. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. EXCELSA Fine Stock 5-in, 3-4 wborls 12 to 14-in. hich. each, 75c d07. $ 6-in. 4 whorls . 14 to 16'in liiKh. each. $ doz. $ 6-in. 4 whorls. 16 to ,$ doz, $ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, All Plants F. O. B. Western Springs, III. 84-86 Randolph St., CHICAGO, 25 Barclay St., NEW YORK. SPECIAL PRICES ON BEDDING STOCK Per 100 Ageratum, Little Blue Star. 2W-iD $1 00 Alternantheras, Yellow. 2!4-in 150 Centaureas, Dusty Miller. 2^-in 150 Dracenas, 4 in 12c each Geraniums, standard varieties.


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. EXCELSA Fine Stock 5-in, 3-4 wborls 12 to 14-in. hich. each, 75c d07. $ 6-in. 4 whorls . 14 to 16'in liiKh. each. $ doz. $ 6-in. 4 whorls. 16 to ,$ doz, $ VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, All Plants F. O. B. Western Springs, III. 84-86 Randolph St., CHICAGO, 25 Barclay St., NEW YORK. SPECIAL PRICES ON BEDDING STOCK Per 100 Ageratum, Little Blue Star. 2W-iD $1 00 Alternantheras, Yellow. 2!4-in 150 Centaureas, Dusty Miller. 2^-in 150 Dracenas, 4 in 12c each Geraniums, standard varieties. 24-inch 2 50 .^incii 5 00 Heliotrope, 2H-in 2 00 Lobelia, compacta and speciosa 2i4-mch 1 00 Petunias, :'4-inch 2 00 Vinca Variegated, 2'4 inch. 2 00 Stock plants of Alternantheras, Ageratiun, Coleus, Heliotrope and Petunias, 2 50 MOSBAEK GREENHOUSE CO. ONARGA, ILL. Davenport, la. RECORD BEDDING PLANT TRADE. Spring plant trade is about over and in looking- over the records of past years the Tri-City florists are all of the one mind, that this year's business was the best and biggest in the history ot the trade. Never in the writer's past experience has he seen every green- house so well cleaned out of plants as this spring and owing to the miser- able and baclcward spring six weeks' work had to be accomplished in two. To say it kept the boys humping is putting it mildly; 16 hours were put in many a day and some days even more, but it is over and every one seems to be well pleased with the results. The Trl-City Florists' Club sprang a pleasant surprise on their worthy ex- president, William Knees of Moline. The boys all gathered at the Rock Island Turner hall and Emil Boehm brought the victim of the surprise party to the hall in his new auto and ushered him into the hall where the boys were all seated to a fine spread waiting his arrival. William Knees was surely a surprised man but soon joined in the gaiety and thanked them for their good wishes. The party was in the nature of


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