The American florist - a weekly journal for the trade (1909) (17953271799)

Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw41amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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716 The American Florist, Oct. 30, /pop. The American Florist. T T Our Edgebrook Establishment With Thirty-two Acw ol Nursery and Over 70,000 Square Feet of Glass. Absolute Palms VVl- have a very fine stock ol palms, embracing all the leadine varieties. All of them are in very vigorous erowth. Areca Lutescens Kentia Forsteriana Made-up Plants Leaves Height Each ID to 12 10 to 12-iD 12 to 15 16 to 18-ln SO 25 16tol8 30 to 32 in 2 00 18to20 32 to 36in 3 00 Cocos Weddelliana Doz $2 01 3 no 24 00 ,V, 00 2iDch pots SI 50 per d02. 3inch pots 2 50 por doz. Latanla Borbonica Leaves Height Each Doz. 100 3to4 10tol2-in $150 $10 00 4 to 5 12toI5-iD 25c 3 00 25 00 5 to 6 15-in 40c 4 50 35 00 6 to 7 18-in 50c 6 00 50 00 7to8 20to24-in 75c 9 00 Pot 3in. 4iD. 5-in. 6-iD. 7-in. Kentia Belmoreana Certainty That your orders will be filled by us strictly accord- ing to specifications and the knowledge that our 52 years' experience in raising and selling plants to the florists places us in a posi- tion to adequately take care of your wants, frees you of all responsibility when you place vour order \nth us. The Wittbold Way is to give every man value received for his money. Our continously increasing list of satisfied customers proves that our way is the right way. A small trial order will convince you. We have an exceptionally fine lot of Hardy Ornamental Shrubs, Trees and Perennials at our nursery that we think are just a little bet- ter than the average. Get our list be- fore ordering OUR CITY STORE AND GREENHOUSES Pot 2 in. .?-m. 4in. 7-in. 7-in. 8 in. 9 in. Height 6 to 7-in. Ill to ISin. 16 to IS in, 24 ID 28-in. 28 to .lO-in. .Win. 32 lo .34 in. :<1 to 40 in. 42 to 44 in. 4StoMin. 60 to 1.2 in. Leaves 3 to 4 Ficus Pandurata Doz. 6-iD Ml.-*!o. hieli $2 5) each ..Jl 50 Pandanus Veitchii 4 tos:::::::::;:::::::. 2 00 uucuba Japonica Punctata 3 to n 4 50 each HeAiicuba is especially useful for porch or ■W 75 giBleiiJcorations. Price for larue plants, about . 1IX) 4-fKtplinied in commoD tubs $5.00 each. 11 Euonymus Varie^atus 51o6 5 tot 5to6 5to6 6to7 250 6 to 7 3 50 SiD 3.^c each 6to7 50) '00 Araucaria Excelsa Pot 4in 5 in 6-in 6-in. strong . Sin Each ..JO 50 .. 75 .. 1 00 .. 1 50 .. 2 50 Doi. $600 900 12 00 18 00 30 00 6 to 7 . Tubs 7 in. Sin. Made-up Plants Hciclit Plants in tub ,30 to )A in 4 42to4t,-in. 4 4.'<to50in, 4 .M to Mlin. 4 Pol Eacb fin ..$3 00 S-in. 5«) 0-io. ftM mi! . 10 00 fiwtoutood value. Tiers Height Doz, !iDd.i S to 10 $ 6 00 Jiid4 12 to 14 9 00 lands IS to 20 12 00 iceutionaily pood lot and we can Never before bave we had such K'-ntias as quoted in the following si pie order will certainly satisfy you a of this stock. Pot Height Leaves Each 2H-in. 8 tolO-iD. 3 -in I2-in. 14 to 16 in. 4 to 5 ...$0 50 26 to28io. 6 lo 1.... I SO 28-in. 7 ... 1 75 28 to30-in. 6 to 7 ... 2 50 34 to36-in. 6 to 7... 4 00 8-in. pots. 30 to 36 in. bigli 9 in. pots. 36 to 42-in. high a fine lot of zes, A sam to the value Doz. 100 $1 50 $10 00 2 00 15 00 4 50 ,3i 00 18 00 21 00 30 00 ...13 50 each ... ij 00 each Phoenix Canariensis Sin. tubs. 36 lo 40in bich. $2.50 each: dii;.I30.M Phoenix Roebelenii 3 in. pots 25c each: $3 OOoerdoi, Very pretty for center of ferneries, hardy and just as graceful as as a Cocos. 7 in. pots IS to 24-in liigb ^^SS l 4-in. pots SOeacb Rhapis Flabelliformis Biota Aurea Nana ii(»'.'.'!'h°'i"' i^fbofvita: especially IMHnorth or lawn decorations- Jbi. plaaled ;„ , ^^ mission tubs. "«""i pleasiog elfc-cts. Prices: 2* Jilk, wilhoul tubs »« »i; I, ivirliout tubs . "•"'"".insquarc mission tubs 2. 3 and 4 stems at $1 00. $1 50 and $2 OOeach, PandSnUS UtlUS adap they Each .$1 50 . 250 . 2 50 , 4 00 Aspidistra Lurida Variegated 15c per leal plants. $1 00 and upwards Aspidistra Lurida (green) 8c per leaf plants, 75c and upwards Dracaena Fragrans 5-iii, pots, 10 to 12 in. high, each 35c; doz. $4 00 Ficus Radicans Variegata 'io- pots $1 50 per doz. These are nicely colored, admirably suited for fern dish planting and good for covering rockeries etc. Asparagus Sprengeri Ficus Eiastlca Pot Height 5-iQ. 12 to 15-in.. 6-in. 16 to 20-in. Each £•(: ...,50c oOO Each ??' H ijhr .7oc 2-in. pots Perdi.7, «0 50 3-in. pots 75 4 in. pots 1 ,50 Per 100. $ 3 00 6 00 1200 Doz. $2 00 300 500 900 Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 2'n- PO'S Ferd07. $0 ,iO; Per 100. $ 3 00 Sio-Pols 75: s 00 '""■ pots 1 50; 12 00 Asparagus Scandens Deflexus 4in. pots $2 OOperdo?. This is especially adaptable for wedding bouquets as its foliage is finer and more grace- ful than A. Sprengeri, Boston Fern Baskets lO.in, baskets, nicely furnished $1 OOeach Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Pot Doz. 100 3 in $ 1 00 $ 8 00 ■tin 150 12 00 Sin 300 25 OO Wn 500 40 00 7-ln 9 00 7000 Sin 1200 9000 9-in 15 ro We have larger sizes at $1.50. $2. $2.50 each and upwards. Ficus Repens (Vine) 3-in. pots. ..$1 20 per doz. Very fine for ferneries and a good climber lor rockeries, etc. Fine Ferns Here is ao assortment of ferns for ft-ro dishes, id varieties as follows: Aspidium Tsusaimeose. Pteris adiantoides. Pteris cretica albo-lineata. Pteris Ouvrardi. Pteris serrnlata, Pteria Wimsetti. Pteris tre- mula, 2-ioch pels. 50c per doz.: $3.50 per 100
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Don't fail to visit oar Greenhouses during the great Chicago Flower Show; we can show you the largest, finest )\^ and most representative collection of Palms and Ferns in the city. It will well THE CEO. WITTBOLD CO. T^I^juckinqh 717