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The Florists^ Review 



July 20, 1922 



should not be punished for those occa- 

 sional instances of variation in tests 

 which all analysts know to be unavoid- 

 able. 



Practical Difficulties. 



Among the serious practical difficul- 

 ties encountered by the recleaners of 

 seeds may be mentioned: The compara- 

 tively small percentage of seed which 

 is harvested free from weeds; the want 

 of care upon the part of farmers and 

 country shippers to keep various lots 

 and qualities separate; the desire on 

 the part of the farmer to 'harvest all 

 the seed possible from his field, regard- 

 less of whether some parts of the field 

 may have been infested with noxious 

 weeds; the fact that one process of 

 cleaning or one machine is not sufficient 

 to remove all kinds of weeds, for many 

 processes and many different types of 

 machines arc needed in a modern seed- 

 cleaning plant; the variation in rela- 

 tive size and density of field seeds and 

 the weeds which they contain, so that 

 a process which will perfectly clean 

 one parcel of clover from a certain weed 

 seed fails to produce satisfactory re- 

 sults in cleaning another parcel of seed 

 of the same variety containing the same 

 weeds, and, perhaps most important of 

 all, lack of proper application of good 

 judgment and diligent effort to the 

 work; in other words, too much de- 

 pendence upon machine methods, which 

 should often be varied greatly to secure 

 the best results. . 



Much could be said under each of the 

 above headings, but one cannot include 

 a manual of seed cleaning within the 

 limits of a paper of this kind. Further- 

 more, after years of experience and 

 study, I find so much yet to be learned 

 that I am hesitant to try to instruct 

 others. However, it may be said that 

 perfection is not at present attainable 

 and both seedsmen and analysts will 

 have to be content with honest endeavor 

 and gradual improvement. These can 

 be attained and, notwithstanding many 

 bad spots in the trade, I think we have 

 much cause for hopefulness as to the 

 future. 



If some pressure could be brought to 

 bear upon the prodiicer of seeds so 

 that the recleancr could purchase more 

 liberal quantities of reasonably clean 

 seed, this would help to solve some of 

 our problems. Farmers should be taught 

 that it is not good public policy or good 

 for their own pocketbooks to harvest 

 weedy portions of their fields and mix 

 the seed with good, clean seed from 

 other portions of their land. Country as- 

 semblers and shippers of carlots of seed 

 should be taught to exercise more care 

 to keep separate different qualities of 

 seed, so that when the seed reaches 

 the rccleaner, weedy seed need not be 

 mixed with good seed. 



Eternal Vigilance Required. 



It is, of course, practically impossible 

 to apply careful methods of seed anal- 

 ysis to each separate bag of seed re- 

 ceived by recleaners. The cost would 

 be prohibitive and the results would 

 be disappointing, because one-half 

 bushel of seed containing certain nox- 

 ious weeds, which might easily escape 

 r.€a80nably careful examination with a 

 seed tryer, would spoil the purity of 

 a comparatively large parcel of seed 

 with which it might be mixed. It is 

 true that certain sections are practi- 

 cally free from certain noxious weeds 

 and the well informed seedsman knows 



Early or Winter Flow^ering 



SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



Oz. Vt Lb. 1 Lb. 

 Aata Ohn— Identical in color and size of blossom with the late flower- 

 ing Asta Ohn; a fine lavender $0.50 $1.75 $6.00 



Blanche Ferry Spencer — Bright Rose, the wings being pinkish or 



blush-white 50 1.75 6.00 



Blue Bird— A charming shade of blue 75 2.50 8.00 



Blue Picotee— Violet blue, white edged 85 J'.OO 



Early All White— Color, pure white, produces four gigantic blooms 



on long stems 75 2.50 .... 



Early Fancy — The color, salmon pink cream ground overlaid with buff .85 3.00 



Fair Maid — Finest blush pink early Spencer Sweet Pea to date 85 3.00 



Glitter* — The sensational new orange-scarlet, very bright 1.00 3.25 .... 



Grenadier — Novelty dazzling scarlet 1-50 5.00 .... 



Fordhook Rose — Rosy carmine 75 2.50 



Heather Bell — Color, a rich mauve lavender 50 1.75 6.00 



Helen Lewia — Very fine, salmon pink 50 1.75 6.00 



Hercules— Light pink 50 1.75 



Irene — Exquisite pale lavender, similar in color to the late flowering 



Florence Nightingale ; 85 3.00 .... 



Madonna— This is an early flowering Constance Hinton, considered the 



best and strongest growing white 85 3.00 



Melody — This is a deeper shade of pink 50 1.75 — 



Red Orchid— Bright cherry red 50 1.75 6.00. 



Rose Queen— The flowers are borne on long stems, are of large size 



and free bloomers 50 1.75 6.00 



Mrs. Kerr — Clear rich salmon or apricot; wonderfully large and 



attractive 100 3.75 



Mrs. A. A. Skach— Clear bright pink 50 1.75 6.00 



Mrs. Spanolin— White, a fine variety -50 1.75 6.00 



Orange Beauty— A beautiful orange 75 2.50 ..^ 



Sno\»flake— Pure white 50 1.75 6.00 



Venus— Standard white, slightly blushed pink; wings white 50 1.75 6.00 



Warbler— Flowers large and beautiful in form; rich mauve purple .5(1 1.75 



Wedgwood— Magnificent, clear blue (semi-early) 60 2.00 . .^ 



White Orchid— Pure white .•.■ -^O 175 6.00 



Yarrawa— Color, a pleasing shade of bright rose pink with lighter ^ 



strings SO 1.7d 6.00 



Zvolanek's Rose— A beautiful self rose color, best commercial 



varieties 90 j.25 12.00 



St. L. S. Co.8' Giant Pansies 



V4 or. V2 oz. 1 or. 



St. L. S. Co.'s Nonpareil Giant Strain, Finest Florist Mixed; a mix- 

 ture of the finest exhibition Pansies grown in this country $2.00 $.^90 $7.50 



Steele's Greenhouse Special, Long-Stemmed Mixture 175 3.25 6.P0 



Masterpiece— This grand giant Pansy is remarkable in having the 



borders of the petals waved or frilled, which gives the flower an _ -in 



almost double appearance .- 1.25 2.13 4.00 



Imperial Giant Mixed— They embrace all the solid or self-colors deli- 

 cately shaded of various colors 125 2.15 4.00 



Trimardeau Giant Mixed— Extra large flowers, but not of such perfect 



form as the Imperial Giant 65 1.15 2.00 



ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY,*" ^^.^?"° St. lonis, Mo. 



PANSY SEED 



We can recommend the Pansy Seed we are now offering as tiie best 

 obtainable and are sure of its giving more than satisfactory results to all 

 florists trying it. 



SUPERB GIANT PANSIES 



AfloulB, light blue, white center, % oz., 40c. 



Andromeda, lavender and pink, orchid flowered, % oz., 50c. 



Black, jet black, \i oz., 40c. 



ICme. Ferret, wonderful frilled flowers, colors are dark red, pink and red with 



white margined striped shades, % oz., BOc. 

 Striped and Blotched, beautifully striped and blotched, in all shades, giant 



flowers, % oz., 40c; 1 oz., $3.00. 

 White, Tellow, Pnrple and Baby, separate colors of giant flowered, V's oz., 40c; 



1 oz., $3.00. 

 Snperb CMant Mixed, including all of the above, and in addition a liberal 



amount of Odier and Cassiers types, % oz., 40c; 14 oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.00. 



The best mixture we can find. 

 Excelsior Mixed, a class of pansy well adapted to bedding purposes and good 



for those wanting a dependable, but lower priced mixture, V* oz., 60c; 1 



oz,, $2.00. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesvilley Ohio 



The General Bulb Co. 



Estoblithed 1888 



VogelenzAug, Holland 



BRANCH OFFICE: 

 25 B«aT«r St., Naw York City 



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