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The Florists^ Review 



Sbptbmbhu 22, 1921 



N)(^TKiNS i!2 Simpson b? 



LONDON 



t^rxnr^.r'^-^f 



WATKINS & SIMPSON, Ltd 



specialize in VEGETABLE as well 

 as Flower 1 Seeds, and invite corres- 

 pondence respecting their pedigree 

 stocks. 



To those desirous of testing our strains we shall be pleased 



to send samples on application to 



27-29 DRURY LANE, LONDON, ENGLAND 



WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF NOVELTIES FOR 1922. 



View on W, & S. '« 100 -acre seed- 

 aelecting ground* at Feltham, Middlesex 



more than fulfilled and the yield this 

 year will be far above the average. 

 Kxports to the United States will ex- 

 ceed 80,000 pounds. The average ship- 

 ment to the United States for the ten- 

 vear period 1910 to 1919 amounted to 

 •58,270 pounds, valued at $71,802. 



The following table shows the quanti- 

 ties and values of the different varieties 

 of onion .seed shipped to the United 

 States during the two seasons indi- 

 cated : 



— ■ — 1920 1921 (to July 20), 



Total 03,014 $103,360 69,208 $69,927 



Exports have already exceeded those 

 of last season by more than (5,000 pounds 

 and it is thought, that not more than 

 three-fourths of the crop has so far been 

 shijtjied. Prices are much lower than 

 last yc:ir, owing to the larger crop aiicl 

 the decretised (leinand from the Texas 

 onion growers, who purchase more thtin 

 eighty i)er cent of the production of 

 < 'Miitnv island onion seed. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Thos. J. Grey Co., I'.oston. Mass.- \n ilhi'i- 

 Irated, 32-pac<' iiiitiriiiii rntalosuo, arranged in 

 lliis coMipan.v's usual attractive an<l accurate 

 >tvlc witli its typical and artistic cover in 

 lilack and wliite. 'Ilie stock offered comprises 

 liulbs, perennials, vines, slirulis, frult-be.irini: 

 stock, grass seeds, seed grains, fertilizers and 

 sundries. 



Henry A. Dreer, riiilartelphia. Pa. — Autumn 

 \vlioles:ilr (Mtiiloi-'MP of hulbs, i)lants. seeds and 

 florists' ic.|Misitcs; forty-eiRht uood-sized paces, 

 well illnslraled, acciiratcly printed, and Ixinnd 

 in a mat liiue i-over. "Recent reports." says 

 the coinpiiny. "iuilirate tliat, owini; to dry 

 weatlier roiiilitions. linll>s may not lie so lar-'c 

 IS usii:il, liut will lie of tlie proper atfe and well 

 matured, ^o that results should he entirely sntis- 

 I'aetury." 



Young's Seed & Plant House, .\urora. 111.- - 

 "Kull o' I'ep ll.irdv Klowerinu' Tlants." an at- 

 tractive well ill\istr.ite.l folder. Two of the 

 pictures, showinu' several varieties of phlox, are 

 .nlored In addition to iierennials. the list com- 

 prises \uiiMir privet ami Van Houtte's spinra. 

 For cenenil nursery slock, the prospective patron 

 is referred by Mr. Young to his complete cata- 



"kenry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, J'a --Il- 

 lustrated, wholesale .•lutuniu cat.ihisiue of bulbs, 

 seeds and exceptionally larce assortments of 

 tofils ' equipmenis and miscellani'oiis supplies; a 

 re.-illv comprelieii--ive hook, clearly printed on a 

 thin but exc(dlent trrade of paper and c(msist- 

 inc of fortv-eicht large pages and cover, besides 

 two inserts, one of which shows lilies in their 

 natural colors, while the other lias reference 

 to Wedgwood Jardinieres. 



Fraser Nursery Co., Inc., Hirmingh.im. .\ln.— 

 ••\dvniice Whoh'sale Price liist. for Nurserymen 

 ■ind Healirs Onlv," a compactly printed 12-page 

 bulletin offering I.irge lines of oru.imental stock. 

 both deciduous and evergreen, and in all sizes, 

 from large specimens down to young stock for 



Zvolanek's Winter Orchid- 

 Flowering Sweet Pea Seed 



),^rjm^T "^ Xmas Pink Orchid, bicolor $0.75 $2.50 $ 8.00 



Zvoianek's Rote, best shell piak 2.50 8.00 25.00 



<t^mmifj\ ^"* '" ^^^*' ^^^^ ^^ ^*^0 ^ ^ 



m.yn'?^^f^^^\M •*«■»• a. Sk«ch, clear pink 50 1.50 5.00 



Vi IH WatchoDg Orchid, black seeded 



<r^hiU ^*iite 75 2.50 8.00 



^^^jjPj9 Bridal Veil, best white 75 2 50 8.00 



^^^ Mrs. Chat. ZTolanek, lavender.. .75 2 50 8.00 



l>-i¥Si"V^^*aJiW/n\VVv\^^nr Zvolanek't Blue, blue jay color . . .75 2 50 8 00 



iwJ«^r Zvolanek't Pale Bine 50 1.50 5 00 



m-ymiF-^Bi^ Zvolaneh'tMarqnit, navy blue.. .75 2 50 8.00 



Zvolanek't Orange 75 2.50 8.00 



Zrolanek't Beanty, clear dark 



r , , „,. rose 75 2.50 8.00 



tvery packet ot our Win- Zvolanek't Red, best red 75 2.50 8.00 



ter-Flowering Sweet Pea rn „„. „ , » «u u * • , 



o J I J These are a few of the best commercial varieties. 



bead must bear ourtrade There are not any better. Send for complete list of 



mark. Do not accept our many other Winter Sweet Peas. 



any other as genuine. Our new ig-ii-iaw list has been mailed. 



Ant. C. Zvolanek & Sons, Lompoc, Cal. 



HELLERS 

 MICE 



PROOF 

 SEED 



CASES. 



Seod for Catalogue. 



HELLER & CO. 



Montpdier. Ohio 



Return Envelopes 



Catalo£[ue Envelopes 



Seed Packets 



Brown Bag Filling Machine Co. 



Fitckburg, Mat*., U. S. A. 



transtilanlinir. I'.roail leaved everjireens and 

 tielcl L'rowii own PH>t roses are incl\ided. 



Valdesian Nurseries, I'.ostic. N. c. — "Land- 

 scaping tlje Home ('.rounds; a Catiil.iKiie of Kver- 

 creens, .Shriiljs, Vines, Hoses, I'erennials and 

 liullis. Fruit Trees and ri.ints;" illnstrated. 

 thirty six paces, in i">i-ket form, with a tasle- 

 fnl cover wliich is printed in crcen and red. 



R. Vincent, Jr., tc Sons Co., White Afarsh, 

 M(I. — Cnrrent issue of a monthly bulletin, nitl'i 



Giant Pansy Seed 



No. 10. Kenllworth Giant E.\- 

 hlbition Is the very finest mix- 

 ture ever sent out. 



»4 oz., S.S.OO: 



9ft 



Vf^^^^H No. 12. Kenllworth Giaiit 

 a^^^^W Prize. Each sort: 1000 seeds. 

 ^^■1^^ 50c.; hi oz., $1.36; Vi oz., $2.50: 

 '*' 1 oz., $10.00. 



No. No. 



■-'I.'. Kenihvorth Mixture 34. Bronze Shades 



.10. Hlotched 36. Triumph of Cianls 



:iL'. Piiri.sian 70. Orchid-flowered 



Price ot the preceding 6 sons: 1000 seeds. 



.ir>o. : H oz.. OOc; 'A oz., $1.65; M 



oz.. $6.00. 



^'o• iN'o. 



21. Kenilworth Show og Masterpiece 



1000 seeds, 40c.; H, oz., $1.10; % oz., $-;.00: 

 'i oz , $3.75; oz., $7.50. 



I'.iant Triniardeau in mixture or 

 S'jKirate coior.s: 1000 seeds. 30c. 

 t Pkts., $1.00; >4 oz.. $1.30; oz., 

 S.5.00. 



Karly FIowerinK or Winter 

 Blooming (iiant Pansi<s; 

 1000 seeds, 40c.; \U or... 

 $1.10; 1/, oz., $2.00; oz., 

 j|i7.50. 



prices that "cancel all previous quotations and 

 .ire made on a strictly cash basis, regardless of 

 the responsibility of the customer." Ferns, 

 paims, geraniums, Cleveland cherries, lantanas, 

 petunias and heliotropes are some of the lead- 

 ing items. 



