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The Florists' Review 



Jdli 26, 1917. 



FREESIAS AND GIGANTEUMS 



These Freesias are true Purity. Extra fine California- 

 grown bulbs just received. Now ready for delivery. 



Fancy bulbs, $1.00 per 100; 



$8.00 per 1000. 

 Mammoth bulbs, $1.50 per 

 100; $12.00 per lOOO. 



Make money by planting now these fine, strong Gigan- 

 teum bulbs from cold storage. 



Per case Per case 



6/8 (400 to case) $14.00 8/ 9 (275 to case) $16.00 



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 

 Lllium Olganteum. Formosum, Kubrum, Auratum, Album, Magniflcum and 

 Melpomene. 



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'^^chTTsgv^o^ American Bulb Company 



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Cable AoDBEss "BULBS* 172 N. Wabash Avenue, 



Phone Randolph 3316 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



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I want to ask you to immediately file 

 with your senators and representatives 

 a protest against this provision of this 

 bill. 



Please give this your immediate £^t- 

 tention, as this bill is liable to receive 

 favorable action at almost any time 

 and requires immediate action. 



W. F. Therkildson, 

 Chairman Postal Laws Committee, 

 American Seed Trade Association. 



CANNEK'S ACREAGES. 



According to the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, canners have contracted 

 for the following acreages, the 1916 fig- 

 ures also being given for comparison: 



Factories Acres, Acres, 



Pron reporting 1916 1917 



Com .416 203.232 221,238 



p°a" ... 242 82,123 103.206 



Tomati^s- •:::::: I.MO 16O,067 183.937 



Snap beans 192 8,811 »,&D7 



The figures are said to represent the 

 totals of 97.4 per cent of all the facto- 

 ries canning corn, 99.6 per cent of those 

 packing peas and 67.6 per cent of those 

 tinning tomatoes. 



PACIFIC COAST SEED NOTES. 



To stimulate interest in better seed 

 growing, the department of agriculture 

 of the University of California is pre- 

 paring to hold a seed show at the farm 

 at Davis, during the first two weeks of 

 the semester beginning September 24. 

 While no awards will be given, all seed 

 growers of the state are invited to send 

 samples of their crops, which will he 

 judged according to merit. 



Plans for a seed farm are being pro- 

 iected by Phil O'Connell and J. E. 

 Henry, on their Eoberts island ranch, 

 which they recently purchased from J. 

 E. Lynch. The place is at Woodsbro, 

 Cal., and consists of 140 acres. The 

 Santa Fe tracks are on one side and the 

 San Joaquin river on the otlier. Ar- 

 rangements have already been made by 

 Messrs. O'Connell and Henry with the 

 Kini])crliu Seed Co., of Santa Clara, to 

 furnish stock seeds. Sweet peas will 

 be tried, as well as onions, lettuce, 

 spinach, etc. 



Waldo Rohnert, of Hollister and Gil- 

 roy, (-'al., has shown his faith in the 

 San Joatjuin delta section by the pur- 

 chase of the J. .7. Hickey ranch, in the 

 New Hope pocket, consisting of 417 

 acres. He already controls the output 

 of a large acreage of land in this sec- 

 tion, as well as a large acreage in Santa 

 Clara and San B«nito counties. It is Mr. 

 Rohnert 's intention to use the Hickey 

 ranch as an experimental farm in de 

 veloping vegetable seeds. It will be 

 under the supervision of J. M. Burchell. 



S. H. G. 



Zvolanek's Well Known Winter-flowering 

 Orchid Sweet Pea Seeds 



in original packages, at his prices. We handle all of his varieties, including 

 novelties introduced this year for the lirst time, and give the following list 

 of the best of those already introduced: 



loz. 4oz8. lib. 



Mrs. A. A. Skacli, widely known stiell pink $0.60 $ 1.76 $ 6.00 



Mrs. Joseph Manda, a shado lighter 7S 2.60 8.00 



Mrs. M. Spanoiln, purest wiiite 76 2.60 H.OO 



Venus, white irrouDd, edges pink-blushed 76 2.60 8.00 



Bohemian Girl, darker shell pink 75 2.60 8.00 



White Orchid, dwarfer 60 1.76 6.00 



Orchid Beauty, dark rose, bluslied with orange, very large 60 1.76 6.00 



Pink and Wliite Orchid, Blanche Ferry color and very large 60 1.75 6 00 



Lavender Nora, finest lavender ; ,80 1.75 6.00 



Lavender Queen, very good lavender 60 1.75 6.00 



Lavender Orchid, lavender pink, large 60 1.76 6.09 



Christmas Pink Orchid. Improved bicolor 1.60 6.00 18.00 



The Czar, similar to above l.BO 5.00 18.00 



Hed Orchid, large, free and very fine 1.00 3.00 10.00 



Miss Flora Fabing, pink, yellow and salmon 50 1.75 B.OO 



Bridal Veil, frilled, pure white 76 2.50 8.00 



Apricot Orchid, salmon and cream 75 2.50 8.00 



Zvolanek's Hed. brightest scarlet red. very tall 4.00 12.00 40.00 



Zvolanek's Blue, very large, brightest blue 6.00 IS.OJ 60 00 



Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek, largest and best clear lavender. . 6.00 18.00 60.00 



For others, write us for complete list. 



Also Yarrawa, widely known rose pink, greenhouse-grown 1.00 3.00 10.00 



Rose Qaeen, introduced by us and very fine, greenhouse-grown 3.00 10.00 35.00 



KEYSTONE SNAPDRAGON SEEI>. undouiitedly the best winter-blooming clear pink on 

 the market, $1.00 iHjr pkt.; $5.00 for 6 pkts.; 110.00 for 13 pkts. 



MIGNONETTE, giant greenhouse-grown. 50c per pkt.; $2.00 per ^ o/.; 17.00 per oz. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.. undn^Sidm.. Philadelphia, pa. 



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FOR THE FLORISTS 



A most complete stock of Seasonable Seeds. 



Dill Rtt FOR THE FLORISTS 



Ow ^^O For immediate use or future delivery. Ask 

 "^^^^*~~^^^~" for quotations. 



CCDTII I7CDC FOR THE FLORISTS 



rem ILIfcCnO Pulverized Sheep or Cattle Manure. 



Clay's. Thomson's. Dried Blood. 



FOR THE FLORISTS 



Insecticides, Spraying Implements, Small 

 Tools, etc. 



YOU ouBbt to have lur Retail and Florists' SpecialList. If you havt not, write for one. 

 roniER, f ISKE, RAWSON CO., The Seed Store, faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON, MASS. 



SUNDRIES 



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PANSY SEED 



If you desire to grow "fancy" flowers, sow Win- 

 terson's '•Combination" Mi.\ture. the "last 

 word" in Pansy seed mixtures. Trade pkt., 50c: 

 i6 oz., 75c; H oz.. f 1.60; ^ oz., $2.75; oz., 15.00. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



Northern Grcenhousc-grown Seed 



500 seeds $ 1-75 



1000 seeds 3.26 



5000 seeds 14.00 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE 



166 N. WabMh Ave. CHICAGO 



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Uncle Si sez: 



Good suggestions are as 

 profitable as good inven- 

 tions—they are worth list- 

 ening to. 



A young woman suggested 

 and founded the Red Cross. 

 A young woman suggested and founded 

 Mothers' Day. 



THINK IT OVER. 



Plant Rubrum, Album and Gi^anteum 

 in August. 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood, (Near Cincinnati) Ohio 



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