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MAT 11, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



93 



For Prices, Quality 

 and Service 



TRADE WITH 



SEGERS BROS., Ltd. 



Bulb Growers 

 and Exporters 



1165 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY USSE, HOLUND 



Plantfaig Bwlba at Segera Brother*' Bulb Nur«erle« 



MICHELL'S 



FLOWER SEEDS 



yi Tr. Tr. 



CINERARIA Pkt. Pkt. 



Grandiflora Prize, dwarf $0.60 $1.00 



Grandiflora Prize, med. tall 60 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



Alba magnifica 60 1.00 



Chiawick Red 60 1.00 



Ducheaa 60 1.00 



Holborn Blue 60 1.00 



Kermeaina aplendens 60 1.00 



Ro»y Mom 60 1.00 



Prize Mixture 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



Tr. Pkt. A Or. 



UUcina, white $0.50 $2.00 



Kermeaina, crimson SO 2.00 



Roaea, pink 50 2.00 



Alba, white 50 2.00 



Hybrida Mixed 50 1.50 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 

 Monster Strain 



Extra large flowering Tr. Pkt. 



Apple Bloaaom, soft pink $1.00 



Kermeaina, deep crimson 1.00 



PlatbU, deep rose 1-00 



Roaea, pink 1.00 



Mixed Colora 100 



MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE 



5I8-S16 Nuket St., IMA. 



1907 Becquerel tested the germination 

 of about 500 kinds of seeds, which had 

 been preserved in the Natural History 

 Museum of Paris. The ages of the seeds 

 could be definitely determined, varying 

 from 25 to 135 years, but the oldest seed 

 (Cassia bicapsularis) which Becquerel 

 succeeded in germinating was 87 years 

 old. In the following year Ewart pub- 

 lished a list of over 4,000 varieties of 

 seeds which had been germinated after 

 varying lengths of time. About 600 

 species recorded by Ewart were from 

 seed which had been sent out from Kew 

 forty years before, for a projected 

 botanical garden at Melbourne, but were 

 locked up in a cupboard and forgotten. 

 As the results of the investigations of 

 these two workers, it was possible to 

 niake a significant generalization about 

 the types of seeds which show extreme 

 longevity, namely, that all had excep- 

 tionally strong and impermeable cov- 

 erings. Not only are coats of such seeds 

 impervious to air, but they are likewise 

 impermeable to dry alcohol, ether, chlo- 

 roform and similar substances. These 

 hermetically sealed seeds, therefore, are 

 able to live longer because of protec- 

 tion from external influences. Interest- 



STOCKS AND VERBENAS 



BOSTON FLOWER MARKET. The best Stock for florists 



to use. A large flowering strain, coming remarkably true 



C-lClfCr \lh\ X and usually from 85%-90%. Double flower of large size. 



r IOl\E> |rir~7 Plants of branching habit. Tr pkt. Oz. 



PureWhtte... $0.75 $6.00 



Crlmaon 60 4.00 



DeepBloodRed 60 4.00 



Peach Blossom 60 4.00 



Britfht Rose 60 4.00 



VERBENA, Boston Mammoth. Vigorous 



growth, produces large trusses 80 1.60 



7%« Seed Store Select Strains of Other Florist Seeds 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO. 



12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square BOSTON, MASS. 



UentloB Tha ReTlew when yon write. 



Kelivay's Celebrated 

 Flower Seeds 



Strains which have racaived over 300 Premier Awards and Gold Medals at leading 

 Ezhlbitiona in all parts of the world. Highest Award Panama Exhibition 



WRITE TODAY FOR PRICES 



KELWAY & SON, 



Wholesale 

 Seed Growers, 



Langport, England 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



Darwin Tulip Specialists 



Let us have your list; we will give you the right varieties to catalogue at the 

 right price. We are growers of the fioest and largest collection in the world. 

 Also originators of some extremely fine Darwin and Breeder Tulips. Large 

 growers of Hyacinths, Early Tulips, Crocuses and Narcissi. Originators of 

 the finest and earliest Gladiolus Primuliaus. 



J. J. Griillemans & Sons, 



Car* Hdtas ft Ware, 

 lie Bread Strcrt. 



New York, N. Y. 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



The Home of "Pare ind Sue" Seeds 



411-413 WASHINGTON AVENUE 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Mention The Rerlew whea yon write. 



BECKERT'S 



SEEDS, BULBS 

 SUPPLIES :: 



Quality and Service 



Beckert's Seed Store, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



KENILWORTH 



^^^H GIANT PANSY SEED 



^^^^B Koilwertk Mixtare, 1000 i 

 ^■^^r SSc; ^ oz. 90c; %, oz. Sun 

 ^^^ loz.. $6.00. 



An celen, separate or mixed, 1000^ 



■eeds. 80c: any 4 pkts. SLOff 



K oz., Sl.80: 1 oz.. $6.00 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



The General Bulb Co. 



Established 1883 



Vosrelenzans:, Holland 



BRANCH OFFICE: 

 25 Beaver St., New York City 



1922 Catalogue now ready; copy upon reaueat 



