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The Florists^ Review 



October 30, 1919. 



further delay, it is fearod that many of 



the bulbs will 1)0 ruined before they 



reach their destination. 



October 20 the steamer Hotterdam 



brought 24s cases and two days later 



the Westerdyk arrived from Rotterdam 



with five cases on order: 



('(iiisiKiicc ^ Cases 



A'iiii J)o()ni, AV 4 



Maltns & Wiirc ]', ji 



AiiK'ricaii Sliiiipiii;,' Co j 



Kciiiitalilc Trust Co 4K 



(Jallaclicr & As<h('r 41 



Zonni'VfUl 1 



JIdgcwoiiiiijr iV Sons (1) 



M'akcin & .McLiiiiKliliii 5!* 



Hampton, ,1. W., Jr., & Co 1 



I^aiiK, ]{. V ' ' 28 



Kingk, A. Jl., iV Co 1 



Total • o4;{ 



On steamer Westenlyk 5 



Total for week 24K 



rrevioiisly reported , _ !.35,(i87 



Total to (late ;{5,035 



CANARY ISLANDS ONION SEED. 



The onion seed crop for 3919 in the 

 Canary islands suffered so from droii<rht 

 that tiie prodiiclion of seed was, aecord- 

 injx to the United States eonsul at Teii- 

 eriffe, certainly not over .'iO.OUO jtonnds. 

 However, 72,7();j jtounds were invoiced 

 for exjiortaliou to tiie Uuiled States, 

 valued at .t7:i.040. 



The ainoiint of seed exported as com- 

 pared with the amount actually {jrown 

 in 1919 is explained by tlie fad llial 

 there were larye (pianlilies of seed re- 

 mainiufr from the record erop produced 

 last year. Owinji: 1o the small eroj> jiro- 

 duced this year many of tlie growers 

 shipped large (pian1ili(>s of I91.S seed. 

 They claim that large qiianlitics of litis 

 seed had been sent over on coiisinniiiciii 

 and that when it was not sent on con- 

 signment the buyers h:id been iiiformetl 

 of the fact that the see<l formed part of 

 the 191.S onion see(f ciop. 



According to apparently trust wortliy 

 statements, the germination possibili- 

 ties of year-old seed ate considered as 

 twenty ]ier cent below that of the jtres- 

 ejit year's crop. This year's seed, of 

 first-class tpiality, ctircfidly |>acked and 

 transjiorted under .•ivcrage conditions, is 

 claimed to be of ninety per ceui gt'rmi- 

 natioii; on this basis year-old seed 

 should figure at about seventy per cent 

 germinati\(' power. 



The season just (dosc(| slioweil excep- 

 tionally biid results as regards the white, 

 or crystal wax, variety of seed, while 

 the yellow and red crops sliowcii a l:iige- 

 ly reduced iiut more neailv nornijil |ifo- 

 (luction tlwin was the ctise with the crys- 

 tal wax. 



As the same unfavorable weather con- 

 ditions which rediiceil so liirgidy tlu' 

 onion seed output acte<i in much the 

 same manner upon tlie onions them- 

 selves, there is at this time a great 

 scarcity of bulbs of suilicieutly choice 

 variety to serve in November for jilaii- 

 tation to jirodtice the onion seed cro]) 

 of 1920. In fact, there seems little 

 doubt that a consideralde rpiantity of 

 bulbs for next year's seed will have to 

 be imported from the Spanish jieiiinsnla, 

 whi<-h will considerably increase the 

 cost of resetting the plantations. This 

 shoubl not, however, necessarily preju- 

 dice the (piality of next year's Ciiiiary 

 islands onion seed, as the i)eninsitla- 

 grown bulbs are, j>ossibly, capable of 

 producing first-class onion seed when 

 given the jieculiarly favorable climatic 

 conditions for onion seed growth that 

 obtain in those islands. 



The figures of Cantiry islands exjtor- 

 tations of onion seed for the last five 



MICHELL'S BULBS 



HYACINTHS 



First Size, Named. Single and dou- 

 ble. 



Second Size, Named. Single. 

 Third Size, Named. Single. 

 Unnamed. Single and double. 



TULIPS 



Single Early, Double Early, Cot- 

 tage Garden and Darwin. In 



named viirieties and mixtures. 



NARCISSI 



Single and Double. A large variety. 



Lil. Longiflorum Giganteum 

 FREESIAS 



NEW GIANT COLORED 

 Blue, Lavender, Pink. $1.'25 per 

 do/.; JH.OO Dor KKi; $75.00 per KKK). 

 Mixed Colors. V.ie per doz.; $5.00 



per 101); $-10.()0 per 1000. 

 Write us your reouirenients on any 

 of the above, or any other Season- 

 able Bulbs. 



OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT 



Our Wholesale Price List of Bulbs, 

 Seeds and Florists' Supplies Free 



Henry F. Nichell Co. 



518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



RUGOWSKI'S NEW ASTERS 



Will be on the market Ibis com ng season in original packages only, at $1.50 

 each. Order through your seedsman or direct Irom me. 



WISCONSrN STATK KLORIST.S' 

 A.SSOCIATION 



J. K. Ruffowski, 



Manitowor. Wis. 



September 15, 1919. 



Dear Sir:— In the name of the Wisconsin State 

 Florists' Ass'n, 1 wish to thank you for your exhibit 

 of biith the pink and white Asters, at our annual 

 meitii.K held at Milwaukee, Septemlx-r 12th. 



I am transmitting herewith the resolution pas.scd 

 at thnt meeting, enilorsing these a.sters as beinK a 

 very meritorious flower. It wa.s the sense of the 

 resolution that these Asters t^e endorsed by the asso- 

 ciation as having the lartfest flower and lon^fest stems 

 and in every way being superior to any aster thus 



far seen in the market. It is with pleasure, indeed, 

 that I aim permitted to send this mesaaKe. 



With best wishes for the future success of this 

 flower, 1 am, Yours very truly, 



WISCONSIN STAlE KLOKlSiS' ASS'N, 



H.J. Seel, secretary. 



Peter HeiMlnrfton & Co., 

 iSeedHineii 



Mr. J. K. Rujrow.ski, New York City.~ 



The sumple flowers of Asters shown were the 

 finest type of Comet or Ostrich I'lume or Crego that 

 I have ever seen in 112 years' e.\perienoe. 



C. LITTLEKIELD. 



J. K. RUGOWSKI 



Dun'tfatI to eet m7 Knrlietit 

 producer Touiatu f«eed. 



Manitowoc, Wis. 



Mention Thf Rpvipw whpn you writp 



NARCISSUS 



PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 



Per Case 

 Fir»t Size Bulbs, regular stock, l:!-cm., 1:500 to case $21.70 



Write for Our Bulb Trade Price List 



ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 



The Home of '*Pure an 

 411-413 Washinfirton Ave. 



d Sure** Seeds 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Mention The Uev it' 



Giganteum Lilies 



Inch Ca.sc Per case 



7 to ;» 3O0 Jtai.tK) 



Mo 9 '<fi) i'pO.OO 



1) to 10 200 fiO.OO 



HOLTON & HUNKEL CO. 



MILWAUKEE, - • WISCONSIN 



Jleiitioii The Review when you writP. 



w when you write. 



FROM GERMANY 



Just arrived, that high grade CYCLAMEN 

 SEED. We can spare a lew thousand in 

 Salmon, Rose, While, Red, Lilac. 

 $15.00 per lOOO 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., MUwaukee 



Mention The Bevlew when you write. 



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