Dbcbmbbr 4, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



109 



Get Your New Crop Flower Seeds From Us 



ANTIRRHINUM Snapdracon 

 The Three Qoeena 



Three splendid Snapdragons of the 

 semi-dwarf types, rrowinK about 1V& feet 

 In height, suitable for bedding or cutting 

 also. Can be grown In greenhouse as 

 well aa outdoors. We consider them the 

 best three varieties of their type. 



Rose Queen. Fine rosy pink. 



White Queen. Pure snow-white. 



Oolden Queen. Clear golden yellow. 

 i:ach, pkt., 10 ctH. ; V* oc, 40 eta. ; os. $1.60 

 S. & W. CO.'S GIANT-FLOWERIMO TAL,L 



The following varieties of this splendid 

 florist's cut-flower are quite the best we 

 know of. We have, after careful trials, 

 tested only those which we know are tall 

 growers, carrying good spikes of bloom. 



Pkt. % Oz. Oz. 

 Album. Very large.; pure 



white $0.05 $0.30 $1.00 



Blood-Red. Rich, dark 



red 05 .30 1.00 



Carmine-Rose. Carmine, 



yellow lip 05 .30 1.00 



Chamois. Beautiful cha- 

 mois-rose 05 .30 1.00 



Coral-Red. Pretty shade 



of coral-red 05 .30 1.00 



Fairy Queen. Rich sal- 

 mon, white throat 05 .30 1.00 



Lnteum. Pure yellow. . . .05 .30 1.00 

 Queen Victoria. Pure 



white 05 .30 1.00 



Rose Dore. Salmon-rose .05 .30 1.00 

 Scarlet. Bright scarlet. . .05 .30 1.00 



Striped. Striped U5 .30 1.00 



Special Mixture. Named 



sorts 05 .25 .75 



ANTIRRHIUM Pkt. 



SUver Pink $1.00 



Nelrose 60 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 

 ■ Greenliouse grown 



100 Seeds $0.40 



600 Seeds 2.00 



1,000 Seeds 8.60 



2,500 Seeds 8.60 



6,000 Seeds 16.26 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI Pkt. 



100 Seeds $0.16 



1,000 Seeds 76 



6,000 Seeds S.OO 



CALENDULA ORANGE KING 

 Extra Selected Seed 



A very flne double strain of this popu- 

 lar greenhouse forcing annual. ^ oz., 

 50c; oz., $1.50. 



CINERARIAS 



S. & W. Company's Gfont Flowering 

 Mixed. This strain of Prize Cineraria is 

 grown for us by a famous Bnglish seed 

 specialist. The flowers seldom measure 

 less than 3 inches in diameter, comprising 

 the following colors: White, rose, flesh, 

 crimson, blue, violet, etc. The plants 

 are of a very robust dwarf habit, which, 

 combined with the mass of giant blooms, 

 makes this strain exceedingly valuable. 

 Trade pkt, $1.00; pkt., 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



The plants from which this seed Is 

 produced are selected only from those of 

 superior bloom and foliage. 



100 Seeds 1,000 Seeds 

 Giant Salmon Rose... $2.50 $20.00 



Giant Dark Red 2.50 20.00 



Giant Light Red 2.60 20.00 



MIGNONETTE 



S. & W. Co.'B Triumph. This Migno- 

 nette is one of the choicest varieties for 

 winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's 

 Deflance, except that spikes are more 

 compact and the individual florets are 

 much larger In size. Seed of this grand 

 variety Is grown In our greenhouses, and 

 is saved from the best spikes. Plants 

 grow from 2 to 8 feet high, producing 

 flower-spikes up to 20 .Inches long. Flo- 

 rists should try this Mignonette. Pkt., 

 25 cts.; oz., $6.00. 



Allen's Deflance. Popular florists' 

 variety; our strain is the best procurable. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.60. 



SALVIA 



Our strains of Salvias have all been 



grown especially for us and have been 

 selected from specimen blooms. 



Pkt. y,. Oz. Oz. 



America $0.50 $1.50 $5.00 



Bonfire 10 .75 2.60 



Splendens 50 1.60 



Zurich 15 1.25 4.60 



SHAMROCK Pkt. Oz. 



True Irish $0.25 $0.75 



SMILAX 



A greenhouse climber. Used very exten- 

 sively for floral decorations. 



^4 Lb. Lb. Pkt. Oz. 

 Cultivated Seed ...$100 $8.50 $0.10 $0.35 



S. & W. CO.'S IMPROVED GIANT 

 PERFECTION STOCKS 



These stocks are the very finest of all 

 for cutting. Of splendid pyramidal 

 growth, with long spikes of large, dou- 

 ble flowers. Height, 2 to 2^ feet. 



All of our stock seed Is produced from 

 plants In pots. pj^t ^ q^, qz. 



White $0.16 $1.00 $3.00 



Chamois-Rose 16 1.00 8.00 



Fiery Crimson 15 1.00 S.OO 



TJirht Bine 16 1.00 3.00 



Dark Blue 15 1.00 8.00 



Purple 15 1.00 3.00 



Sulphur- Vellow 15 1.00 3.00 



Mixed 15 1.00 3.00 



S. ft W. CO.'S LARGE-FLOWERING 

 DWARF BOUQUET STOCKS 



Our stock of large-flowering Dwarf 

 Bouquet Stocks is grown with the greatest 

 care and is the flnest dwarf variety (or 

 growing for pot-plants, pjjj ^ qz Oz 



White $0.15 $1.00 $8.00 



nrilliant Rose 15 1.00 8.00 



rale Itnk 16 1.00 8.00 



Fiery Crimson 15 1.00 3.00 



Light nine 15 1.00 8.00 



Dark Blue 15 1.00 8.00 



Snlpliur- Yellow 15 1.00 8.00 



Mixed 15 1.00 3.00 



WINTER-FLOWERING STOCKS 



The following varieties of stocks are In 

 every way among the best: 



Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh-pink. 

 Pkt, 15 cts.; % oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 



Crimson King. Brilliant, fiery crimson. 

 Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz.. $1.00; oz., $3.00. 



Empress Augusta Victoria. Blue. Pkt., 

 15 eta.; % oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 



Mont Blanc. Pure white. Pkt, 15 cts.; 

 % oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 



Queen Alexandra. Lilac-rose. Pkt., 

 15 cts.; Vt, oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 



Sulphur King. Rich yellow. Pkt., 15 

 cts.; V* oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. , 



VERBENA 



S. & W. Co.'s Mammoth Fancy Strain 

 Our Mammoth Fancy Strain of Ver- 

 benas is the best procurable. It cannot, 

 we believe, be excelled for freedom of 

 bloom, size or color. ^ Pkt. % Oz. Oz. 

 Mammoth Fancy, Pink.. $0.05 $0.50 $1.50 

 Mammoth Fancy Defiance, 



Scarlet 05 .50 1.50 



Mammoth Fancy, Blue. . .05 .50 1.50 

 Mammoth Fancy, White.. .05 .50 1.50 

 Mammoth 19'ancy, Mixed. .05 .40 1.25 

 Hybrida Selected, Mixed. .05 .25 .75 



VINCA 



Excellent bedding plant; sow seeds 

 early. pkt Oz. 



Alba. Pure white $0.10 $1.00 



Rosea. Bright rose 10 1.00 



Rosea allm. White, witli rosy 



eye 10 1.00 



Mixed 10 .76 



WINTER-FLOWERING SPENCER 



SWEET PEAS 



Ready for Delivery Now 



30-32 Barclay Street, 



NEW YORK CITY 



fliip sliipmonts to points around Now York, so 

 timt yoii can arrange for tlio dispuHition of the 

 soil used as packing material if you so desire. 

 Kindly take up tbis matter promptly with 

 Washington, for we expect to receive at least 

 1,.">00 ciLses witliin three weeks, so that there 

 would be no advantage in getting this small lot 

 from Canada unless we could get tliem in by ex- 

 press ahead of tlie freight shipments en route. 

 'I'hanl<ing joii in advance for your decision, we 

 ri'muin. 



The reply came from Harry B. Snow, 

 pathological inspector in charge, room 

 30.J Custom House, New York, as fol- 

 lows: 



Reference Is made to your letter of the 19th 

 instant, in regard to shipments of lily bulbs 

 from Japan which have been routed to a Cana- 

 iliiin point and whicli you surmised to liave been 

 paciied in unsteriiized soil because the shipper 

 was under the impression that they were Intend- 

 <'<I for the Canadian marlset and not for that of 

 tlio United States. In reply to your query ns to 

 wlietlier the board will allow sucli bulbs to t)o 

 sliipped into the United States. I have to advise 

 .von that the l)oard considers it impossible to 

 permit the entry of su<'h l)ullis into this coun- 

 try and that strict compliance with tlie soil 

 sterilization requirements must he insisted upon. 

 Doiihtless yon will be nlile to dispose of the bulbs 

 in Canada. 



Apparently no assistance can bo 

 looked for from tlin authorities unless 



it can be shown that the proposed im- 

 portation is for the purpose of estab- 

 lishing American production. 



INYESTiaATIONS OF SEEDS. 



Se«d Importations. 



Activities regarding investigation of 

 seed supplies last year are described in 

 the recently issued report of the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry of the Department 

 of Agriculture, as follows: 



"During the last year comparatively 

 few lots of seed have been offered for 

 entry which did not comply with the 

 requirements of the seed importation 

 act. The most striking exceptions have 

 been certain lots of Canadian alsike- 

 clover screenings which have been im- 

 ported for the purpose of recleaning. 



"Of those seeds covered by the act 

 the imjjortations during the fiscal year 

 1919 liave been few as compared with 

 1917 and tlie preceding year, with the 



exception of alsike-clover, of which 

 7,000,000 pounds were imported, as com- 

 pared with 3,500,000 pounds last year 

 and 4,500,000 pounds the previous year, 

 these three years being those of largest 

 importation of this kind of seed. It is 

 evident that practically this entire quan- 

 tity of alsike-clover seed was put into 

 consumption, so there will be little, if 

 any, carry-over of the seed imported dur- 

 ing the fiscal year. 



' ' There was a remarkable falling off 

 in the quantity of rapeseed imported, 

 639,000 pounds this year as compared 

 with more than 11,250,000 pounds last 

 year, both years' importations coming 

 principally from Japan. 



Seed Testing. 



"During the year, 18,820 samples of 

 seed were received for test at the Wash- 

 ington laboratory and 10,252 at the five 

 branch laboratories maintained in co- 

 operation with state institutions. 



"Following a conference with seeds- 



