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The Florists^ Review 



August 28, 1»13. 



ALFALFA 



ROYAL QUALITY, KANSAS GROWN 



Non-lrrlsatad N«w Crop 



OVER 99 PER CENT PURE 



RUDY. PATRICK SEED CO. 



1312 W. Eichth Straat, Kansas City. Mo. 



Mention Thp RpvIpw whpn you write. 



amendment of Senator Jones, and he 

 asked that the paragraph be passed 

 over to another time, which was done. 



Senator Poindexter, of Wa^ington, 

 spoke about admitting flowering bulbs 

 free. He said the only attempt to grow 

 bulbs in this country with any promise 

 of success is in the state of Washing- 

 ton, near Bellingham. Though meeting 

 with success, it is an infant industry. 

 Although just beginning, it has an ex- 

 cellent prospect of becoming an estab- 

 lished industry of great value to the 

 farmers in that section. For the pur- 

 pose of facilitating and encouraging it, 

 it is proposed to allow these farmers 

 entering upon this new enterprise to 

 get the mother bulbs, which require a 

 cycle of years to mature, free of duty. 

 Senator Poindexter offered an amend- 

 ment to cover the matter, providing 

 that mature mother bulbis imported spe- 

 cifically for propagation and not to be 

 used for any other purpose shall be 

 admitted free of duty. Senators Jones 

 and Poindexter presented the following 

 statement on the subject from the bu- 

 reau of plant industry of the depart- 

 ment of agriculture: 



So far as known, hyacinth bulbs are propa- 

 gated In this country only at the bulb garden 

 established by this department near Bellingham. 

 although byncinths are the most important of tli» 

 so-called Holland bulbs, because the areas in 

 which the soil and climatic conditions are gnit- 

 able for growing them are extremely limited, and 

 wherever they can be grown successfully the 

 land becomes extremely valuable. 



The department established a bulb propagating 

 garden In the autumn of 1908 on ten acres of land 

 near Bellingbam, Wash., which was furnished 

 by the chamber of commerce of that city, with 

 the necessary buildings and Improvements, rent 

 free, the cooperative agreement to run for a 

 period of ten years, and the department to fur- 

 nish the necessary bulbs, labor and expert man- 

 agement. The object of the department in es- 

 tablishing the garden waa twofold, namely: (1) 

 To propagate Holland bulbs for the congressional 

 distribution in lieu of importing large quantitib« 

 of these bulbs from Holland annually; and (2) 

 to make the propagation of these bulbs a dem 

 onstratlon thit Holland bulbs can be successfully 

 grown on a commercial scale in the Puget Sound 

 region, with a view to establishing a new and 

 orofitaMe industry. 



Results so far obtained are quite encouraging, 

 and there is every reason to believe that In a 

 few years the garden established by the depart- 

 ment win furnish all the bulbs required for the 

 congressional distribution and sufficient data will 

 have been accumulated to enable the department 

 to publish explicit and detailed instructions for 

 the information of anyone who desires to grow 

 these bnlbs commercially. However, several 

 .vears will be required to complete the cycle of 

 operations involved in treating the mother bulbs 

 and bringing the young bulhlets to maturity, and 

 there are many minor questions of importance to 

 be worked out, such as special methods of treat- 

 ment, cultivation and handling, use of ma- 

 chinery, and so forth, so that It Is now entirely 

 too soon to make any statement regarding the 

 work, except that the progress made has been 

 quite satisfactory and we know absolutely that 

 Holland bulbs can be propagated and grown In 

 this country, but we are not Justified in saying 

 now that they can be grown with profit, which 

 will be the most important point in the minds 

 of prospective growers. 



We therefore think that prospective bulb 

 growers In this country will want the duty re- 

 tained on all the so-called Holland bulbs except, 

 possibly, mature mother bulbs imported solely 

 for propagation, and that If bulbs for propagation 

 purposes are admitted duty free, such Importa- 

 tions should be surrounded by such rigid restric- 

 tions as will prevent importations for other pur- 

 ptoses without payment of duty. If such an ar- 

 rangement can he enacted Into law. It will un- 

 doubtedly encourage the establishment of a new 

 industry in this country. It Is understood that 

 bnlbs valued at approximately |1,000,000 are 

 Imported annually from Holland, and It is be- 



COLD STORAGE LILIES 



Now is the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter 



Flowering. We offer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and in 



good condition. Order today, can be shipped at any time. 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM 



100 1000 Case 



7- to 9-inch, 300 bulbs in a case $5.75 $56.00 $16.00 



8- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 8.50 80.00 16.00 



9- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 10.50 100.00 20.00 



LILIUM SPECIOSUM RUBRUM— COLD STORAGE 



8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 6O00 12.00 



9- to 1 1-inch. 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 1 l.OO 



LILIUM SPECIOSUM ALBUM— COLD STORAGE 



8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 18.00 



9- to 1 1-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 13.50 130.00 16.00 



1 1- to 13-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17.00 165.00 16.00 



LILIUM SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE— COLD STORAGE 



8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00 



9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00 



UnDI T. IIOn)n(iTOII,M.?K:%:;.tllew Titl Cilr 



COLD STORAGE LILY BULBS 



We have a few thousands of the following Lily Bulbs in first-class condition, 

 which we offer subject to beinc unsold: 



Per Case 



9 cases Lilium Giganteum. 8/10, 225 to case $17.00 



30 cases Lilium Giganteum, 7/9, 300 to»ca8e 16.00 



25 cases Lilium Speciosum Bubrum, 9/11. 125 to case 11.00 



20 cases Lilium Speciosum Melpomene, 11/13. 100 to case 15 00 



These bulbs were all specially packed for cold storage, and are just right for 



the production of blooms for faU. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barday St.. NEW YORK 



BULbBS — Now ready 



for shipment. 



Roman Hynclntha, 12 to 15 



Roman Hyacinths, 13 to 15 



Paper Whitea. IS ctm. up 



Paper Whites, 14 ctm. up 



Harrlali IJIIea. 5 to 7 



Harriail Uliea. 7 to 9 



Harrlail Ullea. » to 11 



Candidam LUlea, largre bulbs 



Candldum LUiea, mammoth bulbs. 

 Freesia Refraota Alba, first size.. 

 Fre««ia Refracta Alba, extra size. 

 Freesia Refracta AJba, monsters 

 AUlnm Neapolitanum 



CURRIE BROS. CO., 



I 3.00 per 100 



3.60 per 100 



1.00 per 100 



1.26 per 100 



4.00 per 100 



9.00 per 100 



20.00 per 100 



6.00 per 100 



6.00 per 100 



80 per 100 



1.00 per 100 



1.26 per 100 



60 per 100 



Send for New Florists' Catalogue. 



108 WIsconaIn Straat. 

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Milwaukee, Wis. 



Sly""' Prize Winner Pansies 



FOR CRITICAL FLORISTS 



lOOO Saada, 30c : 20OO Saada. 80c; 8000 aaada, $ l.OO; Par oz„ $8.00 



This Matehlaaa atrain is the product of the leading Engrli-h. French and German Pansy Specialists, 

 and absolutely unexcelled in size, form, texiure snd wide range of rich co'ors end markings. 

 Quotatlena ehaarfully clvan on Hlch Orado Fronch and Dutch Bulbs. 

 WRITE FOR WHOLESALE PANSY LIST. 



JOHNSON SEfD CO., 217 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 



Romans, Lllinm Candidum, Frefslas, 

 Trumpet Major; also Dutch Bulbs, 

 Lilium Oiganteum and Japan Bulbs. 



Write for prices. 



126-128 W. 6th Ave.. 

 CINCINNATI. OHIO 



D. RUSCONI, 



SWEET PEA SEED 



Write for our Price List. 



S. BRYSON AYRES CO. 



Swoot Poa Farm, 

 Sunny Slopo. INDEPENDENCE, MO. 



