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The Rorists' Review 



bUCUMBUB 10. 1014. 



spring in seed potatoes and garden 

 seeds. Memphis seedsmen are partic- 

 ularly busy, according to their reports. 



' * I have been in the seed business for 

 forty years, and our business this fall 

 has been five times greater than ever 

 before," said J. F. Haid, secretary and 

 treasurer of Otto Schwill & Co. "The 

 rush began in August and only slacked 

 up a week ago with the first cold 

 weather. 



"Our trade has come from farmers 

 in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and 

 northern Louisiana. In most eases 

 farmers are planting wheat to sell, and 

 oats, corn and hay to feed to their stock 

 next year. There is no doubt that the 

 cotton acreage will be greatly reduced. 

 I look for southern farmers to plant 

 more potatoes and garden truck next 

 spring than ever in the past." 



The same condition is reported by J. 

 L. Mosby, of the Tucker-Mosby Seed 

 Co., who placed his estimate slightly 

 lower than did Mr. Haid. 



"Onr bnsiness this fall has been two- 

 thirds greater than ever before," Mr. 

 Mosby said. "The demand has been for 

 oats, wheat, barley and alfalfa through- 

 out Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. 

 "We are expecting a big business in corn, 

 potatoes and all kinds of garden truck 

 in the spring and are preparing to 

 handle the increased trade." 



GOVERNMENT SEED TESTING. 



Your Uncle Samuel's business of seed 

 testing is on the increase, according 

 to tlie report just issued from the 

 avuncular headquarters beside the 

 Potomac. At the Washington labora- 

 tory the bureau has received 4,305 sam- 

 ples of seeds from farmers and seeds- 

 men. Of these 2,207 have been tested 

 for mechanical purity, and practically 

 all for germination. At the five cooper- 

 ative laboratories 6,937 samples have 

 been tested. In connection with the 

 congressional seed distribution and the 

 office of foreign seed and plant intro- 

 duction, 9.'52 samples were tested. For 

 other offices of the department 5,961 

 samples of seed, not representing com- 

 mercial lots, were tested for germina- 

 tion. Identifications were made of 380 

 specimens of plants and seeds. 



In carrying on the work on adul- 

 terated seeds 1,470 samples of Kentucky 

 bluegrass, orchard grass, hairy vetch 

 and sweet clover were collected and 

 examined and will be reported on later. 

 A preliminary examination indicates 

 that the quality of hairy vetch seed 

 has greatly improved since it was previ- 

 ously collected. Seed of the yellow- 

 flowered biennial sweet clover has fre- 

 quently been sold for that of the white- 

 flowered biennial, the latter being 

 usually preferred. In a number of cases 

 the small annual yellow-flowered species 

 has been sold either for the yellow- 

 flowered or for the white-flowered bi- 

 ennial. Of the seed reported on in 

 1913 only four per cent of the Ken- 

 tucky bluegrass and approximately 

 twenty per cent of the redtop was 

 adulterated or misbranded. 



In connection with the enforcement 

 of the seed-importation act, 815 lots 

 were sampled by customs officials, of 

 which twenty-four were prohibited 

 entry. Of these, nine were recleaned 

 in bond, nine were returned to the 

 country of origin, one was denatured, 

 and five are pending. It is becoming 

 a general practice for dealers in the 

 United States to buy seeds subject to 

 the act. 



$60.00 per 100 



75.00 per 100 



125.00 per 100 



Cold Storage Lily of the Valley 



Owing to war conditions, good stock is scarce. Secure your require- 

 ments at once for holiday forcing. Finest selectc:d pips, packed in cases of 250, 

 500 and 1000 each. 



AZALEAS 



We have just received a large importation of Azaleas in splendid condi- 

 tion, which we offer for immediate delivery, and as long as unsold at no 

 advance over prices of previous years. { 



We offer the leading varieties— Mme. Vander Cruyssen. Vervaeneana, 

 Simon Marduer, Empress of India, Mme. Jos. Vervaene, Ernst Enckhaate, 

 Niobe, Vervaeneana Alba, etc., strong plants. 



12 to 14 inches in diameter $ 9.00 per dozen; 



14 to 16 inches in diameter 12.00 per dozen; 



16 to 18 inches in diameter 18.) per dozen; 



18 to 20 inches in diameter 2K00 per dozen 



20 to 22 inches in diameter 36.00 per dozen 



Dwarf or Miniature: 

 Firefly, or Hexe, and Chas. Encke . .$4.80 per dozen; $35.00 per 100 



FINE FERNS 



READY FOR IMMEDIATC RETAIL SALE 



We offer the following ▼arieties of ferns in the sizes specifled, which wa 

 have in perfect shape at this time: 



NEPHBOLEPIS MUSCOSA, 3%-inch, 25c each; 5-inch, 50c each. 



NEPUROLEPIS ELEQANTISSIMA, 6-inch, 50c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each; 

 10-incb, $2.00 each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS ELEQANTISSIMA COMPACTA, 3%-inch, 25c each; 

 6-inch, 50c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS 8UPEBBIS81MA, 6-inch, 50c each. 

 NEPHBOLEPIS MAQNIFICA, 5-inch, 50c each. 

 NEPHBOLEPIS PIERSONI, 8-inch, $1.00 each. 

 NEPHBOLEPIS TEDDY, JR., 6-inch, 50c each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS HARBISII, 6-inch, 50c each; 10-inch, $2.00 to $3.00 

 each; 12-inch — very large plants — $5.00 each. 



F. K. PIERSOII mJ^^^S^ YORK 



BULBS 



We have a good stock of the vari- 

 eties most used by the Florists. 

 Write for prices. 



LILIUM QIQANTEUM. 



Always on hand. 



From our cold storage 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



plants. 



SEtDS TO PLANT NOW 



ETeryikii^ ii tkis liie thit the Florists leed. 



FOTTLER,FISKE,RAWSORCO., 



THE SEED STORE, 



FUEUIL N«LL SqUARE. 



BOSTON 



Mention Th» R>y1»w whn ygn wrH». 



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