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The Florists' Review 



April 15, 1915. 



Lilium Giganteum, 7/9'in. 



$6.95 



Our Motto:— The Best the Market Affords 

 FROM NKW YORK AND CHICAGO COLO STORAOK 



CASE OF 

 100 BULBS 



300 bulbs, 

 118 00 



1200 bulbs, 

 $70.00 



C. S. & Co. 



NEW YORK 



1000 pips, 

 115.00 



2500 pips. 

 $35.00 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



$7.95 



CASE OF 



500 PIPS 



CHAS. SCHWAKE A CO., Inc., 



90-92 West Broadway, 



NEW YORK 



Mcmtton Th. RcTlew when y«n write. 



seeds of edible character up to the aver- 

 age quantity sent abroad the preceding 

 three years. 



MOTT-LY MEDITATIONS. 



The Steele-Briggs Seed Co., Toronto, 

 Ont., is working its 400 hands in day 

 and night shifts to keep up with the 

 rush of shipping. Secretary A. W. An- 

 nandale remarked that while export 

 trade has suffered, home demand more 

 than compensates for the deficiency. 

 Much difficulty is still experienced in 

 obtaining supplies from abroad, and 

 those stocks that are on the way, par- 

 ticularly flower seeds, will be trebly 

 valuable for the season of 1916. When 

 such items as a carload of rutabaga 

 and 1,000 sacks of mangel seed are 

 quoted as examples, it conveys some 

 idea of the inconvenience the whole- 

 sale houses, especially, are put to. Bos- 

 ton is the favored port of entry for 

 seeds, New York for bulbs, as much 

 greater care is taken in handling the 

 goods than through Canadian ports and 

 the expense of transportation is about 

 equal. A possible shortage will be on 

 White Portugal onion seed, as this va- 

 riety produces the best sets and is much 

 in demand, owing to its mildness of 

 flavor and cleanness of growth. 



Herman Simmers, of J. A. Simmers, 

 Toronto, reports an exceptionally busy 

 seed time, which will, to some extent, 

 offset the Waterloo suffered by the 

 trade on bulbs. An additional war tax 

 recently levied affects many articles 

 catalogued and will help further to 

 reduce profits. An attractive window 

 showing the route from Niagara Falls 

 to the store is cleverly constructed. 

 W. M. 



GRASS SEEDS ABE PUBEB. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 last week made public the results of its 

 test of grass seeds during 1914. The 

 list of those found selling adulterated 

 or misbranded seeds is the shortest since 

 the law was passed. 



Of the 453 samples obtained as Ken- 

 tucky bluegrass seed, nineteen were 

 found to be either adulterated or mis- 

 branded. Of these, thirteen contained 

 less than three per cent of Kentucky 

 bluegrass, ten contained more than 

 seventy-five per cent of Canada blue- 

 grass, and one sample was rye grass. 



Of the 404 samples obtained as or- 

 chard grass seed, forty-two were found 

 to be either adulterated or misbranded. 

 Of these, nineteen samples contained 

 more than ten per cent of rye grass or 

 meadow fescue, nine samples contained 

 more than five per cent of chess or soft 

 chess, and four samples contained more 

 than six per cent of timothy. 



Several seed firms of excellent repute 

 are in the lists, showing that the trade 

 still is just a little neglectful, as the 

 government will examine and report 

 promptly as to the presence of adul- 

 terants and dodder in any sample of 

 seed submitted, for that purpose. Ac- 

 cording to the location of the sender, 

 these samples may be submitted to the I 



ASTERS OUR SPECULTY 



The Leading; Varieties 

 CREGO'S GIANT COMET 



Late Branching 



RAWSON'S MIDSUMMER VICTORIA 



Queen of tbe BXarket, and others 

 SEE OUR FLORISTS' LIST 



Also Sweet Peas, Cyclamen, Primula, Ldlium Gi^anteum, and Lily of 

 the Valley from our own Cold Storage Plant. 



rOTTLER, nSKE, RAWSON m , rue seed store Fartenil HaU Square, BOSTON 



Mention Tbe Review wtien you write. 



VALLEY 



Chicago Market Brand, best Valley in existence, giving the best results 



all year around. 

 $15.00 for 1000; $8.00 for 500; $4.50 for 250; $2.00 for 100 



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

 $13.00 for 1000; $7.00 for 600; $4.00 for 260 



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



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



extra fine qualities, new crop 

 -DANISH and QERMAN- 



Ask for quotations. 



LOECHNER C CO., 11 Warren Straet, NEW YORK 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed 



Fresh 1916 Crop 



1000 to 5000 at $1.26 per 1000; 6000 and over at $1.00 per 1000 



DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, Yalaha, Florida 



Mention The Brlew whe» yoa write. 



ASPARAGUS PLOHOSUS NANUS 



'Wisconsin Greenhonse-rrown Seed 



Not to be compared witb the inferior California and 

 Florida outdoor-grown seed. 



1000 eeeda. $3.26; BOOO, $14.60; 10,000, $27.60 



Asparaarns SprenKeri 

 1000 seeds, 76c; 6000 seeds, $3.26 



G. H. HDNKEL CO., Seedsmen. HUwaikM. Wii. 



lily of the VaDey Pips 



FROM COLD STORAGE 



New crop, 1000 to case — $16.00 per case 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



41M13 Wadungtin Ave., St. Unis, No. 



McDtion Tbe BeTiew when yoa write. 



Wilson's Seeds will grow 

 anywhere. 



J. J. WILSON SEED CO., Newufc, N. J. 



L. GIGANTEUMS 



8-9 inch, 8-ie inch. 9-10 inch 



Also BAMBOO 8TAKKS, creen and natural, 

 different sizes. 



Write for micea. 



YOKOHAHA NURSERY CO., Lti 



Woolworth Bld^., New Tork Citj 



Mention The Rerlew when 70a write. 



