. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i68 The American Florist. Nov. IS A Recent Dialogue. Florist—Here's some of those uew roses. They're just like all the other great novelties. They don't grow at all and the blooms are nubbins. Visitor—Yes they do look poor, but none of your roses seem to look any bet- ter. These Bon Silenes look fully as tough and if you can", grow Bons how can you expect to grow others ? Besides, that soil is miserable stuff, and is as dry as dust in spots, and guess you haven't been through this walk lately for the spider's
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i68 The American Florist. Nov. IS A Recent Dialogue. Florist—Here's some of those uew roses. They're just like all the other great novelties. They don't grow at all and the blooms are nubbins. Visitor—Yes they do look poor, but none of your roses seem to look any bet- ter. These Bon Silenes look fully as tough and if you can", grow Bons how can you expect to grow others ? Besides, that soil is miserable stuff, and is as dry as dust in spots, and guess you haven't been through this walk lately for the spider's webs are thick, and it seems as though all the water had been thrown into the walks instead of on the benches. I don't blame you for keeping out of here as much as possible for it is awful punish- ment to wade through such mud. No wonder your roses are diseased. Why, just look at the greenfly, there's a million if there is one! And say! If that isn't the toughest — Florist—Get right out of herel [There was no mistaking the tone of this last, and the visitor ";] strong plants or P. ObciinicH (or winter aowering, in liunt cases, by express. Kresh Crop ( Seed of "Obconica; per ICOO seeds. ADIANTUMS. Penoo A. CDNKATUM, from 2'4-inch pots % 5 00 :i-inch pots A. MORITZIAXUM. from .^inch pots; fine bushy plants, grand for filling ferneries, etc. FISHER BROS. & CO , Monfyafe, Mass. Mention Americiin Florist. ^R^^p PRIMULA OBCONICA N?w%^?d, Packet (about looo seeds) |i oo PRIMULA (loo seeds) 25c. PRIMULA OBCONICA PLANTS, from 3 & i/2- inch pots, }[.25 per dcz ; fio 00 per 100. PRIMULA FLORIBUNDA, 2 inch pot plants, 60 ct5. per doz ; J4 00 per 100. I. N. KRAMKK & SON, Marion Iowa. AlCUf /N SWEET SCENTED S±j1 ^chrysanthemum " ; A decided novelty. Form and fra- grance of Pond Lily. Fine for florists' ubb. A so the ereme ! per 100, $11) (JO per lOCO. Address J G BURROW, TO THBJ TJ
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