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The Florists^ Review 



59 



Florists' Seasonable Flower Seeds 



, WINTER-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



Grown for us by expert seed growers, whose- seed we have handled for years. We know they are right. 



Tr. Pkt. 



Asta Ohn, lavender $0.25 



Blue Bird, fine blue 35 



Blue Jacket, rich navy hliif. . . .35 



Columbia, pink and white 40 



Cherry Ripe, glowing clun v . . .40 



Fordhook Pink 25 



Flamingo, light orange 35 



Glitters, orange scarlet 40 



Helen Lewis 25 



Heatherbell, mauve lavciu'ur. . .25 



Hercules, pink 25 



Lavender Nora 25 



Liberty, crimson 25 



Melody, rose pink 25 



Miss L. Gude, shell pink 25 



Mrs. Kerr, clear rich salmon . . .50 

 Mrs. Harding, large silver blue .50 

 Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek, lavender .35 

 Mrs. Spanolin, white 25 



Tr. Pkt. 

 Morning Star, orange scarlet. $0.25 



Mrs. Skach, light pink 25 



Orange Beauty, orange tS: >c'let 1.00 



Pink and White Orchid 25 



Rose Queen, pink 40 



Improved Snowstorm, wliile.. .25 



Songster, lavender 25 



Songbird, blush white 25 



Snowflake, white .35 



Watchung, orchid white 35 



White Orchid 25 



White Star, black seeded white .50 



Wedgwood, clear blue 35 



Xmas Pink, orchid 25 



Yarrawa, rose ])iiik 25 



Blue Yarrawa 35 



Zvolanek's Rose 40 



Zvolanek's Blue, l)right blue.. .35 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 



Trade Pkt. 



Ramsburg Silver Pink $1.00 



Golden tink Queen 1.00 



Keystone Pink 50 



Garnet 50 



Nelrose 50 



White 50 



Yellow SO 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



Greenhouse grown, per 100 seeds. 50 cts. ; per 1000 

 seeds, $4.00; 5000 seeds for $18.00. Write for price in 

 larger quantities. 



Outdoor grown, per lOO seeds. 30 cts.; per 1000 seeds, 

 $2.50; 5000 seeds for $10.00. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 



Per 100 seeds, 25 cts.; per 1000 seeds, $1.00; 5000 seeds 

 for $4.50. 



CALENDULA ORANGE KING 



(For Cireenhouse Forcing) 

 A special selection of this popular annual, which we 

 have sold for several years with excellent results. Grow- 

 ers for the Chicago market who used our seed last season 

 obtained top prices for their cut, and we know quality is 

 even better this season. 



Trade Pkt.. 50c; Oz., $2.50; % lb.. $9.00. 



CINERARIA 



l'"lorists' prize mixture. Splendid large-tlowering strain. 

 IVade Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), $1.00. 



PRIMULA 



Obconica Gigantea. Rvd. Rose, ApjjJe H!;)>s()ni. Laven- 

 der, White, Oculata. 



Obconica Gigantea, mixed. 



Obconica Grandifiora. Salmon, Red, Rosea. Lavender, 

 Magnifica. 



Anv of above. Trade Pkt.. 75c. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



We are handling the well-known strain grown by K. 

 Binneweiss, Alfeld, (iermany. New crop ready end of July. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Seeds Seeds 



Wandsbek Dark Salmon $1.50 $12.00 



Wandsbek Light Salmon 1.50 12.00 



Brilliant Red 1.25 10.00 



Dark Red 1.25 10.00 



Daybreak Pink 1.25 10.00 



Dark Pink 1.25 10.00 



White with Eye 1.25 10.00 



Pure White 1.00 10.00 



PANSY 



(irown in .Vnierica by specialists who know their business. 



Adonis, light blue and lavender shades. 



Black Mastodon, jet black. 



BeaconsBeld, Improved, fine bluish purple lavender tinge. 



Bronze Mastodon, shades from burnished brass to gold. 



Grand Duke Michel, pure white. 



Madame Perret, dark wine, pink and red. 



Madame Steele, Elks' purple. 



Parisian Yellow, pure yellow. 



Prince Henry, large dark blue. 



Panama Pacific, deep yellow with dark center. 



Price, anv of above. Trade Pkt.. 50c.; Jk oz.. $75c; 1 oz.. 



$5.00 



STEELE'S MASTODON GREENHOUSE. Special 

 Mixed. Can be used either outside or for greenhouse 

 growing and is a tirst-class mixture in every respect. 



Trade Pkt.. 50c.; '4 oz.. $1.75; 1 oz., $6.00. 



COMBINATION MIXED. Cannot be excelled a» an 

 all-round mixture for general florist use. 

 Combines all the best shades and colors. 



Trade Pkt.. $1.00; I4 oz.. $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. 



HENDERSON & CO^ 



166 N. Wabath Ave. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



which seed is iietually grown .iiid saved, 

 until it reaches the h.-nids dt the con- 

 sumer: First is the actu.il grower. Sec- 

 ond is the contract grower, who sells the 

 large general seedsmen. The contract 

 grower specializes in certain vegetables 

 or flowers. Ho usually supplies t'.-iniiers 

 planting stocks (stock sceiis) and con- 



tracts for the i)roduct, geiKMally at a 

 fixed price for cert;iin (pi;ility. Tin- 

 growing fanner is siipposed, .■iiiioiig 

 other tilings, to return st'cd of good or 

 s.-itisfactory germination, free from 

 weather d.-image ;ind meclianical mix- 

 ture in threshing. Third is the whole- 

 saler, or jobbing seedsman. Such a 



secdsm.'in renders a great service to the 

 seed industry as a whole. Usually n.'i- 

 t ion a I in operations, he acquires infor- 

 m.-ition on seed problems, such as mar- 

 ket demands, adaptability of varieties, 

 methods of cultivation, etc., much more 

 (pnckly and thoroughly than is possible 

 for growers with a limited production 



