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The Florists' Review 



March 11, 1915. 



take in exclusive growers. In fact, the 

 interests of the dealers are such that, 

 while they may not be directly against 

 the interests of the growers, yet are 

 along different channels, and conse- 

 quently there has been very little bene- 

 fit to be derived from the organization 

 by the exclusive growers, other than 

 social connections, which are altogether 

 to be considered only as minor quanti- 

 ties. 



"This is the construction that has 

 been put on the constitution and by- 

 laws of the organization for some time. 

 Personally, I would advise the growers, 

 if they felt need of an association at 

 all, to have one of their own, and then 

 there would be no possible conflicting 

 movements or elements to be consid- 

 ered, and then it would be entirely pos- 

 sible for the two organizations to work 

 together and assist each other along 

 legislative lines whenever occasion re- 

 quired it, and this, taking the way our 

 legislators have been acting for the past 

 three or four years in practically all 

 the states, is liable to come at almost 

 any time." 



QUARANTINE SEED POTATOES. 



A quarantine against seed potatoes 

 from certain infected areas in Maine 

 and New York has been declared by the 

 Department of Agriculture. The quar- 

 antine, the department announced, took 

 effect from March 3. It was stated 

 that the powdery scab had been dis- 

 covered in the potatoes grown in Aroo- 

 stook county, Maine, and that to date 

 there is no practical system of inspec- 

 tion which will detect the presence of 

 the disease on the field. On this account 

 the department has been compelled to 

 refuse hereafter to certify seed pota- 

 toes from the known areas of infection 

 in Maine and New York. The depart- 

 ment will hereafter certify for ship- 

 ment only table stock potatoes from 

 these districts. 



WAS AND FRENCH SEED TRADE. 



J. Hasslach, well known in America 

 as possibly the leading seed grower or 

 exporter in the south of France, sends 

 the following from St. Remy de Pro- 

 vence: 



"Although our seed growing center 

 has been directly affected by the war, 

 having been spared from burning down 

 of our farms, devastation of our fields 

 and trampling down by troops, our 

 growers nevertheless have met with 

 great difl5culties in saving and bring- 

 ing in all the produce of their crops. 

 Ever}' able-bodied man is away fighting 

 for his country, leaving behind an old 

 father, or his wife and children, or any 

 old relation, and it is difficult for such 

 people to master all the particular 

 work of harvesting and preparing flow- 

 er and garden seeds; otherwise crops 

 of flower seeds, such as aster, balsam, 

 carnation, pansy, phlox, sweet peas, 

 prove to be well ripened, heavy seed, 

 although reduced in quantity. Carrots 

 and endive, onions, too, show a great 

 shortage. 



"Further, the trade has been cut 

 to the quick by the refusal of the Bank 

 of France to discount any bills or pa- 

 per; the immediate effect was the clos- 

 ing of the door of all French discount 

 banks against the tradespeople, the con- 

 sequence being that, during the war, 

 every item must be paid for with ready 

 money. No credit is granted. Growers • 



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ARE SHIPPED FROM SOLID CLUMP DIVISIONS 



Orders Box«d Only as Shippsd 



ALL our Cannas are brought from the field and placed In the storaKe house tiers, i-eady 

 to be boxed as ordered. When your ortler comes, the clumps are carefully divided, 

 and each division Is Insiiected. If solid and perfect In every way. It Is trimmed up 

 neatly and packed for shipment. 



All of which means that every Swas-Teeka Canna ixrat you buy of us Is in the 

 finest condition when shipped. 



No shriveled-up, "prune-faced" ones. 



We have 107 varieties for yourselectlon; 87 of them ai-e Wlntzer's own production. 

 By way of suggestion, liero is a '200-lot assortment, which Is particularly goo<l. 



200 TRY OUT OFFER, $5.00 



t'ltS each of these eight kinds, and each a standard in its color class 



Per 100 Per 100 



Loveliness, 3 ft., Carniln».plnk...$5.00 'Wyoming, 7 ft., orange, bronze 



Brilliant, 4 ft., strong yellow, rc<l leaf $'^.00 



throat :i.50 King Humbert, 4 ft., standard 



Patrie. 4 ft., solid red ».00 bedder 3.00 



Philadelphia, 3 ft., dwarf red ... . 2.00 



Venus, 4 ft., variegate<l pink 3.00 Order by the hundced or by the set. 



California, 4 ft., pure orange 3.00 F.IO. B. West^rove, Pa. 



75 IN 3 SUPERIOR SORTS FOR $7.50 



Per 100 Per 100 



Kate F. Deemer,4 ft., the best Meteor, 8 ft., the best red $'40.00 



yellow $10.00 25 of each above, 7i In all, for $7.60. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, 4 ft., or 12 each, 86 In all, for $4.00. 



the best pink lO.OO F. O. B. West Grove, Pa. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



Swat-Tuka Brand Canna* WEST OIROVC, PA. 



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JOIN BAER=inNSELF 



GIVES A FRIENDLY BUT EARNEST 

 NOTICE TO HIS FRIENDS AND 

 FELLOW MARKET GARDENERS. 



JOHN BAKK 



Originator of the worlil famous tomato 

 "John Baer." 



Baltimore County. Maryland. 

 March 2nd, 1915. 



I hoarby inform my many friends, 

 the market gardeners, canners and 

 the public in general, I have placed 

 my entire supply of "John Baer" to- 

 mato seed which I personally grew 

 and selected with .1. Bolgiano & Son. 

 of Baltimore, Maryland. Any seed 

 ofiFered by any other source is not my 

 production and I cannot feel morally 

 responsible for the results it may 

 produce. 



I have given this tomato my great- 

 est care and attention for many years 

 and take pride in seeing that my fel- 

 low market gardeners are getting ..irtwuj nAii<n» rrrkuATn 

 only seed that truly represents the "JOHN BAEB" TOMATO 

 results of my life work. 1'i>e Earliest and Best Tomato on Eartli 

 (Signed) JOHN BAER. 



Pkts., 50c; I4-OZ., 75c: oz., $2.00; ^-Ib., $7.50; lb., $25.00. One-third off to the trade.- 



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GROWERS OF PEDIGREED 

 TOMATO SEED 



J. BOLGIANO& SON 



Almost 100 Years Sellins Trustworthy Seeds 



Baltimore, Md., U. S. A* 



