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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 13. 1019. 



layed because of this same difficulty. 

 Only four or five came on the last boat 

 to arrive from Holland, though several 

 others had planned to make the voyage on 

 the vessel. 



Alfred Jones, after four years' serv- 

 ice as advertising manager and cat- 

 alogue man for A. E. McKenzie Co., 

 Brandon and Calgary, Canada, has sev- 

 ered his connection to enter into an im- 

 Sortant engagement in the United States, 

 [r. Jones has had a wide experience for 

 a man of his years. An Englishman by 

 birth, he was for over ten years engaged 

 with W. W. Johnson & Son, seed growers 

 and exporters of Boston, Lincolnshire, 

 and several years in the wholesale and 

 export office of Kelway & Son, Langport, 

 England. He came to Canada, to join the 

 A. E. McKenzie Co., in March, 1915. 



IMPOBTS OF FORAGE PLANT SEED. 



The following table, prepared in the 

 seed laboratory of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, shows the amount of the 

 various kinds of forage plant seeds sub- 

 ject to the seed importation act per- 

 mitted entry into the United States dur- 

 ing the month of February, 1919, as 

 compared with February, 1918: 



February, 

 1918. 

 pounds 

 100 



February, 

 1919 

 pounds 



47,000 



767,400 



" i',466 



3,600 

 75,700 



6,900 



121,000 



100 



147,800 

 8,900 

 8,700 



4.%.300 

 64,400 



Kind of seed. 



Alfalfa 



Blue grass: 



Canada 181,900 



Clover: 



Alsike 527,700 



Crimson 2,600 



Ked 700 



Clover mixtures: 



White and alsike 



Alaike and timothy 3,100 



Millet: 



Broomcom 4,400 



Hungarian 



Rape 545,900 



Redtop 



Rye grass: 



English 155,800 



Italian 37,600 



Timothy 1,200 



Vetch: 



Hairy 16,200 



Spring 



ANOTHER MARE'S-NEST. 



This is from C. B. Ramsay, advertis- 

 ing manager of J. Bolgiano & Son, Bal- 

 timore: 



"We are enclosing herewith a copy 

 of an article issued by the Third As- 

 sistant Postmaster General. We are in- 

 formed by our local superintendent of 

 mails that while this article is framed 

 in the terms of a suggestion, it is in 

 fact an order that will be rigidly en- 

 forced and he claims he cannot receive 

 any catalogues after March 31 that 

 weigh less than eight ounces and are 

 over 4x9 inches in size. He claims that 

 this order is general throughout the 

 United States. Catalogues weighing 

 more than eight ounces of course come 

 under the parcel post regulations. 



"If this article has been correctly 

 defined by our local superintendent of 

 mails, it will work a hardship on a large 

 number of the seedsmen in the mailing 

 of their catalogues this year after the 

 date stated above, as well as seriously 

 affect their plans for next year's cata- 

 logues. It means that they will have 

 to fold in two beautifully lithographed 

 covers and in this way seriously affect 

 their effectiveness when they reach the 

 addressees. 



"Will you kindly bring this situation 

 to the attention of the American seeds- 

 men through your columns!" 



The circular, which was issued from 

 the office of the Third Assistant Post- 

 master General, is as follows: 



KENTIA PALM SEEDS 



i We have pleasure in offering fine, freshly gathered seeds 



I on the following terms: — 



I Kentia Forsteriana $ 1 3.80 per bushel ) | 



I Kentia Belmoreana 1 0.80 per bushel r f . o. b. | 



I Kentia Canterburyana 9.00 per bushel ) | 



i Plus insurance. Cash with order or against documents at port of arrival. | 



i When ordering give fullest instructions as to shipping directions. g 



I We have had 40 Years' Experience and handle best seeds only | 



I SEARL & SONS, Seed Merchants, 



I Cable-Myosotis Sydney, N. S. W., Australia 



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M»atloii Th» B«t1*w when ron wrIU. 



For Antirrhinums -Jt'ietieTof Tht m! 



Semi-dwarf and Tom Thumb classes; and Zinnias — the robusta 

 grandiflora and other excellent strains, including the grand new 

 variety Achievement, write to 



Watkins & Simpson, Ltd. 



27-28-29 Drury Lane, LONDON, W. C, England 



nnr 



FOR TRENCH BULBS 



^li*- DREVON-TEGELAAR A CO. 



116 Broad Street. NEW YORK 



to 

 Large Growmrs of th—m Bnlb. 

 at OlUoalM, Var, Franco 



Er SEEDS 



Flower, Vegetable and Fann 



rSend Yoor Inqalrioa to 



HURST & SON 



IS2 Hoandadltch 



LONDON, - - .ENGLAND 



The Premier Britiah Wholeaale 

 and Elzportins Seed Hooae. 



78 Yoars' Unrivalod Roputation 



MwitUm Th* B.V1.W wh— yo. wrlt^ 



CEYLON 



WILLIAM & RICHARD, 

 Alexandria Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon 



Tropical Seeds and Plants of 

 Commercial Products, etc 



DANISH SEEDS 



Cabbage, Cauliflow- 

 er, Carrot, Mangel, 

 Swede, Turnip, etc. 



CHR. OLSEN 



Seed Grower 



(EMabllohed 1882) 

 ODENSB. DBNMARK 



Contract Offers and Sam- 

 ples at your service. 



CiMe Mdrau-"FirOOUEM" Cerft: Slh U.. «. 1. C. 



Amer. Seed Trade Aaen. 



BRITISH SEEDS 



Leading House, KELWAY & SON 



FLOWO, VEGETABLE udrARM 



for present delivery or on contract. Special 

 anotttions for next season and from harreit 

 1918 now ready. 



Langport, England 



DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kinds of Seeds direct from aeed 

 srowera In Denmark. Plesae lend for price list. 



CItf. Mosbferg. 216 7th St. N.. MiaaiHiHi. Miaa. 

 Mmtiaii The Bevlaw wImb yon writ.. 



WE8TERBEEK & KLYN 



(OINERAL BULB CO.) 



We are ready to fvote en GLADIOLI 



28 Beaver Street, NEW YORK 

 8ASSENHEIM. HOLLAND 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



The Hamden Seed Co, 



Garden, Flower and Farm Seeds 



ASK FOR PRICE UST 



505 Walnut St. Kansas City, Mo. 



Mentloa Th. lUview whm yoo writ.. 



BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS t BULBS t PLANTS 



NEW YORK on 



