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The Florists' Review 



Decembeu 28, lOlG. 



LILY BULBS 



OUR MOTTO: "Your dollar's value." 



Those who know will grow Rebum & Co. lily bulbs, for they are fertilized (the truth without fear or favor), and 

 feeding the bulbs at growing stage positively produces the best results, maturing a healthy, sound bulb; three times 

 rogued and cultivated by the oldest and best experienced growers in Japan. GIGANTEUM of superb quality. 



MULTIFLORUM for early Easter, true Kiota type, as you knew 

 Multifloruni twelve to fifteen j^ears ago. Easter, 1918, is March 31. 

 Try a few cases. Supply limited. 



FORMOSUM, black and green stem. The best Oshimo ev3r 

 produced. Write for prices on all sizes and quantities. 



Let us figure on your French and Dutch order for fall, 1917. Our connections are reliable. Read our motto. 

 Cold storage GIGANTEUM BULBS all the year. Ail sizes. Ask for Inrices. See offer of Gladioli in Classified Department. 



G. M. REBURN & CO., 160 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



taken previously to receipt of new crop. 

 It was also provided that the Chicago 

 company should not be liable for dam- 

 age to, or loss of, the sets grown to fill 

 the contract, unless due to the com- 

 pany's negligence, and that delivery 

 might be withheld if the buyer should 

 be overdue on any amount due the seller. 



Buyer Breaks; Seller Sues. 



The order covered by the contract 

 was approved by the Chicago company, 

 and the Kobinson company later speci- 

 fied an apportionment of the 2,000 

 bushels among the three varieties of 

 onion sets mentioned in the contract. 

 While the Chicago company was harvest- 

 ing the sets, in August, the buyer noti- 

 fied it that it had gone out of business, 

 returning the buyer's copy of the con- 

 tract. The Cfiicago company replied with 

 a refusal to cancel, and notified the de- 

 faulting company that the sets would be 

 stored for its account, and afterwards 

 notified the Texas Seed & Floral Co., 

 which in the meantime had absorbed the 

 Kobinson company, that the Chicago 

 company would attempt to hold it, the 

 Texas company. The sets were disposed 

 of to outsiders at the best advantage 

 and suit was brought against the Rob- 

 inson and the Texas companies, to re- 

 cover damages for refusing to accept 

 delivery of the subject of the contract. 

 The trial court rendered judgment 

 against the Texas company, which ap- 

 pealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, 

 where the judgment was aflSrmed, that 

 court deciding the following points of 

 law, which should prove of special inter- 

 est to seedsmen: 



Plaintiff Wins; Poirits of Law. 



The buyer was not entitled to repudi- 

 ate the contract on the ground that it 

 was not mutually binding — an essential 

 element of every business contract — 

 merely because it was provided that the 

 sale was "subject to crop." The court 

 holds that this provision did not relieve 

 the seller of duty to use reasonable ef- 

 fort to grow a crop sufficient to fill the 

 contract, merely guarding against a 

 crop failure due to natural causes and 

 beyond the seller's control, "it is a 

 well recognized rule that contracts 

 should provide ugainnt difliculties and 

 hardships, and the hardship should be 

 anticipated; if not, the party will not 

 be pxeused from porforniance, but hold 

 to his contract.' ' 



For similar reasons, the contract was 

 not invalid becauso it nrovided for re- 

 leaso of till* Hcller from liability for loss 

 or daniB|{f not rluc to its ne|{li|fcincu. 



But even if it rould bo said that the 

 contract whs originally invalid for want 

 of mutuality, this was cured when the 

 Cbteago company had grown the crop I 



JAP LILY BULBS 



At Import Prices^-Including Storage Charges to Date ' 



F. O. B. CHICAGO F. O. B. LONDON, ONT. 



Lilium Giganteum 7-9, 8-10, 9-10 Lilium Oiganteum 7-9, 8-10, 9-10 



Ti O. B. NEW YORK 



Lilium Giganteum 7-9, 8-10, 9-10, 10-11 Lilium Album 9-11 



Lilium Multiflorum 7- 9, 8-10 Lilium Rubrum 7-9, 8-10, 9-11 



Lilium Auratum 7- 9, 9-11 Lilium Melpomene 9-11 



Write for prices and details, stating quantity desired. < 



McHutchison & Co. 



96 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK 



The Import 

 House 



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 lieed of Bulbs write us, or better yet, send us your orders. 



OUR BULBS ARK SUPERIOR QUALITY. PRICKS RIGHT. 



rOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., "sV^" rinenilHiU Square, BostVD 



Mention The Brlew when yon write. 



HELLER er CO. 



MONTPeUER, 

 OHIO. 



Excelsior Tuberoses and 



Caladium Esculentum 



Bulbs and Canna Roots 



.Now ready. Write 



Jftlin F» CrooiB t Brt., ■A'«iS)LrA"w.c. 



and bold it for delivery under the con- 

 tract. 



DamagM Becovorabl«. 



When the Texas comp&ny absorbed 

 the Robinson company it became bound 



XXX SEED8 



ALYSStJM Snow'ball. The only true dwarf, 20c. 



CHINESE FaiHBOSE. Finest grown, single and 

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



CINEKABIA. Larse-flowering, dwarf, mixed, 

 fine. 1000 seeds, 60c; Vi pkt. 26c. 



OOBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20c. 



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



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



0HKISTMA8 FEf FERS. Very fine deep red. 20c. 



OYCLASCEN Oiganteiun. Finest Gianto, mixed, 

 250 seeds, fl.OO; V, pkt. 60c. 



JEKirSALEX OHEBBT MelTinii, Conical, new, 

 and FBA DIAVOLO, large, round. Each 20o. 



FANST, Oianta Mixed. Finest grown, crltlcaUj 

 selected. 6000 seeds $1.00; % pkt., 60c. 



FETTTKIA Kew Star. Finest marked. 20c. 



FETUKIA New OaUfomla Qlants. Mixed. 20o. 



FETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, 

 very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. 

 Most attractive petunia grown. Pkt. 20c. 



FHLOX Drummonail. New dwarf, large flower- 

 ing. Grand, flnest colors and beautlen. 20c. 



SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the flneat Intense 

 dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooming 

 Salvia grown; color as a glowing Are, 20c. 



8HAMB00K, true Irish green, large pkt. 35c. 



VEBBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed 

 or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, 

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

 Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20c pkU. |1.00. 



JOHN f. RUPP, Shiremanstown. Pa. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Pill Qftii BULSSII BULBSlll Send 

 DULDOII your list for prices. 



nurai TIM NTIM «T MCTIM. Vm Iw«« wbsl yse Mt 



J. J. WILSOH ISKD CO., VKWARK. M.J. 



Always mmitlon th* Florists* R«t1«w 

 wli«n wris**^* adTVittscrs. 



