock of Jollo«ing 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 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 & HflRRISGN 60.. FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. CARNATIONS Any way you want them, direct from the sand or as trans- planted plants. Varieties that PAY to grow, and Cuttings or Plants that WILL grow. Better write to me, I'll do mv share toward giving you good value for your money. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. OPHELIA. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best seedling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at 810.00 per lUO; J80.00 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 CAIHPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at 82.00 per 100; 81,5,00 per lOOO. EDW,SWAYNE,Kennett Square, Pa. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready January 1st. Positively no Rust. Send for Price List. P, O. Box 22(1. KENNETT SIJIIAKE. PA. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cutiings. Young Plants. Field-Grown Plants in season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven. Mich. Some Fine New Roses. NEW CLIMBING POLYANTHA, CRIMSON RAMBLER. the best Novelty of the season. 825.00 per 100; 83..50 per 12. NEW FORCING TEA. a rival of Bridesmaid. MAMAN COCHET. excellent lor forcing as well as bed- ding. $10 00 per 100; $1.50 per 12. 50,000 YOUNG ROSES, strong 2-inch pot plants now ready. 820.00 per 1000; 82.50 per 100; our selection. See Am. Klorist Dec. 1 for price of large Roses and from open ground. wini ETC Mar e Louise f 2inch pot plants well in VIOLEI!. ;,,anley Whitel bud, 83 00 per 100. .^"For anything in the Florists line, Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVILLE, KY. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER. Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J, clean, healthy stock, MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WAHEVILLE. Strong plants, from ;l-lnch pots. J5 per 100. BRIDESMAIDS. METEORS. Strong plants. 3-lnch pots, ft) per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. f* v/^^ III L]"^"^"^'" Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 2Jlb8 f2,li0. Bellows. B. 60. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the tlurlst, bluomlriN: freely and kIvIuk plenty of cuttings f<'r propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOUO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. \VESTERN FLORISTS. Carnation Cuttings. Rooted Cuttings now ready, and orders booked for immedialeor later delive[ y. Stock clean and strong. Daybreak, Uncle John. The Stuart, McGowan. Dorner and other leaders. Write for prices. Cut SmllMX for Xmas, 15c. H string. CHAPIN BROS., )6th & D Sts.. Lincoln, Neb. Mention American Florist, 498 The American Florist Dec. 22, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 51.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American FLOKIST is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by Wednesday to se- cure insertion in the issue lor the following Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. New York. Ferdinand B. Wenderoth, for many years with Ed. Jansen, has mysteriously disappeared. He left his home in Brook- lyn last Monday morning for his place of business as usual, and an acquaintance accompanied him to the corner of 6th avenue and 23d street, this city, and from that point every trace is missing. All his private affairs, as vpell as business matters, being apparently in good order no cause for the disappearance can be advanced. We are advised by Mr. Rieman that the correct spelling of the name of the chrysanthemum named for him is Henry W. Rieman, and not Reimen, as we had it in a recent issue. Also that the variety originated with him and was sold bvhim to Messrs. Hill & Co. Bulbs for Easter Flowers. — "A" will find answers to his questions in Mr. Scott's seasonable hints in our issue of March 1, 1894. The same matters are touched upon in our issues of January 25, 1894, and September 21, 1893. PierreAuguste Oger, the well known rosarian, died at Caen, France, October 5, in the 79th year of his age. M. Oger originated a number of varieties, the best known being Mme. Pierre Oger (Bour- bon) sent out in 1878. He was actively engaged in horticulture up to his death, and was greatlv esteemed by his associ- ates. He leaves a widow and family. DAN'L B. LONG, WnOLESflLE GUT FIOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIALTIES: Florists* Supplies, Wire Deaigrna, Bulba, Lonis^'a Florists FhotogT-aphs. CatalOKUCB. Liete. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies l^OZ PINE STREET, (Saccessor to ELLISON & KUEHN), •5ff^ WH O LES A LE ^S*^ XX22 t-iite: ste-ekt, A complete line of Wire Deslciu. Mention Anrierlcttn Fiorlat. WANTED. I want growers of good CUT FLOWERS to know that I sell Flowers on Commis= sion; that I charge 15 per cent. Commis= sion on sales; that I furnish growers a statement each week of amount sold, and enclose check for the same. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.. ^. J. oob^:bi^e>^ COMMISSION FLORIST, 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 shape. boxes as they appear when set up tor use. ^ them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary The We make requirements. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., New York Salesroom: 133 & 134 Fi'HUklin Street. 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. FOR DECORATING, ""?i5l=.."" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS KAHUS. CUT STRINGS 8 TO 12 FEET LONG, SO CTS. 3 or small quantities to any part of the country. Orders by mail, tele- 3. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Iiaurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 'm 'PRAIRIE' FOLDIND FLOIHER fOR CUT FLOWERS. 1 DINE FLOWER BOX.mt ^LOWERS. Mf ^3 FOLDING PAPER BOXES tor GUT Flowers. Made frnni Wiiter-pnx'teLl. Douhle Miinllla lined, Strawboard. Shipped tiat. packed IIKI In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson Sc Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. Telephone Main 4T18. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. WIRE WORK. OUR OWN MAKE. GIVK US A TKIAI.. VIOLET PLANTS, fine, clean slock. 468 Milwaukee street. MILWAUKEE. WIS. phone 1571. ffS^'Oi'EN TIM. S p. M. V O. Bn.\ 8T. Sl'.M>-\V TII.I NOON. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Z. Deforest Ely & Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses. Carnations, C'tirysanthemums, Valify, Violets, etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SAMUEL S. PEXNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. '''^a^c1,"75c"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '■ Chicago. 15 Oiits per .Strinff. .«MI' AX. from seeil Mats. M Ct8. per 100; J1.5U per 1000. "4' Million Seedlings. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. i8g4. The American Florist. 499 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUI.BS AND AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFI.IES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 i£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, OHIOA.OO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main •2£i. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 49.37. OXHO.A.OO. Oar Boses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties, NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special attention. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OH[IO.A.GrO. ROGERS PftRK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, — CHICAGO. We are prepared to All your orders with flrst-claBS flowerfl. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNOERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut Streets, PLENTY OF... Chrysanthemums and Roses, CARNATIONS In all the leading varieties and the BEST VIO- I^ETS in Hew York City may be obtained of WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST, 113 W. 30th St.. NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this p^ge. ©VV'ftofe-ftafe MarfteC*. Cut Flowers NEW roRK. Dec. 18. Roses. Bon Sllene. NIphetos 2.uU(s 5.00 Perle 2.00® B 00 Mennet.Hoste 4.00(a> 8.00 Bride. Cusln 4.00O10.00 Wottevllle. Bridesmaid 4.0O&1U.0O " LaKiance 4.00®15.00 Testoul 10.0 @lo 00 Mrs. Whitney, Kalserln 10.00@15.00 Meteor B 00015.00 Beauty 60.00®T6.00 ■■ seconds 5.00@25.00 Hvbrlds 25.00®50.00 Carnations 1 UO® 2.0U fancy 2.0U® 3.6U Violets 60® 1.60 Valley 2.00® 4.00 Hyacinths 2.U0@ 2.50 Harrloll lilies 8.00®1U.00 Cattleyas 35.0U®50.00 Cy pripedlums lu.00®12.50 Polnsettlas 10.00®10.00 gmllai 12. 00016.00 Adlantum 75® 1.00 Asparagus 50.00 Huston. Dec. 18. Roses, Mermets. Brides il.00®12. 00 NIphetos. Perle 4.00® 6.00 Bon Bllene. Gontler , 3.00® 5.00 Bridesmaid. Testout 8.00®15.ou Meteor 8.00012.00 Beauty.. 60. 00075.00 MagnaCharta 60.00 Camallons 1.00® 2.00 fancy 2.00O 6.00 Valley 3.000 4.00 Hyacinths, narcissus 2.00O 3.00 Harrlsll, callas 8.00O10.00 Violets 75® 1.50 Adlantum 1-00 Smilax 10.00012.50 Asparagus _ 50.00 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18. Koses, smaU 4.WjO 6.00 large teas 6.00® 8.00 Beauties 36.00®60.UO Brunners 2,i.0O®iU.0O Carnations 2.00® 4.00 Bmllax 12.UUO15.00 Asparagus 36 00050.00 Violets, double 1-50® 2.00 single, perioo bunches W@»5. Valley 'l.OO Cattleyas 40.00® 60.00 Cyprlpedlums 16.00020.00 Adlantum 1.00® 1.25 Smlla-v 15.00®20 Ol) CHICAGO, Dec. 20. ADVANCE HOLIDAY PRICES. Roses. Beauty, selected 60 00® 100.00 Testout. Bridesmaids 15.00018 00 Meteor. La France, Albany 12 10(a IH.OO Bride. Mermets 12.00016.00 Perle. NIphetos. Gontler T.00®l2.00 ■• Mixed... 10.U0O12.00 Carnations, long common 2 5l® 3.00 ■•fancy 4.00® 6.00 short 1.00® 2.00 Valley 6.00® 6.00 Romans 4.00® 5.00 Violets '-OO® 2 60 Harrltll 12.00016.00 Mignonette 3.011® 5.00 Stevia 1.60® 2.00 Orchids, cattleyas ■*.00 cyprlpedlums -.. 25.00 Chrysanthemums 15.00025.00 Smlla.x 12.00(^15.00 Adlantum J. 00 Ferns, common ^^ Asparagus 50.00@10U.00 GEORGE fl. SUTttERLflND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent tor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES. METS, '^^'^ ^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ «=-- \r*^ V*SES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. EORTICPLTORAL ADCTIONEERS, Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 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. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street NEW YOBK. 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 IN QuTi^ F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5Z West 3Qth St.. NEW YORK. THEO. B.OEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30tH street, NEW YORK CITY Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 500 The American Florist. Dec.\22^ HRe ^eeeL Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHNELL, St. Louis, president: 8. B. Bbiggs Toronto, let vice-president; A. L. OON, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. Visited Chicago: S. P. Willard, Guy Posson, B. L. Grant, James Meggat. A Philadelphia house offers exceed- ingly low rates on yellow onion sets December 15. F.Barteldes & Co.ol Lawrence, Kas., seem to be first in the field with 1895 retail seed catalogue. Red Wethersfield onion $2 a pound, Globe Danvers $1.75. Catalogues Received. Robert Buist, Philadelphia, garden seeds; Beney, Lamaud & Musset, Lyon, France, plant novelties; The Cottage Gardens, Queens, N. Y., carnations, can- nas, etc.; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Phila- delphia, preliminary trade list seeds; Louis Paillet, Paris, France, nursery stock; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, seeds; Mrs. Anna B. Nickels, Laredo, Texas, cactus; Hugh Low & Co., Lon- don, wholesale trade list plants and orchid trade list. Chicago. If the grower don't play in luck this year it isn't the weather clerk's fault. If the weather were made to order just for the occasion it couldn't well be improved upon. Prices have soared away up. All the week, commencing Monday, stock advanced a notch day by day. The com- mission and wholesale dealers used every effort to draw out a supply sufficient for the most urgent demand, but all in vain; 8 to 10 for roses and 3 for common grade carnations seems no temptation to bring out the stock; contrary to all expecta- tions the prevailing high prices have been no inducement to the growers to part with their stock, in fact it seems to have had just the opposite effect. What the result will be no one can tell. This last week of glorious weather has made a wonderful change in the prospect of sup- ply, and unless we are very much mis- taken there will be plenty of carnations and violets at least. The outlook for roses though is not so good. The cut of fresh roses can not possibly be large to judge from appearance, but to what an extent "pickled" stock will influence the market time only will tell. The whole- sale dealers had an uphill job to supply their shipping demand. They wereunable to fill one-half of the orders, and as a con- sequence many a country dealer had to be disappointed. In retail circles the boys report an active demand for holly, green, etc., but few orders for flowers are booked ahead. The price of roses, based on present quo- tations, is so much higher than last Christmas that many flower buyers seem to be inclined to forego the luxury of flowers. At any rate the mpjority are holding off' the placing of orders until the last moment. The boys are naturally on the bear side of the market. Very few heavy orders are being placed, the major- ity being rather inclined to take their chances. Mr. E. H. Libbv. formerly of the Rural Publishing Co., New York, is now con- nected with the Irrigation Age, of this city. Buffalo. Contrary to reports from some eastern cities Buffalo weather has been phenom- enally fine. For the past month we have had mild weather with many days of un- clouded skies; this is wonderful for our town and may it continue is the prayer of all connected with horticulture. It may not suit dealers in furs or the livery stable business, but it agrees with our health and temper. From present indications flowers are going to be away up in price. Roses are already quoted at "prohibitory" prices. It can't be helped; all the talk in the world won't prevent it. There are ten people after one rose, and the highest bidder will get it, while in October there were ten roses for one buyer and the buyer has his choice and then gets the best at his own price. Holly and green are as popular as ever, and at this writing there will be none too much in town. There is as last year a good demand for plants in flower. This part of the trade has been steadily growing and is now certainly an impor- tant feature of the business. Poinsettia, azaleas, cyclamens, begonias, Lilium Har- risii, pans of lily of the valley, Roman hyacinths, paper white, as well as many small palms are selling well. Chrysan- themums are, I believe, entirely gone out of this country and no one regrets it very badly. They begin to look like some old broken down tramp to whom you had given the cold shoulder a few weeks ago and who has turned up again. We were favored this afternoon with a pleasant call from Mr. Henry Wise of East Aurora. Another visitor in town this week was Mr. Elder of the Lord & Burnham Co., and Mr. D. Scott of Fre- donia, and ngw as it is a busy time I must conclude and wish everybody in the business, especially those who have had the courage to read the effusions of W. S., a happy and prosperous Christmas. W. S. Cincinnati. Business has been very dull here the past summer, but the outlook for the winter season is somewhat more encour- aging. Flowers are getting more plenti- ful and the quality is good, especially in roses and carnations. The weather has been splendid and the plants are doing finely. Mr. Jackson, one of our best violet growers, has had poor success this fall with violets, having lost nearly three houses from the disease. This seems to be the complaint of all the florists. A great deal of new glass has been added this past summer, and the supply seems to have increased at a more rapid rate than the demand. Several new stores have opened this fall. Mr. Frank Huntsman opened aneat little store on Race and 6th, and is doing a good business. Mr. Ehrgott, formerly with theCincinnati Floral Co., opened up in Hardesty'sold stand on 4th street, and has had a good deal of work on hand. Chrysanthemums are about gone, and those who have any left can now get a good price for them. The demand for violets for corsage wear this season amounts to almost a craze, and they are very scarce, selling at $2 per 100. Har- risii and calla lilies will be in fair supply for Xmas. Mr. John Fries has taken his son into partnership. They have just completed two new 100-foot houses, and have them filled mostly with Daybreak carnations. Stock is scarce, and it is suspected that the growers are holding it back for Christmas. Carnations are bringing from 3 to 4, Perles 4 to 6, Brides 6 to 8. Beauties are very scarce and sell readily at $5 to $8 a dozen wholesale. P. St. Louis. The regular meeting of the Florists' Club was held on the 13th with a fair attendance. The final report of the exhi- bition committee was made and accepted. The prizes are being paid in line with their recommendations. The subjectof ashow next season was broached and called forth considerable discussion. There is a party in town who wishes to manage the show, guaranteeing the prizes and taking whatever profits may develop. His business is managing exhibitions and entertainments, so that he thinks there is something in a show properly conducted. A committee consisting of Mr. A. Wald- bart, John Young and R. F. Tesson have been appointed to wait upon him and report to the club at the next meeting what terms and arrangements can be made with him. The prospects are that if anything in reason will suit him the show will be held. Trade still continues good, stock being scarce. Christmas prices so far quoted are high, but the prevailing shortness in the supply renders them imperative. R. F. T. Pittsfield, Mass. A meeting of the Berkshire County Gar- deners' and Florists' Club was held December 13. The annual election of oflScers took place, and the following were elected: President, Col. W. Cutting; first vice-president, A. P. Meredith; sec- ond vice-president, Edward Dolby; secre- tary, R. C. Pye; treasurer, Frank How- ard; auditor, Robert Johnson; guard, J. G. MacArthur; executive committee — Col. W. Cutting. E. Rennet, R. Johnson, E. Warden, M. Finaghty, T. T. Connors, N. L. Cobban. R. C. P. Germinating Clematis Seeds. In answer to "Constant Reader," page 427, clematis seedsgerminate very slowly. If sown now in boxes and put under the bench of a greenhouse till spring they will come up quite thickly. Or if you have no greenhouses put the boxes outside and cover up with a little litter. Freezing will do no harm — rather do good. A. Gilchrist. Toronto Junction, Ont. Greenhouse Building. Westerly, R. I.— W. B. Potter, com- mercial house, 50 ffet. Chester, Pa. — H. & F, Show, commer- cial house, 18x50. Woodhaven, N. Y.— D. H. Lancy, rose house, 100x20. "HAKDTIMKS" PALIVT COLLKCTIONS. Tlie hard times are golnti and so are the palms, but we can still supply 17, :i and 4-ln palms for SH, and 34 for 515 cash (regular price UW). These comprise the best varieties. Including Latanlas, Kentlas, JUST WHAT THE RETAII.EK WANTS. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. PUDI7TI1AC TDCEC nooo Evergreen Trees, unnlOiniHo lllLLOi Norway Spruce, American and Austrian Pines, from .'J to 10 ft. high. tine, shapely trees, nursery grown, surplus stock; will be sold at low rates In lots to suit purchasers. For prices address Jas. A. Taylor, Nurseryman, Kalamazoo, Mich. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. i8g4. The American Florist. 501 How to Grow Cut Flowers. :b>' iwj. a., hujxt. A PRACTICAI, TRKATISIS ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. I^STiVTEJ OF JWI. A.. MXJIVr, Terre Htivxte, Ii^id. GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now tor 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 Kcempferi, 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. CHOICE SEEDS. PETUNIA GRAND. FIM. FI.. FIi. The largest and finest strain of double fringed and mottled Fetunifis to be bud. All who see these Petu- nias say they are flnt'st tbey ever saw. Extra. VERBENA GRANDIFI.ORA. 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 dlareeter. In extra large trusses, of finest colors. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEX7M . A magnificent ei)llectli>n ot the fi^e^t t:lant flowering varieties; iargewt finwers and best colors. Each, per trade pkt ^^e; :i pkts. t«)c; t5 pkts. JI.OO. I will here thank my fiorlst friends for tbe many let- ters of commendation received during the past year. JOHN F. KUF1», Shiremanstowu, Pa. Bouquet Greens, Mistletoe, LILY OF THE VALLEY (BEST GERMAN PIPS) Choice Flower Seeds for Florists. Write for prices. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 34TH STREET, NearLong Island Ferry, NEW YORK. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS& ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILA., PA. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the :isking. Write now for it. .4rf^,r,« JOHNSON &, STOKES, .Vcfo'.fwfw, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, FITCM]BUI«G, JVXA.JSS. ^^ ONION SETS SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store New York: 26 Barclay Street, CHICAGO: 146-48 w. wasmniton St. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS, ETC. Beautiful and Hardy I Lilies that Ought to be in Every Garden. I on these goods soon. ft. C. WATSON. Vliila , Imported bv me direct from the .Japanese Bulb Farms, and otter at Import prices carefully repacked on arrival, and everv bulb yuaranteed sound. Four VHrletles: ALitr.M. HiiutrM uoskum. AtitATi'M They come via Suez, ami are due here about end of December. "Dont dn jmvtblng" until youveseen my prices. Write today. A sharp advance Is anticipated <;<^^'^« Bulbs. Plants iWholesale onlvi. Iil2.'» Arch St. IVhen ready lo plant Verbena seeds The Ft ogressiz'e type will meet vour needs; The kind that spans the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh. New crop now ready and better than ever. Only the very best XXX seed offered, i-k oz. W) cts.; \-i oz. ¥1.00; trial packet 10 cts. In stamps. Double Petunia Seed, hand hybridized, Dreer's strain, MO seeds 50 cts.; lOOU seeds $1.00. Single Frlnped Petunia Seeds. Dreer's strain and California Giants blended, saved from the most mag- nlflcent. showy varieties In cultivation, 500 seedn ;iO cts. ; 1000 seeds oO cts. Mammoth Double White Scablosa Snowball, per trade packet y% oz. 20 cts. : '^^ oz. 3o cts : oz. tiU cts. A fine strain of Eckfords Sweet Peas, per oz. 10 cts.; per lb. .^0 CIS. All postpaid - Snow Crest Daisies, small plants, 2-lnch, W per 100. Will have some splendid Novelties In our New Seed- Unj? Cannas. Verbenas, and Petunias, also a general list of small plants and utotPd cuttings later. Address, cash with order please, J. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY. N. J. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest ciuality. Special prices WEEBER & DON. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. GoxSeed& Plant Go. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser In these columns. FROM JAPAN. — Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Palms, Etc. FKOM AUSTRALIA. Arauca- rias, Palui Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. - Bulbs, ^^^^^^^ Seeds, Trees. Etc. Orders booUed up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Uevoluta Stems. Send for our uew and Interesting Catalogue iU- »o. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most rel iable Import house. READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs Extra size, j510 00 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. 404 E. 34th Street^ NEW YORK. Clematis Jackmanni. Que vear. nice dormant stock, for potting up ' " ; sales, «2.00 per dozen; 812.00 per 100. for Spring l All home grown. . . F. A, BALLEK, Bloomiog:ton, 111. 502 The American Florist. Dec. 22.^ Worcester, Mass. A new factor has come into the florist business in this quiet little town that is causing more or less uneasiness, that is the addition of a plant and flower department by a large dry goods concern that handles nearly everything. This firm has had periodical fits of selling plants and flowers, generally of inferior quality, at so-called bargain prices and about the first of December they an- nounced with a grand flourish that plants and cut flowers had been added to their stock in trade and advertised ten thou- sand Mermets, Brides, Bridesmaid, Cusin, Meteors, etc., at 48 cents a dozen, which was really a high price for the stuff, the next day they were cut down to 39 cents, and later three hundred small palmswere advertised at one-half regular prices but in reality were sold at from two to eight cents lower than usual prices. The first of December Chas. D. Thayer gave up his Main street store and announced that his cut flower business had been removed to this dry goods concern, but he was still in the field for funeral work and decorations. Of course all this has created quite a little tempest in a tea-pot among the small retailers as they seem to forget that no one can fool all the people all the time, and that while some trade will undoubtedly be attracted by boom- ing advertisements while the thing is new, fresh flowers and fair prices will win after the novelty of buying roses for 39 cents per dozen has been worn off by the faded appearance of the stuff the next day. A. H. L. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS. Toronto. Since writing last week a little improve- mentin business generallymay be noticed. Stores are all decorated up for Christmas and the public is beginning to show the preparatory symptoms of the Christmas fever. On Tuesday (18th) the Gardeners' and Florists' Association will choose its officers for the coming year and the ex- citement appears to be running high; there are rumors that great changes will be made. We shall see. I am not going to give away what any little birds may have told me this year. There is likely to be any amount of cut flowers for the Christmas trade with per- haps the exception of violets which are selling now at $2; $2 to $3 is the present price of carnations with a plentiful sup- ply; roses are still "way down" but with signs of improvement. Chrysanthemums will be still with us at Christmas and in considerable quantity too. E. Getting Rid of Moles. In reference to the inquiry about moles would say that three years ago our gar- den was overrun by them. We finally tried a remedy mentioned in a English gardening book, which was to plant cas- tor oil beans all over the garden. It was stated that when the moles came in con- tact with these they would leave the place. We tried it and have not seen any sign of moles since. We start the beans in a box in the greenhouse and plant out in spring. We tried oil and also tar, but that did not drive them away. Akron, O. Mrs. Robt. Linney. CAKNATIOX PLANTS, larce, hcnltliy. full of bud. mlxeil varieties of lunrlin^ Hons. $.V00 per lUO. I'KLAKGONIUM.S, 2)i-]nch. Kf.OO per lUU. S-lnch. «5.00 per 1110. S. WHITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists. and 11 Roberts Street, UTICA, N. V. Yellow Queen 35c Major BonnafTon 35c Mrs. J. Geo. lis 35c Lady Playfair 25c Clinton Chalfant 25c The Queen 25c Pres. Wm. R. Smith 25c Constellation 25c Marie Louise 25c Mrs. E. G. Hill 25c Harry Balsley 25c Mrs. Jerome Jones 25c Mrs. Cralge Lipplncott 25c Good Gracious 25c Ermlnilda 25c Col. Wm. B. Smith 25c Viviand-Morel 25c C. H. Miller 25c NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. Mme. Marie Hoste 25c Mrs. L. C. Madeira 25c Emma HItzeroth 25c E. Dallledouze 25c Challenge 25c Beau Ideal 25c Mrs. Joseph Rossiter 15c W. H. Lincoln 15c Mrs. Robt. Craig 15c H E. Widener 15c Waban 15c Yonitza 15c J C. Vaughan 15c The Bard 15c Louis Boehmer 15c Ivory 15c Mrs. J. G. Whilldin 15c VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO: 146-148 W. Washington St. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL,. PANSIES. The Jennlrfrs Strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansiep, fleld-grown. nice stocky little plants— cold THK FIXEST STRAIN Is what every florist wants. I think you will find mine as good as the best. Stock carried in cold frames, and orders filled any time. lU.i by mail tK) cts: lUOO by express f5 00: 5000 $20. bluest mixed seed of above Pansles, pkt.. 250U seeds, $1 ; per oz. $6. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; JS5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE, N. J. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St.. CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. Cheap to Close Out. Per 100 BEGONIAS. Bne assortment. '2-lncli pots $1.60 ;^-lnch pots 2.25 HELIOTROPE, flne purple. Mnch pots 1.50 FEKN^, flne assorted. 2 to4-lneh. pots 3 00 li-lnchpots 10.00 AMPELOPSIS VEITCHIl. potted cuttings 1.00 HYACINTHS, DUTCH, separate colors 2.00 ROMAN, white 1.25 I.ONGIFLORCM litoS 3.00 AZALEAS flne Imported ;Bc to 90c each . PAI.JH, flne nmng plants, assorted. $5. CO per 100, from 3-loch pots POTS iW.liiO. Sny what size you want and I'll make a low price. Everything f. o. b. here, and spot cash. C. S. TAIT, Brunswick, Ga. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 25 and 50 ctH. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Horticul.ta,"Si,hmen., SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Mention American Florist. TrpTJTjrpKT AC Transplanted Cuttings V lLrii3lLlMM.O$8 per 1000; «1 per 100. Rooted, $U per 1000. Plants, 82 per 100. All clean and true to color. Satisfaction guaranteed, and safe arrival. W. H. WOOUKUFF, Florist, WeBtlielil, N. 3. Siebrecht&Wadley, ^qzi bill nurseries, NewRochelle,N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. 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. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock will be pleased to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich St., New Yorli City. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON, CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., E.G. HILL & CO., wiioi68ai6 Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. A. Farleyense Fern Per Doz, Per 100. 3-inch p.50 |20.C0 4-inch 5.00 40.00 Largest slock in the west. Satisfaction guaranteed. :}B.A.K.EIX<. :^EI.<=>S., p. O. Box 73. KANSAS CITY, MO. i8g4. The American Florist. 603 Some New and Rare Plants CANNA KOENIGIN CHARLOTTE— Most striking Nov- elty; strong established 4-inch pot plants, 810 per 12; 81.00 each. CAREX JAPONICA MARGINATA-Neatest of all orna- mental grasses lor ferneries or pot culture, $3.50 per 12; 35c. each CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS GRACILIS — The very thing for 6sh globes, fern cases, etc. Don't grow over 18 inches; neat and compact. 83.50 per 12; 35c. each. ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON-Free and easy grower and blossomer, of most gorgeous color; very ornamental bedding \arietv. 83.00 per 12; 30c. each. PELLIOMA PUNCTATA— A fiue creeper for baskets, jardinieres, etc $1.50 per 12; l.ic. each. LYCOPODIUIM CAESIUM ARBOREUM— Most orna- mental stove house moss. 4inch pot plants, $2 00 per 12; 20c. each. DRACAENA DRACO— The true Dragon Tree. From 3-inch pots, $1 per 12 86 per 100; 15c each. AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS SUPERBUS-The large flowering blue African lily, from 3-inch pots, strong, 86.00 per ICO; $1.00 per 12. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII-820 00 per 100; 83.00 per 12. Dark green, glossy foliage, very robust, and quite distinct from all other sorts. Address NANZ &, NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best now market sorts, tlt'c per do/.; $4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years. 35c per doz.; !P2 per luu. Ready for delivery Feb. l»t. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum yit::inteuni, SWln. Jfi.OU per lUO. GENISTAS. 5 Inch pots, tine plants, *12 to ¥15 per 1"U. SMILAX, 2K-lach pots, ^.m per lUO; S15.U0 per lUOO. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. F. BERGMAN and MRS. B. R. HIIX. »3 per doz. YELLOW OUKEN. II. L. SUNDERBHUCH. MIN- ERVA. KUGKNK DAILI.KDOUZB, AUTUMN EVE. CIIAULKNGK. MAUD DEAN, CLINTON niALKANT ERMINILDA. MUTUAL FhlEND. .'.U Ct8 each; f6 per doz. Also all the other desirable varieties. Write for special prices on large lots. Cush with order DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatbush, N. Y. cjnn.-X'S.A.rff'rmEariTjraiis. MRS. K. G. HILL, best early, larjje flowering, pink, stock and 4-lncii pot plants K doz. ; J15.00 per 100 2i.i-lnch pot plants 10.00 per IlIU CHAS. DAVIS, golden sport from Vlvland-Morel. suffused apricot, extra, Btock and J-mch pot plants S2 doz. ; 15.00 per 100 2W-lnch plants 10. 00 per 100 C. CHALFANT, golden sport from J. W. White. Stock and 4-lnch pot plants SI. 50 doz. 10.00 per 100 2W-lnch plants 7 50 per 100 WM. TKI CKKK & CO., fclifton, N. J. Stock Plants of "Mums." Each Dozen IVORY 15c. $1.50 KIOTO ■ lUc. 1.00 FREEMAN Wc 100 Orders booked now for rooted cuttings of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHITFORD StaTK)N PENNA. R. It. WEST WHITELAND P 0. Chester Co . PA. dirysantiiemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), pUnts Irum 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen; $20.C0 per 100. 50 at 100 rales. S. EDWARDS & SON, 478 Irving Ave., ISKlUtJETON, N. .J. J3^The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a good price. If you want any Field-Grown Yellow "MUMS" for Christmas. Send One, Two, Three or more Dollars to GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. Will guarantee quantity will suit. 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 Carnations. AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS. For the remainder of this month we offer a large stock of small PALMS in 2-inch pots, such as ARECA LUTESCENS, KENTIA BELMOREANA, LATANIA BORBONICA, Etc. The plants are all strong and clean, and in excellent condition for growing on. We also recommend our unexcelled stock of FERNS and ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Cut Catlleya Flowers of very superior quality can be supplied at all times in any quantity, and ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ BOXES OF COT ORCHID FLOWERS. $5.00 to $25.00. FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. LILY OF THE VALLEY, strong 3 year old sand grown Berlin forcing pips, $9,00 per lOCO: $42 50 for 5000. SPIRAA JAPONICA GRANDIFLORA SPIR/EA ASTILBOIDES (New) TUBEROSE BULBS, 4 to 6 inches in circumference: Double Excelsior Pearl Tall Double $6.00 per 100 18.0J per 100 9.00 per 1000 9.00 per 1000 In evidence of the great value of our NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS named J. H. Troy, J. E. Lager, and others, as Florists' flowers for commercial growing, a number of the largest Chrysanthemum growers in the vicinity of New Yorlc, who saw them in bloom in our houses, have ordered them in lots of 250 to 500 each. PITCHER & MANDA (Inc.) Short Hills, N.J. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION Finp 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 lii the country. 100,000 VERBENAS. iv. Our plants cannot be surpassed. r»s». Gardiner's Celebrated "J English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and BeliaUo. 87 per 100 lbs. Special price on larger quantltiet. John Gardiner & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Michel Plant and Bulb Go,, W holesale F lorists, ST. LOUIS, MO. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, large stock of the single and double scarlets, all good beddirs. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1000. Without Labels. $1.25 per 100: $10 per KOO. Coleus anil Alternanthera in season. ALBERT Ml. HERR. L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Mention American Florist. JAPANESE IRIS, A splendid collection. PHLOX, In brifiht desirable colors. P/EONIES. choicest varieties. Send for Catalogue and special trade prices. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Thos. Griffin. Mgr. Westbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. Mention American Florist. Stock plants Verbenas, first-class colors, 82 per 100 Stock plants Buttercup Carnations, fine plants, fi to 8 cts. Gladiolus, mixed, light .shades predominate,?! per too. Small bulbs of above lor florists' growing. McCKEA & COLE. Battle Creek, Mich. COLEUS . . . . Rooted Cuttings. lo best Bedding kinds: By mail, 6oc. per loo; By express 50c. per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Luck Box 77* UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. TO FLORISTS. We. making a specialty In t'rowlntf Lily of the Val- ley, produce plenty of fnlla^je with the flowers, and offer them for Ohrrstmus at $6 UO per lOU. ROMAN HYACINTHS. a%j. 00 per I'll) ready for ship- ment either by express <.ir mall about Dec. 20. AlBoa fine lot of CUUVSANTHI^ vlUMS. yellow and white. In pood coodlilon, from sfo. 00 to $10.00 per 100. according to size. SMILAX. 15c per string. S PEVIAS. 20c. per bunch. Perle dee Jardlns Roses J.'i.OO per IiiO. CASK WITH (.)itl)L:K OXL^'. GODFREY ASCHMANN, Grower of Fi.owkus and Plants. 1012 Ontario St., HHILADKLPHIA. PA. Offers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care American Florist, Chicago. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 504 The American Florist. Dec. 22, RccoiS Rofe(«), New Bedfoki), Mass.— H. V. Sowle-^ has opened a new florist's store at 632 Purchase street. Belfast, Me. — W. B. Hamilton has fitted up a very fine establishment iu Pierce's Block on High street. MiLLUROOK, N. Y.— Lester & Smith have dissolved partnership. The busi- ness will be continued by H. J. Smith. Lake Citv, Minn. — The annual winter meeting of the Minnesota State Hort. Society will be held here January 8 to 11. Galt, Ont. — The wife of Mr. Alex Com- mon, the florist, died October 15, aged 44 years. She had been in delicate health for some time. Lansing, Mich.— Henry F. Dew has sold his greenhouses and stock to J. Bes- singer. Mr. Dew has removed to Albion, Mich., where he will start a new business. Kenton, O. — W. Sabransky,for thelast three years foreman for A. R. Aldrich, Springfield, Ohio, has rented the place of Tas. W. Lang in this place. He took possession October 1. Peoria, III. — Steps are being taken to secure legislative action that will permit the park board to issue bonds, from the proceeds of which the three parks will be considerably improved." Abilene, Kans. — The annual chrysan- themum show by Mrs. S. M. Bagley, the florist, was very attractive. The plants and flowers were excellent in view of the fearfully hot dry summer in this section. Tallapoosa, Ga. — Henry W. Ash, prominent in Iowa horticulture, died at the residence of his sister in this city December 14. He had come south for the benefit of his health, which had been failing. Athenia, N. J.— On November 30 at 3 a. m. fire destroyed 1500 feet of glass, about one half of the establishment of Geo. W. Vreeland. Thefire issupposedto have been of incendiary origin. The re- maining glass will now be devoted to spring bedding plants. Des Moines, Ia. — The election of ofiicers for 1895 at the annual meeting of the Iowa State Hort. Society resulted in the selection of the following: M. E. Hink- ley, Marcus, president; J. M. Elder, Con- cord, vice-president; J. L. Budd, Ames, secretary; W. M. Bomberger, Harlan, treasurer. Dixon, III. — At the meeting of the Illi- nois State Hort. Society the election of officers for 1895 resulted as follows: T. A. Goodrich, Cobden, president; J. L. Hartwell, Dixon, vice-president; H. M. Dunlap, Savoy, secretary, and Arthur Bryant, Princeton, treasurer. The next meeting will be in Kankakee. Haverhill, Mass.— F. W. Poore has finished a new house 19x100. Fred Luce has made a large addition to his build- ings, including a seed and florist store. C. 11. Kaulbach has put in a 40-horse power steam boiler and placed all his hot water boilers in one cellar instead of at the end of each house. The city has built a conservatory 18x60 for storage of city plants and propagating; it is the inten- tion to erect another house 20x60 in the spring. Pat. Plant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalog'ues. HOME RflTTflN GO., 483 Wells St., GUlcago. -LEBFLBBELS... We still make the best Catalopnes in America. Why don't you use them ? Too big and ugly ? Not true now. for we've fixed up sizes and styles ; some in sheets like postage stamps, some on tags, some with "stickum" on. Price cut in half, too. 'Write for speci- mens to J. Horace mcFarland Co., HARRISBITRC:, fX. ACME FOOD -" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees, Flowers, and Greenhouse use. One hundred pounds of this concentrated, soluble and odorless fertilizer contains as much food for plants as One Ton of sheep, cow or horse manure. Try a 5 pound box for $1.00 on your Roses or Car- nations, Smilax, etc. Send for descriptive circu- lar. Can be applied dry or as a liqtnd; the dry food must not come in contact with the stem of plant. Put up in boxes of 1, 2j^ and 6 lbs. each, with full directions; sells at 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per box. Sample boxes, postpaid, 20c. Discount to the trade. HERMANN r5lKER, 318 Fulton Street, NKW YOKK. Mention American Florist. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. is:^^^ Sold by S««dsiii«ii. Mention Amenoan Florist T"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. HKNKY A. DREEB, PhUadelphiA, Fa. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • It LOUISVILLE. KY. You Can Qet ' Ferrv's Seeds at yourdealers ' as fresh and fertile as tbougli you got tliem direct from Ferry's ' .Seed Furiiis. tiKKfs Sims] are known and phuittHi ovory- whert', and urc ttlwnys the best. Ff rry's Scfi-lnch and 2-lnch, ja.OO per lUO. Patent fuBtener with each letter. With orders for .^>UU 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. AGENT8: A. Kolker & Sons. New York; M. Rice & Co.. 25 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa.: F. B. Mo- AIMster. 22 Dey St.. N. Y.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. Si Warren St., Syracuse. N. Y.; A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St.. Cleve- land, O.; E. H. Uunt. T!l I^ake St.. Chlcau'o; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. VM Mason St., Mllkwaukee. Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. C: T. W. Wood & Sons. <;th and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va.; Jas, Vlck'sSons, Itochester. N. Y.; DanI B. Long. Buffalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn, St. IjOuls. Mo.; Hunt- ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind ; Z. l^e Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St.. Philadelphia. I'a ; Portland Seed Co.. 171 2nd St., I'orlland. Oregon: A. Hemnan, 415 E.:i4th St.. New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. 1.7 Brom- fleld 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 .t Co., 234 Church St.. I'hlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence. It. I.; L. J. Kreshover. VSi Greenwich St.. New Y'ork: J. C. Vaughan. 2(j Barclay ?t.. New York. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. Cut Flower^^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. j Plant Stakes. X. 5-16, y%, yi, s-8, ;V. and %-inch square, cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. FLOWER POTS. \Vf MiUiulartiire all kliuiB of Flower Pots. t'lc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Send for price list and pamples (which will be sent free), and we know yuu will plve us your order. Ji Gi SWAHN oDNSf MinneapulU. Minn. When wrltlntr mention the American Klurlst. BOXES! BOXES! BOXES! Three-Piece Wood Mailing Boxes. Tlie neatest and strongt-st box in the market. Send 1.5 cents in stamps for sample nest. We also malse Cut Flower and Express Boxes. Thin Lumber sawed to order for packing. ADDRESS ■\X^. E. S3MITM, KEMTON, Hardin Co., O. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO DO BUSINESS WITHOUT A COPY OF OUR TRADE DIRECTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" ITKADE .MAllK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the following good report of our Green House Puttv: PiTTSBiTHdH. ('A.. September let, 18S4, We have been ubihk the T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House I*utty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish » number one article. It has always plven us perfect satisfaction. When you use this (ireen House Putty you will be sure of good results from same. Sipned: John Rodgehs. Plorlst. (Jreen Tree Boro.. Pa. EU.KTMAN Buos., Klorlsts. Allegheny. Pa. Corroders of STKICTI.Y PURK LKAD» P. O. Box 928. PITTSBURGH, PA, pr-BEVVAKE OF IMITATIONS. None genuine tinlesH la]>eled as above. "O A r*C*i\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs $1.00; OJX\^\^\J 50 lbs 81.50; 1001bs82.50. TITTQjrp Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. AJ U X ■ fls^Sample Free. Vaugiian's Seed Store, m. Chicago. TO 506 The a merican Florist. Dec. 22. New London, Conn. It is always a source of pleasure to look through a well kept establishment where on every side is stamped the unmis- takable imprint of the true gardener, whose love of his plants for their own sake has not been diminished nor his ardor quenched by the cares and distrac tions incident to the struggle for financial success. Such an establishment is that of John Spalding. Its owner is a repre- sentative of the highest type of gardener, a "young old man" who carries his four score and odd years with the easy swing of middle age, a man of sunny disposition and kindly heart, to whom it is a delight to listen as he tells of gardening life in the far away days, of his father, "the grand old gardener of Woodside," and the incidents, instructive, amusing or pathetic, of his own early apprenticeship days in old Scotland. Everything in Mr. Spalding's houses is well grown and in as good shape as can be expected where every plant has to pay more or less tribute to the demands of an extensive retail business. There was a fine display of chrysanthemums in their season of which Mr. S. says that "if not very profitable otherwise they brought the people here," and the houses occupied by them are now filled with azaleas. Lizzie McG )wan is with him the most profitable carnation and the appearance of the plants bears out this assertion. Here we see two almost forgotten old acquaintances among the roses, Marechal Neil which Mr. Spalding terms "a grand old friend to a country florist," and Her Majesty, which he says he has devoted to the only use he can find for her, i. e , as a stock on which to graft the various pop- ular commercial varieties. Other relics of the past are some very large and vigorous camellias which are still retained, doubtless, for the reason mainly that their owner hates to part from them. A house of Harrisii lilies here is the finest the writer has had the pleas- ure of seeing this season. Please mention the American Florist p^'prv time vou write to an advertisers. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 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 propping them up with sticks or pots, with a chance or having sash blown off aod broken glass to pay for ? H you are We hft e got juHt the thing you need, the NF'WEST and lil!:sT thing out. "The New Departure' for about lialf the cost of the old style, iend for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODy, Evansviile, Ind. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Creston, O., June 7. '91. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO, Lockland. Ohio. CientlemtH .—The Cypress lumber for our greenhouse was received in good conditton, and its fine quality and p:'rrect workmanship have wou the admiration of all who saw it. Nolhinglikeit had ever been seen in ihis locality. The Clipper bar has attracted special attention. The idea of a glass roof 21x100 feet without putty or tacks is new to most of our people, and is a success. Yours respectfully, JOHNSON & JORDAN. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CTFRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDB£SS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. j^ooi-£;x^A.3vr>, o. FLOWER POTS The Whiildin Pottery Companv, 7i3i 7^5) 717& 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Kaodolph 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 ot the firmof 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 gro^ug 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 CO. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. ^A/e 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents for Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. No odor, and J^ to ^ cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. P^Send for Circular. . . a ROSE LEAF" EXTRACT OF TOBACCO, INSECTICIDE, Death to Aphis, Red Spider, &c. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET - LOUISVILLE SPIRIT CURED TOBACCO CO., - tOUISVILLE, KY.. U. S. A. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special dis- count on large orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. 15i-lnch pots, per 1000 S 3.00 2 ■• ■• 3.26 VA " " 3.60 1% ■• " 4. 00 3 " " 6.00 3H " " 7.26 i " ■■ u.oo 5 " " 13.80 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker 4 Sons, 1311 & 138 W. 24th St., New York City, New York Agents. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. fj-lnch pots per 1000 J22.00 7 " 35.00 8 60.00 i) 76.00 10 per 100 10.00 11 16.00 12 20.00 14 40.00 lU 76.00 i8g4- The American Florist. 507 LITTLE'S AITIPEST. 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 £ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHIXG, Queens, Co., N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse : Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boileri- maiU'of the t>est of material, shell, firebox aheeta an.i liumlH of steel, water space all around (front. Bides and back). Write for Information. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illustrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Richmond. Ind. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1B18&1520S.9thSt., PHILADELPHIA. Send for oatalogue and price list. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES. ■^JVirlt^ *or Xet.-t.^s\. i>rloes.'^.'^-" VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only Certificate ol Merit awarded lor ventilating ap- paratus at 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 on 100 foot houses. A new device. Send lor Catalogue and Es- timates. E^. ]mr»I»A.IgI>, 'yovi.ja.gsto'wrx, Olaio, THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, Honicoliural l\rGlilt.6Gi§ and Hoi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogrue, enclosijig 4 cents in stamps. I«o. S-i^ Oa^xial St., IVEJW 'VOIiiK OIT'jr. MANUFACTURED N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2I^^T ST. NEW YORK. Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn, prass- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who has a ftucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- plied for) for applying liquid manure. fUDKicldes and Insecticides to plants. Fee'd your plants, fertilize your lawns by uslnp liquid manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spraying pump In use. Sent pre- paid for Ki.tJU— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete $;i.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO.. Kingston, Rhode Island. Only 29 KInjistons In the U. S. Get the state stralKht. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— W. N. Ritjd, Sec'y Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Abso.. III. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. Weld, Rosllndale. Mass. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. HOT-AIR WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE DeLAMATER-RIDER and RUM PING DeLAMATER-ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is so simple and Baf e that a child can run them , Tli ey ■will pump water from shallow cs streams oranvk.iidof well, Thev ^ can In- arranged for an \- kind of fuel. 2 Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons *= of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South FJKh Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 508 The Amepican Florist. Dec. 22. Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 4VI8 American Boiler Co.. . .o(J8 Aflchmann G 603 Baker Bros 612 BallerFA 501 Bayersdorfer H & Co. 60.5 Berger H H & Co 501 Blanc A .504 BonsallJosE 498 Boston Letter Co 505 Brabant Ausr F. - ..505 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 501 Bums & Raynor 499 Burrow JO 603 Carman R W 507 CarmodyJD 506 Chandlee &ChandIee..505 Chapln Bros 497 Ch'EO Folding Box Co. 498 Chltty HE 497 Corbrey TJ 493 Cottage Gardens 497 Cox Seed & Plant Co. .601 CrabbA Hunter 5U6 Dallledouze Bros. 603 Deamud J B & Co 499 De Lamater Iron Wk8.507 Dillon JL 503 Domer Fred & Son 497 DreerH A 604 Edwards S & Son 503 Elliott W H 498 BUlsonWm 498 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . .498 Essex Heights Flo'l Co502 Ferry DM & Co 604 Fishery Alrd 496 Gardiner .lohn & Co. ..603 Gibson JC 601 Gonzalez F & Co 501 Guraey Heater Co — 608 Hall Ass'n 497 Hammond Benj 504 Hancock & Son 49" Hart Michael A 499 Hartford UE 498 Herendeen Mfg Co. .. .61H' Herrmann's Seed Store501 Herr Albert M 497 50i Hews AH&Co ..506 Hllflnger Bros 606 HlllBG&Co 502 Hlppard E 607 Hltchlngs&Co 608 Home Rattan Co 504 Hooker H M Co 507 HoranBdwC 499 Hose Connection Co. . 607 Hulsebosch Bros 501 HuntEH 499 Hunt M A Estate 601 Jennings E B .502 Johnson & Stokes 601 Joosten C H 497 KennlcottBrosCo.... 499 Kroeschell Bros Co 507 Kuehn C A 498 Kuhl Geo A 603 Lockland Lumber Co. . 505 506 LongDan'lB 498 Lonsdale Edwin 601 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co .506 Lord & Bumbam Co.. 508 McCarthy N F&C0....499 McCrea & Cole 603 McFarland J H Co 504 MaderPauI ,602 Manda W A. 502 Manz J&Co 606 Michel Prt & Bulb Co.503 Mlllang Frank 499 Mlllbr.)0k Lea Green- houses 603 Monlnger JnoC 608 Mvers & Co 607 Nanz & Neuner....497 503 Nnf] Folding Box Co.. 498 National Plant Co 602 NevlnT HCO-. 506 Nlles Centre Floral Co. 499 Oasis Nursery Co -^03 PabstTheo & Co 496 Parmenter Mfg Co 606 PennockCJ 497 Pennock Sam'l 8 498 Pitcher & Manda 603 Purdy Jas 499 QuakerCltyMc hWks.607 Reed Glass Co 504 RelnbergBros 499 Rice M&Co 505 RobertsDU 601 Roehrs Theo 499 Rogers P'k Floral Co. .499 Rolker A & Sons 505 Rolker Herman 604 Rupp John F .501 Russell S J 605 Sander* Co 502 Schwake Chas 601 Shelmlre WR 497 603 Sheridan W F 499 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .602 Situations, wants, etc.. 496 Smith Nath k Son.. . . 602 Smith WE 605 Spooner Wm H 497 StefTens N 507 Storrs & Harrison 497 StrebySO .503 StruckJN&Bro 604 Sunderbruch H L 499 Sutherland Geo A 499 Swahns Sons J G 505 Swayne Edw 497 Swayne Wm 497 Syracuse Pottery Co... 506 TaltCS 502 Taylor Jas A 500 Trlcker Wm & Co 603 Vaughan J C 498 501 602605 Watson G C 601 Weathereds Sons T W.507 Weeber & Don 501 WPlch Bros 499 Whllldln Pot Co 60B WhIttonS &Sons 502 WllksMfgCo 507 Williams Jl E 496 Williams & Sons Co.. . ..50O Wisconsin Flower Ex. 498 WlttboldGeo 502 Wood Bros 497 Woodruff WD 502 Young Jno 499 YoungThosJr 499 Columbus, O.— The Ohio State Horti- cultural Society has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, E. H. Cushman, Euclid; vice-president, Professor W. R. Lazenby, Columbus; sec- retary, W. W. Farnsworth, Waterford; treasurer, N. Ohmer, Dayton. P G reenhousc 1 M GoodelHH lo"" ^h ^as8 Affi-i Col 1 I \ CYPRESS / E \ SASM / P \ BARS / I ^ ANY M A SHAPES SIZE. MANUFACTURERS ^07 H/iV/TnORfjlEy\\/E.,GniCAQO.lLLj | HitoliiinL^i^ & Co. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS AND LARGEST MAMU FACTURERS OF GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. THE HIGHEST AWARDS RECEIVED AT THE WORLDS FAIR FOR HORTIf^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 HEATINQ ENGINEERS. 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Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secretary. T^e new officers to be installed Jan. I. 1895. are: Edwin 1.iUXSdalb. Chestnut Ulll. Philadelphia, pres- ident: B. ('. RElNEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- 6 resident: \V.M. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary: H. B. eatty, Oil City, Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Table decorations (10 illus.) 509 Carnations— Notes 512 — A puzzle 612 —Chester County Society 612 Roses— Cut worms . . . .' . . - 512 —Why we ventilate 612 Violets 514 Adiantum Farleyense 514 Nomenclature committee work 614 Staphyleacolchica 514 New York 514 Philadelphia 516 Chicago * ' ' 517 Boston 517 Toronto 617 Baltimore . . . .' 518 St. Louis 618 Buflfalo 518 Cincinnati 518 Chrysanthemum John E. La^er (illus.) . . .519 Chrysanthemum J. H. Troy (illus.) 619 Wild flowers 519 Paleotsrecentlygranted 519 The seed trade 622 News notes 622 Groton. Mass 524 Worcester. Mass 626 Leominster. Mass 626 Fo'-eign notes 628 Give the emplovees credit 530 Greenhouse building 630 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 directcrv and reference book for 1894. Price $2.00. 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. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. THE HETJIL TRSDE. The Arrangement of Flowers. XV. table decorations. The table decorations illustrated in this issue comprise the ten entries at the recent Chicago exhibition. It is to be much regretted that better photographs could not be secured, but this proved im- possible owing to the strong contrast between the dazzling white of the linen and the dark foliage under the electric light. However, to the professional eye the main points will be clear. Our aim here is to consider the matter of table decorations from the commercial as well as the artistic standpoint. The vital point in dinner table decora- tions — the arranging of material in such a way as not to obstruct the view — is so well understood by the majority of flo- rists with experience that it seems super- fluous to again mention it. The new be- ginner, however, is very apt to violate this first principle, and to them let us emphasize this general rule once more: "If the decoration is intended to come below the vision don't exceed a height of 15 inches; if above, or a combination of the two, such as is shown in the third prize table, the line of the upper arrange- ment should stand not less than 24 inches above the level of the table. As to the first point as above mentioned no ad- verse criticism can be passed on any one of the decorations illustrated since all of them are kept within proper bounds. But let us advance to the second rule, "don't overcrowd," and then we find that some of the oldest and most experi- enced hands at times make the gravest error. We find this exemplified in two or three of the arrangements under consid- eration. The fault is generally shifted onto the caterer for setting too small a table. How often do we hear the remark: "If the table was only a couple of feet larger the decoration would just fit it." Yes, very true, but the table is not sup- posed to be set to suit our design, on the contrary our design must suit the size and shape of such a table as is provided, so that is thefirst thing for the decorator to ascertain, and there is positively no excuse on this score that the experienced florist can ofier. The greatest danger in overcrowding is generally experienced with a long narrow table. Often such a table is only 4 feet wide, a width so nar- row that a regular centerpiece is out of place since the space at our disposal is only about 12 inches, allowing a space of 18 inches from the edge of the table for the service. For such a table the most suitable decoration would probably be an arrangement of loose cut flowers placed in cut glass bowls, one for the cen- ter filled to be the most prominent, and one at either end. A few blossoms and ferns might be added, being arranged be- tween the bowls, or you might place a bowl of flowers in the center and a pair of fern dishes at the ends with good effect. Now let us analyze some of our illustra- tions, the first being the one awarded first premium. This is a round table 9 feet in diameter, the ideal size of a table to seat from 12 to 14 persons in comfort, and also the size and shape par excellence for arranging an effective decoration. Of course such a table might be overdone but there is little danger of crowding on to the service line. The centerpiece in this decoration consists of an arrangement of adiantum and Cypripedium insigne in the shape of a three-leaved clover, the loose arrangement of the material giving it a rniind iff ct, s'ig'itlv depressed on three sides. The wire frame used for the pur- pose was 12 inches in diameter lined with tinfoil on both sides, in the center of this was placed a fine plant of Adiantum gra- cillimum tipped out of its pot, the height of which when in position being about 15 inches with 24 inches spread. Around the ball of the plant sphagnum was closely packed with a layer of live green moss on top, this being tied in firmly. The cypripediums were fastened onto short match sticks in the usual way and arranged around the fern in three irreg- ular clumps, with an edging of Selaginella dentata. This arrangement was placed on a circular mirror 36 inches in diam- eter, the edpe of this being encircled with a wreath of selaginella wound on a wire hoop. This selaginella, in our market at least, can not be bought except as grow- ing plants and theretore is more expen- sive than the cut fronds of adiantum, which latter might be used also with good effect. But there is no comparison in the keeping qualities of the two, the fern as we know wilting in a few hours while the selaginella will last in perfect shape for days, even in a warm room and out of water, and is ihereforefar superior. Around the center arrangement, which takes up a space of 38 inches in diameter when complete, were placed 6 little cocos about 9 to 10 inches high; these were tipped out of their pots, the balls of the plants being wrapped in green moss and then covered with selaginella arranged to givethe appearanceof growingaround the base of the cocos. Two cypripediums and a piece of selaginella in front of each plate completed the arrangement. It must have been apparent to all observers that in this arrangement, which applies also to other designs, in orchids partic- ularly, the growing plants were of im- mense advantage over the cut material and it adds character and naturalness to a design hard to obtain in any other way; but most important of all, such a decora- tion will last three or four days. The expense is not so very great either: 1 510 The American Florist. Dec. 2g, adiantum $1.50,50 cypripediums $12.50, selaginella $3.50, 6 cocos $2, loan of mirror, etc., $2, total $21.50. The retail figure, at a handsome profit, would there- fore be say $45. The second prize table, the next in order, is a very simple arrangement of cattleyas. The' flowers in the centerpiece (about 2 dozen C. labiata) were arranged in a cut glass bowl with A.Farleyense. The efiect was good but there was lacking that light and airy appearance so essential in an orchid arrangement. Farleyense is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of ferns but is rather too heavy and massive for good effect when placed between the flowers. For a border, or laid loosely on the table, this fern shows up to the best advantage. The balance of the decora- tion consisted of four small slender stem cut glass vases each holding one cattleya and a piece of Farleyense, a few fronds of this fern being laid about thetable. Cost: 30 cattleyas $15, A. Farleyense $5, inci- dental expenses $1, loan of vases $1, total$22. Double yourcostand youhave $44 as your legitimate retail price. A table decoration of cattleyas need not necessarily be a very expensive one. Sup- pose you arrange a centerpiece of grow- ing ferns, something at a cost of say $5. One dozen cattleyas placed in four low dishes (cut glass is the best), 3 flowers in each with a few fern fronds. Set these (your table being circular) 8 to 12 inches (according to the size of the fern arrange- ment) inside of the centerpiece, and vou have a pretty table at a cost of about $12. The next table (third prize award) is like the foregoing, a circular shaped one with an arrangement of yellow chrysan- themums. In the center stands a tall slender twisted glass vase which holds about 2 dozen "mums" arranged with Adiantum princeps. Around this vase is placed a wreath four feet in diameter of the same material. This decoration was quite efiective, but as necessarily the flow- ers in the wreath had to be used with short stems, this part of the arrangement looked rather too massive. A single bloom of the same flower was placed beside each plate. Taken all in all the arrangement as a whole was probably as well done as could be expected to result from the employment of such large and heavy forms in "mums" as are mainly grown for the market nowadays. It is next to impossible to do artistic work with such material. Looking at the "mum" question from the decorator's standpoint what an improvement in this line might be effected with certain^ types despised at the present day, which for graceful effect tn arrangements outclass all the modern varieties. We may figure the cost of this table as follows: About 100 chrysanthemums $15, adiantum $2. wire frame, etc. $1, total $18. Retail price say $35. A very good decoration, however, can be put up of the same class of material by reducing the quantity to suit the price, at any figure from $10 upward. No. 4 is an oblong table with an ar- rangement of Bridesmaids in the shape of an oblong hollow square, a candelabra being placed In the center. As is shown plainly in the picture the design is too wide in proportion to the width of the table (which is about 4 feet). With a diameter of about 2 feet the arrangement leaves onlv a space of one foot for the service, which on the whole produces an overloaded effect notwithstanding the fact that the arrangement of the material was loose and graceful. One vase with foliage is placed in front of each plate. Cost: 200 roses $10, adiantum $1, wire design, moss, etc. $1, total $12. With the material at the price quoted such a table can therefore be reproduced at a good profit for $24. No. 5 is a square table. The size (6x6) is rather too small for 12 covers in the first place; certainly the mound of flowers placed in the center, fully 3% feet in diam- eter, is by far too large and massive for such a table. About 40 Cypripedium insigne and 300 lily of the valley were used in this arrangement, placed in a square plateau. The cypripediums with Adiantum Farleyense forming the center, the valley filling the outer edge, about a foot in width, the effect being very heavy. Two cypripediums for the ladies and a boutonniere of one-half dozen valley for the gentlemen being placed beside the plants. The cost would probably stand something like this: sav 50 cypripediums at 25c. $12.50, 300 valley $12, A. Farley- ense $3, wire frame, etc. $1, total $28.50. Retail price $58 to $60. But for a table of this kind one-half of this material would be quite sufl[icient, which amount would give a much better result. No. 6 shows another round table, a very neat affair in pink and white. The centerpiece is formed of Testout roses placed in a fair sized cut glass bowl, adi- antum being added for green. This ar- rangement of roses was placed on a mat formed of white chrysanthemums with a border of Adiantum cuneatum. In our own judgment if the "mums" had been left out and only the ferns used, or per- haps a fringe of valley, the effect would have been heightened; at any rate the large white chrysanthemum for the gen- tlemen's boutonniere was not in keeping with the ensemble. Aside from this little defect the effect of the arrangement as a whole was pleasing. The color effect, a perfect union of flowers and table ware (also in pink), was reallyfine. Altogether such a simple decoration can be highly commended. In pointof expense it comes within the reach of people with simple tastes and moderate means. Let us say 75 roses for the bowl and two each for six ladies and one each for the same num- ber of eentlemen, that makes 93, say 100, $5, 100 adiantum $1, loan of bowl $1, if we figure in the chrysanthemums this would add $2 more; if we use say 50 valley instead or Roman hyacinths the cost would' practicallv be the same, the tota* reaching $9 to $10 (don't confound this with Christmas prices). Handsome retail price $20. In No. 7 we have a violet table. In shape it is round, like the preceding one. The center design is in shape something like a wheel without the tires. The f rarne (wire) being mossed in the usual way is filled with the violets, these being fastened on picks and arranged at the heightof an ordinary wreath. The center, which we might call the hub, contains a clump of valley. Bunches of about 50 flowers tied with a narrow purple ribbon were used as favors. Violets used in a set design of this kind lose their individ- uality and the more elaborate the more disappointing such an arrangement is ant to be. In mid-winter such a decora- tion is rather an expensive affair and it isn't very often we are called upon to fur- nish the like. The number of flowers re- quired depends somewhat on the size of the blooms; 1,500 of the largest flowers would probably be enough, while if the bloomsbe small it would take a thousand more; even at the low figure of $1 per 100 the lowest estimate would bring the cost price to something like $25 to $30. Our own idea of a table decoration with vio- lets is radically different from the one under consideration. As for instance, take for the central figure (for round table) a dish filled with growing ferns and then scatter your violets just as lib- erally as your price allows all over the table cloth among the dishes. Or a com- bination of growing ferns and pots of violets in bloom plunged in a bed of green moss would make a fine centerpiece. If violets in pots are not to be had clumps of the cut blooms might be arranged with plenty of their foliage to resemble grow- ing plants. But these are suggestions which we intend to illustrate more fully in the future, as well as the various com- binations of violets with valley, Romans, etc. No. 8 shows a design in La France roses. A plant of Adiantum Farleyense forms the center, the roses being arranged in combinations of crescent wreaths or more properly speaking garlands. These are tied together with streamers of pink ribbon, the arrangement as a whole lack- ing somewhat in grace. A judicious use of adiantum fronds would greatly add in this respect. The Farleyense too in the center instead of giving a relief rather added to the stiff' effect. A. gracillimum or cuneatum would be more graceful. La France roses are very effective for a table decoration but these and other roses of the larger type when arranged in low forms like the present where the stems are cut to a length of 3 inches, wired onto picks and treated like a wreath in set form are rather difficult to arrange in graceful style without a lib- eral use of some airy forms of foliage. As to the cost this design probably repre- sents 300 roses, the cost of which at $5 would be $15, a good plant of Farleyense would cost sav $5, ribbons $3, wire frames, etc. $1.50, total $24.50. It would therefore follow that the selling price would not be much short of $50. For one-half the price, however, such a decor- ation miffht be furnished by substituting A. gracillimum for Farleyense, leaving off the ribbon and using one-third less in quantitv of flowers. No. 9 is an oblong table with a large oval center plateau of Perle roses and mignonette, in the center of which is placed a small glass vase which holds about one-half dozen long stemmed roses. For favors a half dozen roses are used, around the stems of which is folded a Japanese paper in imitation of a lace handkerchief, to which a small knot of violets is tied. A neat decoration of this material could bemade at a first cost not to exceed $10, the one in question prob- ably figuring up considerably more (we are alwavs speaking with a view to No- vember prices): Say 100 first quality Perles$3.50. 100 mignonette $3, 50 roses for favors $1.75, ferns, etc. $1.75, total $10. The arrangement of the same mate- rial might be varied. Forinstance.forman oval plateau of the 100 roses for the cen- ter, arrange two clumps of 50 ejch of mignonette and place at either end. No. 10, the last of the series, is an ar- rangement of lily of the valley as the main feature. The table being round a circular shaped mirror is placed in the center, around the edge of which is arranged a wreath of A. Farleyense and cuneatum. Five low glass vases, each holding about 75 blooms and foliage, are loosely ar- ranged, one being placed on the center of the mirror and the other four at equal distance apart around the table; four sprays of Testout roses, each containing 6 to 8 roses, are arranged between the vases of valley. Let us figure the cost at say 350 valley $14, A. Farleyense $3, other ferns $1, use of mirror $1, incidental z8g4' The American Florist. 511 FIRST PRIZE ARRANGED BT P. J. HADSWIRTH. J SECOND PRIZE. ARRANGED BT W. J. SMYTH. THIRD PRIZE. ARRANGED BY J. M. GASSER. THE PRIZE TABLE DECORATIONS AT THE CHIOAGO EXHIBITION. 512 The American Florist. Dec. ^P, expense $1, total $19. to $40. Retail price $38 Carnation Notes. It is well at this time to investigate failures in some of our crops, for I ques- tion if there is one grower who can go through his place and say, all is well. Why has this lot proven unproductive? Why has this bench failed to come in for the holidays? Can you tell the cause of failure? If so, then are you fortunate; you will not be apt to make the same error again unless it is just asin the past, a lack of attention to detail. Perhaps you planted in this bench when the soil was too dry or that one when too wet; now these are not mistakes but gross carelessness and the best of growers take chances that are fatal and they knew bet- ter at tbe time of planting. Great is their sorrow nnw, lor ttie crop is uui w hat it would have been bad they not been in so mucb of a hurry to get that bench filled and so we start into the new year with the determination to guard against all the errors of the past year and that great help to all mankind, hope, comes to our rescue and assures ub that mistakes are of the past; we will make no more. "Just wait until next year and I will have a better assortment than now," or "I will have them all in for Christmas," is the remark we hear from so many. Better say nothing, lor you may be in the same box again. Then, too, some of us fail in growing carnations and without seeking the cause and sticking we go into something else which we understand as little as the car- nation and lose again. I tell you there is no such thing as stick, only be sure what you are sticking to and why. Then again we are impatient and expect a variety which we know is a late bloomer to pro- duce bloom from early until late, and force it along knowing all the time that good flowers will not come until February or March, and when the tew that docome are shrivelled and poor, out they go and nothing to take their place, when if we had waited we would have been well re- paid. This is a mistake, not so much the expecting a large crop early, but the planting of a late sort at all. Give them up; there are plenty of early sorts, why use late? Remember this in stocking up for next year. I was surprised to find that in Boston Mrs. Fisher leads in whites. This is be- cause Lizzie McGowan is not understood by tbe growers; it does not grow as strong in the field as the former and is therefore condemned. In several places where Mrs. Fisber was grown largely McGowan had but small space devoted to it, but upon these few plants were flowers in my estimation much superior to the average Fisher. If the Boston growers would propagate McGowan a little earlier and get larger plants I think (mind, I do not assert) they would dis- card Fisher. Although McGowan comes star-shaped under certain conditions it is to-day the best white for general cultiva- tion. I merely mention this because it is an error that many make in discarding varieties because they fail the first year of trying. True, there are failures the causes of which none of us can solve, but there are certain rules to follow which if closely adhered to will lead to an abun- dant crop and success. This point is plainly demonstrated from the fact that a grower at Flatbush who never grew a carnation until this year has now the finest houses of McGowan and Scott that I have ever seen, and not only this, but they are the finest and best grown plants of any sort which I have ever seen, and this grower, Mr. Suydam, has followed closely the instructions of his neighbors, the Dailledouze boys. Mr. S. has patience and a vast amount of common sense, an admirable soil and uses lots of manure. Some wiil say it is a greenhorn's luck, but if this were the case why should his vio- lets and mignonette be in the same splendid condition? Charles H. Allen. A Carnation Puzzle. The Heite Floral Co. have two places, one in Merriam,Kans.,andonein Kansas City, Mo. At Merriam, Kans., two houses are planted to carnations, one house running east and west, the other north and south, and both are in terrible shape with the rust. Mr. Hcite states thnt all the remedies advocated in the Florist have been tried, but with no good results. At their place in Kansas City, Mo., two houses are planted, one entirely to carnations, one to carnations and roses, houses running each way, are in the most perfect health, in fact could not be in any better condition; stock all grown at their place in Merriam, Kans. Mr. Heite desires very much to know the reason why they do so well with him in Missouri and so poorly with his son in Kansas. Surely it can not be prohibition! S. M. Chester County Carnation Society. The above named society will hold its monthly and annual meeting January 5, at Kennett Square, Pa., and all intro- ducers of seedlings might do well to ex- hibit. I will gladly display any flowers that are sent to me. Edw. Swayne. Kennett Square, Pa. Carnation Profits. Will some of the carnation specialists give me an idea as to what should be the net profits from a house 14x150 filled with standard varieties grown under or- dinary circumstances? W. W. Cut Worms in Rose Houses. A worm that has given me considerable trouble this fall in my rose houses is a greyish brown in color and from half an inch to IMi inches in length. It does all its destructive work at night, coming out about 10 p. m. and hiding in the soil by morning. It climbs the plants, cutting off every leaf as it goes, and eats the bark from the young shoots, finally reaching the bud, where it bores a round hole into the bud and feeds on the unfolded petals. During the months of September and October it very nearly stripped one house 20x75 feet of leaves, young wood and buds, then seemed to disappear for about three weeks, when we found another crop. We used lime water and tobacco with tolerable eflfcct, but have not been able to entirely rid the houses of it. Can you advise me what to do? I. M. L. Pueblo, Colo. From the description given I think it must be one of the cut worm family. There are several varieties of this noc- turnal marauder (Agrotis family) and they are very troublesome in some sec- tions. The best remedy found so tar for exterminating them is to hunt tor them in the evening after they have begun their night promenading, for this species prefer "darkness to light because their deeds are always evil." Furthermore they are gourmands of a very pronounced charac- ter, as they can eat enough at one meal to allow them to remain inactive for twenty or twenty-four hours after, and they are very wary critters to catch also, as they take care to cover up their places of retreat under some loose soil or similar material. Ntxt to the "ketch 'em and kill 'tm" remedy soot sprinkled thinly over the whole surface of the bed or bench and washed in with the waterings is the best, as the strong pungent flavor of the soot water seems to disturb their repose, and I have seen them crawl out of their hiding place to die on the surface after its application. If your correspondent will watch care- fully just as it is getting dark he will see a dark brown moth around in the green- houses, and if there happens to be any boards lying loosely together in the house these moths will be hiding there during the day. This is the parent of the worm, and by killing the old sinners the young ones will not come to sin any more. In the summer, principally during August and September, we frequently kill here two or three dozen in an evening. We lay loosely some old boards together pur- posely to trap them, and by following this up persistently we keep these night walkers in subjection. Like all otherspe- cies these are more troublesome in some sections than in others. John N. May. Why We Ventilate. In a paper on ventilation read before the Society of Minnesota Florists, Mr. Louis Wilde of St. Paul said: "In my opinion there are two good strong reasons why we should ventilate. First: To change the exhausted air of the houses for the purer one without, full of the elements necessary for plant life. Second: To regulate the moisture con- tained in the air in our houses." In reference to his first reason Mr. Wilde holds that unless the air in the houses is frequently changed the plants will have an insufficient supply of carbon. And secondly that ventilation supplemented by artificial heat when the outside tem- perature is low, is the way to expel an over-supply of moisture. As an example of the value of ventilation during cold damp weather he relates that when through accident a house of roses was allowed to go without fire heat during such weather all suffered a check, and a week later dropped their leaves, with the exception of two batches over which the glass had been broken. The main points made by Mr. Wilde have been frequently covered in cultural i8g4. The American Florist. 513 NO. 4 ARRANGED BY J, M GASSER NO 5 ARRANGED BY ANTHONY & CDRRAN NO. 6. ARRANGED BY WALTER KRBITLING. TABLE DECORATIONS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. notes in our columtis in the past, though the scientific reasons had not been clearly set forth. To make absolutely certain as to the correctness of these reasons we submitted the paper to Prof. Wm. Tre- lease, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, who kindly replies as follows. "I enclose herewith Mr. Wilde's paper, which you sent me under date of the 20th. I should say that the two points that he makes for a liberal supply of "carbon" (which I should prefer to call available carbon, or carbonic acid, or carbon dioxide) and a reasonable reduc- tion in the amount of moisture in the atmosphere are well made. All of the carbon that our higher plants use is taken from the carbonic acid of the air, and the fixation of this carbon in the plant is closely connected with the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, which regu- lates the opening of the breathing pores of the leaves. I suppose that every plant has for itself a percentage of atmospheric moisture which is best, and any devia- tion from this, either above or below, would make some difference in the success 514 The American Florist. Dec. 2g, of the plant. We all know how prejudi- cial over-moisture (which a gardener would usually call lack of ventilation) is to seedlings, by inducing the fungus which causes 'damping off,'and theexamplethat Mr. Wilde gives of the saving of certain plants where the glass had been broken seems to me capable of interpretation as he interprets it. However, it does not strike me that the ventilation is so much needed for carbon dioxide — of which I think any greenhouse must always con- tain a liberal supply — as for moisture." Violets. I have received from "D. P. S." a few violet plants; he says he bought the plants for Marie Louise variety, planted them on a bench, where they have appar- ently grown and budded, but never opened a flower. They have been grown cool. The sample sent me was so dried up I could form no idea of the condition of the plants, much less the variety. I don't profess to be an authority on violets, yet a small bench of a few hundred plants which I have this winter are so grand in every respect that I feel I can say a little about what I don't know about violets. The longer we live the more we find out, and it appears to me that with the vast majority of florists violet growing is a gamble. You have them, and then again you don't have them. I have noticed this fall more than ever before that few men, if any, can say with any certainty "that's the way to grow violets." I have been interested the past month to notice in one small town within a fewmilesan attempt to grow violets under many different con- ditions, some with great success, some fair to middling and some a decided fail- ure. Here are a few methods that I have noticed and hadanopportunity to watch: First: Runners taken off in April, kept in 21/2 inch pots till August 1, planted in an equal span house running east and west. No glass over them till end of Sep- tember. Very successful in every way. Second: Runners taken off in April, planted in flats in three inches of soil; flats stood under apple trees till first week in August, then the plants put on a south bench of a large carnation house. These flower from middle of October, and are to-day a sight, covered with flowers of the finest quality. Third: Plants kept in 2y2-inch pots till October 1, stunted, then put on same bench as No. 2. Coming along, but no flowers worthspeaking aboutup to date. Fourth: Good large healthy plants lifted from field end of September and planted on same bench as No. 2 and 3. Result quite satisfactory, but not equal to No. 2. Fifth: Plants lifted from field and planted along the south edge of a carna- tion bench September 15. Fairly success- ful; good flowers now and have been for the past month. Sixth: Rooted runners planted in houses in J une with glass on and not very much ventilation. Plants grew finely, flowered well in October and November, but are now on the wane, and have seen their best day. In the establishment is a bench of violets lifted from open ground middle of September, which are far better than those summered over under glass. Seventh: Good plants lifted from field about September 20, planted on a bench in a lean-to back of a rose house where no direct sunlight has reached them since they were planted. Plants look healthy, but few flowers up to date. Eighth: Small rusty plants badly affected with red spider lifted from field end of September, planted in north lean- to without any sun. Plants now look- ing fine, full of promising buds and begin- ning to open. I could go on and give a few more vari- tions, but the above is enough. I would like one of those few violet experts to give us his method. In this neighborhood I can cite two growers at least who never grew violets in their lives till two years ago, and they both have been phenomen- ally successful. From my experience I shall enlarge on plan No. 2. Give them a carnation temperature, that is 45° to 50° at night, and let them run up to 60° or 65° in day time. Ice house method won't do to produce violets. Direct sunlight is I am sure not at all essential when flow- ering, but light they should have. W. S. Adiantum Farleyense. Until recenc years this adiantum was considered by many growers to be ex- tremely difficult to manage. This diffi- culty must certainly have been overcome as it is being grown by some large firms in thousands and large houses areentirely given up to its culture. To be successful in its cultivation, the following requirements are essential: It must be grown under the influence of abundant light, but not the direct raysof the sun; heat and moisture are particu- larly necessary; it will not succeed where either of these are deficient; i.e., it willnot grow freely and make an elegant speci- men, but will live and retain its beauty equally as long as any fern with these requirements absent. The temperature should not be allowed to tall below 55°dur- ing winter nights or the prettily colored leaflets will turn brown. It delights in a liberal supply of water; this must never be applied over head. Regarding soil, it will growbest in pure light fibrous loam with a small quantity of crushed bone intermixed. When the plants get old the crowns harden and will not grow freely; in this case it will be best to divide into small crowns; these will grow very readily if placed in some light material in a box and put into a moist warm house; when they commence to grow they should be put in small pots and given a light warm position. This is the only method of increasing the stock as it never produces any spores. The fronds will last a long time after being cut; they should be cut several hours before wanted and immersed in water; this will make them hard and durable. F. L. A. Nomenclature Committee Work. It appears, from some statements re- cently brought to the notice of the Nomen- clature Committee, that the above com- mittee has been charged with personal bias in offering its criticisms. If such a feeling existed it certainly never mani- fested itself, and whatever was done by the committee was very carefully investi- gated before being committed to writing. With reference to the chrysanthemum James Comley or Uncle Sam, the records of the American Chrysanthemum Society show that James Comley was the first name registered. The names Donald and Eugene Knapp were purely local, and it was not registered or disseminated under them. All the committee could do was to record the facts as presented. With regard to Good Gracious and Princess of Chrysanthemums the report was accepted without any objection nt the convention. When, later, exception was taken to this the report was already going to press, and no change could be made, even if satisfactory reasons were given for doing so. It would seem that the proper time to amend thecommittee's report was when it was presented to the society. The Nomenclature Committee as a body were all perfectly willing to correct anything in which they were misinformed had it been proven to them that the report was incorrect at the time it was presented. One OF the Committee. Stapbylea Colchica. "Constant reader" ask: "What is the proper treatment to have it in bloom for Easter? Is it perfectly hardy same as the lilac? What time will it require and what temperature should it have?" It is perfectly hardy; as hardyas alilac. I forced it for the first time last winter. When received the plants were potted and stood in a cold pit. It will force for Christmas and come into bloom in about 6 weeks in a night temperature of 60°. I think that temperature suits it best, and for Easter it would come into bloom easily in 5 weeks. But the flower hangs on well and there would be no harm in having a week to spare. I forced them in a palm house where there was considera- ble shade on the glass. Wm. Scott. New York. Christmas has come and gone, the fig- ures are all in, and those interested may now compare results and see how it all foots up. As usual the unexpected has been doing a little happening on its own account, and the prophets, of whom there were plenty, and whose predictions were most often based upon their hopes rather than a knowledge of prevaihng condi- tions, now have the benefit of their expe- rience for use in future emergencies. The story would be different from what it is had the clerk of the weather been in a diflerent mood. No more propitious weather could have been invented for the production of good flowers in abundance than prevailed during theentire week pre- ceding Christmas. With such weather it is almost appalling to think what might have happened had roses been "in crop" generally. The very large growers were nearly every one at the very lowest limit of production, and had the market been obliged to rely entirely upon these estab- lishments then the predictions of a rose famine would have been fully borne out. But the receipts from the great army of smaller growers counted up enormously, and it was out of the question to bull the market in the face of such an onslaught. One peculiar result of the conditions above described was the sudden dumping of a quantity of badly spoiled stock on the market in the middle of the week at a time when nobody w^anted it. It was very evident that the growers had been trying to save up the stuff, but the weather wasupsetting theircalculations, a fact which was still further demon- strated by the scarcity that followed immediately after and continued until the afternoon preceding Christmas, when dumpnumbertwo took place. In thepur- suit of this antiquated will-o'-the-wisp, however, it is pleasant to record that the larger and more prominent growers took but little part, and the personification of the quadruped with the longears wasleft to their more stupid brethren who do not read the trade papers or whose skulls have not yet developed a vulnerable spot. It is encouraging to note that thes i8g4- The American Florist. 515 NO 7 ARRANGED BY H. F HALLE. NO 8, ARRANGED BY A, G, SAMUELSON NO. 9 ARRANGED BY ART FLORAL CO. NO 10. ARRANGED BY O. J FRIEDMAN. TABLE DECORATIONS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. 516 The American Florist. Dec. 29, unwise individuals are rapidly decreasing in numbers, and that altogether the quan- tity of stored stock seen was much less than ever before. American Beauty was the best stock in the market. Everybody wanted them, and many more could have been sold, both locally and for distant points. Tbere were some good Magna Charta and Diesbach in, and they sold well at from $50 to $75 per hundred. Small roses cleaned up fairly well, especially the colored varieties. White roses suffered somewhat in common with white carna- tions and other light colored stock. The sunny weather brought out a grand col- oring on pink roses, Bridesmaid being particularly handsome. Carnations were aggressive and specimen blooms of the fancy varieties came in as sharp rivals for the smaller roses in popularity. Extra fancy ^flowers brought from $6 to $8 per hundred, and ordinary grades from $2 to $3, while the rubbishy lots of small or stored stuff brought nothing at all. Violets unless superlatively good got it "where the chicken got the axe." In quality they varied greatly, but the sup- ply was far beyond the demand, as pre- dicted in last week's notes. That the stock of violets could have been kept in bounds by picking and putting on the market regularly at reasonable figures, say one-half of the price demanded, there is not the least doubt. A period of med- itation on the dangers of overreaching is respectfully suggested to the violet grow- ers before it gets too late. The shipping trade might with a little encouragement have been made a power- ful factor in stiffening up prices locally. The lack of supply at the time needed for this trade together with past experiences in handling stored stock at maximum prices had the effect of making the whole- salers cautious, and some of them pre- ferred not to touch the shipping business. Those who made an effort for it had no trouble in securing orders, and a fair amount of this trade was transacted, but it was by no means as large as it might have been. There was difficulty in pro- curing stock on the 23d, which fell on Sunday this year, owing to insufficient accommodations on some of therailroads. Summit and Madison being especially unfortunate in this respect. The retailers held off from giving ad- vance orders and left the wholesale deal- ers in doubt akin to agony up to the last moment as to their wants. Throughout the preceding week they gave the cut fJower trade but little attention, and devoted their time to the trade in holly, mistletoe and greens, and in advising their customers regarding the ad vantages of azaleas and other plants over cut flow- ers as holiday gifts. The people evidently believed them, for the trade in fancy wreaths of green trimmed with ribbon, etc, was unprecedented, and azaleas in flower sold as never before, the profit on these goods being much more tangible than that on roses, carnations and vio- lets at holiday prices, and as to ordering stock for cut flower demands "Brer Fox, he lay low." The large growers spent more or less of their time in to wn and kept a close watch on the movement of stock and general tendencies, and it was not surprising that an undercurrent of dissatisfaction was discernible and grievances on all sides given an airing. It seemed to be strongly impressed on the growers that opportun- ities for high prices had narrowed down until now Christmas is about all there is left for them, and this rapidly going the same way, whde the period of low figures is correspondingly on the increase. Mr. A. Warendorf has offered to arrange the decorations on the table at the ban- quet of the Florists' Club at the Arena on January 19, and the committee has accepted the offer. All contributors of flowers will be requested to send them to Mr. Warendorf, and he will give his time to the work, which is a guarantee that it will be well worth seeing. The sale of tickets for the occasion is already quite large. Siebrecht & Wadley are receiving from Trinidad magnificent leaves of Cycas rev- oluta and circinalis, the latter averaging six to seven feet in length. Philadelphia. Christmas, merry Christmas, is over and a right merry time it was for all branches of the business. The grower whose houses were just in crop, or his neighbor who had managed to accumu- late a stock by ways known only to those of the fraternity, were made happy by the demand and high prices. The commission men were smiling all week owing to the bright weather and the prospects of plenty of good stock to handle, and their features have hardly re- laxed yet, as the remembrance of the good prices obtained flit across their memories. The storekeepers were happy on account of the good business in spite of the high prices. The volume of busi- ness increased about twenty per cent and prices on nearly all kinds of stock were from ten to twenty per cent higher. Roses of all kinds were in fairly good supply, of course there were not enough Beauties or Belles, still there were a great many sold. John Burton had a finestock of these two varieties as well as a goodly quantity of Brunners and Laings. The first quality of these varieties brought $75 per hundred. His Meteors were also very fine and at $20 per hundred there was not near enough to supply the demand. Mr. Lonsdale had a good lot of Beauties and also a good stock of orchids, which sold well, the cypripediums brought $20 and the cattleyas $50 per hundred. His Helen Kellers were very fine and all he could get for Christmas brought $8. In the stores when it came to a question as to whether it should be a dozen of Perles, Gontiers or Helen Kellers at about the same price the carnations were selected as often as the buds. Mr. Heacock had some Brunners and his stock of other teas, notably Brides and Bridesmaids, was very good. G. Anderson had some fine La France and Kaiserin, and Smith & Whiteley's stock of Kaiserin and Testout was very good. Messrs. Pennock of Lansdowne sent in some extra fine La France and Tesiouts. Prices for roses were Beauties and Belles $75 down to $25; Brunners and Laings $75 straight; all the large teas $15 to $20, smaller teas such as Gontiers, Perles, etc. $8 to $10. Carnations were in great demand and of excellent quality as a rule; there was no sleepy stock in sight; this may be accounted for by the high prices and demand of the two weeks previous to the holidays. Any advance on these prices would have been prohibitive, and for once the growers were satisfied and let the stock go. It was a very poor specimen of the divine flower that did not sell at sight for $3, and anything a little better brought $4, at wh ch price most of the stock was sold. Extra fine flowers sold for $5, while Helen Keller and Delia Fox, of which latter there is a limited stock, brought $8. Extra fine Wilders are sent in by Thos. Meehan & Son; as they grow it Wilder is hard to beat. Bouvardia was to be had in limited quantities, and brought $2.50 per hun- dred. Violets were rather plentiful; they were to be seen in all stages of perfection, and brought all sorts of prices. The top notch was $2.50, but very few aspired to this position. They had to be fine to bring $2, and the price soon weakened to $1.50, at which price the majority of the stock was sold. Double violets are in great demand when they are scarce, but their market is soon over- loaded; as the stock increases the demand falls off. As an instance of the fact that they were in full supply in some quarters, a Twelfth street florist decorated thehar- ness of his dapple grey with double vio- lets. He wasn't mean with them either; they were to be seen on both sides, front and back as well. Double violets have been considered the flower par excellence for the corsage, but it seems that as a dec- orative flower they can be made to go much farther. Bulbous stock was to be had in quan- tity, and was of good quality, with the exception of valley, which was not up to the standard. $3 to $4 was asked for Romans, $4 for paper whites and $4 for valley. W. K. Harris had some scarlet Due Van Thol tulips which brought $5. Atkinson of Edgewater Park is first in with freesia, and had a few at 50 cents per dozen. There was a good demand for blooming plantsand azaleas; cyclamens, poinsettias and the like sold well. Azaleas sold for from $18 to $30 perdozen plants. Cycla- men, the stock principally from R.Craig's, brought $50 per hundred pots. Edwards & Son of Bridgeton had good ardisias $6 per dozen in 4inch pots, well berried. House plants had a great sale, and fern dishes were filled without number; the demand for these dinner table ornaments seems to be increasing. All kinds of Christmas greens sold well, notwithstanding that the streets were lined with them. Holly and mistletoe was very vyell berried this season and where it was handled carefully it sold readily at good prices, but there was lots of mistletoe that would not bring enough to pay the freight on it. Smilax did not sell well for some sea- son, probably because people are more particular and demand adiantum where before smilax used to be good enough, it moved very slowly at $15. The weather all the week before and up to Christmas day was perfect; there was plenty of sun, which brought out the flowers and the shoppers alike. There was some 10 degrees of frost on Christ- mas morning, which made it a little diffi- cult to deliver plants, but this was the only draw-back. Since Christmas the flowers generally and particularly roses have taken a new lease of life and have colored up to a remarkable extent. Bridesmaid that puzzled the growers how to account for their pale appearance on the 24th are now, the 26th, a most beau- tiful shade and the weather has been cloudy ever since. At this writing a heavy snowstorm has set in, the first of the sea- son, and it looks as if flowers would be scarce for a few days. H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have just issued a catalogue which for artistic finish is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. Every page is illuminated with elegant half-tone cuts and designs, illustrating their very large line of florists supplies. It is a very useful book and contains cuts of i8g4- The American Florist. 517 des'gns that should be in every florist's stock. Hot house tomatoes are now selling at from 20 to 25 cents perpoutid, and mush- Tooms at from 40 to 50 cents. K. Chicago. The Christmas trade, though not phe- nomenally large, was in every respect most satisfactory. Thegrowers certainly have no reason to complain. In the first place the weather for two or three weeks past has been exceptionally fine, such as the most exacting grower could find no fault with in any respect, the days <:Iear and mostly sunny and at night just a little frost. Tbe effect of these conditions re- sulted, as might be expected, in a much larger supply than was looked for in the early part of the month, but the demand keeping pace with the supply no drop in prices occurred except on violets. These at one time threatened to be a glut. In the early part of last week the dealers ■were actually begging for violets but scarcely any could be had. Commencing Saturdav they began to come in freely and by Mondav the market was swamped with them. Opening at $2 50 for Al ■quality and $2 for average stock prices gradually dropped to $1.50, and poor «tock went at much less, although to- wards the close the market advanced again a trifle. In quality the stock was fully up to the average, some being ex- ceptionally fine. In roses the stock was much more plen- tiful than was expected; this was doubt- less owing to the fact that much of the stuff was held back until the last two <3ays; a good share had evidently been pickled for a long time and caused more or less complaint from the dealers. This stuff, howeyer, had little effect on really good stock, which latter was all disposed of in short order at top prices. On pickled stock of course there was quite a cut in prices but very little of even this class went at less than 5. The best Beauties, of which there was a fair supply, sold at $75 to $100. Testout, Bridesmaid and Meteor were greatest in demand, the supply being altogether inadequate to meet the call for these three varieties, the price ranging from 15 to 18 for good stock. In quality Testout and Brides- maid, particularly the latter, were uni- formly fine. The Meteors, however, ran very uneven in color. Brides appeared to be the most plentiful of all roses, in fact this was the only variety that had to be urged upon the buyer. In quality the stock varied a good deal, some being extra fine while a large part of the supply was only fair and some very poor. The best grades went at 15 to 18. medium at 10 to 12. Really fine La France and Albany were very scarce, the best might be classed as fairly mediuni; the price, however, ruled firm at 12 to 15. M'^r- mets, though of generally ratber poor quality, sold well at 10 to 15, and even higher on some few high grades. Perles, Gontiers and Woottons brought 6 to 12. S)me of the Gontiers sent in were extra fine and easily commanded the top figure. The supply of carnations was about equal to demand, both being heavy. In quality this season's cut is far superiorto anything seen before on our market. Of course some of the flowers went to sleep before they left the wholesale shops, still by far the largest part of the stock was in most excellent shape. Daybreak showed up in grand shape, the average quality being extra fine, and althoughthe supply was probably four times as large as was ever seen here at Christmas very few flowers were sold at lessthan 5, some extra select bringing 6. Scotts, also very fine, were scarce, and so was Helen Kel- ler, the latter good but not of the phe- nomenal size we have read about. All the above sold at 5 for the best. Tidal Wave, Portia and Garfield were all good and in extra demand at 3 to 5, some extra fine Tidals (grown by Henry Mundt) going as high as 6. White was most plentiful and the only color of which a few were carried over. Romans came in very freely; the demand for these being rather light some stock was left unsold. Narcissus went fairly well at 4 Valley, demand good, stock fair, both in quality and supply, price 5 to 6. There was some very fine mignonette, selling readily at 3 to 4. The local retail trade is reported excel- lent everywhere. Everything was cleaned out and fairly profitable prices were real- ized. Holly sold well, but green went rather slow. While the general public lamented the absence of regulation Christmas weather the florists were mighty well satisfied. Delivery was accomplished with compar- ative ease and there were no losses. The day following Christmas was colder and Thursday was sufficiently wintry to sat- isfy the most fastidious. The snow fell all day long and was accompanied by a blustery wind, The boys can thank their stars that such weather did not come a few days earlier. The annual meeting of the Horticult- ural Society of Chicago will be held at the Sherman House Saturday, January 12. This will be an important meeting as in addition to election of officers for 1895 someproposed changesin the policy of the society will be up for discussion and action. Boston. Christmas weather in Boston was glo- rious, and the florist trade enjoyed its full share of patronage from the multitude of shoppers who thronged the streets. There were a couple of surprises in the cut flower trade. The biggest of them was that the rose as an indispensable favorite got, not quite a black eye, but a slightly discolored one; and what do you suppose did it? "l!"said the carnation. The eagerness with which fine carna- tions of the modern well-fed type were snatched up at full prices was most remarkable. Equal food for thought was the indifference manifested towards the once invincible rose when carnations could be had instead. Roses were not overplentiful, but there was a supply suf- ficient to fill all reasonable demands, and white roses went decidedly slow. White carnations were slightly overstocked, but colored ones to the number of many thousands more could have found a ready market. It really begins to look as though the time is not far off when the price of roses will ceas3 to be the all imoortant cnnsiderationin holiday trade. Violets suffered more than any other flower from overstocking, and some of the growers who have been unwilling to pick their flowers for the past two or three weeks, excepting under the induce- ment of maximum holiday figures, see now where they made their mistake. The present is the first season in which single violets have been grown to any extent for this market. Large quantities of the Czar are being brought in, and their fine color, superior fragrance and comparative cheapness have broueht them rapidly into popularity, the effect being felt sharply by the old favorite doubles. Undoubtedly the single violet has had much to do with the slump in double violets in the present instance. With the exceptions above noted the wholesale dealers are all well satisfied with their Christmas trade. Local de- mands materialized late, but were all right in the end. Shipping might have been done more extensively if the stock procurable for that purpose had been up to the mark, but some of the growers have not yet forgotten their old game, and there was too much aged stock float- ing round to make shipping either satis- factory or safe. The retailers all seem highly elated over their business, which they generally report as the best they have ever had. Holly sold better than ever before, and even mistletoe showed considerable life at the last moment. Holly wreaths were well cleaned up, but there was not any use for holly crosses, and many of these are left, as are also the large elaborate wreaths made of evergreen foliage, and cones in variety. These were once very popular, but people seem tired of them now. Down at the big markets the usual display of greens were made; whole for- est of fir trees whose balsamy odor was exceedingly pleasant; coils by the thou- sand of festooning and countless wreaths, stars, bells and crosses gaily spotted with everlastings in every hue, and on every hand the loquacious country man whose family had spent the whole fall in fashion- ing the wondrous contrivances and who addressed you as "My friend" and "Cap- tain" as you passed hisstand; but appar- ently this line of trade has declined greatly from its former proportions, the southern holly, pines and other introductions of the florists having largely superseded it. Mr. Michael Barker of Cornell Univer- sity is expected to address the Gardeners' and Florists' Club at its next meeting. Toronto. The annual meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association which was held on the 18 th inst. was largely attended and great good humor prevailed. At the election of officers no one seemed to want to fight, and only in the case of the second vice-president was the ballot necessary. For all that though there were several surprises and great changes were made. Mr. A. H. Ewing for private reasons (that afore mentioned girl I expect) de- clint-d to run for secretaryforat least this year and Mr. H. Simmers did likewise, ifor private but not similar reasons. These two gentlemen are not by any means lost to the association, however, they will still take an activeinterest in all its proceedings. The slate stands as fol- lows now: President, Walter Muston (of Messrs. Soears & Muston); 1st vice-president, Geo. Reeves (Reservoir Park); 2nd vice- nresident, A. Macpherson (gardener to Col. Sweny); secretary, E. H Carter (Riverside Park); treasurer, Wm. Hill (florist, Yonge street); assistant secre- tary, M. B. Spears (D^erPark); executive committee, Messrs. Vair, Chambers, T. Manton, Briggs, Simmers, Tidy and Mearns. There is a good lot of new and young blood in this crowd and if they don't make things hum this year it will not be the fault of the other fellows. The late secretary and treasurer made their annual reports, both showing a favorable state of affairs although the balance at the bank is not overpower- ingly large. Printed statements were 518 The American Florist. Dec. 2^^ ordered to be distributed at the next reg- ular meeting. There was some discussion as to the advisability of amalgamating the July show and the chrysanthemum show and a committee was appointed to confer with the directors of the Electoral Dis- trict Agricultural Society who hold the July show. This committee wants to be careful how it acts in this business, the circumstances are complicated and pecu- liar and they will have to deal with men of considerable shrewdness and influence. The association does not want to play second fiddle to this agricultural society if it can be avoided. On the Saturday before Christmas the market seemed to be pretty lively and the florists were doing a fair business; the weather turned colder in the night but it was just warm enough to allow of palms, etc. being exposed under an open shelter. Twenty-five cents a bunch of seven violets was being asked, not many were being sold at that price though, but the stores want them and they will be scarce on Monday. At the stores trade was very good too and people appeared to be spending their money freely wherever they got it from. Sunday was a cold day. 20° of frost. Monday morning opened with about 8° of frost and getting milder, business lively all day but rain came on about 5 p. m. and spoiled the evening a good deal. However, when sales come to be totalled up I think it will be found that the aver- age has been maintained if not exceeded. Later. — Flowers of all kinds were cleared out. Sime stores had sold all their roses by 12 o'clock and could not get any more. I was told that the big rose growers could have sold 20,000 more if they had had them. E. Baltimore. Merry Christmas to all! We have had one here in Baltimore, and though by the time this reaches the eyes of our neigh- bors Christmas will be a fast disappear- ing memory, yet we wish them all the quick sales and prosperousbusiness which we have enjoyed here. To begin with, there was a fairly suffi- cient stock of everything, even including violets, and the quality was uniformly excellent. The store men took advantage of it and made one of the most brilliant displays of window dressing ever seen here. The weather was as mild as Mav and with the exception of a slight rain late Christmas eve there was nothing to prevent the most delicate of shoppers from doing all the buving she wished per- sonally. Don't say they didn't take ad- vantage of it. Seldom, if ever, before have the streets been taken possession of so completely by eager and jolly sight- seers and shoppers. The market men ought surely to be happy, for better weather for displaying plants and flowers in the open air could not have been expected; and a more ex- tensive display of plants, flowers, holly, wreathing, and all sorts of Christmas "fixins" from the twenty foot spruce "tree" to the moss for laying around it could not be put in the stalls; and it all seemed to sell too. Everybody seems struck with an idea that the reign of hard times is over for a little while at least. The customary aberrations of prices marked the season, particularly in violets, which had no doubt been boarded until the time when all expected $2 at least at wholesale. In fact thcv were marked up at the exchange to $2.50, but the supply was so good and plentiful that they were sold at the same place Christmas morn- ing for 50 cents a hundred. These violent fluctuations in the wholesale market did not afiect the retail prices as much as might have been expected, and though a little inclined to droop Christmas morn- ing prices were pretty uniform all over town. The stock of primulas, cyclamens, ar- disias and araucarias disposed of was something surprising, and at fair prices, cyclamens in 6-inch pots bringing $1 each, primulas 35 to 50 cents, ardisia $1, and other ttings in proportion. May the ball keep going now that it has had a good start is the earnest wish of many besides Mack. St. Louis. Christmas trade from all accounts can be classed as very satisfactory; almost all report having sold out at good fig- ures early enough to insure a successful season. Beauties, as was expected, took the lead, ranging in price from $1.50 to $2 at retail, according to the location, and were scarce even at that figure. The wholesale price was $1 for firsts, ranging downward for seconds and thirds. Me- teors were easily second in demand, good flowers selling as high as $9 per dozen, this being the top notch, however, poorer stock dropping according to quality. Colored roses seemed to be called for in preference to white, good Brides would not bring $5 per dozen. The same par- ties refusing to pay $5 per dozen for good Brides made noobjection to paying $1.50 each for Am. Beauties. Violets were in good demand, Marie Louise bringing $4 per 100 retail; south- ern grown single went up to 40 cents per 100 wholesale, at which figure quite a number were sold. Parties handling plants report an ex- ceptionally good demand both for green and flowering plants, also for ferneries, quite a numberof them having been filled. Green of all kind sold well, several hav- ing sold out clean before Christmas day, and not having time to make up any- thing in the final rush lost considerable in possible sales. Stock coming into the wholesalers showed less the effect of pickling than any received at the same time for several sea- sons. It is to be hoped that the improve- ment in handling will continue as it is vastly more satisfactory all round. Wholesale prices were about as follows: Beauties 100 to 25, Meteors 15 to 25, Mermets, Brides and Bridesmaids 15 to 25, Perles and Woottons 8 to 10, Nar- cissus 5, Romans 3 to 5, carnalions 3 to 4, poinsettias 12 to 20, double violets 2 to 2.50, and single 40 cents per 100. R. F. T. Buffalo. Christmas has once more passed away and to the florist it must be called a sat- isfactory one. The weather continued its fair course and nearly all day Monday tender plants could be delivered without any protection of any kind, which helped along wonderfully. There has been no time to interview many of the craft, but what little I can glean is to the tfftct that trafie all round was equal to the best of former years, and prices were certainly as high as ever and in some lines, more pRrticularly plants, were a considerable advance over other years. The same old favorites ruled the day, roses, carna- tions and violets; Beauty was too ex- alted altogether and most everybody kept their fingers off them. Brides, Brides- maids, Meteors, Woottons and Perles sold well. There were flowers enough to go round and with roses and violets a few to spare. Carnations sold out very clean and retailed at one dollar per dozen^ The trade in holly and green was very heavy and although it was sold at every street corner it all went. Everybody wants a piece of holly in some shape or other. The demand for mistletoe was- light and so was the supply. We could very near get along without this im- ported parasite. The feature of this Christmas trade was. decidedly the demand for plants and some of the firms could have sold far more than they had to offer. Medium sized palms went well. The plants that figured most in the sales besides palms^ were poinsettia, azalea, Lilium Harrisii, begonias, linum, primula, pans of valley,, Roman hyacinths and narcissus. It can safely be said that in this branch of the business there was a marked increase,, and it did not all come on the last day either, but started in a week ago. W.J. Palmer & Son had a few good chrysanthemums, but W. J. senior says they did not create any great enthusiasm- The same gentleman showed me this morning a bunch of La Reine tulips that he said took fourteen days to force; they were grand with stems a good 12 inches- in length, but there is no great demand for that stuff for a few weeks yet. Daybreak held its own against all rivals as the popular carnation of the day, and within a radius of twenty-five miles of Buffalo a great many thousands- of that variety were picked. W. S. Cincinnati. Christmas proved a surprise to most \n the trade, business being much better ini every way than was expected. The sales- were larger than last year, but in most cases prices fell considerably below former averages, which was due to the bad weather. But neither wholesale nor re- tail men are inclined to complain, and as- a rule they feel very cheerful. The bulk of the flowers received here were of good quality. Red roses and red carnations and violets were in greatest demand. Beauties brought from 50 to 60. Meteors and Gontiers sold well but were very scarce. Perles sold at 6 to 8- and were a little scarce. Romans were in good supply and sold at 4. Somegood valley was seen. Carnations sold readily at from 4 to 8; Harrisii only averaged' $2.50 to $3 per dozen; callas hardly sold at all. Among the retailers the general expres- sion is one of satisfaction. Buyers were slow in placing theirorders, most of them coming in the last day. Holly sold very . well and was fine; many of the dealers- ran short. Plants of most all kinds sold well. There is a decided increase in demand for small palms for Christmas gifts, such as- could be sold for $2 to $3. Azaleas, poin- settias, cyclamens and primroses sold quick. The finest primroses I have ever- seen were grown by Mr. P. Popp of Cen- tral Covington. They were in 5-inch pots and sold for 50 cents each retail. There were a few good "mums" left in the market and they brought goodprices.- They were mostly E. G. Hill and Christ- mas Eve. There was a great demand for ferneries- and small jardinieres and the stock of suitable ferns was none too large. There has been a great call for this class of i8g4. The American Florist. 519 ^^^^^^^^^^^k V^B^^^^^^^H ^^^^^■P'^Bii OHRYSANTHEMITM JOHN B. LAGER. CHRYSANTHEMDM J H. TROY. goods this fall. The growers could not get the plants to a suitable size to sell before it was ordered and had to go as it was. The retail orders were mostly for cut flowers, very few baskets being made up. Of bulb stock the valley sold poorly. There was but a limited stock in the market grown from this season's pips, with hardly any leaves. Roman hya- cinths were more plentiful than in former seasons but good stock brought $4 per 100 at wholesale. Freesia was to be seen in small quantities and sold readily. One of Mr. Schwartz's greenhouses was partly destroyed by fire. P. Chrysanthemum John E. Lager and J. H. Troy. These two chrysanthemums were among those favored by the committee for certificates from the Chrysanthemum Society of America. The accompanying photographs show flowers that had been fully expanded for three weeks. The varieties are equally robust in growth and habit, the leaves well up to the flowers. They grow three to four feet high in the bench. The first flowers were cut October 5. Apart from their earliness they possess excellent shipping qualities. John H.Troy is a large globular flower, Japanese, white, the florets broad and of great substance. John E. Lager is a Jap- anese reflexed, rich golden yellow, the florets of medium width and good sub- stance. F. L. A. Short Hills, N.J. Wild Flowers. Now that quite a number of our native wild flDwers are being used in quantity in our gardensit may be of value to someto have the benefit of my experience as to the proper time for transplanting the various species from their native haunts to the garden or nursery. It is very essential that these plants be lifted at the right time as otherwise failure is almost sure to result. As a general rule the proper time to transplant a hardy peren nial is when it is dormant. Aquatics should be gathered just as growth begins in spring or as it ceases in autumn, as when absolutely dormant they cannot be found. The following may be handled at any time though the best results will be had if done in spring and fall, orchids excepted: Chiogenes hispidula, Coptis trifolia, Galium species, Mitchella repens, Mitella media, M. diphylla, Parnassia carolin- iana. Phlox divaricata, P. pilosa, P. sub- ulata, Pyrola species, Smilacinatrifoliata, Maianthemum bifolium, Tiarella cordi- folia, Trientalis americana, Calla palus- tris, Caltha palustris, Drosera rotundi- folia and other varieties of drosera, Sarracenia purpurea, Aplectrumhyemale, Calopogon pulchellus, cypripedium spe- cies, goodyera species, and most ferns ex- cept Woodwardia virginica, which is an aquatic species, growing where at some seasons the water is too deep for it to be gotten at. Its proper season is May and autumn. The following can only be handled suc- cessfully at the time I indicate; the stems decay entirely later, and they grow all winter: Amenonella thalictroides, April 20 to May 30; Isopyrum biternatum the same. Anemone nemorosa (after flower- ing) May 30 to August 15, Arissema dra- contium (after flowering) June 1 to September 10; A. triphyllum the same. Claytonia virgirica (after flowering) April 20 to May 15. Dentaria diphylla and D. laciniata (after flowering) May 1 to June 30. Dicentra canadensis, April 1- 10 and from Mav 15 to winter. Erigenia bulbosa. May 15 to June 15. Erythro- nium Americanum, May 10 to June 10. Hypoxis erecta, June 1 to October 1. Panax trifolium. May 10 to June 30. Podophyllum peltatum, April 1-10, June 1 to end of year. Ranunculus fascicularis, May 20 to September 1. Sanguinaria canadensis, April 110, June 1 to end of year. Gentiana crinita and G. serrata, May 15 to June 15 (annual). Trillium grandiflornm, T. crectumandT.cernuum, May 15 to August 30. Bog plants: Sagittaria variabilis and S. heterophylla, May 1 to June 1, Septem- ber and October. Aquatics: Brasenia peltata,Mav lOto July 1, September and October; Nuphar advena the same. Nymphjea reniformis (tnberosa) May 1 to July 1, September and October. Pontederia cordata, May 1 to June 20, October. Orchids: Pogonia ophioglossoides, after flowering, May 20 to close of year. Liliums: L. canadeuse, and L. super- bum, August to October, never in spring; L. philadelphicum, July 15 to October, never in spring. The latest dates named are generally the latest at which a plant of the species named may be found. Most of them will have disappeared ten or fifteen days be- fore. The periods named are when the plants are dormant or nearly so and they may then be lifted, and shipped if neces- sary, with no more risk than with other plants. W. A. Brotherton. Rochester, Mich. Patents Recently Granted. Flower holder, Ella E. Bailey, Balti- moie; Transplanter for trees or plants, H. Balbridge, Los Angeles, Cal.; Cater- pillar trap, T. D. Noone, Camden, N. J.; Lawn mower, L. C. Stark, Appleton, Wis.; Lawn mower, W. G. Vernon, Phila- delphia; Apparatus for growing plants, W. Oliver, Alano, Mich.; Tree trans- planter, J. Santmier, Bufialo; Vire fas- tener, E. J. Fuller, Sheridan, N.Y.; Spray- ing nozzle, J. Steel and J. Busha, Pitts- burg; Means for promoting vegetation, S. Lemstrom, Helsingfors, Finland; Pro- tecting growing vegetables from night frosts, S. Lemstrom, Helsingfors, Fin- land; Lawn sprinkler, C. Widrig, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Apparatus for trans- planting plants, L. Humbarger, Columbia City, Ind.; Lawn mower, S. P. Graham, Detroit; Garden hoe, J. H. Andre, Lock- wood, N. Y.; Plant holder, S.W. Babbitt, Meriden, Conn.; Fruit tree support. L. W. Hihn, San Jose, Cal.; Lawn mower, G. P. Kirsch, Decatur, Ind ; Machine for counting grape cuttings, F. M. Kidder, Fredonia, N. Y.; Appliance for and new method of planting seeds, M. Weber, J. Perschl and P. Weber, Los Angeles, Cal.; Vine fastener, T. Flesher, Dunkirk. N. Y.; Flower holder for florists' use.S.M. F~lint, Worcester, N. Y.; Lawn clipper, E. W. McGuire, Richmond, Ind. 520 The American Florist. Dec. ^9, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. A.dvertisements, 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 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-lialf 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. Always give the state. — We have re- ceived a communication dated "Dexter, December 11, 1894." As there are 22 postoffices named "Dexter" in the U. S. Postal Guide, the address given is quite valuless. We mention this case for the reason that it is not an isolated one. Hardly a day passes that we do not receive addresses equally vague. In some cases we get the state from the postmark on the envelope, when this happens to be legible — which is not often. But omitting the state is not the worst. Not infre- quently we receive an envelope enclosing simply a dollar bill, without a scrap of information as to where it came from. These cause us much annoyance, and in a few cases that we were unable to trace out we suppose the senders have con- demned us as swindlers because we did not send them the paper. "A LADY visitor" sends us a communi- cation in which she severely criticises the appearance of, and the language used in her hearing by, the employees at a green- house establishment recently visited by her. But she goes too far in assuming that these men were representative of florists' employees as a class. While it is possible that some employers are not as particular as they should be, it cer- tainly is a fact that the majority thor- oughly understand the importance of having in their employ only men of gen- tlemanly instincts. As to appearance, a greenhouse hand can not, from the nature of his work, be always as neat as might be desirable, but "lady visitor" will find more true gentlemen in working overalls than in more showy raiment. Mr. C. W. Northrup, Lagrange, III., sends us a bunch of violets that would be hard to beat. Mr. Northrup's violets have long held a high placeinthe Chicago market, and he is evidently still secure in his position as the crack grower of this flower. 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. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser Forcing Gladiolus The Bride. Will some grower tell how to erow or force gladiolus The Bride (Colvillei alba)? Would like to know how long it takes from time of planting to blooming. SunscRinER. Ifi OiitH per Strinjj. SMI' AX. from sued ll.itB. ao ctB. per lUO; Jl.SU per lUOO. M iVllllloii .SKfdIlngg. JOSEPH E. BONSALL, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. WANTED. I want growers of good CUT FLOWERS to know that I sell Flowers on Commis= sion; that I charge 15 per cent. Conimis= sion on sales; that I furnish growers a statement each week of amount sold, and enclose check for the same. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. ^. J. COI^]BK^lH>^ COMMISSION FLORIST, 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 ^*' 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 Salesroo.m: 133 & 134 Franklin Street. THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN. CONN. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Iiaurel and Green Festooning, Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 1 ■'FDwmsnowsR BOZM WTFLOVIEfS. g ITH£ 'PRAIRIE' FataiNE FLOmR FOR DUr FLOURS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped tlat. packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAQO. Telephone main 4718. IDeForesi&ly&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemuins, Vallt-y, Violets, etc. W24 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention American Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, Cycas Leaves. "^S'"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, ''^ss''"^ Chicago. Mention American Florist. Cut Strings, S 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 SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire Desig^is, Bulbs, L.ong:'8 Florists Photographs. CatalORuee. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies /402 PINE STREET, (Sticcessor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ^E^ W H O LES A LE ^S«^ 1122 n^STE STUEET, (SI:, l^otxls, J%!lo. A. complete line of Wire DealKiui. i8g4- The American Florist. 521 E. H. HUNT, WBOIiESaiiBPLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AUD AI.I. FI.OBISTS' SUFFIiIES. Western Aeent for the GREAT ANTIPEST. KENNICOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUFFIiIES. 34 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone M*in 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, SI WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. OXXIOwAlCS-O. Onr Boses liest them all, In quality. Headquarters for fine American Beanties^ MLES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special atteetlon. Send ub a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE. Consignments solicited. OKHOA.OO. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE, .^ CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with flret-cIasB flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTretnont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND Walnut streets, Michael A. Hart, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Mention the American Florist when tvriting to advertisers on this page. ©VV'RoPeAafe Market*. Cut Flowers. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Rosea, Bon Sllene, Nlphetos 2.uu« 5.00 •■ Perle B (JO® 10 00 " M ermet. Hoste. Cusln ij. 00812.00 Bride. WattevlUe. Bridesmaid 6 00@Io.OU LaKrance 4.00®lo.00 Testout 10 00«i2U 00 Mrs. Whitney, Kalserln .1J.OO@20.00 Meteor 10 OOlftio 00 Beauty 6U.00S125.00 " seconds 6 0O®2.s.u0 Hybrids 35.U0&75 00 Carnations 2 liO® 3 00 fancy 3.00(9 0.00 Violets 50® IN) Vaiiev... 2.011® 4.00 Hyacinths 2 (lO® 2.60 Harrlsll lilies 10 00®ri.00 Cattleyas 35 00®60.00 Cyprlpedlums 10.00^12.50 Smllai 13.i«ial6.00 Adlantnm '^J,S!! Asparag:us 60.00 BOSTON. Dec. 24. Roses, Mermets, Brides 0.0('®15 00 Nlphetos. Perle i;.uO@10 00 Bon Sllene. Gentler s.niKa ."..OO Bridesmaid, Testout 8 00®15.0ii Meteor 12 0O®25 00 Beauty 50.00®75.00 MagnaCharta „ 50.00 Carnations 2 00® 3.00 fancy 4.00® 5.00 Valley 3.00@ 4 00 Hyacinths, narcissus 2.(100 3.00 Harrlsll, callas 10 00@1d.O() Violets 75® 1.50 Adlantum 100 Smllax ^ 10.00@12 60 AsparaKUs _ 50.00 FHHiADBLPHlA. Dec. 24. Hoses, small 8.0l,®10 CO large teas 10.00v VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTDRAL ADCTIOEEES, 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 28 tb St., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG, Jr., Cut Flowers. WHOLESALE, 43 W. 28tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SAERIDAN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street, HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price listonapplicatioifc Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK, WHOLESSLE^FLORIST. Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Frfce list on application. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN Cut > F lowers . 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 53 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street. NEW YORK CITY Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34lh Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 522 The American Florist. Dec. 2g^ ^eeA Uracja. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. I>. I. Ul'NiiNici.li, Nt. LouIh, proHUIoiit; H. IQ. llltltJtm Tonuitt*. iMt vlm«-)ii'iiHlilon(.; A. h. lloN. Ill CIiuiiiIiim-h ■Irutit, Nmv York. Hourotiirv niul troiiHiirur. Till! lixlX'tlTIVR COMMITTKK ol' tlu' AiiU'ricaii Seed Trade Assotiiilioii will nicot at tlu- Cosiiiopolilaii Hotel, New York, on I'lidav. Iiiiiunry 4, 1896, at 10 a.m. Catalogues Received. Sunset Seed and Plant Co., San Prnn- cisco, fruit trees; C. S. Harrison, Wcep- injj: Water, Neb., RoeUv Mountain ever- (freens; 1". llurteldes & Co., Lawrenee, Kans., seeds; Wni. Swayne, keanott Square, I'a., earnations; A. HIanc, I'liila- delpliia, eleelrotypes of (lowers, plants aadalirulis; A. lilane I'C' Co., I'liiladelpliia, new and rare plants; same, Japaiie.se flower pots; same, saealine; W. U. Sliel- mirc, Avondnlc, Pu., carnations and coleus. Greenhouse Building Association. A (German stoeU eompany has been organized on the biiililin(.j association plan tor the purpose of selliiif; land to ami biiildiiij.; (rieenhoiises for narileiiers, in a suburb ol Iterlin. The land is sold on the lollowin^ eonditions: The piirehaser pays not less than one-tenth of the priee in cash and furnishes proof that he has a like amount as a working capital for carry inj; on I he business. Tlie remainder of the price is to draw inttrest at -IVi', Bccnred by a life insuranec policy to be depiisited with thecomp/iny. The policy expires with the party 's(!()lh year, or at his death, in which event the company col- lects on the policy and tunistlie property over tot In- licirs b cc nf debt . Rcco4> rioTciS), Sai.hm, Mass. — T.evi Dodj^e has pur- chased the (greenhouse ol \V. S. Ward on Bridge strtet. BusTl.in-ON, Ta.— Jns. T. linker has added a new violet house 10x1(10, heated with hot water, ami a pansy house 5x1 00. C.KiiiiNi.ANi), Pa —Jacob H. Weever has just completed two new houses, one a carnation house UlxTO, the otliei- a violet house, 10x70. Hai.timoki:, Mil— Matthew Kielimoiid hu8 recently m>ne into the llorist business on ICrdman avenue, between Bclair and Harford roads. Lansinc, Mich.— H. 1'. Dew has sohl his Capitol avenue fireenliouses and will remove to Albion, Mich., where he will start a new business. Mii.WAi'Ki:i:, Wis.— Messrs. W. II. lillis nnd C. C. Poll worth have resigned their positions as secretary and treasurer of the Wisconsin I'lower ICxchanj-e. I'AUSii'i'ANV, N. J,— Harrison Ouinby of the Meadow View C.reenhouses hasatlded four new houses tohis piniit two H)0x2.''> nnd two L'.Sx 10, making his total glass arcn 11,0(10 leet. Fail Kivi.k, Mass.— Woodcock it l,an- nagan is the mime of a tew tirm here. They have built one house ;i7xl0 at ^tH New Hoston road, and will add inoie K'ass next spring. Tkrhk Haiitr, Ini>.— Mrs. Sarah C. Demiiig has generously donated 50 acres of land to the city to be used as a public park, on coiiilition that the jiark be im- proved within three years. HmiNSWiCK, tiA. — C. S. Tnit has retired from the florist business, having acceiitcd a position with a local (inn in another line, the same position that he held for 10 years prior to embarking in the florist trade. Watkins, N. v.— Jas. Andrews has leased the old Prost greenhouse for a term of three years, and is now putting it in order for business. Another green- house of e(|ual size will be erected early in the spring. HiNc.iiAM, Mass.— W. L. llradley, the niannbicturer of superphosphate whose name is tamiliar to every farmer nnd gar- dener in the land, died on the li^itli inst. lie owned large phosphate mines in North Carolina and I'lorida and was reputed to be a millionaire. Thirty years ago he was without a didlar. lie leaves behind him an untarnished business record. Blacktown Philosophy. It am a nios' seryus mistake to s'pose dat jes stickin flowahs in a wiah frame 'titles de pahty to dc name ob lloral alitist. Pi.KASK mention the American Flo- KlST every time yon write to an adver- tiser In these columns. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AilvorllttoiiuMilN iiiMltM' tlilH hoiid wit! iKOiittorlt^l nt Hut rulo of Id I'oiilM ti Itiio iMiwim wtirilMl oiioh Itmol^ tloii. CitHli iiiiint tKHHiiiiuiuiy tirtlur. IMiiiit itilvB. iu>t Kdiiiltluil uiulor Ihlit hoiiiV UrrUA'I'lON WAN'I'HIl Itv I'ninpiMi'Ml llorlnl, iiiiii I'mitisr. oiirc 'I'lic llnyiil. iilks Sliilo St , I'lilt'iiuo. uri'tlA'I'lON WAN'l'ICI) II.V u llrnl-iiliiBH miriloniir O iir lIorlHt. ami '."-. h yoili'M' cviiorliinoo. miiIhm- iiiuI ri'lliiIiU*: hi'Ml of riifiTiMUH'H. AiItli't'MN (J A iMiKN icii. TMi ('("ritrnl Avo . Onvor. N. II. orriiA'I'lON WANTIOI) Ah nil nimul lli.ilnl; kimhI 11 |M't., t'lirnrnlniiN, imliiiH, li iMM ninl Ki'iicnil Mtimk; h1ii«U«, tit m'iiim' cxitt'i'lt'in'i'. Il,>»l Id ii'lort.iii-i'K, II. I'nui AiiuTtoiiii VIiiiIbI. QI'l'llA'noN WANTlOll -lly coniiiotpiit ilinn nn cnr- 11 ili-iicf In inlvnlo plmip; iittiliTHtniiilM nil Itfniu'lu'M or ^iii'ili'itliiu. hiittilliiif mill liiyliiK nut of Kroiiiiiln. ItoMO mill Kfiilio oultiifo n n|ii'i'liilly. AiliIfCMH jM M. I'lii'o Aini-t'li'mi li'lorlxt. On'llA'I'ION WAN'I'KK My n .•niii|u'loiil Kiirili'iior. O OoriiiiMi. 'i:i. Mim-t'lril: Iuih t'\|ii'i'lfiii'i> In nil litilliiilu'N III' HnfitonltiK; MlMl-i'tiihH lolrti'lH-i'M: nmi Inko titim'KO tiliiiiil lu'lvnlo nr roiiinicrrliil i>lnco; I'ciinHyl- viinlii (ifolorfoil, AiIiIi'i-mm (i II. I'liro Am. V'toilHt. AN'I'ICll Aiii'til. hv oniMir llio olilonl llllloll Iilllli lioiiHi'H. I'lil'Ili-iilm'N mill I'l-ti'i'tiiu'CM, nilitii>i.H Hit It. i-iil-o Ainol'li-nn T'liil'lnt. w WAN'l'lOI) -(111 ll.iwiT lUiiiiiKi-ilo taUo flniiKtMH ii < lor vli'liilly tiT Sim iMuru-lHtit. n tlior f * (iiikIiI.v ('<>in|ii'1('iii iiiiiii tti ^row trill IIdwcim. priii (''piitly tiririMilliiiiH, IIIIch immI rot^OM. MUHt \vt«ll iliiilcr- hlriiut proiNiKrilUni. iiiiil hike HoltMiluM'^o of Kt.OKMool til ^tliiKN, lt«hl ni roltOfiifi'H I('i|IiI'(mI UN to roMiibllKy. luiiu«Mty mm ftihrloiv. Atliln'Mn, MiiidriK wiiki'm ox* poolod ami hIvIiih lolcrt-MooH, L. (Jm'I"/., \\\\\ MtiMDii St.. Snn Kniiu'lHiHi. ('iil. L1 Anioi'l<-iin Klort-t. ChlniKo. IM>\\ SAM*: Dean roaihliinl htoani hollcnnMl pnnip. I Imi'Mo powor. I '^ Inch Nnt-tlnii. I' i Inch tllNOhar«o plpo; h'MmI lopalr. CoM immv *;ii;il; prlcoyiMl, Writo t'or parlicnlaiM (\ M. Ai.i.kn, Itnitllol'Oi'o. Vt. FiOli SAI.H! 4'lll';.\r Antl on caMV lonnN.onacdount til itlHholntlon >>r niirlMis|>litp. ono nl llio hoht piiy- lnf{ IUhImI'm placcN In tao cfiilcr ol ('IiU-mko. Two now hiaiMi^N HH>\|J Irot, Mlookod with hi tldlnK phiiita. Ia)iik lOMHtV AtlllrOHH ('ON"l'l<.\("l'0|{. oaro Anu>rUciMillv Inhciltotl Nonio prop iM-ly In lhi« Old <\iaMti-y whlclt iioccr>Mitatt'H aiy nolny tivor thorc. I dilor niv ontiro ImihIiu'mh lor mhIo, (HiUMlMllnn or;i).,lH'(ll4i .ri.tlUll fipitiro (Vol ol jihihH with lar^o houNt> ami Hltirtv luMy i^tocKcil with i'H art^ Ktiln^- and mo arc lh(« palnm. hut wo i"an Mlijl Miipply 17, ;i aiat I In pulinH tor »>;( antl ;u for $;) iiaali irouular piUio iKHi, 't'hoHiMuiiuprlHtMlto huHt varlottos. Inoiudli'K l.alanlitN. Kontlaa. JtiH'r wtiA'i' ■niic iiicrAti.Kit w.w'i's. Wll.l.l A.^IS .V ^<»NN CO., Iluluvtii. 111. Moniltin AiuorUMin h'lorlut. iH^OI^ MY ENTIRE Horticultural Establishment. One of the largest iu this country devoted entirely to the culture of CUT FLOWERS. Situilteil on .ItMsey C-ily Heights, N. .1., within 20 mimiles ol New York t'ity by .steam railri>:u1 every h;ill hour, or williiii ,10 iiiiniilcs by elcdiic ciils every 3 minutes. I'or con- veiiiente tti the Metropolis, it will be seen the loe;ilion is unsurpassed. The "Plant" covers 3;.- acres of land, on which are 26 Greenhouses, r-.jalliiiJl diiut) (Ov«r BO, OOO Square feet of Glass), All at this time well .sloekeit with .i(\(:((i Carnations, 15,(00 Koses, all ot the leadiiiK (orc- iiiK sorts, as well as a lai>;e miscellaneous slock, in line condition. The houses, all ot the most iiiodern constnictiin, are heated bv the llitcliinKS l"o. and The Lout MIV Co'.s systems ol Mot Water, there aie also 250 Hot bed Sash, 50,000 blower I'ots, and lar^e packnii; roi ms, polling sluils. wagons, harness, in tact all essen- tials that Ko to make up a Complolo Floral Eslabllshmont. There is also a comtorlable dwelling lioiise ol S nuitiis, and laiKe ham and cow stable. A larce windmill assures at all times a lull supply ol ciiy water. While the "planl" here described is on }>% acres, 1 will also sell, if desired, an ailjoininK plot ot (> acres. For price, terms or more detailed information, please call on, or write to JOHN REID, Florist, BETWEEN lACKSrN AND BEPGEN AVES., NEAR BIOMELL AVE.. JERSEY CIIY HEIGHTS, N. J. i8g4' The a mer i ca n F l o r i s r. 523 Coiisipnieiits of First-Class Flowers -^^ SOLICITED. Ai'i'diinl of sail's, acidinpaiiii'il witli ilu'ek, icnilcii'ii wi'i'kly. FANCY STOCK AT GOOD PRICES THE MOST DESIRABLE. A li'w liiiiKiu'1.1 Hiilhs on liaiul lor liaskT loiciiiK, of l.iliiiiu Aiiialiim, Spt'ciosum, Kiilinmi and Allniin; also IVw Valli'v. Will siMl al a bargain lo close oiil. WISCONSIN FUOWER E,XGHflNOE.. 468 MilwailkGG SlIGGt. MIUWflUKE&. WIS. How to Grow Cut Flowers. j*>' ivi. A., iiiixv'r. A I •KACIICAI, TKICAl l!-.l'. <>N TUB CllIv'PI VA'IION ()h^ 'I I lie K'OSB, CAKNA'IMON, CIIRVvSAN'nil'MUM, AND (JIHLII rLOWIillINU I'LANIH I OH . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, aKHI:NII()USU CONATKUCTION, lllii.sl ruled. II^iKlsotiK ly Ixminl in (lnil>, mxl s. nl lomiy adilrcs;. ii|ji>ii Tcr(i|il ol $2.(><). iCWr^x'i'ic <»i<"' M. ^v. iiiirv'i\ 'i"t«i-i-*« ■■«>(•<<-, iixi. lltllllllHIIIIIIIIItlllllllMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIIIflllMIIIIII^ FOR A 1 PROFITABLE I GARDEN sow i BUIST'S I PRIZE MEDAL i , SEEDS I 3 Our 4^11 i-ilrii (;iil«li-. Mill pKi'.i'H, itliio = 3 Market Gardeners' Quarterly, = I Wholesale Prices to Gardeners, J I ROBERT BUIST, I a Se«l «;ioiv.i, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 3 ailllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllMHMIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIt I'KOIVI .lAI-AN. Iliillm, Mxnilll, Tri'i'M, raliiiH, l':t<-. I'KOM AUSTRALIA. AriliuMt- rltiH. I'liliii H«m'Mkc«l lip III Diiiv I riirCyiiiiH llnviihitu HIiiiiih. Hiiiiil I'lir iiiir iiiiw Mini liitiiri'KlliiK rutiiliii/iin ''.11 '[>:>. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Eilabliahud Ill7n I SAN FKAN<;ISC0. CAL. I'Klliilili' liii|i'.rl li.iiinii. OIlll'lltKMil I READY NOW. Black Calla Bulbs l;xtr;i si/c, Sio on per Kio. <:anii wrrii oicdkk. 404 K. :<4lli Nlrxfl, NICW VOItK. Muntlon Ainurlcnn Klorliit. t3 SETS , Is^ SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store, New York: CIIK A(;0: 2(i liillDlilV Slllllil. Uli-4H W. WuBllllllllOll SI. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER 8EEDe. GARDEN TOOL8, ETC. SWEET PEAS rOK FLORIBTM* UHE ('(III ii'f'niiiriKUMl till' li.llinvin;/, l.MtjiiN ni< |(; mj i, a N n. iMirn wlillit, • 1/ lf)ii: III. Hfm. lli.ANiiirK l''i':iiitv. [iliili (i/ I.kiiII) V.'xi Kikhimu'm Ni';w MlAKI). 11/, li'ir; lli K r. Nnw ri'u|i Hiti>i| now lu hiiiiil Mull • •nliu'H |iroiii|>t.ly Itllofl, 'rii» itlxivo jirlrtM i chulo inmltiun W« pii y IIm< iiiuMIii^. a. i'.. WA'I'^ON. t'hIliKlrllihlii. I'll., Srrrlh. Ilii 1 1 in II IM I Pill lit H ( WIm .I'Mi If . ,n t v ) M).;'. A l» I 1 1 Si, Cox Seed & Plant Co. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed (Jrowers m NURSERYMEN. f^onlracl I'ricc l.i'.l mi applualion. Bouquet Greens, Mistletoe, LILY OF THE VALLEY (BIST QEHMAN PIP8) Clioicc IMowfi Seeds (or llorisls. Write for prices. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4-13 EAi.T 34TH hTHLLT, Nrnr LoriK I«liiiiW seeds fiU cts. ; I'JOO seeds Jl.OU. Slnf?!e Frinued Petunia Seeds, Dreer's strain and California Gliints blended, saved from the most majr- ni tlcent, ehuwy varieties In cultivation, 50U seedM yOcts. ; KXJO seeds .'(U cts. Mammoth Pouble White Pcnblosa Snowball, per trade packet % oz 20 cts.; % o/,. 3,') cts : oz. uu cts. A fine strain of Eckford's Sweet Peas, peroz. 10 cts.; per ID. r>U CIS. All postpaid Snow ("rest Dalnlea. small plants. 2-inch. $4 per 100. Will have some splendid Novelties In our New Seed- llnK Cannas. Verbenas, and Peuinlas. also a general list of small plants and rooted cuttlntcs later. Address, cash with order please. J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY. N. J. i8g4- The American Florist. 525 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 illustrated adverti»eirieiit of above in American Florist December 1st and 8th. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — H.L6HlTTy, .— PATERSON, 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 oiler tliis year < PRINCESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink varlega- t ted flower of large elze; and DAISY BEL,!.— A white, varlecated similar to Chester Pride, but very mucli larger flower. Send for general price list of both Carnations and Coleas. W. R. SHELMIRE, AVONDALE. Chester Co.. PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r SpeGialtu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Novelties and Standard sorts in season. The Pinet. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., 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- on. Our exhibit at Atlantic City received ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ onorable mention. E. V. Hallock says: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — irm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid Assortment of leading: varieties. Also Extra tine stocic of following wiU be ottered at very low rates wliiJe 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. VIBURNURR 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. Tfl& STORRS & HftRRISON 60.. FAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. CARNATIONS Any way you want them, direct from the sand or as trans- planted plants. Varieties that PAY to grow, and Cuttings or Plants that WILL grow. Better write to me, I'll do my share toward giving you good value for your money. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. OPHELIA. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best seedling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at $10.00 per 100; 880.00 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.i; LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at 52.00 per 100; 813.00 per 1000. EDW. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTE.D CUTTINGS. Ready January tst. Positively no Rust. Send for Price List, p. O. Box ?26. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cuttings. Young Plants. Field. Grown Plants iu season. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. LOCK THE DOOR BEKORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J. HAIL Some Fine New Roses. NEW CLIMBING POLYANTHA, CRIMSON RAMBLER. the best Novelty of the season. $25.00 per 100; 8:3.50 per 12. NEW FORCING TEA. a rival of Bridesmaid. MAMAN COCHET. excellent lor forcing as well as bed- ding. llOOOper 100;S1.50per 12. 50,000 YOUNG ROSES, strong 2-inch pot plants now ready. 820.00 per 1000; 82.50 per 100; our selection. See Am. Florist Dec. 1 for price oflarge Roses and from open ground. uini ETC Mare Louise ( 2-inch pot plants well in ViOLtIb »„aniey White \ bud. 83 00 per 100. .•^For anything in the Florists line, Address NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. Clean, healthy stock. MERMETS, BRIDES. MME. WATTEVILLE. Strong plants, from 3-lnch pots. SS per 100. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS. Strong plants. 3-lnch pots. f6 per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, FIshklll, N. Y. A PERFECT REMEDYfor FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte. ffilbB f2.00. Bellows. J3. 50. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip. New York. Carnation Cuttings NEW AND OLI> VARIETIES. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready hy January 1st, 1895. Rooted Cuttings GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS. COLEUS. ETC. Write for prices. E. J. CLOUD, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. WESTERN FLORISTS. Carnation Cutting^s. Rooted Cuttings now ready, and orders booked for immediate or later delivery. Stock cleanand strong. Daybreak, Uncle John, The Stuart, McGowan. Domer and other leaders. Write for prices. Cut SmUax for Xnias, 15c. a string. CHAPIN BROS., 16th & D sts.. Lincoln, Neb. Mention American Florist. 526 The American Florist. Dec.2g^ Worcester, Mass. Christmas has come and gone and though we are tired we are all satisfied and only wish it would come twice as often. Everybody reports a larger trade than usual and everything sold out clean although the quantity of good stuff brought in was twice as large as that of last year. The greatest shortage noticeable was in colored carnations; scarlet was espe- cially in demand; carnations seem to be "in it" more than ever. The supply of roses was almost equal to the demand and prices did not run a cent higher than usual. On other stuff prices were a little higher than ordinary, carnations 75cents and $1, violets $3, bouvardia$l, Romans $1, Von Sions $1.50, paper white $1, mignonette $1 to $3; roses brought from $1 to $5; Harrisii $3. Holly, laurel, evergreens, etc., all sold well and were cleaned out by Monday night. Small palms and ferns sold readily but were a nuisance to deliver as the weather was fair but very cold. The bulk of the trade was it cut flow- ers; bouquets, baskets and designs gener- ally were conspicuous by their absence, anij a good thing too. A. H. L. Leominster, Mass. Joseph Fuller has a house of Harrisii and longiflorum lilies in full bloom for the holidays which are equal in quality to any seen at Easter. When at 5 o'clock on a winter morning the neighbors are awakened by the flashing light of a lan- tern on their windows or see in the dark- ness a long funereal looking box being loaded on a wagon they know that it is not the consummation of any dark deed of violence but is only Joe sending off his cut of lilies to the first train for Boston. Industry and experience together make a great combination. WHY NOT order some of the foUowlntr stock while it 1b eolng? Ab I am eolne out of the florlut businees will offer my entire stock 'til sold, at low prices. It may be a little early to order some things mentioned, but It will pay you to hold them a while rather than miss cettlnjj them. Per 100 BeKonlas, ass't. nice healthy stock, 2-In. pots. . . $1 50 3-In.pot8... 2 00 Heliotrope, nice, purple sort only, 2-ln. pots — 1..50 Coleiis. nice, standard sorts. 2-In. pots 1-50 Hv^Hnths, finest named, large bulbs 4.50 " " medium bulbs 3.00 Per 10 Azaltfa Indlca, Rtoin-lnch crown, assorted $8.30 10-Inch crown, " " 10 to 12-lnch crown. -' " 12-Inch crown, '' ** " 12 to LVlnch crown, '* ^r-Terms cash f. o. b, here. ADDRESS 4.00 5.00 fi.50 9.00 G. S. TAIT, Brunswick, Ga. Mention American Florist. Gardiner's Celebrated English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh and BeUable. $7 per 100 llis. Special price on larger ^ quantitlea. John Gardiner &. Co., I'hilaxJelphia, 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. HKNKY A. DREEB, PliUadelplilA, Pa. Mention American t'lorlst. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS. Yellow Queen 35c Major Bonnaffon 35c Mrs. J. Geo. lis 35o Lady Playfair 25c Clinton Chalfant 25c The Queen 25c Pres. Wm. R. Smith 25c Constellation 25c Marie Louise 25c Mrs. E. G. Hill 25c Harry Balsley 25c Mrs. Jerome Jones 25c Mrs. Craige Lippincott 25c Good Gracious 25c Erminilda 25c Col. Wm. B. Smith 25c Viviand-Morel 25c C. H. Miller 25c NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. Mme. Marie Hoste 25c Mrs. L. C. Madeira 25c Emma Hitzeroth 25o E. Dailledouze 25c Challenge 25c Beau Ideal 25c Mrs. Joseph Rossiter 15c W. H. Lincoln 15c Mrs. Robt. Craig 15c H E. Widener 15c Waban 15c Yonitza 15c J C. Vaughan 15c The Bard 15c Louis Boehmer 15c Ivory 15c Mrs. J. G. Whilldin 15c VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE CHICAGO: 146-148 W. Washington St. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL,. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of Larj^e Flowering and Fancy Panales*. fleld-grown, nice stocky little plants— cold THE FIIVEST STRAIN Is what every tlorlat wants. I think you will find mine as goodae the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders flJIed anv time. lOJ by mall m cts: 1000 by express $b 00; 5OU0 $20. Unest mixed seed of above Pansles. pkt.. 250O seeds, $1 ; per oz. $*). Yellow same price. Cash 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. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address GEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, large stock of the single and double scarlets, all good bedders. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1000. Without Labels $1.25 per 100: $10 per luOO. Coleus and Alternantliera in season. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at ^i'» and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. ■W. A.. JS^A^lSiDA., SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. ''lorlst. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, Mention American SURPLUS STOCK. .'>I10 Draca-na Indlvlsa. li'i-lnch pots perlOO$:i.OO :!U0 •■ ■■ ;|i.>i-lnch pots. ... •■ (;.oo .'j(m (ircvlDi'a Itolnista. HU,-lnch pots. 15 to ;(0 iiiciii'H iiirii ■' <;.(io NEW SEEDLING HELIOTROPE "EMMA HEATH." The tin-atcKt ImnrovtMiiont yet In this old favorite. Kvorybodv wants It. Keady for dtstrlbntlon Feb'y Ist, $ai.CK) i>er luO; JO.OU per dozen. THE OAKS GREENHOUSES. .lACKSON, MICH. Siebrecht&Wadley, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, NEW ROCHELLE, N, Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &, Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- eervatory SANDER, St. A/bans, England. Our Mr. A. Dlmmock wlU be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 2U5 Greenwich St., New York City. A FEW ORCHIDS ? They are Very Cheap. They are Easily Grown. They Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., 304 W. Madison St., BAL.TIMOKE, MD. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Dayton, Ol"»io. E.G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. i8g4' The American Florist. 527 Some New and Rare Plants CANNA KOENIGIN CHARLOTTE— Most strikiag Nov- elty; strong established -l-inch pot plants, $10 per 12; 81.00 each. CAREX JAPONICA MARGINATA-Neatest of all orna- mental grasses ior ferneries or pot culture, $3.50 per 12; Sic. each. CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS GRACILIS — The very thing for fish globes, fern cases, etc. Don't grow over 18 inches; neat and compact. $3.50 per 12; 35c. each. ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON— Free and easy grower and blossomer, of most gorgeous color; very ornamental bedding \anety. $3.00 per 12; .30c. each. PELLIONIA PUNCTATA— A fine creeper for baskets, jardinieres, etc $1.50 per 12; loc. each. LYCOPODIUM CAESIUM ARBOREUM— Most orna- mental stove house moss, -tiuch pot plants, $2 00 per 12; 20c. each. DRACAENA DRACO— The true Dragon Tree. From 3-inch pots, $1 per 12 86 per 100; 15c. each. AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS SUPERBUS— The large flowering blue African lily, from 3-inch pots, strong, 8t> 00 per ICO; $1.00 per 12. .ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII— $20 00 per 100; $3.00 per 12. Dark green, glossy foliage, very robust, and quite distinct from all other sorts. Address NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSftNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. i;i)c per doz. ; $4 per lOG. Best market sorts of previous yeiirs. 35c per doz.; $2 per lUO. Ready for delivery Feb. Ist. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum gl|!!inteum, :i|^-ln. Sfi.OO per IIX). GENISTAS. 6-lnch pots, line plants, $12 10 SIS per 1"0. 8M1LAX, 2J^-lnch pots, K.UO per 100; Jl&.OO per 1000. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishhill, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. F. BERGMAN and MRS. E. Q. HILL. J3 per doz. YELLOW QUKBN. H. L. SUNDBRBRUCH. MIN- KBVA. FiuGBNB DAlLLKDdUZE. AUTU.MN EVE. CHALLENGE. MAUI) I)KAN, CLlNTt)N CHALFANT. BEMINILDA, MUTUAL FKIBND. ,SU cts. each; J5 per doz. Also all the other desirable varieties. "Write for special prices on large lots. Cash with order DAILLEDOUZE BROS., Flatfaush, N. Y. Stock Plants of "Mums." Each Dozen IVORY 16c. Jl.liO KIOTO • 10c. 1.00 FREEMAN Wc. 100 Orders booked now for rooted cuttings of Carnations. IMILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHiTFoKD Station Penna. R. u. WEST WHITELAND P 0.. Chester Co.. PA. Chrysanthemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), plants from 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per 100. 50 at 100 rates. S. EDWARDS &. SON, 478 Irving Ave., BRIDGETON, N. J. By~The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a «ood price. If you want any Field-Grown Yellow "MUMS" for Christmas. Send One, Two, Three or more Dollars to GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. Will guarantee quantity will suit. As line a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, &c. Send for list of prices of Coleus and Carnutious. AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. Oflfers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inrhes in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care American Florist. Chicago. THE beautiful and continuous Exhibition of Tropical Plants and Flowers at Short — Hills, N. J. is conveniently readied from New York City via D. L. & W. R. R. from foot of Christopher or Barclay Street ferries, and is about an hour's ride. The round trip ticket is 80 cents. Visitors who are continually arriving from all parts of the country express great surprise and pleasure at the magnitude and completeness of the exhibition contained in the 50 spacious greenhouses, in which are grown in great numbers and lux- uriance nearly every variety of plant known to greenhouse cultivation. Thousands of Orchids maybe seen in bloom, and the forest of Tree Ferns, some of the specimens being a thousand years old, and the noteworthy collection of two hundred and thirty varieties of Palms, over a quarter of a million in number, the many houses of old, new and rare Decorative plants, together with the ferneries in which are grown half a million of Ferns, are something visitors will never regret or forget having seen. The public are always welcome, and are never importuned to purchase. Our plant Catalogue will be issued in February and will be mailed to all patrons. PITCHER & MANDA. (Incorporated) {stLoy t mils, :iv. J. 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 ClRCUI-AR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. 100,000 VERBENAS. COLEUS . . . . Rooted Cuttings. lo best Bedding kinds: By mail, 6oc. per lOo; By express 50c. per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY, Lock Box lit UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. Michel Plant and Bulb Go,, W holesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS, MO. ASTER SEED. BEST STRAIN ON THK MAKKKT. Fresh tested seed of Seraple's strain of Aster Seed now ready for sale. Long stems, late flower- ing and delicate colors make it desirable for cut flowers. Prices quoted to the trade on application. $1.00 per large trade pkt. Quantity of seed limited. Box 2. Bellevue, Allegeny Co., Pa. Begonias. (Griffin's strain.) ^"-^ .__-^^ Medal Awarded at World's Fair. Finest Strain in the World. SEED, choicest single and double, 50c. and $1.00 each trade packet. BULBS, single varieties from J4.00 per 100 double " " 1000 per 100 Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descriptive" Illustrated Catalogue. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Westbury Station, L. I., N. Y. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 5 to 7 feet |8.00 per 100 4 to 5 feet 6.00 per 100 1 to 2 feet 3 00 per 100 CHARLKS X LILAC, grown less than two feet high, from three to five branches, all well budded, at $25. UU per hundred. Klehm's Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Ml. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties SOc. perlOO; jr.OO per 1000 Heliotrope. G varieties per doz. 20o New Giant Alyssum and Lope/.la *' 2()c Cuphea Llavir and Claar I'lunt " 20c Salvias and Martiuerlte " 20c Mexican Primroses and Ageratum " 20c Coleus per 100 75c " Vio Postage Ic. per dozen. Cash with the order. I. L. Pillsburyp Galesburgp III 528 The American Florist. Dec. 2g^ Foreign Notes. Among cbrysanthemums receiving cer- tificates in England irom the National Chrysanthemum Society were Niveus, The Queen, H. L. Sunderbruch and W. G. Newjtt. A most remarkable bi-geueric hybrid orchid is Epilslia X Hardyana. It was produced by crossing Epidendrum ciliare upon Lalia anceps. The habit of the plant is similar to the epidendrum, as is the style of the flower scape. The flow- ers have sepals and petals of blush white, tinted with rose on the lower halves; the base of the lip is blush white, the tips of the side lobes and front lobe rich crimson purple. This is the first known hybrid produced from these genera. Laelio-Cattleya Decia is one of the new- est bi-generic orchids, recently receiving a first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. It is a cross be- tween Leelia Perrinii and Cattleya Dow- iana aurea. The sepals and petals are rosy lilac, silvery white at base and mid- rib; the interior of the tube of the lip is pale purple, with white veining, the front portion rich mauve purple. Another unique bi-generic hybrid, also receiving a first-class certificate, is Phaio-Calanthe Sedeniana. It is the result of a cross between Phaius grandifolius and Cal- anthe Veitchii. The flowers are creamy white tinted with pale rose, borne on a tall spike. We are informed that at the funeral of President Carnot one Belgian florist sold in Paris blooms of Odontoglossum cris- pum to the value of 68,000 francs ($13,600). Serrastylis modesta is a new genus and species of orchid, discovered in 1893, and recently flowered in England. It is said to be near the brassias, and resembles in habit a small Oncidium sarcodes. The sepals and petals are reddish, edged with yellow, the lip white, with a few purple streaks. The flowers are arranged in a long, dense, drooping spike. The annual exhibition of the society of Danish Gardeners was held in the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, last September, and there were 50,000 paid admissions. The Tivoli is a large amusement park within the city to which admission is charged. The special attractions are concerts, comedies, pantomimes, etc., which are free within the gates when no special occasion draws the thousands. The florists of the larger cities were well represented and even the small hamlets had sent in their best. Pot grown plants were quite a feature as well as competi- tive bedding in the lawn. The new green flowered chrysanthemum of which mention has been made lately is Ethel Amsden, a sport from Viviand- Morel. Singularly enough the same sport has appeared almost simultane- ously in several widely separated local- ities. A new variety of the bow string hemp, Sanseviera Kirkii, has been discovered in southeast Africa. According to the Botanical Magazine the broad strap- shaped spotted leaves are in tufts, and the peduncle bears a head of white flow- ers, each with a very long slender tube expanding into a limb, with six narrow reflexed segments about a quarter the length of the tube. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen*l AoT.. m Axoltr street. FLUSHING. Qoe^DS Co., N, T. Mention American Florist. Christmas. HOLIDAY STOCK. »f«wYear. ALI. NEW GOODS SELECTED EXFKESSI.Y FOR THIS SEASON. Flower Baskets, Imported and Domestic; Fern Dishes and Jardin- ieres in artistic patterns; Fancy Flower Pots and Pot Covers, Metal Wreaths, Doves and Cycas Leaves. JUST THE GOODS EVERY FLORIST NEEDS. Send for our Catalogue and compare prices before ordering elsewhere. You will find we are right in it this year. DEALERS m FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 North Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AGENTS FOR MYER & CO.'S STANDARD IRON PLANT STANDS. 493,842,175,690 Catalogues May have been made this century for Florists and Seedsmen. We didn't print all of them, but we'll keep right on, getting well into the millions, as more find out that we really make the best work in the country. Just write us; we've the cuts and the knowledge. J. Horace McFarland Co., Cultural Leaflets . . . . . . Red=Leaf Labels Harrisburg, Pa. ^» tn ■" ^ » a; a ^ >J5 rs -^ o"Er CO 8 m to fto P''- »; a S -~ Z«ziuv _- ACME FOOD -" Vines, Plants, Fruit Trees, Flowers, and Greenhouse use. One hundred pounds of this concentrated, soluble and odorless fertilizer contains as much food for plants as One Ton of sheep, cow or horse manure. Try a 5 pound box for $1.00 on your Roses or Car- nations, Smilax, etc. Send for descriptive circu- lar. Can be applied dry or as a liquid; the dry food must not come in contact with the stem of plant. Put up in boxes of 1. 2% and 5 lbs. each, with full directions; sells at 25c., 50c. and Sl.OO per box. Sample boxes, postpaid, 20c. Discount to the trade. HERMANN ROLKER, 818 Fulton Street, NEW \'OKK. Mention American Florist. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? PANSY 1 BASKET l^-f> ^ "i f V ::::i7:::::: GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saadsman. Mention American Florist "D A f*f^t\ Per 10 lbs 50c: 25 lbs $1.00; OJXX^KfXf 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs82.50. ■nTTCflfl Kxtra fine, per 100 lbs. J5. AJ U i9 X • .^-Sample Free. Yaughan's Seed Store, 1^, Chicago. TO size 10-5-3 deep; bales adjusted which fold over when nested. S13 .00 per lOOU f . o. b. Cash with order. L. T. SEAVER. PANSY KING, and first producer of a Double Kutlie Pansy, now for sale— plants or seed. N. Souierville, Mass. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Moss for Sale. 1000 Barrels for Funeral Frames and Packing purposes. PRICKS ON APPLICATION. PAUL MADER, E. Stroudsburg, Pa. PATENTC I Trade-Marks. Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHflNDLEE & GHftNDLEE.Vl/ Electrical and mechanical Experts. Correspondence Solicited. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON, P. C. BIKT i^l,l3Tffi?7i^SBB A GENERAL ^^B^^B WSM^S^^^^^&M^. r^ C.C.ABEL a CO. P.O.Box 920. NtwYosn. ' '■ i8g4. The American Florist. 529 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 months. We sell ac- cording to size and quality at 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, 75c and $1 each. AddreHR August R(jlker& Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St., P. 0. Station E. Ncw YorR. H. BAYERSDOEFEK & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHII.ADELFHIA, FA. Our new flatalogne iB'novr oatf free npon application. 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. FLORISTS' FINS. GLASS HEADS, IM BLACK. WHITE AND VIOLET. 54. 56 & 58 Warren Ave., Ne^v York. T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY" (TRADE MARK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read thefolloiving good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTSBUKGH PA., September Ist. 1894. We have been using the T. H. Nevin Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish h number one article. It has always given usperfectsatlBfuctlon. When you use this Green House Putty you will be sure of good results from same Signed : JOHN RoDOEUS. Kiorlst. Green Tree Boro.. Pa. IlARTMAN' Bros.. Florists, Allegheny, Pa. Corroders of STRICTLY PURE LEAD, P. O. Box 928. PITTSBURGH, PA. rS^BEWAKE OF IMITATIONS. None g^enuine unless labeled as above. FLOWER® POTS. We Manufacture all kinds of Flower Pots, etc. MAKING A SPECIALTY OF Florist, Standard Pots. Send for price list and samples (which will be sent free), and we know you will give us your order. J. G. Swahu's Sous, p. O. Box 78. Minneapolis, IMinn. Mention American Florist. BUDensionsortMsBoi: 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sectlona. This wooden box made In t\ro sections, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER 00. lailfactwe THE BEST letters IK THE MARKET, Sizes l^-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent taitener with each letter. ODR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. Jg. F. UcCASTHT, I Addreti 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addrett all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We bare a new FASTENER which we consider a decided snccesa. Any cnstomers havlni; old style fastenere which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by wrltln(( as. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely etalaed and varnished, 18x30x 12 gfiven away with first order of 500 letters. .A.ca-fiiv'X's • A. Rolker & Sons. New ¥ori{. M. KIce & Co., 35 N. 4th .St., PhUa., Pa. F. E. McAlllgter, 32 Vey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, Ne^v York. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L,. J. Kreshove, , 193 Greenwicli St., N. Y. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveiand, O. 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. Snuderbruch, 4th and Waluut Sts., Cin- cinnati, U. T. W. Wood * Sons, 6th and MarghaU Sts., Kichmond, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons. Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1 133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long. ISuflalo, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indinnapolis, Ind. Z. Ue Forest Kly & Co., 1034 Market St., Philadelphia, I'a. Portland seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. Herman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutlierland. 67 Bronifleld St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music HaU Place, Boston. The Henry Philippg Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o: Bert Cokely & Co., 334 Church St., Phila- delphia, Pa. W^aiter A. Potter & Co., Providence, R. I. J. C. Vaughan, 26 Barclay St., New York. MANUFACTURER OF METAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. J. N. Struck & Bro, Manufacturers ot • CYPRESS • It LOUISVILLE, KY. 183 /AONRpe 5trei;t. •••CHica;ths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. which is absolutely perfect for modem greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, Send for E:8tlmate8. Satisfaction Guaranteed REED GLASS CO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. 530 The American Florist. Dec. 29' Give the Employees Credit. Why are section-men who produce prize winners not recognized by the Florist's Club in a public way. It seems to me they should be, at any rate in the cut flower growing branch of the business. As is well known the popular way on big places is to divide it in sections with a man in each. If the man, through his talents and ability produces flowers which win prizes in competition and command attention, why is he not recognized so as to enable him to advance? If you happen into a show when the flowers for exhibi- tion are being set up and ask who grew them your large place proprietor will throw out hischest and rub the rotundity under it and calmly remark "I did," and proceed to receive the congratulations of the trade. The section-man toddles in after the judges are through and if the coveted blue ribbon is on the stuff he grew who congratulates him? Who gives him credit that he can use? No one, sim- ply because there is no way of making it known to other employers than his, who very seldom does it, I respectfullysubmita suggestion which I think should find favor with section- men and employers alike. Let the Flo- rists' Clubs call the section-man whose stuff wins before it and give him a certifi- cate stating that the stuff for which his employer got a prize was grown in his section. This would not take away the glamor of a victory from his employer, and certainly would draw attention to the section-man's ability. A Section Man. Greenhouse Building. Langhorne, Penn. — Thos. B. Candy, one carnation house, 11 by 100 feet. North Centerville, R. I.— E. C. Bax- ter, large conservatory. New Britain, Conn. — W. H. Relyea, one commercial house. Seymore, Conn. — F. L. Hotchkiss, one commercial house. Seekonk, R. I. — M. J. Leach, one com- mercial house, 18 by 84 feet. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired Koln^ through your iiouses two or three limes a day year after year and IlftliiKyour ven- lIlatlnK sash one at a time and propplug tbem up with Bllcks or pots, with a chance of having sash blown ofl and broken glass to pay for ? If you are We ha got Just the thing you need, the NEWKST and J5KST thing out. ^'The New Departure for abont half the cost of the old style. Descriptive Catalogue to Send for J. D. GftRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention American Florlat. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Flint, Mich., Nov. 3, 1894. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, Ohio, Gentlemen; — The Cypress material received from you for my car- nation houses, built this Fall, was very satisfactory, was clear and fine and overrun measure sent you. I used the Clipper bar and used 16x20 double strength glass but- ted, aud it makes a nice tight house very light. When in need of more will give you an order. Yours truly, DARWIN. P. SMITH. Green-House MateriaL The finest CLEAK CTFRESS used. For circulars and estlmateg ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. I^OCKIv^JVlVIi, o. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Pottery Companv, 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.> Jersey City, N. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Iiong 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 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. 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., Crabb & Hunter, Florists & Fuel Oil Plant Contractors, Also Dealers in OIL BURNERS, and Agents lor Snell's Hydraulic System of using Oil for fuel purposes. 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American ^oi7er Company NEW YORK: 94 Center St. CHICAGO: 84 Lake St. fimeriaa is "the Prow of the FbssbI; there may be mare camfart Mmidships, but we are the Srst ta touch Unknown Seas," ¥ol. X. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 5. 1895. No. 344 f oiiiE ^^mmsm lFiL@iii!gT Cop3rriglit 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE AMERICAIi FLORIST COMPANY. ZZ% 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 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Bdwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, president; E.C. Reineman. Allegheny City. Pa., vice g resident; WM. J. Stewart. Boston, secretary; H. B. ;battt, on City, Pa., treasurer. The ilth annual meeting will be held at Pittsburg, Pa„ August, 1895. CONTENTS. The Christmas trade 533 Retail trade — Rose baskets (6 illus.) 534 —Violets 535 Carnations — Notes 536 Roses— Spots on rose foliage 536 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 537 Chrysanthemums— Work ol the C. S. A. . . .538 — Chrysanthemum names 538 — Foreign notes 539 Boston 540 New York 540 Chicago • ■ • 540 Philadelphia 541 Chrysanthemum Mrs. Potter Palmer (illus.) , 542 How to plant an acre plot 542 Obituary — John A. Sheppard 544 —Hon. Morris R. Jones .... .... 544 The seed trade 546 Bofae meal 546 Baltimore 548 Toronto 550 Cincinnati 552 Springfield, Mass 554 Pawtucket, R. I.— Alonzo Vosehasjust completed a 100 foot greenhouse. Worcester, Mass.— C. C. Kenyon, formerly with with F. S. Piatt of New Haven has bought out the retail flower store of N. J. Herrick at 301 Main street. Reading, Pa.— The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the State Horticultural Asso- ciation will be held in this city January 15 and 16. The program has been issued and copies may be had by addressing the secretary, E. B. Engle, Waynesboro, Pa. St. John, N. B.— The St. John Horti- • cultural Association is in a very prosper- ous condition. A large greenhouse has been erected on the public grounds, and two very successful flower shows have been held during the past fall. Mr. C. G. Knott is superintendent and gardener. Horticulture is making rapid strides in this section, and the florist trade shows evidences of great prosperity. The holi- day trade was unusually brisk, and the season starts out with most encouraging prospects. THE CHRISTMAS TREE. Reports From All Sections. Below we print replies to inquiries ad- dressed by us to many difierent cities as to first, how sales compared with last year; second, how retail prices compared; third, whether supply was equal to de- mand; fourth, how quality compared with last year; fifth, whether there was any marked increase in the call for any special flower; sixth, whether any inter- esting peculiarity was noted in the trade this yearand notcovered by ourinquiries. Reports of the trade in most of the larger cities appeared in our last issue. Delaware, O. — Increase of about 35%. Not enough roses and carnations. In- creased call for holly, palms and pot plants. New Orleans, La.— Very largeincrease. Retail prices same as last year. Supply good. Quality fully as good. Increased call for ferns and palms. Lynn, Mass.— A slight increase. Sup- ply short. Increased call for small palms, ferns and rubbers. Christmas greens were very freely used this year. Evansville, Ind. — About the same. Retail prices somewhat better. Supply good. Quality about the same as last year. The first and last call was for roses. Wilmington, Del.— Up to the average. Retail same. Supply short. Quality about same as last year, probably better on carnations and violets. Increased call for fern dishes. Davenport, Ia.— A slight increase. Re- tail prices about the same as last year. Supply hardly equal to the demand. Owing to cloudy weather quality was not so good as last year. Bloomington, III.— An increase of about 20%. Retail prices ruled about the same as last year. Supply not quite equal to demand. Quality about as usual at the season. Increased call for carnations. Cleveland, O.— About the same. Retail prices a little lower. Short of colored roses and carnations. Quality about equal to last year, except violets which were better. Roses, carnations and violets were as usual in greatest demand. Milwaukee, Wis.— An increase of about 25%. Retail prices a trifle higher on flowers, about the same on greens. Sup- ply somewhat short. Quality fully equal to last year except on some roses. But few orders were placed in advance. Elmira. N. Y.— About the same. Retail prices lower. Supply not equal to de- mand. Quality better. Increased call for violets and carnations. Flowers for churches in great demand. Large call for small and medium sized palms and bloom- ing plants. Ft. Wayne, Ind.— Increase of 25%. Re- tail prices about same as last year. Sup- ply good except roses and carnations. Quality not quite so good. Increased call for roses. No call for bulb stuflf. Holly sold well, considering the quality which was poor. St. Paul, Minn.— A very large increase. Retail prices a trifle higher. Supply nearly equal to demand. Quality better. In- creased call for violets and carnations. An unusually brisk trade in greens, also in potted plants, such as palms, Harrisii, cyclamens, azaleas and ferns. Pittsburg, Pa.— An increase of 25%. Retail prices about the same as last year; in some flowers a little lower. Supply was ample with the exception of carna- tions. Eastern flowers not so good in quality, local stock much superior. An increase in the call for carnations. Kansas City, Mo.— An increase of 25%. Retail prices much better. Supply just about equal to demand. Quality good. Marked increase in the call for American Beauties, violets and valley. Increased demand for palms, azaleas and all plants in bloom. Business in general much better. Paterson, N. J. — Increase of about 10%. Retail prices about same as last year. Supply fully up to demand but sold quite close. Quality fully up to the standard. Increased call for carnations. Very largely increased demand for holly, a good quality of which sold well at good prices. Peoria, III.— About 25% greater. Re- tail prices lower, caused by cutting of prices early in the fall. Supply of scarlet carnations was short. Quality much finer, especially carnations. There was a greater demand for holly and pot plants. Bouquets and baskets not called for. Bulb stuff' sold well. Taunton, Mass.— Inc.ease of about 10%. Retail prices better. Supply short. Greater call for carna*^ions. Last year, owing to sharp competition, carnations retailed at 35 cents a dozen. This year the price was 50 cents, and 65 cents for Daybreaks. Can't afibrd to handle any but home grown stock. Youngstown, O.— About the same as last year. Retail prices also ruled about the same. Supply not equal to demand. Quality not so good. Increased call for carnations and cheaper flowers. Cold storage flowers -sent to customers from the large cities were practically worthless when exposed to the air. 534 The American Florist. Jan. 5, Minneapolis, Minn. — Increase of about 15%. Retail prices about same as last year. Bulb stuff was abundant but there were not enough roses and carnations. Quality better. Christmas trade was satisfactory all round, but New Years trade was not up to the standard. Nashua, N. H.^An increase of about 25%. Retail prices about the same as last year. Supply a little short. Quality equally as good. More call for carna- tions and less for roses. The call for palms and ferns was far ahead of last year, and holly was in more demand. Springfield, Mass. — Increase of about 10%. Plenty of flowers except roses. Retail prices about the same as last year. Quality fully as good. More call for medium priced flowers. Greens were abundant with the exception of native lycopodium which the early snows cov- ered up. Richmond, Va.— A very large increase over last year. Retail prices about as usual at the season. Supply was good with the exception of Beauties and vio- lets. Quality better. Increased call for colored flowers both cut and growing plants. Large increased call for American Beauty roses and violets. Detroit, Mich. — An increase of 25%. Retail prices about the same in roses, car- nations higher. Supply not fully equal to demand. Quality somewhat better, especially carnations. An increased call for violets, one firm retailed 18,000 Christmas. Greater demand for potted plants, palms and blooming plants. NASHvnAE, Tenn.— About the same. Retail prices lower. Supplv abundant. Quality not so good. The demand seemed to be for cheap flowers regardless of quality. The prevailing prices on roses was $1.50 to $2 a dozen, a very few of excellent quality bringing $3. Hyacinths and narcissus were abundant at 50 cents a dozen. New Haven, Conn. — About the same. Retail prices compared favorably. Sup- ply of carnations and violets not equal to demand. Quality as good as last year. A greater demand for small flow- ering and other plants such as Chinese primroses, begonias and ferns. Also in- creased demand for holly and evergreen wreaths, etc. Rochester . N. Y. — An increase of about 20%. Retail prices about the same as last year, a little less on some flowers. Supply as good though more good roses and colored carnations could have been sold. Quality better than last year. More plants sold than usual; warm weather helped the sale of them. There seems to be more holly sold each year. Des Moines. Ia.— Very much larger than last year. Retail prices about the same. Supply short, could have sold Vz more roses and carnations. Quality was better than last year. Not so much . pickled stock sent in. Increased call for carnations and roses. Violets and bulb stock were not very largely called for. Sales of holly and other greens very much larger than ever before. Terre Haute. Ind.— An increase of about 15%. Retail prices about the same as last year with the exception of Beau- ties which were higher. Supply equal to demand. Flowers of better quality. In- creased call for American Beauties and violets. Trade all came a day before Christmas and there was a larger per cent of cash sales than ever before. More palms were used for presents. New London, Conn. — An increase of 25%. Retail prices about the same as last year. Supply was not equal to de- mand. Carnations and some roses were scarce and too high in price for this mar- ket. Quality was better all round. An increased call for carnations and plants. Palms and flowering plants were in brisk demand; more were sold than ever before, the weather being fine. Portland, Me. — About the same as last year. Retail prices about 20% lower on some flowers. The supply of flowers was larger than the demand. No per- ceptible difiierence in quality except in home grown carnations which were far superior. More call for carnations than for any other flo wer. Some of the dealers bought heavily in Boston but were left with the stock on hand. Louisville, Ky.— An increase of about 15%. Retail prices about the same as last year. Supply was equal to the de- mand; quality better. Increased call for carnations, Beauties and violets. Sold to more people but in smaller amounts than last year, but taken altogether there was an increase of about 15%, but a large proportion had to be charged on the books and was not cash. New Bedford, Mass.— An increase of about 25%. Retail prices were about the same as last year though a trifle lower on some things. Supply was short on carnations and violets; quality better than last year. Increased demand for violets and colored carnations, the call being fully double what it was last year. The call for holly and wreaths was good, the quality of the holly was very good this year. Utica, N. Y. — Would have been much larger if there had been sufficient home grown stock to supply the demand. Prices at wholesale do not make it pay to buy from the large cities. Retail prices about the same as last year. Supply short on account of facts above noted. Quality about the same. An increased call for pink roses, orchids and violets and pink carnations. Orders were more numerous but smaller. Grand Rapids, Mich.— About 30% in- crease. Retail prices somewhat lower. Supply good except carnations and vio- lets, for which there was an increased call. Large quantities of holly were sold but little mistletoe. Green was sold in smaller lots. Needle pines will not ^ell here. More plants and flowers were sold, fine palms selling so cheap that one could get a nice one for usual price of a dozen roses. This had a tendency to lessen the call for roses. THE RETBIL TREE. The Arrangement of Flowers. XVI ROSE BASKETS. The fire illustration of rose baskets we present in this issue comprise part of the exhibit at the recent Chicago show. The first principles in basket arrange- ment have been so fully covered in former articles, that we deem it unnecessary to again go over the whole treatment in detail, as to mossing, stemming, etc. These baskets represent what we would term the high grade article, though none of them are extremely large nor necessa- rily expensive. The best grade of stock that the market afforded was employed in their make up. Here again we must em- phasize the point made before, which is especially applicable to arrangements of long stemmed material without a sup- porting wire, that is the importance of imbedding the stems firmly in the moss to assure their lasting a reasonable length of time. In our desire to produce an artistic effiect, we are too apt to neglect this very important point alto- gether, and the result is too often a pro- duction which though highly appreciated as regards arrangement proves a sore disappointment to the buyer when he finds that the choice roses for which he paid a good round price, are wilted in one short hour. The first illustration shows a medium sized round splint basket with a moder- ately high handle, the buff tint of the basket harmonizing well with Meteor with which it is filled. No green except the natural foliage is used. Although we are rather partial to a judicious use of adiantum or other suitable foliage in a basket we must always consider the material with which we employ it. In the case of the Meteor rose a better effect probably can be obtained by barring the fern altogether. The stems of these flow- ers are clothed thickly with foliage closely up to the flower, thus giving us all the green necessary to bring out a desired effect to much better advantage than by adding any foreign material. The stems of the flower also being firm as a rule it lends itself admirably to an arrangement of this kind when no supporting wires are admissible. As no ferns are used, even around the rim of the basket, we should take good care that the flowers are draped well over the edge, though the lower part of the basket, particularly if it be a hand- some one, should not be entirely covered up. As to the cost, such a basket at the present price of Meteor at $15 to $20 per 100, would be considerable more than the average customer would be willing to pay. But let us figure at the average price of $6, and we have the cost as fol- lows: 100 Meteors $6, basket $1.50, moss, stemming material and ferns to cover moss 50 cents, total $8. Add your profit and we have say $15 to $16 as the selling price. No. 2 is a white wicker basket with low handle, twisted in shape to form two pockets, the handle running diagonhlly across. The front pocket is filled with Bride roses arranged so as to project well over the lower rim, the other side is filled with Bridesmaid set somewhat higher and kept within the basket form. As the flowers reach well up to, and some above the handle, this is left undraped as it should be. This basket also is arranged without ferns. As these roses, however, are rather bare of foliage on the upper part of the stem it is well to add (if these can be procured) some branches of blind wood and place between the flowers. The cost would be, say 35 Brides at 5, and 35 Bridesmaid at 6, basket $1 and inci- dentals 50 cents, total $5.85. At retail the basket would be worth $10 to $12. The third illustration shows an entirely different type. This is an oval white willow basket with high handle, filled with about 125 very long stemmed Testouts and Adiantum gracillimum and cuneatum. The handle is draped with about a dozen of the same roses and tied with a pink ribbon. It is not the easiest matter in the world to match a ribbon with a certain shade of flower, indeed it is next to impossible to find the exact shade of pink in a ribbon with the tint of the different pink roses. Nor is it neces- sary that it should be as long as the tint i8g5. The American Florist. 535 FIRST PRIZE. ARRANGED BY P. J HAUSWIRTH. -%^ .w'?"'^ '"-^'v^^l W 'Hr vi HHK . ' : " V H U- 9 ^^^^H ^^V^^^^^^\>''^BI ^mk frj^ gj^,^ v^ -" ■ " -'-x J^ A, / -^ s:^^ ^ Klv-,.i» second prize. arranged j. m gasser. Rose Baskets at the Chicago Exhibition. harmonizes with the flower. Often the effect is really much better if the ribbon is several shades either darker or lighter than the flowers. If you have an eye to color effect you won't go amiss; it you have not, better let the ribbon alone. The wrong shade of ribbon is simply killing the effect of the best arrangement that was ever made. This basket might be duplicated at the cost of say $11.50 to $12; 125 roses at 6, $7.50, basket, moss, etc., $1.50, 50 adiantum 50 cents, Syards ribbon at 50 cents $1.50. Selling price $22 to $24. No. 4 is a very pretty arrangement of Brides and Bridesmaid in a square basket with medium high handle, on which a bunch of the same roses is tied with a cream tinted ribbon. Adiantum is used in this arrangement with very fine effect. The Bride rose in particular shows off to good advantage in connection with adiantum. First cost: 75 roses, let us say at 6, $4.50, basket and stemming material $1.75, fern 50 cents, 3 yards ribbon $1.50, total $7.75; at retail $15. The last illustration is a very showy and handsome basket of a style which we term a "Theatre basket." It is a typical French opera basket designed principally for show. The effect of the arrangement as is plainly shown in our illustration is superb, the whole make up showing good taste and skill. The basket is filled with Bride roses with their own foliage while the handle is trimmed with a massive bunch of Meteor and Mermets at the top with a graceful spray of Perles on one side and Brides on the other, reaching down to the bottom, tied with cream tinted ribbon. Cost: say 125 roses at 5, $6.25, basket, etc., $1.50, ribbons $1.50, total $9.25; retail $18 to $20. Violets. Violets are now in season. Like the rose the violet is always welcome and always in demand. It is safe to say this condition will endure for all time, unless indeed we should by our own fault make this little favorite unpopular to the gen- eral public by offering it for sale in an objectionable condition, such as alas! is too often the case at the present day. The violet is not what might be termed a decorative flower, its chief charm being its fragrance, and when the latter is lack- ing the flower is almost worthless. The extreme high prices which have prevailed for a number of years during the fall and winter months have kept it practically out of the reach of the mass of the people and more is the pity. But even the rich will object to paying a dollar for a bunch of 25 blooms, no matter how fine these may look, if devoid of fragrance. How to manage the stock to preserve that fra- grance as long as possible must therefore be considered as one of the most vital points. The grower first, the commis- sion dealer next, and last, but not least, the retail florist, should study this ques- tion thoroughly. We know that the violet is apt to take up and hold longer even than their own fragrance the odors of articles with which it comes in close contact. Thus we often find in freshly pulled flowers that peculiar odor arising from decayed wood. For the cause you may not have to look further than the house the flowers are grown in; the rotten benches are plainly in evidence. Some growers use a top dressing of light manures; the result so far as the odor of the flower is concerned is often disastrous. It should follow therefore, aside from all other considera- tions, that the air in the violet house must be pure and sweet. It is a well known fact that on a bright sunny day, with the ventilators open, the violet emits a much stronger fi-agrance that in damp and cloudy weather and the blooms picked at such a time will retain their fragrance for a much longer period. But we don't have the benefit of sunshine every day to aid us and the violets have to be gathered when our trade demands them. If the houses are clean and sweet the flowers will be fragrant when picked at the proper time, and that is when the blooms are fully expanded. A partially developed flower is not as sweet as the former and will not retain its odor as long. As the picking and bunching of violets take time and the stock is required on the market at an early hour in the morning, it is generally found necessary to gather the stock the evening before. There is no objection to such practice if the blooms are treated properly before 536 The American Florist. Jan. 5, shipping. Avoid a chilling temperature always should be a maxim lived up to from the time the blooms are gathered until they reach the consumer, since it is a well known fact that the odor will depart in a few hours if the flowers are kept in a cold place. If the stems are placed in water and kept in a temperature of nearly the same degree as that main- tained in the house where they were grown the flowers will be found sweet the next morning and will retain their fra- grance for that day at least. The commission dealer is the next to handle them. If the stock passes at once into the hands of the retailer well and good, but that left over from the morn- ing's sales is generally placed in the ice box to "keep it fresh," which is fatal to the preservation of the fragrance. When late in the day you buy your stock it is practically worthless and all for want of a little judicious care. To the commission men we would say: Keep the violet out of the refrigerator, and the retail florist must observe the same rule. There are various modes of keeping the stock fresh and sweet. Some florists wrap each bunch in tissue paper and then place the stems in water and keep them on the sales counter. This is all right but it necessitates the unwrapping of each bunch for the inspection of a prospective buyer, which consumes too much time. One of the best methods, perhaps, which is practiced by a number of dealers, is to lay the bunches in a box, placing a sheet of damp tissue on thebottomand another on top, closing the lid tightly. This box, if kept on the counter to have it handy, should be neat in appearance and kept scrupulously clean inside; tin or galvan- ized iron answers best. Paper boxes are objectionable for several reasons. In the first place the dampness renders them unfit for use any length of time, and the flowers are apt to absorb an objection- able odor arising from the glue and paste used in making the box. As has been stated in a previous article, fresh violets which have lost their fra- grance by chilling might be treated by placing the stems in warm water and kept for a few hours in a warm atmos- phere, under which treatment the flowers often regain a partial degree of their natural fragrance; but such experiments are not always successful. How often have we heard a remark of the dealer con- fessing his own ignorance, if nothing worse. Customer: "Are these violets fresh? They haven't a particle of odor." Florist: "Why, you see, madam, the flowers have just been taken out of the cold ice box, but just as soon as you place them in a warm temperature they will again become delightfully sweet." In the first place are you sure of it? And if the buyer is an intelligent person won't he or she argue: "If you know that the cold atmosphere in your ice box robs the flower of its main value whydo you place it there? And if you are sure the flowers will regain their natural fragrance under the conditions you suggest why don't you try that experiment yourself before you offer them for sale?" Besides the buyer may not care to carry her purchase home and wait for several hours for the transformation. The fragrance is wanted now, when you make your sale. Of the daily supply of violets probably one-half reaches the consumer entirely destitute of fragrance. But this is not the worst, bad as it may appear. Stock is ofiered at the wholesale markets, and too often retailed also, the odor of which suggests the barnyard in a painful degree. To sell such stuff is simply criminal. There is one other offense worse than this, and that is to try to doctor such material with violet perfume. B. Carnation Notes. Many of the boys are thinking now of starting into business on theirown hook. Well, boys, that S all right if you have pluck enough to start, but be sure to be- gin on the right line and whatever you undertake, do it well and stick to it. Men have made fortunes by sticking to the business into which they first en- tered but they followed the advice which our Chauncey gave to a college graduating class, "stick, dig and save." Boys, let whatever you undertake be a specialty; in the majority of cases you must begin in a moderate way and if you are growing for the wholesale market you must have enough of one article to make it an object for the commission dealer to handle; if you grow a miscellaneous lot of stuff and only a little of a sort, no one wants it and you will suffer. I have heard some say that growing for a retail or local trade is not a specialty, but this is a mistake, do not undertake this line unless you have had some experience and it must have been thorough at that. Then again some say that for a local trade you must not confine yourself to one class of plants; this is not a fact, if you are in the neighborhood of a large town. Buyers will go wherethey can get the finest flowers. The flower buyers in my vicinity are paying for carnations nearly double what they could get fkir stock for. If you have and will use a lit- tle judgment in advertising or getting your goods before the people you will soon have the best of the trade. There is no better stock for you to handle than carnations providing you don't get the big head and think that the only thing for a full grown man to raise is roses or orchids. Try all the new kinds if you will but twelve of a sort will fill the bill and will serve every purpose especially when you remember that every plant takes up one square foot of bench room. Grow for your main crop varieties that are recognized as standard sorts and such as you know will do well in your vicinity. The following do well in nearly every locality: Scott and Daybreak for pinks; Porfia, red; McGowan or Silver Spray, whites; about yellow it is a question. Buttercup puzzles nine growers out of ten, so do not use it; Bouton d'Or is a good one, in fact it is allin all the best of its class yet on the market; Goldfinch is very good but the flowers are not quite as large as desired; it is, however a more profuse bloomer than any yellow we have seen. For a crimson get Meteor; it is a novelty of this year and comes high but when the quality is taken into considera- tion it is cheap. I saw it growing with the originator, Fred Dornerand The Cot- tage Gardens have it in magnificent shape; as it is now bringing eight dollars in the New York market it will pay to grow; it is the best all round crimson yet introduced. Boys, above all things leave seedling raising alone until you can afford to under- take it as a pastime or hobby; it is expen- sivaiand very uncertain and when you con- sider that not one per cent, of the plants raised prove worthy of disseminating it will show you very conclusively that the specialist in this line has a great advan- tage over a beginner. Make up your mind that if you ever are successful it must come through harder work than everyoudidforyour employer; the hours must never be counted, your work will never be in suchsbape that you will have leisure time. You must have your fun but never neglect business for pleasure and the time will conje when you can go with the rest who have had the same hard row to hoe. Have your broom in a handy place, for cleanliness is next to having the best flowers in the market; when ever you see very fine flowers you will find clean surroundings. There are exceptions to this rule I am told but they never have come to my notice. Charles H. Allen. Small Spots on Rose Foliage. We send a few leaves taken from a plant in our rose house. You will notice that both surfaces are covered with small black spots. Can you tell us what they are and what caused them? Even the flowers are covered. Bride buds look as _ if pepper had been sprinkled over them. The way we account for it is this. About a week ago we remulched the beds with IVi-inches of pure cow manure, which was rather fresh. That is, it was manure that had been dropped since early last spring. Upon the manure, in time, ap- peared a light fungus of white appear- ance. Upon stirring the manure, or upon syringing, this fungus appears to explode and cast up the matter that makes the black spots. Upon stirring with one hand and holding the other 18 to 20 inches above the bed you can feel the particles fly up and attach themselves to your hand. We do not know whether the spots will result in any further harm than disfiguring the flowers and foliage. K. Your surmise as to the manure being the cause of the trouble is correct. Fresh manure will always cause it when the atmosphere of the house is moist or confined. After a while the fungus will pass off and will not trouble you further, but in the meantime your flowers will be damaged. In all my notes regarding the mulching of roses I have always recom- mended well decomposed manure, and put on in light quantities each time. This was to avoid any such trouble as you now have. The best thing to do now is to make a weak solution of lime water, say 10 pounds of fresh lime, thoroughly dilute it in 50 gallons of water and moisten the whole surface of the mulching through. It will destroy the fungus that you have, now growing so abundantly in the manure, and will prevent the trouble spreading or increasing, and after the present crop of flowers is cut I do not think you will have any more trouble with it. It is always best to avoid using fresh manure if possible and certainly if compelled to do so use only a very thin mulching each time. John N. May. IS95. The American Florist. 537 THIRD PRIZE. ARRANGED BY W. J. SMYTH. ROSE Baskets at the Chicago exhibition. ^ Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. The New Year is somewhat of a turning point, or at least a large mile stone, in our floricultural operations and with- out further remarks I shall endeavor to remind you of several things which of necessity will be very old to most readers, but most likely a reminder to a few. With the large sale of plants which all retailers have during the holidays you will now have room to spread out many things needing room, as well as bring in from the frames crops for Easter. Before mentioning anything that now needs attention, don't forget at this time to make a memorandum on paper as well as on brain of what you were short of this Christmas and be prepared in good sea- son either by seeds or cuttings or bulbs as the case may be to have an abundant supply for next year. Save all the poinsettias you can and lay them on their sides undera dry warm bench where no drip will reach them, or if you have a warm shed stand them up in a corner, they are best servedby being perfectly dry both at root and branch for the next three months. Don't forget to save a few old plants of Stevia serratifolia. Cut them down to within a few inches of the pot and stand in some light cool comer of your houses, no matter how cool so long as no frost touches them. Don't be in a hurry to propagate them; they are rapid growers like most of their kind and if cuttings are put in the sand in March it is plenty of time. Some may laugh at this cheap plant, particularly specialists, but for the retailer it comes in very useful; it helps out wonderfully on many occasions. You will be sure to have a few plants of Linum trigynum left over. When they are entirely out of flower cut them back to within 7 or 8 inches of the pot, keep a little warmer than they flowered in and well syringed, and in a few weeks you will get plenty of cuttings which root very readily. As far as I have noticed I am about the only commercial florist who has been advocating the growing of this plant. Last year I grew but 2 or 3 plants giving them a good test in my own dwell- ing house; it proved so entirely satisfac- tory that I felt warranted in advising my brother florists to grow it. I now assert once more it is a good house plant, and what is greatly in its favor it flowers ex- actly on time for the holidays. I^ drops its flowers 'tis true, but ior every flower that drops two will open and the plant is covered for weeks with its large bright, yellow blossoms. It rather seems to like the dry atmosphere of a living room, but is a great feeder and must never be allowed to want for water. Once more look well after your azaleas. It is well to have a few coming along all the time, but the great bulk of them are more profitable for Easter. Give them more room now and when standing them over, look out for the leaf growth which starts at the base of the flower bud. If you want to sell them this spring you must rub that growth ofi" or that will take the lead and the flower buds will never develop. Almost all (perhaps all) our azaleas are imported from Europe and in the main wonderfully well grown for the price. It pays the average florist to dispose of his plants the first year. Watch out for dates and get them right for Easter. The azalea will stand a very low temperature (even under some condi- tions a slight freeze) so you can retard them at will. Cut off those long promi- nent growths, they are blind and add nothing to the beauty of the plant. Another leading article for Easter is the Bermuda and longiflorumlily. Constant vigilance will be well rewarded when be- stowed on these important plants. No man living can put them in a house and say they will be in flower at Easter. Many times perhaps you will have to move them round from one temperature to another and it is time well spent. Even in a batch of plants potted at the same time and the same grade of bulbs they won't all flower at the same time, so a constant watch and moving is neces- sary. Continual and regular fumigation is absolutely necessary, and in addition to that let a boy go over the plants once a week with a small syringe and squirt a little weak tobacco water down into the heart of the young leaves. Aphis Zf/// get there and in spite of frequent fumigating will get in their deadly work which later accounts for the crippled buds. If you force a few lilacs bring them in at intervals. They force easily in a night temperature of 60° and a shaded house. If you have not a palm house then put some cheese cloth or some such material over them. Don't bring in your crop for any special occasion before 6 weeks of the time when you want them. It is well now to bring in your Spiraea Japonica (astilbe). They should have been potted and in a cold frame six weeks ago and now be all the better for it. Start them in a moderate temperature and if you are crowded for room, under the benches is good enough for a few weeks or until they begin to make leaves. Plenty of water and no tobacco smoke are the only requisites to grow spiraea well. Don't crowd your cytisus; they are easily injured when allowed to stand touching and will lose their bottom leaves. Watch out to keep them back in flowering; they pay better at Easter than any other time and no harm will be done by keeping them in a temperature but a few degrees above freezing. If you force any hydrangeas for Easter it is time to start them. For early forc- ing choose those plants that have ripened their wood the most, start in a night temperature of 55° and slowly increase it; when the flower bud is visible you can raise it to 65°, and higher the last few weeks if necessary. There are now so many fine plants grown for the Easter trade that I scarcely see where we need hydrangeas, yet there is room always for 538 The American Florist. Jan. 5, a few. The balance of your stock can be left under a cool bench till March 1, giv- ing them only sufficient water to prevent the stems shrivelling. Those started early in March will bloom middle and end of May, when they are in great de- mand. There are not many seeds to sow just now. If you have not yet sown cycla- men do so at once. If you grow Cen- taurea gymnocarpa it should be sown early in January. Those who were fortunate enough to depend on cold storage valley for holiday trade had some flowers but those who depended on new stock had poor results, for there was so little need of firing before Christmas that there was a sad lack of heat in the sand. Now real winter is here you can get good results; a batch of the new stock should be regularly put in at least once a week. You can now bring in a large batch of the best kinds of tulips as well as Von Sion. For the next 6 or 7 weeks to do them well they will want a good shade and a continuous temperature of 70*; without the shade your stems will be short. Don't attempt to force any of the double varieties for two months to come. La Reine, Vermilion Brilliant, Chryso- lora, Yellow Prince, Keizers Kroon, Pros- erpine and White Pottebakker, will now force well and by the end of the month will be in grand form and sell well. If you potted any Dutch hyacinths early and they are now well rooted you can bring a few in to force, and keep up a succession by bringing in a few every vreek. As the season advances they will require much less time to flower. W. Scott. Chrysanthemum Society of America. Below we present an alphabetically arranged list of the new chrysanthemums submitted to thecommitteesof theChrys- anthemum Society of America during 1894, with awards noted, where given, and the committees' classification and description. "Cert." is used as an abbreviation of certificate. 0( the 66 varieties submitted for judgment 28 were recommended for certificates, further trial was advised for 14, while the remaining 24 were notconsidered as worthy of even further trial. Allamanda (E. G. Uill & Co.). Chicago, Oct. 30. "Rpflexcd vpllow." Cincinnati, Oct. 20. 'Type' or Yellow Queen, Ijut inferior as to texture, form and size." Amaranth (F. Dorner A Son). Chieaso, Nov. 17. Cert. "Rellexed .lap. Wliite. shaded and lined with amaranth. Very hish built. .\ pleasini; <'olor. Great substance. Good form. stem auacked." Egyptian, The (E. G. Hill & Co.). Philadelphia, Nov. 17. Red. Further trial advised. "Form good. Beautiful in color, and would'he pop- ular." Ellerslie (T. H. Spaulding). Philadelphia, Nov. 10 Further trial advised. "White .lap. Full to the center. Graceful in form, but rather too weak in stem." Falconer, Jeannie (T. II. Spaulding). New York. Nov. 10. Cert. ■'Canary incurved Jap. Re- sembles Emma Hitzeroth in color: (lower higher built; good stiff stem, but a little defl- r'ient in foliage." Ferris, Dr. Randolf (T. II. Spaulding). New York. Nov. 10. 'Flesh pink rellexed Jap. Good stilf stem, foliage and substance of (low- ers good." Gold Fever (E. G. Hill *Co.). Philadelphia. Nov. 17. Cert. "Yellow Chinese. Flower larger than Mrs. L. C. Madeira, which it resembles, and has better stem." Harris, Grace (T. H. Spaulding). New York, Nov. 17. "White Chinese incurved, (jood stem, fair foliage. Improvement on Mrs. Robt. Craig. A grand addition to this class. .Vlmost identical with Miss G. Spaulding, as shown on the 10th inst." Hatfield, Mrs, T. D. (T. D. Hatfield). Boston. Oct. 20. (;ert. "Incurved lemon yellow. This variety is of fine form, with high center; foli- age is';iniple and well up to the flower: stem sMaiL-'lii a ud stiff. At this date flower is about l\vii-ll]ircis developed." Hayes, Francis B. (N. F\ Comley). Boston, Nov. 17. Cert. "Deep rose pink incurved .lap. This variety is the result of a cross between Ada Spaulding and Louis Boehmer and is a (lower of great substance, and beautiful in form. It is dwarf in habit, with very fine foli- age which is well up to the (lower. Stem very stout. Petals show a few glandular hairs. Certificatc'd by Mass. Hort. Society." Her Majesty (E. G. Hill * Co.). Cincinnati, Oct. 20 ".lap. incurved. Very pale pink. Resembles Mrs. E. G. Hill in form, but far inferior in color." Chicago, Oct. 20. Cert. "Jap. incurved. Pale salmon pink. This, while but a few shades different from Mrs. Hill. is. it it remains constant, a much better color, espe- cially tor commercial jiurposes. Sport from Mrs. E.G. Hill," Hole, Dean (.1, N. May), Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Cert. "White, beautifully Hushed with deli- cate pink. Very large and of line form, .lap- anes(\" Hurley, Mrs. Wm. H. (Hugh Graham). Pliila- deljihia. I)<'t. '20. Cert. "Jap. Bronze or old gold. The (lowers are graceful in form; a shade lighier and somewhat similar to Source d'Or; foliage very handsome. Desirable on .account of earliness. About 8 inches indiam- eter." Johnson, Miss M. M. fl". f:. Hill ,^ Co.). Cincin- nati, Oct. 20. Cert. "Jap. incurved yellow. The six blooms sho^vn were perfect specimens, and we think it a valuable acquisition. We were unanimous in this decision." Chicago, Oct. 20. Cert. "Jap. incurved yel- low. A fine early commercial variety." Kemble, Mrs. Wm. H. (Chas. W. Cox). Phila- delphia. Nov, 24. Cert. "This is a very dis- tinct and beautiful variety. The (lowers are very full, the petals somewhat resembling those of Elkshorn. .-V valuable late variety." Kupferle, Rosa (R. Witterstaetter). Chicago, Oct. 20. Further trial advised. "Japanese magenta pink. Not fully developed." Lager, J. E. (Pitcher & Maiida). New Y'ork, Oct, 20. Cert. "Jap. redexed. Bright yellow. Resembling J. H, While in build, stem and foliage." Nada The Lily (R. Gardner). New Y'ork, Oct, 20. "Redexed Jap. White. Resembling Pan- danus in form; much larger; long twisted petal; full; good stem and foliage." . Neal, Mrs. Jas. E. (Theo. Bock). Cincinnati, Nov, 10. "Dull wine color. No good what- ever." Nemesis (J. N. May). New York. Oct. 20. "Re- flexed Jap. white. Good stem and foliage." [The name "Nemesis" has already been used. It is a recent introduction by E. Lacroix and is (described as "Jap.; delicate rose, pointed, striped white." — Ed. A. F. 1 Neva (N. Smith & Son). Philadelphia. Nov. 10. Further trial advised. "White suffused with light pink. .Tap. Loose (lower; stem rather weak, .\rrived m poor condition." Newbold, Miss Margaret (R. G. Carey). Phila- delphia, Nov. 10. Cert. "Delicate pink in- curved Jap. Mermaid type, better color. Good stout stem." New York (T. H. Spaulding). New York, Nov. 17. Cert. "White suffused lemon and blush. In- curved Jap. Bold massive tlowerei'a inches in diameter and 12 iiudics over. Fair stem and foliage, style of Edward Hatch." Also certifi- cated at Philatielphia. Oakshade (R. G. Carey). Phil.adelphia, Nov. 10. Cert. "Purplish pink. Very distinct and beautiful form. Petals very peculiar; some- what resembles a salvia doret." D'Farrell, Elma (F. Dorner & Son). Chicago, Nov. 24. Cert. "Deep rose pink refiexed. A . new color in the Viviand-Morel class." Opal (E. G. Hill A Co.). Chicago, Oct. 20. Further trial advised. ".Tap. Ma'genta pink. Not developed." Parker, Mrs. M. R., Jr. (T. H. Spaulding). New York. Oct. '20. Cert. "Incurved Jap. Lilac pink, silvery reverse. Bold flower, full- and solid. Strong stem and foliage." Parting Guest (T. H. Spaulding). New York, Nov. '.'4. "Lower half of llower rose, upper half white. Incurved Jap. Good stem and foliage. Flower medium size, very attractive: unique." Philadelphia (Hugh Graham). Philadelphia, Nov. 1. Cert. ".Vn entirely new type in col- oring and in form of petal or floret, and in the general contour of the flower, though it is very nearly globular as a whole. It is the greatest step onward that we have had among chrysan- themums for many a day. In color it is white, illuminated with a charming shade of lemon yellow, giving it light and life never before noticeti in any (lower. The petals are similar in formation "to a canoe with the prow incurv- ing, similar to a parrots bill. The committee recommend the award of the highest honors in the gift of the Chrysanthemum Society of .Vinerica." Rand, Mrs. 'W. H. (J. C. Vaughan). Chicago, Nov. 10. Cert. "Orange yellow rettexed Jap. Long interlacing petals. Very graceful and good substance." Reynolds, Maud D, (T. H. Spaulding). New York. Nov. 17. "Bright canary refiexed Jap. Fair llower, good stem, foliage deficient. No im- provement on existing varieties." Rieman, Henry W. (E.G.Hill A Co.). Phila- deliihia, Nov. 17. (.'ert. "Deep yellow Chi- nese. A superb variety. Should rank in the verv first class."' Riversi"de (Riverside Floral Co.). Chicago, Nov. 10. "Lemon yellow refiexed Jap. So poorly grown we cannot consider it " St. Louis (A. Jnl>lonskv). Chii-ago. Nov. 10. ■Vellow shaded liuir. Jap. Sijoi't from Mrs. Frank 'I'lionipsoii. Of no value." Sinaloa (N. Smith ,V Son). Philadelphia. Nov. 10. Further trial advised. ■■Light pink incurved .la)!. This is a viTv pri^tty Mower, but is rather undersized." Hoslon. Nov. (0. l''urther trial advised. "White with pearly tint. Inc. Jap. This variety is very full and beautiful in form, with fine st'em and good foliage, but as shown lacks size. Arrived in ))oor condition." Smith, Edith (T. II. Spaulding). New York. Oct 20. h'urther trial advised. ■'Full large (lower. Good stem and foliage." Spaulding, Miss G. (T. II. Spaulding). New York. Nov. 10. Cert. 'White Chinese in- curved. Resembles Mrs. Rob't Craig, but Is larger. Good stein and foliage. A grand fiower for a Chinese." Bost(m, Nov, 10. Further trial advised. "Creamy white Jap. incurved. A remarkable full and deep flower, with very strong stem and good foliage, but lacks in size of bloom ^Sg, The a mer j ca x F l orist. 539 arranged by j. m gasser. Rose baskets at the Chicago Exhibition. ResiMiibles Mrs. Rob't Crnig,;niil in somi'ways Mrs. T. H. Spaulding. We wmilil rt'i-itiiimi-nd a more distinctive name, as ilii*n' is aln-adv a Miss Gladys Spauldin;,'. and several othi-r SpauIdinKs." Philadelphia. Nov. 10. Ten. "An improved Mrs. Rob't CraiK. Au exeet'dinixly well built tlowiT. A charrainK varietv." Sunrise (J. N. May). New York. Out. 20. Fur- ther trial advised. "Jap. Mahogany red, re- verse old sold. Ijarge Uower. Good stem and foliafie. Earliest of the color." Sunshine (E. G. Hill .t Co.). Philadelphia, Nov. 17. Further trial advised. "Li^ht yellow .la p. Good form, but rather undersized." [Sunshine is the name of a variety introduced last year by Owen. It is described as ".Tap. yellow, large petals, earl}'." — FId. A. F.l Tippecanoe (F. Dorner A: Son). Chicago, Nov. 17. Cert. "Inc. Jap. Pale reddish terra cotta, reverse satiny straw color inclined to butT. Has a changeable effect difficult to describe, but novel and charming in color. Half glob- ular," Trotter, Mrs. Edw. H. (R. G. Can-y). Philadel- phia, Nov. 10. Cert. 'Pviri' white rellexed .lap. A well built bloom of great solidity; stout stems. Should make a first-class com- mercial variety." Troy, J. H. (Pitcher A Manda). New York, Oct. 20. Cert. "Incurved Jap. White shaded canary. Large, full, bold Mower. Strong stem and foliage." Venus de Medici (.1. N. Mnv). New York. 0<'t. •JO. "R.-H.-M-d Jap. Dull lilac pink." Walz, Ella (Krud. S. AVal/.). Itostoii, Oct. 20. "Jap. (.'reamy white. Not suthcientiy dis- linctfroni Marie Louisf, and not as gooti as Mme. LaCroix. Poor substance; stems stIIF; foliage good." Philadelphia, Oct. 20. Further trial advised. "A promising variety, its chief merit bning earliness." New York, Oct. 20. "Jap. white. Arrived in poor condition." Chicago, Oct. 20. Not considered. Walz, Fred (Theo. Jtock). Cincinnati, Nov. 10. Cert. "Lilac pink incurved Jap. Form per- fect; full to the crenter; petals boat shaped, lower ones falling to tin" stem forming a ball. Good for variety." Weller, Sam. (('lias. Rinl). New York, Nov. 16. ■Lilac pur|)lf with silvery white reverse. Inc. .lap. Ri'sembh-s Mrs. Geo. West, but not so L^oud. ■ Wentworth, Mrs. Moses J. (J. C. Vaiighan). Chi- cago. Nov. 10. "Yellow Jap. Style of Lincoln. l)ut not as large. More globular in form, a line llowerof great substance, but not enough in advance of existing varieties to warrant a ri-rtin..-ate." White Cloud (K. G. Hill & Co.). Cincinnati, Oct. 20. "Creamy white. Type of Mrs. Langtry. No improvement oxi'i'pt in earliness." Wiedersheim, Mrs. T. E. (Hugh Graham). Phil- adelphia, Oft. 20, Cert. "Jap. Very light delicate pink, resembling Daybreak carnation. Somewhat globular in form"; good stiff stem; line foliage; dwarf grower; very full; excel- lent substance. Very desirable on account of its earliness. About 6 inches in diameter." Chrysanthemum Names. The following correspondence is self explanatory: Dec. 15, 1894. Mr. T. H. Spaul-ding, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir:— We are compiling a resume of the work of the Chrysanthemum Society of America for 1891, and in documents received from the sec- retary of the society we note that one variety exhibited by you at New York November 10, and which received a certificate, is given as Mrs. G. Spaulding. From other sources we have received it as Miss G. Spaulding. We understand that there is also a Gladys Spaulding. Will you kindly advise us as to the exact name of the variety that received a certificate at New York November 10, and also wbether Miss G. Spaulding and Gladys Spaulding are the same or not, and thereby oblige Yours very truly, American Florist Co. Ji;rsey City, N. J.. Dec. 20, 1894. American Florist Co., Chicago. 111. Genilemcn.—l have been absent for a few days, and on returning find yours of the 15th instant, and in reply would state: I propose calling my new chrysanthemum Miss Gladys Spaulding. I am well aware that in 1888 an anemone variety was sent out under above name, but as there is not a plant of it in existence on this side of the ocean, and I doubt if there is more than one or two parties in England who have it. thereby making it practically extinct, there can be no harm done to ar yone, as the gen- eral public are not conversant with such fine lines or discriminations as regards names, and those that are well posted are aware that the old vari- ety is practically extinct. These same facts would apply to at least filty per cent of the names as published in your directory, and I can see no harm in having them duplicated; many of the names and descriptions as given by you are of plants that were never distributed, and of some that were distributed but a very, very limited number were ever sent o -t, and in many cases such dis- tribution occurred six or eight years since, I also doubt, if a reward was oflfered for 50 per cent of the names above mentioned, if a true plant of each could be found. ; Under such circumstances 1 can see no harm in reviving a name, when its predecessor is practi- cally extinct. I believe Smith this year has named one of his set Juno, and if I am not mistaken, there was a Juno distributed in either '88 or '89. Trusting this may be satisfactory, I remain. Yours respectfully, T. H. Spaulding. . No. It is not at all satisfactory. In the report of the Chrysanthemum Society of America and in the list in our directory and reference book the variety Gladys Spaulding is on record. These lists have been widely disseminated among Ameri- can chrysanthemum growers, and the duplication of thename is bound to cause confusion. What evidence are we to accept that a variety is extinct? And where is the necessity for duplicating the name even if the variety is extinct? Mr. Spaulding will confer a favor by desig- nating those varieties in our list that were "never distributed." Varieties that were not disseminated should not appear in the list, but any one of which even one plant was sent out should be on record, and its name should under no circum- stances be knowingly duplicated, other- wise confusion is sure to result. Mr. Smith was notified that the name Juno had already been used, and he at once gave his variety another name. Foreign Notes. In the London Gardefi of November 17 appears the following from the pen of Mr. C. Harman Payne, foreign corre- sponding secretary of theNational Chrys- anthemum Societ y of England: On the second day of the N. C. S. exhibition blooms of a variety called Philadelphia were re- ceived from an American grower, Mr. Hugh Gra- ham. This variety, presuming onr climate does not make any difference, is destined to occupy a prominent place in our collections. After its voj'age across the Atlantic Philadelphia certainly seemed none the worse, and it may be described as a very large round j^apanese incurved flower with grooved, pointed floretsof great width. The reverse is ribbed and the color white, with a faint primrose marking at the tips. It has already been awarded a first-class certificate by the Amer- ican Chrysanthemum Society, and the English N. C. S. thought so highly of it that they awarded the raiser their silver-gilt medal. Mr. Hugh Gra- ham may be congratulated on his enterprise in despatching blooms for exhibition such a dis- tance, and he is certainly the first American who has been awarded such a distinction. And the following chrysanthemums of American origin were honored by certifi- cates by the National Chrysanthemum Society of London, England: W. G. Newitt.— A very large white Japanese, with long drooping florets, seen in good form last season and fairly well known. Niveus. — An excellent Japanese from America. A deep, chaste-looking flower of the purest paper white. The blooms are compact and the florets of medium width. The Queen.— Rather a large, soUd-looking Jap- anese, with curly, notched florets of great length; color white. E. L. 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 $3.00. 540 The American Florist. .A'«- 5y Boston. Trade has been at a standstill since Christmas. In this respect Christmas seems to come as a positive injury to the flower market. It disarranges things generally, for the time being, and in ex- change we get a couple of days of extra activity, followed by aweekof the dullest kind of dullness. There was a time when New Year's demands served as a partial recompense for this condition, but this is the case no more, and New Year's now makes not the slightest ripple on the sur- face of the flower trade in Boston, the shipping trade for this occasion being also a thing of the past. The lack of de- mand has been accompanied by a rather short supply of stock, and so there has been but little trouble with any over- stock, and no great slaughter of prices as yet. Roses vary greatly in price realized. While, for instance, for Mermets of fair every day quality $8 per hundred is about the average figure obtainable, some growers with special grown and hand- some stock are asking and getting as high as $25 per hundred. Carnations are not too plentiful for regular require- ments, and go all the way from $2 to $4, according to quality and variety, Wm. Scott bringing the higher figure, and colors selling better as a rule than whites. New Year's eve was a gala occasion at the residence of Mr. Wm. W. Edgar, at Waverly. This very popular gentleman has just returned from his bridal trip, and found on his return a handsomely furnished side-board, set up in his dining room with the congratulations and good wishes of his gardener and florist friends. The happy couple were "at home" on New Year's eve, and this occasion was selected as a fitting time to put the side- board into active service. Some forty of "the boys" with their ladies participated in the happy event, which will be long remembered as one of the merriest on record. The schedule of prizes offered by the Mass. Horticultural Society for 1895 is all ready, and may be had on application to Secretary Manning. The amounts appropriated for regular prizes and gra- tuities during the year are as follows: For plants $2,100, for flowers $2,500, for fruits $1,800, for vegetables $1,150, for gardens, etc. $500. For the large exhibitions of the society the following dates are announced: Spring Exhibition March 26 to 29, Rhododendron Show June 6 and 7, Rose and Strawberry Exhi- bition June 20 and 21, Annual Exhibition of Plants and Flowers September 4 and 5, Annual Exhibition of Fruits and Veg- etables October 2 and 3, Exhibition of Chrysanthemums November 5 to 8. The annual convention and exhibition of the American Carnation Society will be held in these halls on February 21 and 22. Last Saturday a handsome collection of carnations in six varieties was staged by C. W. Ward of Queens, N. Y. Compli- mentary notices were awarded to two seedlings, named Bridesmaid and Meteor. In this connection we are inclined to re- mark that the selection for carnations of names which have already become iden- tified with certain roses is unwise, and calculated to make confusion in the future. Mrs. Jas. Rough Jr. died on December 31, after a long and painful illness. Mr. Rough is one of our most popular retail florists, and a large number of gentlemen identified with the trade took occasion to show their sympathy by attending the funeral, which took place on Wednesday, January 2. Mr. C. M. Atkinson has resigned the position held by him for many years as gardener in charge of the estate of John L. Gardner at Brookline, and will be suc- ceeded by one of his under gardeners, Mr. Wm. Thatcher, a young Englishman of experience, formerly in the employ of the Duke of Westminster. Mr, Atkinson is a gardener of rare attainments, with few equals in the culture of hard-wooded greenhouse plants and other difficult sub- jects. Simultaneously with his laying down the implementsof gardening he will assume the duties of married life once more. He proposes to spend the winter in the south, possibly visiting England at a later date. There was an unusual glow of reflected sunlight or something of that sort in the vicinity of the stand occupied by Wm. M. Robertson at the growers' market on New Years morning, which was dulv ac- counted for when that gentleman blush- ingly acknowledged that there had been a wedding the night before, and that he was one of the happy principals. The wife of Mr. Wm. Robinson of North Easton, who has been nursing a daughter sick with scarlet fever for several weeks, has now been stricken down with the same disease, and is seriously ill. The January meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club has been Dostponed until the evening of Tuesday, January 8. New York. The week succeeding Christmas has been exceedingly dull, one of the dullest weeks of the season in fact. Receipts of flowers of all kinds have been heavy and considerably in excess of the market for same at quoted prices, and the overstock has been moved with difficulty and at unsatisfactory figures, as a rule, the only notable exception to the prevailing over- production being the American Beauty rose. Of this much coveted stock there has been, and is, a decided shortage, first- class blooms bringing $1 each, and being called for in quantities tar in excess of the supply. Hybrids of good quality are coming in in moderate quantity, and are taken as second choice when American Beauties fall short. The best selected Meteor, La France and Testout have commanded as high as $15 per hundred, but for the average run of roses figures have gone much lower, $10 per hundred being considered top price and much of the average stock going as low as $35 to $40 per thousand when sold in quantity. New Year's did not bring much relief, and was in general very disappointing in its results. Many of the leading flower stores were closed up by 11 or 12 p. m. on the 31st, something unheard of in the former days, when New Year's was New York's greatest holiday. There had been considerable stock hus- tled in on the 31st, and much of it laid over in the boxes as received until the fol- lowing day, wholesalers finding it impos- sible to get it off their hands. Violets continued as in the previous week, too plentiful for the needs of the market, prices obtained ranging all the way from 50 cents to $1.50 per hundred, and in rare cases for gilt edged stock $2. Bulb- ous stock also went slowly. The first yellow narcissi were in for New Year's, and brought but $4 per hundred. The weather being very cold an unusual amount of stock has been frozen in transit to the city. The disposition noted recently among the growers to fluctuate from one commission house to another continues without abatement, and quite a number of changes of this nature have occurred during the past week; wherein the advantage lies it is diflicult to see. The annual Christmas prize bowling contest of the Flatbush Bowling Club, wherein the participants roll for prizes that they know nothing about, came ofi' at Bantel's Park Club Houseon the even- ing of December 27. Notwithstanding the very cold weather every member of the club with but two exceptions was on hand. Mr. Julius Kretchmar and A. T. De la Mare were present as invited guests. The customary "sight unseen" selection of trophies took place amid much hilaritv, fickle fortune decreeing that most of the articles drawn should fall into the hands of the party for whose use they were least appropriate. A substantial lunch was served, and pleasant remarks were made by the various members, this part of the program being opened by the old veteran Mr. Chas, Zeller, who spoke feelingly of the unity and good fellowship which pre- vails among the Flatbush fraternity. Mr. F. Schuyler Matthews has been ex- amining with critical eye the new rose. Belle Siebrecht, and pronounces it a true pink, without any inter-mixture of other colors, a rare self color, most beautiful and rich. This rose seems to be a good keeper in regard to color, fading lighter with age, without showing an inclination to purple. Nothing has yet been heard of F. B. Wenderoth, who disappeared December 10. Nor has anything developed which would in any way explain his disappear- ance. Chicago. New Year's as a red letter day in the florists' calendar is certainly a thing of the past. The transient business is no larger than on any good Saturday. If it hadn't been for the fact that a number of entertainments were held at the various clubs on New Year's eve, and a few good sized weddings New Year's day, the busi- ness would have been flat indeed. In the down town district particularly things were very quiet, a fair activity being most noticeable in stores located in the residence quarters; here in a few places there was an actual rush for a few hours. Taken collectively, however, the trade was very light. It is well on the whole that the demands made on the market were not heavier as the supply was also extremely light, particularly as regards carnations. The most noticeable feature in the re- cent holiday trade was the marked in- crease in thedemand forfirst-classquality of carnations. There is no question that this flower is gaining in public favor with marvelous strides. It is most gratifying to note also that the carnation growers in this section are fully alive to the im- portance of this question. In no other line has the improvement both in quan- tity and quality been so marked. Really fine whites have probably been the weakest on the list. Uncle John is cer- tainly very fine, but so few flowers of this variety are grown around here that it really cuts no figure. Puritan, grown well in some places, is out of crop. The bulk consists of Silver Spray, fairly good in average but certainly not first-class. MtGowan is good but rather indifi"erently grown. Mrs. Mailander, a promising new variety, is also offcrop. This latter sort, a cross between McGowan and Hinze's White, though grown quite ex- tensively by the originator has not as yet been disseminated, but we shall speak of this variety later. In reds the main bulk consists of Portia, which is fairly well grown by quite a number, and very poorly by others. When we say poor we mean small, since the color is always fine. i8g5- The American Florist. 541 arranged by gallagher floral co Rose Baskets at the Chicago exhibition Chas. Hartwig was to the front again with a magnificent house of old Garfield; there is nothing the matter with this sort if you can manage to bring it into full crop for Christmas, but there is the rub. We have found this variety grown in any number of establishments but nowhere except at this one place did we see it in full crop; too late everywhere. All the pink varieties except Wilder are uniformly fine. The supply of roses was just about €qual to demand, except in Bridesmaid, Testouts and Meteors. As at Christmas these three varieties sold short early in the dayand twice tbenumber could easily have been disposed of. Mermets had to be substituted largely for Bridesmaid to the great disappointment of the dealers. The Mermet by the way is improving considerably in color. Brides are still the most plentiful and under light demand weakened a little in price, at least as re- gards the off grades. First quality went at 12 to 15. Perles also declined a point or two, with 8 as the ruling figure. On the balance of the list prices held firmly at Christmas quotations. Violets had been picked very closely last week and consequently the supply was very light. Prices jumped up again to $3 for good stock and ranged down to $1.50 for fair to medium. Stevia, for which there is quite a lively demand this season, is all cut out. In bulbous stock the sup- ply is unusually light. Some fairly good valley of this season's forcing is now coming in, but is as yet sadly lacking in foliage. Romans move much better than last season, at the same time the quality is very good and the supply but meagre. In tulips Proserpine is the only variety sent in in salable condition and these are very short. Scarlet Due Van Thol are of no earthly use. One or two grow- ers brought in some good poinsettias which sold well at $1.50 to $3 per dozen. It is something unusual to see an active demand for smilax; very little is grown around here at present and the stock is pretty well cut out. Really good migno- nette finds a ready market, but the poorly grown stuff finds no buyers at all. Peters & Arnold, Damm Bros, and Stielow are cutting some fine spikes. The demand for orchids, cattleyas in particular, is very lively and as now the regular season is on the demand will be increasing. Harrisiis are in fair supply and of average good quality, which always find a ready market. We are well pleased to note the fact that so far as has come to our notice there was no pickling ot stock for once. Nor was anystuff which can not properly be called "pickled" held back unduly. If there was little or no stock on the market the early part of the week it was because there was none to be had. Itisowingto these conditions that the high prices have steadily been maintained with hardly a break in any one line. It is remarkable that in spite of the high prices shipments to outside points went out in a steady stream. Although there is more or less kicking as regards exorbitant prices, there is far less com- plaint as to the quality of stock than in former seasons. Thos. C. Ruston is now with Wm. Blackman. Evansville, Ind. Wm. E.Hearne recently passed through the city on his way to Belgium. The annual meeting of the Hort. Society of Chicago will be held at the Sherman House January 12. Philadelphia. Although the trade has been quiet since Christmas there has not been an overplus of flowers, etc. Prices have not declined much as yet. Carnations have beenscarce and prices very little below those of Christmas. January 1 brought an extra demand, but this holiday has ceased to be much of a factor in the flower trade. There was quite a hustle for flowers, however, as the cold days ot the past week when the thermometer was hugging zero made stock of all kinds scarce. The large teas brought $12 to $15, a few extra La France touching $20. Small roses sold for $6 to $8, most of them bringing the latter figure. Beauties ranged from $25 to $60. Brunners brought $60. Smith & Whiteley, Burton and Heacock are cutting Brunners. Anderson'sfirst house will not be in before the 15th, when he expects a good crop. Carnations have been in good demand. Daybreak leading in popularity. All good flowers sold readily at $3. while the fancies brought $4. Helen Keller, which seems to travel in a class by itself, was offered at $8. Double violets were in 542 The American Florist. Jan. 5, demand at from $1.50 to $2. Valley, Romans and paper white moved lively at $4 per hundred. Blooming plants are scarce, there being but little assortment. J. W. Colflesh has some begonias and Harrisii lilies in pots; nice plants. R. Craig's cyclamens are getting into shape and are full of bloom, a necessary requisite to a salable plant. There are also some primulas, but none of the celebrated Harris strain. Mr. Wm. K. says there is no money in primulas at less than $3 per dozen for 6-inch pots, and so he dropped them. They have been a specialty with him for a long time for Christmas. Chas. Fox has purchased a property on Broad street above Thompson, about one block south of his present location, which he will improve to suit his business and occupy some time next summer. H. C. Sheaffer, on 7th below Chestnut, has sold his business to H. Waterer, who will continue at the old stand. K. How to Lay out and Plant an Acre Plot for a Suburban Residence. BY JOHN CURWEN, JR. \Read before the Florists' Club uf Philadelphia, December //.] While the subject does not especially interest all florists, it does interest those who, living and carrying on a general business in the neighborhood of the city an often calied upon to do such work. And to these I address myself more par- ticularly. First let us select our ideal lot: In dimensions the width should be about one half the depth or 145x300 feet; the sur- face a little above the highway, gradually rising to the position the house is to oc- cupy, and falling away again at the back and sides. The distance of the house from the highway is sometimes regulated in the conditions of sale or by village ordinance but should be not less than 60 to 75 feet from the middle of the high- way. The house should stand towards one side or the other of the lot, as conven- ience, surroundings or the lay of the ground may determine. The position of the house being decided upon, the approach, whether by foot or carriage, must be planned so as to be most con- venient and direct, consistent with grace- ful lines, remembering that whatever is appropriate is artistic, and therefore graceful, though as a rule curves are pre- ferable to straight lines. If the approach is to be by carriage, bring the driveway in near the sideline, carrying it directly in front or to one side of the house as may be necessary, with the turn at the back of the house or at the stableif you haveone. The stable should be as farfrom the house as the lot will permit (then it is too close sometimes) but allow access for supplies and removing manure, etc., unless there be a passage back of the lot. But to return to the front; if a footpath is necessary, in addition to or in place of the driveway, the same principle will apply; it should be as direct as possible, without being obtrusive or stiff, for green sward is more pleasing to the eye than the best kept gravel. For the same rea- son the approaches must not be made wider than necessary, 3 feet to 3 feet 6 inches for the path, and 10 feet for the driveway. If the approach is laid out in a curve, there should be a real or apparent reason for it, in the shape of a tree or clump of bushes to go around or a steep grade to avoid. So much for the laying out; now forthe planting. But I have forgotten to speak of the sidewalk which all self-respecting suburbs should have. In most modern villages there is a space of 10 to 12 feet between the curb and the fence or hedge; the walk should occupy about four feet of this, a foot nearer to the fence line than to the curb, and should be of uniform width and lasting material (concrete on a good foundation) in front of allthelots. The street trees should be planted be- tween this walk and the curb, and kept trimmed to a good height so as not to interfere with passers by. A list of desir- able trees for this purpose was published in the horticultural paperssome time ago by Mr. Meehan, than whom there is no better authority. Let me emphasize the desirability of having all the trees in the same street of one kind or of two kinds planted alternately; and another kind in another street. Tall shade trees should not be planted very dose to the house, as they cause dampness in summer and the falling leaves stop up the rain conductors. Nor should they be too close to each other, for they will spoil one another when they grow; it is very hard to cut down a tree that you have planted and cared for, just when it is developing into a fine specimen. It is easier not to plant. For this reason and others make haste slowly in planting a new place, for unless you have a very conscientious adviser you will find, when you become more familiar with trees and plants, and meet with something rare or especially desira- ble, that you will have no suitable place for it without crowding the others or encroaching on the lawn space, which you will find is not any too extensive on a one acre lot. Also remember not to plant out your desirable views when planting out undesirable ones. Plant the tall growing trees along the side lines, or to screen some unsightliness or the blaz- ing sun of summer afternoon. Do not have these of only one or two kinds, for we Americans have the richest native flora of any country, I believe, to select from. Not to mention those trees, etc., from other countries, that will thrive here. Probably the tree that is most generally popular is the sugar maple, followed closely by the Norway and silver maples. Native and foreign oaks are among the most desirable lawn trees, as many varie- ties grow quickly and none are very sub- ject to disfieuring attacks of insects or diseases. Birches, beech, tulip tree, elm, ginkgo or maiden hair tree, and for lower growing kinds, dogwood, flowering thorns, white fringe, magnolias, double flowered peaches and cherries, and many more. Evergreens should have a place too in front the other trees, a few pines and spruces with the little gems of arborvitas and retinospora. Cluster the trees to a certain extent, but not so closely as to present full devel- opment, unless you want to form an especially shady nook, when it is a good idea to have several of one variety, or several varieties of one species planted close together. The space between the curve of the drive and the side fence is a good position for a shrubbery bed, and on the corner, just at the entrance put a clump of Hydrangea paniculata or Spiraa Thunbergii. Other good positions for shrubbery are for a screen where a hedge would be too stiff' to soften bare walls and fill in-vacant corners. Do not overlook the ornamental incon- sidering the useful qualities of fruit trees. Who has not admired the snowy petals of the early cherry blossoms, and gone into raptures over the exquisite tints of the apple's buds and blooms or wondered at the masses of quince blossoms, the last of the tree fruits to bloom. Surely wemust make the best use of all this beauty. Plant these at one side of the house towards the back, where they will make an effective screen for the drying ground. Apples, except the crabs, take up more room, by the timethey areof bearing age, than we can spare, so pears will be the largest growing fruit trees we will plant; begin at the back, planting about 20 feet apart; peaches, cherries and apricots next and quinces in front of all. The vegetable garden will begin at the back of the lot, and if there is no stable, extend the whole width, occupying as much ground as the size of the family will require. Plant only those things that always taste better freshly gathered out of one's own garden. Plant a windbreak of evergreens on the north and west of the garden if there is no other pro- tection on those sides. The sunny side of this hedge is the places for the hotbeds and frames for pansies and violets, and early vegetables. There should be a screen too on the side towards the house, unless the windbreak should happen to serve the purpose. On the house side of this screen is a fine place for the rose or hardy herbaceous border. A very pretty effect is given by having an opening in this hedge, with an arch over it either of the evergreen of the hedge, trained or of rustic work, with Ampelop- sis Veitchii growing over it, with its gracefully trailing sprays. Opposite this arch, make a substantial path the full length of the garden and wide enough for a cart to travel on, to haul the manure for the garden etc., and to remove the rubbish. If a great quantity of cut flowers is required through the summer, have a border of hardy and annual flowers on either side of this path on purpose for cutting; then the beds on the lawn will not have to be robbed of their beauty. Define the edge of the path with a box edging or golden honeysuckle trimmed very low, and back up the border with the grape trellis or dwarf fruits, for both flowers and Iruits like high living and you will find a few plants, like pansies that like some shade throneh the summer. [Concluded Next Week.) Sing Sing, N. Y.— Christmas trade was very good this year, with an increased demand for palms and flowering plants such as primulas, cyclamens, etc. More cash business than last year; weather very fine. j8g5' The American Florist. 543 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 tble head. SITUATION WANTED— By a gardener and florist; 20 years' experience. Flrstrclass references. Ad- dress J J. P. O. Box r.S. Rlverdale. 111. SITUATION WANTED— By a plngle man In green- house: private orcommerclal; 4 years' experience; steady and reliable. A J, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-Wlth seed house; 7 years' experience; capable of fllllngany poMllon; refer- ence furnished. AD Keystone, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By February 1, as foreman In flrst-class commercial place: H years" expe- rience; single. Address A. Rasmussox, 310 LIbertj St., Warren. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By .Tan. 1.5th by a young man In my employ, of 3 yt'ars' experience: a good all-round workman ; not af ra Id of general florist work. GEO. L. GRAHAM, Bradford, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By a young man having .i years' experience, to do general greenhouse work. The very best references given. Address Illinois, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a second man. commer- cial or private place. Well experienced aiso In landscape eardenlng. Wages moderate. Best refer- ences. F H H. l.'x> Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-To any one wishing a flrst- class foreman for commercial place, we take pleasure In recommending a thoroughly practical man; single, age S*,*; now in our employ. Address Hona'kek, Lexington, Ky. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; competent In growing alt varieties of plants, violets, carnations, roses: also forcing fruits. Private place preferred. Married; age i^. Address Gauoexer, 144 West Water rii.. Elmlra. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— Aw headgardener, by flrst- class grower; 7 years European and S years Amer- ican experience. Commercial or private; German, married. A. Eise.vhaudt. Sunnyside Greenhouses, Walden, N. T. SITUATION WANTKD— By two competent florists with ahnut .T years' experience, would like a situa- tion together In a large commercial place— vicinity of Chicago preferred. (Jan turnlsli good recommenda- tions. Address A B, care American Florlhi. SITUATION WANTED— In a tlrst-class commercial establishment as loreman or general manager by a practical seed grower and planisman who has had a life experience in commercial business, is a thorough grower of plants, roses and general cut flowers, and Is thoroughly posted In nursery stock, fruit and orna- mental trees, evergreeos. shrubs, etc.; only those who require the services of such a man and pay tue highest wages need answer. Bet-t of references fur- nished from the largest commercial places In the country. Address ABC. 203 Columbus Ave., N. Y. City. W ANTED— Aeent. by one Of the oldest Dutch bulb houses. Particulars and references, address Bi'Lii. care American Florist. WANTED— An assistant: must be quick at working among roses, etc. ; J5 per week and board. Ad- dress with reference and e.\perlence. WM KiUKHAM. Maywood. HI. WANTED— To represent nursery, florist or bulb house. Will give use of elegant place of 8 acres, greenhouse liiix5U. Hnest storing and packing, facilities, etc. Plenty scope for local trade. Security. Address ExrEHiENCEi) Florist. Littleton. N.J. WANTED— For vicinity of San Francisco, a thor- oughly competent man lo grow cut flowers, prin- cipally carnations, lilies and roses. Must well under- stand propagation, and take sole clinrge of 15.UL0 feet of glacs. Best of references requl' ed as to reliabllliy. honesty and pobrlety. Addrews, stating wages ex- pected and giving references. a. H. BEiuiEK & Co., San Francisco. Cal. F OR SALE CHEAP— Large second-handflorlst's Ice Box, value about f75. Vatghan's Seed Store, 88 State Street. Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP- Morlst business. f.5t;U0 a year. In Pueblo, Colorado. Beet trade in the city, Ap- ply to Pi'EHLn Floral Co.. 325 W. Snh St.. Pueolo. Colo. FOR SALE— A cut flower store In a city of twenty- flve thousand inhabitants; no competition. An elegant chance for a seed:'man. Address J H D, care American Florist. Chicago. 1|iOR SALE— Dean combineii steam Ix.llerand pump, ' 4-hur8e power, V^, inch suctlnn. 1'4-lnch discharge pipe; t:oud repair. Cost new fluid; prUe^l-MI. Write for particulars. C E. Allen. Bruttleboro. Vt. FOR SALE CHEAP— And on easy terms, on account of dissolution of partnership, one of the best pay- ing florist's places In tne center of Chicago. Two new houses V^y.Vl feet, stocked with bedding plants. Long lease. Address Cuntkactor, care American Floilst. Chicago. Stock plants Verbenas, first-class colors. %2 per 100 Slock plants Buttercup Carnations, fine plants, 6 to 8 cts. Gladiolus, mixed, light shades predominate, $1 per 100. Small bulbs of above for florists' growing. MrCREA & COLE, Kattle (^reek, Midi. TWO NEW GrtRYSflNTHEMUMS. * "MRS. POTTER PALMER." (Seedling of Fred S. Walz, originator of "The Queen" and "H. L Sundrrbruch"), Winner of Columbian Medal, Chicago, 1893, lor best pink seedling. Certificate at Indianapolis, 1894. I claim it to be the best pink, commeicially, for cut flowers, and as valuable as "The Queen." Flowers large, full to the center, outer petals reflexed to stem with incurved tips, inner petals interlace and incurve to a fine globular form; color rosy pink, reverse silver, stem stiff, growth vigorous, unexcelled keeper. PRICE: »5. 00 per dozen: 6 at dozen rate. S30.00 per 100; 50 at 100 rate. Keady March l8t. Oiders booked strictly in rotation. "ppED WALZ.^' (Seedling of Theo. Bock.) Winner of the National Certifi- cate 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 grower than "Ivory" for cutflowers, market or specimen. Stem stiff, foli- age dark green, close up to flower. stock limited. Orders booked strictly in rotation for March 1st, at !if40.00 per 100; 25 at 100 rate. ISO. 00 per dozen; 6 at dozen rate. CZI Address PRED S. WAIiZ, Station A. Cincinnati, 0. or THEO. BOCK, Hamilton, O. Meutiou 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: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the fiuest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— /^m. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In .Splendid Assortment of leading varieties. Also Kxtra line stock of following will be ■ - onered at very low rates while surplus lasts: TREE ROSES— Hollana 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 teet. CLEMATIS— Strong, 3 >ear, large flowered. TUBEROSES— Pearl and Double Italian, fine bulbs. CALADIUM ESCULEHTUM— 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 & HftRRISON 60., FAINESVILI.E, I.ake Co., OHIO. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST FREE. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, oHer the tjest re- sults to the florist. bluomlnK freely and tilving plenty ol cuttings for propngntlnu quickly. Klne plants for sale by the 100 or 1000. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Mention American Florist. Tuberous Begonias *^(iirilHirs strain) Medal awarded World's Fair. Finest Strain In the World . SEED, choicest elnule & double 5Ue & 51 each trade pkt. BULBS, single varieties, from ¥4 UO per lUU. double " ■* 10 OOperlUO. Special prlceei on larpe quantities. Send for Descrip- tive Illustrated Catalogue. OASIS NURSER Y CO.. Woodbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. "HARD TIMFS" PALM COLLKCTIONS. The hard times are going and so are the palms, but we can still supply 17. ;i and 4-ln palms for SH. and 34 for $5 cash (reKUlar price 5!8). These comprise the best varieties. Including Latanlas. Kentlas. JcST what THE RETAILER WANTS. _ \V1JLL1AM.S ISL SONS CO,, Batavia. lU. Mention American Florist. Some Fine New Roses. NEW CLIMBING POLYANTHA, CRIMSON RAMBLER. the best Novelty of the season. $2.5.00 per 100; S3.50 per 12. NEW FORCING TEA, a rival of Bridesmaid. MAMAN COCHET. excellent lor forcing as well as bed- ding. $10 00 per 100; $1.50 per 12. 50,000 YOUNG ROSES, strong 2-iuch pot plants now ready. 820,00 per 1000; 82.50 per lOO; our selection. See An. Florist Dec. 1 for price of large Roses and from open ground. uini cTc Mare Louise f 2-inch pot plants well in VIOLETS iwanley White! bud. 83.00 per 100. .^-For anything in the Florists line, Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVIL.UE, KY. Clean, healtliy stock. MERMETS. BRIDES. MME. WAHEVILLE, Strong plants, from ;i-lnch pots, lo per lOO. BRIDESMAIDS, METEORS. Stronfj plants. 3-lnch pots, itj per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. 544 The American Florist y^"' 5, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, gi.40; Colunin, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Positiou Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, ro per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tbe AdvertisiuR 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-lialf 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. JOHN A. SHEPPARD. John A. Sheppard, the only surviving son of the veell knovyn and oldest Lowell florist, Edwin Sheppard, died at his home in Lowell, Mass., Tuesday, January 1, 1895. His loss will be keenly felt by his large circle of intimate and business friends, both in Lowell and Boston, where he was well known and appreciated for his active business ability and thorough knowledge as regards floriculture and its advance- ment, which he firmly believed in. Great sympathy is extended to his wife and father for he was their all, being the last one of a family of three brothers, sis- ter and mother, all succumbing to the same dreaded disease, consumption. Mr. Sheppard was 37 years old, born in Lowell and graduated with high honors from the grammar and high schools. His natural taste in business was the cultiva- tion of flowers, but as his two brothers were with their father, he learned railroad engineering, and at their death, about seven years ago, returned home and started in business with his father, styl- ing the firm, E. Sheppard & Son. Owing to Mr. Edwin Sheppard's advanced years the management has devolved upon his son, whose sterling integrity and indomi- table pluck, has greatly increased the volume of business. Shortly afterwards he was married; he leaves no children. He was a promiennt member of many social orders and high up in the Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks and Knights of Pythias. Funeral took place Friday, January 4 from his father's home on Fairmount street, Lowell, Mass. J. W. Howard. HON. MORRIS. R. JONES. Hon. Morris R. Jones, a well known florist and esteemed citizen of Rome, N.Y., died at his home on North George street on Wednesday, December 26, aged 60 years. He came here from Wales at the age of 20 and soon secured a situation as gardener in charge of the greenhouses and grounds of the lateEdw. Huntington and afterwards had the care of the groundsof B. N. Huntington, a position which he retained until about 20 years ago when he established himself as a flo- rist. Mr. Jones wasamodel citizen, aman of integrity and kindly disposition. His loss will be deeply felt and his memory cherished by all who knew him. The Christmas Trade reports that appear in this issue, and those printed last week, make very cheerful reading, in view of the times. With the prevailing business depression it would have been gratifying had the trade only held its own, and to be able to report the usual annual increase is a very great pleasure. "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 they appear when set up for use. * We make them in a sufficient number of sizes, including for violets, to meet all necessary THE NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. requirements. NEW York Salesroo.m: 132 & 134 Franklin Street T. J. Wholesale and Commission Florist, Phone Main 4508 64 & 66 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill your orders with Pirst-Class Flowers. Give me a trial order. Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON. 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 Bts., CHIGAQO. Telephone Main 4718. Z.DG Forest Elys 60., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carnations, Chrysantheuiuius. Valley, Violets, etc. W24 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mention American Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. Cycas Leaves. '^a'fh"75c"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, '' ?^°°'^ Chicago. We have received some excellent violet blooms from Mr. Jos. Heini, Jacksonville, III., who writes that they were cut from 2-inch pot plants. City Florist. — A copy of your com- munication has been forwarded to each of the firms named. Cut Strings, S 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 Carefullt Attended to. OTH£R SPECIAXTIES; Florists* Supplies, Wire Desigrns, Bulbs, Long's Florists Photographs. Gatalo^es. Lists. Tenns, etc., on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, ■ )| i{St. IvOU.la», Ado. (Successor to ELIilSON £ KUEHN), ^i!^ WHOLESALE ^€^ 1122 FIISTE STE-EEIT, A oomplete line of Wire Deglmu. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 468 MILWAUKEE STREET, MILWAUKEE, WIS. OUT SIMIEviVX:. 1ft CeiitH per Striiic. SMI' AX. from seed Hats. 30 cts. por 100: II. 6U per 1000. H lililJlou Seeilliiigs. JOSEPH E. BONSALL. 308 GarHeld Ave.. Salem, Always mention the AMERCAN Flo- rist when writine to advertisers. i893. The American Florist. 545 E. H. HUNT. WHOIiESaLEpLORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BTJI.BS AUD AI.Ii FI.OBISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GRKAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and PLOBISTS' SUPPLIES. 84 <£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, CHIOA.OO. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Miis 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 5/ WABASH AVENUE. Telephone Main 4937. CHICA-OO. Our Boses best them all, in quality. Headqnarters for fine American Beauties, NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special atteatloa. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Consignments solicited. 0*«ICA.GrO. ROGERS PARK FLORrtL 60.. Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. ^ ^CHICAGO. We are prepared to flU yuur orders with flrstrclaBs flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS.. Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th AND Walnut STREETS, Michael A. Hart, It, ALL STOCK IN FINEST GRADES. 113 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. Telephone Call 1307 38th St. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ©Y^RofeAafa Marftet*. Cut Flowers. New 7ork Dec. 31. Boaes, Bon Sllene, Nlphetoa 's.OO® e.'oo Perle 3 00® tl.OO Mermet. HoBte. Cusln 4.00(810.00 Bride, WattevUle, Bridesmaid B.00@12.00 ■• LaFrance 6.00®15.00 Testout 6 00@16 00 Mrs. Whltney.Meteor 10. 00® 15 00 Beauty To.OOSlOO.OO •■ seconds 5. 00025. 00 Hybrids 25.0OS50.00 CamatloDjB 1 5')® 2.00 fancy 2.00® 3. DO Violets 60® 1..* Valley 3.00® 4.00 Trumpet narcissus ^00 Hyacinths I.OO® 2.00 HarrisU Miles 8 00®12.00 MItinonette 8.00@2,=i.00 Cattleyas 3o.OU®IO.OO Cyprlpedlums 8.00®10.00 Smllax 12 00®15.00 Adlantum 76® 1.00 Asparafrus 50.00 Boston Dec. 31. Roses, e.vtra selected 15-00®25.00 Mermets, Brides 8.0t'@10.00 Nlphetos. Perle 4.00® 8 00 Bon Sllene. Gontler 3.00® f.. 00 Bridesmaid, Testout 8.0O®12.0'i Meteor 10 00® 15 00 Beauty.. 5U.0O®IOO.OO MagnaCharta 4UUO&oO.IO Carnations 2 OU® 3.60 fancy 2.60® 4.00 Valley 3.U0@ 4 00 Hyacinths, narcissus 2.00® 4.00 Harrlsil. callas 12 00®17.00 Violets 7.5® lOO Mlfmonette 4.00@<).00 Adlantum I.OO Smllax 10.00@15 50 Asparagus 60.00 P Hn. AOTCT.pmA. Dec. 31. Koses.smaU 8.0(J®10.00 large teas 10.OOS15.00 Beauties 35.OOS50.00 Brunners (>0.00®7.i.00 Carnations 3.00® 5.00 Smllai 12.0U®15.0O Asparagus 35 00®60.00 Volets, double 1.60® 2.00 single, per 100 bunches M®$5. Valley ^-OO Cattleyas 40.00e 60.00 Cyprlpedlums 15 00®21.00 Adlantum 1.00®"1.3i Smllax 12 00® 16. 00 CHICAGO. Jan. 3. Roses. Beauty, selected ,60 00® 75. 00 Testout. Bridesmaids . 10.00®15.00 " Meteor. Ija France. Albany 10.OOS12.00 Bride. Mermets 8.00®10.00 Perle. Nlphetos. Gontler (i.OO® 8.00 Mixed 6.00® 8.00 Carnations, long common 2 00® 2.60 ■• fancy 3.00® 4.00 short 1.00® 1.. 60 Valley 4.00® 5.00 Romans 3.00® 4.00 Violets I.OO® 3 00 Harrlbli 10.00®12.00 Mignonette 3.00® 5.00 Orchids, cattleyas 60.00 cyprlpedlums 25.00 Smllax..... 12.00®15.00 BtTFPALO, .Ian. 2. Boses. Beauties 25.0OS35.0O Mermet. Bride 8.00®12.00 Bridesmaid ... 8 00al2.00 Meteor 10.00®15,00 Perles. Hoste. Cualn ti.00®10.00 Callas. Harrisii 10.00® 15.00 Carnations, long 2.50® 3 60 short l.liO® 1 25 Daybreak 3.60 Valley -1.00 Romans 3.00® 4.00 Violets 1.00® 2.00 Tulips 4.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND. Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND. Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' SuppHes 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agenttor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, '^^^ -^ FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^rr^r-V VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTlCniTnEAL AUCTIOKEEES, 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. 28tli St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SfiERlDftN, . 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 IN CUT^ Flowers. 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 30th St., NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. JEgtabUgh ed 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE ELORIST 408 East 34lh Street, Cut Flower Exchange, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 546 The American Florist. Jan. s. Jfte ^ee^ Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHPTELL. St. Louis, president: S. E. Briqgs Toronto. Ist vice-president; A. li. DON. 114 Chambers ■treet, New York, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Chas. p. Braslan is in New York City in attendance at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Seed Trade Association. Berlin, Germany.— F. J. M. Plumpe, editor of Der Gartenbau, died Novem- ber 12. Bone Meal. Mr. Robert Simpson in his essay on fertilizers read before the convention at Atlantic City says: "Thereis danger from bone meal in the greenhouse if it has come in contact with acid." And mentions a gentleman having lost $2,000 worth of roses at one time through its use. Did Mr. Simpson mean bone that has been reduced with sulphuric acid to make the phosphoric acid more available? This fertilizer, dissolved bone or bone super- phosphate has been in general use for years, but I have never before heard of it being harmful to plants or seen any ill effect from its use in the garden. How do rose plants show the injury? Hamilton, Ont. Chas. M. Webster. Replying to Mr. Webster's criticism, 1 would say that I consider bone cut with acids of any kind in process of prepara- tion, altogether too risky an article lor a florist to use in his greenhouse benches. 1 am well aware it is used regularly on the farm and in the garden with good results but there is a vast difference between the way it is used on the open ground, and as generally used for greenhouse crops. In using bone meal for roses and other plants grown on benches we have used about 200 pounds to 100 running feet, taking a regular three-quarter span rose house which averages from 18 to 20 feet in width; this would give about one pound of bone to every 2y2 cubic feet of soil; it is safe to say that bone is never applied in such proportions out of doors, consequently there is less risk in using an inferior or adulterated article. The freer circulation of air, etc., too would be an additional safeguard in the field. Am glad to say 1 have been fortunate enough to escape trouble from this source but I have known several less fortunate growers. Only this fall a florist in this state wrote me to the effect that bone meal had ruined all his roses, and it was only after the plants were lifted and put into soil free from bone that they would make any growth whatever. The gentleman I mentioned in the article referred to, as having lost $2,000 worth of new roses on one occasion from bone cut with acid was the late Mr. Myron A. Hunt, who I know was a very careful and intelligent cultivator of the rose, and one who certainly knew what he was writing about. If it were necessary instances of this kind might be multiplied, but I think the average florist has enough enemies to fight and perplexities to puzzle out in his business, when he does his level best to avoid them, without being desirous of running unnecessary risk, by using an im- pure article in his soil when the genuine thing can be obtained at the same price. Robert Simpson. Culture L^2iflets We rpzi^e R^cl-Le&f L&beis- ... 7 Styles ar)«l Sizes . . . A series of single-sheet instructions on the main plants, including Roses, Chrysanthemums, Tuberous Begonias, Cannas, Palms, Lilies, Pansies, Foliage Plants, etc., etc. Save lies, jaw wear and dissatisfaction if used with counter and greenhouse sales ; insure proper treatment if shipped with plants. Don't cost much, either; send for samples, and you'll want a lot. J, Horace ^cFarlan<3 Co., HMRRISBURf^. RA. Vaughan's Seed Store New York: 26 BarclaY sneei. I CHICAGO: 146-48 w.waslington St. # ONION SETS . " SWEET PEAS AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, Florists' Seeds in the choicest strains, and Spring bulbs quo- ted in our new Trade List for 1S95, now ready and mailed free on application. Address August Rblker & Sons, p. 0. station E, NEW YORK. When writing mention the American Ft.ortst OSCAR KNOPFF&CO. Seed Growers, Erfurt, Germany. FLOWER. KITCHEN GRDEN, ETC. SEEDS. LHy of the Valley Bulbs, best quaiUies at low prices. Orders promptly executed. Medals awarded at World's Columbian KxpOBltton. Chlcatro, and Mld-Wlnter Exhibition. San Francisco. Sole Atrents for United States and Canada; C. B. RICHARD & CO., 61 Broadway. N. Y. Trade Catalogue for ly'.l.? free on application. Michel Plant and 8ulb Co., W hoiesale F lorists. ST. LOUIS, MO. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER & DON3 Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now for it. .4,M;rw JOHNSON & S10K£S, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Malden, Mass.— John Walsh & Son have opened a retail florist store here. Mr. Frank J. Walsh will be in charge. Nashville, Tenn.— Joy &Son have put in another 20-horse power boiler. They have added 11,000 feetof glassduringtbe past year, mostly for roses for cut flowers. FLOWER SEEDS. NEW CROP AND CHOICEST STRAIN. Trd. Pkt. SWEET ALYSSUM. oz. 10c 10c ASTER, in variety and separate colors 2oc CENTAUREACAN'DIDISSIMA 25c GYMNOCARPA. . 15c CYCLAMEN, large flowering, white, dark red, light red, mixed . 50c LOBELIA. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPACTA aiid other varieties 25c MIGNONETTE, MACHET. oz. 50c 10c VERBEi^A, Mam. mixed and separate colors . . 25c SWEET PEAS. Named sorts. (Send for list.) Send address for our Annual Catalogue and Spe- cial Gardeners' List of Vegetable Seeds; ready- early in January. W. W. BflRNflRD & GO., store. 10 N. Clark St , PUIPACn Warehouse and OtBce, 186 E. KlnzleSt., unlUAUUi CHOICER FLOWER SEEDS Fo_R FLORISTS Ovxr Si3e'Oi*»lt>'-. Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. I^" Price List for florlpts free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 4/3 EAST 3^TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK. 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. aud upwards. Price of Catalogue 25 cts. (deducted from SI order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American (I'lortBt. 1893. The American Florist. 547 ELLIS & POLLWORTH, (Formerly Managers Wisconsin Flower Exchange), Cut Flower Growers' Agents AND Dealers in Florists' Supplies. WE MAKE OUR OWN WIRE WORK. p. O. Box 75. Phone 1273. 386 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Having severed our connection with the Wisconsin Flower Exchange, we beg to announce that we are open for business at the above number, and are prepared to meet all demands made upon us for first-class stock in our usual prompt manner. LARGE STOCK ROSES,. CARNATIONS, Etc., Etc. VIOLETS- We have several "Violet Kings" on our list of growers and are making a specialty of this flower. CONSIGNMENTS OF FIRST-CLASS FLOWERS SOLICITED. PROMPT CHECK WITH ITEMIZED REPORT OF SALES EACH WEEK. No Retail Dealer or Grower is in any way connected with this firm; thus insuring fair treatment. NO PARTIALITY. GIVE US A TRIAL. Respectfully yours, \?^» H» I3^I./IvI^» o. c i*oi:vrv\^%roi*tarH. g tells you ^wliat, how, and when to plant. I iSeut Free. Get it. Address D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. T /TDD IT XT A C Transplanted Cuttings Y JL n D t, IN f* O 88 per lOOfl: $1 per 100. Plants, S2 per 100. All clean Satisfaction guaranteed. Rooted. SB per 1000, and true to color, and safe arrival. ■W. H. WOODKIII'F, Florist. Westfield, N. J. Please mention the American Florist everv time you write to an advertiser. 548 The American Florist. A"'- i. Baltimore. New Year was bright and beautiful but business was very little ahead of any ordinary week day in winter, when the skies are clear. Whether the customers had bought themselves poor Christmas, or were so busy making good resolutions that they had no time for buying flowers, or the frosty air daunted them, or they were all up so late December 31, that January 1 went by before they knew it, or some other equally weighty reason held them, no one perhaps can certainly say, but certain it is that the first day of the year is neither better nor worse in any marked degree, barring the weather, than dozens of days before and after it as far as the sale of flowers and plants is con- cerned. The delightful weather which we so much enjoyed Christmas was succeeded by a driving snow storm next day, and on Friday night the mercury had such a fall that it must have been stunned, for it has only made the feeblest kind of efforts to get up again, so we have everything covered with ice and snow and frost in the air even under cloudlessmid-day skies, and perfect sleighing and beautiful skat- ing but nothing very extraordinary in the way of business to chronicle this time. "Always a calm after a storm," say the old stagers, and no doubt they are right. Stock is still plentiful and of fairly good quality, at least as far as roses are con- cerned. Carnations though are scarce, and violets becoming more so. Some one in the club once raised the question whether it was right that flow- ers should be sold in dry goods stores, as one of our enterprising Hebrew mer- chants was running a plant counter. The general feeling seemed to be against it, and the practice apparently was not profitable for it soon lapsed, but a new departure was started recently out Charles street above North avenue where on one side of the street may be seen a barber shop with "choice flowers for sale" and a lot of miscellaneous plants standing about; and on the other side a confectionery with much the same dis- play. It gives rise to a rather curious question or rather series of questions. If the proprietors of the shops buy the stock to sell again how can they possi- bly make it pay them? If the owners of the flowers bring them there and sell them having too small a supply to run a store themselves, it seems that a more profitable plan would be to find some regular customer at wholesale or take a stall in market. The same thing has been seen in several places, mostly small towns unable to support a regular florist, but a report as to the profitableness of the plan has never appeared. Will some kind friend having experience give a little light on the subject? A gentleman who shared his store with a mineral water man here, has abandoned the plan and is now occupying the entire store, but the two cases mentioned seem to indicate that there are believers in the hybrid business still. Mack. A Christmas Order. The following order was received by Mr. Wm. Blackman of Evansville, Ind., December 24. Di^ar .S'/V.-— Kuclosed find order for 30 cents for which please send me some white roses and a lit- tle srailax. If you haven't the white, send cream or pink. Please send late this evening, so as to get here on to night's or rather morning train, as I wish them fresh to-morrow. Send by mail, and greatly oblige. Carnations, Ready Now PER 100. PER 1000. WM. SCOTT, from sand = $3.00 $25.00 LIZZIE McGOWAN, from sand 2.50 20.00 The above varieties are from special selected stock, soil will be ready February 15th. Plants from CHARLES H. ALLEN, Please send cash with order. PMivOi^iViv r»A.i2K:, iv. ^ir. Per 100 Per lOUO Per 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT, Rooted CuttlnKS SS.OO iiZb.OO DAYBREAK, Rooted Cuttings J'.'.W S20.00 LIZZIE McGOWAN, Rooted Cuttings. . 2.50 20.00 ALBBRTINI. Hooted Cuttings 3 00 25.0U TIDAIi WAVE. Rooted Cuttings . 2.50 20.00 BOUTON D'OR. Hooted Cuttings S.OO 70.00 Of the above lot we are booking orders for early delivery. We have some Wm. Scott now ready. We call particular attention to our stock of Wm. Scott, which Is extra tine. Lizzie McGowan. the best we have ever seen. I'ldal Wave does particiUarly well with us and Is remarknbly good. The other varieties we offer are also in One condition. As we have the control ()f JEROME A. SUYDAM & CO 'S stock, together with our own, It will compare favorably with any yet oflered. Special prices on lO.OUO lots. Cash with all ouders. DAILLEDOUZE BROS.. FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertisers. CHITTY'S NEW PRIZE CARNATIONS ALASKA — The Best and purest white ever ofTered. 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 iu American PloriHt December Igt and 8tli. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST H. E. GHITTY. ^ PATERSON, N. J. 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. Mention American Florist. 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. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directory and reference book. ADDRESS 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 oft'er this year PRINCESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink Tarlega- ' — ted flower of large size; and DAISY BKLI.— A white, varleeated similar to Cheater Pride, but very much larger flower. Send for general price llet of both Carnations and Coleus. W. R. SHELMIRB, AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. NOW ^S:r VERBENA SEEDS The progreeelve kind will meet your needs, And make a urand sensation; 'Tla the kind that spans the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh, And saves tliem much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX eeed ottered. Will produce some grand novelties. We've had dorets IW Inches across. First Premium at Mt. Holly Fair tills year. »^ oz OUc; >4 oz. $1; tilal pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. r)(lU seeds tile; lUWl seeds Jl.UU. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, BTved from the most magnificent showy varieties In cultivation. 5WI seeds oUc; lUUU seeds 5(Jc. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spilng sales. Trade pki. 25c. Dwarf Marguerite Caruatlon, all saved from fine double tiowers. Trade pkt. 25c. Lots of other good things, Novelty price list, free to «1I. Cash with order please Address J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY. N. J. 3000 GERANIUMS, 2000 BEGONIAS, 2000 PANSIES, 2000 COLEUS, Per 100 at $4.00 at 4.00 at .20 at .30 This offer is only good for thirty days. Accept it at once. I. N. MARSH, Orchard, 0. Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice doriuaut stock, for potting up for Spring sales, 82.00 per dozen ; 812.00 per 100. All home grown. . . . F. A. HALLEK, Blooming: ton, 111. iSgS' The American Florist. 549 The » New * Scarlet * Carnation LIZZIE GILBERT. Undoubtedly the finest scarlet yet introduced. Bright scarlet, strong grower, good long stem, does not break the calyx, is fragrant, early, and NOT A CROPPER. Dr. L. L. Lamborn, Alliance, O., writes Dec. 20, '94 of Lizzie Gilbert as follows: "I have all of the sixteen varieties of carnations introduced in 1894 now blooming, and some of them are sterling sorts, also Lizzie Gilbert, the famous scarlet to be offered the coming spring. If 1 were compelled to save but one of the lot 1 would sacrifice all for Gilbert. Portia has long held the boards against all comers as the queen of scarlets, but the marvelous development of carnations has comparatively further dwarfed its naturally diminutive flower until it is now refused in critical markets. "The advent of Lizzie Gilbert is most opportune. It steps upon the dais with the air of a conqueror and dons upon its magnificent corolla a crown of scarlet which rivarly will not disturb for twenty years to come." L. L. LAIVIBORN. We are now booking orders for Rooted Cuttings of this grand Carnation for delivery commencing February i5tli. Price, per 1000 Rooted Cuttings, $80.00; per 100, $10.00. 250 at thousand rates; 25 at hundred rates. Sole Eastern Agent for the sale of LIZZIE GILBERT. ELLIS & POLLWORTH, Box 75. Milwaukee, Wis. CARNATIONS READY NOW. Rooted Cuttings, that :ire guaranteed well rooted and perfectly healthy. If they are not you can ship them back and have your money returned. Write for prices, stating how many you will want of each variety and when they are to be delivered I think we can make a satis- factory deal together. List of varieties ou application. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, l^ueens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carnations our SpeGialty FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTB. INDIANA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS now ready, of desirable kinds for EARLY SUMMER BLOOMING. Seedlings, Novelties and Standard sorts in season. C!. or. x>f:pe'rs'C3c;XE., The Pinei. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. PA. Booking Orders NOW WILLIAM SCOTT, Per 100 Per 1000 $3.00 $25.00 Strong: HEALTH V Plants FROM THE SOIL, for early SPRING DELIVERY. For Snmmer Blooming' Beady KOW. MRS. FISHER, Per 100, $2.00, Per 1000. $15.00. Send for price list of other NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS. FISHER & AIRD3 Norfolk Co. ELLIS, MASS. Carnation Cuttings ■SVrW AND OLD VARIETIE.«. Good, healthy stock, well rooted, ready by January 1st, 1895. Rooted CuttingsGIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS, OOLEUS. ETC. Write for prices. E. J. CLOUD. Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. A PERFECT REMEDYfo FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosfen's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Pcstlte, 251b9. K.OO. Bellowe. 13.50. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, New York. CARNATIONS. Rooted Cntlin^s. Young Plants. Field. Grown Plants in -•reason. Send for prices. Geo. Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, Mich. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN 6. ESLER. Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL OPHELIA. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best seedling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at SIO.OO per 100; S80.00 per 1000. *S-Those wishing to list it please write. MOST LEADING VARIETIES READY AT SAME TIME. MRS. FISHER. (I'"or suiiiiiier blooining), now ready, from soil, at 812.50 per lOUU. LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at $2.00 per 100; 815.00 per lOOO. EDW.SWAYNE.Kennett Square, Pa. Mention American Florist. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready January 1st. Positively no Rust. Send for Price List, p. O. Bo.x 22(i. KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS 50,000 Rooted Cuttings. Clean and healthy, now ready, including Wm. Scott and other profitable varieties. .Send for price list to JAMES HGRAN &, SON, Bridgeport, Conn. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. win take orders from .Ian. let to April. Helen Keller. Boutnn dOr f .'..00 per lOO Wm. Scott, Albenlnl '.'u IXI per 1000 Daybreak i:,. 00 per 1000 McGowan. Silver Spray, White Wings 20.00 per 1000 station X, CHICAGO. 550 The American Florist. Jan. 5, Toronto. The big trade done by the florists here at Christmas time appears to have been somewhat of a surprise, and a pleasant one at that. Not nearly enough cut flow- ers could be got for love or money; grow- ers, dealers and retailers were all cleaned out. Some of the stores the morning after Christmas day looked as if a devas- tating cyclone had been along. Some of the boys had intended making a big thing out of violets, but the public did not catch on somehow or other, and if there was an exception anywhere to the gen- eral cleaning out it was on violets. Prices were fair all round, there seemed to be no cutting done and no exorbitant prices were asked, consequently a far larger business was done and every one was satisfied. I did hear that one of the growers was sorry he had not put the price of roses up sooner, but I think it would have been short-sighted policy to have done so. "All's well that ends well." There was a large demand for roses and carnations from outside towns and as better prices could be got at these places than here the growers shipped large quantities away. Very large quantities of holly, wreath- ing and other green stuff were sold. The plant trade was fairly good, espe- cially in small ferns, palms and azaleas, but comparatively few begonias, prim- ulas and such like were seen. The weather after Christmas turned very cold; we had a small blizzard on Thursday and 4° below zero on Friday. It is cold still but moderating. New Years' business promises to be pretty good, and there is a fair supply of flowers again. Happy year to all and hundreds of them. E. Dared Not Face the Test. Voice at the head of the stairs— George, have you been drinking? George — No'm. Voice — Say chrysanthemum. George (silent for a moment) — I'm drunksh, m' dear. — Svraciise Post. Favorite Flowers. "Which is your favorite flower, Ernest? Vio- lets?" "When I am with you, Ruth, I prefer two-lips to all the flowers that bloom in the spring. — Truth. WHY NOT order Boiiif of the foUowlnt.' slock while Ills ttolOK? As 1 am [ir\ 1 1 LE 1 /AO qualities can be supplied at alltimesuponreceipt of order. Also boxes of assorted cut Orchid flowers, $5.00 and upwards. New Chrysanthemums. Our two new varieties, J. E. LAGER and J. H. TROY, possess great merit as Flo- rists' flowers for commercial growing. The leading Florist of New York paid us $5.00 and $6.00 a dozen for our entire crop last season in preference to any others that were in the market at a less price. Plants of the above are being ordered in large quantities by the leading growers in the vicinity of New York. Prize Chrysanthemum seed. Hybridized by hand and saved only from choice specimen double blooms. Seed saved from exhibition sorts of latest introduction, 50c. per packet, 5 packets for $2. Seed saved from general collection best double types, 25c. per packet, 5 packets for $1. Tuberose Bulbs. Orders booked now for immediate and spring delivery. Double Excelsior Pearl, 4 to 6 inches in circumference, $1 per 100; $9 per 1000; Tall Double, $1 per 100; $9 per 1000. We offer a large stock of small I*AJL<;iVIS in 2-inch pots, such as ARBCA LUTESCENS, KENTIA BELMOREANA, LATANIA BORBONICA, etc. The plants are all strong and clean, and in excellent condition for growing on. We also recom- mend our unexcelled stock of FERNS and ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Trains leave New York for Short Hills, foot of Christoplier or Barclay Streets. 7;40, 8:30, 10:10, 11:10. A. M. 1:30, 3:30, P. M. PITCHER & MANDA, (Incorporated) JSliort Hills, IST. J. HOWARD'S ROTAL SPLENDOR VERBENA SEED. Selected with frreat care from plants producing the larjicst trusses, petals of finest size and substance, with most brilliant colors. Wni. C, E(jan. Secretary of the Horticultural Society of <'hlciit;o. writes: 'Highland Park. 111.. July 7th. 1894. The plants obtained trom your Hoyal Splendor Verbena, and Lillluut Zlniiia seed, are now In their prime, and I cannot help saying; to you, that they are the tlnesl ol the species 1 have ever seen." Choice ml.\ed colors, per Trade packet, So cents; U ounce 7'i cents; per ounce $2,50. EVIDENCE OF OCALITY. 100.000 VERBENAS. A. B. HOWARD, Seed Grower and Florist, Belchertown, Mass. 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 oi« i^ii^i>i5^w. PACKEO LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the <'ouutry. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. Iv. DII^I^OJV, :Bloo»x^sl>vii-g;, r*£i. CHOICE SEEDS. PETUNIA GRAITD. FIM. FL. FI.. The larfiest and finest strain of double fringed and mottled Petunias to be had. Ail who see these Petu- nias say they are finest they ever saw. Extra. V£RBENA GRANDIFI.ORA.. This Improved strain ot Mammoth Verbenas gives perfect satisfaction to my many customers, and Is Justly claimed the finest In cultivation; fiorete an Inch In diameter, In extra large trusses, of finest colors. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. A magnificent collection of the finest giant fiowerlnn varieties; largest flowers and best colors. Each, per trade pkt. 2.'jc; ;ipkts. (JOc; (J pkts.*1.00. I win here thank my fiorlst friends for the many let- ters of commendation received during the past year. JOHN F. KUPP, ShlrenianstoHii, Pa. As fine a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. &c. Send for ll8t of prices of Coleus and Carnations. -VVONDALK, Chester Co., FA. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. COLEUS . . . . Rooted Cuttings. ID best Bedding kinds: By mail, 6oc. per loo; By express 50c. per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. S. O. STREBY. Lock Box 77, UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. ASTER SEED. liKST STKAIX ON THK MARKET. Frcih tested seed of Semple's strain of Aster Seed now ready for sale. Long stems, late flower- ing aud delicate colors make it desirable for cut flowers. Prices quoted to the trade ou application. $1.00 per large trade pkt. Quantity 01 seed limited. Box 2. liellevue, Allegeny Co., Pa. iSgs. The Am eric ax Florist. 561 FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS FOR EARLY SOWING. An eixtract from our 1895 Flower Seed List. 10 20 .05 .10 .10 111 60 .116 111 .10 311 .10 .25 .30 .16 .25 .50 .20 Trade Agathea Coelestis* Blue Daisy, a Pkt. splendid pot plant, blooms sum- mer and winter % .15 Ampelopsis Veitchii Alyssuui, sweet liegonia, Vernun. a splendid bed- ding sort, ever-bloomer Browallia, mixed ._. Candytuft, White Rocket 05 Empress Canna. Crozy's Hybrids, best mixed Carnation, Riviera Market, a splen- did sort for winter bloomlnfi. comes true from seed and blooms as early as the Margaret carnation 25 Mine. GuUlaud. double yellow... .50 Margaret 25 Centaurea candidissima. Dusty Miller Gymnocarpa CoiCDB, mammoth-leaved, a splen- did mixture Cyclamen, Giant mixed. J^ oz.. S2 00 Cyperus A Itemifolius Daisy, Longfellow, double pink 25 Snowball, double white 25 Vaugrhan'fl MHUimoth, best mixture of largest flowers 26 Vausrban's Mammoth White, .50 Double, extra choice mixed 26 Dracaena Indlvlsa Llneata 10 Indlvlsa Indlvisa llneata latlfolla Echeveria Desmetlana. new, 100 seeds. $1.7o Euphorbia Heteropbylla.. Geranium, Apple-Scented. 1000 seeds. J1.2J KenilwoTtii Ivy(Llnarla Cymbal- larla) Liobelia Speclosa, for hanging bask's Crystal Palace com pacta 25 White Gem. compact 25 Emperor William, dwarf 20 MatricHria capensls, fl. pL, double white Feverfew Ill Maurandia, Eoixed 2h NEW YORK: TT \ 26 Barclay Street. V /\ 1.26 .50 .25 .10 .26 .26 .35 1.00 3.00 2.50 2.60 Tra Miniulus Moschatus. Musk Plant... Moschutus Compactus. dwarf MigiHrnette Machet, select stock.. Gabrlele. extra thick spike leplst .10 .2.7 :I0 .10 .15 .05 .05 .25 .26 .10 .60 .25 .10 .10 .35 .25 ..50 .50 1.00 l.OO 1.00 .10 .16 .25 .25 .36 .25 .•& .25 D . oz. lb. .50 .16 1.20 .16 1:50 .60 1.0(1 2.00 .60 .75 .60 1.00 1,50 ST Trad Smilax, new crop Sweet Peas. large flowering sorts.. e pkt. oz. .10 .40 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .16 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .05 .10 .26 .26 .25 .15 1.25 .25 2.00 .25 2.60 .25 2.00 .25 3.00 .25 3.00 .10 1.60 .25 3.00 .15 .10 .10 .10 .15 .25 .25 GO: gton Str lb. 4.60 Apple Blossom, soft pink Hlanelie Ferry, best pink, forces Boreatton. rich bronzy crimson Butterfly, white laced with lavender Cardinal, best deep scarlet Emily Henderson, white, forces Isa Eckford. pink, shaded carmine.. L^mon Queen, best yellow Lottie Eckford. white, blue bor- der Mrs. Sankev. largest pure white.. Nellie Janes, pink, early true... .70 .60 .65 .60 .65 1.50 .70 .85 .75 Musa rosnoea. 100 seeds. 75c. P4asturtium, tall, mixed dwarf, mixed Oxalis Tropseololdes Pansy, eood mixed Chicago Parks mixture Giant mixture. Moz.. H.UO lUO Trlmardeau Vaughan's International Mixture, ii oz.Sl.EO tor other colors, etc.. see our Book for Florists. PaHsiflura alba Petunia Uybrlda, single, extra fine mixed , Primrose 75 yueen of England, white Splendor, large rose shaded crimson Eokford's neAv Sweet Peas, Mixed, Includes besides all the above sorts at least 2.") more kinds. all colors mixed. lUO lbs., 3=25.00 Thunbergia, mixed .76 .75 Inimitable, blotched and striped Dwarf Inimitable, for pots Large flowering, extra choice mixed Superblsslma, finest strain Fringed, finest mixed Double large fiowe Ing. best Double large flowering, fringed, the best strain we know of .60 300 Torenia Kournlerl compacta White Wings Verbena Hybrlda. fine mixed Extra cliolce mixed Mammoth CandldlBslma. white Defiance, brightest scarlet Striped Purple "Vauglian's IJest" Mixture, Includes besides all the abi^vetbe Auricula colored and yellow leaved sorts, and Is the best mixture to be had Pyrethrum, Golden Feather Fern-leaved — Salvia splendens. Flowering Sage... Splendens, Clara Bedman. Bonfire. Stocks, large flowering dwarf Ger- man, ten weeks, white, pink, crim- son, light blue, dark blue, canary yellow, each J^"One pkt. of the above fl for $1.20 Snoivflake- dbl. white for forcing. Princess May, new. yellow, the earliest of all Parisian Forcing, a new and very early sort, makes fine pot plants, white, pink and red. each... . Dwarf (.)ueen. blootl-red. a new sort, excellent for pots lAN'S SEE! Fordhook Mammoth, new Vinca Rosea, pink Rosea Flora Alba, pink white eye.. Rosea alba pura, pure white Mixed Wallflower, double, best mixed.. . Earliest Parisian, new. blooms the first year, makes fine busby plants; a splendid market plant. 4 oz.. JOc i\\>\^ CHICA \}\\ IV. 146-8 W. Washin eet. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market eorta. tiOc per doz. ; f4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years. 36c per doz.; 1"2 per lOO. Ready for delivery Feb. Ist. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum giganteum. :fl..-ln. $6.00 per 100. GBNISTAS, 6-lncli pots, tine plants, W2 to $16 per lUO. SMIiAX, 2>^-lnch pots, SJ.OO per lOO: S16.00 per 1000. Address J. G. 15UKKOW, Fislikill, N. Y. Stock Plants of "Mums." Each Dozen IVORY 16e. J1.60 KIOTO • 10c. 1.00 FREEMAN Wo. 100 Orders booked now for root«d cuttings of Carnations. MILLBROOK LEA GREENHOUSES, WHiTFORB Station I*enna. It. R. WEST WHITELAND P. 0.. Chester Co.. PA. Mention American Florist Chrysanthemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), plants from 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen: $20.00 per 100. 50 at 100 rates. S. EDWARDS & SON, 478 Irving Ave., BRIDGETON, N. .1. ^?~The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a vood price. Mention American Florist. lirngiebers Seeds for Florists Early and Iiate White Aster. Giant Market and Fancy Pansy. Early Bwarf Double White Stock. TRADE I'ACKET.S #1.00 EACH. P. ZIRNGIEBEL, Needtiam, Mass. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. Siebrecht&Wadley, tlq^i eill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage &. Flowering Plants. A grand selection for Stove. QreenhouBe and Con- servatory SANDER, St. Albans, England. OtTers of nursery-grown TREES and SHRUBBERY, at low prices; trees to be from one to three inches in diameter; shrubs to be bushy, and not less than three feet high. Give lists of kinds, sizes and prices. Address PARKS, care American Florist. Chicago. '^ DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER, PhUadelphla, Pa, Mention Aiuerlcan Klorlst. PANSIES. The .lennlngs Strain of Large Flowering and Fancy I'anBles. Ilela-gruwn. nice stocky little plants— cold frame size. THK FINEST STRAIN Is what every florist wants. I think you will And mine as good as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders filled anv time. lOU by mallHOcts; IIKIO by express $5 GO: 5000 SGU. Finest mixed seed of above Pansles. pkt.. 2500 seeds. $1 ; per oz. JC. Yellow same price. Cash 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. GERANIUMS. The BEST of the BETTER sorts, larjje stock of the single and double scarlets, all good bedders. Rooted Cuttings: Labeled $1.50 per 100: $12 per 1000. Without Labels. $1.25 per 100: $10 per tOOO. Coleu8 and Alternaiitliera In season. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 2.j and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Horlicult''u''ra"l"Es1ab1ishment. SOUTH ORANGE. N. i. E.G. HILL & CO., wnoiesaie Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. 552 The American Florist. Jan. 5, Cincinnati. The annual meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' Society for the election of a board of directors will take place at the rooms of the society, January 12. We are having some winter at last. The day after Christmas there came a snow storm worthy of the name and it is staying with us. The weather has been cloudy and flowers are scarce. Trade, both wholesale and retail, is very brisk. The cry of "sold out" has been an oft repeated one. Mr. Hardesty had a fine display of orchid blooms in his window and Peter- son had a few fine blooms of his own growing. The demand here for orchids is very limited as yet. but we hope a per- sistent display of them will educate the flower buying public and create a de- mand. Many good potted plants were sold for Xmas and New Year presents. Azaleas, poinsettias, begonias, primulas, Roman hyacinths and paper white (3 or 4 in a pot) all sold well and there was quite a demand for good palms and dracsenas. The stock of roses has not improved in quantity or quality, though Mermets showed an improvement in color. Brides and Mermets were held by the commis- sion men at from 12 to 14. Perles were almost an unknown quantity; stock was very small and very poor but the price commanded was from 10 to 12. Gontiers were a little more plentiful, but still not enough to go around at 6 to 8. Beauties were held at from 50 to 60, with good demand and limited supply. Carnations were scarcer than for Christmas. All the growers had cut for Christmas everything that was fit to market, consequently there was a shortage in most varieties. Violets are still extremely scarce and are held at very high prices. In bulb stuff the market was also short. Romans, which in former years had been a perfect drug, were in good demand and every flower was sold at good prices. Valley has not improved; most of the stufi'that appears on the market has not a single leaf and takes poorly. The wholesale men report an extraordi- nary shipping demand. From the middle of December up to date fully one-third of the orders could not be filled. Corbett & Wilson, of College Hill, are troubled a great deal with ground mice eating their carnation buds. In one night Mr. Wilson said they ate as high as 80 or 90 buds. P. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAOO. ei.oo'x c3tr"rTi3Ji<3rS. U0SE9— Brides, MennetB. Gontiers, fl.26 per 100. Perle, Herraosa. La France, $1 .60 per 100. CAUNATIONS-Daybreak, Kdna CralK. »!i.00 per 100. McGowan. Sliver Spray, JI.50 per luO. Portia, Wilder, fl.a.j. VINCAS, $1.00 per 100. Mall pre- paid. Cash with order. ,J. .J. tAMI'KKT, «:S« N. King St., Xeiila, <). AZALEAS. We pay the Express, Ami j?u:irnMtec BaTe arrival. Azalea Indlca, I^ to IT, In., well set with buclB, Tfic each. Azaleamolllw r»Oceach. S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists, tt-11 Roberts St.. UTICA, N. Y. How to Grow Cut Flowers. :^y :ivi. MU3VT. -A. I=E,.A.CXIC-A.Ii THE-A-TISE OIT THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION. CHRYSANTHEIvlUIs/r, And other Flowering Plants for Also, Greeuhotise Construction, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. BUY VIOLET "LflDY HUME GflMPBELL" From the original stock. Never had disease. Orders booked now for Spring delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, extra selected, $3.00 per 100. r^APlMATir^MQ Germania, splendid yellow; Souv. de la Malmaison, V^rVrVlNM. 1 IWiNO, flesh. $2.00 per dozen. Some New and Rare Plants CANNA KOENIGIN CHARLOTTE— Most striking Nov- elty; strong established 4-iuch pot plants, $10 per 12; 81.00 each. CAREX JAPONICA MARGINATA-Neatest of all orna- mental grasses lor ferneries or pot culture, $3.50 per 12; 3.5c. each. CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS GRACILIS — The very thing for fish globes, fern cases, etc. Don't grow over 18 inches; neat and compact. $3.50 per 12; 35c. each. ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON— Free and easy grower and blossomer, of most gorgeous color; very ornamental bedding \anety. $3.00 per 12; 30c. each. PELLIOMA PUNCTATA— A fine creeper for baskets, jardinieres, etc. 81.50 per 12; Itic. each. LYCOPODIUIVI CAESIUM ARBOREUM— Most orna- mental stove house moss. 4-inch pot plants, $2.00 per 12; 20c. each. DRACAENA DRACO— The true Dragon Tree. From 3-inch pots, $1 per 12: $6 per 100; 15c. each. AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS SUPERBUS— The large flowering blue African lily, from 3-inch pots, strong, 86.00 per lOO; $1.00 per 12. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII— $20 00 per 100; $3.00 per 12. Dark ^een, glossy foliage, very robust, and quite distinct from all other sorts. Address NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. THE ACME AJUSTABLE FANCY Metal Pot Label. "Patent applied for." Manufactured from decorated tin and brass, of neat appearance, will last for years: holds removable card board f* rnameof plant, always legible, protected from moisture by transparent MIcii. Size. 5-% Inches long, 1 Inch wide Send for descriptive circular. Tin Labels, price per 100 Sll.75. Tin Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 30c. Brass Labels, price per 100, t£^.S5. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rblker, 218 Fulton St., NEW YORK. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill. PHILA., PA. WANTED A man who understands the man- ufacture of FLORISTS Wire Work. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 468 Milwaukee, St., .... MILWAUKEE, WIS. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1880. 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 Circnlars and Price List. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. T. HALT-TONt PROCU5- » WAX PROCESS • ■ ELLCTROTVPINO • ■• illlllA^VE:!^ 163 A\ONRPE 3TRptT- •••CHICAGO' ■ ■ Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. TO TJ A t*t*f\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs |1.00; DlX\j\j\3 50 lbs 81.50-, 100 lbs 82.50. T^TTCJT" Extra fine, per 100 lbs. 85. iJ U O i . 4^Sampie Free. Vaughan's Seed Store, ^^. Chicago. Please mention the American Floisrt every time vou vrrite to an advertiser. /%. The American Florist. 553 BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Ureeu Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. lanulactnrt TEE BEST LETTERS II THE MARIET. sizes D^-lnch and 2-lnch, EJ.OO 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. Rolker & Sons, New York; M. Rice & Co.. 26 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia. Pa. ; F. B. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St., N. T.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., Si Warren St., Syracuse, N. T.; A. C. Kendal. 116 Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; B. H. Uunt, 79 Lake St., Chlcaso; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, llil Mason St., Mllkwaukee, 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- ington Seed Co., Indianapolis. Ind.; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1024 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa ; Portland Seed Co., 171 2nd St., Portland, Oregon: A. Hemnan, 416 B.Slth St., New York; Oeo. A.Sutherland.67 Brom- Beld 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 & Co., 2M Church St.. Phlladephla, Pa.; Walter A. Potter & Co.. Providence, R. I.; L.J. Kreshover, I*.t;i Greenwich St.. New York; J. C. Vaughan, 26 Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. H. BAYEESDORFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, a& :PI. -^tlm. street, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Onr new Oatalogrne is now oat, free npon application. M. RICE & CO., Florists' SllDDli6S, 23 & 25 N. 4ih SL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for r'afoi^p^ia — .^ 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 . John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Fiorlsis' Pins. GLASS HEADS. IN BLACK, VIOLET AM) WHITE. 1 l*^. Z, 2i^. 3. 3^^, 4, 5, 6 Inches. 60o. 75c. Jl.OU, J1.26, JL.'JO, SI.75, $2.00, S2.60, $3.UU per 1000 A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarde 100 foot houses " new device. Send for Catalogue ^no . timates. E?« mg*FA.IgP, "yota^ngetto-wai, OJaAo ES1ABU5HED 1866. MANUFACTURED BY N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2P-T ST. NEW YORK. Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn. Krass- plat or flower-bed. In fact everyone who hue a faucet and hose should have the Kinney Pump (patent ap- f)Iled for) for applying liquid manure, fungicides and nsectlcldes to plants. Feed your plants, fertilize your lawns by using llqi.ld manure. The cheapest, simplest and most scientific spravlng pump In use. Sent pre- paid for $2.6U— spraying 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. RruD. 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. manufacturers oi • CYPRESS • kwMm Haterial, LOUISVILLE. KY. Please mention the American Florist every time yon 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. ! %, 5-16, Yi, Yi, % }i, and %-inch square, cut to lengths wanted. When asking prices state sizes of boxes or stakes and quantity wanted. Lockland Lumber Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. M T. H. NEVIN CO.'S "GREEN HOUSE PUTTY (TItADE MAKK.) To be applied with a bulb. The only putty made to work this way for greenhouse sash. PUT UP IN 20 lb. CANS. Has been used by florists in this city for years. Try it and you will use no other. Read the following good report of our Green House Putty: PiTTSBrRGH, Pa.. September 1st, 1894- We have been using the T. H. Nevln Co.'s Green House Putty for some time, and are pleased to recom- mend It to all those who wish a number one article. It has always given us perfect satisfaction. When you use this ^ to J4 cheaper than coal. 509 Madison Ave.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ^F"Send for Circular. . . PATENTQ I Trade-Marks. Copyrights. Etc. ^^ g I GHflNDLEE & GHftNDLEE,Vl/ ELECTUICAI- and MErHAXlCAl, KXPERTS. Correspondence Solicited, LORD & BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. |y Flans and estimates furnished on application. ••••••.*• Largest builders of Greenhouse Structures. Six highest A\Tards at World's Fair. • m m SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . • « LORD & BURNHAM CO., Irvingto n-on-Hudson, N. Y. Hot Water Heaters Steam Boilers. Qyrney UNEXCELLED FOR GREENHOUSE REQUIREMENTS. Send for OreenlioTise Catalog-ne. lAj 163 Franklin Street (Cor. Congress), BOSTON. MASS. "/_ / WESTERN Selling Agents: Gur'ney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. «■ «■ GRIPPING IRON CO.. 34 Dearborn St., Chicago, III. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. Nfliim Gas Mm fi unss, FOR GREENHOUSES . ■'Wvi.-te> for latest prices. -^-^'^-'^« THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, Honicoliural flrGliliecis and Hoi Water Engineers Send for Catalogue, enclosing 4 cents a stamps. I«^o. S^* Oanal St., I«I5V^ VORIC OIT-ST, Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON. D. O. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA, Send for catalogue and price IlBt. If'an FlorlflL EVANS* IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Appavatus Write for lUUBtra vCd Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Richmond, Ind. 556 The American Florist. Jan. s, Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 544 AllenCH 648 American Boiler Co.. . .556 BallerFA 648 Barnard W W & Co. .. .616 Bayeradorfer H & Co. 663 Berger H H & Co 647 Blanc A 546 BockTheo 54.") Bonsall JoaE 644 Boston Letter Co 5.^3 Brabant Aug F 553 Brackenrldge & Co 661 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 646 BulBtRobt 647 Bums & Raynor 545 BurrowJG 661 Carman R W 662 Carmody J D 654 Chandlee & Chandlee. .555 Ch'KO Folding Box Co. 544 Chltty HE 648 ClOudB J 549 Conley John & Son 663 Corbrey T J 544 Cottage Gardens 549 Cox Seed & Plant Co. .547 CrabbA Hunter 655 DalUedouze Bros... 648 551 Deamud J B & Co 546 De Lamater Iron Wlca.555 Dlckman Jos F 647 Dillon JL 550 Domer Fred & Son 549 DreerH A 551 Edwards S & Son 651 Elliott WH 644 Ellison Wm 544 Bills & Pollworth . .647 549 Ely Z De Forest&Co . . ..644 Essex Heights Flo'l Co561 FerryDM & Co 547 Fisher &Alrd 645 Oardlner John & Co. ..550 Olbson JC 548 Gonzalez F & Co 648 Gregory J J H & Son . .547 Gumey Heater Co 555 Hall Ass'n 5411 Hammond BenJ 552 Hancock & Son 549 Hart Michael A 545 Hartford HE 544 Herendeen Mfg Co 555 Herr Albert M 549 551 Herrmann's Seed Store.546 Hews AH&Co 554 Hllflnger Bros 654 HlllBG&Co 561 eippard E 653 Hltchlngs&Co 656 Home Rattan Co 553 Hooker H M Co 658 Horan Bdw C 645 Horan Jas 549 Hose Connection Co. . .653 Howard AB 550 Huebner H 552 Hulsebosch Bros 546 HuntEH 546 HuntM ABstate 652 Jackson AT 549 Jennings B B 551 Johnson & Stokes 546 JoostenCH 649 Kennlcott Bros Co 646 Knopff Oscar & Co 546 Kroeschell Bros Co 555 Etiehn C A 544 liampert J J 652 LooUand Lumber Co. . 553 664 Long Dan'l B 644 Lonsdale Edwin 552 Lord & Bumham Co.. 555 Louisville Spirit Cured Tobacco Co 654 McCarthyN F&CO....M6 McCrea&Cole 543 McParland J H Co 546 Manda W A 661 Manz J&Co 652 Marsh IN 548 Michel Pit & Bulb Co.546 Mlllang Frank 646 I MUIbrjok Lea Green- houses 551 Monlnger Jno C 656 Myers & Co 655 Nanz & Neuner. . . .543 652 Nafl Folding Box Co.. 544 National Plant Co 644 , NevInT HCo 653 i Nlles Centre Floral Co. 515 I Oasis Nursery Co 543 ' Parmenter Mfg Co 554 ! PennockCJ 649 I Pennock Sam'l S 544 Pitcher & Manda 650 Purdy Jas 545 Quaker City Mc'hW'ks..555 Reed Glass Co 556 RelnbergBros 545 RIceM&Co 553 Richard CB&Co 546 Roberts DH 656 Roehra Theo 645 Rogers Pk Floral Co. .645 Rolker A & Sons 646 Rotker Herman 652 Rupp John F 650 Russell S J 563 Sander & Co 561 Schwake Chas 547 Semple Jas 560 Shelmire W R 548 650 Sheridan W F 546 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .561 Situations, wants, etc.. 643 Smith Nath & Son ,651 Smith W E 553 Spooner Wm H 643 Steffens N 563 Storrs & Harrison Co. .643 StrebySO 660 Struck JN&Bro 553 Sunderbruch H L 545 Sutherland Geo A 545 Swahns Sons J G 654 Swayne Bdw 549 Swayne Wm 549 Syracuse Pottery Co.. .654 TaltCS .550 Vaughan J C 544 546 661 552 Walz Fred 8 543 Watson GC 547 Weathereds Sons T W.555 Weeber & Don 646 Welch Bros 515 Whilldin Pot Co 554 Whitton S & Sons 552 WIlksMfgCo 565 Williams & Sons Co.. . .643 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 544 552 WIttboldGeo 652 Wood Bros 543 Woodruff W D 547 Young Jno 545 Young Thos Jr 645 Syracuse, N. Y. — Henry Burt's green- houses were slightly damaged by fire December 23. Loss about $200. P^'Gre enhousc 1 J07 f1/>w/TnoRHEy4\/&..CmcAoo.lLLJ THE "LITTLE GIANT" (Trade Mark.) Hot Water Heater is admirably adapted for Heat- ing Small Greenhouses and Conservatories. I ADPC POMBUSTION CHAMBER. LAIIUL UAPACITY CATALOGUE FREE ! Brick-Linad Bate Insures Perfect Combustion of Fuel. Mmertcan ^oi/er Company tITTLK ckx<.A.ss oo., 66 Warren St., and 46, 48 & GO College Place, dmerica is "the Praw of the I/essel; there may be mare cam fart Rmidshiys, but we are the first to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. X. OHIO AGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 12, 1895. No. 345 f LHiiE Ikvmmsim ^m^m"^ Cop3rright 1895, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Saturday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Z%^ Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2,00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST OOMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper is a member of the Aesoctated Trade Press and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Loxsdale, Chestnut Hili, Phiiadeiphia, president; B.C. REiNEMAN. Allegheny City, Pa., vice g resident; W.M. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. ;E.\TTy. Oii City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meetinf? will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Horticulture and floriculture at Cornell . .557 Retail trade— Chrysanthemum baskets (Sillus )559 — Chrysanthemum vases ('2 illus.) 660 —Decorations at the White House 560 Carnations— Notes 560 — Chester County Society 561 — Weak-stemmed Portia 561 — Answers to questions 561 —Lack of foliage on McGowan 662 — Nitrate of soda as a stimulant 562 How to lay out an acre plot (concluded) ... 562 New York 662 Phiiadeiphia ... 563 Chicago •■.... 664 Denver, Colo 564 Washington 564 St. Louis 565 Toronto 565 Buffalo 565 Baltimore 565 Boston 565 Springfield, Mass 565 Cincinnati 566 Gait, Out . . . 566 Valley pips in cold storage . . . 568 The seed trade 570 Rahway, N. J 572 Holyoke, Mass 572 Kansas City, Mo 574 Dutchess County Hort. Society 674 Indianapolis 676 St. Paul, Minn 578 Society of American Florists. President Lonsdale has appointed the following gentlemen as members of the executive committee for three years be- ginning January 1, 1895: Jackson Daw- son, Jamaica Plain, Mass., Grove P. Raw- son, Elmira, N. Y., and H. H. Battles, Philadelphia, Pa. Dayton, O.— Ernest L. Seitner, the flo- rist, died January 2, aged 71 years. He was born in Germany in 1823 and came to America in 1853. His wife died nearly fourteen years ago. He leaves five chil- dren. ToPEKA, Kans. — Christmas trade and retail prices were about the same as last year. Supply short. Greater call for car- nations. Horticulture and Floriculture at Cornell. BY MB. MICHAEL BARKER. [Read before ike Gaydeners" and Florists' Chtb of Boston, fanuary S,\ The education of gardeners and florists has been often discussed, and apparently with but small approach to a settlement of the points at issue. Practical men in general are not in favor of the higher education for gardeners, and it is fre- quently stated that the common school years afford a sufficiency of knowledge wherewith to enter upon the pursuit of horticulture, leaving the practical educa- tion to be completed by a thorough course of training in the ordinarv work of gardens and nurseries. Hitherto I have looked upon this as the best way to ac- quire a profitable knowledge of garden- ing in all its branches. A boy,forinstance, graduating from the grammar school may begin work at once, and in five or six years become quite competent to command an income sufficient to provide the necessaries of life; and in the case of the vast majority of boys this is the main question. There are many, however, who aspire beyond this, and it has always appeared to me as most un- fortunate that there are so few institu- tions where one may receive a high-class education and at the same time such ex- perience in garden operations as would qualify him for a position as gardener. Where in all the world is there one such establishment? Kew and Chiswick all lack much that is desirable. At Kew, indeed, the young gardeners are required to be generally competent before they can gain admission, and as might be expected in a place of its character, the lectures, observations and experiences there favor botany rather than horticulture. The Chiswick Garden of the Royal Horticult- ural Society is a much better place for training in the practical work of horti- culture; but the facilities for intellectual improvement are much restricted, and the corporation, owing to financial difficul- ties, is, or was a few years ago, unable to expand to meet the requirements of the age. But in times past Chiswick has made many good gardeners, while Kew has only polished those who were already qualified. The Shaw Garden of St. Louis, as I understand it, aims to rival Kew, and as a consequence her gardeners will probably excel in botany at the expense of horticulture and floriculture. As a subordinate factor botany is of great utility to all horticulturists and floriculturists; but when all phases of gardening having to be examined through a botanist's spectacles, the science becomes a clog on progress. A good combination of the practical with the theoretical is most useful intheeduca- tion of gardeners, and in this regard — in the way of a thoroughly practical educa- tion in horticulture and its allied arts and sciences — I can say without hesitation that in Europe or America there is noth- ing equal to the practice and instruction afforded by the Horticultural Depaii:ment of Cornell University. It has been my good fortune to see and know something of all the more impor- tant horticultural institutions in England and the United States, and last July in looking over with Professor Bailey the material for instruction at Cornell, I was much surprised to find that a work of such superior quality had been going on quietly for years quite unknown to a large majority of the gardeners and flo- rists throughout the country. The Hor- ticultural Department of Cornell Univer- sity has no delusive ancient history with which it might decoy those in search of knowledge to its fold; it is new in con- ception, modern in appliances and methods, and practical in all its work. The department was established in 1889, and its growth since that time has been healthy and rapid. The students have abundant opportunity to become expert in the general work of the farm, garden and greenhouse. They areexpected to do something more than make a compila- tion of notes in the lecture halls. In the extensive orchards they have ample ex- perience in planting, spraying, pruning, budding and grafting. Spraying has of late years become a most important mat- ter in farm and garden work, and as in all other divisions of instruction the full- est and best practice and information is given under this head. The collection of spraying machines and contrivances, fun- gicides and insecticides, is one of the most complete to be found anywhere, and all new appliances and remedies are added as they appear and are tested repeatedly. The expert in spraying, Mr. E. G. Lode- man, is well known in this country and Europe to be one of the leading authori- ties on insects and fungi injurious to vegetation, as well as for the facility with which he can prescribe a remedy for any known pest. Vegetable culture outdoors and under glass is given a large share of attention, and the raising of new and improved forms of our commonest vegetables is pursued in a manner that can not prove other than of the greatest value to all who may embark on a horticultural career. The students at Cornell do prac- tically all of the work incident to the raising of vegetables under glass, and let- tuce, cauliflowers, radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, mushrooms, etc., are among the crops grown annually. Their work, including the preparation of soils and manures, sowing seeds and in other ways propagating stock, potting, plant- ing, tying and training, making and spawning mushroom beds, watering, ventilating, etc., is, of course, subject to competent direction, and it would sur- prise many able gardeners to see the ex- cellent crops these beginners produce. 558 The American Florist. Jan. 12, Just at this time there is a crop of toma- toes in full bearing which would be credit- able to any expert, and every operation in connection with the same has been per- formed by regular students. The leading plants and flowers of the florists, notably roses, chrysanthemums, carnations and violets, are similarly grown in quantity, and the work of their propagation (including grafting and bud- ding), potting and planting, staking and training, disbudding and crossing, and treatment for diseases and insects is like- wise relegated to students with very marked success. The merits and defects of various systems of heating, glazing and ventilation come under their obser- vation daily, and there is much practical ■work of the most useful character in pip- ing, glazing, the construction of benches and the application of shading materials in which they participate all through the college year. This is supplemented by similar work in the greenhouses of the Botanical Department, where there is a large and varied collection of palms, ferns, orchids, cacti and other exotics. And the work of the lecture halls and laboratories covers the fields of agricult- ural chemistry, botany, horticulture and floriculture, so far as theory is concerned, as perfectly as the best practice is demon- strated in orchard, garden and green- house. The most complete garden library in this country, so far as I know, is that of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and that of Cornell University certainly stands second. But if the present rate of increase in number of volumes continues verv lone, Cornell will speedily advance to first place. I do not mention this with a desire to convey the impression that any number of books will ever make a gardener; but as much of our advance is due to the faithful records of work done in similar directions bv our predecessors, I refer to the matter simply to show that nothing is neglected at Cornell which will tend to promote the interests of the student. And in the same way I may call attention to the garden herbarium — the most extensive thing of the kind in exist- ence. Speaking in a botanical sense, there are some herbariums of far greater extent and importance; but from a purely horticultural standpoint the Cornell col- lection of dried specimens of cultivated fruits, flowers and vegetables is unrivalled. Manv students of garden botany have found this herbarium to be of great ser- vice in tracing the oriein of numerous forms of cultivated vegetables. The her- barium is one of the many good works of Professor Bailey, and it will perhaps be interesting to record that he regards it as his best assistant. In some investiga- tions of garden beans, of which, he savs, there is a great deal vet to be learned, he has found this herbarium of immense utility. I might go on to soeak of many minor collections, among which is one of three thousand photographs illustrating varied phenomena in the lives of garden plants, hut on these points sufficient has been said to indicate that horticultural education on a solid, lasting and profita- ble basis has only begun. Aside from the regular work of instruc- tion, all the officers of the deoartment have special experiments and investiga- tions in hand in the interests of horticult- urists and floriculturists in general. The students mav keep recordsof the progress made in such investigations, and in that way gain valuable knowledge and experi- ence. All new plants, fruits, vegetables and flowers sent to the department are thoroughly tested, and the results of such tests are printed and distributed gratuit- tously among interested parties. Novel inventions and appliances, fungicides and insecticides, etc., are treated in the same manner. Efforts are being made to im- prove our native fruits, and foreign varie- ties of standard fruits are introduced and tested as to theirreliabilityinourclimate. A careful watch is kept on the vegetables imported from foreign countries and grown in and about immigrant settle- ments, notably such as are introduced by the Chinese and Japanese. Many of the plants, particularly garden vegetables, which these people of the Orient have brought with them and established around their new homes are of great im- portance to the student of economic botany, as in some cases they un- doubtedly afford a better clue to the origin of some of the occupants of the kitchen garden than any we now possess. Some of our most valu- able vegetables have been in constant cultivation from a period so very remote that their original types in many cases cannot no w be identified , if they exist at all intheearth to-day, and if the more primi- tive types introduced by the modern gen- erations of Mongolians assume any of the characteristics of our own products, it will be a distinct gain to have these records of their quality and character when first established in this country. Whether any of these imported vegetables ever attain to anything like the high quality of our own produce is a question which we cannot hope to see solved for many years to come. But in any case the records retain their utility, and as at Cornell some of the im- ported plants have already been crossed with the commoner kinds of Europe and America, it may be that at some time we mav find greater light on this interesting subject. An investigation of perhaps more im- mediate concern to florists is one now being carried on with the common callas of our greenhouses. It isknown that the calla in its natural state exists under periodical seasons of drouth and moist- ure, and the common practice in cultiva- tion, as you are all aware, has been to imitate the natural conditions by alter- nating the periods of rest and activity. In this it has been found that callas under amended treatment will continue to grow luxuriantly throughout the year, and that their phvsicalcharacteris somewhat changed by the novel conditions. That the plants produce a greater or lesser number of flowers under this system is a matter so far undetermined, but one which will be announced in due time. In like manner it is known that those be- gonias which are cultivated for their flowers generally produce a large number of pistillate or female blooms. Ordinarily the female flowers are not so showy as the staminate or pollen blossoms, so that obviously it would be an advantage to influence the plant in such a way as to make it produce more staminate flowers and fewer or none of the pistillate order. It is generallv believed that the applica- tion and lack of food produce opposite effects in the development of sex in the flowers of monoecious plants; but the data on the subject is hardly sufficient for practical purposes, and our object is to gain such a knowledge of the matter as mav render it serviceable to gardeners and florists. While speaking of begonias, I should perhaps refer to the nomenclature of the genus. This group of plants, embracing both the foliage and flowering species, hybrids and varieties, is undoubtedly the most popular for indoor cultivation with all grades of gardeners. There is a large number of species and their attractive qualities have led to the production of a large number of hybrids and varieties. Many of these plants are so much alike and there are so many synonyms that even now the catalogues have the names badly mixed. It is desirable that the evil should not be allowed to extend and Mr. E. G. Loderaan has entered upon the task of unravelling the tangle before it be- comes too intricate, and in this I would here solicit for him the cordial assistance of the fraternity in all parts of the coun- try. At Cornell we have one house de- voted exclusively to the cultivation of begonias, and a list of such kinds as we now possess (which will be mailed to all growers of these plants) is now in prep- aration. Many kinds, especially hybrids, are still lacking in our collection, and growers are kindly requested to aid in the work by forwarding seeds or cuttings of any uncommon sorts they may be able to spare. We are also engaged in a series of in- vestigations touching on the troubles and problems which beset chrysanthemum growers, and a preliminary bulletin re- viewing the present situation in some im- portant chrysanthemum matters will shortly be issued. There is here a large field for useful work, and with the sup- port of the growers in supplying material we hope to be able to accomplish some of it. The scope of these investigations is better outlined and discussed in the bul- letin already mentioned, and at this time I need only refer to some of the heads under which we feel certain thereisplenty of room for improvement. One of the most pressing of theseis the classification of varieties. The matter of fungous and insect pests is assuming serious propor- tions, and needs prompt and .effective ventilation. It is also hinted thatwe are threatened with bacterial troubles, and there is no telling what other plagues may seize upon our plants in years to come. But we must be prepared for all emergencies, and the growers of the United States and Canada can rest fully assured that all questions submitted to us will have our most prompt and careful consideration. We are well equipped with experts in culture, fungiologv, veg- etable pathology and entomology. The utility of the various commercial fertil- izers in chrvsanthemumcultureis another matter which requires extensive experi- ment, and one to which we propose to devote some time during the coming sea- son. Grafting the various weak growing varieties on a vigorous stock with a view to the production of good specimen plants is an experiment yet to be tried in this country, and the trial of new varieties, all grown under the same conditions, to ascertain the degree of annual progress, demands some of the space at our dis- posal. The various svstems of culture also should be properly compared, but that we shall be able to enter upon this question is doubtful, the greenhouse space at command being now fully occupied. In these matters, again, we must look to the growers for co-operation and assist- ance, and past experienceinforms methat our expectations shall be fully realized, as where it has been possible the patrons of horticulture and floriculture in America have been most generous in supplying needed material. Violet growers are harassed by numer- ous difficulties generally traceable to disease in some form. The extent of these troubles may be imagined from the fact that one grower has in five years lost no ,/. iSgs- The American Florist. 559 NO. 1. FIRST PRIZE. ARRANGED BY ANTHONY & OURRAN. NO. 2 SECOND PRIZE. ARRANGED BY J. M. GASSER. CHRYSANTHEMUM BASKETS AT THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION. less a sum than six hundred dollars through the diseases to which these plants are subject. We have collected all the varieties of the violet cultivated in the United States, and these, with new varieties expected from Europe, we pro- pose to propagate and treat systemat- ically to ascertain their respective merits, comparative immunity from disease under the several methods of cultivation, and to experiment with a view to subjugating the disease where it makes its appear- ance. Considerable space is given to roses and carnations, and we are hopeful of being able to secure sufficient funds to enlarge the accommodations for these plants so as to permit of desirable exper- iments with them. A good piece of ground has been set apart for a test of all the varieties of the canna during the coming season, and in this we shall be pleased to include plants of every kind sent to the department. A prominent feature of the place is the experiments with electricity. The electric light is em- ployed, principally in forcing vegetables and flowers; and as the work in this direction goes on it is anticipated that some results of great importance to those who grow plants under glass will be ob- tained. Some of the advanced students are doing good work in the laboratory greenhouses in demonstrating the effects of fruit bearing upon the mechanical tissue of various plants, and in studies of the physics of greenhouse roofs. The latter experiments, entailing the cultivation of average greenhouse stock under roofs dis- posed at varied angles and glazed with all the qualities and colors of glass in the market, employing both the lapped and butted systems of fixing the material, are of peculiar interest to all greenhousemen. Having noticed thus brieJy some of the more conspicuous phases of horticulture and floriculture which are given attention at Cornell, I think it may be safely as- sumed that any young man of ordinary intelligence who observantly goes through the general routine of work which they render necessary, should in a short time become a gardener or a horticulturist of no mean ability. And young as is this department of instruction at Cornell there are many of her horticultural grad- uates occupying positions of much im- portance in all parts of the country. Among the Comellians who have taken full advantage of these opportunities are some whose names at least are familiar to most of you, such as Mr. Willis N. Rudd, secretary and superintendent ot the Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Illinois; Mr. C. J. Pennock, the carnation special- ist of Kennett Square, Pa.; and Mr. C. D. Beadle of Biltmore, North Carolina, said to be the most expert propagator of hardy stock in the country. THE RETAIL TRJDE. The Arrangement of Flowers. XVII. CHRYSANTHEMUM BASKETS. The three illustrations presented here- with are from photographs of the prize- winning baskets at the late Chicago ex- hibition. In considering the arrangement of chrysanthemums in baskets it certainly is a fact that the flowers that best meet the standard of the grower to-day are difficult to combine into a really graceful arrangement. While stoutness ot stem is desirable in many cases, in certain posi- tions this characteristic is a decided detri- ment. The basket in our first illustration is filled with the variety Mrs. Jerome Jones, and while the individual flowers are fine, with stems that are surely up to the standard as to stoutness, and each bloom is fully displayed, it is simply a display of flowers and nothing else. This arrangement consists of a large sized splint market basket filled with moss, into which are placed about 50 blooms, the outside of the basket being covered with autumn foliage. Such a basket as this, however, being so large and un- wieldy, is seldom if ever called for. Its cost would probably stand like this, 50 "mums" at25, $12.50; basketand foliage $1, moss 25 cents, total $13.75, and could therefore be furnished at a profit for $25 to $28. The second illustration shows a com- bination of The Queen and Ada Spauld- ing arranged in a celluloid basket with gilt handle. The treatment of the mate- rial in this basket is of an entirely differ- 560 The American Florist. Jan. 12. ent character from the former. It is a fine example oi the florists' art, and shows what can be accomplished with such ma- terial. The Queen belongs to that class of large sized blooms best adapted for arrangement in vase or basket. The stem of the flower is not so exceedingly stiff but that it will yield to a desired form. Ada Spaulding also is a variety suitable for arrangements and the two make a very good combination. As will be seen in the photo the flowers are car- ried on the left hand side up to top of the handle, which is tied with a broad pink ribbon. The blooms in the body of the basket are of uneven height and inter- spersed with Adiantum cuneatum. There are strong objections by many against the use of adiantum in any form in chrys- anthemum arrangements. We have our- selves expressed the opinion frequently that the small and more delicate forms such as cuneatum, gracillimum, etc., seem out of place. It must be admitted, how- ever, the style and character of the ar- rangement must be taken into considera- tion. There is no doubt that in such a style of basket as we have under consid- eration some variety of fern is not only admissible but even necessary. At the same time we should saythatA.princeps, for instance, seems better suited in com- bination with large flowers. It takes about 3 dozen good sized blooms to fill a basket of this kind, which at 25 cents each will cost us $8.50, basket and moss $1.50, adiantum 50 cents, 3 yards ribbon $1.50, total $12. At retail the basket would bring $20 to $25. It is, however, not necessary to use the highest priced ma- terial and the cost would of course vary with the quality. The same general effect might be produced at a much less cost. The third illustration is an oval white willow basket with high handle. This is filled with about 50 medium sized Eugene Dailledouze arranged with Asparagus plumosus. If a basket is of sufficiently large size this variety is one of the best of its class for the purpose. The use of A. plumosus is commended by some and condemned by others. We are of opinion that the asparagus is rather detrimental to a good effect as the chrysanthemum seems to lose its individuality to a cer- tain extent in connection with it. The cost price of such a basket would be, fig- uring the "mums" at 20c, 50 blooms, $10; basket $1, asparagus $1, total $12. Selling price $20 to $25. But there are many other varieties far better suited for decorative purposes than the above. Most of these, however, have almost entirely disappeared from our markets, and it is in vain we look for them even in our exhibitions. Take for instance the anemones, most all of which are admirable in a decoration, and then again the single varieties which are also good, and take the type of which Belle Poitevine is a good representation, and our old favorite Snowball. CHRYSANTHEMUM VASES. Last November Mr. Grove P. Rawson sent us a box of chrysanthemum blooms which among other varieties contained a lot of Belle Poitevine and the beautiful anemone James Weston, saying that he found them exceedingly useful in adding grace to arrangements of chrysanthe- mums. To show what could be done with these two varieties we arranged them in a vase and had them photo- graphed as shown in the accompanying plate. Note the graceful way in which the blooms of Belle Poitevine dispose themselves. The yellow centers of the anemone variety added a charm to the arrangement that the engraving does not convey. The box contained also a lot of Kiotos, the stems of which were twisted in a most grotesque fashion. Such flowers, if put on the market, would probably find few buyers, and yet they are useful in a vase arrangement, although we may find it necessary to use in connection with them some other variety with a straighter stem. In our illustration Harry Widener was used in combination with them. Decorations at the White House. The public reception of President and Mrs. Cleveland on New Year's day was properly speaking the beginning of the social events of the season at the Capitol. It was attended by an unusual number of persons in all stages of society, from the dignitaries of the foreign world to the honest laborer, the president and Mrs. Cleveland grasping the hands of each alike. The large East Room was hand- somely decorated for the occasion. The large old fashioned window on the east side of the room was banked from the floor to the ceiling with palms, pandanus, crotons, marantas,dracaenas, aspidistras and ferns, brightened by the brilliant poinsettias. The six huge mantels be- neath the great mirrors framed in white and gold were banked with small palms, crotons, marantas, pandanus set in white celluloid baskets, dracanas and ferns fringed with asparagus. The two man- tels on the north side were banked with double white primulas. The three massive crystal chandeliers were draped with garlands of smilax. On either side of the entrance into the main corridor were two fine specimens of dracaenas. The mass and profusion of all varieties of foliage and decorative plants brightened by gay colored flowers offset the fresh new white and gold finish of the ceilings and walls of the beautiful East Room. The Blue Room was of course the cen- ter of attraction, it being the reception room for the day. Here the massive gold framed mirrors were draped with smilax, looped back after the fashion of portieres. The west mantel beneath the mirror was banked with adiantum, the centerpiece being a fine specimen of An- grascum eburnum superbum, having two very large spikes of bloom. Concealed in the bed of adiantum were the following orchids in baskets: La;Ua Arnoldiana, L. autumnale atro-rubens, Cattleya Trianse, Cypripedium venustum and lo, with four plants of begonia President Carnot. The east mantel was banked with adiantum studded with camellias, roses, Begonia Saundersonii and Romans. The entire north side of this room was banked with foliage and flowering plants forming a background for the receiving party. The Green Room mantels were banked with foliage and flowering plants. The mirrors were draped with smilax. The mantel in the Red Room was done with double white primulas in jardinieres of bright red. The longcorridor connect- ing the last room with the state dining rooms is furnished in the same warm shade as the red room, and was decorated with foliage plants. The decoration of all these rooms, with the exception of the East Room, was under the direction of Mr. Henry Pfister, who has charge of the White House conservatories. The East Room was decorated under the direction of Mr. G. H. Brown, superintendent of public grounds, who always has the ar- ranging of this room. Reynolds. Carnation Notes. In looking over an old book by Thos. Hogg, published in 1S39, I find that no carnation less than three inches should ever be staged. Would it not be well to rnake a rule similar to this in all exhibi- tions at the present time? True, the car- nation of that period was not the exact type that we are growing to-day in this country, and, by the way, Mr. Hogg wrote his book in England and on Eng- lish stock. I find that the florists then had to give their plants much more care to obtain fair results than themajorityof us give our stock to-day. The flowers were all produced during the summer from plants grown in pots from time of rooting, which was done both by layer- ing and from cuttings. The former method was used mostly because a greater proportion rooted; the latter made the best plants. Cuttings were made the latter part of July and rooted in rich sandy soil, and after rooting (in soil composed of about one-half manure and the balance loam ) the plants were carried over winter in frames. There has been much talk about the size of carnations; how large can we get them ? and what is the limit? Mr. Hogg said nearly sixty years ago that no flower should be exhibited that did not measure three inches in diameter; would it not be well to rule all flowers less than three inches out of our exhibitions? We know they can be grown considerably larger, and it seems as if a rule of this kind would greatly increase the quality of an exhibit. Some may say to this "You would not get up much of a show with such a rule," but would not the quality more than compensate for the loss oif a few poor exhibits? It is unfortunate that the general idea of those interested in flower shows is that the people want great masses of bloom, and that only such a display will draw a crowd. I believe this to be a mistake, and I will venture to state that at the show in Boston next February the great- est attraction will be the new seed- lings of which only six blooms are re- quired — this class will bring out many new sorts, and he who has flowers that will not measure over three inches will be outclassed in every shade and color. Referring to Mr. Doiner's remarks in these columns December 22 concerning carnation Uncle John, I think he has been misinformed about his favorite white showing rust. The fact is that many growers in this section found rust devel- oping on Uncle John shortly after plant- ing outside last spring; the pest did not wait until it had been housed. Neverthe- less the plants did make an astounding growth considering the dry season, and this fact alone is greatly to its advantage and should induce everyone who has stock of it now to rid it of the rust and also bacteria, to which it is subject, but which can be cured by giving it plenty of air, room and lots of manure water, a dose I find it relishes highly. The great trouble I have found with this carnation, as I have stated previously, is its tendency to sport, many of the plants throwing up semi-double flowers. I have found, however, several that are certainly iSgs. The American Florist. 561 no. 3. third prize. arranged by w. j. smyth. Chrysanthemum baskets at the Chicago Exhibition. grand, and from these I shall work up a stock, as I believe it can be made to pay bet- ter than McGowan, the flowers coming very large, and of perfect shape at all times. Mr. Dorner says that if the plants had been infested with rust they would not have grown as large as they had done all over the country. 1 have seen the rust on some of the strongest plants and it apparently had noeffectuponthegrowth, for the plants after being housed furnished an abundance of flowers. Why so many growers whose plants of other sorts were full of rust should have thrown out their whole stock of Uncle John is a perti- nent query, for they all recognize the fact that this is a very fine white; they evi- dently think because it is new and shows the rust that it must be bewitched, and therefor a fit subject for the flames. I only hope that with the few plants I have I can be able to work up a stock that will be as profitable as Mr. D.'s stock has been to him. Charles H. Allen. Chester County Carnation Society. The January meeting of the society was held at Kennett Square January 5, the attendance being good. It being the annual meeting of the society the election of officers was held. The following were elected unanimously: President, J. H. Ladley; secretary, W. R. Shelmire; treas- urer, J. J. Styer. As a standing com- mittee, whose duty it should be to present subjects for discussion, the president ap- pointed C. S. Swayne, C. P. Barnard and Louis Eastburn. Mr. David Rust of Philadelphia was present at the meeting and gave some additional light on the scheme of a Phila- delphia flower exchange. The most seri- ous objection to the plan as suggested was that the large growers would not give up contracts with parties outside of the city, and the proposed grading of flowers has not met with general ap- proval. Edw. Swayne thought the only successful exchange would be one that would sell each grower's flowers on their own merits. Pres. Ladley regretted that more progress had not been made to- wards the desired end, but felt that we were moving forward. C. J. Pennock suggested that the soci- ety make a contribution to the guarantee fund of the American Carnation Society for its exhibition, to be held in Boston in February. The sum of $25 was voted for this purpose. C. S. Swayne, in response to an inquiry as to the success of his new greenhouse, stated that he considered it almost a per- fect success. It had now been tested in severe cold, high wind and snow. This house is 100x50 feet, single slope, with a fall of but 9 feet. Sec'y Shelmire reported that a house thoroughly lighted with electric light had shown a perceptible gain over other houses not so lighted. These lights were incandescent. He believes that with a properly constructed arc light the result would be beneficial, but probably would not be profitable. Instances were cited where the direct rays from a strong arc light had been very harmful to the growth of plants. Jos. Phillips thought the ex- periment would be of doubtful benefit, giving the plants no time of rest. Sec'y Shelmire referred to the experiments of Prof. Bailey at Cornell University, show- ing that plants of some kinds at least grew better under continuous light. The exhibit of flowers, while not so large as usual, was very good. Chas. T. Starr showed Louisa, light pink, Mrs. Chandler, rose pink, Chas. T. Starr, scar- let, and others unnamed. Thompson Bros. showed Lawrence Thompson, pink, and a fine large variegated flower. C. P. Bar- nard exhibited Csesar seedlings, scarlet and crimson. Jos. Phillips showed alight pink seedling, Chester Pride X Grace Wilder, strong grower and very product- ive. Sec'y Shelmire had a clear yellow and two scarlets. Mr. Rust stated that many carnation plants had died in the houses around Philadelphia, and the trouble continues. Considerable discussion as to lifting fol- lowed, showing a general leaning to- wards earlier transplanting from the field, and lifting, in light soil at least, at a dry time. As usual there was a con- trary opinion. Mr. Eastburn reported digging his Daybreak at the close of a three days' rain with the best of success. C. J. Pennock called attention to a new insecticide, "Lemon Oil," recommended for red spider, etc., a foreign product, spoken of very highly, and which he is testing. Sec'y Shelmire suggested the desira- bility of having a committee to put the stamp of the society's approval upon seedlings as offered by the members. On motion a committee of three was ap- pointed to pass upon seedlings as pre- sented, none to be considered unless they are at least two years old. C. J. Weak-Stemmed Portia. Will some one kindly advise me why my Portia carnations are coming in with weak stem, seemingly to be hollow? What is the best temperature for them, or do they need to be grown cooler than other varieties? J. "J." should grow Portia 50° at night, or a trifle lower will do no harm; 60° day when cloudy, 70° to 75° day when sun shines. Do not water overhead, and Portia like all other carnations will stand good rich manure water. Charles H. Allen. Answers to Questions. No, I do not approve of syringing car- nations, especially through the months of November, December, January and February. I have found very little trouble from the red spider during these months when ventilation and tempera- ture are properly attended to, and the plants are in a good growing condition. A watchful eye can prevent their spread as they generally first appear in spots, and can be kept in check without subject- ing the whole house to danger. But if the little pest takes a spread over the house energetic measures have to be taken and syringing is the only remedy. Do this on a sunny day at noontime, when the little insects revel in the warm sunshine. If you have a good pressure on your hose, and your benches have a good drainage, fire the water in a fine spray in and around and underneath the plants with force. No amount of water will hurt the plants if it can drain ofif in time. One thorough application once in a week or ten days is more effective in destroying the red spider, and less dan- gerous in fostering fungoid diseases, than two or three casual sprinklings a week overhead, when the water most times will not touch the spider, but is enough to keep the body of the plant constantly wet and invite fungoid diseases. If the solution of sulphate of copper and ammonia is used as a preventive an application once in two or three weeks is sufficient. If used as a cure I would make it stronger and use It two weeks in 562 The American Florist. Jan. 12, succession, but after this wait two or three weeks again. Ammonia is food, and there is danger from over feeding. I do not think that the copper would hurt, but to be efifective it has to be thoroughly dissolved, and that takes a certain quan- tity of ammonia. When the solution is mixed with the water it should leave the ^ater clear and only give it a bright blue color. Fred Dorner. Nitrate of Soda as a Stimulant. A subscriber writes as follows; "I see Mr. Chas. H. Allen gives a recipe to pre- vent the bursting of the calyx of Mc- Gowan carnation, a stimulant of nitrate of soda, one pint to 50 gallons of water. Nitrate of soda comes in a crystal or scale costing 60 cents an ounce here. Thought there was a mistake, or it must be dis- solved and used at a percentage. Would be thankful to know how it is." Nitrate of soda will not alone keep the calyx from bursting, but it serves as a stimulant and tends to develop the buds quicker. I have found that a night tem- perature of 55° will lessen the bursting very materially; 50° I believe is too low. As to the cost of the nitrate of soda, I cannot imagine where subscriber pur- chased his supply, as it should not cost over fifteen cents per pound, and can be purchased of any wholesale druggist at this price. Chas. H. Allen. How to Lay Out and Plant an Acre Plot for a Suburban Residence. Uy .lOIIN CUIIWEN. .lit. [concluded fro.m last week.] If you have uncongenial neighbors so that you do not want to leave the lawns open, put up a fence of wire with cedar or iron posts, and plant vines over them. Clematises, roses, honeysuckle, trumpet vine, wistaria, etc. Do not trim them too much, but let them grow naturally and mingle with each other. Mention has been made of the hedge in front. Califor- nia privet has lately come to be used to an enormous extent around Philadelphia and deservedly so, for it grows quickly when wanted for a screen, while on the other hand it will stand being trimmed to a very dense, low hedge, and has the further advantage of being cheap. If greater protection is needed against stray animals, put the wire fence along the front too, but cover with onlyonekind of vines; or drive stout stakes in among the hedge plants, fastening the wire to them, and as the hedge grows if properly trimmed the plants mill supportthe wires by the time the stakes are rotted off. It is a common practice to have simply a heavy chain stretched between posts to close the ea^rance to the drive when necessary, which is not often. Lack of Foliage on Lizzie McGowan. My Lizzie McGowan carnations are throwing single stems very deficient in foliage, the flower stems being quite bare from the soil to a few inches below the flower, where there are a few side shoots. Can any one account for this peculiar growth? Subscriber. Dark weather will often produce results as above. I judge that during cloudy days you have allowed vour soil to be- come a trifle too dry, very bad. An un- usual number of side shoots is sometimes the result of a check in growth of stem due to cause stated. Charles H. Allen. The best climbers for the porches are those which give the best shade and are least liable to disease or insect foes, for the remedies usually necessary to keep them ofi' are often offensive either to the eyes or nose or both. Such should be used on the fences, posts or stumperies at a little distance from the house. Be careful of the wistaria, for it will, if neglected twist the trellises out of shape and even break quite heavy woodwork. Planted over an old tree where it can run over the branches or on a stout post, where it will grow in tree form it is very attractive. You have been wondering where the florist's share of the planting is to come in; well he is "in it" to a certain extent, but he must be a grower of hardy herba- cious plants as well as of geraniums, coleus, etc., if he wants a very large share; for these latter are not to monopolize the flower beds by any means, but to fill up vacancies left by the early blooming perennials. Formal beds have their place such as a border along the porch or a mass of brilliant bloom against a back- ground of shrubbery. A good knowledge of the various plants isnecessary in plant- ing the herbaceous border, to secure con- tinuous blooming, and proper proportion in height. With proper selection such a bed willfurnish abundance of bloomfrom March to November, and in a mild winter almost the year round. There are many points which cannot be touched in a short paper of this kind; but let me recommend to any one who is interested in these matters, the magazine Garden and Forest which many of you are no doubt familiar with as the highest authority in such matters, then the ama- teur gardening papers aud such books as Parson's "Landscace gardening," Ell- wanger's "The Garden's Story," etc. Twenty Annuals:— Nearly all of these may be grown easily from seed: ,\lyssum. .\sters (Truffaut and Comet). Begonia semperflorens. Canterbury bells. French marigold. African marigold. Candytuft. Carnation Margaret. Cornflower, (bluet). Cosmos. Single dwarf dahlia. Pinks. Gaillardia. Heliotrope. Mignonette. Nasturtiums. Pansies. Poppies. Scarlet sage. Sweet peas. Verbena. Twelve Hardy Herbaceous Plants: Narcissus in variety. Lily of the valley. Paeonies. Iris, German and Japanese. Pyrethrum (hybrid). Coreopsis. Delphinium (larkspur). Hollyhock. Bellflowers. Achillea "The Pearl." Sunflower (double and single). Japanese anemone. This list may be expanded by the follow- ing additions; Phlox. Columbine. Poppies. Dielytra (bleeding heart). Asters. Lilies. ,, Candytuft. Chrysanthemums. Funkia. Hemerocallis. Snowdrops. Crocus. White rock cress for massing. New York. The customary period of inactivity which we have learned to expect during the first two weeks of the year is now on and is none the less discouraging from the fact that it was expected. To convey any adequate idea of the demoralization that prevails in wholesale cut flower cir- cles is next to impossible. In the whole range of cut bloom from the choicest down to the most inferior the stagnation exists and no one thing can be singled out as being more fortunate than the rest. Instead of attempting to describe present conditions in detail we will sim- ply call attention to the record of past years which shows that unvaryingly about the middle of January a most pro- nounced revival has set in and it is not unreasonable to hope for a repetition this year or to look for possibly the beginning of improvement to appear by the time this note reaches our readers. The warm weather prevailing at time of writing which has the effect of emphasizing the glut can not continue long and wintry weather may help to bring much needed relief. Pitcher & Manda have begun work on new grounds for herbaceous plants at Short Hills. The new tract comprises 75 acres and particular attention is to be given to the cultivation of useful special- ties for florists' cut flower purposes. Another improvement at this establish- ment is the removal of the seed and bulb department to commodious quarters pro- vided in a new building. In looking through the greenhouses one is forcibly struck with the large number of young kentias, arecas and other commercial palms. This is a gratifying pointer for it gives promise that the time is not far distant when in this country will be grown all the palms required for our own consumption. The salesmen report that they find interest reviving in show pelar- goniums and the sale of Adiantum Far- leyense both as plants and cut fronds increasing enormously. Marantas and dracEenas on the other hand are appar- ently losing ground. Pandanus Veitchii is in very short supply and the demand can not be met. In the orchid houses there is promise of a gorgeous display of cattleyas and odontoglossums to come. Among the choice bits now in bloom are a very fine variety of Vanda coerulea bearing a spike of 20 flowers, a Cypripe- dium Hebe purpureum and C. Leeanum and Arthurianum in profusion. The de- mand for orchid and anthurium cut blooms has been very gratifying the pres- ent season. Great plans are being perfected with a view to making the forthcoming dinner of the New York Florists' Club an occa- sion which will eclipse all previous at- tempts. The decorations of the table will be unique, Mr. Warendorf promises, and contributors of flowers, etc. for this pur- pose can materially assist in securing this by giving advance information to the committee of the quantity and character of their intended contributions. Twenty-eighth street is to have another accession to its list of wholesale florist establishments about February 1, when John Young will move from his present place on 30th street to 51 West 28tli, i8gt The Am eric ax Florist. 5G3 BELLE POITEVINE AND JAMES WESTON kioto and k e. widener. Chrysanthemum Vases. where he will have more than double his present room. Johnnie is everywhere popular and that he will secure his full share of the patronage with which 28 th street is favored is a foregone conclusion. Wm. Plumb, who has been in charf;e of Westview Floral Co.'s business at At- lanta, Ga., for the past two years, has returned to New York not over favorably impressed with the conditions of life in the sunny south and willing to go on rec- ord to the effect that "New York is good enough" for him. Edith Helen Taplin, youngest child oi the late James Taplin, died on January 2d at the age of 26 years, after a six months illness with consumption. The funeral took place from her late home at May- wood, N. J., on Saturday, January 5, and was attended by many of the craft, to whom she had become, endeared by her sweet disposition and patient fortitude. News has just arrived of the death at Alexandria, Egypt, of Miss Gertrude, daughter of Paul Wilcox, rose grower of Montclair, N. J. August Rolker & Sons have been ap- pointed sole agents for New York and neighboring territory for the "Rose Leaf extract of tobacco. Lord & Burnham have opened a city office at 160 Fifth avenue with Mr. Lin- coln Pierson in charge. John A. Scollay and U. G. Scollay are both suffering from a severe attack of the grip. H. A. Hoffman has moved from 24th street to 54 West 28 th. "The Rosarv" has opened recently at 275 Fifth avenue. Philadelphia. Things have been quiet the past week in the stores, while the growers have been actively engaged in cutting flowers. As a consequence prices have declined like a sled on a toboggan slide, and there is great dissatisfaction in the growers' camp. When prices take their annual Christmas flight and roses rise from $3 and $4 a hundred up to $15 and $20 in- side of about one week's time it is the retail dealers who do the kicking, while the growers view their padded slips and tell each other with more or less truth the great prices they got for their flowers. Now it is the dealers turn and as the hustlers hurry around from ore store to another viewing well filled windows and ice boxes and trying to dispose ol their stock at what they call the market price they find it different, very different, as prices have no stability and there seems to be no market price. It nearly broke one grower's heart when he found good Brides and Mermets had fallen from $12 to $10 when he supposed they were fixed at the former figure for a week or two, and next day when he came into town to see about it and found good stock selling for $8 he had lots to say about the weak kneed growers that let the dealers make the prices. All the large teas are now (January 9) bringing $8 to $10, a few extra select are probably sold for $12, but the bulk of the good stock is sold for $10. Smaller roses. Pedes, Gontiers, Cusin, etc., bring $4 to $6, the latter figures prevailing for most of the stock sold. Beauties are to be had at all prices, $7.50 per dozen being the top notch, and from that down according to quality. Good flowers with from 15 to 24-inch stems bring from $5 to $6 per dozen, while 10 to 15inch bring $3 to $4. John Burton is sending somefine Belles, as good as Beauties in every respect, and a beautiful shade of pink. His stock of Beauties and Belles has been very fine all season. All the stocks of roses now coming in are fine; Meteors, Brides, Mermets, Brides- maids, Testouts are now to be had in large size, perfect form and color. Brides- maid, Testout and Meteor are away ahead of last year and are no longer experiments, but have joiped the bread winning class. 564 The American Florist. Jan. 12^ Carnations are becoming more plenti- ful, and as a consequence prices aredown; last week any kind of a presentable flower brought $3, now only the best will bring that sum; $2 to $2.50 is asked for good ordinary. Double violets are in good supply, and $1.50 is top figure except for a very few fancy. The January meeting of the Florists' Club was held inDumler's Hotel opposite the hall, as the old room was flooded out with the rain. There was quite a good attendance, and while the paper on double violets was not read, a very inter- esting account of a visit to Mr. Vander- bilt's estate near Asheville, North Caro- lina, was given by Mr. Craig. He spoke of the work being done there, of the miles of roadways being laid out, and the bor- ders planted with all kinds of shrubbery. Over a million plants were being raised each year and planted, and the whole place was one vast experimental station. Ex-President Smith thought so much of the place that he thought the S. A. F. should hold their annual convention there in the near future, as it would be to the advantage of every florist and landscape gardener to view this estate. Mr. Craig also spoke of the great work done by the tree commission in Washington, and hoped to see the same plan adopted in this city. A regular attendant is to be at the club rooms every afternoon and evening, and it is expected there will be more life around there the balance of the season. It is not likely the building of the hall will be commenced until spring. A very good white carnation was ex- hibited by C. J. Pennock called Koh-i- noor; it is a large flower on a fine stout stem and seems like a very good variety. Mr. Christy also showed a very pretty light yellow with streaks and dots of red, it is a very pretty thing and is called Sunshine. Mr. Arthur Mallon Jr. has sold his Ridge avenue business to Mr. Wm.Nakel, formerly with Hugh Graham. K. Chicago. Once again there has been a revulsion in trade almost unprecedented. Prices in roses particularly have taken a tumble such as is witnessed but seldom. It is not for the reason that stock is so very abundant, although the supply is fairly good, but business the past week has been almost at a standstill. In local retail circles there was practically noth- ing doing. The few orders for decora- tions here and there hardly caused a rip- ple on the surface of the market, and down, down went the prices until they reached a summer level. Fairly good roses were sold at 2 cents, and job lots for considerably less. Beauties have suf- fered little, first quality being $4 to $5 per dozen. Bridesmaid is in excellent demand, and so is Testout; best quality of these go at $6, with a few extra select a little higher. Brides of first quality have dropped to $5 and $6; most of the stock, however, brings much less. Carnations have held their own fairly well. Good commons bring $1.25 to $1.50, and fancy $2 to $3, extra well grown in a few instances commanding the top figure of $4. Violets have to be extra fine to bring $1.50; the bulk goes at $1 to $1.25. Bulbous stock of all kinds is still very scarce, except Romans, which are coming in more freelv; these are in quite active demand at $3 to $4. Valley brings $4, and is also quite active. Paper whites are slow at $3 to $4. Harrisii sells well. and in spite of the general depression commands good prices. Some extra fine flowers still bring $2 per dozen. The shipping demand has been ex- tremely quiet, but as prices are now down to rock bottom the commission dealers are looking for a more lively business in this direction. Anthony & Curran have gone out of business as a firm, their place of business on Wabash avenue being closed January 10. J. T. Anthony will continue at his old place, 3425 Prairie avenue, while Joe Curran's present address will be 231 Wabash avenue. Joe Craig closed his place at 82 State street January 6 — no cards. At the Florists' Club meeting last Thurs- day evening Mr. Ed. Winterson was elected financial Sec'y for the remainder of the annual term. At the next meeting Mr. W. L. Palinsky will read a paper on pansies and at the first meeting in Febru- ary Mr. E. Wienhoeber will read a paper upon flowers not usually to be had at the wholesale dealers, but which could be profitably grown and would give the needed greater variety to the stock of the retailer. Denver, Colo. Christmas trade was not quite as good as anticipated, but quite fair after all. The demand for Beauties was not at all up to expectation, which was a good thing for us, as the supply was very lim- ited. What were sold brought from $15 to $25. Good Testouts, Bridesmaids, Woottons, Brides, Kaiserins and other first-class stock sold readily at $4 to $5. Daybreaks brought $1.25 to $1.50, other carnations sold at $1. Valley sold at $2, paper white at $1, and other stock in proportion. Taken in all the holiday trade was not as good as past years. Quite a lively competition has sprung up in the retail trade lately. The Park Floral Co. opened a fine large store at 1137 16th street November 1 and have been doing a fine business up to date; Mr. Chas. Theis is in charge. Daniels & Fisher, the largest dry goods house in the west, added a cut flower department to their establishment December 15, but as yet have not made any perceptible difier- ence in the trade of the legitimate florists. (Probably on account of their not being able to secure any flowers in this market.) N. Barkalow, late of Omaha, Neb., opened a retail store at 612 16th street December 1, but after a 30 days' trial decided that the profits of the floral busi- ness were not as large as they are thought to be, and being a good business man closed his store before he lost any money. The Colfax Floral Co. report a fairly good trade at their two stores and a rushing trade at their greenhouses. Mr. John Berry, the president of the Denver Floral Society, is visiting his old home in Ireland; will not return to this country until some time in the spring. During his absence Mr. B. will visit many of the prominent establishments of the old country and America, and we all await his return with impatience, know- ing as we do that he will have much to tell us that will be both entertaining and instructive. A. Mauff has joined the ranks of the Benedicts and has taken to himself a bet- ter half The good wishes of the entire community go with the young couple. Harrison H. Given has closed his city store and will give his entire attention to the wholesale cut flower trade and his large catalogue business. A visit to the many greenhouse estab- lishments in and around the city shows a decided improvement in the quality of the stock grown over preceding years. A grand inaugural ball will be tendered Governor-elect Mclntyre January 8 at the Brown Palace Hotel, also a formal- reception at the Broadway Theatre on the same date. The floral decorations- will be lavish; Mrs. C. R. Gallup will dec- orate the theatre and the Park Floral Co. will do the hotel. The Denver Club gave their annual holi- day reception and ball at their fine club- house December 27; the decorations by Mr. A. M. Lewis (Colfax Floral Co.) were elaborate and artistic. The city park commission are adding^ two houses, each 18x100, to the present range. This addition will give the city four fine houses large enough to grow a large stock of bedding plants for our park system. Connor & Flohr of Canon City, Colo.^ have opened a branch store at Pueble. Mr. G. H.Smith has purchased the good will and business of the Colorado Florist Co., 520 16th street. H. H. Given. Washmgton. Christmas weather in Washington was- all that could possibly be desired. All the week before and until after Christmas- day it was mild and bright, bringing out the flowers and shoppers as well. The thermometer registered about 8 degrees of frost Christmas morning, which made it comparatively easy for delivering plants and flowers. Trade was unusually- good, most of the florists disposed of all their stock before the day was half over, and at good prices too. Several of the store florists say it was the best Christ- mas they have had since they have been in business. Flowers were plentiful early in the day, and the quality very good. Very few had provided for an unusual demand; judging from the dullness of business in general they naturally thought the florist's business would feel the same fate. All were well pleased with the holi- day trade and say business has been very good ever since. Roses were plentiful and of very good quality; almost every one selling out be- fore the day was over. Prices were as follows: Beauties 75 cents to $2 each;. Cusins $2; La France $3 to $5 per dozens Brides $3 to $5; Meteors $3 to $4; Pedes $2; Golden Gate $5 to $8; Gontiers $1.5(> to $2; Kaiserin $4 to $6; Brunners $15 to $18; Mermets $5; Bridesmaid $5. Carnations were plentiful, of good quality and in great demand. Therewas very little sleepy stock to be seen, though- the growers had left them on the plants- as long as possible expecting to get holi- day prices, which they did. They retailed from 50 cents to $1 per dozen. Violets were plentiful and of good quality and in great demand; they sold well at from $2^ to $3 per hundred, the ruling price being $2. Valley was scarce and but little in demand, bringing from $1 to $1.50 per dozen. The best valley coming to our market now is from Boston. Romans were plentiful and of excellent quality retailing from 50 cents to $1. Narcissus were plentiful and good bringing 75 cents. There was but little demand for bulbous stock, it being mostly disposed of ir» boxes of mixed flowers only. There was quite a demand for blooming plants such as azaleas, cyclamens and poinsettias. The supply was nowhere equal the demand. The demand for poin- settias was something unusual. There was only a limited supply of azaleas in flower, and they were soon disposed of; a i8g5' The American Florist. 565 iew specimen plants brought $10, the average plant bringing from $3 to $5. Reynolds. St. Louis. The shipping for New Year's day was -above the average, in fact the shipping -all through the season has been in ad- -vance of any previous year. Christmas was followed by a cold wave which remained during the holidays, the lowest point touched being zero; this following the hard cutting for Christmas has kept ■stock scarce, and the market has been •firm in consequence. Southern grown violets have been scarce owing to the freeze, and Am. Beauties appear to be in shorter supply than usual. The cold wave tested the heating capa- city of all theestablishments. The heater in one of the stores of the Ayers Floral ■Co. went wrong and all stock had to be moved to the remaining store. F. J. Fill- more was caused considerable inconven- ience by one of the sections of his Florida ■"twin boilers" cracking; the remaining one, however, managed to keep the frost out with the assistance of a few fires in the most exposed houses; the small amount of damage wascaused principally by smoke. Thos. E. Carroll, who changed hisentire place to steam with the single pipe system ■during the past summer was seen after the cold wave and was highly pleased with the working of the system and the ease with which the place was kept under ■control. With a good grade of soft coal the boiler can be left for two hours at a time, this being about the limit. His carnations as a whole are looking well, there b;ing a few varieties, however, which do not come up to the general standard. Uncle John is badly affected with the rust, and some of the other •varieties are showing it. Copper solu- tion is being applied and will doubtless check its spread. Lizzie McGowan be- haved badly after having received the ■first syringing with the solution, it hav- ing appeared to kill the edges of all the exposed petals in the bud stage, causing them to become gummy and bend, thus preventing the proper opening of the flower, they appeared about as bull headed roses do at their worst. A fine batch of Buttercup was noted; they were grown during the summer in pots and planted directly in the benches from them; the best returns are made from this ■variety when three or four flowers are left on one stalk. R. F. T. Toronto. New Year's business though nothing extraordinary was fairly good and there appeared to be enough flowers to go round. Now there is of course a lull, but I hea no serious complaints yet and it is probable that trade for the time of year IS about normal. There has been a great demand for palms all through the holiday season. Kentias have by far the greater call. Many of the florists have been out to Messrs. Miller & Son's place to seethe new white carnation "Bride of Earls- court"; all the reports given so far are that it is a good thing, stiff stem, good <:alyx, lasting, prolific and a large flower. It was raised by Mr. Geo. Hollis of Davenport three or four years ago, who sold his whole stock to Messrs. Miller & Son. It was shown at the late chrysan- mum show but not under favorable con- ditions, , Rumors of a combine between the prin- cipal rose growers are still flying about. There is no doubt that matters might be improved but I can't quite see how a combine is going to do it. Would not efforts be better directed if aimed at in- creasing the demand for flowers instead of trying to elevate prices or limit the supply? Mr. John Cotterill met with a sad loss last week. His mother, on her way home from town just after getting off the street car, had a stroke of apoplexy and died immediately. Mr. Cotterill has the sin- cere sympathies of all the trade in these parts. Six degrees below zero in Cincinnati, Ohio, I see, and 4° below in Toronto, Canada. Something must be loose some- where. The thermometer stands at 40° to-day (7th); hard times forthe coal man but "tant mieux pour les autres." E. Buffalo. Contrary to reports from some other cities New Year's business was better than last year. New Year's day was fine and everybody was busy. It has been for many years a very quiet time com- pared to Christmas, but the one just passed was an improvement. Since that happy time everything has been very quiet, and the chief occupation has been bill making and collecting, or an attempt at it. There has been no large entertainments of late excepting the annual ball of the aristocratic Buffalo Club at their beauti- ful home on Delaware avenue. The aris- tocratic Delaware avenue florist, Mr. C. F. Christenson has a cinch on that every year; evidently Mr. C. must do it up in full style, for no one else is consulted. There are sufficient flowers coming in just now, and prices have got down to normal winter rates. Mr. Long is receiv- ing some very fine roses at present, par- ticularly Bridesmaids. Violets plentiful and of fine quality. The monthly meeting of the Florists' Club was held at the conservatory of J, H. Rebstock on Tuesday last.' The attendance wasnotwhatitoughtto have been . There was not much besides routine business transacted, after which we were invited to partake of Joe's hospitality. Oh, my! fizz, pop, and everything else you could think of. Those who were there will long rememberit; those who were not there are weeping and gnashing their teeth. For the benefit of those few who know the locality in this city known as Cold Springs I wish to inform them that an enterprising public caterer has built a superb bowling alley; it is nearby a range of greenhouses that some of you know, and close to a little room where rest in peace the trophies won at Atlan- tic City. If any wandering florist thinks he can roll a skillful ball let him call! W. S. Baltimore. The weather clerk seems to have con- cluded to give us every possible variety of weather in as short a time as may be. Last week's excessive cold dissolved in a gentlewarm rain, and fortwodaysspring was here, as far as sunshine and tempera- ture were concerned, but alas! the brief respite was followed by a mixture of rain, snow, sleet and cold winds that made life a burden to the unhappy mortal that had to be out in it. Needless to say the busi- ness of the florist does not boom under such circumstances. Particularly when we consider that there is a sort of econ- omical taint in everybody this year, and even the swell young man inquires the price very carefully before having his American Beauties or violets put up. Carnations are about the only thing not in heavy supply. Violets are plenti- ful and fine. Roses of all kinds are good and plentiful. Mack. Boston. The problem before the Gardeners' and Florists' Club at the January meeting was the election of a president and vice- president, the candidates previously elected having declined to serve. The matter was finally settled by the election of Wm. J. Stewart for president and Lawrence Cotter vice-president. The per- sistent refusals of both those gentlemen being effectually voted down and amid much good nature and profuse thanks to all the retiring ofiicers and committees the new incumbents were inducted into ofiice. An invitation from the New York Flo- rists' Club to attend the annual supper of that organization was read and ac- cepted with thanks. The essay by Mr. Barker, which ap- pears in this issue, was listened to with great interest and the essayist made a most favorable impression, especially in the discussion which followed, wherein he was plied with cross questions innumer- able by Jackson Dawson, Kenneth Fin- layson and others. Mr. Dawson acknowl- edged that Cornell University was en- gaged in amostusefulworkandexpressed the hope that they would publish not only their successes but also their failures, a record of the latter being fully as useful as of the former, to which Mr. Barker re- plied that all experiments are faithfully chronicled whether successful or other- wise and full accounts would appear in their bulletinsfromtimeto time and prom- ised further that hewould tell the club more of the practical side of the work at Cor- nell at some future time. He exhibited a large number of interesting photographs showing processes as conducted in the various lines ol horticultural investiga- tion. The past few days have been among the worst ever experienced by the cut flower men at this season of the year. The story is the same at the market, among the wholesalers and among the retailers. Prices have taken a precipitate tumble, and are at present writing not much better than those prevailing in mid- summer. It is confidently hoped, how- ever, that with the end of the present warm muggy weather something like a restoration of winter rates will be pos- sible. Springfield, Mass. D.'alers report their stock pretty well exhausted, which fact is not at all strange in view of the tremendous trade which was experienced on Christmas and New Y'ear's. The demand for flowers on New Year's was greater than for several years past, the favorite flowers for table decorations being roses, scarlet tulips and smilax. C. F. Fairbanks has concluded to dis- card the Mermet rose this year and in its stead will grow the Wootton, which is considered to be the best red rose in this section. During the holidays Mr. Fair- banks made a specialty of Harrisii, and the demand exceeded the supply. He contemplates increasing his glass next spring. The annual meeting of the Amateur Horticultural Society was held last Fri- day and the following officers wereelected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. A. 566 The American Florist. J- n 12, M. Spangler; first vice-president, C. L. Simons; s c n^ v ce-president,C.E. Bullis ; third vice- president, Mrs. H.N. Packard; secretary, George H. Lapham; treasurer, L. D. Robinson; board of finances, George Gengenbach, C. L. Burr and Joseph Aumer. The election of the board of directors was postponed until the 18th inst. At that time the board will be en- larged from 14 to 44 members. The report of the treasurer showed over $1 ,000 in the treasury. The presentmembership of the society is 940. The firm of A. F. Leonard & Co., one of the oldest seed houses in the state, has been reorganized, and a stock company formed under the corporation name of the A. F. Leonard Company. The con- cern sprung from the old New York Floral Company, which was purchased by Mr. Leonard in 1889. The new corporation starts with a capital stock of $15 000. In town: H. B. Tucker of Collins & Tucker, Ware, Mass, F. W. J. Cmcinnati. We are experiencing the dull times that usually follow the holidays. The retail cut flower trade remains good. The growers are complaining about the severe cold weather we are having; it makes the coal pile sick with very small returns. The river is rising very fast and the flo- rists around Cummingsville are afraid of another flood. Louis Kyrke & Co. of Walnut street made an assignment January 7; dull times and poor collections were thecause. Mr. Jackson of South Covington, Ky., left home day after New Year's, and his family are anxious to hear from him. P. Gait, Ont. All agree that the holiday business was very good, and better than usual. Sup- ply not equal to demand. Mr. A. Common intends to build an- other new house, about the size of the one erected last fall. John Wells has justcompletedafinenew house. A. Oliver has added some 20 feet to his house. Hugh McCulloch Esq. contemplates building a new conservatory and it will no doubt excel anything in Gait. Mac. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE . AdTertlsementfi nnder this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cent« a line (Beven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advB. not admitted under this head. ITUATION WANTED— By a German, rose, carna Hon, violet and Illy frrower; 2o years' experience. .1 W. care Chas. Llndacher, Canton, O. ITUATION WANTED— By youngman In seed trade. 12 years' experience. K* W B, care Mr. Gibbons. 44 Forest St., Jersey City. N. J. SITUATION WANTBD-By a gardener and florist, %} years' experience. 40 years of aire, single; tlrst- class references. .J J, p. o. boxCS, Klverdale, III. QITUATIO.N WANTED-' ut tluwer arranger, charge O of 81 ore: flrs^cluss designer and decorator, many years' experience. Capable, care Am. Florlst- SirUATIOiV WANTKD-Bya single man In green- house: private or commercial: 4 years' experience; steady and reliable. A .1, care Am. Florist. SITUATIflN WANTE1)-By February 1. as foreman In Hrst-clasB commercial place: 11 years' expe- rience: single. Address A. Hahmiisson, :ilO Liberty St., Warren, Pa HITUATION WANTED-ln a private place; ll years' experience with urchUI.H, stove and greenhouae plants; good references, age "21. Address A B, Summit Post Oltice. New .lersey. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman by a first class kj rose grower and general plantsman; 111 years' ex- perience, sober and reliable, mitrrled; good references. Address C ,M. cure American Unrlst. Clilcago. SITUATION WANTE1)-Ab all round florist: good propagator, growing roses, carnations, chrysanthe- mums, palms, ferns, bulbs and general stock: single; IH years' experience. K S, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTBD-To any one wishing a flrst- clasB foreman for commercial place, we take pleasure In recommending a thoroughly prnctlcal man: single, age '29; now In our employ. Address HoNAKEK, Lexington, Ky. ANTED— Managing lady florist, retail store. Du- luth. Address Bhant & NOE, Forest Glen, 111. w w ANTED— A man who la well up In general green house work as helper: state wages wanted. J. F. WILCOX, 1132 Pierce St., Council Bluffs, la. WANTED— Catalogues and price lists of green- house material, iwllers glass, ventilating ap- paratus, etc.. by RoBT Un(;eu. Hanscom Park, Omaha, Neb. WANTED— An experienced florist and forcing veg- etable grower, who speaks English; must be strictly trustful and sober; steady work at 5U0 per month and board: single young man preferred. MATH. Kranz. Great Falls, Mont. WANTED— A good all round greenhouse man Must be honest, sober. Industrious; a good prop- agator of common stock and have some experience In packing plants for the mall and express trade. Young or middle aged, single man preferred. Write, giving references and stating wages expected. Addrets L. W. GOODELL, Pansy Park, Dwlght, Mass. FOH SALE— Splendid tiorlst store In Brooklyn, one of the best; owner going Into other business Ad- dress W. J. Stewart. Am. Florist, Boston. Mass. FOR SALE CHEAP— Florist business. $5000 a year. In Pueblo, Colorado. Best trade In the city. Ap- ply to Pueblo floral Co., 326 W. yth St., Pueolo, Colo. IpOR SALE— Dean combined steam boiler and pump, ' 4-horBe power, l>^lnch suction, l!4-lnch discharge pipe; good repair. Cost new S360: price S150. Write for particulars. C. E. Allen. Brattleboro. Vt. FOR SALE— A hot water heating apparatus of Ultchlngs 4-Inch pipe; enough to heal 2 houses 50x22; alsoone6-foot boiler, can l>e used for wood or coal. For sale cheap. Cris Knost. Portsmouth, O. FOR SALE CHEAP— Greenhouse, fifteen acres land, lease to run about three years (and can be re- newed), a nice stock of berries of all kinds: green- house extra well stocked. FKteen hundred feet hot- bed sash and all necessary Implements. Inquire J. D. Little, Agent for Mrs. E. Wilson, Springfield, O. The "Big Four" 6^l'«* GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. FRESH SEED; CROP '94. OZ. SIl.OO; PKT. 350. Largely used for veranda 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. 1 make a specialty of choice Flower Seeds for Florists. 18 years' experience. Send for list. G. C. WATSON, Wholesale Seed and Bulb Merchant, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Stock plants Verbenas, first-class colors, $2 per 100 Stock plants Buttercup Carnations, fine plants, 6 to 8 cts. Gladiolus, mixed, lijrht shades predominate. $1 per 100. Small bulbs of above (or florists' growing. McCREA & COLiC, Battle Creek, Mich. CARNATIONS: Wn. SCOTT. ALBERTINI. DAYBREAK. McQOWAN. Grow the "Big Four" And Get "On Top." Prices: Per 100 Per 1000) Daybreak. . 2.50 20 00 '<'""^<' C""'"g*- McGowan.. 2 00 1.5 00 ) Terms Cash with Order or before Ship- ment. If wanted COD. remit one- third. ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS. N. Y. CARNATIONS WM. SCOTT, the best pink. GOLDFINCH, the best yellow. Send for list of Rooted Cuttings of these and all the best varieties. GEO. HANCOCK & SON. GKANU HAVEN, MICH. GSRNBTI0N8 & VIOLETS Per lOOO 5000 DAYBREAK JlS.OO 5000 SILVER SPRAY lO.OO 6000 LIZZIE McGOWAN 12.50 LADY CAMPBELL VIOLETS, well rooted runners ... . . .... lO.OO .ft^Immediate delivery for cash. JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. CARNATIONS. Kooted Cuttings. Xo disease. Stuck trne to name. Sample Free. Daybreak. Tidal Wave SJ.UO per 100; tl6.00 per lOOO Silver Spray. McGowan l.TSperloO: 12.00 per lOOO Helen Keller 6.00 per 100; M.UOperlOOO READY NOW. LAKE GENEVA FLORAL CO., LAKE GENEVA, WIS. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Will take orders until April 1st. Helen Keller. Bouton d'Or S 5.00 per lOO Wm. Scott. Albertlnl Mrs Reynolds.. 20 00 per 1000 Daybreak. Wabash. Richmond 15.00 per 1000 McGowan. Puritan. Portia, G. Wilder 12 00 per lOOO Tidal Wave, S. Spray, White Wings. . 10.00 per 1000 .A. T. J.A.CSI.SOP0-. Station X, CHICAGO. NOW '^Sanr VERBENA SEEDS The progressive kind will meet your needs. And make a grand senBatlon: *Tl8 the kind that spans the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh. And saves them much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed offered. Will produce soroe grand novelties. We've had florets IJ4 Inches across. First Premium at Mt. Holly Fair this year. Vftoz tWc; '4 oz. fl; tilal pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. ;jUO seeds tile; llOU seeds $1.00. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, sived from the most magnltlcent showy varieties In cultivation. 500 seeds 80c; 1000 seeds 60c. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spi Ing sales. Trade pki. 2oc. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double flowers. Trade pkt. 26c. Lots of other good things. Novelty price list, free to nil. Cash with order please. Address J. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY. N. J. Clematis Jackmannu One year, nice dormant stock, for potting up for Spring sales, $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. All home grown. ... F. A. HALLEK, Bloomlncrton, III. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs. The American Florist. 5G7 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 pag^e illustrated advertiHement of above in American Florist December l8t aud 8tli. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — RLGHITTY, .- . PATERSON, 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 ofler tliis year PBINrESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink varlega- ' — ted flower of large size: and DAISY KELI —A white, varlecated similar to Chester Pride, but very much larger flower. Send for general price list of both Carnations and Coleus. W. R. SBELMIRE, AVON DALE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. Y. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r Specialtu FRED. CORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTB. INDIANA. Carnation Mrs. Fisher IMPROVED. Strong Rooted Cuttings, free from disease, $2 00 per 100; jf 15.00 per lOOO. CHARLES EVERDING, Branford, Conn. Carnations, Ready Now PER 100. PER 1000. WM. SCOTT, from sand = $3.00 $25.00 LIZZIE McGOWAN, from sand 2.50 20.00 The above varieties are from special selected stock. Plants from soil will be ready February 15th. CHARLES H. ALLEN, Please send cash with order. E^rvOicivrv i»A.HtK, jv. ^v. CARNATIONS. I OFFER TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE A SEEDLING WfllTE The choice from over 400 varieties |/A|||ftmnn ( Mountain 1 aaer three years trial NUH NUUKi ^ ght | It is the best white I have ever grown. Plants robiist, stems ^' " ■^ ■^ ' long, stiff and erect, flowers full, deeply fr nged and extremely attractive, measuring 2J; to 3-inches across without any forcing or disbudding. Comes quickly into BLOOM and CONTINUES PROLIFIC THROUGHO0r THE SEASON. PURPLE KING. Flowers 2'^ to .3 inches across, on stiff ei ect stems 2% 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 distmct (roni 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: Sweetbrier, Thos. Cartledge, All at moderate prices, with regular discounts. Stuart. ' Ceesar, 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, ^^^^^^-^-^ ««^'*«=' ^^^ KENNETT SQUAKE, Chester Co. Per 100 Per lOiH) Per 100 Per 1000 WM. SCOTT. Hooted CuttlDKS J3.00 »25.00 DAYBREAK, Rooted CuttlnRS *2 60 m.M LIZZIE McGOWAN. Rooted Cuttings.. 2.50 20.00 ALBERTINI. Rooted Cultlnps 3 00 25.00 TIDAL WAVE, Rooted CuttlnKB 2.50 20.00 BOUTON DOR. Rooted Cuttings 8.00 lO.OO Of the above lot we are booBlng orders for early delivery. We have some Wm. Scott now ready. We call particular attention to our stock o( Wm. Scott, which Is extra fine. Lizzie McGowan. the best we have ever seen. Tidal Wave does particularly well with us and Is remark»bly good. The other varieties we offer are also In fine condition. As we have the control of JEROME A. SOYDAM & CO 'S slock, together with 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. WE OFFER 25,000 Rooted Carnation Cuttings. ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM RUST OR DISEASE. 10,000 Daybreak, 5.000 McGowan, 5,000 Spray. I.OOO Garfield, 1,000 Ponia, 2,000 Grace Wilder, 1,000 Harrison, At #2.50 per 100 or Si30 per 1000 by mail postpaid. Well rooted aud free from rust and disease. THE HARRISON H. GIVEN FLORIST CO., Address mail 620 Charles Building. E. A. Wood, Manager. DENVER, COLO. Booking Orders NOW FOB WILLIAM SCOTT, 'il^'il^Z Strons HEAI.THV plants FROM THE SOIL for early SFKING DELIVERY. For Summer Bloomingr Beady NOW. MRS. FISHER, 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 Cuttings GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. VIOLETS. COLEUS. ETC. Write for prices. E. J. CLOUD. Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. Carnation Win. Sgou. Tbe best and most profitable Carnation. It Is the most productive. It is the strongeat and heathlest arower. In size It ranks wltli the best. The tiowere bring the bldhest price. Rooted Cuttings. $3 00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GUARANTEED FREE FROM RUST. E. J. PADDOCK, Station F, Cleveland, 0. OPHELIA. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best seedling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb 1st, at $10.00 per 100; 880.00 per 1000. O-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 lOOU. LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at $2.00 per 100; 815.00 per 1000. EDW. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. Mention American Florist. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready January 1st. Positively no Rust. Send for Price List, p. O. Box23li. KENNETT .SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS 50,000 Rooted Cuttings. Clean and healthy, now ready, including Wm. Scott and other profitable varieties. Send for price list to JAMES HORAN & SON, Bridgeport, Conn. 568 The American Florist Jan. 12, Subscription $i.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 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-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. Valley Pips in Cold Storage. From "J. D." comes an enquiry as fol- lows: "What is the best way to keep valley pips in cold storage? Will they keep best in bunches without earth or is it best to heel them into soil, and what temperature is best for them when in storage, the pips to be kept over till sum- mer?" How large growers keep great quantities not only till summer but to the following fall I don't know. My ex- perience is for a limited quantity. Unpack when received; don't untie the bunches. Put the bunches in boxes with a little earth or moss between each bunch, and the box must be deep enough so that you can nail slats on top, cover the tops of the pips with earth sufficient to just hide them. Why I say nail slats on top of box is because if you have to pay for cold storage you can then place any number ofboxesoneon top of the other, which would make a great difference in the charge; 500 pips in each box is a con- venient lot to handle, and what a small grower would be likely to want for each batch. The temperature should be below 32° continually, but as little below as possible. If they could be kept at 30° regularly that would be ideal. You can keep the pips on your own place without the assistance of cold storage till the mid- dle of March, but they must not have made the least move before putting them in cold storage if the best results are wanted. I have no doubt very large growers keep them over summer in the original cases in which they are imported. 1 received from a New York importer in November last some valley which had been in cold storage all summer in the original cases, never unpacked. They had not started in the least and W3re put in the sand on December 1 and proved most satisfactory. A case (2,500) is rather a large quantity for the retailer to grow for his own trade, therefore adopt the plan first suggested and which 1 have found works well. W. Scott. Le.s'ox, Mass.— E. J. Norman is joyful over the birth of his first boy. Greenwood. Mass.— The business of Lowe & Baxter will hereafter be carried on by J, K. Lowe Jr. New Britain, Conn.— It is announced in the New Britain f/erald that Edward Eggert, the florist, has made an assign- ment for the benefit of his creditors. Montreal —Mr. Jos. Bennett has built on his new place at Lacbine two houses 150x18, one 150x16, and one 150x11. He has put in a 75-hor8e power boiler with a view to future additions. Low pressure steam is used. Roses, carnations and violets are grown. "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. 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. jjj^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO., NKW York salesroom: 138 & 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. fme'PllAII!IE'FDiBINGnOW[R , FOR EUTFLOmPS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Strawboard. Shipped Hat, packed 100 In a crate. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAOO. TELEPHONE MAIN 4718. IDeForesi&iy&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemunas, Valley, Violets, etc. 1024 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention American Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REAR OF 42 S. 16th STREET, CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., Cycas Leaves. '^S'"'' VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, •"•^"^ Chicago. Milwaukee, Wis. — At the annual meet- of the Milwaukee Florists' Club, held last Tuesday, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: J. M. Dunlop, president; W. Freitag, vice-president; A. Klokner, secretary, and H. Haessler, treasurer. The trustees chosen were N. Zweifel, W. Ellis and W. S. Scott. Bridgeport, Conn. — Christmas trade was about 25% larger than last year. Retail prices same. Supplyshort. Marked increase in the call for violets. Demand was exclusively for boxes of loose flow- ers. No bouquets or baskets. Owing to fine weather there was quite a demand for holly and immartelles for decorating graves in the cemeteries. Cut Strings, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, WfiOLESflLE GUT FLOWERS. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTHER SPECIAI.TIES : Florists* Supplies, Wire Desigrns, Balbs, Longr's florists Fhotog^raphs. Catalogues. Lists. Terms, etc., on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 140S PINE STREET, (Snccessor to ELLISON St KVEHN), «i^^ WHOLESALE ^€« 1122 mSTEi STUEET, (S't. IvO-ultSy Ado. A oomplete line of Wire DeilKiu. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 468 MILWAUKEE STREET, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Ellis & Follworth, WHOLESALE GUT FLOWER GROWERS' AGENTS, Dealers in Florists' Supplies— Wire Work. Introducers of the new Scarlet Carnation "LIZZIE GILBERT." Send for prices. :!8(i Uroaelway, MILAVAUKEE, WIS. Box 75. Phone 1278. 15 C«^iit8 per String:. SML' AX. from seed Hats. 20 cts. per lOU; 11.60 perim. H IVIIIIioii See West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. BOEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CIT"7. Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 570 The American Florist. Jan. 12. ITf^e ^eeil Uracje. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BUSHNELL, St. Louis, president; S. B. Briogs Toronto. 1st vice-president; A. L. UON, 114 Chambers ■treet. New York, secretary and treasurer. Am. Seed Trade Association. The Executive Committee of the Ameri- can Seed Trade Association held their annual meeting at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, New York City, on Friday, Janu- ary 4 — Pres. Bushnell in the chair. The special occasion was as usual the discus- sion and arrangement of the programme for the next annual convention. The committee also named Detroit as the location for the coming annual meeting, the time being already fixed under the by- laws of the Association as Tuesday, June 11, 1895. Pres. D. I. Bushnell of St. Louis pre- sided, and the following members of the Committee and of the Association were present: E. B. Clark, Milford, Conn. Wm. Meggat, Wethersfield, Conn. Jerome B. Rice, Cambridge, N. Y. C. P. Braslan, Chicago. J. C. McCullough, Cincinnati, O. W. H. Grennell, Pierpont Manor, N. Y. J. A.Johns, Sioux City, la. E. V. Hallock, New York. C. L. Allen. F. D. Wolfrom. Much regret was felt at the enforced absence of W. Atlee Burpee of Philadel- phia, and earnest wishes expressed for his speedy restoration to health. Sec'v A. L. Don gave his usual pains- taking attention to the literary work of the meeting. The Iowa Seed Co., ot DesMoices, are now in their new store, which is a three- story stone front building 44x133 feet. On December 19 they had an "opening" at which there were over 12,000 visitors. Each caller was presented with a package of sweet peas and a branch of holly. Their warehouse, about five blocks distant, is 66x132, four stories and basement. Aster seed is one of the scarce items this season, prices havingadvanced about 75%. Mr. S. F. Leonard is making a trip through Texas and the southwest. Expensive Christmas Bouquet. "Please send me a nice bouquet of roses for Christmas. Find 2 cent stamp for postage," was an order received by a flo- rist of St. Joseph, Mo. The letter con- tained a dime pasted to the order. An- other order was for one-half dozen M. Niel roses by mail and enclosed 18 cents to cover cost of roses and the postage. Our correspondent remarks: "Some of our western people are very fond of flow- ers and will have them at any cost!" For National Military Park. The house committeeon military affairs has ordered favorably reported the bill of Gen. S'ckles of New York, appropriating $100,000 for the establishment of a national military park at Gettysburg, Pa. Blacktown Philosophy. Some oeople are not satisfied wif suc- cess for demselves. Dey's constantly on- happy onless dey kin kill ofifdey're neigh- bnrs besides. We still make the best Catalogues in America. BED-LEHF LABELS... Why don't you use them ? Too big and ugly ? Not true now, for we've fixed up sizes and styles ; some in sheets like postage stamps, some on tags, some with "stickum" on. Price cut in half, too. Write for speci- mens to J. Horace mcFarland Co., HARRISBVRG, PA. # ONION SETS . ' SWEET PEAS Vaughan's Seed Store New York: 26 Barclay Street. ! CHICAGO: 146-48 W.WasWngtoii St. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. GoxSeed&PlantGo. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Seed Growers m NURSERYMEN. Contract Price List on application Florists' Seeds in the choicest strains, and Springbulbs quo- ted in our new Trade List for 1S95, now ready and mailed free on application. Address August Rolker & Sons, p. 0. station E, NEW YORK. When writing mention the AMERICAN FT.ORiaT. OSCAR KNOPFF&CO. Seed Growers, Erfurt, Germany, FLOWER. KITCHEN GRDEN. ETC. SEEDS. Lily of the Valley Bulbs, best qualities at low prices. Orders promptly executed. Medals awarded at World's Columbian Exposition, ChlcaEO. and Mld-Wlnter Exhibition. San Francisco. Sole Anents for United States and Canada: C. B. RICHARD & CO., 61 Broadway, N. Y. Trade Catalogue for 1895 free on application. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesble F lorists. ST. LOUIS, WIO. Mention American Florist. WE SELL SEEDS Florists' Flower Seeds and Sweet Peas a specialty. Highest quality. Special prices WEEBER <&, DON. Heert Merchants and Growers. 114 CliiiinhcrH Street, NKW YOKK. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now forit. Add,,ss JOHNSON & ^fdV.t?,, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelpliia. Pa. FLOWER SEEDS. NE^V CROP AND CHOICEST STRAIN. Trd. Pkt. SWEET ALYSSUM. oz. 10c 10c ASTER, in variety and separate colors 25c CENTAUREACANDIDISSIMA 25c GYMNOCARPA. 15c CYCLAMEN, large flowering, white, dark red. light red, mixed . . 50c LOBELIA, CRYSTAL PALACE COMPACTA and other varieties 25c MIGNONETTE, MAC>iET.oz. 60c 10c VERBENA, Mam. mixed and separate colors . . 25c SWEET PEAS. Named sorts. (Send for list.) Send address for our Annual Catalogue ana Spe- cial Gardeners' List of Vegetable Seeds; ready- eariy in January. W. W. BflRNflRD & GO.. store. 10 N. Clark St., Warehouse and OtBce, 186 B. Klnzie St., CHICAGO. CHOICE? FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Ota.*" Sj>^oi^lt>r, Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. CB^ Price List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 473 EAST 34TH STREET, Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK." FKOM JAPAN. — Btilbs, Seeds, Trees, Paling, Etc. FKOM AUSTRALIA. - Arauca- riag, Palm Seeds, Etc. FKOM CALIFORNIA. - BtUbg. Seeds, Trees, Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Stems. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue '94-'95. H. H. BERGER & CO.. (Established 1878.) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oldest and most reliable Import bouse. BULBS. Hulsebosch Bros. ENGLEWOOD. N. J. SELL ALL KINDS CHEAP. Mention American Florist. CEEDC ■ ^H Of all kinds, tree to name and fresh. ^1 ^1 ^^^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^^P 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois and Oregon Ave., Send formy New Catalogne, FREE. St. Louis, Mo. EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. List free on jipplU'Htlon. FRED. ROEMER. SEED GROWER, QUEDLINBORG, GERMANY. iSgs- The American Florist. 571 CUT FLOWERS. We have recently added to our list the product of a majority of the leading establish- ments of Niles Center, a district long famous for the excellence of its product. We are now bet- ter able than ever before to fill orders of a fine grade of stock in an almost unlimited supply. Supply and Deilia»]ld makes the PriC©, and as stock is now quite abundant we can quote very low figures on /^rT"t-iirlc5 ^^ ^''^ "'^ °"'y house that handles a fine stock Testouts, Bridesmaids, Meteors, Brides, Mermets, etc., extra fine. Perles, Roses r^ a -m Q ^innc Daybreak, Scott, Tidal Wave, Lizzie V.^cll llciLlOrio McGowan, Portia, etc., grown by car- nation specialists. TT'-.l-^i.^ Marie Louise and Lady Campbell, the product V lUiCUO of our famous Violet Kings. Bulbous Stock c'ssT an'r"!'"' ''''''' '"" of Cattleyas, Cypripediums and all other lead- ing commercial varieties. Lilium Harrisii extra fine. Asparagus plumosus "lyT-^i.* _ _ About February l we shall have in a magnificent J-N U LlCv^« crop of Jacqs. and Hybrids. This popular vine is always carried in stock by us. OUR MOTTO: Honorable and straigbtforward dealings with our patrons, both retail florists and growers. Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 and 66 Wabash Avenue, OHIOiVOO. 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 Li). 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. 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. ft.. sx3:E:xji%xxf<.:Ei, AVONDAI.K, Chester Co., PA. A PERFECT REMEDY fo FOSTITE, Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust, Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. FOBtlte,251b8. S2.00. Bellows. 13.50. Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. AZ AIiEAS. We pay the Express, And guarantee safe arrival. Azalea Indtca. 12 to 15 In., well set with buds, "."ic each. Azalea mollis. 5Uceach. Per KK) Geraniums, dbl and sirl.. mixed colors. 3-lDch 18 5U Begonia Vernon. 3-Inch 4.U0 4-lnch li.UO Genistas. 4-lnch li.OO Hydrangea Otaksa, 4.|nch 8 00 " " 5-lnch 12.UU S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists. a-11 Kobens St., IITICA, N. Y. Sweet Peas. BLANCHE FERRY BDTTERFLY PRINCESS BEATRICE. ALBA MAGNIFICA . . MRS. SANKEY KMILY HENDERSON ISA ECKFORD .... GLOXINIA BULBS. per tti. 8 .60 . ■• .60 1.00 100 ♦ 1.60 l.SO ■■ .75 Splendid French mixture, per 100, $7.00. OUR SPECIAL LIST OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS is now ready and may be had on appli- cation, CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 East 34th street, NEW YORK. SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSES, CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings and Plants. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N. Y. GaiGeoiaria iiubrida. strong plants from August sowing, of finest iridescence (own seed growinir). First size plants per 100, S5.00 Second size plants " 2.50 CHAS. ZEPNICK, Bay View, Milwaukee. 2 NEW CANNAS. CLARA PELEY— For description see adver- tisement in AMERICAN Florist of Dec. 29th. LOUISA PELEY— Dark leaves. large scarlet flowers. Also indo sed by Mr. Fred Kanst. I will send 2 Roots (one of each) by mail on receipt of $1.00. Only lOOroots of each will besold now. FUKT LEE. Bergen Co., N. J. You Can Get .■'s Seeds at your dealers^, as fresh and fertile as though , you got them direi t from Ferry's Seed Farms. IFerry^ ^eeds] are known and plautetl every- wliere, and are al^vays tlie l)e>4t. F^erry^s Seed Animal lor 1895 tells all about them, — Free, D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit,Mich. ROOTED CUTTINGS Geraniums all Selected Standard Bedders. Ten varieties, largely semi-double Scarlet Bruant, sold in assortment only. 812 00 per 1000 all labelled; IL-W per 100. bingle scarlets at S1.25 per 100 or 89.ro per 1000. Verbena, large collection of fine bright colors, all robust growers, $1 00 per 100. or $7 60 per 1000. Coleus. twenty best bedders, plenty of red and yellow. $B0O. Heliotrope, finest blue and white, at $1.2.5 per 100. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. Tuberous Begonias ~ Uritlin's .Strain) Medal awarded World's Fair. Finest strain In the World. - SEED, choicest single & double Mc A $1 esch trade pkt. BULBS, single varieties, from fl Oil per lUO. double ■■ " 111 00 per 100. Special prices on large quantities. Send for Descrlit- tlve liluslrated Catalogue. OASIS NURS ERY CO.. Woodbury Station. L I., N. Y. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 572 The American Florist. Jan. 12., Rahway, N. J. Rahway soil takes kindly to the carna- tion and the carnation takes kindly to Rahway soil. For proof of this take a look at the establishments of Mr. Saling and James Dunn. Mr. Saling will meet you at the door with a genial smile but a mild protest withal, for he is not satisfied with this year's results, which he says do not begin to compare with those of last year. In this his experience tallies with that of growers the world over, for every grower, however skillful and however watchful, is sure to get caught some- time. But, for all that, Bouton d'Or, Daybreak, McGowan and other favorites are looking well and Tidal Wave grows so tall and luxuriant that one would scarcely recognize it. The new Lena Saling is under trial here and is unsur- passed for color, vigor and general habit. At the other establishment above men- tioned will be seen a surprising instance of what a young man can do when he tries. The houses are in charge of Mr. Dunn's son Charlie, a young man of 21 who has personally planned, built, piped and furnished the entire establishment and now has a place which for neatness and general condition cannot be excelled anywhere. Here all the leading carna- tions may be seen at their best. Even the much condemned Uncle John — well, see how Mr. Dunn grows it and you will un- derstand what its introducers meant when they proclaimed its virtues. W. B. DuRie is another Rahway florist; that is, when he is not engaged in teach- ing the young idea how to shoot in Jersey City, where he is principal of one of the schools. Mr. DuRie's special problem at the present time is the violet question. If he can solve it, undying fame is his. Holyoke, Mass. Christmas greens weremoreextensively handled by Holyoke florists this year than ever before. The demand started in a week before Christmas and continued until the close of the holidays. All report a particularly heavy call for roses. E. H. Howland has begun theconstruc- tion of a large addition to his already spacious greenhouses. Next season Mr. Howland will make a specialty of roses and the improvements now in course of construction will give him increased facilities for carrying on this special feature. '. Florist Shaw assisted in decorating E. C. Taft's handsome residence at a recent reception held there, to which over 500 invitations were issued. The beauty of the floral arrangements were the occasion of many favorable comments during the evening. The Holyoke Horticultural Society at its last meeting listened to an interesting and ably written paper on "Wild and cultivated flowers," by Mrs. C. W. Ran- let. F. W. J. The American Florist ($1.00) and Gardening ($2.00) together to one ad- dress for one vearfor $2.50. Send orders to American Florist Co. Gardiner's Celebrated jl English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh lad Selialle. 87 i«r 100 11)», Special price on larger quarttitiea, John Gardiner & Co. rhiladelphia, Pa. k- -v^v^vw -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: "Your field-grown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — ll^ni. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid Assortmeut of leading varieties. Also £xtra fine stocl< of fotlo^ving^ ^rlll b« ottered at very \o\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 flowered. 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. 41st YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HARRISON 60., ?S?c"?f."T'S»*.".° PAINESVIILE, lake Co., OHIO. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.S0 per 100: $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. :ivo MJUssT oie i^irvi^Ej-w. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are tlie Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Our plants cannot be surpassed. J. Iv. rUTvLrOJV, :BloonciLSl3XArg:, r»£i. 100.000 VERBENAS. FOR SALE. Per 100 Per 1000 Cinnamon Viue, 1 year 8 2.00 Hardy Moonflower 3.50 J2r..00 Wistaria Magnifica, 1 to 2 feet 2 00 IS. 00 Acliillea. The I'earl, open ground roots '6 00 Coreopsis l.aiireolata " " 3.00 Kulalia llnivittata, 1 yearclumpa. .. ti.OO Hibiscus Crimson Eye, 2 years 4.00 Hyacinthus Candicans, 2 years 1.00 8.U0 Hemerocalli.s. double. 2 years, strong 2.00 12.00 *' Flava (Yellow Day Llly).2year8 4.00 Iris Ka^mpleri, fine sorts, mixed. ... 3 Ou " German.. In 12 fine, named sorts. .. (i.OO Lily KI eg:aiix, large orange red tlowers, free flowering. . 4 .00 Lily, Double Tiger No. 1 3.00 20.00 Montbretias. In 4 fine named kinds... 5.00 Pa'onies, 20 choice named kinds, good roots 10.00 Yucca Pilamentosa, Syears 4.00 Cannas. fine ml.ved sorts 3.00 Cooperia Pedunculata, str'ng bulbs 4.00 '* *• 2 year seed- lings, blooming size 1 .0!) Dahlia, mixed sorts, good eyes 3.00 GI»diolus ,^0 floe named kinds, Ganda- vensls type — 4.00 Gladiolus, mixed, light colors 1.60 10.00 Lemolne's Hybrids. In 20 fine named sorts. 2.00 12.00 Gladiolus, Lemolne's Hybrids. In 20 fine named sorts, second size, bloom- Idk bulbs 1.00 8.00 GlaI>- ninioth, best mixture of largest flowers 25 Vaughan's Mammoth White, .50 Double, extra cholre mixed 26 Drac^na Indlvlsa Llneata 10 Indlvlsa Indlvisa llneata latlfolla £cheveria Desmetlana. new. 100 seeds, $1.75 Euphorbia Heterophylla Geraniiiui, Apple-Scented, 1000 seed8.$1.2j 25 Kenilworth lTy(Llnarla Cymbal- larla) 25 I,obeliaSpecl08a. for hanging bask's .10 Crvstal Palace compacta 25 white Gem. compact 25 Emperor William, dwarf 20 Matricaria capensls, fl. pi., double white Feverfew 10 Maurandia, mixed 25 NEW YORK: 26 Barclay Street. IS 1(1 I .%) OS .20 in 10 .HO lift .10 10 .HO lU .25 f2.00 1.26 .50 1.00 3.00 2.50 2.60 .25 .10 .50 .50 .60 1.00 2.00 60 Trade pkt. oz. M imulus ModchatuB. Musk Plant. . . .10 Moschatus Compactua. dwarf 25 Mis:iionette Machet, select stock.. ;10 Gabrlele, extra thick spike 10 Giant Red. new 15 Musa rosacea, 100 seeds, 75c. Nasturtium, tall, mixed 05 dwarf, mixed 05 Oxalis Tropieololdes 25 Pansy, good mixed Chicago Parks mixture Giant mixture. i4oz., Jl.OO Trlmardeau Vaughan's International Mixture, W oz. Jl.50 For other colors, etc., see our Book for Florists. Passiflora alba 25 Petunia Uybrlda, single, extra fine mixed 10 Inimitable, blotched and striped 10 Dwarf Inimitable, for pots 25 Largre llowering, extra choice mixed 25 Superblsslma. finest strain 60 Fringed, finest mixed 50 Double large flowe Ing, best 1.00 Double large fiowerlng, fringed, the best strain we know of 1.00 Double fringed white 1.00 Pyrethrurn, Golden Feather 10 .50 Fern-leaved 16 1.00 Salvia splendens. Flowering Sage. . . .25 1 .50 Splendens, Clara Bedman. Bonfire. .25 Stocks, large tlnworlng dwarf Ger- man, ten WL'fk,s. white, pink, crim- son, light blue, dark blue, caoary yellow, each 25 l^^One pkt. of the above 6 for *1.20. Snowtiake dbi, white lor forcing. .25 Princess May, new, yellow, the earliest of all 26 Parisian Forcing, a new and very earlv sort, makes fine pot plants, white, pink and red each 25 Dwarf vueen. blood-red. a new sort, excellent for pots 25 1.20 1:50 Trade pkt. Smilax, new crop 10 Siiveet Peas, large flowering sorts.. AlbaMagniflca 10 Apple Blossom, soft pink 10 Blanche Ferry, best pink, forces .10 Boreatton, rich bronzy crimson 10 Butterfly, white laced with lavender .10 Cardinal, best deep scarlet 10 Emily Henderson, white, forces .15 Isa Eckford. pink, shaded carmine.. Lemon Queen, best yellow Lottie Kckford. white, blue bor- der Mrs Sankev. largest pure white.. Nellie Janes, pink, early true.. Orange Prince .15 .15 .10 .10 .10 .10 Primrose 10 Queen of England, white 10 Splendor, large rose shaded crimson .10 Eckfiird'8 ne\v Sweet Peas, Mixed, Includes besides all the above sorts at least 25 more kinds, .10 all colors mixed. 100 lbs.. Jiio.OO 05 Thunbergiii, mixed . .10 Torenia Kournlerl compacta 25 White Wings 25 Verbena Hybrida. fine mixed 16 Extra choice mixed 25 Mammoth 25 Candidlsslma. white 25 Deflance, brightest scarlet 25 Striped 25 Purple 10 "Vaughan's Best" Mixture, Includes besides all the above the Auricula colored and yellow leaved sorts, and Is the best mixture to be had 25 Fordhook Mammoth, new 15 Vinca Rosea, pink 10 Rosea Flora Alba, pink white eye. . .10 Rosea alba pura, pure white 10 Mixed 15 ■Wallflower, doub'e. best ml.xed 25 Earliest Parisian, new, blooms the first year, makes fine bushy plants; a splendid market plant. Vj^ oz..50c .25 lb. 4.50 .70 .60 .65 .60 .65 .85 .85 1.50 .70 .85 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .35 3.00 1.25 2.00 2.50 2.00 3.00 3.00 1.50 3.00 VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, .4e.sw°SlSS?.?s.„«. GREENHOUSES, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the beet new market sorts. fOc per doz. ; $4 per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years. 35c per doz.; J2 per 100. Ready for delivery Feb. lot. Also CYCLAMEN perslcum gteanteum. :it„-ln. SB.OO per lUO. GENISTAS. S-lnch pots, tine plants. $12 lo $15 per IHO. 8MLLAX, 2!^-lncb pots, Si. 00 per 100; $15.00 per lUOO. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. WOOD LABELS, of Superior Quality, for NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS. Best pattern of 2j^-inch, printed and wired. "Highly commended" at Convention American Florists at Atlantic City. ADDRESS BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. Mention American Florist Glirysanthemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), plants from 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen: $20.rO per 100. 50 at 100 rates. S. EDWARDS <&. SON, 478 Irving Ave., BRIDGETON, N. J. B:^"The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a good price. Mention American Florist. Zirngiebel's Seeds for Florists Early and Late White Aster. Giant Market and Fancy Pansy. Early Dwarf Double White Stock. TRADE PACKETS *1.00 EACH. P. ZIRN6IEBEL, Needham, Mass. Grevillea Robusta . strong 2^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. Siebrecht&Wadley, tlqzi sill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Floriat. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New &. Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A frrand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- servatory SANDER, St. A/bans, England. PiEONY BULBS. Large Clumps, $40 per 100. will divide into R to 5 parts. Every florist should have 100. They pay. Write for 1000 price. FOREST GLEN. ILL. ■«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. HENKT A. DREER, FtiUadelphla, Pa. Mention Ame^^piFlgrlBt. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of Larpe Flowering and Fancy PanBlef, fleld-grown. nice stoclcy little plants— cold frame size. THE FINEST STRAIN Is what every florist wants. I think you will find mine as good as tne best. Stock carried in cold frames, and orders filled any time. lUJ by mallHOctH: IIKIO by express $5 00: 5000 ¥20. h inest mixed seed of above Pansles. pkt.. 2500 seeds, $1 : per oz. J*j. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS. Wholesale Pansy Grower, IX)Ck Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants. EXTRA FINE STRAIN. 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. d. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties 80c. per 100; 17.00 per 1000 Heliotrope, tj varieties per doz. 20o New Giant Alvssum and Lopezta, '" 20c Cuphea I.,lava' and Claar Plant '* ^ Salvias and Martfuerlte " 20c Mexican Primroses and Ageratum '* 20c Coleus per 100 75c " 12c Postage Ic. per dozen. Cash with the order. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburgp III Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 25 and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. Horl.cult''u%"ltsu"!shmen.. ^OUTH ORANGE. H. ]■ E.G. HILL & CO.. wtioi6sai6Fiorisi)§ RICHMOND, INDIANA. 574 The American Florist. Jan. 12, Kansas City, Mo. Trade at Christmas was never so good as it -was this year. Prices way ahead of previous years. Am. Beauties $14 a dozen, Brides and Bridesmaids $3.50, Perles, Woottons $3, Romans $1, valley $1.50, narcissus same, carnations $1 and $1,25; supply about equal to demand, and of very good quality. All the orchid blooms in sight sold readily at $1.50 to $2 each (Cattleyas) as did azaleas at $1.50 each. There was also a good de- mand for cyclamens, primroses, palms and ferns. Decorating and floral work has simply been immense during the month of De- cember. All have done well, and many report it the best month in their history. The next meeting of our club will be at R. S. Brown & Son's January 11, at which time we will be able to get from the boys a better report of business. Quite a few have expressed a desire to become honor- ary members of our club, and are good patrons of floriculture. We have made no mistake in forming a Florist Club. S. M. Dutchess County (N. Y.) Horticultural Society. The widely scattered gardeners and florists of Dutchess county, N. Y., have long felt the need of an organized society, with a center where they could meet and become better acquainted with each other, discuss horticultural matters, promote exhibitions and otherwise advance the interests of horticulture. The first step towards attaining this object was taken at Poughkeepsie on January 2 when a number of gardeners and florists met and resolved to organize a society which 'shall be called the Dutchess County Horticultural Society. The following officers were elected: President. Mr. James Blair, gardener to Ogden Mills Esq., Staatsburg, N. Y.; vice-president, Mr. M. J. Lynch, florist, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; treasurer, Mr. James Sloan, florist, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; secre- tary, Mr. Wallace Gomersall, gardenerto Winthrop Sargent Esq., Fishkill-on-Hud- son,N.Y. The next meeting of the society will be held at the Poushkeepsie Court House February 6, 1895, at 1:30 p. m., when all gardeners and florists who wish to be- come members of the society are cordially invited to be present. W. Gomersall, Secretary. To Make Room. We have at least 80,0 Geraniums, all the leading varieties, grown in flats, ready for 3-inch pots, at $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. In all cases cash must accompany the order. Selection of sorts to remain with us. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. NEW VIOLET "THE CALIFORNIA" CHOICE SEEDS. PETUNIA GRAND. TIM. PL. PL. The larKCBliind liiiCBt slriiln c,t double IrliiKOCl and mottled l-etuiiloB to be bad. All who nee these Petu- nias «ay they are linest they ever saw. Extra. VERBENA ORANDIFLORA. ThlB Improved strain of Mammoth Verhenae Klves perfect aatlsfactlon to my many euntoniers. and Is Justly claimed the tlnest In cultivation; tloretsaii Ineli In diameter, in e.xtra larwe trusses, of finest C(jlors. CTCI.AMEN GIGANTEUM. A maKnltlcent collection of the tlnest ulant flowerlni; varieties; largest Mowers and best colors. Kach. per trade pkt. iic; :)pkts. i*c; I, pUs. 11.00. 1 will here thank my florist friends for the many let- ters of commendation received durlnK the past year. 1 .JOHN F. BUPP, Shlremanstown, Pa. Pitcher & Manda, Eastern Agents. Flowers cover a silver dollar; stems 12 inches long; color pure violet purple. "THE CALIFORNIA" has been in course of propagation for three years and is now offered to the trade as a TRIED STERLING NOVELTY. The prices have been placed so low that the plants can be bought in large quantities to supply the cut flower trade. "THE CALIFORNIA" will undoubtedly be the leading Violet next season. Last year a few thousand flowers were offered in San Francisco, and they sold for ten times the price of Marie Louise and Russian. This season tens of thousands of "THE CALIFORNIA" Violet have been placed on the market, and are being sold at four times the price of the above varieties. DESCRIPTION. Plant vigorous and absolutely Iree from disease; flowers single, immense in size; color violet purple (does not fade); fragrance intense; flowers borne on strong stems 10 to 14 incbes in length. Last season several hundred flowers were picked from a single plant. Delivery of plants will begin in February or March, 1895. PRICE. AS THE EASTERN AGENTS FOR THIS NEW VIOLET we are enabled to offer the plants at the same price as charged by the introducer in California, thus saving our patrons much expense and risk. We quote for quantities less than 100, 15c each; 100 to 500, 10c each; 500 to 1000, 7c each. We have investigated at a considerable expense all that has been said regarding its merits, and have found the above to be true in every particular. One local author- ity states that "The New violet is magnificent. Some stems are 16 inches long, the flowers very large." PITCHER & MANDA, (Incorporated) - »lxort Hills, IST. J. BUY VIOLET "LADY HUME GflMPDELL" From the original stock. Never had disease. Orders booked now for Spring delivery. Rooted Cuttings, extra selected, $3.00 per 100. Germania, splendid yellow; Souv. de la Malmaison, flesh. $2 00 per dozen. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100. CARNATIONS, M. huej:bi»ieji«. Some New and Rare P ants CANNA KOENIGIN CHARLOTTE— Most striking Nov- elty; strong established 4-inch pot plants, 810 per 12; $1.00 each. CAREX JAPONICA MARGINATA-Neatest of all orna- mental grasses lor ferneries or pot culture, 83.60 per 12; 3.5c. each. CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS GRACILIS-The very thing for fish globes, fern cases, etc. Don't grow over 18 inches; neat and compact. $3.50 per 12; 35c. each. ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON-Free and easy grower and blossomer, of most gorgeous color; very ornamental bedding \anetv. 83.00 per 12; 30c. each. PELLIONIA PUNCTATA-A fine creeper for baskets, jardinieres, etc. 81.50 per 12; loc. each. LYCOPODIUM CAESIUM ARBOREUM— Most orna- mental stove house moss. 4-inch pot plants, 82.00 per 12; 20c. each. CHRYSAfflEMlS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. 60L0EN WEDDING,) „„„„„„ NlVtUOi C by mail, QUEEN, 1 p°^'P^"* Absolutely Free from Rust or Disease. PRICES OF •il4 NOVKLTIES ON APPLICATION. The HARRISON H. GIVEN FLORIST CO. B. A. WOOD, Manager. DENVER, COLO. Address Mall to (HO Charles Bldg. DRACAENA DRACO— The true Dragon Tree. From 3-inch pots, $1 per 12: 86 per lUO; 15c. each. AGAPANTHIIS UMBELLATUS SUPERBUS— Thelarge flowering blue African lily, from 3-inch pots, strong, 86.00 per 100; 81.00 per 12. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII-$20 00 per 100; $3 00 per 12. Dark green, glossy foliage, very robust, and quite distinct from all other sorts. Address NAN2 & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. Primula Plants Surplus stock in 2 and 2^-inch pots, somewhat drawn, cheap at |200 per 100, to close out. Linum Trigynum. 2V2-inch, strong, dozen |1.50; per 100 $16.00. VAUGHAN'S GREENHOUSES, • P.O. Box 688. CHICAGO. YX If XT LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE V^ / & 1 1 THE HORSE IS STOLEN AAjyVXA- DO IT NOW. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application. EDWIN LONSDALE3 WYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill. PHILA., PA. Mention American Florist. ' JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A.. Saddle River, N. J, iSgs- The Am eric ax Florist. 575 W^HAT IS THOUGHT IN EUROPE OFTHE **P1J|| DHFI P14lfl '' New Chrysanthemum rnlLnULLr Tllll. THE CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION. To the Editor of the Standard: Sir — At the last moment 1 have received from Philadelphia six blooms of a magnificent new Seedling, incurved Japanese Chrysan- themum, named "Philadelphia," pronounced by the ablest experts to be the finest variety yet seen from America. They will be on view in the north gallery of the Aquarium until the close of the Chrysanthemum Exhibition. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Ranelagh Road, Kaling, London, W. Nov 7th. R. BALLANTINE, Chairman National Chrysanthemum Society. From the GAKliKNlNG WORLD, Nov. 17tli, 1894. CHRYSANTHEMUM 'PHILADELPHIA.' On Wednesday evening of last week, unfortunately some hours after the Flo- ral Committee of the N. C. S. had concluded Us labors, a box of chrysanthemum blooms arrived at the Royal Aquarium, which created a lively amount of Interest among the growers present. Tbe box, which had been sent by Mr. Hugh Graham. 1201 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. U. 8. A., containing six blooms of seedling Incurved Japanese chrysanthemum, "Philadelphia."' and which, notwithstanding Ihelr long ten days' journey, arrived In a remarkably fresh condition. Beyond a ifew bruises on the petals, the result of rubbing, they were as fresh as If cut but the day before, and Mr. Graham was awarded a sliver gilt medal of the S(.tclety for his Exhibit. It 1b a grand-looking flower, six Inches across, and In general terms may be described as a White Robert Owen; but unfortunately It is not a pure white, the tips of the petals being shaded with pale lemon or cream color. It Is said to be a cross be- tween Margaret Graham (Ruth) and Mrs. Cralge-Llpplncott. From the JOURNAL OF HOKTICULTUKE. Nov. 16tU, 1894. A NEW AMERICAN CHRYSANTHEMUM. ■PHILADELPHIA." It Is an unusual thing t<> nee blooms at an ex bl bit Ion of chrysanthemums grown 3.000 miles away, yet we think that Messrs. Cannell \ Sons once staged some Amer- ican blooms of Louis Boehraer at an Aquarium show just prior to Its distribution In England. Atany rate to Mr. Hugh Graham, of Philadelphia, belongs the credit of repeating the experiment with a marvellously fine Japanese Incurved raised by lilm. The flower, which he has named •"Philadelphia." Is a solid, massive looking, globular flower, as round as a ball, very large In size, and has deep, incurved grooved florets of good breadth, which are ribbed or veined on the outer face. The tips of the florets are rather sharply pointed, and the color is a clear whita, slightly tinted primrose at the tips. '•Philadelphia" has already received a flrst-class cer- tlflcate from ihe American National Chrysanthemum Society, and the flower ar- riving too late for the Floral Committee of the English N. C. S. to see. It was awarded a silver gilt medal by the Arbitration Committee. We congratulate Mr. Hugh Graham on being the first American grower to obtain this distinction. From the HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER, Nov. 14, 1894. What would have been the attraction of the day unfortunately arrived after the meeting was over. This was a consignment of blooms from the United States, through Messrs. B. H. Williams & Son, of Holloway. The flowers were of one kind a magnificent whlt« Incurved Japanese named "Philadelphia." The flowers bad borne the journey wonderfully well and were fine examples. Florets wonderfully sioutand broad, forming solid blooms six Inches In diameter, and as much In depth, in tact almost perfectly spherical. The florets were said to be tipped with yellow, but this was not apparent In tlie gas light by which we saw them. From GARDEN WORK, Nov. 2l8t. 1894. A FAMOUS CHRYSANTHEMUM. At the exhibition of the National Chrysanthemum Socletv, held at the Royal Aquarium. Westminster, on the flth. :th and 8th Inst., Mr. Hugh Graham, of Phila- delphia. U. S. A., exhibited a marvellously fine Japanene Incurved raised by him. The flower, which he has named ■Philadelphia." Is a solid, massive looking globu- lar flower, as round as a ball, very large In size, and has deep. Incurved grooved florets of good breadth, which are ribbed or veined on the outer face. The tips of the florets are ratlier sharply pointed, and the color Is a clear white, slightly tinted primrose at the tips. "Philadelphia" has already received a tlrst-class Ceftlflcate from the American National Chrysanthemum Society, and a Silver Gilt Medal wasawardedMr. Graham forthe flower by the Arbitration Committee of the N. C.S. From the GARDEN, Nov. 17th, 1894. A FINE AMERICAN CHRYSANTHEMUM. On the second day of the N. C. S. exhibition, blooms of a variety called -phllii- delphla ' were received from an American grower. Mr. Hugh Graham. This vari- ety, presuming our climate does not make any dmerence. Is destined to occupy a prominent place In our co]Ie<^llonH. After Its voyage across the Atlantic •Phila- delphia" certainly seemed none the worse, and it may be descrllwd as a very large Japanese Incurved flower with grooved, pointed flcireta of great width. The reverse Is ribbed and tbe color white, with a faint primrose marking at the tips. It has already been awarded a Flrst-class Certlttcate by the American Chrysanthemum Society, and the Engtlsb N. C. S. thought so bighlv of It that they awarded the raiser their Sliver Gilt Medal. Mr. Hugh Graham' may l>e congratulated on his enterprise In dispatching blooms for exhlbltlun such a distance; and he la cer- tainly the first American who has been awarded such a distinction. [COPY OF A CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLAND.] Magnificent New American Chrysanthemum "PHILADELPHIA." This Peerless Treasure is Absolutely Without a Rival. Mr. Hugh Graham, of Philadelphia, one of the most distinguished and enthusiastic tlorists in the United btates, the raiser of this juperb Incurved Japanese, despatched by special messenger six blooms, which unfortunately only reached us on the evening of the second day of the great exhibition, at the Royal Aquarium, November 7th, 1894; we had them immediately staged and brought under the notice of the Chairman and Committee of the National Chrysanthemum Society, and they unanimously awarded a Silver Gilt Medal. These blooms having been cut and packed for ten days, prove it to be one of the most lasting flowers yet raised, invaluable both to exhibitors and growers for market on account of the enormous size of its flowers. The flowers were of the finest globular form, six inches in diameter, and ot the most delicate creamy white, the tips tinged with sulphur yellow. The petals are purely incurved, with slight inflections to the right and left as in the Japanese. It has created the greatest sensation and received the highest awards wherever shown. We are pleased to state the entire distribution in Europe of this sterling novelty has been placed in our hands. Plants will be sent out simultaneously by Mr. Graham for America and by us in London, the probable date of distribution being March 1st, 1895. Price of plants, 7s. 6ll. each; six lor 42«. YOl'K OKDEKS .SHOUI.H l!K (JIVEN EARLY TO ENSl'KE THE PLANTS BEING SENT ODT AT THAT DATE. W^I1__1_^I.A.1S^^ 3c iCDlSI, Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, UPPER HOLLOWAY. LONDON. N. 576 The American Florist. Jan. 12, Indianapolis. Christmas trade was better than ex- pected. There has been, however, some complaints regarding the "staying quali- ties" of stock shipped in. The question is asked: "When flowers are received in such condition that they must go at once to the dump-pile should the dealer be obliged to pay for them?" Holly and green were largely used but not quite so freely as last year. The regular monthly meeting of the Indianapolis Florists' Club was held at the club rooms, January 2. Very little business was transacted. After reading the minutes, the newly elected officers were installed. A resolution of sym- pathy was tendered to Henry Rie- man, our popular president, who re- cently lost a child; he himself has been sick but is now all right again. After business was transacted, the social part of the meeting began. Several ladies and young folks were present and a splen- did lunch was spread by them. Several piano solos by our Prof. Walker, songs by invited guests and a very creditable sleight of hand performance, with danc- ing afterwards, kept the company together until a late hour. Owing to its being the evening after New Year's and a very busy week, many members did not attend, being completely tired out. The 9th annual election and meeting of the Society of Indiana Florists will be held in this city Tuesday, February 5. Mr. John Gird of Fremont, Nebraska, was in the city several days ago on a sad mission, bringing his wife's remains to be buried at beautiful Crown Hill Cemetery. A great deal of funeral work lately has kept white flowers down to a low notch. Violets are very scarce in this neighbor- hood, the dry summer having killed some and the violet disease many more. During a recent visit to Mr.Dorner 's place at La Fayette, Ind ., we found many things of interest. The place has changed much in the last two years, an entirenew block of greenhouses, airy, well arranged and of the newest pattern, has been erected, two beautiful new dwelling houses, an office and packing building and a naturally cold cellar for keeping cut blooms. But the most noticable feature is the arrange- ment of the grounds, laid out in proper shape, inviting to everyone entering. This is something that every florist should take notice of if he has any space at all; to lay out and keep it in good condition, adds beauty to the establishment and finds imitation. W. B. The "Night Watchman." I had an opportunity duringtheChrist- mas holidays to test the "Night Watch- man" invented by Mr. A. C. Rott and which was noticed in your issue of November 3. It is a valuable discovery, not only of use in the greenhouse, to tell when it is too cold or too hot, but it is available in a bed room or sitting room to let your janitor know what the tem- perature is, in any room of the house and "to govern himself accordingly." Springfield, III. Chas. E. Hay. Please mention the American Florist every time von write to an advertiser. PATENTC I Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. ^^^ 1 GHftNDLEE & GHflNDLEE.Vl/ Electbicai. and Mechanical Experts, Correapondence Solicited. Dimensions or this Box : 26 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 IncbeB hl^h. Two secttonB. This wooden box made in two Bectlons, one for each size letter, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manmactllie THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes IK-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent taitener with eacli letter. OUR HEW SCRIPT LETTER, Si.OO per 100. N. F. McCABTHT, I Addrett 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address ali correspondence to 1 Music Halt Piace. We bare a new FASTENER which we consider a decided sncceas. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost hy writing ns. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. nicely stained and varnlglied, ISxSOxlSi g^iven away with iirst order of 500 letters. A. Kolker & Sons, New York. M. Klce * Co., 35 N. 4th St., Phlla., Pa. F. E. McAllister, 33 Uey St., New lork. A. D. Ferry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New Vork. A. Herrman, 415 E. 34th St., New York. L,. J. Kreshovei , 193 Greenwich St., N. T. H. Bayersdorfer St Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St-, Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnnt Sts., Cin- cinnati, O. T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Klchinond, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1 133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. D. B. Long, Bufl'alo, New York. Huntington Seed Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Z. l>e Forest Ely & Co., 1034 Market St., PhUadelphla, Pa. Portland Seed Co., 171 3d St., Portland, Ore. A. HeruiHU, 415 E. 34th St., New York. Geo. A. Sutlierland, 67 l.romfield St., Boston. Welch Bros., No. lA Beacon St., Boston. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston. The Henry PhUipps Seed and Implement Co., Toledo, o: Bert Cokely & Co., 334 Church St., Phila- delphia, Pa. Walter A. Potter & Co., Providence, K. I. J. C. Vaughan, 36 Barclay St., New York. MANUFACTURER OF METAIi FLORAL DESIGNS AND DEALER IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 404-412 EAST 34th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. A First-Class Certificate of Merit Awarded for Metal Designs at Atlantic City Exhibition. SEIsTID I^OH, C.A.TjA.XjOC3-X7E. Atlantic Building. WASHINGTON. D. C. PALMS. 150,000 of all the leading va> rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEQRgE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St., CHICAGO. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 5 to 7 feet $8.00 per 100 4 to 5 feet 6.00 per 100 1 to 2 feet 3 00 per 100 CUARLKS .X LIXjAC. grown less than two feet high, from three to five branches, all well budded, at f26.(JU per hundred. Klehm's Nurseries, Arlington Heights, III. John Conley & Son, Manufacturers of 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Please mention the American P^lorist every time yoB write to an advertiser. H. BAYEESDOEFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Onr nenr Catalosfae is now out* tree upon application. M. RICE & CO.3 Fiorisis' %wM%. 23 & 25 N. 4tli St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for Catalogue.^^_^^^^^ 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, FOR DECORATING. I,AIIRKL WKKATIIINC. fine quality, hand-made *:i..'iU per lUU ydB. AIbo \V1 I.SON EARLY BLACK- BERKY I'LANTS, UM per lOW). OLIVKK I,. TRONKKM, V'lneland, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i3gs. The American Florist. 577 ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Cattleya Trianae, best variety. This well known orchid is offered free on board steamer at Savanilla or Cartagena, at |35.00 per case of 50 to 60 good strong plants. Cases meas- ure about 20x20x34 inches. Also: Catlleya Schrcederii at $45.00 per case Odontoglossum Crispum at |200.00 per lOOO (1000 will fill four cases.) " Luteo Purpureum at $175.00 per lOOO " Cuspidatum Platiglossum at $175.00 per lOOO Pilumna Fragrans Nobilis at $175.00 per lOOO (Of the latter 3 varieties 1000 will fill 5 or 6 cases.) If four or more cases of one variety are ordered at one time a discount of 10% will be allowed. CONDITIONS. All plants are packed in the best method with the greatest care and delivered to steamer in good order at buyer's risk and expense from port of shipment. In no case will the shipper be responsible for condition of plants upon arrival. All consignments must be paid for on arrival to Massrs. Theile & Quack, No. 7 Bridge Street, New York, who will tor- ward to purchaser. The best time for shipment are the months of January, March, June and August. four Cases, February and March. Small lots, less than EjA.iei^'S' oiei>EM«s i:ivx''iTEjr>. FLORA BOGOTA. G. KALBREYER, LA FLORA, BOGOTA, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA. Cut Flower.^ BOXES Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. %, 5-16, i/i, yi, }i, ^, 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. w Wk ^m EVANS* IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for Illuetrated Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS, Richmond, Ind. r»0 'K'OU KllVO'W . . THAT YOn CAN GET 20 GANE STAKES FOR I CENT A foot in length by simply using a sharp saw on a bundle of our best. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. 304 W. Madison St.. BALTIMORE, I\ID. yHY/tOBOi-'- ^....r.FSlSlOCK" ..CouNTRr-PRictslfKrLoK-pjcHNGSfcinr;;, ■ SouAm.is m U,5,»»mc«SC»N«o». '" ^?T»100U( C.C.ABEL & CO. P.O.Box 920. New York. FLORISTS' FINS. GLASS HEADS, IN BLACK, WHITE AND VIOLET. 54, 66 & 68 Warren Ave., New York How to Grow Cut Flowers. -A. FH-A-CTIC-A-Ij TE.E-A.TISE OIS" THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, And otlier Flowering Plants for Also, Greenhouse Construction, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. las A^oNRDE .Stj^ct- ••• CHICAGO* •• New Catalogue (No. 4) containing over 1,000 Orna- mental Cuts for Florist's use, such as envelopes, letter heads, bill-heads, cards, advers., floral desig:ns, etc., at from 30c. and upwards. Price of Catalogue 25 cts. (deducted from$l order). A. BLANC, Engraver for Florists, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE OUST. qaMf*^ Sold by S««dsiii«ii. Mention American Florist. THE ACME AJUSTABLE FANCY Metal Fot Label. "Patent applied for." Manufactured from decorated tin and brass, of neat appearance, will last for years: holds removable card board f( rnameof plant, always legible, protected from moisture by transparent Mica, yize, b% inches long. 1 Inch wide Send for descriptive circular. Tin Labels, price per 100 JS1.75. Tin Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 30c. Brass Labels, price per lOU. )S3.35. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rblker, 2t8 Fulton St., NEW YORK. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • Greenbonse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. ■R A C*f*C% P^r 10 lbs 50c; 26 lbs tl.OO; ■^•i^\j\j\f 501bs«1.50;1001bs$5.50. T^TTCS'P Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. ■*■* U » i ■ .^.e8crlptl7e Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODY, Evansviile, Ind. Mention American Florist. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week Waltham, Mass., Nov. 3, '94. I,OCKI,AND LUMBER CO., Loekland, Ohio, Gotth-mcn: — We have pleasure in informing you that the green- house you supplied the materials for is finished. The lumber was the best we ever saw, and everything stated in your specification sent. We must say the lumber was past our expectation, and hope to send you further orders. Yours respectfully, WM. SILMAN & SON. Green-House MateriaL The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. For circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Potterv Companv, 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.> Jersey City, K. 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 ot the firmofSipfle Dopffel & Co., and to introduce to the trade its successor. The Syracuse Pottery Co., which will be under the management of William Dopfiel 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 supplyjust 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. SYRAuUdE rUTTLnl uUi 403 North saima street, Syracuse, n. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. ■We v^ill 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 kliiclH of Flower Pots, etc. Maklnj; a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Semi for price list and samples (which will be sent free), uiifl we know yon will (I've us your order. J. Gi SWAHN S SONS} minneapoli's/iVIiiiD. When writing mention the 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. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent. ofT for cash with order. Special dis- count on larpe orders. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. IM-lnch pota, per 1000 i 3.U0 Mnch pots, per 1000 $22.00 •X :: 6 3.60 8 4.00 9 6.00 10 7.26 11 H.OO 12 13.80 14 16 60.00 76.00 per 100 10.00 16.00 20.00 40.00 76.00 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24th St., New York City, New York Agents. Mention American florist. 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Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANT, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade Press and the ChlcaKO Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; B.C. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. J. Stewart, Boston, secretary; H. B. Beatty, on City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual raeetlnf? will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemums— Work of the C. S. of A. . . 581 —Chrysanthemum James Comley (illus.) 582 — Chrysanthemum Mrs. Moses J. Wentworth . 582 Roses— Roses dropping their buds 582 — Classification of roses ,58;i —Mrs. Pierpont Morpan rose (illus.) 58:1 Violets 583 Carnations— Notes ... 681 — Dean Hole carnation (illus.) 581 Orchids— Cypripedium Isabelloe 584 Garden landscape 581 A New Year's revene 585 Single pipe heating . 585 Overhead heating with hot water . . . .586 Value of fresh palm seeds . 586 Water gardens at Clifton. N. J. (2 illus.) . . 586 Mass. Hort. Society 586 New York 587 Chicago 588 Boston 588 Philadelphia 589 Cincinnati 690 St. Louis 690 New Brunswick notes 590 Obituary — Samuel Muir 590 Campanula leaf-spot (illus.) 591 Catalogues received 591 The seed trade 591 News notes 596 Toronto . 598 Worcester, Mass ,598 Pittsburg 600 Washington 602 Wayside Ireland is the title of a delie;htlul little booklet (it would be un- fair to call it a pamphlet) by Mr. W. Bay- lor Hartland of daffodil faine. He de- scribes a trip from Cork through Conne- mara and Achill Island, describing scenery, agriculture and peasantry. Mr. Hart- land writes shrewdly of agricultural Ire- land, and no one can fail to admire his buoyant, light-hearted style of writing; it is a most interesting little book. Mr. H. L. Sunderbruch of, Cincinnati prints the S. A. F. telegraph code on the back of his cut flower price list. This is an excellent idea as it brings the code under the eye of the buyer at the right time. The Wo,ks)f the f# S. of A. Ed. Am. FLORiST:-^djiplaint comes that the judging unds^?ne auspices of the Chrysanthemum Society of America has been too severe, but, if we think of it, it is only what we should expect under the dogma of the trade. In spite of recom- mendations the majority of the judges was selected from the ranks of the trade, and in consequence nearly all the judging was done in their interests. Certainly, there appeared a desire everywhere to give preference to more refined flowers, but size and a stiff stem were the prime requisites. There must be a limit to size, and while we all glory in an immense bloom the general public includes a mul- titudinous variety of tastes. Already what is coming is foreshadowed by the fact that large blooms are grown at a loss, and those shrewd florists who put financial considerations first are growing medium sized flowers in less space, with better returns. Another indication of the future is that small specimen plants, in 6-inch pots, are easily handled, require less care, occupy very little more space, and bring more money than the largest specimen blooms. These considerations must weigh with thosewhogrow flowers for profit. For the last ten years the florists of the United States have been making a name for themselves among English growers. There have beenintroduced into European gardens many varieties of sterling merit. Up to now it has appeared that Ameri- cans must lead. Up to now we have profited by what has been their disad- vantage. Raising seedlings in England from English hybridized seed has been looked upon almost as an impossibility, but now it seems the vigorous constitu- tion of American raised seedlings has be- come the medium, making it possible to hybridize and save seed there. Special condition with regard to structure of houses suitable for this purpose, and car- ing for the plants during the ripening process, have been necessary, but it is a remarkable achievement, and is becoming a matter of some concern to the American florist. Mr. Shea, before theRoyal Hort. Society, stated that he had collected a quarter of a pint of good seed in a struct- ure thirty feet by twelve. Our misfortune is that it has been too easy. There the! difficulties to be overcome have added value to the results. With the care and methodical characteristics of the Briton the future of the American florist in this field is in danger. Now, here is the differ- ence. We have been going along one line only, as above outlined. They have been bringing all the classes along together. I think most growers and raisers will agree the limit has been reached with us. Now, we should turn, and there is no doubt the public will be with us and bring up the other lines. In most of the exhibi- tions boards have been discarded and, I must confess, few were, at first, more pleased than myself. But they havegone altogether, and now it is questionable whether we were wise in discardingthem. The result has been what few of us fore- saw — the stiff stem criterion. This sweep- ing elimination of the boards has trans- formed our exhibitions. I should be glad of a further expression of opinion. T. D. Hatfield. Wellesley, Mass. Little did we suppose when we wrote our last article on chrysanthemum cult- ure last November, and advised all in- tending exhibitors to keep their blooms at home rather than show them before judges whom they deemed incompetent, that we should so soon see an article like the foregoing. There has always been some little grumbling by disappointed exhibitors, ot course, but until quite re- cently very little has appeared in the press in this country. Mr. Hatfield, in commencinghis article, says that "the judgment has been too severe." Probably no better commenda- tion of the work that the gentlemen com- posing the several committees of the Chrysanthemum Society of America have done, coming, as it does, from one who exhibited seedlings, could be given to the public and to those who are dependent, to a great degree, upon the work of the different judges of the country to know in what varieties it will be for their inter- est to invest their hard earned money. The society is not for any one section of the country or for any one class of the trade. The private gardeners of the east, backed as they often are by unlimited funds, can afford every year to buy one plant of a number of inferior varieties and throw them away, but the majority of the buyers of the country are in the commercial line, and when they invest in a new variety are not satisfied with the trial of one plant, but buy of an Al vari- ety ten, fifty or one hundred plants. And the most critical judgment is what they deserve, believing that it is far better to advise the further trial of ten varieties than to give the highest award to one of questionable merit. Continuing, the article reads that "in spite of recommendations the majority of the judges were selected from the ranks of the trade." It chanced to be our lot, as 582 The American Florist. Jan, ig, president of the society, by therule passed last August, to be the appointee of those committees. We do not know from whom the recommendations came, but certainly not from the society itself or from any of its members. "The ranks of the trade" is a little abstruse, and may mean all who are in the profession earning a livelihood, or only those who are interested in com- mercial plants. We hardly suppose that the correspondent means the former class, for where should we look forjudges except in those who make the growing of plants and flowers their life work? And no disseminator would want to trust to the outside world, the best of whom only know but twenty or less of the most grown or most largely advertised vari- eties, and there are very few amateurs capable of filling this difficult position. If your correspondent means that the judges were selected from the latter class, all jw me to inform him that he is mistaken, and does not know the gentlemen on the several committees. In appointing the committees it was our endeavor not to have any one committee composed of any one class or branch of the trade, and to include in the whole all branches of the profession, viz., commercial growers, pri- vate gardeners, wholesale and retail flo- rists, disseminators and amateurs. In looking over the list of the several gentle- men comprising these committees we find there were five commercial growers, five disseminators, three private gardeners, one retail florist, one wholesale florist and one amateur. If all the cities were like Boston and Philadelphia, where there are scores of gardeners on large places well able to purchase every novelty, it would have been an easy matter to make up the committee of a majority of this class, but after leaving these two cities you must depend chiefly upon the com- mercial florist for good judges. Of the criticisms of the judges we can only say that we personally know them all to be men of the strictest integrity, each and every one knowing full well the good and poor qualities of a bloom for all purposes, and capable of performing the difficult task which they have been kind enough to do, giving time and knowledge gratuitously for the benefit of us all. And of their work allow us to say that we have received letters from all over the country commending the plan adopted and praising the work done. In closing allow us, as the president of the Chrysanthemum Society of America, to publicly thank the several gentlemen comprising the committees for the work which they have so faithfully performed. Elijah. A. Wood. South Denver, Colo. Chrysanthemum James Comley. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of a flower sent us last month by Messrs. E. G. Hill & Co., Rich- mond, Ind., and shows its charactervery well, but the camera did not clearly catch the peculiar marking of the petals. The color is a soft light magenta, with a hair line of white near the edge on either side of the petal. The distinct coloring and shape makes this distinct from any other chrysanthemum we know, and we believe this will be a very valuable exhibition variety. Chrysanthemum Mrs. Moses J. Went- worth. I have noted the remarks on this "mum" in a recent issue and am much surprised to have it termed "yellow Jap., style of Lin- CHRYSANTHBMUM JAMES COMLEY. coin." In the firstplaceif I know "what's what" it is hybrid Chinese — and no more resembles Lincoln than Louise D. Black. Its rich color is much like Lincoln and that is the only point in common. I also may add that in my opinion (I think I speak advisedly) it is justly entitled to the certificate given it at the Chicago flower show last November. On the judge's books it read "special mention," meaning the same thing. Groye p. Rawson. Roses Droppmg Their Buds. "C. L." and several others write that their Bridesmaids drop their buds, but do not state at what stage they drop. The general class of Tea roses, including the whole Mermet family, will occasionally fail to set their buds, though this does not often occur, and there are several causes which make them do it; one of the most general is insufficient air and sun- light at just the critical time, and it is generally most noticeable when the plants are to all appearance growing extra well, but when carefully traced down it will usually be found that the house in which they are growing has been kept a little too close, in conjunction with a little too much stimulant, either in the form of mulching or liquid, thereby causing the growth to be a little too soft. By watch- ing carefully the tfFect in this line in differ- ent temperatures and under various treatments it will be found that where the plants make comparatively slow growth this trouble never, or very rarely occurs. But where it is the reverse of this it can be found in some varieties more readily than in others, and more in those making apparently the strongest growth. When Cornelia Cook was grown exten- sively in this section it was very subject to it, particularly under such circum- stances as above. The best remedy we found was to give as much air as possible consistent with the health of the plants, and not water quite so freely as before, particularly in cloudy weather. Pure ground bone asa fertilizer, used sparingly, will also help to prevent this trouble, as its nature is to produce firmer wood. Of course care must be taken at all timesnot to give the plants a sudden check, asthat would be equally as bad as the other. It is somewhat variable in affecting differ- ent varieties; in Cornelia Cook the buds get black at a very small stage, generally when not larger than an ordinary pin's head, while in some othersthey get some- what larger and decaying. But no mat- ter in what stage it affects the plants it is very anno3ing, and I trust this will be of some value to "C. L." and others who are troubled in this way. For roses in general, where they have been growing and blooming freely up to date, as the days are now beginning to lengthen out a little another thin mulch- ing will be beneficial if the manure — which should certainly be well decomposed be- iSgs- The American Florist. 588 MRS. PIERPONT MORGAN ROSE. fore using — is not very strong. It would be better to spread over the surface of the bed or benches a very thin coat of pure ground bone, then cover this about half an inch thick with fine manure, and im- mediately the plants need it give the whole a good soaking of water, enough to thoroughly moisten all the soil; this carries the small particles of bone down close to the feeding roots where it does the most good. Of course all dead leaves, weeds, etc., should be cleaned oflf before applying the mulching, and as mtich air as can reasonably be given should be kept on the ventilators on all favorable days, and for all the general class of tea roses a mean temperature of 56° at night will give much better results than even two or three degrees higher will. Keep down all greenfly by the use of tobacco either in the form of vapor by means of steam appliances, or by stems scattered over the walks, etc. The smoke from fumigating in the hands of most people is usually very injurious to the quality of the flowers, though it is possi- ble to do it without injuring them under certain conditions; but those conditions must be thoroughly understood before attempting it, and as a rule it is only safe in the bands of those who have long practiced it, that is for houses where the roses are in full bloom, but it is perfectly safe otherwise. We have followed a sys- tem of vaporizing tobacco juice here for several years, and have been well satis- fied with the results. The modus operandi we gave in the columns of the Florist two or three years ago. Plants are like persons — look much better and feel more comfortable if kept clean. Summit, N. J. John N. May. Classification of Roses. There are not many rosarians who adopt the same method of classifying the rose, thereby causing a confusion that is increasing every year. Some simple method should be adopted which would clear away a great deal of useless mys- tery and complication. The person who has raised a new rose puts it into one class, while it has qualities that would consign it to a different one. To simplify the matter all roses should be placed in the following three grand classes: First: — Roses that have distinct and separate period of blooming and resting continually throughout the year, called by the French "Remontant." Second: — Those that bloom continu- ously throughout the year, without any temporary cessation or rest, called "Ever- blooming," as the Bourbon, China, etc. Third: — Those that bloom only once during the year, in the summer months, I would designate these as "Garden" or "Summer" roses, as the French, Provence, etc, I would subdivide the Remontant class as follows: Double Remontant, Semi- double Remontant, Single Remontant, moss Remontant, Polyantha Remontant or Daisy Rose. The Everbloomers I would sub-classify as follows: Double Everblooming, Semi- double Everblooming, Single Everbloom- ing, Tea-scented Everblooming, Climbirg Everblooming. The Garden or Summer roses to be sub- classed as Double, Semi-double, Single, Climbing, Polyantha or Daisy, Summer Moss. In classing new varieties the originator would have tocultivate the plantfor two or three years, also test itin varioussoils, etc., as roses often come out quite differ- ently the second or third season. This system of classification would not prevent those who admire the rose from studying its botanical peculiarities. Ex- amining the rose in all its parts is a very pleasing and interesting study. To do so we must observe ihecolor of the flower, form, fullness, size, fragrance, vigor, habit of growth, whether shoots are upright or spreading, joints between the leaf stalks long or short, number of thorns, thickness, color, strength, length, straight or hooked, leaf stalks and foli- age; if leaflets whether five, seven, nine or eleven in number, small or large, round, long, indented (serrate) or regular, glau- cous and smooth, curled or rough; bark, if green (dark or light), pale brown or red; hardiness of plant, floriferousness, etc. Geo. M. Stratton. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Mrs. Pierpont Morgan Rose. Personally I have great faith in this new rose of John N. May 's. In my opinion it speaks for itself, and will commend itself to growers and the retail trade. Its excellent habit, sturdy, stiff' stem and good foliage goes along with a large double finely shaped bloom of a rich, beautiful even shade of cerise red. It is a tone of color that is exceedingly brilliant under artificial light, and a pleasing color under any circumstances — also keeps well — in fact is very lasting as a cut flower. Be it a sport or what it may It most certainly has come to stay. Excuse "Silas Wegg" for "dropping into poetry," but all the same I like the rose. I do not think it should require any further test to decide its merits. If Mr. May has sufficient stock I feel quite sure the public is ready for it, supposing the holiday trade has left us any surplus to deal in first-class novelties. Grove P. Rawson. Violets. Mr. Wm. Scott gives several ways of growing violets in the Florist of Decem- ber 29. I agree with him that it is very difficult to a/zfoys produce a "first-class quality" of violets, but I think if growers would be careful to follow the example set by this flower in its natural state they would be fairly successful. As near as I can ascertain violets in their natural state grow (and produce the finest flow- ers) on rather low ground, or at least on rather heavy soil, and produce their crop in early spring when the days get warm and the nights are still very cool. From my present experience I would say that violets should have a day tem- perature of at least 60° for a few hours each day and be allowed to fall to 35° or 40° at night, and should never be allowed to get dry. I am satisfied that extra quality of violets can not be grown in a carnation house except during the fore part of the season, say in December and January. 584 The American Florist. Jan. /p, When the days get longer and the house runs up to 70° and 80° the blooms come small and plants stop budding. I think plants taken (either runners or divided crowns) in April or May and grown on in 2%-inch pots and planted in bench about Augustl, will produce more blooms than the field grown plants. But if not carefully attended to while in the pots or if allow to become pot-bound they might better be planted in the field. I wish to say this is notfrom an expert, so you may take it for what it is worth, but violet growers may as well know that "eternal vigilance is the price." Darien, N. Y. H. W. Harmon. Carnation Notes. There are but few growers who are not well posted about the propagation of carnations, but to those who have had but little experience a few remarks at present may not come amiss. It is the general impression that in the propaga- tion of nearly all classes of plants bottom heat is indispensable and that the carna- tion must have considerable, and that the sides of the benches must be boarded to the ground. This is unnecessary, for some of the most successful propagating I have ever seen was on a bench that had no heat under it and where the sun never shone. I believe the best house for cut- tings is what is termed a north-side house; that is one which is back of a three- quarter span house. Have enough pipes to keep the temperature 55° at night; the mercury should not go above 70° in the day time and 65° is better. Cuttings like plenty of air and light, but the sun should never shine on the bench. If you are obliged to use your main houses for prop- agating shade the cuttings but not to such an extent as to keep out the air. Our cuttings are made by simply pulling the side shoots from the flowering stems, and with the exception of Daybreak they receive no trimming whatever,-Daybreak foliage is naturally soft and is more apt to decay on the bench, and then as it is somewhat sprawling in its habit by trimming we can place the cuttings closer. Never allow the sand, which should be clean and four inches deep, to become dry, as you thus weaken the cutting; it is a good plan to wet the bench just often enough to keep it moist, and this should be done on a bright day. Some will ask: "How can you wet thecuttings in a north house and have the foliage dry off?" Simple enough; keep the beat on and open the ventilators. Many believe that cuttings rooted in May will produce better results than those rooted earlier; this may be true of some sorts, but Lizzie McGowan should be rooted as early as February 15 to insure a good sized plant in time for fall planting and a large plant of this sort is necessary to a crop of flowers that will be remunerative. This applies also to Albertini, Stuart, and in fact all of the late sorts, for they can not be pinched back in the lot later than July 15 if you wish to have flowers by Christmas. Of course McGowan is not a late sort but outside it is a slow grower except in a few very favorable localities. As soon as cuttings are rooted transplant at once into good rich friable soil on a bench if possible or in flats. I prefer the former as we can set the plants very close, leav- ing them for four to six weeks, when they can be reset into flats and placed in a cold frame and hardened off for early planting in the field; this latter point is very favor- able to the plant, for if set in the field before May it becomes well established before warm weather sets in. Never use a pot for a carnation cutting. It is now time to use manure water quite freely as the plants have undoubt- edly used up most of the manure that was in the soil, and it must be replen- ished. If we could only get some of that good old guano such as we got fifteen years ago for manure water. It did make plants jump; but as that is impossible take the next best thing, which I believe is night soil, cow or sheep manure, the latter in water or as a mulch. Do not stir the surface of the soil now as those little white feeding roots are in plain view and have come to the surface for something to eat, so give them what they want in the shape of a good mulch. Any well decayed manure finely sifted and placed evenly on the surface keeps it moist and loose, and you know this is necessary. Charles H. Allen. Dean Hole Carnation. We recently received blooms of this car- nation from John N. May, and were very favorably impressed by it. The color is a clear canary yellow, pencilled with car- mine at the edge. Flower good size, calyx long and strong, stem very robust. Mr. May tells us it is a very prolific bloomer, and it is certainly a most at- tractive flower. Cypripedium Isabellse. {C. Spicerianum X C. niveum). The seed from which this plant was raised was sown July 6, 1889, and its first flower opened in December, 1894. about five years and five months from the time of sowing. This hybrid is well inter- mediate between the two parents; if any- thing, the niveum blood seems to pre- dominate. The leaves are lanceolate, thick, beautifully marbled; the scape is 6 inches long, covered with short down; bract is long, lanceolate, adhering to the ovary which is hardly thicker than the stem. The flower is well proportioned; dorsal sepal broad, arching, white shaded pink and with a deep purple line in the middle; lower sepal smaller, oval, whitish, petals rather broad, undulating, white shaded and lined with pink; lip rather long, rounded, delicately shaded pink on white ground; staminode hexagonal, prominent, white with a lilac dot. This handsome hybrid was raised by George Williams, Wbitinsville, Mass., and exhib- ited before the Massachusetts Horticult- ural Society on December 8, when it received a silver medal. Garden Landscapes. It has been my intention to offer a few remarks on the artifice of garden land- scape as a pendant to the various plant- ing lists published during the jear for the use of the florist. I suppose gardeners generally will agree that much of the work being done is capable of improve- ment, both as to conception and the col- oring of the ornamentation. Very much has been written in the most facile lan- guage on the analogies of painting, architecture and landscape gardening. These writines are often delightful and instructive, and I am sure I have often profited and even now profit by the best of them, but I cannot blind myself to the fact that they are often overstrained, inasmuch as the painter founds his con- ceptions or copies his studies outright from the very materials that the gardener has familiarized himself with from infancy, while the architect from the earliest dawn of civilization has gone to nature for all that is best in his forms and ornamenta- tions. It is not that either of them excel the gardener in a knowledge of forms, but that they sometimes pay more attention to harmonizing them that we see them occasionally excel in design. Where they fail, and fail absolutely as a rule, is in their want of progressiveness and contin- uity. It is not only necessary to paint a picture or wash a landscape plan and place the material on the ground, but its development must be tended from year to year, or everything but the bricks and stones and gravel will grow away (and far away) from the ideas of the mere map maker. It was the superior taste, the knowledge of material and of ultimate effects that made the conceptions of Marnock and Gibson what they were, and the constancy of their supervision that prevented their obliteration, for landscape gardening is a progressive art. Given the taste and knowledge, which a florist is far more likely to possess than an architect or an engineer, and the method of producing a garden landscape ought to be simple. First then as to ma- terial, don't spoil your garden by plant- ing new and untried things; try them or watch your neighbors try them; don't plant sweet bays and English laurels and Scotch brooms by scores where they will be frozen in a year or two, and spoil the picture. Don't listen to the nurseryman who thinks of nothing so much as selling a big bill of trees. Prepare your ground honestly and well, manuring and subsoil- ing where necessary, and with your grass growing or prepared for think calmly how you can best embellish it. Do not, I pray you, fall into the common error of supposing that the vile ribbons of gravel, dirty yellow or dirty blue, or dirtier brown or white, are embellishments to a surface of nature's green grass. Use them only where you obviously must. You will find customers in plenty who know more about these things than you do who will point triumphantly to the "line of beauty," and you can't agree with them, but where your advice is sought you can do much towards a better taste. Man has gone as far as be can in imita- tive building. The earliest examples of Gothic I have seen were borrowed directly from the skeleton of the elephant or the buffalo. Later the trifoliations were as manifestly borrowed from the leaves of the field, and the best of the decorations from its starry flowers, or its rayed sun- flowers. This architecture in its best examples is always pleasing, because in its pinnacles and its terminals its concep- tion is manifestly material. But nowhere in nature can you find any warranty for transferring such gridironing and curv- ing to the ground. The very cows when they must make tracks often make more direct ones than you do, and more pleas- iSpj. The Americax Florist. 585 DEAN HOLE CARNATION. ing in their curvatures because more ob- vious in their reasonabless. Your best work then will depend not upon transferring fanciful lines from a paper plan, but in taking the very best and choicest of material objects and so grouping them that they will not only be nature, but nature mended and assisted by the exclusion of weedy and gross com- petitors. With your smoothest foreground of grass the success of your work and its permanency will depend primarily upon the knowledge with which you select and the taste with which you group your trees and shrubs and plants. So far as outlines go you may often assist your understanding by taking a few of the leading forms of leaf, the horse chest- nut, the liquidamber, the various maples and ash, and arrange them on the mar- gins of your writing table, not to be servilely copied, but to give you hints as to what a projection or a recess should be, and howarranged. Remember always that the basis of all your best works must be single plants or trees, and groups of such plants and trees. It is impossible to give rules; every piece of ground requires different treatment. But the obvious blunders may easily be avoided. The whole "frame" of ground should never be filled as you fill your wire frames; it is only the ''groups" which may be so filled, and the proceeding is similar, sub- stituting plants and shrubs for a ground- work, and the smaller flowering trees, sparsely used, as the projecting embellish- ments. The common shade trees of the nurseries should be but little used indeed in your urban preserves. Their place is along the sidewalk in the large park or in the forest. It is but rarely that a city or suburban lot has room for the develop- ment of more than one or two of them. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. A New Year's Reverie. The beginning of a new year is natur- ally a time for reflection. It is well to look carelully over the record of the year just gnne, and see what we have accom- plished; what mistakes we have made, where opportunities have been neglected and to what degree we have made ad- vancement, so that with the light of its experiences to guide us we may plan wisely for the year to come. As the incidents of the past twelve months pass in mental review before us we are duly impressed with the fact that no year is ever all sunshineor allshadow, but that each in its progress is sure to bring us a fair proportion of prosperity as well as adversity and that he is hap- piest who can most fully adapt himselfto both phases, enjoy the fun and relaxation which may come in his way, and thus equip himself to bear up all the better under the burden which the serious side of life imposes. The florist, perhaps more than any other man, should be athorough philoso- pher. He must not get discouraged if everything is not yet perfect, ever bearing in mind that although harassed by rust, nematodes, Greeks, anthracnose, hail storms, Dutch bulb men, sow bugs or what not, yet many keen delights of which the uninitiated have no conception are ex- clusively his. Who candescribetheintense pleasure experienced in watching one's own seedlings, as one by one theycometo maturity; the day dreams and night visions of the fortune that lies hidden in those slowly developing buds which like the "watched pot that never boils," seem to take an eternity to open? And then the fun of naming thenew comers, search- ing through the dictionary for appropri- ate titles that have not already been seized upon by somebody else. And the enjoyment of contributing to some other grower's prosperity by investing one's good money in their much lauded novel- ties, with the prospect that said novel- ties may go to the dump after one sea- son's trial, on the principle that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." And the seedsman — why his life would scarcely be worth the living were it not tor the everlasting recreation of maintain- ing a sharp watch over the other fellow, and the satisfaction of spending last year's profits on gorgeous pictures for next year's catalogue. One vear ago the outlook was anything but cheerful; much anxiety was felt as to the effect of the pre- vailing business depression upon the flower trade, and predictions of misfor- tunes which were to provide the sheriff with plenty of employment were in the air, while the most sanguine could only hope for the best. But in spite of dire pre- dictions we have managed to pull through. It has not been the best year we ever saw, but then it might have been so much worse. As a body we are more numerous than ever before. We are grow- ing in numbers and importance, green- house building has continued with but little abatement and progress is apparent wherever we look. As to the future we need not despair. A more hopeful feeling is abroad in the land and the croakings of a year ago dis- turb us no more. To press onward and upward should be our aim and with this in view we need have no solicitude as to the final outcome. Year by year we see the buying public becoming more and more discriminating. We must keep pace with them. Old methodssatisfy them no longer so it's time we should drop them and catch up with the head of the profes- sion. Then at the close of another year we can look back upon our record 1895 with deep satisfaction and pardonable pride. W. J. S. Single Pipe Heating. I see by the Florist that several firms at St. Louis are changing to the single pipe system of steam heat with good results. We put up four houses last year and piped them on the single pipe plan, and we have had enough, to say the least. Possibly we put them in on the wrong plan, but we followed instructions closely. The is no trouble in getting the ste&m to circulate nicely when the pet-cock is opened at the upper end of each pipe, but the trouble is when there is 10 to 20 pounds of steam, which often happens. Every pipe is hot from 10 to 50 feet at the lower end, and what are you going to do about it? There is no valve to shut off the steam, and you have 6 or 8 2-inch pipes full of steam for -tO or 50 feet when 686 The American Florist. J' an. only one is wanted. We all know how a pressure of steam will press back the air; as some one has put it, it is a valve- saving, coal-eating sjstem. How do the St. Louis brethren handle that part of the system? It certainly is simple, too simple, I am afraid, for you have no bridle for your beast. Besides, by hav- ing your flow pipe running up one end of a block of houses and the return coming back (especially when houses are stand- ing in a block by themselves, away from a shed) the return and flow pipe heats the ends, which is generally a weak spot. We changed it, so our flow pipes are all under the benches, and they all return to the boiler through one 2-inch return pipe. We use a %-inch valve to feed our 2 inch pipes. Let us have some more light on this system, although I don't think we would be tempted to return to it. T. C, Joy. Nashville, Tenn. I do not know how the houses referred to were piped, but presume they were correct, as they say they followed instruc- tipns closely. The real trouble was at the boiler end of the system, and is ex- plained when they state that they carry from 10 to 20 pounds of steam. Now I am not prepared from experience to say what that amount of pressure would be on pipes filled with air if kept up con- stantly, but would expect it (the steam) to unite with or displace the air entirely after a reasonable time, and that appears to have been the case in this instance. Judging from Mr. Joy's remarks they have no way of controlling the amount of steam or pressure desirable, and ask "What are you going to do about it." 1 can only answer from my own experience. With automatic dampers I find no diffi- cultv in controlling the amount of steam needed , and in my case from 2 to 5 pounds is all that is ever carried. In fact my steam gauges oftener stand Ito 2 pounds than above that, and they work very smoothly. I have two boilers, and for winter use they are connected and run together, but in spring and fall they are disconnected and either one run sepa- rately, thereby economizing fuel and reducing pressure as the number of pipes are reduced. I think the best results are obtained both in service and economy by low pressure in this system, and pro- visions should be made to secure it. Thos. Franks. Overhead Heating \A^ith Hot Water. I was quite interested in your article from J. P. Ring in the Florist of Novem- ber 3 on overhead heating, or ratherover- head feeding, as I have been using the system in three of my houses, and sup- posed I was alone in it. I think I am alone in one respect, as I am using hot water instead of steam, and think it, from its operation, to be the best system of piping I have ever seen or tried, espe- cially for hot water, and don't see why it would not be the same for steam. 1 am heating aboutlO.OOO feetof glass, a large shed and my dwelling by hot water from one boiler, and in three of my houses am using the system of piping overhead as described by Mr. Ring, but differine somewhat from him. In one house 50x10 even span (carnations) I use one IViinch pipe overhead each side of the path or walk, and return with four 1-inch pipes undereach bench, eight in all, and at the end of the house one ll^-inch pipe returns all these to the boilers, dis- tant about 75 feet. One li^-inch globe valve at the boiler operates this house, and one 1-inch globe valve at return end of each bench enables me to run either bench or both as desired. The valve at the boiler controls the heat in this house without going into the house except to ventilate, and I can tell by the valve how much heat the house has. One complete turn of the wheel of the valve will heat one or both of the overhead pipes to the end of the house without heating under the benches, so that in mild weather the moisture and chill of the house can be controlled without heating under the benches. I have another house 60x20 (three-quarter span) with two li4-inch pipes overhead on top of each other on the posts supporting the lowerside of the middle bench, returning with fourlVi inch pipes under each bench (the lower and middle one) eight in all. This brings the overhead pipes about midway of the longer span (facing east) of the roof. At the north end a lV4-inch pipe returns all these pipes to the boiler, about 25 feet. A valve 114 inches at the boiler operates this house same as the carnation house. The benches in this house are about on a level with the top of my boiler, and yet one turn of the wheel of the valve will head the overhead pipes to the end of the house without heating under the benches, and on a night like last night (December 5) about 10° below freezing, a fire at 10 p. m. runs the pipes until about 4 a. m. without changing the valve, the over- head pipes taking the chill off the house and keeping the glass more clear of frost not so much drip is experienced in the morning, and as "mums" are grown in this house its benefit can be imagined. Another house 80x20 even span (and connected to my dwelling) has one 3-inch pipe overhead about midway of the east- ern span of the roof, and runs to my dwelling. Six H4-inch pipes drop from the end of this pipe into my cellar and are carried under the joist and come up in different rooms into Jradiators, passing back into the cellar, and returning to the greenhouse, coming up under the three benches, and are then carried through this house in four 1-inch pipes under each bench — twelve in all — while at the end of this house two 114-inch pipes return these to the boiler about 60 feet distant. Two Hi-inch valves at boiler control these pipes with two 1-inch valves at return ends at the greenhouse. This 3-inch over- head pipe is hot all the time, but with the two 1-inch valves and the boiler valves can heat the house and return all through the greenhouse through a li/4-inch pipe (as one bench has three 1-inch pipes and one IViinch pipe) without heating the greenhouse except bv the 3-inch over head. In severe weather this pipe (3 inch) keeps the roof clear of frost and controls the moisture, but not any more than the two IVi inch pipes in the other houses. I like it very much and would if erecting a large plant pipe every house overhead with small pipe — IVi-inch or under — and return under the benches with 1-inch or IVi-inch pipe, especially if using hot water, and that would be my heat. Have tried steam, and — well, throw the mantle of charity over it and call it a mistake. A. T. Hoyt. Value of Fresh Palm Seeds. The latter part of November I received a consignment of five thousand freshly gathered seeds of Livistona rotundifolia from Demerara, S. A.. They are now ger- minating, after being planted but six weeks. I have others planted way along last spring that are still at it; of course, they were not a fresh article but may grow like canna seeds past their primi — "after many days." Livistona rotundi- folia is a diamond of the first water, does beautifully on the continent and is a thing of beauty in the pubhc parks and gardens. It is also an easy and quick grower in tbis hot moist climate, and ripens seeds abundantly. The Botanic Gardens in Demerara are much the finest in all the tropics, an exotic Kew out of doors. Arecas make magnificentclumps. Livis- tona glauca is a sight to behold, as well as hundreds of other species, added to the seventy native varieties in habitat. Taking it all in all, you have a palmetum glorious to behold; theshimmering frond* of the noble Eta interlace with the bronze green cocos — the tall graceful euterpe towers high above the spreading Koke- rite and martinezia — and so on, ad infini- tum. But why rhapsodize when it only makes one restless to leave frost and snow for the dear sunny south. I mucb prefer to study nature than "work her"; however business is husine sp. Grove P. Rawson. Water Gardens at Clifton, N. J. The lily ponds of Wm. Tricker & Co. at Clifton were during the past season vis- ited by thousands of people, to many of whom doubtless this was the first illus- tration of the possibilities in aquatic gar- dening and the almost incredible results that may be accomplished in the trans- formation of a tract of worthless, boggy and unsightly land into a spot of surpass- ing loveliness. In our issue of August 2 we gave some account of the enterprise which is so well illustrated in the photographs presented in this issue. The pictures speak for themselves; the Victoria regia, nymph- seas and nelumbiums, the luxuriant bor- ders of bog loving shrubs and herbaceous plants, the clumps of noble grasses, form a most beautilul and attractive scene,, and it is not surprising that it drew crowds of admirers. The piece of land utilized for this water garden was originally about as uninvit- ing a piece of bog as could be imagined. The several ponds are divided off so as to suit the requirements of the different spe- cies of plants grown, arrangements for heating the water and giving protection in cold weather being provided for the tender and half hardy sections, but the greatest attention is paid to those varie- ties which are entirely hardy, and to increasing the list of novelties in this line, Mr. Tricker's paper on acquatic plants read before the Society of American Flo- rists at Atlantic City was a mose useful contribution to aquatic literature, and all those interested in water gardening: are advised to peruse it carefully. Mass. Hort. Society. In addition to the regular appropria- tions for premiums at the exhibitions throughout the year the Mass. Hort, Society offers very liberal prospective prizes for new fruits, flowers and vegeta- bles. These include a prize of $100 for seedling native grape, $60 each for seed- ling pear, apple and hardy grape; $30 for strawberry; $40 each for cherry, rasp- berry, and other fruit. In flowers $50 each for seedling rose, camellia. Azalea indica, tree pjeony, hardy rhododendron^ herbaceous paeony, hardy azalea, chrys- anthemum, single flowered tuberous begonia, and other flowering or foliage plant. In vegetables $30 each for early potato, late potato, and other seedling iSo^. The Am eric ax Florist. 587 A CORNER OP THE WATER GARDENS AT CLIFTON. N. J. vegetable. The schcduleco.iditionsunder which these prizes may be competed for may be had on application to Robert Manniog, secretary, Horticultural Hall, Boston. The following program of meetings and subjects for discussion for the season of 1895 has been issued: January h. Annual address by the president. January 12. Days with our birds (illustrated). by Mrs. Kate Trvou, Cambridge. January lil Flower pots and their manufact- ure, by A. H. Hews, North Cambridge. January 26. Fungus diseases of ornamental plants, by Professor Byrou D, Halsted, Botanist and Horticulturist at the New Jcsey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, N. J. February 2, Hardy plants and shrubs and their arrangement, by J. Wilkinson Elliott, landscape architect, Pittsbuig, Pa, February 9. Glass houses, their construction and healing, by Henry W. Gibbons, of Hitchings & Co., New York. February 16. Economic entomology in relation to tree^. shrubs and plants in parks and private grounds, by E. B. Southwick. Entomologist to the New York Park Department. February 23. Experimental evolution amongst plants, bv Professor L. H, Bailey, Cornell Uni- versity Ithaca. N. Y. March 2. A talk on gardens, by D, H, Coolidge, landscape architect. Boston. March 0, Budding and grafting, by Jackson Dawson. Arnold Arboretum. Jamaica Plain, March 16. Tomatoes, by Professor W. M. Miin- son, B. S.. Maine State College Agricultural Ex- periment Station. Orono. Me. March 2;^. Edible native fungi, by John M, Kiuney. Bo-ton. March .SO, Commercial fertilizers as applied to horticulture, by Professor W. H. Jordan. Director of the Maine State Agricultural College Kxperi- raent Station, Orono. Me. Our trade directory and reference book (or 1894 contains 270 pages of informa- tion of real practical value to every one in the trade. Price $2.00. New York. The meeting of the Florists' Club on Monday evening, January 14, was a veritable feast of felicitation and congratu- lation. The first exercise on the program, retiring president O'Mara's valedictory, set the pace for everything that followed and good nature prevailed throughout. Mr. O'Mara spoke of the pleasant fea- tures of his year of service; hehad always tried to do his best and if errors had been committed or he had offended anyone the fault was of the head and not of the heart. He congratulated the club on the material progress made duringtheyear justpassed and complimented especially the commit- tee intrusted with the club's interests on the trip to Atlantic City, and the essay- ists who had contributed to their enter- tainment and profit, referring pleasantly also to the trip to Oakdale and the hos- pitality extended by Mr. J. H. Taylor on the occasion of his smoker. President-elect Chas. H. Allen, being escorted to the chair, thanked the club for their confidence and kindness, express- ing his appreciation, of the high honor conferred upon him in selecting him to preside over a body of men which has no equal in this or any other country in respect to the lines of business represented, and which although originally started for social purposes mainly has now be- come a power in the land and a great educator in many ways. He asked the hearty support of its members for the officers and committees, promising that active steps would b? taken towards assuring a fall exhibition and perhaps small free monthly exhibitions as well. He advocated the enrollment as honorary members of gentlemen who from their position orattainments should he deemed entitled to the honor and at the same time lend prestige to the organization. The vice-president elect C. G. Weeber. Treasurer C. B. Weathered, Secretary John Young and as many of the trustees as were present were then severally pre- sented to the club, each promising his best efiforts in the year to come. The treasurer's report showed the club to be financially in good condition and from the report of the secretary it was learned that the list of members in good standing had increased from 149 to 185 during the year; also that there had been two deaths in the ranks, L. Fremin and T. L. Russell. The proposed amendments to the bv-Iaws were adopted and Messrs. R. M. Grey, A. Wallaceand Chas. Webber were appointed as the entertainment committee for the coming year. The pre- sident announced that at the next meet- ing the subject of the disease affecting Harrisii lilies would be fully discussed. It was also announced that meetings would hereafter be called to order promptly at 7:30 p. m., regardless of the number present. An invitation was extended by Mr. H. A. Siebrecht for the club tovisitthegreen- houses of Siebrecht & Wadley at New Rochelle for the purpose of inspecting the new rose Belle Siebrecht as growing there, and it was voted to acceptthe invitation and go in a body on the train leaving the Grand Central Station on Wednesday, January 23, at 12 o'clock noon. Two 588 The American Florist. Jan. /p, large vases of this rose were exhibited on the table. Votes of thanks to the retiring oflBcers, also to Mr. J. N. May for his services in staging the club's exhibit at the Philadelphia chrysanthemum show were unanimouslv passed. The Very Rev.' S. Reynolds Hole and Mr. W. Bayard Cutting, being proposed for honorary membership, were duly elected by acclamation. The meeting of the Bowling Club on Monday afternoon was a rouser and much enthusiasm prevailed. Kepplerwas as usual a wonder in making difficult spares, Hafner and KoiTman scored their customary record at either talking or making a noise, Doran and Burns were always readv to "go you a quarter," and Asmus had fun at everybody's expense. At the business meeting Alex Burns pre- sided with firmness and dignity, six new names were added to the roll and a vote was passed inviting the Flatbush Bowl- ing Club to meet the New York aggrega- tion in a friendly contest on Monday, February 4. Cut flower trade has been anythingbut satisfactory during the past week. Prices on many kinds of stock have been ruin- ously low. Violets have perhaps suffered the greatest set back and the figures now realized are not more than one hall what the growers looked forward to. There are hopeful signs that the worst is past now, however, and that while prices in general are apt to rule low yet there will be a gratifying demand and a market for most of the good stock that comes in for the next six weeks. But fancy prices for anything are plainly out of the possibili- ties. At W. L. Swan's Seawanhaka green- houses at Oyster Bay there is a seedling canna which promises to be a leader in the dark foliaged section. It has been named The Professor in compliment to foreman Jas. Clark, who is familiarly invested with this title by his good natured employer. An immense quantity of bedding plants are grown and used on this place, which is beautifully located on one of the most attractive spots on the northern Long Island shore. Crotons have proved exceedingly valuable and satisfactory here as bedders, coloring up grandly in full exposure to the sua. The greenhouses are lighted throughout by electricity. Robert J. McCullough, late of 82 Mon- tague street, Brooklyn, has disappeared, leaving his wife and anumberof creditors to mourn his departure. Frank Millang is doing a fine business at the 34th Street Market. His innova- tion in making this his permanent head- quarters proves to have been wisely planned. Cards are out anouncing the approach- ing marriage of Miss Minnie H. Gentzel to Jos. A. Manda, Jr. The ceremony will take place at Milburn.N. J., on Jan. 23. Mr. S. C. Nash has been confined to his home by sickness tor the past two weeks. H. C. Neubrand of Tarrytown will open a retail store corner of 68th street and Columbusavenue, about February 1. Chicago. Although the transient business is still very quiet, there is a decided improve- ment in the line of decorations. We have now entered upon the regular social sea- son, and to judge by the number and extent of the orders that are now being booked for the near future, the season will be quite a lively one. The propects are certainly much brighter than a year ago, and consequently everybody is looking cheerful. Even the grower wears a more contented smile than has been his custom for many a day. If the stuff doesn't bring Christmas figures it is at least sold at living prices, and if any stock is thrown on the "dump" itisof acharac- ter unfit for use. The demand for really good stock is about equal to supply; per- haps this isn't saying much for the demand, since good quality is not so much the rule as should be. Prices re- main the same as last week, with this dif- ference, that the top figures of list quota- tions are maintained all along the line. First quality Beauties still remain ex- tremely scarce, and much of the second grade stock has to be worked in to fill orders. Bridesmaid is off crop with a number of growers, and with an ever- increasing demand for this rose only a fraction of the demand can be satisfied. Under these conditions it gives the Mermet a chance. The retail boys, however, don't take kindly to the idea of being obliged to substitute the latter for the former, but then it is Hobson's choice — either take Mermet or go without pink roses. The supply of Testout doesn't cut much figure, as there are but very few grown around the city, and these too seem to beofi'crop. First-classLa France are as scarce as the proverbial hens' teeth, in fact there are few, good or bad. The demand for this rose is only local at any time, as it is hardly ever called for in the shipping line. Meteors are more plentiful and the quality improving. Brides have shortened up, and under good demand hold steady at $5 to $6 for selected. The demand for carnations is increasirg with the supply, which prom- ises to be quite large in a week or two. Prices have stiifeced somewhat, and good commons seldom go below $2. Grace Wilder is the only variety that goes very slow. This variety, at least of the quality as seen in our market, has no ghost of a show with Scott. The Scott by the way is not grown extensively for our market as yet. The growers, how- ever, are now taking hold of it in earnest, and next year doubtless it will supplant Wilder entirely, as the latter has been but rarely grown of satisfactory quality. The supply and demand of violets keeps the commission men guessing. Somedays the supply is large and demand light, and the very next day vice versa. As the stock is of that nature that it has to be cleaned up every day, it is not the easiest matter in the world to sell out ore day and fill urgent orders the next. There is no trouble whatever with real good stock which sells itself; unfortunately there is too much of the poorer quality. In bulb- ous stock there is the addition of tulips, La Reine, a few Proserpine and Chryso- lora, but as yet of poor quality. A few Von Sion have also made their appear- ance, and sell readily at $4. Mignonette is rather slow, with little or no demand for the poorer grades. Shipping trade has improved considera- bly, and the demand in this line is now fairly active. One by one the old pioneers of Chicago's early floricultural history drop away, to join the silent majority. Bv the sudden death of Mr. Samuel Muir at his home on Prairie avenue on Saturday last Chicago has lost one of its ablest and most hon- ored florists and horticulturists. His old establishment on South Park avenue and 31st street was a land mark for many years. His down town store on Lake street, then the leading thoroughfare of Chicago, was one of the very first at- tempts in this line. Here, with many others, he was burnt out in the great fire of 1871. After several changes Mr. Muir finally built a range of houses on Michi- gan avenue, where he soon built up a prosperous business. His sterling quali- ties as a business man, coupled with a genial nature, made him many warm friends, who sincerely mourn his loss. At the obsequies, which were held on Jan- uary 15, many of his numerous friends and brother florists were in attendance, and many a fragrant blossom offered by loving hands testified to the high esteem felt for him now resting beneath the sod at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. O. P. Bassett started on a business trip to the east last Tuesday. Visited Chicago: J. G. Cheever, North Attleboro, Mass. In a recent conversation among a num- ber of those in the trade the question arose as to whether the late Samuel Muir or the veteran August Dresel bad been longest in the business in this city. Mr. Dresel, being present, said that he came to Chicago in 1866 and that Mr. Muir was then in business near the corner of South Park avenue and 33d street. He called upon Mr. Muir on his way into the city from Lafayette, Ind. Mr. J. T. An- thony said that Mr. Muir's establishment on South Park avenue was built on ground that was a pare of old Camp Douglas, which was occupied by the sol- diers during the war and till the fall of 1865. Mr. Muir built soon after the camp was evacuated. He had worked a year or two at Lake Forest previous to this. At the annual meeting of the Horti- cultural Society of Chicago, held last Saturday afternoon, officers for 1895 were elected as follows: Wm. H. Chad- wick, president; E. G. Uihlein, 1st vice- president; F. J. Lemoyne, 2nd vice-presi- dent; Martin Ryerson, 3d vice-president; Wm. C. Egan, secretary; W. N. Rudd, treasurer. J. C. Vaughan, G. L. Grant and O. P. Bassett were re-elected mem- bers of the Executive Committee. A goodly number of new members were elected, and the annual reports showed tte society to be in good condition. The officials of the International Expo- sition to be held in Honduras, Central America, in 1896, are negotiating for the World's Fair Horticultural Building at Jackson Park. If the arrangements are carried through the building will betaken down and shipped by rail to New Orleans, going thence by steamer. Application has beenmadefora receiver for the World's Fair Floral Co. Boston. There was quite an interesting exhibi- tion at Horticultural Hall on Saturday, January 12. It was prize day for Chinese primroses and several growers staged well grown plants of these useful winter favorites. Nothing new or striking was shown among the plants, but among the cut blooms contributed by W. E. Coburn there were some pretty novelties in color and markings. L. W. Goodell showed good blooms of chrysanthemums L. B. Bird, R. M. Grey and a yellow seedling. Sewall Fisher's seedling white carnation vyas on exhibition again and showed up well. Some Marie Louise violets picked from pot grown plants from David Nevins were the finest violets seen in this hall for many a day, and freesias from W. N. Craig were also extra good. The illustrated lecture on birds by Mrs. Tryon proved to be a rare entertainment. The lower hall was comfortably filled and had it been more generally known what a treat the lecture would be there would not have been room in the building i8g5. The American Florist. 5S9 A CLUMP OP ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AT CLIFTON, N. J. to hold the audience. In the course of her remarks the lecturer made a com- mendable appeal for the preservation of the native trees and plants of New Eng- land, but expressed disapproval of the introduction of those of foreign origin, claiming. that the planting of Japanese and other foreign trees and shrubs will have the effect of driving avyay the native birds, a theory which is certainly based more upon sentiment than upon fact or reason. Married, Thursday,January 10, Charles Montague Atkinson and Josephine Rice Simmons. The happy couple started im- mediately for the south, intending to spend a short time in Washington. A handsome gold headed cane for the groom and an equally valuable umbrella for the bride were the gifts of their gardener and florist friends. F. L. Hardy has taken possession of the Donovan greenhouses at Natick. E F. Costeller has started in business at the Adams greenhouses in Quincy. Philadelphia. The illustrated lecture by Prof. John B. Smith, entomologist of the New Jersey Experimental Stition on "Insects irjuri- ous to plant and treelife" at New Century DrawingRoimMonday evening, January 14, was most interesting and instructive. The lecture, which was given under the auspicies of the Penna. Horticultural Society, Insect and Fungus Section, was felt to be so important that a whole even- ing was given to it, and the business meeting of the society was held on Tues- day following. Thelecturewasillustrated with stereopticon views thrown on a large canvass twenty feet square. In the course of his lecture Prof. Smith said some insects feed by sucking and others by eating, and different methods have to be resorted to in order to exterminate them, as the same poisons will not killall kinds. Insects of all kinds are great feeders and are continually gorgingthem- selves with food. Sucking insects are generallv covered with a scale or sub- stance that prevents their destruction with ordinary contact poisons. Fish oil emulsion that contains caustic potash, which would eat through the scale, was considered the best remedy. Scale when young move about and are then easily killed, but when they settle and commence life in earnest the scale forms and they are protected from ordinary contact, and ex- treme measures must be used to kill them, such as will break through their covering either by violence or corrosion caused by some mixture containing caustic potash. Eating insects, such as move about c?n be reached by stomach poisons. Dry insect powders should be very fine, otherwise they are not eiBcient. Many have used tobacco dust with good results, while others have failed simply because their powder was not fine enough. Insectshavenolungsand breathe through the sides of their bodies through minute tubes, the powder if fine enough is taken in and clogs up the air oassages and the insect suffocates. The same result follows with solutions of a whale or fish oil soap, as this forms a film over the openings closing thtm up. Powdered sulphur dissolved in water is death to red spider. Sexless insects such as the aphis reproduce ad libitum and the florist should be on the lookout, and on the first appearance apply the remedy. Sweetened bran mixed with Paris green was sure death to cut worms and farmers put this mixture in their corn hills when planting their corn and a little put in when roses were planted in soil where these pests were supposed to be would be death to them. Nitrate of soda would also kill grubs by applying it to soil. Bisulphate of carbon if allowed to evap- orate slowly in an enclosed box would kill all forms of animal life except scale, and plants infected with spider or mealy bug could be thoroughly cleaned in an hour's treatment. This treatment will also kill weevil in grain of all kinds, but needs to be carefully handled as it is very inflammable. The lecturer was listened to with great attention throughout and received by unanimous vote the thanks ot the society. The business meetingof the society was held at the hall of the College of Physi- cians. 13th and Locust, on Tuesdayeven- ing, 15th inst., Mr. C. Clark, the newly elected president, presided. Bids for the work of erecting the new hall are to be invited at once so as to ascertain the actual cost of the building. The society has Inst a good friend and earnest worker in Dr. Wm. A. Reed, who died, aged 67, on Tuesday the 15th inst. Dr. Reed was a member of the society for a long time, and served several terms as one of the vice-presidents. He took an 590 The American Florist. J' an '9, active interest in its welfare and was a regular attendant at its meetings. Business the past week has been only fair except for the Assembly Ball, when the boys were all busy. There is an abundance of flowers except Beauties and hybrids, for wh-ch the demand equals the supply. Good Beauties and Belles bring $6 per dozen and range according to size down to $1 per dozen for the shortest stock. Most of the large teas sell for $8 to $10, a few extra select $12 to $15; smaller roses bring $4 to $6. Carnations are a shade lower and $2 is now consid- ered a good price for fine stock; $2.50 to $3 is still asked for extra fine flowers. Some very good stock has been ofi'ered on the street for 20 cents per dozen by the fakirs, and carnations have sold as low as $7.50 per thousand. Romans sell lor $2 to $3, valley $4-. Double vio'ets are to be had in quantity at from 50 cents to $1.50 per hundred. Smilax sells for $15. Callas $1 per dozen. K. Cincinnati. The annual meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' Society was held at the society's rooms in the flower market, Saturday eve, January 12. The attendance was small owing to the bad weather. Business has got down very low again and there is comparatively nothingdoing now and not much prospect of more until Easter. Roses are plentiful and more than supply the demand; inconsequence prices have taken a big tumble. Other flowers have of course followed suit. We hear a great many complaints about the Kresken carnation; it is burst- ing the calyx with many of the growers. We would like to know the cause. We have been having very cold weather with a large percentage of dark days, the thermometer dropping 8 below zero. In bulb stuff there is plenty to choose from and at low rates. Harrisii lilies are ex- tremely plentiful, with but moderate sales. In price ihey range all the way from $2 a dozen for selected long stemmed stock to $5 a hundred for a fair average grade, and it is needless to say there is more sold at the latter price than the former. Romans are still sent in by the bushel; they must have been purchased in immense quantities, for the stock does not seem to oifnimsh a particle. They run from $1 to $3, paper white the same. White and yellow tulips go well at $4 to $5, red sell rather slowly at $3; double daffodils have made their appearance and sell at $6. Greens continue to go very slowly; smilax was never in less demand. Carnations are now from $1.25 to $1.50 for the general run and $2t > $3 fjr extra stock such as Daybreak, Kresken, etc. Vallry is scarce. Double violets sell at from $1 to $1.50 for the best. Mr. Robert Murphy, of Delhi, who has been confined to the house for several weeks, with rhematism, is able to be about again. P. St. Louis. The meeting of the St. Louis Florists' Club was held January 10. The principal topic was changing the time of meeting from day to night session; it was left for consideration until next meeting. After the general routine of business there was a discussion of general topics, such as growing valley, state of business generally etc. The reports were mostly satisfac- tory. Business around town is reported rather slow. There are only one or two retailers who report business moving. C. Young & Sons have a big ball for next Monday night. The ball-room is to be decorated with Mermets and orchids, the hall with orchids and lily of the valley, the drawing room with Watteville roses and Romans, and dining room with Meteors with a center piece of Beauties. R. F. Tesson has been sick in bed with the grip, but we hope that he will soon be among us again. The bowling club has just finished an- other series of twelve games, C. Beyer carrying off both medals with an average ofl92j4for twelve games; 255 highest run. Dr. Helwigcarriesoff the medal that very few like with an average of 44 5-12 for twelve games. A. Y. E. New Brunswick Notes. Christmas trade was unusually good this season, prices keeping well up. Roses were a very short crop owing to thecold, dark weather, and the carnations held the balance of power. In St. John Mcintosh had a fine stock of late chrysanthemums for which he real- ized extra prices. McLean as usual showed some extra Perle, Bride and Gon- tier roses. Jones was unable to supply all orders even after buying the stocks of several of the smaller concerns. Cruik- sbank's store appeared full all daj' the 24th, and the absence of stock in their window presaged a fat order book. The funeral of a leading member of the local government also called for a large quan- tity of floral work, which helped materi- ally to reduce the Christmas stock. Goold of Sussex showed someof the fin- est Wm. Scott and Buttercup carnations ever grown in the province, and he didn't have much trouble to sell them. He reports the bist Christmas trade that he ever had. Sirange to say in Moncton,only eighty miles from St. John, trade was unusually quiet, the local men sending a large part of their stock to St. John. Four or five new houses are reported to be in course of construction in St. John by new comets. I am afraid they will find a hard row to hoe, as with the exception of Christmas and Easter the business the balance of the season is badly overdone and the market for both cut flowers and plants very much overstocked. Your correspondent attended the fu- neral of the late Sir John Thompson, Pre- mier of Canada, at Halifax, N. S., in charge ofthe Liberal-Conservative design. The floral display was certainly the finest ever seen in Canada. There was over half a ton of floral designs alone. Harris ofthe Nova Scotia Nursery had charge of the decoration of the mortuary chamber and he did his work well. Magnificent specimen plants of pteris, davallia, Pan- danusvar.,Lat. borbonica and marantas and a fine specimen of Phoenix rup'cola dotted the floors, and pots of'Calla, Har- risii and narcissus filled the window re- cesses. Dividson of Montreal had ten pieces, the largest of which, a mammoth wreath six by seven feet, of roses, carna- tions and Roman hyacinths on a black bier draped with several wreaths of natu- ral flowers, was the largest design ever made in Canada. A slanting cross five feet high was undoubtedly Mr. David- son's masterpiece, the base being espe- cially well done. The wreath of laurel and cedar sent by the Queen of England was of course eagerly looked for by the spectators, but its association was all that made it remarkable, as it possessed no beauty whatever. A large wreath of autumn leaves with cross of trefoil in cen- ter from the Governor-General of Canada occupied a conspicuous position. The use of autumn leaves in funeral designs is like the use of dried grasses or flowers, much to be deplored, as they possess no real beauty nine times out of ten, and they fail to convey the beautiful idea con- veyed by the natural flowers. Harris of Halifax had about a dozen fine designs, the most noticeable of which from a flo- rists' standpoint was a wreath of cat- tleyas, cypripediums, Ltelia anceps and roses. This was a beautifully piece and artistically arranged. A beautifulstandingcrossmadeby H.C. Goold, of Sussex, occupied a conspicuous position opposite the coffin; the press notices ofthe design were very flattering to its maker. The base of this piece was of Roman hvacinths and his new hybrid amaryllis. Queen of the Day, which was mistaken bv the reporters for a orchid. A magnificent steering wheel made by C. Campbell, of Montreal, 7 feet in diame- ter, was a most beautiful piece of work- manship and elicited the greatest praise from all who saw it. This design was composed chiefly of Bride roses with an inscription of purple chenille which looked very fine on the dead white. A cross by Scrim, of Ottawa, and a wreath by Parks, of the same place, were good, but arrived badly frosted. A wreath by Graham, of Ottawa, was also well made. There were a large number of good de- signs, noticeably a fine scroll of honor from a Boston florist, for which your correspondent can give the makers no credit on account of there being no labels with the packages. S. SAMUEL MUIR. Samuel Muir, one of the best known florists in Chicago, died suddenly of paralysis of the heart at his residence 4044 Prairie avenue, on Saturday, Jan- uary 12. Mr. Muir was born at Twyn- holm, a small village in the southwest of Scotland, February 4, 1833. After re- ceiving a good common school education at the age of 14 he entered the gardener's profession as an apprentice in Glasserton Gardens, Wigtonshire, under Mr. A, Mc- Morran, one of the very best all round gardeners in that country. After com- pleting his term he went to Edinburgh, and entered the extensive nurseries of Messrs. Dickson & Co. of that city, thence to the Botanic Gardens of Manchester, Eng., and at the age of 21 decided to trv his fortune in the United States. He landed in New York on April 3, 1854, remaining there one year and a half, afterwards proceeding to San Francisco, Cal. Still following his occupation in some of its various branches he visited Stockton, returning to New York after a lapse of two years, when he married and settled down for some eight years. In 1864 he came to Chicago, and with the exception of one vear has remained here ever since. Mr. Muir was greatly es- teemed and respected in the trade of which he was a veteran member, and his sudden death comes as a shock to a large circle of attached friends. He was a member of the Chicago Florists' Club and of several other societies and organiza- tions. His funeral took place on Tues- day, January 15, and was largely at- tended. Sing Sing, N. Y.— Mr. W. W. Law will add a new house ISVaxlSS to his present range of glass at Scarboro, N. Y. It will be iron frame construction, with iron bench frames and hot water heating. The contract has been awarded to H'itchings & Co. i8g5' The American Florist. 591 A Campanula Leaf Spot. The Campanula grandiflora as its specific name indicates is a species of blue bell with large flowers. It is in fact one -of the favorites in the modern ornamental grounds. Of late this plant has suffered from a blight of the foliage that is easily recognized by the large blotches of brown and white in the leaves. A fair sample of this trouble is shown in the accompany- ing engraving made from a sun print of 3i single leaf. The fungus is a member of the genus Cercospora and therefore a near relative of the spot of the mignonette ■so abundant and destructive in some places. Usually the spot is much larger in the blue bell than the mignonette leaf. Under the microscope the fungus consists of fine much branched filaments which run throughout the leaf and come to the surface at the stomata and passing through them extend somedistanceabove the leaf surface. The spores are long, ■somewhat the shape of a billiard cue and borneupon the extended filaments. These spores fall away easily and are carried to ■other parts of the foliage and produce new spots. As in the case of the cercospora of the mignonette and that of the celery, for one species is the cause of the "rust" so-called of the latter plant, this one could no doubt be controlled bv the use of Bor- deaux mixture. Byron D. Halsted. ExD. Station, New Brunswick, N. J., ■October 25, '94. Catalogues Received. Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., seeds and bulbs; Currie Bros., Milwaukee, Wis., seeds and plants; James J. H. Greg- ory, Marblehead, Mass., seeds; L. L. May & Co., St. Paul, Minn., seeds and plants; J. C. Gibson, Woodbury, N. J., novelties in plants and seeds; Oscar Tie- fenthal, Wandsbek, Germany, plants, seeds and bulbs; M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, 0., strawberry plants and gladio- lus bulbs; Coles' Seed Store, Pella, la., seeds; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadel- phia, seeds; Humphreys Mfg. Co., Mans- field, O., spraying machinery; Bush & Son & Meissner, Bushberg, Mo., grapes; G. C. Watson, Philadelphia, spring bulbs and seeds; H. G. Faust & Co., Philadel- phia, seeds; Harnden Seed Co., Kansas City, Mo., seeds; J. A. Everett. Indianap- olis, Ind., seeds; Jos. F. Dickmann, St. Louis, seeds; F. Dorner & Sons, Lafay- ette, Ind., carnations and chrysanthe- mums; I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rap- ids, la., plants; W. H. Cassell, Canton, Miss., plants; Theo. Koss, Milwaukee, Wis., seeds; Haage & Schmidt, Etfurt, Germany, seeds and plants; H. E. Chitty, Paterson, N. J., new carnations; W. & J. Birkenhead. Sale, England, ferns and scl- aginellas; C. B. Strong & Co., Sacra- mento, Cal,, seeds and plants; John Cur- wen, Jr., Villa Nova, Pa., chryjanthe- mums; H. F. Michell, Philadelphia, seeds; Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, 0., seeds, plants and nursery stock; W. H. Spooner, Jamaica Plain, Mass., roses; Oscar H, Will, Bismarck, N. D., seeds; Moore & Simon. Philadelphia, seeds; J. Roscoe Fuller & Co., Floral Park, N. Y , seeds, bulbs and plants; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, seeds; Wm. G. McTear, Princeton, N. J., chrysanthemums; P. Lambert, Trier, Germany, roses; Dingee & Conard Co.. West Grove, Pa., ros.-s, hardy plants, bulbs and seeds. OAMPAiraLA LEAP-SPOT. New Orleans. — Christmas trade was about the same as last year with retail prices somewhat lower. Supply was ample and quality better than last year. Increased call for violets. Plymouth, Pa.— The wife of W. A. Plees, the florist, died recently of typhoid fever, aged 30 years. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertlBementa under this head will be Ineerted at the rate of 10 cenu a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. ITUATION WANTED— By a lady of experience In a flower store. Good references. Address A, care American Florist. Chicago. s Uniontown, Pa. — Stenson & Mc Grail is the name of a new florist firm here, do- ing business at 28 Millview street. SITUATION WANTED— By a good eardener and florist: married; German; 15 years' e.\perlence. Best of references. K D, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED- rut flower arranger, charge of store; flrstrclass designer and decorator, many years' experience. Catable, care A m. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a young man. In a prl- io vato or commercial place: 8 years' experience. Good references. Miller, 278 W. Ohio St., Chicago. Q ITUATION WANTED— In good place as assistant; O 8 years experience; good references. J N, care Capl. Robinson. Uazelwood, Pittsburg, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 17, 3 years' experience; good home desired, wages not consid- ered ARTHUK BOGAHT or W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. SITUATION WANTBD-By a young florist as assist- ant; sober, reliable and not afraid of work, good references; middle slates preferred. Address S, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By February I. as foreman In flrstciass commercial place; 11 years' expe- rience; single. Address A. kasmussox, 31U Liberty St., Warren, Pa. SITUATION WANTED- By gnrdener, German, 43, married; experienced In all branches; private or commercial place; flrstciass references. G U. care American I- lorist. SITUATION WANTBD-By February as foreman by y<)ung man;l* veHrs' experience In roses, carna- tions, mums. East preferred. Address FLoltiST P O, care American Florist. ITUATION WANTED— As all round florist; good \3 propagator. growing roses, carnations. chrysanthe- mums, psltus. ferns, bulbs and general stock; single; ly years' experience. U S, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a single man; S) years' experience; steady and sober; thoroughly under- stands grow ng roses and chrysanthemums. Capable of taking charge of commercial or wlinlesaje. Address GKoWElt. care American Florist, SITUATION WANTED— By a Hrst-class cut flower grower and successful propagator; understands steam flitlng, and not afraid of work. Refer to pres- ent employer. Address „ , . WORKER, care American Florist, s w SITUATION WANTED— Ry roRe erower. 6 years' ex- perience, married. age 2*1: references John H. Dun- lop. ToroQio. Ont., and Alex Montgomery, Waban Uose Cone. Naiick. Slate wages, etc. DAVID Cooi'EU, Waban Rose Con'B, Natlck, Mass. SITUATION Wanted— Byacompeteritman. Dutch- man, age 27: tingle. 12 yeara' experience: special bulb grower, well up In Dutch. French and German correspondence, and some knowledge of bookkeeping; sober and reliable: best of references. Addrpsa Mei.kose Flukal CO., 2-1 fe.Sd St.. Harrlsburg. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or headgar- dener; 14 years' experience- several In the nursery and seed lines. Married, no family: age 31 years. Been In present place nearly 4 years, but desire to change. When answering, please s'ate ttrma. Ad- dress A FLORIST, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— German. .S.3 years old and married, who has been foreman In large commer- cial places In this country for the lasts year?, seeks situation as such after Feb. 12th. Has had : years' European and 12 vears' American experience. Chas. Juhnsox. care Henry Tlmmer 804 Communlpaw Ave.. Jersey CUy. N. J. ANTED— A man who Is well up In general green house work as helper; stale wages wanted. J. F. WILCOX. 1132 Pierce St.. Council Bluffs, la. WANTED— CatalofTues and price lists of green- house material, boilers glass, ventilating ap- paratus, etc.. by ROBT Ungek. Hanscom Park, Omaha, Neb. WANTED AT ONCE— A young man as nlpht fire- man for greenhouse; one who has been used to steam ooiler. State wages without board. Must be sober and reliable. Address WM KiRKHAM, Maywood. 111. WANTED— Foreman for large commercial place near eastern city: 50.(K0 square feet glass, mainly cut tlowers. Liberal salary, house wltb all modem conveniences, and a permanent situation to a flrstr class partv; a rose grower especially wanted. AddresB with full particulars and references Commercial, care American Florist. WANTED— A roan to take ch"rge of a small place. Must be well up In roses. carnations and general greenhouse work. Wages f20.0U per month and board, also a percentage on sains, which were $2,500 lust year. and can be Increased largely by stirring, capahle man to take charge. Place permanent and Increase of salorv to ritrht man. Address W. U. WRIGHT. 204 1st East St.. Vlcksburg. Miss. FOR SALE— Splendid florist store in Brooklyn, one of the best: owner going Into other buslnef a Ad- dress W. J. Stewart, Am. Florist, Boston. Mass. IilOR SALE- Dean combined steam bnllerand pump, ' 4-horBe power, l>s inch suction, l^-lnch discharge pipe; good repair. Cost new *;it»: price $1MI. Write for particulars. C E. ALLEN. Brattleboro. Vt. FOR SALE— Nursery 2)JO-.S0O feel good land. 4 small greenhouses, also lathhouses. many thousands standard roses, leading varieties also lools. horse and wagjn; long lease; nursery near the cemetery; elec- tric cars pass the place: will sell for $;)00 cash. Ad- dress II- REiss, 257 I2th St., Oakland, Cal. FOR SALE CHEAP— Greenhouse, fifteen acresland. lease to run about three years (and can t>e re- newed), a nice stock of berries of all kinds: green- house extra well stocked. Fl'teen hundred feet hot- bed sash and all necesf^ary Implements. Inquire J. D. Little, Agent for Mrs. E. Wilson. Springfield, O. TO RENT- Near a large Eastern city, an extenslre place of f.0.000 square feet of glass, now used for cutfiowersand beddlni? plants. Kent moderate: mod- ern dwelling liouee. To a tlrst-rate grower liberal In- ducements will be made. Rent and three times Ita amount In tlowers will be laken out by present owner. Address with fullest particulars Rose grower, care American Florist. FOR SALE CHEAP. A few hundred stronK HYDRANGEAS, out of 7 and 8-inch pots, 2 and 3 years old: THOMAS HOGG and OTAKSA. Or will ex- change for young Perle Roses, CHAS. FBUEH. S»glnaw, E. S., Mich. A BARGAIN. Several hundred lengths of boiler tub- ing, as good as new for heating; 16, l5, 14 and It ft, lengths, 4-inch diameter. 8c per ft. net on cars here. Also a lot of 3-inch, at 6c per ft. net. WM. A. WHITE, Staatsburgh, N. T. For Sale or Rent. My greenhouse establishment on Belmont Ave. near Western Ave. T~:e place consists of 4S lots (»r 2'.*ti feet fronton Belmont Ave. by TiH' ft, deep, -i cottages, two two-storv frame houses. 22 greenhouses fr...m 1' U to 2tJU feet In length and from !J to 20 feet in width. The whole place cnn he bought or rented. Can al»o be divided. 24 lots with the greenhouses on it. and 24 lota with the other improvements on It, The place Is In good order, and a larue stuck Is on hand -. is one of the lar.est of the kind In Clilcugo. A good chance for some young man with some means, or for a c rpora tlon; and as 1 wish to retire from bus'ness. It cnn be had reasonable and on easy ttjrms. If rented, a lon^ lease can be g'ven. Helmont and Western Aves., Chicagro. Ia.a.a., X*A. CUT SMILAA. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. Cycas Leaves, "ead,"??"^ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 'Chicago. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and Walnut streets, Cixioixiziei-fcl, 0« 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 SPECIALTIES: Florists* $upplie8. Wire Designs, Bulbs, Long's Florists Pliotographs. CataloKues. Llats. Terms, etc., on anpHcatlon. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STffEET, (Successor to ELLISON H KUEHN), ^*^ WHOLESALE ^Si^ 1122 niSTE STE/EET, (St:. IvO-c&ls, JVEo. A oomplete line of Wire DealKiu. i8g5. The American Florist. 503 E. H. HUNT. WHOLESaiiE.piiORIST 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS. SEEDS, BUI.BS AITS ALL FLOBISTS' SUPPLIES. Western Aeent for the GKEAT ANTIPEST. KENNIGOTT BROS. GO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 i£ 36 RANDOLPH STREET, OHIOA.OO. T. J. CORBREY, Wholesale Commission Florist, 64 & 66 Wabash Ave , CHICAGO. If you want FIrst-CIasa Flowers, properly packed and delivered on time, send me your orders and you will get what you want. J. B. DEAMUD&CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, Phone Main 223. CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTIES. Reinberg Bros. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 51 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone Main 4937. C«:iC.A.GO. Our Boses best them all. in quality. Headquarters for fine American Beauties^ NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SHIPPING ORDERS will receive our special atteHtlon. Send us a trial order. 59 WABASH AVENUE, Consignments solicited. CEXIO.AG-O. ROGERS PARK FLORAL 60., Wholesale Growers of CUT FLOWERS, 41 WABASH AVENUE. — CHICAGO. We are prepared to fip your orders with flrst-claBS flowers. Give us a trial order. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. Z BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. Michael A. Hart, lEsale Conissi Flirlst. 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 th'.s page. ©yftofeAafa MarfteC*. Cut Flowers. New voT ttr Jsn. 15 Roses, Bon Sllene, Nlphetos '2.uo@ 3.00 Perle 2 U0@ 3.00 •' Mermet. Hoste. CuBln 2.00® 4.00 Bride. Wattevllle. Bridesmaid SOU® fi.OO LaKrance li.00®10.00 Testout t; 00® 10 00 Meteor B.OOSIO.CO Beauty 60.0U®75.00 " seconds 5 00@25.UO Hvbrlds 10.U0@25.00 Camatloni 75® 1.00 fancy 1 60® 2.00 Violets 50® 1.00 Valley 3.0U® 4.00 Narcissus 3 00® 4 00 Tulips 2.00® 4.00 Hyacinths 1. 00® 2.00 Harrlsll lilies 8 00®1G.00 Mignonette ti.0O®25.IX) Cattleyas 35.00®I0.00 Cyprlpedlums 1U.00@12.00 Smllax 12.0U®15.00 Lilac, per bunch 100 Boston, .Ian. 15. Boses, e.\tra selected 8.00®10.00 Mermets, Brides 4.00® 0.00 Nlphetos. Perle 3.00® 4 OO Bon Sllene. Gontler 1.50® 2.00 Bridesmaid, Testout 4.00® O.Oil Meteor fi.0O®12.00 Beauty 25.00ST5.00 Hybrids 15 00®60.00 Carnations 100® 1.60 fancy 2.00® 2.50 Valley 2.00® 4.00 Hyacinths, freesla 1.00® ".00 Narcissus 4 OU® 5 00 Tulips- 2 00® 4.00 Harrlsll, callas 10.00®12.00 Violets 75® 1.00 PHLLADBLPHIA. Jan. 15. Roses, small i.OO® ll 00 " large teas S.oOtolu.OO e.ttra select 12.00wi5 00 Beauties 35.IKKS.W.0O Brunners 00.00®7S.OO Camatlona 2.00® 3 00 Smllax 12.0U®15.00 Asparagus 36 OOa.W.OO Violets, double 1.50® 2.00 single, per 100 bunches $4@»6. Valley 4.00 Cattleyas 40. 00® 50.00 Cyprlpedlums 16.00® 20.110 Smllax 12 00®15.00 CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Roses. Beauty, selected 25 oo®4ii.00 Testout, Bridesmaids . 6.00® 7.00 Meteor. La France, Albany 4.00® B.OO Bride. Mermets 4.00® 0.00 Perle. Nlphetos. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Mixed 3.00® 4.00 Carnations, longcommon 1 6u® 2.00 •• fancy 2.00® 4.00 short 1.00 Valley 3.00® 4.00 Romans 3.00® 4.00 Violets 1.00® 1 60 HarrMl 12.00@18.0O Mignonette 1.00® 4.0O Orchids, cattleyas 50.00 cyprlpedlums 25.00 Smllax 12.00®16.00 Freesla 3.00® 4.U0 BUFFALO. Jan. in Roses, Beauties 2O.0O®4O.0O Mermet. Brtde 7.00®. 0.00 Bridesmaid 7.00®10.00 Meteor 7.00®10.00 Perles, Hoste, Cusin 4.00® OOO Callas, Harrlsll 10-0ll@12.00 Carnations, long 1.60® 2.00 short l.l'O Daybreak 2.00® 2.60 Valley 4.00 Narcissus. Romans 3.U0 Violets 1.00® 1,25 Tulips 3.00 GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND, Successor to PECK & SUTHERLAND, Successors to WM, J. STEWART. Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies ■WHOLES A. IvE. 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. New England Agent tor the GREAT ANTIPEST. WHOLESALE FLORISTS JOBBERS IN FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, METS, "^^^^- ^ FLORISTS' BRIDES. ^W ^O-OX VASES. GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTDRAL AOCTIONEEES, 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. 28tll St., NEW YORK. WALTER F. SttERIDflN, . WHOLESALE • 32 West 30th Street. HEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all points. Price list on application. Edward C. Horan, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK, WHOLESilLE ' FLORIST. Careful Shipping: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. JAMES PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALER IN C ut > F lowers , 57 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 5?> West 3Qth St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street. NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 594 The American Florist. Jan. ig. iIRe ^eeel Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusHNELL. St. Iionls. preBldent; S. E. Brioqs Toronto. iBt vice-president: A. L. uon, 114 Chambers •treet. New York, secretary and treasurer. New York. — In town: T. V. Maxon, pea grower, Adams, N. Y. Moody Bros., seedsmen, Youngstown, O., made an assignment January 9. Mr. Jerome B. Rice is president of the Electric City National Bank at Niagara Fall, N. Y. The Harnden Seed Co., Kansas City, Mo., have re-leased their old quarters for a term of years and will commence build- ing a three-story brick addition Febru- ary 1. Geo. S. Green of Chicago has disposed of his field seed business to the Albert Dickinson Co. and will remove tempor- arily to New Mexico, where he seeks a different climate because of the poor health of Mrs. Green. American Seeds Abroad. ENGLISH PAPERS CHARGE THAT MUCH OF THE CLOVER SEED IS ADULTERATED. Washington, January 5.— The American Con- sul at Newcastle-on-Tyne has called the attention of the State Depanment to a notice published in influential English journals calculated to discredit the character of American seeds abroad, and to lessen the market for one of our important ex- ports. The article referred to, which is headed 'Seeds or Weeds?" declares, as very large quan- tities of American clover seed find the way into Europe, attention ought to be very forcibly directed to the results of a very exhaustive inves- tigation made recently by the Ontario Agricult- ural Station, which confirms those of several other experiment stations in the United States. To say nothing of Canadian exports, the United States exported in the first nine months of 1894 over l3.UtiO,000 pounds of clover seed, at a value ol about 10 cents per pound. This, and also much of that sold generally in North America, is described as "one of the most impure seeds now on the marliet " The examination showed that in cleaned alsike there was no less than 9 per cent, of weed seeds, chiefly sorrel, while in red clover there was t» per cent. In the case ot alsike this means that in every half ounce of seed there were no less than 1,800 weeds, and in the six pounds used for an acre of land no less than 700,000 weeds. This is not the whole exposure, lor it was found that some of the more unscrupulous seedsmen make a practice of grinding up quartz, drying, sifting, and dyeing it, and then mixing it with clover seed. Nearly all the stations that have investigated the subject join in warning American and Canadian farmers to beware of low priced seeds, to deal with none but respectable and responsible merchants, and to have samples of their seeds tested and examined at an experiment station before sowing. With the exports from America indicated above, the far- mers of the United Kingdom are warned that they ought to be equally careful in their purchases of clover or any other seeds from America. Refering to the paragraph from the daily press Geo. C. Watson of Philadel- phia, says: "The allegations of impuritv are possibly true enough, but what of it? The seed merchants ot Great Britain buy by sample and nobody ever accused them of not having their eyes peeled. If they buy impure seeds from the U. S. they pay accordingly. But as a matter of fact the standard of purity both in America and Europe is much higher today than ever before, and there is more choice, pure seeds exported from America to-day than was possible before the imprr.ved reclean- ing machinery was put in. The animus of the complaint is clearly indicated inthe concluding sentence where although the allegations were against clover only, the liberty is taken of warning the public against 'any other seeds from America.'" Mr. Chas. Heath, with The Albert Dickinson Co., Chicago, says: "With re- gard to purity of American seeds the seed-producing sections of this country grow a quality of seed which will com- pare in purity with that of any seed-pro- ducing section of any country. Our terri- tory being new, many of the perennial weeds of European countries are not found here. In addition to this, modern inventions have given us machinery which excels any other, and we are able to turn out seed practically free from all foul seeds. Home grown seeds in the U. S. as well as countries on the continent sell for more than American seeds, but one of the largest houses in the American seed trade knows for a fact that American grown seeds are mixed in these countries with home grown, and sold for the latter. The reason for this is obvious, and it is no doubt true that dealers in these countries are led to make these statements with regard to quality of American seed from pecuniary motives." Seedsmen, Reliable and Otherwise. T. Greiner in Farm and Fireside. A "grumbler" sends me a letter full of complaints about the way a certain seed dealer praises his seeds and triesto induce people to buy them, and how prominent writers help the matter along by their indorsements and recommendations. "The fraudulent schemes of seed-sellers," he says, "are a crying evil, which should be abated rather than abetted by standard arid admired contributors to our farm papers. My experience with seedsmen has been largely of the green-goods style of business. Rarely one of the boasted qualities of a variety offered at an extor- tionate price materializes in the crop. The novelty departments of seed cata- logues are enough to convince a gray- head that the fear of the devil no longer finds lodgment in the seed shark's breast." This is pretty strong language. While it may be deserved in some cases, how- ever, I think it is going too far to apply it to seedsmen as a class. We should bear in mind that seedsmen and nurserymen are merchants like other merchants. Why should we expect them to stand on a much higher plane of business morality and business honesty and integrity than grocers, druggists, hardware or clothing dealers? Like all the rest of businessmen, they are in the business for the profits that are in it. Competition is close. To make the business pay, it has to be managed with skill and shrewdness. For every man who gets rich by seed selling, there are a number who make a financial failure of it. To sell seeds is and must be the chief aim of the seedsman, as it is the chief aim of the groceryman to sell groceries. In fact, to sell goods is the great prob- lem, and a matter of existence to them as business men. Let us go into a store to buy some dry goods. The merchant will show us piece after piece, pointingoutthe good qualities of each as he goes along. When ne notices you do not like a certain piece and are not likely to buy it, he will tell you of its imperfections, and show you another which in this or that respect is far better. But he will not often tell you the/aults of a piece of goods so long as he thinks you might want to buy it. Do you expect the seedsman to do differ- ently? Would it be "business" to tell you the faults and imperfections of the articles he sells? He might as well make an as- signment, or quit business at once. When you go into a store to buy, you expect to use your own eyes and your own judg- ment in the selection of goods, instead of relying solely on the merchant's repre- sentations. If your judgment tells you that the coat is worth the price you are asked for it, you take it; otherwise, not. In buying seeds and nursery stoi.k, we can just as well- rely a little on our own judgment and discretion as in buying groceries and dry goods. If an agent comes along and offers us cherry trees that will bear a full crop the second year after planting, or cherries as large as pumpkins, or strawberry trees that will have a bushel of berries the next year, and a bowl each of cream and sugar besides, we would simply kick him out of the house. When I see the pictures of mammoth fruits, of tree blackberries, the descrip- tions of luscious strawberries that will bear imjuediately after being set out, the melons as big as a wheelbarrow, then I say, "Methinks thou promiseth too much." We must judge by the wholetone of the catalogue, by the pictures and the descriptions, whether the dealer is trust- worthy and reliable or not. Unfortunately, many people like to be humbugged; they would not be content without it. This is a truth so long and generally recognized that it was prover- bial among the old Romans long before Christ's time. Mundus vult decipi — the world likes to be swindled. So long as there are people looking for and willing to be enticed by thecharms of overdrawn pictures and descriptions in seed cata- logues, so long will seedsmen furnish them. The only way that these exag- gerations can be done away with, is to get people in the habit of considering them as a sure sign of unreliability of the dealer, and thus to make them unprofita- ble. I myself would fight the evil on other grounds. I would appeal to the good sense and good taste of the catalogue makers. Many of them incur a heavy ex- pense just for the sake of filling the pages of catalogues with meaningless pictures. These picture-overloaded pages are not pretty, and I believe theyarenotas effect- ive as plainer pages with an occasional original, tasty illustration of some really good novelty would be. The catalogue cuts are now mostly (derisively) called "stock cuts." A first-class agricultural paper would not admit them to its col- umns. They are the product of wild fancy, not the representation of a natural product; consequently, they are not at- tractive, not pretty, and fill no place ex- cept filling space. A few of our seedsmen now give plain reading matter, enlivened now and then with a photo-engraving. These catalogues are pleasing, because they represent nature and truth. And I do not think their makers have ever lost a customer bv leaving out that surplus of commonplace, unnatural pic- tures. Let good taste prevail. I believe some catalogues cut down to one-half of their size, saving one-half of their cost and a large amount in postage, would have the same effect as when overbur- dened with meaningless pictures, if not more. I simply offer these remarks as suggestions. Seedsmen may pay atten- to them, or not. I shall feel free to criti- cise shortcomings of this kind whenever I see them, and to offersuggestionswhen- ever I think they might be of service. But why should I or anybody else grumble because they will not do just as we think they should? We must understand that this is a world of imperfections. None of us are without fault, and the world moves on just the same. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. i8g5' The American Florist. 595 Sweet Peas . BLANCHE KERRY per ft. 8 .80 BUTTERFLY " .60 PRINCESS BEATRICE " I 00 ALBA MAGNIFICA " 1.00 MRS. SANKEY " 1.50 EMILY HENDERSON .... " 1.50 ISA ECKFORD " .75 GLOXINIA BULBS. %^\i\T^^'''' "^^^"^^' OUR SPECIAL LIST OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS is now ready and may be had on appli- cation. CHAS. SCHWAKE, 404 East 34th street, NEW YORK. GoxSeed&PlantCo. 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 1895, now ready and mailed freeon application. Address August Rolker & Sons, p. 0. station E, NEW YORK. When writing mention the American Ft.orist. Gardiner's Celebrated i English Mushroom Spawn. Fresh isd EeUable. ?7 per 100 lbs. Special prlca on larger quantitiet. John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS Geraniums all Selected Standard Bedders. Ten varieties, largely semi-double Scarlet Bruant, sold in assortment onlv. 812.00 per 1000 all labelled; tl..50 per 100. Single scarlets at $1.25 per lOl), or 89.(10 per 1000. Verbena, large collection of line bright colors, all robust glowers. $1 00 per 100, or $7 .50 per 1000. Coleus, twenty best bedders, plenty of red and yellow, $B 00. Heliotrope, finest blue and white, at $1.25 per 100. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 496, LANCASTER, PA. Tuberous Begonias ((irlmn's Strain) Medal awarded World's Fair. Finest t^lrHln In the World. '" ■ SEED, choicest slnnle & double 60c &»1 each trade pkt. BULBS, sinale varletleB, from W UO per lUU. double ■■ ■• lU 00 per 100. Special prices* on large quantities. Send for Descrip- tive lllualrjited Catiilogue. OASIS NURSERY CO.. Woodbury Station. L. I.. N. Y. Double Petunia Seed IN THE WORLD. 50 els. per 1000. G. A. McTAVISH, Victoria, B. C. FOR DECORATING. LAUREL WREATFIING. line quality, hand-made iv).5ii per 110 yds. Also WILSO.N EARLY BLACK- BBRR? PLANTS, Ki (0 per 1000. OLIVER t. TKONNEM, Vineland, N. J. SETS. SWEET PEAS I' Vaughan's Seed store, ♦ New York: CHICAGO: ♦I 26 Barclay Strert, U6-48 W. VasMiigtoii St. AND A GENERAL LINE OF FLOWER SEEDS. GARDEN TOOLS. ETC. THE BROWN BAG-FILLING MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR PUTTING UP SEEDS, You Can Get Ferry's Seeds at your dealers ' as fresh and fertile as tbougb you got them direct from Ferry's Seed Farms. IFerry^ ^eeds] are known and plaoled every- where, and are always the best. Ferry's Seed Aiiiiaal for 1895 tells all about them, — Free. . Ferry & Co- Detroit, Mich. Michel Plant and Bulb Co., W holesble F lorists . ST. LOUIS, IVIO. Mention American 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, NEW YORK. SOMETHING of INTEREST TO Market Gardeners and Truckers to be had for the asking. Write now forit. Addr.-ss JOHNSON & STOKES, Seedsmen, 217 & 219 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa. Stock plants Verbenas, first-class colors, S2 per 100 Stock plants Buttercup Carnations, fine plants. 6 to 8 cts. Gladiolus, mixed, light shades predominate, $1 per 100. Small bulbs of above (or florists' growing. McCKEA & COLE, liattlp Creek. Mich. T/TDDrKT A C Transplanted Cuttings y lLriI3C.rM **.0 JS per IOiHI; $1 per 100. Rooted, J6 per 1000. Plant--, U per 100. All clean and true to color. Satisfaction guaranteed, and safe arrival. ■W. B. WOOOKIIFF, Florist. Wegtflelll. N. J. tSexid for el Copy ore" oxju. T RADE D IRECTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. nilOE S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. FLOWER SEEDS. NEW CROP AND CHOICEST STRAIN. Trd. Pkt. SWEET ALYSSUM. oz 10c 10c ASTER in varietv and separate colors 25c CENTAUREACANDIDISSIMA 25c GYMNOCARPA. .. 15c CYCLAMEN, large flowering, white, dark red, light red. mixed . . 50c LOBELIA. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPACTA and other varieties 2.5c MIGNONETTE. MACHET.oz. 50c 10c VERBENA, Mam. mixed and separate colors . . 2.5c SWEET PEAS. Named sorts. (Send for list.) Send address for our Annual Catalogue and Spe- cial Gardeners' List of Vegetable Seeds; ready early in January. W. W. BflRNflRD & GO.. store. 10 N. Clark St . Warehouse and Office, ISt E. KInzle St.. CHICAGO. CMOICEJ FLOWER SEEDS ELR FLORISTS Fresh seed just arrived. New crop Sweet Peas just received. j:e^l'rlce List for florists free on application. HERRMANN'S SEED STORE, 413 EAST 34-TH Street. Near Long Island Ferry, NEW YORK* FROM JAPAN. - Bulbs, .Seeds. Trees, Palms, Etc. FROM AUSTRALIA. -Aranca- rlas. Palm Seeds, Etc. FROM CALIFORNIA. — Bulbs, Seeds, Trees. Etc. Orders booked up to Dec. 1 for Cycas Revoluta Sterna. Send for our new and Interesting Catalogue '94-'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. Mention Amflriciin FlorUt. CEEDC I ^■Ofallkinds.trae toDameaudfresh.^^ ^M ^1^ Jos. F. Dickmann, ^^^F 1110 N. Third St., and Gravois and Oregon Ave., Send formy Hew Cilalogne. FREE. St. Lodis, Mo. tXTRfl CHOICE FLOWtR SEEDS. List free on appli«'atlon. FRED. ROEMER, SEED GROWER, ouEDLiNBURt;. <;erm.\nv. PALMS ARE INt'RBASING IN F'AVOU with the people but thev need coaxlnn to buy. Our prices are "» oaxlng ■ BO yours can bd. Send us $3 for 17 i & 4-ln., or $.'> for:ilof assorted vurlellt^s suchas Latnnla. Ken- tla. Elegan, B.vcels[i, etc. Shipped safely N'ow. Cata- logue free. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., Batavia, III. 59G The American Florist. Jan. ig. i^ecoiS ^otei). Chester, Pa.— Shaw Bros, have begun the erection of three large greenhouses on the corner of 13th and Crosby streets. Elizabeth, N. J. — Decrease of about 10%. Retail prices same as last year. Supply short. Quality somewhat better. Increased call for carnations. Toledo, O. — Christmas trade was about the same as last year, with retail prices about 15% lower. Supply very nearly equal to demand. Quality im- proved. West Trov, N. Y.— Isaac Gillet added the past summer a new carnation house containing 2,200 feet of glass, and is making arrangements to build another one in the spring. Syracuse, N. Y. — Christmas trade was an increase of about 20% over last year. Prices about the same. Plenty of flowers and of fine quality. Increased demand forcarnations and violets, and pot plants. Hamilton, Ont. — Christmas trade was about double that of last year. Retail prices higher. Supply short. Quality hardly so good as last year. Increased call for carnations, flowering plants and pans of ferns. Albany, N. Y. — Volume of Christmas trade and retail prices were about same as last year. Supply good. Quality bet- ter. Increased call for violets. High priced roses not much called for. Double the sale of holly and holly wreaths.. Denver, Col. Probably total Christ- mas sales were larger than last year as each firm did about the usual amount of business and there are one-third more stores. Retail prices much higher. Sup- ply short. Quality not up to standard. Savannah, Ga.— Christmas trade was considerably larger than last year, the increase being mainly in sales of decor- ative plants. Retail prices ruled the same as last vear. Suppiv ot flowers was suffi- cient. Roses were better in qualitj' owing to clear weather. EvANsviLLE, Ind. — The Evansville Flo- rist Club has been organized. J. D. Car- mody is president and J. A. Howsley sec- retary. At the next meeting, to be held January 17, there will be a discussion upon the cultivation of chrysanthemums and a paper upon another subject will be read by Mr. Wm. Blackman. Springfield, III. — Christmas trade was about same as last year. Supply short. Quality hardly so good as last year. Main call was forroses, carnations and violets. Good demand fur plants. It, ins^ead of doubling prices at Christ- mas, florists in general would advance prices gradually from Decemberl it would make things easier. This is probably not felt so much in large cities where they get good prices during all of December. Montreal. — Christmas trade was somewhat larger than last year. Retail prices were about the same. Supply equal to demand. Quality rather better. Increased demand forcarnations and vio- lets. Less cash and more credit than last year. Messrs. W. B. Dividfon & Sons made a huge wreath 7 by 6 leet for the funeral of the late Premier on the order of the members of the Dominion cabinet, of the choicest flowers obtainable, and the price is said to have been $3,500. m mt HEflDQUflRTERS for all the leading NOVELTIES of merit. We have also ready for delivery a fine stock of the leading varieties of CHRYS- ANTHEMUMS from 2-inch pots, prices of which will be furnished on application. We offer a fine stock of the following, and solicit early orders: STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS, 3-iiich pots. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, 3. 4 and S-inch pots. FICUS ELASTICA. 5 and 6-inch pots. ARECA LUTESCENS. 6-inch pots. KENTIA FORSTERIANA, 3, 4. 5 and 6 inch pots. PTERIS SMITHIANA, 4, Sand 6-inch pots. ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE, 4-inch pots. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA PLUMOSA, 3, 4 -S-inch pots. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. 2-inch pots. DRACAENAS in variety. 4, Sand 6-inch pots. CYCAS REVOLUTA, all sizes. 100,000 VERBENAS. PITCHER & MANDA(inc) Short Hills, N.J. 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 Large .st Groovers of Verbenas in the country. Uur pJaiits cannot be surpassed. J. Xv. i:»iivrvO:iv, :Bioo»xast3x:ii-g:, r»£ji. FOR SALE. Per 100 Per 1000 Cinuaiuon Vine, 1 vear t 2.00 Hardy Mooullower 8.ftO $2:>.00 Wistaria Magiiitica. 1 to 2 feet 2 00 18.00 Achillea, Tbe I'earl. open ground roots '4 UO Coreopsis l.anceolara *" " 3.00 l^ulalia Uiiivittata, 1 year clumps... 6.00 Hibiscus Crimson Eye, 2 years 4.00 Hyacinihus Candicans, 2 years 1 00 8.00 HemerocalJis, double, 2 yeara. etrODj^ 2.00 12.00 '• Flava (Yellow Day Lily), 2 years 4.00 Iris Ka?inpferi, fine sorts, mixed. .. 3 UD " German.. In 12 fine, named sorts. .. ti.OO I,ily Kleffans, large orange red flowers. free flowering. . 4 00 Lily, Double TUer No. 1 a.PO 20.00 Mo'nthretias. In 4 fine named kinds... 5.00 Fa'onies, 20 choice named kinds, good roots- 10.00 Yucca Filament osa. 3 years 4.00 Cannas. fine mixed sorts 3.00 Cooperia Peduncalata, str'ng bulbs 4.00 '* *' 2 year seed- lings, blooming size 1.01 Dahlia, mixed sorts, good eyes 3 00 GlndioUis 50tlneDamed kinds, Ganda- venalstype. .. 4.U0 Gladiolus, mixed, llghtcolors 1.5U 10.00 Lemoines Hybrids, In 20 fine named sorts. ... 2.00 12.00 Gladiolus, Lemoine's Hybrids. In 20 fine named sorts, second size, bloom- ing bulbs 1.00 8.00 Gladiolus. Lemoine's Hybrids" fine mixture. 1st size 1.00 8.00 Gladiolus Sandersoni, one of the finest, scarlet 10. CO Gladiolus <'hildsii» or Max Lelcht- lln's Hybrid- 10 00 Gladiolus Dracocenlialus 5.00 Oxalis, summer flowering, 4 distinct colors mixed, fine sorts 2h 2.00 Oxalis, summer flowering, 2 sorts, white and purple 1.00 KicharHia Al -a Maculata, bulbs near 1 Inch diameter 4.00 Tritoma Ivaria, 1 year clumps 3 00 IponifHa Paniculata, MexlcanMom- IngGlory, from pots .. 2 50 20.00 Agaves. C'ereus, Opuiitias. Sanse- viera. PlivUooactus, Stapelia, etc., etc., assorted by us 5.00 40.00 Address E. Y. TEASj Manager, IKVINGTON. Mariou Co., IND. Mention American Florist. NOW '^Slr VERBENA SEEDS Tlie progressive kind will meet your needs, And make a grand sensation; 'Tls the kind that spant* the silver half And makes progressive Florists laugh, And saves tiiem much vexation. New crop now ready. None but the best XXX seed (ilTered Will produce some grand novelties. We've had florel.<* IM inches across. Fir.'*t Premium at Mt. Holly Fair this year. J^ oz (KJc: !4 oz Jl: tilal pkt. 10c. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. .50U seeds tit c: liOO seeds $1.00. Single fringed, Dreer's and California Giant blended, B'ved from the most magnificent showy varieties In cultivation. 50(1 seeds ;iUc; lUOO seeds 50c. Dwarf French Gold striped Marigold, makes nice pot plants for spt ing sales. Trade pki. 2."ic. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double ti'iwere.. lYade pkt. 25c. Lots of other good tlitngs. Novelty price list, free to ill. C'ash with order please. Address J. C. GIBSON, WOODBURY. N. J. Clematis Jackmanni. One year, nice dormant stock, for potting up for Spring sales, 82.00 per dQzeu;812.00 per 100. All home grovi'n. . . . F. A. HALLEU, BloomtngrtoD. 111. The "Big Four" CARNATIONS: Wn. SCOTT. ALBERTINl. DAYBREAK. McQOWAN. Grow the "Big Four" And Get "On Top." Prices: Per lOn Per lOnoi Albertim 3 00 2.^00 Rooted Cuttings. Daybreak. . 2 .W ffl 00 1 ^ " McGowau.. 2 00 15 00 J Terms Cash with Order or before Ship= ment. If wanted COD. remit one.third. ALEX. McBRIDE, ALPLAUS. N. Y. CARNATIONS. Kooted Cuttings. No disease. .Stock true to name. Sample Free. Daybreak. Tidal Wave R.M per 100; Jli; (K) per 1000 Silver Spray, McGowan l.TSperlllO; I'J.OU per 1000 Helen Keller O.llO per lOli; 6U.O0 per lliUO READY NOW. LAKE GENEVA FLORAL CO., I.AKK (iK.NKVA, WIS. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Will takecirders until April Ist. Helen Keller, Bouton cl'Or $5.00 per lOO Wm. Scott. Alberilnl Mrs Reynolds.. 20 00 per 1000 Daybreak. Wabasli, Richmond 15.00 per 1000 MclTOwan. Puritan. Portia. G. Wilder 12 00 per 1000 Tidal Wave. S. Spray, While Wings.. 10.00 per lOUO station Xt CHICAGO. Carnation Cuttings. Will take orders from now on until April for Rooted Cuttings of DAYBREAK. McGOWAN and EDAlA CRAIG, at $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. Selected stock, free from rust orany other disease. Will pay express on orders for 1000 and over. CASH WITH ORDERS. ADDRESS WM. BIERSTADT, 16th & Cedar Sts . Springfield. III. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fewkes. riiallenae. Dullh'iloi; IlH. Mr,'*. Ilin. Mrs. l,l|.pliH'"lt. ]U-.\ Bininiillon, Vrllow (.ni.-i-ti. |lavi^^. <;ray. Itcau Ideal. HniiiilKiII. ami . (jt ri plant.'* eac-li iintliT the head Inter Ocean. Mrs. I. Mutual Friend, ritelier & Manda, luT.-*. Siild In Bets pe<^lalt1ew" and NovelticH." older varieties "Seloets of 1S'.I3." Itj l>lnnts and the 'Old (iuard Set" of prize winners. 18 ptantBcaeh. I'rlOL', Jl.iU for each set plants by mall, postage paid hv mo. Send for cutalofiue. MEREDITH B, LITTLE. GLENS FALLS. N. Y. iSps. The Am eric ax Florist. 597 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 advertisement of above in American Florist December l8t and 8tli. FOR DESCRIPTIVE WHOLESALE PRICE LIST — H. E. GHITTY, ^ PATERSON, N. I WANTED A good, free blooming, he-ilthy, 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 offer this year PRINCESS BONNIE-A beautiful pink varleEa- ted flower of large size: and DAISY ISKI. I.— A white, varleeated slmHar to Chester Pride, but very much larger flower. Send for general price list of both Carnations and Coleus. W. R. SBELMIRE, A VON DALE, Chester Co., PA. THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, Long Island, N. 7. WHOLESALE CARNATIONS. New Carna tions ou r SDOGialtu FRED. DORNER & SON, FLORISTS, LA FAYETTE, INDIANA. Carnation Mrs. Fisher IMPROVED. Strong Rooted Cuttings, free from disease, |2 00 per 100; if 15.00 per 1000. CHARLES EVERDING, Branford, Conn. Carnations, Ready Now PER 100. PER 1000. WM. SCOTT, from sand = $3.00 $25.00 LIZZIE McGOWAN, from sand 2.50 20.00 The above varieties are from special selected stock. Plants from soil will be ready February 15th. CHARLES H. ALLEN, Please send cash wi^h order. i^XvOieivrv F»jvieK:, j»j^. ^v. czi=^F=?isrj=^Tic=)iNr^.' Per \W Per lUOU Per HW Per lOtfJ WM. SCOTT. Hooted Cnttloiis J:^.U0 rZH.W DA V BRKAK. Hooted Cuttings $> ^} J20.00 LIZZIK Mc(;o\VAN. Kootetl Cuttings.. 2.5U 20. UU ALBEUTINl. Hooted Cuitinys 3 UC 25.0U TIDAL WAVE, Hooted Cuttlntrs 'iSiO 20.00 BOUTON DOH. Hooted Cmtlntis 8.10 70.00 Of the above lot we ure boonlng orders for early delivery. We have some Wm. Scott now ready. We call particular attention to our stock of Wm. Scott, which Is extra flue. Ltzzle McGowan, the best we have ever seen. Tidal Wave does pHrtlcularly well with us and Is remarknbly good. The other varieties we offer are also in fine condition. As we have the control of JEROVIE A. SUYDAM &, CO S sti-ck. together with our own. It will compare favorably with any yet t.tfTered. Special prices on 10.0(0 tots. Cash \vnu Ai,r, okdehs. DAILLEDOUZE BROS., FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN. N. Y. CARNATIONS READY NOW. Rooted Cuttings, that are guaranteed well rooted and perfectly liealthy. If tfiey are not you can ship them baclc and have your money returned. Write for prices, stating how many you will want of each variety and when they are to be delivered, 1 think we can jiiake a satis- factory deal together. List, of varieties on applii-ation. ALBERT M. HERR, L. B. 496. LANCASTER, PA. Booking Orders NOW WILLIAM SCOTT, Per 100 Per 1000 $3.00 $25.00 a Strong HEALTH V plants FROM THE u./ SOIL for early SPUING DELIVERY. MRS. FISHER, For Summer Blooming Beady NOW. Per 100, $2.00. Pt 1000. $15.00. Send for price list of other NEW AND TESTED CARNATIONS. FISHER & AIRD, Norfolk Co. ELLIS, MASS. CARNATIONS WM. SCOTT, the best pink. GOLDFINCH, the best yellow. Send for list of Rooted Cuttings of these and all the best varieties. GEO. HANCOCK & SON, lred. Exc llent stock of Lady Campbell Violets now ready. '•THE SLOPE," C. S. SWAYNE. KKNNKTT SQl A KK. Cliester Co., PA. 45.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 OPHELIA. A large pink CARNATION, a little darker than Scott. Winner of Craig cup for best seedling at Philadelphia, in spring of '93; will be ready for distribution Feb. 1st, at 810.00 per 100; $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 812.60 per lOUO. LADY CAMPBELL VIOLET, Rooted Runners ready, at 82.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. EDW. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. Mention American Florist. 50,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Ready now. Positivelv no Rust. Also rooted Mums, Lady Campbell Violets. Send for Price List. XV«tat. S-wayne, p. O. Box 221;. KENNKTT SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS S VIOLETS Per 1000 .5000 DAYBREAK $16.00 .■JOOO SILVER SPRAY .... 10.00 .6000 LIZZIE McGOWAN 12.50 LADY CAMPBELL VIOLETS, well rooted runners . .... 10.00 4®"Iinmediate delivery for cash. JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS 50,000 Rooted Cuttings. Clean and healthy, now ready, including Wm. Scott and other profitable varieties. Send for price list to JAMES HORAN & SON, Bridgeport, Conn. 598 The American Florist. Jan. ig, Toronto. The members of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association will have some very important business to discuss at the regular meeting to be held this week. The committee apoointed to consider the advisability of amalgamating the July and November shows will report against amalgamation but will recommend a scheme which if carried through will im- prove the position of horticulturists in Toronto and three or four other Cana- dian cities and eventually give horticult- ure its rightful standing among the pro- fessions. This scheme of which I hope to be able to give full particulars next week will require some hard work and self sacrifiee at the hands of those entrusted with the task of putting it through, but from present indicaiions I think there need be no fear on that score. The annual meeting of the Electoral District Society for the election of direc- tors also takes place this week and it is probable that a good many of the gar- deners and florists will attend, expecting developments. Lots of snow has fallen this week and the city is lively with sleigh bells and cyclone electric sweepers. Weather mod- erately cold and business fairly good. E. Worcester, Mass. The old adage, if you want a thing done do it yourself, or words to that effect, is prettj rear right, as I found to my sorrow when the man to whom I entrusted my little report of the New Year's trade handed it to me on the 10th with the superfluous remark, "I forgot to mail it." It is rather late now to say much about trade on the first, but we did a very good business, and the supply of flowers was very short, which brought prices a little higher than at Christmas. There was a big run on carnations, and Daybreak, Wm. Scott, Harrison and a pink sport from Harrison, locally called Miss Burnside, sold for $1 per dozen, other kinds brought 60 cents. Trade has been fairly brisk this month and prices are very fair, as dark weather has short- ened the supply. Good valley and freesia are now in the market, Harrisii lilies are plentiful and W. J. Wood is bringing in quantities of very fine Marie Louise. A. H. L. PALMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS I CARNATIONS ORCHIDS&ROSES Prices on application, EDWIN LONSDALE, IWYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill. PHILA., PA. Mention Amerlctin KlorlHl. SUBFLUS STOCK. PerlOO Grevillea robusta, 3',4-inch pots S.5 00 Dracsena indivisa, 35|-inch pots 5 00 " *' 2^ inch pots 2 .'JO Smilax, cut back. v|i/-iDch . . ... 1 75 New Seedling Heliotrope "Emma Healh";agreat improvement over all existing varieties, 83 per dozen; itd per 100. Ready Feb. I.sl. THE OAKS GREENHOUSES, Jackson, Mich. SPECIALTIES y\I,l. IN TIIK BEST VAUIKTIKH. ROSES. CARNATIONS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, VERBENAS. Hooted CuttlnKB and PlantB. Send fnr price Hat. WOOD BROTHERS. FISHKILL, N. Y. 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 fieldgrown Roses interested me very much. They are without doubt the finest grown roses in the world." "The finest and cheapest I ever bought."— ;('«;. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid jtssortment of leading varieties. Also Kxtra fine stock of following wiU be oBered at very low rates while surplus lasts : TREE ROSES — Hollana 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 jear, 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. 4lst YEAR. 1000 ACRES. 29 GREENHOUSES. THE STORKS & HftRRISON 60., ?S^c\tfs"T"lR*E^E° 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 f2.50 per 100. Brides, Bridesmaids, Perles and Meteors, at |1.50 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. I3A.SSET'r ^t -VVA-SHCrBUrilV, Mljnsdale, 111. AMERICAN BEAUTY. AMERI- p^ ^^ ^^ _^ ^^ CATH. MERMET, CUSIN. CAN BELLE, TESTOUT, ME- L^ CJ ^^ |w W^ PERLE DES JARDINS, TEOR, BRIDESMAID, BRIDE, ' • ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ MME. HOSTE, NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE, WOOTTON, MME. DE WATTEVILLE AND KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Kooted Ciittin;;s. Cash with order Adilress for quotations. VILLft LORRAINE ROSERIES, T. W. Slemmler, MADISON, N. J. To M ake R oom. We have at least 80,0 Geraniums, all the leading varieties, grown in flats, ready tor 3-inch pots, at |l,75 per 100, |15.00 per 1000. In all cases cash must accompany the order. Selection of sorts to remain with us. 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. ASTER SEED. BKST STRAIN ON THK MAKKET. Fresh tested seed of Scrapie's strain of Aster Seed now ready for sale. Long stems, late flower- ing and delicate colors make it desirable for cut flowers. Prices quoted to the trade on application. $1.00 per large trade pkt. Quantity of seed limited. Box 2. Bellevue, Allegeny Co.. Pa. 1 00,000 Roses Strong 2-inch pot plants, $25 per 1000; $3 per 10J in following sorts and many others. Beauty Inconstante, American Perfection, Mer- met. Bride. Perle, Meteor, Gloire de Dijon, Devon- ieusis, Ctsse. du Pare, Etoile de Lyon, Cels, La- marque. Solfaterre, Niel. Souvenir Therese Levet, While La France, Estelle Pradel, Ctsse de La- barthe, Ed. Leittaye, Mme. Olga, Mme. Merrier, Mme. 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 IMANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILL.E, KY, Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best r&- Bultfl to the florist, bloorulnt; freely and jilvlng plenty of cuttinpe tor prupagiillnK quickly. F"lne plants for Bale by the lUU or lUUO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Mention American FlorlBt. TTX*"!? 'DT*'Kr A G! Good assortment. y XtDlOXtlJiJXa. Clean and healthv. S'I'IM K I'L.WIS $3 llOperlOU; Ki.UU per IIIJO KOOI'KIl (1 r'll.NCS . SIJ " 8 (JU CAK.N A I ION- KcjoiedCuttlnBsof leading kinds. K.M to t;l (HI iier 110; J-'O and Kb per lIHIl). VKH.I^.TS— Mjirle Louise, PtronK from 2-lnch potB, no dlHoase. $4.(JU per lull. Terms cath. JOSEPH HEINL. JACKSONVILLE. III. i8g3. The American Florist. 599 PLANTS. Our selection, all good, well grown, named vari- eties. 10 at 100 rate. Per 100 Begonias. 20 varieties W . 00 & $»*> UO Rex. Kood assortment (i 00 A H 00 '• Municata aurea. 10 00 Fuchsias, best varieties H.0O& 4. 00 Hellotrop-s. 10 kinds 3.00& 4.00 Crotoa Macuiatum. strong plants 8.00 Crotons. assurtert. stroni: plants 8.00 Pluiubutioes. Lady Lapeut's. Capensls and Capensls alba *00 Hibiscus, double and slnple 4.U0 Geraniums, double aud single, bronze and silver 3 00& 4.00 AbutllODS, assorted 4-tf Rooted Cuttings. Heliotrope, best new and old Coleus. mixed, 60c: fine named Fuchsias AliernantheraB. 4 kinds BesronUa Geranium 1. bronze and sliver Ageratum, Briuluon 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. 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.60 1.50 1.00 .75 ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99. KANSAS CITY, MO. Mention American Florist. Bedding Plants 2-IN. POT PLANTS. BOUVARDIAS, best single and double. Si per 100. ABUTILONS, best for pot culture. S4 per lUO. VKRBKNAS, 25 best sorts. S20 per 10! 0: $3 per 100. PAN3IES, fine Giant strain, $10 per 1000; $1.50 " from >eed boxes, repiqued. $b per 1000. PETUNIAS, double fiinged variegated, $J per 100. " Pink Beautv, extra, 84 per 100. HELIOTROPES, the best new and old sorts, $3 per 100. FUCHSIAS, the best new and old sorts, 83 per 100. GERANIUM ZONALE, 50 sorts, best single and double, $3 per ino. HIBISCUS. CHINESE, 10 best sorts, single and double, 84 per 100 VIOLETS, Marie Louise and Swanley White, 2 in., $3 per IC'O. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 50 prize winning sorts, $3 to Sli per 100. Illustrated Catalogue for 1895 free to all. Most complete assortment. Address NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. PANSIES. The Jennings Strain of Large Flowering and Fancy Pansle", fleld-grown. nice stocky little plants— cold frame size. THK FIXEST STRAIN Is what every tiorlst wants. I think you will find mine as good as the best. Stock carried In cold frames, and orders filled any time. 10' by mall WJcts: 10*10 by express J5 00: 5000*20. V inest mixed seed of above Pan&les. pkt.. 2500 seeds, f 1 ; per oz. $6. Yellow same price. Cash 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. CHOICE SEEDS. V£RBEXA GRANDIFI.ORA. This Improvi'd strain ot Mammoth Verbenas gives perfect siitLsfuctlon to my many customers, and Is justly claimed the finest In cultivation: fioretsan Inch in diameter. In extra large trusses, of finest colors. CTCIiAiaCN GIGANTEUM. A magnificent collection of the finest giant tiowering varieties; largest tlowers and be^-t colors. Each per trade pkt 'rio; a pkis. (!0c: tl pkts. $1 00. I will here thank my fiorlst friends for the many let- ters of commendation received during the past year. JOHN F. KUPP. ^ShlremanHtown. Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 2:1 varlotk's .^c. per 100; $7 00 per 1000 Hellut ropes. K^H■h^t^H nnd Mums * per doz. 20c New (ilaiit AlvHHUiii and JjOpe/.la .. Cuphea Lluv;*- and riu'ar I'lant Salvias and Marguerite Mexican Primroses and Ageratum . Coleus per!0075c Postage Ic. per dozen. Cash with the order. I. L. Plllsbury, Galesburg, III 2>ic 20c 20c 2«c 12c CANNA NOVELTIES FOR 1895. COLUIHBIA. From a pliotograph. Siebrecht&Wadley, ro^i bill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist. 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. P^ONY BULBS. Large Clumps, $40 per 100. will divide into 3 to 5 parts. Every florist should have 100. They pay. Write for lUOO price. FOREST GLEN. ILL. "v DREER'S ^Garden 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, FhUadelphla, Fa. Please mention the American Florist every time vou write to an advertiser. WE ofifer below our Medal Cannas, the cream oi about 2000 seedlings raised in 1891-92. After careful tests and comparison with both new and old varieties we do not hesitate in saying they are second to none, and combine all qualities essential to good beddeis. Orders for these will be booked for March 13th, lS9o, delivery. COLUMBIA (Medal Awarded); 3 ft.; foli- age a rich dark green; a strong, vigorous grower, with flower stalks producingas high as seven immense trusses which stand erect; flow- ers very large and rather compact on spike, though not enough to detract from btauty; petals V/s inches wide and slightly overlap each other: texture very thick and firm, and flowers will last longer and withstand wind and rain belter than any other variety; an early aud constant bloomer; color a rich glow- ing red. Price, $1 00 each; SIO 00 per doz. PRIMA (Medal Awarded); 2^ feet; foliage green; strong vigorous habit, with large flow- ers and tru-ses; color yellow, faintly dotted with scarlet; an excellent bedder, giving a good yellow eflect. Each bOc; per doz Sb.OO. TESTIMONIALS. M>. F. A'anst. of South Park. Chicago, judge of cannas at the World's Fair, says, Oct. 22, iSg4: "I consider the Columbia one of the best Cannas in cultivation." E. G. Hill & Co . Richmond, Ind., say, Nov. 20, iSq4: "Columbia— We consider this Canna in' the matter of color, size of flower, size of spike, and habit, one of the very best now before the public." Roht Craig, of Philadelphia. Pa., says, Oct. II iSq4: "Prima is a useful dwarf variety. Columbia I think is decidedly the best Canna of its color." / C. Vau^han, Chicago, III, says. Nov. 26, J8g4: "I believe Canna Columbia to be one of the best scarlets." I. N. KRAMER & SON, CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA. GlirDsanilieiiiuiiis. . . . Rooted Cuttings. Mai'ed 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. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSftNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. BOc per doz ;H per IOC. Best market sorts of previous years dftc per doz,, »-2 per ll«J. Ueady fi.r delivery {eb- l»t Also CYCLAMEN perBlcum B'S'i""''/"-. -; "'.n'?;^ npr H' GENISTAS, ."i Inch pots, tine Pl«n'?,;,«J 'o,?^ P",';^- SMILA.X, 2is-lnch pots, »--'.i.U per lull: Jl^.UI per luOO. Address .J. G. BURROW, FJHhhlll, N. Y. Chrysanthemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), plants from 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen; $20.C0 per 100. 50 at 100 rates. S. EDWARDS & SON, 478 Irving Ave., BKIUGETON, N. .J. B?"The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a BOO prce. jjgjjji^jj American Klurlst. Zirngiebel's Seeds for Florists Early and Late White Aster. Giant Market and Taney Pansy. Early Dwarf Double Wliite Stock. TRAUK FACKK.TS ISl.OO EACH. D. ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 600 The American Florist. Jan. J g, Pittsburg, Pa. The repjular meeting ot the Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' Club was held iu Magin's Hail, Allegheny, on Tuesday, January 8; theie was a good attendance, considerable enthusiasm in regard to the coming S. A. F. convention. The club has 105 members in good standing, and ex- pects to have at least 125 before this year is oui, p jssibly a good many more. Everybody intends to help a little and by this It means a big lot by August. It being the first meeting of 1895 the nomination of officers for the ensuing year was the principal order of business. Fred Burki of Bellevue nominated A. W. Bennett forpresident; Jno. Bader of Troy Hill and Jno. Herron, foreman of Alle- gheny Conservatories were nominated lor vice-president; Geo. W.Burke, superinten- dent of Highland Park for secretary; Fred Burki for treasurer, P. S. Randolph, Geo. Oesterle and F. W. Gibbs for trustees. The election takes place next regular meeting January 26. At the last meeting a committee of five was appointed to select hall and meeting place for the S. A. F. convention. The committee met at Elliott & Ulam's Mon- day the 7th inst. and looked over the exposition building, which they consider the best of all, having ample space for the meeting and exhibition under the same roof, and being on the river front will make it the more pleasant. The commit- tee met the president and manager of the exposition, laid the matter before them, and have since heard from them that pro- viding the convention can be held August 6, 7, 8 and 9, we can have the buildingat a merely nominal figure, if not will have to look further. F. W. Gibbs made a very nice exhibit of cut carnations. The Stuart being very fine, good stems and no burstingof calyx. The stores all report trade improving; plenty of cut flowers and very good ones. Funeral work has been plentiful; the weather this week has been miserable. The Allegheny Conservatories are look- ing fine; the begonias and primulas mak- ing a good show. At Schenley Park the cvclamens are in full bloom and a bouse of primroses and freesias make an inter- esting exhibit. E. C. Reineman left for a a trip to the Holy Land, and will be back in time for the convention. Brown. Mushrooms in a Carnation House. I wish to enquire whether anyone has succeeded in growing mushrooms under the benches of a carnation house and if they have, does the ammonia arising from the mushroom bed interfere with the health of ttif plants? W. BUY VIOLET "LADY HUME GflMPBBLL" From the original stock. Never had disease. Orders booked now for Spring delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, extra selected, $3.00 per 100. r^ A DM ATir^MC Germania, splendid yellow; Souv. de la Maltnalson, L>Ar\lNA 1 lUlNO, tlesh. $200perdozen. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., GYGAS REVOLUTA. Orders booked now for fresh imported steins, 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 Kaempleri, in lOO choice varieties. Japanese Maples, in best varieties. Camellias, Paeonies, Tree Ferns. Raphis, Etc. Araucarla excelsa, choice cultivated stock at lowest prices. For general Japanese stock apply to F. Gonzalez & Co., 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. As tine a collection as can be found in the country ROOTED CUTTINGS GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. &c. Send for list of prices of ColeuB and Carnations. -w. :r. E»»:E:x>ivi:zft.E:, AVON DALE. Chester Co., PA. r OS I I I E , REMEDYfo Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out. Fostlte, 25 lbs. 52.110. Bellows. J3. 50, Cash with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN. 3 Coenties Slip, New York. AZALEAS. We pay the Express, And guarantee safe arrival. Azalea Indiea, 12 to 15 In., well set with buds, 75c each. Azaleamollls 51lceach, PerlUO Geraniums, dbl. and SKl., mixed colors. 3-lnch — J3 5U Begonia Vernon, 3-lnch 4.00 4-lnch 11.110 Genistas. 4-lnch.... ".OO Uydrangea Otafcsa, 4-lnch S.OO 5-lnch 12.t0 S. WHITTON & SONS. Wholesale Florists, 9 11 Koberts St.. UTICA, N. Y. Choice Florist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, choicest strains, at 25 and 50 cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. SOUTH ORANGE. N, J, The Universal Horticultural Establishment, E.G. HILL & CO., wiioi6sai6 Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. 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 Kxpress Boxes. Thin Lumber sawed to order for packing, Address W. e:. SIVIXU^M, KKNTON. Hardin Co., <>. Grevillea Robusta. strong 2>^-inch pots, 50c. per dozen; |3.00 per hundred. NATHAN SMITH & SON. 13 Ureen Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all corresoondence to I Music Hall Place laDQfaciare THE BEST LETTERS IN TEE MARKET. sizes l>a-lnch and 2-lnch, S2.0U per luu. Patent fastener with each letter. Wtlh orders for ,SUU letters we plve 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 Dev St., N. Y.; II. Uaversdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co.. 83 Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal. \\h Ontario St., Cleve- land, O.; E. n. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chlcatro; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, VAX Mason St.. Mllkwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, tJth and Marshall Sts. Richmond, Va.; Jas. Vlck's Sons. Rochester, N. Y.; Uanl B. Long, Buffalo. N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Ixiuis. Mo.; Hun^ 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, 415E.;i4thSt..New York; Geo. A. Sutherland. ti? Brom- tleid St.. Boston; Welch Bros.. No. lA Beacon St., Bos- ton; N.F. McCarthy & Co., 1 Music Hall Place. Boston; The Henry 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, 193 Greenwich St.. New York; J. C. Vaughan, 2t3 Barclay St., New York. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. Florists' nns. GLASS HEADS. 1 1«. BLACK, VIOLET AN1> WHITE. 2>«i. a. :i!^. 4. 5. IJ I nchea. 50c. 76c. Sl.UO, tl.25, n.50, Jl T6. «.UU. S2.50. B.UU per lUOO A First-CIasR Certificate of Merit Awarded at Atlantic City Convention. AUQ. F. BRABANT, Manufacturer, 54. 56. 58 Warren Street. NEW YORK. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Onr new f^ataloi^ae is now oatt free upon Application. M. RICE & C0.3 FlOrlSlS' SUDDI16§. 23 & 25 N. 4th SL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for '"'"'"'"T"" . — ~ 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 , John Conley & Son, UlanufHoturers <>t 2 AND 4 DOMINICK STREET, Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. iBgs- The American Florist. 601 Cut Flower^^ B0XE5 Made up, nailed or lock cornered; or material cut to size ready to be nailed up at destination. %, 5-16, }i, yi, %, i^, 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 Pot Label. "Patent applied for." Manufactured from decorated tin and braBS. of neat appearance, will last for years; holds removable card board for name of plant, always legible, protected from moisture by transparent Mica. iSlze. 5^ Inches long, 1 inch wide Send for descriptive circular. Tin Labels, price per 100 SI. 75. Tin Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 30c. Brass Labels, price per 100. !$2.35. Brass Labels, sample dozen, postpaid, 35c. Hermann Rolker, 218 Fulton St., NEW YORK. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers o1 • CYPRESS • Hreeioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. ^MANZ &^COMPANY-- WOODtNOOAVING r^ HALF-TONE PROCtsa ZINC ETCHINO;»t JC 3C. WAX PROCESS- . COPPta ETCHING iO tUlCTROTVPlNG ■ ■ 183 A\ONR.OE ^Tf^eET- •■•CHICAGO- • • PATENTQ 1 Gi Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Etc. GflflNDLEE & GHflNDLEE, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL E-XTKUTS, Correspondence Solicited. Pat. Ptant Tubs. NEW IMPROVED ORCHID CRIBS. A full line of Florists Baskets AND SPECIALTIES. Write for Illustrated Catalogues. HOME RflTTflN CO., 483 W6ll§ St., GUlGaoo. How to Grow Cut Flowers. THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHENIUM, And other Flowering Plants for Also, Greenhouse Construction, Illustrated. Handsomely hound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. ESTATE OF M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. 493,842,175,690 Catalogues May have been made this centur}' for Florists and Seedsmen. We didn't print all of them, but we'll keep right on, getting well into the millions, as more find out that we really make the best work in the country. Just write us ; we've the cuts and the knowledge. Cukural Leaflets .. . J- HORACE McFARLAND Co., . . . Red = Leaf Labels Harrisburs, Pa. ARTIFICIAL STONE BENCHES FOR GREENHOUSES. We are making thin slabs or stones 18x21 inches and i-inch in thickness, for greenhouse benches. These last forever, and are good conductors of heat. LEO. G. HAASE, Oak Park, 111. A bench 1 00 ft. long by 3H ft. wide will cost *35.00. Write for particulars to 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 CAIMBRID6E TILE MFG. CO., Covington, Ky Atlantic Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. WOOD LABELS, of Superior Quality, for NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS. Best pattern of 2;2-inch, printed and wired. "Highly commended" at Convention American Florists at Atlantic City. ADDRESS BENJ. CHASE, Derry, N. H. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by SaadsmsH. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. EVANS' IMPROVED Challenge Ventilating Apparatus Write for lllustrn ted Catalogue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Richmond, Ind. Mention American Florist 1* A r*f*/\ Per 10 lbs 50c; 25 lbs Jl.OU; DJX\^\^\I 50 lbs 81.50; 100 lbs$2.50. TkTTQIfl Extra fine, per 100 lbs. $5. •U U » X ■ 4»-Sample Free. TO Vaughan's Seed Store, m. Chicago. Mention American Florist. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J 602 The American Florist. Jan. /p, Washington. New Year's trade was about as usual, good, though it was not to be compared with Christmas. Flowers were plentiful and of good quality. The orders wen mostly for tabledecoration, withan occa- sional order for either violets, roses or carnations for corsage bouquets or souvenirs. Tulips have made their appearance, though but little in demand; white ones are selling for $1 per dozen. Good plants of azaleas are getting more plentiful and are bringing Irom $2 to $5 each, and are in demand. The majority of the flower work at present is on a small scale, for teas or luncheons with an occasional wedding or dinner, carnations being the favorite flower and used in large quan titles. The weather of late has had a tendency to make good roses scarce, yet there seems to be enough tosupplythe demanr". Beauties are bringing from $3 to $9 pi r dozen; Brides $2 to $3; Mermets and Meteors the same; La France from $2 to $4; Golden Gate $2 to $4; Kaiserin $3; Perles $1 to $1.50. The prevailingprices for carnations are from 35 to 50 cents per dozen, though some fancy ones are bringing as much as $1 per dozen. Vio- lets remain $2 per hundred and are very fine. Valley $1 per dozen; narcissus and Romans 50 cents per dozen. Smilax 25 and 50 cents per string. Asparagus 75 cents. Reynolds. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 3. — TheNew Jersey S:ate Horticultural Society held its final session of the year co-day. The following ofiicers were elected: President, E. P. Beebe of Elizabeth; vice-president, I. W. Nicholson, Camden; secretary, H. I. Budd, M )unt Holly; treasurer, Charles S.Jont s, Newark; executive committee, Dr. J. B. Ward, Charles Parry, J. J. Blackwell, T. F. Baker, D. A. Vanderveer; legislative committee. Dr. J. R. Ward, I. W. Nichol- son, Theodore F. Baker; delegate to State Board of Agriculture, Dr. J. B. Ward; delegates to American Pomological Soci- ety, Charles Perry and Horace Roberts. SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST 1 Aren't you tired ROlng through your houses two or three tlmeaa day year after year and lifting your ven- tilating sash one at a time and propping them up with fltlckB or puts, with a chance of having satih blown off and broken glass to pay lur V If you are gotJuBtthetblnflrypu noert, tlie NEWKST IlKST thing out. ^'The New Departure' for ' • •- ■■ --.--..- -.- --.- jend for We and _ ^. . _ _ _ _ _ _, about half the cost of the old style Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. GflRMODy, Evansviile, Ind. Mention Amencan Florist. What Growers Say! A Different Letter Every Week MiDDLETOWN, N. Y., Nov. 5, '94. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO,, Lockland, Ohio, Gentlemen : —'X\\^ past summer I had occasion to buy of you fur ray new houses sash bars, gutters, ridges, etc.. of your clear CypIe^s and would say that the material was free from knots and sap, well seasoned, and carefully cut to my sizes as per specifications. I also bought of you once before, and judging from these two tirae«, I should say that the Lockland Lumber Co. were an honest, square firm who would do as they agreed. Yours respectfully, GEO. S. BKLDING. Green-House Material. The finest CLEAR CTFRESS used. i-'()r circulars and estimates ADDRESS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. r^oci-£:ivA.p, o. FLOWER POTS The Whilldin Potterv Company, 713, 715, 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Randolph Ave. and Union St.. .Jersey City, N. .T. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., L.ong: Island City, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere. Our fadlities are unequaled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass, Announcement to Florists. We desire to announce the dissolution of the firm of Sipfle Dopffel St Co., and to introduce to th« trade its successor, The Syracuse Pottery Co., 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 contmuance 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 and samples and we know you will give us an order. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. 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 kinds of FJower Pota, etc. Making a Specialty of Florist Standard Pots Semi fur price list nri'l waiiiples (whicli will be sent free), iiiul we know yuu will ^Ive us jour order. Ji Gi SWAHN SONS, Mluneapoag, MIud. When wrltlntr mention the American Florist. 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. Standard Flower Pots. 10 per cent, off for cash with order. Special die- count on large ordera. We carry a large stock on hand of good strong pots. PRICE LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER POTS. 19i-lnch pots, per 1000 % 3.00 2 1^ 3 5 Address HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, .... FORT EDWARD, N. Y. AueUBt Rolker & Sons, \m & 138 W. 24th St., New Vork City, New York AKents. Mention American Florist. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 53.00 ti-lnch pots, per 100OJ22.UO 3.26 7 36.00 3.60 8 60.00 4.00 9 76.00 6.00 10 per 100 lO.UO 7.26 11 15.00 il.OO 12 20.00 13.80 14 40.00 k; 76.00 iSgs- The American Florist. G03 LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19tli 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 toTlirections. It mixes instantly with cold tvater in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure ind Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price ^ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. Kroeschell Bros. Co. Greenhouse % Boiler, 41 to 55 Erie St., CHICAGO. ' Boilers made of the buat of material, sheli. flrebox Bheets and beads of steel, water space all around (front, aides and back). Write for Information. Mention American Florist. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., I PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue nil price list. 33. xz. e<.o:^e:xi.iRK CITY. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpii Street, CHICAGO. FOR GREENHOUSES . ■Wirlte for- l^-test; iirloes.-^-^^-^-^-* VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! The only 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 ■--• too foot houses -" new device. Send for Catalogue ano -.. timates. BJ. Hir»I*A.iei>, "V'ota.xxg:t*>"^^v-aa., Ola^lo. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS, HoniGyliurai flrcHiiects and floi Water Enoineers Send for Catalogrue, enclosijig 4 cents □ <(tamp8. I»ffo. 2-i-* Can.o.1 St., JXJ5V»^ 'iTOI*:^ OIT'X'. ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFENS 33S EAST 2IV ST. NEW YORK. HOT-AIR WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House.Carden, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue OF THE deLamater-rider and p(J |y| p||^Q DeLAMATER-ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is eo simple and safe that a child canriin theni They will pump Avater from shallow streams oranyk.udof well. Thev canbearranKt'dforanvkindof fuel Capacity 1.500 to 30,000 gallons of water a day, according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South Fiffh Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y. Always mention the American Flo rist when writing to advertisers. Every florist, market gardener, ownerof lawn, (raes- 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. funRlcldes and nsectlcldes 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. .SO— spraying valve attachment 50c. Pump complete Ki.OO. Send for circular. Address HOSE CONNECTION CO., Kingston. Rhode Island. Onlv 29 KIngstons In the U. S. (^et the state straight. "They are a good thing." "A very valuable labor saving device."— \V. N. Rcdd, Secy Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Asso.. HI. "The most valuable labor saving Invention I ever used."— C. E. WEI.D. Rosllndale.^Iass. Mention the American Florist when ivriting to advertisers on this page. 604 The American Florist. Jan. ig. Index to Advertisers. Adv. rates, etc 592 AllenCH 697 Amerlcan Boiler Co.. . .604 BallerF A 696 Barnard W W & Co. . . .695 BasBett 4 Washburn. .698 Bajersdorfer H & Co. 6U0 BergerH H& Co 695 BlerstadtWm 696 Blanc A IWO Boston Flower Market 692 Boston Letter Co 600 Brabant Auk F 600 Brant & Noe 699 Brown Bag Filling Ma- chine Co 595 Brown R S & Sons 699 Bums & Raynor 593 Burrow J 6 699 Cambridge Tile MfgCo601 Carman K W 603 CarmodyJ D 603 Chandlee & Chandlee. .601 Chase Benj 601 Ch'go Folding Box Co. 592 ChlttyHE 697 CloudEJ 697 Conley John & Son 600 Corbrey T J 693 Cottage Gardens 597 Coi Seed & Plant Co.. 595 Dallledouze Bros 597 Deamud JB&Co 593 De Lamater Iron Wks tW3 DIckmanJosF 695 Dillon JL 596 Domer Fred & Son 697 DreerH A 599 Dressel Aug .591 Edwards S & Son 5! 9 Elliott WH 59! 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Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. This paper Is a member of the Associated Trade PrCBS and the Chicago Trade Press Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, president; E. C. Reineman. Allegheny City, Pa., vice- president; WM. J. STEWART, Boston, secretary; H. B. BBATTr, on City. Pa., treasurer. The 11th annual meeting wlU be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August, 1895. CONTENTS. Carnations— Around Chicago 605 —Notes . 606 — Around Cincinnati 607 —Packing flowers (illus.) 607 — Am. Carnation Society 607 Fertilizers for lawns 607 Retail trade-A convenient establishment (illus.)608 —Decorations at Washington 608 — Advertising by the retailer 608 —The retailer's window 609 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 609 Roses— More worms 610 New violet California (illus.) 610 Swainsona galegifolia alba (illus.) 610 Winter flowers . . 610 About the Kew lectures 611 Adiantum Farleyense (illus.) 612 New York 612 Chicago 613 Boston ... 614 Providence, R. I 614 St. Paul. Minn 615 Worcester, Mass 616 The seed trade 618 Cleveland 618 Cincinnati 620 Toronto 622 Springfield, Mass 624 Washington 624 Kansas City 626 Bloomington,Ind. — On January 13 the boiler at the greenhouses of Albert C. Rott burst and he had nearly all his plants frozen before new heating arrange- ments could be made. Portland, Oregon. — Christmas trade was about 15% larger than last year with no material change in retail prices. Supply equal to demand. Quality better than last year. Increased call for carna- tions and violets. Lansing, Mich. — Harry Mann of the firm of R. Mann & Son died in San Fran- cisco, Cal., January 19. He was return- ing home from Honolulu, Hawaii, and died on the day of his arrival in Califor- nia. He was accompanied by his wife, to whom he was married last August. Carnations Around Chicago. That much progress has been made by local growers is evidenced by the quality of flowers sent in to market, though it cannot be denied that there is still room for improvement. There is one feature in the production of first-class flowers that has received the attention but of very few of our growers, and that is disbud- ding. That a larger and finer flower can be produced by disbudding is a fact no intelligent person will doubt, but whether it pays to go to this extra trouble and ex- pense is a matter of much doubt to a great many. We are not prepared with figures to prove that it does pay, but the grower who most loudly condemns the practice is generally the one who has never given it a trial. Let him visit some of our wholesale dealers at any day dur- ing the season and keep his eyes and ears open and then do a little figuring for him- self. At the present date for instance note the difference in prices of any one of the difierent varieties, say Tidal Wave. Here is a lot with stems 6 inches long, and in every bunch of 25 flowers vou may count 50 to 75 buds; these are ofiered at $1.50 per 100. And there is another batch with stems 12 inches in length, flowers much larger and finer; you needn't look close, you will see at a glance that these have been disbudded; $3 is the price, and the flowers find a ready market almost any time. Of course it isn't disbudding alone that makes Al flowers, and not every bloom grown under this treatment will fetch the top price. Again many agrower arguts he cannot afford to sacrifice so many buds, one flower to a stem doesn't pay. Let us still confine ourselves! to Tidal Wave and we have 3 buds to the stem on the average; the crown bud opens first and is always the largest and finest flower; this will have to be picked short if the rest of the buds are to be saved. For short stemmed flowers of this variety, which is also true of all the pinks, there is little or no demand; even when flowers are scarce and high the price obtained is rarely more than 50 to 75 cents per 100, often much less. But let us suppose the flowers are sold at that price. The two remaining buds may open at the same time but more often they don't; the one will open 3 or 4 days sooner than the other but is left on the plant until the last flower is ready to pick when it will be found that the color is badly faded; but even if the' flowers are in good condition they will lack both in size and length of stem and will not net you more than $1 per 100, and if there happens to be a glut the chances are that the stuff won't find a buyer at all. Speak- ing of short stemmed carnations there is little or no demand for any except white and these only to a limited extent; thou- sands of flowers that are sent into the market are thrown into the waste barrel and the grower who is so anxious to save eveiy bud finds that his efforts are entirely wasted. A visit to the principal growers shows that plants are generally in excellent con- dition. There are weak spots of course in a good many places, and as a class the poorest showing is made in whites. Silver Spray is still far in the lead as regards the number of plants grown; in quality, however, the flowers are not very satisfactory. In the thousands of blooms sent into the market daily there is rarely a perfect one. The old trouble, bursted calyx, is apparent everywhere. As regards the health of the stock there seems to be less trouble with rust, at least in many places, than was the case last year. This is undoubtedly owing to more intelligent treatment by the grower and by using the various preventives recommended. Still many a bench may be found entirely ruined. Lizzie McGowan is finely grown in one or two establishments but is very indif- ferent everywhere else. The finest bench of this variety we ever saw was at John Lang's a week before Christmas. This bench at that time was just coming into crop. The health and vigor of the plants and the mass of buds and bloom was a grand sight. If this variety could always be done as well as this there would be small need of another variety. The weak neck, which is the principal fault of this variety, was certainly not apparent here. These plants were not housed until the middle of November (having been pro- tected against frost by a frame and sash) for the reason that a batch of early "mums" were occupying the space intended for them. Many of the growers do not seem to thoroughly understand the requirements of thisvariety, hencethe inferior quality of bloom. As to rust McGowan seems to be little troubled with it. Uncle John has been under discussion to a considerable extent of late. "How do you find Uncle John'" is generally the first question asked when we enter an establishment. Well we find it good, bad and indifferent. Good in but one place, fair in two others and bad everywhere else. None of the growers around here went in very heavy on this variety: from 25 to 100 plants is about all you find at any one place. Chas, Hartwig, at Cuy- ler, has about 100 plants that are cer- tainly as fine a lot as one could wish to see. There is not a sign of rust, the plants are full of buds and flowers of the 606 The American Florist. Jan. 26, finest quality and it is pronounced by Mr. H. the very best white ever grown. As to treatment it received the same as all the rest, having been grown in the field in light sandy soil, where it made ex- traordinary growth. On the bettch it is growing in somewhat heavier soil sideby side with Garfield, which latter, by the wav, are lookine superb also. The two places where the variety is doing fairly are Heurv Mundt'sand A.H. Schneider's, both of Oak Park. In both places the plants are free from just, but are slightly affected with bacteria, which disease the plants are now rapidly out- growing. Both of these growers are satisfied with it and intend growing it next year on a larger scale. But at all the other places (and we found it in a dozen or more) the plants were literally eaten up with rust. In most of the places the plants have been thrown out entirely. In every_ instance the plants are reported as having made an extraordinary strong growth in the field and being entirely free from rust until they were benched, when the trouble commenced immediately and in a few weeks ruined the plants past redemption. Soil appears to have made nodifference. Some of the stoek was grown in the field in a clay soil, others in a light sand and still others in our prairie loam. On the benches too we find quite a variety, from a light soil to a heavy rose soil. Doubt- less our growers have read the article by Mr. Dorner in reference to this variety which appeared in a recent number of the Flower. This oueht to shed some light on this question and we hope our carna- tion growers will profit by the hints thrown out. It would certainly be a pittv to discard this fine variety without a further trial. Mrs. Mailander is a fine new white that will probably besentoutth^s spring. This varietv is grown by Mr. Mailander, of Niles Center. It is a cross between McGowan and Hinze's White, the flower bring almost a counternart of the latter, with the important differenee that it is much earlier. In foliage and habit it resembles McGowan but is a much stronger erower, and during the three vears it has been grown in this place (there are three large houses of them this year) it has been perfectly healthv and free from rust. Like Hinze's White the flowers in the first stages of development are of a creamy white, which turns to a clear white in a few days. There is no sign of bursting of the calyx. In reds we find but very few of first- class quality. Portia is grown exten- sively almost everywhere. In this variety you cannot help noticing the difference in quali'v, particularlv size, between dis- budded stock and that allowed to erow naturallv. Schramm Bros., of Desplaines, are picking some flowers of this variety that for size, color and stiff, strong stems are hard to beat. Stollery Bros, also are doing this varietv in first-class^ shape. When you compare stock of this kind with the great bulk of the balance one wonders whv it is that the growers can- not see the advantage of disbudding so clearly illustrated here. As to the health and vigor of the plant, in almost every locality there is nothineto be desired. The Stuart has been tried in a number of places, but proves unsatisfactory everywhere. At Stollery Bros, we saw it in good shape so far as the p'ants are concerned, but the flowers too often almost sinple. At other places again the bloom is ofT color. Of Garfield we have spoken before. For a variety that has been in commerce so many years it retains its vigor and health remarkably well, but is of little value to most of the growers here, since almost everywhere it is very late, the first full crop coming in thelatter part of January. A few exceptions may be noted. Of Chas. Hartwig's fine stand of this variety we have spoken. Chas. Held also had a fine crop as early as Christmas, and the plants continue flowering freely. Hector is met here and there, but is not in good form. A promising new variety is Lizzie Gil- bert, grown by Mr. Hammersly of Lake Geneva, Wis. To judge by the few flow- ers which occasionally find their way to our market, this is a superb variety and well worthy of a trial. In dark pinks Tidal Wave still holds the boards. As grown by quite a number it is a variety hard to beat. What dis- budding will do is demonstrated here most forcibly. As we all know this is a dwarf grower, and during the early part of the season if not disbudded the stems are often very short. By disbudding, however, the stems lengthen considerably, which is a valuable point. As to size and finish of bloom there is no comparison between the ordinary run and those mag- nificent blooms produced by this method, notably bv Henry Mundt, of Oak Park, whose flowers of this sort are simply per- fect. Stollery Bros., Heim Bros., F. Stielow and a few others are also grow- ing it very fine. Coming to the lighter shades of pink we find Scott is in most excellent condi- tion everywhere. Small trial batches of 25 to 100 only are seen at the various establishments, but theremarkably vigor- ous growth of the stock, its health and apparent freedom from rust, together with fine large flowers of even color and perfect shape is such as will induce every carnation erower to go into this variety more largely next year. Albertini is also quite satisfactory as regards quality, but as the number of flowers produced from a certain area of space or number of plants is far less than that obtained from Scott, and since the flowers, in our market at least, bring no more than the latter, it is evident that it will not pay as well to grow it. Aug Jurgens is cutting some fine blooms of this variety at present. Daybreak stands peerless in its class as a light pink. It is fine everywhere, grown in a varietv of soils; it seems to flourish under most any treatment. We have seen few places indeed where Daybreak is really poor. Of course there is a difference in the quality of the flowers produced at different places. The finest quality of bloom, both as regards color and size are produced from plants erown in a black prairie loam containing only a small percentage of clay, such as is found in many localities around the city. Planted in a light sandy soil, while the plants are fine and flowering freely, the flowers lack color and substance. On the other hand the poorest results are from stock planted in a heavy clay loam. Nancy Hanks is showing up very well in a few places and so is Aurora. Grace Wilder is still grown in larger quantity than any other pink excepting Daybreak; the quality of the fl^vwers however is poor in most places. Bursted calyx, and streaked and crippled flowers are the universal condition, one of the exceptions beine those errown bv Wienhoeber & Co., at Park Ridee, which are of fairly good size, color and form. Helen Keller it makingfriends wherever it has been tried, which is the case to a very limited extent. The few small batches we find are thrifty and free from disease. The flowers come perfect, but are not of extraordinary size. In yellows there are practically none. Heim Bros, have a bench of Buttercup which has done nothing this season as yet, and very little can be expected until spring. Goldfinch we found in but one place, at the Singler estate, Washington Heights. Here it does fairly well, the flowers however are rather small and do not compare favorably with a well grown Buttercup, but it hasn't had a fair trial yet; it promises better than any other yellow yet tried in this part of the country. Carnation Notes. The question has often been asked as to how much a house of carnations will pro- duce, or how many flowers should be cut from a plant to make it a good paying investment. It depends almost wholly upon the grower. If a plant is large and in a good healthy condition it will pro- duce from twenty to fifty single stem flowers, providing all goes well, but it often happens that a bench filled with superb looking plants showing a great profusion of buds will in the space of two or three weeks lose its fine appearance and gradually dwindle away from causes unknown to the grower. It is the same with the carnation grower as with the rose or any other grower; no satisfactory estimate can be made as to how much a house will produce. Many a man has been misled by the appearance of an- other's plant and has suffered by follow- ing the advice of some over-sanguine enthusiast. Many a house which looked very slim when planted has paid well, and then again I have seen houses this year which when first filled promised a rich harvest, but they have done nothing, simply stood still, and the grower is out to a large amount. Now is this the fault of the plant? Oh, no, for other growers with stock in the same apparent condi- tion have been picking flowers in quantity all winter. The excuse has been made to me on entering a house that was not doing well that the house was too dark, glass too small and that having a lot of sash on hand it was thought best to put them in the shape of a house in place of using them on frames; the house was blamed for a poor crop when the owner was to blame for using such sash for a house. We are often tempted to do this sort of building for the sake of having a house for small stock in the spring, but just as sure as we follow this line when fall comes around we fill that house with nice large plants of good sorts, and then about Christmas we want to kick some one. You see I know how this is, because 1 have done it and I now have two such houses filled with fine plants, that owing to the darkness of the same will be in fine bloom about March, and I must build again for young stock or throw out the fine plants. Better to refrain from build- ine than to put up poor houses, for the difference in favor of the modern and im- proved style of building is too great to risk good stock in poor buildings; you will do well to recall the putting of new wine into old bottles. By the way, there is to be a very large show of all the new and lots of the old carnations in connection with the conven- tion of the American Carnation Society to be held in Boston during the third week in February, and every grower of carnations should go there. Charles H. Allen. The American Florist, PACKING CARNATION FLOWERS FOR SHIPMENT. Carnations Around Cincinnati. The varieties of carnations that are grown in Cincinnati and the vicinity are Tidal Wave, Portia, Daybreak, Silver Spray, McGowan, Scott, Diaz Albertini, Adelaide Kresken and a very few Uncle John and Stuart. Of the above named Daybreak is the most popular. Every place 1 have been the plantsof this variety are from six to twelve inches in diameter and are literally covered with buds. It seems to suit everybody's soil and ttie flowers bring from 1 to 3 cents more than any other variety. It is free from rust. Wm. Scott is a rival to Daybreak. It seems to be giving satisfaction wher- ever it is grown, and will be more exten- sively grown here. Tidal Wave is still very popular, but will be dropped by a great many growers. Portia is still the best scarlet we have. The flowers are small but it is an earlier and a much freer bloomer than the Stuart. Stuart does not do much until after Christmas; it is a late bloomer. Albertini is very fine here and like all fine things is scarce; itistoo shy. Adelaide Kresken was giving the best satisfaction until the cloudy weather set in. Every body said it was the best seedling sent out in '9t. Early in the fall until Decem- ber the blooms of this variety were two to three inches in diameter, with a firm calyx and borne on longstems; it is a very free bloomer. But now fully 90 per cent, of the blooms burst. Silver Spray is still the queen of whites here. McGowan is grown by a few, but it does not do well in the summer and the stem is not stiff' enough. Uncle John is a total failure here. All the plants rusted so badly last sum- mer that very few of the growers would lift them, and those that did were com- pelled to throw them out later on. Rust seems to be making wonderful progress here, and I have seen several houses that were completely destroyed by it. P. Packing Carnation Flowers. The accompanying engraving shows two boxes of carnation flowers packed for shipment by Mr. C. H. Allen. The upper box is 3 feet long, 1 foot wide and 4 inches deep, and contains one layer of flowers only. The lower box is 3 feet long, 1 foot wide and 6 inches deep, and contains two layers of flowers, there being a double thickness of heavy tissue paper between the layers. The engraving is from a photograph secured by Mr. Allen at our request so we might make quite plain to all the points advanced by Mr. Allen as to correct methods of packing, and the value of same in securing the highest market price for the flowers. The picture tells the story plainly and forcibly. American Carnation Society. The coming meeting of the American Carnation Society, which takes place at Boston February 21-22, is one in which all lovers of the divine flower will be inter- ested. I trust the members of the A. C.S. will all do something to assist in making it the grandest carnation exhibition ever held, in this or any other country. Nor is this confined tomembersonlv; weinvite carnation groweis all over the country to participate. That great strides have been made will be clearly proved, and we feel sure that all the new varieties will be exhibited. This alone is worth travelling many miles to see. We have the assur- ance from the Boston club that all flow- ers sent will be staged by experienced hands. The fact that Mr. A. H. Fewkes has kindly consented to act is alone an assurance to those who are unable to attend. The schedule of premiums will appear in the American Florist at an early date. Look it over carefully, and see if there is not some clause in which you may win laurels. If for no other reason it will give you an idea, when you put your flowers by those grown miles away, whether you are in the swim. I have often heard people at a flower show remark, on looking at some exhibit, "Why, if I had known it I could have beaten that myself." There are plenty of carnation classes, so be on hand at Bos- ton next month. Eugene Dailledouze. Fertilizers for Lawns. Ed. Am. Florist: What fertilizer (odor- less) outside of barnyard manure is best to use on lawns, and how much per acre? Texas. To recommend intelligently any fertil- izer for lawn purpose the requirements of the soil particularly in question must be known. It is safe, however, to say that nitrate of soda will be beneficial to a grass crop, and an odorless phosphate can be had in the commercial fertilizers manufactured from the Florida phosphate rock, and which contain also a small per- centage of potash. An amount equal to about 250 pounds per acre per annum of nitrate of soda ap- plied during the growing season in thrie dressings, together with 600 pounds in amount in one dressing of the commer- cial fertilizer mentioned will make an odorless and efficient manurial dressing , r lawns. J. A. Pettigrew. Milwaukee, Wis. 608 The American Florist. Jan. 26^ THE RETJIL TRBDE. A Convenient Retail Establishment. We present herewith an engraving of the establishment of Mr. Walter Cliffe, who has lately succeeded Mr. David Cliffe, Germanto wn, Philadelphia, together with a plan of same. Mr. Cliife seems to have utilized every inch of space to advantage, and in response to our request for his experience in securing the greatest possi- ble benefit from the space at his disposal he writes as follows: "My place has a frontage of 150 feet and a depth of 190. The ground is very valuable, and so 1 plan to have as little waste space as possible. Referring to the figures on diagram 1 is the drive. All coal and other teams pass the office, so the clerk can note all that enters or leaves the place; 2 is the boiler shed, where are my two steam boilers. The bin is ar- ranged so that coal is "shot" in, and by opening a door at bottom will all runout so that it is not necessary to handle the coal except when firing; this shed being warm and dry makes an excellent place for storage of boxes and soil, and is also used as a general workshop; 3 is the sta- ble, and alongside of it is the compost and soil; 4 is the office opening into show and greenhouses; my iceboxes are here, and general florists' stock; electric bells connect it with the greenhouses and dwelling, and they are so arranged that they will ring if desired when the office door opens; this is so regulated by a switch that it will ring the bells either in the greenhouse ormy own home, or itcan be used to call any of the men, assigning a certain number of rings to each one; 5 is the show-house; here 1 keep my decora- tive plants and such others as may be in season, so that it is not necessary to take customers all over the place to show them all I grow; as stock is sold it is replenished continually so that it always presents an attractive appearance; board- walks make it usable by ladies at all times; 5 of my largest greenhouses open into the show-house, so that it is possible to go from the office to almost any part of the place without going out of doors; 6 is the greenhouses, all built equal span and filled with a general stock suitable especially to the needs of a retail florist; 7 is the potting shed, into which three of the houses open; ample bin space is pro- vided for the different sizes of pots; soil is also stored here, so that it may be ready for immediate use when wanted. "The heavier lines are feed pipes from boiler; in the 3 houses on the left there are 5 I'A-inch pipes on brackets along path; in the 6 houses on the right they run under the benches, 7 IVi-incb pipes to a house; in the show-house on one side 4 pipes are overhead so as to be out of the way, while on the side towards the street they run under the side table. The place has been carefully planned, and I d6 not think any materialchanges are neces- sary. Perhaps I may sometime run the show-house along the entire front; it will make a better appearance, and I can then go all through the place without going outside. "I have gone into unnecessary details, so that you might get all the information you desire. My trade is principally retail, and I have built the place to accommo- date that class of patronage. It is kept clean and orderly, paths are clean, and as far as possible it is in good shape all the time. Nine-tenths of my customers are ladies, and I must cater to their tastes. "Finally, all the coal, ashes and dirt, etc., are at the rear and out of sight from street and visitors going through the place. Having a show-house makes it unnecessary to run all over the place after the various plants a customer may want. If a plant gets damaged in any way it is taken out of the way and put in the greenhouse hospital, and does not detract from the appearance of the others. Flow- ers when cut are put in the icebox in the office so that we have everything at hand can wait on customers promptly." Decorations at Washington. I was fortunate enough to see one of the richest orchid decorations of the sea- son at the Arlington Hotel, the occasion being an afternoon tea given by Mrs. Westinghouse of Pittsburg. The center- piece was composed of Adiantum Farley- ence studded with cattleyas, with a cen- ter of white lilac, oval in shape. At each of the corners was a smaller oval extend- -H-L-fr Show House 18x72 5 JBt STREET. A CONVBNIEHT RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. ing lengthwise toward the center, these were also of Farleyense and cattleyas, out of which arose four white candles in silver candlesticks capped with white shades, the two nearest the corner of the table being much closer together than the others. These ovals were finished with a handsome arrangement of taffeta ribbon, (perfectly matching the cattleyas in color), which extended in graceful waves toward the center. The ends of these ribbons were lost under four cut glass vases filled with Farleyense and cattleyas with a center of white lilac. These vases were about halfway between the center piece and corner ovals. Strewn over the cloth were fronds of Farleyense and cuneatura. The lower shelf of the cabinet mantel was banked with cuneatum, forming a base for two handsome cut glass vases filled with cattleyas. The top shelf was also banked with cuneatum, in the center of which was a bunch of white lilac. The chandelier was twined with asparagus thickly studded with cattleyas. In the drawing room, the cabinet mantel was draped with asparagus. From the left hand corder of the lower shelf extending to the center of the upper shelf, was a large bunch of long stemmed American Beauties. Drooping from the right hand corner of the upper shelf was a fall of Mermets. At the end of the room the spaces between the two windows was banked with palms, topped with a large vase filled with long stemmed Beauties. This decoration was done by Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons. Reynolds. Advertising by the Retailer. An unlimited amount of money can be spent in advertising. It is almost a talent to know when to spend and when to stop. Local surroundings have much to do with it. If you haven't the ability to write a good advertisement it is best to secure a good advertise writer and send him copies of the papers you intend to use; he will advise as to size of ad- vertisement, how it shall be displayed and write advertisements that will be read and remembered. Advertisements that say you have "the finest stock in town," are "selling out below cost," and all the hackneyed expressions, are worse than useless. Don't try to tell too much at a time; tell the people of one thing and tell it well, giving prices, etc., then stop; next time give them a change of diet. Change the advertisement every time it appears and do not take the cheapest place in the paper; have your advertisement where you are sure those who read the paper will see it; next to live local news is one of the best places. Keep on the right side of the newspaper- men. Give them a few choice flowers, when they call send a plant to their home; they'll remember it and give you an occasional "write up" that will be worth a dozen advertisements. Use good cuts in your advertisements of what you have to sell; they catch the eye; everybody seems to enjoy pictures and if your adv. is well written people will be sure to read it. A cut is the bait on your advertising hook. Circulars and flyers scattered around indiscriminately are of very doubtful value; probably one-half do not get into the proper hands, then those that survive are glanced at and probably thrown in the fire. Always keep in mind the class that you are dealing with and before you spend your money stop and think whether the proposed plan will reach the ones you intend it for or not. A neai pamphlet or card sent by mail in sealed envelope is of undoubted value. It is sure to be seen by the person whose patronage you desire, and if you have anything good to offer and tell your story well, you will likely have them call on you. But if the printingand paper are poor and the only information you send is in the stereotype phrases, your money is wasted forit repels a possible customer. Another excellent plan is, when flowers are going to wasie and sales are dull make up boxes of choice cut flowers and enclose a card upon which is written "with the complimei.tsof J. Wilton Wells, (or whoever your name is)solicitingyour patronage." It can't help but please, it is sure lo be acknowledged in some way and will almost invariably bring an order when flowers are needed. I have found this to be my most effective plan. The cost is practically nothing and results are sure. Never disappoint customers by adver- tising something you have not pot or in any way misrepresenting any article sold. Thev will speedily discover the hoax, and feeling that they have been duped once will hesitate to believe your future state- ments. Better miss a sale any day than to attempt to play sharp with a cus- tomer. iSgs. The American Florist. 609 A CONVENIENT EETAIL ESTABLISHMENT If you want good trade, don't come in to wait on ladies unless you are in pre- sentable condition. Tornclothes, muddy shoes, no collar, flannel shirt, rolled up sleeves, soiled hands, are not crimes but there is a place for everything and the place for the above isn't behind the coun- ter. If you can't keep tidy it's better to keep a young lady clerk, one that dresses neatly, is bright, and obliging. She can keep your books, make up designs, wait on customers, keep your store tidy and it will be money in your pocket to have such a person around the place. Never allow the men to lounge around the store. It doesn't look well and patrons don't like it. More Anon. The Retailer's Window. An attractive window has so much to do with influencingr transient trade that no retailer can afiford to neglect it. Of course strck placed in the window deter- iorates rapidly, and the question of ex- pense determines many florists in the meagreness of their display. Whether such economy pays is quite another question. The first thing to be looked to is clean- liness. This may be considered unneces- sary advice, but unfortunatelv dingy window frames, dusty vases or decaying foliage are not by any means unknown, and any oneof the three is fatalto a good efiect. Another frequent error is the use of moss, which may once have been green, as a background. The yellowing tint which wood moss takes on after once drying always has a decayed look, and it is doubly faded when contrasted with fresh foliage. Keep your moss for your baskets, and never let it appear in the window. Nothing else equalslycopod um or small ferns, and these are the only ap- propriate materials for such use. If you have the window bedded with lycopo- diums, with a few well arranged small palms or ferns at the back a single vase of flowers will complete the display. In- deed, we often doubt whether cut flowers can compare with flowering and foliage plants for a window display. Take a window backed by palms, and carpeted with lycopodium, with a few small cocos here and there, in the center a blooming angrjEcum, lycaste or cypripedium, and no cut flowers except perhaps two or three bunches of violets lying on the lyco- podium. Orchid plants are particularly good for this purpose; they are usually odd or beautifulenough toattract notice, and a little card may be placed against the window calling attention to anv special feature, just as the jewelers do. For where one person would look at an unlabelled Vanda Sanderiana a hundred would gaze in awe were it placarded "The $5,000 orchid." There is more than some retailers think in having some plant or flower a little unusual in the window. After looking at a dozen vases of roses in Brown's and Jones' windows people will take far more interest in Robinson's bank of jellow primroses, particularly if he has a little card calling attention to them as Dis- raeli's favorite flower, the emblem of Tory politics. We have seen a block in front of Thorley's window all afternoon, because there was a shovsy specimen of the bottle-brush tree onexhibition; infact many ordinary shrubs, well forced, will collect an admiring crowd. There is another thing to be carefully avoided, and that is the use of some drapery fabric as a background. This is not very often seen, but whenever it is the result is disastrous. Millinery effects are well enoufih in candy stores, but they put one's teeth on edge in a florist's. We have seen a window most elaborately arranged with fine hybrid roses utterly ruined by a background of Nile green drapery. The ideas expressed by good judges regarding table decorations may be studied profitably in arranging a window. R. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. About February 1 is a good timeto sow seeds of several plants that are impor- tant to the retail florist. If you are not successful with carrying over verbenas, get some seed of the best strain procura- ble and sow at once. Seed of this once most popular plant is generally fresh and good, and the plants raised from seed are free of all disease and sure to be thrifty, growing vigorously all summer. By sow- ing now you can get a cutting oiff each plant by April 1. You cannot be sure of the colors you will get in seedlings, but our leading seedsmen now oflTer a strain of seed that will produce colors about equal to the named varieties. Sow in a temperature of 55° and when the plants are up and potted keep ina night temper- ature of 50°, which will suit them best right along till a higher natural tempera- ture comes in spring. Petunias are now very important plants, for they are used forseveral differ- ent purposes. The choicest named varie- ties can only be perpetuated by cuttings, but 95 per cent of all the petunias sold each springare raised from seed. Be very careful that you obtain a good strain of seed. I know this is difficult to do, but remember— don't hesitate over a dollar or two when purchasing seed of florists' flowers. A dollar saved on a thousand seeds of petuniss can easily mean of a loss of twenty dollars when they come in flower. This applies not only to petunias but to all flowers known as florists' flowers, such as cinerarias, cyclamens, primulas, etc. The seedsman or the man who saves the seed and who with great care, skill, and expense selects and fertil- izes the plants showing only the best character, discarding all inferior flowers, must have remuneration for his time and trouble, or he will go out ol the business. Buv only double petunia seed; you will get 60 percent single from the best double strain you can buy. The seed is very small, and must be carefully sown. My method is to sow in shallow pans or b jxes. Make the surface of the soil per- fectly level (to prevent washing) and firm it down. Then water thoroughly before sowing. Then you don't havetowattr hut very slightly after sowing the seed. Sow very thinly, the seed is so small you are very apt to let it drop much too thickly. After sprinkling the seed on the surface press down with the bottom of a clean pot and no covering is needed, ex- cept a piece of thin cloth, which can be laid over the surfaceand kept moist. This will prevent to a great extent the drying out of the soil, and can be kept on till most of the seeds have germinated. As soon as they are well up givethem alight place, but never let thtm dry out too severely. They are best handled when quite small. I take them from the seed pan and put seven or eight in a 2Vi or 3-inch pot. When they begin to crowd in that they are ready for a 3 inch pot, in which size most are sold. A practiced eye can easily pick out the double from the singles long before they flower, but it is difficult to impart that knowledge. The leaf of the double is usually lighter in color and the surface is not as smooth. If you can pick out the doubles it pays to pot up a few hundreds into 4-inch pots; they will make sturdy plants, develop their showy mottled flowers, and bring as good a price or better than a 4-inch geranium, which has taken more room and five months more time to grow. Sow smilax now to renew your beds next July, you need not encumber your benches with a flat of smilax seed. It will dojustas well under a rose bench, and can remain there till the plants are 2 or 3 inches high. I believe in a good strong 3 inch pot plant of smilax for July plant- ing. Between that and a weak little plant will be just one crop of strings the following season. 610 The American Florist. Jan. 26, Don't forget to sow Grevillea robusta next month. This plant is proving to be of increasing value every year. It is a rough and ready fellow and will stand a lot of hard usage. Sown in February or March you can have fine plants for the following winter. It is good for the cen- ter of a vase. In cheap decorations it is most useful. I keep it under glass the whole time. A moderate temperature suits it at all times. It needs no anti- toxine or any other cure for rust, smuts, bacteria, or parasites, for it has none of them. It is much too early yet to sow seeds of our popular annuals such as asters, etc., but order them soon and have ready when the time comes. As every seedsman now advertises Vick's branching aster there is no harm in my saying a good word for it. It is a wonderful aster, and you can not afford to be without it. I have found it several weeks earlier than Truffaut's Victoria and other varieties, so it should be sown a month earlier than those kinds. If you still grow Pyre- thrum aureum sowat once. If you don't raise Lobelia E. speciosa and gracilis from cuttings, which you should do, then sow the seeds without delay; it takes a long while to raise good plants from seeds. I suppose after New Year's you began to pot your zonal geraniums from 2 to 3-inch, giving them more room. About the middle of February or sooner if you choose is a good time to increase your stock of this staple article of the florist by taking off the tops of those that are large enough. It will give the plants plenty of time to break and be m full flower in May, and the young plants will make the best of bedding plants. Don't trouble to put the cuttings in sand; just pot them firmly in 2inch pots, water once thoroughly, and then till they are rooted be careful and not overwater. They will make better plants than if rooted in the sand, for there is no "draw up" or check given to them. The weather now is most favorable for propagating all such plants as coleus, achyranthes, etc., plenty of bottom heat, and do not delay with any stock that you wish to increase. Propagating is so much easier now than when the sun shines hot and bright. Wm. Scott. More Worms. Ed. Am. Florist; I send a box of earth containing some worms and larva that I found in my rose bed at a place where t wo or three plants had died. They were near the surface. Can you tell me what they are and if there is a remedy? Des Moines, la. J. T. D. Fulmer. Your correspondent's sample of worms proves to be one of the family of wire worms known as elaterida. This is rather an extensive family and they vary considerably in size and shape, also in color; they are all more or less injurious to plant life, in fact, I believe, in their grub or worm state they are all injurious to the young, tender roots of plants. In their beetleform they are knownas "snap beetles," "skipjacks" or "click beetles" from the peculiar noise they make when disturbed or in motion. A remedy against their destructive properties in the open air is quick lime, thoroughly stirred into the earth and the soil kept continually moved, but this is out of the question for the greenhouse. It your corresponds nt can get any clean soot from a factory I would advise him to spread some of it over the soil of his benches where these things are most troublesome; a thin coat, just enough to see that it covers all the surface of the soil. The syringing of the plants, or watering, will carry this down to the roots and also to the neighborhood of these worms and it is very detrimental to their progress. If the first dose does not THE NEW SINGLE VIOLET CALIFORNIA. stop them try another one in about three weeks, being careful not to over-dose it sufficiently to affect the roses. If your correspondent's soil is naturally troubled with this class of insect I should advise him when preparing it to go into the greenhouse to add considerable soot and also fresh lime, thoroughly incor-por- ating the whole, and turn it over several times so as to get it into shape, or what would be better, give hi? land a good dressing and plough it in before using it the next season, then the rains, etc. would carry the lime and soot down into the soil and drive all the worms, etc. out of it; it is really one of the best ways to exterminate them. Different members of this large family remain in their larval state from one to four years. The one that your corre- spondent sent sample ofisof the one vear family, and in the spring, say end of May or early in June, it will be easy to tell if there are many coming up from the soil from where he gets tis greenhouse mate- rial, by the presence of the beetles above described. In that case I would advise him to try to destroy as many of these as possible by running a roller over the ground at least once a week; this crushes them all, or virtually all of them and gives them no chance to deposit their eggs to produce another crop. John N. May. New Violet "California." We present herewith an engraving from a photograph of this new single violet which is claimed by the introducer to be a novelty of extraordinary merit. It is stated that the flowers are so large as to cover a silver dollar, have stems 12 inches long, are very fragrant, color pure violet purple. The San Francisco Examiner of January 13 devotes nearly a full page to an illustrated article headed "California Brobdignagian violet." The introducer nf the new violet is Mr. Emory E. Smith, Palo Alto, Cal. Swainsona Galegifolia Alba. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of a house of swainsona at the establishment of Mr. David Cliffe, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., who writes: "Tde plants are in ordinary soil (no manure) such as I use for carnations. They commence to bloom in the cutting bench, and keep it up summer and win- ter, apparently indefinitely. My original stock plants are still growing and bloom- on the bench where first planted. They have had no manure, and the soil is a mass of roots. The only special care the swainsona needs is that it be kept rather dry when first planted, as otherwise it has a tendency to rot at the surface of the ground. It is by far the most profitable plant I grow." Winter Flowers. I can not tell if the fashions are chang- ing, or competition urging, but evidently the specialty growers are breaking into greater variety. The rose men are tak- ing up with chrysanthemums and carna- tions, the chrj'santhemum men with cannas and seeds, the lily men with nur- sery stock, the nurserymen with "laying out," and the orchid men with bougain- villeas. But all the true progress in American floriculture seems to have been made where the grower has confined him- self to one, or a few, well chosen plants. It is well that the market grower can concentrate his attention when it pro- duces such results as have been witnessed with forced roses, carnations and chrys- anthemums. It is the luminous city florist who can best dispose of and properly display a novelty. It matters not from whence he derives his light, it beams upon the cus- tomer. Very often his knowledge of plant names and methods of culture are sadly deficient, but although his customers realize it they can't correct him to a great extent, and his missionary work con- tinue?. He will in time come to be under- stood. The public conservatories which are constantly being added to at the centeis of population will in time produce more or less of a revolution, and the city grower will undoubtedly find himself try- ing to attract at least a portion of the enthusiastic populace to his private show. How much more he is doing this than his father ever did, perhaps he scarcely con- siders. It is to those whose greenhouses and grounds are accessible that the value of a variety sufficient to keep a "show house" attractive will commend itself. December is a dull month over most of the northern temperate regions, and it is not until the sub-tropics are reached that flowers can be looked for in quantity. Where the daily temperature reaches from 60° to 70°, falling at night to 40° or 50° for a short time only, there the churches can decorate with roses from the hedges, tree fern fronds from the forest and rhododendron flowers from the copse. Perhaps the showiest garden i8qs. The American Florist. 611 MR CLIPPES HOUSE OF SWAINSONA. plants in such places are derived from the southern hemisphere where spring and summer prevails and plants bloom natu- rally at the bidding of a Christmas sun. Mandevillea suaveolens, show pelar- goniums, heliotrope in hedges, fuchsias, clianthus, acacias, are in profusion in the cooler climates, and bougainvilleas, big- nonias, combretums and ipomoeas where it is warmer. But occasionally among all these children of a southern sun some indigenous plant will compete for honors, and carry thera off. The most gorgeous floral spectacle I ever saw broke upon me in the midstof a leafless, dried and almost parched tropical forest. It was a mod- erate sized tree of Butea frondosa. It varies in size as apple trees vary, and dur- ing the dry season becomes denuded of leaves as they do. About Christmas or New Years tbesebare branches, limbs and even the trunk becomes clothed with flowers, thickly as Cercis canadensis or japonicais clothed — but the flowers are like the single flowers of Erythrina crista- galli, in bunches of three or four together as the red buds are, and brighter by far than the coral flowers. My! if a florist could produce such a New Year's show as this would he not advertise himsell? But few orchids are found where it is so warm as the dry foothills where these beauties grow; in the zone above where the moisture begins to condense and form clouds there they appear, and with them I think one of the most beautiful purple and gold flowered climbers I have ever seen, Thunbergia Hawtayneana. This plant is not large and it is susceptible of pot culture. I have seen this flower described as scarlet, but I have no doubt that the newer dictionaries such as John- son's or Nicholson's have corrected such statements. Vandas grow at the same elevation, and above them a;rides, sacco- labiums, dendrobiums and coelogynes. Above 5,000 feet the night temperature begins to drop below 60°, and the orchids are rarely found on trees, but are repre- sented by terrestrial species. I have spoken of Mandevillea suaveolens as a Christmas flower, and lam reminded that I have never heard of its flowering in the United States otherthan California. I have tried it whenever I could, for 1 am fond of testing the effect of climate upon known characters such as this — but only once — in the lake country — did the plant grow healthily. Fragrant flowers are commonly appre- ciated, and the deliciously sweet Gardenia citriodora ought to be well tested by some one. Who knows what bench cult- ure might do for it? Chimonanthus Ira- gransandOsmanthusfragrans areknowii but Luculia gratissima, although written about, is scarcely ever seen. It needs planting out in a camellia house or rather cool conservatory. Such sweet flowers as these in a florist's box are never for- gotten. It is wonderful ho w a perfume is remembered. There are a host of things which the florists use as Christmas flowers, be- gonias, cannas, epiphyllums, euphorbias, cestrums, hippeastrums, impatiens, pas- sion flowers, Solandragrandiflora.Thrys- acanthus rutilans, Thibaudia pulcherrima (or possibly agapetes nowadays). There is a beautiful rose colored shrub flower growing on the Pulney Hills, locally called the "hill currant" (because its pre- served fruits resemble currants) which would be a gem in conservatories. The varieties of the true Rhododendron arboreum and R. nilagericum are natu- rally Christmas flowers, and planted out in English conservatories they flower at that time; florists I notice take to the rhododendron as an Easter flower to some extent, and it is possible that if some attention were paid to early varieties of arboreum blood, etc., such asNobleanum, Gloire de Gand, superbum, princeps venustum, Chandlerii, campanulatum and so on, very pleasing results might be had for Christmas. Again, the epacris is rarely seen any- where but at Boston. But possibly such varieties as Exquisite, Fireball, Mont Blanc, picturata, racemosa, etc. might be grown elsewhere. There is but little risk in trying these, for if you fail you fail and there's the end on't, if you succeed vou can never be loaded with anything worthless or unattractive in an epacris. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. About the Kew Lectures. The paper in your issue of January 12 by Mr. Michael Barker gives a distinctly false impression of the character of the Kew lectures. Thej' are not botanical lectures — not one in a hundred of them. They are everythingotherthan botanical, except in so far as botany can aid the lecturer in correctly illustrating his sub- ject. A moment's reflection will convince Mr. Barker that this must be so. The men who go to Kew are as he says good gardeners before they go there. They have been trained in various places — Chiswick,Frogmore, Dalkieth,Glasnevin, or perhaps in all of them. Not more than one per cent of them expects to beccme "professors," and botanical lectures would be distasteful to them. The lec- turers know this, and like sensible men they lecture upon matters of practical economic importance. The herbarium can take care of the world's botany, and now and then one of the young gardeners (likeW.B. Hemsley, F. 'R. S.) elects to cast in his lot there — but very rarely. 612 The American Florist. Jan. 26.^ Kew has done the most good in the world I think in broadening men, so that they know what to leave undone. Toe result is that anywhere you may go in the Brit- ish Empire you will find them manaj-ing institutions which are called botanical stations or gardens maybe — but which are really places where the econom'c cult- ure of the various countries originates, and sometimes developes. 1 doubt if ail of our experimental stations can hope to help the world to the extent that two Kew men have done in the cheapening of quinine. James MacPheeson. Trenton, N.J. Adiantum Farleyense. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of a house of Adiantum Far- leyense at the establishment of Baker Bros., Kansas City, Mo. In regard to the culture of this adiantum Messrs. Baker Bros, write: "The plants seen in the picture are 15 months old. They are in 12 and 14-inch pots and are from 4 to 5 feet through. "Our experience in growing for speci- men plants is that they should never be- come pot-bound and should be shifted on until you get them to the size you want them. Then they should be allowed to become thoroughly pot-bound. The ad- vantage of this is to give the fronds the pink tinge that is so desirable in this queen of all ferns. They will never catch the color spoken of while in rapid growth although we could never see that it injured the plant any if it should become pot-bound, and was shifted afterwards, but this will check the growth for the time being. "We could never see the advantage of keeping the plant to a single crown and would rather see the plant have as many crowns as possible — the more the better as they will thereby make a larger and finer plant. We have tried plants with single crowns and were never able to make what we call a good specimen plant. Our idea of a specimen plant is that it should be a dark green at the base gradu- ally changing to a lighter preen advanc- ing toward the top, changing again so that the crown should be a beautiful pink. "We use most any kind of good rich soil that will drain well. Instead of using broken pots for drainage we fill one- third of the pot with sphagnum moss. Never allow them to dry out while grow- ing on for specimen plants. There is no reason why they should be a difficult plant to raise. It isalmost impossible to kill the crowns. When crowded forroom we have kept them under the benches for months at a time. Of course the leaves would disapoe^r while under such treat- ment, but VI hen again placed up on the benches and given care and attention the plants would start up and make as good stock as anything we had on the place. They will stand more abuse and neglect without dying than any plant we know of, and with care the most abused plants can be made the picture of health." New York. The annual dinner of the New York Florists' Club which took place on the evening of January 19 was an occasion long to be remembered by those who par- ticipated. There were about sixtv gen- tlemen present, includine Messrs. Edwin Lonsdile, Chestnut Hill, Pa., 0. P. Bis- sett, Chicago, A. H. Wingett and E. J. Norman, Lenox, Mass., Mr. Russell, Stockbridge, Mass., and Roderick Camp bell, Utica, N. Y., as invited guesis. The show of flowers on the tables was mag- nificent. Every grower who had con- tributed — and there were nearly twenty ol them — had evidently selecied his very choicest specimens, the splendid newro^es Mrs. J. Pierpont Morpan and B;lle Sic- brecht and carnation Dean Hole holding a prominent place. The flowers were artistically arranged by Mr. Warendorf, who also had decorated the walls and ceilings with a profusion of wild smilax, etc., and in front of one of the mantels was a grand Cattleya Tiiatee bearing forty-two blossoms. President Allen opened the second division of the entertainment with a few words of hearty welcome to the visitors, and then introduced Mr. C. B. Weathered as toastmaster. This gentleman after the applause which greeted him had sub- sided began by facetiously alluding to the sleepless nights and tired uays he had spent in preparation for this duty, assert- ing that he had nearly bankrupted him- self in bu\irg books that he might learn the rules and acquire the art of being a toastmaster: and then called upon Ex- President O'Mara to respond to the toast "Our Nights." Mr. O'Mara was in his happiest vein and his infectious good nature and quick repartee to the witty sallies with which he was bombarded threw the whole crowd into a mood of merry disorder, which for a time gavethe astonished toastmasteralout all hecould do to handle. Mr. O'Mara said that this was his first participation in one of the club's nights, so he could not say much on the subject, but he found it hard to be serious in such pleasant company. He complimented the club on this oppor- tunity for social intercourse and himself on having been relieved of the cares of ofBce. President Allen was next called upon to speak on the future of the New York Florist?' Club. He claimed that if this or any other club is to be a success it must be run as any other business ven- ture; there must be a deep interest taken in it and plenty of work done. He asserted that the florists' clubs had been a great factor in the wonderful improvement in the quality of the flowers grown in recent years and made an earnest plea for in- creased attendance at the monthly meet- ings. The Society of American Florists was represented by its president, Edwin Lons- dale. He alluded to the movements in the past which had resulted in the forma- tion of this and other florists' organiza- tions and spoke hopefully of its future. Referring to the approaching meeting of the executive committee at Pittf burg he urged that all those interested should contribute suggestions in advance as to what they believed to be best for the wel- fare of the society and the profession. As a step in the interest of floriculture he advised that every one having a home should take home a plant ortwo and test its value as a house plant so that our knowledge in this important direction might be increased. The mention of a home brought suggestions from various parts of the room to Mr. O'Mara that he take unto himself a wife and provide himself with a home and later on start a nursery, and that versatile gentleman responded with a story of the results which had followed the publication in the papers of some matter regarding "hot water plants;" orders for said plants having been received by his firm from far and near, which orders he said he would have been glad to transfer to his friend Weathered had he thought that gentle- man would have been willirg to supply them at twenty-five cents a piece. Mr. Roderick Campbell was the next speaker and he complimented the club on its evident prosperity and pleasant sccial relations, praised the splendid display of flowers on the tables and spote ot the elevating influences of the profession. Mr. J. N. May who was next called upon was greeted as had been his prede- cessors with a lusty renderingof thegood old s< ng "For he's a jolly good fellow." Mr. May pointed to the display on the tables in demonstration of the great ad- vances being made in floiiculture at the present time and expressed the hope that the New York Club would soon be able to boast a permanent home. Mr. Norman, from Lenox, Mass., was then introduced as coming from the gar- den spot of America, a place where angels would be glad to live, and also as presi- dent of one of the finest gardeners' organ- izations in the country, to which he re- sponded briefly. Mr. W. J. Stewart then responded for the horticultural press. He referred to the great fascination which horticulture possesses for every one and the interest taken in anything horticultural by the daily press, expressing the belief that the inaccuracies frequently given currency through these journals are in many cases chargeable to people in the trade. He reminded his hearers of the great work which the modern horticultural press had done for American horticulture and how much of a necessity it has come to be and solicited for it the support and sympathy which it is so well entitled to. Mr. Alex Burns in responding for the commission men told of the peculiar rela- tions between grower, dealer and retailer and prescribed the go'den ru'e as the best remedy '^or any existing misunderstand- ings. The next eentleman called upon was Mr. E. E. Wells, who was asked to speak in memory of the two members who had passed away during the past year, Mr. Thos. L. Russell and Mr. L. Fremin, which he did in a most eloquent and feeling manner, concluding with a beautiful selection from Bryant's Than- atopsis. After this the speeches were informal and were interspersed with humorous songs and recitations by Wm. Plumb, Fred Weir, Sam'l Burns and Mr. Russell, and it was well past the midnight hour when with clasped hands Auld Lang Syne was sung and the merry festivities came to an end. More than fifty members of the club accepted the invitation to go to New Rochelle and see the new rose Belle Sie- brecht as under culture there. Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley proved themselves to be most generous hosts and the occasion was one that will never be forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to be present. Stages were in readiness to take the party up from the station and on arrival at the greenhouses after over- coats had been doffed the guests were coLducted to one of the long conserva- tories, where under a canopy of palms, orchids and pitcherplants and amidmost beautiful surroundings they found a table laden with good things and they were invited to sit down and partake, a few words of welcome being said by Mr. Sie- brecht. The tables were handsomely decorated with vases of the new floral candidate and jardinieres of growing plants. This feature of the entertainment having been duly disposed of a couple of hours were spent in inspecting the various houses and their contents, seven houses i8g5. The American Florist. 613 BAKER BROS.' HOUSE OP ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. being found filled with the new rose Ji]dging from the clean healthy condition of the plants and the vigor and free blooming qualities shown this rose gives promise of becoming a favorite and a valuable market variety, and the rose men present were at once favorably im- pressed with it. Among the visitors from a distance were Robert Craig and J. A. Shellem, Philadelphia, R. H. Warder, Cin- cinnati, J. B. Keller, Rochester, and R. Loeben, Milton, Pa. On the return trip it was announced that a similar excur- sion to Summit, N. J., would be partici- pated in on invitation of Mr. J N. May. Bv mutual consent Mr. August Rolker wit hdraws from the firm of August Rolker & Sons to devote his whole time to the auction b'-anch of the business, which he will continue in comoany wi'h his son as A. & F. R ilker. Messrs. Winfried and Joseph E. will continue as the firm of August Rolker & Sons, giving theirentire attention to the florists' seed, bulb and supply business. Each firm liquidates the deSts of its orevious branch. Mr. Winfried R)lker reports the supply trade as rather in excess of anticipations and fl >rists' S'ed orders coming in early and brisk, with counter sales very sal ist. ctory. It is our Sid duty to record the death of the wife of Mr. U G Scollay, which occurred on January 17, after a long illness. The absurd story circulated by the metropolitan j )urnals regarding the ex- travagant floral decorations to be pi teed on the casket of the deceased Mrs. As'or is false in every pfirticular. Neither is the tody in a tomb but is buried in the ground. If, as is asserted, some indi- vidual in the trade is responsible for the yarn its author is particularly deserving of severe censure, for such things are an undoubted injury to the florist trade. Chicago. The past week has been one of the busiest of the season; parties, receptions and weddings are now the order of the day. Must of the boys have their hands full, the patronage being prttty well divided. Among the notableevents of the week was the reception of Mrs. Arthur Caton;0. J. Friedman did the decorations, which were quite elaborate. On Wednesday one of the swell wed- dings took place at Grace Church which was beautilully decorated lor the occa- sion by C. A. Samuelson. An arch the entire width inside the chancel railing and 25 feet high was made of green thickly studded with large clusters of Harrisii, carnations and Romans. Har- risii, which formed the principal deora- tions every where, were banked in lavish prolusion about the altar, flanked on either side by superb groups of palms. The chancel railing was draped with southern smilax. It was altogether one ol the most elaborate decorations ever seen at this fashionable church. At the house where the reception was held the decorations consisted of palms, asparagus draping, and a prolusion of Bridesmaid roses. The center piece for the table consisted of a lartie silver bowl filled with about 100 of the finest Bridesmaids seen this season. Around the bowl was placed a heavv wreath of Farleyense from which radiated graceful sprays of lily of the valley. The reception of Mrs. E. G. Gross on Thursday called for a maenificent display of orchids and American Beauties. This decoration was in the hands of Joseph Curran and was executed with rare good taste. With asparagus for draping and groups of palms here and there, the orchid predominated all over the house. Catilcyas constituted the bulk, but almost every other form of the orchid family was well represented by such as loslias, dendrobiums, phalsnopsis, cypri- pediums, odontoglos-urtis, etc. In one room of the house only the orchid was missing, and here American Beauty reigned supreme. There were numerous other receptions. E. Wienhoeber & Co. were crowded all the week with large orders. Oa the west side H. F. Halle and I. C. Silliman had a number of decorations. The shortage of stock still continues and since the cold snap has set in the supply is less than ever. With an active local demand and shipping orders piling in at a lively rate, there is a scramble for stock even worse than at holiday times. Prices have made a sharp advance all along the line and more particularly on first-class roses. Good Bridesmaid bring () to 8, Testout is vcrv scarce at 6 to 8, Brides and Mermets 6 to 7. Woottons and La France 5 to 6, Pedes 3 to 4. Mr. T. V. Evans of Riverside, lost part of two green houses and his boiler house by fire January 8. Loss about $500. No insurance. Last Thursdav fire in the warehouse of W. W. Barnard & Co. at 186 Kinzie street, completely destroyed their cata- logue, office and packet seed department. The department devoted to florists' seeds being at their Clark street salesroom the fire will not interfere with the regularrun of business. The loss is fully covered by insurance. At the meeting of the Florist Club last Thursdaj' evening there was an interest- ing discussion upon the cultivation of pansies, the subject beinc opened in a brief paper by Mr. W. L Palinsky. Mr. P. grows from fall sowings and carries the plants over winter in frames without 614 The American Florist. Jan 26^ sash, covering merely with leaves, until early spring. In the discussion Mr. Chas. Held said he had found it better to sow in the greenhouse early in the year and later transplant to frames. He had found that with the fall sowing the plants were apt to become too long and drawn up before May 15 and but few sales were made before that date. In response to a question Mr. Held said he set the plants about 2V-> inches apart in the frame, and the other growers thought the tendency to draw up was due to his planting so close. None of the others planted closer than ZV2 inches, and some as far apart as 4y2. President Kidwellfollowed the plan adopted by Mr. Palinsky except that he kept the frames covered by sash all win- ter, and placed his covering of straw over the sash and not on the plants. All agreed that the main item was to keep the beds frozen after frost had once en- tered them. And the experience of all was that the large flowered strains were the best sellers, the public as a rule seeming to demand size rather than rich colors. It was proposed that the club give its annual ball soon and it was decided to take action regarding same at the next meeting. Features of the next meeting will be an essay by Mr. E. Wienhoeber, and a lunch served in the club room. Boston. There has been something like a little revival in the cut flower trade during the past few days. Roses of good quality have been really scarce and there has been a good demand at advanced prices for these as well as for other lines of choice cut flower stock. Growers and dealers both feel encouraged and look for a seasfin of prosptrity from now until Lent comes iu, at least. Mi.th luterest is manifested in the ap- proaching meeting of the American Car- nation Society, and especially in the exi ibition, which is to take place at that time. The local carnation growers will undoubtedly make a display of considera- ble extent, and large contributions are expected from all over the country. Arrangements have been made for the reception and caring for all shipments coming by ex press for exhibition purposes and a full force of experienced flower handlers will be in attendance at the hall on the morning of February 21 for this purpose. Boxes addressed to Mr. A. H. Fewkes, Horticultural Hall, Boston, will be properly Cfired for. Mr. A. H. Hews of North Cambridge gave an interesting talk btfore the Mass. Horticultural Society on the manufacture ol flower pots, on Saturday, January 19. He told of the early history of pot manu- facturing, the most ancient art known to man, and described the old methods of hand work and the revolution caused by the introduction in recent years of machinery, also the good results Iromthe adoption of standard sizes, the whole essay proving verv interesting to the large audience present. Providence, R. I. The Rhode Island Horticultural Society held its annual meeting on the evening of January 16. Officers ibrthe ensuing year were elected as follows: Vice-presidents, L. W. Russell, T. K. Parker; secretary and treasurer, C. W. Smith; librarian, Thomas K. Parker, botanist, Professor W. Whitman Bailey; hoard of trustees, Silas H. Manchester, H. I. Nickerson, N. D. Pierce Jr., J. D. Fitts, J. G. Massie; exhibition committee, S. H. Manchester, J. G. Massie, H. T. Root, James Nisbet, F. P. Hunt, N. D. Pierce Jr.; finance com- mittee. Joseph C. Johnson, J. G. Massie, C. G. Godfrey; committee on lectures, L. W. Russell, C. W. Smith, auditing com- mittee, E. I. Nickerson, Henry F. Man- chester, Gilbert H. Hagan; committee on necrology, T. K. Parker, George Hunt. President Fanning was tendered the honor of re-election, but declined, and the office will be filled at the next meeting. Ten members have died, nine have with- drawn and thirty-one added during the past year. Mr. Cyrus C. Armstrong, who was for a number of years secretary and then president of the R. I. Horticultural Soci- ety, has disappeared under circumstances which point to either suicide or death from exposure. PiTTSFiELD. Mass. — The Lenox Horti cultural Society will ho'd its first annu 1 ball at Sedgwick Hall, Lenox on J ^n. 29. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. AdTertlsemeDts under this bead will be Ineeited at tbe rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) eacb Inser- tion. Casta must accompany order. Plant advB. not admitted under tbls head. SITUATION WANTED-Flrst-class place for flrst- class man as foreman: references exclianfie J. R C, care Anchorage Rose Co., Anchorage. Ky. SITUATION WANTED— By a good sardener and florist: married: German: 15 years' experience. Best of references. K 1>, care Am Florist. SITUATION WANTED~In good place as assistant: 8 years' experience: good references. J M, care Capt. Robinson. Hnzlewood, Pittsburg. Pa. QITUATION WANTED-As foreman or to take O charge of department, palms, ferns. vloKts, 'muajB, etc. Address C. Hukanson. Sibley, HI. QITUATION WANTED-By practical gardener In kj private place, park or florlstestabUslimeiit: age3t>. Scotch, man led. HOKTl'S, care Am, Florist. QITUATION WANTED— Young man 21 would like a O place In a medium sized town, east: can propa- gate: state particulars ant] address E.\ST, care American Florist. SIIUATION WANTED-By competent young man as mall and express packer or order clerk, 5 years' experleiiCe In large retail and wholesale place. C W 100, care American KlorUt. SITUATION WANTED-By March 1 as foreman or assistant: 12 years' experience In all branches; sin- gle, sober and reliable. Address ''PRACTICALLY," Care American Florist. SITUATION WANTKD-Bya young man with good e-xperlence In the seed line: knuwkdge of mod- ern languages: good penman: can furnish best refer- ences. "O Z." care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By experienced rose grower, forcer and reliable propagator, as foreman: com- petent to take full charge: East or South preferred: references. X Y Z, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTBD-By a young man who has has eight years' experience In growing both for cut flowers and the mall trade: can give good recom- mendallons: age ^, single. American. Address FUEI) C. MORLA.V, Salem, O. QITUATION WANTED-By a single man: P years' O experience: steady and sober: thoroughly under- stands growing roses and clirysanthemums. Capable of taking charge of commercial or wholesale. Address Gkoweu, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED- As foreman bv flrst-class grower, competent In every branch, 7 years' Kuro- pean. 8 years' American experience: commercial or private: German, married A. ElSE.NHAItDT, Sunnyslne Greenhouses. VValden, N. \. SITUATION WANTED-By competent man as gar- dener and florist: thoroughly under.stantls the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables under ghiss: excelientreferences: privateplace prefeired. Addiess A G, ;i'»tl Cumberland St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. QITUATION WANTED-By an assistant gardener. O age IH years. In a good private family preferred: able, willing and quiet at work; a good recommend from his present employer. Ek.vkst IIav.nes, The Gardens. Yantlc, Conn. QITUATION WANTED-By rose grower. « years' ex- O perieiice. married, age 2i;: references John U. Duu- iop. Toronto. Ont., and Alex Montgomery, Waban Rose Cons, Naiick. State wages, etc. DA VII) Cooi'KEl, Waban Hose Con's, Natick, Mass. QITUATION WANTBD-Bya young Dane In a com- n mcrclnl iilace; is used to greenhouse work: spnak fairly good Knglish.is sober and has good recoiniiiend- atlon: western states preferred. Address S, Bkuttk8i>n, cure Nlssen, 230 Division St.,N. Y. City. SITUATION WANTED— As manager or foreman Id a large commercial place: a good propagator, grower of roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, palms, ferns and general stock : single, 20 years' experience : state wages. Address J LOllI.ST, 283 E. 43d St., Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-As foreman or headgar- dener: 14 years' experience— several In the nursery and seed lines. Married, no family: age 31 years. Been In present place nearly i years, but desire to cllange. When answering, please srate terms. Ad- dress A FLOlilST, care Amerlcaa Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By orchid grower, commer- cial or private: 12 years' experience in several of the most Important nurseries In Holland. France and Belgium; also very successlul growerof other exotic plants: Dutch nationality Address RosLlN I o.^SEIt^"A'i OKIES, So Kramlngham. Mass. SITUATION WANTKD-Gertnan, :« years old and married, who has been foreman in large commer- cial places in this country for the last S years, seeks situation as such after Feb. 12th. Has bad 7 years' European and 12 jears' American experience. Chas. Johnson, care Henry Timmer. 8(J4 Communlpaw Ave., Jersey City, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— At once by praclical. ener- getic florist and nurseryman, aged '24. single: either private or commercial, or In seed store; West pre- ferred. Fully alive to modern methods, wholesale or retail: competent at budding, grafting, propagating under glass, packing and shipping: references from present and pitst employers. Address "F E," care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-As gardener and florist, age 29. married, 11 years' practical expejienoe In private and commercial: also 4 yeiiis' nursery expe- rience In England and America; well up in roses, car- nations, also frulis under g ass: good proipngalor and plant grower, palms, ferns and general stock; English; private or commercial; good references. Address D D, 13'28 N. 1.5th St.. St. Joe, Mo. SITUATION WANTKD— A flrst-class horticultural arciiltect and Imilder desires rt^engagement on contract or oiherwise; has been builder tor the An- chorage Rose Co. for the last two and hair years, wbere my references and buildings will speak for themselves: hot water and steam thoroughly under- stood. IllA Havs, care Anchorage Rose Co., Anthorage, Ky. w- ANTED— Plant and seed catalcgnea Address E. Venzke. itH3 Argyle St.. t?t. Paul, Minn. W ANTED— To buy small florist bustness of about 5 to ti thousand feet of kImss- Address INDIANA, care American Florist. w- ANTED— At once, catalogues and price Us's of ureenhouse material of all kinds. The Tbatcher Floral Co.. Louisville, Ky. WANTED— Catalogues and price lists of green- house material, boilers elass. ventilating ap- paratus, etc.. by RoBT Ungek. Banscom Park, Omaha, Neb. WANTED— Gardener and florist who understands landscape gardening and cullure under glass; must be thoroughly C(.trapetent. reliable and sobet. Name wages. The Oxfuku Retreat, Oxford. O. WANTKD— By H Hrnt-elaas concern an Al oommer- olal traveller lo wt'II novelties and a general line of decorative florist p unts; only flrst-class men need apply. Address with full particulars "Novelties." care American Florist. WANTED— A reliable working florist to take charge of my plant of (l.tUO feet of gUss. cut flowers a specialty; a good mm can get an Interest in the business: state waj^es with board and room. Ad- dress P. O. box 51. EdwardBvllle, 111. WANTED— A man competent to act nsgeneral 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 NCKSERV, care American Florist. FOU SALE— Splendid florist store In Brooklyn, one of the best; owner going into other business. Ad- dress W. J. Stewart, Am. Florist, Boston. Mass. FOR SALE— Nursery '2UU-.SU0 feet good land. 4 small preenbouses, also lathhousea. many thousande standard roses. leaalng varieties also tools, horse and wag-m; long lease; nursery near the cemetery; elec- tric cars pass the place: will sell for WM cash. Ad- dress II. Reiss, :io7 12th St., Oakland. Cal. FOR SALE CHEAP— Greenhouse, flfteen acresland, lease to run about three years (and can be re- newed!, a nice stock of berries of all kinds: preen- house extra well stocked. FUteen hundred feet hot- bed sash and all necescary implements. Inquire .J. D. Little. Agent for Mrs, E. Wilson, Sprlngfleid, O. TO THE TRADE, A gentleman with a tlmrout-'li knowledge of the Nur- sery, Seed, Bulb and Plant Trade wishes a position to represent A FlKSr-<'LASS HOI'Sh], either in the Wholesale or Retail, ur t»oth. Has a flrst-class connection east of Cldcago and Canada. Heferences given; served a six years' engagement with last firm. Apply A X Z. care K. & J. Karquliar, Boston. A BARGAIN. Several hundred lenjjtlis of boiler tub- ing, as good as new for heating; 16, 15, 14 and 11 ft. lengtlis, 4-inch diameter. 8e per It. net on cars here. AliO a lot of 3-inch, at 6c per ft. net. WM. A. WHITE, Staataburgh, N. T. i8g5. The Am eric ax Florist. 615 St. Paul, Minn. While trade since the holidays has not been very brisk it is improving daily. At a time when the social season is at its height one naturally expects the cut flower trade to be at its best, but so far this year the reverse is the rule. Social gaiety reigns supreme while the florists' business lags. Quite a good many fun- erals have kept some of the boys more than busy, and on Monday last white flowers were at a premium. In other lines the demand has been equal to the supply, notably so in Beau- ties and violets. The month has been darker than usual for Minnesota, and this coupled with the fact that most roses are now off' crop, is productive of a short cut and inferior stock. Any sudden demand would create a general shortage. The Society of Minnesota Florists met at the West Hotel, Minneapolis, Saturday evening, January 12. The attendance was not large, owing to the cold, but the meeting was very interesting and several new faces were seen. The feature of the evening was a paper by Aug. S. Swanson on the evils of the contract system for planting the beds in the public parks. His remarks were more especially directed to Minneapolis, as all parks there are planted by contract and the flowers sup- plied by the lowest bidder. As a conse- quence the most common bedding plants are used and prices are made so low that there is no money in it for the florist. Primarily parks are for recreation and enjoyment, secondarily they should as far as possible be made educational lac- tors. Plants are intended to make such places attractive and inviting and at the same time educate the tastes of the peo- ple. New varieties should be introduced and planted and a competent superin- tendent be placed in charge. Under the contract system manyof the parkswould look better without any plants at all. Certain beds are filled year after year with the same variety of flowers and the love of flowers is not stimulated in the least. Mr. Swanson's paper was well written and contained some strong points. Mr. J. L. Johnson, with L. L. May & Co., exhibited a wire frame intended to protect Harrifii bloomswhen beingdeliv- ered. It was light, easily adjusted, cheap and effective in protecting the flower. The society adjourned to meet in St. Paul one month hence. The many friends of O. W. Nordquist, superintendent of the Oakland Cemetery greenhouses, will sympathize with him in the recent loss of his little boy. Double narcissi, jonquils, tulips and Dutch hvacinths are now in the market. Mr. Frank Berry of Stillwater was a caller during the week. He reports very good sales for the Xew Year. Felix. New Chrysanlhemum, PHILADELPHIA. Worcester, Mass. A public meeting of the Royal Arcanum was the event that brought out the big- gest palm decoration of the season. Lange was the artist and did himself proud. Another notable occurrence was the Light Infantry ball, which was the ball of the season. A great many dress flowers were sold for this occasion, which reminded one of old times, when every- body wore flowers, but society has not been wearing many for some time, prob- ably because it was so "deucedly ple- beian." The hall was decorated in light pink, which made a pleasing background for the palm foliage. Thayer did the palm decoration. Trade has kept up its lively disposition The creat prize winner. Orders booked now for delivery March l.ith. ."ill cenls each; lf(i fO per dozen: S35.UU per WO. Ml?"n7 n A 13 XT A rri/ k\TC' UNCLE JOHN, white; THE STDART. scarlet; SWEETBRIBR. pink; JNJliVY LAliiNAllUiNo sambo, crimson; Jl.UO per dozen; So.OO per lUO, EDNA CRAIG, WM. SCOTT. 41JC. per dozen: fH.IK) per 100. NEW YELLOW DAISY (Hoile d'<>r), plants from :i-lnch pots, *1 00 per dozen; SB. 00 per 100. Wholesale Price List of new and rare plants sent on application. C. EISELE, nth and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 100,000 VERBENAS. THK 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«tTST OI« JMir^lDBW-. PACKED LIGHT, AND SATISF^ ACTION GUARANTEED. SEND FOR CIRCULAR. We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the country. Uur plants cannot be surpassed. r»€i. Siebrecht&Wadley, rose sill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. ORCHIDS OUR SPECIALTY. The Best and Largest Stock in the World. New & Rare Foliage & Flowering Plants. A (rrand selection for Stove, Greenhouse and Con- eervalory SANDER, St. Albans, England. A FEW ORCHIDS ? Thev are Very Cheap. They are Kasily Grown. They Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or greenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE di. CO., 304 W. Madison St.. IJALTfMOKE. MD. and tbe supply of good flowers has been just about equal to the demand, near enough to the short end to keep prices well up; funeral work has been very plentiful. C. C. Kenyon, who bought out Her- rick's old stand, has been putting in some very pretty window displays, a combina- tion of white and carmine this week was very eflfective. Lange is cutting some very fine Day- break carnatiirs, flowers average 2% inches with ISinch stems and splendid foliage. A. H. L. N.VPA, Cal. — Leonard Coates has sold the Napa Vallty nurseries to Messrs. Armstrong, Parker & Co., of Mountain View. Mr. Armstrong was for several years superintendent of Timothy Hop- kin's Sherwood Hall nurseries at Menlo Park. It is the intention of the new firm to erect extensive greenhouses and rent more land than was held by Mr. Coates, and to go into the business of floriculture to supply the San Francisco market with cut flowers and plants. It is said that two acres will be putintosweetpeas this spring, and that other plants will be grown in proportion. Buffalo —On J inuary 25 occurred the annual ball ot the St. Andrew's Scottish Society, of which Mr, Wm. Scott, the flo- rist, is president. Glirysanilieiiiunis. . . . 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. Biooted Cutting of Queen, V. H. Hallock, W. H. Lincoln, Ivory, Mrs. Gov. Fifer, at St .00 per 100. Also cuttings Silver Spray, Aurora, Wilder Carnations, at |l.00 per too. OTTO HANSEN, Mont Clare, Chicago. ROOTED CUTTINGS GHRYSflNTHEMUMS All the best new market sorts. liCe per do?, ; H per IOC. Beat market sorts ot previous yenrs. 3oc per doz ; a-'2 per lliu. Ready for delivery Feb. lat Also CYCLAMEN perslcum glcanteum. 'A^-\n. fU.OU per lUO. OKNISTAS. .'ilnch pots, Hne plants, M2 to J15 per luO. SMILAX. 2^-lncb pots. K.tO per lUO; Slo.UO per lUOO. Address J. G. HUKKOW, FishkiU, N. V. Chrysanthemum Etoile d'Or, (single yellow daisy), plants from 3-in. pots, now ready. Stock limited. $3.00 per dozen; $20.C0 per 100. 50 at 100 rates. S. EDWARDS & SON. 478 Irving Ave.. BKIDGETON, N. J. t^"The cut blooms are very desirable, and bring a trood price. 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 Caruatious. AVONDAI.K. Cheater Co.. PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Good Ones. Verbenas. 23 varieties SOc. per 100: IT 00 per lOOO Heliotropes. Fucht-Ina nnd Mums per doz.20c New Giant Alvssum and I^jpe/ia " ^c Cuphea I.laviP and Cluar Plant '* 20c Salvias and Maryuerlte " 20c Mexican Prlmroeea and Ageratum " 20c ColeUB period f.'jc " 12c Poutage Ic. doz. Cash with order. Send for <'ataiogwe. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, III . Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 61G The American Florist. Jan. 26, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American FLORIST is for Florista. Seedsmen, and dealers In w.irea pertaining to those lines Only. Please to r-member 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 followiDK Saturday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Easter comes on April 14 this year. A NEW GREENHODSE, 17x56, is to be huilt lor the Biological department of the Uaiversity of Pennsylvania. Obituary.— Josephine Bnker Long, the wife of E ia< A. Long, formerly editor of Popular Gardening, died last week at her home in B ffdlo. Mrs. Long hasbiea suffering from lung trouble tor two years past and though everything possible was done to arrest the progress of tVe disease it finally resulted in her death. Mr. Long will have the sincere sympathy of his many friends in his afHIction. We are advised that at the Pittsburg meeting of the S. A. F. the societv will be invited to hold the convention of 1896 in Asheville, N. C, where Vanderbilt is creating his great couitrv estate, and where the genial J. W. C. Dfake and the Idlewild Floral Co. hold forth. Mr. Deake is the moving spirit in the matter, as also in the North Carolina Florists' Association, which will hold its annual meeting in Newbern this year. Messrs. I. N. Kramer & Sons, Cedar Rapids, la., send us a photograph giving a partial view of their chrysanthemum show last November. The display was certainly very extensive for an individual exhibition; some excellent plants and flowers are includeH, and the arrange- ment was very effective. Were it not that we have printed so many pictures of a similar character, and have already engraved 01 hers for which wehavenot vet found space, we would be glad to publish this and other similar ones that have been sent us by subscribers. Catalogues Received. D. M. Ferry & Co , Detroit, Mich, seeds; H. P. Kelsey, Kawana, N. C, hardy American plants; National Plant Co., Dayton, O.. roses and greenhouse plants; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, seeds; Peter Henderson & Co..Niw York, whole- sale plant and seed li-t-; Carter's. Lon- don, Eng., seeds; R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, seeds, planis and bulhs; J. M. McCullough's Sons. Cincinnati, O., seeds, plants and bulb*; Nanz & Neuner, Louis- ville, Kv., seeds, plants and bulbs; W. Atlee Burpre & Co., Philadelphia, seeds; T. W. W.od & S .ns, Richmond, Va., seeds; Geo. B. Moulder, Smith's Grove, Ky., aquatic planis; H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Eagland, seeds; same, cbrysan- themums. Mattoon, Ills.— Cut flower trade has been verv brisk this winter and prices good. Kirchgraber & S in have com pleted two new houses, one 20x40, the other 10x80. "The National" Folding Flower Boxes are the best and most convenient ever put upon the market. They are made from board, manufactured esrecially for these goods, and made so as to resist ^ moisture, thereby keeping the flow- ^_J^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. ^^^ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX & PAPER CO. , 315-325 Congress Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. New York Paleskoom: Hardy Cut Ferns, BOUQUET GREEN, Laurel and Green Festooning', Wreaths, Etc. SPHAGNUM MOSS IN ANY QUANTITY. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON /m'PRAIRIE' FOLDING FLOmR BOX. fOR BUT FLOWERS. FOLDING PAPER BOXES for CUT Flowers. Made from Water-proofed, Double Manilla lined, Straw board, Sblpped flat, packed lOU In a crute. CHICAGO FOLDING BOX CO., Jackson & Clinton Sts., CHICAGO. TELEPHONE Main 4718. IDeForesiBiy&Go., WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN CUT FLOWERS. Roses, Carn. Koslinda'e. HoHtoii, Mas«. DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are tlie best at the lowest prices. Trade List Is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKY A. DREER, PhUadelphla, Fa. TRY H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, Wholesale Florist 4th and walnut Streets, Cycas Leaves. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE/ S FRESH CUT each 75c. 8°"'' Chicago. Cut Strings, S to 10 feet long, 50 CENTS. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, WHOLESALE GUT FIOWERS. 495 Washington St.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Shipping Orders Carefully attended to. OTH£R SPECIALTIES: Florists' Supplies, Wire DesignSt Bulbs* Long:*s Florists Pliotog:raphs. Cataloeues. Lists. Terms, etc.. on application. W. ELLISON WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STREET, (Successor to ELLISUN & KUEHN), iic^ WHOLESALE ^€# 1122 fiite; stuebit, St:. l^ot;&lfi», Ado. A oomvlete line of Wire DeHlnu. 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. CUT SMILAX. 15 Cents per String. Elegant Stock Now Ready. THE NATIONAL PLANT CO.. i8g5' The American Florist. G17 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 68 Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. SEEDS. BUIiBS AITD AI.Ii FI.ORISTS' STTFFLIES. Western Aeent for the (JKEAT ANTIPKST. KENNICOTT BROS. CO. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 34 ll lilies 8 00®10.00 Mlpnonette li.00(?26.i«) Cattlevas .S5 0il®lli00 Csprlpedlums 1. 00(912.00 Sr,.ilK« 12 UO(fti:0.1X) Lilac, per bunch 1 00 Boston Jan 22. Roses, e.Ytra selected ]0.iw F lowers , B7 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JOHN YOUNG, FINE ROSES WHOLESALE, 51 West 30th St.. NEW YORK. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street. NEW YORK CITT Established 1879 FRANK MILLANG, WHOLESALE FLORIST 408 East 34th Street, Cut Flower Exchange. NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1884. 618 The American Florist. Jan. 2.6, Ufie geeel Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. D. I. BusHNELL. St. Louis, president: S. B. Brioos Toronto. Ist vice-president: A. L. uoN, 114 Chambers street. New York, secretary and treasurer. J. BoLGiANO & Co. is the name of a new seed firm at Baltimore, not the same as J. Bolgiano & Sin. Visited Chicago: W. Brotherton, A H.. Goodwin, J. E. Northrup, J. T. Hun- tington, A. L. Rogers. Lansing, Mich.— The Maynard & Coon Nursery and Seed Co. has been ii - corporated with headquartersat Walker. Capital stock $5,000. Incorporator.>-, Jimes C. Maynard, Dennis Coon, Alex. Hamilton. Cleveland. Since the holidays trade has been spas- modic, but summed up as a whole rather slow for January, and not by any means keepiog pace with the business of last fall. Violets do not move so well, but the quality is not so good as earlitr in the season. There is always a good demand for this modest flower duringthe Lenten season when other more preteti- tious flowers take the back seat. Bulb ous stock of all kinds is now improving daily, and although tulips have been in the market since the first of December— they are only now salable, as the earls ones were too short stemmed and the majority "cripples." The new crop of valley coming in is the finest seen here in years, and is quite an improvement on the cold storage valley in the market at Christmas. Carnations are improving slowly, but with the advent of longer days and more sunlight they lose that tendency to "go to sleep" after being ex- posed for sale the second day. Wm. Brinker, formerly a carnation grower of Alliance has opened a cut flower and seed store on Erie street. W. Gamble has moved from the CtcIo- rama building to 329 Prospect street. This is decidedly "up town" for business, but the firm is pleased with their new location, and in time expect to build up a good trade. L. F. D. Indianapolis, Ind — The ninth annual meeting ot the Society of Indiana Florists will be held in this city Monday, Feb. 4. The program includes an address by Mr. Fred Dorner, Lafayette, Ind., oa "Flo- rists clubs and societies; what can be done to make them more successful," and one by Mr. E. G. Hill. Richmond, Ind., on "The exhbitionsof 189-1." Copies of the full program mav be hud on application to the secretary, Mr. W. G. Berterman, 37 Mass. Ave., this city. New Bedford, Mass.— The annu<)l meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club was hfld on January 14, when the following (fficers wereelected: President, Peter Murray; vice-president, Peter C. Keith; treasurer, Robert Taber;recording secretary, C. J. Wood; Finance crmmil- tee, William Keith, Robert Mitchell and James Garthlev; Executive committee, Wm. Keith, Peter C. Keith, Robert Mitchell. At the conclusion of the regular business a supper was served, and during the evening Jiihn J. R loney, in behalf of the club, presented Robert Mitchell an elegant whip with gold trimmings. ■■IIIIIII1I1I w*^i AJW# >Arf W M^ y '""""""""'"""l'lniniliiiiiiliiilluiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliliiiiiiiuilniiiiiitj HE most succHssful farmers and gardeners i buy their seed directly fmm the growers ; for i this reason we raise largely the most ri.sky i kinds, especially Cabbage and Onion Seed. This | latter is e.xtra tine this season. No catalogue con- i tains more varieties of vegetable seed, and none more i of the new that are really good — see outside cover I for an illustrated selection from our irew .special- = ties, which we will sell at half rates. Catalogue /;-fc. i J. J. H. OREGORY & SON, Seed Growers, = niARISLEHEAD, MASS. | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii iniiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ >.. ♦ 6^il'«* !GREVILLEA ROBUSTA.I FRESH SEED; CROP '94. OZ. Sl.OO: FKT. 35c. ♦ Largely used for veranda boxes and cen ♦ ters ot vases. A very iiselul plant and easily ♦ ♦ raised fiom seed. Grows rapidly; will stand ♦ ♦ a lot of roufth usage, and often takes the ♦ ♦ place of a valuable palm as a pot plant. ♦ ♦ I make a specialty of choice Flower Seeds ♦ ♦ for Florists. 18 years' experience. Send ♦ ♦ for list. 4 ♦ G. C. WATSON, ♦ ♦ Wholesale Seed & Bulb Merchant, ♦ ♦ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 0*0) V ^ ^a^go 111 •2S -e'S « Time, ^ Wtewl iBBW MICHELL'S ♦ Flower Seeds: ♦ ♦ ♦ Special Strain^ MAMMOTH VERBfNA SEED. I ♦ ♦ . bt/,e ot tlower and brilliancy of colors; It \8 made J ▼ of 41J per cent scfirlets. HU per cent, pinks. "JO per ▼ ♦ cent, blue and purples, liipercefit. striped. Each ♦ ^ Iloret Is larger than a silver quarter and has a ^ ^ larye showy eye. We have secured the whole A ^ cr(,)p of a Verbena tpeclalUt. Per trade jiacket. ▲ J containing 75U seeds, 5ijc : per '4 oz sic ; per oz. - J Ji.OU Order at once as this titock Is limited. ♦ \'erbenas tirown from seed are prefertible to ♦ those prown from cuttings, as tney are free - ^ from rust. ^ ^ rSMIl^AX SEED— New crop, 50c. per oz.; ^ :^ 4 oz. for $1 5U. J Seutl for our Wliolesalc IJst of ^ ^ FIo\v»t Premium at Mt. Holly Kalr this year. J^ oz GUciJ^oz fl; t 1 M pkt. lUc. Hand hybridized Double Petunias, Dreer's; none better. SOuseedstiic: HUU seeds fl.UO. Slnt'le fringed. Dreer's and California Giant blended. B">vei1 from the raoeit mafinlflcent showy varieties In cultlvullori. 5(J(I seeds yUc: luiib seeds. 'lUc. Dwarf French Gold striped Marlfiotd. makes nice pot plants for pp. Ink sales. Trade pki, 2.'c. Dwarf Marguerite Carnation, all saved from fine double fl'iwert, Trade pkt. 2i)C. Lota of Other good thln^'H Noveltv price ll»t. free to II. Cash with cirder pleat-e Address J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY, N. J. To M ake R oom. We have at least 80,0 Geraniums, all the leading varieties, (jrown in flats, ready tor 3-inch pots, at fl 75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. In all ca^es cash must accompany the order. Selection of sorts to remain with us. J. E. FELTHOUSEN, 370 Van Vranken Ave.. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Mention American Florist. 100,000 ROSA RUGOSA. ^^^"".'-SKi'."""' Klrftt cli"l'e $*;,.')' per ttinUHiirifl. Neeondciolce W 2r) per tli'iiisiirnl. General asi-ortment apd Inr^e col'ectlu "1 |{m>-cw on own roots, trrafted or brhir mois aIh qn «riilt!fM mI frultH anri forest tree BtrickH. Hpecla'ly Myrultohiu Plum and Miihaleb Iteferenres aske'I with order. AUG. GOUCHAULT, Nurseryman, Orleans. France. 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 dout> the finest grown roses in the world " "The finest and cheapest I ever bought." — IVm. Falconer. HYBRID PERPETUAL, MOSS AND CLIMBING. In Splendid jissortment of leadinjr varieties. Also Kxtra fine stock of following: will be otlered at very low rates while surplus lasts: TREE ROSES— HoIlanJ 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. CLEWIfcTIS- Strong, 3 jear, 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 & HARRISON CO., pmc*ELfs''T^lRE''E° PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. Rooted Rose Cuttings. After February 5th. 1895, we shall be prepared to furnish first-class routed rose cuttings of American Beauties, at |2.50 per 100. Brides, Bridesmaids, Peries and Meieors. at |1.50 per luo. After Mirch 1st we shall have a fine lot of rose plants from 2 and 3-ineh pots at hard times prices. Orders received now, and shipped when wanted. I3A.SSE*rT As WA.SH:^UBe]V, Hii^sdEile, 111. AMERICAN BEAUTY, AtyflEBI- ^^ ^\. C^ ^" ^^ CATH. MERMET, CUSIN. CAN BELLE, TESTOUT, ME- k< ff I ^^ *■ ^^ PERLE DES JARDINS, TEOR, BRIDESMAID, BRIDE, I 1 Vi^ *»«# Lb ^^ MME. HOSTE. NIPHETOS. LA FRANCE, WOOTTON, MME. DE WATTEVILLE AND KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. l{oot»iI ■ uttiiius. . <'asli with order. ... Address fur C|Uotatiuns VILLA LORRAINE /?OS£/?/£S, T. W. Stemmler, MADISON. N. J- PALMS. [50,000 of all the leading va- rieties. FERNS. 50,000 of leading varieties. Address QEORGE WITTBOLD, 1708 N. Halsted St.. CHICAOO. ASTER SEED. HEST sTUAIN mN THI*; AIAHKET. Fresh tested seed of Semple's strain of Aster Seed uow ready fi>r sale. Long stems, late flower- ing aud delicate colors make it desirable for cut flowers. Prices quoted to the trade on application. SI. 00 per large trade pkt. Quantity of seed limited. Box 2. nellevue. Allegeny Co.. I*a. Choice Plorist Seeds. Pansy, Calceolaria, Primula, Cineraria, cholceBt Btralns, at 25 and ftO cts. per trade packet. Special quotation on BULBS. "W. A.. JVIA-IVIDiV, SOUTH ORANGE. N. 1. The Universal Horticultural Establishment, E.G. HILL & CO.. wtioiesaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. 100,000 Roses Stror^g 2-inch pot planls. $25 per 10OO: $3 per 10 ' in (oKowJng sorts and many others. Beauty Inconsiante. American Perfection. Mer- met. Bride Perle, Meteor. Gloire de Dij ^n. Devon- ieusis, Ctsse. du Paic, Etoile de Lyou, Cels La- marque, S Ifaterre. Niel. Souvenir iherese Level, While La France. Ebtelle Pradel. Ctsse de La- barthe, Ed Leiltaye, Mme Olga. Mme. Merrier, Mme. Cubin. Queen, Papa Gontier, Mme. Jos. Schwartz. H.M Stanley Reved'Or. W. A. Richard- son, Mrae. Jessie Fremont and raanv others TRIPLE YOUR MONEY by buying now. and culti- vate for spr-ng sales Write for Wholesale and Retail Catalogue for special sorts at special prices, ROSES IN ALL SIZlS OUR SPECIALTY. Address NANZ & NEUNER. LOUISVIUUE, KY. Well Rooted Rose Cuttings of MKKMETS, BRIDES, PERLKS. Etc., at $15.00 per lUUtl. SVlnch TEAS at 125.00 per 1000. BRIDESMAIDS, at fcO.tO per 1000. ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., .A.ivc3Hc:>"i-»>v<^=-T!i. is.'r. r O ST I I E I "EMEDYio Mildew on Roses and Carnation Rust. Joosten's Magazine Bellows, the best out, Fostlte, 25 1 bs sa "0. Bellows, fn.ftii. Cnsh with order. Sold by all dealers and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the Ameri- can Florist. iSgs- The American Florist. G21 PLANTS. Our selection, all good, well grown, named vari- eties. 10 at 100 rate. Per 100 Begonias. 20 varieties f4.00&fi; (lO Rex. fiuodapportment UU & 8 00 " Mttnlt'iitH aurea. lU 00 Fuchsias, best varieties S.00& 4.111) Helloirup P. 10 Itinds ,3.00& 4 00 Crolu I MaculHtum. strong plents 8 1*0 Crotons. as8urtee inest ml.xed seed of above Panales. pkt.. 35(X) seeds, $1 ; per oz. $0. Yellow same price. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Grower, Lock Box 2M. SOUTnPORT, CONN. Pansy Plants, EXTRA FINE STRAIN, 75 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEVILLE. N. J. CHOICE SEEDS. VERBENA GRANDIFX.ORA.. This Improved strain of Mammoth Verbenas gives perfect satisfaction to niv many customers, and Is justly claimed ilie finest In cultivation : tlnrets an inch In diameter, in extra lartje trufses. ol finest colors. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. A magnificent collection of the tinest giant flowering varleiles; largest flowers and be^t colors. Each pertrrtdepkt "i^r; 3 pkts. (Mjc: t! pkts.JI 00. I will here thank my florist friends for itie many let- ters of commendation received during tfie past year. JIIHN F. RUPr. .shireuianstoun. I'a. SPECIALTIES ALL IN THE BEST VARIETIES. ROSBS, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. VERBENAS. Rooted CuttlUKS nnil Plants. Send ior price list. WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL. N. Y. The Sensational New Rose Mrs. PIERPONT MORGAN. This is by far 'he greatest acquisition introduced since The Biide, and will be indispensable to all Florists. It will supersede nearly all the lighter shades of Hybrids. The individual flowers when in perfection are larger than Amer- ican Beauty and very much superior in form and color, with fine handsome foliage and very stout stems from 16 to 24 inches long — the color, a bright, clear cerise Red, is the most brilliant by artilicial light of any known variety. It is also the most prolific bloomer known. Mr, E. Asmus, of West Hoboken, and Mr. John Taylor, of Bayside — two of the most critical judges in the vicinity of New York — have each ordered FIFTEEN HUNDRED FLfllHTS of it after carefully inspecting it growing here. Orders are now being booked, which will be filled in strict rotation. Extra good strong plants read.v for delivery April ISlh. PRICE; $7.50 per dozen; $35.00 per 100; $150.00 per 500; $250.00 per 1000. JOHN N. MAY s »UJ\j:jMiar, IV. J, 622 The American Florist. Jan. 26 Toronto. The regular meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association was held on the 15th inst. The attendance was some- what slim for this time of year, as there was nothing particularly attractive to be brought up. The business of the evening was finished at an early hour. The com- mittee to consider the advisability of amalgamating the summerand fallshows reported against amalgamation, but rec- ommended the association to petition the Provincial Government to change the Electoral District Agricultural Society (which now holds thesummer show) into a horticultural society. The committee was given power to act in the matter and lost no time in proposing the change at the annual meeting of the Electoral Dis- trict Agricultural Society which took place the next night. The majority of the directors of this institution don'tcare a continental for horticulture, though they hold a horticultural show in order to comply with the law. They simply use it as a means of getting on to the Industrial Exhibition Association (which is a big thing in Toronto). The charter of the I. E. A. allows the twelve directors of the E. D. A. S. to be taken into the 1. E. A. The proposal was a considerable surprise to the directors, but they prom- ised to take it into their serious considera- tion after further and more full particulars had been given by Messrs. Gilchrist and Manton, and agreed to confer with the committee on the subject at an early date. Whether they do or whether they don't, however, the committee is determined to go ahead with the matter, and will go to the Government along with representa- tives from the cities of Hamilton, Lon- don, Kingston and Ottawa, which also want the change and will press their case with all the influence they can get to back it. There is little doubt I think but that the change will be made, but an increased grant is also wanted. At present the Toronto E. D. A. S. gets a grant of $550 and the other cities mentioned get $350 each. These grants have never been increased since they were first made, when none of the cities were a quarter of their present size, but the societies in the coun- try have got several increases, so that the case is pretty strong on this point too. It is hoped that the other cities will take the matter up and send as large a delegation to interview the Government as possible. If this thing goes through, as we expect it will, horticulture can be made to boom in this province as it has never boomed before. But we have got to work for it. The weather is particularly unsettled for this time of year; we have it mild, cold, dull, fine, snow, rain all in the same week. Some people say "variety is pleas- ing"; it depends upon circumstances; when we get a spell of fine weather we like it to last. The same remark might be applied to the state of trade, which is also unsettled; some good orders turn up now and then, but it can't be depenitd on. E. Rooted Cuttings. GERANIUMS.— All select stamlard Ijedders, ten or more varieties, mostly double and semi-double, sold in assortment only, at 8l2.a0 per 1000 (all labelled). Single scarlets, 89.00 per 1000. VERBENA. — A large collection of finebright colors, all robust growers, at 87. .50 per 1000. COLEUS.— twenty best bedders, plenty of red and yellow, 86.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE -SI.M per 100. CANNA.— Mme. Crozy, strong bulbs, at SfiOO per 100. ALBERT M. HERR. L. B. 49H, LANCASTER, PA. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 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, $10 per 100. .^-WRITE US FOR TESTIMONIALS. AND OUR SPECIAL RATES FOR 1000 LOTS WALTER R. CLIFFE, Main and Johnson Streets, GERMANTOWN, PHILA.. PA. ® ]lV^^w^ XTiolot ® 66 THE CALIFORNIA." PITCHER & MANDA.^US^'V'H'Kf-N. 0. CARNATIONS SEEDLINGS FOR 1895. KOHINOOR s?r^fg'eLT"'iflm°s" The best white I have ever grown. PURPLE KING""*^^' ductive and very showy. purple, pro- My stock ot standard and new varieties has never been better than at present. I grow nothing bi.t Carnations and exclusively for cuttings 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 100 Per 1000 Wm. Scott and Mme Diaz Albertlnl. ..«2.60 J20.00 Daybreak and Tidal Wave 2.00 15.00 Lizzie McGowan, Wilder and Portia... 1.50 10.00 Buttercup .S,60 30.00 23^ Cosh with order. lOc. per 100 extra when shipped by mall. FEKN S— Choice varieties, from 2-ln. pots J3. 00 per 100 PETUNIAS— Double Fringed, choice va- rieties, from 2J^i-lnch pots o.OO per 100 GERANIUMS-Flne Double and Single varieties, from 2^ Inch pots 3 50 per 100 2^S^Cash with order. Price list on application. JAMES HORAIM & SON, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Will take orders until April Ist. Helen Keller. Bouton d'Or $5.00 per 100 Wm. Scott. Albertlnl Mrs. Reynolds.. 20.00 per 1000 Daybreak. Wabash, Klchmond 15.00 per 1000 Mc(4owan. I>urltan, Porlla, G. Wilder 13 00 per 1000 Tidal Wave, S. Spray, White WlnRS,, 10,00 per lOUO .Statuin X, <'Hlf;AO(>. WM. SCOTT. THE 4«RIf, ALBERTINI. DAYBREAK. McQOWAN. FOUR." Selected. Healthy. Well Uouted CuttlDgB of ihese fine Carniitlons Ready to fhip any time. I'ri«-c8 Hi'iisoniible.