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The Florists' Review 



January 11, 1917. 



DUTCH BULB IMPOBTS. 



New York customhouse papers give 

 the following as consignees of the bulbs 

 — probably gladioli — which arrived last 

 week on the Dutch steamer Nieuw Am- 

 sterdam; 



Consigneo. Cases. 



McHutchison & Co 89 



Downing & Co 3 



Hempstead & Son 12 



International Forwarding Co 2 



Darrow, H. F 1 



Vaughan's Seed Store 15 



Lang, U. F 42 



Vandegrift & Co 4 



Van Waveren & Sons 85 



American Express Co 64 



Hogewoning & Sons 75 



Sheldon & Co 5 



Boddington, A. T 41 



Hampton & Co 36 



Total 424 



The same vessel contained 484 bags 

 of seeds, the bulk of which were con- 

 signed to forwarders. 



CATALOGUES BECEIVED. 



J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Md. — "Advance 

 Wholesale Prices for Market Gardeners," an 

 illustrated list of vegetable seeds, onion sets, 

 seed potatoes, vegetable plants and roots, clover 

 seeds and poultry foods; a rather comprehensive 

 catalogue, though printed so closely as to be 

 kept withfti the limit of sixteen pages. 



Oritane: Nurseries, Port Arthur, Tex.— A hand- 

 somely illustrated catalogue of general nursery 

 stock, roses, greenliouse and bedding plants; 

 forty-eight pages, including several pages of 

 suggestions on planning and planting grounds. 

 A number of the pictures are colored. Special 

 prominence is given to pecan and other nut 

 trees; fig, banana and guava trees; citrus fruits, 

 eucalypti, magnolias, and other stock suitable 

 for the southern climate. 



Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J.— Fourteenth 

 annual catalogue of chrysanthemums, roses, car- 

 nations and perennials. The book contains eighty 

 pages, or twelve pages more than its predeces- 

 sor of last year, and ranks at least as high as 

 any previous edition in carefulness of arrange- 

 ment and in excellence of typography and illus- 

 trations. Of course the Totty specialty, the 

 chrysanthemum, has first place In the book — 

 first in order and in prominence. Among the 

 most notable of the mums are a half dozen of 

 the "Wells-Pockett-Totty novelties and the Tux- 

 edo collection of Japanese anemones. 



A, N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. — Whole- 

 sale catalogue of roses, carnations, chrysanthe- 

 mums, greenhouse flowering plants, palms and 

 other ornamentals, bedding plants and peren- 

 nials: forty pages, clearly printed, finely illus- 

 trated, and bound In a cover of particularly neat 

 design. The greenhouse roses are listed and de- 

 scribed in the first six pages; near the end of 

 the book Is a list of hardy garden roses. In the 

 chrysanthemum list, large space is given to the 

 pompon, single and hardy varieties. 



K. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, Mass. — 

 "Farqxihar's Garden Annual," a comprehensive 

 and carefully compiled catalogue of seeds, bulbs, 

 miscellaneous plants, perennials, roses, general 

 nursery stock, implements and supplies; 176 ex- 

 tra large pages, accurately and clearly printed 

 and well illustrated. Contains some interesting 

 lists of the newer and rarer plants, including 

 many of those collected by E. H. Wilson in the 

 wilds of China. 



Holmes-Letherman Seed Co., Canton, O. — "The 

 Holco Seed Hook for 1017," an illustrated cata- 

 logue of "Holco quality" seeds, bulbs, plants, 

 roses, ornamental nursery stock, fertilizers and 

 sundries. The list of sundries is extensive, com- 

 prising lawn mowers, rollers, cultivators, sprin- 

 klers, shears, wire trellises, plant tubs, and other 

 tools and requisites for the lawn, garden and 

 greenhouse. 



Henry F, Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 Wliolesale catalogue of seeds, bulbs, plants, fer- 

 tilizers, garden tools, insect destroyers, poultry 

 supplies, etc. ; 108 large pages, illustrated, be- 

 sides a colored Insert which draws attention to 

 the company's grass seed mixtures. At the be- 

 ginning is a conspicuous "special annoimcement 

 of discontinuance of consignment terms." A 

 warning is given as to the shortage in tlie bean 

 crop, and this statement is added: "On account 

 of the fictitious values that some have placed on 

 the stock, we have omitted from this catalogue 

 prices on wax and green-podded beans, and we 

 •will undertake to give customers benefit of low- 

 est prices." 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. T. — "The Glory of 

 the Garden," a catalogue of gladioli: sixteen 

 pages, well illustrated. The first half of the 

 book is occupied by cultural directions, and gen- 

 eral information about the Cowee place and the 

 Cowee specialty. In addition to the alphabetical 

 list, comprising "the cream of the world's best 

 varieties," many carefully assorted collections 

 are offered. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 Two of the annual scries of Burpee seed books 

 liave been received this week — the general cata- 



Dwarf Gladioli 



Cardinalis Periooo 



Blushing Bride @ $5.00 



Crimson Queen @ 4.60 



Queen Wilhelmina @ 5.00 



Mixed @ 3.00 



ColviUei 



Rubra @ 4.00 



Alba "The Bride" @ 5 00 



Rosea @ 4.50 



Ramosus 



Ne Plus Ultra @ 6.00 



Selected strains of Ageratum, Alyssum, 

 Aster. Begonia Erf ordii. Calendula 

 Meteor, Prince of Orange, Candytuft, 

 Celosia, Centaurea, Cobaea Scandens, 

 Cosmos, Gypsophila, Lobelia, Petunia 

 and Verbena. Special prices on the 

 above on application. 



UL. LONGITLORUN GIGANTEUN 



(BLACK STEM) 



7 to 9-inch @ $30.00 per 1000 



All 8-inch, selected....® 85.00 " " 



J. N. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street 

 through to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



Mention The Rerlew when yon wrlf. 



Lily Bnlbs 



Per case 



LUlum Gltfanteiun, 7- 9 in.. 300 to case . .{16.00 



LlUum Gitfanteum, 9-10 in., 200 to case .. 19.00 



Formosa Lille*, black stem, 9-10 in., 



200 to case 19.00 



SPIRAEA Per 100 



America, lilac rose, large clumps $11.00 



Gladstone, white, large clumps 9.00 



Queen Alexandra, pink, large clumps . . . 9.00 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



411 Washington Ave, St. Louis 



Mention The HeTlew when yog write. 



SNAPDRAGON 



Prepare early for bedding out stock. By sow- 

 ing seed of Snapdragon now you can have 

 plants nicely in bloom in bands and pots for 

 spring sales. We have all of the good ones and 

 ofiFer seed as follows : 



Our famous Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt.; 

 3 for $2.60; 7 for $5.00. Seed of While, 

 Yellow. Light Pink. Garnet and Nelrose. 

 36c per pkt.; 3 for $1.00. All orders cash. 

 Free cultural directions. 



See our display ad of square paper pots and 

 dirt bands, the proper articles for the growing 

 of all small plants. 



G. Se RAMSBURG 



Somersworth, N. H. 



Mention The Herlew when yen write. 



PaperWhItes 



$11.50 per 1000 



M M. CARROLL 



NORWOOD (Cincifinati) OHIO 



Men ti oB The BeTWw when yon write. 



loRue, entitled "Burpee's Annual for 1917," and 

 "The Red List," intended "for seedsmen and 



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SEASONABLE STOCK OF 



WORTH-WHILE 

 QOALITY 



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Lily Bulbs 



There is about as much diflfer- 

 ence in the quality of lily bulbs 

 as there is in shoes. We pay 

 the "Japs" for "Worth-while" 

 quality and our stock will prove 

 it. 



New crop, specially graded. 



Lilium Giganteum 



Per 100 



7 to 9-inch $ 6.00 



Per case of 300, $17.50. 

 9 to 10-inch 10.00 



Allow us to ship you 100 or 

 more every two weeks. We be- 

 lieve you will find them profit- 

 able. 



Lilium Auratum 



Reselected stock, and guaran- 

 teed sound, worth two to one of 

 the stock as it arrives from 

 Japan. Per case 



8 to 9-inch, 160 to case, $10.00 



9 to ll-inch, 100 to case, 10.00 

 11 to 14-inch, 50 to case, 8.00 



Lily of the Valley 



New Crop, Fancy 



Per case 



Case of 250 $ 5.50 



Case of 500 10.25 



Case of 1000 20.00 



Dielytra 



(Bleeding Heart) 



Large clumps for forcing. 



Per case 

 Case of 50 $6.00 



Chinese Sacred 

 Lilies 



Mammoth bulbs, in good 

 condition. They have been in 

 cold storage. 



Per basket of 30 bulbs $2.C0 



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WINTERSON'S 

 SEED STORE 



166 N. Wabash Ave. Jt CHICAGO 



