FEBRUARY 23, 1SD9. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



3J9 



TROUBLE WITH DUTCH BULBS. 



We have forced large quantities of 

 Dutch bulbs for years, and have al- 

 ways been successful with them until 

 this year. The trouble this season is 

 with tulips and Dutch hyacinths, nar- 

 cissus and daffs being quite equal to 

 those of other years. (All bulbs this 

 year have been grown under precisely 

 the same conditions and location as 

 previously.) Our main object of this 

 question is to learn, if possible, if the 

 trouble is universal, or partly so, for 

 our Holland bulb men who visit us 

 in springtime are gentlemen, and it 

 would be ungainly on our part to find 

 fault with them if it were not theirs, 

 for we have read reports that it was 

 a most unfavorable season last year 

 in Holland for the proper development 

 of bulbs. 



A brief illustration of how our bulbs 

 have acted is next in order. On re- 

 ceiving them, we found the hyacinths 

 not to be so large and heavy as for- 

 merly, with no perceptible difference 

 in tulips. We don't expect to get as 

 fine pot hyacinths so early as those 

 we do at Easter, on account of natural 

 conditions, but these in question are 

 very inferior (more than the size 

 bulbs would warrant), with a larger 

 percentage of diseased bulbs than for- 

 merly. La Grandesse, Czar Peter and 

 Pineman being the varieties most af- 

 fected. 



The tulips, which are the worst feat- 

 ure of all, appear as the lame, halt, and 

 the blind, the latter phrase being par- 

 ticularly the case with Vermillion Bril- 

 liant, Cottage Maid, and Keiserkroon 

 (Keiserkroon were exceptionally fine 

 bulbs), while La Reine has 25 per cent 

 perfect flowers on good stems, the re- 

 mainder being imperfect, with irregu- 

 lar length of stem. Mon. Tresor and 

 Chrysolora are uniform and good. 



To not be misunderstood, it is well 

 to mention that th'j flowers from all 

 varieties that matured were O. K. on 

 good stems, growing here and there ir- 

 regularly in the boxes, and that our 

 last batch does not vary in this par- 

 ticular with the earlier ones. Our loss 

 with tulips will amount to about 60 

 per cent. X. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Lieutenant A. P. Hayne, of the Cali- 

 fornia heavy artillery and late assist- 

 ant professor of viticulture and horti- 

 culture at the University of California, 

 has received an appointment to take 

 command of an expedition to explore 

 the Philippine Islands and report on 

 "their agricultural and horticultural 

 products and the climatic conditions 

 of the islands" to the Secretary of Ag- 

 riculture. 



HAD TOO MANY RUFFLES. 



"Do you know what Bridget said 

 about that white chrysanthemum you 

 brought home?" 



"No; what was it?" 



"She said if she was expected to 

 wash and iron that dratted thing she 

 would quit." — Puck. 



ORDER NOW. 



Tuberous Rooted 

 Begonias and 

 Gloxinias... 



Our strain of these important Spring ami 

 Summer Howering bulbs is tlie tinest to lie 

 found in Europe. We make personal se 

 Itctions of these stocks when in flower, and 

 same must not be confounded with cheap, 

 indifferent strams which are dear at any 

 price. 



SINGLE ROSE, Scarlet, White, Yellow and 



Orange, 50 cents per doz.; $i. CO per 100; 



$as.OU per 1000. 

 SINGLES IN CHOICEST MIXTURE. tOc per 



do/.; $2.S0 per 100; $20,00 per 1000, 

 DOUBLE ROSE. Scarlet. White and Yellow. 



■iSc per dn/,; $ll.lKJ per 100; $50,011 per 1000. 

 DOUBLES IN CHOICEST MIXTURE. 60c per 



do7.: $5.00 per [00; $15.(10 per 1000. 

 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA GRANOIFLORA, 50c 



per doz.; $1.00 per 100; $;S0.O0 per 1000. 

 PANCY IiEAVED CAIiADITTMS, 30 clioice varieties 



$2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut St., 



...PHIUDELPHIA 



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Late of A. M. C. JONGKINDT CONINCK. 

 Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN DER ELST. 



Tlie Royal Tottenham 



Nurseries, Ltd., DEDEMSVAART, nr Zwolle, NETHERLANDS. 



RARE AND NEW HARDY PERENNIALS. 



Per 100 



Per 100 



Nympha;a Laydekerii purpurata $2y0.00 



rosea 180.00 



Aurora, each, $7.50 

 , Robinsoniana, each, $3.00 



Oreocome Candolli 20.00 



Papaver Orient Silver Queen 10.03 



Petasites Jap. Giganteus 20.00 



Physalis Franchetti 2.25 



Sagittaria Jap. ff.pl 20.00 



Spiraa .Aruncus var. Kneiffi 37.50 



\ iola Odor, Princess of Wales 4.00 



j\nemone Svlvestris, fl. pi., young plants in 



pots....' $9.00 



Arnebia Echloides 10.00 



Chrysanthemum max. filiforme 7.50 



ConVallaria maj., var. Fortin 1.23 



Crocosmia Aurea Imperialis 11.00 



Helenium .\utumnale Superbum 6.00 



Hemerocallis .\urantiaca Major (cultivated) 27. .50 



Heuchera Alba 7.00 



Hens Sempervirens Little Gem 8.00 



Incarvillea Delavayi 40.00 



Olga- 5.00 



GUNNERA SCABRA, leaves 6 to 7 ft. across, strong plants, $15 to $20 per 100. 

 ALPINE RHODODENDRONS, strong plants, $9.00 per 100. 



Wholesale catalogue of Hardy Perennials, Conifers, Rare .'\quatics, etc., may be had free on appli 

 cation. List of Narcissus in .\pnl. 



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'^'''T^vV%'it^ Tomato Seeds 



There are just two qualities of Tomato Seeds, "Livingston's'' and "Others." 



Almost any tomato seed will grow, but '"What will tlie harvest be?'' Our specialty is 

 The Best Seeds for the Market Gardener. Send for Catalogue and Gar- 

 dener's List, 



THE LIVINGSTON SEED CO., Seed Growers, Columbus, Ohio. 



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F. &, F. NURSERIES,IST^5.^RV.°y 



Wholesale Growers TREES and PLANTS in Full Assortment TRADE CATALOGUE FREE. 



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Fine Perles 



In 2-in. pots, as well as 



Beauties, Maids, Brides, 



J ■■/ - Meteors, La France 



and WOOtOnS ='"<^^K^aiserin-now 



ready. Send 50 cts. 



or $1.00 for samples of what you want and prices. 



Carnations out of flats readv now. Can furnish 

 Rooted Cuttings of all Koses except La France 

 and Kaiserins. Write qeq. A. KTJHI., 



Long Distance Phone 14. FEKIIT, Ilili. 



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ROSES--"*"'^'^'' 



CUTTINGS.... 



Brides. Bridesmaid, Meteor and Perles at $1.75 



per lOO. $l.i.00 per 1.000. Clean, healthy stock. 

 Remember, my Perles are First Prize \Vinners, 

 and ttie others always come in for their share at 

 tlie St. Louis Show. 



J. r. AMMANN, Edwardsville, III. 



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