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The Florists^ Review 



AufJUST 18, 1921 



Consignments received on the Nieuw 

 Amsterdam were as follows: 



American Express Co 6 



Multus & Ware V2 



.7. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co 21 



U. F. Lang 64 



M. Van Wavereii & Sons 104 



International Forwarding Co 413 



Total 619 



MORE FRENCH BULBS. 



Added to the few cases of French 

 bulbs which were the first arrivals and 

 which came July 18, on the steamer 

 Providence, were the 4,388 cases which 

 came on the Canada, July 30. August 

 13 the Patria came into port from Mar- 

 seilles with 3,084 cases of bulbs on 

 board, making the total thus far re- 

 ceived a little over 7,472 cases. 



The shipments thus far received, 

 while a few days later, are as large as 

 the first shipments of last year, when 

 1,873 arrived July 30 on the Britannia 

 and 5,651 arrived on the Patria August 

 2, making a total of 7,524 cases, or ap- 

 proximately the same as those of this 

 year. 



The consignments received on the 



Patria were as follows: 



C. F. Mayer 80 



Henr.v & J^e 280 



Vnuglian's Seed Store 327 



American Express Co 200 



International Forwardinp Co 785 



Hernard, Judae & Co 200 



11. F. nowninj,' & Co 371 



S. S. Sltidelsky & Co 70 



Yoliohaniii Niirserv Co 80 



M. Van Waveren & Son 40 



.T. W. Hampton, Jr.. & Co 293 



Corveld Uros. & Pliillips 385 



Total 3,084 



Previously received 4,388 



Total 7,472 



ONION SMUDGE. 



A pamphlet of interest to seedsmen 

 dealing in onion sots is G-218, reprinted 

 from the Journal of Agricultural Re- 

 search. It shows the magnitude of the 

 smudge as a factor detrimental to the 

 onion set business by causing a reduc- 

 tion of the market value of the white 

 varieties, a shrinkage in storage and the 

 premature sprouting of the sets while in 

 storage. 



The nature of the disease and its 

 morphology are explained in detail. It 

 is stated that the disease develops most 

 rapidly in the field when the mean soil 

 temperature range lies between 20 and 

 30 degrees Centigrade, and is accompa- 

 nied by abundant rninfall. Extremely 

 liot, dry weatlier during July has a 

 tendency to chock the progress of the 

 disease. The ])resence of moisture fa- 

 vors the progress of the disease during 

 the curing season, but the immediate 

 artificial drying of the sets after har- 

 vest checks it. 



The writer states that the important 

 measures of control are the protection 

 of the harvested crops from rain, a 

 rapid and thorough curing and the pro- 

 vision of well ventilated storage, kept 

 at a temperature of about 33 to 36 de- 

 grees Fahrenheit. 



TESTS UNDER NEW YORK LAW 



Under the new New York seed law 

 144 purity tests and 480 germination 

 tests were made between July 1 ,1920, and 

 January 1, 1921, reports the director of 

 the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, at Geneva, N. Y. The new 

 state seed law, which went into effect 

 July 1, .^920, requires that all agricul- 

 tural seeds sold within the state shall 

 be labeled in such manner as to show 



urpee*s 

 5weet peas 



Burpee's New 

 Sweet Pea ^, 



MRS. KERR /i 

 The Best 

 Salmon 



LORISTS and Commercial Growers all over 

 the world have come to realize the impor- 

 tance of Burpee's New Early or Winter 

 Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas. Burpee's 

 Sweet Peas are famous, and the 

 house of Burpee is recognized the 

 world over as American head- 

 quarters for Sweet Peas. Free- 

 blooming character combined with 

 sturdy growth and trueness to 

 description are qualities of the 

 Burpee varieties that are well ap- 

 preciated by all particular Grow- 

 ers. The Burpee list contains a 

 complete range of colors, including 

 the most desirable Florists' shades. 



Those who require the latest and 

 finest will be interested in the 

 Burpee Novelties for 1922, now 

 offered for the first time to the 

 Growers. Complete descriptions 

 of all varieties and novelties, to- 

 gether with many illustrations, 

 are given in our Special Folder of 

 Sweet Peas for Florists. Every 

 Florist and Grower should have it. 

 Write for a free copy today. 



W. Atlee Burpee Co. 



Seed Growers PHILADELPHIA 



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