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The Florists' Review 



September 7, 1918. 



MICHELL'S 



NEW 

 CROP 



PANSY 



FLOWER SEEDS 



MICHELL'S GIANT aCLAMEN 



Michell's Giant Exhibition. Mixed. A 



giant strain, which for size of bloom, heavy 

 texture and varied colors and shades cannot 

 be surpassed. Half tr. pkt., ;!0c; 60c per tr. 

 pkt.: ifi-oz.. 7-)c; $6.00 per oz. 



Qiant Trimardeau. Mixed. Large flower- 

 ing and choice colors. Tr. pkt., iWc; 11.25 

 i)er oz. 



Giant Prise, Separate Colors 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



AzureBlue $0.40 $1 75 



Blacl(Blue 40 1.75 



Emperor William, Blue 40 1.75 



Hortensia, Red 40 2-00 



Kinsr of the Blacks 40 1.75 



Lord Beaconsfleld, Pur»le-Vialet. .40 1.75 



Peacock.Blue.Claretanri White. .40 2.50 



Snow Queen, Pure White 40 1.75 



Striped and Mottled 40 1.75 



White, with Eye 40 1.75 



PureYellow 40 1.75 



Yellow, with Eye 40 1.75 



If you do not r«ceiv* a copy 

 of our New Wholasale Cata- 

 logrue of Bulbs, Seeds, etc., 

 ]uat out, send for one. It's 

 PREK. 



■NGLISH GROWN 

 Duke of ConnauKht. Crimson . 



100 

 seeds 

 .11.00 

 Excelsior. White, with red base. 1.00 



Qrandiflora Alba. White 1.00 



Princess of Wales. Pink 1.00 



Salmon Queen. Salmon pink. . . 1.00 

 Mixed. A fine ass'rtment of colors .90 



DAISY-Dbl. English Tr 



Monstrosa Pink ^-oz., Sl.SO 



Monstrosa White.... *4-oz.. 1.50 

 Monstrosa Mixed . . . 14-OZ., 1.25 



Longfellow. Pink 



Snowball. White 



Mixed. Choice 



MYOSOTIS 



Alpestris Victoria 



Eliza Fanrobert 



Palustris .... 



Paluslris Semperflorens... 



pkt. 



$0.50 

 ..50 

 .50 

 .:«) 

 .:«) 



.2.5 

 .•20 

 ..JO 

 .25 



1000 

 seeds 



$8.50 

 8.50 

 8.50 

 8.50 

 8.50 

 8.00 



Oz. 



$1.76 

 1.75 

 1.50 



.75 



.75 



2.00 



2.00 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



618 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA 



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first time, I use this tobacco liquid once 

 a week and find it an excellent ounce 

 of prevention. I omit it after the sec- 

 ond transplanting has taken place. It 

 is not necessary to soak the ground with 

 the tobacco water, although an even ap- 

 plication is desirable. 



Aphides and Cutworms. 



Another enemy that sometimes makes 

 its appearance after the lettuce is head- 

 ing is the tiny insect, the aphis, which 

 has an appetite out of all proportion to 

 its size. One day you may not notice 

 any sign of these pests and the next 

 day you will see an army of them ac- 

 tively engaged in doing their best to 

 dispose of your lettuce crop. The best 

 way to -combat these is with a light 

 fumigation of cyanide of potassium, but 

 as this is a dangerous piece of work, 

 owing to the fumes of the gas being ex- 

 tremely poisonous to human beings as 

 well as to the aphis, it should be done 

 for the first time under the supervision 

 of someone who thoroughly understands 

 the process. 



Cutworms often attack the young 

 plant roots, and when I see a plant 

 wilted in the morning I immediately dig 

 it up and thus often catch the worm, Or 

 worms, at work and kill them. The eas- 

 iest way to get rid of them, however, 

 is to mix some Paris green, bran and 

 sugar with enough water to make a 

 pasty mixture, and sprinkle it along 

 the edges of the beds. The cutworms 

 are attracted to any sweet substance 

 and in this case the Paris green will do 

 the rest. 



Decay of the Leaves. 



There is a sort of so-called disease 

 that has the effect of making the let- 

 tuce leaves decay until the whole plant 

 is spoiled, but my experience indicates 

 that this is caused by water being ap- 

 plied to the leaves and allowed to stand 

 with the hot sun on it and without any 

 air. By taking special precautions along 

 this line I have been rewarded by the 

 disappearance of this trouble among my 

 stock. 



As lettuce thrives in a cool atmos- 

 phere, it can be grown in greenhouses 

 that are too old to provide sufficient 

 protection, on account of the worn 

 rafters, for most plants in the winter. 

 In fact, it is preferable to use old houses 

 when practicable, for this reason. Hot- 

 beds are used for growing fall and 



Zvolanek's Well-known WInter-fl'rIng 

 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 Oz. 4 Oz. 1 Lb. 



M.n. A. A. Skacli, widely known ahell-plnk $1.00 $ 3.50 $12.00 



Mra. Joseph Manda. a shade lighter l.?5 4.C0 14.00 



Mrs. SI. Spanolln, purest white ' 1.35 4.00 14.00 



Venns, white ground, cdfres pink-blushed 1.50 B.OO 15.00 



Bohemian Girl, darker shell-pink 2.00 6.0O 



White Orchid, dwarfer 1.00 3.50 12.00 



Orchid Beaatr, dark rose, blushed with oranfre, very larcre 75 2.50 9.00 



Pink and White Orchid. Blanche Ferry color and very large... .75 2.50 9.00 



Lavender Nora, the finest lavender 60 1.75 6.00 



Lavender Orchid, lavender-pink, larsre 1.00 3.50 12.00 



Christmas Pink Orcliid, Improved blcolor 4.00 12.00 40.00 



The Czar, similar to above 4.00 12.00 40.00 



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



Miss Flora Fnbinar. pink, yellow and salmon 1.00 3.60 



Bridal Aeil. frilled, pure white 1.76 



Apricot Orcliid, salmon and cream 2.00 6.00 15.00 



For others, write ns for complete list. 



Also YARRAWA, widely known rose-pink 2.00 5.25 16.00 



ROS£ QUEEN, the widely known clear pink we Introduced. Strictly gi-eenhouse- 

 Krown seed, originator's strain. $5.00 per oz.; $15.00 per '4 lb.; $60.00 per lb. ThU 

 is worth the difTerencc from the outside seed. 



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

 market, $1.00 per pkt.; $6.00 for 6 pkts.; $10.00 for 13 pkts. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



1004 Lincoln Eldg., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



XXX SEEDS 



CMTNESS PRIMROSB, finest rrown, single 

 and doable, mixed, 669 seeds, $1.10; 1900 seeds,' 

 $1.26; 'q pkt., 60c. Colors separate alse. 



PRIMULA KJBWENSIS, aew dwarf yellow. 26c. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES, Giant Baby, 25c. 



CINERARIA, large flowering dwarf mUed, 1000 

 seeds 60c* ^ pkt. 26c. 



CYCLAMEN Gler'anteum, flnest giants, mixed, 

 250 seeds, $l.0f): h pkt., .'Wc. 



DAISY (bellis), Monstrosa, new gianta. fine, 26c. 



FORGET-ME-NOT. Triumph, extra fine, 26c. 



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



G I AIM I "AIMSY flowering varleOes 

 critlcall78elected,60Wseedg.$l.<0; Hi-pkt.,50c; oz., 

 $3.M. Extra pkt. of Olant Ferret pansy seed added 

 te every erder for pansy seed. Oar pansles are 

 fine. Cash. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Sbiraiiaiistowii, Pa. 



Mention Tte Bevlew when yon write. 



spring crops of lettuce, but they are not 

 suitable for winter stock. 



Selection of Varieties. 



In regard to the best varieties to 

 grow, I have found May King as de- 

 sirable as any for commercial purposes. 



Mf Our exhibit off German 

 ^^ Iris won First Prize 

 at the International Gar- 

 den Club Summer Show, 

 Pelham Manor, N. Y., 

 June 1 to 4, 1916. 



JOIN LEWIS CHLDS, Inc. 



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



Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



ULIUN GIGANTCUN, 7/9 bulbs 



300 to case $20.00 per case 



Echeverlaa, fine stock. 3-in. pots. . . .$30.00 per 1000 



Also have a fine lot of French and Dutch Bulbs. 



Prices on application. 



DVIICrnNI 1*8 ^«"^ 0*^ street, 

 . nU0t/Uni, CINCINNATI. OHIO 



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