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The Florists^ Review 



Deckmbeb 4, 1919. 



GIGANTEUM BULBS 



All sold except a moderate 

 quantity of 7 to 9's 



We are headquarters for choice Giganteum Bulbs — 

 "CREAM OF THE LILY FIELDS" 



Consult us — learn our prices— it is to your advantage. 



A. L. RANDALL COMPANY 



180 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



seedsmen and nurserymen only." The 

 editor of the Times commented on the 

 advertisement in the news columns. 



An increased number of seed cata- 

 logues will price everything by weight for 

 1920. The cental system has justified its 

 adoption. 



There will, of course, be a big seed 

 season in 1920, but to figure on a record 

 demand is to fail to recognize the fact 

 that people fully employed at high wages 

 do not garden strongly. 



Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, have 

 given notice that H. Frank Darrow Co., 

 New York, no longer represents the French 

 house in America. It was a connection 

 of more than twenty years' standing. 



NO CONCESSIONS OBTAINABLE. 



Plant Quarantine Inflexible. 



"While chambers of coMtnerce, mer- 

 chants' associations and other progress- 

 ive bodies are trying to boost foreign 

 trade as a means of insuring prosperity 

 for the American people, such autocratic 

 government boards as that at present 

 controlling horticultural commerce are 

 doing their best to kill the business — at 

 least so it seems to those most vitally 

 interested. 



As an example of the inflexibility of 

 the regulations, McHutchison & Co., New 

 York, recently addressed the following 

 letter to the representative of the Fed- 

 eral Horticultural Board in their city: 



FollowinK the vissit of our Mr. C. H. Knick- 

 man, we stnte the situiitioii in writing and re- 

 quest that .von lav the facts before Washington 

 and advise us of dfcision as six)n as jiossible. 

 The facts are tlicse: 



Owing to tlie sinlviMf of the S. S. Yoten Maru 

 oflf Yokohama, whicli was brinninK our earfiest 

 large consignment of lily t>iill)s to New York 

 via Panama canal rente, and tlie hoMing back 

 of 1,000 cases in Seattle due to lack of refriger- 

 ator cars, we are sliort of lily bulbs here, and 

 the 8 or 10 carloads now en route cannot arrive 

 in time. 



Yon can understand that this will be a big 

 loss to us. But, on the other hand, we have a 

 small surplus in Tendon, Ont., Canada, which 

 we would like to bring to New York by express, 

 but your regulations prevent this being done- - 

 imless you are willing to strain a point to meet 

 the sit\iatlon. 



The Canadian shipment went through in bond 

 from Yokohama to I/)ndon via Vancouver, and 

 while we have not yet received sliipping docu- 

 ments from Japan, we assume that no certificate 

 of Inspection is attached to the documents, nor 

 health certificates or sterilization certificates on 

 the cases — as these are not required by Cana- 

 dian laws. This, of course, is merely conjec- 

 ture on our part, but we must assume there are 

 none. What we would like to bring from London 

 are the following cases: 



.50 oases I^ilium Ciganteum, 7 to 9-inch. 



10 case» IJlium Giganteum, 8 to 10-lnch. 



25 cases I>ilium Giganteum, 9 to lOinch. 



As the soil in which tliese are packed comes 

 from the side of a mountain taken many feet 

 from the surface, there can be no danger of 

 Insect pests or plant diseases being Introduced 

 through this medium; but we are willing to con- 



BRITAIN 



Is The NATURAL HOME 



OF THE 



CABBAGE and of BRASSICAS in general, 

 KALE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, etc. 



ALSO RUTABAGA AND TURNIP. 



Write and get our special prices on all SEEDS! 



SPOT OR FORWARD DELIVERY. 



KELWAY & SON, seed^growers. LANGPORT, ENG. 



Mention Tli* B«vl«w wben 7on write. 



Walking & Simpson^ Ltd. 



will shortly issue their advance offer of seeds 

 for the approaching season, and will be pleased 

 to mail a copy on application to 



27-29 Drury Lane LONDON, England 



Mention The BeTlew when 70a write. 



JUST ARRIVED 



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FINEST QUALITY 



READY FOR IMMEDIATE DEL/VERY. FOR PRICES WRITE 



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