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The Florists' Review 



November 9, 1916. 



do well to send to the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, for a copy of the 

 folder. 



Turnip seed never has been a really im- 

 portant crop in Holland, but the yield 

 this season is such that it is expected 

 many farmers viill refuse to cultivate it 

 again. 



The mail-order house that last year 

 put 6 cents' worth of paper into its 

 catalogue this year is putting in 9 to 12 

 cents' worth, according to how recently 

 the purchase was made. 



The end of the season for French bulbs 

 is indicated by the fact that the steamer 

 from Marseilles which reached New York 

 November 2 brought only fifty-seven 

 cases. In spite of the short crop and 

 high prices, imports this year have been 

 34,361 cases against 26,820 cases in 

 1915. 



The Alfred J. Brown Seed Co., of 

 Grand Kapids, Mich., was one of the par- 

 ticipants in the eleventh annual trade ex- 

 tension tour of Grand Eapids wholesal- 

 ers. The excursion was made by special 

 train to Mackinaw, and then to the lead- 

 ing towns of the northern part of the 

 state. 



A. 11. Smith, of the Leonard Seed Co., 

 Chicago, says prices are steadily advanc- 

 ing on peas, corn and onion sets, with 

 beans practically out of the market. 

 Canncrs are inquiring for large quan- 

 tities of peas and sweet corn and are 

 offering high prices for choice seed, but 

 little is for sale on the market. 



A MEASURE of the importance of the 

 supply of seeds drawn from the south 

 of France is found in the report of the 

 U. S. consul at Marseilles, who states 

 tliat in 1914 the invoice value of "all 

 other" seeds except celery and cummin 

 exported to the United States was $34,- 

 448 and in 1915 the total fell to $22,042. 



SEED IMPORTS BY QUEBEC. 



The seed trade will be interested in 

 the figures on the values of seed im- 

 ports into the Province of Quebec/ Can- 

 ada, in the last two years: 



Year Total From XL S. 



19U ?n2,797 $57,101 



1915 SC,S80 84,0::.) 



THE ANTIPODES APPROVE. 



Yes, it pays to advertise; especially 



it pays to advertise in The Review — 



we have the word of an Australian for 



it and certainly if it pays an Australian 



it should pay anybody and everybody: 



Wo admit joiir journal Is a first-clnss pub- 

 lioiition and a splendid medium for olitaiuinf? 

 liusinoss — tlio results oortainly have lieen E"od. — 

 F. H. ISruniiinfr, Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, 

 August 0, 101(>. 



This is from a seed grower who mere- 

 ly invites correspondence. If he were 

 in position to make a specific offer the 

 results Avould be still better. 



CANADIAN WHEAT FOR SEED. 



The wheat crop of southern Alberta, 

 which this year consisted largely of 

 No. 1, is being drawn on for seed pur- 

 poses so extensively by the United 

 States that there is some alarm among 

 Canadian agricultural authorities, who 

 fear depletion of the quantity avail- 

 able for use in Canada. Considerable 

 quantities of last year's Canadian crop 

 were imported into the United States 

 for seed purposes, the more northern 

 climate having a particularly invigorat- 

 ing effect on all varieties of grain. 



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I SPENCER OR BUTTERFLY SWEET PEAS I 



5 J4lb. Lb. S 



S Apple Blossom Spencer 10.50 $1.75 SS 



SS Asia Ohn Spencer, pinkish lavender 50 1.75 S 



SS Aurora Spencer, pink and white striped 50 1.75 S 



S Blanche Ferry Spencer, rose and white 50 1.75 S 



SS Countess Spencer, bright pink 50 1.75 SS 



S Constance Hinton Spencer, giant white (10 2.25 S 



S Dainty Spencer, white, edged rosy pink 50 1.75 S 



S Fiery Cross Spencer, brilliant fiery scarlet 3.00 S 



S Flora Norton Spencer, bright blue 50 1.75 S 



— Florence Nightingale Spencer, pure lavender 50 1.75 S 



S Helen Lewis Spencer, orange-pink 50 1.75 S 



S Hercules Spencer, giant pink 75 2.75 S 



S Illuminator Spencer, oranga-scarlet 50 1.75 S 



5S King Edward Spencer, pure red 50 175 S 



— King White Spencer, pure white 75 3.00 Z 



S Margaret Atlee Spencer, rich pink (lO 2.25 S 



S Marie Corelli Spencer, rosy red 50 1.75 S 



S Mrs. Cuthbertson Spencer, pink and white 50 1.75 S 



S Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer, mauve 50 1.75 S 



S New Marg. Madison Spencer, azure blue HO 2.25 S? 



S Othello Spencer, deep maroon 50 1.75 S 



S Prince of Wales Spencer (Marie Corelli) 50 1.75 S 



S Primrose Spencer, primrose 50 1.75 S 



S Rosabelle Spencer, fine pink 50 1.75 S 



S Royal Purple Spencer, rich purple (X) 2.25 S 



S Tennant Spencer, purplish mauve 50 1.75 — 



S Wedgwood Spencer, blue (X) 2.25 S 



S White Spencer, large white 60 2.25 55 



I GRANDIFLORA OR UNWIN TYPE I 



= i4lb. Lb. E 



S Frank Dolby Unwin, lavender $0.;)5 $1.25 S 



^ Gladys Unwin, blush pink ;j5 1.25 S 



^ Nora Unwin, white :!5 1.25 S 



S Phyllis Unwin, rosy carmine 35 1.25 S 



i ST. LOUIS SEED CO. | 



E THE HOME OF "PURE AND SURE SEEDS" E 



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



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CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren St., NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



MOTT-LY GLEANINGS. 



The Drumm Seed & Floral Co., of 

 Fort Worth, Tex., is reiiiodolinji; its store 

 ■5\'ith the view of separating the two de- 

 partments, both of which, together with 

 the landscape branch, show steady ad- 

 vance. "By persistent driinnniiig 

 through the press we arc wncre we 

 are," commented ^Fr. Drumm. 



The Baker Bros. Co., of J'ort Worth, 

 reports a steady increase in all branches 

 — seed, flower aiid laiuiscape. ]\ranagi'r 

 Pa[>worth remarked that tlie company's 

 shijiments of bulbs wei'c never finer in 

 quality or larger in lunnljcr. 



The David Ilardie Seed Co., of Dallas, 

 Tex., belie\cs the general run of seed 

 business last spi'iiig was not so good as 

 usual, but following the recent rains a 

 liig impetus was given to fall sowing. 

 "We shall get our share of this pros- 

 peritv, " declared Manager JT. Walker. 



Th'e Texas Seed & Floral Co., of 

 Dallas, finds its mailing business ex- 

 panding to such a degree that it can- 

 not take care of the box trade and will 

 retire that liranch in favor of bulk 

 supply. 



The trio of Houston seed merchants — 

 the Ileichardt & Scluilte Co., the ]\[oers 

 Seed Co. and O. P. .lackson & Co. — re- 

 port good business and predict larger 

 areas devoted to truck gardening in 



BURNETT BROSe 



SEEDS I BULBS : PLANTS 

 98 ChamlMrs StrMt, NIW YORK CITV 



Pill DC 1 1 BULBS!! BULBS!!! Send 

 DULDOtI your list for prices. 



CHEAPER THAN BUYING AT AUCTION. You know what you get 

 . J. WILSON SEED CO., NEWARK, N.J. 



CARTER'S TESTED SEEDS, Inc. 



JAMES FISHER, Western RepresenUtive 

 Room 519, 180 N. Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



g^ ■■ Wm m^ J^ Best that erow. We lell dl- 

 ^TLLII^^ rect to gardeners and florigts at 

 ^%F F 11^% wholesale. BIk beautiful cata- 

 VkkW logue free. Write today. 

 ABCHIA8 SEED 8T0BE, Box 84. SEDALIA. MO. 



cast Texas than heretofore. An in- 

 stance Avas quoted in support of this 

 assertion of an interview with E. C. 

 Downman, purchasing agent for the 

 Kirby Lumber Co., one of the largest 

 concerns in tlie Lone Star state, which 

 spends annually $1,000,000 for food 

 supplies. Mr. Downmau recently was 

 in the east, and finding an advance in 

 canned goods of fifty per cent ho has 

 decided to encourage the growing of 

 fresh vegetables. This the local seeds- 

 men are glad to hear. 



