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The Florists^ Review 



Decembkh .'50, 1!)20 



Golden Yellow Calla 



Calla EUiottiana 



For Easter Forcing and 

 For Spring Flowering 



A prime lot of well matured bulbs which can still be brought into flower 

 for Easter, or may be carried along for Spring Sales. All are of good 

 flowering size. 



Bulbs 1% to l^j inches in diameter, $2.00 per dozen; $16.00 per 100 



'• \U to 2 3.00 " 20.00 



" 2i4to2i2 ' 3.50 " 25.00 



" 3 ' 5.00 " 35.00 



HENRY A. DREER 



714-716 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Tlie members of the analysts' associa- 

 tion committee present were G. T. 

 French, of Virginia, chairman; F. W. 

 Taylor, of New Hampshire, and Edgar 

 Brown, of Washington, D. C, president 

 of the association. 



MORE HOLLAND VALLEY PIPS. 



Seventy-five cases of lily of the valley 

 I)ips arrived at New York, December 

 -1, from Kottenlam on the steamers 

 Nieuw Amsterdam and A. F. Lucken- 

 bach. They were consigned as follows: 



Consipnt-p Cases 



Hampton. J. W.. Jr.. & Cn 2 



I..;niK. K. V.. & Co ]...10 



HoBcwoiiiim & Son 22 



Spcolin.in. C. .1.. & Sons 22 



Steer, J., & Co 1 



Holple. W. A '.'.'.'.'.'.'. 1 



^f.■lltus & Ware 17 



Total J-, 



THE ANNUAL INVASION. 



The annual invasion by the army of 

 bulb salesmen is in stronger force this 

 year than ever before in the history of 

 the trade. Conditions in Holland and 

 in the rest of Europe have turned to- 

 ward America the thoughts of many 

 houses which heretofore have sold their 

 bulbs only in P^urope. Numerous con- 

 cerns are sending men here this year for 

 the first time and older exporters to the 

 I'uited States are sending stronger dele- 

 gations of salesmen than in other years. 

 The advance guard arrived in November, 

 not counting the resident representa- 

 tives, who st;iy here all the year around. 

 On the Nieuw Amsterdam, wliich reached 

 New York just before Christmas, there 

 were fourteen bulb salesmen and it may 

 be a matter of note that more than half 

 of them were in the first cabin. The 

 Rotterdam is due to dock within a few 

 days with more than thirty bulb trav- 

 elers on board. Well informed Holland- 

 ers say that nearly, if not quite, 150 

 different exporting houses will have rep- 

 resentatives in America by the end of 

 .January and that the total number of 

 men here in th(> interest of those ex- 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



WELL RIPENED AND FAIR GRADING 



Northern Grown — Ready Now 



No. 1 No. 2 



100 1000 100 1000 



America, pink |3.50 J30.00 $3.00 J27.50 



Augusta, white 4.00 35.00 3.00 28.00 



Baron Hulot, deep violet 7.00 60.00 6.00 60.00 



Brenchleyensis, scarlet 3.50 30.00 3.00 27.60 



Chicago White 4.00 35.00 3.50 30.00 



Empress of India, maroon 5.00 45.00 4.50 40.00 



Golden West, orange 4.00 35.00 3.50 30.00 



Halley, salmon pink 3.50 30.00 3.00 27.50 



Ida Van, salmon red 4.00 35.00 3.50 30.00 



Independence, orange scarlet 3.50 30.00 3.00 25.00 



Klondyke, yellow 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 



Lily Lehman, ivory white 6.50 60.00 5.50 50.00 



Meadowvale, white 3.50 30.00 3.08 26.00 



Mrs. Francis King, salmon red 3.50 30.00 3.00 25.00 



Mrs. Frank Pendleton, flush pink 6.00 55.00 5.00 46.00 



Mrs. Watt, wine color 5.50 60.00 4.00 37.50 



Niagara, cream 6.00 60.00 4.50 40.00 



Panama, satin pink 6.00 50.00 5.00 40.00 



Peace, white 6.00 50.00 5.00 40.00 



Schwaben, yellow 7.00 65.00 5.50 50.00 



Yellow Hammer, pure yellow 5.00 45.00 4.00 37.50 



Primullnus Hybrids, fancy selected 3.50 30.00 3.00 25.00 



Primullnus Hybrids, commercial forcing 3.00 26.00 2.60 20.00 



Miranda, Primullnus Type, yellow 3.50 30.00 3.00 25.00 



L J. REUTER CO.,n;^w^te^Ro. Bostoii,Nass. 



Snapdragons 



are big money makers and will be used more 

 extensively than ever. Grow your own plants 

 and avoid transportation delays. 



SEED of our famous Silver Pink, $1.00 perpkt.: 

 8 for I2.S0: 7 for J5.00. 



SEED of our new Hybrid Pink and of our new 

 Golden Pink Queen, same price. 



SEED of Keystone. Nelrose, Garnet, White, 

 Yellow, Light Pink, Buxton and Fancy Mixed. 

 85c per pkt,: S for Sl.OO. 



Free cultural directions. All orders cash. 



G.S.RANSBURG, SONERSWORTH,N.H. 





LIVE WIRE 



J. A. Vandervoort & Co. 



Wholesale Bulb Growers 

 NOORDWYK - HOLLAND 



Also Nurseries at Sassenheim 

 Absolutely the lareest growers in Holland of 



Bic. Victoria, Golden Spur and Von Sion 



Also large growers of 

 HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ETC. 

 Mall Address— Care of 



MALTUS & WARE 

 116 Broad St. New York City 



Oof representatiTCt will be calliag on yon. 



