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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 29. 1920 



THREE MONTHS' SEED IMPOSTS. 



The following are the imports of seeds 



for the quarter beginning October 1 and 



ending December 31, 1919, as reported 



by the United States Department of 



Commerce. The quantities are expressed 



in pounds, except in the case of castor 



beans or seeds, flaxseed or linseed, oil 



seeds and poppy, in which the unit of 



measurement is the bushel: 



Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. 1919 

 Articles Quantity Value 



Anise 124,387 $ 25,820 



Susar 7,142,081 1,606.939 



AU otlier 18,497 4.541 



Cabbage 14,210 23,065 



Canary 2,026,205 149,907 



Caraway 774,164 90,369 



Cardamom 66,899 21,949 



Carrot 882 685 



Castor beans or seeds.. 839,926 971,584 



Cauliflower 1,286 11,425 



Celery 181,646 65,192 



Coriander 216,881 14,702 



Com salad 1,096 492 



Cotton 28,794,056 818.497 



Cummin 455.248 46,278 



Begplant 20 41 



Pinnel 60,041 14,739 



Fenugreek 827,600 11,396 



Flaxseed or linseed 6,089,195 18,369,826 



Flaxseed screenings . . . 9,536,765 59,400 



Flower 58,873 



Grass — 



Alfalfa 2,806,739 699,460 



^'aU^ 2,887,676 1,191,670 



Crimson 1,183,009 331,342 



Red 8,006,764 1,139.463 



White 1S4.044 61,097 



Clover seed. n. 8. v- t. 2.360,746 772,315 



Millet 1,294,975 18,762 



Tliothy ' ■ 6.78T 1.878 



^HaW 248,974 41,916 



Spring ^SO* «°®^ 



Grass seed, n. s. p. f.. 8,469,805 637,557 



Total grass seed 17 419 27^ $4.901427 



kS" ::::; 2,408 800 



ioU-rkbi 6.868 1.857 



JlSsu'Sd'". .''.".""". . : . : . . : s.ssi'.nl ^^^Wl 



Oil s^s. n. R. p. f... 15.694 63.529 

 Do. (reciprocity tro.ity 



witli Cuba) ^U „ 1^1 



Parsley 8.827 3.073 



Parsnip 2.1W 596 



PODD^'^ .v. ; : 8,B17 110.165 



RaXh 14.172 3,965 



K' 4.410 799 278.374 



Kb^ins 909,457 47.224 



Solnach 78.367 11,731 



Tunilp aid r-tabat'H. . 2.58,642 71.211 



Seeds, Including bulbs 

 and bulbous roots, not 

 edible, coniferous ever- 

 green seedlings, hoar- 

 hound, mangel-wurzel, 

 St. John's bread or 

 bean, and sorghum or 



sugar cane for seed „■-■ il'nha 



Seeds, n. s. p. f 80.093 ' 68.266 



(Free 9 8.595,812 



Total seeds.. I Put jable 20.031.371 



IMPOETS OF PLAINTS AND BULBS. 



In the national government's last 

 quarterly report of horticultural im- 

 ports, the total receipts of plants, bulbs, 

 trees, shrubs and vines for the months 

 of October, November and December, 

 1919, are valued at $2,039,033. The 

 greater part of the stock represented in 

 that total is of a bulbous or tuberous 

 character, intended to be cultivated for 

 flowers or foliage, and is classified in 

 five groups as follows: Hyacinth bulbs, 

 astilbe, dielytra and lily of the valley 

 clumps, to the number of 10,796,000, at 

 $348,053; lily bulbs and calla bulbs or 

 corms, 7,379,000, $644,457: lily of the 

 valley pips, tulips, narcissus, begonia and 

 gloxinia bulbs, 20,422,000, $425,473; 

 peony, herbaceous, Iris Kaempferi or 

 germanica, canna, dahlia and amaryllis 

 bulbs, 17,000, $1,291; all other bulbs, 

 roots, root stocks, corms and tubers 

 which are cultivated for their flowers or 

 foliage, 30,906,000, $588,779. 



Aside from the foregoing five groups, 

 the only items of importance in the re- 



MICHELL'S FLOWER SEEDS 



CINERARIA 



Our Grandiflora Prize Strain cannot be 

 surpassed for size and beautiful 



colorings. »fl Tr. Tr. 

 pkt. pkt, 

 Grandiflora Prix*, Dwarf .. $0.60 $1.00 

 Grandiflora Prise, Medium 

 Tall . .60 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



A superb strain, grown ^ tr. Tr. 

 by a specialist. pkt. pkt. 

 MlchcU's PrlM Mixture. An 



even blending of all colors.. SO. 60 $1.00 



Alba Magniflca. White 60 1.00 



Clils%vlck Red. Bright red... .60 1.00 

 DucheM. White with zone of 



rosy carmine, yellow eye 60 l 00 



HoIbomBlue 60 1.00 



Kermeslna Splendcns. 



Crimson 60 1.00 



Roay Mom. Pink «0 1.00 



r ^ PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTBA 



4^"^ A great im provement over the old ty pe; 

 flowers much larger. Tr. pkt. 



_-. . ,„ __, , _,, , LUadna. Pale lilac $0 50 



Micfacll's Primula Chinensis Kermeslna. Deep crimson 60 



Also all other Seasonable Seeds, Bulbs and Rosea. Pink W 



Supplies. Alba. White 60 



S«id lor WhskMk Price List. HybridaMized CO 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., sis Market St., PHIIADELPHIA, PA. 



Selected Seed of 



Solanum Melvinii 



and 



Bird's Eye Peppers 



SOc per trade packet 



PETER PEARSON 



5732 Gunnison Street, CHICAGO 



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BOLQIANO'S 



**BIG CROP" SEEDS 



"Tested and Trusted" Over a Century 



8p«dml Pri«a Liat to Floriita and Mmrket Gardenan. 



Write for a copy at onee—it will 



■ava yoo money. 



J. BOLttlANO * SON. Baltimore. Md. 



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NATIONAL BULB FARMS, he 



Benton Harbor. Pfllchisan 



Gladioli, Dahlias, Peonies 



and Hardy Perennials. 



300 acres under cultivation 



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Seeds, Bulbs and Horticultural 

 Supplies 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



101-103 Federal St. PITTSBURGH, PA 



Tomato Seed and 



Seed Sweet Potatoes 



Pleased to qnote yon prices on quantlttet and 

 varietlea wanted for present or future delivery. 



H. AUSTIN Felton, Del. 



CANNAS 



2 TO 3 EYE ROOTS 



KING HUMBERT Doe. 100 1000 



Scarlet Bronze foliage. 4>a ft. . . . .$0.76 $B.OO $45.00 



CALADIUM 

 E8CULENTUM 



Dob. 100 



6to 7-lnch $1.10 $7.00 



7to 9-lnch 1.36 9.00 



9toll-lnch 2.25 15.00 



12-lncb and np 6.00 36.00 



TUBEROSES 

 DWARF PEARL 



100 1000 



First size. 4 to 6-lnch $4.50 $40.00 



A. HENDERSON & CO. 



166 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



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KENILWORTH 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



In Mixtare or Sep- 

 arate Colors 



1000 seeds , SOc; 4000. $ 1 .00. 

 i4 0Z.; $1.26; oz., $6.00^ 



Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



My Winter Orchid-floweriif 

 Sweet Peas 



an now ■rown by over 8000 commercUl florUti 

 Tkey have no eaual. Send for liit 



Ant. C. Zvolanek & Sons, 



LOMPOC. CAL. 



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DREVON-TEGELAAR & CO. 



Wholatal* French Bulb Growers 



1133 BROADWAY 



NEW YORK 



Nurseries at OLUOULES, FRANCE 



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