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74 



The Florists' Review 



April 24, 1919. 



named Nicholson's Notes and is, in the 

 words of the publisher, "a little maga- 

 zine for seed dealers." 



The cover of the publication is in two 

 colors and, in the case of the April issue, 

 carries a bit of philosophy by Berton 

 Braley, entitled, "You'll Get It." 



Clever and humorous short stories, in- 

 terspersed with pithy modern sayings, 

 share with sales talks the body of the 

 pamphlet. The stories are new — not of 

 the almanac variety — and the sales 

 talks are to the point and written in 

 an interesting style. 



In the back of the publication is a 

 seed price list, occupying ten pages. This 

 portion is considerably condensed and 

 contains a great deal of information in 

 a limited space. Garden seeds, field 

 seeds and supplies are listed. 



CATALOaUES RECEIVED. 



XiEwranoe's Oreenhotues, Ogdensbure, N. Y. — A 

 16-page catalogue of seeds, bulbs, plants, vines 

 and shrubs. As this catalogue is in condensed 

 form, customers are referred to previous issues 

 for fuller descriptions of the stock. 



Clarke Bros., Portland, Ore. — "Oregon Roses 

 and Other Beautiful Flowers," an illustrated 

 64-page catalogue, in a distinctive and tasteful 

 cover, the colors of which are a fine blending of 

 green, black and white. Roses, being the leader, 

 monopolize the first twenty-two pages. Then 

 follow gladioli, shrubs, perennials and other 

 hardy plants, greenhouse plants and flower seeds. 



J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. — 

 Two well designed, accurate, attractive and per- 

 suasive books. One of them is a 72-page general 

 catalogue of nursery stock; the other is entitled 

 "Southern Plantings, Home and Orchard," and 

 Is a really helpful treatise on how to make the 

 grounds "both fruitful and beautiful." Among 

 the illustrations in the catalogue are several 

 colored plates. The prices do not appear in the 

 body of the catalogue, but are quoted in a 16-page 

 blue insert at the end. 



Charles S. Ball, Philadelphia, Pa. — "Wholesale 

 List of Palms and Decorative Plants." Mr. 

 Ball draws attention to the prospect of "a great 

 shortage in the stocks of palms for near-future 

 needs and possibly for a long period." 



L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y. — "Berry Plants 

 and Fruit Growers' Supplies," an illustrated 48- 

 page catalogue. Though berry plants and other 

 fruit-bearing stock seem to be the specialty, the 

 book also offers ornamental nursery stock, roses, 

 perennials, seeds, tools and sundries. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



Just before Easter I made a round of 

 the commission houses and retail stores 

 of the city. As I went from place to 

 place, I remembered that on this day, 

 two years ago, while I was on the same 

 errand, I could hear the newsboys cry- 

 ing their "extras," shouting, "War has 

 been declared." During the last two 

 years I have been in close touch with 

 every florist in the city and no one 

 knows better than myself the adversity 

 the members of the trade have been 

 through. However, if one visits these 

 stores today, as I have done, little trace 

 will be found of the effects of war, ex- 

 cept in some places where there is a 

 scarcity of familiar stock. 



I first stopped at the Florists' Ex- 

 change, where I found Mr. Smyth in 

 charge. Mr. Smyth is a thoroughly 

 trained business man, and while flowers 

 are a new venture with him, he is one 

 of the most optimistic men I have ever 

 met. He has no doubt that business 

 methods, applied to the business, will 

 bring results. With associates who are 

 young and hustling, there seems to be 

 no good reason why this should not be 

 the case. 



From the Florists* Exchange I went 

 to the establishment of the S. S. Pen- 

 nock Co., where I found J. J. Perry, 

 who has been through many an Easter 

 rush, directing a corps of clerks. To 

 my question as to cut stock, he re- 



SPECIAL OFFER 



To those who consider purchasing a quantity of Gladiolus Bulbs of 

 a variety that has no equal for its blooming and keeping qualities, and 

 resisting drought better than any other commercial variety, we offer, 

 until sold, 



100,000 Mrs. Francis King 



at a price never before offered, 



$1.75 per 100; $16.50 per 1000 



We also offer other varieties at reasonable prices, all guaranteed to be 



American grown. 



1 to m-in. l^-ia. and up. 1^4-in. and up 

 Per 1000 Per 1000 Per 1000 



America $16.00 $26.00 $19.60 



Halley 25.00 19.50 



Panama 30.00 25.00 



ANERICAN BDLB CO. 



172 North Wabash Avenue 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



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Mention The Reyjew when yon write. 



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HEUER & CO. 



Moatpelier, Ohio 



Mention The Review when you write. 



plied: "We shall be short on every- 

 thing except roses. Carnations are 

 especially short and sweet peas none 

 too plentiful." I have never seen a 

 finer lot of valley than the Pennock 

 people had. This was frame-grown by 

 Fred Bauer and he certainly grew it 

 just right. Mr. Perry told me he was 

 getting $8, $10 and $12 per hundred 

 for it. 



My next stop was at the store of 

 Samuel Feast & Sons, but it was a day 

 out of the ordinary at this establish- 

 ment. It was simply impossible to in- 

 terview any of the heads of the house. 

 For a moment I caught Mrs. Hill's eye, 

 but a shake of the head was the best I 

 could do. This firm had a few of every 

 variety of flower except lilies. Made- 

 up baskets seemed to be the thing de- 

 pended on for the more expensive sales. 

 These range in price from $15 to $25. 

 I got a chance to ask Mr. Daily about 

 cut stock and he replied that he thought 

 the firm would fare all right in this 

 respect. 



I then went over to John Cook's. 

 Never in my life have I seen a finer 

 lot of hydrangeas than was on sale 

 there. This house had some especially 

 fine made-up baskets. One that struck 

 my fancy was filled with cowslips. As 

 is usually done by this firm, a vacant 

 store in the neighborhood had been 

 rented, and as fast as plants were sold 

 they were sent to this store, which was 

 used as a shipping department. 



Over at William J. Halliday's there 

 were many fine orchids to be seen. Mr. 

 Halliday said the cut stock was ade- 

 quate, but that the firm was short on 

 all plants. 



Seidewitz Bros, had a fine stock of 



SNAPDRAGON 



Snapdragon has become one of the most use- 

 ful plants under cultivation. Seedlings are best 

 and may be started at any time. We offer a 

 complete list of all the good ones: 



Seed of our famous Silver Pink, $1.00 

 per pkt.; 8 for $2.60; 7 for S6.00. Seed of 

 our new Hjrlnrld Pink and of our new Golden 

 Pink Queen, same price. Seed of Keystone, 

 Nefaroee, Garnet, White, YeUow, Utfht Pink, 

 Boston and Fancy Blfaced, 35c per pkt.; 8 for 

 Sl.OO. Free cultural directions. All orders cash, 



G. S. RAMSBURG 



Somerstvorth, N. H. 



Florists' seeds, plants and bulbs. A com- 

 plete stock of a'l the ieadinc varieties. 

 Bay Your Seeds from Men Who Know 

 Oct our new cataiocue. 



Mention The ReTJew when yon write. 



KENILWORTH 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



In Mixtnre or Sep- 

 arate Colors 



1000 seeds, 30c ;4000, $1 .00; 

 I4-0Z. , $1.25; oz., $5.00. 



Mention The ReTiew when yea write. 



GLADIOLI 



Please send for my Quotations on large or 

 small Quantities of all the leading varieties. 



JELLE ROOS 



Gladiolus Specialist Box A. MILTON, MASS. 



BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS t BULBS t PLANTS 



18 Ouanbew iitroeto WBW YORK CIT¥ 



everything. The made-up maskets were 

 especially fine. This firm makes a 



