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The Florists Review 



July 2C, 11)17. 



FREESIAS AND GIGANTEUMS 



These Kree.sias are true l\irity. Kxtra line Califoruia- 

 Krowii bill lis just rereivi'd. Now ready for delivery. 



Fancy bulbs. $1.00 per 100; 

 -^''^ $s.00 per 1000. 



Maniuiolli bulbs, SL'tO per 

 100; $rj.00 per lOCO. 



Make money by planting now these fine, strong Gigan- 

 teuui bulbs from cold storage. 



I'rr caHo Per case 



C./H (400 to case) $14.00 8/ 9 (275 to case) $10.00 



7/9 (300 to case) 15.00 9/10 ("JOO to case; 19.00 



J-'all shlpmciit, new stock, in all sizes at regular import prices. Ordi-r now 

 I. Ilium ( >i(;aiiteiim, I'oi'inosniri, Kuliriirn, Auratiim, Album, Mai^iiilicum and 

 iMelponiene. 



^^CH US G^ 



Cable Address "BULBS* 



American Bulb Company 



172 N. Wabash Avenue, Phone Randolph 3316 CHICAGO, ILL. 



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1 want to ask yiiu to inimcdiatcly file 

 ^vitii your senators and ri'iireseutat ives 

 ;i jirotest aj:aiiist this provision of this 

 bill. 



rieaso ^ivo this your iniiiiediate ;vt 

 tent ion. as tliis hill is liable to receive 

 I'avorable aetion at almost any time 

 and recjuires immediate action. 



W. F. Therkildson, 

 diairman Tostal Laws Committee, 

 American ^^eed 'rra<le Association. 



CANNER'S ACREAGES. 



According to the T. S. Dej-artment of 

 A^M-iculture, eanners liave contracted 

 for the follo\vin<,r acreaj^cs, the liMii ti;; 

 ures also ixdii^^ yiveii for comiiarison : 



Fuctoric-; .\cn'-;, A<Tcs, 



(Tdli nportiiiu I'.UC, litlT 



Corn "•■' i;ii:i.-:VJ JULl'lis 



IV-" •TJ S-J.r.'H KKi.'Jdti 



T.unatuis": t."*" ItWi.d.o ls:<,i.:V7 



Snail iMans l!"-' S,Ml '■> 



The figures are said to rejueseiit the 

 totals of 97.1 ]iei- cent of all the f.acto- 

 ries cannin<: corn, 99. fi ]ier cent of those 

 packino peas .'ind (;7.(i per cent of tliose 

 tinning! tomatoes. 



PACIFIC COAST SEED NOTES. 



To stiiniilat.' inteiest in better seed 

 orouino-. the dei'artinent of ajxii'->ilture 

 of tile I'liiversity of California is pre- 

 parine i,, Indd a seed show at the farm 

 at Kavis, dmiii;; the lirst two weeks of 

 the semester be«rinninK Septemlier 'Jl. 

 While no awards will be driven, all seed 

 irrowers of tlie vtjit.' arc invited to send 

 samjile- of their crop^, whicli will lie 



jndLred ;iccoldi ml; to lllellt . 



I'iaii-- for :i >ced l;niii ari> beinu pro 

 i,.,.te(| b\ riiil O'Coniod! and .1. K. 

 llriirv, on their Roberts island ranch, 

 wlllcll the\ recentlv jHllidia^e.i from .1. 

 K, l.xnch. The place i- at Wood^l'ro, 

 (•;,1., ' and coii>i>1- ot' 1 lo .-iciev. 'I'he 

 Santa I'e tr;icks are on one sidi' and the 

 San .lo;(()uin river on the othn. A r 



raniii'ineiit^ li;i\c ;ilread\- I n made \<v 



>],,.,vis. ( » 'I ■oniiell ;,iid lieiirv with the 

 KiminTlin Seed <'o., of Saiita Cl.ara. to 

 fnrni--h -tock -ei'd-. Sweet peas will 



1,,. tiled. .'I- Well a- onions. lettllci'. 



s p i n ; I c 1 1 . etc, 



\V;il,l,, b'olillelt. of llollivter and (iil 

 i,,\, ('ill., has >liowii hi> faitli in the 

 San .loaipiin clelta >ection by the |iiir 

 ,-|i;i>e ot' the .1. .1 . 11 ii ki'V ranch, in the 

 \,.u Mope poid<et. (•on--istini: of 117 

 ;,,-ie~ He already controls the output 

 ,,)• ;, l.irt^e acicaL;e of land in this sec 

 tion. a- well a^ a l:irL;e .acreage m Santa 

 'Mar.a and >aii I'.eiiito counties. It i< Mr. 

 Rohnert'^ intention to n-e the Hickey 

 ranch a^ an experimental t';irm in de 

 \e|opin<; vegetable seeils. Jt will be 

 iimler the >.iiper\ i'-ioii of .1. M. Hur(die!l. 



S. 11. (J. 



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 tirst time, and give the following list 

 of the best of those already introduced: 



I oz. 4 ozs. 1 lb. 



Mrs. .\. \. Sliacli, widely known shell pink $(l..'5() $ 1.7,5 $ B.(H) 



Mrs. .loseph Manda. a shade iilfliter 75 2.50 HAH) 



.Mrs. M. Spanolln, purest white 7.5 2.S(I HM) 



\ enus, white errounil. edgi'S pink- blushed 7,5 2.5() 8.0(1 



Hiihemian (iiil. darkei- shell |>ink I't 2. .50 H.(K( 



Wliite Orchid, dwarler .50 1.7.5 .5.(10 



( )rc-hid IJejiuty. dark rose, blushed with oiatitre, very lartre .50 1.7') 5.00 



I'ink and Wliite Oroliid. HIanolie Ferr\ cojoi- ami very iartre 60 1.75 5 00 



Lavender Nora, finest lavciidi'i' .50 1.75 5.00 



I. a veil del' i.iiieen, \ er\ (food lavender .50 1.75 5.(K) 



Lavender Orchid, lavender pink, lart.'e 50 1.75 5.00 



i'hristmas I'ink Orchid, Improved biculor 1..50 5.00 IH.OO 



11 le 0/ar, similar to above 1..5(l .5.(H) J8.00 



Ked Orchid, lartrc. free and \er,\ fine 1.(M» :!.00 10.00 



Miss Flora Fabin;.', pnk, vcllow and salmon .".() 1.75 B.OO 



liridal \eil. Irilled, pure « hill- 75 ■.'..">0 ,s.()(i 



\piicol ( irchld. saliiiuii and c-reatn 75 J. 50 HMO 



Zvolanek'H Ked. britrlitest scaiici red. very tall 4.0(1 12.00 40.00 



/volanek's niue. very laife, bi itrhfest blue 5.(K) IH.Oi) (JO 00 



Mrs. (has. Zvolanek. laiKesI and best clear l.iMMider 5.00 is. 00 00. 00 



For others. \\ rile us for complete list. 



.\lso Varrawa, widely known rose pink, trreenlioiisc-trrowii I. (Ml :!.0(i 10.00 



KoHe ({iieaii, liitiodi d by ii-< and \ery tine. ffreenhouse-i.'rowii 3.00 10.00 :i5.(lil 



KKVSTONK SNAPI)K.\<;<)N SKKIJ. iiiidoubtcdiv the best w Inter-filoomiiiL' clear pink on 

 ihe maikel, 5:1.110 per pkt.; $.">.(HI for C pkls.; $10.00 for 1:! iikts. 



MIGNONKTTK, t.'kiint (.'ieciihouse-(,'rown. .5(ic per pkt.: $2.(i(i per '4 o/.; 1^7.00 per o/.. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.. 



1004 

 Lincoln BulldlnK. 



PHIIADEIPHIA, PA. 



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FOR THE FLORISTS 



A most coniplele slock of Seasonable .Seeds. 



FOR THE FLORISTS 



For iininediate use or future delivery. Ask 



for (luotations. 



rrnTii |7CDC for the florists 



rCn I ILIfcCnO pulverized Sheep or Cattle .Manure. 



Clay's. Thomson's. Dried Blood. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



In.sectieides. Spraying Iniplenienls, Small 

 Tools, etc. 



YOU ought to have eur Retail and Florists' SpecialList. If you have not. write for one. 



f OTHER, flSKt, RAWSON CO., The Seed Sterc. Fancuil Hall Square. BOSTON, MAS S. 



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BULBS 



SUNDRIES 



PANSY SEED 



If you desii-e to prow "f.'incy ' flowers, sow Win- 

 terson's "Coinbinalion" Mi,\ture. the "last 

 word" in Pansy seed mi.vlures. Trade pkt., .^Oc: 

 irt oz.. 7.=>e; '■» oz., 11.50: ^! oz.. $2.75; oz.. J6.00. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



Northern Greenhouse-grown Seed 



500 seeds * l-"'^ 



1000 seeds '•^■-^ 



5000 seed.s M-OO 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE 



1 66 N. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO 



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Uncle Si sez: 



(iood sugKeslioiis are as 

 protitaliie us good inven- 

 tions— they are worth list- 

 ening to. 



A.\oiint' uoiiian siii-'j-'e.^ted 

 and founded the Red Cross. 

 .\ .\oiing woman .sUL'^ii'sied and foumled 

 .Mothers' I)a.\ . 



Tlil.NK IT o\ ER. 



Plant Rubrum, Album and Cij^anteum 

 in August. 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood, (Near Cincinnati) Ohio 



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