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The Florists' Review 



August 2, 1917. 



and probably less than any other big 

 seed house in the country. 



"Of 'course, we made a good, fair 

 profit out of the year's business. We do 

 every year. Nothing startling, but 

 enough so we can all live pleasantly and 

 comfortably and decently, and that is 

 enough for anyone. It takes lots of 

 the money wc get to pay postage and 

 pay roll and war taxes and all the rest 

 of it. 



"One thing, we believe in the help 

 getting their share. We get good help, 

 pay good wages and try to keep them 

 happy. We gave them all a raise of 

 about ten to fifteen per cent July 1, 

 put in free life insurance for everyone 

 working for us and gave them a share of 

 the year's profits again — what we call a 

 'labor dividend.' " 



OPAQXJE SEED PACKETS. 



In the report of the committee on 

 postal laws presented at the recent De- 

 troit convention attention was drawn 

 to a matter many seedsmen have over- 

 looked. The committee said: 



"H. M. Earl was instrumental, 

 through the Pennsylvania congressmen 

 and senators, in the rescinding of the 

 post-ofiice order covering the use of 

 transparent bags, with the jesult that 

 this order was canceled, and we are now 

 able to use bags of any color or any 

 degree of opacity that we may choose. 

 This is a valuable decision, as many of 

 us found it a real hardship to be com- 

 pelled to use a bag that met the re- 

 quirements of the Post-office Depart- 

 ment as to transparency." 



THE BRITISH SEED SITUATION. 



In view of the close alliance between 

 England and the United States and the 

 probability that the problems of tlie 

 trade in England may soon be the prol)- 

 lems of the trade in America, the fol- 

 lowing from a British trade paper will 

 be of interest here. It is a statement 

 of the attitude of the British <,r()\orn- 

 ment toward the seed trade: 



"The government realizes that there 

 will probably be a serious shortage 

 of seeds next season, and more especial- 

 ly of those seeds upon which we depend 

 for food. 



"The authorities do not propose to 

 take control over the seed trade, as 

 has been done in the case of some indus- 

 tries, as it is realized that the seed in- 

 dustry is too complicated and rof|uires 

 too much special knowledge to be tack- 

 led by any politician, or in fact any- 

 one who has not had a life experience 

 in it. The board proposes to intervene 

 in two ways, viz., by assisting seedsmen 

 to obtain their supplies more expedi- 

 tiously, and, secondly, by checking 

 waste. 



"With regard to the first, the Horti- 

 cultural Trades' Association has already 

 approached the board, pointing out that 

 shipments of seed from America were 

 last season delayed as much as tiiree 

 months, arriving in some cases ;ifter th« 

 sowing season was over. The same 

 thing happened with consignmo!its from 

 Italy and other places. The government 

 is now prepared to act in tiiis matter 

 and to intervene to secure shipping fa- 

 cilities and more prompt delivery. The 

 shortage is, of course, more or less 

 world-wide, but it will ease the situa- 

 tion considerably if what surpluses do 

 exist can be promptly moved to those 

 places where the deficiency is greatest. 



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I We are all Gamblers^ | 



S otherwise we would not be in the flower-growing business. The growing S 



E of plants from hybridized seed is a sure-enough gamble, but it is gambling = 



5 with some of the thrills of "playing the ponies" or "hitting" the stock E 



S market, and without the same chance of going broke in the game. E 



I THIS MIGHT BE CALLED A 100 TO 1 SHOT = 



E We have grown a small quantity of cross-bred Antirrhinum seed, E 



= from the best greenhouse varieties in existence. This seed will certainly E 



E produce some winners, as the cross-pollenization was done by one of our E 



E best artists. We are going to sow a generous lot of it ourselves and we S 



S would use every seed, if we had the room. The man who can not get E 



E $10.00 worth of pleasure in watching these choice new hybrids as they E 



E bloom for the first time, must be troubled with an in-growing grouch, and = 



= —well, be is not in our class, that's all. We have ajbrt of a hunch that E 



= from this lot of seed will cdltne that one bcit. snapi^lpigoii that the world E 



E is waiting for. Will you be the lucky one to''reiiSe it? S 



n One seedling that pleased you and suited your special trade would be wOrth $100.00 E 



S to you, and it would be exclusively .vours. And then, there is always the chance of pro- ~ 



~ ducing a pre eminent rip-snorter of a snapdragon, that would be worth much more. In s 



S any case, seed sown this autumn will give you a bench of flowers, every one of which s 



^ will be salable. You can't lose. ~ 



E THE PRICE IS $1.00 PER TRADE PACKET | 



S To clinch the bargain, we will include a package af seed of NELROSE, the best Antirrhinum yet E 



S introduced, and alitor a dollar bill. Seed ready now, but quantity limited. Better get a move on. ^ 



I r. W. FLETCHER & CO., Inc., 



AUBURNDALE, MASS. I 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



LILT BULBS 



FALL SHIPMENT 



Giganteum, Formosiuiai, Rubrum, 



Multiflorum, Magnificum, Auratum, 



Album, Melpomene, Etc. 



Shipments distributed from New York. Chi- 

 cago. Philadelphia, Denver, London (Ont). 



Some 1916 crop from storage to offer. 



Write for IMPORT prices, stating quantity, 

 variety and size. ^^ 



NcHUTCHISON & CO. 



ea The Import House 

 95 Chambers St., U ' NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when y ou Write. 



Per caas 



Liliuni Giganteum. 7/9, 300 in case J16.00 



Lilium Auratum, large size, 125 in case.... 10.00 



Lilium Album. 140 in case 12 fiO 



Lilium Rubrum, 8 9. 200 in case .. 12.00 



Liliuni Rubrum. 10/11. 190 in case 11,65 



All flrstclass bulbs, for imniediatc dcllverv 



F.O. H. Cincinnati 



Freosla Alba. Purlt.v, $10.00 @ $12.00 por 1000 



Narcissi, Paper Whites, LiUimi C'andlduni for fall 



dcliverv. 



D. RUSCONI, 1'.>S W. (ith St.. Cincinnnti, Ohio 



Mpntlon The Review when you write. 



Lilium Harrisii - Roman Hyacinths 

 Paper White Narcissus 



Special prices on application 



J. N. THORBURN A CO. 



PANSY 



S3 Birclay St., .54'Crpiace NEW YORK CITY 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Iris, Liliums, Lycoris, Etc. 



For Fall Delivery 

 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



FLOWCRFIELD, L. I., N. Y. 



MeatllK ThyRevlew when you write. 



A ■■ ■■ ■% g% Best that crow. We Nil dl. 

 A^LLIImT rectte gardeners and floristoal 

 J%F F mi wholesale. Big beantlfal cats- 

 VkkW lognefree. Write today. 

 &BCHIAB SEED STOBB, Box S4. 8BDALIA. BO 

 Mention Tta« Berlmr wbao yoo write. 



If you desire to grow "fancy" flowers, 

 sow Wintarson's "Combination" Mixture, 

 the "last word" in Pansy seed mixtures. 

 Trade pkt., 50c; /s oz., 76c; I4 oz., $1.60; 

 ^ oz,, $2.75; oz., $5 00. 



Lilium Giganteum 



Sound Bulbs, from Cold Storage 



7x9, 300 to case, $5.50 per 100; $46.00 per 

 1000. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



Northern Greenhouse-grown Seed 



500 seeds $ ] .75 



lOc seeds 3,25 



6000 seeds 14,00 



WiNTERSON'S SEED STORE 



166 N. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO 



Uncle Si sez: 



It's dead easy to suc- 

 ceed when everything 

 goes smooth, but dis- 

 appointments and hard 

 bumps are the massage 

 treatments to the backbone of our 

 characters. Don't be a quitter — just 

 plant — and then plant some more. 

 What can we do for you, please? 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood, (Near Cincinnati) Ohio 



GIGANTEDN ULY BULBS 



FROM COLD STORAGE 



7- 9, per case of 300 $14.00 



8- 9, •• " "250 14.00 



9-10, 200 16.00 



Helton & Hunkel Ce., Milwaukee, Wis. 



