. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 258 The American Florist. Feb. 2f, Tobacco Paper IS THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 34 sheets « 144 sheets 388 sheets 1728 sheets "NICO-fDME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! Manuiactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Loirisvllle, Ky. LIQUID OVEfi 40% NICOTINE. By tar tha CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICCSI Pint $ V% Gallon Gallon 5 Gallons Springfield, 111. A. C. Brown has about 75,000 square feet of glass giveu over to the culture of cut


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 258 The American Florist. Feb. 2f, Tobacco Paper IS THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 34 sheets « 144 sheets 388 sheets 1728 sheets "NICO-fDME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! Manuiactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Loirisvllle, Ky. LIQUID OVEfi 40% NICOTINE. By tar tha CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICCSI Pint $ V% Gallon Gallon 5 Gallons Springfield, 111. A. C. Brown has about 75,000 square feet of glass giveu over to the culture of cut flowers as well as geraniums, azaleas, palms, araucarias, etc. There are three 317-foot houses devoted to car- nations. His new red carnation Sang- amo is looking tine, of which there are about ) plants. There is also a bench of carnation, Superba, and another of Governor Deneen (royal purple). In the rose section, Killarney, Richmond, Mrs. Ames, Uncle John and American Beauty are grown. Miss Bell Miller has her carna- tions in excellent shape, growing prin- cipally Lawson. White Perfection, Boun- tiful, " Beacon and Dorothy Whitney (yellow). .Some fancy snapdragons are also grown here, and two plants of bougainvillea, which furnish an abun- dance of flowers which are used to ad- vantage, esjjeciaily for pulpit decoration. A. C. Canfield, who grows almost ex- clusively tor the wholesale trade, has an excellent stock of carnations, all of the leading varieties. Also Bride, Brides- maid and American Beauty roses. Mr. Canfield ships his cut flowers to C. A. Kuehn of St. Louis. Geo. M. Brinkerhoff arranged the flowers on the speakers' table for the recent Lincoln banquet at the Ar- mory when 800 persons were in attend- ance. The grouping of palms, ferns, etc., was by Geo. Van Horn and A. C. Brown. Geo. Van Horn, proprietor of the Capitol Greenhouses, grows principally miscellaneous stock, including geraniums, begonias, palms and ferns. Some space is also devoted t


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