September 5. 190S 



HORTICULTURE 



325 



possible to know the exports to the 

 "U. S. or elsewhere, and even the re- 

 course of obtaining said information 

 from the American Consul is useless, 

 because one or two of the principal ex- 

 porters make out consular invoices in 

 English ports, through which nearly 

 all the goods from this country to the 

 U. S. must pass. However, the ulti- 

 mate results of the crops this year 

 have baffled all expectations, turning 

 out to be less than half of probable 

 yield. 



American buyers have had their or- 

 ders very much cut down by shippers 

 on this side, and the demand for 

 White Bermuda anil White Crystal 

 Wax has been considerable. There 

 are still a few late parcels being of- 

 fered by small agriculturists here, 

 but my honest advice to American 

 buyers would be not to purchase any- 

 thing more for the present season and 

 they will be on the safe side. Most 

 of the native farmers are very primi- 

 tive in their methods and. with no 

 special knowledge of agriculture, one 

 of the consequences of their ignor- 

 ance is that many hybrid onions have 

 been raised year after year. Stan- 

 dard stock can only be obtained under 

 an intelligent supervision. 



Little attention is paid by exporters 

 of seeds to the U. S. to keep abso- 

 lutely true the distinctive flattish- 

 round shape of the Bermuda onions, 

 and although, in general, American 

 seedmen have been satisfied with 

 what they have received in previous 

 years, there is plenty of room for in> 

 provement. I would advise that 

 seedmen and dealers in the U. S. can 

 considerably help in the task of per- 

 fecting the cultivation of Bermuda 

 onion seeds if they order a minimum 

 quantity of their likely requirements 

 one year ahead — that is, that such 

 minimum quantity orders should be 

 in the hands of Teneriffe exporters 

 inn later than in the month of August 

 of each year. 



Flowers and Bulbs. 



Kindly call the attention of inter- 

 ested parties through your valuable 

 paper to the fact that our climate and 

 soil are well adapted for raising un- 

 der the most favorable conditions 

 nearly all kinds of foreign flower 

 seeds, plants and bulbs, especially in 

 the famous Orotava Valley, and at 

 Laguna the climate and dampness of 

 the latter district being somewhat 

 similar to that of Holland, and it is 

 a splendid district for raising bulbs. 

 FEDERICO C. VARELA. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



Michell's Fancy Giant Strain 



Duke of Connaught. Crimson. 

 Excelsior, White with red eye. 

 Grandiflora Alba. Pure white. 

 Princess of Wales. Pink. 

 Salmon Queen. Salmon Rose. 



Price, $1.25 per 100 seeds; 

 1000 seeds $10.00. 



Mixed. All colors. Per ioq seeds $1.00; 

 $9.00 per 1000 seeds. 



MICHEIl 



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Cr MADCC P Ct\ 48-56 JACKSON ST.. 

 .L.1V1UK3E & LU. San Francisco, Cal. 



The Largest Seed Growers on the Pacific Coast 



ONION, LETTUCE, SWEET PEAS, 



ALSO 



Carrot, Celery, Leek, Wlustard, Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Salsify 



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Roman Hyacinths, 



Bermuda Easter Lil es 



Narcissus Paper White Grandiflorus 



Freesias, etc. 



Seeds of our Magnificent Strain 



Cyclamen Giganteum Asparagus plu- 



mosus robustus and other sorts. 



Cineraria. Pansy, etc. 



Send For Our Trade List of Bulbs etc. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



33 BARCLAY ST. through to 38 PARK PLACE 

 NEW YORK 



SOW NOW MY STRAIN OF 

 Hardy Garden Carnations 



Per Tr. 



as • Oz. Pkt 



Special flixture of extra double flowers, $2.50 .30 



Dwarf Scarlet Grenadin 2.<o 



Early Dwarf Vienna, finest mixed 1.00 



New Early White Vienna, fine for cut, 1.50 

 New Early Dwarf Hardy Garden 



Pinks, in splendid colors, mixed. 4.C0 



O. V. ZANGEN, Seedsman 



HOBOKEN, N. J. 



In ordering goods please add 

 "I saw it in HORTICULTURE. 



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PULVERIZED SHEEP 



PULVERIZED HOG 



PULVERIZED CflTTlE 



„ SHREDDED CATTLE 



I0I& MARKETS! 



PHI LA, PA. 



Cattle Manure in bags, shredded or 

 pulverized. Sheep Manure kiln 

 dried in barrels. 



Best and safest manure for il rists 

 and greenhouse use. 



Absolutely Pure 

 No Waste 

 No Danger 



Write for literature and quantity 

 prices. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



31 Exchange Ave., Union Sfo k Yards, Chicago 



Rams Head 



SHEEP MANURE 



Pulverized or Compressed, I00 lbs. $ I 75 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS 

 42 Vesey St., New York 



BRIDGEMANS SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS. 



Props. 



37 East 1 9th St., - NEW YORK CITY 



BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. 



GROWERS FOR THE 



WH0LE8ALE TRADE ONLY 

 SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA 



RCAnV For Prompt 

 tAU T Shipment... 



FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS 



Catalogues mailed free on application 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



Burpee^ Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit. 



JUST ARRIVED 



LARCE SHIPMENT OF 



High-Grad e SCOT CH SOOT. 



We have the Stott Double Nozzle 



THOMAS J. GREY GO. 



32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 



Winter-flowering 



SWEET PEA SEED 



All Colors 



New crop ready in August next. Ask for list. 



A. C. ZVOLANEK 



ORIGINATOR. BOUND BROOK, N. J 



SKIDELSKY& IRWIN CO. 



Plants, Bulbs. Se«ds 

 144 No. 7 th St. 



PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. 



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AULIFLOWERS 

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HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 



12 Stormaade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



