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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 28, 1914. 



a letter from Assistant Secretary of 

 Agriculture Galloway, in response to 

 his telephonic request, saying that for 

 a number of years the department had 

 been conducting experiments with a 

 view to establishing the bulb industry 

 on the Pacific coast. Large quantities 

 of Dutch bulbs are imported for the 

 congressional seed distribution. The 

 secretary said it is important the bulb 

 culture work be continued in Washing- 

 ton state, as it is a valuable industry 

 and could be well established in this 

 country. The secretary recommended 

 an appropriation of $12,000 to encour- 

 age the bulb production in the United 

 States. There was some objection, but 

 Senator Jones insisted the work is to 

 determine if bulbs can be produced in 

 this country. He admitted, however, 

 that the bulbs produced in Washington 

 state had been used to fill out the con- 

 gressional distribution. Senator Jones' 

 amendment was then adopted. P. 



GOVERNMENT PRESS SERVICE. 



The United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture is doing the trade a service 

 in the series of garden articles which 

 are being contributed to the newspapers 

 of the country through the OflSce of 

 Information recently established in the 

 Department. The articles are of a 

 character similar to those sent out for 

 several years by the National Council 

 of Horticulture. For instance. No. 5 of 

 the Lawn Series, which will be released 

 for publication in the afternoon papers 

 of May 30, is entitled "Roses to Adorn 

 Home Grounds. ' ' No matter of cultural 

 character can be written to fit the cli- 

 matic conditions of all parts of the 

 United States and necessarily there are 

 those who will disparage any general 

 matter of this nature, but the more 

 garden publicity there is the better it 

 will be for the trade as a whole. If the 

 material given to the press does not fit 

 local conditions it affords the local man 

 the opportunity to show his value to the 

 community — he can do it by word of 

 mouth to his customer or by a communi- 

 cation to the newspapers. 



NAME OF WILD FLOWER. 



I am sending you a few plants, of 

 which I should like to know the name. 

 They grow wild in the woods in Mich- 

 igan. D. H. 



The plants forwarded were delayed 

 in the mails and were much withered. 

 The identification of the variety, how- 

 ever, is reasonably certain. It is what 

 is known as the sweet white violet of 

 the older manuals — Viola blanda. It 

 seems to answer pretty well to the 

 description of Viola pallens (Banks) 

 Brainerd, in Gray's new manual. It 

 is found in the sand-dune and bog 

 region southeast of Chicago. This vio- 

 let is dainty in habit of growth and 

 quite select in its choice of habitat. 

 It bears some resemblance to Viola 

 odorata, the English sweet violet. 



John Higgins. 



eiANT PANSY SEED 



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Kenllworth Show 



Bronse Shades 



BIaat«rpie««, carled 



Separate Colora. 

 1000 leeds. 26c; 600U. 11.00; ^ 

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Prlnoesa (new npiifrht) 

 lOOO Med>.76c. 800 Meds, 26c 



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GLADIOLI 



1st Size 2nd Size 

 1000 1000 



America $12.00 $10.00 



Augusta 13.00 



Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 



Black Beauty 40.00 35.00 



Baron Hulot 40.00 35.00 



Evaline 30.00 25.00 



Giant Pink 30.00 25.00 



Golden Queen 30.00 25.00 



Klondyke 20.00 



12.00 



1st Size 2nd Size 



1000 1000 



Mohonk $ 40.00 $35.00 



Mrs. Jas. Lancashire. . . 80.00 



Michigan 100.00 80.00 



Ophir 100.00 80.00 



President Taft 25.00 20.00 



Perfection 60.00 50.00 



Purity 35.(30 30.00 



Taconic 30.00 25.00 



Extra White and Bright 15.00 12.00 



XXX Mixed 20.00 15.00 



Mrs. Francis King 



250 at 1000 rates. 5% for cash with order. Other varieties in smaller supply. 



E. E. STEWART, Brooklyn, Mich. 



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CANNAS 



In order to move our large surplus which we have on hand, we offer the 



following varieties of Cannas, in dormant roots, two to three eyes, at 



$1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; 250 of a kind furnished at this price: 



Alsace, Pale Sulphur, Green Foliage 

 Brandywlne, Deep Crimson, Bronze Foliage 

 Charles Henderson, Crimson, Green Foliage 

 David Harum, Scarlet, Bronze Foliage 

 Egandale, Scarlet, Bronze Foliage 

 J. D. Bisele, Scarlet, Green Foliage 

 Louise, Pink, Green Foliage 

 Louisiana, Scarlet, Green Foliage 

 Martlia Washington, Rose-pink, Green Foliage 

 Mrs. Kate Qray, Orange-scarlet, Green Foliage 

 Pliiladelphia, Crimson, Green Foliage 

 Uncle Sam, Orange-scarlet, Green Foliage 

 Venus, Rosy-pink, Green Foliage 

 Wyoming, Orange-scarlet, Bronze Foliage 



DAVID HERBERT S SON, !Si Atco, N. J., SCSI^r 



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THERE IS GOOD MONEY 

 IN FORCING 



CYCAS STEMS 



A good stem weighing 6 pounds coBts 42c, and shonld produce 

 a plant with twelve to fifteen leaves, selling wholesale at lOo per leaf, 

 and retail at 15c per leaf. In two sizes, 2 to 5 lb. stems, and 4 to 8 

 lb. stems. I have found the larger ones more profitable. 



Price, per lb., 10c; per 100 lbs., $8.00 

 Per case of about 300 lbs., 7c per lb. 



WALTER p. STOKES, seedsman, 



219 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA 



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Preeminently the finest Valley in the market today. Stock now giving excellent 



results. 

 GIANT FORCING- usual grade, fine stock, case of 500, $8.50; case of 1000, $16.00. 



XXX GIANT FORCING— specially selected pips, unsurpassed for finest work; 



case of 600, $9.00; case of 1000, $17.50. 



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