FEBKI ARY IS, 1904 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



609 



ASPARAGUS 



Plumosus Nanus, 

 Sprengeri, 



Per lOO seeds. Sl.oo 

 Per lOOO " '-SO 



Per 50O0 " 35.00 



Per 100 seeds. 

 Per 11100 '■ 

 Per 5000 " 



.40 

 2.00 

 9.00 



STLMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barclay St., NEW YORK. 



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Whex the agricultural appropriation 

 hill came up for discussion in Congress 

 Pebruary 5, Mr. Sheppard, of Texas, 

 made a determined effort t-o stop the 

 free seed distribution by striking out tlif 

 sections providing for the expense. J^'p- 

 resentative Lind stated that of $*27U,- 

 000 expended in the congressional free 

 seed farce, about $100,000 was used for 

 expenses. TliP nackages of seeds cost 

 the government 20 cents each, instead 

 of 5 cents, as was generally supposed, 

 ilr. Sheppard succeeded in having the 

 appropriation stricken 'from the bill; 

 but the same provisions were immediate- 

 ly added to the bill as amendments. Only 

 three representatives voted against the 

 amendments, showing how eager all are 

 to continue the graft. 



VALUE OF SEEDS. 



The Treasury Department has issued 

 the foilowirg to customs officers, under 

 date of February 9: 



Referring to the Department's letter addressed 

 to vou under date of July 13. lyOl, wherein, 

 mving to the alleged Inability of Importers of 

 nursery stock, sueh as seeds and bulbs, to in- 

 form themselves as to the foreign market value 

 at time of shipment, and to the perishable 

 nature of the gottds and other exceptional cir- 

 f-nmstanees attending such importations, you 

 were authorized to supply importers with data 

 relating to the different foreign market values 

 of such merchandise, without, however, making 

 any suggestions as to the value to be declared 

 <m entry, I will state that the Department is 

 in receipt of information to tbe effect that 

 there seems to be no good reason why importers 

 should not be as familiar with the foreign 

 market value of seeds, plants, and bulbs as 

 importers are with the values of other goods. 



It appears that frequently where merchandise 

 of the character in (juestion is raised under con- 

 tract, tbe contract price is accepted as the 

 foreign market value; that in a year when 

 there is an abundant crop the contract price 

 may repi-esent the true foreign market value, 

 but that should there be a partial failure in the 

 crop the contract price may not represent such 

 value. 



In this connection, it further appears that it 

 has been the practice at one or more i>orts to 

 average invoice values in order to arrive at 

 the foreign market values of goods of the above 

 description, which practice is disapproved. 



In view of the foregoing, it is hereby directed 

 that the prai-tiie afui'c.-^aid be disixintinued. 



SP£CIAI.TIES IN 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. 



Mignonette— New York Market pkt., 50c 



Cauliflower— First and Best " 50c 



Tomato— Sterling Castle " 25c 



Kadish- Carmine Forcing " D5c 



WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants, 



114 Chambers St., NEW YOBK CITT 



Mf'Tittnn Thp Rpvlew \?h«n vnu sprite. 



(iladiolus Bulbs 



Our bulbs are Dot better tban 

 the best, but better than the rest. 

 TRY THEM. « 



Cushman Gladiolus Co. 



STLVAITIA, OHIO. 



Mention Tbe Rt'Vii'W ^\lif^^ ynn ^^•I-it^^ 



RAWSON'S 



ArllDgton Tested * 



CI^^Ha for the 



seeus FLORIST 



Catalognes Mailed Free. 



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



12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON. 



Large Flowering BEGONIAS 



TUBEROUS ROOTED 

 SELECTED BULBS 



SINGLE Perdoz. 100 1000 



.Scarlet 35c 12 50 $32 50 



White 35c 250 22 50 



rrimson 35c 2 60 22 50 



Rose 350 250 22.50 



Yellow 36c 2.50 S2..'i0 



Mixed :iUc 2,25 20 UU 



DODBI.K Perdoz. 



Scarlet ™= 



White '^'^ 



Crimson *^*^ 



Rose ™'= 



Yellow '.'"'= 



M 1 xed ™<^ 



100 

 $4 30 

 4.50 

 4 50 

 4 50 

 450 

 4,00 



GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA ERECTA-Glant Flowering, fA':^^a%'ef^i?sVfn§S^S? 



Perdoz. 100 



Mixed, first size 1 in. and over 40c $3.25 



Mixed, large size. 1!4 to IMj in 5iic 4 rO 



Mixed, extra large, li^ to 2 in 65c 4 75 



Scarlet Defiance, extra lar^e 75c 5.00 



Perdoz. 100 



White, e.\tra large, 1'., to 2 in 75c 6 00 



Blue, ■• ■ li,:to2in 'Sc 5.1W 



Spotted, '■ •■ l>tto21n '^c 5.00 



See Oar Flower .Seed Offer in Last Issue. 



JOHNSON & STOKES, 217 and 219 Market St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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SEEDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



Timothy, Clovei^, Flax, Hungarian. Millets. Red Top, Blue Grass, 

 Lawn Grass, Orchard Graas. Paature Mixtures, Bird Seeds, 



Ensilage Corn, Pop Corn, Buckwheat, Beans, Peas, Etc 

 COTTON GRAIN BAGS. CHICAGO ILL. 



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