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The Florists' Review 



Fbbkdauv 10, 1921 



of the summer, our crop of early asters 

 was not as large as we liad lioj)e(l for. 

 Karly-fiowcriug cosmos, Emperor lark- 

 spur, caleiulula, ])ereiiiiial larkspur, 

 Shirley poppy, carnation - flowered 

 ]io])])y, peony-Uowcred popjw, calliopsis, 

 four o'clock and sweet william were all 

 good crops with us and we had am])le 

 seeds to fill our contracts in full. There 

 seems lo l>e a decided shortage in pe- 

 tunias, \arious dahlia seeds, coleus 

 seeds, some varieties of antirrhinum, 

 portulaca. sal]iiglossis and verbena, as 

 well as a iniiiiher of iMiropcan varieties 

 of seeds commonly usecl l)y .Vnu'rican 

 seedsmen. '' 



DEMAND TO FOLLOW DULLNESS. 



"Although this is the season when 

 all seed houses should be working day 

 and night to fill orders," says Secretary 

 A. R. Ward, of the Oshkosh Seed Co., 

 Oshkosh, Wis., "business is not so 

 rushing as it should be, mostly because, 

 in this line as in all others, everyone is 

 waiting until he has to have the seed 

 before he will buy it. 



"There was a good crop of medium 

 red and alsike clover grown in this sec- 

 tion this season, and the crop of garden 

 peas was also excellent, these being the 

 principal items grown here. More than 

 half of the clover seed crop is still in 

 the hands of farmers, as they are re- 

 luctant to sell at prices offered and 

 seedsmen are not anxious to buy at any 

 price. The movement of clover is the 

 slowest in years, consequently. 



"All are agreed that there will be 

 more seeds of all kinds planted this 

 season than for the last few years, 

 clover and like seeds because of their 

 cheapness this season and been use the 

 soil needs it, and garden seeds because 

 so many people are out of employment 

 that they will wish to have a garden to 

 supply their table next summer." 



MOTT-LY GLEANINGS. 



Kent Bros, have disposed of their 

 seed and poultry supply department to 

 W. R. Crooks, favorably known for 

 many years in Xewark, O. 



"During the period of the war," ob- 

 served C. S. Osburn, of C. S. Osburn & 

 Co., Newark, O.. "our seed store and 

 warehouse were finished and furnished, 

 but we lacked a. trade-mark. Seated 

 one evening bv the fireside, reading of 

 the S. O. S. distress signals flashed by 

 the allie«, the tliought darted through 

 my brain, "Sow Osburn 's Seeds." Im- 

 mediately steps were taken to copyright 

 the slogan, which, as in the parable of 

 the good seed that fell on equally good 

 ground, has yielded a hundredfold in 

 publicity, mainly owing to its original- 

 ity, and, of course, the necessary supidy 

 of quality goods. 



"There is one advantage in the 

 handling of live stock; there is always 

 life around," observed W. E. Seagle, of 

 Seagle's Seed & Pet Store, Youngstown, 

 0., referring to the choice line of birds, 

 fish and animals which the house deals 

 in extensively and which, when intelli- 

 gently handled, is a source of profit. 

 The seed department is an important 

 feature, grass seed being a strong leader. 



"If the response continues we shall 

 be well satisfied," observed Manager 

 Otto Frishkorn, of Beckert's Seed Store, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., referring to the early 

 distribution of their seed catalogue and 

 the heavy return mails. The new year 

 brought a change in the old established 

 seed and feed house of C. Beckert & Co., 



DUTCH BULBS 



We have the following Dutch Bulbs to offer, 

 received on a late shipment from Holland: 



Dutch Hyacinths, Selected, First Size 



4800 Gertrude, Pink 7500 Moreno, Pink 



Offer at $35.00 per 1000 



TULIPS 



8,000 Double Boule de Neige 1,000 Single Princess Helen 

 7,000 Single Herman Schlegel 1 ,000 Single Princess Mariana 



2,000 Single Fred Moore 3,000 Named Darwins 



16,000 Single La Reine 



NARCISSI 



3,000 Von Sion, first size 2,000 Empress, mammoth 



3,000 Sir Watkin, Single Nose 



All Tulips and Narcissi $ 1 0.OO per lOOO 



30-32 BARCLAY STREET, 



NEW YORK CITY 



Select Aster Seed for Florists 



ASTEK, EXTRA EARLY PERFECTION 



Tr. Pkt. 



White $0.25 



RoBe 25 



Dark Blue 25 



Mixed 25 



ASTER, QTIEEN OF THE MARKET 



Crimson 25 



Light Blue 2S 



Bark Blue . 



Rote 



■White 



Lavender . . 

 Blush Fink 



Purple 



MUed 



.25 

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ASTER, IMPROVED GIANT CREGO 



Light Blue 25 



White 25 



Pink 25 



Crimson 25 



Lavender 25 



Rose 25 



Purple 25 



Dark Blue 25 



Mixed 25 



ASTER, EARLY ROYAL 



Write for our Florists' Seed List, now ready 



ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 



The Home of "Pure and Sure Seeds" 



411-413 Washington Ave. ST. LOUIS, MO. 



