98 



The Florists' Review 



Apbil 13, 1016. 



"The local seed firm yesterday noti- 

 fied the Polk Co. of its ability to fur- 

 nish between 5,500 and 6,000 pounds 

 of the carrot seed required and the con- 

 tract for this quantity may be closed 

 before the end of the week. Carrot 

 seed is hard to obtain in large quanti- 

 ties at this season, as northern needs 

 have been supplied and surplus stocks 

 of the seed are all that are available." 



BBXTNS GETS VAIJ.EY THBOnQH. 



What is thought to have been a 

 record in several respects was made by 

 an importation of valley pips by H. N. 

 Bruns, of Chicago. 



It will be recalled that it was re- 

 ported in this column that a permit had 

 been issued by the British government 

 authorizing the uninterrupted move- 

 ment of about three million pips owned 

 by Mr. Bruns. The permit read "via 

 Botterdam, ' ' in accordance with the ap- 

 plication, but action had been delayed 

 to the point where Mr. Bruns regarded 

 it as unwise to ship in the Dutch boats, 

 which are without refrigeration facili- 

 ties. He therefore made application by 

 cable for permission to ship via Copen- 

 hagen, whence refrigeration is availa- 

 ble. 



The shipment left Hamburg March 6 

 and the steamer sailed as soon as the 

 pips were loaded, the first carload 

 reaching cold storage at Chicago March 

 30, which is record time. And at that 

 the steamer was taken into Kirkwall 

 by a British warship for the examina- 

 tion of shipping papers. 

 ■ The Bruns shipment required three 

 refrigerator cars from New York, and 

 duty and freight advanced were over 

 $7,000. The pips arrived in excellent 

 shape, having been under refrigeration 

 continuously except for the brief time 

 required for reloading from car to boat 

 and from boat to car, the car in each 

 case being at the vessel's side. 



TO EXPEDITE IMPOSTS. 



Action by the Merchants' Associa- 

 tion of New York probably will put an 

 end to the delays in securing imported 

 stock held by the customhouses pend- 

 ing the arrival of shipping papers, a 

 new course of procedure having been 

 devised. 



All American importers have been 

 experiencing great diflBculty in obtain- 

 li^ their shipments from customhouse 

 ofdcials promptly because of their in- 

 ability to produce the necessary papers, 

 which often fail to arrive in the 

 United States until long after the ar- 

 rival of the goods. Bills of lading and 

 consular invoices coming through the 

 general mail have reached this country 

 anywhere from two or three days to 

 two weeks or more after the arrival 

 of the consignments to which they 

 refer, a delay which is chiefly due to 

 the censorship which all mail from the 

 leading European countries now under- 

 goes. 



The effect of this delay, which is 

 vexatious in connection with any class 

 of goods, becomes extremely serious 

 when the goods imported are perishable 

 and likely to suffer from exposure or 

 failure to be unpacked promptly, as in 

 the case of plants, bulbs, etc. 



Some time ago the Merchants' Asso- 

 ciation took up this matter with Col- 

 lector Malone, at New York, who ex- 

 pressed his desire to cooperate in bring- 

 ing relief to importers. He stated that j 



Place your order for 



COLD STORAGE LILIES 



now and have them delivered to you at any time during the year to 

 suit your own convenience. There is money in Cold Storage Lilies 

 and no mistake. 



You will likewise find it to your interest to place your orders now 

 for Cyclamen, Seedlings and Plants; Begonias, Cincinnati 

 and Lorraine, etc., for next season's delivery. And how about your 

 Carnation Cuttings? For a list of varieties and prices, as well 

 as other stock you may want, see our classified ads. 



We have just mailed out our catalogue, which you will 

 find very helpful. If you have not received a copy, a 

 postal will bring it by return mail. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY S CO., **^ Vk-s:Sl."plS:: p.. 



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OUR MOTTO: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS 



Valley 



Orders taken now for 1916 crop 



of 

 German — Swedish — Dutch Pips 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 W. Broadway, NEW YORK 



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 •rd«r Now for FALL Dolivory Ex Now Crop 



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I8MENE (CALATHINA) BULBS 



Strong, Mammoth Bulbs . . .$7.00 per 100 



Second Size 5.00 per 100 



Third Size 3.00 perlOO 



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LIUUN GIGANTEUN, 7/9 bulbs 



Tnbcroses, Dwarf Pearl. 



OI'ADIOIiUS, America. An^nsta, Francis King 



and Halley. 

 CANNAS, Mparat* colors. 



Wood Moss, SpbaKnnm Moss, Bamboo Canes, Tobak- 

 ln«, Nic*-fame and other Florists' Supplies. 

 PrlcM on application. 



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SEEDSMEN 



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 Lithographed Enyelopes, Foldine Boxes. 

 Catalogue Covers, 

 Plates for the Seedsmen. 



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