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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



J87 



S. & W. CO.'S 



S. & W. Co.'s Famous RUSSIAN VALLEY. 



The Genaint- RiisslaQ Lily of the Valley can only be procured from us. The genuine has our 

 irricie marH registered label Inslae and in sealed cases only. 



THERE IS NONE GENUINE WITHOUT OUR REGISTERED TRADE MARK LABEL. 



^7o7\nzt^su STLMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barclay St., New York. 



offering it to The trade through other 

 channels. Not long ago a seed house here 

 was offered by an outside party 400 

 pounds of Waterloo grown seed, White 

 Spine I'ueuniber. at $1.25 per pound. The 

 seed Avas evidently held by a farmer who 

 was under contract to deliver it to tlir 

 grower. This same condition of affaii's 

 existed in a section of New Jersey where 

 cucumber, tomato and egg pl^ut seed is 

 grown. Certain oiitside parties are offer- 

 ing cucumber and tomato seed at about 

 double the contract price and we are cer- 

 tain that some seed house is being de- 

 frauded of this seed. 



WATERLOO VS. FREMONT. 



I'nder date of Waterloo, Neb.. Decem- 

 ber 7. J. C. Robinson sends the follow- 

 ing circular letter to the trade: 



I have just received the announcement of re- 

 moval as sent out by the Western Seed and 

 Iirijration Co., who formerly were at this place. 

 As this announcement does not state the facts 

 as Tjiey appear to me. I wish to make this 

 statement; In buying out the Western Seed and 

 Irrijration Co.'s warehouses at this place there 

 veru some ctinditions that entered into the 

 transaction outside of the actual money con- 

 sideration. One of these conditions was that 

 we were to- jointly announce the change to 

 tlie Seed Trade, and each was to have the 

 privilog** of sending out a personal circular 

 letter, it being understood that such letter was 

 to be of a satisfactory character to the other 

 parly. 



ViMi liave received my oiieular letter, which 

 was a very plain, moderate statement of the 

 sale. Mr. Emerson's letter in behalf of the 

 Western .Seed and Irrigation Co. is very unjust 

 to M'aterloo, its soil, its people and its seed 

 dealers. Emerson bettered his railroad facilities 

 at Fremont by having the C*hicago and Xorth- 

 Wtjsterti railroad tracks; other than this he is 

 nu better located than before. As to the soil. 

 I would not trade one acre of my land at Water- 

 loo fur any two acres at Fremont, outside of the 

 corix'rate limits of the city. On one side it is 

 heavj- wet gumbo and on other pretty nearly 

 clear sand, only suitable for growing peanuts, 

 and in some years possibly watermelons. As a 

 matter of fact, Fremont has not and never will 

 grow vine crops successfully, and Emerson has 

 not been getting his vine seed around Fremont; 

 neither lias he failed with his crops here at 

 Wateiloo, as be states, for the reason that 

 for fuur or five years past hp has had very 

 little indeed grown near Waterloo. 



We are hard struck this year. but. notwith- 

 standing it all. we have the best soil for grow- 

 ing vine seed that there is in the United States, 

 but are unable to overcome floods and climatic 

 conditions that extended fourteen miles west of 

 us just as completely and just as destructively 

 as here at home. 



We wish Mr, Emerson well at Fremont, but. 

 believing an injustice has been done in his let- 

 ter of announcement, we wish to state that 

 we aro still in the ring here and purpose to 

 be sf»mewhere near the front on the home- 

 stret<:h. 



THE SEED GROWERS' TROUBLES. 



T note the Review closely, and as yet 

 have seen but very little said concerning 

 the situation of the seed grower. The 

 last two. seasons have been generally un- 

 satisfactory to the vine seed growers. 

 Most growers were unable to till their or- 

 ders complete, and under the circum- 

 stances were unable to get any benefit of 

 the increased values of seeds. The cost 

 of seed production is increasing, and the 

 increased values of seeds certainly tempt 

 one to cut out the contract business and 

 sell his product on the market. This will 

 be done largely if the dealers decline 

 paying more for seed another year. The 

 freed famine for two years in succession 

 will practically clean up all surpluses 

 and. should we make full crops next 

 year, we would have no trouble to sell 



SURPLUS BULBS. 



SIBGI.E HYACINTHS for Beddingf or TorclnR, light Bine, Pink and Pure 



White, 82 75 per 100; 323.00 per 1000. 



NABCISSUS TRUMPET MAJOB 87.50 per 1000 



KABCISSUS VON SION, g-ood forcing- g-rade 12 00 



BOUAN HyACINTHS, 12 to IB cms 25.00 



CAIiLA ETHIOFICA, S'., to 7-inch Circumference 8. OO per 100 



BABBISII IILy, 5 to 7-inch 350 



PABBOT TUI.IPS, best mixture 7.00 per 1000 



CHIITBSE NABCISSUS per basket, 30 bulbs, »1.25 



Per bale, 4 baskets (120 bulbsi 4.25 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 



JAPANESE LILIES 



NOW READY! 



Per Doz. 

 $UlVi 



so 



Per 100 Per 1000 



SlS.Ou 

 eflOO 

 48,00 

 CO.OU 

 48.00 

 00.00 



1.111am Anratom. H n (i:jO bulbs to case) 



!i-n 100 bulbs to case) 



** Speciosnm Album, f'-y (1'^' bulbs to case) i.i 



" ■■ ■■ n 11 .100 bulbs to case) 90 



** *' Rubrum. ^ 9 iltiO bulbs tocase) ^ 73 



'* Rui»rumy!l ( HO bulbs to case) 9i 



" Loiigiltoruiu Maltifloruiu fiO 



CLEARANCE SALE-HYACI NTHS, TULIPS, ETC. WRITE FOR SURPLUS LIST. 



Write fnr Florists' Wholesale List, -lust issued. 



JOHNSON & STOKES, 2I7 and 219 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



»4.(0 

 H50 

 5.50 

 6 5U 

 5.30 

 6 50 

 :i.75 



SEEDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



Timothy, Clovers, Flax, Hungarian, Millets. Red Top, Blue Grass, 

 Lswrt Gr'ass, Orchard Grass. Pasture Mixtures, Bird Seeds, 



Ensilage Corn, Pop Corn, Buckwhgat, Beans, Peas, Etc, 

 COTTON GRAIN BAGS. CHICAGO ILL. 



BULBS 



FOB 

 FORCING 

 and 

 BE0DIN6. 



BEST GRADES ONLY. 



Write fur epeoial prices. 



W. C. BECKERT. • ALLEGHENY. PA. 



ESTABLISHED 1802. 



Seeds 



RAWSON'S 



Arlington Tested 



FOR THE 

 FLORIST 



Catalogues Mailed Free. 



W. W. RAWSON &. CO., Seedsmen, 



12 and 13 Fnneuil H'.ll Square, BOSTON. 



UentlOD Review when yoo write. 



our products on the market, and at pay- 

 ing prices. I would like to hear from 

 the growers generally and let us get to- 

 gether. I would be pleased, also, to 

 have the views of others who might care 

 to express themselves. 



D. H. Gilbert. 



Your paper does the work, all right.- 

 .T. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 



Our Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs and Flower 

 Seeds for Florists now ready. 



LILY or THE VALLEY PIPS. 



Just arrived new crop seed of 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS ROBUSTUS 



Which grow.s more raoidly, yields more sprays 

 for cutting and is by far more valuable for 

 florists than any other sort, 

 $1.00 per 100 seeds : S9.C0 per 1000 seeds. 

 Our new Trade List will be ready the first of 

 January and will be mailed to dealers on appli- 

 cation. 



J. M. THORBURN & GO. 



36 Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. 



Mention the Review when yon write. 



