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The Florists^ Review 



July 12, 1917. 



FREESIAS AND GIGANTEUMS 



Make money by planting now these fine, strong Gigan- 

 teum bulbs from cold storage. 



P«r case Per case 



G/8 (400 to case) $ 14.00 8/ 9 (275 to case) $ 1 6.00 



7/9 (300 to case) 15.00 9/10 (200 to case) 19.00 



Fall shipment, new stock. In all sizes at regular Import prices. Order now 

 Lillum Cilganteum, Formosum, Rubrum, Auratum, Album, Magniflcum and 

 Melpomene. 



American Bulb Company 



These Freesias are true Purity. Extra fine California- 

 grown bulbs just received. Now ready for delivery. 



Fancy bulbs, $1.00 per 100; 



$S.UO per 1000. 

 Mammoth bulbs, $1.50 per 

 100; $12.00 per 1000. 



ncH us G 



Cable ADoness "BULBS** 172 N.Wabash Avenue, 



Phone Randolph 3316 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



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ficulties the seed trade has been under 

 for the past year or two. First, it has 

 been next to impossible to get many 

 seeds in from Europe, and then the de- 

 mand for seeds has increased in many 

 cases more than 100 per cent. 



"For nearly three months last winter 

 we worked day and night, but even 

 with this twenty-four hours a day serv- 

 ice we were unable to get orders out 

 with our usual record of promptness. 



"In regard to the shortage in seeds, 

 of course we are doing all we can to 

 grow more in this country. But in many 

 cases the seeds that formerly were im- 

 ported from Europe were those of root 

 crops and other biennials of which, of 

 course, it takes two years to produce 

 the seed. 



"It 'is unnecessary for me to tell 

 you how difficult the labor situa^^on 

 has been. Because of the great number 

 of munitions factories in this section, I 

 believe man power is more scarce in 

 Philadelphia than in almost any other 

 well settled section of the country. 



"These changed conditions having 

 come after my father's death made it 

 necessary for us to almost completely 

 reorganize. Especially was this so as 

 our cashier, A. Eldridge Brown, died 

 only a few months after my father. 

 When we lost Mr. Brown my brother 

 stepped in and took full charge of the 

 cashier's department. He has con- 

 tinued in that position and now is act- 

 ing treasurer. 



"Our Mr. Bougy, of course, has con- 

 tinued in charge of the bookkeeping 

 department and W. F. Therkildson as 

 advertising manager. 



"Howard M. Earl is well known in 

 the seed trade because of his activity 

 with us for nearly thirty years. For 

 a number of years he has been in close 

 touch with the producing end of our 

 business and has been also acting as 

 superintendent of our buildings and 

 warehouses. Because of the increased 

 volume of business and the more diffi- 

 cult conditions under which we now 

 operate, we have thought best to divide 

 these responsibilities. Mr. Earl, be- 

 cause of his long years of experience, 

 has been made production manager and 

 is now directly responsible for the eco- 

 nomic management of all our farms, 

 the placing of contracts, the purchase 

 of stock from reliable sources, the in- 

 spection of crops and the conduct of 

 trials both to prove the viability and 

 pureness to type of everything sold by 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. In this con- 

 nection George W. Kerr cooperates as 

 superintendent of the trial grounds and 

 as sweet pea expert. 



"W. Scott Carroll is now superin- 

 tendent and has charge of all our oper- 



ORDER YOUR SEED PACKETS 

 FOR 1918 



Requirements will be greatly increased. 



We have paper in stock. 



ORDER NOW 



THE BROWN BAG FILLING MACHINE CO. 



FITCHBURG, MASS.. U. S. A. 



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DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kinds of Seedi direct from leed 

 crowera in Denmark. Please send for prioe lilt. 



Ohr. If •■hlsrc. Sl« 7tk St. N.. ytaiiitelit. yiii. 



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BURNETT BROS. 



t PLANTS 



MKW YOWK CITY 



J^VUBBB^^ Best that crow. Weielldi- 

 ^TB- L ll^f recti* gardeners and floriata at 

 J^F r 1 1^ wholesale. Big beautiful cats- 

 WkkW losruefree. Write today. 

 ABCIIA8 SEED 8T0BE. Box 84. SEDALIA. 10 

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ating departments, including the stor- 

 age and iiandling of all seed after it 

 reaches the Philadelphia warehouses. 



"So 9ur organization stands today, 

 with myself as active executor and gen- 

 eral manager; W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., 

 acting treasurer; Howard M. Earl, pro- 

 duction manager; W. F. Therkildson, 

 advertising manager; W. Scott Carroll, 

 superintendent. ' ' 



M. Therkildson states that for the 

 first time in the history of the House 

 of Burpee they have issued a midsum- 

 mer catalogue. He states that "with 

 the increased planting of sweet peas in 

 the fall, and also to advise our many cus- 



Dutch and French Bulbs 



Pearson's Money-Worth Quality 



Write now for prices, or send your 

 want list. 



PETER PEARSON 



Seedsman and Florist 



5732-5752 Gunnison St., 

 CHICAGO 



Orders taken now for 1917 crop 



Valley 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc. 



90-92 W. BiMdwiT, NEW YORK 



PRIMROSE SEED 



IMPROVED CHINKSE. finest Rrown. single 

 and double, mixed, 500 seeds. $1.00; ^2 pkt., 60c; 

 1000 seeds, $1.80. Colors separate also. 



PRIMULA KK WENSIS. new dwarf yellow. 25c. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDKS, Giant Bab7. 26c. 



CI NERARIA, large dwarf, trade pkt., 60c; Vj, 26c. 



CYCLAMEN, Giants, trade pkt.. $1.00; ^. 60c. 



PANSY, Giants, 600D seeds, $1.00; "a pkt., 50c. 



JOHN f. RUPP, Shircmanstown, Pa. 



tomers as to succession planting, and 

 the things that may be planted after the 

 first part of July, we are sending out 



