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The Rorists^ Review 



JcNi 16. 1922 



tiflcate at least thirty mlnutea before departure 

 of train. 



CiTtlflcntpR are not kept at nil stations. Ask 

 your home sintioii whethiT you can procure cer- 

 tiflc-ati's untl through tickets to the place of 

 meeting; if not, l)uy a local ticket to nearest 

 point where a certitlcate and through ticket to 

 place of iiiectinK can lie bought. 



Immediately on your arrival at the meeting, 

 present your certiBcate to the endorsing officer, 

 C. E. Kendel, as the reduced fare for the return 

 journey will not apply unless you are properly 

 identified us provided for by the certificate. 



A Joint agent of the carriers will be In at- 

 tendance June 21 to 23 to validate certificates. 

 If you arrive at the meeting and leave for home 

 prior to the arrival of the Joint agent or If you 

 arrive at the meeting after the Joint agent has 

 gone, you cannot have your certificate validated 

 nor secure the benefit of the return reduction. 



No refund of fare will be made on account of 

 failure either to obtain a proper certificate, or on 

 account of failure to have the certificate val- 

 idated. 



it must be understood that the reduction for 

 the return Journey is not guaranteed, but is con- 

 tingent on an attendance of not Imm than 9W 

 members of the organization and dependent mem- 

 bers of their families at the meeting holding reg- 

 ularly issued certificates from ticket agents at 

 starting points showing payment of normal 1-wa.v 

 tariff of not less than 67 cents on the going trip. 



If the necessary minimum of 250 regularly la- 

 gued certificates is presented to the Joint agent 

 and your certificate is validated, you will be en- 

 titled to a return ticket via the same route as 

 the going Journey at one-half of the normal 1-way 

 tariff fare from place of meeting to point at 

 -which your certificate was issued up to and in- 

 cluding Jnae 27. 



Return tickets Issued at the reduced fare will 

 not be good on any limited train on which such 

 reduced fare transportation is not honored. 



IOWA SEED DEAUIBS MEET. 



The annual meeting of the Iowa Seed 

 Dealers' Association was held at the 

 Savery hotel, Des Moinea, la., June 7. 

 After the usual business was carried 

 out. Professor L. C. Burnett, of the 

 farm crops department of Iowa State 

 College, gave an interesting talk on 

 subjects of importance to farmers and 

 seed dealers. E. L. Redfern, of the 

 Iowa food and dairy commission, gave 

 a talk on the new Iowa seed law, which 

 was followed by a general discussion 

 of the subject. Mr. Redfern compli- 

 mented the seed dealers of Iowa for 

 the manner in which they were en- 

 deavoring to comply not only with the 

 letter of the law, but the spirit of the 

 law as well. The seed dealers in turn 

 were gratified to have the cooperation 

 of Mr. Redfern in regard to the matter. 



A luncheon was served at noon in 

 the Chamber of Commerce dining room. 



Five new firms were admitted to 

 membership; namely, J. Rosenbaum & 

 Son, "Williamsburg, la.; Dehner Seed & 

 Supply Co., Burlington, la.; American 

 Horticulture Co., Des Moines, la.; Ha- 

 ley-Neeley Co., Sioux City, la. 



The following officers were elected 

 for the coming year: President, H. W. 

 Talbott, Talbott Grain Co., Osceola, la.; 

 vice-president, Henry Kling, Hamilton 

 Seed & Coal Co., Cedar Rapids, la.; 

 secretary, A. M. Eldridge, Henry Field 

 Seed Co., Shenandoah, la.; treasurer, 

 J. T. Hofler, Hofler Seed Co., Nora 

 Springs, la. 



The meeting of the association in 

 September will be called to order on the 

 college grounds at Ames, la., and the 

 members are looking forward to much 

 pleasure at that time. 



A. M. Eldridge, Sec'y. 



TEACHES SEED TESTING. 



Persons interested in learning the ap- 

 proved methods of testing commercial 

 seeds are offered the facilities of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture in Washington, without charge. Al- 

 though the department does not pre- 

 tend to conduct a seed school with out- 

 lined courses and classes, it has for a 

 number of years permitted a few people 

 to study in the government seed-testing 



SNAPDRAGON 



Snapdragons have moved into first place 

 with all wide-awake florists and are earn - 

 inx growers more money than any flower 

 in cultivation. This is especially true 

 am ng growers with h retail outlet. 

 Splendid blooms may be had any month in 

 the year, with a bumper crop over the 

 three great flower days, Easter, Mothers' 

 Day, and Memorial, extending throughout 

 June graduations. 



Snapdragons are easy to grow and good 

 seed may be had at such small cost that 

 there is no excuse for having inferior 

 stock. Producing snapdragon seed is pur 

 one business and the ever increasing 

 orders show how well we attend to it. 

 Years of experience and our reputation 

 are back of every packet of seed. See 

 complete list below. First comes 



A NEW ONBi We are happy to an- 

 nounce a new addition to our snapdragon 

 family and introduce "BELEN," a gor- 

 geous, delicate salmon, named for a daugh- 

 ter who graciously assisted in bringing 

 our business through the critical world war p riod. Helen is a stately variety, medium tall, 

 early and \ery prolific. We have never had so many pleasing comments by visitors and 

 many advance orders have been placed. This variety will please the most exacting and 

 should be in every coUection.frNote low price. 



Helen— Exquisite delicate salmon, a winner J *| aa _La 



Silver Pink— Soft silvery pink, marvelous producer I f i.w per pau 



Golden Pink Queen— (1920) Immensely popular, verj- free ( 3 for »2.50 

 Hybrid— (1920) Delicate orchid shade of pink ) 7 for 5.00 



Nelrose — Beautiful rose pink 



Keystone — A stately variety of dark pink 



Buxton — Tall, plain pink 



Yellow — The finest of its color f ng i. 



White— Pure and free blooming I *•>€ P«' P«« 



Garnet — A rich decorative color / 9 |^_ f l qa 



Scarlet— Bright and gay 



Light Pink — Soft shade; strong and productive 



Bronze — A novelty in its color 



^ Fancy Mixed— Highly satisfactory— all colors 



The coming season fortify yourself against the shortage of blooms by planting 

 heavier of Snapdragons. Seed may be sown any time and plants handled as 

 desired. B For gre atest profitjuse only seedlings.!? 



Free cultural directions. All orders cash, 



IC S. RANSBURG, Somersworth, N. H. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



Seasonable Seed for Florists 



Acparagus Plumosus Nanus per 1000, $3.00 per 10,000. $25.00 



Asparagus Sprengvri per 1000, l.SO 



Cineraria, (Jiunt Prize Strain. Semi- Dwarf, Mixed Tr. Pkt., $0. 



Primula, Cliinese. Sint'le Frinsed. Mixed Tr. Pkt., 



Primula Obconica Grandiflora Tr. Pk t.. 



Primula Malacoides Tr. Pkt., 



Pansies, .St. L. S. Co. Nonpareil Giant Strain, Finest Florists' 



Mixture H oz,, $2.00 Oz., 



50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .25 



$7.50 



ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, 411 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



laboratories, and in July and August an 

 expert in seed testing devotes his time 

 to helping them. 



Those who have taken advantage of 

 the opportunity in past years have been 

 in most instances the sons of seedsmen 

 or young men and women sent out by 

 seed companies to learn the best meth- 

 ods that have been developed. The num- 

 ber taking up the work usually ranges 

 from five to fifteen, and thus far the 

 department has been able to care for all 

 applicants. 



These students become familiar with 

 crop seeds, seed adulterants, weed 

 seeds and other foreign materials fre- 

 quently found in commercial seeds. 

 They are shown also how to make de- 

 tailed analyses for purity and how to 



BECKERT'S 



SEEDS, BULBS 

 SUPPLIES :: :: 

 Quality and Service 



Boekert's Seed Store, Pittsburgh, Pe. 



Asparagus Plumosus Seeds 



New crop from frostless location — just 



picked, vigorous and clean. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri Seeds 



M. KAI, R. F. D. No. 6, Box 380 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



test seeds for germination. If a seeds- 

 man has a special problem arising out of 



