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The Florists^ Review 



^EPTBMBBR 8, 1921 



and the mamuiotli vurietiers, has <levcloped well 

 and promises a good crop of seed. 



Endive: — Tliere is only a sniiill aiTcage out. 

 TIk' outlook is, however, for a good yield. 



Herbs. — We are growing this year all the prin- 

 cipal kinds of herbs. The annuals, such as 

 borage, dill, summer savory, etc., have developed 

 fairly well. However, a considerable acreage of 

 borage has been lost. Some, such as hyssop, 

 rosemary, rue, winter thyme, etc., promise a 

 good crop of seed. Sage has not developed so 

 well and it is expected that this seed will be 

 in short supply again the coming season. The 

 trouble with some of the perennial herbs is that 

 it takes a few years before the plants really 

 produce a good quantity of seed. We have in- 

 creased our acreage of these kinds, however, 

 every year during the last few years and it 

 should not take long before we shall be able 

 to meet the requirements of our trade, so far 

 as these kinds of herbs arc concerned. 



Lettuce. — The crop has developed well, due to 

 the fine weather we have had this summer. 

 Neapolitan is again a failure with us. 



Kohlrabi. — There is only a moderate acreage 

 out. This, however, has yielded a good crop of 

 seed. 



Lieek onion. — The outlook is for a good crop of 

 seed. The crop is still free from blight and 

 diseases, and we expect that we shall harvest 

 a crop of seed of good quality. The acreage 

 was only moderate. 



Parsley. — There has been a fairly good-sized 

 acreage of parsley this year. The crop has 

 developed well and promises to yield well. 



Parsnip. — There is a limited acreage and the 

 crop looks fairly good. 



Radish. — Uadish, being one of the late-matur- 

 ing crops. Is one of the items which have not 

 been doing so well, due to the drought, and 

 we expect to harvest only a moderate yield of 

 seed. The acreage is about the same as it was 

 last year. The acreage in winter radishes, how- 

 ever, is small and the crop is in about the same 

 condition as the other radishes. 



Spinach. — There has been a normal acreage of 

 spinach this year. The seed will be threshed 

 within the next couple of weeks. Some farmers 

 have threshed already, but most of them are 

 delaying on account of the seed's not being suf- 

 ficiently dried to be threshed and partly on ac- 

 count of the fact that they are busy at present 

 cutting their grain crops. The yield is expected 

 to be only moderate. The plants in the first 

 part of the summer had developed well, but later 

 in the season they were attacked by lice and 

 this has prevented the top seed from developing. 

 It is believed, therefore, that there will hardly 

 be sufScient seed to go around, especially of 

 those varieties which are used mostly. 



Turnip. — The crop of turnip has been harvested, 

 but the returns vary considerably. Several 

 fields were badly infested with insects and the 

 yields of those crops has been light, while others 

 have produced a good crop of seed. We expect, 

 however, to deliver in practically all varieties. 



Uutabaga. — The acreage in rutabaga, due to 

 the greatly reduced prices of this seed, has 

 been much smaller this year than it has been 

 normally in the past. The crop has also suffered 

 from insects. We have harvested a moderate 

 crop of seed. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Evergreen Nursery Co., Wilton, Conn. — A com- 

 pactly printed folder, containing a wholesale 

 list, priiuipall.v of young stock for lining out in 

 the nursery. As would be inferred from the firm 

 name, evergreen stock has first place in the list, 

 but deciduous shrubs, own-root roses and peren- 

 nials also arc offered. 



Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. — 

 A comprehensive and attractive catalogue of 

 llorists' supplies. It contains forty large pages, 

 alKjut lOxlSVj inches. It is well illustrated, is 

 printed on a fine quality of enameled paper and 

 is bound in a tasteful brown cover. Christmas 

 specialties are exploited in the first few pages; 

 baskets and wire designs occupy a large part of 

 the space. The other looked-for lines of supplies, 

 wlictlier purely ornamental or plainly useful, 

 have their place in the book. 



Sluis Bros., Ltd., Enkliuizen, Holland — -"Pre- 

 liminary Wholesale Catalogue of Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds," fifty-eight clearly printed pages, 

 in a neat, cream-tinted cover. An introductory 

 paragraph states that early deliveries of seed 

 are possible, on account of recent favorable 

 weather, but that "it is almost certain that sev- 

 eral shortages will develop later in the season." 

 The company announces that it now has "a di- 

 rect service through the Panama canal to Pa- 

 cific coast ports." The intention is that the 

 "complete catalogue will l)e issued in tlie course 

 of the month of October." 



MOTT-LY GLEANINGS. 



The W. H. Letton Seed Co., Atlanta, 

 Ga., is well pleased with the season's 

 average. It has been perplexing, but 

 stocks running pretty even enables the 

 company to meet unforeseen demands. 

 The poultry department lends valuable 

 aid to both city and country patronage. 



"To get business, one must go after 

 it," commented E. V. Harris, of the 

 Harris Seed & Floral Co., Birmingham, 



Paper Whites 



and 



Soleil d'Ors 



arrived 



All Dutch Bulbs 



will arrive within the next few days 



Write for quotations 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



For Pedigree Strains of 



VEGETABLE, FARM 

 AND FLOWER . . . 



SEEDS 



Wrif to 



Watkins & Simpson, Ltd. 



27-29 Drury Lan* LONDON. ENGLAND 



MeBttOB Tfc« B«Tlrw when yon wrlt». 



P. Vos & Son 



Growers of 

 New and Choice 

 P.O. Box, 555 w^-m^^w 



Grand Rapids, Mich. GLADIOLI 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



GLADIOLI 



FOR FORCING OR 

 OUTSIDE PLANTING 



UNITED BULB CO., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 



LEADING GROWERS OF GLADIOLI 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Return Envelopes 



Cataloj^ue Envelopes 



Seed Packets 



Brown Bag Filling Machine Co. 



Fitchburg, Ma**., U. S. A. 



HELLKRS 

 M ICL 



PROOF 

 SEED 



CASES. 



SomI for CaUlotae. 



HEUER & CO. 



Moptpefier. Ohio 



{PAPER) 



Seed Bags 

 Packets 



Envelopes 



All varieties, for large or small 

 consumers. Write for particulars. 



The Miller Brothers Co. 



PAPER GOODS FOR THE 

 FLORIST OR SEEDSMAN 



220 High Street NEWARK, N. J. 



