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The Florists^ Review 



Fbbruary 1, 1917. 



SEASdtlABLE STOCK OF 



WORTH-WHILE 

 DUALITY 



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TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 



1st sizR Belfjiuni grown. Not to be 

 compared with Dutch stock. 



Single while, pink, scarlet, yel- 

 low, orange, bronze; per 100, 

 $2.75; per 1000. $-_'5.00. 



Double white, pink, yellow 

 scarlet; per 100, $4.00; 

 1000, $;',5.00. 



Gloxinias, six sorts; per 

 $4 00; per 1000. $.35.00. 



Begonia Doz. 



Count Zeppelin. .$1.L'5 $ 



Lafayette 1.50 



Frilled 1.50 



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MAKE US PROVE IT. 



We pay freight both ways if you 

 don't agree with us. 



CANNAS Ey^e*5o?t. 



We are Western headauarters 



KING HUMBERT, the 



■•King" of all, orange- 100 1000 



scarlet, bronze foliage. .14.00 $;55.0O 



AlphoDse Bouvier, dark- 

 crimson 225 20,00 



Austria, canary yellow , 1,90 17.00 



Etfandale, currant red, 



bronze leaf 2,25 20,00 



Chas. Henderson, 



bright crimson 2,(0 18.00 



David Harum, bronze 



foliage 2,50 22.00 



Florence Vaughan, yel- 

 low spotted crimson ... 2.2,'> 20,00 



Hungaria, best pink .,. , 4.00 35,00 



Mme. Berat, pink 2,25 20.00 



25 at the 100 rate: 250 at the 1000 rale. 



I from 

 Cold Storage 



Lily Bulbs 



We ask you to try 100 or more of 

 our "specially graded" stock and 

 compare them with the other fellows. 



Lilium Giganteum 



Per 100 



7 to 9-inch $ (>.00 



Per case of 300, $17.50. 



9 to 10-inch 9.00 



Allow us to ship you 100 or 

 more every two weeks. We be- 

 lieve you will find them profit- 

 able. 



Lily of the Valley 



New Crop, Fancy 



Per case 



Case of 250 $ i>.50 



Case of 500 l'-'.50 



Dielytra 



(Bleeding Heart) 



Large clumps for forcing. 



Per case 

 Case of 50 $5.00 



Chinese Sacred 

 Lilies 



Mammoth bulbs, in good 

 condition. They have been in 

 cold storage. 

 Per basket of :^0 bulbs, only $ 1 .CO 



and 

 per 



100, 



100 



S.OO 

 12.00 

 10.00 



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WINTERSON'S 

 SEED STORE 



166 N. Wabash Ave. Jft CHICAGO 



prloo as being ablo t(i secure them at all," This 

 Is one of the few seed catalogues in which the 

 cental system ot pricing secm.s to liave been 

 fully adopted, 



George Hoist, Jr,, Landscape Gardener, Flush- 

 ing, N. Y.- — A persuasive appeal, in the form of 

 a well written, well illustrated brochure ot six- 

 teen pages; not a catalogue in the ordinary sense 

 of the word, as it quotes no prices, but it briefly 

 describes some of the possibilities in landscape 

 work and gives some suggestions in regard to the 

 stock to be used, 



William Toole & Son, Raraboo, Wis.— An 8-page 

 wholesale list of hardy perennials^ also pansy 

 l)lants and seeds, with suggestions as to what 

 perennials are best suited for c\it flowers. In- 

 cluded is a selection ot fourteen varieties of 

 peonies, 



Austin-Coleman Co., AVayland, O. — An attrac- 

 tive 12-page catalogue of Elm Hill gladioli, 

 luirdy chrysanthemums, dahlias and tuberous 

 hcgonlas. In the first two or three pages are 

 listed a number of gladioli originated by the 

 company, several of them "now offered for 

 the first time"; then follow some "leading pro- 

 ductions of other growers." There are three 

 illustrations, one of which shows Gladiolus 

 Kvelyn Kirtland and the lUtle lady for whom 

 the variety is named. 



L, E. Williams, Exeter, N. II. — A neat, blue- 

 covered IG-page price list of collected native 

 trees, shrubs and plants; tlie hard-wooded stock 

 varies in measurement from large specimens to 

 small sizes for lining up in tlie nursery, Mr. 

 Williams also states that he makes a specialty 

 of collecting native tree and plant seeds in 

 different parts of the country, 



Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, O. — Plants, 

 bulhs, seeds, nursery stock and miscellaneous 

 supplies; ninety-six freely illustrated pages, in 

 a colored cover. Sixteen pages are devoted to 

 roses, of which only own-root stock is offered. 

 Among the specialties are "frost-proof" cabbage 

 plants. 



Warnaar &.Co., Sassenheim, Holland. — A cata- 

 logue of dahlias, mostly of the peony-flowered 

 class and all raised hy II. llornsveld, the special- 

 ist of Baarn, Holland. The booklet also contains 

 a brief account of Mr, Ilornsveld's experimental 

 work and there is a portrait of Mr, llornsveld on 

 the cover. Colored pictures of two new dahlias 

 are enclosed, 



A. E. Kunderd, Goshen, Ind. — A beautifully 

 illustrated 40-page catalogue of gladioli of the 

 Kunderdi type, with directions for culture and 

 storage. "Tlie gladioli described in this cata- 

 logue," says Mr. Kunderd, "are all of our own 

 production and quite different, especially the 

 ruffled varieties, from any otlier strains." A 

 page is devoted to explaining "why we catalogue 

 only our own productions." Among the varieties 

 offered are seven of "an entirely new race, now 

 first offered." 



G, H, Hunkel Co,, Milwaukee, Wis. — Whole- 

 sale list of seeds, "for florists and market 

 gardeners," a comprehensive though condensed 

 catalogue, devoting about equal space to vege- 

 table and flower seeds, witli offerings, also, of 

 bulbs, insecticides, tools and sundries; sixteen 

 pages. Illustrated, Attention is drawn to the 

 scarcity of certain seeds, sucli as beans, sweet 

 corn and spinach. 



Wm, Elliott & Sons, New York, N, Y. — A 

 ■H-page wholesale seed catalogue, "for the trade 

 only." In ad<lition to seeds and bulbs, tlie lists 

 loniprise large assortments of otlier lines of 

 stock, such as tools, fertilizers and other horti- 

 cultural reciuisites. Grass seeds are a specialty. 

 The receipt of tliis company's general catalogue 

 was announced in The R(?view of January 2'i. 



Werter Do Vaughn, Omalia, Neb. — Two seed 

 catalogues, general and wholesale. The general 

 catalogue is illustrated, contains 112 pages, be- 

 sides the colored cover, and offers liulhs, plants, 

 roses, nursery stock and a full line of supplies, 

 as well as seeds. The wliolesale list is con- 

 densed to sixteen pages and cover, in narrow 

 jioeket form, and is devoted almost entirely to 

 seeds. The cental system is followed in quoting 

 Iiriees. Tree seeds are included. 



Farmer Seed & Nursery Co., Faribault, Minn. — 

 A l)ook so closely packed with text, in spite of 

 the illustrations, that its 1'2H pages contain lists 

 of almost everything which is likely to be wanted 

 in seeds, nursery stock or supplies. Grass and 

 forage seeds are especially prominent and more 

 tlian ordinary attention is given to mixtures for 

 both lawn and pasture. "There will be many 

 shortages in seed stocks this year," says the 

 company. 



Milton Nursery Co., Milton, Ore.— General cata- 

 logue of nurserv stock, roses, perennials and 

 otlier plants; forty pages, illustrated, in a taste- 

 ful cover. The nursery department comprises 

 nut trees, as well as tlie usual lines of fruit- 

 bearing and ornamental stock. Tlie rose list 

 occupies ten pages. 



Schultz's Seed Store, Washington, D. C— An 

 accurate, well printed catalogue of seeds, bulbs, 

 roots, plants, tools and sundries; sixty-four 

 pages and cover. The implements make a par- 

 ticularlv good showing, occupying the greater 

 part of "sixteen pages and including nearly every- 

 ■ thing from plows and horse rakes down to dibbles 

 and hand weeders. 



Pittsburgh, Pa.— B. L. Elliott, of the 

 John Bader Co., estimates the cost of 

 doing business this season as having in- 

 creased at least seventy-five per cent as 

 compared with last season. 



HE BULB 

 Agent's per- 

 sistent effort, cou- 

 pled with his var- 

 ious excuses and 

 reasons for plac- 

 ing your order 

 now at a high 

 price, should in itself be rea- 

 son enough for you, Mr. 

 Florist, to ponder over. 



Frankly, does it not sound possible 

 that there is something wrong some- 

 where? 



Does it not look as if the Dutchmen 

 are especially anxious to get all the 

 business they can at a good, high 

 figure ? 



Well, never mind the market. If it 

 goes down, do you get the benefit of 

 a lower price? If it rises, will you 

 get what you contracted for? It 

 does not matter which way it may 

 go — the auction houses, department 

 and 10-cent stores will still get 

 good stock at a low figure, while 

 you are buying early and paying 

 their price. 



Now, Mr. Florist, are you ready to 

 place your order at advanced fig- 

 ures, when there is lime from now 

 until November 1 for buying of 

 Dutch bulbs? 



PETER PEARSON 



Seedsman and Florist 



5732-5752 Gunnison St., 

 CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



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TOMATOES FRUIT POOELY. 



I am growing some tomatoes undei 

 glass and they are not doing well. Th( 

 plants have made good growth and the 

 foliage looks well, but the blooms arc 

 constantly dropping off and they arc 

 setting but few fruits. We are growing 

 Stirling Castle, Comet and Livingston 'f^ 



