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The Florists' Review 



FUBBDABZ 8, 1917. 



seed suitofl for cultivation, in Holland 

 must be placed at the disposal of the 

 Government Seed Bureau, at a price of 

 $9.30 per liundred pounds. Thus it is 

 hoped to keep a sufficient i)roportion of 

 the most suitable seed in Holland for do- 

 mestic use, and at a reasonable price. ^' 



COLD WAVE IN THE SOUTH. 



As early as February 2 the seed trade 

 began to feel the effect of the cold wave 

 that extended farther into the south 

 than any other of recent times. In the 

 Texas market gardening section the 

 lowest readings were in the morning of 

 February 2, when 12 degrees was 

 reached at Amarillo, IG at Abilene, 20 

 at San Antonio, 22 at El Paso and 26 

 at Galveston, with 26 at New Orleans. 

 The cold wave then moved east, 14 de- 

 grees being registered at Jacksonville. 

 Fla., February 3. Great damage was 

 done to crops and telegraph orders for 

 seeds for replanting showered on the 

 seedsnuMi who cater to 'this branch of 

 the business. With many of the items 

 already short, the replacement call was 

 an added embarrassment this season. 



IMPORTS VIA ROTTERDAM. 



Perhaps it is the uncertain condition 

 of the ocean carrying business that is 

 resulting in unusually heavy imports at 

 this season. Practically all imports of 

 a horticultural nature from Europe at 

 present come via Rotterdam. Tlie Noor- 

 dam of the Holland-America line, which 

 reacned New York February 1, had the 

 following consignments: 



R. U. Ward & Co., 2 cases bulbs. 



Sttimpp & Walter Co., 9 bags seed; 18 cases 

 biillis. 



.r. Roelirs Co., 12 cases trees. 



McHiitchison & Co., 495 packages trees. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, 4 bags seeds. 



P. C. Kuyper & Co., 10 bags spinach seed; 21 

 cases trees; 92 packages roots. 



American Express Co.. 166 cases plants; 13 

 cases bulbs: 510 bags seed. 



Vandegrift & Co., 20 bags seed; 28 cases 

 plants: 12 cases shrubs; 1.3 cases roses. 



O. G. Hempstead & Son, 27 cases bulbs; 3 

 cases shrubs. 



M. Van Waveren & Sons, 36 cases bulbs. 



American Shipping Co., 24 cases shrubs; 

 cases trees. 



C. B. Richard & Co., 53 packages trees. 



AV. E. Marshall & Co., 3 cases trees. 



R. F. Lang, 2 cases trees; 10 cases bulbs. 



M. D. T. Co., 24 cases plants. 



T. Cogger, 38 cases bulbs. 



G. Vi'. Sheldon & Co., 1 bag seed; 3 cusi-s 

 bulbs. 



R. F. Downing & Co.. 10 packages shrubs. 



A. Boddington, 2 rases bulbs. 



.7. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co., 21 cases bullis. 



Southern Pacific Co., 27 cases trees. 



Lunliam & Moore, cases shrubs; C cases pips. 



Rynveld & Sons, 31 cases bulbs. 



P. Ouwerkerk, 137 cases plants. 



Ilogcwoning & Sons, 206 packages roots. 



Maltus & Ware, 244 packages plants. 



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CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Aurora Nursery Co,, Aurora, 111. — Wholesale 

 list of general nursery stock, in all sizes, from 

 large specimens down to small plants for lining 

 out; eight pages and cover. A few varieties of 

 nut trees are Included; perennials also are 

 offered. "We give particular attention," says 

 the companj'. "to the propagation and growth of 

 ornamental slirubs. altliough we grow a ronsidcr- 

 able quantity of shade and ornamental trees." 



J. D. Long, Boulder, Colo. — "Long's Garden 

 Guide," a 34-page catalogue of vegetable and 

 flower seeds, bulbs and plants, with cultural 

 directions and two pages of "informal talk" 

 that is rather original and entertaining. "I do 

 not handle the heavy seeds usually classed as 

 field seeds." says Mr. Long, "except a few items 

 like Sudan grass seed and Tepary beans, two 

 items of special value to many of my customers 

 on dry land." Mr. Long says his catalogue 

 "deserves hanging," and he has attached a string 

 to It for that purpose. Prices are quoted accord- 

 ing to the cental system. 



F. C. Bums, San Rafael, Cal. — A neat, well 

 printed booklet, containing a list of about 

 twenty-six varieties of dahlias, besides the pom- 

 pons, with cultural suggestions and a brief his- 

 torical sketch of the development of the genus; 

 sixteen pages, illustrated. "I do not list a large 

 collection," says Mr. Burns, "but such varieties 

 as have been selected for their general supe- 

 riority." 



'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 Floriat 



5732-5752 Gunnison St., 

 CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



GLADIOLI 



New Catalogue Ready 



JOHN LEWIS CnLDS, Inc. 



Flowerfield,L.I.,N.Y. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Robert Nicholson, Dallas, Tex. — A 32-page cata- 

 logue of "Purity Brand" garden and field seeds, 

 "specially selected for the southern planter." 

 One of the distinctive characteristics of this 

 catalogue is that it contains no prices, but only 

 descriptions and illustrations "to gnide the pur- 

 chaser in buying." The patrons are informed 

 about the prices by means of monthly lists. 



SEASONABLE STOCK OF 



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MAKE US PROVE IT. 



We pay freight both ways if you 

 don't agree with us. 



2 to 3 

 Eye Roots 



We are Western headquarters 



KING HUMBERT, the 



••King" of all, orange- 100 lOOO 

 scarlet, bronze foliage. .$4.00 $35.00 



Alphonse Bouvler, dark 

 crimson 2 25 20.00 



Austria, canary yellow . 1.90 17.00 



Egandale, currant red, 

 bronze leaf 2.25 20.00 



Chas. Henderson, 

 bright crimson ». .. 2.0O 18.00 



David Harum, bronze 

 foliage 2.50 22.00 



Florence Vaughan, yel- 

 low spotted crimson ... 2.26 20.00 



Huntfarla, best pink 4.00 35.00 



Mme. Herat, pink 2.25 20.00 



25 at the 100 rate; 250 at the 1000 rate. 



Lily Bulbs ^old'^Storage 



We ask you to try 100 or more of 

 our "specially graded" stock and 

 compare them with the other fellows. 



Lilium Giganteutn 



Per 100 



7 to 9-inch $ 6.00 



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 



fievf Crop, Fancy 



Per CSIS6 



Case of 260 $ 0.50 



Case of 500 12.60 



Dielytra 



(Bleeding Heart) 



Large clumps for forcing. 



Per case 

 ....$6.00 



Case of 50 



Chinese Sacred 

 Lilies 



Mammoth bulbs, in good 

 condition. They have been in 

 cold storage. 

 Per basket of 30 bulbs, only $1.C0 



TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 



Isl size Belgium grown. Not to be 

 compared with Dutch stock. 



Single white, pink, scarlet, yel- 

 low, orange, bronze; per 100, 

 $2.75; per 1000, $25.00. 



Double white, pink, yellow and 

 scarlet; per 100, $4.00; per 

 1000, $35.00. 



Gloxinias, six sorts; per 100, 

 $4.00; per 1000, $35.00. 



Begonia doz. loo 



Count Zeppelin.. $1.25 $ 8.00 



Lafayette 1.50 12.00 



Frilled 1.50 10.00 



WINTERSON'S 

 SEED STORE 



166 N. Wabash Ave. jt CHICAGO 



