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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw40amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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HEADQUARTERS FOR ARAUCARIAS "By jiDRO." was the remark of a bright looking gen- tleman as be step- ped with bis lady friend intooneof our Araucaria bouses. "If these are not the best shaped and finest looking speci- mens of Araucaria Robnsta Coni- pacta, Glanca and Excelsa I haveever seen then I am a shade. 0^ Just look! What a sight thistimeof the year, one as nice as the other!" Araucaria Robnsta Compacta* Olauca and Excelso. Our reputation of being one of the largest importers and shippers of this beautiful evergreen decorative plant is so well known, dat- ing far back into the nineteenth century that our name, as well as the Araucaria itself, shall Lever die out and is still fresh in people's minds same as when we first started- Why the Araucaria is so popular is because it is an ancient plant, kept by Greeks and Romans as a special (avoritei n their household, as a good omen. As big as an elephant. for 75c: as big as a jumbo for 11.00: and as bigas a holy terror, for «1 25 to S1.50. Araucaria Robusta Compacta. Specimen plants. 7 to 8 in. pots 4 to 5 years old. 3-4-5 tiers, 20-25-30 in high same in width. $1.50. $1.75. $2.00. $2.50 to «3 00 each. Araucaria Excelsa Olauca. This is a beauti- ful blue variety, very graceful snd beautiful. Specimen plants 6-7 8 in. pots. 4-5 year old, 4 5 6 tiers 20-25-30-^2 in high, same in width, S1.50 $1.75. $2.00. 12 50 to $3 00 each. Araucaria Excelsa, 3-4-5 vear old 4-5-6 7 tiers 6-iD. pots 20-25 3U-35 in high 75c, $1.10. $1.25. $1.50 each. Can meet all applications. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Pot Plants. 1012 W Ontario St.. PBILADELPHIA, PA. Geraniums ^ ,^ Per 100 4-mch stock, 15 000 plants, cool grown. 6 standard varieties $6.00 Mme. Salleroi, 3 in.SS.OOpiT ICO: 3-in 5 00 BEDDING AND OTHER STOCK. English Ivy, 4'4-in.. 3 to 4 ft. long, fine stock . .15ceach Vincas, variesated. extra large. 3-in..$3.00 per 100 Grave Myrtle, 24 in 3.00 per 100 SWAinsona, extra large flower, pure white 2'2-in 4.00 per 100 Coleus, K C.Svarieties 75 p. r 100 N. C. MOORE A CO.. Morton Grove. III. ROOTtD CUTTINGS AND PLANTS Good Stock. I.ow Prices. Coleus. bedders. 50c: Fuchsias. 5 kinds. 90c: Plica. 70c: Altcrnanthera. red and yellow. 45c; VincaVarleg 70c; Agerstum, blue 50c; Helio- trope, SOc; DOl. Petunias, $1.00 per 100. Cash. If by mail add postage. Primula. Obc. Grandif. Lilac, 2'4-ia.. strong stock. $1-75 per 100; 200 for $3.00. Cash. Shlppensburif Floral Co., Shippensburg. Fa, XTeirns fox* X>ifii):i.ea. Assorted Varieties. From 2-in pots. $3.50 per 100: $30.00 per 1000. PRANK OECHSLIN 2570-2606 W. Adams St., Chicago. Formerly Garfield Park Flower Co. Neph. Whitmani 2Vi-inch $ 5.00 per 100 3H-inch 25 00 per 100 Boston Ferns ;^,\"oo':'*^° Henry H. Barrows & Son, ^WIss^' ;geraniums; A We haye an immense stock of fine plants from 2-in. pots at $2 00 per (k 5 100. $1S.50 per 1000 and up We will send 1000 50 each of of 20 good Jf Q sorts, our selection for $18.50 cash, or we will send 11,00 from 3in. pots Jk V in good assortment for $3.00 per 110; $25.00 per 1000. V Per 100 2-iD. 3-in. AGERATUM. 5 kinds $2 00 $3 00 ALYSSUM, Dwarf and Giant... 2 00 CENTAUREA, Gymnocarpa.... 2 00 3 00 ACHRYANTHES, Emersoni and Mosaics 2 00 3 00 CINERARIA, Maritima 2 00 3 00 HARDY ENGLISH IVY 2 00 PARLOR IVY, Scnecio Scandens 2 00 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard... 2 OD 3 00 LOBELIA, Crystal Palace Gem 1 50 PETUNIAS, Dreers Single Superb 2 00 SAXIFRAGA, Sarmentosa 3 00 2-in. SALVIA, Bonfire $2 00 SALVIA, Zurich 3 00 SMILAX, Extra strong 2 00 VERBENAS, Red White, Pink and Blue 2 00 COLEUS, Verschaffeltii, Golden Bcdder, Queen Victoria, Eldo- rado 2 00 TRADESCANTIA, Dark varie- gated 2 00 HARDY POMPON CHRYSAN- THEMUMS, 75 varieties 2 00 Per 100 3in. $3 00 4 00 y Write lor prices on large lots. We will make intercstins special prices for cash. ^ IR. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. ; Fresh Siock, Guaranteed True Type. No Greenhouses. Direct to You. I I ORCHIDS JUST ARRIVED. 1(X) cases Cattleya Trianae in perfect condition. If potted now, will flOwer this season. Order at once. Dendrobiiun Nobile, Wardianiun and Thyrsiflorum in two weeks. Splendid specimens if desired. Cattleyas in all varieties. Mlltonla Vexillarla now. G. L. FREEMAN, 388 Appleton St„ Holyoke, Mass. • • Pelargoniums Rooted Cuttings, 15 varieties. $2.50 per 100. Coleus, 70c per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Daises, Heliotrope. Salvias and Alyssnm, dbl. $1.00 per 100 $S 00 per 1000. Petunlas,dbl. $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. Ageratums, 60c per 100; $5 00 per 1000. ■'Ml rooted cuttings. Express prepaid on rooted cuttings. Cash with order. Write S. D. BRANT, Clay Center, Kan. ORCHIDS... Largest Importers, Exporters, Growers, and Hybridists in the World. SANDER, St. Albans, Eng. NEW YORK OFFICE: Room 1 2.^5 Broadway. T. MELLSTROM, We are booking order now for delivery early JD the Spring on all commercial CAITLEYAS and NOVELTJES. Our prices are right and our guarantee perfect. We sell only first-class goods. CARRILLO & BALDWIN, Secaucus, N. J. Alternantheras Strong, well rooted cuttings—the kind that will please you. Per 100 1000 P. Major (red) 50c $4.00 A. Nana (yellow) 50c 4.00 BrUliantissima (best red) 60c 5.00 J. W. DAVIS, 225 W. leth St., DAVENPORT, IOWA Orchids Fresh Arrivals We orter Superb plants of Cattleya Trianae, plump and well leaved of the finest type known for quick sales, as fol- lows: $i:5.0n, $175.00 and *250.fiO per 100 plants; by the case of 4nn bulbs selected P1 a n t s ff:_55 00 . \ 1 so Oncidium Varicosum Ro^ersii, extra fine stock plants, with 3. 4 and 5 bulbs Sl25 00 per 100: in 500 lots, at $110 00 per IOO.net cash. Thu foUowine have also arrived in fine shape: Oncidium Splcrdidum O. Leucochilum, 0. Crispum, O Forbesii 0. Sarcodes. O. Wentworthianum OdontoelossumGrande, Miltonia Candida* M. Spectabiiis. M. Fla- vescens Lycaste Skinncrii. Scuticaria Steelii. Zygopetaluni Criniluni.Z.fiaurierii. Cattleya Warnerii Phalcen-^psis Amabilis. y. Schillerinna \'anda Sandf riana To-Arrive In a Few Days: Cattleya Labial:i t 'dontoelossuni Crispum. Dendro- btum Knrinosum D. Nobile D Thyrsi- lioruni \'anda Ccerulca. Cattleya Percival- iana and many more. Write us tor prices. I UGER & HIRRELL ) Summit, N. J. « The Florists' Market Place, Our Ready Reference Ad. Dept.

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