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The Florists^ Review 



March 2, 1916. 



chairman of the A. S. T. A. committee 

 on postal laws, Congressman Tague has 

 introduced H. E. 11621, as follows: 



A BILL 



To proTlde for mailing catalogues, circulars, and 

 so forth, now mailable under eight ounces In 

 weight at the third-class rate of 1 cent for 

 two ounces or fraction thereof, at a pound 

 rate of 8 cents. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 

 Representatives of the United States of America 

 in Congress assembled. That on matter em- 

 braced in the third class, including circulars, 

 catalogues, pamphlets, price lists, and other 

 similar matter wholly in print of some form, 

 upon which the postage is now paid at the 

 rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fractional 

 part thereof, fully prepaid either by postage 

 stamps affixed or without stamps under a permit 

 number, the same rate is hereby extended to 

 apply to the mailing of such printed matter 

 in bulk, to varying addresses, irrespective of 

 the individual weight thereof within a linait 

 of four pounds, without stamps affixed, at 8 

 cents per pound or fractional part thereof, to 

 be fully prepaid in similar manner as now by 

 law provided for the mailing of matter of the 

 second class; but such pound rate shall apply 

 only when such printed matter is ofTered in 

 quantities of one pound or more. 



Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect upon 

 its passage. 



With regard to this Mr. Therkildson 

 writes: "This bill is identical with 

 the proposed bill that I submitted to 

 the A. S. T. A. in feonvention at San 

 Francisco last summer and which was 

 endorsed by them. It may be neces- 

 sary to have some amendments and ad- 

 justments to this, which would be for 

 the good of all, but the bill as a whole 

 will be taken care of, and I now de- 

 sire your cooperation both in giving 

 this publicity and writing to your rep- 

 resentatives and senators to use their 

 efforts to have the bill passed. It needs 

 immediate attention on the part of the 

 members of the A. S. T. A. Its pas- 

 sage will enable us to make good cata- 

 logues instead of being penalized as 

 under the present arrangement." 



SEED TRADE IN TENNESSEE. 



The seed trade at Nashville has been 

 good thus far this spring, although not 

 so good as was expected. The press 

 and the various farm organizations are 

 warning the farmers to plant less cot- 

 ton and to plant widely diversified 

 crops. The seedsmen feel that this is 

 bound to make increased business be- 

 fore the season is over. 



Cow peas and soy beans are both in 

 heavy supply and the prices are the 

 lowest seen for several years. Farm- 

 ers are holding onto much of their stock 

 in hopes of an advance in price, but no 

 advance is in sight at present. F. B. 



FBEIGHT BATE COMPI.AINT. 



The Dakota Improved Seed Co., of 

 Mitchell, S. D., has filed a complaint 

 with the Interstate Commerce Commis- 

 sion against the rates assessed by the 

 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway 

 on the shipment of 196 bags of alfalfa 

 seed from Mitchell to Olivia, Ortonville 

 and Montevideo, Minn., of 64 cents, 52 

 cents and 59 cents, respectively. The 

 complaints hold 43 cents per Imn- 

 dred pounds to be the proper rate, this 

 sum being made up of a combination of 

 local rates. Refund has been asked in 

 the amount of the overcharge and the 

 commissibn is petitioned to establish 

 a less discriminatory rate on future 

 shipments. C. L. L. 



CATALOGUES BEOEIVED. 



K. Crawford Co,, Cuyahoga Falls, O.— "Craw- 

 ford's True to Name Strawberry Plants." A few 

 varieties of gladiolus bulbs and currant plants 

 also are listed. 



Clifford E. Whit«, Grosse He, Mich. — "Second 

 Annual Condensed Catalogue of Dahlias," an 

 artistic 12-page booklet. 



PLOWER SEEDS 



FOR EARLY 

 SOWING 



Ageratuin, Imp. Dwf, 

 Ageratum, Imp. Dwf, 



Ageratum, Little Dorrit. 

 Alyssum, Carpet of Snow. 



Tr. Pkt. 



Bine $0.10 



White 10 



.10 

 .10 



Alyssum, Little Gem 10 



Aster, Queen of the Market. White.. .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Pink... .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, I>avender .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Purple. . .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Crimson .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Lt. Blue .20 

 Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



White 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Rose 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Lavender 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Purple 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Crimson 20 



Begonia, Lnminosa 50 



Begonia, ErforJii 60 



Begonia, Gracilis Mixed 25 



Bellls Perennis I>>ngfellow Rose 40 



Bellis Perennis Snowball -.40 



Bellis Perennis Mixed 30 



Canlytuft, Giant Empress 16 



Celosla Plumosa, Thompsonl Magniflca .20 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa 10 



Centaurea Candidissima 26 



C5entaurea Imperialis, choice mixed. . . .16 



Cineraria Maritima 10 



Cobaea Scandens 10 



Colens, extra choice mixed 60 



Forget-me-not, Robusta Gr. fl 25 



Forget-me-not, Victoria, best 25 



Lantana, mixed 10 



Oi. 



10.86 

 .36 

 .35 

 .36 

 .35 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 



.76 



.75 



.75 



.75 



.76 



6.00 



1.60 



1.60 



1.40 



.60 



.75 



.36 



■.56 

 .26 

 .35 



'.75 



1.26 



.20 



Tr. Pkt. 



Lobelia, Crystal Palace |0.26 



Lobelia, Florists' Favorite 25 



Mignonette, Bismarck 26 



Mignonette, Machet 25 



Petunia, Howard's Star 25 



Petunia, Violet Blue, 1/16 OS.. $2.60. .60 



Petunia, Rosy Morn 26 



Petunia, dwf. mixed 26 



Petunia, Double Fringed Mixed, 1/82 



Petunia. Giants of California. 1/82 



oz., 12.00 60 



Pyretbrum, Golden Feather 10 



Phlox Drummondil Grandiflora. Choice 



Mixed 15 



Salvia, Splendens, Scarlet 25 



Salvia, Splendens, Zurich 60 



Salpiglossis, mixed 15 



Scblzanthus, mixed 10 



Smilax, per lb., |2.50... 10 



Stocks, large-fid. red 60 



Stocks, large-fld. It. blue 60 



Stocks, large-fld. canary yellow 60 



Stocks, large-fld. purple 50 



Stocks, large-fld. white 60 



Stocks, large-fld. rose 60 



Thunbergla, Alata, mixed 15 



Verbena, Hybrid, fine, mixed 10 



Verbena, mam. mixed 25 



Verbena, mam. white 25 



Verbena, mam. purple and blue 25 



Verbena, mam. scarlet .25 



Verbena, mam. pink 25 



Vinca, Rosea 20 



Vinca, Rosea Alba 20 



Vlnca, Alba Pura 20 



Vinca, mixed 15 



Oi. 



$1.50 



1.26 



.76 



1.00 



1.26 



1*26 

 1.00 



.26 



.60 

 1.26 



'.60 



.26 



.28 



lUSO 



1.60 



1.60 



1.60 



1.60 



1.60 



.60 



.40 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



.60 



.00 



.00 



.60 



Orchid -flowered or Spencer Sweet Peas 



Oz. 



Asta Ohn Spencer $0.15 



Blanche Ferry Spencer 16 



Countess Spencer 15 



Flora Norton Spencer 16 



Frank Dolby (Cnwin) 10 



Gladys Unwln 10 



Helen Lewis Spencer 16 



Hercules Spencer 26 



Illnmlnator Spencer 20 



King Edward Spencer 16 



King White Spencer 25 



Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer... .15 



Nora Unwln 10 



Othello Spencer 15 



Prince of Wales Spencer 15 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



Oz. 



Phyllis Unwln $0.10 



Primrose Spencer 16 



Rosabelle Spencer 20 



Royal Purple Spencer 26 



Tennant Spencer 20 



White Spencer 16 



St. L. S. Co. Spencer Mixture . . .10 

 Grandiflora Sweet Peas — 



Blanche Ferry 



Dorothy Eckford 



King Edward VII 



Lady Grisel Hamilton 



Katherine Tracy .....". 



Prince of Wales 



The Home of "Pure and Sure Seeds" 

 411-13 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



MoBtleii Tb» Review when too write. 



XXX SEEDS 



Alynrnn Saowball, only true dwarf, flne. 20e. 



Asters. Finest giants grown, mixed, pkt., 20c. 



Chinese Primrose, finest grown, single and 

 double, mixed. 650 seeds, $1.00; % pkt., 60c. 



Coha«a Soandens, purple, pkt., 20c. 



Colens, new giants, finest large leaved, 20c. 



Cyclamen Oigantenm, finest giants mixed. 260 

 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt.. 50c. 



Pansy Giants mixed, finest grown, critlchllT se- 

 lected, 6000 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt., 60c; os.. ^.00. 

 A pkt. Perret pansy added to all pansy orden. 



Petunia Kew Star, finest marked, 20c. 



Petimla Kew OallfomU Qiants, mixed, fine, 20e. 



Petnnla BlueJaoket, new. deep blue, single, very 

 abowy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. moat 

 attractive Petunia grown, pkt., 60c. 



Phlox Drum.,neiv dwf., large flowering mix., 20c. 



Salvia Scarlet Glow, finest Intense scarlet, 20c. 



Verbwui, Calif. Giants, finest grown, mix.. 20c. 



CMb. UbermI pkta. Six 20c pkt*.. $1.00. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shirananstown, Pi. 



Mentloii The Rerlew when yon write. 



Our GLADIOLI were awarded 

 the Grand Prize at San Fran- 

 cisco last year. 



New catalogue now*ready. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



Flowerf ield, L. I., N. Y. 



C olor ed Seed Bags 



Write for sam- 

 ples and prices. 

 Let us quote 

 you on the 

 printing of your 

 next catalogue. 



No job too large. 



Wilson's Seeds will grow 

 anywhere. 



J. J. WILSON SEED CO., Newaii li J. 



THE WILLIAM BYRD PRESS, Inc. 



Horticultural Printers 

 10 South 14th Street, RICHMOND, TA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



TURN $18.00 INTO 

 $60.00 IN 12 WEEKS 



Plant a case of 300 7/9 Giganteums 

 right now and cut them for 



DECORATION DAY 



Less than case lots, 

 $8.00 per 100 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., Wiiwattkee, Wit. 



Always Mentioa the. 



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