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The Florists' Review 



NOTEMBEB 16, 1916. 



DUTCH BULB RECEIPTS. 



The end of the season for the impor- 

 tation of Dutch bulbs is fast drawing 

 to a close and the receipts are decreas- 

 ing proportionately. The total number 

 of cases received since the last report 

 number 367 and came on the steamer 

 Sommelsdyk, which reached New York 

 November 5. The consignments were 

 as follows, as given in New York cus- 

 tomhouse papers: 



Ck)n8i};nee. Cases 



Ward, K. M., & Co 10 



Stuinpp & Walter Co 25 



Elliott Auction Co 25 



MacNiff Horticultural Co 44 



JohnHon & Millang 5t 



Henderson, P., & Co 2 



Gray Bros 16 



Boddington, A. T 14 



\V. Elliott & Sons 78 



Vauglian's Seed Store 1 



Sheldon, G. W., & Co 6 



Adams Express Co 6 



Marshall, W. E., & Co 1 



Krug, E. J 83 



Vandegrift, F. B., & Co 2 



Total 367 



Previously reported 44,727 



Total to date (through New York) 45,094 



OH, HEAVENLY MUSIC! 



Here is sweet balm to the catalogue 

 compiler, be he boss, ad man or clerk, 

 who reckons the fruits of his labors 

 unsung. Excerpts from an editorial on 

 the seed catalogue: 



There was a day before chimneys were abol- 

 ished, and toward Christmas time, when we used 

 to gather before the open grate and read the seed 

 cataloguj. 



Somehow we thought then, and we still think, 

 that the artists who designed these catalogues 

 must have been touched with the genius of those 

 ancient masters who made the walls of Rome talk 

 and who drew tears to the eyes of those who 

 gazed upon their canvas still moist with pigments. 



The seed catalogue is more bewitching than the 

 best told fairy story. Hans Christian Andersen, 

 the Brothers Grimm and Arabian Nights hold 

 ■within their pages nothing more fascinating, 

 nothing more bewitching, nothing more awe-In- 

 opiring than the pictures of the wonderful 

 achievements of the seeds that are sold when 

 properly planted. 



The seed catalogue lingers a little, but Just a 

 little, In the shadow of Action, but it must be 

 admitted that it is the most fascinating form 

 of literature now to be had. It Is neither ponder- 

 ous nor severe, it is neither classic nor prosaic. 

 It is the printed embodiment of life. It affords 

 a future picture of what we all may possess by 

 the practice of a little patience and industry. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



William P. Stark Nurseries, Stark City, Mo. 

 — "Guaranteed Trees and Plants," an interesting 

 catalogue, distinctive both in text and illustra- 

 tions. It offers a general line of stock, includ- 

 ing perennials and garden roots, but gives the 

 chief prominence to fruit-bearing trees and 

 plants, which occupy about 130 of the total 160 

 pages. 



D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Dundee, Hi. — WTiole- 

 sale list of seasonable stock for florists, espe- 

 cially tubbed evergreens, and hardy evergreens 

 for window boxes and urns; also peonies, lily 

 bulbs, hybrid perpetual roses, and such forcing 

 stock as" azaleas, rhododendrons, lilacs, spirseas, 

 hydrangeas, etc. 



John Lewis Childs, Inc., Flowerfleld, N. T. — 

 An illustrated. 22-paRe trade catalogue of gla- 

 dioli, irises, lilies, miscellaneous bulbs, cannas, 

 dahlias, perennials, etc. Gladioli, the Childs 

 specialty, occupy the first thirteen pages of the 

 book. The list starts with three new varieties 

 of gladioli for 1917; then follow twenty-one va- 

 rieties selected particularly for florists' use. 



Felix & Dykhuis, Boskoop, Holland — Twenty- 

 ninth annual wholesale catalogue of shrubs and 

 plants for forcing, general nursery stock, roses 

 and hardy perennials; an elaborate, carefully 

 compiled book of 127 pages, well printed and 

 especially well Illustrated. The nursery stock 

 Includes young plants for lining out. At the 

 end is a magazine section, entitled "Sub-Rosa." 



Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. — 

 "Christmas Flowers and Supplies for Florists," 

 an anniversary catalogue, celebrating the com- 

 pany's entrance into its twentieth year of busi- 

 ness. The booklet is illustrated, consists of six- 

 teen pages and cover and is attractively printed 

 in green. 



Havana, 111. — Miss Ida E. Vogel, for- 

 merly with A. P. Brown, at Springfield, 

 has opened for business in the Zelle 

 block, as the Havana Seed & Floral Co. 



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I SPENCER OR BUTTERFLY SWEET PEAS I 



= J4lb. Lb. S 



2 Apple Blossom Spencer $0.50 $1.75 B 



^ Asta Ohn Spencer, pinkish lavender 60 1.76 S 



— Aurora Spencer, pink and white striped 50 1.76 S 



— Blanche Ferry Spencer, rose and white 50 1.75 S 



— Countess Spencer, bright pink 50 1.75 S 



— Constance Hinton Spencer, giant white 60 2.25 S5 



— Dainty Spencer, white, edged rosy pink 50 1.75 SB 



— Fiery Cross Spencer, brilliant fiery scarlet 3.00 S 



2 Flora Norton Spencer, bright blue 50 1.75 S 



— Florence Nightingale Spencer, pure lavender 50 1.75 S5 



— Helen Lewis Spencer, orange-pink 50 1.75 S 



— Hercules Spencer, giant pink 75 2.75 S 



— Illuminator Spencer, orange-scarlet 50 1.75 S5 



— King Edward .Spencer, pure red 50 175 S 



S King White Spencer, pure white 75 3.00 - S 



— Margaret Atlee Spencer, rich pink 60 2.25 SS 



— Marie Corelli Spencer, rosy red 50 1.75 SS 



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



— Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer, mauve 50 1.75 S 



— New Marg. Madison Spencer, azure blue 60 2.25 S 



— Othello Spencer, deep maroon 50 1.75 SS 



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



2 Primrose Spencer, primrose 50 1.75 SS 



— Rosabelle Spencer, fine pink 50 1.75 SS 



~ Royal Purple Spencer, rich purple 60 2.25 SS 



S Tennant Spencer, purplish mauve 50 1.75 S 



S Wedgwood Spencer, blue 60 2.25 SS 



~ White Spencer, large white 60 2.25 SS 



I GRANDIFLORA OR UNWIN TYPE | 



E >4lb. Lb. E 



S Frank Dolby Unwin. lavender $0,155 $1.25 SS 



~ Gladys Unwin. blush pink 35 1.26 SS 



S Nora Unwin. white 35 1.25 S 



S Phyllis Unwin. rosy carmine 35 1.25 SS 



I ST. LOUIS SEED CO. | 



E THE HOME OF "PURE AND SURE SEEDS" = 



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



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BULBS 



are very late in arriving 

 owing to the congestion 

 of freight facilities. 



We are now filling our orders as fast as possible. 



We expect to have a surplus of all the leading 

 varieties for florists' use. 



If in need of Bulbs write us, or better yet, send us your orders. 



OUR BULBS ARE SUPERIOR QUALITY. PRICES RIGHT. 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., 'rrFaneuU Hall Square, Btston 



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RUBRUMS - G 1 G ANTE U M S - m agnificums 



THI LILY WITHOUT A PIER 

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



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BURNETT BROS. 



I BULBS s PLANTS 

 98 Chanbers StrMt. NKW YORK criY 



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Berlin, N. Y. — When Arthur Cowee is 

 not busy counting up his profits on 

 gladiolus bulbs, he dabbles in politics, 

 and dabbles most successfully. At the 

 recent election Assemblyman Cowee, of 

 the Second district of Eensselaer coun- 

 ty, had practically a walkaway in his 

 race for reelection, winning by the 

 handsome plurality of 2,031. 



CARTER'S TESTED SEEDS, he. 



JAMES FISHER, Western Representative 

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



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A IP ■*■%#% B«st that crow. WeMlldl. 

 W h b 1 1 %r ''"<:* ^ Kardenen and floritte at 

 ■^r r Hal wholesale. Bic beantifal cata- 

 VkkW loarnefree. Write today- 

 ABCaiAS 8BBD BTOBE. Box 14. 8BDALIA. HO. 

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Rill Rftll BULBSII BULBSIII Send 

 DULDO 1 1 your list for prices. 



CNUPERTNAN BUYING AT AUCTION. Via knw what yn ict 

 J. J. WILSON BXKD CO., MSWARK, M.J. 



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