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The Florists^ Review 



Septbmbbb 2. 1920 



The consignments on the Botterdam 

 were as follows: 



Consignee CaseB 



Bernard, Judae & C!o 490 



Equitable Trust Co 427 



Maltus & Ware 222 



Lang, R. F., & Co 488 



Richard, O. B.. & Co 18 



Thorburn, J. M., & Co 18 



Hampton, J. W., Jr., & Co 144 



International Forwarding Co 398 



Stumpp & Walter Co 152 



Henderson, P., & Co 49 



Van Waveren & Sons 185 



Van Doom, W 467 



Total 3.048 



The H. Luckenbach brought consign- 

 ments as follows: 



Consignee Cases 



Plummer, B 126 



Marshall, W. B., Co 96 



Hampton, J. W., Jr., & Co 421 



Ijang, R. F., & Co 464 



Maltus & Ware 716 



American Bxpress Co 124 



Vaughan's Seed Store 125 



Bynveld, F., & Sons 173 



Vandegrift, F. B., & Co 116 



International Forwarding Co 8857 



Van Wayeren & Sons 86 



Bernard, Judae & Co 464 



Boden & Co 101 



Porter, Walton & Co 88 



Ward, B. M., & Co 71 



Marquardt, F. 17 



American Shipping Co 279 



Gallagher & Ascher 650 



Speelman, C. J., & Sons 349 



Bracher, A. J., & Co 143 



McHutchison & Co 99 



Knauth, Nachod & Euhne 11 



Scbwake, C, & Co 20 



Bush, G. 8., & Co 191 



Sheldon, G. W., & Co 90 



Burnett Bros 83 



Total 6,388 



Rotterdam's cargo 8,043 



Previously reported 2,391 



Total to date 10,822 



CENTEAL WEST CROP BEPORT. 



Both field corn and sweet corn seed 

 crops have the best prospects, accord- 

 ing to the September crop report re- 

 cently issued by the J. C. Robinson Seed 

 Co., Waterloo, Neb. In cucumber, musk- 

 melon, squash and pumpkin seed and 

 garden beans, the acreage was either 

 originally under normal or has been de- 

 creased through various unfortunate 

 causes. In the case of muskmelons and 

 watermelons the high price obtainable 

 for the shipping article has induced 

 some growers to ship rather than grow 

 for seed. The report is as follows: 



Nebraska has been favored with one of the 

 best fleld com crops in its history and the 

 crop for seed is equal to any yet produced. The 

 ears of corn promise to be fully matured, with 

 plump and heavy kernels; the sample will be 

 bright and of high germination. Acreage is less 

 than normal. 



The report for fleld com holds true regarding 

 sweet corn. Prospects were never better for a 

 yield of bright, plump sweet corn. For sugar 

 content this year's crop is, we think, the best 

 in years. The acreage is possibly under normal. 



The acreage for cucumber seed was normal 

 at planting time, but repeated hails in the seed 

 districts of Colorado have reduced the acreage 

 thlrty-flve per cent and the yields forty per cent. 

 Many crops were so badly damaged and set 

 back that it is questionable whether they will 

 ripen. There have been many failures and. with 

 the labor scarcity, some crops may not be har- 

 vested. Higher prices will be the rule, as so 

 much hand work enters into the production of 

 cucumber and other seed of this class. Europe 

 doubtless will be in the market for large quanti- 

 ties, if the exchange rate becomes more favor- 

 able. Arkansas valley crops are two weeks late. 

 Early frost will mean damage. 



The muskmelon acreage is small and there 

 have been many losses from bugs, aphis and 

 hail. It will be a short crop, in our opinion. 

 More hand work is required in producing musk- 

 melon seed than with cucumbers: this means 

 slow contracting with farmers and more losses 

 because of the labor scarcity. The high price 

 of shipping muskmelons is also a temptation to 

 the seed growers to ship melons instead of seed- 

 ing them. 



A large acreage was planted for watermelon, 

 but It has been materially reduced by various 

 causes. Shipping melons bring such high prices 

 that the product of many fields has been shipped 

 instead of seeded. The higher cost of fertilizers 

 had added to the expense of growing water- 

 melons. In our opinion there will be many 

 failures and short deliveries. 



Inspection of Nebraska winter squash shows 

 the crops to be excellent, with a decreased 

 acreage. Yields promise to be large and stocks 



Spencer Sweet Peas 



WINTER-FLOWERING 



The extreme care in growing and selecting makes our Sweet Pea Seed of superior quality- 

 Better cannot be supplied and a trial order will convince you of the merits of our strain. 



1 oz. 

 Asta Ohn — The most popular 



lavender |0.7B 



Blanche Ferry Spenoer — BrlKht 



rose, the wings being pinkish 



or blulah-white 



Fordhook Pink — Rose pink . . . 

 Fordhook Rose — Rosy carmine 

 Heather Bell — Mauve lavender 

 Helen I<ewls — Very fine, salmon 



pink 



Heroalea — Light pink 75 



Lavender Pink — ^A fine variety .60 

 Mriody — This Is a deeper 



shade of pink 



Bed Orehld — Bright cherry red 

 Bose Queen — Bxtra fine 



.60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .78 



.76 



76 

 60 

 60 



%. lb. 

 12.60 



2.00 

 2.50 

 2.00 

 2.60 



2.60 

 2.60 

 2.00 



2.60 

 2.00 

 2.00 



1 oz. 

 Selma Swenson — Light, soft 



pink »0.60 



Song Bird — Pale pink on white 



ground .76 



Sprlnar Maid— Light pink 60 



Mrs. A. A. Skach — Clear, 



bright pink 60 



Mrs. S|>andUn — W^hlte 75 



Mrs. WlUlam Sim — Salmon 



pink 60 



Wedgwood — Magnificent, clear, 



blue 76 



Venus — White ground; edges 



pink blushed 60 



White Orchid— Pure White, . . .60 

 Yarrawa — Bright rose pink.. .60 

 Wlnter-FloweiliiK Hlxed 60 



GRANDIFLORA 



1 OS. % lb. 

 Christmas Plak — Pink and 



white $0.20 $0.60 



Christmas White — ^Whlte 20 .60 



Earliest of All — White and 



rose 20 .60 



Pansy Seed ^oz. loz. 



St. I.. S. Co. Nonparen Mix- 

 ture 12.00 17.60 



Masterpiece 1.40 6.00 



Bngnot's Giant 1.10 4.00 



Caasler's Olant (blotched) 1.00 3.60 



Trimardeaa Giant MUed 76 2.60 



los. 



FUiningo $0.20 



Le Marquis— Navy Blue 20 



Mrs. Alex. Wallace — Lavender .20 

 Mrs. F. J. Dolansky— self pink .20 

 AU Colors Mixed 20 



Daisy j^ double 



(Bellls Perennis) 



Longfellow, Rose. 

 Snowball. White. 

 Doable Hlxed 



% lb. 



$1.76 



2.00 

 2.00 



2.00 



2.60 



2.00 



2.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.7& 



% lb. 



$0.60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .SO 



loa. 

 .$1.76 



. 1.76 

 . 1.60 



St. Louis Seed Company 



The Home of "Pure and Sure Seeds" 

 411-413 Washington Ave. ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Hyacinths Tulips 

 Narcissus Crocus 



Catalogue and 

 special prices 

 on application 



J. N. THORBURN & CO., 



53 BareUr St.. NEW YORK 



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 J. K. RUGOWSKI SEED CO., Inc. 



MANITOWOC, WIS. 



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NATIONAL BULB FARMS, Inc. 



B«nton Harbor. Miehican 



Gladioli, Dahlias, Peonies 



and Hardy Perennials. 



300 acres under cultivation 



HELLER ar col 



MONTPEUER, 

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splendid. Winter sorts in other districts are 

 fair to good. Summer squasli and pumpkin in 

 Nebraska aro good and promise fair yields. 

 Other districts report prospects good. Early 

 frosts will mean much damage. 



The acreage of garden beans is insignificant in 

 comparison with that of previous years and crops 

 are from fair to good. Good weather will In- 

 crease yields. 



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XXX SEEDS 



Chinese Primrose— Finest grown, mixed. 4i»0 

 seeds. Jl.OO; Vi-rkt.. 50c; 1000. $2.00. 

 PrtmolH Obconica— Finest Giants, pkt., 50c. 

 Prim a la Malacoldes- Olant Baby. pkt.. 2Ec. 

 Primnla Kewenols-New Dwarf, yellow, 26c. 

 Cineraria— Large Flowering Uw»rf, finest grown, 



all colors, mixed, pkt . SOc; "^-pkt., 26c. 

 Ciclamen <ileant#um— Choicest Giants, mixed, 



126 seeds, $1.00; Vj-pkt., 50c: very fine. 

 Bel Us Mon8tro8a(Dal8y)— Monstrous Giant Rose, 



white and mixed, each, per pkt.. 25o. 

 Calceolaria H ybrlda Grandlflora— Very finest, 



20 choicest spotted varieties, mixed, pkt.. 50c. 

 Giant Pansy— The best Inrgi flowering varieties, 



in choice mixture, 6000 seeds, $1.00; "^-pkt., 60c; 



per 07.., $3.60; 3 ozs., $10.00. 



JOHN F. RUFF, Shiremanstown, Fa. 



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Seeds, Bulbs and Hirticultural 

 Supplies 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



101-103 Federal SL. PIITSBURGH, PA. 



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