Septembeu 1, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



105 



Florists' Seasonable Necessities 



WINTER-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



Grown for us by expert seed growers, whose seed we have handled for years. 



We know they are right. 



Tr. Pkt. 



Asta Ohn, lavender $0.35 



Blue Bird, fine blue 40 



Columbia, pink and white 60 



Cherry Ripe, glowing cherry 40 



Fordhook Pink 25 



Glitters, orange scarlet 60 



Helen Lewis 35 



Heatherbell, mauve lavender 35 



Hercules, pink 35 



Lavender Nora 25 



Liberty, crimson 35 



Melody, rose pink 35 



Melody, greenhouse grown 1.00 



Miss L. Gude, shell pink 25 



Mrs. Spanolin, white 25 



Mrs. Skach, light pink 25 



Tr. Pkt. 

 Morning Star, orange scarlet. .. .$0.35 

 Orange Beauty, orange and scarlet 1.00 



Pink and White Orchid 25 



Rose Queen, pink 40 



Selma Swenson, soft pink 25 



Improved Snowstorm, white 40 



Songster, lavender 25 



Songbird, blush white 25 



Snowflake, white 35 



Watchung, orchid white 35 



White Orchid - .25 



Wedgfcwood, clear blue 35 



Xmas Pink, orchid 35 



Yarrawa, rose pink 25 



Blue Yarrawa 35 



Zvolanek's Rose 75 



CALENDULA ORANGE KING 



(For Greenhouse Forcing.) 

 A special selection of this popular annual, which we 

 have sold for several years with excellent results. Grow- 

 ers for the Chicago market who used our seed last season 

 obtained top prices for their cut, and we know quality is 

 even better this season. 



Tr. Pkt., 50c; Oz., $2.50; ^ lb., $9.00. 



CINERARIA 



Florists* prize mixture. Splendid large-flowering strain. 

 Tr. Pkt. (about 1,000 seeds), $1.00. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



German Strain, American Grown. 

 Wandsbek Dark Salmon Daybreak Pink 

 Wandsbek Light Salmon Dark Pink 

 Brilliant Red White with Eye 



Dark Red Pure White 



Per 100, $1.50; 1,000, $12.00. 



PANSY 



New crop, combination mixed. First-class mixture 

 for general florists' use. Tr. Pkt., $1.00; oz., $7.00. 



A. HENDERSON & CO., 



1 66 N. Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



Ertri btt itraiii. EXHIBmON 

 MM. Ctrrnm "LUBECK" Pim 



From Cold Storage 



Pricmt in caaeM of 1000, SOO or 

 2S0 mach, on application 



Send us yoar list of Perennials wanted 

 for quotatlonH 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay St. NEW YORK CITY 



"There will be a limited offering of 

 Susiana Mminiiiif; iris next summer. 

 This root stock does exceptionally well 

 in California, blooming in April and 

 ouringr jn July, several months earlier 

 than in FranJe. 



' ' Spanish and Holland iris will be in 

 what is considered a good resultant 

 crop, as realized" by growers who 

 brought stock in last year. Permits are 

 being secured this season for stock of 

 varieties not hitherto imported. Re- 

 plantings are now under way for next 

 summer. There is every indication of 

 the California bulbs giving absolute 

 satisfaction under greenhouse forcing 



Lily of the Valley 



Pips from cold storage 



Order a shipment made 

 weekly or fortnightly 



Florists' Money Maker Brand 

 $30.00 per 1000; $16.00 per 500; $8.00 per 250; $4.00 per 100 



Order Bnut' Cot Valley of Yoar Chicago Wholesale Cot Flower House 

 Ho N. BRUNSy Wast Madison Street ChicagOy 111. 



Mention The Reriew whea yon write. 



if the grower gives the bulbs the neces- 

 sary attention 

 The 



able. 



L,^.u planting stock avail- 

 aoie. With normal weather, which is 

 not likely, there should be sufficient 

 stock next year to fill all early orders 



TViArp Tvill iirnhnhlv he n sliirhf. drni 



aocK next year lo nii an eariy oraers. 

 rhere will probably be a slight drop 

 n the price of half-inch, but tlie price 



Th 



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of %, % and %-inch up will be about 

 that of last vcar. " 



WATERMELON VARIETIES. 



The Tom Watson variety made up the 

 bulk of watermelon receipts at middle- 

 western markets the past season, accord- 

 ing to a recent survey made by the bu- 

 reau of markets and crop estimates of 

 the United States Department of Agri- 



