UMASS/AMHERST llliilliilllillll 312066 0333 3130 5 ^^' 4.,.- ff LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE NO.^ k3J-a_^-DATE__lO-l8 8 7 SOURCE-, Co 11 -^^^.^- .-^ LLT>d,^ AGRICULTUR Al The AMKRICAN FIvORIST A SEMI-MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR THE TRADE. VOLUME II. CHICAGO: AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 1887. i(? ^ -r , -7- <->' "^j /]v^ 3 \.Z The American Florist. August. 15, 1886, to August 1, 1887. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Aiiticipnting Values -212 Aulhurium Andreanum 419. 466 Anthurium Andreanum (lore pleno Are you going to Build... 476 Aspargus 328 Asparagus Plumosus 238 Asters.. 252,444 Aster ■•Comet" 204 Aucuba Japonica punctata 398 A Warning 221 Azaleas 1''4 Azalea Mollis «4 B. Baltimore 1=0 Basket of Aquatic Bloom 493 Bedding Plants at the Chicago Parks 394 Begonia Gloire de Sceaux 371 Begonia. Sew ■' 12 Begonias, Tuberrjus 124, 278 Begonias, TuhiTOUs-rooted 494 Begonia Le'.Miura 444 Begon,^ l-n,>oi.,s teuii.e 371 BliU-t -I"-- nn^ih-l B"l|.' - .<'., : r:|" ^ »,„,, I ■ , i:B. 139, 100, 213. ''■jj. 4HI, 424,448,494. B „,;: ., ' ! I . obituary Bou'raraia!' 2S3, Bouvardla Kosea Multifiora Bryn Mawr Pa.. A Visit to Buffalo Building Bulbs 64, Bulb Growing Bulbs (or Forcing Business Methods 104. C. Callas Caladiums 489, Caleonema Album Calceolarias California Flowers Calycanthus Seedlings Camellias Camellia. Grafting the Camellias and Azaleas Candidum Fungus, A Canna Newtonii Catalogues at Second Class Mail Rates 34, Capitalization of Botanical Names.. Cap for Pipe Support in Greenhouses Carnations. .. .123, 246, 247, 252, 301, 325, 328, 425, 440. Carnation Buttercup Carnations. Diseases of Carnations. New 170, 228, Carnation Disease Carnation Disease. The Graw and Hinzie's Carnation Joseph Perliins Carnations as Bedding Plants Carnation Peter Henderson S Carnation Old Gold I Carnation Wm.Swayne ; Coelogyne Cristata Maxima Cattleya Mossia; Cattleya Percivaliana 1 Catasetum Bungerothii 2 Cascade du Bois de Boulogne, Paris.. Cemetery Superintendents 5 Champagne Basket Filled with Flow- Chicago. 42, :!52. 386,398, 424, 439, 474,;500, 5 Chicago Parks 101,139, 1 Chicago Florist Club 1 Chioanthus Virginica 4 Chrysanthemums 188,5 Chrysanthemums in Japan Chrysanthemums for Exhibition.. 27, 2 Chrysanthemums of the Future 1 Chrysanthemums, New ] Chrysanthemums for Cut Flowers.. . 1 Chrysanthemums at Boston 1 Chrysanthemums, Good 1 Chrysanthemum, SoeurMelanie 4 Chrysanthemum Show of the N. J. Hort. Society 1 Chrysanthemum Show, The Great New York i Chrysanthemum Show at Philadel- Cn,rr;,l,:,- ;i',l, 432,518 Viu,-r.i,,:,-,„nl . ;,l,-.-.l;in:,. 283 Clevi-hiii.l TJ. 240, 439 Clerodendrun Balfnurii 349 Cleveland Flower Show, The 522 Consumption 162 Commercial Floriculture 391 Comments 513 Cost of Flowers 352 Conservatory, The 490 Convention Notes 517 Coelogyne Cristata 143 Coreopsis, Golden 494 Craig, Robert, Portrait and Sketch ofLife 43 Cut Flowers, Handling 490 Cut Flowers in Paris 232 Cut Flower Shipments 210. 251 Cu.ting Picks for Stemming 3!r7 Cyclamens , 5I8 Cypripedium, The 368, .392, 416, 488 Cypripedium Dayanum 248 Cypripedium Insigne 81, 248 Cypripedium Morganse 163 Cypripedium Politum 488 Cypripedium Spectabile 297 Cytisus RacemosuB 348 D. Daffodil, Irish King ;i7i Dahlia Camelliaflora 444 Dahlia Gracilis 41)4 Daily Record of Work Done. .394, 421, 444. 469, 490, 514. Decoration Day Designs 439 Design Bedding 208 DetroitNotes 38 De Vry, Herman, Death of 277 Double A ntirrhinum : 470 Down Hill Piping 229, 300 Do It Now 83 Double Glazing 302,330. 401 Don't Try to Grow Everything 48 Dot Plants in Flower Beds 4.32 Double Petunias , 398 Double Petunias from Seed 493 Double Stocks 428 Duty on Holland Bulbs 490 Early Flowers, Method of Starting,. : Easter Altar Scene : Easter Notes 101,1 Easter Trade 1887 ; Education and Competition 245, S Education of Florists, The t Education of Gardeners, The ; Bpidendrum Vitellinum ; Eucharis, The i Bucharis Amazonica 1 Eucharis Mastersii i Exotic Flora of Southern California, Express Rates. Failure and Success ; Fancy Bedding ; Fancy Beds. Suggestions for : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Ferns : Florist's Club of New York, The ; Florida 1 Floral Fashions. .8. 32, 48, 60,86.97, 120, 140, 159. 189, 201, 222. -.Be. 3s6, :«4. 328, 341, 376, 400, 418, 448, 472. 496, 5U, 520. Floral Baptismal Font j Floral Decoration at the Reception of the Chicago Florist Club i Floral Decorations at the Dixey Ban- Floral Decoration at St. Louis Floral Design, A Novel J Floral Fan J Flower Festival at Los Angeles, Cal. i Florists' Ice Box 4 Flower Trade in Paris i Floral Table Design i Floral Palm Tree i Flow and Return Pipes ; Floral Work at Phila. Meeting... .32, Floral Work at St. Louis t Fire Boxes. Deep vs Shallow ; Ficus Blastica i Formation of Buds .j Freesias after Blooming ; Freesias ; Freesia Ref racta Alba Freesia Refracta Alba after Bloom- ifort ; h lowers Gardenias, Planting Out Geraniums, Bedding Geraniums, Growing Geranium Gloiro de France.. Geranium Gen, Sheridan ; Geranium Gloire de St. Louis i German Floral Work i Give Them an Interest. 5 Glazing J Gleicheina Dicarpa Longipinnata S Gloxinias 221. ! Government Seed Shop, The 4 Grape Mildew ] Grape Mildew, Remedy for GreenliLUsi's, A Small Convenient Oiri-iiliMUMj libt;ibli»Uuicnt, An Un- profitable 415 Greenhouse, The First American.... 249 Greenhouse Heating. Cheap 229. 397 Greenhouse Insurance 110 Greenhouses, New at Calla. 249 Greenhouse Benches, Repairing 325 Greenhouses, What it Costs to Move 240 H. Hail Association. The 27. 389 Hail Insurance. . . .160, 201, 238. 311, 437, 462, 494. Hail Notes 60 Hail Storm at St. Paul 408 Hall Question. The 4 Harrison. A. W.. Obituary 26 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 392 Hard Wooded Plants 302 Hardy Shrubs. Forcing 164 Heaths 315,422.445 Heaths for Cut Flowers S» He Gets There Just the Same 126 Heating Question, The 196 Heliotropes 13 Hen Manure 420. 493 Hint to Florists, A 98 Holiday. A 34 Holiday Trade 202 Bolland Bulbs 516 Hollyhock Disease 494, 512 Hollyhocks from Seed 493 Hollyhocks. The New 513 Hot Beds 92 Hot Water Circulation... 172, 193, 194, 214, T,i. ■.m, 373, 378. Hot Water vs Steam 426 Hot Water Heating, Flame Contact. 121 Hot Water Under Pressure.. .249, 2!6. ;i.-i8,:si7. Hotel del Monte 285 Horticultural Nomenclature 421 Hydrangeas 445 Hydrangea. Blue 44 Hydrangea Rosea 62, 2&I Hyacinths. Dutch 230. 288 Hyacinth, Tulip and Rose Show at Philadelphia 320 I. Ice Box for Florists. A Handy 395 Im patlons Hawkerl 45 Insect Destroyers 349 J. Japanese Snowball 348 Labeling « Lselia Anceps Alba ^ Lapagerias i Large or Small Houses i Learn to Observe, ! Lee. Francis L,, Obituary Leptospermum BuUatum i Leptosyne Maritima c LeucaDium Hisptdum 1 Lilacs ; Lilacs, Forcing 103.112, 1 Lilac, Double S Lilac Marie Lequay -J Lilyof the Valley 4 Lily of the Valley, Forcing 1 Lime Water 3 Mumaruiieck, N. Y., Sights of 68 Mass. Hort. Society 208, 238 Mass. Hort. Society Exhibition 319 Mass. Hort. Society's Kose Exhibi- tion 467 Mass. Hort. Society, Fifty Eighth Annual Exhibition 5(1 Marguerite Fly, The 297 McHutcheon, John 374 Mealy Bug 301, 514 Menand. Louis 294 Medinilla Magniflca 310 Mice Destroying Plants ■. 2T4 Mignonette 325 Mignonette in Pots 2ii0 Mignonette, How to Grow 100 Mildew .358, 398 Mildew and Spot 15S Mirror Decoration 443 Moore, Thomas 2.30 Munificent Gift, A 152 Musa Ensete .369 . Myosotis Alpestris Victoria ICiS N. Narcissus Glory of Leyden 450 Natural Gas in Gardening 350 Nasturtiums in Winter 248 New Books 284 New Dispensation, The 190 New York. .10, 26, 54, 74, 94, 114, 134, 151, 178, 190, 218, 242. 264, 288, 304, 332, 362, 365, 366, 410, 424, 4.50, 467. 498, 516. New York anil Vicinity 323 New Funeral Design 275 New York Flower Show, The 389. 469 Newport Horticulture 492 New Orleans 232 New Orleans Hort. Society's Exhi- Newspaper SeQd Premiums 498 N. , I. Hort. Society's Spring Show.... 373 Notes and Comments .346.414,438, 464 Notes from Central Park, N. Y 415 Notes on Some of this Year's Novel- ties 272 Nurserymen's Convention, The 461 Nypmhaea Odorata Rosea 15S Orchids Orchids at Albany Orchids, Buying Orchids Now in Bloom Orchids for Cut Flowers.... 98, 157, 225, 248, 296, 317. Orchids at Rochester Oichids at New Rochelle, N. Y Orchid Show at New York Orchid Show at New York, The orchids of the Future Overworked Florists P. Paint iiiul LiKlit Palm Disuuse, A I'ansies Paris Patents of Interest to the Trade Passiflora Constance Elliott '-'ivS. Peaches Under Glass Parisian Floral Styles Penna. Hort. Socii'l> - ~|iiiii^ Mi.im Pennsylvania Ilni i - :< i I ■ ' i Pennsylvania Hurt - i. Philadelphia u,.. i^.., ;;i... -.u. Philadelphia Convention, Lessonsof Philadelphia i'lorist Club Phlladel phia Meeting, The Physiological Notes Pittsburg Plant Names Plant Notes Plant Decorations 393, Plant Decoration, An Artistic Plant Trade 1887 Plants for Room Decoration Plants in Moss for Mail Trade Plumbago Capensis Points on Building Polyanthuses Polygonum Platycaulii Poppies, The New Portland Cement Postage and Express lt:uos Postage, Rates of Propagating Beds 274, Propagating Houses, North Side Propagating Double Primroses Primulas Progress of Commercial Floricul- ture .....298, Primula Denticulata Practical Points Propagating Roses Primula Obconica 248, 444, Primula Sinensis, The Culture of.... Prize Floral Design Pi'opagating Houses. Sunless Prize Silver Vase Queen Victoria's Jubilee Bouquet.... 49C Odor of Flowers, The . . Odontoglossum Crispui Odontoglossum Rossli. ., 1U4, 124, 144, 152, 166, Huauty....82,100,222, Rose. Bennett. Treatment of ProBt Roses, Best New French for 1886, Roses, Black Spot on Rose Beds. Draining Rose, Cleopatra Roses, Compost for Rose, Constitution of the Roses, Cutting Roses, Club Foot in Roses for Winter Forcing Rose, Fungus on the Roots Rose Growing at Summit, N. J . . . . Rose Earl of Duflerin Rose Her Majesty '.HI, -.MS, Roses.HybridinP.itSiiflerB](...n Rose. La Marque Rose, Lady Alice Rose Luclole, New Ten Roses, Manure on Rose Mail, LunibanI K.ises CM (iwn Knots vs Budded or lirafte.l J Koses, New French Tea of 1886 1 Rose. Puritan. New i Rose. Papa Gontier 82,160, 2 Rose Pest, A New i Roses in the Paris Markets Rose, Princess Beatrice 3 Rose, Preserving the Constitution of the i Roses, Pot for Market Purposes Roses, Pruning and Tying Rose Reminders 4 Rose, Solfaterre i Roses. Stocks for Grafting.324, 346, 396, Rose Soil 2 Rose, The Bennett. . . .205, 226, 227, 246, 2 Rose, The Sunset ; Rose, The Puritan : Roses, The Bennett ihmI \iii..ii,;in Beauty 1., Rose Bug, The Roots and their Wnrk 1 Buellia Macrantha ■. Salvia Tricolor 454 San Francisco 106 Scale 301 Scilla Sibirica in Pots 290 Seasonable Pointers 510 Seels, Can They be Warranted ? 50 Seedsmen's Convention, The 474 Selaginellas 452 Seed Trade Association, Fourth Con- vention of. 1 Seeds, Warranted 108 Sericographis Ghiesbreghtiana 251 Shading «!, 300. 349. 3,80, .■184 Size of Plants 288, 445 Slates for Benches 518 Staphyllea Colchica 273 Society of Florists, Fu- of the Society of Indiana Florists : Spira;a Conf usa I Spirtea Japonica ; Spring Flowering Plants : Spiraea Van Houttel i Steam Heating for Greenhouses E Stoke Holes S49, j Street Fakir. The j Stock, New Perpetual Ten Week Substitution Sun and Propagation... Sulphide of Potassium. Sweet Pea Butterfly.... Telegraph Rates. Trees. New Oman Testimonial to Ge To WhatE.xtentv Botany and Alp Tools Tropiciil riiiiit^ t Unpronounceable Names.. Snowballs of Society of Americtiii llon.sts, i.jvt 1.1 Members Present (.■.niveiiiion I6bt;.. Society of American Florists, Report of Convention of 1886 Society of American Florists Ex- hibits at Convention of IS86 s. Mortar Rubbish for 506 : Disease, The 445 numTinus Hirta 41'2 Watering 62, Water Lilies Warm Water for Plants Warm Water for use in Greenhou W i 252 Wedding Bower 515 Wedding Decoration at San Ffiim/ivoo 4':4 White Ants :«0 Why We Organize 422 Where to Locate 4,^9 Wilder, Marshall P., Obituary !sl Winter Flowering Plants. . . .6. 84. 1S9. 254 What do your Plants Cost ? 4: 7 Worth Trying 441 Wootton 11:2 Zinnia, Henderson's Zebra. Mmerica is "thn Prow of the I/essel; there may be mare nomfort Amidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknown Seas. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1887. No. 34. ^m IkMEwm&m fmmm Marshall P. Wilder. The death of Marshall Pinckiiey Wilder, at his home in Dorchester, uear Kos- ton, on Dec. i6, at the ripe age of 88 years, closes a most remarkable career in the history of Ameri- can horticulture. No man was more widely known or more highly re- spected. His name is written on every page of the record of pomology in this country. His long experience, keen interest, and vast knowledge, cov- ering the entire scope of horticulture, makes his loss an almost irreparable one. His is a mcst nota- ble example of a life's work for the improve- ment and elevation of this noble art. Mr. Wilder was born iu Rindge, N. H., Sept. 22, 179S. His parents were Samuel Locke Wilder and Anna Sherwin Wilder, both of Rindge. His early education was re- ceived iu the conniion schools of his native town, after which he com- pleted a course of stud^• at the Ipswich academy. After graduating from that educational institu- tion, he for a number of years assisted his father on his farm iu Rindge, and being an enthusiastic admirer of nature, and an ardent student of botany, and all else pertaining to horticulture, made it the most elegant and pro- ductive of any iu that section of the country. Being possessed of a nat- urally ambitious mind, he established himself in business as a partner with his father, in 1820, in the old-fashioued countrj--store line, in his native town, where he built up a lucrative trade. The following year he was appointed postmaster of Rindge, and he served in that capacity during the remainder of President Madison's term of offlce. This quiet country town proved too dull for him, and in 1825 he removed to Boston, and, in company with Heuiy Payson, commenced business as a retail dealer in West India goods and groceries. In 1S27, iu company with Joseph Smith, and under the firm name of Wilder & ; and pomologists. His opinions and meth- Sniith, he carried on the .same business, I ods of culture of these fruits were eagerly and in 1830 Mr. Smith retired from the sought for and followed by the leading firm. In 1838, he formed a co-partner- fruit-growers of this country and Europe, shij) with Isaac Parker and A. W. Blan- He joined the Massachusetts horticul- chard, the three carrying on the business tural society in 1830, was its president of traders iu domestic goods, under the from 1840 to 1S48 inclusive, and has ever firm name of Parker, Wilder & Co. In 1853, Mr. Wilder removed his resi- dence to Dorchester, where he owned a ■^^:r/^^^^^^ ./^^^;? large tract of land, and, building a fine set of greenhouses, and establishing nur- series, devoted all his spare time to agri- cultural pursuits and pomological experi- ments. He experimented largely iu the growth and cultivation of the pear and apple, and from his extensive nurseries the Boston and New York markets were for many years supplied. The improve- ments that he made in producing choice varieties of apples and pears, attracted world-wide attention, and placed him in the head rank of famous agriculturists been one of the warmest friends of that society. He was one of the founders of the American pomological society, and with the exception of one year has been its presi- dent since its organiza- tion. He was also one of the founders of the United States agricultural so- ciety, and was its presi- dent from 1852 to 1858 in- clusive ; also of the New England historic-genea- logical society from 1869 to the present time. He initiated the organization of the state board of agriculture in 1852, and the establishment of an agricultural college. In 1841 he was elected state senator, and served as president of that body in 1850. Mr. Wilder devoted his leisure hours to his pen, and filled several large volumes with the descrip- tion of fruits pro iuced under his own personal inspection. On Sept. 22, 1883, Mr. Wilder was tendered a complimentary banquet at the Parker house, the occasion being his 85th liirthday. The gathering was a notable one. Dr. Holmes referred to Mr. Wilder as : "The venera- ble and venerated friend who has outlived the fruits of fourscore sea- . sons, and is still ripening as if his life were all sum- mer." Mr. Winthrop wrote : "No other man has done so much for our fields and gardens and orchards. He has distinguished himself in many other lines of life, and his relations to the leg- islature of Massachusetts, and to the his- toric-genealogical society will not soon be forgotten. But his name will have its most enduring and most enviable associa- tion with the flowers and fruits, for whose culture he was foremost in striving, both by precept and example. He deserves a grateful remembrance as long as a fine pear is relished or a beautiful bouquet admired." Gov. Rice said: "There is hardly a public enterprise of the last three generations, scarcely a pursuit iu [82 The American Florist. Jan. /, life, or an institution of patriotism, disci- pline or charity, that does not bear the sisjnet of his touch, and feel the vigor of his co-operation. Whv, sir, it may be said, aliiiosl with literal truth, that the trcfs wiiicli this j^reat arborist has planted, and i-idtivaU'd, anil loved, are not more uumert)us than the evidences of his handi- work in all the useful and beneficent de- partments of life ; and all the flowers that shall grow to the eud of time ought to bear fragrance to his memory." The funeral services were held at the congregational church in Dorchester, Sunday, Dec. 19. It was the published request of the family that no flowers should be contributed, and as a conse- C|uence there were few floral tributes. In front of the pulpit a shield of ivy leaves, with knots of calla lilies and a wreath of camellias, on which were the initials ".\. & H. A. Co," "P. C," and the date of the organization of the conipau}', 1638, and that of Mr. Wilder's command, 1856. There were also a cross and crown, the cross of roses, carnation pinks, etc., and the crown of camellias, roses and stevia, • from the Boston commandery, knights templar ; a bunch of orchids, from the the New York horticultural society ; a wreath of ivy and roses ; a bunch of chrysanthemums, from Mr. John Thorpe, secretary of the New York horticultural society, and a cross of iv^- leaves and ca- mellias from employes. The gift of the Mas.sachusetts horticultural society took the form of a sickle of maiden-hair ferns, violets and lilies of the valley, with a handle of red carnations and narcissus, and this and a sheaf of wheat were placed in th-'. casket while it stood in the church. The pastor of the church delivered a lengthy address from which we select this paragraph: "It was through the wisdom of Mr. Wil- der that the Massachusetts horticultural society secured its buildings and its perma- nent income for the prosecution of its ex- cellent work. Here we mark the extraor- ].m-, r.isi niliui; up witii haud- sonii rrsi.li in I V. As ;, rose-growing ili'iii't u is I,, nil. lis thnviiyhout the couu- tr> .111.1 in lis iu.i.u;lilH>rliood, and at Alailison, SOUR, four miles distant, are l(H-atcd many of the leading cut-flower growers who supply the New York mar- ket. Prominent among the rose-growers is Mr. l)e l''orest, an enthusiast and a most genial gentleman, and who has one of the largest greenhouse establishments in the country. Mrs. De Forestis just as much interested, and as great an enthusi- ast in all that pertains to flowers as is her husband. Mr. De Forest's greenhouses consist of man\- ranges of three-quarter span houses twciitx- feet wide by two hundred feet long; also some 1 2-feet-wide, and 6- feet-wide propagating houses, but nearly all ruu about the same in length. They are wooden houses, built of the best material and first-qualitv French double- thick glass. I use secoiid-quality double- thick French glass and think I am doing well, for it is clean, fine glass; but Mr. De F. believes that the first-quality is more than worth the extra cost. He'has resolved not to build any more houses of wood, and is now clearing ground for iron structures. In the rose-houses the beds are not made upon the ground, but in all cases are raised above it on plank benches. There are two sets of greenhouses, a few hundred yards apart: one is heated by steam (three of Morse's steam boilers set alongside of each other), and the other by hot water. Mr, De Forest greatly prefers the steam-heaters; they are very efficient, quick to act, easv to regulate, easy to stoke, and so far as fuel is concerned, by far more economical — eight tons of coal in the steam-heaters gi\-ing the same results as fourteen tons in the hot-water apparatus. The steam-heat has no injurious effect whatever upon the plants. The roses grown are Bon Silene, La France, Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, white Catherine Mermet, Bennett and American Beauty; also, but in more lim- ited numbers. Captain Christy, Her Majesty, Paul Neron, Magna 'Charta, Mnie. Gabriel Luizet, Jacqueminot, and a few other hybrid remontants. All the teas are now in fine growth and flower, but of the H. R's some are being started, while others are not yet "shut up." Bon Silene, La France and Niphetos occupy the back and front benches, which are raised to jjretty near the glass, and are planted out and kept tied down. The Bou .Silenes do not color as well as they do at Mr. May's, about a mile away. The Niphetos are not upon their own roots. Mermets comprise the majority of the stock grown, and are beautiful. They occupy the central beds, and are, in most cases, planted out, but one house is argely filled with them in pots. The great majority ai^ i-vear-old plants, but one house is nearly filled with 2- year-olds. One-year-old' plants are said to yield the largest crops, but 2-year- olds the finest blooms. A cane stake is applied to each plant. The white Mer- met is in every way, except color of flower, the exact counterpart of its parent. It originated with Mr. De Forest, who considers it distinct from the white va- riety obtained about the same time by Mr. Taplin, of Maywood, N. J. Bennett is growing and flowering free- ly planted out on the front middle benches. But the American Beauty is the beauty. Planted out in the middle benches, in fine luxuriance of wood and foliage, and with one bud terminating each shoot, it stops not till it has, or nearly, reached the glass. Its large size, deep rose-red color and delicious fragrance, also the long leafy stem that may be cut to each rose, add much to its value. Mr. De Forest says that so far he has not succeeded well with Her Majesty, but he is now satisfied from ob- servation elsewhere that he has found out the cause of its backwardness with him, and that is that it needs a lighter and more porous soil than he generally uses for his roses. Mine. Gabriel Luizet is his great favorite, and he has recently im- ported largely of it from Paul, of England. Paul Neron and Magna Charta are grown for March flowers. Their immense size always commands attention. Jacque- minot for color stands unrivaled. Mr. De F. is very fond of Captain Christy, and grows a lot of it because he himself likes the rose, and not for market, as it is too small for that purpose. The soil used is from rotten sod. In the neighborhood is an old apple orchard that had been in grass for many years, from which he bought the sod. 'He turned over the sod with a plow, then forked it into the wagons, carted it home and made a pile of it, putting a layer of loam and one of manure alternately, but about twice as much loam as manure. This was done in the fall, andit will be allowed to remain in the heap till next May, when it will be turned over and used for the bench-bed.s. Clean cow-mauure alone is used for manure. All the beds and pots are mulched about one to two inches thick with it. It is obtained from dairvmen, and costs 136 for twenty tons. There are large tanks of liquid manure in the greenhouses, and steam-pipes run through them to warm the water. It is applied by steam-pump power. Mr. De F'orest believes in limited, rather than a liberal, use of liquid manure, and not at all till the roots have first pretty well ex- hausted the soil. His foreman rose-grower is a young man whose experience has been confined to this place. A few years ago he was employed in the stable, thence he went to work in the greenhouses, and soon became so attentive and proficient that Mr. De Forest put him in full charge, and his employer now considers him one of the very best rose-growers in America. Professional gardeners are too set in their ways and not open enough to suggestions and fresh points. A regular gardener is employed for the orchids, palms, etc., and the other departments. Mr. De Forest apprehends a great future for orchid flowers and has resolved to supply the market. He now has, I should think, between one and two thousand plants, but this, he assures me, is only the beginning; he intends to fill several houses (and each of his houses is 200 feet long!) with orchids alone. No, he does not mean to displace roses to make room for orchids, but to add niore new greenhouses. At Mr. John May's place I had only twenty minutes to spend — barely time to walk through the greenhouses, and, un- fortunately, Mr. May was not at home. It is purely a rose-growing place. Houses three-quarter span. Heated by hot water. vSix of Hitchings' boilers are at work in the same cellar, two and two together. Mermets are lovely, Bon Silene has the brilliant Boston hue, the capricious Duke is behaving himself decently. Jacque- minots in pots are in full bloom and American Beauty is more beautiful than ever. The Bride is lovely. Purely a Mermet, white, free, vigorous, leafy, clean and healthy, and house after house full, and in bloom. But how graciously Her Majesty smiles on John! Here is a whole houseful (not yet started or pruned) more luxuriant than I ever saw Jacqueminots, this year's "canes" like fishing rods, up against the glass and bending back under the ridge-pole of the span-roofed house. Tens of thousands of young stock — in, rooting, being potted, and es- tablished in pots, occupy the propagating benches. Dec. 10, '86. Chrysanthemums for Cut Flowers. The chrysanthemum season is nearly over, but the subject of their culture and the profits attending it is still eagerly discussed by the Philadelphia florists, and, I presume, a like interest is taken in the matter all over the countrj-. Here- abouts opinion is divided as to whether they are ( from a commercial point of view) a curse or a blessing. Some say, "There is no money in them," "they depress the price of other and better flowers"; " they pay neither growernor retailer," etc. 'One rash individual I met to-day was counselling their entire aban- donment; "don't put a cutting in, let them go," he said; but, he must not think the " Queen of Autumn " can be so easily dethroned; she is now thoroughly established iu the aff'ections of the people, and those misguided mortals who think she may be ignored must eventually learn their mistake; the public will have chrys- anthemums in their season, and if the proper varieties are well-grown they will pay fairly well. It is worthy of note that those who have grown them well are sat- isfied with the result; the objectors are mainly those who have either not grown any or have grown them poorly. One reason for complaint is that too man}' inferior sorts have been grown, another is that too many November flow- ering varieties have beeu grown (glutting the market at that time), to the neglect of the few excellent sorts which flower very early (in September and October,) and some superb kinds which come in December, the latest of them lasting nearly, if not quite, until Christmas. It is not my purpose to say much about growing them for sale as pot plants. Mr. Thorpe's article of last year covers that ground completely. I wish particularly to allude to a method of growing them, planted out, under glass, in summer, which three years' experience has proved to be vastly superior to the old plan of growing them out doors, either as pot- plants or in the open ground. In the lat- ter way the plants are disturbed in the lifting, (no matter how carefully done,) so that perfect blooms are not obtained. The best way is to strike the cuttings in March, April, or early in May; pot in 2''2-inch or 3-inch p'ots; keep them in a cool house, near the light; they will be ready to plant on the benches or solid beds about the first of June, or as soon as the houses are emptied by spring sales. Use light, rich soil, give air freely, syringe regularly, at least every other day, pinch the tops out every two or three weeks until about the first of August. As soon as the buds are set, water with weak guano water once or twice a week, according to the weather and the vigor of* the plants. A little fire-heat is sometimes necessary 1887. The American Florist. 185 I d'or (yellow), H. Waterer (dark bronzed yellow), Robt. Bottomly (white), *Coiiite de Germiny (nankin ), Thimberg (yellow). Abd el Kadir, if kept cool, will last well into December. The varieties marked * will be fit to cut late in November, but will last. Philadelphia, Dec. 17, 1886. Vn "\R\vluPH^H"^t, PhclBus, \N\\_v\kw V\o\.uts\ Utvj CHRNS^u^v^tv^u»s. in November and December, to prevent 1 the flowers from rotting in cold, damp weather; at such times a temperature of 45° is better than a lower one. All who give the above plan a trial, will be gratified by the profusion, size, and perfection of the blooms ; (if very large blooms are desired, it will be necessary to disbud all but the crown-bud.) Plants grown on benches in this way, may be lifted (if carefully done) without the loss of a leaf, and will produce finer flowers than those grown outdoors and lifted. \ The only objection to this system is that I it takes the room in the house all sum- 1 mer ; but most florists have houses which may be emptied from June until Novem- ber or December, when the time comes for filling them with pot roses, etc., for spring sales. As to the varieties to grow, I will name only those that have been tested, and proved to be the most profitable, naming the earliest first. For September, use Madame Desgrange (white Japanese), and Golden Madame Desgrange (yellow ) . For early October, LaNeige, Chinese (white), 1 is the only variety I know of likely to j pay well ; it is a gem — pure white, of perfect form, and very profuse. Several of our best growers have failed to have 1 first-rate results growing it in the open air, but when grown under glass it is one of the very best. For late October, the best are Glorio- sum (yellow Jap), Golden John Salter (yellow Chinese), Lady Selbourne (white Japanese), Compactum (pink Chinese) ; the bloom of the latter can hardly be called first-class, but it is desirable for its profu- sion, and on account of the scarcity of pink ones at this time. I know of no good red one which blooms in October ; such a sort would be very useful. For early November we have Elaine (white), Tokio (red). Golden Prince (yellow), Mrs. George Bullock (large white Chinese), Lady Slade, (pale pink). For late November, C. H. Glover (yel- low), Diana (white), Jardin des Plantes (yellow), Pietro Diaz (dark red). Abd el Kadir (crimson, yellow center, single), Tubifloruin (pale pink, very graceful). December is rich in grand varieties. .\mong the very best are : * James Y, :Murkland (single white, bright yellow center), *Mrs. Wm. Mencke (chrome yel- low). Snowstorm (pure white, very pro- fuse), *Fantasia (delicate pink). Moon- light (white), * Fulton (yellow), *Culling- fordii (dark red), Sadie Martinet (yel- low), Lord Byron (orange yellow), *Ben Three New Chrysanthemums. New and meritorious chrysanthemums are numerous this season, and cultivators will have to make some important addi- tions to their collections for another year. Japanese varieties, as usual, preponderate, and the trio represented (necessarily much reduced in size) in our illustration, are remarkable alike for their distinct- ness and fine substance. William Holmes is one of the best early flowering Japanese we have, the plant of good, compact, yet free habit, being ad- mirably adapted for culture in pots in the conservatory. The blooms are of medium size as regards diameter, but they are relatively deep with recurving flat or slightly fluted florets, of a deep red color, the reverse bronze, and the young in- curving florets form a pretty contrast with the other portion of the bloom. As an October variety this will take a prom- inent place, and it mav be seen at some of the earliest shows, the plant being useful for grouping. It was certificated at the Royal horticultural society's meet- ing. October 12, this year. It was also again honored b}' the National chrysan- themum society, October 13. La Triomphante is a handsome Japan- ese variety, somewhat early, but it forms a grand bloom and will make an excel- lent show variety. lu the winning stand of twenty-four varieties at South Ken- sington last week it was a very prominent back-row bloom, one of the' best in the collection, and it was shown in even bet- ter condition at the Westminster aquarium the following day. On the same occasion certificates were awarded for it bj^ the floral committee of the National chrysan- themum society to Mr. Shoosmith, Hythe, Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, and Mr. Mar- tin, one of the blooms shown by the last named being represented in our illustra- tion. The blooms are of good size when well grown, with straight, broad, rather flat florets of a pale purplish rose color, a delicate and pleasing shade. It is one of Reydellet's varieties, and is included in the revised edition of the National so- ciety's catalogue issued this year. Phcebus is of English origin, ha^•ing been raised by Mr. Alfred Salter, and sent out by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons in the spring of the present year. It is a Japanese variety with long recurving fluted florets, somewhat flat in its early stage, but assuming the character de- picted in our engraving when it becomes more developed. The bloom figured was shown by Mr. Martin on the same oc- casion as La Triomphante, and, like that, indicated superior cultivation, being clean and of great substance, much the best example of the variety we have seen. It is noteworthy for its bri.ght, clear yellow tint, a shade something in the way of Frizou, very pure and rich. Both Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons and Mr. Martin obtained certificates for the variety at the meeting uamed.^/t>«r«a/ 0/ Horticulture. Ev.\POR.\TiNG the juice from tobacco stems is recommended by writers in the London Garden as far better and safer than burning the stems for fumigation The juice is evaporated in any manner most convenient. i86 The American Florist. Jan. Chrysanthemums. 1 tjrow, this year, some 1,300 plants, in 26;> varieties, besides many seedlinf^s. All were grown planted out of doors till Oclobor, when we lifted the greater part of llicni. Of these we potted a lot and 1. loomed them nnder glass, but the large in;ijoiily were tran.splanted into close liaiiks in sheltered places out of doors and Iheix- allowed to stav and flower. One of llicse banks is protected by a light wooden Iranie, covered over and arouud with calico, in John Thorpe's "snug harbor" Ntyle. It is sixty -two feet long by nine feet wide, l-'roni these out-of-door banks we got capital blooms till the i«th or 25th of November, according to the weather. lUit in order to get perfection in chrysan- ihcniunis we must flower them under glass. The Japanese varieties are the greatest favorites. The finely formed Chinese flowers, too, are highly appreciated, but, unfortiniately, too often the plants are apt to be mildewy. In the following notes about some of our chrvsautliemums I have confined myself to their behavior here with us: .Md. Dcsgrange, although very early, can only be had in good condition when grown in pots and bloomed in the green- house. Elaine, Fair Maid of Guernsey and Ladv Selborne bloom capitally out of doors. Ceres doesn't transplant well. t;rowii in pots and flowered indoors it is superb and soon loses its lilac tinge, lithel commonly shows a dark green cen- ter, l)ul when well grown it is one of our verv best late whites, with heads like snowballs. .Snowstorm, grown in com- parativelv small pots, beats all other whites for profusion. Moonlight, Jes.sica, Christmas Eve and White Dragon are magnificent varieties, so white, so free, so "lovely, and they keep late. Edna Craig has a capital constitution, and forms large healthy plants, but I wish it were more copious and more of the blossoms would come perfect. It is quite late. James V. Murkland, Mrs. C. Carey, Mrs. Cubbins and Florence Percey, although single, when grown indoors form the loveliest bunches of snowy "shavings." Plainer than these, but later and more copious, are the flat-headed .\sa Gray and ■ .\merica, which only attain their best about the first of December. Robert liottomly, when well done, is one of the finest, purest and largest petaled of whites; 1)ut I find it shv and often apt to go blind. Of all the Comte de Germiny type, Mrs. C. \V. Wheeler is the best. Striking in appearance and rich in hue, it is admired and desired by all. Started early and bloomed in the greenhouse it is very free and full. We cannot do without Hon. John Walsh, its color is so decided. It does well outside. Mrs. A. Le Moult is one of the most brilliantly colored of all, Init its brightness fades very soon. For fullness, form, quantity of bloom and goodness out of doors Baron Beust has no superior. Julia Lagravere is just as thrifty and much brighter, but its flowers are smaller. I grow quite a patch of it for its effective flowers. Candiridge is vigorous but shy. Bronze Shield is freer, showy at first, but fades quickly. Minnie Miller is a good grower, and bears large heads of fine flowers, and it does well out of doors, too. But the ladies don't like its color. I,ily Burgess is more ot a pink purple. It reaches its best about the 2oth to 25th of November, and is very full. President .Arthur has the large.st flowers, Init we never get many perfect ones on a plant. President Parkman is a very double late variety, but it, too, is objected to on account of its color. Gloire de Rayonnante is a gem, not- withstanding its' color. It opens in Octo- ber and lasts through November, bears heavy masses of flowers, and mostly all perfect ones. For out-of-door planting none are better. Its golden variety doesn't behave well with me. Glorio.sum is the best pale yellow chrvsanthemum I know. It comes in eariy and lasts till late, and in profusion surpasses all other varieties. Capital for out door work. From Golden Dragon I cut more masses of blossoms than from any other. John Thorpe, Jr., is very bright, but we seldom get many perfect flowers on a plant. Golden Prince is in- dispensible, it is so bright and free, and bears so many perfect flowers. Golden Queen is of lankier habit, but later and brighter. Grandiflorum is late and the individual flowers splendid, but it is not as free as manv of the other yellows. Golden Queen of England enters Decem- ber in good condition, and is one ot our most reliable late yellows. Gloria Mundi, Jardiu des Plantes, Mr. Bunn and Mabel Ward are capital in their way, but the last named is sometimes attacked by mil- dew. Mrs. Wm. Mencke is a fine "crazy- headed" bright yellow. La Pluie d' Or blooms late, has fiUl heads and vigorous growth. David Allan is very refractory, and Duchess, John Laing and H. Waterer will only perfect their superb flowers with good cultivation under glass, and even then are sparing of their favor. Early Red Dragon and Source d'Or are indispensible for out-door work, and Lord Byron and Pietro Diaz for the green- house. Striatum I'erfectuni, Julius .ScharfF, Triomphe de la Rue de Chatelets, Rnbrum Striatum, Md. C. Andigieur, M. Planchenan, Thunberg, Admiration and Mdlle. Croizette are good tall-growing kinds, and always find a place in the back rows of our out-door banks. There are manv early varieties, as Mrs. CuUingford, Mdlle. Mancy, Sec. Daurel, Mdlle. Marthe and the like, but we never seem to get up much entluisiasm for them. .\ DOIBI.K WHITE Phlox Druinn which originated in this country is : elty ofiered by Benary, of Erfurt. ThIv AMISRRAN IC.XHllilTION at don will he opene.l May 2. i.S.S;, at Court, Kcnsinglon. >ndii Cincinnati. Society here has been verj' gay, and that combined with the usual holiday rush has made business brisk. There has been a wild scramble for Christmas evergreens this week, and the wires have been hot with demands for more hoUj' and more ground pine. Some of the local florists have all they can handle. Others wish they had ordered a supply a bit earlier. At a ball the night before Christmas- eve the house was profusely decorated with holly; in every nook and corner holly had been placed. There were fes- toons, wreaths and stars of it. Critchell did the decorations, and, by the way, he has branched out and rented a second store for the holidays. Frank Huntsman recently designed a monster funeral piece which almost filled the side of a room. It -was a broken column of white flowers six feet in height and smilax fell on either side upon an urn and a harp. Sunderbruch devised an open bible, resting upon a pedestal of fern. Upon its snow-white pages was the inscription, " I Have Fought the Good Fight." Cincinnati does not lag very far in the* rear when it comes to things unique. There was a rainbow w-edding here last week, and only the bride and her maid of honor wore white. The frocks of the other maids were of pink, blue, buff and green respectively, and they carried bunches of roses to correspond, save the one who wore the Emerald Isle's color. She was happy in the possession of a bouquet of maiden-hair fern. The AUemania club celebrated its thirty-seventh anniversary the other eve- ning', and the floral decorations by R. .A. Kellv, now with Hosp, were very good. There were four long tables running the entire length of the club's hall, and on the first Was the design traced in blos- soms, " 1S4S." The second disclosed, ■ Thirty -seventh Anniversary," the third. "AUemania," and the fourth, " 18S6." A mammoth floral monogram, "A — C," when dismantled, furnished corsage bouquets and boutonuieres for every guest present. On the moniing of the 17th fire did serious damage in the seed warehouse of J. M. McCuliough's Sons, on Walnut street. Aliout everything in one building was iitlur tot.iIl\ destroyed or badly dam- agcil. iH iiuusc- the water ruined seed which escaped both fire and smoke. Luckily there was a large shipment of seed at one of the depots which had not vet been stored, or it, too, would have gone into the general wreck. There was an insurance of |44,ooo on the stock and f 10,000 on the building, and the McCul- loughs are of the opinion that their lo.ss will be fully covered. Christmas novelties are to be seen everywhere. Hosp offers wicker hats, of the "shapes our grandfathers wore, to be filled with flowers. Critchell has a lot of Mediterranean conch shells, which he has filled with lilies of the valley and some pretty English pot covers, which, though of paper, look for all the world like em- bossed leather. Said Mr. Critchell: "Our eucharis lilies have not been out of bloom for over three years. We never let them rest, and there is no flower I have that I get as much blossom from as these sweet lilies." "Rkn." Mr. Ai.bkrt C1..A.CK, of Cuyahoga p'alls, O., a well-known and able gar- dener, died Dec. iS. Deceased was a brother of Mr. Siduev Clack, of Lake I'oiest. 111. 1887. The American Florist. 87 New Year's Floral Style OST of the handsome Lcorations made le pat.t fortnight h i\ e been in red ind E;reen the col- ors oi the em))k-in- ilic holh Holly Is so admirable this sL isou and is pol- ished and handled « ith such care that dinner embellish- ments with it are highly effective. vSprays are selected and wired together to form a band from six to eight inches wide. If the table is round the wreath is fitted exactly to it. In the center is placed a low vase filled with holly. Around this is a row of ardisia and solanum; the design is finished with a fringe of poinsettia and camellia leaves. Dinner arrangements with hybrid roses are simph' gorgeous. The table cover is rose-colored satin. On this is laid a cushioning of Asparagus tenuissimus in light chains, .so that the color of the satin shows through here and there. There is space left for the covers free of this foliage bed. In the center a low, flat basket is concealed, ill this are placed long stem roses. Jacqueminots, Beauties, Anna de Diesbach and Magna Chartas, ven,' loosely arranged. In the foliage over the table are laid long-stem hybrids, which are dis- tributed as favors after the repast. Sage green satin table covers are being used both for foliage decorations and those made with La France roses, which are now coming of extra size and elegance. Decidedly the most elegant ornamenta- tion made this week was that made in a Madison avenue mansion, where there is a gold service, including candelabra. The table cover was of gold colored rep silk. A long garland of Marechal Neil roses, very artistically made, was laid diagonally, and like a richly blooming \'ine, through- out the table. The candelabra were placed at the ends, diagonally opposite where the vines finished. These golden branches were covered with the rich yellow roses. The favors were handled-baskets of yel- low Bohemian glass filled with Marechal Neils. Yellow appears to be very favorite for room ornamentation. Delmonico's ball room was decked last evening with Japan- ese pouches of all the shades of gold, from that of brass and bronze to canary color. The filling of these pouches was done with cloth of gold chrysanthemums, calendulas and yellow daisies, ferns, ivy and asparagus being the foliage used. An elegant effect at one end was made with a large curtain of asparagus, which was caught up gracefully with a large button formed of calendulas. German favors are very handsome and costly. Thorley made sixty-five of these to-day, which were cornucopias of rush- straw work. They were filled with se- lected hybrids, and tied with sage green ribbon. It requires from two to three yards of ribbon for each of the cornuco- pias, which are laced about with it, "chained" with it, and a large bow to swing over the arm. Another novel favor is a corn husk, or, apparent ear of corn ; where the cob would naturally be a box is introduced. This is filled with damp moss and in it is placed corn flowers, bluets, pink clover and white daisies. The ear of corn is tied with ribbons to match the color of the husk. These corn iiower-holders are very fashionable for gifts. Hand-painted buckets are very fashionable for both souvenirs and Ger- man favors. They are filled with h3^a- cinths, narcissus, daphne and tulips. By the way, I observe a very neat little fashion in Brower's. With every cut- flower collection a bit of Daphne odorata is tucked in to give its incomparable .scent. Work baskets of rush straw are very useful and handsome for favors. These are lined with satin, and when filled the inside is first protected with tin foil. But one variety of flowers is put in them; Jacqueminot roses, tulips, mignonette or daisies. Hampers that will ' hold two bunches of violets are in the shape of champagne baskets. These are lined with \iolet-colored paper and then ■vl^tll waxed paper, after which the bunches are placed, the cover fastened down with a straw wedge, and the box tied or Neils, Perles, Sunset, Gloire di Dijon, are loosely tied together with a flaming clus- ter of Mde. Capucines at one side. Jac- queminots, Bennetts, Douglas and Dukes are combined with a cluster of scarlet berries, or a poinsettia. HanftBros.' newest funeral design is the richest and most graceful I have ever seen. It is a Grecian urn, very artistically proportioned, and the flowers are so filled in as not to mar any of the most delicate lines. The urn stands four feet high, and the base is four feet in diameter. The entire urn is composed of selected roses. La France, Marechal Neils and The Bride predominating. Maiden-hair ferns are the foliage, excepting on the handles, where rose leaves are the only kind used. The gorgeous bed of roses at the base is starred with clusters of marguerites. The base on which the urn stands is a glorious combination of crotons, ferns and 1 GRtC\KU V)R^*. strapped like a trunk, with a sash of satin the color of the modest flowers within. Many hand bouquets have had small clusters of holly and mistletoe in the sashes, and those carried New Year's will have these emblems of the season for the finishing touch, which gives the stroke of sentiment to the arrangement. Tulips are \ery fashionable in combination with cypripediums in hand bunches, which are made larger than ever before, for recep- tions and the opera. The blushing Cot- tage-maid tulip forms two-thirds of the boucjuet. Cypripediums and the uncol- ored sea moss comprise the remainder of the bunch. Combinations of Papa Gon- tier and Bon Silene roses are very choice for these large hand bouquets. How unlike these flowers are can then be dis- cerned. There is a strong inclination to combine roses of the same tint, but of different shades. For instance, Marechal These are all growing plants. In a wide band of white carnations among this kaleidoscopic growth here is inscribed in violets, "Farewell." The waxen orchids are extremely ap- propriate for funeral decorations, and have been in demand for these occasions by those who spare no expense. A pall of royal purple velvet had one corner, which swept over the front side of the casket as it stood in the church chancel covered with cattleyas, which were sewed on. The pall was caught up by an im- mense cluster of heliotrope, and there were no other flowers exposed. This was simple and superb. Funeral wreaths are more in demand than other designs. These wreaths are placed on baskets, and are flanked by two palm leaves. A very rich arrangement is a wreath of large white roses, fringed with ferns and lily of the valley. This stands on a table the The American Florist. top of which it covers. From the center of the wreath rises a basket, which holds another wreath, placed facing like a tar- get. This latter wreath is made of lily of the valley, hyacintlis, narcissus, with occasional clusters of Mennet and Bride roses. In the center space is wheat and four large roses spanning the aperture. Kach side the basket and secreting it are placed upright a leaf Cycas revoluta. Sur- rounding the design is a large sheaf of wheat. Very charming and elaborate garnish- ing is "made on evening gowns with nat- ural flowers. White violets formed the entire front of the petticoat of a white tulle frock worn by a debutante last week. Her mother wore a dress of lavendar silk, all of the draping of which was caught up with clusters of Marie Louise violets. Tulips are as highly effective for dress or- namentation. Tulip buds are altogether the handsomest, and must be laid one wav, of course. I think I have stated before that the panels, sashes, plastrons, etc., made with natural flowers should be cut of netting on which the blossoms are tacked. The scarf of lily of the valley for either shaping on the skirt, or across the bodice is one of the loveliest pieces in floral garniture for personal wear. A panel of white tulips is easily made, and is very elegant introduced in the side of the skirt. Roman hyacinths are a rich flower for a berthe or bretelles. The berthe is particularly becoming to the figure. On bridal gowns Cape jasmines are very stylish. These stud the front of the skirt instead of the application of the pearl passementerie so long favorite. Sun and Propagation. " Geyser," in the Florist of December 15, asks me to give my opinion on the relative merits of shaded and unshaded houses for propagation. I entirely agree with him that propagation is best done as far as possible without shade. We have here both conditions, but our best propa- gating houses are those in a connected block, each 20 feet wide by 100 feet long, facing east and west, identical with those in use for plant-growing. In these all our propagating is done during the fall and winter months. We give them all the light they will stand, beginning to shade only when the sun is bright (with lath shutters) about from 9 to 10 in the morning and taking them ofi" again at 3 or 4 in the afternoon, regulating the shading, of course, according to the season or the brightness of the day. We now give very little bottom-heat, keeping in winter from 65° to 75° in the saud, with 10° lower in the house. For propa- gating tropical stuff, such as coleus, 10° higher. Great injury is often done to roses, carnations, verbenas, geraniums and plants of that character by rooting the cuttings in too high a tem- perature. Plants of all these will give a far better account of themselves if rooted in three weeks than when rooted in two. For a somewhat similar reason cuttings rooted in as much light as possible will do better than those rooted in shade. We have one large propagating-house facing due north, but we rarely use it for propa- gating until nearly spring, and then mostly for coleus and other easily grown plants. But when obliged to use that house, as we sometimes have been, we never have had as good results in the propagation of roses, carnations and gen- eral bedding plants when rooted in this house facing north as from those projja- gated ill tlie more light and airy houses facing east and west. In propagating from seeds it is even of more importance than for cuttings that they be started in unshaded houses. We never under any circumstances use shaded houses in win- ter in starting seeds. If .seeds germinate in even partial shade the constitution of the plant is according to its kind less or more weakened. Dec. 20, 1886. PETER HENDERSON. North-Side Propagating Houses. Mr. Hill's remarks upon the propaga- tion of the rose will probably throw new light upon this subject to some. We often observe people who fancy that when suc- cess has been attained by one method, failure would certainly ensue if any other were adopted, and consequently are al- ways moving upon old established lines, and make no attempt to experiment for themselves. Very likely there are per- sons still of the opinion that silver sand is essential for propagation. So also there may be some who suppose that cut- tings will only root successfully in a house with a northern aspect. While agreeing that rose-cuttings, placed upon a bench where they will re- ceive sunshine, root more freely, and are of a better color than those which are propagated in the shade, still, in my opin- ion, somewhat undue importance is placed upon the matter of position. If cuttings receive plenty of light, and are not shaded, except from the direct rays of the sun, they will generally be of a good color, ajid if a genial bottom heat is applied, it it will not be long before they are rooted and in a condition for potting. Placed then, upon a bench where sunshine is continuallv received, no difference will be obser\-ed in the cutting rooted upon a northern bench and that upon a southern. With many, the use of the house with a northern aspect is simply a question of expediency. The bench-room in other houses can be occupied with plants which would not be likely to .succeed in the house inclined to the north. Those flor- ists who grow roses by the thousand, and whose object is a trade in these plants, can afford to occupy valuable room for propagation, and are justified in giving the plant every facility through the suc- cessive stages of its growth — from the cutting until its disposal to the buyer. Not so with those of our number who grow but a limited quantity of these plants — usually, enough for their own planting, with perhaps a small surplus. With the benches occupied with bloom- ing and other plants, it would not be ad- visable to remove these and take up their room with cuttings which for all practical purposes will succeed equally well in a house unsuitable for general plant grow- ing. Still, the advantages to be derived from this system of propagation may be greater thaii in my judgment they are ; and it will do none of us harm to con- sider this subject, and if convinced, to act upon the suggestion made. A. E. W. North-Side Propagating Houses. Several writers in the Florist have lately referred in a deprecating manner to the above, and being tlu- ^ossrssor of one of these institulions. mv\ 1h iiig very much attached to it, I caniuil n li.iin from giving the "wedge", referred to in the last issue of this paper, by "Geyser," a tap on the other end. For if there is any one tiling in my establishnu-nl of which I am especiallv iiruiul, .111. 1 I..1 which I am thankful for brill,; tli. p,,..,, ss.,i- of, it is niv uorUi-sid'' pi npi'Mi lii- house. And \vlu> Because- 11 .1...-, Us u..rk so easilv .uid well. N„ Iroul.k- n .ntilaling. No anxictv about cold draughts. No hurrying from other work, when old Sol shows himself to shade cuttings with newspapers. No fear at all that my batch of cuttings will not turn out 50, 75, but oftener 100 per cent of finely rooted cuttings. And all the labor bestowed upon them since they were put in the bench, a sprinkle occasionally to keep up the right degree of moisture. With reference to the impairment of the health of the plant by being placed in a house of this kind to be rooted I cannot well see how it can possibly occur. After the cutting is severed from its parent it is a case, so to speak, of suspended anima- tion, and until roots have formed is in a dormant condition, and is incapable of contracting disease, ( I am referring now to a cutting properly treated ) as in the north-side propagating house such a thing as a cutting making several inches of growth before making roots is never heard of if the temperature is kept as it should be, about 50°. Cuttings taken from plants grown in warm houses tempered by im- mersion in cool water, have not been af- fected in the slightest degree as far as my experience goes, by the change to the north-side propagating house. I have propagated H. P. roses for a number of )-ears, and have yet to see the plant that showed any traces of disease or impaired vigor. "Geyser" confesses to shading the glass, or covering with cloth. M}' cuttings have direct light. No shading uecessarv-; which is best? "Geyser's" cuttings undergo a change probably of 15° or 20°. The temperature of mine does not vary over 5°; which is best? There are some cuttings that it would be utterly impossible to root in a southerly-exposed house, without the aid of bell glasses or sashes. The north-side propagating house is a complete bell glass ou a large scale. The atmoshere alwa)-s humid. The ventilator in my house was secureaae7/. Can bonk jikal, which has been used in hardening crucibles and reduced to bone charcoal, be made of use as a fer- tilizer? 1). J. S. I have noticed soot-water highly recommended as a plant stimulant. Will some florist who has used it give me his experience with it ? P. F. L,. Wh.\T varieties of lettuce are the best for winter cidturo, and what is the most successful method of dcstroving the green aphides which attack them? C. w! V. Where steam is used for heating, what is the best arrangement for warm- ing water from the tank for watering, us- ing the full pressure wnth the base? A. S. M. .\ LAHV FLORIST inquires : What alloweil between the length of time that li tulii)s, Romans, 1887. The American Florist. Azaleas. — Why do the leaves of small azaleas turn brown at the ends and then drop? I have in a favoraljle corner some very healthy azaleas from which I propa- gated the best shoots. These try their best to grow and make good roots, but afler they get to a certain size the leaves turn brown and dry at the ends and soon fall. The pots are elaborately drained, and I have tried them in sunshine and shade, in cool places and in warm, with- out finding that the change made any difference. . C. Bouv.\RDiA,s, through blooming, can be removed, and if kept dry can be stored away under the benches, until wanted for planting in the spring. Though, if they are infested with mealy- bug, it will be better to burn the tops and use the roots for propagation, thus ensuring clean plants for next winter's work. Poinsetlias should have plenty of light and air, which will tend to increase the depth of color and help to harden the stems, so that they will not be so apt to wilt when cut. Chorozema varia is one of those plants which are so often consigned, without reason, to obscurity, but which are of great merit, and sure to repay the notice of every florist. It is readily grown, and its bright, orange-red flowers are very ac- ceptable during the early months of the \-ear. A large plant in bloom is a sight not easily forgotten, and, as the plant grows rapidly, it soon attains a considera- l)le size. It can be planted outside in the summer, and when lifted in the fall can be kept with other plants requiring a me- dium temperature. It is not particular as to soil or treatment, but will amply repay whatever care is bestowed, Cyclamens should now be showing flower. Be careful in watering, in order that the plants do not get au over-supply, and that the flowers are kept dry ; for if water is allowed to remain upon the petals during dull weather, they soon spot and spoil. A. E. W. Roses — Now is a good time to make preparations for a propagating bench for roses, as the rush of the holidays will be over, and a piece of bench somewhere in the house can be spared. In preparing it. clean all the soil out. lay thin strips over the cracks to keep the sand from running through, then get good, sharp, clean sand, and place about two inches thick all over the space to be used ; press firm with a piece of flat board ; then commence at one end, and put in the cuttings — about 20 per cent more than will actually be required of each sort, as some will not grow as freely as others. Water with a fine rose-pot, as' fast as in- serted in the sand, and if in a very sunnj- place, shade wtth thin paper two or three hours during the middle of the day. The first of February is aljout the best time to put in the main batch, as cuttings put in then will make better plants, if treated right, than those put into sand in Novem- ber and December. The ordinary temper- ature of a rose-house is the best for cut- tings. Too high a temperature ruins more rose-cuttings than anything else. Continue to keep everything clean about the rose-houses, and where plants are growing freely in shallow benches, a little weak manure-water once a week, from this on, will help them ; but it is very important to have the soil in a fairly dry state before applying it. One of the best materials for making it is clean, drv chicken manure ; of this, half a gallon to fifty gallons of water, is strong enough. Give it two or three good stirrings, then allow to stand long enough to become clear before using. Fresh cow or sheep manure is also excellent for this same purpose, but more bulk would be required of these. J. N. M. The lottery for the benefit of the sufferers by hail, at Paris, realized about S,ooo francs, which was handed over to the National horticultural societv. SITUAT ONS WANTS, FOR SALE. !li;n!'"i'u;h' "■'.Mr."! lino i-evfii words) each inser- W^£l:l ,:!;!! lir.- w.iik. A'i.llO per 100. Ml- -. l:. Ill OMSON, Spartanburg. S. American Beauty. Bride. Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier, AIS..I jjoo.l |. hulls. .1 111.' i..-st leading varieties of Teas. II. r.-as. II I'.iii. iiiaN and a general collec- tif.n of gri>.Mih..iis.- anil lniMing plants ata very low the two Igw loses 1 S 8 G . THE BRIDE HER MAJESTY Special prices for extra fine plants. J. IV. IVI^^^^. SUMMIT, UNION CO., N. J. Imported H. Worked for forcing 1 Prices ti: W. K. SI^OOIVER, Jamaica Plain, ISoston, >Ihss. Mention Amioku ax Florist. NnveltiEs in RnsEs. NOYEIxTIE^ I]y GER^NIUja?. t of this ) Glory of Franre, Kenan, Sergeant Bobillet, The New Roses embrace some very nromiein HILL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. JKMES'L.fBOYSON, ROSE-:-GROWER Caen, Calvados, France. Over 1.200 varieties of the very best roses always in stock and guaranteed true to name. Catalogue with raiser's name and date of sending out of each variety post free. Orders are now being booked for Spring delivery of the grand new Tea rose, " Comto^.^p rie FrijrnouM-." which promises to rival M. Neil: uNm |i>Iiih1 iH-rpetual "Clam HOW LOW THESE PRICES ARE? Irintcd Envelopes i Florists A high quality No. 6 manilla envelope, with your card printed thereon, giving name, business and ad- dress, at the following extremely low prices: , 500, $1.15; 1,000, $1.75; 5,000, $7.25 If to bo sent by mail add 10c. a hundred to above In all cases our card will be printed on the back. advertising the Amebicax Florist. Send postal for sample. Address, American Florist Company, CHICAGO. FROM THE BOSKOOP NURSERY ASSOCIATION. C. H. .JOOSTEN, .3 CoENTtES SLIP, NEW York, offers FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY General Jacqueminot. Marechal Neil. Victor Verdier. La. France. Captain Christy. Souvenir de Malmaison. Baroness de Kothschild, Marie Baumann. Paul Neyron. Gl.iire de Dyon. also Clematis Jaekmanii. STATE SORTS AND Ql.VJfTITIES WAXTED. Also 10,000 very strong Clumps SPIRAEA JAPONICA. Special Prices by the case. 90 The American Florist. Jan. /, \& (Sut-SPocoer UrasLe. New York Retail Prices, New Year's. Roses, each, American Beauty, |2.oo; Magna Cliarta, I1.50; Jactjues, |i. 00; Bon Silenes, 15c; Perles, Niphetos. Souvs, Mad. Cusins, Papa Gontiers, 25c; Mer- niets, La France, Bennetts, 50c; hyacinths, 10 to 15c a .spike; cypripediums, 50c each; carnations, 5 to loc; callas, 40c; lily val- ley, 15c; tulips, 15 to 2oc; violets, I5 to |6 a hundred; poinsettias, J3 a dozen; mig- nonette, 750 a dozen. The New Dispensation--A Criticism. We are just beginning to find out how ignorant we are. "Our New York Cor- respondent" has undertaken in a recent communication to aid our dull compre- hension, and if we are apt scholars per- haps sometime we may rise to that plane where we shall be able to understand the mysteries of satin and plush table covers, "mode bouquets" and "fashionable make- up." • Some of our country florists have been ■wont to speak with pride of the skill of their daughters and of the dainty work which has come from their hands. They will now understand how unsophisticated they have been. They will know better hereafter than to boast of these doubtful family accomplishments, for are they not informed by high authority that they are but "provincial growers whose daughters do the making-up in a clumsy and coun- trified wa^'"? Those whose only aim heretofore has been to turn out work which would appeal to a refined taste, will stand aghast with amazement at this behest from the center of metropolitan fashion, in which "stylish and novel dec- orations," "fashionable make-up" and "paying for style" override all consider- ations of appropriateness or true artistic taste. Farther along in the same communica- tion we read, "Roses are quite out of style for wedding bunches, although Niphetos and Bride will be more or less ordered by men icho do not knoif one J{o7i'er from another, and who are served by florists who are too indifferent to sug- gest a mode bouquet." What a dubious outlook for the introducer of new roses in the future! Here is the "Bride," after scarcely a year's existence commercially, in fact before it is fairly introduced, de- liberately consigned in company with our old friend the Niphetos, to the tender mercies of "men who do not know one flower from another. ' ' The white rosebud has been from time immemorial a symbol of youthful purity and loveliness, yet this coimts for nothing under this, new dispensation. But let us see what remarkable novelty is offered to us to fill the place so long held by the queenly rose. Here we have it, nothing more nor less than a bunch of double bouvardia! And this grand triumph of fashionable art is completed by a bunch of heliotrope or narcissus fastened to one side of it. "What a very, very pure bouquet This pure bouquet must be." Any florist hereafter caught committing the unfashionable act of making a bunch of white rosebuds for a bride to carry is hereby given warning that he is leaving himself liable to the terrible charge of being "too indifferent to suggest a mode bouquet" a ta bouvardia, with heliotrope in the corner. It is to be hoped, however, that our esteemed New York contributor, who, by the way, has given us from time to time some very valuable points, has been drawing somewhat on tlic- imagination, and that our brethren in the trade there, and their fair customers, are not so far gone as some of these communications would lead us to believe. Let us all pray that the day may be far ofTwIun tlif lldial Ijusiness shall be made a slave III Uk- cia/y whims of fashionable eccentricity. .Vcoominodate your seal skins, ribbons, wall papers, houses even, to the latest freak, let mere fashion dic- tate the cut of your dresses, the height of 3-our bonnets, the color of your hair, but let her keep her hands olT the posies. We expect nothing better from the :nil- liner and the dressmaker, but florists should have a better ideal and a higher ambition. Wv.J. ,Ste\v.\rt. Philadelphia Florist Club. RE.\D BEFORE THE CLUB DEC. 7, W\ PRESIDENT ROBERT CR.1I(;. Mr. President and Gentlemen : — In responding to your invitation to express my ideas as to \\iiat should lie the policy and aim of iiur iluli. I sliall not attempt to go much into details, l)ul shall speak in a general way of what I think it should try to do, and of how it may be useful. While its advantages as a means of social intercourse are not to be overlooked, it is mainly to be valued for its opportunities of mental improvement, and as affording its members the advantages of organiza- tion in advancing the general interests of the trade. In a large city like this, there is much horticultural work of a public nature to be done : such as helping to arrange for and conducting exhibitions of plants and flowers ; in discussing matters of general interest to the craft, and in carrying out the plans that may be adopted' for im- proving the facilities for conducting busi- ness. For instance, many of our florists think that there should be established in Philadelphia a wholesale market for the sale of plants in spring, and cut-flowers in winter — some central place where bu3-ers and sellers could come daily into contact, with convenience and profit to both. Similar questions are continually present- ing themselves, which could be'discussed at the meetin.Ljs nf this club, and concert of action secured. The rooms of the club should lie in a centr.il location, and be made as < oinfoitaMe aii.l .attractive as itsmeansina\ allnu, ( ine ormore copies of all the leading: liortii ultural journals in the world -.houM l.e suliscribed for, and we should ])iociiie a complete encyclo- paedia and all the l.iiesi and best books on floricultiue and kindred subjects; thus enabling; our numliers to keep abreast of the kuuwled^e of the times. The latest plant and seed catalogues, from all parts, should be on its tables, and the walls should be adorned with pictures of plants and flowers, which convey pleas- ure and in.structiou at the same time. A powerful microscope, for the examination of fungoid growths, and injurious insects, would be worth more than its cost to the members; in short, the elul. sln.uld pro- cure everything that a niajoiity of its members might determine w.is necessary or useful, and its funds would permit. At each monthh' meeting an essay on some subject of general interest should be read, and should be followed by a dis- cussion ; if anything like general interest is taken in these discussions, they will be instructive and valuable, particularlj' to the lads and young men just entering the business ; and every means should be taken to stimulate our youth to put more thought into their work. Each member should attend the stated meetings regu- larly, and do all in his power to make them interesting and useful. The rooms of the club should be open every evening, and, if practicable, in daytime also ; whether open or not, the members should have access to them at all times. This club, as you all know, was called into existence to receive and entertain the delegates to the convention of the Society of American Florists, held in Philadelphia in August last, and it will do well to keep up its friendly relations with that body, which, although only in its infancy, has already made its influ- ence felt in the friendly feelings it has developed, and in the information it has diffused. What a grand thing it would be if clubs like ours could be organized in all the cities and larger towns, for the purpose of acting in conjunction with the national society in advancing the in- terests of horticulture ! The members could discuss questions of national inter- est, as well as those relating to local af- fairs, and thereby prepare themselves to take part more intelligently in the pro- ceedings at the annual meetings ; which, b}' the waj-, are likely to be more largely attended each year. The florists are a hard-working class of men, and these an- nual gatherings, coming in the vacation time of the year, must be, if properly conducted, more and more appreciated as time rolls on. I hope, gentlemen, that the few ideas I have advanced will be criticized freely, and that the members present will not hesitate to say what they think on the subject, as the more the matter is discussed the better will be the results. New York. Evergreen decorations are unusually striking this season, on account of the new and bright tints in immortelles. Superb violets, that bring |4 a hundred Nvholesale, are brought in limited quanti- ties by Rich. K. Young, of Norwich, Conn. Hauft Bros., of 5th avenue, have a large wasps' nest picturesquely placed among the evergreens that ornament the front of their store. The new blush carnation "Fawn," and the daintily pencilled one, "William H. Brower," are among the beauties in pinks creating a sensation here. John Thorpe is so much improved as to be moving about a little. He will make a trip to New York in a few days and will be welcomed b^- his hosts of friends. Mr. Bird cut 2,(xx) spikes of .Spiral mig- nonette for Christinas use. His crop of late chrvsantheinums has been a splendid one. A large ball decoration was made with Golden Dragon last evening. No time has yet been appointed for the meeting of the New York horticultural society to elect officers. Mr. Thorpe's illness interrupted the regular meeting set down for first Tuesday in December. Thos. Young, Jr., .S: Co., are daily re- ceiving one or two hundred of the larg- est and most magnificent La I'rance roses I have ever seen. These are grown by John Foley, gardener to A. C. Tucker, Esq., of Nyack, N. Y. .\ party of seventy-five ladies and gen- tlemen visited E. D. .Sturtevant, Esq., at Bordeutown, N. J., Sept. 9, when the Vic- toria regia was in bloom. The Lotos club, of Philadeljjhia, and the Natural history society, of Trenton, were among this "little party." The importation of specimen holly plants in pots, from Holland, by Mr. Bird, who ordered these in large quanti- ties, has received a severe blow by the detention of the steamer on which they were shipped, rough weather having de- layed it until too late to use these novel- ties for Christmas. 1887. The American Florist. 191 foaig ^mmm^Bm lfiL®i@0§f •iptr 10 Cc To Europe, i iaLine.Agati Inch, $1.40; Co Cash with Order. ::'.'o Special Position tiuaranteed. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of i.uuiST is tor KloristB, Seedsmen, and dealers i ares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please 1 REACH US b.v 8 a. m. Jan. '.I. Address THE AMEfilCAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. H. H. .Saiidford vS; Co.. Thoiua.sville, Ga., Plants; O.scar 11. Will, Bismarck, Dakota, Seeds and Plants; H. H. Berger, San Francisco, Japanese Plants; Mrs. Driscole, New York, vSupplies, Z. De Forest, Elv & Co. , Philadelphia, Seeds, and Reed' & Keller, New York, Wire Designs. E.A.STER Sunday conies on the loth of April. Lay your plans for flowers ac- cordingly. Subscribers, before writing us to a.sk when your subscription expires, please examine the printed address-label on any number mailed you. The time of expira- tion is there noted to the right of )-our address. Did vou find time, or take time to read our Holiday Number? If so, did you notice the quality of the engravings and the matter? And how were they? We are selling the Fi.ORiST at Ji.oo per year, just about one-third of its actual value. We want, now, your renewal, and ought to have with it two new subscribers. JlESSRS. E. Hall & Sox, Clyde, Ohio, send us a sample bloom of a new gera- nium, originated and named bv them Gen. J. B. McPherson. Messrs. Hall state that it is a seedling from Marshall McMahon. The tru,ss sent is rather small, but the double flowers are of a pleasing shade of scarlet, and the leaf is nicelv bronzed. \\. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to ajiplicants. Wholesale and Commission ^K L O R I S T^ 69 West 28th Street. (Telephone No. 6T'i, .Wth .St.) IWew York Branch , 38 S. 10th St. , Phlla. , Pa. ,Cresklll,N. J. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST ^Vest 27th Near Broadway, XHEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALB DEALER IN CUT FLOWERS No. 153 West 31st Street, NEW YORK. oPc(«)aPe Mayi^ett). Cut Flowers. HOLIDAY PRICES. PEU 10(1 ;u;,^'i'!';;k; Ufinu-tts... s es 25.00 Wm THOS. YOUNG, JR., & CO. FLORISTS INCORPORA TED 1885. 23 West 23d Street, Philadelphia, Dec. , 20.00 ® 23.00 2.1.00 40.00 fe W.UO 23.00 ® m.m 2.3.00 25.00 » 35.00 2.00 fit :!.(,« WAL J. STEWART, —Wholesale Dealer in- CUT FLOWERS ^Ve ofler as specialties for Decenibfr, Fine Roses, Lily of the Valley, Roman Hyacinths, Violets, Adiantums, Japanese Chrysanthemums and Asparagus Plumosa. GEO. MTJLI^EX, 17 Chapman place, nr. Parker House. Bosto Orders by Mail. Ti IPTLV' J. c. vaughan, WhnlEsale Cut Flnwers 42 La Sa lle St , Chicaco. Only wholesale store in the U. S. open aay and nig-ht. Code, shipping instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. L-ONG GrOS., "V7holesai,e ••• Florists B-u.ffa.lo, M. Y. Location midway between East and West. 18 Rail- HAMMOND & HUNTER, Cut Flowers p.^' Florist.s' Supplies 6/ West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers S.W. cor. Wth & Saiisom Sts., Philadelphia, Pa LIST.* PPLIIATI 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. Western and Middle St; Keturn Telegrram is sent is impossible to fill your order. Telegrram is sent immediately when it Forest Glen Floral Co- Qut piou;er5 at U/l^olesale. EXTENSIVE ROSE GROWERS. 191 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. Telctxraphic orders will receive prompt attention at all hours, day and night. Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, III. N. F. McCarthy & co. AUCTIONEERS. And Wholesale Buyers and Commission Dealers in CUniOWEES a Flora' SUPPLIES. AucUon Sales of plants, spring and fall. 'Write for information. fiS Bromfield »«t.. UmMTOIV, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & Commission /T\erchants OF — CUT F'lvOWEies, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid 10 shipping. Mention .V.MKUlt A.\ i-l.ultlST. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 249 Centre Market, •wj^sniira-TOisr, id. c. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rates shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. Use A. F. Code when orderingr by telegraph. For prices, etc.. Address. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 192 The American Florist. Jan. Hfte geeil Urasle. A. S. Frkshkr & Co., seedsmen, of Grand Island, Neb., will move into a handsome new store on Jan. i. Wm. H. M.\UI and descriptive matter. Write them tor terms, etc. 11 1^ ii;_iii' ■ • iri ,1 hy Mr. John Thorpe .Sent ou receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO. OUR CLUB LIST. The AMERICAN Florist and the LY one year for $2. 50, The American Florist and Art journal one year for $3.30. The American Florist and the Botanical ZETTE one year for 12.75. Address The American Florist Co., Chicae Itujilements and Sujtplies. HALES' PEEFEOT MOLE TRAP, H. \V. HALES, Ridgewood. New Jersey. SEED BAGS AND EHVELOPES. G. J. MOFFAT, Manufacturer and Printer. New Haven, Coim. Seed Specialties. HORTHERH GROWN FARM SEEDS, JOHN A. 8AI.ZER, T«v DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS quiirtiMiy iiiiiilcil tiev. IIKNKY A. KKKKK, I'hiliKlelpliia GARDEN, FIELD AND FLOWER SEEDS. JEROME B. BICE & CO., Send tor Wholesale Catalogue. Camliridge, N. Y. L. TENDIFOLIDM. L. PULCHELLUM. L. ALICE WILSON, L. Japonicum Colchesteri. GLADIOLI, and the most complete list of bulbs for retail sales offered. V. H. HALLOCK, SON & THORPE, East Hinsdale. N. T. I'or I'lower and ^"cgetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers. 61 Ann St. N.Y. Over 6,000,000 PEOPLE use FERRY'S SEEDS M.FERRY&CO. are admitted to be tha LARGEST SEEDSMEN in llie KOTl.i. D M FERRY SCO'S VAN NAMEN BROS., ZWYNDRECHT, HOLLAND, RELJABLrSE^ WHOLBSALE ONLV AdrliTS,^, r.H.JOOSTKN, » / / /L»ri( Address D. M. FERRY A CD, Detroit, Mich. BURPEE'S SEEDS, is FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 "Hi.i \ni\.¥. fall llltnclMiiiir Kii Kl" \iS liuKes, mth liun- iiioiis. Tlirre (oliired Hlntes, .t THE BESTC;ardeu, Fnrm tiigliltreil stork and Faiic.v r.TIK.S in VE«iFTABI-ESand inot t>p obtained elsewhere. Send taliigtif pubii!!«lipd W^TLE^URPE^^£OmPHJLADEJ£HJAJ^ M A D IT C T GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS .SALZER, V 15 « 'r A K H!!i» 1 WILLIAM R. BISHOP, SEEDSMAN, FIELD ANd'gARDEN SEEDS Crops of IS*; ready tor delivery Dec. I. Prices as low iis reliiilile stoek can be furnished. We liavo :»«).(«I0 2-year old Conover's Collossal AspiiraKus Kuota to otfer. Wi'ite for quotations. Foot of Main St. Burlington, N.J. ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy. Clover, Flax. Uumjnnlin. Millet. lied Top, Blue Grass, Lawn Gras.s Orchard Grass, Rird Seeds, iic. < 115,ll-&119KinzieSt. POPCORN. w.irehouses^ 104, 106, 108 & 1 10 Michfjran St. Offices. I IS Kinzii St. canFloilsL 098, 200, 202 & 204 Market SU CHICAGO, ILL. 1887. The American Florist. 193 Hot Water Circulation. It is impossible to read Mr. Currie's in- teresting article without a feeling of regret that there are not more florists willing to spend a little time and thought upon these questions of greenhouse economy. Instead of trying to keep prices up, which ■cannot be done, why not try to reduce cost of production, which can be done? Mr. Currie's plants will not cost him so nmch now as they did before he made the change he speaks of, and he has made a distinct step in advance. Does any florist in the land know ex- actly what a hundred plants or a hundred flowers have cost him ? There has got to be some pretty close figuring on these questions before many years. While Mr. Currie has evidently hit up- on the best remedy for the state of affairs he has described, I don't feel quite sure that he has hit upon the cause of the trouble. Water will act very much like air in similar circumstances. If two flues approach each other from opposite direc- tions, and enter a common flue at right angles to them, there will probably be trouble with one of the flues ; a damper will be necessary in the stronge,st one to equalize the draft. But if these two flues turn and run side by side for a short dis- tance before entering the common flue, there will be no trouble, and the strong- est one, instead of opposing the weakest, will help it. It would probably be the same with water. If two flow-pipes, approaching from op- posite directions, should enter a common return-pipe, at right angles to them, through a " T, " the very thing that M r. Currie describes might easily happen, and it would happen just as he states it. When the fire was first started up, the difi'erence in pressure between the two flow-pipes would be so slight that the cir- culation would not be interfered with ; but as the fire increased, that difference would become greater and greater, and finally the strongest current would en- tirely cut off" the weakest. As the fire decreased again, the difference in press- ure would decrease, and in due time the weakest current would start up again. .\ very small difference would suffice to produce this effect, the entire motive power in a large system of circulation probably not exceeding one or two ounces of pressure. One remedy in this case would have been to turn the pipes through elbows, and run them side by side for a short dis- tance before entering the return pipe. But Mr. Currie's plan was much the best, besides furnishing another argument in favor of the down-hill system. It is pos- sible that the rotarj- motion of the water in pipes, as explained by Mr. Currie, may account for the difference between the- or}- and practice in the laying of pipes. It can be mathematically demonstrated that horizontal pipes ought to give better results than the down-hill sj-stem, but they don't. There is something going on within the pipes that the figures have not yet got hold of .\nyone who has watched a river in a freshet, knows how eccentricalh' the water moves, especially at the banks, where it is as likely to run up stream as down, all these eddies and contran,' movements are the direct result of mechanical pressure. The movements in the water-pipes are also due to me- chanical pressure, and we are justified in expecting some such results as we wit- ness in the streams. Framingham, Mass. Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in STRAW WICKER CI LT WIRE FRAMES, DOVES, ,, -NEW- IMMORTELLES, TIN FOIL, ,ij;j' Illustrated Catalogtie BOUQUET PAPERS, ETC., ETC. *' Id nowkeady. thu :: PIONEER •: M4NUFACTCRER :: IN :: THE :: TEST, H^nr'^^ 308 Main Strert. - CIWCIXXATI, OHIO. SEND FOR »HOLE.»iLE PRICE LIST. OUR BOOK LIST. HAND-BOOK OF PLANTS. HEXDEKSOX. welljtnown Standard Dictionary of IMatit M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., florTst|;{baskets, FLORISTS'TSUPPLIES. pages. Cloth, postpaid. THE ROSE. EliWANGER. A treatise on the Cultivation, History, Family Characteristics, etc., of the various groups of Koses. with accurate descriptions of the varieties now jien- erally known. An -e.vcellent woi-k for every <;reeii- houseman. Pp. aO. hi mo; cloth. I'riio, l...»tpai. DAHLIAS IN STOCK X^1^1«T^1"^-V» I C WOOD (Si BRO 1887. The a merican Florist. 195 Bulbs! Immortelles! J. A.. r>i3v^i3i3>ie, I Formerly of DeVecr & BoMriikanip) Old address, - 47 Broadway, N. Y. SOLE AGENT Full The General Bulb Co. A'otrelenzaiiK (Holland). Ls. Bremond fils, OIlioulesCKrance). PEARL TUBEROSE. .\ Large Stock of Kiiie Bulbs now in Store, Fresh Stocks to arrive soon, SKLKCTKD GARDEN SKKUS, For Market (iardener.s and the trade frenerally. Seedsman, and all Florists' Supplies. 170 Lake street, - - (UK V(i(>, ILL. Early Spring Vegetables & Flowers, Also Kuril an. I I'riine T..l>n< tiler Unlbs on application. MIGHEL PLANT AND SEED GO., 7IS Olive St.. ST. I,Oi;iS, MO. Rooted Cuttings of Carnatii )n.^. f Price ] I applieati< Wholesale only. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES .\1)I)UESS J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., A, VIRGIEN, P.O. Box 3119, New York City. gg|DUTCH_BULB.S g J R. van derSCHOOTA SONS, L^ D ' Ilillenoiu, near Uaarlem, Holland, ' 2 m : -,au,wE,ts or- ^ j_ HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, fjj (J NARCISSUS, Lilies, Etc. ^ Id l!iilb.s writeusforaCataloKue. CO P :,ie„ WIRE DESIONS. FKKK, FREE, Griffith's Mammoth New Ca iifue ready by Dec. 20; over 250 EtiBraviiiKs. Sc 303 Main SI.. Cincinr ieedsSi^iH- lGquisi(Gsg||P| Bulbs :—- XEW VORK. @)ICEST pLOWER §EEDS FOR FLORISTTS' USE. Wholesale List for 1887 Now Ready, and Mailed Free to the Trade on Application. X\rE> SHXJIV IVO E^X:F»E>IVSJE^ • to obtain the best and most reliable strains, and we are not afraid to pay a good price for a good strain; as snch, Florists may expect to be well served when they send their orders to ns and to obtain their money's worth, even if once in a while our quotations appear high. When properly treated our Seeds will give satisfaction to every one. Address, AUGUST RbLKER & SONS, 196 The American Florist. Jan. The Heating Question. The arlicU- bv Mr. I.dthiop Wit;ht. en- titled "A New I)ci>aiturL' 111 Water Heat- ing," \v;is reaii with iniu-h interest hy me, and no doubt by many other florists. This question of the heatinj^^ of our green- houses is one of essential importance to us all. How shall we obtain the greatest heat in the most economical manner? The question is not a new one, for it has been discussed by the gardening world for years. With the advent of each winter, boilers of new and varied design are offered for sale, and each one is claimed by the maker to be superior to all others, in the saving of fuel. In this matter of supe- rior economy, however, there seems to be but little appreciable difference, and of all the boilers advertised from time to time, we do not know of one of which it can be fully proven, that because of its construction much less fuel is used. The statement, in the article referred to, that of ten tons of coal consumed, seven are wasted, is certainly a subject for much careful consideration. The as- sertion, at first, seems almost incredible, but if we are inclined to doubt its correct- ness, it can be verified, in a great meas- ure, by placing our hands at the top of the greenhouse chimney upon a cold day, and observing the great quantity of heat which passes off iuto the air. This same fact can be noticed, if the fires have to be forced to any great extent, no matter what boiler we use. The time must soon come when the attention of scientific men will be specially directed to this sub- ject, and some efficient means devised to counteract this enormous waste. We florists form but a small part of the com- munity affected, and when we remember the factories, foundries, locomotives, etc., where the consumption of coal is immense, we wonder that in this age of progress these conditions have not been changed long before this. A few years ago, there was an accomit in the New York Herald of a boiler which was to be placed in the Equitable build- ing of that city. It was so planned that no smoke was to be allowecl to pass into the atmosphere, but, with the gases, all were to be thoroughly consumed within the boiler. It looked as though this was certainly a commencement in the right direction ; but as there has been no re- port, to my knowledge, of anything fur- ther being done with this idea, and no account of other buildings heated by a similar boiler, it has either proved a fail- ure or not of sufficient merit to warrant its extension. It may be that the style of boiler advo- cated by Mr. Wight, is the herald of a better system of boiler construction. It certainly seems feasible, and the experi- ments described were interesting, and ap- parently conclusive. Therefore, if any of us need a new boiler, or boilers, it would not be amiss to adopt this idea in a prac- tical way. Though considerable fuel can be saved by improvements in construction, we can secure a still greater economy by having larger boilers than are absolutely needed. How many mistakes have been made, are continually made in this matter ! .' s but few florists can command a large cap- ital when commencing business, tliev usually erect their houses with the small- est possible expenditure, and one of the items which is usually reduced to the minimum is the expense of the heatir.g apparatus. The boiler generally used is ju.st about able to heat a sufficient nmn- ber of pipes to keep the houses at a proper temperature in the severest weath- er, but this can only be done by having full draught on the fire, and very often, when an exceptionally cold night occurs, the desired temperature is barely main- tained by extra exertions on the part of the fireman. Those firms which are most successful in heating dwellings with steam, make it a point to so adapt the boiler to the amount of radiating surface to be heated, that the ash-pit door has only occasion- ally to be open, and not only does this keep closed, Ijut by an automatic arrange- ment a damper in the chimney is shut at the same time. This method insures a continual slow combustion, and a great saving of coal is effected. In the heating of greeiihouses the same idea may be put into practice. It is true that in the hot-water system no automatic arrangement for closing door and damper can be easily adopted, but a sufficietitly large boiler, or boilers, can be used, so as to always insure a slowly- burning fire. If any of the fraternity are troubled, during cold weather, witla an insufficiency of heat, let them not be deterred by expense, but at once obtain more boiler-capacity, and they will be astonished at the saving of coal that will result. According to my view, the size of the boiler and the number of pipes are of more importance as regards economy of fuel than the particular shape of boiler. For instance, if a house that requires 1,000 feet of pipe to keep the tem- perature at 60°. in zero weather, should have, instead of a boiler just sufficient to heat that quantity of pipe, one large enough to supply 1,500 feet, there would be sufficient coal saved during the first winter to pay for the extra expense of boiler, besides making the fireman's du- ties much lighter. A. K. W. To the Trade. m:Li;s. ',;y; ; '^ PAi'Ms;"i''''!-;J;^;:; Double Petunias, Alternantheias. Coleu ra. V'erschaffelti, Majesty, Papa HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia. A SILVER MEDAL and three First-Class Certificates were awarded SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Nov. 12, 1886. Send for descriptive circular to EDWIW FEWKES & SON, Newton Highlands, Mass. NEW CARNATION One of my seedlings. Received certificate of merit from the Mass Hort. Society. The best deep crimson, winter-blooming Carnation yet produced. Becoming very popular in Boston. .Small dormant plants now ready. Price Si. 00 per doz, $6. 00 per hundred. SEWALL nSHER, Florist, l-l{.\!MIN A. Orders booked for the following plants for Novcni' ! latest and host viiiictios. per Irtl, K..tO r delivery: Coleus, the Verbenas ii nanimoth stn :ood variety. pia9t5fortf?(?Jrad(^ C. .Ml'nnri I ..-m,.!. , , ...i, \.\ ,,. M 1,1 1 , , , Compt.l,' 1... 1;. X . I . 1 , ,, M Mrl, Mad, Bnm ,.. , , -,,... \ , .,,,:,, InlSvtthi'li,-, -■ |i, - IV ; . iM, I, |.,,i-, M.,-<| per 100. Bl-B..rniis. Uiilini l,hiii,-..,.li>ii;i. MM |„.t». *4 per 100. Uel-uiiiuai^, Ku>,l' liei-.. Hehulrupe, *li per 1(J0. Cash only. GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, 361 West .leUVrson .St. - l.iMiisville, Ky. Mnf-t i-iillertion In the West .... , ' . ,' , . 100 named viinetles. Mostly new sorts, $3.00 per 100. From 2!4 In. pots. Chrysiinthenium entaloKue ready .Ian. 1, ISftT. Semi tnr it. Cut Chrys. flowers, very cheap. H. L. I'HELHS, F-lorist. Springfield - - - Illinois. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES )^tf SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. Sl'Kl'I.VI, ATTK.NTION i» eullr.l rolM U Kl.tl AKK VllI.^ TIM; >.'l'(>( Iv OI' STANDARD and DWARF PEARS GRAPE VrNES 21 (ireeiihnuKes. ien, Riiipirp .sinle, Willis. Krniiris B. Ilnve,., pte. «n, Fr... 33d Year. 600 ACRES. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. Painesville. Lake Co. ma 1887. The American Florist. 197 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. KncIose3-cent stamp lor our new eataloKue, con- taining Practical Hints on gniwinK the "Queen of Flowers." OverSO.OOU BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A.HHACKHMtllXiK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I shall have a fine stock of young plants ready for shipment about Jan. 15. 300 of the best new ami old Varieties. Write for prices. New Chrysanthemums. JOHN H. HUGHES, 1st. I'rize, Peun. Hort. Society, and Silver Medal, 1.SS6. Judges Report: "J. M. Hughes isthe finest of its class vet intro- duced and in the estimation of the Judges de- ard.' pren ithe iful ry pink. Also the lollowiiii; nKij;nitiL-cnt varieties. Miss Clara Harris, Robert Craig. Alfred Warne," {these three took first prize as seedlings in Philadelphia). The following are equally as fine: Sampson, Mrs. R. S. Mason, Mrs. John Wanamaker, Thomas Cartlege, William Joyce, Robert Crawford and Puritan. I have entire control of the.se varieties up to the ist of :Marcli, 1SS7, when they will be distrib- uted. They were raised by Mr. W. K. Harris of Darby Road from whom I purchased them and can be obtained either from him or of H. WATERER, Importer of plants and.seeds, 56 Nortlj .38th Street, Philadelphia. Supply very limited; to insure getting plants by March next, order without delay. Price $1.00 ch, less 1 I the trade. KEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety. "PEARL." In two colors. Pure White and Bright Rose. Each color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds I1.50. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- ired 1 embers present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, andulTerit at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialty. Zirngiebel's Double Pure Whit Boston Florists Double Pur I'u growingi 3w Ball" Large Doubl White, Balsam, White Pansy, zirngiebel's Improved Giant iton Florists Double White Our own growing from Stocks. Be Hollvhock. Chafer's Prize CInysaulhemum .Segetum grandiflor- " urn. Large .Single Yellow flowers .05 75 SEND FOR CATALOGUE ' Smim'it' FOTTLERr' 26 S. Market St,. BOSTON. MASS. Cai^aatlQQ ^j» Floret®, pply ; can be shipped . k, or dally; of Bat- Orace Wilder, and 1 regular , twice, three times per IV jv s Winter : Flowering : Plants Roses. Carnations, Bouvardias, Swanley White Violets new double wbite Daisy, Callas. Primulas , Auriculas Cyclamens, etc. Also fine assortment pot and field-grown, ever-bloom- ine Roses. Geraniums and Verbenas, and general florist stock, at cheap rates, to make room. In great variety the coming season. iV". STUDEB, Florist, Anacostia P. O.. Washlrurton. D. C. The choicest old and new varieties at K.30 per 100. BO.OO per 1,0(1), Rooted Outtincs, JI.OO per lOCi, »'8,00 per 1,000. NO RUST OK MII.DKW. light - - • ■ ■ light, and satisfactio J. L. DILLON, Packed [itued. Bloomsburg, Pa. UEHGENflS * ITEHBENflSi 50.000 Xow Ready. Free from all disease. Fi :ie strong plants. ....per 100.$ :iOO Mammoth set f Transplanted on benches. Kooteil Cuttings. i from pots per 100, Per 100. Geraniums. Double and Single, 2V2-ln. pots J 5 00 Koses— Hybrids, strong, 2t2-ln. pots 5 UO Teas, strong, 2V2-ln, pots 4 00 " Bennetts, American Beauty and The Bride perdoz. 2 90 Pansies, transplanted from best Uerman imported A. G-iDDiUG-s. Eamrille, 111. Win. DESnOND. mM,I.%MM I 1,500 strings Smllax. Smilax Seed Mrs. Pollock i Verbenas, 30 varieties, Including Hender- son's Giant MRS. PARKER QERANTOMS. -The past fully demonstrated that this geranium U/^ supply ir^ first Quality seedlings of our best vanetu iitrmosissima. .lacobea Lily, ylauca. fine vai .IS umbellatus, blue. Ischizantha either as market < plant, and as an inducement to florists will offer a ited quantity of strong JV2-ln- POt plants at $10 pe Brenneman & Petterson, Harrisburg, Pa. DeGRAAFF BROS.. Nurserymen, I.KVDEN. HOLLAND. Mention American Klnrist. 198 As It is Done in the Far West. The sociL-tv of rorthiiid, Ore., has np- parenlly been shaken to its foundation, all on account of a florist's bill for a bridesmaicl's bouquet. The diffuse news- paper men of that city have devoted whole colunnis to the matter. I-'roin one we clip the itemized bill, which is a gem in its way : The bouquet appears to have been large ami handsome, and to have attracted general atteii lion. Theitemized bill, which is as follows, will give an idea of the gorgeous affair : Fiftv -five chrysanthemums at 10c , . . $,=; 50 Myrsiphyllum i " ' Ac'Hantum 7S Th e American Fl q r is t. St. M-I-R-E •• Jan. Total SS » With the e.xceptiou of some horseradish, il would appear to contain everjthing requisite The purchaser refused to pay more than 13, but when suit was brought, set- tled by paying the bill, and the court costs in addition. Another paper prints a lengthy alleged poem on "The Bridesmaid's Bouquet," from which we extract the following choice novelties, which will be offered for sale after they have been sufflciently propagated to weaken their constitution : . to gr^ of Hy .\nd for bridal favor , fair, re the jewels the garden Wrought in wr -aths ch is iighte In Decembers ■ glooms. nlv ■swells" m With the rich e otic .looms. ut in spite of ec mon ics jther day, Madea very flo 'hen he gave a ,hish ing bridesm nobby wedding Such a gorgeous bunch of flowers That he weakened with the strain. I'or he saw the thing of beauty In the happy maiden's hand. .\\\A his conscience whispered to him It was more than he could stand : So he calmly took occasion. In the brilliant scene and gay, To invoice his gaudy off'ring. Counting ev'ry bud and spray. Like the Babylonian monarch In the olden carnival. 1,0 ! he saw a fatal writing Glaring on the painted wall : 'Twas the florist's bill of items, And a giant figure "8," Leering at him, like the symbol Of a dark, unhappy fate ! Vet, the very next day after. Onr 'society," agape. Take a verv business shape ; He was sued' for eight fell dollars For the gaudy garden " sass," Dragging Hymen's court of splendor Down to " Bush's" court, alas ! When a bright and shining member In addition to all this, one of the local theatres is now playing, as a leading at- traction, a farce entitled "Who Pays for the Bouquet?" the "plot" being, it is needless to say, founded on the incident related. Who' can say, now, that the far western florist is not up to the times ? D-eS-I-G-N-S Orifflth's Mammoth New Free, Free. CatnlciKUO really by Dec. 20. Over 2aC Send for It. J. GRIFFITH 308 MAIN ST. - Ci Q? QRC,-,J l|OUCL ' \^ iiriiHiMilA^ piori5C'5 i:(?tt(?r5 frames \v ith iioles to insert Prices on Wood Frames ; 2-in. Purple ...Per 100 $3.00 Less than 100, ^V- 2'i,-in. Purple. .Per lOO $4.00 Send for samples. I lOc. per liO. Script relier- inn on Metal Frames any word.Sc, per letter. Designs, Monograms, etc. W. C. KRICK, 930 GATES AVE.. Brooklyn, New York. .1. C. Vaughan, Chicago Ast. west of Pennsylvania. LASS & Paints REE.NH W. C. PEi .E & BRO. iVE., CINCINNAl Writo to Prices, or conailt Oincinniti l&t B6p«rt ia tiis Paper Grind W^ own Bone, ^**" Meal.Oyste, shells. GRAHAM FLOUR, and Corn in the $5.00 HANO MILL (I- Wilson's patcnli. lOO per cent more made in keepim- pdtJLTKT. FARM FEEr> MILLS. t niiapiJ.calmn. WILSON PQ-WER MILLS SOLD BY THE SEEDSMEN. We have thoroughly tried your Slug Shot upon all sorts of insects and potato bugs Inohuled. and can heartily recomniond it. Yours Respectfully. curei«iE: :bi«os.. . MMwau . Wi FInwPr Pn+Q 'VES' PUTTYING MACHINE I I v^ VV \^ I I \J LO • , Having been induced to perfect and patent my A lar'^e stock always on hand. Send for Price MILLER Sc HUNT. Wrisht 8 «;rove. CBICAeo. THl MB POTS $3.00 Ho-'- p-its fnnii +::/;:nip wards. Great drive on prices low nil..- till hiiL'i' orders. Spot cash 10 per cent Imwi r ihiiri .ifdii. Samples mailed and Special price qiinir.l In .-Mch applicant, including frt. and SYRACUSE POTTERY. ship any prepay fr J. N PERKINS, Ma to pel inentionefl in MarcU-lst issue of Am. now preiiared to furnish florists machine yet known for applying sash, eipt of price, $2.50. Inventioi Florist, I with the I soft potty to old oi Sent by express o f. m. IVES, Floclst, I'OSrSTKCTICBT nAKBt/RY. Only Potteiy i I Specialty i Flower Pots F=^OR F=l_ORIS"rS_ whilldTn & CO., Agents lor J. K. .IKFFURUS. '71.3 «Sb 'T'XS 'VT'li.a.rton.-st., PHILADFL,PHI4 Pottery and Wire Works Established 1865. NET CASH PRICK LIST OF ORBENHOUSE POTS. 2-lnch per 1,000, W.50 H-SO i-l 5.00 5-1 6.00 I 6-1 ntforc I with e livniK in cities will insure delivery of catalogues wh 11 tlimugli defective address. Many, whose, names appear in the old dii „„- t of business for years. These we have largely eliminated from the list. A VALUABLE FEATURE fill specify the SPECIAL BRANCH OF THE BUSINESS in which the party F. F.Gr. F.St. W.F. Florists who both grow and retail Florists who grow only. Florists who are dealers only. Wholesale dealers. Ii t liii^ spc. location will be r i FRESH t particul N . Nurserymen. N.F. Nurserymen and Florists. S. Seedsmen. S.F. Seedsmen and Florists. y argument by all who mail catalogues. ' - -■ • Ifr WITH- eadily seen v that the largest share of ters heads of the PARTIES LISTED, which have been received has been obtained from PRICE OF THIS DIRECTORY OlfH^'V ^2. SO, TRADE, and make it a VALUABLE ADVERTIS- 3nce. AuvEKTisi.vG RATES, including a Copy of ^ " ' subscription for the Direc- i', given on application. If you do not care to advertise, AMERICAN KLORISX COMPANY, 54 LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO. 200 The American Florist. Jan. 1 . Index to Advert-sers Fox* HeatslzcLg GREENHOUSES iHh tmencin ( ardnt is aj, tin 1 W\ in N.ew\ork iiiste 1 1 f dt ( reen 1-11. Mass. I !•■ TROUBLED by ants in y<^r houses, use carbolic acid orparaffine, or trap them with treacle. I'KRMIT ME to correct some statements in regard to the Gordon 'rose-houses, Cleveland, which appeared in your Dec. r number. The rose-houses are 150 x 25 instead of 300 x 22, and the palm-house 140 X 40, and 22 feet high, instead of 300 x 22, and 2S feet high. J. C. Gooding, Manager. Yon Can't Afford You can get the best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who 1ms years of experience in this specialty, as superior productions. Send for new circular, and J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, HARRISBURG, PA. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in uiiy part of the IT. S. or Camida Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimondils, illuatraletl <'atalogue or JOSEPIIUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street. NEW YORK. Sectional View. GRAPERIES. POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. AIvSO VENTILATING APPARATUS WIRE FOR TRELLIS WORK fhosr^WGatiiGrGd, 46 & 48 MARION ST. N. Y. 1 HEATING APPARATUS FOR Elreer|h©yses, Ete. ^ CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, ^x) iJ9Surpa55ed Opportunity. to secure a copy of OUR CHRYSANTHEMUM CHROMO, a study from Nature" and a work of Art ; size 2i x 27 inches, in colors, reproduced from an orig- inal oil-painting made expressly for us, at an expense of over Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Its merits have been appreciated by receiving first preiniuin whenever ex- hibited. Secure a copy at once. IT WILL BE VALUABLE TO FLORISTS TO SELL BY IN SPRING-TIME, WHEN PLANTS OF CHRYSANTHEMUM IN FLOWER CANNOT BE SHOWN. Sent by mail on receipt of Fifty Cents. Mounted on stretcher and varnished readv for framing, bv express, on receipt of One Dollar. What People Say of Our Chrysanthemum C'hromo: BEATTY & CO. New York. Arc. i.s. iSSfi. "hromo a work of Art ; furthermore, the flowers are true repre- of to-day, all of which I recognize and can easily name. Respectfully, JOHN THORPK. Pres't Society of American Florists. H. M. WALL, with Beatty & Co. Dear Sir.,— To the best of my judgment your Chrysanthemu like representation of a group of our finest Chrysanthemums, as w< nraking it a most beautiml and interesting picture. R Com HI liter 1 rysanthenn irds color, iided to delineat" ,• YORK, Nov. 19, tS,%. no is a true and life- excellent work of Art, iiy. iTER HENDERSON. Convention of the Society cf American Florists, I PHILADEI.I'HIA, Auo. 20, 1S86. ) Uthographs report, Beativ & 193-194 WEST STREET, N EW YORK CITY, N . Y. VOU THROW MONIiY AWAY -''" 'Zr^.^.'o\%i;^'^-\!!' ^°''- Send for Sample and Estimate on Catalogue Covers, Plates, Show Cards and Box Labels to TJT7' 7T rprpxr O /^/^ Lithographers for Florists, Seedsmen and Nurservmen, DllirXL X JL OC \j\f.f i93-i94WeslSt.,N. v. City. Kepnsenled by II. M. IfA/.L. 'oVt. delphia, Pa., Aug. 20, 1S86. COMMITTEE'S REPORT: Messrs. Bkattv & Co., New York, exhibit collection of Colored Lithographs worthy the highest praise, they being especially adapted for Florists' use, while the drawings are remarkably accurate, and the colors true to nature and happily blended, iiEiniiiiMi |lfiL@iD#ir Rmerica is "the Prow at the UessbI; there may be more cnmfart /^midships, but u/e are the first to taucli Unknown Seas, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 1887. No. 35. ^m Ikmmmm Wymmv Copyright, 1SS7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. GENiiKAL Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room Si, Vanderbilt Building. New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16, 17 and Hail Insurance. Tlie plan of "hail insurance" upon which the directors of the Florists' Hail association of America have agreed, con- sists of a membership fee of |2.oo for each member having 2,000 or less square feet of glass, and 50 cents for each addi- tional thousand. Membership fees tofonn a reserve fund to secure loss, and to be held permanently by the treasurer. The interest of said fund to be used in paying One advanced assessment of 8 cents per hundred square feet of single-thick glass, and 6 cents per hundred square feet of double-thick glass, to be paid upon becoming a member, and to be paid iu advance whenever the payment of losses sliall have exhausted the assessment fund in the hands of the treasurer. The person insured to receive, in case of loss, 5 cents for every square foot of single- thick glass broken, and 7 cents for every square foot of double-thick glass broken. Proof of loss to be sworn to by said party, and also by two disinterested per- sons not in his employ, or relatives of the loser. The secretary to have full power to investigate concerning anv or all proofs of loss. Further information concerning details can 1)6 had bv applying to the secretarv, John (;. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. Renew your subscription through any of the following agents, or through any ■ of the wholesale seed houses in the larger cities. Baltimore, Philadelphia, R. J. Halliday. I Edwin Lonsdale. Boston, W. J. Stewart. .Mew York. Buffalo, Daniel B.Long. Aug. Rolker&Sons, Cincinnati, W. S. Allen. Harry Sunderbruch. I C. H. Toosten. Cleveland, O. Pittsburgh. Mrs. E. G.Campbell. j J. R. &A. Murdoch. Detroit, St. Louis, J. Breitmeyer&Sons. Michel Plant & Seed Webster Bros. San Francisci arrisburg. Pa., I Thos. A. C J. Horace McKarland.lToronto, Out Co. January Floral Styles. HV OIH NEW YORK CORRESI'ONDENT. Few persons privileged to see the ele- gant work of our first-class florists can fail to observe the great care given to detail — the harmony in color, in the kind of flow- ers and foliage used in combinations, and particularly in the selection of greener}- associated with heavy or light blossoms. It is not long ago, when geraniums, smi- lax, and most any green leaves would be bunched with flowers, whatever their character. In fact, a leading florist, who used i\-y almost exclusively in decoration, and for the foliage of bouquets and bas- kets la.st season, would cluster a lot of these leaves of heavy texture among the most fragile blossoms. But that will not do in this time. Selected foliage has been so brought to the front in green ar- rangements, that it is a matter of conse- quence at present, the fringing of any piece made. A frond of lacy fern is ap- preciated as a gift, sometimes, as much as a hybrid rose. Consequently, considera- ble thought is given in every decoration to what is no longer of minor import- ance — the foliage which finishes it. A ver\' elegant carnation ornamenta- tion, made by Mr. Hall, of S. J. Bum- ham & Co., for a dinner la.st week, was done by cutting to the roots plants of superbly flowered pinks. These were plunged into a large, flat oval four feet in length, and were allowed to stand erect or droop, the center piece being one rich mass of these spicey blossoms, with their foliage ; and the colors were so managed that they were beautifully harmonious, notwithstanding there was a mixture of so many shades and tints. The favors were Mde. Cusine roses, which, w-ith their colors of pink and yellow, are very suita- ble when the center-piece is kaleido- scopic. A white dinner, arranged for a young debutante, was one of the loveliest of the season. On a white satin table cover a vine of freesia trusses was placed in a del- icate tracery, just above the covers. The center-piece was a combination of Roman hyacinths, narcissus, and lily of the val- ley. The favors were hand-bouquets of white violets. A dinner embellishment of foliage was made on a table-cover of sea-foam tint, where there was a plush mat of the color in the centre, and under the candelabra at each end. The middle design was a large oval, fonned of adian- tums of the choicest varieties, A. Farley- ense. fringing the piece, and the large fronds of the lighter sorts making bil- lows toward the centre with their fantas- tic lace, where a beautiful display of selaginellas was made on an elevation. The'candelabra were trimmed with Aspar- agus tenuLssimus, and there were favors of magnolia leaves. These leaves are gilded at the edge, and some appropriate motto of salutation is stamped on each one. The pea-blossom luncheons are all the rage for these entertainments, which are given by the younger girls in society. Pea-blossoms are so scarce that usually primroses must be used to fill the gap ; the association of these flowers is delight- ful. The satin cover of the table is shell- pink ; sometimes the cover is a delicate lemon plush. Center pieces are not fash- ionable for luncheons, the flowers be- ing strewn over the cloth or placed iu tracery. Roses are not used, either, for these entertainments, unless it is the lit- tle Mignonette rose, which is even more charming than primroses with the dainty pea-blossom. Spun-glass baskets of small size are arranged for favors, and are highly ornamental, filled with sweet peas and acorus. Cypripediums are very fashionable for evening dinners, and look extremely ele- gant where there is a fine display of cut- glass. The uncolored moss, christened by Mr. Ho.gg ■'mermaid's hair," is used, as are callas, with cypripediums. The moss I refer to is a sponge which is gathered on coral reefs and the rocks of Bahama islands. It is sold here colored a bright .green, but is far prettier uncolored, when it has a sedgj- odor. A new departure in dinner decoration is the introduction of the " Ferry lamp," which is a small globe lamp with shades that produce lights of several colors. The embellishment is usually made on a crimson cover of satin or plush. The lamp, usually suspended in the center, is hooded, as are the lights of the candela- bra. The center-piece is made of aspar- agus, adiantums, and Jacqueminots. At each cover stands a Ferry lamp, and by its side a crystal flower-glass, containing a single rose in color to match that of the light. This decoration is beautiful and unique. For day decorations the Bougainvillea spectabili's, just coming in, is considered the most stylish garlandmg. It is draped over easels, cabinets and mirrors; and is caught up at intervals with cattleyas. Lambrequins of this dazzling plant are most artistic, placed in an arch, or over a bay window, and if combined with white camellias or longiflorum lilies, are effective. Nothing can be more choice than ornamentations made with Passiflora princeps. The altar and reredos of old Trinity church, which are built of pure white stone, were trimmed in a fascinat- ing way Christmas. The statues in relief in the reredos were most gracefully draped with passion-vine and longiflorum lilies. The niches were filled with Cocos Weddel- iana and .A.reca lutescens. The reading- desk and pulpit were massed with smilax and poiusettia. this blaze of color being vers- gorgeous against the white stone background. The font was filled with holly and callas, and the altar railing, which was also white, was wreathed with smilax and poinsettia. Considerable space is occupied in room 20^ The American Florist. ^s, decorations with palm collections, which are placed at the head of the apartment, the tallest specimens being stood at the head next the windows, and completely screening them. The plants are graded in size nntil a bank is lorintMl, nml small- sized bnt perfect palm-- liniiishin- the foothills. The SontU l":.!..!!...! .111. 1 Cuor- gia yellow pine are \fi\ ..i ii.iiiu iital for room embellishment, and are ])!irU( ularly snitablc when other evergreens are used. The growing holly plants imported bj' Mr. Bird, which are from two to five feet high in pots, have made fine arrange- ments in connection with yellow pine. These evergreens were formed in pyra- mids at each end of the room. Panel's of holly and Von Thol tulips were placed on the walls, alternated by panels of mistle- toe and white tulips. The French fish basket, trimmed and valenced with old gold satin, was used sev- eral ways for a golden-wedding celebra- tion last evening. There were eight of these baskets ordered. One was filled with Perles, one with Marechal Niel roses, and one with yellow oncidiums. Gloriosuni chrysanthemums were re- splendent in another. Double narcissus and yellow daises filled another, and Cal- endula meteor the remainder. These baskets were placed at the base of mir- rors on cabinets, tripods, on the piano, and on pedestals. They dressed the drawing-rooms verv- handsomely. The bride of 50 years wore a dress of old gold brocade, the drapery held by Capu- cine rose-buds ; she carried a large hand bunch of the same flowers. Verj- striking effects are accomplished in dress garniture. Black velvet gowns are trimmed with stately camellias, which as a rule are white. A row of small ones define the plastron of the bodice, and a panel of the same flowers is introduced on the left .side of the plain skirt. This is a severe but very stylish garniture. Something of a feat was most success- fully carried out by a fashionable florist, who made an entire gown of flowers for a "flower-girl" costume that was worn at a fancy-dress party given Christmas- eve. The dress of white net, which had been neatly fitted, was covered with mar- guerites. There was a berthe of lily of the valley, and the sash, which formed the drapery on the back of the skirt w-as rib- bon, held in place by clusters of long- stem Bon Silene buds and pink bouvar- dia. The latter flower is exquisite for gown garniture, but too frail to give satis- faction. Wreaths of flowers are very fashiona- ble for german favors. The wreath ap- pears to be coming up all around. It is in large demand as a wedding design, for funerals, for memorial pieces, and for fa- vors. Wreaths of pink tulips, tied with satin sashes of the same color, are very much liked in the dance. Half-wreaths of small buds and sprays of freesia and pea-blossoms are worn by young ladies whose hair is cut short and curled in the prevailing style. A Novel Floral Design. We give herewith a sketch of a floral design depicting a spider and fly on a web. This design was worked out by Mr. Harry Sunderbruch, of Cincinnati, and exhibited at the exposition held there last fall. It attracted no little attention on account of its originality. We have secured the following" notes in regard to its formation : "The web of white Florida moss was stretched across gilded poplar poles ten feet in height. The body of " his spider- ship " was of Perle des Jardiu roses. striped with pansies, heliotrope and maiden-hair fern. The head was of La France buds and its legs were made of tube roses on wires. The fly, made up of mixed flowers, had wings of gauze." THE HOLIDAY TRADE. Albany. — The holiday trade in this city has been equal, if not superior, to that of any other year. As the supply of roses was extremely limited, the prices realized were slightly in advance of former years. There was a steady demand for the larger grade of roses, and good Mennets, Bennets, and Beauties brought satisfactory prices. In fact, all good roses found willing purchasers. A few orchids were offered, and it appears as if our people are beginning to appreciate these flowers, for a more ready sale was met with than heretofore. The supply of all varieties of flowers was extremely short, with the ])ossible exception of Roman hyacinths. 'I'll.' Ir hi,- 111 liollv and mis- tletoe isdf\, 1-1.111- ,1 , , -iisi,k-,al)lerate, and foronii a^i 1. -1 liu 1 1\ ~..M-~i\ are now disposed ol. The. whole business done was very satisfactory ; and though there are more florists this season than ever l)efore, yet every one appeared to have plenty to do. Milwaukee. — The holiday trade was a trifle larger this year than usual, for the reason that we grow more flowers, a num- ber of additions having been made to the greenhouses of the city during the past year, but at no time has the Milwaukee florist been able to supply the demand for flowers for Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, so it is impossible to say what we could sell if we had them. There is one indication which I think goes to show that the demand has increased to a larger degree than the sup- ply ; that is that for Jan. i the prices were forced higher than they were a year ago. The most decided change in the holiday trade here is the large increase in demand for holly, green, fairj- flowers, etc. ; fnllv twice as much holly was retailed h\rv this Mas.,11 as last. This change brings ^laat n lie I" to the florist in one way ; he can make wreaths, etc., for 50 cents and upward ami supply hun- dreds with something to decorate with for small amounts, leaving his supply of flowers for larger and more profitable orders. Our florists have always been overrun with demands for 50-cent and |i.oo-parcels of cut flowers for Christmas by parties who never order a flower at any other time. With holly we satisfy all. One peculiar change in affairs Jan. i was the demand forrose buds ; it increased out of proportion to the demand for made-up work. W. Boston — All reports indicate that holi- day trade in this section was very satis- factory. Prices generally were better maintained than they have been for sev- eral seasons, and stock of every kind, with the exception, possibly, of Roman hyacinths and smilax, was well used up. The supply of small tea-roses was less than ever, but as the demand for them has been steadily falling off, the scarcity had no special effect upon the price. Of .■\nierican Beauty, Bride, and other re- cently introduced roses, also pansies and mignonette, there was none to speak of, although there was a large demand for all of these. (iood La F'rance were very scarce, INIermets, Perles, Sunsets, Ben- netts and Niphetos were all of best qual- ity, and in good supply, with equal de- mand. Carnations were fairly abundant, and the call for long-stemmed, fancy va- rieties was very great. Lily of the val- ley, narcissus, tulips, bouvardia, etc., also sold well. Callas and violets were scarce, and the demand for both far ex- ceeded the supply. Roman hyacinths, as usual, were overstocked, with the usual result, low and uncertain prices. The newly introduced palms and pine-tops, from the south, met with a ready sale, although there were but few large or elab- orate church decorations. The sale of holly was enormous. English mistletoe sold but slowly, and American mistletoe proved a veritable elephant. The weather was favorable for the shipping trade, and but few complaints of freezing or over- heating have been heard of W. J. S. New York. — The general verdict of our florists is that the Christmas sales were very much larger this year than last, and that'outside of the use of evergreens, which are ever}- season becoming more popular and are employed in greater quantities, the demand for fresh flowers is double that of five years ago. The bulk of the orders for Christmas was for bas- kets and boxes of cut flowers. A ver\- brisk trade was done in natural dried flowers, pressed foliage ami immortelles. The New Year's trade with fashion- able florists was excellent, for they re- ceived the orders for entertainments at coimtry seats ; ver\- choice, and, of course, co.stly.' Favors were in demand for the merry-making affairs at Hollywood, Long Branch and Tuxedo. Thorley, who docs not take an order for a hand bouquet for less than Jlio, made several floral favors to the tune of considerably over |ioo each. Florists who do not so largely cater to the fashionable set state that New Year's was a poor day for business. Calling in town is only exceptional, and consequently the demand is meager. .X large quantity of orchids was in recpicst holiday week. All the growers cut their plantsclean of bloom. Small and medium- sized roses were in greater demand than there was supply. Such roses, I mean, as Papa Gontier, fine Perles, Bon Silenes and Bennett buds. There was also too nmch white and an absence of color in the flowers brought to market. Carna- tions were ex.tremelj- scarce, and being exceedingly favorite, more were needed. It was not a twelve-month ago that Mr. Thorpe remarked to me that the lar^e and exquisitely colored carnations will tread hard on "the heels of the ro.se, in rivalry ; this prognostication is being re- alized. Bouvardia, well grown, is very fashionable, and there was not near enough of it this holiday-time. Pink, scarlet and tlie white and blush double arc charming blossoms and most useful in a.s.sociation with roses, mignonette, hvacinths or lilies. More callas were re- 1887. The American Florist. 203 Pkr\^ or ^^tRS^\\.\.ts, utKR Pkws Op- The supply of L. Harrisii was sufficient. The sale of holly and mistletoe was enor- mous. Orders for a mouth ahead include these evergreens, which are remarkably handsome this winter. Fine ferns were also in heavy demand, and Asparagus tenuissimus, which in many instances was used in combination with the red berries of the deciduous holly Prinos ver- ticulata. New Year's flowers were not up to their average quality, the dark weather the week previous prq^ably being the cause. Philadri,phi.\. — Florists are well sat- isfied with their Christmas trade. All did a good paying business. No case is re- ported where there was a falling-off in orders. Au increase was the general ex- pression all along the line. The prices realized were equal to an)- of recent years. American Beaut)- and Jaque- minots were in demand, Bennett doing duty for the latter in some instances. There were a few "Jacques" in the mar- ket. J. William Colflesh had a crop in, W. K. Harris' was about over. Beauties were not very plentiful. A. L. Pennock & Sou cut some grand flowers about that time. Perles, La Frauce, Mermets were in demand and the supply was very fair. Walter W. Coles had a fine crop of Perles in, just at the nick of time, cut from his new houses at Lausdowne. The buds were of fine quality, showing evidences of good culture and a rose soil. Lausdowne is about six: miles from Philadelphia. Charles S. Price is also located in the same neighborhood. His roses are always good, especially Pierre Guillot. In ad- dition tothe increased demand for flowers there was never more laurel, holly and evergreens in general used tlian ' there was this 3'ear. Mistletoe was in >;reat demand, and the mi])]i1\ \v,is ^eiurallv equal to it. Red stars in innnoMilles, for home decoration, were used in (|iian- tity. Wreaths, crosses and designs of like character, made of immortelles and cut flowers for cenietry use, exceeded in numbers used that of any former }-ear, aud \et the supply was not equal to the demand. New Year's sales are falling off every year; if it continues in the future as it has in the past, in a few years New- Year's da)- will become the florists' holi- dav, and that would not be without its benefits. Is the falling off of the New- Year's trade general or is it confined only to Philadelphia ? L. ' Chicago. — The sales for Christmas ex- ceeded last year, while those for New Year's fell considerably below-, mak- ing the average of holiday sales about the same as last year. Prices eqalled and in some cases exceeded those of last year. Much holly and green were disposed of. Fine rose buds w-ere in best demand, with fair supply for this season. CiNCiNN.\Ti. — The holiday trade is re- reported by florists, without exception, as considerably ahead of that of last year. I Not only were the sales larger but the prices realized were better. Flowers of all kinds were pretty scarce with the ex- ception of forcing stuff. Roman hya- cinths, lilies of the valley and narcissus were all plentiful, but roses were rare enough to command just what ever the florist chose to ask for them. Consider- abl}- more holly was used than ever be- fore and there was a good demand for mistletoe. While the Christmas trade was brisk there was a drop in business on New Year's day. Sunderbruch caught the lion's share, and he w-asas busy as he well could be making up from forty to fifty baskets between the hours of 9 and 2. Calling is an obsolete custom in society, and there was not a reception given that day. The clubs all entertained crowds, but the floral decorations there were " skimpv " and consisted mainly of a few- festoons of evergreens and wreaths of holly. Trade on New Year's day has been going from bad to worse for the last half-dozen years. Baltimork. — The demand for flowers, plants aud Christmas decorations has been generally good, and probably a slight increase on former years. Snow, rain, sleet and hard freeziug weather pre- vailing all during the holidays, prevented, I have no doubt, many sales from being made, w-hich otherwise would have made the flower demand far above preceding years. All retail flower stores have done a fair business and are perfectly satisfied. Good roses have been scarce, and most of those used came from Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The prices which were paid for the same left little margin for those who ordered to sell again. The demand for good palms, suitable for win- dow and parlor decoration with handsome jardiniers to hide the common pot, have met with good sales, and this taste is growing rapidly, many sending presents of this kind instead of baskets or bouquets of cut flowers. B. Buffalo. — The demand for flowers at the holidays seemed to be somewhat less than usual from some quarters, while others again called for more, and total sales averaged about as usual or nearlj^ so. Prices realized had to be higher (for good stuff) than previous years. I think that between, the growers and wholesalers a great mistake is made in forcing prices up to such an extravagant point, especi- ally to retailers who are steady and regu- lar customers the year through. The best demand was for good roses. Supply was not equal to the demand, even at prices charged, aud no flowers were wast- ed. The call for long-stemmed cut flow- ers has almost entirely superseded that for baskets. We now sell only one basket where we formerly sold five. D. B. L. Grand Rapid.s, Mich.— Holiday trade was only fair and not equal to last year. Trade hassince been quiet, with plenty of flow-ers. J- A. H. 204 The American Florist. Jan. 15, Louisville, Ky. — Holiday trade was better than last year. Sales were a great deal larger and flowers brought better prices. The call was for rose buds more than anything else, but hyacinths, narcis- cus and \nolets were in great demand. The supply of most flowers was short, but rose buds were plentiful. The flower- trade is on the increase here. G. T. MlNNE.\Pol.ls.— Trade has been dull all the season, and the holidays did not bring about any change. So many of our wealthy society people are away from home this season, is given as a reason. One large grower here cut retail prices down below Chicago wholesale rates. E. H. Smith has closed up and stopped business. Denver. — The holiday trade exceeded that of last year by at least 75 per cent., and in many instances by 100 per cent. Prices realized were much in excess of those of last year, the principal demand being for fine roses. All fine flowers in general sold well. The supply exceeded that of previous years by at least 50 per cent., and still it fell far short of supply- ing the demand. C. R. G. Kansas City.— The holiday demand was larger than usual. Heretofore the demand has been no more at the holidays than at any other time of the year ; this season therefore shows a decided improve- ment. Prices ruled fair with sufficient flowers to satisfy all ; roses were in best demand. Very little call for green out- side of the churches. Holly .sold fairly, and, as usual, those who dabbed in mistle- toe lost money. The trade this fall and winter so far has shown an improvement over past seasons. R. S. B. St. Louis. — The demand for flowers has kept pace with the supplv and prices have equalled that of former years. Holi- day work has fallen off a little ; that of New Year's more than Christmas. Roses still hold the place of honor as the flower most in demand. The advanced prices for the holidays always brings a good supply, and this year there was an abundance of good flowers. Holly, green and mistletoe sold better this year than ever before. J. M. J. Pittsburgh.— The holiday trade has been very active with high wholesale prices on flowers. An unusually large quantity of holly, mistletoe, laurel and other evergreen material has been sold. The sales of cut flowers at New Year's ex- ceeded, while those at Christmas hardly equalled last year. The supplv was fairly equal to the demand. The principal call at New Year's was for choice roses, while at Christmas all good flowers were in demand. We cut our first freesias Dec. 24. J. R. & A. M. St. Paul.— The holiday trade was very satisfactory. The Christmas trade was better than for years, with prices averag- ing higher than the last three years, but the retailers complain that the profits all went to the grower. There is no doubt that New Year's trade would have amounted to at least 25 per cent, more, if prices had been more moderate. Flowers were not scarce, some florists having quite a quantity left on hand after New Year's trade was over. Taste, or fashion, seems to incline more to decorative plants and flowers loosely arranged in vases, rather than solid banks and designs, .so much in vogue a few years since. Do you want any information on trade subjects? If so, ask for it through our columns. Aster " Comet." This novelty is introduced by Messrs. Haage & Schmidt, of Erfurt, and'described as a "new and extremely beautiful cla.ss of the same height and habit as the 'Dwarf Paeony Perfection Aster,' form- ing fine, regular pj-ramids twelve to fifteen inches high and covered profusely with large double flowers. The shape of the latter deviates from all classes of asters in cultivation and resembles very closely a large-flowered Japanese chrysanthe- mum, the petals being long and some- what twisted or wavy-like, curled and recurved from the center of the flower to the outer petals in such a regular manner as to form a loose but still dense semi- globe. Well-grown plants produce from twenty-five to thirty perfectly double flower's measuring from 3 'j to 4 'i inches in diameter. The color is a lovely deli- cate pink bordered with white. This new tribe differs just as conspicuously from the other classes of asters known and cultivated up to the present day, as the Japanese chrysanthemum from the ordi- nary large-flowering varieties." Exotic Flora of Southern California. IV. In southern California everj'thing is a climber. We train our fuchsias up bay windows, and festoon a portico with hel- iotrope, while clianthus (naturally a shrub) sprawls inelegantly half way up our houses. Such a wealth of evergreen climbing plants do we possess that those of deciduous habit are apt to be neglected. Clematis of most sorts give grand re- sults; as do wistarias, akebia and ampe- lopsis; yet but comparatively few are planted. The climber that " takes " must be evergreen, and ever-I)looming, if pos- sible. So sweet and desirable a plant as Mandevillia suaveolens is neglected be- cause tardily deciduous. Passifloras and tacsonias fulfill all requirements, all are strong growers and abundant flowerers, and it is no uncommon sight to see fifty feet or more of fencing draped with two or three plants, the whole resplendent with pink or scarlet blooms. The little "Australian pea" vine we find planted around water tanks, where it has shot up for twenty feet, and com- pletely embowered tlu' whole structure. Heliotropes are .sometinu'S lightly nipped with frost, but rarely killed at the latitude of Los Angeles. The Clianthus punicens mentioned above is a superb thing, whose scarlet and black flowers are universally admired; while C. Danipieri shows its more unassuming blossoms occasionally in our gardens. Cobea scandens is com- mon, but perennial, and its coarse, but showy blooms may be seen on many a trellis. Bougaiuvillias' brilliant bracts, so val- uable for decorative purposes, are still far from abundant, yet it has stood the test of at least one severe winter. Ipomoea noctiflora is perennial, likewise, yet being quite tropical sometimes suffers in winter .soine loss of foliage. It is one of those things worth risking, however, as its snowy "moon flowers " are most effective againstits own dark foliage. Whereveryou have a half-shady nook the dainty niaur- audia will twine itself upward a respect- able distance. Neither it nor the stronger growing Lophospemmm scandens, how- ever, produce flowers of much value to the florist. Not so with Physianthus albens, whose fine white clusters of bloom are so prodigally produced throughout the early autumn. Everywhere on the ground or among the rocks Ficus repens. Fuchsia repens, tradescantias and \nncas of sorts form carpets of surpassing beauty and great endurance. .\ntigonon leptopus, I am told, has wintered and flowered out successfully, but I have not seen it. In that ca.se it will prove a host in itself to our e.xotic acijuisitions. Of course, the common white and yellow jasmines are perfectly hardy and rampant growers, and profuse bloomers. Their dainty, fragrant blos- soms, thread-like peduncles, and fine cut foliage makes them most valuable for floral work. Not for a moment, however, do they compare in beauty with J. sambac, whose rich flowers are only excelled by a gardenia. Of J. sambac, after noting it in several localities, all we can say is that it is willing to exist — not flourish, out of doors. At best it makes but poor growth and flowers, and on the whole does not confer glorj- on our climate. We can, perhaps, find consolation in the perfect success attendant upon out-door culture of two of our choicest greenhouse climb- ers, to-wit: Hoya carnosa andStepanotis floribuuda. The former makes strong growth and flowers, and on a 4-year- old plant of the latter I have seen over three score finely developed flower-clus- ters at one time; while a successful and reliable florist has assured the writer that from one open air plant at San Diego he has taken a full bushel basket of blossoms at one cutting! I'ollowiug in the wake of these beau- ties, as a close competitor, comes that most elegant and pleasing of climbers parachites (Rhyucospernmmjasminioides of gardeners) ; to it too much praise cannot be accorded. I know of one \'ine in east I^os Angeles completely enclosing one end of a dwelling, and from June to Sep- tember the neighborhood for a block is redolent with its surpassing sweetness, while no other cliniber known to me rivals in beauty its thick, dark glossy foliage. Campsidium filicifolium makes vigorous growth of twenty feet, though its out-of- doors luxuriance is .somewhat destructive of the fine fern-like habit of foliage ac- quired under glass, and wherein lies its chief charm. Bignonias of many species, including those reckoned a.s tecomas, abound everywhere, and, though of colors not readily assimilable to most floral work, their lavish and brilliant iuflores- ence contribute bright effects to our gar- dens. Thunbergia laurifolia, another elegant climber and greenhouse treasure of price, flowers finely out of doors when accorded a slightly sheltered exposure. The pretty clitoreas, solanums, ivy gera- niums and a host of lesser and iiardier satellites we must dismiss with a single notice of their aptitude for open-air cnl- 1887. The American Florist. 205 Hwj At^ Host. \.uc\OLt. ture, and conclude with a few general ob- servations as to the growth of plants here, in the east, and in their native habitats. Our planting-out season begins here in midwinter, more from force of bad habit than from any benefits derived from so doing. The ground is generally cold, wet and soggy, and if a plant is in a thrifty condition when set out its vitality wall not be so exhausted but that it can recover, but never catch up with one set out in April, May, or even June. Of course the absence of hea%-y frosts makes this possi- ble, but no whit more desirable. Our season of vigorous growth for nearly all plants, excepting a few conifers and indigenous shrubs and trees, is con- fined to six months at most, i. e. , April 15 to Oct. 15 — really, despite our " semi-tropical " climate, only about one month longer than enjoyed in the east. Yet the eastern grower can accomplish vastly more than we in a more limited time. Given uniform advantages in soil and cultivation, the eastern grower of tender bedding plants in four or five months can achieve greater results than we can in twelve. Our cool, dry summers cannot compete with his warm, humid ones, and as like conditions to an eastern summer exist largelv in the tropics, we are placed at a similar disadvantage in growing sub-trop- ical and tropical plants. With plants such as roses and carna- tions, capable of vigorous growth at low- temperatures, of course we can excel the eastern grower. The act of lifting and replanting under glass produces more or less shock, and before recuperation en- sues our undisturbed plants have out- stripped them in growth and consequent flowering capacity. Of palms, and all plants having wide- spreading and gross-feeding roots, this is particularly true ; and to the fact of not having to s'ubject their roots to annual in- jury, rather than to continuous growth, during the winter, are we indebted to ac- complishing results in three years that ten years of alternate in-door and out- door treatment would not effect in colder latitudes. Of course, the haphazard planting of tropical plants frequently brings the planter to grief, and much re- mains to be done to establish definitely the value of desiderata in the latitude of southern California. The matter is largely experimental, and at present confined to a few enthusiastic amateurs, through which channels the general public gets scant iuforniation. Los Angeles to-day is a city of 40,000 in- habitants, yet cannot boast of a single botanic garden, experimental station, or even so much as one public park ; unless the two little measly, fenced-in city squares, and a howling wilderness of hills on the outskirts, be dignified by the name of parks. When to this is added the fact that the three or four firms established here as nurserymen and florists do not represent enough combined capital and enterprise to fairly develop our resources, it is patent that some time may elapse be- fore the final destiny of this place, to be- come, like Nice, one of the floral centers of the world, be fulfilled. Los Angeles, Cal. W. S. Lvon. New Tea Rose Luciole. ORIGINATOR'S DESCRIPTION, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. "This exquisite new the rose was raised by M. Guillot, of Lyons. It is a seed- ling from Red Safrano, which would indicate that it shall prove a free bloomer. The plant is stnmg and vigorous and carries buds as long as fine Niphetos, sometimes slender, but more often very plump at the base and tapering ; the open flower is very double and extremely large, reminding all who see it of a fine, ripe, ruddy peach, so high is its fine color and so soft the texture. The color is bright carmine rose, tinted with saffron yellow and copper ; the reverse of the petal is bronze. One of the most odorous roses in the entire family. The stem up to the calyx is covered with soft small briars which gives it the effect of the moss- rose stem. A half-open bud broken away from the calyx and reversed, shows a depth of golden orange and copper which is quite startling in a rose, and the effect of this shade against the deep carmine of the upper half of the petal accounts at once for the richness of its appearance. \\'e are anxious to hear the expression from American rose growers when the3' see this fine flower on established plants. " The Bennett. I would like to hear from the readers of the Florlst as to how the Bennett is succeeding with them this winter. Mr. Wm. Hanson, the champion Bon Silene grower around Philadelphia, informed me the other day that he should pull the Bennett out, never to grow it again. Mr. Graham also stated that they would pull theirs out this week, to make room for stuff that would pay. C. Sunset Rose. Noticing some time ago an article in regard to the color of " Sunset " rose, I send you by mail a bud cut from one of a number of plants, the cuttings having been selected last winter from the best colored buds. All of the plants set out have buds of as good color as the ones selected from ; some belter, but of vari- ous shades. The plant from which this bud was cut has others about the same shade. I also mail you bud of American Beauty with rather pleasing and peculiar foliage. Plainfield, N. J. F. W. MilE.s. [The buds of Sunset were very nicely colored, though could not be seen at their best as they had been slightly touched by frost in transit. The Beauty had an ab- normal development of the sepals, two of them being leaves with three and four leaflets respectively, each leaf possessing fully developed stipules. — Ed.] 2o6 The American Fl o r is t. Chrysanth for Exhibition. The "Queen of Autumn" is becoming more popular every year ; shows are oc- currinjj in nearly' all the larsc i-ities, and to meet the growinj; ilcnian.l I'.r this fall flower florists shouM pu jlik ' nly to grow at least a few plants Imi lnIiiImIuhi. Cuttings may he taken au\ tiiiK-. from the present tiiiie till the first of March, and grown into as fine exhibition plants as have yet been shown. The cuttings should be struck in a rather cool tempera- ture—say 50° — and grown on in a house ranging from 45° to 50°. Do not allow your cuttings or plants to wilt from the time the foniitr :iri- jilaced in the sand- bed until tlu- latu 1 adorn the exhibition hall; ni>i shouM ilu \ lie allowed at any- time to l)<,-..ni.- )iot-l, M Uucovu PKR^, C^WCkCO. the soil in the houses. We take special pains with our soil, using the same year after year, but having two lots, each be- ing out of doors a whole year before be- ing returned to the houses again. Being put out in .\ugust, we add to it one-fourth its bulk in pig-pen manure ; then in the spring, after the winter has acted upon it, we cut it down, and turn all over to- gether. In September it is run through a large coal screen, with i-iuch mesh, which removes all lumps, stones, etc., and thoroughly mixes it. When the benches are filled four or five inches deep (not more), we cover the soil with fine ground bone or bone-meal, say one bushel to six hundred square feet of surface. The setting in of the plants thoroughly incorporates it with the soil. The plants are lifteil with very little of the field-soil adhering to their roots, and set in benches from eight to ten inches apart each way, according to the variety and size of plants, the soil being pre.ssed quite firmly around them, and thorough' -soaked with water, making sure that the .soil is wet through. Do not shade-them, but give all the air possible, keeping well watered for about two weeks. If the weather is hot, sprinkle the foliage, rafters, and walks of houses at least twice a day, but do not get the soil too soaking lar time (holidajs. for in.stancel, a night temperature of 60° to 65° may be kept up for a week or so, if well aired during tlie day-time; but it will not do to continue it for any great length of time. A light fumigation with tobacco-stems, once each week, throughout the firing season, suf- fices to keep away the aphides ; prevent- tion is better than cure. ClIAS. T. .St.\rr. Design Bedding. The diagram given on this page is of the large bed which occupied the center of the sunken parterre at Lincoln park, Chicago, the past summer. It was plant- ed as follows; I. Vase. 2. Coleus Bacon. 3. Coleus .South-park Gem. 4. Achy- ranthes metallica. 5. Coleus Mary Stew- art. 6. Geranium Wonderful. '7. Ge- ranium Md. Thebaud. 8. Geranium Mt. of snow. 9. Gnaphalium lanatum. 10. Coleus Verschafleltii. N.\TUR.\I, r,.\s is working very satis- factorily in Pittsburgh greenhouses where it is in u.se; with it there is no cooling off of the heating pipes during the night, .so the night labor is practically done away with. Look out for a new' silver-tinted alternanthera, that will soon be offered to the trade. A. M. I8S7. The American Florist. 207 G\.t\CHtH\k 0\c^wp^ \.cn^G\p\HHMf Gleichenia Dicarpa Longipinnata. This beautiful feru is a native of Aus- tralia, of coniparativel}- recent introduc- tion, and therefore scarce as yet. It is classed among the greenhouse varieties, is of free growth, and, as can be seen from the illustration, is remarkably grace- ful and elegant. A fine plant for exhibi- tion purposes, and also useful for cutting. Propagated b}- division or from spores. The Carnation Disease. This season I have, for the first time, lost a few DeGraw carnations, by what I suppose to be the carnation disease. A careful examination of the stem, where it begins to branch into roots, revealed in every case the presence of maggots in small numbers. These maggots are scarcely visible to the naked e\-e but are readily seen with the aid of a common pocket lens, they are of a white color, translucent and resemble somewhat the just-formed rootlets of the plant, for which they may be easily mistaken. I suppose their small number may be ac- counted for by the fact that when the plant first shows signs of decline their work is done and most of them have dis- appeared. This "disease" has appeared only among plants which were grown upon ground which was occupied the preced- ing summer by carnations. I have not lost any from plants grown upon new ground. To fill out a bench I bought 1 1 1 DeGraws of a neighbor ; these were grown upon ground which had been oc- cupied the two preceding seasons by carnations; already half of them are dead and the rest are looking bad. The soil in which these plants were grown had been dressed with ground bone iu what seemed to me a most ex- travagant manner and the plants were at least three times as large as mine, but they had a weak look from the first and I fanc\- that this over-forcing rather fav- ored the maggots by leaving the wood soft and less fibrous than usual. It is the habit of the carnation to grow and blossom at the same time, and it seems to me a mistake to attempt to get all the plant-growth in the summer and all the flower-growth in the winter. I always prefer to go into winter quarters with a medium-sized plant. I have used strong tobacco water with complete suc- cess against the cabbage maggot, but on a small .scale always ; it would possibl v be a complete remedy in this case but would have to be used as a preventive, early in the season and perhaps several tinies, which would be a heavy task where sev- eral thousand plants are to be treated. Planting on new soil is indicated by mv experience, but of course one sea,so'n de- cides nothing. I have had no trouble with the stronger-growing varieties. I have not lost a plant of the Centurv or of the celebrated Anna Webb. The DeGraw, though by far the be.st of the whites, i.s still a very weak and unsatisfactorv car- nation. I find that it can be improved, however, by careful selection and growing in a natural manner. LoTHRop Wight. Lapagerias. Few flowers are handsomer than those of the lapageria. The white one e.speci- ally is perfect, and to see a few clusters of these beautiful flowers hanging from the vines is excedingly pleasant to the eye. The peculiar bell-shape of the flower and its wax-like texture are unique and cer- tain to attract attention. Probably there are some readers of these pages to whom the lapageria is a stranger, and who have never seen its beautiful and striking flowers, for but few of our florists grow the plant, and .still fewer succeed in its cultivation. So far as I am aware there are only two or three places iu this coun- try where the plant is grown to any ex- tent, and those are private. In Great Britain and on the continent it is much more frequently seen. The reason the plant is met with but seldom here is owing partly to the fact that but few plauts are offered for sale, and those are general!}- imported from England and consequently realize high prices. The principal rea.sou, however. is the difficulty which appears to be met with iu its cultivation, deterring those who have expenmented and failed from again hazarding so much money in the purchase of two or three plants. With all who grow plants for com- merce, the question of dollars and cents must necessarily be of primary import- ance, and the cultivation of all plants which we know would prove a pecuniary loss must be dispensed with. If the culture of the lapageria is looked 20l The American Florist. /'"'• '5. upon solely in this light, most of us will find satisfactorv- reasons for ignoring it, and tuni with eagerness to otlier plants more likelv to bring in the dollars for which we .ire all so zealously striving. Yet after a few years of experience I feel warranted in saying that the jilanl can be made to pay. Even if it cannot be proveu that this lovely climber is likely to be a gold mine to it.s' owner, I for one would lift up my voice against its banishment from our greenhouses. Are we florists to become so sordid that plants of every kind must be examined only through gold and sil- ver spectacles? Surely there are a few corners in our hearts yet untouched by the reign of Mammon, and we can find some spot in our multitudinous houses where we can afford to gratify our indi- vidual taste for the beautiful, irrespective of profit and loss. To grow a lapageria well is neither a difficult nor a laborious undertaking. It is one of those plants which, given its needs, requires but little care to insure healthy growth ; but if, on the contrarj', one of Its simple requirements is withheld, all the care and attention which can pos- sibly be given would not suffice to escape failure. It was with some trepidation that I first commenced growing it, but a friend kindly offering a few hints, I adopted them,' and complete .success has resulted. The plants must be well shaded from the hot rays of the sun through the late spring and summer months. Strict at- tention must be paid to this requirement. It must also, during the same time, be well syringed and watered, in fact, in hot weather, syringing may be used to advan- tage two and three times every day. It is from the neglect of these two points that many of these plants perish. The tem- perature through the summer should be kept as low as possible, and through the winter a range of 45° to 55° will be ample. The plants will grow better in every way, if planted out, and the soil should be a mixture of turfy loam and fibrous peat. A house facing the north will answer bet- ter than any other. .\s the stronger shoots start from the root, they must be watched when they make their first appearance through the soil, and guarded against the depredations of snails, who seem to have a special lik- in'.; for their vouii<^' and succulent tips. Sec tliat lluTc'i- ,L;n.«l .b-:iin:i,i;e ; for, as Ihf (.hint nM|iiiri_-^ -n imuli u alcr, the soil would SDoii liecoiiK' sour, il this point is not attendeil to. There are two varieties, the red and the white, the latter commanding the highest price. The propagation is usually by layers. If a small house, suitable for the purpose, could be planted with three or four lapagerias they would soon cover the roof, and as the amount of firing and labor needed is at a mininumi, the flowers, if sold, would soon compensate for the original expense. A. E. W. Ruellia Mac itha. .-V splendid Christmas-blooming, warm greenhouse plant. Flowers large, funnel- form, rose-purple, and four to eight open at a time, terminate each leafy slioot. With me il begins to bloom about the first of December, is at its best about the 20th, and la.sts, in good condiliou, well into January. The plants arc vigorous, 1 bushy growers, one to tliree feet liigh, and like good living. I plant them out in .summer, and lift and pot them in Sep- tember. Although they may be success- fully grown in a cool house, say 45° at iiighl, a night leni])erature of 55° to 60° suits them better, and in warm quarters they open their flowers better. Propa- gate from cuttings secured at any time, but mostly from the young growths that succeed the flowering period. It is not a plant you can get up a good stock of in a hurry'; and I don't think it is one that would pay the florist to grow in large quantity ; ' but florists who use mixed flowers will find it a desideratum. W. V. Raising Ventilators. We give herewith an illustration of a convenient method of raising ventilators on high-roofed houses. It is not new, but may not be familiar to many of our readers. The sash is kept open by belaying the cord to a knob or bitt's screwed to the bench or a convenient post. This contrivance obviates the neces- sity (as is sometimes the case where houses are high and the more expensive sash-lifting machinery can not be afford- ed) of climbing up on the bench in order to reach the ventilator rod ; which last should be rigidly avoided, as thereby more or less damage is sure to be done to surrounding plants by even the most careful person. Propagating Roses. Though it may seem presumptions in me, I cannot help taking exception to some statements made by well known authorities on this question in recent numbers of the Florist. In regard to the saucer system, the writer, some years ago, had quite a number of saucers made, twelve inches in diameter, holding from fifty to seventy-five cuttings each, and in these rooted a large quantity of common greenhouse plants during the winter and early spring months. The product made good plants; but, does it pav on a large .scale? No! It may be right for the amateur or even the beginner who does well to try different methods, but, to the man who wants plants by the tens ot thousands it is too much like child's play. That sunny bench is too slow a process in these day.s' of low prices and sharp com- petition. We have to adopt methods for general crops, that will give us good stock in sufficient quantity aiul in the shorte-st time that it can be accomplished. It is too broad a statement to call our propagating houses " sunless," or to imply that we take no advantage of the sunshine. On the contrary the careful propagator considers the morning sun a boon to his bed of cuttings. It is only when the temperature rises too high from the .sunshine on the glass that we shade, and when the sun ceases to affect the temperature, the shading is taken off. It is well known to all ])roiiagators that too high .1 tcnilieratuie in the air of a pro- pagating house is productive of a fungus, that will sometimes clean out a whole bed of cuttings in a single night. This dis- ease is sometimes induced by injudicious watering, but the main cause is too high an atmospheric temperature while tie cuttings are in process of rooting. For the short time that cuttings are in a regular propagating bed, it is impossi- ble that any change, chemical or other- wise, can take place in the foliage that will afterward iujuriouiSly affect the future plant. It is a ven.- good thing to "back up old Sol," only pro\-ided you back him up in the right way and place. The propagator who wants to bask in his rays indiscriminately may do so, all that he has a mind to; I prefer to keep cool. Dec. 23, 1886. E. Fryer. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The schedule of prizes of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural society, offered for the year 1887. has just been issued. Nearly |7,ooo are offered, which is the largest amount appropriated for many years. Of this amount, 13,500 is for plants and flowers, $2,200 for fruit, and |i, 000 for vegetables. In addition to these prizes are a large number of special prizes, of- fered by individuals, for various classes of fruit and flowers. One of the most nota- ble of the latter is the series of gold and silver medals offered by the (Tcneral union, of Holland, for hyacinths, tulips, and narcissus, to be competed for at the March exhibition. The prizes for roses in June amount to nearly I500, and the prizes for chrysan- themums have been largely increased, the highest prize for the latter being $\oo for twenty plants in pots, with a second and third prize of $75 and $50, and about ;^oo are offered in addition for other classes of chrysanthemums in pots. The most notable horticultural event of 1887 will be the annual exhibition on the 13th, 14th, 15th and i6th of Septem- ber. This exhibition will be held in con- nection with the annual meeting of the .\merican Pomological societj", and the immense hall of the Mechanics' as.socia- tion has been secured in order to make an adequate display of the fruits, which will be brought from all parts of the United States, and the collections of rare plants and flowers exhibited under the auspices of the horticultural society. The latter society offers, in addition to its regular fruit and flower prizes at this show, the sum of |5c», to be competed for by pomologisls, competition l)eing open to states, societies, granges, firms, and individuals throughout tlie rnitecl States and Canada. Three prizes, of Jitx), $^0, and #25, are offered for the best general di.splay of fruits of all kind,s. Three prizes, in each instance, are offered for the best collection of apples, pears, peaches, and native grapes. Three prizes, of |20, %\$. and |io, are offered for the best collection of Russian apples and seedlings therefrom. Large prizes are also offered for the best collection of plums and sub-tropical fruits. The complete schedule of the society can be had from Robert Manning, secre- tary of the Massachusetts Horticultural societv, Boston. Mr. Charlk.s B.\TKS, of London, agent of the well-known seedhon.se of Vilmorin, ■'\ndrieux & Co., Paris, registered at the office of the Fi.ori.st Jan. 6. Mr. B. left London Dec. 10, and experienced a very rough and tedious voyage. Ms re])orts the ]irospccts for the seed trade as brighter than for three veirs. .1887. The American Florist. •09 SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements umler this head will be inserted lit the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. mTlIATKiN \V.\N'l'|.:ll As Kur.liMi.T. at some QITl'AT O youiii Maple and Sehuyl SITUATION WANTHD-llv s'';'..;'';"'^.,"_\\' A'S!;!,:),",^:: W'^Swel't'cuV TyANTEO Tl.) rose gl-owing, noi ■yyANTED-A willing in ,'7,i'."l \->A^-n"/''v"\\:^v\%K\-"^^ O'V-hn'^n'tt:;;;,,!;;' 'a;^:;'!;'''';:^.,!';."'::'';:'::;::;' regular demand, si- ■ 1 ' . . -'i',l;',x''|i,'!-i,ri- Y'^^^'-t:;.x\..':. . ItrlN. h.\ the Fi;^^^;^^,i;,,,;,^srr!,,::r|v,j MralVl'i'v'ol'i'ir.''''' F^'pcMi'-': '"■,'■'■,:/:"'' ".'- ■iiiilias Plumes, xnwles. Cal. 16 cents. 1,1 11- I!k, ;;:';;; '"^r.V" TjlOKSALE-Uoulclruii,,,^.. ,,l ( J? ranthus, at Jl.Ul |..i li«i. ,-..1111 exchange rooted cutlmiis t-'i mi "'Kfversity of Illinois. "' ^^^ ' ICCLUKR, Champaign, 111. 7,000 fine bulbs Pearl Tuberose. $8.00 per 100. Bulalia Jap. var. and zeb., 1 ct. per strong shoot. Am. Sarnien.sis i.e. Oucrnsey lily, .18.00 per 100. Aronda donax. var.. #111.1111 per 100 shoots. Clematis Coociiu-a, s.'..iki per 100. Contracts als.i fnr iiI.mvc fur ISS". Mrs. J. s>. 1{. TIIO.MSON, Spartanburg, S. C. Irand loveltij leraniuras on* iss-y. Double flowering varieties of bright golden bronzed foliage with distinct dark zones. Gen. J. B. McPHERSON with large tru.sses of bright scarlet flowers, shaded carmine. Col. C. G. EATON with large trusses of bicolor flowers, light and salmon color, mottled with pearly white. Both ofthese varieties originated with us two years ago. They are very free bloomers, stand the sun well, and are unexcelled for bedding purposes. Orders booked for delivery March i, 50c. each, I5.00 per doz. Mention American E. HALL &. SON, Clyde, o. Imported H. P. Roses Worked low upon the Manetti stock, are the best for forcing fine plants; by tlie 100 or 1000 at low rates. Prices to applicants. Address, v%r. M. si»ooi«EFe, Jamaica Plain, KoKtoii, Mass. ROSE-:- GROWER! ^^^^ ^^^" T^ ^"^^^^ C at- 1 Calvados, France. roses always over l.aiO varieties of the very in stock and guaranteed true to name. Catalogue with raiser's name and date of sending out of each variety post-free. Orders are now being booked for Spring delivery of the grand new Tea rose, " Comtesse de Frigneiise," which promises to rival M. Neil; also hybrid perpetual "Clara Cochet. " the best sent out of late years. My Sliring Catalogue 1887. of this autumn's new ROSES! SCHULTHEIS BROS. MOORE'S DIAMO.\I) GKAI'E, Send f"rSaInp'les.'YF.''LeCLA'l'RE',' Brighton, N. Y. 1 s s c$ . THE BRIDE HER MAJESTY Special prices for extra fine plants. ALSO good strong plants of all the Best Ipailiim va- rieties of Teas. H.'Teas and H. Perpetuals, including fine yeai^old plants of the latter from open grouiui. Write for prices, etc.. J. IV. aJ^^^liT. SUMMIT, UNION CO., N. J. ROSES! NnvEltiEsin RnsES. ;,n, self. ]^0YEiiiFiE3 m 6ER7INmM3. Glory of Fran e, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, ^1: ! I The New Rojee'eiubrace some very jiromieing Comtess de Freigneuse, Mad. David, Camille I . iiu.Kii R oux, Claire Cochet, and others. HILL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. nerican Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F, Bennett, Papa Gontier, FROM THE BOSKOOP NURSERY ASSOCIATION. C. H. .lOOSTEN, 3 COEXTIES Sl.lP, NEW VOKK. offei-s FOR l.MMEDIATE DELIVERY General Jacqueminot. Marechal Neil, Victor Verdier, La'.f ranee. Captain Christy, Souvenir de Malmaison, Baroness de Rothschild. Marie Baumann, Paul Neyron, Gloire de Dyon, also Clematis Jackmanii. STATE SOKTS AND QU.VNTITIES WANTED. Also 10,000 very strong Clumps SPIR^A JAPONICA. Special Prices by the case. 1887. 1887. ROSES FOR FLORIST!, We offer the largest and most complete stock of Roses in this country. .Straight 2 "j-in. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, and give best results. ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES i" large supply at very reasonable priccs- Am. Beiiii/y. Papa Cniilirr, ]V. F. Bomell. The Bride, Her Majesty, La France, Genl. Jam, Perle des Jardins. Siph,i,i-. . I , Mrini.i, M. Roberl . Pierre Giiillol, Souv d'un Amie, etc., THE NEW ROSES OF 'QQ— Comtesse de Frigneiise (Golden Pearl), Souv.de Victot Hugo, Marquise de I'lvens, Camille Roiix, Marguerite de Ramet, Flavien Btidillon , Exadelphe , Comtesse Horace de Choiseul, Mad. David, Claudius Level. Edmund de Bianzaf, Suzanne Blanchet, Souvenir de .-idmiral Courbet, Comtesse George de Roquette Buisson. Set of 14 for $5, and very reasonable per dozen and hundred. HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA.- J specialty-immense Stock, strong open ground plaith. all ^izrs :'rry hru\ .\lso./u/ ' White H'eigela Candida, IVeigela Hortensis Nevia , ya/>(!« .S«.'r.' /Ai// (viburnum plicaliiiii ' ' ..■ and a full line of all the best //o-rfr 5A;kA*«;v and Climbing I iiies including .h///- .'/ f / ' .■ ■ Hoston Ivy.), .4kebia Quinata, Sweet Scented Honey- suckles in variety, etc., etc. Special Wholesale Price List free on application, to Florists, Market Gardeners and Dealers only. Lists priced, special selections made, correspondence solicited. Address THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE GKO\VERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA. The American Florist. M^"- ^5, HBc (iut-SJPooser Urasle. Floral Tributes to Gen. Logan. Many beautiful floral designs were seen at the funeral of Gen. Logan at Washing- ton. .\ tribute from U. S. Grant post G. A. R. was an upright square of iv)- leaves surmounted by crossed cannon of yellow flowers over which hovered a white dove. The base was star-shaped, containing a round center-piece of white, on which was lettered U. S. G. 327, in blue immor- telles. .\nother design was in the form of a huge pillow bordered with green. The center was a mass of white flowers on which was worked a representation of the national colors in ^nolets and immortelles. This was the gift of the Chicago Union \'eteran club. A design presented by the ladies of Garfield hospital was a large pillow of Niphetos roses and pansies, resting upon which were crossed swords of violets caught together with a wreath of laurel. Mrs. Logan ordered this design to be carefullv, preserved. It ' was made bv Small & Sons. A gilt easel, upon which gracefully rested the emblems of faith, hope and charity — the heart of red, the anchor and cross of white — was sent by Senator Stanford. A large bow of delicate laven- dar ribbon, on which was worked an appropriate inscription, was attached to the piece, .\nother easel upheld floral representations of all the Grand anny badges in yellow, red and black immor- telles from the G. A. R. Post 327, of New York, sent a plateau of ivy leaves surmounted by crossed cannon and a drawu saber on which rested a dove. Below was the stars and stripes of immor- telles, and a star of fresh flowers. Post 29 of Ohio sent a scroll of fresh roses and ivy leaves, with a drawn sword of immor- telles across its face. The gift of Post i, Philadelphia, took the form of a. plateau of roses and camellias, with a border of smilax, the whole surmounted by a cross and crown. A Maltese cross of camellias and roses came from the Botanic garden. Senator Sewell sent crossed palm leaves, entwined with orchids and the choicest roses. An- other tribute was a large pillow of camel- lias and La France roses, bearing the words, in immortelles: "In war victori- ous; in peace supreme." A 3-foot cres- cent-wreath of fresh flowers, lettered " Loyal Legion," was from that body. An unique design was in the form' of a desk, with a sponge-cup of immortelles and white flowers. On the lid of the desk was a representation of a manuscript, which bore an appropriate inscription. One arm of a beautiful w'hite cross up- held a broken link, on which rested a white dove, bearing a card with the words : "The link broken here on earth will be joined again in heaven." There was a score or more of other de- signs, some of most elaborate workman- ship, and others very plain and unpreten- tious. At the funeral the floral offerings fairly covered the vice-president's desk, and also occupied a large part of the area in front. L. A. S. Anticipating Values. A week or two before Christmas, price- lists of cut flowers were sent to us retail- ers, with Christmas prices so high that they startled us. However, we all thought that a brisk demand was sure. When asked for prices on roses for Christmas, we had to quote the high prices, which, in Buffalo, so frightened the people tliat sales of roses were exceptionally slow. Every one ordered teas, but on Christmas morning, to our disgust, one shipment from New York showed that the fancy roses were shipped at less than the high cjuotations, and teas were charged up to the top notch, thereby depriving us of profitable sales all around. I would like some one to suggest a preventive against a recurrence of such an unsatisfactory- state of affairs. Buffalo, N. Y. Edward Page. A» ^ ^ ^ .... R.se; w«,rr R»S.! AT A recent funeral I noticed a large piece (new to me) made in the shape shown by accompanying diagram. It IS, I think, called "the spread," and is used to lay over the coffin. It produces a very rich effect. In the crosslines was appropriate lettering. L. .^. .S. Telegraph Rates. The rapid growth of the shipping trade in cut ffowers necessitates frequent tele- graphic ser\-ice, and the florist is now be- coming a regular patron of the telegraph companies. Therefore the question of cheap telegraphic rates is an important one to the trade. The rates of the diff"er- ent companies vary so greatly that patrons frequently — through ignorance — pay one company double the amount they could have sent the same message for by some other company. All have their special "cuts" in rates, and the wise man will discover which company has the "cut rate" to the point he desires to telegraph. For the information of our readers we have secured message rates from all the leading companies ha^^ng offices in Chicago and compiled the table herewith which shbws the rates to many different points in comparison. If your city is an "exclusive point" — thatis, where but one company does business — you can not benefit yourself, but if there are two or more companies you can save consider- able by using the right office : ChicHgo B. & O. W. Union Mufl Un'n Postal to lOw'ds 10 words 10 words 20 wds Philadelphia.. 20 50 20 25 Boston 26 50 25 ■&' Baltimore.... 20 50 20 25 Cincinnati.... 15 25 15 15» St. I.ouis 20 25 20 25 I'ittsbnrgh.... 20 25 20 25 A glance at the above table will show at once the wide variation in rates. Another point — as to service — is that the messages received by the so-called Mutual Union Co. are transmitted by the Western Union Co. over the wires and by the operators of that company. The Mutual Union was long since absorbed by the Western Union, but the latter company uses the name of the former to cut rates against its competitors, being still enabled through its own office to charge a higher rate to those who are not aware of the cut rates. ' ' \ word to the wise is sufficient. ' ' In reply to A. S. M : Run exhaust from boiler into water-tank, with valve to regulate the temperature. W. .\. B. Cut-Flower Shipments. When the shipper does not take nec- essary precautions to guard cut flowers from freezing in transit and they are spoiled when received by the purchaser, is he obliged to pay for them ? Last Christmas a florist in Minneapolis re- ceived about f25 worth of flowers from a grower iu Illinois, that were all frozen when received. He promptly shipped them back, and the grower wrote him that if he did not pay for the flowers he would sue him, the flowers being shipped at purchaser's risk. It seems to me that the purchaser had more cause to sue for damages, as he was the greatest loser, losing not only his profits but probably some of his custom- ers by being obliged to disappoint them. I am not a retailer myself, hence am not ■speaking for myself, but I like to see justice done to all. Aug. S. S. [Our correspondent has struck a "lead" upon which volumes might be written, but we fear with but little profit. Unless the shipper guarantees to deliver the flowers at their cifsliiiatioii in good order we do not see how payment can be avoided. Freezing may have been the result of causes over which the shipper had no control. Expressmen are not always as careful as they should be. If a box of cut flowers is left a few hours on a railway platform with a Manito- ba wave of 2o° below zero howling around it, no packing as yet devised will keep the contents from freezing. The only evidence that would be at all avail- ing would be that the packing was en- tirely inadequate, and was not as heavy as that usuall)' employed by other ship- pers at that season. A vast deal of judg- ment is necessary in packing cut flowers at any season. The successful shipper takes all the circumstances into consider- ation. The state of the weather at date and the direction in which the package is going. In hard-freezing weather flowers should be shipped ^«//f liiy. A non- observance of above rule is a frequent cause of frosted flowers. Even then they are not safe, as the expressman may set the box against a hot stove and thus work ruin the other way. Precautions can be taken to greatly lesson the chances of spoilage, but as the circum- stances of transit are not entirely under control it can not always be prevented. During severe weather flowers should not be allowed to be carted around in open express wagons but should be taken di- rect to the express car, and also met by the consignee at destination. The great- est danger exists when the bo.x remains in cold depots, on platforms, or is carted around town in an open wagon. The impossibility of exactly locating the blame in such matters makes the equit- able adjustment of losses a difficult matter. The Committee on Cut Flowers, of the Society of American Florists, took the ground that "the responsibility of ship- per ceased when delivered to express company in good order." We should say "good order" requires seasonable pack- ing.— Ed.] New ■york Retail Prices. IVrles, Niphetos and Souvs, J1.50 a dozen ; Bon Silene, I1.25 ; Mad. Cu.siu, #2 ; Cooks and LaFrance, I35 a hundred ; Brides and Bennetts, $2$ ; Jacques, |ioo ; Papa Gontier, f 15 ; hybrids, f 100 ; car- nations, long stems $6, short $4 ; hya- cinths, |i a dozen ; tulips, $\ ; narcissus, |:.5o; callas, 4; lilacs, |i a spray; poinsettias, 35 cents each; violets, J!3a hunilre' -Iphu CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers. 61 Ann St. N. Y. BURPEE'S SEEDS,! FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 oiiie It. I rouhry. KLOVVKR W. ATLEE BURPEE Fit RK u. hs't l.'ree J ■ofor".'d"'lM ntes.' iiid I«11»>,11 about THK BEST (Jnrden. Farm iaiilM, Tliorniishbrrd stock and Fancy describes R.4RE NOVELTIF.S in VEUETABI-ES and real value, which ounnot be obtained elsewhere. Send postal for the most coniDlele ratalngiie pablisbed. to the most coniDlele I'ataingiie pabiisbed. U & CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. M A P k' ITT GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN ^SjEEDS^3 X(^KTH1CRX (.KM)\\X dardep ai^d parm J^eds Currie Bros' Horticultural Guide for 1887, now ioaKM.\N & I«K(>.. 39 5tli Avenue, - PITTSHIKGH, I' HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman and FloriSt, h«^-stiiiit Street, - - - I'liiladeliihiii. We ofler FINE PLANTS from 2^-in. pots in excellent coiu! at these extremely low prices : Perle des Jardin $4-00 Sunset 5-00 r,a France 5-°° Catherine Mennet 4-00 M. Niel 5-00 Per 1,(100 $35 -oo 40.00 45.00 Souv.dTn Ami 4.00 Nipheto.s 4.00 Canioens 4.00 30.00 I Safrano 4.00 45.00 I Bon Sileiie 4.00 Hybrid Perpetual, 60 varieties, $5. 00 per 100; $50.00 per 1,000. Also Bennetts, Brides, Am. Beauty, and 50 other varieties at ver_v low rates. We have an enormous stock of \'erbenas, including the Alammoth X'arietic.^- Verbenas, 28 varieties $3.00 $25.00 | Verbenas, rooted cultiiii;s .... i.oo ition 35-00 3500 35-0O 30. CK) 30.00 'or HM) 9.00 Coleus 3-00 Clirvsantheniunis, So very finest 'kinds 500 Dahlias, dug roots 7.00 25.00 45.00 60.00 H\(lrangea, T. Hogo and Otaksa, 3-in. pots, fine stock 5.00 Geraniums, a.s.sorted 4.00 And a full line of Greenlionsse l^kmts^ of .ill Kind; SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICEJLIST. 1887. The American Florist. 215 Bulbs! Immortelles! J. A.. DJe-VEJE^R, I Formerly ol DeVenr & Boiinikanipi Old address, - 47 Broadway, N. \. The General Bulb Co. Vogeleiizaug (Holland). Ls. Bremond fils, PEARL TUBEROSE. A Large Stock of l-'ine Bulbs now in .Store. SKLKCTED GARDEN .SEEDS, Fur Market tjarrteners anil the trade generally. Seedsman, and all Florists' Supplies. 170 l.ak<- .street. - - CHK A<;<). Il.l- Early Spring Vegetables & Flowers, .Vlso KarlviUliI rriiiie T.ili:l. ii-r tlii' ratelll I'mlei-tiMK <'lotll. ..rii:inal.Ml r.- plorists, ^^^d^f\\^Y) a^d )N(ijrsery/r\e9 Slioukl all havi our catalogue. It coutain.s goods that all need. If you have not received a copy of our la.st ( De- cember) Lsssue send for one, with some evidence that you are engaged in the trade, as we never place this list into the hands of amateurs. NO. 2 TUBEROSE BULBS, 3 UP TO 4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE. We Fully Believe 85 Per Cent, will Bloom. Pearl or Tall Double |S. 00 per 1,000. Variegated' oliage Tuberoses fc.oo per 100. Single Flowerec' PURE STOCK, $2,50 per 100. plorists' Bulbs, SRR^^ ^9^ plants ALWAYS IN STOCK. .MiIlRK.SS, V. H. Hallock, Son cK: Thorpe, EAST HIXSDALE, XEIV YORK .tree. U.S. \V. ^A/' FLORISTS' SEEDS, Send for new Crop List. SPRING BULBS, Big Stock. GARDEN SEEDS AND TOOLS, Finest Strains. Write f.ir new descriiitiv.- c iitiil..,;...'. Very einn- J. C. VAUGH AN , [ liitaK.i ?E have a quantity of the following Bulbs which we offer at the low prices annexed. Hyacinths, Blue Roman, 118.00 per 1,000. Hyacinths. Double Rose, *2O.O0perl,00O. Narcissus, Paper WMte, 116.00 per 1,000. Narcissus, DoubleRoman, tiaoo per 1,000. Narcissus, Trumpet Major, true, $25.00 per 1,000. Idllum Harris!, t8.00 and $10.00 per 100. Special prices on o t U e r Knlbs on application. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES .MiDKESS J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Ccl., A. VIRGIEN, P. 0, Bex 3119, New York City, Mm S A4 I L A X S K K D . IVIY OWN GROWING. Kvery Seori \\ill Ore ,\v. PRICE: $16.00 per lb. $1.25 per oz. 101 State St. - - CHICAGO. Benjamin Rimbaud, Horticulturist, Quartier du Temple. Toulon, var. France. MIGHEL PLANT AND SEED GO DUTCiLB_ULB„S R. van der SCHOOT & SONS, I UilleBum, near Uaarlem, Holland, , ST. I.UIJI!!), MO. RootedCuttin^siirCir I'rii-e lists for the traile mil i" 'm at 1(111.^ „ ' hyacinths, tulips, crocus, qI narcissus. Lilies, Etc. H Intendins purchasers, before orderinB 1 'P j Bulbs write us for a CataloBue. I Q Mention American Florist. 1 Sgg(1sjSS? lGquisitGsii;||5^; Bulbs £ XKW VORK @ICEST pLOWER ^EEDS FOR FLORISTS' USF. Wholesale List for 1887 Now Ready, and Mailed Free to the Trade on Application. ^WE> SHXJIV IVO K^X:F»E>:X:»K^ to obtain the best and most reliable strains, and we are not afraid to pay a good price for a good strain; as such, Florists may expect to be well served when they send their orders to us and to obtain their money's worth, even if once in a while our quotations appear high. When properly treated our Seeds will give satisfaction to every one. Address, AUGUST RdLKER & SONS, ^^ DK^^ (STRKK^ OR F*. O. box: SOO, = = IVKW lk"OI«K:. i6 The American Florist. Jan. rs, Cincinnati. Tlu-re wasn't a rose to be found in the town for love or money the night of the holiday german ; everybody was "cleaned out," Critchell shows blooms of Japan lilies ( Kiliuiii auratuni I that usually bloom in August. They have a delicious aroma for a winter flower. Critchell designed a floral trowel as a tribute to a dead bricklayer last week. It was made up entirely of white roses, carnations, lilies of the valley and nar- cissus. "Fashions recur in floral designs, as they do in everything else," remarked Mr.' McKiunev, of the Floral company, the other day." " Here is what.they send us as the latest thing out"— picking up a whicker parasol and stand, to be filled with flowers— "and we made that up five or .six vears ago." F' V. Hosp, after a 3-months' career on 4th street, has thrown up the sponge, and the doors were closed on the 5th. .Shipments of flowers in the express office, consigned to him, were bought in by other florists. R. A. Kelly is to opeii a place on Vine street, and that will make three florists within a stone's throw of one another — Gardner, Kresken and Kelly. How they will all do, remains to be seen. For a golden wedding Sunderbruch sent out a mammoth piece, in which thous- ands of blossoms were used. .\ tremen- dous basket reclined upon an easel, and from the receptacle flowers fell in profu- sion, the sprays of hyacinth and sniilax trailing to the floor. 'A scroll several feet above the basket topped the easel. It was inscribed "1837 — H. P. L. S. — 1887." The initials were those of a club present- ing the design. The seed firm of J. M. McCuUough's Sons have compromised with the insur- ance companies, and they figure up their loss to be 110,000. They accepted less money than their policies called for, and thus escaped the litigation that would be ruinous to getting everything in shape for spring business. The fire ruined irKi.ooo bushels of blue-grass seed, and it look four or five carts as many days to remove the "voung mountain" of seed which obstructed the street. The firm will be back in their old quarters within tw^enty davs. "Ren." Have vou renewed for T8S7? subscription CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Jo f\n\er\QaT) piorists. I'lease send Catalogues of Flowers, Plants and Seeds to \. \'.\\ LEEl'WEX, Florist. GARFIELD, Bergen Co., N. J. ^V K^ le ]B K^ IV ^V S KINK, HK.\I>THY STOCK . Wper < 1.25 per 100, 10 per 1.000 I.e. WOOD &. BRO., FISHKILL, N. Y. CHR YSAXTHElIUJflS, Mostly new sorts, $3.00 per 100. From 2^ in. pots. Chrysanthemum catalogue ready Jan. 1. Send for it. H. L. F>HELI=S, Klorist. Springfield - - - Ulir LYCOPODIUM DRY FOR DYEING plants for tl7(^Jrad(^ r. .Mermet, Cornelia Cook, Adam, Mad. Camille, Comptrile La Barthe. Niphetos, La France, M. Nlel. Mad. Bravy, Gerard, Deboiaes, S4 per 100. Verbenas in 12 varieties, t2 per 100. Smilax, 2)s-inch pots, $1.50 per 100. Begonias, Rubra GIaucophylla,4-in pots, M per 100. Geraniums, Rose Ger., Heliotrope, $2 per 100. Cash only. GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, 261 West .Jefferson St. - Louisville, Ky. A SILVER MEDAL and three First-Class Certificates were awarded SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Nov. 12, 1SS6. Send for descriptive circular to EDWIW FEWKES & SOW, Newton Highlands, Mass. RHODODENDRONS Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The treat Enclish Rhodi.rtenrtrnn growers, we are iireniired to furnish Kh.ul.idpnilroiis of all siies and II iuivnuaiuitv. at prUes l.Avev than over before ,,fleiv:i in thi> ci.uiitiy. (Ir.lcr,-. now solicited for B./^. ^LLIOTT (;0. Pittsburgh, pa. J. vxr. i>uii>i-,E"v A: so:>j, I'AKKKKSBl KG, W. VA. (irilrrs bunked for the following plants for Novem- 100-lh. Sacks fn I2S f il J4iiil4if liiiE Wholksale Price List RL'Aiits, Klower Seeds, Requisites, etc., Ls now ready and will be mailed free to all applicants. PETER HENDERSON & CO., •,i.- & -37 Cortlanclt St. XKW YORK Everblooming Roses, in large variety, at , Geraniums, a splendid assortment, at ... Hibiscus, six best market sorts, fine plants, at , . , Verbenas, best named varieties, at t-onsies, a splendid strain, at S nd for January price list. a.1 C G R EJ O O Ht R K O JS . Mention American Florist. ^^ FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES '^A?>«SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. !£>'^*» l^siMx HI. atti:ntio.\ i^. ,>yU<- II 1; HI .11 viJi\ Ani.\ I im: xtoi k ok Standard and dwarf PEARS CRAPE VINES-=S.SKS£?- lit the times, OorroBoondence s.,li.-ll,.rt O,o,il„i.-no Free S3d Year. 600 ACRES. - rur AT-nnno o. iiannmn^i nn n.: Immense stock. 1887. The American Flcrist. 217 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. BRACKKNKIDCiK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. CHRYSAKTHEMUMS. I shall have a fine stock of young plants ready for shipment about Jan. 15. 300 of the best new and old Varieties. 250 NAMED VARIETIES, Finest ever Introduced. JOMIV J\X. MUOME^SS, Reoa\-, Moirch, 1S8T. $1 EACH, 3 PLANTS FOR $2.50. $ubject to a Discount to the Jrade. Christmas-Eve.. Mrs. Frank Thompson. Bicolor. Moonlight, Duchess, etc.. $5 00 per 100 Older varieties. $3.00 per 100. Write lor further particu- lars to I». C. FYFER. Florist, Lancaster, F'a. NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety, "PEARL." In two colors, Pure White and Bright Rose, Kach color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds ?i.5o. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- vention in Philadelphia last season, and were greatly admired by the members present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and offer it at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialty. Whil 1 grow Ball" Large Double White Pansy. Zirngiebel's Improved Giant . Siocks. Boston Florists Double White . Hollyhock. Our own growing from 0!^^}11DS, P/^CfT^S pK^ I^/\I^E pe/i|^j5 Cha Chrvsanthemum Segetum grandiflor- uin. Large Single Yellow flowers .05 ,75 SEND FOR CATALOGUE containing choice strains of Florists flowers, and a fine assortment oi Hardv Perennial ftoiuer seeds . SCHLEGEL & FOTTLEE, 26 S. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. CARNATIONS Km.TEDjCUTTINGS Now ready; a fine lot of Buttercups, at $3.50 per 100, J30.00 per 11X10. Also of Century, Grace Wilder, Chester Pride and Hmzie's Wlitte, at$1.50perlOO;«I2.50 per 1,000. . . ., , ■ FtOBETS of above varieties, mixed, a fair proportion long stem, $1.25 per 100; of particular color and all long stem $2 per 100. All by express. T. STJVI«ie, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. PANSIES ONLY! rrer"SJi?,ri!£?''SS latest 'Novelties. Our Seed Is warranted to be Fresh, Pure and strictly First-Class. Send for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. ALBERT JtENZ, Douslaston, W. Y. .Mention American Florist. Cut Orcliid Blooms for florists at ^771iolesale. $10.00, $15 00, $20.00 and $25.00 lota can safely be shipped any distance in good order. Siebrecht & Wadley, ™lve., New York. Send for Price List of Orchid Bloonig.. Regular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. PO BOX. 484 FINK & 00.^'"'-^°"^-^-'''^^ Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK. C. THO.MPSON AD-VMS. Wl Winter : Flowering : Plants Hoses Carnations, Bouvardias. Swanley White Violets new double white Daisy, Callas. Primulas, ' '-- Cyclamens, etc. in ^eat variety the coming season. N. STUDEB, Florist, Anacostia P. O.. Washlneton. D. C. jSEJUvEJCT I»I^A.P«TS. Asparagus 100,000 \r E> K^ :b E> :iv ^v » The cliolce-^t nlcl and new varieties at $2.50 per 100 Pti 00 per l.OOU. Rooted Cuttings, H.OOper 100. S8.00 wr 11100. N«) RUST OR MILDEW. Packed liKht.'iiiKl satisfaction guaranteed. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Fa. yEHKENAS * ¥EHBENflS Mammoth set from pots P^'' '"?'*.?■ 5? Transplanted on benches per 1,000, 12.00 Kooted Cuttings " 10.00 25 of the best market sorts from pots per 100, 2.60 Transplanted Per 1,000, 10.00 Eooted Cuttings 8.00 jySend for sample. Will. I>£»inOND, KE'WANEE, Henry Co., 111. Verbenas a Specialty. U/^ supply ip first Quality Amaryllis Cleopatra, very free flowering. , flne variety. Verbena Cuttings Rooted. I Majo iButtercup) ,. ;;■' Carnation. Rooted Cuttings (12 var.l I'erlOllO.$15. ^ ^. ^,, . , ... Correspondence solicited tnmi b Inrists oesirii large or small quantities of stock. AOOress BRENNEMAN & PETTERSON. Harrishiirg, Pi Agapanthus umbellatus, blue. Arum cornutum. Begonia, named and mixed. Dahlia .laurezi, Cactus Dahlia. •■ White Tigridia conchlflora grandiflora. Gloxinia, named and mixed. Helleborus, flne seeedllngs. , Phiedranassa gloriosa and schi/.antna. Platycodon grandiflora 111. Hichardia alba-maculata md many other plants and bulbs which are diy ill April. DeGRAAFF BROS., Nurserymen, LEYDEN, HOLtAND. Mention Amencan Florist. 2l8 The Ajwer/can Florist. J'J"- ^s, New York. An enterprising plaiit.sinan is growing specimens of the Imperial silver tree {/.iKcademiroii aixeiitciiiii) at New Ro- clielle. John Reid, of Jersey City Heights, who won hisfirst laurels with the Firebrand car- nation, is now " considering the lilies " with profit. Mr. John Thorpe improves very slowly. Thongh he is now able to be up he can walk but a short distance at a time. He is still weak and troubled with sleepless- A few Christinas roses gathered in Ber- gen county, N. J., brought their weight in gold in fasliional)le floral shops, whert- anything lliat is " Knglish, you know," is almost priceless. Mr. Will .\llen, the popular wholesale dealer, celebrated the eleventh anniver- sary of his wedding on the evening of the 2Stii ult., by a well-appointed dinner ])arty, the floral arrangement of which was very chaste. Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley expect to hold a grand exposition of orchids in March, when the rarest plants of the Rose hill conservatories will be shown, besides the choice orchids of some private growers. The show will be exceedingly interesting and instructive and will no doubt accel- erate the orchid fever, which is already running high. Great annoyance was experienced both Christmas and New Year's from some bad practices in the flower business. It is a notorious fact that many of the larger growers keep their flowers from a weeK to ten days before every holiday, placing them in cellars and vaults, that they may bring the fancy prices demanded at those times. The florist is the sufferer, for he is deceived in what he purchases, getting stale stock which brings an avalanche of complaints from his customers. Growers run up their prices to such a rate Christ- mas, New Year's and Easter that I know florists who have returned flowers to the wholesale dealer because nothing was to be made by handling them. Hknder.son, Ky. — Wm. O. Fuller suc- ceeds Chas. H. Deneke, florist, here. Canton, III.— Miss Jennie E. Keeling is starting into the florist business here. NVACK, N. Y.— Mr. Tunis DePew is now erecting a new house, io6x6, to be used for propagating. Trenton, Canada. — Fire in the green- houses of John L. Hickey recently caused a damage of J200, principally on plants. Danville, III. — A. W. Morgan has raised a new geranium which has been named Mrs. Andrews. It is highly spoken of by the local press. Milwaukee. — F. P. Dilger's boilers gave out last week, and before repairs could be made a couple of houses were chilled. Damage was slight, but came very near being considerable. Springfield, O.— McGregor Bros, re- cently buried their aged mother. C. A. Reeser lost his son, George, Dec. 30, aged 10 years. These brethren have the sympathy of the fraternity hereabouts. J. :m. G. M-I'R-E ••• ••• D-e-S'I-G-N-S Free, Free, Grifmirs Mammoth now CataloKuo ready byl>ec.30. Over 2W EiiKrHvinKs. Send f»r it. J. GRIFFITH, 308 MAIN ST. - Cincinnati, Ohio plOri5t'5 Crove. CHICAGO. THTMBPOTSS^ hith.'-t'i'iiV. .'"i ■urcl"|Mrh!.|'.'s iK-'t U-r." ^ivrite for J.NPERKINS. MA^AGER, SYRACUSE, N. Y. Only Potteiy making a Specialty 0; Flower Pots (=OR FLORISTS- WHILLDIN & CO., AsMit.-ifor .1. K. .■KFFUKDM. "ZIS S"ld by seedsmen, AEriciiltural Implement una Hardware dealers, or sent by express on receipt 01 S2.00by H. W. UALKS. IllDGEWOOD, N. J. M. GOLPMAN, PATENTEE, PITTsHELD. MASS. The American Florist Company's HORTICULTURAL DIRECTORY SPHAGNUM MOSS iJ^lted ^5tat?s^a9d ^ Qa^ada. I always keep in stock, especially for Florists' nse, pressed in bales of five Mils, at $'3.00 per bale, 10 bales for $17.50. Free fn.m lime, $\.'2-> per bbl., 10 bbls. $10.00. Z. K. JEWETT, - SPARTA, WIS. THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY iciirlv in 1^87, a TK.VDE UIKECTORV. i;i' i!'..\ ;ui.l SEEDSMKN of III., riiitf.l ^t;il,~ iiii.l c >rrliihi(U.lphi:i lii^ Horticiiltiiial Uinitoi chased from Mr. Kaic li latest street ;lliiF,XI> FOR 11,1.1 STK.\TKI> * .\T.VI-04; I K. J. I>. C3jaLH.lM<313"K',, I^r-oi^rietor, ]E3-\7-ei.xi.sT7-ill©, Xxxca.. 220 The American Florist. Index to Ad (Jriffitll..!:, Haines, s Hales, 111 GRLfc-NHOUSb HFATING Sit ipt of prKe \ I Iresb CHICAGO. You Can't Afford To hiive shabby pi inting. or send out a culalogue thiitisnot attractive, correct aiul well illustrated. You can get the best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has ' well as III, superior i- in this specialty, as nil good material for or new circular, and (thine, to J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsnnen. HARRISBURG, PA. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part ot the r. S. or (':iiiHila lilazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. iMfKovco boiue:rs GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO VENTILATING APPARATUS WIRE FOR TRELLIS WORK Thos. if. iGathcred, 46 & 48 MARION ST. N. Y. Sectional View. HEATING APPARATUS FOR EreeRhouses, Etc. CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74. & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, in Unsurpassed Qpportunitij. to secure a copy of our CHRYSANTHEMUM Chromo, "a Study from Nature" and a work of Art ; size 21 x 27 inches, in colors, reprotluced from an orig- inal oil-painting made expressly for us, at an expense of over Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Its merits have been appreciated liy receivino; first premium whenever ex- hibited. .Secure a copy at once. IT WILL BE VALUABLE TO FLORISTS TO SELL BY IN SPRING-TIME. WHEN PLANTS OF CHRYSANTHEMUM IN FLOWER CANNOT BE SHOWN. Sent by mail on receipt of Fift}- Cents. Mounted on stretcher and varnished ready for framing, by express, on receipt of One Dollar. What People Say of Our Chr.vNantliemum Chromo: Nkw YORK. AfG. 15, 1886. Chromo a work of Art ; furthermore, the flowers are true repre- of to-day, all of which I recognize and can ea,sily name. Respectfully, JOHN THORPE. Pres't Society of .American Klorists. BEATTY & CO Dt\ii Sirs: — I conside sentations of the very best vi H. M. WALL, with Beattv & Co. New York. Nov. ii), 1886. X»m»- .fir.v— To the best of my judgment your Chrysanthemum Chromo is a true and life- like representation of a group of our finest Chrysantheniums, as well as an excellent work of Art, ■fill and interesting picture. Respectfully, PETER HENDERSON. most beauti Convention of the Society cf American Florists, \ Philadeli'hia, Arc!. 20, 1886. ) ll'/tai Committee on Lithographs report, Beattv & Co., A'. )'. A collection of Chrysanthemums excels anything which lias come under your committee's notice in this Art, as regards color, form, and perspective, most truly representing the respective flowers they are intended to delineate. r„„„„i.i«.. 'C. L. ALLEN, committee ^^^.,,,,^^, ^ drkeR. Address, mentioning .American Florist, jsE^^v^o:^^^ «& 00. 193-194 WEST STREET, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Send for Sample and Kstimale on Catalogue Covers. Plates, Show Cards and l!ox Labels to TJTT^ 7T rprp'lT' Jp (^f\ Lithographers for Florists, Seedsmen and Niirservmen, JjlLi^X L X GL \j\J,y 193-194 West St., N. Y. City. KepresenleJ l>y H. At. ICAI.I.. vedl cate 01 merit irom the society 01 American Florists, at tneir conven- tion held at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 18,8s; also, Convention of the Society of American Florists, Phila- delphia, Pa., Aug. 20, 1886. COMMITTEE'S REPORT: Messrs. Beattv & Co., New York, exhibit collection of Colored Lithographs worthy the highe-st praise, they being especially adapted for Florists' use, while the drawings are remarkably and happily fC. L. '^m L^mEmmn W&Mmm Copynght, 1SS7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter Published on fje 1st and 15th of each month by THE AMERICA.V FLORIST COMPANY Genekal Offices, 54. La Salle Street, Chicago Easterx Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Edwin Lonsdale Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16 17 and 18, 1S87. The Executive Committee The Executive committee of the S '\ F. held their winter session at Chicago Jan. 12-13. There were present Messrs Craig, Lonsdale, Stewart, Ma^ , Sie brecht, Jordan, Hill, Hunt and Vaughan Absent, Messrs. Thorpe, Murdoch Halli day and Whitnall. The programme for the next annual convention wis com pleted. Many important matters were discussed and the programme arranged embraces subjects of the greatest practi- cal value to every member of the craft. The subject of hotel headquarters and location of convention hall was also con- sidered. We expect soon from Secretary Lonsdale the complete programme for our readers. A Warning. So many complaints from various sourc- es, have been made by amateurs and others who purchase plants largely of the various florists throughout the country, that much of the stock sent out by them is untrue to the name it bears, that the Executive committee of the Society of American Florists, recently convened in Chicago, found it impossible to ignore the demand that something be done to check this growing evil, and save purchasers from the disappointment and loss caused thereby. Consequently a liberal appro- priation was made by them, for thorough- ly testing the plants sent out by every firm in the country doing a retail cata- logue business. The " modus operandi " by which this is to be accomplished is known only to the committee, but that it will be searching, thorough, and conducted without fear or favor is fully guaranteed by the charac- ter of the gentlemen composing that body. The result of their investigation vdll be reported to the society, and it is to be hoped, to the world, at the next annual meeting at Chicago in August next. G. These are capital and easily grown summer-blooming plants, but cannot be had in bloom in quantity in winter, with, out, I should think, more trouble than they are worth. Durijig the summer months, however, they bloom very pro- fusely, and there is a beauty, richness and uncommonness about them that must always command respect. And one great point in their favor is that seedlings raised in spring come into bloom when four or five months old, and the "roots" are good for several years. I raise them in quantity for summer flowers. The first batches to come in between April and the middle or end of June are grown in pots ; the main sum- mer crop to come in from June till the middle or end of September, planted out in cold frames ; after that, a few seed- lings in pots that bloom into October. I prefer seedlings of a real good strain to named kinds, and erect rather than pendant flowered sorts. Among seed- lings we get all sorts of colors — rose, crimson, purple and violet — peculiar to the race; selfs, shaded, streaked and spotted. I have not yet seen a pure white gloxinia, but the Suttons of Eng- land advertise one they call Snowflake, as such. In December '84 we imported from London some forty of the finest named varieties — one tuber of each — and paid five shillings a piece for them. They are gorgeous, but for vigor and profusion I prefer seedlings, and these in many cases are just as'brilliant as the named sorts. Plants in pots bear seeds freely ; those planted out in frames, sparingly. For earliest crop we select the tubers that have been at rest the longest and have started most to grow; pot these about Christmas or in January, using 5, 6 or 7inch pots, according to the size of the "roots." Keep in a brisk tem- perature near the glass, and water spar- ingly. When roots begin to run and tops grow, a little bottom heat assists them wonderfully. A great thing to ob- seri'e in gloxinia growing is, from the time they start into active growth till they begin to flower, keep them growing vigorously and unchecked. Other suc- cessions in February and March are pot- ted and started. If, about the end of March, it is evident that those that still remain unpotted are determined on start- ing into vigorous growth, we pot or box them off, but otherwise keep them as inactive as is consistent with their good health."* Seeds sown in February or March in a ■warm greenhouse, germinate in nine to fourteen days, according to conditions. These seedlings, if pricked off, trans- planted into boxes or potted, and re- potted in due time as they require it, and kept growing vigorously and un- checked, should begin to bloom in June, and most all of them will come in in July. But by a little humoring we infiy retard or accelerate them as we desire. In raising seedlings bottom heat has a powerful, invigorating influence on them. In summer we fill a 15-sash range of frames with gloxinias just as you would with violets or pansies, only plant a little farther apart and away from the glass. This we do in May or June, after emptying the frame of lettuces or bed- ding plants. The plants set out are from boxes or small pots. Put on the sashes, keep shaded, ventilate in favorable weather, and never let waterstand on the leaves. Here they bloom freely but no better than they 'do in pots, and grow raiikly — too much so sometimes. The main point in favor of planting out in frames is, very little bother in attending to them. The sashes are our best and tightest ; even then in wet weather they leak a good deal, and wet the plants so badly that we have some trouble in dry- ing them. I use common, light, rich, porous soil, with little or no manure in it ; rotted leaf soil is a good addition. A proportion of peat is often recommended. Now, peat such as we get here, will, if used as pot- ting soil, become a pasty mass in a short tinie, and then fine roots die in it. Peat of any kind is not necessary, and poor peat is injurious. When the tubers are starting mto growth, water sparingly; as growth ad- vances, be proportionately liberal ; as growth declines, lessen the supply; and when the foliage ripens, stop watering altogether. During their five or six 222 The American Florist. Feb. /, months' rest they don't need a drop of water. I never found manure-water to do them any good. While gloxinias like a warm, moist atmosphere ; they very much dislike being wetted overhead. Gloxinias should be shaded from sun- shine during the whole period of their growth ; indeed in warm summer weather, although our frames are ventilated day and night, in addition to the paint-shading on the sashes, I spread a sheet of calico over them, as without it the flowers and leaves wilt considerably. While glox- inias enjoy shading from sunshine they should be grown near the glass, and have free ventilation but no draught. In pots mulching is not necessary, but in the case of those that are planted out, of great importance. Wet cow manure rots the leaves ; ordinary- rotted manure, or half-rotted leaves, soon becomes part and parcel of the soil and useless as a mulch ; salt hay harbors crickets ; tobacco stems chopped a little are good enough so long as they are drj', but when wet they rot the leaves that lie close onto them. Sphagnum moss is the best mulch- ing material. Don't mulch about the crowns. If enervated by neglect or drought, thrips and red spider prey on them ; then they are useless for a season. Oft re- peated fumigations and tobacco mulch- ings check the thrips, but hinder not the spider. Sponging gloxinia leaves is feasible enough on paper, in practice rather different. Rust sometimes ap- pears as brown blotches on the leaves of old plants. It is caused by root injury- induced by neglect or drought. If it ap- pears on newly started plants, cut off all affected parts and promote a fresh start ; if on full-leaved plants, cut them over and let the tubers rest for a season. If the rust appears another year, throw them away. Sun -scalding, caused by sunshine on the leaves when they are wet, can be avoided. When the plants have ceased bloom- ing in the frames — say about the end of September or first of October — I cut them over close to the ground, lift and save the tubers. The frame is then ready for a winter crop of lettuces or flowering plants. As those in pots ripen and are dried ofT, they are laid aside till we lift the frame "roots," then we shake out the pot plants, put all the tubers together, and according to their age and ripeness. We then store them one deep, close against each other and tops up, on shelves put up book-case fashion, one above the other, inside at the warm end of a north- facing greenhouse pit, where the night temperature averages 55° to 60°, and we fill up to the level of the tops of the tubers with pit sand. In this way they keep splendidly, and seldom show vigorous growth before February. Mice or rats don't destroy them as they do caladiums. American Beauty. As the season for propagating our next season's stock of roses approaches, we very naturally begin to question ourselves as to which of the kinds we have grown the past year are the most profitable ? Which rose shall I retain and which shall I discard ? Opinions apparently differ as to whether or not American Beauty is a profitable rose as at present grown. Sometimes we hear that the large growers around New York (who are naturally supposed to know, having grown it more extensively than those in other sections of the coun- try), have come to the conclusion that it does not pay, notwithstanding the enor- mous prices it is said to have brought there, and that henceforth it will be grown in smaller quantities. Then again some one tells us that it is the best rose for cut flower purposes sent out during the last twenty years. I notice that some of the English grow- ers, Wm. Paul for instance, class American Beauty among hybrid perpetuals; and re- commend it as being valuable for forcing . From what I have seen of it grown as a hybrid, I think it will produce an abund- ance of flowers, but that they are likely to have short stems and for that reason will be disqualified as a high-priced rose; while grown as a tea it will produce shoots seven feet long that are absolutely- blind. 'Tis true that by tying them down they will break, and in all probability produce flowers, but so much time will have elap- sed that it is a serious question whether the rose will pay for the space it occupies even if its flowers, when you get any, do bring a good price. However, before discarding this really beautiful and desirable rose I would like to hear from some of the readers of the Florist as to their experience with it as a cut-flower rose. If the growers' receipts demonstrate that it can be made to pay, perhaps they will oblige us by telling how it is handled to produce this desirable result. RoBKRT Simpson. Boston. Trade in general is fair. Hybrids of good quality are now coming in. The "Gontier" is already a very popu- lar rose here. It will give the Bon .Silene a hard tussle. Cyclamens are coming forward again as favorites. Those now in the market are a wonderful improvement over those of a few years ago. At this season the florists' windows look their best. At no other time of the year can such a variety of choice and beautiful flowers be obtained. Glorious hybrids, showy orchids, graceful acacia, brilliant carnations, tulips, daffodils and nasturtiums, with an abundance of vio- lets, lily of the valley, pansies, myosotis, cyclamens and lilacs. These are but a few of the attractions that now fill the windows and show cases of the stores. The second meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' club, of Boston, was held on Friday evening, Jan. 21. James O'Brien offered resolutions on the death of Alex, (ireeulaw, which were unani- mously adopted. The Executive com- mittee reported a constitution and by- laws, which, with some amendments, were adopted. It was decided to ap- point a committee on essays and discus- sions. During the evening some fine specimens of Papa Gontier roses, sent by Mr. John Henderson, of Flushing, were exhibited, and attracted considerable at- tention. At the close of the meeting the roses were disposed of by auction for the benefit of the club. The next meeting of the club occurs on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The membership is now 175. On Friday, Jan. 20, about thirty prom- inent florists paid their last sad tribute to a valued friend and associate by attend- ing the funeral of Mr. Alexander Green- law. There will never be another Green- law. He was a man of pronounced in- dividuality, whose very bluntness and stubborn self-assertion' constituted a charm. He had the remarkable fac- ulty of drawing about him those who were his opposites in almost every sense, and indeed his most intimate asso- ciates were generally those with whom he had had the most bitter controversies. He was a Scotchman of the old school, of sterling honesty and firm convictions, with a kind and sympathetic heart, which, when he had been impulsive and had spoken hastily, would not let him rest till he had made amends and been forgiven. He was always on hand when there was a good time in progress, and a presenta- tion or an excursion without Greenlaw was a rarity. He conducted a profitable florist business at the south end for many years, but during the past two or three seasons has devoted his time to growing for the market, at his green- houses in Braintree. His age was 61 years. • W. J. S. Ventilation. Yourcorrespondent, "Saratoga Springs," asks "if the laps in the glass will not let in enough fresh air for nearly the whole winter? " Yes, but I find that a gentle circulation of fresh air is best obtained by having the ventilators open at the ridge; a small crack open in such weather as he describes will be all that is necessary. In obtaining this constant circulation lies the great merit of opening the ventila- tors at the apex of the roof instead of the reverse wa\- — as is so generally practiced — for as the overheated air naturally rises to this point it can thus more easily escape. I advise all intending builders to hang their ventilators on this plan; ex- perience will soon prove to them its great value. J. N. May. Mid-Winter Floral Fashions. The richest room arrangements are made with flowers of one tint and their several shadings, this being decided to best harmonize with upholstery, or to contrast with it as the case may be. Bongainvillea is favorite at present when an expensive display is made; it of course must have the most careful handling or it is a failure. Thorley did a wedding decoration yesterday which was chaste. The drapiugs and upholstery of the draw- ing room where the ceremony took place were of a pale lemon color, the walls being artistically tufted with brocaded satin of this tint. Mirrors were framed in cut crystal and the chandeliers were of the same sparkling material. From the cen- tral chandelier chains of bongainvillea were draped across the room to define the space set apart for the bridal party. They stood under an arch formed by specimen palms and tree ferns, and this was a mar- vel of exquisite arrangement, the different shades of green being most beautifully displayed, and the drooping fronds and towering leaves .so intermingled that they laj)ped gracefully, and fonned a lacy walled bower. .Someof the finest of these plants were loaned from the superb col- lection of S. J. Burnham & Co. The bongainvillea was drawn on asilver-thread wire and fastened on the top of the arched frame of the mantel mirror, where it was held by a rich blooming plant of cattleya which was surrounded with branching lilies (longiflorum). The vine was deli- cately draped around the chandelier and its bracts of purple ti.ssue paper, like foliage, contrasted finely with the light from crystal prisms. Sprays of speckled oncidiunis fluttered near the globes. The chain across the other way was attached to an arched cornice made of lilies over the door which was a large double one and had a small half curtain of liongain- villea loo])ed hi.gh on one side with a cluster of lilies and cypripediums. There were panels of white tulips in spaces on 1887. The American Florist. 223 ■M\t\N \H SCHOUBRUH PkR^, Ut^R^J^tUH^. the wall, made of the satin-like buds aud frin.tjed with small fronds of adiantums. The diuinjf-room which was an exten- sion was decorated with roses. There was all the shades of pink, in Mermets, La France, Souvs and Bon Sileue, deepen- ing down to Papa Gontier of which sever- al hundred were used. The mantel was banked in the prevailiii.y style 1 if a slope running high at one end and cutting down sharply at not quite half the length. This was done with Gontiers which were fringed at all edges with a wide liand of their own foliage. A vase of irridcscent glass held long stem American Beauties and stood on the end of the uiautel not banked. The plaques that decorated the walls of Delmonico's for last Patriarchs' ball were extremely elegant, particularly those made solely of foliage. There were gar- lands attached to these ovals, many of which were five feet long, that hung over with careless grace. Among the most effective of this greenery was the long garland of smilax and lygodium scandens which are so successfully aud symmetri- cally grown together by Mr. William Wilson, at Astoria. The plaques formed of rose bunches were shorn when the german was danced as the clusters tied with narrow ribbons were presented as favors. The valenced baskets of which we had r picture in the number of Dec. 15, are having a great run for souvenirs mostly, or to place on a tripod or piano. They are too high for table centre-pieces andtoo gaudily decked with ribbon. Li- lac baskets which are very favorite for gifts, are trimmed with lilac — a valence aud handle bound aud bowed. Ribbon the ex- actshade of lily of the valley leaves, is used for these baskets when filled with lilies. Myosotis is clustered in baskets trimmed with blue, and so with the white bulbs, such as narcissus and hyacinths, which are filled in white trimmed baskets. A very novel design made up by Beers, of Sth avenue, who has original ideas in decoration, is a butterfly made on a light wire frame, and supported from a rod which rises from a base that is mossed and filled with long-stem roses. The effect is the fluttering over these of the insect. The body of the butterfly was made of violets and its "feelers" of lily of the valley sprays. The lower half of the wings were formed of golden chrys- anthemums and blotched with gorgeous pansies. The upper part of the wings were shaded from pink to red with car- nations. A dinner arrangement made by Hanft Bros., this week, showed a fine disposition of the fairy lamp which was gotten up in all the colors and the shape of a tulip. These were introduced into a centre-piece of ferns and were a gaud}' addition to the selected foliage. Japanese butterflies were so placed in this piece as to appear to be quivering over the lac)' leaves. The table was garlanded with a chain of As- paragus teuuissimus, and there were favors of choice roses. A gentlemens' dinner given by Mr. Samuel Sloan, the late president of the New York Horticultu- ralsociety, was richly eml)ellished with a centre-piece five feet in length composed of adiantums in which were plunged 100 Magna Charta roses. There were four circular end baskets containing Jacqueminot roses and festooned with lily of the valley. Around the table above the covers was a band of asparagus viue in which lily of the vallej' spikes were so adjusted as to form a double fringe falling both ways. The favors were boutonnieres of hyacinths and violets. .\ lovely luncheon adornment was done on a white satin cover. White, pink and the plush doublebouvardia were employed with selaginella. A vine was made of the moss and pinkbouvardia diagonally across the table. At the opposite side of the vine at each end was an oval cut-glass dish in which white and blush double bou- vadia was clsntered. There were spun glass baskets filled with daisies for fa- The size of hand-bouquets is so large as to be burdensome. I may say the larger these are made the more fashionable. Four orchid hand bunches were sent to the Gatret ball, Baltimore, which were magnificent ; the one composed of Vanda cerulea sprays was a dainty collec- tion of these celestial colored flowers, loosely caught together with adiantums. Wedding bouquets are much larger than they were. They are made of Niphetos or Bride roses with a cluster of lily of the vally in one side. The bunch is festooned with small leaves of Adiantum cunea- tum. A pink rose, usually La France, is tucked iu among the other roses, but quite beneath them, so that only a glimpse maj' be had of this flower when looking down into the bunch; it is placed just above the lily of the valley where the cluster narrows up to the centre. All wedding bunches after having the stems bound with the white foil made for this purpose, should have a covering of satin neatly fitted and sewed over the foil. Then the sash is tied close to the bouquet; the lluisli of a liouquet, and the "tender ton. li", surli ,ix the adjustment of the piuk ri'sc, add mile h to its elegance. It is quite tluicirrcit tliingfor the florist to send the bride a nose-gay to wear away, a cluster of white violets, or some such simple flowers, with the stems bouud the same as the hand bunch. Boutonnieres are made very large for full dress, but they have declined again to a small knot of violets, or a single carnation or bud for the street. The handsomest boutonnieres I have seen this week were made of the florets of Roman hyacinths. These were wired, aud thirty of them made into a fan with three Neapolitan violets in its centre. Neapolitan violets are very fashionable, and violet baskets very flaring and with handles, are filled with ibo Marie Louise one side, and the same number of Neapolitans on the other. A small cluster of white violets is tied with ribbon of shades of purple to match the flowers on the handle. 224 The American Florist. Feb. I, Rochester. The very valuable collectiou of orchids at Rochester, owued by William S. Kim- ball, Es(i., and preside'd over by his able gardener, Mr. George Savage, is no doubt as extensive and complete a collectiou as can be found anywhere on this continent, and I doubt very much if it can be excelled by any of the large and famous collections iu Europe; it is not only rich and valuable in number of plants 'and varieties, but what is very important, all the plauts are iu excellent health and vigor. Nowhere have I seen such high and successful cul- tivation, showiug that no amount of care and expense is spared to attaiu the best results. In looking through this vast private establishment one would think that it were being conducted on a commercial basis— such perfect order and system seems to prevail in every department; but not so, for unlite many private gentle- men who make all they can out of their private greenhouses Mr. Kimball will not dispose of a single blossom for money, his sole object being to gratify his love for the beautiful in nature, and to share the same with his many frieuds and vis- itors. I feel sure that he could not have devised a better project to accomplish that end. 'Every day iu the year this magnificent museum of nature's rarest and most beautiful forms is open to the public, for this beneficent gentleman de- sires all to enjoy his treasures with him. Happily, this now noted place is located in the heart of the city, making it very convenient not only to residents but to the traveler whose time may be limited. I would that more of our wealthy men would, like this gentleman, devote a share of their wealth to the cause of horticulture, thereby benefiting all hu- mauitv as well as themselves. Mr.' Kimball's plant consists of an unique group of about a dozen houses which are arranged in such a way that one can walk through and view the beau- ties of the entire range without once step- ping out of doors. A large curved span house is filled with angraecuras, vaudas, saccolabiums, and serides, some of which are exceptionally fine specimens. In the center of a group is the majestic Vanda Lowii, which, it will be remembered, was exhibited in bloom last season; and Mr. Savage informed me that by a register kept at the time fully 6,000 people from far and near came to see the plant while in bloom. Next adjoining andsimilar to the vanda house is the cattleya house, well stocked with fine, healthy specimens of all known varieties, a great many of which are now in bloom. I noticed such as C. labiata Percivalliana, C. triauiE, C. Mendellii, C. speciosissima, and hundreds of others, showing for flowers. Those in liloom are superb, and show the perfect care they have undoubtedly had. Another house is filled with cypriped- iums or slipper plants; you can find every known variety in cultivation, as Mr. Kimball is especially fond of cypriped- iums, aud has made this one of his spe- cialties for the last two years. These thousands of plants are in a flourishing state, many of rarer and also some of the commoner varieties being now in bloom. Next we enter the odontoglossum house, which is a large north house; here the beautiful gems of the South American Alps thrive luxuriantly; thousands of plants, all in fine condition, aud hundreds of them with spikes in different stages of development, some in full bloom, others showing prominently, and more of them coming on later. There are also a num- ber of other cool orchids in this house, such as Loelia anceps; L. anceps Hillii was in fine bloom, L. autumnalis, Cattleya citrina, etc. All these, except the odonto- glots, were suspended. Now we enter a house which contains, I have uo doubt, the largest aud most varied collection of orchids which can be found anywhere; here you can see the poorest and the best of the epiphytal as well as of the terrestrial generas; there are some very interesting plants in this col- lection, and as Mr. Savage says, always something in bloom. Here we drop into a small but unique house devoted almost entirely to masdevallias and maxillarias, of which there are some fine large speci- mens; several varieties are now iu bloom, with dozens d^id scores of blossoms. Masdevallia tovarense.with its pure white, bold, and upright blossoms, the interest- ing though small M. Shuttleworthii, M. Veitchii, M. Harryaua, a number of them coming into bloom. We wonder if this is the last, when we are told that the next house is the deu- drobium house, where are more varieties of this very graceful and free flowering genus than one could scare up perhaps in a dozen places, and though there are not many varieties in bloom at present there are great numbers of buds; iu this house you will also find a grand collection of oucidiums, lycastes, and calanthes; the latter are nearly past, but what is left of them and the bulbs aud stocks show plainly how very fine and large they must have been when in their prime. We also see iu this house grand masses of Cattleya citrina showing signs of bloom, and im- mense masses of Lselias albida, anceps, autumnalis, and the largest lot of L. day- ana 1 have ever seen anywhere. We are not all through yet, for next we enter into the real East India, or phaliE- nopsis house, which is a wing of a stove. Here are certainly the best and largest phalcenopsis iu thi's country, and not only in a small way, but in quantities includ- ing every variety of this very pretty but delicate genus. Every orchid grower knows what a queer and precarious family they are; as we often remark, wheu you think you have a fiue plant, and are all right, the first thing you know is your plant is going. I must compliment Mr. vSavage upon the healthy and sturdy appearance of his plants. Not many were in bloom, but any num- ber of spikes were showing for an abun- dant crop. This is another one of Mr. Kimball's specialties, and if money can obtain any new or rare variety of this family Mr. Kimball secures it. The stove house adjoining contains only the choicest kinds of tropical foliage plants; anthur- iums of every variety, nepenthes, masses of colored foliage such as crotons, dra- csenas, alocasias, and others of great in- terest. In addition to the orchid and plant houses there is an aquatic house, with an artificial pond, in which are at home the gems of the water, some of which are in bloom the year round. Nymphsea devon- iensis was in perfect bloom, and several other sorts were showing buds. The ends and sides of this large house are finished off with palms, ferns, flowering vines, such as bouganvilleas, bignouias, jasmines, tacsonias, passifloras, and alla- mandas, with hundreds of flowers. There IS an aljundance of bulbous flowers, of which there is no end ; lilies of the valley, hyacinths, tulips, freesias, and narcissus. There are also two rose houses, a violet and pansy house.and when one has passed through he wonders how all these things are kept in such perfect order and condition. Here is a place to learn a great deal. Mr. Kimball certainly has every reason to be proud of his now large and hand- some collection, especially when we con- sider the short time since he first pro- jected the plans for this magnificent place. He takes a great personal inter- est and pleasure in his plants, and I doubt if there is one in his houses of which he does not know the name, or is not more or less familiar with. Novelties are being continually added, and thous- ands of dollars are auiiually expended in new and desirable accessions. New Rochelle, N. Y., Jan. 22, '87. Leptosyne Maritima. I am real glad to know from your corre- spondent, E. L.,page 213, that some of our florists have taken hold of this beauti- ful winter-blooming plant. I have grown it for many years and time and again have urged its cultivation by our florists. John Thorpe has seen it here in bloom, and I sent flowers of it to our late la- mented friend James Y. Murkland, to show them to his friends in New York. It is one of the golden beauties of Cal- ifornia, indigenous to the sea beach at San Diego and on the islands. It is also known as Tuckermannia maritima, Nutt, and Coreopsis maritima, Bruth and Hooker, but Gray's name, Lepto- syne maritima, is the one retained by Si- reiio Watson, the emiuent author of the Botany ol California. Although it is a perennial, I always treat it as an annual. The seeds are cheap enough, and they germinate as readily as do those of zinnias. Sown in spring, it will bloom out of doors in summer (but the flowers are not as fine as those produced under glass in winter), and sown in June it will bloom iu Deceni- ber; or those of the spring sowing if lifted and potted about the end of July, iiiuke fine winter stock. It loves the sun- shine. Ilcavv waterings destroy it. Wliilc desirable iu limited quantity, I should not advise any florist to go into it extensively; better try a few plauts to begin witli. I think it will always be n "fancy" article; never a popular plant. 1887. The American Florist. 221 Vanda Sanderiana. We take pleasure in presenting our readers with au illustration of the now famous plant which brought the highest price at the noted Morgan sale last season. This plant was taken from its native habitat in the East Indies by one of Messrs. Hugh Low & Go's collectors, and bv hi; 18S0. brought to England Messrs. Low & Co. established it and sold it at auction in Loudon, where i t was purchased b y Messrs. Backhouse & Sons, of York, for 200 guineas. These gentlemen sold it to Messrs. Veitch, who sent it to Mrs. Mor- gan for about dou- ble th e am ount which the plant first sold for. At the Mor- gan sale it was pur- chased by Siebrecht & Wadley for J900, who in turn sold it to the late C. J. Os- born for |i,ooo. The day after it was sold a letter was received from England with orders to purchase the plant at a much higher figure, but the plant went to crown Mr. Osborn's collection, where it still remains the gem of its family. The p'aut was re- cently in bloom, and our illustration is from a photograph secured for us by Mr. Siebrecht. Orchids for Cut- flowers. When visiting Gen. Rathbone's green- houses, in Albany, a few days ago, I was much impressed up- on seeing his coelo- gynes, with the ca- pabilities of this or- chid for producing large results. If all florists could grow this plant with the same success as the General, all further debate upon the ques- tion of the profit to be derived from growing orchid flowers for the market, would be unnecessary. The facts related to me by Gen. Rath- bone are as follows: Three years ago he purchased at an auction sale, a large plant of Coelogyne cristata, the plant being of such a size as to be called "Jumbo." For it he paid the sum of I165. For one year he kept it without disturbing it in any way, then it was broken up, and several pieces made of the original plant. At the time of writing there are three large pans filled with magnificent bulbs which at auction would undoubtedly bring fco to $7.s each. Besides these there are about fifteen smaller pieces, in value from |io to j!2o each. I was somewhat interested in ascertain- ing the number of flowers likely to be cut this season, from these several plants ; at a low estimate it is said to be about five hundred spikes; many of these spikes have six flowers upon them, hardly any- less than five. The bench-room occupied by these coelogynes does not exceed 150 square feet, so that even if the flowers should be sold wholesale at$i per dozen, they would easily return a handsome profit. It is not probable that every one can grow this orchid as well as those above mentioned have been grown, but let no one vice for artistic work. Many florists, in- terested in this subject of orchids for cut- flowers, but not experienced in their cul- ture, would upon seeing the healthy con- dition of the plants, the freedom with which they bloom, and the beauty and desirability of the flowers at once arrive at the conclusion that here there would cer- tainly be an orchid in every way suitable for the purpose of growing for cut-flowers; but they would make a great mistake. More failures are made probably with this genus, than with any other. Not only do inexperienced cul- tivators lose manv plants, but those who have grown them suc- cessfully for years, ac- cumulating many plants, often find their pieces deteriorating, and all efforts seem powerless to restore their former vigor. Neither can phalae- nopsis be purchased for a small sum of money, as good plants always command high prices. Amongst those or- chids which can be grown, and the flow- ers sold at a profit, is Cattleya M o.'s s i K. This cattleya has been cultivated for many years, and, as a large number of pieces have been imported during late years, it can be purchased at a very rea,sonable price. It blooms during the spring months, and the flowers are quite an acquisition to the florist, not only on account of their size, but also because of eir rich coloring. The flowe are pro- MknOK SKHDtR be deterred by any supposed difficulty in undertaKing its culture; for, as before ob- served in these pages, its requirements are simple, and can be easily managed by inexperienced, though careful growers. During the same visit I was also strong- ly impressed by another circumstance — how few orchids there are out of all the species cultivated, that would be likely to prove profitable, if grown for the sole purpose of marketing the flowers. For instance, in the same houses there is a magnificent batch of phalaenopsis in bloom, theplantsbeing extremely healthy and vigorous, and the flowers of large size. One spike of P. grandiflora has about eight or nine of the largest flowers ever seen in this country. Any florist, seeing these flowers, would be filled with admiration and could readily discern their value in the making up of designs. Not only is this species desirable, but both P. ama- bilis and P. Schilleriana are of equal ser- duced freely, plants in 5-inch and 6-inch pots often producing fromi four to eight. There are many vari- eties of these cattle- yas. Out of one hun- dred imported plants, but few flowers would be found to be ex- actly alike in color, the shading varj-ing extremely. No difficulty need be experienced in flowering this species if complete rest is given through the winter. During that time it should be placed in a house where the night temperature does not exceed 55°, and water given only to prevent the bulbs from shriveling. Formerly it was considered necessary to shade this and other orchids, at all times, but this is not considered good policy, according to present ideas, and shading is generally dis- pensed with through the winter months. The flowers of most cattlej'as are valu- able for cutting purposes. Nearly all of them are readily grown, and if attention is paid to the resting period, no trouble need be apprehended in flowering them. Some, though, are high priced, and, there- fore, on that account, undesirable for the purpose we have in view. (CONTINUED IN NEXT NDMBER.) 22< The American Florist. Feb. i> New Carnations. We give herewith an illustration of two of Mr. John Thorpe's new seedling carna- tions, from which much is expected. E.G. Hill is pronounced the best scarlet carna tion for cut flower purposes ever intro duced. Its merits are stated by the intro ducers as follows : " It is very early — as early as any carnation grown ; very pro lific, bearing its flowers on very short'stenis and never bursts its calyx. Flowers a fine shade of scarlet and measur- ing from two to two and a half inches in diameter; petals full and perfectly crimped with fringed Columbia is stated to be "the best of the variegated carnations; flow- ers very full and perfect, two to two and a half inches in diameter; petals beautifully fringed and crimped; color delicate flesh, with lemon tint, deepening towards center to a rosy salmon, rayed and dashed whh bright scarlet on outer part of petals; long stems; never bursts, free blooming and very robust. ' ' perature of 50° only, but with all the light possible, watering of course but lightly. [Don't tuck them away under the bench if vou want good plants ] At about this se-ison the\ begm to grow some and as room lb \ ilu-ible the\ ire pre%ented from beconiin,, lin\ii 1\ ^ \nj, o\er them an 1 ] I 1 iiu II ill til 1 r^er leaves thus admiUiii., li^lil 1 U\c 11 the plants At the SIUIL tunc, tht t ] ol the stronger "M^tC^^'A* Growing Geraniums. " Oh ! anvbodv can grow ger- aniums !" Yes, but can they grow good plants ? Last spring the writer visited the markets in 'sever- al of the larger cities and was sur- prised at the small percentage of really well-grown geranium's of- fered for sale. Enormous quantities of plants were seen at every place, as the geranium is beyond question a standard market plant, but a large majority of the plants were so badly "drawn" as to be neariv worthless. Plants in 4-iuch pots vrith leaf stems six to eight inches and flower stems eight and ten inches long were far more frequent- ly seen than good, sturdy, com- pact plants. The unfortunate purchaser of such plants, is of course badly dis- appointed, as when planted out thev make no growth until all the forced foliage drops, and new, normal growth is made, during which time the plants are anything but objects of beauty. This is especiallv ag- gravatmg, if a neighbors' plants are at the time in fine bloom, and, by the way, that neighbor's fine bed is all' that saves the entire craft from being classed as frauds by the victim of "drawn" plants. He, quite naturallv comes to the tonclu- sion that " It isn't worth while for him to bother them," and a plant buver is lost to the trade. Grow as many plants as you possiblv can, but do not increase the quantity at the expense of quality, for you will find that it does not pay in the long run. The customer to whom vou sell a good plant that will give satisfaction, will be sure to patronize you succeeding seasons while he who sells poor stock cheap must depend entirely upon new trade each vear. I will briefly describe the 'method of growing geraniums practiced at Lincoln park, Chicago, where large quantities are grown each year for the park beds. _ Before frost overtakes the bedded plants in the fall cuttings are taken from them and placed in a propagating house without heat, the sand being first well watered. Water is then given verv sparinglv for a week or ten days the object being' to .still further ripen the wood before inducing them to root. After potting they are grown on in a house having a night tern- ^:-- \ UtNN Ckrum\ohs. ones are pinched ofl", causing them to break at the sides. When the pots are well filled with roots they are shifted into 3's, not delaying until the roots force through the drainage hole of the pot. As soon as they are growing strongly in their new quarters the larger leaves are again picked off and those that require it are again pinched, giving enough room at all times to admit light between the plants. About .April i, they are shifted into 4's and at once transferred to a mild hot bed where they remain until wanted for bedding. If the plants were to be .sold on the market, they could be taken into the greenhouse in batches at selling time j where a very little heat would quickly bring them intofine bloom, making them just as showy and much more durable and satisfactory than the ungainly, "drawn" specimens from the crowded , benches of the careless grower. Mt. of Snow is handled in a difierent way; the ])Iaiils being lifted from the beds ill the foil in sufficient (luantities for stock in the usual way. Propagating is begun in December and as the cuttings obtainable from Mt, of Snow at that time are are of course quite small, and so .short 1 that it is very difficult to handle them, the following method is practiced. To a leaf stem of each cutting is wired a tooth-pick as shown in engraving on page 22S, (not too closely, as that might induce rot), which supports the cutting. The pick is inserted in the sand, bringing the base of the cutting to the top of the sand only, as theplant will rootjust as freely thus as if in- serted in the sand. When rooted they are potted without removing the pick, whicli is taken out later after the plant has become firmly estab- lished in the pot. G. The Bennett. Editor Americax Florist: — I notice in your issue of the 15th of January, that Wm. Hanson of Philadelphia, is quoted as having said that he will "pull the Bennett out never to grow it again." I be- lieve that Mr. Hanson, if he now thinks, so,' will 'not be long in changing his mind. In a house where we have 500 Beauties, 500 Perles, 100 Sunsets, 200 Mphetos, 200 Bon Silene, 200 Bnde 100 Mermets, 100 Cook, 100 Souvenir d'un .\mi, 1,000 Bennetts, planted, we find that in proportion to space occupied, the Bennett has paid better than anything else, and that too in the face of the fact that less than half of the Bennetts are in good working shape, while everj- other variety in the house is in ex- cellent condition. I say that less than half of the Bennetts are in good working condition; that is, that while one portion has grown to a height of from two to three feet, the others run from six to twelve inches, a consequence, no doubt, of being injuree freely given as long as the buds are growing. As cold nights approach, the plants are placed under glass, even before actual frost appears. It is a mistake to try to keep the plants out until the actual ap- pearance of hard frost, for we have many nights not cold enough to freeze, but cold enough to check their growth, and this checking of their growth is an acknowl- edged cause of mildew wherever it ap- pears. For a long time after placing them un- der glass they reqtiire no artificial heat, and should be very freely ventilated through the day. In cold, cloudy weather it is best to introduce a little heat into the house, if only to dry out the damp- ness. Soon after they are brought in, the black aphis will appear, and must be persistently fought with tobacco smoke, as long as the plants remain inside. — Extract from paper read before Mass. Hart, society, fan. 15. The "South Side." That wedge of Hill's seems to have started something; at least Mr. .Bird is trying to hit the "other end." "A. E. W." says "that rose cuttings placed upon a bench where they will receive sunshine root more freely and are of a better color." He might have added also that they have more roots, and stronger ones. "A. E. \V," it seems, don'twant to give up the room for the propagating bench. Then why does he not try rooting them among the rose bushes in his beds or benches? He has plenty of room. He well says, "that it will do none of us harm to consider this subject." In reply to Mr. Bird, I would say that the glass is not shaded, yet the strong light is broken, and this is not done until March. The "change of temperature" does not seem to hurt them. Just look at what May says in the same issue, page 189. "The ordiuari,- temperature of the rose house is the best for cuttings." The main point is to keep the bed at proper condition of moisture; in the sun- shine it should be very moist; so much moisture would scare a "north sider" out of his wits. The current of cool air coming down the glass and passing over the cuttings: keeps the temperaturejusl aliout right, higher in the daytime, lower at night, while the pipes keep the bottom heat just as you want it. Cuttings rooted in the sun- shine do not need the shading after pot- ting; they are accustomed to light, and glory in it, as is shown b\- their growth, strong and free. Now to you unbelievers I would say, try this sunny way, throw away your prejudice, give it a fair trial, and you will be found in favor it. Jan. 12, 'S-. Gkvskr. Cheap Greenhouse Heating. liV WALTER W. COLES. In heating small places I would strong- ly advocate the use of hot water under pressure in preference to flues, both as to effectiveness and first cost. It is more du- rable, easier and quicker put in, far better and healthier for the plants, and the co.st is less than that of a flue to heat the same space, costing probably about as much as terra cotta pipes. I had heard that the system was in suc- cessful use b_v Mr. Win. Cochran, gard- ener to Geo. C. Lamddin, Esq., and being interested in the matter, I called on the gentleman, who readily gave me all the information asked, and I will now give pipe less is used ; the dowu-hill plan is the one used. Lansdowne, Pa. Packing Pipes. Last fall, when putting in my hot water pipes, from taking every fool's advice, I used metallic lead for packing, melting it and running it into the hubs. The consequence was that from the difference in the expansion and contraction of the two metals the pipes leaked first, last and all the time. All the caulking in the world would not keep them tight. I write this to warn other unsophisticated florists from ever attempting to make use of metallic lead for packing. S. V. the result of my queries to the readers of the Florist. His boiler consists of fifteen feet of t-inch pipe coiled in the shape of a rustic beehive, fifteen inches in diameter at the bottom and seven at the top. The furn- ace is built of brick similar to an ordin- ary flue furnace, but following the shape of the coil, leaving an inch space between it and the masonry. As the top of the coil enters the greenhouse it is bushed in- to a 2-inch pipe which makes the cir- cuit of the house ; at the highest point there is a cock for the escape of air when the pipes are being filled. An expansion tank made of a 5-foot length of 2-inch pipe surmounted by a safety-valve com- pletes the system. The pipe's are filled through a i-inch pipe connected with the return in the boiler, the top ofthe pipebeingon alevel with the highest point in the flow ; it is necessary to have a valve here to shut off as soon as the pipes are full. Mr. Coch- ran has his flue brought back into the stoke-hole with a piece of ordinarj- stove pipe, but I would suggest building a flue along under the back bench ofthe green- house as being much more economical of fuel. The house in question is 14 x 35 feet, and the heating apparatus cost complete only I45. Any man with ordinary skill can' put the pipes together. Mr. C. has no gauge to indicate the amount of pres- sure used, but he says he places a weight of 80 pounds on the safety valve and fires up according to the weather. It seems to me that this system would be well adapted for houses of say from 50 to loo feet in length. From what I have seen of hot water under pressure I should consider it necessary to have a separate boiler for each house ; I tried to use the system in two new houses and though it heated one house successfully the water would not circulate in No. 2. Messrs. Lonsdale & Burton, German- town, are using water under pressure to heat their American Beauty house and seem to be well pleased with it ; they use 2-inch pipe for the boiler (which Mr. Bur- ton made himself), for a house, I think. 18 X 80 feet. The 2-inch pipes extend entirely around the house, except half of the back where a flue is built, and one Boilers and Pipes. Is it practicable or desirable to use, for grates, hot-water pipes with a circulation independent of the boiler ? I heard it stated a short time ago by one who claims to be posted on hot-water heating that I -inch pipe is better than 4-inch, pro- viding enough are used to give the same radiating surface. Can anyone give actual experienct in the matter? I would throw out as a hint : Would it not pa\^ the florists of the ccrantry to contrib- ute, each according to his means, toward an experimental fund, and thei\ appoint a committe of practical men to give prac- tical tests of boilers already on the mar- ket, or to construct new boilers with a view of ascertaining how to construct the best greenhouse boiler for hot water ? If the idea is worth working out I would suggest that a committee be appointed by the S. A. F., the scope of the work out- lined, then the contributions called for. A man feels more like going down -in his pocket if he knows how his money will be used and who has charge. Lucius Rose. Down-hill Piping. BY G. S. B. After reading the article in Amkric.xn Florist of Dec. 15, on hd-watcr circu- lation, we thought that at last the "cure- all" had been discoved lor bad circula- tion but soon changed our mind after visiting a neighboring florist who la.st summer had two houses repiped on the down-hill plan with hot water under pres- sure. The boiler, an upright sectional, some four or five feet high was placed on the surface of the ground in a shed between two houses, each about 15 x 60 feet and joined end to end. There was a separate flow and a separate return for each of the two houses, with stop-valves in each, and as both houses were alike and the same trouble occurred in both, a description of one will answer. The flow, commencing at the boiler, rose perpendicularlv for about one foot, which was its hi.gh'est point, and from there entered the house at near one cor- ner, passed across that end overhead so as to clear the walk, then dropped down into 230 The a me rican Flor is t. Feb. the top of a branch tee -n-ith three out- lets, from which three 2-iiich heating pipes passed along the side of the house, then across the far end and returned along the opposite side of the house into another branch tee. From the bottom of this tee a single pipe returns the water to the boiler. The trouble that occurs with this sys- tem is that the top pipe of the three gets all the hot water and the lower two are nearly cold for about three-quarters of their length. The reader will bear in mind that the pipes are laid on a contin- uous descent all the way, and just where the trouble is we do not claim to know ; perhaps some of our experienced " down- hill" men can explain. Roses.— The present cold weather will be rather a heavy tax on the coal bins, but I advise during extreme weather to let the heat in all rose houses drop to 56° at night, or even 54°, thereby saving some fuel and keeping the plants in a more thrifty, healthy condition. It is a well known fact that a very high temperature radiating from the pipes weakens the foliage and growth of all plants, and growth produced under such circumstances is sure to suffer when ex- posed to bright sun, also producing a poor quality of flowers. Many cultivators do not estimate the injury they are sub- jecting their plants to by this means alone, but a little careful study of the subject will con\dnce them of the evil effects therefrom. Keep all the dead leaves picked off, and keep everything clean and free of weeds, insects, etc.; look carefully over beds and benches for dry spots, as during hard firing some spots that are most exposed to a direct current of hot air will dry out faster than other parts less exposed, and if watering of such spots is neglected the plants near by will naturally suffer a check, and often become badly affected with spider, etc. As the days lengthen a little weak liquid manure can be given once a week, which will greatlj- help plants where the soil is somewhat exhausted, but be careful not to overdo it. Remember that more plants are killed by this than all other causes combined. J. N. M. Dutch Hy.\cinths can now be brought into the greenhouse. It is al- most useless to try to get them into fiower earlier in the season. From this date, however, good flowers may be expected. It is well to remember that the demand for flowers is much lighter through Lent, than before and after that time ; so all our calculations should be made with the object of having the largest supply when- ever we are sure of having a large de- mand. Arrange accordingly, and do not force too man}- valley, hyacinths, tulips, etc., during the moiith of March, but have a full assortment ready for the market, by Easter, which, this year falls on April 10. It is by anticipating and preparing for the immense demand for flowers and plants at Easter, that the shrewd and energetic florist, shows his superiority to his less persevering brethren ; for here is his golden opportunity coming but once each year ; for success is sure and certain for him that knows and avails himself of the opportunities within his reach. Hydrangea, Thos. Hogg, and H. Otaksa, can be now placed in heat, for the purpose of having them in bloom for Easter ; the former is quicker than the *tter. A. E. \V. Thomas Moore. Mr. Thomas Moore died at his resi- dence, in Botanic garden, Chelsea, Lou- don, England, Jan. i, last, in the 55tii year of his age. His life-long labors in the advancement of horticulture is known in every country where a love of garden- ing is fostered. He was appointed cura- tor of the Chelsea Botanic garden in 184S and has resided at Chelsea for nearly 40 years. As an author he has pro- duced many valuable works, but will be best recollected by his work on ferus, which were his special study. For sev- eral years he was connected with the edi- torial department of the Gardeners' Chronicle, and for many years edited the Florist and Pomologist a monthly maga- zine recently discontinued. To the last he was associated with Jlr. B. S. Williams in the editing of the Orchid Album. The good and successful work he has done for horticulture will be an enduring monu- ment to his memory. MoNTRE.'iL, Can. — The florists of this city are organizing a florists' club. A meeting to perfect organization will be held Feb. 3, when a constitution and by- laws will be submitted for action. Will some of your many readers give the best uses hen manure can be applied to in and about the florist's business, and whether used in liquid or dry state ? H. Would it not be a good plan to use water for syringing, that was about the temperature of 70° or So°., even higher, because it would cool very rapid- ly after it left the hose ? .Should think this treatment would make the buds break very soon. R. Will some one give us through the Florist their experience in handling freesia bulbs after blooming? Also if Romans, narcissus and tulips can be put to any profitable use, and if so, how to handle them ? F. Mr. F. p. Dilger, of Milwaukee, wishes us to state that his boilers did not give out as stated in our last issue ; and that the foundation for our correspond- ent's report was mereh' that a flue in one boiler sprung a leak, which was soon remedied without damage to the contents of houses. Catalogues Received. Chandler Smith, Mystic River, Ct., seeds; Geo. Thomp,son & Sons, Louisville, Ky., plants; D.Guiheneuf, Nantes, France, seeds and bulbs; D. W. Cozad, LaCygne, Kans., nursery stock ; W. D. Lane, Middlebury, Vt., plants;J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., seeds; G. Pillsbury, Nashua, N. H., plants; J. Lewis Ch'ilds, Queens, N. Y., plants and seeds; S. Y. Haines & Co., Philadelphia, seeds ; I'ountain Conserva- tory, Pueblo, Colo., plants and bulbs ; Currie Bros., Milwaukee, Wis., plants and seeds; Berterman Bros., Indianapolis, Ind., plants; Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky., plants and seeds ; N. Steffens, New York, florists' wire designs ; John A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis., plants and seeds ; Isaac F. Tillinghast, LaPlunie, Pa., seeds; Din- gee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa., roses and hardy plants ; Michel Plant & Seed Co., St. Louis, seeds; James King, Chi- cago, seeds ; Reasoner Bros., Manatee, Fla., plants and nursery stock ; Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, la., .seeds ; Michael Rains & Co., London, England, seeds and bulbs. "SrtOATlONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. ithcwi«*'of lU cents a 1 tiOft. 'Cash must accon rtl ne pa i.s head will be inserted at seven words) each inser- ay order. QITI-ATIdX W. NT :d- -n> ■ H'k'kemI? S'',' ;''': "■ ' llMlist anil :;;;e":i& S'V '.,'■'■ 1 and rose 1 'si^r'N. V. S'_'' ''"',■■■■'■ _ '^^ '.■ :,,;;;;! S'!',!^h'' '',''. " '■ ;^ . - , , . ■■-,;; S' '.' ' ' '"'■ \ ' ' ^ ._'/ V ,",,r" S' ' ' ,' ' ':' '■ ■' "' ■•■ ^T, \TI N W s ^^ ^ ' ;, ,: ,,,!,,> Km, sas. A\ ! .,.^''r i ..,,;,k,. ^^ ' s'lKlmw \.\\A h •E^\ uVli fVtv. A^ N 1 >-SinKl. ;■'"!'"" '{r:yz \\ . .,:.ri ' ,„■ •• w lUU. T V'"L 1887. The American Florist 231 IflOR SAI,E-VVi Adiiress, G tlci'risti' f'iE :" :' an'nuS \WANTEl)TOSKr I'M E;!';'! , ■l-.-iin. r(lNKl(AKIA 11 VH i:',"/Mi,i' Mi,!'k.' .r\ y, .fl III! per run. In. 1. Y"^^ '-"- li's'ii-'i x,ll!l'i.' :.;'i sl.yllH'llJU is-'ll. N. <•. ¥^'^.!^^l£fj i.™!.;i liB OS IS Plumes, eles. cm. ■ iriinlin SBUOS," lire the best in Ke'e^^-N.'S'"- , , '■;;;;> r. Tnr, Centauha .good bed- 'ark. 111. fBB:^::B «l"'u,Ii'i'l ;;;';';;,' £ i-'Mi the two Ngw losGS THE BRIDE HER MAJESTY Special prices for extra fine plants. ■ ALSO >:oo(1 strong pliints of all the best leading va- rieties ot Teas, H.Teas aiulH. Perpetuals.includinii tine year-old pljin* a of the latter from upun ground. ^\Vrite fur pricofs etc.. J. IV. 3>X.A.^". SUJaMIT, UNION CO., N. J. iHnvEltiEs in Roses. IVeVEIiTIEg I]^ eE^7J]SIIUM3. finest oat of this year's new Glory of Franre, Reaan. Sergeant Bobillet, Arc en-Ciel, etc. The New Roses embrace some very promieint? varieties. '^ Comtess da Freigneuse, Ifad. David, Camille R oux, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for descrijitive list and wUoieeale price liBt of other clioice stock. HILL& QO., RICHMOND, IND. Imported H.P, Rose; _ „ Its; ' ..<««l>lli stock, iiie the best Prices to applicnr ^ thy llltl or lIXXi at low rules. .4. Addn-ss. Hostiin, JIas.s. w. t- ,^^ m:j j]Oz)j:>% Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W, F. Bennett, Papa Gontier, AJso eood iilantaof the Ijo^t i.u.Hii- vnhcticaof TPeaa,*"!!. Teas.U.PeTpetiinls ;.ii,l 1, -cii.-n .Ilec- Send yotir Advertisement for ■^tUR XEW DIRECTORY 1^ 'Copj- will be recei\ed up to Feb. 15. FROM THE BOSKOOP NURSERY ASSOCIATION. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COE.NTIES SLIP. NEW YOKK. offers FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY General Jacqueminot. Marechal Neil, Victor Verdier. La'.France. Captain Christy, Souvenir de Malmaison. Baroness de Rothschild. Marie Baumann. Paul Neyron, Gloire de Dyon, also Clematis .lackmanii. STATE SORTS AND QUANTITIES WANTED. Also 10,000 very strong Clumps SPIR^A JAPONICA. Special Prices by the case. I^OSE^S. r-blooming, propagated from plants grown grown in cool houses, not forced, and will We have now ready some 10.000 ROSES 1 open ground this Summer. The plants have eet the requirements of all Florists who wish he We offer these with some 50,000 in assorted varieties, at $4,00 per 100 or $40.00 per. 1,000. SPECIAL VARIETIES AT SPECIAL PRICES. eneral Stock of Bedding Plants ready at lowest prices. Catalogues mailed free to all appl Addr. NANZ & NEUWER, Louisville, Ki We offer tlie largest and iiio.st complete stock of Roses in this country. .Straight 2 '2-in. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, anil ,t;ive best results. ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES !" l"~ "ll'Iy at very reasonable pri ■ ■" - • - p^^.^ THE NEW ROSES OF '86. Genl. Jacq, Perie des .'ilden Pearl), Souv. de Victor nr BudtlloK, Exadelphe^ Comiesse ur.,t. jjuz'm, LiaiKints i.<-r<[. j:,iniiti/n iir tiianzai , Suzanne Blanchel, Souvenir de n . u:[,sse Georgette KiH^uetU liuti^on. Set of 14 for $5, and very reasonable per dozen HYDRANGEA GRAN Dl FLORA-'' Specialty .-Immense Stock, strong open ground I Also Japan Judas, New H lute IVetgela Candida, IVeigela Hortensis Nevia, \ l.tMinnii iiliactum), ^nio .^a^ara, anda fullline of allthebest//a>irf_v.S'/M-«*A«v I I I \\>' '^\^u\'j, Ampetopsis yeitchii (,'!&os\.Qnlvy), Akcbia Quinata, Sweet-Scented Honey- .\ ;' / free on application, to Florists, Market Gardeners and Dealers only. /. / .::.<: f'l.uii-, correspondence solicited. Address, THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE GROWERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA- American Beauty. "We have the largest aud healthiest stock of this Rose in America, and are pre pared to make the lowest prices either for present or future delivery." " The Ainerican Beauty is now admitted to be the most remarkable Rose intro- duced for many years. We have found it the most profitable Rose for cut flowers we have yet grown, and having two large houses filled with it we are fairly able to judge of its merits. Commencing in September, when we were cutting from one to three hundred flowers a day, we retailed them at 25 cts. each. This price gradually ad- vanced until the holidays, when we sold all we had at f 1.25 each. Our cutting then was about fifty a day. We have given it exactly the same treatment as Perles, Mer- mets, Niphetos, etc., aud the flowers produced have been fully equal to the best Hybrids, and very much easier aud more profitable to grow. We have found it also a most excellent out-door Rose, and perfectly hardy." " We have also a verv large stock of ' Wm. F. Bennett ' and 'The Bride' Roses; 'Bennett' is now well 'and favorably known. 'The Bride' has fully realized all that Mr. May promised for it, and is certainly the best White Rose for cut-flower pur- poses." "We grow a large stock of all the standard varieties of cut-flower Roses, as well as the most popular varieties for general culture. It will pay to write us for prices and to buv our stock, as it is perfectly healthy and gives the greatest satisfaction to purchasers. Orders from cut-flower growers for stock to be delivered next spring or summer especially solicited." "I ater we will have a large stock of all the standard and new varieties of Carna- tions to offer at lowest prices. These will all be described in our new trade-list, ready I'eb. I." " We have a large stock of Asparagus Tenuissimus, fine, well established, which we offer at the remarfcably low price -of fe.oo per 100." • Write for prioes to B. A. Elliatt, Co.,'54 6th street. Pittsburgh, Pa." The American Florist. Feb. /, Ufie (iut-^Po UrasLc New York Retail Prices. Papa Gontiers,|2.ooa dozen; Perles.Ni- phetos, Souvs, |i.75 ; Cooks, I3.60 ; Mer- mets, %--, ; American Beauty, 50c to I1.50 each ; Bennetts, 25 to 30c ; La France, 25 to 50c; Jacqiieniiuots,5octo|i.oo; Hybrids, 1 1. 00; carnations, 50c to |i.ooadozeu ; Bon Silene, |i.oo ; heliotrope, |i.oo; R. hyacinths, |i. 00 to|i.75; lily of valley,|t.- 00 ; lilacs. |;i.6o to |2.oo a spray ; Liliuni candidum, 50c each; narcissus, |i.oo a dozen ; poinsettias, 50c and 75c each ; tu- lips, li.ooto I1.50 a dozen ; violets, I1.50 a bunch. __^ Cut Flowers in Paris. There is going to be a positive famine of flowers in Paris next week. Flowers have so largely replaced bonbons as fashionable offerings for New Year's day that the demand this season exceeds the supply in spite of a large importation from Nice. The flower sales at the Halles and at the principal florists, will atnount this vear, during the last three days of 18S6, to the sum of |6oo,ooo. The provision for'New Year's day at the cen- tral markets alone will include 150,000 dozen of Nice roses, 15,000 clusters of ordinary roses, 15,000 bunches of lilacs, and 10,000 dozen of camellias. Plants in pots will also be included amongst the offerings of the season, dwarf palm trees being the most popular. The favorite bouquets are great sheaves of lilacs inter- mixed with long-stemmed roses and with snowballs, or else clusters of white camel- lias and pale tinted roses. The extreme of "chic" is a small groupe of rare orchids, four or five in number, tied together looselv with a blue or pink satm ribbon. .\s 125 is no uncommon sum to be demanded and paid for one of these wonderful blossoms, it can readily be im- agined that fashiou has at last discovered a method for making a bunch of flowers as costly as a jewel. I remember iu this connection an adventure that once hap- pened to an .\merican lady who was stay- ing in Rome. One of her country peo- ple, who was anxious to do her honor, sent her a gigantic bouquet of camellias and violets as large round as a good-sized tea table. The husband of the recipient of this .superb offering sent in return, to the wife of the donor, a basket of white roses, in which were laid some half a dozen of the choicest orchids procurable. And the last-named lady was very indig- nant. "We sent Mrs. X a magni- ficent, big bouquet," she was after- wards heard to remark, "and Mr. X sent me just a little handful of flowers. So mean of him, wasn't KlV'—ExtraU Jroin a Parisian letter. S.\N Fr-\ncisco. — The demand for flowers at the holidays was double that of previous years with me. More flowers were sold Christmas and less on New Year's day than in former years. Many new customers were noted; people whom I have never seen ordering work before. Common out-door flowers were abundant, but choice ones .scarce. There was a great demand for roses. La France sold freely a week ahead for |6 per doz. Ni- phetos, Jacquesand Periedes Jardin, for|5 and Bon Silene I3. Violets, 100 in bunch, 50c. All other flowers and floral pieces sold as usual at this season, 25 per cent, above ordinary prices. I sold a great many plants of orchids in bloom. There is quite a demand growing for them here. Cincinnati. Society has been so gay and there have been so many banquets that Cincinnati florists have no ground to complain of the dull trade that usually follows the holi- days. Local florists are very glad that the eastern custom of no flowers at recep- tions is not in favor here. The hand- somest bouquet carried here this month was made by Frank Huntsman ; it was entirely of Mermet roses — three dozen of them— and a wedge of violets afforded a pleasing contiast to the color. Critchell decorated the tables at the banquette the_ court house commissioners given by the bar of the count)-. They were in the shape of a letter U. At the curve, where the notables sat, the scales of justice were traced in flowers, balanced upon a floral sword. The gilded chairs from which the scales depended were entwined with smi- lax. On either long arm of the I' was an unique design— a gauntleted hand clasped about a bundle of arrows — the largest eight feet in length. The gauntlets were made of old gold immortelles, reminding one of the yellow buskin of olden times. The shafts of the arrows were of white carnations and Roman hyacinths, while the tips were of crimson carnations. There were large diamonds, and round baskets of narcissus, carnations, hyacinths and roses, while the white cloth was veiled by a network of smilax. The 150 bou- tonnieres were made up entirely of the new crimson-pink rose — the Papa Gon- tier — and that long line of color produced an artistic effect. Huntsman decorated as pretty a dinner table as has been seen here this winter the other day. It was a round one, and in the center there was a perfect forest of the microlepis fern,lclustered withadiantums, and surrounding this upon the circular bas- ket were the favors— eighteen handsome corsage bunches — tied with red and pink satin ribhnns. One which attracted more than .iidinarx attention was made up of Tlu- iliMisi> are enjoying a joke at Gardner's expense. He accepted a con- tract to furnish a large number of baskets for favors at a society german. Nobody else in town would touch them for the price the swells wanted to pay. Night of the ball Gardner telephoned that he had been di.sappointed in getting the flowers. Society tore its hair tliat night and Gard- ner has not Ix-eu happy since. A design exhibited by Peterson, of the Floral exchange, was much admired. It was a large camp kettle of many-hued, long-stemmed roses. The Irish Laud league tried hard to get boutonnieres of the green rose for their banquet but failed of course. Harry Sunderbruch is home from St. Louis, favorably impressed with that city, and trade as there conducted. "Ren." New Orleans. But few florists here had any flowers for the holidays, as but a very few of us are prepared to force flowers for the win- ter trade. In fact, it would hardly pay to go to the expense of forcing flowers here, as the rose ceases to bloom for only two months of the year — that is, January and February. The only growers who force flowers at present are Maitre & Cook, E. Baker, and J. H. Menard. J. Fouta and J. Eblen are building at present, large rosehouses, and a few other florists, I understand, contemplate doing the same thing ; therefore, next season there will be a lively competition, and prices being lower, there will be a larger demand for flowers than heretofore. As it is at present, only a few can indulge in flowers at this season of the year, as rgses vary in price from $2.50 to I3.25 per dozen. The trade in flowers this season, gene- rally zpeaking, has not been as good as in former years, the principal cause being a severe cold snap coming in the early part of December, which took us all unawares, as we did not anticipate freezing weather till January, Consequently it caused a shortage of stock for the holidays, and the stock could not supply the demand on those two days, some florists having been compelled to order from tlie norlh and west in order to meet the demand. With the exception of Christmas and New Year's, the demand has been very small in comparison with pre\nous years. The only flowers we have blooming now are roses, violets, narcissus, bou\ ar- (lias and sweet allyssum. The Ron an hyacinths are very backward this year. But the general demand is for the rose, without regard to variety, although the Marechal Neil .still has the lead, with the American beauty a good second. The .-Vmerican Beauty is fast growing into favor, as it blooms very profusely here, and on account of its rich color and exqui.site perfume, is destined to be- come the leading rose of the south in a very few years. H. A. DESfOMMlER. Chri.stm.\.s Fi.ower.s. — Flowers of many kinds have been very abundant in Covent Garden market this week, espe- cially the Paper While narcissus, violets, and roses. Of the last named large quantities have been imported from the continent and sold by auction at exces- sively low prices, boxes of four dozen buds' of Safrauo and other varieties hav- ing been sold at is. 5d. (35 cents) per dozen, an extraordinary price for roses at Christinas. The other flowers brought proportionately low prices, leaving little chance for the home growers to obtain a profitable sale. Some hundreds of crates of mistletoe have been sold in a .similar way, tlie lowest i)rice per crate being about 6s., ($1.50), not one-fourth of what was paid a few years ago for a similar quantity, The supply is chiefly derived from Nor- mandy and other parts of the continent, while a considerable number of crates, both from there and from this country, have been shii)ped to the rnitcd States. — Journal of llortiaitlurc. i88y. The American Florist. 233 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; ©yfiofeiSafe MayiCeti). Cut Flowers. Dis No reduction made for large space. The AdvertisinK Department of th J'l.UUIST ■■■ *•- ■-■1""-" >io<.rt.m<.„ o, THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. The Sunda.v Press of Albany, N.Y., is devoting considerable space in each issue to descriptions of the greenhouse estab- lishments of that city. Anew edition of their "book of plans" of flower bed designs is soon to be pub- lished by Geo. A. Solly & Sons, Spring- field, Mass. We have received an advance circu- lar of the "Colorado Horticulturist" a new .semi-monthly, the publication of which will begin March I, next at Pueblo, Colo. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. Schiller & Kuske, NiLES Center. III. Offer For Cash, at W.IKI per UK), tine Lily <.f the Valle.v, n.ss.irted Tulips, Kom:ins and Dafto- M. OLSON, 175 WABASH AVE., - - CHICAGO. For a Copy of our New Trade Directory Price only $1.00. A.nieric£\ii Klorist Co. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price- I.i^t--, niaik-a to applicants. Wholesale and Commission ^¥> L O R- 1 S T^ 69 West 28th Street. (Telephone No. C7'J, 39lh St.) Xew Vork Branch , 38 S. 16th St. , Phlla. , Pa . Greenhouses, CresklU, N. J. THKO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE DEALER IN CUT FLOWERS No. 153 West 31st Street, NEW YORK. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST h'm"' tvliley ..„. :;:;::;; i.w@ S ,"::::::: moo H„sn.v..,„„ .-, K^ ts. fiennetts ., .. ■ iJl!;::: l.i.!;!! THOS. YOUNG, JR, & CO. FLORISTS INCORPORATED 1S8B. 23 West 23d Street, OEO. jMULIvEW, 17 Chapman place, nr. Parker House, Boston, Mass, New Youk, ,I»n. 34. Asparacus Poinsettuis PHII ADH I'll!.; :: s:s;;^,?'v!;^:;,-, H-"iaii-, u ~ i 'i'l'v'.Vf vaiiev WM. J. STEWART, ^Wholesale Dealer in— CUT FLOWERS We nlTer as specmlties fur Kebruary ORCHIDS, CYCLAMENS, and LILACS. Heath e.i-pevfe^I soon. I'lilCK LISTS O.N A1'PLU'.\T10.\. 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. Forest Glen Floral Co- Qiit piou;er5 at U/I^olesale. Telegraphic orders will receive prompt attention at all hours, day and night. Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, 111. Orders by Jla "Kt).ni'TI.V II LI, EL). J. C. VAUGHAN, WhnlEsale Eut FInwErs 42 La Salle St , Chicago. Only wholesale store in the V. S. open day and nigrht. Code, shipping instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. DAxYIEL B. LOMG, SlllESSoll TCI l.oSii BKUTHER.-i. W^ H O L 1; S A L E F L O 1^ I S T 15 IFF .V:I,:0, N.Y. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Cut Flowers p^' Florists' Supplies 67 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers S.W. cor. 16th & Sanson! Sis., Philadelphia, Pa N. F. McCarthy & co. CoM.Aii.ssiox T)i,.\i.i;rs i>. AX. sTi».zso::v, (;tit piou;(?r5 9 piorists' Supplies. All orders by mail, telegraph, express or tele- phone promptly attended to. ConslBuments solicited. No. 41 Cambridge .St., BOSTON, M.VSS. Men til « rite lor Particulars. 6--3 Kromfield Street, BOSTOIVr. MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T^erchants OF CUT E^I^OWERS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention p.-iidto shipping. Mention jUlEulCAN FLUKIST. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 249 Centre .llaihet, -wjLSH:iisrc3-TOisr, id. c. All orders shipped c. o. El.PinA. — Messrs. Z. I)el"orcsl Kly & Co. will remove to 1303 Market street about Feb. i. S.\N I'r.vnci.sco. — Trumbull & Beebe succeed R. J. Trumbull & Co., seedsmen at 419 Sansome street. H. .A.. DreER has the finest catalogue cover in the business for 18S7 so far as heard from. The inside work hardly equals it however. Lincoln, Neb. — The following resolu- tion was adopted by the Nebraska state Horticultural society before adjourning Jan. 22: Resolved bv the Nebraska State Hofticultural so- iielv. That in its opinion the annual seed dis- tribution made by the department of agricul- ture at Washington should be discontinued; that tills society appreciate the liberal and far- sighted policy 'of the present commissioner of agriculture; t'hat our society urge our conuress- inen to use every effort to secure the passage of the Hatch bill; 'that the society respectfully ask the legislature to fix by law the standard weight of a bushel of apples at forty pounds. On Christma.s day there died at Bloomfield, N. J., Betsey C. Thorburn. the spinster daughter of Grant Thorburn, the pioneer seedsman of America. In announcing Miss Thorburn's death, a New York paper gives a sketch of her father's life, from which we select the following, as showing the birth of the seed trade in this countrj- : fortu \ No, had a hardware reet, and among his he common earthen- frequently asked for stock in trade we ware flower pots pots of a better quality and handso: day he painted some of them a bright green purely for ornamental purposes ' ' ' ,-•-..- tpected de hei To make things day bought at the m, and displayed " Kly Market" a rose ger it, potted. The next day some one s; cied it, and purchased it. He made 25 cents by the transaction. The ne.xt day he purchased two plants and sold those. Then he saw profit in larger sales, and adopted the business. Seeds ot the plants were called for, so he obtained and .sold some. A friend who brought a lot of differ- ent kinds of seeds from England was induced to part with a lot. and he put these on sale. It was a novelty that was appreciated. Then, in 1S04, he heKiu ordering Irom London He had ^15 cipital when he started out and with that to commen e with he built up a business that be came in time one nf the most extensive of its kind in the I nited -states \V hen Mr Thorburn had a friendraising seeds for him in Brooklyn and began raising them for himself :)n a farm w liere Newark now stands he p ihhshc 1 the first catalogue ol seeds e\ er printed m thi intrv 11 r ''h it 1 horburn s fame exte 11 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I ston Albanv iiid e'^ou't soUenc> court A si l lilt all legal claims aga t I 1 I i pent\ Lame to him later u i 1 l i- 1 lltl i 1 incurred during this unUick\ period of his 1 le and left the receipted bills for them amounting to se\eral thousand dollars, as one of his lega c es to his children. SOMETHING WORTH HAVING ■^l^f ^iiiVi; GOOD THINGS ^^I^:^ S. Y. HAINES & CO.,«*^«f,^,r;hTa" A Ibiey's Tested Seed( «v DRERR'S I i^^S^^^m (JARDEN SEEDS .,,1,11. I ]> mail..! free. 11 !■ M!^ \. DKKKK. IMuUdcliilii. m -CATALOGUE FREE',; '"iTl'M"'^" Our'fineYy ]f yoii want the best gtxrdcn yon liave ei'er herd, yon must sow Maule's Seeds. Over 6,000,000 PEOPLE USE FERRY'S SEEDS «.•«> —^tetr— D.M.FERRY 4CO. S2S~ TStMSsT^ ^.^ are admitted to be the LARGEST SEEDSMEN '-^'' ~\M\\ \^)» ,n,h, world M^ -*™^\ \l/ D M FERRY iCO'S ing stamp for rt-turn postage. A.lilrpss WM. HENRY MAULE, /7// Fi/bert St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 0. M. FERRY & CO. Detroit, Mich. ELY & COS \»EBELIEVEj FAIR,H0NE5f7RELIABLE n TALI NfJ f df II, Field or Flower SSeeds, in our large packets, inclm HEALIINU I that you may select from our CataloKue(ortliat of any Amen THEONLYBASISf at hand.. We have grown from oripnalsto; ^^ - -^ most complete stocks of Garden Seeds for enner wnoiesiu. For lOc. we will mail any 2 naoket!^ of Seeds you wnm , rden Aliiianar and Seeill>IaniiaU 96 pages. It is t tid in making and running a Garden. We aim to give more lef^e offers than have ever before been mailed for the same n the best complete family gardei tsi.oo make selection of 211 . . . . „ should rei'i the testiiuuniil^ from truckers around Philada. who have and get ■'V.I?i^:;'4j.Pliiladelptiia,Pa. BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 liandMuiiie Book of 9 all about THE BEST 4 r:\fir and Flower Poultry. It FLOWERS SEEDS, RAIlENOVEI.flES in VK<;KTA n I.MS uu of real vaiue^ which cannot be obtained elseuher.- s^mu postal for the roost coiaolele Catalogue piibli^tbed. ti ATLEE BURPEE & CO-. PHILADELPHIA. PA. What Mr. Beyer says: w.rtluTll 111, liivl.il iUlil minms wcio for vcko. What tirm can oeat \-T.r., So. l^ond, Jnd. MARKET GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS. ^:l \Mh.v. ,1.. It. I ,.i Warranted Norfhprn Seeds I" l"i' lii.v iiif ■•Im- NORTIIKRN GROWN ()arde9 ai^d parm ^eeds Currie Bros' Horticultural Guide for 1887, now read) , will lie sent free on application. It contain.s many Rare Novelties in Flower ami Vege- table Seeds. OXJr«I«I13 ISItfOasi., Seetlstneit «iif/ F'lorisfs, MIUW^UIvKK. WIS. ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Tiliiothy, Ol.jn'r, Flax llunKarmri. Milli-I. Ii«l Top, Bliu < 115, ll-&119KinzieRt. POP CORN. Warchouscs< 104. 106, 108& lln MichlKan St. OFFICES. 1 LMvINZIl Si. MenliZA^ierlciin Flo.Ut i 198, 200, 202 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL, 1887. The American Florist J. M. Tlioii)iini & CO. 15 JOHN ST , SOLE AGLMS. THE above cut gives a comprehensive ulea of the Gfnf\ k GEitMiN^TiNr. \vv\ ratus, which is so simple and so reh^hle th it no seedsiinii or person hiMiisj seeds to test can ifford to ihspense with it Descriptue Circulars on ip])lK itio 1 Also Trade Lists of SEEDS, etc., for Florists and Dealers. DREER'S RELIABLE I r ^^T\Cy\Y\T^r\ Flower Seeds. Seedshqeh^ The following varit sown during February for Spring sales. ure strong, thrifty Trade pkt. Ampelopsls Veitchl % .15 $ Aster, i-liuiii'iuixed 50 S ('iik-iHiuiu !^jY,',',',;';,."f .°™."f.':v.v.'.v.: ; : : : : ifo CfTitiiurf!! i;viMn..,arpa, 1,000 seeds. "Sc c ■•in. li.lissima, 1,000 " $1.00 I'lcHiriill. 1.000 " $1.00 Mignonette, Bird's .Man , choice mi: Alba occu) we recommend tl list now ready ; 1 HEN RY A. DREER, Seedsman and Florist, Street, - - - Pliiladelplii;; ^SPRING ADVERTISINC'K* We reach 4,000 florists and gardeners, whose annual cash payments for seeds are very large. Mention the amekican Florist. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., FLORTSTfrBASKETS, FLORISTS'-:- SUPPLIES. 56 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia. Send for New CatalOEue. Mention American Florist ' \. " MANUFACTURER OF ^^^jM*IC PATENTCLAMP. ,;,,,,, ^if ORNAMENTAL ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Jlanufactured liy :iv. sTEjr^FiSJVsii, 335 Jiilst 21st Street, - NKW YOKK. ptillmap ^ar Ci9(? HALES ^ MOLE TRAP For cIpHtrovins ground iiiolt-s in Liwns. parks garrtensand cemeteries. The only V\.\i\\X'^ moles ivliere nil other traps fniV Sold by seedsmen. Agricultural Implement and Hardware dealers, or sent by express on receipt ot !*«3.00 by H. W. HALKS. KIDGEAVOOD, N. J. E3ci. a"J1.3XrSE33Vr, 114S West ]^Jimail©©2!i;ila eilap The American Florist. J^ade riofsi). Portland, Mic. — Copelan(l& Brackett liave openetl a floral store at 3SS Congress street. Chicago, — Mr. N. V. I,ar,soii, the WashiuKton-boulevard florist, recently lost his wife. Si'Rixr.KiKi.n, Ii.i.. — A. Clans has just completed a new office in connection with his greenhouses. Colorado Spring.s, Coi,. — William Clarke has recently put in a 50-horse power steam boiler. He has also added a new greenhouse 12 x 80. XoRKoi.K. Va. — Mr. B. Taggart, a prominent llorist, recently died. His business will be continued by his widow iMuler the same name as heretofore. BuKF.\i,o. — Daniel B. Longsucceeds to tlie business of Long Bros, under dale of Jan. 12. The store will be removed to a more commodious location at 457 Main street about Feb. i. MiNXEAPOLi.s.— TheC. .\. Smith Floral Co. has purchased the stock of E. H. Smith and will continue the store for- merly occupied by him, in connection with their greenhouses. W. S. Bi.ooMFiELD, N. J. — Fire destroyed the potting shed of P. J. Ward Jan. 4. The burning away of the end of a green- house caused almost a total loss on the stock of roses and violets it contained. The entire contents of the green- house of Joseph W. Thomas & Son, nur- serymen. King of Prussia, Montgomery county, Pa., was destroyed by fire a few days ago. Moral — Don''t placekindling on top of your furnace to dn,'. H. Denver, Colo.— Messrs. A. E. Gipson, of the Greeley nurseries, Greeley Colo., and .\very Gallup, of Gallup's nurseries, Denver, have consolidated and will to- gether carry on business under the title of the Colorado Nursery Co., with head- quarters in this city. VOUNGSTOWN, O. — Cut-flower trade during the holidays was good, prices high. The demand since has also been good, a finer class of flowers being in de- mand than in former years. Outlook for the spring plant trade good ; stock doing well. M. M. DrBuouE, I.\. — Fire in the greenhouses of Wm. Spriugborn the night of Jan. 4 caused a total loss of their contents, with no insurance. Mr. S. has been peculiarly unfortunate, having within the last four years twice lost nearly all his glass by hail and now has suffered a total loss by fire. Washington.— The florists were very well satisfied with the holiday trade. .Sales were larger than last year and made at better prices. The supply was short, nearly every one beiug obliged to order from New York or Boston to help them out. Choice roses were in best demand. L. A. S. Philadelphia.— John Dick, Jr., has opened a store for the sale of cut flowers and plants at 273 South nth street. There seems to be a boom in camellias ill Philadelphia, and well there may. There is certainly no more desirable flower, either for the making up of designs or for hand bouquets. Many have lately been seen at our principal balls, and a three-foot plateau composed almost en- tirely ofthe.se flowers and ferns was made up for a Walnut street soiree. I herird a remark the other day to the effect lliat the Puritan rose was soft and would not last long; yet a bunch of these roses was received by me on a Thursday and was kept iu a warm sitting-room until the following Wednesday without dropping any of their petals. A. B. Detroit. — The demand for flowers at Christmas was, I think, better than usual. From that time to New Year's day there was quite an unusual demand, several large parties occurring during the week, at some of which the decorations were quite elaborate. Cypripediums and poin- settias made elegant table and mantel decorations, also Passiflora princeps. Roses were used largely for banks and vases and there was quite a demand for long-stemmed azaleas for small vases and baskets. There was a great call for corsage bouquets of roses at New Year's. Vases and baskets of foliage, such as nar- row crotons, marantas, cis.sus, etc., sold well. Lilac, both vThite and purple, were very fine but the supply was short. Bul- bous flowers were plenty and sold well. S. T. Indianapolis. — Holiday trade was fair, the sale of laurel, lycopodium and holly being in excess of former years. Cut flowers sold well at both Christmas and New Year's, though the extreme high prices curtailed sales to some extent, as did also the cold wave of New Year's day. Loose flowers — mostly roses — was the leading demand, but few baskets or designs being ordered. Mr. A. Wiegaiid, our pioneer florist, is commencing to re- build his entire place, using all cedar lumber and large-sized glass. Our florists' club will organize in a few weeks. It is suggested that the club hold exhibitions independent of our state fair, as the lat- ter does not furnish a proper hall nor offer premiums sufficient to pay exhibitors. The Catholic bishop of this district has prohibited members of the church from using flowers at funerals or weddings, which seems rather strange. H. Hilker has returned from Covington, Kv., where he attended the funeral of his brotlier. W. B. The New Orleans Horticultural society is making preparations for a grand floral exhibition to open March 21 next and continue six days. Odd Fellows hall has been secured for the purpose and the intention is to convert the spacious ball room into a perfect flower garden, utiliz- ing all the space except that required for walks and fountains. Our clubbing List. Tho American Florist andUie Gardeners' Month- ly one year for i;2.50. The American Florist and the Horticultural Art Journal one year (or J3.50. Tho American Florist and the Botanical Qa- zstte one year lor 12.75. Address The Ambrican Florist Co., Chlcato. 7,000.^:;.^^,':;: Poarl Tuhprose. ,^.ll s. 1:. riioMs< Send your Advertisemeni for our New Directory KT ■•■ ONCe. Copy will be received up to Feby, 15. FLORISTS' SEEDS, Send for new Crop List SPRING BULBS, Big Stock. IMHORTELLK .STRIPS FOR I.KTTERlNti Per Puckage iif 4 Yards. $1.00. « Packages, J5.00. Write for new descriptive catalogue. Very com- plete cMi the best novelties in flowers and vegetables. J. C. ^VAUOHAIV, 42 LA SALLE ST.. CHICAGO. TWO irand Novelty Gcraniunis* f bright golden Double flowering v bronzed foliage with distinct dark Gen. J. B. McPHERSON with large trusses of bright scarlet flowers, shaded carmine. Col. C. G. EATON with large trusses of bicolor flowers, light and salmon color, mottled with Both of these varieties originated with us two years ago. They are very free bloomers, stand the sun well, and are uuexcelled for bedding purposes. Orders booked for delivery March 1, 50c. each, 55,00 per doz. E.HALL 4. SON, Clyde, O. Rooted rmtiiins in^ irnations FOR MARCH DELIVERY CARNATIONS (well-rooted Cuttings.) .\LKC.aTierk ( Hinze's White ) 1 12.50 per 1,000. FOR APRIL DELIVERY. GERANIUMS (2;4" -in. Pots.) Happy TnorciiT (.Silver-Leaved) |2.oo per 100. ceo. SMITH. Manchester, Vermont. "CALIFORNIA." Largest stock of I'alnis, I'eriis, (Irchiils, (ireenhou.se plants, Roses, Chrv.santhe- nuiins and .Semi-tropical plants adapted to the Pacific Coast. Medals awarded 1884-5-6 for the finest collection of plants and flowers. .Scud for Ciitalo.niie. JOHN II. SII'VKKS. 25 POST ST. SAN FRANCISCO 1887. The American Florist. 237 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. I>13^''JBJI5I«, Old Address, - 47 Broadway, X. Y. SOLE AGENT FOB THE GENERAL BULB CO., - Vogelenzang. (HoL; LS. BHEMONO FILS, - • OUioules, iKrance.j an Hyacin hs, Paper VVHite a issus, LUium Candidum, for Fall deli Glartioli, choic mivel all col ,|., • G.a'i;;^a?i^u fvi on Hyac-intlu,-. 1 ??^ L. AunitLuii, la Early Spring Vegetables & Flowers, Bcils h IS no .([H shrink or decay PEARL TUBEROSE. A Large Stock of Fine Bulbs now in St' Fresh Stocks to arrive soon. SELECTKD GARDEN SEEDS, For Ma Gardeners atid the tra-ie fienerully. Seedsman, and all Florists' Supplies. 170 Lake Street, - - CHICAGO, IL Dutch Biill)s R. van der Schoot & Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem 1 9 Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. Hyacinths,Tulips, Crocus Narcissus, Lilies, Etc. Intending purchasers, before or- dering Bulbs, write nslbra Catalogue. Mention Am. Florist. plorists, ^eed^[r\eY) atjd |\lursery(T)e9 Should all have our catalogue. It contains goods that all need. If you have not received a copy of our last (De- cember) isssue send for one, with some evidence that you are engaged in the trade, as we never place this list into the hands of amateurs. NO. 2 TUBEROSE BULBS, 3 UP TO 4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE We Fully Believe 85 Per Cent, will Bloom. Pearl or Tall Double |;S.oo per 1,000. Variegated Foliage Tuberoses fo. 00 per 100. Single Flowered URE STOCK, |2,5o per 100. '°''i^^l^77i'^(^' '// piorists' Bulbs, 5(?(?ds apd plants '' ALWAYS IN STOCK. Address, \; H. Hallock, Son & Thorpe, EAST HINSDALE, MEW YORK. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES ADDRESS J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., A. VIRGIEN, P. 0, Box 3119, New York City, SNIILAX SKED MY OWN GROWING. E\'ery Seed will Grov.'. PRICE: $16.00 per lb. $1.25 per oz. lameUia Blooms »1.00 per dozen. ■VV. 13. A.I^I^EI>f, 101 State St. - - CHICAGO. . F. LeCLAIRE. Brighton, N. Y. iGedsSS? lequisiiesg^l lulbsi 22 Dex Street, NEW YORK. @ICEST pLOWER §EEDS FOR FLORISTS' USB. Wholesale List for 1887 Now Ready, and Mailed Free to the Trade on Application. A^V'K: SHXJIV IVO E^X:r*E^IVSE> to obtain the best and most reliable strains, and we are not afraid to pay a good price for a good strain; as such, Florists may expect to be well served when they send their orders to us and to obtain their money's worth, even if once in a while our quotations appear high. When properly treated our Seeds will give satisfaction to every one. Address, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 238 The American Florist. Feb. I. Hail Insurance. The tenor of iuciuiry concerning hail insurance has been, "for how long does the assessment insure?" The reply is, for no specified time. As long as the treas- urer has funds in his hands to pay losses no assessment is made. The members of the company simply guarantee each other against loss, and one advanced assessment is placed in the haiuls of the treasurer to facilitate prompt payment of losses. The treasurer hohls the membership fee as a guarantee that assessments will be paid; this also acts as a reser\'e fund to secure loss. The assessment may insure the member for one year, or five according to the luck of the members in escaping hail. It is the belief of those who have given the subject attention that florists will be surprised to find how cheaply they can secure themselves against loss by hail. John G. Esi^er. Secretarv Florist's Hail Association of Ai Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The annual meeting of this society was held on Saturday, Jan. i. President H. P. Walcott in the chair. The president made an address, in which he briefly re- viewed the history of the society for the year 1 886, and referred in a fitting manner to the death of ex-President Wilder. The past year has been a favorable one financially, so that in December the so- ciety was enabled to pay off fco,ooo of its mortgage debt, which is one half of the entire amount. The only indehtedness which is not provided for by cash on hand at the present is the balance of the mortgage debt, foo,ooo, and the .Stickney fund of |i2,ooo, due Harvard collegein 1899. The receipts for 18S6 were |4,ooo more than those for 1885, and the expenses exceeded those of 1885 by about jti.ooo. The president recommended that meas- ures be taken to secure a larger hall for the principal exhibition of the societj', and that the services of an expert be se- cured in addition to the regular com- mittee to study more particularly the diseases of plants. At the close of the president's address, ex-President Strong in behalf of the committee appointed for the purpose, presented the following resolution: "In tile gift of the long and pre-eminently nse- ful life of Marshall Pinckney Wilder the Massa- chusets Horticultnral .society recognize the benevolent hand of the k'iver of all good. A specially kind Provide! h i -, ni. (. Ii i . u smiled upon his enthusiast!. i!i.l his efforts to develop tht «. ' ■ •■; with of which this viciii special benefit, but yond the limits of 01 s sad thought to dw- II 11]-.!! tl ' measure of useful in -- \" llir l!!lt sgatheredlike a sli!..!-, ,,l i,,rn ■ipe "Who can doubt that in humble trust he has entered the paradise of liod. and that, in com- pany with those he loved, he is now engaged in higher, yet may be kindred, pursuits with those that were the joj; of his earthly life! Let it be our aim to be animated by his noble example. To the family of the deceased the society e.v- tends its profound sympathy in this their sor- Mr. Strong followed the presentation with warm words of eulogy. Appropriate remarks were also made by Messrs. E. L. Beard, C. M. Hovev, B. G. Smith, J. C. Hovey, J. G. Barker, O. B. Hadwen and Robert Manning. The Chicago Florist Club is prepar- ing to give a grand ball Feb. 17. It is in- tended to make the floral decorations of the hall as elaborate as possible and show Chicago society people " how it ought to be done." The club now has 70 mem- bers and is in good financial condition. A centrally located club room for the use of members has been projected and some work in this direction has already been accomplished. Mr. John CullEN, gardener to E. P. Wilbur, Esq., South Bethlehem, Pa., has bought of his employer the greenhouse property in the town of Bethlehem. Be- sides running his own place as a florist's establishment, Mr. Cullen will still con- tinue in Mr. Wilbur's service, as head gardener. John is a worker and success will attend him in whatever he under- takes. Mr. G. W. Ringrose, of Wauwatosa. Wis., has two houses of carnations, which until about two weeks since were in fine condition. At that time the King of the Crimsons began lying over and drying up until every one of that variety had died. All the other varieties in the same houses are in as fine condition as ever. The only theory yet advanced is that of suicide. W. Mr. a. GiDDiNGS, of Danville, 111., sends us fine blooms of the following carnations : Dawn, Chas. Sumner, Hin- zie's White, Gen. Garfield, Philadelphia, Miss Joliffe, Varie,gated La Purite, Pink I'erfeclion, Jos. Perkins, F. Mangold, Admiral Farragut, B. A. Elliott, A. C. Fitzpatrick, and John R. Murdoch, dd to Catal Mr. D.a^niel B. Long, of Buffalo, N. Y., lost his infant son Jan. 14. Mr. Long will have the sympathy of his friends in the trade, in this his second affliction within a short time. We h.we received from W. S. Devol, secretary, a copv of the proceedings for 1886 of 'the Cohimbus (O.) Hort. society. It is very neatly printed and contains much of value. It is an old saying that "the early bird catches the worm," but how is it about the early worm that catches the bird. Will Mr. Bird tell us how he rids his mignonette of that "early" green worm which delights in a good square meal of Asparagus Plumosus. A very convincing; saiiijile of the suit- ability of Aspara.;iiv pluiiuisu^ nanus as a wall plant is pristiik!! 111 a long lean-to house in the Cliiluill musiTies. . The house faces the northwest, and the front stage is occupied with zonal pelargoniums in the summer. Lapagerias appear to have been planted for covering one part of the loft}' back wall and the asparagus the other portion, but this latter plant has given so much satisfaction by its luxuriant growth that it is being extend- ed, and will no doubt eventually cover the entire surface. The dark elegant leafage is displayed in its fullest beauty, and great quantities might be cut for dec- orative purposes without impairing the effect. The wall only receives sun during the late afternoon in summer, and the Icniiicralurc (if the house is rendered .suit- alik I'll llu ]itlargoniums. For covering iIk- ^h.l!U^l wall of a stove or warm green- huu,su k is not ea.sy to conceive any plant more suitable than this graceful aspara- gus. It is planted at intervals of about two feet in a narrow border, and spreads and grows in a manner that shows it to be quite at home under the conditions in- dicated.— /o?/;-. 0/ Hort. Passiflora Constance Elliott. Can any one tell us when the highly lauded new passiflora, Constance Elliott, will bloom, and what treatment is neces- sary to persuade the haughty maid to favor ordinary mortals with a view of her lovely face ? We purchased two plants last spring, planted one in sun, the other in shade and eagerly watched for the coming of the promised pure white flowers. Both plants made a wonderful growth of vine, but the closest scrutiny failed to discover a suspicion of buds at any time during the season. We saw the vi^rie on Dreer's grounds last summer but could gain no satisfactorv' information as to when it was expected to bloom, or would bloom. It matters not what the color of the flower may be /'/' il never Jioivers ! Will somebody please answer? Western. I have in my houses about 2,000 plants of carnations, planted in about Oct. i. They were very fine, large plants when put in the house. I cut from them in October from four to five thousand blooms ; in November eleven to twelve thousand, and December about eight thousand, but in the meantime about two- thirds of the buds have blasted. What is the cause ? Last year I cut from the same number of plants over four thousand blooms a week when at their best. The plants look healthy now. F. H. P. Two New Roses. — The Journal des Roses for December publishes a colored plate of a new hybrid remontant, Compte de Paris. The flowers are described as large anti of a bright red, shading to a velvety purple. The plate represents a finely formed and very beautiful rose. A plate of a new tea rose— Madame Chau- voy (Bonnairel — also appears with that number. Its color is a nankin yellow, with copper shading. It is highly spoken of by several European journals. Black Spot.— Mr. E. D. Darlington, of Doylestown, Pa., used Mr. Craig's remedy for "black spot," published in No. 13 of the American Florist, on his American Beauty roses "which were so badly affected that he could not keep any foliage on them or induce a single cutting to root," and it proved a perfect cure. He considers it a valuable remedy. Dutch Hyacinths which have made sufficient roots in the cold frame or house, may be placed in a temperature of 50° until they show .signs of starting. No treatment is more ruinous than to place them in brisk heat for they are unduly forced out and commence expanding their bells at the top instead of the base. After starting into growth they may be given a temperature of 60° in which the)- will produce fine .spikes. Early tulips, such as scarlet Due Van Thol and white Potte- bakker, should have the .same treatment as the hyacinths until it is certain they have commenced growth, when they can be forced in brisk heat. When once growing tulips will stand more heat than hyacinths. We have frequently forced them into bloom in a close propagating frame where the night temperature of the house does not fall below 65°. This course is not advised, but when the blooms are required it niav be safelv practiced. — Jo„r. 0/ /fori. Send your Advertisement for Our New 11 i rectory AT ONCE. Copy WILL BE received up to Feu. 15. American Florist Co. The American Florist. 239 t celebrated I *^P".A.«M>X.rMS *^*^ ^EvEHYTHlNGrroR. FLORISTS.^ ?:-";'"■::';"■■■■■: •:','--;'■■:,: :,::,::::!:S ««»(..s*s..*«»J«.?».'i.» , Su.j, pe.'sIcu'; csawifl. y,,. I ,. , ,,. 2.^) If you do not already receive ovir Quarterly li,,,,,\ \i, '-, li.Vn SiVene.etc 4.(J0 lvliole«ale l*rice Ijist. please isend name and ,^ . , ^ THai.E; LIST ' address and it will be regularly mailed. I r i:>; iv-\- l::i|>iils PETER HENDERSON & CO., 5 and 37 Cortlaudt Street, - NEW YORK GEO. A. SOLLY & SON'S BOOK OF PLANS AIHKHT >1. II ,iii; l.ANrA n,,., I'v OvXi*>.:.v ri< >rv.«*. Rooted Clltnn::-..! IIh. In M,l lot of ■>M ;;,'„:' ^^:,v.. DAHLIAS IN STOCK. Iii-.l.llnj;.fruitand solicited! " r."A/i5Ai',I,ER! liloomingtoii. III. Mention Aniericun Kluii^t. Pearl Tuberose Biill}s FOR I'LOKISTS. uiiisuii. M..I1 il. '• M Adam Tea, guee: let and :i l 1 t n 1 1 hcilding plants. lil>. INIOl-eA.T, 4th Aieniii', - - I,imls\iUe. Ky FREE TO ALL. W (,ttl„-.li.M..-t Plants. ^K Seeds, Bulbs. Roots. .^R Small Fruits, Grape 33 _. J will l,e mulled FREE; A- toallAppi^dnts, NEW 5 PLANTS, best quality oi 1,1100 CARNATIOX niTTIIMGS LEROY L, LAMBORN, CARNATION PL.VNTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS. Edwardsii,Si."\v(l..ii, l'"iti;i, Fii-ii'ination. Philad'a Hod, Scarlet iWm. Ch.M.-r I'lid.- and inuliy otlier Choice varietivs. 1! • - I ill I'nv,->t market rates. Write for \~r - and d,.Mn|.liMi,- lY. K. SHKL.MIKK, AVONDALE. CHESTER CO., PA. MERBENKS. FINE HEALTHY STOCK PLANTS. I. C. WOOD &, BRO., FiSHKiLL, N.Y. TO LET! KTEEN liREKXHorsKS. WKIX STOCKKT). ■asons for leaving. iiwahelaCity, Pa. ROSE Plants of this beautiful Rose can now be had from the undersigned at the following prices; In 2', -inch Pots, Per 100, $25; Per 500, $100; Per 1,000, $180. CASH WITH ORDER FROM UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS. JOHN HEXDERSON, MEXr,O.THK.^M.F.„K,ST. KLUSHING, N. V. NAMZ&NEUNER You Can't Afford To have shabby printing, or send out a catalogue that is not attractive, correct and well illustrated. You can get the best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has years of experience in this specialty, as well as plenty of fine cuts and good material for superior productions. Send fnr new circular, and estimates fnr nnythins. to J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen. HARRISBURG, PA. BUY NORTHERN GROWN I IP w DUI Nunincnn ununn CCCIIC^ ii^-SY:,: "', ',."..; "' ' ' o O CbU O ;: SBvW' «hi I I IM > VI Zt It S Xllt 1 111 KN <-ltO\\ >[2 1^ "^ SI H>- ' I- ,.!,.. i M MM 1 i .1 \ .-... ^ ^ ;..;:-•; '.,:... VOUNG & Kl.LIOTTS' FOR FLORISTS, FOR FKRMERS, FOR PRIiZHTE KND MHRKGT GHRD6NERS. FOR EVERYONE lYHO HAS A GARDEN. i( .■ l-;xainine our prices before placin.q: your orders. 54AND 56 DEY STREET, - - " NEW YORK. 240 The American Florist. Feb. /, Cleveland. Mrs. E. Arnold recently opened a floral store on Pearl street. Robert Hughes expects to remove his establislinient to a new location the com- \\\^ spring. At J. M. Ga,sser's new place at Rocky River a bench of Am. Beauty and Beu- uets are doing well. Hills & Hanna have dissolved; Mr. Hanna continues the business, and Mr. Hills is now with D. Charlesworth. Schueren Bros, open a floral store in a few days, on Euclid avenue near Wilson; "Gus" has charge of the new departure. The Garfield monument in Lake View cemetery is being pushed forward. It is now a conspicuous object for miles around. Mrs. Harris Jaynes has sold the pro- perty on which her greenhouses are loc- ated. The greenhouses will probably be removed to an adjacent property belong- ing to the estate. Ed. Paddock indorses the Buttercup; says he sells all he can raise. He has two houses of it; one from which the main crop has been cut, the other being at pre- sent in fine bloom. Holiday Irade was good at Christmas. New Year's trade amounted to very little in comparison with former years. A large amount of ground pine wreathing and wreaths of green and holly were sold. Holly was plenty, but the ground pine was sold out by the 24th and the market was stiff on the 25th, Trade is fair and prospects good. C. 95,000 HINSDALE FLORETS CUT DURING ONE MONTH. Weoffer to the traie H till.' lot of yoiini; iikints or rooted cuttings of this iIohmI.!.' Citniation. .\ I so of Crimson King, Hinze's \N'liilo, liriuo WUdi^r ami Charles Henderson. Writo lor i.artirulars. JOHN H. TAYLOR, ItdSElilioWER, BAYSIDE, LONG ISLAND, N.Y. Passiflora, Pure White and Hardy, $8 Per Hundred. Oeranium, Ivy Leaved, 5 per 100 Penstemons, fine named. $4 per 100. Petunias best dciublt "Vxn pots Ageratum, bnuw finite Chrysanthemums CARNATION CUTTINGS. Rooted cuttings of Grace Wilier. Chester Pride. Century. Seawan. Edwardsit. Peter Henden-*on, Snowdon, Lady Emma. Philadelphia, and Scarlet Gem. Price, »2.00 per 100. S15.00 per 1,000. Send for price list of potted plants, ready March 1. A new work on "Carnation Culture." by L. L. Lam- born, will be sent free on all orders of $20.00 and up- ward from this list, or on receipt of price. $1.,M), will be sent postage prepaid to any address. WM. SWAYNE, CARNATION GROWER, P. O. Box 220. KKNNETT sylWIil NEW CARNATIONS, PANSIES, ASTERS, of extra quality for Florists, are our Specialtie . Send for descriptive price list to OeNYS ZIRNGI6B6L. NEEDHAM, MASS. ROSES piai}t5fortl??Jrad(? Grown from Blooming Wood and in full growth now. BENNETTSAND BRIDES 3-inch Pots, ficooper loo; 2J2-inch Pots, |7.ooper loo. PERLES, MERMETS, LA FRANCE, NIPHETOS, M. NEILS, COOKS, 3-inch Pots, |S.oo per loo ; 2 J<-inch Pots, f6.oo per 100. SAFRANO, BON SILENES, SPRUNT, HERMOSA, PINK DAILY, And 50 other good sorts, 2j-2-inch Pots, fS.oo per 100. DAHLIAS 5,000 Field-Grown Named Sorts. 35 Kinds Undivided Roots, lio.oo per 100. 3,000 Single Kinds, Large Roots, Un- named, Good Colors, |6.oo per 100. Send for Wholesale Lists of Green- house Stock and Florist's Requisites. B. P.CRITCHELL& Co. 197 W. 4th St., CINCINNATI, O. A FEW GOOD SPECIALTIES. Per 100. ese Primroses— finest English strain in La Era 2J^-i Perles C. Mermet, Cornelia Cooli, Adam. Mad. Camille, Cumpt de La Barthe, Niphetos, La France. M. Niel, Mad. Bravy, Gerard, Deboises, {4 per 100. Verbenas in 13 varieties, $2 per 100. Smila.i,2^-inch pots, $1.50 per 100. Begonias, Rubra Glaucophylla, 4-in pots, $4 per 100. Geraniums, Hose Ger., Heliotrope, $2 per 100. Casb only. GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, 361 West Jefferson .St. - Louisville, Ky. A SILVER MEDAL and three First-class Certificates were awarded SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Nov. 12. 1886. Send for descriptive circular to EDHTIW FEWKES & SOW, Newton Highlands, Mass. RHODODENDRONS Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jiio. Watterer & Sons, lododendron grower: Dw solicited for B./1. ELLIOTT C;0. Pittsburgh, Pa. J. -W. J^UDI^E-S- As SOI«, PAKKEKSBURG, W. VA. Orders booked lor the following plants for Novem- ber delivery: Coleus, the latest and best varieties, per 100, S2.S0. Verbenasingood varieties, including Henderson's mammoth strain. 3=2.00 per hundred. Geraniums in good variety, J3.00 per hundred. Hose Geraniums, J2.00 per hundred. Heliotrope, $2.00 per hundred. Begonia Metalica, S3.00 per hundred. CHR YSANTUEMUMS, LYCOPODIUM The Magnificent Carnution the leading Crimson in the East. Stock limited DeGraws, from my own Improved and perfectly healthy stock. Send for circular. LOTHROP WIGHT, FRAMINGHAM, MASS. Mention American Florist. Everblooming Roses, in large variety, at . . . Geraniums, a splendid assortment, at Hibiscus, six best market sorts, fine plants, at . Verbenas, best named varieties, at Pansies, a splendid strain, at Stnd for January price list. $3 00 per I »(icoi«E>Goi« :Bieojs., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. FRUIT m ORNAMENTAL TREES SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. SfKHAl, ATTK.NTION is Cttllcil ID Ol K KI :.>1.\KK.\1JI, V M.M; ST(K K OF STANDARD and DWARF PEARS CRAPE VIIMES-=S,M=S£;;- ntthn times, florrpspondence scilicltpd rntnlociii- Free 33d Year. 600 ACRFS >sS; THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. Painesville. Lake Co. Ohio 1887. The American Florist. 241 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS EndosB 2-cent LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA t stamp : Practical or our new catalogue. Hints on BrciwiiiK tbe iwers." Over 50,000 to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. Successors to A. BKACKENKIDGE, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. lohnlaul'siataloguB 0!^?|ilDS, P/1C(T\S ;iNt> I^fll^E pC/1flT5 lutiful Plants, fur 1S87, ready in good and beautiful plants, as Of New. Rare and Be January. It 18 full in really well as all the novelt The rich collection of fine foliage and other Green- house and Hothouse Plants are well grown and at low prices. East Indian, South American, Etc. John 5AUL, U/ashington, D. C. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I shall have a fine stock of young plants ready for shipment about Jan. 15. 300 of the best new and o d Varieties. Write for prices. Del. Co. Lansdowne, Pa. NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety, "PEARL." In two colors, Pure White and Bright Rose, Each color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds $1.53. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- rention in Philadelphia last season, and were greatly admired by the members present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and offer it at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialtv. Balsam, "Snow Ball" Large Double White i.S Pansv. Zirngiebel's Improved Giant .50 Stocks. Boston Florists Double White .10 Hollyhock. Our own growing from Cliater's Prize 10 Chrysanthemum Segetum grandiflor- uin. Large Single Yellow flowers .05 SEND FOR CATALOGUE SCHLEGEL "& FOTTLEEr' 26 S. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. CARNATIONS KOOTEDCUTTIX«JS Wilder, Clie.ster Pride and Hmzie's White, at »1.7d per 100; tlo.UO per 1,000. FLORETS of above varieties, mixed, a fair proportion long stem, $1.50 per 100; of particular color and all long stem $2 per 100. All by express. CHA.S. T. STA.Fei«, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. The grandest collection ever ' offered, including ALI the latest Novelties, our Seed is warranted to be Fresh, Pure and strictly FirstClass. Sen.l tor new Circular and Special Price I For Flower and Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N. Y. Cut Orcliid Blooms for I'lcrists at ^?7]:iolesale. $10.00, $15 00, $20.00 and $25.00 lots can safely be shipped Siebrecht & Wadley, n good order. 409 Fifth Ave., New York. Send for Price List of Orchid Blooms. Regular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. P. O. BOX. 484. PJ]\[K & CQ, C ITY OF MEXICO. Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK. 8MILAX ^,^S^;J^S;i/;;;cK C. THOMPSON .\D.\>IS, Wbolesalt W. Med way, Mass. Winter : I'lowering : Plants Koses. Carnations. Bouvardlas, Swanlcy White Violets new double white Daisy, Callas, Primulas, Auriculas tlyclaraelis, etc. Alao fine assortment pot and field-grown, ever-bloom- ing Roses, Geraniums and Verbenas, and general florist stock, at cheap rates, to make room. in great variety the coming season. iV^. 8TUDER, Florist, Anacostia P. C. Washlneton. D. C. PassiHora, ConstaniT Klliutt A. GIUUINliS, Danville, II lO o,ooo XT E^ i^ js E> :iv ^. S Th 100, «0 light,' a'n'd sa'ti^factfun guaranteed, J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. ■^ly-E-R-B-e-N-K-S-!^ ' strong plants. COIvEJUSS. Golden Bedder, Black Kniglil Booted Cuttings, per HIO ... Verbenas a S| WM. DESMOND, Kewa U/(^ supply ip first Quality Verbena Cuttings Rooted. arge or small quantities of stock. Address BBENNE9IAN Si PETTKKSON. Harrisburg;, Fa. Iscblzantha. till April. DeGRAAFF BROS., Nurserymen, LEYDEN, HOLLAND. Mention American Florist. 542 The American Florist. Feb. I. New York. Krnest Asiims' fragrant tulips are in brisk ileinaiul. Mr. Jolin Henderson is about starling for I'loriila anil Cuba. Tlie Merniet roses in this locality are lacking; in color, owing to protracted dark weather. Last Saturday lily of the valley was of- fered at the 34th-street flower market for jf I a hundred. J. J. Blauvelt of Pearl River, has brought in La France roses four inches in diaim- ter with fine color; so says \V. S. Allen. John Thorpe has not yet been able to come to New York to attend to any busi- ness. The Horticultural society's an- nual election still hangs fire on this ai- count. A certain city florist is building up a reputation for taffy-giviug. The asi)ara- gus vine he calls Japanese fern or Atrican fern. All his plants and designs are duli- bed with fantastic names which make sensible people smile, and "exasperate the professional prigs " who thought they knew it all! Klunder had an unique and elegant ar- rangement in his shop window this week. There were three tall, slender, fiber-cov ered trunks of tree ferns bound together and rising from a bed of adiantums ; the trunks were hung with plants of bloom- ing cattleyas ; behind the trees was a brown pottery vase filled w-ith vines of Marechal Neil roses in rich flower, the buds and bloom creeping out to contrast with the purple of the gorgeous orchids. The date of the grand orchid e.'cposi- tion to be given by .Siebrecht and Wadley has not yet been decided upon, as it is of course, dependent upon the amount of bloom. It will probably occur in Tebru- ary, how'ever, as orchid plants are bloom- ing early this season, with them. The show is to be given in the winter garden of the Eden Wusee, 55 West 23d strret. The display will be quite unlike the general plant and cut-fiovver shows heretofore held in this city. Only orchids, and the po,ssibilities in their arrangement fordec- oration will be exposed the first days of the entertainment ; other plants and cut- flowers will be entered the closing daj'S. The very good-natured article of the Boston wholesale dealer on "floral fash- ions " is all very true as to the loveliness of .simplicity in arrangements, etc. Mr. Stewart is quite unsophisticated regard- ing the fluctuations of floral fashions and to the importance placed upon them by those who spend large sums for flowers. These people as a rule, are not flower lovers — they neither know much about, nor care for them, only as they make their persons and apartments noticeable for elegance. They require constant novel- ties in decorations, and for these they will pay, when for a graceful and simple arrangement they will not make a con- tract. There are florists in certain quar- ters of this city that pooh at flower styles, because to them they are a dead language. Fa.shionable floral work is not demanded by their patrons, and like our Boston cor- respondent they are inclined to. be in- credulous. M-I-R-E ••• ••• D-e-S-I-G-N-S Free, Free, Griath-s Mammoth New Cntiiliisno roiuly by Doc. 20. Over 2J0 Ent-'raviriKS. J. GRIFFITH, 308 MAIN ST. - Ci plOriSI: 5 Cew York 3 C ^ •mohan Oh V t ^estofPenn vl Grind W "wn Bone, GRAHAM FLOUR. IVES' PUTTYING MACHINE Havinij been induced to perfect and patent my Inventiou as mentioned in March-lst issue of Am. Florist, I am now prepared to furnish floriste with the best machine yet known for applying soft putty to old or new eash. Sent by express on receipt of price, $2.50. U. m. EAfES, Florist, DAWBITRY. - - COJilKECTICtrT' Flower Pots. A iBj'^i* stock always on hand. Send for Price Liete. MILLER &. HUNT. Wright H (.irove. CHICAGO. TiirMni'nTS.i;^no SYK \ri v|: i'nTTi;KV J. N, PERKINS, MANAGER, SY POWER MILLS BROS E s n'!'pa ' Meal. Oyster She I FLOUR, and Co $5 OO HAND MILL -T per ce__ POtJLTRT. IP.M FEETi MILLS. On}y Potteiy making a Specialty 0/ Flower Pots ROR l=L_ORIS"rS_ whilldIn & CO., AKi'iiUs for .1. K. .TKFFURUK. TIS <5c '715 "^7s7"l3.a,rton.-st., 1»HII,.\1>F.LPHI.A. Pottery and Wire Works. NET CASH PRICE LIST OF aBBENBOTTSE POTS. 2-inch per 1.000, »4.50 I 4-inch per 1,000. t 9.0( 21.2-lnch ■■ 5.U0 s-lnch •• 18.0( 3-inch " G.OoU-lnch •■ 300( 5 per cent, dlscnunt for cash with order. No charge for pacltliiK • Pots 11 Ware, Vases, Wire Goods, etc., on complete catalogue of Fancy 1 0. HENNECKE & CO. MlLVyAUKEE. WISCONSIN. 1887. The American Florist. 243 Boiler U/orKs 381 to 393 S. Canal St. CHICAGO, ILL Greenhouse Heating ^^^ Ventilating HifcHlNQs K CO. 255 A/erier Street, New York. U/rou(jl?t Iroij )^ot U/ater Boilers n specinlty Onpncitv from TOO to t OfiO f The flattop tspo is th< luvt( lenn made Mention AmLliLUU 1 1 rist "v:i-. Il Ri5e ]f aHerr^s of jieilePS, ■^iEhteen Sizes, JorrugaUd Eire l^ox jioilePS m' " 1 gaddle ]3oilers, EorjiccI l^oilers' — IIIlP ^ l3ase|3uPr,;ngW.tferpeafet.s -^^S^'%- for IllL Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send -4 cents postage stratecJ CataloRtue. RfeADY WIRED TREE LABLES. ALSO POT LABLES. SPHAGNUM MOSS, 1 11 . - iMi-hale. Peat$1.25pei 11;; - ' . 1 . ,- . |„.| i.ijl.. Pitcher plants. S.Mi.l l..l■^ilnl|.l.■R ufiii-w kin.1. Bursii I'.mxtkh. 1 ■;- ' n. ,;^ -.,-..„ Ml lowest prices per 15KNJ. < HASK. Jr., Derry, >. II. Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta. \Vis. The Price of tlie NEW 11= Horticultural Directory WILL BE STYLE OF NEW DIRECTORY. .\t this price one can afford t a copy. rjoiviw^VK The low price of the Directory will make the advertising space very valuable. We will receive advs. up to Feb. 15. Send ns copy for your adv. now. M.4SSACHi:SETTS. \Ry\iiTO\. ATTI.KBOKO. F.St. F. F. F. Nash Mrs. L. C. AIIKSBITRV. Green Stephen Hibb.s H. Hills .J. Henry .\M>OVEK. F. N. F. Greene Geo. F. Tasker G. H. \ AlTBirKXUAIiK. Mansfield T. F. SeavernsGeo. Box 63 I: F. .Vuiu.u(i,.o.b.' PeddinKton (ieo. Waterman Mrs. L. S. F. N. AVER, Middlesex C.i. Pelch Bros. Fletcher Rufus B. .\RI.IX«TOS;. BRI^CHERTOn v. F. Lemme Fred S.F. Howard Arthur B. XHaHVH\n\-n. BERKET.KV. BnisTOL Co. F. Cadwell C. H. F. Babbitt C. D. A!«HL..^XD. BERLIX. F. Black. Curtis & Son F. Kice Willis Though we have spared uo expense to make this Directory accurate, we propose to sell it for JDOLvIv^VI*, Believing the in- creased sales at this low price will warrant it, we have decided to make this reduction. Not only the BEST and MOST ACCURATE but the CHEAPEST a.s well. We have ERASED the name.s of nearh- all the (fa7(/ men. We have added the iiame.s of ALL the //ir wf« who have not beeti li.sted before. YOU NEED IT. And if you wish to keep your card permanently before the trade, you should have it in the advertising pages of this Directory. AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, 54 La Salle St., CHICAOO. 244 The American Florist. Feb. /, Index to Advertisers. icciar , K. ...WT „ 'u''/'""i Brick BroM. Currl li n \ Fill U 1 Hall I-\^ .,.. ::;■: Thorpe leiiil John G s.f/y" !' ^ ,,„::■ w;;^1i ;J40 GREENH0US6 HEKTING. inc fully all the best systems of heating uses by both hot water and low-pressure Tells you the points to consider in selecting ||VIft^OV£0 BOIU^RS GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES. -.\ND- WIRE FOR TRELLIS WORK Send for Catalogue. fhos.W.lGateed, 46 & 48 ^lARIOIV ST. N. Y. HEATING APPARATUS FOR GreeifhsMSes, Ete. 311^ CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, H. Y, WILKS WATER HEATER t For Heating GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES, BATHTUBS, ETC , ETC. Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. A USEFUL INVENTION. SEnd far Pricu List. S.WilksMfg.Co., Cor. Monroe & Clinton Sts., Chicago WIRE DESIGNS. FREE, FKEE, Grlfflth-s Mammoth New Cnla- logue ready by Dec. 20; over 2i0 Eiwravliigs. Send ror it. J. GlI^II^r^ITH, 308 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohia Send your Advertisement for OUR MEW DIRECTORY AT ONCE. Copy will be received tip to Feb. /j. American Florist Co. that is used for pushing the points I by usin(i H. W. EAMES & COS PATENT TWIN GLAZIER POINTS Kaoh box contains SUO riehts and SUO lefts. A liber- al discount to the Trade. Price 36 cts. a box. Tools 15 cts. each. Address all orders and communications to tho manufacturers, H.W. Eaines H, Co.,Mllford,Ma88. These Goods Sold By Austin & Eddy. IW Uroad St.. Paxe. UnrdlnK&Co., llSMilk St.. WeU-l •■ •■ * Wlnslow. i«J I'eii India St., Boston, MILFORD, MASS. , May. j-^gr J^SOME.T'HING NKW IN GREEN HOUSES J". I>. c:J.A.Itaa:OI>ir^ I*i*op>notor, jES-^axxsxrlllo, Inci. Mmerica is "the Prou/ of the IIesseI; thsrE man he mnre comfort Hm dsh ps but we rts t^s f fcj/o touch llnlnawn Seas tj/D CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 15, 1887. No. 37. f igg L^Mwrn^im fmmm Copyright, 1887, by American Florist Company Eiilercd cs Second-class Mail matter. Published on f.ie ist and J5tli of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Genekai, Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Bastern Office, Room 8r, Vanderbilt Building, New York. AU communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Society of American Florists.— Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pres.; J. C. Vaughan V. Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, See'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16. 17 and A Wkrklv Florist.— So manj' sub- scribers request that the FLORIST be made a weekly that to get a full expression of opinion on the subject we request all who are willing to pay f2.oo a year for the .same to send us their names on a postal card. As soon as the number of names received will justify its publica- tion we will make the change. Dou't be afraid to speak up ! New York Horticultural Society. At a meeting of this society, adjourned from December last on account of the ill- ness of Secretary John Thorpe, and held Feb. I, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : Thos. H. Spauldiiig, president; Isaac H. Young, treasurer, and John Thorpe, secretary. Mr. Thorpe was not improved enough in health to be present, but he is reported to be steadily gaining strength. The members of the society are very hopeful for its future under the able giddance of Mr. Spauld- ing, to whose energy and perseverance the great success of the orange show last November was largelj- due. All that is now necessary' is for the members gen- erally, and the trade, to give him de- served support in the management. M. Renew your subscription through any of the following agents, or through any of the wholesale seed houses in the larger cities. Baltimore, INew Orleans, I -H. R. J Halida noston, W. J. Stewart Buffalo, Daniel B. Long. Harrv Sunderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. 0, Campbell. Detroit, J. BreitnleyerSc Sons Hamilton. Out., Webster Bros. Harrisburg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland. Despommier. Philadelphia, Edwin Lon.sdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sons. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. Thos. A. Co.v & C Toronto, Out., J. A. Simmers. Washington, D. C, Ed and Competil A feeling is prevalent amongst some florists, that if they write or speak of their methods of cultivation, such instruc- tion will rfesult in a pecuniary loss to them.'^elves. These gentlemen believe in keeping the result of their observations a secret — not thinking it their mission to furnish brains for other people. Tliis suggests the questions : Are ex- perienced florists injured by a free expo- sition of their views ? And does the wide dissemination of these experiences by means of periodicals, largely increase the number of those producing flowers for the market, thereby effecting over- production, and consequently low prices? A discussion of these points in the pages of the Florist may perhaps be useful and tend to broaden our views. Doubtless man\- have been induced to enter the paths of floriculture by pe- rusin.g popular works upon the subject, and by reading articles written by lead- ing florists. These writings have not only led scores of men to enter the bus- iness, but they have also enabled many to improve their knowledge of plant- growing. If it can be proven that these large additions to our numbers, together with the education and consequent de- velopment of many tyros, injure, in a financial point of view, those who have devoted a life-time to the building up of a paying business, good grounds may be found for observing a strict reticence in all matters pertaining to our livelihood ; and, looking at it from this stand-point, we should be ju.stified, as far as possible, in secluding all our operations from oth- ers who may be seeking information, for the purpose of adding to their own expe- rience, and who will naturally use this experience in competing with their teach- ers. But are these premises substantiated by our experience, and do we know of any instance where a persevering and energetic man has been materially in- jured by his willingness to aid and instruct others less experienced than him- self? We find that the contrary is the case. For, if we reflect for a few mo- ments, we can adduce instances of some of the most successful florists, as being men who are n/u'ars willing to impart information, and give to others the benefit of years of observation and thought. It may be said, and probably with good rea- son, that much of this communicative- ness is not natural, but is assumed with an eye to business, and that considerable custom is gained by this shrewd mode^f advertisement. This objection, however, only proves the truth the writer wishes to enforce — that no injury can be done to the business of any florist, by his readi- ness to share with others some of the benefit derived from greater opportu- nities. Even those most addicted to reticence in regard to their own plans, are not above seeking information from others, for there are none so thoroughly posted but that some points may be gleaned from the least proficient amongst us. No matter how secretive w^e may be as re- gards our work, it is impossible to pre- vent any energetic, persevering thinker from climbing the ladder of progress and reaching the same plane where we our- selves stand. Nor, on the other hand, even should we blazon forth with trumpet tones the whole minutiie of our every- day gardening life, would it be possible to raise an inert, unobservant man from the rut in which he is moving. Experience teaches us that all men of note in the ranks of the florists, have at- tained their position by carefully observ- ing from day to day, the principles of plant life ; marking not only their own errors, but also those of others ; zealously striv- ing to succeed in whatever they under- take; not discouraged by failure nor daunted by difficulty ; by these means alone do men rise to positions of emi- nence — be it in our profession or in any other, and not by supposing that all their ways must be jealously guarded from all beholders. If we examine and analyze our ideas we find that we are indebted to much that is outside of ourselves for whatever measure of success we have gained. A little knowledge picked up here, a little gathered there, a chance word dropped in our hearing, a glimpse of the plans of another, all help the relentive mind to add to its information, and invigorate its action. A few remarks in the Florist of Jan. I called our attention to the jeal- ousy prevalent amongst so many com- mercial florists, and which causes consid- erable underhand rivalry. This jealousy is fostered by the feeling of distrust and suspicion which has been commented upon, until at last, the man possessed by it, views all new competitors as so many personal enemies. Competition should not be looked upon as something to be dreaded — a thing of evil confronting us, ready to take the bread from our mouths ; but, rather, it should be considered as an incentive to greater exertions and more thorough ap- plication. Without competition, much of the progress that has been made, and the skill and ability shown, would not have been manifested, and our knowledge, consequently, so much the poorer. Com- petition certainly crowds out of the race the lazy and the inefficient, but, as regards the strong, it but quickens energy and stimulates endeavor. No matter how crowded the market a good article will always sell. It is not my intention to assert any such absurdity as that we are bound to use our experience to build up the busi- ness of our competitors, or that we are called upon to relax any legitimate efforts 246 The American Florist. Feb. 15, to develop as large au individual trade as possible; I only wish to deprecate the belief that liberality towards our competi- tors means financial injury. Let us, therefore, in these pages and in our meet- ings feel perfect freedom in discussing our methods of cultivation, belio\'iugthat good will result to each person concerned; not only will the novice be taught but the experienced will be assisted in maintain- ing his i)osilion in the van. A. K. \V. The Bennett and American Beauty. In acceding to your request for my opinion as to the merits of these roses for cut-flower growers I shall try to give the' facts as I believe them to be without any desire to join in useless controversy. It nmst be admitted that some varieties of roses will do better in one locality than another; just how much the soil, the aspect of the rose houses, or the position assigned to each variety, as well as tem- perature and other causes that have an influence on the plants, maj- have to do with the matter, is the point' at which we must pause for reflection. All rosarians know that every rose has its little pecu- liarities, and none so many as the hybrid tea section. The successful grow-er of American Beauty has studied its require- ments and has possessed a soil that is favorable to its growth. It is almost impossible for any success- ful grower to transmit to others all the details of culture b>- which he considers his success to have been attained. That both of the rcses named have been profit- ably grown around New York is certain, and that they will continue to be grown is almost as sure. A\'e must not be too hasty in condemning new roses ; there is hardly a rose now grown in quautit}' for winter flowers but what was once dis- carded though since resuscitated and brought into popular favor. I might in- stance LaFrance, upon which the critics sat very hard when first introduced ; Perle des Jardins also came near being lost and forgotten, and a recent instance is the revival of Papa Gontier. The Sunset will unquestionably become a popular rose again. The roses that must take first rank for winter forcing in the future are the Bride, American Beauty, W. F. Ben- nett, Papa Gontier and vSun.set. In order to succeed with any rose there must be a close study of the requirements of the particular one in hand and a steady determination to get out of it all there is in it. As it is quite possible for one man to fail by the very methods which pro- mote another's success, unvarying rules can not be given. - It must be remembered that all new roses lose strength and vigor by rapid propagation, and it often happens that they do not show at their best for a long time. The much abused rose. Her Maj- esty, may assume a different appearance under skillful treatment ; the few tlious- ands of weakly plants desseniinated throughout the country gave no one au opportunity to judge it on its merits, as most of the plants were dormant bud grafted on brier, a stock totally unfitted to furnish nulritinn for siuli a .strong- growing rose. Ill I. Hi u(,' -.liiiiild go .slow before condemiiiiiL; ,mi\ .if tlu- newly in- troduced roses. Ch\ki.i;s Axdkrson. Flushing, N. Y. The Bennett. In answer to the query as regards the value of the Bennett, would say that with us it has been a pronounced success, and we gave it a thorough trial. About the first of last May, we bedded quite a uuinher of Bennetts, good, .strong plants, on their own roots, for the pur- pose of forcing for summer propagation. After growing them at a high tempera- ture during the summer, we took off the last propagation about the first of Sep- tember, cutting back the plants nearly to the ground. We did not then intend to leave them, but afterwards concluded to do so by way of experiment. After giving them a little rest, we started them to growing; in a month they were well set with bloom, and until the first of Jan- uary bloomed profusely. Since that time tliev have not bloomed so freely, only producing au occasional bud, hut they are now making fresh growth and setting bloom for another crop. As to color and size of bloom, they have been all that has been claimed for them. The buds were glowing crimson, large and finely formed, not holding their color so well as the light-colored varieties, but lasting several days with- out showing any signs of fading. We luiM- Iifcii very much disappointed in lUi Majisly, net being able as yet to prochu f a siii-Ic lltiwer from it, and find- ing it (.xieeiliugl} difficult of propagation, but of the Bennett and Beauty we cannot speak in terms of too much praise. Zanesville, O. Wm. Bonner. American Beauty and Bennett. Mr. Simpson asks if the American Beauty can be grown with profit. I would say yes, providing it is treated right. I have grown this season two houses of it ; the first one planted I allowed to grow upright from the start; this produced the 7-foot shoots Mr. S. complains of, but they were not absolutely blind, as he says, forevery shoot will eventually bloom if left alone. The time consumed made this house less profitable than the other one which was planted some three weeks later than the above. This second house was allowed to grow naturally till about the first week in October ; then every shoot was tied over almost level with the soil and about ten to twelve inches above it. They nearly all broke nicely from the base of the plants, producing from three to six fine buds to each plant, with stems from twelve to twenty-four inches long, and the same plants have continued to break in the same way up to the present time. This second house has produced nearly twice the number of blooms that the other has, and during the month of November alone produced nearly double the money value in flowers that a house of Bennetts did, the house being an exact duplicate in size, etc. The Bennett with me rauks in profit- ableness below American Beauty, C. Mennet and the Bride. I have two houses of each of these varieties of exactly the same size and shape and containing ex- actly the same number of plants each — about 475 plants to each house — and up to date they rank in point of profitableness in the following order : i.st. The Bride ; 2nd, American Beauty; 3rd, C. Mennet; 4th, W. F. Bennett.' Your correspond- ent, GTcyser, page 227, will have to travel a long way to find many places where the Bennett makes many of the strong shoots like Bons or Safrano. As far as I have seen it this winter I do not know of more than three houses in the country where it grows so strongly, and in those same houses there is no uniformity about its growth; one plant will start out and throw up a good strong shoot or shoots while several along-side it will scarcely grow all winter; true, every bit of new growth it makes produces a bud, but a large proportion of them are very short- stemmed and a good many will also come off color. I have found that budded on Mannetti or any good strong growing tea stock the Beuuett grows very much better than on its own roots; so thoroughly am I con- vinced of this from trials the past season, that I shall not plant any others for my own use in future but budded plants. The above figures conflict somewhat with Mr. Henderson's, but I consider mine a very fair and impartial test. The eight houses above referred to are all built alike, the benches arranged the same and all treated as well as it was possible to do. \'isitors all remark that my Bennetts are looking about as good as any the^- see anywhere; many consid- ering them better than most others. There is one place in Philadelphia where the Bennett finds great favor if not with Mr. Hanson, and that is with Dennison Bros, at Belmont, and it certainly does very well indeed there, on the whole bet- ter thau anywhere else I have ever seen it, and naturally it is a great pet with the Messrs. Dennison, still there are plenty of places where it is not petted much, and receives anything but high compli- ments. The Bennett.— In reply to the query in a receut number, I will say that I planted some Bennetts Aug. 15, last, which have made two and one-half feet of young growth to Feb. i, and they are entirely free from black spot. Some of the leaves are over four inches in length by two and one-half in width. They have flowered freely, and I have cut many fine buds. I intend to continue growing them. A. L.wvsoN, Gardener to H. H. Houston. Chestnut Hill, Pa. Carnations. IIV WILLIAM FALCONBP. vSweet and lovely flowers, thrifty and copious, but often capricious. E. G. Hill with me is splendid ; the flower is larger than that of Portia, and like it, does not burst. Glowing Coal, a seedling of Portia and which Louis Siebrect grows in large quantity, is very like E. G. Hill. Portia is very bright and copious and the .stems are long, but the blooms are some- what small. Marquis of Lome, a scarlet I had a few years ago from Andover, Mass., is of stocky habit and free bloom ing ; the flowers are a good deal larger than but not so long-steiynied or so bright as those of Portia. Marshall P. Wilder is a new one I got a year ago from Ilallock & Thorpe. It has very large, highly fragrant, full double flowers, scarlet, witli some crimson stripes. I'or the two win- ters before the present, Charles Henderson was the most prolific carnation I had, vigorous in growth and with sheaves of flower stems. This season it isn't nearly as good ; and, curious enough, LaPurite, which for the past two years was only middling, is extremely luxuriant this winter and has blooms like little paonias. Two years ago Lydia was capital, last vear, poor ; this sea.son good. Hinzie's White is the best of its class that 1 have tried; when well handled its blooms are large and perfect in .shape. I cannot do anything with Peerless. Three years ago one of the finest lots of white carnations I ever saw was a house of DeGraw with C.L. .\llen of Garden City. But it is one of the mo.st unsatisfactory sorts with me. Crimson King is always a mainstay. Black Knight has come to stay, and now is a popular market variety. It is bright and keeps its color well after luitig c'ul. I'red Johnson i< one of the i88j. The American Florist. 247 |H| A <<^;:-3 K|^ ' y ,^^SSlBt^^- 1- ""^sa •*" "'^*-^ ^'^Bjj^BP^ --1 ^^ r ..... - ^ W'^''^ ^■k^ m ^'^v- ": ^- "-■ ^"■V j- mm mi \l^'it M \_^ CP.o==.t. \N\ best of its class, copious, long-stemmed and of pleasing color. Not very unlike this variety is a new one, " 'Sy," I had a a year ago from Hallock & Thorpe, and with wliich I am much pleased. I never yet got Buttercup healthy enough to give me satisfaction ; I presume when growers give it more rest it will become better favored. Miss Joliffe is very pretty and much liked, but I should not care to depend on it alone ; I have sometimes found it uncertain. Among 3ellows Sen- sation must get a prominent place on account of its large blossoms. Kaiser Wil- liam grows and blossoms freely enough, but many dislike the color. Gibbonsi is the biggest and most fragrant dark crim- son carnation that I know. It is of tall, vigorous habit, copious enough in its season, but I did not find it perpetual. It is grown in some private gardens around Boston, but, so far as I am aware, not in the trade. I am out of it and wish to get it again, but do not find it adver- tised. One Boston grower writes me that "it would not paj* us to grow it for less than 25 cents a bloom." Petunia is a full but ragged flower, still the ladies are very fond of it. Mrs. Harris has a vigorous constitution and large, perfect flowers ; some like it, some don't. I don't think it will pay the cut-flower florist to grow an extensive variety of carnations; better confine himself to two or three sorts that he finds are the best and most profitable with him. So long as the perpetual carnations keep on blooming iu ample quantity it does not pay me to also force the " hard}- pinks " These last come iu well from March till May. I find that the after- succetis of carnations depends much upon the cuttings from which they are propa- gated. Stout, clean, healthy stocky cut- tings should always be selected. Fancy Bedding. We give ou this page au illustration of vase seen the past .sea.son on the grounds of Mr. J. C. Raston at La Crosse, Wis., the work of Mr. P. E. Steves, florist, of that city. The vase is a wire frame, filled with earth and the outside planted with alternanthera, the base being of echeveria. The vase occupied the center of a handsome bed of alternanthera and echeveria as shown iu engraving. Tomatoes as an Auxiliary Crop Among Carnations. In 1S83 I first commenced, by way of experiment, the growing of tomatoes iu winter by planting them towards spring in the bedsof carnations that were bedded on benches for winter flowering, and, finding it fairly profitable, have continued it ever since on a much more extended scale. My modus operandi is as follows; The variety to plant is very importaut ; i use the Improved Trophy, obtained by ten 3-ears careful selection from a few of the finest and most perfect specimens. Such seed cannot be bought at seed stores. The Mayflower and Mikado are used by some of ni}- neighbors, btit the latter has an objectionable color and foli- age too dense. Seed is planted in Octo- ber ; wheu large enough to handle, trans- planted into pots, and shifted as soon as roots fill the soil uutil about the ist to 15th of February, by which time they should be commencing to bloom ; they are then planted in the benches among the carnations two and one-half feet apart in the row. We bloom our carnations in wide span- roof houses facing south, iu which are four benches and three walks ; the outer benches are four feet wide each, then 2- foot walks, the two benches iu the mid- dle being one four and the other six feet wide with a 20-inch walk between them. Ou these middle benches we plant one row of tomatoes down the center of each, without removing the carnations that are still blooming, except the low in which we plant the tomatoes. Here they are grown for a month or more, being kept lied upright to a 4-foot stake, and kept trimmed more than a rampant grapevine, and interfere but little with the crop of flowers up to that time; but the the thumb is used on them almost every day after they get fully established in the beds, and the warm, bright days of that season begin to instill new life into all plant growth. We allow the first fruit cluster to form about eighteen inches from the ground ; as soon as it is fully developed pinch out the growing end beyond it and all sprouts except the one immediately below it, for they will start out at the axil of each leaf When the sprout left iu turu develops, the next fruit cluster is treated in the same way. By the middle of March they have reached the tops of the 4-foot stakes and have some fiue clusters of green fruit; all but three or four of the fiuest is removed. We now make a rack by cutting 3x3 scantling into 15-inch lengths, to one end of which we nail i x 3-inch lath. A row of these are run down each side of the 4foot benches, standing the 15-inch pieces on end on the soil among the car- nations, and a 15-iuch piece placed about every eight feet to support the lath, on top and across which we tack 4-foot plastering lath one foot apart. The vines are then taken down from the high stakes and laid upon the lathing, which allows two and oue-half by four feet of space for each plant. The carnations continue to bloom under and through this lathiug uutil the latter part of May, the partial shading at that time of the year seeming rather an advantage than otherwise. After they are laid down the trimming process is for a time changed, allowing them to cover the whole space with side arms, after which the stopping is vigor- ously continued and even a part of the foliage cut off. The fruit hangs through and beneath the lathing where it has air, never rots, is easy of access aud attains a finer flavor than when grown in any other way. As soon as the plants begin to blossom they are gone over every other day with a fiue camel's hair brush, dusting it lightly into each flower and from one to another to spread the pollen, else but lit- tle fruit would set, for we have shut out with our glass houses the bees and insects that nature has provided to do this simple but necessary operation. Much water is required at their roots, but the soil in which the carnatious were growing is amply rich for them, and we do not spoil them' with liquid manure. We never shade the houses. Our fruit last season averaged a half a pound each, many of them weighing from one up to one and a half pounds, while onespecimen weighed thirty ounces. Through April and May the ifruit commands from 40 to 50 cents per pound. From one house of two rows — sixty plants — we realized from April i, to July 15 500 pounds of tomatoes which netted over fioo — which cost very little fire heat aud utilized the space after the carnations had exhausted themselves and were not in so much demand. Don't put up houses on purpose to grow tomatoes, expecting to get much fruit before April, for it won't pay ; you can't make sun- shine, and without it in abundance you can't have much fruit Besides the de- mand iu mid-winter is limited and price no higher than in the early springmonths. I might say that the demand for green- house tomatoes has increased about ten- fold since '83, mainly, I believe, on the superiority of the greenhouse-grown fruit. 248 The American Florist. Feb. 75, Her Majesty. This rose is in for a larj^cr share of abuse than any other known variety, and yet perhaps it is a premature scolding, if the accounts we heard of it from the other side are all true, and we have no reason to dispute them so far as the raisers' de- scription of it is concerned. Let me ask if it has ever occurred to the many grum- blers about mildew on this rose, that the treatment here is so totally different to what it was subjected to in England that it has not yet become acclimatized. I do not want any of your readers to think that I am singing the praises of this rose, but I only ask them to \\-ait till it is proven that it really is the worthless thing they want us to believe it is be- fore universally condemning it. In my experience I have found a good many roses that have required more than one year to become serviceable to us. An illustration of this point is in the now popular variety. Papa Gontier ; I, with several other growers of my acquain- tance, had this variety at the same time Mr. John Henderson received it, but that season the buds came so poor with me that I considered it of no value whatever for forcing, and I presume it was about the same with the others who tried it, for in nearly every case they threw it away. Had we kept it on trial another year I presume we should have changed our opinion of it just as much as Mr. Henderson has done, and may it not pos- sibly be so with Her Majesty? I have received a great many letters in reference to this rose, and to the writers of all I wish to say that I have just pnmed a house of it which I intend starting up soon, and if it blooms as I think it ought I shall be very pleased to show it to any one about the 20th of next April. If it does not bloom freely it will go to the rubbish heap in a very short time after that date, and I will immediately inform your readers of the fact, should the occa- sion arise. That the rose is a superb thing, when in its beauty, all are ready to admit who saw it in bloom here last spring, and if it will only bloom freely it must be a grand acquisition. In England it was treated to a long winter rest and natural growth in the summer, but as soon as it landed on this democratic soil it was rushed into heat, forced for all it was worth, budded, grafted, and cuttings of all and everv- thing which had life in it was stuck i'n sand to multiply it as fast as possible ; a totally different treatment, to which it could hardly be expected such a strong, rampant grower would submit without showing some ill effects ; hence my rea- son for saying give it another trial before condemning it. Orchids for Cut Flowers. (CONCLUDED.) Unless orchid flowers can be sold at popular prices, it is not likely that there will ever be any extensive demand for them. Consequently, unless the plants can be bought for a moderate figure, it is useless to attempt growing them for profit. The writer mentions those only which can be so purchased, and which he is sure, provided ordinary care be given, will be satisfactory in all respects. Many of the cypripediums are easily managed, and as the flowers of all of them are handsome, and have good keeping qualities, they are very useful for a florist's work. The price of several of these, also, debars them from ever becoming gener- I ally cultivated, and those of us who mar- ket our flowers, must be content with the cheaper and commoner kinds. The cyp- ripedium can be grown in a medium tem- perature, but unlike the cattleyas, they re quire water at all seasons of the year. The soil u.sed is of various kinds, some prefering loam with a little manure, others peat and loam ; others, again, use peat and sphagnum. They can be grown either in pots or pans, according as the fancy of the grower dictates. Phaius grandifolius and Phaius macu- latus should also be included in this li.st of orchids for cut flowers. Some years ago P. grandifolius was much more' cul- tivated than now, but in this era of roses it seems to have disappeared almost en- tirely from the benches of our florists. The reason would be hard to state, for of all orchids, not one is more ea,sily managed, nor more freely flowered. When the phaius is well grown, the flower spikes attain a length of two feet, and are of striking and noble appearance. It seems a pity that this old friend should have become so neglected. A mixture of loam and rotten cow-manure will be found a suitable compost. The young leaves are liable to spot if water is syringed over them. A. E. W. Twin Flowered Cypripedium Insigne. Respecting Mr. Matthews' note on this, I may say that it is by no means an unu- sual occurrence, but' seldom so large a percentage are twin-flowered. We had about 500 flowers this .season, and out of these no more than 2 per cent were twins. I think that perhaps division and repotting may have something to do with increasing the number, as I noticed a larger percentage after ours were re-pot- ted three years ago. The freak is by no means confined to the insigne, but is more or less general in all the cypripediE. We have a large plant of C. barbatum which for several years gave fully 75 per cent twin flowers; this last year, decreased to 10, and this year, I find none. C. niveum sometimes gives three flowers to a stalk; other varieties in which I have noticed the freak more gen- erally, are Spiceriauum, Harrisianum, Concolor, Lawrenceanum, Venustum and varieties of barbatum. I like Mr. Mat- thews' style of potting and would recom- mend not to repot very often, but give food in the form of weak liquid manure. I think more flowers can be produed this wav and certainly room is gained. F. G. Nasturtiums in Winter. We run scarlet nasturtiums, varieties of TroptEolum Lobbianum, along twenty rafters in our carnation-house. " They are grown in 8 and lo-inch pots, raised on shelves, and the vines of each plant are tied to a string run along a rafter. Two sets of plants last from October till May. They do not shade the carnations much, as tliey do not make large fleshv leaves such as they do when grown out- of-doors. They bloom cojitinuallv. We grow them in rough, rich soil, and' mulch the pots with manure. In a light, sunny house having a night temperature of 55° they attain greate.st perfection; but even in our carnation house, which we run cool, say 45° at night, we cut 100 blooms a day. For home use thev are capital; they last a long time, and their brilliant color is unexcelled. For shipping they are not so good, because so easily bruised; still, anyone who can pack camellias, gloxinias, or orchids, can pack nastur- tiums, and that, too, with much less trouble. w I" Lamarque Rose. Poor Lamarque ! Rejected by the trade, and still so free, so full, so white, and so lovely ! It travels poorly and is easily tarnished; true enough, but for the home market, isn't it a noble rose? ^\s an old trellis rose, planted in a loamy border, and .spread out some fourteen or sixteen inches from the glass, it certainly is one of our grandest roses. In a span-roofed house we have a 300- square-feet sheet of Lamarque, from which we now are cutting large quantities of magnificent flowers. It is a good By perfecting good wood early in in the year, timely thinning and stopping in fall, and full exposure till November^ then shutting up and forcing, thev come in good for Christmas and last in pro- fusion through Januarv. Pruning and starting later will bring them in later. \\". F. Pi,.\NT Namks. — Apropos of the many interminable names which have been attached to poor inoffensive plants a writer in the London Garden quotes the following from the diary of a gentleman describing the visit of a friend. " He was much pleased with my arrangement of a clump of Heliaiithus multiflorus simplex maximus in a bed of Petunia hvbrida nana compacta grandiflora, with back- ground of Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridis argentea variegata. Gave him seeds of Hellebores Apotheker Bogren and Commerzienrath Benary. N. B. — Must really remember to asli Lacon not to bring his dog Bob with him in future. The brute got into the orchid house and knocked down theOdontoglossum Pesca- torei Vervaetianum and the Campylobo- trys Ghiesbreghti variegata, and then went and scratched up nearly all my Matricaria eximia nana aurea crispa, and rolled in a patch of Helichrysum monstrosum na- nuni atro-sanguineum florepleno." Cypripedium Dayanvm. — We have a small plant carrying one flower. This bloom opened on Oct. 16, last, and con- tinued open and in good condition till Jan. 20, a period of some four months. Average night temperature before Christ- mas 55°, since then 60°. This is the longest period of duration in any flower that has come under mv own observa- tion. - ■ W. F. Primila Obconica.— This pretty Japa- nese primrose is scarcely ever out of bloom ; even now it is beariug numbers of mauve-tinted blossoms. In this respect it fonns a good companion to the per- petual-blooming P. floribunda. In one point, however, it surpasses that kind, and that is fogs, which have latelv played great havoc with P. floribunda by destroying nearly the whole of its foliage and greatly disfiguring its blooms, have not injured P. obconica, though growing under the same conditions. ' H. P. Bkconi.v socotrana proves itself to be the most persistent winter-flowering of all begonias. At Kew, where almost every cultivated species is grown, it is the only one that makes a show. There is a group of plants of it that for weeks past have been the feature of the begonia house. The flowers do not drop, as t'ho.se of most other begonias do, but wither away with- out losing their color. This mass of rosy pink bloom is very cheerful at this almost flowerless season. When the socotra be- gonia was first introduced it was thought that good things would result bv hvbrid- ising it, but as yet none of the hybrids raised from it surpa.ss the original. 1887. The American Florist. 249 T\RS1 N^JltWCKH GRttUHOUSt. ^ The First American Greenhouse. We present herewith an illustration of considerable historical interest to the trade, being a sketch of the first green- house erected in America. It was built in 1764 as a private conservator)' on the grounds of James Beekman, New York city, the site b-^ing the center of what is now 52d street, a little east of ist av- enue. No glass was used in the roof and it presents man)' other oddities of con- struction, at which the florist of the pres- ent day will undoubtedly smile. When the patriot spy'. Captain Nathan Hale, was captured, he was confined over night in this greenhouse under a strong guard, and was executed early the next morning, Sept. 22, 1776. The sketch shown was made in 1S52 — a few days be- fore the greenhouse was demolished for the opening of 52d street— by Mr. B. J. Lossing, L.L,. D., the author of a book entitled "The Two Spies," from which Mr. Lothrop Wight has furnished us the above facts. v^ What it Costs to Move Greenhouses. Mr. Charles Hartwig, a Chicago florist, who was pushed out into the suburbs by the rapid increase of dwellings, has been obliged to tear up and rebuild. In a re- cent visit to his new establishment, we became curious tc know how much was expended in its construction and how much of the old was available. It was not surprising to learn that the salvage was very small, and the cost of removing the old material was nearly all it was worth. The greattr part of the salvage consisted of 60 boxes of glass (more or less chipped), and 2,500 feet of 4-inch iron pipes. The old boiler was found to be worth little more than old iron. The new houses, built mainly for rose growing, are four in number, each 100 feet long by 22 feet wide, and one propagating house 1 1 X 100 feet. They face south- erly with short back roof, and are 1 1 feet high at the apex. The propagating house has a uorthern exposure. One outer wall of course answers for all, and this is constructed by setting rows of stout cedar posts, on which are nailed matched boards. This is closely covered on the outside with thick building paper, aud the paper with ordinary siding. The benches are supported by cedar posts, with raised walks between. All wood- work below the ground, or when exposed, is well tarred. The heating apparatus is in the center, a space of iSxioo feet, giving abun- dance of room for necessary work. The system of heating is by hot water, heated in a Devine boiler 10 feet long, fire-box 3x4 feet, breeching two feet, with 56 4-inch flues. There is one 6-inch and one 4-inch flow and two 4-inch returns to the boiler. As may be readily imag- ined such a boiler properly fired' is very powerful. A wheelbarrow load of coal, soft slack, or Erie screenings, which is used exclusively, suffices to heat up the pipes in ati hour. Abundance of heat can be obtained in the coldest weather without crowding the boiler, and enough power for extension of the system with only the one boiler to fire. The chim- ney is of brick, 52 feet high, giving great draft for the flues. About 5,000 lineal feet of 4-inch pipe are used, to heat a space covered by glass and boiler-room of 100x218 feet. The old establish- ment consisted of four small houses 9 feet high, and on a space of ground about 60 X 100 feet. All the old material that he could use advantageously was worked in ; yet the amount expended was about ^3,000, and it was divided up as follows : Boiler .^ joo Breeching and setting same ' so Chimney ^i^ Pipes, conductors, etc 503 Labor, exclusive of regular help .' . .' 600 Glass ,r, Lumber .■.•.•.•; g^ Roof to boiler-room . . . -iz Nails :::::; ^s Oils and paints, sundries qq Heating ; Sj Total 12;^ This is exclusive of all the old material. As these items were obtained without close calculations, it is reasonably safe to say that the cost of the regular help of the establishment added, and the odds and ends, will make the actual ex- pense not lees than fcooo. The old ma- terial was possibly worth fcoo to JSoo, all told. Edgar vSanders. A NEW PALM has been discovered in Florida by Prof Sargent, of England. It is not only new as a species but suffici- ently distinct to constitute a new genus. It is proposed to call the plant provision- ally, Pseudo-Phoeuix Sargentii. The trunk is ten to twelve inches in diameter at the base and twenty to twenty-five feet high, with leaves four to five feet long, pinnately divided. Only six individuals have been found. Hot Water Under Pressure. I am quite willing to give the readers of the Florist my experience on the above subject, but I must commence by asking their indulgence, as I feel unable to give anything but the results of my observations of the present winter. An'd I might add that if the same pressure had been exerted over water to become heated and circulated that has been brought to bear on your correspondent to give his views on the subject, hot water under pressure would have been as hot as any one could wish. I can perhaps do no greater benefit to the readers of the Florlst than to try to describe the apparatus as ar- ranged and constructed to heat a set of houses four in number, 16x210 feet of the ordinary three-fourths span style, adapted to the growth of roses or other plants that require a temperature of 55° to 60°. The boilers, three in num- ber, are placed in a cellar with one flow pipe connecting with an expansion tank, which is elevated above the doorways of the houses and directly over the boilers, being of sufficient dim'ensions to contain all the expanded water and leave at least one-third of the space of the tank for steam. The arrangement of the pipes from this point may be said to be on the down-hill plan, all the pipes descending to the bottom of the boiler. Each pipe IS fitted with a valve, gi\'ing complete control of the temperature. The tanks have each a 5-lb. safety valve placed on top and a glass water guage. The ar- rangement of the pipes permits of one, two or three being used as required, also the boilers may be used in like manner. There may be points in the description given that is not quite clear to your read- ers, and to others the details may be tedi- ous in the extreme. The results of a trial will convince any- one of the advantage of the plan over the old system of heating. I niav suggest that the days of trying to boil 'the kettle with the cover off (which is practically what we have been doing), is past. From my observation I shouldsay that a 2-inch wrought-iron pipe on the above system is the equivalent of a 4-inch cast-iron pipe on the old plan of hot-water heating and that three boilers are equivalent to in heating capacity, the attention four required being reduced to the minimum. Another advantage is that the system may be adopted without any deep boiler- pit, as all that is necessary is to give the return pipes a descent into the bot- tom of the boiler. The attention required is no more than any hot-water boiler re- quires, and it seems to me that it must become the popular heating system for the great mass of florists of this country. It is safe, requires very little attention, costs but little, requires no skill to run it, and any good cast iron hot-water boiler will answer the purpose, and if the pipes are arranged properly it must prove satisfactory. Flushing, N. Y. New Greenhouses at Calla, O. Messrs. L. Teniplin & .Sons, Calla, O., have just completed one of the finest ranges of houses I have seen for a long time. The houses are ten in number and cover a ground surface of 90x170 feet. Nearly all of the houses are 20 feet wide ; this width of house is considered by them to be the most economical for growing all kinds of plants, even the small mailing plants doing better in them than in the commonly used ii-foot house. Of course it takes more heating surface to maintain a given temperature / 250 The Ameri ca n Fl o r is r . Ecb. js, in one 20-foot house than in two of lo-feet each, all being of the same length, but the plants appear more "stocky" and healthier in the wide house than in the small cues. For the bottom of their benches thev have used slate instead of wood, and ail the wood-work liable to be rotted from moisture was thoroughly soaked with oil. The sash bars are all grooved to carry off drip, and the glass set with the tiii joints recently adver- tised in the Florist. The joints make the roof perfectly air-tight, but more drip results than when glazed in the old style, as there is no escape for the water which condenses on the inside of glass. Both old and new ranges of houses are heated by steam, the boiler used in the new one, being constructed specially for greenhouse heating; it has a heating sur- face of over 400 feet, and judging from the ease with which it heats the ten houses, besides the offices, packing and potting rooms, another ten houses the same size could be heated with it without Azaleas and Camellias. The principal collectiou of azaleas in- tended to flower in May and Juue require but little attention at present. They should be placed in a cool-house, well ventilated, and arranged so that they are not too much crowded. Some persons keep their plants too dry at the roots dur- ing the winter, evidently with the best intentions, the main object being to rest them. This over-dryness at the roots is an evil which tells upon the health of the plants for a long time after the winter is past. The sandy peat in which the plants have been potted is generally so thoroughly permeated with roots, that it is difficult to get water through the mass, when once they have become dusty dry. The plants ought to be moderately dry before being supplied with water^ anil when it is applied, enough should be given to thoroughly saturate the soil. In an over-dry warm greenhouse thrips and red spider will not onlv exist dunng winter, but will increa.se and do mischief. Tobacco-smoke will destroy the thrips, but does not touch the red-spider ; it can- not, however, stand tobacco in solution. Soft soap dissolved at the rate of two ounces to the gallon of water and half a pint of tobacco liquor added to two gal- lons of this soft-soapy water, will destroy both spider and thrips. The dead and decaying leaves should be removed with as little delay as possible. The early- flowering varieties should be placed in'a gentle heat early in the year. The double- white varieties are excellent for early flowering. The leaves may be syringed daily underneath after the plants are placed in heat. Every autumn and winter we hear com- plaints of the flower-buds of camellias dropping off, and the cause of this is often a puzzle to the owner of the plant. Over-dryness at the roots of the plants, or a very dry atmosphere caused by flues or hot-water pipes, will cause the buds to drop. Any sudden changes will cause it, such as bringing the plants inside after being out late in the autumn; the change from the leaves being nightly saturated with heavy dews, to the relatively dry atmosphere of greenhouse or conserv- atory, is an illustration of this. The change should be gradual. Let the leaves be kept quite clean during winter by sponging when time can be spared ; the plants also like a fair supply of water at the roots.— J. DouGLAS, in Caniciicn' Chronicle. Cincinnati. Robert A. Kelly has opened up for business on West 4th street. Hugo Mullert sold a plant of the Nar- cissus orientalis last week, upon which there were 142 perfect flowers. Tiny baskets of violets, roses and lilies of the valley were the favors of the Floral exchange made up for a Mikado german. Over 500 choice roses were used in a round table, flat, five feet in diameter, made by Sunderbruch for a Queen City club dinner. Since I last wrote daffolils have come in. Tulips, though plentiful, do not seem to • take ' as well as they did last year. Lilies are also in big show and the win- dows are very attractive. Boutonnieres are nearly as large as a cabbage, and a New Yorker enjoyed the attention he attracted by appearing on the street with a bunch of violets as big as his fist on the lapel of his coat. A new funeral design was sent out by Sunderbruch for a mason. It was a bible of solid white flowers upon a pulpit of carnations, Niphetos rose buds and lilies of the valley. On the face cf the book there was traced a square and compass — one in red carnations and the other in violets. The border of the volume was made up of }-ellow immortelles to resem- ble gilt. The design Critchell made for the funeral of a bank cashier at Greeusburg, Ind., was certainly novel. It was a ledger of white carnations, eucharis, free- sia and lilies of the valley upon a ' desk ' of ferns. On the base in letters of white immortelles was the inscription "Account Closed." Upon the book had been thrown, as if carelessly done, a quill pen whittled out of a cycas leaf. At the recent german someof the favors were floral. Sunderbruch arranged the corsage bunches and boutonnieres ex- changed, to form a four-leaf clover si.x feet ill height. The boutonnieres for the gentleniL-ii were all tied with silk ribbon, bows and streamers — a new idea that has caught society's fancy. One favored belle at the german carried a bouquet contain- ing thirty .\merican Beauties — a $30 trifle. Not many bunches of that kind are made up here. Frank Huntsman decorated a house from top to bottom for a reception last week. Finest floral display of the winter. There were no designs but'lots of foliage was used to advantage with raise blooms. One large blue and white vase which was universally admired was flanked by great palm leaves between which had been thrown an armful of the crimson poinset- tias. He also made up a pretty prize for a euchre party. It was a basket of white carnations with a diamond center of Bon .Sileiie rose buds. The florists, in common with other tradesmen, are blue over the prospects of another disastrous flood. Since the costly j experiences of '84, many florists who had flourished on the low lands took to higher ground. They are glad they did so. Already the waters have surrounded Glin's greenhouses, and a rise of a few more feet will drown out Vetter and Walz in Cumminsville, and I'nderwood at Ludlow Ky. Bolia, Gray and Boul- inan, other growers in the vicinity of first named suburb are above the danger line. The market gardeners, the fellows who 'cut' so on flowers and knock the spots out of business, are all under water. "REN." In these days of special manures, how is that one for roses has not yet ap- peared ? Also one for carnations ? R. Uraele QofeiS. Brooklyn, N. Y. — W. C. Krick has removed to 1107 Broadway. Ced.^r R.\pids, Iow.\. — Mr. Samuel Bowers, a well-known florist and nursery- man, died suddenly of heart disease, Jan. 2, last. E.^STHAMPTON, Mass.— Edw. H. How- land has removed to Holyoke, Mass., which will now be his business head- quarters. Centretown, Pa.— E. V. Coleman has sold his interest in the greenhouse business here to J. E. Black, of Grove City, Pa. Pittsburgh. -The window glass combi- nation decided at its meeting Feb. 3, lo increase the price of glass from 5 per cent to 7 '-2 per cent, the same to take effect at once. Geneva Lake, Wis.— S. M. .\llerton has built a new house 100 x 15. The flor- ists here have hardly recovered from the severe hail storm which destroyed much glass and stock last June. Norwich, Conn. — John Spalding re- cently finished two new houses iSx6o each. G. Geduldig has built a new house 24x60, with a part partitioned off for palms ; this part is 16 feet high and is covered with ground glass. Chicago. — Charles Reissig is drawing plans for a large house for tropics 10 be erected the coming spring. It is lo be circular in shape, of ornate construction, and will house a fine collection of or- chids and other tropical stuff. Indianapolis. — .-^ call will soon be issued to the trade in Indiana for a meet- ing to be held Feb. 22-23 "^^ tliis city to organize a state horticultural society. All interested are requested to attend. W. Berterman. Los .-Angeles, C.\l. — I find flowers quite scarce here ; roses are poor, none being cultivated under glass and out-of- door plants have suffered some from dry weather. Roses sell now for 50 to 75 cents a dozen and carnations 25 cents at retail, but choice flowers are very scarce; in fact, I have not yet seen any among the fiorists, but in private grounds al- most everything that is choice may he seen. Poinsettias flourish here as lilacs do in the east. C. B. W. Washington. — The District of Colum- bia Hort. society elected officers and en- joyed a social reunion Jan. 15, last. The officers now are John .Saul, president ; Thos. W. Fowler, Dr. Basil Norris and Howard L. Prince, vice-presidents ; Dan- iel S. Curtis, secretary and John T. C. Clark, treasurer. At a recent dinner given by the president to the diplomatic corps, the central table decoration was what Mr. Pfister called a representation of the hanging gardens of Babylon. It wiis composed of three arches that were met by inverted arches from the lop. These were filled with Hon Silenes and Marechal Neils, while the crests were tufted with lily of the valley, and the ends filled wilh red and white azaleas. The diamonds made ))y Uie meeting curves were filled with white and red car- nations; in the center was a red camellia and at the corners were sprays of acacia. I'nder the gardens were moored birch bark canoes filled with heliotrope and car- nations. .\t each end of the gardens were two large round boiujuets of loosely arranged, long-stemmed roses. L. A. S. The Illinois State Hort. society will hold its next meeting in Princelon. 1887. The American Florist. 251 Floral Fan. Our haudsome illustration on this page is not intended to represent a novelty, but rather a conventional design gotten up in an elegant manner. The design illustrated was arranged and shown by the B. A. Elliott Co., of Pittsburgh, at a floral exhibition given by them. There has been considerable inquiry from those of our readers who are located at a distance from the larger cities for information on the simpler details of floral arrangement, and believing that engravings of well- made work would attain this result in the best way, we offer this as a beginning, hoping to follow it with others as we obtain suitable subjects. Winter Flower Trade in Paris. A gentleman who spent New Year's day at the French capital writes : \"isitors to Paris at this time of the year find their principal "distraction" in promenading between the Madeleine and the Boulevard des Capucines, for this is the home of the flowers. Enormous masses of lilac, huge wreaths of violets, and bouquets composed of all m«tnner of blossoms fill the windows of the "swell" florists' shops. There is, of course, a fashion in flowers, as there is in evers'thing else, and at this moment the flowers a la mode are the eucharis, the red anthuriuni and the orchid. Of the latter there are innumerable varieties, and they are the recognized blossoms to send to friends to-day — so those arbiters of taste, the Rothschilds, have decreed. Most of the orchids which are being admired to-day in the boudoirs of the Faubourg St. Germain and in the salons of the big mansions in the vicinity of her Britannic majesty's embassy come from Belgium, Other popular flowers in Paris on this opening day of '87 are white lilac, roses, and camellias. 'V\'e are assured by a competent authority (otherwise we could not have credited it) that there is a greater trade in flowers in Paris than in all the other capitals in Europe com- bined. Between Christmas day and New Year's day this floral business assumes colossal proportions, and it is said to be a fact that at the Halles and at the shops of the 580 florists no less a sum than 3,000,000 francs is spent in this festal week. The Nkw Jersey Hort. Society met at Orange, Feb. 3, for the election of offi- cers for 1887. They very wisely re-elec- ted Jas. R. Pitcher president. There is not a more genuine lover of horticulture in the state than this gentleman, and he is ever read}' to send large numbers of choice specimens from his valuable collection to all the leading exhibitions, regardless of the expense incurred. The other offi- cers elected were H. J. McGall, treasurer and J. D. Kearns, secretary. Under such able officers we look forward to a pros- perous year for this society. M. Sar.\to(;.a. Springs, N. Y.— Mr. S. F. Terwilliger has a toad in liis greenhouses which has proved to be quite weatherwise and to be far superior to the human weather prophet. A day or two before a cold wave strikes the city the toad mys- teriously disappears, and when a warm wave is coming he re-appears accord- ingly. Careful obser\'ations on several occasions showed the toad to be correct every time There should be a great fu- ture before the toad-a-meter. R. If primroses have quite filled the pots with roots, they may be fed with a little clear manure water to increase size of flowers. Take care not to wet the crown of the plant, as if moisture is retained there rot will result. Cut Flower Shipments. On reading article on page 210 under this heading, allow me to say that al- though the writer was on the committee of the S. A. F. who made the report quot- ed as to responsibility of shipper, later experience convinces me that this should be modified to make the shipper respon- sible for the loss of flowers injured by frost when same is not caused by undue delay of express company If packing is done in such a hurry or by such incompetent or careless help, that the flowers are not secure from freezing under ordinary exposure, the shipper should be responsible. As it is, the ship- per can feel that he is protected in any remissness at the buyer's expense, and to the latter it may cause far more loss than the mere cost of the flowers. I believe, however, that the time is coming when through improved pack- ages and increased skill in packing, the loss of flowers in transportation will be greatly lessened. With our present knowledge and facilities, it could hardly be considered safe to ship flowers any distance with the thermometer at 20° be- low zero as you state in comment on previ- ous article. In such case the shipper would be con- sulting the interest of buyer by holding the shipment. If he was held responsi- ble for loss of flowers he certainly would hold them. Expressmen are obliged to hurriedly handle such a variety of packages that it is discouraging to try to get them to sin- gle out boxes of flowers as the}' outwardly appear, and give them special treatment as would be often needed under the vary- ing exposure to both heat and cold, etc. D. B. L. [Flowers have been shipped from Chi- cago with the thermometer 32° below zero, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the mercury registered 45° below, arriving in good condition, but more than ordinary packing was used. Mr. L's suggestion to "hold the order" is not original, neither is it as good as some we have had from him. For in- stance, suppose his telegraphic order is held until the funeral is over ! In commerce the world over, "goods travel at buyer's risk." Goods in tran- sit are insured by the buyer, if he wishes to assume no risk. It is a decided object to shippers to pack goods as carefully as possible in order to hold the customer's trade. The latter has a remedy continu- ally at hand, viz : to transfer his trade to a shipper who will give satisfaction in this respect. — Ed.] Sericographis Ghiesbreghtiana. The awful name of a bright and pretty little -wdnter-blooming plant that is easily cultivated and well worth growing. I grow it in quantity, in 6 and 7-incli pots, I or 2-year-old plants, plant out in summer, lift and pot in September, keep in frames till October, then in a greenhouse -with night temperature of 50° to 55°. It blooms in December and is in perfection at Christmas. The flowers are small, bright red, in elegant sprays. In cutting, I cut over the whole plant at the neck. Then store the pots aside till new gro'W'th starts, when I take the tips for cuttings. It isn't as bushy a grower as a libonia, but is earlier, brighter, and more elegant and desirable. It likes sunny quarters when budding into blooms. W. F. A PLUME of Eulalia Japonica makes excellent "smoke" for a floral steam- ship. 252 The American Florist. Feb. '5, Warming Water for use in Greenhouses. I have in use a simple arraii>;ement for heating water or manure water, by steam, which I constructed with two tjood rum barrels, asshownin accompanvingsketch. From one barrel I removed tUo liead and placed it on a bench in a convenient place near the main steam pipe ; this one IS used to hold the liquid to be heated. At the bottom I attached a hose connec- tion boring the hole just large enough so that the tube could be driven in tight. For making liquid manure straw was then placed in the bottom to the depth of one foot for drainage, placing a few bricks on top to bold it down, and the dressing — sav two bushels — wa.s put iu and the barrel filled with water. The steam is turned on through hose A and left on until the contents of barrel boils, which is allowed to stand over night to cool and is then drawn off into barrel B through hose C. Hose A is then con- nected with barrel B, using a common hose connection, taking care to drive same tighth- into the head of the barrel. The steam js then applied, and of course forces the contents of the barrel throngh hose D and can thus be conveniently and cleanly applied where wanted. Clear water may be warmed and used in the same manner. I use 10 pounds pressure; if more is used the barrel should be made stronger b}- using heavier hoops, and an iron may be bolted through both heads to help them stand the increased pres- sure. But one valve is used, making the cost very small — about {3.25, not includ- ing hose. AVhere a quantity of water is required at one time, more barrels may be added, connecting them together. New Bedford, Mass. E. S. H.^.skell. A New Botanic Garden. The establishing of a great botanical and horticultural garden in Los Angeles county has been agitated for some time past, and the proposal has met with such enthusiastic welcome, that its success is already assured. Scientists after visiting the various portions of the United States, with a view to selecting a location for a botanical garden, give it as their opinion that the high lauds of Los Angeles county pre- sent the most flattering conditions of cli- mate, soil, elevation, etc., and think that for the purpose there is no superior loca- tion iu the world. The projectors intend to gather into this garden the gems of creation from every nook and corner of the earth and practically illustrate their value for usefulness or ornament. The garden will be one of the most useful in- stitutions ever established in the United States, an.l one of the grandest iu the universe. The grounds will occupy a large number of acres and the arrange- ments will be in the highest order of nat- ural art, combining the richest flora of the tropical temperate zone. In no other spot, or country, will so many temperate, tropical, and semi-trop- ical trees and plants thrive in one com- mon field. The gardens are to be eminently use- ful ; our country is .sadly in want of an institution where all vegetable life will demonstrate its usefulness to mankind, (our own country in particular); here many valuable plants and seeds can be tested, acclimated and disseminated, to the great good of the country at large. Our Pacific states are greatly in want of timber trees suitable to their climate and soil, and a knowledge of plants that will thrive and make productive their now barren hills. We pay a vast revenue to foreign countries for medicinal plants and drugs, most all of which can be grown with an immense profit iu our own country. Every year we send hundreds of thous- ands of dollars, millions, away for per- fumery, oils, varnishes, dyes, India rub- ber, teas, coffee, spices, dried fruits, and a hundred things that can be grown vA'Ca. a profit at home, .giving occupation to thousands of our citizens, who would gladly utilize their lands if they knew what to plant, how to plant and how to market the product ; all this we want to illustrate. In fact the gardens are to be a great free school. NNkRW\NG \NMtR B\ STtk«. We hope to do for science what has been attempted but never accomplished. Here we will have almost the entire flora of the earth, correctly- labeled, not weak greenhouse plants, but the most magnifi- cent specimens, thriving in their native element. For agriculture and horticul- ture, pomology, floriculture, we will grow every grain, vegetable, fruit and flower, that will thrive ; saving an im- mense amount of time, labor and disap- pointment, which always accompanies ex- perimenting, testing, etc., by private par- ties. In connection with the garden we hope in time to establish a museum for the preservation of specimens, for a bo- tanical and horticultural library, and to contain scientific rooms in which insects, diseases and structures can be examined and experimented on.— I'ROF. Emery E. Smith, in Los Angeles, (Cal). Herald. Ix .\NSWER to the question ofC. W. F.,. as to which variety of'lettuceismost suit- able for winter forrini;, I woidd state that good ri-ull-, . 111 It obtained by n.sing the ■iiilf,l Sill pson. impossible to .k^tri.y tin.- green-fly upon lettuce, after the pLints have attained any considerable size, if in great numbers ; so that the only way to keep the plants clean is to commence fumigation as soon as the beds are planted, and continue the practice once or twice each week until the lettuce is fit for cutting. A. E. W. A " L.\i)Y Florist" wishes to ascer- tain the exact number of days that will elapse before hyacinths, etc., will bloom, after being brought into the greenhouse from a cellar. The length of time de- pends upon several conditions. If the bulbs have rooted well in the cellar, and have grown one or two inches, then are placed in a greenhouse where the average temperature is 60° to 65°, flowers ought to be gathered in from fourteen to eighteen davs from the time of their re- moval from'the cellar. If a " Lady Flor- ist" will keep a diary, and note the time she places her bulbs in the green- house, also when they flower, she will have a sure guide for all succeeding years. A mistake is often made by re moN-ing bulbs of any kind from their darkened quarters to the light before the flower is well up from the bulb ; no time is gained bj- so doing ; for, under such conditions, no matter how much heat is given, the flower will always remain stunted and undeveloped. A. F;. W. S.VLTPETRE — I have heard that this is used to destro}' the mossy fungus grow- ing on the soil and pots in greenhouses. Can any reader inform me as' to its effi- cacy, or suggest any better remedv? M. CoccaiLOBA Pl.\Tycl.a,d.a..— A few years ago I found that Mr. Heushaw, of Stateu Island, grew this iu quantity for cutting as "greens" in winter. Since then I have grown a lot of it, but it has never met with favor ; but it is the best plant to "rough it " that I know ; under palms or other big plants or trellis vines, in fact anywhere where it can have warmth and water, it seems to thrive. W. F. Amhr.s. — Can some reader of the Flor- id 1 tell me the cause of the trouble with iii\ Cliina asters? The growth is usually (juite satisfactory, but just as the buds start to develop they turn yellow, and sometimes parts or whole of the plant go the same way; about three-fourths of my stock are generalh- thus affected. I have given them many "different kinds of treat- ment, and secured seed from various sources without noticing any improve- ment. P. M. Black Spot.— In using sulphuret of potassium ( I lb. to 60 gals, water) as a remedy for common mildew, I noticed that it also appeared to arrest the pro- gress of black spot, and think that it would be worth while for those who are troubled with this fungus to give the above a thorough trial ; would also ad- vise its use — say once a week — as a pre- ventive of a re-appearauce of the dis- ease. If we have something to destroy the spores we would have a desirable pre- ventive if not a cure. P. M. Carnation Peter Henderson. — This seems to have dropped out of notice recently, and Hinze's White (?) which I don't think is white at all, has come to the front. I see Mr. Henderson does not offer his namesake in his latest catalogue. Why is it? I have a batch of 500 doing as well as auy other carnations I have seen in this .section, in fact, yielding well, and I know of no other variety that equals it for a pure white and good sub- stance. Philadelphia, Jan. 28. Truoc Xae. Carnations.— I am glad to see you give so much space to this most desirable flower. G. E. B. has given his opinion of some of the newer varieties; now let us have the opinion of otliers in different localities. My experience with some of the "magnificent " varieties is anything but satisfactory. I enclose (average .size) flowers of varieties which with me bloom well, (mostly on long stems), and until I find others superior shall continue to grow them. The varieties sent are Hinze's White, .\legatiere. Century, (irace I"ar- don and Mrs. Skinner, the last named va- riety is a seedling. G. vS. [The last named is a well-formed flower of several shades of pink. The value of a carnation depends so much ui)on (|uali- ties which can only be determined by several years' experience with them, that opinions are of no value unless backed by such a tost. — En]. 1887. The American Florist 253 Suggestions for Fancy Beds. A short time since, I overheard a prom- inent florist speak disparagingly of the numerous geometrical designs for bed- ding, stating that their formal sameness and lack of expression made them tire- some to any one who had seen a consid- erable number of them. We were pleased to know that others were growing tired of these everlasting circles, squares, and stars, which we hope may be superseded by more original de- signs. There will always be more or less de- mand for such figures, because they are simple, and easily planned by the gar- dener, while, on the other hand, far pret- tier and more appropriate designs for lawn decoration may be conceived. We believe the time will come when carpet gardening will give place to more artistic arrangements for our lawns, but while there is a demand for it let us use our ingenuity in the choice of designs. Many pretty figures may be thought of, which will be a relief after the innumera- ble round beds, squares, diamonds, etc., which are repeated in lawns from New York to San Francisco. On one of the finest lawns in Milwau- kee may be seen a bow and arrow of red and yellow, and on another lawn a floral butterfly, alighted to rest his wings dur- ing the warm days. We may even suggest that fans, para- sols, flower-baskets, or any such articles that might naturally be left on the grass, would ibe unique. These designs would be suggestive of rest and enjoyment, and at the same time not out of place on a lawn, while the conventional crescents and stars have no right there, unless we wish to turn all nature topsy-turvy, and bring our moons and stars down on a level with our feet. These are but a few examples, but they may suggest possible variations that may be made in lawn decorations. I append a key showing plants which may be used to produce a proper contrast. I. Double lobelia, 2. Alternanthera pa^ ronychioides major. 3. Alternanthera aureanana. 4. Echeveriasecundaglauca. 5. Pilea Casei, or simply the lawn. 6. Mesembryanthemuni cordifolium var. This may be varied by the plants at your command, but if the designs are made of small size it would undoubtedly be ad- visable to reduce the number of kinds used. A. G. W. Give them an Interest. The inclination of the average journey- man florist or gardener to roam about from place to place is well known, many such having been eniployd a few months in each of nearly every large establishment in the country. Never satisfied, always seeking "fresh fields and pastures new," he wastes all of his wages in moving from place to place. In the florist's business probably more than any other, a satisfied man who looks forward to remaining per- manently in one place, is many times more valuable to his employer than one who is continually planning a move, as the result of his labors frequently do not show until months after the work is done. To keep employes satisfied and to have them take an active personal interest in the Jinal result of their work is, therefore, a great desideratum to the employer, and as an attempt to accomplish this end the Jordon Floral Co., of St Louis, has made the following offer to its employes under date of Jan. i, '87: The company takes its invested capital for a basis and at the end of the year, after deducting 10 per cent on such capital, offers to divide one-third of the remaining profits pro rata, according to the amount of salary received b)' each " among all employes who have faithfully served the company for six months or over and are still in the employ of the company Jan. i, 1S88." There are some "tramp florists" whom nothing would tempt to stay in one place more than two months at a stretch, but to the majority of young men in the trade this would undoubtedly prove a strong link to bind them to their position. The result of this experiment in co-opera- tion will be of interest to the trade, and for the good of all it is to be hoped that it will accomplish the desired end. D. • [Now, if the employes could only promise to divide a portion of their salaries in case the balance sheet shows losses instead of profits then there would be hope for the employer as well — something to " Hnk " him, as 'twere, to the business. My Method of Starting Early Flowers. In growing pausies and other early spring plants from seed, I plant the seed in February or March in pan -boxes 12 x 16, and 2"2 inches deep, covered with glass ; as soon as up I remove the glass, giving air and light, and when the third leaf appears transplant into other boxes of the same size, divided into compart- ments as follows : In the bottom I make parallel grooves, lengthwise and cross- wise one inch apart, with small drainage holes in the grooves so that each com- partment has drainage from each of its four .sides ; then place thin strips of zinc, tin, wood, or prepared paper, of a proper length and vridth, upright in the grooves making 165 compartments ; I then fill in a thin layer of coarse sand to facilitate drainage, and fill up with rich prepared soil, aud dibble a plantlet into each com- partment, after which the treatment is as usual, giving all the air and light the plantlet can stand, making strong, stocky plants. In removing the plants from the compartments the partitions are first to be drawn, when each plant with its soil intact and rootlets undisturbed may be lifted and removed to enlarged quarters, bedded out, or sold. Stronger-growing plants, as the aster, etc., will need larger compartments, according to the nature of the plant. Try it. Chicago. John Lane. And now they are "making flowers froni goose feathers," and, says the De- troit Tribune, " when made up into bou- quets, ornaments, etc., they can with difficulty be told from choice natural flowers, the coloring being strictly true to nature and the shapes coming as near perfection as human ingenuity can make them." We would like to see some florist attempt to "pass" them for natural flowers on the average buyer! Oh, no! It will be some time yet before that ' ' diffi- culty ' ' will arise. Ev.\poR,\TiNG Tobacco Juice. — I thought that I was the discoverer of this method, but I see by the Jan. i number of the Florlst that others have found it preferable to smoking. For the last year I have kept shallow zinc pans on the flues or heating pipes, in which I keep a supph- of tobacco stems always covered wdth water. It evaporates at the rate of eight to .sixteen gallons a day in houses 50x16 feet, and I rarely find a green-fly or other insect in the houses where it is used. I also thiuk that it tends to keep roses free from mildew ; at least I have not been troubled with that fungus since using above, and know of nothing else to which to ascribe its unusual absence. Aug. S. S. Rose Mad. Lambard. — A few fine buds of this rose are sent us by Mr. Louis Knapper, Agricultural College, Mich., who says "why should we strive so hard for new varieties when we have ,so many good old ones?" The effort to improve existing sorts or to combine the valuable qualities of several separate varieties into one individual should not be discontinued, but the question might with propriety be asked, are we not ignoring old sorts which would prove equal to any of those more newly introduced were we to give them the same care and advantages? The Niphetos, now so largely g^own under glass, was introduced in 1844, but for many years was considered of little value, and was so for garden purposes ; finally, some one discovered that it was easily forced under glass and now it is a stand- ard sort for that purpose, .'^re there not similar discoveries to be made ? Rose Soii,. — Has any one used for roses a soil manipulated as that used by Mr, Chas. T. Starr for carnations, viz. : use the same soil each alternate year, or do roses exhaust the soil too quickly for this to be allowable? John Curwen, Jr. Pansies. — Will some reader of the A. F. inform me as to the best sorts of pau- sies to sow for winter blooming and at what time to plant for early flowers ? W. B. W. 254 The American Florist. Feb. f^emi?Jber^ aTJtJ ^ugge^^tloaiS. Thk kxcessivk firing retjuired during these cold days is verj" apt to encourage red spider upon carnations. At its first appearance means should be takeu for its eradication; for if these pests obtain an abiding-place upon such thick bushy plants ;is i-irnatiniis, its destruction will be next tr, iiniiMssiMo; and, in that case, we may -im u]. all lioiie of having good results li-diu tin.- plants for the remainder of the time they are in the house. I'an- sies aud violets are also subject to the ravages of the same insect. Candidums and longifloruins are very often over-watered, the presence of worms in the pots causing the drainage to be stopped. Soon the soil becomes sour; the foliage turns yellow; and, if flowers put in an appearance, they are weak and puny. Some manure water, if not too strong, given to these plants once every week, will increase the size of the flowers and well repay for extra trouble takeu. Let the soil be moderately dry before watering. A few plants of the " double vellow marguerite" should be grown by every florist. It is extremely free-flowering, easily grown, free from the attack of in- sects, and of striking appearance as a pot plant. As the flowers are produced in quantity through the winter, it is worthy of our attention; and although the flowers are small, yet when cut with some of their own foliage, they are very prettv aud in- teresting. It is strange that the attention of flori.sts has not been directed more to the value of the acacia, not only as a decorative plant, but for all cut-flower purposes. Of late, the desirability of Acacia pubescens is becoming generally known, and good plants are scarce and difficult to obtain. Any one having large flowering plants could readily dispose of them at consid- erable advantage. Pubescens is not the only species to be desired, for all are ornamental and useful. As their culture is easy, it is only a question of time when we shall find the plants and flowers more generally quoted. Cuttings of carnations should all be in the propagating bench by this date. Plants rooted in Januarv and February, and then grown in a cool temperature until planted outside, will, as a rule, thrive better through the summer than those rooted later. A. E. W. Warm Water for Plants.— R. asks if It would not be a good plan to svringe plants with water from 70° to 80°. " After some years' experience in this matter I found that only stove plants which are subjected naturally to very high temper- ature, aud consequently requiring the same artificially, are the only things that are benefited by being syringed with water as warm as above. For such things as roses it is not good ; it produces too soft a growth. The best temperature for water to use in plant culture is that which IS only slightly warmer than the atmosphere of the house during the time of using it ; for iustance, the best time to water a rose house is in the morning, as soon as the temperature begins to ri.se. I generally prefer to do so with the tem- perature at 62° to 66°, and prefer to use water about the same degree of heat, for under such treatment I find the best re- sults, jj l-s THKRE not a remedy for green fly other than smoke, for smoke almost al- ways spoils the foliage ? Rfg Hydrangea Rosea.— In forcingshrubs give Hydrangea rosea a chance. You will find that it will come in a good deal quicker than Thomas Hogg, at least so my plants behave. W. F. Raisinc. Ventilators.— In the meth- od described on page 208, would it not be well to substitute a T hinge for the screw eyes used to fasten the lifting-rod to the sash, thereby preventingtoo much "play" in the coupling ? j. c Mice Eating Carnations.— In replv to the query of Aug. ,S. S. we have kep't our houses clear of mice and rats by plac- ing a few wooden dishes of flour paste mixed with a little "rough on rats" on the benches among the plants. If the remedy is used as soon as the presence of the pests is discovered it will not be long before you are rid of them. B. & Co. Mr. C. H. Joosten, New York, has sent a fine large sample clematis root. .\ seedling geranium of 1SS5 is sent us by Wynings & Dace, Lebanon, Pa. It bears a fair-sized truss of double flow- ers of pleasing shades of scarlet and red. Mr. Wm. Svvavne, Kennett Square, Pa., sends us specimen blooms of his new seedling white carnation, L. L Lamborn. ViCK's M.\gazixe confesses weakness in the faith of Mr. Lovett, who predicts that the period of depression in horti- cultural products ended with December, C. B. Whitnall and wife, who are now in Los Angles, Cal., are so pleased with the climate and other beauties of the country that Mrs. W. has invested in two lots for a winter home and is now planning improvements forthesame. Catalogues Received. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, seeds; Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, seeds and plants; W. P. Simmons & Co., Geneva, O., plants; C. H. Joosten, New York, azalea and camellia plants; Joseph Harris Seed Co., Rochester, N. Y., seeds; A. D. Cowan & Co., New York, seeds' John Saul, Washington, D. C, plants- j' B. Root & Co,, Rockford, 111., seeds-'w' B. Hartland, Cork, Ireland, seeds; The A. C. Nellis Co., New York, seeds; J. Webster & Son, Centralia, 111., nursery stock; Welch Bros., Boston, Mass wire designs; D. Zirngiebel, Needham, Mass plants; H. L Phelps, Springfield, 111.' plants; James L. Boysou, Caen, Calvados France, roses; Wm. H. Smith, Philadel- phia, seeds; Robt. J. Halhdav, Baltimore Md., plants and seeds; Wm. Swayue' Kennett Square, Pa., plants; Geo. Thomp- son & Sons, Louisville, Kv., plants and seeds; W. C. I'yfer, Lancaster, Pa., plants and seeds; James King, Chicago, seeds; J. Capps & Son, Mt. Pulaski, III. nur- sery stock; F. Walker & Co., New Al- bany, lud., plants; L. Green & Son Perry, O., nursery stock; Henry G. Hig- ley Cedar Rapids, Iowa, plants and seeds; Wm. C. Wil.son, .Astoria, N. Y plants; Chas. L. Burr, Springfield, Mass ' seeds; Peter Devine, Chicago, greenhouse boilers; Peter Henderson & Co., New York, seeds and plants; J. C. Vaughan Chicago, seeds; C. Heunecke & Co., Mil- waukee, Wis., pots and vases; W. T Bell Franklin, Pa., plants; Hill & Co., Rich- mond, Ind., plants; Albert Williams, Sharon, Pa. .plants; A. Giddings, Danville, 111., plants; E. Hippard, Youngstown, O.! plants; Van Nanien Bros., Zwyndrecht, Holland, seeds. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. I words) eaclki ^ "■nil' ilnll ability; s iM.m.r: ,m,1rtle- s 11 ■■iiiiiai'|Mv'tV.ni i 1 1 1 I 1 ult-~ ALL THE LLaDING \/AR!E"''IES it very reasonable prices— Im I I ,h nif I (, nil , II i J , It ■ -..-.. Geitl Jacq, Perle At THE NEW ROSES OF 36 HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA is/,/-/ ^ i \f t II liitt H^arela Candida Udii'la Ho'hims \( la, I Rjt^osa, and a full line of all the best Haidy Shrubbery 1 ; ilcltii (Boston Ivy) Akebia Qmnata, Sweet Scented Honey- \ I / / 'fhcatton to F/otists, Market Gardenefs and Veaters only I I, I t , I I I, , ,„,i ' „( ,u,.olu,t,d Address THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE OROWERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA. /^merieap \ Beaijty. "We have the laigest and healthiest stock of this Rose in . ; lowest prices either for present or future delivery." " 1 he American Beauty is now years. We have found it the mo two large houses filled with it we when we were cutting from one tc This price gradually advanced Our cutting was then about fifty a mets, Niphetos, etc,, and the flowi much easier and more profitable t and perfectly hardy." admitted to be the most remarkable Rose introduced for many it profitable Rose for cut flowers we have yet grown, and havinp ire fairly able to judge of its merits. Commencing in September, three hundred flowers a day. we retailed them at 25 cts. each, until the holidays, when we sold all we had at $1.25 each, day. We have given it exactly the same treatment as Perles, Mer- ■rs produced have been fully equal to the best Hybrids, and very jgrow. We have found it also a most excellent out-door Rose, "We have also a very large stock of 'Wm. K. Bennett and 'The Bride' Roses; 'Bennett' is now well and favorably known. 'The Bride' has fully realized all that Mr. May promised tor it. and is certainly the best White Rose for cut-flower purposes." "We grow a large stock ol all the standard varieties of cut-flower Roses, as well as the most popular varieties for general culture. It will pay to write us for prices and to buy our stock, as it is perfectly healthy and gives the greatest satisfaction to purchasers. Orders from cut-flower growers for stock to be delivered next spring or summer especially solicited." "Mr. John Henderson has fully demonstrated the great value of Papa Oontier, as a forcing Rose. It is bound to take the place of Bon Silene, which it resembles, as it is double the size, a much better color, and decidedly a freer bloomer. We have a large stock of nice healthy plants." ■Later we will have a large stock of all the standard and new varieties of Car ;st prices. These will all be described in our new trade-list, ready Feb. i." fine, well established, which we offer I^OSE>S, We have now ready some 10,000 ROSES winter-blooming, propagated from plants grown in open ground this Summer. The plants have been grown in cool houses, not forted. and will meet the requirements of all Florists who wish healthy stock. We offer these with some 50,000 in a.ssorted varieties, at 54.00 per 100 or $40.00 per. 1,000. SPECIAL VARIETIES AT SPECIAL PRICES. A General Stock of Bedding Plants ready at lowest prices. Catalogues mailed free to all applicants. Address, XAXZ & KEUIVER. Louisville. Ky. 1j\^ 1\^':j aJJi)^;^)^, Inniorted H P Rose^ American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, I liJ-i]-"-'-!- LUU- 1 1. 1 . IVUOV^O W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier Also good plants of the best le; '■ Teas, II. Teas, H. I'orpetuals an( tion of trreeiihuuse and bedding pi: price. Send ft.>r prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. BHOADWAV. LOUISVILLE. K 1 collec- Worked low upon the Manetti stock, are the best for forcing fine plants; by the 100 or 1000 at low rates. Prices to applicants. Address, Jamaica I'laiii, Uostoii, Mass. 256 The American Florist. Feb. i^, Hfie (sut-iJPocoei" Urasle. February Floral Fashions. BY Ol'K NKVV YORK CORRKSI'DNIJKNT. The increase in the varieties and the amount of foliage, and in all sorts of dec- orations, IS a marked feature in fashion- able floral work. Novelties in foliage are looked for rather than in flowers in choice designs and arrangements. South- ern Jamaica clematis and jasmine, with very elegant saxifraga, arrive daily; myr- tle and ivy is in lively request, while hardy and hot-house ferns are used in profusion. Plaques and panels have gone out, and vine sprays are now in vogue for making traceries on wall spaces, and draping over mirrors, pictures and cabinets; vases are also garlanded with vines, especially when the potteries are tall and slender and of one color. These are the kind selected for the ornamentation of corners, hearths, and placing on pier brackets below mirrors. A very elaborate foliage decoration was made in Delmonico's ball-room yester- day by Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley. The spacious salon was transformed into a garden more completely than it ever has been before. The entrance from the main corridor was through a picket gate which was the opening of the garden fence that extended each side. This fence was a charmingly picturesque fea- ture. It was run all over with vines, and looked as if it might have stood for years in this position as a support for the grace- ful climbers that ornamented it. Inside the fenced-off garden were cinerarias, genesta, azaleas, primroses and tulips. A rich display was made of specimen foliage plants. Palms of many varieties were grouped around the room, and beau- tified the window-sills and every conven- ient space. The novel feature of the arrangement was the ceiling of foliage. This was made of selected hemlock sprays on a wire frame which was suspended from the true ceiling just far enough for the electric lamp globes to pierce through the green. This ceiling of foliage was light in effect, and bestowed a fantastic effect upon the room. The side mirrors were traced all over with hemlock sprays to be in unison with the ceiling. Daffodils, which are more fashionable than any other flower, are freely used in wall decorations. Ivies drooping over mirrors are held by clusters of long- stemmed daffodils which are found in bunches with grasses. A very beautiful embellishment was made by McConnell for a ball lately with myrtle and ama- ryllis. The vines were artistically adjust- ed so as to make a running drapery around the room, it being caught on pic- ture corners or mirror frames, or door casings, with superb varieties of amaryllis. Tall vases of yellow and blue were' trimmed with vines and held longiflorums and amaryllis. A bank of myrtle and lilies was arranged before the mirror and on side cabinets. The latest effect for wedding decora- tions is to place two fine high palms at the head of the room so that the leaves will intermingle and form a bower. Each side of these plants tall concave screens made of wire and covered with foliage will stand. Upon these screens elegant embossings with ferns, mosses, grasses, begonia leaves and southern swamp growth are made. At the top of each screen a large cluster of hybrid roses sur- mounts and finishes the piece. Violets, migonette, snowdrops, Holland hyacinths and roses, of course, are the favorite flowers. Cherry blossoms were used by Brown for the luncheon of a debutante this week. The arrangement was one of the choicest of the season. Loose clusters of the blossoms were placed on a flat bed of grasses in the center of the table which was covered with white satin. The favors were cut-glass hampers, filled with grasses and a few blossoms. These glass ham- pers are used as jewel cases when the flowers have faded. The most stylish design for dinner center pieces are flat ovals containing a fine collection of foli- age, soft ferns and asparagus vnne sprays working up to a low mound at one end, where a cluster of daflFodils are placed, roses, migonette or snow drops, but no mixture. Klunder decorated a dinner table yesterday exquisitely. There were three sprays made with saxifraga leaves, the stems of which were caught onto fine silver wire. These sprays were laid through the table irregularly. Primroses were in- troduced in clusters between the vines. The manv shades of purple in Holland hyacinths' affords fine opportunities in the shaded floral ornamentations still favor- ite. An exceedingly chaste table ornamen- tation was made on a pearl-colored satin cloth. Ferns and saxifraga leaves com- posed the center bed, which at one side held trusses of hyacinths which shaded from pale lavender to deep royal purple. Those who like a display of ribbon with flowers in dinner arrangement are using the French fish baskets which are stood among ferns and asparagus. These baskets are still the niost popu- lar german favors and souvenirs. They are the most in request when trimmed with daff'odil-colored ribbon. Usually a pot of growing ferns is plunged in one side, and the other side is built up with daffodils and Marechal Neil roses. The saxi- fraga leaves combine elegantly with yel- low roses. Violet-balls are among the prettiest german favors, and have been introduced by Hanft Bros. The balls are eight inches "in diameter and are made of Neapolitan and Marie Louise varieties, half and half A loop of pale blue rib- bon is fastened to the ball to be swung over the arm. Corsage bouquets have dwindled in size down to a single rose and bud, or a bunch of violets without foliage. Hand bouquets are made of eight to eighteen roses with long stems. These stems are fastened together firmly at the ends and left to spread out loosely. Rose leaves are added to screen the fastening and to droop down, two or three buds being intro- duced. The choicest wedding bouquets are made of orange blossoms entirely, with buds and possibly some very small fruit. The flowers are obtained from the south, and are tied in loose clusters with white satiu or gold-colored ribbon. A beautiful garniture of pansies was made on a gown of royal purple velvet worn bv a lady at a wedding. The front breadth of the skirt was spangled with large yellow and purple flowers. A hand bouquet of Marechal Neil roses and purple pansies was carried. The bride wore a dress of white tulle and white satin ; there was graceful sprays of asparagus vines and snow-drops heading the lace flounces and around the square neck of the corsage. Most of the bridesmaids at day weddings wear bonnets which are trimmed alto- gether with natural flowers. The white violet bonnets are dainty combinations of lace and violets, with full high clusters to form the fashionable lace trimming. Caskets containing the dead are elabo- rately ornamented with flowers appro- priate to the age of the departed. Longi- florum lilies are used in profusion. Foliage and violets are employed for old people. Orchids are much esteemed for funerals; wreaths and crosses of these, or large clusters, are laid on the caskets. Some very lovely floral "coverlids" have been made lately for infants' caskets. These are composed of blue daisies, mar- guerites, fuchsias or lilies of the valley. An ordinary square is cut out of white cash- mere and the flowers are sewed on so as to completely cover. The design is im- proved if turned back at the head of the casket, with different blossoms there applied. Parisian Floral Styles. Extravagance in flowers is one of the pronnnent weaknesses of fashionable Par- isians of the present day, who do not now disdain to borrow hints from the Ameri- cans. This Christmas, flowers have been the favorite offering in expensive holders. The Christmas sabots have been smoth- ered in huge ribbon bows which could be used for a dress, and have held lilies of the valley and orchids ; white lilacs and roses have been fastened on delicate fans, and rag-pickers' baskets filled with flowers have been concealed with rare brocade suitable for a chair cover, while handsome- ly embroidered plush handbags held a val- uable present, all these being substituted for the usual bag of sweets to hostesses. Crowds have collected in front of the florists' shops to view their displays. All pots in drawing-rooms are now shielded by ornamental multicolored silk or folds of brocade or plush, artistically arranged, and little gilt wheelbarrows are still the favorite basket for violets, mimosa, pinks and mignonette. The newest floral fancy, however, is to orna- ment mirrors or windows with bouquets of real roses. — Parisian Letter. Notice Chas. F. Evans' full page ad- vertisement on page 263. Mrs. D,\sh.\w.\y : I am to be married to-morrow evening, and I want a floral bell to hang in the drawdng room. Make it just like the two you sent me for as many previous weddings. Florist : How would a chestnut-bell in tea-roses answer? — Rambler. In a back number of the Florist a correspondent states that a pure white or yellow sport of a geranium can not be propagated, etc. Of course, we all know that the white can not, but I will take exception as regards the yellow. I have grown a pure yellow-leaved gera- nium (a sport) for the last three }-ears and it has proved to be a first-class grower. Its color is as bright as the Golden Bed- der coleus, and it has never failed in any place yet tried. R. E. S. Cypripedium Insigne. .\ private gentleman, the owner of a spacious g.niUii ,iiid l.irge greenhouses, and who is i. \in iiul\ loud of the lovelier orchids, as i.iUU y:is, dcndrobiums and phalaenopsi-s, has had quite an aversion to cypripediums — "What is there to them? You cannot call them beautiful ! " he would remark. But last December when he saw a mass of plants of Cypripcdiiun insigne, in all about a yard square, with a hundred blooms open at one time, he exclaimed — "Well, now, that's hand- some ! I believe I'm getting to like the ugly things." And so it is with many other flowers, hardy or tender ; one or two plants in a middling coiulitiou give us but a poor idea of them when seen in masses and in good condition. W. F. 1887. The American Florist. 2S7 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6months, loper No reduction made for large space. Tlio .Vlvertisini; Doiiailnicnt of the AMERICAN THE AMEfilCAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. New York Retail Prices. Roses per dozen, Perles, Niphetos, Souvs, I1.50; Dukes, Bennetts, $y, Cooks, I4; Mermets, $2 50 to I3; Gontiers, I2.50; LaFrauce, I3.50; Jacques, |6; Hybrids, |i2; Bon Sileues, |i; American Beauty, 75 cents to $1 each; carnations, 50 to 60 cents per dozen; tulips, |i; hyacinths, narcissus, daffodils and valley, $1.25; Dutch hyacinths and callas, I2.50; longi- floruui lilies, I3. 50; mignonette, 25 to 75 cents; lilac per bunch, I1.50, and violets per irjo, $2 to #2.50. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of shippinu choice lioses and other Flowers, caretully packed, to all points in Western and Middle States. Keturn Telegram is .sent immediately when It 13 impossible to fill your oriler. ©Y^RoPeiiafe McYiCetD. Cut Flowers. New roRK, Feb. Roses, Perles. Niphetos. Souv Cooks, I,!i Mermets Am. Boa I Adiautums. Chicago. Feb. 10. Bon Si Bennetts THOS. YODSG, JR, & CO. FLORISTS INCORPORATED 1886. 23 West 23cl Street, Schiller & Kuske, NiLES Center. III. Offer For Cash, at W.OO per lOO, tine Lily of the Valley, assorted Tulips, Romans and Dafto- ^;,v.-:v;;.v.-;;S|li ^^i!h,:""^';. m :.;;: 2.oo«.'l88 \ Mlrlv rHILAIiELFHIA.Feb.lO. •• 'Perles; Niphetos .f fiioo Niels 2.WIO '■ v;i!lrv 0.00 10.00 BoUViVlciKI WM. J. STEWART, -Wholesale Dealer in- CUT FLOWERS WeoiT r as specialties for Fcl.riKiry ORCHIDS, CYCLAMENS, and LILACS. Heath eaepecteil soon. PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION. 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. Forest Glen Floral Co. <5ijt piou;er5 at lUl^olesale. EXTENSIVE ROSE GROWERS. 1!)1 Wabash Ave. CIIIC.VCO. Toli-irraiihic orders will rucfivc iirnmpt attention at all hours, day and nighl. Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, 111. QEO. MULLEIM, 17 Chapman place, nr. Parker House, Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE DEALER IX CUT FLOWERS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, rUO-Ml'TLV I'll.LKU. J. c. vaughan, WhnlEsalE Eul FInwers 42 La Sa lle St., Chicago. Only wholesale store in the U. S open . day and nigrht. Code, shipping instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on . application. If you buy flow ers write me. ' DAIVTIEL B. LONG. SrCCE.SSOR TO LONG BHOTHEUS. ' Wholesale F^lorijST" B:ir:r:F:A:L,:0, N.Y., ^ Location midway between East and West. ISRaU- Send' HAMMOND & HUNTER, WholesalH dealers in Cut Flowers r-^^' Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CHAS. E. PEKNOCK, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers S.W. cor. 76th & Sanson! Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. N. F. McCarthy &co. Commission Dealers InCtatKlowersrst at tho lowest prl- iprili WM, HENRY MAULE, nil Filbert St PHILADELPHIA, PA honld M. FERRY a CO. Detroit, Mich. FLORISTS' SEEDS . Send for new Crop List. SPRIIMG BULBS . Big Stock. IMMORTELLE STRIPS For Lettering. Vail Nam en Bros. ZWYNDRECHT, HOLLAND, Crowers atid Exporter.'^ of RELIABLE SEEDS \VUoles£ile OnK-. For Catalogues of Vegetable Se.ds, address, Sole Agent for the U. S. 3 GoENTiES Slip, New York. BURPEE'S SEEDS,s FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 VVdl I..- sent FK KK to all wh.. ivnte for it " ■jiiMiio Book ol" 13S pnKes, wit jf illustratiuns. TUrrr t'ororcd I" Is all about THE BE.sT Garden, FKKE ■ Book ol" 13S pnKes, with hun- dreds of illustratiuns. TUrrr t'ororcd I'latea, Farm and Fanej- desciibes RAItE NOVELTIE."* in V^;^;ETABI,E^Sand of real value, which cannot be obtained elsewhere. Send postal for the most coinulete Catalogue published, to ATLEE BURPEE & CO-. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Cataloo^^/ l^OAor sa^s: 'ilYEh my MARKET GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS. WTrrantecl Northern Seeds i ' t JOHN A SALZ^R 1 ^ (^ardep apd parm ^(idds Currie Bros' Horticultural Guide for 1887, now ready, will be .sent free tjii application. It contain.s nian\- Rare Novelties in Flower and Vege- table Seeds. CUieiilEJ I5I«0I« l^t^T" If you do not already receive our Quarterly Vic.h't. s;,i«i p.r iiKi I «»«.-K M.i^n»^, «liol<-»alp Price 1.1st. please head name and .leanne de Arc, Ivv Geranium, *4.tW per Kfl, Pansy, , ' address and it will be regularly mailed, ^^^T^-i^ii'^?!--^™: """"'" """' I ...!^}::,^i:ll\?^^>^^^^.J^^ «°'<'^" ' peter Henderson & co.,^ and 37 Cortlaudt Street, - NEW YORK- /-e■/^ ui -runuDc/Mu M. eniue , Ge"- '■ B- McPHERSON with large tru.ssesof GEO. W.THOMPSON A. SONS, bright scarlet flowers, sliaded carmine. W.JEFFERSON. Louisville, Wy. I Col. C.G. EATON with large trusses of bicolor [ ri 71 T31VT TV THTrklVT r'TT'T"T"Tl\Tr'G flowers, light and salmon color, mottled with 1 l^ AxiiVil. 1 lUiV UU 1 lllVljtO pearly white. i \\ e will root on receipt of order ans of the f(.: Both ofthese varieties originated with us two | uv \ inetipf Hin/e s snowrton Peter Heniler^o ^—^ . ».«..... . ^^....^ ' years ago. They are very free bloomers, stand I I'n M l)i (,i i« ( nniM.n kinj; La Punte JlOpr 1 000 GEO. A. SOLLY & SON'S the sunwell and are uie:tcelled for bedding ' ' " > ^^ i ii.i leannette Chester BOOK OF PLANS purposes. I,', . i i, race wilder BlacB K"r Orders booked for delivery March i, 50c. ~ 1 1 , (,race Farden Cen Carpet and Ornamental Flower lieds. each, $5.00 per doz. i 1 1 1 1 tii ' inch pots H per difficult t E. HALL &. SON, CLYDE, o. LEROY L LAMBORN, H-;i'';;:;-;.; ■;:;': ^i:!;;i:;H:!,';'S CARX.VTK )X PLANTS entirely devil gJteriri\;Uili;iU^;;r^^^^^ nn.l RooTrn (M'TTIXOS. • SECONl> E] designs, finely eiit^rav bound, sent ore-paui IMPORTANT SALK OF 3PECIMEN (;^\MELLiAS, /Azaleas, Etc. The magnificent collection of plants belonging to the Estate of the late HON. MARSHALL P. WILDER, comprising the most complete and extensive list of Azaleas and Camellias in this conntry, has been placed in my hands for disposal. It is proposed to sell the whole collection in bulk, giving the purchaser the privilege of rejecting all duplicates if desired. The attention of AMATEURS, Azalea fanciers and others is called to this unprece- dented opportunity of securing a collection which it has taken a life-time to accumulate. For list of varieties and other information, address U//T\. J. 5l^eu;art, U/l7ole5ale plori5t, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. :26o The American Florist. Feb. /J, Boston. Rad weather ami lirisk trnde liave com- bined to make good roses scarce. Jacques are coming in in limited quantities and of rather poor cjuality. Marechal Neils are good. Adiantums are scarce and poor. Lilv of the valley, tulips, freesia and daf- fodils are of the best quality and abundant. The first heath of the season is beginning to arrive. Loug-stemmed carnations such as (iarfield, Grace Wilder, Hinze's White, Anna Webb, and Buttercup are in steady demand at good prices. Smilax is .slightly off. The monthly meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' club on Feb. g was well at- tended. An address was made by the •president of the club, indicating what should be its future policy and advocat- ing the .securing of a permanent club room. An interesting essay on heating by hot water under pressure was read by Denys Zirngiebel, of Needham, and the usual animated discussion followed. The ne.vt meeting will take place on the first Friday in March. The membership has now reached nearly two hundred. FOR MARCH DELIVERY CARNATIONS (well-rooted Cuttings.) Al,KG.\TlKRE ( Hinze's White ) I12.50 per 1,000. FOR APRIL DELIVERY. GERANIUMS (s^-in. Pots.) H.4JPV Thought (vSilver- Leaved) #2.00 per KX). G60. SMITH, Manchester, Vermont. "CA LIFORN IA." Largest stock of Palms, Ferns, Orchids, 'Greenhouse plants, Roses, Chrj-santhe- mums and Semi-tropical plants adapted to the Pacific Coast. Medals awarded 1884-5-6 for the finest collection of plants and flo\vers. Send for Catalogue. JOHN H. SIEVERS, 25 POST ST. SAN FRANCISCO. Mention Americiin Flnrij*t. ROSES! ROSES! PearlTuberoseBulbs ''^;^m..r^^:^^l?.'^' A. R. ALDRICH, Florist, Slingerlantls, AUjtiny County, N.Y. respectfullyolTers to the trade 25,000 of the newest and best variety of in 2 unit 4-in.pi>ts ku iiiuili i .1 In .111 lie.ilthv stock and I" pnnif cnncliti ]i f 1 1 I s ,.. f.ur, square Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bulbs Fresh stock of Standard Sorts and Novelties in Flower Seeds just received from Paris and Krfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs. Lily Auratum, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladium Esculenuini, large bulbs; Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and JAMES KING, 170 Lake St., CHICAGO. Otir Special Import List Bermuda Easter Lilies, Early White Roman Hyacinths, Early Single Tulips, Lily of the Valley, Narcissus, Liliums, Freesias, Etc., Is Now RKADY and will BK hailed free on -Vl'PI.lCATION. Peter Henderson & Co. !^ Q^ 35 and 37 CORTLANDT-ST., NEW YORK. ROSE I*i\.F»iV GrOIVTIE>I«. Plants of this beautiful Rose can now be had from the undersigned at the following prices: In 2', -inch Pots, Per 100, $25; Per 500, $100; Per 1,000, $180. CASH WITH ORDER FROM UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS JOIIX IIEXDEHSOX, M^ - .. ^ . kh;shin(t, n V '^W^^&n SCHULTHEIS BROS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS: \ I /I IS «. N\» ■ 1887. The American Florist. 161 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. DE'VEJE;!*, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boorakanip) Old Address, - 47 Broadway, N. Y. Roman Hyacinihs, Paper White and Romar Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, for Fall delivery •fori " yelli.«,>uU,mKiuiiiLils Hyacinthiis ('andicans. luree Pearl Tuberoses, larpe bulbs, ti. Auratum, large bulbs ith" 1 (Bl I'eftlW). Ill) $!.!» Early Spring Vegetables & Flowers per yard— 30 inches wide. Send lor Circulars. pies, etc., free. U. S. Watekphookixu Kibue PEARL TUBEROSE. A Large Stock of Fine Bulbs now in Store. Fresh Stocks to arrive soon. SEI.ECTED GARDEN SEEDS, Kur Market Gardeners and the trade generally. Seedsman, and all Florists' Supplies. 170 Lake Street, - - CHICAGO, 11,1,. Florists, Seedsmen & Nurserymen Should all have our catalogue. It contains goods that all need. If you have not received a copy of our last (De- cember) isssue send for one, with some evidence that you are engaged in the trade, as we never place this list into the hands of amateurs. NO. 2 TUBEROSE BULBS, 3 UP TO 4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE We Fully Believe 85 Per Cent, will Bloom. Pearl or Tall Double |S.oo per 1,000. Variegated Foliage Tuberoses $5.00 per 100. Single Flowered PURE STOCK, |2,5o per 100. piorists' Bulbs, 5?KK IX THE (i.iKOKN. ,av,.a, y. FREE. Fine CVilored I,ithograph Plates of MOORE'S DIAMOWD GRAPE, ■n,l f..r8nm\.k's.''TF."uCLA'iRE" Brighton. N. Y. 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. FINEST FORCIIG BULBS FOR LATE SUMMER AND FALL DELIVERY. SUCH AS : Roman Hyacinths and Narcissus, Paper Whites, Lilium Candidum, Longi- florum and Harissii, Freesia, Anemone Fulgens, forcing Ranunculus, Gladiolus Colvillii Alba, Spirea, Lily of the Valley, pips and clumps, etc. ALSO FOR: Roses, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms and other Plants. Small and large Order alike welcome; but our special terms will be mailed only to those sending evidence of being in the trade. As prices are somewhat determined by size of order, applicants will please state right off quantities desired. References required from unknown parties. Address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 44 Dey=st., or F. O. Bo?v 899, NEW YORK. 262 The American Florist. Feb. /J, Flow and Return Pipes. On page 194 Mr. May speaks of mak- ing some changes in the flow and return pipes which led to improved circulation. It seems to me that this way of speaking of the pipes is very misleading, as it im- plies that the flow and return pipes per- form different functions, which they do not. .Supjiose a house 41X) feet long with a boiler at r.uh cinl. the pipes from No. i boiler runuini; alntig one side of the house and coiiiiectiiig with Xo. 2 boiler, while the pipes from No. 2 run along the other side into No. i, making complete circulation through both boilers. In such a case there are two things which Mr. May probably would not do. He would not run the pipes from No. i boiler 2;ki feet up hill and then 200 feet down hill to No. 2. If he did he would have to explain what sudden reversal of natural laws compelled this change of grade, and why the change was made just half way, rather than at any other place. .\gain, if he .started from No. i with four pipes, he would not, at the end of the first 200 feet, change to five; or if he s'.arted with five he would not change to four. If he did he would have to make the double explanations called for in the other case. It is evident that whatever number of pipes you start with, you must carry through the whole 400 feet. Now these two things which no florist would be likely to do in this case, are precisely what nearly every florist does in actual practice. For if you straighten out the pipes in a 200-foot house into a 400-foot length they will be as described, running up hill half way and down the rest, and changing in number at about the half- way point. I know of no reason for these changes. While the grade of the pipes certainly influences the flow it does not control it, and, as Mr. May says, if the other condi- tions are right, the water is bound to keep moving whether the grade is up or down. It takes but very little to stop the circulation; a bit of pine shaving has done <■ it in a large range of pipes. In the case tar mentioned by Mr. May, the running the , water out of the pipes may have removed ti some obstruction, or in changing them some trifling inequalities may have been 'v corrected, but it is not likely that the ' number of the pipes had anything to do with the matter. I When the up-hill system works well the down-hill will work better, and that is all that is claimed for it. It is not a universal panacea for all the ills that pipes are heir to. Your correspondent, G. S. B., states a curious case. Can he heat the pipes of one hou.se by shutting off the ^ , other entirelv? Lothrop Wicht. Colens, Rooted Cuttings $1.50 Per 100. $12.50 Per 1,000. 500 at 1,000 Kates. HLEXKNDER MGHD, [Rouble Heliotrope The most valuable novelty lor 1SS7, with many other novelties of sterling" merit, are fully de- scribed in our trade list, just published Send for it to day. D. R. WOODS i CO. NEW BRIGHTON, PA. ^el^eueria Secuijda (jlaoea 3 to 4 inches diameter. $4 per lO); ¥1) per l.OOU. la to DAVID SCOTT, 4!I8 .M.VIN-sr., - 151 FF.VI.O, N. V. CHU \SAXTHEMU3IS, Finest collection in the West .... , ^ , , , , 1(10 named varieties. Mostly new sorts, $3.00 per 100. A SILVER MEDAL andthr -Cla iticates awarded SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS bv the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Nov. 12, 1SS6. Send for descriptive circular to" EDWIN FEWKES & SON, Newton Highlands, Mass. A FEW GOOD SPECIALTIES 95,000 HINSDALE FLORETS CUT DURING ONE MONTH. JOHN H. TAYLOR, licislO(il{()W10K. BAYSIDE, LONG ISLAND, N.Y. CARiYATION rUTTIMGS. SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR A COPY MEM TRHD6 DIRECTORY I'l-iet^ oi:ily Sl.OO. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. new .vlterx.amiier.v sprt.\bilis\'.\rie(;at.\ ieady Warch in rotation. CLE.VIA.'inSJA.CIv.MA.NII ALBA Full line of Seeds, Trees. Plants etc .described ami priced in our Illustrated Catalogue, now readv and sent free on receipt of 4 cents to pav postage. Wholesale list of Tre.s and Seedsfree". John R. & .\. Murdoch, .-OSSinitlifiel.lS^t.l'ITXSBURGH. Our Now Garnatioris for 1887 DEXYS ZIRIVGIEBEL, : Wcl.l. phuitshythc I NEEDHAM.MASS. CARXATIOX CULTURE LYCOPODIUM D3Y FOR DYEING J. C. X'-AILTGHAIV, Rooted Cuttings of the most desirable carnations now cultivated arc ready lor shi])intn(. We have a large and healthy stock of Snowdon Kdwardsii, Seawan and CctUury at Ji^n. ijl-i i,. . willi many other v.Mictics and prices particu- larly described in our price list, which is furnished FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. wc will furnish, if desired, at oiie-quarter additional price PER 100, transplanted plants of all tlu- varieties named in onr list. These will I'o w;.-ll dnring the summer at considerable less cost for expressage. from the propagating bed if ordered early will answer every purpose, being most convL-niently :i'h1 c1u:ii>1v luuulled. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED with parties desiring more than a thousand of each variety quoted at $15.00, but wc do not club varidic-- togctlK-r in making thousands or hundrci'.s. Uriioiiville, Cliexter Co., Hm, 1887. The American Florist. 26^ /\ N N qTj N C K M K N T ff^w i^03^S of 1887. PURITAN! Mrs. John Laing! METEOR! 5171^ puritai). (Tlrsjot^o laiQ<5. 5I?(^ /r\et(^or. A pure white h_vbrid tea seedling. No more valuable rose has ever been offered to the public. A rose similar to its parent, Mabel Morrisson, but bloom- ing continuously and as pro- fusely as Catharine Mermet. Clean foliage, with no dis- This rose is the hybrid rose This is the darkest red h for early forcing; it can readily , \^^\^ ^^^ ^^^^ i„ existence. be brought in for Christmas. Its color is a beautiful soft pink; it has a most delicious fragrance and is finely shaped. It is a very strong grower, profuse bloomer and is free from mildew. A grand garden rose. Not over strong plants have pro position to mildew Delightfully fragrant, hav- ^^iced six to eight flowers ing strongly the odor of the ^^.^^ ni early forcing this *' V winter, magnolia. j^ ^^^^ 1^^^^^ certificated Flowers can be cut with : wherever shown, and was steins averaging from 15 to 18 ] awarded the gold medal of inches, and have a wreath of ' the National Rose Society of foliage directly encircling the ^iigland, July 7^ 1885 bud. ' ^'" ' "' ^ ""' The Journal of Horticultiin' Its color is a deep velvety crimson, without anv purple tinge. It is a constant and good bloomer, a strong grower and is free from mildew. We recommend this rose especially for spring, summer and fall blooming, when it is too hot for Bennett buds to be useful. It has been exhibited but once, when it received the very highest recommendation .^ P . j in describing rose show at i from the iudges. A certificate of merit was Crystal Palace, July 4, 1885, ' Blooms of this ro.^ awarded this rose by Mass. Horticultural Society, Nov., 1886; also a silver medal by Penna. Horticultural Society, Nov. 1886. se after Inhere exhibited, says 1^^:?°?.^^°°"'" '^'^^^ having been kept one week, j when compared with freshly '''The rose of the show was Mr. Bennett's new Mrs. John Laing." triumph ! cut blooms ha\e shown no change in color. These new roses are no untried novelties; we have tested them for one year in our greenhouses, and we feel fully justified in asserting that they will prove exceptionally desirable and profitable to growers of cut flowers. Plants of the above will be ready for delivery May, 1887. Circulars with full description and prices will be sent upon application. CHAS. F. EVANS, NOTICE Future Advertisements STATION " F, " PHILADELPHIA. 264 The American Florist. Feb. i^, New York. Mr. John Ilcndersoii, of I'lusUing, L. I., sailed for Henmida on the .^d, inst. A grand exhibition wdl l)e given by the New York Horticultural society the 26th, 27th and 28th of April next. Pink lily of the valley is sent in by John Reid, of Jersey City heights. We have also purple Roinan hyacinths, There has been a glut of lily of the valley for a month past. It sells fre- quently for |i.5oa hundred wholesale. Mr. John Thorpe is once more in har- ness. He has been .spending a few days in New York attending to business matters. The funeral work is largely on the in- crease in this locality. Florists have never had such large and costly orders as this season. The monthly meetings of the New York Horticultural society, the first Tuesdays in March and April, will be held in Cooper I'niou. So great is the rage for foliage decora- tions that large amounts of pretty south- ern greenery is being sent in dailj' for the use of florists. A new ivy has been discovered in Westchester county by Mr. DeWolf, that is pronounced a distinct species by Bull, of London, and leading New Y'ork horti- culturists. The flowers for the fuueral of Raymond Belmont were of the most elegant varie- ties, but there were not any novel de- signs. Wreaths are decidedly the most favorite funeral emblem. Many of the "amateur florists," who sell their flowers on the quiet, are mil- lionaires, yet they are not above bringing in good-sized packages of stuff dailj- from their country greeuhouses, which they leave at the shoixs of tlieir patrons. At a business meetiin; of the New York HorticnlUiial ^uriiU, I'eb. i, officers for the connii- \ i .ir were elected. The meeting was an amicable one, and all members seem inclined towards progi'es- sion. Nine new members were elected, and fifty more pledged by prominent horticulturists. Preparations for the first grand orchid exhibition, to be given by Siebrecht & Wadley, are jirogressiug, and point to an instructiw; and verv 'iki;ant display. Mr. Sicl.ix-lils .vUnMvi- '.-..Ik-ctiou of nepenthes .v.iA pi it \ , eriuiiis are to be usedii. decoraliiig the winter garden of the Eden Musee, and some imposing palms and tree ferns are to be shown in groups. CHOICE (IRAPE VIXES. F. A. BALLER, Bloom.ngton, III. SI IM'I.I s STUCK. Andalusia. $1.00 Per Dozen, $5.00 Per 100. SUNRISE, SCARLET GEM AND MRS. CARNIGIE, H.E.CHITTY, Florist. Paterson, N ■ J ■ COLEUS, GOLDEN BEDDER, 500 GEN. GRANT GERANIUMS Aliernantheras. Aurea Nana and Amoena Spectabilis. WM. H. COOK, Newark, Del. JACQUEMINOT ROSES Kxtra. 3 to 4 ft. (from cold frame ) Sro.oo per 100. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Kor Snlt.>. STRONG, HEALTHY STOCK. PRES. DE GRAW AND LA PURITE tion now grown, J1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. C. B. HUMPHREY, Walesville, Oneida Co., N. Y. SeLSCT PLHNTS.,.,„,oo Geranium, rtpuble and sinsile. 100 varieties $ 4 00 ^;v. tiixiiiiivcis Danville, III. ECHEVERia CALIFORNICA, L. J. DENTON,' Plainfield, N. J. J. W. Dudley & Son, I'ARKKKSBURG, W. VA. Coleus, 15 Varieties, per loo, $2.00. Double Pearl Tube Rose, olT sets, per 1,000, $l.To. Cenlniums, in good variety. «.00 per 100. Rose Gera- iiiumB, K.IHlpev 100. Heliotrope, J2.00 per 100. Be- Kotit;i metaliica SB.OOperlOO. Tlie Magnificent Carnation LOTHROP WIGHT, FRAMINGHAM, MASS. Qarnation Plants. BUTTERCUP ^"r^ The Century, Hinze's White and Garfield 4 00 J. J. Harrison, Crimson Velvet 4 00 P. Hendenson, Lady Kmnia, Crimson King 3 co Well Established: 3 and 9 .,-in. Pots. ED. J. PADDOCIv, Newburgh Station, CLEVELAND, O. WHXTEJ I ■^MHTER LILY ROOTSi^ \ (Nymphoea Odorata.l I S5.00 PKK 100. THKTKADKSl IPMKD. [ WM. F. HALSEY, Winter Mi Is. Long Island. N. Y. I«M0I30DEJ?«r>I«0JVS Beint' the representiitives in the U. S. fur Messrs. Jnn. ^\'att(MTr &- Soils, B.p. ELLIOTT (;0. pittsbtirgh.pa. PLANTS X Low Price*, l.i ^^ J^RJBE^:iV^^«S J. F. DAYTON, Waukon Iowa. IMPORTED PLANTS, QrinriQl MnfirnT NOW IS THE TIME to forward orders for Sf,n„g ijPuGldl IHOllGG! /'./':'•' r of k'ho^hnh'ndrous. Azalea Mollis and i Ghail lycvarf Uuddcd Roses, Tree Roses, Clematis. Arislolochias. Herbaceous Piroities, elc., ete., from Ihe Bo5l^oop, fiollat^d, fiursery j^ssogatioi). Kor Cfattilogtaes, address, C. H. JOOSTEN, Agent for the U. S. 3 Coeiiti t^l iXKW ^Olv F-me Variety, XJnlin^rnnnC "'^'*' Market Kinds, at SSper 100 rlGllOirGpGS at »:. „., lOO McGregor BROS., wholesale Florists, ^nra.ieList SPR I N G Fl E LD, O H lO. FuGlisias''!! Florists and Cut- Flower Growers. I will give Specinl Prices on order,'; received now for Carnations to be delivered in the Fall, any time wanted for planting honse.s. I have facilities for growing pll^p PCfll^SS ^"^ ^^" guarantee satisfaction. .STA TE i:arih.iii:s .-i.yn Qi:i.\Tiry of i:.icii uamicd. Have Plants and Rooted Cuttings for sale now of Carnations, \"erl)cnas and Colens. Other stock in limited Onantities. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa 1887. The American Florist. 265 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Knclose2-cent stamp for our new catalogue, con- taining Practical Hints on ernwing tlie "Queen of Flowers." OvtT50.UtX) tine plants to chooi^e from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. Succcssdra to A.BI!AtKKM£ID(;i:, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. John SauFs iataloguG Of New, Rare and Beautiful Plants, for 1S87, ready in It is full in realty good and beautiful plants, as The rich collection of flnefollaiie and otherGreen- house and Hothouse Plants are well grown and at A VEHY LABGE STOCK OF CHOirE East Indian, South American, Etc. — ALSO— Catalogues of Koses, Seeds, Orchids, Fruits, etc.. all Free to Applicants. John 5AUL, U/ashington, d. c. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I shall have a fine stock of young plants ready for shipment about Jan. 15, 300 of the hest new and o d Varieties. Write for prices. Del. Co. I>aiisdowne, Pa. NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety, "PEARL." In two colors, Pure White and Bright Rose. Each color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds $1.50. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- vention in Philadelphia last season, and were greatly admired by the members present. W E HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and offer it at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialtv. pkl. ounce. /fjfer, Zirngiebel's Double Pure White .to $ " Boston Florists Double Pure White, (own growing) 10 4.00 Balsam, "Snow Ball" Large Double Stocks. Boston Florists Double White Hollyhock. Our own growing from Chater's Pri Chrysanthemum Segetura grandiflor um. Large Single Yellow SEMD FOR CATALOGUE intaining choice strains of Florists flo-wers, and fine assortment of Hardy Perennial flower seeds. SCHLEGEL & FOTTLER, 26 S. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. CARNATIONS. e Wilder, of Gold, er 100; to seed'"!' offered, including ALT the latest Novelties. Our Seed is warranted to be Fkesh, Pure and strictly First-ClaBs. Send for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. A1.BKRT WKXZ. Douglaston, Hf. Y. For Flower and Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N. Y. 0!^e List of Orchiid. Bloonis. Kegular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. P. O. BOX, 484. y J]\[j{^ ^ CO. ^''^ ^Q'" "V^XICO. Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK SMI LAX ^, Winter : Flowering : Plants Roses, Carnations, Bouvardias. Swanley White Violets new double white Daisy. Callas. Primulas, Auriculas Cyclamens, etc. Also fine assortment pot and field-grown, ever-bloom- ing Roses, Geraniums and Verbenas, and general tlurist stock, at cheap rates, to make room. In great variety the coming season. N. STUDEB, Florist, Anacostia P. O.. Washineton. D. C. 10 0,000 ^T E^ r^ :b E> :iv >^ s yarietie»_at n.W per ii.L-'hl. ;ijid s;iti-l;irtinii g-uaranteed. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. ■^lM-E-R-B-6-N-n-Sl^ . Kooted CuttingB. p.-i l.lkW 25 best new and rare sorts including Verschaffeltii, •JoldenBedi- —.--■.■' • Rooted Cu Verbena Cutting Rooted. 30 varieties "" ... per 1,000 $7.00 Golden Bedder, Black KniRht.from pots, per 1 ;ings, perlOO l.w Verbenas a .Specialty. WM. DESMOND, Kewanee, Henry Co., 111. U/(^ supply JF) first Quality abellatus, blu SUBSCRIBE KOW NEW TRADE DIRECTORY. Price only $i .go. American Florist Company. Dahlia .1 DeGRAAFF BROS., Nurserymen, LEYDEN, HOLLAND. Mention American florist. 266 The American Florist. Feb. 75, Mignonette in Pots. The immense quantity of mignonette grown annually for market purposes proves that it is one of the most popular of flowering plants ; altliough tliere is a certain demand for it througliout the year, it is during the early spring ami summer months that it is most wanted, lieing then used for purposes of every description. The best position for grownng pot-mig- nonette is in pits or frames, and as one great point is to keep it as dwarf as pos- sible, the closer to the glass it can be kept the better ; it is also necessary that the glass should be kept clean. In pre- paring a range of p'ls for mignonette it is a good plan to have them in three sec- tions, the first to be filled up, so that wheu the seed-pots are plunged they are within three or four inches of the glass ; by the time the plants require more room they may be transferred to the second section, which should be a little deeper; here they may remain until they require tying, when they should be placed in the third section, which should be deep enough for the plants to remain until they come into flower and are fit for market. A regular succession may be kept up by filling the first section of the pit in two separate sowings, the second to be made about the time the first is begin- ning to show the second leaves: by fol- lowing on with successive sowings each section may be kept filled up, and a reg- ular supply obtained. In preparing the seed-pots they should be well drained, and it is a good plan to mix a little soot with the drainage. The compost for filling the pots may consist of good maiden loam, with a little well- rotted manure added, or, what is often used by market growers, any old potting soil, with a little manure added ; pro- vided the soil be fairly rich and not too heavy, anything that Is at hand may be used; care should be taken, however, that it is as free from worms as possible. In filling the pots the soil should be pressed as firmly as possible, and the seed should -be well covered with soil. For early spring work the seed should be sown in the autumn — say, about the beginning of September— and throughout the winter it should only have sufficient warmth to keep the frost off. The first spring sowing may be made about the middle of February. That sown in the autumn as well as that sown early in the year requires great care to keep it healthy until the davs get longer and the weather brighter; the main thing is to avoid its getting drawn and weakly. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle they should be thinned out, leaving from si,x to nine plants in a pot. Six plants will be quite enough to fill a 48-sized pot, but it is best not to thin too closely at first, in case of a few plants damping off. Watering is one of the most important matters connected with the culture of mignonette. Great care must be taken not to get the pots too wet, especiallv during the earlier stages ; as the plant's get more advanced and the pots full of roots it is necessary to guard against the other extreme ; either e.xcess is very damaging, if not fatal, at any time. .\s soon as the roots get round the pot, liquid manure may be u.sed, beginning by using it weak, and using it more freely as the plants advance. Ventilation must always be given freely, and no artificial heat used except to keep out frost.— A He.m.slkv, in Card- eners' Chronicle. Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in STRAWII^ WILLOW JOll WIRE FRAMES, DOVES, IMMORTELLES, TIN FOIL, BOUQUET PAPERS, ETC., ETC. — NE^V~ Illustrated Catalogue NOW KE.\I>V. .J AS. ORIFFITII. KA.iiii,>^ UANUFACTrRER .: IN :: THE :: WEST. 39>t Slain Strert. - CIKCIXXATI. OHIO. SEND FOR MHOLESILE PRICK LIST. Plnrist's letters I M. M. Bayei'sdoi-ror & Co. F lorists' R askets ,\nil Dealers in all FLORISTS' ■•• SUPPLI6S. 56 N. 4th-st., Philadelphia, OTIR NEW CA.TA.LOGTJE will be out on or aliout FEB. 20 1887. All parties having written for catalogue will receive one as soon as published SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE. on Wood Frames: i.le....Peria)j:!.0O ■ than 100,S^Hraple. Postage •1. Script letter- ' I">anies any Designs. Monograms, etc. W. V. KRIOK, 1107 Broadway, Brmiklyn. You Can't Afford Toil can ^'ot the beat work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRIKTER Who has years of experience in this specialty, as well as plenty of fine cuts and good material for .superior productions. Send for new circular, and J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, HARRISBURG, PA. II ALES^ MOLE TRAP MT. HOPH XrRSRRILS ROCHES'^E" M Y ELLWANGER &. BARRY. J2i3i3J^. sci'ii mill, Aurii nil iir.il Implement and Hardware de.il-r^, nr s.„i 1„ . ^presa on rewipt ot !t|l3.00b; H. W. Jl.\l,i;s. IJIDGKAVOOD, N. J. ^ """■'" L'li. Passenger Ag't, Chicago. GREEN'S NURSEKY CO.. Rochester FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. i.\i{iv.\iii,\ I'Im: .>E>Ar UVEA'S Boiler U/orKs \%\ to 393 S. Canal St. CHICAGU, ILL. U/rotJ(?l?t Iroi} }^ot U/ater Boilers n specialty. Capacity from SOO to K.IKO ft. 1-incli pipe The flat-top type is tlie best rtreenhuuso Bmler made. Mention American \ lurist. LAS»S & PAINTS REE.N HOUSEMEN M. C. PeaLE & BRO. ;. 33+ CENTRAL AVE.. CINCINNATI, 0, Write for Prices, or consiilt Cincinniti Mkt Keport ia this Paper ESTABMSHEI), 1866. Floral Wire Designs, E:,st Mst stii.t, - NKW VOKK. Greenhouse Heating #> Ventilating U HlfcHlNQS 8, CO. ^ 233 Mer-.er Street, New York. Lorrugai^d Kirz [oox Jdjoilzps Saddle ]3e.lers, Eonical JOoilzrS; JOasz ]cjupr)ir)q TO afer Jleafers P<^nfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4: cents postage for Tllustrateci Cataloeue. 1 SPHAGNUM MOSS, UFACTURER OF IE PATE NT CLAM P. WTr^JJESigns SITBSCRIBE NOW For a copy of Our flew Jrade Directory Ptiee HiiJij $1.00. (American sJPo7i<«>f (iompan^. - Florisst use. $2 per bale. Peat f l.2.'i per 'T JjOg moss, f2 per bbl.. Pitcher plants, novelty, $2perdoz. Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta, Wis, Grind W own Bone, IVES' PUTTYING MACHINE ^^"--nEEHSE^^^ Having been inrtuced to perfect and patent my Invention as mentioned in March-lst iBBue of Am. FLoEi.fT, I am now prepared to furnlsli florists witli ttie l)e8t machine yet linown for applying soft putty to old or new sash. Sent by express on receipt of price, $2.50. \,. BE. £VES, Flocla«, nAsriHTtY-. - CONNECTICUT Flower Pots. MILLER & HUNT. RF \D! ^Q^'^ ~RE \D! OnlyPotte,yn,aKingaSpeoiaU.o, U ^„t„. ,,..;: Thumbs, ...00. Prices reduced ,„*, I FloWf^^T PotS tfii , -I/,'- ..f Muall pots. 4-inch and uiuler. Special | I %^ V V \^ I i V^ L ^-/ Terms cash 1 and special price quoted to ing frt. and sale delivery. F^OR F=L_ORlS"rS_ SYRACUSE* POTTERY I WHILLDIN & CO., ^S.^f^'^i^^i^'lHVr^M^^ ■ Asentefor J. K. JKFFORDS, J.'^'n' perk! n's'!'man'ag'er, Sy rTcuse',' n! Y, PHII> 4.»EL,PHIA. Pottery and Wire Works. .IST O M.oO I J 5.00 ; 6.00 t Established 1865. NET CASH PRICE LIST OF OBEENHOTJSB POTS. 5 per cent discount for casb with order. No charge for packing. Flower Pots up to 17 inches; complete catalogue of Fancy and Rustic Ware, Vases, Wire Goods, etc., on application. 0. HENNECKE & CO, MILWAUKEE, - - - WISCONSIN. 268 The American Florist. Feb. 15, Index to Advertisers GREENHOUSES Chinese Wistaria. — Tweuty j^ears ago, when I was at Dalvey, there was a large, old wistaria growing outside against the end of a vinery. In February, before starting the vines, we introduced a long branch of the wistaria into the vinery and fastened it to the back wall. It soou started into growth and bloomed as full inside the house as the other branches did outside, and that, too, some weeks before the blossoms appeared out of doors. W. F. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of thp V. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonrals. Illustrated catalogtic or JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. SUBSCRIBE NOW U R N EW TRADE D I R ECTO RY PRICE ONLY $1.00 pmeri(;a9 porist Qompapy. Sectional View. GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO VENTILATING APPARATUS WIRE FOR TRELLIS WORK ThosfClGathored, 46 & 48 MARION ST. W. Y. HEATING APPARATUS FOR Greei^houses, Ete. CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. WIL KS WA TER MBA TBR ! For Heating GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES STORES, BATHTUBS ETC., ETC. Bend far Price List S. Wilks Mfg. Co Cor. Monroe & Clinton Sts.. Chioapo GOLDSESAToOsKlfKfEl GREENHOUSe HEHTING. apparatus. How to adjust sa ria; Kives the results of the tiona; (tives the results latest Bclentiac ex- rimeiits. Shows how to compute the luimber of feet of pipe required for a given space; draft and other important matters. 11 is highly commended by Mr. John Thorpe Bnd otiiers. Vostpald. 75c. Sent ou receipt of price. Address, CHIC.VGO. 1 descnpttuD Will do the V hand hue. 7& I2n(.'nlhnriii ii,\ni:i.Piii.\, P. iTiiE l%mm§m i^mm America is "tha Prow of the UbssbIi there may be mare camfart Amidships, bul^e are the Erst ta tauch Unknown Seas." f lias i^MEmi^Mn JFwmm Copyright, :887, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by r/«r AMERrcA.v florist company. General Offices, 54. La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Society of American Florists.— Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pres.; J. C. Vaughan V. Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16, 17 and 18, 1887. A Weekly Florist. — So many sub- scribers request that the Florist be made a weekly that to get a full expression of opinion on the subject we request all who are willing to pay f2.oo a year for the same to send us their names on a postal card. As soon as the number of names received will justify its publication we will make the change. Don't be afraid to speak up ! Substitution. The action of the executive committee of the S. A. F. is causing no little talk among the craft, and especially among those doing a mailing business. The question is asked, does the evil of sub- stitutiug exist to the extent inferred by the action of the e.xecutive committee, or are these gentlemeu taking upon them- selves unnecessary trouble in endeavoring to bring about a reform iu this the most disreputable of all practices connected with the profession ? Multitudes of ama- teur customers protest in most emphatic terms against this vicious and unholy way of doing business; that the evil exists we have abundant evidence. The writer of this has a letter from one of the most distinguished French rosari- ans in which he asks the question, " Why doAmericanplautsmen consent to send out varieties of roses known to be untrue to label?" citing iu support the fact of a Penn.sylvania gentleman sending to him every year for varieties of roses that ap- pear on every rose-growers' catalogue iu America, telling the Frenchman "lean- not depend on the roses gotten from my countrymen." Is not this a sad com- mentary on the profession in America ? Another writer in a prominent journal says very few of the hybrid perpetual roses disseminated in the United States are true to name. Instance after in- stance could be given where amateurs have been victimized. A lady in a neigh- boring town sent the required price to a CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 1 ,\ distinguished (?) florist for twenty-foui roses— all different varieties — and their coming into bloom she had thosel three time-honored servants of the rose grower — Bon Silene, Sprunt and Safrano — but she got twenty-four labels, all dif- ferent "purchasers' choice," and doubt- less the gentleman filling the or^er. thought she got all she was entitled to;- but what a reproach on honorable deal- ing? Two prominent members of the executive committee made the statement that certain parties had the question of substitution down to a system, for on the walls of the packing rooms were hung— for guidance — a list of varieties to be used in substituting all good sorts; but if other varieties were sent, why not label them true? They also said that the above could be verified by workmen in their employ. Instances are numerous where the trade has been victimized, and it has been done in a very adroit manner; but that day is about gone by, for there is too much in- telligence abroad to suffer this to go on unnoticed. Enough mistakes occur in handling and .shipping plants without adopting a syste- matic method of swindling. That this practice should be stamped out does not admit of question by any honorable man iu the business. The action taken by the executive committee of the society de- serves the hearty and earnest support of every man in the craft who has the good of our profession at heart; the movement inaugurated augurs well for the craft. The methods mentioned above operate injuriously to those desiring to do a straightforward business. Take, for in- stance, an amateur who makes his first investment in plants ; he gets ten or twelve varieties of roses; he plants, tends, flowers them, and makes his notes; next .sea.son rolls around; he finds many of his roses winter-killed, and he concludes this year to send his order to B; well, B sends the list true to name, but imagine the purchaser's disappointment to find them entirely different from his varieties of the previous year. Does the result of his dealing with B give confidence, when in fact he has received just what he asked for ? I give this to show how it operates to the disadvantage of those doing a square business. We must recollect also that there are thousands of new customers every year who become plant purchasers. That the profession on the whole are honorable men cannot be doubted; they are honest in their intentions, but iu the scramble for wealth there has fallen on the profession a certain laxity of thought and a seeming condonence of the evil mentioned. We need a thorough toning up and a higher and better appreciation of our calling than to stand by and wink at this blot upon our good name as a craft. Another pernicious practice is seem- ingly gaining ground; that is the chang- ing of names of not only new plants but time-honored varieties of plants that have No. 38. been known for a generation — instances are numerous where northern plantsmen lave renamed plants for heroes of the south in order to catch trade in that quar- but how can we check this ? By ex- posing and upholding the matter, until .•ery shame they cease doing it. Let societv at its next annual meeting give Mr. Robert Halliday the time neces- sary and he will show the ugly features of this last-mentioned disease, and he has a remedy as well. Let the executive committee faithfully carry out its pro- gramme; let the blow strike where it will, and the voiceof the Society of Ameri- can Florists will say amen. Rose Grower. Education and Competition. The very excellent article under above heading by A. E. W. in last number is very timely, and the more clearly the point is demonstrated, the better it will be for all who are as yet hampered with the idea that thev will lose by giving to their brethren the benefit of their thought and experience. The wisest of us are but simple students; no one man can com- pass all the knowledge to be obtained in even the one department of horticulture, and frequently we may obtain valuable points from those whose experience has been very limited, but have happened to strike a line untouched by us. My first emplo3-er was a thoroughly practical gardener of fifty years' experi- ence, but his frequent remark to us young- sters was " I am only an apprentice yet." None of us are too old or too wise to learn and should we expect to profit by the ex- perience of others and give nothing in re- turn ? Our business is pri)Krtxsi\<- ; luw issues present themselves i\ir\ ^lix, md it is only by comparing pr.n u. i ^, mil iii interchange of ideas that wu cm mih i-ss- fully cope with them. The benefit is for all ; not one alone. In response to a frequent question by beginners as to " how long it will take to become a practical florist," niv response is invariably, "all v.nir life." Many are induced to embark in the florists' busi- ness thinking that it is very easy work with large profits. The many who have tried it for a few years and given it up, are witnesses to the contrary. I will ven- ture the assertion that the proportion of those who succeed is not more than 5 per cent. Success is attained only by hard work with continued application and by the use of brains in directing that w-ork ; it is anything but an easy life. It will monopolize all your time from Mon- day morning till Sunday night, for the slightest neglect at any time may destroy the results of a season's labor. Those who can not give this undivided attention and constant application to plant growing I would advise to stay out of the business. Those to whom every detail is full of in- 270 The American Florist. March /, terest, who delight in their work and who possess average business ability will meet with varying degrees of financial success. It is a mistake to suppose that larjfe fortunes can be easily made in this business, for it is a pretty well established fact that out of 10,000' florists in this country, not more than ten have accumu- lated a sum of|ioo,ooo each, from this bus- iness alone, though undoubtedly a very large proportion ofthe others have devoted all their energy and continued hard work to their busiuess. This is certainly a very poor showing considering the care, worry and chances of total failure inci- dent to the business. All our calculations must be made months, and frequently years ahead ; aud should fickle fashion cliange in the internal, much of our work is lost ; many florists learn this to their cost. In conclusion I would advise all young beginners who really wish to make a suc- cess in this business to make a special study of nature and follow it as near as possible, first, last and all the time, for to become a good cultivator under artificial conditions this is the only safe nde to follow — you may read everything pub- lished on the matter or that ever has been or ever will be, but nature will be the best teacher. Xo can ever give minute instructions to suit all cases, and each and every individual grower must work out the small details suitable to his own particular case. Summit, N. J. Philadelphia. Trade has been very brisk the past month, and roses somewhat scarce, es- pecially the past ten days or two weeks, owing to the continued dull aud fre- ((uently rainy weather. Prices rule the same, generally, as they settled to after New Year's day. Tulips have been plentiful, W. K. Har- ris furnishing the bulk of what are used. Tulips are the most showy flowers in use at this time, and are general favorites with all flower buyers. Proserpine is considered the best tulip that is used for winter forcing. It is certainly the largest; in color it is dark pink. Kaiser Kroou is one of the most brilliant colored vari- eties, though I have heard complaints about its keeping qualities. It has red petals edged with yellow. Tournesol is similar as to coloring to the last named, but it is double and does not possess that elegance in shape as do the single vari- eties. Duchesse de Parma is also a showy sort, and its shack-.s of coloring are diffi- cult to descrilH-. Ii may l>riefly be said to be deep broil/ \ ( linisi.ii, shadiugtothe edges with ricli OraiiKi-. Yellow Prince is used almost altogether as a yellow and scariet Due X'on Thol as a red! Mr. C. D. Ball is awarded the palm for lily of the vallev, which is jdentiful now, though there lias hcn-u no glut. C. H. GrigL; ,\; Co .111,1 I'eunock Bros., receive fre<|iuiii , , .11 -i-inncnts of or- chids from Ntw NOik oicliid growers. Who will be the first in Philadelphia to make a speciality of orchids? It would pay. The florists club is still doiug good. At the last meeting Mr. W. W. Faucourt read a a paper setting forth the advisa- bility of establishing a wholesale market in this city for flowers and plants. The arguments which were produced in the e.ssay and in the discu.ssion which fol- lowed convinced most of those, who, when they came to the meeting were in- different in the matter, that there was something in it, and a committee was appointed to look further into the prac- ticability of the plan and to report at the next meeting. It is to be regretted that the debate on the chrysanthemum was not published in the Florlst, but there had been so much chrysanthemum mat- ter in its pages that the committee on publication refrained from s-nding it. A committee was also appointed to try to secure permanent quarters for the club, and to have, in connection with it, au ex- change. This would be a great feature, and one which every live florist.in or near this city, could not afford to ignore. E.L. Treatment of the Bennett for Profit. Take off cuttings about this time, select- ing the most thrifty wood (not blind) on your plants. Make liberal cuttings, two eyes — orbetterstill — three; they should be read}' to pot in from three to four weeks. This rose being very hard to start after it is first potted, I would suggest that the small plants be plunged in sand, or some other suitable material, on a bench where they will have plenty of bottom heat. They should start off immediately and be kept in good growing condition by proper watering and re-potting when necessary, until they are planted out. About June 15 pick out the strongest plants to the number required and plant them in your bench or bed, but be careful that your soil is of a very light character, as this rose will not do nearly so well in a stiff clay soil. Keep picking off buds as they appear, until about the middle of September, by which time you should have fine, strong plants, which will pro- duce more fine saleable buds to the square foot than any other rose grown at the present time. Should you wish to force some the sec- ond year do not harden them off by keep- ing them dry, but rather keep growing continuously. Should \ou dry them in August or September aud theu start them up, the\' will throw an immense crop of flowers, but on verj- short stems ; when this crop is over the season is late, the sun has lost much of its power, and your plants will remain apparently dormant at the very time the flowers would be most re- munerative, though the plants will com- mence active growth again as the sea.sou advances. If you are short of good, strong wood, it is advisable to propagate by grafting ; by this method one good pluiiip eye will count as much as three in a cutting. Grafted plants and those on their own roots will make about the same growth and will be equally satisfactory. Feb, !=;, 1H87. Boston. Business good. Fine roses scarce and sell (juicklv at good prices. Bulbous flowers, such as lily of the val- ley, narcissi, tulips, etc., abundant. H. A. Siebrecht, of New York, has been in town seeking rare specimens for his great orchid show. The "heating" question, which was dis- cussed at the last meeting of the Florists' club, proved so interesting that it has been decided to continue the same sub- ject at the next meeting, March 4. Mrs. .-\mes' reception, at her residence on Coniinonwealtli :i\iiiiic la^t week, was the crowning cvcnl o( llu paiu srason. The halls and rooms unr iiia-Hiliriiillv decorated by Mr. Rolunsoii, tlie y.iidciur. The flowers used were princii),dly orchids, and the di.s])lay of rare varieties in bloom was such as is seldom seen in this country. Floral Decorations at the Reception of the Chicago Florist Club. The reception aud ball of the Chicago. F'lorist club, Feb. 17, was a decided success, accomplishing all the objects for which it was designed. The floral decor- ations proved a great attraction to the flower-loving public, as well as to the trade, and in .spite of a pouring rain the large hall was uncomfortably-well filled. The arch of the entrance was grace- fully curtained with smilax, the ends at the top being finished with a richly-made floral horse-shoe; below this hung a large hollow ball of green, dotted with flowers. The ball was filled with loose flowers, and in addition held captive six live white doves. About one-third of the lower portion of the ball was separable and arranged to drop and turn in re- sponse to a mechanism placed in the outer hallway. The mechanical action of the ball will be explained further on. Each side of the entrance was guarded by a large plant of Aucuba Japonica, raised on a pedestal, the latter hidden by a thick screen of hanging smilax. To the left of the entrance was the first wall design — a panel two bj- four feet in size, resembling a Turkish rug — the patterns worked out in all the shades of tulips to be obtained at this season, the whole bordered by white camellias and hyacinths. It was very showy and attractive though a great deal of color was used. Next was a large shield of white carnations with a line of yellow daffodils, bordered on each side with lines of purple Dutch hyacinth bells, diagonally across its face. Above these lines the white surface was dotted with bells of light blue hyaciuths, while below a loose bunch of Perles, tied with ribbon, reposed on a bed of pink carnations. Large palm leaves on each side added to the effect. Just beyond was another large panel (No. 5) of ivy leaves,on whose polished surface rested in bas-relief an urn — the body of red and base of white carnation.s — filled with roses, tulips and candidum lilies, and draped with aspar- Tlie stage was thickly covered with large palms aud other tropical plants, completely hiding the musicians. In the center stood a large and very artistically made Roman urn (No. 3), which stood boldly out from the background of dark green foliage. The body of the urn was of white carnations with arms of red ; diagonally across its face was a band of white and tinted tulips, edged with vio- lets on one side and hyacinths on tlie other; above tlie band was a simple knot of white tulips. The upper base was filled with tinted azaleas, the lower being of polished ivy leaves, with a knot of red hybrid.s on one corner; from the top emerged a profusion of calla lilies. To the right of this central piece was the club's monogram — four feet in height — of red, white and blue immortelles. .\nd to the left, a large ship of roses ami mixed flowers with hull of ivy leaves sailing on a sea of tulips. Above, and finishing the decorations of the stage, was an eagle measuring four feet from tip to tip of wings, suspended as though hoyeriiig over the tropical forest below. It was lirlilv m.idc of carnations, caniel- lia.s, wliiu roTs, tic, with friugv lail- feallurs,,! lilus of Uic vallev. TollK-lcU..lllirsl,r.;r«.isano;luriMUel of tulijis diagonallx ,ur..ss its sui l.u c. .\ very pleasing effect was obtainc^-inch steam pipes, and the water to be super- heated, which can hardly be done in com- mon boilers. If Mr. Charles Anderson, instead of using cast-iron boilers, will try to use plain coils, we will guarantee him a saving of about 50 per cent in fuel, and about the same on boilers. I have every reason to believe that the coil system, made of larger pipes and properly arranged, will apply to 4-inch cast-iron pipes with the same results. Denvs Zirngiebel. Water Lilies. These beautiful and interesting plants are growing in popularity year by year. When the writer first began to grow the tropical kinds for cut blooms for market. some ten or twelve years ago, the general public knew nothing of the red, blue, pink and yellow sorts ; now all lovers of flow- ers are more or less familiar with them. They are found growing in nearly every part of the world; and yet are so easilj- cultivated that all the kinds may be grown in one house, and even bloomed in the open air during summer when well started into growth under cover. Nearly all, and especially commercial growers, have spare room in their houses during summer — when the blooms are most in demand — and might grow lilies in space otherwise useless at this season. vSeveral plants may be started in one pan or tub; and when the ground is clear of bedding plants, carnations, and such other stock as is usually over by the beginning of summer, they may be transplanted singly into pans or shallow, tubs for blooming ; in this way little room is need- ed until it can be well spared. When the plants are through blooming they may be stored under benches, or in a warm boiler shed free from frost, and the ground cleared in time for fall plants. The roots should be started about two months be- fore they are intended to be planted singly which will insure a good, strong growth, and little time will be lost in the bloom- ing season. They should be started in a wann corner of the house or set on the pipes where not too hot, as they require plenty of heat to start them into growth quickly. They re arjc^ ^ugge;«>noan words) each inser- ni|.i>r,> .irder. s'';:';;i'': i'":";i;l' iI'm'':,,^'?: '!'■'!!!:;'■:, ;:;;'"';"''''''': """"'k1,,',i :?■''' -„■::..,:;:,::;■ s':';!:;Vi; s'" ,'■ ', SITUATION \ management TTTANTED— Catalogues of florist, greenliouse VV garden supplies. W. S. WHITTrNOTox, Litclifleld Min w-^^:'''-" inch pipe; liitilihig \ < ■<.. nr W.-jUlK-n-.tS pre state lowest casb price. Address. P. O. Box 112, Monroe, Orange Co., -yyAXTErJ-By a |>raci p„< ~'V,i'„v l"l,',x\, ,:'l ;,.,^, M .:„ , ;:;:-,v'v;r- ¥% fr'lim, .» (»/«.aiV'i'is.rr"i::'MrJi Mil- IHT 1.000. hi'i'i"Mi',"wis."' F'l'.', Bonn S.U.I-: on K.\riiAM;i': T • i. 1,1.1 I'l'uits. f;,'" ^,":!':, :'^„:^^':!'^^' ■">,'■" ;i hill.-.' I'oarl N 1- i.nuu, or ■- . !Mk.,0. pe'r l,'o «j""""' Iff f;| fALE- llUS. Ill niiil tropical 'i'iM|!:'i:ll'i'.'lll. F'^!i 7n^i.: "NURSBUY" caro AM. Elouist, Chicago. GARDF.NBR-Sitiiatioii. A young, active, industrious, steady and com- petent C.erniau gavdencr, with the best ofrecoin- niendntions, desires the charge of » gentleman's place. Address, CASPAR T.ONCt. 8 Oakland-st.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. 1887. The American Florist. 279 the two Igw loses 1 s ?s o . THE BRIDE HER MAJESTY Special prices for extra fine plants. ALSO pond strong_plants of all the best leading va- rieties lit Teas, H.Teas and H. Perpetuals.includinB line year-old plants of the latter from open ground. Write for prices, etc.. J. IV. :ivi.A."5ir. SUMMIT, UNION CO., N. J. NnvEltiES in Rnses. NOYEIiiFIE^ IN GER^^imMS. The new French Geraniums for iSHdwill be ready for shipment iSeptember 15. Twelve of the very finest out of tliis year's new ones: Glory of France, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, iss^. ROSEi 11® FLORISTS, iss^ HILL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE 'Comtesse de Frigiieuse" This Rose is probably the best e' florist's work; the bud is of " Niphe ~~^^" shape, color of "M. Ne'' ' and larger than a duck's egg; a perpetual bloomer. I am now booking orders for delivery from March to May of this rose as well as of the grand new Hybrid " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn. 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. My Catalogue of the.se, as well as ray general Catalogue, free on application. A splendid lot of 'Perle des Jardins," " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil," in pots always on hand. Any quantitv ofiirounil plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme.'C.al.riel I.uizet," "Paul Neron," 'Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN CALVADOS! FRANCE. Kusi^ ,-n,.l l-|;.iilsl,v the 100,0001 JOHN A. SALZER, La Crosse. Wisconsin. 7,(»(ii^!ui^i':;/:"'|::;';':^uM':'i':'.'i:M';:,-'SS^sh^ Mrs. .J. S. i;. TllimsoN, Spartanburg. S. O. For a Copj- of our New Trade Directory Price only $1.00. A.m.ericari Florist Co. We offer the largest and most complete stock of Roses iu this country. Straight 2,!<-iii. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants^ and grown in ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, aud give best results. THE NEW ROSES OF '86. HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA It U'Cieela Lam and a full line ston Ivy) AkebiL e> mnd 'shrubbery td iptLial iLUUivii:s uiadf ( florists. Addri NANZ & NEUNKR, IvOLiisville, KentuLcl^y. iSo The American Florist. March /, ^e (sut-aJfooser Urac^e. Latest Floral Fashions. BY OUR NEW YORK CORREsrONDENT. I'lowers iu all the shades of yellow are in request by flower buyers; there has sel- dom been such a run on golden blossoms. Room arrangements, embellished with genista, Streptsolen Jamesonii and acacia plants, are certainly gorgeous. What is known here as a "hedge decoration" is made with dwarf plants placed in a line or hedge around the base of the pier glass, around the hearth, at the base of cabi- nets, which in many of our finest houses extend around tlie best part of the draw- ing rooms. The.se hedges of yellow blooming plants are finished at the cor- ners of the room by a group of tall speci- mens, acacias or genista, of which sym- metrical bushes are now brought in. The only set pieces iu a hedge arrangement made yesterday were four rush-straw easles, on which was a large crushed sun hat. The framework was massed with blooming smilax, and the hat was wound with myrtle vines so as to define its graceful shape. It was filled with sprays of acacia and Marechal Niel roses. Begonia metallica is introduced iuto some arrangements with elegant effect. Very large plants of this are brought iu this spring, and the leaf is a highly ornamental addition to the foli- age designs that bestow such artistic grace. For the Patriarch's ball last week there were elaborate wall sprays of be- gonia, asparagus, and southern vines, with Bignonia venesta intermingled ; be- tween each mirror and window space was a different tracery of foliage and a differ- ent flower for festooning. Amaryllis and tulips w'ere very showy among the weav- ings of the several sorts of leaves. A novel wedding decoration was made lately with pansies and acacia. It was for a day wedding when gas was not used. A canopy of pansies formed a velvet-like covering for the bridal party. The flow- ers used were selected for golden and purple tints. Acacia sprays fringed the design, which on each side was built out by acacia plants and tree ferns. The ' ' dude's collar basket " is the name given the most fashionable receptacles for flowers— used for gifts or german favors. The baskets are made in several delicate tints and are very tastefully bound with satin ribbon to match. The front of the low basket, which has a high handle, is turned back exactly as are the extreme stylish collars. The opening can be filled with blossoms or sprays in a very grace- ful way, to appear drooping or half-tum- bling out. These baskets are in brisk de- mand. The blue ones are filled with forget-me-not, the purple ones with lilacs, and the yellow ones with daffodils. Some very dainty favors, just introduced, are easels of light straw, on which in front is fastened a neat little creel. When filled they are extremely pretty. A considerable number of these are ordered for souvenirs. There is a revival of the sun hat for a german favor. The hat is of imitation Leghorn, has con- siderable crown and a wide brim. The crown is trimmed half around with satin ribbon, which is drawn up to hold the brim together. On the bare space of the crown is caught a cluster of long- .stem rose buds, usually Bou Silenes or Bennetts. Then the hat is filled either with marguerites, blue daisies, mignon- ette, lilies, or daffodils. At a german given last evening the in- genuity of a leading flori.st was displayed iu the favors which were all some easily- donned article of the toilet. There were sashes of lilies, scarfs of forget-me-nots, fichus of rose buds, and plastrons of daisies. Very jaunty floral aprons, and side pockets of satin, filled with blossoms were among the seventy-five favors. For the men boutonnieres were provided, no two of them being alike. The favorite coat decoration at present is formed of two single daffodils, with tiny acacia sprays festooning these. Forget-me-nots are also much used with blue daisies for boutonnieres. They are not worn as large as they were in midwinter and are formed quite rotmd. For weddings and full dress occasions, a ver}' narrow ribbon to match the color of the flower is tied around the stems and the ends cut quite short. Irregular loose bunches tied with rib- bon with short ends is the most stylish bouquet. Two kinds of flowers are used, aiid sometimes three. For instance, a cluster of Baroness roses and white lilacs with a few white violets where the stems are tied. A cluster of Marechal Niel roses and acacia sprays, Mermet roses and mignonette are extremely fashiona- ble for opera bouquets. From fifteen to twenty roses are used with from twelve to fourteen spikes of mignonette. An orchid wedding bouquet made last week was composed of Ccelogyne cristata and Adi- antuni Farleyense — an exquisite combuai- tion. There was one cattleya in the center. The demand for orchids is increasing fast, particularly for table ornamentation. Yellow plush table cover with a center piece of asparagus and oncidiums, yellow wax candles in the candelabra and or- chids and slender vines of asparagus climbing over the silver and golden branches is elegant. A fine piece of work lately in dinner decoration was a " lily dinner." The cover was white plush. The center of Farleyense ferns and lily of the valley. From each end of the oval center bed came a garland of ivy and lilies of the valley. This was most gracefully adjusted in an irregular but natural way and was finished at the can- delabra, which stood diagonally opposite, at each end the table with a tassel of lilies. .Another lily arrangement was made with water-lilies, which are sent from eastern conser\-atories and also from the south. A silver swan resting on a glass plaque to represent water, was filled with aquatic foliage and lilies. The plaque was surrounded with a rich mat of cyperus, calla leaves and asparagus. The favors w'ere these lilies with foliage tied with water green satin sashes. Mignonette is very favorite for table embellishment combined w^th daffodils. Where the white mignonette is used the combination is excellent. Yellow Bo- hemian glass dishes filled with yellow roses, acacia and daffodils are elegant on the table. A simple three-quarter bank- ing of the mantel piece with tulips is the only decoration of the dining room. Young ladies are affecting C)clamen for their luncheon parties, and it is a dainty blossom for this purpose. On a white silk or satin cloth a low glass dish is filled with the cyclamen. The small cor- sage bouquets are composed of this flower combined with purple and white violets. Sometimes the favors are made solely of foliage with just a bit of daphne, a spike of mignonette or a few violets for odor. Balls of lycopodium are very appropriate for the dining room and have a restful effect. Some very dainty work is done in trim- ming christening robes of infants and young children with natural flowers. A baby was carried into church last .sabbath wearing a cloak of white silk mull which was fringed, hood and all, with lilies of •the valley. The cloak was thrown off when the mother took the child. Its robe was traced in a vine pattern down to the edge with daisies. Its cap was bordered with double bouvardia. There are sev- eral new designs in rush straw for new baby gifts. A standard bassinet is one. It is made up with small flowers and white or baby blue ribbons. New York Retail Prices. Perles, Niphetos and Souvs, I1.75; Mermets and Bennetts, I4; LaFrance, %i to %\; Bon Silenes |i to I1.50; Jacques, fe; Anna de Diesbach, J6 to I9 a dozen; Am. Beauty, |i to I1.50 and Papa Gontier 20 to 25 cents each. Carnations, 50 cents to |i ; tulips, Romans and lily of the val- ley, |i; mignonette, 75 cents, and Calen- dula meteor, |i a dozen. Lilac, $1 a bunch; Longiflorum lilies, 30 to 40 cents each; callas, 20 to 25 cents, and daffodils 15 cents each. Violets, |i to fo, white violets, $3, and pansies I3 a hundred. Dutch hyacinths, 20 to 25 cents a spike. Catalogues Received. Steele Bros. & Co., Toronto, Ont., seeds; Michel Plant & Seed Co., St. Louis, plants and seeds; D. M. Ferrj- & Co., seeds; W. Piercey, London, England, plants; J. J. Crusman, Clarksville, Tenn., plants; H. Beyer, New London, la., seeds; John R. &A. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa., seeds, plants and trees; V. Lemoine, Nancy, France, plant novelties; J. L. Dil- lon, Bloomsburg. Pa., plants; Bush & Son & Meissner, Bushberg, Mo., nurserj- stock; E. Bonner & Co., Xenia, O", plants; John N. May, Summit, N. J., roses; Beach & Co., Richmond, Ind., plants; W. D. Lane, Middlebury, Vt., plants; W. W. Coles, Claymont, Del., plants; John Saul, Washington, D. C, roses; H. C. Harman, South Bend, Ind., seeds; A. Giddings, Danville, 111., plants; E. A. Reeves, New York, seeds; A. Whit- comb & Sons, Lawrence, Kans., plants; Robt. Milliken, Emporia, Kans., plants; C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt., seeds and plants; Joseph Ereck & Sons, Boston, Mass., seeds and plants; Henry K. Si- mons, Greenfield, Mass., seeds; I. N. Kramer & Son, Marion, la., plants; Web- ster Bros., Hamilton, Out., plants; Gard- ner Bros., Freeport, 111., seeds. R. S. Brown & Sons, Kansas City, Mo., plants; Crozy Aine, Ljon, France, plants; Chas. L. Burr, Springfield, Mass., seeds; V. H. Hallock, Sou & Thorpe, East Hinsdale, N. Y., seeds, bulbs and plants. Thk property in England recently purchased by Mr. William Robinson, the editor and proprietor of The Caidcii, Car- dcniiig Illustratt-d, and Fann aiuf Home, consists of a beautifid old house (built in 1596), with nearly 300 acres of hills, woods and water. On it he has been as busy as possible, and with many men, building and landscape-working for the past year and a half. His papers have been unpre- cedentlysnccessful, and he has prospered enoriTUMisly b>- them. No man better de- siiM- uttKlo'wers& Kloris5ts' Stapplies We make a specialty ot Mermets. N'eils, La France, o June 15. Fall sales fnim Sept. 17 to Oct. L Write for Particulars. 63 Bromfield Street, BOSTOW, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & Commission /Merchants OF CUT I?*I_OWEBiS. 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 849 Centre Slaiket, CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rates shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. I se A. t . Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc., J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 282 The American Florist. March /, HRe 3®®®^ Ifraele. General reports from seedsmen in the catalogue trade indicate a prosperous opening of spring business by mail. Sugar corn, golden wax beans, white onion sets, are all very scarce. Burpee's seeds are offered in the Car- den, at 133 Cannon street, London. The first .\merican retail hou.se, we think, opened in England. Krank T. Kmerson will locate at Oiiiah;\ as a seed grower and dealer. The Zinnia as a Bedding Plant. Zinnia elegans is not yet properly ap- preciated as a bedder. The improvement in color and brilliancy of the flower, as well as the gain in robust habit of growth of the plants, is such as to entitle them to a high rank in this regard. It is true that the seed, as sold iu separate colors, cannot alwavs be depended on, yet in the main thev will produce the shades de- sired. The seed should be sown about May I, if to remain where they are wanted, or, a better way, is to start them indoors and transplant to 8 inches apart where wanted. Thev will show the colors when one foot in height, and as they grow larger and become somewhat crowded they can he thinned out to two feet apart, which space they will readily fill, producing as brilliant a flower bed as the best geraniums at a cost scarcely one-tenth of the latter. I have grown them by the acre, and have never seen a sickly plant or had trouble from in- sects. The only annoyance had been from the vellow-finch or yellow-bird which is ve'ry fond of the seed, but this is no drawback on the display of flow- ers. I know of no flower that with the same care and expense will make so fine a display for so long a time ; and they never show the unsightly withered heads of blossoms as do the geranium heads. They are especially to be recommended for wide planting on lawns and at rail- road stations, proving very hardy both in Wet or dry'seasons, and succeeding on all soils. If you have not made the ex- periment try a bed of these the coming year. K. Borers in Asters. — In reply to P. M. I think the trouble with his asters, which die off" when near maturity, is due to borers in the stems. The only remedy which I have found to be effectual is to plant in new ground as far from previous location as possible. Pulling out and burning all the infested plants is neces- sary to stamp out the pest. John Sp.\i,ding. Milwaukee.— Mr. B. Heyden claims to have the finest double cyclamen in the United States. Some of the druggists and confectioners have drifted iuto the cut-flower business to their sorrow. C. Henuecke & Co. expect soon to open a store in Chicago. J. C. Phillips & Co., agricultural implements, have made an a.ssignment. IOWA SEEDS ; SiilTI3SSCF«I13EJ IVO'W^- l-'or a copy of our NSiftZ TRHDE DIRECTORY I'rice 51.1H1 AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. SMITH'S IlMaM Seed Catalije. 1018 MAKKKT ST., Philadelphia, Pa. TRY DREER'S G arde n seeds Plants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRAltE LIST issued quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREER. Philadelphii" SOMETHIHG WORTH HAVING dur New tiEED CATALOGUE lorl8B7. Everylhuie ""- ': GOOD THINGS.&L'i';/e"TKEK & 66 N. Front Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Over 6,000,000 PEOPLE USE FERRY'S SEEDS ESS. O.M. FERRY & CO. LARGEST SEEDSMEN D.lvi"FERR°YlcO'S Hotrer 8KEDS should 0. M. FERRY & CO. Detroit. Mich. My vegetable and tl wt r .>fd cat,, opue will be BDt /«e to ail who wrire for It. It 1 full of fine nxravlngs.wlth over forty of the be 8t of all the ew vegetables. It contatna among Its vast variety larger number of homn grown s eds, I have found In any other catalogun published In this country. Farmers who make money from valuable new vegetables are those who, being the first to raise them, get a mo- nopoly of their markets. .Such will plant largely of this king of all the early drumheads, the All- Seasons Cabbage; for, my friends, it has come to tayt JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass Nam en Bros^ ZWYNDRECHT, HOLLAND, RELIABLE SEEDS WHolestile Onlv. For Catalogues of Vegetable Seeds, address. Sole Agent for the U. S. 3C0ENTIES Slip. NewYork. \v>e believe [FAIR,hone:5T \ DEALING \theonlybasis UORPERMANeNT \PR0SPERITY, 7 ELYSUUSCFFnCs" sTTreliable WE^kii^W ,;;; 3 f deiitFielfl or Flower Seeds, in onr large paokpts, uu liui m^' I m that you maj' select from our CataJogue (or that of nn,^ Ahm-th .ni S ilgf at hand). We have grown from original stocks nil No^ «ll ics -t ., a the must ciminlete stocks of Garden St*eds for either \^ hi >l.-:il.> mi- r IT* try F..r lOo. «« will mail «,.y 2 packpt^nf Seed. ,..n u,>k, , ,, .; ^1 (;;iriliii Vliiiiin.-i<- ;iii.lScc.l \lanuuL:'t;ii.ii;. It i fii. '^XA^tl^J^ ^eflrld li. Sold !.ll. and ";:,':; Z. DeFORtST ELY « CO..^(Kl'.»V;ri:vv>;. Philadelphia.Pa. BURPEE'S SEEDS, FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 TlinloMihl..,-.! -lo.U ulld Kl ^<•^ i;i.Tii.~ n vi:«;i:T.\ni,K! FI-OVVKK.S, on a ^r ™^^«f7 postalfortheiiiONl 1-..111I.I.I.- rat.lloKUr puhlisbrd. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO-. PHILADELPHIA, PA. MARKET GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS. \ Wh" v-.,i, 1,1,1 ,,i Warranted Nortliprn Seeds i" <•■<•' inivlnt-f- »!,. I, ».il II, ^ y.n JOHN A.SALZ^R. '..M.,.,i«ii.l... l'r..>-sf.V NORTHERN OROWN Qardep ai^d parm 56eds Currie Bros' Horticultural Guide for 1887, now ready, will be .^ciit free on application. It contain.s many Rare Novelties in Flower and Vec/e- table Seeds. CtTieieiEJ liieOJS., Seedsmen ami JFIofisfs, MIUVVAUKEE, Wits. ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy, Clover, Fla\. llmiranaii.MiUii. li.il Top, Bluo ( ii6,in&ii9ivin/,u.st P0° corn/ W.irehouscs? 104, 106, lOD St 1 lOMifhtgail St, Ol'FIi-ES. 1 1.'. K INZIB St. cnFlorUt. 1 198, 200, 202 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL. i88. The American Florist. 283 Cinerarias and Calceolarias. To obtain good specimen plants of cin- erarias, the point of the centre shoot has to be pinched out when it has grown two or three inches. The lateral growths re- quire to be. tied out as soon as they are loug enough. A strip of tarred twine is tied underneath the rim of the pot, to which they are tied down. The plants require to be looked over about once in two or three weeks, to do this, and to re- move any leaves that may happen to de- cay. If green-fly is seen anywhere fum- ga'te at once. Nearly all our plants have been propagated from offsets this year, and are quite as strong as the seedlings. The plants ought to be placed quite close to the glass roof, and those plants that have quite filled their pots with roots are much benefited by being supplied occa- sionally with very weak liquid manure water. The winter treatment of the herbaceous calceolaria is very much the same as- that of the cineraria. So seldom are the plants raised in any other way except from seeds, that I will but remark that propagated plants can be grown fairly well by taking the growths any time during the summer with a portion of roots attached ; these should be potted in sandy soil, using thumb-pots, and as soon as the roots have laid good hold of the soil repot them in larger pots, when they can be grown on as seedlings are. Seedlings make the strongest plants and the best furnished specimens; and when the seeds have been saved from the best well marked varieties the probabilities are that distinct good forms will be obtained, and the anticipa- tion of their flowering adds greatly to the pleasure to be derived from watching the growth of healthy good specimens. Green fly does not spread much at this season, and it is best to destroy it by fumigating, as uo plants are so liable to its attacks as these. — James Dougl.\s, in Gardeners' Chronicle. BouvARDiAS. — The difficulty that ex- ists it getting cuttings of bouvardias to root when made from shoots that have been grown in the way that most things succeed under, induced growers of these plants to resort to propagating them from root cuttings, a process that will gener- ally answer for any plant which there is a difficulty in increasing. But it is found that if the old plants that are to produce cuttings are dried off for a few weeks, so as to stop growth and cause the leaves to fall, the young shoots produced in a genial temperature after the branches have been cut back and the roots well moistened will root as readily as those of a fuchsia if taken off with a heel. Stock plants that during the latter part of au- tumn have been treated in this way will shortly furnish an abundance of cuttings, as almost all the eyes start immediately the plants are subjected to heat and moisture. When the shoots are about two inches long they are in a condition to strike ; they will root readily in ordi- nary stove heat, kept moist and close. A Florid.a compau}' has purchased a 200-acre plantation for the cultivation of flowers suitable for the manufacture of perfumes. .^^"'" ' KOSl, BULBS ep«c^ai.rp"e^r '^Al^.n M-. .w.uxA dm.ble, 25^-inch pots. DOl I5I,K; I>A1 s\ MCTOKIA 2!*-inch pots. ^cTLiLl"4. s pots, W.OO per lOU. Strong plants DOUBLE 'PANSIKS ERFEW, 2Si-inch pots, S3.00 per stn. ng plants, $1.00 per IIK). Young & Klliotts' iiiiii iiii®» FOR FLORISTS, FOR FHRMERS, FOR PRIi^HTE KND MKRK6T GHRDSNERS, FOR EVERYONE IIHO HAS A GARDEN. iif«-Examine our prices before placing your orders. 54 AND 56 DEY STREET, - - - NEW YORK. TWO Irand MovBlty &Graniuiiis I^OI* is*»y. Double flowering varieties of bright golden bronzed foliage with distinct dark zones. Gen. J. B. McPHERSON with large trusses of bright scarlet flowers, shaded carmine. Col. C. G. EATON with large trusses of bicolor flowers, light and salmon color, mottled with pearlv white. Both oflhese varieties originated with us two years ago. Thej' are very free bloomers, stand the sun well and are unexcelled for bedding purposes. Orders booked for delivery March i, 50c. each, 55. 00 per doz. E. HALL 4, SON, Clyde, O. WE SELL ^•EVERYTHING ^ FOR J FLORISTS.-^ I Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. I If you do not already receive our Quarterly I U'liolcsal4^ Price I..ist, please send name and I address and it v/ill be regularly mailed. I PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlaudt Street. - NEW YORK. CARNATION CUTTINGS LEROY L. LAMBORN. CARNATION PLANTS and KOOTHI) flTTIXr.S. A. R. ALDRICH, Florist, Springfield, O 25,000 Azalea Indica, 15,000 Camellias. Orders for fall delivery now booked. For de- scriptive catalogue address, C. H. JOOSTEN, hnporter of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP, N. Y. SPHriALTOTllI: TR.\nK. GEO.^THOMPSON A SONS, SlTIBSCRIBIS :iVOW NEJfli TRKOe DIRECTORY A-iinerican Florist Co. ^^ GARDEN! (jreenliouse |iipplies Trade Li-st and Descriptive Cata- logue of Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, etc., now read}' and mailed free to all applicants. A.drii-ess. ROBERT J. HALLIDAY, Seedsm.n & Florist, BALTIMORE, MD. EST A B L IS H EI) R CHI D S SPECIALTV E>. vE;iev.A.E;T &s co. Mont St. Aa,and, Ghent, B.lgium. Direct Importers and Cultivators of the best sokts ' All'^-trts (t CM UIELDIl MS MinOMAS MASDE- \ AI I H- AM I I()\- IMASTLI lELIASetC m healthy, established plants, from $1 to W, according Exceptional Varieties. Rare Plants or Hybrids at moderate prices on application. RED PAINT, WHITE PAINT, BLUE PAINT, x x x i x ^ % X X X X X X X X X BLACK PAINT, YELLOW PAIN 1 OR ANY OTHER KIND OF PAINT, OR PAINT STOCK, FOR CONSERV.^TORIES, HOUSES, OR BARNS : — At Reasonable Prices. Hammond's Paint Works Fislikill-on-Hiidson.N.Y. 284 The American Florist. March /, New Books. Carnation Culturk, by L. L. Ivain- borii, a treatise of 150 pages on this plant has just reached us. Space forbids an ex- tendeil notice but we make room for a few extracts from various chapters which will give the discriminating reader an idea of the contents: The carnation blooms freelv oiit of doors diir- Aiigust, September and October, and would con tinue to do so for months, did not frost prevent There is but one way to ship cut flowers, that is the right way. There is a doubt whether that way is yet discovered. There are many ways of oacking; if the right cue was known there would :but ( \lpha It is enduring Its comeU s\ nimetr the sweetest Smile of Niture its of colors an illuminated Letter 111 th of Angels While its weird perfume is th epitome of all mystery and mikes it a Sis\ ph 1 Flower which mind will roll fore\er upwa toward the Great t nknowable Lred for tlie Dlhha and I e Rose now I frov Fl.OWl •'Carpet axi. okxai BED DE-SIGN.s," jiulilislu-.l !)>• Geo. .\. Solly & Son, Spniiulklil, Mass., contains ninety-two designs rif I ifils and bedding, showing about all the geometrical designs any one gardener wouldevercareto plant. The book is handsomely printed, a num- ber of the designs being in color, and each accompanied with a key showing plants which should be used to create the best effect. It is a very great improve- ment over the book formerly published by them on the same subject. If vou are troubled with slut worms strew soot on the soil arouiu plants. JANIES HENDRICK, FONT GROVE GREENHOUSES, SUngerlands, Albany Countj-, N.Y. respectfully offers to the trade 25,000 of the newest and best variety of in 2and 4-ln. pots. guaranteed from healthy stock and OlirM: ii< \:\<{. beautifulJiiimnese evergreen, hartly ROSE' Plants of this beautiful Rose can now be had from the undersigned at the following prices: In2',-inch Pots, Per 100, $25; Per 500, $100; Per 1,000, $180. CASH WITH ORDER FROM UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS. JOHN HENDERSON, MK.T,O.VT„P.AM.Fl.OK.ST. KLUSHING, N. Y, Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bulbs Fresh stock of Standard Sorts and Novelties in Flower Seeds just received from Paris and F,rfurt. A larere stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept JAMES KING, 170 Lake St CHICAGO apovlnes, 1 year. . Lee & SON, New Yellow GoIgus, J. Eoodc. originated with that thor- Mr John Goode of Hyde 11 1 11 ' "i I ints of merit! l)iL 1 1 tilt 1 Ktlh i\el though not a 1 It h m 111 u 1 till _ with Hr>,c. ckcmitsnim i I iiiv \ i \ I n c holding its 2'j inch Plants, 4 to 5 inches high, well rooted, PER DOZ., $3.00; 25 FOR $5.00; 50 FOR $10.00. JFc coiilivl Ihc entire slock, uhicli is limited. Mr F. Kanst, chief gardener at the South Parks, Chi- cago, says: " It is the best variety I ever handled in ray 1^ years' experience in the South Park, I have discarded ther yellows in preference to it. and cannot say too h in Its praise for garden decorations." J. C V^PS^UOM^^IV, 42 La Salle-st., CHICAGO. all othi BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS; PANSYS SEED * * gELAKliCKMlMS * * l*iI^13-V'. IVIEiV (AKNATIONS, »iTi$!SOwxi5ii; ivoxv PANSIES, ASTERS, j of extra quality for Florists, are our Specialties NEW TRADE DIRECTORY. D6NYS ZIRNCieBSL. NEEDHAM, MASS. A.itiericeiti Klorist Co. 1887. The American Florist. 285 J. A. r>i3VI5EJR, ( Kdrnierly of DeVeer & Boomkamp) Old aU.lress, - 47 Broadway, N. Y The General Bulb Co. Ls. Bremond fils, ugeleiizang (Holland). Bulbs ! Immortelles ! ^, . ^^ ^y ^ i ^^=> t rlonsts, Seedsmen & Nurserymen Should all have our catalogue. It contains goods that all need. If you have not received a copy of our last (De- cember) isssue send for one, with some evidence that you are engaged in the trade, as we never place this list into the hands of amateurs. NO. 2 TUBEROSE BULBS, 3 UP TO 4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE We Fully Believe 85 Per Cent, will Bloom. Pearl or Tall Double #cS.oo per 1,000. Variegated ' Foliage Tuberoses fs.oo per 100. Single Flowered PURE STOCK, 12,50 per 100. piorists' Bulbs, $(?(?ds apd piapts ALWAYS IN STOCK. Address, V. H. Hallock, Son & Thorpe, ^i^w^/ EAST HINSDALE, WEW YORK. ^"^y^S^'^ ■^1 BULBS. I^ RICHARDIA ALBA MACULATA GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN SEPARATE COLORS i'Lices on Application. MICHEL Plant 4S- Seed Co. 718 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Early Spring Vegetables & Fk Dutch Bulbs. R. van derSchoot& Son. HiLLCGO.M (Near Haarlem) HoLL.iND. ESTABLISHED 1830. DUTCH BULBS. JOHN BARTH. BOS. <>.,iv.-.M. n.ai llaarl.m, - Holland. HVACIXTHS, TULIPS, NARCIS- SUS, LILIES, ETC. Catalogue ready in May, free on application. \r) /T)arc;l7 aijd /Ipril for (;asl? Cut Narcissus, Paper White, Von Sion, Biflo- ru Jonquils, Daffodils (Trumpet', Bicolor and Major, in mixture or assorted. Yellow Carolina Jasamine - all at $2.00 per 100. Saxifrage leaves. MliS. ,1. S. K. TH():»1S<)N, Qj^FjK/^isioKs Kouy R^ftDV. BULBS. Richardia Alba .Haculata (Sijolted Calla), strong; t; to 9 inches circumference, per 100. . . L. K. KRAMER, Wooster, Chi. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES ADDUESS J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., A.VIRGIEN, P.O. 60x3119, New York City, ■^1 ORCHIDS* ORCHIDS. !«■ Plants and Cut Flowers at Reasonable Prices. WEST VIEW (iHIOKMIOCSK, Utica. N. Y. Hyacinths.Tulips, Crocus Narci-ssus, LilieG, Etc. WHOl.E.S.AI.E llEALEIt IX iGGds^^iSS? lequisitesilgfl lulbst" 22 Dey Street, NEW VORK. FINEST FORCING BULBS FOR LATE SUMMER AND FALL DELIVERY. SUCH AS : Roman Hyacinths and Narcissus, Paper Whites, Uiliuni Candidum, Longi- florum and Harissii, Freesia, Anemone Fulgens, forcing Ranunculus, Gladiolus Colvillii Alba, Spirea, Lily of the Valley, pips and clumps, etc. ALSO FOR: Roses, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms and other Plants. Small and large Order alike welcome; but our special terms will be mailed only to those sending evidence of being in the trade. As prices are somewhat determined by size of order, applicants will please state right off quantities desired. References required from unknown parties. Address, AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, 44 Dey=st., or B. O. Box 899, NEW YORK. 286 The American Florist. March /, Large-Flowered Geranium. Aliout a year ago I discovered a plant among my gerauiiims with unusually large bloonis. I have never seen any- thing like it elsewhere, and would like to know the name if it is not a new variety. The orii,'i!inl plant is now twelve inches high, (.i^litui II iiulirs in diameter, and has io(. U IMS srt so close together that the sttin IS not visible. The bloom is always the same size as those sent, meas- uring two and a quarter inches across each floret. E. Power. [The truss sent bore nine single scarlet florets of remarkable size. We are un- able to name it. — Ed.] C.\i.CEOi,.\Ri.4^s. — Will some reader of the Florist tell me how to grow good calceolarias? I grow them successfully until about twelve to fifteen inches high, with perfectly healthy appearance; but then in one or two days' time they will is6. Send for descriptive circular to Ei)ivi\' feiykp:s * sow, Newton Highlands, Mass. A FEW GOOD SPECIALTIES. Chinese Prinin Rest Market Varietiesi. Hard I'Unts not Named. iIK $12.00 per 100 r,./v.": Rooted CLittings OF CARNATIONS. I'l.vi, :iii.l -^iiiiiis,. Si'MKl per lUU; Cheater Pride and I: ■' "I H«l. *12..i0perl.0OO; Prest. deGraw " l"r l.OOO; Chrysanthemums, 2)^tn. w L EDWARDS, Wholesale Florist. Moore's P. O , - - Delaware Co., Pa' CARKATIOW CUTTINCxS. R. J. PURVIS, HAVELOCK, ILL. WM. SWAYNE, CARNATION GROWER, P. I>. Box -iX. KENXETT S(,)r.\KE. P.\ SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR A COPY NEM TRKOe DIRECTORY Price only Sl.OO. AMERICAN FLORIST CO NEW ALTERXAMIIERA SPECTABIIJSVARIEGATA \i A V A Ready March 1. Orders filled i\.^l\r\. jn rotation. CLEtvlAXISJACI-CMANII ALBA Full line of Seeds, Trees. Plants, etc , described and priced in our Illustrated Catalogue, now ready and sent free on receipt of 4 cents to pay postage. Wholesale list of Trees and Seeds free. John R. & A. Murdoch, QurNcwGarriatioris for 1887 MelleClirle. I!..i"v, oririil. Mlver Lake, Klnreliee. Are the finest in t very 'respt'a ever introduced here, f ,r market purposes. i.. NEEOHAM,MASS. 30 ()()() R'X'tt'd Carnation ' CUTTINGS. ISAAC LARKIN, LYCOPODIUM DRY FOR DYEING 100-lb. Sacks f.ir .;... Bring very i!ry tills prie Uooted Cuttings of the most desirable carnations now cultivated are ready for shipment. We have a large and healthy stock of Snowdon Edwardsii, Seawan and Century at $1500 per i,.*-n with ni,nuy other v.irietK-s ami prices particu- larly described in our price list', which is furnished FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. we will furnish, if desired, at one-quarter additional price PER 100, transplanted plants ..fall tlie vnrictit-s iianu-^ot,i \vijsl:i to l-ciiow \\-liy BECAUSE it is large rose, hybrid - shaped and can be cut with long stems. BECAUSE it is a very free bloomer, blooming half as much again as either La France or Oath. Mermet. BECAUSE it will bring a price equal to American Beauty, when cut with long stems, and bloom at least five times as much. BECAUSE it is easily grown and free from mildew. BECAUSE white promises to be the fashionable color for roses. BECAUSE, hav- ing been several times shown to the public, inquiries are pouring in for it; it is already fashion's favorite flower. — -"i^m- — Mrs. John laing AND M ETEO R. Space will not ad- \ihi mit of au}' descrip- tion of these two grand new roses. BE SURE TO SEND FOR OUR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. STATION "F," PHILADELPHIA. Notice Future Advertisements. 288 The American Florist. March /, New York. I'lornl valentines this season consisted of boxes of cnt flowers. No designs were onlered. Mr. Jolin Thorpe and the executive committee have revised the schedule of the New York Horticultural society. Large Pandauus utilis are extremely scarce in all the commercial conserva- tories in the east. Small plants, however, are plentiful. Mr. William Wallace, besides carrying on a large bu.siness in this city, takes the entire charge of his own orchid houses in Patersou, N. J. Mr. Wm. J. Davidson, formerly secre- tary of the Nevi' York Horticultural soci- ety, a practical gardener and botanist, is now installed as assistant in the firm of Young & KUiott. Peter Henderson & Co. have grafted upward of 30,000 of all the popular kinds of winter-flowering roses on Mauetti stock, which indicates that Mr. Hender- son is practicing what he preaches. The calla-lily basket is offered as an Easter novelty. It is the exact shape of a large calla, and is used alone or flanked by one or two leaves. The calla is to be filled with appropriate Easter blooms. Great interest is awakened in floral circles by the coming orchid show, the first one' of its kind in this city. Five hundred varieties are to be shown from !VJr. Siebrecht's collection and there are to be contributions from other growers. Ro.SE Soil,. — Y'our correspondent, Mr. John Curwen, Jr., will do well to avoid using the same soil for roses for several years. Better spread it over pasture lot and let it lay three or four years ; by that time it can be used with the sod, but not earlier. M. Size of Plants.-Is it honest for florists to sell plants out of 2j4-iuch pots, when, in a great niajorit)- of cases, the plants are grown in thumb pots? If a merchant adver- tises yard-wide muslin and .sends that which is half a yard wide, he will have his goods re'.urned to him. If it is right and just in one case it should be in the other. Some two years ago I wrote to a firm in an- other city, asking the price of Gen. Jacqueminot and Mad. Plantier roses in 7- inch pots. They offered to furnish them at 35 cents each. I sent for some and re- ceived plants turned out of 4-inch pots. Vkrit.\s. CHOICE GRAPE ymES. Saniplis, I ..1 <:ii U 10 varieties, free by mail for .« 1 .00. F.' aT'bALLER, Bloom. ngton. III. >!■. Nrni'i, IS STOCK. .\i I, r.t iv, . WEST INDIAN FERNS For the Trade. ' ii 1: ; ! \ :i I i:t lineatH, very I \ , < iiiiiiu eboneum. Qhrysanthemum3 JOHN M. HUGHES, The Prize Chrysanthemum. ( Write for Special Price. ) Snowstorm 20 New and Scarce Ve So Japanese Varieties ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Kor Sale. STRONG, HEALTHY STOCK. PRES. DE GRAW AND LA PURITE C. B. HUMPHREY. WalesviUe, Oneida Co., N'. Y. S6L6CT PLKNTS.,, 25 Pompon Varieties per 100, 4.00 25 Single Varieties per 100, 4.00 10 Anemone Varieties per 100, 4.00 PURCHASERS' SELECTION. Send for Catalogue. .$ 4 00 Roses, Monthly, Roses, Bennetts, The Bride, Am. Beauty 15 (10 Carnations, Hinze's White, best white 4 00 Carnations, colored varieties 3 00 Asparagus tenuisslmus. 2M,-ln 4 00 Transplanted Pansles. choice, Jl 00 per lUO, S7.00 per lixm. Send for Wholesale Price List: just out. A. GIDDIIVOS, DANVILLE, ILL. J. W. Dudley & Son, ! ^*^'^*™'^ ^^'""'l.. - •' BUTTERCgP $5' PAKKERSBURG, W. VA. Coleus, 15 Varieties, per loo, $2 BUTTERCUP I'lie Century. Hinze The T^dagnifioeirit Carnation the leading Crimson in the East. Stock limited IJeGraws, from my own improved and perfectly healthy stock. Send for circular. LOTHROP WIGHT, FRAMINGHAM, MASS. LAIN. 1 O .I!es-q.,ality. Large stoCK J. F. DAYTON, Waukon Iowa. SUBSCRIBE ■•• NOW lor a cojjy of our New Trade Directory PRICE ONLY $1.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. White and Garfield J- J. Harrison, Crimson Velvet 4 00 P. Henderson, I.adv Emma, Crimson King 3 ;» Well Established: 2 and 3Vs-in. Pots. ED. J. PADDOCK, Newburgh Station, CLEVELAND, O. ! WHITER I •^IfliHTER LILY ROOTSK^ 1 iNymphcea Odorata.) S5.00 PKK 100. THK TK.VHK SIPPLIKU. WM. F. HALSEY, W ter Mills. Long Island, N. Y. penoiDor>K;ivi>ieoivs Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The frreat English Rhododendron growers, we Bre prepared to furnish Rhododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices lower than ever before offered in this country. Orders now solicited for spring delivery. Prices on application. B.p. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. n quantities at Jli 00 per I.OIIO. Cannas, $5.(111 per 100; ml.\ed varieties. I.KKOY L. I.AMHOKX, .Mliance, Stark Co.. <). for Spring- Vo/Zis and Clemalis, IMPOR TED P LANTS. §nnn*:>l Mnfirnl NOW is THE time to forward orders fJBCldl iHDllGBl Delivery oi Rhododendrons, Azalea iV ^ Ghent Dwarf Budded Roses, Tree Roses, Aristoloehias, Herbaeeous Pceonies, etc., etc., from the Bo5l(Oop, )^olIa9d, f/ursery pssogatlop. t^or CatalosxT-i^s, fidciress, C. H. JOOSTEN, Agent for the U. S. ^\ Coenties Slip, NEW VORK. Fuclisias '::::;::r Mcliotropcs "^^::r;:::;;:;:^'^' McGregor BROS., wholesale florists, Send for Trade List. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Florists and Cut- Flower Growers. I will give Special I'rifes on orders received now for Carnations to be delivered in the Fall, any time wanted for jilantiiif; houses. I have facilities for growing pl^p" PtflKSS ^"^ '-^" guarantee satisfaction. M 7/-; ! ".-I /?//•: 77/-'. ,/•//■)• ()/■■ /•.Mcv/ ii:i.y /■/■:/>. Have Plants and Rooted Cuttings for sale now of Carnations, Verlx Coleus. tlther stock in limited Quantities. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster. Pa. 1887. The American Florist. 289 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Enclose 3-eGnt stamp for our new catnlnpue. uon- tainiiiK Praelical Hints on Krowint; ttie "i^ueenof Flowers." Ovcr.*.000 Hne plants to chouse Horn. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. BKACKENKIDtiK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. tfohn iauFs EataloguG It Is full in really Koort and b( B'Bll as all the novelties of merit. The rich collection of fine foliage and other ( and at East Indian, South American, Etc. Catalogues of Roses, Seeds, Orchids, Fruits, etc., all Free to Applicaats. John 5AUL, U/ashington, d. c. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I shall have a flue stock of young plants ready for shipment about Jan. 15. 300 of the best new and old Varieties. Write for prices. Del. Co. I.aiisdowiie, Fa. NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety, "PEARL." In two colors, Pure White and Bright Rose, Each color per pkt., 25 cts.,^er 1,000 seeds $1.50. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited bv Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- vention in Philadelphia last season, and were greatly admired by the members present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and ofTer it at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialtv. pkt. ounce. /Jite;-, Zirngiebel's Double Pure White .10 $ Boston Florists Double Pure Pansv. Zirngiebel's Improved Giant . Stocks. Boston Florists Double White . Hollyhock, Our own growing from Chater's Prize m sege ura. Large Single Yellow flower SEND FOR CATALOGUE lutaining choice strains of Florists llo7vers, and fine assortment of Haidv Pc, cnmal fhnc-i- seeds. SCELEGEL & FOTTLEK, 26 S. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. , CARNATIONS. 2 "<■ "■■••"-cup. Century, Grace Wilder. VVhite and Field of Gold, mixed, about one-half lone stems, $1 50 per KM; to special colors or all long stems, $2.00 per lOO. Stand- ing orders solicited. Telegraph orders will receive prompt attention. PLANTS of above varieties out of 2Ji-lnch pots; prices given on application. SEED of our own hybridization and crossings of above sorts, In packets of 30 to 40 seeds each, 35c.. or 5 packets for Jl.OO by mail. CHAS. T. STAKK, Avondale, Chester Co.. Pa. offered, including ALI the latest Novelties, our Seed is warranted to be Fresh, Pure and strictly First-Cljss. Semi for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. AI.BKKT BK^K. noneiaston. :sr. Y. f a.i>e;i« «SE;Ejr> :b^;vgs For Flower ami Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N. Y. Of^N \l> WIS, Wh^ VV. Med way, Mass Men. ion American Floi 100,000 Winter : Flowering : Planii Thechoice.st oM :n 100. *20.00 per LOW. K.... per 1,000. NO Rl'S'l light, and satisfaction J. L. DILLON, 01: -MlLDliX l-grown. pver-blnom- In great variety the coming season. K. STUDEB, Florist, \nacostia P O . Washineton. D. C Verbena Cuttings Rooted. ■^•i£-E-R-B-6-N-H-Si^ Free from all Mammoth set from Mammoth Rooted t 25 best Market Sorts, pi-r KKJ . t Rooted Cuttings, » best new and rare sorts imlu.lins \-frsrt)i Golden Bcd^liT, Bhu-.i K^tidil.l i..u. pols perl Rooted CnttiiiL'-'.Ii'T inn ^ W3I. UKSMOM), Iv. Willi. ■.-, n.iiryCi Double Petunias ( Carnation, Rooted Cuttings (12 j 3.00 ■perlOUOil5. Correspondence solicited from Florists desiring large or small quantities of stock. Address BRENNEMAN & PETTERSON, Harrisburg, Pa. Mention American Hi.iisi,. SUBSCRIBK NOW NEW TRADE DIRECTORY. Price only $1.00. American Florist Company. ZINNIA.::: : . PANSV'sKKi SEED ASTI-K M, CHARLES L. BURR, SpringtieUl, Ma 290 The American Florist. March /, Cincinnati. Two weeks of clouds and rain have played "hob" with roses and young stulT in the greenliouses. A dinner table the other day was deco- rated with a floral swan made of white geranium blooms and hyacinths, upon a bank of ferns. Cincinnati brides are nothing if not original. (Ine of the fair ones carried a liou(iuet of silverv white fairy flowers to the altar last week. In just the proportion that boutonneire.s are increasing in size, corsage bunches are growing smaller. Impecunious swells rejoice at the fashion, but it is hard on the florist. Sunderbruch and Critchell are both booked for pieces at the coming exhibi- tion at the Chicago convention of the So- ciety of .\nierican Florists. They will fully sustain the Queen City's established reputation for magnificent floral work. One of the handsomest funeral pieces seen here in a long time was made up by Sunderbruch for the Turner society. It was a great ivy column and upon the base there rested a lyre of callas, eucharis, white carnations, lilies of the valley, Niphetos, hvacinths and freesia. Mitchell has three houses full of the American Beauty rose, but the cut does not average two dozen buds a day. The Beautv is the best rose for quality and odor, but it is not quite prolific enough for local growers. Even |i a bud hardly pavs for the cost of its production. Huntsman had orders for several floral valentines. One. sent to a Turkish rug manufacturer, was a star and crescent. The former was formed entirely of red carnations and the crescent was a mass of lilies of the valley and violets. The "billet doux" was tied to the design by narrow silken ribbon. The canopy which Harry Sunderbruch built to .shelter a bride the other night was remarkably handsome. The design was not new, but in its structure original ideas were carried out. The edge was escalloped with white flowers and the smilax which covered the top was ribbed with lines of pink buds. "I've got a great many varieties of cat- tleyas in bloom," remarked B. P. Critchell. " In New York they would bring $5 or |6 a dozen, but here you can't get anything for them. People come in and say, 'Oh, that's an orchid, is it? How lovely! ' but they don't buy." Cincinnati, it is to be hoped, will be educated up to orchids in titne. A dozen private collections give promise of coming popularity. "Ren." SCII,L.\ SlBIRIC.\ IN PoT,S. — As blue flowers are by no means strongly repre- sented among forced plants at this season, except amongst hyacinths, the fact of the readiness with' which this squill can be forced seems to be generally over- looked, for it is seldom seen treatek. Prices on Wood Frames. -■:s ^'^Lr'TtSwoO :"';'m:' "'£, npt WuT- Designs, iVlor,ograms. etc. \\.« . KICK K. M. M. Bayersdoi-lor & Co. Manufacturers of all kinds of P lorists^ Baskets FLORISTS' ■•• SUPPLieS. 56 N. 4th-st., Philadelphia. OT IR NEW CA.TAKOOT :E Will be out on or about FEB. 20 1887. .^H parties having written for cataUv.;ue will SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE, You Can't Afford i mt. hope NrRsiiRiEs ROCHESTER, IM . Y. You can get the best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has years of e.vpericnce in this speriiilt y, iis well as iilenty of fine cuts and gocl material for superior productions. Send for new circular, and J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, HARKISBVRG, PA. ELLWANGER i BARRY. HALES ) MOLE TRAP GEO. A. SOLLY &. SONS BOOK OF PLANS ieultur:n I[n!.l.,|ri,ril ,'i tid flordware I Clirnot ; dealers, or sent In -m,,. -^. n , ,,1 •■< «a.«K)l.y ^Vlthnla^> H.W.HALKs. i:ii><;»:\\<><>i>. X..I. amUitu.'d' Delegates to the next tiik drawings 1st convention will travel ptjlima^ ^,3 T LIFJ^ «';«^"= J^en, iiiiiiiiiiii Wa' FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. II(m1 10 4H'1C Kl..ll.VUIvABI.\ i'lM. >IO< \\ 4H< 11. atti:nti STANDARD Lnd DWARF PEARS ^^. H^ IB tm^^^ a f ■ BE W^ f\ InohidinE siti-h kinds nn Ninanrn, CR APE V N ES •'-t;^;n:>'ir.n:^::^J"'- sai7S!!tl* '"pondTTcsoiiHted. rnt.M,,....,. Preo 33d Year. 600ACRFS. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. Painesville. Lake Co. Ohio 1887. The American Florist. 291 Boiler U/orKs 381 to 393 S. Canal St. ClIICAGU, ILL. U/rou(?l?t Iroi} }1ot U/ater Boilers n specmltT Clpacity from TO tn 1 nfo ft 4 null p pp The fialtop t\pe is the hcMtieeiih u^c B kr made Mention \mcriLaii H nst LASS & PAINTS W. C. Peale & BRO. !& 334 CENTRAL AVE., CINCMNNAl Write (or Prices, or consult Ciacinnati Hit Eeport ii thijFaper ESTABLISHED, 1806. Floral Wire Designs, 335 East -'Ist street. - NKW YOKI \n.0WS\S\NWtQtS\8 j MANUFACTUREItPF .^I^^^THE PATENT CLAM P. .Hllii lif ORNAMENTAL SUBSCRIBE NO\^V For a copy of Our flew Jrade Directory Vrive onUj $1.00. ©Kmericaa 5JPo7i(«if (iompan^. Greenhouse Heatings Ventilating # KlfcHlNQS «, CO. 233 Merger Street, New York. Pi5e I?atkrns of I3e.ler<= lightcen '^iz-'i ^ Corrucjaud Rirz |0ox JSoilcps SacUlz jSeilers Lonical J^oilzrE JOeise [Ourrjirjg Water pcalcFS Pi-rfect Sash Raising Apparatus ~tr«ted Catalosue SPHAGNUM MOSS, / k JEWETT s] ,rti \Ms Grind W own Bone, Meal. OyBlei Shells. FLOUR, and Corn $5.00 HAN ) MILL H s patent,. JOO per cent made .., keepinK POULTRY. POWER MILLS and FARM FEET) MILLf GRAHAM FLOUP ,l,cat.on, WILSON IVES' PUTTYING MACHINE Ha^m,M,6enin,l„ced to perfect and patent my CANE STAKES. Invention as mentioned in March let issue of Am. r'i,„,„„„, i is.T.ot.=,t 1 M„.,t r>„,oi,i Florist, I am now prepared to furnish florists Cheapest! Neatest! Most Durable with the hest machine yet known for applying Fn.nir. ic. r,' i.>ct Ioiib: m hmulles of .: Sent by express on receipt of price, $2.50. s "^'''le^'b'' ndl? of 100 - - - - «o.<: f. m. EY-B-s, Fi«»]?iat, K?,d, i.i..'i'u,ii,M.k,.f,-,:,d.,(«it,.;.i.iir,Hd>u,ke;' nANBt/RY, Flower Pots. A lari;e gtocli always on hand. Send for Price MILLER & HUNT. Wright 8 4ii rove. CHICA60. coiOTKCTicPT BRACKENRIDGE i CO. <.oviUi~t.nvii, Halto. Co., !<>.< >< >4 > i:r^i5cn«oss. [-"PHlLAlj£i:PKlA.'PA-i' SEND FOR LISTOFCATALOGUES FLOWER POTS. «"'« '■"«^' y """""» « '"'"""^ °' £'n-En::B^^^ ! F I ow e r Pots SYRACUSE * POTTERY ships any distance safely and without delay. We 'hiJl'i.''M"l'.n',,'.ll •i'iMl"ii..r'hap'>' r,..t't'..rr %Vrite for prices and .-oiiiiiar.. th.-iil. ■N...uie, no pay." J. N PERKINS, MANAGER, SYRACUSE, N. Y. f=OR Rl—ORISTS- WHILLDIN & CO., Agents tor J. E. JKFFORDS. TX^B <3a '7X5 "^X7"iLa,rton.-st., PHILADELPHIA. — MILWAUKEE AXD CHICAGO. - STF.WTrHERS ORNAMENTAL: GOODS For Parlor, Lawn and Cemeteries, Including RESERVOIR, fSelf Watering-' VASES, TERRA COTTA, RUSTIC AND IRON VASES, From $1.00 Upwards. FLOWER POTS, SETTEES, CHAIRS, WIRE GOODS, AQUARIA, FOUNTAINS AND STATUARY, C. HErj::ECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. Brinch Offirs an! Salesrooms : 149 S 151 STATE ST., CHIOAaO. . correspondeni ; addressed to Milwaukee Office. The American Florist. March /, iMfKoVEO POIU^RS GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES. -AXI)- WIRE FOR TRELLIS WORK Suiiil for Catalogue. fhos.l.lGath6rGd, 46 & 48 lUARIOIH ST. N. Y. HEATING fi^PPPiRPiWS FOR CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 7S Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, PANSIE.S compose the favorite bouquets of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. »ViVi>l 1 L^ LJ florist, to take charge of 2o acres. Mustbe siutjle man, of good habits and able to furnish good testimonials as to char- Address, DR. E. A. KILBOURNE, Northern Insane Hospital. ELGIN. ILL THE CELEBE.6.TETD frilKS WJTER HEATER f GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES, BATHTUBS ||, E'C , ETC. Send for Pricu List, S. Wilks Mfg. Co. , Cor. Monroe & Clinton Sts., Chicasro READY WIRED TREE LABELS ALSO POT LABELS. UKN.I. fH.VSE. .Ir.. Dtrry. N. H. GREENH0US6 HEHTING. BY A. B. FOWLEK. E.vplaln!: fully all the best systems of heBting [ ; I :i -i\L'ii space; draftand " n I- III 'll^ . . -nil 'i iMh-.; i..> .Mr. John Thorpe and Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHIC.-VGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part ot the U. i». or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogue or Biiiproved Hot Water Boilers estimates uUdre^ JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Ca.st Iron Pipe, FittinKS, Valvc.-i and all Material for Heating In- Hot Water. Stiiiil for C<'ital. OjSLXi.lM:ox>'Sr, I^rt^i^i-lotor*, JEl-^eixxia'%r±LlG, Zxxd. Copyright, 1S87, by American Florist Company Entered as Secoud-class JIail matter. Published on tl'.e ist and istli of each nionth by TffE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPA.W. GENiiKAL OFFICES, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. E.^STERN Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. ications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. OF American Florists.— Robert ladtlphia, Pres.; J. C. Vaughan, V. A llnnl, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale. Ull, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third itintf at Chicago, August 16, 17 and The Weekly Florist. — For the past month this subject has been open to the votes of our readers, and while the favor- able replies are numerous, yet so far as received they would not justify the change. We will still hold the question open, for the FLORIST is not only able but willing to come to the front in meet- ing any wise demand for improvement, holding that " .\niericais the prow of the vessel; while there mav be more comfort amidships, we are the first Correspondents will please give their correct name and address with all com- munications sent us. An initial or nom de plume may be signed to an article for publication, but their real name must ac- company the same, otherwise no attention will be paid to it. "Observer" will please take notice, Society of Indiana Florists. This society was organized at Indian- apolis Feb. 23 with a membership of 52, its objects being "the promotion of flori- culture and sociability as an auxilliary to the national society. ' ' Officers were elected as follows: J. D. Carmody, president; E. G. Hill, vice-president; Wm. G. Berter- mau, secretary; A. Wiegand, treasurer. A committee of seven was appointed to make arraugenients for an exhibition to be given the coming fall. Renew your subscription through any of the following agents, or through any of the wholesale seed houses in the larger cities. Baltimore, R. J. Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Long. Harry Sunderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. G. Campbell. Detroit, J. Breitmeyer & Sons Hamilton, Ont., Webster Bros. Harrisburg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland, Louisville, George Thompson & Sons. New Orleans, H. A. Despomraier. Philadelphia, Edwin Lonsdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sons. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. St. Louis, Michel Plant & Seed Co. Thos. A. Cox & C Toronto, Ont., J. A. Simmers. Washington, D. C, L. Schmid & Son: The Orchid Show at New York. Messrs. Sieljrecht & Wadley have a right to feel well pleased; they have pre- sented a novelty to the public, and they have scored an unqualified success. But when good judgment and artistic taste are supplemented by a lavish display of the rarest plants and flowers, other than a successful result is an impossibility. The Eden Musee is well arranged, lend- ing itself readily to any decoration, and the mirror-lined winter garden made an admirable setting for the main exhibi- tion. The first hall contained a fine group of the superb specimen palms from Rose Hill nurseries, varied by paudanus and the like; a waxen Washington cros- sed the Delaware at one side, between a tall cycas and a remarkably fine Martinezia erosa, while specimen latanias and other palms were displayed around the hall. The archway between the two halls was really a work of art. It was draped in foliage aud Florida moss, and hung with orchids and nepenthes. In the winter garden, the two sides were banked in front of the mirrors with palms and orchids. Near the entrance, the waxen Japanese family familiar to habitues of the Musee posed as calmly as usual, in a rustic bower draped with lygo- dium, clematis, and Florida moss, vrith nepenthes hanging above them. The banks of orchids were most gracefully arranged in a bed of moss, with fringing of filmy ferns. At the end opposite the entrance was a grotto-like recess, massed with ferns, palms, and foliage plants. Here and there were trees, draped in moss and hung with orchids, or palms, bearing epiphytes swung from their leaf stalks. In the center of the hall was a large pla- teau, of orchids, with a fine palm as center-piece. Certainly the exhibition appealed strongly to the orchid fancier, as well as to the mere lover of beauty. There were some striking novelties, worthy of all attention. One of these was a white cattleya, apparently an albino of C. Tri- ante. It was a beautiful thing, with its waxy petals and sepals, the lip slightly stained with gold. It is to leave Rose Hill nurseries, for Mr. Kimball's collec- tion at Rochester. Another of Mr. Sie- brecht's rarities is a new laelia, a natural hybrid, apparently, between L. autumnalis and L. anceps. Cattleya Lawrenceana was another fine new variety. The representatives of C. Trianse were numerous and fine, coming from most of our orchid fanciers, as well as from Mr. .Siebrecht's. There were fine spikes of Cattleya amethystoglossa, very well marked; evidently a good variety. A few C. citrina were shown, but it was rather early for this species. In number of varieties shown cattleyas and cypri- pediums appeared to take the lead. Mr. Corning and Mr. DeWitt Smith showed some fine cypripediums, insigne being of course the most plentiful. There were fine blooms of C. Lawrenceanum, and C. Argus, with its spotted flower; C. hirsutissimum, which has rather an un- canny look, and many others; over twen- ty varieties were represented. The dendrobiums were fine. But there was one plant of D. nobile, belonging to Mr. John Bush, which deserves a whole string of adjectives. Each spike was a mass of bloom, from top to bottom; the flowers were finely colored and shapely, though not specia'lly large. The grower could not have produced a lovelier plant if he had built it specially for the occa- sion. There were spikes of Phaius irro- ratus, that curious cross between P. grandifolius and Calanthe vestita, which is very rare. The odontoglossums were for the most part fine, O. Rossii majus, O. crispum roseum and O. Alexandrse, especially so. Cymbidium eburneum and C. Lowianum were noticeable; the former was especial- ly fine. The masdevallias, schomburghias. and scuticarias were viewed with some amusement by the unbotanical public, who appeared to regard them rather as a horticultural joke. But the oddest thing in the entire exhibition was not an orchid, but StreliUia augusta, of which some flowers were displayed. This flower is very rarely seen, and is unknown to many. Its green spathe is boat-shaped, and may be lucidly described as resemb- ling the model of a Roman galley, enclos- ing a cream-colored cuttle-fish in a highly excited condition. Whittle Bros., of Albany, showed sotne very fine cut flowers, and Mr. Kimball's display was superb. Mr. Hunnewell, of Boston, was well represented, and there were some fine cypripediums and other flowers from the Harvard Botanic garden, showing that Mr. Manda goes in for something besides the weedy specimens that populate most botanic gardens. The intention of making this simply an orchid show prevented the entry of many other flowers, but of course there was a new rose; a flower show withoiit one would be a performance of "Hamlet" with the part of "Hamlet" left out. And the newcomer is a wonder, too. It is a down-easter, the originator being Mr. Cumley, gardener to Mrs. F. B. Hayes, at "Oakmout," Lexington, Mass. The new rose is a hybrid tea, the parents being Baroness Rothschild and President. The flowers were very large, and shaped like an hybrid remontant; the color is very like Paul Neyron, which it resembles in the smooth, globular form of petals, but it has a somewhat silvery tint. The foliage is very vigorous, and it certainly does not look like a tea, though it has the characteristic odor very strong- ly. No buds were shown, but Mr. Cum- ley says it is the usual conical tea form, when in this condition. Mr. Cumley has 294 The American Florist. March /J, been perfecting the flower for five years, so he cau speak of its merits with confi- dence. It will probably be shown again in New York shortly; it is as j^et unnamed, but will very likely be called "Oakniout," after its birthplace. " Mr Norton, of Boston, displayed some Cornela Cooks of wondrous size; they were bigger than Beauties and exquisitely tinted. He .seems to excel all competi- tors with this flower. Mr. John Hender- son showed a fine bunch of Papa Gontier. A dinner table was simply but exquis- itely arranged by Louis Sherry. In the center was a mound of adian'tums, with deudrobiums and other orchid flowers nestled gracefully among the fronds. The favors were deudrobiums and coe- logynes. A single flower of D. nobile seems to have been the correct bouton- uiere during the show, while ccelogyne has been in high favor for the corsage. The display of nepenthes was very good; in addition to estabHshed varieties Siebrecht & Wadley are the possessors of a lot of new seedlings, many of them very promising infants. It would be impossible for us to give all the credit deserved to this affair, un- less the American Florist sent out an Orchid Exhibition Special. It was a co- lossal success, and if it doesn't give a tremendous boom to the orchid trade, — ■ why, appearances are mighty deceitful. Emily Louise Taplin. A Veteran Plantsman. Mr. Louis Menand. In every profession, and in every busi- ness, there are a few men whose lives can be held up as examples to the younger generation. Men that have conquered apparently insurmountable difficulties, and who have reached po- sitions of eminence, are ever beacon lights to the struggling and obscure, and showing by their success the rewards of perseverance. Of the prominent horticulturists be- longing to this country not one is better known than Mr. Louis Menand, of Albany. True, of later years, his name has not been so often before the floral world, and, consequently, many just be- ginning the business of a florist know little or nothing of him. It is the purport of this article to call the attention of our more youthful breth- ren to one so worthy of emulation, and to relate a few facts concerning him which, if applied, may be of lasting ben- efit to those who are striving to reach the front. He is a living exemplification of what hard work may accomplish, teach- ing us all that without concentrated and steady effort no success will ever be achieved. It seems fitting that in the pages of this paper, which so aptly represents the present school of floriculture, and which promises to be the florists' paper of the future, that some tribute should be paid to one who has done so much for our profession in the past; not only by his successful culture of plants, showing'how well he understands their requirements, and thus teaching and educating others, but, also, by his enthusiastic love of every kind of plant, has done much to arouse and develop in the minds of those with whom ,he comes in contact a taste for the same studies and a desire to be occupied in them. Mr. Menand was born in France, in the year 1807, therefore in August of this year he will have completed his 8oth year. Doubtless many who are ac- quainted with him and know of his great activity and youthful enthusiasm for all that interests his inquiring mind, will be surprised at this statement as to his age. He is a marvel of vigor, being more alert than many a man at 60; each day finds him busy tending some of his pets, and he still directs the varied interests of his business. He left France for America in 1840, at the age of 33 years. To listen to the account, from his own lips, of his early manhood and the hard and labor- ious study in which he cheerfully en- gaged, is exceedingly interesting. Dur- ing these days, without a teacher, he gained a thorough knowledge of Latin ,and Greek; and at the same time attended zealously to the improvement of his experience in all branches of gardening. Botany also was mastered. This steady application in acquiring an education should teach all young men what can be done by perseverance. Landing in New York, he was soon engaged by Mr. Thorburn to direct a body of men in laying out his garden. Though not sufficiently acquainted with the English language to give his orders verbally, yet, as he says, he was well versed in the use of all gardening imple- ments, and so was enabled to give his in- structions by means of objects, perhaps the best of all methods of teaching. .A.fter staying in New York for a short time, he changed his residence to Albany and commenced the business of which he is still the head. One is able in some degree to appreciate the difficulties which had to be overcome in those days when informed that the new business, during the first ten months of its existence, only realized $14 from its sales. It is a delightful treat, to all lovers of plants, to spend a few hours in Mr. Menand's company, to listen to his con- versation and to inspect the extensive collection of choice plants which he has made. In nomenclature he is exceed- ingly well posted, as there are but few- plants which he is unable to name at sight. Mr. Menand possesses a large number of orchids, many of which are rare and well-grown specimens. He it was that owned originally the plant of Vanda Corningii, which was sold at auction by Mr. Geo. Tweddle and pur- chased by' Mr. Chatfield for I250. This plant with its descendants, five in all, has proved quite a gold mine, the aggre- gate sum realized from their sale amount- ing to nearly |8oo. A plant of Periste- ria elata is probably one of the largest in the country. Upon two spikes over 120 blossoms were counted. With the culture of coelogynes and cymbidiums Mr. Menand is also very successful. One plant of Cymbidium Loweauum, which was obtained from him by Mr. Smith, of Troy, has this year fif- teen spikes of flowers upon it. Two fine plants of Angrjecum eburneum and A. sesquipedale are also noticeable. Of palms there is quite a handsome col- lection, and many scarce species are to be seen, their luxuriant growth and healthy foliage attesting the ability of the grower. Here also is to be found a unique lot of cacti and other succulents. Of this class of plants Mr. Menand ap- pears to be passionately fond, and he has some which probably could not be dupli- cated in this country. It is impos.sible to enumerate within the limits of this article all the curious, choice, and rare plants which find a home in these greenhouses. Those who love plants and do not look upon them solely with reference to the amount of money that can be made from them, but who delight to behold the flower of every clime, would find themselves well repaid by a visit, and they may be sure that a hearty welcome will be extended to all who appreciate the beautiful. In this present time competition is so keen that it is only by skill combined with good judgment in the selection and cultivation of the plants we grow that a florist's business can be conducted upon a paying basis. We who have this object in view must, therefore, study carefully what the market demands, and then avail ourselves of all our resources to meet this demand to the best of our abil- ity. Our operations, to be remunerative, nmst be conducted as those of manufac- tories are. The article to be sold should be manufactured or grown at the lowest possible cost, and this can only be ac- complished by handling it in large quan- tities and in a systematic way. Mr. Menand is a type of the best of the gardeners of the past years. The market for cut flowers was not then an extensive one, but there was a steady de- mand for fine plants, and to supply this trade he was fully equal. Now the times are changed, and to be pecuniarily suc- cessful we must adapt our plans to these times and arrange for our products ac- cordingly. Yet it is a source of some pleasure to many to find a man with so sincere a love for nature's children, and who still adheres to this love in spite of the many inducements to enter newer and perhaps more lucrative paths. Capitalization of Botanical Names. Some difference of opinion as to the proper use of capitals in botanical and common plant names ha\'ing been ex- pressed by a number of the Florist's readers Mr. W. J. Stewart, of Boston, has secured from Prof Asa Gray of Harvard university, undoubtedly the best author- ity on botanical matters in this country, the following valuable notes in regard to this subject. Prof. Gray says: About certain things all botanical au- thorities agree; for instance, names of genera should be written with a capital initial. Names of species should not unless they are substantives and proper names or adjectives, which are names of countries or places, such as for example, Clematis Virginiana. And usage varies in this respect: Except in England and the I'nited States it is getting common to drop the capital in geographical names and to write Clematis virginiana. There is no law about this, only taste and usage. As to the orthography of plant names, we should in the first place distinguish between botanical names and popular names. No botanist writing in the Eng- lish or Latin language would ever write the name of a genus, say Rosa or Begonia, without a capital initial letter. But if anyone is writing generally about roses or begonias, or phloxes, or such names which you use as English plurals, it is simply a matter of taste and usage whether to use a capital or small initial. There is a strong tendency to the latter, and I see no harm in it. I do not fall into that custom in my books, partly for this rea- son: When I write vStrawbern,-, Flax, and Wheat, I mean the plant so-called; and when I write strawberry, flax or wheat, I refer to the fruit, fibre, or grain, and when I write rose I mean the flower, not the plant. This I find convenient and useful. But the common u.sage seems to me perfectly proper, i. e., that of writ- 1887. The American Florist. 29s ing elnj, pear, maple, etc., and even spruce, magnolia, calceolaria, yucca, es- pecially when you use them in the plural, i. e. magnolias, calceolarias, yuccas, for they are thus made into common names. But I could never write the botanical names Magnolia glauca or Yucca fila- mentosa without the capital initial to the generic name. The other matter you ask about — that is, about the termination of personal specific names in the genitive, whether in / or //, is not to be settled by an off- hand rule. In the case you mention, we should certainty write Veitchii, not Veit- chi, because Mr. Veitch's name would be Latinized Veitchius. not Veichus, for reasons of euphony', and so the genitive would be Veitchii. On the other hand such names as Palmer would Latinize in Palmerus, genitive, Palmeri, while that of Drummond leaves little or nothing to choose between Drummondii and Drum- mondi. Jan. 20, 18S7. Hotel del Monte. Some years since a syndicate of capi- talists projected an enterprise at Mon- terey, Cal., which has resulted in one of the most wonderful gardens in the world. We refer to the erection of the Hotel del Monte, and the laying out of hundreds of acres of surrounding grounds into the famous "Arizona gardens," under the direction of Mr. R. Ullrich, a landscape gardener of marked ability and original- ity. Favored by a climate which per- mits the use of a great varietj- of plants, ranging from strictly tropical' to temper- ate in nature, the facilities for producing beautiful horticultural effects were of course great, and Mr. LHlrich has cer- tainly utilized them to advantage. We intend publishing a series of views taken in these gardens, and give above the first, a view of the hotel, with a small portion of the grounds in the foreground. Express Rates. Now that the .shippinj^ its height, many complaints are heard of the excessive rates charged by the ex- press companies for transporting plants. If the subject were properly put to the managers of the express companies, we doubt not but a lower rate for plants might be obtained ; but this would take concerted and intelligent action, backed by arguments that could not be refuted. Plants, in and of themselves, weigh very little, but the soil that invariably attaches and goes with the plants is what makes the weight. The fish men are allowed a rebate, or rather no charge is made for the transportation of the ice so necessary for the preservation of fresh fish in tran- sit ; ice in the case of fish is no more a necessity than soil is to plants, and this point should be clearly stated in any aigu- ment with the express managers. If the S. .\. F. would take the matter up, and through its officers, or by an ap- pointed conmiittee, present the florists' side of the plant transportation question, possibly good might come of it. It is cer- tainly worth a trial. Another phase, and a strong one, is the undoubted increase that would follow in the expressage of plants if a more liberal policy were pi\rsued by the companies. This is a matter affecting all alike, for it is not only the shippers who suffer but those who purchase plants and pay the bills. Let us agitate in a business-like, gentlemanly manner, and see if some- thing cannot be done to lighten the charges for plant transportation. E. G. HiLi,. Boston. Business has fallen off very decidedly since Lent came in. The Gardeners' and Florists' club held their monthly meeting on Friday, March 4. There was a full attendance. In- teresting remarks in reference to " Hot water under pressure " were made by L. H. Foster, A. P. Calder, and others. The magnificent collection of azaleas belonging to the late Hon. Marshall P. Wilder has been secured by Mr. Jas. R. Pitcher, of Montview, Short Hills, N. J. Mr. Pitcher will build a new house spec- ially for the accommodation of this col- lection. He was also the purchaser of a number of splendid camellia plants from the same collection, one of the finest of these being a magnificent specimen of "Mrs. Abby Wilder, " about fifteen feet high. The spring exhibition of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural society will take place on March 23, 24 and 25. Prizes amounting to over I700.00 are offered for spring-flowering bulbs, orchids, roses, azaleas, etc., also nine medals for hya- cinths, tulips, and narcissi, which are offered by the General Union, of Holland. W. J. S. The American Florist. March /j, Orchids for Cut Flowers. I am glad to see A. E. W. opening the question as to whether it will pay a flor- ist to grow orchid flowers for sale. Or- chids are becoming such a rage in this country that florists are buying very largelj', and in some instances are build- ing r.pecial houses to suit the require- ments of the different genera. That these people must believe that there is money in them is certain, and more flow- ers can be sold even at the present high prices. To create a larger demand for these the}' must be sold at more reason- able rates ; but to do this the grower must be able to buy cheaply and only those that have proved to be good grow- ers and give the largest returns for the room occupied. Thousands of dollars are spent every year in buying orchids that are absolutely worthless to a florist, either through ignorance of their real character, or from the erroneous idea many have that an orchid must be better than other plants. There are probablv more weeds in the orchida; than any other popular family of phanaerogama. I feel sure it would be very interesting to the majority of the readers of the Florist, and useful to intending buyers of orchids, if some of our veteran orchid growers could be induced to give the re- sults of their many years of experience, and their candid opinion as to the best varieties to grow for cut flowers, coupled with a few hints as to the best method of growing them. From my own experi- ence I would limit the number to about a dozen species. An orchid, to be of use to a florist, should flower between No- vember and May. For this reason I must disagree with A. E. W. as to the merits of Cattleya Mossia;, as it seldom opens its flowers before the middle of May, and often much later. The best cattleya I think is Triana; with its legion of varieties. During the last few years this has been within the reach of all, good plants having been sold at auction as low as |io per loo. It is the easiest to grow of the whole genus, and its flow- ers are among the largest and showiest. It can be grown in any ordinary plant house, or, tied to blocks, can be hungup in a rose house that is somewh.at shaded in summer. Water should be freely given during the growing season, and it needs more water in winter than the ma- jority of cattleyas. Use as little soil as possible, as then you can give abundance of water overhead, and this is what keeps them clean. Among the dendro'ies the best is prob- ably Wardianum, though the old nobile is good and would pay; the former can now be bought in quantities very cheap, and I would guarantee them to double the first investment the first season, if properly handled. I like as small a pot or basket as possible and very little pot- ting material. During the growing sea- son it requires a brisk, moist heat, with abundance of water, preferably overhead. .\s soon as the growths are matured, put it in a cooler house with abundance of air and gradually withhold water until leaves have dropped, after which they need scarceh' any water, and can be forced into flower gradually, as soon as the buds are well broken through the skin. It often happens that a bulb will mature and start again in midsummer ; in this case it is best to grow it on as briskly as possible, and if properly ri- pened the second bulb will flower and sometimes both. The culture may be summed up in a few words ; get as long growths as possible, ripen thoroughly, and do not force them before the buis are well through the skin. Cypripedium insigne is too well known to need com- ment, but this will produce more flowers when not overpotted. Lselia anceps is another good orchid, and has been imported in large quanti- ties lately. It will give two to five flow- ers on a spike and lasts about six weeks. The easiest way to grow them is to wire them to blocks of wood and hang in a light house where they can have abund- ance of air and be constantly hosed during the growing season. If well ripened a minimum of 45° will suit them in the resting season, and then can be put in a warmer house as needed for flow- ers, lis congener, h. albida, I would also recommend. It requires a similar treat- ment to the preceding, but may be given the sunniest part of the house. Lycaste Skinnerii is another fine Mex- ican orchid that will well repay a florist. These are sold very cheap at times, and when well grown' will produce four to eight flowers per growth ; these can be sold wholesale at |2.oo per dozen. They are no more trouble to grow than a ge- ranium. Give them as small pots as pos- sible, -well drained, light, open soil — prob- ably a mixture of peat and moss is the best — and do not shade too heavy; give abundance of air whenever possible; do not re pot until the plants are too big for the pot; and this applies to all orchids. Give them abundance of water, generally overhead. I do not think it advisable to dry th(,'m at any season. Calanthes Veitchii and vestita can be made to pay well, and are so easily propa- gated that a large stock can soon be raised from a few plants. Put them in rich open soil in well drained pots, give verj' little water until the bulbs begin to form, and after this they require the same treat- ment as a croton. Weak manure water regularly given will be found of great as- sistance. The merits of Cttlogyne cris- tata .\. E. W. has well advocated. To flower this properly the bulbs must be thoroughly ripened by exposing the plants to abundance of air and sunlight. The big fat bulbs do not by any means give the most flowers. I differ from A. E. W. in recommending Phaius maculata, even if it produced an adequate number of flowers in propor- tion to room taken, — which it does not — the flowers are as bad as a camellia to handle, turning black almost at the least touch. Phaius grandifolius when well grown will give good returns, but for some reason it does not "take." Its con- gener, P. Wallichii, is more popular. I would not recommend mixing cow ma- nure with the soil, as it tends to sour it, and its goodness is washed away with repeated watering, long before the new bulbs push roots. A top dressing of ma- nure when needed is better, or manure given in a liquid state. Among the so-called cool orchids Odontoglossum crispum and O. Pesca- torei are the most useful. These require a different treatment from the general run of orchids in needing a house with a north aspect; abundance of light, but no sun whatever suits them best. Under proper conditions these two are undoubt- edly the easiest to grow of the orchidse, and are the least trouble, the same treat- ment suiting them all the year round, and when flourishing will usually flower three times in two years; a minimum tem- perature of 55° and maximum of 65° when possible all the year round suits them. Give all the air possible consist- ent with these temperatures, but in very hot weather too much air is not advis- able; a shading raised about eighteen inches from the glass during the summer allows the air to circulate between it and the glass and tends to keep the latter cool. In potting I think it best to fill the pot within an inch of the top with broken crocks; use small pots and equal propor- tions of peat and moss, and pot firmly. They will need top-dressing probably once a year; and repotting every three or four years. They need water overhead ever)- day regardless of weather, and should never approach dryness at any time. This is necessary on account of hot weather in summer, and heavy firing in winter. A good syringe overhead at midnight on cold nights will be bene- ficial. If the greatest enemies of the plants — thrips — should get in, the quick- est way to eradicate them is to give the house a good steaming by syringing to- bacco-water on the pipes; two or three applications of this will soon clear the house of thrips. Orchids. EV HENJ. GREV. Many are prevented from growing this class of plants from an impression that theii cultivation is difiicult ; this is a great mistake. .\ house of orchids, consisting of cattleyas, kelias, lycastes, several of the dendrobiums,C(flogynecristata,cypriped- iums, Calanthe Veitchi, and vestita, ou- cidiums, Odontoglossum Alexandrse and pescatorei, and a few others suitable for cutting for market, may be grown almost as easily as a house of roses. The house should face east and west, to avoid the direct rays of the sun, thereby making a heavy shade in winter unneces- sary ; and allowing frequent syringings and plenty of air, which will keep the plants clean and healthy. I give my or- chids the full sun during the winter mouths ; start with a light shade about the last of February, giving a heavier one about a month later, which usually lasts until late in summer, when another light coating may be necessar)* to carry them through until the dull November days strike us. I use air-slaked lime, one or two 6-inch pots full to a pail of water — according to the shade neede2-inch pipe, and one coil of five I-inch pipes, and we find that, notwithstanding the large amount of space to heat in this building and its ex- treme height, it is the cheapest house to heat on the place, the coil of five i-inch pipes and two of the 3!^-inch pipes be- ing sufficient to maintain a tempera- ture of 60° with a zero temperature out- side. I-'arther, with the thermometer outside showing 15° or 20° of frost on a bright day, every particle of heat is shut off from this house from 10 a.m. till 3 P.M., the heat from the sun's rays main- taining a temperature of 70° to 80°. I am thoroughly convinced that the theory of building small houses for economy in heating is entirely wrong. Here are some of the best fuel econo- mizers that I have ever tried: get roof enough in your houses to give sufficient light (remember light is heat). Don't use pipe smaller than 2-inch, especially if your runs are long. Don't use small boilers — automatic dampers aud such rigs were invented to help out boilers that were not large enough to do their work economically. Don't use hard coal for making steam. This article applies to steam heat only. Bay City, Mich. John Irvink. Shading. The importance of proper shading for plants under certain conditions is admit- ted by all, but the methods of application are various and the medium used not always wise. None of the plants ordi- narily grown in small commercial houses should have all the rays of the sun kept from them, even in summer time. If the house is shaded by whitewash or paint on the glass it is preferable to paint it 011 in strips, leaving at least from one-half to three-quarter inches of clear glass be- tween; by this means all the plants will receive a limited amount of direct sun- light during the day and still be protected as much as is necessary. Lath shading is excellent where to be had, as it can be readily taken off and as readily replaced when necessary; this of course constitutes a great advantage over a permanent shading. This sh-iding is used exclusively at tlic greenhouses in Lincoln park, Chicago. It is manufact- ured during spare hours in the winter in the following simple manner: On two stout wooden horses are laid two long flat cross-pieces, and on the center of each is fastened an inch-wide iron strap run- ning the entire length. The lath are laid on these about one-half inch apart; stout cord (similar to that used for clothesline) is drawn taut across the ends directly above the iron straps, and light wire staples used to secure the cord to the lath, as shown in the illustration. The iron straps serine to clinch the staples aud make good work. Where a long piece is required one end can be rolled up and the operation con- tinue until a sufficient length is obtained. Cord is used in preference to wire from the fact that with the latter the shading does not roll satisfactorily. Mr. Strom- bach, who has charge of the park green- houses, states that the cord lasts about three years. This shading has also a great advantage as a protection from hail in summer time. No shading should rest directly on the glass if the best re- sults are to be obtained ; a small open .space between the glass aud shading per- mits a current of fresh air to circulate over the surface of the glass, which as- sists very greath' in keeping the house cool. Shading from the inside of the house — as is frequently done — is almost valueless. G. Hot- Water Circulation. So much has been written in your valuable paper upon the subject of heat- ing greenhouses by hot water, 011 one system or another, that the matter should be about exhausted. Still as I presume the bulk of what has beeu written has been with the view ot leading the small greenhouse men, and those about to build, in the right direction, there seems to me to be one or two simple points, scarcely commented on, which are of vital importance. I fail to see tliat hot-water engineering has been in the least improved for the past forty years at least. That great authority, and, I think, still the greatest on the subject — Hood, of London, Eng- land, first published his work in 1844, and the principles he lays down are to this day found to be the most efficient, and are followed precisely by the lead- ing hot-water men of' this country. The rules are simple, almost always prac- ticable, aud can always be applied to a commercial place. If there is one point of more importance than all the rest, it is to keep your boiler well down, the deeper the better. If possible the top of boiler should be four or five feet be- low level of greenhouse floor; this is not always practicable for want of drainage, but any extra expense in deepening stoke- hole will be well repaid in saving of fuel. The flow-pipe should rise vertically from boiler to the level of flow-pipe in house, and the return should drop perpendicu- larly qt the boiler. The pipe.s in green- house both flow and return should run the length of the greenhouse, or all around as the case may be, on a dead level or one inch rise in 100 feet, reserving all decline in flow pipe for a good vertical drop at boiler. The mo- tive power, if such it may be called, which causes circulation, is the differ- ence in the weight of water in the des- cending return-pipe and in the ascending flow-pipe. Therefore the speed at which the water circulates will be governed en- tirely by^ this difference, and the greater it is the faster and more perfect the circu- lation will be. I have had charge of at least fifty boil- ers this past thirty years, of many differ- ent styles and sizes, no two of which had the pipes attached to them in exactly the same wa}-; but without any exception, the farther they deviated from the above plan the poorer the circulation. I would like briefly to state my experience with an appartus badly set up and with one arranged as near perfection as possible. Ten years ago I had 600 feet of 4-inch pipe attached to one of Hitchings No. 15. The stoke-hole was on solid rock and no sewer could be made to drain a deeper one. The top of boiler was just eighteen inches higher than floor of greenhouse. The flow pipe left the boiler horizontally, kept a dead level around the house, the return dropping very gradually to boiler. All the fall the return water had was the difference between the outlets of flow and return-pipes on boiler. It was a dead failure, the return-pipe being scarcely warm, with the best of hard coal and skillful stoking. Now for the reverse; four years ago with the same boiler, put down in stoke-hole eight feet below level of greenhouse floor, I heated i]ic. The river is most rajiiil running at the top. 'Tis nature's laws. ■ John Lanic. 1887. The American Florist. 301 Fancy Bedding. In our issue of Nov. 15 lastwegave an il- lustration of a piece of arabesque bedding, which last summer was traced on each side of the sunken parterre at Lincoln park, Chicago, and we now give a dia- gram of a similar piece which occupied a position at the southern end of the same parterre. While this .style of bed- ding is sometimes condemned as too artificial, this was certainly remarkably effective in the position given it, forming in connnection with the side arabesques a perfect frame for the taller plants which occupied the large bed in the center of the parterre, the wide .space of green lawn between them preventing any clash- ing of color. for if au eye appears on the green side of the bulb the shoot will be green and remain so. There is no danger of its running out if care is used in propa- gating." Sc.\LE. — To remove this pest, so com- mon on hard-wooded plants, make a mixture of one part coal oil and two parts milk (sweet or sour), stir together until it forms a cream-like mi.xture ; to this add twelve times its bulk of water, adding the latter gradually and stiring thoroughly. One or two applications with the syringe will be found effectual in most cases. In using the solution let the water with which it is diluted be heated to :oo° or 120° and use while the mixture is still warm; it will be more oiKx ^'p-^ -v'^^v^- "xy Key to diagram : i. Echeveria rosacea. 2. Alternanthera paronychioides major. 3. Alternanthera aurea nana. 4. Oxalis tropseoloides. 5. Alternanthera aurea nana. 6. Pilea Casei. 7. Alternanthera versicolor. pfanr Rotei). A LARGE sample bloom of a white carnation is sent us by Adolph G. Fehr, Belleville, III., who says it is a seedling of his and that it is a free flowering vari- ety, free from disease. S.MiL.-vx. — Will some correspondent give the best method of growing smilax, describing the various operations from the seed pan up ? An article on Asparagus tenuissimus would also be acceptable. M. F. S. A Prolific Carn.\tion.— D. R. Woods & Co., New Brighton, Pa., send us a sample spray of a deep scarlet carnation, which they state to be a new French vari- ety. The branch sent, which is about six inches in length, bears four expanded blossoms and eight buds. .\MPELOP.sis VeiTCHii. — I have re- ceived this from two reliable firms. That from one house is of slender growth, the stems darker than the other, and the buds are red. The other is thicker stemmed, short jointed and the buds are green. Which is true? M. F. S. Me.ai.v Bug. — A number of prepara- tions are claimed to eradicate this pest, but I find that "ice water" will do more good and less harm than any of them. Give the plants a thorough syr- inging with ice water three or four days It is far more efficacious and will injure the plants less than any mixture. Aug. S. S. Calla VariegaTa. — In regard to this novelty Mr. E. Hippard writes us that "of the numerous bulblets pro- duced by his plants about two-thirds are marked, and when the markings are once shown they are constant, as the variegation is found in the bulb itself, which may be seen by cutting the bulb. Every side shoot is not variegated. effectual than when applied cold, as it softens the hard backs of the scale and the solution acts more quicklv. ■ R. J. H. Free.sias .\fter Blooming. — In re- ply to a recent query, would say that we get the best results by planting out on benches with five to six inches pf soil, or in solid beds. After they have done blooming give weak manure water two or three times and dry off gradually, keeping them where they will receive bright sunlight, and leaving in the soil until the bulbs are fully ripened. If it can be conveniently done so, it is best to leave them in the soil until ready to re- plant in August. We have grown both F. refracta alba and F. Leichtlinii major since 1SS2, and this winter have about 50,000 bulbs planted. We find F. Leicht- linii major to be much the strongest grower. S. Edwards & Son. Freesias. — In answer to F. in the Feb. I number. We have grown freesias for the past three years and have had excel- lent success. We plant in flats 14 X20 by 2^2 inches deep, in rich sandy soil, run through a fine seive, placing about fifty bulbs in a flat. Keep near the glass until the tops begin to die, then dry them off and leave in the flats until last of August, when they may be sifted out ; use a fine seive, as some of the bulbs are very small. Replant in same kind of soil and keep rather dry until they start to grow, when the\- may have more water. Grow in a cool house, 40° to 45°, and keep near the glass. When they show buds we put them in 50° of heat. R.. Mann & Son. BouvARDiA Rosea Multielora. — Judging from the very limited number of flowers one sees of this grand bouvardia it is not as well known as it deserves to be. During a recent visit to the estab- lishment of Messrs. Lonsdale & Burton, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia — where several nice things are always to be found — I saw this bouvardia in very fine bloom. It has the largest truss of any known variety and of a beautiful soft rose tint, and must certainly be very val- uable to the florist requiring mixed flowers. I also saw and examined some new seedling carnatious of the Grace Wilder class, among which are two very promising varieties. Their roses, partic- ularly the teas, are in fine condition. J. N. May. Rose Namenlose Schone. — ^To try the winter-blooming qualities of this rose we benched 150 plants last fall and were pleasantly surprised at the result. AU but about 4 per cent of the shoots bore buds, many having three or four flowers at one time. The habit is compact, foliage light-green and luxuriant, flowers very fragrant, in color pure white with very light flesh tint in center. We do not hesitate to pronounce it one of the freest blooming tea roses which ever came un- der our notice. It will become popular as a forcing as well as a bedding rose. We send you some buds with this. Nanz & Neuner. [The roses sent were rather small in size, but were quite fragrant and in color as above described. — Ed.] Carn.aTions. — As many others are giving the names of the carnations they have found to do best with them, I will give a list of twelve which have proved the best of forty-five varieties which I have thoroughly tested: Hinze's white; Philadelphia or Meteor, vermillion, long- stemmed; Chester Pride, white and car- mine striped, long ; F. Mangold, crim- son, fringed, long ; Buttercup, dwarf, dark yellow, long and short ; Venus, light yellow striped carmine, long ; Cen- tury, large, carmine, dwarf and mostly short stems ; Lulu, red. and pink striped, large, long ; Secretary Windom, vivid scarlet, fringed, dwarf, long; Mrs. Man- gold, delicate pink, strong grower, long ; Alegatiere, dark scarlet, long ; Grace Farden, rose, short and long. Harrisburg, Pa. L. N. Stein. CoB.EA Seedlings. — All know how difficult it is to germinate more than a very small per cent of cob«ea seed, and as I have just tried an experiment which has proved remarkablj- successful, I will describe the method used. I placed some sphagnum in the bottom of a 7-inch pot, covering with a little drainage ; on this placed a 4-iuch pot so as to bring the rims of equal height, and filled the space between the two with sand. I filled the inside pot one-third full of drainage, cov- ered with rough soil, and filled even with the top with sand. Twelve seeds were sown verj' shallow, on edge, and after moistening, covered with a flat glass and placed on an inverted saucer in a drum connected with a stove. Water was after- ward given only to the outer layer of sand, and from the twelve seeds I have eleven healthy plants in their second leaf. How is that for cobsea seed ? L. DeGraw and Hinze's White Car- nations. — These two carnations are re- ceiving considerable attention at present. When well grown they are both good, but they require different treatment. De- Graw succeeds best planted in not too highly enriched soil and fed with liquid manure as the flowering goes on. The best house of carnations I have ever seen was one in which this variety was grown. It belonged to John Thorpe when he was in Cleveland. It was simply wonderful the number of perfect flowers he cut from this house, and the above was the treat- ment he gave it. We then often talked carnation culture over, and he was fully convinced that stimulating with liquid manure at the time the greatest strain on the plants, when producing their blos- soms, was the main point in his success. By following this method of culture .since 302 The American Florist. March /j, with this variety I have had good succes.s. I much rather prefer growing Hiiize's White, although uotof the purest white, it jjroduces large flowers generall)' ou long stems of good shape and exquisite fra- grance. In order to succeed with it, how- ever, I find that it requires strong rich soil with abundance of water when freely growing, and perfect drainage to allow it to pass off freely. The same treatment is suitable for Buttercup; they succeed well together in the same house under the same treatment, but give Buttercup the treatment suitable for DcGraw and but little success would be had; suitable soil and conditions make it one of the most profitable varieties, while unsuitable soil and conditions make it the most worth- less. M. Milton. Hard-wooded Pi,.4.nts. — The old double white camellias that have been blooming since last November will now have few blooms worth cutting, though they may bear many buds. The increas- ing power of the sun is starting the sap to run freely and the plants are about ready to push forth their young growth, consequently most of the remaining buds will fall, or if they start to open will not make salable blooms. Candidissima, the late blooming white, generally begins blooming this month and continues till May. Most of the red kinds should be in full bloom and continue for the next two months. Repot the plants just before they begin to make their new growth — this wood will bear next season's flowers. Give the plants a general over- hauling this month; use the knife freely, cutting out all small twiggy wood and top all straggling branches. Always cut back to a strong prominent eye. Some of the plants in pots and tubs may need nothing further than fresh drainage and top dressing. Do not disturb good healthy plants unless you are sure that larger pots will be beneficial. .Sickly plants with but few roots should have the ball reduced and repotted in smaller pots giving good drainage. In repotting never give large shifts, one size larger pot is ample, using a stick to work the new soil in solid around the old ball. The best soil for camellias is decayed fibrous loam; no mixture is necessary. Give the plants ample room on the benches and turn occasionally. When growing give plenty of water and endeavor to maintain a tem- perature of from 60° to 70°. Do not allow them to make two growths the same season or you will have no flowers. After growth is made air freely and they will form buds in quantity. Syringe frequently; a dry atmosphere and dryness at the root are frequent causes of failure. Azaleas should be repotted when through flowering and given a general overhauling, using the knife to keep the plants shapely. Azaleas produce much small wood in the center of the plant which yields nothing and should be re- moved as an unnecessary draft on the resources of the plant. Large plants may not need repotting oftener than once in two or three years, but do not allow the drainage to become clogged. In repot- ting always keep the old ball well up in the pot, taking care that the crown is not buried (a common error). Soil for azaleas should be equal parts of loam and peat soil well mixed together. When peat soil is not to be had, use equal parts of good fibrous loam and leaf mould with a little sand added. We have used above mixture for many years and wish for nothing better. To prevent the appear- ance of red spider syringe frequently and keep a moist atmosphere at all times. R. J. H. Double Glazing, as mentioned in March ist number, would result in an ac- cumulation of dust and dirt between the two roofs where it could not be cleaned out. Anti. New York Retail Prices. Perles, $1.50 ; Niphctos, |i.; Cooks and Bennetts, I3 ; Mermets, $5 ; La France, |;6 ; American Beauty, |i 2, and hybrids, $9 a dozen ; lily valley, Roman hyacinths, tulips, narciscus, and spirea, $1 a dozen ; callas, 25 cents each ; smilax, 50 cents a string ; daisies, heliotrope, and mignon- ette, 50 cents a dozen ; longiflorum lil- ies, 50 cents each. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisementa under this head will be inserted ut the rate of 10 i;ents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. '^""a'i'i; ' ' ' ^.Av" ' ■ " ence-; > lish;age^4;^M,^h^ SITUATION W A-- 1 1 1- n Oernian; '» >i ■ family; best of 111 ■ isperman^t;...! , ^ SITUATION WAX Mil l5 class place; iik-r - mn iuKestab'lishmentciu..-.,.; ence. Address,^ _, ITUATION WANTED OITUAT W'll. S'lliM,'.:;::; ^v;S"%.^ w-^^:::i'i' wv/ A^'.:' ^^ 1 I'li'iisviilants; we : :. 1 i.,ii!:;;"ia^^fi^ 1 III : 1 ., \:i-.hvllle, Tenn. F :^^■, .■■;.•■,:' ";;;"7r TjTOR SALE. -Rooted •■•• E UK), ready now. K.m Fuchsia, $3.50 per 100. II :i I., $1.00 per F;,:i.:,V•:^:'::;::l;:,;^.■;^ ■ 1 HSI f;;;.::;" ' - ':::::""} L SALE— Two greenhouses ouse stock in excellent con U K ^ALE OR E.\i 1 ^i,\i;;^iJ^^?eaV,:, iii-c Pearl v-v 1,000, or pt R ^,\LE-Verbeiiii- JOSlil .u,i;i..;';',:,.:p::;:'W/« HE. BoNS ALL, Salem. 0. 1 v-;; ' I rsity -Rooted cuttings of Cole t $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per l.U ,1 cuttings for ^orname ,f Illinois. "^^ "chi us and Achy- 00. Would e.K- ital tropical ICI.IEU. ^I^GARDEIV Ireenliouse lupplies Trade List and Descriptive Cata- logue of Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, etc., now ready and mailed free to all applicants. Address, ROBERT J. HALLIDAY, Secdsm.n & Florist, BALTIMORE, MP. WB SELL ^EVERYTHING J FOR J FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds ami Requisites. If yen do nut alicady roceive .lur l<-«iil<- l'ii<-o I.i«l. plea.se .^eiid name and ;iddress and it will be regularly mailed. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 36 and 37 Cortlaudt Street, - NEW TORK- Our fiqw piterr^ai^tt^i^ra Spectabilis Vanegata Nana ( Price 25c. each, $2.00 per doz.) Is descrllied in our lllustrate.l ("iitahwue for 1SS7. John R. & A. Murdoch, PITTSBURGH, PA. Water Lilies^. CAPE COD PINK POND LILY. AND ALL COLORS, A\-J, h'liir. Pink. W/iilc and Yt'lhra: BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. ■e.iin£HTER LILY ROOTSK* iNyniphoea Odorata.i sn.oo i"i;i{ iiio. TiiK.Ti! \i)i: srri'i.iKi). WM. F. HALSEY, ■W. ter Mills. Long Island. N. Y. VICKm-^NA CUTTINGS. iSSj. The American Florist. the two Ngw loses OK THE BRIDE^ HER MAJESTY Speci-il pncf.; for extra fine plants. Ai.SdL ,,t all the best leadii J. IV. AX^Y. SUMMIT, UNION CO., N. J. NnveltiEsinRnsES. NevELTiEg m ^mM\w?>- The new French (ieraninma for 1881) will t>e remh for sliipment f^eptember 15. Twelve of the ver\ flaest out ol tliia year's new ones: Glory of France, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, Arc en-Ciel, etc. The New Roses embrace some very promising varieties. Oomteaa ds Freigneuse. Mad. David. Camille R: oux, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for descriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stock. HIIaL& qo., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigneuse" This Rose is probably the best ever raised for florist's work; the bud is ot " Niphetos" or "Ben- nett" shape, color of "M. Neil," and rather larger than a d'jck'segg; a perpetual bloomer. I am now booking orders (or delivery from March to May, of this rose, as well as of the ffrand new Hybrid, " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. Mv Catalocrne of these, as well as my general Catalogue, lYce .m appUcalinii. ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^, ^^ Any '] ^ "f "Jacquemi- .'MaUlM '• ' !■ ! ■. .■:''l ■■•'''•' •' 1-Ml.ls. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN CALVADOSi FRANCE. FOR FLORISTS. 719 4th Avenue, - - Louisville, KY The Magnificent Carnation the leading Crimson In the East. Stock limited DeGraws, from my own iinpruvea and perfectly healthy stock. Send for circular, LOTHROP WIGHT, FRAMINGHAM, MASS. A SILVER MEDAL ndthr t-Class I ificates varded SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Nov. 12, i8S6. Send for descriptive circular to EDWIN FEWKES & SON, Newton Highlands, Mass. ISS^. liiii ill iiiMiii. 188^. We offer the largest and most complete stock of Roses in this country. .Straight 2'2-in. plants. Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in' ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease start quickly grow rapidly and t,i\e best results ^^^^ ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES n.^--. """•/, %;,r hlfrf^l^Jclro^s THE NEW ROSES OF 86 Iden Pearl) Souo de Victor It rudiUun Exadelpue, Comtesse ^ii^anne Blanchet, Sonvetiir de Set of 14 for $5 and %ery reasonable per dozen HYPRANTjEA GRANDIFLORA— ^ Specmltv —Tmmetise Stoii strong open gnu \ i)>urnum pliactum) Ro^a Riigosa and a full line of all the best Haidy .Shriibti, THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE GROWERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA. CARNATIONS DREER'S U/l^olesale Price l^ist otters a Complete ami Healthy Stock ot PAPA finXTIEK. COMTESS DE FKEIGNEUSE, TlORlllIA— Ked. Vrl|,,.v illil W llllr leties. We grow thousands of Uardy Climt ers, as. AKEBIA OUIXATA, ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO, (itlKT-i inlti.'s we supply in larue qu antitles. T.S, MUSA 25,000 Azalea Indica, i 15,000 Camellias, C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP. N. Y. I«MOI>OI>EJIVI>I«0]VS Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, B.fl.FLLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. hi3::vky a. drejbJR, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, SPECIAL TO THE TRADE. PHILADELPHIA. Hermosa. M'lle Annette Scant, Mad. Bravy, Mad. ||'i!:9^"»S"^^'''"'"''^^^^ ' A: M. C. Jongkindt Coninck, " Ni|.h.-ti.-, ' i'i.:,iiiii' \h ■ I M;:'i i:i'i,':,i.i •■■!- Royal Tottenham NurseHes. I";',,',' 'I'l,,'; ^' ' ' " '"' DEDEMSVAART, near Zwolle (Netherlands). "',,,.,",„,,, ,n- ■!■.', ^'' ,■ ,'| '' M ':\;'i.l: CONIFERS. I"" ■ I ''i'\\ Vi I \ ''iw '-'.«V!.t-V'liki ' "" ' '' ^' Cuttinas and Grafts from Autumn, 1885, in :!0 of the ";l",,',,,.,h. \',. h V (.■.■raiiiums.j;!.!*! per 1110. I'aiisy, best leading varieties. -I (.11 |„.i icu -MMlav $1..tO per 100; cash only. Sam- [ »24. 00 PER 1,000. i,:,.. 3,. I, I In iii:,ii i.T-.'.'i cents. rw.iiiy -i,r,,ii,,usfs. , Large Stock of Hardy Perennials, Ericas GEO. THOMPSON i SONS, Ferns, Aquatics, Etc. 261 w. JEFFERSON. Lou isvi lie, I-r>-. iihiMii.h .1 I :ii:i; -nr -lutis on application. FOR SALE OR TO RENT f jj^; :}^VJ liii®^ KOUR 'gReIn'hOUSES ^-^^'^^"3^/^ ^^"^^'apfooS!^^' tB feet long, heated by hot water, suitable lor flow- ! ^|g„ „ood plants of the best leading varieties of er. plant or vegetable growing, with dwelling house leas, li. Teas. H. Perpetuals and a general collec- and about one and one-quarter acres of land; addl- ^^„„ „f „reenhnu>c ;i.,.l bea.hng iilants at a very low tional land suitable for gardening can be rented il price. Send for pii.,.«. desired. A good opportunity. Address, JACOB SCHULZ, WALES MFG. CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 132s E. Brodway, Louisville. KV. I]Ji3Ji3DDi3. d.\j3 jj.vj^j o:\ -dj BEST MARKET KINDS. Double and Single, in 3'. -inch $4.. 00 PER 100. 1 I'.AKl'IKI.D- llcsl late scarlet. I YOUNG POT PLANTS, $2.00 PER 100. Send for Trade List. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 304 The American Florist. March 75, ^Rc (iut-iJPoaser Hi-asle. Spring Floral Fashions. As is usual in I,ent, home decorations, or quiet arrangements, are the rule. Strong colors, excepting yellow, are out of style. Tlie most fashionable flowers are orchids, acacia, daffodils, Mermet roses, a/.alc.is and the blue bloom of the myrtle- Onlii.l-- aii- used for the finest table lU . oI,ltion^, .mA in clusters to finish room .ni.iH'^i.iiu nN, bv those who can afford till 111. T1k-s- are the handsomest flower for dinners, because their odor is not powerful. The center piece requires to be well fringed with ferns, and a fes- tooning with oncidiums, or the moth or- chid, gives a lightness to the piece. A satin or plush table cover enhances the effect when such elegant bloom is used. Water lilies are brought to this market regu- larly now, and the dinner decorations made with them are lovely. Pink, blue, and white lilies are placed in a silver dish of water, which is flat and low. The dish is fringed with ferns and pink be- gonia. The favors are clusters of stephanotis and asparagus. A charming dinner decoration was made yesterday which was a center oval bed of vandas (cerulea), a band of for- get-me-nots and a myrtle fringing. The favors were forget-me-nots and a single pink rose. Pale purple is one of the most fash- ionable tints for dinners. Cattleyas are used on a satin cloth of lavender tint ; the effects of their gorgeously painted cups is very rich. The favors are of lilacs, ferns and pink primroses. vSmall dinner parties being so prevalent at this time, our florists are ambitious to make these affairs as unique as possible. .\ fern, or green arrangement, which was very beautiful, was made in a private house this week. A scarf of adiantums was laid through the tables — a billow of lacy fronds. The favors were two cypri- pediums and a frond of Farlyense. Boutonnieres for men were a combination of ivy, myrtle and maiden hair ferns. The favors for entertainments are de- lightful. Ears of corn are trimmed with a cluster of daffodils and a knot of rib- bon — moss baskets are filled with spring flowers or roses, and with their high loop handles are well appreciated. Sil- ver flower glasses, and those of glass, are filled with one specimen rose or a small bunch of lilies, mignonette, forget- me-not, daisies, or other spring flowers, and are among the most fashionable gifts. Brides' gowns are elaborately trimmed with natural flowers. There are few weddings in Lent but the costumes ordered are making a sensation among those who hear about them. One wed- ding gown of white satin is to be ma.ssed with roses in the back breadths. The model of the dress is beautiful and sim- ple, but from the sides it will be covered with Bride roses, the train breadth in the back being finished at the edge with white lilacs. The bride will carry a bunch of Bride buds and white lilac. Some beautiful trimming for dresses is planned for the parti-s of Easter week, and the orders are given. A young girl is to wear a crepe dress of pale pink, the corsage of which will be trimmed with lily of the valley, which has been dyed rose color, as is now the rage here. The flowers are so put on as to droop like a fringe and are applied in more profusion around the low or square neck. The drapery of the skirt at the back is caught with the same blossoms. Daisies are very fashionable for trimming the gowns of very young girls. Yellow daisies are ad- mirable for adorning ball dresses of a color bordering on the yellow. This tint is extremely popular, because be- coming. It will be noticed that all golden blossoms are favorite. The choicest arrangements are made with acacia, daffodils and Marchal Niel roses. "Spring parties" are one of the fea- tures in metropolitan entertainments. They are quiet affairs, of course, being in Lent, but are gotten up with a large outlay in flowers and to have a gardeu- esque effect. An arch, placed from the double door of the corridor, was made of ivy and myrtle and festooned with Spirea Japonica. This led to the place where the hostess received. There were vases of roses and lilacs each side the entrance to the arch and large vases and palms each side of where the ladies re- ceiving stood. A screen of ivy in the center of the room was covered with favors, baskets, satin pockets and dainty receivers, hand-painted and flower-filled; which was itself an object of beauty. Funeral flowers are extremely elegant at present. Colored blossoms appear to have entirely superseded white ones, un- less for very old persons when green de- signs are used ; or pieces made of the leaves of the Imperial silver tree of Cape of Good Hope. Nothing is more beautiful for a casket than a cross of this silver leaf finished with a cluster of lilies or violets, and silver gray ribbon. They are all the rage here for memorial designs, and for the coffins of elderly people. A lovely- arrangement for a casket of a j-oung per- son or infant is a sash of daisies or lily of the valley. This is made of soft silesia with the flowers sewed on; it is arranged to gracefully fall over the casket and is gathered at the side with a cluster of roses and foliage. Corsage bunches are made small. Dutch hyacinths and asparagus are the combinations most fashionable. For wedding bouquets, orange blossoms and stephanotis are the most elegant. "Spring babies" are receiving a lot of dainty gifts in the floral line. Little gilt perambulators, cradles and socks appear, which are filled with tiny blossoms and are sent with congratulatory messages when these "strangers" are born. Catalogues Received. Robert Veitch & Son, New Haven, Conn., seeds and plants ; J. A. Moody, Youngstown, O., seeds; Dundee Nursery, Elgin, 111., nursery stock; Jno. R. & A. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa., seeds and plants ; Geo. W. Park, Fannettsburg, Pa., seeds and plants; Wm. H. Barnes, Independence, Kan., plants; Anna B. Nickels, Laredo, Texas, cacti ; Harkett's Floral Nursery, Dubuque, Iowa, plants ; E. Y. Teas, Dunreith, Ind., nunseni- stock; Jayne & Cole, Painesville, O., nursery stock ; J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa", plants ; The Whilldin Pottery Co., Phil- adelphia, pots, seed pans, etc.; W. L. Smith, Aurora, 111., plants; Paul Butz & Son, Newcastle, Pa., plants; Henry G. Higley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeds and plants; Wm. Desmond, Kewanee, 111., plants ; H. R. Cotta, Freeport, 111., nursery stock ; Mendenhall Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn., plants; Gebruder Schultheis, Steinforth, Hessen, Germanv, roses ; Mrs. J. Q. St. Clair, Fort Worth, Tex., plants; Chas. A. Getz, Cincinnati, (),, plants; Kendall & Whitney, Port- land, Me., seeds. New York. Siebrecht & Wadley's trade list of or- chids, palms, and other plants will be out April I. Mr. John Reid, of Jersey City heights, has a tremendous crop of Lilium Har- risii for Easter. The Eden Musee is considered a para- dise for flower shows, and has been en- gaged for the spring exhibition of the new horticultural society. Mr. Hogg takes no pleasure in flower shows. I met him at the orchid exhi- bition, and he told me the arrangement of plants in rooms was never satisfactory to him. The New York Horticultural society has never made a better move than that of bringing Alex. McConnell into their arrangement committee. Mr. McCon- nell is an enterprising florist and a gen- tleman. Mr. James R. Pitcher will make a fine show of peonies in their season of bloom. He has been adding forty feet of glass to his rose house, and has built an orchid house 150 feet in length. Mont\'iew, Short Hills, will eventually be the home of an unusually grand collection of plants. Cincinnnati. The local florists announce home-grown Jacqueminot roses. E. H. Garge has opened a store on Cass street near the Arcade. Business is remarkably good despite Lenten dullness in society. A quaint funeral bouquet made up a few days ago contained over a hundred spikes of white hyacinths. A beautiful funeral basket made by Huntsman contained a score of great white lilies and was bordered with azaleas. A Cincinnati bride carried a bouquet of sweet violets and maiden hair fern here a few days ago. There is no accounting for tastes. The white floral parasol under which a Cincinnati bride and groom stood the other day was dotted with clusters of vio- lets, roses, tulips, and lilies of the valley. At the handle there was aflSxed a large bunch of calla lilies. Sunderbruch made it. A violet dinner was given here this week. There werelarge corsage bunches of those flowers tied with deep lavender streamers of silk, and boutonnieres for the men. The corners of the tables were looped up with knots of violets. Sunder- bruch arranged it. Henry E. Dixey was presented by Cin- cinnati Lodge of Elks with a magnificent floral easel made by Huntsman. .\ gilded vase of Mermet and Marechal Niel roses was shown within a solid frame of calla lilies. The scrolls above and below were appropriately inscribed. A young lady graduate of a dental col- lege, in addition to the usual boutiuets, received a floral tooth — one of Sunder- brnch's designs. It was formed of white cape flowers, and a lot of yellow immor- telles did duty as "gold 'filling." The tooth was a foot high and created lots of merriment. At a recent funeral an entire room was filled with flowers. The casket was cov- ered with a design of Critchell's. it was in two parts ; one was of white hyacinths, in the centre of which was a bed of Bride roses flanked by diamonds of yellow roses. A large lil>- lay at each corner. The lower portion was composed of the same blossoms mixed. An open space was left for the name plate, the entire design being bordered with freesias. "RUN." 1887. The American Florist. 305 foal Si^wm^im lFik@i@D@ir Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.15. Cash with Order Xo Special Position Guaranteed. ounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6months, 10 per cent; la months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertiainK Department of the American V\ OKIST is fiir Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to those Hues ONLY. I'lease to remember it. ZW Advertisements for April Ist issue must BEACH US by noon. March 25. Address. THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. B. F. Wellington, the San Francisco seedsman, sends us his 4-page seed and poultry jonrnal. Mr. Harry Bayersdorfer, who is just from Evansville, Ind., reports Mr. Carmody as very enthusiastic over the prospects of the .Society of Indiana florists. Beatty & Co., New York, send us copies of their chrysanthemum chromo and colored plate of American Beauty rose. The chromo is a handsome picture representing a vase holding a bouqiiet of eighteen blooms of popular varieties of chrvsanthemunis, all accurately colored in the best style of art. We should consider it of nmch value to any grower of these plants. The plate of American Beauty is ihe most elegaut and accurate piece of colored work we have ever seen. Three blooms are represented in various stages of development, and show the char- acter of the rose to perfection. SUBSCRIBE NOW OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY PRICE ONLY $1.00 /Imerkai^ piorist Qonpa^y. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to applicants. Wholesale and Commission i^F L O R I S 0"^ Schiller & Kuske, NILES CENTER. ILL. Oirer For Cash, at f4.00 per 100. fine Lily of the Valley, assorted Tulips, Romans and Daffo- dils, and other cut flowers. Send orders to Tvl. OLSON, 175 WABASH AVE.. - - CHICAGO. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST So. II W. Near Broadway, IN MAIU H AND AI>KIL FOR (ASH. Cut Narcissus, I'amT White. Von «on, Bill.Tus Jonquils, DalloUils ^Trumpet), Bicolor and Major. ill unxiure or assorted. Yellow Carolina Jasamine— all at $2.00 per lUO. SaxUrage leaves. MRS. .r. S. R. THOMSON. Wholesale Grower and Collector, Spartanburg, S. c. Cut Flowers. BOSTON, March 8. Callas Roses. Perl Romans. Smilax..'. Roses, Perles, Niphetos, Carnations. . Violets Callas...' ' Bouvardia Ll^'-'^a-iieV ; ; :■■:::: .i!S Callas ::::;.:...:;;...:::.;;;;.;..; Harrissii lilies Flowers plentiful and demand slow. K WM. J. STEWART, —Wholesale Dealer in— CUT FLOWERS We offer as specialties for March Heath, Orchitis, Cyclamens, Acacia, Fine Roses. PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION. 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. Forest Glen Floral Co- Qut piou;er5 at liyi;;olesale. EXTENSIVE ROSE GROWERS. 191 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. Telegraphic orders will receive prompt attention at all hours, day and night . Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, III. Mention the A-Mekic.ix Kuihist. 13. I^r. STIAiSOTVf, Wholesale Dealer in (;ut FIou;e5- All orders by mail, telegraph, express or tele- phone promptly attended to. Consignments soi cited. No. 41 Cambridge St., BOSTON. MASS. Mention American Florist. John Breitnietjer «fc Sons, Cor. Gratiot and Miami Aves., DETROIT, U/holesale Qut plowers Roses. Carnations. Tulips. Lily of the Valley. Jon- quils and good assortment of other choice flowers shipped in any desired quantity on short notice. TBOS. YOUNG, JR., & CO. FLORISTS INCORPORATED 23 West 23d Street, GEORGE MULLEN *— WHOLESALE KLORIST,— ^ 17 Ch.\pmax Place. (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telephone. Telearaph or Express promptly attended t.. Nistlit dlspatili should be sent at full r;itc tn insure dcliM rv for early mornins: tr;i ill-. - , t. . i . i 1 1 n- , :i m. toSpTm. Return 1.: _ . I. orif^desiredinain • • " -i J. G. VAUOhAN, WhnlEsalE Cut FlnwErs 42 La Salle St , Chicago. Only wholesale store in the TJ. S. open day and nig-ht. Code, shipping- instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street. BOSTON MASS. We lualie a specialty ot shipping tiiuice Knsts ai other Flowers, larelully paclied, to all points Wes'«rn and Middle Sta nrn Telecram 1 order. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers ps^' Florists' Supplies BJ West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CH. PKNXOCIv. ■^C-U-T ••■ F-L-0-W-e-R-Si<^ 38 S. i6th Stree , Philadelphia. Pa. N. F. McCarthy & co. Commission Dealers In CXit Flowers & F^lorists' Stapplies toJunelJ. Fall sales fiom S^ept. 17 to Oct. 1. Write for Particulars. 6-3 Bromfield Street, BOSTOM, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, piorists & (Commission /T)erchants OF CUT F^I^OWEieS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. ConsitxnmentsSulieited. Special attention |i:iidto shipping. Mention A-MEKIC.\.\ FLuinsx. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 249 Centre MarKet, -w^SHixisra-TOisr, x).c. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lour>t maikt latus shippedC. O. D.. Telephone coniietti-.iK i -, _\. h'. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prk-e.-^. etc., J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 3o6 The a iM eric an Florist. March I Si Hfie ^zei^ Umele. I.AROiv hoklers of onion seeds are said to be inclined to shade prices some to move their stock. Joli. M. Byvoet, of Byvoet Bros., Haarlem, Holland, called on the Flori.st March 3. Mr. B. says he finds tobacco j;rowing in Sumatra is financially much more interesting than bulb growing in Holland. The St.vTE oE Tr.\dE.— At this date from advices received from twenty-five leading seedsmen and florists of the United States, we summarize the spring trade in seeds and plants for the past four weeks as follows : Rather backward from Feb. 10 to 25, while fully equal to 1S86, to no great extent exceeding that season. vSince Feb. 25 the gain has been more marked, indicating an average increase of 10 to 20 per cent over last year. While this is not the " boom " that some have predicted, it is, nevertheless, a good, healthy growth. The gain for the past ten davs has been such that we need not yet lose hope of a very lively trade as soon as people find the planting season really at hand. JURPLUS 5TOCK. Roses, Geraniums. Begonia Louis Chretien andEche- veria Metallica. Also general st.K-k I | iwai-dcd me at our fairs in ^ll|•Uu•^l Jnd uthern Michigan, 2S first premiums \ August Beteb, FARM ANNUAL FOH 1887 WUn.esenl KKKK to nil »li" nnti- d.r it It .s a Hniid» e Bo.ik of IJS i.uKes, with wn-- dreds of ilUistrntioiis. Three ioln St [ 198, 200, JOJ 4l 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL. The a me RICA n Florist. 307 Ampelopsis Veitcliii Fine Plants, .'!, 4 and 5-inch Pots. Stoclt on liand limitetl; order early. Kor Prices Address, O. M. JOOSTTEMV, 3 CoENTiES Slip, New York. IV ]V -V W K B B, - The liest dark Carnation grown. ..■tiiiiv iiian.«00.00 that it is 80 and I was the L-i'Mv.-r l:i>.t vear; also that it sold for a Miri'ili;in w liite and I will sell cuttin§;s of ,i-lnrtL.- ^1 BULBS. 1^ RICHAROIA ALBA MACULATA Drv Root'. 1 Ml istioiii; ^0 GLADIOLUS GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN SEPARATE COLORS Pnree on Appliratimi michp;l PlanfASeetlVo. 718 Ohve St., St. Louis, Mo. DUTCH BULBS. JOHN BARTH. BOS. Overveen, near Haarlem, - llolhiiKl. HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCIS- SUS, LILIES, ETC. Catalogue ready in May, free on application. Florists, Seedsmen & Nurserymen Should all have our catalogue. It contains goods that all need. If 3'ou have not received a copy of our last (De- cember) isssue send for one, with some evidence that 3'ou are engaged in the trade, as we never place this list into the hands of amateurs. NO. 2 TUBEROSE BULBS, 3 UP TO 4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE. We Fully Believe 85 Per Cent, will Bloom. Pearl or Tall Double |8.oo per 1,000. Variegated Foliage Tuberoses J5.00 per 100. Single Flowered PURE STOCK, $2,50 per too. piorists' BiJlbs, 5'??^s a9d plants ALWAYS IN STOCK. Address, V. 11. Hallock, Son & Thorpe, --^^^^^^ EAST HIXSDALE, KEIV YORK. /TS^^ Dutch Bulbs. R. van o'erSchoofA Son. ILLEGO.M (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. Hyacinths,Tulips,CrocLis Narci-ssus, Lilies, Etc. ding purchaser.s, before iering Bulbs, write us for a Catalogue. Am. Florist. Contemplating a trip to Holland in April, 1 desire lists from the Trade of Dutch Bulbs wanted, in Hyacinths and Tulips, on which I will make from Holland positive ofTers at lowest rates for best stocks, not later than iflay 1, in ample time for orders. While 1 do not expect to revolutionize the entire Dutch Bulb Trade in Holland and America, possibly 1 may benefit my cus- tomers by selection of best stocks from personal inspection. J. (5. VAHBHAN, 42 la saiie st., eHieABO. 22 De>' Street. NEW YORK. FINEST ml^ BULBS FOR LATE SUMMER AND FALL DELIVERY. SUCH AS : Roman Hyacinths and Narcissus, Paper Whites, Lilium Candidum, Lougi- florum and Harissii, Freesia, Anemone Fulgens, forcing Ranunculus, Gladiolus Colvillii x'Ylba, Spirea, Lily of the Valley, pips and clumps, etc. oiei>E>ies :book:e>i3 :ivoxv^ ALSO FOR: Roses, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms and other Plants. Small and large Order alike welcome; but our special terms will be mailed only to those sending evidence of being in the trade. As prices are somewhat determined by size of order, applicants will please state right off quantities desired. References required from unknown parties. & SONS, NKVv" YORK. Address, AUGUST ROLKER 44 bey-st., OX' P, O. Bo2^ S99, 3IO The American Florist. March i^ Medinilla Magnifica. A spcoinicii of this gorgeous melasto- iiiad is now in flower in the nepenthe house at the botanic garden here. It measures four feet in height aud five in diameter, the number of fully expanded clusters is twentj'-nine and other seven are in process of development, making thirty-six clusters in all. This, it may be mentioned, is not the result of any special good treatment given to it, but rather the reverse; the plant was severely scorched bv the sun in the summer of '85; it stood ail last summer and autumn in an airy, slightly shaded house and was only put into its present warm quarters when the voung wood was well ripened. Washington, D. C. G. \V. Oliver. Young & Ki^liotts Biiiii li Heat for Carnations. — Do colored carnations as a rule require more heat than white varieties ? E. FOR FLORISTS. FOR FARMERS, FOR PRIVHTE HND MHRKST GHROeSERS. FOR EYERYOKE WHO HAS A GARDEN. «S-Examine our prices before placing your orders. 54AND 56 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. TREES SHRUBS ROSES IiilT.r tnr Sprint' T>lantiiiK the best hardy KHOUODKNDKON.S, AZ.VLKAS, JAP.VM:sK MAI'I.KS, and other choice OKNAMKNTAL TREES, EVEK- (;KE1;n^. Slllil us. KOSES. chrysanthemums and hardy I'lants. Also .select I IM I rs ;inil \ INKS. Best quality in quantity or specimen at lowest rates. Catal.ii;ih - aii'l .-iiniiii.^ ..n application. FKb:i). W. KELSEY, 208 Broad^vay. N.V. Rooted Cuttings of the tnost desirable carnations now cultivated are ready for shipment. We have a large and healthy stock of Snowdon Edwardsii, Seawan and Century at $15,00 per 1,000. with many other varieties and prices particu- larly described in our price list, which is furnished FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. we will furnish, if desired, at one-quarter additional price PER 100, transplanted plants of all the varieties named in our list These will do well during the summer at considerable less cost for expressage. from the propagating bed if ordered early will answer every purpose, being most conveniently and cheaply handled. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED with parties desiring more than a thousand of each variety quoted at $15.00, but we do not club varieties together in making thousands or hundreds T_Ii-iionYille, Chester t_o., Pa. J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue, - • CLEVELAND, OHIO. 1887. The American Florist. 31 3ale5 dppr^e^dept^dll STOCK LINIITKD. ORDBR SOON. It is admitted by all that our stock is now in finer condition than that of any other new Rose ever offered. Come and see if. PURITAN! Mrs. John Laing! METEOR! 5171^ puritap. A pure white hybrid tea seedling. No more valuable rose has ever been offered to the public. A rose similar to its parent, Mabel Morrisson, but bloom- ing continuously and as pro- fusely as Catharine Mermet. Clean foliage, with no dis- position to mildew. Delightfully fragrant, hav- ing strongly the odor of the magnolia. Flowers can be cut with This rose is the hybrid rose for early forcing; it can readily be brought in for Christmas. Its color is a beautiful soft pink; it has a most delicious fragrance and is finely shaped. It is a very strong grower, profuse bloomer and is free from mildew. A grand garden rose. Not over strong plants have pro- duced six to eight flowers each in early forcing this winter. It has been certificated j wherever shown, and was stems averaging from 15 to 18 j awarded the gold medal of inches, and have a wreath of i the National Rose Society of foliage directly encircling the ! England, July 7, 1885. ^^^^* ! T\\(i Journal of Horticul/iire ' .. . . in describing rose show at A certificate of merit was q^^^^^x palace, July 4, 1885, awarded this rose by Mass. ^^j^gj-g 135,000 blooms were Horticultural Society, Nov. 1886; also a salver medal by Peniia. Horticultural Society, Nov. 1S86. exhibited, says : — '''The rose of the show was Mr. Bennett's new triumph, Mrs. John Laing." 5I?(^ /r\et(^or. This is the darkest red hy- brid tea rose in existence. Its color is a deep velvety crimson, without aii}- purple tinge. It is a constant and good bloomer, a strong grower and is free from mildew. We recommend this rose especially for spring, summer and fall blooming, when it is too hot for Bennett buds to be useful. It has been exhibited but once, when it received the very highest recommendation from the judges. Blooms of this rose after having been kept one week, when compared with freshly cut blooms have shown no change in color. These new roses are no untried novelties; we have tested them for one year in our greenhouses, and we feel fully justified in asserting that they will prove exceptionally desirable and profitable to growers of cut flowers. Plants of the above will be ready for delivery May, 1887. Circulars with full description and prices will be sent upon application. CHAS. F. EVANS, N0T,C. FUTURE AOV.RTS.MENXS STATION "F," PHILADELPHIA. 312 The American Florist. March i^^ Hvac^e RoteiS. MiNNRAPOLis. — Wm. Buckendorf is selling out. CaTSKIU., N. Y.— R. D. Miller is about to build two new 50-foot houses. CoH'MBUS, ().— The Columbus Artistic Floral Co., Chas. Eckert, proprietor, have opened on North High street. Chicago.— J. Lang & Co. are building four houses 100 x 12 at corner of Melrose and Robey streets, Grosse Park. Rochester.— The Philadelphia Floral Co succeed Neudahl & Holwede. A war of prices is raging between the florists here. Fancy roses are being sold at re- tail for 40 to 50 cents. Jacques 75 cents, and carnations for 20 cents a dozen. San Franclsco. — Henry Neuberger has built a rose house 46 x 115 feet, said to be the largest on this side of the Rocky mountains. A florist here ordered $260 worth of roses from au eastern grower to be shipped bv fast freight, and they were packed so poorlv that on arrival the plants were as dry as kindling wood and iitterly valueless. B- Waukesha, Wis.— At the State Horti- cultural convention, Feb. 18, Mr. C. W. Garfield, of Jlichigan, delivered an ad- dress on "When, where and how to teach horticulture." He recommended the establishment of experimental stations and a horticultural college. There was some discussion as to the advisability of making the secretary's office a salaried one— that officer to devote time toorganiz- ing branch societies through the state. The constitution of the society was amended so that the annual meetings might be held at different points through- out the state, instead of at Madison as had been the custom. CARNATION CUTTINGS. Rooted cuttings of Grace Wilier, Chester Pride, Century, Seawim, Edwardaii, Peter Henderson, Snowdon, Ladv Emma. Philadelphia, and Scarlet Gem. Price, S8.00 per 100. »15.00 per 1,000. Send for price list of potted plants, ready March 1. A new work on "Carnation Culture," by L. L. Lam- born will be sent free on all orders of $20.00 and up- wardfrom this list, oron rc..-i|it of price, $1.50, will WM. SWAYIME, CARNATION GROWER, P. O. Bo.v 23C,. KENNETT SQUARE, PA- FLOAIDA AND WEST INDIAN FERNS For the Trade. Nephrolepis cxaltata, $!.«) per doz., $o.00 per hun- dred, $40.00 per thousand. Vittaria lineata, very curious epiphytal fern, $3.00 per doz. Aspidium unitum-Elabmm, Asplen' Blecbnum serrulatuu " palis, Polypodium :ifolia, lina and othi Pteris aquilin Virg; V^. d trade-list of rare tropical and exotic plants. - REASONER BKOS.. Royal Palm Nurseries, Manatee, Fla. r(/^\ATrnj A r'rrC! made to furnish violets for t'Ul\ ilXAL'lO Spring planting. Write for prices, staling quantity wanted. Also Coleus NEW CARNATIONS, PANSIES, ASTERS, D6NYS ZIRNGI6B6L. NEEDHAM, MASS. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Kor Sale. STRONG, HEALTHY STOCK. PRES. DE GRAW AND LA PURITE tion now grown. Ji 25 per Too. $10.00 per 1,000. C. B. HUMPHREY, Walpsville, Oneiila Co., N. Y. S6L6CT PLHNTS.p Roses. Monthly, Carnations. c.il'Hcn v :i Transplantfil i'aii-i. - . , , ,<;.o per 1000. SiMi.i fnr w h . -■, . ri: ■• 1 i-i; just A.. oir>r>i:vo»*. Danville, MPORTED PLANTS Ipeciallotice! NOW ISTHETIMEto forward orders for Spring; Delivery of Rhododendrons, A=a!ea Mollis and Ghent Divarf Budded Roses, Tree Roses, Clematis, Herbaceous Pceonies, etc., etc., from the Bo5l(oop, f^ollaI)d, l^ursery l^ssogadop. CataloKiies, C. H. JOOSTEN, Agent for the U. S. Slip, NEW VORK. Mr. Bennett states that this is the finest Rose he has yet raised AND UNSURPASSED AS A WINTER BLOOMER. THE ROSE OF THE YEAR, Henrv Bennett's^ New Seedling: TPea Roise, \-j'j]J!3, "A vigorous grower with stiff, erect wood, thick, handsome foliage, and very free flowering. Flowers well carried on long, stiff stems ; large, full and of the most perfect form ; petals round, broad and very thick. Outside petals pale yellow, center rich golden yellow ; edge of petals lightly laced with bright rose. Most distinct and handsome ; a pure Tea. Received First Class Certificate of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, June 23, 1885." Send for Price List. A beautiful colored lithograph for 25 cents, which amount purchasers may deduct from their first bill. Mr Bennett has appointed as sole agents for its sale in the United States and Canada, HILL & CO., CRAIG & BRO., RICHMOND, A^D 49tli and Market, INDIANA. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Write thenj for particulars. Plants distributed on the same day both in England and America, 1887. The American Florist. 313 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Enclose 2-cent stamp for our new catalogue, con- taining Practical Hints on growini,' tlic ■■Queen of Flowers." Over.'iO.UOU tine plants to choose f r s East Indian, South American, Etc. John 5AUL, U/ashington, D. C. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I.IKKI of over jOO of the best varieties. Send for list. ROSES. All the leading forcing varieties. Contracts made now for delivery in May and .June. Get yoxir st<)clt from our tine, healthy fdants. Del. Co. Lansdowne, Pa, NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety. "PEARL." In two colors, Pure White and Bright Rose, Each color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds $1.50. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- vention in Philadelphia last season, and -were greatly admired by the members present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and offer it atthe above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialtv. pkt. ounce. ^i/fr, Zirngiebel's Double Pure White .10 $ Boston Florists Double Pure White, (own growing) 10 4.00 Balsam, "Snow Ball" Large Double White 15 Pansy. Zirngiebel's Improved Giant .50 12.00 Stocks. Boston Florists Double White .10 5.00 Hollyhock. Our own growing from Chater's Prize 10 1.50 Chrysanthemum Segetum grandifior- ura. Large Single Yellow flowers .os .75 SEND FOR CATALOGUE containing choice strains of Florists fiorvers, and a fine assortment of Hardv Perennuil flo-.ccr seeds. 8CHLEGEL & FOTTLER, 26 S. Market St.. BOSTON. MASS. rt.OKETs9f*BPtt'^rfuI'c9n'?u?/,.race Wilder, Chester Prirte, Ilinzes White and Field of Gold, mixed, about one-half long stems, $1.50 per 100; to special colors or all long stems. S2. 00 per 100. Stand- ing orders solicited. Telegraph orders will receive prompt attention. PLANTS of above varieties out of 2i4-inch pots; prices given on application. SEED of our own hybridization and crossings of above sorts, in packets of 30 to 40 seeds each. 2oc., or a packets for f 1.00 by mall. CHAS, T. STAKR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. offered, including ALT thi latest 'Novelties. Our Seed is warranted to be Fresh Poke and strictly First-Class. Send for new Circula and Special Price List to the Trade. ALBKKT RKXZ. Douslaston, N. -V. For Flower and Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N. Y. ■^ SEND ••• TO ^^ ililsteiit J & WttltYf! 409 KIKXH AVE NEW YORK, o ^_, 1^ -^ ^ O Regular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. P. O. BOX, 4847^ PJ]^^ ^ (^(j^~c iTYOF MEXICpr Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK iv^E-w-, -wHrTB 100,000 CARNATIO.V. "Snowbound, ■' per doz $1.00 i ._■-».-_—» --— ^ -»-» -»-:», -m.-T- -s^ .00 | \7^ [g^ J^ J3 Jh^ iV A^ » E. B. CONRAD, The choicest old and new varieties at K.-W per .Saleiii, Ohio. lOO, sau.OO per 1.000. Rooted Cuttings. H.OOper 100. tS.fO per 1,000. NO KU.ST OB MILDEW. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Winter : I'lowering : Plants J- l. d'llon; ,„,,,^';°°"f°""°' ^*- Roses. Carnations. Bouvardlas. Swanley White Violets ■ new double wtiite Daisy, C alias. Primulas , Auriculas _..^ _^ -my ,4-. CPK- a:so line 'assortment pot and field-grown, ever-bloom- V Mi \\ W !<;, l\ VV JS Ing Roses, Geraniums and Verbenas, and general florist ~- ■*-* -^ *- -*--^ .».^j*. t -*-.». ^^^ stock, at cheap rates, to make room. Fine healthy Stock, Rooted Cuttings ready April 5lh.. OXJT aE»IjO"C«7-3E:mS PEHUKi.i.LKi,™ .Miuuiiintli .set Irom Pot:. S 4.CV t.WUO In great variety the coming season. .. .. Ruoted Cuttings l.'ii 10.00 iv^. STUDEB. Florist, '^'■"'■■^''^''s^'^&attings:.:: a 'I;;!! - (^I'raiiiuniB, dble and single, from pots 4.00 Anacostla P. O.. Washlneton. D. C. AMPELOPSIS. Verbena Cuttings Rooted. HjJlMSi^ii^lSiF- 30 varieties per 1.000 $7.00 "" ^'■>' on i,,.|' 1 (l(r' !ftl.5 00 i>er' 1.000. Double Petunias (t;var.) per 1110 JK) , , ,' ' .,, h, Vi^lo,. Ivy Leaf Geranium,- dl var. 1 - 4.00 h i.'.l ,l.'hri-M,i, l„.-t iniik. nen.Wlc. P'Tnoz. VS " ,: Mrs. Pollock Geraniums ;; lUlO |';,';;""|, ,o'l,'"lfs"i 1,7'm'e's in dKcnerai ll..Hit?st, M^tyc^^M^j-^^^sa, Uarrisburg, Pa. fi.ve stkoni; pi.a.vts. Free kkum ai.i. 1)i.mi.^>-i-. ^.„.,.;.„ ^„,„„i,.„., ..I. ,, . Ji best market sorts fiom pots t i.oO per 1« Mention American i'loii^i. Rooted Cuttings .XL", '., ,M ~ — ' " " Mammoth set lO.OtI KWl SUBSCRIBE NOW Transplanted, fl^^a^®.^."^*.....:.™ per,™ " Trimardeau 10.00 ■'UXKI For a copy of our COI-rBXJS NEW TRADE DIRECTORY. «°Si^!?o^rv?tl^.^^."^".^"."'^'"':-^'.»p.e-- Rooted Cuttings 1-sO 100 PuTrf ni>JT V >tti rv-, Mixed sorts from pots f* ■ luu rRICE ONLY jjil.OO. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 - 100 ^, . . « WM. DESMOND, ^ ^ > ,„ American Fonst Company. Kewanee Henry co.) in. 3H The American Florist. March /j, 0ur Mow iarnaiioiis for 1887 Are the finest in every respt^t ever introduced here, for market purposes. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, Annu Webb plants by the 1,000 NEEDHAM. MASS. \^K^ ()()() Routed Carnation ' CUTTINGS. 'W'- ISAAC LARKIN, BOUVARDIA PReS. CLEVELAND. "'"""" BOUVAKl>I.\ HOCK 1 1. utifnl WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge. DAHLIAS IN STOCK. 1, k";,,,i,,,1 i,,i|],- .V.riilM.u-r , 1 i 11 ji. f rul t und iiririiin-ril'il |il;uil~ ;il!.nv,-t ratr-. ( 'Mrrospondence Buhiilid. V. \. i;.\M.i;i!. IJliiiMiiingtoil, 111. PELAI^GC)NIUMS. The Very Best Market Varieties. Hani Plants not Named. 5-inch S12.00 per 100 4.inch 10.00 3-inch 8.00 2-inch 6.00 R. J. PURVIS, Cook Co HAVELOCK, ILL. X \V O &rand Novclti] EGraniums Doulile flowering varieties of bright golden bronzed foliage with distinct dark zones. Gen. J. B. McPHERSON with large trusses of bright scarlet flowers, shaded carmine. Col. C. G. EATON with large trusses of bicolor flowers, light and salmon color, mottled with pearly white. Both of these varieties originated with us two years ago. They are very free bloomers, stand the sun well, and are unexcelled for bedding purposes. Orders booked for delivery March i, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. E. hall & SON, CLYDE, O. CARNATION PI.ANTS and ROOTF!) (TTTIXCS. Krtwnni-M ■ ■ • r. . ,, 1 ,1 . ;• .1, n,|i;,.| :, Red, Scu '.'.•!■:• ■.,,..! •, , ([„.,• IV. li. SHELMIKE, AVONDALE. CHESTER CO., PA. 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Published ou t!ie ist and 15th of each month by THS AMERICA.^ FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 I.a Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room Si, Vanderbilt Building, New York. should be addressed to t general office at Chicago. Pres.; M, A. Hunt,' Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16. 17 and The Weekly Florlst.— For the past three issues this subject has been open to the votes of our readers, and while the favorable replies are numerous, yet, so far as received, they would not justify the change. We will still hold the question open, for the Florist is not only able but willing to come to the front iu meet- ing any wise demand for improvement. SevER.^L valuable articles have been crowded out of this issue by pressure of news matter. We have in hand and can promise our readers for April 15 the fol- Itiwiug : Spring-flowering plants, by W. A. Manda; A visit to Bryu Mawr, Pa'., by J. W.; The Advantages of Horticultural Exhibitious, by A. W! M., and a valuable article ou the culture of winter-flowering heaths, with illustration. Postage and Express Rates. I have read in some paper to the effect that the English "parcels post" would deliver a parcel containing about one cubic foot, and of average weight, to its address in Australia for 60 cent, which is about what it would cost to send it to the next town in the United States. As is well kr.owu, we are behiud most of the world in this matter of cheap postage. Concerted action of florists had much to do with preventing an increase of post- age upon their specialties, and it is possi- ble that such action might effect a reduc- tion. If the appeal to the express companijs, proposed by Mr. Hill, should fail, perh.ips it would be well to try for reduced post- age. The knowledge that such an at- tempt would be the alternative might help bring the express companies to rea- son; for they would certainly lose much by a material reduction iu the postage upon packages, while ou the other hand, it is in accordance with precedent that they would gain by reducing express charges upon a business that is rapidly increasing. 1,. W. In the preceding paper, I 1 ated a dozen orchids which I strongly rec- ommended for cut flowers; they were selec- ted from long experience in their culture, and placed first for the reason that all of" them can be bought cheaply and in quan ■ tity. They grow and flower freelj-, and with perhaps the exception of the odon- toglossums, are suitable for the houses usually at the disposal of the average flor- ist. If more variety is needed a good selec- tion can be made from the following good varieties. In point of excellence, I would place Vanda coerulea first ; it can be bought comparatively reasonable, and generally in a very healthy condition. It will succeed admirably, treated the same as Lcelia anceps, but vdll not stand so nmch exposure to strong sunlight as the leaves are more tender than the fore- going, neither will it stand too much dryiug, having no bulbs or reservoirs of sap to draw upon. It matters little what potting material is used, provided water can get through it quickly. If a good many are grown, I would put them iu pots and place them thinly on a bench that is covered three to four inches deep with ashes or gravel ; do not disturb them, and in one year the bench will be a network of roots. All the vanda and cErides section like this treatment, and it is surprising what progress they will make after their roots get loose and be- gin to ramble. Watering the shelf occa- sionally with liquid manure will give the leaves a deep green color. Vanda Sande- riana will make a grand orchid for the florist who requires something out of the common. It proves to be an easy one to grow, and more free blooming than its congeners, ver^' small plants producing a couple of spikes with five to six flowers apiece ; it requires more heat than the foregoing. Among the cypripediums, Spiceri- anum, were it plentiful and cheap, would undoubtedly stand first in its usefulness to florists. It grows rapidly in a very warm house, potted iu light peaty soil mixed with moss, and like all the cypripeds, requires abundance of water at all times. This species appears to seed more freely thau the majority of its kind; the seed- lings grown rapidly, will make good- sized flowering plants in five years. An- other good species is villosum, requiring much the same treatment as insigne ; bnt comes into flower much later. Re- ferring again to the genus lajlia, I find two more useful kinds that would be adapted for florists' purposes, one is L. autumualis, a fine orchid in every re- spect ; but its perfume is so disagreeable that I could not place it in the same rank with anceps or albida, but to many this may not be considered a detriment. Its treatment should be the same as recom- mended for anceps, and the results will be found highly satisfactorj-. The other species is harpophylla, a comparatively new orchid, but has been offered in large quantities during the past two years. Its dowers are of a bright orange scarlet, a somewhat unusual color in this family, rendering it a very showy and effective kind for decorations. It does well where given the same treatment as C. Trianae. As thrips are very fond of this species, I would ad\'ise as small a pot as possible, using very little potting material, as then the plants can be watered overhead con- stantly. Coelogyne ocellata is a some- what old kind, but only recently to be had plentifully. The flowers are not so large as the better known cristata, but is, I think, prettier, and does not have that wilted look. It is the equal of cristata in growing and flowering, and may be ac- corded the same treatment. There ap- pears to be but two varieties, one flowering in early winter and the other in early spring^ Zygopetalum Mackayii is a fine old species and when well grown will give two spikes of a dozen flowers apiece to each growth. It lasts a long time in bloom, and the fine bold spikes are very useful in large decorations. It does well in a mixture of tufty loam and peat, well drained, with a liberal allowance of liquid mauure when forming bulbs, and treated generally as a stove plant. Among the oncidiums I would select varicosum and tigrinum, both of which are plentiful and reasonable. Their prevailing color is a bright yellow, rendering them very effec- tive in bouquets, baskets and general decorations ; tigrinum is also very fra- grant ; varicosum does best on blocks of wood hung up in a light, airy house ; a rosehouse would suit them in summer, if somewhat shaded, returning them to a cooler house for the winter. The same conditions will suit tigrinum, but I think it does better in pots or baskets. It is with some temerity that I venture to add, Phalaenopsis Schilleriana, ama- bilis, or grandiflora to the list, for they are without doubt very fickle plants to handle, especially to a florist who gener- ally has too little spare time. Still, they will repay a little extra trouble, and their panicles of flowers surpass in beauty and grace auv other of the whole family ; they are unusually free bloomers, and that they can be grown well is proved in many orchid establishments, and under 3iB The American Florist. April /, at least a half dozen different modes of treatment, showing that they are niore accommodating than usually is credited to them ; also the fallacy of arbitrarily laying down rules for the treatment of these plants. I find the phalajnopsis do equally well in suspended pans or bas- kets, in pots, or rafts of wood. The pot- ting material may consist wholly of moss, fibry peat, or a mixture of both. Though they do very well when fastened to bare blocks of wood, but they then require more attention. Abundance of water (T*^ CXWB\0\y\* tBURHtUNi. should be given them, but the quantity must be regulated to the style of potting, those well packed with moss may not want watering more than twice a week, whereas the bare blocks may need hosing twice a day. For a florist I would recom- mend the block system, though the plants by no means make such luxuriant foli- age. They will by this system be more thoroughly ripened, and may be relied upon to come through the winter without spot. Phalfenopsis like plenty of light ; but do not expose them to strong sun- light ; abundance of air should be given them at all times if the requisite heat can be maintained. With plenty of air and moisture, a temperature above ioo° in the growing season will by no means hurt them ; if the leaves are thoroughly well ripened by air and light before winter sets in, no spot need ever be seen. Re- specting the temperature in winter, one must be guided largely by the weather, a minimum of 60° and maximum of 75° will winter them nicely, but it would be foolish to dry the sap out of the leaves in trying to maintain these figures with the outside thermometer 20° below zero ; at these times a minimum of 45° will do no harm for a few nights, always provi- ding that the plants are dry. The fore- going are all I care to recommend a flor- ist to invest in at present. There are some few other species that are as good as those I have mentioned, but are not plentiful enough yet. In conclusion, I may add, I feel sure orchids judiciously selected and properly grown will return a handsome profit on the investment, with no more trouble or cost than in growing other plants, and if sold reasonably, a ready market will always be found for the flowers, and with orchids, the florist has the advan- tage of six to twelve weeks in which to i sell the flowers after they have opened. A STRIKING feature of the many reports of the late orchid exhibition in daily and weekly papers of the New York press has been their high tone. Slang and orchids do not combine, and this the ordinary reporter intuitively comprehended. The Orchid Show at New York. Having been present at Messrs. Sie- brecht & Wadley's exhibition of orchids, I can endorse all that Miss Emily Taplin writes concerning it. The show was a grand success in every way. Nearly all of the persons viewingthis ex- hibition would utterly fail to comprehend the difficulties in the way of successfully engineering an undertaking of this kind to a prosperous issue, and it is only those who have had some experience of the like that can fully appreciate the credit due to originators of the show. In the first place it must have required courage of no ordinary kind to move large speci- men palms from a distance during such weather as was then experienced. And these plants were specimens such as are seldom seen away from a greenhouse. Im- mense latanias, arecas, phcenix, rhapis, aggregating in value many hundred dol- lars, were grouped around in lavish pro- fusion. When we think of the packing that such plants must require to protect them from the cold at that time of the year, we can indeed praise the perseverance that conquers the difficulty. For these plants to remain over a week in a badly-venti- lated and poorly-lighted hall will certainly leave them in a not very flourishing con- dition, and the loss thus incurred would surely deter many men from engaging in anything of the kind. All credit, then, to those who were willing to take the chances. OnU' by a combination of for- tuitous circumstances can such an exhi- bition ever be undertaken with any degree of success, and it is probably safe to say that no other firm in this section of the country could have piloted the scheme so well. Their own orchids number several thousands, and as they command the cutting of another most extensive col- lection, the chances were in their favor. Perhaps never before were so many orchid flowers grouped together, and to those who have not kept themselves ac- quainted with the many new varieties constantly being found and raised, this opportunity for increasing their knowl- edge was a good one. Some idea may be gained of the ever-increasing varieties of some species when it is stated that of several hundred flowers of Cattleya Tri- ante here exhibited, some variation in the coloring and marking could be no- ticed in almost each one. The same may be said of Lycaste vSkinnerii. Witli odon- toglossum the fact may also be noticed. As these species are imported from their native habitats in large quantities, with every importation some distinct type may be found. C5f cypripediums an endless variety was shown. Many of these were hybrids and required to be seen for their beauty to be appreciated. As I am specially inter- ested in the subject of these and other or- chid flowers for florists' work, a few of the cypripediums I noticed as being very ap- plicable for this purpose. But, alas! when we stop to consider the price of these rare gems we are sure that many years must elapse before they will ever be so plenti- ful as to be grown for the purpose of cut flowers. To those interested in this sub- ject I would strongly recommend Cypri- pedium Spicerianum. The price for this is still almost too high to warrantthe buying of many plants, but all who know it will bear me out in sa\ iii^ tli.it it luight to be in every florist's < ti,,n. C, .Maulei is an improved C. insivin , m \.\x\. so much better that if ever it is to W had in quan- tity, poor old insigiie will be relegated to the rear. Some varieties of C. barbatum would be extremely useful as cut flowers, and though at present they are beyond our reach, the time will arrive when they will be more generally distributed and their beautiful flowers may be offered for sale. One plant only of Cymbidium eburn- eum was exhibited. It would be impos- sible to accord too much praise to this chaste and noble flower. The flowers are borne before erect spikes, sometimes seven inches in length ; the color is white, with a little marking of yellow upon the lip. The flowers last a long time before fading. One plant, also, of Cymbidium Lowianum was present. This, though equally to be desired with C. eburneum, is of an entirely different appearance. The flowers are born upon long, branching spikes, often numbering eighteen upon one spike ; the color is peculiar but sure to attract. Both of these cymbidiums have evergreen foli- age, and both look well at any time. Mr. Williams, in his Orchid Grower's manual, recommends growing cymbidi- ums in the East India house ; but those that grow these plants cool, in a temper- ature not exceeding 50° at night through the winter and correspondingly cool in the summer, find that the results as to flowers are much more satisfactory than when the plants are placed in heat. By far the largest number of orchid plants came from Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley. Mr. Jas. R. Pitcher, of Mont- v-iew, N. J., showed his interest in or- chids by exhibiting quite a nice little lot of plants, which showed e\adeuce of care and skill. Mr. Kimball's collection of orchid flowers was an exceedingly fine one ; more species and varieties were shown by him than by any one else. Both of these gentleman deserve credit for the zeal which they manifest in all pertaining to the welfare of orchids. It is to be hoped that this exhibition will be but the forerunner of many oth- ers ; and that, in the future, as interest Mr. J. R. Pitcher's Exhibit. in these plants grow, many who this time were not willing to participate, may be- come equally enthusiastic and willing to assist in endeavoring to increase a love for orchids and a desire for their more general cultivation. That such exhibi- tions are teachers of tlie general public no one can deny ; for, to hear the com- ments of many of the visitors, one would imagine that, to the large majority of the American people, orchids are as strange and anomalous as the relics of some by- Scenes From the Orchid Show. The representation of the cave which occupied the end of the winter garden of the Eden Musee, shows the intermingling The American Florist. 319 S^LTCHtS M "^Ht OUCH\D SHO^.— iHt CWt. of foliage which completely shrouded the exterior walls. There were oaks draped with Cape smilax, which was also dripping with mosses, that hung in soft, lacey veils over tangled beds of tropiciil growth. Inside the cave aquatic plants sprung from the rocks and were limp and glossy from the spray of the fountain. 1 The walls were hung with nepenthes of many varieties, Mr. Siebrecht's collec- tion of pitcher plants excelling any in this section of the country. The distri- bution of orchid plants in the vicinity of the cave was most tasteful, this being the most effective point when they were shown in their natural condition. The "Pitcher corner" is pictured in the smaller cut. Mr. James R. Pitcher's beautiful orchid collection from Short Hills, N. J., were admirably placed in a corner, where an oak tree bent for- ward over a bank of splendid bloom. Not over a dozen varieties were here exposed, but these were choice and were hand- somely distributed among fine foliage and nepenthes. B. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society [ Exhibition. The annual spring exhibition of the Mass. Hort. society, opened on Wednes- day, March 23, continuing three days. The weather ou the opening day, unfor- tunately, was decidedly "Marchy," blustering and freezing, and the moving of plants was a serious undertaking; but 1 in spite of this drawback, both halls were well filled with a most beautiful and suc- cessful display. lu many respects, this is the most interesting show of the year. It occurs at that season when flovvers and foliage are most acceptable to the eye, after months of dreary winter, and com- prises those varieties which so pleasantly indicate the near approach of spring. The general arrangement of the exhibits was different from that of last year or of any previous exhibition, and the changes were, in most cases, decided improve- ments. The displays of spring flowering bulbs, instead of being shown on low, rectangular plateaus, were arranged about the sides of the upper hall, on terraced tables, with projecting bays and curves, giving a pleasing outline and charming effect. The center and ends of the hall were leserved mainly for the azaleas, orchids, cinerarias, etc. The display of narcissi was somewhat smaller than that of last 3-ear; the same is true of the aza- leas; the severity of the weather, no doubt, prevented many from moving their aza- leas from the greenhouses, and many spring flowering bulbs, which were in- tended for this show, were just a few days too late in blooming; the result also of the bleak and unseasonable weather. Hya- cinths were good, and the orchids were better than any before. The uniform excellence of almost every- thing shown was particularly noticeable, though the general effect, as a whole, might have been material!}' improved by heavier masses of green and foliage, par- ticularly in the back-grounds. The ab- sence of the massive palms, aiithuriums and other tropical-foliaged plants, which are such a grand feature of the other ex- hibitions of this society, was seriously felt at the spring show. This cannot well be avoided, on account of the expense and risk of moving such plants at this time of the year; but we have good laurels, firs, and other hardy evergreens which might be obtained and used to great ad- vantage at such a time, and a generous use of these would give that breadth and massiveness of back-ground which is needed to suitably set off a display of small flowering plants, particularly in a large and lofty exhibition hall. The principal displays of spring flower- ing bulbs in competition for the pre- miums of the society and the medals offered by the "General Union of Hol- land " were made by C. M. Hovey, C. H. Hovey and Wm. Martin. The pans of hyacinths shown by Wm. Martin were fine, one pan of "King of the Blues" being especially good. The pans shown by C. M. Hovey were also good, "Fabi- ola," " Gr. due de Luxemburg" and "La Grandesse " deserving special mention. C. A. Hovey 's collection of hyacinths in pots was exceedingly good, and the ar- rangement of colors pleasing. The same is true of the collection of narcissi, from the same gentleman. It contained a number of well grown specimens of N. Horsfieldii, one of the best varieties. A good collection of amar\-llises was shown by C. M. Hovey. Mr. Martin's violets in pots were the best ever seen here; the size of the flowers, especially those of Swanley White, was remarkable. Mr. Martin also contributed some large and fine azalea plants. R. Blair showed a set of good herbaceous calceolarias and hy- brid primroses. A collection of hybrid primroses and auriculas, shown by Edw. Fewkes & Son, was noticeable for fine colors and markings; and one of the most beautiful plants in the hall was an Iris susianna, bearing superb flowers, exhib- ited by the same party. The only competitors for the cyclamen premiums were E. .Sheppard & Sons and Thomas P. Clark. Mr. Clark exhibted a plant seldom seen here, — Lomatia elegan- tissima,— the foliage of which is very deli- cate and beautiful. An attractive display of thirty neat and well bloomed azaleas in the center of the hall came from A. W. Blake. The best single plant of cineraria came from Wm. Martin; it was a gorgeous mass of bloom, bright magenta in color. The collections of cinerarias from Thos. Greaves, C. M. Hovey and E. Sheppard & Sons were all exceptionally good. Mr. Sheppard's plants, although the smallest in size, excelled in form, variety and color of the flowers. One variety shown by Mr. Greaves bearing saucer-shaped flowers, white, bordered with red, was ver}' fine. In the department allotted to roses there were a number of attractions. C. F. Evans, of Philadelphia, exhibited a plant and cut flowers of his new rose, "Puritan," and was awarded thesociety's silver medal for the same. From J. Hen- derson, of Flushing, came a vase of "Papa Gontier " buds which were, as usual, very good; a silver medal was awarded to this rose also. A vase of mammoth Cornelia Cook roses from Nor- ton Bros, showed that the Messrs. Norton cannot be excelled in the culture of this variety. Extra good specimens of Baro- ness ' Rothchilds, Merville de Lyon, Gabrielle Luizet and other hybrids, also a general assortment of tea roses were shown by the same firm. Samuel Neil contributed some good teas, also E. Shep- pard & Sons, Mrs. F. B. Hayes, Thos. H. Meade a variety of hybrids. An old friend— the beautiful Climbing Devonien- sis, was shown by C. M. Hovey. The best Bennetts ever seen here were exhibited by Fred Palmer; in Mr. Palmer's collec- tion was a new seedling yellow carnation named "Primrose." Another yellow seedling of merit, unnamed as yet, came from John Walsh. 320 The American Floris T. April 7, Mr. D. Zirngiebel made his usual dis- play of uew carnations, including fifteen choice varieties. A vase of the new car- nation, " R. O. Hill," was contributed by Peter Ball. The collection of orchids exhibited by David .\llan was arranged with elegaiit taste, as his exhibits always are. His plants of Dendrobium Wardianum are without doubt the finest ever seen, either naturally or in Cultivation. A great mound of Ccelogyne cristata, Chatsworth variety, bearing about seveuty-five spikes of flowers, formed a fitting center piece to his display. Other notably well-grown specimens'in his collectiou were Cattleya Warscewiczii delicata, Lielia anceps Veitchii, PhaUenopsis Schilleriana and several good varieties of Cattleya Trians. Wra. Robinson, gardener to F. L. Anles, can always be counted upon for a large collection of rare orchids. His dis- play this time contained upwards of thirty groups, with the pots hidden by and lichens with a few rocks interspersed was very natural and pleasing. No such display'of this class of plants was ever before made in this country. There is much to be learned from studying it, and many florists would be surprised on look- ing it over to see how many beautiful plants and desirable flowers there are which would be valuable to the commer- cial florists, but as yet one unknown to them. vSome of the andromedas. tril- liums, primulas, etc., are exceedingly fine. There is no more desirable plant for general use, for cut flowers, for green- house dciDration or home culture than Primula dlnonica which was illustrated in tliese columns a year ago. Equally good for cut flowers is Doronicum Cau- casicum, wliich is earnestly recommended to those who desire a fine yellow flower, easily and cheaply grown, and bound to become popular. ?R\lt S\LMtR N KSt. varieties, many of them large plants and rare specimens. Among the best of these were Dendrobium splendidissima, a perfect mass of bloom, Cymbidium Lowi- anum bearing a spike six feet long, Den- drobium fimbriatum occulatum, D. nobile nobilius, Cypripedium Leeanum super- bum, (hybrid), C. Lindenii, Cattleya amethystoglossa, Ada aurantiaca, An- grtecum leone, a good variety of Vanda tricolor and a number of fine odonto- glossums. Thos. Greaves had an un- usually well-flowered specimen of Odon- toglcssum Rossii majus, and some good odontoglossums of other varieties, and phalaenopsis. In S. R. Payson's collec- tion were good plants of Lselia super- biens, Dendrochilum glumaceum, Den- drobium macrophilla and Cymbidium Lowianum. Ben. Grey showed twelve distinct varieties of Lycaste Skinneri. The main attraction in the lower hall was a bed of hardy herbaceous plants in flower, contributed by W. A. Manda, of the Botanic garden. Too much cannot be said in praise of this feature. The arrangement of the plants in banks and Mr. Manda was awarded a silver medal for the artistic arrangement of his ex- hibit. POINT.S. Many visitors from other states were present, and, of course were appropriately entertained by the florists of the " Hub." This is a good idea. The florists should travel more and get out of the ruts. E. Sheppard, who has been suffering from a broken wrist, made his appearance at the show and was congratulated by his many friends on his progress toward re- covery. Mr. Blake's displaj- of azaleas would have looked much better without the palm which was placed in the center of the group. "The Dendrobimu nobile, which is a very pretty specimen in the Ames collection, has not oeen seen here before.'' — Morning Journal. " Wm. Francis Bei ory, also shows a eir."-Z)a//i Adveii ett, of the Clyde : named after hi The reporters are at it again. Wm. J. Stew.\rt. Prize Silver Vase. We present herewith an illustration of the handsome silver vase, value $150, which has been presented to the N. Y. Hort. society by Pres. T. J. Spaulding, to be awarded to the exhibitor of the most original and ta.stefuUy arranged floral piece suitable for a wedding or reception, at the spring exhibition of the society, to be held April 26, 27, 28. It is hoped that such a handsome and valuable prize will incite strong competition and result in an exhibition of some really elegant and original work in this line. The Hyacinth, Tulip and Rose Show at Philadelphia. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity of chronicling so successful an exhibi- tion as was held in Philadelphia March 15 and 16. The medals, which were offered by "The General X'uion of Holland for the Promotion of the Cultivation of Bulbs," were briskly competed for ; especially the gold medai Eight entries of "fifty hya- cinths in bloom, not more than two of a kind," were recorded, though onl>- six came up to the scratch at the appointed day. The judges had difficulty in deciding which collection was entitled to the much- coveted prize, but after considerable de- liberation between the collections placed on exhibition by Mr. John Shaw, gardener to Clarence H.' Clark, Esq., and Mr. C. Eisele, a florist, it was decided in favor of the former, on account of the superior skill displayed in staging that collection, though lune-tenths of the men in the trade asserted that the latter collection was superior in some other respects; nota- bly, the flowers averaged larger, and there was a luxuriance of growth which the plants of the prize winner did not possess. There is a lesson here ; if Mr. Eisele had spent the same time and judgment in the tying and arranging of his plants, he would have been awarded the gold medal. The prize medal for tulips was awarded to . Mr. John M. Hughes, gardener to George W. Childs, P:sq. It is a surj^rise that more tulips were not on the exhibi- tion tables; they are certainly more showy than hyacinths. Had the same number of tulips been exhibited as there were of hyacinths, they would have attracted rtiore attention. A better display of roses has not been: .seen in this city; the Philadelphians sur- prised even themselves. The reason may- be attributed to the new departure in offering premiums. Heretofore, the plan followed has been to offer a premium for the best collection: this, of course, pie- cluded any but the large growers from competing, while now every grower has- a chance, no matter how small. As the schedule is now arranged, for best six Niphetos, a first premium of $2 is awarded; second, |i; for Mermets, first,. I5; second, f3, and so on through the list. There were some roses shown that were not on the schedule, amongst which were Puritan, Meteor, Mrs. John Laing and Md. Gabrielle I.uizet. Mr. H. A. Dreer had a seedling rose on exhibition which attracted considerable attention, on account of its similarity in color to Mrs. J. I,aing, and its larger, well shaped flowers. Its origin is in doubt, and anything said about it, outside of those coimected with Dreer's establish- ment, would be the merest guesswork. We will hear more about it later. A col- lection of orchids from Dreer's was an interesting feature of the display. A plateau of living, growing plants, arranged by Messrs. Pennock Bros. ^-inch pots. Place them upon any bench where they will receive a moderate amount of sunlight and a me- dium temperature; and, if attention is paid to watering, they will grow rapidly, soon being ready for a shift into 3-inch pots. In these they may stay until the time for planting them out in a well-prepared bed. This may be done in June or July. The bed may be made upon the ground ; or a raised bench may be used, if pre- ferred. The latter is not advised, for much more water is necessary to keep the soil in proper condition. The depth of the bed need not be more than twelve inches. Good loam, with a little manure for compost, will be found suitable. The plants may be placed about six inches apart in the rows and twelve inches be- tween the rows. Stout wire should then be stretched from one side of the bed to the other, alongside of each row. The same number of wires, fastened by any device which will answer to the rafters, should also be arranged about six or seven feet above the plants, according to the height of the roof of the house. Green twine can then be tied from the lower wire to the upper, in position for each plant to cling to. As the plants grow, syringe frequently and keep the bed well watered. During the hot days of summer some shading will be needed, but let it not be too heavy, for, in that case, thrips will surely be abundant. The smilax will be fit for cutting by October; and this first croD should be disposed of, if possible, before November is past. By so doing, two and perhaps three more crops may be had before the ensuing summer. Many cast out their smilax roots after Christmas, that room may be made for other things. This, in my judgment, is a mistake, for every year witnesses a scarcity of smilax in the spring, and the prices then realized are often double those obtained in the previous autumn. Smila.x needs plenty of sun and water through the winter ; the temperature by day should be from 65° to 75°, and at night should not be lower than 55°. Some consider it advisable to re-plant every year, but, if the old bed is kept well nuilched, it will produce good crops for two or three successive yetirs. A. E. W. Iron Bench Support. A bench put together in such a way that it can be readily taken down, changed or replaced possesses advantages easily recognized by any florist, and Mr. R. J. Donovan,' of Havelock, Chicago, has benches of that character. The illustra- tion shows a center bench as seen in his houses. The 4x4 posts which support the roof do the same for the benches and are provided with an iron casting — as shown in sketch — which holds the cross pieces of the bench. The 6-inch board at the edge is placed inside of the posts which hold it in position. The iron sup- ports are attached to the posts by heavy screws; outside of these no nails, spikes or screws are used in the bench. There is no patent on this device and the cast- ings can be cheaply made by any foundry- after a pattern is once provided. In repairing greenhouse benches, etc., don't forget that lime is an excellent pre- servative of wood. Seasoned lumber soaked in a solution of lime will outlast many times that which has not been so treated. A board soaked in lime water until entirely saturated, will when dry be almost as 'indestructible as stone, and will also be quite fire proof. G. Lnt Rof Summer Prop.\gation. — I wish to en- quire through your columns the best and most successful method of propagating roses during the summer. H. AmpElopsis Veitchii. — The buds of this are usually red, and the wood is slender as compared with A. quiuquifolia. M. F. S. should be able to see by dissect- ing the buds whether they are three or five foliate. C. Geraniums. — In repotting these use a little coarse bone in the bottom of the new pot. As the plants grow vigorously, pinch out the leader, and stop any other shoot which is getting ahead of its fel- lows. To get the plant in the best selling condition take off the first trusses that show ; more and better ones will follow. G. FrEESIAS. — It is said that freesia can- not be flowered from seed in one season. I have done it two successive seasons, planting the seed the last of March and cutting the flowers during the holidays. I sowed the seed, not very thickly, in flats, kept the plants growing during the summer and put them in the warmest part of the house when cold weather came. The blooms were quite as good as those from bulbs. L. W. CARNATION.S. — In answer to E., March 15 No.: In several instances in which I have had dark carnations, both at the warm and cool end of a flue-heated house, I have noticed that those at the warm end did the best. This result is perhaps due as much to extra ventilation as to e-xtra heat. In fact whenever I have in- creased the heat and ventilation at the \R0»\ BtNCH SU??ORT. same time I have noticed a marked im- provement in the quality of the flowers. This is true of light as well as of dark varieties. L. W. PLANT.S FOR ROOM DECORATION.— The sudden change from a greenhouse to a hall or drawiug-room of course tells sadly on most plants, and many are of little value after a few such trips in inclement weather. In selecting plants for this purpose do not take those which are growing strongly, but rather those which have" thoroughly ripened the foli- age. The house in which you keep your plants for decorations should be rather dryer than those for growing stock, then the great change is not so severely felt. Mignonette. — Have any readers of the Florist tried forcing the new spiral white mignonette ? I have grown it for the past two winters and have found it very good when planted in the border 326 The American Florist. April /, where it has plenty of root room; it does not do well with ine in pots. Tlie flowers tied in bunches with callas are superb. I cut spikes yesterday that measured over a foot in length and they were not half open then; I find it hard work to con- vince some that it is mignonette. One 2-year-old plant stands over six feet high and is loa \- cal tlorist ..) 1^ >,,,,, . knowledge of r.,iv:ni.w..-,... 1 Address, (,. Kl.in. ''\v li.iin-ton.Mass. SITUATION WANri;ii \ \:^ 'Iiricr; practical ngased; good ref- HS, Orange, N.J. ereneesfrom„„.^,,^cn^K^e^^ Lansd(.w /e?S"af; ^o'S ?ef- Address, SITUATION WANTED-By place; w™! taklfClfclurrae". erence. Address. J. C care Chas. Weeber, 1 4C1 ngle man as rose uercial or private ce; arst-class ref- amber-st., N. Y. QITUATION WANTKI>-Rv Uerman: 30 years \-: I'l ■ family; best of refcM-i - is permanent; god.l |.i : Address, (, l^ ,, 'I'-ner and florist; "" ;:>'lary"fpk?2 .'.'1' diet. 111. SITUATION 0^ vate place WA bail LMiod experience in cul hot Tiouse plants, peaches .)i>d landscape gardener; at p VVm. J. Stewart, Host..,,. > "r '' rf J. W. SCOTT en a -IS, QITUATION WANTED - I oughJylipe,lntid'in'nie''c'u vine'ries^'"fniie."«?,wc,TTi'toh'. 'l'.r.'.'fession;'lwi years Fl.c K1-1..M1 ■.(i..Un ion Hill, N. J. W1.?e? .' k \ Iv Itns iml general in length. D-A iilai good size. v): " ""Mi wl, I'kee'wis' wiai!; D-4-inch may And Takoma pipe ?§lli^ e's*? rding it for ■c.linnlnn. F;i!^,,rr ,;;' ,i',''„.',;; vz:;^' |.: ^^,.■ ...,a!s.. oar w^:^?.)! 1:,. ' ■ .n,.-.,uartcr J.V.MESM. I,. F':!!,i-^V,I'^ V'^^J^IL K'i!;,:/! 1\M'i1. 1887. The American Florist. 327 New Roses of i AMERICAN BEAUTY, W. F. BENNETT, THE BRIDE, PAPA GONTIER, COMTESSE DE FRIGNEUSE, MARQUIS DE VIVENS, and all other choice KM. I staiidiiKl viii iitii's In \,ry flne plants at lowest rates r..i' iirsi-ciass st<.rk Special quotations fin- lai^'e quantities nn jii. plica- J. N. MAY, Rose Grower, Union County. SUMMIT, N. J. NnvEltiEs in HnsEs. NeVEDsPIE^ IN 6ER7J]Vmj^3. The new French Geraniums for ISSHwill he ready for shipment September 15. Twelve of the ver> finest out of this year's new ones : Glory of France, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, Freigneuae. Mad. David, Camille R; oux, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for descriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stock. hilia& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigneuse" This Rose is probably the best ever raised for florist's work; the bud is ot "Niphetos" or "Ben- nett" shape, color of "M. Neil," and rather larger than a duck's egg; a perpetual bloomer. " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn. 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as well as my general Catalogue, free on application, A splendid lot of Perle des Jardins." " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not." "Mme. 'Gabriel Luizet," "Paul Neron," • 'Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSOIV, CAEN CALVADOS' FRANCE. FOR FLORISTS. 25i-iN. Pots. Healthy Plants, per too The Bride ^m Mad. Watteville. very flne lUO Niphetos 4.tiu Perle des Jardins, very flne 4.(10 Mermet C. Cook .... Souv. d'un Malmaison. Also Etoile de I.vcni, .\dam. Tea, Queen Scarlet and a eeneral stock of bedding plants. 719 4th Avenue. - - Louisville, K Y. The Ivlagnifioent Carnation the leading Crimson in the East. Stock limited DeGrawa, from my own improved and perfectly healthy stock. Send for circular. LOTHROP WIGHT, FRAMINGHAM, MASS. NEW GERANIUMS Thorpes Geraniums of 1886. Golden Dawn Marod Mary Hill « A Nutt and Thus McMurray licts each M OU per dozen Perino Geramums 50 vaneties double and single $2 * Si-ND tOK PKICt LIST I. N. KRAMER 4, SON, M Mill ilE i^tlffif i. iss^. We offer the largest and most cotnplete stock of Roses iu this couutry. Straight 2',4-in. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, aud give best results. ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES^ in large s«i>,,Iy at very reasonable prices- Aiii I!,anlv liipa Cuntirr. U . F. Bennetl. The Bride, Her Ma/alv, L,i I-iamr. Genl. Jacq, Perle des /aulni^ \',/,li,l,'s C Mi'iuirt, M. Robert, Pierre Guilloll, Souvdun Am,,', etc, THE NEW ROSES OF ^QG—Comtesse de Frignei,^,- ^c.uVhm I'earl), 5o«i de Victor Hu^'K,\la,qn,s,' de I r.rui. Camille Roux, Marguerite de Ramet. Flai'ien Hud, lion. Exadelphc, Comtesse Horace de Choiseul, Mad. David, Claudius Level, Edmund de Bianzat, Suzanne Blanchet, Souvenir de Admiral Courbet, Comtesse George de Roquette Buisson. Set of 14 for $5, and very reasonable per dozen and hundred. HYDRANGEA G,?llKHO\f\.Oni^-ASp^cialty.-rmmens^^^ open ground plants, all sizes very low. Also japan Judas, New White tveigeta Candida, IVeigela Horlensis I^evia, Japan 'Snmu Ball (Viburnum pliactum), Rosa Rugosa, and a full line of all the best Hardy Shrubbery and Climbing I'ines, inclu^ns .^mpelopsis Veitchii (Boston Ivy). Akebia Quinata, .Sweet-Scented Honey- suckles in variety, etc.. etc. Special Wholesale Piice List free on application, to Florists, Market Gardeners and Dealers only. Lists priced, special selections made, correspondence solicited. Address, THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE OROWERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA. I«0 «SE>{S Mermet, Niphetus. Bun Silene. Safrano and Isabella Sprunt, from -Jl^-inch pots. S4.00 per 100. CARNATIONS Peerless, Hinze's White. DeGraw. Snow Flake. Ale- satiere and Ilinsdale.from 2i«-lnch pot8,S4.00 per 100, Rooted Cuttings of the above named varieties $2.00 per 100. JAME.S HORAN, Florist, Bridgeport. Conn-. 25,000 Azalea Indica, 15,000 Camellias. Orders for fall delivery now booked. For de- scriptive catalogue address, C. H. JOOSTEN, Itnporter of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP, N. Y. ien:oi>oi>Ejpifr>ieoivjs Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The great English Rhododendron growers, we are prepared to furnish Khododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices lower than ever before otTered in this country. Orders now solicited for spring delivery. Prices on application. B./l. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. r>i«EjEji«'as U/l^olesale Price l^ist Offers a Complete tmd Healthy Stock of Cu.MTESS DE FREIGXBUSE, PAPA GONTIER. THE BRIDE. AMERICAN Beauty of Roses for forcing. i'e grow in large quanti We grow thousands of Hardy Clii ;'elopsis Veitchii. AKEBIA Qdin oi5i«^v:iViuJi^, 1,000 VIVAN MAJOR, 2!^-ln. pots, per 100 W.no Echevera Secunda Glauca, per 100 4.00 Brenneman & Petterson, Mention American Florist. HONEYS0CKLES. IVIES. Clematls, Wistaria. ETC. Other specialties we supply in large quantities, as FERNS, Paems, Dracaenas, Pandanus, Musa In splendid condition for initnediatn effects we offer Send for Trade Puue List, etlerint'lnw prices of healthy stock. Mailed tree to all in tlie trade. SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, PHILADELPHIA. A. M. C. Jonjrkintlt Coiiinck, Royal Tottenham Nurseries, DEDEMSVAART, near ZwoUe (Netherlands). COMIFER^. $24.00 PER 1,000. Large Stock of Hardy Perennials, Ericas Ferns, Aquatics, Etc. FOR SALE OR RENT ^ni^ JJ^^V l\0^m^ AT CLAYMONT, DEL. On the P , W. & B. R. R. (19 miles below Phila- delphia) 5 greenhouses and small cottage. Apply for particulars to ARTHUR M. BURTON, 504 Walnut-st., Phila American Beauty, Bride. Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett. Papa Gontier, Teas. II. Teas, 11. I'eriiet tion of greenhouse anil be price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. BROADWAY. Louisville. Ky BEST MARKET KINDS. Double and Single, iu j'j-iuch Pots, $4.00 PER 100. Send for Trade List. 6.\^3 jo:\-j'j ^Ji\ -dj ^TELD— Ucs HINZE'S WHI YOUNG POT PLANTS, $2.00 PERIOD. Is ROOT H E> li -i -.e^^ Kl..ii~,t-, ^stipplie.^ produces Auctio . sales of bedding plants sales every ^Vednesda> .iiid tsaturday lioiuji toJuiielo tall sales from bept 17 to Oct. 1 Write for Particulars. 63 Bromfield Street, BOSTON, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (^ommission /T\erchants OF CUT Fr^OWEBBS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. ConsiKuments Solicited. Special attention paid to shipping. Mention ^UlKllICA.N FLORIST. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, -Hit fentre Market, ■w^smisra-TOisr, id. c. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rates shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. UseA.F. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc., J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 330 The American Florist. April ilfie ^eeS Urasle. ' A careful examination of the seed and plant catalogue crop for 1887 evolves the rumination that it will be a glad and joy- ful day when the average printer learns to place an electro right side up — when he shall have realized that the heavy shading of a cut 's not to be on the upper side. Here's reading for those windy cata- logue writers — in England and far-away countries like that. A buyer writes to one of the quiet houses: " I live near , and will bey seeds of you. I think I like your stile better than , of , hh tilings art' to good." The italics are ours, but the writer scores a point. Success in Market Gardening and Vegetable Growers' Manual, W. W. Rawson, Boston, Mass., is a neat volume of 208 pages treating the subject of mar- ket gardening in a practical manner. Glass. — Will some of your readers give their opinion as to the best size and thickness of glass for rose houses, or in fact any forcing house ? R. E. S. White Ants. — Will some florist who has had experience with these pests please enlighten the readers of the Flor- ist by giving the best remedy for their extermination where once established — and also the best method to prevent them getting a foothold in new houses to be built ? AnTL PoiNSETTiAS.— Will some of the readers of the Florist inform me whether the formation of young bractse on poinsettias which have been cut down, "rested," and then put on the benches is of frequent occurence, and will it spoil the plants for next winter's crop? The new shoots are only about three to four inches long and each one terminates in an em- bryo bract. Macon, Ga. Chas. N. Woodruff. Double Glazing. — Anti is somewhat in error in regard to this. If I were liv- ing in a very cold climate, and wanted to grow such plants as orchids, and other tropical plants, I should not hesitate to use double glazing in green houses for that purpose, and, if properly done, I do not think dust and dirt would be liable to cause much trouble. Mr. John Bor- land, gardener to Col. Fairbank, St. Johns- bury, Vt., could give some useful infor- mation about this. If he will kindly do so, it would be of great service to many besides your enquiring correspondent. J. N. M, PLANTS PLANTS Gekaxiums, Mad. ^allerol. Agekatu.ms, White Cap and Copes Gem. DWAH1» ACHYKANTHUS, Collinsii and Hoveyi. Altebnantheuas Aurea Nana and LatKolla Majcir. DwAui- Begonia, Bruanti. -^t^i^ SEED, ^?<^- Lane's Imperial BeetSeed, lolbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $9.50; 100 lbs. $18, by Express. Send for prices and samples. Retail Catalogue and Calendar now ready. W. D. LANK, Middlcbury, Vt. LETTUCE PLANTS, strong, transplanted, ready for Bench or Hotbed. R. MANN & SON, LANSING, Mich. CHK YSANTMEMVM8 Finest colleetion In the West * • » Mostly new sorts, $3.00 per 100. From 2'.e in. pots. Chrysanthemum catalogue ready Jan. 1, Send for it. H. L. PHELFS, Klorist. Springfield ... J. W. Dudley & Sou PARKERSBURG W. VA. IS varieties coleus 2|^-inch pots. $15 p< I. Early Summer ts, transplanted. Jj "V DREER'S Garde n s eeds I'lants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST issued quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREER, Pliiladelplui* CHOICE GRAPE YINES. few thousancl second size, well-ripened plants of SOMETHIHG WORTH HAVING Our New SEED CATALOGUE for 1887. Everything Ilhistratc.l. (jnnn THINnQ for the Farm'er and ALL IHK MUUU iniWha Gardener. FREE. S. Y. HAINES & ^..-^-^^j^lfaJefphTa. pI'"'' A ibiey's Tested Seed A jfolli Brij pire State, J>ady Wash Samples, 1 of each 10 varieties, free by mail for IS 1.00. Prices in quantity given on application. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. Nfs-|!IPs-Jo,J.f WHOLES TRADE CATALOGUE MARTIN GRASHOFF, Wholesale Seed-Grower. ZWYNDRECHT, HOLLAND, RELIABLE SEEDS Wholesale Onlv. For Catalogues of Vegetable Seids, address, O. H. JOOS'TKIV, Sole Agent for the U. S. 3CoentiesSlip, New York. What Mr. Bejer sajs:„4'.,- <, I II ( 1 1 ( 01 1 BURPEE'S •'•LOWERS, w. SEEDS,; FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 Will be Bent FREE t,. nil wh.. «nlH i..r it It is a llaudHfiiiie Boole of 1 'iS |iuKe<«, with luin- dreds of iilustralions. Three Ji.l.ir.d I'laies, THE l OBIiOS., Seedsmen and I'loristn, MII^WA^UKKl-:. \\I^^. DICKINSON, ax lluniranlin. Millot. lied Top, Blue rrliard (Jms.s Ilird Soeds. iic. iip.st PO" CORf i887 The American Florist. '^eedi ffeni i. th ii i i 1 ii it 1 r H nsts u>>c Mule 111 c i api liiaU ii HEMRY A. DREER, Seedsman & Florist PHILADELPHIA s,ooo Hinze's White Carnation Plants For Sale, from 2!4-ineh pots, $2.50 per 100. Hinze's is the healthiest and best white Cai f7"£ FASSETT & BRO., Ashtabula, Ohio. io,ooo ECHEVERIAS SECUNDA GLAUCA, IVr I (Ml «:i.oo. CM^VI«r^KJ^ HEIIVX;, Sharon. Pa. IRISH JUJufll^JEJRS Doz. 100. 2to3feet S3.00 $20,011 Clematis. 12 tin.' vaiii-tii's. ni.mthly 3.00 Tuberoses, Vani-ly.. do J. 00 COLEUS, $2.00 PER 100. Clirysanthemums, 40 varieties $2.50 per 100. i||li'^'5:'"-^.i..i|J| Geranium, Happy Thought, 3-in. Pots, at $4.00 per 100. rieniut.-.liiiknr,,: :. _ .do S:0O Write for Trade List. NSaraGrapey\^',esaVi;:i^yi,'ice'^!!:'.'! dS 3:00 D. LEE & SON, Madison, Lake Co,. 0. URBAWA, OHIO, 332 The American Florist. April /, New York. Mr. Henry Siebrecht has gone where the jasmine twiueth. Orflers for Easter hang fire. Every year the orders for holidays are delayed later and later. So much bloom was cut for the late orchid show, that these blossoms are somewhat scarce. The first of the spring plaut auction sales opened March 15 with good attend- ance and brisk bidding. Mr. Wm. C. Wilson has imported a choice lot of small evergreens, which he pots for house decoration. Messrs. Beers and Hamilton will give a grand exhibition of Easter plants, when 10,000 specimens will be shown, continu- ing the first fortnight in April. Alexander McConnell and Mr. Hall of S. J. Burnham & Co., are making a trip soulh, and have invested largely in palms and pines suitable for Easter decoration. Real ostrich eggs have been obtained by a leading florist who places them in an oval nest of violets which rests on a cushion of lily of the valley. Another charming Easter present. The first orchid show has done much for this flower, of which the general pub- lic were comparatively ignorant. Already inquiries are being made for varieties that will grow in the window. If a florist desires to know if or not he is popular among the craft let him give a show. \\'here there are proffers of ex- hibits and willing hands to assist in the labor a man knows how he is estimated. English wall flowers are combined with daffodils in bronze and gilt hamper bas- kets which are bound with old gold and sage-colored satin ribbon, and fastened with a cluster of cones. These are fash- ionable for Easter gifts. Weir, of Brooklyn, received the major- ity of orders for Mr. Beecher's funeral, and reaped a harvest. A noticeable same- ness in the designs suggests that it is un- wise to employ but one florist to arrange such a quantity of pieces. There is a decided stir which, it is pre- dicted, will boom night-blooming plants, both for conservatories and gardens. Both aquatic houses, and these for the flowers that open at night will be features of fine country seats the coming season. Ten thousand dollars was realized from the first orchid show. This was shared between the Eden Musee management and Siebrecht & Wadley. The latter lost several fine plants from exposure to gas, among which was a magnificent speci- men of Caryota urens. The novelty of the spring exhibition of the New York Hort. society will be some of the bloom of new varieties of English roses imported in ice. The Princess Bea- trice, the flame-colored tea rose, is to be among these. The $i50-cup prize of the coming exhibition of this society is on exhibition in Union square. Dwarf Fcarl, DoublG Italian Diamond pi^ai-i Jaberoses We ITLra«rsi t ranted true t i l I rietlea, 2^^-in. pots.. * * PerlOU MBivi-e-v' m-ts. Bun Silene, etc CARNATIONS CHEAP Sunrisi' jiml J. .J. Hiirri>*(in. fruni '-".u-in. pctt.s .H, per 0. Thr siijiio in lio.if.l CiittiiiBs. K" r,0 per 100. 51 KKOW. I'isli lnj;8 .«.; II.N.Y. PHNSY -••- PHNSYi^ from the great Pansy ^peciali.st, H. Wr burg, (iermany, and con.'^ists of 54 strains ol JOHN C. FI-EISCHKR, ST. PAUL fii;iRi§Mii^, Dr. Masters, very fine, 3-in. f20; 4-ln. $30; 5-ln. *40 Mabie, beat market variety 2-in. $8; 3-in. $10; 4-in. $12; 5-in. $20 Not named 2-in. $ti; 3-in. $«; 4-in. $10; 5-in. $15 R. J. PURVIS, Cook Co HAVELOCK, ILL. 600 Rooted Cuttings Lem-on Verbenas, A-T OIVCCE. J. NEWMAN &. SONS, WINC'HKSTKH, - - - MASS. lew f gIIow BoIgus, I. loodG. READY FOR SH I PM E NT A PR I L 1 . Tliis superb yellow coleus originated with that thor- ough and veteran plantsnian, Mr. John Goode, of H\de Park, 111., who first sent out double sweet alvssuni, Ralph and Fanny geraniums, and other plants of merit. The plant is really a yellow Verschafeltii (though not a sport from that) being a strong grower, with large, deeply toothed and crimped bright yellow foliage. We deem it superior to any yellow in existence, holding its color throughout the season, and standing the sun well. PRICE. 2^ inch Plants, 4 to 5 inches high, well rooted, PER DOZ., $3.00; 25 FOR $5.00; 50 FOR $10.00. IVe control the entire stock, uliich is limited. Mr F. Kanst, chief gardener at the South Parks, Chi- cago, says: ■' It is the best variety I ever handled in my 13 years' experience in the South Park. I have discarded all other yellows in preference to it. and cannot say too much in its praise for garden decorations." J. C V^.VUOM^.A.IV, 42 La Salle St., CHICAGO. SEGERS BROTHERS, Suoh as Hi/acinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Xurvissus, JJliiims. I^ily of the Valley. Anemones, Ilfiitunenlus, Spirtea^ Etc., Kte. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for JVholesfile I'atnloffue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. CARNATIONS I«OOTEJI5 CUTTIIVOS Of nearly all varieties can still be supplied. Parties wishing large lots of SNOWDEN, CENTURY, ETC., would do well to write for special terms. Price Lists to all applicants. UNIONVILLE, Chester Co., PA. mw,r\-r-ic^ I 1 otTer for Spring planting the best hardy KIK TREES Ij.VI'ANKSIS IHAl^LES, and other choice OK: _,J,^7'„„I (JHKKNS, SllltriSS, KOSKS, CHRYSANTHK.MILMS and hardy Plants. .VIso gJJJJU Be I "!'''''■' '"Itl >TS mill VINKS. Best quality In quantity or specimen at lowest rates. ROSES I KKEU. W. KELSBY, 208 Broadway, N.V. i88y. The American Florist. Ill BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. i>i3^ve;ejr. 3VE-VV CI«OI» Roman Hyacinths, P per White and Ro Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, for Fall deli\ ivovv ieE:A.i>Y. liirte bull adloli. '•■■.■11 urn, larjie bulht ^ BULBS.^ RICHARDIA ALBA M AC U LATA. Dry Roots. Extra Strong, se- lect. jr.'.M per 100. Dry Roots, Extra Strong, $8.00 per 1(10. KO.OOper 1,000. Good Flowering Roots, Sti.OO per 100, »1».00 per 1,000. . GLADIOLUS. Chnico American Hybrids, y.'-Cl) per 100, $16.00 per 1.000. GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN SEPARATE COLORS i'ricefl on Application. MICHEL PluHtAHeeaCo. 718 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. We have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMSjOL^-^iFvailsty: GER A IVTTTMS i>»uhie^.7.rsi..gie. ver^n.^5Fknr- Street. NEW YORK. CANNA FLACCIDA rrT.Anroi.Tis. TO THE TRADE. ^i'", V" ' ". ' ^'•""' ~ V : ,;; Strongplants.$2.,S0 per hundred; $20.00 per thousand! JH I \ i: 1 1 ( . I. \ I ) 1 1 1 1 I ^, 1 1 1 . 1. 1 ^ - : 1111 ,„., mil, ""^REASONER BROS., ' ^^Iviip'ofSS^ Royal Palm Nurseries. MANATEE, FLA. ' Mornsville, Bucks Co., Pa. Mention Amen«in Florist. .\l,-htl..„ Aii.erkan Florist. FIR TREE OIL HghesSoliblelnsetcde PR|CES REDUCED the GALLON to I3.25 the QUART to Ji. 00 For Cash with order, less 10 per cent 30 " " .10 Net Cash I2.95 Net Cash . . )f .90 O PR I IN O PLr\ IM TS Send for our .Special Circular containing many offers of Palms, Orchids, Roses, etc., etc. 1^ I ^\ Q I ^^r » ^^ ^^ I I D D I IE" O Baskets, Wire Goods, Everlastiugs, rL-Vi^ril^) I ^) ^DVJ r^r^LI L^) Bouquet Papers, etc., etc. Send for our Illustrated Spring Supplement with many new aud attractive designs. PURPLE INSCRIPTIONS for lettering funeral work, 2-in. letters at net a'/, cents each in the following ready incriptions (mailed free on receipt of money): "Re.st, At Rest, Memory, In Memory, Souvenir, Friendship, Asleep, Grandpa, Grandma, Baby, Our Brother, Sister, Father, Mother, Husband, Wife." Others to order at same cost. Also in blue. .\lso i 'i-in. letters: "Baby, Rest, .At Rest," at same cost; for other letters use LET TERING STRINGS of purple.Wue or scarlet immortelles, 12-iu. long, put up in original pack ages of 4 yards each, mailed free on receipt of 75 cents for each package; also in original boxes of 24 yards each, mailed free on receipt of |4.0(i for each box. .Address, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, P. 0. Box 899, new YORK oi44Dey street. 334 The American Florist. April 7, Wraile Rofe/^. MilAVAt'KKR. — Currie Bros, are build- ing five new .greenhouses to be used principally for the production of cut flowers. Nfav Ori.K.\ns. — The Picayune of March 13 gives a portrait and sketch of the life of Dr. Asa Gray the celebrated botanist. ToPEKA, Kans. — Miss Emma Bristol has returned from a two months' trip to California. Bristol sisters had a bloom of American Beauty rose five inches in diameter, the finest in the west. K. Cleveland. — There were more bulbs forced here this season than ever before. Good flowers have, however, been in brisk demand. Five or six hyacinths of as- sorted colors in a 7-inch pot, the soil covered with lycopodium, havesold well. Robert Hughes says his lease does not expire till April, '88, and he will remam at his present location until that time. J. C. Gooding has resigned his position as manager of W. J. Gordon's rose houses; he will leave as soon as his suc- cessor is appointed; ill health the cause. Andrew Eadie has lately been on the sick list. Heart disease is the trouble. In response to a call, signed by seven florists, a meeting of the florists of the city was held March 14 for the purpose of organ- izing a florists' club. Mr. J. M. Gasser was elected chairman and Miss May Grant secretary pro tern. A committee was appointed to draft constitution and bv-laws and report at next meeting. ^ E. G. C. Chicago. — Trade has been better than usual for Lent. The Forest Glen Floral Co. have removed a short distance north of their old location on Wabash avenue. Chas. Reissig has a very large azalea plant covered with thousands of pink blossoms in his window which attracts considerable attention. He is now cut- ting some remarkably fine hybrids and displaying in his windows a few or- chids and a large vase of Acacia pubes- ceus. Jacques are in good supply and of fine color. Walter Kreitliug and Hovey & Co. also have a fine display in their windows. M. F. Gallagher has his windows filled with designs for the Dixey banquet. At the last meeting of the Florist club eight new members were elected, which makes the mem- bership a round 100. The club room is now very comfortably furnished and on its tables may be found all the leading .horticultural papers and magazines, in addition to a large number of trade cata- logues, both domestic and foreign, and reports of horticultural societies. The walls are adorned with pictures of plants and flowers; at one end being a photo- graph of the S. A. F. taken at Wootton, Philadelphia. The room is nicely car- peted, furnished with a large heater, and there is certainly not a pleasanter place in the city for the members to drop in and spend'a pleasant hour. Chas. R.eissig has already purchased a supply of orchid plants to grow for cut flowers, Geo. Wittbold is cutting some bloom, and two other florists are considering the advisa- bility of devoting a house to these flow- •^JfllKTER LILY ROOTSi^ (Nymphoea Odorata.) SS.OO I'KH 100. THKTKADKSll-PLIED. WM. F. HALSEY, Water Mills, Long Island, N. Y. Young & Elliott, iGcdsmcn and iorticultural :Suc(ionGGrs, 54&56 DEY ST.. NEW YORK. Our annual spring sales of plants have commenced and will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays jf each week until further notice. Catalogues are issued three days previous to day of sale and will be regularly mailed to any Customers who can not conveniently attend the sales may send oniers to purchase, naming a limit beyond which they do not wish us to bid. WM. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer. WE SELL ^EVERYTHING ^ FOR * FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. If you do not already receive our Quarterly fVhoIrsale Price I^iat, please send name and address and It will be regularly mailed, PETER HENDERSON & CO./ 85 and 37 Cortlaudt Street. ■ NEW YORK Our |^(^u; f\\t<^rr)ar)t[)(^ra Spectabills Vanegata Nana (Price 25c. each, $2.00 per doz.i John R. & A. Murdoch, PITTSBURGH, PA. Water Lilies. CAPE COD PINK POND LILY, AND ALL COLORS, Red. IUhc, Phik, IVhitciind Yellozi: BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. ^ape ^od y\T)\ poQd Ijly. •Ai^viv ]Breos. Ma Bouvardia plants forSpringSetting 2.000 DAVIDSONIA, White. 1,500 KI.KGANS, pink. l.SOO AI.FRE1> Nelt.ner, double white. 1,000 PUKS. (iAllKIEl.Il, pink. strong. Healthy Plants, ready May 1st. at $4 per 100. SAMUEL NICHOLS, C.liilSNrtt, Mass. ^:.vtrH c-hoice strain, larce tloworiiijr, transplanted, B 50 per 100; $22.50 per l.W). GERANIIIM, Mt. of Sn.>w. Stock plants bushy, Vinch pots, Sl.OO per 100. kcHEVEKIA CALIFORNICA, First class, M.OO per 100. L. J. DENTON, Plainfield, N.J. 1VOTI0 13:. pansles,geraniums,coleus, heliotropes, tuberose bulbs; ' m. tritschler & sorts, Hvdes Ferry Garden. NASIIVILI.E, Tenn. imericari Florist Eo's NEW TRADE Directory l.S NOW Secure a Copy at Once. PRICE American Florist Co. 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. Grown from Blooming Wood and in full growth now. BEWWETTS AND BRIDES 3-inch Pots, fin.oo per 1.10; -'--inch Pols, $7.00 Perles, Mermets, La France, Niphetos, M. Niels, Cooks, SAFRANO, BON SILENES. SPRUNT, HERMOSA, PINK DAILY. And 50 other good sorts, 2}i-iiich Pots, $5.00 5,000 Field-Grown named sorts, 35 Kinds Undivided Roots, $10.00 per 100. Send for Wholesale Lists of Greenhouse Stock and Florist's Requisites B. P.CRITCIIBLL&CO., Itn W 4tli St., « INtlNXATI. O. 1887. The American Florist. 335 QuFNcwGarriafioiis for 1887 DENYS ZIRKGIEBEL, Aiiim Weill, plants l,y the inno NEEDHAM, MASS. 30 ()()() I\<»(it('(l (\irnati(»ii ^ - • - - - CUTTINGS. Duke of Oranpre. I'll, ii -r Emma, Chester l'n>i I, i Wilder. Buttercup, :m. frum $2.00t"*4.tJOiMT n.' -.li hi . n; ISAAC LARKIN, ToiighReniiiii.:>n, Chester Co., Pa. BOUVARDIA PRES. CLEVELAND. Colin-, dazzling eiimson scarlet, very large trusses and Howers; a tree bloomer. No (grower should be without it. BOUVARDIA BOCKII. FOUR NEW GERANIUMS. .MHS. ( Iv. T, Mil lifht pink, shading to "liiir nn Ml ir.-i i.,i:r- ilmible. 1Mif>' ;ur :tll \fr\ 11 tir l.r. hli'l-s; price $1 for the set. WIM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge. Mass. CHARLES J. POWER, pi^ r^ o I^ r » ^ , South Framingham, Mass. Greenhouse. Bedding, and Miscellaneous Plants. ^}>i>U greenhouse culture, and in beauty rpassed by but few tropical trees, ly) SO cents each; S4.00 per PBICE, (to dozen. Strong plants from REASONER BROS. Koyal Palm Sur.series. Slan; JAIVIES HENDRICK, FONT GROVE GREENHOUSES, Sllngerlands, Albany County, N.Y. respectfully offers to the trade '"o.OOO ot the newest i2and 4-in.pots,f;ua 1 prime condition, nd c -anteed from healtby stock and It prices as low as fair, square inft warrants: 100.000 of fancy A TRIAL SOLICITED. Nocataloguesy KOSE Plants of this beautiful Rose can now be had from the undersigned at the following prices: In alj-inch Pots, Per loo, $25; Per 500, $100; Per 1,000, $180. CASH WITH ORDER FROM UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS. JOHN HENDERSON, MENTION THE AM. FLORIST. F^LUSHING, N.^'. i>Y^ \VHOLESA.HC AND DESCRIPTIVE / I iV ^°'' ^^^'' of Bedding Plants, Roses, Paltns, Orchids, ' ^J etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock following on hand at cheap rates: Ampelopsis Veitchii, various sizes Tea, and Hybrid Roses., all the leading sorts, named Clwysanthemums, Draccra Ind I'-eisu, various sizes, Eckeverias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lti- tescens, in 2%, 4,5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforthia Elegans; Oreo- doxa Regia, Cgrypha Australis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wedelliana, Chatn- erops Excelsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Phcsnix Rupicola, Phcenix Tennis, Kentias oi sorts. Glazinova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given on application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, ^cw| Qa(:alo(§tJ(^8 Steiriway Astoria' L. I. The undersigned begs leave to inform his patrons and the public in general, that orders for his new roses, TIic Pitiitan^ Mrs. John Laiiig and Meteor ,, have come in so rapidly that he is forced to announce that his order book is closed for the present. When he feels warranted in accepting further orders, he will make known the fact through these columns or by circular. Yours truly, Chas. F. Evans. 336 The American Florist. April /, Some Corrections. In regard to your biographical sketch of Mr. Louis Meuand in last issue, I am authorized by that gentleman to state that a few corrections should be made. Mr. M. landed in America in 1837, hence he was a few days older than 30 years. The Peristeria elata mentioned had but two spikes, with only sixty flowers on both spikes, not on each one. We must correct such errors of statement if we do not wish to spread scepticism, which is already so prevalent with the horticultural comnm- nity. The Cymbidium Lowianum owned by Mr. A. A. Smith, of Troy, has sixteen spikes, bearing altogether not much less than 300 flowers; in this your correspond- ent was a little below the mark. Mr. M. not only thinks but is convinced that the phrase, "thorough knowledge of Greek and Latin," was a lapsus calami for super- ficial knowledge. He also states that he may be a type of "something of some sort," but not the type of the best garden- ers of days gone by; to this qualification he strongly objects. A Lover of Flowers .\ND ALSO OF Truth. Milwaukee. — Archie Middlemas has completed a new house 1 16 feet long for pot plants. TO THK TRADE FiOSISSs Aline Sisley. Hermoaa, uplielm, Gerard Desboia, Marie Van Houtte, Mart. Bravy.C'omt. De La Barth. Mad. Jos. Schwartz, Mad. Ijambard, Mrae. Annette Scant, Coq.de Blanches, Adam, Dochess of Bdin- burg, Niphe Most ■ Saraeld, S2.00 per 100: COLEUS, Centaurea Gvr-- Violets; Heliotropes. Chieiian an Geraniums, unnamed $2.00 per 100. Smilax ir quantity »1.50 per 100, 112.00 per 1,000. Sampl mail for 25 cents. GEO. THOMPSON & SONS Wholesale Florists, 261 W.Jefferson St., - Louisville, CARKATION CUTTINGS. Hooted cuttings of Gnioe Wilier. Chester Pride, Century, Seawan, Edwiirdsii, Peter Henderson. Snowdon, Lady Emma, Philadelphia, and Scarlet Gem. Price. «3.00 per 100. $15.00 per l.OOO. Send for price list of potted plants, ready March 1. NEW CARNATIONS, PANSIES, ASTERS, of extra quality for Florists, are our Specialties Send for descriptive price list to D6NYS ZIRNCieBGL, NEEDHAM, MASS. CAKNATIOXS . Gar- plants. $2.60 per 100. HKRRIS JKYNeS. 84 Euclid Ave., - CLEVELAND, O. Carnation Plants^ Write for prices and descriptions. or. R. SHELMIRE, AVONDALE. CHESTER CO., PA. Andalusia. strong, well-rooted plants of the beautiful leuion- yellow, deeply-frintieii Carnation. ANil>A.LI TSIA.. $1.00 per Dozen, $5.00 per 100. SUNRISE, SCARLET GEM AND MRS. CARNEGIE, $2.00 per 100. H. E. CHITTY, Florist. Paterson. N.J. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS P'or Sale. STRONG, HEALTHY STOCK. PRES. DE GRAW AND LA PURITE Pres. de Craw, the best long-stera white carna- tion now grown, Si 25 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. C. B. HUMPHREY, Wiilesville, Oneida Co., N. Y. SeLGCT PLHNTS. ,.,„„» lioses. Hybrids. sti'nn'.j^""i'..rh ' ' "" hm Roses, xMonthly, ' , M«l Roses. Bennetts. Til' 1: ■. l;-i!itv 1,". 1,11 Carnations. Hinzr - \' > 1 . ) ml Carnations, color. Ml :i i»i Asparagus tenuisM [II 11- ;v. m 4 00 ^*.. GiDDi^TGs, Danville, ill. li\i3;jJ\T]D7]i 'J^A^^1L\% ■i3:)Li; Ui3 ALBEKT M!. HERR, LOCK BOX 338. LANCASTER, PA. Mr. Bennett states that this is the finest Rose he has yet raised AND UNSURPASSED AS A WINTER BLOOMER. THE ROSE OF THE YEAR, Henry Bennett's New Seedling Xea. Ro«e, "A vigorous grower with stiff, erect wood, thick, handsome foliage, and ver}- free flowering. Flowers well carried on long, stiff stems ; large, full and of the most perfect form ; petals round, broad and very thick. Outside petals pale yellow, center rich golden j-ellow ; edge of petals lightly laced with bright rose. Most distinct and handsome ; a pure Tea. Received First Class Certificate of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, June 23, 18S5." Send for Price List. A beautiful colored lithograph for 25 cents, which amount purchasers may deduct from their first bill. Mr. Bennett has appointed as sole agents for its sale in the United vStates and Canada, HILL & CO., CRAIG & BRO., RICHMOND, ^^o 49th and Market, INDIANA. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Write them for particulars. Plants distributed on the same day both in Ivngland and America. iSSj. The AMEkicAN Florist. 337 ESTABLISHED 1854. ■» SEND f TO *• ORCHIDS Si>l^r§<;lit J & WatteT? LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Bnclose2-cent stamp lor our new catalogue, ."n- tiiining Practical Hints on growiiitJ: the ■■Queen. .f Flowers." overfO.UOO line plants to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. lUS.Vt KENKIUtiK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. lohniauFslataloguG Ot New. Rare and Beautiful Phi January. It Is full in really good and East Indian, South American, Etc. John 5aUL, U/ashington, D. C. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. lam now prepared to furnish plants by the 100 or 1,000 of over aOO ot the best varieties. Send for list. ROSES. All the leadinn forcing varieties. Contracts made now for delivery in MayandJune. Get your ^*t III iImi manufacturers claim are far - I 11 III iiuide of setting glass, as tlioy L'lii-- III -ii|i I iiii-ini^ bindingand consequent crack- ii,t. l,.uh i.iiv. I. ..tains 500 rights and «!o lefts. The manufactur.'rs aNo raalte a tool for driving the points. A Liberal Discount to tlie Trade. Price 35 cents a box. Tools IB cents eadi. ■Address all orders and communications to the Manufacturers. H. W. EAMKS & CO., Milford, Mass. Manufactiirer, Importer and Dealer in STRAW1IJL WICKER CI LT FOR EASTER: 5IMORTELLES, THE CALI.A LILY BASKET JAS. ORimTH, ^llf,^ THF :: PIONEER •: MANDFACTCKER :: IN :: THE :: WEST, ^ 30»« Main Street. - - CIKCIXXATI, OHIO. SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. Florist's l^etters Patent applied for These letters are made < f the best Immortelles, toothpicks. Prices on Wood Frames: in I'nrple.-.PerKlOW.OO I iiiii'l.' 'i'l'ir llllW.OO Designs, Monograms, etc. W. C. KRICK, U07 Broadwav. Brooklyn, N. V. J C V^fGHA.v, Chicago, Igt west of PennsylvaniB M. M. BAYERSDORFER&CO, 56 N.'4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Manufiutuieis ami l.iip,,riers of Baskets \ Florists' Supplies. WEIY CATALOiilE READY, IhST l)OUBLE-\ Elorists' Baskests,. IN THE MARKET. Every Florist who uses them will find an immense saving in pots. You Can't Afford Tou can yot tlie best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has years of experience in this specialty, as well as plenty of fine cuts and good material for superior productions. Send for new circular, and estimates for anything, to J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen. HARRISBURG, PA. i!li l !hl! l ; M i yi T T II Indiauapolls.Cln. 1 f-Lr Ag t Chicago. GREENH0US6 HEKTING. Itisl others. Postpaid, 75c. Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO. TERMS CASH. BASKETS DELIVERED F. 0. B. J.G. &A. ESLERCO., KL01vM«"l :s, SADDLE RIVER, N. J. J. M. GASSER'S) PAT. ZINC JOINTS For Butting Glass without Laps. Makes It air an.i water tlKht. No breakage from frost. Saves fuel anil t'lass. li'l.OKISTS \VAT(11M.\N'. for Fliica and Hot Water, *l.^.l»l: fur Steiini. *.V(l(l. it will rinn a hell J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue, - - CLEVELAND, OHiO. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS P .C. FULIVEILER, 716 Arch Street. ■ • Philadelphia. A VALUABLE FUNGICIDE, HAMMOND'S GRAPE DUST ,II«_>T, FishkiU- The American Florist. 339 Boiler U/orKs 381 to 393 S. Canal St. CHICAGO, ILL. •^ Established 1854 U/rou§l?t Iro9 ^ot U/ater Boilers ipeniltv Capncit LASS & PAINTS FOR I REE.NHOUSEMEN -W. C, Peale fit BRO. !& 334 CENTRAL AVE., CINCINNATI, Writs for Prices, or consult Cmcinniti Hit Kjport Is uusrape: ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, 335 East 31st Street, - >KW YOKK. MANUFACTUREf^F THe PATENT CLAM P. ,Hlt-. If ORNAMENTAL CANE STAKES Cheapest I Neatest I Most Durable ! Froiut)tul2 feet long; in bundles of 5U0, ready fur sawing in desired lengths: Price, per Price peri. Sample bundle of Each I.IXKI will make from 4,000 to 8,U00 pot stakes. Ready t" slii|. March 1. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Govanstown, Balto Co.. Md. Greenhouse Heating /Ventilating HlfcHlNQs 8, CO. Send. 4 cents postage fr :f 233 Merier Street, New York. Fi5c Ifafkrris af jSailers, ■^iirhteen Sizes, .-:vrunrove. CHICACO. FLOWER POTS. This '■iid" is "ur only travelitie f-alesruan. No other pii.i-T.H I. u 1. iMiiii .\pply for them. Ordersfor i.in> I r;iti' ^^ It li i .i-li 1 - 1 I ■ > SS) flUed at bottoiu price tree uTi i>'.;iMl. .\im'1> I"'' '"-'w special prices. SYRACUSE POTTERY board at l..west'quoted net prices. J. N. PERKINS, MANAGER, Syracuse, N. Y. Mention American Florist. mol,'s where nil iinier il:ips iniy isum 03 seedsmen, At.rieultural Irnplfnirnt .md Hardware dealers, or tent by express on re.-pipt ni t Shading. — Don't forget that white lead thinned with naptha and applied to the glass with a syringe is the best and most economical shading. One man wi'.h the syringe will accomplish more work in one hour than two men with brushes will do in a dav, and he will break less glass as well. ' R. J. H. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Helllweil Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL fiND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. IMPROVED Bf^ll^ FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. \LSO FOR HEATINC, WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE \'E\TILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalo^e. Ihos. 1. leatheFed, 46 & 48 MARIOW ST., IV Y. HEATING APPARATUS FOR CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. THE CEXjEEia.A.XEI3 WILKS WATER HEATER I For Heating GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES BATHTUBS ETC , ETC rgrjrl f -n PpI^^ list S WilksMfg Co Ccr Monroe & Clinton Sta Chioapo GEO. A. SOLLY & SON'S BOOK OF PLANS €arpet and Ornamental Flower Beds. Jl^Yn, ftnd perhaps* t luwei"'liedl?esi long felt w;^llt,;l^. Thia.^OuVj^LTONI) KIllTUl.- (leslgna, finely engraves, t b und. sent ore-paid to any Price, «3. GEO. A. SOLLY & SON, SPRINGFIELD. MASS bject of these for their supply a bllcatlon isigns. of over 100 Rood paper, nicely '•' 1 on receipt of &s — Improvod Hot Wat@| @i|lgrs Kor Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating In- Hot Water. Send for Ctittilogvie. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. ^-^T^SOMElTrHINQ NRW IN^^-.^ ilERTiNG RPPRRRTUS FDR GREENHDUSES J. X>. O.A.Zt.AC<3I>'S-, SRWD FOK ILIil'STKATED CATALOtiUK. Pz*opx>letoxry 3E]-\rEiri3.iei-\rllle, Xxxd. fliiJiE l^mmi^ OnLiLi Rmerica is "tha Praw of the Fesskl; there may be mare cnmfnri Hmidships, but we are the first to touch Unknown Seas,' Vol. II. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, APRIL 15, 1887. No. 41. '^m ^i^iii@0§^ WiJ^mm Copyright, 1S87, by American Florist Compniiy Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on tlie ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicigo. Eastern Office, Room8r, Vanderbilt Building, NewYorV. ons should be addressed 1 general office at Chicago. Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsd, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16. 17 and .8, .S87, The Easter Trade.— From reports already received the Easter trade lias everywhere largely exceeded that of any former year. We expect to present iii next i.ssue a comprehensive report cover- ing the whole country showing the ex- tent of this trade in all sections. The Maii, Order Trade. — While we are not yet prepared to say that the busi- ness in this line may not prove on the whole in excess of previous years, yet we have reports from many firms, whose tenor bears us out in the following : The increase in the number of firms engaged in the seed branch of the bu.siness, nnd who are pushing for trade, both with excellent catalogues and heavy advertis- ing, is certainly out of proportion to any increase that we are able to discover. If the trade, now more than half over, does not materially increase soon, it seems highly probable that some firms must retire from business at the end of this season. We are not inclined to consider the mail trade in plants so badly over- done as we believe it is in seeds, but cer- tain it is that some in the catalogue trade. in both branches, must suffer from the remarkable competition of the present HAii, Insurance. — Mr. John G. Es- ler, secretary of the " Florists' hail asso- ciation of America " has secured the pas- sage of an amendment to the general in- surance law of the state of New Jersey, permitting the organization of hail in- surance companies. Thanks are due to the Hon. Peter Ackerman, of the second district of Bergen county, and the Hon. John W. Bogert, state senator for the same county, for their efixirts in securing the passage of the desired act. The act allows the company to organize under the constitution and by-Jaws previously adopted by the directors of the " Florists' Hail association of America." As soon as the governor of the state affixes his signature, steps will be taken to put the company in working order. April Floral Styles. The decorators among our florists have given much thought in the direction of elaborate arrangements for entertain- ments following Easter. There is a great deal of handsome material to work with, both flowers and foliage, consequentl}' grand effects in churches, ball-rooms and parlors will be seen. Probably the most artistic and carefully worked out floral picture for Easter is the one done by Carl Beers for Rev. Dr. Kittridge's Madison Avenue Church, an illustration of which will be shown in next number. The Easter theme is most beautifully painted in flowers, and the picture is set in massings of bloom and foliage with great st5'le and finish. Frames of foliage have been fitted into the panels of altars, and carried up very high. Ivy, laurel, camellia leaves, and a variety of dark and glossy greenery is used for the foundation. Effects in blooming vines are made upon these panels. Banks and pyramids of blooming plants are arranged, but more pains are taken to make them artistic. For in- stance, a bank of hydrangeas is formed, no other plants being intermingled, over this will be gracefully laid a vine of As- paragus plumosa. Lily pyramids are made narrow and high where these stand in relief from a frame of foliage. It is very fashionable to decorate the pulpit of Episcopal churches with foliage and blooming vines, and the lectern with blooming plants and cut flowers. The base of the pulpit is massed with Rex begouia and other varieties of this species, while the stem is wound with vines, and the upper part is festooned with palm and fern leaves. The crescent and chalice, a combination design, is ver3' elegantly arranged for the commun- ion table. The crescent is formed of white and the chalice of golden blossoms. The base, for the piece is standard, is filled with Jacqueminot roses. The Trinity cross, of which we give a picture, is the noveltj' in Easter crosses, and is distinguished by having three points at the end of the top and arms. These must be well defined in working out with flowers. There is a four- pointed star in the center. This is usu- ally made of a color, while the remainder of the cross is composed of choice white blossoms, such as lilies and orchids. The base is frequenty filled with carna- tions and sometimes with long-stem hybrid roses. 'Undoubtedly the richest altar design of the season is the "Festooned leaf." Palm Sunday it created a sensation, and was particularly elegant and conspicu- ous, standing before a group of foliage. A leaf of Eatania borbonica measuring four feet and nine inches across, has placed on it just below the edge fringing a row of two dozen Lilium longiflorum, and under these a line of selected Jacque- minot roses, fifty in number. A thick clustering of lily of the valley rests be- neath these, and' from these to the stem is a covering of Neapolitan violets. The stem, which is three feet long, is plunged in a bed of moss. It is garlanded with asparagus, or left naked. The mossy bed is planted with long-stem roses. This festooned leaf will have a "run," for it is effective for most any position. The favorite French fish' basket has been remodeled for an Easter souvenir, or table center. The handle has been made higher and the basket is no longer straight up and down, but it gracefully hollows in toward the base. The satin valence is out of style, and a coil of rib- bon takes its place. The basket is so formed as to accommodate a plant grow- ing, and besides this a cluster of cut flowers or a working of foliage is em- bedded. The following are the most stylish combinations for putting in these baskets: one with handle and edge bound with pale blue satin ribbon is filled with a blooming plant of Merveille 342 The American Florist. April /J, (le Lyon rose; there is a cluster of white moss rose buds and a profusion of Nar- cissus poeticus. A pink trimmed basket is filled entirely with Cottage Maid tulips. A cardinal satiu-bound basket contains only the leaves of Begonia Rex and Asparagus plumosa vines scattered over it. A yellow trimmed basket con- tains dalTodils. and one bound with Nile green is filled with lily of the valley. Selected La I'rance and Gloire de Paris roses fill a basket edged with pink satin. The Ea.sterlily basket contains a plant of L. longiflorum, clusters of L. candidum Very costly violet designs are now the vogue for funerals. An entire casket of Marie Louise variety made for a funeral this week had a pillow and crown com- posed of the same flower resting on top. There were 27,000 violets in the piece. It was made by Hanft Brothers. An ar- rangement for Miss Catherine Wolfe's casket was also exquisite. A valence of violets hung around it from the top edge, and this was fringed elaborately with tassels of lilac. It was caught up at in- tervals with bows and ends of satin rib- bon to match in color. On the top of the casket rested two palm leaves held by a cluster of Puritan roses. At the foot lay a superb artistic wreath of vio- lets tied with purple satin ribbon. It is now fashionable to decorate the pew in church of those who die, and then keep the flowers fresh by renewal for a certain length of time. Mi.ss Wolfe's pew in Grace church was entirely cushioned with violets, and the wood work was all covered with a veneering of these. An elegant touch, suggestive of Klunder's taste, was a violet scarf carelessly thrown over the back of the pew and finished with a very heavy satin bow of purple ribbon. This decoration will be daily re- newed for one week. It is quite the style to hang funeral wreathes in apart- ments where the dead are laid. Some of these are very elegant; they are made up of long-stem pink and white moss rose- buds, and fastened with a cluster of flowers that hang down in a very graceful and ornamental way. Several novelties appear for Easter weddings; one of the richest is the " lily bower," which is made in an arch or bay window. The walls and ceiling are entirely covered with foliage and the canopy that extends from the arch is made of lilies. Inside the bower are a profusion of lily plants which make an effective base. At the foot of these and bankmg the pots is a pansy border. The Campanello bell is hung in the bower at the edge of the canopy. It is made half of white lily of the vallev and half of those dyed pink. Inside it is composed of myrtle bloom. The bell has a garland of selected Mermet roses, but arbutus will be used for this finish as soon as it is in flower. Ceilings of greenery are very popular, as are all gardeuesque effects in rooms. They are of course expensive. Suspended strings of asparagus of irregu- lar length make an elegant ceiling drap- ing. The appearance produced is misty. Delightful foliage effects in rooms are made behind the mantel-piece the full width of the mantel up to the ceiling. Reliefs in green and cypripediums show off grandly here, and where a bank of flowers, say Jacqueminot roses, tulips, or any blossom of decided tint, are run up at this side on the mantel, the embellish- ment is splendid. Thorpe's new carna- tion "Andalusia" is glorious for this purpose. The favorite piece for mantel decora- tion or to place on a piano or tripod, is a cylindrical basket eighteen inches high, of Japanese straw. In this is placed a lily plant. The soil is mossed over and then covered with lily of the valley. Around the basket midway a sash is tied; in this a cluster of roses. Reception and opera bouquets are com- posed of Jacqueminot roses and mignon- ette. Bridal bunches are invariably of lily of the valley and will not change un- til after Easter tide. Bridal gowns are trimmed elaborately with this flower and Narcissus poeticus. Clusters of yel- low primroses and wall-flowers combined are worn considerably by dowagers, and camellias are used for finishing drapery of velvet frocks. Easter week some fashionable dinners are to take place, but styles are not yet given out, florists being so much engaged in church and room embellishments. Spring Flowering Plants. There is certainly no class of plants which is more deserving of general cul- ture than this. Yet how seldom do we meet with them, and then we only see some poorspecimens planted without any effect whatever. By judicious selection of such plants many a bed and place in the garden could be made gay in the early spring which otherwise might be left empty until the end of May, when annual or bedding plants are set out. In addition to hyacinths, tulips, pansies, double daisies, English primroses and for-get-me-nots, which are too well known to need any description, there is quite a number of plants well adapted for the same purpose which will give a great variety of colors and habit. The Arabis albida, a native of Europe, is a lovely spring bloomer. The whole plant never exceeds one foot in height and the pure white flowers are produced in great quantity. Seeds vegetate freely, but it may be also propagated from cut- tings. The Phlox amoena is one of the finest plants of this class. It is found wild in the eastern states, grows from six to nine inches in height and produces large heads of beautiful pinkish flowers, forming one mass of bloom. The best way of propa- gating this plant is by cuttings. Alyssum saxatile is a very beautiful European plant, and valuable oh account of its bright yellow flowers which are produced on branching stems one foot in height. This plant likes rather dry and sandy soil and grows readily from seed. Polemonium reptans, one of our native plants, is also desirable. It grows six to nine inches high and forms a mass of delicate lavender flowers. Readily propa- gated from seeds, also by division. Aquilegia glandulosais, without doubt, the finest of the numerous species and h-vbrids The flowers are very large, sepals beautiful blue, while the petals are white giving it a very charming appear- ance It is best grown from seeds. Not less valuable is the Aquilegia canadensis, our common columbine, which is useful on account of the reddish color of the flowers that are produced in such a quan- tit\ It IS best raised from seed. Shellana Holostea may be used to good idvautige. It grows about eight inches high and forms a mass of pure white flov\ers Easily grown and propagated bj division. Doronicuuicaucasicum is a very valuable and showv plant, growing six "to twelve inches high and bearing numerous, large bright vellow blossoms, not unlike small sunflowers. As this plant seldom ripens anv seeds, it is best to propagate it by division Manv other plants of equal merit can be recommended where a great variety is desired The above fonnsare among the best and most easily cultivated. Cambridge Botanic Gardens, March 12. Advantages of Horticultural Exhibitions. I had the pleasure recently of being present at the Spring exhibition of the Maryland Horticultural society, held in Baltimore on the evening of March 10. My visit led me to reflect on the advant- ages of such exhibitions to the practical florist, and although my reflections were prompted by observations at home, they will, I fear, be applicable in many other localities. The great bane of horticulture to-day is the very apparent indifference of too many florists as to the success of any pro- ject calculated to advance and elevate their profession. Most undoubtedly the florist business is most successfully car- ried on in localities where the most pub- lic interest is evidenced in horticultural matters; therefore — it is very clearly a duty which every florist owes'to himself, that he should use all the means in his power, to create and foster public inter- est in his profession, and in no better way may he accomplish this, than by taking an active interest in the horticul- tural societies, and exhibitions to which he has access and giving them practical support, for such exhibitions not only serve to keep public interest alive, but they tend to create that interest where it does not already exist, and at the same time afford to the public, favorable op- portunities of forming a proper apprecia- tion of the florist and his profession. It is, however, an unfortunate fact, that wherever floral exhibitions are held, growers are to be found who never appear in the role of exhibitors; it is difficult to find a satisfactory reason for such re- missness. Flower shows cannot be suc- cessfully held unless supported by the profession, and I can hardly imagine a 1887. The American Florist. 343 florist who does not realize the advantage of bringing himself before the public on such occasions; true, as a delinquent friend recently remarked, "the premiums offered are frequently small and do not repay the extra labor incurred"; this, however, is carrying the "love of the dollar" too far; the legitimate striving for the ho)wr of the premium, is lauda- ble and proper, but no florist should per- mit the intrinsic value of the premium to regulate his support of the exhibition; and the florist who cannot afford a little extra labor on such occasions, is not alone blind to his own interest, but lacks the enterprise which should characterize every business man. I have also been met with the argument that "the pre- mium list fails to provide for anything " in some particular florist's line, and there- fore he nothing which he hibit, but in such cases it must be borne in mind that exhibitors are not limited in above sense by the premium list, and since a grower can only cater to the pub- lic with such stock as he deals in, it is this same stock which he is privileged to bring before the public through the me- dium of the exhibition. Every business man appreciates the value of advertising, and while our flower shows offer to every florist an incentive for the attain- ment of the highest cultural perfection and an opportunity for friendly competi- tion with his contemporaries, they, above all, offer him a most valuable, and by long odds, the cheapest advertising me- dium within his reach. A very success- ful florist recently said to me that during his business career he had netted thou- sands of dollars, the result of his exhib- its; personally, I can bear testimony as to the substantial benefits arising from persistent exhibiting; my experience is the experience of florists in every section, and right here let me give expression to the wish that mine were "the pen of a ready writer, " if haply I might imbue the sluggish members of the profession with some measure of enthusiam, in this, and everything else calculated to ennoble and elevate a profession, the oldest in the world, and containing boundless treas- ures for the intelligent mind. Although horticultural societies and exhibitions offer numerous advantages to the florist, I have confined myself to a hasty notice of one, which I regard as most important, viz: the opportunity af- forded the florist of bringing himself and his wares prominently before the com- munity in which he resides, and from which his income must chiefly be derived. Flower shows can only be rendered at- tractive to the people, by the florists themselves, and a poorly filled exhibition hall always strikes me as a sad reflection on the energy, and professional pride of the neighboring florists. There is much room for improvement in such matters, indeed, I am afraid the best of us would bear a little brushing up, and a fresh in- fusion of zeal for the elevation of our profession and the social status of its members. A. W. M. Liberty Road, Baltimore. Have vou secured a copy of the new trade directory, published by the Ameri- can Florist Company, Chicago? It is a valuable book to everj- one in the trade. Our view cacti and pi The Arizona Gardens, Monterey, Cal. 1 this issue shows a bed of ts of a similar character as seen in these gardens. The pampas grass in the back ground adds not a little to the general effect. From the daily press we learn that the beautiful Hotel del Monte, of which we gave a view in a previous number, was destroyed by fire April i, but will be at once rebuilt. We expected a description of these gardens from Mr. R. Ullrich, the landscape gardener in charge, for this issue, and presume that his neglect to send same is due to the occurrence of the above-related disaster. A Visit to Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr. John M. Hughes (gardenerto Geo. W. Cbilds), of Bryn Mawr, Pa., having shown some very fine buds of the Ben- nett during the past winter, a few Phila- delphia florists recently visited the green- houses of which he has charge to see where they were produced. In the forc- ing houses everything was in excellent order. Those who have hitherto main- tained that each variety of the rose demands a separate house for its special requirements, will, after a visit to this place, be compelled to admit that they have been mistaken. Here are to be seen American Beauty, La France, Ben- nett, Mermet, The Bride, Perle, Sunset, Bon Silene and Niphetos in the same house, and all in the best of health. Not one seemed to be doing any better than its neighbor, but all averaged better than the usual run of plants in other estab- lishments, and the blooms would com- 344 The American Florist. April IS, pare favorably with the best exhibited at the recent Philadelphia show. In the palm house the plants were the picture of health and vigor, and a speci- men of Cibotium regale in the fernery was perhaps as fine as any in the country. Lachenalia pendula and I,, quadricolor are used here to advantage in hanging l)askets— one variety in each basket— and a more beautiful object than a well-flowered basket of these old plants it would be (lifTicult to find. The wonder is that they have not been more extensively used for tliis purpose. Among the collection of primroses which is second to none in the country, two varieties — a white mottled with pink, and a carmine, were exception- ally fine, both as to coloring of flowers and condition of plants. An immense ([uautity of bedding plants are being grown for use the coming summer. Wootton has its attractions in winter as well as in summer. We next visited the place of Mr. N. Parker .Shortridge to see a plant of Bou- gainvUIea spectabilis, of which we had heard considerable, and we were well repaid for our trouble, for a more gor- geous sight is seldom seen. The plant is trained as a standard to a height of about eight feet. The top, some eight feet in diameter, is supported on wires and was one solid mass of light purple or mauve- colored bracts with here and there the bloom proper protruding, tipped withgold. ■ At the summer residence of Wm. P. Henszey, Esq., we found some well-grown specimens of orchids, amongst which were Dendrobium Wardianum and Ccelog- yne cristata covered with bloom. The whole place was in excellent order, re- flecting credit on Mr. Chester Davis who has charge. J. W. Camellias and Azaleas. Continue to treat these as directed in Mar. 15 number. Now is the proper time to graft the azalea, while the wood of both stock and improved kind are young. An}- strong, erect grower will answer for the stock, and probably the old single white (alba) will be the best for this purpose. Plants one year old are the most suitable size to graft upon; they are generally at this age, ten to twelve inches high. Most azaleas seen with fine, round heads branching about twelve inches above the pot are grafted plants. It is difficult to graft old plants; better inarch these during July and August. Fig. A shows the single stock one 3'ear old upon which to insert the graft of the improved kind, remove only the smallest tip end from the top of the stock. Let the wood of the improved kind be also ver\' j-ouug and soft; half- hardened wood will not answer for azalea grafting. After removing the top, split down or make an opening to receive the graft not over an eighth of an inch. Slice or paring each side of the graft; if wood is so young that it cannot be sliced to make a cleft or wedge graft, then scrape it; when completed it should have the appearance of P"ig. B. Tie with thread as in Fig. C, after which they should be placed in a close frame for a few days or under bell glass, as shown in engraving D. Uo not allow your grafts to wilt down before getting them in close quarters; shade well for the first few days; they will unite in four or five d.nys, but re- quire the close atmosphere of the frame or bell glass for two or three weeks, after which they can be hardened off' gradu- ally. This work is simple and easily performed, and with good success. Bear in mind, you are cutting heads and limbs off, ami to meet with success they re- quire bandaging and attention without delay, when wouuds are open. The wood of the azalea at this time is also suitable for propagating by cuttings, and will root more freely than at any other sea.son. Give them the coolest part of your bench; probably better suc- cess will be gained by placing them in boxes, which can be conveniently han- dled, so they can be removed to suita- ble places as the season advances. They are very subject to red spider, thrips, etc., and often require removing to other places than where first placed. Good, clean sand is not only a neces- sity for the azalea, but for all plants, if you wish them to root freely. Good, sharp sand, of any color, free from clay, will answer, white, blue, black or brown, from river or bank. Sand is cooling to the woimd of the cutting, and causes it to heal, callus and root earlier than if placed in soil. So soon as cuttings pro- duce roots one inch or so long, they should be removed to soil, as there is nothing more in the sand to support and strengthen the cutting after it is once rooted. Much is said about fungus in the cut- ting bed. Renew the sand often ; don't attempt to grow healthy cuttings in sand that has been cropped fifty times. There is no department which calls for cleanli- ness more than the cutting bed. Have your propagating bench in that portion of the house where sunlight can be had ; darkness can be had by shading ; light is essential in this department. Sunshine cannot always be had, but I prefer it to damp and mold amongst the young plants. P"or the nniltitude and those who do not grow plants|by the millions, always have cutting benches, where you can have command of sunlight, as your gen- eral propagating is done from vSeptember to May. Those who grow in June, July and August, don't need information. I have got olT the track on azalea propa- gating, and am afraid if I continue, will get down to north and south side propa- gating, so will cut short and return to azaleas. Make cuttings of azaleas from one and a half to two inches long; arti- ficial heat is not required to root them. Keep well shaded for the first week or two ; do not allow them to wilt, syringe night and morning, keep a moist atmos- phere, and they should root in irom four to six weeks. R. J. H. Heaths. The plant and spray from which the engraving was made was grown by Mr. Thomas Young, Somerville, near Boston, Mass. Mr. Young has for several years made a specialty of this particular variety. It is a selection of his own, from a batch of seedlings, the result of a cross between Erica Caffi-a alba and E. rubra. It is claimed that it is superior to either of the parents, the indi-vidual flowers being larger, and they are more closely set along the branches. Heath, or heather, as it is sometimes called, is being used in New York and Philadelphia, as well as Boston, as a cut flower, the supply generally coming by way of the latter city. Last 'Christmas, at Pennock Bros., Philadelphia, a spray of E. Wilmoreana, eighteen inches long, attracted a good deal of attention amongst the local talent. It came from Mr. John G. Gardener, gar- dener at the Rancocas greenho uses which are connected with the stock farm of Pierre Lorrillard, Esq., atjobston, N. J. On writing to Mr. Gardener I received a letter in reply, which I will read to you: "Mr. Lonsdale, Dear Sir: Your letter of inquiry as to the cultivation of Erica Wilmoreana in this country is received. In reply I have been like many other gardeners, under the impression that this climate was not suitable for the cultiva- tion of heaths. I have seen here and there a few ericas around Boston looking well and thrifty, but they were generally of the hard-wooded type, and not so suitable as the softer-wooded sorts to cut from. I have frequently spoken to some of our leading gardeners and florists about the useful additions V,. hyemalis and Wilmoreana would be to our li.st of cut flowers and pot decorative plants for the winter season. All seemed doubtful, and some went so far as to say that it was impossible to grow them here. One practical florist argued from the standpoint that it was useless to attempt to grow- ericas in a country where none of the family are to be found growing wild. The spr.ays of flowers which you saw, and ray own experience the past three years has clearly demonstrated that both hyemalis and Wilmoreana can be grown satisfactorily and profitably. A plant in a 6-inch pot eighteen months old will produce ten or twelve sprays like the oii,e above referred to. I have grown them planted out in open ground and in pots, with equal success in each case. I prefer, however, to grow them in pots. "The soil they must have in both cases is peat, sweet upland peat, that which contains plenty of fibre and sand. Sand must be added if it is not found in the soil naturally. The two varieties men tioned, being .soft-wooded varieties, are consequently free-growing sorts and they will be grateful for a liberal supply of root space. In potting, complete and ef- fective drainage is the essential to suc- cess. All good cultivators will under- stand what is meant by that. The plants must be potted firm and as soon as all danger from severe frosts is over they should be plunged, np to the rim of the 1887. The American Florist. 345 pots out of doors, iu sand, ashes, refuse hops, or any available material, which is easily handled, and through which the water will pass quickly and freely. With all safeguards carefully attended to. as to there being no possible chance for stag- nant moisture to remain around the plants, water may be given freely, for upon no consideration must the plants ever be allowed to become dry. No plant suffers so quickly as the heath from exces- sive moisture, or the opposite extreme. "About London largequantities of these plants are grown, but they are thrown away after the second year. Young plants are preferred as the older ones would become too large for their trade. Six, seven or eight-inch pots are large enough for general purposes for deco- rating but when cut flowers are the main object, I prefer a larger size. It should be understood that old plants are being used. I would pot them into the size known as lo-inch. After the plants have completed each year's growth, cut it back to within one inch of \.\i^ previous year's growth, at the same time keep in view the symmetry of the plant. When growing plants in the sized pot recom- mended, the peat used should not be sifted, but cut up into suitable size with a spade; the object being to retain the fibre; to assist in keeping'the soil porous, mix broken pots, soft bricks and charcoal, with the peat. These will serve to keep the soil opeu after the fibre has decayed, aiding in the free passage of the water, which fine rooted plants like heaths must have or die. "Another desideratum in the success- ful culture of heaths is the location out of doors in the summer time. They must be sheltered from draughts and strong currents of air, yet they must have fresh, pure air and sunlight. A little shade at noon, and for a few hours thereafter, will be an advantage, when the plants are growing for cut flowers; it will have a teudenc}' to draw the sprays out longer. I have cut sprays twenty inches long from plants which were exposed to the north and west, and shaded by a row of evergreens in the south. Ericas will stand some frost with impunity pro- vided they are shaded from the sun when the thawing out process is going on. From 35° to 40° at night is warm enough in the winter season. If allowed to remain in a close and higher tempera- ture any length of time, when they are setting their buds, the plant will start to grow and the blossoms will be a failure. Fresh air must be given them all through the winter season on every favorable occa- sion, and with a little study as to their re- quirements, I do not see how any careful man could fail to grow them profitably. I feel sure there will be a ready sale for them in all the large cities of this coun- try." Yours sincerely, J. G. G.\RDENER. At the banquet of the florists' club, of Philadelphia, Mr. Gardener had a few beautiful sprays of Erica Cavendishii. He is very enthusiastic about heaths, and declares they grow like weeds with him. Every practical cultivator will agree, I think, that Mr. Gardener administers to the wants of his plants liberally. It is no trouble to him. ' E. L. Winter Heaths. The range of varieties of heaths which flower during the autumn and winter is not wide, but what there are cannot be dispensed with where there is a great de- mand for flowers. The best autumn- flowering sorts are hyemalis and gracilis. The first named is one of those which are known as soft-wooded heaths, and it re- quires to be pruned rather severely after the flowering season is over — treatment quite the opposite to that required by the hard-wooded section, which flowers during summer. I may remark that hve- malis and Willmoreana, to which I shall refer ]iresently, require more warnitli than the other section. For this ii.is.m they should have less air than is yixm tc. the majority of heaths, and il iarL;i. healthy plants are required they must be kept under glass all the year round. I am aware that trade growers turn their stock into the open air during summer, and obtain satisfactory results ; but for the most part they deal with young stock only, which is quite different from plains which have been exhausted by flowering and whose growth has been cut back. Old plants I find it necessary to deal with liberally, and then I can ensure getting the season's shoots from eighteen inches to two feet long, with a proportionate length of flowering wood upon them. As soon as these two sorts — hvemalis and Willmoreana — go out of flower, all the last year's growth should be cut back to within one inch of the old wood. The plants should then be placed in the warmest corner of the greenhouse, and should only receive just enough water to keep the soil moist. After they have rested a few weeks, they must be shifted into pots one size larger, until thev reach pots ten inches in diameter, in which they may be allowed to remain two years Good peat and a fair sprinkle of silver sand are all that they want as regards soil ; but it is necessary to pay particu- lar attention to the drainage, for all heaths are very impatient of water stag- nating about their roots ; indeed, I may say at once that careful watering aud air- giving constitute the whole secret as re- gards managing these heaths in a satis- factory manner. It is especially neces- sary to give water to the roots with care, from the time when the growth is cut down until active growth again com- mences, as during this period they can- not use lip much moisture, aud if the\- get an excess of it mildew will attack the young growth as it appears. They should be allowed to remain in a close corner of the greenhouse until the \-oung growth is three inches long. They may then be brought out to a lighter and more air3^ position, aud during the summer mouths a thin shade should be put on the glass. During very hot weather they will require air both night aud day, and plenty of it, and at the same time the root moisture will have to be increased. As a matter of fact, they will well repay for the most careful attention at all times; for until one has thoroughly tested the capability of the sort named Willmoreana to form large and handsome specimens, an idea cannot be formed of its value for that purpose. I have had this variety of heath so large that it required two strong men to lift it. Such examples are valu- able to cut from, and they make striking subjects during the months of January and February for the conservatory. Mil- dew sometimes attacks them ;' but if taken in time, it may be destroyed by dusting the affected part with sulphur. Other two varieties which I have grown for winter-flowering are gracilis and mel- 34^ The American Florist. April IS, anthcra. The individual flowers of these are small, but the^- are produced in such numbers that a large plant is quite effec- tive, when other flowers are less plentiful than they generally are in spring. For that reason, two or three large plants of each should be grown where winter flowers are required. Although these plants will submit to pruning, and to be kept down to a small size, they do not take kindly to restrictive measures. In fact, if small plants are required, it is better to depend on young ones. Being more hardy than the other two I have mentioned, they may be grown with the hard-wooded section and treated iu the same way, and after they have made their growth (which will be about the end of July) they maj- be set out of doors. Where one has to grow this class of heaths along with a mixed collection of plants, they should have the coolest end of the house, as they only require sufficient fire-heat to keep them safe from frost. — -J. C. C, in London Garden, Jan. 22, 1SS7. A Mediaeval Flower Show. Flower shows a many has New York seen, within the past year or two, but a flower show in old London, w-ith odonto- glossums in the lee of the old Devil's Tavern, whose sign bears an authentic picture of St. Dunstan administering the hot iron treatment to the father of lies himself, is certainly a novelty. Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley are the presiding genii of this aff"air, and it is well worth notice. Ye olde Loudon streete, at 728 Broadway, has been one of our Lenten attractions, and a very clever conceit it is. On entering, the hanging eaves of the building devoted to the Worshipful Gold- smiths Company bear plaques of echeve- rias aud other succulents, lightened by tulips. The Izaac Walton Shoppe where, by an odd association of ideas, the ven- der supplies Parisian flowers and per- fumery, shows a fringe of ivy-leaved geranium ; trailing vincas and ivy deco- rate most of the other buildings. One large central plateau displayed some of the fine latanias which we look for at Rose Hill nurseries, and was massed with marguerites, aud hydrangeas, bor- dered by tulips, astilbe, and miscellaneous stuff'. Some yellow masses of genista lightened nooks here and there among the moss-grown gables — moss-grown for this occasion only. There was a fine nepenthes or two, the wonderful insect- eating plant, as it was described by a me- diaeval artisan with a distinctly modern New York accent. A good table of orchids produced the sensation always accorded these plants. Cypripedium Lawrenceanum looked Iresh and sturdy, as it ever does ; Deii- drobium nobile, though good, was a lit- tle bit the worse for wear. Some good anthuriums were noticeably attractive. The approaching Easter-day was sug- gested by groups of Lilium longiflorum. Platycenums looked distinctly in their element hung about these presumably time-worn walls. Every plant was put ju.st where it would do the most good, and the ensemble was perfect and harmonious. " The Roseries " it was called, though this was a mis- nomer, for roses did not predominate, though there were some fine cut blooms, and, wonderful to relate, there wasn't a single brand-new rose visible ! The proud possessors of these flowers are waiting to astonish us at the coming show of the Horticultural society. The old Queen's Head and Bishop's gate made a singular combination with the tropic foliage dotted about them, aud the attendants, who were clad in trunk hose and a little brief authority, were not the least curious part of the exhibition. The flowers certainly added much to the attractions of the place, aud we may safely describe this as the most novel flower show we have yet been favored with. Emily Louise Taplin. The Exhibition of the New Orleans Hort. Society. The first exhibition of this society, held March 23 to 28, was a remarkable suc- cess. The society was organized but eighteen months since, and as the mem- bership was small we had some doubts as to its success. With our mild climate — plants blooming out of doors in February — we feared that the people might not patronize a flower show, but all doubts have beeu happily removed. We found that our people were willing to pay for such an exhibition, and success has crowned our efforts. The two halls, one 50x100 feet, and the room adjoining, 40x60 feet, were elabo- rately festooned with cedar garlands and latania leaves (Sabal Adamsonii), and the floors laid out to represent a handsome landscape garden. The beds were each assigned to the several exhibit- ors to be arranged according to their own taste, without however marring the gen- eral effect of the rest. Most beautiful and large collections of palms, crotons, caladiums, begonias (Rex and flowering), gloxinias, azaleas, coleus, geraniums, euphorbias, agaves, dractenas, orchids, araucarias, anthuriums, sago palms, petunias, etc., were to be seen in all their splendor aud beauty ; also most artisti- cally arranged carpet beds of foliage plants were scattered here aud there, to make the effect most striking. On cut- flower day the largest and finest display of roses, perhaps seen in this country, was made ; something like 350 distinct varieties of roses, including all classes, were shown, the flowers being most per- fectly formed. Oil "Floral Work" day some most elaborate pieces were displayed, notably a large urn, standing fully five feet high, made of pale colored roses ; a large cres- cent made of Marechal Niel roses, en- circling a lyre of Marie Henrietta roses; a large easel, supporting a plaque, com- posed of Bennett, Jacque, polyantha and white roses ; this piece was fully seven feet high by four feet wide ; a large ban- ner standing fully six feet high, com- posed mostly of roses, with the initials N. O. H. S., made of heliotrope aud violets; a 40-inch wheel bicycle, made entirely of roses, and a large globe surrounded by a crown, composed of roses. Among the funeral designs was a piece representing a rock of white ro.ses ; upon the side was a cross of M. Niel roses, and above the rock was a crown of Sago palm branches, under which a dove was poised. Also a handsome frame, with portrait of President Garfield, resting on a bed of moss, the frame proper being composed of roses, candytuft and adiantum, and decorated at the cornets with a cluster of purple pansies and pink roses. A mag- nificent basket for table decoration, was composed of a bed of ferns, half of the basket being loosely filled with pink roses, the other half with red, the whole arched with orchid blossoms. This piece measured fully four feet in length. Being so well encouraged by the suc- cess of our first attempt, we propose this fall to have a grand chrysanthemum show, when we expect to exhibit about 600 or 700 distinct varieties, the show to last two days. H. A. Despommikr. Notes and Comments. White-winged peace once more broods over the New York Horticultural society; diverse opinions relative to the late la- mented chrysanthemum show have beeu reconciled, and ihe society is settling down to business in a truly refreshing manner. It has been strengthened by the accession of new members, aud the pros- pects seem much brighter financially as well as horticuUurally. It is to be hoped that thespring show, to be held in the Eden Musee during the last week of this month, will be as great a success as the Orchid exhibitions; certainly no pains will be spared to make it successful in every way. The new president of the society, Mr. Spaulding, offers a handsome silver vase for the best new design, which will doubtless call out the creative genius of our florists. At this show, the compli- mentary tickets are to be limited in num- ber; at a good many former exhibitions the society was rather too liberal in this respect. The desire for deadhead tickets seems to be the most deeply rooted pas- sion of the human breast; we all have a hankering for them — but the system cer tainly does not pay. There is to be a flower show over in Jersey the week previous to the New York exhibition; Orange is again going to show what she can do in that line. If this approaches the Orange chrysanthe- mum show it will be well worth seeing. Our friends over there have a very thor- ough way of doing things, and much- derided New Jersey is not at all back- ward in horticulture. There was a new rose at the last meet- ing of the Horticultural society, dis- played by Mr. Ernest .\snius. It is a hybrid tea, between Madame Falcot and Baroness. Its possible value is as yet undetermined. What with bad weather, disease, and a.ssorted entomology, the florist's lot is not a happy one just now. They seem to be getting all the plagues of Egypt at once. One of the most recent aggrava- tions is a worm, which makes a steady diet of smilax. It is a dirty, gray cater- pillar, which seems almost, if not, quite, identical with the species found on toma- toes aud corn in the summer. It only comes to feed at night, remaining hid- den in the soil during the day, and its voracity is almost unparalleled. Its ravages are felt in a great many cases, and it has resulted in a decided scarcity of smilax this Easter. Any genius who would discover an effective remedy for this pest would be a benefactor to his kind. At present, the only thing one can do, is to hunt up the invaders by lamplight. They appear to enjoy helle- bore; it does not inconvenience them iu the slightest degree. Another trouble was reported at the horticultural meeting; a new and mys- terious disease afi"ecting roses. The plants affected were Mme. Cusin; with- out any warning the foliage appeared to droop somewhat, and the next day every leaf fell off. There was no apparent reason for this, and, strange to say, some Bon Silenes iu the same house were not in any way affected. There was no trace of sewer gas, nor had the grower been experimenting with fancy fertilizers. It is certainly a strange disorder; one would imagine that it was caused by some fun- goid growth. Microscopic examination might throw some light on the matter. A good many of the plants were found to be club-rooted, but there was apparently uo other unnatural couditiou. Mr. Peter 1887. The American Florist. 347 ^ V\.OR^L Pk\.u TRtt. Henderson says that many apparently unaccountable plant diseases may be traced to a cellular derangement; of course, anything that lowers the vitality of a plant renders it liable to disease. It is to be devoutly hoped that this new complaint will not prove infectious. The New York society intends to dis- cuss the question of heating by hot water under pressure at their next meet- ing. This system seems to be regarded with a good deal of respect by many. It was suggested that they might debate on the well-worn subject of steam versus hot water, or talk over hail insurance, but both these subjects were regarded with cold scorn. The members seemed to look upon them as what is vulgarly known as a chestnut. Flower shows seem to be blooming all over just now. "Ye Olde London Streete " up on Broadway, which is sup- posed to be an authentic representation of old London, had a flower show as an additional attraction, and it seemed to take very well. Klunder had an Easter opening, rather than a show; it was, of course very artistically arranged, the window especially so. Of course there is always the chance of outdoing flower shows, like roller-skat- ing rinks, but anything that popularizes plants will help the trade, no matter how disinterested we are. Really, we want to encourage plant growing among amateurs, of moderate means, as much as anything, and in that particular point our English cou- sins are way ahead of us. Still, the present outlook grows more promising, and the increasing patronage accorded to horticultural shows is of it- self a good sign. Taken all round, we may consider American horticulture a very promising infant. Emily Louise Taplin. A Floral Sago Palm. Our illustration on this page is of an unique funeral design recently arranged bv Mr. Chas. Reissig, a florist of Chicago. The trunk of the palm was of solid La France and Niphetos roses interspersed with bits of adiantum ferns, while the top was the head of a real plant set into the top of the trunk. The base was a mass of loosely- arranged hybrid roses, fringed with lily of the valley, and a sickle of violets lay across a sheaf of wheat at one corner. The complete design was six and one- half feet in height. Failure and Success. Each day we have been expecting milder weather, but each day seems only to intensify the cold. At this date writ- ing—March 31— the thermometer at 6 a. m. registered only 10° above zero. Such cold at this time of the year is ex- ceptional and taxes to the utmost the ability of a florist to keep the plants under his charge in good health. At no time of the year can the skill and the ex- perience of the gardener in charge be more accurately guaged than at the present. The weeks of excessive tiring that are necessary through every winter assuredly tend to weaken and thus deter- iorate all classes of plants requiring a lower or medium temperature. Insects, too, are encouraged by these conditions to multiply with rapidity. Where is the house in which some traces of spider can- not be seen after firing has been kept up for some time ? If the manager is observant and care- ful, all these depredators will be held in check and means constantly used to pre- vent their ravages. Each day, through the stormy months of winter, will bring fresh conditions needing different appli- cations. Unremitting care is needed to carry plants, in good health, through these perplexing changes. If, however, the oversight is negligent and unobserv- ant, striving only to obtain that measure of success which will accompany the smallest amount of labor, the condition of plants under such management will be poor indeed, and when the mild weather does arrive, instead of the marked im- provement which will be sure to attend healthy stock, these plants will continue to show the signs of inferior cultivation. No plant will repay congenial treat- ment through the winter, and none will show the results of that which is detri- mental soonerthau the carnation. Treated properly during the cold weather, these plants should now be loaded with buds, and quantities of flowers ought still to be gathered from them. Let the wrong methods of cultivation be applied and their appearance will be most miserable. To ensure success but one rule can be given: study and apply. If failures have been made during the past winter, ascer- tain the causes and avoid them for the future. What is possible to one is possi- ble to all. No man reaps a harvest except by steady and constant effort. Moreover, if we would have our efforts pecuniarily successful, not only have we to be laborious in our care and watchful- ness of ourstock through the winter.but we must exercise good judgment in that which we grow for the spring market; we must use fore-sight and be sure that when one crop is through with, plants to produce another will be ready for succes- sion; for, if the benches are empty, we experience a loss which cannot be re- gained. But, though this is absolutely neces- 348 The American Florist. April IS, sary, it is, also, just as essential that wc should be sure that the plants grown can be marketed at a profit. It is compara- tively easv to propagate a number of plants ami tjrow them on to a salable size, but It I'- not s,, t-asy to decide as to which ila» ..1 plants is most likely to be in greatest .lenian.l. All this knowledge can only be gained by attention to busi- ness and careful and systematic study from year to year. These thoughts are suggested as we near the conclusion of this winter's experience. Some have been successful and some have failed. Let those meeting with but poor success be not discouraged, but, remembering past mistakes, seek to avoid them in the future. A. E. W. ks for Graft ng. E. G. Hill, in his article in the last issue, has touched upon a very important subject, one which is of general interest. 1 only wish he could have given us some- thing more definite as to the stocks to use for each section of roses— that is, the best stock for each group, taking the groups as being represented by, first, tender roses to be grown in bush form, allowing these to be represented by such as are known as teas, Perle des Jardins, to be the strongest and Jla Capucine the weakest. What stock is best for Perle' What stock is best for Ma Capucme ? 2. Tea Roses to be grown in bush form, taking La France as .the strongest, or if better, ladv Marv Fitzwilliauis and Duke of Connaught as 'the weakest, what stock is best to use for these, or are two differ- ent stocks necessary ? 3. Is the Manetti stock the best for all H. P. roses, as our experience has taught us /;f/r.?— we do not want to go by Mr. Bull's experience in England, but by our own, lea'rned from actual observation. What has Mr. Hill to say about the ■stock Grifferaie, Caroliniana, Banksian, and the one used by Mr. Dawson so suc- cessfully at the .\rnold arboretum. "Her Majesty" seemingly abhorred being put on the dog rose. What would she have done if put on the Manetti, Grifferaie, or the old Boursault ? These remarks are supposed to apply to roses to be used only for winter flowering. While the subject is fresh in my mind may I ask at least a /ca' of those who write about the rose to give a little con- sideration and some instruction as to the best methods of producing and supplying plants to those that enjoy a rose garden in June, where either grafted or budded plants have to be supplied. I am not exaggerating when I say that there are at least 500 times as many roses planted out of doors than are planted for winter flow- ering inside. That many stocks influence the scion is beyond question; we have not far to seek'for an illu.stratiou taking as exam- ples, the pear worked on the quince and on the seeding pear; again take apples on crabs and on the Doucin or Paradise stocks. There are three things necessary for a good stock. It must be a rapid grower. It must be rapidly increased at a minimum of cost, and it must make a per- fect union with the scion. If the union is perfect it is the scion that controls the stock rather than the stock the scion. Where plants can be as strongly and as quickly grown by cuttings, or where the question of six months' time is no con- sideration, then worked plants need not be thought about. But where stock is short and time valuable the artificial plan of building on a good foundation is greatly to be desired. Plants to grow vigorouslv must be equally balanced, or what is better, if the supply is in excess of the demand they make more progress, or in other words, an excess of root action is always better than a shortage. John Thorpe. RosE-S FOR MiNNESOT.\. — In reply to "A Subscriber" in March 15 issue, I suppose Minnesota is a little colder than Wisconsin, but our mercury always goes as low as forty below zero in winter and I have no trouble in wintering Hermosa, La France and Coquette des Alps out of doors. I can gather a bouquet of roses any day throughout the summer and fall. All the best perpetuals, such as Anna de Diesbach, Baroness, Alfred Colomb, etc., do splendidlv here, why not in Minne- sota? And why isn't it better to invest in such varieties, in good, big plants, too, than to confine one's self to roses that have to be lost every winter if left out? One cannot get along without a few teas, and of these I always buy the largest size advertised; they are more satisfactory. Fouddu Lac, Wis. D. B.\bcock. Cutting Roses. I do not think that the average grower understands the great importance of cut- ting the buds at the proper time. The size and beautv, and consequently the value, of the buds depend very largely upon this being done at the right time. There is a vast difference in the pro- duct of various establishments in this re- spect, as can be noted at any wholesale store when the daily consignments are received from the various shippers. In some cases the buds are all cut too tight, in others they are all too soft to ship, and in still others each box is a mixture of buds in all stages of development from one extreme to the other. Occasionally you will note a box in which the buds are nearly all of uniform size and at the same stage of development, and if you have the libertv of examining the state- ment of .sales niade to the grower of the buds last named you will find that his returns are invariably greatly in excess of those made to growers of the other stock. It is of course some trouble to cut buds as they should be, but I think that if the grower understood thoroughly that the value of the bud is alnio.st entirely lost by this neglect he would pay more attention to it. Put the matter plainly thus; In one house there are 200 buds, 50 of which are in proper condition to cut, 100 not quite sufficiently developed, and 50 which have been' permitted to open too far. These are all cut at the same time, as the grower "can't spare the time to run through the houses later to cut that 100, and t'hev are pretty near right any wav." At Is a 100 hr Jirst-ctcus .stock with a good demand he will realize about as follows ; 50 good buds ^2.50, kx) more or less nubby buds $2,50, 50 open blooms 50 cents, total I5.50. If each bud was cut at the proper time, with a good de- mand as before stated, he would receive payment for at least 190 buds — for the spoilage in handling such buds should be small— which would realize $9.50. Re- sult, |4 earned by the man who cut his buds right and |4 out of pocket for the one who did not. The difference will be still more striking if the demand is slow, for the buds of uniform size will be the first to sell every time. If }'OU go to a market to buy berries you naturally select those which look fresh and neat, and pass disdainfully by those which are crushed and battered, or are in dirty boxes. The point has been demon- strated time and again in the fruit busi- ness that rightly-picked, well-packed fruit will bring frequently 50 per cent more money than will the same fruit where these points are treated as of sec- dary consideration. That the point ap- plies to flowers as well, I think no person of judgement will deny. Bear in mind that you are losing money in considerable aiiionnls by your neglect. G. New Rose Princess Beatrice. In repl)' to a query we have received the following in regard to this new lea rose of Bennett's from Mr. Geo. Field, of Washington, who saw the rose while in England last summer. "Replying to your request I saw the rose ' Princess Beatrice ' at Bennett's last summer. It struck me as being a very desirable rose as seen at that time, considering the vigor of growth, size and color of flowers; how it will answer for forcing purposes in this country I have no idea. Mr. Bennett says that it is a first-class rose under glass with him and is a lover of heat; strong heat causing it to produce its buds quite freely. Plants as seen by me at Mr. Bennett's in July, both outside and under glass were flower- ing very freely. My opinion of the ' Princess Beatrice ' is that if we can force it here in winter like Perles, Mer- mets, etc., it will prove a decided acqui- sition to our list of choice roses." Plant Notes. J.\p.\NE,SE Snovvb.\i.i, ( / 'ibuiniim l>lica- tiiiii). — .\bout the middle of January we had a thaw, and on the 17th I lifted two large plants — eight feet high above the ground — of this the liest of all the snow- balls, planted them in tubs — made from kerosene barrels — and set them in a south- facing greenhouse with night tempera- ture averaging 45°-50°. Kept the roots well soaked and syringed the bodies twice a day. After a few weeks they began to break; they broke very evenly and grew slowly. They are now (March 21) in full bloom and of snowy whiteness ; they are just as full of bloom as they would have been outofdoorsin June, andtheblossoms are as pure and white, but the bunches not so large. In warm sunshine they wilt a little. Such large plants as the above are exceptional, but as I should have to remove them in spring from where they were I thought I might as well lift them in time to get some early flowers. As they were not hard-forced theshrulis will be good enough to plant out in May. CVTISfS (Genist.\) R.\CEMO.srs.— By far the brightest and laest yellow flower I have in March. It is easy to jjrow, comely as a plant, extremely flonferous, very showy, lasts a long time in good bloom, and the cut flowers retain their freshness, beauty and brilliance for several n which he had made a fortune, was traced iu roses, abutilons, lilies of the valley and other fragrant blossoms, and given prominence in the reception room. What next! Ten days of cold, dismal weather have done much to make the local florist feel blue. A prominent railroader's death gave every florist in town lots to do. An extra baggage car completely filled with flowers was added to the funeral train, t'.ardner made a handsome design for the frater- nity of the rail — a passenger car with its trucks thrown off the track. A funeral design made by Huntsman Vi-as an anvil of carnations, lilies of the valley and roses. I'pou it lay a hammer of yellow with handle of pink carnations. Mr. Huntsman has a small orchid show that attracts con.siderable attention. The Floral Exchange makes a very fine display of Mermets. Rkn Muli'ORD, Jr. 1887. The American Florist. ISZ Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special rosition Guaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, sper cent; 6 months, 10 per cent; 12 months, so per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Adrertislne Department of . . ^, FLORIST is for Florists, ^eedsmen, and dealers in remember it. B?- Advertisements for May 1st issue must REACH US by noon, April 24. Address. THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Dr. Albert Keli-OGG, an enthusiastic botanist, and one of the charter members of the California academy of sciences, is lying at the point of death in Alameda, Cal. L'HoRTicuLTURE Internationale. —This company has succeeded the Com- pagnie Continentale d' Horticulture at Ghent, Belgium. It is the intention of the new company to undertake a thorough exploration of all parts of the world with a view of discovering new kinds of orchids and to collect valuable known kinds in sufficient quantity to bring them within the reach of people of moderate means. Catalogues Received^ W. T. Bell, Franklin, Pa., plants. Young & Elliott, New York, orchids. Jno. G. Heinl, Terre Haute. Ind., plants. F. W. Harold, .Salisbury, Md., plants. Bell Conservatory Co., Sacramento, Cal., plants. Buffalo Steam Heating Co.. Buf- falo, N. Y. Steam heating boilers. Gebruder Schultheis, Steinfurth, Ger- many, new roses. Ed. Austin, Effing- ham, 111., plants. Wm. Caudwell, Wan- tage, England, plants. Harry Chaapel, Williamsport, Pa., book of flowers. J. A. Balmer, Vincennes, Ind., plants. Wm. Ch. H. Machen, Toledo, O.; Dutch bulbs. Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal., trees and plants. V. Lemoine, Nancy, France, plants. Max. Deegen, Jr., Kostritz, Germany, dahlias. Wm. A. Bours, Jacksonville, Fla., seeds. Jno. M. Simmons, Vestal, N. Y., seeds and plants. E. Sheppard, & Sous, Lowell, Mass., plants and shrubs. Substitution. Out in California the}- seek redress bv course of law when victimized by those who indulge in "mistakes" of this kind, as is shown by the following clipped from the San Francisco Bulletin of March 7: A suit has been commenced and is now pend- ing in Santa Clara county by Joseph Bassfurd, a prominent fruit grower of Vacaville, Solano county against a nurseryman of San Jose, to re- cover damages caused by the delivery to .Mr. Bassford of trees which, it is claimed, were not as represented by the defendant. The trees ordered were of the earliest and most valuable kind of fruit for shipping. Fruit from trees of the kind ordered has been marketed on the ist of April, and sold as high as $2 2s per pound in San Francisco. The trees sent^ Mr. Bassford were planted and carefully cultivated for six years, when it was discovered that instead of the fine, plump, delicious cherry that was expected, thev produced a small inferior fruit, ripening not until May. and in fact quite unfit for market. It is too often the case that nurservinen are care less in filling orders. Mr. Bassfofd's is only one of hundreds of cases of similar kind. In most articles of merchandise the purchaser can look at the article required and lake it on its merits as seen, but in a case like the one alluded to the buyer is often entirely at the mercy of the sel- ler. It is a veryserious loss for an orchardist to plant, prune and cultivate an orchard for six years and then find he has an uiiniarketable article for his pains-and all because the man who sold him the trees was. to speak uiildlv culpably careless. Up to this time no one has had sufficient determination to demand redress for such carelessness. It is hoped that full jus- tice may be done iu the case of Bassford.; ©V/fiofe/Safe McYiCet^. Cut Flowers. Boston April 11. Perles, Niphetos.... (i:uo Carnations' . Lily valley, tulips Candldum'. Spira-a, Stocks 'ilH •■ LaFrairc,.,, ,,,,,. r:oo ;; B''.n"s;u■,K■^. ::::::: xuu 12.(10 v"™,"'"" .75 Heli«tr..po .:. Tulips Romans. 1,. vall.v .lonquils Candidums AsparaKUsteniii-sniiu^ .lis i3 4u:oo Our New York and Philadelphia cut- flower prices have not been received up to time of putting last form to press. U/(T\. J. Jt^^art, CUT FLOWERS, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON. W. S.ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y, Price Lists mailed to ai^plicants. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST Forest Glen Floral Co- Qut piou;er5 at U/I^olesale. EXTENSIVE ROSE GROWERS. 191 AVabasU Ave., CHICAGO. Telegraphic orders will receive prompt atteni at all hours, day and night. Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, Wholesale and Commission 69 West 28th Street. rrelephonc No. 67";, .39th St.) Xew Vork Branch, 38 S.lSth St, Phlla.,Pa. iklll.N. J. John Breitnieyer «£■ Sons, Cor. Gratiot and Miami Aves., DETROIT, U/liolesale Qit plowers Roses, hipped i IN MARCH AND APRIL FOR CASH. Cut Narei.s.sus, Paper White, Von Slon, Bitlnr lonquils. Daffodils (Trumpet). ^' — ' ' ""■■■- 'Curolina Jasamii THOS. YOUNG, JR, & CO. •^^Wlio^esale^ FLORISTS mCORPORATED 188B. 23 "West 23d Street, GEORGE MULLEN Iji— WHOLESALE KLORISX, — 1} 17 Chapman Place, (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mall, Telephone. Telegraph or Express Mention Am. Florist. J. c. vaughan, WhnlEsalE Eut FlnwErs 42 La Sa!.le St , Chicago. Only wholesale store in the IT. S. open day and night. Code, shipping- instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of Ehipping choice Ruses and other Flowers, carelully packed, to all points in Western and Middle States. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers p^' Florists' Supplies 61 West SOth Street, NEW YORK. CHA.S. E. I'KIMNOCIs;, ■^iC-U-T -V F-L-0-iAi-e-R-Si^ 38 S. i6th Stree , Philadelphia, Pa. N. F. McCarthy & co. Commission Dealers InC>utElo-\vers& Florists' Supplies atbuyersri ling but flrst-class flowers and ma ipi ng: all flowers in variablyshipp o J une is: Fall sales from Sept. Write for Particulars. 63 Bromfield Street, BOSTOM, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (^ommission Merchants OF CUT F^i^owEres, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attenjion paid to shipping. Men" N FLOHISI. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 249 Centre Market, -w^suxisra-TOisr, id.c. All orders shipped c. o. d., unless otherwise agreed. TelephoDic connection with our green tioiisp.= CUT FLOWERS shipped C. O. Code when o Address, J. L. DILLON Cut Flowers at low ).. Telephone conn telegraph. BLOOM9BURG, PA. 354 The American Florist. April /J, The Emerson Seed Co. have opened for business at Omaha, Neb. From a newspaper report of a recent wedding, we learn that " Up the stained glass windows climbed countless dcmatix vines, while in every corner of the room were fragrant day lilies." Also that the wedding bower "was {oxva&Aoi arbor viti€ and orchids, the steps of the bower being of arbor \'itse and liriiia/is." Either the reporter of the paper or the florist who did the work is certainly a most enter- prising person. The combination of arbor vitae and orchids must have been very rich. We must certainly be in- debted to the reporter for the mtroduc- tion of such novelties at this season, as "clematis" and "day lilies." 1,000 iecond-iand Sashes. Owing to changes in our Greenhouse "Plant," we oHer FOR SALE; 1.000 Sashes, that have been in use from 5 to 16 years size mostly ;ix6 and 4xti feet. PRICE, $1.00 EACH, IN LOTS OF 25 AND UPWARDS. Delivered on board Cars or Steamboat in New York- Peter Henderson & Co., 35CortlandtSt,, NEW YORK. Our \i(i\u piti^rpat^tt^i^ra Spectabilis Variegata Nana (Price 25c. each, $2.00 per doz.) is described in our Illustrated Catalogue for 1887. Send 3c. to pay postage. John R. & A. Murdoch, PITTSBURGH. PA. Water Lilies. CAPE COD PINK POND LILY, AND ALL COLORS, Bed, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. ^ape ^od pir?l( popd IJIy. to our specialtv, Nymphsea Odorata Rosea. For Price List. Plants and Cut Flowers, address GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. .V Pattern rkmansliip. Twenty-on Length of Barrel, Valve Svringe, fuU size, two d Jet. Side attachments. Jpen Uose Syringe, full size, two Spray Jet. Side attachments. No. 18-Open Rose Syringe, two Spray Roses and jt. Side attachments. ... These Syringes are made with special reference to Spray Roses Jet. -priced worltlng Syr Every Syringe we make nas our name ana on the Barrel. Manufactured by ROBT. T. DEAKIN & CO., lith & ButtonwoodSts., ■ Philadelpli CHOICE GRAPE VINES. A few thousand second size, well-ripened plants of the following varieties; Niagara, Brighton, Jefferson, Moore's Early, Wor- den, Naomi, Vergennes. Poeklington, Prentice, Em- pire State, Lady W^ashington. Samplea, 1 of each 10 varieties, free by mail for « 1.00. Prices in quantity given on application. F. A. BALLER, Bloominoton, III. i«nor>or>EjKi>ieo3V«s Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The great English Rhododendron growers, we arc prepared to furnish Rhododendrons of all sizes and In any quantity, at prices lower than ever before offered in this country. Orders now solicited foi spring delivery. Prices on application. B._p. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa, * * PELARGONIUuVlS * * Geraniums, collection 100 variet Fuchsias, collection 30 varieties Verbenas, collection 2o varietie Roses, Perle, Niphetos, Mermet; Bouvardia plants for5pnng5ettil}g 1,600 ALFRED Neunek, double white. 1,000 PKES. Gahfielii. pinli. strong. Healthy Plants, ready May 1st. at $4 per 100. SAMUEL NICHOLS. Coliassett, Mass. ■^OP-A-N-S-I-K-S,!^ Extra choice strain, large flowering, transplanted $2.50 per 100; $22.,t0 per 1,000. GERANIl^M, Mt. of Snow. Stoeli plants bushy, 4Js-inch pots. $9.00 per 100. ECHEVERIA CALIFORNICA, t^rst class, $6.00 per 100. L. J. DENTON, Plainfield, N.J. We have the largest stock south of Kentucky, pansies.geraniums.coleus, heliotropes, tuberose bulbs; in fact everything necessary for bedding purposes. Send lor our Price List. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS. Hydes Ferry Garden. NASIIVII.I.E. TENN iVERY FLORISf New Trade Directory "V DREER'S (G ARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST issued quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREER. PUUadelpIiis SOMETHING WORTH HAVING Our New SEED CATALOGUE for 1887. Everythine S. Y. HAINES & C0.,<^'*^^1f,?erpbTa',l^i: ilbley's Tested Seed! Catalogue free on application. \ Send for it. ■ I HIRAM SIBLEY & CO., \ ' KOCHESTEB, N. r. & CHICAGO, H.L. Smilax. fresh Large tiowered. single dahlias, choice i Stocks, Hardy's, Perpet. pure white... Hamilton's ten weeks, choice m nd White.each l.t 1 beautiful shade 1 perfection raeas April 15. MRS. THEODOSI A B. SHEPHERD, u Buena Ventura, Cal. PLANTS PLANTS GERANIUMS, Mad. Salleroi. AGEBATUMS. White Cap and Copes Gem. DWARF AcHYBANTHtTS, ColUnsli and Hoveyl. Alteknaxtheras Aurea Nana and Latif olia Major. DwAKF Beoonia. Bruanti. -^1^^ S K B D , ^<=^~ Lane's Imperial BeetSeed. 10 lbs. f 2.00; 50 lbs. J9.50; 100 lbs. 518, by Expre.ss. and 3-inch pots. Retail Catalogue and Calendar now ready. \V. D. LANK, Middlebury, Vt. -WHOLESALE TRADE CATALOGUE I of Agricultural. Vegetable. Garden. Flower Seeds I etc.. in all kinds of mv own growth gratis and franco . on application. MARTIN GRASHOFF, Wholesale Seed-Grower, OneillinhurK (Germany). FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887 and Flower Poultry l'L,OWER.S w. i-DECllarp!is';&".i,;tL'j ATLEE BURPEE RulbN, i'lant!!. Tlinr< RARE NOV i; ""- -■" CO." 'rir.,s in vr:«;i':TAlll.l?.sanc 'PKVLADElp''HiArPA! MARKET GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS. JOHN A.SALZER.^i SEEDS ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy. Clover, Fla.v. Hunrarfan. Millet. Red Top, Blue Grass, Lawn Gra^w. Orchard Gras.-^ Bird Seeds. Sic. ( llMn&n9Kin7.ieSt PO" CORN. „ Warcliouses? 104, 106, IDS & 1 10 Micbrfran St OiruES. 115 KinzIESt. canFlo,i!t J 198, 200. 202 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL. N„tiSls the favtjr can public bo rapidly. l8R7Cntn full deBcri] S. L. ALLEN & C0.^'"p!?il'5iilg?ii'.'lA.TX.' 1887. The American Florist. 355 DREER'S SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS. I'erlectliin. mixed colors.. Zirngiebel's i)ure whit Zirngiebel President Craig says < Trutfan ry flne, particularly the "CRIMSON BAL lich is the richest crimson and the : have seen." ROBERT CKAIG. Balsam, White Perfectl( Mignonette, Mili- Ir. i>i Pansy, Dn-i - , > Stock Ten-W.Mk i.uihi w TRADE PKT. S .so t2.00 We a the leading varieties. 'ith results. Mailed free on application. HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman & Florist, PHILADELPHIA. s,ooo Hinze's White Carnation Plants For Sale, from 2!^-inch pots. $2.50 per lOU. Hinze's is the healthiest and best white Carnation f7"e. FASSETT & BRO., Ashtabula, Ohio. FORSALE W. T. liKM Doz. 100 > 3 feet $3.00 $20.tt Monthly Roses, 4-in. pots, strong Moss Roses, strong. 2-yr. flne plants Climbing Roses, strong. '2-yr. in variety. 's Gooseberry, 2-yr. strong GLADIOLUS. NAMED VARIETIES, MIXED GLADIOLUS, all colors, t2.00per S15.00 per 1,000. Mixed seedlings and delicate 1 shades, a very flne strain, W.OO per 100, $20.00 per 1 Send for descriptive list. Morrisville, Bucks Co., RHODODENDRONS Of American-grown hardy sorts. Red Flowering Dogwood And other Rare Plants. Parsons & Sons Co., Kissena Nurseries, Flushing, N. Y. INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES Can be made by using SIvATKS THEY ARE AS CHEAP AS WOOD AND EVERY WAY BETTER. They will last a lifetime and you will not be troubled with fungus from rotting wood. They transmit bottom heat better than wood. Price, $22.50 for i,ooo sq. feet of surface. SLATES 1-3 m. THICK, 20, 22, 24 mCHES LOKG. Northern New Jersey, JOHN N. MAY, Summit N. J. New York .\ni) New England, SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, 409 Fifth Ave., N. Y. ^ „ ,„ I HILL & CO., Richmond, Ind. From Pittsburgh West, -^j ^, VAUGHAN, 42 La Salle St., Chicago. CRAIG & BRO., 49th and Market Streets, Philidelphia, Pa. CHAS. S. PRICE, Lansdowne, Pa. THE /^m^rieai^ plori5t Qompai^y's ' DIRECTORY - OF FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, v^ SEEDSMEN, United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference, address AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. 356 The American Florist. April IS, What is Hot Water under Pressure ? It is a scientific fact that a body of water in a confined space can lie heated or super-heated to a temperature mucli higher than 212°. There are several ways of applying this principle, the best of which is that described by Mr. Chas. Anderson in a late issue. In this a cylinder over the boiler takes the steam and air, the water flowing down hill. Rail- road cars are heated in this way. The more common way is to run the pipes " up hill" and have numerous air cocks and safety valves at the highest points. As far as I know all use 2-inch to i '4 -inch pipes. The pipes are supplied from the street mains or from a tank. A check valve is put in the supply pipe, which lets the water in but not out of the pipes. Gardeners using this method claim great results. As far as I have seen or heard, this method is used in my vicinity in cold houses, where they naturally would not fire very hard. When I tried this way several years ago, heating a new house, steam would gather at different points in the pipes, and if we were not there to let it off" the circulation would stop. I would not advise using this method. There is as much trouble as with steam, and it keeps a man running around opening air-cocks and feeling of pipes to see if they circulate. There is another method used by some gardeners. The 2-inch pipes are supplied from the street main, or a tank, and have no check valve in the supply pipe. If open in the street main, there is a water pres- sure of from 30 to 50 lbs., or more, on the pipes all the time. Now, does this pressure affect the circulation or the healing qualities of the water? I am not scien- tific enough to explain this. Will some one enlighten me ? From my experience I don't believe it does make any differ- ence. You simply make the city reser- voir your stand pipe or expansion tank, and the pressure shown is the weight of the column of water, every two feet making one pound pressure. I have been using small pipes in some of my houses for nine years with as good results as the others. I have fooled with this pressure business to my sorrow. Now I supply my small pipes from tanks, and run stand pipes up to their level. Tlic pipes run " down hill," so that the stand pipe takes off the steam. I get belk-r results than when I hail on "pressure." I should advise any one building to use 2-inch pipes laid as I have described. Milton, Mass. H. S. Mes.singer. KALL BULBS. WM CHAS H. MACHEN, C. H. C. Machen & Sons. Warmond, near Haarlem, iHolland.l Growers I. r Ilviifinth-., Tiiliii'). rrocus. Narcissus. Lilies, etf....tc Wlmlt-sul,. dtiilugue freeonupi.il- COLLINGWOOD AVE., TOLCDO, O. Bwarf f earl, Double Italian DiamoQd p^arl Jtjberoses. We offer a flrst-class lot of tlio iibcvo sorts wiir- size offsets a") c per 100; $1.50 1 100,000 lots, oflerinu ■" ' ■ ■ price. Also early BinKle flowered variegated foliage Tuberoses class, at J3 per 100: $2.i per 1,000, offset- -•♦ — -• CATALOGUES DUTCH BULBS, ETC. Kc.Tily about May 1st. Orders now booked for Karly While Roman Hyacinths. Paper White Narcissus, Liliiim Harrisii, Longifiornm, and Candideura. C. H JOOSTEN, 3 COENTieS SLIP, NEW YORK. Bulbs! Bulbous Roots! HULSEBOSCH BROS., Overveen.near Haarlem, Holland. The only throwers of whose tirm there resides a member in the States. Price list tree on application. Address P. O. Box 3118, New York City. Hyacinths, fine mixed, per 100. $3.00. fliiRGONIUS, Dr. Masters, very fine, 3-in. J20; 4-.n. $.30; 5-in. tM Mable, best market variety 2-in. 188; 3-in. SIO; 4-in. $12; Wn. $20 Not named 2-in. Sti; 3-in. $8; 4-in. $10; 5-in. $15 R. J. PURVIS, Cook Co HAVE LOCK, I LL. mm mm. E. KRUJFF, *^1IS,':^tKiia"nT ^'"' Whoh-a Narcissus, Catalocur- finest una Now fellow Boleus, ^. loodG. READY FOR SH I PM ENT APRI L 1 . This superb yellow coleus originated with that thor- ough and veteran plantsraau, Mr. John Goode, of Hyde ■pla ■ Verschafeltii (though not i deem it superior to any yellow in existence, holding its color throughout the season, and standing the sun well. PRICE. jN inch Plants, 4 to 5 inches high, well rooted, PER DOZ., $3.00; 25 FOR $5.00; 50 FOR $10.00. ll't' cuntiol the tiitne slock, which is limiled. Mr F. Kanst. chief gardener at the South Parks, Chi- cago, says: ■■ It is the best variety I ever handled in my ience in the South Park. 1 ha I'U'other yellows in preference to it, at nuch in its praise for garden decoratit ; discarded 42 La Salle St., CHICAGO. SEGERS BROTHERS, r.rowers of Hyacinfhs, Tulips. Crocuses, Xarcissus. Liiiuins, Lily of the Valley. Anemones, Ranunculus, ' hfca. Etc.. Etc. References about quality etc., to several U.uted States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholesale Catalotfue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. rny tehiS, QatalodiJPS :k of the > ^ ^ \VHOUtOSA.Ll!; ANU DiCSCRI RTI\-fcC for 1887, of Bedding Plants, Roses, Palms, mailed to all applicants. Large stock following on hand at cheap ra'es: .Inipclopsis Vcitchii, various sizes Tea, and Hybrid Roses, all the leading sorts, named Chiysanlhemums, Diaaca Indivisa, various sizes, Eehcverias, Small Ferns, Geraiiiiiins, double and single, best named sorts, Aieca I.u- tescens, in ayi, 4, 5, and 6-iuch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforlhia Elegans, Oreo doxa Regia, Corypha Australis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wedelliana, Cham- erops Excelsa, Phoenix Rsclinata, Pluvnix Ritpieola, Pha'nix Tennis, Kentias of sorts. Glazinova Insignls, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, , I I olIiT for Sprhif iililiiIiMf ihc lu.-t hiinlv li IIOIXIIIKNDKONS. .\/.H.I-AN, I.I.VrWKSK >l AlW.KS, MM. I ollur OKN.V.MKN I VI. TKKKS, K^ > K- ' I (iUKKNS, SIIIU lis, IIO.SKS. CHIiV.S.VNTIIKMrMS ami hardy I'liliits. i\\*9 VJI si'Ic. I I'KI ITS \\\u\ \ I N los. Hcst (inulity in quantity or specimen at lowest raes. \\ . KKLStCV, 208 Broad-way, N.Y TREES SHRUB ROSES I KKKi) 1887. The American Florist. 357 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A. DE-VEJEJie, (Formerly of DeVeer & BoomkHrap) 47 Broadway, N. Y. Will remove to W Brondwiiy after May 1. Roman Hyacinths, Paper White and Roman Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, Fieesias, L. Har- risii, Longiflorum, etc., for Fall delivery. IVOW I«BA.lI>-i'. I offer for prompt delivery without eniiageraent: Perl,0UO. l>erIOU. Gladioli, choice mixed, all colors. Gladioli, scarlet, large buibs shades of scarlet and crimson. lU.OO " pink and variegated, Irg. bulbs 15.00 " white and light, large bulbs... 20.00 .S12.00 25.00 ^1 BULBS. i<^ RICHARDIA ALBA MACULATA. Dry Roots, Extra Strong, se- lect, »12.00 per 100. Dry Roots, Extra Strong, $8.00 per 100. JTO.OO per 1,000. Good Flowering Roots, Jli.OO per 100, »50.Q0 per 1,000. GLADIOLUS. Choice American Hybrids, ¥2.00 per lOO, »1G.OO per 1,000. GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN SEPARATE COLORS Prices on Application. MICHEL rUmt&HeedVo. 718 Ohve St., St. Louis. Mo. Dutch Bulbs. R. van (lerSchoot& Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. Hyacinths,Tulips,Crocus Narcissus, Liliee, Etc. Intending purchasers, before or- dering Bulbs, write us for a Catalogue. Mention Am. Florist. We have OF THE FOLLOWING; CHRYSANTHEMUMS I- Creat^aHet^ GERANIUMS n^Meaml HUTeleT^TTh^^tki, FUCHSiAS'i" :g:"^t:Q"' j^'"''^" FTinHSraS 8Be«tNewKl5dr Begonia- Metallica. Abutiloii Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want any of the above, as all tlie plants are strong, iii fiue condi- tion and sure to please. 1,^ lallock, ion & Tteri)e, EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bulbs Fresh stock of Standard Sorts and Novelties in Flower Seeds from Paris and Erfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs. Lily Auratunj, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladiuni Escuienttim, large bulbs, Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and Plants. 170 Lake St , CHICAGO. De>' Street, XKW YORK. J. J. Van Looiiem, [)iJT(^H "— — ^^ A ■ .Mik. ^^ .«^ prices, -write BdCBS. ^- ^^ iWlioles.Tle ■ HAARLEM, Holland. FIR TREE OIL Hughes Sok be nsectcde PRICES REDUCED the GALLON to I3.2 For Cash with order, less 10 per cent ^_ %5; Net C.A.SH I2.9; SPRING PLANTS send for o.r special a the QUART to |i.oo .10 Net C.A.SH . . I .90 ar containing many offers of Palms, Orchids, Roses, etc., etc ^ I /^ DIO^O' OIIDDI ICO ^^^^^^'■' '^^'''■'^ Goods, Everlastings, r LVi^ ri I ^D I ^) ^D \J "I r L I L ^3 Bouquet Papers, etc., etc. Send for our Illustrated Spring Supplement with many new and attractive designs. PURPLE INSCRIPTIONS for lettering funeral work, 2-iu. letters at net 2>i cents each in the following ready incriptions (mailed free on receipt of money): "Rest, At Rest, Memory, In Memory, Souvenir, Frieudship, Asleep, Grandpa, Grandma, Baby, Our Brother, Sister, Father, Mother, Husband, Wife."' Others to order at same cost. Also in blue. Also i H-in. letters: "Baby, Rest, At Rest," at same cost; for other letters use LETTERING STRINGS of purple.blue or scarlet immortelles, 12-in. long, put up in original pack ages of 4 yards each, mailed free on receipt of 75 cents for each package; also in original boxes of 24 yards each, mailed free on receipt of $4.00 for each box. Address, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, V. 0. Box 899, new YORK 01441)67 street. 358 The American Florist. April 15^ Mildew. Probably there is uo season of the year when mildew makes its appearance more forcibly than during the months of March anil April, and especially amongst the pot-grown roses which are intended for the amateur's garden. Flour of sulphur has been used for many years, and was found to be an excellent remedy when applied properly, both by dusting the foliage of plantsand by painting the flues or pipes to get the fumes of it, though sulphur as an antidote for mildew is un- sightly when dusted on and dangerous when used on pipes or flues without judg- ment. I would recommend the use of sulphuret of potassium in place of flour of sulphur. It does its work thoroughly, to which I can testify after a trial of six months — in proportions here named — two ounces to twenty-four gallons of water. vSyriuge with the mixture once in two weeks, or ofteuer if you see signs of the fungus appearing. It can be had at any drug house or from your nearest seeds- man. I have al.so foiind it an excellent remedy for black spot ; try it. R. J. H. The ne\v trade directory puo- lishedby the American Florist Company, Chicago, is now ready, and may be se- cured post paid for only one dollar. WE SELL ►>EVERYTHING ^ FOR ^ FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. If you do not already receive our Qnarterly WholeNale Price Wst, please send name and address and it will be regularly mailed, PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlaudt Street. - NEW YORK- JAIVIES HENDRICK, FONT GROVE GREENHOUSES, Sllngerlands, Albany Countv, IS!.V. respectfully offers to the trade 25,000 of the newest and best variety of in 2 and 4-in . pots, guaranteed from health y stock and in prime condition, at prices as low as fair, square and considerate dealing warrants; 100,000 of fancy Geraniums, rarnations and other popular plants for packing. A TKI.VI. soi.ICITKD. Nocatalogues. B^DDl|^(i ptp|^T5- carpaand Candidi , . J. W. DAYHOFF, HAGKKSTOWN, Mi> READ THIS". lit, J"^ to 6 ?eet. 10,(100 Silver 1 1 u ti 1 per, arbor vlta!B, Norway ;i-paragus roots Ac. Write hiivivick:, TRENTON, N, J. Wm. Radam's Patent Process for 'reserving I'erishable linods is the most perfect process on earth. U kills the fungus, or germs in the articles treated, nnd fermentation is stopped. Any quantity up to a car had can bo treated ut one time. Patented heptembcr 28, WS6. Send for circulars to Wm. Kadara, . VERBENAS. Kine healthy ts, $4.00 per 100; CT.OO per $1,000. .... .... _ .. .„ jjugj 3-inch AMPELOPSIS. 25,000 Azalea Indica, 15,000 Camellias. . coleus, basket and C. H. JOOSTEN, and general Florists' stock on appiTca" Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Sccds, L C. WOOD & BRO., Fishkill, N, Y. 3 COENTIES SLIP. N. Y. Young & Elliott, iGGdsmGn and iorticultural iuctioneers, 54&56 DEY ST., NEW YORK. Our annual Spring sales of plants have commenced and will be held on Tuesdays and Fridaj-s of each week until further notice. Catalogues are issued three days previous to day of sale and will be regularly mailed to any one desiring them. Customers who can not conveniently attend the sales may send orders to purchase, naming a limit beyond which they do not wish us to bid. WM. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer. From our superb strain, fall sowing, twice transplanted, f i.oo per 100; JS.oo per 1,000. Send for April Tr.^de Llst. MCGREGOR BROS., Wholesale Flori.^ts. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. /T\a(^9ifi(;e9t \/erbe9a5. We have for sale this Spring 130,000 Verbenas in the finest possible condition. Can at all times furnish a fine assortment in full blootn. Price, $}. per 100. J25 per 1,000. Chicago Florists can see samples of these at J. C. Vaughan's or J. C. Craig's. Also samples of Pansies, of which we have a large quantity. Price, %}, per 100, 200 for I5. We Also Offer the Following Surplus Stock at Very Low Prices : Alvssum, double variegated . . • f4.oo 3-00 Centaurea Gymnocarpa 400 Candidissinia 5-oo .Alternanthera, three Var I30.00 per 1,000, 4.CX) Coleus 130-00 per 1,000, A.oo Cineraria Hybrida 4-oo Calceolaria " 5-oo Golden Feverfew 3-00 Per 100 Echeveria I5.00 Variegated Vincas 4.00 Carnations, Snowdon, Garfield, Crimson King, Boule de Niege, DeGraw, Hinzie's White, Hinzie's Red I3500 per 1000, 4.00 Mt. of Snow and Md. Salleroi Ger- aniums 4.00 Violets M. Louise, Neapolitan and Swanley White 4.00 100,000 ROSES. \\\ the Leading Sorts. Fine Stock and Low Prices. A Large Stock of La France, Bennetts, A. Beauty, P. Guillot, Bride, Pcrlcs, Sunsets, Niphetos and Mermets. We can Furnish any Quantity of Stock and will make Special Rates on Large Ouantities. WHOLESALE ONLY. W. L. SMITH, AURORA, ILL. 188-j. The American Florist. 359 DRKBR'S U/l?olesale Price 1^1 st Offers a Coniiilete and Healthy Stock of Papa Gonlicr, Comtesse de Freigiiaisc, The bride, U 'in. Francis Bennett. Aineriean Beauty. Her Majesty. and a general collection of all the popular ties of Roses for forcing. W Caladinn Be, 1 large -Kaiicy varieties. nias — Tuberous rooted. C'/o-r/wm— The finest strai Tigridia—YLeA., Yellow and White. Tuberoses — Double and Pearl. Cannas — All the new varieties. Lilies. We grow thousandsof hardy climbers, as Ainpelopsis I 'eitehii, Akebia Quinata, Aristolochia Sipho, Honcvsueliles, Ivies, Ctematis, Wistaria, etc. other specialties we supply in large quantities, as Ferns, Palms, Draccenas, Pandanus. Musa Ensetd. In splendid condition for iratnediate effects we offer Anemone Japonica, Aquilegia, Eula'lias, Hydrangeas, Rhododendrons, Pen: Phloxes, Hardy Pinks, Hollyhocks, Chrysanthemums. Send for Trade Price List, offering low prices of healthy stock. Mailed tree to all In the trade. HENRY A. DREER, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, PHILADELPHIA. FOR SALE OR RENT AT CLAYMONT, DEL. On the P , W. & B. R. R. (19 miles below Phila- delphia) 5 greenhouses and small cottage. Apply for particulars to ARTHUR M. BURTON, 504 Walnut-st., Phila. 80 000 Koott'il (\iniation ' CUTTINGS. from $2.00 to W .00 per 100. Send for catalogue. ISAAC LARKIN, Touecl-iKen.imon, Chester Co , P.-i. BOUVARDIA PRES. CLEVELAND. BOUVARDIA BOCKII. free bio The best (JKR.VXHTMS in the Boston market are GEN. \V. S. Il.VNCOC K. nim^on si'arlet double; II. \V. I.O\<; I'KI.I.O \V. .THnson siar- let single. Tlu- iih.ivr i,r.' i n y lln.. li.Ml.lcrs. Price. J6.00 perlUll. .\Nn. FOUR NEW GERANIUMS. MRS. CI-KVKI..VND, rose salmon. BKIM.I k.NT, a brilliant scarlet.very large trusses WM. A. HOCK, salmon, shaded yellow; the above three are single. MARVE.lJOt'K, a very Jight 1 111 very fl J have all received the First-class ( i of Merit. Address. WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. CHARLES J. POWER, :f^ Xv o r^ r js o^ , South Framingham, Mass. Greenhouse. Bedding, and Miscellaneous Plants. AN HONEST CALLING, Royal funds are running low, p and down the streets I go, nefit mankind as well. It makes a stir along the line To see the Scepter and the Sign; A Queen I have, but what Queen 1 Compare with beauteous Puritan \ We have bought the entire stock of the Puritan Rose from Mr. Chas. F. Evans, of Philadelphia, because it is the most remarkable and valuable rose yet introduced. Our reasons for thinking so are as follows : 1st. Because it is the most beautiful white rose extant, surpassing in every way that grand old favorite Mabel Morrison. 2nd. Because it is a robust grower, and perfectly free from mildew and disease of every kind. 3rd. Because it has more beiutiful foliage than any other rose. It is leathery in texture, of a dark beautiful green and comes up well about the flowers in the manner of Baroness and Mabel Morrison. 4tb. Because a free and continuous bloomer, being in this respect away ahead of the American Beauty. 5th. Because it is equally beautiful as a bud or as a full blown rose. As a full blown rose it will measure 5 inches across. 6th. Because its keeping qualities are remarkable. The buds will keep ten days, full blown roses a week if placed in water and kept in a warm room. 7th. Because its sells readily at a high price. In all our experience with roses, we have never seen one so much admired. We have not yet decided how we will offer this rose for sale, but we have thought of selling'it this year only in LARGE QUANTITIES under agreement as to the minimum price plants and blooms are to be sold at for next season, and sending only a limited number of plants to each large city so that those who work to invest largely in the roses can do so with the certainty of good profits. Correspondence is invited and a large photograph showing a house of it in bloom can be had for 25cts. We carry an immense stock of American Beauty. Wm. F. Bennett, The Bride and all standard varieties of cut flower roses. Our stock has the reputation of being the healthiest and finest in this country. Trade catalogue sent on application, B. A. ELLIOTT CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. 360 The American Florist. April IS, White Ants. A correspoiiJcnt wishes for a remedy for white aiils, ami having had some ex- perience with them and finally coming' off victor, will give my mode of dealing with them. If an old greenhouse, there is no other way than to remove the soil from the benches ; then after they have become pretty well dried out, mix Paris green in water as for potato bugs, and with a com- mon watering-pot give the benches athor- ough drenching, also the sides of the house and the supports, and you have them. The same soil can be returned if it is desirable to do so. These ants eat little channels on the surface of the lumber of the sides and supports of houses, covering thein over with soil or even wet sand, building up to the bench ; then they go through the same process of furrows on the upper sur- face and in the crevices of lumber, and finally tunnel up to the pots into the soil where plants are growing. The Paris green adhering to the surface of the lum- ber proves to be too much for them, and as they will not go where they cannot make a covered runway, the house is quickly rid of them. For a new house the same application will prevent them from ever getting a foothold. I have tried ashes (wood) and carbolic acid with but little success. A. D. The .\XN'lAL REPORT of the superin- tendent of common and public grounds of Boston for 18S7, is received from the superintendent, Mr. Wm. Doogue. It contains a sketch view of the conserva- tories it has been proposed to erect in the public garden, and a diagram of a new plan of heating by hot water in addition to an exhaustive report of the condition of the cities' parks, gardens, etc. Mrs. Parker, IVY LEAF GERANIUM, 1,000 VINCA MAJOR VAR., Brenneman & Petterson, HARRISBURG, PA. /11ar}ter9a9tl?(?ra j^tjr(?a p/aija. m Peurl Ki.sf a in 2Lu-'iii? «'(IU iii-r lOU., Culeus Uokleii Bedder anil \'ers. *2.U0 per lOU. Hacked light, and satisfttctinn guaranteed. Cash with okdeu. Address ALBERT WILLIAMS, Mercer Co. SHARQV. PA. p (irar^d Opportunity For a first-class Florist with a little money.. Address, A. E. GARRISON. 1226 Oak St.. WICHITA. KANS. NEW CARNATIONS, PANSIES, ASTERS, Send fnr descriptive price list t.i DSNYS ZIRNGI6B6L. NEEDHAM, MASS. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Kor Sale. STRONG, HEALTHY STOCK. PRES. DE GRAW AND LA PURITE Pres. de r.raw, the best long-stem white carna- tion now grown, ji 25 per 100, $10.00 per i,ooo. C. B. HUMPHREY, Walesville, Oneida Co., N. Y. SeLSCT PLHNTS. Roses. II vbr Roses, .Mont Knses, Hcnn ^'V. OIDDIJVGS, DANVILLE, ILL. iaraatiaiv PUmX^v CARNATIONS other choice varieties. Write for prices and descriptions. W. R. SHELMIRE, AVONDALE. CHESTER CO.. PA. E\'ERY XURSERYMAX New Trade Directory ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. Chicago. ^oote4: Cuttings of nearly all the varieties SNOWDEN, CENTURY, EDWARDSII, SEAWANand Pres DeGRAW Price Lists to all Applicants. THOS. F. SEAL, UNIONVILLE, Chester Co. PA. Mr. Bennett states that this is the finest Rose he has yet raised AND UNSURPASSED AS A WINTER BLOOMER. THE ROSE OF THE YEAR, Henrv Bennett'^ New Seedlino- ^.^ea Rose, GJ']]"l3 J ^ Wi r-^ ffijj "A vigorous grower with stiif, erect wood, thick, handsome foliage, and very free flowering. Flowers well carried on long, stiff stems ; large, full and of the most perfect form ; petals round, broad and very thick. Outside petals pale yellow, center rich golden yellow ; edge of petals lightly laced with bright rose. Most distinct and handsome ; a pure Tea. Received First Class Certificate of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, June 23, 1885." Send for Price List. A beautiful colored lithograph for 25 cents, which amount purchasers may deduct from their first bill. Mr Bennett has appointed as sole agents for its sale in the United vStates and Canada, HILL & CO., CRAIG & BRO., RICHMOND Ai«n. 4gtli and Market, INDIANA. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Write them for particulars. Plants distributed on the same day both in England and America. 188^. The American Florist. 36] ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Knclnse2-cent stamp for _ our tainiiiK Practic-sil Hints i Hne plants to choose froi BRACKENRIDGE & CO. catalogue A. BRACKKNKID(ii:, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. lohn iaul's latalogue Of New, Rare and Beautiful Plants, for 1887, ready in January. It is full in reallv good and beautiful plants, as The rich collection of fine foliage and other Green- house and Hothouse Plants are well grown and at O I^ O H 1 13 S East Indian, South American, Etc. Catalogues of Roses, Seeds, Orchids, Fruits, etc., ail Free to Applicants. John JAUL, U/ashington, d. c. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. ROSES. n our tine, healthy plai NEW ASTERS. Beautiful New and Striking Variety, "PEARL." In two colors. Pure White and Bright Rose, Rach color per pkt., 25 cts., per 1,000 seeds $1.50. Pot plants of the above, in full bloom, were ex- hibited by Mr. Zirngiebel at the Florists Con- vention in Philadelphia last season, and were greatly admired by the members present. WE HAVE OBTAINED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF SEEDS, and offer it at the above low price. Florists' Seeds a Specialty. pkt. ounce. -■Irfcc, Zirugiebel's Double Pure White .10 J Boston Florists Double Pure White, (own growing) 10 4.00 Balsam, "Snow Ball" Large Double White IS Pansv. Zirngiebel's Improved Giant .50 12.00 Stocks. Boston Florists Double White .10 5.00 Hollyhock, Our own growing from Chater's Prize 10 1.50 Chrysanthemum Segetum grandiflor- um. Large Single Yellow flowers .05 .75 SEWD FOR CATALOGUE ■isis flnwen. and SCHLEGEL & Fci'TTLERr 26 S. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. FI.ORETsS^Bu"tt'?r*7,'c9,!^u?/.GraeeWiU.er. Chester Pride, Ulnzes \Vhile and Field of Gold, mixed, about one-half long stems, $1.50 per 100; to special colors or all long sterna, $2.00 per 100. Stand- ing orders solicited. Telegraph orders will receive prompt attention. PLANTS of above varieties out of 2M-inch pots; prices given on application. SEED of our own hybridization and crossings of *- =-1 packets of "" ■ "' CHAS, T. STj! PANSIES ONLYIifff^V, mcudin. al: the latesfNovELTlK. Our Seed is warranted to be Fresh, Pure and strictly FlRsT-Cl.ASs. Sen I for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. ALBKKT KKXX, noiialaston, W. Y. I'or I'lower and Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann 8t, N. Y. ^ SEND ••• TO # (IICT, Kegular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. p, o . BOX, AQA,r ^J]\[^ At r^O ^i^T^^ ^F-lvT Exicgr Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK 1 o 0,0 o o XT E^ I« :B E> IV ^V S The choicest old and new varieties at K.iiO per 100. $20.00 per 1.000. Kooted Cuttings. *1.00 per 100. $5.00 per 1.000. NO KlIST OK MILDEW. I'acked J. L. DILLON, Bloomsbubg, Fa. HARRY HAROLD & THE MIKADO pruiido Doiiax l/ariegata, EXTRA STRONG PLANTS. $3. CO a dozen; $20. co a hundred. JAMES TAPLIN, MAYWOOO. Bergen Co.. N.J. Surplus Stock. GERANIUMS Zonal, in variety, m cts. FUCHSIAS, in variety, .1 cts. DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS (Dreer's), 4 cts. The above good, strong plants in 2^-inch pots. ;HII VINES CARNATIONS THOS. A. MCBETH, SpringHcld, Ohio. My handsomely illustrated catalogue of single free aud post-paid on application. J. SIECKMAN, Special Cultivator ..f DAHLIA NOVELTIES, Standard and Dwarf Budded Roses. I have received .So Medals and Premiums. Kmstritz, in Thuringia, Germany. THOS. G. HAROLD, KINGSTON. Somerset Co., MD. Eulalia Zobrina I f ariogata 4 TO 6 LEADING SHOOTS. 5eedsmen, plorists, f/urserymen, IMPORTING BULBS See our .-idvertiseineiit on page 357. R. VAN DER SCHOOT &. SON. FlN-ESTnoXn IT.ANTS. KHEI: IKUM Al.r, DISE.4SE. 26bestmarkfts.nls 11,111, p.n^ $ 2.50 per 100 ->; 5^115* Transplanted. 10.00 •• 1000 Golden Bedder. Blacli Knight. Verschaf- feltii. from pots fS.OO per 100 Rooted Cuttings l-.W " 100 Mixed sorts from pots 2.50 •' 100 DESMOND, Kewanee, (Henry Co.) 111. 62 The American Florist. April IS, New York. C. F. Kluuder has made a rich exhibi- tion of specimen plants for Easter sale in a house rented for this purpose on 26th st. The carnation "Andalusia," which never shows a streak of "sport," is the purest yellow, and admirable in cut flower designs. Mr. Ed. Jansen left March 30 for a trip through England, France, Germany, Austria and Italy, in search of new styles and new material for fall trade. Siebrecht & Wadley will have their plant hospital well filled after their shows are over. The large specimens look as though they had been through the w ir^. The April meeting of the New York Horticultural .society in Cooper Institute was but sparsely attended. There was no floral display. Ten new members were added. Not a church altar in this city but is decorated for Easter, unless it is the Quaker meetinghouses' And no matler how poor the mission church, thereaduig desk has its simple bunch of flowers. The custom for estimating on decora- tions to be done is declining. First-class florists are tacking in a different direc- tion. More patronage and confidence is obtained by doing a handsome job and exacting a fair price for it. Few commercial florisfts in this region grow Passiflora princeps'. S.J. Burnhani & Co. are the oiily ones who have it in any quantity. They are besieged with applicants, but need it all for their own use. Why will not .some one take the hint ? A word to the wise, etc. The main thoroughfares of this city from 14th St. to Central park are lined with plants and cut flowers. Tlie side- walks and corners where floral stores are located are bordered with blooming plants, and flower peddlers with trays and baskets of bouquets and loose flowers are ubiquitous. Large orders for small potted plants have been filled by growers, these to be the Easter gift to Sabbath-school chil- dren. The custom of presenting each child with a nosegay has been superseded by giving a plant, which, being some- thing alive, to tend and care for, gives permanent delight. The building in which Reed & Keller, florists' wire workers, are located was the scene of a fire April 8. The reports of some New York papers gave the impres- sion that their factory was destroyed, and the gentlemen referred to request us to state that the part occupied by them was not injured in any way, and that they are still in perfect running order. The trade in window boxes has de- clined materially during the last two sea- sons. The fashion is to go early to the country, so that town residences have closed windows after May i. Clubs, restaurants and public gathering places are beginning to show potted plants on sills, and will next week bring out their jardinieres of pansies and daisies if the weather permits. Omah.-v, Neb. -Atameetingof the Doug- las County Hort. society, March 5, it was resolved that any member or non-mem- ber of the society may propose in writing questions pertaining to horticulture or floriculture which they desire to have discussed and answered by the society. Such questions to be addressed to the secretary and placed on file to be called up and disposed of in regular order. A committee was appointed to secure a suit- able building for holding an exhibition the coming summer. Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in SMBTi STRAWIKL WILLOW Jyil For School Con:in:ienceriients and Spring Xracle in general. NUFiCTCRER ;: IN :: THE :: WEST, CIXCIXMATI, OHIO. iTHOLESiLE PRICE LIST. Florist'v=^ l^etters Prices on Wood Frames, 2 in Purple Per 100 JS 00 I e-s than 100 !i, c 2i«in Purple PerlOOS4 00 «enii fir sample Po-taue Fran Designs, fMonograms, etc. W. C. 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General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicigo Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Pres.; M. A. Hunt,' Treas.;' Kdwiu Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16. 17 and The Weekly Flori.st.— Voles for the weekly are still coming iu; we have also received a number of votes against the change. Though we believe that the Florist will undoubtedly become a weekly iu time, we are inclined to think that the lime is not quite yet at hand. We, however, hold ourselves in readiness to immediately make the change when- ever conditions shall seem to warrant it. Recent events but confirm the im- pression noted in our last i.ssue, that the catalogue mail trade in the seed business has been pushed to the high est point where extensive advertising and expensive catalogues can show any fair returns for the investment. The purchasing public are already looking toward something more substantial tlian showy advertising. Seedmen and florists may be called upou in the near future to climb more slowly the ladder that leads to a permanent success. New York, April 26. — A large num- ber of people attended the opening of the New York Ilort. society's show this morning at the Kden Musee. The fol- lowing are among the chief exhibits: William S. Kimball, a choice selec- tion of orchids. Charles A. Dana, a very fine show of calceolarias, gloxinias and Himalayan primroses. Pierre Loril- lard, a very good collection of fruits and vegetables. Bidwell Brothers, cut pan- sies, representing all strains. John May, N. J., a big show of roses, including spec- imens of Her Majesty, Baroness Roths- child, Mabel Morrison, Merveille de Lyon, Bennett, Bon Silene, the Bride and Mermet. Jay Gould, a grand lot of rhododendrons, azaleas and some choice specimens of botanical inttr.'st. The botanical gardens of Harvard Universitv, a collection of orchids. John H. Tay- lor, roses, including Mermets, Perles, Niphelos, Bon Silene, and a collection of carnations. Peter Henderson an en- tirely new rose called Dinsmore, after Mr. Dinsmore, of the Adams Express Co., hyacinths, roses, tulips, azaleas, spira-as, and double yellow daises. A complete report will be given in next issue. Complete Report Baltimore. — Easter sales were larger than ever before, every florist iu the city having all he could do. The demand was for cut flowers in preference to baskets or de- signs, handsome boxes of cut flowers and corsage bunches forming the bulk of the sales. Pot plants sold quickly for decorations. The churches decorated more than ever before. R. J. H. Milwaukee. — The total sales for Eas- ter were a very little larger than last year. The demand for made designs was not as large while the call for loose flow- ers showed an increase, especially for lilies and roses. Trade in pot plants was about as usual. The churches hardly came up to former seasons but the de- mand for private use was larger. C. B, W. St. Louis. — Easter sales of cut flowers were more than double those of last year. The demand for made-up work was good but was verv heavy for long-stem flow- ers. I think that plants were not called for as much as usual. Church decora- tions were about the same but many more ladies wore flowers than usual; the ministers of manj' of the churches re- quested that flowers be worn by ladies of the congregation. J. M. J. Memphis, Tenn.— The Easter demand was largely in excess of all previous years. This is especially the case where the Catholic element predominates, and most other denominations seem to be falling more and more into line iu this respect. The call was principally for cut flowers and plants, a falling off in that for made designs being noticeable. Flowering plants sold briskly and was unable to supply the demand. H. L. Cincinnati. — There is not one florist in the city who complained of poor busi- ness at Easter tide. Most of them were compelled to put iu twenty hours out of the twenty-four on Saturday. The cold spell preceding Easter was responsible for a business boom that was nearly as good as that experienced Christmas week. The florists alone had the flowers to sell and consequently they had the call. No unusual decorations were made by the churches but the demand for all sorts of blossoms was brisk. No better Easter business has been done here for vears. M. Rochester, N. Y.— The Easter de- mand was larger than last year, the call being more for loose flowers than designs. An increase was noted in the call for pot plants. The churches did not use as many designs as usual but used plants largely. The weather was very favorable; prices ranged low owing to the recent cutting in rates by the trade here. M. Cleveland. — Easter trade was good, all florists reporting an increase over last J ear. Very few large designs were made, buyers calling mostly for loose flowers. Pot plants, such as lilies, hyacinths, spir- leas, deutzias, tulips, etc., were in excel- lent demand. Palms and decorative plants were used in almost all of the churches and Easter was more generally observed than ever before. No new fea- ture in floral work of any note was intro- duced. E. G. C. PiTTsnuRGH. — We estimate that our Easter trade was about double that of last year. The demand was almost en- tirely for loose flowers. We sold a great many flowers for church decoration but cannot say that the quantity was any larger than in former years. We think the bulk of the flowers sold by us were for presents and to be worn or car- ried on Easter sunday. We did not no- tice any new features in decorations or designs! The bulk of the flowers sold were those which could be sold at a mod- erate price. B. A. E. Buffalo. — Easter trade was good with everybody and the total business done a good increase on last year. The demand for made designs for churches grows smaller every year and the sale of loose cut flowers correspondingly increases. There was a large demand for pot plants; much larger than former years. A hand- some plant for an Easter gift was the fea- ture of this season's business. The de- mand for roses and tulips for street wear was larger than ever before. Piiik was the favorite color. The decoration of churches was about as usual; plants of palms, lilies, etc., were used mostlv. W. S. Detroit. — Easter trade was much larger than ever before, the total sales be- ing far beyond former years. The de- mand for made designs has fallen off, and has been succeeded by a call for bunches. We could have used more lougiflorums and candidums. White tu- lips were sought for, and these, with hy- drangeas, azaleas and spircea were not sufiicient for the demand. We had 1,000 spirtea in extra fine condition and sold them all at good prices. Church decora- tions were about as usual, Catholic churches using plants and others cut flowers only. Nothing new iu decora- tions was noted. Smilax sold at 50 cents a string. Philip BrEitmeyer. 366 The American Florist. May Wilmington, Dei,. — The display of flowers at the churches Easter was the most elaborate ever seen here. Gr.\nd R.\pins, Mich.— The Easter trade was much better than usual. Very few set pieces were made, the volume of the business being in cut flowers. J. A. H. Le.^venworth, K.\NS.^Mr. A. M. Gist has sold out and will retire from the florists' business. He is succeeded by Kirkpatrick Bros. There was a brisk de- mand for cut flowers Easter week; roses ftnd carnations being in best demand. ■Lilies were very scarce. Toronto, ONT.-^The Easter trade was •in general very good, with a demand chiefly for lilies and roses iu large quan- tities. Decorations were about as usual. An increased demand for pot plants was observable. Prices ranged high for some flowers, such as candidums, but this did not deter buyers. S. L.^WRENCEviLLE, V\. — The children aud teachers of one Sabbath school here were each presented with a pot-plant Eas- ter Sunday. The children weie all re- quested to care for the plants and to bring them to the church on " Children's day " to decorate the church at that time. Fully i,ooo plants were distributed. lNDi.\N.\Poi,is. — Easter trade was good; better than former years. Weather was fine though somewhat warm to handle shipped flowers. Designs were not in de- mand, mostly loose flowers and bunches being used. Blooming plants sold well. Church decorations were generally cheap affairs; plants were used to the exclusion of set designs. W. B. Harrisburg, P.\.^SaIes at Easter ex- ceeded those of last year, the demand being much larger than the supply. The call for designs was about equal to last year, the increase being iu loose flowers. Blooming pot-plants sold far better than usual at this time and taken altogether, the trade was very satisfactory. The outlook for spriug sales is very encour- aging. B. & P. LoULSViLLE, Kv. — The Easter trade far surpassed past seasons, the demand being more for loose flowers and pot plants than for set designs. The church- es used more flowers than ever before, the lilies, of course, being in best de- mand. Taking the trade all around our belief is that the trade was fully 25 per cent better than last year. G. T. & Sons. Sav.\nnah, Ga. — One florist states that the Easter demand was much greater than last year, while another declared positively that it was less. Perhaps each one judged by his own sales. Any one who carefully noted the number of cor- sage bunches worn by the ladies and the decorations at the churches, however, would be apt to indorse the statement of the first florist quoted. N. Springfieed, Mass.— Easter trade was better with us than ever before. I presume other dealers report the same. The demand was for choice boxes of cut flowers rather thau for made-up designs. Longiflorum lilies were in great demand and home-grown were scarce. I"or church decoratious, potted plants were largely called for. Good azaleas are scarce, but what few were off'ered found ready market. On the whole, never was there an Easter when everybody appeared to be so much alive as the one just passed. Some of the churches used marble figures of angels in connection with their floral decorations. Fulton. Los Angeles, Cal.— Easter flower trade was passably good. Church decor- ations were carried out with an elaborate detail rarely attempted here before. As callas have been blooming with unusual profusion this season, they, along with orange blossoms, were as usual the salient features in all the floral work. As virtually all church decoration here is performed exclusively by amateurs, it would be invidious to criticise any of it adversely. Private demands on florists, however, for floral Easter gifts were quite numerous, to the general astonishment of the trade, as such a custom has never ob- tained here before. May the habit con- tinue to flourish, and grow apace each succeeding year. W. S. L. St. Paul. — I do not think that the churches here or in Minneapolis ex- pended more money in decorations than last year, but there was a marked in- crease in the call for pot plants, though not many more were used as no very large quantity were to be had in bloom owing to the dark, dull weather the last few weeks. The demand for made de- signs was rather less than last year, most churches ordering their fl ; .vers loose. A great demand for caudiclr.::i lilies was noticed, but this was probably lue to their scarcity. A marked feature of this Eas- ter was' the general wearing of flowers by ladies at church in the morning; the quantity of flowers used this way was something unprecedented. Aug. S. S. Des Moines, Ia. — The total Easter sales were nearly double those of last year, with more call for loose flowers than for made designs. No large designs were used at any of the churches, the largest being a 12-inch wreath. The de- signs were mostly hung in memorial windows. Altar decorations were entire- ly plants and loose flowers arranged in vases. There was a large demand for roses, callas, candidums and Harrisii lilies both in pot plants and cut bloom. Sales of pot plants were very large. The florists here do not grow tropical decor- ative plants as the people are not willing to pay enough for plant decorations to justify keeping up a stock. .Vt the churches the floral decorations consisted chiefly of "spring bonnets" and corsage bouquets, many ladies wearing large bunches of roses. Many flowers were sent as Easter presents, quite a number going to sick rooms. R. Iv. B. New Orleans.— We have but little trade at Easter worth mentioning. The vegetation being so far advanced, and all the gardens being in full bloom at this season of the vear, the flowers used in the churches are contributions from the several members of the different congre- gations, and are arranged by the ladies themselves. Flowers furnished by florists are loose, no designs of any con- sequence being made. Pot plants were used this year more extensively than in former years, also a great many garlands. The flowers most in demand were the candidum and calla lily; a very few of the former were in bloom as it was rather early for them. The great day here for flowers was on decoration day of the Confederate dead, on April 6, when the tombs of the several military organiz- ations are elaborately decorated with flowers, designs, etc. We are suffering very much for want of rain; the flowers are looking very bad on account of the drought. H. A. Despommii^r. Pittsburgh. — We made, as we always do, great preparations for Piaster, but for once our records were broken by the tremendous influx of people to the store. From .S a.m. till 8 p.m. the centre aisle of our store was impassable. Loose flowers evidently held sway; of course there were pieces made up, but nothing new or striking; more attention was given to the details and harmony of the whole than in one particular piece or design; this refers to the churches. Plants were very largely used. Roses, lilies, tulips, and hyacinths were the predominants iu flowers. Single plants were not iu such demand, as committees were formed who did better by taking a quantity. The receipts were larger than last year. Al- together it was a grand surprise, and the very fierceness of the business which lasted from 5 a.m. Saturday till 12 noon Sunday told of tired limbs and bodies, but well pleased with the Easter of 1887. M. Chicago. — A canvass of the trade here indicates that the total volume of the Easter trade was at least one-fourth larger than ever before. A majority of the florists report that the calls for loose flowers greatly exceeded that for set pieces though several who do a large trade, report that the reverse was the case with them. To show the contrast between the two extremes in this respect the order-book of one florist which we had the liberty of examining showed that out of forty-four orders, thirty-eight were for boxes of cut flowers and only six for pieces, while that of another florist out of forty-six orders, thirty-five were for pieces. The general report, however, shows the demand for loose flowers to have been unusually heavy. It is certain that more flowers were sold to people who placed them in vases in their win- dows or to ladies to wear to church and on the street Easter Sunday than ever before. This may account for the large quantity sold loose. The use of pot plants was large and the total sales of these were considerably ahead of former years. Flowers were in fair supply, with the exception of lilies. Candidums were very scarce, and those to be had were of very inferior quality. Albany.— The Easter trade in this city was considerably in advance of previous years. The churches vied with each other in the multitude and variety of their dec- orations, thus creating an extensive de- mand for all kinds of pot plants and cut flowers. Formerly, many designs were used, but of late years, the ladies having charge of the decoration of their several churches, seem to prefer group- ing foliage aud flowering plants iu charm- ing profusion. One of the most effec- tive groups seen was composed entirely of cytisus. The bright yellow of the flowers showed to great advantage in the subdued light of the church. Amongst othernoticeable work used for the purpose of decoration was a 10- foot cross, made entirely of yellow tulips. This was novel and attracted considerable notice. The flowering plants principally used were azaleas, lilies, hydrangeas, marguer- ites and tulips. Of these there was a large supplv, but all were sold at profitable prices. There was, also, a steady demand for loose flowers, mostly for the purpose of being worn upon the person. Iu the past, the demand was principally for bas- kets and bouquets, but tastes have changed and flowers with long stems are chiefly sought. There was no particular demand for any special flower, roses, as usual, leading the list, with violets and 1887. The American Florist. zh KUKR OtCORM\OH M tkSlLR \H k HtNN ^OR^ CHURCH. pansies a good second. Many pot plants were sold for the embellishment of pri- vate houses; and it is gratifying to find chat the custom of using plants and flowers at Easter, seems steadily on the increase. Philadelphia. — The demand for flowers and plants was far in excess of any preceding year. This is the report generally amongst all classes of florists. The weather was everything that could be desired — bright, yet not too warm — favoring everybody — dealer, grower and purchaser. Crops were good generally, in quality and in quantity. The dealer and his assistants have their hands full at this season of the year. Many would-be cus- tomers, losing patience, leaves the store without even being able to attract the attention of the salesmen. Nor does there seem to be any remedy. The kind of help of any value in this emergency is not obtainable at any price. The lack ot .system in the management of the Easter business is not so apparent in some estab- lishments as it is in others. Some florists report that loose flowers were in more demand this year than designs, while others say their orders for made-up work were proportionately greater this year than the call was for cut flowers. Lilium Harrisii, or floribundum, and L. longi- florum are the ideal Easter lilies, L. cau- enticul.a.ta.— a beautiful Himalayan hardy primrose, which would be widely grown if only better known. I grow it in cold frames and have four sashes filled with it;two are early and bloomed in March and early April, the other two are in a cold, shady place, and are now, middle of April, only com- ing into bloom. The plants are very robust, perfectly deciduous, and in winter all the leaves die off, leaving a crown like a bulb in the ground. In earliest spring, indeed soon after mid-winter, the crowns start to grow and throw up a crop of flower-scapes ten to twenty inches high, terminated by globular heads of bluish- purple flowers. The leaves and scapes are more or less covered with sulphur- colored meal. The flowers are pretty, very striking in appearance, and last ex- ceedingly well after being cut. All who have seen them here have admired them very much and expressed a strong desire to obtain it. It is easily raised and grown from seed, and seedlings bloom when a year old. It may also be propagated by division of the crowns in fall, or from root cuttings. As a florist's plant to grow for cut flowers, it would not bear blooms enough to pay, but as an ama- teur's plant, I should' strongly recom- mend it. But bear in mind, if you will enjoy it, you must grow it in quantity — that is, have a mass of it. It is an easy plant to manage, quite profuse, and long- lived. Some varieties have deeper colored flowers than others. W. F. 372 The American Florist. May /, Roses for Wii The following iiuestioiis Forcing. ^ asked by a novice aud'the answers kindly fur- nished by Mr. J. N. Jlay, with permission to send them to the Floki.st. pirst— Is it not best to grow roses ot the tea and hybrid tea varieties, such as C Mennet, Perle des Jardins, La France, Wm F. Bennett, and American Beauty, but one season, where they are planted in shallow benches? Ans.— One-year plants are undoubtedlv much the best. Second— What should be done with C. Mermet, La France, and Wm.F. Ben- nett that have not been heavily torceil and that have not bloomed very freely .' Ans — Reolant, and do it about July i. Third— Regarding Gen. Jaquemiuot, planted in benches eight to nine inches deep, having been rested by freezing, and forced for Easter for their first crop, what should be done ? May they be grown an- other year, or should they be replanted ? Ans.— These should do well a second sea- son if heavily mulched before starting the second time. , ^, Fourth— Perle des Jardins-do these require a light or heavy soil ? Ans.— They do best in a medium soil, what is known as a light loam. . , . , Fifth— What date will give the best re- sults in winter to plant out young roses in benches ? Ans.— From about the first to the fifteenth of July. Sixth— Is it not correct treatment in summer to keep young roses growing all the time, and not to dry them or rest them but get all the growth possible be- fore fall, when they are allowed to come into bloom; in fact, treat them the same as in winter with the exception of hre- heat, of course, and picking off all flower buds? This in reference to tea roses. Ans.— Modify this by giving all air pos- sible, and let them grow sturdy instead of attempting to grow them soft. The rest is all right. Seventh.— Should La France, Ameri- can Beauty, and Papa Gontier be treated in the same way as the teas ? Ans.— Yes, certainly. ^ , Eighth.— Wm. F. Bennett— I see by The American Fi^ORiSTMr. Evans says, " do not dry them "? Ans.— Not when plants grow on steadily. Ninth.— Young plants of Gen. Jacque- minot and hybrids should be rested be- fore blooming, should they not? Old plants of the hybrid teas that have been forced, of course should be. But the question refers to young plants only. Ans.— Yes, this is quite correct. Tenth— Should glass be shaded on rose houses in the summer where sashes are stationary, by white lead or whitewash ? Ans.— Only very lightly for three or four weeks during time of planting, etc.— afterwards, give all the sun they can get. Eleventh— Will leaf mould from the woods, on top of green sod, make a good bench for roses requiring a light soil? Ans.— No, leaf mould is poison to the rose- if soil is really too heavy, burn some with all the old rubbish on the place, and, when cool, screen and add some to the soil to make it more porous. Twelfth— Being short of good sod com- post, is it advisable to make up benches with a layer of sod, face down, layer of manure, and compost on top? Ans.— Cut sod in very narrow strips, just enough to cover cracks, then fill bench with com- post without any addition of manure, as the latter only creates fungus. Mr. May, in a subsequent letter, says that bc'uches should notbeshallowerthau three inches nor deeper than five. This may make the compostheap go far enough. It is most earnestly hoped that the above may be of as much value to some brother florist as it has been to "The Novice." Roses on Own Roots, Versus Budded or Grafted. Mr. E. G. Hill reviews this matter in a very straightforward way, and I am not at all surprised at his conclusions. That gentleman, with many others, has heard my views on this matter at former times, and, although somewhat differing with me in opinion at those times, he seems now to coincide very nearly, and I doubt not he will remember this instance of these remarks as it occcurred at quite a recent date. Having given this matter a great deal ol thought, and experimented considerable for the past thirty years, I am convinced that for 95 per cent of the roses grown to-day, whether for adornment of the flower garden or the forcing for flowers in winter and spring, they are better on their own roots than on any stock you can find in the market to-day; always providing they are propagated and grown from good healthy plants and given the required sea- son of rest and change of treatment suit- able to their several requirements. If budding or grafting is practiced at all, the stock and scion should be of the same family or as nearly of the same qualities in regard to time of growing, etc., as possi- ble; perhaps the worst stock for tea roses to be found in the market to-day, if the plants are required for winter forcing, is the variety known in the trade as the Briar; after trying this stock in many ways for that particular purpose for the past thirty years, I have come to the con- clusion that I am through with it. This also is applicable to hybrids for winter forcing, as they never do so well on it as they do on Mauetti or Grifl'eraie; the latter is the best of the three by a long wayfortea roses especially, hut for hybrid remontants for all purposes, if I had to choose between them, I should take the Manetti ; but, if once this class of roses are fairly tried on their own roots, I think the majority of growers would not want them on any stock. To sum up this matter I really do notrecommend any tub that will not stand on its own bottom. When a rose is a weak grower, audit is necessary to get it into stronger growth, if it is a tea rose, then I would bud it on some good strong growing tea stock, such as Souv. d' un Ami, Marshal Robert, etc. ; to dem- onstrate this I imported a lot of roses ( tea and hybrid) last fall from several Euro- pean growers, and in due season, potted them up, keeping each consignment sepa- rate, and at the same timepotting up a lot of my own roses on their own roots; in every case my own plants have beaten the imporied "budded i)lants, no matter what the stock was. Many growers who have called here the past season have re- marked the difference. I also saw a lot of C. Mermet, imported budded jilants at Messrs. Lonsdale & Burton's place this season planted along.side others on their own roots, and I think I am safe m say- ing that the budded plants had not pro- duced at the time I saw them more than two-thirds as many buds as those on own roots, though placed in exactly corres- ponding po.sitions, with the same care and attention; (if I am mistaken will these gentlemen please correct my statement). For bedding purposes, where the plants are required to stand for years, I think the hardy roses are immensely superior when on their own roots, for while the plant may not be as large when just planted, yet it will soon grow into size and keep on increasing, while budded or grafted plants will in uearly every case be virtually dead in three years, and 90 per cent of' such that are planted in this country every year do not live to see the third year. W'hy is it thus ? Simply be- cause the suckers from the bottom soon monopolize the plant. With inexperi- enced cultivators the result is disappoint- ment—and when they get the proper attention it is a continual nuisance to have too look them over frequently for suckers and then in the end loose them, which is the case in a great many places I am familiar with. I have a letter lay- ing before me now which will illustrate this better than anything I can think of just at this moment. The writer (a lady) says: "The two roses. Baroness Rothschild and Mabel Morrison you sent me in 1S76 have grown to be very fine bushes. They were small plants on their own roots and I thought when I planted them they would never amount to much, but taking your advice, after having tried a good many budded roses before and always lost them after two or three years, I planted these two on a new piece of soil and was very agreeably surprised at their growth, and they con- tinued to grow and bloom freely. Last season they presented a most beautilul appearance; the Baroness had over 100 buds and blooms on it at one time and was the admiration of every one who saw them; the M. Morrison was very fine, also many of the others I have since planted, all on their own roots. I do not want any others in future." This is only one instance of many where roses are doing much better on their own roots thau budded or grafted have ever done. J. N. M.\Y. Summit, N. J., April 21, 1S87. As WE GO to press we learn of the death of the mother of Mr. Wm. J. Stewart, of Boston. The friends of Mr. Stewart— and they are many — will sincerely sympa- thize with him in the irreparable loss he has sustained. White AnT.S. — " Anti" can get rid of these by using kerosene — the same that is used for lamps. I pour it on the soil of the pots, also on the scil in benches on which the plants stand. Have used it on heliotropes, roses, coleus and geraniums, and it did not hurt them. The worms, bugs, etc., vacate as soon as it is used. "Geyser." Violets. — Being troubled with mil- dew, it occurred to nie to try salt water. I put a handful of salt into a'pail of water and sprinkled the plants on two succes- sive nioniings with the mixture. Result — immediate and final disappearance of the mildew; the plants commenced to make new growth, and even those that had but few leaves left started again with great vigor and were soon covered with bright green foliage. Perhaps the mil- dew that attacks roses would yield to the same application. L. W. [Salt water has been used as a cure for mildew in France, which fact was noted some time since in the.se columns. Ed.] i8S7. The American Florist. Vi Hot Water Circulation. In your paper of March 15, page 300, appears an article under the above head- ing, in which the writer asserts that the only proper method of obtaining per- fect circulation in hot water pipes is to place the boiler four or five feet below the level of the greenhouse floor. Were this assertion not an error, which, if generally accepted, would give many florists much unnecessary expense and ofttimes great inconvenience we would not take the trouble to contradict the statement or A. Boiler, B, B. Flow pipe, C. C. Return pipe, D. Vent pipe, E. Expansion tank. F. Supply pipe attached to return pipe. C. c;reenhonse. J. Ash pit, K. smokestack. trespass on the columns of this paper to explain the plan of securing good circu- lation, when from any cause it is neces- sary to set the boiler above the ground line. The annexed diagram will show the system to be employed much better than words can explain. We can refer to many florists who will testify to perfect success in heating their houses by this arrange- ment of pipes and boiler. After the pipes enter the greenhouse the same plan of laying them may be adopted as if the boiler was below the ground line. If the radiating pipes have a rising incline through the length of the line a vent pipe must be inserted at the highest point reached, but if the pipes have a gradual fall through flow and returns back to the boiler, no vent, stand pipe or expansion tank will be needed, save those shown near the boiler. J. D. C.\rmodv. A Conv Sliding Ventilator. The sliding ventilator has an advan- tage over one which is lifted from the fact that it is not so liable to catch the wind; lifting a ventilator from the up- per instead of the lower end obviates this defect of lifting ventilators to a con- siderable extent, but not entirely. Tslr. A. T. Jackson, of Bowmanville, near Chicago, after trying various styles of ventilating, has adopted the sliding ven- tilator, of which a sketch is shown on this page, as the best suited to the pur- pose. The drawing plainly shows the principle upon which it works. The great difficulty with a sliding ventilator has usually been from their sticking in the frame by the swelling of the wooden sash when wet; this, Mr. Jackson has overcome, by beveling the edge of both sash and frame to correspond, so that when the sash swells it may lift the sash a trifle, but still make a tight joint and can always be started unless frozen down, and Mr. J. states that when it is cold enough to freeze down the ventilators on a warm house, he does not believe in ven- tilating. The manner in which sash sets in the frame is shown in the corner of illustration. Spring Show of the New Jersey Horti- cultural Society. This show, held at Brickchurch, Or- ange, N. J., April 19, 20 and 21, was a great success, the large quantities of choice plants and flowers were very nicely arranged for effect, the hall— the same in which the chrysanthemum show was held last November — being well adapted in every way for a fine exhibition. Directly in front of the entrance was a nice bed, about twelve feet in diame- ter, well arranged. Alteruautheras, coleus, etc., formed the outer margin, the center being filled up with a fine lot of plants, comprising ferns. Agaves, dractenas, lihums in bloom, hydrangeas, palms, marantas, begonias, etc., making a very fine eff"ect; this was justly awarded the first premium. Mr. Richard Purdue was the exhibitor. Ne.xt in order was a fine bank of ge- raniums which received first prize; it was exhibited by Carl Schaeffer, gar- dener to .Samuel Colgate, Esq. Follow- ing was a fine collection of cinerarias; those from Mr. Barr were very fine. A raised bank of mixed plants under the music stand was admirably arranged by Mr. H. J. McGall. Near these was a very fine circular bed of Lilium longi- florm from Clegg & Colclough. Another very good feature was some excellent specimens of paeonias of cjuite a new- type from Jas. R. Pitcher, Ksq. At the extreme end of the hall was a very fine collection of plants from Henry Graves, Esq.; Mr. M. Doyle, gardenerto Mr. J. Terry, Esq., also exhibited a fine lot of plants and a collection of double petunias attracted much attention; they were from Mr. J. D. Kearns; gardener to Samuel Lord, Jr. The center table con- tained very fine collections of orchids and other plants, staged by Mr. M. Boyle, gardener to H. (iraves, Mr. R. Brett, gardener to Jas R. Pitcher, Esq., and Mr. Earrell, gardener to Mr. Wm. Barr. Cut roses were very fine; the prin- cipal prize-takers were Mr. (ieo. (rates, gardener to W. H. De Forest, and Thos. J. Slaughter, Esq. J. N. May also ex- hibited a nice lot not for competition. At the time of .sending this report a full list of the premiums was not readv, M.' Spring Show of the Penna. Hort. Society at Philadelphia. The spring .show, which opened April 20, has been a most successful one. Entering the hall, the first object to catch the eye was a towering fan palm in the center of the room, flanked by a pyra- midal azalea, one white, one red, on either side, and each about twenty feet in ference. The palm was in .\lburger & Brothers' exhibit; the azaleas were in the collection of Clarence H. Clarke, whose gardener, John .Shaw, took first premiums in five different classifications of these fragile but showy flowers, as well as for roses in There were not as many tropical plants on exhibition as the fall show usually brings out, but the Fergussons had a table full of beautiful palms, crotons, etc., near the door, Alburgers completely screened the stage with a hedge of arecas and seaforthias. The hall, however, did not lack for blooming plants. Just inside the door, Geo. W. Childs' gardener, John M. Hughes, had a jardiniere and some large pots of spring flowers and Chinese primroses, and he had loaded one whole table with a collection of hyacinths, which filled all that part of the room with fragrance. J. W. Colflesh, August Lutz, David Emory, gardener to Charles Dissol, and Gebhard Huster, gardener to Mrs. J. C. Heyl, all took premiums on collections ot plants in bloom and ornamental foli' age plants. C. F. Evans had a fine plant of the rose, " Her Majesty." E. Bauyard & Son took a special pre- mium for carnations iu pots. August Lutz, George Anderson and Chester Davis gardener to W. P. Hen.szey, con- tjnded for prizes in hydrangeas, and all were rewarded. W. K. Harris and F. R. .Sykes took premiums for English prim- roses, and the latter took several special prizes for anemones, polyanthus, imanto- phyllums and Rhyncospermum jasmiuo- ides. There were not many orchids in the show, but the few that were present were fine ones. Most of them were shown by J. W. Mertz, gardenerto Edmund Smith. Of course, Mr. Mertz took a .satisfactory premium. William Joyce, the Baldwin gardener, and D. Fergusson & Sons took premiums for orchids. The foyer was not used on this occas- ion, but a beautiful collection of roses and pansies was arranged on tables iu front of the stage. John N. May, of .Sum- mit, N. J., took premiums for Bride, American Beauty, Bon Silene and hybrid roses, showing some magnificent speci- mens. John Henderson of Flushing, N. Y., carried off" a prize with a grand bou- quet of the rose, " Papa Gontier. " Chas. F. Evans, Craig & Bro., Lonsdale & Burton, W. W. Coles and Penuock Bros, all had exhibits of fine roses, and took premiums in various classes. Thos. S^\D\UG \ItUT\LKTQR Foulds, gardener to Wm. M. Singerly,took a prize for a collection of cut flowers, Lonsdale & Burton one for pansies, and W.J. Chinuick, of'Trenton, one for .seed- ling carnations. The floral designs were few but hand- some. The most conspicuous was a large "pocket" of roses and Easterlilies made by William N.Crawford. William Suther- land took first premium for a table design and second for six corsage boucjuets. He- ron & Nisbet taking the first. Pennock Bros, and Heron and Nisbet took premi- ums for plateaus of flowers, John M. Hughes for a jardiniere of spring bulbs and Miss Annie Bisset for a lovely little cross of lilies and Bride roses. H. C. Scheafer had a "crazy patch" of pansies, which attracted much attention, but was not entered for competition. 374 The American Florist. May /, ITTQc^e Hote^. Washington.— John W. Laugdale, Seventh-street road, Takoma station, is a new florist here. Worcester, Mass. — The second monthly show of the Hort. society, held April 14, was very successful; the exhibits of both flowers and plants were unusually large. Hartford, Conn.— At a meeting April 13 the Hartford County Horticultural society was organized and the following officers elected : J. C. Webster, president; J. W. Hale, of Glastonbury, vice presi- dent; Clarence C. Bryant, secretary, and Geo. W. Hubbard, treasurer. San Francisco.— At a meeting of the managers of the Women's exchange held April 2, it was decided to hold a flower festival the last three days of April. It will be in the nature of a competitive exhibition, and all florists, nurserymen and private growers are invited to com- pete. An unusual interest is manifested in the floral exhibition to be given at Oakland, April 15. Many florists have taken space. A special conservatory will be provided for orchids. Indianapolis. — The Society of Indi- diana florists' committee on exhibition next November will hold a meeting June 1. Chas. Rieman is starting up a new place near Crown Hill cemetery to be called Park Heights; Weisharr Bros. & Lentz have brought out his stock in his former location. Plant trade is running about the same as former years — all cut up. One florist insists on selling at any price to the detriment of the whole trade. W. B. Toronto, Ont. — The annual meeting of the Toronto Horticultural society, held April 6, was a lively one. The financial statement showed the disbursements to have exceeded the receipts by I793, for the past year, the treasurer having made up the deficit from his own pocket. A further grant of money from the city was declared necessary, to keep in run- ning order the society's gardens. The society already receives |2,ooo and sev- eral aldermen present declared they would support a move to give the society the increased grant desired. The follow- ing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Hon. G. W. Allen, president; Wm. Elliott and Col. Gray, M. P., vice-presi- dents; Henry Pellatt, secretary and treas- urer. ITTICA, N. Y.— Mr. William Mathews contemplates making large additions to his range of greenhouses the coming summer. Two of his houses are devoted to orchids and ferns, two to roses, one to carnations, one to grapes, and the balance to a general assortment of plants. He is very successful with orchids, shipping quantities of flowers to New York. Mr. J. Aucock has two new seedling abutilous, which are attracting considerable no- tice. One, which he calls "The Belle of Utica," is a very large flower, well opened, color of " Pearl of the Garden " rose, very lightly veined with purplish crimson. The other, a solid sulphur yellow, good shape and size. Both are very free bloom- ers, and are the best I have ever seen. D. Des Moines, Iowa. — The florists of this city have formed a combination and have signed an agreement to retail bed ding plants the coming season at a stated scale of prices. On geraniums, fuchsias, salvias, heliotropes, feverfews and petun- ias, the scale is 2-inch and 2 '/^-inch pots. 10 cents each and 75 cents a dozen ; 3-inch, 15 cents each and I1.25 a dozen ; 4-inch, 20 cents each and %2 a dozen. Verbenas, pansies, foliage plants, and roses are scaled in the same manner. The Des Moines association of florists contemplate holding a plant and flower exhibition July next, and as an induce- ment to private growers to take part, have offered a list of thirteen premiums aggre- gating #So, a condition being that the seeds or young plants be purchased from members of the association. Philadelphia. — Mr. John Savage, a graduate from Euville, England, and in this country from Such's establishment. South Ambby, N. J. , during the time this famous place was under the able man- agement of Mr. James Taplin, and who was for several years foreman for Messrs. Miller & Hayes, (now Yates), of the Mt. Airy nurseries, has purchased a lot of ground in Mt. Airy, on which he will erect a number of greenhouses in the most approved and modern style, and on a large scale, as soon as he can dispose of his stock in trade, etc., at his present stand, in the built-up part of the city, 43d street and Lancaster avenue. Mr. Savage is one of the brightest lights in the profession, industrious, intelligent and ambitiqus, and the site selected will give him ample opportunity to dis- play his recognized talent as a horticul- turalist in general. L. W' ANTKD-Diuil F^l^nff: F;;',;„ John MacHutcheon. In the FlorlsT, March ist last, we noted the serious illness of John Mac- Hutcheon, the associate editor of the English Garden; it is now with deep re- gret that we have to announce his death. He died in London, March 26, aged 68 years. Mr. MacHutcheon was a trained practical gardener, a native of Scotland, For over forty years he had been con- nected with the London horticultural press, for over twenty-five years as associ- ate editor of the Uaninurs' Chronicle. under Dr. Lindlev; for some vears on the Florist, with jlr. Beck; and on the Carden from its birth till his death. Mr. MacHutcheon was a quiet, genial gentleman, well-known, especially among horticultural writers, and beloved by everyone who knew him. To his gentle influence, prudence, long experience, discrimination, and faithful attachment, coupled with the vigor and brilliance of Mr. Robinson, the editor-in-chief, is mostly due the great success of the Gar- den from its foundation. SITUATIONS WANTS FOR SALE 1' ' S s s .T S T'^lU F'iJ^u JiKi. iViiUru'L" & Sons, The ^'r.';lI Iji-h-h Kiv Hi,i,(,.iiilrttn growers, we are prepare.! ... im iii^li ';li. .l.j.U.iulroiis .)!' all sizes anil soliciteit <■» B./^. E LLIOTT C O. Pittsburgh, Pa. THE ($ape ^od y\T)\ poi)d Ijly. C-lIli'Al.V7< i;wt)!*i. * * PELAR(;()N'irMS * * <'y F. A. BALLER, Bloom. The American Florist. 375 New Roses of 1886. AMERICAN BEAUTY, W. F. BENNETT, THE BRIDE, PAPA GONTIER, COMTESSE DE FRIGNEUSE MARQUIS DE VIVENS, Special quotations for IdMc quantities on applici J. N.""lVlAY, Rose Grower, Uninn C.nimy Sini-MIT, N J NnvElties in RnsES. finest out !■ Glory o Qan, Sergeant Bobillet, i-Ciel, etc. ice some very promieing The New Roses embr vnrieties. Comtess de Freigneuae, Mad. David. Camille R DUX, Claire Cochet, and otherB. Send for descriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stuck. hiIaL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse tie Frigiieiise" nett' sh ipc c(.l. T "l ara now liu.)kHi I I March to Ma\ ofthi-,r^c is u, 11 i- ol the jraiid new H\ bnd "CLARA COCHET" All the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will t)e ready for delivery in March. Mv Catalogue of these, as well as ray general Catalogue, free on application. . A .splendid lot of "Perle des Jardms," " Niphe- tos," M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme. Gabriel I.uizet," "Paul Neron," • 'Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN Calvadosi FRANCE. ®ui»i3k:b m or^ issT^. ALEX. DICKSON & SONS Beg to announce their three Pedigree Seedling Hoses, HTJ Earlof Dutrerin, liriil..nblc(ll v tlr- Hncst superb Uosi\ TH;nli.'l li ;iri>i'. n i- uly grand bis variety Awarded PRICE lo:6 (ten shillings and six-pence). Set of three varieties 27: (twenty-seven shillings) each. Descriptive Lists on application. A gi-eat ■!i'tii;nhi ImiiImvi. Sterling Kuses being anticipated, ii i« |,:m 1 1, nim K requested that all who require a siiiM'lv «ill a., early as possible, to ftlG Royal NuFSGFiGS, NEWTOWNARDS, Co. Down, Ireland, ISS^. RaSEi FOR FLORISTSu 188^. We offer the largest and most complete stock of Roses in this country. Straight 2'<-in. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in" ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease start quickly grow rapidly uid i.;i\e best results omtisse de I-iigmicv (Golden Pearl), Souu de Victor /^uertiede Ramet Flatten Budillon, P.xadelpne, Comtesse ,t, Edmund de Bian-at Suzanne Blanchet. Souvenir de \iii^wn Set of 14 for $5, and \ery reasonable per dozen [mmeytse Stock, strong open ground ! Candida IVeigela Hortensis Nevia, 11 line of all the best Hardv Shrubbery ikebia Quinata, Sweet-Scented Honey- \[a>kit Gatdcners and Dealers only. THE NEW ROSES OF 86 HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA Lists pi tccd special selections made ■ solicitt d \ddres THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSK OROWERS, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA. 1^-ROSES^ ^1 NEM • ROSESI^ ^-iN. Pots. Healthy Plants. '■'■'< .^J^JJ Mad. WstteVi'lie, very tine t^jjl ^S^riVnnn^^.iVbn.: ■ ! : ! ! IIS HeTin.'.-'l" '"" -• *•* srurlet and a^iMH-ni ^^qj^;^^^j^^ 719 4tli Avenue, - - Louisville, KY. Mention American Florist. leo «K «s abella $4.00 per 11 CARNATIONS Peerless. Hinze's White. DeGraw, Snow Flake, Ale- gatiere and Hinsdale.from 2).i-inch pot8,$4.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above named varieties $2.00 per 100. JAMES HORAN, Florist, Bbidgeport. Conn. American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier, Also Kood plants of the best leadins varieties of Teas, II. Teas, H. Perpetuals and a general collec- tion of greenhouse and bedding plants ata very low price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. Bhoadwav. Louisville. Ky. 10,000 I«OS*EJS, 20,000 BEDDING PLANTS, InclurtinB the choicest varietii^s, i.n.l j.-r..ivii Ir.mi good healthy stock, in 2!iB, 3 and::' .111 v"\- ;iti.i will be sold at bottom prices. Alsn .-itii rr-iinr i, n roses, in .S and fi-in. pots, and .'i t-i.rnhMM-.M :ii n;ir,..i, with grate bars and doors compi.'tf. I Il;ii I \\ill -li.s- pose of cheap. No catalofjue. V"r p;u ti.nlars "'"W.'T.HILLBORN, Florist, NEWTOWN, Bucks Co., PA. 376 The American F-lorist. May /, URe (sut-SJPocoer Ui'aele, May Fashions in Flowers. BV OUR NKW VOKK CORRliSPONDENT. No feature iu spring styles is more nuirkcd tliau that of the using of flowers of one color, with its different shadings, iu arrauguients of all kinds. Now aud then a bla/.e of yellow will be introduced among the pink and red effects, but as a rule rooms are each one dressed with bloom of one color in relief from rich foliage. The wreath, so fashionable for funerals, gifts, aud wall ornamentation, appears on the table. Six dinners giveu to promin- ent people lately have been decorated as follows; Three silver dishes containing each fifty Gloire de Paris roses areplaced in the centre and at the ends of the board. The centre dish is surrounded with a wreath of seventy -two roses and their own foliage of the same variety. It is finished at the cover of the hostess by a wide sash of pink ribbon tied in a large bow. Thorley made a charnung arrangement for an Easter diuuer at the Roosevelts. The center of the table was covered with a mat of white silk plush; on this stood an oval of superb mignonette, which was fringed with pink hybrid roses. There ■were end pieces of roses and mignonette. A luncheon table decorated by the same florist, had a four-pointed star in the cen- tre bedded solidly with selected Jacque- minot roses. A vine of rose foliage was placed outside the star which was fringed with begonia bloom. There were handled baskets containing roses at each cover and loose roses laid throughout the table. The novelty in table covers is silk crepe, with a wide fringe. On this azaleas, rhododendrons, aud paper white narcissus look beautiful, as do lilies of all kinds. White decorations for bridal collations have come in with Kaster. .\U the shades of white flowers are combined, such as orchids, camellias, gardenias, freesia, spiraea. Hydrangeas and azaleas. The table cover used is crepe. It is fashionable to divide the flowers displaved at dinners given in places away from home, and to have them packed and sent home to the houses of the guests after the feast. K splendid show of roses was made at a dinner given at the Hoff- mann House to gentlemen last week. The flowers were in brown pottery vases, which stood before the cover of each guest. These with their contents were sent home by the host to each friend's wife. Two florists have introduced the style of making floral pictures on mantels. In room embellishment the mantel-piece is now where the finest effect is made. In modern houses where there is a Queen Anne mantel of wood there is a fine op- portunity to decorate. ^X the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, .\pril 21, the house was ornamented in a tasteful .style by Mr. Hamilton, who bedded with lycopodium the mantel up to the mirror line. In this moss was plunged plants o f ornamental begonia, the B. metallica, B. Louis Chretien, and B. Rex, standing out elegantly. The moss was worked up to a pyramid in the centre of the glass where a specimen Adiantum Farleyense was planted and this was surmounted by two spikes of gladiolus. On one corner of the mantel stood a rare vase in which were long-stem roses and branching lilies; on the other side was a low mound of Asparagus plnmosa from which vines were drawn up to curtain one side of the mirror. The entire framework of the mantel was frescoed with asparagus vine. In the fire-place was a massing of Cot- tage Maid tulips. All the doors and archings in the drawing-rooms besides mirrors and chandeliers had a tracery of asparagus. .-\ square canopy covered the end of the apartment where the bridal party re- ceived. This was made of asparagus aud in each corner was a loose bunch of Jacqueminot and Mermet roses. Inside, the canopy was fringed with trusses of pink and blue hydrangea. The back-ground was a wide panel which asparagus com- pletely covered and was drawn up in four divisions to the center where a true- lover's knot finished. Palms filled out to the sides of the apartment. The "canopy bell " is the newest wed- ding design, an invention of Paul Beers. The bell is of graceful shape, having nine riVjs running to the top. These are covered with longiflorum lilies, the space between the ribs being filled with aspara- gus. The bell is fringed with a festoon- ing of asparagus and pink roses. Ou the mantel was worked out a picture of a rose garden, splendid effects being shown on a moss bedding, of roses and rose foliage, the latter being carried up to the ceiling. Wedding bouquets grow larger and are made half of a fringing flower. Gard- enias and white lilacs is a favorite com- bination; orange buds bedded down with lily of the valley or Coelogyne cristata fringing over. Gardenias, Narcissus poeticus, orange flowers, and white lilacs are the most popular blossoms for wed- dings. The bride's gown is trimmed elaborately with these, in panels and skirt bauds. A very natty idea was a basque of violets worn by a young bride at a morning church wedding. She was mar- ried in a traveling gown of pale lavender cashmere and silk combination. The basque was fitted perfectly of net, and covered with Neopolitan violets the same morning picked — the wedding morning. " Many hands made quick work." The basque was sleeveless and a lovely piece of floral work. Brass jardinierres containing lily of the valley, the bulbs planted under moss, are all the rage for souvenirs. Beauti- ful ivy designs have been introduced for gifts. " Growing plants of ivy trained into crosses, wreaths, aud to cover tripods and work tables, are given for engage- ment tokens; these designs are stood in windows, and are very oruameutal. Plants are introduced into most of the ex- pensive baskets. The fish basket holds its own, but is really very expensive if of good size, richly trimmed, and hand- somely filled. Small fish baskets all con- tain a dwarf plant besides flowers in one side. A fern or Begonia metallica will have a cluster of tulips or daffodils, the color of the trimming on the handle matching the bloom. Funeral decorations are growing more elaborate. For the funeral of an infant last week a satin pall covered with daisies was made. The little casket stood on a mound of white roses which was built upon a rug of white violets, fringed with white lilacs. Of cotirse the rug was trampled by those who went to look at the dead baby. Another elegant ar- rangement was a bank of lilies and palms placed before the pier glass. In front of this stood the cofiin, over which was thrown a pall of a.sparagus vine, caught up with a cluster of lilies and two leaves of Cycus revoluta; wreaths of lilies were hung on the wall. At a funeral last week several large palm leaf fans were laid on the mantels, piano, and tables. Each one had a cluster of violets and white ribbon tied on it. The rooms werennich crowded and fans were acceptal)le. Golden crowns are much liked for fun- eral devices, and harps of gold. Tulips and genesta are used iu making these; gold cord is used for harp strings. For golden weddings bells of yellow blossoms, such as calendula are ordered. For silver weddings, bells of the Im- perial silver tree leaf are liked. They are elegant, but costly. Gray statice is used for the tongue and cords. .K leaf of this kind is inscribed with the name of each guest and is given at the collation or with the box of cake. It is a pretty token. New York Retail Prices. Roses, a dozen, Perles, Niphetos and Souv. d' un .\!ni $1; Cooks and La France, J2.50; Mermets, Bennetts, and Jacques, %2\ Bon Silenes, 75 cents; Baron- ess and other hybrids, %b\ carnations, 50 cents; lily valley, 75 cents; tulipsand vio- lets, f i; lilac, #2 a bunch. KeepinoCut Flowers.— There is such a thing as sprinkling cut roses in trays too freely, which fact does not seem to be imderstoodb)' some. The foliage should not be allowed to ever become quite dry, but too frequent sprinkliug hastens the decay of the flower and gives the buds a washy appearance which detracts con- siderably from their value. G. The PlRiT.\N Rose.— We note in the Gardeners' Chronicle of April 16 that Messrs. W. Paul & Sou received a first- class certificate for this rose from the cut blooms shipped from New York April 2 and exhibited by the consign- ees at the meeting of the Royal Hort. society April 12. The Chronicle says : "The flowers were .so fresh and fragrant after their long journey, that all sorts of possibilities arise."' This certainly speaks well for the staying qualities of the cut blooms. Hot Water Circulation. Seeing the article of W. S., of Buffalo (page 300), on hot water circulation, and as I differ with his experience in having pipes on level or below boiler, I give mine. I could not get my boiler down, and tried the following: I use saddle boiler, heating two houses ; use 700 feet pipe in one, 250 feet in the other. The flow pipe rises directly four feet, then drops below top of boiler where it enters the house. The pipes decline all the way around house and are five inches be- low boiler before entering it. I use i-inch pipe. Circulation is quick and there is no cracking or noise as in imperfect piping. I have a coil that has worked well the past two winters, twenty-six inches of '4 -inch pipe are put iu centre of self-feeding .stove and heats fifty feet i-inch pipe thoroughly. The radiating pipes are more than a foot below the coil ; are in plant house joining shop where stove is aud do not interfere with heat in the shop. Give the water a chance to rise directly above boiler four or five feet and the circulation will be quick, if the pipes go down cellar before returning. Johnstown, N. Y. F. K. A. [It is acommou practice to carrv- return pipes below the boiler in piping dwell- ings, a sufiicient vertical rise of flow pipe insures good circulation. The drawing upon page 142, Vol. I of l'i.ORi.sT, will give the idea, if you suppose the return to be dropped below the boiler any dis- tance which docs not exceed the vertical rise.— El).] 1887. The American Florist. in Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. )per cent; 6months, loper ade for large space. REACH US by noun, Miiy il. Address. THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. The Summit county, Ohio, horLicul- tural society send reports of their meet- ings in January, February and March. M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Kails, is secre- tary. The R.EPORT for i,SS6 of the Fruit Growers' association, of Ontario, has been received. It contains 65 pages of information which should be valuable to all growers of fruit. From Mr. W. S. Devol, secretary, comes the report of the Columbus, (O.) horticultural society for March. The issuance of the report in monthly parts must greatly enhance its value to those who are unable to attend the meet- ings. The bEauTikui. catalogue of the B. .\. Elliott Co., Pittsburgh, has been re- ceived. It is as artistically gotten up as usual, no expense having apparently been spared in its production; it being at the same time free from the stiffly gor- geous cuts aud descriptions unfortunately so common in many horticultural cat.i- logues of the present day. The beautiful effects that may be produced by ajudi cious use of hardy plants is well set forth in the first half of the catalogue. Catalogues Received. Braun & Satterthwaite, Denver, Col., plants; B. .\. Elliott Co., Pittsburgh, plants; M. Bull, Winnipeg, Man., plants; M. M. Bayersdorfer& Co., Philadelphia, baskets and florists' supplies; John Curweu Jr., Villa Nova, Pa., plants; J. H. Wade & Co., Evansville, Ind., plants; Mrs. J. O. St. Clair, Fort Worth, Texas, plants; H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, seeds aud plants; L. Menand & Sons, Albany, N. V., plants; Schultheis Brothers, Steiufurlh, Germany, roses. Hail — If persons who have signified their intention of insuring their glass against hail come into the F. H. A., the organization will be a success from its inception. Gov. Green, of New Jersey, signed the amendment to the insurance law on March 3, and the bill became a law. The Florists' Hail association of America will be organized in the state of New Jersey as soon as the requirements of the act can be complied with. Those who wish a copy of the constitution and by- laws can secure them by addressing John G. Esler, secretary of the Florists' Hail association, at Saddle River, N. J. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST NKW YORK. New York. ofe^afe MayiCetD. Cut Flowers. Boston, April S ■.'.'.'.'.■.■.■.'.. 4.00 g. . Perles, Niphetos. Chicago, April ai. Lily Callai PHILABEU'HIA. April "St Roman liyuciii U/m. J. $t(^u/art, CUT FLOWERS, 67 Br( field St., BOSTON. b'nuicnts solicited. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to applicants. Forest Glen Floral Co- Qut piouuers at U/l^olesale. EXTENSIVE ROSE GROWERS. 191 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. Telegraphic orders will receive prompt attention at ail hours, day and nipht. Greenhouses at Forest Glen, Cook County, 111. Wholesale and Commission 59 West 28th Street. (Telephone No. 61% 39th St.) IVe w Vork Branch , 38 S. 16tb St. , Ptalla. . Pa . Greenhouses, Creslilll, N. J. John Bi'eititteyer <£• Sons, Cor. Gratiot and Miami Aves., DETROIT, U/liolesale Qiit plowers .Tulips, Lily of t ills and guod assortment of ipped in any desired quantit; ^Valley, Jo THOS. YOUNG, JR., k CO. FLORISTS INCORPORATED 1886. 23 West 23d Street, GEORGE MULLEN 4c — WHOLESALE ELObilST, — ij 17 Chapman Place. (Near Parker House) besent at full rate to in early morning: trains. Store open from ' togp.m. Return telegram i' -—■ * *■■ J. C. Vaughan, WhnlBsalE Eui Flnwers 42 La Sa lle St., Chicago. Only wholesale store in the U. S. open day and nig-ht. Code, shipping- instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. W.' iiii.l,.- M s|ic( iiiln .!( ^llipI>inl;c•hlli(•e lii.sesand otti.T Hmw.-i- c!ii. fiillv |.:K-lsi-d, tu all points in \Vc--rrrl nud .Ml. Sl.nc^. S{<'tiii-ii 'r»-l4-t:i-am I- -rut immediately when it HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers ef Florist.s' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CH^S. E. F'ENXOCK:, ^IC-U-T •• F-L-0-M-e-R-Sl* 38 S. l6th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. N. F. McCarthy & co. Commission Dealers InC>utKlo%vers& Florists' Supplies We make a specialty of Mermets, Neils, I^a France, Bennetts, Coolis, Perles, Niphetos. Grace Wilderand Anna Webb pinks and all other tlowers in variety. We price-list nothine but tirst-class flowers and make a specialty of shippint;; all flowers in variably shipped at buyer's risk. We handle as flne a stock as Boston produces. Auctio . sales of bedding plants; Spring sales every Wednesday and Saturday from April 23 to J une 15. Fall sales from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1. Write for Particulars. 63 Bromfield Street, BOSTOK, MASS. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission fT)erchants OF CUT I^I^OWEFCS, 1237 Chestnut Street, ■ - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attentioti pjiid tu shipping. Mention AJlEitiCAN ll.uui^l'. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 240 Centre MarRet, ■w-AsmiTCB-TOisr, id.c CUT FLOWERS J. L. DILLON Cut Flower: ).. Telephoi ordering by telegraph. Bloomsburg, Pa. zv The American Florist. Mav /, ^ee3. Ura^.©. Tin- SFiD Tradk Association.— John Fot- ilcr Ir 'piesiaent; F. F,. McAllister and \V. 411.^.- llvinice vice presidents; Albert Mc- ;...i\ ,,,,' l-incinnati, secretary and treasurer. The fimi anniial meeting will be held at Phila- delphia June .4, 1887. Tim FIRM of Z. I)e Forest Ely & Co., rhilaclelpbia, has dissolved. Mr. Z. De I'orest Ely will continue the business, having piirchased the interest of Mr. Ko!)erts Stevenson. Mr W .A.llee Burpee, of Philadelphia, and Mr. James Reid, of New York, start soon for California. Thk firm of S. Y. Haines & Co., at I'biladelphia, have made an assignment. CxLADIOLUS. N X M ..: . . X A 1; I l;;TIES.„-ell a-oHed, in _15 0_r '", :!',"'«. Vmm'I i.-, »«.(« per lUO, ja.OO per 1.000. \ I V V 1 V VDIOMIS, all colors, $3.00 per 100, .,•!,, .iiiViNhv'Ml'eed ings and delicate light *|'' ie n very liu"' ■strain. $3 00 per 100, KM.OOperl.WX). We h»ve the larj-est stock south of Kentuck.v, PANSIES.GERANIUMS.COLEUS, HEUOTROPES, TUBEROSE bulbs; in fact e''e''5'"i.V,![5,j;f''ist*""''' *'"' ^""'^'''"'^ purposes. ''''"mT TRITSCHLER & SONS. Hydes Ferry Garden. Nashvu.i.e. Tenn New Begonia Semperflorens Gigantea Rosea. S2.li0 per Am., $15.00 per 100; 3 plants tor Sl.OO by mail. COLEUS, Large stock, strong, at $2.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, 2'.i-inch pots, $2.50 per 100. Write for Trade Lisst C. H. MURPHEY, URBANA, OHIO. Chrysaiithemuiiii, I'rincipally White and Yellow. Price, »5.U0 per J Kcheverias. best bedding sort SO" ™ Address, W. J- Dov^^nes. EVANSTON, ILL. D«z. 100. , , ., ,„„, K.oo $20.00 naillias pot^pVanVsVflne'asson LOO |00 solicited. ' F.A. iV.Vl.LKK, Bloi.miiiKt..ii, 111. Mention the a.mebk-a.v yi.nmsT. GREEMinUSE SYRINGES. O^ss^S^ No. lO-Cnniciil Valve SyrinKe. full size, two Siir-iv Un^r-^ iiriil .h't. Sidp attachments. ' \-',, I 1 n{H-ii Knsf Svrinue. full size, two Spray ''\,, 1"; ,. I, . - :,, two Spray Roses and ''|V, .1 ih special reference to ,).,,,,. .. h- .h'-'M :i I. .u -I'l "■'''! workinji Syrinjre. Kvciy .-'Miiin.- ■.•.*' itiaUt u.i.-. uur name and address "" ^'''' '*" Rimr! T^DEAKlJf & CO.. . VlWx & Button wood Sts.. - Philadelphia, Ta. Mention American Florist. Our fl(^u/ l^it^rpaptt^i^ra Spectabilis Variegata Nana (Price 25c. each, $j.oo per doz.) John R. & A. Murdoch, PITTSBURGH. PA. PLANTS PLANTS GKKA-Vir-.MS. Mad. Salleroi. AiiEKATlLMS. White Cap and Copes Gem. DHAliF ACHYKAXTHUS. Collinsii and Hoveyi. Al.TEKNA.N'THEHAS AureaNanaandLatifoIiaMajor. DWAKF Bego.via, Bruanti. TRv DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS Plants, I?ulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST issued quarterly uiailed free. HEXRY A. DREER. Pluladelphi» I ibiey's Tested Seedj . Catalogue free on application. \ Send for It ■ I HIRAM SIBLEY & CO.. 1 ' ROCHESTER. N. Y. & CHICAGO. lI.L. ' -^:^i^ SEED, ^"^^ Lane's Imperial BeetSeeo. Smilax. fresh.. »T« »lJ.bo 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $9,50; 100 lbs. |i8, by Express. ^^^'^^.:'r'--.^^ ■v;::i^miied:ii 3 The above plants offered in 2 and 3-inch pots. .'h lO.UO Send for prices and samples. ,/;;^„ue:eaHii:!l§ Retail Catalogue and Calendar now ready. These st(»'k^ ^1:. -1:1 >i. spikes of bloom i.Kii.ihi.- W. D. LANE, April 15. MRS.THKOIX )SI A IS.SIIKIHEKI), Middlebury, Vt. >an '""■"'' ^ •■"*'"''•• <^'''- MARKET GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SiEEDS. wi,,,i,..,,i,. 1,1-1 ..I Warranted Northern Seeds i" '"'■ i"i.Mni- «h. ,,. «,,l,,..i v" JOHN A.SALZER. ^.-^ .1 i.i.iv.ri ,1.. . i..s>i-. SEEDS ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy. Clover, Flax. Huntrarian. Ji'llet, Red Top, Blue Grass, La«-n Urass. Orchard Gras.«. Bird Seeds. &c. ( ll^,ll-&ll9Ki^zleSt POOCORN. Warehouses ? 104 . 106. 108 & 1 1 MichfRan St. Ot FICES. 1 1.-* KnJZUt St. canFloriiL U98, 200. 202 & 204 Market St GMICACO, ILL. THE /^m^rieap pIori5t Company's ' DIRECTORY ' OF FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, ^*' SEEDSMEN, OFTHE United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to for reference. Addr AMKRICAN FLORIST CO. 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. 1887. The American Florist. 379 TPHK ROSB OF THK YBAR. ^IKy ®fmie4f s Ijjjew Seedling fea Rose PRINCESS BEATRICE "A vigorous grower with stiff, erect wood, thick, handsome foliage, and very free flowering. Flowers well carried on long, stiff stems ; large, full and of the most perfect form ; petals round, broad and very thick. Outside petals pale yellow, center rich golden yellow; edge of petals lightly laced with bright rose. Most distinct and handsome ; a pure Tea. Received First Class Certificate of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, June 23, 18S5." A beautiful colored lithograph for 25 cents, which amount purchasers may deduct from their first bill. strong Grafts from 4-incli Pots. No. of Plants. Price. I - - - - - $ 2 00 6 - - - - - - 8 00 12 _ - - . . 14 00 25 - - - - - - 30 00 50 - - - - - $ 55 00 100 ... - - 100 00 500 ----- 450 00 - 860 00 1000 fMi Is litt a Iflsli fits ftil 1 ffM® tils Mr. Bennett states that this is the finest Rose he has yet raised, and UNSURPASSED AS A WINTER BLOOMER. Mr. Bennett has appointed as sole agents for its sale in the United States and Canada, HILL & CO., CRAIG & BRO., RICHMOND, ^;^^ 49th and Market, INDIANA. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Write them for particulars. Plants distributed the last week in 'May, both in England and America. Prices quoted are for Plants delivered in this country. 38o The American Florist. May /, Wkstkrn offers for sale iu the want colunis of this issue a florist business vvhicli we should consider well worthy of attention from any intending buyer. Variegated foliage— Mr. J. A. Oer- hart, North Wales, Pa., sends us some geranium leaves oddly variegated with yellow; also a leaf of Lilium candidum with a broad stripe of white down the centre. Tea Ro.se Princess Beatrice.— We have received a finely executed colored lithograph of this new rose of Bennett's. The plate shows a rose of excellent form and of several shades of yellow combined with bright rose in a charming manner. Shading. — After twenty-five years ex- perience with various ways of shading greenhouses for plant-growing, I am convinced that shading having a green tint is by far the best, aud if your corres- pondent, R. J. H. will take dark green, ground in oil, and mix half and half with his white lead aud naptha, I think he will find it an improvement over the white shading. J. N. M. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Whniesaie Urower tit" E.xceisiur. Wenrl and var. Tuberose, Eulalias var. and zeb. Arundo donax var., and collector of Zephrantbes Ataniasco. Spartanburg:, S. C. WE SELL ^EVERYTHING ^ FOR * FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. If you do_ not already_ receive our Quarterly PETER HENDERSON & CO./ 35 and 37 Cortlaudt Street. ■ NEW YORK. JArvIES HENDRICK, FONT GROVE GREENHOUSES, Slingerlonds, Albany County, N.Y. TBJA. ROSENS packing. A THI.\I> SOI.iclTEU. .\"cataln Colons Verscliaffetii. G. Bedder, Firebrand, Vic- toria, Mrs. Hayes; also G. Feverfew. ».0O per 100. Hooted cuttinKs. S'l.OO per 100. Centaurea Gyinno- earpaand CanUidissimia, $6.00 per 100. J. W. DAYHOFF, ii.\<;erst(>wn, mi>. READ THIS! 25 Varieties Coleus, rooted cuttings. 2i^-in. pots. AtternantheruA Auiea Nana, and three other named varieties, transpliinted cuttings. Vfibenus mixed Wilder and Scarlet Also 2U.IIK) Black nmple.H to 12 feet spruce. Grape for what you wai ines, asparagus roots &c. Wi chkvbjtick:, ,j _^^ TRENTON, N. Wm. Eadam's Patent Process for Preserving Perishable Goods is the most perfect process on earth. ^ It kills the fungus, or germs in the articles treated, nnd fermentation is stopped. Any quantity up to a oar load can be treated nt one time. Patented September 28. 1886. Send for circulars to Wm. Radam, Austin, Tex. V^ I o r^ K T «s , SWANLEY WHITE, MARIE LOUISE, MISS CLEVELAND, PATRIE. CHAS. T. STARR, AVONDALE, Chester Co., PA. ler lloweriiig bulbs, for May plantiii);. alls I)eppii, tinesl for linrdt-rs and HdfinBs, Hm'" Oxalis lasiaiidra, l ""l.'''r.'""kra'mer, 40 VARIETIES PEACH TREES. 20,000 No. 2 trees, .-itoS'i.fi.'i't, uit-i-, 1 yr. .il.l.laiw ^ariy Barnard, Wlieatianti. Sii>i)Ui'hatina, \ aiiilyk ;t'per 100.' I), 1,'eF; & Sok, .■Miulisoii.I.akiVoi.t Wm. S^ Ewell & Son, ;florjsts; — HOUUard St., (Near Bird Street Station) DORCHESTER, MASS. Bostot^ MarUet. Largest variety of PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN. 50,000 PANSY PLANTS, 30,000 GERANIUMS, DUTCH BULBS. JOHN BARTHr BOS OVERVEEN, near Haarlem - HOLLAND. Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Lilies, etc. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. Ciitulogue Kree on Apliooti. .n. Caunas, in ten tine named sorts .... Dahlias, in 20 tine named, wliolp root Madeira Vine Bulbs Kichardiu A. Ma. uliiti. in in i- Hyaointl Hydrans B. Y. S.UU «).00 Herman Buddenborg, HILLEGOM, Near Haarlem, HOLLAND, DUTCH bOlBS'AND ROOTS Informs the trade that his wholesale catalogue has b reived it, should write for one before ordering els< II be given on Hplication, while prime (luality at the ve HERMAN BUDDENBORCx. HILLEGOM, NEAR HAARLEM, - - - HOLLAND. New Yellow Golcus, J. Goodc. READY FOR S H I PM E NT A PR I L 1 . foliage, We , holding its g the sun well. PER DOZ., $3.00; 25 FOR $5.00; 50 FOR $10.00. Il'e mi/nil llie entire sloe/t, -.chhli is limiled. Mr F. Kanst, chief gardener at the .South Parks, Chi- cago, says: " It is the best variety I ever handled in my n years' experience iu the South Park. I have discarded .I'll other yellows in preference to it, nnd cannot say too mucli in its praise for garden decorations." J. c v^uoma:^:, 42 La Salle St., CHICAGO. my QatalO(§U(^s WHOLESALE ANO DESCRIPTI\'E for 1SS7, of Bedding Plants, Roses, Palms, Orchids, etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock of the following on hand at cheap rates: .liiipelopsis Veitchii, various sizes Tea, 2Mi\ Hybrid Roses, all the leading sorts, wM\\(iA.CIii-ysanthemiims, Draaca Indivisa, various .sizes, Echeverias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double aud single, best named sorts, Areca Lii- tescens, in 2%, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforihia Elegans, Oreo doxa Regia, Corypha Australis. Other Palms, such as Cocos U'edelliaiia, Cham- crops Excelsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Phcenix Rupicola, IVianix Tennis, k'enlias of sorts. Glazinova Insignis, fancy named Clemalis, aud other vines, etc. Prices given on application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, istemw. s. A«ti 1.. 1. 1887. The American Florist. 3«i BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. rnj-VEjEjie, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boomkamp) 47 Broadway, N. V. SOLE AGENT FOB THE GENERAL BULB CO., - Vogelenzaiig, (Hoi) LS. BREMONDFILS, - - Ollioules, (France.) Roman Hyacinths, Paper White and Roman Narcissus, Lilium Candidum. Fieesias, L. Har- risii, Longiflorum, etc., for Falf delivery. IVOW RE5A.I3Y. I offer for prompt delivery without engagement^: ^^ Gladioli, choice mixed, all colors, large bulbs 512.00 $ .M Gladioli, scarlet. large bulbs son .no shades of scarlet and rrniis. III. lit IN' \^] *' Dink and variegated. IrL'. I'lilhs 1,, ml 1 ,., land light, large w.ye" :and Pearl Tuberoses. 41 BULBS, i^ RICHARDIA ALBA M AC U LATA. Dry Roots. Extra Strong, se- Dry Itocits."' Extra Strong, W.UO per U»l. .*T0.00 per 1,00(1. G.K.d i-'lowering Roots. S.;.* per IU0,$50.a) per 1,000. GLADIOLUS. GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IIC SEPARATE COLORS Prlcee on Application. MICHEL riant A'Seed Co. 718 Ohve St., St. Louis. Mo. We have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMST^^Ei^OanitE GERAIMIL^MS PPuMeand single, very l>est kinds, H ELIOTROPES AFi"^ Ki^si; fuchsias: 10 »''^t?; FUCHSI A S ^Best New Kinds. Begonia Metallica. Abutilon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want any of the above, as all the plants are strong, in fine condi- tion and sure to please. EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bull)s Fresh stock of .Standard Sorts and Novelties in F'lower Seeds from Paris and Erfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs, Lily Auratum, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladiuni Ksculentum, large bulbs, Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and Plants. 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. Dutch Bull3S. R. van derSchootSi Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. GROWERS OF Hyacinths,Tulips,Crocus Narcissus, Lilies, Etc. Int,ending purchasers, before c- dering Bulbs, write us for a Catalogue, ^'ention Am. Florist. AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE IlEALEU IN lGGds£S~ lequisitesi^f lulbssF' iwarf f earl, iouble Italian AND Diamond pi^arl Juberoses. size offsets 25 c ;2 r>e\' Street. NEW YORK. J. J. Van Loghem^ HAARLEM, HoUat ing really fir modereite SEGERS BROTHERS, Growers of Hyticiiithti. Tulips. Crocuses, Nfireissus, Liliuins, JLily of the Valley. Anemones, Stmunealus, '^pirrea, Efe.. Ete. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholeatile Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. Bulbs! l^iilbous Roots! HULSEBOSCH BROS., Di.-erveen,near Haarlem, Holland. The only growers uf whose firm there resides a l-*rice list free on application. Address P. (». Box 3118. Nbw Yorit City Hyacinths, line mixed. " "" "" Tul: perl ips, f , per 100. $1.00. DUTCH BULBS. E. KRUIJFF,'''^^*"iSUf.'So?nin'-ci?'"'" ESTABLISHED 1810. Whiilc-iKle grower of Hyacinths, Tulips, Cro Narcissus. Lilies, Spir^a, I.ily of the Valley. rataUiguesfree on application, finest quality. Lowest prices and 382 The American Florist. May /, A surprise bouquet made up by Gardner last week was a great bunch of Marechal Niel and Niphetos roses, en- closed in cabbage leaves, and when pre- sented it looked like a mammoth cab- bage. One of the fads of Easter week carried out by young men was the presentation of calla lilies, in pots, to their best girls. It is the fashion here for dry goods houses, milliners and other large concerns who make spring openings a feature, to present each lady in attendance with a souvenir corsage bunch of flowers. One of the prettiest of local church decorations on Easter Sunday was a ris- ing sun of immortelles; the colors red, yellow, green and white, blending har- moniously, loomed up back of the altar. Just below Old Sol's counterfeit present- ment was a lovely cross of white lilies. At a recent progressive hearts party the center table was decorated with a great heart made up of crimson roses. A beautiful Easter cross of mixed flowers was eight feet high and com- posed of sixteen blocks. It was built by as many Sunday school scholars, who laid a floral block in position at the con- clusion of a scriptural recital. W.S.McKinney.of the Cincinnati Floral Co., exhibited a Niphetos rose of marve- lous size to wondering friends and florists recently. It was grown at John R. Davey's greenhouses, at College Hill, and was seven inches in diameter, being over three times as large as the average full- blown Niphetos. It was the largest white rose ever seen in this city. Owls made of violets and looking down wisely from twigs upon velvet panels, were among the desigiis of Easter week. The Floral company sold all they could make. A bunch of loose roses was placed at both top and bottom. Ren Mulford, Jr. N. F. McCarthy & Co., begin their auction sales of plants at Boston April 27, to continue to June 1 1. The sales oc- cur every Wednesday and Saturday dur- ing that period. FOR THE TRADE. (}eo. Tliompson tSL- Sons, LOUISVILLE, KY. Surplus Stock. Ueraiiiums, Zonal, in variety, %\i cts. Fuchsias, in variety, ,1 cts. Double Fringed Petunias, (Dreer'8), 4 cts. The above (food, strong plants in 2!^-inch pots, ready for shifting. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII VINES From IVo to 2 ft. :t cents. CARNATIONS in variety, 3 cents. Address. THOS. A. MCBETH, SpriiiBHeld, Olilo. 10,000 Anna U/ebb <$arnation plants. For sale. SSl.UO per 100. $2.i.(Kl per 1,000. Nut less than five hundred at thousand rates. Webb is the best crimson carnation grown for uinrltet purposes. T. DONOVAN & CO., NATICK, MA.SS. First-class Stock for present Sales or Planting W. K. BENNETT, Grown from blooming wood and in vigorous growth. 2-inch pots »l.00 per dozen, $ 7.00 per 100 ?:K " :::::::■::::::;: i^" " S5§ - 1§8 BRIDE, ( THE WHITE MERHET,) The best White Rose for Florists oat. 2-inch pots »1 00 per dozen, $5.00 per 100 usually grown. NAMED DAHLIAS, Large Roots, GOOD STOCK AT LOW PRICES. R. F. CRITCHELL & CO., 197 W. 4th St., CINCINNATI, O. p (irapd Opportunity For a first-class Florist with a little money. Address, A. E. GARRISON, 1226 Oak St.. WICHITA, KANS. FOR SALE OR RENT AT CLAYMONT, DEL. On the P , W. & B, R. R. (19 miles below Phila- delphia) s greenhouses and small cottage. Apply for particulars to ARTHUR M. BURTON, 504 Walnut-st., Phila. 3(X,000. Rooted Carnation Wilder. Buttercup, and a number of other from $2.00 to H, 00 per lOO. Send for catalogue. ISAAC LARKIN, TouKhUenomon, Chester Co, F"a. Mrs. Parker, Strong plants, in 2'ii-in, pots, per 100 JiUK) IVY LEAF GERANIUM, 6 varieties. 2!^-ln. pots, per 100 W.OO 1,000 VINCA MAJOR VAR., 2«-in. pots, per 100 MSV i%-\n. ■• ■• 100 8.00 Echeveria Secunda Glauca, |ier iOU 1.00 Brenneman & Petterson, HARRISBURG. PA. ferbenas, Farisies, GoIgus. VERBENA.S, from pots, line plants, »00_per COLEUS, 25,00 ■• 1,000 :i.oo •• 100 PANSIBS, •• •• 3.00" 100 Wn-1. Desn-iond, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. \r B> R» JB E> :[V ^v s , STRONG HEALTHY STOCK FROM 3-IN. POTS. Mammoth set S4,00 per 100, S.'iO.OO per 1.000 Geueral collection, 411 var , :i HI ;; lim, ■-',^,llO ■■ ^l.nno Ampelopsi-. \^,li"',|''| ,^"'","-' "| ''"'" ,1' y,''' n,, Centaurcii- -I ' '• • i. Geranium^, i' - ' , " ' '"" Trade List oi greenhouse stock ini application. I. C. WOOD & BRO., FISH KILL, N. Y. Verbenas and Pansies VERBENAS, Bne. from pots «..« per 100 20.00 •• i.om PANSIES, fine strain 10,00 " 1.000 WM. DESMOND, KEWANEE, Henry Co, - ILL. BOUVARDIA PRES. CLEVELAND. Color, dazzling crimson scarlet, very large trusses and Howers; a free bloomer. No grower should be without it. BOUVARDIA BOCKII. A beautiful rosy pink of a dwarf habit and very free bloomer. Plants ready April 15, at »8.00 per lui. The best GERANIUMS in the Boston market are GEN. W. S. HANCOCK, crimson scarlet double: H. W. LONGFELLOW, crimson scar- let single. The above are very line bedders. Price, $tj,00 per 100, Also, FOUR NEW GERANIUMS. MRS. CLEVELAND, rose salmon. 15 KILLI.INT, a brilliant scarlet, very large trusses W.ll. A. BOCK, salmon, shaded yellow; the iiiM.ve three are single. IM.VRY E. BOCK, a very light pink, shading to WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge. Mass. 100,000 The choicest old and new varieties at sa..T() per 100, SiO.OO per 1.000. Hooted Cuttings. Jl.OOper 100, K.00 per 1,000. NO RUST OR MILDEW. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 25,000 Azalea Iiidica, 15,000 Camellias. C. H. JOOSTEIV, Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP, N. Y. Young & Elliott, iGcdsmGn and Morliculfural AuctioncGrs, 54&56 DEY ST., NEW YORK. Our annual Spring .sales of plants ha each week until further notice. Catalogues are issued three days previous to day of sale and will be regularly mailed to any ? desiring them. Customers who can not conveniently attend the sales may semi orders to purchase, naming n lit beyond lyhiih they do not wish us to bid, WM. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer. iSSj. The American Florist. 383 ^^^ HOUSE OF PURITAN ROSES.->«^^^ The above is a fair representation of tlie ffouse as it lias appeared continuously, from October last until tlie present time. The above engraving, made from a photograi»h of t onuted, will be sent post-paid, ou receipt of 25 cents. - the pair for 40 cents. :>f Mr. Kvans' houses, taken March i. 1.S.S7. This large photograph, 10x15 inches, nicely can also supply photographs of the same house taken November 20, 1SS6, at the same price We have decided to sell the stock of the PURITAN ROSE Without restrictions. Prices, same as announced by Mr. Evans, will be sent on appli- cation. We will commence shipping on the ist of May, and all orders will be filled as rapidly as consistent with careful packing. The stock of plants is as fine as ever sent out, strong, healthy, and well established. ALL ORDERS FILLED STRICTLY IN ROTATION AS RECEIVED. We have the largest and finest stock of AMERICAN BEAUTY in the country, and are prepared to quote special prices on it. Also a fine healthy stock of PAPA GONTIER and THE BRIDE. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., 54 SIXTH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA. 3^4 The American Florist, May 7, Thic PRESinENT's wife is repotted by tUf daily press to have a great love for llowers. ' At Oak View, where the presi- dent and his wife are now iu summer (|uarlers, she takes much interest iu the arrangement of the .i;rounds around the house, and in superintending the gar- deners in planting tulips and crocuses and getting the flower beds read>- for the summer growth of flowering and foliage plants. C.ERANii'M Gen. Sheridan. — This variety is considered by far the best sin- gle scarlet for bedding, by Mr. J. T. An- thony, a Chicago florist. He states that with him it grows very stocky and in perfect shape without being pinched and is every way more satisfactory as a bedder than any other variety. His cus- tomers who have once had a bed of these geraniums cannot be prevailed upon to afterward accept any other variety. Shading. — Permanent shading should not be put on the glass too early. It is best put on a little at a time as the sea- son advances. For the first shading a very light sprinkling applied with th syringe ■attered well over the glass, which will temper the sun's rays sufficiently. As the sun grows stronger, another sprinkling may be given. The habit of plastering on a thick shadiug with the brush at this season is a perni- cious practice which is unfortunately com- mon with many small florists. The young stock now in the houses requires all the sun it can stand without burning the foli- age, and this latter can lie better avoided b\' liberal ventilation for some time yet. G. I"or Flower and Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N.Y. Compagnie Continentale D'Horticiilture, Formerly Firm of J. LINDEN. O'HENT, BELGIUM. F ublic iale of Hants LARGE VARIETY Of fSpeciniens of •* RHRE ••• PLHNTS K^ A^ Lartic Collection ol' Palms 100,000 AZALEAS OF ALL SIZES. Si.ec-iHiriMl'cT,.r;,iiv,- I . .li;i-.> ' |.liints.'Cameniai'. IJrii- COLOSSAL TREE FERNS, conservati-r V nrnl u^iiui |il;i nis for Botanic gardens. The complL'tu tol!(_itn.ii ol plant novelties whicli have almost ali rcciMvod preminras at the large ex* positions of the last two years, etc., etc., which will be sold May 16, and days following. 52 RUE DU CHAUME AND 56 COUPURE, GHENT, BELGIUM. pi't. ' "' I: ' 'I. 1 1 'ml-, by the purchase of iIm i, , > I 1 , , Mi\rrsal reputation ot Hm ■' ' I - II, . s giying. details of NEW CARNATIONS, »ANSIES, ASTERS, extra (luality for Florists, are our Specialties ■i.d It.r.icsLTiptive price ii>ttn JI*I«XCE: DSNYS ZIRNGieB6L. qNLY ONE DOLLAR. NEEDHAM, MASS. AMERICAN FLO R 1ST CO.Ch ICAGO. EVERY NURSERYMAN Should liav ^t^ l*pade Directory INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES Can be made by using SIvATKS ihcapaslood Eu(?ry vjuay B(?tt(?r Price, $22.50 for i,ooo sc{. feet of surface. SLATES 1-3 IN. THICK, 20, 22, 24 INCHES LONG. XuRTiiKRN- Xi.w Ii:rsi.v, foHN N. MAY, Summit N. J. Xi-w V.iKK AMI Xj;\v I'.Ni'.i.ANn, SIEBRECHT & WADLKV, 4"9 I'ifHi Ave., X. V. i-w M I'rr- , , , 1, w, •• ' 'IIIJv & CO., Richmond, Ind. i-Ki.M 1 uisi.i K.,n ui.si, ^j j^,^ VAUGHAN, 42 LaSalleSt., Cliicas-o. CRAIO & KRO., 49th and Market .Streets, Philidelphia, Pa. CHAS. S. PRICI-;. I.ansdowue, Pa. CHAS. IV. REIMERS FLORIST BASKETS. 329 Fourth St., - LOUISVI LLE, KY. The American Florist. 385 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Knclose2-cent stamp for our new catnloguo. cnn- ^""""fjueennf'Flowers." OverftO.UUO tine plants to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. BKACKEXKIDOK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. /^riiiido Donax V/ariegata, EXTRA STRONG PLANTS. $3.00 a dozen; $20.00 a hundred. JAMES TAPLIN, MAYWOOD, Bergen Co.. N. J. HARRY HAROLD &. THE MIKADO They make elegant exhibiti ^VH Zv I .^ » My handsomely md double dahlias etc.. etc.. justissueu, will i :ree and post-paid on application. J. SIECKMAN, DAHLIA NOVELTIES, Standard and Dwarf Budded Roses. I have received >no Medals and Premiums. KcBstritz, in Thuringia, Germany. o^^]\\bs, p/ie/ns /^^^ i^/^i^E pi:/i|\ix5 Cut Orcliid. Blooms for florists at "Wholesale. $10.00, $15 00, $20.00 and $25.00 lots can safely be shipped any distance in gooci ^ .--lor. Siebrecht & Wadley 109 5 Fiftn Ave., New York. Regular Shipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. P. O. BOX, 484. FINK & CO. CITY OF MEXICO. Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OFANYCHARGES IN NEW YORK- Seedsmen, Florists, f/urserymen, lulalld Zebrlnd & f aricgata IMPORTING BULBS See our ailverliscment on page 357. R. VAN DER SCHOOT &. SON. 4 TO 6 LEADING SHOOTS. lUO JIU.OO, by express; by mail, 10 THOS. G. HAROLD, Kiiitfstoii. Somerset A VALUABLE FUNGICIDE, HAMMOND'S GRAPE DUST .kill the Dpsi jfTeoting the s, fruit and r that striltes the Grape ' Is*"!™ i4t (letiraiTne'cl^a^melu^^ 1 .1 lI^V^'i'iY line, cliflusliiff itself further tliiin an equal weight of Sulphur, thereby reaching the minutest spores of lun&iddevelupn^ ■ lirape du't" is put up in Sand llfpound pacltages, KlU-pound kegs and barrels of 200 pounds. SOLD BY SEEDSMEN. For pamphlet, address, SIvUO SHOT, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. Spring Sales of Bedding Plants Etc., Every Wednesday & Saturday at lo a. m. UNTIL JUNE 11, 1887. Any one wishing to con.sign plants to our sales can send by freight and notify us. We will take proper care of them. R.A.TES OK Commission izyi per cent, for selling and three per cent, for advertising. References, any of the Florists about Boston. Auclion Room, Corner Pearl & Purchase Sts. 63 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. 386 The American Florist. May /, New York. Wni. C Wilson's first trade sale of niis- ■cellaueous platits was largely attended. The trade in funeral flowers has doubled in the city during |the past year. Mr. James R. Pitcher, of Short-Hills, is one of the most enterprising showmen of all the private growers. Mr. Cort, of James Veitch & Co., Lon- don, is again on a visit here with a mar- velous lot of new orchids to tempt col- lectors with. Tulips are more favorite for filling vases and court-yard jardinieres this sea- son, than pansies or daisies. Before the restaurants, hotels and club-houses there is a brilliant show of the Due von Thol variety. Some trailing arbutus from the south arrived here the 15th inst, but it was in- ferior to that gathered here. The best found in this district is from Huntington, Long Island. Mr. Wm. Elliott says that though Mr Henry Siebrecht is one of the best judges of orchids in the city he has worn the same hat for fifteen years. It is under- stood that he contemplates buying another as spring develops.. The new president of the New York Horticultural society has presented a die made by Tiffany & Co., to that organiza- tion. The office of the American Garden will remove from Dey street to Lafayette place. Mr. H. W. Bayard has made an im- portant improvement to the Perfect Thermostat, for detecting and reporting by electric alarm changes of temperature in greenhouses. Mr. Isaac Buchanan, one of the oldest growers of orchids around New York, has reached his ySth year, and is as am- bitious as ever. Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in STRAWIIJL WILLOW#^ WICKER GILT Chicago. Mr. Flint Kennicott has sufficiently re- covered from a recent severe illness to be around again. Mr. John E. Bohan, who was in New Orleans at the time of the recent exhibi- tion of the New Orleans Hort. society, reports that the profusion of bloom at the show was a sight to a northerner. A silver bowl, twelve inches in diain eter, filled with hybrid roses — one side Baroness and the other Mabel Morrison — so as to form a loose bunch two feet in diameter, was recently arranged by J. C. Craig for a dinner table decoration. At the last meeting of the Florists' club it was decided to hold a mammoth plant and flower exhibition in the early part of next November. Plans will be laid out at next meeting, and it is hoped that all members will be present to vote upon plans advanced. OUR NEW TRADE 13Iie E^ C ^ O R^^^ 6,000 BfamcH of [Live) PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. For Sctiool Comm^encenients and Spring Trade in general. FI<@ilAl,/ Win© WMB%^M^, a AS, ORUB^FITH, THE :: PIONEER •: M4NUFACTCEER :: IN ;: THE :: WEST, 30S Main Street. - CINCIXKATI, OHIO. SEND FOR KHOLE.'iALE PRICE LIST. M. M. BAYERSDORFER i CO, 56 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers of Florist's l^etters Patent applied lor These letters are made of the best Ininiortellea, wired on wood or metal toothpicks. Prices on Wood Frames; 3in. Purple. ...PerlOO $3.00 Less than 100. 3^oc. 2Md. Purple. Per l!lO$4.0a Send for sample. Postage 10c. per 100. Script letter ing on Metal Frames any word. 8c. per letter. Designs, Monograms, etc. W. C. KRItK, 1107 Broadway, Broolilyn, J. C. Vatghan, Chicago, Agt. west of Pennsylvania Baskets &^ Florist's SuppTies neh: catalogue heady, and sent free on applicatiun. . o.A.ZlLBC033'Sr^ I»i'oi>xrlotor', 3El-^axi.»^«rlll«, Xnd.. tSSj. The American Florist. 1^1 Boiler U/orKs 381 to 393 S, Canal Si. CHICAGO, ILL. Greenhouse Heating p.^^ Ventilating ^ HlfcHlNQS 8« CO. -^, 255 Merger Street, New York. ^ " 1-1 p -n 5ighteen Sizes, torruqalea Kipe JSoJ SaJdle jBoileps, oor)ical letoilc JOasz ]dupi)ir)q tt? afer paaieps specialty. Capacity from MO to|..nCiO ft. 4-Inch pipe _he tlat-top,type is tiie best |.rcenllou»u Boile[ LASS & PAINTS ree.nh"ousemen M. C. Peale & BRO. Write for Prices, or consult Ciaciimati Iflst Eopott h this Paper ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, 335 East 31st street. NKW YORK. - -•■UFACTURE'F^)0F THEPATEMTCLAMP. ^H ORNAMENTAL Ives' Putty Machine. invented for glass. - .ying putty. Id leaky sash perfectly It will do the work of Ave men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt of price, $2.50. J. H. I¥ES, Dakbury. Cokid. Flower Pots. A large Btock always on hand. Send for Price MILLER & HUNT. Wright 8 diroTe. CHICAGO. 10,000 isr^isc-'i'i-eos. •PHHAl£i:RHl^>PA" FLORISTS READ. This ■a.i" is muf only traveling salesman. Ou; SYRACUSE POTTERY^_^ SEND FOR LIST OF CATALOGUES o:;ly pottery making a specialty of F LOWER PoTS HALES ) MOLE, TRAP For flestroyint; «frnuiid moles in lawns, parkR, gardens and cemeteries. The only PKKFIX'l* mole trap in existence. (Guarantee') lo rntcli moles ^vbere all other trapw IhiV, Sold by seedsmen. Agricultural Implement and Hardware dealers, or sent by express on receipt o* S2.O0 by H. W. HALES. KLDGEWOOD, N. J. J. N PERKINS. MA : Indianapolis, THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTOK ST., PHILADELPHIA. ORNAMENTAL : GOODS Far Parlor, LiUtvn and Cemeteries. jding RESERVOIR, (Self Watering) VASES, TERRA COTTA, RUSTIC AND IRON VASES. From $1.00 Upwards. FLOWER POTS, SETTEES. CHAIRS, WIRE GOODS, AfJlARIA, FOUNTAINS AND STATUARY. C. HENNECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago Office & Salesroom, 149-151 State St. All mail orders and correspondence must be addressed to Milwaukee office. The American Florist. IMPROVED BOILERS^ //^^ ll^ VwiM , '"OR HEATING Wl liif green houses im'Pil liliiB|f GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES. ETC. 13 May /, ALSO FOR HI WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE \ ENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EVES And Wire for Trellis Work. • Send for Catalogue. f hos. 1. leattjerGd, 46 & 48 MARION ST., N Y. Hitchiii-' -, ■ !•' '., ,,.lss Hook.M !! - ',,.., ,,■■:;- Hul»c'l'..'' ' ■ ' ' ■'■i'- lve«,.l II '■■'•■'- ■ ■;»' Jewell,/ I. Uooa, i. C, 4 liro !!..:t!i^ Joosl.-i,, 11 -■ Young&Bmott :«2 Keyt's.,1,1 : Voung, Thos. Jr..&Co.377 Kinc.lii - 1 Zirngiebel, Denys 384 Kranu-r, L i: mi H.WE YOU secured a copy of the new trade directory, published by the .^mkki- c.\N Florist Company ? It is a valua- ble book to every one in the trade. Neapolitan, Swanley White. Belle PVCI^S fOR STtViVf/vUrj take off all air that separates from the water in process of heating, and also pro- vide an outlet for steam, should the tem- perature of the water rise above the con- trol of the pressure. With this arrangement, air will seldom collect in any high places, but a small vent-hole or cock must be provided to let the air out when filling the pipes with water. It is best with this arrangement to connect the stand-pipe and supply- tank with the return pipe, near the bot- tom of the lioiler. We use an appliance of our own invention — that is, a self-act- ing air-valve, which will let the air out, but retain the water; and any place that is likely to become an air-trap, if pro- vided with this valve, will be free from air without attention. For an ordinary -sized house, not con- taining more than 2,000 feet of 2-inch pipe, the expansion-tank may consist of a coal-oil barrel elevated on a trestle, constructed like the frame support of a windmill, and of sufficient height to afford the desired amount of pressure. The connecting pipe should be wrapped with straw, and an outside covering of canvass, or a box, to protect from frost. The expansion-tank should also have an outside jacket and tight cover for the same purpose. It will be found a good plan to locate the expansion-tank beside the chimney, then arrange an "U"-pipe, shaped to drop down inside the stack, with both ends connecting to the barrel. One end should enter near the bottom, and the other a few inches higher up. This will supply sufficient heat to keep ice out. But if the water is strongly salted when first put in, this will not be necessary, for salt water will never freeze. If city water-works are not used, a small force-pump, attached to the pipe any- where in the system, will afford means to keep the tank supplied with water. A small steam guage, attached to the pipe anywhere in sight, will show by its press- ure how high the water is in the pipe. If water-works are used, a float-ball and cock will keep the tank constantly filled to the proper point. The accompanying cut will illustrate the arrangement of pipe connections near the boiler as we have attempted to ex- plain them. The rest of the pipe should be laid the same as for steam. The size we prefer is 2-inch pipe. Evansville, Ind. J. D. C.4RMODY. brought on the box by tightening the two levers that the box and contents can be sawn as readily as a block of wood. Cheap Greenhouse Heating. Last fall I built a small "north side" propagating house, and in looking up something to heat it with, I came to the conclusion, that something constructed after the manner described by Joseph H. Woodford in the Fi^ORisT of March i, 1886, would do, and as it answers the purpose so well, I thought it might be of some interest to your readers. I have a fire box constructed of 1^2- inch wrought iron pipe, three feet long, one and one-half feet wide, and same height. Commencing at the lower front end where return comes in, the pipe runs along the side to back end, then turns with elbow across back end, then with another elbow to front end, then turning up over, with return bend, runs back and forth, around in the same manner till the desired height was reached ; the same pipe was carried back and forth over the top, terminating at the upper front end in the flow, thus making a continuous pipe of about seventy feet through which the water must pass before leaving the fire. The flow is of 2-inch pipe and rises to three feet above the boiler pipes, then turns and runs into and across end of house with a slight ascent, and where it turns along side of house I have an air cock, as this is the highest point of pipes. From here it branches into 2 and y/z- inch pipes, laid on the "down hill" plan the length of house and return, with a fall of two feet to where it turns to enter boiler again, in a 2-inch pipe. The expansion is taken from this pipe just before it enters the boiler (the lower front end), and is a i-inch pipe rising five feet above heater, and terminating in a common iron hooped barrel, and this also is where pipes and boiler are filled. Have run it this winter with about the same care and coal that an ordinary stove would require. The heater is enclosed in brick work, leaving an inch space be- tween pipes and brick, except at back end, where a 3-inch space is left, and from this a flue is built over the top to front end where it enters the chimney, where there is a sliding damper. The cost was f6o. D. P. Smith. 398 The American Florist. May IS, Propagatino. — Will some reader of the Florist detail the best methods of growing dahlias, Ficiis elastica and poiu- settias, from cuttings? Carnations. — Mr. E. M. Oiddings, of Corfu, N. Y., sends us blooms of Butter- cup, Prince Salm, Edwardsii and Garfield. The blooms were very fine. Carnation W. H. Roland.— Mr. W. C. Pyfer, Lancaster, Pa., sends us some cut blooms of this carnation. It is a clear shade of pink, and Mr. Pyfer states that it "is a strong grower, free flowering, and does not burst its calyx." FrcHsiA Bridal Veil. — Mr. J. T. Duquett, Lockport, N. Y., states that he has a plant of this in bloom and that none of the flowers measure less than two inches across; also that it blooms with great freedom. Erica Willmorkana. — It is a treat to read such an interesting letter as Mr. Gardener's to Mr. Lonsdale, but will Mr. Gardener inform us how he roots Erica Willmoreana to get such large sprays ? I try a few cuttings every year. D. D. Fisher. New Carnation.— Mr. J. G. Burrow, Fishkill, N. Y., sends us a bloom of a sport from Buttercup. It is variegated in color, the colors being hardly positive enough to make it a seller as a fancy variety, and in addition it closely re- sembles others of its class. Manure on Roses. — A western florist writes: "I have acquired considerable experience this winter, the price being the contents of one of my rose houses. I placed on the bed a mulching of cow ma- nure only one-half inch thick, but it killed 600 fine plantsjust the same." White Tea Rose.— A large white tea bud is sent us by Mr. H. Gronner, Galena, 111., who says it is from a mixed lot of seedlings. The bud sent bears a very close resemblance to Marie Guillott. Mr. Gronner also sends a small calla bloom with two perfect spathes. Geranium Masti'R Christine. — Mr, Wm. Pankhurst, Dixon, 111., sends us sev- eral specimen trusses of a seedling from this geranium. The blooms are almost identical with those of the parent except that the color is possibly a trifle deeper. One truss sent was of very good size bear- ing 102 expanded florets and buds. Mildew.— Many growers do not fumi- gate with sulphur in summer, "as the pipes are cold and they can not then use the sulphur." Has it not occurred to them that by the purchase of a few alcohol lamps for say 25 cents each, they may burn sulphur on the tops of a few hot tea kettles just as well as on the pipes and be happy? C. B. W. Geranium Gloire de St. Louis.— A sample plant of this is sent us by Thos. A. McBeth, Springfield, O., who states that it is a seedling raised by the Michel Plant & Seed Co., of St. Louis, and that he has found it to be an excellent bedder, and a very desirable variety. The color is a deep rich scarlet; truss medium size; florets single and of medium size. Double Petunias. — We have received three blooms of a seedling double petimia from Mr. W. A. Ireland, Salem, Ma.ss. The blooms measure three and a half inches across, are very double and the petals are beautifully fringed. In color they are variegated red and white. Th? sample blooms sent were certainly very fine. Mr. Ireland says it is a good grower, healthy, dwarf, free flowering and opens its flowers perfectly. Her M.\jestv Rose.— Mr. F. F. Smith, a rose-grower of Normal Park, 111., states that though he has plants of "Her Majesty" two years old, and now standing four feet in height, no blooms have yet appeared, nor is there any indi- cation of such an appearance. Mr. Smith says that as he is now 63 years of age, he is becoming anxious for fear that he may die before the rose blooms, and offers to pay market value for a bloom to tie on to his plants, that he may see how they ap- pear when in flower, before he retires to that place where roses bloom not. AUCUBA JAPONICA PUNCTATA, or the Japanese Golden Dust plant, as it issome- times called, is greatly valued by Mr. Geo. Wittbold, a Chicago florist, as a plant for house decoration. Its yellow- spotted foliage contrasts well with the dark green of palms, and last but not least, it stands a large amount of rough treatment, such as plants are sure to re- ceive when taken out of the greenhouse and left a day or so in unfavorable po- sitions. It is nearly hardy and will stand a great deal of cold without injury. To .secure large specimens Mr. W. finds it cheapest to import the plants from Hol- land, where they can be purchased at a low price. Chicago. Mr. Thomas Wallis, of Rose Hill, was married April 26. Violets are very scarce, and but little lily of the valley is to be had. Lilac is beginning to come in from the south, but the quality of that already re- ceived is poor. Mr. H Schiller, at Niles Center, is working up a stock of his carnation Lou- iza Schiller. It is a light pink in color — a sport from Secretary Blaine, Long-stemmed pink and yellow carna- tions are in good demand, but there are only a few to be had. Local growers should endeavor to supply this demand, which is constantly increasing. Garfield is the standard red carnation among the growers here. A bench now in bloom at Mr. Peter Blaumeiser's place, at Niles Center, is a handsome sight. Hinze's white is the favorite late white variety. De Graw has seen its day. Suowdon is popular with many, Mr. J, T. Anthony has a fine pink carna- tion, which is a great favorite with him. He received it from a well-known estab- lishment, under the name of " Queen of whites." The party of whom he pur- chased it was unable to correctly name it when a blossom was sent him, Mr. F. Stielow, of Niles Center, has had considerable success forcing Eugenie Ver- dier as a winter rose. Its silvery pink color makes it quite saleable. Mr. J. C. Craig, a Washington street florist, sells it to his customers, and advertises it as a brand new rose, grown especially for him calling it "Craig's hybrid." There is evidently work for the missionary at home, without sending across the water. The entertainment given by the I'lor- ist Club, April 28, at the club-room, was a decided success. The ladies turned out in force, and all most heartily enjoyed the excellent musical and elocutionary programme rendered. The soprano solo- ist, on being recalled, was presented with a bunch of Bon Silenes, about four feet in circumference, by Mr. Kreitliug, who did the presentation act with all the grace of a French dancing master, Hot Water Circulation.— Last fall I added 125 running feet of greenhouse to my plant. I put in one new boiler and changed all my pipes from flow and re- turn to continued flow system. Result coal bill only $^ more than last year, and the far end of the houses were as warm as the other. To all who are in doubt I would strongly advise the "down hill" plan, as it certainly saves coal. Allentown, Pa. ' A. B. Ellsworth. SITUATIONS. WANTS. FOR SALE. inder this head wil IITUATION-By an active, sober and competent 5 gardener. Twelve years experience, best of re- erences, desires charge of gentleman's place. Ad- ress, S. Singer, Kensington, III. 1ITUATIOX flrst-class young ;!ve Al references, was Hve years at W ANTE1)-A first-cla ■•"LOHIST, Chicago. W^ gentleman's establish- Jas. K. Pitch , gentleman in Illinois offered iust what we want but we have lost his address. 11 ne reads this will he please write us. Frank Whitnall & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. TTIQR RENT— Desirahle grcenho 1 land and an established busin trade in cut t1.,iv,.rH; just the |.ln gardener. \.!.li, --, finest . X . dark Rose in cultivation. Seven flrst-class certificates, the greatest number ever awarded to any one new rose. Chromo-litho. plate ol this superb Rose, mailed free on application. IT p Lady Helen Stewart, Crimson-scarlet. J_l. X. thoroughlydistinctincolor. Forautumn bloom this variety is unsurpassed. rfl^P A Miss Ethel Brownlow, a trnlv grand X-CjA and free flowering Tea Rose. Thisvariety is posessed of greater lasting properties tlian any variety with which we are acquainted. .Vwarded six first-lass certificates. PRICE 10:6 (ten shillings and six-pence). Set of three varieties 27; (twenty-seven shillings) each. Descriptive Lists on application. fllG loyal Ifurseries, NEWTOWNARDS, Co. Down, Ireh l§ili nil FLORISfi, We offer the largest and mcst complete stock of Roses in this country. Straight 2'<-iu. plants, Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, and grown in ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They resist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, aud give best results. ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES in large supply at very reasonable prices- Am. ]:,:nilv. lUfia ikmlirr. If. F. Jlrnnelt, The Bnde. Her Majeslv, La France, Genl. Jacq, Perle dts laidnii, Siph.i,'^. (\ .Vrim,-/. .)/. A'"A<-//, Pierre Guillotl, Souvifun Amie, etc. THE NEW ROSES OF '86.— Cow/wk * J^nlfwfwiv (Golden Pearl), Sou. de Victor Hugo, Marquuedi Vivens. Camille Roitx, Marguerite de Ramel, Flavien Biidillon. Exadelpne, Comtesse Horace de Ckoiseut, Mad. David, Claudius Level, Edmund de Biamal, Suzanne Blanchet, Souvenir de Admiral Courbet, Comtesse Ceo^e de Roquette Buisson. Set of 14 for $5, and very reasonable per dozen and hundred. HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLO ^t<-^, specialty -immense . stock, . fla mg open ground ^igela Hortensis Nevia, t Viburnum pliactum), Rosa Rugosa, and a full line oi &.\\ i\\G hest Hardy Shrubbery )ANDI. AXso Japan Judas, Nhv White IVeigela Candida, Weigela Hortensis' Nevia, pliactum), Rosa Rugosa, and a full line of all the best j including A mpeiopsis Veitchii (Boston Ivy). Akebia Quinata, Sweet-Scented Honey- THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., ROSE O R O W E R S, WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO. H LKRCe STOCK OF IMIVE> ICOSE>S iJoi" Sieilili ng ant^ iJfo ui^e, incfuclli^g AMERICAN BEAUTY, PERLE DESJARDIN: MERMETS, XIPHETOS, SOW. DE MALMAISON, QUEEN OF BEDDERS, SOU]-. DE UN AMI. CORNELIA COOK Also a fine stock of different varieties of Hybrids in -i^^^ to 3-in.pots. For prices, etc., address FOREST GLEN FLORAL CO., 173 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. ROSENS, I^OUYARDlAij ^, We offer Bouvardia Vreelandii, $3.00 per 100, 2 -in. pots; Bouvardia Rosea Multifiora, $5.00 per d Winter bloom ever introduced. pots; Bouvardia Alfred Neuner, $5.00 per 2-in. pots. This is the best pink for Sumt Best Teas, our selection, good healthy stock, J35.00 per 1,000. Address NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, - = KENTUCKY L^ROSES-^ We have of the foUowinf?, Tea and Hybrid, eady for shipping ^iNEinZ • ROSESi^ de Victor Hii^.i. i auiil'l.' K.u \, i.-l;M Mis. Blanchet. pink; Marquis. !.• \ivinis ins,-, M ,.,.his each, J4.00 Schiiltheis Brof^j p. O. Box 78. College Point, L. I. 10,000 ECHEVERIAS SECUNDA GLAUCA, I«0 SE> S Mermet. Niphi CARNATIONS Peerless. Hinze's White, DeGraw, Snow Flake, Ale- satiere and Hinsdale.froni 2^-inch pots $4 00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above named varieties $2.00 per 100. JAME.S HORAN, Florist. BKiiiGEPOKT, Conn. American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier, Also good plants of the best leading varieties of Teas, II. Teas, H. Perpetuals and a general collec- tion of greenhouse and bedding plants ata very low price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. BROADWAY. LOUISVILLE. Kv. I'or Flower aud Vegetable Seeds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 Ann St. N. Y. 400 The American Florist. May IS Ufte (iut-iJPocDei' Urasle. Latest Floral Fashions. DY OUll NEW VOHK CORUESI'ONIIENT. The choicest flowers and richest floral work, during the past fortnight, have been numerous, novel, and beautiful. The forget-me-not basket is among the loveliest. This is a large, round willow bowl-shaped basket of blue straw. In it plants of myosotis are bedded; at one side a cluster of moss rosebuds are placed. The handle is bound with blue satin rib- bons, and on the opposite side from the rose cluster in the basket a bunch of myosotis and moss buds are festooned to the handle. A clover-leaf of lily of the valley was made up by Siebrecht & Wadley last week, which was a souvenir of much Ijt-auty. A ship lias been made of rush- straw, with trinnnings gilded, which is a favorite steamer design. The body of the boat is filled w'ith Jacqueminot roses, and the masts and rigging all trimmed with foliage, Hauft Bros, arranged a flaring basket with 1 1 1 hybrid roses, and in each side placed a cluster of forget-me-nots. A pyramid of cornucopias is a conspic- uous steamer gift that has had a run at Fred. Gordon's. The lower row of horns are filled with fruit, and the three sur- mounting contain roses of different colors. McConnell made for Mrs. Potter Palmer, who sailed Saturday on the Aurauia, a vase-shaped straw basket, with handle, which contained roses and lilies arranged in clusters. The handle was tied with old-gold satin ribbon. Large canvas steamer bags have been brought to the florists for ornamentation. A bunch of flowers and foliage is fastened on one side, and the bag is hung up in the state- room, where it is very useful as a catch- all. K steamer chair is decorated for a parting gift. It was garlanded around the woodwork with smilax and a slumber cushiou of piuk tulips was swung over the top. The fashion of decorating the state-rooms of friends sailing is indulged by those who can afford it, The pieces used for this purpose are composed almost entirely of foliage and immortelle de- signs are made up iu many instances. Surprises in floral gifts are quite the vogue on steamer board. The steward has flowers consigned to him, to present after the ship has passed a certain place, or when it is sailing by the "moaning buoy," A nest of arbutus was arranged to hold hot-house peaches (which are now 75 cents each), and this was a com- panion gift to a strawberry and rose design — both of which were sent to an invalid on shipboard. A mound of yellow roses was formed, and over this berries on the vine were festooned. Mats of foliage, on which silver bowls of flowers are set, is the prevailing fash ion for table ornamentation. Aspara- gus and adiantums are used for the mats, which are sometimes made square; with a tassel of lily of the valley on the corners, or same other fringing flower. Yellow daisies are much liked for a center blaze. Small mats of green are placed at each cover, to correspond with the center one. On these the floral favor or fairy lamp is placed. The latter are favorite, and their soft-colored light is a fine addition to the floral display. The richest dinner ar- rangement of the week was one given in honor of a bride. The table cover was white satiu. A vine of Uelias and oncidiums, with asparagus foliage, was laid diagonally across the board. The favors were small breast-knots of the same flowers and foliage. Some charming luncheon decorations have been accomplished for the young- girl assemblages which are so frequent before families break up to go into the country. One where moss roses were used was the choicest. These were placed in a round center basket, which stood in the center; at each end were groups of the new ribbon-bound-handled bas- kets, that turn down like a "dude's collar," which are filled with long-stem moss buds. They were distributed to each lady when luncheon was over. The newest style for room decora- tion is using floral rugs, which are hung over walls and banuisters in oriental fashion, or laid on the floor. This sort of embellishment is very elaborate and expensive, but extremely elegant. Pau- sies are employed with gorgeous effect in patterning the floral rug, while many are made of roses or tulips. A large drapery of this kind was composed of magnolias and paeonies; it was suspended over a rod of small yellow daisies, and was altogether highly effective, A large rug of roses for a bridal party to stand upon, produces a luxurious finish to the space covered by the canopy or grouping of greenery. Thorley made a rug of yellow pansies, edged with a wide band of Faust pansies, last week. It was a splendid cloth of gold, and the most effective piece in a wedding decoration. These rugs of bloom are a grand design for altar ornamentations, and show off' handsomely in halls. A wedding, to take place iu June, out of doors, will have six rugs of roses in use on the lawn where the party will assemble. The wedding-wreath easel is a lovely design, fashionable for weddings, and used iu room decorations. A large easel of gilt has on it a panel of Faust pan- sies. On the panel, "in relief, is a wreath of pale pink roses, tied together with a sash of the same color. The Browers make a floral screen, which is a rich piece to place on a piano or cabinet. It has three panels, one of white pan- sies, on which is a splendid spray of " black " roses, or rather those of dusky crimson; a blue pan.sy panel, decorated with a bunch of moss rosebuds and fruit blossoms; and a yellow pansy panel, on which is a cluster of Paul Neyrons. Fine effects are made with gladiolus iu ornamenting apartments. A few long spikes placed iu a tall vase are very striking and conspicuous. The snu- ray effect made with them over a window or door cornice, is popular. At a golden wedding, last week, over every door and window was this sun-ray made with yel- low gladioli. There was a lambrequin of yellow pansies on the mantels, and a canopy bell composed of Perle roses and smilax, The wedding-cake and chief dishes on the table where the collation was served, stood on mats of yellow daisies. Corsage bouquets for street wear are composed of shrub blossoms or ranun- culus from swamps. Wild violets are preferred to those cultivated, the latter being very poor. For mourniug wear, two trusses of Dutch hyacinth, each being a different shade of purple, are pinned close together on the waist. The corsage bunch worn at coaching parties is very much smaller that it has been for several years. It is festooned high upon the cor- sage, near the left shoulder, Narcissus poeticus is very much in re- quest this spring; it is introduced in side clusters, in hand bouquets of roses, and is an admirable flower for this purpose. Bridal bouquets of gardenias, with a siilc cluster of Narcissus poeticus, are about the most stylish. Brides-maids carry immense bunches of roses, with either a side cluster of white lilacs, daisies or mignonette. Brides who are married in walking cos- tume are wearing bonnets composed entirely of natural flowers. Little hats are made of white violets, of daisies, of orange-blossoms, and Spirea japonica. The bridesmaids wear hats of illusion, or straw trimmed with a spray of natural flowers. In time floral establishments will be obliged to include a milliner as well as some oue competent to garnish gowns. Boston. The spring is about ten days later than last year, Decoratiou Day orders are piling up. The prospects are favorable for a big trade. Doyle's window is a whole floral exhi- bition iu itself uow-a-days. Mr. Long, formerly of Klunder & Long, New York, is with Doyle this season. Mr. Joseph Collins, for the past twelve years head gardener at Mt. Auburn Cem- etery, died on .April 30, of consumption. Mr. Collins was a man of obliging and genial disposition, and was a general favorite among the gardeners. He will be missed. The May Exhibition of the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society took place on Saturday, the 7th inst. The show was not as large as it should have beeu, and competition iu some classes was at its minimum. One of the best things shown was a basket of superb forced strawberries, from James Comley. The next important exhibition of this society will be the rhododendron show, which is set for Saturday, June 4. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club is flourishing, and is fast gathering in the representative men in the business here. At the last meeting a spirited discussion took place over " The six best hardy and the SIX best tender roses" for florists use. Opinions differed widely, and almost all the old sorts had their advocates, while the newer varieties were handled rather gingerly, there being an evident tendency to put some of them on probation for a little longer time. W. J. S. Chicago Retail Prices. Perles and Xiphetos, |i a dozen; Mer- mets, I1.50; Jaccjues, fj; Hybrids, %y, Bon Silenes, 75 cents; tulips, 75 cents to Jr; carnations; 35 cents, and Lilium can- didum I1.50 a dozen. Hand.some ki.orai, design. — Mr. R. E. Shuphelt, Chatham, N. Y., sends us a photograph of a handsome floral design gotten up by him. A frame of polished ivy leaves encloses a field of live green moss on which is artistically placed a bunch of callas with their own foliage with a few orchids and hyacinths, tied with satin ribbon. The whole effect is very rich. San Francisco.— One hundred dol- lars, in six cash prizes, were offered at the floral exhibition held at the Union club building, April 2S-30. At the fune- ral of W. W. Mel drum, foreman of the composing-room of the San Francisco Chronicle, several nnioue floral designs were seen. They included a floral type "case," with an arch above, bearing the words: " No more copy, " and an empty copy hook; a design repre-sentiug a page of the paper on which was lettered, " His last form;" another page with turned col- umn rules, a proof press, and a large number of society and other designs. The American Florist. 40: Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6months, loper cent; 12 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Fi.oKlST Is for V\i wares pe: ' Catalogues Received. A. R. Reineuiau & Ero., Pittsburgh, Pa., plants; T. W. Lotz, Watertown, Wis , plants; Jos. Plenty, New York, horticul- tural building; B. A. Elliott Co., Pitts burgh, Pa., roses; Crozy Aine, Lyon, France, cauua novelties; Laurent Carle. plants and seeds; W. T. Bell, Franklin, Pa., plants. Thk Nurserymens' Association will hold its twelfth annual meeting in Chicago, June 15-16-17, next. New York Retail Prices. Perles, Niphetos, souvs and Jacques, Ji; Mennets,|2; Bennetts and La France, I1.50; choice hybrids, f4; Bon Silenes, 75 cents; carnations, 50 cents; lily of the valley, 75 cents; lougiflorum lilies, fe; tulips and narcissus, 75 cents a dozen; lilac, %i.So a bunch. Asparagus, |6 a dozen . Doum^E Gi,.\ziNG. — Your genial and versatile correspondent, J. N. May, calls on me for information about double glaz- ing. It is a benefit in a climate where 40° below zero is not uncommon. It adds to the temperature of a house from 10° to 12°. There is trouble in permanent double glazing from dust getting between the glass. We have overcome that de- fect by use of neat light sash that are glazed without putty, and fitted in the in- side. They can easily be taken off and cleansed, say about once in two j-ears. Double glazing in a measure prevents drip. We grow here orchids, roses, ca- mellias, etc., in the different houses all less or more double glazed. I should say double glazing was entirely unnecessary where the temperature did not fall lower than 15° to 20° below zero. John T. Borland. St. Johnsbury, Vt. Floral Wonders from Japan. A New York florist has just succeeded in get- ting a collection of thirty varieties of chrysan- themums direct from the famous garden of the Mikado, where heretofore all species of this flower have been held exclusive. The colors of the blossoms are as marvelous as are their forms Many flowers measure thirty inches in circum- ference. Some are shaped like parasols, tlieir thready petals forming tassels. In the garden of the Mikado the chrysanthe- mum is the leading flower, it being the 'emblem of Japan, as the rose is of England, and the fleur de lis of France. In this garden chrysan- themums are trained to represent animals- scarlet cows, golden horses, white elephants are the taste of Japanese royalty. Everyone grows chrysanthemums in Japan. When a rural swain desires to pay his attentions to some dark-eyed daughter of the flowery land he places a chrysanthemum on her doorstep. If she waters and cares for it he may come again, but if it is neglected and left to wither, so must the hopes of the unfortunate lover.— vV. }'. Sun. [Possibly the plants we have been growing for chrysanthemums are but delu- sions after all. In these days of substitu- tion it is dangerous to be safe, and of course the reporter knows what he is talking about; he i?/»-iwj'i does. — Ed.] >aPe MaYiCetii), Cut Flowers. Boston, May 10. Rosea, Teas $ l.Of Fancy »3.00 (m H.KI Carnations T5 fe 1.00 Smilax 25.00 Turii7s". '.'...,. .■;:;.,■.■.' 2!og sS'ka.'^v.v. ■...^./^... .■■■■■.■.;■■■ ..l''. 2'5o Market overstucked. New roBK, May 10. Rosea, Perles. Niphetcis H.OO BcTinctfi. S.Miv» 3.00 l!oii -il,.rH.~ 1.00 £0 2.00 MrlUMi- ... 8.05 " I'.nl, .. 10.00 ■■ rl|..|..' hvl.ihi- -. 18.00 r,iriiiiti.i,i- I. Ml- ~lrni- ., 1.00 6) 2.00 1 -inn-. .70 Llll .,1 Ilir i:,llri .. ;i.00 (51 4.00 ■1' - ».uo - :,X 35.00 \ h.i.i- ... ..so Chicago, May 11. Roses. Perles, Niphetos « 4.00 '• Teaa 2.00 " Mermeta n.OO •• .Ittcques 12.00 Carnatinns 1.00 l.ily vall.-y 2.00 Callaa 10.00 CiiniliUuius 5.00 Suiila.t 30.00 PHtl.ADEf.PHIA, MayO. Rosea, Teas % 3.00 •■ Perles .100 U/m. J. 5t^u/art, CUT FLOWERS, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON. '^nnsignments solicited. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y, Price Lists mailed to applicants. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST Near Broadway, \VhoIesale and Commission i^K Ia O R i S T^ 69 West 28th Street. (Telephone No. 6V2, 39th St.) IWe w Vor k Branch , 38 S. IGth St. , Phlla. , Pa. Cresklll.N. J. John Breittneyer & Sons, Cor. Gratiot and Miami Aves., DETROIT, U/liolesale Qit plowers Roses, Carnations, Tulips, Lily ot the Valley, Jon- quils and good assortment of other choice flowers shipped in any desired quantity on short notice. THOS. YOUNG, JR., & CO. FLORISTS INCORPORATED 7886. 23 West 23d Street, GEORGE MULLEN *— WHOLESALE FLORIST, — ijl 17 Chapman Place, (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. full rate to insure delivery for early morning trains. Store open from 7 a. in. to 8 p. ni. Return telegram if order cannot be filled, or it desired in any case. Mention Am. Florist. J. O. Vauchan, WhnlEsalE Eui FInwErs 42 La Sa lle St., Chicago. Only wholesale store in the U. S. open day and nig-ht. Code, shipping instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. ce Kosess 'ully packed, to all points ipecially of shipping clu other Flowers, carelulls Western and Middle States. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers In Cut Flowers ts^ Florists' Supplies 5; West 30th Street, NEW YORK. CHAS. E. PENXOCK, ^IC-U-T •• F-L-0-M-e-R-S«- 38 S. i6th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. OUR NEW TRADE I3Iie K^ O O^ O I«^¥^ Contains over 6.000 Natues of (Live) Fl..hsts, iiurscryinenand seedsmen, in the United PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (^ommission (T\erchants OF CUT I5»lL,OWEI«S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. C(insit:nuietita Solicite'l. Special attention paid to shippinu'. Menliun AMEitiCAN FLoKlsT. C. STRAUSS & CO., CUT -:- FLOWERS stall, 249 Centre Slarket, "Wj^sxiiisr&TOisr, d.c. All orders shipped c. o. d.. unless otherwise agreed. CUT FLOWERS Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc., J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg. Pa. 402 The American Florist. May i^^ ^eeil ¥rai.e. The Seed Tkade Association.— John Fot. tier, Jr., president; F. E. McAllister and VV Atlee Burpee, vice presidents- Albert McCul- louRh. Cincinnati, secretary and treasurer. The fifth annual meeting will be held at Philadelphia A Party of Western seedsmen leave Chicago for the Philadelphia convention June 12. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maule and W. Atlee Burpee passed through Chicago, May 2, for Los Angeles, Cal., where they arrived May 12. AT Philadelphia and New York the seedsmen have about concluded to abandon hope for the great seed boom of 18S7; but latest advices from Boston re- port the trade there as still waiting. A Most Excellent opportunity is offered to lithographers, catalogue print- ers and others interested to meet the seedsmen at Philadelphia. Full particu- lars can be had of Secretary McCullough. Uyac^e Hofe/«>. AllENTown, Pa.— Mr. A. B. Ells- worth has purchased an additional two acres of ground and intends to add two more greenhouses to this plant this summer. Winnipeg, Man. — The Manitoba Flor- al Association will hold its first flower show Aug. II, 12 and 13 next. A total of I393 in cash prizes is offered in three classes. Professionals ^164, amateurs 1209, and open to all |20. Washington. — Among the many beautiful floral tributes seen at the funeral of the late Lieut. Dauenhower, of Arctic fame, was a large floral harp among a cluster of lilies. At the head of the casket was a handsome pillow sur- mounted by a broken shaft. L. A. S. Milwaukee. — Roesch & Volke, 846 Muskego Ave., have dissolved. Mr. Volke continues at the old stand and Mr. Roesch has started a new place on Lin- coln Ave. Miss E. L. King, of Milwau- kee St., has sold her entire stock to Frank Whitnall & Co., and will retire from business. Hartford, Conn. — May 4 was the twelfth anniversary of the business of McClunie Bros., and their store having been recently refitted, they gave an open- ing, and each lady who visited the store that day was presented with a rose as a souvenir. The rush was so great that the 2,000 provided were gone by 3 o'clock. The new store is a model of convenience and beauty. Muskegon, Mich.— The county horti- cultural society decided, at its last meet- ing, to organize independent of the state horticultural society. A resolution was passed condemning the loose manner in which fruit and other statistics have been hitherto collected by supervisors, and urging them to pay close attention, here- after, to this important matter, PiTTsnuRGH. — At the banquet of the Americus Club, April 27, the floral dec- orations were unusually elaborate. On one table were piled high great blocks of clear ice, which were surrounded by tropical plants. The electric light fall- ing on this ice through the foliage pro- duced an exceedingly fairy-like effect. The decorations were arranged by Messrs. J. R. & A. Murdoch. Cleveland. — The newly organized Florist and Gardeners' Association is meeting with phenomenal success; at the last meeting eleven new members being admitted, and society generally becom- ing aware of its existence and object, and extending its sympathy and support. Amongst the first fruits, it is announced that, with the cooperation of a number of prominent ladies of the city, extensive preparations have been made for holding a grand floral exhibition and rose-show during the month of June. Very liberal premiums are offered, which have all been collected by a committee of the ladies. The use of the building for hold- ing the same offered free of cost, and as the florists are enthusiastic about the matter, it bids fair to be a decided success. We hope, however, to see some of the brethren from other parts of the country represented. Premium lists can be ob- tained from A. C. Kendel, 115 Ontario street, or Wm. Parrott, secretary, 870 Euclid avenue. We liiive the lartie.st stnek south uf Kentucky, pansies.geraniums.coleus, heliotropes, tuberose bulbs; in fact everythint; neoessury for bedding purposes. Send for our Price List. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS, Hydes Ferry Garden. Nashville, Tenn Per 100 . pots % 3.00 A. R. Reineman t^- Rro., No. 39 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PA. IRISH JUJXIfEJRiS Doz. 100. $3.00 $20.UU 2 to 3 feet Dahlias, p Tuberoses 1..T0 10.00 l.OU 6.00 1.50 10.00 ig. fruit and espcujdence GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. riir.-.. New l':.tt.M-i,.. I.om I'ri. .s. Oood -V DREER'S Garden s eeds riiints, nullis, and Kcquisitc's. They are the lifst lit tho Inwpst pri- ces. TltAUKLlST issued quarterly lualled free. HENRY A. DREER, iladelphlK I«HOr>OI>EJNX>I«ON^S Beint' the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The RFOiit Entjiish Rhododendrdn growers, we are prepureil to furnish Khododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices hiwer than ever before offered in ihi.s country. Orders now solicited for B.fl. E LLIofrX or pittsburgh, Ra. THE Qape <$od piQl( poQd Ijly. WeciiU the attention of "The Trade." (Wholesale and Itetiiil) aiul uU tiROWERS OF FLOWERS to oiii- specialty, N.vmphR-a Odorata Rosea. For I'rice List. Plants and Cut Flowers, address Sandwich, Mass. * * PELARGONIIJ'M® * * *" Per 100 30namedvan,ii.-~ : !■! ,...1- $8.00 lieraniums, .Miir.tiMi, :.«i i;,n.-lies 4.00 Fuclisius. collcL-liui; :;U viinclius 4.00 Verbenas, collection iT varieties 2.50 Roses. Perle. Niphetos Mermets,BonSilene, etc., i\i-\n. pots 4.00 SEND FOR TRADE LIST. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 100,000 VERBENAS Good strong plants, out of 2^-in. pots. AH perfect- ly healthy and as vigorous as seedlings. Fifty choicest named varieties. Price $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1,000. J. L. DILLOIV, - - Bloomsburg, Pa. ALTERNANTHERA PARONYCHIOIDES MAJOR The flnest red, $:i .iO per IftI; f.'(0.00 per 1,000. g, S^CHROK'EER., Corner Elmwood Ave., & Lafayette St., DETROIT, MICH. I^ HI O M js^ I ^\. S ■ l-i,, ,.,... r--irii for re- f, I, ,',,•.■,■ '-. I i^' NS.S. Price I,; ,\ , . , M : ■ . ■ -.:■■ ;<).$;!.25: Kill ,-. .1 II M iM I.' I'.i . I - i"-i -I-'. '-11. "' cts. per llJli,.! ,.,.-.i.,-v r..i.:.ii......i .i.uiiN.i-Mi-u. $3.00 per 10(1. Vii-I.cims, fin. -SI i,;iiiu-.l -..l-l-, Si IKl per 100. Ejr^ivissi :bi«os., KEENE, N. H. READ THIS" 2.^ Varieties Coleus, rooted cuttings, 2H-ln. pots. Altpniantheras Aurea Nima, mid lliicc other named iransplanli-it niiti. ,•_•■< \ ..rl.cnns mixed nspla W. J. OHlBfP«flCK:, TRENTON. N. J. Wm. Radam's Patent Process for 'icscrvinK I'crishable Hoods is the moBt perfect process on earth. It kills the 'US, or gcrina in the articles treated, ' fermentation is stopped. Anj ntitv up to a oar load can be treaty ne time. Patented September 28. i. Send for circulars to Wm. lUdam, . Austin, Tax. MARKET GAKDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ^u^ ALBtKr DICKINSON, Dealer in Tiiuolliy. i-1"ver. Flax, IliinEHrmn. Millet, Kcd Top, Blue UrnsH, Lawn ' 1 t and of a dei i> 1 large, ereainy-whili "i nd of good substain • 1 i 1 1 ■ ludL- iM< \ to T\hicb they had of the cut blooms had [Mlly-sealcd box, and an ■.iu.«l number traielled in tulu Unary close box; there did n.. 36 any appreciable dilferenc Judging by the examples stagi • It was exhibited by llts of Waltham Cross, by whom, v distributed in this country. Extract from a Letter written by Vernon H. Brown, General Agent Cunard Steamship Line. * * * Pardon my seeming w,ant of enthusiasm yesterday. Without opening the box I assumed the flowers were lovely, and contented myself with that expression. Upon the box being opened by Mrs. Brown, she pronounced them superb. The old Puritan stock need not blush for their namesakes— they unite the stiir^r vigor of a Jliles Staudish with the grace and loveliness of a Priseilla, and lose nothing by the rosy blushes of their red sisters who were in their suite. * * * « » The Puritan is the loveliest Rosfr I have ever seen. I will take all the blooms you can spare of it from now until next fall at 50 cents each. AS. F. Ki A Pointer. The PURITAN is the greatest Rose in the \> and we know it, and intend to have every j buyer in .\meriea know it also. Commencing next fall we will advertise the merits of the PURITAN in the most complete and systematic manner i the principal magazines and newspapers in United States. The demand created will be en ous; every plant buyer will want from one dozen PURITANS. The shrewd and enterprising florist will prepare for this demand by growing stock for M. Mr. Peter Henderson says ; "the demam be so great that prices wiZl not be greatly reduced." A Few of the Orders for Puritans. These gentlemen have seen the Bose and visited JMr. Evans houses. They know wliat they are doing. Robt. Craig & Ero., Philadelphia, 4,000 plants. W. H. De Forest, Summit, N. J. 1,500 " John Henderson, Flusluiig, N. Y., 1,000 " Peter Henderson & Co., New York 1,012 " Olto Andrita, Central Valley, N. Y., 1,000 " E. M. Wood & Co., Boston, 1,000 " C. Straus & Co., ■\Vasl,ington, D. C. 1,000 " Thos. J. Slaughter, Madison, N. .1., 500 " The PURITAN" has all good qualities, and positively not a fault. Price list and circular sent on application. A large photograph of a house of it for 25 cents. The plants of PURITAN'S we are sending out are remarkable for their health and vigor; many of them are in 3-inch pots instead 21-inch as advertised, and all are thor- oughly well established and ready for immediate putting up. We have the largest and finest stock of American Beauty in the country, and are prepared to make special prices on it. Also, the best and healthiest stock of Papa Goiitier, The Bride, W. F. Bennett, and all cut flower varieties of Koses. Trade list sent on application. Send list of your wants for estimate. B. A. ELLIOTT CO. PITTSBURG, PA. 404 The American Florist. May 13, Rates of Postage. Referring to \j. W.'s conimuuicatioii (page 317) I give below rates of carriage as advertised iu au English publication. The Yankee go-ahead-ativeness is at the wrong end this time. How long will he let John Bull lead him. Rate of carriage: Bags. Lbs. 50 Miles 110 Miles 200 Miles 250 Miles. 16 28 Free. sbVyc 1SJ-4C I have called the English shilling equal to our quarter dollar, and give the rates iu cents as above. A. S. M. FOR SALE OR RENT AT CLAYMONT, DEL. On the P., W. & B. R. R. (19 miles below Phili delphia) 5 greenhouses and small cottage. Apply for particulars to ARTHUR M. BURTON. 504 Wa 10,000 leoiss^Si, 20,000 BEDDING PLANTS, iDuluding the choicest varieties, and prow pood healthy .stock, in 2>5. 3 and 3U-in. pots a be sold at bottom prices. Also m Praine Tith grate I po.se of cheap. '"w: T. HILLBORN, Florist. NEWTOWN, Bucks Co P V catalogue. For panic I ir II Hybrids, roses, 2V^-inch pots I '• Gen. JacqueiiiiiM.i I teas, Bennetts, Am. I'.. :i II ' .n i i i i Rose, tea. The Bride. 2!^-in. |.cii- i i *' assorted. 4-in. pots Mil Carnations, Hlnze's White. .■.ti,,uK i A.. G-IIDE»II«GiS, nn CHOICE GRAPE YIWES. ell-ripened plan Samples, 1 of each 10 varieties, free by JVE^W COHvISlIS, flrst-class. The pair by mail 25 cents; either alone THOS. G. HAROLD, KINGSTON, Somerset Co., MD. KALL BULBS, WM. CHAS. H, MACHEN, C. H. Machen & Sons, Warmond, near Haarlem, (Holland.) •rs of Uyacinth.s, Tulips. tc, etc. Wh.des -■ Address, COLLINGWOOD AVE., TOLEDO, O. Lilies atalufue tree i DUTCH BULBS. JOHN BARTH, BOS OVERVEEN, near Haarlem - HOLLAND. Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Lilies, etc. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. Cot.alogue Free on Aplic-.-ition. OLADIOLUS. NAMED VAKIETIES, well assorted, in l.i or 20 distinct sorts, selected from a grand collection of over 200 varieties, $6.00 per 100, JWl.OO per 1,000. MIXED GLADIOLUS, all colors, »2.0O per 100. Jl.'i.OO per 1,000. Mixed seedlings and delicate light shades, a very fine strain, *3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1,000. Send for descriptive list. SA-lMUBIv C. A«OOI«, MorrisviUe, Bucks Co., P? WESEIX ^■EVERYTHING i FOR J FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. If you do not already receive our ^arl-cet. PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN. 50,000 PANSY PLANTS, Best variety, in tliiwer. $;t.OO] per hundred. 30,000 GERANIUMS, Gen W S Hanc cli ( t n ( t iiit I ni iinn Smith, Mid Salleroi Mt t ^ii n II W l.i.nEfellow, Bishop Wood Mid Tliil ml I il u \ liladstonii, II H Ilunnewell and tin r ki i I in 4 u) pots, pood strong plants Good stick of (ileus va., Cobea standens Lantanas salvia splendens, Cannas. Nasturtiums Asters Thunbergia Ampelopsis \ eitthii Heliotrope Fuchsias Sand IVin. pots, and DUTCH BULBS! QatalO(5oe5 oq applKatioi}. C. H. JOOSTEN, IJMi^OI«T13I«, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. POLMAN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, WHOLESALE ONLY! D utch B ulbs DIRECT FROM THE GROWERS. Hyacinths. Tulips, Crocus, Narcissi. Ranunculus, Anemones, Lillium. Spirea, Lily of the Valley, Dielytra. HEADQUARTERS FOR FORCING BULBS. The only warehouses facing the waterside with all the latest imprtivements for packing, drying and export. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON. Wholesale (;rmver uf Excelsior, Peari and var. Tuberose. Eulalias var. and zeb. Arundo donax var., and collector of Zephranthes Ataraasco. Spartanburg. S. C. BXJIvBS! IMPORT PRICES READY J. C. VAUGHAN, Please get otir Rates. Herman Buddenborg, HILLEGOM, Near Haarlem, HOLLAND, DUTCH BULBS AND ROOTS Informs th*» ti-HfiP thni. his whMiP.stnio rataldjiuo hns been mailed, intentlinp ptirchnsera who liiivo not oro orclerinK elsewhere. Speoiul quotations for large quantities i quality at iho very lowest prices is guaranteed by HERMAN BUDDENBORG, Dutch bulb i HILLEGOM, NEAR Haarlem, HOLLAND. my ^■j;'|. Qataloi^dijs WHOLESALE ANU DESCRIF>TIVE for 18S7, of Beddiiig Plants, Roses, I'alms, etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock following on hand at cheap rates: Ampdapsis I'cihlu!, various sizes J'ta, and Hybrid A'osts, all the leading sorts, named (yuysaiil/icm urns, Draani Iiidivisa, various sizes, F.chevcrias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lu- tescens. in 2%, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforthia Elegans, Orco- doxa P.?gia, Corypha Austral is. Other Palms, such as Cocos U'edel liana, Cham- crops Excelsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Phoenix Rupieola, Phccnix Tennis, Kentias of sorts. Cla^inova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given ou application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST. Stein^vay's, Astoria, L. I. 1887. The American Florist. 405 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. rus-VEjEjie, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boonikaniio Removed to ig Broadway, N. Y. Roman Hyacinths, Paper White and Romz Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, Freesias, L. Ha risii, Longiflorum.etc, for Fall delivery. lulfer for |.nini|.l .Irliv,] v Mithout engagement: Per l.Oiib. Per II Gladioli, ell ■ .- I I' ■ 'l"ia, „,„ ^ llirse I.L $12.00 SI, Gladioli, s,,M I. 8.00 1. vl,:i.;, - ,■ . : > ljlil».in. 10.00 1 ^1 BULBS. 1^ RICHARDIA ALBA MACULATA. Dry Roots, Extra Strong, se- lect, $12.00 per 100. Dry Roots, Extra StroiiK, $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per l,(XXi. Good FlowerinR Roots, $(1..'I0 per 100, $50.00 per 1,000. GLADIOLUS. Choice American Hyhriils, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1,000. GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN MICHEL Plant & Seed Co. TiZ Ohve St., St. Louis. Mo. Dutch Bulbs. R. vandenSchoot& Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. GROWERS OF Hyac'mths,Tulips, Crocus Narcissus, Liliee, Etc. Intending purchasers, before or- AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, NEW YORK. Supply the Trade. iwarf f earl, ioiil)le Italian Diamond pi^arl Juberoses. We oOFer a Hrst-elaas lot of the abovi- s.nt^ uiir- ranted true to name and Hrst-class blDnniini; Imlbs at$2.00per 100; $10.00 per 1,0011, in lots of ...ilKi :ui.l over atJSl.OO per 1,000, second size Ijulbs l.'O In ;,, iht 5 $1.00 per 100; tO.KI per ing varieties: Dwarf Pearl, Double Italian, Dian Pearl and Early Single Orange flowered, all ranted true to name. Price, largest size ol^set^ small bulbs 50 cts per 100, $3.5) per 1,000. Sii size offsets 25 cts. per luO; $1.50 per 1,000. Speci:i rates on 25, 5J and 100,000 lots, otlering a rare cl to secure your bulbs at a nominal price. Also single flowered variegated foliage Tuberoses, ^'J^'J'.SJ *3 per ™: *2o per 1,000, ofl'sets of same We have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSARTTHEMUMS" - t^eat vane ^ GER A NTUMS DouWe and Single, very best kinda. HELIOTROPES AFi..e„Ki^ FUCHSIASHOfgg^jg " Kind8 ] FTTrHSiaS 8 Best New Kinds. Begonia MetaUica. Abutilon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want any of the above, as all the plants are strong, in fine coudi- lion and sure to please. ^^ ^ lalloek, ion Ik Thorpf^ EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bulbs Fresh stock of vStandard Sorts and Novelties in I'lower Seeds from Paris and Erfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs. Lily Auratum, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladium F;scuientum, large bulbs. Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and Plants. JAJVXKS k:ii«o, 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. WHOLESALE DEALER IN ieedsSiHF lequisitesg^^^ iulbs 22 r>e^^ Street, Such as Baskets, Im- Mosses, Boquet Pa- pers, Pampas NEW YORK. SEGERS BROTHERS, Growers of Ilf/ficiiifhs, Tulips, Crocuses, Nareissus, Liliums, Lily of the Valley. Aiieiuoues, Sauuitculus, Spirwa, Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholesale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. Bulbs! l^ulbous Roots! The 01 Price 1 n application. Address >. Box 3118, New Yo aixed. per 100, $3.00. k City 100, $1.00. DUTCH BULBS. E. KRUIJFF,^ ESTABHSHEIJ ISIO. L'ataloguesfree on application. Lowest prices and lo6 The American Florist. May 15, Cincinnati. Wild flowers — "scrubbery," our florists call them — were entirely used at a swell reception on the hill this week. Every other school girl from the sub- urbs coiiiL-s to town, now-a-ilays, wearing aniniimn., rorsa^c Lunch of lilacs. A I'rclU .Ucoiatioii at a recent dinner was a ,i;rr,a mound of calla lilies, tied with loops of cream-colored ribbon. A round flat, five feet in diameter, made of lilacs, and circled with white roses, formed an odd table decoration at a re- cent dinner. Critchell furnished the decorations for the Loyal Legion dinner. Over a hun- dre,-in. pots, por IIW IVY LEAF GERANIUM, 1,000 VINCA MAJOR VAR., 2Vin. pots, per iutt 3La-in. " " 100 Echeveria Secunda Glauca, per lOO Brenneman & Petterson, HARRISBURG, PA. OUT WITH THE LATEST! CARNATION - CULTURE No Car Tly standard work in fnized as authority t 1.: - Ibei t this Thee Price, $1.50. Table of Cohten Bo-v 593. Alliance, Oliio. Cliiiu'sc Priini'( S.'ccL "'^HEn'^RY S. RUPP &. SONS, Shiremansti>wii, Ciiinl.,-! hin.l <■„. FOR THE TRADE. Sophoape Jeanne ih Myiisotis GEO. TlIOMl'SON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. FOR SALE 5,000 D(?Cirau; C^arpatiops, J. o. BURROW, FISHKILL, h TRICOLOR-t-:-t- -t-t-t-GERANIUMS S viiriotics. strniiti plnnts from ii-iiu-h pots, well JOHN R. BATHER, CLINTON, IOWA. ierbenas, laiisies, loleus. Wn-i. Desmond, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. VK^RBE>IVJ%^S, Smilax, frL _ Tuberoses, dbl. Pearl, Trade List ol greer 'IT \m. Coleus, fine collection, i"t^. W.OOperlOO. ■u\.. in var. 2ii-in. pots S4 per 100 ul silver JO pr 100. Pansies ».l lOO ' ■ r 1,000, $2.00 per 100 application. I. C. WOOD & BRO., FISHKILL, y. Y. BOUVARDIA PRES. CLEVELAND. rery large trusses and flowers; a tree bloomer without it, BOUVARDIA BOCKII. A beautiful rosy pink of a dwarf habit and very free bloomer. Plants ready April 15, at 18.00 per lui. Thebest GERANIUMS in the Boston market are GEN. W. S. HANCOCK, crimson scarlet double; H. W. LONGFELLOW, crimson scar- SO Oo'Trlix) AIM """"''""^ ""^ bedders. Price, FOUR NEW GERANIUMS. MRS. CLEVELAND, rose salmon. BRILLIANT, a brilliant scarlet.very large trusses wSi. and till MAK\ shaded yellow; the jea''' ;; ' ■ ' " ^ivi-il the First-class CertiM- WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. CLEMATIS, ROSES, ETC. Clematis, large flowered. 12 good varieties J2U.UU Roses, Macebal Niel. from '2M-\t\. pots 3^ Perledes Jardin, " 2>4-in. pots 4.00 " La France, from 2J^in. pots 3.50 I»a;onia8, assorted g.00 Heliotropes, from 2-in. pots 5.t)0 Ageratum, from 2-in. pots 4.1)0 Verbenas, assorted, good varieties 2.00 Pansies 2.UU Hydrangea, Thos. Hogg, from 2^-In. oots 0.00 Coleus, from 2-inch pots 4.U0 Also a general assortment of Greenhouse and Bedding Plants, BULBS, ETC. Correspoiuleiu'e Solicited. Bloominglon< Phoenix iKurscry SIDNEY TIJTTLE & CO., 1852. Bloomington, 111. Ptilveri;^ed Shieep Manure THe RICHEST NHTURHL MHNURE. flS.c 5 l>ags, ^S- Special Price List of Bulbs for Fall Delivery now ready. YOUIVG & ELLIOTT, Seedsmen and Horticultural Aucti. 54 &. 56 DEY ST., NEW YORK. 1887. The American Florist. 407 in favor of the ® ® ® PURITAN ROSE is its remarkable keeping qualities. The best evidence we can offer of this is the Cablegram given below. The Roses referred to here were cut at Mr. Evans' place, April ist, and reached London on the nth, ten days after being cut. Although there were two boxes, every bud and bloom was received in perfect order. g ^ ELLIOTT CO. Pittsburg, Pa. THE mrESTERN UNION TEI.BCRAPH COMPANY. THOS. T. E CKERT, General Manager. NORVIN GREEN, President. 20 CiJ<^^rit / / ^rr:j/ !RR' ived at ''7~~^-7' — Eeceived at So. yTt^nA. 'a.d/J^ ^^^^^(V;...y, /^ >^^ 4o8 The American Florist. May IS, Disastrous Hail Storm at St. Paul. We have had our annual hail storm. It came May i, and resulted iu a Ueavy loss of glass, and in some instances many plants were ruined. The principal .suf- ferers -were C. F. Lemkc and Mns. W. I,enike, about 4,000 feet of glass each; C. Fleisher, 3,000; Louis Ivdlefsen, 2,(xx); .\. H. Bunde, 2,000; C. V. Mantey, 2,000— also plants badly injured; C. F. Haupt, 1,500; R. Seeger, Soo; E. I. Blum, 1,000; Mr. Fagus, 1,500; Mr. Riugroff, 1,000; A. King. 1,500. Venzke Bros, and the Re- form School, who lost heavily last year, escaped this time with a loss of only about 700 feet each. Ball, in west St. Paul, lost all he had, 600 feet. Chas Uudereker lost about 400. The Oakland cemetery lost all on the west side of the house— 1,000 feet, and sustained a great damage to plants as well. H. Schulte lost about I,cxx3, and II. Krinkle 500. The total loss for this city foots up to more than 30,000 feet, to say nothing of the market gardeners, who lost heavily iu both glass and plants. The storm did not strike Minneapolis quite so hard, though considerable glass was broken there. As far as learned there was no insurance. C. F. Mantey intends to go out of business and is offering his place for sale. The objection florists iu this section of the country have to the F. H. A. is that it does not insure against loss of plants as well as glass. They think that if they can stand the loss of time and plants they can also stand the first cost of the glass. It seems to some of us that an as- sociation might be organized on the plan of the companies now insuring farmers here against loss of crops by hail. The general trade outlook for spring is quite promising. AuG. S. Swanson. A RARE OFFER Sgw Hants of 1887. ^^z Igw Hants for fl2. GEEANIUMS °',rcIioT&? m^^°m per 1.000; without names, $20.00 per l.OOU. T?TTPTIQT A Q Crepuscule, Penelope. Lamen- r ULllolAo nais. Flocon de Neige, Esme- ralda. J. J. Rosseau, Mazeppa, Duke of Albany, «.(«! per 100; $30.00 per 1,000. GERANIUMS *l!]:oo^,^^^«'.• «"" '""■"^' CHRYSANTHEMUMS "'"tS^-'i'.-^V, per 100; $2.'>.00 per 1,000. CARNATIONS '''Z^\^Jil1^i^ "- \^,f,iimmons4C(K GENEVA, OHIO. INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES Can be made bv using SIvATBS THEY ARK AS They indi be troubled with fungus from rotting wood. They transmit bottom beat better than wood. Ihoapaslood r^^ A Nil L^' ;5f^ ,.-, Eu(jry u/ay Buses tlironglioul the West, to any ol' whioli we fcr a.s to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very ttlc instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Fconouiy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. L,^(iiff Aira, To,, ,^3i(,„iW. LakeSl. CIllCAU) The American Florist. 411 ESTABLISHED 1854. leYine'sloilGrlforks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers PETER DEVINE, 387 S. CANAL St., CHICAGO. LASS & Paints FOR REE;NHOUSEMEN -W. C. Peale & Bro. ! i 334 CENTRAL AVE,, CINCINNATI, 0. Write (or Prices, or consult Cinciniiiti Iftt Keport is this Paper ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Miuiufiictured by 335 East, 31st street, - NKW VOHK. J MANUFACTUREF^F '^Vthe patent clam p. ,,.,,,, 71 ORNAMENTAL For destroyinfT sroimd moles in lawns, pnrk^, gardens and cemeteries. The only I'KltFKfl^ mole trap in eiistence. <-iiarniiteeet«igns. bound, sent ore-paid I Price, «3. GKO. -V. SDi.i.y * : Lm^Droyed Hot Water Boilem Kor Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catcilogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. G reenhouse H eating BY STF.A^r, FY HOT irA/V-K. BY COM/lf.yA T/OX STF.- .l.^•/) ll-ATKK. EXETBR MACHINE WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON, MASS. WORKS-EXETER, N. H. file /4 there may be more comfort JJmidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknau/n Seas.' CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JUNE 1. 1887. f 0311 Si^wmmm \^%mmm^ Copyright, 1S87, by American Florist Company Entered cs Gecond-class Mail matter. Published on f.ie ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORfST COMPANY. Genekai, Offices, 54 I.a Salle Street, Chicago. EASTiiR.v Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All. anications should be addressed 1 general office at Chicago. Society of American Florists.— Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Prcs.; J. C. Vaughan V. Pres.: M. A. Hunt. Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16. 17 and The Nurserymen's Association.— The twelfth annual meetiug of this or- ganization, which occurs at Chicago, June 15-16-17 next, promises to be an inter- esting one to that trade. Secretary D. Wilmot Scott, Galena, 111., will furnish programmes, railroad rates, etc., on ap- plication. Are you arranging your business mat- ters in such shape that you may safely leave home to attend the third annual meeting of the Society of American Florists at Chicago next .\ugust? Those who have attended previous meetings of the society will need no arguments as to the value of the meetings to every one who attends, and to those who have not yet been present we would say : Come to Chicago next .\ugust, and you will be well satisfied with the benefits which will accrue to you from your attendance. Decor.-vtion Day. — We would like for next issue reports from all sections, giv- ing the amount of the Memorial day trade in flowers and plants. Send in a short report from your city or town cov- ering the following points: Was the total amount of business in excess or less than that of last year? Was the demand for made pieces larger or smaller in pro- portion to the amount of cut-flowers used? Was the demand for plants more or less in proportion to that for cut-flow- ers or designs ? A complete report can- not but be of interest. Subscriptions for the American Florist may be left with any of the following : Baltimore, R. J. Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Long Cincinnati, Harry Sunderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. G. Campbell. Detroit, J. Breitmeyer & Sons Hamilton, Ont., Webster Bros. Harrisburg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland Louisville, George Thompson & New Orleans. H. A. Despommier. Philadelphia, Edwin Lonsdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sons. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. St. Louis, Michel Plant & Seed Co. San Francisco, Thos. A. Cox & Co. Toronto. Out., J. Business Methods. For any business to be thoroughly suc- cessful, the head of it must be systematic, careful and zealous in all his methods. Good judgment must be exercised in all calculations concerning a future market, and rigid economy practiced in all ex- penditures, combined with a close in- spection of the balance sheet. Careless oversight will invariably result iu failure and financial ruin. These rules hold good with the florist as with any other business man, yet it is safe to assume that most of the florists conduct their business with but little re- gard to sound mercantile principles, es- pecially being lax in all matters pertain- ing to systematic book-keeping. Florists, as a rule, are men that have had but few opportunities of becoming acquainted with the details of any ex- tensive business. Accustomed from boy- hood to hear much stress placed upon the necessity of a thorough practical experi- ence as to all that will conduce to a flourishing condition of the plants under their charge ; ofteu commencing their knowledge of gardening in private estab- lishments where the urgency of pecuniary success is not the impelling motive, and where a close control of expenditures is not usually observed (or, if beginning in a commercial place, confined to labor, necessary, but not calculated to impress upon the mind the importance of those rules which govern all true business life), it is not strange that florists usually are men thoroughly trained in all the princi- ples of plant growing, but very deficient in many things which all prosperous merchants practice. No man iu these days wotild dream of conducting a bnsiness of any extent with- out the aid of a set of books. If he did so, in a short time he would become hopelessly involved, and would quickly find his debts a network from which there would be but one escape. How many florists are there who attempt book- keeping upon the latest approved meth- ods? The very question will probably bring a smile to the face of some of the readers of this paper. It is the duty of every man — not only a duty, but an incentive to successful effort,' to be able to state at any time his financial standing— how the debit and credit sides of his account stand ; whether his stock is increasing or diminishing. I have never met with a florist who ever thought it of any benefit to make a yearly inventory. To do so would be considered labor wasted. This is partly owing to the fluctuating value of our goods, and also to the fact that our stock is increased mainly by our own exertions as propa- gators', and not by purchase. Time rn 1 room alone mark the limit to the quantity of plants a florist may have. But a yearly inventory, if not essential, is certainly advisable. Such a list, if thoroughly kept, will be found of great service, enabling the owner to keep him- self well acquainted with the changes which will necessarily occur in the char- acter of his stock, and helping him to decide as to what to grow for the next twelve months. The amount of capital invested in the business should be noted, and interest charged upon it. The labor of the pro- prietor might also be considered, and for it a fair salary can be charged.. Many florists suppose they are doing fairly well and making money, whereas, if they were to take into account the items above mentioned, they would find that they are receiving barely an average . return for their capital and personal services. Unless an account of this kind is main- tained, no business man can speak with any confidence as to the amount of the profit he is reaping from his investment. It must certainly be mortifying to any energetic man to find, upon his yearly examination, that his receipts from sales do not much more than pay expenses, when ten per cent, was expected to be realized. The knowledge of this fact should cause increased exertions, so as to produce better results. But how is this knowledge to be attained, if there is no way of obtaining the information? Careful and accurate book-keeping will save, as well as gain, many a dollar. In connection with these loose business methods may be mentioned the practice of substituting plants other than those required by buyers. This practice has already been severely condemned by dif- ferent writers, and therefore it would 1 e superfluous to say more. We should re- member that no commercial venture can long prosper by misrepresentation. To catalogue plants and induce buyers to forward their orders on the supposition that they can be filled, and then to sup- ply plants altogether different, is surely a method of business very unsatisfactory. A fact coining under my own observation may be mentioned as an instance of the extent to which this practice has been car- ried. One hundred Bennetts were needed to complete the planting of abed. Plenty of other roses were on hand ; Bennetts only were scarce. An order for that quantity was sent to a firm doing an ex- tensive' business. The plants received were small, and consequently their foli- age all looked similar. When these plants commenced to flower the follow- ing varieties were found amongst the supposed one hundred Bennetts: Gloire de Dijon, American Beauty, Mermet, Douglass, Bride and Pierre Guillot. If we would be true business men, let everything be as represented ; not only promptness and accuracy in the dispatch of orders, but care also in the packing ; and we mav be sure that our bu.sine.'s will not only increase, but be satisfactory to others as well as to ourselves. A. E. W. 414 The American Florist. yurlc /, Notes and Comments. The late show of tbe New York horti- cultural society did not result in any loss ; it cleared a profit of j(i50, or there- abouts. Not a magnificent amount for a week's exhibition, but certainly better than a deficit. Perhaps the combination of Ivinn;fus and Mrs. Jarley has lost its interest for the fickle public, so we hope for some strikingly new departure at the autumn exhibitions. The nature of the fall show is not yet fully decided, but Mrs. Langtry has of- fered a valuable silver cup for the best design, aud we hope to see a large com- petition, though the recent prize winner is not likely to be improved upon. Of course the fall show will display the latest things in chrysanthemums, whether it is devoted entirely to these flowers or not. Rut we want something entirely new, and a perfectly novel flower show is getting to be as difficult to originate as a perfectly novel church fair. Some one suggested a June flower show, to be held in Madison Square gar- den, with a guarantee fund annex, too. It is currently reported that the mercury in an adjacent thermometer scuttled right down into the bulb when this last suggestion was made, such an Arctic chill fell upon the assembly. But the scheme was abandoned. Madison Square garden would be a white elephant in such a case; it would require a regular forest of decorative plants to make it presentable. We hope one of these days to have a permanent winter garden in New York — as we ought to have, for we are away be- hind many other cities in this respect. We are told that a scheme is now afloat to establish a crystal palace in New York, after the style of that at Syden- ham, and this will, of course, have a winter garden in connection with it. .^fter we get this we may, in the course of a century or two, acquire a horti- cultural hall and a flower market, but the latter is almost too much to hope for. Roses are painfully cheap now ; the growers complain that they scarce can give them away. This is especially the case with hybrids. You can get rid of Bon Sileues and the like, but hybrids are overdone ; the past few seasons the}- have been a positive drug at this time. Street venders are selling them in the . shopping districts for ten cents a dozen. These flower venders keep increasing in number, aud they are bitterly complained of by the regular florists. They lower prices aud injure trade. In May there was really more done in all sorts of irregular blossoms than in such as ro.ses. Fruit blossoms — apple, pear and cherry — sold well, though cheaply, aud were used a great deal. All sorts of woodsy blossoms take well w^ith city people. I have never seen the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in a flower store, but its clusters of faintly blushing flowers are very handsome, con- trasted with its shiny leaves. It lasts well, and really would be very handsome in decoration. The wild rhododendron is another handsome thing that could be used very well. The past few seasons the street venders have made a great feature of the marsh buttercups (Caltha palustris). They may be gathered by the bushel in the New Jersey swamps, and sell very well. About the worst thing in spring flowers ever sold by these venders was a swamp "lily," said lily being a flower-stalk of false hellebore (Veratrum viride), tied up with skunk cabbage leaves, and a ball of moss at the bottom, cuu- VvoRkv B^?l\sv^^\_ Vdna. ningly tied up, so as to suggest a bulb. The originator of these curiosities must have been the artist who builds the mer- maid found in the dime museums. .Some one recently displaced in one of our florist's stores a new departure for the apple-tree. Double blossoms — double peach, plum, almond an. Alexandra;, by Bateman. This name was generally retained, especialh' among the English, but recently the rightful name of crispum is more gener- ally adopted. Prof. Reichenbach also gave it the name of Bluntii. in honor of the collector. Its home is on the Eastern Cordilleras, in the neighborhood of Bo- gota, about 9,000 feet above the sea. It is here found in great quantities, growing on trunks and branches of trees on the margin of forests, seldom in the full sun- shine or in dense shade. The tempera- ture of this locality varies from 55° to 70°; rain falls nearly ever}- day in the year, and heavy fogs prevail at night, which in the woods condense and run down the trees in miniature streams. The cultivation of this lovely species was but little understood until the last few years. Formerh- it was the universal practice to kill them in hot stoves ; then again they were relegated to cool green- houses, with temperatures of 40° to 50°. Though they will do fairly well in this temperature, a higher one is more suit- able, and will better develop the spikes of bloom. Most growers now keep in the neighborhood of 60°. In this country a lean-to house with a north aspect is ver}' desirable, and where numbers are grown I think it necessary. They re- quire to be always shaded from the sun. The house may be kept cooler in the summer by elevating the shading about eighteen inches above the glass, with space on top from the wall of one foot. Wr should be given in abundance, when consistent with temperature. The plants should never be dry, but always give an abundance of water overhead. In pot- ting, use no larger pots than necessary ; fill three-quarters with broken crocks, and use a mixture of peat and moss ; ele- vate the plant above the level of the pot. With dry imported plants, fasten them with sticks in pots filled with crocks, and keep them moderately warm and moist until the growths and roots are started, when a little potting material may be filled in around them. F. G. Lxlia Anceps Alba. Carrying out our intention to present our readers with latest additions to the fine varieties of Lslia anceps, we figure a flower-spike of L. a. alba, from a flower exhibited from Baron Schroder's collec- tion by Mr. II. Ballantine on Jan. 11 of this year, at the Royal Horticultural Society's meeting. Tins is a pure white variety, remarkably chaste and beauti- ful, the sepals and petals broad as in I,, a. Dawsoni, with lip embellished with a pale-yellow disc. The usual season of flowering is December and January. — iianiciieri' Chronicle. The Cypripedium. Not only is this genus rich in nat- ural species and varieties, but we have also numerous kinds produced by cross- ing the different species, so that at pres- ent the hybrids outnumber the species. In a few more years we will have hybrids by the hundred, so that it will take an expert to distinguish them. It is there- fore high time that this genus should be written up, and a record kept of all the new-comers, so as to prevent confusion in the future. So far we have not any hybrids of the deciduous kinds, either ainong them- selves or intercrossed with the evergreen varieties. Among the latter we find a great number of hybrids. The first cypripedium hybrid (C. Harrisianum) was raised by Mr. Domiuy, on suggestion of Mr. Harris, for whom it was afterwards named. Tliis was .some twenty years issr- The American Florist. 417 ^^^$4^^^^^^^^ \.k.V\k KHCLPS KLBK, VVO\NtB,S \NVA\lt flowering of cypripeds. It is interniedi- ale in foliage and flower beiween its parents, the C. barbatutn aud villosuni. The C. Ashburtoniae is a cross between barbatum and iusigne ; C. vernixiuni be- tween Argus and villosuni, and C. Scl- ligerum between barbatum and laeviga- tum. The grand C. Morgauae was pro- duced from superbiens and Stonei ; C Leeauum from Spicerianum aud insigne, while C. Leeanuni superbum had iusigne Maulei for one of its parents. C. pycnopterum was raised from venuslum and Lowii ; C. microchilum from niveum and Druryii ; C. calanthum from barba- tum biflorum and Lowii. The C. Barteti aud C. Laforcadei came from one seed pod of C. insigne Chantini fertilized by barbatum, and therefore I cannot see the necessity of two distinct names. C. turpe is a cross between barbatum aud Argus; C. Winnianum between villosuni and Druryi ; while C. Dauthieri, a cross between barbatum and villosuni, is scarcely distinct from C. Harrisianum, having the same parents, and thus should be considered only as a variety of the same. This is also the case with C. hy- bridum, which has the same parents as C.euryandrum, viz., barbatum and Stonei, and therefore should not have a distinct and misleading name. C. Crossianum and C. Amandum have also the same parents, viz., insigne and venustum, and go under two names. C. calopbyllum is a cross between barbatum and venustum : C. gemmiferum between Hookera; and Davanum ; C. marmorophyllum between Hookenc- aud barbatum ; C. Sallieri be- tween villosuni aud iusigne ; and a su- perior one, the C. nitens, comes from villosuni aud iusigne Maulei. C. superciliare and C. Swanianum can- not be considered as hybrids, but only varieties, because the parents of the for- mer are the barbatum and superbiens, and the latter Dayanum and barbatum — in both cases the parents being either closely allied species or only geographi- cal varieties. The C. porphyrosphilum was raised from Lowii and Hookerse ; C. lo from .A.rgus and Lawrenceanum ; C. radiosum from Lawrenceanum and Spi- cerianum ; C. politum from barbatum superbum and venustum, being ouly an improved variety of calophyllum. Some plants, although raised many years ago, are still rare, so that we hear very little or nothing about them. Such are the C. Fraseri, a cross between barba- tum and hirsutissimum ; C. lucidem, be- tween villosuni and Lowii ; C. macrop- teron, between Lowii and superbiens, and C. porphyrochlaniys, between barbatum biflorum and hirsutissimum. This latter is only a variety of Fraseri, or vice versa. The beautiful C. tessellalum was raised from barbatum and conrolor; C. vexilla- rium from barbatum and Fairieanuni ; C. Arthurianum from insigne aud Fairie- anuni, and C. Marshallianum from venuE- tuni pardinum aud concolor. . Others again have no known parents, but I think as all the cypripeds are inter- mediate in flower and foliage, it would not be very difficult to surmise their origin, for, as a well-known botanist has said, " anybody who knows the parents will recognize the children " Of those whose birth was uot registered or the record lost, we have C. Imperiale, dis- color, melanopthalmum, meirax, orpha- num, Cooksoni, obscurum, Saundersi- anum, chloroueurum, Mooreanum and the discarded Tautzianum. Some again are of recent origin, aud thus little known or tested, such as C. Amesianuui, a cross between villosum and venustum ; C. euryale, between Law- renceanum and superbiens; C. regale, between purpuratum and insigne Maulei ; C. auroruin, between Lawrenceanum and venustum ; C. Germynianum, between villosuni and Hirsutissimum, and C. ja- vanico-superbiens, whose uame suggests the parents. As for secoudary hybrids, we have the 4i8 The American Florist. June I, C. oenaiithum from Harrisianuni and iii- signe Maulei ; C. Thibautiamim, of the same parentage (aud why again a new nanie?);C. conciuuni, from purpuratuni and Harrisianum, aud C. Williamsianuni, from villosum and Harrissiannm. It must be observed that the popular C. Harrisianum plays a part in all these crosses. What is C. venurleuni ? Mr. Goldring, of Albany, says that it is nothing but C. vernixium. As for C. ver- nicum aud C. Measuresianum, I do not know whether they are hybrids or species. From the selenipedium section we have also many fine and beautiful kinds of garden origin. The very oldest and most largely cultivated, C. Sedeni, was raised from Schlimi and longifolium ; in the case of C. Sedeni caudiduluni the white variety of C Schlimi was used. Very near to C. Sedeui comes the C. porphy- reum, a cross between Roezlii and Schlimi. The most useful of this class, the C. Dominianum, has for parents the cariciuum aud caudatuni ; C. steophyllum came from Schlimi aud cariciuum, aud C. conchiferum from cariciuum and Roezlii. The very fine C. grande was raised from Roezlii and caudatum, aud C. leucorrhodum from Schlimi album and Roezlii. We have secondary crosses in this sec- tion as well as iu the former, only here the C. Sedem has played the principal role. Thus C. Ainsworthii is between Sedeni and Roezlii ; C. Schroederae be- tween caudatum and Sedeni ; C. calurum between longifolium and Sedeni ; C. car- dinale between Sedeni and Schlimi al- bum, and C. albo-purpureum between Schlimi and Dominianum. This aloue shows that the three classes are distinct, there being no intercrossing one with an- other ; yet if it could possibly be done, how many new and fine additions we could have. Cypripediums have also demonstrated that the theory of mule plants being sterile is false, as we see by the distinct secondary crosses of this genus. There are also several varieties of some of the hybrids. Thus we have C. Ash- burtoniae expansum, C. Harrisianuni ni- grum aud superbum, C. cenanthum superbum, C. .selligerum majus, C. tes- selatum porphyreum, C, vexillarium su- perbum, C. Sedeni superbum and otliers, that vary as much as the species do in their native haunts. Most of the hybrids were raised in England, and lately a few have appeared in France. So far none have originated iu America, but at Mr. Coming's, in Albany, there are lots of young seedlings, none of which have flowered as yet. The raising of hybrid cypripeds, like any other orchids, is very slow and deli- cate work, requiring frorn four to twelve years from the time of sowing the seed to the flowering period. To cross and produce seed is a very easy matter. The former is performed by taking the two fertile stamens and placing them on the stigma, which is under the shield or sterile stamen. The plants chosen for that purpose should be strong and healthy, and the stronger grower of the two should be selected as the seed parent. The plant which is operated upon should be kept in a light and paitly sunny place, to facilitate the ripening of good seed, which is accomplished iu from eight to fifteen months after the operation, ac- cording to the species and condition of the plant. When ripe, the pod, which contains thousands of minute seed, bursts open, and that is the time when it should be cut and the seed sown. To make the seed germinate and nurse the young plants till they reach the flow- ering size, is the most difficult part of this work, of which we have little in- formation at present ; it seems to be a secret that is confined to a few. A col- umn or so from such veterans as Messrs. Dominy and Sedeu would help us begin- ners very much, but not having such in- formation, we must try for ourselves, and run the chances. Where there is not a convenient place for the reception of seed, which may be sown on fresh moss, cork, bark or turfy peat, the next best way is to sow them right on the pot of the mother plant, which leads to as good a result as any other way. After the seeds have ger- minated, care must be taken that they do not suffer for want of moisture, nor from excess of it. They should also be kept close to the glass, and shaded only from the hot sun, so as to make them as sturdy as possible. Only distinct species should be selected, so as to produce real hybrids, and then only such as have desirable qualities, thereby insuring hybrids su- perior to either of the parents. As a rule, the hybrids are stronger growers and their flowers are more showy and more freely produced than those of the types. This fact should be encouragement enough to keep up the good work, and to raise more and more of these beautiful plants, for we canuot have too many of them. Cambridge Botanic Gardens, May 2,1, '87. (Tnheconlinneri.\ Summer Floral Styles. BY OUU NEW VOIIK COUliESI'ONllENT. All arrangements with flowers show much less foliage ; green dinners and decorations where only foliage is used are of light and lacy "effect, embracing only ferns, asparagus and a delicate tracery of vines. Some charming room embellishments have been made this week. For the last of a series of May parties the drawing-room walls showed each a different effect. On one side was a simple branch of dogwood ; opposite, a long and luxuriant vine of flowering wis- taria was most gracefully adjusted. In an adjoining room an ivy vine crept over the pictures one side ; on the opposite, over a mirror, was a superb cluster of white lilacs. The flowers at each end of the apartments were finely tinted hy- dangeas, The most fashionable design for wed- dings is the bow-knot, which is arranged as follows, and takes the place of a bell : A coil of Marguerites is made, six yards long ; this is tied into a bow-knot, the bow having long loops, and long ends being left to droop also. This device is placed in relief from foliage effects, which should be high and pendant. The first bow-knot was made by Klunder for Dr. John Hall's daughter's wedding, when the entire room arrangement was made with daisies. A daisy field was repre- sented on the mantel piece, only about half of it being covered with flowers, as is the style, the remainder being some simple fern effects, with a classic vase at the end, in which is a blaze of roses or gladioli. One or two elegant decora- tions have occurred where money was no object. A combination of drapery and flowers made rich and unique the interior where the entertainments were held. Sashes of yellow plush, satin and silk, were embroidered at the ends, with a spray extending upwards of natural flow- ers, pink blossoms being almost entirely used. The scarfs trimmed easels, mirror and picture frames, and an elaborate one was on the table in the extension room, where the collation was spread. Each bouquet among the favors was tied with a sash on which a flower was caught. Bridal bouquets are made of stephano- tis aud orange blossoms, gardenias or Narcissus poeticus. The "coaching bou- quet" is having a run. This is always of pink flowers. Baroness roses and moss rosebuds being the favorite combination. The bouquet is made very large, and flat one side, so it can lie on the lap. Cor- sage bunches for coaching are a small cluster, which is fastened where the jacket meets over the breast. Large bunches at the waist are in the way while riding. Men no longer wear large bou- tonierres when coaching, but a few vio- lets or a single spike of mignonette or one gardenia. Sonie very quaint corn flower bouquets are piade up for lho.se going on excursions. These are the tight-laid pyramidal affairs once known as Boston bunches. They are coniposeil entirely of blue blossoms, tied with a narrow blue ribbon, a'nd are decidedly Frenchy in effect. Cowslips are worn on the street, and the clusters are large aud placed on the left' side of the cor- sage. Fish baskets are filled with water lilies and are tied around carelessly with water- green ribbon (the kind known as jl'altini ribbon), and have a knot of ribbon and several lily buds on the handle. They are arranged among atinatic foliage, tall cyperus towering up towards the high, square handle. These baskets filled with wistaria and dogwood are favorite, as they are when containing purple lilacs and purple wistaria mingling on one side, and white lilacs and white wistaria on the other. The Hrowers have introduced a "bed of blossoms basket " mounted on a pedes- tal, wliich they first made up for Queen Kapiolani. The design is a superb mass of roses, so supported as to show tliciu and their foliage and stems to the best advantage. This piece has become popu- lar as a steamer souvenir, but is naturally expeu.sive, and cannot be handsomely filled for a small sum. The cowboy's hat is a charming new basket inaugurated by Han ft Bros. The hat is a wide- brimmed, rakish one, placed on a straw iSSy. The American Florist. 419 easel if to be used on the table, or tied together with stout grasses if carried on the arm. It is always filled with field flowers or wild bloom of some kind. The most chaste novelty of the season is the Marie Antoinette basket, which is woven of pliant willow, and hqs long, soft, loop handles. The basket is usually lined with cream-colored silk, and it is filled yrith moss rose buds. This is car- ried on the arm by girl graduates and bridesmaids instead of a bouquet. But one handle is trimmed, and that only halfway up. Ribbon to match the lining in color is braided up half way of the handle, which is outside when carried, and it is finished with a bow and ends. Floral favors for graduates at the early summer commencements are of the most expensive description. .\ music stand of flowers and foliage is made for a young lady, which is a highly finished piece. The racks are floral harps, with strings of bullion. Fans are decorated in many styles. The large Japanese straw fau with a light spray of blossoms across its center is favorite. Elaborate decorations are made in school-rooms and on stages for com- mencement exercises. Pianos are trim- med around the legs and music rack, and their tops are made veritable beds of blossoms. The pansy screens gotten up in such rich style by our florists are highly effective if placed on a piano. Dinner table decorations are exceed- ingly chaste, the most fashionable being those where mats of light fronds of adi- antunis, such as A. gracillimum or A. cuneatum, are laid out under glass bowls of flowers. The foliage mat should be formed of clusters of three fronds, the center one protruding farthest. A circle of these clusters give a pointed edge to the mat that is very graceful. Three mats for a dinner of twelve, or one in the the center for a dinner of si.K, is the rule. Glass bowls from three to four inches high are placed on the mat. They are first filljwi with foliage and water so tTie green litfes them and will show through. Then they are festooned with small flow- ers. Buttercups, daisies or orchids are plunged in the foliage filling. Favors are passed around on trays, for at this season they wilt at the plates. Very little foliage is put in these favors — none if they are buttercups — small clusters of the flowers being tied tight together. For young ladies' luncheon parties, low rush basket vases are used, filled with mignonette and moss rose buds. Small Marie Antoinette baskets lined with yellow and containing mignonette and one little cluster of moss buds at one side, are the favors. They are not placed at the plates, but presented when the re- past is over. Some inspiring pieces have been grown for Decoration day in the way of crosses, anchors and wreaths of large size of ivy. The inclination is to purchase plants for grave ornamentation rather than cut- flowers on Decoration day. Orders are numerous for decorating lots and graves, and large lots of tropical plants will be placed in lots that will be removed after- wards. Arches of this foliage will be made over graves on which some device in flowers will cover its entire length. That is the fashion this season, not to place designs of many shapes on the graves, but simply one — usually a cross of choice flowers or a large wreath. Other designs are placed around the lot. Fences are garlanded and hedges trim- med with chains of bloom. Excellent effects may be made with gladioli on graves, because they form fine KUTHViWUU ^nORL^\^\JVl edgings and make well defined devices. Those of delicate color are in consider- able demand for funeral work where rooms are trimmed. A pall of Faust pansies was made last week by McCon- nell which was as near black velvet as could be. It was the only piece of floral work exposed at the funeral excepting a large loose cluster of lilies that was laid on the casket by the wife. Anthurium Andreanum. -Among the 160 species of this interest- ing genus the subject of the accompany- ing engraving is by far the most showy. The singular structure, brilliant color and large size of the spathe contrasting with the yellow and white spadix, makes it the object of much admiration, and the longevity of the inflorescence greatly enhances its conmiercial value. Were the plants not of a somewhat coarse and straggling habit, it would become more popular than the better known Sherzeri- anum. .Although this species has been intro- duced about ten years, its cultural re- quirements do not seem to be generally understood. .An\- way, it can be seen doing well in but very few places, and I often hear complaints of its mifFy grow- ing. When properly treated, this species is a perfect weed in growth, and if the grower is restricted for room, the knife would have to be used to keep it within bounds. Its home is on the Andes of Colombia, about 3,000 feet above the sea, in a very warm and rainy district. It is here found in great abundance, in shady spots, growing on the ground, stumps, or trees equally well, a perfect thicket of undergrowth. If the grower will imitate these conditions as nearly as possible, he will find no difficulty whatever in grow- ing this fine species. Two parts of sphag- num moss to one part of peat will be found a good potting material. But the chief requirement is abundance of water and heat. When the pots are filled with roots, liquid manure will be found bene- ficial. When properly fertilized, seed is produced in abundance. As soon as ripe , these should be sown in chopped sphag- num, being covered about half an inch. In about two months the seedlings will be ready to be pricked off, or potted sepa- rately in thumb pots. We have at present about 200 plants coming in bloom, which are about eigh- teen months from seed. To make good specimens quickly it is better to put four to six seedlings about two inches apart in a pan, and let them grow together. In this way we have specimens more than four feet through, and as much in height, only five years from seed. The only in- sect pest of this species that I am aware of is red soider, and this can be avoided by constantly syringing overhead and under the leaves. F. G. Succession Crops in the Greenhouse. Whether the florist's business is carried on in a small way or ou the most ex- tensive scale, to make it profitable it is essential to have greenhouse benches filled as often as practicable with suc- cessiou crops ; simply taking one crop off the benches will result in very meager profits indeed at the present rate of 420 The American Florist. June /, prices. In my own practice we have for many years taken never less than two crops off of every foot of bench space, and in many of our houses three, and in some particular families of plants, such as coleus, verbenas and heliotropes, as many as six crops are taken off of every foot of space. To get more than two crops, one must have an order business which runs over five or six mouths of the season, but even a florist who has only a local retail ])lant trade or the open market to sell in, should always be able to use every foot of his green hbuse space twice. In most towns the s iles of plants, whether in market or locally, begin in April and ex- lend to June, a period of eight or ten weeks. As soon as the greenhouse space gets emptied towards the end of April or the first week in May, succession crops from seedlings or cuttings should be on hand to be potted aud shifted on, so that the greenhouse bench may be as full by the middle or end of May as they were in the middle of .^pril, so that the season may be lengthened with salable stock to the middle of June. Of course to do this extra labor must be had at the proper lime. This is not always to be obtained at the proper time, but it is always profit- able to pay employes for over-time at that busy season of the year. p;very season from April to June we have from fifteen to twenty of our best men work- ing by lamp-light until ten or eleven o'clock, which is equal to adding seven or eight effective hands to our force, which could not be procured at the busy season of the year. Our men always go at such work willingly, as every hour they work after six o'clock is paid for as over-time, which any firm well estab- lished in business on a paying basis can well afford, and should do; but begin- ners, with only two or three men, strug- gling to make ends meet, may reason- ably expect to have their hands help them in emergency without extra pay for over-lime, particularly if they are men who are kept throughout the entire year. Where the florist beginning has only his own hands to rely on, if he wants to make the business a success, he had bet- ter make up his mind lo "burn the mid- night oil " for at least three or fourmonlhs in the spring. For the first fifteen ye;irs I was in business, I think it safe to say that either in the office, greenhouse or grounds, I averaged sixteen hours per day the entire year. Such work will never hurt a healthy man, because it is certain to bring success if judiciously employed, and success, other things being equal, we all know conduces to happiness and health in a far greater degree than its opposite. Peter Henderson. Jersey City, May lo, 1887. Hen Manure. Replying to the query of " H," I use it in a dry .state with satisfactory results. It is less disagreeable than when liquid, and does not require so frequent application. I generally use it when repotting, leaving a space for it around the ball of earth at the top of the pot and covering lightly with soil or sphagnum. I prefer this rather than removing soil in pots as it is easier to prevent direct contact with the roots, which would not be safe. The quantity to apply depends largely on the plant. A little will greatly improve sweet allysum, but it will not bear a large amount, while fuchsias will be benefited by a liberal application, and I have never tried any other fertilizer on them that will produce such results in vigor of growth and freedom of bloom. Pelargoniums, to which I applied hen manure in this way about the first of De- cember and gave water very sparingly until warm weather in February, are now pushing vigorously with very dark foli- age, showing a marked improvement over those not so treated. W. F. B. How shall we preserve the constitu- tional vigor of our forcing roses? is a question that has been often askehat we have to sell! There is no selfishness in this; this is business; this is the "trade secret" of to-day. Nurse and stimulate a want, and then be prepared to supply it! Do not wait for the public to buy a thing; do not linger in the back ground and expect the masses to cry for Easter flowers, or Christmas flowers, but point out what other com- munities are doing, and inspire a fond- ness for floral decorations here, as in other places, and be prepared, as Mr. Pentland said, in his address two weeks ago, to take advantage of the boom that is sure to come to us ; as civilization, luxury and refinement advance. But let us remember that an empty bag don't stand up ; let us keep up with the times ; let us accumulate knowledge ; let us know what progress is being made, what our fellows in the trade are doing. We must advance or go backwards. There is no standing still. We have in- telligence enough, brightness enough, in the gardening material around us here to keep pace with any community. Let us take steps to begin, on however modest a scale, our horticultural library. This is an important part of our programme. There is nothing that comes before it in value. We owe it as a duty to ourselves ; to the young men, who are coming on and are of us ; to the learners. A few books will open the way to what ma)- be, ought to be, a future useful, indeed, a noble collection of these helps to the gardener's trade. We must not drop out of sight the proposed beneficial features of our club. These were looked forward to with eager hopes of usefulness by some of its pro- moters. For myself, I favor them strongly, and I commend their careful maturing to your consideration, believ- ing they will be a bond of union to make the organization stronger and more serviceable. To conclude my imperfect remarks: To give ample force and influence, we need the strength which comes of nutiibcrs. Do not remain satisfied until our roll in- cludes all the gardeners within reach, whatever their sphere of activity, who can do us good, or benefit themselves hy joining our association. This is a mutual organization, and we must expect to both give and receive. Notes From the Gardeners' Chronicle. Primui,as. — Seeds should be sown in shallow pans or well-drained pots filled with a fine compost of light loam, leaf- soil, and a fair anuiunt of sand. Tlie soil should be firmly pressed and watered, allowing it to drain previous to sowing the seeds, which should be very slightly covered with some of the finest of the compost, and nicely pressed down to im- bed the seeds. A piece of glass or tile should then be placed over the pan, and if the pans are placed in an intermedi- ate temperature watering may not be necessary until the plants appear, at which stage the tile or glass must be re- moved. As soon as a rough leaf is fully developed the plants shouldbe pricked out in pans or potted singly in thumb-pots. Good strains are now numerous, and great variety may be oljtained. Seeds of P. obconica should likewise be sown at the present time; this is a very desirable free-flowering greenhouse plant, useful alike for decorative and cutting pur- poses. H. W. W. The EuCharis.— These beautiful flowering bulbs are impatient at being much disturbed, and so long as speci- mens remain in perfect health it is not advisable to repot them unless it be for the purpose of increasing the stock. The best time to repot is during their resting season, when those that require a shift should have any inert soil removed, and be placed in pots a good size larger than those they are turned out of, the tops of the bulbs being kept well up to the sur- face of the soil, which should be rammed tolerably firm without doing injury to the roots. We have just completed'potting our plants of E. amazonica, which have not been interferred with for some few 3'ears; a portion of these has latelyshown signs of debility, and on being examined it was found that many of the bulbs had become too deeply imbedded in the soil, and the compost pasty. We separated the bulbs, removing the soil with as little disturbance to the roots as possible, and after sorting the bulbs the strongest were planted closely together in thor- oughly-drained large pots, while the small ones were put into M-inch pots. Plants so treated should be afforded a brisk growing temperature, and bottom heat if that is at command, and must be very carefully shaded until established, and not be over watered. Although E. Candida, E. Mastersii, and E. Sanderiana are not such effective plants as E. ama- zonica, they are chaste flowers, and use- ful for cutting. The soil that suits the eucharis is a fibry loam mixed with mod- erate quantities of sand and fibrj- peat. H. W. W. HE.4THS.— I am glad to see the subject of heaths for cut-flowers taken up by your correspondents, but must take ex- ception to the statement of Mr. Sanders as to the undesirability of E. Willniore- ana for the purpose. I am informed hy a prominent Philadelphia firm that they could use a thousand plants of this vari- ety, if to be had. E. L. How MANY florists have sold vases filled with fuchsias, begonias and ferns to some customer to set on his (stone) lawn before a brick house with a south front ? SITUATIONS. WANTS .FOR SALE. the rHt"ot°10 cents a itno (tiovon words) cac"in'»e'r' tlon. Cash must accompany order. CtlTDATlON WAN' O and cut-How. iL-i reference from . "im C. K. careJnnH.■.ll:K nm-'H.ilr! -. Address, t. New York City. ^IT^A■rlc.N W \N ''r"Vi ' ''' " ''",>, ..""l''i'"','.ar! (, roaos, urupes, vegetable „ ^ove Kreenhouse plants. Ac THOMAS JONES, Colchester, McDonoagh oc QITl \T1 N H jni K\\ N w SnLAIl N N\ \NTI I) Wl thorn f. I t cal p Ilavel a re i ua ap U H H V, (lire W. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass. t 1 \\ ilaiit," must he cheap'. Give full par- K. HENXKTT, :!2 Maiden I.ane, N. V. 1 «e \ An experienced rose grower and prop- oiuiietent to act as foreman in green- ss, giving age, nationality and refer- ees '■j^'g'^jf^YXOLDS. Riverside, 111. ^VMl 1 „ lerim ■«' 1 laii K. T,.iili.-r. cr Muini King aius. Ill iiMhes high. in.Hn pots.m.OO M. V. ITOLTV, Zanesville. Ohio. ■pi U WWX larl \ -Desirable greenhouses with some in established bu.siness: good retail uwers; just the place for a market dress. Spring, care Am. Florist. F r"' 2.000 Storm King ( Fran Kmma Topfer) cvtrH strong mailing size. Price, $1.'26 '''" i"i''r"'l'!'.'"-\'M"-aK-.n, (ihio. F\\ ll Itl F" ,:,;..,. ■■.: : ,';.;:':./:;'■;;!;;■ F" 'in ~ ■'TI,rce"hvi'nB f;' FOR«AIF F irgrccih I 1 b fr tl c«i!o 11 four c m t r PS wltt 100 tern » c > Or 1 y c ty 1 I br ck 1 Ik 1 1 I g gr MS W Ma lis ly greenhousts anilty HXWsq r t M rod l>,lp 1887. The American Florist. 423 NewRosCvSof 1886. AMERICAN BEAUTY, W. F. BENNETT, THE BRIDE, Also new Rosea of the present year, PAPA GONTIER, COMTESSE DE FRIGNEUSE, MARQUIS DE VIVENS, and all other cboice and standard varieties in very fine plants at lowest rates for Hrst-class t^tock. Special quotations for large quantities on apr-Mca- tion to J. N. MAY, Rose Grower, Union County. SUMMIT, >'. .J. NnvEltiES in RnsEs. N0YELTIE3 IN 6ER^NI«M3. The new French (ieraniumefor ISKO will be ready for shipment .September 15. Twelve of the very finest ont of this year's new ones: Glory of France, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, Arc en-Ciel. etc. The Kew Roses embrace some very promising varieties. Comtess de Freigneuse, Mad. David, Oamille K- oux, Claire Cochet, and others. and wholesale price HILL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigneiise" : best eve; " Nipheto . Neil," I pel nd ?or' This Rose is probably florist's work; the bud is nett" shape, color of ' larger than a duck's egg. . I am now booking orders for delivery from March to May, of this rose, as well as of the grand new Hybrid, " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as -well as my general Catalogue, free on application, A splendid lot of "Perle des Jardins," " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme. Gabriel Luizet," "Paul Neron," .'Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN iCalvados) FRANCE. sur»E;Fi:B ALEX. DICKSON & SONS Beg to announce their three Pedigree Seedling :Rose incultlvatio ceruncates, me greatest number ever superb Rose, mailed free on applicatio IT p Lady Helen Stewart, Crii 11» A- thoroughlydistinctin color. rrtn a Miss Ethel "liro^vlilliw, a 1 J!i A and free flowering Tea Kose. PRICE I. ach. Des Sterling Roses being fllG loyal Kurseries, NEWTOWNARDS, Co. Down, Ireland. ^Q;SEi FaE ILORIifi, ISS^. We offer the largest and most cotnplete stock of Roses in this country.; alright 2', -in. plants. Propagated from thoroughly matured field-grown plants, andgi||gn in' ordinary soil without manure or any other stimulating material. They J^sist disease, start quickly, grow rapidly, and give best results. lavdn,^. y]pl„b„. ( : Mr, „„■/. M. KohnI, Pu-rye Guillott, Souvdiin . THE NEW ROSES OF 'SQ.--Comtesse d^ Fngiu-.n, Hui;,,. .W,ni,,iii,'i/y Inriii, Camille Roux, Marguerite de Ram,'t,I-l Hii'n,,.- ,!,■ Ch,'f.,:,l. Mcul. David, Claudius Level, Edmund de Biau ■idiinial ( rnrhel Uifiilrsv Geo-re de Roquelte Buisson. Set of 14 foi (Golden Pearl), Soux de Victor \ ivien Budillon, Exadelplie, Comtesse rat, Suzanne Blancket, Souvenir de $5, and very r^SMiable per dozen HYDRANGEA GRAN£I^^U3R^-^^5^-^.--^ ^._,,,^^.^ iVeigela HoriensiTNevia, urn pliactum), Rosa Rugosa, anda full line ofall the best //a>-dv5A>T in ;/\^fioPe^afe Ma^iCet^. Cash with Orde No Special Position Guaranteeil. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6months, 10 per No reduction made for large space. The Advertisine Department of the AMEniOAM FLORIST is lor Klorlsts, Seedsmen, and dealers In wa?es pertainlnu to thise lines ONLV. Please to remember it. &~ Advettisements for June 15 issue must REACH US by noon, June 9. Address, THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. Bakker Bros., Beniiebroek, Holland, Dutch bulbs ; Beerhorst & Co., Sassen- heim, Holland, Dutch bulbs. C. H. Joosten, New York, bulbs, plants and seeds; Witter & Co., Denver, Colo., plants; P. van Waveren, Jz., & Co., Hil- legom, Holland, Dutch bulbs. If you want your section represented in our report of Decoration trade in ue.\t issue, send a report yourself at once on receipt of this issue. Carnations. — I see a statement in the last issue of the Florist that the De Graw carnation has had its day. I mail you samples of mine cut from plants that have been in heavy crop all the season and are now heavy with bud and bloom. Also the same of La Purite. First crop of De Graws came up ninety-five per cent long stems. C. B. Humphrkv. Walesville, N. Y. [The blooms sent were of fair quality, but were not up to the standard of what a first-class carnation should be. Com- pared to the blooms of Hinze's White and Garfield referred to in note men- tioned by our correspondent, they would present but a sorry appearance. En] A LEGAL CASE of considerable interest to florists has recently been decided by an English court. The case arose from the following circumstances, the account of which is taken from the London Daily News : The defendant was a grower of flowers for market, at St. Clears in Carmarthenshire, and in the autumn of 1884 he purchased of Mr. Schultz, a grower at Berlin, 150,000 bulbs or "crowns" of lily of the valley, with the intentof forcinjc them for flowers for the Christmas market. The terms were that the bulbs should be of the first quality and have flowers in them, that one-third of the price should be paid in cash, and the remainder at six months; .so.ooo bulbs were sent over on Oct. 27, and /" were sent, and the case .^179 IDS. was due for th for interest in addition. The substance of the case for the plaintiffs was, that to be of first quality and in flower the bulbs must be three years old, and that those supplied answered this description. A skilled person, it was said, could, by looking at the bulbs, see whether they had flowers in them, and that those in question were examined and found to be flowering plants. A good deal of evi- dence was given as to the way in which the flowers should be forced for the early market, and something also was said as to the Irost damaging the bulbs when they were in the open ground. For the defense it was said that the bulbs were not of the quality bargained for, and were prob- ably 2-year-oM plants. About 75 per cent of them, it was said, did not flower, whilst if the i paid. On Nov. 8 100, c ■ase for the plaintifl* \ , and a small Cut Flowers. BOSTON. May 23 Rnspi Teas $1.00 <* 2.00 .; 13.00 »ih:oo 2J«I " K^Wfi^inV,;::::::::::::: " Jacquey= 20.U0 ■•""a Will advance lor Memorial Da.v. NEW Yo " ' La France, Mermets Lily of the valley ;; IS Gladiolus .V ^°:§§ CHICAGO, May 26. Decoration Day prices. Roses, Perles, Niphetos * ' gg ro.uo 16.00 Philadei.p ''.'.t^''^1:oo " Hybrids, Am. Beauty Carnations, heliotrope 10.01 Buslnesssiow-.-KloWerspientiful. cent. Oth, was a fair proportion ot tiowering^ plant: Justice Wills, in sninining up. said that tl ent belonged to a class of cases that per of flowering plants, ap, said th; behalf of ( difficult to decide; there was made out a case that, taken by it^ seemed to be unanswerable, whilst, of con one or the other must be wrong, because the were inconsistent. Tlie jury, having heart the evidence, must say what conclusion they corae to upon it. The jury, having considered matter for twenty minutes, gave a verdict lor plaintiffs for /"lyg los., and his lordship g judgment in accordance with the finding. U/n\. J. 5t(^u;art:, CUT FLOWERS, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON. Consignments solicited. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to applicants. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST Tho^. Young, Jr, \ do. Wholesale Florists, iNCOKPORiTED 1885, 23 West 2:id St., 'KEW YORK. GEORGE MULLEN S— WHOLESALE FLORIST, — * 17 Chapman Place, (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telephone, TeleEraph or Express promptly attended to. >Mght dispatch should be sent at full rate to insure delivery for early morniiiB trains. Store open from i a. ni. to 8 n' m. Return teleurain if order cannot be fllled, or it desired in any case. Mention Am. I-lorist. J. O. VAUCHAN, WhnlEsalE Eul Flnwers 42 La Salle St., Chicago. Only wholesale store in the V. S. open day and nigrht. Code, shipping- instruc- tions and all like particulars supplied on application. If you buy flowers write me. Near Broadway, J@mm Jf, FEKKIHS, and Commission ^K L O R I © ^0 69 West 28th Street, (Telephone No. 671, 39th St.) Mew York Branch , 38 S. 16th St. , Phlla. , Pa. , .„ „ , Greenhouses , Cresklll , N. J . OUR NEW TRADE I3IIC K^ O O^ O I« ^^ 6,000 Nfiines of {Live) States and Ciinadii. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. Western and Middli Keturn Telegr: 8 impossible to fill : 3 sent immediately when it HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers In Cut Flowers ^^ Florists' Supplies fir West 30th Street, NEW YORK. LaRoche & Stahl, piorists & (Commission /Hercliants OF CUT rM^owEFes, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Speraal atten_tion paid t shipping. ' " '" "'" Mention AJviEitiCAN Florist, C. Strauss & Co. Telephone 977-3. WASHINGTON, D. C. Grower of and Wholesale Dealers in ROSES AND OTHER CUT FLOWERS. 1000 ruritan IManted for ead name and address and it will be regularly mailed. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 36 and 37 Cortlaudt Street, - NEW YOKK Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying: putty. With this you can inalie old lealiy sash perfectly Sent by Express on receipt of price. $2.50. J. H. I¥ES, Danbury. Conn. YUBKROSE gULBS. We otfer a first-class lot of DOUBLE ITALIEN TUBEROSE BULBS, suitable for forcing for per lUd; »2.i.00 per 1001). JOSEPH W. VESTAL, Little Rock, Ark. other It is highly comi others. Postpaid, ENGRAVING pliOTOGRAPH- NO DRftWING REQUIRED. NO H AND WORK NECESSARY. ccMr> rnPV )CH E A P. ARTISTIC TRv DREER'S G arde n aeeds rL^nts, Bulbs, and Requisites. They ftro the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST issued quarterly mailed free. Wm. K.adam'3 Patent Process f-.r [Reserving Perishable (loods is the ino;:! perfect process on earth. It kills tlio fungus, or germs in the articles treated, and fermentation is stopped. Any quantity up to a car had can be treated at one time. Patented September 28, 1SS6. Send for circulars to Wm. Kadam, Austin. Tex. M A DIf CT GARDENERS BUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, 'i^l I Yl M rv rv E I ^,!-S';;i !- ;:■ y 3sw;ji^g^i:aiy i^n^^^^^^s&^^L ALBERT DICKINSON, ^1^ ^^B ^^m ^^^ ^^^ Dealer in Timothy, Clover, Flax. Uungari'ah. I\1iUet. Bed Top, BIu< m. -» ^^" ^^ ^^^ ^^a Grass, Lawn Grass. Orchard Grass. Rlrd Seeds. &c. ^^ ■■ ■■ ■ 1^^ < 115,in&ll9KinzieSt POPCORN. ^^ ^^H ^^H B^F ^^V Warehouses? 104,106,103& 1 10 Michl^n St. OlFlCES. USKlNZIE Si ^^ ^^ ^^ ^Mentionmeilcan Florist (198. 200, 202 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL- ^^^ American Florist Company's • : DIRECTORY : • or- PLORISTS, (NiURSERYMEN SNt) gEEDSMEN or- Tin: UNITED STATES AND CANADA. : published. The key designates the particular branch of the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto r they were addressed. At this low price ever\ to have a copy for reference ained dead in the ofi&ce to which le in the trade can afford Address American Klorist Co. 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. HARRY HAROLD AND THE MIKADO. rii.-v iii;ik.- ,lraant exhibition plants. They oul II :uiv r us ten to one. We guarantee thet st-rl;is>. 'I'lie pair by mail, 25 cents; either alon€ THOS. G. HAROLD, KINGSTON. Somerset Co.. MD. * * gE;E;AK(;()MUMS; * * Fuchsias, collectio Verbenas, collecti. Roses, Perle.Niphc 2h!-in. pots 100,000 YERBEMAS Good Btronc plants, out of 2M-\n. pots. All perfect- ly healthy and as vigorous as seedlings. i«o i«u:®T oi« »!nrvi>B-w. yif ty choicest named varieties. Price 52.50 per 100: $20.00 per 1,000. J. L. DILLON. - - Bloomsburg, Pa. ierbenas, fansies, loleus. VEHBENAS, from p(its Ki.OO per 100. Wm. Desmond, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. Storm PCing. The finest fuchsia ever produced. Extra for re- tailine. sure to have an immense run in 1888. Price by express (after May 20th) 12, $1.00: 25. $1.75; 50. $3.25; lOO.Sti.ia If bymaiMOcts. per dozen. 40 cts. per 100 for postage. Carnation. Century . extra. $3.00 per 100. Verbenas, finest named sorts. $3.00 per 100. xrK;i^:BE>iv^Vi^. Coleus, flnecol Centaureas. fin Geraniums, doi List of Roses and i marked down stock c I. C. WOOD & BRO., FISHKILL, N. Y. CARNATIONS. SMALL PLANTS and KOOTKD CUTTINGS UNIONVILLE. Chester Co.. PA. OUT WITH THE LATEST! CARNATION - CULTURE No Carnation Grower should be without this book. The only standard work in Europe or America, and is recognized as authority on this important plant. Price, $1.50. Table of Contents free. Box 593. AlUance» Ohio. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Wrile for prices on any which you have see prev and AMERICAN FLORIST CO. CMIOA.OO. 428 The American Florist. yiine I, Double Stocks. Auioug the characters in a charininx French story, "The Boy Wanderer," is I'ere Acqnin, a gardener, who raised many stocks for the Paris market. The story relates that as fashion rejects single-flowering plants, it is necessary, in order to avoid wintering them over, to be able to distinguish the double from the single when quite small. This choice is called "selection" {l'i-ssiiiif>lafi:c), and is made by the inspection of certain char- acteristics which show themselves in the leaves and general appearance of the plant. " I'ew gardeners know how to practice this operation of 'selection,' and it is even a secret which is preserved in a few families. When the growers want to make their selection of double plants, they ad- dress themselves to those of their frater- nity who hold the secret, and the latter 'go to the city," just in the same way as doctors or experts, to give their advice." The florists on this side of the water do not take kindly to secrets in the trade, so I determined to become a "selector" forthwith. I could get no information from other florists, though doubtless there are some in the country who know all about it. I had some seed of the "Boston Florist's" variety, and planted them ; in due time they came up and were potted in 2'2-i"ch pots. As the plants grew I noticed some diff'ereuce in their size and vigor of growth, and when the time came to re-pot them I se- lected the largest, in numbers three- quarters of the whole, and put them by themselves. As they continued to grow I noticed that the leaves began to differ a little, the margin of some being wavy, while the others were entire ; all the wavy ones, with a few of the entire, were among the largest of the first selection. I made a second selection, placing the wavy leaves together, and the entire leaves together. All of the wavy leaved came double ; all but one of the entire leaved came single. These leaves with wavy margins appear only at the base of the plant, and in this case the difference between them and the entire leaves was so marked that I had no difficulty in se- lecting. But with a second lot of plants, from seed .sown two weeks later, it was different ; they were grown much cooler ' than the others, and the variation was so slight that I was governed quite as much by size of plant as difference in leaves. I saved three-quartersof the largest plants, and threw the rest away. Ninety-five per cent, of those saved came double. I used my own seed, saved from pot-grown plants. L. W. Wm. S. Ewell & Son, — |FLOmSTS(— HOU/ard 5t-.( Near Bird Street Station) DORCHESTER, MASS. PLANTS FUR THE GARDEN. 50,000 PANSY PLANTS, Best variety, in flower, f3.(10j per hundred. 30,000 GERANIUMS, Gen.W.S. Hancncit, <;on. (irant, T.incnon Smith. Mad. Snlleroi, .Mt. ..f Sni.w, II. \V, Li.i,|/rellmv, Caladlum Bsculentuui, from mm Smilax Plants DUTCH BULBS! For .Sale, from :i-in
  • rices is guaranteed by HERMAN BUDDENBORCx, HILLEGOM, NEAR HAARLEM, - - - HC DONT RE AD THI S. WHY? Why, SEGERS & CO., Bulb Growers, Ll^SE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe, Are offering in their Catalogue for the coming .sca.son, \A/hite Hyacinths at $26.00 per 1000; White Tulips at $6.50 per 1000, and Scarlet van Thol Tulips at $4.00 per 1000. How c-oii tliey sell them at tliat i.>rioeV ig all Hollaud grown Biilli.s and Bulbous Roots, will be mailed by SS/. The American Florist. 429 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A. DBV^EJEJie, (Kurmerly of DeVoer & Boomkamp) Removed to 19 Broadway, N. Y. THE GENERAL BULB CO., - Vogeleuzaiig, (Hoi. LS. BREMONDFILS. - Ollioules, (France.) . ...f 12.00 SI."* . .. HOO 100 ison. 111.00 1 20 lulba 16.00 l.T.i hs. . . 20.00 a .tO l.ulb.s24.00 :1.00 ^1- BULBS. 1^ RICHARDIA ALBA MACUi-ATA. Dry Roots, Eictra Strong, se- lect, f 12.0U per 100. Dry Boot". Kxtra Strong, S» 00 per 100. S-70.00 per 1,000. Good KlowerlMg Roots, $,;.T0 per 100, jaO.OO per 1.000. GLAOrOLUS. GLADIOLUS NAMED AND IN SEPARATE COLORS I'rices on Application. KIICHEL Ptant&SeedCo. 718 Olive St., St. Loups. mo. We tiave OV THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMS 'i^^r^^Oi'yi?^^ QJj^Jj j^JY J^T MS D^MbleaiTd Siiigle7TcryT>est kind*: HELIOTROPES jBjwrKimu; FUCHSIAS *" Best-oigiKindj: FUCHSI AS:« «-i>L«*v ^^ Begonia Metallica. Abutilon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want any of the above, as ail the plants are strong, in f.ne condi- tion and sure to please. ^,L Pallock, foil & TFhorp^ EAST HINSDALE. NEW YORK. Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Bulbs Fresh stock of Standard Sorts and Novelties in l-"lower Seeds from I'aris and Erfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs. Lily Auratum, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladium F^sculentum, large bulbs. Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and Plants. 170 Lake St., CHICAGO. I^. E^. JVIC^VrvX^ISTTE^I^, Dutch Bulbs. '§GGdsSft^^lepisitesil|P|iulbsS^^^^ R. van derSchoot& Son. HiLLEOOJl (Nearllaarlemj HOI.L.\ND. ESTABLISHED 1830. Hyacinths, TulipSjCrocus Narcissus, Lilies, Etc. ntending purchasers, before cr dering Bulbs, write us for a Catalogue, ■'ention Am. Florist. Dev Street, NEW YORK. J. J. Van Loghem, HAARLEM, Holland. ^^ ^~ I ^J I <-lass roots at mod first- mocierate for Price SEGERS BROTHERS, AUGUST RbLKER 1 SONS, [ H Q !-< Iv A, Bf 13 BUXvUS NEW YORK, POIil.VN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, WHOLESALE ONLY! D utch B ulbs DIRECT FROM THE GROWERS. einths. Tulips. Crocus. Narci.ssi. Rnnui WHOLESALE ONL NO AGENTS. Such as Hyacintfiti. Tif ?!>.<*. Crocuses, Nnreissus, IJliitius, JLUy of flie Valley, Anemones, SauuncHlus, "-piifva. Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholesale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. Bulbs! Bulbous Koots! DUTCH BULBS. HULSEBOSCH BROS., p TJ O n rPF Sa,se..l.ein.,„ear H 3verveen,i:iear Haarlem, Holland. Hi. iVXt U id T J , lem, Hjllaud. The only growers of whose Hrm there resides a i.^,. , „. .o„i.,, icm neiuber 111 the States. established ibiu. .■ike list free on application. Address Wholesale grower of Hyacinths, Tulips. Ci P. O. Box 3118. >'«w York City .Nnicissus. J,iTies, Spiriea, Uly of the Valley Jyaeinlbs, flue mixed, per 1(10. $3.00. Catalogues free on applicatio'- Lowest price Tulips, fine mixed, per 100, $1.00. d.ie»t quality. 430 The American Florist. June /, Stoke Holes. On page 349 of your issue of 15th iust. your correspondents "G. & P." ask if some one will enlighten them upon the use of brick and cement to keep water out of furnace pits. Having studied this problem for four years, I have come to the conclusion from expensive experience, that brick and ceineiil 7viH not keep water out, anoi>Ejivr>ieor»fs Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer «& Sons, The great English Rhododendron growers, we are prepared to furnish Rhododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices lower than ever before offered in this country. Orders now solicited for spring delivery. Prices on application. B./1. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. or^Kivi^^'rus, ROSES, ETC. Clematis, large flowered, 12 good varieties $20.00 Roses, Marochal Kiel, from 2'4-in. pots 3.50 r.i - ,l:nHiii. fiMiii 5'4-in.pots 4.00 i . i ■ i' 'II ." is 3.50 V I I . '. 6.U0 llrli.ili.M"- n Mil, li.ils 5.00 AiU'viaum. lrnm-.'.,n.pot» 4.00 ViTltciias, assorted, good varieties 2.00 I'ansii'S 2.00 Hyiiraiicea, Thos. Hogg, from 2J^-in.pot8 6.00 C'olous. f rom 2-in . pots 4.0P ALSO A GEMEKAL ASSORTMENT OF Greenhouse and Bedding Plants, BULBS, ETC. CorrcsiMindenco Solicited. Bloomington (I'lnenix) Nursery, SIDNEY TUTTLE & CO., Established 1852. Bloomington, 111. 50,000 CUT FERNS. #^ From 10 to 15 inches long, of a beautiful dark green, used for Bouquet work, filling flower bask;rts, &c., &c. Ji.so per 1000 Ferns. 1,000 CLUSTERS LILAC BLOSSOMS Now Ready for shipment. They are from 6 to lo inches long and have a beautiful pink shade, and their fragrance is rich and powerful— two or three clusters will perfume an ordinary room. ^ 5c. per Cluster: terms cash, or goods sent C. 0. D. Hinsdale, Mass. FOR TIIli TK.VDll Surplus Stock of ROSES in small quantity, GERANIUMS, HELIOTROPES, FUCHSIAS, IVY GERANIUMS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, aud BASKET PLANTS AT LOW PRICES. CHO. TllO.Ml'.SON ,^ SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. J. G. VAUGHAN, Slug Shot, for bugs, in Car Lots. GdllG ot9K6S, for Plants, per icx» $3.00. Sphagnum Moss, 5 Bales for lu.oo. Bouquet Green, Fresh, per bm. $p.oo. Purple Letters for designs, per ,00 $,,.00. Putty Distributors, Sconay s, Ss cents. Diamond Point Drivers, each, i^oo. Wire Designs, at GEO. A. SOLLY &. SON'S BOOK OF PLANS Carpet and Ornamental Flower ISeds. ■WithmanyltisaditliniUtii-k t.. l:iv .mt a carpet bed, or fancy desijrn "u llir I;n\ n, hmH i. crimps more difficult to choose 111.- i.r ■ |.l|inl-,i.hariii,'iiizi>.so drawlng.s is to assist y;)!!!!!]! is mxl ji in incurs, aiulto enable them tochnns,. ih.- ).r,>]„M pijints t per im ; f.y)Axt per locc F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, 111. GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. Oh^!^ '\o' iSSy. The American Florist. 431 A GREAT MISTAKE Orders for PURITANS are coming in rapidly, but many florists are writing saying they do not doubt tlic remarkable value of the PUKITAN, but they cannot aflbrd to buy any at the high prices. This is a mistake. No florist can afford to do without it or of any really good novelty, and the PURITAN is by far the greatest novelty and the finest Rose brought out in a quarter of a century. Florists complain that tliere are only a few good things among the host of novelties sent out every j-ear, and they cannot afibrd to buy (hem all. Very true, but it pays to take the trouble to find out which are the really good things and buy them, for nothing helps a florist so much in his business as to have all the good things as fast as they come out. And the PURITAN is a good thing, the best thing for years; even the most skeptical admit it now, and the retail demand for it next season will astonish everybody, for we are going to advertise it, commencing ne.xt fall, in all the principal newspapers and magazines in the country, in the most complete and systematic way, to create a general demand. One large eastern firm, anticipating this demand, are already negotiating with us to supply them with ten thousand plants next winter and spring. It is easy to figure out whether it pays best to buy stock now and propagate a large stock for next season, or wait until next spring and buy from an enterprising florist, who has anticipated the demand by growing stock for it, on which he will make large profits. ■ It is impossible to exagerate the good qualities of the PURITAN. Xo description can give any idea of its wonderful beauty, both of flower and foliage. We went to see it, inlendimi to buy jifty plantx, und bought the etUire stock, and if we could show Mr. Evans' houses of the PURITAN there wouldn't be a florist vould order ! country but \ STRAUSS & CO., CAPITOL GREENHOUSES, Washington, D. C, May 13th, Gentlemen : It would have done you gooi t3 see Mr. Pollock's eyes sparkle when we opened the cases of Puritans. Such fine, large, thrifty- plants I have never seen before, and when the day closed they were all in four-inch pots, on our best bench, and looking as though they had "growed as Topsy says. In the order of over 1000 plants, only one was broken, so you can see how carefully they must have been packed. They were received a week ago, and since then we have pinched buds from nearly every plant. We are building a house especially for them, on the plan of Mr. Evans", to be heated with steam, and shall report our success to you during the coming season. In December, and also in March last, we went north expressly to see the Puritan in Mr. Evans' houses at Rowlandsville, and your photograph gives but a faint idea of the grand sight. There were thousands of flowers, as large as the largest hybrid, both in buJ and wide open, double to the centre, -with foliage of the richest green, close up to the neck of the flowers, and stems which could be cut at least three feet long. I wish you every success in your venture, and only regret, now that it is too late, that I did not take up with your offer of the 3000 plants. Very sincerely yours, B. A. ELLIOTT CO., C. STRAUSS & CO. Pittsburg, Pa. The PURITAN has all good qualities, and positivly not a fault. Price list and circular sent on application. A large photo- graph of a house of it for 25 cents. The plants of PURITANS wo are sending out are rem.-irkable for tiieir health and vigor; many of them are in 3-incli i>ots instead of 2j-inch as advertised, and all are thoroughly well established, and ready for immediate jiotting up. We have the largest and finest stock of American Bcailly in the country, and are prepared to make special prices on it. \ho, the best and healthiest stock of Papa Goiitier, The Bride, W. F. Bennett, and all cut flower varieties of Koses. These, and all varieties of cut flower Roses we can now supply in all sizes, '2\, 3, 4 and 5-inch pots, and almost in any quantity. Get a sample of our stock ; there is none better. Trade list sent on application. Send list of your wants for estimate. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., PITTSBURG, Prt.. 432 The American Florist. June /. Dot Plants in Flower Beds. Of the newer departure iu suniniev bed- ding none has a more pleasing effect, or is likely to last longer in public favor, than the employment of what are gener- ally known as dot plants in a carpet either of flower or foliage, and as the season for thinking about the summer arrangement of the flower garden is approaching, let me put on record a few combinations which may be new to some of your read- ers. The system finds favor from its di- versity of outline, and from the way in which it relieves all flat uniform surfaces, whether carpet beds, pure and simple, or blocks and masses of color. Tuberous be- gonias are verj- useful for this work, and have a more pleasing effect when thus employed than in masses. The large- flowering varieties are admirably adapted for dot plants, and where named sorts are not at hand, good seedlings of decided colors in scarlet, pink, and light shades should be selected, care beiiig'taken that they are free-flowering and of sturdy, ro- bust habit. The best carpet for scarlet begonias is the mesembryanthemum ; a few dotted here and there in this ground- work, and far enough apart to show up the variegated foliage, with art occasional plant of Acacia lophanlha, makes a very pretty and effective bed. whilst for the lighter varieties a green carpet, as camo- mile, mentha, etc., or better still, the blue viola may be used. A plant I can thor- oughly recommend for dotting about amongst masses of blue viola is Sisyrin- chium californicum ; its flag-like foliage and long spikes of creamy yellow flowers stand well up, and form an effective con- tra,st to the blue carpet ; the same viola may also be used to advantage as a ground-work for large beds of Lilium can- didum. For large beds of scarlet and pink geraniums the best dot plants are white marguerites; struck in spring and turned out of 3-inch pots, they make large bushes quickly, and the dense sheets of white rising out of the bright colors of the geraniums have a very pretty effect. For smaller beds, eucalyptus and the sweet-scented tobacco may be used in- stead of marguerites. ,Nice little plants of fuchsia, with compact bushy heads, are also very useful, and can he worked in according to color in beds of viola, dwarf ageratum, iresine, heliotrope, and the like. A pleasing combination for a large bed is a ground-work of dark puqile pe- tunia interspersed with occasional plants of the large variegated abuHlon, and yet another is a caq^et of dark heliotrope dotted over withCentaurea caudidissima. For green, feathery foliage, to be used where bright variegation predominates, nothing is better than Acatia lophantha. The above list might, of course, be largely extended, but the plants enumerated arc within the reach of all who have a green- house, and wish to furnish .some pleasing combinations for the summer decoration of the flower garden. — E. B., in London Garden. 25,000 Azalea Indica, 15,000 Camellias. Orders for fall deli' alogue addr C. H. JOOSTEIV, Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3COENTIES SLIP. N. Y. .Mention American Klorist. INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES Can 1)e made by using SL.ATBS iheapaslood They win la.'it n life- time and you will not be troubled with fungus from rotting wood. They tr.msmit bottom heat better than wood. Price, $22.50 for 1,000 sq. feet of surface.' SLATES 1-3 IK. THICK, 20, 22, 24 IIMCHES LONG. Northern New Jersey, JOHN N. M.W, Summit N. J. New York and New England. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, 409 Fifth Ave., N. Y. From Pittsburgh West, ' J^''rH.^,S?^iV.''""°°'V-\T'-Q, ri • LJ. C. \ .\LGHAN, 42 La .Salle St., Chicago. CRAIG & r.RO.. 49th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. CHA.S. S. PRICE. Lansdowne, Pa. THE /^m^rieap plori$t Qompapy's - DIRECTORY ' OF FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, *^^ SEEDSMEN, OFTHE United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office towhich they were addressed. .\t this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference, .address AMBRICAN FLORIST CO., 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. iSSy. The American Florist. 433 ESTABLISHED 1854 QggpjIj)S OR'?|^lDS. P/ic/ns ,K^ ^/i^E pc/^)^T5 LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Enclose 2-cent stump fur f.ur new catnlogiu'. rc.n- iHiniiiij Practical Hints on grdwing llic "tjueen of Flowers." Over50.oiW tine plants to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. Successors to A. BRACKENKIDGE, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. NARCISSUS Thomas S. Ware has pleasure in drawing the at- tention of the American public to his very exten- sive and most complete collections of these, which covers an extensive acreage. For sale this Feasor including all the popular Forcing and Decorative varieties as well us the choice MODERN HYBRIDS. Priced descriptive catalogue of these ami mnnj Cut Orcliid Blooms for Florists at ^771iolesale. $10.00, $15 00, $20.00 and $25.00 lots can safely be shipped New York. Siebrecht & Wadley any distance in goou ^ '•''" ^109 Fiftn Ave., PLANTS^ BULBS Kegular Bhipments made every month from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela to U. S. A. and Europe. Will be mailed free upon application to jHale parm f^urserii^s, Tottenham, London, England CHRYSAWTHEMUMS. p. O. BOX, 484. FJ]\[K & CO.-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Largest Stock of Orchids in America. PRICES FREE OF ANY CHARGES IN NEW YORK- ersofof't 5eedsmen, plorists, f/urserymen, IMPORTING BULBS See our advertisement on page 357. R. VAN OER SCHOOT & SON. ROSES. Every Florist KhouUl have our \cw Trade Directory. I the leadinfff Meties. Contracts made [IJuiie. Get your stnclt from our tine, healthy plants. Del. Co. Lansdowne, Pa. 1 ever offered. Including ALI the late^st "Novelties. Our Seed is warranted to be Fresh, FuEE and strictly First-Class. Send for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. llFxin^ ll/ICr spread of the disease immedi VJI Qi/K/ L«'U^V, I sSiphur. 1 had also agreatd ~ I *^ \ used in time it compretelye iRAPB DUST" tipleasant PANSIESONLYIiS ALiKKKT nUKZ, Douelaston, BT. Y. By a large Grower. THE result: I used the "GRAPE DDST" on the following varieties: Rebecca," "Jefferson," "Montgomery." "Norton's Virginia," "Brighton." All these had the Leaf Mildew. "Concord" and "Rogers' Hybrids for the White Mold on the fruit; on "Lady Wasblngtons" Mildew was on the leaf, and Mold also on the clusters. Respectfully yours. ^ , „ „ „ FLOVD QUICK, Johnsvilie, Dutchess Co., N. T. For pamphlets address. SI.l'G SHOT, Fishklll-on-Huclson.N.V. Spring Sales of Bedding Plants Etc., Every Wednesday & Saturday at lo a. m. UNTIL JUNE 11, 1887. Any one wishing to consign plants to our sales can send by freight and notify us. We will take proper care of them. RATES OF Commission i2>^ per cent, for selling and three per cent, for advertising. References, any of the Florists about Boston. Auction Room, Corner Pearl & Purchase Sts. 63 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. 434 The American Florist. yune I, Cincinnati. Hothouse grapes clustered in floral beds made up tlie decorations of a recent dinner table. Cut-flower business is dropping off a bit, and the bulk of business is now in the plant line. " Outdoor Jacques" are coiningin now in large numbers, and the flower markets are full of them. At a church wedding on Walnut Hills the bridal party passed to the altar be- neath an arch of snowballs. I'lorists are already preparing for the "sweet girl graduates," and several com- mencement novelties are being planned. I'"or a recent wedding Suuderbruch made a lovely bell of laurel, dotted with white roses — the first of the kind ever seen here. B. P. Critchell has had on exhibition a half dozen blooms of the new white rose, the Puritan. They attracted the atten- tion of both florists and fanciers. Crit- chell has purchased a couple of hundred plants. Mr. Frank Huntsman has returned from the South with his health entirely restored. He brought home a stock of laurel in bloom from the Cumberland mountains, and most of it was at once used for the decoration of a luncheon table. A great flat of flowers, with the incrip- tion " XIII " in the center, was the deco- ration used at a dinner of the " Thirteen club." Rex Mklkord, Jr. M. M. BAYERSDORFER&CO. 56 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers tif MEW CATALOGUE READY, and sent free on application. Pdllmap (^ar Ci9($ inatl and tne winter re- •ts of Florida and the utn. Kor full Information , Passenger Ag't, Chicago. " iI ' mHi ll !]k Stsp^eU, MWW ' Manufacturer, Importer ajid Dealer in STRAWl^ M @1l^1P^il^@ WICKER KOR SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS AND SPRING TRAlJE IN GENERAL. a AS, ORIFFITII, 30S Main Street ANCF4CTURER :: IN :: THK :: WEST, CJXCIXXATI, OHIO. WHOLERiLE PRICE LIST. (|rf en^lKju^i ff|ps ^A iitl^^i Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by an)- one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- lllll 11: ijljji ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. L, %im Mfo; ^^^ ^3 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO JBS'X'.A.IBXjXSZXSIID lS2t Greenhouse Pipe, FITTINGS Fountains VASES, AT ^V Iv V^ E^ S , ^2"^^^ KTC, ETC. a* T ^^ 1$ L 15 1=^ I T 'r I ?<^ o s . THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS. 1 &, 90 BEEKMANIST. IVEW VOKK. 307 &. 309 Wabash Ave.. rHi('A<;o. SOMRO^HINO NKW IN.-4^t^ J. 3D. »4F,\I> FOR ILIiUSTBATED CATAIiOGMK. O.A.H]MOI>'5r^ I*x'oi3r*l©tor, £3-\7'a.xxs-\7'llie, Xxxd. EXERY I'LORIST, NURSERYMAN AND SEEDSM.'VN Should have our NKW TRADE DIRFXTORY PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY tSSj. The American Florist. 435 ESTABLISHED 1854. leYine'sloilGrlorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. m Greenhouse Heating ^^^ Ventilating Canactty frDm 3501010 000 feet of four inch pi] Send for ^'e^^ I 1st PETER DEVINE, 387 S. CANAL St., CHICAGO LASS «&, PAINTS REE.NHOUSEMEN- -W. C.Peale & Bro. Write lor Prices, or consnlt Ciacinnati Iftt Eeport ii this Paper ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, East 21st Street, - NKW YORK. ± cXK-JiilN, VNUFACTUREH)OF irf ORNAMENTAL ■ WTR^iDESIGNS jst.louis.mo. s/end for HALES 9 MOLE TRAP For destrnyins: frrniiiid lliolesiii I y.m i ik- garrtenaand cemeteries. The oiil> l"l HI I » I' moles where nil oilier trnpn U\\\j htld by needHmen, Agricultural Implement and Hardwaru dealers, or sent by express on receipt «►! ¥2*(M> by H. W. HALES, UIDGEAVOOD, N. J. Send 4 cents i^ostfl o-t^ for HlfCHlNQS \ CO. ^-'' 233 Mer:!er street, New York. "^iiihteen Sizes, Eorru^aiiJ Eire |3ox ]aoileP3 ©addlz JOeilers, borjical J^OUKPS, jOasz Jyupr)ir)a W afsp Heaieps Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. r.^tT-f^rerl Catalogue. 1 (>laziers Supplies Writo lor Latest Florist s fetters Patent applied lor Prices on Wood Frames; in I>urple Per 100 WOO I ess than lUO !Vc ■ 111 Purple PerllKIMOO ^tnd tor sample Pt staee nil per 100 fctiipt letter n Metal ^Yames any Designs, Monograms, etc. W C. KKICK. 1107 BroadwaT Broc khn N i J C Vatghan Chicago Agt west of Pennsylvania SPHAGNUM MOSS, ir Its vc i-^on at lowest prices per Z K JEWETT, Sparta, AVis. 'Grind your own Bone, I Meil Oyster Shells. GRAHAM FLOUR, and Corn $5 00 HAND MILL IF. POWER MILI i rPHILAi)£l3>Hl/^PAv FLORISTS, READ! >f Ontalogu.ef I Special price* to include « 1 with Incal potters everv^ le ciate S8.00, tilled at botto; ■here Cash order- SYRACUSE POTTERY has 500.000 well-burned, strong, porous pots packe ready to ship instantly. Nine fast freight lines; n ■ ilay. New freight rates to Boston pointi York points 18c; Pittsburgh Cincinnati 21c; Mich, ndianapolis 23c; Chicago 26c; E. St Write for samples and prices. ; Cleveland 19c; Co J. NEAL PERKINS, Manager, Syracuse, N. Y. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF pLOWER pOTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTOIVI ST., PHILADELPHIA. C HE>IVJVKCIiK «Sj CO. ORNAMENTAL : GOODS For Parlor, Latcn and Cetneteries, FLOWER POTS, SETTEES. CHAIRS, WIRE GOODS, AQUARIA,. FOUNTAINS AND STATUARY. C. HENNECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis.. Chicago Office & Salesroom, 149-151 State St. All mail orders and correspondence must be addressed to Milwaukee office.. 43^^ The American Florist. yimc'^r. Index to Advertisers. ArtTortl"lnif Itiites, etc.425 | Keyes. John. Bli>oiiiiiit;[> Buyaoii, Jki Bi-uckenrldt Blague, L. 1 IMfflJVED BOILERi FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. \I su l-'UR Hi;.\TING ^^ \Nl TH HO T WA TER UNDER PRESSURE. r VENTIIATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. Thos. 1. leattiered, 46 & 48 MARION ST., N Y. Griflitb, JiT Hales. II Halloctt \ lligley. lie IliTl & Co. Hooker. H. M. Uoran. James.. Hulsebosch Br .«)[ Worn. ).. .Mig. Co.. AT, 1 Wood, I. C, & Uru . .434 Young & Elliott Joosten, C. .428, 432 I Have you secured a copy of the new trade directory, published by the Ameri- can Florist Company ? It is a valua- ble book to every one in the trade. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any part of the l'. S. or Canada Helllwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials. Illustrated catalogue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOrTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, .44 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. PAT. ZINC JOINTS For Butting Glass without Laps. Makes it air nnd water tight. No breakage from frost. Saves fu.d and glass. FLORIST',-! W,\T('I1MAN. for Flues and Hot Water. .ffilHI; for Sl.-!iin, $.•,.(«). It will ring a 1..-11 J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue, - CLEVELAND, OHIO. 1 HEATING APPARATUS CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 7G Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, miKs'^WATBR^H^TTBR I YOll CcHl't AffOld GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES, BATHTUBS. ETC , ETC. Send for Price List. To have shabby printing, or send out You can get th6 best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has years of e.vperience in this specialty, as well as plenty of tine cuts and good material for superior productions. Send for new circular, and estimates for aiiythinj;, to J. Horace McFarland, S, Wilks Mfg. Co. For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen. Cor. Monroe & Clinton Sts.. Chioaro H A RRISBURG, PA. ImproYed Hot Water E(j|I®rf f- r Heatui_c GreeiilK )usus, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO L 1st Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. '-It 11(1 for C.-it.-»lc>gLie. MYERS <^' CO. 1 173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. PAMPAS -Tplumes G reenhouse H eating Address the Grower J, W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., — on A. VIRGIEN, P.O. Box 3119, New York City. nr .sTEA.yr, nv iroT iiatf.r, by co.vp/.y.i //('.\- .s'/7:.i.i/ .i.\r> ir.trER. EXETER N ACHINE WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON, MASS. WORKS-EXETER, N. H. fm /4 wiiiipLisj FiL©Liiir RmEnoa is f-B Pruiv at IhB I/ts^n I l b m j 1 e ft^fe camfart Mmidships, bit we aS ths firat to touch Unknown Ssas," Vol. II. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JUNE 15, 1887. Copyright, 1RS7, by American Florist Conipnny Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the 1st and islh of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Pres.; M. A. Hunt,' Treas.;' Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August j6. 17 and 18. 1887. Decoration Day. — Reports from all sectious show that the use of flowers on this day, and consequent!}' the sales of the florist were much larger than last year. The increase in the call for de- signs, cut flowers and plants being in most cases about equal in proportion. Hail Insurance. The many reports of loss of glass by hail, not only in one section, but from New York to Minnesota, again brings forcibly before us the important question of insuring against hail, at least suf- ficiently to avoid total ruin, as was the case with one or two unfortunates who were nearly if not quite wiped out by destructive hail-storms. Nearly every business man carries insurance against fire, and considers it a legitimate expense which is classed with interest and taxes. Any man carrj-iug a stock of goods which constituted his chief wealth would lose credit rapidly if it became known that his stock was unprotected by insur- ance, as no matter how honest he might be, in case of loss by fire, he would be unable to meet his engagements. Are you protected? Are you insured in the hail insurance company which the Soci- ety of American Florists has provided for you ? It is in working order, and is ready to issue policies. Full information will be furnished by Secretary John G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. Subscriptions for the American Florist may be left with any of the following : Baltimore, R. J. Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Long. Cincinnati, Harry Sunderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. G, Campbell. Detroit, J. Breitmeyer & Sons Hamilton, Out., Webster Bros. Harrisburg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland Louisville, George Thompson & New Orleans, H. A. Despommier. Philadelphia, Edwin Lonsdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sous. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. St. Louis, Michel Plant & Seed Co. San Francisco, Thos. A. Cox & Co. Toronto, Out., J. A. Simmers. Washington, D. C, L. Schmid & Sons. What Do Your Plants Cost ? I seriously doubt whether any florist can answer the above question as to the plants he grows, and whether there are more than ten in America who could make more than a very rough estimate. If the florist did know what his plants cost him to produce, he would know when he was cutting prices below co.st, and would probablj' stop when he reached the limit ; but as it is, he is sailing in a fog. When a manufacturer sets a price on an article turned out of his factory, he computes the cost of the article in raw material, labor, wear and tear on ma- chinerj-, interest and insurance; to this he adds a suitable percentage for profit when offering the product for sale. He cannot, of course, secure a higher price for his goods than others do for those of same quality, hence to make a very marked success, the cost of manufacture must be reduced to less than that of his competitors, thus enabling him to secure a market by quoting a trifle lower prices, and still make the same margin of profit, and in any case he must at least manu- facture his products at as low a figure as his competitors. But when he finds that his methods or machinery cannot pro- duce the finished article for the same amount at which he must sell, he shuts down, as to continue on that ba.sis would be certain ruin. The florist is a manufacturer of plants and flowers, and he can and should con- duct his business upon the same princi- ples as his brother manufacturer of other goods. If he does Hot know what his goods cost him, how is he to know what price he must secure in order to make a profit? And how is he to know when prices have dropped below the cost of production? He fan know, simply by keeping accurate record of each item of expense as well as receipts from each separate branch of his business, in the same manner as other manufacturers. In a recent article on the Bennett by Mr. Ernest .\smus, the cold figures of re- ceipts from certain rose houses threw more light on the subject under dis- cussion than all the columns of opinions advanced by other very able men. They thought they were right, but he ktiew where he stood ; opinions and recol- lections are poor stock compared to an accurate record of each item. Many in the trade seern to have a natural antipathy to any kind of book- keeping. They say they "can't afibrd a book-keeper, and can't spare the time themselves." Is it not worth a little trouble or expense to know whether you are making a profit or losing money? Is it not worth while to know whether you are solvent or are practically bank- rupt? The first step toward ascertaining where 30U stand is to take an inventory of your stock ; with this as a starter, estimating values as closely as possible to what the stock would bring in the open market under ordinary circutnstances, you may very easily carry ou the record so that you can at any time find out just where you stand. You can do this by making a simple statement something like this : Present value of greenhouse plant rreseiU value of plants and stock KecL-ij-is from sales since last .\ccuunts due me 300.00 • Cash on hand and in bank. . . . 500.00 $6,300.00 Value of greenhouse plant and tools at last accounting . . . .$3,500.00 \'alue of plants and stock on hand Expt-ndiJures since • ' ' ' ' °'''°° Hills p'aOable .' .' .' .' Cash on hand and in accounting 250.00 $5,250.00 Net gain $1,050.00 This statement must, of course, repre- sent a careful estimate ou the value of each item, to be reliable. Plants are worth what they can bg sold for — no more. If a plaut is unsalable, or does not produce salable flowers, it is worth- less to a florist, for it is a matter of busi- ness that we are dealing with now. If you are keeping plants which are not profitaljle, simply for your own gratifica- tion, charge their care to personal ex- pense, unless the)' are of value as an advertisement of your business when it is a le,gitimate expense, and should be charged to advertising. It may at times be diflicult to draw the line, but take your inventory as though you were valu- ing your neighbor's stock instead of your own, and you won't be far out of the way. .\nother important point in being able at any time to show just where you stand, is in case you wish to sell 3'our place, you can readily show a possible purchaser just what your place is worth, and have the figures to show for it. I might go on and enumerate other ad- vantages indefinitely, but it would take too much paper to hold them all. To conclude, keep some sort of an accurate record of your business, if it don't exceed $500 a year. It will pay every time. G. Washington. Nearly all the florists report the Decora- tion day trade as larger than last year. Both cut flowers and plants sold well. Logan's tomb was almost buried in flow- ers and handsome designs of all shapes and sizes. The graceful marble facades of the tomb were almost hidden from ^•iew by flags and floral designs. Around the top and sides of the tomb were two 43S The American Florist. Jnnc 75, large American flags, and in the center of each was placed a magnificent wreath of white roses. Beneath an arch over the tomb rested a square bed of palms, on which lay crossed American flags. Other designs were a club badge of the Young Republicans of Philadelphia pendant from the badge being crossed swords, a handsome shield of roses, an anchor and bleeding heart, a neat design in the shape of a target, and a shield and cross. In- side of the tomb the decorations were equally profuse. The entire rear was covered by a magnificent star, made \>y Freeman. It was six feet in height, and was made of Jacque roses ; in the center was a large portrait of the dead general encircled by a wreaih of daisies. The casket was loaded with flowers, a wreath of evergreens sent from New Mexico resting at the center. At the head was an elaborate pillow, while an immense basket af cut flowers was placed at the foot. At Arlington all of the 11,000 graves were strewn with flowers. These decorations were all executed under the auspices of the G. A. R. At the conmiencemeut exercises of the Georgetown law school, held June 2, the principal decoration was a large design bearing the inscription in Jacque roses and red carnations : " Class of 1887." At a recent wedding the bride and groom stood under a canopy of roses nine feet high and four wide. It was trimmed with asparagus, and was very handsome. It was the work of Mr. Wm. Coleman. At a recent funeral the whole front of the pulpit of the church was one large frame covered with flowers. In the cen- ter was a wreath of red carnations, four feet in diameter, inclosing a cross and crown ; the crown of yellow and the cross of red flowers. On one side of this central piece was an immense anchor, and on the other an open book to corre- spond. The field of flowers on which these were placed was about eight feet in height. This was arranged by J. M. Miller & Co. An odd design in the shape of a " com- posing stick " was lately made by Free-' man for the funeral of a printer. It was worked out with white and colored car- nations. During the national drill the Lomax Rifles, of Alabama, were presented with a floral shield five feet in height. It had a 6-inch border of red carnations, the center field being of white carnations, in the center of which were crossed .-Ameri- can flags worked out in red, white and blue blossoms. Below the flags were crossed swords, also of red and white, while above was lettered the name " Lo- max," and crossed rifles, and "18S7" lettered in red. It was pronounced by all who saw it to be the handsomest set piece ever made in this city. It was de- signed by Freeman. L. A. S. Notes and Comments. This is the most trymg season of the year to the city florists ; there are few en- tertainments, and the wealthy people are leaving town. Fortunately for the trade, the custom of sending flowers to depart- ing friends on the ocean steamers is in- creasing, and work of this kind comes in when there is little doing in other direc- tions. Unfortunately, it is not every florist who can reap the benefit of this custom ; it does not relieve the dull sea- son in inland cities. Flowers are certainly cruelly cheap — that is, from a professional standpoint. The street hawkers are selling fine Jacqueminots two for five cents, and this before outdoor roses are fairly in. You may buy great bunches of weigelia, syringa and big pnconies for the merest trifle. These outdoor shrubs have been u.sed a great deal in decoration ; in large masses they are very effective ; they make a finer .show than a better quality of flowers. One of our Fifth avenue florists has made use of the kalmia flowers in decoration ; they are very beautiful in themselves, and doubly at- tractive with their shiny foliage. Mag- nolia glauca has been .sent in too, but it needs care in handling. The creamy flowers bruise as easily as a camellia. The delightful fragrance as well as the OtCORM\Or» OT \.|i,!MU1t HonUMtUT beauty of this flower renders it very at- tractive, and it may be had in ijuantity for the gathering, all through the swamps of .south Jersey. Some genius has recently patented a bouquet-making machine, illustrated in a scientific contemporar}-. It is, however, a very simple arrangement, merely for the purpose of winding the twine around the stems of the flowers, by means of re- volving spindles, while the maker puts them in place. It would be more properly a bouquet-making machine if we could throw the flowers into a hopper at one end, and have them come out, well ar- ranged and tied up in tissue paper, at the other. WiUl field flowers — daisies and butter- cups — are used in immense quantities, to the great joy of the farmers, for, looking at them from a practical standpoint, they are a most pestiferous nuisance in all old pastures. And nothing but plucking every flower, as well as grubbing up the roots, will exterminate them ; they have more lives than a cat. It is more than likely that there will be more orchid flowers in the market next year than this, and most probably prices will decline in consequence. F;very grower is increasing his stock of these plants, and the auction sales have been very large. Of course, growers will run to a few special varieties ratlier than a general collection. We shall have to consider in orchids as well as roses just what varieties will bring in the best re- turns. .Slow bloomers or those with per- ishable flowers will never be of much use. The cypripediums are very satis- factory, and of course helias, cattleyas and odontoglossums. Lycastes, too, are lasting and handsome. It will never do for a grower to give fancy prices for plants, if he hopes to make anything by the flowers. Unfortunately, there are not so many satisfactor}- white orchids as colored ; a good many of them are too heavy for general use. Coelogynes are charming and prolific, but the crepe-like texture of the flowers gives an outsider the impression that they are beginning to droop. The odontoglossums have the advantage of easy culture, free flowering and lasting blooms. They may be called the amateur's orchid, for any one can grow them, if he only knows how. Mr. Bush, of Tremont, has a superb variety of Odontoglossum vexillarium now in bloom ; the flowers are very large and exquisitely delicate in hue. One of our horticultural editors pro- tests against the substitution plan in- dulged in by some florists. The offender in this case, however, did not merely send another variety ; apparently his as- paragus bed encroaches upon his clematis border, for some roots of that respectable vegetable were mixed with the latter. It was an exasperating mistake, but the of- fender promises that he won't do so anj- more, and peace is declared. Gloxinias are now used in decorating, with very good results. In a bed of ferns they are very effective for banking a mantel or forming a table plateau. The pink shades are very effective, especially by artificial light, and when the entire plant is used, the handsome foliage shows to great advantage. The climbing fern (Lygodium scan- dens) seems to have attained a fair amount of popularity for draping, though of course it is not grown as extensively as smilax or asparagus. The native variety, L. palmatum, is equallj' pretty, and very plentiful in some peaty bogs in the vicinity of New York. Fortunately, it is out of the latitude of the average sum- mer boarder, or it would soon be as scarce as it now is plentiful. It is rather saddening to the enthusiastic botaui.st to see some of our most charming native plants literally devoured, root and branch, by unscientific collectors. So long as they confine their energies to daisies and buttercups we can afford to be generous ; they arc welcome to the hosts of com- positic that brighten the autumn fields, but it is a pity we cannot protect our native orchids, which grow scarcer every year in the vicinity of large towns. Decoration day seems to have turtied out better than was expected, as far as the flori.sts were concerned. There was little in the way of novelty ; a good many plants were used. Really, there has been nothing very new in the trade for some months past ; the florists are turning their thoughts towards novelties for the fidl trade. The bedding season is pretty well over; it has been very good while it lasted. New Yorkers seem grow- ing in appreciation of flowers ami plants. Hotels ;ini.in. Decoration Day Designs. At Philadelphia many elaborate pieces arranged for Decoration day were dis- placed in the windows of various mercan- tile houses before being used for the purpose for which they were arranged. The following description is from the Philadelphia Ledger of May 30 : In the large west window of Jacob Reed'sSons, ered a ground space of probably 20 x 10 feet. The floor was covered with moss and fern leaves, and banks of flowering plants and tall palms served as a background against the stars and stripes, which extended to the ceiling. In the fore- ground on the right was a large tent of white im- mortelles, bordered with red, and on the side a green clover leaf. The flies were represented as tied back, revealing a Grand Army uniform, a camp-stool and sword and scabbard inside. Over the opening was a large red and yellow star of immortelles. The design was prepared for Post No. 2. On the right of the tent was another de- sign for Meade Post No. i. It consisted of a floral frame about 4x6 feet, made up of beautiful dried leaves and flowers and containing a border of laurels. The background was composed of trail- ing pine, the bottle-green color of which gave prominence to a central design in red, white and yellow, representing the letters "G. A. K." on a large shield of red. white and blue. Beneath the shield, which was about three feet long, were two large palm leaves, bowed. A white sword, tied by wheat to a yellow scythe of immortelles, rested beneath the palms. Floral .symbols were also worked in each corner. The designs were given an additional military aspect by two stacks of arms and drums suspended. One of Browning. King & Co.'s large windows was also devoted to Memorial day decorations. The ground was sodded, and around the grass ran a border composed of a small plant of a lighter shade of green. Banks of plants and ferns were arranged behind and rested against a general background of flags. On the right hand side of the window an oval design, measuring about four feet high and three feet across, was raised on an easel. Around the heavy border of yellow and blue immortelles were the words worked in purple, " In memory of our fallen comrades." The background was of trailing pine, and against it was worked a large red key- stone, with the letters " W. G." in the center. The whole design was prepared for Post No. 2, to be placed on the Washington Gray's monu- ment at Broad street and Girard avenue. The handsomest feature about the decorations, however, was an average-sized grave, with head and foot stones, made of immortelles and in- tended to represent thelast resting place of (.en. Geo. G. Meade. The head and foot stones were made of white immortelles, and on the head- stone was the inscription in blue : " General, George G. Meade. Born December 30th, 1815. Died November 6th, 1872." Two white doves stood over the stone, holding a broken chain of blue immortelles in their bills. On the right ot the grave stood the image of a soldier resting his sword upon the grave, and on the left was a sailor. The design was intended for the Meade Post. Marks Brothers also had in one of their win- dows at Eighth and Arch streets a design for the Meade Post. The background and half canopy was made of flags and bunting. A design in colored immortelles, representing the letters "A. R." in a big " G.," rested against a pedestal three feet high on which was a floral monument extending several feet higher. The monument was white, and stood on colored foundation blocks. Cleveland J. C. Gooding, former manager of W. J. Gordon's greenhou.ses, has started into business for himself. He received from Pittsburg lately eleven tons of glass to be used on the new establishment. The new location is in East Cleveland, near Lake View park. Roses only are to be grown for the wholesale trade. Will H nua and Andrew Eadie are both on th- sick list. J. M. Gasser has just bought a new lo- cation on Euclid avenue, where he in- tends to build soon. Twenty feet at $1,100 per foot, with the building ex- tra, foots up to a nice little sum. Exca- vation for the new building is now going forward. Decoration day trade was the best that was ever known here. Cleveland was stripped of flowers. The market garden- ers left early, declaring they had made enough for one day, and others lament- ing they had not more to sell, as the de- mand was extraordinary. The day was more generally observed than ever before, and the florists were correspondingly happy. Many unique and handsome de- signs were arranged by local florists for different military companies and for pri- vate citizens. The flower show continues to be the subject of conversation among the trade. It will be held on June 14-15-16. A premium list covering fcoo has been of- fered for flowers, plants and fruits. The most competition will probably be on the best "floral design," "table design," "basket" and "carpet bed" design. The private gardeners will have, no doubt, the "plant" premiums to themselves, as no professional will be able to compete with them. The proceeds are for the benefit of the city hospital. At a late meeting of the Florists' club it was decided to hold a chrysanthemum show in the fall, under the auspices of the association. The premium list has not yet been made out, but will be acted upon soon. Chicago. Miss Clara Stahley, the Washington street florist, was married June 7. R. Merritt has opened a flower and seed store at corner of Madison and La Salle streets. The sign on a new floral store at 320 west Madison street bears the name of Ed. Becker & Co. A huge bunch of La France roses, con- taining ten dozen buds and tied with pink satin ribbon, was recently made for a funeral by Reissig. Commencement business has opened well, and all the florists are busy ; in fact, business has been very satisfactorj- ever since Decoration day. Perles, Niphetos and Souvs. retail for %\ ; Bons, 60 cents ; Jacques, I1.50 to $2 ; hybrids, I2.50; La France, I1.50; Mer- mets, |;i.25 to I1.50, and carnations 25 cents a dozen. Smilax sells for 50 cents a string. At the last meeting of the Florist club it was decided to off'er premiums to the amount of |i,ooo at the flower show to be given next November, this sum to be divided as follows : Chrysanthemums, f 200 ; other plants, I400, and cut flowers and designs, I400. Recent rains have brought out the Pa;onies in force, and of much better quality. They are retailing at from |i to %2 a dozen. The yellow day lily is in, and retails at |i a dozen. Roses are at present rather poor in quality. The irises are past, and the only lily of the valley to be had is out of door stock shipped in from the north, some being sent from as far north as Lake Superior. Spring plant trade has been very satis- factory'. Prices were firmer June i than earlier in the season, owing to the fact that the florists who were in a hurry to sell had disposed of their stock, and the others had a chance to sell at a little better prices. Verbenas are ver>' scarce, there being but little clean stock in the market except a few seedlings. There is also the usual shortage of the double sweet alyssum. This little plant is al- ways in good demand for mixed plant- ing, but is frequently propagated too early, so that by selling time it has ex- hausted the soilin the pot, and not being potted up, is past its best flowering at selling time. 440 The American Florist. June i§, Odontoglossum (Miltonia) " 1? Vexillarium and its Allies. This is a type of odontoglossum differ- ing so materially from its cougeuers in general appearance and in character of flower that it is now very properly re- ferred to the Miltonias, but popularly they will always be known as odouto- glossums. This type comprises four species, viz., vexillarium, Roezlii, Phake- nopsis, and Warcewiczii or Miltonia En- dresii. With the exception of the latter, which is found in Costa Rica, they are natives of the Andes, in Colombia, and are found growing on trees, stumps or rocks in moist and somewhat shady spots. The distinguishing characters of the species are compressed oblong bulbs, thin and somewhat conaceous leaves, and with the bulbs of a very pale green ; flowers large and flat, borne on slender arching scapes which spring from the ba.se of the bulb, sepals and petals ob- long acute, somewhat small. The label- lum is two-lobed, and is fully two-thirds of the whole flower. Vexillarium, a magnificent species, is the largest, and is the most generally grown of the four. It was discovered more than twenty 3ears since by Bowman, but no living plants reached Europe until Chesterton suc- ceeded in getting home a batch in iSy.v (One of this same batch is in flower with us now.) Large quantities are now im- ported, and it can be obtained moderately cheap. Its flowers are of a rosy color, and often measure 4|^ inches across. Five to eight flowers are produced on a spike, and strong bulbs will give three and often four spikes. There are many named varieties, varying in color from pure white, as in alba, to the deep tints of rubellum. Hillianum is a finely- colored variety, with purple lines run- ning through the lip, and covered with spots of same color. The flowering sea- son is May and June, but there is one variety that flowers in the fall. The flowers last four weeks in perfection. It is among the easiest orchids to grow when once its requirements are under- stood. The same treatment recommended in these pages for C). crispum will suit this species admirably, except that it must be accorded the warmest end of the house where the thermometer is seldom below 60°. The yellow thrips is the greatest enemy to this class of plants, and will in a short time not only disfigure the foliage for life, but will cripple the flower scapes and buds. The presence of this pest in the hou,se is a sure sign of neglect in watering or the atmosphere too dry. Steaming the house with to- bacco water or dipping the leaves in the same will soon eradicate them. O. Roezlii was named in honor of its discoverer, and was introduced about the same time as the preceding. It is much smaller in growth than vexillurium, and the leaves are very much narrower. It flowers twice a jear, two to four flow- ers [being produced on a spike, and as many spikes to a bulb. The flow- ers are pure white, with a large purple blotch at hase of petals and a blotch of yellow at base of lip. The vari- ety " alba lacks the purple blotches. Being found at lower level than vexilla- rium, it recjuires more heat ; indeed, we had no .success with it until we placed it in our warmest house (our phatenopsis housei, where they are now growing ad- mirably. It requires abundance of water overhead and at root. O. rhaliL-nopsis, the .smallest of the section, has been in cultivation over thirty years, but is still comparatively rare. The bulbs are smaller and rounder than Roezlii, with slender grass like leaves. It produces three to four flowers on a spike, somewhat smaller than Roezlii, white, with lip heavily marbled with purple. It grows in thick clusters on rocks, in very moist, shady spots, and in cultivation succeeds admirably with vexillarium. OoON^OQvossu»^ \Iw\\.\.kr\ww, O. Warcewiczii is very rare ; in habit resembling vexillarium, producing six to eight flowers on a spike. The flowers are about the size of O. phalaenopsis, white, with blotch of rose at base of sepal and petal, and two blotches of same at base of lip, with a yellow crest ; succeeds best with Roezlii. F. G. Vanda Coerulea. This is one of the loveliest of all the Orchideie, its flowers possessing a color quite unique in this extensive family and until the advent of Sanderiana was the only member of a somewhat extensive genus that repaid the trouble of growing. It is more than forty years since it was first discovered by Griffiths on the Khasya hills of India, but in common with the majority of the orchids in tho.se days, the plants collected were only sent home to die. The prevailing idea at that time being that all orchids must be grown in the hottest house and in a steamy atmos- phere. Even in these days there are many people that persist in growing Van- das in their hottest house. The general habit of the plant is erect, with short, stiff foliage arranged in two rows on each side of the stem. The flower spikes spring from the axil of the leaf, and usually bear about a dozen flowers, but strong .spikes often produce eighteen and twenty. The best and larg- est varieties .seldom have more than seven to eight flowers on a spike. There are a great many varieties of this grand species, some of which are so inferior as to be scarcely worth growing, but fortun- ately this type is not common. The best type of ccurulea may be often distinguish- ed by their growth — the leaves being usually longer, narrower and somewhat drooping. This type possesses flowers measuring from 3'2 to 4 '2 inches across, of a good, full round form, of a uniform pale blue, with veins of deeper color. The lip is of a deeper hue with three longitudinal dark line; among the best ot these is one called Greyii, described by me in vol. 21 of the London Gaiden. The flowers will last fully six weeks in perfection. I have once before recom- mended this species as a good one to grow for cut flowers. It is sold in quan- tities comparatively reasonable, and it will pay to give a little more and get strong plants that will be likely to flower the first season ; these strong plants are usually very "leggy" and not at all handsome in appearance, but can be re- lied upon to give a good crop of flowers ; and when the plants are well estalilished, the head ma}' be cut off and started in- dependent, the stumps breaking new growths in a short time. In a former number I recommended a course of treatment for this plant, and need onh- repeat, that it requires abun- dance of air, moderate temperature, saj- that of odoutoglossums, all the sunlight thej' will stand without burning the leaves and abundance of water — this may be somewhat withheld during the winter, but the leaves must never be allowed to shrivel. The largest and best grown lot of coerulea in this country is owned by Mr. Smith, of Troy, N. V., from whom the subject for the accompanying engrav- ing was obtained. F. Goldring. Carnations. On a recent visit to the establishment of Mr. N. Singler, Washington Heights, 111., one of the most successful growers of carnations for the Chicago market, we found his force busily planting out his 3'oung stock in the field. For the past fifteen years Mr. S. has brought in, every other day, huge boxes and baskets full of cut carnations, and frequently has a good supply when there are few to be had from other growers, and we carefully noted everything in connection with his place, to ascertain, if possible, what par- ticular treatment produced such satis- factory results. Though s.'XK) plants were forced last year, and .arrangements are being made to force .S,c»«i plants the coming winter, but four varieties are grown. They are Snow White. 'Snowdou, (iarfield and Sport, the latter Ijeing an old variet}' of a dark velvety crimson. In past years De Graw and La I'urite were largely grown, but have been discarded. A pink vari- ety, of which the name is not known — it having been received by another Chicago florist from an eastern firm, under the name of "Queen of Whites" — is well thought of, and will be forced for flowers as soon as a stock is worked up. A careful examination of Mr. Singler's place proved conclusively that his suc- cess was due entirely to unremitting care and attention to every little detail of culture. The young stock is planteil out in the field, in rows a foot ajiart and about the same di.stance in the row, a walk being left at everv foiulh row. .^fter being planted out, the young plants are at once slaked and tied up in the fol- lowing manner: Stakes are .set midway 1887. The American Florist. 44: ^J^^4D^ CCLTO\.t^. between each plant in the row, and twine is tied to one end stake and then run down the row, taking a double turn over each stake, leaving the twine on one side of the plants. When the end of the row is reached, the twine is run down the other side in the same way, giving the plant a support from both sides. In this way the stakes support each other to a considerable extent, and in addition the staking is quickly and easily done. yuite a large number of plants are bed- ded outside in the same way for summer flowers, which frequently bring winter prices on account of scarcity in the late summer months. These plants are never pinched back, being merely kept staked up and allowed to grow as they wish. Those intended for winter bloom are, however, pinched back several times during the season, this being discon- tinued earlier with some batches than with others, in order to provide for a suc- cession of bloom after taken inside. Quite as much care is given to the plants when growing in the field as when in the houses, as a check in tbejr growth during the summer would prove fatal to a perfect crop of bloom in the winter. Water pipes are laid all through the field in such a way that the hose can be freely used during a spell of dry weather, a considerable sum ha\'ing been expended to insure an abundant supply of water for all seasons. This is secured from a well ninety feet deep, the water being pumped by wind power to a tank holding 300 barrels, which is ele- vated to a height of twenty-five feet above the ground in order to give pressure, the whole being covered by a substantial building to keep from freez- The plants are lifted and planted in the houses by the middle of September ; if allowed to remain out later in this climate, a few cold nights will check to such an extent that much of the early winter bloom may be lost. After being placed in the benches they are liberally watered and syringed, but never shaded at any time. Mr. S. says that he never shades his houses at any season of the year. Watering and syringing is the most important point. In fall and spring they are sprayed with the hose frequently, and watered 7i'hcn they need it, which Mr. S. states may be once, twice or three times a week, or in dark weather not for a couple of weeks. Spraying should not be done in winter, except during very bright weather. The tem- perature of the houses is maintained at 50° nights, with a few degrees more during the day, depending upon the amount of sunshine. The young stock for next season's forcing is propagated from that which was forced the past sea- son, and no evil results are apparent. In fact, everj'thing is in the best possible condition. The plants are not permitted to have at any time a set-back, but are kept growing continuously, and this is undoubtedly the secret of success in all plant growing. A plant of any kind may recover from a check so as to be a fair plant, but to be grown on into a perfect and a projitahle specimen, or to produce flowers in such quantities as to be most profitable, it must never be permitted to receive a check in its growth, however slight. Worth Trying. Where four-inch pipes are used for hot water heating there can be but little choice in regard to their situation ; their size and weight require them to be put under the benches. The smaller pipes used in the pressure and steam-heating systems can be placed wherever experi- ment shows that they will do the most good. There is a growing conviction that the proper place for these pipes is overhead. In the few instances in which this arrangement has been tried the re- sults surpassed expectation. In one case a pipe passed directly over a bench of carnations, with the result of an unusual quantity of flowers, while a bench close by, but beyond the influence of the pipe, produced but very few flowers. Considerable saving of fuel is claimed for this method. No cellar or excavation of any kind is necessary ; the boiler can be placed on a level with greenhouse floor, or even above it if more con- venient. The proper arrangement of overhead pipes in a large house would be some- thing like this : Have two flow-pipes of three inches run directly under the venti- lators, one on each side, to further end of house ; have them so placed that upon opening the ventilators the cold air will fall directly upon them. The return pipes might be of 2'4-inch pipe, eight to twelve in number, as experience may de- cide, and should return just above the plants, within six inches perhaps ; there will be no danger of burning anything. The experiment of Mr. Peter Henderson is conclusive upon that point. He found only 70° at a distance of two inches from a 2-inch steam pipe. The pipes should be laid down grade, with highest point over boiler ; the return pipes should be equal distances apart, and not three or four together, as they are usually placed. This arrangement of pipes might be called the natural system, the heat coming from above, as we get it from the sun. It will be much easier to control ventilation with pipes overhead ; mildew would not have quite so good a chance. We seem to be surely though slowly working away from the clumsy and wasteful methods we have heretofore em- ployed. Among the new ideas that are coming to the front the overhead system has certainly made a good enough show- ing for itself to justify an extensive trial. L. W. 442 The American Florist. June 75, At pa^e 420 Mr. M. A. Huut treats this subject in a very clear manner, and the facts there enumerated are well worth the careful consideration of every rose grower in the country, for its coutents are certainly timely and pertinent. Many, very many.'of our western brethren in the trade claim, with just cause, that they are unable to place young plants out of doors for a rest in the summer on account of the hot, scorching sun and drying winds ; this could be overcome to some degree by placing them in frames where they could be slightly protected from cutting winds, and if plunged to the rim in such a position, I do not think the sun would ever hurt them if placed out of doors before the first of June, unless the houses were shaded where the young plants were growing before being re- moved to the open air. Under those conditions the plants would naturally suffer from sudden exposure. From my own experience I have found that young roses always have a much better consti- tution if exposed to the full sun under glass after the first shift, and again after planting in their permanent quarters for blooming they should have all the sun- light possible to give them, for herein lies largely the secret of success. Grow your plants on in a steady, vigorous way from the time they are taken from the cutting bench till they begin to bloom, and the result will be healthy, fine plants and bloom — providing, of course, proper care and attention is paid them at all times. If, in addition, a careful selection of wood to propagate from is made, there need be no fear of loss of constitution in our forcing roses. Another mode of resting roses could be followed out with all who have room and a soil any way suitable for growing roses ; that is, plant the young roses out iu an open piece of ground about the first to fifteenth of May, according to location. Let them grow all summer ; even if they do not make large plants, they will be good for next season's work, which they are intended for, and as soon as indica- tion of frost shows itself in the fall, lift and pot in small pots ; store in cool house, and in February start into growth iu a moderate temperature ; continue growing them on till time to plant the following summer. By this means the plants get natural and thorough rest, and to those who fear their plants have lost constitu- tion by overforcing, I strongly advise a trial of this plan. I am often asked, as no doubt others in the trade are, for plants treated in this way, but there are a good many reasons why such roses are not generally offered for sale. The first is that the expense of growing them is considerable, whereas nearly every one wanting such, thinks they can be sold at a very low rate. A good plant from not less than a 2 !<-inch pot .should be planted, and it cannot be produced for this purpose any cheaper than for selling from the same size pot ; then it has to be hoed and kept clean all summer, which with high-priced laljor is a consiilerable expen.se added to the first cost. Again, the lifting, potting and storing all winter, all cost money, and if .sold in their dormant state, often times a great many will die from injudicious handling, which the buyer will expect to have replaced or their value refunded ; or if started into growth and made into nice, merchantable plants, a further addition is made to their cost, so that they can never be offered at what may be con- sidered a cheap rate, by the trade in gen- eral. Where the rose receives the treat- ment due to its queenly beauty, it is not necessary. Though the rose is naturally a very easy plant to grow, many treat it as if it was a plant suitable to any climate, con- ditions or treatment, and the result is, and ever will be under such conditions, failure, disappointment and abuse. It is a common thing to hear men complain that their roses have become sick. Little wonder, when it is generally found they have either been treating them to a tropical heat, in the cloudiest and coldest part of the season, or else have deluged them with water, and perhaps the two combined. Add to this the many other ways the poor rose is abused, and it is little wonder that it succumbs at last. Summit, N. J., June 4, '87. Fungus on the Roots. I have had trouble with mj' roses this winter, which puzzled me for some time. It finally proved to be caused by fungus on the roots of the plants. This fungus had permeated the beds until the soil was full of it. When the soil was made up it was mixed with manure which was part cow and part horse, all being two years old. The plants did well until September, when they were top-dressed with more of the manure above described, and from that time the trouble com- menced and gradually grew worse. I did not know at that time that the manure contained au}' horse manure, and can attribute the fungus only to the preseuse of it in the soil. I took up some plants and washed the soil all off and carefully potted, but the fungus soon reappeared. I am now try- ing several remedies, and as soon as I find one of value I will state it for the benefit of the readers of the Am. Fi,ori.st. I write this as an additional warning to florists to avoid using horse manure in any way in soil for roses. F. Stocks for Grafting. Having had a large experience in biul- ding and grafting roses on many differ- ent stocks and iu various climates, I may be able to state some facts from experi- ence which will be of assistance in set- tling some points in this matter. I have found the Manetti to be by far the best stock to produce large plants iu a single season, but they at the same time produce many suckers. The best varieties to bud on this stock are the pink varieties of the strong growing mosses. Bourbons and H. P.'s. White aiul dark-red varieties of the above- named classes will throw olT the buds from about twenty-five per cent, of the plants the first year after being budded on the Manetti, and only thirty-three per cent, will unite well. Any variety worked on the Manetti will not do well out of doors iu this climate ; many of them will die the first year after being transplanted ; when forced they will do well for one year, but after that they will not be satis- factory. De la Grifferaie is good only where the soil is loose, wet or swampy ; any vigorous growing variety will grow well on this stock for a j'ear, but no longer. Weak growing varieties when worked on this stock will nearly all throw off the bud or graft, as they can- not use half the sap that these stocks run up, and the result is a crop of suckers, which will eventually take up all the sap and leave the bud to die. Rosa canina (seedling brier) takes well when budded, but does not make quite as strong a growth the first year as those already mentioned, but the second year it outgrows any of the other stocks. The brier requires plenty of manure, and proves very satisfactory, producing very few suckers, when the bud is in- serted level with the ground or a little below it. I consider this the best stock for this climate. I have plants that were budded on this stock in 1SS5 which have grown three to four feet from May to October, 1SS6, and made fine bushy plants. This is also an excellent stock for teas. I have Bennetts that were grafted on briers one year old, planted out on a bench last October, which pro- duced shoots ten to twentj- inches long three times the past winter, the wood being cut down each time for grafting, and at present they have shoots two feet long, and are as fine plants as any one would wish to see. As soon as budded roses have made four inches of growth in the spring, they should be pinched back to give the bud a chance to unite strongly, and to induce them to break at the base. Treated this way, the brier will never be outgrown by any variety budded upon it, not even by Her Majesty. I have a bench of American Beauty, of which some are grafted and some on their own roots ; they are all growing finely, but the worked plants have pro- duced the most flowers, and the blooms were of a richer color than from those on their own roots. With a stock of only io,ixx3 plants bud- ded on Manetti it would require two men's time to keep the suckers off, but with the brier it would require onh- one looking over in June, provided the roots are fully covered with ground up to the bud. When planting grafted roses on a bench, set them in slanting, so as to cover the plant up to the bud. Messrs. Hill and Sisley state that many hybrid perpetuals refuse to thrive when worked on seedling briers. Will either of the gentlemen please name the vari- eties for the benefit of the readers of the Fi.OKiST ? 1 las Mr. Hill ever successfully grown ou their own roots for any length of time the following varieties : Baroness Rothschild, Mabel Morrison, White Bar- oness, Marie Bauman, Victor Verdier, Abel Grand, A. K. Williams, Crimson Bedder, Merveille de Lyon, Queen of Bedders, Horace Vernet, Etienue Levet, Mile. Flug. Verdier, and a hundred others of similar growth? Sir. Sisley recommends the Bengal and Multiflora (Volyantha) asdesirable stocks. Will Mr. Sisley please state how long it takes to grow these to a state fit for bud- ding? Will the bark be thick enough in one season's growth for successful bud- ding ? Rosa Caroliuiana, which grows wild around here, and on which I have budded some, does not seem to "take" very well. I have .some now planted for an- other tri.il, and will report results as soon as am able to do so. The seedling brier itself bears beautiful 1887. The American Florist. 443 pink blossoms, aud when, for instance, Boule de Niege, Niplietos, Mabel Jlor- rison, Merveille de Lyon and other white varieties are worked upon it as a stock, the center of the blooms show a soft pink shade. T. SchulTheis. Compost for Roses. Judging from the number of questions asked by correspondents in regard to the above, they have apparently not all read the notes in previous numbers on this very important matter. Therefore it may not be out of place to again refer to the subject. The best soil for roses is what is known by gardeners as a rich hazel loam of a moderately firm texture, and where this can be procured even at a little extra trouble, I would advise getting it by all means. Cut it with a spade from three to nine inches thick, according to quality. Where it can be procured in the form of an old sod, clear of trees (as decaying leaf mould is absolutely injuri- ous to roses ; avoid such by all means), it is so much more valuable. In soil as described above, the roots of the grasses will form a dense fiber all through it, sometimes ten to twelve inches deep ; where such is the case I would prefer to take the whole depth, and if a little in- clined to be yellow clay at that depth, should consider it an improvement to add some to the compost. Having selected the soil to use, the next thing required is well decomposed cow manure ; this, if possible, should be at least one year old. If this is on hand, commence your compost heap, to every eight or nine loads of good loam adding one load of equal size of manure, and so continue till enough is collected for the season's use. Where the .soil is inclined to be heavy, add one part to ten of good sharp sand' as you go along ; let it lie a few days to get settled, and if inclined to heat, so much the better, as that helps to liberate the gases in the whole. Turn the whole over and beat it up fine with digging forks ; if it is not considereii rich enough, add a little pure ground bone as it is mixed to go into the houses, aud you have a compost that will grow good roses if judicious care is taken of the plants. J. N. May. Rose Reminders. Now that the .season for cut flowers is virtually over in many sections, it is time to prepare for next winter's stock again. As soon as the house or houses can be emptied out, it is a good plan to slake some fresh lime, with it make a good thick whitewash, aud while hot thoroughly cover all the boards and benches inside the house, and if the whole floor can be covered with the same material, it will be beneficial. It purifies the atmosphere of the house and kills a great many insects and their eggs, thereby rendering the house much more healthy for the new plants. Before doing this, of course, all the dirt and dust should be thoroughly cleaned out. Be- sides purifying the house, a good coat of whitewash helps materially to increase the light, and during the dull days in winter this of itself more than pays for the trouble. After this is done, cut some green sod in narrow strips and lay over the open- ings between the boards ; then fill with soil prepared as before described, leveling it as you go, and when all is ready com- mence planting the whole house, and press firm as you go. When all the ^^\PROP, QtCQRM\OH plants are in position it is a good plan to leave a little hollow in the soil around each plant, so that each one will receive a good saturating when watered, without unnecessarilv soaking the balance of the bed. The roots will then start out freely into the new soil much more readily than as though the whole was soaked with water at once. Syringe freely two or three times a day during hot, bright weather. In about ten to fourteen days from time of planting a thick crop of weeds will appear over the whole of the .soil, to ex- terminate which take a small rake and gently scratch over the entire surface of the bed. If this is done two or three times at about every third day, it will generally destroy the first crop effectu- ally, after which on a fine, bright morn- ing go over the whole and press firmly ; then put on a light mulching of manure. Ciive a good watering to the whole, as the roots will have .spread pretty well all through the soil by this time, and from that on all that will be necessary- is care- ful watering, syringing, picking the buds off as they appear, and any weeds as they grow. Under this treatment the roses should make fine, healthy, vigorous growth, and be in good condition for bearing by first of October. J. N. M. NEW Rose, Eari, of Dufferin.— We have received a handsome colored plate of this new H. P. rose from the origina- tors, Alex. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, Ireland. The plate shows a finely-formed rose of a deep, rich crimson, with large, handsome foliage. It is stated to be a cross between Horace Vernet and Charles Lefebvre, and said to produce its best blooms when grown on brier stocks. It has received no less than six first-class certificates. Mirror Decoration. Our illustration shows a mirror banked with flowering plants, and with a draping of Asparagus tenuissimus across its face. No engraving can ever reproduce the light and graceful appearance of a deco- ration with this feathery vine, but the illustration may give idea as to the best method of utilizing the asparagus to show its airy grace to advantage. 444 The American Florist. Jjtnc /J, Daily Record of Work Done at the Lincoln Park Greenhouses, Chicago, 1886. June 15 — Tem. 7S, ti4, 79. SW. to vSE. Took plants out of houses and placed in cold frame yard. Repotted winter flow- ering begonias. Potted fern seedlings. i6— Tem. 74, 65, 65. W. to N. Planted out geraniums, torenias and portulacas. Planted annuals in beds alongside the channel. Pricked out in frames half of seedling cyclamens and potted the other half. 17— Tem. 67, 79, 60. NW. to NNE. Bedded plants in front of the conserva- tory. Potted fern seedlings and coleus cuttings. i,S— Tem. 60, 70, 70. NE. to SE. Cleaned beds, vases and frame yard. Staked hol- lyhocks. 19— Tem. 60, 75, 70. SW. to E. Con- tinued staking hollyhocks, cleaning and trimming beds and flower stands. 20— Tem. 59, 77, 75. SE. Sunday. 21— Tem. 74, 82, 79. SW. to SE. Com- menced planting elevated carpet bed. Repotted winter begonias and cleaned beds. 22— Tem. 72, 82, 69. SW. Same as yesterday. 23 — Tem. 62, 71, 63. NE. I^abeled roses. Standard and half standard roses now in their beauty. 24— Tem. 64, 64, 62. NW. toNE. Same as yesterday, and planted resedas among the roses. 25— Tem. 64, 74, 63. SW. to E. Trimmed and cleaned alyssum, foliage beds and abutilon group. Lined gladiolus beds with yellow coleus and Mad. Salleroi geraniums. Planted gomphrenas in place of begonias which had been removed ; also ricinus and resedas. 26— Tem. 63, 74, 74. N. to E. Cleaned and trimmed beds. Arranged plants in frame yard. 27— Tem. 63, 72, 70. NE. Sunday. 28 — Tem. 70, 74, 66. NE. Cleaned and trimmed beds. Potted fresh cuttings of Alternanthera aurea. Sowed seed of primulas, cinerarias and cyclamens. Piled up together in frame yard sashes and coverings. 29— Tem. 64, 72, 69. NE. Continued potting cuttings of Alternanthera aurea. Continued cleaning and piling sash in frame yard. Potted cannas for decora- tion. Odontoglossum citrosmum and Oncidium barbatum now in bloom in con- servatory. 30— Tem. 67, 75, 70. NE. Continued potting Alternanthera aurea cuttings, cleaning and trimming beds. Florists' Ice Box. We give an illustration of a very con- venient ice box in use at the store of Hovey & Co., Chicago. The box is six feet long, eight feet high and a little over three feet deep. All the doorsare glazed with three plates of glass with an air space between each, which allow the con- tents to be seen without opening the doors. The ice is used on a different plan from the old style of box, it being broken up, and the galvanized iron tank shown in the illustration filled with it, from the top of the box, an opening being left there for that purpose. Small ventilating holes are made in the side of the tank near the top and a crack is left on each side of the bottom for drip, but the box is cooled more from the surface of the ice-filled tank. The system of drip troughs are provided with corrugated bottoms and carry the cold water back and forth for the purpose of creating a moist atmos- phere in the box. Mr. Benthey states that before adding the troughs, paper which had been dampened and laid over trays of roses at night would be perfectly dry by morning, but since adding them the paper would remain moist for a con- siderable time. In an ice box for meats and similar perishable articles a dry cold air is of course best, but flowers require a moister atmosphere to keep satisfactorily. It has been claimed for this style of box that less ice is used, but Mr. Benthey states that they have undoubtedly used a little more ice than before the change, but that the improvement in the keeping qualities of the box far outbalances the small amount of additional ice used. He now successfully maintains a temperature of about 40° which it was impossible to do with the old arrangement. This is as low a temperature as flowers should have. The casiug of all the doors is provided with rubber weather strips so that the doors fit tightly when closed. The trough in bottom of box is provided with an over flow which keeps it always half filled with water. Double Violet Victoria.— This is a chance seedling supposed to be a cross between the Czar and the Neapolitan. R. I), says in the London O'ltnfiii that it appears to possess a good deal of the habit of the Neapolitan, is wonder- fully free and promises to make an excel- lent variety for pot culture. It has been awarded a first class certificate by the Royal Hort. society. Manure on Roses. — At page 398 it is stated by a " Western Florist" that he lost 600 roses the past winter by using a half-inch mulching of cow manure. Will "Western Florist" kindly explain how it happened to do so in his particu- lar case ? vSince the above appeared in the Flori.st I have received several in- quiries as to how it was possible that the manure should kill the roses, all the other treatment being consistent with theirrequirements. If " Western Florist" will kindly give us, through the columns of this paper, some details of how the roses were affiected, we shall all feel very much interested and at the same time greatly obliged. J. N, May, pPanf Rofeit. AsTRR.s. — I have found Zirngiebel's white the best aster of its color for all purposes. I have a few blooms of it at this early date. H. Begonia Leonora. — This pure white begonia blooms remarkably free with me, being continually covered with flow- ers the year rouud. W. Pas.si FLORA Constance Elliott.— The London Garden publishes a colored plate of this passion flower. It is highly praised by English writers. Chioanthus Virginica, or white fringe tree is a hardy shrub which should be grown by the florist for its handsome flowers which .sell readily in the spring. Dahlia Camelliaelora. — This white dahlia is of good form and color and is excellent as a cut flower. The blooms are of the average size of the tall growing kinds. H. Spir.^Ea Van Houttei.— This is a val- uable hardy shrub, which is not only ornamental but produces corymbs of white flowers which may be sold to advantage in spring. W. Ageratum. — The dwarf blue ageratum is largely used in carpet beds in all the parks of Chicago for blue lines. It is used to better advantage than lobelia in many positions. LiLiuM TiGRiNUM. — The double vari- ety of this lily sells quite readily as a spring flower and costs but little care. The double blooms last better than those of the single variety. H. Primula Obconica. — Growers of this primula continue to sing its praise-s. A writer in the London Garden states that the cut blooms lasted three weeks with an occasional change of water. Dahli.\ President. — This is a seed- ling raised by Mr. D. S. Heffron, Wash- ington Heights, Ills. The bloom is of average size and the color is the richest of dark velvety crimson. It is apparently of vigorous growth. Sweet Peas. — The growing demand for these blossoms should not be over- looked. Every florist should have a quantit}' to cut from. They cost but lit- tle outlay and are nnich liked by ladies for the corsage as the blooms last so long. DeuTzl-v C.racii.is. — This is the best deutzia for the latitude of Illinois, as other varieties do not always stand our winters satisfactorily. The flowers are quite salable in the spring, and frecjuently return a few dollars for but little trouble. w. n. RhusCotinus. — The feathery blooms of the "smoke tree" are liked by many flower buyirs, and it would not be space lost for florists to plant a few in parts of their grounds where they would be orna- mental and probably produce a few dol- lars as well. DiCTAMNus .\LBi'S IS well Worth a place in the florist's hardy garden. The flowers are attractive and the foliage fragrant. It is best propagated from .seed. I ). Frax- iuella produces reddish purple flowers which are of value, but not as salable as those of D. albus. Callas. — Those who grow these for winter flowers are now resting the plants. This is usually done by laying the pots on their side out of doors in a semi-shaded place, or when allowed to remain in the greenhouse, by cutting the plants down pud drying out by withholding water. 1887. The American Florist, 445 \\ kH ViHPROmtkBLt GRttHHOUSt tSl ^?,V\SHWtHl. Ficus Ei-ASTICA. — To successfully prop- agate this the most important point is to have the wood for cuttings in suitable condition. The parent plant must in all cases be strong and healthy. Strong young shoots are the best ; weak shoots strike readily but make poor plants. Carnations as Bedding Plants.— A bed of blooming carnations in early spring is not often seen, but such an one, planted for a customer by Mr. J. T. Authony, a Chicago florist, this spring was handsome and attracted much attention. The plants werelarge and in full bloom when bedded. Carnation Joseph Perkins. — Mr. D. S. Heffron, Washington Heights, 111., thinks highly of this carnation. It is described by him as an improved La Purite in color, produced on long stems, is a continuous bloomer rather than a cropper, and the blooms sell readily. He considers it a very desirable carnation. Lily of the Valley. — To secure suc- cessional crops of lily of the valley out of doors in the spring, plant separate beds on the south, east, west and north sides of buildings or fences. That on the south will bloom first and that on the north last. The beds should have a boxed edge to hold the water when it is found advis- able to water them. W. H. Chrysanthemums — PI ants to be grown for exhibition must have continual atten- tion, as a slight neglect for only a short time may work harm which cannot be remedied after once done. If the plants are stood too close together, become mil- dewed or dry at the root, they will be in- jured to such an extent that it will be impossible to grow them on into perfect specimens. The Violet disease.— Two Chicago florists are of the opinion that this is the result of neglect and careless watering. One who grows the single Victoria in quantity relates that during the entire winter, when the plants were receiving the best of care not a trace of the fungus was to be seen, but that during the rush of spring trade the violet house was some- what neglected and the fungus began to make its appearance. Anthurium; Andreanum Flore Albo. — This novelty has been raised from seed by a Viennese horticulturist named Herr Mastner, and is said to possess a pure white spathe of the same texture and pitted appearance as in the type, with a brilliant red spadix, which should form a beautiful and striking contrast. This novelty should also prove useful as a par- ent, from which, by careful hybridization, may be obtained .still more beautiful fonns. Stocks. — Some handsome beds of stocks are now in bloom at Lincoln park, Chicago. Those bedded are all doubles, and are arranged in lines of distinct colors. They were grown in pots, and bedded when the flower was sufficiently advanced to decide as to its color and whether quite double. These beds are of value in furnishing bloom from the time the tulips are gone until the summer bedding stuff' is fairly under way. Fumigating. — In the hurry of sprin , trade we are liable to overlook or neglect for the time being some cultural points which are ordinarily attended to with regularity ; among these is the semi- weekly fumigation. Don't let the days set for this go by once without attending to it, no matter how busy you are with other work. It takes but a few moments, and if neglected even for a short time, the evil results multiply with such ra- pidit}' that you may not be able to repair the damage for months afterwards. Hydrangeas. — These may be propa- gated in spring from young shoots which have sprung up from the old plants. The roots should be disturbed as little as possible, and as soon as rooted in small pots they should be transferred to 6 or 7-inch pots, in which they will remain. .\ cold frame is a good place for them during summer ; plunge the pots into ashes and protect until the roots have a good hold on the new soil. They may remain here until housed in the fall. While this plant will do fairly well under adverse circumstances, it requires good care and treatment to produce the grand plants which are such a surprise to those who neglect theirs. B. Size of Plants. — In one of the March numbers "Veritas" asks "if it is honest for florists to sell for 2j<-inch pot plants, those which were grown in thumbpots?" When plants come by mail the soil is washed off and it is hard to tell what sized pots they were grown in, but my experi- ence this spring is that different firms send out different sizes though all are listed as from 2'/2'-inch pots. An eastern establishment which is considered to be a good reliable concern sent me plants this spring which were no better than rooted cuttings, being hardly well rooted, though I was charged the same price as for well grown pot plants. From another firm I ordered plants to be sent in their pots. They sent good thrifty plants with a ball of earth just as they came from thumb pots, though 2 J^-inch were ordered and paid for. Too much cannot be said in regard to the evils of substitution. It should be stamped out or the mail and express trade will certainly receive a more serious check than it already has from this vicious practice. A. Heaths.— Heaths do not well bear for any time a close, confined atmosphere, especially in positions either overhung or too much crowded by other plants, or when placed in a conservatory that is kept warmer than greenhouse plants re- quire to be. In a house of this character where an ordinary temperature is main- tained, and that admits a fair amount ot light, heaths may be kept during the three or four weeks they are in bloom wdthout any danger of their suffering, particularly if a little forethought is ex- ercised in selecting places for them where they will not be too far from the glass, and where air is admitted. It is the in- discriminate thrusting of these and other light and air-loving plants into the posi- tions in conservatories where they are supposed to be most effective, and where they are in a state of semi-darkness, or keeping them too long where some or other of the conditions essential to their well-being are absent, that is injurious. The sorts that flower in spring and sum- mer especially can be made use of in the way under notice, as at these seasons the length of the days, coupled with the freer admission of air to the structure, is more in accordance with their wants than at other times of the year. — T. B., in London Garden. An Unprofitable Greenhouse Establish- The accompanying sketch tells its own story. It is needless to say that the owner of the place illustrated finds the florist's business unprofitable, as he would also find any other business which he managed on the same principle. The owner of this place is not a mem- ber of the S. A. F. He hasn't got the time, money nor inclination to attend the meetings, and says their proceedings are all rot. He is not a subscriber to the Am. Florist. When it was recom- mended to him he said: "I know my business better than any fool paper can tell me, and I haven't got any time to waste on it ! " From the appearance of his place, we judge that he really hasn't time for any- thing, certainly none to pay bills, as several creditors have ascertained. He complains that his competitors conspire against him, and cut prices ; that they lie about him to his customers ; that every other florist in the town is a dead- beat from 'wayback, and he regards every one of them as personal enemies. If a brother florist is short of stock of which he has a surplus, and wishes to buy from him, he charges double retail price. If he wants to buy him.self, he sends a stranger to buy at retail, to avoid retaliation, and wastes a whole day hug- ging himself to think how smart he has been. When you meet this man you cannot but think of his roses, he has such a mildewed appearance. He lives continu- ally in the past. The "business ain't what it was ten years back," is the bur- den of his song. ' "There's too many in the business now." 446 The American Florist. June 15, @Fi"asle RoteiS, DuLrTii, MiNN.—H. H. Hill will open a store on Main street and enlarge his greenhouse plant soon. Mii.vvAUKKE. — John Plath succeeils David Dalgleish at corner Washington and Cold Spring aves. vSacramento, Cat,. — The last day of the flower festival was combined with a baby show. The cherubs were arranged in bouquets, grouped, and festooned. Pittsburg. — The demand for cut flow- ers in various forms on Decoration day was greater this year than a year ago. Potted plants also were used in greater quantities. Litchfield, Minn. — Trade good ; two- thirds heavier than last year. Good de- mand for loose flowers and bouquets for Decoration day. Not quite as many plants used as last year. W. J. W, FiSHKiLL, N. Y. — A severe hail storm visited this section May 26. Many of the stones measured an inch in diameter; they fell to a depth of six inches. I. C. Wood & Bro. lost over 10,000 feet of glass. Cleveland. — At the last meeting of the Florists' and Gardeners' association a very instructive paper on "Avenue trees" was read by Mr. E. O. Schwagerl, a well known local landscape artist. Springfield, III. — The annual floral festival was held June 8-9. A fine show was made, the florists of the city all lend- ing a helping hand. The benefit to the cause of floriculture here can not but be great. Troy, N. Y.— At the funeral of a well known journalist a floral tribute was a scroll about three feet in length. On the scroll was a quill pen and the figures "30" in purple immortelles, the latter meaning to the compositor "the end." DavTon, O. — The Dayton insane asy- lum is to have a new greenhouse. Tlie grounds never looked handsomer than they do this season. Mr. J. B. Heiss, a florist from New York, has been em- ployed and is doing very eflicient work. Nashua, N. H. — The dwelling adjoin- ing the greenhouses of G. Pillsbury was destroyed by fire May 24. During the fire Mr. P. was badly burned about the hands and head in attempting to save his property. The fire originated from an oil stove. King of Prussia, Pa.— A severe hail storm did considerable damage here May 28. A. Felton estimates his loss at |ioo. Much damage was done to out of door stock. At Strafford, Chester county, the hail was larger and broke some glass in private houses. Springfield, Mass. — Memorial trade was better this year than in former sea- sons. Cut flowers were in good demand and choice flowers were scarce. There was a greater demand for wreaths than generally. The ladies connected with the Grand Army supplied most of the flowers used by that organization. G. Tallahassee, Fla. — The legislature has granted a charter to the Florida Sub- Tropical Exposition, to be located at Jacksonville and to be open continuously during each winter season. In addition to a comprehensive display of the resour- ces of all sections of P'lorida, the exposi- tion will include departments devoted to the Bahamas and West Indies, to Cali- "^ANl f floral designs, cial place for per lease, if on easy i S^E' fornia and to Mexico. Tropical and semi-tropical fruits, flowers, palms, plants and natural curiosities will constitute the leading features of the exposition. CiNCiNN.\Ti. — Decoration day does not prove a harvest time for Cincinnati flor- I ists, who are asked then to give away rather than sell their blossoms. Most of j the stores closed before noon. Many orders from out of town were filled. The G. A. R. made the demand for patriotic | designs very brisk. Stars and shields 1 were in popular favor. A very heavy rain storm spoiled the cemetery decoration. Milwai'KEE. — It is rumored that a , Mr. Peters is about to build greenhouses on Muskego avenue and start into the florist's business. Henry Witt has plans made for six new houses to be located on the same avenue. Mr. G. Gaulke is preparing to build greenhouses on I>oug- """" lass street, and Wm. Swan is looking for — - a suitable place to locate some houses. >V Decoration day business was about equal to last year. Memphis, Tenn. — The demand for floral designs and loose cut flowers has i W^hJbUs.^mi been good, and at times many orders go | ""^i^!''''''*' '" ■). unfilled for want of flowers. Florists are | " AddrV""!" "" now very busy on designs and decora- 1 tions for school commencements. Mag- \S agator; co" nolias and cape jasmines are just in their 1 5°?.?J„,^''l'!,';?^ beauty. Henry Moore is overhauling and enlarging his greenhouses in order to meet the demand for cut flowers this coming winter. Denver, Colo.— C. R.Gallup hassold ' II!!! his plant and cut flower business on South TIT''' Broadway to his late foreman, John L. An'm\ Russell. He still continues the cut flower Iji-t' business at h's city depot and will soon ; lift^y' build a range of rose houses at Winder- , "'"^^ mere, ten miles from the city. Trade has been first-class in every branch this spring and nearly every florist is enlarging the capacity of his estaVjlishment to better supply the demand, and avoid being obliged to have stock shipped in from the east, the expense of which is very heavy. Long Branch, N. J. — Mr. P. A. Schmitt, lately in charge of Mr. Hoey's fine place here, has removed to Glen- ville, O., to take the management of Mr. W. J. Gordon's well-known place near Cleveland. Mr. Schmitt is well and fa- vorably known in this section of the country as a good gardener, as well as a genial and pleasant gentleman. Under his able management, combined with the liberality of Mr. Gordon, we may expect to see the fine place at Glenville rank among the first in the country. We f^JJufii wish both a long and pleasant associ- withgiH, ation. . S !;;;;■ Madison, N. J. — A hail-storm was an ; '"""' " unwelcome visitor here May 2S. In some , places as much as three inches of hail lay on the ground at one time. But little glass was broken, owing to the fact that mostly double-thick glass is used here. ] Ingan A heavy thunder-storm accompanied the , """ hail, and a greenhouse on property of the lateJamesBryce, Esq., was struck by light- j J^ojJ ning, doing considerable damage to the , 10.0001 house and killing a large plant of azalea, i \l^^^ The storm traveled in a northeasterly di- j Hemn rection and nearly reached Summit, but : young finally passed in the direction of sur- I thing 1 rounding hill.s. Have not heard of any ' other damage in this section. ' ttiou Des Moines, Ia.— Decoration day .'(Vx'ill,',' brought a good demand for cut flowers, niiini: principally in the way of memorial pieces ; be'rai for private parties. Flowers were scarce, | "'"es. owing to unfavorable weather. Snow- JUsaui balls, tulips and hyacinths were out of bloom, while pa^onies, syringas and out- door roses were not forward enough for use. Soldiers' graves were decorated with anything that could be picked up — wild or cultivated flowers. In lieu of flowers there was a good demand for potted plants in bloom, to plant on cem- etery lots. The month of May (our plant- ing season) was cold and dry most of the time, putting many people out of the notion of flower gardening. This week was almost cold enough for frost. R. L. B. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. ) cents a line ( ent (nr wnuio ouy on easy terms dress, with particulars, B2, CHre Am. Florist, Chicago. yoiinp married man, acquainted profits, or would like 271 South ave.i Rochester, N. Y —A practical , SUTTox, Ocala, Fla. experienced r . giving age, nationality and^refer '^'SrHAY.V OLDS. Riverside, I 'bcr and industrious habits the shipping trade and all ■ I lit and hard wooded plants lull with best of referenfte care Am. I'^lorist, Chicago. eliable party with i Icnowledge of the I arge of a well established and rapid- F«!^na; MK . m.'k. 'i" ^ u'Mnclii".ts. r, Peabody. K leallhy perdo/e. LE- 2.000 storm King .losKiMi V. Hon "^Ai.i., Salem, Ohio. lieultli'.' . ''>'l Must .li' inil.lc iVipiMni'trade in the 1(I,(1I<1, S 'I'e 'r>'i'i'« Popu- failfng lorist. , 104 Seminary Aye., 1 after May 20; there are ^HEELEB. gardener, Belm Z'i?t:"M: ty-four acres Wished since iiiess. Address, Baitin J.O It SALB-Fourgreenh with ioo feet ground. 'for *2..'-*P0; jy city store with or without biillil- ise. with greenhouse ill rear; very SALE-Weil established florist bnslne.ss In fast growing city in Northern Indiana, with nhabitaiits. railroad center, only greenhouses in liidlannuollsand Michigan City; 2000 square ' glass, with stock of plants, Marechal NIel, )sa and Lainarque rosea through all the 1; 150 feet front on Main St.; water works; orchard; frame house with four rooms: every- n complete order. Price, $2..'i00. Address, C, care American Florist, Chicago. florist business, paying within I liirgo wholesale business whlc Ime. Only those meaning bus A. i. SwAi.M, Haielton, Pa. 1887. The American Florist, 447 New Roses of 1886. AMERICAN BEAUTY, W. F. BENNETT, THE BRIDE, PAPA GONTIER, COMTESSE DE FRIGNEUSE, MARQUIS DE VIVENS, r choice and standard i J. N. JVLAY Rose Grower, SUMMIT, N. J. NnvEltiES in HnsEs. N0YEOTIE3 IN GER^NI«M3. The new French (ieraniuma for IH8«wiUhe ready for shipment Septemhcr ir). Twelve of the ver.v flncBt out of this year's new ones: Glory of France, Kenan, Sergeant BoblUet, Arc en-Ciel. etc. The New Roaes embrace some very promisiD;,' varieties. ComtesB de Freigneuse, Mad. David. OamiUe Rqouz, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for deecriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stock. hiIaL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigneuse" nett" shape, color of "M. Neil, larger than a duck's egg; a perpetual bloomer. I am now booking orders for delivery from March to May, of this rose, as well as of the grand new Hybrid, " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn. 1886, «»lll be ready (or delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as well as my general Catalogue, free on application. A splendid lot of "Perle des Jardins," " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme. Gabriel Luizet," "Paul Nerou," • 'Magna Charta" and .similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN (Calvados) FRANCE. l.ly at very reasonable prices- Am 11,-aiili- /iifi.i iktitlirr. If. I'. Jlri, uril . Hi,- 111 id,'. H,r .M.nr.lv. I..1 FianCf, Genl. Jacq, Perle des laiciiiis. X'lpli.i.'^. r. .Mniiiii. .lA A'./A,"' ''' /■".c""'v^i."Iiieu Pearl). Sou^ de Victor //»i;', 1A„V"'^™ /"^:,^ (■,»«,//,• AV°°.l/<7;x' ■"•"/,■./<■ h'aiii.l. Jl.iviri, BiidiUon. Exadelpiic, Comtesse Ho'iandr i_'li,,i:,iil .Mad. David, Claudius Level, Edmund de Biamat, Suzanne Blanchet, Souvenir de Adiiiii.il I '.<;,;/■,/, I'niiiirsse George de Roquelte Buisson. Set of 14 for $5, and very reasonable per dozen "'"'hydrangea GRANDIFLORA-^ 5*^«a//v.-/»m««^ 5-to^, strong open ground Mauls ,iIIm-,-'. ,;i /...,' Also /(i/)ii« ludas. Tue-M White Weigela Candida, Weigela HoHensis Nevia, /,;/,„,/s,„., /:■ \,'.,,,mnn lOuutuml kusa A'«i,'0.«!, and a full line of all the best //orrfy SAra***?)^ and ( 7/«//.;;,' ; m ' i 1 i -. I ,/;/. /»/■>/> l',itii^ K^ o or o K» Y- 6,000 Names of (Z/trc) PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Tho^. Young, Jp., \ Co, Wholesale Florists, Incorporated 1885, 23 West 23d St., JTEW YORK. GEORGE MULLEN -WHOLESALE KLORIST, — jl 17 CH.ipM.iN' Pl.ace. (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telephone. Teleeraph or Express early i orit^'di J. C. VAUGHAN, W H()Li-s.ALi'. (giiT F lowers Direct all rut rtowcr orders to cut flower department VAnCHAN'S SEED STORE, 42 La saiie St.. CHICAGO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of shipping c^''"" " " other Flowers, caretull Western ami MiddK ' ully packed, s sent immediately ^ HAMMOND & HUNTER, Cut Flowers tc^' Florists' Supplies 57 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchants OF CUT F'lvOWEIiS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid to shipping. Mention Ameuica.n Florist. C. Strauss & Co. Telephone 977-3. WASHINGTON. D. C. Grower of and Wholesale Dealers in ROSES AND OTHER CUT FLOWERS. 1000 Puritan Planted for coming Winter. CUT FLOWERS shipped c. t). D.. Telephone connection. Use A. F. Coae when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc.. Address. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. John Breitmeyer & Sons, Cor. Gratiot and Miami Aves., DETROIT, U/holesale Qit plowers Roses, Carnations, Tulips, Lily of the Valley, Jon- auils and eiwd assortment of other choice flowers shipped in any desired quantity on short notice. 450 The American Florist. June i§, New York. Vrank Hainilton has been very sick. G. Stuiiipf sails for Europe the iSth iiist. \V. S. Allen is now handlin;;; John Taylor's roses. liutler & Lee are going to open at liar Harbor for the season. John Henderson, of Flushing has just completed three large rose houses. Albert Benz leaves this month for Eu- rope, and it is rumored that Thorley is going. Siebrecht & Wadleyr.re doing some fine work on the grounds of E. H. Johnson, Esq., at Greenwich, Cor.u. John Reid has put np three houses 250 feet long, of the most approved kind, with spruce benches and locust supports. They cost |i 4,000. .\n elaborate design — a large plateau with the American flag in relief, was the ■ floral souvenir presented to James G. Blaine when he sailed on the Ems the Sth inst. Peter Henderson's store is covered from cellar to roof with wire supports for moon flowers, which are being grown in boxes on the roof and will curtain the entire building. There has been a generous revenue to florists from school commencements. Bouquets and favors of a costly makeup are ordered for graduates, for if there is one thing a school-girl will have it is flowers. Robert C. Owens, for eleven years an employe of Jacob G. Bebus, the Broad- way florist, committed suicide May 29. For a long time he has been suffering at intervals from severe neuralgic pains in his head, and the act was probably com- mitted during one of these paroxysms of pain. The last week in May and first in June have been lucrative ones with our florists. Weddings have been numerous and deco- rations elaborate. In this city selected flowers always bring a good price. In fact, people are ready to pay more at this time when the market is glutted with inferior bloom. Some of our florists are making them- selves popular by sending flowers to the Flower Mission. Choice bloom is highly appreciated by the ladies of the mission, who reserve it to send to hospitals where the patients are of a class to appreciate it. Most of the flowers forwarded to the mission are from country gardens, and there is considerable rubbish among con- tents of boxes. JANESVILLE. Wl.s. — Memorial day trade was very good. A great many pot plants were sold ; I think more than usual. The flower trade was mostly bouquets and loose bunches. Walter Helms is preparing to build an additional house, 20 x 35. Narcissus Glory of Leyden. Our illustration of this new narcissus was taken from the .specimens exhibited on May 10 at the meeting of the Royal Hort. society. This flower has Emperor as one of its parents, and, as will be ob- served, takes much after it in form, and its color is very near that of Emperor, but is perhaps a shade lighter. The real value of this latest addition to the bicolor section, however, consists of the great size of the flower, an idea of which may- be gathered from the figure. This vari- ety was exhibited on the above-named occasion by Messrs. Barr & Son, who ob- tained a first-class certificate for it. The raiser is Mr. De G.raaf, of Leyden. — (,'ai- deneis' Chronicle. HKKC\SSUS G\.0W 0? \-tXDtU, The Tulip. Haarlem, Holland, which in the height of the tulip mania was the metropolis of the tulip bulb trade is still the home of the bulb growers. In .'\pril and May the suburbs for miles around are all aglow with color. Whole fields of hyacinths and tulips in a bewildering variety of colors ma\' be seen to the south and west of the town, and everywhere the conver- sation is in regard to the probable crop of bulbs for the season. FA'ery one has heard of the "Semper .Augustus," which was sold two and a half centuries ago for 13,000 florins, of the " .-\dmiral Enkheuzen," which brought 5,000, of the " .\dmiral I.iefken- shoek," valued at 4,000, of the English tourist who had to pay the latter sum for an ".\dniiral von der Eyck," which he had thoughtlessly peeled with his pen-knife, or of the sailor who ate with his raw herring a bulb worth ten years of his earnings, under the idea that it was an onion, and "a rather poor one at that." Those days are past. It is questionable if many florists would know a " Semper .Augus- tus " or an " Admiral Lielkenshoek " if they saw it. All the tulips sold iu the Netherlands do not bring a fourth of the 10,000,000 guilders which a single Dutch town in those days cleared by one year's sale, and a speculator would require to make a very close "corner' ' in bulbs before he could hope to net the 6<>,(x)n florins which the Amsterdam speculator won by his ventures in the course of four months. However, the taste has not (juite gone out of Holland. .\ Dutchman wiirgivo a better jnice for a tuli]i lluui any other person, and the wealUiy merchant of Rotterdam or I'trecht still shows his plots to a visitor with the same pride that men of more conventional tastes exhibit their horses or their pictures. But the tulip mania died hard. .\s late as iSoo, it is said that 15 guineas were given for a "Don Ouevedo," and as late as 1S35 a single " Fannie Kemble " brought at a London auction £-$, while a Chelsea nurseryman priced another at as high as 200 guineas, though whether he sold it is not mentioned. To the flor- ist of to-day who buys his tulips at from |io to |20 a thousand, the fabulous prices named seemed wonderful indeed. H. Brooklyn, N. Y. — .\ florist named Dennis Phillips recently called at the charities olTice and told a curious story to the clerk: He had been an inmate of the Flatbush asylum, where he was sent a year ago. after having been arrested for attempted suicide. He had followed the occupation of florist in Dutch Kills, Queens county, having there property valued at f3,oi^:BE>:x:^^;^, 1. C. WOOD & BRO.. FISHKILL, N. Y. CARNATIONS. •SMALL I'LAXTSaiid HOOTED CUTTINGS Florets 50 cents per hundred. THOJS. I^. JSEJA.Iv, UNIONVILLE, Chester Co., PA. OUT WITH THE LATEST! CARWATIOIVr - CULTURE No Carnation Grower should be without this book. The only standard work in Europe or America, and is recognized as authority on this important plant. Price, $1.50. Table of Contents free. I^OItA. r^. IvA-lMiBOBeiV, Box S93. Alliance, Ohio. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. 452 The American Florist. June IS, From the Gardeners' Chronicle. Caleonema Album.— This very pretty evergreen shrub is used at the Cape in boucjuets, in the same manner as adi- antunis are ordinarily used. The scent is pleasant and the foliage outlasts that of ferns tenfold. The plant is raised from seed. Cinerarias. — The usual method of propagating cinerarias is from seed, but if it is desired to perpetuate any particu- larly desirable kind, it may be done by propagating from offsets. As the plants go out of flower about the end of April, cut off the flower stems, and place the plants in a cool house near the glass ; or if danger of frost is over, a cold frame will do as well as anywhere. Growths will soon be produced from the base of the stems, and during the month of June they may be taken off with a portion of roots attached, each offset to be planted in a small pot, and the whole of them must be placed in a close frame or hand- glass until roots have formed in the pot- ting soil, when they must gradually be inured to more air and light. After being well established they must be pot- ted on and treated exactly like the seed- lings. Selaginellas.— Those of trailinghab- it, such as S. csesia, are indispensable for draping over the sides of silver epergnes, or to be used in a cut state to mix with cut flowers in centre glasses, etc., while the compact growers are equally invalu- able for covering the surfaces of vases containing table plants. S. denticulata, S. variegata, S. Poulteri, S. Emiliana, S. Mertensi, S- M. variegata, S. apoda and S. csesia ai'e amongst those most suitable for dinner-table decoration. S. apoda needs a warm glace in which to grow, and requires frequent replanting to keep it from dying out. SURPLUS STOCK OF CARNATION ROOTKl) CUTTINGS in sand, of large, healthy plants. PER IW) Grace Wilder and Century %\M Chester Pride, Bdwardsli and De Graw, Lady Cash must accompany each - This advertisciiient will appear but once. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Chester CO.. Pa. BEERHORST & CO., SASSENHEIM, (near Haarlem) HOLLAND HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, and all other dutch bulbs. Catalogue fuee on application. Wm.S. Ewell&Son, — j f lorist s! — HOU;ard St., (Near Bird Street Station) DORCHESTER, MASS. Boston IVIarket. Largest variety of PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN. 50.000 PANSY PLANTS, Best variety, in dower, $3.U0i per hundred. 30,000 GERANIUMS, Gen. W. S. Hancock, Gen. Grant, Linenon Smith, Mad. Salleroi, Mt. of Snow. H. W. Longfellow, Bishop Wood. Mad. Thibaut, Jealousy. Gladstonli, H. H. Hunnewell and other kinds, in 4-ln pots.good strong plants. Good stock of Coleus va . Cobea Nasturtiums, Asters. Thunbcrgia, Ampelopsis Veitchll, Heliotrope. Fuchsias. 6 and fi-in. pots, and a variety of other plants. We have Caladium Esculentuni, from ,'j to 7-in. pots, 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, «2 to »4 per doz. , 2S to 60 cents each. Mention Florist. 30,000 Smilax Plants For Sale, from 3-iuch rose pots, by C. STRAUSS & CO., Capitol Greenhouses, WASHINGTON. D. C. ybrWsl'roses, 2V6"-incfi pots. .".""!:.'..'...!".■.?.'!.. ; " Gen. Jacqueminot i teas, Bennetts, Am. Beauty, 2-in. pots i; ose. tea. The Bride, 2^-in. pots ... 1: ■ assorted. 4-in. pots 11 irnations, Hinze's White, strong DUTCH BULBS! ($atal0(?dje5 09 application. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Wholesale Grower of Excelsior, Pearl and var. Tuberose, Eulalias var. and zeb. Arundo donax var., and collector of Zephranthes Atamasco. Spartanburg:. S. C. /ny QatalO(5d(?s WHOLESALE AND DESCRIPTIVE for 1SS7, of Bedding Plants, Roses, Palms, Orchids, mailed to all applicants. Large stock of the following on hand at cheap rates: Ampelopsis Veitchii, various sizes Tea, and Hybrid A'o.sf.s, all the leading sorts, named CVirv.?a«Mf>«;^f«.s, Dmcaa Indivisa, various sizes Echei'erias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lu tescens, in lyi, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforthia Elegans, Oreo- doxa R:gia, Corypha Anstralis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wedelliana, Cham erops Excelsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Phcenix Rupicola, Phoenix Tennis, Keniias o sorts. Glazinova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given ou application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, Stein^vay's, A-storia, L. I. BXJI^BS! IMPORT PRICES READY J. C. VAUGHAN, Please get our Rates. HERMAN BUDDENBORG, WHOLESALE GROWER OF ALL KINDS OF Dutch Bulbs and Roots, special quotations for large quantities zvill be given quality at the very lozvesl prices is .i HILLEGOM, near Haarlem, application, while p> ranteed. HOLLAND. DONT RE AD THI S. WHY? Why, SEGERS & CO., Bulb Growers, I/55£, near Haarlom, HOLLAND, Europe, Are offering in their Catalogue for the coming season, White Hyacinths at $26.00 per 1000; White Tulips at $6.50 per 1000, and Scarlet van Thol Tulips at $4.00 per 1000. How eari they sell them r^it tliat prioe? all Holland grown Bulbs and Bulbous Roots, will be mailed by 1887. The American Florist. 453 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. A.. IIJiS-VEJEJie, THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzaiig, Holki LS. BREMONDFILS. - - Ollioules, Fran ngiflorum.etc, for Fall dcU^ CHAS. SMITH & SON, (Caledonia Nursery,) GUERNSEY. ENGLAND. Tuberose BULBS. l»4t Ovif»lit>', EVER-BLOOMING ROSES Michel Plant&Seed Co. 7«I8 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Dutch Bulbs. R. van derSchootSi. Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. HyacinthSiTulipSjCrocLJS Narcissus, Liliee, Etc. Intending purchasers, before or deriiig Bulbs, write usfora Catalogue. Afeutiou Am. Florist. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, NEW YORK. POLMAN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, WHOLESALE ONLYl We have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMS 'JLlil^^lVariety, GERANILTMS "P^^'« «"'» single, very beat kindg. HELIOTROPES JOin^KHili: FUCHSIASIi«:ii?I«''0«na?^ FU^TTSTaS 8Be»tIfewKind8. Begonia MetaUica. AbutUon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want any of the .ibove, as all the plauts are strong, iu fine condi- tion and sure to please. ?% Is Miisii ism & ttoiii^ EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. Seeds GOOD THINGS FOR THE Garden & Greenhouse Biillis Fresh stock of .Slaiulard vSorts and Novelties in Flower Seeds from Paris and Erfurt. A large stock of Pearl Tuberose extra size and well-kept Bulbs. Lily Auratum, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Caladium Esculentum, large bulbs. Clematis, and a full line of Spring Bulbs and Plants. 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. D utch B ulbs IRECT FROM THE GROWERS. , Tulll Nar Ran Lily of Dielytrn. HEADQUARTERS FOR FORCING BULBS. The only warehouses facinKthe waterside withall the latest improvements for packing, drying and export. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. WHOLESALE DEALER IX 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. J. J. Van Loghem, H.AARLEM, Holland. If desiring really first- class roots at n-ioderate prices, -write for IPrice I^ist. (Wholesale only.) SEGERS BROTHERS, Growers of Such as Hijacinths. Tutips. Croeitses, Xarcissus. Liliinns, JLily of the Valley, Anemones, Mtinuiieiilu.s, Spit-tvaj Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholesale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. Bulbs! Bulbous Roots! HULSEBOSCH BROS., n.near Haarlem, Holland. growers of whose firm there resides a fee on application. Address P. O. Box 3118. New York City Bne mixed, per Il». $.).U0. Tulipa, fine mixed, per 100, $1.00. DUTCH BULBS. Catalogueafree on application Lowest prices«nd finest quality. 454 The American Florist. June 15, Trouble at Both Ends. The accoiiipaiijiug sketch is from life, and we tloubt not that it illustrates an incident in the experience of nearly every man in the retail plant trade. It also thoroughly illustrates the florist's busi- ness as it is, and not as it is occasionally pictured by the daily press; the slightest neglect or oversight at one end producing consequences at the other fully as disas- trous as the incident shown in the sketch. The successful man keeps a firm grip on both ends and takes no chances. Azalea Mollis.— This azalea is very valuable for forcing purposes. Plants of it potted up in summer and kept out of doors until hard frost sets in force better than plants otherwise treated, and the flowers are more persistent than in the case of plants newly imported from France and Belgium. This is a fact worth knowing; and as it is found by experience that the varieties of A. mollis are not so well adapted for outdoor culture— ex- cept under very favorable circumstances — as for greenhouse work, and seeing they are easily managed, they should be extensively grown where there is con- venience for forcing. The flowers are of various beautiful shades of color, and all very showy, and the blossoms are borne in fine trusses, which are often equal in size to those of the rhododendron. Then the plants are of bushy growth, deciduous, and perfectly hardy. The following are a few of the best varieties: Alphonse Lavallee, bright orange, shaded with scarlet, and spotted with citron ; Baron E. de Rothschild, dark red, spotted with yellow ; Chevalier de Reali, .straw-white, merging into creamy yellow ; Conite de Gomer, lovely rose, spotted with or- ange ; Isaliella Van Houtte, dark nan- keen, spotted with orange ; Consul I'e- cher, rose spotted with dark orange ; Dr. Leon Vignes, white, shaded with nan- keen, and spotted with orange ; and scar- let La Grande, orange scarlet, the best of all in color. It should be stated that the spots are confined to the upper segments of the flowers. From some nurserymen seedlings of Comte de Gomer, Consul Pecher, Isabella Van Houtte, and one or two other distinct varieties can be had and if these have been transplanted twice and are ten inches or twelve inches in height and bushy, they will be found admirable for pottin'g-Hp for forcing purposes. As a matter of cour.se, seedlings can be bought at a much cheaper rate than the propagated named varieties. R. D. London Garden. Portland Cement.— This material may be used for repairing the woodwork of hothouses and all kinds of structures where heat and moisture cause decay in wood. The lower part of the door jaml)S and the sills soon become decayed and dilapidated, and I find by experience that these can best be repaired and rendered durable with the above cement. Take one and one-half yards of Portland ce- ment, mix well together, and make soft ke mortar, then remove all the decayed parts of the sills or uprights of any parts in the woodwork, put a few nails into the old wood to hold on the cement, then place a straightedge in front of the dilap- idated parts, and fill all the holes up with the cement; bevel the surface of a sill so that water can ruu off. I have used cement for repairing wood for four- teen years, and have found from experi- ence that the treatment will preserve wood for many years although partly de- caved.— H'. S.. in Gardeners- Chronicle. Chrysanthemum Sceur Melanie— Those who have not grown this variety will do well to give it a trial during the coming season ; either in the form of large or small plants it is almost une- qualled for freedom of flowering. It is pure white, and an advantage it posses- ses over other kinds consists in the man- ner in which its flowers all open simulta- neously, a grand property where cut flowers are wanted, as in many instances side buds must be sacrificed, the center one generally opening some little time before the others. Capital plants about two feet high of this variety can be grown in 7-inch pots, with from six to ten spikes, each being furnished over a foot in length with blooms. Such plants are preferable to others more bushy in character. Bushy plants take up more room, and are not nearlv so useful. Nothing can be better for fining jardinieres at the foot of large mirrors than plants grown like those just described. Any time during February is suitable for taking cuttings. Strike them in the usual way, either singly in small pots or three or four in large ones. As soon as rooted, pinch out the point of each plant and place it at once in a cold frame, giving as much air as possible to keep all sturdy. If large plants are want- ed, top the shoots once or twice more, pot on as required into the sized pots named, carefully and freely watering during the hot da}S in summer, as a loss in foliage disfigures the plants. No dis- budding should be done ; on the contra- ry, allow all on each stem to develop, as on that the peculiar beauty of this variety depends. E. Molyneux. London Garden. Salvia Tricolor.— This handsome lit- tle foliage plant is used with fine effect as a border in carpet bedding in some of the Chicago parks, and if it could be propa- gated more readily, it would be largely used. The plants do well after they start, anil are very effective" when bedded. STOCK for one of the oldest anrt best known firms in the coiuitry. Honorable and steady employment, at good wages, for capable, enerijetie men. Apply al once. Address. DKAWKK 'JSr., Koolicster, N. Y. COMMERCIAL HOTEL 0HICA.Q0, Oirrrs uniMiiialed facilities to Ueleeatcs tu National Convention. Engage your room now. eitlier by letter or telegram, at expense of the house. This Hotel is one of the largest and finest houses of its class in the country; having a fine south and east frontage, pa.ssenger elevator, electric liglits, bath rooms and all modern imiirovements. RATES $2.00 A DAY. [Challenire Ventilator. Witho jt a rival either in Cost. Speed in oper- ating Security in cas - of stor ns. No Simple Liability to Breal( in construction or get ou perfect t of order in oper ilion Quaker City Machine Works, RICHMOND, IND. h:hoi>oi:>e;ivi>i«oivs Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The great English Rhododendron growers, we are prepured to furnish Rhododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices lower than ever before offered in this country. Orders now stilicited foi M.'ELLIoff'QOr'Rts'burgh, Pa. GEO. A. SOLLY & SON'S BOOK OF PLANS For Carpet and Ornamental Flower Beds. With many it is a dlflicult tasit to lay out a carpet )ed, nr fanev Oesicn on the lawn, ami perhaps more Ilfticult tn chtinsi'ilic pr-'per plants tt^ harmonize, so ^i:':";,;;;ilu!; GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. riireo N.« l-atltrns. Low ITi. .■... <;oo workniaiisliiii. Tn inty-on.- ol lier varietie ^^ess ^ T ^ ^ . oi:.\KiN n CO.. s . - I-hilat-r 100, *IOO.OO ptr 1000. J. KADLETZ, Box 170. STAPLETON. NEW YORK. Papa - • - GONTIER The undersigned has now ready for shipment a fine stock of this new Rose ; al,so all the leading varieties of Tea and H. T. Roses. iVrite for particulars to JOHN H. TAYLOR, BAYSIDE, L. I., N. Y. ■iie. .Ht/y. The Opinion Of * * * A Conservative Man Flushing, N. Y., May 25th, 18S7. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., Gciitlcnioi : — In aii.swer to your inquiry respecting my opinion of the PURITAN ROSE, I have to .state that I was very favorably impressed with the "flowers shown by Mr. Evans at the Chrysanthemum Exhibition of the New York Hort. Society, in November. Since then I have had an opportunity of seeing it in the greenhouses of Mr. Evans on several different occa- sions, and always found it in bloom; thus showing that it is a persistent flowerer, and I expect it will fill a long felt want of a large white, sweet-scented rose, as a companion to Magna Charta, American Beauty and other large colored roses for fall and winter blooming. The foliage is also remarkably fine, and well up to the flower like its parent Mabel Morrison. Yours very truly, John Hender.son. Mr. Henderson has given emphasis to his opinion by buj'ing i ,000 plants of the PURITAN. We have an immense stock of AMERICAN BEAUTY in 2 1-2, 3, 4 and 5-inch pots, which we wish to close out, and will quote special low prices. The stock is in perfect condition. :b. a.. E^i^rviooro^ oo., PITTSBURG, PA. 456 The American Florist. y II lie i^. New Ornamental Trees. One of the finest trees I saw in Jvuropc last summer was Acer Gninala, a north- ern Asiatic species, nearly allieil to the admirable Japanese maples, A. polymor- phum and its varieties that are so beau- tiful and popular on the Atlantic coast, but unfortunately too tender in leaf to stand oiu- hot, scorching western suns in summer, and our cold, trying winters. Acer Guinala has the same delicate, tinted and finely cut foliage of the Japan- ese maples, and is also extremely hardy. It is a small-sized, round-headed, beauti- ful little tree, that will be a general favorite when known. Another superb, majestic tree is the variegated tulip tree (Liriodendrou tuli- pifera folis variegatus), possessing all the statehness of the common tulip tree, with each leaf finely bordered with a silver band in summer, which changes to golden toward autumn. This tree being so difficult to graft, will maintain a fair price for the next fifty years. .Vnother — about the newest ornamental tree in France — is the tricolor beech (Fa- gus purpurea tricolor), a purple-leaved beech, with its leaves finely bordered with a bright rose-colored band. This is very constant, and very striking. The price is also verys/n'thii;: to a poor man — only 12.00 for a little tree a foot high. The method of propagating beeches, birches and some other trees in the French nurseries is a novel one. If you are going to propagate cut-leaf weeping birch, first get a good-sized bushy tree, ten or fifteen feet high — as bushy as pos- sible. Then pot seedlings of common birch in 3ji-iuch pots, and grow them a year, to become well established. Then loosen some of the roots of the large tree, so that it can be bent over into nearly a horizontal position, and secured there, without preventing its continued growth. Then bring your potted plants, and graft by approach (inarch) until all the branches near the ground have been grafted into a potted seedling. Then build a scaffold three feet from the ground, and another six feet, and set on these other potted plants, and graft these in same manner, until sometimes 1,000 plants are grafted into one tree. The grafts are simply tied with soft string, without wax. They seem to unite quickly, and with very few failures. As soon as well united, the graft is cut loose from the mother tree, and it returned to its upright position until it regains its vigor, and is readv for another attack. Dunreith, Ind. ' E. Y. Tea.s. Pinks. — Mr. D. McOillivray, Brattle- boro, Vt., sends a few blooms of a seedling pink of the picotee class, of a very pecu- liar color, which might be described as a satiny lavender striped irregularly willi reddish pink. The ground color is hand- some when closely examined but of a nondescript appearance at a short dis- 25,000 Azalea Iiidica, 15,000 Camellias. Orders for fall delivery now booked. For de- scriplive catalogue address, C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP, N. Y. -^ -— -z They will la.st a life- time and you will not he T-rz ^X ~ y troubled with fungus from rotting wood. They i~^ ^^^^ "~~ transmit bottom heal 1 ."^"=^ better than wood. INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES SLATES THKV .\RK AS Ihcapaslood Price, $22.50 for 1,000 sq. feet of surface. SLATES 1-3 m. THICK, 20, 22, 24 INCHES LONG. Northern New JKRSEY, JOHN N. MAY, Summit N. J. New York and New England, SIEBRECHT & WAULEY, 409 Fifth Ave., N. Y. From riTTsnuRcii West, j ""^^.^^ .^i?^ f^r"'"" t"''c \T^-<, v^ ■ IT. C. \ AUGHAN, 42 La balle ht., Chicago. CRAIG & TiRO.. 4gth and Jlarket Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. CHAS. S. PRICE, Lansdowne, Pa. THE /Im^rieap plori5t Qompapy's 'DIRECTORY- FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, .^SEEDSMEN, OF THE United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch ol the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference, .\ddrcss AMBRICAN FLORIST CO., 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. rSSj. The American Florist. 457 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS ESTABLISHED : ORCHIDS. LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Enclose 2-cent stamp £or our new cntalogue. con- taining Practical Hints on KrowinB the ••Queen of Klowers." OverSO.OOO line plants to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. a.hkac KKMJincii:, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. NARCISSUS 40.000 FEET OF ORCHID CULTIVATION. ure in drawing the siive and most complete collections of these, which covers an extensive acreaRe. For sale this season including all the popular Forcing i MODERN HYBRIDS. Priced descriptive catalogue of tliese and ni Special Offers for Three Months. All the best flowering and best paying sorts in the following collections : I15.1XJ Collection, fifteen good plants, five varieties. 25.00 " twenty-five good plants, ten varieties. 35.00 " thirty-five " fifteen varietes. 5o.o(j " fifty " t\vent3--five varieties. 100.00 " one hundred and ten " fifty varieties. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. PLANT Si ^BULBS Will be mailed free upon application to fHOMAS S.WARE, jHale parm f/urserii^s, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND- CHRYSANTHEMUMS. ROSES. All the leading forcing varieties. Contracts made now for delivery in May and June. Get your stock irom our tine, healthy plants. Del. Co. Lansdowne, Pa. D A M C I r n RT T V I 't'he erandejst collection ever rAlHoltjO UlVlyl ! ottered, IncludUiB AL: the late.st Novelties, our Seed is warranted to be Fresh. Pure and strictly First-Class. Send for new Circular and Special Price List to the Trade. AI-BERT BKNZ, Donslaston, Jf. Y. SPECIAL OFFERS For Fruit and Ornamental Tr.-ps, Shrubs, Small Kruils, ISulbs and other i)lants ,soli< iteil by FmK& CO., NURSERYMEN, Apartado 484. CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, K-.iio(i:illv for Fhirist use. R per bale. Peat n.iit per Mil. slK-et or I-ofi moss. $2 per bbl.. Pitcher plants, :i «;-,,, ii>in novelty, Sa per d02. j.\ li.pndium in its season at lowest prices per Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta, Wis. 5eedsmen, plorists, |\furserymen, IMPORTING BULBS R. VAN DER SCHOOT &. SON. 'Grind yo""" ^'^'^ ^^ne shells. _^H|0 Meal, oyster Shel lllfiBlfliByNI GRARAM FLOUR, and Co iBBMKfn ll "> "'< $5.00 HAND MILL a-. ^B^^s^J^ wilion's paiciiti. 100 per cent »^^»'^^^ more made ,n keep.i.e pdtJLTRY. Also POWER MILLS anil FARM FEET) MILLS. BROS.. Easton.Pa. Men applic WILSON Delegates to the 11 travel piiiimap C;ar CI 9(5 Every Florist Should have our New Trade Directory. Messrs. I. C. Wood & Bro., Fishkill, N. Y., have used "Grape Dust" to considerable extent. Mr. Wood sa^'s: "We find it to do the work nicely. It leaves the foliage clean and is cheap." Gi'£ii3e r»».ist liilli* JVJilclt.''s.-v'. Ti'>' It. Address. SLUG SHOT, FISH KILL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. ""?-" Spring Sales of Bedding Plants Etc., Every Wednesday & Saturday at lo a. m. UNTIL JUNE 11, 1887. Any one wishing to consign plants to our sales can send by freight and notify us. We will take proper care of them. RATES OF Commission i2>^ per cent, for selling and three per cent, for advertising. References, any of the Florists about Boston. Aiutioyi Room, Corner Pearl & Purchase Sts. 63 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. 458 The American Florist. yujic 15, Cincinnati. A great bed of water lilies made a sim- ple but beautiful table decoration at a recent dinner. The decoration of a dinner table at the (jueen City club was a floral vase, made up entirely of roses. b'rauk Huntsman made a very pretty basket for a "sweet girl graduate," of simple blue corn flowers and lilies. It was odd, and took well. There is some talk of a chrysanthe- mum show to be given here this fall. B. P. Critchell and Harry Sunderbruch are leading spirits in the enterprise. At one of the June weddings the brides- maids carried huge bouquets each con- taining four dozen full-blown La France roses. They were nearly as big as the maids themselves. A very odd decoration made f<5r a grave up in the state was a chain of flowers twent\-one feet in length ; it was stretched about the mound. The links were of mixed flowers. Across the grave the name of the dead was worked in flowers, and at the foot lay an open book of white blossoms. A mammoth locomotive was the design made up by the Floral Exchange for a dead engineer's bier. It was over four feet in length. The boiler was of white Snow pink.s and Niphetos roses. The cab of Perles and candytuft ; the tender of lilies and roses, and the smoke-stack of roses. A hammock entirely filled with roses and pieonies swung from the organ loft of a Walnut Hills church during a wed- ding this week. Instead of having a professional do the work, the bride's friends volunteered in the labor of love and purchased flowers from every florist in town. The result was they had so many they didn't know what to do with them. Hence the hammock was brought into prominence. Ren Mulford, Jr. GROWTAGE'S PATENT I l> \\ I I IIDl I I'l 1 I V.-J- hi \. « 1 .Ik ll..rtnultiiiiil Society. Illustrated Circular mailed on application. 76 Myrtle Avenue. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Cypress • Bhrs, THE Best Sa$l7 Bar 09 ^artt^, Better tl^ap C;edar. Plain Bars i^lgxi V ^ <^'s- P^'' '^°°' lineal. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. O Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in STRAW||j;«/|, WICKER CI LT KOR SCHOOL COMMENCEMKNTS ANIJ Sl'RINO TRAUE IN OEXEKAL. FX@HA]L WIS© PEei^HS. JAS. ORIFFITII, THE :: PIONEER " MANUFACTURER :: IN " THE :: WEST, 30S Main Street. - - CIIVCIXMATI, OHIO. SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. ©reeiihouse Pipe and Fittiniis Large quantities of our Pipe are m 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 Itle instruction being needed. GcEj'r 'THE :BKc( ■<..*.'.l t.^., 4.u Hennetki.., C, & Cu...4;V,l Viiii J,.«heiu..l..I 4." Herr, Albert 4^i VauKlian, J. C 44'.l, 4.Vi HiKley, Henry G 4.il Vestal.Joseph W 4.U Hill &Co 447 Ware.Thos.S J.iT Hillborn, W.T 447 Weathered, Thos. W..41JI Hitchiriiis A Co 45'.l Welch Bros 44'.) HonkHT H M 4.i'.l Whilldin Pottery Co. .46'.i Hul.-..|. ... h l;i.- iM WilksS. Mfg..Co 41* Ives,, I !l 4.1 Wilson Bros 4,W JaMM t, II 4,->s Wilson, Wm, C 4.i2 Jeiv.ii , K 4.7 Wolff, I.,. Mlg. Co 4,')8 ,I....-t. h, I II ;.',4'.'; Wood, I. C, & Bro....4.'.I Kii.ll,-!/, .1 4.-.,i I YnunK, Thos.,Ir..&C.. 44'.i Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of tlie I'. S. or Cana.la Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonial.^. Illustrated catalogue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOrilCULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. J'. M. GASSKK'Sl PAT. ZINC JOINTS For Butting Glass without Laps. M:ik..-li Mil ■mil .,\:ii.T tight. No breakage from H"i, - I I' ii.\l.\N. for Flues and Hot J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue, - - CLEVELAND, OHIO. — FOR — PAMPAS -:- PLUMES Address the Grower. J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal,, A. VIRGIEN, P.O. Box 3119, New York City, JMPROVEU BOILER^ FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HGUSES. ETC. .\I,S() KOR HK.\TING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE. VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Thos. i. WcattiGred, 40* 48 MARION ST., W Y. II^S" HlPcWm APPARATUS FOR CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 7G Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. TUB CEX.BBIS.A.'rED iriLKS WATER HEATER f For Heating GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES, BATHTUBS, ETC.. ETC. SBnd far Price List. S.WilksMfg.Co.., Cor. Monroe & Clinton Sts.. Chicago You Can't Afford To have shabby printing, or send imt a ciitiilogue that is not attractive, correct and well ilUistrateti. Toil can get the best work at low prices from THE FLORIST PRINTER Who has years of experience in this specialty, as well as plenty of fine cuts and good material for superior productions. Send for new circular, and estimates for anything, to J. Horace McFarland, For Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, HARRISBURG, PA. Improved Hot Water Boilers Kor Heatins Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO C^ist Iron ripe. Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. 'Soiirl for Ctit.-ilogvie. MYERS & CO. 1 173 So. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. G reenhouse H eatiivg BY .^TEA.\r. l;V HOT IfAT/^R. ff f OXl/fl/.V. I 77(\V .vrA. 1,1/ . I ,^Y) irATf-K. BXETKR IVIACHINK WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON, MASS. WORKS EXETER, N. H. line l^mmmn LFi@ii^ RmBrica is the Prow of the I/essel t ore may be mors comfort Rmidships but we a. e the first to tou ch Unknown Seas," Vol. II. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JULY 1, 1887. No. 46. fLNiii /Ali»iiil!@M} f iL@ieLi@ir Copyright, 1887, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by T/IE AMERICAN FLORTST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Society of American Craig, Philadelphia, Pres.; Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphi: annual meeting at Chicag( 18, 1S87. Lonsdale. :c'y. The third ugust 16, 17 and The Coming Meeting. I have to-day returned from a three days' trip to New York and vicinity. There is a very general disposition on the part of the florists of that section to go to the convention at Chicago in Au- gust. Nearly every one I met had made up his mind to so arrange his affairs as to be able to "get off." It is evident that the New Yorkers are awake and ap- preciate the benefits that may be derived from attendance at that meeting. I thought that 600 members present in Philadelphia last summer was a good showing, but feel sure that at least i ,«» members of the society will assemble in Chicago. Many of the eastern men have never been there, and as, contrary to the general impression formed since the passage of the inter-state commerce act, the prospect for getting favorable rail- road rates is good, it would be a great mistake for any to neglect the opportu- nity. The Seedsmen's association, now in session in Philadelphia, with less than fifty members in attendance, as well as the nurserymen meeting at Chicago this week, have obtained a reduction to a rate and a third, which was very difiicult for the florists to get last year, although their attendance was so large. RoBT. Craig. Subscriptions for the American Florist may be left with any of the following : Baltimore, R. J.Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Long Harry Sunderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. G. Campbell. Ha Iton, Ont., Webster Bros sburg. Pa. Thos. A. Cox & C J. Horace' McFarland. Toronto, Ont., Louisville, J. A. Simmers. George Thompson &( Washington, D. C, Sons. I L. Schmid & Sou; New Orleans, H. A. Despommier. Philadelphia, Edwin Lonsdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sous. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, Murdoch. St' Louis, Michel Plant Seed Co. Fran The Nurserymen's Convention. The twelfth annual meeting of the Nurserymen's association opened in Chi- cago June 15 and continued three days. The opening address by President C. L. Watrous was a well-prepared paper con- taining many valuable and practical hints. The education of the tree agent, or the selection of salesmen who under- stood the stock they were selling and could give reliable information to cus- tomers in regard to same, was a point re- garded as of vital importance to the trade. A valuable paper from Prof. Fernow, of New York, on the objects and work- ings of seed control stations, was read and well received. Prof. Fernow strongly emphasized the necessity of carefully selecting seeds and to plant none but those of a high standard, reminding hear- ers that not only the present crop but future ones were affected by the strength of the original seed. He also dwelt with force on the necessity for an official analysis of all seed placed on the market by growers, and described the methods employed in some European countries where this was accomplished by the es- tablishment of "seed control stations." A most excellent paper by Mr. Robert Douglas, of Waukegan, 111., revealed the fact that in the state of Kansas 147,340 acres had already been planted to forest trees, and that the number of acres planted in the state of Nebraska outnumbered the first-named state two to one. He claimed that while Europeans were endeavoring to teach us the principles of forestry, we were away ahead of them in practically solving the problem, and he believed that there was no cause for fear that the forests would ever become extinct in this country. He related how he had planted for a western railroad company two large plantations at an expense of only feo an acre, planting 2,500 young trees on each acre. In the discussion on the paper the necessity of guards against fires was urged, and it was recommended that work should be done toward securing laws which should make it a finable of- fense for railroads to run a locomotive without a screen over its smoke-stack to prevent fires from sparks. It was also stated that in two plantations in Kansas there were planted three millions of trees. When trees are planted thickly, pruning is found unnecessary, as they prune them- selves bv losing the lower branches from lack of' sunlight, and fall off without leaving a scar. A committee of three was appointed to memorialize the various railroad traffic associations, protesting against the pres- ent excessive freight rates charged on nursery stock, and endeavor to have it classed as third-class freight. The sum of I300 was appropriated to defray the expenses of the committee, as it was in- structed to personally appear before the meetings of the freight trafiic managers and present the arguments of the society. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows : President, C. L. Watrous, of Iowa ; Vice-president, L. G. Bragg, of Michigan ; Secretary, D. Wilmot Scott, of Illinois, and Treasurer, A. R. Whit- ney, of Illinois. Executive committee — S. D. Willard, of New York ; Leo Welz, of Ohio, an (2 u 4-inch 4-inch 4-inch 4-inch 4-iuch 4-inch 4-inch 4-inch 2><-iuch 2>^-inch 2;4-inch Akron, O larger 1 :oo I 00 I 20-I 50 I 20 300 150 I 50 50 50 50 Augusta, Ga. . . . Baltimore, Md. . . ' , larger 'r:'o° I OO-I 50 I 50-2 00 I 50-2 00 2 00 I OO-I 50 75 1 50 I OO-I 50 2 00 50 50 2 50-5 00 200 2 50-5 00 200 Birmingham, Ala. . . larger 1 50 200 150 2 (_» 75 75 75 Bismarck, Dak. . . less 300 300 2 00 2 00 400 350 75 75 I 00 Buffalo, N. Y. . . . double I 50-200 1 50 300 150 300 2 00-300 3 00-4 CXJ 60 50 75 Camden, N. J . . . larger I oo-i 25 I 25 I 25-1 75 I OO-I 25 400-550 4 50-7 50 2 25-4 50 < 50-3 50 65 60 75 Cedar Rapids, la. . Chicago larger larger I 50-2 00 I 50-2 00 I 50-2 00 200-300 I 50 I 50-2 00 2 25 300-400 75 50-75 75 35-50 I 00 2 00 300-400 . . '. . 75 Cincinnati, O. . . . larger I 00 I 00 2 00 I 50 200 2 50 200 2 00 75 50 75 Cleveland, O. . . . larger I 00 I 00 I 00 I 00 300 400 300 300 50 50 50 Columbus, 0. . . . larger 150 150 150 I 50-200 300 300 150 150 50 50 50 Crawfordsville, Ind. larger I 50 I 50 250 I 50 250 300 200 300 75 25 50 Danville, 111 ... . larger 2 00 250 250 200 250-300 5 00-600 300 450 50 50 75 Davenport, la . . . li larger 200-300 .... 200-300 2 00-300 250 300 300 50 25-50 50 Des Moines, la. . . less 200 I 50 2 00 200 250 300 200 250 75 40-50 60 Detroit, Mich . I 50-2 00 150-200 I 50-2 00 150 400 5cx..6cx> 300 400 40 40 60 Eau Claire, Wis . . equal 2 00 I 50 300 300 3 50-4 00 350-400 250 250 75-100 6o~75 75-100 Elgin, 111 larger 150 1 25 150 15c 200 250 200 45 35 50 Erie, Pa larger I 50 1 50 250 150 300 300 150 I 50 50 50 50 Evansville, Ind. . . equal I 50 2 00 300 2 00 250 300 200 I 50 75 50 75 Fayetteville, N. C. . equal 200 2 00 2 00 2 00 200-300 200-300 ISO 225 I tX) I 00 Fond du Lac, Wis. . larger I 25 1 25 I 25 I 25 150 60 50 50 Ft. Scott, Kan . . . equal I 00 I 00 I 00 I 50 I 75 2 00 I 00 300 50 25 40 Grand Rapids, Mich larger 75-1 00 I OO-I 50 I OO-I 50 I 25-1 50 I 50-2 00 200-3 00 I 50-200 I 60-2 25 50 35 50 Harrisburg, Pa. . . Hillsdale, Mich. . . larger larger I oo-i 50 150 I OO-I 50 150 I OO-I 50 1 50 125 200-300 I 25 2 00-3 00 50-75 50 50 40 50 75-1 00 150 200-300 200-300 Indianapolis, Ind. . larger 150 2 00 300-400 400-5 00 2 50-4 00 2 50-3 50 75 75 60 Kansas City, Mo . . larger I 50-2 00 300 300 300 300-400 300 300-400 50 50 50 Lancaster, Pa . . . larger 125 140 I 30 I 00 150 200-300 I 50 I 60 40 35 35 Leavenworth, Kans. 1 50 I 75 I 50 150 200 200 200 200 50 50 50 Little Rock, Ark. , . London, Ont. . . . larger larger 2 25-2 50 75-1 50 2 50-3 00 300 75 75 75 50-75 75-100 300 1 50 300 200 250 25-60 Louisville, Ky . . . larger I 00 I OO-I 50 I 25-2 25 I 00 I 50-3 00 200-300 I 50-200 I 502 00 50 50 50 Memphis, Tenn . . Milwaukee, Wis . . less I 00 75 I 50 . 2 75 200 350 150 60-75 60 60-75 40 35-50 75 larger 150 1 50 I 50 300-400 I 50 Minneapolis, Minn. larger 250 250 250 250 250 400 250 4 00-6 50 I 00 75-1 00 Montreal, Canada. . equal I 00 I OO-I 50 I 00 I 50-2 00 250-500 I OO-I 50 I OO-I 50 I 00 I 00 I 00 Muscatine, la . . . equal 300 3.50 3 00 250 300 350 300 250 75 50 50 Nashville, Tenn. . . less I 50-1 75 2 00 2 00 I 75-2 00 200 200 60 50-60 60 New Bedford, Mass. larger 200 250 250 300 200 50 50-100 I (X>I 50 New Haven, Conn. . larger 1 50 I 50 2 00 I 50 200 2 00 200 200 50 50 60 New Orleans, La. . . larger I OO-I 50 I 50 2 00 I 25-1 50 75-100 I OO-I 50 200-300 300-400 50 25 25 Norwich, Conn. . . equal 150-200 2 00 200 150 I 50 200 I 50-2 50 I 50-2 50 50 35 50 Oakland, Cal. . . . larger ' j larger I 50 150 1 50 2 00 250 2 00-250 2 00 300 300-400 300 300-400 I 00 50 75 Philadelphia .... 2 00 ' " 250 75 75 PitUburg larger 150 I 00 150 500 I 75 I 75 50 50 50 Portland, Ore. . . . larger I 50 I 50 150 150 300 300 250 2 50 50 25-50 50-1 00 Providence, R. I . . less 1 00 I 00 I 50 I 00 300 900 250 50 5" 50 Quincy, 111 larger I 50-2 00 200 I 50 I 75 250 300 250 4 (X) 25 25-50 50 Raleigh, N. C . . . Richmond, Va. . . Rochester, N. Y . . larger equal eciual I 25-1 50 150 I 25 150 150 150 150 I 5" 300 300 I 50-2 TO 75 50 75 so 2 (Xi 300 300-500 5" •SO 60 15" 2 tK) 200 ■ 3 .K, 75 i88j. The American Florist. 469 Rockford, 111. . Salt Lake City, Utah St, Joseph, Mo. . St. Ivouis, Mo. , . Savannah, Ga . . Springfield, O. . . Springfield, 111, . Springfield, Mass. Toledo, O . . . . Toronto, Ont. . . Trenton, N. J, . . Utica, N. Y . . . Vincennes, lud. . Wilmington, Del. Zanesville, O. . . double less j larger ■ larger larger equal larger larger equal larger larger larger larger 2 25-3 00 2 00 2 00 125 2 00 I 00 150 75 I 00 I oo-i 50 150 I 00 50-3 25 250-6 50-300 2 00-3 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 250 150 I 25 150 1 00 150 2 00 150 150 2 00 2 00 300 150 00-300 1 50-2 25 2 00 250-4 2 00-3 00 2 50-3 00 500-8 300 150 300 2 50-5.00 2' 00 50-4 00 00-300 2 50-3 00 2 50-5 00 250 50 50 75-100 Daily Record of Work Done at the Lincoln Park Greenhouses, Chicago, 1886. July I — Tem. 71, 77, 70. NE. to E. Potted from boxes sempervivums, cleaned and trimmed beds. 2— Tem. 66, 77, 74. E. to NE. Cleaned and trimmed beds. Sowed seed of primu- las, of our own raising. 3— Tem. 65, 82, 80. S. to E. Cleaned and trimmed beds. Clematis and holly- hocks commence flowering. 4— Tem. 75, 85. 82. SW. to SE. Sun- day. 5— Tem. 78, 90, 85. S. After the necessary watering quit work and cele- brated. 6— Tem. So, 98, 93. SW. toW. Cleaned and trimmed beds, vases and stands. Potted sempervivums. Stowed away pots in shed. 7— Tem. 75, 73, 66. NW. to NE. Same as yesterday. 8— Tem. 69, 74, 70. NE. Planted beds of celosias and Cineraria caudidissima in place of stocks removed. Potted semper- vivums and tied up hollyhocks. 9— Tem. 70, 70, 70. S. to NE. _ Potted out of boxes Sempervivum Califoruica and Echeveria rosacea. Transplanted achimines into 4-inch plots. Arranged pots in house. 10— Tem. 70, 74, 74. NE. Cleaned and trimmed beds, and same as yesterday. II — Tem. 74, 74, 70. W. to N. Sun- day. 12— Tem. 70, 84, 76. SW. to NE. Trimmed and thinned alyssum borders. Commenced turning compost. Tied hol- lyhocks. 13— Tem. 66, 90, 75. SW. toE. Trans- planted into 4-inch pots a lot of late celosias. Finished potting echeverias. Turned compost. 14— Tem. 63, 68, 68. N. Cleaned and trimmed beds and turned compost. 15— Tem. 64, 74, 72. N. to E. Finished transplanting celosias, transplanted viu- cas into 3-inch pots and turned compost. 50 50 50 50 50 75 50 50 60 60-100 60 75 The New York Flower Mission. The picture of the flower mission illus- trates a most charming charity. The first flower mission was instituted in Boston, and is now regularly maintained. The New York flower mission is carried on by ! a corps of ladies, most of them being prominent in societ}-. The room is given free by All Souls' church, and is an annex to the main church, two stories high. No. I represents the lower room, where the flowers are received from express- men, the companies transporting all [ packages free. In this lower room the flowers are unpacked and assorted, the books are kept, every donation being recorded and published in annual report. The ladies in the upper room. No. 2, tie up the bouquets and make garlands and designs. The tastes of those in the Akron, O.— Last year a woman started in and cut prices here in order to moupo- lize the trade, and this year two Germans have knocked the bottom out of even her prices, and made the woman as mad as she made the rest of us last year. "^Ht HtVg XORV^ TVOV^tR VJ\\SS\OH. different institutions are carefully con- sidered. In the German hospital pjeonies are preferred. Colored people and the blind are fond of sweet scented flowers, lilacs being favorite. Those in tenements choose geraniums. As soon as the bas- kets are filled those delegated start for the hospitals and tenements to distribute the flowers to the sick and poor. The mission is now in its eleventh year of ex- istence. Last season over 100,000 bou- quets were distributed. In the insane asylums the flowers are particularly appreciated, as they are in the children's wards of the hospitals. Small plants in thumb-pots are frequently sent to the mission, and these are given to those in tenements, who cultivate them in windows. LANCA.STER, V.\. — Hail did serious dam- age to all growing crops here June 19. A. B'l. Herr lost 900 feet of glass ; covered by insurance in the Hail association. The other florists escaped with slight damage. The Rose Bug.— This insect has at- tacked both the peach and the grape in western Pennsylvania. Mr. Joseph B. Coale, of New Brighton, recently exhib- ited in Pittsburgh a box of half-grown peaches on which the bug's ravages were plain to be seen, Mr. Coale says that not only have the insects attacked the peaches in Beaver county, but that during several years past they made havoc on grapes. It would seem that the bug is developing a taste for fruit that is alarm- ing, but Mr. Coale says that the pest can be destro3-ed by the fumes of burning sulphur, using kerosene oil to stimulate the combustion, care being taken not to scorch the tree. He says he has often destroyed a quart of them in a few minutes by holding a pan of the burning mixture under grape vines and peach trees, and thinks if a general onslaught were made on them the pests might be well nigh ex- terminated in one season. 470 The American Florist. July /■ The American Beauty. Madam F. Jaiuaiu is very dis- sitnilar to the rose known as American Beauty, both in its habit and color, but Mr. Harms is right when he states that the latter is not a new rose. In 1S73 this same rose was sent out by Fernet, under the name of Madam Bellon. It was imported by Mr. Anthony Cook, the raiser of the rose Cornelia Cook — and I believe there are none more familiar with roses than he— who sold it to Mr. Ban- croft, of Washington, and in whose gar- den I doubt not the old plant may be found. I think that if Mr. Field had closely examined the "chance seedling," he would have found it to be a budded plant, though planted below the bud. That it is a grand rose is undeniable, and it certainly belongs to the Victor Verdier class ; I have no doubt that good old rose is one of its parents. While I have the subject in mind I would suggest to the committee on pro- gramme for the coming annual meeting of the national society, that it would be well to take up the subject of nomencla- ture at that time, not only of roses but of many other plants which have been so misnamed that we old florists frequently cannot recognize them under the names given in various catalogues. Baltimore. [The statement that American Beauty and Madam Bellon were the same has been made before, and in order to satisfy himself on the point, Mr. E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., imported some plants of Madam Bellon and ^^rew them on along- side of some Beauties. He states that while the roses were somewhat similar they were far from identical. — Ed.] "Western Fi,orist's " Roses.— I am surprised that a man of Mr. May's expe- rience should ask for information in re- gard to the roses which "were killed by a half-inch mulching of cow manure." A moment's thought would have con- vinced him that they starved to death. a. rosbach. American Beauty and Her Ma- jesty.— Plants of the Beauty on Manetti stock, budded last fall and left in the open field the past winter, have bloomed magnificently with us this spring, pro- ducing many more blooms than was even expected. Her Majesty under the same conditions failed, however, to meet even our limited expectations. Out of 400 plants that made a fine, vigorous growth, not ten per cent, of the plants have pro- duced a single flower up to date. P. New Fuchsia, Mrs. E. G. Hili,,— This is one of Lemoine's novelties, which is highly praised and offered as the best double white yet sent out. New Douni,ic Antirrhinum. — Mr. John Porteous, Paducah, Ky., sends us flowers of a seedling antirrhinum of a clear shade of lemon yellow, the blooms being (juite double. PansiES.- Mr. Frederick Roemer, of Quedlinburg, Germany, sends us a half- dozen blooms of remarkable size and beauty. None measure less than two and a half inches across, and several measure full three inches. The form and colors of the specimens sent were most excellent, and combined with size, caused them to present a very striking appearance. Formation of Buds.— Whatever pro- duces excessive vigor in plants is favor- able to the formation of leaf-buds, and unfavorable to the production of flower buds ; while, on the other hand, such circumstances as tend to diminish the luxuriance and to check rapid vegeta- tion without affecting the health of the plant, are more favorable to the produc- tion of flower-buds than of leaf-buds. LiNDLKY. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. lion. Cash must accompany order. W. R. Woon, Owens Farm. Portsmouth, Va SITUATION WANTBD-By young man (23), strong and willing, as assistant in private or commer- cial place; reference. M. 12(13 Chestnut St.. Phila. SITUATION WANTBD-As foreman or propagator in commercial place, thoroughly understands the shipping business; married. Address. A 6, care Am. Florist. John Urqith.ert. 286 Hon ; good recommenda references. Address SITUATION WANTED- references; private or( ardener. single; good SITUATION WANTBD-To grow Roses, propagat- ing, designing fancy bedding, landscaping, house \> Hrst-class garde ! Chicago Floral Co., :fsi i QITUATION W. io underntHniN business ufs u capable niirv Republic SI , . ; ' ;^ ^n, K. A. Wratten, 77B W:^i:^;':; ■!.':',;:,, l~ MM IM h,.''','"'s""''s'." ' .'''"•*■ '' '" '^ II li'l, lar,.'A'M].''F'rorist" ^^^u~ III M, ,, , -., , I'Marlst., Albany, N.Y. 1 . "iiuiicr.lal places. TyANTKIi . ness. An'y'll''.',! 1 i:J |.r(.|iMt';i- WANTED-A m VV competent place. Address « A.ZIMMEII.S an of sober and industrious habits w-' yANTKD.-A good mp y growing of cut^flower.s in all its ke charge of .'iO.OOO feet of glass and nderstands the TyANTED-A an interest'"'"" Addiess, practical il . moral dSl,000orn, .mm], intake \?nft'S'iuil''''','c'ie;Tca"' "'""' "'""" TyANTED-A branches of pro especially Rose need apply. Ad man of SI ober and industrious habits the shipping trade and all soft and hard wooded plants l^^f^^:. C. W. JOHNSOX. jlOH RKXT-J-iv 1, four to five acres Kood {jar- estabhshed 15 years, would The very place for a good ■ply for particulars to LY, Anchorage. Jeff. Co. Kv. FOR ^AJ.K-Twu KV,' office -Aixir. : tine i Chiciitio. Everythinti i center of ling order. . Address. T'i::'' , Bcln , Mass. OR LEASE— To a good grower, live d feet of glass, and grow roses and car- iiy 1 i-tiiii tnide. Kent per month $2.1.00. - ' -' - and cnarnations grown. A ' I'-'l to purchase our stock of I ■' I'iori'st, Holyoke, Mass. dwellintj. il Moral busi- 1 compels me RO S K S . =: = 20,000 YOUNG ROSES In 2-inch and 2lflnrli pels In tine condition ol the following varieties; American Beauty. The Beauty. Mermcnt. Perle. Niphetos. Bennett, Pierre Gujilott and La France. For prices, „ppi, to GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO. I'or I'lowcr and \\-t;etablc .^i-cds, CLARK BROTHERS, Manulactiirers. 61 Ann St., N. Y. 1887. The American Florist. 471 NnvEliiES in KnsES. NevEMiE^ IN GER?iNiaja3. The new French Geraniums for 188fi will be ready for shipment t?eptember 15. Twelve of the ven finest out of tliis year's new ones : Glory of France, Renan, Sergeant Bobillet, The New Roses embrace some very promising' varieties. ComtesB de Freigrneuse, Mad. David. Oamille Raoux, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for descriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stock. HIKL& ao., RICHMOND, IND. ®ui»i3i«:b w 01 ALEX. DICKSON & SONS Beg to announce their three Pedigree Seedling ceriiflcatea, the greatest \ Chronio-litho. plate of this 1 application r thoroughly nnU A 3Iis8 Ethel Browiiiow, a truly grand Xili-rL and free flowering Tea Hose. Thisi rpassed. free flowering Tea Hose. This' variety * — i„„*=_^ properties " — ' acquainted. aix tlrst-class certificates. PRICE io:5 (ten shillings and six-pence). Set of three varieties 27: (twenty-seven shillings) each. Descriptive Lists on application. I great d and for these Sterling Roses being I particularly requested that all who ' will order as early as possible, to file ^oyal ffursGries, NEWTOWNARDS, Co. Down, Ireland. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigneuse" This Rose is probably the best ever raised for florist's work; the bud is ol "Niphctos" or "Ben- nett" shape, color of "M. Neil," and rather larger than a ducksegg; a perpetual bloomer. I am now booking orders ior delivery from March to May, of this rose, as well as of the grand new Hybrid, " CLARA COCHET. " All the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as well as my general Catalogue, free on application. A splendid lot of "Perle des Jardins," " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme. Gabriel Luizet," "Paul Neron," .'Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN (Calvadosi FRANCE. THE NEW ROSSES, American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier. price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. 10,000 IitOiSE^S, 20,000 BEDDING PLANTS. , and grown from ; furnaces, iih grate bars and doors complete, that I will dis- isi> uf cheap. No catalogue. For particulars ' W. T. HILLBORN, FLORIST, NEWTOWN, Bucks Co. I'A. COMTESSE De FRIGNEUSE OR OOrvI3E>IV ]F»E>KMvE>. Kine Flarits, $2 5.00 per Hundred. S BRIDE, DUKE, NIPHE TOS, PERL E, BENNETT, LA FRANCE, And others. All grown from selected wood for bench planting. {feir Send for our Summer Trade Ivist. MILLER & HUNT, WRIGHTS GROVE, CHICAGO. I^O^B^. We can still offer to the trade the following Roses, all in fine condition for planting out on benches. Prices for all sizes given npon application. B. A. ELLIOTT CO., Pittsbt-irghi, Pa. n LKRCe STOCK OF iJor SiiesLiling anc^ "Siou^Lb' ui^e, inefucjirjg AMERICAN BEAUTY, PERLE DES JARDINS, MERMETS, NIPHE TOS, SOUV. DE MALMAISON, QUEEN OF BEDDERS, SOUV. DE UN AMI, CORNELIA COOK. Also a fine stock of different varieties of Hybrids in 2U to 3-in. pots. For prices, etc., address FOREST GLEN FLORAL CO., 173 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. 472 The American Florist. July I, URe (suf-sJfocoer Uraele, July Floral Styles. White and pale tinted flowers are chosen for the choicest arangements. In these there is generally some conspicu- ous elTect made with crimson or yellow blossoms; but all the wall decorations are accomplished with delicate colors and light foliage. Lilies are the flowers preferred, pond lilies being particularly fashionable. The most elegant arrangement of the week was made for an out-of-town wed- ding in a low, rambling cottage, where the w^alls were low-studded. A fringe of pond lilies was placed all around the par- lors ; this was fringed with drooping lily buds and flowers. The canopy bell was made of field daisies. This was sus peuded in a bay window where the cere mony took place. It was most gracefully adorned with flowers and ferns, in the center of the background the family coat of arms being worked out in pansies fringed with lilies and placed on the wall. The bride wore a white satin gown the train breadth was composed entirel\ of pond lilies, and was separate from the dress ; it was adjusted after her toilet w is completed. Her veil was fastened with the same blossoms and a crescent of di i monds. Her bouquet was of white moss rosebuds, with a cluster of orchids at one side. There were six bridesmaids, who wore pond lilies and Jacqueminot roses The large loose hand bouquets of these were tied with cream-tinted satin ribbon they were exquisite. Vases, high pitchers and classic-shapt 1 pots made of flowers, iu imitation of jioi celains and colored wares now iu vogue for flower-holders, are a unique feature ot expensive decorations. These are formed of flowers that work in smooth. Carna tions are much used, the peachblow vases being well represented by shadings of this flower. vSeveral of these floral pot- teries were displayed at a wedding last week, blue vases being formed of com flowers, and yellow, pink and white of carnations. The vases were artistically filled with ferns, vines and gladiolus. Long stem carnations are almost as fashionable as lilies. Beautiful wall ar- rangements are made of clusters of these drooping from asparagus tracery. The striped specimens, such as grown by Al- bert Bentz, are dazzling, and their odor of spice is a delightful fragrance. Bou- quets of long stem carnations, geranium foliage and a cluster of lily of the valley are the height of style for carrying to the races. They are made very large, loose and flat one side, to lie in the lap com- fortably. A very dainty fashion is that of the lace handkerchief flower holder. This is a light lace square with delicate edging. A fine white bonnet wire is drawn from one corner to the other so that it will re- main in shape when the corners are drawn together cris-cross. It is filled with moss buds and forget-me-nots, or daisies and lilies, and is swung from the arm by a sash. This is very favorite for the little maids of honor to carry in the wedding procession. Some costly hand- kerchiefs have been tied up in this way and filled with selected flowers for gifts, but the usual sort are of light inexpensive lace. White lace parasols of small size are also gotten up for flower holders. They have white or gilt sticks, and when full of flowers are vpry pretty. These are a popular garden party favor. Some have straw or gilt chatelaines to work into the belt. These parasols are made in fancy silks as well as lace. Those of ecru lace with gilt handles, when filled with Terle roses or Buttercup carnations and yellow daisies, are delightful. For ball gowns worn at West Point and other places where large entertain- ments have been given graduating classes, our stylish florists have used lily of the valley ; white organdie frocks have been beautifully embellished, the principal trimming being placed around the neck and in a side panel, which looks very chaste when fringed with this flower. Silk mull and tulle gowns have the drapery fastened with satin loops and gardenias. This is a very elegant orna- mentation, and will probably be a favor- ite fashion for evening dresses at water- ing places. Floral fashions for these re- sorts have not yet been divulged, but they will be novel, undoubtedly. All bedding eff'ects for centers and through the table are out of vogue. A lovely arrangement was made for a break- fast given a distinguished Englishman who sailed this week. There was a silver dish in the form of a gondola in the center of the board. This contained a variety of lilies — Longiflorum, callas, pond lilies and lily of the valley, with adiautums. On each corner was a silver plate of differ- ent-colored pansies, one being white, one blue, one black and one golden. There were boutonnieres of forget-me-nots for the men, and pansy clusters for the ladies. Silver baskets, very much the shape of the low, old-fashioned cake bas- kets, are beautiful for floral arrange- ments. These look very a.'sthetic filled with nasturtiums or roses. A style of rusticity pervades the souve- nirs presented on steamers and to those leaving town for the summer, who expect floral gifts the same as if about to take a vojage. Fruit iu many instances is mixed with flowers, and where this is the case willow baskets with side covers are used. These covers are drawn up to the handle, where they are fastened open with a piece of gilt cord or roping, with a cluster of forget-me-nots. The yellow fruit, such as apricots, bananas and mas- cot grapes are interspersed with flowers of tile same hue ; Buttercup carnations with long stems and honeysuckle being admirable ; peaches, plums and cherries in the other side are mingled with pink and crimson roses. Where flowers are sent alone, large flat circles of soft straw, like bloomer hats without crowns, are drawn together by a fancy rope or leather strap. These are filled each side with wild flowers and grasses or choice roses. They are very much liked by those sail- ing, for they accommodate long stems, and the flowers may be removed and put in vases, and the baskets hung up for catch-alls. Gripsacks of twine are very jauntily arranged for souvenirs. These are very- inexpensive flower-holders, but are re- ally beautiful when fresh from the florist. The entire outside is latticed with adian- tums. A cluster of mignonette and Malmaison roses is attached to the center, and the satchel is filled with bluets and moss rose buds. A very delicate bit of floral work was the garnishing with flow- ers of a white satin hand-embroidered traveling case made for a bride about sailing for Europe. The case rolled up inside of a leather protector. The florist opened it, laid a sheet of white oil silk over the satin, and placed a cluster of one dozen Bride roses with a spray of stephanotis on this, rolled together and tied with a white satin ribbon. The demand for funeral flowers and for chaste arrangements in apartments where funerals take place is steadily increasing. It is now the style to cover mirrors with flowers ; for both weddings and funerals there is a disposition to drape the mirrors entirely. Chains of white roses are used, or p;conies, and for mantel mirrors pale gladiolus are employed with fine effect. Wreaths are still hung on the walls, but very little is put upon the casket. At a funeral of a lady yesterday the pier glass was covered with the palest Mermet roses ; at the base of the mirror there was a low bank of begonia flowers and delicate pink geraniums. In front of this was the casket, which was covered with very dark purple velvet. Placed across this in a very graceful way was a long spray of passion flower vine. IM\rtle banks and myrtle wreaths are very much liked for funeral decoration. Frequently the favorite flowers of the person dead are used profusely, to the exclusion of all other kinds. Cattleyas are very elegant and suitable for funeral flowers. A wreath of these finished with a cluster of Jacqueminots and lilies, was placed at the side of a cas- ket. It is quite frequently the case that a single design will be placed by the coflin's side. Banks of field daises are formed around the caskets of infants now these flowersare abundant. Scarcely any but white flowers are ordered for the funerals of the young. New York Retail Prices. Perles, Niphetos, Souvs., Jacques, f\ a dozen; Cooks, La France, I1.50; Mer- mets, Bennetts, Ji. 25 ; .American Beauty, f2.5o ; hybrids, $2 ; Bon Silenes, 40 cents; carnations, 50 cents ; lily of the valley, $1.25 ; callas, p;eonies, %2 ; gladiolus, lougiflorum lilies, I2.50; mignonette, 25 cents ; sweet peas, 40 cents ; smilax, a string, 40 cents. 1887. The American Florist. 473 IFlhiie /ABHiJig/AiS IFiL®iei!@T Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.15. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special rosition Guaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6 months, 10 per No reduction made for large space. Tho AdvertisiiiK nepartment of the^AMEBICAN ., , and deale wares iJertniiiiiiK to those lines ONLY. Please to or- Advertisement.^ (or July 15 issue must BEACH US by noon, July .9 Address, THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. P. J. Berckmaiis, Augusta, Ga., plants ; James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, England, plants ; Maitre & Cook, New Orleans, La. , plants; Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Phila- delphia, seeds ; John Laing & Co., Forest Hill, London, S. E., England, plant novelties ; Robt. J. Ilalliday, Baltimore, Md., auction plants. Intending exhibitors at Chicago should communicate with Secretary Ed- win Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadel- phia, who will arrange with the local committee at Chicago. Ample space will be provided and allotted in due season. A man will be in charge to receive all articles ; perishable plants will be cared for and watered until arrival of owners. Messrs. Keenan, Leonard and Donovan are the committee in charge at Chicago. The Plant Trade ok 18S7.— Our re- port of the spring plant trade on another page, giving prices at which plants were retailed in various cities, should prove most interesting to the trade, as no truer index could be given of the state of the business in the places represented. The wide difference in the prices obtained for the same plants in different cities will probably surprise many, but a still stranger feature shown by the report is the difference of the comparative value placed on different plants. In one city we find verbenas quoted at a figure con siderably higher than pansies, in another the reverse is noted, while in others the price for verbenas, pansies and coleuses is the same ; this is true of most other plants quoted. Surely the cost of pro- duction cannot be so widely different as the prices asked for them ! And we can- not believe that difference in quality of the various plants would warrant such a variation, especially with the plants noted above. We believe that a careful study of our report will cause most of our readers to put on their thinking cap. A question asked in last issue was : "Do you know what your plants cost?" and from a review of our report we are in- clined to the belief that but few in the trade could reply in the affirmative. Oiled Paper. — About five years ago, as an experiment I covered a greenhouse So X 1 1 feet with oiled paper instead of glass. The result was very satisfactory ; it did very well in winter and for summer it has no equal. Fuchsias and pansies luxuriate under it in the hottest weather, and it develops the colors of coleus better than I have ever seen them under other conditions. Some of our truckers here use thousands of sashes covered with the oiled paper ; after three years it is still good. It will not stand fighting cats or hail, but fifteen inches of snow does not affect it. The material for a sash costs but fifty cents and any florist can put them to- gether. Wm. R. Wood. ©y/Rofeiliafe McYiCetii. Cut Flowers. Boston. June So. Roses, Teas S 1.00 Fancy H.OU (5i 4.0U Carnations 50 @ 1.00 Lily of the valley 4.00 Smllax ».00 Adiantums 1.50 Pink Pond Lilies 10.00 NEW VoUK, June 25. Roses, Perles W.OO Niphetos, Sc.uvs 3.00 •■ Gontiers, JMermets K.OO Am. Beauty W.OO " La France.. 8.00 Bon Silenes I.OO Carnations 1.00 Lily of the valley 0.00 CHrcAGO,June2T. Roses. Perles, Niphetos S5.00 @ B.OO Mermets. La France 7.00 •• Teas 2.00 Carnations 1.00 Candidums 4.00 Tuhenises 2.00 Piiii.AiiEi.rniA. June 25. Roses, Perles » 4.00 •■ Niphet.is :i.00 •• Teas 2.00 Mermets I'-OO II I^a France -. H.OO " Jnl'mK-silYMiri-V/ ■...■.■.■.■. lO'.OO " IMll, , ;.Tn«n I,M,,h1^ 3.00 Carnati.ii,^ 50 (a .75 Helioti'. .50 (ilaili"lii> iMjik 10.00 CallHs lOM Flowers plentiful and business fair for this season of the year. U/m. J. 5t(^u/art, CUT FLOWERS, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON. Consignments solicited. We can now supply the CAPE COD PINK POND LILY in any quantity at the following reduced prices : Per 100 Regular lots at * S tX) W. S.ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to applicauts. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST Near Broadway, a7th street, NEW YORK. growers about New York. Wholesale and Commission B9 West 28th Street. (Telephone No. 6T-2, 39th St.) Mew York Branch, 38 S. 16th St., Phlla.,Pa. Greenhouses, Cresklll, N. J. OUR NEW TRADE I3Iie E> O or O li ^^ ,000 Names of (LU'e) nurserymen and seedsmen, in the U PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Tho^. Young, Jp, \ do. Wholesale Florists, I^C0RP0K4TED 1886, I 23d St., NEW YORK. GEORGE MULLEN j,__-VVHOLESALE FLORIST, — * IVCn.iPMAN' ri.ACE. (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, ToIoiiIimtic. Ti'I.'lt;.!.!! ..r F,\|.ics> promptly attended t.i. Ni^liI ilispiilcli sliould be sent at full rati' l.> insure- .I.Tmrv lor J. C. VAUGHAN, W HOLl-S.\LL (gUT P loWHRS Direct all .ut llow.-r orilers to cut flower VADGHAN'S SEED STORE, 42 La Saiie St.. CHICAGO, WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. Western and Middle States. Return Telegram i.s sent immediately when is impossible to fill your order. Cut Flowers r^' Florists' Supplies 51 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchants CUT E!>r^OWI3EeS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid to shipping. Men" '" ' "" "" C. Strauss & Co. Telephone 977-3. WASHINGTON, 0. C. Grower of and Wholesale Dealers in ROSES AND OTHER CUT FLOWERS. CUT FLOWERS shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. Use A. Y. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc.. Address, J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Ross & MlLLANG, Wholesale : piurists, NO. 1168 BROADWAY, ( Formerly at 23f. .'.th ave. 1 Bet 27th & 28th sis.. MEW YORK. 474 The American Florist. July 7, URe ^eec^ Ura^e. The Seedsmen's Convention. Official Report. The annual convention of the Ameri- can Seed Trade association held iu Phila- delphia June 13, was largely attended, and much enthusiasm was manifested by members. Twenty-three names of appli- cants for membership were reported fa- vorably by the membership committee, the by-laws suspended, and they were uuanimouslj' elected to membership. The new members are as follows : Henry .\. Dreer, Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Philadelphia; F. Barteldes & Co., Law- rence, Kan. ; A. B. Cleveland, New York ; Chas. P. Braslan, Minneapolis, Minn.; H. A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis.; Wm. Evans, Montreal, Can.; E. V. Hallock, East Hinsdale, N. Y.; E. H. Meadows, Newbern, N. C; C. B. Whitnall, Milwau- kee, Wis.; J. L. Childs, Queens, N. Y.; Geo. Urquhart, St. Louis ; W. W. Raw- son, Boston ; G. H. Leahy, West Grove, Pa.; R. D. Hawley & Co., Hartford, Conn.; A. C. Kendel, Cleveland, O.; D. L Bushnell & Co., St. Louis; Wm. H. Smith, Philadelphia; H. G. Higley, Cedar Rapids, la.; B. L. Bragg & Co., Spring- field, Mass.; C. N. Page, Des Moines, la.; Samuel Wilson, Mechanicsville, Pa.; Henry Nungesser, New Y'ork. The bal- ance of the day was spent upon minor matters of interest to the association. Upon convening the next morning the members were treated with an interesting address by Jas. J. H. Gregory of Marble- head, Mass., upon "Experimental Sta- tions." The gentleman handled the question with great tact, looking at it upon all sides, and closed with a motion that a committee of three be appointed to correspond with the different stations, with a view to establishing a uniform method of testing, so that all parties will be placed upon a like basis, which was promptly seconded and unanimously car- ried. The committee was composed of Jas. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass., chairman; Geo. S. Haskell, Rockford, 111.; Z. De Forest Ely, Philadelphia. This was followed by reading of paper on "Selections" by C. L. Allen, of Gar- den City, N. Y'., which had been carefully prepared, aud the hints therein will cer- tainly be appreciated by seedsmen. The afternoon was spent in electing of- ficers for the ensuing year, with the fol- lowing result : President, Wm. Meggat, Wethersfield, Conn.; first vice-president, W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia ; second vice-president, Geo. S. Haskell, Rock- ford, 111.; secretary and treasurer, Albert McCullough, Cincinnati ; assistant secre- tary, C. L. Allen, Garden City, N. Y. Executive committe^as. Vick, Roches- ter ; John Fottler, Jr., Boston ; J. C. Vaughan, Chicago ; Jas. Reid, New York; J. Bolgiano. Baltimore. The balance of the day was spent in discussing topics of general interest to the association, among which was the recent ruling by the secretary of the treasury affecting the duties on seeds, which after being thoroughly discussed was referred to a committee of five, with power to act, to give the matter a thor- ough investigation, and if possible to have it righted. The agricultural papers then came in for an investigation ; some as to the discrepancies between their published and actual circulation, aud others who were making it a practice of free distribution of seeds, both as premi- ums and otherwise, to the injury of the seedsmen who were advertising in their columns. Among other subjects that were brought up and discussed was the lack of uniformity of weights per bushel which now exists in the different states or mar- kets. As the weights are regulated by the laws of the different states, it was the sense of the association that they quote all grass and field seeds hereafter, both at wholesale and retail, by the pound and hundred pounds. After disposing of the unfinished busi- ness during the afternoon, the new of- ficers were installed, and the convention adjourned to meet in Chicago the second Tuesday iu June next. But meanwhile the local members had invited the entire association, together with their friends, for a ride through the park and general love-feast at Belmont mansion which cer- tainly was very enjoyable and appreci- ated by all as a most pleasant wind-up. Albert McCullough, Sec'y. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. J. J. H. Gregory for his valuable paper, and to James Yick for his efforts as chair- man of committee on reduction of post- age ; also to the local Philadelphia seeds- men — Messrs. Burpee, Johnson & Stokes, Ely, Dreer, Maule and Smith — who .so liberally provided for the pleasure and entertainment of the visiting seedsmen. The Government Seed Shop. The New Y'ork World of June 16 de- votes a column to airing the operations of the department as given by Philip L. Reeves of New York, who is stated to have spent several months investigating the action of Commissioner Colman in the conduct of his office. In addition to some very serious accusations as to his connection with two recently established seed houses aud exclusive patronage ex- tended to them amounting to some J70,- 000, the World's article calls attention to the following, showing how little re- gard is paid to either the spirit or letter of the law in this regard — a condition of affairs not by any means new or unknown to members of the seed trade : The statutes authorizing the establishment ol the department of agriculture provide that the commissioner "shall collect new and valuable seeds and plants ; * * * that the purchase and distribution of seeds shall be conSned to such such as can be made more profitable by frequent changes from one part of our country to aTiother. The purchase or propagation and distribu- tion of trees, plants, shoots, vines and cuttings shall be confined to such as are adapted to gen- eral cultivation and to promote the general in- terests of horticulture and agriculture through- out the United States." From the following statement, which Mr. Reeves compiled from the list of purchases as shown by the vouchers in the comptroller's of- fice, it would appear that little respect ' paid to the law regarding "•- ' — — — ■ for the purchase of seeds t purchased. Asparagus, lb 300 Beet, lb 7,600 Beans, bush 1,218 Corn (sweet), bush 938 Celery, lb 900 Cauliflower, lb 40 Cress, lb jo Corn salad, lb .S4 Collards. lb 25 Carrot, lb 2.250 Cabbage, lb 8.262 Cucumber, lb i,i43 Egg plant, lb 250 C.rass seed, lb 780 Kale, lb 150 Luttuce, lb 2,080 Leek, lb 25 Melon, lb 4,380 Mangel-wurzel, lb 500 Onion, lb 4,600 Okra, lb 325 Pepper, lb 170 Pumpkin (field), bush 5 Parsnips, lb 1,000 Parsley, lb 400 Peas, bush 2,117 Radish, lb 2,400 Squash, lb 1,730 Spinach, lb 3,3So Turnip, lb 22,820 Tomato, lb 1,310 De Cou & Co. succeed T. M. Metcalf, the well-known St. Paul seedsman. New Y'ork. — Henry Nungesser, dealer in grass seeds, has removed from 189 Lewis street to 65 Pearl street. S. Y. H-MNES has signed with North- rup, Braslan & Goodwin Co., at Minne- apolis. Hurrah for the w-i-l-d west! Mr. J.\jnvS Reid retired from the firm of Peter Henderson & Co., New York, June 7. The business will be continued by Peter, Alfred and Charles Heuderson, under the old firm name. Chicago. At present no lily of the valley is to be had in this market. Sweet peas are in and are retailed in bunches of twenty-five at 25 cents. Out door Jacques are about over and roses of all kinds are rather inferior in quality. The poor quality of the flowers now in the market makes it difficult to fill an order in first-class shape. The pretty native Cypripedium spec- tabile is now to be had iu quantity, and is retailed at from 60 cents to 75 cents a dozen. Peter Devine is making a large boiler for J. T. Anthony of the flat top style, but stay bolted to stand pressure, and to be used for steam. The Swedish residents of the city are preparing to erect a 150,000 statue to the great Swedish botanist Linnteus, in Lin- coln Park, It will be a fac-simile of the one in Stockholm. Flowers are at present retailing at the following prices : Perles and Niphetos, $1 ; Bons, 50 cents ; Mermets, I1.50; out- door Jacques, I1.50 ; carnations, 25 cents ; candidum lilies — out-door stock, I1.25 and gladiolus, $2 a dozen. In response to a (juery as to why so many of the local florists presented such a jaded appearance and smelled so strongly of liniment, it was learned that two nines composed of florists recently met in a sanguinary game of base ball. No one was killed outright, though three umpires were disabled. Score, 41 to 30. The floral decorations at the ban(iuet given to the Boston commercial club at the Grand Pacific hotel by the Chi- cago commercial club were elaborately arranged by Mr. Andrew Miller with W. I). Allen, the State street florist. The main design was placed at one side of the room and was singularly appropriate to the occasion. A veritable _ Chicago grain elevator 54 inches long, 21 inches wide and 4 feet high, with sides of white carnations, roof of ivy leaves and ■«'in- dows of pan.sies framed with alyssum, with " Chicago" lettered across its front, was loading grain into a ship of roses which lay in the river of sprinkled tin- foil at its side ; the stern of the ship bore the name "Great West." On the mossy banks of the other side of the river was a floral fac simile of the emblem of Boston's commerce. .\ female figure in a mag- nificent robe of Merniet roses defined at the corsage with Perles, the face and shoulders of white carnations, and the hair of Safranos, rested its right hand on a capstan of carnations and its left on a wheel of roses. The figure was a most excellent piece of work, the draping of the robe especially l)eiii,g most graceful and natural. The American Florist. 475 Cincinnati. A chaste funeral piece made by Hunts- man was a broken column, the base being entirely formed of pond lilies. Harry Sunderbruch says that during the latter part of June he found roses as hard to get as they were in December. A millionaire's bride in Clifton carried a bunch of sweet pea blossoms when she was married this week. It was a Mt. Auburn girl who gave that flower favor as a bridal bloom here. An East Walnut Hills lady gave Mrs. Grundy a chance to talk a few days ago. At a luncheon she gave prominence to a great vase of field clover in bloom. .'\s it gave society something to talk about, the hostess was satisfied. The simple decorations at a recent din- ner included a flat of ox-eyed daisies in the center of the table and a boutonniere formed of two Marguerites at each plate. No florist would rejoice at the sight, but the effect was not bad. Local florists have been up to their eyes in business. Commen cement season made a run on flowers not equaled in years. Very few original designs were ordered, and the demand was confined to baskets and easels ranging in value from %\ to |io. The bouquet carried by one of the June brides, was a beauty. A bunch of orchids formed the center. About them was a row of stephanotis, then an- other of jasmines, and lastly a border of asparagus vine and Bride roses. A "lily wedding " was an eveut of June on Mt. Auburn. The mantels were banked with lilies and the bridal table was decorated with a center flat of lilies, with crescents of the same at either end. Critchell designed a center piece for a recent Masonic dinner that has been chosen as the jewel of the Knights Templar commaudery that gave it. The name, "Trinity," gave opportunitj' for a suitable design — a triangle upon three open circles, forming a perfect trinity. Carnations, white roses and pansies were the flowers used. Mr. Henry Probasco, of Clifton, the gentleman who handsomely entertained many delegates to the Cincinnati con- vention in '85, was recently married to Miss Grace Sherlock. The couple have started on an European tour. Ren Mulford, Jr. "of'tine cuts" oTmi^Bs'imd" other ''seasmi-"'''' able stock, by THE s FLORIST s PRINTER, CORRECT AND ELEGANT WORK GUARANTEED. J. HORACE MCFARLAND. 'inler for Nurserymen. Florists, and Seedsnn HARRISBURG, PA. it that y-13()RTlCULTURE -t-GL-V7.KD WITIIOl T I'lTTY.-t- Endorsert by th(» New York llorti.ulliiral Society. Illustrated Circular mailed on application. Plans and .stuiiiltes t'ivi'ii lor every description Of ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF pLOWER pOTS FOR FI^ORISTS. THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. READY PACKED Crates of pots delivered f. o. b. buyer's risk, cash with order, during July only, at these very low prices per crate; 3,160 Thumbs, $8.35; 2,U26 2>i-inch, $8.25; 1,875 2«-lnch,$7.25; 1,300, special 3-inch,»).l0; 600 4-lnch, $4.75; W a-lnch, $1.25; 1G8 (i-inch, $3.50. SYRACUSE POTTERY 1 inches high) : cents for set of photos. Vases go erywhere West and safely by freight. South. Trj J. NEAL PERKINS, Manager, Syracuse, N. Y. ]F^OI^ S^^rvE>. Voving Plants RATES REASONABLE, by the HUNDRED or THOUSAND, ( Smila^c, \ Clarxsanttiennumjs. Young Strawberry Plants for winter forcing, ready August ist. Address, i«ok:e>b^^ i^.A.i«i\r, WESTTO^A/N, Chester Co., PA. ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy, Clover, Flax. Hungari'an. Millet. Red Top, Blue Grass, Lawn Gra&s Orchard Grass. Bird Seeds. &c. ( 116,I17&119KinzieSt POPCORN. Warehouses \ 104 , 106, 108 & 1 10 Michigan St. OlTlCES. 1 15 KlNZIB St. can Florist U98, 200, 2«2 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL. ^^^ American Florist Company's • : DIRECTORY : • Plorists, (Nurserymen rhX) ^eeidsmen UNITED STATES AND CANADA. e most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of these living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the othce to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference. Address Amkrican Klorist Co. 54 .LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. 476 The American Florist. Jidy /, Are You Going to Build ? We have sold out our spring plants, and though we may not have collected all our bills, still we are flush, that is compared with other seasons of the ytnr. The sensation is really delightful after the hard winter mouths in which we have been pinched so hard for cash. We didn't intend to build this year, but sales have been large and plants have accumu- lated around us in such quantities that it looks as though we should have to build another house to hold the increase. So the money goes for a new house. Do you remember the stiff prices you had to pay for coal during the latter part of the winter, because you had laid in an insufficient supply? Do you remember how you had to shovel your coal over several times in your little, inconvenient sheds? Do you remember how many pairs of trousers you spoiled climbing down into those little, wretched, dirty sweat-boxes of stoke holes ? Do you re- member the bench that broke down during the winter, which was so rotten that it should have been rebuilt the sum- mer before? Do you remember the prices you were charged for pots because you run a long account ? Do you re- member the times that you were short of water? Do you remember the many times you could have worked to so much better advantage if you could have had proper tools, but couldn't afford to get them ? If you can remember any one of these, then supply the deficiencies with the money now in hand ; let the new house go till next year, and let the poorest of the plants freeze, if necessary. You will make a larger profit by working to best advantage in a small place than at a dis- advantage in a larger one. Of course, this admonition is entirely superfluous to you and I, but you will still admit that it cannot be emphasized to much for that neighbor of yours. G. An Exhibition of the "Products of the arts and industries relating to horti- culture" is being organized at Antwerp, and will be open from June 19 to Oct. 15 of the present year. A park of seventeen acres and a large hall covering more than 45,000 square feet of surface will be util- ized for the arrangement of the exhibits to the best advantage. HYACINTHS, Romans. LILY OF THE VALLEY, pips and shoots. FRBESIA Refracta Alba. Send for price for Fall plantinsand forcir BEERHORST & CO., ^ASSKNUKIM, { HOI.I..VM) HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUi AN'IJ ALL IITHIOK DUTCH BULBS. Catalogue I'REE on application. Mention American Flori.^t. BULBS! BULBS! BULBS! Before placing your order for Holland Bulks write me for my trade list. I have made special arrangements with some of the largest growers in Holland, and can offer you TERM.S and PRICES better than any other firm does. All orders over ten dollars will receive a credit un- til May I, 1888. Write for terms and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. Mention American Florist. POLMAN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, ALL GROWN IN SAND. The best and most distinct varieties of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissi (daffodils), Lily of Valley, Spireas, Ranunculus, Anemones. l«elieiV>le> Goods «»* »a:otle'rei.te frloes. B^'Cable orders receive prompt attention. Cable Address, "pOLMANMOY, HAARLEM." ch|, Qatalo(§u(^s *Y% "S?VHOI>ESA.LE AND DESCRIPTIVE / j\^ for 18S7, of Bedding Plants, Roses, Palms, Orchids ' '• etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock of following on hand at cheap rates: Ampelopsis Veitchii, various sizes Tea, 2.nd. Hybrid Roses, 3.\\ihe\e?iA\ngsoT\s,na.-m.eAChrysanlliemums, Dracaa Indivisa, various sizes, Echeverias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lu- tescens, in 2%, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforthia Elegans, Oreo- doxa P.egia, Corypha Australis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wedelliana, Cham- erops Excelsa, Phcenix Reclinaia, Phoenix Rnpicola, Phoenix Tennis, Kentias of sorts. Glazinova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given ou application. „ ^ _., WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST. Steirixvay's, Astoria. L. I. BXJIvBS! IMPORT PRICES READY J. C. VAUGHAN, Please get our Rates. HERMAN BUDDENBORG, WHOLESALE GROWER OF ALL KINDS OF Dutch Bulbs and Roots, special quotations for large quantities -will he giz quality at the very lo-west prices HILLEGOM, near Haarlem, application, while prime ran teed. HOLLAND. DON'T RE AD THI S. WHY? Why, SEGERS & CO., Bulb Growers, LISSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe, Are offering in their Catalogue for the coming season. White Hyacinths at $26.00 per 1000; White Tulips at $6.50 per 1000, and Scarlet van Thol Tulips at $4.00 per 1000. Ho>?v can they sell then^ at that prioe? ug all Holland grown Bulbs aud Bulbous Roots, will be mailed by The American Florist. 477 BULBS! IMMORTELLES! J. iV. I^B-VEJEJie, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boomkamp) Removed to 19 Broadway, NKW YORK. SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogclenzang, Holland. LS. BREMONDFILS. - - Ollioules, France. PRICES ON Roman Hyacinths, Paper White and Roman Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, Freesias, L. Har- risii, Longiflorum, etc., for Fall delivery. All buyers of Freesias slmulci write for our Caiii- loKue before placing their orders. CHAS. SMITH & SON. (Caledonia Nursery.) GUERNSEY. ENGLAND. Tuberose BULBS. For Winter Flowering. $1.50 per hundred. Michel Plant & Seed Go. 708 Olive .Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Dutch Bulbs. R. van derSchoot& Son. HiLLiiGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. GROWERS OF Hyacinths,Tulips,Crocus Narcissus, Lilie6, Etc. Intending purchasers, before or dering Bulbs.write us for a Catalogue. Mention Am. Florist. AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, NEW YORK. Supply the Trade. DUTCH BULBS! Qatalo^ues 09 appli(:atio9. C. H. JOOSTEN, uvi i-»o leT E i« , 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. W© have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMS 1° «-^''"* ^"'g y; GER A NTUMS "PpuMe and Single, very begt klndg. HELIOTROPES JLFi'J5_Ki2d5, FUCHSIASIIg: »«^* oid jtijd^ FTTCHSTaS 8Be»tNewKlndg. Begonia MetaUica. AbutUon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if you want auy of the above, as all the plants are strong, iu fine condi- tion and sure to please. ^, m. Hallcrelfe, ifi 4 Thorp^ EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. READY AUG. 15 to 20. A large stock of selected ROMAN HYACINTH.S, LILIUM HARRLSII, FREESIA REF. ALBA, and a fine line of 15 varieties forcing Narcissus, dbl. and sgle. READY SEPT. 1 to 5, Lilium Candidum, large bulbs ; also a full assortment of Dutch Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, &c.. from the best Holland growers. Select florists seeds, Pansy, Primula, Cineraria, &c. .Send for Price List, now ready. 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. ieedssSr lepisitesi^l lulbss-^ 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Men Florist. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Wholesale Grower of Excelsior. Pearl and Tuberose. Kulallas var. and zeb. Arundo d( var., and collector of Zephranthes Atamasco. Spartanburg, S SEGERS BROTHERS, Growers of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, Liliums, Lily of the Valley. Anemones, Manunculus, Sjiirrea, Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholeaale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY, NO AGENTS. Bulbs! Bulbous Roots! HULSEBOSCH BROS., Overveen.near Haarlem, Holland. The only growers of whose firm there resides a member in the States. Price list tree on application. Address P. O. Box 3118, New York City ■yacinths. flne mixed, per 100. $.3.00. Tulips, fln» mixed, per 100, $1.00. DUTCH BULBS. E.KRUIJFF,^^^^1S!;f.'Sj.'i'.*;i'„-d"^'"- Wholesale grower of Narcis8U.s. J.ifies, Spirae L'atKloguesfree on appli fluest quality. Uyacinths, Tulips, Crocua. cation Lowest prices and 4/8 The American Florist. July Watering. Watering and ventilation are two es- sentials which will have to be dealt out with a liberal hand for some mouths. Keep plants potted up or niulchi-d, or you will have to .spend the bulk of your time with the hose in hand if you expect to avoid a set-back. Plunging pots in soil is a great saving of water. In any event don't let a plant lay down for lack of water under any circumstances, unless you wish to rest the plant. Is your supply of water adequate? If not, don't build that house you have planned, but devote your cash to pro- curing an abundant supply of water. Put the houses you already have in per- fect coudition rather than build more, and above all, don't be pinched for water if there is any means of getting a good supply without expending more thau the place is worth, and in the latter case you had better move or go out of business. G. Urasle Hoteii, CrawFORDSvili.E, Ind.— D. W. Cox will soon build a new rose house 6 per 100, PAUL BUTZ & SONS. New Castle. Pa. mer plantintJ, for sale perlOO. J'-T..'* per 1,000 fe.KI per 1,0(10, for sale cheap, fnt FREESIA BULBS. SPECIAL LOW OFFER. Very strong, Boston grown bulbs of this ehanuln^ fragrant white Bower, Invaluable to tlorists. Nii finer quality of these bulbs ever offered. 100 Bulbs, postpaid W 3.50 1,000 Kulbs, postpaid 32.60 TW' Smaller bulbs cheaper, prices on application. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.. BULBS AND CHOICE SEEDS. BOSTON, - MASS. COMMERCIAL HOTEL oners niir<|ii»ied farilitit-s to DeleKHtes to 1 iii;:.K, vuni room HOW, either by letter or I. I. ..;i,un. III , xpense of the house. This Hotel i^Min .il ili< l.n^'fst and finest houses of its class ill ihr ,,.iiiiti\ , having a fine south and east IromaKC. iKisseUKcr elevator, clcclriclights, hath RATES $2.00 A DAY. O. -VV. UA.I3JB «S CO., ChallenQ;e Ventilator. without a rival either in C ost , Speed in o per- ating or Security in case of storms. No Liability to Break or get out of order. Simple in construction, perfect in operation. »S- Write for prices and circulars to Quaker City Machine Works, RICHMOND, IND. i«Hor>or>E>ivr>ieopfs Being the representatives In the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, The prt'Ht En^'li^h Rhododendron growers, we are prepared lu furnit*h Khododendrona of all sizes and in any quantitv. at prices lower than ever before offered in this country. Orders now aolicited foi B.p. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. GEO. A. SOLLY & SON'S BOOK OF PLANS Carpet and Ornamental Flower Beds. ..^..v-*' '*'" 1 difficult task to lav out a carpet ■ • fn.andn ■ the lawn, and perhaps more •oper plants to harmonize, so GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. Qwa^tij^ No. 10-< . . Spray Uoacs „, _No. ll-oi Koses anil .l.i rlcftu KUirlst. i887. The American Florist. 479 ALL GARDEN SUPPLIES. STOCK FOR FLORISTS, S THE COMING FALL PLANTS. Pprdoz. per UN HydranKoa Kos lpo.'m'"''N""lip' Iciuble purple 1.00 8.0(1 ".™."'..^!I'.'!'..'?1.60 lO.lKI I 00 8.00 I..'*! 10.00 mailed to miy llorist *' SEEDSMEN, OF THE United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference. .'Address AMERICAN FLORIST CO, 54 LA SALLE ST.. CHICAGO. i887. The American Florist. ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. t-cent stamp for our new catalogue, Ing Practical Hints on prowinK " "XJueen of Flowers." OverSO.OOO ) choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. BBACKKNRIDGE, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. RARE OPPORTUNITY. A 15 YEARS COLLECTION, One Thousand Choice Named Orchids Immediate Sale for $2,500. CAPTAIN C. H. SNOW, A. BLANC & CO. PHILADELPHIA. I limited supply of line plants at *4.0C p planting into cold frames. My Pansies are anperb, being a selection of the finest strains in the world. tS* SEND FOB PRICES. Lock box 338. I,.\NC.VSTEK, PA. CHRYSAIMTHEMUMS. I am now prepared to furnish plants by the 100 or 1,000 of over 300 of the best varieties. Send for list. ROSES. All the leading forcing varieties. Contracts made now for delivery in May and June. Get your stock from our fine, healthy plants. ^W. VST. OOIvKS, Del. Co. Lansdowne, Pa. offered, lucluding ALI the lateione>aston, ST. Y. DAHLIA CAMELLIAFLORA ALBA Double Chine 5-inch pots. , ESTABLISHED : ORCHIDS. 40,000 FEET OF ORCHID CULTIVATION. Special Offers for Three Months. All the best flowering and best paying sorts in the following collections : I15.00 Collection, fifteen good plants, five varieties. 25.00 " twenty-five good plant.s, ten varieties. 35.00 " thirty-five " fifteen varietes. 50.00 " fifty " twenty-five varieties. 100.00 " cue hundred aud ten " fifty varieties. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY. Rose Hill Nurseries, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. NARCISSUS-»DAFFODILLS Thomas S. Ware has pleasure in drawing the attention of the American public to his very extensive aud most complete collections of these, which covers an exten- sive acreage, for sale this season including all the popular Forcing and Decorative varieties as well as the choice MODERN HYBRIDS. Ix-iclt.4Str>^ Oooset>e *•*•>". Priced descriptive catalogue of these and many other choice will be mailed free upon application to THOS. S. WARE, HALE FARM NURSERIES, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. Messrs. I. C. Wood & Bro., Fishkill, N. Y., have used " Grape Dust" to considerable extent. Mr. Wood says: "We find it to do the work nicely. It leaves the foliage clean and is cheap." Or£ir»«3 I>».»st ICills JVIllclev^^. Try^ It. Address. SLUG SHOT, Fish KILL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. Three best bedding vars. $4,00 per 100; Sffi.OO per lUOO. AT.I.KESS. JOHN G. HEINL, TKRRE HAUTE, INI). Sulphur Tobacco Soap. UNIVERSAL INSECTICIDE. FOR FLOWERS, TREES, BUSHES, VEGE- TABLES, AND ANIMALS. «S- Samples by Mail. rose; ]vi:f»g CO., 17 So. William St., NEW YORK. SPECIAL OFFERS For Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrub.s, Small Fruits, Bulbs and other plants solicited by FINK & CO., NORSERYKN, Apartado 484. CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Especially for Florist use. S2 per bale, Peat $1.25 per bbl.. Sheet or Los moss, $2perbbl.. Pitcher plants, a Wisconsin novelty, $2 per doz. Lycopodium in its season at lowest prices per bbl. or t.jn. Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta, Wis. Men 5eedsmen, ptorists, |\furserymen, IMPORTING BULBS See our advertisement on page 357, R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON. 'Grind y""'' 'i*" ^"ne, mMmH^N^I oraham floui S^BB^ Jfin tl"" $S.OO HAND MILL he world to perpetrate fraud in the sale of fresh flowers, but the street dealers here are up to some cunning devices. For ten cents the other morning I purchased a bunch of what looked like fresh roses from a basket man at the end ol the Brooklyn bridge Fifteen minutes after I noticed a sudden drooping of the flowers. On investigation I found that every seemingly com- pact rosebud had a wire run through the centre and bound to a slender stick. The curled edge of the faded leaves had been chipped oflT and the wire run through to hold the rest together. An hour later the seemingly beautiful bunch of roses was a faded, drooping mass of color. These street dealers buy the leftover stock of florists, clip off the (lead leaves and keep the rest hidden in a pan of water until a customer comes along. Thev are .scattered over all the streets of the city on bright, sunshiny days, and especially in the district where the dry goods and other stores for women are located. Most of them sell out every day and their profits average $5 easily. On Sun- day they run much higher, for nearly every girl wants a bunch tucked in at her waist. Mayor Hewitt tried to stop this flower peddling-busi- ness on Sundays and his efforts were highly suc- cessful for awhile, as in his endeavor to enforce the Excise laws. The peddlers established guards and .sold when the police were not look- ing. ;,ately, however, they have dispensed with these lookouts and sell as openly as ever. In this connection we call to mind a statement of a German florist as to the gigantic nerve possessed by these out- casts of .society. "De rascal he come in uud ask me eef I vouM gif him bermis- sion to sthand in vroont of mine store. Great Himmel, but I vash so baralyzed dot I couldn't spheak ! " and the speaker's face turned red at the recollection. ^cnfJ I-iousi; \, ^ GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL GI.AZIKKS' SlIPPLIK.-*. J»- Write for Latest Prices. (^YPRESS • BhRS. THE Best §3517 Bar 09 ^artf^, Aod the best wiioU known fur (ireenhuuae construction. Is as ItLstin^ und Better tlpaQ C^edar. Plain Bars i^sxiV ^ cts. per foot lineal. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND, O STERM I^EATER Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in STRAWl^ Ml WILLOW J^^^S FOR SCHOOI^ COMMENCEMKNTS AND STORING TRADE IN GENERAL. F]L@HA& WIS® PEeX^HS. EBl^^'fLT 30H Main Street. MANDPACTUEER :: IN :: THK :: WEST, CIKCIXSTATI, OHIO. OR ^\HOLE^ALE PRICE LIST. Greeiilioiise Pipe and Fittini|t Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its e-Kcellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. L, ^yom* AIJ*o, Co,, g. to m W. Lake St. CHICAGO fJS'X'.A.^^XiXSHEIX^ XS2S. ■ Greenhouse Pipe, FITTINGS Fountains VASES, X^ ^. Xv Vr E^ S , ^affW^SC^ ETC., ETC. THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, 88 4. 90 BEEKMAN ST. IVKIV YORK. 307 <&, 309 WABASH AVE. as-Coli- Ci.tt.it»e:v>e*. Hay & Prentice Company, I2.S ;in(l 127 South Clinton .Stra-t, -^r^^SOMKT^HINQ NEIW IN.-i^^ mm^mmmmmm^mwm^mmmimmm ISK\U KOK Il.Iil STKATKl* t'.\TAI.O«lIK. J. T>. 0.^£^X%.I^OI>'S'^ X>x*ox>x^l^etoxr, 'JEl\rek.icxers7~LlJ.&, Xud.. 484 The American Florist. Jmy Index to Advertisers Qlddings. A. Griffith. Jas 482 Growtage, Henry J . . . .475 HalesVH. W 475 Halliday. Robt.J 479 HallocK & Thorpe 477 Hammond & Hunter.. 473 Hammond's Slug Shot481 Harold, Thos. G 479 Hay & Prentice Co.... 483 Heii ■ - ■ - Henderson, Peter,&Co.479 Henneclie, C, & Co... 481 Herr, Albert 481 UiRley, Henry G 479 Hill & Co 471 Hillborn, W.T 471 Hippard, E 476 Hitchings* Co 483 Hooker, H. M 482 Koran, James 479 Hulsebosch Bros 477 Ives,J.H 475 Jansen, Ed 482 Jewett,Z. K 481 Slebrecht & Wadley.. .481 Situations, Wants etc.4-0 Smith, Chas. & Son 477 Snow, Capt. Chas. H. ..481 Solly. Geo. A.* Son... 478 Steffens, N 483 Stewart, Wm. J 473 Strauss. C. & Co... .473, 479 Sturtevant. E. D 479 Thomson, Mrs. J.S.R.477 Ude.J. W 481 Van derSchoot,K.&Son Van Logtaem, J.J. Vaughan, J.C Ware, ThOB. S Weathered, Thos.W. Welch Bros Whilldin Pottery Co. Wilson Bros Wilson, Wm. C Wolff, U Mfg. Co Young, Thos. Jr..&Cc 73, 47B Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. estimates address nials. Illustrated < JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 1U. Pearl Street, NEW YORK. PAT For " ;. ZINC JOINTS Butting Glass without Laps. PIPROVED BOILERl FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES. ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE. VEMILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. fhos.f.totliered, 46 & 48 MARION ST., IVI Y. HEATING APPARATUS Makes It air and water tight. No breakage from frost. Saves fuel and glass. FLORIST'S WATCHMAN, for Flues and Hot Water. $15.00; for Steam, $i'>.(X). It will rinn a hell when the temperature changes, and ring when thu steam goes down. J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue. • ■ CLEVELAND, OHIO. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES ADDRESS THE GROWER, J. W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., (IK A. VIRGIEN, P.O. Box 3119, New York City. Sree^hsyses, EfeQ. 01 iiifed " CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74. Sx. 76 Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Greenhouse H eating py STKAM, PV HOT WATER, BY COAr/!/.\AT/0.y STFAM Ayn IVATFR. BXETER MACHINE WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON. MASS. WORKS-EXETER, N. H. c he>ivivi50k:k «Ss co.. ORNAMENTAL : GOODS For Parlor, Lawn atul Cemeteries, Including RESERVOIR. iSelf Watering! VASES, TERRA COTTA, RUSTIC AND IRON VASES, From $1.00 Upwards. C. HENNECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago Office & Salesroom, 149-151 State St. mail orders aud correspondence must be addressed to Milwaukee office. iriiE l^mm§m IFiL@iiBOiir Rmerica is "the Prow of the UesseI; Ihure maij be mare camtarl JJmidships, but we are ihg Srst la touch Unknown Sbbs," CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JULY 15, 1887. f LWiE Skmrnrnm ftmetig? Copyright, 1887, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE A ME RICA y FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbitt Building, New York. All . anications should be addressed general office at Chicago. Society op American Florists.— Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pres.; J. C. Vaughan, V. Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16, 17 and Make a few notes to drop in the question box at the convention. There are many items that can be profitably talked over which may not occur in the regular essays or discussions. It will greatly facilitate business at the convention if members of the society will forward the amount of their dues ($2.00) to either Treasurer Hunt or Sec- retary Lonsdale now, thereby avoiding the rush for receipts and badges at the meeting. A WESTERN WHOLESALER states that nearly every one of his florist customers met with during a six weeks' trip through the west, as well as those in correspond- ence with him lately, indicate their in- tention to be present at the Chicago meeting. Intending exhihitors at Chicago should communicate with Secretary Ed- win Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Philadel- phia, who will arrange with the local committee at Chicago. Ample space will be provided and allotted in due season. A man will be in charge to re- ceive all articles; perishable plants will be cared for and watered until arrival of owners. Messrs. Keenan, Leonard and Donovan are the committee in charge at Chicago. Subscriptions Florist may be 1 following : Baltimore, R. J. Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Long Harry Suiiderbruch. Cleveland, O. Mrs. E. G. Campbell. Detroit, J. Breitmeyer & Sons Hamilton, Ont., Webster Bros. Harrisburg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland Lou for the American eft with any of the New Orleans , H. A. Despou ~ ■• delphii Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. St. Louis, Michel Plai & Seed Co. San Francisco, Thos. A. Cox & Co. Toronto, Out., J. A. Simmers. Programme of the-- Chicago Meeting. In addition to President Craig's ad- dress, which is sure to be both interest- ing and instructive, papers will be read upon a variety of subjects which have been carefully selected to suit all tastes and sections of the country. Ex-Presi- dent John Thorpe's essay on "Hybridiza- tion " alone will amply repay those who have the good fortune to listen to it. C. L. Allen will present a paper on "Fun- goid Diseases." Mr. Allen having made a study of these enemies to plant life, a thoughtful paper may with confidence be looked forward to. Mr. H. A. Sie- brecht will discourse on "Orchids," and there is no better authority commercially anywhere. The subject of "Business Methods" will be opened by Mr. F. R. Pierson. It goes without saying that the subject will be handled intelligently. "Summer Propagation of Roses, with a List of the Best Varieties, with Notes on Culture," will be introduced by Mr. E. G. Hill, whom it is hardly necessary to say here is one of the best authorities on the rose in this country. " Roses on Stocks," by Mr. Charles Anderson, cov- ering the question of whether "worked" roses or roses on their own roots are the better for winter blooming, promises to be of much interest. The subject has oc- cupied Mr. Anderson's mind for some time, and on this occasion we may all profit from the result of this observant and practical florist's experience. Mr. Ernst Asmus will devote twenty minutes or so to the " Forcing of Bulbs and Tubers," and this will, no doubt, prove to be one of the most valuable papers read before the meeting. "Forcing Hardy Shrubs" will be handled by Mr. Jackson Dawson, Mr. Dawson is one of what we might appropriately term the " old school " of gardeners. His knowl- edge of horticulture in general is second to none in the country. "Art in Floral Work " will be prepared and read by Mr. J. W. Elliott. Mr. Elliott has a national reputation as a man of taste and ideas. His paper will be sure to command attention. Mr. W. R. Smith, curator at Washington, will present a paper, the subject of which has not yet been announced. Something of sterling merit is expected. "The Retail Flower Business " will have for its ex- ponent Mr. J. M. Jordan. No horticul- turist is better calculated to render so good an account of this important branch as Mr. Jordan. Mr. John M. Hughes will read a practical paper on landscape gar- dening, which will vmdoubtedly be a treat. The "Question Box" is a feature which must not be overlooked, for ideas arc oftentimes evolved from some of the most commonplace questions. The dis- cussions which will follow each essay will bring ont much additional informattion. The all-important subject of 'J Heat- ing" will be reviewed by an expert, and though the subject may not be settled, it is expected that light will be thrown on some points which have hitherto re- maiued rather dark to the average in- vestigator. The exhibition, where all the new and improved appliances may be seen, is worth more to any live florist than can be computed in dimes and dollars. With such an interesting and varied programme, it will be strange indeed if the attendance at this meeting is not larger than any previous one, and every present indication is conclusive that such will be the case. If you want to see your friends, meet them in Chicago next month. The railroads generally have offered a rate and a third ; that is to say, a full fare must be paid to Chicago, and one- third of full fare for the return trip, on the presentation of a certificate duly signed bj- the secretary at the meeting. Take note : When purchasing tickets for Chicago, get the local ticket agent's certificate, with railroad stamp affixed, certifying that full fare has been paid to Chicago. This is uecessary in case the members or delegates for any reason for- get or fail to produce regular certificates. The Education of Florists. uv E. A. w. In the Cciiluiy for June, amongst the "Topics of the Time," is an article en- titled " Landscape Gardeners Needed for America." The few words that are writ- ten under that heading are admirably calculated to awaken thought, and should be well considered by every intelligent gardener in this country. Presumably the writer is one who is unaccustomed to the practical routine of gardening work, probably entirely igno- rant of all that pertains to the duties of a skillful gardener, yet one interested in and competent to criticise the topic dis- cussed. The statements are made that there are very few landscape gardeners in this country — that the majority of those calling themselves such are but gardener-artisans ; in other words, that most of the gardeners of the present are not educated up to the standard required for any artistic work; that their ideas are crude and undeveloped, and thai they are merely skilled laborers, trained only in the practical part of their business. A discussion of this point may seem somewhat out of place in a paper con- ducted solely for the practical education of florists, since this objection, with rea- son, may be urged : Of what value is landscape gardening to the florist who depends entirely upon the sale of cut flowers and plants for his living? This article is not written for the pur- pose of arguing the question ; each man must decide for himself as regards the 486 The American Florist. July 15, development of his business. Instances are often seen where a man carves out an entirely new path altogether distinct from the beaten track pursued by the majority, and soon bringing the zealous worker'to the apex of fame and fortune. If there is a constant demand for the work of landscape gardeners, and but few men competent to meet satisfactorily the requirements of this demand, surely the subject is worth the attention of the thinking men in our profession, and cal- culated to arouse a desire to enter this path which stands invitingly open, offer- ing every inducement to persevering men. The primary object of the writer, how- ever, is to invite the opinions of the readers of the Fi,ORi,sT as to whether the education and, consequently, the mental training of flori.sts are not very limited, and if so, to ascertain if means could not be devised to remedy this deficiency. That the average education of garden- ers is not very extensive, and that as a rule their knowledge is confined entirely to the practical part of plant-growing, must be apparent to all. A remark of Mr. May's in a former number of the Florist, may be quoted as an illustra- tion, /. c, that "gardeners are more ac- customed to wield the spade than the pen." The quotation is from memory, and may not be verbatim. The idea, however, was the same as here ex- pressed. The pages of the Florist also furnish another proof of this statement. Amongst the four or five thousand florists among whom the paper circulates, how few appear disposed to contribute matter for the benefit of their co-laborers. This neglect may proceed from indifference as much as from inability ; still it will probably be safe to assume that the hands accustomed to the use of the spade are often incompetent for labor with the pen. If further proof is needed, it is only necessary to attend some of our horticultural meetings. We find men of considerable intelligence in attendance upon these meetings. Upon entering into conversation with any of them the mind is impressed by their thoughtful consideration of all subjects connected with horticulture. This is not to be won- dered at, for the nature of a florist's business necessitates thought; he iiiusl think and plan ahead if he would suc- ceed. To be constantly preparing for the morrow is the onU' way to insure com- plete success. But' when in these meet- ings we hope to hear from our friends publicly, we are disappointed, and sel- dom is the ear gratified by a full and free discussion of subjects interesting to all gardeners. From what proceeds this re- luctance to -speak, if not from a con- sciousness of a limited education ? But no mau is to be blamed for the effect of causes over which he can have no control. The majority of gardeners in their youth are not given the opportu- nity to reach a high standard of intel- lectual attainment. Commencing man- ual labor early in life, all incentive to study appears to vanish, and the greater part are content with becoming efficient "gardener-artisans," well fitted to un- dertake the culture of plants, but utterly indifferent to all that pertains to the culture of the mind. Horticulture naturally refines and ele- vates those whose business it is to study her ways, and unless a man who does so has become utterly debased, he will be sure to be a lover of nature in all her moods, and a broad and enlightened thinker. Gardeners generally are men of large hearts, kindly sympathies, and genial in their social intercourse. Educated by their avocation to observe the needs of plant life ; trained by daily necessities to exercise continual foresight ; striving con- stantly to improve and develop the flow- ers wliich tend to make the earth so pleasant, it naturally follows that men educated in this way will always be in- teresting companions, able to converse intelligently upon many topics, and pos- sessing considerable information to im- part To others. Fitted thus by daily labor to shine in society and to attain a high place amongst the world's workers, the facts still remain that we are poor speakers, poor writers, and poor scholars. With such a fund of material to draw from, how few are there who write ! Amongst the thousands of books pub- lished every year how many are written by gardeners? Each day brings some fresh fact discovered by zealous investi- gators, formiug another addition to the stores of knowledge accumulated through centuries. Do we gardeners contribute our share of this information, or rather, are we willing to profit entirely by the gleanings of others? If, then, we are conscious of many de- ficiencies in our own education, what are we doing to elevate the standard of those who come after us ? Is there any special effort made anywhere to educate the young gardeners of the present in those branchesspecially adapted to their needs? There are schools for engineers, schools for chemists, schools for artists, schools for various trades, but where are the schools for gardeners ? Because no stren- uous effort has been made in the past to acquire greater proficienc}', we should not be prevented from trying to establish a broader culture for the gardeners of the future. Chemistry, botany and ge- ology are all essential aids to a gardener, enabling the painstaking student to per- form many things for the accomplish- ment of which an ignorant man must depend upon others. Only a very few of our number can classify and name all the flowers and plants which are brought to their notice ; a still smaller proportion are able to analyze the soils which they prepare and use, or have any accurate knowledge of the proportions that are needed of the different elements neces- sary for the welfare of plants ; and as to those competent to teach of the structure of the crust of the earth and the forma- tion of the soil, the number is exceed- inglj' limited. When we observe the rapid strides made by others in this matter of educa- tion, and compare their progress with our apathy, we certainly ought to become more energetic, more willing to devise some way whereby we can assist the younger generation. There does not ap- pear to be a very strong desire on the part of these youths and young men, working in various gardening establish- ments, for any extended course of study. They are content with things as they find them. Should, however, induce- ments be held out and opportunities of- fered for study, an improvement might soon be manifest. When those that are older and moreexpericncedshow no desire for greater knowledge, we cannot expect those that are younger to do much better. It is to be hoped that some of us may live to .see the day when ganleners will be something more than .skilled "arti- sans," and that the florists of the next centurj- may rank as men of learning, fitted not only by the education acquired from observation and practice, but also by that cultivation which can be gained only from books, to make their mark upon the pages of the world's history. To What Extent will a Knowledge of Botany and Alpine Plants benefit the Florist? In asking the above question I refer to the plain, common, evrry-day florist ; the man of limited capital with a family to support on the profits from his business. The question is suggested by the closing paragraph of Mr. A. Veitch's article on "Commercial floriculture" on page 391. That a knowledge of botany and of the plants named by him is a very great pleasure to any one, and a necessity to all who would become thoroughly ac- quainted with the wonders of plant life and growth is admitted. But looking at the matter from a business standpoint — and that is certainly the point from which we should view the occupation which brings us our bread and butter — is there any practical benefit ? The merchant does not handle stock in which there is no profit, simply because it is beautiful to the e3'e. Bankers do not discount notes with a pretty signature onl}'. The mer- chant may furnish his house with the richest fabrics to be ha ', and the banker keep a collection of specimens of fine penmanship, but only as his private purse shall dictate, never in connection with his business, A fair knowledge of the principles of botany can be readily obtained by any florist at only a few dollars expense and a little application, but the knowledge of the plants named must be obtained by growing them at a considerable expense, and is the knowledge alone worth that expense ? Can the practical florist afford this expense for the recompense? The writer would like to see every florist a fair botanist and possess a diversified knowledge of plant forms, he would dearly love to have that knowledge him- self, but as the case stands he can not afford it, and may not be able to for many years. The inclination of the age is toward de- partmentizing all businesses. By this method an individual may take one part of a work and by application liriiig it far closer to perfection than by dividing his energies among all the various parts that go to make up the whole, and I do not doubt that the young men who "can dis- course fluently on the merits of roses," etc., can grow more roses, better roses and get more money for them than the mau who habitually grows a more diver- sified class of stuff. If there is a practical benefit from a pos.sessioii of the knowledge named which I have overlooked I would like to know it, I would like mv brethren of the craft to know it. Will Mr. \eitch kindly tell us? I'". M.Mii'U. [This searcher after information should not be turned empty handed away, and we believe that Mr. Veitch can not do a better service than to make this matter so clear that no further queries of this kind will be received. Ed.] Inventory Your Stock Now.— Now is the time to take an inventory- of your stock. Commence the new season right. Estimate values closely, and if you run across aiivthing of no possible value, throw it out at once. Open a set of books now and keep an accurate record of your business for the coming year. Don't wait ! There will never be a more favorable time than the present. 1887. The American Florist. 487 THt ^WUO^»^ Cl^ROtN 488 The American Florist. ynly IS, I j-v«,'J The Cypripedium The culture of this genus is the sim- plest of all the orchid family. It differs greatly from most other orchids in one respect, namely, the resting season. A certain amount of rest is required by all cypripeds, yet it must not be so marked as in the case of other orchidaceous plants. Studying the structure of these plants, we find that they are not pro- vided, as are other orchids, with pseudo- bulbs or tubers which might serve as reservoirs of supply in the drj' and rest- ing season, and therefore excessive dry- ing up must be avoided. The deciduous or hardy kinds do best when planted out in a cold frame which has a northern exposure. This should be well drained and filled with good turfy loam, leaf mold and peat. Stones may be set in an irregular way so as to get diflferent elevations, and thus insure various conditions for the different kinds according to their natural habits, as some prefer moister places than others. In the winter this frame should be protected so as to keep out the hardest frost, and in summer partly shaded from the burning sun. Early iu the spring is the best time to transplant or divide plants of this sec- tion. This should be done just before the plants begin to grow, but they should be disturbed as seldom as possible. Hardy cypripeds can also be grown in pots or pans filled with the same ma- terial as that used for planting out, and then the pots plunged in the ground ; but as a rule they do not do so well as when planted in the cold frame, where under favorable circumstances they soon grow into nice clumps, and make quite a show when in bloom. The evergreen and selenipedium sec- tions require about the same treatment, and therefore we may consider them to- gether. In the first place comes the potting. This should be done after the plant is through flowering and just when it starts into growth ; but with a little care cypripeds can be potted at any time of the year. The best material for this purpose is a mixture of good fibrous peat, clean sphagnum moss and pots- herds. In the case of small plants with few roots it is best to work some peat between the roots, then envelop them with a thin layer of the same material, and lie them firmly so as to make as small and compact a ball as possible. The pot, which should be only just big enough to admit the ball, should be well drained with potsherds and a layer of moss placed on them ; then the plant should be inserted one or two inches above the rim of the pot and the small space around the ball tightly packed, first with peat, followed by potsherds and finished with green selected heads of sphagnum moss. I prefer this way to the one of chopping peat and moss to- gether and using the mixture for potting. When the plants get pot-bound, which occurs generally every two years, it is always better in the case of small pots to break the pots and then carefully locsen the roots which generally adhere to the pot 1 he old material should be cleaned out IS much as possible, and the plant ti msltrred into a pot a size or two larger. It IS I ir better to use pots only till the s incli st/e is reached ; after that pans ire much more dsirable than the large pots The cardinal points in potting are: (,i\e good drainage, u.se only good and clean material, pot firmly, elevate above the pot so as to prevent water lodging around the heart of the plant, avoid over- potting, and use potsherds liberally when, if needed, the moss may be re- newed and the plants well watered and syringed to insure good growth. Of course these are only general points on culture. Separate cultural directions will be given at the time of description of the various kinds. But as is the case of other plants, a grower of cypripeds will benefit greatly bj- studying their con- dition aud health when received, how they have been potted, also taking into consideration the exposure, temperature and atmosphere of the house, and then C^?WVtD\\iW POLHViW so that the roots will not travel far before finding something to which to attach themselves. A low greenhouse is the best to grow cypripeds iu, that the plants may be as near the glass as possible, and only shaded from the direct rays of the sun for three to five hours a day. The rest of the time they should enjoy the full light and partial sunshine, and if so treated they will make sturdy growths and flower much more freely than if kept shaded all the time, a mistake that most growers make. The temperature should not be below 50° nor above 75° with artificial heat, and enough top and bottom ventilation given to keep the air sweet and fresh summer aud winter. Every morning the plants should be looked over and any that are getting dry watered. In good weather a light syring- ing once or twice a day will benefit them greatly, but this should be done only when ventilation is given, so that the water should not lie in the heart of the plant, this being fatal, especially to some kinds that have thick coriaceous leaves. After flowering a slight rest benefits the plants very much. This is best ef- fected by keeping them cooler, more sunny, and with a good supply of air and only enough water to keep the moss alive. Four to six weeks of such treat- ment is quite sufficient, as by that time the plants will start into growth again. treat the individual plants according to circumstances, as it is a proven fact that no class nor even one species of plants can be well grown with uniform treat- ment throughout. Two elements of suc- cess are : First, the love for this class of plants, aud secondly, good judgment. Cambridge Botanic Gardens, June lO.'S;. ( To be contitiiteti.) Cypripedium Politum. This is a very distinct showy hybrid, belonging to the acaulescentgroup. The leaves' are somewhat large, oblong-acute, of a light green color, with dark green tessellations. The dorsal .sepal is var- nished, whitish, with a red suffusion ; nerves green, with a central bar of red stretching from the base upwards ; the petals are linear, glossy, covered slightly with fine hairs, and purplish-red, but to- wards the base green, and marked with purple dots ; the lip is suffu.sed in front with purplish-red, and furnished with grsen nerves. The figure was taken from a plant iu the possession of Mr. V. G. Tautz, Stu4U» T\N\1S W\R11i So this knotty problem remains in about the same state as it was before Mr. S. gave us his very practical and inter- esting remarks on the subject. While his plan of treatment may not be the universal panacea for all the ills of the violet, it is nevertheless a good one for all to follow who wish to cultivate this beautiful flower. At this meeting a very liberal premium list for the chrysanthemum show to be held next November was adopted. The president, Mr. Jas. R. Pitcher, was in the chair, and a very pleasant and profitable evening was spent by the large number of members in attendance. M. Hen Manure. Having used this manure in various ways for sundry crops for many years, I thought it might be well to mention that in the raw state it is about as powerful as guano, and if used in that state in pot- ting plants, as recommended by W. K. B. (page 420), it would probably kill the roots, if not the plant — that is, any roots coming in direct contact with the ma- nure. I have seen plants spoiled from using an extra strong top dressing of the dry manure, and also from e.xtra strong liquid, and I would not under any cir- cumstances use it in potting plants. If used for pot plants, it should be for gross feeding plants, and well diluted. It is an excellent maiiure for top dress- ing roses on beds or benches during win- ter forcing, mixed at the rate of a tenth part to the ordinary top dressing of ma- nure. But in recommending it used in the potting soil, no doubt your cor- respondent had good results, for he must have used it with discretion ; but many of your readers would think and act on the principle that if one ounce gave good results, a pound would be much better. In growing such gross feeding crops as corn, hen manure is excellent, but in this case it is easy to give too much. It may also vary in its effects from a vari- ation of the weather, for I may mention a case here in which a crop of corn was killed from using an extra dose of such a simple and weak manure as malt dust, simply from the extra dry condition of the soil. I have also seen cow manure strongly recommended for mulching roses, and we know it is excellent, but that does not authorize the novice to plaster it on six inches thick before the plants have started to grow, and the manure fresh from the stable at that. I would say with all fresh and doubtful manure proceed with caution ; it is easy to give more, but when roots are killed it is hard to replace them. J.\MES T.\I'LIN. Maywood, N. J. Viburnum Tinus Hirta. In this we have a useful and orna- mental variety of an old plant capable of furnishing a large quantity of handsome white flowers of great purity, at a season when whits flowers of any kind are most appreciated. It is hardy in all but the severest winters, consequently a large nimiber of plants in pots for forcing pur- poses could be housed at a minimum outlay. E.xcept during intense frost, no artificial heat would be required by plants enjoying the protection of a glass structure, until wanted for forcing pur- poses. The ordinary form flowers m the open air during the autumn and winter months in mild seasons. Under these conditions, however, the flowers are tinted with pink or purple. The variety luider notice is a greatly improved form with intensely dark green, coriaceous, more or less hairy leaves — the latter character being overlooked by our artist, although otherwise the figure is a faithful representation of this elegant shrub. The flowers are ivory-white, and although small, are collected in dense terminal semi-globular cymes, which are seen to the best advantage when fur- nished and supported with their own leaves. Unlike the camellia, plants, whether grown in pots or planted out, are benefited rather than otherwise by an annual cutting back, so that leafy sprays can well be afforded, and always look very natural. The substitution of this variety for the ordinary one would be of great "advantage to those who grow large bush or pyramidal specimens in pots or tubs for cool conservatorv work. Messrs. Cutbush & Sou, of Highgate Hill, are always very successful with this plant at the spring exhibitions, and make a special feature of it, being able to furnish large quantities for cut flower purposes with little labor or outlay. Being naturally a winter-flowering sub- ject, the least provocation in the matter of forcing is requisite to bring it into bloom ; their cultivation is an easy mat- ter, and those who grow deutzias could manage the plants easily. After flower- ing, cut the plants into shape and keep them in a cool house till they start into growth of their own accord ; of The American Florist. 493 course by urging them into growth earlier they would be induced to ripeu their buds and flower sooner next au- tumn or winter. If it is necessary to re- pot, give them a shift, using a compost of fibrous loam with a mixture of well- rotted cow manure and sand. In sum- mer they may be plunged out of doors in ashes in a sunny, or at least in a posi- tion well exposed to light. — Garde nine; llor/,/. Floral Work at St. Louis. At the funeral of A. A, Talmage, late vice-president of the Wabash Western railway, the floral tributes were numer- ous, and many were very elaborate. A large piece twelve feet in length was a floral representation of the locomotive used to pull Mr. Talmage's private car. The boiler and cab were of white roses and carnations ; the smoke-stack, hand- rails and pilot of purple immortelles, while the head-light was of red carna- tions ; the tender was of white and yel- low roses. The whole rested on a purple track supported by crimson ties on a road-bed of ferns. Another design repre- sented the private car just entering a tunnel. The car was of white buds, and contained a vacant chair of crimson im- mortelles. The tunnel was of ferns dotted with Marguerites. A wheat field sprinkled with Marguerites bore above a shield of white and yellow roses, on which was an appropriate inscription. One very large piece was a gates ajar with a railway track running between them, and inscribed at the base: "The right of way is his from earth to heaven." The desigus above described were ar- ranged by the Jordan Floral Co. Other handsome pieces were a scroll of glossy ivy leaves surmounted by a cross of white roses, the whole resting on a bed of pink and white roses and lilies ; a large pillow bearing a monogram through which ran a gleaming saber ; a huge cross of ivy garlanded with roses and resting on a base of roses and lilies ; and a large easel bearing the monogram, "O. R. C" from the "Order of Railway Conductors," as well as innumerable other pieces of conventional design. About the altar palms and other plants were arranged in profusion. Pittsburg. At the celebration of the "glorious fourth" at "Solitude," the residence of Mr. Geo. Westinghouse, of air-brake fame, the floral decorations, gotten up by Messrs, John R. and A. Murdoch, were probably the most elaborate ever seen in Pittsburg. The beauty of the display was fairly rivaled by the variety of designs emblematic of the significance of the day, which reflected great credit on the firm that conceived and executed them. A feature was the harmony of the several subjects taken in hand and the completeness of the idea intended to be conveyed. The whole palatial house was abloom with roses, but it was in the pa- vilion that the triumph of floral art was reached. The table which was there set out w£is in the form of a Greek cross, in the center of which and at each of the four ends were placed the magnificent desigus. The center piece was a dome of immense proportions, which stood fully six feet high, in which the national colors, red, white and blue, were charm- ingly brought out. An American banner of flowers occupied one of the ends of the cross. At another was a great scroll on which was written the Declaration ^^M ^^^^^^^j^ Wfm ^^^ ^H^^^^^§! Ivl^fw^lB ^^^H ^HK,' ' n VA^Cl^Ei^U^ ^^m^^^^H ^n^^^ ^^^^^^H SKSVktl Of kQUM\C:'BVOOlA, of Independence, a musket and sword crossed at the foot, and a handsome silk flag carelessly draped. Then came the torch of liberty, a triangle design, on the three sides of which were the scales of justice, sword and keys of knowledge, and the sign of Esculapius, respectively. The fifth piece pictured the Independ- ence bell, and clearl)- inscribed on it could be seen the dates 18S7 — 1776. It is said that in the decoration of the dining table alone as many as 3,000 roses were employed. Basket of Aquatic Bloom. Our illustration shows a basket ar- ranged with water lilies, nelumbiums, etc., interspersed with ferns. The en- graving was made for use in a book of floral designs to be published by Mr. A. Blanc, the Philadelphia engraver, and was kindly loaned to us by that gentle- DouBLE Petunias from Seed. — We get such capital double petuuias from seed that I never keep over a stock of old plants or cuttings. This year I have been exceptionally fortunate not only in getting uncommonly fine double and fringed varieties, but about twenty-five per cent, have come very double. The j strain is P. grandiflora fimbriata flore pleno. Tempted by the colored plate in Sutton's catalogue, I sent to them for some seed. These seedlings are also in bloom now, and have very large flowers, but they are not fringed or frilled at all, and are lacking in variety and brilliance of color, and not one of them is very double. W. F. H0LI.YH0CK.S FROM Seed.— It pays to get seed of the very finest strain of these noble plants. For instance, I now have Chater's varieties, that cost me about a cent a seed, in bloom, and without one exception they are full double and excel- lent. I also have "double mixed " that according to the seed catalogue had been saved " from named varieties of all shades of color," and not so much as one plant has full double flowers, but a few are semi-double and all the rest single. And this in a mass of three hundred plants. I saved last year a lot of self-sown seed- lings that came up in my hollyhock bed, in which the finest doubles only were grown ; these are now in bloom, and every one is a very good double. W. F. 494 The American Florist. July 15, The men at the head of the association are a guarantee of its success, the hard worked secre- tary considering it no trouble to ^ive informa- tion to inquirers, and spares no pains in adjust- ing lo'ises equitably, and the same are promptly paid bv the treasurer, with a nice letter of con- Hail Insurance. The complete legal organization of the Florists' Hail association was accom- plished July 7, 18S7, although to all in- tents and purposes the company has been in active operation since June i. The Florists' Hail association is a new cor- poration in law and in fact, and this re- sult has been attained by the expenditure of much time and money. The subscrib- ers to the gtiarantee fund have given their means promptly; the directors have given the matter unremitted attention, Messrs. Jordan, Hill and Vaughan taking the trouble to come east to assist in per- fecting the plan of insurance, and lastly, the secretary has given more time than most men dream of, to secure the legal organization of the company. One of the obstacles which was overcome was the passage of an act in the New Jersey legislature giving the company a right to organize in that state. It seems to me that those who have expressed a desire for hail insurance should join the company and give it a trial. They owe it to those who have spent time and money to secure a result which they desired. Many who have written to the present secretary have joined, but others have not been heard from. If all those who have shown an interest in the matter of hail insurance in times past would come in now, the secretary could come to Chicago with a million and a half square feet of glass enrolled upon his books, with the proba- bility of doubling that amount during the meeting. The company has been in active operation for six weeks. In that time they have had one loss— that of Mr. A. M. Herr, of Lancaster, Pa. It has been adjusted, and undoubtedly Mr. Herr has been paid before this appears in print. There is no need to stand aloof. We are in practical operation, and the machinery is working as smoothly as though the company had been organized a dozen years. The only thing needed to make hail insurance a grand success is for its friends to continue sending for- ward their applications as already so favorably begun. John G, Esler, Sec'y. Saddle River, N. J. [Very many have signified their inten- tion to join at the Chicago meeting. It is the secretary's desire that the applica- cation be made now, that a good show- ing can be made in his first report. We trust the hail men will find time to oblige the secretary by coming in as requested. Below is a note from Mr. Herr.— Ed. ] " First Come, First Served."— I was the first to apply for insurance in the Hail association, and singularly enough, was the first to apply lor the adjustment of a loss, payment of which I have received this day. I would advise every florist to get under the protecting arms of the association without delay, for the 'hail belt" may slip and get over your houses, as it did over mine quite unexpectedly. It is no small assist- ance in case of loss to receive payment for the glass broken, and any florist will certainly feel more secure by having at least a part of his glas.s insured. pfant Qofe^. SwKKT Pea Butterfly. — This unique- ly marked sweet pea is very favorite with flower buyers, and should be largely grown. LiL.^c Marie Lequav. — A French va- riety recently introduced into England, and as regards size of pips and trusses of bloom appears to be the finest of white lilacs. Ro.SE.S FOR MiNNE.SOT.A. — Will Mr. Babcock be kind enough to describe his method of wintering roses where the mercury drops to 40° below zero ? S. Calkins. The Hollvhock Disease.— This dis- ease, which has been so destructive in Europe, has spread to this country and is now doing serious damage in the Boston public garden. Albino China Umbrella Tree.— Mr. J. L,. Normaud, Marksville, La., sends us a spray of this handsome tree. The foliage of the spray sent was a very light yellow, slightly dashed with green. Henderson's New French Mari- golds. — I now have some well-filled masses of these in full bloom. They are very compact in habit and quite copious in blooming ; still I don't admire them much. They are a fine selection of their type, but for beauty and attractiveness not equal, in my opinion, to some good strains of flat-rayed marigolds. W. F. TUBEROILS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. — I am Well aware of the large size, substance, brilliance and beauty of the finer varieties of these beautiful plants, and for the past four years have been trying to get up a satisfactory stock from seed, but so far without success. I have got one or two that : ilendid, but that is rather meager compensation for the time and expense bestowed on them. Many "jubilee" collections (reckoned to con- tain the finest varieties extant) have been sent to this country by Laing ; if any of your readers have a set of these plants, will they please tell us about them ? W. F. Dahlia Gracilis.— I had seeds of this from Thorburn ; sowed them in l'"ebruary, grew on the seedlings in pots till the end of April when I transplanted them into a cold frame, thence toward the end of May into good rich ground. They are now, and have been since the first week in June, in good bloom. The flowers are single, ordinary size, and of white, yel- low, buff, crimson, maroon, scarlet and other shades, and most all of them are freely and prettily striped and penciled. Some of the plants do not have striped flowers ; some others again display plain and striped flowers on the same branch. But all are pretty. W. F. I'oxGLOVES. — Foxgloves growing to a height of eighteen feet (p. 463) ! Why, I never before heard of such a thing, nor yet of the half of that height. But they are grand flowers. I grow them by the hundred, and in masses as you represent them. They last in good bloom from the finst week in June till the 4th of July, and in favorable weather later than that. They are perennial, but in finest condi- tion when treated as biennials. They need a slight protection — say of tree branches or rank litter in winter. In large masses in parks or cemeteries they have a striking effect, and an appropri- ate place for tbem is the margin of a shrubbery or wood belt, for in such a place they abound in their wild condi- tion. W. F. Golden Coreopsis (C. lanceolata). — For a mass of brilliant golden flowers from Decoration day till the 4th of July, we have nothing to surpass this showy composite, and it continues to bloom more or less all summer long. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial, and easily raised from seed. North of New York it will not likely bloom the first year from seed, and in Vermont I have heard that it often slips the second j'ear. Here it blooms in the greatest profusion, ripens any quantity of seed, and self-sown seed- lings come up around the old plants as thickly as if they were crab-grass or chick-weed. W. F. Zinnia Elegans Robusta Grandi- FLORA Plenissima. — Plants raised from seed sown in February and March are now growing in rich garden soil, and are moderately large specimens and in good bloom. The flowers are unusually large, double, and brilliant in color. "Scar- let" and the shades of purple prevail; so far I have not got any whites or yel- lows among them. Although my flowers cannot compare with the size (five to six inches across) mentioned by the raiser, still they are quite as big as I expected to find them. A very good flower before me measures 3 '2 inches in diameter, a little over 10 inches around, and 6>< inches over the top ; the broadest of the flower leaves average eleven-sixteenths of an inch wide. While a few of the plants have produced semi-double flow- ers, none of them have produced any single ones. W. F. Trade very dull, as usual in July. The Gardeners' and Florists' club will have an excursion to Rocky Point, R. I., on July 26. They go by special train to Providence, and thence by boat to Rocky Point. Many of the Providence bretl ren are expected to join, and a good time is assured. F^. L. Ames is building two more or- chid houses especially for cattleyas and odontoglossums, at North Eastou. He proposes to heat them by steam, which is something of a new departure in orchid culture. At the Saturday show of the Mass. Hort. society on July 9 there were several fine collections of Iris Ktemperi from J. L. Gardner, E. Fewkes & Son, J. F. C. Hyde, and E. Shippard & Sous. The exhibits of hardy herbaceous and na- tive plants were also good. Several vases of orchids from Siebrecht & Wad- ley, of New York, attracted considerable attention. One of these, a white Cattleya gigas, created quite a sensation among the orchid fanciers. It is the only white gigas in existence, and has been named by Mr. Siebrecht, " RochelHana alba." This gem was awardtd a first-class cer- tificate of merit by the society. _^ W. J. S. LANCA.STER, Pa.— A. M. Herr will use 3,000 feet of new glass this season. New Orleans.— J. H. Menard will build a large new house this summer. Richmond, Va.— A new house 20 x 100 will soon be erected by W. A. Ham- mond. 1887. The American Florist. 495 Omaha, Neb. — E- C. Erfling is build- ing two new houses, 99x16 each. The plant trade of this season was larger than last, the principal increase being in the call for scarlet-colored geraniums. Gera- ninums in 4-inch pots sold at from 20 to 25 cents each, silver-leaved geraniums 30 cents, fuchsias 25 cents, verbenas 60 to 75 cents a dozen. S ITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head t . . i Inserted (seven words) each ins( tion." Cash must accompany order. SITUATION WANTED.-A young man with 5 e.\tended etperience, desires a private p rhere good beddinn and flrst-class plants and fl TsareErown. Sinfzle; the best of references pi ^ Address, A. M., care American Flori^ SITUATION WANTKD.-A flrst-class rose gi desires a position to take charge of a con cial place, where cut flowers and bulbs are prin SITUATION WANTED.— By a practical floris printer, of seven years' e.\-perience. Is steady sober and reliable, and can take entire charge of ai establishment. Address, , I'lttNTEK, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED.-By singl grower and propagator and gene has bad practical e,vperiencc : gtiod take charge of placi', near Now York preferred. Ai dress, K. A. B., WestHoboken, N.J. SITUATION WANTKi: very thing pertaining t business of seedsman and florist; experienced a capable merchant; good knowledge of greenhov management and arrangement and sale of fiowe Address, A. B. C, care Mrs. E. A. Wratten, Republic St., Cleveland, O. SITUATION WANTED.— As head gardener. A. Hallett, who has been gardener to Chas. ,1. Clarke, the past three years is now disengaged, and is at liberty to engage with any lady or gentleman requiring the services of a thorough practical man. Over twenty years experience in some of the best gardens in England and America. Address, A. Hallett, Morehead Lane, Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. W WANTED-Florists to to read our " ad." of Ready Packed Crates. Look for new matter every issue. Syracuse Pottery, J. N. Perkins, Mgr. W^ w^ nd Boiler capable of 1- Bru.s.. Fort Wayii w- ANTED— A man of sober and industrious hat ipetent to take charge of a gentlema ddreas with references. IMMER. 812 Adams St., Montgomery. AIh W" street, St. Louis, Mc nOR SALE-2,000 Storm King (Frau Emma Topfc ' Fuchsias, extra strong mailing size. Price, $1 jr dozen; $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per IMO. JOSEPH E. BONSALL, Salem, Ohio TTIOR SALE.-Fine stock of Orchids, Palms. Ferns J Eucharis, Crinuras, and other choice plants a " Exotic Nursery,' reduced price to close 1 FOR SALE— Most desirable floral 1 West. Splendid locdl and shippii of city 40,000. Sole reason for health. Party a Western, care American Florist. FOB SALE— Two greenhouses 18x85 each, with office 20x15; fine retail location in center of Chicago. Everything in flrst-class runnlDg order, will be sold at a reasonable price for cash. Address, : Florist, Chicago. D noB SALE.— Four greenhouses (5000 ft. glass) ' miles from Chicago, three railroads, and h 100 feet ground, for S2 ty store with or without b FOR SALE-The valuable collection of stove and greenhouse plants, belonging to S. R. Payson, Belmont, Mass.. is to be sold after May 20; there are many flne specimens of Anthuriums, Crotons, Ma- J. WHEELER, gardener, Belmont, Mass. FOR SALB.-Just building two new greenhouses, and stock of an old established business for a large trade, for sale cheap. Will sell ground also, or give as long lease as wished, and at very easy terms. Located in a live, booming western city of hundred thousand inhabitants. Address, B 8, care American Florist, Chicago. "CiOR SALE— Well established florist and gardening J business in a good, thriving city in central North Missouri, one greenhouse 20x50 ft. with 70 common size hot-bed sash; good farm house of six rooms, good cellar, plenty of water, the largest greenhouse within 70 miles, flne location, all in good repair, on easy terms to the right party. Good reason for sell- ing. For price and terms apply to Joseph Gamble, box 229, Brookfleld, Mo. FOR SALE- Established florist business, paying from the start, in a flrst-class business town. Greenhouses new, heated by hot water, corner lot 1)0x190 feet, city water, electric light, telephone, two rai Iroads. population 15,000, and 20,000more in a radius of ten miles doing their trading here. Business can be rapidly increased. No greenhouse within 25 miles. Owner has a large wholesale business which requires his whole time. Only those meaning busi- ness address A. J. SWALM, Hazelton, Pa. FOR SALE. -Estate of the late Alexander Green- law. This estate situated in Braintree, Mass., is ten minutes walk from depot. There are four greenhouses heated by hot water;— one in tea roses, planted two years; one in hybrids: one pink house; one violet house; each 120 ft. long. Plenty of water on the place and an engine to pump it. Expect town water to be put in next fall. There is a cottage of six rooms, and a house of twelve rooms; stable, wagon-shed, and one and one-quarter acres land. Address, Holbruok & Fo.v, 12 Post Office Square, Boston, Mass. FINE STOCK FOR PRESENT PLANTING. All in the Best Condition for Shifting or Benching, Per 100 BENNETTS and BRIDES, from 3-in. pots $8.00 " 4-in. " 12.00 COOKS, strong,3-in 6.00 BON SILENES, 3-ln 6.00 LA FRANCE, 3-in 6.00 4-in 12.00 A large variety of other kinds in smaller pots now ready for moving on. 5,000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, clean stock in flats, $.30.00 per 1,000 ; $18.00, for 500. SMILAX, Strong, 3-in. 1,000, $50; 100, $6. Fine Imported Seeds of I*riinula.s, Fan- sies. Cinerarias, Calceolarias, &c. Florists' package 50c. each. A lull assortment of all kinds of Seeds of the best growth for Fall planting. Critchell & Co., CINCINNATI, OHIO. NnvEltiEs In RnsES. The new French Geraniums for 188fi will be ready for shipment September 15. Twelve of the very fineet out of this year's new ones: Glory of France, Renan. Sereeant Boblllet, Arc-en-Ciel, etc. The New Roses embrace some very promieing varieties. Comtees de Freigneuse, Mad. David, Oamille Bfloux, Claire Cochet, and others. Send for deHcriptive list and wholesale price list of other choice stock. hilIa& ao., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigiieuse" This Rose is probably the best ever raised for florist's work; the bud is ol "Niphetos" or "Ben- ■■■ ihape, color of "M. Neil," and rather March to May, of this rose, as well as of the grand new Hybrid, "CLARA COCHET." All the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will be ready for delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as well as my general ilogue, free on application, splendid lot of "Perle des Jardins,"" Niphe- Catalogui len M. Neil" in pots, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- ot," '^Mme. Gabriel Luizct," "Paul Neron," Magna Charta" and similar kinds. JAMES L, BOYSON, CAEN (Calvados) FRANCE, American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier. Also GTOod plants of the best leading varieties of Teas. H. Teas, H. Perpetuals and a general collec- tion of greenhouse and bedding plants at a very low price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. Broadway. Louisville, Ky. P OS BS . ~ ■l\ 20,000 YOUNG ROSES In 2-inch and ZVa-inch pots in flne condition ot the American Beauty, The Beauty, Merment, Perle, Niphetos, Bennett, Pierre Guillott and La France. For prices, apply to GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO. 1088 W. Madison Stkekt, CHICAGO. RO»K». We can still offer to the trade tlie following Roses, all in fine condition for planting out on benches. Prices for all sizes given upon application. PURITAN, AM. BEAUTY, THE BRIDE, CATHRINE MERMET, PERLE DES JARDINS, SOUVENIR D'UN AMI. BENNETT, BON SILENE, NIPHETOS, PAPA GONTIER, LA FRANCE, B. A. ELLIOTT CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. 496 The American Florist. July IS, @ffte (suf-^focoer UraS.©. Midsummer Floral Fashions. BY ODR NEW CORRESPONDENT. We must look to the leading summer resorts for floral styles now that the patrons of our fashionable florists are out of town. Natural flowers have never been worn in such profusion at Newport, Saratoga, Long Branch — in fact, at all the great hotels, where every evening the drawing-rooms are filled with persons in full dress. I have been about considerably among the suburban villas of representative New Yorkers, and I have never before seen such elaborate decorations in the cot- tages with flowers, which are apparently the order every day. As every season the garden show is more extensive, dis- playing a higher s'yle of landscaping, so interiors evidence admirable taste in the distribution of the quantities of flowers and foliage brought in doors every morn- ing. Not satisfied with garden growth and wild flowers and wood ferns, boxes of choice bloom are ordered from this city. Stephanotis, gardenias and the choicest callings from the stock of the wholesale dealers are again packed and sent to country seats. The fashion of trimming gowns with natural flowers is so univer- sal at the large resorts, that it has doubled the amount of bloom demanded. The wearing of fresh flowers on the drapery of dresses is not confined to full dress. Some of the most charming ef- fects I have seen have been made on satin and linen lawn dresses. Dainty clusters of field daisies and grasses are tacked as finish to .side trimmings of morning dresses. Bunches of yellow ox-eyed dai- sies garnish the sash of an ecru pongee silk matinee frock. Moss rose buds and grasses are placed in several positions cm mull dresses, and water lilies are grace- fully adjusted upon cambric suits. The Puritan rose is a favorite flower and brings a good price. It is very beau- tiful, providing a strong white rose that will not throw its petals out loosely after being worn an hour. It trims the white silks, satins and grenadines in vogue for full dress, very handsomely. A costume that was greatly admired at Long Branch last week was a white glace silk, with grenadine drapery di.sposed in sa.shes, which were held in place by Puritan roses. Married women are wearing gar- denias and stephanotis on their gowns ; both the skirts and corsage are trimmed. The ladies' maids at the watering places are evincing nice taste in their work of garnishing their mistresses' gowns. Flo- rists will have to look to their laurels. An exceedingly pretty device is the floral pocket, which is a pouch suspended from the belt, in which to carry the handkerchief These are made of silk or net, and are covered with natural flow- ers. A young belle at Saratoga has a diflFerent one every day. Pea blossoms of white, pink and pale lilac are exquisite for covering these pockets. Another de- lightful addition to the female toilet is a wide illusion or tulle scarf which is worn around the shoulders, cro.ssed over the breast and tied with long ends behind. It is lined with flowers through the cen- ter, and is finished at the breast and in the knot at the back by clusters of bloom with trailing foliage. Hand bouquets are made very large, loose and flat one side. Field daisies and roses are very fashionable, the former flowers predominating. Considerable trailing foliage, such as asparagus and vinca, is placed at the top, and among this geranium leaves are disposed in a cluster. The daisies follow, and below near the stems are pink roses. Souvenir d'un Ami is used with good effect just now in hand bouquets. The choicest hand bunches are made of gardenias and stephanotis, with a few Puritan roses. The white bouquet is very stylish for full dre.ss occasions. In fact, there is a preva- lence of white bloom in all the best de- signs and arrangements, excepting for funerals, when high colored flowers are more demanded than any other. Longiflorum lilies and Yucca blossoms are very fashionable for table decoration and for room embellishment. Table centers are all high, a pyramid of lilies surmounted by a spike of Yucca bloom being popular. High silver dishes and tall ru.sh vases and baskets are built up with large flowers in a very conspicuous way. Pond lilies are used with longi- florums and gladiolus. Yucca blossoms with these flowers are very imposing in the graceful flower-holders now fashion- able. Favors at dinners have disap- peared and will not be revived probably before winter. of pansies, which were black, bronze and purple. It was very elegant and a neat piece of work. New York Retail Prices. Perles, Niphetos, Souvs, Bennetts, $i a dozen; Mermets, $1.25; Cooks, $2 ; La * France, Jacques, jfi to I1.25; Bon Silenes, 50 cents ; Magna Charta, I3 ; carnations, 40 cents ; lily of the valley, ii.25 ; gladi- olus, $2 ■ Lilium longiflorum, J3. Fred Gordon has introduced the funeral design here pictured ; it is very rich and suitable for laying on a casket, and will undoubtedly have a run. The piece as here represented is made up of oak leaves with a laurel branch. But Mr. Gordon has made it up of flowers — one wreath of Jacqueminots, one of Mermets, and one of Bride roses, with a rose branch pierc- ing the wreaths. A leading florist at a large ball to be given at the height of the season at a fashionable watering place will form an ice rockery such as has been made but once in this country, but is frequently done in I,ondon. I was privileged to see an ice rockery arranged at a fete where the Prince of Wales was to be present. There were some tons of ice placed in the center of a pool filled with atiuatics. Blooming plants, ferns and quantities of rich flowers were placed among the pure, glittering cakes of ice, over which col- ored lights were thrown. Very few flowers are employed around walls and cabinets in room embellish- ment. There is one fine effect as a rule, and this is made with fine plant speci- mens. High vases are filled with lilies, and placed before mirrors and mantels, which have only end pieces of flowers ar- ranged in a high severe style. Alex. McConnell made a rich lyre last week for the funeral of a representative railroad official. It was of hybrid ro.ses, the strings of purple chenille. Wreaths continue to be the favorite floral design. Thorley made an entire cover to a casket Queen Victoria's Jubilee Bouquet. This was about five feet in height, and was composed entirely of orchids. The dark forms of Cattleya mossise and C. Mendelii composed the lower tiers, the colors being graded lighter to the apex. The crown which surmounted the whole, and which was composed mainly of On- cidium Marshallianum and Dendrobium suavissimum, stood on a cushion of flow- ers of Cattleya Warnerii and C. gigas. On one side of the bouquet the letters " V. R. I." were traced in flowers of the orange scarlet Epidendrum vitellium ma- jus, and a cross of the same brilliant flowers surmounted the crown. The main body of the bouquet contained only the finest specimens of the choicest varieties of orchids. The Florists' Club of New York. A Florists' club was organized in New York July 6, with an initial membership roll of twenty-eight members and the fol- lowing officers elected ; John N. May, president ; H. A. Siebrecht, ^^ce=presi- dent ; W. S. Allen, secretary, and Peter Henderson, treasurer. A large number of names are proposed for next meeting, which will occur at the rooms of Young & Elliott, 54-56 Dey street, July 20, at 3 P. M. It is hoped that the attendance of those interested will be large, as the question of "how to get to Chicago in August " will be settled. A committee previously ap- pointed to confer with the railroad com- panies in regard to rates have received an offer from the Baltimore & Ohio road of reduced rates and a special train, if New York and Philadelphia will guaran- tee 100 delegates. The party will have the privilege in this case of stopping over a few hours at two or three of the princi- pal cities on the route. This would make the journey a ver)- pleasant one. It is hoped that at the next meeting the roll of members signifying their inten- tion of going will be large enough to en- able the committee to close with the offer above named. The Philadelphia club deputed Pre.si- dent Craig and Secretary Farson to attend the first meeting of the New York club and extend the best wishes of the Quaker Citv florists, and they received a hearty welcome. Though New York is last in the list of starters, it will not be last in the race if it takes hold with the energy which it certainly possesses. The pres- ent indications are that the delegation from New York and vicinity will be even larger than it was at Philadelphia. Keep the ball rolling for '88. Ai'C.T'STA, Ga.— P. J. Bercknians will erect 2,5(X> feet of new glass this season. Birmingham, Ai.a.— C. H. Reed will build a first-class new house 20 x uxj. Kansas City.— R. S. Brown is tearing down several old houses and erecting four new ones in their place, covering a ground surface of 69 x 1 10. 1887. The American Florist. 497 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.25. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6months, loper cent; 12 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdyertlslnK Department of the remember it. BEACH US by no(in, .luly 2.^. Address, THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Catalogues Received. E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Hol- land, Dutch bulbs ; A. M. C. Jongkindt, Coninck, Dedemsvaart, Holland, bulbs; Michael Rains & Co., London, Eng., bulbs ; R.J. Halliday, Baltimore, auction plants ; Hitchiugs & Co., New York, hot water boilers; the Telemeter Co., New York, electric indicating and recording thermometers ; S. Weeks, Chicago, hot water boiler; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, Holland bulbs. Our Plant Trade Report.— A num- ber of the reports sent in could not be used, from the fact that they were not signed, and it was impo.ssibIe to discover from whence they came. In sending in a report of any kind, always sign your name and city plainly, or the report is of no value whatever. The post-marks on the envelopes are usually so imperfect as to be of no assistance whatever in the matter. A Candidum Fungus. Mr. Wm. Armstrong, Canton, I'a., re- cently .sent us a few buds of Lilium can- didum badly affected by fungus. He said : "They began to wither around the stalk near the ground, and now the}' are all blasted." The buds were sent to Prof. A. B. Seymour, cryptogamic herba- rium of Harvard university, Cambridge, Mass., who sends us the following in regard to it : "I have examined the specimen sent by Mr. Wm. Armstrong, and find in it abundant mycelium of a fungus, which I believe to be the cause of the injury, and a little mycelium of another kind which probably /ollim'S the disease, but has no part in the cause. Neither is fruited, and without the spores it is impossible to de- termine what it is ; but the first is possi- bly one of the large number of species classed as Mucedines or white molds. The mycelial threads are in active growth , distended with protoplasm, knotted, bent and interwoven, winding their way among the cells of the lily. Both petals and stamens contain them. " Since in its present, the vegetative stage, the fungus is entirely an internal parasite, and only the fruit, perhaps not that, would be external, no remedy can reach it. The only thing I can suggest is to use means to save other plants from infection. This would require the de- struction of all infected plants or parts of plants, and if possible the removal of all the healthy plants to another place. The latter should then be watched closely, and any part showing evidence of disease removed and destroyed, as before. The earth and place not occupied would prob- ably not be infectious to some entirely different plant. If the spores are want- ing on all the plants, as in the one sent, there is more hope of checking the disease than there would other- wise be." ©V^ftofe^afe MaTiCetd. Cut Flowers. Roses, Teas. . . Sweet Peas .&> Stocks, randldums, candytuft, mignonette, fever- few, etc., in unlimited quantities at purchasers' New TonK. July f Lily of the valley.. Chicago. July 1 Carnations. . Smilax Sweet Peas.. Philadelphia, July 9. CooTi^Me NeiA ■= SPECIALTIES FOR JULY AND AUGUST. PINK PONB LILIES, Ijily of the VaLLEY, FaNCY Hoses, ^WEET pESS, ^DiaNTUMS. WM. J. STEWART, 67 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass. W. S. ALLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 940 Broadway, N. Y. Price Lists mailed to applicants. JOHN KEYES, WHOLESALE- FLORIST Near Broadway, Consignee of the principal ( Lilies of the Valley and Lilacs at a til Street, about New York. Wliolesale and Commission w. f. sheridan, Wholesale Florist 721 SIXTH AVENUE, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Tho^. Young, Jl«., \ (Jo, Wholesale Florists, Incorporated 1885, 23 West 23d St., KB»V YORK. GEORGE MULLEN 5 — -WHOLESALE KLORISX, — * 17 CH.tPMAN Place, (Near Parker House) BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telepbane. Telegraph or B.\prcsa promptly attended to. Night dispatch sliould be sent at full rate tt> insure delivery for early morning trains. Store open from 7 a. ra. io8 p. m. Return telegram if order cannot be filled, jrii desired in any case. Mention Am. Florist. J. C. VAUGHAN, W holesale (guT P lowers Direct all cut flower orders to cut flower VADGHAN'S SEED STORE, 42 La saiie St., CHICAGO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of shipping choice Roses and other Flowers, carelully packed, to all points in Wes'.ern and Middle States. Return Telegram is sent immediately when it is impossible to fill your order. Cut Flowers pj^' Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & C^ommission /T)erchants lAJLEK CUT ri*1^0WEI«S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - . PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special i C. Strauss & Co. Telephone 977-3. WASHINGTON, 0. C. Grower of and Wholesale Dealers in ROSES AND OTHER GUT FLOWERS. 1000 Puritan Planted for coming Winter. CUT FLOWERS shipped C. O.'d.. Telephone connection.. Use A. F. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc., J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Ross & MlLLAKG, Wholesale: plorists, NO. 1168 BROADWAY, (Formerly atS-J.-.Sthave.) Bet. 27th &28lhsts.. NEW YORK. 498 The a merican Florist. July 15, Ufi© ^ee<^ Mta6fi. Newspaper Seed Premiums. The following circular, which is being sent to the seed gift newspapers and others throughout the country, explains itself. The seed sown by the Fi.ORisT in its first issues, in which it took a most ad- vanced position on this question, seems to have borne good fruit and likely to re- sult in the fiual complete overthrow of this pernicious practice : American Ski;i. Tkade Association, 1 StXRKTAKV's OFFICE, June 30, 1887. / Dear Sir —At thecoiiventionof the American Seed Trade Association held in Philadelphia, June 14, the following preamble and resolu- tion was unanimously adopted. Not knowing been your practice of di whether tributing seeds, as therein stated, I take the liberty of mai" ling you of this association that the plan adopted hy certain newspapers of distributing seeds as preniiunis or gifts to their subscribers is very prejudicial to the interests of the seed trade ; and Whereas, This as well as any other free dis- tribution of seed tends to create the impression in the minds of the public that seeds have no commercial value, and that all seeds, irrespect- ive of the care taken in their production, are re- duced to one conimou level ; therefore Kesotved. That this convention as a body, and ing this practice any and all advertisemei during the ensuing year, unless upon the writ- ten guarantee that such distribution shall be discontinued ; and that the secretary forward a copy of these resolutions to every member of the Seed Trade Association, and to every agri- cultural and horticultural paper published in the United States and Canada, and also to such religious and secular papers as have adopted the plan which we aim to discountenance. Would be pleased to have your reply on the inclosed slip. Yours respectfuily, Albert McCullough, Sec'y. A REPORT reaches the Fi.orist that Mr. James Reid is now interested in the A. B. Cleveland Co. Cincinnati.— An echo of the iire at the seed house of J. M. McCuUough's Sons last December has just come from the United States court, where that firm sued the Citizens' Insurance Co. of New York and the American Kire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, to recover |5,ooo and |7,ooo respectively on policies held by them in those companies at that time. New York. Klunder has gone with his family to Newport, instead of Kurope. This is the first season that Yucca fila- mentosa has beeu used in decoration by our florists. Why is it that this plaut is not more cultivated? It is perfectly hardy, delighting in a dry rich soil. Its immense spikes of white salver-shaped blossoms are the most effective of any- thing in the garden. The orange-colored milkweed, Ascle- pias tuberosa, is making golden Long Island meadows. Benches of Puritan roses declare the fulfillment of the promise for this flower. It will probably supply the long-felt need of a pure white rose for the trade at watering places. The combination rose sale that finished the summer auctions at Young & Elliott's was the largest and best sale that has ever taken place here. Twenty thousand plants sold at prices at lea.st 25 per cent, above the wholesale rates. W. S. Allen will soon remove to 36 East Twenty-third street, where his ac- commodations will be admirable. He is expending some $2,000 in fitting up his new store. All but three or four of the leading florists are closing their stores from noon Saturdays. Alexander McConnell closed from Saturday until Tuesday, over the 4th of July. The Horticultural society is in a di- lemma as to where to hold their fall show. The wax figure combination did not work well, and there are no large halls that can be hired. John Thorpe has a fine tract of four- teen acres at Cedarhurst, where sixteen houses will be erected this summer. He will grow chrysanthemums, tuberous rooted begonias and winter foliage plants especially, and proposes to give a monthly exhibition of current bloom. The windows of floral shops present a marked contrast now to their midwinter display. There is a large demand for boxes of cut flowers from both watering places and private residences out of town. For- mer seasons wild flowers have beeu used to the exclusion of selected bloom for decoration. This year the inclination is to combine. Cincinnati. A novel canopy made by Huntsman for one of the last of Juue weddings was of smilax and lilies wreathed with orange- tinted calendulas. A mammoth combination funeral piece was made by Sunderbruch. It was a cross over five feet high, covered with ivy leaves. In the center was affixed a heart of La France buds, and just below that an anchor of balsams and Niphetos roses. Upon the fern-covered base rested a sheaf and sickle, and at one corner was a clus- ter of magnificent roses. It was a case of "many in one," and no mistake. A helmet of buds, smilax, bouvardia and carnations was the handsome design made by Gardner for the bier of a Knight of Pythias, the visor solid white and the base of immortelles. The emblem of the uniform rank is a calla lily, and as they are out of date, the florist made one out of small flower.s. A scarlet plume surmounted the design. Rustic hats filled with flowers were among the floral novelties of the com- mencement season. Cincinnati florists are planning a raid upon Chicago during the week the Soci- ety of American Florists meets there. A column of flowers six and a half feet high, upon which leaned a floral ladder, was a handsome design made by Gardner. Tlie date of birth was shown at the base of the ladder, and that of death at the top. Ren Mulford, Jr. Primula Obconica. Like many other primulas, P. obconica resents division of its crowns in order to raise a stock of plants. It can be grown by this means, but will not give general satisfaction. If the plants are divided before they are allowed to flower, then a certain success will without doubt be in- sured, but if they are exhausted by flow- ering for some months before they are operated upon, they will not give satis- faction afterwards. Disappointment aris- ing from this method of treatment the first season led us to select a number of plants for seed bearing, which is decid- edly the best method of maintaining a stock of healthy plants for flowering at any period of the year. Healthy plants .selected now in full bloom and placed on a shelf in a dry position will without further trouble produce abundance of seed. New seed germinates freely and quickly ; old seed is useless, because it will not grow. If seed is sown as soon as it is ripe from the plants selected now, some strong flowering plants will be pro- duced by June next year. From seed sown at the end of July or August, and again the following February, a suc- cession of flowering plants for the whole year will result. Raising plants from seed is not only the quickest, but the easiest method. We have used many plants for rooms during the past winter, and found them invaluable for grouping in any light position. For large houses that have to be furnished all through the winter with thousands of flowering plants, it is decidedly the best. Plants brought into flower in October in 6-inch pots are still in full beauty, and have never been removed from the structure in which they were then placed. The seed should be sown on the sur- face of fine soil, fully half of which is leaf mold that has passed through a fine sieve. Water the seed gently with a fine rose can, cover the pan wnth a square of glass and place it in a temperature of 60° to 65°. If the seed is new, germination will soon take place ; the older the seed the longer it is before it germinates. Grow the seedlings on a shelf close to the glass until they are large enough to be pricked ofif singly into other pans. If the seed is sown now, the seedlings must be shaded ; this is not necessary if sown earlier in the year. After growth has commenced they should be gradually re- moved to cooler quarters, and finally to cold frames. They enjoy a little heat in their early stages, say until the month of May— that is, those raised early. Those raised in autumn will do well in a winter temperature of 45° to 50°, mav have greenhouse treatment from early-spring, and can be placed in cold frames after the middle of April. The winter tem- perature given will suit well those in- tended to flower from October throughout the winter. To be brief, the soil and treatment that will grow Chinese varie- ties will suit P. obconica exactly. They can be grown together under the same conditions until established in their flow- ering pots, when P. obconica can be placed in a sheltered position on a bed of ashes outside. Like all the other members of the large primula family of plants, that under notice strongly resents exposure to bright sunshine. Xinder these conditions it will not thrive, and soon becomes a pre>to red spider. When placed outside they should have a northern aspect, and the surrounding atmo.sphere should be kept moist. With Chinese varieties bright sunshine soon produces a yellow sickly appearance of the foliage, and the same quickly takes place with P. obconica.— N. G., in Journal of Horticulture. Brooklyn, N. Y.— The Beecher statue fund has reached over 123,000, It is said by a prominent sculptor that a proper statue without the pedestal can be made for about f2o,ooo. The park commis- sioners are willing that it should be placed on the green plaza in city hall square if the fountain and coping are not disturbed. If it should be placed there, florist Julius J. Heiurcichs will make a flower bed around it and keep it in order at his own expense. .\t the next meeting of the ex- ecutive committee a sub-committee will suggest the name of a prominent sculptor as the proposed designer. 1887. The American Florist. 499 Ufat^c Rofei). Toledo, O.— A new house, 12 xSo, will soon be added to the place of John Wil- son & Co. Erie, Pa. — Henry Niemeyer & Co. have completed a greenhouse 32 x 100, to be used for roses. New H.wen, Conn.— a chrysanthe- mum club has been formed among the ladies of the city, and an exhibition will be given by the club the coming fall. Sav.\nn,\h, Ga. — A. C. Oelschig in- tends to build this summer a house 16 x 100, covered with parchment paper, in- stead of glass, for camellias and azaleas, as an experiment. UTICA, N. Y. — Wm. Matthews will soon build three new houses — one 70 x 14, one 165 X 14, and a propagating house 30 X 10 — all to be heated by hot water on the "down hill" plan. Springfield, O. — Thomas A. McBeth has sold his greenhouses and stock to Good & Reese who will add a new range of glass and do a mailipg trade under the title of the "Champion City Green- houses." New OrlEan.s.— The florists of the city are agitating through the N. O. Hort. society a project to establish a flower and plant market. At the meeting of the society June 16, a paper was read setting forth the advantages of the same, and a committee was appointed to consider the subject and recommend a course of ac- tion. Montreal, Can. — The Montreal Hort. society instituted a new departure in its useful work by giving an exhibition of strawberries, roses and pansies June 30, the first of the kind ever given by the society. The display was excellent, iu- cludings collections of orchids in bloom, choice palms, etc., in addition to the main features. Philadelphia. — Cracksmen broke in- to the ofSce of E. T. Alburger & Bro., florists, Ridge avenue and Huntington street, during Thursday night and drilled and blew open a fireproof safe. All they got for their trouble were two promissory notes of no value to them. And still the daily press continue to spread the stories of the fabulous wealth accumulated by florists. Kansas City.— Gugel & Gregorius, of Wyandotte, have dissolved. Mr. Gugel will continue the business ha^nng pur- chased the interest of Mr. Gregorius. Plant trade was unusually brisk this spring ; cut flower trade has al.so been good. Henry Gugel is building three new houses ; two for cut flowers and the other for plants. Richard Jarrett has re- turned from England and is now build- ing three new houses at his place. Providence, R. I.— The R. I. Hort. society gave its June exhibition of roses, strawberries and cut flowers June 23. It was the best exhibition of roses ever given in this city and is claimed to be superior to that recently given in Boston. The roses were in greater variety and more new ones were shown than ever before, and the quality was excellent. Prizes for roses were awarded to R. W. Park, F. E. Richmond, Robt. Johnston, J.J. Cady, F. S. Arnold, H. C. Clark, N. D. Pierce, Jr., T. K. Parker, Walter Mc- Naughton, Wm. Hoffman and V„ E. Slocum. Second Edition. GEO. A. SOLLY i SON'S BOOK OF PLANS Carpet and Ornamental Flower liedft. sthe proper plant! gerbaps more armonize. so object of these With ed, or fancy desigi difficult to choose tl . _ drawings 18 to assist gardenei enal)le them to choose the proper plants for their work. It is expected that this book will supply a long felt want, as it is the first and only pubJication entirely devoted to Fancy Flower BedDesigns. design's, finely engraved, on good paper, nicely bound, sent pre-paid to any address on receipt of Price, «3. GEO. A. SOLLV & SON, SPKINGFLELD, MASS GREENHOUSE SYRINGES. riiree New Patterns. Low Prices. Good workmanship. Twenty-one other varieties. Lengtb of Barrel, 18 in.; Diameter, IV^. Okb^2^ GROWT AGE'S PATENT gulLI)l\(;'-'13()RTICULTURE JH. J. GFiO'WTA.GtE, 76 Myrtle Avenue. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Roses and .Jet. Side attachn 12th & Buttonwood S ' Syringe, two Spray Roses t Philadelphia, Pa. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices on any which you have .see n previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. C«ICA.GtO. TRY DREER'S G ARD EN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST issued quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF pLOWER pOTS FOR FHvOieiSTS. THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. READY PACKED SYRACUSE POTTERY Is succeeding beyond highest hopes, has new barr '"rfce fnstant shipment and quick transit. ' Order early Ask. Get. J. NEAL PERKINS, Manager, Syracuse, N. Y. The : Picturesque Carried the Western Delegates to the Seedsmen's Convention. Remember the gEaUTIFUL gCENERY on this line, and take it on your Chicago trip next August. ALBERT DICKINSON, Dealer in Timothy, Clover. Flax. Hungarian. Jlillet, Red Top, Blue Grass, Lawn Grass. Orchard Gras.s. P.ird Seeds. &c. T&119KinzieSt PO" CORN. ' 104 , 106, 108 i 1 10 Miohlpan St. OlTlCES. 1 15 KlNZn St. \ 198, 200, 202 & 204 Market St. CHICAGO, ILL. .=r!i ^"^ American Florist Company's • : DIRECTORY : • or- Plorists, (Nurserymen aNt) gEEi:)5MEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. X887. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of tliose living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the omce to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afTord to have a copy for reference. Address Ambrican Klorist Co. 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. 500 The American Florist. July IS, Chicago. Messrs. Hovey & Co., the Wabash ave- nue florists, dissolved July i. Mr. Hovey retires, his interest having been pur- chased by Mr. Frank F. Benthey, the iunior partner of the old firm. A few asters are making their appear- ance on the market. The market is at present loaded with garden flowers, which do not meet with very ready sale. Roses are in good sup- ply ; sweet peas sell well at 25 cents for bunches of twenty-five blooms. Flowers are at present retailed at the following prices per dozen : Perles, Ni- phetos, ji; Jacques, J1.50; Mermets, I1.25 ; Cooks, I1.50; American Beauty, J3 ; carnations, 35 cents; gladiolus,|i.5o to|2. .A large crescent wreath, made entirely of sweet pea blossoms, arranged by I'rank Benthey, made a handsome piece. Sev- eral colors were used, but each kept separate. A controversy over a sweet pea, ot which the name is not known, is disturb- ing the serenity of some of the gardeners.. It is a white and pink variety, somewhat like painted lady, but better colored. The gardener who has it watches his garden at night with a galling gun, for fear some of his competitors will steal some seed. Mr. Chas. Reissig is erecting at his place at Riverside an unique house for orchids and tropical plants. The house is circular in shape, being built around the circular house which covers the sup- ports to his wind-mill, pump and water- tank. It is divided into three compart- ments, with the heating apparatus ar- ranged to supply different degrees ot heat in each, making really three houses. The first compartment will be a cool house, the second for intermediate, and the third for stove plants. The floors are all cemented, with gutters to hold water and maintain an even degree of moist- ure. The hot-water pipes are packed with rubber rings, which is claimed to be an improvement over the usual method of packing. Mr. Reissig has purchased a large number of choice plants, import- ng quite a number from England, and intends to have one of the finest col- lections owned by any commercial estab- lishment in the west. He will grow a large number of orchids for cut-flowers. Bulbs! Bulbous Roots! I the Stales. ; free on application. Address P. O. Box 3118, New Y. York City perlOO.JI.OO. Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus AND OTHER DUTCH BULBS. J. D. ZOCHER AND VOORHELM SCHNEEIfOOGT, ) H. M. the Emperor of Geniiiiny, ROZENHAGEN, HAARLEM, HOLLAND. ESTABLISHED 1S33. Wholesale catalogue now ready, which will be sent free on application. BULBS! BULBS! BULBS! Before placing your order for Holland Bulbs write me for my trade list. I have made special arrangements with some of the largest growers n Holland, and can offer you TERMS and PRICES better than any other firm does. All orders over ten dollars will receive a credit uu- til May i, 188S. Write for terms and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. Mention American Florist. E.H.KRELAGE&SON., HAARLEM, Holland, Dutch B ulbs. ^ Newest Wliiileaule Trade List (No. oW) now ready. PRICES MUCH REDUCED AND VERY CHEAP. Kiiormous Stock of first quality and complete col- lection of Bulbs, etc., of every description. :ivo A.oEivrs. Zj^' Please address direct. UNTHS, Roma NAUClSaOS, double LILIUM Harrisii. pips and shoots. for price list for Fall planting and forcing Large stock. DANVILLE, ILL. BEERHORST & CO.. SASSENHEIM, HOLLiVND HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS AND ALL OTHER DUTCH BULBS. Catalogue fuek on application. DUTCH BULBS. BARKER BROTHERS, BENNEBROEK (near Haarlem). HOLLAND, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, Narcissus, Spireas, etc, WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. F REESIA REFRACTA A LBA. FIRST-CLASS BULBS NOW READY. r»tjr 100, ^^.00 ; fer 1,000, ^3S.OO. J. C. VAUGHAN, Chicago. HERMAN BUDDENBORG, WHOLESALE GROWER OF ALL KINDS OF Dutch Bulbs and Roots, Informs the trade t Spi-iiii/ tjHofalioiis for large quantities u>i// he giveti 011 application, -while prime quality at the very lowest prices is guaranteed. HILLEGOM, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. DON'T RE AD THI S. WHY? Why, SEGERS & CO., Bulb Growers, USSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, Europe, Are offering in their Catalogue for the coming season. White Hyacinths at $26.00 per 1000; White Tulips at $6.50 per 1000, and Scarlet van Thol Tulips at $4.00 per 1000. How can they sell them at tliat prioe? Bulbous Roots, will be mailed by ny QatalO(§u(?s V/HOLESALE ANO DESCRIPXIVE for i.SSy, of Beiiiling Plants, Roses, Palms, Orchids, etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock of the following on hand at cheap rates: Ampelopsis Veitchii, various sizes Tea, and Hybrid Roses, all the leading sorts, waxaeA Chrysanthemums, Dracira Indivisa, various sizes, Echeverias, Small Ferns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lu- tescens, in 2yi, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borhonica, Sea/orthia Elcgans, Oreo- doxa Regia, Corypha Auslralis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wcdclliana, Cham- erops Excelsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Plurnix Rupicola, Plurnix Tennis, Kentias of sorts. Glazinova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given ou application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, tateiiiway'ss, Astoria. L. I. 1887. The American Florist. 501 BULBS! IMMORTELLESI J. A. DB-VEJEJie, (Formerly of I)eVeer& Boorakaiuj)) Removed to 19 Broadway, NKW YORK. SOLE AGENT FOK THE GENERAL BULB CO., VogelcnMng, Holland. LS. BREMONDFILS. - - Ollioules, France. Roman Hyacinths, Paper 'White and Roman Narcissus, Lilium Candidum, Freesias, L. Har risii, Longiflorum.etc, for Fall delivery. All buyers of Freesias should write for our Cata- logue before placing their orders. CHAS. SMITH & SON, (Caledonia Nursery.) GUERNSEY, ENGLAND. Freesia Rcfracta Alba. LARGE BULBS, ROMAN AND ITALIAN HYACINTHS. NARCISSUS, DAFFODILS. HAHRISI, LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS, &c. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Dutch Bulbs. R. van derSchoot& Son. HiLLEGOM (Near Haarlem) Holland. ESTABLISHED 1830. Hyacinths,Tulips,Crocus Narcissus, Lilies, Etc. Intending purchasers, before dering Bulbs write us for a Catalogue. iVIention Am. Florist. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, NEW YORK. fply the Trade. DUTCH BULBS! Qatalo^ues 09 applic:atio9. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK. ; Florist. "We have OF THE FOLLOWING: CHRYSANTHEMUMS3n:«E?5EYa^t^ (^KR A AITTTMS 'P^uSle and single, very best klnd». HELI0TR0PES:«r,i>«Klsl5; FUC HSTAS ^^ »««* »■" '^'"^ FTTCHSTaS 8Be»tNewKlnd». Begonia MetaUica. AbutUon Thompsonii Plena. write us if vou want any of the above, as all the plants are strong, in fine condi- tion and sure to please. f^, ffl, fDallock , Soil: 4 f iiBfi5 EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. READY AUG. 15 to 20. A large stock of selected ROMAN HYACINTHS, LILIUM HARRISII, FREESIA REF. ALBA, and a fine line of 15 varieties forcing Narcissus, dbl. and sgle. READY SEPT. 1 to 5, I.ilium Candidum, large bulbs; also a full assortment of Dutch Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus. &c., from the best Holland growers. Select florists seeds, Pansy, Primula, Cineraria, &c. Send for Price l.i»t, now ready. 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. Dey Street, NENA.^ YORK. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Wholesale Grower of Excelsior, Pearl and viir Tuberose, Eulaiias var. and zeb. Arundo doiia.v var., and collector of Zephranthes Ataraasco. Spartanburg. .S. C. SEGERS BROTHERS, GrowtTS of Such as HijnciuthH, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, Liliums, L,Uy of the Valley, Anemones, Sanunculus, Sjtirteaf Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Send for Wholesale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. POLMAN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, ALL GROWN IN SAND. The best and most distinct varieties of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissi (daffodils), Lily of Valley, Spireas, Ranunculus, Anemones. B®"Cable orders receive prompt attention. Cablb Address, " POLMANMOY, HAARLEM." 502 The American Florist. July 15^ @Frai.e fioteii. GrKAT Neck, N. Y.— Geo. Matthews has built two new houses, 100 x 20. PHll,.\nEi.rHlA.— Craig & Bro. have made plans for a new house 215 x 22. St. Loui.s.— The Elleard Floral Co. will this season erect four new houses, 20 X 104 each. New Ori,E.\ns. — Maitre & Cook have built two new houses, 18 x 100 and 14 x 125 respectively. O.^KLANI), Cal. a new house, 100 x 25, will be added to James Hutchinson's place this season. Bay Ridge, N. Y. — Four new houses, 60X 20 each, have been added to Ditzen- berger Bros. ' place. New Bedford, Mas.s.— E. S. Haskell contemplates adding 6,000 feet of glass to his place this summer. FlaTbu.sh, N. Y. — Andrew Harth has built a new rose house, 90 x 20, and Alfred Demensy a rose house 100 x 22. MiNNEAPOi-iS. — R. J. Mendenhall will this summer build two new houses to cost, complete, jfs.ooo. London, OnT. — The demand for good plants and the taste for planting out is increasing generally here. Muscatine, Ia. — Three new houses, each II X 60, will be added to the estab- lishment of C. Kranz this summer. Nashville, Tenn.— M. Tritschler & Sons have three new houses complete with the exception of heating apparatus. Milwaukee, Wis.— J. T. Bartlett has opened a floral store at 20H Grand ave- nue, with greenhouses at Oconomowoc. Madison, N. J. — James Ryan has erected a new rose house, 150 x 18, which will be heated by a Scollay hot water boiler. West Newbury, Mass.— C. B. Gardi- ner, a well-known florist of this place, died June 26, of "enlargement of the heart." Pittsburgh. — A. R. Reineman & Bro. will rebuild their whole place (25,000 feet of glass) this summer, and will use natural gas for fuel next winter. DES Moines, Ia. — I shall not build any this season. Too many one-horse greenhouses here now. Too many " im- matures" iu the business here. DETROIT, Mich. — John Breitmeyer & Sons will build five new houses at Mt. Clemens, three 150X 20, one 192 x 20, and another 192 x 12. Will be used for roses, smilax and violets. Grand Rapids, Mich.— Plant trade was very satisfactory. F. A. Chapman will build several new houses. T. R. Renwick will build two new houses, 100 x 20 each, for cut flowers. Brooklyn, N. Y. — Philip Zeh & Son have granted their employes a half-holi- day every Saturday. At a meeting of the "Greenwood Gardeners' Protective Union " a vote of thanks was tendered to the firm for their action. OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Winnebago hor- ticultural society held its first annual summer exhibition here June 15. A most creditable display was made, the building being converted into a veritable greenhouse, though ojjly |ioo was of- fered in premiums, Worcester, Mass.— The exhibition of the Ilort. society held June 23 was a magnificent one. Rarely has there been seen here so fine a collection of roses, in such variety and such handsome speci- mens. First premium was awarded to Mrs. T. L. Nelson for a remarkably fine exhibit. The display of other seasonable flowers was also large. Memphis, Tenn. — We are having un- usually dry weather. No rain for several weeks and the mercury 103° in the shade at noon. Florists who have a scanty supply of water are short of flowers. If this weather continues, many plants will be lost. The Memphis Floral Co. has changed bauds. Some effort is being made to have a chrysanthemum show the coming fall. A wedding canopy of ferns and Clerodendron Balfourii suspended from the ceiling together with a large anchor was a novelty made by Henry Moore for a recent wedding. SHEAVES. MADE OF THE FINEST ITALIAN WHEAT. '^ STANDING '^ T- ^^W' FLAT, Write for SAMPLES ERNST KAUFMANN, Imporler and Manufacturer. 113 North Fourth Street. PHILADELPHIA. offered. Including All the late.earborii and Lake Streets, CHICAGO, Oflern unequaled facilities to Delegates to National Convention. Kngage your room now, either by letter or ttrlegram. at expense of the house. This Hotel is one of the largest and finest houses of its class in the country, having a fine south and east frontage, passenger elevator, electriclights, hath rooms and all modern improvements. RATES $2.00 A DAY. Clifton Housh, Wabash Avenue and Monroe Street, Centrally located, elegantly furnished; elevator and all modern improvements. RATES $2.50 PER DAY. Special Rates to Delegates to Conventions. WOODCOCK & LORING, momiETOns. Challenge Ventilator. Without a rival either in Cost. S peed in oper- No Liability to Breai< or get out of order. Quaker City Machine Works, RICHMOND, IND. H. W. EAMES «St, CO.'S GLAZIER POINTS Tlie twin [loint at the upper loft hand corner of cut represents the full size of points, while the tool that isusedforpushini! the |)ointslnto the window frame No iiiDc.' I.eali.v S|or»Ejivr>Teoi«ifs ~ representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Watterer & Sons, The preatEnRlish Rhododendron growers, we are prepared to furnish Uhododendrons of all sizes and in any quantity, at prices lower than ever beftire offered in this country. Orders now solicited for spring delivery. Prices on application. B./^. ELLIOTT QO. Pittsburgh, Pa. HARRY HAROLD AND THE MIKADO. They make elegant e.\bibition plants. They out- sell any Coleus ten to one. We guarantee tliem flrstrclass. The pair by mail, 25 cents; either alone. Jno. THOS. G. HAROLD, KINGSTON. Somerset Co., MD. * * PELAKGOMrMS; * * MEI«I«Y O. HIGti^EY. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. OUT WITH THE LATEST! CARNATION - CULTURE No Carnation Grower should be without this book. The only standard work in Europe or America, and is recognized as authority on thjs important plant. Price. J1.50, Table of Contents free. JUORA X^, X^.^%JMBORIV, "Box £199/ Alliance^ Ohio, $mm OUT FiBMa ^roiu 10 to 15 iuches long, of a beautiful dark green, used for Bouquet work, filling flower baskets, &c., &c. $1.50 per 1000 Ferns. «Sr»HA.O^JVU»^ ng cle or Packing Moss constantly < fiber. Dry or Green. $1.00 per bl Green. $2.00 [ One Million WHITE DAISIES and BUTTEUCUI'S carefully paclced in damp moss, $1.00 per thousand HINSDALE, Mass. 10,000 extra strong young sniila.v plants for sum- mer planting, for sale cheap, from 2V6-in. pots, $;i.00 per 100, $37.50 per 1,000; from :j-in. pots, S4.0b per lOO, te.OO per 1,(100. Asparagus Tennuislmus, per 100. *3: per 1,000, $36- PAUL BUTZ & SONS, New Castle, Pa. iGrbsnas, faiisies, loleus. bbls. for $5.00. Bouquet Wm. Desmond, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. WE SELL ^EVERYTHING i FOR i FLORISTS."^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and 1 PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlaudt Street. - NEW YORK. SOW NOW FOR EARLY FLOWERINB IN SPRING, RoEMERS Pansy Seed. «o- The Finest Strain of Pansies in the World. -.;•.« Assoi-tment ..nssiilenili.l vaM. ii,s ,„ ,,,,,. ,, lit. 30c, ,V11 varieties, Finest ,Mi\..l 1 M. r,, (.z.t»c. Carefully sarol only fr..in im.,„mI K\ llll.lTION KmwEUS, mixed perlO.UOO scuds S4..XJ; I.UUO .^ccds 50c. Giant Show (Improved Trimardeaul.theHowers have a diameter up to 4 inches: splendid mixed, per oz. J11.25; 10,000 seeds $9.00; 1,000 seeds $1.00: pkt. fee. Giant Fancv, very attractive, fine colors, splen- $1^5; per pj irieties; p"er :.00;r Kull trade mixed, pe Giant Fine'spotted. New. The ne plus u ---"•■ ">"""■ '■'"™'-~-'s $1». 00; 1 If20.00; 10,000 seeds seeds $2.00; per pkt. I'Jc. " - .---. -application. FRED ROEMER, Seed Grower, OlKI)I,INHlI{** SEEDSMEN, OFTHE United States and Canada. most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the rade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have opy for reference. Aildress AMERICAN FLORIST CO. 54 LA SALLE ST.. CHICAGO. t887. The American Florist. 505 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. Enclose2-cent stamp for our new catalogue, cnn- taiDing Practical Hints on growinu tlie •■Queen of Flowers." OverSO.OM Une plants to choose from. BRACKENRIDGE & CO. Successors to A. BUACKKNKIDtiK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. 1-XZE3 t._. 1 OLD MAN (^acTus mi '^^X^ Only 50 CIs. Plants that retail at $1.50 to $2.00 each. Also 600 other rare varieties of Cacti. SendforCatalogue and mention Klohst. A. BLANC & CO. PHILADELPHIA. New Pansy Seed, Crop 1887, will be Ready July 20th. VAUGHAN'S PREIHIUM PANSY.— Snow Queen, King of the Blacks, Odier, Emperor William, Fancy or Striped, Yellow Pheasant's Eye, Bronze, Havana-brown and other vars., per H oz. $1.50 ; trade pkt. .soc. VAUGHAN'S PREMIUM PANSY.— a splendid other extra choice colors; per J'a oz. Ji.oo, trade pkt. 25c. CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING VARS.— Also a very good strain specially adapted for bedding purposes, in twelve distinct colors. Per oz. $3. so; pkt. ISC CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING VARS.— m extra choice mixture. Per oz. $3.00; pkt loc. GIANT TRIMARDEAU.— The new, now well- known French Giant Pansy. We have a splen- did strain of above, which we can specially recommend to florists. Per ,' » oz. $1.00; pkt. 25c. J. C. VAUGHAN, 42 La Salle St., CHICAGO. Orders booked now for plants to plant your cold frames. My Pansies are SlIPERB, being a selec- tion from the Best Varieties in the yorid. Price, DOc. per lUI; S". 50 per 1,000. Also J. Goode Coleus in September at reasonable rates'. ALBERT M. HERR, I.ock box 338, LANCASTER, I'A. el. Co. Lansdowne, P: ESTABLISHED : ORCHIDS. 40,000 FEET OF ORCHID CULTIVATION. Special Offers for Three Months. All the best flowering and best paying sorts in the following collections : $15.00 Collection, fifteen good plants, five varieties. 25.00 " twenty -five good plants, ten varieties. 35.00 " thirty-five " fifteen varietes. 50.00 " fifty " twenty-five varieties. 100.00 " one hundred and ten " fifty varieties. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. NARCISSUS-°DAFFODILLS Thomas S. Ware has pleasure in drawing the attention of the American public to his very extensive and most complete collections of these, which covers an exten- sive acreage, for sale this season including all the popular Forcing and Decorative varieties as well as the choice MODERN HYBRIDS. Clerxiciti^ 111 tsest -vsirleties. Iraclt-xstr^" Goossselierr^". Priced descriptive catalogue of these and many other choice Will be mailed free upon application to THOS. S. WARE, HALE FARM NURSERIES. TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. Messrs. I. C. Wood & Bro., Fishkill, N. Y., have used " Grape Dust" to considerable extent. Mr. Wood says: "We find it to do the work nicely. It leaves the foliage clean and is cheap." Oriaise litest Itills IVXllde-v*.'. Tr>r It. Address, SLUG SHOT, Fish KILL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. SPECIAL OFFERS solicited by FINK & CO., NURSERYIEN, Apartado 484. CITY OF MEXICO. MEXICO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, pecially for Florist use. $2 per bale. Peat $1.25 per I.. Sheetor Lob moss, J2 per bbl., Pitcher plants, Visconsin novelty, $2 per doz. I.ycopodium in its season at lowest prices per ' "^ '""■ Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta, Wis. POT GROWN STRAWBERRIES. Ine supply ready t ing correct descr varieties with directions, r ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y Grind y''"'' "'"" ^one, Meal. Oyster Shells, GRAHAM FLOUR, and Corn in the $5.00 HAND MILL. (F. Wilv.ns patcnii. 100 per cent more made i„ kccpinc POULTRY. Iso POWER MILLS .in.l FARM FEED MILLS. ptjIlmaQ ^ar Ci9^ i'assenger Ag't, Chicago. Wm. Radam's Patent Process for Preserving Perishable (ioods is the moit perfect process on earth. It kills the fungus, or germs in the articles treated, and fermentation is stopped. An» quantity up to a oar load can be treaty at one time. Patented September 28, 1886. Send for circulars to Wm. Kadam, Austin, To. 5o6 The American Florist. July 15, Mortar Rubbish for Violets. A friend who grows violets very well tells me that he finds an applicatiou of mortar rubbish to the soil very beneficial. This is put on at planting time and well worked into the top spit, and wherever it is applied the growth of the plants is much more vigorous. In the case of tenacious soils, I could understand that the mortar rubbish would improve them by rendering them more friable, but my friend's garden being a light loam, points to the fact that lime is necessary to the welfare of violets, and it may be that a deficiency of this is the main or only cause why violets, in some places, are so ditficult to grow. Last year I had occas- sion to remark how well violets thrive that come from self-sown seeds. This year plants that came up and were allow- ed to remain undisturbed flowered well. We do not look for effectiveness from the violet, unless, perhaps, in a cut state ; but these plants were so covered with bloom that a bed of them on the grass would have been very attractive. What , was remarkable about them was the dwarfness of the foliage which enabled the flowers to display themselves so well. There was an entire absence of that leafi- ne.ss that distinguishes the growth of vio- lets in many places. This peculiarity I attribute to no manure having been em- ployed, and to the position being an open one. I feel sure that in time the growing of violets from seed will become general. It is so ea.sy to get up a stock in this way, and the thrifty nature of a seedling en- ables it to live where plants propagated in the usual manner fail.—/. C. />'., in The Garden. Hillsdale, Mich.— This season Well- ington Hughes will add a new house, 17 X34. Decoration day was not quite up to last year. Raiu in the early part of the day interfered with the proceedings. Quite a lot of garden and wild flowers were used. Manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. M. M. BAYERSDORFER&CO. 56 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Manulacturers unci liu|.,.rtCT» of neb: CATALOGtlE REaDY, ENGRAVING ?1Vt"gr."ph NO DRAWING required. NO H AND WORK NECESSARY. «„nr„ov CHEAP. ARTISTIC KMirSc?LT STRAWl^ WILLOwJyll FOK SCHOOL COMMENCKxMK^s i S ^'^NU Sl'KINQ TRADE IN GENERAL. IHI! :: PIONEER " MANUFACTURER :: nj :: THE :: -ffEST, SOS Main Street. - - CIWCIXSTATI, OHIO. SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. f^reonhousft Pipe; and Fittinat Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Lv ^ML MS. U<>.r g3 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ' :e:s'X<.a.:^XjXszx:bx3 isas. Greenhouse Pipe FITTINGS XT ^V Xv X^ E> Fountains, VASES, SE^^O^E^E^jS. ETC., ETC. THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, 88 4.90 Beekman St. IVEIV YOKK. 307 4. 309 Wabash Ave. CHK A<;o. SASH BARS MADE OF CLEAR CYPRESS LUMBER. Equal to Red Cedar in durability. Plain Bars i 'sx. ^ inches kept in stock Price 2 cents per lineal foot. F. O. B. Lockland Lumber Company, Lockland, Hamilton County Ohio. EVERY I-LORI.ST, NURSERYMAN AND SEEDSMAN Should have our NKW TRADE DIRECTORY PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY iSSy. The American Florist. 507 ESTABLISHED 1854. ievine'sloileiforks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Greenhouse Heatings Ventilating PETER DEVINE, 387 S. CANAL ST., CHICAGO. LASS & PAINTS FOR 1 REENHOUSEMEN W. C. 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Greenhouse pipes and fittings with improved rubber ring joints as used in England, by which a perfect joint can be made in one minute and at half the cost of the old-fashioned calked joints. ________^___— _|^ GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS. -^|- Awarded to our Boilers at London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Manchester, Birmingham, &c., after actual working tests against (i/l comers. -write for cm-moe;«jie's. Hay & Prentice Company, I2.S and 127 South Clinton .Street, Ives' Putty Machine. I HALES Patented Jan. 8, 1887. II^^H^H^H ) MOLE TRAP With this you csiii iiiuko old leaky ansh per tifhl withnul ronicTini; tlio Kl!isa. It wiTl ( Sent by Express on receipt of price, $2.50. J. H. I YES. Danbury. Cokn. l*or UeMiroyillK Kruuim iiit.n-s .u .^""rv.'l'if^™! gardens and cemeteries. The only PERFhl'T mole trap in eiiBtence tJimrnnteert «.o v?°m.l 5o8 The American Florist. Jmy 15, Index to Advertisers. Advertlalng Kates, etc.4i>; "" n, W. S. Baltimore & Ohio BR. 499 Bayersdorfer, M. 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Greenhouse H eating STR.IM. nV HOT \ '■FR, nv ro.trnrxA t/ox stham a\d ir.i nu KXETKR NIACHINE WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST,, BOSTON, MASS. WORKS-EXETER, N. H. i5:iVivKc?i<:i5 »s? oo.. ORNAMENTAL : GOODS /<>*»• Pnrlor. Lifiirn nnd Cemeferies, c.oons, AyUARi INTAINS ANIl STATl'ARN C. HENNECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago Office & Salesroom, 149-151 State St. All mail orders anil corresponde list be Addressed to Milwaukee office. TuiE l^mmmm pL®iiif Rmerica is "the Praw at the Uessel; there may he mare cnmfnrt Umidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknau/n Seas. Vol. 11. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 1, 1887. No. 48. TLHIli /AMERICAlfiJ Ll^lL©pj;ST Copyright, 1SS7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month liy THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 8i, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Society of American Florists. — Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pres.; J. C. Vaughan V Pres.; M. A. Hunt, Treas.; Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third .887. ing at Chicago, Augu.st 16. 17 and Boston. — Arrangements have been made for a rate of one and one-third fares from this point to Chicago and re- turn, in special car, starting on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 3 p. M. If desired, this special car will be dropped off at Niagara Falls for a few hours. If this is done it will reach Chicago 7:45 a. m. Tuesday instead of 9:30 p. M. Monday. All those who pro- pose going to the convention from New England points should communicate at once with Win. J. Stewart, 67 Brom field street, or P. Welch, 165 Treinont street, Boston, Mass. Exhibition Space at Convention. — After this date applications for space should be made directly to the local committee at Chicago. Ample space has been provided. A man will be in attend- ance to receive all articles, and plants will be watered and cared for until ar- rival of owners. Applications for space should be addressed to T. F. Keenau. 170 Lake street, or S. F. Leonard, 159 West Randolph street. Articles for exhibition should be addressed to either of the above-named gentlemen, substituting "First Regiment Armory" for the mail address given above. Chicago Hotels. We give below a list of desirable hotels most convenient to place of meeting and to headquarters of the convention : Commercial Hotel, corner Lake and Dearborn streets, %2 a day. Clifton House, corner Wabash avenue and Mon- roe street, I2.50 a day. Grand Pacific Hotel, corner Clark and Jackson streets (society headquarters), I2.50 to $3 a day. Leland Hotel, I3 to I5 a day. Briggs House, corner Randolph and Fifth ave- nue, %2 a day. Sherman House, corner Clark and Randolph, $3 to I5 a day. Tremont House, corner Lake and Dear- born, $3.50 a day. Palmer House, corner State and Monroe, .American plan *3 a day and upward, European plan Ji a day and upward. McCo}''s European Hotel, cor. Van Buren and Clark streets, rooms 75c. to Ji a day. New York and Philadelphia. Pn,giaiiniu- /ill Clii,Ji;,i Tup. At a special meeting of the New York Florists' club held July 20 it was unani- mously resolved to accept the offer of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad of a special train to carry the members and their friends to the Approaching convention at Chi- cago. Mr. May, of Summit, N. J., was requested to act as chairman of the transportation committee and to make the necessary contract with the said rail- rot'd company, the rate- from New York to be f 17, and for return jt6.67 ; sleeping car berth $$ additional each way. At a special meeting of the Philadel- phia Florists' club, called to consider the matter of transportation to Chicago, and held in Horticultural hall July 22, the resolution of the New York club was fully considered, and it was unani- mously re-solved that the Philadelphia club join their New York and eastern fellow-laborers, and thus make the repre- sentation from this side of the Ohio river a family affair, all going together on the above-mentioned special train, the rate from Philadelphia to Chicago to be |i6. 75, and returning $6 ; sleeping car I5 addi- tional each way. The following schedule of the proposed train was read to the Philadelphia meet- ing by Mr. C. R. Mackenzie, district passenger agent B. 6t O. R. R., Philadel- phia : Special train composed of one baggage car, one smoking car and seven palace sleeping cars, to leave New Y'ork Saturday, Aug. 13, 18S7, and run through to Chicago without any change whatso- ever. Leave 5:30 p.m. from Central railroad of New Jer- sey depot, foot of Liberty' St., New York. tS;oo P.M. Elizabeth. 6:41; P.M. Trenton. Arrive S:oo P.M. Philadelphia, Twenty-fourth and On arrival at Philadelphia the New York and eastern members will be ten- dered a supper in the depot by the Flo- rists' club of Philadelphia. Leave 9100 p.m. Philadelphia. 10:00 p.m. Wilmington. i2:,^o P.M. Baltimore. i:,vS P.M. Washington. Breakfast and dinner will be served on the train, and running along leisurely so as to thoroughly enjoy the magnificent scenery for which this railroad is so widely known, and which embraces the valleys of the Potomac and the Shenan- doah, the picturesque heights of the Blue Ridge and the eastern Alleghenies, Deer Park — the lovely summer resort now known almost as a household word, thanks to President Cleveland and his bride — will be reached in time for supper, and enable the participants in the trip to view the delightful surroundings by day- light. .Vt Deer Park those of the mem- bers who have followed the party on the trains leaving Washington at 10:55 a. m. and 3:15 p. M. Sunday will join the special, and the schedule will be re- sumed as follows: Leave Deer Park at ' 9:15 P. M.; arrive at Ben wood at 3 a.m. I At this point the train will be aug- I niented by the delegation from Pittsburg, i who will leave that city in their own sleeper at 8:30 p. M. Sunday evening, .•\ug. 14, and the Wheeling florists will also join the party at Benwood. Zanesville will be reached at 5:20 A. M., and at 6:30 the train will arrive at Newark, where it is anticipated the Co- lumbus delegates will meet the party. At this point breakfast will be taken, and lea\'ing here at 7:30 a. m., Mansfield will be reached 9:20 a. m., and Shelby Junc- tion at 9:45 A. M., where the Cleveland contingent will be looked for. The next stop will be Chicago Junction at 10:15 A. M. Here the Sandusky mem- bers w^ill meet the train. At Defiance, which will be reached at 12:30 noon, the dining cars will be attached to the train, and the next stop will be Auburn Junc- tion at 2:30 p. M., where it is hoped the delegates from Detroit will add to the ever-increasing party, and without any further stop the train will run through to Chicago, arriving there at 7 o'clock. Mr. C. R. Mackenzie, of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, will accompany the train from New York to Chicago, and he will remain with the party at the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, during the entire convention and arrange for the running of the special train returning. It is the desire of the railroad company to give the members the opportunity of seeing the entire road by daylight ; consequently the special train returning will run through the portions ot the country by daylight which were traversed during the night time on the outward journey. This will afford an opportunity of seeing the Ohio river. Cheat mountain grade, the Buckhorn Wall, Harper's Ferry, Washington and Baltimore, by daylight. Certificates entitling delegates to above re- duced rates can be obtained from Edwin Lonsdale, secretary. Chestnut Hill, Phila. 510 The American Florist. August /, The Education of Gardeners. He gentle with us. True, most of us are only gardeuer-artisaus. The great majority of us are foreigu-born and trained, and it takes a good many years' life in America to eliminate our old country notions. Education in foreign lands is not so easily obtained as it is here in America. We boys as soon as we entered our teens went forth from our parents' roof self-dependent, self-support- ing ; we did not go out in summer to return in winter, but we went out to stay out. Early and late we had to work, and all day long toil arduously, but we were thankful to have the work to do. Our souls yearned for a little recreation, and the few evening hours in a week that we could call our own we spent in fun — I did, anyway. Few of us were inclined to books, and no one took the pains to in- terest us in them. But we were country boys, healthy and happy. After a few years spent as hired boys on farms, and we were big and strong enough to be ac- cepted as apprentices at trades, we tried for such positions. Some sought garden- ing because they had a liking for it, others because it was a nicer job than farm .service. But in country places we had very limited opportunities of knowl- edge or observation, and were utterly ignorant of scores of industries, and thus it is that many of us would have made better weavers than gardeners, or more skilled machinists, harness-makers or tai- lors than florists. Our apprenticeship finished, we passed .several years as journeymen, moving al- most annually from one garden to an- other, for experience' sake. Then we put on a little style. But in.stead of thirsting after gardening in all its branches, studying the how and why of "Capability" Brown, the tasteful scope of Marnock, the beauty of Andre, or the methods of Meston, we sought the green- house and felt most at home among or- chids and other tropical plants. Inspired by the fame of America, in- duced by friends, or with a view to better our condition, we have come hither, and here we are, a motley crowd, good, bad and indifferent, lazy and smart, brightand dull. We cannot keep trace of the numbskulls, the " little fellows," or those who have left horticulture for other avo- cations, but we point with pride to those who have prospered and made for them- selves an envious name and fame in horticulture in this broad land of liberty. Behold Buchanan, Menand and Veitch as florists, Saul as a nurseryman, Hender- son as a seedsman, and Meehan as a sci- entist. A host of younger men are fast advancing in their footsteps. In land- scape art there's Miller and Saunders ; and although now gone, let us recall our late lamented friend, Strausch, who did so much for our unequaled cemeteries. On landing here we take what work is offered us, and get aquainted with the country, climate and way of doing things. The young and gifted save their money and start in business on their own ac- count as .soon as they can. The older ones among us hesitate, have no com- mercial capacity, are afraid to venture, or are so imbued with foreign ways that we cannot espouse the driving methods of our adopted land, and continue on as hired men. "E. A. W." (p. 486) a.sks how we can remedy our mental deficiency. Let me suggest : By reading the American Florist. Tell us all you know. Teach us; we wish to learn. Chemistry, ento- mologv, geology and kindred .sciences .1 are excellent in their way, but the Ft,o RI.ST is too small to include them except in cases where they have a direct bearing on practical questions in our business. If we gardeners don't "speak in meet- ing," it is more owing to our diffidence than ignorance of our business. All of us have not been tree-peddlers. If we don't contribute our experience to the papers, it is not because of indifference or a desire to conceal what we know, but rather from not being accustomed to write for the press, we lack confidence in our abiliiy to properly express our ideas on paper — call it lack of education, if you may. Schools of horticulture abound on the continent of Europe, and graduates of them are not uncommon among us. And even in America have we not an in- structor in horticulture at Harvard uni- versity, and a professor of horticulture and landscape gardening at Lansing, in Michigan ? Instruction in horticulture is given in most of our agricultural col- leges. But aside from John Taylor (Har- vard), I cannot now recall any prominent florist who has graduated from any of these horticultural schools. We gardeners may think we are emi- nently fitted as landscape architects, but most of us fail deplorably. Downing was a genius in that direction. The landscape artistic taste and capacity to execute it of Olmstead, Bowditch and Parsons as far supercedes that of the everyday gardener as sunlight does star- light. Land.scape gardening requires a higher class education and more refined natural taste in its direction than does any other branch of horticulture, and very few of the rank and file of garden- ers, home or foreign, know anything at all about it. A Hired G.\rdener. Seasonable Pointers. There is always a dearth of flowers, es- pecially white ones, during the latter part of September, and also during Octo- ber, until chrysanthemums begin to open their blossoms. There is no real neces- sity for this scarcity, for by a little care- ful preparation any florist may have white flowers in abundance through the time mentioned. For this purpose seeds of candytuft and mignonette may be sown now in a cold frame, as the seeds when they ger- minate will be much more under control than if outside in the ground. Let the seeds have a light shading over them for a few days, when growth will soon begin, the shading, of course, to be removed as soon as the seedlings make their appear- Hollyhocks may also be gathered imtil the latter part of October. This state- ment may surprise some, owing to the fact that with many these flowers are usually over by August. All that is needed is to have plants raised from seed sown late in the fall, and planted out in the open ground in Maj-. The older plants which are wintered over from year to year will be found useful to produce an early crop of flowers. We have many plants of double white hollyhocks yet to flower, not a bud having at this time (July 16) opened. Enough carnations may also be grown to allow of some plants flowering early. These ueed not be housed with the others, but on approach of frost they can be potted and wintered in a cold frame, well protected during very cold weather. Treated in this way they will prove use- ful for spring sales. " Pres. Degraw " is an old kind, but superior to all others for producing a crop of fall flowers. Plants intended for this purpose should not be stopped after the middle of July. Amongst the many plants that can be used for this fall work not one is superior to the aster. Possibly there maj- be some florists who are still ignorant of the grand flowers that can be gathered from the newer and vastly improved strains that have been raised within the past few years. The Victoria aster, es- pecially the variety "vSnow- white," should be cultivated by every one needing white flowers during the autumn months. Those thus dependent on a continuous supply can easily arrange to have two or three crops of this beautiful and service- able flower. All that is necessary is to make two or three sowings, using good judgment as to the intervals of time that should elapse between each one. Asters must be planted in rich ground, to attain the best results. Pansies may now be sown for fall and winter blooming. Sow the seeds in flats or in a cold frame ; shade from the sun until the seedlings are above ground ; afterwards uncover and 'et them be ex- posed. If large flowers are a desidera- tum, it is essential that only seed selected from large and finely-colored flowers should be used. If pansy seedlings are at any time subjected to a moist atmo.s- phere and high temperature, they will quickly die. Poiusettias will make better plants it the shoots receive one stopping before attaining a long growth. Carnations and chrysanthemums should also be watched and pinched when needed. There is much difference of opinion as to wheu carnations should receive their last stop- ping. This, however, must be deter- mined by each grower's own experience. Difierent varieties require different treat- ment. Some grow faster and set their flower buds freer than others. In such points as these it is not easy to be exact as to dates. Some men wish for flowers early iu the season ; others think they are quite as wel' off iu waiting later. We must all be governed by our own ob- servation and the requirements of our business. Heliotropes grown to standards make by far the best plants for winter blooming if room can be spared to accommodate them. Cuttings rooted in May will usu- ally make good heads by October il treated generously through the interven- ing months. They can be shifted on as required until the}' are in 9-inch pots, which size will be found sufficiently large for the plants through the winter. " Until the approach of frost the pots can be plunged outside and the plants treated to a light dose of manure water occasion- ally. Let all runners be kept cut from vio- lets and the plants receive frequent hoe- ings. Experience teaches that these and other plants in the open ground, which are needed for winter work, are not bene- fited by waterings with the hose or water- ing cans during drought. If we could practice a system of irrigation and thor- oughly soak the ground, some advantage would be gained ; but watering, as gen- erally i)racticed, causes the soil around these small plants to crack, thus admit- ting hot air to the young and tender roots. If ground could be hoeii) the spores burst forth from the interior of the leaf to the surface iu small round clusters of light brown color. The figure shows a young leaf two-thirds the natural size, thickly dotted with pustules of spores. A portion of one of these pustules is shown magni- fied two hundred times. The spores which compose the cluster are seen to be divided by a partition across the middle and to be borne upon a long slender stalk which stands perpeiulicular to the surface of the leaf. The general shape of the spores is elliptical or oblong, but the ends are not so acute as is representee! by the figure. It is b)' these that the disease is propagated. They are .so small and light that when detached at maturity, they may easily float as dust. The most destructive stage iu the growth of the fungus is the stage of spore formation, when its vegetative threads in the tissues of the leaf take from them the greatest quantity of nutriment which the hollyhock needs for its owu growth. It therefore suffers not only destruction of tissues lint stagnation. 1887. The American Florist. 513 *« *•'••& tM- .. w ^ ^,^ jik -iff-i fry?" M CP^OU? OV ORCH\OS SHO\NH M tXVA\BU\OH OV IVA.t \>!\KSS, V\OR"\ . SOC\U^ , BCSTOH. The remedy that should be applied at present is extermination, lest the disease spread widely here as it has in other countries. If it spreads too widely for extermination, other remedies may be sought. A writer, in the Gardowrs' Chronicle for Aug. 22, 1874, says he has succeeded with "Condy's patent fluid." He says: "I obtained a bottle of the green quality and applied it in the pro- portion of a large tablespoonful to one quart of water, and upon examining the plants dressed, twelve hours afterwards, was delighted to find it had effectually destroyed the disease (which was easily discernable, as when it is living and thriv- ing it is of a light gray color, but when killed it becomes of a rusty black.)" Twice the strength of this mixture caused instant death to the fungus without in- jury to the plant, applied with a sponge. Readers of the FivORiST may know of equally good mixtures which can be used in a similar way. A. B. Seymour. Comments. If Miss Taplin, in the midst of her doubt expressed in the Florlst for July I, had but consulted the time-honored pages of her "Gray's School Botany," she would have found the vernacular name, " Elephant's Ear," applied in very large capitals to that now most highly aristocratic plant, the begonia. It is doubtful, however, whether even in its native land — the land of baked water- melon seeds and bird's-nest soup — a mar- ket could be found where the fruit of the begonia was exposed for sale, In our schoolboy days in northern Illinois, by "Elephant's Ear " we understood that plant despised in its native home, but highly appreciated on European lawns, the "Silphium laciniatum." also known as " Rosin weed " or "Compass plant." Is it not possible, however, that Miss Taplin has read of the fruit of the " Ele- phant apple" or Bengal quince — the "Schleim appelboom " of the Dutch East Indies, known to botany as -Egle mar- melos, and at present still rare in the "new world"? Or she may have read of the equally rare " Yellanga," the fruit of I'eronia elephantum. Our critic, too, will not need to go to the East Indies to find a perennial plant of Ipomsea bona nox. She may see the plant flourishing from year to year in all its glory from one end of Florida to the other, and through the West Indies from Cuba to Trinidad. It is always perennial where the ground does not freeze much, its moon-faced visage staring out of the swamps from one year's end to another when frost keeps its distance. It is in- ferior in beauty, of course, to the most of native Florida and West Indian ipomaeas, but that is nothing strange, as many of the ugliest plants in existence have been foisted onto the public and " pushed " to the utter exclusion of many of nature's choicest gems. One of the most beauti- ful ipomseas in existence is another Florida species, I. sinnata, or quercifolia, a perennial species with most delicate deeply-cut leaves and pink-throated white flowers, but who ever heard of one firm selling 50,000 plants of this species in one season? P. W. REAsoner. The New Hollyhocks. The hollyhock is being greatly im- proved and is becoming one of the first lawn flowers of the day. The improved sorts seem to be more of a biennial or- der than perennial. It is one of my special favorites, and why should it not be ? Here is a stately stalk six feet high, full of flowers, pure crimson scarlet, without the usual rough brownish lines ; very large, five inches in diameter this dry season, perfect in shape and full double. It has been named "Crimson Jackmanii." I give it good strong soil and good cultivation, and get lots of flowers. Seed may be planted any time. I pre- fer to plant the new seed as soon as ripe where intended to flower, under a cover- ing of brush and hay, and I also protect during winter with same. I now have plants in full bloom (July 15) from seed so planted last August. They generally come true from seed, but not always ; one in ten may come inferior, which should be pulled at once, and one in fifty be an improvement, from which the seed should be saved from a few of the first flowers and planted at once; also cut down the stalk as soon as ripe, and at same time take up and divide the root into as many parts as eyes are showing growth, and plant each part separately, shading them until established. Such divided plants will give superior flowers next year. To leave the plant undivided over winter, the chances are it would be dead in the spriug. I have some plants from seed planted last October, taken up, potted and kept 514 The American Florist. August I, in pots over winter iu the cellar and planted out early this spring, which are now showing buds and will be blooming through August, a full month later than the early-planted. Such last year gave most profuse bloom, while the early- planted gave the larger flowers. The di- viiled plants also come into bloom early, and should be divided and reset at once or potted early each fall. John L.-^ni:. 4S01 I,ake Ave., Chicago. Propagating Double P) As double primroses are not so easily propagated from slips as many other plants, I maybe allowed to communicate a way of propagating by dividing them, a method I have practiced for several years with success, and which I can recommend. The best time to propagate them is in the months of June and July. Take your old plants, cut or tear off all the bad and faded leaves ; then place moss (sphagnum) around the plants up to the leaves, and set them in a moderately warm bed under frames. A little air must be given, and if the sun is ardent a good deal of shade. The moss is kept constantly and uniformly moist, so as to favor the formation of roots. In water- ing, care should be taken not to pour the water in the middle of the plant, but by its side. In about three or four weeks the plants will have plenty of roots, and can be divided. The division must, how- ever, be made with precaution ; use a sharp knife, so that the moss may re- main as much as possible attached to the young plants. These are then planted in pots (2' J or 3-inch) in a mixture of compost, two parts of bedding earth, two parts of leaf mold, one part of ordinary mold, and a half-part of sand ; then they are again placed in the bed. For the first week they must be given no air, but much shade, and in the morning and evening slightly sprinkled with water, and after this be gradually habituated to the air, and moderately watered as soon as they begin to get dry. Three or four weeks later they are repot- ted in larger pots and replaced on the bed, where they may remain for a few weeks. The)' are then put into a green- hou.se (temperature about 45° to 50°). as near the glass as possible, and during winter moderately watered and given from time to time a little liquid manure. The plants must be kept clean from de- cayed leaves. Hy following this process we can ob- tain every year from the old stock young and healthy flower-bearing plants. This propagation is easily effected and sure of success. Herman Dihsei,. Rochester, N. Y. New White Carnation, Wm. Swayne. This carnation is a cross between Hen derson and Snowden, the latter being the seed-bearing parent. It is not as tall a grower as Henderson. It originated in 1865 with Wm. Swayne, and bloomed on our trial grounds Jul}- i this year. It is very double and the petals are of great consistency. The flowers are two and a half inches in diameter — not unusually large, unless we consider the tropical heat during the last of June in which the flowers matured. We are growing over one hundred Tarieties, including all the foreign and domestic whites of any value, and the flowers of this new variety are better than any other kind blooming under the same conditions. The bracts supporting the calyx are numerous and very heavy, rendering bursting very improbable. We saw florets of this plant in the winter of iS86-'S7, and they were large, full, pure white, on long stems, and remarkably fine in every way. The plant is a stocky and very vigorous grower. It is claimed this kind is an early and continuous bloomer, and free as Snowden when at its best. The tests of merit wanted by com- mercial growers of carnation flowers must be taken largely under glass. Such trial tests will be continued by us this coming fall and winter on this plant and several recently introduced kinds, and the readers of the Fi.ori.st will know the result. We have no interest in the stock of this plant and have none to sell. It has been with other kinds from different sources consigned to us for a series of systematic experiments now being made at our trial station. It may be premature to speak before these trials are fully completed, but we believe that two of the new white carna- tions will supplant all others of this color for commercial bloom. .•VUiance, O. L. I^ .La.mhokn. Daily Record of Work Done at the Lincoln Park Greenhouses, Chicago, 1886. August I — Tern. .morning 76", noon 84°, evening 72°. Wind, vSE. to N. Sunday. 2— Tem. 70, 72, 67. E. to N. Trimmed and cleaned beds. Turned potting soil. Potted Cineraria hybrida. 3— Tem. 63, So, 72. SW. to K. Same as yesterday. 4— Tem. 65, 77, 72. S. to W. Tied gladiolus. Turned compost and cleaned beds. 5— Tem. 68, 72, 72. SE. Potted primu- las from boxes. Repotted ferns and trimmed beds. 6— Tem. 70, 74, 71. E. to NE. Same as yesterday. 7— Tem. 67, 84, 75. S. to E, Tied gladiolus and trimmed beds. 8— Tem. 64, 86, 84. E. to S. Sunday. 9— Tem. 74, 95, 86. S. Repotted cycla- mens. Cleaned and trimmed beds. 10— Tem. 76, So, 80. SW. to W. to SW. Tied up ricinus and other plants. Repot- ted cyclamens. Commenced propagat- ing Alternanthera paronychioides. II— Tem. 73, 81, 75. W. to N. to SW. Continued propagating Alternanthera paronychioides. Planted A. aurea in place of variegated alyssum in central carpet bed. Planted celosias and other plants in mixed beds. Tied up cannas and ricinus. 12— Tem. 74, 82, 80. E. to SW. Con- tinued propagating Alter, paronychioides. Picked off dead flowers from geranium beds. 13— Tem. 73, 81, 82, S. to SW. Con- tinued propagating Alter, paronychioides. Propagated Hydrangea paniculata. Trim- med beds and picked off dead geranium flowers. 14— Tem. 68, 72, 70. E. to NE. Clean- ed vases and flower stands and same as yesterday. Spiraa Confusa. I'uder this name Messrs. James Veitch & Sons have had a number of elegant shrubby plants in their flower house this season, and it seems so well adapted for forcing that it merits the attention ot those who wish to provide as diversified a display as possible early in the year. The branches are very slender, bearing small oval slightly cut leaves and most abundant compact trusses of pure white flowers, which last a considerable time. Spinea confusa is as easily grown as any other form of the genus. A good loamy soil suits it, and after forcing, the plants .should be encouraged to make a free growth, which must be well matured out of doors in a sunny position, as they will thus gradually acquire an earlier habit of flowering. If planted out they should be lifted early in the year, potted, and introduced to moderate heat, as if placed in a strong heat they are not so satisfac iory.— Journal of Hoilicultuic. The New Poppies. Vesuvius; large glowing scarlet, the petals have a white base and finely fim- briated scarlet edge. The full double is as a perfect ball of fire ; the semi-double are grand in showing more white through the scarlet ; the single are elegant beyond description, having the white pas.sion flower like center with four large petals of pure while tipped with the most vivid scarlet and finely fimbriated edge — the most beautiful of all poppies— delicate, a strong grower and profuse bloomer. vSnow Drift ; large pure white, perfectly round and double flowers and most finely fimbriated, dwarfish growth, producing flowers in great abundance, all perfect, delicate yet lasting well ; a good florist's flower. Crimson King ; large full double flowers of a rich crimson somewhat fimbriated, lasts a long time, a strong grower and full bloomer, a valuable florist's flower. A Pink, (not new), quite like the C. King, except as to the color, is worthy more general cultivation ; a good cut flower. John I.ane. 4801 Lake Ave., Chicago. Meai.v Bur..— Mr. E. Edelfsen states he eradicated this pest by the following : He procured a barrel of blood from a slaughter house, which he allowed to -stand until it had a very perceptible odor. Into a barrel of water he poured three pails of the blood, stirred it thor- oughly, then sprinkled the plants with it until the soil was saturated. He states that his roses and bouvardias were much improved, and that he has not been troubled with the me^ly bug since. .Vs the blood is an excellent fertilizer, it would not be an unprofitable expe to try on plants which need feeding. i887. The American Florist. 515 \NtOQ\nG BONNtR Wedding Bower. The illustratiou is of a wedding bower and decoration arranged by the B. A. Elliott Co., Pittsburgh, for the Logan- Andrews wedding at Youngstown, O. The bower of roses on the right, in which the ceremony was performed, is but imperfectly shown in the cut. The front of the bower was filled with Puritan roses, the sides and top with Gloire de Paris, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron and Baroness Rothschild. The entire inner surface was made of Perles and Jacque- minot roses, with a border of Narcissus poeticus edged with adiantums on the floor. A large mirror at the back made the inside arrangement of the bower very effective. To the right of the bower stood an old English belfry neatly covered with Chi- nese arbor vitse and decorated with sprays of odontoglossum. The bell was made of Bon Silene buds, and the rope of lily of the valley. The space between the bower and the sides of the room was made into a rose garden with a back- ground of palms and musas, a large quantity of hybrids and hybrid teas in pots being used for this purpose. The minor decoration on the left was simple and effective ; it consisted of a long loose spray of La France roses car- ried from the rose garden to the top of the mirror. The fireplace and hearth were filled with scarlet and yellow tulips. Narcissus trumpet major, N. ornatus and N. Horsfieldii. Heavy rains at and near New York and Philadelphia the past week gave the earth almost too much of that for want , of which it has lately suffered. 1 Fuchsias for Cut Flowers. i While there would be no profit in I growing fuchsias for cut bloom to sell at wholesale, they are excellent to cut from 1 for local trade. The single blossoms can rarely be used to advantage, but a fine ' spray of drooping buds and bloom will give an additional charm to most cut flower work, and are much liked in loose cut flowers, while very large sprays are fine in decorations. The variety best suited for this use is the old Speciosa, which should be planted out in beds, where they must remain permanently to j secure best results. A bed of old plants ' in the greenhouses of Frank Whitnall & ! Co., Milwaukee, have attained a height ' of four feet, furnishing large quantities of flowers for cutting, and are considered j quite profitable by the owners. The American Florist. Augrtst /, Stocks for Grafting. lu the Florist of June 15 Mr. T. Schultheis asks, "Which are the varie- ties of roses which refuse to thrive, grafted on the seedling brier? " I have not meant to say that some do not thrive on that stock, because my opinion is that roses, as well as all other shrubs and even trees, do thrive better on their own roots, although there are exceptions to that rule as to all others. The hybrid perpetuals which last year did not bloom well in autumn in my garden, are Louis Van Houtte, Souvenir de la Reine d'Anglettrre, Capitaine Christy and Jules Margottin ; but that may also be an exception, as now they are all in full bloom. Nevertheless, I must state in favor of my argument that I have four plants of La Fratice, of which one is on its own roots and is a splendid bush now covered with a large quantity of splendid flowers, while the three others, although of same age, are slender in comparison. If I have recom- mended other stocks, it is because the)- are more constant bloomers and must consequently communicate that quality to the graft. I conclude by recommending again to amateurs, roses on their own roots. After all, grafting is a mercantile busi- ness, to produce cjuickly and largely, and not a mode of improvement. JE.\N SiSLEY. Monplaisir, Lyon, France. Ro.SE Ci,KOP.\TR,\. — This is one of Henry Bennett's seedling teas, a delicate salmon pink in color, of fine form and very fragrant. It was certificated by the Royal Hort. society June 28. Ro.SE Lady Alice. — A sport from Lady Mary Fitzwilliam of similar size and form, but dififeriug in color, being al- most white with a pinkish center. From Paul & Son, Cheshunt, England. Cer- tificated by the Royal Hort. society. Holland Bulbs. The following circular letter has been received at this office : The Royal General Uiii 11 for the cult of flowerroots at Haarlem ha^ iK-Ul an e dinary general iiKilum >.i III- •■ III iii^i that therefore t lion for the cultivatic U. Barker, General Secretary. Duty on Holland Bulbs. — I am eager to have the Society of American Florists take up the question of import duty on bulbs, as suggested in last issue. The goal pointed out is one we should reach as soon as possible. J,et us make au ef- fort to reach it next month. C. B. Whitnall. Leptospermum BuUatum. Amongst neglected hardwooded plants must be ranked the charming Leptosper- mum bullatum, a free-growing floriferous plant that ought to be in every green- house. Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Hol- loway , has some beautiful little specimens this season in his nursery, plants in 4S-size pots being small pyramids of pure white flowers, and the smallest plants seem to flower equally freely. So pro- fusely are the blooms produced that in some instances the narrow dark green leaves can scarcely be seen, and the branches are covered their whole length with snowy flowers. In a compost of peat, sand and light turfy soil this leptos- permum grows quickly and flowers fre- (luently, the only special care it needs being in the aflbrding good drainage and supplying water carefully.— /"^m^v/i;/ of / /oil hull u re. Philadelphia. W. K. Harris is rebuiding and enlarg- ing one of his old houses. judging from the amount of glass the growers around Philadelphia are erect- ing, business must have been better than usual with them the past winter and spring. Wm. J. Colflesh, a neighbor to Mr. Anderson, is again building, though not largely. So far Mr. Colflesh has the best chrysanthemums I have yet seen at this time of the year. He also has about 100 seedlings which proini.se well. The cut flower trade was good up to July I, but since then it has been very dull. vSweet peas, water lilies and a few roses are the principal flowers ofl'ered, and since the very hot weather com- menced, roses have been of very poor (luality. Edwin Lonsdale is erecting at Chestnut Hill two houses, probably the finest in the vicinity of Philadelphia. They are 250 X 26 each ; he is al.so building a hy- brid house. Mr. Lousdak is using French double-thick glass 16x24, and will heat with steam. We all wish him success. Robert Craig is buiding a fine rose house 214 X 22, and he says he will make it the best house he has ever built. The center table will be planted with the Papa Gontier. The house will be provided with the "Challenge" ventilator; he used this ventilator on a house built last year, and was very much pleased with its work. He will also use steam for heat- ing; last year was his first experience with steam, and he is so well pleased with it that he wants no more hot water. Mr. Crai expects that the coming Chi- cago convention will be the largest and best meeting the society has had. George Anderson, of Darby road, has his new 100x20 house about ready for glazing. The house is a three-quarter span, the first of the kind he has built, his eleven other houses lieing all equal span. He has also made a change in using benches in several houses, having always used solid beds heretofore, with exception of one house. This would in- dicate a belief that better results can be obtained from benches than from solid beds. It is interesting to note that every one of the men who advocated solid beds at the Florist club's debate two mouths ago are growing their roses on tables, some of them having not even one solid bed on the place with the exception of those in which hybrids are planted. W. W. C. New York. Mr. J. L. Brewer has gone with his family to Asbury Park to pass his vaca- tion. Mr. Wm. I. Brower has charge of Klunder's store during the summer while Mr. Klunder conducts at Newport. There is a steadily growing inclination on the part of all our florists to improve the dull season by recreating in the countri,-. We hear that final arrangements are not vet made for the building of the greenhouses under Mr. Thorpe's manage- ment, as reported in the last FloRI.st. The largest and most important auc- tion sale of orchids since that of the Morgan collection took place at Young & Elliott's July 26. Three hundred spe- cies of unique Australian orchids were sold. Fred. Gordon went to Boston for the purpose of making an elaborate funeral design for the ceremonies over the re- mains of Vice-President Hill of the New York stock exchange. The piece was a cross five feet high composed of longiflo- rums. La I'rance, Perle and Niphetos roses, Rucharis amazonica, white carna- tions and a rich festooning of adiantunis. Mr. Samuel Sloan refused his name as one of the "patrons" of the New York Hort. society's spring show. Mr. Sloan has never recovered from the horticul- tural hall fizzle. There were tears in his eyes when I shook his hand aud con- gratulated him that the society had at last found a "home," the day the hall was dedicated. .Alas! how soon the bub- ble collapsed and the "subscriptions" returned to those who made them. Flint, Mich.— The florists here seem to be thriving, as each of them are put- ting up new buildings. Smith & Evans are building a rose liouse i2.Sx uj';, and putting in a 40-horse power boiler ; B. Hasselbring a rose and carnation house 100x20 and a 4o-liorse power boiler, aud J. L. Wilcox a rps? hptis<; u« x 34. 1887. The American Florist. 517 CH^W^P^G>HL B^SYxU ^WLLO V^au ^LO\NtRS. Chicago. J. T. Anthony is building a fine show- house, 60 X 20. It will contain a stock of tropical decorating plants when fin- ished. The unprecedented drought experi- enced here has done great damage to all vegetation. In some of the parks not only the lawn but even trees" are seri- ously injured. The weather is scorching and the con- tents of the greenhouses are badly burned. Flowers are scarcer than at the holidays ; in fact, there are none worth mentioning to be had. It is rumored that Mr. J. D. Carmody, of Evansville, Ind., will scatter " Hot water under pressure" literature at the convention so thickly that it will be dif- ficult to wade through it. The preliminary list of premiums of- fered at the coming fall flower show and plant exhibition of the Chicago Florist club is printed, and copies may be ob- tained by any one on application to G. L. Grant, secretary, 54 La Salle street. A complete list giving a number of valu- able special prizes offered by various private individuals and newspapers, will be published later. Preparations for the reception of the visitors to the coming convention are going rapidly forward. .\ reception com- mittee of twenty-one will look after the comfort of the "horrid men," while a ladies' reception committee of eighteen will endeavor to make the gentler visit- ors at home. The social features so prominent at former conventions will not be overlooked, and those who enjoy them can rest assured of a pleasant time Aug. 19, after the business of the con- vention is completed and the croakers have left for home. Adam Blumenschein, one of Chicago's pioneer florists, died July 17. He was a member of the Chicago Florist club, and a large number of the members attended the funeral to pay a last tribute to one who was universally respected by all his business associates. A floral tribute from the club was a large shield of ivy leaves, with the monogram of the club in the center encircled by a large crescent wreath of flowers tied with lilac-colored ribbon. Mr. Blumenschein was an old Odd Fellow and was buried with the honors of the order. His reputation for fairness, honor and conscientiousness in all his affairs was one that any man might be proud of He landed at New York when he first reached the country without a penny, and while struggling for an existence once gave up a position because his employers required him to do what he considered dishonest — mix old seeds with new. It is satisfactory to record that he never wanted for bread, and for some years past has been in the possession of a competence. Cemetery Superintendents. A national convention of cemetery su- perintendents will be held in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. iS next. The meeting will undoubtedly be pleasant and profit- able to all superintendents who attend. Much of the cemetery superintendent's work is in the horticultural field, and the Florist wishes success to any move- ment which will benefit horticulture directly or indirectly. Champagne Basket Filled with Flowers. Our illustration shows a miniature champagne basket handsomely filled with bloom. The engraving was prepared for a "Hook of floral designs" to be pub- lished soon by A. Blanc, the Philadelphia engraver, and loaned to the Florist by that gentleman. aon>9ention Rotenu of ten miles doing their trading here Business cai be rapidly increased. No greenhouse within 2 miles. Owner has a large wholesale business whicl requires bis whole time. Only those meaning busi ness address A. J. Swalm, Hazelton, Pa. nOR SALE OR K.' Scarlet . pots 600 Lf (Lenaiiil. ill 3-in. and 4-iii. pots, at $.5.00 per change for Hyacinth bulbs. Address. 0. K. UOI'F.MEYER, 237 Spring Garden A Allegheny Cit stai.' w ■' ^..>> i-i ts. Will sell real estate, .irlea.se on lung time adjoining lots held at $1.26 per square foot. Price of whole 11,000 feet, in- cluding greenhouse, $7,500. Reasons for selling, ill health and disability. , „ J. n. .lACKSOX, 1817 N. V. Ave, Washington. DC. ROSBS. Cooks, Mermets, \ 3H-inch pots $S.0O BonSilene,' Safrano, i 2J^ " ** 5.00 Mad. de Watteville, ( 01^ ;„-,*, „„.,. in im Mad. Jean Sisley, \ f^ 'V.'"> P?.'" ^\^ Mad. Cusin, > '' Brides, 214-ln., 3-in. and 3>^-in., S8.00, $12.00 and Jl.S.OO ■hundred, $10.00 I. C. WOOD & BRO, Fishkill, N. Y STOCK FOR SALE. I^OSE^S. J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. OUR SPECIALTIES. (Novelties in !{oses AND OTHER PLANTS. FLORISTS' STOCK FOR FORCING. HXIylv 4& 00., RICHMOND, IND. THE GRAND NEW TEA ROSE "Comtesse de Frigiieuse" This Rose is probably the best ever raised for florisfs work; the bud is ot "Niphetos" or "Ben- nett" shape, color of "M. Neil," and rather larger than a duck'segg; a perpetual bloomer. I am now booking orders lor delivery from March to May, of this rose, as well as of the grand new Hybrid, " CLARA COCHET. " Ail the new Roses of Autumn, 1886, will be ready (or delivery in March. My Catalogue of these, as well as my general Catalogue, free on application. A splendid lot of "Perle des Jardins," " Niphe- tos," "M. Neil" in pot.s, always on hand. Any quantity of ground plants of "Jacquemi- not," "Mme. Gabriel Luizet,' inds Magna Charta" and JAMES L. BOYSON, CAEN (CALVADOS! FRANCE. American Beauty, Bride, Her Majesty, W. F. Bennett, Papa Gontier. Also good plants of the best leading varieties of Teas.Tl. Teas, H. I'erpetuals and a general collec- price. Send for prices. JACOB SCHULZ, 1325 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. OSES *\ 20,000 YOUNG ROSES American Beauty, The Beauty, Merment, Perle, Niphetos, Bennett, Pierre Guillott and La France. For pr„.s, apply to GARFieLD PARK ROSE CO. ]i;.« W. Madiso.x Stkeet, CUICACIU. liOSE^;^, strong plants from 2-in. pots, $;i per 100; $25 jier 1000. Cor. 10th & lleaton SSts., HA.MILTOS, O. COMTESSE De FRIGNEUSE OR =;■;;. Kine F'lants, $25. OO per Hut-idred. S BRIDE, DUKE, NIPHETOS, PERLE, BENNETT, LA FRANCE, And others. All grown from selected wood for bench planting. figg" Seiid for Summer Trade List. GEO. W. MILLER, iSua-entii lo MilUi & Hiinl,) WRIGHT'S GROVE, CHICAGO. 52° The American Florist. August I, HRe (suf-SPocoer Uraelc. The Latest Floral Styles. BY OUH NEW YORK CdRUESPDNDENT. It has generally been the case at this time of the year that prevailiug styles iu flowers have beeu somewhat nusettled and of questionable taste. This summer it is altogether different ; fashions are as perfectly defined as in midwinter, and thev are harmonious and in admirable taste. White and pale tinted flowers are de- cidedly preferred both for the decoration of apartments, tables, and for personal wear. White arrangements for rooms are made in exquisite style, these wearing an air of neatness and brightness never be- stowed by colored bloom. The drawing- rooms of a Yonkers mansion were dressed this week with double white hollyhocks. Long spikes of these filled tall vases iu the corners of the rooms, on the hearths and at each side the pier glasses. At the base of the mirrors was a bank of ferns, which ran up high one side and down the other, and this was studded with double white hollyhocks. A mantel bank was made in the same way as those at the base of mirrors, but it extended only about over three-quarters of the mantel- piece, leaving opportunity for the novel mantel scarf which is a feature of Thor- lev's. This scarf is an easy knot and tab ends made of very light wire-work and filled in with light foliage and flowers. It can be made up in various ways and is highly effective at a mantel end, on one side a cabinet or an easel. It should have an end fringing with flowers or foli- age. Flat glass dishes of hollyhocks with an edging of geranium leaves were placed on cabinets and tripods. These were made as like the old-fashioned flower-pots of our grandmothers as pos- sible. They were placed on mats of ferns, which are now in vogue for laying under the gla.ss and silver flower-holders so popular for ornamenting tables. There is a craze for the white and pur- ple asters now in bloom. Banks are made of the potted plants, loose bou- quets are tied of the bloom, and they are used with lovely effect for trimming gowns. The black lace frocks so fashion- able this season are made up over pale lavender, pink, blue and corn-colored silk. Purple asters loop the lace on the lavender silk robes, and a garland of these is put over the front breadth of the lace. It is simple, but beautiful. White asters are worn on the pink, blue and yellow dresses, as are pea blossoms. Tuberoses are a most fashionable flower at the watering places for trimming even- ing dresses. This flower is sometimes introduced into vases for apartment deco- ration, but its heavy odor is objection- able to many. A single spike of tube- roses placed among the foliage in the corridor will perfume the house delight- fully. Pottery wall pockets on the doors are very stylish this season. They arc arranged with croton leaves, small cala- diums, or with flowers if on the room side of the door. Foliage only is suitable for halls. The most stylish bouquet made at Long Branch is composed of agrostis, mignonette, and a cluster of roses, corn flowers or pea blossoms. The bunch is formed quite flat, the grass being the background, the mignonette laid on this, and then the roses, etc. The most fashionable dinners are tak- ing place on board the palace yachts which are now flying over the waters from one resort to another. Leading florists are called hither and thither to decorate tables, and there is certainly some charming work accompli.shed. A skiff was suspended over the table in the center of the saloon at the dinner of a famous yachtsman given yesterdaj* off Staten Island. The boat was five feet long, and it was formed of water lilies and filled with asparagus and adiantums, excepting iu the middle, where there was a cluster of longiflorum lilies and Puritan roses. The favors were oars made of foliage. .Anotherpretty arrange- ment was made for a yachting dinner party with conch shells filled with foliage and Mermet roses. A large shell was suspended over the table center ; there were shells filled with flowers at each end sitting on mats of foliage. Brides are carrying bouquets of lily of the valley with a cluster of gardenia or stephauotis at one side, which is fastened down so as to cover the stems. Neither kid nor ribbon finishes the stems, but simply the flowers and their own foliage. Gardenias are used largely for trimming bridal gowns. They are put on in bands around the skirt instead of lace flounces, when the material is silk or satin. \'ery voung brides are wearing tulle, when the gardenias are arranged to hold the drap- ings, and look like waxen rosettes. Bridesmaids carry bunches of white asters. Marguerites, or pea blossoms or baskets of bloom. Small Marie Antoi- nette baskets, lined with a colored silk to match the dress, are very gracefully filled with pea blossoms and grasses, or asters and ferns. Purple asters are very fashionable for the biers and banks of flowers made for funerals. A bier of these blcssoms was made in a church last Saturday. It was four feet high, and was finished with myrtle. Over the casket, which was black velvet, was a garland of white roses which trailed onto the bier, where its end was fringed with lily of the val- ley. The garland is used more than set designs for laying on caskets. It is some- times formed of bright flowers. .\ bier of pink flowers was formed for a little girl's casket. It was composed of Mer- mets and begonias exquisitely blended and festooned with adiantums. The cas- ket was white and over it was a garland of Jacqueminot roses. Very rich altar designs are sent weekly to the churches at the seaside, where fashionable people congregate to wor- ship. Fine taste and beautiful workman- ship characterize the pieces. Rush straw vases are filled with lilies, and "classic vases are formed entirely of flowers and handsomely filled. An altar-cloth was made last Sabbath out of yellow daisies for a church at Saratoga. It looked like satin from the body of the church. Covers for reading desks, pulpits and lecterns are made, instead of placing high bou(iuets in these positions. Drap- ings of flowers are very suitable for altars, and are more fashionable than set pieces. Facts About June Brides. If the statement of a fashionable florist can be given credence, one of the most obdurate persons in existence is a June bride. Said he the other day: "The June brides are very hard to deal with. They have had a regular corner in senti- ment. They'll not have a rose touch 'em, nor a violet, nor a carnation, and until this week, when there's no buying them for love or money, an orange blos- som. It was all lilacs, white lilacs, when the season was over, and no way of put- ting them back, and then lilies of the valley when they had all stopped bloom- ing; then it was sweet peas, which ain't a bad idea ; and now it is apple blossoms — apple blossoms in June, when the ap- ples are fit for eating. 'But,' says I to one of my best girl customers, ' there are no apple blossoms, they're gone,' and she looked up as fierce as a little cock- sparrow, and she says : ' I won't have roses nor orange blossoms ; there's no sentiment in these expensive things. I want something sweet, and girlish, and simple. I adore simplicity, I tell you what you do, Mr. Florist ; you just force me some apple blossoms ; they force ap- ples — why not apple ' " New York Retail Prices. Perles, Niphetos, Souvs., Bennetts, Jacques, |i ; Cooks, 2 ; Mermets, I1.25 ; hybrids, %\, ; Bon Silenes, 50 cents ; La France, I1.50 ; carnations, 40 cents ; Lili- um longiflorum, $2 ; gladiolus, I1.50 a dozen ; mignonette, 25 cents a bunch. A voiNG girl at Long Branch fastens her bathing dress at the throat with a water lily. Rem.\rk.\i!I.e Flower.s. — Again the old chestnut about the flower "discov- ered" in Central America, "which is white in the morning, reN, MASS. Orders by .Mail, Trlci.|i..i..' '1',.|..l;t:ui1; ';r Exprpss J. 0. VAUGHAN, W HOLHSAlH gUT P lOWHRS Direct all cut flower orders to cut flower department VADGHAN'S SEED STORE, 42 La saiie St., CHICAGO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS, We make a specialty of shippinE choice Uose: other Flowers. careluUy packec points mmcdiately when HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers # Florists' Supplies 51 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. LaRoche & Stahl, piorists &. Commission (T\erchants OF 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consicnmcnts Solicited. Special attention paid to shipping. Mention AJilEUlCA.N Fluiust. C. Strauss & Co. Telephone 977-3. WASHINGTON, D. C. Grower of and Wholesale Dealers in ROSES and OTHER CUT FLOWERS 1000 I'uritaii Plaiited for coming Winter. CUT FLOWERS shipped C.O.'d.. Telephone connec-lion. UseA.F. Code when ordering by telegraph. 1 or prices, etc.. Address, J. L DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Ross & MiLLANG, Wholesale : piorists, NO. 1168 BROADWAY. NE:W YORK. Bet. 27th & 28th sts 522 The American Florist. August /, The Cleveland Flower Show. The flower show was a great the kind and (juality of the plants ex- hibited. The exhibition was given under the auspices of a number of prominent ladies in connection with the Floral and Gardening association, and was held in the First Baptist church, on the corner of JJuclid and Erie streets. It was the first floral exhibition attempted on a large scale in this city for years, and the exhibition of plants, both specimens and collections, surprised both commercial and private gardeners. The entrance was banked on either side with specimen geraniums. The plants were well grown, and averaged from iS to 28 trusses per plant, while an .\melia Baltet displayed 42 blossoms ; two long tables were filled with these. .Sus- pended from the gallery were some fine hanging baskets, both filled with mixed and individual varieties of plants. K large fuchsia basket was a beautiful thing. The sides of the building had been ar- ranged with staging for banking plants, while just below it was a long table run- ning around the hall, on which were ar- ranged cut flowers, floral designs, fruits and low specimen plants. Looking up the center of the room, a white vase (car- nations) on a green pedestal of lycopo- dium and filled with Jacqueminot roses, greeted the eye. Over the pedestal is thrown the finishing touch to this beauti- ful floral picture — a scarf drapery of pansies, with a broad shaded band of scarlet and pink geraniums with a fringe of fuchsias. Vases seem to have struck the fancy of our florists, as there were only three vases exhibited by as many florists. One of the most attractive designs was a table decoration. Three hundred dollars' worth of cut glass and silver were claimed to be on this table. Tasteful menu cards, bear- ing the names of the leading ladies en- gaged in the show, graced each plate. The center of the table was occupied by a flat basket filled with Jacqueminotroses and auratum lilies ; a scarf drapery of Jacques was thrown over one corner, while each of the eight plates was graced by a lady's corsage of Jacqueminots tied with light moss-green watered ribbon. A compliment was shown the Florist club by Mrs. H. Hart, of Detroit street, who exhibited as her floral design a pillow, the center of white satin, on which was embroidered in forget-me- nots, "The Floral and Gardening Associ- ation;" on the corners were bunches of Niphetos, Mermet, Perle and Bennett roses, tied with ribbon to match. A ship, which was easily made and was also very effective, was composed of white pteonies for the hull, freighted with Jacqueminot roses, the sails of white satin and ropes of chenille cord. The vessel sailed on a sea of green ferns, with a most graceful bunch of water lilies laid carelessly on the bank. It was a most effective design for the time employed in making it, which was said to be fifteen minutes. The carpet or geometrical beds attracted quite their share of attention. These were located in front of a large bank of tropical plants on the floor, di- rectly opposite the entrance ; only three beds were exhibited, though seven were entered. On the opening evening the florists at- tended in a body, all wearing badges, almost all the members being present, and fifty-three badges were disposed of Premiums were awarded to the follow- ing : For plauts-J. H. Wade, Mrs. H. B. Hurlbut, Col. W. H. Harris, Mrs. Os- born, J. B. Perkins, Jacob Perkins, W. J. Boardman, D. P. Eells, Peter Herke, ."Archibald Campbell, August Schmitt, P. J. Probeck and Mrs. E- G. Campbell. For cut flowers— J. H. Wade, Joseph Per- kins, J. M. Gas.ser, Mrs. E. G. Campbell and Peter Herke. For floral designs — J. M. Gasser, Mrs. E. G. Campbell, Mrs. H. Ilart and Miss Jennie Eadie. For fruit — Mrs. H. B. Hurlbut, E. H. Cushman, Matthew Crawford, F. C. Miller & Son, J. R. Sked and Chris. Weigel. E. G. C, Lilacs. In shrubberies lilacs are invaluable, while few plants are so common or so generally appreciated in suburban gar- dens as the ordinar\- forms of Syringa vulgaris and S. persica. Quite a large trade has also sprung up in forced flowers early in the year, and small plants in pots are also much valued for decorative purposes, grouping either in the con- servatory, rooms or corridors. Small standards are most useful for such pur- poses, and the variety Charles X. is es- pecially adapted for them, with clear stems one to two feet high, and neat bushy heads. The variety named is com- pact in growth, flowers freely and early, and therefore forces well. For culture in pots .several varieties have been intro duced of recent years, mainly from the continent, but for general planting out of doors few have paid much attention to any but the ordinary old forms that have been grown for so many years. One hand- some variety of recent introduction was brought to our notice a few weeks since by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Cheshunt — namely, Marie Lequay. The flowers are pure white, of great size and sub- stance, the lobes long and oval in form, the panicles dense compact conical trusses, and the fragrance powerful. It is one of the S. vulgaris varieties, and would make a grand addition to any shrubbery. A selection of the best from a conti- nental collection of sixty varieties was given some time ago in these pages and comprised the following : Dr. Lindley, massive trusses of purplish lilac flowers ; Alba graudiflora, splendid spikes of pure waxy blooms ; Gloire de Moulius, very fr e,' dark and effective ; Goliath, ini- Dissolution of Copartnership. The Copartnership heretofore existingbetween the undersigned, under the firm name of Miller & Hunt, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The settlement ot the affairs of said copartner- ship in liquidation, can be made with either party. O. W. Miller. M. A. Hunt. Wright's Grove, Chicago, Aug. i. 1887. A Card. •xtended by them to the firm of which I nave so long been a member. Hereafter, my former partner, Mr. Geo. W. Miller, will conduct the wholesale plant trade at the old stand, and feeling that he will do his utmost to pleasethc large circle who have committed their orders to thr rntiirc, tlu- ivitr'in:iL;f sn hcrly accorded us as mense trusses of dark lilac flowers ; Due d'Orleans, soft rose color, late, distinct and attractive ; Schweelavina, silvery blush ; Verschaffelti, pale lilac, bold trusses ; Rubra insignis, dark lilac, mass- ive heads ; Gloire de Courcelles, very large, medium color, late ; Madame Briot, lilac deepening to violet, the darkest of all ; Hyacinthiflora, a distinct and beau- tiful variety with fine spikes and sym- metrical double flowers ; and azurea plena, double, free and effective.— /o«r- >ial of Horticulture. Baltimore.— E. Whitman & Sons Co. are reported to have assigned. Phii..\dei.phia. — I. V. Faust succeeds S. Y. Haines & Co. at 64-66 N. Front street and 100 Arch street. Albany, N. Y.— Price & Reed suc- ceeded Price & Knickerbocker, seeds- men and dealers in agricultural imple- ments, July I. latest ■Novelties. Our Seed 1: Pure and strictly FirstClass, Semi i and Special Price List to the Trade. ALBERT BEKZ, Douelaston, K. Y. 50,000 CUT FIBMS. •rora 10 to 15 inches long, of a beautiful dark green, used for Bouquet work, filling flower baskets, &c.. &c. $1.50 per 1000 Ferns. )r Packing Moss constantly on hand ; long clean Hinsdale, Mass. ONION SETS. I'er Bushel WhiiQ Portugal or Silver Skin, $5.00 Extra Early Red or Philadelphia 4. 00 Now Ready. Send for Samples. Special Rates per 10 bushels or 100 bushels. W. C. PYFER, LANCASTER, PA. T- DREER'S Garden seeds rhiiits, liulhs, »nd Requisites. Tlievnrotho best .11 the lowest pri- ces. TUADIO LIST Issued quarterly iniiilcfl free. HENKV A. UKRER. rhila^ llrrel. Miinlliir-tiirorl hv ISOBT. T. DKAKIS- & CO.. itt.inw.nd sts , - Philadelphia. Pa. SPECIAL SALE. FLORIST BUSINESS, ESTABLISHED IN 1858. Located in a nniversity city. 5 greenhouses with general stock, and nursery of 2j^ acres, in- cluding a six-room cottage. Convenient to the M. C. and Toledo, Ann Arbor & N. M. R. R. de- Miller Ave. & Cliapin St., Ann Arbor, Mi "T is a conceded fact that there is no better place in the U. S. for Nurserymen to sort up, Dealers to Pack, or Planters to - order, than at the Painesville Nurseries, the aim of THE STORRS HARRISON CO. l.eing to carr)' a full line of Fruit ami Ornamental Trees, Bulbs, Shrubs and Roses. Have a remarkably fine stock' of Standard and Dwarf Pears, Kilmarnock Wil- lows anil other Weeping Trees ; also Grape Vines, including allthe Best New Sorts — Moore s Diamond, Empire S/ule, Niagara, Jessica, Frances B. Hayes, etc. Can supply car loads of elegant, large Nursery-grown Elms, Catalpas, Maples, Poplars, Tulips, etc. The t of Pyramidal Arborvitse and Irish Juniper ever offt Evergreens. Prices reduced to suit the times. Come and see. Corres- pMiidtiKi snhuted Catalogue Free. 33d Year. 700 Acres. 24 Greenhouses. Addre^s jn£ STORRS & HARRISON CO.. PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO. OHIO. WRITE FOR LOW QUOTATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING FRUIT TREE STOCKS TO LENAULT-HUET, USSY, — Calvados, — FK.VXCF.. COMMON CHERRY, MAHALEB, ANGERS QUINCE, COMMON APPLE, MYROBOLAN, COMMON PEAR. These different stoclcs being grown here this year in very large quantities, I am able to compete in prices with any other French nnrser3'men. My catalogue being published in your countr}' in September only, I beg to call 3'our special attention to this advertisement and to let you know that I am read}- now to agree with you b}- correspondence about I»rloes, Siaies, A-gje of till clUciere-XT^t liiiids. THE BEST BOILER NOW MADE IS THK Garmody Sectional Extension Return Flue Hot Water Heater, And We Can Prove It. A Boiler will be on exhibition at the Convention. Don't fail to examine it. J. r>. CiVi^Ai:oi>"v^, KLORIST, EVANSVILLE, IND. 524 The American Florist. Aug2ist I, Buffalo. I'ink poud lilies are handled liglitly here. Good copious rains the loth and nth were very welcome, and all outdoor stulT is boomiug. \ bigger representation from our mod- est town will be at Chicago this year than at past meetings of the S. A. F. Outdoor stuff on the Washington mar- kets is plenty and cheap, but good flow- ers are still sought for at the stores. Long utilizes root clumps of wild ferns to advantage in dressing his large show window. They cost next to nothing, last well, and are effective for the purpose. Many in the trade here took a lively interest in the Scotch picnic July 23, some going as far as to shut up" .shop in honor of the occasion. More of our townsmen leave the city each succeeding summer, and we gradu- ally put on the pleasant (?) metropolitan airs of pretending to do ouly what fune- ral work comes our way. One of our florists visiting the Toronto flower show, held on the 20th and 21st, reports good plant displays, but bouquets and designs hardly worth showing from our standpoint. Midsummer, however, is hardly a time to harshly criticise flower displays. Daniel H. Long's new flower store in the Tifft house block is a success, he says, though the rent is comparatively high. He claims to have the finest and most complete flower store west of New York. It certainly is roomy, and a model of good taste, convenience and utility. The Buffalo "boom " attacks the grow- ers, as well as manufacturers and land speculators. Jas. Buxton is starting a new establishment of several houses at Upper Black Rock. Fr. Katoll is build- ing a fine large rose house 150 feet long. Rudolph Boettger, formerly head man at Palmer's, will start with two houses at Elggertsville. It is also quietly whis- pered that our latest new-comer, J. H. Rebstock, has broken ground for several houses at Cold Springs. \V. J, Palmer at Lancaster has a large additional new house nearly ready for the stock. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT «K^o"^. STRAWBERRIES to secure a good crop next season. Our plants are in the finest condition. Citalogue containing lull cultural directions mailed tree. Bulbs, &c., for Florists. EJ. -MT. 'TEJAS, Dunreith, Ind. Bulbs! Bulbous Roots! HULSEBOSCH BROS., Overveen.iieur Htiarlem, Holland. The only growers of whose Hrni there resides a njeniberin the !•■ 3 States. Price list free on application. Address ,, . ^ P. O. Box 3118, New York City Hyacinths, fine mixed, per 100. j.3.00. "■ r 100, $1.00. Bulbs! BULBS! Bulbs! 1st. I have made special le of the largest growers offer you TERMS and E. HIPPARD, Youngslown, Ohio. Mention American Plorlst. E.H.KRELAGE&SON., Haarlem, Holland, Dutch B ulbs. Newest \Vhiile.';nle Trade List (No. :'.'.«) now ready. PRICES MUCH REDUCED AND VERY CHEAP. I«0 A-GEKSTS. ' Please address direct. 1,11,11. M 1 I,1I,Y of' 'UK VALT,EV, pips and shoots. Hefracta Alba. price list for Fall planting and forcing DANVILI.K, ILL. BEERHORST & CO.. SASSKNIIKIIM, (near Haarlem) HOLLAND HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, AND ALL OTHEK DUTCH BULBS. Catalogue ?-ree on application. DUTCH BULBS. BAKKER BROTHERS, BENNEBROEK (near Haarlem). HOLLAND, HYACINTHS, TULH^S, CROCUS, Narcissus, Spireas, etc, WHOLKSALK ONLY. NO AGKNTS. HERMAN BUDDENBORG, WHOLEvSALE GROWER OF ALL KINDS OF Dutch Bulbs and Roots, special quotations for large quantities will be given on application, while prime quality at the very hnvest prices is guaranteed. HILLEGOM, near Haarlem, . . HOLLAND. SE>OE>I^S c^ CO., BULB GROWERS, LISSE, NEAR Haarlem, HOLLAND, EUROPE, Are offering in their Catalogue for the coming season. White Hyacinths at $26.00 per 1000; White Tulips at $6.50 per 1000, and Scarlet van Thol Tulips at $4.00 per 1000. itaining all Holland grown Bulbs and Bulbous Roots, will be mailed by Qatalo(§u(^8 i-^ WHOLESALE AND DESCRIPTIVE / I iV for 1S87, of Bedding Plants, Roses, Palms, Orchids, ' '• etc., mailed to all applicants. Large stock of the following on hand at cheap rates: Ampelopsis Vcitehii, various sizes Tea, aud Hybrid Roses, all the leading sorts, nameA Chrysanthemums, Draccea Indivisa, various sizes, Echeverias, Small Perns, Geraniums, double and single, best named sorts, Areca Lu- teseens, in 2%, 4, 5, and 6-inch pots, Latania Borbonica, Seaforthia Elegans, Oreo- doxa R:gia, Corypha Auslralis. Other Palms, such as Cocos Wedelliana, Cham- erops Excclsa, Phoenix Reclinata, Phoenix Rupicola, Phoenix Tennis, Kentias of sorts. Clazinova Insignis, fancy named Clematis, and other vines, etc. Prices given application. WM. C. WILSON, FLORIST, Steii .'iiy's, A-storia. L. I. Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus AND OTHER DUTCH BULBS. J. D. ZOCHER AND VOORHELM SCHNEEVOOGT, rnrnialici's to H. M. the Kiiipcroi- of (Jcr-ninny, l{()ZENHAi<' KiHdS FTICHSTaS 8Be8tyewKtnd». Begonia MetaUica. Abutilon Thompsonii Plena. Write us if vou want auy of the above, as all the plants are strong, iu fine condi- tion and sure to please. EAST HINSDALE, NEW YORK. READY AUG. 15 to 20. A large stock of selected ROMAN HYACINTHS, LILIUM HARRISII, FREESIA REF. ALBA, and a fine line of 15 varieties forcing Narcissus, dbl. and sgle. READY SEPT. 1 to 5, Lilium Caudidum, large bulbs; also a full assortment ol Dutch Hyacinths. Tulips, Crocus, &c., from the best Holland growers. Select florists seeds. Pansy, Primula, Cineraria, &c. Send for Price I..i8t, now ready. 170 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. WHOLESALE DEALEll L\ ^ 1 Plumes, etc NKW VORK. SEGERS BROTHERS, Such as Hyacinths, Tulips. Crocuses, Narcissus, Liliums, Lily of the Valley. Anemones, Ranunculus, Spii-wa^ Etc., Etc. References about quality etc., to several United States Florists and Seedsmen. Seiul for Wholesale Catalogue. LISSE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND. WHOLESALE ONLY. NO AGENTS. POLMAN MOOY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND, ALL GROWN IN S.\NU. The best and most distinct varieties of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissi (daffodils), Lily of Valley, Spireas, Ranunculus, Anemones. B^'Cable orders receive prompt attention. Cable Addrbss, " POLMANMOY, HAARLEM." 526 The American Florist. August I ^ UraSe Rote*. Cali.a, <). — L. Templiii & Sons are adding four more new houses to the large block built by them last season. They make a specialty of the mailing trade, which is growing rapidly and necessitates continual increase of capa- city. Toronto, ONT.^Mr. Geo. W. Grote has purchased twenty-one acres of land on St. Clair avenue, and erected thereon four large greenhouses containing about i,(KXj feet of glass. James Fleming died of bronchitis May 9 ; Mrs. Fleming will probably continue the business. John F. Horsley has fold out to S. Tidy S: Son, who take possession Aug. i. Mr. Horsley leaves here Sept. i for Los An- geles, Cal. The Dominion and Indus- trial exhibition will be held here Sept. 5 to 17 next. Prizes to the amount of J30,- 000 are offered for competition. Detroit. — A Detroit reader states that the prices given by our correspondent in our recent plant trade report were too high. He states that the average prices actually received for plants in 4-inch pots were, for geraniums, fuchsias and heliotropes, |i to 11.25 ^ dozen ; tea roses, J2.50 to I3 ; H. P. roses, %A to J6 ; verbenas and pansies, 40 cents to 50 cents ; plants for carpet beds, such as alternantheras, echeverias, sedums, etc., 50 cents a dozen, I3.50 a hundred, and fyj a thousand. Sales were larger than last year. Another Detroit correspond- ent states that the demand for palms and other choice .stuff was better than last vear, as was also that for hardy orna- mental stuff. MoNTRE.vi,. — The success which at- tended the first summer exhibition of the Montreal Hort. society, held June 30, will doubtless insure its annual recur- rence in the future. In addition to com- petitive exhibits, there were shown fine collections of orchids, anthuriums, ferns, dracienas and palms. Two fine seedling carnations were shown by the Cote St. Paul nurseries. A fine collection of cut bloom exhibited by Mr. W. Dunlop, of Outremont attracted much attention, as did also some fine examples of the old Canterbury Bells shown by Mr. A. Joyce. Prizes were awarded to the following ex- hibitors of roses : R. Jack, Geo. Trussel, W. Wilshire and J. Bennett; for pansies to Geo. Trussel, W. B. Davidson and E. J. Maxwell ; for strawberries to R. Jack, W. Evans and Geo. Trussel. Washington. — William Wolter, of Fourteenth street road, died recently after a short illness. His widow will continue the business Diedrich Bros., florists, have dissolved. Theodore will continue the business at 1227 V street, N. W., and Bernhard will grow flowers at Alexandria, Va. The funeral of David L. Morrison occurred July 18. He had been a great admirer of flowers, and some time since gave directions that when he died a florist should be engaged to ar- range the flowers for his funeral. In compliance with this wish Messrs. Small & Son were engaged to take charge of the matter, and the parlors were one mass of plants and flowers, and the gas- fixtures trimmed with smilax. The desk and chair of the deceased were also decorated with flowers, while masses of roses covered the mantelpieces, and foli- age plants filled every nook. In these surroundings the casket containing the dead lay. Large floral pieces rested at the head and foot of the casket. COMMERCIAL HOTEL Curlier Dearborn and I^ake StreetSt CHICAGO. (•nVrH uiiequaled facilities to Delegates to National Convention. Engage your room now, either by letter or telegram, at expense of the house. This Hotel is one of the largest and finest houses of its class in the country ; having a fine south and east frontage, passenger elevator, electric lights, bath rooms and all modern improvements, RATES $2.00 A DAY. Clifton House, Wabash Avenue and Monroe Street, CHICAGO. Centrally located, elegantly furnished; elevator and all modem improvements. RATES $2.50 PER DAY. Special Rates to Delegates to Conyentions. WOODCOCK & LORING. New luiropcan Hotel. Cor. CLARK & VAN BUREN STS.. CHICAGO. 250 East, South and West Front Rooms. Hydraulic Passenger Elevator, Fire Proof Building, Fire Alarm Call in Eacii Room. Challenae Ventilator. Quaker City Machine Works, RICHMOND, IND. Rates, $1.00 Per Day and Upwards. \ -(a]j]j;(7aT?lL0GUE5 First Class Restaurant Connected. FOR SALB. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices on any which you have see n previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. of line cuts c.f ISHLB.S antl otber season- THE s FLORIST s PRINTER. Who has lung experience and the best facilities. CORRECT AND ELEGANT WORK GUARANTEED. Send for estimates for anything you need, to J. HORACE MCFARLAND. Printer for Nurserymen, Florists, and Seedsmen, Harrisburg, Pa. "New YoUK. May IT, 1SS7. • • 1 am forced to ad- mit that yi>u thoroughly understand the art of Cala- logue Printing," c. 11, Joosten. Mention American Florist. :b. <& o. le. ic. The New York and Philadelphia Flori.sts" Clubs have clcsed arrangements by this line for % A SPBCIAL TRAIN, |^ (See auotlier page for particulars,) and all Florists at points near the B. & (). shonld write at once as below, for particulars by which they can avail themselves of the Low Rates and Special Train. O. K:. I^0:KI3, iW\\\ MnVr. B. i^ 0. R. K., BALTIMORB, WLr>. 1887. The American Florist. 527 ierbenas, lansies, loleus. VERBENAS, Wni. Desmond, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. WE SELL ^EVERYTHING ^ FOR * FLORISTS.-^ Plants, Bulbs, Seeds and Requisites. If you do not already receive our Quarterly IVIioleHale Price JAHt„ please send name and address and it will be regularly mailed. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 3B and 37 Cortlaudt Street, - NETV YORK (itTiiniuius. a splendid assortnirni . ' '< HEW COLEUS FOR 1888. ALL FLORISTS SHOULD HAVE THEM. THE <;em of the seasoiv. Bouvardia Sang Lorraine. Tr. de Nancy. Plants from 3-inch pots, stronu — tJ-iii " 2^-inch " •■ I.. IK, " 2}i-inch '• " $!U0 per 1 .IIIKi SMILAX, Strong, from 3-ineh pots S5.00 per lOt TAXIIS CUSPIDATA, from pots, 1 to 2 feet, 50ccnt> per foot. J. J. HARVEY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Bulbs ! Bulhs Pseudo Narcissus Narcissus Bulbocodium. Gladiolus ColTllleiialbii Single Snowdrops Scilla Siberica Wliolesale cataloKue ti The Chicago Convention. The following firms having arranged for exhibits at the Chicago meeting, will be pleased to meet all of their customers at the First Regiment Armor}^ in that city Aug. 16-19 next: J.C.VAUGHAN, J.D.CARMODY, ^a I^£X Ssalle St., EVANSVILI.E, CMIOA.OO. Irirliana. BULBS, ETC. HOT WATER HEATER. MARSCHUETZ & BACHARACH, E. HIPPARD, 25 N. 4th street, VOUKOSTOWN, 0. PHILADELPHIA, BULBS. ^=^=^^ FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Ventilating Apparatus and Steam Call. M. M. BAYERSDORFER & CO. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, 56 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, ~~~~~--^ NEW VORIC FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. ORCHIDS AND PALMS. LocKLAND Lumber Co.. LOOK EOR THE DISPEAY LOCKLAND, OHIO. 01-- THK (^YPRESS ^aSH gSRS. Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co. ED. JANSEIV, FLORISTS' BASKETS. PETER DEVINE, CHICAQO. Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. lintrull }Iolland|L! SEGERS & CO., BULB GROWERS, LISSE, near Haarlem, HOLLAND, EUROPE. Sulphur Toliacco Soap. UNIVERSAL INSECTICIDE ■ Samples by Mail. leOSiE^ IWII^»G CO., 17 So. William St., NEW YOKK. HALES 9 MOLE TRAP For destroylns KrailndiiioIrM in lawns, p,irk%^ gardens and cemeteries. The only I"KUFI'.« T mole trap ; moles where all other trnpn l"niL< bold by seedsmen. ARricultural Implement and Hardware dealers, or sent by express on receipt ot S^S.OO bj H. W. HALES. KIDGEWOOD. N. J. 25,000 Azalea Iiiclica, 15,000 Camellias. C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer of Plants, Bulbs & Seeds, 3 COENTIES SLIP, N. Y. SHEET MOSS and WILD FERNS We have the control of a very large territory that is the home of these iudispensable requisites tor the florist, and can furnish them in large or small quantities Fresh at All Seasons. The SHKKT moss is the best that has ever been offered ; is clean, free of soil and in large sheets, bright green, and keeps well. Each piece rolled and packed in large coffee sacks ; the weight is about 50 pounds each. Florists will find this moss very useful to finish the top of DESIGNS OR BASKETS over a filling of Straw, Excelsior or any other light stuff. Price $2 per sack ; 5 sacks $8 ; 10 sacks $15. WILD FERNS, best sorts, box 500, »1 i 1,000, lSl.50 ; Special Price on largo lots. Critchell & Co., CINCINNATI, OHIO. piorisl's Inciters Prices on Wood Frames; 2iu. Purple.... Per 100 JB.OO Less than 100. :«c. 2!u-in. Purple.. Per l!)0f4,00 Send for sample. Postage lOe. per 100. Script letter- ins on Metal Frames any Designs, Monograms, etc. W. C. KKICK, UU7 Broadway. Brooklyn, N.V. J. C. Vaughan. Chicago. Agl. west of Pennsylvania bsr n a^ the Convfn'ion. ~i«H:or>oi>Ejivi>ieoBfs Being the representatives in the U. S. for Messrs. Jno. Watterer & Sons, ^ real Entiliah Rh— * — -" ' prepared t<» furnish K) offered in this count: spring delivery. Prices un application. B.fl. ELLIOTT QQ. Pittsburgh, Pa. 10,000 strings of Smilax tor the trade. Steady con- tracts soil OUT WITH THE LATEST! CARNATIOK - CULTURE No Carnation Grower should be without this book. The only standard work in Europe or America, and is recognized as authority on this important plant Price, J1.50. Table of Contents free. Box 593. Alliance, OUo. 528 The American Florist. August I, Steam Heating for Greenhouses. This subject has I)een pretty well dis- cussed through the columns of the Flo- rist, but I am satisfied it should be shown more clearly that any one starting a small place can heat it more satis- factorily with steam than hot water. A year ago, when I started here with two houses, each 17x120, many people said if I heated with steam I should have to keep a night fireman. This I knew would not pay on a small place, but I concluded to try it, and with the aid of my friend Mr. C. vS. Price (a neighboring florist), I put the steam in. The place for the boiler was excavated to a depth of four feet ; the 2 'i-inch flow pipe is at the highest point right over the boiler, and is connected with four I V -inch pipes which run around the houses. The water line of my boiler is but si.x inches below the return pipe iu the house ; but I would advise all who can put their boiler two feet lower, to do it. I have a valve on each of the four pipes, so I can run from one to four pipes as the weather demands. In regard to the cost, I am satisfied that the whole job complete did not cost two-thirds the amount that hot water would. My night fireman I have yet to engage, for with the exception of about four nights during the last winter, the fire was always fixed for the night from 9 to 10 o'clock. From the end of Febru- ary and all through the months of March and April we fixed the fire at 6 p. M., and it was not again touched till 7 o'clock the following morning. These houses were used for the forcing of roses for the Philadelphia cut flower market, and we always found our house within three degrees of 58°. Can any hot-water boiler beat this? I make these few remarks for the benefit of small be- ginners. If you erect only one hon.se 18x80, and contemplate increasing, I would strongly advise the use of steam. When one small house only is needed, perhaps the best and cheapest thing would be hot water under pressure, but I cannot see where the economy is for a fair-sized place. W. W. CoLE.s. IVOO'IOE^ STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Chicago, III., July 25, 18S7. Stockholders of the American Florist Company : You are hereby notiBed that the annual meet- ing of the Stockholders of the American Flo- rist Company will be held at the offices of the ing Directors and Officer: and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. .1. C. VAIIGHAN, Pres. G. I-. GRANT, Secy. WILKS WATER HEATER I For Heating GREENHOUSES, DWELLINGS, POULTRY HOUSES, STORES, BATHTUBS, ETC., ETC. Send far Price List. S. Wilks Mfg. Co. . Monroe & Clinton Sts.. Cbica«ro INDESTRUCTABLE BENCHES Can be made by using troubl d with fungus from r ttingwood. They transn; it bottom heat better han wood. SIvATES iheapaslood Eu(?ry luay B(?tt(^r Price, $22.50 for 1,000 sq. feet of surface. SLATES 1-3 m. THICK, 20, 22, 24 INCHES LONG. Northern New Jersey, JOHN N. MAY, Summit N. J. New York and New England, SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, 409 Fifth Ave., N. Y. FROMPiTTSRtiRrHWFsT ' "^^L & CO., Richmoud, Ind. From Pittsburgh WEST, ^j ^^ VAUGHAN, 42 La Salle St., Chicago. CRAIG & BRO., 49th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. CHAS. S. PRICE. Lansdowne. Pa. DOiv'^r :bij^^^ A NEW BOILER- — HURTS LITTLE GIANT .A.IvKKIi'r BUR'T, Florist, 9 Oakwood Avenue, SYRACUSE, N. Y. lo.ooo i3i^iso'ri«os. J. M. GASSER'S PAT. JOINTS. vhat they think of it. fn J. :iVX. GASSEJR, sties. 71 Kuelid .\ venue, CI.KVKI.ANIJ, O. The American Florist -WILL I^TTBLISH ^ CONVENTION Supplement .\t the coming meeting of the gOCIETY OF ^MERICSN PlORISTS iVT CMICA.OO. The value of an advertisement or announcement in the supplement is well known to advertisers. No advance over rc_y;nlar rates. vSend copy for your ad- vertisement early — not later than Aui^^ust 9. American Florist Company, 5-4 La Salle St., CHICAGO. 1887. The American Florist. 529 ESTABLISHED 1854. ORCHIDS Enclose 2;cent LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. catalog choose from. tainine Practical llii BRACKENRIDGE & CO. A. I5RACKKNRIDGK, ROSEBANK NURSERIES, Govanstown, Md. Baltimore Co. 20,000. In all the gO(»d fluwerinK sorts, at nioderate prices. Cut blooms at all seasons. Send for catalojiue, Wm. MATHEWS, ^ fiiii. ^ ^JdIANTUMS and pTHKIS. $8.00 A Hundred. GEO. MITTBOLD, Wright's Grove, CHICAGO. Pansy Seed CROP 1887 READY. VAUGHAN'S PREMIUM PANSY.— Snow uneen, King of tlie Blacks, Odier, Emperor William, Fancy or Striped, Yellow Pheasant's Eye, Bronze, Havana-brown and other vars., per /bOz. $1.50; trade pkt. 50c. VAUGHAN'S PREMIUM PANSY.— a splendid mixture comprising all of above and many other extra choice colors; per ; i oz. $1.00, trade pkt. 25c. CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING VARS.— Also a $3.50; pkt. 15c. CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING VARS.— 1„ extra choice mixture. Per oz. $3.00; pkt loc. GIANT TRIMARDEAU.— The new, now well, known French Giant Pansy. We have a splen- did strain of above, which we can specially recommend to florists. Per J-J oz. |i.oo; pkt. 2^c. J. C. VAUGHAN, 42 La Sa//e St, CHICAGO. Orders booked now lor plants to plant ynui frames. My Fansies are SirPKRB, being a : tlon from the Best Varieties in the world. Price, 90c. per lUO; $7.50 per 1,000. Also ,7. I Coleus in September at reasonable rates. , ALBERT M. HERR, Lock box 338, LANCASTER, ESTABLISHED : ORCHIDS. -o- PANSIES -- AND OTHER SEEDS FOR FA1.I. SOWING My collection of Pansies has for years attract«"il a great deal of attention f florists and amateurs butli conceding them to be of the highest quality. OSCAR R. KREINBERG, p. O. Box 394. PHILADELPHI.V, PA. 40,000 FEET OF ORCHID CULTIVATION. Special Offers for Three Months. All the best flowering and best paying sorts in the following collections : jfiS.oo Collectiou, fifteen good plants, five varieties. 25.00 " twenty-five good plants, ten varieties. 35.00 " thirty-five " fifteen varietes. 50.00 " fifty " twenty-five varieties. 100.00 " one hundred and ten " fifty varieties. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY. Rose Hill Nurseries, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. NARCISSUS^^-'DAFFODILLS Thomas S. Ware has pleasure in drawing the attention of the American public to his very extensive and most complete collections of these, which covers an exten- sive acreage, for sale this season including all the popular Forcing and Decorative varieties as well as the choice MODERN HYBRIDS. Priced descriptive catalogue of these and many other choice Will be mailed free upon application to THOS. S. WARE, HALE FARM NURSERIES, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. Messrs. I. C. Wood & Bro., Fishkill, N. Y., have tised " Grape Dtist" to considerable extent. Mr. Wood sa3^s: "We find it to do the work nicely. It leaves the foliage clean and is cheap." Address. SLUG SHOT, FISH KlLL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. SPECIAL OFFERS solicited by FINK & CO.. NDRSERYMEN, Apartado 484. CITY OF MEXICO. MEXICO. SPHAGNUM MOSS Ispecially for Florist $2 per bale. Peat $1.25 per . moss, »"2 per bbl.. Pitcher plants, Wisconsin novelty, $2 per doz. l.ycopotlium in its season at lowest prices per Z. K. JEWETT, Sparta, Wi: ZIRNGIEBEL'S IMPROVKU : GIANT : TRIMARDKAU. Seed of that magnificent strain of PANSI ES i,ooo seeds trade packages at Ji.oo each. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, NKEUHAM. M.VSS. m Grind W own Bo"6, *"*"***Meal. Oyster Shells. GRAHAM FLOUR, and Corn the $5.00 HAND MILL II- Also POWER MILLS i Circulars and Ttstiiiioiiials sem^u.. ai^H' BROS.. Easton.Pa. Mention the/ ptjllmap (;ar Ciiji? Wm. Radam'8 Patent Process for Preserring Perishable Goods is the mort perfect process on earth. _ It kills the fungus, or germs in the articles treated, and fermentation is stopped. Any quantity up to a oar load can be treatMl at one time. Patented September 28. 1886. Bend for oircnlars to Wm. Radam, 530 The American Florist. AuQKst /, Cincinnati. Orders are so scarce now that they say the local florists photograph all they gel- Roses are very scarce aud of poor qual- ity, the torrid weather having dwarfed all varieties. The water lilies sold here come for the most part from Michigan. They are about the handsomest blossom now obtainable aud stand the heat better. July and August are dull months for florists. The terrible heat of the past few days has about killed trade ; about all that there is doing is a little funeral work. Florists who lacked a generous supply of water during the latter part of the month nughl as well have abandoue-" business. Outdoor flowers are about all burned up. A combination funeral design made re- cently was a basket made entirely of lilies, over which a dove hovered. The name of the dead was traced over the face of the design. Critchell designed a miniature express wagon the other day for a dead employe of the B. & O. Express Co. It was a handsome piece, and was made of carna- tions, rosebuds and tuberoses, the wheels and shaft being of asparagus. Tuberoses have made their appearance since my last letter. At the hilltop opera the other evening a young girl created no little sensation by wearing a huge corsage bouquet of the blooms. They were wired and were in pyramidal shape. A lady in the suburbs gave what she called a " country dinner " the other day. Field flowers were used exclusively in the decorations, and the center piece was a marvelous creation, made of a huge sunflower, and smaller ones radiatiug into the point of a star. It was a novelty, but not notably pretty. Ren MuLFORn, Jr. GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Al.L GLAZIERS' SUPPLIES. t^- Write for Latest Prices. M. M. BAYERSDORFER&CO. 56 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., ila§fe?ts & Floi-ists' SvLppIies neh: catalogue ready, and sent free on application. ENGRAVING ?|,VtVgr"pm. NO DRAWING required. NO H AND WORK NECESSARY. SEND COPY )CHEAP. ARTISTIC manufacturer, Importer and Dealer in FOR SCMOOL COMMENCEMENTS AND SPRINQ TRAIJE IN OENEKAL. '« FxoHAiv WIS© wmm^mm, .TA.S, (GRIFFITH, THE :: PIONEER ■: MANUFACTDRER :: IN :: THE :: -TEST, SOS Main Street. - CIXCIXWATI, OHIO. ©5§f i|fe(|i|ii 1 yji an4 i t|tiil|i Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Healing, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. L, AVoll'i* Ml'ti, Co,, Q3toiiiW. Lake St. CHICAGO EST.a.:^Xjism3i3 isas. Greenhouse Pipe, FITTINGS Fountains, VASES, XT ^v r^ \r E> s , ^mn^ms:. etc., etc. {S T A. :b T^ 15 F 1 'r 'ri IV G «s . THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, 88 &, 90 Beekman St., new YORK. 307 4 309 WABASH AVE. (HITAtJO. SASH BARS MADE OF CLEAR CYPRESS LUMBER Equal to Red Cedar in durability. Plain Bars i 'sxi \ inches kept in stock. Pric( 2 cents per lineal foot. F. O. B. Lookland Lumber Company, Lockland, Hamilton County Ohio. EVERY FLORIST, NURSERYMAN AND SEEDSMAN Should have our NEW TRADE DIRECTORY PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY 1887. The American Florist. 53 ESTABLISHED 1854. leYine'sloilGrforks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers Greenhouse Heating tf Ventilating PETER DEVINE, 387 S. CANAL ST., CHICAGO. iLASS «S6 PAINTS I FOR I REENHOUSEMEN W. C.Peale & BRO. Write lor Prices, or coEsdt Cmcinaiti Hit Etport ia thisPaper ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, 335 East 31st Street. - NKW YORK. i manufacture'rjof A^ THEPATENTCLAMP. urn, Tr ORNAMENTAL fe HlfcHlNQS & CO. ^^ 233 Mercer Sireei, New York. ^^ Bi^e ]f alfei-ns of fSeilePS, '"~- "i^iL'liteen Sizes, CorrugaUei Bire ]Box ]©eileps SaddU I^oilePS, Gar)ical |3oiIizps, joBse )^upr)ir)q wafer jleateps Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rtrrtted Cataloe^-ie. GREENHOUSE HEATING APPARATUS. .a.ijijiHjxi'rorw " i^cjxijIch.. WROUGHT WELDED BOILERS WILL NOT CRACK LIKE CAST IRON. NO SEAMS OR RIVETS TO BECOME LEAKY. SEVEN PATTERNS. FORTY-SIX SIZES. Suitable for Hard or Soft Coal, Gas-Coke or Wood. Greenhouse pipes and fittings with improved rubber ring joints as used in England, by which a perfect joint can be made in one minute and at half the cost of the old-fashioned calked joints. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^1^ GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS. -^|- Awarded to our Boilers at London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Manchester, Birmingham, &c., after actual working tests against all coiners. -write «or c&t£iioev»es. Hay & Prentice Company, 125 and 127 South Clinton Street, Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying puttv. With this you can make old leaky sash perfectly tight without removing ttie glass. It will do tliu work of five men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt of price. $2.50. J. H. IVES, Dawbury, Cokn. DICK'S HOT WATER GRATES TUBULAR SADDLE BOILERS AND GRATES. ' JOHN DICK, Jr., 532 The American Florist. August I, Index to Advertisers Dreer llunrv A itt > K AHu. .>7 Hallock &. Thorpe. . Harvey, J. J 527 Hay & Prentice Co. . . .631 Hender80n,Peter,&Co.527 Hennecke, C, & Co...6:fi Herr, Albert 629 Higley. Henry G 627 HiTi & Co 619 Hippard, B 534,637 HitchingB* Co 531 Hooker, H. M 630 Haet, IiS..n Rteffens. .N Stewart. Wur ,1 Strauss. ( ,\ I ,, , Teas, !•:. \ Ware, Thos. ; Weathered, 1 Welch Bros.. Wilson, Wm. C. Wood.I. C.&Bro.. Woodcock & Loring. . Young, Th08. Jr..& Co Zirngiebel.D. Zocher&Sc"hneevoogt.. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of the U. S. or Canada Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. , Illustrated catalogne JOSEPHUS PLENTY, HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, NEW YORK. GASSER'SS PAT. ZINC JOINTS For Butting Glass without Laps. Makes it air nnd water tight. No breakage Ironi frost. Saves fuel and glass. FLORIST'S WATCHMAN, for Flues and Hot Water, $15.00; for Steam, K.OO. It will ring a bell when the temperature changes, and ring when the steam goes down. J. M. GASSER. 71 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, OHIO. PAMPAS -:- PLUMES J, W. UDE, Santa Barbara, Cal., (IK- A VIRGIEN, P.O. Box 3119, New York City. FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE VENTIL./VTING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. Thos.f.leatliered, 46& 48 MARIOH ST., N Y. HEATING APPARATUS Sreei^hoyses, Ete CAST IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 &L 7G Mvrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, Improved Hot Watsi^ KoilOTf T^or Heating Greenhouses, Grapenes, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St,, PHILADELPHIA. Greenhouse H eating a y STEAM, p y hot 11: 1 tkr. b y combisa tiox steam a.\d wa tfk. EXETBR MACHINB WORKS, 19 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON, MASS. WORKS-EXETER, N. H. ORNAMENTAL : GOODS for Parlor, Liutrn and Cenieteriea. Including RESERVOIR, (Self Wateringl VASES, TERRA COTTA, RUSTIC AND IRON VASES, From $i.oo Upwards. FLOWER SKTTEES. CHAIRS, WIRE GOODS, AyUARI;^ FOUNTAINS AND STATUARY. C. HENNECKE & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago Office & Salesroom, 149-151 State St. mail orders and correspondeuce must be addressed to Milwaukee ofTice. :¥''^m. 'Hi i^\ J«l Ps^ ■A^tv ^v l\^ 1 m B5^j^ i^J <^^ :lfS^.S