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The Florists^ Review 



July 6, 1922 



< ruwiling. Tlio prk'f^ iirc quoted in IlriliMli cur- 

 rency- 

 Swain Nelson & Sons Co., I'hiciiKo. III. — A 

 liuslnpsBlike, iwcketform cntulogue — well printed, 

 I Icarly arranged, ncciiruto; condensed, yet com- 

 lirelienHive; twenty-four pages. In :i tasteful 

 k'ray cover. Peonies and other hardy herbaceous 

 plants are listed, as well as full lines of hard- 

 wooiled stock, l)oth fruit-bcariug and ornamental. 

 Attention is drawn to the company's extensive 

 ei|uipnient for landscape work, and i>rominence 

 is given to the motto, "l'ictures<|ne KItects 

 Witliout Waiting." 



Boyal Falm Nurseries, Oneco, Fla. — Whole- 

 >:ile list, "for the trade only"; a neat 8page 

 iMMiklet, In pocket form; printed witli brown ink 

 oil cream-tinted |>aper and iHitind in n greenish- 

 uray cover. The stock olTere<i consists largely 

 i>{ piihns. bamboos, tropical shrubs and other 

 southern favorites, but also comiirises some gen- 

 era that are suitable for general distribution. 

 ■Our trade is primarily retail," says the com- 

 p.iny. "but we nearly always have a surplus In 

 ~oiue lini'S which we can afford to dispose of at 

 wholesale rates; lience this wholesale trade list." 

 Peterson Nursery, (Jhicago, 111.— "Peterson's 

 master list" of peonies and irises, "the two 

 specialties to whi<'h Peterson's nursery has been 

 di'viited for a third of a century." This catalogue 

 is a uni(|ue combination, consisting of a large 

 tiilder and extra pages of cultural and descriptive 

 in. liter. The entire catalogue is printed in black 

 :ind red and is bound in a handsomely colored 

 iDver. The varieties are arranged according to 

 price. ty])e or class, color and season of liloom- 

 iiig. 'i'lie famous Peterson guaranlec, to "re- 

 iplace with three every plant blooming unlnie to 

 ileseription," is again declared to be in full 



etfeel. 



Peter Henderson & Co.. New York. X. Y. — 

 "Henderson's Midsummer Catalogue." issueii in 

 eoiifoiniily with the motto, "Make your garden 

 work full time"; illustrated, thirty-two pages, 

 eonipiled in tills iiuiipany's dlKlinclive and in- 

 leresting style. Vegetable and tiower seeds, 

 L'ardeii iinplemeiils and sundries are listed. At 

 ilie-lieginning is a table which shows the latest 

 date at wliich certain vegetables may Ijc planted, 

 in tlic latitude of .New York, with the approxi- 

 mate number of days reiniired for the growth 

 and niatiirit.* of the crop. Another introductor.v 

 page contains iiiforination on the storage of 

 vegetables for winter use. 



Henry S. Cooper, Diiumovin Peony Cardens, 

 Kenosha. Wis. — "Tips and PoinliTs for Hegin- 

 iiers with Peonies." 'I'hls tiO-page "combined 

 eatalogue and manual, inivarnislied facts edi- 

 tion," is really a worlli while cimtrilmtion to 

 peony literature— interesting, original and Unely 

 illustrated, liesides numerous pictures in black 

 and white, there are three full-page colored 

 lilates, cadi of which shows (me of the most 

 IKjpular varieties. In the center of the book, 

 also, is a <loublepage plate, in which a dozen 

 standard varieties of peonies appear in their 

 natural tints. .Successful peony growing, wlilch 

 forms tile tiieme of the greater i)art of the 

 book, is termed by Mr. t'ooi)er "the heaven of 

 piMin.v culture." The diseases and pests of 

 lieonies. whieh are the subject of discussiim in 

 ~i-ven pages, are designated by him as "peony 

 piirLMtoiy," but he sa.vs that this purgatory is 

 -eldoiii serious, "only H minor mallei," Muil is 

 '■;|silv slninileil. 



MOTT-LY GLEANINGS. 



TIk; Kiii|iiic Scnl I'li., Hchoiicctadv, 

 N. Y., rejKiits tlio licst season in seed 

 and siip]ily isales in many moons. 



Miin.'ifjor Ijadtio, of tlic Scliciicctady 

 Sc(>il Co., SchoiU'ctady, N. Y., is cltiteil 

 ■\vitli tlie season's returns. W, M. 



LIVE WIRE 



J. A. Vandervoort & Co. 



Wholesale Bulb Growers 

 NOORDWYK, - HOLLAND 



Also Nurseries at Sassenbelm 



Absolutely the largest growers In Holland of 



Bk. Victoria, Golden Spnr lad Von Sion 



Also largre growers of 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ETC. 



Permanent American Addreaa: 



P. O. Hamilton Gr&nge Station 

 Box 38, New York City 



A. VAMUlkKVUOMT 



Our representatives Mrill be 

 calling on you. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



VALLEY PIPS 



Choice Stock from Cold Storage 



1000 $30.00 ) Why not arrarge now for a weekly ship- 



KQQ 16 00 > ^^^^ °^ ^^® required number and have a 



I continuous supply of Forced Valley 



250 8. 00 y from your own greenhouses? 



H. N. BRUNS 



3032-42 W. Madison St. CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



The United Bulb Growers, Inc. 



Sassenhelm, Holland 

 New Taifc OifiM, IS Williuu SIimI 



WholMal* Growers of 



HYACINTHS, 



TULIPS, 



DARWIN TULIPS 



GOLDEN SPUR 



BIC. VICTORIA 



VON SION 

 •ad other Bnlbs 



Cable Aadreu: United Balk, Sasseak 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Chas.Schwake&Co., Inc. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Japanese Lilies, French and Dutch Bulbs 

 90-92 West Broadway NEW YORK 



The General Bulb Co. 



Established 1883 



VoselenzanjT* Holland 



BRANCH OFFICE: 

 25 Beaver St., New York City 



LAWYER'S BULBS 



Holland Bulbs 

 Grown in America 



RELfABLE FORCING BULBS 



Why not buy at home when 1 guarantee 

 satisfaction or your money back ? 



A million bulba in the ground. 



Please send me your list of requirements 

 for prices. 



GEORGE LAWLER 



WHOLESALE GROWER 

 Gardenville, TACOMA. WASH. 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



Drevon-Tegelaar & Co. 



Wholesale French Bulb Growers 



1133 Broadway, New York 



(Comer 86tli Street) 



Nurseries at OlUonles, Var, France 



R. A. VAN DER SCHOOT 



WHOLESALE BULB GROWER 



HILLEGOM, HOLLAND 



Write for Prices 



Care of J. W. HAMPTON, Jr.. CO. 

 17 Battery Place NEW YORK 



