I Jdnk 24, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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CII yPR PINK SECDLINGfi Onlya fewyears ago we had to tell you what they were; had to argue their merits, 

 ^■■•■^■" ■ ■■^■^ «fcfcl#fcllHB^B telling how they would make better plants in less time than would cuttings: how 

 by their rapid, sturdy jarowth they overcome disease, and how by thiir prolific nature they would throw five flower shoots 

 to one of any other yartity. Now you can read the report of others, and find even better things than we told you. 



G. S. Ramsburg. Somersworth, N. H. Eau Claire. Wis., June 10, 1915. 



Dear Sir:-Inclosed find check for $4.00 forlOO Silver Pink SEE 3L1NG plants. Prom 

 the 200 seedling plants bought of you in December I had a good crop in February and 

 March and an enormous crop at Memorial day. It was just one mass of bloom and we 

 are still cutting.every day, and will be cutting for some days yet. It was the best in- 

 vestment I ever made. Very respectfully, JOHN MAVES. 



See recent ads for other letters. 



Don't compare ordinary seedling snaps with Silver Pink Seedlings. Our 



original Silver Pink Seedlings stand pre-eminently alone for productiveness. 



We have tried hundreds of varieties and colors but have never found one that 



would throw near so many branches. Besides, it has a pleasing color and comes 



practically true from seed. Five blooms to one of any variety in existence is 



not a dream. It i# a fact and a challenge. 



Sow seed at onfce if you would cut blooms from December until July. Price of pure 

 seed of Silver Pink, ll.OO p6r pkt.; 3 for $2.60; 7 for $5.00. Seed of other varieties: Nelrose. 

 Yellow, Garnet, White, Buxton's, and mixed. 35c per pkt.; 3 for $1.00. 



Plants for summer and fall blooms as follows: Silver Pink SEEDLINGS, $4.00 per 

 100; $35.00 per 1000. Nelrose and Yellow, $6.00 per 100. White and mixed. $4.00 per 100. 



See our special ad on page 79, telling about "SILVER QUEEN,'-' the new orchid- flowered 

 snapdragon. Remember, we grow snapdragons and can supply your every need. 



G. S. RAMSBURG. 



Somersworth, N. H. 



Mention The ReTJew when yon write. 



of states some attempt was made to 

 pass legislation affecting the seed trade. 

 The details of these matters will be 

 duly considered in the report of our 

 attorney, Curtis Nye Smith. Mr. 

 Smith has done effective work in ad- 

 vising members of the trade in those 

 states where legislation is proposed. 

 He has kept m^ advised promptly 

 throughout the year, sending me not 

 only personal letters but carbon copies 

 of all his correspondence with members 

 of the seed, trade in all parts of the 

 country. I have received from him 179 

 individual letters represented either by 

 personal letters or carbon copies. On 

 the whole, the proposed legislation was 

 less unjust and unwise than it has been 

 in the past and there is a cheerful evi- 

 dence of a better understanding be- 

 tween the public, the law-makers and 

 the seed trade. 



I realize more clearly than I have 

 before that our association is made up 

 of two distinct classes, viz.: Grass seed 

 men and vegetable and flower seed 

 men. At times I have noted some con- 

 flict in the aims of each, but these dif- 

 ferences are generally suppressed. Ex- 

 cept where dealers combine the two 

 classes in their business, they little 

 understand each other. 



Nearly all of the proposed legislation 

 is aimed at the grass seed dealer and 

 I believe it is in the interests of the 

 association as a whole to strive to con- 

 fine seed laws to the classes of mer- 

 chandise which are handled by the 

 grass seed people. As a matter of fact 

 they will have to be, since there can 

 be no legislation that can control vege- 

 table or flower seeds in any sane 

 manner. 



Except on matters of legislation, the 

 American Seed Trade Association is a 

 harmonious body of men and is an ef- 

 fective organization. 



I recommend the reappointment of 

 the seed correspondents for the ensuing 

 year and I certainly recommend the re- 

 appointment of Mr. Smith as attorney. 

 The Disclaimer. 



The grower and dealer in vegetable 

 seeds must insist on the protection of 

 the disclaimer, and we must contest 

 all efforts to nullify it. The market 

 gardener and large planter must know 

 as we do that there is a certain element 

 of risk in planting seeds for a market- 

 able crop. 



BOUGHT YOUR BULBS YET? 



IF NOT, IT'S TIME TO PLACE THE ORDER NOW 



Why not try us? Send in your list for quotations. Get our cata- 

 logue on Bulbs, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Ramblers 

 and other stock. 



C. G. POLLWORTH CO., 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



We who know that all varieties of 

 cabbage, turnip, cauliflower, rape, 

 mustard and kindred types of brassica 

 are similar if not identical in appear- 

 ance; that the seed of thirty colors, 

 types and varieties of onion seed all 

 looks alike; that the seed of mangels, 

 beets and chard in all their multitude 

 of variety is identical in appearance, 

 know that mistakes are going to occur 

 in spite of intelligence and system in 

 handling seed. 



If guaranteed seed means surety for 

 the resulting crop, or, in other words, 

 if $10 worth of celery seed means the 

 responsibility for $1,000 worth of crop, 

 with no share in the ultimate antici- 

 pated profit, then we are in a hazardous 

 business and too hazardous to warrant 

 .credit. The banks would soon put us 

 all in the war risk class if they be- 

 lieved we were in such a business. 



The terrible results in loss of business 

 in event of error is sufKcient punish- 

 ment to compel the utmost care and 

 vigilance on the part of the seedsman. 



I believe that the market gardener 

 and large planter realize that there 

 is some risk in attempting to grow a 

 crop and many of them are doing what 

 has long been a practice among the 

 modern seed growers; that is, he car- 

 ries a stock over one year and tests a 

 sample, so that before he plants for 

 crop he has proven stoc^c. 



A seed dealer will havt' difficulty in 

 getting his supplies if the value of the 

 disclaimer should be nullified. The 

 grower is both planter and dealer and 

 you will find the majority of seed grow- 



GIGANTEUM Bulbs, $7.50 per 100; per case 

 $17.50. 



Magnificum and Rubrum Lilies, per 1 00, $6.00 

 Paper White and Dutch Bulbs, prices now ready 

 Calla Lily Bulbs-ORDER NOW. 



Unkul Si sezx 



We "was turriable" busy 

 sending back checks and 

 unfilled orders this spring, 

 'cause you fellers didn't 

 order in time. 



Q«t Busy — Ord«r Now 



M. M. CARROLL 



NORWOOD (near Cincinnati). OHIO 

 Mention The R«Tlew when yon write. 



Candytuft Empress, 



$1.50 per pound 



Rochester White Gladioli, 



$2.25 per dozen; $15.00 per 100 



Full line of Flower Seeds. If you want the 

 best give us a trial. 



lAMES VICK'S SONS, - Rochester, N.Y. 



Mention T1>e IteTiew when yog write. 



SEEDS 



Best that crow. We sell di- 

 rect to irardenera and florists at 

 wholesale. Big beantifnl cata- 

 logue free. Write today. 



ABCHIAS SHD STORE. Box 84, SEDU.LA. HO. 



Mention Tlie Berlew when yon write. 



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