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62 



The Florists' Revkw 



Skftbmbbb 14, 1916. 



ZVOLANEK'S SWEET PEA SEED 



THE MOST POPULAR WINTER ORCHID PEAS 



lOz. 



Mrs. A. A. Bkaoh, widely known shell-pink $1.00 



Mrs. Joaepli Manda, a shade lighter 1.25 



Mrs. M. BiMinolln, purest white 1.25 



Venus, white ground, edges pink-blushed 1.60 



Bohemiaii Girl, darker shell-pink 2.00 



Whlta Orobld, dwarfer 1.00 



Orchid Beauty, dark rose, blushed with orange, 



very large 75 



Lavender Nora, the finest lavender 50 



Also a complete list of older Winter Grandiflora Sweet Peas, 



Grandiflora Sweet Peas. 



4 Oz. 1 Lb. 



lOz. 

 Pink and Wblte Orchid, Blanche Ferry color 



and very large $0.75 



Lavender Orchid, lavender-pink, large 1.00 



Christmas Pink Orchid, improved bicolor 4.00 



The Czar, similar to above 4.00 



Red Orchid, large, free and very flnj 1.00 



Miss Flora PabinK, pink, yellow and salmon... 1.00 



Bridal Veil, frilled, pure white 1,75 



Apricot Orchid, salmon and cream 2.00 



Late or Summer-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas, Late Summer 

 List mailed vn request. 



6.00 16.00 



MAIL YOUR ORDER NOW-IMMEDIATE SHIPMENTS FROM CHICAGO STOCK OF POPULAR VARIETIES 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



WABASH AVENUE 



AT 



LAKE^STREET CHICAGO 



PHONE (ALL DEPTS.) CENTRAL 7720 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Under exceptional circumstances they 

 claim to have paid as low as 3 pesos 

 (5.8 cents per pound) and as high as 

 11 pesos (21.2 cents per pound). Al- 

 falfa is sown in September and March, 

 the March sowing being the more im- 

 portant. Wholesalers must receive 

 seed by February 15 and August 15, 

 as the case may be. Seed is generally 

 packed in good-grade jute bags holding 

 from sixty to seventy kilos (132 to 154 

 pounds). Alfalfa seed is free of duty. 

 A list of firms which might be inter- 

 ested in American seed may be ob- 

 tained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C, 

 upon referring to file No. 79614. U. S. 

 Consul Wm. Dawson, Jr., says corre- 

 spondence addressed to those firms 

 should be in Spanish. It should include 

 price quotations c. i. f. Rosario, if pos- 

 sible, and should be accompanied by a 

 small sample of seed. 



ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS. 



Executive Meeting at New York. 



An executive meeting of the trustees 

 and directors of the National Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners was held at the Mur- 

 ray Hill hotel, New York city, Sep- 

 tember 7, President W. >L Craig pre- 

 siding. 



A number of important matters came- 

 before the meeting, besides the usual 

 routine business, which were all favor- 

 ably disposed of. Letters were re- 

 ceived from Vice-president Theodore 

 Wirth, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Di- 

 rector Thomas W. Head, of Lake For- 

 est, HI., both reporting a constantly 

 increasing interest among the garden.er8 

 of the middle west and west in 

 the association and recommending that 

 the organization's annual convention 

 be held in some western city in the not 

 distant future. 



The aciion of the bureau of stand- 

 ards, of the board of estimate, of New 

 York, recommending a higher scale of 

 salaries for the gardeners employed by 

 the New York city park department, 

 was officially brought to the attention 

 of the meeting. A resolution was 

 adopted endorsing the board of esti- 

 mate's action and calling for the sup- 

 port of the mayor and the park com- 

 missioner of New York to secure the 

 adoption of the measure when the 1917 

 budget comes up for consideration. 



The recent discussion in some of the 

 New York daily papers on the poor 

 compensation gardeners receive in 



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I SEND U9 YOUR ORDER NOW | 



I Imported Bulbs] 



I Narcissi, Hyacinths and Tulips | 

 I Freesias and Formosum Lilies I 



I We offer the best stock grown. Write for Trade Price List. = 



I ST. LOUIS SEED CO. i 



= THE HOME OF "PURE AND SURE SEEDS" E 



I 411-413 Washington Ave. ST. LOUIS, MO. | 



Mention The RcTlew when jon write. 



Lilium Harrisii Bulbs 



5-in. to 7-in. 

 7-in. to 9-in. 

 9-in. to 11-in. 



Per 100 1000 



.$ 5.00 $40.00 



, 9.00 80.00 

 , 22.00 



Freesia Refracta Alba 



100 1000 



Mammoth Size $1,75 $12.00 



For Immediate Delivery 



Roman Hyacinths, 12-15 

 Paper White Narcissus Grandiflorus 



Prices on Application 



J. N. THORBDRN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street 

 throueh to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



Mention The Ravlew when yon write. 



MIGNONETTE SEED 



Allen's Dettance, when well grown in the 

 greenhouse, gives the most elegant and very 

 fragrant spikes of bloom which measure some 

 fifteen inches in length. Sow now for autumn 

 crop. Grand for cutting. 



Ounce, $1.00. 



M. B. FAXON, Seedsman, 



Foxboroucli, Massachusetts 



Mention Tbe Beniew wbea 70a write. 



Or see our 2-page ad in the Review for Aug. 17. 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSI 



PEARSON'S MONEYWORTH. TRUE GRANDIFLORA 



Cases of 1250 balbs, $12.90 



Per 100. $1.40; per 1000, $10.00 



PETER PEARSON 



6788 Onaniaon St. CHICAOO 



