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The Florists^ Review 



NOVXMBBB 17, 1921 



SLUIS & GROOT, Ltd. 



Enkhuizen, Holland 



Growers of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 



SPECIALTIES:— Beet, Swiss Chard, Cabbage, 

 Cauliflower, Kale, Cornsalad, Cress, Radish, 

 Spinach, Turnip, Rutabaga; Nasturtium, Pan- 

 sies. Phlox and many other Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds. 



Our New Price List is now ready and will be 

 sent to WHOLESALERS on request 



Cabbage, White, Enkhuizen'a Glory. 

 Introduced by our firm. 



wicker articles, comprisiiiB not only such Items 

 as are strictlj- included under the head of "Bas- 

 kets," but also wall pockets, ferneries, pot 

 covers, jardiniere stands, vases, uisle posts, 

 lamps, combination bird cages and ferneries, 

 desks, chairs, settees, etc. This is a well ar- 

 ranged book of twenty-four large pages, in a 

 tasteful, serviceable brown cover. The prices 

 are quoted in an accompanying 8-page list. 



B. E. & J. T. Cokely, Scranton, Pa. — A fully 

 Illustrated catalo,;ue of wire designs; sixteen 

 large pages. The stock offered may safely be 

 said to be complete, comprising almost every- 

 thing imaginable in florists' wirework, from the 

 smallness and simplicity of a sickle or an 8-inch 

 wreath to the largeness and compexity of a 

 locomotive, a steamship, a life-sized figure of a 

 fireman or an elaborate sample of the gates 

 ajar. Prominence is given to the slogan, "Buy 

 from the manufacturers." 



International Seed Company of Detroit, Detroit, 

 Mich., agent for Gebruder Dippe, Quedlinburg, 

 Germany. — A comprehensive wholesale catalogue 

 of flower seeds, with concise descriptions; forty- 

 two large pages, besides six full-page illustra- 

 tions, one of them colored. No vegetable seeds 

 are listed in this catalogue, but inquiries in re- 

 gard to these are solicited. The Dippe brothers 

 state that their "own seed fields cover an area 

 of over 11,000 acres" and that theirs is the 

 largest seed-producing establishment on the 

 European continent. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS. 



Will you give me some information as 

 to how gladiolus bulbs should be han- 

 dled? My bulbs were from %-inch to 

 %-inch when planted last spring. They 

 are now li4-inch to IV^-inch bulbs. Is 

 it best to cut the tops off about four 

 inches from the bulb now, and is a car- 

 nation temperature all right for them? 



A. J. L.— Mo. 



Cut the tops back to within one inch 

 of the bulb. Allow them to dry well 

 after lifting. A greenhouse bench is 

 suitable for this. Then store them on 

 shelves in a cool, dry shed or cellar, 

 where as little heat as possible is used. 

 A potato cellar is suitable and a tem- 

 perature between 35 and 38 degrees in 

 winter is sufficient. A carnation tem- 

 perature is much too high. C. W. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA SEED. 



Will you give me an idea as to how 

 long it takes for Primula obconica seed 

 to come up? I sowed some seed October 

 10 in sandy loam mixed with a little 

 manure in flats. I covered the seed 

 slightly, watered and laid glass over it. 

 Snapdragons which I sowed at the same 

 time are up in good shape. 



Last year I tried P. obconica, but 1 

 could not get results from seed from a 

 fcorple of firms. Two years ago I bought 

 $1 worth of seed and grew about 1,000 

 plants. What do you think is the matter 

 now? G. M. W.— Mich. 



Fresh seed of Primula obconica should 

 germinate in between two and three 



Ball's Winter Peas 



All the following kinds are grown 

 by us in large quantity and are 

 the finest commercial varieties. 



Better grown seed cannot be had 

 at any price. 



Oz. Lb. 



COLUMBIA, pink and white $1.00 $15.00 



ROSE QUEEN, large clear pink 90 12.00 



BLUE BIRD, finest clear blue 75 8.00 



PRINCESS, most prolific lavender 75 8.00 



SNO\A^STORM (Improved), best clear white. .. .90 12.00 



ALBATROSS, black-seeded white 85 10.00 



YARRAWA, creamy rose 50 6.00 



FIRE KING, fire-red cerise 1.00 12.00 



GLITTERS, best orange-scarlet 1.50 18.00 



EARLY KING, fine crimson 50 6.00 



GLORIOUS, rich clear purple 60 8.00 



FLAMINGO, light orange, very large 1.50 18.00 



GEO. J. BALL, Glen EUyn, 111. 



For French Bulbs 



Write 



Drevon-Tegelaar & Co. 



Wholesale French Bulb Growers 



1133 Broadway, NEW YORK 



You can safely place your orders with us with the assurance 

 that you will receive the highest quality bulbs, grown at our 

 own extensive nurseries at OUioules, Var, France. 



weeks at the latest. It is hoped that 

 you did not cover the seed too much; 

 this would be responsible. Snapdragon 

 will always germinate much earlier than 

 P. obconica. 



Why are j-ou sowing P. obconica now, 

 may I eskf Even if your seed germinated 

 they would never make plants of flower- 

 ing size for winter or spring sales. You 

 should sow P. obconica in February, for 

 Thanksgiving and Christmas sales in 

 6-inch pots, and not later than May for 

 smaller-sized plants. C. W. 



BONE FOR CALLAS. 



What is the difference between bone 

 meal, bone flour and steamed bone mealf 

 Which is best for callas? 



A. J. L.— Mo. 



Any of the bones referred to suit cal- 

 las. Personally I prefer bone meal, 

 which is somewhat coarser than flour, 

 and plants in pots or boxes are given a 

 top-dressing every eight or ten days 

 during the flowering season. This they 

 will devour with avidity. C. W. 



