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110 



The Rorists^ Review 



Januabt 29, 1920 



and the response is cheering. The tests 

 show a large percentage of germination 

 in all kinds of seeds. This seems gen- 

 eral and is a cause for congratulation. 



W. M. 



IMPORTS OF GBASS 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 

 from January 1 to 15 inclusive and 

 also for the six and one-half months 

 ended January 15: 



Jan. 1 to 15, 6^ months 

 inclusive, ending Jan. 

 1920 15, 1920 



Kind of seed pounds pounds 



Alfalfa 1,019,900 7.982,800 



Blue grass: 



Canada 33,500 887,000 



Brome grass, awnless... 32,100 106,600 



Clover: 



Alsike 402,900 4,447,600 



Crimson 126.600 6,2S1,200 



Red 678,900 7,082.900 



Wliite 10,700 66,100 



Clover mixtures: 



White and alsike 21,700 



Red and alsike 700 



Alsike and timothy.... 8,900 209,100 



Millet: 



Broom com 225,400 



Hungarian 18,800 25,800 



Ulstures: 



Grass 100 



Orchard grass 235.100 1.678,400 



Rape 1,141,100 4,656,100 



Redtop 800 



Rye grass: 



Bnglish 241.900 992.400 



Italian 79,400 675.200 



Timothy 8.200 



Vetch: 



Hairy 118,500 817.800 



Spring 282,200 



IDENTIFTINO ITALIAN SEED. 



Of the total quantity of alfalfa seed 

 imported during the five months ending 

 November 30, 1919, ninety-seven and 

 six-tenths per cent, or 5,031,400 pounds, 

 and of red clover seed, eighty-eight per 

 cent, or 3,644,500 pounds, came directly 

 or indirectly from Italy. Because of the 

 high proportion of Italian alfalfa and 



Rynveld's Gladioli 



None Better Grown 



Order now for immediate or future delivery. 



Ij^-inch lJ4-inch 

 1000 1§00 



America $33.00 \ $25.00 



Augusta 32.00 28.00 



Baron Hulot 50.00 45.00 



Brenchleyensis 28.00 23.00 



Chicago White 32.00 28.00 



Europe 75.00 65.00 



Glory of HoUand 45.00 40.00 



HaUey 35.00 30.00 



Mrs. Francis King 28.00 24.00 



Mrs. Frank Pendleton 50.00 45.00 



Niagara 40.00 35.00 



Panama 50.00 * 45.00 



Peace 40.00 35.00 



Pink Beauty 50.00 45.00 



Princeps 40.00 35.00 



Schwaben 55.00 50.00 



War 60.00 55.00 



Willy Wigman 50.00 45.00 



Florists' Mixture 18.00 15.00 



Ask for our prices on smaller sizes and bulblets. 



Cannas, Caladiums, Tuberoses and Hardy Lilies 



TERMS: All bills payable 60 days net. Unknown correspondents 

 please send cash with order less 2 per cetil. Cases and barrels 

 charged extra at cost. 



F. RYNVELD & SONS 



HILLEGOM 61 Vesey Street OLLIOULES (Var) 



HOLLAND NEW YORK FRANCE 



red clover seed now being placed on the 

 market in the United States, it seema 



PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS FOR 1019. 



The fiKore* tprea for 1919 in the followinc table repretent in the main • eompilatioo of reporta received by the Borean 

 of Market* of the Drpartmrat of Acrinilture from eommercial growen. giving the ettimated (actual wherever poasible) 

 •wage yiekJ per acre and total production of each vegetable aeed crop grown by them. Tboae given for 1918 and 1017 

 w«c compiled from reports mbmitted in vegetable aeed acreage and production aurveya. 



Liliom Giganteam 



From Cold Storage 



SPECIAL PRICEi 



7x9-perl00 $18.00 



7x9-per case 300 60.00 



B. E. and J. T. Cokely 



Scranton, Pa, 



li«iatloa Ths Itevtaw mtfn you wHt*. 



Chas. Schwake & Co., he 



LILY OP THE VALLEY 



90-92 West Bnkwir NEW YORK 



Mention The Revlaw when yea writ*. 



United Bulb Co. 



The Home of Qioice Gladioli 

 Mi. Clemens, Michigan 



Always in«Atlon tli* r-.nrlmtm* Rmwltm 

 wban wrltlnc atf -mrOmmrm* 



