Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw39amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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NEW STOCK "Prince BismarcK" This new stock is of robust, pyramidal growth, attains a height of 30 inches, produces many tlo\V(T spikes covered witli large, pure white douhle tlowers. The plants hciiin to bloom wiien other Ten Weeks Stocks have stopped blooming, continuinti^ until late in the fail. The percentage of douhle flowers is laryer than that of any other stocks. Our Illustration is reproduced from a plant that was taken from a closely planted lied. If sufficient room is triven, the plants develop toenormoiis dimen sions. forming niai^niticent bushes with lon^ and large flower spikes. Trade Packet 25c. Our Preliminary Flower Seed List Ready December 15. Free on AitpUcation. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO; NEW YORK: 84-86 Randolph St. 14 Barclay St. Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and NtirserieN, Western Springs, 111. Davenport, la. FLORIST.S" ^LUB MEETIKG. The November meeting of the Tri-Gity Florists' Club was held at the residence of Superintendent of Parks Emil Boehni, and was Ir.rgely attended. The members met at 3 p. m. and took in the chrysan- themum show which was being held at the park. This was much better and on a larger scale than ever before. That the annual show is also growing in pop- ularity is shown when it is known that fully 10.000 people visited the parks' show houses during the two weeks they were open to the public. "Bulbs for Show Bedding" was the subject up for discussion, and a lively debate took place as to what varieties were best suited for that purpose. Those who had been to the National Flower Show at Chicago •■.'ere called upon, and gave a very interesting talk on what they had seen. KW agreed that they had the My Own New Crop of Salvia Splcndens VARIETIES is now ready: Nana Compacta ZuriCtl, fint-st early flowering pot Salvia in existence. Selected seeds. Compacta Grandiflora Fireball, best of all for pots and groups. Selected seeds. Grandiflora Ameliorata Kln^ Of the ScarletS, unex- celled for late groups, with extra large deep scarlet spikes. Selected seeds. Each of above per Trade Pkt., 50c. 6 Trade Pkts $2.50. Larger quantities on special quouation. 1 \ O. V. ZANGEN, Seedsman, \ > HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. ^ BARGAINS HYACINTHS BARGAINS First Sire Single and Double Best for Forcing #^^.SO i>er lOO single: Priestly, Amy. Baron y,in Tiull Pink, Ciiarlos Dickuns Pink. Fabiola. Garibaldi. General Pelissicr. Gertrude Gigantca. Norma, Robert Stciger. Roi des Beiges, Romeo, Alba Superbissima. Albertina. Baroness van Tuyll White. Grandeur a Merveille LaFranchise, LaGrundesse, L'Innocence. Pavilion Blanc. Queen Victoria, Baron van Tuyl i Blue, Blue Mourant. Charles Dickens Blue, Grand Lilas, Grand Maitre. King of the Blues. LaPeyrouse. Leonidas. Pieneman. Queen of the Blues, Regulus. King of Vello^vs. Haydn. C/ar Peter, Double: Bouquet Royal Red, Bouquet Tendre, Czar Nicholas. Grootvorst. LeGrand Concurrent, Noble par Merita, Price of Orange, Bouquet Royal White. Grootvorstin, LaVirginite. Non plus Ultra, Bloksinburg, Charles Dickens Blue. Cro\vn Prince. General .\ntinck. Lord Raglan, Goethe, Jaune Suprcjiie. State Second Choice. Mention This Offer To Secure These Prices. NARCISSUS James Yicks'Sons, Rochester, N. Y. TULIPS Up=to=Date Directory Giving all the Country's PRICE $3.00. Florists Seedsmen Nurserymen very best oi times, and take this mentis of thanking the Chicago florists for their hospitality. Efforts will be made next year for the club to attend the Chicago show in a body. — Vanderveer. secretary of the park hoard, was voted an honorary member. After other routine matters were dis- posed of Mr. Boehm invited the mem- l5ers into the dinins room, where the host served an elaboralie course supper, after which a smoker and a social time was held. This meeting- was voted the most enjoyed and entertaining meeting htkl by the club. The president appointed a committee'of 12 to prepare topics for the year 1909. Jliss Rose Waltman had one of the largest decorations of the year, having the decoration of the outing club for one of the swellest functions ever held in this beautiful club house, T. E, B^^^^^-^^^SSBE^SEH % Proceedings Of the Congress of Horticulture held at the Jamestown Exposition, September 23. 1907. Linen Bound. 108 pages. Price 25c. This publication 'includes the formal adddresses and discussions of the papers read at the meeting which covered the various phases of Horticulture This meetingwas pronounced by Horticultural authorities as one of the greatest Horti- cultural meetings ever held in a single day. For copies address H. C. IRISH, Secretary National Council of Horticulture. Miss- ouri Botanical Garden. St. Lonis, Mo.

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