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The Florists^ Review 



AoousT 16, 1917. 



of the exchange as against the Ameri- 

 can dollar. This means that the grower 

 must increase his prices this season in 

 American currency by from fifteen to 

 twenty per cent to collect in pesetas 

 amounts equivalent to similar quota- 

 tions in previous years. 



' ' The quantities and values of the 

 onion seed exported by the islands to 

 American buyers during the last five 

 years are: 1912, 59,797 pounds valued 

 at $74,686; 1913, 93,378, $84,345; 1914, 

 J9,490, $43,293; 1915, 39,654, $40,828; 

 1916, 74,987, $84,387. 



"Shipping facilities via the south- 

 ern route, transshipping at San Juan, 

 Porto Eico, or Havana, Cuba, have im- 

 proved during tlie last two months, 

 and it does not appear that deliveries 

 will be more difficult than was the case 

 last year. 



"Deliveries will also be much earlier 

 than usual, the first seed probably ar- 

 riving from three weeks to a month 

 earlier than during the last five sea- 

 sons. ' ' 



U. S. JULY SEED IMPORTS. 



The seed laboratory of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, Department of Agri- 

 culture, has prepared a table showing 

 tie quantities of the various kinds of 

 forage seeds subject to the seed import 

 act that were imported in July, 1917, 

 as compared with the same month in 



1916. The table follows: 



July, July. 



1916. 1917. 



Kind of seed. Pounds. Pounds. 



Alfalfa " . f!r: 1.344.900 100 



Canada blue grass , IXA 



Awnless broom grass 1,400 ...^ 



Alsike clover .^'l^ ^rq^ 



Crimson clover ^iH?^ ^o2'n^ 



Red clover 52o,900 24.000 



White clover 37.300 •••••• 



Kr'•'.«f"!^::::;::::::::::: 111466 3!^ 



Hedtop 1-30O 



Timothy ion 800 



Italian rye grass t^'Snn 



English rye grass anonn 



White and alsike du.^uu 



"PACIFIC COAST SEED NOTES. 



A. Forbes, president of the J. F. Noll 

 Seed Co., Newark, N. J., has been visit- 

 ing the San Francisco trade. 



Hariy E. Hallawell, of the Hallawell 

 Seed Co., San Francisco, has returned 

 from a vacation at Los Angeles and is 

 making a few improvements at his 

 store in preparation for a busy season. 

 He considers the seed crop outlook 

 fairly good in California. 



A. E. Bather, of Northrup, King & 

 Co., of Minneapolis, was a recent vis- 

 itor; also W. Brotherton, manager of 

 the J. B. Rice Seed Co., of Detroit. 



S. H. G. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Kelway & Son, Langport, England.— "Special 

 Offer of Vegetable and Farm Seeds, for Fall De- 

 livery," a condensed but clearly printed ca.ta- 

 logue, with prices principally by the pound and 

 hundred iwunds. The title-page bears the state- 

 ment that the quotations are "subject to crop 

 and war risks, also to immediate reply and con- 

 firmation of order from Langport." and the list 

 closes with the additional caution, "Sliould we 

 be unable to deliver from any cause whatever. 

 we are not to be looked uijon as neglectful of our 

 customers' interest or held liable in any way." 



W. E. Marshall & Co., Inc., New York, X. Y. 



A well printed, illustrated fall catalogue of 



bulbs, valley pips, roots, strawberry plants, lawn 

 grass seed, seeds of hardy perennials and of a 

 few greenliouse plants; included, also, are as- 

 sortments of azaleas, hydrangeas, lilacs and 

 rhododendrons for forcing; twenty-four pages and 

 cover. Strawberry plants are among the special- 

 ties. Patrons are warned that "orders are ac- 

 cepted only on condition that deliveries wUl b« 

 made from Europe." 



D. "W. C. Huff, St. Paul, Minn.— "The World's 

 Choicest Peonies, Including All the New and 

 Rare Varieties." an illustrated 20-page catalogue, 

 with four pages of interesting introductory mat- 



FLOWER SEEDS 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 500 seeds. $1.75; 1000 seeds. $3.00 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 100 seeds. 16c; oz.. 60c; >4 lb., 2.00 



CINERARIA— St. L. S. Co.'s Imp. Semi-dwarf Giant Mixed Tr. pkt., 600 seeds. .60 



GIANT PANSIES 



^ oz. 1 oz. 



St. Louis Seed Co.'s Exhibition 

 Mixture. A mafirniflcent mixture. 

 The flowers are the very largest, perfect 

 in form. Korgreously colored and free 

 blooming $1.76 $7.00 



St. L. S. Co.'s "Nonpai^eil" Mixture. 

 This is cei-talnly one of the grandest 

 collections of the rarest and most 

 beautiful varieties of Pansles 1.25 5.00 



Trimardeau Giant -flowering: 

 Mixed 30 1.00 



Cassier's Giant 5 Spotted Mixed. 

 With petals of Uie finest coloring 60 2.00 



Imperial German Giant, Mixed. 

 A rich strain 50 2.00 



^4 oz. 1 oz. 

 Masterpiece. The petals waved or 

 frilled, which gives the flower an almost 

 double appearance $0.76 $3.00 



SEPARATE COLORS 

 All Giant- flowered Varieties 



Giant Adonis. Lavender blue 35 1.25 



Giant Emperor William. Ultrama- 

 rine blue 35 1.25 



Giant Gold Elsie. Clear yellow 35 1.25 



Giant Kine of the Blacks (Fau8t\ 



Pure Jet black 35 1.25 



Giant Lord Beaconsfleld. Lavender 



and violet. 35 1.25 



Giant Snowflake. White 35 1.26 



WINTER-FLOWERING SPENCER &WEET PEAS 



Blanche Ferry Spencer. Briglit 



rose and white... 

 Fordhook Pink 

 Eordhook Rose. 

 Lavender Pink. 

 Mrs. A. A. Skach 



pink 



Red Orchid 



Rose-pink 



Kosy carmine.. 



1 oz. I4 lb. 1 lb. 



$0.75 $2.50 $8.50 

 .75 2.50 8 50 

 .75 2.50 8.50 

 .75 2.50 8.50 



Clear, bright 



.65 



.75 



2.25 8.00 

 2.60 8.50 



1 oz. I4 lb. 1 lb. 

 Mrs. Wm. Sim Orchid. Salmon- 

 pink . . $0.75 $2.50 $8.50 



Rose Queen. Attractive shade of 



pink 75 2.50 8.50 



Selma Swenson. Soft pink 76 2.60 8.50 



Venus. White and pink 66 2.25 8.00 



White Orchid. Pure white 65 2.26 8.00 



Yarrawa. Bright rose-pink 65 2.25 8.00 



oT. LUUIS uLLU CU., "pure and Sure Seeds" 



411-413 Washington Ave., St. Louis, No. 



MentlOD The Review -when you write. 



Snapdragon Seed 



It is a proved fact that, for profit and easy 

 doiDg. there is no greenhouse plant that will 

 equal good Snapdragon. They reauire very lit- 

 tle attention and seed sown now will yield con- 

 tinuous blooms from February until July, 

 giving a bumper crop at Memorial, the great 

 special flower day. 



Start some seedlings today and be ready to 

 fill all empty space after mums are done. It is 

 far better and cheaper to grow your own plants. 



Seeds of our famous Silver Pink. $1.00 per 

 pkt.: 3 for $2.60; 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose. 

 Yellow, White. Garnet. Light Pink. Buxton 

 and Fancy Mixed. 36e per pkt : 3 for $1.00. A 

 special Pink Mixture, $1 00. 



Free cultural directions. 

 All orders cash. 



G. S. RAMISBURG 



SOMERSWORTH. N. H. 



Lncle Si sez: 



Love is a wonderful 

 thing — sometimes. 



Cooing and billing 

 and honeymooning. 

 Sometimes the coo- 

 ing stops, but the billing just starts. 

 What can we bill you for? 



Gitfanteum and Rubrum from storage. 

 All Bulbs this Fall. 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood, (Near Cindmuitl) Ohio 



LIUUN GIGANTEUN From Cold Storage 



7 to 9-inch flS.CO per case of 300 



8 to 9-inch 16.00 per case of 260 



9 to 10-inch 17 00 per case of 200 



Write for prices on your fall bulb order. 



LECHNER BROS.. Caiton Bld^., ST. LOUIS, NO. 



Agents for The Growers Association. 

 Anna Paulowna, Holland. 



ilways Mention the... 



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PANSY SEED 



If you desire to grow "fancy" flowers, 

 sow Winterson's "Combination" Mixture, 

 the "last word" in Pansy seed mixtures. 

 Trade pkt., 50c; yi oz., 75c; H oz., $1.50; 

 ^ oz., $2.75; oz., $5.00. 



Lilium Giganteum 



Sound Bulbs, from Cold Storage 



7x9, 300 to case, $5.50 per 100; $45.00 per 

 1000. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



Northern Greenhouse-grown Seed 



500 seeds $ 1.75 



10( seeds 3.25 



5000 seeds 14.00 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE 



1 66 N. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO 



Meiitlnii The itevlew when you write. 



Dutch and French Bulbs 



Peiurson's Noney-Worth Quality 



Write now for prices, or send your 

 want list. 



PETER PEARSON 



SeedamaD and Florist 



5732-5752 Gunnison St., 

 CHICAGO 



