Decbmbeb 7, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



67 



Seasoiable Stock of "WORTH-WHILE" QUALITY 



LILY BULBS 



There is about as much difference in the auality of Lily 

 Bulbs as there is in shoes. We pay the "Japs" for "Worth- 

 While" auality and our stock will prove it. 



NEW CROP (specially graded) 

 Lilium Giganteum, 7 to 9 inch 



9 to 10 inch 



Lilium Auratum, 8 to 9 inch. . . 



9 to 11 inch... 



11 to 14 inch... 



Lilium S. Album, 9 to 11 inch . . 



Lilium S. Rubrum, 9 to 11 inch 



Per 100 



.$ 5.50 

 . 10.00 



. 5.75 



. 9.50 



. 14.00 



. 13.00 



. 9.50 



Per 1000 



$ 50.00 

 90.00 



52.50 



90.00 



130.00 



120.00 



92.50 



CHINESE SACRED LILIES 



Special "Worth While" grade, per basket 30 bulbs, $2.00 



VALLEY CLUMPS— Extra Large Size. 100 clumps 

 • to case, per 100, $22.00. 



SPIRAEA— Fancy Size Clumps with Numerous Eyes. 



Doz. 100 



Queen Alexandra, pink $1.75 $11.00 



Gladstone, white 1.40 10.00 



DUTCH BULBS - 



Hyacinths, 1st Size, our assortment, red, 



white, pink 50 3.00 



FORCING TULIPS- 



We have some choice varieties left from a late shipment, 

 such as La Reine, Cottage Maid, Murillo, Prince of Austria, 

 etc. The bulbs are in good condition, and the quality stands 

 under our "Worth- While" stamp. If you are interested, advise 

 how many, and we will quote interesting prices to close. 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE 



166 North Wabash Avenue, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The R>Tlgw when yon write. 



ULIUN GIGANTEUN for MNEDIATE DELIVERY 



Per case of 400, size 6/8 .. . $15.00 Per case of 200, size 8/10 . . . $20.00 

 Per case of 300, size 7/9. . . 16.00 Per case of 250, size 8/ 9. . . 18.00 



NARCISSI, DOUBLE NOSED MOTHER BULBS 



Emperor, Empress, Sir Watkin, Bicolor Victoria $15.00 per 1000 



Sulphur Phoenix, Orange Phoenix 9.00 per 1000 



Bedding Hyacinths, separate colors. 2.00 per 1000 



LECHNER BROS., Caxton BIdg., St. Louis, Mo. 



Agents for THE GROWERS ASSOCIATION, Anna Paulowna, Holland 



Lilium Harrisii Bnlbs 



5-in. to 7-in , 

 7-in. to 9-in. 



Per 100 1000 

 ..$4.50 $36.00 

 . . 8.00 72.00 



Paper White Narcissus 

 Grandiflorus 



Prices on application. 



We Offer to Florists a Choice 



Selection of Hyacinths, 



Tulips, etc., etc., 



for forcing or outdoor planting. 



Send us a list of your require- 

 ments and we will give you attrac- 

 tive special prices. 



J. N. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street 

 through to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



Mention The Rerlew when jon wrlt». 



Anderson gave both men a severe re- 

 buke, declaring the scheme to be one 

 of the meanest attempts at fraud he 

 had ever encountered. He said it was 

 worse than a fake foot race or a green 

 goods swindle, in that the promoters 

 were men of professed intelligence who 

 were attempting to instruct the farmers 

 of the country as to the best methods 

 of marketing their crops." 



"SEEDS FOR THE WORLD." 



In the Garden Magazine for Decem- 

 ber, to be found on most news stands, 

 Adolph Kruhm has an illustrated article 

 four pages in length entitled "Growing 

 Seeds for the World." While written 

 for the garden lover, the amateur 

 planter, the article contains much that 

 will be of interest to every thoughtful 



OUR MOTTO: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS 



Valley 



Orders taken now for 1916 crop 



of 

 German — Swedish — Dutch Pips 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 W. Broadway, NEW YORK 



Pansy Seed 



TOOLE GIANT PRIZE STRAIN. 

 1000 seeds, 40c; le-oz.. 90c; k-oz.. $1.25; oz., $5.00. 



WILLIAM TOOLE & SON 



Hardy Plant and Pansy Farm 

 Baraboo, Wit. 



seedsman. Mr. Kruhm is himself well 

 known in the trade, having been em- 

 ployed by a number of leading houses. 

 He has written seed catalogues for 

 years and has been in close touch with 

 sources of supply. The present article 

 is said to be "the first published ac- 

 count of the history of seed growing; 

 it is the result of the first systematic 

 attempt to trace the interesting, even 

 romantic progress of mankind in a 

 little-known field." Mr. Kruhm asserts 

 that the center of the seed trade haa 

 shifted from Germany, England or 

 France to California, where the 1916 

 seed crop he estimates to be valued at 



SNAPDRAGOH 



For spring blooms and a bumper crop Memo- 

 rial Day grow Snapdragon. The flowers sell 

 themselves and are easy to handle, reauiring no 

 ■green" or making-up. Sow at once seed of 

 the following varieties : 



My original Silver Pink at $1.00 per pkt.; 

 3 for $2.50: 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose. 

 Garnet, Yellow, Light Pink, Phelps" 

 White and Fancy Mixed at 35c per pkt.; 

 .3 for $1.00. All orders cash. Free cul- 

 tural directions. 



Remember, you can grow no plant that will 

 equal Snapdragon for cut flowers. 



G. S. RAMSBURG 



Somersworth, N. H. 



$2,000,000, the largest item being 1,500,- 

 000 pounds of sweet peas. There are so 

 few men who have any real knowledge 

 of the acreage and production of seeds 

 in general in this country that the aver- 

 age seedsman will read with interest 

 the estimates Mr. Kruhm makes of the 



