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The Florists' Review 



ACQUST 81^ 1916. 



TAKE A LOOK 



at this picture and see whether you would not like upon 

 your premises a duplicate of it. It is a picture of a bench 

 of our famous Silver Pjnk Snapdragon SEEDLINGS at 

 Memorial. Seed sown any time now will bloom before 

 Memorial day, but a second crop, such as seen in the 

 accompanying picture, will come on for May 30, the 

 greatest flower day of the year. 



SOW SNAPDRAGON SEED TODAY 



We have all of the good ones. Seed of our original Sil- 

 ver Pink, $1.00 per pkt.; 3 for $2.50; 7 for $5.00. Seed of 

 Yellow, Garnet, Nelrose, Phelps' White and fancy mixed, 

 it 35c per pkt.; 3 for $1.00. 



Free cultural directions. 

 3. S. RAMSBURG. 



All orders cash. 

 SOMERSWORTH. N. H. 



Meutiuu 'Itje Review when yon write. 



VEGETABLES AND 



FRUITS department; 



Hlliliilllllllli 



CULTUBE OF HOBSE-BADISHES. 



I have set a dozen or more horse- 

 radish roots in moist ground within the 

 last three weeks and they have made a 

 fine growth. What kind of soil is best 

 suited te^ horse-radishes, for commer- 

 cial purposes? As irrigation is neces- 

 sary here, what would be the best plan 

 of planting? Is it too late to plant now 

 for next year's crop? Will pieces of 

 roots develop into plants? How close 

 may the plants be profitably grown? Is 

 it best to mulch them in winter and do 

 they need much water? 



E. C. I*— Colo. 



Horse-radishes succeed best on_a me- 

 dium loam. If the sSil is heaVy, the 

 roots are liable to come much branched. 

 This is also the case when there is a 

 hard subsoil. Plow or spade the ground 

 deeply. Add rotted manure moderately, 

 as it has a tendency to cause scabby and 

 branched roots. Use a commercial fer- 

 tilizer rich in potash — this is not an 

 easy proposition at present. A fertilizer 

 containing twice as much potash as nitro- 

 gen is best. If your space is limited and 

 you only want a small bed, you can 

 plant the roots twelve inches apart each 

 way. If you want to- plant a larger 

 area, let the rows run three and one- 

 half to four feet apart, to allow horse 

 cultivation, placing sets twelve inches 

 apart in the rows. 



The sets should consist of roots not 

 less than one-fourth of an inch in di- 

 ameter at the top and five to eight 

 inches long. Be sure 4fa» thick end is 

 uppermost and cover the tops three to 

 four inches. Cultivate the plants well 

 through the growing season, and, if you 

 wish to sell off the «rop, dig it up before 

 the ground freezes, packing the roots in 

 sand in a coldframe rather than in a 

 dry cellar. Reserve a sufficient number 

 of roots to plant the following season, 

 selecting, if possible, a new piece of 

 ground each season. Planting should be 



Zvolanek'8 Well-known WIntsr-frrIng 

 Orchid Sweet Pea Seeds 



in original packages, at his prices. We handle all of his varieties, including 

 novelties introduced this year for the first time, and give the following list 

 of the best of those already introduced: 



1 Os. 4 Oz. 1 Lb. 



Mr«. A. A. Skarh. widely known shell-pink $1.00 $ 3.60 $12.00 



Mm. Joseph Mamla. a shade lighter V6 4.(0 14.00 



Mp«. M. Spanolin. purest white .V 1.25 4.00 14.00 



Venus, white ground, edges plak-blushed 1.50 8.00 16.00 



Bohemian Girl, darker shell-pink 2.00 6.00 ... 



White Orchid, dwarfer • 100 3.60 12.00 



Orchid Beauty, dark rose, blushed with orange, very larjre 75 2.60 9.00 



Pink and White Orchid. Blanche Ferry color and very large... .76 2.60 9 00 



Lavender Nora, the finest lavender .60 1.76 6.08 



1 avender Orchid, lavender-pink, large . 1.00 3.60 12.00 



Christmas Pink Orchid. Improved blcolor 4.0O 12.00 40.00 



The Czar, similar to above 4.»»0 12.(iO 40.00 



Red Orchid, large, free and very fine 1.00 3.60 12.00 



Miss Flora FabinK. pink, yellow and salmon 1.00 3.60 



Bridal Veil, frilled, pure white 1.75 .... ,.._ 



Apricot Orchid, salmon and cream 2.00 o.OO Ifi.OO 



For others, write ns for complete list. 



Also YARB AW A, widely known rose-pink 2.00 6.25 16.00 



ROSE QUEKN, the widely known clear pink we Introduced. Strictly greenhouse- 

 grown seed, orlirlnator's strain, $5.00 per oz.: $15.00 per U lb.: $50.00 per lb. ThJa 

 is worth the difference from the outside seed, 



KKYSTONE SNAPDRAGON, undoubtedly the best wlnter-bloomlng clear pink on the 

 market, $1.00 per pkL: $6.L0 for 6 pkts.; $10.00 for 13 pkU. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



1004 Lincoln Bldg., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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XXX SEEDS 



0HTNE8E PRIMROSE, finest grown, single 

 and double, mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; 1000 seeds, 

 $1.26; ^ pkt., SOc. Colors separate also. 



PRIMULA KEWENSIS. new dwarf yellow. 28c. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDISS.GiautBab7.26c. 



CINERARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed. 1000 



CALCEOLAHIA'. dwarf giant, spotted, pkt.. 26c. 

 CYCLAMEN Olganteum, finest giants, mixed, 



280 seeds. $1.00: Hi pkt.. 5')c. 

 D il^Y ct>elll8). Monstrosa, new giants, fine, 26c. 

 FORGE I -M E-NOT. Triumph, extra fine. 26c. 

 SHAMROCK, true Irish green, large pkt., 25c. 



GIANT PANSY fiowenng vaHetles 

 critically selected, eOOOseeds, $1.00; H>-pkt,60c: oz., 

 $3.u0. Rxtra iikt. of i«lant Perret pansy seed added 

 to every order for pansy seed. Our pansles are 

 fine. Cash. Liberal extra count. 



J3HN F. RUPP, Sbirananstown, Pi. 



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s "Impermtor" 

 All Mlxtnres 



Pansy Seed Lin; 



^ oz., $1.00; IMO seeds. SOc 



J. J. WILSON 8KKO CO.. KXWARK, N.J, 



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^ Our exhibit of German 

 ^^ Iris won First Prize 

 at tiie International Gar- 

 den Club Summer Show, 

 Pelham Manor, N. Y., 

 June I to 4, 1916. 



JOIN LEWIS CIILDS, Inc. 



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



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M^BH%J% Best that crow. We sell dl- 

 ^LLIIw rect to gardeners and flortsto at 

 ^F r 11^ wholesale. Big beautiful cata- 

 %f kbW loguefree. Write today. 

 ABCHIAR NEED NTOBE, Box S4. NERALIA, 19^ 

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