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The Florists^ Review 



Septembeb 4, 1918. 



ice, and he would undoubtedly favor 

 this plan if he saw there was a uni- 

 versal demand for it. It is simply 

 to ask that the present rate on small 

 parcels, weighing less than four ounces, 

 be changed from 1 cent for each ounce 

 to read: That all packages weighing 

 less than eight ounces shall pay 1 

 cent for each two ounces or fraction 

 thereof. 



And then let parcel post rates apply 

 to all seeds, plants, bulbs, roots, cata- 

 logues, books, etc. This would greatly 

 simplify the postal service by putting 

 all kinds of parcels in one general class 

 and doing away with these special 

 classes, and would give a uniform rate 

 for all. 



This would give the seedsman and 

 plantsman all the advantage they now 

 have on small packages and the addi- 

 tional advantage of the reduced rate 

 on parcels to nearby points, and the 

 parcel post rates are lower than pres- 

 ent rates excepting those going to the 

 sixth, seventh and eighth zones, and 

 as the great bulk of mail shipments are 

 within the first four zones, those in the 

 trade would be greatly benefited. We 

 believe that practically every seeds- 

 man and plantsman in the country 

 would endorse this proposition if put 

 before them and a little hustling can 

 secure this change to our great ad- 

 vantage. L. H. Bead & Co. 



DUTCH BULB TRADE. 



According to the figures published by 

 the General Society for Bulb Culture at 

 Haarlem, Holland, the foreign bulb 

 trade of the Netherlands in 1912 was 

 larger than that of any previous year 

 and the increase over 1911 greater than 

 the increase in any year before. The 

 years from 1901 to 1912 are covered in 

 the statistics. In 1901 the imports of 

 bulbs amounted to 555,044 kilos, or 

 1,223,650 pounds, one kilo being approx- 

 imately two and one-fifth pounds. The 

 exports for the same year were 10,057,- 

 049 kilos. Last year the imports aggre- 

 gated 2,338,300 kilos and the exports 

 22,751,500 kilos. The following table 

 shows the imports to Holland from 

 other countries in 1911 and in 1912, in 

 kilos: 



Countries. 1911. 1912. 



Great Britain and Ireland. 697,800 1,030,400 



Germany and Austria.... 43,200 91,400 

 France, Belgium, Italy. 



Spain, Portugal, Greece 



and Turkey 716,100 800,900 



Scandinavia and Denmark 3,000 5,000 



Russia 400 1,000 



Japan 99,900 167,400 



United States 137,200 115,600 



Other countries 103,400 121,600 



Total ■ 1,801,000 2,338,300 



The exports from Holland to the 

 same countries for the same two years 

 are shown in the following table, in 

 kilos: 



Countries. 1911. 1912. 



Great Britain and Ireland. 6,058,200 7,752,600 



Germany and Austria 4,854,600 5,771,000 



France, Belgium, Italy, 



Spain. Portugal, Greece, 



and Turkey 951,300 2,141,200 



Scandinavia and Denmark 1,684,300 2,107,600 



Russia 615,400 882,500 



Japan 



United States 2,938,900 3.815,000 



Other countries ^ 205,700 281,600 



Total 17,308,400 22,751,500 



In these tables there are not included 

 the bulbs transmitted by parcel post; 

 although the exact quantity is unknown, 

 it is, no doubt, considerable. 



The imports of bulbs from the United 

 States increased between 1901 and 1907, 

 but a steady decline has continued 

 from the latter year to the present. 

 The imports from Great Britain have 



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 Chlnasa Sacrad Lillas, $1.(W per basket of :M bulbs. 



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