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The Florists' Review 



March 25, 1915. 



that it is difficult to induce the aver- 

 age farmer to plant to any extent, and 

 it does not pay to handle fields of less 

 than ten acres; twenty-five acres or 

 more is preferable." 



MOTT-LY MEDITATIONS. 



S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Mich., 

 are busy receiving and placing seed 

 contracts. E. J. Sheap, who has charge 

 of this branch predicts an anxious, 

 though successiul year. Anthracnose 

 in the bean crop is to be feared more 

 than a hot summer. Contracts are 

 being placed at $2.30 for kidney, $2.50 

 for greenpod, $2.75 for ordinary wax 

 and $3 for Wardwell's. The growing 

 of the sugar beet in Idaho and Utah 

 promises to be successful, as trial crops 

 there have turned out well. Consider- 

 able changes have been made in the 

 main offices, which, though enlarged, 

 are still crowded. 



A. J. Brown Seed Co., Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., says beans will be beans again 

 this year and it will pay the small 

 grower to take even more care of his 

 crop than usual. 



Jones Seed Co., Grand Rapids, finds 

 it necessary to double the floor space, 

 with office in front. The change is a 

 decided improvement. 



S. Bash & Co., Fort Wayne, Ind., are 

 booking large orders for seed potatoes 

 of excellent quality. The yield was 

 good last year. John Van Houten, of 

 McBain, raised 382.45 bushels to the 

 acre, closely followed by two others 

 with 355.10 and 353.15 bushels, respect- 

 ively. S. Bash, Sr. has been sick for 

 some time. S. B., Jr., is making good 

 as manager meanwhile. W. M. 



CATAIiOQUES EEOEIVED. 



F. W. Kelsejr Nursery Co., New York, N. Y.— 

 Semiannual wholesale list of evergreen and de- 

 olduoua trees, shrubs, roses and vines; twelve 

 clearly printed pages, in convenient pocket form. 

 Among the special lines offered are "forestry 

 stock" and small trees for nursery planting. 



The Oakgrove Oreenhoute, Tuskegee, Ala. — 

 Wholesale list of ferns, roses and miscellaneous 

 greenhouse and bedding plants, such as begonias, 

 verbenas, geraniums, cannas, salvias, etc. ; six- 

 teen pages, illustrated. Ferns, being the Arm's 

 specialty, have a conspicuous place in the cata- 

 logue. 



Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, England. — 

 A 26-page supplementary catalogue of. rock and 

 border plants, arranged In the same accurate, 

 compact style as the firm's regular catalogue. 

 The book starts with an interesting list of new 

 and rare plants, "some of which," says the com- 

 piler, "are very old species, but remarkably 

 scarce, while others are new to cultivation." 



Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Me. — 

 Illustrated catalogue of "Sterling Quality" seeds; 

 also bulbs, plants and an unusually large and 

 varied assortment of florists' and farmers' requi- 

 sites, such as garden tools, ornamental wire 

 fencing, fertilizers, insecticides, sprayers, poul- 

 try and dairy supplies, barn equipments, etc.; 

 eighty pages, more than half of which are occu- 

 pied by the miscellaneous supplies. 



Forbes Sc Keith, New Bedford, Mass. — "Cata- 

 logue of Selected Prize Medal Dahlias," a 32- 

 pagc book, notable for the clearness of the type 

 and illustrations. The stock listed is carefully 

 classified according to the recognized types, cac- 

 tus, decorative, etc., and Includes many varieties 

 originated by the firm. Emphasis is placed on 

 the idea that "it is not the length of the list, 

 but the selection which counts." 



David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. — "Grown-in- 

 America" dahlias, cannas, gladioli, lilies, irises, 

 phloxes and otlier bulbs and plants, with a con- 

 densed list of flower seeds; an attractive, well- 

 illustrated, 32-page catalogue, twenty-two pages 

 of which" are devoted to the firm's specialty, the 

 dahlia. Enclosed with the catalogue are two 

 supplementary sheets on which are colored pic- 

 tures of two choice dahlias. "On account of the 

 European conflict and the uncertainty of deliv- 

 eries," says the firm, "we decided not to im- 

 port any novelties this year, but instead have 

 arranged to make this a grown-in-America year, 

 and are offering nothing in the way of bulbs and 

 plants except those that we tried out in our own 

 fields last summer, or those that are grown ex- 

 clusively in this country." 



Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. 

 — First annual catalogue from the Uptown Seed 

 Store. It is a plain, but neat and business-like 

 t)ook, containing eighty long, narrow pages, in 



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87 VARIETIES 



W^E actually have 107 varieties, 87 of which are Wlntzer's own productions. We doubt 

 ' ' if any one carries as many varieties. Surely no one else has many of the new Wint- 

 zer triumphs. Out of the 87, we have picked 26 kinds, of the colors we think the best. 

 You can't go wrong on any of them. Why don't you buy 100 or more of each kind ? 100 

 of each of the 25 kinds would cost only $164.50. 



COLOR ASSORTMENT OFFER 



OBAiraE AND YELLOW: ^^^J^^ 



California, orange, 4 ft $ 3.00 



Buttercup, yellow, 3 ft 5.00 



Juanita, bronze fol., 4 ft 10.00 



Kate E. Deemer, grand, 5 ft 10.00 



Wvoming, bronze, Y. orchid 2.00 



Brilliant, 3% «., red throat 3.50 



WHITE: 



Blanche Wintzer, 3^ ft. (9/10) 

 Mt. Blanc, Imp., next best, |3.00; 

 $20.00 per 1000. 



BED, GEEEN FOLIAGE: „ ^^ 



Philadelphia, dwarf, 3 ft 2.00 



Beacon, 4 ft 4.00 



"DASBD on our last year's business and 

 -*-* the way sales have been coming in 

 this year, we find that this assortment of 

 colors and kinds are strong leaders. It 

 may be Just the line-up you want. Check 

 it up. Send us your order. We have 107 

 varieties — 87 of which are Wlntzer's own 

 production. 



25 BKST I 



PINK: Per 100 



Mrs. A. P. Conard, 4 ft $10.00 



Hungaria, 3% ft 5.00 



Venus, creamy edge, 4 ft 3.00 



Wabash, bronze leaf, 4 ft 10.00 



Martha Washington, 3 ft 2.50 



SPOTTED EDGED AND 

 VABIEOATED: 



Panama (4/10) , 3 ft 25.00 



Gladioflora 5.00 



Gladiator 5.00 



Meteor, 5 ft 20.00 



Patrie, 4 ft 2.00 



Wlntzer's Colossal, 6 ft., orchid. . 20.00 

 Fire Bird, 4 ft., 50c each, $4.00 

 per ten. 

 BED ON BBONZE FOLIAGE: 



Brandywine, 3Vi ft 2.60 



Wm. Saunders, 4 ft 6.00 



King Humbert, 4 ft., orchid 3.00 



Conowingo, 6 ft 4.00 



Send for the Canna Book 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



SWAS-TEEKA BRAND CANNAS 



Wast Grove, Pa. 



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Special 



CANNA ROOTS 



Extra strong division of the highest quality, $2.00 

 per 100, $15.00 per 1000, and up. 



Our selection in a good assortment of varieties, $2.00 

 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. 



DAHLIA ROOTS 



Whole field clumps, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000, 

 and up; mixed to color, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 



Our complete line of Bedding stock in large quanti- 

 ties, as advertised in March I8th issue of The Review. 



We have a whole block of 6 houses, 30x200, filled 

 with pot Cannas. Let us supply your needs. 



CASH WITH ORDER 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



White Marsh, Maryland 

 GROWERS OF PLANTS FOR THE TRADE 



