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The Florists^ Review 



JANUAUY 20, 1921 



RUGOWSKrS ASTERS 



Are The World's Best — We Have Proven It. 



SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ASTERS AND 

 OTHER NOVELTIES NOW OUT. WRITE TODAY. 



J. K. Riigowski Seed Co., Manitowoc, Wis. 



Eico for the ten previous years are 

 given: 



Years Pounds Value 



1910 37,205 $ 36,B09 



1911 34,699 32,347 



1912 61,197 75,437 



1913 95,516 86,678 



1914 42,552 45.841 



1915 40,749 41,800 



1916 76.487 84,387 



1917 128,620 139,501 



1918 94,045 99,036 



1919 71,630 76,686 



The annual average of declared ex- 

 ports for the 10-year period preceding 



1920 was 68,270 pounds with an average 

 value of $71,802, so that, judged by 

 these figures alone, the 1920 crop was 

 only slightly below the average in 

 quantity, and has been exceeded in 

 value only by that of the record year 

 1917. 



The declared exports of a given year 

 are not, however, an absolutely accu- 

 rate index of the total production of 

 seed. In the first place, although the 

 bulk of the crop is always shipped to 

 the United States, a certain quantity 

 finds a market in other countries, 

 chiefly Bermuda, Cuba and other "West 

 Indian islands, Brazil and Argentina. 

 According to estimates, such exports 

 account for from ten to twenty per cent 

 of the output. On the other hand, it 

 frequently happens that a certain 

 amount of seed is carried over from one 

 year to another, either because it was 

 not possible to ship it in time or because 

 of lack of demand. It is thought that 

 from 10,000 to 15,000 pounds of old 

 seed are included in this year's returns. 

 Naturally, such seed would be of in- 

 ferior germinating power, but the 

 amount of deterioration would depend 

 largely upon the storage conditions to 

 which it had been subjected. The 

 short crop and high prices of last sum- 

 mer, when Yellow Bermuda was sold 

 locally at $1.30 to $2 per pound and 

 Crystal Wax at $1.60 to $2.50, have re- 

 sulted in the clearing out of most of 

 the supplies of old seed, so that carried 

 over stocks must be small. 



Prospects for 1921 Crop. 



The high prices received during 1920, 

 together with the fact that onions for 

 planting have been much lower in price 

 than a year ago, have undoubtedly 

 stimulated plantings. The weather has 

 so far been favorable, so that it is not 

 unreasonable to anticipate a decided 

 increase in the yield for next year. It 

 must be borne in mind, however, that 

 the crop is an uncertain one and sub- 

 ject to damage from disease and 

 weather. Contracts for next year 's seed 

 have been made on the basis of about 



Flower Seeds for Florists 



SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



1 oz. 1 lb. 



Asta Ohn Spencer $0. 35 $5. 00 



Blanche Ferry 35 5.00 



ConnteM Spencer .30 4. 00 



lUnminator 35 5.00 



King Edward 30 4.00 



King White 40 5.50 



White Spencer 40 5.50 



Tr. Pkt. 1 oz. 



SalTia Splenden* $0.25 $1.25 



Salria Sgjnident Zurich ... .50 3.50 



Salria pendent Bonfire . . .50 2.00 



Salvia Splendent Fireball . . .50 3. 00 



Thnnbergia, Mixed 20 .75 



VincaRosea 20 .75 



VincaRoiea Alba 20 .75 



Vinca Rosea Pnra 20 .75 



Mixed 20 .75 



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Finest dahlia under cultivation $0.50 $5.00 $35.00 



John Boreel. Decorative. Color similar to King of the Autumn.. 1.00 10.00 75.00 

 Mina BurKle. Decorative. Without a doubt finest red for cut flower 



purpose 15 1.50 10.00 



Sylvia. Decorative. White edged pink. Fine for the retail florist .10 1.00 8.00 



A. D. I^ivoni. Show. Soft pink, very free bloomer 10 1.00 8.00 



Maud Adams. Show. The best commercial dahlia to date. Color 



pure snow white overlaid clear delicate pink 35 3.50 20.00 



Storm King:. Show. An elegant white, very free bloomer 12 1.25 8 00 



Madonna Peony. I.arge white with pinkish shadings, long stems .15 1.50 10.00 



Diemont Von ByHteln. Peony. Lilac changing to light blue 20 2.00 15.00 



Countess of I^onsdale. Cactus. Deep Salmon. A fine dahlia 15 1.50 12.00 



Our Stock will please the most critical buyer. 



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GLADIOLI 



Let us Quot* you on all leading varieties 



UNITED BULB CO. 



The Home of Choice Gladioli 

 Box A, MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. 



$1.30 f. 0. b. Teneriffe for Yellow Ber- 

 muda, and $1.75 for Crystal Wax. 

 i Unless a regular, direct line of steam- 

 ers to the United States should be in- 

 augurated in the meantime, shipments 

 will probably continue to be routed to 

 New York via Liverpool, as last 

 season. It will also be possible to ship 

 to New Orleans via Havana by several 

 Spanish lines. While in theory this 

 would seem the most direct route for 

 Texas shipments, in practice it has not 

 given as satisfactory results as tran- 

 shipment in England. Expenses from 

 Teneriffe to Texas, including freight, 



New Colors m Gladiolus 



Are you acquainted with my Gladiolus 

 Primulinus varieties? Nothing is more 

 elegant and beautiful than my Gladiolus 

 Primulinus, with their artistically ar- 

 ranged flowers and their Oriental colors. 

 And nothing is more bright and brilliant 

 than my Gladiolus Chautauqua Red. 



Catalogue, including Iris and Peonies, 

 free on reauest. 



THE CHAUTAUQUA FLOWER FIELDS 



C. Zeestrat«n, Prop. 

 Bemus Point New York 



insurance, etc., work out at not far 

 from 20 cents a pound. 



Eoughly speaking, there are three 

 classes of firms that export onion seed. 

 The first consists of regular dealers 

 who have been in the business for years 



