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The Florists' Review 



OCIOBEB 80, 1018. 



to be some surplus unless business picks 

 up. 



The Cumberland Seed Co. reports a 

 good business for the last three weeks 

 and is sold out of several varieties of 

 field seeds. McKay, Keece & Co. say 

 that they have never found it so hard 

 to locate a supply of cow pea seed as 

 this season. They say that in the en- 

 tire district from which they are ac- 

 customed to draw their main supply, 

 and they handle eight or ten cars 

 wholesale besides their own retail trade 

 every season, they do not believe there 

 are 1,500 bushels of seed. They 

 are refusing to quote prices, as they 

 say they are unable to buy at any 

 price at present. Soy beans also are 

 scarce, having failed to set seed. Yel- 

 low Multiplier onion sets, of which 

 there is usually a good supply grown 

 here, are conspicuous by their entire 

 absence. They tell me that they have 

 been unable to buy a single bushel this 

 fall. F. B. 



BUEPEE'S LOMPOC BANCH. 



A Santa Barbara newspaper has a 

 two-column write-up of Floradale, the 

 Lompoc seed farm of W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co., in which the following appears: 



' ' About five years ago W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee, after an exhaustive search through- 

 out California, decided that the Lom- 

 poc valley offered the best advantages 

 and purchased between fifty and sixty 

 acres of the finest land in that fabu- 

 lously rich valley. The results that he 

 has attained during the last five years 

 have fully justified his investment and 

 proved his good judgment in the se- 

 lection of a location. After selecting 

 the land, Mr. Burpee placed it under 

 the charge of Edwin Lonsdale, who for 

 many years was connected with the 

 Girard College, Philadelphia. 



"In addition to the fifty-some acres 

 of land owned by Burpee, about 100 

 acres of adjoining land are leased, giv- 

 ing control of about 160 acres. Of 

 this acreage about 120 acres is devoted 

 to the growing of sweet pea seed. The 

 yield this season reached a total of 

 nearly fifteen tons. There were grown 

 on the entire ranch about 500 varieties 

 of sweet peas,*there being several selec- 

 tions to. some of the varieties, making 

 in all about 700 selections. Of the va- 

 rieties Mr. Burpee has featured four 

 that he will use as leaders for his 1914 

 catalogue. These are the King "White, 

 which is his leading variety; the Illumi- 

 nator, Empress Eugenie and Wedge- 

 wood. The King White variety is one 

 of the most wonderful sweet peas in 

 the world. About 700 pounds of these 

 were grown at Floradale this season. 



"One of the most attractive and in- 

 teresting varieties of flower seeds that 

 were grown at Floradale this season 

 was the centaurea. There are four 

 specially beautiful varieties of this 

 flower, called the Bride, Bridegroom, 

 Bridesmaid and Honeymoon. 



"Floradale has not only proven a 

 valuable investment for the seedsman, 

 but has been one of the causes for the 

 rapid advance in value of the land in 

 Lompoc valley. This land could have 

 been purchased eight or nine years ago 

 for from $100 to $150 an acre, but to- 

 day is bringing from $250 to $600 an 

 acre and no doubt the prices will go 

 much higher in the next few years. 



"Last spring when it became appar- 

 ent to Mr. Lonsdale that it would be 

 necessary to irrigate the land, as the 

 rainfall was light during the winter, 



BULBS—Special Prices on A-No. 1 Stock 



HYACINTHS Per 100 1000 Per 100 lOOO 



HYACINTHS Per 100 



Best Forcing varieties, named, all 



colors, selected first size bulbs $4.00 



Dutch Miniature, all colors 1 .60 



French Romans, select 2.90 



MARCISBUa 



Emperor, extra large 1.50 



Golden Spur, extra 1.20 



Victoria, mother bulbs 1.60 



Double Von Sion 1 ,2.5 



Paper White Grandiflora, 13/1.5 ctm. . .90 $8.25 



■INGUE TULIPS 



Artus, bright red 75 6.50 



Chrysolora, golden yellow .75 6 . 50 



Cottage Maid, pink 75 6.50 



Per 100 



Couleur Cardinal, cardinal red $1 .60 



Keizerskroon, bright red and yellow, 



extra large 1.25 $11.50 



La Reine. white 65 5.50 



Mon Tresor, yellow 1.20 11.00 



Rose Grisdelin, pink and white 70 6.00 



Yellow Prince 80 7.00 



DOUBLK TULIPS 



Murillo, white shaded pink 80 7.00 



SPANISH IRIS 



Named varieties 60 5.00 



LILIUM CANDIDUM 



Extra large selected bulbs 4.00 



SLUIS SEED STORE, 344 W. eSrd St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Braslan' 



Large wholesale growers of Oniou, Lettuce, Carrot, Radish, 

 Mustard, Parsnip, Parsley, Celery Asparagus, Beet, Endive, 

 Leek, Salsify and Sweet Peas. 



Seed Growers 



SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA 



Company 



[YOU will be satisfied with the products of 

 Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" 



Better write to Burpee, Philadelphia,— for new Complete Catalogue. 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Conn. 



Orowlnc Stations at Kaat Jordan, Mich., Oroon Bay, Wis.. SIstsr Bay, Wis. 



Beans, Peas. Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Etc, Etc 



ONION SEED... 



We will have a very fine lot of the best varieties of both globe and flat, all strictly new crop. 

 Can quote attractive prices on high grade stock. 

 SCHILDKR BROTHKBS, (Seed and Sets) Chlllleoths, Ohio 



Pieters-Wheeler Seed Company 



Qiiroy, :: :: California 



Growers of High Grade Seeds 



Onion, Radish, Lettuce, 

 Sweet Peas, etc. 



Correapondonoo Solicitod. 



Mention Th« Rerlcw when y<m write. 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For the Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTERIA, -:- CAL. 



— THK— 



J. C. Robinson Seed Co. 



WATERLOO, NXB. 



ROCKY FORD. COLO. 



Contract growers of Cucumber, Cantaloupe^ 

 Watermelon, .Squash and Pumpkin Seed; Sugar, 

 Flint and Field Seed Corn. 



GROWERS OF 



ONION SEED 



Flats W^holesale 



Globes... Wholesale and Retail 



LAUQHUNSEEDCO. 



NAPPANEE, INP. 



BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS :: BULBS :: PLANTS 



•8 Chambors St.. NEW YORK CITY 



SIRPLIS PEAS 



NEW CROP. 



We offer fancy stock, Paget Sound grown 

 without irrifiration. 

 10,000 lbs. Gradas 

 6,000 lbs. Teddy RooseTolt 

 6,000 lbs. Dwarf Telephone 

 Samples and prices on application. 



SEATTLE SEED CO. 



Brewtre, laHrlers isd Ex»orttr<. SEAHLE. WASH., U.S.A. 



TOMATO SEED 



BEST STOCKS ALL VARIEHES 



The Haven Seed Co. 



T wtwl tnh trUt mtt- Santa Ana, CaL 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VALLEY, g?^»g! NEB. 



WMesale Grtwcn tf Hiffc-frade Seeds 



Cucttmber, Mtttkmeloo, Sqoash and Pttrnp- 

 kin. Sweet, Flint and Dent Seed Qmh 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Hunkel's Giant Cyclamen 



Grown by the leadiD^r specialists In Enrope. Flow- 

 ers of ^ant size, fine shape and pure In color. New 

 Crop Seed. ^hlt«: Crimson; Rose; Rosa Von 

 Marlenthal. Daybreak; Whtt«. with Carmine 

 Eye. 100 seeds, 70c: 1000 seeds, $6.00. All colors 

 mixed . 100 seeds, 60c; 1000 seeds, $4.50. 



G. H. HUNKEL CO., Nilwiikee, Wis. 



Mention Ths Bcrlew whra 70a writa. 



