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The Horists' Review 



Mabch 11, 1015. 



C. S. & Co. 



NEW YORK 



Our Motto:— The Best the Market Affords. 



JUST RECEIVED:- 



HOHMANN'8 FAMOUS LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS S^o^^/a 



LUium Formosum, 7/9 In., case of 2fi0 bulbs, $16.00 Lilium Multiflorum. 7/9 In., case of 300 bulbs. tl6.60 



Lilium Giganteum, 7/9 in., case of 300 bulbs, $16.60 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, 



Mention Tb« Rerlew wbeii Ton wrtte. 



NEW YORK 



York up to 9,452 eases, against 8,786 

 cases last year. 



In spite of the embargo, German 

 seeds still arrive by practically every 

 boat from Rotterdam. 



California growers take a much m"ore 

 roseate view of life than in recent sea- 

 sons. Selling has been and still is fairly 

 easy and there have been good rains. 



Most of the large seed houses are 

 working nights and Sundays getting out 

 orders. On account of the warm 

 weather, seeds booked for middle March 

 and April delivery have been hastened 

 by wires calling for immediate delivery. 



The H. F. Michell Co., with the idea 

 of boosting the bulb sales and at the 

 same time interesting a large number 

 of private gardeners in the National 

 Flower Show to be held in Philadelphia 

 next spring, has offered a splendid ar- 

 ray of special prizes, including four 

 gold medals, twenty- one silver medals, 

 seven bronze medals and fourteen silver 

 cups. 



THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY. 



The policy of the American Seed 

 Trade Association with regard to mem- 

 bership has been brought out by a sug- 

 gestion coming from the Pacific north- 

 west that there is need for an organiza- 

 tion of seed growers separate and dis- 

 tinct from those whose interests are 

 sufficiently represented in the American 

 Seed Trade Association. It appears that 

 certain seed growers in the vicinity of 

 Portland, Ore., are considering the ad- 

 visability of asking the seed growers 

 of the United States to meet at San 

 Francisco sometime during the exposi- 

 tion for the purpose of perfecting a na- 

 tional organization. The Review ques- 

 tioned the need for any such step, when 

 the information was brought to it, sug- 

 gesting that the American Seed Trade 

 Association, to which many of the lead- 

 ing seed growing houses already belong, 

 is in a position to serve all the interests 

 of the seed industry. The result was 

 that one of the Portland seed growers 

 sought an expression of opinion from 

 one of the men in position to speak for 

 the American Seed Trade Association. 

 The letter, dated January 21, 1915, per- 

 haps was not written for publication, 

 and for that reason the writer's name is 

 not used, but when a copy of it was 

 sent to The Review it readily was 

 recognized that it came from a man in 

 position to speak with authority and 

 to influence the character of member- 

 ship, and hence the activities of the 

 association. Two paragraphs which en- 

 courage the growers to push ahead with 

 their idea of a separate organization 

 are: 



"In the first place, the American 

 Seed Trade Association originally was 

 started by the dealers, but there is 

 quite a membership today of the large 

 growers who also, in connection with 

 their growing, have seed establish- 

 ments, but it has not been the policy of 

 the organization for several years to | 



Natural Size of my Primulas 



Q? Fischer's 

 Primula Obconica 

 Seed 



KFlowers rich ia color and per- 

 fect in shape. 



Bright rose and bright crim- 

 son flowers averaging 2-2i2 inch 

 in diameter. 



1000 seeds $ 0.50 



1 gram, 3000 seeds 1.25 



10 grams 11.00 



loz., 28 gr 28.00 



Cash with order, please. 



FERD. FISCHER 



Wiesbaden -AHhimm, Germaay 



Primula flowers In size of 2-2ia Inch 

 were shown to the editor of the Florists* 

 Review. 



VALLEY 



Chicag^o Market Brand, best Valley in existence, giving the best results 



all year around. 

 $15.00 for 1000; $8.00 for 600; $4.50 for 250; $2.00 for 100 



Florists* Money Maker Brand, best Valley at moderate prices. 

 $13.00 for 1000; $7.00 for 500; $4.00 for 250 



H. N. BRUNS, 3040 W. Madison Street, ChicagO 



IF YOU HAVE 



NOT THE 



WINTER-FLOWERING ORCHID SWEET PEA 



in your greenhouses, see and ask your neighbor 

 how they pay. It is still time to sow some now. 



Now is the time to sow some of the Summer Sweet Pea Seed, outdoors or in 

 cold frames, to have good crop for Decoration Day. I have only the best commercial 

 varieties, like : Frank Dolby (lavender), Nora Unwin (white), Gladys Unwin (pink), 

 etc.; 1 lb., $1.50; 5 lbs. of each, at $5.00. 



My reselected Pink Spencer, White Spencer, Lavender Spencer, Lilac Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer, Red Spencer, etc., at $5.00 per pound ; in 5-lb. lots, at $4.00. Guar- 

 anteed over 90^ true. 



Countess Spencer, White Spencer (Burpee), Blanche Ferry Spencer, King Edward 

 Spencer, at $1.50 per lb.; in 5-lb. lots, at $1.00, as long as surplus lasts. 



See Me at the New^ York Flow^er Sho'w. 



ANT. C, ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea speciaust. Lompoc, Cal. 



"MONEY MAKERS" 



FOR EARLY FORCING 



Narcissus Golden Spur, French- 

 grown. 



Single Dutch French-grown Hyacinths. 



Freesia Excelsior, a new variety, three 

 times larger than Refracta Alba. 



LAGARDE & SPEELMAN 



Ollioules (var) France 

 Write for prices to our New York address, care of 



MALTUS & WARE 

 14 Stone St., New Yerk, N. Y. 



SEEDS AND BULBS 



A SK for a copy of our Bulb Catalogue 

 ^^ and special prices to florists. 



Also ask us about our "below- the- 

 market" specialties and watch 

 for our column announcements. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



In business since 1802 

 53 Barclar St. NEW YORK 



