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The Florists' Review 



Septembeb 8, 1921 



lomevP 



cessive rains have caused rust and some^pbit 

 has appeared. Crops not rusting and win no 

 aphis are in excellent shape. The total tonnage 

 harvested will be under normal. 



Watermelon — The Flgrida crop is up to normal. 

 Western and northern fields are In excellent 

 shape. Howeyer, the western acreage Is smaller 

 than usual. 



Squash and pumpkin. — The eastern Nebraska 

 crops are in from fair to good condition. Central 

 Nebraska has had drought, which will reduce 

 yields. Colorado and far-west conditions are good, 

 but many crops are late, owing to planting. 



Seed beans. — The acreage Is small and condi- 

 tions are not so good as they were last month. 

 We are of the opinion that mnny varieties of 

 seed beans will be in short supply. 



ABRIVALS OF FBENCH BULBS. 



Wednesday, August 31, the French 

 steamer Asia docked at New York with 

 2,832 cases of French bulbs on board. 

 The consignments were as follows: 



Consignee: Cases 



Thomas & Pierson 25 



Vaughan's Seed Store 404 



Philadelphia National Bank 12 



Bernard, Judae & Co 504 



Fort Dearborn National Bank 116 



Downing, R. F., & Co 26 



Idgarde & Vandervoort 80 



Lang, R. F 138 



Wood & Sons 84 



Henderson, Peter, & Co 42 



Hampton, J. W., Jr., & Co 401 



Brown Bros. & Co 81 



Rynveld & Son 100 



Rlngk, A. H., & Co 3 



International Forwarding Co 114 



Downing, T. D., & Co 90 



Dreer, Henry A., Inc 61 



Equitable Trust Co 341 



McHutchison & Co 50 



Irving National Bank 45 



Henry & Lee. . .■ 115 



Total 2.832 



This shipment added to the 11,584 

 cases already received makes a total to 

 date of 14,416 cases. 



DUTCH CHOP BEPOBT. 



Under date of August, 1921, Sluis 

 Bros., Ltd., of Enkhuizen, Holland, sent 

 out a report of the crops in that country. 

 "In general," states the report, "it 

 may be said that early-maturing seed 

 crops have yielded a fairly good crop of 

 seed, while the later-maturing crops do 

 not promise so well. We have had an 

 exceptionally dry summer; week after 

 week we have had splendid weather, but 

 without rainfall. The early-maturing 

 crops had sufficient moisture to enable 

 them to develop to advantage, while 

 crops which mature late have suffered 

 partly through the drought and partly 

 from insects, which have been numerous 

 this summer. From present indications 

 we expect that several of the leading 

 varieties of vegetable seeds will be in 

 short supply the coming season." 



A general summary of the condition 

 of flower seeds contains the statement 

 that "generally speaking, the crops of 

 flower seeds are all doing well, due to 

 the fine weather we have had this sum- 

 mer. We expect to haivest a good crop 

 of high quality seed. Nasturtiums have 

 suffered somewhat from the drought 

 and are expected to yield only a moder- 

 ate quantity of seed. The acreage in 

 most of the biennial and perennial 

 flower seeds is still small." 



Following is a detailed summary of 

 the condition of a number of the various 

 vegetable seeds, given by Sluis Bros.: 



Broad beans. — The acreage is considerably 

 smaller than usual. Severnl plots were badly 

 infested with lice and had to be plowed up. The 

 crop is expected to be rather light. 



Table l)eet. — There is a small acreage out, but 

 crops of this seed in general promise a good 

 yield. 



Stock beet. — We have a larger acreage ot 

 mangel wurzel and giant half-sugars than we 

 have had tlie last few years and the outlook is 

 for a fairly good crop of seed. The same applies 

 to sugar beet seed. 



Swiss chard. — The plants have developed well 

 and promise a good crop of seed. 



Brussels sprouts. — There is a small acreage. 

 The seed will be threshed within the next couple 



NICHELL'S SWEET PEAS 



Early or Winter FloweriDg 



Oe. %, lb. Lb. 



ASTA OHN. Rich lavender $0.85 $3.00 $10.00 



BLUEBIRD. Charming shade... .85 3.00 10.00 



CHERRY RIPE, Cherry or sal- 

 mon eertse 1.00 3.50 12.00 



DAYBREAK. Rose pink on 

 cream ground 85 3.00 10.00 



ENCHANTRESS. Bright rose 

 pink 85 3.00 10,00 



FIRE KINQ. Deep orange scarlet 1.00 3.60 12.00 



HEATHER6ELL. Rich mauve 

 lavender 85 3.00 10.00 



HELEN LEWIS. Orange pink. .. .75 2.50 8^00 



HERCULES. Soft rose pink 85 3.00 lO.UO 



IJ.LUMINATION. Salmon cerise, 

 suffused orange 1.00 3.50 12^00 



LAVENDER KING. Deep laven- 

 der 85 3.00 10.00 



LAVENDER PINK S5 3.00 10.00 



LIBERTY. Deep crimson 85 3.00 10.00 



MAUVE BEAUTY. Rosy mauve. .85 3.00 10.00 



MEADOW LARK. Rich cream. .85 S.OO 10.00 



MELODY. Rose pink on white 

 ground 75 2.50 8.00 



MORNING STAR. Orange scar- 

 let in standard, wings orange 

 pink 75 2.50 8,00 



MRS. A. A. 8KACH. Clear, 

 bright pink 75 2.50 8.00 



MRS. M. SPANOLIN. Black 

 seeded ; pure white 85 



Oi. )4Ib. 

 MRS. WILLIAM SIM. Sabnon 



pink $0.85 $3.00 



OTHELLO. BeauUful maroon... 1.00 8.S0 

 PINK BEAUTY. Rose pink on 



white ground 1.00 8.50 



PINK AND WHITE 75 2.50 



PRIMROSE BEAUTY. Deep 



primrose, flushed rose TS 2.50 



RED ORCHID. Bright cherry 



red 75 2.50 



ROSE QUEEN. One of Uie finest 



varieties; color, a most attrac- 

 tive shade of pink. 



Greenhouse grown seed 3.00 10.00 



Outdoor grown seed 85 3.00 



SANKEY. Black seeded: white. .85 S.OO 



SNOWFLAKE. PuTO white 85 3.00 



SNOWSTORM. Pure white 85 3.00 



SONG BIRD. Pale pink on 



white ground 85 3.00 



SONGSTER. Rich lavender 75 2.60 



SPRING MAID. Light ptnk on 



cream ground 75 2.60 



VENUS. White, blushed pink.. .85 S.OO 



WARBLER. Rich mauve purple. .75 2.50 



WHITE ORCHID. Pure white... .76 2.50 

 YARRAWA. Bright rose pink 



with lighter wings 75 2.60 8,00 



ZEPHYR. Pale blue or lavender .75 2.60 8.00 



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3.00 10.00 



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