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The Florists^ Review 



Fbbruaby 15, 1917. 



several prizes at the Panama-Paclflc Bipositlon. 

 Beokert's Seed Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.— A highly 

 creditable sort of catalogue, accurate in text and 

 of excellent quality in typography and illustra- 

 tions; sixty-eight pages and colored cover. Be- 

 sides seeds, the booli offers plants, bulbs, roots, 

 tubers, Insecticides, fertilizers, implements and 

 miscellaneous supplies. 



The Imlay Co., Zanesville, 0.— Thirty-fourth 

 annual catalogue of seeds, bulbs, plants, trees and 

 shrubs, "a silent solicitor for your business"; 

 forty-eight pages, illustrated, in a plain but at- 

 tractive cover. The company's disclaimer of 

 warranty is preceded by the pointed statement 

 that "more failures result from disregard of the 

 conditions necessary to germination than from 

 inferiority of the seeds used." 



J. K. Alexander, Bast Bridgewater, Mass. — 

 Two catalogues, general and wholesale, of dah- 

 lias and other plants. The general catalogue is 

 well Illustrated and consists of sixty-eight pages; 

 the wholesale list is condensed to eight pages 

 and cover. Besides the Alexander specialties, 

 such as dahlias, gladioli, cannas, phloxes, peo- 

 nies and irises, the general catalogue offers orna- 

 mental shrubbery, fruit-bearing stock, flower 

 seeds, etc. The general catalogue also contains 

 several pages of carefully considered cultural di- 

 rections. 



Thos. J. Grey Co., Boston, Mass. — General seed 

 catalogue, comprising lists, also, of vegetable 

 roots and plants, bulbs, roses, nursery stock, im- 

 plements, etc.; 108 pages, well Illustrated, and 

 bound in n covt of the quiot-toned but artistic 

 style which distlngulshea this company's cata- 

 logues. The list of tools and other equipments 

 is of wide scope and interesting character, occu- 

 pying about twenty pages. 



Spring Hill Nurseries, Tippecanoe City, O. — 

 A 64-page, illustrated catalogue of nursery stock, 

 vegetable roots, roses, perennials, bulbs, window 

 boxes, plant tubs and tools. Among the special- 

 ties are dwarf fruit trees. Much information is 

 supplied with reference to distances in planting, 

 number of plants per acre, trees and shrubs for 

 special purposes, etc. 



Hetzner Floral Co., Mountain View, Cal. — A 

 20-page catalogue of gladioli, petunias, carna- 

 tions, geraniums and miscellaneous flowering 

 plants; also flower seeds, and both seeds and 

 plants of "Metzner's Peerless Pansies." The 

 specialty is the Metzner collection of gladioli, 

 which won prizes at the Panama-Pacific Exposi- 

 tion. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. — "Flo- 

 rists' wholesale list" of the company's specialty, 

 chrysanthemums, with illustrations. It is a se- 

 lective, rather than an exhaustive or specially 

 comprehensive list, and yet the sixteen closely 

 packed pages provide ample choice for the dis- 

 criminative grower, whether large-flowering sorts, 

 pompons, anemones or singles are wanted. Five 

 new commercial varieties of the company's orig- 

 ination are offered for 1917. Assortments of 

 "exhibition varieties for florists' use" are listed 

 on the last page. "We are the only flrm in 

 America growing chrysanthemums exclusively," 

 says the catalogue. "We have been originating 

 new varieties since 1890 and have sent out over 

 300 of our own origin. Of the imported va- 

 rieties we buy such as in our judgment should be 

 given a place among the good things." 



James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. — Two at- 

 tractive catalogues, as separate representatives 

 of the nursery and seed departments. Both are 

 Illustrated. "Vick's Fruit and Ornamental Tree 

 Book" contains thirty-two pages, in a tasteful 

 black and white cover. "Vick's Garden and 

 Floral Guide" contains 112 pages, in an equally 

 tasteful colored cover. Deciduous shrubs, aside 

 from hedge plants, are not listed in the nursery 

 book, but have a place in the seed book, along 

 with roses and hardy plants. The guarantee in 

 the nursery book seems explicit enough to make 

 misunderstandings difficult: "We exercise care 

 to have our stock genuine and reliable, and 

 hereby guarantee that if all, substantially all, 

 or any part of stock delivered does not prove true 

 to- name as ordered, we will replace it free of 

 charge, or refund the money paid for it, that 

 being the measure of damages for a breach of the 

 contract." 



The D. Hill Nursery Co., Dundee, 111. — Whole- 

 sale catalogue of nursery stock, in sizes varying 

 from large specimens to young stock for lining 

 or bedding out; twenty-four pages, illustrated. 

 Evergreens, for vase, tub, window box and the 

 open ground, are the specialty and therefore have 

 chief prominence in the book, but the lists also 

 comprise deciduous stock, such as roses, shrubs, 

 shade trees and fruit tree stocks. Tree seeds 

 and florists' forcing stock also are offered. In 

 the introductory paragraphs are these succinct 

 phrases: "Good Hill quality evergreens do not 

 Just happen. We put the Hill quality into them 

 deliberately in numerous ways." 



Garland Mfg. Co., Des Plaines, 111. — "Garland 

 Guide Book No. 17," a handsome portfolio of pic- 

 tures of greenhouses, ventilating apparatus. 

 Garland cast-iron gutters and other greenhouse 

 equipments, with descriptions that are intended 

 to be "complete and comprehensive, giving the 

 salient points of every house or part described." 

 It contains eighteen unusually large pages, print- 

 ed on a fine quality of enameled paper and 

 bound in a tasteful green and red cover. En- 

 closed is a "question blank for greenhouse 

 estimate." 



South Bend, Ind. — The South Bend 

 Floral Co., 216 South Michigan street, . 

 is getting ready to move into its new 

 store on Michigan street, just half a 

 block from the present location. 



SEEDS 



Tr. pkt. 0«. 



Alyssum, Little Oem |0.10 |0.40 



Alyssum, Carpet of Snow 10 .88 



Antirrhinum, Giant Venus 26 1.00 



Antirrhinum, Giant Queen Victoria.. .20 .76 



Antirrhinum, Giant Silver Pink 25 1.00 



Antirrhinum, Giant Scarlet 20 .60 



Antirrhinum, Giant Yellow 20 .60 



Antirrhinum, Giant Mixed 16 .60 



Antirrhinum, Dwarf Mixed 16 .60 



Begonia Gracilis Luminoia 60 



Bellis, Longfellow Rose 40 1.60 



Bellis, Snowball White 40 1.60 



BelUs, Mixed 40 1.40 



Candytuft, Giant Empress 16 .60 



Celosia, Dwarf Glasgow Prize 25 1.50 



Mignonette, St. L. S. Co. Machet 26 1.00 



Mignonette, Red Goliath Extra 50 



Petunia, Giant Fid. Dwarf Mixed... .25 



Petunia, Howard's Star 25 1.26 



Petunia, SnowbaU 25 1.25 



Petunia, Rosy Morn 25 1.26 



Petunia, Choice Mixed 16 .60 



Salvia, Splendens Scarlet 26 1.26 



Salvia, Splendens Bonfire 60 2.00 



Salvia, Splendens St. Louis 50 2.60 



Salvia, Splendens Fireball 60 2.00 



Verbena, Mammoth White 26 1.00 



Verbena, Mammoth Scarlet 25 1.00 



Verbena, Mammoth Purple and Blue. .25 1.00 



Verbena, Mammoth Pink 25 1.00 



Verbena, Mammoth Mixed 26 1.00 



Vinca, Rosea 16 .60 



Vinca, Rosea Alba 16 .60 



Vinoa, Mixed 16 .50 



St. Louis Seed Co. 



411 Washington Ave., St, Louis, Mo. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



XXX SEEDS 



ALTSSUM Snowball. The only true dwarf, 20c. 

 CHINESE PRIMBOSE. Finest grown, single and 



double. Mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; V^ pkt. 60c. 

 CINEBABIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, 



fine. 1000 seeds, 60c; V6 Pkt. 25c. 

 COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20c. 

 COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20c. 

 CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20c. 

 CHBISTMAS PEPPEBS, Very fine deep red. 20c. 

 JEBXTSALEM CHEBRY MelvinU. Conical, new, 



and FBA DIAVOLO, large, round. Bach 20c. 

 CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM, finest Giants, mixed, 



250 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt., 60c; 1000 seeds, $8.50. 

 MOONFLOWEB, Improved Giant Flowering, 20c. 

 PANSY, Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically 



selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; % pkt. 50c. 

 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20c. 

 PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20c. 

 PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, 



very showy and profuse bloomer, fine. 20c. 

 PHLOX Drummondil. New dwarf, large flower- 

 ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20c. 

 SALVIA Scarlet Glow. The finest intense dark 



sca rlet, medium tall, early blooming. 20c. 

 THUNBEBOIA, Black Eyed Susan, fine. 20c. 

 VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed 



or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, 



white and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20c. 

 Cash. Liberal pkta. Six 20c pkta. $1.00. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown. Pa. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



FOR 



Dutch and French-grown Bulbs 



WRITE 



HOGEWONING & SONS 



Bulb GroMrers 

 Ryiisburg, Holland 32 Broadway, New York 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



KELWAY'S SEEDS 



FLOWER, VEGETABLE and FARM 



for present delivery or on contract. Special 

 quotations for next season and from harvest 

 1917 now ready. 



Langport, England 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Could you sell Azalea Indica with 

 a profit at Christmas, 1917 ? 



If so. ask for price list for guaranteed deliv- 

 ery from A. CoUe & Sons, Destelbergen, Belgium. 



Correspondence to 

 A. COLLE, JR., Doylestown, Pa. 



Watertown, N. Y. — J. O. Stamp has 

 purchased the place known as Hill Crest 

 Gardens. 



SEASONABLE STOCK OF 



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MAKE US PROVE IT. 



We pay freight both ways if you 

 don't agree with us. 



CANNAS Ey^e*^„S.. 



KING HUMBERT, the 



"King" of all, orange- 100 1000 

 scarlet, bronze foliage. .$ 4.00 $35.00 



Alphoose 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.(0 18.00 



David Harum, bronze 

 foliage 2.60 22.00 



Florence Vau^an, yel- 

 low spotted criitason . . . 2.25 20.00 



Hungaria, pink 4.00 35.00 



Mme. Berat, pink 2.25 20.00 



Mme. Crozy, vermilion, 

 with gold border 3,00 27.50 



Mrs. AUred Conard, the 

 best pink 10.00 90.C0 



and 20 other varieties. Write us 

 about your wants in Cannas. We 

 are western headauarters. 

 25 at the 100 rate; 260 at the 1000 rate. 



Lily Bulbs cow'^'irorage 



We ask you to try 100 or more of 

 our "specially graded" stock and 

 compare them with the other fellow's 



Lilium Giganteum 



Per 100 



7 to 9-inch $ 6.60 



Per case of 300, $15.00. 

 9 to 10-inch 9.00 



Allow us to ship you 100 or more 

 every two weeks. We believe you 

 will find them profitable. 



Lily of the Valley 



New Crop, Fancy 



Per case 



Case of 260 .• $ 6.60 



Case of 500 12,60 



Caladium Fsculentum 



Per 100 1000 



6 to 7-inch circ S 1.65 $14 00 



7 to 9-inch circ • 3.35 27.60 



9 to 11-inch circ 6.75 62.50 



11 to 13-inch circ 9.CjO ' 



13 to 15-inch circ 18.00 



15 to 17- inch circ 20.00 



Tuberoses 



Dwf. Ex. Pearl, first size, per 100, 

 $1.00; per 1000, $9.00, 



A complete line of Gladioli and 

 Spring Bulbs. If you are in the mar- 

 ket, we believe it will pay you to get 

 in touch with us. 



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TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 



Ist size Belgium grown. Not to be 

 compared with Dutch stock. 



Single white, pink, scarlet, yel- 

 low, orange, bronze;" per 100, 

 $2.76; per 1000. $25.00. 



Double white, pink, yellow and 

 scarlet; per 100, $4.00; per.. 

 1000, $36.00. 



Begonia Doz. loo 



Count Zeppelin.. $1.25 $ 8.00 



Lafayette 1.50 12.00 



Frilled 1.50 10.00 



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WINTERSON*S 

 SEED STORE 



166 N. Wabash Ave. JS CHICAGO 



