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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBBB 9, 1913. 



killed by a gun shot when out rabbit 

 shooting. 



Twenty-seven cases of French bulbs 

 consigned to K. M. Ward & Co. were on 

 the Marseilles boat that reached New 

 York September 30. The season s re- 

 ceipts are now 18,614 cases. 



Plans for new buildings, aggregating 

 in cost $128,000, have been filed by the 

 Graver-Dickinson Seed Co., at Buffalo, 

 N. Y. An iron warehouse and oflnce 

 will be built on Ganson street. 



A BELATED consignment of four cases 

 of Harrisii bulbs for the Eeitman-Pil- 

 ser Co. came on the Bermuda boat that 

 arrived in New York September 29, rais- 

 ing the season's total to 2,304 cases. 



Grant Noah, a weU known farnier 

 south of Beloit, Kan., has bought an in- 

 terest in the Beloit Seed Store, which 

 plans an extension of its business, ihe 

 same owners conduct the Crescent Gro- 

 cery at Beloit. 



A Dawkins, who has managed the 

 seed and bulb department of the business 

 of James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., London, 

 England, for the last seventeen years, is 

 now, on account of the firm relinquishing 

 business, commencing on his own account 

 on King's road, Chelsea, England. 



The late Robert Sydenham, of Tenby 

 street, Birmingham, England, left an 

 estate of the gross value of $o6^70, ot 

 which $44,000 is net personalty. To each 

 person in the employ of the firm he left 

 one month's wages, and to the Eoyai 

 Gardeners' Orphan Fund and the Gar- 

 deners' Benevolent Institution he lett 

 $500 each. 



MONTANA SEEDSMEN OEOANIZE. 



The Montana Seed Growers' Associa- 

 tion was organized at Helena, Mont., 

 last week by exhibitors at the state fair 

 The object of the association is thus set 



^^Making regulations for the growing, 

 selecting and preserving of seeds and 



farm crops. ^ , * ^* +>,« 



Causing records to be kept of the 

 history of seeds produced by members 



Fixing standards for seeds that may 

 be registered. , ^ . , 



Publishing information of standards. 



Issuing certificates to members by 

 which hand-selected seed may be dis- 

 tinguished from inferior kinds. 



Other means that may be expedient to 

 the welfare of good seed. 



Officers were selected as follows: 

 President, F. C. Sumner, of Park 

 county; vice-president, Truman Ames, 

 of Miles City; directors, W V. Talbot 

 of Farmington; I. D. O'Donnell, of 

 Sllines- P Carney, of Waterloo; Joe 

 Ch,lf Clyde Park, and Charles Went- 

 worth, of Lewiston. 



SEEDS IN IOWA. 



The foUowing is from the local paper 

 at Waterloo, la.: . , 



* ' Galloway Bros.-Bowman Co. is naaK- 

 ing improvements to its large plant in 

 order to meet the demands of increaa- 

 ?ng seed business. Additional green- 

 houses are now being constructed. Par- 

 ticular mention is made of a large num- 

 ber of orders from the south and t.aii- 

 fornia, but they do business all over 

 the United States, as is evidenced from 

 the fact that their orders are obtained 

 bv mail and that the average seed order 

 aiiountfl to only $1.50. E. D. Gunn re- 

 cently assumed managership of tms 



Chas. Schwake & Co., Inc. 



HORTICULTURAL 

 IMPORTERS and EXPORTERS 



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 EXPORTERS 



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Growers of High Grade Seeds 



Onion. Rkdlsh, Lettuce, 

 Sweet Peas, etc. 



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GILROY, CAL. 



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Specialties: Lettuce. Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos. Mignonette, Verl>ena, in variety. 



Ck)rre8i)ondence solicited. 



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S**cl Grow*r» and Dealers 



Specialties: 



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It is our business to have what you want. 

 Try us and see. 



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1218 Botz BIdg., Philadalphla, Pa. 



Catalotfue for the askinjr. 



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You Want High-grade Stock 



If you want the profits. Our stock Is FIRST 

 CLASS and Is grown especially for us. 



100 1000 

 Narcissus Paper White. 12 to 15c... $0.90 $ 8.00 

 Koman Hyacinths, white, 11 to 12c. 2.50 23.00 



Itoman Hyacinths, single blue 2.00 



Roman Hyacinths, light pink 2.25 



Single Tulips. 



Chrysolora, yellow 80 



Cottage Maid, rose 90 



Couleur de Cardinal, scarlet 1.65 



La Relne, white 70 



Thomas Moore, orange 1.00 



Vermilion Brilliant 2.00 



Yellow Prince 85 



Wliite Hawk 1.50 



Bedding Tulips, red, white, pink or 

 yellow 85 



6.50 

 7.50 



15.60 

 6.00 

 8.00 



17.00 

 7.00 



12.50 



7.00 



Freesia Ref racta Alba 1.25 



Spanish Iris in separate varieties.. .75 





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 First-class Bulbs 



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Seedsman 

 219 Market Sr., PHILADELPHIA 



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 Chinese Sacred Lilies 



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Pure Culture Nushroom Spawi 



Substitution of cheaper grades is tfaua 

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