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The Florists^ Review 



July 28, 1921 



YOU GROW PANSY PLANTS FOR SALE? 



DOUBLE YOUR PROFIT AND SALES 



BY PLANTING THE 



New Early Flowering Giant Pansies 



They are three to four weeks earlier than 6ther Pansies, in 

 coldf fames or field; they have four or five large blossoms, when 

 other Pansies planted at the same time are only showing bud. 

 The richly colored, large, well formed flowers, on long, stiff 

 stems, are very fragrant. 



TRY SOME AND YOU WILL BE SATISFIED 



4. Jove. Lower petals violet, upper one light blue. 



5. Mars. Cornflower blue. 



6. North Pole. Pure snow white. 



7. Woden. Quite black. 



8. Helios. Pure yellow. 



14. Winter Sun. Golden yellow, with dark eye. 



15. Ice King. Silvery white, with dark blue eye 



16. Celestial Queen. Light or sky blue. 



17. Charm of March. Dark velvety blue 



18. Mixed. The above nine colors. 

 500 Seeds, 2Sc.; 1000 Seeds, 40c.; % oz. 



$1.10; 14 oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.50. 

 For list and price of other Kenilworth 

 Pansy Seed, see my ad of last week. 



write: "Our own acreage of asters 

 this year is as short as it has been in a 

 great many years. Our plants from the 

 frames came on all right, but suffered 

 severely when planted in the fields, 

 where they had to be put out in a dust 

 mulch, and the supply of plants in our 

 fields and beds was reduced at least 

 fifty per cent by drought." 



Following the rains of last week a 

 good many farmers put out cabbage 

 plants, but it is so late that it is ex- 

 ceedingly doubtful if they will ever ma- 

 ture. The turnip crop in that section 

 was almost an entire failure on ac- 

 count of the drought during its entire 

 growing season. Corn looks good and 

 seems to have suffered less than any- 

 thing else by the drought. 



ANOTHER BULB SHORTAGE. 



One by one as crops are heard from 

 it becomes apparent that all over the 

 world bulbs are in short supply, except 

 in Holland. The same story has come 

 from the south of France and from 

 .Tapan. Now comes word from the north 

 of France, where the best candidum 

 lilies are grown, that the crop is much 

 smaller than had been expected. The 

 following letter is from Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co., Paris: 



With reference to yonr kind oriior for Lilinm 

 I'.indidiim, wliioh we hnve booked at 3ti0 frnncs 

 per thousand for delivery in due course, crop and 

 riroumstnncca permitting, we must acquaint you 

 «ith a new development in the market for tliese 

 hiilbs. Owing to a persistent drought the crop 

 threatens to be short and, ns on the other hand, 

 tiiere is a heavy demand for these bulbs, espi- 

 cially from America, some purchasers in tlieir 

 eagerness to secure a supply have made the 

 crowers very inconsiderate offers, with the result 

 that the prices have gone up in an extravagant 

 manner. 



When going around among the growers early 

 tills week, prior to collecting our bulbs, we found 

 we shall have to pay a much higher price if we 

 wish to lay in even part of our requirements. 

 I'pon explaining these conditions to you very 

 frankly, we must, much to our regret, ask you 

 whether you can consider paying a price of 500 

 francs per thousand for said bulbs. 



We have tried to avoid paying tlie very high 

 price asked by growers, but the situation is sucli 

 that we cannot do otherwise and you understand 

 that we are only making this unusual statement 

 because If we do not act rapidly we run the risk 

 of seeing the crop going Into other hands. 



Should you And it impossible to pay such a 

 price you are, of course, at liberty to cancel your 

 order, but please do not fail to cable us your 

 decision Immediately upon receipt of this letter. 

 Should you confirm the order we shall try our best 

 aa regards Its execution, but the crop is, as stat- 



The New 



SNAPDRAGON 



^^Philadelphia Pink'* 



is considered by leaders of the "trade" to be the 

 FINEST PURE PINK SNAPDRAGON GROWN! 



Trade Opinions: 



1. A most deairabU com- 

 mercial variety. with its 

 stout stem, ivell foliaged, and 

 topped by blooms of an ex- 

 quisite shade; it indeed selh 

 itself, — Chas. H. Grakklow, 

 Florist. Philadelphia, Pa, 



2. "Philadelphia Pinlc" is 

 one of the best varitties I have 

 handled. The leading retail 

 stores used it the entire season 

 with great satisfaction. — E. 

 Bernhei.mkr, Wholesale Florist, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



a. Quite the best I have ever used; wonderjul keeping qualities!— L. P. Voi.i.f.h, 

 Florist, Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR FULLER DESCRIPTION 



turn to C. U. Liggil's display ad, in thi.s and recent ^sues 



SEEDS {New Crop) NOW READY! 

 Large Trade Pkt $1.00 



SOLD ONLY BY 



THE ALLMAN NURSERIES 



(ORIGINATORS) 



HOLMESBURG, PHILA^ PA. 



AND 



C. U. LIGGIT 



-Offlce. 



30.3 IJULLETIN BUILDING 



PHILA^ PA. 



Mention The ReyJew when you write. 



ed before, turning out short by reason of the pro- 

 tracted drouylit and there is no prospect of our 

 being able to send you the full quantity ordered. 



Recent advices from Yokohama in- 

 dicate that American dealers in gigan- 



teum bulbs will have to pay consider- 

 ably higher prices than ever before if 

 they get any stock this year. There 

 begin to be indications that the crop 



