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The Florists' Review 



Apkil 27, 1910. ^ 



having 3io thickened root. This plant 

 has thin, hairy leavfes, fiirniahifig little 

 forage compared with winter rape. To 

 point out to the farmer and to seeds- 

 men the identity of the seeds of such 

 substitutes is one of the important ap- 

 plications of seed testing. 



Seed Adulteration. 



"It has been an all too common 

 practice for seedsmen, either knowingly 

 or unknowingly, to sell seed of a 

 cheaper kind for that of a higher price 

 when they are similar in appearance. 



"Bed clover seed has been adulter- 

 ated with millet and yellow trefoil, 

 Kentucky bluegrass with Canada blue- 

 grass, orchard grass with meadow 

 fescue and rye grass, hairy vetch with 

 spring vetch, and redtop with timothy. 

 Alfalfa has been adulterated with yel- 

 low trefoil or sweet clover, and now 

 that the relative prices are reversed 

 sweet clover seed is being adulterated 

 with alfalfa seed. During the spring 

 of 1915 there was a profit of $75 to 

 $100 a carload on each one per cent 

 of timothy sold as redtop. Over 100 

 lots of adulterated redtop examined 

 contained an average of twelve per 

 cent of timothy seed. 



Publication Works Cure. - 



"After the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture collected each 

 kind of seed and published for the first 

 time the analyses of those lots found 

 to be adulterated, with the names of 

 the seedsmen who sold them, a marked 

 decrease in the adulteration of that 

 particular seed followed the next sea- 

 son. In the case of the different kinds 

 of seeds investigated, however, the 

 seed trade has not changed its prac- 

 tice until after such publication has 

 been made. 



"While all crop failures due to the 

 use of poor seeds may be avoided by 

 having seeds tested before sowing, 

 such tests should be made in the most 

 practical and economical way. Seed 

 should be tested, as far as possible, in 

 large lots in the hands of the whole- 

 sale dealer, a copy of the analysis ac- 

 companying each sale as a guaranty of 

 quality, instead of repeatedly testing 

 seed from the same bulk for individual 

 buyers. ' ' 



LANCASTEB, FA. 



The Market. 



The week preceding Easter was bright 

 and warm, bringing a wealth of blooms 

 to the growers. The sweet pea and car- 

 nation growers, with only a few excep- 

 tions, were astonished at the quantities 

 of blooms that opened under the favor- 

 able weather conditions. The stores in 

 general had a most successful Easter; 

 never before were such quantities of 

 flowers sold in Lancaster. Azaleas, lilies 

 and all kinds of bulbous stock met with 

 a good demand, but it was interesting 

 to note the alacrity with which well 

 grown calceolarias, cinerarias, margue- 

 rites, pans of sweet-scented dwarf 

 stocks and baskets of pansies were 

 snapped up by the plant buyers, show- 

 ing the wonderful opportunity to the 

 young men in the business for further 

 development along these lines. 



Various Notes. 



At the store of H. A. Schroyer six 

 extra clerks were pressed into service 

 and a fine business was done. Mr. 

 Schroyer 's new delivery car was a great 



The War riats Ht Marfire wHh my ShifMMte. 

 I Mhrar n»i» fraa May nntH Dcceabar. 



Fischer's Cyclamen Seed 



The Aakamm Wandsbek Type, in Glowing 

 Dark Red (Xmas Red); Glowing Red (Bright 

 Cherry Red); Rose of Marienthal (Bright 

 Pink); Pure White; White with Red Eye; 

 Lilac. 



$8.60 $86.00 $100.00 



per 1000 seeds. per 10,000 seeds. per 50,00* seeds. 



The Attkamm Wandsbek Type, in Glory of 

 Wandsbek (Salmon Red); Pearl of Zehlendorf 

 (Salmon); Rose of Wandsbek and Rose of 

 Zehlendorf (Light Salmon); the four best sal- 

 mon sorts grown. 



Rococo ereda (new orchid flowered) $6.00 per 1000 seeds 

 Vidoria Cydamen, - - 5.00 per 1000 seeds. 



Cash with order, please. 



FERD. FISCHER, Wiesbdei, Ankamm, Qttmnj 



OTer 600 testlmoalals and repeated orders for Cyclamen 

 The Aakamm W^andsbek Type, Seed were shown to the editor of The Florists' Review, 

 medium slge. Montlow T h** R«>tI«>w when yon write. 



New Eariy-flowering or Winter-blooming 



Giant Paniii^s 



■t of 



An entirely new and distinct strain of Pansies. The 

 main advantage of these new Pansies over all hitherto 

 existing Pansies is the extreme earliness of flowering 

 Sown at the same time as other Pansies, they begin 

 rch, or as soon as the snow is oflf the ground, 

 ur or five large flowers to a plant, when all other 



Pansies are only sho vising buds. The flowers are large, well formed and 



fragrant. Seed ready July 1. 



500 See& 50c; lOOO Seeds $1.00; H-n. $2.0|; %-tz. $3.75; 1 a.$15.C 



Mention Tt>e Beyiew ^hen yoa write. 



and their unusual har( 

 flowering the early pa 

 many times having 



XXX SEEDS 



CHTNESi: PRIMROSE, finest grown, single 

 and double, mixed, 660 seeds, $1.00; 1000 seeds, 

 $1.25; Vj pkt.j 50c. Colors separate also. 



PRISIULA KEWENSIS, new dwarf yellow, 20c. 



PRIBIULA BIALACOIDK8, Giant Baby, 20c. 



CINERARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed, 1000 

 seeds, 611c; hi pkt., 26c. 



CAL.CEOLABIA, dwarf giant, spotted, pkt., 20c. 



CYCLAMEN, finest giants. 260 seeds, $1.00. 



(ilANT PAN^V^''^ best large-flowering TarleUea, 

 Uinill r«llO I critjcaiiy .elected. 



6000 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt., 60c. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shirananstowii, Pi. 



Mention Tbe Berlew when yon write. 



SEEDSIVIEN 



Write for samples and prices on 

 Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes. 

 Catalogue Covers, 

 Plates for the Seedsmen. 



STECHER UTHOGRAPHIC COMPANY 



I>*Pt. 8 ROCHK8TKR. N. T. 



MentloB The Rerlew when yon write. 



help. His giganteum lilies possibly were 

 the best locally grown ones seen. 



B, F. Barr & Co. experienced the best 

 Easter business since they have been 

 in business. Paul Murphy, manager, 

 had an unusual quantity of corsage 

 work and other flower arrangements. An 

 extra store was opened on East King 

 street. 



At the new store, the Eose Shop, 

 Charles F. Edgar in charge, a most suc- 

 cessful Easter business was done. The 

 salespeople handled large quantities of 

 plants and did an exceptionally fine 

 business in corsages. 



The Eosery, W. A. Hammond and 

 Mrs. Goldbach each did a remarkable 

 business. 



Charles M. Weaver and E, P. Hostet- 

 ter had exceptionally fine sweet peas 

 in almost unlimited supply. 



Ira H. Landis had as an extra for 

 Easter a fine lot of Spanish irises. 



Elmer J. Weaver had a profusion of 

 cut stocks, in addition to his regular 

 lines. 



Thomas E. Fries, in addition to his 



COMBINATION CASES 

 50 each, 150 bulbs to a oas* 



Anratum, Album, Rubrum, $13.60 per case 

 Giganteum bulbs, 8 to 9, 20.00 per case 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood (N«ar Cineiniiati) Ohio 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Our GLADIOLI were awarded 

 the Grand Prize at San Fran- 

 cisco last year. 



New catalogue now ready. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



Howerf ield, L. L, N. Y. 



Mention Tbe Bevlew when you write. 



Watch for onr Trade Mark Stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pnre Cnltnre NnslirNm Spawn 



^^^^^ Snbetltatlon of cheaper gmtdee la tbos 



^^^^^ easUy exposed. Fresh sample brick, 



^,^1^^ with lUnstrated book, mailed postpaid 



^^ iJ^> by mannfactnrers upon receipt of 40 



V^^^j^ cents In postage. Address 



Trade Mark. American Spawn Co., SL Pail, Minn. 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



market stands, had a store on North 

 Queen street filled with choice Easter 

 stock of his own growing, Mr. Pries 

 was well pleased with the Easter trade. 

 April 27 the Lancaster County 

 Florists' Club held a ladies' night in 

 the Brenneman building. H. K. E. 



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