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The Florists^ Review 



May 10, 1917. 



*ents per pound, carrots at $1 to $1.20 

 jHjr pouud, parsley at 40 c-outs, and otlier 

 Danish ^specialties at corrospoiuting ad- 

 vances, subject to prohibition of export 

 and other risks. 



Tiif. New York oflicc of Westerbeek & 

 Kiyii has notified tlie liiiu's customers in 

 America, who are many, tliat no spriny- 

 deliveries nili be made, due to the inabil- 

 ity to get stock over from Jlolland. It is 

 stated, however, that it is expected to 

 make fall deliveries as usujil. 



The Baltimore seedsnmn, Charles J. 

 liolgiano, of J. Bolgiano & Son, has been 

 appointed to serve on tlie farm labor coju- 

 mittee of the Maryland Preparedness and 

 Purvey Commission, the object of which 

 is to better conditions for Maryland farm- 

 ers and to li MM lice crojis wherever neces- 

 sary. 



A WELL-EQUIPPED STORE. 



At (Canton, ()., there is the Holmes- 

 Lethernian .Seed Co., the i)arties at in- 

 terest being George M. Lethernian and 

 H. L. Holmes, .Ir., the latter the son of 

 Harry L. Holmes, of Harrisburg, I'a. 

 A general retail seed business is done 

 in a store that is claimed to lie second 

 to none in the state for elliciency. The 

 accompanying illustration, ])repared 

 from a j)hotogra]th, gives an idea of the 

 facilities and a suggestion of the con- 

 fidence of the management may be 

 found on the letter-head, which car- 

 ries no disclaimer. 



PROPOSED WAR-TIME MEASURE. 



In the tentative plan of the l)ei)art- 

 ment of Agriculture for increasing the 

 country's food production, which was 

 submitted at the i-ecpiest of the Senate, 

 there are several matteis touching the 

 interests of the seed trade. The prin- 

 cipal function of the department under 

 the prop(»sed jdiin would be not only to 

 promote extensixc ''cultivation of town 

 lots and unused lands adjacent to 

 towns," but also to increase the acre- 

 age, where time still ])ermits, of corn, 

 oats, barley, rice, sjtring wheat, jteas, 

 beans, covvpeas and soy beans. A gov- 

 ernmental camjiaign of such scope and 

 character obviously would act as a 

 great impetus to the sale of seeds, both 

 vegetable and field. In fact, it seems 



LILY BULBS 



GIGMTEUM- 



SHIPMENT FROM STORAGE 



7- 9 inch $15.00 per case of 300 



9-10 inch 16.50 per case of 200 



Write for Price List on Cannas and Caladiums. 



ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 



THE HOME OF "PURE AND SURE SEEDS" 

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



Mpntlon Th«» Rpvl«»w when yon write. 



Orders taken now for 1917 crop 



Valley 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc. 



90-92 W. Brwdway. NEW YORK 



GLADIOLI 



New Catalogue Ready 



JOn LEWIS CmLDS, Inc. 



Flowerf ield. L. U N. Y. 



tliat the amount of business done by 

 seedsmen would l)e limited only by the 

 supply of seed stocks on hand. 



One of the recommendations offered, 

 however, is of special interest. It pro- 

 vides for the ' ' sufejJuarding of seed 

 stocks for 11)1 H in case of untoward 

 climatic or other conditions affecting 

 important crops. In emergencies the 

 department should liave authority to 

 furnish seeds in restricted areas where 

 scarcities ])revail. Such seed would not 

 be furnished free, but at cost." 



Another clause reads: "After inves- 

 tigation, and iu c(i()|)eratiou with the 

 trade interests involved, to establish 

 market grades and (dasses of farm prod- 



The Wcll-Appointed Store of the Holmes-Lethermann Seed Co., Canton, O. 



LILY BEBS 



OUR MOTTO: "Your dollar's value." 



Those who know will grow Reburn & Co. Lily 

 Bulbs. Tried and proven true stock. 



Per lOOO 



6- 8 $ 35.00 



7- 9 45.00 



8-10 72.00 



9-10 85.00 



9-11 95.00 



lO-ll 105.00 



1 1-12 125.00 



Connections are reliable. Read our motto. 

 Cold storage GIGANTEUM BULBS aU the 

 year. All sizes. Ask for prices. See offer 

 of Ferns. Sheet Moss, Asparaeus, Cannas and 

 Roses in Classified Department. 



G. M. REBURN & CO. 



160 N. Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO 



LIUUN GIGANTCUN rrom Cold Storage 



7 to 9-inch $16.C0 per case of 300 



8 to 9-inch 16.00 per case of 250 



9 to 10-inch 17.00 per case of 200 



Write for prices on your fall bulb order. 



LECHNER BROS., Caxtoi BiiU., ST. LOUIS, NO. 



Agents for The Orowers Association, 

 Anna Paulowna. Holland. 



Pansy Seed 



TOOLB GIANT PRIZE STRAIN. 

 1000 seeds. 40c; ^-oz.. 90c; ^-oz., Sl.25; oz., $6.00. 



WILLIAM TOOLE & SON 



Hardy PIsnt and Pansy Farm 

 Baraboo, Wis. 



DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kindi of Seeds direct from leedl 

 irowers in Denmark. Please send for price lilt 

 Ckr. M osMarar. SIC 7tk St. N.. ytsasasilit. MIsb. 



luts, incduding .seeds, and standards for 

 reeej)ta(des for such products, together 

 with authority to effect a suitable de- 

 gree of supervision of their application 

 through such inspection service as may 

 lie necessary." 



RAISING THE DUTIES. 



In its efforts to prepare a bill that 

 will produce war taxes of $1,800,000,000, 

 the committee in charge has been driven 

 to radical measures. The surprise of 

 the bill, however, lay in the provision 

 imposing a tax of ten per cent on all 

 articles now on the free list and impos- 

 ing an additional duty of ten per cent 

 ad valorem on all articles now dutiable. 



If the bill passes in the form in which 



