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The Rorists^ Review 



March 24, 1921, 



duly authorized inspector of such coun- 

 try of origin. "With respect to this 

 amendment, the board has authorized 

 the use of certain materials as fulfilling 

 the requirement of sterilization, such 

 materials, however, to be subject to cer- 

 tification, as to compliance with the re- 

 quired conditions, by the duly authorized 

 inspector of the country of origin. The 

 following substitutes for sterilized soil 

 have been authorized: 



(1) Subsoil from .Tiipnn— The authorization 

 of the use of subsoil from .Tiipan was based 

 on the results of :in Investigation made by the 

 bureau of plant industry of the Department of 

 ARriculture, wliitli indicated that unsterilized 

 subsoil contains less orKanisms than loam or 

 top soil, even after the latter has been sub- 

 mitted to the standard processes of sterilization. 

 The conditions of the use of such soil are in- 

 dicated In the paragraphs quoted below, wliieli 

 were submitted for approval by Dr. S. I. Kuwana. 

 director of the imperial plant quarantine station, 

 Yokohama. Japan: 



"All soil used in pacliiug bulbs to he shipped 

 to the United States to be collected and handled 

 under the supervision of the director of the 

 imperial plant quarantine station at Yolcohamn. 

 Japan. 



"The director of tiie imperial plant quarantine 

 station will certify that the soil used in packing 

 is subsoil taken from two to three feet below 

 the surface: that it has been sieved, sifted, 

 dried and stored so as to prevent contamination 

 by insects and diseases and that no djingerons 

 insects or diseases are known to occur in the lo- 

 cality where tlie soil is secured." 



(2) Dnne sand from Holland. — On representa- 

 tions made by N. Van Poeteren, chief of the 

 pliytopathological service of Holland, the Imanl 

 has authorized the use, when properly certified, 

 of dune sand taken from a depth of Ave feet 

 or more from the surface. 



(3) Coral sand from Hermuda. — Similar ar- 

 rangements have been made for the use of un- 

 sterilized coral sand uncontaminated with surface 

 soil for use in packing bulbs shipped from the 

 Bermuda islands when properly certified by tlie 

 director of agriculture of those islands. 



(4) Ground peat. — The use of ground peat 

 for plant packing has been authorized by the 

 board. Peat as commerciallv mined can be 

 considered as substantially sterile with respect 

 to infestation with plant diseases or other plant 

 pests. For packing and greenhouse use It is 

 dried, ground up and powdered, and In this condi- 

 tion can undoubtedl.v safely be used as pack- 

 ing for bulbs and Its use in such condition for 

 this purpose has been, therefore, authorized. 



CATALOGUES BECEIVED. 



Naperville Nurseries, Napervllle, 111.— General 

 catalogue of nursery stock, both fruit-bearing 

 and ornamental; hardy herbaceous plants are 

 included; twenty-two pages, printed on lemon- 

 colored paper, with a neat cover of the same 

 hue. 



W. A, Toole, Karaboo, Wis. — "Hardy Plants 

 for the Home Garden; My Choicest Selections 

 of Perennials and Other Plants," including 



a limited list of the more popular shrub*-" 

 a tasteful 20page book, in a cream-tinted 

 brown-printe<l cover. The name of Mr. Toole's 

 farm, "Garry-nee Dule," is also used, he says 

 as a "mark of distinction for varieties of stock 

 of special merit." 



Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, England — 

 Perry's Supplementary Catalogue of Rock and 

 Border Plants," forty-eight closely packed but 

 clearly printed pages, with concise descriptions 

 In spite of its l)eing only "supplementary," the 

 list is exceptionally wide In its scope, compris- 

 ing great numbers of new, rare and standard 

 varieties of floating aquatics, submerged aquat- 

 ics, bog and rock plants, besides the many 

 types that are included In the ordinary collec- 

 tions of hardy herbaceous stock, 



Palis&deg Nurseries, Ino,, Sparkill, N Y 



Two cat.ilogues, general and wholesale, offering 

 perennials, shrubs, vines, vegetable plants and 

 roots, frnit-bearlng plants and a few varieties 

 of climbing and rambler roses. The general 

 catalogue, entitled "Palisades Popular Peren- 

 nials," consists of twenty-four unusually large 

 pages, printed on enameled paper and bound In 

 an attractive black and white cover: at the end 

 is a page of "cultural directions for the per- 

 ennial garden." Enclosed is a list of seeds of 

 perennials. The wholesale list is condensed to 

 eight pages. 



SEEDSMEN'S SEBVICE. 



Service is the slogan that is sweep- 

 ing the country today, wrote W. S. Har- 

 mon, manager of the seed department 

 of the H. M. Sanborn Co., in the Oak- 

 land Enquirer recently. We see as 

 the motto of one of our foremost clubs, 

 "He profits most who serves best," and 

 again, "Service, not self." Everywhere 

 one turns the idea of service in business 

 is being emphasized. 



Dutch Bulbs French Bulbs 



Van Zanten & Co. 



Royal "Veelzorg" Nurseries 



Hillegom, Holland 



Branch Nurseries at Ollioules, France 



Highest Grade of Bulbs Only 



Write for our prices before you order. 



Catalogues free on application. 



Our trade is strictly wholesale. 



Address all correspondeoce till May 1st: 



116 Broad Street, New York City 



MentiOD The Review when you write. 



SPECIAL OFFER OF GLADIOLUS BULBS 



Bargain prices on fine, young bulbs for outside planting, all true to name and 

 tree from disease. 



Prices all per 1000. lU tol%-in. 



America $16,00 



Mrs. Francis King 15.00 



HaUey 20.00 



Panama 25.00 



General Mtxtiire 12.00 



250 and more of one kind at the 1000 rate. 



BL'LBI^TS, Free from Soil: 



America $16.66 



Mrs. I'l-ancis King 1600 



Halley 2o!oo 



Panama 40.00 



General Mixture 10.00 



Above quotations all made subject to stock being unsold on recelDt of oMtiter fob 

 West Grove. Pa. ^ r^ • • • • 



N. LEON WINTZER, Cladlolui Grower, 



West ^ove. Pa. 



Mention The EcTlew when yon write. 



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P. Vos & Son 



Mt. Clemens, Mich. GLADIOLI 



Growers of 

 New and Choice 



Mention The Berlew irhen yoo write. 



NATIONAL BULB TARNS, be. 



B«ntea Harbor, Mtchisaa 



Gladioli, Dahlias, Peonies 



and Hardy Perennials. 



300 acres under cultivation 



The question is, "What is the seeds- 

 man doing about service?" If he is 

 up-to-date and awake he is studying 

 all tlie improved varieties of flower 

 and vegetable seeds that are being in- 

 troduced from time to time; he is learn- 

 ing the amounts of seed required to 

 plant a unit of space; the best variety 

 to plant; the proper time for planting; 

 cultural directions; adaptability of 

 soils; fertilization methods, etc., and 

 when the customer purchases only a 

 small 10-cent packet, the seedsman 

 should be ready instantly with all the re- 



GLADIOLI 



SPECIALISTS 



The Standard Bulb Co. 



Benton Harbor, Mich. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



GLADIOLI 



Please send for my Quotetions on large or 

 small Quantities of all the leading varieties. 



Dept A. 



JELLE ROOS 



GLADIOLUS SPECTALIST 



CONCORD, MASS. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon writ*. 



DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kinds of Seeds direct from seed 

 growers In Denmark. Please send for price list. 



CHR. MOSBJERG. zic 7tkSt. N..MiiuiMpoU<, Mia& 



