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HORTICULTUKE 



May 31, 1913 



duced about 40 per cent, for no other 

 reason apparently than that the pro- 

 ducers are not properly organized and 

 have no comprehensive idea of the 

 business and its possibilities. Contrary 

 to general impression, no lilies are 

 grown in Formosa. The so-called For- 

 mosa lilies come from Oshima, where 

 the cycas stems come from. 



THE DUTCH BULB BUSINESS. 



Editor Horticulture, 



Dear Sir: — In reference to your ar- 

 ticle in Horticulture of May 24th re- 

 garding importation of Dutch bulbs 

 by the Department of Agriculture, I 

 have read the same carefully and I 

 wish to commend you in this matter. 

 I fully agree with you that it the De- 

 partment of Agriculture's experience 

 In buying from American dealers has 

 been unsatisfactory they should not 

 trouble us, and I do not give the De- 

 partment any credit for making state- 

 ments of this kind. I know that the 

 average quality of goods delivered to 

 the Department of Agriculture is not 

 better than those supplied by reliable 

 American houses. I know all reliable 

 dealers (the same as ourselves) pur- 

 chase only the best Dutch bulbs the 

 season produces, and when the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture buys from the 

 Dutch houses direct by taking the low- 

 est quotation at hand they always re- 

 ceive a quality according, and the flow- 

 ering result in the spring will often 

 show substitutions. 



In general, in buying direct, the De- 

 partment of Agriculture will not gain 

 any advantages over buying from reli- 

 able American dealers. They should 

 not overlook the fact that' in buying 

 bulbs there are many technical points 

 mostly unknown to American florists 

 of which they would receive the benefit 

 in buying from experienced American 

 importers. It might be interesting to 

 hear from the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, their experiences as to trueness 

 of flowering, etc., in buying direct from 

 the foreign grower. The American 

 dealer is getting very poor treatment 

 from his Government when they give 

 the preference to the foreign grower 

 who does not have American labor and 

 other high expenses to pay; besides, 

 the Department brings them here free 

 of duty while the dealer pays the tariff. 



Could it not be so arranged that the 

 Department would publish to the trade 

 exclusively copies of all foreign bids 

 made, together with the names of suc- 

 cessful bidders? 



I hope you will agitate this matter 

 to a successful finish, and I remain 

 Yours very truly, 



0. V. Zangen. 



Hoboken, N. J. 



UNDER THE RED FLAG. 



We are told of a party in Holland 

 who bought up and shipped to a New 

 York auction house 200 cases of mate- 

 rial in which roses predominated. 

 The roses brought $25 per 1,000, on 

 which the auctioneer's commission 

 was 17% per cent. The duty on roses 

 is $40 per 1,000 and the freight about 

 $10 per 1,000, which, of course, had to 

 be handed over in cash by the con- 

 signee before the goods could be 

 touched. Puzzle — who pays the com- 

 mission, who pays for the roses and 

 who makes good on the other half of 

 the duty and freight? 



MICHELL'S SEASONABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



CMERARIA SEED 



% Tr. Tr. 



Pkt. Pkt. 



Dwarf Grand Prize, mixed 60 $1.00 



Med. Tall Grand Prize, mixed. .60 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS SEED 



Alba MagniSca, White 60 $1.00 



Chiswiok, Red 60 1.00 



Kermesina Splendens, Crim- 

 son 60 1.00 



Rosy Morn. Pink 60 l.OO 



Dncbess, White, carmine cen- 

 tre 60 1.00 



Holbom Blue 60 1.00 



Michell's Prize Mixture 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGAN- 



TEA SEED 



Tr. Pkt. 



Wlacina, Pale lilac 50 



Kernjesina, Crimson 50 



Rosea. Pink 50 



Alba. White 50 



Hybrida. Mixed 50 



ANTIRRHINUM 



MICHELL'S GIANT STRAIN 



Tr. Pkt. Oz. 



Giant Salmon Pink 30 $1.50 



Giant Pink 20 .60 



Giant Scarlet 20 .60 



Giant Striped 20 .60 



Giant ^Vliite 20 .60 



Giant -Yellow 20 .60 



Giant Mixed 16 .60 



MICHELL'S GIANT 

 PANSY SEED 



We are now booking: orders for New 

 Crop Seed, due to arrive soon. 



Michell's Giant Exhibition Mixed. A 



truly Giant strain which we have se- 

 cured from the leading Pansy Special- 

 ists in Germany and France. Plants 

 are of strong, sturdy habit; flowers of 

 immense size, heavy texture and of va- 

 ried colors and shades. Trade packet 

 oOc. ; 7oc. per % oz. ; per oz., $5.00. 



Also Giant Prize varieties in separate 

 colors. 



HENRY F. MIGHELL COMPANY 



518 Market Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



PEAS, BEANS, RADISH i _ , ., x i 



, ,, ^ . « . ;■ Growers for tUe Trade 



and all Garden Seeds I 



I EONARD 



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ONION SETS 

 Write for Prices 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



WHOLESALE ONLY - fS" 



J. OLIVER JOHNSON/*'''""'"*"''"^™'" 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



We have on hand a few cases of Lily 

 of the Valley Pips (3000 to case), Ber- 

 lin and Hamburg, which we offer at 



$32.00 Per Case (of 3000) 



53 Barclay St. 



NEW YORK 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS, SEEDS, BULBS 



Sand myonr wants. We will tnke care of 



them. We supply stock at market price. 



Catalogue for the ashing 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



1215 BetzBldg. Philadelphia. 



TANGLEFOOT 



Keeps the Beggars from Ascending 



3 lbs. will make a band 6 feet 

 long, 85c. per lb. 10 lbs. $2.65 



Wm. Ellioft & Sons 



42 Vesey St., New York 



f CHILDS' GLADIOLI 



are noted the world over (or 



SUPERIOR M£R.IT 



JoKn Le-wis Childs 



FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABB.4GE, Wakefield, Snccpsslon, Early 

 and late Flat Dutch, Sureliead. All Head, 

 DaniKb Ball Head, etc., at 20 cts. per 100, 

 800 for 75 cts.. $1.00 per 1,000, 10,000 and 

 over 8.5 cts. per 1.000. 



LETTUCE, Grand Rapids, BIb Boston, 

 Boston Market, and Tennis Ball. 20 cts, 

 per 100. 600 for 75 cts.. $1.00 per I.OflO. 



BEET. Eclipse. Crosby and EB.vptian, 2S 

 cts. per 100, 500 for $1.00. J1.25 per 1,000.. . 



CELERY. Golden .Self Blandiine, 40 cts. 

 per 100. $2.50 per 1.000. 



TOMATO PLANTS, will be ready aboat 

 May 25tli. Send for Catalogue. 

 Cash with Order. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. 



When writing to advertisert kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE. 



